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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-11-21
THANKSGIVING
BY JAMES W. eEckMAN

We observe Thanksgiving day la
keeping with the time-honored cue
tom Of the Pilgrims.
Thanksgiving day was born In the
hearts Of a grateful little group OF
people who had survived a narrowing
season.
Real thanksgivinss are those which
come spontaneously in moments Of
gratitude for deiiversnce from die
tress, appreciation Of the bes'.ies Of
life or enjoyment Of genuine friend
ship.
We are thankful chat most Of our
troubles never happened and that
those which did passed over like the
storms
The wealth of the world has been
filling our Golfers to overlooking. Min.
ions of Mammon give thanks like tho
blatant fatted calf. all unmindful Of
the fate of the fattened and battened
We are thankful to have gone
through another year with its alter
mating Joys and sorrows and await
with hope and fortituda the things tho
next may bring forth.-lllustrated SUM-
day Magazine Of the Boston Herald.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-11-21
recognized Her,

Some one went by our house in a
car and spoke to my little sister, who
was in the yard. She did not recognize
the person at the time, but later found
out 1t was an acquaintance and said:
II knew it was Eva. just knew It
was her tune (meaning her voice). -
Exchange.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-16

PLAN INVOLVES EXPENDITURE
OF $40 100000

Winnipeg, Man, March ,7--Prelimi-
nary MEASURES have been taken by
the Dominion EcH4 ,riaticn Committee
Tor carrying out The broad plan of
! assisting returned soldiers and their
dependents expenditure of $1O0 900, 900
eminent expenditure Of 100000, coo.
Loans totaling more than $1,500,OOO
have already been granted a thou
sand CT more returned soldiers, while
500 others have made entries on
government land under the soldier
settlement act, ottawa has officially
announced.
The governments program as pre-
pared thus far would allow a returned
soldier free grant of quarter sec
ton. on homestead conditions, in ad-
dition to his ordinary homestead
right, This privilege is extended I'M
der the soldier settlement act. The
government has suspended entry by
others than soldiers on all remaining
homestead lands in the western pro-
yinces within fifteen miles of rail
way transportation.
A soldier is eligible to a maximum
loan Of $1,000 for purchase of live
stock, erection Of buildings and other
improvements when he goes on the
land The loans, which must be re-
paid in twenty annual instruments
is given in the form of refunds for
expenditures. Interest Of five percent
Is charged An additional $1,000 may
be advanced as the land is improved !
The government is cooperating with
the Soldiers Settlement Board to ac-
quire suitable lands now held unculti- |
waited by private owners. Government |
officials say that at the coming SEES
sion Of parliament legislation will be
sought for obtaining great tracts Of
such land to be resold to soldiers at
cost.
Plans for in reconstruction work
are going forward rapidly. Officials
ut Ottawa have informed mayors of
leading cities in Manitoba, Saskat- |
cRaWaq, and Alberta. that the goXqEn- I
ment is ready to give each province |
$l0OO,OOO for read work provided the |
he provinces make this appropria,
ton the minor portion of a good
roads fund. The government will not
pay more than forty percent Of the
highway expenditures in any pro-
vince.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-16
I. AU(5ITtS AT THE
PAST HE Says
Feels Like laughing all the Time Be-
cause F4c is Over His Aches and
Pains, Dizzy Spells and Stomach
Trouble. He Took Drecc.

"ITNroo wooIls 2qO ! was \ MACS Of
aches and mains, from the ION of NV
head 10 the solcs of my feet" de-
clares Mrn J. r. Elder of Farmingfon.
Ca, near Athens.
81 know of no medicine that COM
paros with ihis great root and herb
medicine Dreco," he continues.
There is no comparison between it
and other medicines; know for |
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-16

Willoughby, of Lowndes county, to-
day captured a 25-gallon illicit dis
tillery on the land OF the Black Felt
Farms Company, owned largely by
Perry Baker, president of the Ameri-
can Anti-Saloon League, who is gen
eral superintendent of the farms.
Two gallons of whiskey and forty gal
Ions of sour mash were destroyed
and a negro, John Roberts, was ar
rested at the still.
Under the "bone dry" act of Ala
bama the land on which the distillery
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-16

was found is subject to condemnation
and sale, and Lowndes county Off
Gals, it was said, promise to take
steps to this end
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-16

Five hundred American newspaper
man at the peace conferences! And
yet some people are worried for fear
it's proceedings won't receive enough
publicity.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-16

There is no rhyme for silver, but it
gingles with gold very nicely. -,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-16
STILL EFOUND ON
PERLY BAKERS FARM
Alabama Sheriff Finds Liquor on
Property of Head of Anti-Sa-
loon League.

