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The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19

the game that takes a lot Of money
out of his pocket.
Thanks, Messrs. Senate. for making
the price of shoes no higher. Now
for refraining from adding $3.50 to
the price Of overcoats! Thanking you
in advance. etc,
Every ship load of goods that we
keep out By tariff taxes" says Sena-
tor Hitchcock of Nebraska, means a
cannot be sold abroad and the goods
must pile up as surplus at home" To
be sure; and the only way the for
eigners have of paying the debts they
owe us is cut off.
In the days when Josh Billings, Bill
Nye, Mark Twain. Artemus Ward, Eli
Perkins. Petroleum V. Nasby, Bob
Burdette and Mrs. Partington were
writing we didn't need any national
laugh week.
Politics, banking and medicine
seem to agree best with the human
constitution.
Well, we do not want to be choked
off in discussing and testing the in
famous Volstead act and the eigh-
teenth amendment. The eighteenth
amendment is not only inconsistent
with the remainder of the constitu-
ton, but 1t weakens and actually
mutilates the constitution. The Vol
stead act is a lie on it's face, II is un-
Just. arbitrary. un-American, undem-
ocratic, unpatriotic. unscientific, con-
fusing. oppressive and despotic, 1t is
constitutional" according to a decls-
ion by the United States supreme
court and so Is the eighteenth amend
ment. But h It fair and right per Sc 2
Every lawyer knows that Il Is in It's
nature "class legislation" Do the
American people want and demand
suoh "olass legislation In this free
country2 I guess not,
There Is ample room for improve
ment in the methods Of legislation and
In the making of our laws and IN the
proper enforcement Of the same, Take
our immigration law passed by Con-
gress, for instance, That law Is
'uneauitable and assinine In prnci-
Pile" and oppressive also by stupidity
of enforcement,
The temporary deportation OF a
young Belgian wife and her s-year- old
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19

son for an unintentional violation of
one of the new laws technical pro-
visions is perhaps the most absurd
Of all the Inconsistencies which have
marked its operation.
There Is now nationwide attempt
or movement on foot to curb the Ku
Klux Klan in this country because
the Ku Klux is menace to religious
freedom. source Of danger to the
state and its growing strength should
be curbed through the united effort
OF all true Americans. regardless Of
creed. race. or condition In life"
GEORGE A. RITTER.
st, Louis. Mo,
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19

George. years old. and william, 8.
Mrs. Roper was n years old then,
and started out to search for her
children. Mrs. Roper told her story
to Miss Belle Davenport. matron at
the farm, several years ago. Miss
Davenport became interested and at
tempted TO find the two boys" now
more than 80 years old. She sent
letters to hundreds Of postoffices. and
recently located the sons on a farm
in Ohio.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19

long driver like "Babe" Ruth,
Jock" Hutchinson or "Jim" Bar
mes could almost put one ever the
international fence upon the fair
green of the United States. St.
Andrews is not a name to be taken
lightly and when Sir William Van
Horne and Lord Shaughnessy had
the 6,1OO yard New Brunswick
links laid out, they made it worthy
Of its great Scotch namesake, the
mother links Of the golf world.
Many of the holes are on sloping
ground with the picturesque pam
Drama of the bay in one direction,
and the green forests in another.
In addition to the regular l8-holes,
there is a 9-holes course for ladies
and the Algonquin is headquarters
for golfers.
The Canadian government owns
and manages at Banff, Alberta, one
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19

