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The Laclede blade., 1921-09-09
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The Laclede schools opened
Monday with every teacher
present and the enrolment fully
up to expectations. An increas-
ed number of non resident pupils
have entered and everything
points to successful school year.
Attention is directed today to
the advertisement of C.. M. Bur-
nett's stock sale to be held at
his farm southwest of Laclede
next Thursday, at which time
14O head of good stock will be
sold. The sale will begin at
1000 o'clock and the Ladies Aid
Society of the M. E. church will
serve dinner.
In an advertisement in this
impression Mr.. VanHouse of the
Laclede Bakery, announces a
fine line of special pastries for
Saturday in addition to his reg
ular supply of bread, pies and
cakes. This affords the house.
wives an opportunity to cut out
the Saturday baking for the
Sunday dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wade, and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Peer and daughter, MI. and Mrs.
Elmer Cowan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Nunan, MIR. and Mrs. D.
R. Rowland, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Rowland and Roy Lamme COM
posed a camping party that had
a delightful outing at the Lord
fishing resort on Grand River
from Friday until Sunday.
The Forker consolidated high |
school opened Monday under
favorable conditions and fine
prospects for a successful year.
There is an increased attendance
with ten in the senior class.
Prof. Lynch is superintendent,
James Chapman of Laclede,
principal, and Mrs. Lynch and
Miss Alice Lomax in the grades.
Miss Zoe Stutsman is teacher of
the Boomer district school.
Joe Preston, an old time
citizen of the town whose name
has been on our list for at least
a quarter of century, sent in
his annual remittance from
Hope, Idaho, this week, saying:
Here l am with a dollar for
year for The Blade
which has become a part of my
living now and | cannot do
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without it. 4" His brother Will
who has long been a passenger
on the Northern
Pa cific, is now in the company
hospital at Tacoma and fear is
expressed that he has suffered a
complete breakdown, which his
many friends here will be sorry
70 hear. The rest of the family
ire all in good health. Joe is
Vatchman at a railroad bridge
md says there are lots of wild
lucks in front of his watch house
md worlds of huckleberries on
he mountain side. He sends !
,est regards to all friends here
md inquiries especially about ]. !
T. Hamilton and Aunt Susan
Hewitt.
F. -.
The Laclede blade., 1921-09-09
Newcomers to Laclede

J. E. Hanovan and family are
newcomers to Laclede, moving
here from Iowa last week. Mr..
Hanovan is connected with the
Talbot grain company. Mr..
and Mrs. Hanovan have two
children, the daughter being in
the high school.
The Laclede blade., 1921-09-09

Aristo flour, guaranteed, $2.15
the sack at Laclede Cooperative
Store.
The Laclede blade., 1921-09-09

The Laclede schools opened
Monday with every teacher
present and the enrolment fully
up to expectations. An increas-
ed number of non resident pupils
have entered and everything
points to a successful school year.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
HARDING VISITS y
BIER OF FRIEND
Pays Tribute at Wyoming
Avenue Home Of Capt.
Anthony F. Lucas.

President Harding slipped quiet
ly out of the White House Friday
night to pay a visit of coincidence
to the family of his old Marion, Ohio
neighbor, Capt. Anthony F. Lucas.
$500 Wyoming avenue, who died
Friday morning. For many years
the President and Captain Lucas
were close friends.
Captain Lucas was 66 years old.
He was born in Trieste, Austria, and
educated at the Polytechnic
Academy of Gratz, Austria. He spe-
cialized in mining engineering. On
January 10, 1901, he was success
full in drilling a discovery well at
Beaumont, Texas. Captain Lucas
belief that oil existed in the south
west territory was based on, a
theory propounded by him that oil
concentrated about salt domes. The
experiment demonstrated the truth
of this theory. in the opinion of
some oil men and was partly re-
sponsible for the uncovering Of the
oil resources of the. Southwest.
He was a member of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers,
Franklin Institute. Washington So
ciety Engineers. Geological Society,
and numerous other scientific bodies.
He was the author of various mon
ographs on economic geology. =.
Funeral arrangements have $ not
been completed.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
Leader Declares Miners
Not Fighting u. s. Troops

