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K.raK V- " w i J -n " "' T " L T ""1 S?V '- "- 9'Jf Tf '.'"' l - w If You Don't Get The M lm MMSHfifflWHKjByB B Missouri Herald, You Don't H H I H "wMBfBBSMBSBBJBBBBilWfe HHlH Oct the News. $1.00n Year H I I " I WV J TjjMBr I I . n. erald .??- ' aJHml i3tiK '(; PI m i"j i m - . . & "Of the People, Dy the $ People, For the People." " First, Lnst, All the Time. M i J i a VOL. 14 HAYTI, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922 NO. 41 PEMISCOT FARM BUREAU NEWS Big Farm Bureau Celebration at Cape Girardeau. The Farm Bureau has been In -lstence in Missouri for ten years. It started at Cape Girardeau, and has grown until we now have sixty-four Farm Bureau oigunizations in ths state. This organization celebrated last week by having a home-coming with all of the county Farm Bureaur represented. One of the largest parades ever pulled off in the State ot Missouri, was piled off on that day More than one hundred floats repre sented the. various phases of work More than one hundred Iloats repre sented as an infant and was pushed over the streets in a baby carriage The Farm Bureau of today was dress ed us on a huge truck showing an enormous growth in the ten years Different phases of the work were il lustrated by these floats. A great portion of the farmers of that section, and quite a number from other sec tions of the state, stood for about an hour and twenty minutes to watch the parade go by. The float from Pemiscot County re presented the work of the Alfalfa Growers' Association. We had a large banner with the words "Pemis cot County Alfalfa Growers' Associa tion" on it. Then we had another banner showing the straight road and the crooked road, representing the old and the new way of marketing. We had a placard stating that the Pemiscot County Alfalfa Growers' Association had marketed 140 car loads of corn since January 1, 1922. On another placard we had, that this same organization had marketed 100 carloads of hay in the same period. Some of the farmers froqi this county drove up to see this parade, and hear Mr. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau, speak. Among these farmers were: H. M. Whitener and family of Ty Ir, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cain, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hudspeth, Judge Evan T Criddle, and County Extension Agent M. D. Amburgey, and family. OUR EARTHQUAKE BAIT THAT BUILDS BUSINESS Mr. Business Man, you are entirely out of reason if you complain of poor business before employing the great est of all elizirs t rvive, build and boost your business a sensible news paper advertising campaign. What would be your opinion of r man so foolish to go fishing without bait, and then return home with the complaint that fishing was simply bum not a doggone nibble? Just as much sense and reason to the fisherman's complaint as in that of the non-udvertiser, except that the fisherman attempted to entice th fish with a baitless hook, while the non-advertiser has his shelves laded with enticing bait but fails to let the buyers know of the fact by castin a few lines In his local newspaper, the great brook ot Information thru which those of the buying public eagerly swarm regularly each week ready and willing to claim the olfer ings that seem the best and most suit able to their needs. Don't expect results without th ffee and judMous use of bait. As i the proper kind of bait, the good fish erman may have to use several brands ii nil he finds tlio one that brings best jesults, then lie is not stingy in put ting plenty of It on tho lfook. For the merchant there are ulso numerous fine baits for enticing trade and n' juvenating dull business, but they must all bo applied in conjunction with liberal newspaper advertising, therwise they prove as ineffective w the unbuitcd fisherman's hook. Don't groan about poor business Make your business "bigger and bet ter than over" by going after It strong, employing tho best possible nad only sure mothod, ADVERTISING Wo find in the Kansas City Star this modern treatment C the New Madrid earthquake, which is usual ly described to us in terms of 1S1L: "The -quake was not only a big event locally, but shook up a very consid erable part of the entire continent and placed the name New Madrid in the scientific chronicles of the world. It was the longest in dura tion and the most rmarkable In It's geological and topographical distur bances of any earthquake ever re corded on this side of the water." "Though 11 years have elapsed since the pioneers of the wilderness of Southeast Missouri were terrorized and dispersed by this epochal cata clysm, historic and scintific Interest in the event has rather increased than abated with the lapse of time and in recent years Missouri's big earthquake has acquired consider able evidential importance among scientists as a corroboration of the latest and now most generally ac cepted theory as to the origin ot quakes: the earth-creeping theory. This theory, propounded by Dr. Law son of the University of California, is, in brief, that earthquakes are not due to volcanic or local structural disturbances, but are brought about by the fact that the entire crust of the earth, by reason of the fact that the poles do not run true to the earth's axis, is continually engaged in a warping, creeping process north ward. The north pole describes a circle