The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-02
o tho Editor of The Observer:

To the Editor of The Observer:
Discipline is a good schoolmaster.
Good manners and good conduct
should be taught in our public free
schools Parents should teach their
children good manners and behavior
at home.
A little twist of a ligament and the
hay fever sufferer stops sneezing. An
other twist, couple of firm pulls on
the ligament, and hay fever will never
trouble him again. 1t is as simple as
that, said DR.. a. II. Drumming Of Jol-
let, Illinois. Naprapathy is so new 1t
isn't in the dictionary. 1t means trac-
ing disease to the nerves.
In Kansas City the realty men are
slashing rates to is per cent. This
is the first substantial decrease in
rental rates since the war.
hate cruelty, wrong, injustice, ty-
ranny and oppression in every form,
and shall fight it as long as Providence
permits me to live upon this earth.
The New York Public Library holds
forth some encouragement. In June,
1915, 1t began experimenting with the
file Of the New York World. The
method was TO paste a sheet Of Japa
nese paper on every page. Japanese
paper being transparent, the type is
completely visible and yet It is i'm
pervious to the several agencies that
destroy newsprint.
The Ku Klux Iilan organization is
the enemy of the Jew, the Catholic,
the negro and the foreigners in this
country l have often wondered what
this country would ever have amount
ed 20 without our foreign born clti-
| zens who helped build up not ouly st.
Louis and st. Joseph, Mo, but New
| York City, Chicago, Milwaukee, Wis
| consin, Cincinnati, Ohio, Philadelphia,
| Pa, Baltimore and other g reat cities,
| and who have developed our great
| agricultural and farming lands in
| these United States of America and
| who fought in the Revolutionary war
| and in the Civil war for the preserva-
| ton of the United States of America
| and Old Glory, the American flag,
under which the Ku KluX Klan is now
| marching.
If the Dyer Anti-Lynching bill
should ever become a law in this
| country; it would ipso factor put the
| Ku Klux Klan out Of business COM
pletely. There might be some ques-
tion as to the constitutionality of the
! Dyer bill. but unless the states them
l selves curb the activities Of the Ku
| Klux Klan within their Jurisdiction,
the Dyer bill will be passed by Con-
| gress and its corstitutionality will
have TO be tested In the highest courts
Of the land after the Dyer bill has
become a law.
| II the Senate had a little longer to
| wrestle with the tariff there would
certainly be a protective duty on
"moonbeams."
| We wonder if there are any "cuspi-
| doris" In heaven?
| So far as criticism Of supreme court
| decision is concerned, one should read
the philipics Of Charles Sumner on
the Dred scott decision.
| We'll, the soldier bonus bill viii go
through this time because the people
have long ago decided in favor Of the
soldier bonus. The tariff can wait
until Congress finds out what the
people want.
The Waukegan, Illinois, Public Lii
brary showed that men outnumbered
women in the use Of the reading room.
| The Democrats who participated in
| the primary are bound to support the
| nominee OF the Democratic ticket. l
| shall certainly vote for Senator James
| \. Reed in the November election.
Il The entire cost Of discovering Am
erica was only $3.50.
l. John Hancock and the rest Of the
boys who signed the Declaration OF
!, American Independence wore nc
/ masks.
| Miss Nina d. Holmes, 20 years old
| working in the Detroit post office, Is
| champion mail handler Of the United
States. In eight hours the young
woman sorted out 2O,61O letters. This
means picking up the letter, looking
1 at 1t. reading all the different hand
| writings. instantly and automatically
| knowing where the letter is going ant
| putting II In its right place
I Charles E. Hughes. now secretary o
/ state, was one of the lawyers hireC
20 to defend Senator Truman H. New
le berry before the supreme court. II,
nt has now come out in a letter TO
er New Jersey minister. 10 defend hi
10 client before the bar Of public opinion
l. How can he do It and make It sticl
before the bar Of public opiniong II
can't do It by trying to whitewash Sen
ator Newberry or his seat in the Unit
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