The Neosho Times from Neosho, Missouri • Page 2

4 NEOSHO TIMES H. S. grrtTRGJS, BdKor Entered at the Poatofftoe at Neo- aho, second-clue mail matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY Ona Year In Advance 11.50 60 YEARS It must be admitted that there la riot too much food nor too much clothing material In the country for all the people If It properly distributed. Farm products are frequently lower than the cost of production, but they not be if they could be distributed at a low cost to the people who are in need of them. This unequal distribution of products is a trouble that the recovery act is trying: to remedy.

It has started out to give employment to the unemployed in the cities BO they can buy the products of the farm at fair prices. There is a great inequality in the distribution of wealth and a part of the program is to inflate the currency so that those who are hoarding money and loaning it at high rates will be forced to invest in something and make use of their money, thereby giving employment. If you want our opinion of the cause of the present financial crisis which is generally called the depression, we can tell you in a few words. It is debt and high taxes imposed for the purpose of incurring indebtedness both public and private. The estimated total value of all real property in the United States is 350 billion dollars.

Upon this value rests the colossal fabric of stocks, bonds, mortgages, notes and debts aggregating 600 billion dollara We can hardly conceive of the staggering amount that is required to pay the Interest on this vast debt at an average rate of five per cent. But this interest must be paid and that is -what is the matter with the financial Many men once In affluence during the so-called prosperous years say that If such times come again they will surely know how to take care of what they get and keep September II, 1873 An association called the Dexter League has been formed on Oliver's prairie, having for its object the recovery of stolen horses. The probate judge has moved his office to Baker's building on Spring street. H. C.

Abbott has purchased from Robley Wills his stock of groceries, provisions and confect- tionary, and will continue at the old stand. Uncle Job Ratliff was bitten on the hand by a rattle snake while he was gathering up an armload of stovewood this week. Proper antidotes were used and Uncle Job isn't one but "skeered." Misses Crissie Boone and Mary Roberts and Jimmy Boone are cff for Columbia to resume their studies. Charles Rogers, the attentive clerk in the post office goes to Chicago to enter upon a course In theological studies. This is the were taught thrift in Our youth but it has taken real experience to impress on us the everlasting truth that want follows waste.

We may teach youth that it's better to live on bread than go in debt for cake, but most of them will probably take no heed. It has' always been that way. There may be many reasons for the present unprecedented unemployment situation but i our opinion the one that has had more to do with it than any other was the great drift of boys from the farms to the cities in the years following the World War. These young men-got a taste of city life during their service In the army and when they returned they found farm life irksome and were lured to the by the second ministerial candidate turned out by Wolfenden. During our temporary absence from this office a delinquent subscriber presented himself to our devil and paid his subscription with five counterfeit $6.00 bills.

FIFTY YEARS AGO September 13, 1883 During the week ending September 7 there were 166 business failures in the United States. The THIRTY YEARS AGO September 10, 1903 The public. schools of this city opened this Week with an increased attendance over last year the total number of students in high and ward schools being 710 County Surveyor Fred Jones made a survey for the new station of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co north of TaiClet's store. The company will build a new barn and move their oil tanks to lota recently purchased from the oil company. About 80 attended the meeting of the Neosho Fruit Growers and Shippers Association at the Speakman farm.

This was considered the most enjoyable and profitable neetlng the association has ever held. It was a pleasure to go over his famous farm. Scarritt College will open its doors for the school year 1903-04 vith Rev. John Brown as head of he institution. Charles A.

Stinnett, our popular ilrcult clerk, and Mrs. Laura Houston of Cassville, were marled at Aurora, Wednesday, Sep- ember 2. c. Cundlff and W. S.

