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Need of a Ne,v COR,

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Present prices have lessened the
value Of the scent pie%. 1t no longer
purchases many things. trolley ride.
cup of coffee is not always to be had for 1t,
Tho advance from cents to dime Is
too much. coin between them might
fill the need. A 7h-cent coin seems to be
the right one. Perhaps a 2}s-cent coin
would be preferable.
Tho old half cent, the 2-cent the
B cent, the silver cent and cent coins
had their failings and were retired. Now
71a cent or PA cent one seems to be
desirable. Any price could be met with
either piece and other coins.
If 7ia cents. it might be of nickel. II 2ts
cents, it might be of copper. Either made
oval and of convenient size and weieht
Ask your dealer for his opinion.
EZRA C. WILLIAMS.
West Orange, N. j., July II. 1912.
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Faith in the Classics

rest OF mankind bored stiff with words
I am loath to believe it. I remember the
best rifle shot I know being interested to
learn that the word "venson" had orig
inally nothing to do with deer meat, but
meant simply "hunting"; and that the
words for "venison" and "the chase" were
the same in French and Spanish. Yet
doubt if this man could write single
sentence without misspelling word.
have heard a French brigadier in a bat
terry east Of Pont-a-Mousson discourse to
an attentive engineer non-com. on the
meaning Of hydrophobie Ga pet puppy had
apparently gotten into some "sneeze gasp.
Yet he was a fellow, laconic in the ex-
IRENE, who would greet q Boche shell or
hornets in the jam pot with the same all
helpful aphorism. Examples such as these,
though they might be multiplied, are un-
necessary.
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used to astonish Germans the most when
they came to Petrograd was the security
Of the streets amid the absence of police
men.
Urttsky's anti Observation-Disclosures ac-
tivities made him many violent personal
enemies, and 1t was one Of these, the young
twenty year old Karrnegiesser, who accom-
plished what every one believed was bound
to come sooner or later Karrnegiesser's
reason for shooting Uritsky is said to have
had no connection with politics, but was the
result of the shooting on Uritsky's order of
Karrnegiesser's best friend
Uritsky had the reputation Of liking to
call before him individual members Of the
opposition camp and jokingly warn them
that they would be shot if they were not
careful. For instance. .he called before
him we'll known Russian prince who
was afterward imprisoned In Kronstadt,
and ultimately escaped, Uritsky talked
lightly Of the princes doom unless
he mended his ways, and when the
prince defied him, exclaimed: 81 think
I'd better shoot you at once" and, leaning
over, pressed a bell. When the bell was
answered, however, Uritsky merely said:
Bring some tea"
On the other hand, it is said that Uritsky
used to play at threatening his enemies
for the benefit Of the Bolshevik sailors
surrounding him, and that when they were
not there he behaved differently.
woman who escaped from Russia, after
many hardships, says that it is terribly
difficult to get food and fuel. Every ono
must fend for himself, and she often saw
an old Russian princess chopping wood
in their court yard.
She says tho Chinese arc the worst
element Of the population. There are
large number Of Chinese in Russia, and
they have been formed into regiments and
put in uniform by the Bolsheviks. Lenin
has Chinese guard to protect him from
assassination.
If you have an enemy a Chinese will
undertake to get rid of him for you for
the moderate sum of 80 roubles.
The religious side of Russian funerals
has disappeared and collins are painted IN
red in honor Of the revolution.
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Red C0ffins