of about 60 feet every time the earth revolves upon its axis a de viation that sets the soil and the rocks and even the mountains and the valleys in a slow, imperceptible, but steady, motion northward. When this crowding process reaches a cer tain point of extreme tension some thing has to give way, and th result is a tearing open of the earth's crust and a consequent lateral movement which the scientist calls an elastic rebound, and the man in the street an earthquake." BLUE SIMMONS SHOT FRIDAY NIGHT BY FRISCO GUARD: IN HOSPITAL "Blue" Simmons, ay oung man living with his father, a ten ant on the Tecklenburg farm near Pascola, was shot and ser iously injured last Friday night in the railroad yards by Chas. Clay well of Caruthersville, a guard for the Frisco, who, we are informed, were accompanied by Detective Scott Carey, Mack Stubblefield and Frank Harris, were obtained by the Frisco to guard cars on the freight tracks. For some time, cars have been broken into and much mer chandise has disappeared, and now being the watermelon sea son, and the railroad company taking precaution to guard them from theft, they had obtained officers to guard them. We are informed that "Blue" Simmons, accompanied by other youths from Pascola had obtained a hand car and come to town that night to attend the dance north of town, and after arriving, in the yards, they spiedacarload of melons, Simmons crawling in one end of the car and handing out two melons to his friends. Right here the guards ordered that , : hands go up, the boys running, Cha. XRAJN HORROR ARGUMENT FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROI THE DIAL Turn that extra plcco of not needed furniture into cash. Somo body may ' want it. A Horald ad will do It. H. D, Wells and wife returned Monday from a ten days visit in St. Louis. While (here, Dawson in forms us, he never missed a big lea gue game. Watch tho now premium win dow, at Buckleys. I. It Is a pity thut some men get a college training without getting an education. II. To get to the top, start at the bottom, but be sure the bottom has u top. III. It is not always politeness that prompts a man to let a lady board a street car first. IV. In an argument between two women, the fastest talker wins. V. Talk is so cheap that you can now buy a phonograph for $5. VI. It's a funny thing that the bride never gets the best man. VII. Some men have no bad ha bits and not much else. wirthlessness of his possessions un VIII. A man never realizes the til he tries to pawn or sell them. IX. Wise men change their minds now and then, but fools have one tc change. X. If wishes were automobiles, you'd never see anybody walking. XI. There's usually a "hitch". to every wedding. XII.' The man who blows his own horn usually stays at the little end. Claywell Cred, using a shotgun load ed with No. 7 shot, we understand, shots taking effect in the back of j Washington, D. C When the In Simmons, so numrous that It was ne-, terstate Commerce Commission or cessary to send to a hospital at Mem-, nere(L tnc leading railroads of the phis, Tenn., where he is slowly re-'united States to equip their lines covering. One of the other boys ' wItn automatic train control there the son of Jack Edwards of this city j was nn immediate protest from the was arrested the next day and lodg-, chief engineers and officials of many ed in the county jail, but was re-' moCpanies, who contended that auto leased this week, bond being ma'dej matjc stops nnd other controlling de vices were not yet perfected to the point where their universal adop tion was practical. The recent horror in Missouri, in which an engineer and thirty-five others lost lives because of the engi neer's failure to see or to heed a red light block signal has renewed the public applause which followed the far-reaching order of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Speaking of this, the inventor ot one system of train control said: "The claim that the systems of con- NIGGER WOMEN AND EFFICIENCY by his father. Several versions of the shooting are told, some of the railroad men laying a grat deal of the blame on the guards, and who say that after the shooting no attempt was made by thm to care for the victim, ar they called the boys. The boys, w are informed, say they had just come in town and was preparing to make their way around a freight car so ag to leave for the dance, when they fired upon. The versions vary so much we are unable to give the cor rect details, but it remains the fact years of age, was almost "knocked off" on account of two 15c melons. Shots from the gun penetrated thru the back entering towards the chest, although, they are not likely to cause serious difficulty. "Blue" Simmons is of a good fam ily, and bears a fairly good reputa tion. It would seem to the onlooker that Investigation should be made and that those responsible should be dealt with accordingly. It seem? tjol. in existence have not been per- that one youth, a lad of some sixteeifj fe'cted is no argument against their adoption. The airbrake is not yet perfected. The steam engine, which hauls the train, is not yet perfected. The construction of tracks and cars is not yet perfected. All these fun damental pieces of equipment of rail road trains have been used and im proved as they were used. To say we must wait for automatic train control until is it 'perfected' is mere ly an euphemistic way of saying 