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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-17
USING HOT AIR AS A RECOGNI-
TION SUBSTITUTE

Recently Senator Medill McCor-
mick, chairman of the Republican
national senatorial committee, made
some observations on the subject of
women's candidacy for office. He
said, in commenting on the candidacy
of Mrs. Olesen for United States SEN
ator in Minnesota, that he doubted
if people were ready to vote for wo-
men candidates for the United States
Senate. There was no declaration on
Senator McCormick's part that this
involved any question of women's fit
ness for such posts; he was merely
recording an observation as to what
men and women voters are likely to
do under certain circumstances. Chair
man Cordell. of the Democratic ma
tional committee, seized upon this ut
terance as supposed chance to man
ufacture little campaign material,
and said:
"The Democratic national commit
tee resents this slur upon the capac-
ity Of women to hold important of.
fees.
"The Democratic party believes in
the selection of the most competent,
capable and suitable persons for of.
fee, regardless of sex. Wherever it
finds these qualities in any person,
man or woman, the Democratic party
favors the selection and election of
such persons. The case of Mrs. Ole
son prominently meets this require
ment of the Democratic party. The
Republican party, through one of its
chief spokesman, openly repudiates
this policy and this test and makes an
unjust discrimination against women,
however fit and capable they may be.
"The Democratic party and the
Democratic national committee rec
ognize the absolute equality of wo-
men with men in political affairs.
They recognize the right of women to
an equal participation in the party
organization and the conduct of cam
paigns, and as evidence of this the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-17
BITTTNGER

One smile may glorify day,
One touch new hope impart;
One word a flood of grief may stay,
And cheer some sad, sad heart.
Then why not smile, though deep the
gloom,
And not one star seems shining;
Your heart is Gods eternal loom
To weave some clouds bright lining
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas o. Wiley, of
Oakland, visited relatives here on last
Sunday.
Mrs. George W. Engle, OF Balti-
more, is spending her summer vaca-
ton here with relatives.
Rev. Russell, of Pittsburgh, who
spent his vacation at the home of ST.
las C. Beachy, near here, preached a
very excellent sermon from the Luth-
eran pulpit in this village on last
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Powell, of
Frostburg, who spent several weeks
with relatives here, returned to their
home a few days ago.
Our old friend and neighbor, Noah
Brenneman, of near Grantsville, spent
Sunday at his former home near this
village.
Mr.. Arthur Bittikofer,of Ohio, came
to this village last week and will be
accompanied on his homeward jour
ney by his wife and little son, Master
Robert, who have spent some weeks
with Mrs. Bittikofer's parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Campbell, at the Lutheran
parsonage.
Miss Lulu Scott, of Ohio, is the
guest of Misses Mary AMI Lucy Camp
bell, at the parsonage, this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-17

