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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28
The Fight Still On

The National Prohibition fiaht is
still on, notwithstanding that the
Legislatures of three fourths of the
State nave ratified the amendment
70 the constitution and it has been
officially proclaimed. The liquor
men have organized and have an
nounced that they MI make a
united fight TO prevent the law from
being enforced. They decline to
disclose their plans or the grounds
on which the, will take their stand,
except that the referendum on the
action of the Legislatures of four
teen States will be invoked. If the
people of these States DO not ratify
the action it will be cOntended that
the necessary number of States have
not been secured 10 carry the amend
meat. There is a question as to
whether the referendum applies to
a National constitutional amend
ment and this Is 10 YET be legally
passed upon In order to enforce
Prohibition it will be necessary for
Congress to pass euiOuug laws and
efforts will be made 10 prevent this
being done The Doae dry people
are at work, however, and will in
sist that Congress pass these laws
at the earliest practical moment.
They sill also endeavUc to cIrcum-
vent the liquor men 10 their at
temptS 10 have the amendment null
nfi1d. by Presidential pFOclama-
tlon the country becomes dry July
l, hnder authority of law passed
which provides for prohibition until
after the period of the demobiIiza-
ton Of the army. Some are of the
opinion that the President will re-
woke this order, in which event Pro-
hiOltiou will not so into effect until
Jan 20, 1920 Palmyra Spectator
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

The Monroe City Auto Co., bss
just received six new CheVrole;N,
among them Biz Four BABY Grand.
These cars are now on display at
their garage Ifyou have not seen
the Baby Graad you should do So
at once
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

NG1US hSSOC'1' wa tl.' SON. Ouiu'
ner Monday iadOrsad The series of
proposed Mccullough. Morgan road
bills, contemplating III cqua' distri
button Of money Jmon al counties
for a system Of Sta e hilh Jays.
A plan to work for the passage of
the measures was outlined at con
ference between the Governor, L. )
Brooks Of 81. Louis. president of the
Missouri Hard Roads Associ itiOn: j
H. Scarborough OF Warreasbur9, vice
president of the ASSOCIATION; j. E
Mauehs If Fulton, director of the
association. f /. Sanford Of Spring
field. chairman OF the State tiIaN-
waY Board: Senator McC0Il0u4h.
oh ,rnan OF the SeAIte Roads and
Highway C0mmiEree; Representa-
tive Morgan. chairman OF the House
Roads and Highways Committee,
aud Johh X @.d'@h2' sec's airy Vi
the State Hish"3y boaFo
The propos5d bills, which arc be
ing handled BY MsCull)ugh in the
Senate ana Ao's' N Ii the house
propose the Hls'r!Oltloh u more
than SIuJUOUO OF state ahu red9F'
al money among the la couhtles
during 1919, 1871 ana l5zl
The Federal an VIII De ma'che"
by tne state l"uhds' ana 'heh tuFh-
ed over 20 the conh'leS lor the
grazing ana old1'12 o' t"o o'aVe
highways NORTH ana soulh' ana pdS'
AM west, across edch county ihe
coLlties VIII DE- ';qulred 70 MAKE
surveys d"d 0u'l all Hrin9e' III eA
cess nt ~ feet.
Ap2ToAiM5t2'H S6OOoJ "i'i oa a.
Va.it"'e Tor e!cA i''I'! 'or Tue i'I'
proVemsnl NJ 4 "'fetcE OF oo miles
Vi ,"""
o7n7''' '''o'','oS" s''' ''S
crl'ic'' Il '''a' HIS o7e'' 1','o''u q
the measures mas resulted from a
IAN VI h'''"'eHE7 VI '"7 P'"po'e"
la"'' nc oel'''u '''s ~ :" 'oli'el'
pIIed the ohiIlih5 OF on'Y dirt foadS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28
The missouri Legislature

