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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-10-20
G. w. BIGGER MEETS
WITH SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Guy w. Bigger, senior member of
the G. w. Bigger Heating 6 Plumb
ing Co., had his right leg broken
off close to the hip joint, while at
work at the new hospital building,
Tuesday afternoon. The Bigger
company has the contract to install
the heating plant and is also doing
the plumbing and tin work. The
clothes chute to the basement is
lined with tin, and Mr.. Bigger was
carrying a circular piece of tin about
20 inches in diameter needed to COM
plete 1t, and for convenience had
stepped inside Of the section. This
prevented him from seeing a hole
near the front entrance that had
been left for the plumbers. He
stepped directly into the opening and
landed with one leg on each side Of
e cross beam. His weight thrown
against the leg snapped the bone,
the noise sounding ike a pistol
shot.
Mr.. Bigger was taken at once to
DR.. Putman's office, where three x
ray pictures were taken. He was
then removed to Mercy Hospital and
DIR. Putnam and DR.. R. M. Cater
made him as comfortable as possi-
Bile.
The injury is of serions nature,
and Is occasioning the patient much
pain, but he is pluckily meeting the
test. Mr.. Bigger is one of the towns
foremost citizens, and has been iden-
tilted with business interests Of
Marceline for years. At one time
he was publisher Of the Marceline
Journal. -Marceline Journal.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-10-20
FARM NOTES.
POULTRY RECORDS.

At our various poultry meetings
tine past few weeks we have explain
ed the method CT keeping poultry re-
cords and number of farm women
have said they would be glad to start
keeping record on their flocks Nov
Iember 1st. In order that there may
be no delay in starting, / would like
for everyone who intends to start
keeping record to write the County
Agent or phone this office and blanks
will be sent for the entire year.
For the benefit of all who will start
keeping records, the County Agent
will plan to visit your farm and help
you get started right. Please let him
know at once in order that blanks
may be sent you promptly.
While on the subject of poultry, 1
wish to say that now is the time to
get some straw into the hen-house
and start feeding grain in this straw
so the hens will get exercise, instead
OF standing around shivering these
cold mornings. The hen who has
plenty TO do and the happy working
hen is the laying hen. So put some
straw IN the hen-house and scatterr
a little grain in it every morning,
and fix up the mash hopper so the
hens win have access to egg produc-
ing materiais. Right at this time
hen eggs are worth the money.
Good Charlton County Apples.
We think Charlton County has
something to crow about. Mr.. Jones,
representing a Fruit Commission
Company in Kansas City, and who
says he has travelled a hundred miles
in several directions from Kansas
City, was in this County last week
and made the statement more than
once that in at least two orchards he
found the very best quality of apples
he had seen anywhere this year. The
fundamental reason for this is the
fact that we have very fine apple
soil in the southern part of Charlton
County, and some of these apples
hAye been sprayed and taken care of
this year by being sprayed at the
right time. We are glad TO report
that some of the apples are going to
be shown at the St, Louis Apple
Show both as private exhibit and also
as a County Farm Bureau Exhibit.
We certainly want to carry off some
of the honors at least.
Chinch Bug Burning.
Right now is the time to remember
that chinch bugs may be destroyed by
burning their winter homes. In other
words all weeds and grass along
ditch banks and fence rows should
be burned, and the ground left ex-
posed. As we had so much trouble
with ehinch bugs the past summer it
is up 10 US to do all we can to de-
stroy them this winter.
r. d. JAY, County Agent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-10-20
.Bus- ~ ''ss"xPLoDED
Nv lE WABASH YARDS

