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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27
Passing Of Civil War Veteran

Alpheus C. Moore, who was
taken from his home here to the
National Soldiers Home at
Leavenworth, Kansas, Decem-
Der "a, 1920, passed away in
that institution last Sunday
morning, May 22, 1921. In Oc-
tober, 1916, he was afflicted with
a paralytic stroke since which
time he had been helpless and
finally resulted in his death.
He was born in Guernse
county, Ohio, October 10, 1845,
and there grew to manhood. He
served his country during the
civil war as a member of the
Ohio volunteers. Came to La
clede about 45 years ago and
followed farming until his health
broke.
He is survived by his first
wife and five of their children,
one son by his second wife who
died some years ago and by his
widow, Nancy Ella Moore to
whom he was married October
26, 1914.
The remains were brought to
Laclede Tues day and funeral
services held that afternoon at
the Baptist church of which he
was a member, the services be-
ing conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Ralph Craig. Burial was
made in the Laclede cemetery
by Director Thurman.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27
Teachers Employed

The school board yesterday
completed the faculty for next
year as follows: Miss Minnie
Trippeer, superintendent; Miss
Merle Myers, principal of high
school; Miss Virginia Lowell, of
Carrollton, assistant in high
school; Miss Cassie Heath, Miss
Gladys Power and Miss Arvilla
Garside, in the grades, and Miss
Nellie Barber, primary. Miss
Lowell and Miss Garside are the
only new teachers, the others be-
ing reelected. Frank Garfield
has been employed as janitor for
next year. Mr.. Garfield served
as janitor of the school building
at Meadville for twelve years
and comes highly recommended.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27
Memorial Services

Members of the Grand Army
post will attend services at the
Methodist church next Sunday
morning when Rev. E. M. Hoff
will preach the annual Memorial
sermon to the veterans. On
Monday the post will observe
Decoration Day by strewing
flowers on the graves of all old
soldiers buried in the several
cemeteries of this township.
The services at the Laclede GEM
etery will be at 200 o'clock.
Mrs. ]. L. Burke and Mrs. L. M.
Wilson are the committee on
flowers and all having flowers to
spare are requested to notify
this committee.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27
Funeral Held Saturday

Funeral services for Adolph
Brendahl, whose death was re-
corded in The Blade last week,
were held at the Methodist
church Saturday afternoon con-
Quoted by Rev. j. D. Medenhall
and Rev. E. l.. Robson, of
Brookfield, former pastors of
the local church, assisted by
Rev. E. M. Hoff, the present
pastor. The church was filled
to standing room, many being
present from neighboring towns,
testifying to the high standing
of the deceased and the bereav-
ed family.
The death of this man is a
loss not only to relatives, but to
the entire community. Indus
trious, honest, capable, living a
clean life, the world has too few
such men as he. He was secre-
tary-treasurer of the shipping
association, had served as mem
ber of the city council and on the
board and in every walk
of life acted for the very best as
he saw it, and all who knew him
mingle their sorrow with those
of the bereaved family.
The remains were laid away in
the Laclede cemetery by Direct
or Thurman.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27
Local and Personal

Thos. Jones was here from
Linneus on business Monday.
Rev. E. M. Hoff was busi-
ness visitor to Chillicothe We'd
nesday.
Standard garden plows are
now $3.50 each. The Home
Store.
Charley Clemie is here from
Arkansas visiting his sister, Mrs.
L. B. Haley and family.
Mrs. H. W. Lomax and daught-
er, Jane, went to Hale yesterday
for visit with friends.
The Royal Neighbors will hold
their regular meeting this Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. E. E.
Berry.
Mrs, Eva Schaffer and Mrs.
Ray Weatherly of Deer Lodge,
Monta.A are here on visit to
relatives.
We have a few 10 rod rolls of
48 inch American Royal poultry
fence we offer you at 75c per
rod while it lasts. The Home
Store.
Mrs. Sarah Maxey returned
Tuesday from spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs.
John Lomax and family at San
Benito, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Bassett
who were called home last Fri
day by the death of the latter S
uncle, Adolph Brendahl, have
returned to Walnut, Kansas, to
complete their visit with rel
atives.
Joseph Mathiasch, Jr., Of Dan
vile ILL.,, spent a part of this |
week here visiting his father, |
Joseph Mathiasch, and other
We hereby tender thanks to
neighbors and friends for their
kind help and sympathy at our
late bereavement and also for
the beautiful floral offerings. L.
Brendahl and family.
Two more oil stoves sold the
past week. Why wait until the
is practically gone be-
fore buying your stove. It's
comfort as we'll as quality we
give you in Perfection stoves.
The Home Store.
A play, entitled The Snow
ball." will be given at the South
Eagle church, six miles southeast
of Laclede this Friday night.
The admission fee of 25 cents is
for the benefit of the church. ,
The public cordially invited.
Russell Welsh and Wayne Shell
we're initiated into the Order of
DeMolay at Brookfeld Monday !
hight. They were accompanied {
0y several local Masons, the De-
Molay being an order for boys,
;ponsored by the Masons.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27

