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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
HARDING PRAISES
EDITORS At FEAST
OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hopes Lofty Motives OF American
Newspapers May Continue,
He Writes Publishers.
EX-ENV0I DAVIS HEARD

by Associated Press TO Every Evening.
New York. April "a letter from
President Harding bespeaking con
tinuance of the lofty motives that IN
spired American newspapers during the
war was read today At the annual lun-
cheon of The Associated Press n the
Waldorf Astoria.
Regretting that he could not yield to
the temptation 10 play truaut and at
tend the luncheon Of fellow publishers.
he also expressed the hope tina. the
administration would be able g de-
serve and retain the lavish measure Of
good will and confidence accorded Il
thus far.
Frank r. Noyes president Of The As
sociated Press. In behalf Of the gather
ing. pledged support and sympathy to
President Harding in the great tasks
he is confronting. and gave the only
toast offered on these occasions The
President Of the United States"
The guest Of honor at the luncheon.
which was held in connection with the
annual meeting. was John w Davis.
formerly Ambassador TO Great Britain.
who made his first appearance before
the members as general counsel for
The Associated Press.
Remarking that editorial comment
VAS secondary to the news column IN
influence upon public opinion. he con
graduated The Associated Press be
cause by the general verdict Of man
kind Il has performed It's duty without
bias. without prejudice and without
partisa nship. and in an earnest pursuit
Of the truth where Il might he found.
Foreseeing that foreign policy musi
become the most important factor ir
our national life he said II could bs
| based only upon information TRANSMITTED
with exactness.
/ Continued on page II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
REDS HASTEN TO SIGN
TRADE PACT WITH HUNS
Soviet Seeks to Gain Advantage
of BerIin's Reparations Hos
tiIity to Other Nations.
Continued on page II
~ Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Riga. April 26.-Tmmediate signature
Of a trade agreement between Soviet
Russia and Germany is sought by NJ.
Scheinmann. who is being rushed TO
Berlin by the Moscow government and
who arrived here yesterday. II pos
sible the convention will be signed be-
fore May l. NJ. Scheinmann is under
stood to have been empowered to make
whatever changes in the original pro-
posals will be satisfactory 10 Ger
many.
It is declared the Bolsheviki will seek
to take advantage Of the situation in
Germany resulting from the Allied rep
arations demands.
London. April 26-C;erman lawyers
were present this morning for the first
time since 1914 in the Bow street court
when British soldiers who were pris-
oners of war gave testimony against
German army officers accused of cruel
ty and atrocity.
The evidence will be used in the trial
of German war criminals" at Leipsic
under the provisions of the Versailles
treaty. The men were examined here
because they were unable 10 go TO I.eip-
sic.
Travers Humphrey. OF counsel for the
British government. stated the Germa n
government had accepted the charges
against the accused officers and was
acting in the role of prosecutor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
NEW PREPARATIONS
OFFER |MPRESSES
CABINET FAVORABLY
No Hint is Given as to Probable
Action of the United States
on New Proposals.
DELAY Is NOT EXPLAINED
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington. April %. Germanys
counter proposals regarding reparations
were received today al the state depart
ment and understood to have been laid
before the cabinet ~ IS regular meet
ing
lust before the cabinet met announce
menFwas made at he state department
that the rneuora ndum from Berlin had
been received during the night in
fragments and was then under con
sideration by Secretary Hughes.
Department officers conteuted them
selves with the brief announcement and
refused 70 say what proposals Germany
had made Secretary Hughes took a
big sheaf # papers 70 the Cabinet meet
ing Whether the proposals from Ber-
lin VIII Dc transmitted ~ the Allied
governments will depend upon the view
af administration officers as 20 ne ade-
ausey Of the payments which Germany
agrees 70 make.
Even should the American govern
meut decide that the proposals consti-
tute n basis upon which negotiations
/ could be resumed. il IS the understand
ing that the views of the Allied diplo-
mats here viii be sought before any
further move is made
There vas no explanation today ~
the delay IA the receipt ~ the German
memorandum The text was handed u
American Commissioner Dresel at Per
lin Sunday night but II did not begin
reaching the department until late last
night. II was decoded early today and
placed before Mr.. Hughes
Although official comment was with.
he
/ proposals. had produced a favorable i'm
+ precision.
Pending the outcome Of tho Cabine
diS ussion. however. even suggestion
as 10 the probable course Of the Cnites
States in dealing with German com
! fnunieation were carefully withheld
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
FRANCE READY TO ACT
PREMIER DECl ARES
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
ARTICLE XIII.