A bomb was exploded in the Wa
bash yards last night about O'Clock.
The instrument was about thirty
feet in front of the yard office near
the third track. 1t was. evidently Of
homemade construction. The ex-
plosion caused quite a jar, it was
said, but no very serious damage
was done.
Two box cars were peppered with
slugs of lead and a large size
hole torn in one. A hole was dug in
a track where the bomb laid. One
piece of shell was found on tho
yard office roof. Authorities picked
up piece of lead about a foot long
which is said to be a piece Of the
cartridge.
Militiamen arrested nine men who
were congregated at the St. Clair
coal Office. They took the men to
the city police headquarters and re-
quested their correct names and ad-
dresses.
The following are the names and
addresses taken by the military of
ficers:
Mark Miller, s3s Concannon St;
D. R. Hayes, 413 johnson; Nose
Stephenson, SIG johnson; Smith
Patch, 1410 Myra; L. E. Baker, S16
Franklin; R. L. Patch, 511 johnson;
M. F. Kinks, 5S8 Hagood; Ed Kelly,
511 1-2 w. Reed.
The military officers told the DO
lice all they desired last night was
the correct names and residences
of the men. After they had obtain
ed these they released the men
No one was injured by the explos-
ion.
At II o'clock last night the mill
tary authorities arrested two other
men for violating the terms of the
federal injunction. They were J. NJ.
Bass, of 1908 Bond street, and El-
mer WEIGH of 1905 Henry street.
Their names were taken and placed
with the other nine arrested earlier
in the evening and they were then
released.
General Superintendent T. j.
Jones said last night that the com
pany would proceed against the eleT-
en- men arrested last night for vio-
lating the federal injunction. Mr..
Jones said he had Just talked 10
Homer Hall IN Sc. Louis, general at
torney for the Wabash system. He
said Mr.. Hall would ARRIVE in Mober-
ly this morning and viii at once take
charge of the case and begin the
preparation of the papers necessary
to the prosecution.
Mr.. Jones addressing a Democrat
reporter said:
'From this time on the Wabash
Raiload will prosecute vigorously
every violation of the federal IN
junction. We have been more than
lenient in regard to a great many
things that have happened here dur
ing the past few months. From this
time forward there will be no len
iency. Every violation of the federal
INJUNCTION will be prosecuted, no mat
ter who the party is who is guilty
of such violation. -MOberly Demo
crat.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-10-20
FINED $500. FOR MAINTAIN-
ING A STILL AT HOME

Joe Johnson. in the circuit court
today, was given a fine Of $500 fol
maintaining q etill in his home A
stay Of execution upon, $500 was
granted him until the next regular
term Of court
Garland Nelson was also fined fol
having in his possession on Septem-
ber 4th fourteen pints Of corn liquor
The state yet has one Liquor case
to try. This against c. W. Burcher.- =
Moberly Democrat.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-10-20
HON. FLOYD E. JACOBS
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT

Mr.. Jacobs, prominent attorney,
and an ex-seryice man, recognized as
one of Missouri,s ablest and most en-
tertaining speakers will be here 70
speak before loyal democrats Friday
night Oct. 20. M
The meeting will be held at the
court house and as this win undoubt-
ly be the last political tallffest before
election It is hoped large turn out
will be on hand.
Mr.. Jacobs has great reputation
as public speaker and he has
promised to uncork some live issues.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-10-20

so great that it could hardly be com
phted in dollars and cents. It would
mean that Chariton county, in q few
years, would be supporting twice the
present population, all. Of the farm
ers supplied with q high school with
IN easy reach Of the far1ns, profit
able market for the products in easy
reach over 065-day roads,; fewfr
|acres w0uld be required 70 support
HE average fannily ind tha cost fsr-
fhese improvements would b - small
eonrcred with the henellks, that -
man who Is anxious 10 bettor kha
eonditiors of hinnsalk ard fsn1il1,
IwouIa 0bseet 10 - roaaa
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-10-20
U. s. SUPREME JUDGE
DAY WILL RESIGN