CHARLESTON. W. va-Isept a.
The surrender of miners to Fed
eral troops conforms to the prom
ises Of their leaders. who said they
refuse emphaticaliy tosstop ighting
as long as the mine guards. deputy
sheriffs and private detectives re-
main in the field. but will not re-
sist the regulars.
Our men are just as loyal to the
United States government as ny
other citizens.". said VIM. Petry.
vice. president of the district branch
of the United Mine Workers OF
America They have no inten-
tipn OF resisting the Federal troops.
They will surrender to the Federal
troops and give up their firearms
as fast as the troops arrive and
take the places of the deputy sher-
IFS and gunmen."
1t would be difficult to say which
faction appeared to be most pleased
over the arrival of the regulars
The miners professed to be delighted
because they are confident that
they will receive fair treatment
from the Federal authorities. On
the other hand. the besieged army
of defenders at Logan, worn out
from service of twenty-four hours
a day under continuous fire for
the past week, was overjoyed when
the first of the regulars marched
into their town.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
100000 LABOR
STRENGTH URGED
Gompers Signs Appeal 10 Or
ganize Against Tyranny and
Greed of Employers.

The American Federation of La
Dor last night made public an appeal
to the wage earners of America
urging that the enrolled member
ship of organized labor be brought
up TO the 100000 mark with the
least possible delay. The message
Is to be read at, all Labor Day cele-
trStions. The substance of 1t fol.
lows:
Nearly 5000 900 of our peopl.
ha+e no work. the reactionary
forces amc 7g employers are slow te
learn that the so-called individual
contract as a measure of industrial
dfsfranchisement is a badge of en-.
slavement which American workers
Will not accept. We must organize
for our task. Organize for the
100000 mark organize for jus-
uce, for freedom. for the great
struggle to right wrongs, for tn
triumph Of service over tyranny and
greed"
The appeal was signed by Samuel
Gompers.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
MURDER PICTURE
WILLED GRANDSON
Mrs. Trepagnier, Who Killed
Art Publisher, Also Left
Y Property Near DC.

CHICAGO. Sept. S.-The minia-
ture painting of George Washing
ton. said by some to be worth
$4,000. which became famous as a
result of a sensational shooting
affair. is bequeathed to the only
grandson of its owner. Vera
Trepagnier. under terms of the
latter's will filed in the Probate
Court.
The will was drawn and signed
by Mrs. Trepagnier September
1920. at Joliet. after she had been
taken to the penitentiary for tho
shooting of Paul F. Volland. art
publisher, with whom she had a
dispute over the picture. Besides
several pieces of art. she willed ten
lots in Capitol Heights. Md. and a
gold clock, with a statue. of the
Virgin on top. which is in the
museum at New Orleans. All ex-
cept the Washington miniature and
the lots go to Mrs. TrepagR{er's s
son. ]. M. /Trepagnier, OF New Or
leans, father of the 10-year-old
boy to whom the tragic painting
is bequeaehed. The lots have been
sold to cover an overdue mortgage,
Since being found guilty Of kill
ing volland. Mrs. Trepagnier wss'
adjudged insane and committed TO
Kankakee, where she died.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
RUDOLPH GREETS
Y.M.H.A.DELECATES
Middle Atlantic Federation
Opens Three-Day Con-
vention Here.

Delegates from all of the princi-
pal cities of Virginia, Pennsylvania
and Maryland were present last
Iight at the opening Of the con-
vention of the Y. NJ. II. A. Middle
Atlantic States Federation at the
Y. NJ. H. A. Building. Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Commissioner Cuno Rudolph well
coined the delegates on behalf Of
the District, and Judge Milton
Strasburger responded for the fed
GRAFTON. z. J. London, president OF
the federation, presided.
DR.. Abram Simon will address the
dele gates at luncheon to be ten
dered the delegates this afternoon.
The business session will be held
tomorrow, and will embrace reports
of committees and election of off,
GERS.
The principal social event will be
the dance at the Raleigh Hotel to-
morrow night. DR.. Joseph Norman
is chairman Of the committee in
charge of the arrangements.
The following delegates represent
the local Y. NJ. H. A. at the con-
vention: Max H. Aronson. DR..
Michale Harris. Leo B. Kagan, DR..
Joseph Norman. Moses Offenberg,
Abe Shefferman, Louis e. Spiegler.
Milton Strasburger. David Wiener,
Joseph A. Wilmer, Mrs, Laura b.
Flesher, Miss Theresa Shefferman,
Miss Mary ogus. and Miss Rose
Hornstein.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
RE-ARREST YOUTHS
ON CHECK CHARGE
Boys Picked Up the Second
Time For Similar
0ffense.

