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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
TRANSIT HOPE AT LAST!

THE determination of the Public
i Service Commission to postpone its
decision on the +. II. 7. fare increase
until September and its dismissal OF
the demurrer of the underlying COM
panies to the complaint against the
lenses made by the ClivedPn Improve
ment Association are significant.
The postponCmcnt means that it does
not admit the right Of the z. K. Il. to
change fares without consultation with
the city. 1t sustains the contention of
the city that the contract of 1907 means
what it says.
The dismissal Of the demurrer means
that the commission has decided that it
has the right and the power TO review
the underlying leases with all that that
Implies.
There is now hope that at last there
is TO be thorough overhauling of tho
whole rapid transit situation in the
oDcn,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
THE RECOGNITION RIDDLE

TIIE possibility that the Soviet Gov
i rrnmcnt will inject into the peace
negotiations with Poland a demand for
recognition by the Entente emphasizes
an old dilemma under new conditions.
Bertrand Russell, one of the leading
iatrilrctuals among the English radicals,
has, after his recent visit to Russia,
snrclmbpd to the deepest disillusion-
mcnt regarding the practical operation
# |, ,lSheviSm. He describes the ruling
system as INTERNALLY aristOCratic and
externally militant" Trotzky is pic
turcd posing spcctacularly in his opera
box and calling for three cheers for
our brave fellows at the front" Pro-
crSSor Russell regretfully intcrprets the
scrar as a re- enactment Of episodes in
the England of 1914.
His article in the London Nation Is
indeed eliminating in many respects,
but in none more significantly than in
the contrast drawn between the present
manifestation Of RolShrvism and its al
Legged original design.
Two factors have, as nearly as can be
Judged. contributed largely to the sur
vival Of the Soviet regime. The Polish
war has rcawnkcned national enthuSi
asm. which was certainly all but extinct
at Brest Litovsk The reluctance OF
the Entente to recognize the existing
Russian Government has enabled the
Bolshevist leaders, effectively but spe-
ciously, to ascribc the deplorable condi
tions in Russia to conspiracy OF
capitalism" ."
with peace and recognition what
would become Of these stock arguments
This is a question which is probably Of
some interest to the chancelleries oi
| Europe just now. There are few hu
man figures 80 palpably weak as the
man despoilcd of the grievance that has
! heretofore been his faycrite srmor,t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

dations Of the Mayors own commission
Of three engineers are entirely practical
and feasible. That there are difficulties
in the way should not surprise or over
whelm us, for every great governmental
advance must be made in the face of
difficulties.
The way to initiate municipal street
cleaning is to initiate it now. In day
or two we hope to present on this page
a concise discussion of the practical
steps needed to attain that long awaited
result
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Governor Beckett, of North Caro-
lima, objects to having the Prisoners
Relief Society, Of Washington, investi-
gate the prisons Of the state. He has
been cussed by every tar heel In the
state, he says, but he draws the line at
cussing from outsiders. He is to be
congratulated on having made a valu.
able contribution to governmental liter
ature. Many have wondered just where
the abrogation Of state rights would
have to stop. He has definitely set the
limit at ''outSdc cussing."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
MEXICO MAY RETURN RAILS
New Government Authorizes Com.
mission to Consider Project

Washington, July 27.-(By a. ?. J.
Possibility Of an abandonment by Mexico
Of her experiment in government owner.
ship of railroads is seen in dispatch
received today by the Mexican EN-.
bassy. The dispatch stated that tn.
department of finance, in behalf Of
the federal government, had authoriSed
n commission appointed by the board
Of directors of the National Railway
of Mexico for consideration of project
tending to the return Of the railways
to their former owners. :
The federal government, the dispatch
added, has announced 1t was not OPP
posed to return Of the railroads pro-
vidcd the means of bringing about the
return fully to meet the governments
requirements and it's execution may b
easily carried out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz


/. Losis XIV of France ruled accord
ing to his enunciated principle, Il
am the state"
g A gadget Is general term applied
by aviators and mechanicians to
any small special mechanical de-
vice used in the construction and
equipment Of airplanes.
3. Rio de JaneirO takes it's name from
the great bay on which II IL situ-
ated. The early discoVererS
thought this body of water to be a
river and named II Rio de Janeiro
lriVer of january in allusion to
the month In which II was found.
4. The Crimea IL a peninsula in south
ern Russia, nearly surrounded by
the Black sea and the sea of Azov.
8. Merlin was mythical enchanter
or magician, who figures in the
cycle of the legends of King
Arthur.
6. Lady Tcazle is the sprightly, in
genuous and indiscreet heroine of
Sheridan's celebrated comedy, 1.-The
School for Scandal"
7. The Suez canal was opened in 1869.
8. Tarragon Is plant allied to worm
wood and used in salads and In
making tarragon vinegar
0. The Greeks computed their calendar
. between the Olympic games, and
counted from the first athletic fes-
tiyal 776 B. G.
10. Delaware was the Arst state to
ratify the federal c%&titution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Tho fact that the yacht race had to
be postponed from Saturday.to Monday
on account of rough weather suggests
the thought that there would be more
real sport in the contest if it were un-
derstood that at least zone Of the races
had to b" run during a gale. That, at
least. would insure the building of sea
worthy vessels instead of freaks de-
signed to win spoed--if the word may
be used for run of thirty miles that
may take six hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
A FoUR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA

Things on which, the people expect
che new administration to cOnCen-
trnte its attention:
The Dsidt1dre river bridge.
A drydock big enough to dCCommo-
date the largest ships.
Development Of the rapid transit Sys-
tenn.
A convention han
A building for the free Library.
An Art Museum.
Enlargement of the toater supply.
Homes TO accommodate the populd-
ffon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

If auto bandits
Merely a Suggestion could be induced 10
return stolen cars
in good condition after they have pulled
off their little highway robberies, 1t
would be a great relief to owners. AS
things are, man never knows what
bunch of hoodums will be Dick Turpin :
ing in his machine before midnight and
few of the said hooligans are at all
careful. Or, better stal, II the police
department would carelessly leave ly-
ing around at night bunch of fliVvers
quite good enough for bandit purposes.
it might be that really good cars would
be unmOlested
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
SEEK AMNESTY FOR GIRL
Presidents Son-ln-Law, r. B. Sayrs,
Signs Petition for Moille Steiner

New York, July 27.-Harry Vein
berger, counsel for aliens held at Ellis
Island for deportation, said YESTERDAY
he was circulating a nation wide peti.
tion for granting amnesty to Molis
Steiner, the Russian radical, who
serving n fifteen year sentence in ths
federal penitentiary at Jefferson. MO-,
for distributing circulars in war tims
advising American citizens to resi-"
the draft.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

If the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany in discharging some ten thousand
of it's employees is sincerely trying to
practice some of the efficiency advo-
Gated by Mr.. Gompers. isn't it trifle
embarrassing for a thoughtful labor
leader?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Commercial interests are already
after the timber supply and the water
power of the national parks. If it ever
becomes necessary to use them it will
be costly way of paying for past ex-
travagancc.s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Since auto bandits invariably first
steal their cars. it follows that an in
crease in approved parking places where
cars could be carefully watched would
have tendency to decrease crime.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

A Gloucester justice of the peace,
not content with fning a wife dcserter,
gave him a severe tongue lashing That
kind of thing would be plum discourag-
ing to a man who had left home to avoid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
What Do You Kno,u?
QUIZ

quiz
1. Who was the first President of the
United states born in the United
States?
.. What is the silver Republic?
3. Who were the twelve major gods OF
the Romans?
4. BY what name were they collectively
known?
s. Name four national parks In the
United States?
6. Who is the present premier of
Canada?
7. What type of boat was the original
America, which lifted the famous
cup?
8. Who is the Third party candidate for
President?
Q. Who was the first poet laureate of
England?
10 What was the battle of Navarino
and between whom was 1t fought?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Cox adhcrents think their candi-
dates nickname will help him to win
favor with the common people-that, in
fact he will be able to Jimmy" his
way into the White House.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Perhaps Mr.. Dcbs counts on getting
the draft deserter vote, which the War
Department estimates at 100, 900. and
the draft dodger vote, which is prob
ably as large
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Too much of anything satiates; but
out in the West there are not enough
freight cars to go against the grain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