Sibert, of Wheeling, West Va. off
ciated in the absence of the pastor,
Rev. Father Dwire, who is at present
making a tour of the principle cities
in Europe.
The Junior Order of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Corinth NJ. f. church
held on Saturday evening a wy
pleasant social and ice cream festival
near the FELTON, residence where the
roads intersect at a point near there.
The affair was LARGELY attended and
proved to be quite a financial success.
Mrs. Fred. B. Virgins and little
daughter, Virginia May, were visitors
at Elmhurst on Sunday.
Mr.. Patrick Feeney, of Cumberland,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Feeney, at their home at Edgewood,
near here.
Miss Anna Marie Pendergast, ac-
companied by Miss Lillian Bolinner,
Of Grafton West Va, spent the week
end as guests of the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Pendergast.
Mr.. Robert Wolfe, accompanied by
his two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Murphy,
of Keyser, and Miss Bertha Wolfe, of
Oakland, motorel to Hutton on Tues
day en- route to Terra Alta, where
they spent the day with relatives.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen w.
Faherty, on the 18th inst, son.
Mrs. G. o. Kimmell and children, of
Wichita, Kansas, arrived in Edgewood
on Saturday for visit to the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Cru
sendorf.
We are surely having beautiful
weather at this writing and if the
same continues for a few weeks lon
ger the farmers III this section will
have completed their harvesting. A
beautiful harvest is in prospect.
Miss Marion Leary, accompanied
by number of Oakland friends, mo-
tored through Hutton on a recent
Sunday afternoon en- route to Terra
Alta.
Miss Eva Falkenstein, of Oakland,
and Miss Virginia NJ Scott, of near
Hutton, have been selected as teach
ers for the Hutton public school for
the coming scholastic year. Miss
Falkenstein, we understand, has had
wonderful success as a teacher in a
school at Jane Lew, West Va, and her
continued success as a teachtr is pre-
dicted when she comes to us. She will
have the undivided cooperation of the
Hutton people in her work.
Mr.. Edward Kahl, of Oakland, was
business visitor here one day last
week
Drink deep of the draught that the
future unfolds,
Be it pleasure or pain or mixture
untold
For as conauering heroes have done n
the past
We too must be doing while life in us
lasts;
For soon, very soon, we shall all pass
away
To the bright happy shore of the eter-
nal day. ST. ELMO.
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Democratic national committee is
made equally Of men and women, and
this policy is extended to the minor
organizations of the party where and
when possible.
'The Republican national commit
tee has never recognized the right of
women to, be members of that body
and to take equal part in the conduct
of its affairs"
Chairman Cordell is of course mis-
taken as to the attitude of the Re
publican national committee toward
women. The rules of the national
Republican committee are such that
if the men and women Republicans of
the country SO choose the entire
committee may be made up Of wo-
men, without male member upon it.
The conduct of the Democratic ma
tional organization in treating wo-
men as a class apart from men in pol
tiles is of course intended to make it
sure that the regularly elected mem
bers of the committee shall all be
men; they in turn selecting women
to hold place of nominal authority
on the committee, being beholden to
the men members of the organization
for their opportunity to serve. The
women of the Democratic national
committee have about as much to do
with running the organization, under
such circumstances, as with the man.
agement of the league of nations.
AS a hot air proposition, the enthu-
siasm of Democratic national leader
ship for women in politics is strong
indeed. But how does it happen that
the Democratic party has never nomi-
mated a woman to either the House
or Senate of the United States in any
district or state where there was a
ghost of a show of election? The
Democratic nomination for United
States senator in Minnesota is about
as tangible recognition as the Repub-
lican nomination for United States
senator in South Carolina or Missis-
sippi. Republicans have sent two
women to Congress, but no Demo
critic woman has ever got within
hailing distance of a chance to repre-
sent a constituency in the capitol at
Washington, and Judging from past
performances, none ever will.
When women were granted suf-
frage Democratic politicians from
President Wilson down did the big
talking and Republican states fur
nished the votes to put the constitu-
tional amendment over. The average
Democratic politician seems to think
that women are sufficiently lacking
in intelligence to accept flattery and
buncombe as a substitute for genu-
inc recognition of women's just
rights and interests. The solid South
states. under the absolute domination
of the Democratic oligarchy, lag fifty
years behind the Republican states Of
the Union in recognition of the legal
rights of women. When a solid South
politician undertakes the role of critic
of Repubicanism because Of the Re
publican. attitude toward women it
may fairly be concluded that the devil
is quoting the Scriptures again.
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The Monett times., 1922-03-31
LIBERTY

On account of the rain Sunday there
was no church or Sunday school at
Liberty.
Mrs. Robert Jenkins spent Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. Jesse Jenkins
and children.
A large crowd attended the nro-
gram given by the Boys Community
Club of Bellview, at the Bonnie View
school house Monday night They
-.:e preparing very good progra1i
consisting of dialogs, readings anGs
also a debate for Friday night the
5Ist at Bellview. No admission viii
be charged. Every body's welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Wilks enter
tanned at Sunday dinner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Mulkey and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmett Fletcher and children.
Rev. G. A. Ferguson was the guest
of Judge and Mrs. Winton and family
Sunday,
Little Georgia Mae Ethridge has
been on the sick list the past week.
The Christian Endeavor Society is
progressing nicely under the leader
ship of Mrs. G. w. Beckett. But on
account of the inclement weather they
haven't been practicing for the Easter
program.
Mrs. Della Brite closed very sue
cessful school at Bellview Friday. At
noon bountiful dinner was spread
which all seemed to enjoy. A very
good program was given in the after
noon, each playing their part we'll
showing they had all been well
trained.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
PARK BOND ELECTION LEGAL
Recent Decision of Missouri Supreme
Court Enables MOnett to Sell Bonds
Voted Last Summer.