Everybody in Santiago knew that the
Atlantic Fleet under Admiral Henry I.
Mayo, was engaged IN target practice
and rnaneuvers in Guantanamo bay
The battleships could be seen easily
enough from the hills. and the sound OF
their guns could be heard in the city.
That is 10 say everybody knew the
feet was there on Feb. 3, 1917. On Feb.
; few knew where il was. The Atlantic
fieet had vanished.
From that time on. until the war
ended. the Atlantic feet and all other
ships of the United States navy. moved
with a mystery and secretivcness which
was designed 10 keep the enemy guess
| ing.
All the world knows now that the
! British feet had two main rendezvous
| one at Scapa Flow. in the Orkney
| islands. and the other in the Firth of
| Forth. on the east coast OF Scotland.
| These our squadron on service in the
I North sea war zone shared with the
/ British.
Few Knew the Secret
! But the secret rendezvous Of the At
! lantic fleet are known to few persons
! outside of the navy. We never spoke Of
| them by name at Washington. while the
| war lasted. Base /" and Base ," were
/ the official and sufficient designations.
| Possibly the Germans learned where
/ they We're: if So the knowledge did them
! little good. These picked rendezvous
/ were chosen because they combined the
! two features of abundant space and
depth for the dreadnaught and lesser
/ ships. and an adaptibility for defensive
( purposes which made them practically
/ impregnable U-boats.
! Nor was it from any exaggerated
/ sense of alarm that these precautions
were taken as soon as diplomatic re-
/ lations were severed. Germany's de-
/ claration of C-boat warfare had been
! aimed at us as well as at other ma
7 tions. and she might, as she had be
/ fore strike without warning.
4 In the fall OF 1916a the U-5S had
| crossed the Atlantic and sunk num-
Der of British vessels just off our coast.
We had an idea this was done as a
/ sort of demonstration of it's possibility
in which Germany thought We might
| be interested.
Raiders Busy Along Coast
At no great distance from Cuba Ger
man raiders were sinking allied vessels
in the Atlantic. Only two weeks before
We sent Bernstorff home the Hudson
Maru, a Japanese steamer, had put into
Pernambuco, Brazil. in possession Of a
German prize crew, and carrying 273
survivors Of some half dozen ships
which had been sunk.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
ALLIES EXCHANGTvG NoTFs
ON HUGHES WANDATF~ ~TANn

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
GIRL OF FOUR CROSSING
THE ATLANTIC ALONE

BY Associated Press To Every Evening
New York, April 26.--Nictims OF
n winsome smile. members of the
crew OF the steamship Saxonia,
sailing today for England, wed
with each other for the honor OF
chaperoning -year-old PEyl-
lis Ruth Tocque. of Louisville
Ky, voyaging alone to visit her
English grandparents.
But Phyllis would have none
of them. Proudly waving her
passport she insisted that MISS
Tocque was travelling all by her
self and was OLD enough to know
what she was about.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
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WiImingtonlan Nearly tsuhgAIsird
While p ansdas Hofel.

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
Raiders Busy Along Coast.
STATE SCHOOL FUNDS.
Board of Education to Decide on Bud
get In Dover Next Friday.

