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The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE
NOW SEEMS CERTAIN.
Loss of Republican Senate Also
Forecast.

Washington, July 2O.-Indefensi-
BILE as is the Fordney-McCumbe
tariff bill-now in the throes of
great agony in the Senate-it was
not needed as contributory factor
in bringing about the existing state
of public mind in which is prefigured
the loss of the next House of Con-
gress to the Republican party.
That political end was fixed and
finished even before the House ways
and means committee had reported
out the preent tariff bill
The effect of the passage Of the
bill will be to tighten the determi-
nation Of the voters to make the
November elections the means of ex-
pressing their weariness Of and dis
appointment in the administration
now in control.
Senator Oscar w. Underwood,
Democratic leader in the Senate, ex-
pressed the opinion that the next
House would certainly be organized
by the Democrats. The senior Ala
bama Senator did not make this as
a prophecy, but stated it as a care
fully fortified conviction. While
there is not a probable chance in
the very nature of things, for the
Democrats to regain control of the
Senate in the coming elections, it is
generally conceded that the Repub-
lican majority of it will be reduced.
The likelihood of the defeat of
several Republican Senators in No
vember has undoubtedly been en-
hanced by Republican dissatisfaction
due largely to the outstanding de-
merits of the FordneyMcCumber
tariff bill, which has been assailed
with especial virulence by disapprov-
ing G. o. p. senators. Probably no
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28
5000 HIKING CLUBS
IN GREATER new YORK
They Swing Along Highways and
Through Woods In Groups
of Varying Size.

New York.--One must walk nova
days to be In the swim. Statistics
CLEANED from the outdoor departments
of the newspapers, from the Boy Scout
and Campfire Girls organizations,
from the Y. NJ G. A. branches and
kindred bodies, from scores of amateur
athletic clubs and from the leading
dealers in sporting goods, indicate that
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28
Great Men of Culture.

The great men of culture are those
who have had passion for diffusing,
for making prevail, for carrying from
one end Of society to the other, the
best knowledge, the best ideas of their
time; who have labored to divest
knowledge of all that was harsh, un-
couth, difficult, abstract, professional,
exclusive; to humanize it, to make
1t efficient outside the clique of the
cultivated and learned, yet still re-
manning the best knowledge and
thought of the time, and true
source, therefore, Of sweetness and
light.-Matthew Arnold.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, by their certain deed of
trust, bearing date of the 9TH day of
January. 1920. being duly acknowl
edged and recorded in record trust
one of the land records Of the County
of Pemiscot, and State of Missouri,
w. D. Hudgens and Emma Hudgens,
his wife, conveyed to Fred Morgan, as
trustee. the following described real
on. lying. being and situate in the
County of Pemiscot and State of Mis-
souri,. to-wit:
Ali of Lot Ten uo), in Block Twen-
ner of Block Twenty-four t2D. of
Oates First Addition to the City Of
Hayti Pemiscot County. Missouri.
Which said conveyance was in trust
to secure the payment of certain prom
issory notes therein particularly de-
been made in the payment of said
notes and the interest thereon.
Whereas. the said trustee. Fred
therefore. I. W. P. Robertson, sheriff
and acting trustee, at the request of
the legal holder of said notes, and in
accordance with the provisions and
stipulations of said deed of trust. and
by virtue of the authority vested in
me. will on
MONDAY, AUGUST IA, 1922.
at the Court House door. in the City
of Caruthersville. Pemiscot County.
State of Missouri, between the hours
of nine o'clock in the forenoon and
five o'clock in the afternoon Of that
the highest bidder, for cash in hand
all of the above described real estate
to pay said notes with costs of exc
cutting this trust.
w p. ROBERTSON,
Sheriff and Acting Trustee.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28
Smoke Without Fire.

Smoking strictly prohibited" notices
caught the eye of commercial con-
sultant who had been called in by d
north of England firm to investigate
and report upon the efficiency Of its
business methods and to suggest pos
sible improvements. So soon as he
saw the sign precluding the fragrant
weed he commanded: Take all those
notices down, paint them out. What
will visitors think?" The factory was
completely occupied for the manufac-
ture Of asbestos.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28

and Sheppard of Texas thought that
the rice-growers of their respective
States should be given little en-
couragement by way of duty.
But these senators will vote
against the bill because they feel
that the bad in 1t will outweigh the
good II may contain. tits expected
that the bill will be passed between
August / and 15. 1t will then be
sent to conference and be reported
out about September 10.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28
Finding the South.

