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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-18
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

A few onion sets left. 2 quarts
for 25 cents. The Home Store.
Go to the Rest Room next Sat
urday afternoon for your Easter
cakes.
Three White Face cows with
calves by side for sale by T. l..
Humphfres.
Eggs from purebred Barred
Rocks, Is cents per setting. Mrs.
Harry Landrea, phone 81.
We still have a few sacks of
Fanchon -four left that we will sell
for $2.75. Kraft & Brenner.
Every successful chicken raiser
is using sanitary brooder coops.
$2.3 each at The Home Store.
j. L. Mouser took a car of hogs
of his own feeding to the st.
Joseph market Tuesday evening.
The Geo. Weaver family moved |
here from ChiIlicothe last Satur-
day and are occupying the Daniels
residence.
G. 0. Brookshire came with two
teams and moved his household
goods to his farm near Dean Lake
last Sunday.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will have an Easter sale of cooked
food at the Rest Room next Sat
nrday afternoon.
Percale, 24.inch wide, IS cents
per yard; the yard wide percale,
25 cents; all ginghams, 30 cents.
Kraft & Brenner.
Are you using Calumet baking
powder in your bakingP You can
buy / pound cans at The Home
Store for 25 cents,
Coffee prices are sky high and
going higher. We have a choice
fiat bean Rio coffee at 25 cents a
pound. The Home Store.
The Allen Inman residence {
property will be sold at trustees
sale at the front door of the post
office on Saturday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Harter are
the proud parents of fine eight '
pound boy born April 10, and s
given the name of Earnest Floyd. 9
Expect to have out a car the e
early part of next week. Those a
having stock to go will please list a
their stuff at once. R 7. Patter- a
son. s.
An automobile crank was found o
in Laclede Thursday morning and il
left at this Office Owner may u
have same by paying for this
notice.
Car of American fence on track
today. The car is practically all d
sold. If you need fence you had N
better place your order at once. N
The Home Store. al
The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist ell
church will give a social at Wood n,
nan hall next Thursday evening, W
April "a. Admission is free and
III are cordially invited.
A letter received at this Office
rom Mrs. n. E. Fletcher, who "
las spent the winter in California, al
avs she will leave Huntington W.
'ark this week to visit in Denver I'd
nd expects to reach home in the VI
arly part OF May.
With a big wheat crop iu sight.
lany Linn County farmers will an
eed a good wagon, such as the clC
be old reliable Peter Schuttler or clt
be Emerson Newton, and you IL
i'll find them at the Liuneus ex
lumber Co. Linueus. Mo. iol
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
PROMOTIONS TO Be
OPENED IN ARMY
By.DAMON RVNYON.

With the American Army of Occu-
patton, Coblenz, Jan. Sit Is rumored
that promotions are to be reopened in
the American army. II that Is true.
It VIII rcct3fy what was In our opin-
ion, a most flagrant in Justice against
the soldiers. Immediately after the
armistice went into effect an order
was issued stopping all further ad-
vancements
There may have been good reasons
for the order but II certainly worked
great injustice nevert heless
We know hundreds of officers VIII ,
have been with combat divisions as
first and second lieutenants for from
a year to fifteen months who have
been all through the hardest part Of
the fighting. hut who are still FIRST
sand second iieutenants because their
}outfits were SO busy campaigning that
they had no time to think of promo
itiors.
Meantime, before tho order was ia
sued, officers who had fought in tf,e
war were reading in the papers OF the
advancement Of men hack homo who
had never heard gun fred
= It's a pretty tough s>reak for a seq
nnd lfeutenant OF, say the first or sec
ond division, who has heen fighting
in the lire from the Marnc to the
Meuse. and maybe has been wounded
q couple of times. to read of some fell
low hack home who started his mill
'ary career at the same time or
later. hun who remained in the States
becoming a ma Tor or captain. And
rs just as touch n break for hin, to
read of-thG appointment some IA
nous athlete 10 a captaincy or a ma
ior'ty. not because of any singular
ability for military tabors apparently
but because of his fame
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06

the hands of the army and are easily
obtainable
A man caught red-handed in steal
ing goods from a shop without au-
fhorizatiou was tried in the street and
shot, the whole proceeding lasting a
quarter Of an hour
In another instance. a woman une
Willingly falsely accused a man OF
stealing 400 ruhles from her. The
most convenient method OF disposing
OF him was to throw him into nearby
river AS he turned out to he a swim
mer, rocks were hurled at him until he
was discovered
just then the woman rushed to the
scene. asking that nothing be done, as
he man as he had found the ruhies In
her stocking She had forgotten she
had thus hidden thorn, she said The
eSeCutiQners then accused her Of hav-
ing PLAYED a trick and as promptly
disposed of her by throwing her into
the river.
Such %are the results Of terrorism,
spreading like influenza. scource and
curse In comparison with 1t. Ger
man militarism would he a blessing
This rs the end to which our gentle
international Socialists are leading us
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
DOCTORS SAY cAl0TABS
ARE BEST FOR COLDS