edge OF motor cars at the service Of the
state says that the revolution has produced
number of curious and remarkable men.
He worked in a Bolshevik garage and while
driving Bolsheviks about In the capacity Of
chauffeur had plenty Of opportunity Of
studying them.
Some Of the Bolshevks. according to this
informant, appear to be quite a new type Of
humanity and he states he is not aston
ished that the fair sex should be attracted
by them. They may have little education in
the western sense but are often very hand
some. They know no law but their own
unfettered wills and they arc utterly fear
less.
Marriage is not a very solemn affair
among the Bolsheviks. All that is necessary
to marry is to make a declaration before the
authorities and pay the regulation 10
roubles.
Divorce is just as simple. The wife of
the above informant in order to escape from
Russia divorced him and thereby reverted
to her former nationality.
In order to obtain the divorce It was not
even necessary for her husband to be pres
ent. She merely declared to the Commissary
that she no longer wished to be married
and the divorce was granted
woman who lived in the centre Of
Petrograd says that the reports Of the
dangers of the Russian streets are untrue.
She describes them as having been for some
time almost as safe as the streets Of
London.
Events in Russia are often seen in q
different light by the Inhabitants of Russia
to that in which they are revealed by tele-
graphic reports
According to this woman there was wide
spread regret among the bourgeoisie when
Uritsky was assassinated, for it was chiefly
to him that the security Of the streets was
due.
The task Of this Hbloody" eommissary
was the suppression Of counter revolution
aries and spectators, but he usurped to
himself the task Of cleaning up the
"hooligans." Thieves and robbers Of all
kinds were gradually rounded up and then
instantly shot or hanged. By the time
the assassin's hand carried him off Uritsky
had almost exterminated the entire class
Of street bandits. One Of the things which
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Labor's Short Cuts
To tho Editor of The Tribune.

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter by c. W. Heath, headed
Labor, Face About" in your issue Of July
Is, touches the weak spot in the labor
movement to-day. In the effort to procure
its ends by short cuts, not only the radical
element of labor but even the American
Federation Of Labor has sought to escape
responsibility before the law. Such q course
is incompatible with American ideals, and
as time goes on it Is hcaping up a large
debit for labor In the bank of public
opinion.
In this connection let me draw your
readers attention to an article publxshed
by the League for Industrial Rights in the
June issue of It's magazine. Claw and
Labor" The article commences with a pro-
posed law for making voluntary associa-
tions responsible before the law BY pen-
hitting suits against them In their own
names, and then deals at some length in q
popular way with the legal questions in
volvcd. J. feel that all employers of labor
and those people whose business depends
upon the steady flow Of the products of
labor will be interested in this article.
G.. Fl. D. FOSTER.
New Yo1k, July ia, 1919.
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Love- Immortality

(F~on, Tho Neso Witwess)
WHEN our gay hearts have laid their
w glories down;
When our young bodies mingle with the
dust
From which God made them tender and
august;
When my singing robe and you your crown
Have yielded up to wasting moth and rust
When even in our own familiar town
Men mind not our mortality, I trust
Our lives to live in more than their renown
For In our children's children love shall be
Nobler for all the mighty love we knew;
Holer for pity that has stirred in you,
Stronger for patience that has grown
in me;
In unborn lovers shall our love renew
It's mystery and magnanimity.
THEODORE MAYNARD,
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The Soda Joke
To the Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The news that the Republicans will
remove the tax from sodas is like man
rushing to defend a friend who is being
bitten by mosquito and at the same time
rapidly devoured by wild beast The man,
Of course, merely kills the MOSQUITO.
If our esteemed Congressman would con-
Germ themselves with reducing the income
tax, and make laws to stop the speculation
in food and clothes, they would gain a
great many more votes than by dickerine
with sodas and prohibition. The latter on1v
means heavier taxes on already oyerbur-
dened incomes.
1t will be interesting to see Just how
much Of this stuff the American people viii,
stand. Aside from those who have made
fortunes in specializing with necessities I
venture to say that person satisfied with
conditions as they are, or as they promise
to be, cannot DO found in the country +o-
day. ANNA s. HARnINc
Brooklyn, July 1e, 1919
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Manless Jobs i.
To the Editor of Tho Trihune

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the news item in to.
days Tribune headed "War Heroes Pawn
ing Medals to Avoid Starvation it SIR
prises one that those sob-sympathy REPORTS
hnd place in the daily papers, in view of
the facts as to unemployment in New York
Soft jobs may be scarce but for any
one not cripple who really is willing to
work there is no end Of opportunity to
make at least a living. For at least two
months past (and at the present time) the
papers have carried advertisements for men
to cut grass, either with scythes, sickles or
lawn mowers, in the local cemeteries at
40 cents an hour. No skill is REQUIRED to
use at least the last named implement. The
labor is not hard, it IS outdoors, in the
most healthful parts Of the great city. Yet
there is a great scarcity Of applicants for
this work.
This is one plain outstanding fact. Why
should doughboy go hungry when nickel
Will bring him to immediate work? In
several industrial plants that 1 know of
there is scarcity of unskilled labor. at
the same rate. Of course, none of these Jobs
appeal to those who are looking for "nosi-
lions with future" but I cannot believe
that any man worth his salt is selling
medals or going hungry or begging while
these openings are awaiting him.
The interview with the Federal Employ
ment Bureau officials would Indicate that
they are not aware Of these openings. Are
they? P. 7 NFVINs
Brooklyn, July 16, 1919.
P. S.-The writer is seventy-one, one arm
crippled with rheumatism, and yet works q
lawn mower daily.
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Ne,r York Tribune
E1t7-0 mean Bureau