Montgomery, Ala, March IA
Sheriff H. c. Hubbard and Deputy
The Jasper news., 1919-04-24
Additional Local

DR.. and Mrs. Houser and Miss
Flossie Patterson and Joe Smith
were in Joplin Monday evening.
H. l.. Porter and wife of Rich
Hill are visiting o. Thompson and
wife. Mrs. Porter is Mr. Thomp-
sons daughter.
Art Ash and family of Joplin
and John Nearmore and family of
Carthage visited C. H. Lilly and
family Sunday.
Mrs. Ad Crawford enter tanned
class S of the M L Sunduy School
last Saturday, her son Lester being
a member of the class.
Mr.. Robertson of Lamar and M.
Isepmann and family, Frank Buer-
&c and family visited Henry Con,
kiln and family Sunday.
John Ward shipped mixed car
of cattle and hogs to Kansas City
from AsbuIy Monday and one
from Jasper es'erday.
DR.. Gibson and family of Car
thage and Mrs Rose Shelton of
Colorado were dinner guests of J
D Harbur and wife Sunday.
Misses z Ina Yates and Minnie
Corder and Len CULLEN and Ernest
Yates joined party from Webb
City. and went to Neosho Sunday,
Mason Collins of Lamar spent
Sunday with A. l.. Thomas and
wife. Mr.. Collins and Mr.. Thomas
The Jasper news., 1919-04-24

we're neighbors in Illinois, many
years ago.
T. w. Mashburn resigned from
Harbur's store last week, ] E
Wine succeeding Mr. Mashburn.
The latter is conidering going into
the dry goods business at Sheldon
Mrs. Dora Hastings and her
daughter Helen took Mrs. Hastings
Sunday School Class of boys to
Lakeside for An egg roast Easter
Sunday. Every member of the
class went and had a good time.
The Rebecca ladies made nice
quilt recently and held drawing
for it Monday. having previously
sold the numbers. Fl. A. Vincen!
drew the prize with ticket No 1863.
The proceeds go to the lodge and
the Red Cross.
Ward Pinnell, who has been
working for the Western Union
Telegraph Co., came home from
HoiSington, Kans. to take the place
vacated at lie Rexall Store by his
brother Hal. The latter has gooe
to Philadelphia, Pa.
Henry Covert and family of .Top-
lin and Will Bowers and family
spent Sunday at c. A Covert's
Mr.. and Mrs. Covert accompan
led their son home intending to
spend the week visiting relatives
in Webb City, Joplin and Picher.
Will Mayors arrived home from
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Monday
night having been discharged from
the Army. Will soent most Of
the last year and half in comps
in Arizona. New Mexico and West
Texas. and he saws that country
don't look like like home, sweet
home" to him
Miss Nora Fox returned Monday
from a ten days visit with her Sis
ter, Mrs. A. P. Gurley, of Spring
field. On her return she was ac
companied by Mrs. Gurley as far
as Marionville where thew spent
the day with relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Putnam who formerly lived
in Jasper, called on Sunday after
noon to see Miss Fox at the Easley
home where she was q guest for the
day.
Private Row Webb. from the
onst hospital at Fort Ben Harrison
Ind, visited his parents the past
week on furIough. Roy is An as
sis,ant in the drug store depart.
ment of the hospital and also
serves on frequent details to take
sick and wounded to their homes
in different parts OF the country.
hen me, are able to leave
the hospital but not able to travel
alone.
Notice Of Final Settlement.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors
The Jasper news., 1919-04-24
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and others interested in the estate of
Christian Buerge deceased, that we,
John 1. Buerge, executor, and Lydia
Buerge, executrix, of tile last will of
said deceased, intend TO make final set
The Jasper news., 1919-04-24

County, State of Missouri, to be held
at Carthage on the 18th day OF May,
1910.
Carrie jerks Lowry,
q. Roe Lowry,
Executors
First published April BOT.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-24

tlement thereof at the next term of the
Probate Court of Jasper County, State
of Missouri, TO be held at Carthage on
the 18th day of May 1919.
John /. Buerge, executor
Lydia Buerge, eXecutriX
First published April 3-5t.
The Jasper news., 1919-04-24
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and others interested in the estate Of
George b. Lowry, deceased, that we,
Carrie jerks Lowry and g. Roe Lowry,
executors of said estate, intend to make
final settlement thereof at the next
term of the Probate Court OF Jasper
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
RUSTseROWNB BRITAIN
COMBINATIONS INCREASE DUR.
ING THE LATE WAR
CONTROL The OUTPUT
Also Price List Must Come I'm.
der Scrutiny, of the
Bunch

