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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-08-01

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agents are buster hunting farms to
list than they are finding buyers.
Saturday T. H. Barbee sold the
]. Ed. Downey farm of 126 acre a
half mile southeast of town to
John Hickey of Mendon at $l75.-
90 per acre. The same day Mr..
Barbee sold the Maple place of
25 acres to j. T. Duncan for ST.
10000.
Thursday, w. s. Savage sold a
20 acre farm south of Brookfeld
to Virgil l.. Piggott Friday he
sold the l.. 7. Ringland farm of
l6O acres to w. r. Henton at
$4,000 per acre and Saturday he
sold the F. F. Dresser place of 10
acres in the southwest suburbs to
Geo. l.. Kranz for S., 10000.
j. T. Cushing, Saturday, closed
contract selling the Mrs. Swink
farm of 80 acre three miles north
of town to Mrs. w. P. Wade at
$15O.O per acre 1t is understood
that Mrs. Wade and family will
move to the Swink farm in the
spring but will continue to operate
the home farm of 160 acres.
l., T. Ringland who sold his
16O acre farm south of town last
week, Monday bought the E. R.
Barton farm of the same size
northwest of town at $175. 90 per
acre. The sale was made through
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton who sold the
farm two weeks ago to Otis Thomas
of Linueus at $3.50 90 per acre.
o. E. Coram, who bought the
W. S. Savage farm of 1913 acres
southeast of town last spring at
$4,000 per acre, sold the place
Tuesday to E. J. Clawson of
Meadville for $135.OO per acre,
possession to be given next spring.
This sale was made through
Brenner & Buster.
Carl NJ. Wilson has bought the
johnson farm of 80 acres a
half mile southeast of town at
500 per acre. Floyd Harter has
the place rented this year.
Il. D. Hall accompanied 7. Fl.
Barbee to Bates county last Sun
day and while there Mr.. Hall
bought a 1O4 acre farm five miles
from Adrain, for which be paid
1926. 90 per acre,
2. r. King this week bought
the Gooch farm of 100 acres north
of Brookfield at $4,000 per acre.
Mr.. King bought the farm as an
investment.
Station Agent Moore took a
plunge into the real estate game
this week, buying a l60 acre farm
near Bynumville, in Charlton
county.
While at Liberty last week Mr..
and Mrs. E. r. Barton bought q
home near Liberty college, CON-
prising a fiue residence and ten
acres of ground.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-08-01
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Don't forget the ice cream sup
per at Rest Room 3 to IL Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Edna Boyland of LaPlata,
is the guest of Mrs. j, w. Moberly
this week.
Chas. Wood of Hopkins visited
Me-. and Mrs. Joe Disney the first
of the week.
E. Thurman was called to
Kirksville last week 10 attend the
funeral of an uncle.
F. NJ. Alexander wants your
soap iron for which he will pay
80 cents per hundred.
Mrs. j. C. Lomax Of Princeton,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
John c. Brown and family.
Locust creek school house
preaching next Sunday at 300
o'clock. Come. Richard L.Stratton
Mrs. l.. B. Haley and SOD,
Clifford left yesterday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Clinic. at Yale,
Okla.
Mrs. Surface and Mrs. Emma
Campbell of Brookfield spent
Wednesday with Mrs. A. G. Groes
and family.
Frank Byrd was here from
Nebraska Saturday and made a
short visit with his brother, A. S.
Byrd and family.
O. E. Peacher has established a
jitney service in Laclede with
headquarter at the Bassett garage.
Will attend all calls promptly.
Phone 81.
Regular quarterly meeting of the
Grand Army post next Thursday,
August 7, at 200 in the afternoon.
AS many members as can should
be in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Patterson
and children and Miss Folsom
Barbee spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hanson and
family on route two,
Geo. Huff, returning from the
the harvest fields of Kansas, spent
Saturday night with his brotherin
law, j. W. Reed and family, and
left Sunday for Sedalis.
Sermons at HOO and S:0O by
the pastor, Sunday. Epworth
League at..7:45. You will enjoy
the services at the Methodist church
and receive q hearty welcome.
Mr.. Brenner, OF south Laclede,
is the owner of q new Schuttler
wagon. 1t is q humane act to
hitch your team to one light run
ming farm equipments. You find
them at the Linneus Lumber Co.
Prof. Byron Western, who is
attending the summer term at the
state teachers school at Kirksville,
spent Sunday here with his
family at the home of Mrs.
Westerns parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
A. G. Groes.
Hunting and fishing is forbidden
and all trespassers are hereby
warned to keep off my farm lands
north of Laclede. A valuable steer
was killed by hunters this week.
All violaters of this warning will
be prosecuted. E. w. Pease.
Mrs. Mary Mize leaves this week
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Allie
Wheeler at Jerome, Idaho, and se-
companied by her granddaughter,
Miss Helgs JaspersOn, will later go
to California where the latter will
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-08-01
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week