By recent decision handed down
by the Supreme Court of Missouri in
a municipal bond election case, it Is
found that the park bond election held
by Monett last year is legal. After
the bond election here carried by a
large majority, it was declared that
the election was illegal in that the
maximum rate of interest which the
bonds were tosdraw, was not mentisn-
ed in the notice of election.
BY recent decision handed down
by the Supreme Court, wherein the
city of Columbia brought mandanus
proceedings against George E. Hack
mann, state auditor, for the purpose
of compelling the auditor to register
certain municipal bonds voted by
Columbia, the court held that the
bonds were legal, Notwithstanding
the failure to insert in the notice of
election the maximum amount Of in
terest the bonds were to draw.
Under this decision, F. P. Sizer,
who purchased the Freistatt road
bonds, has been enabled to get the
Freistatt Special Road bond issue of
$4,000 registered and sold, Mr.. Sizer
receiving notice Tuesday from the
state auditor that his purchase Of said
bonds was approved and the bonds
registered. Mr.. Sizer will at once
turn over the money to the F'reistatt
Special Road District.
1t is held that the Monet park
bonds, under this same decision, are
now legal, and the city has received
bona fide bid on these bonds. Those
interested in the civic interests OF Mo-
nett will be glad to know that these
bonds can be sold and the money Sc
cured at once to purchase the park
site and get things started so that
Monett will have reason to be proud
of her requirement of public park
system this summer.
1t is suggested that, as the bonds
were voted and sold under the present
city administration, that they go
ahead and carry the project through
as far as they are able before their
term of office expires. 1t is i'm
portant that a proper park commits
sion be appointed and that this money
be wisely spent in getting the greatest
return for the money. This admin
istration or the one to follow should
see that men of financial sense, pro-
gressive ideas and men embued with
the Importance of started right in
getting a system of parks for the
good of the people of the town, be ap-
pointed on this commission.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
FRUIT AND GRAIN
PROSPECTS GOOD

Lisle J. Wormington, Newton
County Agent, says that prospects for
grain and fruit crops were never bet
ter in this region than at this time.
The wheat is looking unusually well.
Orchards and berry patches are load
ed with fruit buds. The cold weather
has kept the buds sufficiently dor
mant to prevent them from being
damaged to any great extent by any
frosts that may occur later and an
unusually large yield is expected this
year, he said. The strawberry vines
are in excellent condition and indi-
cations are for an abundant crop.
Last year an unusually early spring
brought out fruit buds prematurely
and the Easter freeze killed them,
making the fruit crop the shortest in
many years. Conditions are alto
gether different this year and no such
disaster is anticipated.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
MRS. TOM BLANKENSHIP DEAD

Tom Blankenship, of Elm street, re-
ceived message stating that his wife
Mrs. Ella Blankenship, had died at 3
o'clock Sunday night at the home of a
relative at Centerton, Ark.
Mrs. Blankenship, who has been
sick with tuberculosis, left Friday for
visit with relatives at Centerton,
taking with her, her small son Cliff
ford. She expected to remain indefi-
nitely. Her death came unexpectedly
two days after she went to Centerton.
Interment will probably be made at
that place, as many of her relatives
live there. ~
Mrs. Blankenship is survived by her
husband and four sons--Bert, Marion,
Ben and Clifford.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
FARM ENTERTAINMENT

The Bellview Boys and Girls Com
munity club met with the Farm Club
recently organized at Bonnie View
school house, Monday night.
After brief business session
by the men,. the Bellview
boys took charge and or
ganized club at Bonnie View with
Elmer Winton, president; David
o'Neill, vice president and Gene
Withers, secretary. Then the Bellview
young people put on one of their eX-
cellent plays, "a Poor Married Man."
which was thoroughly enjoyed by the
large audience. The play is full of
complications, MISUNDERSTANDING,
spice and sparkle throughout, and
each player did his part effectively.
The special comic songs and readings
were good.
The people of Bonnie View appre-
ciate the coming Of Interchangeable
and wish to express their hearty
thanks, also extend them an invita-
ton to come again, thus promoting
sociability, friendship and education.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
FLAT CREEK

