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The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19
Methodist Episcopal Church

Sunday school 9:45, sermons al
IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. by the
pastor. Morning theme. "A great
song and great singers; even
ing subject, THE wise men and
their three Camels. Both will be
Christmas sermons, the evening SER
vices being specially for young peo'
pie and boys and girls. Come with
your children and let us make it a
family night, for we surely want
the boys and girls. Epworth Lea
que 9:45.
Christmas and New Years Greet
ings to the membership and con-
gregation.
The worlds first Chistmas gift
came from the heart of God. An
gels sang the heavenly anthem, re-
vealing to the shepherds the birth
of the King. Wise men from the
east followed His star till science
and revelation met around the
manger at Bethlehem. The birth
of Christ has bestowed honor upon
childhood and motherhood, yea,
upon all the world.
Let us go in spirit even unto the
little town of Bethlehem and honor
the King by our worship, by our
gifts, and above all by our lives,
for all we are and all we have we
owe to him. We sincerely hope that
you may have a Happy Christmas
enjoying not only earthly bounties
but rich heavenly blessings, and
that you and yours may have
Bright and Prosperous New Year.
w. Il. AND MRS. LAYToN
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19
General Pershing
Coming Tuesday
With Staff and Personal Party Will
Spend the Day Here

General Pershing and his party
in private observation car New
YOrk" will reach Laclede Tuesday
morning, the car being attached to
the Dude" The car will be set
at the Main street crossing just
north of the Talbot grain office.
With the General is two Aides
de-camp. his son Warren and his
sister, Miss May Pershing. These
will be the guests of Laclede dur.
ing the day, leaving at 9:42 that
evening for Lincoln, Nebr., to
spend Christmas at the home of
Mrs. D. NJ. Butler.
AS The Blade goes to press the
program is still incomplete, de-
pending some on the weather.
The general plan is, however, to
hold a public reception at the
opera house in the morning, give
a MONDAY luncheon at the Perish
ing home, covers being laid for
twenty four, the program at the
opera house to follow.
Governor Gardner will welcome
General Pershing and present him
with a handsome gold medal on
behalf of the state, Major A. w.
Mullins, of Linneus, if able to be
present will speak for the county,
and Attorney q. c. Bigger will
welcome General Pershing to La
clede and his old home.
Music will be furnished through
out the day by the Brookfeld
orchestra. The decoration COM
mittee will be on the job Monday
and everybody will be busy from
1ow on.
The luncheon is being prepared
lnder the direction of Mrs, Bigger
Who has called to her aid several of
he best cooks of the town and
hat it will be elegant and we'll
Ierved there can be no doubt. The
luncheon guests outside the COVER
Tor and the generals party is to
70 confined to those who were
lose friends of General Pershing
Turing his boyhood days here. In
act it is to be an old home gather
ng as near as possible.
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19
Personal Paragraphs

Rev. Seigle will fill his regular
appointment at the Christian
church next Sunday, preaching
morning and evening. ALI friends
of the church cordially invited.
Just received! A shipment of
Mirror Aluminium ware that is the
finest yet, If you want to please
the ladies give them a piece of this
high grade ware. The Home Store.
Chris Brockman of Chillicothe
was shaking hands with old friends
here Wednesday having come to
attend the Downey sale. He visit
ed The Blade and renewed for next
year.
s. Il. Hogsett Of Detroit, ILL.,,
on his way to spend the winter at
Oklahoma City, stopped off this
week for a few days visit with bis
nephew, V. E. Hogsett and wife
on route one.
o. I. Fay, returning to his home
in Kansas City, was here Tuesday
and dropped in a dollar for The
Blade another year. He had been
at Hale to see his father-in-law
who is dangerously i'll.
The following students at the
state university are home for the
holidays; Loren Potter, Ross
Thomas Wade, Misses
Ruby Walker, Ruth Doak, Nora
Wade, Catherine Moore.
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19
Saturday Specials

For next Saturday we are going
to give our customers 2 cans ol
Bee Brand Early Peas for 25 cents,
This is a high quality pea and 6
real bargain at the price. Two
cans to the customer.
Fresh oysters and celery, fresh
meat, prepared packing house
products, aud all kinds of vege-
tables. Fine cabbage at 5 cents
the pound. Get your coffee of as;
the right brand at the right price.
A. g. GRoEs.
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19
Billie Goes East

W. P. MARROW, having sold his
farm and closed out all bis property
here, left on Thursday of last week
for Hickory, N. c.. to visit bis
old home which he left "a years ago.
he expected to visit Chicago.
Pittsburgh, Washington and New
York before reaching home.
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19