Monday.
I, H. Barbee is spending a few
days on real estate business in
Bates county.
Miss Ruth Seney of Gallo is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Thur
man and family this week.
Mrs. J A. Sloan was called to
Bloomfield, Iowa, Saturday by the
serious illness of her mother.
G. A. Read and T. l.. Humphfres
motored to Kansas City and back
On a business trip last Saturday.
F. E. Drake of Linneus was
visitor at this Office Tuesday re-
newing his subscription for another
year.
Earnest Coles, q recent returned
soldier from France, spent Monday
with his uncle, J. F. Disney and
family.
Mrs. Lee Hamilton and two
sons, james and William, went 10
Kansas City Monday to spend
several days.
Chas, q. Hetrick and family
returned to their home at Nowats,
Okla, Monday after a visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. Roy Rowland with Miss
Lena Mendenhall of Brookfeld
spent Friday afternoon with friends
in Marceline.
Pom Adamson of Trenton.
Nebr., is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Ed. j. Finney and MIR.
Finney this week.
Mrs. Levina Swink visited over
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Cushing, returning to her home at
Bonapart, Iowa, Monday.
Miss Irene Post of Drexel, Mo-,
and Mrs. EIva Straube of Bruins
wick, are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Harter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Peer left
Tuesday to visit their son Ira and
family at Yola, MINI. They ex-
pect to be gone two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Dayis of
Wichita, Kans., visited relatives
here this week, guests of the
latter's brother, T. D. Mitchell
and family.
Earl Cotter returned to Tulsa.
Okla, Monday after spending q
week at his home here. He has q
good position with an oil company
at Tulsa.
Lee Landree spent the weekend
in Cameron attending the EpwOrth
League convention and visiting
friends. "A membership of 60 was
from the Laclede League.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. Wroe have
returned from a visit with their
in Wyoming and will
locate in Brookfeld which will be
p. easing news to their many Linn
county friends.
Mrs. J. B. Thomas who has
been visiting here in the homes of
her two brothers, j. T. and ]. F.
Disney, left Wednesday for Marce-
line and will go from there to her
home in Miami, Okla, the last of
the week.
Max Jones, state insurance in
spector, left Monday with his wife
and little son to motor to Nevada,
which will be MIR. Jones' head
quarters for the next few weeks.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
NJ. F. Clay who will go from there
10 visit relatives in Oklahoma and
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-08-01

