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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
Universal Service Staff Cor
respondent.)

III Universal Service 0taH Cor
respondent.)
Paris. April s.-A new war
is likely to start at any mo-
ment. in the opinion of the Ger
man diplomatic delegation
here.
The German ENJOYS are ex-
tremely apprehensive lest a
hasty firing of gun or a SINH
lar incident between French
and German troops may be the
signal for a general uprising in
Germany, plunging all Europe
into the horrors of a conflict,
the consequences of which can
not be calculated.
"France's plans are pulling
the German government, which
is unable to understand what
France is driving at said
one of the chief German diplo-
mats here to me a few minutes
ago.
at is positive fact today that Ger
many absolutely refuses to withdraw
her troops from the Ruhr region I'M
ill order has been restored-which
means at least fortnight.
tNote-~The German governments
original contention was that il would
take no longer than seven Gays to
restore order in the Ruhr district.}
III France keeps her troops on
German territory any length OF time,
Germany cannot be responsible for
the course events may take.
France is now playing with fire, and
besides Is making it extremely Diff
acult for the Berlin government to
repress the red movement.
The German Reds feel encouraged
by the French occupation of Frank
fort and other towns. We intend to
insist to the bitter end upon policing
our own territory and settling our in
ternational questions in accordance
with our own laws.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT
1T is evident that the Millerand
government chose the time of the
absence of President Deschanel from
Paris for its action, ana incident
ally, Premier Lioyd-deoTse WAS away
from London, and King Albert OF the
Belgians was in Fontainebleau, when
the French troops were sent on their
expedition.
THE allies were notified only at
forwards, the same as Berlin.
Frances argument that she has
the right to act Independently from
the other governments. and that the
allies conferred upon her tacit recog-
milton OF such principle through
their failure to- project when Premier
Niillerand declared the suspension Of
the delay in the evacuation of the
Rhineland on February s, when Ger
many refused to deliver the alleged
war guilty, does not hold water.
I'm this case military intervention
was at stake. not the discussion of a
legal point.
What action the Berlin govern
asent will taxa Regarding. this 4wh eie-r
sale shooting of German civilians
~ Frankfort can not be foretold. The
telegraph lines between Frankfort and
Berlin were cut until the morning.
However, / can state this much:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
Property Brings $33. 900.

David May yesterday purchased
from Emanuel Raab and wife, Ed.
Whitlock, executor and trustee, and
Lee A Whitlock. executor and trus-
tee, the property located at 1921
lS23-1s25 East Main street. Price paid
was $4,000, The property fronts So
feet on Main street and has a lot in
the rear facing on Nineteenth street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09

Dish Ford 3lS North Second street
was arrested yesterday on the charge
of driving a automobile in careless
and reckless manner. He was arrest
ed by Bicycle Policeman Brennan.
He was bailed for his appearance in
police court this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
Suspicious Character

Jefferson Davis. 1893 Jaequlin street
was arrested yesterday on the charge
of having In his possession five bales
of hay alleged to have been stolen
from the store of J. T. Anderson and
Sons. Davis was arrested by Detec-
tive-Sergeants kellam and Tinsley. He
was bailed for his appearance in
police court this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09

Martin Panossian and Parrance. Pan
ossian, his wife. yesterday purchased
from Mrs. f. c. Cersley property To-
Gated at 2601 West Grace street. Pur-
frontage OF twenty-five feet. two
inches, on Grace street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
Phillips a Lawyer.

E, Raleigh Phillips. who led the
ticket In Jefferson ward for the com
mon council, is an attorney Law.
and not a plumber as stated in other
newspapers. His home is on Fulton
Hill instead Of williamsburg avenue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
NO AID TO FRANCE.