Brawner, who have been promoting the lerce City, Joplin and Neosho lectric railway have been In Neosho for the past week In the interest of the road. They are asking the business men of Neosho to the road right-of- way between Neosho and Joplin and Neosho and Granby. TWENTY YEARS AGO September 11, 1913 number for the week before was' The clty counc11 called a 186. Of this number only 23 were fl eclal election September 28 to in southern states. votc on a Proposition to issue Movements Of cattle up the $65 000 bond 8 tor water works trail through the Indian Terrl- lm AS STATE AUDITOR, SMITH SEES EXTRA SESSION Although holding to the personal opinion that a special session of the state legislature is not especially necessary this fall.

State Auditor Forrest Smith has outlined; what he considers the logical means of raising revenue, if the extra session is convened. The state auditor shrinks from an extra session because of the fact that it will bo rather expensive, under even the most favorable circumstances, and he takes the attitude that state employes would better wait a month or two for their pay than that a fall session of the general assembly be called to guarantee plenty of money for departmental operations. "Our platform last year pledged a reduction in taxes and economy in government." Auditor Smith said. In discussing the matter of state revenue, the official continued: "A falling off in valuations of all property and a reduction of income from all sources has essened the ability of all tax EfiM SPRINGS School Opened Monday ing with Mrs. Marjorie' Dtlahy as principal and Mrs.

Rosalee Connell as primary teacher. Lawrence Latta returned home Friday after spending the last five weeks with his father, Dave Latta at Cape Ozark. Mrs. H. A.

Williams visited Tuesday night with her mother, Mra M. B. Kelhr of Stella. Tom Rlley spent last week with M. R.

Schrantz at Grove, Okla. Sunday visitors In the H. A. Williams home were: Mr. and Mrs.

Ollie Bond of Five Point, Mr. and Mrs. E. Harris and daughter of Neosho, and Mrs. Leroy Logan of El Paso, Tex.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Haggard spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. M.

R. Schrantz of Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Patterson and COMPLIMENTARY BUT SLlGttTLY INCORRECT Editor Neosho Times: week we were pleased to find on the front page of The Neosho Times two.

news items under separate headings, both relative to the M. F. A. and both referring to the organization In a complimentary way. We of the M.

F. A. appreciate the publicity thus given to the organization and its convention and believe it to be of Immense value. However, believe there la in one of the articles a statement which is apt to be misleading and in the other one which is not strictly accurate. We are sure the writer or writers did not intend this to be the ease and will not object if we offer some explanation of the matters in question.

son attended birthday dinner at One statment reads: "Mr. Hirth the home of A. H. Patterson of Neosho, Sunday. tory continues on a large scale.

The rapid growth of towns in this country is shown by the es- E. F. Murray, who is special agent for the Northwestern Life Insurance Co. of Milwaukee, has tablishment of free postal be6n a lnted district agent for Hf very In 42 towns during the fiscal year. A city must have 20,000 inhabitants to obtain free delivery.

southwest Missouri. Hugh Robinson, the noted aeronaut, and 'his family who now The Newton County fair closed 1Ivc ln Louls visiting Ne- yesterday evening. It Is consider- 6ho relatives. Hufeh is now head cd ft success from the standpoint mechanic In the Benoist Aircraft m. QVMrlBU 11 of attendance but the directors ln the conat ruction of hydro- foci that people show too little 1aeropJones interest in bringing in exhibits I Ker Bennet arrived in Neo- Thore were approximately 1,200 sho last week a visit his people the grounds.

mother, Mrs. Marlon Bennett. He Niolho excitement' travelea over Centra: this morning over the news of the tn Amerlc a during the past tllta murder of Dr. A. W.

Chenosveth near his home in Pineville, last and Sandf Osbourn night. The doctor's body was lett Monda Glasgow. Mont, found by his son, Curtis, lying in tO take a chance a land draw- the road where he had apparently tho Ft Peck fallen from his buggy after be- Va reser- Ing s-'hot. lhe Kansa City Southern rail- In this age of advanced thought acl ld 242 tlcket to Joplin at women are crowding into almost 'H 16 local statlon th ay that every occupation in life. One of Barnum and Bailey's shows were the latest women have tackled la that of commercial traveler.