Rev. B. S. Swearingen, of Seligman
will preach at Mt. Grove Saturday
night and Sunday at IL o'clock.
Mrs. c. A. Fly and son Elvin visit
ed at the home of T. j. Crouch Tues
day afternoon.
We are having quite a lot OF rain
Miss Ellinor Fly visited Miss Fern
Alexander Tuesday.
Milton Owens, who has had the flu
is able to be out again.
Mrs. C. A. Fly and Mrs. I. j.
Crouch and son Weaver were trans
acting business in Carthage Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Marbut and sons, Phillip
and Julian, Mrs. Clinton Marbut and
Miss Ellinor Fly were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. V. H. Marbut and Miss
Fern Alexander Sunday.
Miss Iva Thomas and John Shep-
herd visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Todd Saturday.
Benton and Elvin Fly and Arhe In
man attended the convention at
Gunter Sunday.
The convention at Gunter was well
attended Sunday, three classes being
present. They were the Fairview
class, leader e. A. Fly; Arnhart class
leader Horace Terry; and the Guntel
class, leader Joe Henderson. The
next convention is to be at Fairview
Arlie Inman visited Benton and
Elvin Fly Saturday afternoon.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
CENTRAL UNION

John Meyer and family spent Sun
day with Claus Meyer and family.
J. R. Simmons and wife spent Sun
day with the formers parents, W. M.
Simmons and wife.
Jess Mathews made a trip to Sar-
coke, Monday.
Herschel Matlock and Roy William
son attended B. Y. P. U. at Stotts City
Sunday night.
George Sharon of Wagner, Okla,
is visiting home folks this week.
The independence school closed Fri
day with Mrs. Walsie Willis as teach
er. A nice program furnished and
basket dinner enjoyed by all.
Arnold Smith spent Sunday with
Frank Simmons.
Oscar Weaver visited a few days
with his parents last week.
! Mrs. Harbert Powell of Kansas City
visited with her sister Mrs. Clarence
Wuellner, last week.
The Womens Progressive Farm
Club met at the home of Miss Lilly
Stotts, Tuesday.
Misses Ruby Wooten and Ruth
Baird of Sarcoxie attended the last
day of school at Independence Friday.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
ENGAGEMENT is ANNOUNCED
AT EVENING PARTY

Miss Ruth Hobbs, No. 507 Frisco
avenue, was hostess at charmingly
appointed party given to twenty-five
of her intimate girl friends, Saturday
evening, at which time she announc-
ed her engagement to Mr.. Howard
Robinson, of st. Louis, secretary for
the Lincoln Steel & Forge Company.
The time was delightfully."- passed
and late in the evening the guests
were invited into the dining room
where they were seated at one long
table. A luncheon was served in two
courses consisting Of chicken a la
King, hot rolls, pickles, coffee, ice
cream and angel food cake. Serving
were Mrs. Hobbs, assisted by Mrs.
T. r. Price.
A color scheme of white and orchid
was cleverly carried out in the decor
ations. The centerpiece was a large
orchid rose in vase and from the
rose peeped dainty miniature bride.
From the rose, streamers Of Wander
ing Jew intermingled with gladiolus
were caught at the four sides Of the
centerpiece and on opposite sides OF
the centerpiece was miniature bride
and groom. Orchid hearts we're scat
tered over the table. From the
lights were white and orchid stream
ers which reached to each place card.
The place cards were small card
Kewpies with heart center and writ
ten on the heart was the news Of the
approaching marriage which is' to be
solemnized at 8 o'clock on the evening
Of April 25th at the Methodist Episco-
pal church. The room was lighted
with four candles with orchid shades
Following the lunch the guests
were escorted to the second floor
where the hostess displayed the con-
tents Of her "hepe chest"
Those enjoying this delightful af-
fair included Misses Virginia Town
send, Christine Johnston, Bea Mason
er, Gladys Jeffries, Winnifred Taylor
Bernice Smerdon, Grace Smerdon
Mildred Galloway, Blanche Gillioz
Florence Hobbs, Margaret Price, Faye
Baum, Ada Riggs, Ruth Mahoneyt
Mrs. Floyd Huffman, Mrs. Finis r
Engleman, Mrs. VIM. Z. Rogers, Mrs
e. w. Russey; Misses Jessie Bel
Wilson, of Rogers, Ark; Lillian
Strain, Ruth Watson, Grace Kepnei
and Viola Maffit, of Springfield; anc
Vera Feist, of Joplin.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
PHARIS PRIER
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
Makes Plea of Self Defense for Fight
With Harvey Wheeler Following
A Quarrel.

