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The Laclede blade., 1921-03-04
TOWN and. COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

by 2. R. Killing.
Steer calf on feed for sale by
G. o. Plowman.
Some Early Ohio seed potatoes
for sale by J. C. Leech.
Fancy Norway Mackrel 15f
each at The Home Store.
Some Kershin seed oats and
soine-clover seed for sale by Z.R.
King.
One pound cans of Perfection
salmon 15c the can at The Home
Store.
Two good milch cows, both
fresh, for sale by Harry Arnold,
phone 9512.
The Reading Circle will meet
next Tuesday evening with Mrs.
j. W. Lomax.
Six room house for sale with
immediate possession if desired.
Mrs. E. B. Skulley.
Pure red clover seed, no buck
horn, for sale by David Perry,
route one, Laclede.
Span of coming 5 year old
mares, one in foal to jack, for
sale by z. R. King.
Health Club phosphate bak-
ing powder % or. cans for zoe
at The Home Store.
Gallon cans Royal Kitchen
apricots 65 cents the can this
week at The Home Store.
Aunt Jemima pancake or
buckWheat flour in 20 OF. pack
ages for 15c at The Home Store.
Little Mary Frances Ormsby
of Chillicothe spend yesterday
with her aunt, Mrs. A. J. Cay
wood.
A No. 8 Sharples cream separ-
ator, nearly new, and 200 egg
Klondyke incubator for sale by
E. E. Berry.
B. C. Horton has rented one
of the Ben Broyles farms across
Locust creek and will move the
middle of March.
Through the kindness of H. c.
Lomax, Rev. and Mrs. W. H.
Layton will receive The Blade a ;
Year at their home in st. Joseph
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Landree
were Sunday guests of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Louden, southwest of {
Forker. !
C. N. Jackson has moved from t
route one Brookfeld to a farm
near Mendon and writes to have
the address of his Blade changed
accordingly. Q
Miss Myrtle Harter, who has j
spent the week here with her ?
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Harter, will return to the Teach
ers' College at Kirksville Sunday. 3
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Fay have :
returned from Nebraska and will
live on C. A. Reads farm south 6
west of Forker. Mrs. Fay is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Read. !,
Baby chicks and Matching eggs {
for sale from high producing 1
hens. If you want the best, c
order some of these chicks or
eggs from Cedar lawn, Laclede, ;
rural route three. q
Golden Wedding coffee comes
direct from the roasters. Chosen a
With extreme care, the pick of Is
he best crop, with that rare g.
.ieh piquant taste demanded by G,
he best trade, only 45f the
,ound. The Home Store.
The Laclede blade., 1921-03-04
Break in Electric Service

Laclede, along with other
towns from Sumner to Brown
ing, got back on the kerosene
circuit Monday evening when
the big transformer just this side
of Brookfeld through which we
receive current, burned out. A
new one was at once ordered by
the Brookfield company but it is
not expected to arrive before ten
days. In the meantime two
small transformers were INSTALL
ed Wednesday and service re-
sumed that evening. Until the
new transformer is installed it
will be necessary to keep all un-
necessary load off the line as
the small Transformers are not
able to carry the usual peak load.
The Laclede blade., 1921-03-04
Mary PickfOrd Wednesday Night

There will be a special picture
show at the opera house next
Wednesday evening, March 8,
when Mary Pickford will be
shown in "Rebecca of Sunny
brook Farm" A m is si o n,
adults, 20 cents plus war tax Of
&c; children 10 cents.
The Laclede blade., 1921-03-04

oIdLE uI NIIesUUIIF III u III ~ :,
We. l. L. Benson. as Vfce-presldeht and NJ r
Benson as cashier OF said bank. each of US.
do solemnly swear that the above statement IS
true to the best of our knowledge ard belief.
/ L. BENSON. Vice President
NJ p. BENSON. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. THIS zstn
dav OF February. A. d. nineteen hundred and
tWenty-One-
date last aforesaid. Commissioned and Quah-
fed for a term expiring Oct %. 1921
fSEAL1 o. F. LIBBY. Notary Public
L L. BENSON.
n p. BENSON.
& c. BENSON.
Direc tors
The Laclede blade., 1921-03-04
LoMAX q STANDBY BANK