If you ever find yourself at loss
to know the points of the compass,
just take your watch. Point the hour
hand toward the sun. Twelve o'clock
on your watch, stands, roughly speak
ing, for the south. A point half way
between the hour hand and the figure
II on your watch, will be due south.
This simple thing has helped many n
traveller who has found himself In the
woods without Il compass.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28
Buried In sitting Posture.

Buried In Sitting Posture.
The japanese bury their dead In q
sitting posture, following custom
centuries old. This Is done to save
space. Three can be buried In this
manner In the space Of one ordinary
grave.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28

Everton Speer of near Bragga-
docio was in Hayti yesterday look.
ing over the after-election results.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28

Pearl Tapioca. an ideal summe
dessert, at Buckleys'.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28

Mrs. Tom Bissett of Cape Girar.
deau visited friends in this city sew
eral days recently.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28

Get yourself a pair of Palm
Beach pants and keep cool. See
Buckleys'.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28

Mrs. R. L. Popham returned from
Rives Wednesday afternoon, after
visit of several days with her hus-
band. who is employed in store at
that place.
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28

Il have "BOWSER" GAS
TANK and PUMP complete, for sale
at a bargain. H. Henderson, Hayti,
Mo. 32-tf
The Missouri herald., 1922-07-28

w. p. ROBERTSON,
Sheriff and Acting Trustee.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
,,o,r .po1rT THE BILL TO RE
PEAL COMPULSORY
EDUCATION.

We were unable to get IN touch
with REPRESENTATIVE Moresi about
the bill introduced by him last week
in the State Legislature to repea'
the Compulsory Educational Law
but he sent us word somewhat ex-
planning his action.
Mr.. Moresi claims that his bill was
introduced as an economy measure
to save to the parishes the salary
now paid to the enforcement offieers'
in this parish $500 per month dur
ing the school term, or S9oo'oo per
year.
Economy is laudable purpose,
esneciallv in Louisana's political al
fairs, ut the present time.
! However. economy in some IN
stance is the very worst form Oh
| extravaganza.
Suppose because of saving S9oo
next year some young man IS allow
ed To leave school. That, not being
IN school he gets in with bad comp
/ any. forms bad habits, commits
crime and goes to Jail for 1e"
vears. Outside of the expense OF
b tonvicting the criminal and support
ing him in Jail, the community ais'
has lost what might have been
valuable citizen.
Isn't an industrious young citlzei
worth 5000 to any community
, Paraphrasing the words OF In
, Great Teacher: What doth it prof
+ \ State to save few thousand dol
lars. and lower the standard of it
/. citizenship ?"
,. No doubt our legislator is SINGER
in his desire to curtail public eS
nenditures. But we fear that hi
- proposed method is dangerous.
We understand that he does M
f seek to do away with compulsor
;, education-but only to knock out tn
>, Parish Enforcement Officers. CLAIM
y, ing that the Superintendent can a
70 tend to this.
h Would it be true economy to for'
- $4,000 year executive to after
- to detailed work that can be dol
-, by another at fraction of tn
20 amount?
=, And without an enforcement Q
=. ficer, of what value will the law
!, self be?
=. Dispensing with the enforceme
y, officer is equivalent to repeating t
-. educational law. A most necessa
provision. no matter what it co
-, To do away with it would be 6
hn plorable tragedy, no matter what
= saved thereby.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
VIEW OF THE EMPLOYEE

