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The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-01
PROS ATTEMPT TO
 FINISH DRY LAW
Leaders Take Steps to Complete Effectiveness of War Time Act-Will Present Rigid Bill For Enforcement of Law.

I Washington, June 30.-As wartime prohibition took effect tonight the de- partment of justice announced that it's agents throughout. the country would not attempt tomorrow to stop the sale of two and three-quarter per cent beer.
 ! The eleventh hour development, a flat refusal of an earlier ruling today by the department, was due to the uncertainty as to how the federal dis trict court of New York might rule on a pending claim by brewers that beer containing that much alcohol was not intoxicating.
 But while this uncertainty existed as to beer of lighter alcoholic per centage than that sold generally here tofore, full warning was given that with respect to whiskey and all bever- ages as to whose intoxicating powers there was no doubt, every govern mental agency would be set to work in a determined effort to prevent their manufacture and sale.
 How long the sale of two and three-quarters per cent beer may con tinue will depend ordinarily upon the speed of the courts, but congress meanwhile will step to the front in an effort to complete the effectiveness of the wartime law
 Exactly what they have refused heretofore to do, prohibition members of the House now will attempt pass age of a straight, clear cut bill for en- forcement of wartime prohibition.
 When word spread tonight that the attorney general, by his ruling had permitted beer saloons and breweries to remain in operation, members of the judiciary committee counted noses to find sufficient number ready to go to the front to demand separation of the enforcement measures so as to get through at once bill that would SUOD lI0 SdlS Ol dll USSI OI iiiOiS oiieth one-half of one per cent alcohol.
 Congressional leaders, it was said, refused to abandon plans for a recess in order to put the bill through as an emergency measure and the whole question of prohibition will be held up until next Monday at the earliest. There were no indications tonight that a hard fight would be made in behalf of an amendment to be offered by Representative Igoe, Democrat, of Missouri, which would permit the pres ident to set aside the wartime act, insofar as it relates to light wines and beers.
 While ..he attorney generals staff was wrestling with the question of in- toxicating and misunderstanding beer, the. Judiciary committee sent to the House it's report in which the bold assertion was made that anything over one-half of one per cent alcohol
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-01
Ia RESDENT BUSY
 STEAMER
vernment Business is Being |rransacted on Board George Washington Mail is Carried |Lo the Ship.

|)n Board the U. s. S.George Wash ten, June 30 President Wilson s 357 miles out at noon today. The trge Washington was running Is It's an hour which indicates her ar Il in port about Monday noon. It expected that the presidential ty will proceed direct to Washing without stopping at New York that the presidents first official trance in America is likely to be .nI he in person will present before gress a detailed statement of the ceedings of the peace conference. carries with him copies of the sty.
 resident and Mrs. Wilson are en- ng the balmy air and sunny breeze sn ideal passage,
 was 11:15 o'clock this morning, p,s tine) that President Wilson led the Indian appropriation bill the railroad deficiency bill.
 he transport Great Northern, with
 pouches direct from the white se in Washington; containing the an and the railsRad bills, hove in [ early this morFing- The meet at sea between her and the George hington had been previously ar :ed by wireless. Rear Admiral yson and Joseph P. Tumulty, sec ry to the president, engaged in wireless correspondence. lie Great Northern approached on port side of the presidential fleet, came to a stop, and a destroyer ,ferred the mail bags to the pres E ship.
 e bills awaiting the president s lture and documents relating to other government business were
 spread on the presidents desk lis attention. In addition to the mportant supply bills there were
 nber of army and navy court ial reports and several reports
 the department of justice.
 e last day of the fiscal year thus the president handling current $ in mid-Atlantic.
 e first time in history that such ltions of receiving and signing
 in nid-occan had occurred was rented upon on board as makin, ; Ter record breaking advance ir m methods of communication.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-01

|e July Ladies Home Journal is
 lon sale and will be delivered any |e in Prescott for fifteen cents. |e 242.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-01

was intoxicating within the purview of the general law, and that congress, and not the court, should fix the al coholic per centage of all beverages, sale of which is restricted by prohi- bition statutes.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-01