lIUUpS III dUNt
The House adopted a resolution
By Representative Shep
perd of Jackson County eulogizlnt
the late Congressman BJr!and aad
asking the House to adj nrD Non
day afternoon in his memory.
The Senate Monday received d
wagon load Of petitions of various
kinds, the bulk beinR for the enact
ment of the combination hunting
and fishing license law, and for TIE.
Fire Marshal and standard form
for Gre Insurance policies
Bowker's bill for county memori
ais to the Missouri soldiers, sailors
and marines in the war with Ger
many was enerossed without
change. 1t provides fer State de-
nation of from $3.50 to $1,000 TO
each county to help the COuntg
supplying a similar amount far
erecting a suitable tables or memo
rial to the men from eaeA county
BOwker's bill carrying an apprO
priatIon of $4,000 for medals for
Missouri soldiers, sailors aud ma
rineS was also seat to enerOssmcnt
Senator Casey's measure reqnjr
ing attending physicians to file
death certificates with the registrar
or proper county official within "a
hours after death vas eu9roSsed
Among the new bills introduced
in the Sen tie Tuesday were two by
McCintic seeking to cDuCorm tn
misbranding of drugs and food ID
the State TO the Federal laws on
the same subject A bill by Nc
Gruder seeks TO prevent the mis-.
branding of drugs ana fOOn ana al.
other by BufOrd regulates the traffic
in eggs, placing administration OF
the act in the Food and Drug Com.
missiUner's department
The Senate Committee on Game
and Fish reported faVorabiy on the
Mayes bill making it lawful for any
person TO sell the game when he
may have lawfully killed.
The engrossment in both the
House and the Senate Of the bill
which strengthens the presen; pri
mary law by denying party com
mitteeS the right OF filling existing
vacancies on State, county or nv
nicipal tickets. save those arising
through death or resignation, is re
9arded by members as a strong in
dication as to where the Legislature
stands on the measure providing for
a return to bOss-ridden and con-
troiled delegate conventions.
In the House the measure to
strengthen the primary was intro
dUced and sponsored by Democratic
Representative D. L. Bales Of Slan
hon County and it was engrossed
there by an almost unanimous vote
Republicans and Democrats alike
from rural Missouri voting soIidlJ
for it,
In the Senate this same measure
was introduced and advocated BY
Senator S. A. Cunningham of Emin
ence The opposition to engroSs
ment Of the bill quickly disappear
ed when it became evident that
majority of the members favoreC
thus primary election legislation.
Representative Stoddard is tn
, member of the House 10 WHOM
, former Gov. Joseph W, Folk wrut
! al open letter stating that the ina
S lj)rity of MisSburls voters favOre
y ne present primary system c
eieCtlng State tickets
Finally William Jennings Rr va
came to the rescue Of the prim ar
rights Of Missouri voters.
$ jewell Drescher is home after
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

A. c. Beaver was here from Paris
on business Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. S. 8, GhiehOff spent
from Sunday until Monday with re-
latives in Buckl,n.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28
EpWorth Program

- w -" 80 l. - 1900
The Epworth League of the Meth
uGist Church will give an Open SEES
sion Sunday evenina, win The FOL
lDwihe program:
Chorus
The Missionary MESSENGER bv
Cecil Swearengen and Jessie Shank
ChnruS
Recitation Margaret Starrett
Reading Dorothy jackson
Mixes Q artette
Recitation Dorothy Alex snder
Paper Mrs. Green
iriA Eth Walker, Mildred and
Gene Wade
Reading Miss Virginia Fields
QIartetie
jim Nesbit, William Brewer
Jo1n Djuglas, HuehelOert Rouse
Heldlng Mis- Virginia Jacobs
Dlgt Mrs Tait and Verna Vowel
Re.d,us Frances Willard
Paper Miss BoINns
faOleau
Recitation Daneila Johnston
! CluainG Chorus
B9nedictlOn
A representative of The White
Meyers Co. was n Monroe City the
first of The week endeayoring to
book lYceum c)urse for next win.
tee, but met win ltttie encourage
ment. Some of our citizens were
caught mapping" few months ago
along the same line and are NOT
et through making up the deficit
However, the promoter last yeaI
Was a real pretty blonde aud soDe
of us don't feel so bad about il
though We absolutely refuse TO bt
sung by the male of the species
The dance given at LOher Hal
Wednesday evening was a mos en-
jOyable affair aud was attended by
about twenty couples. The music
was furnished by the Monroe Cit!
Orchestra, and by the way, they pro
| l.,~o Ct olo,o ,v,,,,;a
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

Jewell Drescher is home after a
several weeks stay in Jefferson City
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

Wallace Frederick. Of Stoutsville,
was Monroe City visitor Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