The third annual Sunday
school convention for Linn coun-
ty will be held at the Christian
church in Linneus on Wednesday
and Thursday, June 8 and 9.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Robert Keune went to Kansas
City Saturday to visit a few
days.
T. H. Barbee has been in
Bates county on real estate busi-
ness the past week.
J. M. Bowles left Saturday to
spend a couple of weeks with
relatives near Bucklin.
J. Fl. Pearce was at Nettleton
Sunday and drove his car home
from there that evening.
Mrs. Thompson and two chill
dren Of st. Joseph, ILL.,, are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
E. Shell.
Miss Leila Boyles and Miss
Mundell of Linneus are weekend
guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Harter.
Robert Keune left Tuesday
for GAINESVILLE, Wis, to visit his
brother. Will and family and
may locate in that state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Jones and
son Jean Clay, left Monday on a
motor trip to Marshall and other
towns south of the river.
Mrs. N. E. Randall and son
motored over from Hannibal and
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Hawes, this week.
Miss Myrtle Harter is home
from the teachers college at
Kirksville spending a week with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Harter.
Mrs. N. n. Colt OF Brook
field is visit ing her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. F. Andrews and
other relatives south of Laclede
This week,
Rev. r. L. Stratton and son,
mo toring from their
home at Forest City.to Rothville
made a short visit among friends
here Monday.
The 'adies of the Aid Society
are requested to be at the M.
E E.church Saturday afternoon at
300 o'clock to decorate the
church for the Memorial services
Judge C. G. Bigger, county
bridge commissioner, was here
Eues day and had a new floor
aid on the Locust Greek bridge
1t the J. L. Woods ranch south
vest of town.
J. NJ. Perkins was here from
linneus Tuesday to attend the
\. c.. Moore funeral. He and
Mrs. Perkins visited over last
Sunday with their son, VIM. c.,
md family near Mendon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Marsh and
on, Esmond, left Saturday to
pend two weeks touring Cali
ornia during which they will
'isit Mr.. Marsh's brother, Lest
r, and family at Fontana.
Rev. W. H. Layton, a former
astor of the Lacede M. E.
hurch, who was assigned to a
barge at st. Joseph by the
nnual conference last fall, has
ow been transferred to Braymer
nd will move the first of June.
Charley Tooey and Chas. R.
purgeon of the Tooey Mercan-
lie Company, were over from
Friday and called at
he L. Brendahl home to express
,eir ry-mnatbI- at the hareave-
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