The first of her class to come to Neosho was here this week In that city. Besides that, the yui'H lo pay their taxes, As a result, it now looks like there will not be enough money in the state reasury to meet the payrolls the rest of the year. Even If there Is not enough money, the employes of the state can wait a month or wp necessary. Thousands of ther MissOurians have gone for everal years with no income at all. It will cost, at the lowest es- imate, a quarter of a million ollara to have a special session.

"But If a special session is ailed, I am in favor of increas- ng the tax on beer, putting the corporation franchise tax back to $1 per thousand, and taking off from general property the state rate for revenue purposes, as that will give relief to the farmers and the home owners in the city. Then, by having a small sales tax, so low that the tax can, be absorbed by the retailer without increasing the price of the commodity, all the money that we need can be raised. "During the present trying times, the state can curtail some of its activities of lesser importance and get by with less money, just as the merchant, the farmer, and the worker have had to do for the last four years." NEWTONIA Mrs. Jonathan Heck and daughters, Lilah and Frances, of Oklahoma City, -are visiting Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. and "other relatives here. Mrs. Heck is a sister- in-law of Mrs.

Pearson, and her husband, the late Jonathan Heck, formerly lived here, Wayne Riley, who has just completed a business course in arrived last Tuesday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Riley. He returned to Denver Sunday to accept a position offered him there. Rev.

J. A. Morgan filled his appointment at the Methodist church, Sunday. He left immediately after the morning service to conduct the funeral services of Joe Reed at the Wanda church. Mrs.

Cora Williams returned home Saturday evening from Neosho where she had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Graves and family since last Tuesday. Mrs. Gertrude Floyd of Oklahoma City who is visiting relatives here, left Friday to spend the week-end on her farm near Linn Creek and Lake of the Ozarks. Her nephew, Clayton Green of Springfield, accompanied her on the trip.

Miss Letha Siler spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Siler and family. Miss Letha is manager of the Myra D. Cosmetic Co.

in Joplin and will soon be transferred to Texas by that company. Junior Kritz who was operated upon for acute appendicitis at Sale hospital i Neosho three weeks ago was able to return home Sunday. Miss Lottie Tanner and friend, Roy Davis of Tulsa. arrived Fri- Association held in the Blackstone day or a week-end visit with Mr. EVAPORATED MILK MARKETING AGREEMENT Chicago, Aug.

evaporated milk "marketing agreement" will be signed shortly by all companies concerned; Dr. Frank Rice said today at the monthly meeting of the Evaporated Milk founded this organization and has been its only president" It la true that Mr. Hirth founded the organization and has always been its recognized leader, but for some yeara at his own request the office of president was passed around. After a time this did not seem to work well and Mr. Hirth again accepted the presidency, which office he has since held.

The other statement reads that the M. F. A. "is the largest and most powerful farm organization in the world." It is not my understanding that the M. F.

A. has the largest membership of any farm organization, which would be the case, when its membership is practically confined to one state and such organizations as the Farmers' Union and the Grange have large memberships in several states. The M. F. A.

does claim, however, from a business standpoint, to be the greatest farm organization. With about five millions of dollars invested in hundreds of business units, processing pi a commission houses, which have an annual turnover of about one hundred millions of dollars, and which return to their members hundreds of thousands of dollars in patronage dividends annually, the M. F. A. claims to exercise the greatest business prestige of any farm organization.

And although the organization WARRANTY DEEDS Ben Miller et, al. to Brookshire- Hdwe. lot 1, 2, 7, 8, block. 6, McCracken's addition to Diamond for $1. Jacob Story to O.

Hornburg, part of hf of nw qr of section 9, township 26, range 821 for $1 and other considerations. J. R. Reardin, to L. JV Halnes, numerous tracts in this county for $1.

John W. Walker to' Floyd 81. Scott, part of ne qr of nw qr and! of nw qr of no qr of section 36, township 27, range 34, for $1. Mary Farris to Neosho Bldg. and Loan Association, lots 17, 18 in block 1, McElhawy's addition to Neosho for $1.