Miss Canada was crying "Fore!"
before Uncle Sam took Ip golf and
today the Dominion is dotted with
links noted for their excellence
from ST. Andrews-by-the-Sea in
New Brunswick to Vancouver and
Victoria in British Columbia. Guests
are welcome everywhere and Uni
ted States experts like "Chick"
Evans and Oswald Kirkby are una
rimous in declaring that the quail
ity Of Canadian golf is very high.
Canada's first club was the Royal
Montreal founded in 1873 about fif-
teen years before st. andrews Golf
Club, the first in the United States,
was started in Yonkers, N. Y.
Canada's st. Andrews-by- the Sea
is a seaside course on Passama-
quoddy Bay. an estuary of the Bay
Of Fundy SO near Maine that q
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19

of the most interesting md pictur-
esdue links in the world. Banff
Golf Course, this year expanded to
18 holes, is nearly a mile above
sea-level along the banks of the
Bow River. From the edge of the
fairways majestic mountains tow
er a mile above the links and the
golfer enjoys his favorite sport in
a scenic setting of unforgettable
beauty. Now and then the "gal-
lery" watching the game is aug
mented by wild mountain goats
who peer down from some lofty
ledge at the players. The links are
in charge of a competent profess
sional and are a fine test Of the
game. :
Farther west Vancouver and Vic
toria enjoy golf both summer and
winter on links which are de.
light to both expert and novice.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that Letters
Of Administration, upon the estate of
John Wright, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, by the
Probate Court Of Buchanan County.
Missouri. bearing date of the 21ss<lay
of June, 1922.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within six
months FROM date OF said letters, or
they may be precluded from any BEN
eft of such estate; and II said claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date OF the pubica ton of this
notice they will be fore YER barred.
(SeaD MARY A. WILLIAMS,
Attestod: Public Ad mi illustrator.
Fred NJ. Wanger. Clerk of Probate,
(624)
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19

George Roper, 62 years old, and his
brother. William Roper, 81 years old,
Ohio farmers, are on their way to
Kansas City to meet their mother,
Mrs. Mary Roper, 79 years old, whom
they have not seen since their infan-
cy. Mrs. Roper IS an inmate Of the
Jackson county farm at Little Blue,
During the Civil war, Mrs. Roper's
husband was killed. In some way,
she was separated from her two boys,
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19
peoples eyes?

peoples eyes?
Candidates for public office in the
agricultural states of the West who
are supposed to favor the railroads
are in general having a hard time, but
in spite of his initials r. r. Brewster
has won the Republican senatorial
primary nomination in Missouri. OF
course. he will be beaten by Senator
Reed In the November election.
Let us all hurry up and settle the
strike. The coal mine operators and
its combined board of directors are
most to blame. The railroad owners
and their employees can be regulated
by the railroad labor board. An in
dustrial court along similar lines like
the one in Kansas is not a bad idea
and may be the means of adjudica-
tion, adjustment. settlement and
peace. Labor Is of the first and high
est consideration because honest capi-
tai is the result and fruit of honest
labor. Without labor there would be
no capital Therefore labor precedes
and supercedes capital in considera-
tion of forthcoming settlements and
adjustments as between labor and
capital OF course. capital is not an
enemy Of the people. but it is a sorry
substitute for brains. Capital is a
| power for either good or evil.
All history teaches that evil defeats
itself and God rules in the affairs Of
men.
| Now the government Of the United
States can. if absolutely necessary, re-
construct itself within itself and put
an end to all strikes in which the
public health, public necessity, the
general welfare. transportation facili-
ties. happiness and domestic tram
guilty of all the people are vitality
concerned.
In other words, the government can
call halt and show down, in the
premises. and If absolutely necessary
can seize, take over, control and op-
crate the railroads and all the coal
mines in this country. That much is
already certain.
have always held that all strikes
and all wars as between civilized ma
tions and as between labor and capital
can be made to cease, and that some
means can be devised, some system or
dained by the subtle intellect Of man
where all strikes can be made to
cease.
Our idea OF a measly mean person
is one who can extract merriment
from seeing a fat lady unstick herself
from a church pew these warm Sun
day evenings.
Dogs are now being vaccinated a,
a protection against rabies. That Il
wise and proper,
Certain Democrats In Missouri nov
want 10 bolt Senator Reed on tn,
Democratic ticket, Great Scott, Thai
would surely be suicidal TO the Demo.
cratic party IN Missouri II not IN th'
} nation, These certain so-ealled Dem,
ocrats should be prohibited by Law
from committing suicide prematureiy
Nerves are cured by muscles
Twenty miles walking and nerves
; cease from troubling,
Man who says he doesn't under
stand anything about the tariff" con
fesses that he won't apply his mind I,
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby gtsSn that Letters,
David NJ. Kinnaird, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned, by,
the Probate Court of Buchanan Coun-
ty, Missouri, bearing date Of the 1st
day of June, 1922.
All persons having claims against
said estata are required to exhibit them
to US for allowance, within six m months
from date of said letters, or they NAV
be precluded from any benefit of such
estate; and II said claims be not ex-
hibited within one year from the date
OF the publication of this notice, they
will be forever barred.
D. b. DEAKINS,
(SeaD ]. w. GIBSON,
(Attested: Executors
Fred M. Wanger Clerk OF Probate.
(624)
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19
st, Louis. Mo,

