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VOL.. 14
HAYTI, MISSOURI, FRlbAY, APRIL 28, 1922
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Harding Regime Sets New Record of Failure
ODD FELLOWS HOLD SESSION
WEDNESDAY AT CHARLESTON
TOR DISTRICT JUDGE.
Tlurtv-Fifth Annual Meetine of:
Southeast Missouri, and One Hun
dred and Third Anniversary of
Organization. Largest Conven
tion Charleston Ever Had.
The thirty-lflfth annual meeting
of the Southeast Missouri I. O. O F.
and Rebekahs and tho one hundred
.and third anniversary of tho organi
zation mot at Charleston, Missouri,
at 10 o'clock last Wednesday morn
ing, composing, it is said, the larg
est convention of any kind that city
.ever had.
Six hundred delegates from the
lodges of the various districts were
there, besides numerous visitors
swelling the number of attendance
to largo proportions.
New Era No. 352, the Hayti lodgo.
was represented by F. M. Perkins
C. K. Chism, Henry Boono and Mor
gan Warth. Caruthersville, Steele
Cooter and other lodges of this ter
ritory were well represented.
In anticipation of a big gathering
Charleston made arrangements and
provided a program to meet such
requirements, and our returning del
egates stato that nothing was left
undone to make the occasion a suc
cess, which it proved to bo in every
respect.
Convening at 10 o'clock Wednes
day, the convention was called to
gether by the association's chaplain,
Rev. Elmer Peal of Caruthersville.
The address of welcome was deliv
ered by Mayor C. L. Joslin, with re
sponse by C. B. Sharp of Fornfelt
.president of the organization. Song
and appointment of committees and
an address by Grand Master J. F.
Fulbright concluded the morning
session.
Tho afternoon session opened at 2
o'clock with an invocation' by the
Jlev. Peal. Reports o'f oflicers and
committees were then heard, fol
lowed by unfinished business, elec
tion of officers and selection of next
meeting place. Then came ad
dresses by Rev. Elmer Peal and II. A.
Collins, Grand Instructor, and talks
for the good of tho order by a nura
iber of others.
At the evening session, which be
gan at 7 o'clock, tho first degree
work was conferred by tho Steel
and Cooter lodges, with instructions
by Harry A. Collins, grand in
structor, being quite an honor to fall
to our local lodges, which, for effi
ciency have a name and reputation
known throughout Southeast Mis
souri. There wero very large dele
gations from both tho Steele and
Cooter lodges, tho same being neces
sary to perform the work they were
on tho program for, and which they
did to tho delight of all present.
F. M. (Frank) Perkins author
izes Tho Missouri Herald to toss his
big Democratic sombrero into the
ring for Associate Judgo of the
County Court for the First District
of Pemiscot county, subject to the
will and action of the voters in the
August Primary.
Frank Perkins has lived In Pem
iscot county about twenty years, and
this writer has known him inti
mately for a longer time than that.
So what wo say of him is not hear
say or political philander. It is
what we know. And we know Frank
Perkins Is a business man, in every
way qualified to make the county an
efficient and dependable olllcial, so
very necessary in this important of
fice. Ho has a happy combination
of. progressiveness and conserva
tism in the right degree to safe
guard the county's interest under
all conditions. The cou'nty needs
such a man as Frank I'urkins inoie.
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than Frank Perkins needs the office
and it was only upon the strong so-
licitation of his numerous friends
that he allowed himself to become a
randidatc.
Frank Perkins is perhaps as well
known as any man in the county.
He has lived at Steele, Tyler and
Hayti. At all these places he has
successfully managed extensive busi
ness affaivs He Is acquainted with
the "ins" and "outs" of business re
lations and has the nerve and. back
bone to not surrender to anything hr
considers unjust. For ten or twelve
years he owned and conducted at
Hayti one of the largest hardware
stores in the county. It was a goid
business from the start and ho sold
out only because of his personnl de
sire to retire from that sort of bus!
ness temporarily and because of his
wish to travel. He. with his wife
went prospecting in California about
three years ago, but never sold any
of their real estate property or gave
up their residence or citizenship
here.