London, August S.-There has been
an immense development of combin-
alton in British trade and industry
during the war. The full extent of
the process was not generally real
lied until the committee on trusts,
appointed by the ministry OF recon
struction, issued it's report.
The committee states that there is
Gin every important branch of in
dustry in the United Kingdom an
increasing tendency to the formation
OF trade associations and combina-
tions, having for their purpose the
restriction of competition and control
of prices" The form of combination
varies from a loose understanding on
prices between Independent firms to
complete consolidation. Such asso-
Citations and combines may, in the
opinion of the committee, 'within no
distant period exercise a paramount
control over all important branches
of British trade"
Fixing Steel Prices,
A list is given of thirty five asso-
Citations, each comprising seyerSl
firms in the iron and steel industry
Continued On Page Two.)
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
WIDEN THE ROADWAY
MAPLeT0N MAKES THIS RE.
QUEST OF THE BOARD
Then Shorten The Length of Pre-.
posed Hard Surfaced
Highway

The county board Of commission
ers was still in session today, num-
erous matters of importance having
taken up their attention. Yesterday
afternoon Roy II. Allison was ap-
pointed engineer for County Ditch
No. 55 and Henry Clausen. William
j. Wigley and HI. c. Kraus were nam
ed as viewers of the ditch.
Resolution From Mapleton.
"A resolution passed by the Village
council at Mapleton was read. askina
he board 1fat the hard sprfSce rcd
TO De cons Lied from that VII se
toward Mankatc be made eighfeen
feet wide and half as long instead OF
nine feet wide and the present length
as has been planned. Numerous rea-
sons for the eighteen foot roadway
were outlined.
Lumber Contract Awarded.
The Lampert Lumber company was
awarded the contract to supply the
county with Splint screened coal at
$3.50 ton, the extra cost of shovel
ing the coal back in the bins to be
charged at actual cost to the COM
pany.
Commissioner Thomas Foley was
appointed as delegate to represent
this county at the meeting of the
State Association of County Commits
sioners at Redwing, September 13
to 16.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
Kisses GREET SENATOR
WILLIAMS ATTACKS LODGE;
QUICKLY RESENTED
People IN the Upper House Gal
Ieries Boo" Man From
ssIppi

Washington, August Ex-senator
Williams of Mississippi bitterly at
tackled the position of Senator Lodge
as partisan and narrow in the SEN
ate late yesterday, following the
speech on the League of Nations by
the chairman o. the foreign relations
committee.
81 hesitate very much" said Sen
ator Williams, ito undertake to re-
ply to the greatest possibly prepared
presentation of the seifishness Of
American policy in an eXtemporane-
Gus answer. 1t is now a new presen-
tation of the personality of the SEN
ator from Massachusetts. He has
always attempted to make a show
of himself"
1t was at this point that Kisses and
"boos" came from the gallery and
crowned out the Mississippi senator's
voice.
Vice President Marshall, after re-
storing order, warned that if the
senate rules again were violated he
would order the galleries cleared.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
WARNED THE MA|DENS
THOSE IN COBLENZ MUST NOT
ASSOCIATE WITH YANKS
Posters To This Effect We're
Found Recently: Girls Are
BIaCkIisted

With The American Forces In
Germany, July 21-[Correspondence
of The Associated Press. .]-Posters
written in German and warning Ger
man girls against associating with
Americans appeared recently in sew
eral public places in Coblenz and
other towns ON the Rhine, the girls
being urged to refrain from making
the acquaintance of soldiers regard :
less of the fact that the peace treaty
had been signed. At various times
posters have been put up threatening
in asereet girls with punishment OF
@ le kind or another. --
Names On Blacklist.
American officers who have investi :
ga, d say the Germans are determin-
ed hat girls who associate with the
soldiers shall have their /. names
known to the population and that sew
eral secret societies have been form
ed for that purpose. Intelligence
officers say that on several occasions
the names OF girls Is no sse on flfes
records of the German police force for
associating with Americans have
been read to the congregations at
Sunday morning church services. In
other villages the practice of posting
the girls name in public places was
inaugurated some time ago.
The officers assert that blacklists
of the girls names have been pre-
pared and are being kept for future
use, after the Americans are gone.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
BOOSTER
HERBERT f. M'p0ueAL Is THE.
REPREsfH fHTATNE
TRAIL GOME$FRoMIowA
Puts This Road4ay Proposition
Up To BusinPss Men In
na'fa'o