OF the WOmans Foreign MISSION
ary Society will be held at the
home of Mrs. j. E. Welsh
Wednesday afternoon, June l
at 2::3O. "A special program is
being prepared and you are in
vited to come and enjoy it.
-
The Laclede Cooperativ We
Company is no longer to stock
farm machinery and all now on
hand is being closed out at very
attractive prices. If you are GO
ing to need a binder. wagon,
wagon bed, scoop board, tractor
two row cultivator, or in fact
anything now in the stock it will
pay you to call and buy at once.
The P. E. o. ladies met with
Miss Edith Hamilton in regular
session Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie Pratt had the lesson,
assisted by Mrs. NJ. P. Benson.
Guests were Mrs A. E. John
ston, Mrs. M. F. Clay, Mrs. c..
b. Shell, Mrs. J. H. Dick, Mrs.
E. M. Hoff, Mrs. N. E. Randall
of Hannibal. Mrs. Shell favored
with vocal selections.
Ira Frakes, township trustee,
L. 7. Rowland and Ross Louden,
of the board, met with
the county court at Llnneus
Monday and closed the contract
for the improvement of the Lo-
Gust Creek road west of town.
Two concrete bridges are to be
put in and the road raised on an
average of one foot, with a road
bed "a feet wide from the bluff
% the covered bridge.
Next Wednesday night, "The
Ray" the most
astonishing serial ever filmed,
fifteen sensational episodes, starts
1t the local theatre, and there
will be each night two reels of
Nonsense" a mermaid comedy.
On the opening night the price
If admission will be 5 cents to
all. After that the admission
will be 5 and 20 cents. Don't
Mss the opening night
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Rawn of
3rookfeld and their son Harry,
# Missoula, Mont, spent Satur-
lay with Mrs. Rawn's sisters,
Irs. Fletcher and Mrs. Furman
n Laclede. Harry Rawn is
ounty clerk at Missoula and
meets up with Joe
ames, an old time Laclede citi-
en-, and swaps Missouri news
With him. Mr.. James is travel
ng engineer on one of the rail-
Dads out of Missoula, having
cen an engineer on the K. c.
etween here and Burlington be-
ore going west.
A large number of patrons and
lends of the Laclede schools
ttended the graduation exer-
ses of the eighth grade at the
,hool auditorium last Friday
forming. A fine program was :
,ndered, pupils from all the
-ades taking part. A class of
lirteen was promoted to the
.gh school, the diplomas being
resented by County Superin- {
ndent Hortenstine, at the close
a short address. At noon a
,sket dinner was held on the I
hool grounds and marked the 3
osing of a most successful &
hool year. IA
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-05-27
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest


Pair work mules and driving
horse for sale. E. J. Clawson
Laclede.
All orders to be delivered must
be in by 1920 a. m. and 4:30 p,
m. Chapman's Grocery.
All kinds of sweet potato
plants now ready at my residence
in the west part of Laclede. L.
M. Wilson.
Student nurses wanted at the
Brookfield hospital. Apply in
person to the superintendent at
the hospital.
Extra special! Price good
while present stock lasts only.
BOZ White Soap, 5 bars for 25c.
The Home Store.
The wool in the county wool
pool stored here for the past
year was loaded and shipped to
Chicago Tuesday.
Lady wanted to do housework.
Must be neat and a good cook.
Call at q. K Farm. !. S,
Weatherly, phone 249.
Fly time is here. Get your
screen wire now before the house
is filled with flies. All widths
carried in stock. The Home
Store.
Cecil B. DeMille's production,
"Old Wives for New" Para
mount Aircraft picture, is the
program at the local theatre
Saturday night.
=, There will be no delivery of
mail on rural routes next Mon
day, Decoration Day being a
holiday with the carriers and
postoffice employees.
You are invited to hear Sterl-
ring L. Williams, young peoples
division superintendent of Miss
ouri Sunday School Association
at Linneus, June 8 and 9.
Its house cleaning time! Don't
overlook ordering furniture
polish, Bon Ami, mop stick, car
pet beater,a and scrub brush with
your next order. The Home
Store.
Have a registered Morgan
horse that will make the present
season at my barn southeast of
Laclede. Breeders are invited !
to see this fine draft horse. H.
H. Halves:
Will the parties in a Ford car
who picked up a dark blue
cape on the road be-
tween Goosey's and Les Woods
place, please leave same at this
office and receive reward.
Base ball fans should attend
the Laclede theatre on Wednes-
day night of next week and see
Babe Ruth knock a home run.
Slow moving camera shows in
clear analysis the swing that
made him famous.
Clifford Maple, who has been
in the train service of the Burl-
Ington out of Brookfeld since
from overseas, has
this week leased the Shell lunch
house just east of the station
md opened for business. =
A car load of honey is some I
,unch of sweetness, but that is
What the Sumner-Forker Grain
Company will have on hand for
heir customers about June l. t
ret the particulars from the ad- C
ertisement in The Blade today. a
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HARDING STILL A LAWMAKER

THE debate in the Senate over the pro-
/ priety Of the appearance of President
Harding before that body to urge the tempo
rary rejection of soldier bonus legislation
developed for the information Of the Senators
who had forgotten the fact that the Presi-
dent Of the United States is part OF It's
legislative machinery.
Senator Rorah, who was grieved over
what he called an attempt to dictate to the
Senate was told that the vote of the Prcsi-
dent on a bill was equivalent to tn, vote Of
two thirds of the Senate. for If the President
votes mo" no bill can become a law unless
two thirds Of the Senators vote yes" 1t
might have been added that two thirds OF
the House would also have to vote yes"
The grievance Of Senators Borah and La
Toilette seems to be that the President is
participating in legislation by advising Con-
gress what to do. They are so sensitive
about a trespass upon their powers that they
forget that the President acted within his
constitutional rights.
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CHIEF HARRY r. BAXTER
On City Improvements