And--while we happen to think Of
it---what is your opinion now concern
ing that st. Swithin dope?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Judging by the track she took and
the tacks she made. what the Yankee
skipper contributed to the Shamrock
was hard apple cider gait.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
SHORT CUTS

:. It's hard to understand the drift
of yacht race argument.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

=. Mr.. Gutenberg seems to be Of the
opinion that the city has that sinking
fund in the pit of its stomach.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Whenever we hear of political CO.
horts rallying behind n man we begin to
wonder If they are getting ready to KICK
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Interest grows in the Lusitania
lifebelt found in the Delaware. Why
not put 1t in n museum with copies Of
the Cox editorials?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

The motto of the Reading iron
workers appears to be "strike while the
irons hot"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

1t rs Johnson's Hi endeavor to
prove that the tail can wag the dog.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

Hiram johnson will be interested
to learn that Lenine also disapproves of
the League of Nations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

After yesterday and Sunday we
may forgive the weather man a whole
lot,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

The Young Lady Next Door But
One declares that the bathing beaches
might have stronger claims for beauty
il men were compelled to wear skirts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

One difficulty in the matter OF
swatting the profteer is that he has to
be identified before he may be swatted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

All the city wants to do is to make
sure that the sinking fund nest egg isn't
added,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

THE vagariCs Of fate, like the elusive
l. laws of chance, arc beyond all
human analysis.
Never was this better illustrated than
at the fatal fire of the Fritz & LaTtue
rug establishment last week. Fate in
that instance was running neck and
neck with death.
Fireman Wolfram, whose funeral
was held yesterday, was the victim. II
the confagratiOn had been delayed for
twenty four hours the dead fireman
would today have been alive and cap.
able in the discharge of his municipal
duties.
Director Cortclyou, of the Department
of Public Safety, tells me that VOL
fran was slated for transfer from his
engine house to the Office of the fire
marshal.
Not moro than fifteen minutes before
the apparatus on its way to the fire
dashed around City Hall he had writ
ten and signed the order making the
transfer. which would have become
operative within twenty four hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
Member of the Associated Press

Philsdelphis, Tuesday, July 81. 1920
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

The Mayor forbade his hearers to
quote him as definitely abandoning the
plan of municipal street cleaning, but
certainly no man left the conference
feeling that the charter program had
any Jealous friends on the second
floor" for 1921, at any rate. No won
der the contractor councimen are re-
ported in the newspapers as ''exultant. "
But as the Mayor has not positively
committed himself as yet, there Is still
hope for city street cleaning. The pro-
gram Of the charter and the recommen-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27

In the days of Hughes and Wilson it
was otherwise. State government had
largely broken down. Elihu Root, then
secretary of state, had, at the instiga-
tion of President Roosevelt, made a
speech warning the states that they
would gradually lose their powers to
the federal government II they did not
mend their ways II was easy then
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-20
HARRISON LAND
SALE SATURDAY
BRINGS $3.50

The tract of land just north Of
Mexico, together with the buildings
on it, owned by Mrs. ]. W. Harrison
and sold in lots at public auction Sat-
urday brought a total of S7,560. The
land was sold as a county survey, in
stead of city survey, as it was orig
inally planned, and there were only
twelve lots in the division as made by
the county surveyor. Two of these
contained 2.S8 acres and the home
place was the equivalent of three
lots, being 80 by 24O feet.
The home site on which stands a
residence was bought by R. A. Hays
and J. G. Ford was $2725; four lots
were bought by Leo Rockenstein for
81 ,OS0; six lots, including one of the
2.S6 acre tracts, were bought by Cleve
Smith for $1,000; and the other large
tract was bought by F. A. Pearl for
$445. The barn sold to w. W. john
son for $3.50; and the chicken house to
G. N. Johnson for $40.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-20
Four Local Men
Have Signatures
Faxed On Checks

