The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
RITTER'S PUNGENTS
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70 the Editor of The Observer:

/ aCtly the same as that OF an idiot VINO
never learned to speak, and Gambetta,
/ the great French statesman, had
brain that weighed less than that Of
congenital imbecile! SO, as Or.
Louis Cassamajor points out in an
interesting article you will soon read
in The American Magazine, you can't
| Judge a man by the size Of his hat. It
is quality not quantity that counts.
Don't be an educated camel Don't
think that having drunk deeply at
the fountain of knowledge, you're
stocked up for life, because If you do
you'll never rise above mediocrity.
Henry Ford says nc intends to cm-
ploy his vast wealth in industry to
provide iobs for thousands of addi-
tiona1 men and to increase the wealth
Of the country by large production.
THE Rockefeller and Carnegie dis
/ tributions are all right" he said, but
] don't believe in that method"
Associate Justice Clarke, who re-
signed office for the sake Of a cause,
is in a happier position, It seems to
us, than Charles Z. Hughes who re-
signed from a cause for the sake of an
office.
Visitors to St. Louis will find a pub
lic writing room with all conven-
fences for their personal use in the
Central Public Library-the services
Of a public stcnographcr and notary
public can also be secured in the
room at the rates charged at first
/ class hotels, or other publicity COM
panies The St Louis Public Library
was rendered possible by a million
dollar gift from Andrew Carnegie in
the first place.
OF course, the whole golblasted Re-
| publican party will be swept from
! power" The nation ia running s672,-
100000 behind in its expense account.
! "Rail-Road" Brewster now knows
where Senator Reed stands in so far as
the Infamous" Volstead act is con-
ccrned. President Wilson vetoed the
Volstead act, but the Republicans
passed It over his veto, and today the
most sacred rights and liberties of the
American people (citlzens) are being
unlawful methods used and exercised
I by prohibition officers for the en-
forcement of the Infamous law not
only in Missouri but throughout the
United States regardless OF the fourth
amendment OF the federal constitu-
tion itself, but regardless OF the eigh-
teenth amendment touching intoxicat-
ing liquors for beverage purposes The
Volstead act defines Intoxicating L.
quors as any beverage containing more
than one-half Of one per cent alcoholic
took it upon itself to say to the peo-
Il pie Of this great country, medical
science, truth and chemistry as wen
as to practicing physicians, that we
men Of Congress have the right, power
and authority to fix the maximum
limit as to what constitutes intoxi-
eating liquor for beverage or medici-
nal purposes, and we shall fix the
maximum limit at one-half of one
per cent alcoholic content-and all
liquors Containing more than this
and by virtue of the eighteenth
amendment. When Congress said that
1t lied and It now knows It and so
does the whole civilized and yenlight-
cned scientific and medical world.
As pillar of our civilization the
home should be accorded the first
place, because 1t is from the home
that the rising generation grasps its
first inspiration, its first lesson in all
that Is involved in our whole religious
and political life. Experience has
gold nor the pride of position that
makes the happy. contented and use.
full home, but that we more frequent.
ly find in the home OF the humble
and reliable citizen those things thai
90 to make up the homes that serve
as the pillars of civilization.
The new "ill-will" Fordney- -McCum'
Der tariff has been attacked otter
enough for its bold iniquity in addinl
to the American cost Of living and L
the already large profits OF man!
groups Of manufacturers. but as tint
goes on. It is apt to be discussed NOR,
for the ignorance 1t embodies. 1t wa
enacted in complete heedlessness o
: the condition Of international financ,
and the necessities of internationa
trade.
One reason why we have a nationa
deficit Of te7a.0oo.ooO 10 because W
had to sell isoo.oOo.ooo worth 0
wooden ships for S75o.ooo-ship
which Gen. George Goethals told u
not 10 build.
Now on top of all this national dc
fIolt comes Prohibition Commissions
Haynes and seeks an appropriation O
AAA fraxs. Daa far tha tan