Drilling for oil on East Grand river
on the Dresher OIL & Gas Tust Estate
leases. was suspended the last OF the
week and the pulling OF castings start
cd, The company abandoned hopes
of oil in that hole by shallow drilling
and the talk now is in favor of a sOeS
foot weil-worth County Times.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Temporary Blindness
Attack. Refine Davies

Rene Davies, foymer moving pic
ture star. suffered Il temporary attack
OF blindness II the corridor of the
County Courthouse yesterday. Miss
Davies has been in the Sunreme Court
Four days IS pleiutiT III 100000
suit against The Briarcliff LoGqe Asso-
ciation and Sine Silverman, publisher
If a theatrical paper. for injuries she
sustained in the summer Of 1910.
when bus of the association and Mr..
Silverman's automobile In which the
scsress was riding, collided
Miss Davies has asserted that since
che accident she has been subject to
such attacks Of temporary blindness
ss she suffered Yesterday She LETT
the courtroom because She felt i'll.
When she reached the corridor everv-
Thing became dark before her eyes.
Mss Davies was accompanied BY her
sister. Ethel Davies. and some friends
II was some time before her sight re-
turned.
Several witnesses for the plaintiff
yesterday testified that the Siiyerman
car was travelling at a high rate Of
speed just before the accident or
Cured. A seventeen year-old boy tes-
iifed that be had to ditch his bicycle
60 avoid being run down by the auto
mobile. and wagon driver testified he
nad never seen a car 60 so fast.
he trial Will continue TODAY.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Big Truck Crashes
Down on lev Hill
And Wrecks Store
Heavy Rolls of Ncwsprint
Paper Flung on All Sides
RS 1t Skids and Plunges
Over y est Orange Grade

4 seven-ton auto truck, loaded with
$4,000 pounds of neTsprint paper, be-
came unmanageable OH striking glare ice
in it's descent Of the steep grade on
Mount Pleasant Avenue, West Orange.
n. j.. yesterday afternoon, skidded end
for end and crashed at terrific speed
down the long grade, narrowly missing
scores of vehicles en- route.
Reaching & sharp turn at the bottom
o. the hill, the truck c1ashcd into Ber~
janin p. Laidlav's grocery store build
ing, vrecking tho front Of the struc-
turc and demolishing four plate glass
windows. Rolls Of paper we're scattered
by the careening truck for more than
q mile. All brakes were set, the police
say. when the truck WAS examined
late-.
Peter Minutello. Of A40 West Broad
way. New York. who was in charge Of
the load Of paper. said he used ever,
eNdeavor to regain control of the trucl,
v hon he found it running away, but
o'yinG to icc covering the hill bis
brakes could rot check it's speed. E{o
could DO no more than steer to the
best OF his ability. When the bottom
Of the bin was reached. Mirutello said
he tried to make the turn, but his of-
forts were futile. Tho big car plunged
from the road and across the sidewalk
throwing him from his seat. He was
only slightly injured.
similar accident took place on the
same grade year ago. when an auto
bus. loaded with passengers. Slid down
grade from top to bottom and cap
sized. Several persons were injured.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
5 Parched Days Here Too Much,
And Laird and Wullie Go Home
Seeing America Proves ''Tae Cauld and Dry for
Scots; Catch Return Boat and Wait at Bar Door;
Piper Sees Niagara and Skirts That Beat Kills