E. R. Ebert, ]. c. King, L. Y. Moore
and Bert Wells the latter part of last
week received certificates from the
Missouri Iron and Steel Corporation
stating that they are the owners res
pectively of fifty, twenty-five, twenty
and ten shares of capital stock in the
company. Accompanying the rather
elaborate certificates came letters
thanking them for having made the
purchases and telling them that work
has already begun on the first unit of
the company's plant at Haigart, Mo.
The letters, which were written on
letter-heads, bearing the names of the
officers of the company, were signed
by F. E. Jacobs, as general manager.
He spoke of the stock having been
sold the local men by Mr.. Davis,
man that none Of the Mexico "share-
holders know anything about and
whom they say they have never seen.
The First National Bank in Mexico
Monday received checks made pay
able to this company and forged with
the names of the four local men. The
checks were for $500, $3.50, 5000 and
500, the shares supposedly being
worth so each. Mr.. Ebert's sigma
ture on the check was considered
very good copy and Mr.. Kings was
also pretty good, it was said, but the
other two could quickly be recognized
as forgeries.
The checks had been endorsed to
the Central National Bank in st.
Louis, then to the Federal Reserve
Bank in st. Louis. They were then
sent to Mexico for collection.
The general supposition is that the
is bona fide, but that the
salesman is an experienced forger |
who delivered the checks and the fake |
orders for stock to his company in
St. Louis, got his comission and made
his disappearance.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-20
LONG A W|NNER2
W. w. Fry, Jr., Reports That Advis-
ory Committee Thinks Him to
Be Gaining Ground.

W. W. Fry, Jr., returned Tuesday
night from St. Louis where he had
been attending meeting of the Long
Advisory Committee held in the
Planters Hotel, and said Wednesday
morning that reports brought into
the meeting by the men on the COM
mittee representing the various parts
of the state indicate that Brecken-
ridge Long will be the Democratic
nominee for State Senator.
Mr.. Fry says that Mr.. Longs ad-
hcrence to the president and to the
administration throughout causes
him to be looked upon as a represen-
tative of the policies Of the admin
istration and the opinion Of his many
supporters is that he should not be
opposed for the nomination.
About twenty were present at the
committee meeting held in st. Louis
Among this number was Mrs. Emily
S. Harsche, of Columbia, the only
woman included in the membership
of the committee. At the close of
the meeting Mr.. Fry and Judge Rob-
ert Lamar were chosen to draw up
a statement as to Mr.. Longs gaining
strength for publication in the met
ropolitan papers.
3 Another thing pointed out by the
committee as a reason for Mr.. Longs
nomination without opposition, ac-
cording to Mr.. Fry, is the fact that he
entered the race early and has
straightforwardly stayed in from that
time on, not waiting to see who his
opponents would be or what stand
they would sake.
While the Long committee was in
session Judge John S. Harrington,
announced that he would not become
candidate for the Senate; this leaves
Mr.. Long unopposed at the present
time.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-20
RAY MILLER TO GO
One of Mexico's Most Prominent
Young Men Will Move to
Oklahoma Soon.