/ UuC LII CCANASC llNs9J NOA
ing 81 stars, will be demobilized
with an appropriate program under
the direction of a committee com
posed of Mrs. Lula Dent, Misses
Edna Peacher and Amy Gardner.
The public invited to be present.
Mr.. Oliver S. Kirby of Wood
ward, Okla, and Mrs. Edna
Casper of Laclede, were united in
marriage ednesday afternoon by
Rev. R. l.. StrattOn, the ceremony
being performed at home of the
brides aunt Mrs. Ezra Pease.
They will reside at Salem, Mo.
=
The P. E. O's held q special
meeting at the home of Mrs. Fl W.
Lomax Tuesday evening in honor
of Mrs. c. B. Talbot, one of their
active mem bers, who is to make
her home in Keokuk. AS a re-
membrance ofs- friendship and
pleasant association at chapter
meetings Mrs. Talbot was present
ed with handsome souvenir spoon
accompanied by deep regrets at her
departure but with many best
wishes for the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. NJ. Hendrick-
sou, former residents of Laclede.
now residing at Denver, Colo,
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Mabel Ruth to Mr..
Harold NJ. Schobe which occurred
Monday, June 30, 1919, at their
home in Denver. The family's
many friends here extend best
wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Schobe.
A mixed car of hogs and cattle
were taken to the st. Joseph
market Tuesday night by Manager
Patterson for the following mem
of the shipping association: D. R.
Rowland, Robert Sloan, A. j.
Harter, c. V, Jennings, F. F.
Welsh. David Perry, Mack Farrar,
Jordan Parks, 0. A. Potter, Dave
Dick, Mrs. Ollie Bennett and A.
B. Henderson.
Wilbur Andrew, representing
the Andrew Broom Company of
ChilIicothe, was here calling on
his trade Tuesday. Mr.. Andrew
is patronizing the railroads this
trip while the Ford car he had
been using is being repaired after
colIiding with a stump while going
down a hill the other day. Mr..
Andrew is a hard surface roads
booster and hopes the bond issue
in this county as we'll as in his
home county will carry when it
comes up this month.
H. E. Brenner unwltting'y put
the cooling system of his Elgin
Six to a severe test the other day.
He started to the northeast part
of the county and when but a few
miles from town the fan belt
broke. He took it off aud placed
it in the car and drove on. When
be returned to his garage that
afternoon after driving about
seventy miles on a hot day without
a fan belt one could hold their
hand on the engine without get
ting burned. This is only one of
the many important features of
Elgin Six which Mr.. Brenner
in this territory.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-08-01

Much stock is being sent to
market at this time. Nj. F. Clay
the local buyer, had out ten cars
to Chicago last Saturday.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-08-01
Corn Binders

We are now making up our
orders for a car load of the old
reliable Nc Cormick Corn Binders
1t costs no more to buy early and
be prepared, than to wait as some
did with the grain harvester and
loose their small grain. Phone us
your order now and we will place
you on our list, and you can depend
on having a binder at the proper
time. Office phone Al. Residence
I13. Linneus Lumber Co.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-08-01

The W. e. T. U. will serve ice
cream and cake at the Rest Room
on Saturday afternoon and night
of this week. l.. T. l.. members
will assist in a pleasing program,
besides plenty of music. All are
invited to come.
Oh these hot days-your team
would enjoy life much more if
they were hitehed to a Peter
Sehuttler, or the Emerson Newton
Wagon with that heavy load,
You buy them of the LinneUs
Lumber Co.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-08-01
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

Next Sunday afternoon at $3.50
the Bruner service flag, contain
ing q stars, will be demobilized
with an appropriate program under
the direction of a committee com
posed of Mrs. Lula Dent, Misses
Edna Peacher and Amy Gardner.
The public invited to be present.
The sun., 1919-02-06
OFFICERS ARE DRUNK,
SAY OHIO SOLDIERS
Troops Sent to Dainatia Com
plain of Neglect.