Released two weeks ago under
bond on charges OF passing worth
less checks. Robert Lee Oagle. Is
years old. of GIL Sixth street north
west, and Jefferson B. Warner. Is
years old. of sos Twelfth street
northwest. were arrested yesterday
when they were said to be attempt
ing to pass a forged check at the
Western Union Telegraph office. The
arrests were made by Headquarters
Detectives Thompson asd Embrey.
Both are charged with having OBJ
tanned s25 by similar methods at :he
Postal Telegraph Office a week ago.
They were again released on bond
OF $500.
1t is charged that the youths
forged the name OF Duran Jennings
to a telegram. requesting SIS, which
they sent Jennings father. II. l.
Jennings. at Spartanburg. s. &. The
money was forwarded Several days
ago another request was sent by the
two for $50. according TO the police
Both were arrested on August %.
with Clayton II. Capehart. OF Spar
tsnburg. S. C, charged with passing
seven worthless checks. Cspehart
is now in Jail awaiting trial.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
CHARGE SURGEON
MURDERED WIFE
Hadley( Arrested in Hut Out
West, Wanted at Rich
mond, Va.

Dr. William A. HadIey. former
United States Army surgeon. who
was in Washington during the war
was arrested yesterday at Farming
ton, y. NJ, for the alleged murder
Of his wife. and taken 10 Denver TO
await the arrival OF Richmond, Va
authorities. who want him for the
murder.
Hadley Is said to have killed his
wife three years ago. while living
in this section. Her body was found
crammed in an ice box in the Chic
ahominy River. lust outside OF Rich
mond. and DR.. Hadiey has remained
hidden until yesterday.
Hadley was arrested in an old
shack in Pennington. He Is said
to have assumed the name Of West
wood and lived there for the last
two years. when found. he was
ragged and unkempt and a heavy
beard covered his features.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
Union Chiefs Hope Troops
Will Disarm Mine Guards

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept 3.-Of-
fcials of the United Mine Workers
of America are hopeful that the
government will disarm the guards
by Goa operators in West Virginia
extend to miners the right to join
the union and of collective bar
gaining. and thus open the way to
Industrial peace. John l. Lewis
president OF the United Mine Work.
ers Of America, said here today.
Lewis came to Springfield from
Chicago where he discussed the
West Virginia situation at a con-
ference with Secretary of Labor
Davis.
"Officials Of the miners union
are hopeful that the government
will disarm the guards and deputies
In the West Virginia coal fields
who are in the employ of the oper-
ators." Mr.. Lewis said, Establishment
of the paid guards. the right OF
miners to affiliate with the union
and the right of collective bargain
ing, woud leaed the way to indus
trial peace"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
FUNERAL TUESDAY
OF REV. E. B. BAGBY

Funeral services for the Rev. DR.. E.
B. Bagby. pastor of the Columbia
Heights Christian Church for the past
five years. who died Friday night at
mis- residence, 1874 Park road north
west. will be held tomorrow at 2
o'clock In the Ninth Street Christian
Church.
DR.. Bagby was stricken last satur-
day. the day previous to the laying
OF the cornerstone Of the new church
to be erected on the site Of the old
edifice. DR.. Bagby graduated from the
Divinity School at Yale In the early
SOS and came to this city as pastor
Of the Ninth Street Christian Church.
He also served In Baltimore. Nd.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
POLICE MAKE
TRAFFIC ARRESTS
in MONTHS TIME
August Report Indicates
Activity Against Auto
Speeding in City.