Ne,p York Tribune
European Bureau
ONDON, July 7.-Russians who recent
~ came to London from Stockholm
0-@ state that Americans arriving in Swe-
den from Russia talk of the Soviet state
with enthusiasm while the Russians who
escape from Petro9rad picture the condi-
tions in Russia as being terrible The be-
lief is current in Stockholm that many
American business and agents for
American firms pass in and out of Russia
surreptitiously with comparative ease.
On the other hand, British firms have
selected Finnish ports as their jumping-off
place and great quantities of goods Of all
kinds are awaiting in Finland for the rails
ing Of the blockade. Much American prod
uce is also stored in Finland and some is
believed to reach the Bolsheviks.
Abnormal business conditions prevail and
thousands of people arc risking their skins
to reap rich harvest
One instance, is the trade in jewelry.
Fabulous stories are told OF the traffic now
going on between Russia Sweden and Fin
land in precious stones
Jcwelry is worth comparatively little in
Russia, and though the export of it is pro-
ulUlLCu, EIcdC HudAIlClCS VI SCOuCo NuU tuelI
way into Sweden
Many people. according to rumor, continue
to live in Petrograd at the risk Of their
lives in order to accumulate boards Of pre-
cious stones.
Inhabitants Of Russia have, with the long
lapse Of time, become accustomed to living
abnormal lives They no longer worry
about things that might shock other peoples
A Russian woman, an anti-Bolshevik, who
lived in Finland, describing conditions
there, said that in her district the local
Red leader had aroused widespread admira-
ton, because he shot so WE'LL" Local bands
OF Red and White guards stalk each
other, shooting at sight. This Red leader
who cleaned up the opposition in his dis
trict is now general" in the Red army.
A curious phase of the new state Of af-
fairs in Russia is that a number Of women
of good families have been attracted by
Bolshevks and married them.
The son of a Russian banker who was
forced by the Bolsheviks to put his knowl-
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Freeing the Railways

Commissioner Clark, Of the Interstate
in predicting another increase in railroad
rates when the railroads are returned.
No other solution striking at the prob
lens roots seems possible. If only the
Commerce Commission, reading the fut-
ure more accurately, had sooner recog-
nized basic facts it would have been bet
ter for every one.
The history of public policy toward
the railways is a practically unbroken
record Of blunders. Preceding the Hep
burn law, railway management had been
guilty of two Capital offences. 1t had
gone into the governing business and de-
termined opposition properly developed.
Such an intrusion could not be permitted
40 special interest could be trusted to
hold the scales between itself ana the
public. But the public, with confusion
not unnatural, failed to realize that the
remedy was to chase the intruders back
to their proper function. On the con-
trary, it assumed that the intrusion, in
in the business, and it became the fash
ion to attack the railways as railways.
lntensfying prejudice was the fact
that railroad management largely fell
into the control of groups which specu-
lated rather than devoted themselves to
technical problems Of transporting
goods and passengers Investors were
f1eeced by wild fluctuations in railway
securities, and to the antagonism of
those who demanded an incorrupt gov
eminent was added the antagonisnn Of
cheated investors. Again it seemed as
if the fault inhcred in the railroad bust
ness itself.
In the mean time, because Of economic
causes generally operating, the railroad
business proper found itself in grave
difficulty. On the one hand it faced the
need Of satisfying the transportation re-
quirements of an expanding country, and
on the other hand it faced rising costs
for labor and materials. Effort was
made to bridge TIE chasm by consolida-
tons which made for economy of opera
ton and by improvements that lessened
haulage costs. But the era was one Of
blind opposition to bigness, and this OPP
position, energized by the disfavor into
which lobbying and specializing had
brought the railways, called halt to
further combination, and expensive COM
petition continued.
For time, by colossal efforts approx
mating almost to genius, railway man
ayers Of constructive minds were about
able to Offset rising costs by physical
betterments, but the battle was a losing
one. The factors which have been men
toned, plus a. taking away Of rate
making power, depressed railway credit.
and cheap money could no longer be
commanded.
Then TIE descent to Avernus became
rapid. The government took control and
was quickly impelled by political and
economic influences to raise wages
which, with respect to so per cent Of
railway employees, were at starvation
levels. The railways had lacked the
money to pay more, having been forced
to give the cream to an organized minor
ity Of railway workers. Income and
outgo thus became still more out OF
balance, despite rate increases grudging-
| ~ and bclatedly given.
So we have arrived at present condj-
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to attack him. Too bad is it that re-
sponsiblity did not rest with the city
administration, for the result would be
about the same and the public would be
nonsense
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Vision