Washington, D, c., Oct. 18-Ths
belief prevailed in semi-official cir
cles today that Associate Justice VIM.
R. Day of the United States supreme
court, will send letter of resigna-
ton to President Harding m the near
future, probably within the next ten
days.
Justice Day, it was reported, has
definitely made up his mind that his
duties as umpire in the settlement
Of war claims with Germany will be
of such magnitude as to require his
entire time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01

will say they did their best to meet the wishes of the soldiers, but deep down in their hearts they know they have done nothing of the sort
 Mr Harding is believed to be sincere man who keeps his word. He cannot do otherwise than veto the bonus bill, and 1t is not likely that it can be passed over his veto. Congress is well aware of what 1t is doing. It will lay the blame for the failure of the soldiers to get their compensation the White House. Mir. Harding has declared his opposition to bonus bonus if adequate means for paying it are pro- vided, but that has not been done. A sales tax was rejected. Whether or not the Presi- dent has stated in so many words that he will veto the bonus bill without sales tax provision, he cannot consistently sign the bill as passed by the Senate.
 The progress of bonus legislation through Congress has been shameful exhibition of political jockeying. When the republicans were carrying the presidential campaign two years ago they couldn't refuse the soldiers anything, so they promised the bonus. It was done to get votes.
 When the measure came before Congress, 1t was the same story. Members of Congress were looking ahead to the next elections, and because they were afraid of alienating the sol- dier vote they proceeded to frame bill that will probably never become law. They may flatter themselves that they are safe for the present, but they haven't heard the last of the bonus by any means.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
TIMING THE PACE-MAKERS
 AT A FRENCH RESORT

1t may not be of special interest to dwellers in the hinterland of America that the season at Deauville has come to an end, but the es- capades of fools and wastrels at such places are worth studying as symptom of the times
 The "maddest season that even Deauville ever knew according to the cable dispatches, was brought to close in an orgy of gambling at the Casino, where millions of francs were lost and won, and when tke roulette wheels spun around for the last time there was a concerted rush in automobiles to Paris, in quest of new excitement.
 Wealthy vugarians from America, divorcees, stars of the stage and screen, women with a past vampires" who hope to have future, members of the European nobility, scions of royalty and adventurers from the four corners of the earth helped to make Deauville gay woman who could wear the most jewels and the greatest number of gowns in given time was in her proper element. The profligate who could lose a fortune at the gambling, IaDleS ana sgToll away Wltn cynlcal laugh was something of hero. If they were clothed in fine raiment, loaded down with jewels and plentifully supplied with money, it mattered not who and what they were.
 A recent episode at Deauville well illustrates the kind of people who go there. A negro jockey, so the story goes, who won the Grand Prix at Deauville on Bahadur, was dining with a friend not far from the King of Spain, who, incidentally, frolicked considerably with the Dolly sisters. Some Americans objected to the presence of gentleman of color. The diplo- matic maitre d'hotel did some quick thinking and told the Americans the jockey was the Prince of Kapurthala, son of an Indian po- tentate Immediately the persons who wanted the jockey elected expressed desire to meet the prince" who had been previously told what part he should play, and proceeded to hold an informal court for his admirers.
 Perhaps it is just as we'll that most of us don't get chance to visit Deauville and similar resorts in Europe. If we had any sense of de- cency and self-respect left we'd blush for the kind of Americans we'd see there and might become disgusted with mankind in general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
DUAL IMPORTANCE OF REGENT
 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

Birmingham has doub,e reason to be pleased with the new industrial developments coming this year. They bring more capital to the state for employment of additional thousands of workers, which is important in itself, but what is of greater significance, they are proof of the solid foundation of what has gone be- fore.
 The 10 and 12-inch bar mill of the Tennes- see company at Fairfield is another vindica- tion of the progress of the steel industry here duction. It proves the wisdom of the develop ment leading up to the present. The same may be said of the steel foundry being built at Fairfield.
 The 50 per cent addition to the Alabama By-Products plant is the natural result of the remarkable success of that concern, which has made a countrywide market for by-product coke in the foundries of America.
 The Virginia Bridge and Iron company and the National Bridge company reflect the ex- pansion of Birmingham's structural steel in dustry and the increasing use of that material in construction in the southeast.
 The Phoenix Portland Cement company has come because Alabama cement mills are taxed to capacity to fill the demand of the southeast and because this district is the cement distrib- uting center of the southeast. For like reason the Lehigh Portland Cement company is to build a large mill here
 The McWane Cast Iron Pipe company's new plant is echo of the worldwide acknowledge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
A HUMAN GOPHER"
From the Popular Mechanics.

