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The Washington times., 1922-05-27

In the Congressional Direc-
tory every Congressman may
nrint what he chooses to say
shout himself. how wonderful
he is. etc. Here is the shortest
Congressional biography ever
written:
at. H. Caraway, Democrat,
Jonesboro."
Senator Caraway doesn't even
mention that Jonesboro is IN
Arkansas, little suspecting how
many of his fellow citizens
never heard Of Jonesboro. Very
short GEOGRAPHICALLY five
words. But Just five words
longer than what will be said
of the great majority of us in
the histories Of the future.
Llovd George tells England
and the world: "The danger is
not yet over; war still threat
ems the world" 1t does more
than threaten. 1t is absolutely
certain to come again, on big
scale, unless the world can
make up its mind to stop the
economic war that follows the
ether war. Unless peace can
be made worth while for a ma
The Chilkat post., 1922-11-03

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The Chilkat post., 1922-11-03
POST SCHOOLS BEGIN MONDAY NOV .6th:

T SCHOOLS BEGIN MONDAY ,NoV 6th:
 of the Post Schools, in last week until this
  But II without fail something Gl 38 for the Trade detailed New this indoor track
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
WILL NOT TAKE A NOVE,i3IrR
DAY


Representative Garrett is the wit OF
the House, and his sallies will even
bring smiles--but grim ones-to his
Eop opponents at times. Just before
tho late congress adjourned Republi-
can house leader Mondell sought
unanimous consent for two minutes
in which to tell of the achievements
Of this congress.
Gould not the story be told in one
minute?" was the query Of Mr.. Gar
rett.
But just then a gentleman from
New York had to ruin it. He suggest
ed that an hour be devoted to telling
what congress had failed TO do.
That was unnecessary and impossi-
bic.
Could the sins OF omission and COM
mission that have required two years
for the administration to commit be
told by congressman in the brief space
Of one hour or even one month?
Sht NlliilS - NtIldlHs INC people
will record what they think of two
years Of republican rule. And to do
that will require but ten minutes Of
one day in November.
The following achievements" will
quicken the minds Of voters when they
take themselves 10 the polls:
The emergency tariff and the pres
cnt infamous Fordney- y-McCumber
tariss.
\ 4,OOO,OOO,OOO government with a
deficit Of $65O.O0o, 900. And this is
being sustained by lifting the burden
of those best able to bear it and plac-
ing 1t upon those least able to pay.
Twenty months Of reflection on a
bonus bill which ended in tho waste
paper basket
The Daugherty Injunction.
Our international policy" what
ever that is.
Et cetera.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
SHOULD HAVE HIRED a hASKER
SHIP

No ono can feel in tho least sorry
for the thousand Elks who went out
from New York one day last week on
a picnic and had their excursion
steamer boarded by the crew Of a
prohibition cruiser and rifled of all
the gin, whiskcy and brandy which
had been saved for consumption on
the way back to Hoboken. People
who insist on taking chances with
prohibition enforcement laws deserve
small mercy or consideration.
If the Elks want to hold a wet pic
mic they should charter n Shipping
Board boat, Of which there are plenty,
and proceed to imbibo at their ease.
No prohibition authority can interfere
with the vessels Of the Shipping Board
without risliing indictment or con-
tempt of court Drinking on board
them is perfectly respectable and may
be carried on with the assurance of
protection from the whole Atlantic
Fleet. The flag, the courts and the
whole naval strength OF the United
States combine to render the practice
perfectly safe. Lawbreaking it may
be. but it is licensed lawbreaking, and
when a man can get a license to break
the law, he ought to get one or take
the consequences.
This has not been sufficiently en-
phasized. Mr Lasker is the only Of
flcial American bootlogger any other
bootlegging is scab bootlegging and
must be suppressed so far as possible
by the government. Mr.. Lasker has
the only ships whcrcon one may drink
without danger Of arrest or annoy
ancC. Surely this should not be diff
cult to remember. The rule IS so sim
pie that one grows impatient with
citizens who forget It. Petronize
Lasker or the prohibition navy will
get you.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
The Coffin-Nnil unbit