Up on deck. with the temperature,
10 degrees above zero, Wullie had
thawed out his pipes and was giving
vent to a series of sounds reminiscent
Of busy day in slaughter house; ne
said il was the Scottish lament ca leo ;
Where. tell me where. has my h'elah
laddic gomez
When they got chance the reporters
inquired as to how he had enjoyed nm
self and whether he didn't find II I,
little chilly about the knees: He 'a'o
he had had a fine time, and that IT wa,
a popular fallacy that people te't co'a
in their knees. In this latter respect
he pointed out that the female sk'r'
as wo-., here. was shorter and had less
material in it than did his kits. n
man Of keen perception is Nullie
DR.. George 4. Vincent. president OF
the Rockefeller Foundation; MISS
Rachel Crothers. playwright: Mayor
Frederick Palmer. war correspondent;
Lady Letherbridge and G. r.. Torrey
Of the International Mercantile Com
pany. we're also on board.
As the ship left her pier the LAIRD
of Inverness bcckoned steward.
"Is the bar no open YETI" he asked
"No. sir.
The Laird sighed; "Ah. mel Dry an
cauld." He puifed his pipe. "Espe-
cially dry he finished caustically.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
$l0o,0oo Inquiry
Ordered lulo Fire
Insurance Frauds
Underwriters Make Appro~
pria,ion; Value OF Inves-
tigation Into Charges Of
Arson Rared at Meeting

The New York Board of Fire Under
writer's at a special meeting yesterday
appropriated 100000 to be used 70 in
vcstigate allegations OF arson and in
surance frauds in New York City fires.
The appropriation was voted follow
ing tho introduction of a resolution Of
the finance committee of the board
outlining the value Of an investigation
of charges of arson. The investigation
recommended, X is Understood, viii be
of sweeping character. 1t will be
made by a special committee in full
cooperation with the Fire Depart
mcnt. the ire marshals Office and the
National Board of Fire Underwriters.
The work is expected to bc under
taken at once An early conference, it
Fire Chief John Kenlon and committee
members
Chief Kenlon already has expressed
his attitude toward the matter of al
legged frauds. In q report issued by
him week ago it was shown that
there we're LOO more fires in 1927
than during the previous year. This
increase Chief kcnlon attributed to
"easy insurance"
He recommended in his report that
agents should make insurance harder
to get and that fires you'd be reduced
if there was drastic cancellation Of a
substantial amour< OF insurance, Gear
ried by merchants whose business lies
between Canal and Thirty fourth
streets, and from Fourth Avenue and
the Bowery west to Seventh Avenue
and Narick Street"
Chief Kenlon indicated that there
was a similar "high risk" area in the
business section OF Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26

FIVE days ago Francis ". Grant.
Laird Of Inverness. and Wullie Mac
Donald. his personal piper, arrived
from Scotland on the White Star liner
Cedric Yesterday they sailed for
home on the same ship. 1t was the
birthday of Burns and there we're sew
crsl things the venerable Laird didn't
ike about this water cooled metropolis
anyway
Mr.. Grant wouldn't have made the
trip in the first place if it had not
heen that Wullie, once pipcr in the
Scottish Guards. found nothing but
restlessness in the nonotony of peace
and wanted to walk under Niagara
Falls for some excitement. So Wulie
went TO Niagara Falls and the Laird
stayed in bis room at the Commodore
Hotel and never left it until yester-
day.
Ship news reporters found the Laird
on 3 chair between decks. partly con-
cealed by voluminous plaid ulster and
cap. Nullis was on the boat deck
his kits tapping about his bare knees,
getting his pipes warmed up for a bit
OF music before the ship sailed.
The Laird was not in the best of
humor He had Just found out that
the bar was closed
"lt's tae cauld here" he said "1ts
warmer in tn north of Scotland than
hcre-ayc, an wetter. furbye.'
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Ban Sbimmsing Students

