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The Washington times., 1920-03-20
NAVY DELAYS OIL SUPPLY
INSURANCE TILL LATER

The Navy Department will not take
any further steps to insure Its oil sup
ply until the end OF this month, Sec
rotary Daniels stated today. He an
nounced that on March 90 bids will be
opened for 100000 barrels OF oil for
use on the Pacific coast.
After these bids are opened, II II IL
indicated that the navy will not have
sufficient supply OF oil II Is possible
that further steps will be taken, Sec
rotary Daniels Indicated.
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
CrandaIrs Metropolitan, in common

with all Washington theaters, has at
times suffered by reason of the fall
ure of electric power to continue to
flow during unavoidable line and dy-
namo trouble at the power plant.
This condition will prevail no more.
With characteristic foresight and en-
terprise, Mr.. Crandall has had in
stalled in the Metropolitan an indie
pendent power plant with individual
generator of sufficient capacity to
supply the house with full lights and
complete power for the projection
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
COLUMBIA.

The attraction at Loew's Columbia
for four days beginning Sunday,
March %, will be Marion Davies. in
the brilliant and pretentious Cosmo-
politan offering. April Folly" For
the last half of the week the attrac-
ton will be Viola Dana, in THE Will
low Tree"
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
OLD-TIME COLD
CURE-DRINK TEAL,

Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take a
Tablespoonful of this hamburg tea,
put a cup of boiling water upon it.
pour through sieve and drink a
Iteacupful at any time. 1t is the most
defective way 10 break a cold and
cure grip, as 1t opens the pores, re-
Ilieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus breaking a cold at once.
1t is>ineXpensive and entirely veg
etable, therefore harmless. "
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
" GARDEN.
"On With the Dance"
Featuring Mae Murray.

We have become accustomed to
long. record breaking runs at Moore's
Garden Theater. but "On with the
Dance" the George Fitzmaurice pro-
duction featuring Mae Murray and
David Powell, which Paramount-Art-
craft has been presenting the past
weeks bids fair to outstrip all of
its predecessors, entering as It does,
It's fourth consecutive week of show
ing tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
KNICKERBOCKER.
Nazimoya in
sWar Brides"

war Brides" ..
.swar Brides" a powerful picturi-
xation of Marion Craig Wenworth's
empowering drama OF universal
womanhood, directed by Herbert
Brenon and presenting matchless
Nazimova In the role of Joan, will be
the attraction at Crandall's Knicker-
booker Theater tomorrow and Mon
day.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the
Knickerbocker will offer George
Loane fuckers perturbation of THE
Miracle Man"
Ethel Clayton, in Young Mrs. Win
throp," will succeed to the stellar
position on the bill, Thursday and
Friday. So
For the last day of the week, "Ths
Walk OFFS" Animation of the sa-
tirical comedy by Frederic and Fanny
Hatton, will be presented with May
Allison pictured in the stellar role.
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
Contract. have already been let for

the redecoration and REIMBURSEMENT
OF the summer gardens operated in
conjunction with CrandalPs Savoy and
Apollo Theaters during the heated
term. Actual work on the handsome
outdoor picture parks-the finest in
the country-will be begun as soon
as the weather is sufficiently settled
to give assurance OF continuous prog
ress without long periods OF enforced
interruption. =
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
4 Column or So of
CHATTER
About the Movies
FREE MOVIE TICKETS!
By H. c. L.

MOVIE FANS: Here's your chance
to 20 to the pictures free. Ill give u
pair of tickets TO some one OF the lead
ing downtown theaters TO each movie
fan whose contribution Is printed In
this column So IL you have anything
that you think will land-be IL seri-
Gus or otherwise-just address IL to
me, and IL it's printed, your tickets
will be, mailed to you II. c. l..
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
The executive Offices of the Gram

dali organization in the Metropolitan
Theater building, F street at Tenth.
last week underwent the final touches
OF complete remodeling. The rear
rangement of space affords greater
working areat for each department OF
the organization. The offices have
been newly decorated in French gray
for the side walls and ivory for the
woodwork, which, with complete. ma
hogany equipment, affords genuine
ly artistic effect conducive to peace
full labors and. aesthetic exaltation-
whatever that is!
The Washington times., 1920-03-20

Dear H. c. L.: VIII you please
publish a list of the screen actors and
actresses who have been divorced
within the past two or three years?
CURIOUS.
Dear Curious: Sorry, but we're
limited to eight columns, so we
haven't the room. II. c. l..
The Washington times., 1920-03-20