(Frosn fhs Nesc 6tofcsnpaS)
I LOVE oil things that passi thsdr br's'
ness II
Music that fades on transient silencss.
Winds, birds, and glittering leaves that tar
and fall
They fling delight across the world; they a.
To rhythmic flashing limbs that rove sno
A moment in the dawn for Youths lit fass'
A moments passion, closing on Tho cry
20 Beauty, born Of lovely things that dis'
sIEGFRID EASHO0N.
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The Trapeze Performer

(Frons AtrsieTs)
EVIERCE little bombs Of gleam snap from
4 his spangles,
Sleek flames glow softly on his silken
tights,
The waiting crowd blurs to crude darks
and whites
Beneath the lamps that stare like savage
bangles;
Safe in a smooth and sweeping arc he
bangles
And sees the tanbark tower like old heights
Before careening eyes. At last he sights
The waiting hands, and sinuously untangles.
Over tho sheer abyss, so deadly near,
He falls, like wine to its appointed cup;
Turns in wheel Of fireworks, and is
mine.
Battering hands acclaim our triumph clear
And steadfast muscles draw my sonnet up
To the firm iron of the fourteenth line
STEPHEN VINCENT BENET.
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Is 1t Any Wonder They Rattle,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Inside information on Ford works
can be gained by reading the testimony at
a recent trial. Is it any wonder they
rattle?
Chronic Ford ailment--screw loose some
whore. ABEL M. STEVENS.
Mamafoneck, N. Y July II, 1919.
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Sea Culls

(Fron Tho Bookrnon>
FEARLESS riders Of the gale,
In your fierce eyes Is the memory
OF great ships broken on the rocks.
Desire, unsatisfed,
Droops In your wide wings.
You lie at dusk
In your green cradles,
Unresponsive to tho sca's tender mood
And in your soulless cry
Oh dread, gray birds.
Is tho hooking echo Of woman's weeping
In the night.
LEoNORA sPEyEE
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An chronological Huntsnnan

Where the editorial writer's suspicious
have been aroused he has suggested that
Mr.. Irland's "facts prove too much.
There are some persons who are naturally
Interested in words for their own sake,
who love them and pet them and study
them. They are the good spoilers. There
arc others who are bored stiff by them
and half close their eyes every time they
see ono coming. May not this funda-
mental division Of humans account for
some of Mr.. Irlands results?" But are
these two classes (snd the former. the
good spellers, perhaps negligible on &C
count Of their rarity) enough7 Are all tho
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OF Christ-and Gardens

OF Christ-and Gardens
(From Tho London NGtion)
cover the brook Kedron, where a garden"
Nov in the place where He crucifed there
was garden est. JohM)
A'A Gethsemane,
All among the olive trees the shadows play,
Where the ground is starred with lily snd
anemone
Christ is watching till the break Of day.
Mary Magdalene in the Garden Of the
Gallows
Comes with her spices in the early hours
Why bring spikenard, myrrh and sloes?
Christ Is risen and walks among the
flowers.
E. B. BROWN.
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Ssu can purchase merchandise Advertised In Ehs
SRl6uNE With absolute afe-cr " dissatisfaction 70
suits In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees to pay yc2r
asnes beck request. No red tape. ho onbh'ns'
W. make good promptly II the advertiser toessnot
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A Week of Verse
Blake