No 1857.
Ohlcfal statement of the financial condition
of the Lomax STANDBY Bank, at Laclede.
State of Missouri. at the close of business on
the 2Ist day of February, 1921. published in the
LAcLEDE BLADE, a newspaper printed and
published at Laclede. State of MissOuH. on the
4th day of March 1921.
The Laclede blade., 1921-03-04

State OF Missouri County OF Linn. IS;
We. H. G. LOmaX as president. ana H. w.
T.omax as cashier Of said bank each of us.
do Solemnly swear that the above statement
Is true to the best Of our knowledge and belief
H. G. LJOMAX. President,
II W LOMAX. Cashier.
Subscribed and swOrnto before me. this md
day OF March. A. d. nineteen hundred and
tWenty-One-
witness nv hand and nOtarial seal on the
date iasf af,1resaid. commissioned and quail
8ed for term expiring Oct. .. 1897
= FSEAL1 o. r. LIBBY. Notary Public.
Correcf-Attesf. z N. LOMAK
n @. STANDBY
e b. STANDBY
Directors
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BENSON BANKING COMPANY
No. i59O.

NO.l590.
Official statement of the financial condition
of the Benson Banking Company at Laclede.
State of Missouri, { the close of business on the
2Ist day of February. 1921. published in the La
CLEDE BLADE. a newspaper printed and pub
lished at Laclede. State of Missouri,on the 4th
day of March 1921.
The Laclede blade., 1921-03-04


Loans and discounts, undoubtedly
good on personal or collateral------Sl45.se 45. .se9 80
T.esns real estate s-----.-- g.. 900 90
ONerdrafts .------------ 9911
Ronds and stocks -----.---- 81. 5000
Real estate (banking housed -------- 10000
snbiact to check . 80 656.6l
cssb items --.--... 1876. 2S
Snrrencv .-------. I.4sS.OO
SDecie -----.-.---- ,663 .
Total .S25I. .2Os.2O
LIABILITIES
,,.rital stock Maid ip p-.-..-.--S 8 10000
Ssnrnins fund - ---------- 10000
T-7,,ii,-igie ed nrofits net --.-.. 46q. is
Individual deposits subject to cheek l4s.lUts5
Time Certificates Of deposit Zl.3262O
Bills payable and rediscOunts s--------- 2O.O00O0
Customers Bonds deposited -------- Zs-z940
Total -SS5l .s03 20
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ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

Mary Pickford in "Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm" at Laclede
theatre next Wednesday night.
Lots of funny situations. Don't
miss it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Husband Beats Doctor,
Commended by Court
Wife Alleged to Have Been
Found in Physicians Auto
After Outing

Magistrate Jesse Silverman. in Night
Court last night, discharged John B..
Lasson, thirty-seven years old, OF 600
Academy Street, who was arrested at
220th Street and Broadway on charge
of disorderly conduct for beating DR..
Wallace McGhee, of 493 West 145th
Street. Lasson's wife, it was alleged,
was in DR.. McGhee's machine when the
attack took place.
Lasson testified that his wife left
their apartment on Thursday afternoon
and said that she was going stopping
and would be home early. He told the
court that his wife did not return that
night and that yesterday morning he
received phone call from DR.. McGhee,
who said that he had taken Mrs. Lasson
to Peekskill for ga little outing" and
that she would be home some time in
the afternoon.
81 didn't wait at home" said Las
son. 81 went right out, on the Boston
Road and did my waiting. I watched all
the machines all day, and by the time
McGhee's car came along / was ready
to do some real fighting. Now you
can send me to Jail for year or life"
In discharging Lasson, Magistrate
Silverman commended his action and
characterized it as "the thing that any
-blooded man would have DONE"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Varotta Case Evidence
Given to Grand Jury