London. April s.-Premier Lloyd
George today informed Jules Cam
bon, the French ambassador to
Britain, that France cannot get
EngIand's support fer her action
against Germany
The British cabinet met twice to
consider the situation This was
followed by semi official state
ment that the governments OF
Britain tho United States, italy
and Belgium did not Identify them
selves with the French advance into
the German territory and the oc-
cupatton Of Frankfort and other
German towns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
KID" WORKERS ARE
HELLO BY THE ENEMY
Thousands Cast Them
selves Into the Mael-
strom of Disorder.
SELFISH MOTIVES.
LEAD TO DISTRESS
Plants Close, Food Il
Scarce, Hunger Threat
ensMultitudeofWorn
and Children.
BOASTS OF HIS
RASCALLY DEEDS

Chicago. April s.-There has been
no violence connected with the
strike in Chicago But tonight
what was regarded as a yelled
threat was made by T.. c. Estey, one
of the organizers of the Chicago
fardmen's association. He addressed
a mass meeting of striking SWITCH
men.
Just to show you who I am
was leader of the switchmen's strike
in Minneapolis in 1910 and 1911. I
found someof the swrtchmen a littl.
timid about going into the strike,
go ! went to the /. w. W.
With few loyal wobb1ies /
crawled through a military guard
and in one night wrecked four pas-
senger trains and seven freights.
The next night I blew UP the rail-
road round house. On the night fol-
lowing | blew up a railroad bridge
The bridge, crossing the Mississippi
at Minneapolis to this day is sup
posed to have gone down before n,
ice jam"
Estey was interrupted by cheers.
You know what we did" he said
when the cheering subsided. ~W4s
won the strike. Those are the only
TACTICS that can win and ssfos4 ~,
e 'aaft uss ne. nc o.:
-. SPREAD or sTRrIxE
Chicago, April s--The spread of
the railroad strike through the
country may be visioned at a glance
at the following figures. which emu
merate the total number of men ac-
cording to claims OF the strikers.
who are either actually on strike or
have voted to strike At various
points:
Chicago, $4,000: st. Louis, s.o4o:
Detroit, 1900: Kansas City, 100:
Fort Wayne. Ind. 3,4oe; Buffalo.
l.3Go: Toledo. $50; Los Angeles 500:
Centralia, Ill, 400: Champaign. m.
100; Kankakee. Ill, 800; Decatur
Ill, so; total, 1890.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
!. Dethol to Entertain. Kiwan.s,

Members of the kiwanis club will
be entertained newt Monday night
at buffet supper at the new
plant of the Dethol company on sthe
Southside., The plant was rebuilt
within seventy days after destruction
of tho old home. Of the company.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
WEATHER

Washington, April 8.
Virginia - Fair Friday
followed by uI1setucu
weather Friday night
and Saturday. Win
probably rain; con-
tinued cool.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
N. j. IS TO nd CAUSE
oF HARD SvRFs(E0 ROADS

COLUMBIA, Mo-, June 3.-Another
step toward getting Missouri out Of
the mud and farther along in the use
of hard-surfaced highways a taken
at a recent conference in Excelsior
Springs of the Missouri Good Roads
Federation. Governor F. D. Gardner
presided at the meeting, which was
attended by representatives from the
congressional districts and educational
institutions of the state. Dean F. b.
Mumford of the College of Agricul-
ture will represent the University of
Missouri in the federation and Prof.
A. j. Meyer, director of the agricul-
tural extension service, will represent
the Farm Bureaus. 1t is planned to
urge the issuance of bonds Of S6O,000,-
900 for road improvement in Missouri.
The movement is of special interest
to the University of Missouri because
Governor Gardner gave it its first
prominence at the annual Farmers
Week, held here in January. The re-
cent organization at Excelsior Springs
isthe outcome of the work begun at
that time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
An Old Irish Legend Is
Attached To St. Brendan