Toys Of every kind at the Rexal
Store.
Buick Six car for sale. Inquire
at The Blade office.
Everything reasonably priced
and presents for all at the Rexall
Store.
l Preaching at Bruner school
house Sunday afternoon by Rev.
Ralph Craig.
The w. G T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Geo. w. Estes on Tuesday
afternoon, December 80.
The Burlington trains taken off
on account of the shortage of coal
were put back on yesterday.
Several private ice houses were
filed with eight inch ice of a very
fine quality during the cold spell.
If the weather man will just
give us a pleasant day with bright
sunshine next Tuesday all will be
we'll.
How about a fashlight for
Christmas. The Power Garage
has a fine line priced from IS cents
to $2.35.
Wagons. sleds, kiddie kars,
skates knives and scissors make
dandy gifts for the kiddies. The
Home Store.
Will butcher aud sell beef by
the quarter and chunk at my place
east edge of town. Geo. L. Far
rar, phone 6.
A new line of Mueller Keller box
candies just received at the Barton
drug store. Get your Christmas
supply from this stock.
Geo. A. Calhoun has been ap.
pointed census enumerator, his
territory being all of Parson Creek
township except the city of Mead.
vile.
Xmas specials, Delicious and
Jonathan apples, oranges, lettuce,
celery, grape fruit, Emperor grapes,
raisins, dates. figs mixed nuts and
bananas. The Home Store.
Get box of those delicious chocs
plates, put mp specially for the
holiday trade, at Barton's drug {
store. The neatest, incest and
most sanitary way to buy candy. l
We are showing line of fancy |
china at prices lower than I
Tou have bought at in the past
,hree years, Beautiful salad bowls
rom so cents up. The Home Store. |
Chas. K. Dale took a car of c
heep and hogs to the st. Joseph I
market last week and then went 0
o Kansas City and bought two :
ars Of feeding lambs and car of Z
Italia hay. q
Mrs. w. F. HuddlestOn sends =
a a money order from Bsardstown, y ',
H., to renew her subscription and :
companies it with the seasons :
and best wishes to her "
Iissouri friends. -
See Moore Land Company, .
'rancis Building. BrookAeId, Mo-,
DR. 81 per cent money on farm
,ans, small commission. No .,
large for examining abstracts or -
papers. =
We received the first of this a,
eek 800 pounds Of strictly high is
rade candies which we offer you ii,
Accents the pound while i6lasts. al
s going fast so yOu bad better III
ny early. Ths Home Store. 6r
NucOs is so much better than te
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

On account of the torn up con-
dition of the Methodist church the
Christmas exercises will be held at
the opera house Wednesday even
ing, December Oath. A popular
Christmas Cantata, The Heart of
the Bells" will be presented. The
public is invited.e
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19

Books and games for young and
old at the Rexall Store,
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19

/ Ou hCSOuu6 OI buo tOru up COu-
dition of the Methodist church the
Christmas exercises will be held at
the opera house Wednesday even
ling, December Oath. A popular
Christmas Cantata, THE Heart of
the Bells,' will be presented. The
public is invited;s
Ed. J. Baker, on of our Charlton
county friends and long sub
scriber to this paper, made his
annual visit to the Office Tuesday
and had the date of his subscription
as we'll as that of his fathers E.
B. Baker, Spokane, Wash, ad-
vanced to the end of 1920.
Thos. Figgee. aged 13, sustained
fracture of the skull when he fell
from a wagon a mile south of town
striking his his head on the frozen
ground, Saturday, He was taken
to the Brookfleld hospital where
DR.. Burke operated on him, and he
was afterwards taken to the hos
pital at Kirksville.
The local fuel committee created
to help conserve coal during the
fuel famine was dissolved Monday,
the ban on coal havine been raised.
Operators are now allowed to ship
direct to local dealers and con-
sumers have the privilege of buy
ing all they want providing they
can find the coal aud have the
price.
The remains of Mrs. o. w. Ell
lott we're brought here from Kans-
as City. Kas., Tuesday and given
burial in the city cemetery, The
Elliott family lived in Laclede for
many years. leaving about thirty
,ears ago. The deceased was a
of ene of the pioneer
antilles of the town, being a
laughter of the late Rev. and Mrs.
:. D. Seward, long since laid to
est in the Laclede cemetery. The 8
husband, daughter and son accom- G
,anied the remains.
DIR. Frank L. Tracy of Anderson, .
nd, and old time citizen of La h
lede, dropped in on friends here 4
'riday. DIR. Tracy removed from Z
ere more than a quarter of cen /
1ry ago but he still has many r
-ieIds here who are always glad A
, see him. DIR. Tracy's son, DR.. a
.oss Tracy, who was born here 33
ears ago when the family lived in o.
le Pershing house. spent 18 IL
Ionths in overseas service. being a y
lrgeon at one of the base hospitals R
France. While here DIR. Tracy 7
sited The Blade, renewing his R
description for two years. s,
eT
The residence of II. NJ. Bartimus, IN
rmerly know as the Duekworth
ace, one and a half miles east of
wn, was destroyed by fire about
Wight last Monday morning. 1t 20
supposed to have caught some D
ne in the night as it was not Il
until it began to fall in. re
e whole second story being on ca
e. A small amount of the con-
pts was saved. The building m'
Is insured for 81 600 and the pr
uteuts for $500 in the Laclede "a
1tuaI. Secretary Byrd adjusted ID
. loss and paid the insurance the ID
, Of the FIRE. The insurance
rbaps covered about half the
The Laclede blade., 1919-12-19