Constant pursuit OF bootIeeeers.
handbook makers. and traffic regu-
lation violators resulted In z,eSs
arrests during August. CommIs-
sioner James r. Oyster announced
yesterday. after monthly reports OF
the police department had been sub
mitted to him by Maj Harry 1.
Gessford, and Capt Albert J. Head
ley, chief Of the traffic bureau.
Police seized 1.5S7 quarts OF LIQUOR
and s6e bottles Of Intoxicating ex-
tracts during the month and arrest
ed 1eo violators OF the voistead
law. One still, three automobIIes.
and three bicycles were seized In
connection with the liquor raIds-
twenty-five arrests for handbook
making were reported Detective
sergeants Messer and Sweeney were
credited with nine Of these arrests
Arrests for violations Of traffic
regulations were reported 70 total
z,471, gain OF thirty-nine over
July arrests. Speeding was the
principal ofense, there being SCI
arrests. a gain OF twenyt-one over
July.
A careful lookout for autoists
who pass signals. street cars, We
hicles on the right or at intersec-
lions was maintained and ESQ were
arrested for these offenses. There
were twenty-five motorists arrested
for driving while Intoxicated. The
number Of collisions. sixty two, p-us
four less than in July, the report
shows.
Permits 20 operate autonso plies
were granted to l.460 applicants
le1 more than received permits ~
July, but 23o applications. four iess
than in July. were disapproyed
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
HARDING TAKES UP
! BUDGET PROGRAM
Dawes With the President on
Weekend Cruise Aboard
The Maydower.

President Harding and Director
Of the Budget Dawes will devote
much Of their week -end on the May
flower to an examination OF the
departmental estimates for the next
fiscal year. A small party OF guests
accompanied the President and Mrs.
Harding on the trip, which started
last night.
In the party were Secretary Of
War Weeks. Senator and Mrs. Wat
son. of Indiana George NJ, Van
Fleet and Miss AbAgan Harding.
the Presidents sister.
Throughout the trip. down the
Potomac River and the bay the
President will keep in touch with
the West Virginia situation by wire
less. The party will return Tues
day morning.
A radio message from the May
flower last night said the little yes-
sci was OF Upper Cedar Point and
that good weather prevailed.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
Thief With Taste
For Good Music
Passes Up Jazz

,Athief possessins unusuaIls, good
musical taste entered the home of
Luther johnson. $40 H street
northwest yesterday afternoon and
carried away the phonograph and
all Of the classical records in the
cabinet All of the "jazz" discs
were left untouched.
Police were also notified of the
loss by George L. Harding. 1908
Pennsylvania savenue northwest, of
diamond studded stick pin, val
ued at $40. 49, D
Mrs Emma Poulton. 1913 G street
southeast, reported the oss of a
handbag containing Iewelry and
cash totalling value Of, $500 in q
down town Chinese restaurant last
evening.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
LEGION ASKS PART
IN 2 CONFERENCES

The American Legion wants to
be represented at both the interna-
tional conference on disarmament
and the national conference on un-
employment. ~
John Thomas Taylor. vice chair
man of the national Legislative
Of the legion, has personally made
representations to President Hard
ing concerning the legion's desire
to have a part in the disarmament
conference. Mr. Taylor told the
President that the American Le-
gion, with an active membership
Of over a million veterans Of the
world war. was not vitality inter.
ested in the problems of peace and
war, felt that II was entitled tc
have something to say with ref.
erence I disarmament. 2s-
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
Ask Senators to Drop
Mingo Probe for Time

An attempt to prevent further SEN
atorial investigation of the Mingo
mine war at this time came to
light here last night.
Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, chairman
of the Senate Labor Committee, has
been advised to call off the commit
tees visit to West Virginia. set for
September 19. on the ground that il
would be inadvisable to go on that
date. Further pressure will be put
on Kenyon to postpone or call OF en-
tirely the visit. when he returns from
his vacation in Maine.
The individuality of senatorial in
quiry now lies In the fact. Senator
Sutherland. of West Virginia, said.
that murder trials growing out Of the
mine war are set to begin on next
Tuesday. September 6. They cannot
possibly be ended by the 18th. Suth-
erland said. The regions will be in a
state of tenseness all throughout the
trials. he intimated. The lawyers
who would appear before the Senate
committee as counsel for both miners
and operators will be engaged In
the murder trials.
SEBASCO. Me. Sept. 3.-Senator
W. s. Kenyon. head Of the Senate
Labor Committee. is laying before his
colleagues the possibility that they
can act as a conciliatory agency
in the West Virginia mine troubles.
he told the United Press tonight.
1t had been suggested to the Sena'
tor that he advance the date roi
starting the investigation from Sep
tember 1s to q date as soon as pos
sible after the 'mine war" is settled.
1t was stated that the committee
by that act might do a great deal
to bring the offending forces together
for a genuine settlement.
II am taking the matter up with
members of the committee" Kenyon
said, but am doubtful that they
can be got together"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
HOLD-UP MAN GETS
Z. WATCH AND CASH