of the joy of life that they called him
"Brendan the Voyager," and when he
gave himself to the holy work he was
a fine lad and was sore tempted with
the sight of woman, so he fled away
one fine day to the Island of ~Iniscathy,
that's at the mouth of the River Shan
non, where there lived and ruled a
dour old saint by the name of Saint
Senan, and the same had forbidden his
island to either COW or woman, for,
said he, where there's a COW there's a
woman, and where there's women
there's mischief. And they grew to
be great friends, did those two, the old
Saint Senan an dthe fine young Bren-
dan. And they used to sit on the
hillsides together and talk Of the great
world beyond and the gift Of prophecy
came to Saint Brendan and he told OF
the good days that would come to Ire
land bye and bye, though there was
much trouble and woe she must go
through before that great day came.
And to this day it hasn't come, though
by all signs it's near at hand.
Then one day a colleen or two found
their way to the saints island and
Saint Senan babe Brendan sail away
into the west in search of the Island OF
Delight, which he was told lay away
off in the ocean, where there were
neither COWS nor women that went
with them, and where man could dwell
in peace. SO Brendan the Voyagel
sailed away and he vas gone for years
and years, and when he came back his
beard had grown long and white, ant
though they say he found islands
olenty and ever went as far as Amer
lea, he found none that hadn't thu
women on them, so, belize, thinking
he would be safer among his own THAI
those of foreign parts, he came bacl
end built his own church and his owl
cloister and the stones Of it may b,
seer to this day on the top of Sain
Brendan's Hill, and he lived a pious
coed mar till the end Of his days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Presiding Judge S. c. Groves of the
Audrain County Court, has been busy
this week fixing some bad mud holes
near his farm. The Judge has been
pulling motorists out of some of them
with his tractor and at the first oppor-
tunity repaired the bad places in the
road. In n place he built a double
track of boards across the hole to help
traffic. Judge Groves is another Aud
rain farmer who favors the Highway
Engineer. Being a member Of the
County Court he is in a position to
know better than many the necessity
for such an officer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

There is a legend we'll known in Ire
land concerning Saint Brendan, for
whom the Catholic Church in Mexico
was named by the first priest of the
church, himself a native of ireland.
This beloved saint is called, in Ire
and, "Brenden of the Blessed Beard
or often 'Brenden the Voyager," and
his story is told in the following way
by the Kansas City Star:
st. Brendan, was the greatest friend
st. Patrick had and the hottest man
Of all his disciples. He was born near
the town of Tralee, in Kerry, away
back in the sixth century, but for ali
that he was a Galway man, for it was
here he came to spread the faith and
It was he that built the old church in
Clonfort and it is there he lies buried
today. And the way he came by his
name Of the Blessed Beard with this:
He was a very gentle man and he
loved the birds of the air andthe beasts
Of the field and the trees and the
waters and all growing things. And
he loved to pray in the open air and
sure he could be seer for days at a
time there on his knees, with his long
white beard sweeping the ground be-
fore him.
One day, while he was long at his
prayers in the spring of the year a
I robin came and all unbeknownst to
him built a nest in the good mans
beard. And when he came out of his
prayers AMI saw what the robin had
! done, he was that gentle and kind to
! all creatures that he could not lay his
hand to disturb the trusting bird, so he
just stayed there and prayed until the
robin had laid her eggs and matched
them out and taught the wee ones tt
fly, and for that the saints blessed the
rood mans beard for the shelter i
gave to the little robin mother and eve
since that they've called him Brenda,
Of the Blessed Beard
But it was in the days before h
grew his long white beard and whel
the blood of him was young and ful
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
of Administration upon the estate of
GEORGE WRIGHSTELLE, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned
Emma L. Wrighstelle by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date the 9th day Of May,
1920.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required 10 exhibit
them to her for allowance within six
months from the date of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit of such estate; and if said
claims be not exhibited within n
year from the date of granting said
letters, they will be forever barred.
EMMA l.. WRIGHSTELLE,
Administrative.
Attested by me this 9th day of
May, 1920.
15-4t Judge of Probate Court.
(SEAL) L. A. SHANNON,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
MOVING Picture FiHG
RAY SEE Il. / BRYia