Evidence to sustain charge of
murder against the five men under in
dictment for kidnapping and attempted
extortion in the case of Giuseppe
Varotta, the five-year-old boy whose
body was found in the Hudson River
more than month after Black Hand
ers had stolen him from his home, was
presented to the grand jury yesterday
by Assistant District Attorney Bene-
dict Dineen.
After hearing three witnesses the
grand jury adjourned until Monday.
The defendants in the proceeding be-
fore the gsaud jury are John Mel
chionne, Roberto Ratfaele, Antonio
Mariana. Santo Casamano and James
Ruggiere.
Giuseppe Palastro, Vincenzo Bat
taglia and Salvatore Troia, who were
arrested on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the kidnapping, but have not
been connected definitely with it,
pleaded guilty in Special Sessions to
charges of violating the Sullivan law
and were remanded until July l for
sentence at the request of Detective
Sergeant Michael Fiaschetti, head of
the Italian squad, who hopes to get
valuable information from them before
that time.
Fiaschetti said that Palastro was
seen carrying a small boy from his
home to an automobile, in which they
f~ove off on the day that the Varotta
child was stolen.
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her debts and no longer depend on the
United States for food" he declared.
Senator Ashurst favored the soldiers
bonus bill and pointed out that the in
terest on the foreign debt for ten years
would meet the bonus. America would
ruin herself, he asserted, if she con-
tinued to feed Europe, and should
serve notice to Europe not to default
on interest or principal.
Senator Heflin likewise spoke for the
soldiers bonus and opposed the PEN
rose bill. n
Senator Reed, of Missouri, discussing
the bill in an interview, said:
II am opposed to giving any man or
any group Of men such authority as is
proposed by this bill as | understand
it. We have had some experience with
sweeping grants of authority before
now. We have seen $4,000, 900, 900
turned over to Europe since the war
ended, not only without authority, in
my opinion, but with officials cognizant
of the fact they were exceeding their
authority. In my opinion. this bill will
not pass"
Senator Reed said he would not OBJ
ject to what he considered duly re-
adjust the interest rate. He added
that he hoped soon to make public
various facts with reference to the for
eign loans which, as member of a
subcommittee of the Judiciary Com
mittee, he has been exploring.
Secretary Mellon is to appear before
the Finance Committee Wednesday to
explain the bill and the conditions
which gave rise to it. AT that time he
will be Intercepted as to whether
there is purpose to make an exchange
of securities such as Senator Mcclellan
has in mind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Filipinos Defend Their
Senate Against Taft

TACLOBAN, Island of Leyte, P. l.,
June 21.-A formal protest against a
statement said to have been made by
Former President Taft in recent
article published in the United States
that the Philippine Senate was created
too soon was handed to the Wood
Forbes investigating commission yes
terday at Casiguran, Luzon Island,
from which they arrived to-day.
At Calbayog, Samar, which includes
1,50O Chinese among it's $4,000 resi-
dents, the mission received written
protest against the law requiring book
keeping in English, Spanish or native
dialect. 1t was asserted that Chinese
merchants, who transact more than
three-fourths of the business in the
Philippines, would be compelled to
leave the islands unless the law We're
repealed.
The mission was delayed three hours
in reaching here because Major Cen
eral Wood found the fishing good. He
said he started fishing at 5 a. m. and
could not stop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
DesValera, Seized by British
In Raid, Spent Night in Jail

Eireann said this afternoon that dur
ing raid Wednesday evening canon
De Valera was taken by British crown
forces to the portobello Barracks,
where he was detained until o'clock
Thursday afternoon. He was then re-
leased. 1t appears certain that De
Valera was arrested either in error or
through overzeal on the part of the
officials concerned. The arrest, it is
understood, took place at Blackrock,
County Dublin. The prisoner was de-
tanned until his identity was learned.
1t was supposed at first chat man
resembling him had been arrested, and
on this ground the Sim Fein authori-
ties denied the reports.
AS q matter of fact, it is declared
here there is no intention on the part
of the authorities in Ireland to arrest
De Valera. This statement would APP
pear to be borne out by the fact of his
being released when his identity was
established
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Osaka Business Men Ask
Japan Lead i'm Disarlning
Propose Call ON America and
Britain for Conference to
Bring World Peace

TOXIC, June "a (By The Associated
Press).- "A resolution urging Japan to
take the lead in bringing about arma-
ment reduction has been adopted by the
Osaka Chamber of Commerce. It will
be submitted to the convention of rep
resentatives of the leading chambers
Of commerce of the empire, which is
to open soon at Toxic.
The resolution, copy of which has
been handed to the Cabinet, asks Japan
to propose a conference on armament
reduction to the United States and
Great Britain, because armament cur
tailment is based on spirit of nu-
mainly and a desire to prevent the
horrors Of war"
eve want to secure permanent
world peace" it says, through the
prevention, of indiscriminate armament
competition, thereby removing the bur-
dens of the nations and permitting
cultural progress and the promotion
of trade and industry"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Obregon and Aids
Marked for Death,
Mexico City Hears
Believed i'm Capital Govern
ment Has Frustrated Big
Plot of Assassination;
Rebel Chieftains Slain
Special Gable to The Tribune