From the Popular Mechanics
 When the Interstate Oil company of Los Angeles lost a master rotary pushing down the casing of Jonah No. 1 we'll in the Signal Hill oil field, three alternatives were available for continuing operations at the well. The lost tool could be "skidded" over a few feet and new well started-or a man could be let down the hole to bring up the pushing.
 Dynamiting involved the virtual destruction of the well, and skidding the rig meant the sacrifice of approximately s25,0oo spent in drilling the hole to it's present depth. Then some one mentioned the name of Walter Mc- Cay of Taft, Cal. McCay is known as the Truman gopher in the west-coast fields. He was brought to Los Angeles, examined the well and agreed to go down the hole and bring up the lost tool.
 The pushing had lodged at the 11o-foot level in the 20-inch casing. Below it for 1,200 feet to the bottom of the hole the well was filled with mud, pumped in to countsract the heavy gas pressure. Sinister bubbles on the surface of the mud indicated the presence of much gas, making the attempt to enter the well a hazardous undertaking. It was McCays pleas ant job to get down the narrow 20-inch pipe and attempt to -"hoole'' onto the pushing with 8 pair of iron tongs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Brilliant lies dazzle more eyes than gems of truth,
 Some things in moderation are worse than others in excess.
 There is sorrow without selfishness, but never selfishness without sorrow.
 Better extend the glad hand than point the finger of scorn.
 When a fellow takes affront he is apt to get his back up.
 Usually it takes fellow with horse sense to stay till the cows come home.
 A strike is an indicator to show men how long they can live without work.
 It takes mighty conscientious fisherman to admit that what he likes best about it is not working.
 It makes girl angry if man attempts to kiss her-and doesn't succeed.
 The way girl likes to be kissed is when she's so excited about it that she dosen't know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
CORONER GETS FALSE ALARM

"You never can tell what sort of report will be awaiting you at the coroner's office,' said J. D. Russum, Jefferson county coroner. "A few days ago found false alarm when arrived at my office. It seems that negro woman who cooked for a family in the neigh borhood of Twenty-sixth street. north. had been informed by a negro man not to cross the com mons in that vicinity, which had been her usual custom, because there were the dead bodies of a man and woman out there. The matter was immediately reported to the coroner's office and J. R. Tate, accompanied by John McCoya Hugh Williams and Deputy J. F. Dowis, rushed out to the spot given in the report. I imme- diately followed, and when we investigated found the murder mystery to be only hobo sleeping under a tree"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
LETTERS TO EDITOR
CITY COMMISSION AND PRIMARY
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Some 10 days ago, in The Age Herald, MT. Leedy and MT. Jemison construe defeat of sem atorial candidates to their advocacy of abol- ishing the city commission Just to keep the score straight it can be said that these high class candidates advertised that they advocated allowing the taxpayers to vote on what form of government they wished; their defeat had no reference to the city commissioners. Labor elected the whole legislative machinery of Jeff ferson county and will no doubt use it prop erly.
 The city commissioners received their con- demnation at the bond election, whose three to one vote of genuine taxpayers against them did net show, as Mir. Jemison said, "the oppo- sition to them is confined to comparatively few" nor as MT. Leedy has it, "disgruntled and disappointed officeseekers."
 The grand jury made charges against three commissioners which have never been denied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
THE GLOVE AND THE LIONS