W.sHINGroN. Feb. 5.-Representative
McCulloch tOhio) made public to-day
letter he had received from Homes +.
Black of Canton. reciting complaints re-
ceived from Ohio soldiers in the $500
Infantry stationed at Cattaro. Dalm&t'a.
Of drunkenness among commissioned Of
fice-s, insufficient food. poor clothing and
lack OF pay. Mr. McCulloch said lie had
intended TO call the matter to the atten-
ton of the House, but would not intro
duce a resolution for an investigation
because similar measures were not be
Ing acted upon. Mr.. Blacks letter said
in part
Briefly. the complaints are that the
soldiers are being fed upon Italian ra-
lions and are not receiving sufficient
food In fact. several soldiers writing
TO their parents, stated chat the food was
so scarce that it was necessary for them
to steal food in order to exist. They
complained also that they have received
no clothes OF any kind since early last
fall. and that they have mended and
patched their clothing until 1t Will hardly
hold together.
Another complaint is that all the corn-
nissioned officers located at this point.
with the exception OF one Lieutenant. are
drinking to excess, and are drunk prac-
tically all the time. and their actions
are so disgusting and so disgraceful that
the officers Of the British. French and
Italian armies look upon them with dis
gust"
The sun., 1919-02-06
CASLESS SUNDAYS
SAVED FOCHS PLANS
Marshal Warned Whole Cam
paign Was in Peril.
Special E,spatch IN TnE srv.


WAsHINGToN. Feb Had not Amerl-
can shipments Of gasolene to France
been kept up at the rate made possible
by the restrictions placed on domestic
use here including "gasless Sundays" the
whole plan Of campaign which forced
Germany to her knees and brought about
changed and might have been lost This
was revealed to-day by the Fuel Ad-
ministration in making public official
documents In its possession.
Fewer than two months before the
armistice was signed the situation hung
In the balance" Il was declared. Had
terially held down and the high rate OF
impossible to roll back the powerful Ger
man armies and break the back OF Ger
many's military strength. About this
lime the situation was shown in this
blunt cable from Marshal Foch
"If you don't keep up your petroleum
system we shall lose the war
On October ! the Foch cable was sup
plemented with this message;
Senator Berenger writes highest
command informs me that position has
become so serious that change In mill
tary operations will have TO be con-
templated unless deliveries gasolcne at
front are made possible"
There was no lack of appreciation of
Americas effort in this critical situation.
It was pointed out to-day The Earl of
Curzon pointed out in a Statement on
November FL that so per cent. OF the
allied petroleum requirements were fur
nished by the United States.
The sun., 1919-02-06
MORE MILLS CLOSED
IN LAWRENCE REGION
State Cancellation Board or
fers Its Services.

LAWRENCE, Mass. Feb. 5.---Additionai
mills in this city were shut down to-
day in conpection with the strike OF tex
tile workers for a forty-eight hour week
with fifty-four hours pay. The Penn
berton mills. employing 1900 operatives.
were closed for an indefinite period. The
Lawrence Duck Companys plant, en-
ploying $500. was shut down until next
Monday. and the print works OF the
Pacific mills were not operated because
Of insufficient help.
The State Board OF Cancellation and
Arbitration offered its services to the
strikers to-day in an EFFORT to bring
about "a settlement The workers agreed
TO select a committee composed OF one
delegate from each nationality to confer
with the State board. Strike leaders
were emphatic in their assertions, how
ever. that they would make no compro-
mise.
James Lsrkin, the Sim Fein leader
who has been in this country for some
thine. conferred to-day with Ike
kaplan, secretary OF The general com
mittee. Later it was announced that he
would address several meetings here next
week. Municipal authorities have re-
fused permission for a parade.
The sun., 1919-02-06
100000 IDLE. SAYS LABOR MAN
Morrison Urges Action on the I'm =
migration Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ). Urging the
House Rules Committee to give the right
of way to legislation prohibiting immi-
grafton for four years. Frank Morrison.
secretary OF the American Federation of
Labor. ssid that 500 900 men in the
United States were now without en-
ployment
Request also was pade Of the com
mittee by Representatives Moon (Tenn.)
and Stevenson (Minn) for a rule giving
preference to consideration OF the resolu-
ton terminating Government control of
telephone and telegraph companies on
December 81 next. No action was taken
on either request.
I'VE have enough proposals before the
Rules Committee" said Chairman Pou,
ito keep Congress in session until June.
1t is humanity impossible TO consider all
the legisla ton
The sun., 1919-02-06
SOLDIER HELD COMPETENT.
Canadian Able to Manage Estate.
Court Rules.