Sarah S. Bowman to Louie C. Deist, sw qr of ne qr of section 38, township 24, range 31, for $1. Alvin Bandy to C. B.

Smith, hf of ne qr of section 24, township 24, range 82, for $1. Patrick Broderlck to Joseph Broderiok, hf of hf of ne qr of section 26, township 27, range 80, for $1. George W. Platt to Alfred Page- part of-sw qr of hf of aw qr of section 21, township. 1 26, range SO, for $1.

hotel here. Accepted by the sec- selling vinegar, flitting to and fro i Okla where she will and to say she paralyzed these! resurne her Position as teacher Mo. N. A. ran an excursion rotary of agriculture, the agree- train which was filled to capacity, ment will enable this branch of Mrs.

H. V. Wicks left Saturday staid citizens would be putting it mildly. She sold more vinegar in two hours than a man could sell In two months. ise of high wages in the great industries that were running full blast in the years following the war.

They were as a rule not equipped for anything except farm work and they took any old job they could find, and it was usually the kind requiring little skill and no training. When the depression came these were the first to be let out and they are likely to be the last taken on again. There has always been a drift of young men and young women too from the farms to the cities and the result Is now seen in the most unemployment situation in pur country's history. The government, both state and federal, has appropriated millions for agricultural relief and employed thousands to administer It but not until recently has the government devoted much time or money to a plan of keeping the boys on the farm and enabling them to become self-supporting citizens. This plan that is, being worked with gratifying and Increasing success is through the vocational agriculture schools in towns and communities dependent upon agriculture.

You have often heard It said that it Is easier to criticize what somebody else is attempting to do than to do something yourself, and that tendency is very noticeable at the present time. A lot of people are inclined to find fault with President Roosevelt's plan of Industrial recovery, but they have not submitted anything better. The depression started In the early part of the Hoover and a number of federal farm board that were made to get around ated some three years ago failed the corner where prosperity was' after an expenditure of over 360 supposed to be located. The ad- million dollars, 'and it ministration wa given full ished because it was MD port because everybody was an-(the wrong method for agricultural ProaPorlty to come recovery. The price adjustment No ay know whether measures of Secretary Wallace President Roosevelt's plan will may bo wrong, but men of great or not, but we believe that i mlnd believe in them and as they everyone should enter it to are in authority they should be fullest extent and try to make given full support.

It looks Succeed. It is no time to hold to plow up growing cotton ok and criticise. it falls, we and destroy pigs ip order to re- something else, but Us, 4uce the supply when there is a ifcomd come, because'the, crying need for both cotton and WAt 4-n A A4.1*1« ft 1 i .4 i FORTY YEARS AGO September 7, 1893 The public schools opened Monday with Prof. J. M.

Stevenson as principal. Mra A. B. Wheeler assistant principal and Prof. T.

L. Cloud principal of the ward school. The enrollment in the high school Is 41. and the entire enrollment of all grades and high school is 518. Prarie schooners have been passing through Neosho i rapid succession all bound for "the The marriage of Walter W.

Miss Clara TTogue was solemnized at the residence of tho bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Hogue, by the Rev. R. W. Ely, last night. Frod Hubbert left yesterday for Sweet Springs, to attend Marmaduke Military academy for the year.

Misses Bess, Mabel and Noll Woods have gone to Waco, where the two former will teach in the Waco Female college, and the latter will be a student In that Institution, At the annual meeting of the Neosho club, Monday, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Dr. J. W. Lamson; F. Page; Secretary, James McEwln; Treasurer.

Dr. Maas. Price Hedges and Co. have opened up a branch store at Sulphur Springs and are shipping goods to that place this week. Mr.