'don't let's spend the money until we have to.' It will cost much money that the value of human life is not t0 eaulp ranroads with good systems taken as a serious matter. of automatic control. So did It - cost money to straighten tracks, tc Perfection oil stoves, the kld build line stations, install block sys that gives the least trouble and the terns, and use heavy steel rails. What most satisfaction. We put them in ' ever it costs, it is worth it; if the In the kitchen for you. Leiler Hard-' terstate Commerce Commission will MRS JOHN SPENCER DEAD Tho many friends of Mrs. John Spencer, a resident of Paragould, Ark., will bo grieved to learn of her death, after nn extended illness. Mrs. Spencer has a number of re latives Hi this city, and w.as quite well known among the older people Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spencer, W. E. Gotcher and wife, Chas. Sponcor and Mrs. Lizzie Wallis wero present at tho deceased bedside. Sho died Monday afternoon. BARGAIN FOR SALE My two houses and lots just west of Frisch main line, in Hayti, Mo for sale cheap; part cash and balance on tonus. ' Price 000. ' Address Box 41, route 1, New Madrid, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Golden and lit tle duughlor left tho latter part of last week for a few days visit with Mrs. Guidon's parents at Rector, Ark. Have you seen that JOc ging ham? The very thing for w rappers, nt Buckleys. W. H. Ellis and wife, accompan ied by Miss Lillian Elllston motored to Senath Monday, ware Co., Hayti. tf stick by its order, the railroads must comply, and the whole country will benefit, even if the expenditure should which it won't Miss Katherine McHaney of Ken nett was here Thursday of last weel visiting friends. Miss McHaney j temporarily decrease railroad divi- taught hero last term, and as a tri bute to herproflciency she was re elected by the board of education and will teach here again this term. A few more sets of that silvenvare, at Buckleys. M OS dends." Screen wire, poultry netting, Lefler Hardware Co., Hayti tf Mrs. Dulcie Cromeenes was visit ing friends in St. Louis last Satur- It is likely they day and Sunday. Tom Teaster and wife of Tennes see are here visiting tho former's brother, P. E. Teaster, and family will locate here soon. miMMMMM MSmSMMMMMMMMMMMMMSMMl SUBSCRIBE FOR The Missouri Herald And get the best. It gives all the news fit to print, and prints it while it is fresh, not after it becomes soured and stale. The Missouri .Herald is not published by a "ring of office seekers." It doesn't try to carry "water on both shoulders." It says what it thinks, and tries to always think right. It is loyal to the man who earns his bread by honest labor, but an unrelenting foe to crooks and cheats. If you like this kind of a paper why not join our army of readers? We are human and like to be encouraged and the more readers we have the more good we can accomplish., SUBSCRIBE FOR The Missouri Herald mmmifmmmmmMMmt In last week's issue of the 'Spasm' appeared this: "The Old' Crowd won In Tuesday's election, but the respectable ladles will see to its de feat fn November." Just what the Spasm means by "respectable ladles" we do not know. Perhurs it refers to the one thousand or more nigger wenches, from lfi years of age up, that voted against and defeated the Democratic nominees in this county in 1920. If the Spasm does :.o re fer to these who does it refettq? it it refers to females of the white nee we are inclined to think that there will be just as many "respectable ladies" voting the Democratic ticket this fall as any other ticket. Wc feel that respectable ladies will take great pleasure in voting for such competent and efficient officers a John W. Green, Ernest A. Long, Par-' ker Kersey, Frank Baird, B. B. San ders, Hans E. Doerner, Shelley I. Stiles, and other accomplished gen tlemen whose names will npM.nr on the Democratic ticket. In a white man's country, like this vill con tinue to be, we take much pride as a Democrat in calling the attention ot white women to the list of candidates appearing on the Democratic ticket and to curt comparison with the list of names appearing on any other tick et in this county. If we can sense public opinion correctly this county, state ad nation is "fed up" on Re publicanism, and we feel that n great many of the respectable ladies will very emphatically register that fact at the polls in November. Renubsl cans, expressing hope of victory this fall, remind one of the boy whistling whil passing a grave yard They strive to keep up courage while hang ing their only hope of success upon the nigger vote, which may be very light this fair. Discontent with Re publican rule is not confined to tin white people, and a Democratic tlda wave is likely, to sweep the Republi cans into the sea of abllvion, am'il weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth, as they see the pie counter vanish from sight. In presenting their claims for the people's votes the Republicans can not point to a re cord of accomplishments, neither enn they present any new promises of what they will do if successful at the polls. They promised every thing in 1920 that they thought would catch a vote, and those pro mises remain unfulfilled, and we ar sure they haven't the nerve to repeat those promises. They have been in absolute control of the governmen' and we can conceive of only one pro mise they can make, and