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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-01-14
Home Store Price Reductions

Eight Hour Coffee, 3Oc the lb.
Fancy Peaberry Coffee, ,3Oc the lb
55 OF. Rolled Oats, 3Oc the pkg.
% OF. Rolled Oats, 15c the pkg.
Lima Beans, 10c the pound.
White Ribbon compound 15c lb.
Rich Nut Margarine 30c the lb.
Bananas, 40c the dozen.
300 size Lemons, 3Oc the dozen.
Largest loaf of bread sold in
Laclede, 3 for 25c.
No. 2. cans Overland corn 2
for 25c. 90.
Fresh bolted corn meal, 6
pound sack Zoe.
Michigan H. navy beans IA
pounds for $1.O0.
eve price our goods with the
markets. When market prices
advance our prices advance.
When market prices decline our
prices decline.
Get our prices and well fill
your order.
THE HOME STORE.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-01-14
Parent-Teacher Meeting

There will be a meeting of the
Parent Teachers Association at
the assembly room of the high
school building next Wednesday
afternoon, January 10. A good
program has been prepared to
begin at 800 o'clock. All who
can are urged to attend.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-01-14
Warning to Hunters

Hunters, with either gun OF
dog, are hereby warned to keep
off of all land owned or controlled
by the undersigned.
E. j. Clawson C.. NJ. Wilson
H. w. Robbins L. T. Rowland
F. G. Adams &C Anderson
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-01-14
Methodist Episcopal Church
z. NJ. Hon. Pastor.

The services this week are be-
ing quite well attended, but we
have room for more and will be
be glad to greet you at any and
all of them. The regular services
will be held next Sabbath both
morning and evening.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to everyone.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-01-14
Pre-War Prices On Eats

Can of pork and beans 81
Good extra standard corn LOO
Large can peaches in syrup 25f
Large can apricots .--------25f
Lees apple butter ZOE
Good 3 pound can peaches zoe
Shoes all 25 per cent off.
A lot of high top boots former
price $500, now--------$. so
Apples, oranges, raisins and
other fruits.
Auto delivery all parts of
town. KRAFT'S STORE.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-01-14
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of ALI Sorts

OF the estate OF the late L. n.
Clough, has set a new date for
the sale of the personal property,
it having been postponed from
the original date in December
on account of bad roads. The
new date is Thursd day, January,
20, sale to begin at loo o'clock
and held at the Clough farm one
mile southwest of Forker. For
a list of the stuff for sale see his
advertisement in this paper.
The P. E. o. sisterhood met
with Mrs. Lee Hamilton Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. Carrie
Layton, now of st. Joseph,
being on the program, sent an
excellent paper on the Rights of
Children, which was read by
Mrs. Ida Benson. Poems of
Childhood" by Mrs. Idah Moore
and music by Mrs. Eunice Burke
completed the program. Dainty
refreshments were served, the
hostess being assisted by Miss
Edith Hamilton.
Manager Patterson took two
cars of hogs to the st. Joseph
market Monday night, the stock
being furnished by Roy Bailey,
W. H. Swetnam, w. R. Peacher,
VIM. Tharp, d. G. Dent, W. S.
Savage, E. E. Kennedy, Orbid
Burnett, Wm.> Matthes, Lee Nc
Coy, H. H. Hoyer, .L.Ritchey,
T. E. Sisson, G. M. Burnett,
Carl Harris, ST.. McGarraugh, /
H. W. Robbins, Floyd Welsh,
Vim. Moore, ]. A. Henry, Landa
Lloyd, A. H.. Farrar, Mack |
Farrar.
The American Reading Circle |
held an enjoyable and profitable |
meeting at the home of Mrs. L.
F. Moore Tuesday afternoon. |
The National Geographical Ma
gazine was adopted as the text
book for the year. Mrs. W. E.
Shell had an interesting paper
On Christmas in Germany and
Mrs. Potter a paper on Christ
mas in France. Miss Bundren
If Linneus gave an excellent
ak on Home Hygiene. The
,ut of town guests were Mrs.
Allie Harter of Kansas City,
Mrs. ]. Ed. Downey of Brook
ield and Miss Bundren of Lin
leus. Other guests were Mrs.
T. T. Bassett, Mrs. P. F. Weaver,
Grs. A. S. Byrd, Mrs. M. F.
Jlay and Miss Edith Hamilton.
refreshments were served.
A meeting of Sunday school
workers was held at the M. E.
hurch Wednesday afternoon.
county officers present were,
frs. M. Y. Rusk, secretary
reasurer, Brookfeld; j. F.
Tortenstine, Brookfield; Miss
Jettie Hamilton, Meadville; DIR. i
:. o. Homes, and w. F. Ryker, II
.inneus. There will be another |
leeting Sunday at 2:30 to which z
II Sunday school superinten- ,
ents, teachers and others in I
crested in Sunday school work
re urged to attend. This will G
e a meeting of the South Gen.
al district which includes
,rookfeld, Linneus, Laelede and
orker. DR.. Home of Linneus d
nd ]. F. Hortenstine will give o
idresses, and Miss Nettie b
.amilton of Meadville, viii talk I
l young people and W. F. 4
yker of Linneus, on adults. I
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-01-14
TOWN AND COUNTRY
bout Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