Hedges will take charge of the new store this week. wa fl ore- was abol- prbven to be for hav prices, plan in the public schools of that city. TEN YEARS AGO September 13, 1923 the dairy industry to do its part in carrying out the intent of the agricultural adjustment act to reestablish a parity between the pricfcs the farmer receives for what lie produces and the price of articles he buys. a united driver muuh refiem- the evaporators, who do an $85,530,000 annual business, have already put into effect a tentative labor code approved by the NRA, they will in a few days, when the secretary signs the bling those of war times, Neosho raised $747 in a two-day campaign to subscribe Newton county's quota of $800 for relief of the earthquake sufferers in Japan. C.

M. Shartel. president of the a reembut be doing all within constitutional convention, is home i 1ei ri to support the ad- from Jefferson City for a month's vacation before completing the work of the body. Dr. H.

G. Voorhles and family have returned from a northern trip which they made in a Ford car with a little house built on it. They camped six weeks on a small lake in Minnesota. The last band concert season was given Friday night in the court house Pro. E.

C. Jones, who has been leader for two years, has resigned, and left Monday for Austin, Tex. James Anderson of the Dally Democrat ha sold his interest in the paper to his father, Will Anderson, and left the first of tho week for Orleans where ho will enter Tularie University. A change is being made in the highway department. Jack Sheldon, who has been with the department for five years, is to be sent to Neosho in place of Mr.

Cutler, and Cutler is to be with the maintenance department in Joplin, A group of Texans visiting relatives In this county this week are Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Powell of San Antonio.

Mrs. Guy Gregg of Denlson, and Mrs. Jimmy Kelly of Houston. Mrs. Powell is a sister of Mrs.

Virgil Green, 409 and The time In and her family, the mother of the young women, Mrs. N. B. Ilodgden, and her brother, Frank Marlow, and his wife of Turkey ministration in achieving economic recovery through improving the farmer's returns for milk and observing fair trade practice and price rules and altered wages and hours of labor. Milk producers have not had to await formal announcement of the agreement to receive its benefits.

In July farmers delivering milk to evaporated milk plants In Wisconsin were paid at a rate 28 per'cent higher- than in July, 1932. Milk for bottled milk brought but 7 per cent more on the same basis of comparison. A committee of nine chosen by the entire evaporated milk group will have administrative charge, responsible to Secretary Wallace. This committee will recommend any needed changes, in prices to farmers and in wholesale prices to the secretary who must approve. Likewise, it will investigate and report on alleged violations of the trade practice rules which in toto forbid any company to sell evaporated milk at any concession from the officially established price limits.

Thua the price to farmers should be less subject to drastic changes in wholesale values, caused by violent competition. As the value of milk for evaporated milk is closely related to for other particularly but- will be made accordingly to formulas, in different sections of the country that take this factor Into account. Qn the marketing agreement and Mrs. Ora Tanner. Miss Ada Tanner, a sister, accompanied them on their return trip to Tulsa.

Mrs. Fred Harvey, who spent several days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mra W. C. Boyd, returned to her home near Rocky Comfort, Monday.

James M. Harrison and sons, Jay and Woodrow drove here from Tulsa Sunday evening and visited A. J. Burk. and other relatives here and at Stark City, Mr.

and Mrs. William Asbell of Neosho visited friends here Saturday afternoon. Mont Hopkins of Kansas City spent Labor Day here with old friends. Mont is an employe of the Cudahy packing company, in Kansas City. Mr.

and Mrs. Ora Tanner are announcing the marriage of their daughter, Vita to Floyd Tatum, Sept 2. The marriage, which was a surprise to many, took place In Tulsa where Miss Tanner has been employed for some time. Mr. Tatum a constable of Newtonia township and they will make their home here.

Ever notice how hard it is to laugh at a Joke told by a man you don't like? MARRIAGE LICENSES Arthur Sterling, Caney. Kans. Marcella Hinds, Caney. 'saac Deem, Neosho, R. 3.

Jessie Rinehart Neosho H. King, Anderson. Eugenia Lewis, Anderson. jloyd Johnson, Stella, R. 2.