Frank now lias time to spare to
attend the office and promises, If
nominated and elected, that ho "will
do his best" and that should bo n
sufficient guarantee to all who know
him that the very best is what the
public will get.
Ono would have to use a mighty
fine tooth comb and comb Pemiscot
county a long timo to find better
"timber" for a county judgo than
Frank Perkins. Much more could
be said, but this should suffice.
HAYTI SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Lois Brown, who has had
charge of tho primary department of
the Concord school, entered school
this week.
Miss McHaney, who has beon out
of school for several weeks, roturned
to her duties Monday. Her place
was filled by Mrs. Blair Buckloy dur
ing her Illness.
Tho Junior High school play,
"Tho Dear Boy Graduates," will
bo given by tho Eighth Grade class
Friday,' May 5. Tho proceeds of the
play will bo used to defray tho grad
uating expenses of that grade. This
will be tho first play this class has
attempted to present. Tho- play lt?
a good, strong ono, . and is well
adapted to the pupils. Tho class is
doing nicely at their rehearsals and
a, good rendition Is expected.
The High school Is planning the
last exercises relative to graduation,
and definite announcements will ap
pear next week.
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NOTICE TO FARMERS.
All farmers of tho county, ami in
this section, particularly, who are
interested in a cotton warehouse
are requested to meet with the
Chamber of Commerce, Hayti,. Mis
souri, next Monday night, May 1
without fail. Business of impor
tance Is to bo considered..
THE COURT HOUSE CON-
. TEST AND DEEP WATER
(The court house election contest
that was announced in these col
umns recently to como up before
Judge D. P. Dyer of tho Federal
Court of St. Louis April IS, was at
that date continued to May 3, next
Wednesday, when it is againduo to
come up at tho same placo and before
the same judge.
The suit was put off at tho request
of the defense, the city of Caruthers
ville, by C. G. Shepard, ono of that
city's attorneys. Tho excuse war
that R. L. Ward, also representing
Caruthersville, could not get there
on account of the "high water."
While Shepard got to St. Louis
and Ward could not on account of
"high water," may or may not bt
because Shepard's legs are the lout,
est, or that he is a better swlnunci
than Ward, tho fact is tho water was
"high," deep and cold.
It has been a "deep-water'.' case
all tho way through deep, very
deep. It takes long legs and ?-Jxy
of nerve to defend the right of the
whole deck of cards to vote, as well
as tombstones and payrolls, mules
log wagons, catfish and mud tur
tles. Yes, the water is very deep.
The defense, the city of Caruth
ersville, is turning heaven and earth
to find some technicality that will
enable them to keep the case out of
court. They had no trouble in that
respect with the Missouri Supreme
Court, but Federal Court, that is the
question!
FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE.
VON WON'T RUN
S. P. Willams of near town visit
ed his son, Ivy Williams, of Caruth
orsvillo last Sunday. S. P. Williams
was formerly presiding judgo of the
"county court, but that was about
twenty-four years ago when such a
being as a Republican would have
been worth u fortuno for exhibition
purppses, at G cents a pefip,
Hon, Von Mayes and' family of
Curuthersvillc came over Sunday in
their car for a short visit with their
many friends.
While hero the writer interviewed
Von on the cause of his destination
to stand for a caudldacv for Circuit
Court Judgo, for which his friends
had groomed him many mo'iths, and
what do you supposo ho replied?
This is what ho said:
"I am afraid, if elected, I would
have to pass sentence upon some of
my friends committing them to the
penitentiary, whereas, by remaining
a practicing attorney at tho bar, I
may bo able to keep somo of- thorn
from that punishment.. Tho more
I thought of this stiuatiou tho more
I decided to remain, free of such en
entangling alliance."
And Von laughed as ho delivered
that excuse as if ho folt a groat ro
lief from a fate that was drifting
hinj away from a lucrative practice
of law which he now enjoys and
which ho so much deserves.