L, 0. Wilson gave an address at
the Methodist church in Palmyra
last Sunday morning, on the Cen
tenary Movement.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

Rev C / hoy, Or aer pastor Of
the Methodist Caurch in this civ,
who has just returned o the Unitfd
States from overaea work in tne Y
NJ. C. A, has heen appointed to the
pastorate Of the Methodist Church
at LaPdta
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

Please bring the little tots in The
MORNING. Miss Belle Johnson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

R. X. Meeown was a Hannibal
visitor Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28
beats ANYTHING FOR
CUI.TIVATING EVER SAW

nothing will beat the Moline Universal Tractor will work
and beats anything
binder handle ALL
A. C. Paul Of Nddlewn Ohio words the
Of his Moline Universal Tractor
This the exceptional individual but
of Moline Universal owners
be Of
United unless would kceR his
small
cultivate well all
1t
has had on their farming whole
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

Harley A. Mishlet Of South Whitley, Ind, farms
1876 acres. The Moline -UnweTsal enabled hun to
dispose Of four horses lie says. For eultvaung
MOLINE. UnlveIsal Tractor Is better than horses
dozen times It Is steady and stands the hot
weather Il does not stop and switch Aies but
goes fast OF slow Iust to please you
X
c. r. Barr Of Wyacondo. Mo-. last summer had
100 acres in corn and IS in oats and wheat
Since using the Moline Universal he keeps only
one team Of horses. He used the Moline.
Universal for cultva,ins and says Il don think
we could farm again without the Moline
r
Ed. Finnegan Of Bradford. H.. says u euln.
waited and tended. from the time corn came up
Until it was laid BY, 60 acres Of corn In gong
over the corn for the hrst time you throttle
the motor down slow and not cover up any hills
After bought my Moline Universal rented IS
acres more ground and the crops from thus extra
land paid for my tractor
n
Another remarkable instance Is furnished by
E. E. Fletcher Of krum. Texas who farms 500
ncres-l00 in couon--and all the work Is done by
two Moline -Unversas-not single horse used.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28
Attend Lecture

A numoer Of Monroe CirT DAD
Fellows aiyerded a lecture At Paris
Tuesday sv9aioe delivered By Gard
Master Harry A. Collins 4maa9
those from here we're !. w. Sreau,
Harry Stream, OILS WeOb. VIM Grit
fifth, } J. Blown. ". |. Lonpmire.
George Tpmokins, ]. E. Johnston
and Jno. MedcaIf
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

u agreenby surprised at the with which we
could cultivate with the Moline Universal says Miles
knr'ck 81 Abel Iowa This the usual from
who has uoed the Moline Universal for culvating
The hclnc- Uaiyeai staddes the corn row and
has as mueh clearance the ordinary cuvotor.
be cultivated all Of growth The
attached TO the cul.yator and forms complete
the the front wheels and the euvaior the rear
wheels The opcrJlor sits the eulvator lae with
the night drive wheel OF the where he has clear
unobSucted view Of the ahead. This Of the utmost
importance for good work.
In culhva,ins you follow the as planted by
tWorow planter As hills IN these exactly the
same distance apart, only need be watched.
The Tractor eaoly held position. and by keeping
the right drive wheel which line with the operators
eyes, distance from the outside the only
other attention the out6, needs occasional shifting OF
the gauge by the operators feet.
The eul,vator is heavy and holds to its work when
control within easy reach OF the operator enables the tractor
to be slowed down low one half mile per hour
Injuries Less Corn Than Horses
By using turning the ends of the le,o corn
will be injured than with horses.
proceeded toward the other end Of the field without hitting
a hill caysW a. Marker Of Van Vert. OHIO. who
Moline Universal cugivating outfit and farmed 80
with It, living town miles away, dsvong part Of his
time to other work. He goes cay: Practice
will make expert if you will but consistently study the
game"
This euluva,or feel than paid for itself the 6rst
seaccn through increased yield due timely cultivation
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

Examinations will be held al Han
nihai and Munroe Cl;Y, March BAD
to fiji vacancy Of rnrat ron'e CAT
rics, who Wi! eerve in Harina cOnu-
~. Unmarr ed women and the
wives Of soldiers and sailors are elisi-
BILE TO the Dp,irinnS. IS are men.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-02-28

The Epworth League Of the Meth
utist Church will give an Open SEES
sion Sunday evenina, win The FOL
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-11-11
No Word Received From
Local Youthful EIOperS