Real horses and Jockeys will stage
real race on the stage. Tom has
ordered special scenery and tread
mills. so that Strand patrons can
look forward to as thrilling a stage
scene as they ever saw.
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
Leslie Hunt. who's playing now in

Leslie Hunt, who's pIayfnU now IN
"Tillie's Nightmare" with Marie
Dressler at Polls Theater this week,
dropped in on us to tell us that he
had signed with Capt Frederick F.
Stoll to play in Determination" the
big feature to be produced by the
United States Photoplay Corporation.
Hunt will play the role of Major
Samson, an international crook.
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
Week of Mar.28
Atthe Movies
PALACE.

The attraction at Loew's Palace
Theater for the week beginning Sun
day, March %. will be Excuse My
Dust" starring Wallace Reid. ~
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
METROPOLITAN.

For the week of March %. Gran
dall's Metropolitan Theater announces
Eugene O'Brien in His Wife's
Money"
The Washington times., 1920-03-20

Tom Moore promises the sensation
of the season in movie stunts with
the horse race he's going to stage at
the Strand Theater next week as an
exploitation stunt in connection with
the showing of I'm Old Kentucky
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
Little Dignity Destroyers.

No. 3-Stepping imperiously
and ts,tra-dignifiedly into loge,
only to fall ridiculously when
you come to a step-down you
didn't see-and hear the filters
of those who saw you do it.
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
Five reel feature pictures in natural

colors-long the dream of the MIN
makers-wiIl probably be fact
within a very short time If the plans
Of Myron Selznick, head of the big
producing company. are FULFILLED. SELF
nick, who has just secured full dis
tributing rights for the Prizma color
pictures, intends to produce, in this
natural color process, feature hlms Oh
the same length and dramatic inter-
est as the big black-and-white pro-
gram features now being shown.
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
Ratio.
"In Search of a Sinner"
Featuring Constance Talmadge.

The funniest, naughty-nicest, com
edy drama ever presented for the
amusement of Washington motion
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
Larry Beatus, manager of Loew's

Palace and Columbia theaters, New
Worked for several days during the
past week. Elmer L'Hommedieu,
whose name twists our fingers every
time we try to typewrite 1t, did most
OF Larry's work in the meantime.
Talking about Elmer-he looks so
much like the Prince of Wales that
If zoe, like Bill Price, ran a hand
some movie manager entry hst-to!
Elmer's name poould lead all the
resti
The Washington times., 1920-03-20
II Is to be regretted that Harry NJ

Crandall, owner of the Crandall the
aters in Washington, cannot prihg
himself to repose greater commence
in his executive organization. IL
seems utterly impossible for MT
Crandall to shake off the RESPONSE
bility of personally conducting ms
extensive enterprises. He just rides
his office force here all the time
with the reverse English. As mat
ter of fact, Mr.. Crandall, who Is now
in California, is so worried about the
conduct of mis- Washington houses
that no one in the executive offices in
the Metropolitan Theater building has
heard n word from him since he left
the city on March ., beyond post
card from Chicago advising that he
had flying start. Some worry!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
20 Years Ago.

H. C. Turner of Mexico reported the
Alexander Jester case at New Lon
don for the metropolitan papers.
Mrs. Tillie Van Ness of Vandalia
departed for a three months visit in
Europe.
The Mexico Bryan Free Silver
Club met in special session to hear
en- address by ]. X. Pool of Centralia.
Nat Brown who taught school at
Springfield, Ind, was visiting home
folks in the Wesley Chapel neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. H. X. Hinde and daughter, Miss
Anne Hinde, were touring Europe.
Albert White, father Of R. M. White
of Mexico, died at his residence eight
miles south of town.
The Buckner and Maddox families
held a family reunion at the Club
House on the Auxvasse.
George H. Brooks of Madison, Mo-,
and Miss Lizzie Mathews of Sails
bury, formerly of Mexico, were mar
ried.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

YESTERDAY
IN MEXICO
10 Years Ago.

