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New-York tribune., 1921-06-29
Valparaiso Strike General
48-Hour Walkout Called to Aid
Cigarette Makers

VALPARAISO, Chile, June 2s.-A
general strike for forty-eight hours
was begun yesterday in support of the
striking cigarette makers. During the
afternoon serious disorders occurred
and in clash with workers one police
officer was wounded and a laborer
killed.
Last night the strikers in this city
New-York tribune., 1921-06-29
CHM Named New Budget Aid

WASHINGTON, June 2s.--Lurtin R.
CHM, of Indiana, was nominated by
President Harding today to be Assist
ant Comptroller General of hte United
States. under the progisions of the new
budget law
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26
n Re ITEMS.

The members Of the EpBorth
League enjoyed a social at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Bishop, south
of town, Tuesday evening. Lemonade
and wafes were served-C. o. Pow
erss cashier Of Santa Fe Bank, attend
ed the Bankers's meeting at st. Louis
Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. J..
D. Hanna returned to her home in
Paris Tuesday morning after a two
weeks visit with her son, Floyd, south
OF town.-Miss Mary Nichols Of Mex
leo IS visiting her sister, Mrs. e. Med.
B~ridgford. - Mrs. Tannie Crigler of
Salem, Mo, visiter her cousin, Mrs. Z.
A. aHnger Thursday night. - Mes
DANES Katie Lucas and P. H. Stuart
Mexico visitors Friday. - C. NJ.
Paris made a business trip to Mexico
Friday. = Miss Margaret Powers re-
turned home Friday evning after sev-
erai days visit with her uncle. C. o..
Powers and family. - Mrs. Leander
Heekart and daughter, Miss Lulu,
were Mexico visitors Friday. - A. S.
Holman was in Mexico Friday. - DR..
and Mrs. g. Med. Bridgford, Miss
Mary Nichols and Mrs. L. A. Hanger
were guests at the Snyder Hotel Fri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

are enjoying a new Victrola. = Roy
Combs Of Kansas City who was vis-
iting bis uncle. Jas. Myres left Thurs
day evening, - Jas. Myres left Thurs
day evening for Illinois to attend the
funeral Of his mother-in-law. = Mr..
ard Mrs. Otis Bernard and son and
Edgar Crockett of Eldorado, Kansas,
wer guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Crock
EFT Thursday. - Be sure and come to
Sunday school Sunday as there viii
be a special program at the cOmmun-
ity church Sunday, AMY 10Th. =
There was a dance in town last Friday
night, All come to town Saturday
night and eat a dish Of ice cream at
MyTes hall and listen to the Thomas
orchestra. Benefit OF the suffering
East. Henry James and family,
John James and family were guests at
their fathers, Quincy James Sunday.
= Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harper and
Mrs. Quincy James and daughter,
a.
Ruth, We're guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Dillon Sunday evening. - Mrs.
Geo. Baehr and son, Elmer, Mrs. Jake
Baehr and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Baehr
and family Of Benton City motored to
Rails county near New London Sun
day. They sure had a delightful trip
,,l .a.rl .,naJarf,,I -;-h4g Thax&
brought home rock out of the cave
they were in, Brewer Bros, have a
truck car now, Be sure and come
and help the starving ones in the
East. ~ Mir. and Mrs. Otis Bernard
and son Of Laddonia and Edgar Crock
EFT of Eldorado, Kan, We're guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Crockett Thursday
evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26
]. Louie Stock Yards:-
PRAIRIE HfLL UEMs,