The case Of Pharis Prier, charged
with the murder Of Harvey Wheeler,
came up in circuit court Friday. The
jury acquitted Prier of the charge.
Prier claimed self defense in his
assault on Wheeler. The two men
lived in the vicinity of Gunter in Bar
ry county. They had quarrel when
Prier accused Wheeler of turning his
stock into his alfalfa field. The de-
fense claimed that Wheeler attacked
Prier with an ak, before he struck
him with double tree. Wheeler was
knocked down, but got up and walked
to the house. He died seventeen days
later
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
8 KNOWN DEAD, 1s
HURT IN TORNADO
Storm Sweeps Through Section at
Beaumont, Texas-Fannett, Viii
lage, Is Hardest Hit.

Beaumont, Texas, March 25.-Three
persons are known to have been killed
eighteen injured and property esti~
mated at 100000 caused by tor
nado which swept through this
district late today.
Fannett, a farming village fifteen
miles southwest of here, suffered
most severe, according to reports. At
that place, Thomas Johnson, 80 years
old, and an unidentified man, were
killed and ten persons injured, four
seriously.
A negro woman was killed in
Beaumont. Property damage was
caused at Burkeville, Texas but there
we're no casualties.
The tornado, small one, struck
Beaumont late in the day, demolish-
ed one large building and several
smaller ones, broke windows and de-
moralized wire communications, Many
shoppers are reported to have been
injured by flying particles of glass
from broken store windows.
The twister passed through Beau
mont, making its exit to the east into
Orange county. Just how many farm
houses were struck has not been de-
termined, but an undertaking estab-
lishment has been notified to send an
ambulance there 20 bring. the injured
to the hospital here.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
EUREKA SPRINGS FAVORS
CONCRETE HIGHWAY

The board Of directors Of the Eu-
reka Springs Commercial Club met
recently and on motion went on record
as favoring and endorsing the plan
outlined by the Monett Commercial
club to build a concrete road from
Monet to connect with the highway
at Seligman, says the Eureka Springs
Flashlight. The secretary of the
club was directed to write the Com
mercial Club of Monett of the action
of the Eureka Springs club and to
urge action Of this highway as being
of great value to this section, and to
state the reasons and advantages of
building this highway south of Monet
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
CHOSEN MAID OF HONOR
FOR MAY FESTIVAL

Miss Esther Arnaud, of Monett,
student at State Teachers College at
Springfield, has been chosen by
popular vote of the student body as
one of the four maids of honor to at
tend the May Queen at the annual
May Day festival to De held on the
college campus on May II. Aside
from being superior student, Miss
Arnaud has taken a decided interest
in athletics, having been member Of
the basket ball team and is now a
member of the swimming squad nf the
college.
This years plans for the festivS
are extensive and elaborate, among
other features to be added include a
brilliant electrical display at the night
performance.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
PIONEER

George Berziel has been hired for
road overseer in this district for the
coming year.
A. l.. Belka was in Peirce City and
Monet Saturday on business.
Louis Lehr was a Monett visitor
Saturday.
Those that visited at the home of
George Berziel Sunday afternoon
were Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Bivin and
little son Harold, Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Stark, Mrs. Harry Hutchens and
Amza Harris.
Mrs. Ida Francis was shopping in
Wheaton Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Roe attended the
funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. AXE
Henery at Stark City Saturday.
George Berziel and son Nathan
went to Anderson Saturday on busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hutchens
visited the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Stewart.
John Wagner, Joe Washik and son
John were in Neosho Monday on busi-
ness.
Miss Monte Brown spent from Fri
day evening until Monday with home
folks at Rocky Comfort.
The Monett times., 1922-03-31
PLEADS GUILTY, GETS 8 YEARS

Walter Beaver entered a plea of
guilty in the Circuit court here Tues
day to robbery in the Second degree
and his punishment assessed at three
years in the penitentiary.
Walter Beaver and Bob Amos had
been jointly charged with first degree
robbery. The charge was reduced to
second degree robbery and "a nolle
entered as to Amos.
The robbery occurred at Seligman
last September when young man on
his way to college had stopped be-
tween trains for the night at Sc
ligman hotel. While at the hotel that
night ne was robbed of all the money
he had with him and his watch and
finger ring.-Cassville Republican.