Judge S. NJ. Edwards died at his
home on South Clark avenue.
A very successful ten days Chau-
tauqua closed here.
L. B. Hawthorne, superintendent of
the Mexico public schools, received
the degree of Bachelor of Science
from the University of Missouri, after
attending summer school there.
James D. Price died at the home
of his parents on South Clark Avenue,
He had been ill for a year.
B. R. Middleton won first money at
the Bowling Green fair on his famous
horse, Jack Diamonds.
Alvin Watson, II years of age, died
at his home south of Benton City
from injuries received when he fell
on a pitchfork.
w. E. Sharp sold his dairy on the
Lawder place east of Mexico to H. P,
Warden.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
Dr.W.McN Miller
Urges Sanitation
In Rural Schools

Declaring that a healthy boy is a
good boy, DR.. Walter McNab Miller
of Columbia urged the Audrain Coun-
ty school-board members in conven-
ton at Mcmillan High School We'd
nesday morning to take measures for
improving the health and sanitation
of the county's rural schools. Health,
Doctor Miller said, is the most i'm
portant factor in operating a success
full school.
A large number of persons attended
the school-board convention which
was held in conjunction with the clos
ing sessions of the Audrain County
Teachers Association. All of the
school-board members expressed their
intention of cooperating with Doctor
Miller in his campaign for more
healthy schools.
bGOISG W. hSdNlS VI LIE SIdle De-
partment of Education and Superin-
tendent ". F. Hupe of Montgomery
County, were the principal speakers
at the afternoon session of the Teach
ers Association Wednesday. Miss
Rose Rosenthal of the Rosenthal
School of Commerce at Columbia also
spoke, her subject being Writing"
Mrs. T. B. Robinson of Clark, an
Audrain County teacher, spoke Wed
nesday morning on "Socialization,"
and Mrs. E. C. Niemann of Benton
City told of the success of the annual
Benton City school roundup" Miss
Gladys Furber of Laddonia also made
a short talk.
W. Clyde Johnson, former county
superintendent of schools, was among
the attendants at the meetings We'd
nesday. Johnson is farming now, and
reports thar he has just finished
threshing bumper crops of wheat and
oats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

have to be assured of protection
against unfair prices through the pub
lies representatives on the board.
IF we believe that the plan is
sound and want it to succeed" Mr..
Lyman said, at seems obvious to me
that theer are certain things to do
without delay. In the first place, will
it not be necessary to come to an IN
derstanding with the consumer and
with one Of the consumers chief
spokesmen-the American Federation
of Labor"
Mr. Lyman said the farm ~organiza-
tons cannot oppose labor's demands
for complete freedom to strike and
collective bargaining and ask for a
price-fixing monopoly on wheat. He
suggests the farm organizations get to
gether with Mr.. Gompers in electing
the right kind of a congress which
vii view a farmers move toward CO.
operation in a friendly light. This
will be taken up at the Columbus
meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Audrain County were: John I. mar
rison, John T. Yates, ]. NJ. Coons, A.
H. Worley, C. D. Harper, Charles
johnson, T. W. McFarlane, George b.
McFarlane, S. W. Buckley, R. W.
Tureman, J. NJ. Menefee, J. A. POTTS.
j. NJ. Marmaduke, James Carroll
Mary Carroll, j. A. Guthrie, c. D.
Settle, G. D. Bowman, NJ. Garth, j:
NJ. Beshear, T. C. Ready, A. W. Ter
rill, George A. Poteet, Mr.. and Mrs
]. A. Glandon, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Ricketts,, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Glascock,
Mr. and Mrs. George ]. Tcrrill, and
Miss Mollie Shootman.
Jim Eubanks and Miss Elvira
Hutchinson were married here.
Mrs. Sarah Condit, 81 years of age.
died here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
Pleased With Results.

