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seems to have been dispelled by
subsequent investigation, although
it has not been entirely discarded
Iby official investigators. Chief
Flynn, who arrived here from
Washington last night to take per-
sonal charge of the federal investi-
CATION, declared, after leaving the
J. P. Morgan Office late today, that
"from evidence obtained within the
last few hours it has been definitely
established that the explosion was
due to a time bomb"
Timed For Noon.
"The bomb was taken to Wall
street." he added Sin the wagon
which was blown to pieces. The in
fernal machine was timed to 60 off
at noon and apparently was placed
in the wagon by a person who was
within four blocks of Wall and
Broad streets when the explosion
occurred"
Six more deaths since midnight
brought the total deaths tonight to
SO. The number of injured, includ-
ing those treated at the scene, in
hospitals and their homes were
approximately 300. Nearly 100 of
these are still being treated in hos
pitals. The property damage is va
riously estimated from $1,000,000
to s2,5OO,OOO.
Eight separate Investigations of
the explosion was under way to-
night. They were being made by the
department of justice under the
supervision of Attorney General
Palmer and William J. Flynn, chief
of the bureau Of investigation, the
New York police department under
the supervision of Commissioner
Enright and Chief Inspector Lahey;
the fire department, the building
department the September grand
jury, the medical examiners: office
and two private inquiries by insur-
ance companies and J. P. Morgan &
Co.
The key to the mystery apparent
| ly lies in the Identification of the
rickety old wagon drawn by an ole
horse, which was left standing al
the curb in Wall street near the
United States Assay office anc
across the street from the Morgan
bank a few minutes before the ex
plosion.
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BIG REDUCTION is MADE
Government Expenditures for Aug
ust Drop $50 Million.

Washington, Sept. 18.-Govern-
mental expenditures in August were
$3.50, 1000 lower than in July, ac-
cording to the preliminary statement
issued tonight by the Treasury. Or
dinary disbursements fo. the month
amounted to $447,57i.06 against
s3O6,5o1,ss9 in July, but payments
on the public debt during August to-
tailed only 9,444,649, compared
with $813,046,742 last month.
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NEGRO III YEARS OLD
DIES AT PETERSBURG, VA

Petersburg, Va, Sept. 1S.-
Petersburg lost it's oldest citizen to-
day when John Allen a negro, died
in the city aims house at the age of
Ill. He was born in July, 1909, and
has a son in Brooklyn. over rs years
old. He has been in the aims house
here for more than rs years.
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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
Complaint not Served.)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE


Court of Common Pleas.
H. D. Reese, Fuller L. Reese, Nellie
Dickerson, Margaret Mcbride,
Caroline Wardlaw Reese, M. B.
Reese, Floride Reese Page, The
two latter in their own right and
as trustees, Plaintiffs
against
Louise DeBruhl Reese, Charlotte
Reese, Edith Reese, M. B. Reese,
Jr., Fuller l.. Reese, Jr., Adrine
CAN'T, Floride CAN'T, Mary L.
CAN'T and Mark CAN'T,
Defendants
To the Defendants above named:
You are Hereby Summoned and
required to answer the complaint in
this action, which is filed in the Office
of the Clerk of Common Pleas, forI
the said County, and to serve copy
of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscriber at his Office at Abb
beville Court House, South Carolina,
within twenty days after the service
hereof, exclusive of the day of such
service; and if you fail to answer the
complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiff in this action will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Dated 7th day of September 1920.
VIM. P. GREENE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the absent defendants, Floride
CAN'T, Mary L. CAN'T and Mark
CAN'T:
Take Notice that the complaint in
this action and the summons of which
the foregoing is a copy have this day
been filed in the office of the Clerk of
Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville
County, at Abbeville, S. c., where
they are now on file.
Sept. II, 1920.
VIM. P. GREENE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the infant defendants, Floride
CAN'T, Mary L. Can't and Mark
CAN'T, who reside without the State
of South Carolina:
Take Notice that the undersigned
has applied to J. L. Perrin, Clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas for Abb
beville County for the appointment
of a guardian ad litem for you for
the purposes of this action, and that
he has appointed Albert Henry, who
will act for you as such guardian ad
Item, unless you, within ten days
from the service hereof by three
weeks publication procure the ap-
pointment of some other person to
act for you as such guardian at lit
en-, as by the Clerk of Court duly
ordered.
Sept. II, 1920.
, VIM. P. GREENE,
; plaintiffs ATTORNEY.
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in the year Of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty and in the
144th' year of American Independ-
ence.
Published on the 10th day of Sept.
1920 in the Press and Banner and
on the Court House door for the time
required by law. !.
j. F. MILLER.
9-1O. Judge of Probate.
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Bears, especially the white species,
are partial to bathing, and will comb
themselves with their curved nails
and also lick themselves to obtain a
glossy coats.
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ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" Is
genuine Aspirin proved by millions
and prescribed by physicians for
over twenty years. Accept only an
unbroken "Bayer package" which
contains proper directions to re.
lieve Headache, Rheumatism, Colds,
and Pain. Handy tin boxes Of IL
tablets cost few cents. Druggists al
so sell larger "Bayer packages"
Aspirin is trade mark Manufacture
Monoaceticacidester of Salicylica-
lid.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE
Probate Court