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Moving-
n%icture patrons may yet have oppor-
tanity to see William Jennings Bryan,
cYangeli st, prohibitionist and former
Secretary Of State in the principal
role in a thrilling six-reel ~visualizing
the fight on the Demon Rum in the
United States. DR.. E. c. Dinwiddie,
secretary of the A%nti-saloon League
has dissipated the impression that the
prohibition movie venture had been
abandoned. The matter is in abey-
ance, DR.. Dinwiddie SAID, and at any
time the casting and filming of
Bryan's support may be begun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Miss Lucy Brown, whose heme Is
near Thompson and who lived in Mex
leo for several years, has just been
graduated from the Baptist Women'7
Missionary Training School in Louis
Vile, KY. She received the degree OF
pacbellor of Missionary Training ana
will probably enter the mission liein
al an early date. She was a member
Of the Baptist Church in Mexico dur
inc the time she lived here and attend
cd Hardin College from which she wa
Graduated. Her many friends here
will ioin the Ledger in congratu!atlne
her mon her achievement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Four more, making a total Of eight
cen, young ladies registered for the
county teachers examinations after
the list of names had been obtained
for publication Friday. These four
are Miss Retta Burkey, of Clark;
Miss Roberta Erb, of Rush Hill; Miss
Pauline Pierson, of Mexico and MISS
Eleanor Griffin, of Darlington. No
men are trying for certificates at this
time. The examinations were given
in Mcmillan High School Friday and
Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Joseph Wilkins has gone to Phil
adelphia with his brother-in-law, DIR.
Fredendall, of Kansas City, where DR..
Fredendall will purchase a home. DR.
and Mrs. Fredendall, who are well
known in this city, will make their
home in that city to be near their
daughter who is attending Bryn
Mawr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
John Guthrie Accepts Place.

John A. Guthrie, Jr., formerly OF
this city, son of Judge J.. A. Guthrie,
president of the Southern Bank, has
resigned his position as National Bank
Examiner in Wyoming and other west
ern states, to accept the position of
First vice-president Of the First Nat
ional Bank, of Laramie, Wyoming
Mr.. Guthrie's new position pays him
. handsome salary, He is one of MeX-
ico's most capable and finest young
men and the Ledger joins his many
Mexico friends in wishing him con-
tinued success in the West. Laramie
is fortunate in securing such a cit
izen as John Guthrie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
testamentary upon the estate of
VALENTINE ERDEL, ST., Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned,
ALBERT ERDEL by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date the 18th day Of May,
1920.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to him for allowance within six
months from the date of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit Of such estate; and if said
rlaims be not exhibited within one
rear from date Of granting said Let
ters, they will be forever barred.
ALBERT ERDEI,
Executor.
Attested by me, this Is day Of May,
1920.
(SEAL) E. A. SHANNON,
l4-4t Judge of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Nathaniel Turner, a boy about 10
wears old, was slightly hurt FRIDAY
af+ernoon when the bicycle he was rid
inc was struck by the Chalmers auto
mobile belonging to and driven BY M
p Wise. Mr.. Wise was turning from
vast to south at the cor
- Of Monroe and Washington
.~treets, and the little boy was riding
nth. The car struck the bicycle
Lnocking the youngster off and under
+he bicycle, one wheel of which waI
:, over by the car. The boy was no
had,v hurt, suffering only some cuO
and bruises on his face. -G1lA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Miss Ethel Thornberg, s~tenographer
at Hardin College, has gone for a
vacation and Miss Mary Louise Jones,
a graduate of the commercial depart
ment of the college this year, is taking
her place in DR.. J. w. Millions Of
fee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
Former Bow Scout.