Ed. ]. Baker, on of our Charlton
county friends and long a sub
scriber to this paper, made his
annual visit to the Office Tuesday
and had the date of his subscription
as we'll as that of his fathers E.
B. Baker, Spokane, Wash, ad-
vanced to the end Of 1920.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-22
OFFICERS ARE DETAILED FOR
CERTIFICATION OF DISCHARGE

Six army officers have been detailed
by the war department to assist in
facilitating the collection of the $50
bonus which officers and enlisted men
are entitled to upon their discharge.
The officer named for Nevada is
Captain Hall of Reno. The detail of
these officers will facilitate the certi-
ication of discharges. as discharged
men may secure a certification of dis
charge without the heretofore delay of
mailing their discharges to the recruit
ing Office in San Francisco.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-22
TWENTY-THREE PIECE BAND is
ORGANIZED IN GARDNERVILLE

Wednesday evening a band of %
pieces was organized in Gardnerville,
says the Record-Courier. and will be
known as the Carson Valley band. A
great many of the members of the
organization have had previous ex-
perience in band work, and expect TO
be able to play in public within six
weeks. James Hickey was elected
president of the newly formed organ
ization, and Oliver Haugner was
chosen as secretary-treasurer. Music
has already been ordered and the
first practice will be held next Thurs
day night.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-22
Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

j. F. wardner and Ed Reinhart left yesterday afternoon for Kennedy.
Mss Inez Laveaga returned yesterday from San Francisco where she
visited relatives and attended the fair.
Prof Alexander Graham Bel, who is making a series of Investigations
in electricity, believes that it will be possible o day 10 see from Wash
ington to New York. a. easily as N al convey the sound of the voice
that distance. He insists that the fact has already been demonstrated, and
that it only remains to construct the necessary apparatus to bring the
discovery fnoa actual and practical use.
A large number of ladies and gentlemen met Saturday at Armory
hall to make arrangements for celebrating the 11Sth anniversary of our
national independence. NJ. S. Bonnfed was elected president. and Ed
+. wnfrey, secretary. An executive commiue Of eight was appointed, but
it was afterward reduced to five, consisting of Mrs. N J Abel, Messrs F.
M. Fellows, G. w summerfeId, C. w. Rutherford and C. NJ. Rose.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-22

|, j.. W. Davey, County Clerk of said
county and ex-oficio clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Humboldt County, Nevada, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a full,
true and correct list of bills, passed
upon by the said Board of County
Commissioners at a regular meeting
duly held on the 5th day of May, 1919.
In witness whereof. l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said county this 18th day of May, A.
D., 1919. j. w. DAVEY,
County Seal. County Clerk.
By c. c. Wright. deputy.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-22
FROM THE TRI.WEEKLY SILVER STATE
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

j. A. Lpman, of the Lafayette hotel is still confined to his bed. While
he has been a very sick man, Mr.. Lipman is somewhat better today, and
his condition is not considered at all alarming.
Charles Kaiser,th the Indian sentenced to die or the murder of his wife in
Gardneryle o months ago, was yesterday morning, at II o'clock,
executed by Warden Maxwell in the Nevada penitentary before thrty-eight
official witnesses, invited to be present in accordance with the law. The
hanging a a complete success, every detail being carried out by the
warden lust as he had arranged.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-05-22
Bills Allowed

Following is a list of bills n
claims against Humboldt County, Ne
vada, allowed, reduced, laid over, I'M
rejected at a regular meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners held
on the 5th day of May, 1919:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15
LEGALLY THE
war IS not
AT AN END
Attorney General Has Passed on
Mooted Proposition-Courts
Are Instructed Accordingly.