W. W. Braden, a Republican from
the east end of Audrain county, told
the Ledger this week that the Dem
ocrats nominated an unusually good
ticket and that he complimented them
very highly upon their good judgment
and he felt they would all work to-
gether for the good of the county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
FARMERS WILL
FORM NATIONAL
MARKETING CO.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-0rgan-
lied farmers, represented by the ma
tional board of farm organizations,
will meet in Columbus, o., September
!, for final action on plans which have
assumed definite shape for the estab-
lishment of a gigantic national mar
keting company of farmers societies
to protect and set the price of wheat
and of other farm products.
With this announcement from the
national board of farm organizations,
there went forth a warning from
Charles A. Lyman, secretary, that
now the issue has been presented de-
FINELY to the farmers of the country
| through the American Farm Bureau
federation, it must be met.
J. R. Howard, president of the Am
erican Farm Bureau, has been empow-
cred to appoint a committee of seven
teen to study and formulate a plan
for the formation of a national cen
tralized selling agency and price pro-
tecting body of wheat growers. Four
representatives of the national board
of farm organizations and four rep
resentatives of the farmers national
grain dealers association have also
been appointed to investigate various
methods of co-ordinating grain mar
keting methods.
Farmers ContrOl 1000 Elevators.
The situation as put forth by Mr..
Lyman is as follows:
approximately four thousand
farmers grain elevators are owned
and controlled by the Farmers Ma
tional Grain Dealers Association, and
the farmers union and equity societies
in affiliation with the national board
Of farm organizations. This number
constitutes more than three-fourths
Of the farmer grain elevators in the
country. While there is a general
feeling on the part of the self-help
organizations thai the grain market
ing methods should be improved, there.
still is a justified belief that the CO.
operative machinery built up with
painstaking care must not be set
aside with haste and without reason
able assurance that different methods
will accomplish better and safer re-
suits"
The new plan being formulated
which the farm organizations will be
asked to approve or reject includes:
l.. A national marketing company,
organized on a nonstock, nonproft
basis, 50 as not to conflict with the
provisions of the Clayton amendment
TO the Sherman antitrust act. This
to be formed after the nine principal
wheat growing states each have been
organized with at least 81 per cent of
the growers signed up under a Swear
contract to deliver all their wheat to
the ro~-oDeratiye
Means Acreage Regulation.
2. In case of over-production in
any year, it will be necessary to store
the wheat and perhaps cut the acre
age the following year.
3. The interests of the public are
to be protected by including on the
board of directors, with full voting
powers, representatives of the depart
ment of agriculture and the federal
trade commission.
If this national plan could be put
upon a firm basis, the power of fixing
the price of wheat, it is set forth in a
statement by Lyman, would be in the
hands Of the farmers and farm organ
izations. The public, it states, would
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Harry Woolery and Miss Rosaline
Johnson were married Thursday even
ing in the pastors study of the First
Christian Church. Rev. Richard
Gentry performed the ceremony. Miss
Margaret johnson and George John
son were the only attendants.
Mrs. Woolery is n of the most at
tractive girls in this county. She is
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. D.
Johnson north Of Mexico. She attend
ed Mcmillan High School here, and
has a large number of friends in the
community. Her pleasing personality
has made her unusually popular with
both the young and old people in the
community.
Woolery is one of the county's most
progressive young farmers. He is the
son Of former Sheriff Jack Woolery,
and lived in Mexico for a number Of
years. He is a graduate of Mcmillan
High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woolery left immed-
lately after the ceremony Thursday
evening for the southern part of the
state, and will spend a brief honey
moon in the Ozark mountains.
The Ledger joins the many friends
of this popular young couple in wish
ing them much happiness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Nivion Mildred, of this county, who
has been in the U. s. Navy and con-
nected with the submarine base at
New London, Conn, has received his
honorable discharge from service and
accepted a position with the office
force of the A. P. Green Fire Brick
Co., in this city. The Ledger joins
in welcoming Mr.. Mildred home from
service.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Miss Ellen Stephens, who has
been doing secretarial work in the
Breckenridge-Long campaign head
quarters at St. Louis is spending her
vacation here with her mother, Mrs.
Nettie Stephens.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
40 Years Ago.

The new Mexico fair grounds were
nearing completion for the fair which
opened September ID.
Those who attended the Twenty
First Triennial Conclave of the
Knights Tcmplar in Chicago from
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
Oiling Vandalia Streets.

The principal streets of Vandalia
are being oiled, according to the
Leader. A new oiler arrived there
last week. Residents of the town
have petitioned for the oiling Of ap-
proximately ninety blocks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs, Jesse Harper was taken from
her home here Saturday to the Mayo
Brothers hospital at Rochester,
Mimi, for an operation. She was
accompanied by her husband.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