CITATION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION
By J. F. MILLER, Esq, Judge of
Probate:
WHEREAS, Elbert Beck hath
made suit to me, to grant him Let
ters of Administration of the estate
and effects of Elizabeth Foster Beck,
late of Abbeville County, deceased.
These Are Therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said Eliza.
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Sweden's waterways are, on the
average, open for 210 days each year
and frozen for 1856.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09

State of Missouri. County OF Linn. ssE
We. H. G. LOmax as president, and II. W..
I,Omax as cashier of said bank. each Of us.
do solemnly swear that the above statement
Is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
H. Q. DOMAX, President.
H W. DOMAX. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn TO before me. this 5th
day Of Jan. A. d. nineteen hundred and
twenty
Witness my hand and notarial seal on the
date last aforesaid. Commissioned and quail
ded for q term expiring Oct z8rd. i923.l
fSEALl o. +. LIBBY, Notary Public.
Correcf-Attest. r NJ LIOMAX
WAITER BROWNLEE
ELLA b STANDBY
Directors
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The Baptist Church
Ralph A. Craig, Pastor.

Sunday school 9:45; preaching
Hoo. subject, Gods Faith in
Man." B. Y. P. U. 700 O'Clock;
Mrs. Craig, leader. Preaching at
500; subject, THE Two Images. :"
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing
The pastor spent the first three
days of last week in Marceline at
tending the Linn County B. Y. p.
U. and Sunday school convention
and wishes to report a good time
and profitable. Wish others had
have gone. Also attended the
ministers alliance of Brookfield
Monday of this week where the
question of the World Interchurch
Movement was discussed, also plans
for surveys of all churches of the
country.
At our business meeting on
Wedn esday evening of next week
we are to elect our officers for the
coming year. Let us not only
elect them but support them in
carrying out the duties of their re-
spective Offices. Let us pledge to
our savior, to our church and to
its officers our hearty cooperation
in prosperous years work for the
kingdom of God.
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|. O. O. F. Officers

The local Odd Fellows lodge had
a we'll attended and interesting
meeting Tuesday night at which
time the following officers were in
stalled: IT. D. Mouser, noble grand
V, E. Hogsett, vice grand; j. T.
Cushing, recording secretary; O..
F. Libby, financial secretary; Ed.
j. Finney, treasurer: G. o. Plow-
man, right supporter to noble
grand; G. G. Calhoun, left sup
porter to noble grand; Henry
Enrich. warden; Roy O. Bailey,
conductor; Floyd Welsh, chaplain;
Raymond Garside, right scene sup
porter; Emmons Peer, left scene
suppOrter;J. p Harter, right sup
port to vice grand; Albert Musta
pha, left support to vice grand;
Geo. l.. Kranz, inside guardian; T.
j. Wood, outside guardian.
E. A. Morris, district deupty
grand master, of Brookfeld, the
officer, was accompanied
by his staff of four.
At the conclusion of the work
oysters were enjoved.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
Missionary Meeting

The Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society met with Mrs. H. G.
Carothers. "Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Edith Hamilton, Mrs. Lam
dree and Mrs. Bigger made reports,
gave a reading and led mystery
box. The hostess served light re-
freshments. The aid society made
a good report.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
Former LacIede Girl Married