that to th' millionaire class; tat if successfu this fall they will continue to run the country for the exclusive benefl of the plutocrats. Caruthersvillr Democrat. DEMOCRATS HOLD DISTRICT MEETING The voting of nigger wenches and Republican inefficiency go hand in hand, brother. But that is the rea son why they depend upon the niggei vote to elect them, not having the record of fair dealing and efficiency to carry to the people. Look at the present county court of this county, if you want a fair and good example of inefficiency, the two Republican members of that court. They have repeatedly stated at was a matter of brass tacks, dollars and cents, If you please, when It cam? to the paying out of funds of the coun ty. That has been evidenced time and againf The two Republican members of the court have become so efficient that it is necessary to em ploy a lawyer to bring mandamus proceedings against the county court in order to collect a just and honest debt contracted by tho "court" it self.' Thut printing of the neces snry poll books and officers of'elec tion supplies. They by a court or der accepted a bid for these supplies at $30.10 under tho price of that of fered by tho city printers, and after using them, each Republican mem bor of that court being a candidate, havo now refused to pay for the work ordored by thorn, and from which both benefitted. In doing this It hus ben necessary to bring suit against tho county to collect, adding additional cost to the pocket hook of tle taxpayers. But, ignorant niggers are partly responsible for the state of affairs, wo presume Genuine oak lawn swings, woll bolted and ro-inforced; the kind that will stand hard use. We put them up for you. Lefler Hardwaro Co., Hayti. tf Mrs. John T. Buckley' and son. Blair, and wife, left Monday in their ear for Lamar, Ark., whero Mrs. Buckley will stay a few weeks to vis it hor mother, Mrs. J. G. Blair, who is failing in health. Mr. and Mrs. Blair Buckley will motor further, topping at Eureka Springs or Hot Springs, Ark., where they will spond a week or more, i Miss Josephine Van Cl'ovo of Ca rutheravlllo visaed relatives and friends in Hayti the lutter part of last week. ' Another 25c aluminum Varo sale soon. Watch tho windows., nt BucU- loys. Wlllard'Ray was attending to busi ness matters lu St. Louis last week. The Democratic Central Committee for the Fourteenth Congressional Dis trict, composed of one or more dele gates from each of the counties com prising this district met at Poplar Bluff Tuesday and enacted the plat form that will in all or in part be some of the platform of the Democra tic party that will be made by the Democrats of the stats In the near future. Everett Reeves, of Caruth ersville was the delegate from this county, and was in attndance. The following are a part of the proceedings of te committee: The committee unanimously pass ed a resolution which was introduc ed by Everett Reeves, the Pemiscot county delegate, endorsing and com mending the principles and policies of the Democratic party, as set forth in our fttate and National platforms ot 1920, and especially felicitated the Democracy upon its many unpre cedented accomplishments both in peace and in war under the leader ship of Woodrow Wilson. The reso lution further condemned the action of the Republican Congress during the last two years of President Wil-r son's administration in its obstruc tive tactics in opposition to the Presi dent's efforts to restore world pace and re-establish our foreign trade, and to re-adjust and rehabilitate our economic conditions growing' out of the war, and further condemned the present Republican administration for its utter failure to do anything to- remedy the financial depression and industrial chaos into which it has permitted the country to drift. The resolution further condemned the expensive and. inefficient admin istration of our State Government by Governor Hyde and the action of the Republican party in foistering upon the people ot thiB State exorbitant taxes. The resolution further urg ed all Democrats to SUPPORT each and ALL the Democratic nominees selected in the primary. For the ensuing two years the com mittee selected the following officers of th committee: Harry C. Blanton, Sikeston, as Chairman. Mrs. C. A. Stewart, Charleston, as Vice-Chairman. R. F. Baynes, Parma, as Secretary. Edgar Allen, Kennett, as Trasurer. The committee appointed the fol lowing as members of the State Com mittee from the Fourteenth District: Everett Reeves, Caruthersville. Sam M. Phillips, Poplar Bluff. The committee also appointed on the State Women's Democratic Com mittee, the following: Mrs. Clyde Walker, Mountain View Mrs. Carl Abblngtou, Poplar Bluff. All in all the meeting was a very enthusiastic and harmonious, one, and it was the consensus of opinion that we would "lick the Republicans Tils fall to a frazzle." Mr. Reeves was elected unanimous ly as a member of the State Commit tee, but wo are informed there was a considerable contest between Sam M. Phillips of Poplar Bluff and Doc Brydon, editor of the Bloomfield Vin dicator, for the other place on the State Committee, Phillips being suc cessful. In the selection of these gentlemen we believe tho Democrats have made a wise one, especially do wo know they have done so In 'that of "Mr. Reeves, of this county. H Coleman lamps and mantles, Lefler Hardware Co., Hayti. f "0,v v-Mw-taia -k - r m