Tho fact is, Von is young, and
being by no means a "John D.", he
could not afford to sacrifice his -personal
interest at a timo when the
practice of his profession is most
promising.
The almost continuous rains this
week have dolaycd farming, though
considerable planting had already
been dono, and tho weather being
mild the stuff thut is up Is looking,
fine.
Eddy's extracts, spices, cocoa
and mustard, at Buckleys'.
The Missouri Herald lias this
week received from Henry C. Riley
New Madrid, a letter authorizing
the placing of his name in our an
nouncement column as a candidate
for Circuit Court Judge on the Dem
ocratic ticket of this tho 3Sth judi
cial circuit of Missouri, composed of
Now Madrid and Pemiscot counties
Judgo Riley!
That is a familiar name to the
people of Pemiscot county and re
calls many fond recollections of
Judgo Henry C. Riley, Sr., deceased
who presided over tho circuit court
of this district for some eighteen
years, or until he retired about
twelvo years ago. Judgo Riley,
Senior, was broad-minded, liberal
and fair, a man to show mercy when
morcy was due, and to stand firm
for the upholding of tho law, re
gardless of tho high or low, ricli or
poor. Tho people of Pemiscot coun
ty and Hayti in particular have good
cause to remember niuny of his de
cisions of fairness rendered during
the course of his long and faithful
service.
Now conies his son a "chip off
tho old block," say thoso who know
him best and asks tho people tc
placo in his hands tho trust thoy
gavo so steadfastly to his father,
with the promise, if oloctcd, to
provo worthy of tho honor.
Young H. C. Riley young does
not mean that ho is a boy has prac
ticed law about fifteen years, and In
in tho midst of tho most ambitious
period of manhood, when to mako a
name means most in n man's llfo
He promises if elected to mako the
interest of the pcoplo his interest
and to preside over the courts he
holds wiU fairness to all and par
tiality to none. With thoso fow
remarks his case goes to the people
for their verdict ut the ballot box
Earl Long and family motored
over from Caruthersville Sunday for
a short visit.
Washington. Of the twenty-nine
administrations in the
history of our government, the
Harding administration is the
only one with the unenviable
record of "going on the rocks"
in the first year of its exist
ence. The honeymoon began au
spiciously, with everybody
throwing rice and old shoes.
There was much flag waving,
much hand-shaking, much picture-taking,
much jollifica
tion. Republicans were en
thusiastic and even the Demo
crats, although constituting a
small minority, were cheerful
and interested. Everybody
seemed to wish the new ad
ministration well. The Dem
ocrats not only refrained from
criticism, but displayed a pos
itive desire to be helpful. Di
vided as they are politically,
the great body of the Ameri
can people are first of all
Americans, sincerely desirous
of the welfare of the country.
The Harding administration has
had a full year to "make good."
How has it kept the faith with the
people? In what condition does it
find itself at tho end of the first
year?
The Republican House of Repre
sentatives is thoroughly discredit
ed as a "do nothing" body. The
Boston Transcript, grandmother of
tho Republican press in New En
gland, characterizes it as "the
worst house in twenty years." Con
gressman William R. Wood of In
diana, Republican leader, declared
on the floor: "Everybody is giving
it hell."
Tho Republican Senate has stig
matized itself and disgraced the
country by the seating of Truman
H. Newberry as senator from Michi
gan after it had been shown that
$265,000 had been spent to elect
him. Senator William S. Konyon of
Iowa, now a federal circuit judge
and then a Republican leader in the
Senate, declared on tho floor: "My
God! You can never lessen tho dig
nity of the Senate after today."
Tho chief executive has beon vas
dilating on nearly every important
measure before the congress, and
has been, first and last, a partisan
and a reactionary in his important
executive acts. His appointments
have been generally bad, Including
tho mouthy and reckless George liar
voy and the unsavory negro politi
cian, Henry Lincoln Johnson, whom
tho Senate rejected because it was
sliown ho had once embezzled funds
from a client, although he later
made restitution. A largo batch of
his appointments to diplomatic posts
wero denounced in tho strongest
terms by a staunch Republican pa
per Jiko tho New York Herald, as
an "unknown lot of Republican pol
iticians, not ono of thorn who had
any diplomatic training whatever,
to supplant mon who through years
of exporlenco have made their ser
vices of value."