LOST-A white Collie dog, with brown spot on right side. Right hind leg clipped up to ham. Reward will be paid for delivery to A. L. Porter, Prescott route 1. 2Sd3
 FOR SALE-Fine milk COW, fresh this month. s. D. Heddle, phone 2SO.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-01

For Nancy Hall potato slips call PFC. 22d6
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-01
BANK REFERENCES

Tn transacting business with stran- gers the first judgment is necessarily by their business connections.
 A very important factor in infiuenc- ing Favorable consideration is the ability to refer to an established con- nection with bank of the highest type.
 Such, for instance as the Bank of Prescott.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29
Tom Cat Chattel Mortgage

There was fled with the re-
corder Of deeds Hunt last week
ae most unusual chattel NOR
gage ever presented at that Of
fee.
The articles and live sock en-
umerated in the mortgage to
secure a debt of SAG were as fol-
lows: Que Parker double bar
rel shot gun. one Winchester AZ
calibre rifle, two violins, one
japanese and one black Tom cat
with white feet, named Tom.
1t was not specified that the
guns had hammers nor the fid-
dies with bows but the identifi'
cation Of the John Thos. Henry
was not left in doubt, indicating
that the mortagee considered
the feline the valuable part Of
the security.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

President Wilson Will Tour Country to Influence People
to Support The Proposed League of Nations He
Will Be Trailed By Opponents of the League

tions are believed to be in SYM
pathy and would join, the effect
of which would be chaos in the
country.
Senator Fall accused senator
McCumber of playing into the
hands of Japan in the Shantung
provision in the covenant for a
league of nations and McCumber
denounced the statement as
wholly and deliberately untrue.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

Our attention was called to the
statement made in the Courier
last week concerning installing
charges on the Milt Bennett res
idence phone. Manager Fidler
says that he thot he charged but
81. so for the last 'installion' and
that they had directions from
Washington to make such charg.
es when a phone was left in a
building and another party
moved in.
This is the first knowledge that
we have of the Key tesville sys-
TEN being under the control of
the government.
Our informant concerning the
Bennett residence phone says
that Milt Bennett paid So. 90 in
stallation charges when he bot
and took possession of the resi-
dence. He sold to Jarve Ben.
net who also paid $500 when he
moved in. Jarve moved out
and MiIt came back to the resi-
dence and paid $500 installation
again. He sold to Don Mason
who was told that the charges
were $500 but he flatly refused
to pay and got by for $1.50, all
these charges for installation
when the phone had hung on the
same wall in the same hall, same
house on the same groun6, city,
county and state without hav-
ing been once removed, touched
handled or so much IS seen by
an employee of the local system.
This then is $lO.50 for what?
There will be some kicking
when the proposed rate is in
creased 20 per cent on business
phones and 40 percent on home
phones, but if the service is i'm
proved by putting in metallic
circuits between Brunswick and
Salisbury and this city and bet
ter attention day and night at
central Offices, the company will
flourish, otherwise, otherwisely,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29
Ebert Anderson is having fine
success selling Liberty cars.

Ebert Anderson is having fine
success selling Liberty cars.
The Prairie Hill Fair was a
complete success from a financial
as well as entertaining view of
it. The bird man was a good
one and a number, perhaps twen-
ty five, who were desirous of a
joy ride in the air, paid the fee
and sailed with him for a few
minutes each. The Roanoke band
always good, was no small fea-
ture of the fair and while the
show rings were not so well fill
ed as they might have been gen.
orally. there was a fair display
of stock. The facilities for eats
was confined to- cookery On the
ground and the demand often
exceeded the immedi tie supply.
In this particular a decided i'm
provement could be made by the
fair officials. Cooking the meat
was most of the time well done,
but slamming it out in hunks,
bones as large as full grown
rutabages included, flies galore
and a shortage of everything
exceps fingers to handle the pro-
vender with, a general messy
condition about the open air en-
closure and especially on the i'm
provised tables, was not condu-
Give to heartiness in a delicate
system, that which we do not
possess ut tlere were 9TH
ers. Yes, the eating stand fea-
ture can be improved and it is
about the only one concerning
which upcomplimentary remarks
could be considered IN order.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29
Poultry Culling Demonstrations
By Miss Helen Glasse