Roswell H. L'Hommed!eu. a young
Canadian soldier now on duty with a
medical unit at Calgary. Alberta, was
adjudged competent to manage his es-
tate OF $4,000 by a Jury In Queens
county court at Long Island City yester-
day. thus ending a suit begun several
weeks ago by LHommedleu's sister.
Mrs Susie D. IIendrickson. OF James
port, l.. I.
Since last Monday the jury has been
hearing evidence on the case Francis
II. Reeves, a ranchman OF Calgary. and
Major c. A. Staples OF the Canadian
army, testified in Hommedieu's behalf
Mrs. Hendrtckson said she wished to
withdraw the suit, but that she had been
persuaded by her counsel TO continue Il.
L'IIommedieu recently became II.
The sun., 1919-02-06
LEVY SAYS PORTER
ASKED BIG BOND
Miik Committee Hears Of AL
legged Discrimination.

4 special committee Of the Council OF
Farms and Markets, appointed to in
restlgate all phases of the milk ques-
ton, listened yesterday TO the testimony
of William A. Levy. secretary and gem
eral manager of the Levy Dairy Com
pany. Levy was called as a witness
because at the John Doe milk inquiry.
which Is being conducted by John T.
Dooling, assistant district attorney. he
charged DR.. Eugene II. Porter, state
commissioner Of foods and markets. with
discriminating against him and threat
ening to drive him out OF business.
Levy told DR.. Jonathan G. Day, Com
missioner of Public Markets. and Datus
Clark, the only members of the conf
mittee OF four present that Or. Porter
had refused TO let him sec the COM
plants farmers had filed with the de-
partment against the Levy Company.
The doctor advised him to give A $780,
coo bond, he said. but he couldn't get
one, surety cong anies refusing to furn-
ish the kind of bond the state de-
manded After his case was turned
over TO the attorney generals office. he
said. he was allowed to file a 5000
bond and was asked TO give a mortgage
on his property.
Levy said he didn't believe there had
tecn any official discrimination against
him because he sold milk cheaper than
other dealers
"Or because OF your nationality" he
was asked.
Then the assistant district attorney
as John 7. Dooling. citizen and tax
payer" protested and DR.. Day assured
him the investigation is not to bolster
up D.. Porter or anybody else
II was entered oil the record that of
30 applications from New York city
dealers. 50 dealers had received licenses
and OF this number 40 gave bonds and
- we're exempted
The sun., 1919-02-06
BILL WOULD ABOLISH
u. S. COMPTROLLER
Senator Weeks Renews Fight
on John Shelton Williams.
Special Despatch TO THE srx.

cpeCtut Dtsputch 10 IRE StN.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. Ex-senator Weeks
(Mass) introduced to-day in the Senst
a bill to abolish the Office of the Comp.
troller OF the Currency, with provision
mat the functions and machinery of
that office be transferred to the Federal
Reserve Board
Thls action Is secondary to the fight
the Massachusetts Senator is leading
against the confirmation Of John Skel-
ton Williams for second five ,ear
term as Comptroller. The Weeks bill
provides.
BE is enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives. that tho
office OF Comptroller OF the Currency
is hereby abolished Ind all duties,
powers, authority and Jurisdiction,
whether supervisory or otherwise.
now imposed or conferred upon the
ONCE of the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency by acts of Congress are hereby
transferred TO and imposed ana con-
ierred upon the Tederalx Reserve
Section 2. That all clerks and em-
ployees now employed in or by me
office OF the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency are each and all hereby trans
ferred to said Federal Reserve Board
at theirpresent grades and salaries
Section 8. That the library. furni-
ture. fixtures. records. seal and other
property pertaining to the office of
the Comptroller of the Currency are
each and all hereby transferred to
SAM Federal Reserve Board.
Section 4. That all acts or parts
OF acts inconsistent with this act are
so far as inconsistent hereby repealed.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
ne ICY will meet tomorrow to consider
the reappointment OF Mr.. Williams. 1t
is not anticipated that immediate a ton
can be had on the nomination, and fur
thermore Senator Meeks has asked to
be heard by the committee in opposi-
ton to the confirmation.
The sun., 1919-02-06
MORE REBEL TURKS SEIZED.
Leaders OF New Party VIII He
Tried by Court Martial.