Herbert F. McDdugal, representing
the Pershing Way, fand general man
ager of the association, spoke to an
audience OF Businessmen, including
the officers of thk Mankato Com
mercial and Autorpbile clubs, in the
Commercial club rooms this morning
explaining the work of the associa-
ton in organizing the trail. He out
lined the steps thai have been taken
in organization inE Iowa, the state
now being well organized and the
sign painters being at work painting
the trail north, being at present
about at Lake Mills, la. 1t is ex-
pected that the sign painting crew
will reach MankatS in two or three
weeks, and they uif cross Minnesota,
passing through 81. Peter, Gaylord,
Glencoe, Litchfiel3, Sauk Center,
Alexandria, Crookston and on to
Winnepeg. In THE sign painting
crew is a little "painterette," wife of
C. ]. Bishop, the man who has the
sign painting contract, who in spite
of her dimbinuative size and scant
weight of los pounds, is welding a
brush and painting the signs with as
muCa enthusiasm as any artist paint
ing picture destined to become
world famous. Clad in overalls, and
at first sight being mistaken for a
young boy, little Mrs. Bishop is
showing the crew~that woman is
as capable of doing their work as
of getting a dinner. Mr.. MdDougal
stated today that the Pershing Way
will within the next two years be
the biggest and hest trail in the
United states, and the most popular
with tourists.
Minnesota Section of the Way.
The Minnesota section of the
Pershing way was @the first section
organized, and organization took
place in the Commercial club rooms
Mankato, on December 16, 1918. 1t
is now being well organized all along
the route. Mr. MeDongal was sec
retary OF the Coninlercial club at
(Continued On Page Two.)
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
P[7ILESS PUBLICITY WILL BE MEANS
USED TO MAKE HOARDERS DLSGORGE
WHAT IS NEW N THE
Fight ON OLD 1. c. |.

Washington, August 13.-The
fight in congress against the high
cost of living today developed
along the following lines:
One. AttorRey General Palmer
asked congress to extend the food
control bill to clothing, shoes and
other wearing apparel.
Two. The war department an.
nounced a further reduction in
the price at which supplies of
army food will be sold tc the pub
lie.
Three. Wheat Controller Barnes
called upon people to cat more
wheat FOODS and less high priced
food.
Four. Attorney General Palmer
announced his intention to give
the papers full details hereafter
Of food boarding and the parties
guilty of profiteering.
Five. Senator Mcclellan, in
speech denounced the packers as
"monopolistic profiteers" and ad-
vocated cold storage legislation.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
l. c. MARTIN.

Washington, August 3.-Threats
were made by Senator Hitchcock,
administration leader today, that the
peace treaty would be taken out of
the hands of the foreign relations
committee and ratified unless the
committee speeded up action on the
treaty forthwith. Hitchcock de-
'clared that entirely too much time
was being taken in committee with
the terms.
Hitchcock's warning was delivered
at this mornings meeting of the
committee, The threat caused a
stormy session. The committee
however, declared their intention to
speed up work and will begin the
consideration of amendments tomor-
row.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
SCORE OF SHOTS FIRED
RIKEBREAKERS AT PEORIA,
ILL.,, CAUSE TROUBLE
Street Car Service At Des
Moines Is Tied Up; Men
Walk Out
IAssociaed Press Dispatch.]

Peoria, ILL.,, August ia score of
shots were fred today when more
than 100 strkebreakers were taken
into the Keyitone Steel and Wire
company plant Two men are report
ed wounded. light hundred keystone
employees have been on a strike for
nearly six weeks.
Des Moines, Iowa, August 13.-This
place is without street car service
today owing to a walkout Of the car
men early toda. demanding more pay
Atlanta, Ga, August 13.-The call
ing off of the Tolerated railway shop
mems strike in the Atlanta, Ga, dis
trict, caused th railroad officials to
predict that the entire rail system OF
the country wMld be operating at
normal in week.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
AUTO NAY HAVE COME FROM
ROCK RAPIDS FOUND
STORY TOLD BY WHITE
lakefield Man Tells Police That
Machine Was Loaned To
Him BY Friend