The U. S. district attorneys office
was advised from Washington yester-
day upon the mooted question as to
whether the war is legally at an end.
The advice was to the effect that the
war IL not at an end and that all war
time measures are to be enforced just
as before the signing of the armistice.
This question has been raised in a
number OF courts Of the United States
and it il understood would probably
have been raised I'm the local court at
the next term. had not this opinion and
instruction been rendered by the Unit
ed States Attorney General Palmer.
Paragraph c. OF section 2. definition
in trading with the enemy acts'' de-
fines the words End Of the War; as
deemed to mean the date Of proclama-
tion Of exchange of ratifications Of the
treaty OF peace unless the president
shall. by proclamation, declare a prior
date In which case the date as pro-
claimed shall be deemed to be the end
OF tn: VIA. within the meaning OF the
act
Notwithstanding the foregoing def
milton, 4. IS understood that in certain
sections OF the east, the courts have
construed the war as 1T m end, while
Othar courts in the west have rightful-
" construed the war - still in prog
ress legally.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15
POLLS OPEN
AT 8 A. N. and
CLOSE 7:l6P.M
Four Candidates for City Com.
missioner Go Before Voters
Today Feeling Confident.

II the action OF the mercury was
regulated by the spirit Of politicians
the great fall that is bound to come
at tonieht's count OF votes at the eity
hall in the municipal primary for city
co1niniss,enAr- 1Eonld nngtainlS prscipi-
tate = -bilssard. - 7ss 9 ). 7.
Up to late hour last nislsA II was
clearly indicated that each Of the four
candidates, Geo. II. Hinrichs. incum-
bent; J. III. Bayliss. Pete L. Rollo and
L. ID. Green, with their friends, are
going before the voters at the polls to-
day with a feeling OF absolute confi-
dence in the success OF their candi-
dacy
admitted, and by some Of the best poll
tical prophets, that the race between
certain OF the candidates is going to
be very close and that none will re-
ceive enough first choice votes to as
sure him Of the nomination.
1t is generally estimated that a vote
Of between 1000 and 1900 will be poll
ed. Approximately 5000 voters are
qualified.
Voting will commence with the OPEN
ing of the polls at o'clock this morn
ing and will close at sunset, which by
the new or federal time, will be 7:16
o'clock.
All voters must cast their ballots in
in the precinct In which they are reg
istered. Registration Officer J. A.
Kirkpatrick may be found throughout
the day at theoffice Of the government
employment bureau. at the city hall.
telephone 402. where he will answer
inquiries concerning registration.
The polling places for the twelve
precincts in the city will be located az
follows.
No. 12-Lind's store.
No. 13-Court house anex.
No. 14-Romana and Baylen streets.
No. 15-Devillers and Romano
streets.
No. 2s.-Tenth avenue and Gregory
street.
No. 27-Ninth avenue and Strong
street.
No. 2s-Gonzales and Alcaniz
streets.
No. 29-Gadsden and Hayne streets.
No. 30-State laboratory. North
Palafox.
No. 31-Devillers and Gadsden
streets.
No. 32-B and Gadsden streets /,
No. 34-Wright and DeVillers
streets.
At a mass meeting held last night
at the w. O. w. hall under the aus
pices of the Rollo campaign committee
Peter L. Rollo took the present city
commission to task for their inapti-
ture in the past and characterized them
az not bein ga laboring mans commits
sion. The meeting. which was well
attended. was treated to q banquet. It
is understood that the meeting gave
its endorsement to Mr.. Rollo's candi-
dacy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15

Every Energy Will Me Concen-
trated on Drive Which Is to
Be on Strictly Business Basis.