The Blade, with other Laclede
friends of the bride, received card
Sunday from Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
s. Houston announcing the marri-
age their cousin, Miss Blanche l..
True, to Captain Russell Fry e
Robinson. The marriage took
place in New York City Wednes-
day, December 81, 1919. At home
after February Is, East Chicago,
Indiana.
The bride is a former Laclede
young lady, being the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. True,
pioneer citizens of the town.
After completing the high school
here she graduated from Wellesly
since which she has been teaching
in the university at Fargo, N. Oak.
During the war she was engaged in
Y. NJ. G. A. work in Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson have the
good wishes of the BRIDES many
friends here.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
t,.Other Matters Of Interest

The American Reading Circle
will meet in regular session next
Tuesday evening, January 13, with
Mrs. A. j, Caywood.
The directors of the Lomax &
Standby Bank will hold their an
nual meeting at 400 O'Clock Fri
day afternoon. January 8.
Mrs. j. L. Burke is in Meadville
this week looking after the welfare
of her newest grandson, a. boy
having been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Lippitt, Saturday.
The big public sale of M. Fall
will be held at his home five miles
south of Laclede next Tuesday,
January 13. Mr.. Fall has sold his
farm and will remove to Ames,
Iowa.
j. B. Chapman, who recently
held a public sale on the Groes.
farm two miles east of town, has
moved to Laclede and is occupying
the new bungalow recently compile
ed by D. ]. Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E, Harris are to
retire from the farm and come to
town, having bought the Kicker
residence property to get possession
soon. Their son Carl and family
will move onto the farm.
Rev. Seigle of Sumner will fill
his regular monthly appointment
at the Christian church next Sun
day, preaching morning and even
ing. All members of the church
are expected and friends cordially
invited.
Attention is directed to the 6nan-
cial statements of our two bank
ing houses on this page. Another
jump like the Lomax & Standby
Bank made during the past three
months and that institution will be |
in the $500, 900. 90 class.
In The Blade today will be-
found the sale advertisement OF
Chas. Frazier which will be held
at his home two miles northeast of
Laclede next Friday, January 16.
MIR. Frazier has rented his farm to
his son. Bert, and will move to
Brook6eld where be owns residence
property.
Regular meeting Of the Order of
Eastern Star next Monday night.
On account of the lecture at the
opera house members are requested
to be at the hall promptly at $50
as there is business that must be
attended to.
Regular meeting of the Modern
Woodman camp will be held next
~,,. |
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09

Wednesday evening, January IA.
This is an important meeting as
one candidate is to be adopted and
officers for the ensuing year INSTALL
ed. Every resident Woodman
should make it a point to be
present.
Watch night meetings will be
held by the w. G. T. U. all over
the United States on January 16.
Our local union will announce their
celebration probably a week later
owing to local conditions. The
entire community will be invited to
participate.
Palmolive soap 3 bars for %
cents; Lenox soap 5 cents the bar;
Lighthouse Washing Powder, 5
cents the package, and many other
bargains are to be found at A. G.
Groes'. Remember we have all
kinds of fresh and cured meats,
sausage, lard and other packing
house products.
Roscoe Rankin, who has been
with the Henderson Produce Com
pany since returning from overseas,
has taken a job with the Burling-
ton as mail handler at the local
station, succeeding Polly Pease,
who has been given charge of the
pumping station, the switch lights
and will do light car repairing.
DR.. George c. Aydelott, lecturer,
will give the second number in the
lyceum course at the opera house
next Monday night, January II.
DIR. Aydelott comes to Laclede
recommended as one of the strong
est men on the lyceum platform
and those who fail to hear him
next Monday night will miss a
rare treat.
As will be noticed by their half
page advertisement in The Blade
today the Fell Mercantile Company
one Of the largest mercantile
houses in Linneus, is TO quit busi-
ness and is closing out the entire
stock in a big IL days sale. The
,ale is now on and will run all
through next week closing Sat
hight, January II.
The depot cafe property, owned
oy w. E. Shell, is undergoing a
change. The room that has been
lsed for kitchen and lunch room
las been moved north to be used
only for a kitchen and another
'oom 16x32 is being built in front.
rhe depot cafe Under the manage
nent of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Cole
nan is doing a good business and
more room was necessary.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
To The Amana Lodge

We wish to thank the Odd
Fellows for their kindness and
thoughtfulness. We are glad to
know of such a great organization,
Mrs. Kathrine Libby and Children.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
Farm For Sale
country