C. C. Bigger went to st. Louis
yesterday to attend a meeting OF
the Masonic Home board.
White Face male calf and a
Poland China male hog for sale
by Bert Frazier, route three,
Laclede.
We have taken the agency for
the Pioneer Creamery Company
and are paying the highest mar
ket price. Bring us your cream.
VIM. Kraft.
]. G.. Hall and A. A. Johnson
have been drawn from this
township to serve on the petit
jury for the February term of
the circuit court.
D. J. Kelley, who recently
sold out his blacksmith business
here, has moved onto a farm in
Putnam county, his postoffice
being Lavonia.
The Laclede Cooperative
Company has a car of Perfection
flour, bran and shorts on track
today and tomorrow. Save
money by getting your supply
from the car.
The electric light company
has taken on several new
customers recently, among them
F. M. Alexander, T. C. Jacob
son, Rev. Ralph Craig, H. M.
Anderson and C. N. Ausmus.
A spark from the stove set,
fire to the roof of the Groes resi-
dence occupied by Rev. Ralph
Craig and family, Friday. Early
discovery and prompt work
saved the building with but
slight damage.
V. E. Hogsett, ]. T. McKanna
and w. o. z. Endicott, breeders
Of Duroc Jersey hogs, attended
a meeting of the county Pure
bred Livestock Association held |
at Linneus Wednesday after
noon.
The W. C. T. U. meets with |
Mrs. T. E. SisSon next Tuesday |
afternoon, January IS, at 200
o'clock. Roll call will be re-
sponded to with New Years
resolutions. A cordial invitation
extended to all.
E.B. Thompson of the Wolfe
Thompson Motor Co., Marce-
line, was in Laclede on business
Tuesday and called and placed
an ad with The Blade. This
firm handles Fordson tractors
and Ford Cars.
The Dickinson Motor Co., at
Brookfeld, has sold the Ford
and leased the new Ford
building, to V. C. and Lee
Moore, sons of ]. M. Moore of
Brookfeld, the change to take
place next week.
1t will be good news to the
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
w. Robbins to learn that Mrs.
Robbins is steadily improving
and viii be returned to her home
from the Brookfeld hospital the
latter part of this week.
The lost automobile crank ad- 1
vertised for in The Blade last :
week was located a few hours
after the paper came off the '
oress. E. B. Gudgell, one of &
,ur subscribers south of Mead '
lille, had found the lost article t
nd phoned in at once. Again {
Ve might say it pays to adver- ?
- =, The p1ada r
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-01-14
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

