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SPRINGFIELD LEADER 8. STUART OLIVIER, TERMS: matter Finley, 1102 THIS DATE IN HISTORY, March colony foundEnglish. Arnold resigned his Jennings Bryan York defeated the proposed constitutional amendment granting woman's suffrage. NECESSITY OF VOTING. Joseph man writes to Dr. Jenkins: "There tendency to anathematize and cast aspersion upon citizen who does not regularly and religiously go through the presumed triotic exercises his sacred suffrage privilege; but are now candidates controlled, dal submit that becomes an honest citizen any pretentions shaping the adminispolicy our municitrative palities, and nations. This causes Dr. Jenkins to this reply: not much lambasting of voters do to the polls there used confess that the others who neglect the sacred right of suffrage because they feel so helpless shaping political affairs. Still, suppose should keep hammering away by word act, even in the most limited circle of influence. try affect the sitThere doubt there is truth both statements. Often makes no whether one goes the polls not. There choice: there is no issue and there no reason for voting. has no choice and no ion why cast blank, meaningless Nevertheless, there are times when there keen issue, when does make who elected. Then the voter should appear. Some voters are actually afraid sides others feel below their dignity to politics." Some are too indolent to the polls they convictions. While not always of greatest importance vote the political should watched and comprehended. When there real call for the good citizen. which should respond. Only about half the citizens of the country whether there real issue That grave error and brings on situation which even dangerous. LOWDEN MISSOURI. The Republican convention, which meets in St. Joseph soon. send seven delegates large to the Kansas City convention. The Republicans hold separate conventions the congressional districts state convention. Thus takes 17 conventions for Missouri select delegates to the national convention. The district conventions have shown strong for Gov. I'fank Lowden of Illinois. It would not the state solidly for him by the time the meets. He ways strong among the Missouri Republicans and would have made much better showing few years ago If he had not been liberal the use of money. Those might have been for him were afraid to express their sentiments when developed he was passing out large sums for influThe Lowden boom in Missouri due to the of the farmers. For many years he has been working among them. farmer himself on large scale and, like has pronounced opinions on the proper relations of government and farmers. Being commands attention among the tillers of the can't but believe successfully rected the affairs the Pullman company for long time, knows what do for the farmers should be president. cannot be said this time that Lowden's Missouri boom due boodle No doubt he liberin his campaign expenses but he has not bought the rank and the farmers of the state are quite well lined up for him. SUSPENSIONS. Springfield has had its share bank suspensions in the last years but in only two cases, that of the Holland bank and the old Bank of Commerce Commercial street, did the depositors lose any money. The suspended banks paid back every cent with interest and quite certain the New First National will do the same. The suspension of the bank due conditions peculiar this particular bank. general way. money never plentiful. the of money which seems to be keeping stock prices high and booming in New York whether the companies which the stocks represent are highly prosperous not. As long money is plentiful in the great nancial managed banks can taken care of withThe New First National small bank and suspension will have no special influence in this section the CAMPAIGN FUNDS. Efforts now being made trace oil money to the Democratic national committed. turns out that 1923 treasurers the Democratic and Republican committees agreed not to file statements of the cash they ceived. as each had conceal. was thought best the people should not know of certain large contributions made to both parties. However, the only actual scanthat has come of tance the Sinclair affair. The strenuous effort conceal clair fully understood the public exactly but buying. He wantcertain oil lands and he large the mittee to help along his deal. secretary of the Interior seems have accepted direct bribe. To prevent exposure of the Sinclair gift, bonds were given by the The others and was would keep Sinclair's the Too many were In the deal avoid publicity and the scandal came out. Rich men always given large sums for campaign expenses both parties, the Rebeing more liberally riched because they generbetter turn the favors. HOMES FOR AGED. The finding of celebrated lustrator for In home for the aged New York cently caused much discussion about Institutions of the kind. which much tention. Wealthy men who have more money than they know what to do with have, recent years. shown preference for endowing has homes for old people and appears they are doing much good. Were not for them some very respectable persons who have become old and feeble would be ordinary poor houses. Evidently there change of sentiment about caring for the aged. once thought no one need be dependent if he wore industrious, prudent. saving and careful. he was in poverty his old age no one to blame but himself. He had been reckextravagant, indolent