A good so acre farm, mile from
town, church and high school for
sale. Inquire at this Office.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

DR.. and Mrs. 7. E. Sission spent
holiday week with relatives at OF
tumwa, Iowa.
Stanley Whitaker went to Col
umbia last Friday to enter the
state university.
Mrs. Ward is in LacIede for an
extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Ralph Craig and family.
Mrs. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Jenkins of
Williamstown, Mo, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs, D. A.
Gosney.
MIR. aud Mr.. Ii. b. Cain of
Brook6eld spent Monday in La
clede with their daughter, Mrs.
D. A. Gosney.
Mr.. aud Mrs. l.. L. Eichmsn
returned home Monday from
months visit with relatives in
Illinois and st, Louis.
w. l.. Agin has returned to tie
home of his daughter, Mrs. N. R.
Wilson, after spending a couple of
months with relatives in Ohio.
Wayne Moore, son of MIR. and
Mrs. w. P. Moore of route two,
has enrolled in the Cbillicothe
Business College for a course in
bookkeeping.
Mr.. and Mr.. Herbert Anderson
of BrookfeId were in Laclede
Saturday enroute to Purdin to
visit over Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Craig Beckett and
Mr.. Beckett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Maxson
of ,Arneld, Nebr., were in baelede
for weeks visit with Mrs. Ralph
Craig, Mr.. Maxson's niece. They
left Monday for Oklahoma where
they will visit for a month with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Cecil Leech left
on Thursday of last week for their
home at Ipswich, S. Oak. These
splendid young people carry with
them to their new home the very
best wishes of all their many
friends here.
Mayor E. B. Allen was in Car
rollton Tuesday attending a meet
ing of republicans at which James
L. Minis of st. Louis, a former
citizen of Carroll county, formally
announced his candidacy for the
nomination for United
States senator.
Miss Nina Kranz. who spent
week with home folk, was
accompanied on her return to
by her sister, Miss Myrle,
who spent the following week
there. As Miss Kranz's school
was closed Thursday on account
Of so much sickness among the
pupils, she Is again at home for q
few days.
w. P. Bottiger is here from
Kansas visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Shelby Cross and family. he has
Just returned from a trip along the
western coast from Van CouYer to
Los Angeles, Cali, visiting bis
daughter and family at the latter
place. Mr.. Bottiger lived in La
,lede several years and served as
street commissioner aud it was
lnder his administration that the
,ity cemetery was cleaned of brush
md rubbish and establishing a
iystem that has made it one of the
cemeteries in the
,ouutry.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
LoMAx a STANDBY BANK
No. 1857.

No. 1857
Ohiclal statement of the financial condition
of the Lomax & Standby Bank. at Laclede.
State of Missouri, at the close OF business on
the 3Oth day of Dec. 1919. published in the
LACLEDE BLADE. q newspaper printed and
published at Laclede. State of Missouri. on the
9th day of January. 1920.
RESOURCES.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts


shortage begun, the Laclede opera
house will open again this week
for the usual Saturday night
picture show. "Milady of the
Bean Stalk" by Baby Marie Os-
born and a Lloyd Comedy is the
program Manager Myers will put
on for the opening night of the
year. Admission is ) and Is
cents.
As will be noticed by the official
call of Secretary Gould, the first an
nual meeting of the LacIede Coop
erative Company will be held at
the opera house next Saturday
afternoon, January 10. The busi-
ness of the company has grown
and expanded wonderfully during
its first year and every stakeholder
shoald attend the annual meeting.
Two mem bers of the board of d.
rectors are to be elected aud much
important business will come up.
The secoud number of the lyceum
course will be given at the opera
house next monday night, January
II, by George G. Aydelott, lecturer.
Mr.. Aydelott has been on the plat
form since 1908 and has delighted
many audiences. THE Man For
Today" is a great lecture given
by a man who knows how to
handle the subject. 1t is lnspira-
tional and contains words of real
thought and sound philosophic
truths. Hear Mr. Aydelott next
night.
Little William Byrd received the
usual number of presents and
greetings but the one
he prizes most highly is let
ter from Governor Gardner ex-
pressing Christmas and New Years
together with a photo
graph of the governor. Governor
Gardner met William during the
Pershing reception at the Byrd
home and it was certainly kind and
thoughtful of the Governor to re-
him in this way.
w. o. 2. Endicott who some
time ago bought the Whitaker farm
q half mile south of town, moved
over from near Bedford last week |
and took charge of his new home.
Mr.. Endieott is a successful breed
er of registered Duroc Jersey hogs
and will engage in the business
quite extensively. He is well
pleased with his farm and believes
be has an ideal place for raising |
purebred stock. Mr.. and Mrs:
have moved to town and |
ire occupying the Plowman resi-
lence.
A series of meetings will be held
q this county beginning next Mon
lay for the purpose of presenting
he federal farm loan project of
he Farm Bureau to the farmers.
f You are interested in borrowing
money for a long term of years
With the privilege of paying it
my time you are ready you should
,lan to attend one of these meet
Dgs. Mr. ]. w. Henry, of the
Federal Land Bank of st. Louis,
will be at the meetings and explain
be plan fully. The only meeting
o be held 10 this township will be
t the Bruner school house at2.OO,
friday, Januaryl6. On Saturday,
anuary IL, a meeting will be held
{ the court house in Linneus to
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09