Held up at the point. of q re-
volver shortly before midnight. Cor
don Van Lear. HOS d street north
east, was. robbed Of his wallet con-
taining sst, and a gold watch. val
ued at $50. e. p
Van Lear told police of the Ninth
precinct that while walking on d
street between Ninth and Tenth
streets northeast, he was accosted
by a man. who appeared from an
alley and ordered him to throw UP
his hands. After taking his money
and watch, thefrobber ordered yar,
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The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
REPORTER FELLED
BY BULLET AS FOUR
ENTER WAR AREA
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going on. On top Of this alfnost
insurmountabIe ridge the state po-
lice hold positions. In the gullies
below are fighting miners
FfsAt san Rasfns. .
From the western section Of
sharpless runs Peace Greek, whose
valley runs between two ridges
which rise nearly two thousand feet.
There, we were told. not Withstand
ing the arrival Of the troops. and
the demobiiization of a large party
Of the minerss army which occupied
Its guiiles, fierce fighting was still
raging, The air thundered with the
almost continuous boom Of rifles
apd machine guns. The battle rag
ng night be compared 20 the battle
Of the Aronne, we learned. The
terran is like the region around Ar
gonne, with Its wooded ridges.
There were mingled. so 70 speak.
some times the state police held the
position of vantage on the ridge,
some times the miners.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
IECLESS JAKE
AND CRLTAKEN .
NLIlQUOR RAIDS
Six Loaded Guns and Fif-
ty Quarts of Wet Goods
Captured.

James T. Holmes, colored, .as
Brooks court northwest, known as
'Tegiess Jake" and Mabel Hill, II
years old, 325 Syphax court south
west, said 10 be two OF washing
ton,st most unusual ,bootleeeers.
were arrested yesterday for alleged
illegal possession and selling of in
toxicating liquor.
Despite his physical handicap,
'Tegless Jake" Holmes, the police
claim. is an active bootlesger. Be-
sides confscatfng nifty quarts of
liquor. police seized i've loaded as
caiiber revolvers. q loaded rifie and
books and papers. e..
Standing in his doorway as the
police raided the place, Holmes Of
fered no resistance while the liquor
and weapons were taken from q se-
cret closet on the second floor. He
was lodged at the Second precinct.
Mabeit HILL. who was arrested
about four months. ago for boot
Logging. was caught this time as she
was placing several quarts Of newly
purchased liquor in a secret cache
on the >second foor Of her home, po-
lice say. Regardless of her youth,
she was taken to the police station.
When she appeared before Judge
Katherine Sellers. of the Juvenile
Court. for her first offense the case
was dismissed. o..
The raiding parties were COM
posed of Internal Revenue Officer
Harold r. Stephenson, Lieut.. Sheetz,
Sergts. Gray, Rome and Roper, De-
tectiyes Berry and Mansfield and
Policeman Rosenburg.
Two simultaneous raids were con
Quoted by Second precinct police on
the near beer saloons at 1883 and
1921 Seventh street, resulting in the
arrest Of three men charged with
violating the Volstead act and the
confiscation Of approximately eight
gallons of intoxicants.
Lewis Jacobson. 80 years lod, was
arrested in the first place while
Nathan Pollan. 26 years old and
Max Kaplan. 80 years old, were
taken at the latter place.
The raiding party comprised
Internal Revenue Officer Harold
r. Stephenson. Lieuts. Sheetz and
Sprinkle and Sergts. Geier and
Boyle.
Hold Two and sIaformer.,
Henry ]. Mcdonald, 20 years old
1881 K street northwest and James
Norman Lee. colored. So years old
2012 E street northwest were ar-
rested late last night charged with
selling and transporting" liquor
A quart OF liquor was confiscated
in each case. Lee was arrested al
the corner of Thirteenth and New
York avenue. The arrest of Nc.
Donald was made at New Hamp.
shire avenue and NJ street north:
west.
James Canavin. ls years old, q
hacker at a downtown hotel was
the involuntary cause of the arrest
Of Mcdonald. according to the
police. Canavin. police say. offered
to take Detectives Fowler and
Lowry. who made the arrest, C
place where they could ge,
liquor. The officers accepted the
offer and arrested Mcdonald
Canavin also was held last nigh
at the station for Investigation.