and and even deserved his fate. better understanding of things changed this viewpoint. While have the shiftless and worthless. who loaf through life. have those by the hundreds who find improvished in old through no fault their own. Sickness is the greatof poverty. the number their savings swept away through some nancial disaster is very large. To and only part the story. Savings do not take care themselves and the accumulations years can and are lost in day. What 75 85 to do then? In the past, death often been his only friend. It not then, that there should noticed more friendly feeling for homes for the aged and dependent. evolution. Springfield has close up view homes this kind, the Pythian Home and the Mary E. Wilson Home. both which are doing wonderful work in their own parfields. Homes the kind are generally built by secret ders but the endowed home. the gift of man wealth. is now coming more WASTE BASKET The California dam disaster overlooked in Camden counwhere there has recently sprung much opposition the proposed Bagnell dam. The Linn Creek veille that little side light stretch 100110 across the Osage river near Los where the Francis dam way just after midnight More than persons reported dead missing. although volume of ter behind the Francis dam about fiftieth part much the proposed 100 foot would 100th the dam ten feet recently contemplated. such dam should collapse, of flood the like that lightning bug and the cago There another dam fight going Springfield. This "Stone the Galena national last thing hinges the Empire District Electric JopGalena Rock busy and say meet with Stone relative the start their promised damages which will grow out reached preliminary the erection of Taney will county known Table Rock informed court labor the the Federal Power commission tion dam Washington urging settlement will January this Can meeting Empire company laid portunity howl before court maps the times stand posed project outlined detail proposition has been the realizing that they company job before asked the build Federal to grant have the But them of time which which settlement they mean understood that soon made building bridge "This and made nor the parties any together on than December 1st last year. Considerable investigation has made the part the court order familiarize them. bridge yet conditions vestment bridge them. very little been territory done the last few weeks about The garding the settlement and the of seems have settled down and White only attracting very little pose the News-Oracle ried in every possible lend helping hand this matter. but seem getting feel that some take action. Neighboring counties are looking disfavor Stone classing bunch They want the dam built and least 90 cent of the people see the trouble they are saying nothing the opportunity will lost and Stone county will be the There no doubt Stone county will be the loser the Galena paper says, but the loss will shared by every county years The Galena paper magnitude the past years have time. market for acquainted with the must found until work of Empire company. We Taney county when the present built and have watched they deep the growth and the Lake Taneycomo region. The Empire settled with Taney county for the pitiful be land sum of damages (after the county had asked for $500) when they the Taney county But Get this When the filled found that Branson and Hollister inconvenienced re- make garding their roads bridges, the company went work and built but why drag the road from Hollister Branson around the bluff. built the Coon creek bridge, the bridge across the lake Bransn and bridge The company Roark creek just out of Branson work before turned them over the Branson turning concrete special road district. They did not their the county court they this additional work when they paid the did they plan that they built the But they the need spent their money supply that This was certainly fair enough little impression Stone county for the are inclined believe that citizens opinion that the Empire company bunch crooks wanting to come Stone and make without looking after the fare the people have here their lives and expect still The Empire they solely the the people They ford the feeling one would reflect their This upon could not long exist they standing on the dam Table make for the company They have settlement estimated that will clearing such current opinion not ready pleased when they promise start the work once: reached. hinges near the bridge have bridge cost million the Empire total assessed Supthis whole territory for twice the and would then deed the state Missouri huge game preserve This money than the company could build bridge Highway No. Stone county would lose the taxation the entire territotry. saying they will do that, but could "Inactivity this time dangerous. When made Stone county the Federal Powproceed grant license to Empire company erect dam. and in that license stipulated that actual construction must begin within period years their license will be begin project very short current tiement our court the has nothing nor prospect of having anything must made the individual land along the roads cleared. all and Stone counwill proportional part. week Judge Peters informed had done he could and far he concerned he ready He did not mention what that settlement would matter the campaign? are ready settle. let's settle and get over and the company know the has yet much they they are anxious