In 1915 the people of the United
States smoked ,17,9SO,164,4S2 cigar
cites. In 1921, they consumed 5O,-
SS0,S7s,4is. In other words. they
are now smoking practically three
times as many cigarettes as they did
six years ago. This is something for
good thing. 1t is very good, but, If II
is is a bad thing, It is very bad and
getting rapidly worse.-Nodaway
Democrat Forum.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
THEIR LIBERTY WITH THE
TRUTH

One of the most dlscreditable fea-'
lures of the Fordney- -McCumber tariff
bill just showed on the country by the
predatory interests was the liberty
that extreme gop advocates of the bill
took with the truth during tho de-
bates. Facts presented by the Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods association
in reply to the Senate committees
report on Imported Merchandise and
Retail Prices" conclusively prove that
certain senators permitted their en-
thusiasm for producing interests to
run away with their sense Of fair
play. They were mistaken and un-
Informed in their charge that retail
dealers We're profitoering; worse still,
they were not open 20 conviction when
the cold facts to the contrary were
presented i'm rebuttal. But time was
required to marshal these facts and
bring them forward; meanwhile the
offenders swept on to victory with the
nii OF their Garbled statistics. They
have won their fight, as they won it
in 1910, but the country is still to be
heard from.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

That $4,000 which Secretary of
state Becker hands to some gop editor
in each county of the state for the
publication of the constitutional
amendments this week will be god
send to some OF these pencil pushers
who are sitting on the ragged edge.
1t will be over $500, 900 uselessly
wasted by the state, and which the
taxpayers must az usual dig up, for
it is not evan OF passing value to the
state, rs already the taxpayers will
slaughter quickly every amendment
offered by the new constitution study
club now at work at jefferson City.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
YOU KNOW ABOUT GuNGHAM?

Probably as well known as any
goods to the average person is ging-
ham and among the brands the
Amosllcag apron bingham is known
to everyone. Take this now classed
as a luxury" in the new tariff and
on this the average yarn Is twenty
four SO the duty is Is per cent, plus
~ per cent for yarns. plus 4 per cent
for vat dyes, plus per cent because
IT is made with a drop box" motion
or a total duty Of 31H per cent.
The Underwood duty was Is per
cent, SO the increase here is 10 per
cent, or If the giugham be OF bet
ter quality such as tho medium grade
Of dress Elngham, with yarns averag-
ing thirty-@ghts, tho duty becomes
Al per cent as against the former rate
Of Is per cent, SO the Increase is 173
per cent. Some authorities think this
Increase Is necessary TO protect an in
fant industry like the Amoskeag COM
pany, which is credited, with having
been able to make little more than
sac, 900, 900 during the nine years Of
the present IS per cent protection.
Indeed, there are some facts seeming
to bear this out, for the Amoskeag
company has twice recently been
obliged to reduce wages. by about 40
per cent and its $4,000 employees went
on strike for six months. Senator
Moses Of New Hampshire when the
Amoskeag company was under fire in
the senate debate and speaking in Its
defense pointed out that this com
pany had patrlotlcally reduced the
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
Are On TO "Rev." Fake shupp

Down in New London, the county
seat of Rails county, a few days ago,
the Rev. shupp, the Republican pro-
hibition leader, attempted to make
political speech in the Christian
church under the guise OF the old
prohibition gag. The church board
promptly told the reverend (2) gem
tleman that he could not sp6-.k IN
that Christian church. Strange to
say, q number OF good Democratic
women and men are falling for the
shupp (Reprbllcan) propaganda, aud
in doing 50 are being used as tools 10
help defeat the Democratic ticket.
Shupp is n Republican and makes his
living playing politics through the
prohibition Gome.--2!.ian standard.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
BONUS BILL FAILURE
FANORS STANDARD OIL PLANS
DECENTRALIZATION, HELD u
PENDING DISPOSAL OF BONUS
BILL. NOW EXPECTED TO
PROCEED RAPIDLY.