rrho ohvious solution of the govern
ment's employment probieh - w
standardization and REIMBURSEMENT Oh
salaries. 10 be scien'iic. su'h
adjustment must rest upon cuieh"'
reclassification of the service 'oil-
oitions are very different now, b"'i
ia regard TO the functions OF ohices
md the cost of living, from what they
were when positions in the govern
ment service were first clasSiheo anu
salaries assigned to those POSITIONS
II struck me that an Interested party
in this inquiry into how the govern
mont conducts its business was uie
empIoyee himself. He ought to know
from actual daily experience SONY
thing about the mechanism OF ,'e
national business and the relations pe-
tween the working force ana employer
II was clearly impossible to tax 70
the more than 100000 men ana Woinei
who work for the government, put
learned that between $1,000 ana oo'
600 Of them are banded together IN vi
association called the National federa
tion of Federal Employees. 1t is
regular labor union. and is affiliated
with the American Federation o
Labor. II includes all classes of gov
eminent workers, technical am
sc,aptif,c men. as well as clerks ant
unskilled workers.
| asked the president of this EN-
ployees' union, Luther c. Steward
he and his associates were authorize
to speak for all its membership. IL
assured me that they were.
So asked him to tell me about IN
conditions Of government empioymen
and how the business was carried on
am glad l did, for what he tol
me discloses not only facts. but
state of mind existing among the en-
nlovees which necessarily must D
taken into account In any cohsiaer'
tiop of the efficiency and managemei
Of our common business. Here inc
il what the employees. VINO spea
through Mr.. Steward, have to say, al
the constructive program they presel
for the Improvement OF the service
The civil service on its human sl'
consists Of about 100000 men al
women engaged In the operation OF
antiquated patched4up machine. =
cause Of the durability of its VII
parts and the faith and ability OF U
mass of the operatives the machiI
still functions. But the parts a
ill-ftted, and many of them are 9
fective. The managers ana super
tendents Of the establishment, bel
too often chosen for political reason
are frequently inexpert, and the oper'
ing system is clumsy and disjointed.
The employees are recruited uno
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20

,nN Nnrcn proNIuvS a test 81
qualifications. and probably nine teh'nS
~ the rank and file have satisfactorily
noSsel thc entrance test But the
better positions, say from $1,000 up
.yord are Usually occupied by political
,rrnintees Another considerable
group of employees get their appoint
ments by executive order, waving
eiytl-seryice tests of fitness.
The newcomer in the service 'leie'
fore finds himself UP against a MINI
mum Of opportunity for promoilou'
WITH the disheartening knowledge lhat
tbe advancement which is earned hy
competence is al too likely to be gwen
20 the friend or political supporter o'
some congressman or executive Who
wishes to pay IA political debt. Anu
The employee is subject to disinlsSa'
n ,be will of the executive Of his de
uortmeut. unless he can bring suiilcleh'
nolitical influence to bear.
In other words, the ciyil-service Ia"
L not backed up by enforcing power II
tho Civil Service commission.
merely recruits the applicants for en-
trance. Thereafter the employee
fate is largely a matter OF ms Owl
uck and negative passive merit. lh'r'
is no system by which he may p'
fitted To the job, and no protection
AGAINST dismissal, unless the employs
himself can show that the reason
political or religious. 'For the goo'
| If the service" rs the law reads
covers every other charge which TN
executive official may bring. There
| no court of appeal.
Such Is the oppressive. incentiveies'
vitiating atmosphere of the govern
| ment service. 1t STILES initiative
illustrates ambitions and reduces In
mas, of employees to more or les
massive state. which Is permeated b
a sense of fear.
In such an atmosphere, naturall
enough, the physical conditions OF en-
plovment are far from what the
should be, and the government ios'
efficiency. as does any other employs
where the wage scale Is inadequa
and unstandardized, where sanital
conditions are bad and hours OF VOL
] too long and Irregular.
The wage scale Is so low that q
I Civi,' Service commission has Difficult
in securing properly qualified app
| cants. and throughout the service 9
3 turnover is high. Employees doll
: the same kind of work often recel
6 widely different rates of pay; G
: nerienced workers Often receive lie
: than beginners. and virtually eve
: kind Of inequality end injustice exis
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20

The United States Good Roads As
ISOLATION and the Bankhead National
Highway Association, in convention
assembled, have adopted resolutions
introduced by the American Legion,
providing preferential employment OF
ex-soldiers in federal, state and coun-
ty highway construction.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
FOWLS OF THE AIR

"See here" said the angry GUS
toner, "when | order poultry from
you again | don't want you to send
me any of those airplane chickens"
What kind do you mean, sir Z"
"The. sort that are all wings ard
machinery and no meat"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
IMMUNE FOR DANGER.