In addition to these ho has ap
pointed to high federal office a milli
bar of men who wore indicted with
Senator Newberry as a result of
tho senatorial primary election In
Michigan.
In tho matter of postofflce ap
pointments ho has nullified the
principle of tho civil sorvico law
and has permitted his postmaster
general to discriminate against for
mer service men, desplto tho sol
diers' preference act.
There has beon a sad and woeful
lack of leadership either In tho ox
ecutlvo or legislative branches of
tho government under tho Harding
administration.
What measuro of publlo regard
and -endorsement President Harding
retains Is due to the calling of the
disarmament couferon.co and in his
foreign policy. He has received a
larger measuro of pralso for the
disarmament conference than is his
due, because the administration
fought tho Borah resolution for a
disarmament conference up to the
very moment it became aware that
the resolution would pass in both
tho house and the senate. It was a
coalition of Democrats and Progres
sive Republicans that made the dis
armament conference a possibility.
In the matter of foreign policy gen
erally, . the Harding administration
has followed in tho footsteps of the
Wilson administration and to this
extent is deserving of commendation.
In dealing with tho personnel of
President Harding's cabino t the
press has been generous and kindly.
In contrast to this Is the opinion of
a Republican leader, Congressman
Tom Williams of Illinois, delivered
on the florr ot the house:
'While I have the highest re
gard for the distinguished gentle
men who constitute tho cabinet of
tho president, yet, in my opinion,
If they had been required to pass a
civil service examination feuch as
these rural letter carriers and
fourthclass postmasters are required
to pass, outside of Hughes and Hoo
ver none of them would have been
able to get on the eligible list."
More and more people every day
are coming to agree with the esti
mate of Congressman Williams, and
the way in which Japan and Great
Britain walked off with the plums
at the disarmament conference are
causing them to weaken on Hughes
If the readers will examine the
legislative program of this admin
istration and fairly assess tho re
sults or rather the lack of results
ho will see clearly why loading
Republican papers are saying that
this is the worst congress In twen
ty years, and ho will also see where
in tho spineless attitude of the ex
ecutive has made him equally re
sponsible with congress "for the fail
ure. The major measures of the ad
ministration were: Tariff, tax re
vision, soldier bonus and ship sub
sidy. It should be remembered that
the Republicans .had been In full
control of congress for two years
before Mr. Harding's election and
had failed to revise taxes or to pas?
a tariff bill; they had also failed
to deal with the soldier- bonus,
which should never have been made
a political question.
A measure called a permanent
tariff bill was passed In (the house
a legislative monstrosity and mys
tery, which was a cross between
Caliban and tho Man In the Iron
Mask, Caliban representing the
monstrous economic fallacies of the
bill, and the American valuation
clause representing the mystery, be
cause no ono knows what It meanr
or how It will operate.
This bill is still in tho senate,
gathering cobwebs, and tho presi
dent, who was keen for action on
the tariff, Is not even urging that
It bo taken out of tho pigeonhole
It Is generally known ns "Fordney't?
Folly" by reason of tho authorship
of the chairman of tho Ways and
Means Committee.
A tax rovlslon bill was passed, af
ter tho senate had made S33 amend
ments to it.many of them adminis
trative, which tho senators who
voted for It do not understand. Ro
publican senators wero repeatedly
challenged to explain theso admin
istrative amendments, but none did
so. Tho tax rovlsion bill has failed
to satisfy any class of taxpayers.
Tho luto Senator Ponroso denounced
It as a makeshift and said tho work
would have to bo done over aguin,
! and Senator Smoot agreed with him.