can at hratC S.
| j. W. Moberly was here from
Kansas City yesterday.
Miss Lola Harvey spent the
weekend with Miss Lenna Guy.
E. Thurman motored up from
Columbia Wednesday on a busI-
ness trip.
Mrs. H. D. Hall visited kim
dred in Bucklin the first part
of the week.
c. E. Tracy spent the latter
part of last week with his
parents at Unionville.
Miss Roxana Rankin spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. 1
Roscoe Rankin in Marceline.
Miss Pauline Hooker of
Browning visited her sister, Mrs.
Hattie Mofitt over last Sunday.
James Carothers of Seymore,
Iowa, visited his sister, Mrs.
Mary Mize, here a part of last
week.
E. B. Allen returned Monday
from spending Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Crowder in
Milan.
Mrs. Ellen Hatfield, Kansas
City, Kansas, is a new name on
our mailing list with the date a
year ahead.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Baum we're
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Burke at the Elliott in
Brookfield.
Mrs. Allie Harter will return
to Kansas City today after
spending a month with relatives
and friends here.
Miss Gertrude Gelski of
Brookfeld is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. A. F. Robinson and
family north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Eyman re-
turned Tuesday from their So
journ in Florida and report a
delightful trip and visit.
w. E. Shell, Missouri manager
for the Talbot grain company,
spent Friday and Saturday at
the head office in Keokuk.
Mrs. Emma David left yester-
day to spend the balance of the
winter with Mrs. Rummell and
other kindred at Columbia.
MI. and Mrs. E. E. Gould and
daughter, Miss Lois, attended a
ioint installation of Odd Fellow
and Reb akah officers at Brook
ield Monday evening.
Mrs. 0. E. Weaver sent in a
loIlar from Brookfeld this week
20 renew her subscription for an
,ther year. The family now
ives at $40 w. Dake.
Mrs. Lee Love and daughter,
Miss Margaret of Brookfield,
md another daughter, Mrs.
Naomi Andres and little son of
osborn, spent Wednesday after
loon with Mrs. j. L. Ong.
Chris Brockman was down
rom Chillicothe Tuesday and
ipent a few hours with friends,
listed newspaper headquarters
nd deposited dollar for 1921.
lie reports his family all well.
o. G. Tooker made his annual
-isit to this Office Wednesday,
for another year, also
aging for the paper to be mail
d to his daughter, Miss Emma
'Ooker, teacher in the govern
1ent schools at Chilocco, Okla,
uring 1921.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16

DR.. Amos T. Baker, superintendent OF
the State Reformatory for Women az
Bedford. ~ ", has Joined the ranks of
those who have followed Thomas A Ed
son In making public the questionnaires
which they have prepared for the con
founding of prospective employees, eN-
cept that DR.. Bakers questions are
asked to prospective inmates of his new
psychopathlc ward at the reformatory,
DR.. Baker holds that any woman or girl
who is able to answer a majority of the
questions is mentally responsible for her
actions. and she is not placed under OBJ
servation 10 see II she is insane.
DR.. Baker believes that by his ques-
tionnaires he can tell the approximate
mental age of the Bedford inmates. and
his questions are designed to tell him
whether the inmates are s or 16, or in
between. To be credited with a six
teen-year-old mentality. for instance.
girl must answer this question: What
is the thing to do: If il is raining when
when you start to school? If you find
that your house is on fire? If you are
going some place and miss your carr"
In seven-year-old tests an inmate is
asked
''What is the difference between fly
and a butterfly? Between a stone and
an egg? Between wood and glass ?"
Name in proper order the days of the
week."
II the inmate cannot answer these
questions she is not yet years old
mentally;
what is the thing to do: When you
have broken something that belongs TO
some one else? If playmate hits you
without meaning 10 do it?
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
ARE YOU CRAZY? NOT IF
YOU ANSWER THIS QUIZ
Bedford Reformatory Head Has His Own Question
naire to Establish Mentality of Women-Replies
Also Indicate Correct Age of It's Inmates.

What are the similarities between
wood and coal? Between an apple and
a peach? Between iron and silver?
Between a ship and an automobile?"
In the nine -year-old mentality test,
the inmate is required 10 give three word
that rhyme with day. three that rhyme
with mill and three that rhyme with
spring. She must also name the months
OF the year and ten how to make change
in sums Of money not exceeding a quar-
ter
If an inmate would prove to the doc
tor her mental age is 10 or more she
must tell the absurdities In these state
ments: "An engineer said that the more
cars he had on his train the faster he
could 60 Yesterday the police found
the body OF a girl cut into eighteen
pieces. and they believe she killed her
self There was a railroad accident yes
terday, but 1t was not very serious, as
only forty y-elght people were killed
A girl 10 years old mentally IS also
expected to answer these questions:
What ought you to do when some
one asks your opinion about person
you do not know very well?
why should we judge a person more
by his actions than by his Words
To find out il an inmate is = years
old menaally DIR Baker reads to her
the fable of Hercules and the Wagner
and asks for the moral lesson 1t teaches.
She also is required to arrange this SEN
tence properly: "A defends dog good his
bravely master" and must tell the SINH
Tarities between book, teacher ana
newspaper" between wool, cotton aud
leather" between rose. potato and tree. :
and between snake, COW and sparrow.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
WRITERS TO PLANT TREE
TO POET KILLED IN WAR
Ceremony To-day in Honor of
Alan Seegar.