State of Missouri, County Of Linn sE
We. l. L. Benson as vice president. and N. p
Benson as cashier Of said bank. each OF as
do solemnly swear that the above statement IS
true 70 the best Of our knowledge and belief.
/ I. BENSON. Vice President
NJ p. BENSON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me. this md
day Of January. A. d. nineteen hundred and
twenty.
Witness my hand and 1otartal seal on the
date last Aforesaid. Commissioned and quail
fed for term expiring Oct "A Igz3)
lSEALl o. f. LIBBY. Notary Public.
C0Trect-Atteat. i Il. BENSON.
n p BENSON.
=. T. BENSON.
Directors
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-01-09
BENSON BANKING COMPANY

No. 1890.
Oficial statement of the financial condition
of the Benson Banking Company at Laclede,
State of Missouri. at the close of business on the
Both day of December. 1919. published in the
LACLEDE BLADE. a newspaper printed and pub
lished at Laclede. State of Missouri, on the 9th
day of January, 1920.
RESOURCES
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-13
u AMB0Y

The football team of h local
council, Jr o. u. A. NJ, will sraVei
to Metuchen this afternoon and there
meet the fast Metuchen Field CLUB.
This club played a 90 tie with the
local American Legion team last
Saturday. The delegation will leave
this city about 2 o'clock.
The pupils of the local public
schools are preparing a pleasant
entertainment program for n eXer-
cises held in honor of ThanksgiV-
ing day.
AS this weeks card party under
the auspices of the ladies' OIL 81;
Mary's parish will be the last Until
after the mission, the hostesses are
| anxious to have as large a party as
possible. The h~ostesses consist OF
| Mrs. John A. Coan. Mrs. T. f. Sulli-
van. Mrs. John Dwyer. Mrs. FRANK
| Farrell, assisted by Mrs. o.. w.
| Welsh Mrs. r. NJ Mack. Mrs. Ken.
| ard Rea and Miss Elizabeth Sutlllf'
Mrs. Charles Campbell is quite
i'll at the Perth Amboy hospital.
Miss Ada p. Hampton, who for the
past seven years has served as a sec
rotary and statistican in the local 1:
and S. office, has been transferred
20 a responsible position in Trenton
Units 4 and 7, st. Martha's Guild
will serve tea at home of Mrs. A. j
Miller. 306 Main street, Nov. 17th
and will have for sale home made
bread, cake and pie.
The Epworth League of the First
| NJ. +. church served an oyster sup
per in the social hall of the church
last night. The supper was We'll
attended and as usual the aides or
the John street church lived up tc
their reputation of being excellent
cooks.
The group revival services which
have been held the last two weeks
in South River and Sayreville vii
be continued in the First Nj. +
church of South Amboy this coming
week. There will be a service eacf
evening except Saturday. beginning
at 1880 o'clock. The preachers fol-
these services will be-: The Rev. j. d,
Bills. the superintendent of the New
Brunswick district: Rev. j. f. Sc
christ, pastor of the Sayreville NJ,
4. church. and Rev. j. f. Shaw.
pastor of the South River Methodist
church.
Judge Adrian Lyon, one of New
Jerseys most able speakers, will be
the speaker on the occasion if the
third annual victory service" to be
held in the First Baptist church on
Sunday evening. The service Is to
honor the men who have given their
! lives for their country. All MEM