MEXICO CITY, June 24.-Rumors are
current here late tonight of the ex-
istence Of a plot to assasinate Presi-
dent Obregon, Minister of Interior Cal
les and other persons. 1t is generally
believed, however, that if the rumors
are not false, the government has frus-
trated the plans Of the rebels.
1t was officially denied tonight that
any such plot had been discovered.
Government forces have succeeded in
and breaking up the resistance or
organized bands. Successful engage
ments were reported to-day from
Mezquital, in Durango, resulting in the
capture of several prisoners, although
part of the pursued band escaped.
Sldronlo Mendez, reported captured in
San Luis Potosi last night and was
tried and executed this morning along
with his followers.
Documents captured by the author
tiles in recent raids have resulted in
the arrest of several more rebel
agents. Marcelo Caraveo engaged a
band of rebels in battle in the noun
tains of OaXaca and routed them, kill
''6 CHCAi iSadSA' hHOtuSl pdHuLC
chief is reported to have been killed
in fight with Federal troops at San
Sebastian, in the state Of Jalisco,
which the rebels attempted to take by
storm
The War Department denies that an
uprising has occurred under the leader
ship of Perez in southern Vera Cruz,
but says that commission has been
appointed to investigate the depreda-
tions said to have been committed by
Perez's forces.
Documents indicating the growth of
a revolutionary movement in Puebla
also have fallen into the hands of the
police. Several leading members of the
Catholic party there are said to be i'm
plicated, but the authorities are with
holding their names. Many persons are
being watched in Puebla by the mill
tary and police and several important
arrests are expected soon.
Reports of rebel activity along the
American border are conflicting and
vague. Although the authorities say
they have full details of the revolt
planned there, these have not been
made public. Pablo Gonzales is gen
orally referred to as the leader of the
new revolution, but there also are evil
dences that General Murguia and other
Carranzistas are cooperating with him
There is considerable unrest here in
the capital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Cannot Scrap League,
Declares Viscount Grey

LONDON, June "a (By The Associ-
ated Press) .-Viscount Grey, in a
statement issued in connection with
the great League of Nations demonstra-
tion in Hyde Park tomorrow, at which
the Archbishop OF Canterbury and Lord
Robert Cecil arc to be among the
speakers, renews his advocacy Of the
league. Referring to President Har-
ding's declaration that the United State
could not join, Viscount Grey says:
II believe the President and people
of the United States have the same de-
sires for world peace as those in this
country who are the strongest support
ers Of the league. We know the influ-
ence of the United States must be very
great and very likely to be decisive in a
world crisis. We shall welcome that
influence in whatever way the United
States decides to exercise it, but we
cannot scrap the league"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Too Many Die
I'm Aerial Tests.
Weeks Warns
War Secretary Writes Gen.
Menoher, Head of Army
Flying Service, Asking
More Care Be Exercised
18 Fatalities Recently
Experts Say Aviation Still Is
In Experiment Stage and
Most Risks Are Necessary