Poultry CuIling Demonstrations
By Miss Helen Glasse
Tuesday, Sept. 2, a p. m. Foggin
District, Mrs. A. r. Gross.
Wednesday Sept. 3, 10 a. m.
Liberty District, Mrs. ]. w..
Robertson.
Wednesday Sept. 8, 3. b. m.
Bell District, Mrs. John Moritz
Thursday Sept. A, 10 a. m.
Prairie Hill, Mrs. Jean Lee.
Thursday, Sept. 4, ) p. M.
Prairie Hill, Mrs. C. Gray.
Friday, Sept. 9th, 10 a. m. Aholt
District, Mrs. Henry Himmel-
berg.
Friday. Sept. s., p. m. Nod
meyer District, Mrs. George
Kramm.
Saturday, Sept. 6, 1Oa m. Hill
District, Mrs. Tom Guilford.
Saturday Sept. 6, 3p. m. Hell
man District, Mrs. W. H. Spell
man. =
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

President Wilson recommend
ed an increase of shipments
wages by four cents an hour on
a ten hour basis for eight hours
work. Shopmen asked an in
crease of about 25 cents an hour.
A vote has been ordered by
leaders and indications are that
the small increase will be refus-
ed and a general strike inaugur-
ated. Other railroad organiza-
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

I The attendance at the chautau-
qua is much better than expect
ed and the numbers each day
and evening giving general satis-
faction.
Will Billy Hamilton former
ly of Elk City,. Okla, visited old
friends here Saturday, coming
from Brunswick where he had
been for a day or two re-estab-
fishing himself among. friends
there. Billy has forsaken the
west and accepted a fine position
in a big jewelry establishment at
Kirksville where he will have
charge. 1t is his old home town
and while he has a decided hank
'ering for this berg, he will feel
at home without having to be
broke in at KirksvilIe. Then
too. he is closer and will get
around these diggings oftener,
another consideration which
prompted him tOmake the move.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

Both are republicans. The U.
S. Senate is nearly initiating the
House in wrangling over the
league questions. Attorney Cen
eral Palmer says he is going to
have a cleanup of booze where
it is being sold unlawfully.
Where federal judges have de-
cided that anything stronger
than one half per cent is unlaw-
full, he may make prosecutions
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29
Salisbury

Schools open here Sept. 8.
: Alex Gooch has sold his farm
south of town.
Many of our people attended
the Prairie Hill fair last week.
At the D, H. Fleet sale Friday
things sold fairly well.
Webster Nance made a busi-
ness trip to Moberly Wednesday.
Big demand for houses to rent
now that school will soon begin.
There is a wheat blockade here
on account of scarcity of cars
for shipment.
The Hunker Bros. Garage is
nearing completion and is one of
the best in the county.
The Catholic school building is
under going thorough repairs
with a large new addition.
John Legendre has not been
SO we'll for some days but stays
on the elevator job alright.
Mrs. Nancy E. Jaco left this
week for Kingman, Kas., where
she will make her home for the
present.
Word comes from Kansas City
of the serious illness of G. D.
Reed, formerly a resident of this
place. We hope for the best.
The Chautauqua and Circus
both came in on time and set up
for business but the gloomy
weather put a clamper on both.
Fire damaged the dwelling of
Claud Knowles Saturday but did
not destroy it. being quenched
after burning part of the cook
room,
Dad Dunn, street com. began
oiiing the streets Saturday bet
did not keep it up all day. Now
for good streets the rest of the
year.
Henry Klaus has a very sore
hand caused by striking his
thumb nail with a hammer. 1t
is improving but will be sore for
some time as the nail was almost
toxin off.
John Frank Pratt Of Panls
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29
Marriage Licenses

Herman Jansen and Mrs. Sa-
die Glenn.
Jos. F. McAlister and Mary L.
johnson.
Hans S. Rohwedder and Essie
Tully.
Herbert johnson col. and EN-
ma Swain col.
VIM. Page col. and Mary Lee
col.
Wayland Tisdale col. and Liz
zie S. Killman col.
Harvey Barton col, and Beat
rice Mann col
Mckinley Jacks col. and Min.
ME Woods col.
Lee Turner col. and Lizzie
Blackwell col.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