"Rube" Harris of Nevada, Mo-, who
thirty-four years ago lived in this city
is back home again to visit his sister,
Mrs. Martha Garner who has been
quite i'll. She is better and resting
well today.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Walter Campbell and wife, of Kan
sas City, are the guests of Mexico
relatives. Both look well and their
many Mexico friends are glad to see
them back home on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Tinsley' Miss
Frances Tinsley of this city and Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Dorner of Clayton ieit
Saturday for KeOkuk, Iowa. to VISIT
Mr.. and Mrs. William Baxter, lhey
will make the trip by automobile
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs. R. A. Fry has returned from
Fl. Scott, Nebr., where she was call
ed on account of the death of her Sis
ter, Mrs. Andie Hood, Mrs. Fry also
visited relatives in Fl. Collins, Colo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Morris, of Ok
lahoma City, passed through Mexico
Thursday on their way to Liberty to
visit their daughter, Mrs. Richard
Myals. .a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs. C. r. Gooldy of Fulton, ac-
cOmpanied by Robert Gooldy of Bar
~tlesville, Okla, arrived Thursday to
visit Mrs. B. r. VIM.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs. George Kunkel has returned
to her home in Columbia, after a
visit with Mrs. Ed, KunkeI.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Miss Ped Harrison of this city left
Saturday for a visit and vacation in
Greeley, Colorado.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs. Henry Llewellyn of Marshall,
No, is the guest Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace bearing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs. c. c. Hammond returned
Thursday afternoon from Los An
geles, Calf, where she spent the
early summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
No Other Investment You Can
Make Will Bring So Much Com
fort Into The Home

Consider the comfort you will get out OF a Lexington
Single Register Furnace. All your rooms will be
warm and cozy; no longer will you freeze in one
room and have stufy sitting heat in another. Your
entire house will be pleasant and cheerful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs. Pearl Shire has returned from
Fulton where she has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. z. L. Qualls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Joe Butler of this city is visiting
his parents in Slater.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

The many friends Of Otis Purdy
will be glad to know that ms cohh'-
ton is some better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Plum
kett Friday evening, a lovely little
daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Lakenan are
the guests Of C. A. Barnes and famIly
in Webster Groves, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Harold M. McPheeters of Columbia
sitting relatives here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs. John B. Graham is visiting in
Jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Miss Natalie Friedman of Mar
tinsburg is the guest of Mrs. W. W.
Boillot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Miss Mildred Franks of the Worrell
Jewelry Company is taking her vaca-
ton this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mrs. W. K. Potts, who has been i'll
for several weeks, is said to be a little
better. Her sister, Mrs. Gillian of
Columbia, will be with her in a few
days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

John Pate of Laddonia spend Sat
urday in Mexico on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Russell Null, of Texas, is the guest
Of Mexico relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Miss Maude Wallace returned home
at noon Saturday from a pleasant
visit in st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Frank P. Whitley of Laddonia was
lsere Thursday and Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Miss Maude Hearn of Rush Hill is
the guest of friends in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
WEDDINGS.


Vinton Marvin and Miss Irma
Schneider, both of this city, were
married at the Presbyterian Manse,
Thursday evening at 9 O'Clock by the
Rev. A. A. Wallace. Miss Mable
Bailey and Roy Ballew, of this city,
were the attendants. They left Fri
day morning for Farmer City, ILL.,,
where they will make their home.
The Ledger joins in extenindg best
wishes and congratulations.
Charles Myers and Miss Thelma
Crosswhite of Tulip were married in
Mexico Friday morning. Rev. ]. G.
Greer performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Myers is the daughter of
Earnest C~rosswhte, and is quite pop
ular in the Tulip neighborhood. Myers
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. My
ers. He is a prominent young farm
er,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
LOCAL
NEWS

Willard Potts still continues i'll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-02
INDEPENDENT FOOT BALL

Triangle Athletic Club will hold its
final practice today at o'clock on the
field at North Capitol and l. streets in
preparation for its engagement with
Truxton Athletic Club. The following
Triangle squad will report on the Monu-
ment grounds tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock: Stahl. James Casey, r
Mills. Caldwell. Curtain. Kennett, C..
Mills. Sullivan. Jones. John Casey,
O'Connor. Mccarthy. Dolan. Burke, Hart
and johnson.
All Peerless Athletic Club gridnnen are
to report for practice tomorrow morning
at 1890 at North Capitol and l. streets
The squad will be sent into a scrimt
mage.
Winston Athletic Club will hold a
scrimmage and signal drill tomorrow
morning at the Rosedale Fairgrounds.
The practice will start at II o'clock.
Tho Terminal foot ball team. a $780,
pound aggregation, is seeking games.
Send challenges to Joseph Golfers, Oil
X street northeast.
Park Athletic Club players will be
drilled tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock. They will report on the Monu-
ment ground gridiron south of the bath
ing beach.
Virginia Athletic Club and Fort WASH
ington elevens have scheduled a game
to be played tomorrow at Alexandria.
The contest will be decided on the ship
yard gridiron. starting at 3 o'clock.