By Leigh Hunt. King Francis was hearty king, and loved d royal sport, And one day as his lions fought, sat looking on the court; The nobes filled the benches, with the ladies in their pride, And 'mongst them sat the Count de Lorge, with one for whom he sighed; And truly it was gallant thing to see that crowning show, Valor and love, and the king above, and thd royal beasts below. Ramped and roared the lions with horrid
 laughing jaws; They bit, they glared, gave blows like beamsl
 wind went with their paws; With wallowing might and stifled roar thej rolled on one another, Till all the pit with sand and mane was il|
 thunderous smother, The bloody foam above the bars came whiskt
 ing through the air; Said Francis then, Faith, gentlemen, we're
 better here than there! De Lorge's love o'erheard the king, beau,
 teous lively dame, With smiling lips and sharp, bright eyes, whict
 always seemed the same; She thought, "The count, my lover, is brave as brave be-. He surely would do wondrous things to show
 his love for me; King, ladies, lovers all look on; the occasion
 is divine; I'll drop my glove, to prove his love; great
 glory will be minev' She dropped her glove to prove his love, ther
 looked on him and smiled; He bowed, and in moment leaped among thu
 lions wild; The leap was quick, return was quick, he had
 regained his place, Then threw the glove-but not with love
 right in the lady's face. By heavenp' said Francis, rightly done" and
 he rose from where he sat; "No love-" quoth he, "but vanity, sets love
 task like that"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01

ment of the fact that Birmingham Is the worlds cast iron pipe center.
 The Air Reduction Sales corporation came to the district because thors Is large and grow ing consumption here of it's products and ap- pliances in the cutting and welding business, and because this is strategic point for south eastern distribution.
 The Alabama Power company Is cxpending and planning to expend total of S20,000,- 900 in further development of the water pow CTS of the state because what has been devel- oped has been eagerly absorbed and what will be developed is in as great demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
MORE DISCUSSION NEEDED

sIt is splendid thing to get together with the officials of public utility corporations and discuss our troubles across the table, said J. K. Brockman, following the luncheon meet ing of the Birmingham Real Estate Exchange, at which time J. S. Pevear president and general manager of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, was the principal speaker.
 Near my home just below Elizabeth sta tion there is car line and road crossing which is most dangerous, as the view is ob- structed at all four corners. ! asked the city to place a light at the crossing, and upon in- vestigaton found that it would take $500 feet of wire to install light at this corner. It seemed an unreasonable proposition from an economical standpoint, so I dropped the mat for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
NOT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD

"welll WenF' exclaimed the editor of the ChiggersviIle Clarion, There's a communities tion from our old friend, Pro Bono Publico.' And what does he want?"
 ''He advocates the beer and light wine pro- gram"
 Hell probably draw hot reply from some prohibitonist who'll undertake to show that he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01

An ultra-fashionable bandit travelling in a large maroon colored touring car driven by a liveried chauffeur, held up drug store and a coffee shop in Chicago the other day. He got only BPS. If business doesn't pick up he won't be able to maintain his large touring car and liveried chauffeur.
 The spectacle of King Alfonso competing with the Dolly sisters ballroom floor at Deauville ought to be good campaign material for the bolshevks in Spain.
 M *
 Upton Sinclair is running for the Senate on the socialist ticket out in California. It doesn't look as if legislative duties would interfere with Uptons literary labors.
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 MT. Harding has always been conservative, it seems. A dancing master says when the cakewalk was all the rage he stuck to the two- step and the waltz.
 The heavy consumption of soft drinks by Alabama merchants visiting Birmingham is an- other evidence of changed conditions in the commonwealth. Wars between capital and labor will prob ably continue long as the public is willing to play the role of an innocent bystander
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 From time to time Babe" Ruth para graph is permissible. We predict that the Hon. Ruth will hit over 30 homers this year.
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 Tom Marshall is willing to re-enter politics If he is called, which is equivalent to saying that he won't have to be called twice. Peggy Joyce has kissed Charley Chaplin right out in public. Have we another one of those episodes to go through with?
 Mir Ford doesn't propose to be shaken down by "coal bootleggers," who are indulging in new form of human depravity.
 
 Lloyd George says he will give the proceeds of his memoirs to war sufferers. The Hohen- zollerns won't get farthing.
 woman artist has undertaken to pick out the 12 handsomest men, But are there 12 handsome men in the world!"
 Some commentators sss' the Ku Klux Kan did not win victory in Texas. That's no con- solation to Jim Ferguson.
 Mr. Harding ought to keep in mind the old saying that procrastination is the thief of time
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 Hi Johnson cannot truthfully say, "The world is mine," but he still owns California Being witness at Herrin is another one of those extra-hazardous pursuits.
 The spirit of Michael Collins goes marching