Frank Kunkel, son of E. F. Kunkel,
of Kansas City, formerly of Mexico
and a Boy Scout here, is with the U.
S. Arkansas stationed at Los Angeles,
Calf, for an extended stay. Frank
is much pleased with his naval life and
is doing splendidly. He paraded in
San Francisco on Decoration Day and
in Seattle visited Paul St. Vrain and
family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Paul Cunningham, Jr., is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. c. t. Powell in Mexico.
He is a student in the Stanton Mill
tary School in Virginia and is now on
the way to his home in Columbus,
Neb.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

George Johnson, formerly of Mex
leo who had been making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Obie Wright
Of AuXvasse, is now at the Fulton
State Hospital in a critical condition.
DR.. G. D. Mccall, the attending ply
sicitn, said Thursday that an opera
ton would be necessary to afford him
relief.-Fulton Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Mrs. Nettie Stephens and family
are moving into the Ferris property
on the corner Of Washington and An
derson streets which she bought re-
Gently. j. T. Denton and family, who
have been occupying this house, have
moved to the A. l.. Funt place on West
Love; and Mr.. Funt has moved to the
w. z. Newkirk property on West Mon
roe street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
Scout to England.

Howard Shelley, of st. Louis, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Shelley, of
that city, a Boy Scout, is one of 1879
Scouts from this country who will be
sent to England this summer and be
the guest of King George and Sir
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Miss Marcena johnson returned Fri
dav afternoon from Columbia where
she has been attending Christian Col
lege. She was graduated this year
from the Academy in which depart
ment she has done her high school
work. She was accompanied home
nv Miss Clara O~berlander, also a
Christian College student, who will
be her guest for some time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

C. A. Lewton, of Denver, Coloo an
engineer on the Colorado Southern
Railroad, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Reub McCord, and other relatives in
the county. He has not been in Mex
leo for twenty-five years. Mrs. Nc
Cord had a birthday dinner for her two
brothers, C. A. and Ralph Lewton,
Sunday and had as guests a number
Of friends and relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Mrs. L. John Weber, of Clayton, and
little daughter, Nancy Ayre, returned
to their home Sunday after a visit
with Mrs, Weber's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Parker and family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
LOCAL
NEWS

Mrs. C. S.Cardwell is home from
Hot Springs, Ark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Mrs. H. E. C. Tucker has returned
to her home after having been a pat
len in the Audrain County hospital for
several days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Mrs. Maude Button and Miss Neva
Button returned Friday from a weeks
visit in Sturgeon with Mrs. J. S. Logs
don.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Baden-P Powell, the later the founder
OF the Boy Scouts. This boys father
is a former Audrain county boy and
well remembered in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

R. L. Gooch purchased for $4,000
from NJ. T. Vandegrift, the property
on South jefferson street, recently
vacated by Prof. C. C. Roselle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Carl D. Robnett and Miss Ida Knip
fel, of Laddonia, were issued a mar
riage license in Mexico Friday after
noon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

A marriage license was issued Sat-
urday to Lewis Gibson and Miss Clara
Hughes, both of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Rheva Smith, of Vandalia, visited
in Mexico Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Earl Morris, of Kansas City, is in
Mexico visiting his father, Sam Nor
ris. He will be here until Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

W. D. Adams, Jr., who has been at
tending the University of Tennessee,
is home for the summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

Chas. H. Moore, of Vandalia, was
in Mexico on business Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
Major j.. H. Whitmore and family
are visiting IN Eureka Springs, Ark.

Miss Emma McPheeters is visiting
in Concord.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
EyECI1T0R,S I

Notice is hereby given, that letters
of administration upon the estate Of
L. P. DYE, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned,
CLYDE w. ELLIS, by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date the 10Th day of May,
1920. j..
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to him for allowance within six
months from the date of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit of such estate; and if said
claims be not exhibited within one
year from date of granting said Let
tiers, they will be forever barred,
CLYDE w. ELLIS,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

R. NJ. Barrow, of vandalia, visited
in Mexico Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10
A TRAINLOAD TO CALIFORNIA
Farm Implement and Tractor Trade %Journal')

A special train loaded with Wallis
tractors and ]. l. Case power farm
Implements, consigned to the Douglas
Boswell Co., Sacramento, Cal, left j.
l. Case Pillow Works Co., Racine, Wis,
recently for distribution in California.
It is reported that the entire shipment
vas sold to farmers before it left the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-06-10

A.ttested by me this "a day of May,
1920.
(SEAL) E. "A. SHANNON,
14-4t Judge OF PROBATE Court.