Readjustmcnt Of STANDARD Oil Co. Of
New Jerseys capitalization Is Big
Ecst Development Looked for
Understood Plan Calls for
-Four Shares Of Common for
Each one Now Held.
Under these headlines the Journal
reports:
with the bonus bill out of the way
it can be expected that Standard Oil
will proceed with several plans Of
capital reorganization which it has
held in allegiance pending the killing
nc that proposal. 1t had been feared
that the bonus legislation might have
included provisions uufavorable to
Standard oil plans, but now nothing
appears to stand in the way Of carry
Ing out those plans"
It is not important in this connec-
ton just what the changes Standard
oil Of New Jersey contomplates, al
though as a matter OF general interest
il may be reported in the words Of
the Journal that Its plan calls for
the issuance of four shares Of COM
mon stocl, for each ono now held"
|his will make the Standard OF New
Jersey a "billlon dollar company"
Nor is IT important that the Stand
ard Of New York is contemplating a
30 per cent stock dividend, and that
other Standard companies are plan
ming big capital engagements from
profits.
What is significant about the mat
ter is connecting these expansions OF
Standard Oil with the failure of the
soldier compensation bill. 1t would
s-om that Standard Oil and the Wall
street Journal would have been polite
enough TO have avoided that associa-
tion. Merely to sustain the president
they should have been more polite
than that.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

routine processes, has broken down.
1t has proved itself incapable Of evolv-
Ing either foreign or domestic policies
to meet the needs Of the country. 1t
has ceased to be representative in the
very essentials Of representative gov
crnment. IL has become a thing apart
from the life OF the American people,
unable to help in the solution of their
problems and generally making bad
matter worse by its dull-mnded in
reference.
Although no congress has ever been
criticised more savaPely than the Six
ty-soventh congress. the world doubts
IL it is inherently much worse than
the average or IL its intellectual level
is much lower. 1t has failed, and
failed miserlbly, chiefly because It
has been cursed by the record that
the republican leaders made when
they were directing the opposition
against President wilson. Politicians
are usually moro afraid Of inconsistent
cy than Of anything else, and when
ever sane solution Of any national
problem has been at hand congress
has been forced to turn away from It
in order to remain faithful to all the
dishonest speeches that were delivered
against tho Wilson policies.
The republicans had their hymn Of
hate against Wilson in 1920 ana the
country is now paying the fiddler.
That is about all there is to the story.
There is no mystery about it. Moth
ing. better could have como true Of
that Kind OF campaign.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
They Must Have Had Helm

Henry Ford, who has the faculty OF
speaking right out In meeting, de-
clared the other day in a Detroit in
terview, This much can tell you
now: This whole situation, coal and
railroad, has been carefully engineer
ed by about twenty sharpers down in
Wall street" And Mr.. Ford might
we'll have added that these twenty
sharpers down in Wall street could
not have engineered the GAuatlon
without the complaisance Of a friend
ly administration at Washington
Henry County Gazette.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

price of it's product from 37ts cents
to 12h cents I'm order to break the
buyers strike, and help the country
along. Senator Moses said that they
ran that year without making a dol
lar, though officials of tho labor un-
ion published detailed figures showing
that their profit that year was over
Ss.oOO,OOO. on a very fine foreign
ginsham, such as the Anderson. the
new duty viii be 43 per cent as
against the old duty of 20 per cent
an increase Of 116 per cent.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

And those fiXers at jefferson City
up new constitution have now
drawn another. 100000 for their sal
airy roll. which somehow they do not
neglect, no matter if they do not pro-
duce a measure OF merit once week.
The con con is an expensive playthlng,
for its final productian will be voted
down as sure as the dawn comes on
the day it is submitted to the people.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
Tucker Is the Real Kind

Yes-sir-ree. Wilbur. the writer is
reelection of Senator Reed. We vot-
ed against him in the primary and
our side got licked. He is a stronger
souri, a better senator than Brewster
his republican opponent, and besides
we are not yellow" enough to go in
to a primary, get licked and then bolt
the ticket.-Platte County Gazette.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

In spite Of the fact that the Re-
publican party was swept out of pow
er by the people on account of the
indefenslble Payne-Aldrich tariff, the
tariff of the present Congress have
audaciously come back with a bill
that for high taxes will make the
Payne-Aldrich bill look like a piker
The tariff on sugar. for instance, Is
81 per cent higher than under the old
bill. It Is estimated that the cost OF
sugar will be increased two cents per
pound or 100000. 900 per year to the
American consumers over present
prices.-Moberly Democrat
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
WHAT is COMING AFTER
ELECTION