J. q. TreRsE snd family spent the
6ay NaRiay Visiting Mrs Trower'
S ter IN B89lng Green, Gland.
Thomas spent Monday sfserpon Wis
sting DeLaporte Johnson The boys.
put in the time shing and caught some
fine fish. - Uncle Charlie Helm is
helping his nephew, ogle Helm, plant
corn. Uncle Charlie has also bought
a rev Ford EAR. - Milas Price, who
works for his brother 0gle Helm, at
tended the Vandalia school exercises
one night last week and had the mis-
fortune TO lose one of the coils out of
his car. He walked home. Will
aBrnes traded Uncle Chas. Helm a
fresh milk COW for a dry n a year
ling. - ]. 7. Green, who works for
j. T. Walker was on the sick list Fri
day. We are sorry to learn that E.
R. Green had to go to the Audrain
HOSPITAL last week and hope that he
will soon be able to return in good
health again. - Miss Jennie Barnes
attended the ice cream supper at R.
NJ. Shannon's Saturday night. The
aBptists of the Pleasant Plains church
instead of having their usual Satur-
ray evening preaching have a get-to-
gether social and general good time
at the home of one Of membership.
The pastor meets with them.-W. G.
johnson feels very grateful to o. M.
Montague for the loan of a strapipng
big work mule. He is now able to
make the dirt roll. Cecil Pease and
family spent Sunday afternoon at
Earl Motley's. - j: E. Trower and
family went home from Pleasant
Plains with ]. E. Northcut for Sunday
dinner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

day. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Getty
were Mexico visitors Thursday. = ].
R. Smiley and wife were in Mexico Fri
day. Floyd Howard was a business
visitor in Mexico Friday. = Miss Lulu
Heckart visited Miss virgie Holman
Of Perry Saturday night and Sunday.
Friday night the traffic pole at
the east end of the street was pulled
from the ground. Saturday morning
the town board called for the Moberly
blood hounds which arrived here about
l o'clock, They were unable however
to find the trail. The surmise being
that guilty ones made their escape in
a ear. whose trail the dogs could not
follow. This was the second time this
post had been molested. Two weeks
ago the wings were taken off, but
these had ben replaced. The Re-
bekas lodge viii given an icecream
supper here Saturday night, May %.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gregory and
daughter, Isabel, of Mexico visited
friends here Sunday evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26
sKINNER TEENS.

James Walker and G. W. Vanland-
ingham were in Mexico. - Elmer
Gatewood was in Kansas City buying
cattle. Mrs. leila Squirting and
sons w6eerr in Mexico aSturday. = Mrs.
j. D. Ellis returned to her ohme at
Muskogee, Okla, after a very pleas
ant visit with the families of Baker
Barnes, ]. w. Holloway and o. F.
Ellis Chas. Myers received a nice
load Of cattle from Kansas City. =
Chas, Buckley of Kansas City is Wis
iting at the home of B. B. Buckley. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26
BENTON CITY ITEMS.

Rev. Henson of Moberly filed his
appointment at the Christian church
Sunday morning and evening. There
was a good crowd at both services. -
Several of the neighbors and friends
went in Sunday and surprised Sam
Coil, it being his birthday. Several
from around here attended the grad
uating exercises in Mexico. - Friday
evening there was a large crowd at
tended the school entertainment here.
Thursday evening. - Lee Barshaw is
building a garage and hen house. -
Thursday is the day set to clean off
the cemetery. There will be dinner
served to the men. - Mrs. Althea
Dudley sprained her ankle Sunday
evening but is getting along nicely
Mrs. Martha Billiard and Mrs. Nora
Douglass and children spent Sunday
with Pinkie Douglass. - We are glad
to report that those on the sick list
are all better. - Gale Carter and
bride from Chillicothe spent Sunday,
with his mother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26
IRISH HILL ITEMS

Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Wilmhorst, Mrs. Wilhmmorst
(nee Miss Alma Brown made many
friends while teaching in Rush Hill
who wish her happiness and good
luck. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Goeblin
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

Mrs. 7. J. Gatewood spent the week
end in Mexico the guest of her sisters,
the Misses Dobyns. - Mr.. and Mrs.
c.. NJ. Berry were in Mexico attend
ing theiclosing exercises of the High.
School Miss Nellie having grad
uateds - Mrs. John Neill and Mrs. j..
D. Ellis attended the May Fete at
Hardin Monday night. = W. H. NAL
Tory is very ill FaL MCGEE and
family were the guest of Mexico.
friends. - Corn planting is the order
of the day and some few are planting
by the light of the moon. - Loren
Brockman Of Salisbury is the week
end guest of Ruth Ellis. - We learn
that the old and well-known firm Of
supply and demand is about to resume
business at the old stand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