The State Board Of Education will
meet in Dover next Friday to decide on
the budget for the next two years.
The estimates will be agreed upon at
a meeting in the morning and in the
afternoon there will probably be a con-
ference with the educational commit
tee of the Legislature to which the
budget is to be presented.
report is current in the West to
the effect that Miss Charl Williams.
superintendent Of schools in Shelby coun-
ty. Tenn. had been offered the posi-
ton of State commissioner of education
in Delaware. According to George b.
Miller. president of the State Board of
Education the board has not accepted
the resignation Of Commissioner Spaid
and knows nothing about the reported
offer TO Miss Williams. Mr.. Miller said.
however. that Miss Williams stands well
in educational circles.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
HOW ALLAN Tic FLEET
VANISHED FEB. 5, 1917
IS TOLD BY DANIELS
Why Secrets of Its Whereabouts
Were Kept; Story of Its
Rendezvous.
U-B0ATS A REAL MENACE
by Josephus Daniels.
Former Secretary Of the Navy. 1919
to 1921.

Copyright. 1921, by John F. Ollie. Copy
righted by National Newspaper Service,
Copyright in Great Britain. Canada and
throughout Europe All rights reserved.
including translation into foreign Ian
rusges Including the Scandinavian I'm
authorized reprinting for any purpose for
hidden
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
EVERY EVENING READERS

Vho. for any reason, fail to re-
ceive their paper regularly and
promptly. are urged TO notify the
business Office at once-either
nv phone or letter. Only in this
way is it possible 20 correct poor
service and II is the earnest de-
s.re % the Circulation Depart
ment TO place the paper in the
hands OF its readers regularly
and promptly always.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
THEODORE FORD STRICKEN.
Overcome by Gas Fumes While Work.
ing I'm subway.

Theodore Ford, % years old. living
at 671 Union street Philadelphia, en-
ployed by the Bell Telephone Co. was
overcome by gas while making repairs
in a conduit near Seventh and West
streets yesterday afternoon.
He was taken to the Delaware Hos
pital and later was able TO return to
his work.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
President WachteI to Preach.

Rev. A. Wachtel, president of Wes-
leyan Methodist Conference will preach
at the Mission Building, Seventh and
Bennett streets. tomorrow night at
7.30.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
nesnlte Hard Time,

Every body gets a pay envelope con
tanning from cent To S5 tomorrow
evening at the Pay Day Dance" N the
auditorium, 706 West Eleventh street
ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
Amn.ement. rnnLehL

Playhous, Orphc. l'.. ..u..-rE
Queen The ttryAt tia n
Majestic our 90 tnt Ftr.t
Arcadia hr From irr .ht stars
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strand when ht l'l.lU. ..U 1853
savoy h.Ar 4 kraU
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
GERMANY WOULD PAYU s..
:: AMOUNT OWED BY ALLIES;
FRANCE SPURNS OFFER

Berlin Reveals Another and Important Provision Of
Counter Proposal to United States That Was kept
Secret Hitherto; Fiance, Impatient, Plans 10 Exact
Penalty After May |, and End Further OuibbIing;
Washington MysterousIy in the Dark Regarding Note
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
Reporation Arbitration; New German Proposal

Apil26- An deenn
contained in the
unbiased commission fix
Of
binding nd to carr out n
negotiations for changes In the
resentp
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
Mrnthrr hn--.n.-

By Associated Press .p Et.. EN.u.ns
washington April fb 5000 fU. r.r.t.f
Tor Dclawar,
Generally fair fuuIHh. IA ..fuuaia.
settled with probably shua.,re nut m .H
caanzc in Temperature mndtra.t sh.fuu.
winds,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

Safe milk means healthy children
Call 1910 or a. The Clover Dairy
Co.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
VIII PREACH 10 sAapt,c.
Dr. Absrnethg Coming rnm hansa
City 70 Wa>hiug tou Baptist hargh.