No additional word has been re-
ceived up till early this AFTERNOON by
J. Tofte Hansen, of 169 Madison ave-
nue., from his daughter Mary, eighteen,
who eloped Saturday with Hugo Kah-
rec, twenty years old, of Market
street. When questioned as to wheth-
er or not he had received any ~addi-
tional word other than the telegram
sent him Saturday by his daughter
ried at 4:30," Mr.. Hansen replied in
the negative stating he did not expect
to hear anything more from his daugh-
ter. Mr.. Hansen yesterday declared
he would not forgive his daughter for
her action,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-11-11
TELL Of KILLING
ROOSEVELT MAN
Three Men on Trial for Murder
of Leonard Garcia
By STAFF Correspondent.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 1.-THE
, alleged murderers of Lonard Gracia, a
Mexican of Chrome, are being
tried before Presiding Judge Bergen
this morning. Prosecutor Stricken
and Assistant Prosecutor Coan repre-
sent the state, and the three defend
ants, each have their own lawyer,
Philip Revell, represented by William
Cavanaugh of Hoboken; Albert Um-
land, represented by Louis p. Morton,
and Frank Rhode, represented by
Robert E. Kinkead of Jersey City. The
jury drawn by Sheriff Anderson was
challenged by four state representa-
tives, and nine of the defendants.
One man was excused on account of
poor hearing
The murder of Garcia took place
on July 4. Garcia together with two
other MexicanS were out for air when
three men came up and asked what
nationality they were. The Mexicans
did not understand and one Of the
men drew a knife, saying IF 1 stick
you with this you will understand"
The three men attempted to flee at
the sight of the knife and Garcia was
shot.
The first witness was Dr. John l..
Suydam, county physician, who stated
how he traced the bullet from the
arm into the liver, but could not find
minute or two as a mark of respect
from internal decorations caused by a
bullet.
The second witness, Morgan Lar
son, city engineer, of Perth Amboy,
explained the map which Larson &
Fox made of the ground in the vicin-
ity Of the murder.
Richard A. Garben assisted now
and then in Interpreting.
The first complaining witness was
Juan Rivera, twenty-three Years old,
who lived on Houston street. Chrome,
together with Garcia and Cicara Car
raga. He testified to going four
blocks away from their house to get
some air, when they seen three men
coming from the direction of Port
Reading. They asked several ques-
tions which were not understood, and
one of them pulled a knife and Ri
vera ran in the direction Of Chrome,
and soon heard shot. the witness
said.
Bigera identified Rhode as the
man with the knife, by his voice, and
he also identified Umland in the same
manner. He also stated that Umland
warned him to keep still after going
before the grand jury. Rigera also
told how the men were dressed.
Gross examination of Rigera show
ed that the defendants hoped to
prove that he was drunk at the time.
His explanation OF his doings the
night before the murder, and the day
of the murder, showed that he had
only taken one glass of wineA
The case is still going on.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-11-11

. The general committee has been
In session since shortly after 10
o'clock yesterday morning, taking
only brief recesses for lunch and ds2=
ner. The proceedings were Interrupts
ed during the afternoon session by
the appearance of United States
Marshal Mark Storen and his depu-
ties, who served thirty-three of the
officials with copies of the temporary
injunction issued Saturday and re-
turnable December 1. The writs in
the restraining order were made re-
turnable November 20.
During the day approaches to the
entrances of the conference hall
were carefully guarded by a sergeant-
alarms and during recesses man
remained on guard in the hall, but
in the later hours of the conference
the Sergeant-at-armS disappeared.
The speeches at times were impas-
stoned and voices from the hall rose
above the hub-bub of the hotel in
which the conference was held, but
only a word now and then was dis
tinguishable. 1t Is understood that
all phases of the question were
argued and the effect various actions
might have on the organization en-
tered into the discussion, but accord
Ing to members not vote was taken
on any subject until the action early
today was decided upon.
Shortly before the conference ad-
1ourned, President Lewis and William
Green, secretary treasurer, held a
long conference in the paror of the
hotel and later Mr.. Lewis was seen
pacing up and down the floor with
head bowed as if in deep study. De-
velopments after this conference
came rapidly. The recall of the strike
order will open the way Immediately
fnv to-, I. At..-.
between the miners and the opera
tors, as the operators have announced
that they would be ready to consider
new wage agreement at any time
the strike order was withdrawn. It
is also understood that the question
of arbitration entered largely into
the discussion In the final stages OF
the meeting, but the miners position
on this subject was not announced.
The question of just how many of
the coal-dlggers would obey the order
resembling the strike was probemat-
ical early today. In some districts
1t was considered that the resunp-
ton of work would be general, while
In others it would be only partial and
in some, II was said, the return would
be very slow.
The meeting was probably the most
momentous ever held by the miners
organization, if not the most weighty
ever conducted by labor organiza-
ton in this country for, in the view of
labor leaders, it was to determine
whether an organization would be
forced by governmental pressure
through the courts to discontinue q
strike when apparently all the mem-
bers of the union were behind the
walkout, which was being conducted
without any form Of violence or dam
age to property.
Labor in general, as represented
by the executive committee of the
American Federation of Labor, had
offered its unqualified support to the
miners in their strike, while obedi-
ence or disobedience of q federal
court order hung in the balance, and
Continued an page 81
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president, PERSHZNG AND BAKER
IN ARDNZSTTCE DAY STATEMENTS