Thursday @ The program #e=
varied and very interesting 70 all
Much credit is due the teachers, Mrs.
E. c. Neiman and Mrs. VIII Coil for
the excellent training the pupils had
received We are glad to announce that
the same teachers haveben hired FIR
next year.-Ther will be preaching
services at the Benton City Presbyter-
ian church next Sunday by the pastor.
- Miss Pauline Wilmhorst visited her
Parents the past week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

R7WANTED: - Salesman for
Mexico and vicinity. Commission con-
tract only, for spare time or full time.
We will teach you to sell income pro-
lection through our free school Of in
structiou and help you build a bus
mess of your own. Massachusetts
Eonding and Insurance Company, Ae-
cident and Health Dept. Saginaw,
Michigan, Capital $1,000, 900. 1926
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

F0R SALE:-Three black Pol
and Angus bulls from fourteen to
eighteen months old. JAMES Dill
LARD, Route 3, Mexico. Mutual
phone. 14-2t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

Mr. and Mrs. j. Harrison Brown
and c. R. Gallop will attend the jour
naIism Banquet in Columbia Friday
night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

Blthe as summer are the new Tub Frocks ranging in colers from
Gay Plaids to Fangerine, from sunset hues to Rose and Jade. Half the
pleasure in Tubabes is having them early in the season, when every
thing is fresh and new. Styles are many and varied, developed in smart
ginghams. voiles and organizes in which colors strikingly predominant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

gp TAKEN UP:-Four yearling
Jersey heifers. ]. C. FORD, deputy
Constable. d&w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

ES5FoR RENT;-Furnished room.
Inquire 5S4 S. Western Ave.
1t9-t w1-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

eE7F0R SALE: - Copper cable
lightning rods. v. MCGOWAN, Route
Thompson, Mo. 1S-5t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

eFoR SALE:-Early New Jer-
sey sweet potatoe plants, All East
Promenade st. ]. v. FRY. 1927
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

W~ANTED:-Buyers for 8 good
fan foafs at the STURDY OAKS
Poland China Place. DANIEL G.
HADER. 13-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

FARMERS
EXCHANGE

RATES-iU cents a line an inscr-
lion. A line consists Of 5 words.
minimum charge for ads in this
column SOC.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

FOR SALEs-John R. Dahlem
place on North Clark street, l and n
half lots, 5 room house, barn, price
S1,75O. See WILLIAMS & SHARP.
wit & 120-2t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

LOST:-Crank handle off of
automobile truck, between Benton
City and Mexico. Return to Ledger
office. 81 dlwl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

NORTHEAST BENTON.
Miss Leila Brenton visited at Grover
Webers the week end. ~ Mr. and Mrs,
Chas. Hildebrand and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26

the women and Miss complete would e hard Hryo o find finer showing ft these pretty and daHv bh
cdna ouded dresses Jas we have on display every dress adMMs style The cdn are FREELY jade orchid
peach dnmmnnn law Priced @B h$ leSO@ n@ @0
SPECIAL ATTENTION end@ our coats suits shd dresses ana millinery which have been dasaalyr reduced
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-26
Skirts

For Sport wear, all wool plaid and
striped skirts in Box Pleated Models,
very specially priced
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-28
rHURgpAY! Rl!5yBININe, july IS. lssl
TABOO
By Berton Bradley

Won may write me from the mountains or the
l SEQ
You maysrayes about the tennis and croquet
You may sing song of unrestricted gee
As YOU chronicle your happiness at play;
You may feline all about the fun miss
IN the card and in the letters you indite;
can stand AZ u syoull only spare me this
we are sleeping under blankets every night"
I've no donbt you've found most enchanting spot
Where tie swimming and the motoring are fine;
IN admit hescity,s turously hot
Il am getting too much fahrenheit in mne);
You may write toim me Of matters such as these
And ~ take them very calmly, but I'll fight
II you spin that lsuperannuated wheeze.
we are Sleeping under blankets every night"
when Inn gasptng in an oven Of room,
When I'm tossing on mattress filled with fire.
II does not at all alleviate my gloom
As cast away each vestige of attire,
TO be told Of gentle winds and chilly airs.
so tswarn you TO be careful what you write.
For Pm gonna kill the lollop who declares
we are Sleeping under blankets every night"
Copyright 1921 by N. E. Az
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-28
THEJAPs-AMp NE coNEERENcE