According to the worlds greatest
physicians and medical experts, Gallo
mel Is the best and only dependable
remedy for breaking UP cold over
night or cutting short an attack Of
sore throat, dnep-scatod cough. influ-
enza or In grippe. Now that science
has purified caiomel OF oil tts nausea
and dangerous qualities the new kind
OF calomel, called "Calotabs." Is even
more popular than the old style.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with swallow Of water---that's
all. No salts. no nausea nor tho
slightest interference with your diet.
work or pleasures. Next morning your
cold has vanished and your whole sys-
tenn Is purified and refreshed Gallo
tabs are sold only in original sealed
packages, price thirty-nve cents
Your druggist recommends and guar
antees Calotabs and will refund the
price II yo', not delighted with
khem.--Adx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
Indicated whether he will OBJ
support them.
WORK OF HOUSE.

WORK OF HOUSE.
The first business before the house
Monday will be vote on a motion to
recommit the Alaska election case to
the elections committee No. /. The
matt-r was debated throughout FRI
day and Saturday. Just before adj
oujrnment Saturday night Represen-
tative Burnett (Democrat), OF Ala
bama. moved TO recommit. The vote
on the Burnett motto will serve as a
test OF the sentiment Of the house to-
ward the report of the committee,
witch voted unanimously to unseat
Delegate Sulzer and seat the contest
ant. Wickershaaa, Alleged fraudu-
lent and Indian votes are the chief
points on which the fight has been
waged. The rules committee Is to re-
port and a special rule for the con-
sideration of the Dent bill providing
for the adjustment of verbal and in
formal war contracts. The house Is
expected TO adopt the rule and imme-
diatelV consider the bill. Some oppo-
sition Is anticipated but sponsors OF
the bin are confident il will pass.
The rivers and harbors bin IL the
unfinished business on the calendar
and will have right of way IL no
further special rule matters are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
Impression, not Wishing to en-
~ the party.
Ia FEED rUNGRY TO
PREVENT TERRORISM

Nt3x. Jan. s.---Marshal Foch Is
ftegotia ing with the German
919<1c6 commission with n view to
sing German shipping co-opera-
~ aniyinC The Staggering task OF
tnterallied supreme food councii
4eed las. 200, goo starving men, wo-
and children throughout Europe.
MS information came to the cor
~(npontent from Edward n. Hurley,
8aszASaerscan shipping controller. be-
49, ne departed for London TO CONFER
1kh Sir Joseph MacLaS, the British
53pping controller, upon the percent
~ Of Anglo American tonnage that
~4&y he diverted to the requirements
( outlined by Herbert c. Hoover.
lid OF the new food council
Every passing hour since Mr.
S4&oser's revelations of the appalling
misery prevailing ali over Europe and
Aw& the necessity OF further militaI y
2C4ton by the United States ADDS
x0Onffrmaiion TO the patent fact tha'
lie four powers are straining every
s0atve to divert the debacle threaten
K1Nks Europe in the form OF terrorism,
gad Mr. Hurley Continuing;
ss3y supplementary clauses of the
'1Yxnistsce Germany agreed TO open
n4gotiat.ons looking to the use OF
herman shipping for the purpose or
tft3 iHaf4StSs
\ The plan Foch is now presenting
ID that Germany turn over twenty
passenger ships capable OF carrying
10000 American soldiers monthly. we
EuAranteeing 20 supply cargo ships
1Of an equivalent tonnage TO replace
the passenger ships This would he
II tremendous saving in the problem
OF food transportation, ohviating the
Necessity OF ships dtscharging their
scArroes M Hamburg and returning TO
Hrest or bordeaux 10 take on soldiers.
.Germany must cooperate to This
Nxtert If she is DESTROYS Of henetifins
Is the allied plan of feeding; other
wise she will get no consideration"
n The head Of the shipping board
proceeded to explain the details OF
this greatest shipping problem the
world has ever been confronted with.
greater even than the American effort
sto move troops TO Europe.
u have already conferred with the
French and Italian shipping contron-
sers and determined their available
homage" he said. France and Italy
$alrea6y have 500 600 tons Of Austrian
chipping and are busy refitting the
Remaining ships Some already are
slJsesi between Adriauc and Spanish
.noris
...Two ana q half million tons of
stsernlan shipping are available in
Herman ports alone. but even IL they
sAse PLACED at our disposal long time
will be necessary to put them into
actual commission"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
EAPT..Sl 70 ING PEOPLE
At GRACE ST. CHURCH