CHICAGO. Jan. % ChicaSo's Board
of Education tackled its ofHcal taboo
or the shimn,y dance. jazz music. short
skirts. low necks. JOY riding and
cigarettes to-day following an inves-
.'Tation by Peter A. Mortensen, Super
irrendent OF Schools
Suggested alternative occupations are
heeping early hours and studying five
nights week.
"No effort on our part can counter
.ct these evils unless the parents
realize the danger and help us main
tain the Standards" Suporin:enden
Hortensen said "EAtremes in dress
re deplorahle. Mothers should know
mat modcstr and simplicity in hi.h
school girls costumes are the most
heaitnful and uplifting. TO school
ldcals"
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Bedtime Stories
Joy in Lightfoot's S Yard
by Thornton ". Burgess
No jog rs there that can compare
With that 7ohc71 hope driues oatt
despair.
-Lightfoot the Deer.

You remember that Lightfoot the
Deer, Mrs. Lightfoot and the two
young Deer were spending the win
ter in yard" in a certain part Of
the Green Forest. That yard" had
no tence, as have the yards you and
| know. It was simply a tangle Of
paths kept tramped down in the
SNOW, winding, twisting and crossing
and recrossng among the trees and
bushes that furnished the Deer with
their winter food.
II was their yard, for they had
made it themselves. They had made
it by keeping the snow tramped down
in those paths as it fell. and now
that it was so deep outside those
paths they couldn't leave it if they
wanted TO. But it was big enouell.
to give them all the exercise they
needed. and there was food enough,
such as it was. so that until the
coming Of the great ice storm they
were very well satisfied and quite
contentcd.
But that ice storm did for them
OF their smaller neign bors of the
Yes. sir, Jack Frost had no more pity
for Lightfoot and his family than he
I'D for the other little people. Freez-
ing the rain as it fell, he coated all
the trees and bushes with ice even
TO the tiniest twig. 1t weighed them
down and the ice on them grew
thicker. And when at last the storm
cleared there was not a mouthful OF
anything Lightfoot and his family
could eat. They were very hungry,
for al through the storm they had
huddled togetner without food
All the next day they searched
every nook and corner in their
yard" for food, but only ice and
still more ice greeted them 1t was
hard getting about even in their
patas, for these we're slippery. but
they kept moving most OF the time,
hoping and hoping 70 find somewhere
{ little hemlock tree waca had e.,
capped that dreadful coating OF ice
SO night came on, but they couldn't
rest. Their stomachs were enpt,.
and gave them no peace. And hone
was dying. Unless tacy found food
soon they mus. starve - death.
Morning found them SILL wandering
from place to place already VISITED
many times. They we're veal, cspe.
cialy the young Deer.
suddenly Lightfoot threw up nj.
head with his ears pointing forward
Instantly the others did the same
tang. Some one was coming 10.
yard them. Who could it be- Bit
Of ice ratified on tAe hard cruz. az
they were broken from dropping
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Genera, Weather Co,,.,:.


-. " =. ~ II iNgTpN; Jan. e5-rhe crest o7
'.-r area OF hlsh oa'ornetcr has ,nov.d
.,no- n sne q, Great La - eas. vari to The ,
snra mas faller in all Western div+p.i1..
A lhe7ta. Canada ''u'e over
Pressure also continues abnorne,,v ,o.
OYER the Canadian maritirne nrnr;,os oow
mere gales and SHOWS prevail ri'ar| ii.re'
nave h,en "a ms and SHOWS in Tho ,.nF.l. nrle
mas. tne northern plateau region o,,1f " "
tne norih Pacific coast In other nan, a.,. on
'"e county fair weather. prevailed - u
f"rc has been general ria. H.
neFaturn In the Upper lake r.,,o, '"tli
upper mississippi Valley ana 10 ~, .ne
western states, while cold va.,,, ~! 'ii-
tnues throughout tn. Eastern .,s COZ
c'n states. with freezing ter,nsrs.n.ou .ou IL
Carolina b" ana South
The outlooN is for continued rn.o..,
"eather with rain and sleet alnn. ''no e
SOU , Ailaniic and Cuff coasts and @ o.le
ereliY fair weather elsewhere az, S'h
n MM4ssisSlp,i River throughout Thur.asoi ~ tne
rr'cay: The tendency viii he n''n
somewhat higher temperature oanars,,e reru
cas-. OF the Mississippi River dur;n,. *! -!
reN' Two or three days 'ne
Forecast by Districts -Eas,ern Nu
iolN' southern Nov England ,Y..,,.'
- i"fH' eastern Pennsylvania westo-,
.rnnsS .,...4s ana New Jersey Delaware o,u
~ Malaiahd ra.r today and probably ,n'
w. A''"'y rising tenperature
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26