Exhaustive Investigations made at
the University of Illinois prove that
coins are not germ carriers. We do
not care. They would be carried
away from us anyhow.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
ANERNlCAN


g;on be allowed to assume Tue
cred trust of caring for the graves
If Confederate and Union so'oiei'
has been made to the Unteo w"
| foderate Veterans and the 1raho
Army Of the Republic, national heao-
quarters of the world war se'''N
| men here announce. :,
The Legion asks that it be gwen
the privilege, beginning win ''e
leaning Memorial Day. 1t suggests
ltbat to mark the occasion, Legion
posts and units of the Confeoera'e
and Grand Army organizations ex-
ohorge their respective flags over
the graves.
| 1--WE see your ranks growing very
thin and while there are few OF
!. YOU vet with the living, the Lego"
Il has an ambition to prove its fdeiity
to you by accepting as saere'
trust the privilege of caring Tor anu
decorating all Of the graves OF AM
erica's heroic dead, who fought on
both sides in that struggle which re-
shifted in a rebirth of our nation,
: reads the Legion's letter to General
lillian s. Carr, chief Of the Confed-
v crate veterans.
Il. "Why not let us have just one ma
tional Memorial Day for the decora-
9 ton of Americas soldiers the let
ter continues. "Our membership is
lcompriscd of the sons and, largely
II crandsons Of Confederate and Union
IN Veterans. 1t is composed of your
II children and your children's children
we belong to you and you belong te
II us. The glory and heroism that yot
wrought is our priceless heritage.
Legion officials here declare thel
belief that gradually May 30 is be
coming Memorial Day in both thu
IlNorth and the South, where befor
states of the Confederacy have ira
| ditionally observed different date
than those observed in the North. |
is hoped that through the infiuenc
of world war veterans on both side
| of Mason-Dixon line, Memorial Da
this year will be one of NATIONWIDE
| significance.
ii Following Endorsement of tn
| movement by an American Legio
) post at Schenectady, N. Y, whic
termed the ex-president disable
veteran of the world war;" servic
men of the Empire State have cor
h' tributed large sum to the Woo
row Wilson foundation.
Eighteen Frenchmen were diggin
an in a German cemetery this sprin
tn for ammunition concealed by Gel
lat mans contrary to terms Of the arm
Ter istice. They found it Unexpectedly
by an explosion, according to wh'
the Italian consul told the America
Legion at Los Angeles, Cal. On
,s- five are still living.
*A+&
Commander Hanford MacNider I
, the American Legion has received u
invitations to date to speak in [
many communities on Memorial Da
" He will accept the invitation Of Il
st. Paul, Mimi, Memorial Day ASS
citation.
w. An automobile run of 1000 mil
EN- with Is cent repair bill is a re
ord made by Nicholas FARMS WI
made the trip to Newburg, N. Y,
attend an American Legion meeting
at His 25 cent repairs were made
nat his wooden leg, damaged when
90 slipped off the foot-brake.
led ..4.
The United States Good Roads A
ISOLATION and the Bankhead Nation
aid Highway Association, in conventi
assembled, have adopted resolutio
an introduced by the American Legit
providing preferential employment
ex-soldiers in federal, state and cou
ty highway construction.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
THE NICKLE-NURSER.

"Why does old Tightwad always
pull such long face when he goes
into a barber shop?"
ooh, he wants to get as much for
his money out of shave as posi-
ble.'
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20

"I've lost my head over YOU" said
the cabbage.
eco on, you're stringing me-" an
swered the bean.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
WHOLESALE.

Sammy Surveying his lately arriv-
ed twin sisters): did you get them
cheaper by taking two, papa?"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
Where Your Taxes Go.

y. =, o4L ~ q series Of "WheTe 1Vur
Lowry. ally famous magazine writer v"
" We have secured lhe' 9" 4' -
ioi ~ vwilbe interest to our readers
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
BY JUNIUs

In canoe. and just for two,
Our lips in rapture met
Perhaps they might have met again.
But the gosh darned boat upset.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
USELESS INFORMATION.