DHILADELPHIA is due for more per-
L manent improvement to her property
within the next year or two than at an!
time in her history, according to Harry l.
Baxter, chief of the Bureau of City Prop
"By next spring, in fact" said Mr.. Bax-
ter, many Of these projects will be either
completed or else we'll under way. -,
Perhaps the most striking changes VII,
be the interior alterations to CITY Hall ana ana
the complete reorganization of all municipal
departments physically with the aim of get
ting more space and greater efficiency.
ITO make this possible, within short
time bids will be advertised for the razing
Upon the site thus created will be constructed
an eight story building to house the police
and fire departments.
Departments Scattered
"As conditions now exist. these depart.
ments are scattered all over City Hall and
even outside of it. The City Hall guards
are on the eighth floor, the Central Police
Police Court, the cellrooms and the Elec-
trcal Bureaus rooms are on the sixth floor.
''On the fifth floor is the Detective Bureau
and on the second the Offices of the Director
of Public Safety and Superintendent Of
Police respectively. In the same way the
Fire Department is scattered. Much work
also has been done in the various station
houses that should be centralized.
This will leave a lot Of space in City
Hall that can be utilized to good advantage.
City Hall has in a way crown up and
new Offices were generally installed wher-
ever room could be found. \ lot of changes
will now be made so that the various de-
partmcntS can have ell their offices together.
This will mean many alterations and gem
cral opening up of the Offices. so that many
of the bad little rooms will be abolished.
independence Hall, the shrine of liberty,
shortly will be safeguarded against all pos
sible danger from fire. Without changing
the appearance in any way, the building
will be fire proofcd. A system of automatic
water curtains will protect the roof and
the sides exposed to contact with other
buildings. There will be no danger to the
interior. no more than there is IN any or
dnary rain storm. The tower will be fire.
proofed and an outside heating system built
to avoid danger from Overheated stoves and
furnaces.
Permanent Band Shell
"A permanent band shell of the most ap-
proved type across from City Hall Plaza
will be another addition in the spring to
suppant the imprOviscd and not altogether
satisfactory structure now existing A
public comfort station nearby will be II well
come Improvement
I'm this connection the bureau Is pro-
posing to construct comfort stations in nIl
the parks and squares in the city controlled
by the municipality. Stations along prin.
Cipal streets and in rrngcstcd sections nrc
a future proposal
'rhis fall will see an outdoor skating
rink at League Island Park and new
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-24
SENATORIAL DIScoURTESY

THE House Of Representatives could not
L very we'll have refrainrd from ccnsurng
Senator Reed for his attack upon Repre-
sentative NOlstcad last week. II IS surpriS-
ing that there should be three Representa-
t!vcs found who would vote against the
ccnSure.
The rule in Congress is that neither House
criticizes the other and that personal at
tacks upon members of either House are out
Of order They arc forbidden by parla-
mcntarr rules. But Senator Reed went out
Of his way to say things about Mr.. NolStead
for which he would have been summnrily
called to order If he had said them about n
Senator.
The rule against criticism of one branch
Of Congress By the other is based on the
theory that each House is responsible only
to itself for what 1t docs and that it may
not be called to account BY the other branch,
The surprising foatur" in tho episode is that
Senator Reed wns not called to order Mt once
when he was indulgiug in MS dis"ourtcouS
remnrkS
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NO WAR ON THE ISTHMUS