Nellie Taffner, Anderson, R. 8. 3eo. A. Plckens, Purdy, R.

1. Esther Daniels, Neosho, R. 1. Kenneth Haley, Martha B. Rowland, Falrview.

Sdw. Sullivan, Centerton. Ark. Hazel M. Cay wood, Centerton.

Harold B. Ricketts. Parsons, Kans. Almeda V. Powell, Parsons.

Virgil C. Kirby, Neosho. Joy L. Goff, Neosho. is non-partisan.

It claims to exercise more power for good government and just legislation within its territory than is exercised by any farm organization in the nation. Those who have been in a position to know the facts' or to feel the power of the organization in the passage of constitu- tional amendments, Income tax and school legislation, tax relief measures, know the organization's claims in these premises are no idle boasts. E. A. FOWLER, Pres.

Nt-wton Co. M. F. A. FEDERAL FARM Applications will now be considered for loans on well-located' farms that are well; managed and- in good condition.

Any loans made will be on a very conservative basis. First National Farm Loan Association, Neosho, MO. Office at -First National Bank. 34-tf ATTENTION, HARVEST SHOW EXHIBITORS DAIRY DEPARTMENT Correction: The following class each of the three dairy breeds has been omitted In the premium list Premiums will be paid as follows: 1 Bulls over 1 yr. under 18 mo.

1st, $4.00, 2nd. $2.00, 3rd, ribbon A. J. MILLER Secretary Newton County Harvest Show. RELIABLE DENTISTRY Plates $10 Extracting 60c E.

M. BRITE, Dentist 620 Main St Joplin, Mo. CARD OF THANKS We'take this means of express ing our appreciation to our many friends for the acts kindness and shown us in our recent bereavement. We also wish to thank the choir for the beautiful selections; the minister for his comforting words; and those who sent the floral tokens, and the Wessell undertakers for their many courtesies. Mr.

and Mrs. O. H. Turner Mr. and Mrs.

B. J. Canady Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Brown, Mr. and Mrs.Loren Jarvls Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Reynolds. Mr.

and Mrs. Evert Hill. Turkey those milk attending besides the Texas viult for evaporating purposes, will be and Mrs A 0 an Mrs. A. J.

Hodgden represented. It is also recognized that other producers, who sell a smaller amount of milk to evap. orated milk plants, have the right to appoint a' committee of their Mis Frances Newton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.

Newtpn, Washington street, 'to, enroll Draughon'e Business "University I in j. own, to confer 'with the main committee on price 8 to TJ 1 1 -TTT" I I I II Most men can stand lot of work, but the loaf an in Springfield next weelfc'u' i mtsassdmsjt Money-Saving Round Trip Fares Via LINES each Saturday und Sunday during August, September and October. 10 good only in chair can or low Limit 16 good in chair can coachMi ajbo sleeping cart on pay of sleeping car CHILDREN HAl.g FARE am, pmorl 1:05 pra. Direct connection In the St. LouU Union Station i A- Write or phone mt tltat LOOK HERE, MAN! WHY DONT YOU BUY ME? 40 acres, $1980; part cash.

Peach, apple cherry trees; large garden; good corn; fine pasture plenty; fenced and cross-f good buildings; house, brooder house; house, large barn, smoke house, all practically new. Taxes $12 per year. Good gravel road. I AM A DANDY. Nagel Watson Neosho, Missouri WHAT THE DOCTOR PRESCRI NFRA-RED heat wavet provide one of tafost and itmpfoit treatments for nvaral klndi of neuralgia and similar dittrantng conditions, mmclo itlff noii and lorenast, tlugglth circulation, and many achti and palm.

Now many are thtlr homes with Humphrey Raaiantflras which product quantities of radiant heat. At tht tJmo thay ara cutting thalr heating costs by using penetrating heaters to help out the central heating plant. Radiant- fires ara priced the lowest in years, See the models orn display at our offices today, 'Pennies All Prices Advance 10 Per Cent September Ozark Distributing.