By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, 11-President Will
son. General Pershing and Secretary
Baker today issued statements to the
American people on the occasion of
the first anniversary of the signing of
the armistice.
The President said to the Americans
be filled with solemn pride in the
heroism of those who died in the
countrys service and with gratitude
for the victory both because of the
thing from which 1t has freed use, and
because of the opportunity 1t has given
America to show her sympathy with
peace and justice in the councils of the
nations"
The exercise by the American peo-
pie Of practical patriotism during the
war, General Pershing said, was an
avowal of their firm adherence to
the principles of free government that
will continue to have great influence
upon the progressive thought
throughout the world.
Secretary Baker said that while
mourning it's dead, the nation was
grateful for their achievement and for
that of their living brothers and that
''in the name of both we may hope
for an early accomplishment of tho
terms of peace that shall complete
their work upon the battle fields of
France"
President Wilson's message fol-
lows:
To my Fellow -countrymen:
A year ago today our enemies
laid down their arms in accord
ance with an armistice which
rendered them impotent to re-
new hostilities, and gave to the
world an assured opportunity to
reconstruct its shattered order
and to work out in peace a new
and juster set of international
relations. The soldiers and peo-
pie of the European Allies had
fought and endured for more
than four years to uphold the
barrier of civilization against the
aggressions of armed force. We
ourselves had been in the conflict
something more than year and
a half. With splendid forgetful-
ness of mere personal concerns
we remodeled our industries,
concentrated our nancial re-
sources, increased our agricuI-
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By Special Correspondent.


CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov III
The building of the New Jersey ship
canal will be tremendous factor in
helping to solve many of the econ
omic problems of the day, declared j.
Spencer Smith, president of the New
Jersey Board of Commerce and Nav
igation, in an address here today be-
fore the twelfth annual convention of
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso-
citation. 1T Will enable transporta-
tion to make a tremendous step for
ward" said the speaker further. 1T
will relieve congested centres In a
way that is difficult to realize, and
contrary to the old belief that it will
hurt the railroads, the building OF
this canal will materially help them" F"
"One of the most pressing of our
problems today is the railroad prob
lem,'' said Mr.. Smith. Like many
others, 1 think that the present
method of computing railroad rates
is not sound, and 1 fully agree with
Commissioner Woolley, of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, in the
views that he has expressed on this
subject; he states that there should
be two rates, one for terminal serv-
ices and the other for line haul. If
this were the basis upon which rail-
lOdu IdlSS were COlIlpuleu, lil6n Op-
position on the part of the railroads
to transportation by waterways would
cease; the interchange of freight be-
tween rail and water points would
be covered by the terminal charge,
the railroads would receive full re-
muneration for the services rendered
on the basis of mileage. AS 1t Is to-
day, in order for railroads to earn
enough to cover their terminal
charges they must necessarily carry
the goods quite distance so that
they will receive substantial sum
in freight charges.
Until there Is sympathetic cooper
alton and a proper CO. ordination be-
tween rail and water facilities, the
transportation problem of this coun-
try is not going to be solved / do
not believe we shall be able to arrive
at solution of our economic prob
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