s WAS entirely logical. the State De.
- partn!Cnt rc-enforced iCs injunction to
Costa Ricn to occupy the Coto territory
with warning against hostiitirs by
Panama. EQunIly loGi"n Is the decision
by tho Panama Government - ncQpiescr
in the demands Of the United States.
'"rhc l'nitcd Strtr".' declared the
Hughes note, "cannot, because Of its
special treaty with Panama. permit a ro-
newGl of hOsti itjcS hv Panama against Costa
Rica by reason Of tho lattcr's taking peaceful
possession Of thnt territ"rr."
In other words. this Government sane.
tions and approves the occupation If the
COtO region by Costa Riru and the cx-
travagant claims Of PanHEa arc ruled out Of
court.
There will b.. Of course. some vulking in
Panama and local political rumfal will be-
made of the failure of the present Admlnis-
tTatiOn in the little republic to carry IF a
policy Of nggrandzCmpnt, Bur it is scarcely
imaginable that opposition to the order from
Washington will take any other form than
words.
Apart from the statement Of President
Porrns. there are signs that reason is
returning. An influential I~thmiau news.
paper asserts editoriaIly that the I'nitod
States has been and is n most loyal friend
Of our nation. and her diplomatstS have
tried to obtain just solution Of our affair. q"
The most pPrvcrsC historian must hc
sophistical TO Dispute this statement
Panama has thrved undo American r,rp.
lection. Our support is only withdrawn in
the face Of Panamanian injustice and II
clear contempt for pledges and arbitral de-
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THE TREATY TAKING SHAPE

THE treaty Of peace which the I'ni,od
i States has negotiRted with Germany has
been at least nroof against one partiruIorly
unfair species Of attack from which the pro
ceedings of 1919 in Paris seriously suffered
II may be recalled that the League Of Ma
tions was denounced months before the Cow
enant took final shape and that long err,
reaching it's dehnitive form the Treaty of
Versailles was violently denounced ms the
ignoble product Of a drtPstnhlc diplomacy.
The pact which Ellis Loring DrcseI under
Instructions from Secretary Hughes. pre.
pared in association with the German ou
thorities will soon be published. with every
-" dotted and every "t" crossed. 1t will
be judged both in Germany and the United
States, not by the agonles that may have
accompanied the framing process, but by its
actual merits or demerits as disclosed In the
oficial text. No secrecy will attend its con-
sidsration by the Senate. and il is expected
that the methods Of the Reichstag will be
equally frank.
Tbs terms open and covert diplomacy are
eeanssimss misleadingly used. There can
hsvsr bsih really secret treaty between the
uhlte1 states and any other Government.
N esnstss consututionsl prerogstivs will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-24
REcKLESSNESS AT TORRESDALE

MO BATHING beach i fool proof. aud il
IN j. probably with this general truth in
mind that Director CHvcn has refused to
pena'i2c the whol" u"Nr'Nti0n hrIausp of
Isolated inStanr e re l;lcs>ncSs at Torres
dale. tragic though these were.
The beach has su""rSSfullv justified its
establishment b. tho munirpa'itv 70" almost
two seasons. There is no question that It
was literally patroni2rd and gr Htly app"n-
cintcd this summer. ".nP'iA Y during the
proongCl hot weather in July.
Evidence that the undcrtow in the Dr,a-
ware N TorrcStlalc S parti, ','arIy strong at
low tide does. however. warrant Mr.. Cavrn'> :
new rul" forbdding bathing there at that
time. His warning against SWIMMING past
the safety huovS is ncrtincnt.
Il would br n nifty to disp"H>" with Il
mu"i- enjoyed municina institution because
of irresponsible smart alexis. The city s
prcscut dutr is ~ cOmncl n rigid enforcement
of the rcnSonnb'c security rules
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Phadelphians Subjects They
Knotu Best
KnOtU Best

swimming and bathing beach for the sum
mer. We are now hard at work filling in
one of the lakes there to safe depth.
1T will not be long before the Municipal
Art Gallery will begin to assume definite
shape. The old City Hall at Fifth and
Chestnut streets will shortly be restored to
its original condition. work being now in
progress, and will form one more addition
to the city's places Of historical interest:
In fact, improvements and safeguarding OF
all such places are part Of our program.
The sesqui centennial headquarters will
be moved down to those Of the Bureau Of
City Property, thus insuring more efficient
co operation between the two organizations.
incidentally many of the changes now TAX
ing place will form substantial contribu-
tion toward the city beautiful, which we will
have by the time the big exposition in 1926
brings the world to our doors.
In this connection we are working on
other parks and will have a chain of boule-
wards and parks and other beauty spots to
encircle the city when that time comes.
Much Credit Due Mayor
'Much of the credit for the work that
this bureau is accomplishing is due to the
great personal interest manifested by Mayor
Moore. Until the present Administration
came into power this bureau did not have
much of q chance to do anything effective
1t was regarded as sort Of dumping ground
Tor all sorts of miscellaneous work and as
little money was forthcoming, il was not
possible to accomplish much. Under the
present regime the bureau has actually be-
come one of Importance and will be able
to accomplish substantial results"