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Kansas ,rtE h
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tnc CalNa- Ea.t- .h...
President Htrdine tt..l~
Dr Ahc-ngthz has hc a.fo-
First Baptist thlu,h h,r A aala
bvr 30 Years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

Tasty luncheon for shoppers Tea
Balcony Smith & Strevig. 919 Market
.treet.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26

(The Allies. in the terms de-i5..
upon at the Paris Council. denar5s.5
226.0o0.o00 o0O gold marks Of German,
about $4,000 00o. 600. The amount ~
fered by the recent German note II ~,
United States is 26U00. 600 e0O marks
gold about $4,000 ,00o 900. less than rba
minimum decided on by the Entente
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27
ATwELL BURIED
IN ~LOCHRIDGE CEMETERY
TUESDAY MORNING

Robert Atwell, who died at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Sam Bise
Sunday afternoon, was buried in the
Lockridge Cemetery Tuesday morn
ing. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Brother Davis Of Lad
donia. The pail bearers were: Frank
James, John Lockridge, John Morris,
John Marshall, Henry Kunkel and
Dan Wilson. He was born at Burk's
Garden, Tazville, Va, in 1865 and
later moved to Illinois.
Mr.. Atwell became a member of
the Baptist Church in 1910. He is
survived by a wife and four children;
Mrs. George Austin, Roanoke, Va;
Josie Atwell, Cedar Bluff, Va; Mar.
ion Atewil of Marion, Va; and John
Wesley Atwell Of the United States
navy. Also three brothers, Ed At.
well, William Atwell and J.. R. At.
we'll of Virginia and one sister, Mrs
Sam Bise of this community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
PRESENTS BEAUTIFUL BIBLE
TO MRS. W. p. ROWLAND

A beautiful Bible was presented to
Mrs. W. P. Rowland by the Frances
Rodgers Class of the Methodist
Church at the regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. E. D.
Graham Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Roland is one of the oldest and most
devoted workers in the Sunday school
and is one of it's best loved members.
Mrs. Roland will leave soon for Chi
cago where she will make her home
with her daughter.
Letters from the Armenian orphan
which the circle has been supporting
for the last year were read and it was
voted to continue to care for the child.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Cowart were
present and a short address was made
by the Reverend Cowart. About for
ty-fve members of the class were
present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, C. E. Robb and Martha
A.. Robb, his wife, by their certain
Deed Of Trust dated March IL, 1920
and acknowledged March 16, 1920, and
recorded in the Recorders Office OF
Audrain County, Missouri in Book 40
for recording trust deeds at page o.
thereof conveyed to the undersigned
Trustee the following described real
estate, situated in Audrain County,
Missouri, to-wit:
Lot / Of the southwest quarter and
west twenty acres of west half OF
southeast quarter Of section eighteen,
township fifty two, range ten.
IN TRUST to cur the payment
of three certain promissory notes in
said Deed Of Trust fully described and
set forth;
AND WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment OIL three of said
notes and the interest thereon which
by the terms Of said Deed Of Trust
are now due and remain unpaid.
NOW THEREFORE,, !, R. P. Price
the Trustee named in said Deed q
Trust, at the request Of the legal hol.
der Of said notes, will on
FRIDAY the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1921
between the hours Of 8 o'clock, A. NJ
and S o'clock p. NJ, Of that day pro,
coed 70 sell the above described rea
estate At public vendue to the highesi
bidder, at the front door Of the Cour
House in Mexico, Missouri, for cash Y
satisfy said debt and the costs ans
expenses Of executing this trust,
n. r. PRICE,
Trustee
38-4t Advertisement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27
NOTICE TO

Sealed proposals, addressed to the
County Clerk, Mexico, Mo-, and en-
dorsed Proposal for constructing (or
improving) State Road, Project
2O.109, Audrain County," will be re-
eeived by the State Highway Board
until 100 o'clock p. m. on the fifth
day of November 1921, and at that
time will be publicly opened and read
at the County Court House.
The proposed work includes grad
ing, constructing culverts and wooden
guard rail, together with any Incl
dental work on the State Road from
Mexico, northwardly, the total length
of the improvement being 1913 miles.
The engineers contract estimate Of
cost for the work is $10,528.S3.
Plans and specifications are on file
and may be inspected in the office OF
the County Clerk in the office of Div
ision Engineer M. ]. Hanick, Howe
Building, Macon, Missouri, or at the
offices of the State Highway De-
partment, Jefferson City, Missouri.
A set of plans and SPECIFICATIONS may
be obtained from Mr.. Hanick upon de.
post of ten dollars $4,000, which
amount will be refunded if both plans
and specifications are returned ii
good condition within ten days after
date of the letting.
Payments will be made directly BY
the State on monthly estimates bu'
should not be expected prior to TIN
last of the month for the estimate o.
the preceding month.
Proposals shall be submitted upoi
blank forms provided for the purpose
by Mr.. Hanick, and shall be accom-
panied by a certified check, made pay
able to the Treasurer of the State O.
Missouri, for five (5) per cent Of thu
amount of the bid.
The right is reserved by the Stat
Highway Board to reject any or al
bids
ALEXANDER W. GRAHAM,
State Highway Engineer
jefferson City, Mo.
35-2t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27