Then LishtfoOt's ''SS wondSrs.J sFsw '0qasa. anss
caught the feared man-sinej) and
nastily led his family further avav
70 point from which, hidden bv an
zee e-covered young hemlock treo Tn a.,
could see who was cominr '
In a few minutes Farmer Hrou,,,s
Boy appeared. Tie ice crust u.as
tAlck and hard that he djdn't broai' 81
through. Behind him ne 6rs,.1aA .o<'A
something. 1t was sled tst,,', .N~r ca
Llghtfoot didn't know that. And -
to taat sled was big bundle NJ ,a,,
When he reached the FIRST NJ,
sAat marked the boundary Of Ijebt'
loot $ yard Farmer Browns a.,
ssTIo,Ppea. fhew'' he exclaimed
H.", 'Fa. vas some pull, But hw
I"e looks OF thlngs over here cuess
AN needed Anyway guess tbjs
10y Is. Wonder where those Deer
a'e; shou4d axe to see them.''
ne united the hay and chen tossed
~ IN Sevelai small piles down in the
a.l,a,, e@..,. men ne turned and trampcd
sway' for though he wanted to stau
usrs, I,'e1s "As work to be done al home
1'"iu'y ~, was ne out Of sight when
\ s'.gn': ~ !, cot cot came cautiously out from,
~ -I.s p'ace ana slowly and Wit,
.Me greatest care and watchfulness
n n .''"el toward where Farmer Browns
10y pvy nao peen. A most delicious odor
rne nnso ooor o. sweet hay. tickled his
tsSe b9Se ,oa3 ooaId Farmer Browns Bow
rave looked or two minutes Iator
ne you'd have seen such ;o,, 'a'er
Aigotfoot's yard as would haves ivy IN
.h'o nm many times over -,r L. L.
.nouentfulncss. Bat only the roll',
Little snnbeams saw il WV 'oi'y
''pyrixhi 1922 by r ". Burgess,
rn nn.i .tnru. IN,
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Prev ar Dollar Is Now Worth
- Cents With the Butcher

CHICAGO, Jan. 25. - The pre-war
dollar now is worth 70 cents when
spent for meat and so cents when spent
for other foodstuffs, according to
statement made public to-day by j. T.
Eussell president of the National AS
sociation of Meat Councils
Eighteen months ago, Mr. Russell
said, the pre-war dollar was worth 81
cents in the retail meat market and a
year ago 62 cents
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Mayor Oles Guarded After
Threats to Murder Him

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Jan. 25.-An
armed bodyguard is staying close to
Mayor George Oles day and night as
a result Of threatening letters received
by the Mayor. it was learned to-day.
Reports have been current for
week that threats had been made bv
members of the awless element to
bump off" Oles because OF his activity
in attempting to clean no the citv.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-26
Jack Cnrley Issues Denial

Jack Curiey, promoter Of boxing and
wrestling contests, issued a denial YES
terday that ne is the Jack Curlcv re-
ierreG to in connection with A hearjno
before Police Commissioner Leach az
having purchased jewelry from =
Broadway traffic patrolman. The man
gave his name as John Oswald addinr
that he had been known as Jack Curler
Curley said he had never been known
as Oswald and had never used anv
ether name than his own