A series Of study classes was In
aagurated yesterday afternoon By the
Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
Grace-street Baptist church. when
the first was held at 8 o'clock. Daily
this week inclusive Of Friday. study
classes will be held at the church at
Is O'Clock. At O'Clock luncheon
will be served and at s:f5 O'Clock an
address will be made by a prominent
local man. The luncheon and ad~
dress feature OF the meetings was be-
gun with yesterdays services.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
REDS" HAVE WELL FED
AND We'll PAID ARMY

London. ,Fhn.- 5,--~I have just had, the
an officer who has been some time in
Russia and who has had peculiar OPP
portunities for first hand observations
of the terrorists and their methods.
do not think 1t is generally realized
that these people, by robbery and con-
fiscation. obtained control of enormous
sums OF money which they are at
present subsisting. With the factories
closed, production is practically non
existent, except In cases where facto-
ries are engaged in making munitions
Such state of things cannot possibly
continue indefinitely, but IN m en- g
harm may be done elsewhere before
actual starvation Will wreck Russia
and Poland
The Reds" have II weli-organized
army of about 100000. which is Wen
paid and well fed. AS the rest Of the
population has to live on starvation ra-
lions, this army is easily recruited
prisoners of war released by the CEN
trail powers. who are returning in
condition OF misery which begEars de-
Bcriptton.
METHODS ARE HIGH-HANDED.
Orders were issued for officers of
the late Russian army to register and
Of some 1000 who did so. large num-
bers were promptly imprisoned and
more than 500 were shot at various
places to terrorize the others. The
survivors then were told to drll and
organize the troops. They were fur
Their told they would be shot IL they
created any trouble. but summary pow
ers were given. to them for dealing
with the men.
wholesale and authorized confisca-
tion Of goods In effected by domlciliary
visits by troops with stamped ssocu-
mentS, stamps for this purpose are In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06

MI Chicago Jan 5.--TnsteaG OF sing
Ing for the first time tonight in an
SUpera new 80 the United States.
Mics Rosa Ra ga, tho young
Russian who ie>now In her bird. sea-
|00n as PRINCIPAL dramatic soprann OF
Me Chicaeo opera. is recovering from
|Mn operation for amen cities az
Michael Reese hospital The singer
E1SeEAne i'll ard was rushed 20 the hos
sptt&1 last ni-ht whore he operation
Swns Immediately performed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
A. KTIJry SrNnS
GREETINGS FROM FRANCE

hi Friends in Richmond have received
&nEdA from Samuel Lee Kelley. secre-
&&ry III the local Knights OF Column =
~6<aa bringing from France his best
&eAeS in French far thetr happiness
hurting the conf ing year. Mt. Kelley
NO been a. work with the American
xpeditionary Forces in France for
S6ouf six months and his many
Ifiends In This city are ceased to
knew thai he rs we'll and happy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
CREATE. rtTrtn~ur,ST OF
EDUCATION AND WELFARE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--Creation OF
department OF education and human
welfare. to- he presided over ny a cab
met officer. Is proposed in n bf7l to be
Introduced in the house Monday by
Representative Baer independently of
North Dakota.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
REDS BENT BEN en-
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-ENOllfIu6u IFO1tf NV NFfFV'I
allied nfrplane propaganda: and
thirdly. perhaps the most essential
causc. the German army had been
drilled for victory and conquest;
II fell to pieces as soon as the ccr-
tainty OF victory dtsappcn red.
"The kaiser Is chiefly RESPONSE
bile for the war. hope n" will he
tried by an International tribunal
of Justice.
'All Berlinors have now begun
to realize that the violation of
Belgian neutrality and our dcvas-
tation OF France were crimes"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
Dufch Don't Want RilI