Tho soldier bonus has been the
worst muddled of all the adminis
tration proposals and is today the
bete nolr of the administration and
of congress. Tho executive pro
fesses to be in favor of it, but is
against any feaslblo means of pro
viding for paying it. At this writ
ing there is a clash threatened bo
tweon tho exocutivo and congress,
which may or may not occur. Presi
dent Harding has repeatedly shown
that he has no stomach for a fight,
Tho ship subsidy or ship bonus
proposal ot President Harding plana' I
in anil miv mnrtrinnf mnvtnn 4i ti.r 1
vote owners for approximately
$200,000,000, a small fraction of-J
what it is worth, and Day a anh-:
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iuy ur uunua covering me nuecn
years, payments for tho ships of 'J
$450,000,000, so that the pur-?
chasers would get tho ships for-J
nothing at tho end of fifteen yearf
and also a $250,000,000 bonus.
It will thus be .seen that the four
major proposals of the .administra
tion so far have been failures.
The good legislation passed by
tho present congress has practically J
all been non-partisan. The budget,
bill originated with the Democrats,
as did the good roads bill. The
agricultural loan bill, the Veterans'
Bureau bill and other legislation of I
benefit to the people was passed
with few dissenting votes In either
party. Not any of this legislation,
like the packers' control, the grain
future act and measures designed to
be helpful to the farmers was on the
Republican legislative program. It
was all conceived and passed as a
result of a coalition between Demo
crats and the agricultural bloc.
It also should be said that the
fow redeeming features of the tax
revision were in tho nature ot Dem
ocratic amendments which tho Pro
gressive Republicans, mostly agri
cultural bloc members, accepted,
and forced the reactionaries to adopt
or be licked.
The colossal failure, however", has
been the fiscal policy of the admin
istration. Neither taxes nor ex
penses have been reduced as prom
ised. After one year of Harding,
the 1923 budget calls for $87,000.
000, in round figures, more than the
appropriation for 1922. This take3
no account of deficiency appropria
tions for 1923, which will be large.
A comparison of the 1923 bud
get five years after the war, with
the appropriations for 1916, one
year before the war, will bring the
extravagance of the present admin
istration clearly before the reader.
The fixed expenses caused by the
war are as follows: Interest, $975,
000,000; Veterans' Bureau, $600,
000,000; sinking fund, $381,000,
000; total, $1,856,000,000 . For
1923, President Harding has asked
for $3,858,000,000. Deduct the
fixed expenses caused by the war,
and the amount asked for ordinary
expenses of government Is $1,858,
000,000, or $889,000,000 more than
tho appropriation for 1916.
The Harding administration Is not
reducing the ordinary expenses of
the government, and. consequently Is
not reducing taxation as promised.
In the Shipping Board are salaried
employes at $35,000, $25,000 and
other high figures, and In the Vet
erans' Bureau, supposed to be ad
ministered for tho benefit of former
servico men, are 18,500 employes.
Nothing has been done to relievo
agriculture except the measures to
financo tholr surplus products and
the farm loan act, which, as baa
been said, were conceived and pass
ed by concerted action between Dem
ocrats and tho agricultural bloc,
Nothing has been dono to relieve
business, except that "Big Business"
has beon relieved of paying tho ox
cess profits tax and has had Its sur
taxes reduced about thirty-three
times more than the Bmaller tax
payers. Nothing has been dono to
reduce tho cost of living; tho pro
ducer is getting less for what ho pro
duces, but the profiteers are still
robbing tho peoplo, and go unpun
ished and. evon unprosocuted.
Tho conclusions aro Inevitable:
The Republican party as constituted
is dominated by reactionaries; it is
bankrupt in popular leadership and
policies; It is bankrupt intellectually
and morally; it is bankrupt in Ideas
and ideals. ,
Men's hats, caps, dress shirts
and neckwear, at Buckleys'.
Mrs. Dollio Dorria. who has been il
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tatcing iroaimeni in ttt. iouis xor rl
some time, part of tho time In a bos- l
pital, for some' trouble ot the head, 4
is reported improving and, wo un,n nil
r uursmuu, w'i prouaoiy uo auia to re- 3I
. turu home in about tea days. "" &
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