J. NJ. Muldon, Escambia county
chairman for the Victory Loan. is get
ting his forces lined up for the great
drive which 10 to place this county on
the honor roll in the fifth campaign,
and the psrsonnsl no has assisting him
- pQqk1 - vidsnce4 notk ~
fSks - 1( sSo1 ~ ~ cotfnty - aisIzA-
ton, but Of the scope Of the work
which is already well organized.
At meeting held yesterday after
noon at Liberty Loan headquarters. 1t
was decided that no parade would fea-
ture the opening Of the Victory Loan.
It was pointed out that this is a very
busy season Of the year, and that the
men who form the various committees
need every energy to concentrate on
the drive, which It is hoped to make
ono Of the most successful ever
launched in the county.
c. w. Lamar is acting as publicity
chairman. with Henry Hyer as chair
man Of the speakers bureau. The
county precinct chairman comprise
Jno. w. Taylor. Century: M. Semple,
Molino: J. n. Patterson. Muscogee;
A. J. Mackey. Roberts: E. p. Wilson.
Gull Point: Thos. Kent, Quintette:
n. b. McCasl<ill. McDavid; ]. F..
Pierce, Klondyke: T. L. Atkinson.
Myrtle Grove: r. Leon Jones. Walnut
HIN: J. W. Creary. Bluff Springs: J..
A. McCaskill, Bluff Springs: r. J. Sey-
mour. Bfun Springs: w. T. Earnest.
Earnestville: John Harper. Ferry
Pass; J. G. Grice. Cantonment;
Archie Benton. Nix precinct; G. r.
wilkins, Warrington: ]. J. McNamee
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15
RATES ON SPOTS
IN OPEN MARKET
MAY BE ADOPTED

Memphis. April 14.-Resolution.
proposing q uniform method OF fixing
spot cotton quotations ON which dif-
ferences In the contract markets ara
to be based were adopted today by
representatives Of ten designated spot
markets. They viii be submitted to
these exchanges and II the later adopt
them viii become effective August 1.
The resolutions recommend that ali
quotations be based on the bona fide
transactions OF middling spot cotton
at the government standard Or 7-S Of
m inch staple.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15

Iall803ooeos April l4.-k3oAo0ev1o&0
In the legislatnre u In the limelight by
its failure - appear to paraphrase q
old precept ana even the spirit Of abol-
ition that gaiued for some members In
the extra session the name OF aboli-
tiOnists II not present here now. It II
= constructive body Of men. in each
house and the chances are that we
shall have nm harmonious session un-
less some unforeseen break comes TO
disturb the present calm. There 10
practically no disposition on the part
Of the lawmakers to euaNarrAss the
governor or bring abouts 1iction be-
tween the legislative and executive
departments the state government.
The members want their bills approv-
ed and the governor would like to see
the suggestions Of his message follow
ed. The senate. unlike its predeces-
sors. II anything 10 more disposed to
cooperate with the administration
that the house.
Although everyone IL talking econ
omy. tremendous appropriations will
be asked for schools. good roads. tick
and citrus canker eradication and for
other progressive purposes.
The legislative mind seems to be
running along constructive lines rath-
er .tf1an toward reform and reactionary
measures. This IL due largely to the
fact that the legislature OF 1917 and
the extraordinary session Of 1913 left
little to engage tho attention OF that
element OF lawmakers that has always
stood for prohibttive measures.
Compulsory education and free text
books, compulsory dipping cattle the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15
PENSACOLA FLORIDA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL Is, 1919.


| Key West. April 14.-Nothinx waa
heard tonight from Lieutenants Otto
| and Parker. American aviators. who
left the Isthmus Of Panama, Saturday
to fly here via Havana.
New York, April 14.-Grover Cleve-
land Alexander. crack pitcher Nation
n League. returned home today aboard
the Rochambeau and says . Chicago
contract Is awaiting him.
Berlin. April 14.-Many persons were
killed or wounded in the center Of Ber-
lin today by . collision Of troops and
street vendors. The troops were try
ing to suppress the traffic IN stolen
goods.
Chantilly. France. Saturday April
11.-Marshal PetAin. Commander In
chief Of the French armies I'm France.
announced today his intention Of visit
ing the United States.
Berlin. April 1.-THE latest news
here n that the communists I'm Munich
have not yet been mastered and that
heavy fighting II raging in the streets
there etween the Red guards and
troops loyal to the government A
number have been killed or wounded.
Berlin. April 14-Dr. Bernard Deern-
burg. former colonial minister and for
mer chief OF the German propaganda
ssrvice In the United States, has been
appointed minister Of finance In the
national government. the Tageblatt
announces.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15
BOLSHEVIKI ARE
USING CHINESE
TROOPS IN ARMY

Washington. April 14.-An investiga-
ton ordered by the state department
az to the result Of the frequent men,
tion Of Chinese troops operating with
the Russian Bolsheviki. disclosed that
the Bolshevilki are using a mercenary
Chinese legation Of about forty thou
sand composed almost wholly OF labor
ers. imported from China for work be-
fore the car was dethroned.