USELESS INFORMATION.
When woman weighs more than
$50 pounds don't worry her with
plans for improving her mind. What
she wants is help in improving her
figure.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20

Chicken Feed For Sale, SOC per
Gael. delivered. Jennaro Drayage,
Phone 210.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-15

fainter from thirst. hunger and terror. If
she herself believed in the terrible ritual.
her horror was increased by the fact that
she imagined at any moment the dreadful
stone monster would come to life and crush
her in its embrace.
Growing fainter and fainter, weaker and
weaker, she covered and shuddered in the
darkness. Why did she not Immediately
throw herself to the floor and end the
agony? Fear OF being rent limb from limb
by the lions below? Partly that, but per
haps other reasons even more powerful.
When the priests returned. after many
days, If they found she had chosen this
method OF death, il would be sign that she
had not found favor in the sight OF Baal-
that she had been rejected-and another
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deed, great sacrifice, but the followers Of
Baal were themselves the victims. Jehu
and his soldiers slew them all with the
edge Of the sword" threw down their idols
and wrecked the temple.
Athaliah, queen who ruled over some
OF the Hebrew tribes, was worshipper Of
baai. Jehoda, the high priest of the Lord.
enticed her to the temple to see the coro-
nation OF her little son. and had her slain.
The Hebrews finally succeeded in stamp
ing this idolatry out among themselves,
but they did not succeed in destroying it.
1t was later transmitted to Carthage, and
it is the temple where these terrible sacri.
fees continued to take place which has
Just been unearthed by the French and
American archaeologists.
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."HE great temple OF Baal where
pagan priests practiced their indie
scribable human sacrifices has
been unearthed among the ruins of Garth
age.
The French Government has just received
official notification from Count Byron Pro
Yok, famous archa eologist, that a set OF
sacrifcial urns, containing the actual bones
OF maidens and children sacrificed TO Baal,
have been unearthed and identified,
Years ago Pere Delattre who devoted his
entire lifetime 10 the work, unearthed Ger
tain foundations and broken columns which
he believed would later be fully identified
with the cult of Baal The present expe'
dition has dug deeper and is now engaged
In fully justifyug his prophecy.
Frederick Singer, attaChe of the Ameri-
can legation at Paris; Miss J. Osborn,
daughter o. Professor H. X, Osborn of the
American Museum of Natural History; Dr.
Carton and other distinguished archaeolo
gists are also engaged in excavations. Rich
Americans II Paris are keenly interested
and are contributing large funds. The
party set out in the early Summer and Is
now ir the midst of its work. Coins, iu-
scrip'iore, statues, broken affairs are being
brought 70 liEht. and important additional
announcements are expected
The discoveries already made are suf1i-
Glen, 10 Identity The temple of Baal beyond
any question CT doubt Baal, or Baal-Ham-
mon. 5 the monstrous deity mentioned
hundreds OF time in the Bible and in other
ancient writings. Every Bible student,
every child who has attended Sunday
school. will remember passages in the Old
Testament telling how the Israelites were
warned by the Lord against this idolatrous
worship and its infamous practices.
In Old Testament times Baal-Hammon
was wcrshiped by many tribes and in
many cities OF Africa and Arabia surround
ing Palestine The cult is supposed to
have been Phoenician in origin, and was
transmitted by these pirates and traders
to the great city of Carthage.
Human sacrifice, in cruel and varied
forms, was the chief characteristic Of this
religion. In each temple Of Baal there
was huge and m9ustroUs idol, usually of
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slSter-Nould De CHOSEN to Ole because sne
had failed in the ordeal.
Sometimes, of course, she chose the
lions rather than the lingering agony. but
more often when the priests returned they
found the unhappy bride" lying dead in
the arms of her monstrous bridegroom.
Little wonder that the Hebrew prophets,
with their austere morality, thundered
their denunciations at this terrible and
idolatrous form of worship. No wonder
they threatened the Israelites with dire
punishment when some of them-as they
more than once did-"forsook the Lord and
served Baal and Ashtaroth." No wonder
they slew the priests of Baal and detroyed
their temples when they could.
The sombre and terrible pages OF the
books Of Judges and Kings are filled with
stories Of the struggles of the priests Of
Jehovah to keep the chosen people from
following these strange gods
Gideon's father worshipped Baal, and
when the son was commanded to destroy
the altar its priests and some Of his own
kinspeople-by inference-tried to murder
him. Thew failed and he slew the priests
instead.
Jehu's father was also a worshipper OF
Baal. But when Jehu became ruler he
determined to stamp out the abomination.
He went about it with great cunning, for
the worshippers OF Basl were strong and
great in numbers. He sent out proclanna
ton saying. my father served Baal little.
but will serve him much Then he or.
priests, all the servants, all the people who
believed In Baal, to assemble at certain
time for great Sacrifices There was, in