Ray Miller, one of Mexico's most
prominent young business men, is to
leave soon for Ponca City, Okla,
where he has accepted a position with
the Marland Refining Co. He is now
employed in the First National Bank
where he has been since the spring
of 1917, with the exception of the year
he spent in the service of the United
States during the war.
Mr.. Miller and his wife, being
among the most popular of the city's
young married people, will be greatly
missed when they leave Mexico. Es-
pecially will the loss of Mr.. Miller's
services be felt by the American Leg
ion, in which organization he has
faithfully worked since the establish
ment of the post here. The Ledger
joins many others in expressing re-
gret at his and Mrs. Miller's departure
and trust that, like many others, they
will come back.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-20

c. c. Rozelle, who for several years
has been principal of Central School
and who is leaving about the first of
June to go into business in Warrens-
burg, was presented with twenty
dollar gold piece by the children of
Central School Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Rozelle accepted the gift with a
short speech which indicated his real
regret at leaving the little folks with
whom he has been associated for so
long, and which also bespoke his sin
cere appreciation of the gift carrying
with it such a feeling of good will.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-20
'Forty-Six Pupils
Are Given Awards
By Sunday School

Forty-six pupils of the Presbyterian
Sunday School were given award.
Sunday for perfect attendance fol
from one to six years. Two of this
number have not missed attending
Sunday School, except on accout Of
sickness, on any Sunday in six years
four had perfect record for five
years; fourteen for four years; seven
for three years; ten for two years;
and nine for one year.
1t is the custom of the Sunday
School to present to each pupil who
keeps a perfect record for year a
solid gold pin; at the end of the second
year, if he has not missed Sunday,
he is given a wreath which fastens on
to his pin; and for each succeeding
year he is given bar to attach. If
a pupil is out of town but attends
Sunday School in another church, his
record is not broken here.
Those who were awarded for six
years perfect attendance Sunday are
Leroy Thomas and Harold Thomas;
those for five years, Media Streif, Jack
Thomas, Mary Heizer and Leola Ruth
Turner; four years, John Snoddy,
Chas. Brown Clark, Edward Gamble,
Clayton Wallace, Mildred Timberlake,
Elizabeth Bolts, Ruby Leonard, Violet
Markdell, Genevieve johnson, Eliz-
abeth Turner, Verl Trower, William
Trower, Harry Trower, L. McF. Gam
BILE; three years, Walter Hearer, Ben
Timberlake, Bob Tucker, Ruth Harri-
son, Wilmuth Clark, Josephine Green,
Laurence Miller; two years, Roy
Haerer, Eleanor Cass, Marjory Beach,
Mary Lee Beach, Edward Clarke, Dor
'othy Barrett, Lille Harris, Martha
Miller, Helen Brown, Everett johnson;
oneyear, Jane Timberlake, Alice john
son, William Bolts, Betty Pearson,
Velma Bonner, Francis Tinsley,
Blanch Tinsley, W. ]. Offutt, Eliz-
abeth Schopp.
Five men were reported as hav-
ing attended Sunday School without
having missed for a year OF more, but
they were not candidates for pins.
They are Charlie Clark, L. A. Beach,
Mr.. Milligan, William Pollock and
Chas. Heizer, the latter stating that
he has not missed for ten years.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-20
WOMAN IS ARRESTED
Mrs. Ella Pierce, of Galloway County
is Charged With Trying to Shoot
Walker Pollock.

Mrs. Ella Pierce, living on a farm
just south of Auxvasse, has been ar
vested on a charge of felonious assault
and is out on $500 bond according to
the Fulton Evening Gazette, which
says she is to be given preliminary
hearing May 25. 1t is charged against
Mrs. Pierce that she attempted to shoot
Walker Pollock, of this city, on April
10 when he went to her home to see
about some sheep which Considine and
Pollock, who own a farm southwest of
Auxvasse, had bought from her hus-
band and which she refused to let
them have.
Considine and Pollock have note
signed by Mrs. Pierce and her hus-
band, Chas. M. Pierce, for sum in
excess of $1,000 which is secured by
a chattle mortgage on ia head of
sheep and some cattle and horses.
They claim that Pierce disposed of
most of this property and on that ac-
count have sworn out a warrant for
his arrest. He cannot be found, how
ever.
The Pierces came to Galloway Coun-
ty from Illinois about eight years ago
and bought the Lazear farm where
they now live.