New York. Jan. 5.-"Seven- eighths
III the people want 70 get the ex-kaiser
ut OF Holland 4" declared Pieter De
LANCE. Dutch inventor. who perfected
! device to detect U~boats. upon his
NFFfvai here TODAY on the Holland
k3uHrican timer Nieuw Amsterdam
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
u. s. COMMISSION
Is FULLy ORGANIZED

Paris Jan 5-~President Wilson
su5cn his return to Paris Tuesday
sgight will find tho American commits
sion completely organized, ready for
the real business of the peace con-
Ference.
Announcement Of the details OF the
Organization which will constitute
Our machinery for the conference is
expected % ne made by the commits
Eion within the next day or two.
II will consist chiefly of different
snuxiliary comm iss'ons serving in an
advisory capacity r. the different
commissioners. The announcement
Will detail the respective duties of
those subsidiary bodies and the type
mt work that will occupy their atten-
stion
With the beginning of the fourth
NertS on the ground, the members OF
the commission believe many of the
preliminary problems of peace have
bee 81 ironea out and the situation liz
SEreai,y clarified NY he effect of the
presidents visits TO the various allied
Srapiials and the speeches he has
made
Throughout all his addresses II is
xefs4 that tAa president has not de-
Waited in the slightest from The prin-
sriples which G used tho Unite } States
To enter the war an the fulillment
stsf which IL our aid at the peace table.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
eH,arvcd WEN Thoft.

walter Lowe. colorcd 81 wears old.
was arrested ves'erdav afternoon by
Policeman bryant NJ the second po-
lice station on the charge OF stealing
a scarf valued M S3h0 from the
Conan Company Saturday nixhf.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
Harry Record.

While my nas4oral relations in
other churches and communities have
hoe, pleasant and fraternal, and
without any dis-ep$ionv or divisions
to mar nv ministry. J am frank to
saw that all the conditions and reia-
tinrs Of fht~ na-torate during tho en-
tire period Of my residence hero. have
been the harp'est OF my whole MIN
istry This is due IN part. perhars.
u, the Icnrer pertcd ~ service for the
ties ha~e strengthened with the pass
ing Of the years: but more esnec'a'v
- the fact tAat in this long period 1t
has been nv pleasure to welcome into
the fai'e~'w'-tr nf the church more
than twelve hundred members most
of WHOM, have heen receivna upon a
profession Of faith and nv bantisno.
at has been INV privilege to min
ister unto not only the nider mem
hers of tho church hut I have had
the iov Of leading their children ana
their grandchildren TO Christ and into
the church IN our worship ana IN
our, work in our Joys and in our sor-
rows VIC have heen one and insenar-
able These varied experiences null
ttplving as they have through the
wears, have hrough. about a. mutual
relationship between us as ra-tor and
penple which ia ideal And the very
ttourh- -cr nv retirement from the
work which has become such large
mart OF my life brings TO me the deep
est sense Of regret and sorrow
at has become n fixed habit with
me however. to think OF my life as
belonging not TO myself or TO any one
local church. but to Christ Jesus my
Master. and that The field Of my serv
ice must be determined not by myself
hut by the Lord Of the harvest, whose
business IL is to thrust forth labor
ers into His harvest" The cali to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
'REv. DR.. v. |. Ball
RESIGNS PAsTlRAIE
Retires From, Tabernacle BNptis'
II Church to Take ~up@Work In
Spartanburg, s. G.
MINISTER THIRTEEN YEARS
Church Has Prosrcrcd and Grown
During Ills .Ad'ninistration-Effort
Being Made to Have Him Recon-
sider-Report On Wednesday.

DR.. William Lockhart Ball resigned
as pastor of The Tabernacle Baptist
church yesterday. The resignation
followed the conclusion Of the service
yesterday morning DR.. Bail has been
pastor of the church for thirteen
years. and his decision to relinquish
| the passionate at Tabernacle came
as n shock to the church members.
They were not surprised however as
they had known for the last three
weeks that DR.. Bail had received and
was considering call to another
church.
First information of the decision OF
the pastor WINS conveyed to the
church. as a body, December 90. In a
frank statement IN which he said that
he would give them n definite answer
at the close of the church services
on the morning Of January s. His
subsequent resignation followed yes
terday DR.. Ball stated that the restg-
nation would take effect February l.
A concerted effort on the part OF
tthe CONGREGATION through its ind'vid-
ual mem hers and ORGANIZATIONS proved
of no avail and DIR. Bail will leave
Tabernacle on the date set in his
resignation.
The resigned pastor will leave
Tabernacle to take charge of the
First Ba ptist church of Spartanburg,
s c. He believes that there is a bet
ter opportunity for him there and for
that reason thinks that he had bet
ter go.
Resolutions. expressing the love ard
confidence the membership of the
church had in the retiring pas or
were passed, az the service last night.
These resolutions also urged DIR. Ball
h{c af,d In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
THE WEATHER