Valley, Okla, son of ]. F. who
once was prominent in this coun-
ty came in last week on a brief
visit. He is grown and a fine
locker. He is a chip off the old
block.
Fire destroyed the home of ].
W. Adams Friday afternoon,
two miles north of town, very
little of the house hold goods
being saved. Mrs. Adams was
at home alone and could not
get upon the roof to put out the
blaze. There was some insur.
ance, but the loss will be heavy.
The fire caught from the kitchen
flue.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

stick but in districts where judg-
es have decided differently, it is
regarded as being improbable.
President Wilson expects to
begin tour of the country in
support of his contention for a
league of nations, in about two
weeks. He will be followed by
some of the strongest opponents
in the country.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

Roy Madden, a genteel young
man Of Moberly was a Sunday
guest Of a young lady friend
here.
Miss Rosa Keeting spent a
couple of days at home this
week returning to Kansas City
today.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

]. M. Emerson has been visit
ing in Carrollton for the last few
days.
Miss Mary Smith returned
home Monday from a two weeks
visit in Norborne.
Mrs. Mary Fleming returned
the latter part Of last week from
a trip to Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Zelma Pearman and son
of Brunswick were guests this
week OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A. Billups west of town.
Misses Thelma Closson and
Wilbur Worsham visited friends
and relatives in Salisbury this
week and attended the circus
there Wednesday.
Last Friday night H. L. Mann,
VIM. Poland, Rev. Potter and
Joe Kendrick of Brunswick and
o. A. Green, Rev. Henry and
Mr.. Hartman of Triplett attend
ed a session of the Masonic
lodge at this city.
John Hayes and Miss Willie
Cox were married at Huntsville
Thursday night of last week,
stealing a march on their friends
and relatives. They drove in a
car from here to Huntsville ac-
companied by Mrs. Harrison, q
relative of Mrs. Hayes.
C. C. Parks, while showing q
prospective land buyer some
farms north of town Monday,
undertook to turn his Crow cal
around in the road at the foot
of the hill north of Cottrel
school house. There is a deer
ditch there and as the clutch
failing to hold as Charley was
backing up, over into the
ditch went car driver and pass.
enger. The men escaped with
only a scare and the car with
only a bent fender.
Mrs. B. Hughes. chairman Of
the Woman's Co. Dem. Contra
Cont went to ChiIlicothe Tues.
day and was nameda member Of
the state committee. Mrs. Bar.
ry Of Grundy is the other mem,
Der Of the committee. Mrs.
Ashby Of Livingston was named
chairman of the congressional
committee and Mrs. Morris Of
Carroll the other congressiona'
committeeman. Mrs. Hughes
and Mrs. Barry will go to Jeffer.
son City in the near futureto as.
sist in the organization Of the
state committed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29
Methodist Church

The last service of this confer
ence year will be held at the
Methodist church Sunday morn.
ing. A cordial invitation ex.
tended to all members and
friends to be present.
Milton C. Davis, Pastor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29
Opening Of Keytesville Schools
September lst 1919,

"SoNHSIo "hOoS WOLh udS DSeu
approved by the state depart.
ment of education for number
of years and each one a special
ist in his line of work, can any
one who has finished the eighth
grade and who has not complet-
ed their high school work afford
to Miss the opportunity offered
by the Board of Education of
the Keytesville High School?
We have a new building and the
best equipped laboratories and
Libraries that money can buy.
We have faculty whose special
delight is to give assistance to
the student that needs it, either
IN class or out, during school
nours or otherwise; all we want
the student to do is to show a
willingness to help himself, and
it will be a pleasure for US to
nelp him.
Our student body will try in
every way to make pupils who
live out of town feel that they
are a part of US and that they
are at home among US. We shall
organize classes to meet the new
students and show them where
to go and how to enroll.
The county officers have kind
y consented to show classes
through their respective offices
and explain the actual workings
of them as supplementary work
to the text book and library.
This is a benefit to the school
that can scarcely be overesti-
mated, especially in the classes
of Civil Government and Agricul-
ture.
Our athletics shall consist prin-
cipally Of Basket Ball for both
boys and girls, and those who do
not care especially for this form
of exercise shall be provided
with some other method that
shall be conductive to their physi-
cal we'll being. Library and de.
batting will be encouraged among
the several classes and a spirit of
friendly rivalry shall not detract
from the benefits derived there
from. The social and religious
activities of the students are en-
couraged in every way, provided
they do not persist in developing
this special side of their school
life on school nights.
We do not believe in trying to
increase our attendance at the
expense of our sister institutions,
but we wish to invite those stu
dents who are in our territory,
or who for some reason, wish
to try some other school, to in.
vestigate their opportunities here
before entering school elsewhere.
Parents are invited to encour-
age US and their children by
coming to visit the classes and
the school in general at least
once a month and as often as
possible between times. This is
one of the most important con-
tributions to the success of a
school, and the most of all neg
lected.
Parepts and guardians are re-
? quested to notice the new school
law pertaining to attendance,
: and let US work together to get
: children in school on the first
day so that they will be given an
: equal chance with their fellow
students.
Our elementary teachers need
no introduction and the excell-
, ence of the work done by them
needs no comment, as the people
in the vicinity are familiar with
J the standards thus far maintain
, ed by them, and we hope that
the attendance will be one hund-
red per cent throughout the ele-
mentary grades as well as the
high school department.
Trusting that the people will
give US their undivided support.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-08-29