CErom 7hs Lox6ox Eosso.>
RLAKE found
Angels in London street.
God the Father on HILL
Christ before q tavern door,
Blake saw
All these shapes and more.
Blake sang.
Other men saw not a. ha
So he tried to give his sight
To the beggarman, the world.
"You are mad"
Was all that the blind world said
Blake died,
Singing songs Of praise to God.
"They are not mine," he told his wifs
II may praise them, they are not m;r.,
Then he died.
And the world found Blake divine
JOHN GOULD FLETCHER,
Labor and Capital
(rrom Rccd,rs Mirror
SOMETIMES they clasp hands
In newspaper cartoons or on maya,;n.
covers,
When campaign or big "drive" "a on.
To show how united they ara
In the cause.
Then 1t looks easy.
Labor is always in overalls
With his sleeves rolled up.
And hammer or shovel in his hand. +
BE always looks bluff and sturdy,
Healthy and happy.
Capital always wears a silk hat.
A frock coat
And benevolent smile.
They grasp each others hands % heartily
It's easy in q cartoon
Or 3 cover design.
II Labor looked stunted and stupened,
Underfed or overworked--
II Capital looked less benevolent and benef.
cent
Then the cartoon would not be so good
For the candidate or tho drive"
ELIZABETH R. HUNT.
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also reserved
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entered {. the Posonce New YORK. Second Class
Mail Matter
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-04
METHOD|STS ENDORSE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The Methodist ministers and lay
men in business session Wednesday
morning started off their conference in
this city by unanimously passing q re-
solution endorsing President Wilson
and the views he holds on the peace
treaty and the League of Nations. A
large crowd was present at the pass
inS OF the resolution and the represen-
ta!iveS from over the state seem to in
dlcate the opinion of the people they
represent on the subject.
Utmost confidence was shown by the
statement in the ability of the un-
amended covenant as it stands today
to prevent wars in the future as far
as is possible and to maintain interna-
tional peace.
The resolution will be placed in the
hands of President Wilson while he Is
in St. Louis by some prominent Meth
odist in that city Friday. Copies also
were sent to our state senators.
The resolution was written as fol-
lows and presented by R. H. Cooper
of Foyette.
The League of Nations.
We, the members of the Missouri
Conference, ofthe Methodist Episcopal
! Church, South, assembled in the city
of Mexico, Missouri, September 8, 1919
representing a constituency of more
than FIFTY THOUSAND adult mem
bers in North Missouri, believe the
League of Nations as set forth in the
Peace Treaty nov pending the United
States Senate not to be the issue Of
political party, btu the honest attempt
of the more civilized nations of the
wocid to avert the horrors of war, and
establish a permanent peace. We
therefore declare ourselves unquali-
fiedly in favor of the League of Ma
tons and most respectfully and cay
nestly urge our Senators from Mis-
souri,, J. A. Reed and S. P. Spencer, to
vote for the treaty of Peace and Lea
gupe of Nations, without amendment
or reservations.
(SIGNED) R. H. COOPER,
S. P. CRESAP,
JIM L. HAMMETT,
CHARLES C. GRIMES
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-04
ENTON

Miss Nora Williams will leave tins
week for an extended visit in the west.
Mrs. George Hildebrand and Mrs.
Henry Lowcry visited with friends
near Benton City last week. 1900 Will
Wenger and family visited in Fulton
Monday, Z. w. Rockwell has a
new Fordson tractor. - Mrs. Anna
Kelly left for Oklahoma City Monday
after several weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. L. C. Neiman. - Mrs.
Cecil Llewellyn is entertaining her
friend, Miss Rice of St. Louis. - Mrs.
George Precht and children of Kansas
City visited at Fred Prechts last
week - School began in Benton City
Tuesday with Mrs. E. C. Neiman as
Principal and Miss Myrtle Roberts in
the primary room. - Mrs. Glen john
son of Rippey, Iowa, visited her sis
ters-in-law the past week.