souri,, in Book IS, at page 40, given
to secure the payment Of a eertejg
promissory note described in Said
Deed of Trust, conveyed to the IN
dersigned Trustee the following des-
cribed Real Estate, situated in Aud
rain County, Missouri fo-wit:
The Southwest quarter (h) OF
Section five (5} and the East hall
(h) of the Southeast quarter (A) OF
Section Six co. all in Township Fifty
two (525 North, Range Ten (10) West
of the fifth 60 principal Meridian.
ARdrain County, Mo. Subject to a
prior Deed of Trust of Eight Thous.
and Dollars ($8,0O0.0O).
Whereas default has been made in
the payment Of the principal and in
terest due on said note and ! have
been requested by the legal holder OF
said note to exercise the right OF
power of Sale in me vested by said
Deed of Trust.
NOW THEREFORE, notice Is
hereby given that pursuant to the
power vested in me by said Deed Of
Trust, and at the request of the Legal
Holder of said note, ! will on
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER nth, 1921
Between the hours of NINE O'Clock
in the forenoon and FIVE o'clock ii
the afternoon Of said day at the East
front door of the Court House n
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri
sell the above described Real Esate al
public auction for cash to the highest
bidder to satisfy said note and in
terest together with the costs of Elk
ecuting this trust.
G. w. YOUNGER,
Trustee.
35-4t Advertisement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27
AssIGNEE,s NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all Of the
Creditors of the AUDRAIN MU-
ITUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Of
Mexico, Missouri, that / will, on the
21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1921,
at nay office in the Town of Mexico,
and County Of Audrain, Missouri, pro-
coed publicly to adjust and allow de-
mands against ten estate and effects
assigned to me by the AUDRAIN
MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY,
for the benefit Of its creditors, and |
will continue said hearing during the
two following days. All claims not
presented on that or n of the two
following days will be barred from all
benefits of said assignment.
C. A. WTTHERSPOON, Assignee Of
AUDRAIN MUTUAL TELEPHONE
COMPANY.
34-4t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27
Was A Large Funeral.

The funeral of John T. Mitchell, in
Columbia Monday was one of the
largest v e held in that city and an
immense delegation from Centralia
was present. The floral offerings
were especially handsome. Among
those from Mexico who attended were
the following: Walker Pollock, J. 7.
johnson, L. M. Dozier, A. P. Green
and wife and Miss Joephine Green
Miss Mary Banks and R. M. White.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27
Attend Convention.

Miss Virginia Pearson, Miss Ethel
Porter and Miss Gertrude Graham
attended the State convention of the
Christian Endeavor Society in Kansas
City last week. Miss Pearson will
represent the Sunday School Of the
Christian Church at the State Sunday
School Convention in St. Louis next
month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27

r. A. Norton, vice-president OF the
eMrchants' Life Insurance Company
Of Des Moines and E. 9. Grower,
manager of that company, were in
Mexico Tuesda yon business with W.
W.. Van Matre, district manager.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-27

Miss Norine Burch, a student at
Hardin College, underwent an oper-
alton at Amanda Hospital Tuesday
for appendicitis. Miss Burch is get
ting along nicely. Miss Burch's twin
sister, Miss Lorine Burch, is also a
student at Hardin College.