Congress It IS now certain will be
called back into special session on
Nov Is, just eight days after election,
and according to the Republican pa
pCrs the three objects sought to be
obtained will be first the confirmation
for tho denomination Of w. G.. p.
Harding as governor OF the federal
reserve board. This the New York
Tribune announces, President Hard
ing is determined upon. and a poll OF
the senate is now being taken, by SEN
ator Reed cs Pennsylvania, to discover
y confirmation IS possible. a repub-
llcan victory in the senatorial and
congressional elections. It Ia believed,
viii make It certain.
Next, President Harding has set his
heart upon ship subsidy. Congress
has been reluctant to enact such a
mcasure-before election.
Another subject on the presidents
program Is legislation to sivo the rail-
road labor board authority to compel
obedience TO its Gccls!on1--in other
words. to establish somewhat the same
form OF compulsory arbitration that
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

The only real service that the con
con convention has offered to do for
the state and its taxpayers, is the pro-
posal TO cut off a horde OF office hold
ers on useless boards. who are draw
ing nearly two million a year from
the people for no service performed
whatever-but it's dollars to rooster
feathers that the con oon don't recon-
mend the abolition Of single one.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

And now comes Judge Wallace
Of Kansas City, who for the
raught except political dis
turhcr and under the Gulse of pro-
hibition seeks to lead those who are
weak enough to be misguided. away
from the Democratic fold. To the
credit of the Democrats of the state
it can be said that they know Wallace
and know that never In his life had he
led a fight that won-as this uncalled
ono also will not.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
Democratic Ticket

r-ri,,l s,,,,. s.,,,,r
JAMES 4. REED
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-'.''' ..' ''' 80 ''.'
SuHI"M". Curt '.yis.,on 40. i
WILLIAM W. EAGLAND
Supreme Court Division so. .
EDBEET f.. WALKER
JOHN T. W tlIE
supcgln,.ndcr, of schools
CHARLES a. LEE
s.,,. s......-
ERNEST Il. JAMES
49,
1,II|,,,,.' ,TTr,[-
THOMAS j.. ALLEN
WILLIAM II. uTz
JAMES a. LEONARD
p,,r,..,,,,,.,., s,,,,l 1,is,-.s,,--
rr.At.rn>. urDsoN
Representative Third District
HARRY G. YATES
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
Cut OFF the "Hooley,s" Paw

So MANY of the members of the
constitutional convention at jefferson
City have been playing hockey"
from their duties that the procuring
OF the necessary quorum for the
transaction of business has at times
been impossible. A. resolution has
prevailed in the body that a member
who absents himself unless excused
by reason Of sickness shall forfeit his
pay of $40 day.-Henry County
Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07


1 963 in 1920. after deductlng interest
and taxes. It's excess profits tax has
now been repealed. And congress, in
/ the Fordney- -McCumber act, increased
/ It's tariff protection from 9.6 per cent,
unacr the Underwood law, to 2S per
cent In consequence this indicted
robbcr combination viii now be en-
ablcd 10 Increase its prices to lmmed-
| late consumers 100000 annually. at
a cost Of SlS,O0O.0OO TO the ultimate
| consumers. If that isn't a "robbcr
| tariff" what is it?
| The cement trust is also under in
dictmort I'm the federal courts. 1t is
charged that il controls 95 per cent Of
all Portland cement production, and
/ is cXlctng uncomfortable prices from
| the public. Cement is a primo neces-
sitv. II ia used in immense quantities
| i'm construction and in road building.
The government charges that prc-war
prices nuctuatod from so cents to
E1.Sl a barrel. and that at the con-
c'uHon Of tho war the price had been
advanced until It was retailing as high
as s. per barrel.
This combination. which was plua-
d,ring the American people even with
| cement ON the fire.. list, because
freight rates constitute a natural crn-
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

The only difference between wheth-
er 1t is tustifiable killing or "a mas
the matter OF who does the slaughter.
II the Turks kill it is a massacre" ="
II the Greeks kill. 1t is "a splendid
victory" The Greeks kin Turks any
way that they can when they are on
top, but If they are killed it is a mas
sacre.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
Could settle All Troubles

There are some who think we
could send some Of our statesmen to
Europe and compose all the differ
ences in that worn out world. If we
have men equal TO that task why not
set them at the task Of settling the
railroad strike in this country? II
they could do that they could then
probably settle all the troubles across
the water with ease and dispatch.-
Moberly Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
If He Had the Brandy?