APANs eeeptance Of the invitation 10 participate
j aaseonfefenee on Far Eastern questions has
stins % i after all The Japs are willing to go in
only e tie asenda for the conference is decided in
adyanss Assada, iii Dramatically speaking, means
program. and the japanese position is both natural
and reasonable; For home consumption it is perhaps
absolutely essential that some demand like that be
made, and for the purpose Of the statesmen who are
expecting things from this effort including Presi-
dent Harding. TO aceeed to the Japanese demand can
do no harm
Therefore there probably will be no difficulties to
agreeing upon general outline for the conference.
But oaes begun this conference is very apt to sweep
beyond the limits Of any prearranged program, unless
that program is much more comprehensive than would
be sntrsly agreeable to the japanese Not that The
other nations would deliberately set out to break faith
with the japanese. That would be crime postcrity
weaanot sondone and il would not seriously be con-
sidsred for moment Nevertheless if the Harding
eto TO ere some Of the worlds ills is to be success
full tie menNYho enerhe conference will have to be
prepared through with their work no matter how
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much red tape they may have 10 cut or how ruhlessy
they have to deal with diplomatic traditions
II such policy eventually Is adopted japanese
sensibiltie viii moi be dc only ones q suffer. A
nois faction ID dis country IS bound Is find Gle
work of he conference much q take umbrase Il.
while The representative Of The self governing dom-
ions Of the British empire, which have been acting
with great Independence since he war probably will
many times wound the impenalisde minded folks back
at home in England But all Of this and more should
be taken with whatever good nature the civilized
world can muster The peace Of The world will not be
secure until some Of the outstanding problems Of the
Pacific are disposed Of, for the time being at any rate
and it is going to require some hard knocks to dispose
Of them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-28
WARRINGTON.
Legion Drive

Yesterdays efforts in the MILAN
Post, 40, American Legion, drive
netted six new members, bringing
the total membership of the local
post up to 81. There are about 800
ex-service men in the distric which
the local post should cover, Mem
bers Of MILAN Post together with
several women of the auxiliary
went to Pennington last evening d.,
termined to secure a number Of
new members In that vicinity, for
both the Legion and the auxiliary.
A booth in front Of Burt's theater
on Market street in charge of r M
Ashcraft is being used as the local
headquarters for the drive.
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ambition must be to get on the
police force when he grows up.
Harry Duryea, son of the late
starch king, killed himself yester.
day. He did not have enough
starch in his backbone.
Billy KLEIN slipped up on the In
field fly rule yesterday and caused
Pittsburgh to lose a good chance to
beat the Giants; and yet the fans
expect Phil Grimes to have a per.
feet average.
"Gtve us a lot of sport news"
declares Lord Northclitfe. 2''It helps
to create good fellowship" Boy,
page Harry Stansbury.
According to late reports the
sheriff OF Sangamon county, Ill.,; is
expected to make a Small haul
most any time.
Arphysician In Brooklyn says he
can make the blind see. The ma
tional baseball commission should
grab him up loot sweet.
WHAT'S become Of the fellow
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-28

1zaak Walton. the much quoted angler, once re-
marked that wise friend had once told him that
what is everybodys business is nobodys business"
IN the main that is rae way it works out. However
the Kinwanis club yesterday proved that we have
made some progress since waltons day when 1t ap-
pointed committee to look into the condition Of
the fire plugs of the city That action is an example
of civic club working at It's best, and city employees
who have been letting things drift had better get
busy, for now that precedent has been set other
committees are liable to be put to work whenever
occasion furnishes There is somebody here to
look after everybody's business. Fairmonts Klwan-
ian deserve the thanks Of the community.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-28
MYSTERY OF HEAT