WASHINGTON, June 24.--Aroused
by the recurring fatal accidents in the
army air service, Secretary Weeks has
written to Major General Menoher,
chief of that service, asking that every
precaution be taken to prevent further
accidents.
"There have been too many, acct
dents to suit me-" said Mr.. Weeks. az
have written General Menoher, saying
tkat the greatest care should be used
to prevent accidents"
Four accidents, with loss of eight
cen lives, have occurred in the army
air service in the last few weeks, and
the War Secretary said he had re-
quested that there be careful inspec-
tion of airplanes and their accessories
prior to each flight and at all other
times.
Calls One an Act of Cod
Secretary Weeks said he had not yet
received the report on the special in
vestigation he ordered made of the ac-
cident at Morgantown, Md, on May %,
in which seven men were killed in the
crashing of a Curtiss Eagle ambulance
plane during a violent storm. Mr.
Weeks said he regarded this accident
40 at dCJ VI GOu.
The recent accident at the Aberdeen,
Md, army proving grounds, which also
cost the lives of seven men, probably
was due, the Secretary said, to faulty
mechanism, although the official report
had not been made to him. The acct
dent was caused by a bomb dropping
from it's rack on an airplane.
Two of the other four men killed
lost their lives at Langley Field, Vir-
ginia, while, negotiating a landing with
their plane. while the other two met
death as result of collision between
their planes last Wednesday while en-
gagged in bombing tests near Tangier
Sound, Chesapeake Bay.
Fatalities Per Cent
An analysis of casualties in the army
air service for the last year, it Is said,
shows that the fatalities among the
army flyers total 8 per cent of that class
of personnel.
Army officers said to-day that the
aviation service was still in the expert
mental stage and that while every
precaution possible was taken again It
accidents. it was hamanly impossible
to prevent all of them. The four recent
accidents are not regarded by experts
here as preventable or unexpected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Plans for Cuban.American
Reciprocity Treaty Progress

Havana, June 24.--Progress in ne
gotiations for reciprocity treaty with
the United States was reported to the
Alfredo Zayas yesterday, when the
legislators called upon him to receive
a report on the condition of the ma
TONS finances.
A transcript of the Presidents report
was given out to-day and said that "the
public treasury is in bad state" one
reason being the impossibility ofs col
lecting certain taxes under the con
ditions fixed by law, referring, infer
entially, to the 4 per cent tax on
profits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25

vas the guest Of honor. He vas
twelve years old to-day and the Presi-
dent gave luncheon in us honor. 1t
was attended by his father, General
Pershing; Secretary of War Weeks and
Senator Warren, Of Wyoming, who is
Warren Pershing's grandfather.
The party was complete surprise
for young Pershing. He knew this
take him over some time during the
day to shake hands with the President,
but he had no idea that it was TO be
birthday party, with candles and
everything.
1t Was Mrs. Harding who made
Master Warren perfectly at home in
the big state dining room. Young
warren hasn't recovered from the
delirium of delight yet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
N. Y Firm to Build lO,OOO-Ton
Fuel Shin for Japanese Navy.

WASHINGTON, June GA contract
calling for the construction of 10000,
ton fuel ship for the Japanese navy has
been awarded the New York Shipbuild-
ing Corporation, according to reports
to the Department of Commerce.
This was the only new contract en-
tered into by American shipbuilders
during the month Of May, it was added.
On June !, it was said at the depart
ment, private American shipyards were
building, or had under contract to
build, 1853 steel vessels aggregating $751;
631 gross tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Protest Against Red Ban

MEXICO CITY, June 24-Protests
against the recent Federal order pro
hibiting Bolshevik demonstrations and
the flying. of the Communist flag from
mittee representing the coal miners of
the State of Coahuila, which called
upon Secretary of the Interior Gales
yesterday. The Secretary told the
miners their protests would be investi-
gated, but he added he believed the
Federal order was not issued with the
motive of restricting the liberty Of in
diYiduals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Special Gable to 7'Ae Tribune

Copyright, 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
DUBLIN, June 2a.--Despite unofficial
denials in Sim Fem quarters that
Eamon De Valera. president of the
Irish republic" had been arrested and
later released by the crown forces, the
Tribune correspondent learned authori-
tativeiy today that the rebel president
was British prisoner from Wednes-
day until Thursday. He was finally
released on an official order, which is
believed to have been issued as re-
suit of the governments embarrass-
ment.
1t is pointed out that the King has
summoned the Southern Irish Parlia-
ment to meet on Tuesday and it was
feared that the Imprisonment of the
Sim Fein leader on the eve of the con-
vocation would prejudice that gather
ing,
DUBLIN, June "a (By The Assoei-
ated Press) An official of the Dali
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25

expanded into triple Pacific agree
ment to include America" the Nation
concludes. IF it is renewed as dual
bond there can be little progress in
Anglo-American friendship, and still
less in the project of disarmament"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25
Hardings Give Birthday
Partyfor Pershing's Son
Warren, IL, Is Honor Guest al
Luncheon, a Surprise Affair
i'm White House

From The Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June GA birth
day party took place in the White
House to-day and Warren Pershing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-25

DUBLIN, June "a (By The Assoei-
ated Press). An official of the Dali