Washington. Jan. 5.--Forecast:
Virginia-Cloudy Monday, preceded
by snow in early morning on the
coast. Tuesday. unsettled. with ris-
ing mperature.
North Carolina--Fair Monday and
probably Tuesday. rising temperature
Tuesday.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-06
FIRST BAPTIST HAS

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Pl1lS IS nEADY

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-27
RALLY AT OBERIIN

Both churches of Oberlin will hold
their annual Sunday school rally
service tomorrow. The Neidig Me-
mortal United Brethren services will
begin at 10 o'clock. In connection
with these services. its service flag,
consisting of 2S stars, will be de-
mobilized. Hon a. S. Kreider will
deliver the principal address.
Miss Miriam oyer, of Annvile, will
furnish special music. The Junior
Up. S. C. E. will resume its services
at 6 p. m. Chaplain p. y. Holdeman
will deliver the address to the Chris
tian Eudeavor Society at $50. tie
will be the principal speaker at the
7.S0 service.
Services at Salem Lutheran church
will begin at 9.15 with a sunday
school rally. Special music will be
rendered by out-of-town talent. The
main address will be by P>of. j. Il.
Sherk, principal of Swatara Town
ship High School. At 1915 COM
bination rally service will be held IN
the main auditorium with special
music by the choir. The principal
speaker will be the Rev. Charles 7.
Wilcs. D. D., of Philadelphia, editor
of the Lutheran Sunday School lit
erature. At $50 there will be a
Christian Endeavor rally service
and at $50 DR.. Wiles will be the
main sneaker
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-27
VSCOUNT GREY
REACHES AMERICA
New British Ambassador to
u. S. Deplores His Poor
Sight

New York, Sept. 81. Arriving
here aboard the steamship Maure-
tania to assume his new post as
British Ambassador to the United
States, viscount Edward Grey. wear
ing black glasses, deplored his poor
eye sight which compelled him TO
withdraw for three years from puo-
lie life and which he said would make
his mission in this country "compar-
a:ively short"
Greeted by a group of BRUSH o.
fieers from the embassy in Washing
ton, headed by Robert S. Lindsay.
V;scount Grey expressed hts deught
al the attention SHOWN him by ncws-
parer men and photographers. He
will leave at once fcf Washington,
The new Ambassador asserted that
nc had not come to put forward any
now proposals for treaties and al
liances, but that his object in ac-
cepting the post was to promote the
existing good will between American
and British peoples as far as he hao
the strength or the opportunity.
He asserted that his view on the
League of Nations, previously eN-
pressed, when he said last May that
''he was delighted with the cove
nant," had not changed. He also ex-
pressed keen regret at the news of
the illness of President Wilson and
the wish that it was not serious.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-27
Regular Services in
Olivet Church Tomorrow

The Rev. DR.. s. A. Bower will oc
cupy the pulpit of Olivet Presby-
terian Church, both morning and
evening tomorrow, using sermon
topics of interest.
At the session of the Sunday
school, at 10 O'clock, the pastor will
review the lessons for the past quar-
ter before the Mems Bible Glass.
Mrs. Bower will teach the Review
Day Lesson to the Ladies Bible
Glass. and John r. Z. Peters. the
teacher, will talk to the Beaver
Bible Glass. The review plan will
be followed, too, in the different de-
partment classes teaching the
graded and International lessons.
The rehearsal of the schools rally
day music will also be started, with
the assistance of the orchestra and
under the leadership of Claude r.
Engle. the director of the church
choir.
The troop of Girl Scouts, formed
a number of months ago, has com
pleted its formal registration and
will be known as Daisy Troop, No.
IL. 1t and the troop of Boy Scouts
have been selected to do the audi
torium decorating for the Rally Day
committee charged with making all
arrangements. -,.....s.s-siess
Troop No. II will be guests at an
outing to be given along the Como
doguinet creek on the afternoon OF
Saturday, October 4.