Schools open here Sept. 8.
: Alex Gooch has sold his farm
south of town.
The mirror., 1919-11-06
Greater Love Hath No Man

One of the best stories of the
war, says the Woman's Horne
Companion, reveals the true fight
ing spirit of the American soldier.
After a German attack, an Ameri-
can boy who came back to our
lines discovered that his pal, /"
with whom he had fought side by
side, was missing; he Immediately
asked permission to go back over
the field and get him. His officer
advised him not to go, and said:
IF you do, it will not be worth
while. Go at your risk, but it will
cost you your life."
The boy went out, found his
friend badly hurt, and brought
him back near our line. but at that
point the wounded soldier died.
The rescuer himself was then shot.
Dying, he crawled back within the
line. The officer, leaning over him
just before he died, said:
: Il told you you would lose your
life. Was it worth while9"
''Yes, sir,'' replied the dying
soldier. He said he knew ]
would come"
The mirror., 1919-11-06


seaboard and who are exhibited to
visitors under pretty and fanciful
names. Far across the field sud-
denly stands up a plume of spun
glass, irridescent and superb,
against the sky. It is Old Faith.
full. 1t goes off every IS minutes
to the minute, plays for five min
|utes and sends up a column of
water $50 feet high. Near by is
the Giantess. She is fiat Tipped,
having no mouth, she looks like a
pool. SO feet long and 80 feet wide.
At irregular intervals she speaks
and sends up a column of water
over 200 feet high to begin with;
then she is angry for a couple of
days.
Miles up the road one hears the
roar of falling waters and come
suddenly to broad river. It is
the Yellowstone and it runs
through a gorge about eight miles
long. To get to the bottom of the
gorge it makes two leaps, one of
about 100 feet and the other of
800 feet. The lesser fall is near
the hotel. Standing on the brink
of the canyon. which 1ears far
above the river, one looks into a
gulf LOO feet deep, with eagles
and hawks circling far below.
And the sides of the gulf are one
wild welter of crimson,
emerald, cobalt, ochre, amber,
honey splashed with port vine,
snow white, vermillion lemon, sill
ver-gray, in wide washes. The
sides do not fall sheer, but are
craven by time and water and air
monstrous heads of kings, dead
chiefs, men and women of old
time. So far below that no sound
of its strife can reach you. the
Yellowstone river runs-a finger
IssEide of jade-green.
Evening creeps on as one re-
mains to drink in the beauty, and
then the full glory of the depart
ing day flames for an instant in the
canyon, and one sits enthroned
amid the clouds of sunset.
Yellowstone. National Park is
expected to grow 1895 square
miles larger as soon as the present
congress reaches a bill neglected
by the last session. The proposed
extension, 80 miles to the south of
the established boundary, takes in
jackson lake and the wonderful
mountain scenery about it, part Of
the famous Jackson's Hole coun.
try. Besides providing the only
variety of scenic beauty now lack
ing in the park, the addition in
cIudes the summer grazing ground
of Americas last large herd of elk,
and some of the finest trout fish
ing water in the country. Victor,
Idaho, is the nearest railway point,
but there are several good auto
roads.