Broken wires on the lock of Buick
six cylinder machine, left at the
Clements Auto company garage Mon
day evening, gave the clue to the re-
covery of what is believed to be a
stolen machine, by the Mankato po-
lice. F. B. White, a Lakefield real
estate dealer, is said to have driven
the machine into the Clements garage
Monday evening.
White, it is claimed, wanted to
leave Mankato that night. Mechanics
at the garage examined his machine
and discovered that the lock had been
broken and the wires reconnected in
side the car. Their suspicious were
aroused and Braden Clements at
once ordered the car held at the gar
age until further investigations were
made.
Chief Martin Was Called.
Chief Of Police Martin was then
called and he questioned White yes
terday morning for considerable
length of time. The man gave as
surances, and later bankers at Lake
field co-roborated the statement thai
he was a real estate dealer there and
in good standing in the community,
According to Whites story to Chiei
Martin he met friend, Peter Kline
a bartender in st. Paul last week and
the two were interested in real es
tate deal. When White stated his
intention of leaving st. Paul Monda,
Kline, it is claimed, offered him the
Buick car to make the trip to Lake
field. saying that he had no use for
it at present and that he would come
down to Lakefield in few weeks anC
get the machine. White acordingl.
Continued on Page two.)
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
CARL D. GHOAT.

Berlin.-[By Mail1-A sort of "de-
yl-may care" spirit pervades Ber
lin.
1t undoubtedly arises from the
let down after four years of war.
And it manifests itself in wild pur-
suit Of pleasure. Champagne and
gambling are the main objects upon
which pleasure craving Berlin di-
rects it's attention, seeking surcease
from the past.
Berlin may lack for food, but it
doesn't lack for amusements. A vast
class of rich folks are going through
their money with surprising rapidity,
while many persons Of more moder-
ate means have caught the infection
and are cutting into savings OF a
lifetime 10 satisfy the almost uniyer-
sal desire for pleasure.
Reds Have Trace of Spirit.
Even the "reds," who are supposed
to be very poverty stricken, have a
trace of the spirit, as was instanced
recently when a Spartacus party was
announced for one of the suburbs,
with the statement that there'd be
plenty of drink and much to eat. In
short, the circular stated practically,
that though the people were poor
they were going to spend what they
had with a lavishness and abandon.
There was to be food such as a ra
toned people were not. supposed to
be able to obtain, and there was to
be drink galore, and the guests were
tc stay as long as they saw fit.
AS a result of this spirit, the city
is fairly alive with cafes and dance
halls. There is generally little, or
poor food in these places, but the
habitues buy wine with reckless
ness that would make even a wealthy
Chicago packer or a Pittsburg mag
nate dizzy.
Berlin Is Wide Open City.
AS for gambling, Berlin at present
is probably the widest open city in
the world. Men and women play
for stakes of thousands Of marks,
and seem to get little thrill over
either winning or losing.
The whole spirit of this pleasure
mad crowd is one of forged gayety.
There is none of the sparkle to it
! that one experiences among the
French. 1t is simply sort of stun
ned let down, case of saying, vir-
tually, "Well, the game has been
played out; we've lost, and what do
we care now" 1t constitutes moral
relaxation that has in it the essence
of national breakdown provided the
present regime continues.
Berlin doesn't care. That's the
answer with thousands who have
money, and thousands who have a
little.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
REPORTS OF FOOD PRICE
DROP NOT BUILT ON FACTS
Local Dealers Declare That Figures Have Taken Start
Toward the Sky Instead Of Coming Downward;
Flour Has Advanced

Reports in the twin city papers of
the cost of living dropped appreciably
in the past few days, since the in
sestigation of the cost of foodstuffs
started, are not borne out on the To-
cal market, according to the statement
of meat and grocery dealers in the
city today. The prices quoted in
many instances were higher than
those paid here and may have drop
ped to the level Mankatonians have
been paying but it was said that
prices on the market here have been
iviating instead of dropping.
One meat dealer stated that veal
Iad gone up two cents in the past
'ew days and that hogs had touched
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
H{FLIH MAKES CHARGE
Democrat Accuses G. 0. P. of
Taking German Money To
Defeat Covenant
rUnited Press Dispstcn.J

Washington, August 13.-Charges
that the republicans were using
money, furnished by German interests
to fight the League of Nations coven-
ant, were made in sensational
speech in the house this afternoon by
Representative Heflin, democrat, of
Alabama.
Heflin also charged that the op-
position to the league came, chiefly
from those portions of the nation
where the munition makers welded
the greatest influence.
The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
William p. Urban Estimates That
His Wife Is Worth $50, 600 To Him

Just how. much loss a man su-
stains when he losses his wife is.
variously estimated Some men are
inconsolable. others easily satisfied
and a few heartless wretches are
unblushingly glad. The loss of a
wife is serious catastrophe no
matter from what angle it is viewed.
and the younger the husband and
wife the greater is the unhappiness
that ensues.
William P. Urban estimates his
unhappiness caused by the loss of
his wife at $4,000, and is suing his
wife's parents, William and Emma
Borchert, for that amount, claiming
that they aleniated his wife's af-
fections, and caused her to leave him.
The summons and complaint have