one Of our home brewing friends
was reading a book Of recipes he
bought from an agent the other day
and found an old fashioned wine re-
cipe. 1t said 20 add two quarts OF
good brandy. who would want to
make home brew wine If he had the
brandy asked for ?-Nodaway Demo-
crat-Forum.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

Old shupp who works the prohibi-
tion racket as tho means OF a mighty
luxurious living and who supports the
one through whose Influence the most
money flows into tho prohibition cof-
fers from which he draws his support
IS now supporting Rail Road Brewster
and the rest Of tho Republican ticket
as he almost always does.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

II the outfit representing the de-
partment OF Justice who stole the
whiskey that had been seized by that
department, Is not punished. the peo-
pie will want to know why The COM
mon stealing OF liquor such as by these
Bile than If done by common people.
and should call for added punishment
on that account.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

The efforts OF anti-Turk's propa-
gandists to embroil this country in
the Smyrna affair on account Of Dr.
McLachlan will fall flat. DR.. Nc
Lachlan attempted to interfere with
the Turks in something that was not
his concern and was given a beating
that is all that there Is to 1t.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
Hnnk KNOWS How to Advertise

After a weeks shutdown, Henry
Ford has succeeded in getting hold
of some coal and so started making
Lizzlos again. And now It looks like
his little advertising stunt has brought
good results. The advertising men of
this country could take many lessons
from the much talented Henry and
learn much about their own game
Craig Leader.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
The String Hltnhed TO II

Ono OF the first letters we received
on our return from the press meeting
IN Kansas City was a notice from the
paper house Of an increase in the cost
OF print paper. We thought there
was a string attached 10 that enter
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

Some of the oysters served to us at
a local hotel the other day must have
come from that Texas deposit which
was discovered I'm Starr county. the
oysters of which are said to lie 100000
years old-at least they tasted that
way.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
VIII FlOoI You. Deacon

As n matter OF form. William T.
.Spratt is making the race for con-
gress from this district but he has no
more idea of being elected than he
has OF going to hell whel he dies
Hopkins Journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

prevails under the Kansas state law.
The country has already had a
touch Of what can be done. Once the
elections are out of the
way 1t may confidently expect larger
doses of the same.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

st. Joseph's styles and Smiles ex-
position hit a better streak Of weather
this yoar-and it brought the people
Just because it had that weathcr--and
the goods TO show.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
Was Not Afraid of Gompcrs

Believe It or not. Judge Wilkerson
of the United States court at Chi
cago has upheld the injunction
against the striking shopmen. right
in the face of Judge Gompers' declar-
alton that it was unconstitutionaI.-
Kansas City Times
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
would Faint and Fan In

Wonder what those good old souls
who threw fits when The Black
Crook" the first LEG" show. appeared
a few decades ago would do if they
viewed the dimpled knees OF the
modern hoseIess chorus ?--Nodaway
Democrat Forum.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
Should Get a Job First

The Kaiser is again showing poor
judgment. Without a Job. and with
no future prospects, he is making all
preparations TO wed again.-Burling-
ton Junction Post.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

This has been a week OF parades.
After their conclusion the next big
parade will be on the night Of Nov.
7th when the DemPcrats celebrate a
great victory at the Colls.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

tion. Those who are mugwumps and
reactionaries will support anything
that suits them. The latter classes
are neither wanted or needed by tho
great Democratic party.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

1t now looksAs though war between
Turkey and Great Britain will be
avoided--as it should be--and for
which t. war worn world will be truly
grateful.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
watch Where They WIN land

An evangelist says nobody knows
whore hell is" Wen, mebbe not. but
we have a hunch that If you will just
watch where some of the folks around
here land, you will have pretty
definite line on Its location.-Platte
County Gazette.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

The gop congress stated before ad-
pcrdituros balanced" president Hard
ing says there is a deficit of S65O,O00,-
600.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

The kaiser is going to marry again
and to a widow many years his jun
ior-and last but not least she has
five small children! We knew God
would punish him for his s!ns!~-Milan
standard.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
They Were Both willing

Talk about your o-operation-we
sec in an exchange whore San
girl in half an hour-Milan STAN
dard.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07

There was no need Of Walter Gore
being killed on the Atchison road
Sunday. A little more attention to
the car would have saved that fatal
itV
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-07
The Point OF Wow

Men are ridiculous when they think
they can't do without women. Wom-
en- are ridiculous when they think
they can do without men.-St. Louis
Times.