WHAT is this thing you call heath Try to answer
w that and you are up against something as
mysterious electricity Until 20 years ago. scien-
lists believed that heat was an actual substance, a
form Of matter-like beefsteak or coal.
Now we know that heat is invisible, with no
weight no dimensions. no substance 1t can be produe-
ed by sunlight fire, electricity, friction or chemical
action. You get sensation Of warmth from the hot
summer sun. You can get the same sensation IN zero
weather by drinking enough whiskey or rubbing your
palms briskly
Crush lump Of sugar into sand-like particles
Hanuated sugar. Crush one Of these particles and you
have powdered sugar Can you break that sugar finer!
Yes Drop It on hot stove and it breaks up into par
hcles Of smoke II you had physical means for doing it.
you could keep on breaking up each particle Of smoke
almost indefinitely. down to infinitely small particles
called atoms. which arc grouped together into mole.
cues. There are billion times billion such molecules
in cubic inch Of air.
AT absolute Zero (273 degrees below zero Cent?
less-absoutey solid. Begin raising the temperature
and the molecules start moving revolving around each
other like swarm Of flies. The more the temperature
is increased the faster TIE molecules move They lose
the property called COHESION and at certain temper
atures they yaponze-fy apart into smoke or gas.
Heat iron. 1t molecules swarm wildly. The iron be-
comes liquid, ready for the molder to pour. Heat
it more The molecules fly off into vaponzed state
and the iron yanishes from sight
That is the process going on in you when you
complain Of the summer heat, brought from he sun
to you By light waves As you get hotter, it merely
means that the molecules that make up your body are
swaming or revolving more wildly If the heat reach
ed sufficient intensity you'd disntegrate into smoke
Another rise would turn you into invisible gas Your
body, desiring to remain together suffers from the heat
which tries TO disintergrate you.
And yet-Heat it is that keeps you going.
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m AN BE DONE

HE ohsr day up in. clarksburg man who was
convicted on charge Of operating an autorno-
ole reckless manner was fined SIS. sentenced to
1--WE days jail and his automobile license was taken
away from him
If that can be done in Harrison county it can be
lone IN his county, and good preliminary to gen.
sra clean up the roads Of the county would be an
agreement among all the committing magistrates, in
Guiding he mayor of Faimont, to take away the
license Of every person who cannot be trusted to oper-
ate csrin proper manner.
Il may lake atlitle local legislation to make that
possible in Faimont. but there would be no diff
Gully infringing il about if the authorities are in cam
est about this matter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-28

ELIsoN MODS
(F1om the New York Tribune)

(Ftom the New York Trtbune)
The snapshot Of Thomas A Edi-
son dormant in a Maryland forest
glade Is a treat to normally indo-
lent mortals. So the wizard OF
Menlo Park, who by common re-
port has always found sleep TO be q
superfluity, does have his lotus
laden intervals. Ms. Edison's head
indents the pillow familiarity as
though the experience were not at
all unusual. Thus does the camera
dispel a legend.
One may guess that few Of the
ancients and moderns who have
been said TO have stayed wide
awake while others sinmbered were
much less somnolent than the gem
eral run OF human beings. Though
the nattering Seneca declares that
Maecenas went three years with
out sleep the blunter Horace could
no doubt have told OF q sleepy at-
termath to many a banquet OF his
patron. The stories OF Napoleon's
restlessness are surely e1aggerat-
ed. We should know more about
that astounding man Il reporters
and photographers had had access
to Fontainebleau. His physical re-
quirements. including sleep, were
doubtless like those OF other speci-
mems Of the genus homo.
Has there ever, indeed. been a
well authenticated instance Of a
man or woman who could live and
flourish on three hours Of sleep a
night? Do not all IN their hearts
echo; the benson Of Sancho Panza,
Blessed is he who invented sleep?'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-28

Pennsylvania highest appellate court yester-
day refused to allow writ OF error in a case in
which effort is being made to carry liquor appeal
to the federal supreme court on the ground that with
the adoption of the prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution tae Pennsylvania liquor law
was wiped out The Pennsylvania court evidently does
not think there is any legal merit whatsoever in
such theory. Evidently the court would hold that
the state laws stand no matter what congress would
do with regard to the enforcement Of the prohibit
ton amendment. Some day there will have to be a
test of concurrent power from that angle. Mean.
while law abiding citizens will feel grateful t1at
the booze interests have lost another point.