WASHINGTON. Feb 5.--Further arrests
have been made in Constantinople OF
leading members Of the Turkish party OF
Union and Progress. Reports 10 the
State Department to-day said the au-
thorities had>taken into custody Hail,
uncle of former Minister of War Enver
Pasha: Gen. Nehi Pasha, Mahmoud
Kiamil, former Under Secretary OF War.
and a former chief of the Turkish Mill
tary Intelligence Bureau.
The Turkish Government was said TO
have explained that the arrests were
made in order to prevent disorders and
Bolshevik disturbances. The arrested
men will be tried before a special court
martial. Property of the members OF. the
Union and Progress party has been
seized.
The sun., 1919-02-06

A Young woman who was found wan
dering on Broadway at Hath street suf-
fering from amnesia Monday night was
identified n the Kn!ckeIbovkor Hospital
Yesterday by hey brother. Alexander
Brunberg. n discharged army officer at
Mamaronclh, The gir.'s name. Frieda
Brunberg. was furnished the police by
Mrs Doris Camerson of I5S West End
avenue. Mis-. Camerson said the girl
was employed by Lady Duff Gordon and
had been sent on an errard uptown
when she was overcome by illness. The
girl was taken 10 Mamaroneck by her
brother
The sun., 1919-02-06
INFLUENZA CASES INCREASE,
Deaths From Grip and Pneumonia
Decrease.

Influenza and pneumonia cases re-
ported 10 the Health Department for
the twenty-four hour period ended
yesterday again show a gain following
several days of marked falling off.
Deaths from the two diseases
however. decreased somewhat
The influenza cases numbered 336
as compared with 225 the day before.
Pneumonia cases totalled 1913 as against
lOl in the previous days report. There
were g.. deaths from influenza, 80 less
than Tuesday. Pneumonia deaths num-
bered a. a decrease OF -.
Following is the report on new cases,
by boroughs
The sun., 1919-02-06
NEW UNIFORM SALE BARRED.
March Hats Purchases by sIen
About to He Discharged.

WAsHINGToN. Feb. 5.-Commandants
OF all army camps and posts have been
Instructed by Gep. March to prevent the
sale or delivery OF uniforms by civilian
tailors to officers and men of the army
about to be discharged.
A circular containing these instruc-
tons made public to-day pointed out that
even under the act now pending in
Congress to permit the retention of uni
forms, discharged men would he per
mi,ted to wear only the particular uni
form which they have been permitted
to retain, with the distinctive mark pro
Nded by the War Department
Under existing law honorably dis
charged officers may wear their uniform
on occasions of ceremony. and enlisted
men are required to return uniforms four
months after Discharge.
The sun., 1919-02-06
BERLIN SUFFERING
FROM LACK OF COAL
City in Darkness and Thea.
tres Restricted.
Sp,ciol cable Despatch 10 Tnx sus.
Copyrilht. 1919: al ri1kfS reS>rrcH.

LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE oolliery strikes
have caused great hardships in Berlin.
The streets OF the city are illuminated
only between $50 and II =. NJ and
afterward are in darkness except for a
few lights here and there IN dangerous
places.
Restaurants cafes and public houses
OF all kinds must close at /? 80 p ".
theatres and movies" at 10 Matinee
performances are barred altoge ther, and
on one day In the week there must be 10
performance afternoon or evening.
The last tramway car must leave the
centre OF Berlin not later than 10 AS
p. N. No gas may he burned between
3 80 and | A. NJ. or between 2 and 8 80
p. NJ. The newspapers are making fran
tic appeals TO the Government to rescue
Berlin by increasing the city's coal sup
ply by hook or by crook