In Washington Square Park at IL A.
VI. to-day the Writers Club will plant a
tree In memory Of Alan Seeger, Ameri-
can poet. killed in action July 4. 1915, In
the battle Of the Somme while serving
with the Foreign Legion. Seeger was
the first American writer to lose his life
In the war.
The tree will be planted on the south
lawn. opposite 81 Washington square.
where Seeger once lived. Francis ID.
Gallatin. Park Commissioner. will make
an address. Walter Hampden. Shakes
pearian actor. will recite Seeger's poem.
II Have Rendezvous With Death" and
w Adolphe Roberts. president OF the
Writers Club viii speak.
Alan Seegcr was born In New York
city and fought almost from the out
break OF the war In 1914. His parents,
who live in Paris. gave $4,000 francs to
the Red Cross In his memory. money de-
rived from royalties on sales Of his
poetry a statue Of him is to be erected
In France
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
LARGEST TURNOUT
OF SEASON At CONEY
Few Who Brave Cold Water
for Early Dips Wear De-
c0rOus Costumes.

More than a quarter million people
ing to estimates or various persons who
had nothing more important to do than
trv to count them Only few of these
went bathing. however. and those that
did wore decorous costumes that caused
only yawns from the censoring police
men who promenaded the beach.
The exception to the decorous cos
tunes were those worn by five girls
from a Broadway musical comedy, who
went to Brighton Beach with blare of
trumpets and a press agent and had
moving pictures taken of themselves.
The bathing suits they wore on the beach
excited no one, being extreme only in
their color designs. but later they re-
turned to the bath house and put on
some other suits, which the press agent
said were the things worn in the show.
These might have caused comment IL
the crowd had seen them, but the crowd
didn't. because the girls failed to leave
the bath house attired in the show
clothes. Instead the photographers took
pictures in the aisles of the bath house
and Coney Island remained unshocxed.
Yesterday was the biggest day that
the island has had this year. and every
thing was wide open to gather in the
money Luna and Steeplechase both
flung wide the gates and the Palace OF
Jov. which is the old Sea Beach Palace
was ready for inspection. 1t will en-
tertain paying patrons next week, with
its tremendous and gigantic swimming
pool" and other attractions.
Inspector Sackett had ninety-two eX-
ira cops 10 help his regular force. but
IL was a quiet day in police circles at
Coney and the force on duty had few
worries outside of picking up a few
lost children and taking them to the
station. where they were claimed by
angry parents.
The only two arrests of any impor-
tance were those of John Audutie Of
1403 Neptune avenue. Coney Island and
Max Novica OF It's Rivington street
John carried pot OF something which
he said was paint and which the cops
thought might be liquor. They held him
for the Grand Jury and will have the
paint or whiskey analyzed.
Max is only 10 years old. and is ac-
cused of snatching the handbag of Mrs
Minnie Yodngkuc OF 526 Seventy
street, Brooklyn. He was taken TO the
Childrens Society and will be arraigned
in the Children's Court charged with
I juvenile delinquency.
The only rescue of the day was thai
OF John McGinnis. aged Is, OF 263 COLD
, street. Brooklyn. John went fishing OF
/ the jetty off ocean Parkway and got Sc
/ excited that he fell into the ocean.
/ bather pulled McGinnis out, and DR.
\ Federman sent him to the Coney Island
\ Hospital He viii recover.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
LAUGHING JACKASS
SULLEN AT BAPTISM
Cent trail Par kBird Tries to Bite
Keepr and Frowns at
Mineral Water.

The Australian jackass which was
presented to the city three weeks ago
by Martin Johnson, explorer, treated his
christening at the Central Park Zoo YES
terday as a very solemn affair. large
crowd gathered to see how he would
take it when he felt the water from the
baptismal fount wet his gray feathers,
but he saw no humor in the proceeding.
Not a laugh did he emit. Not even
twinkle could be seen in his eye.
The laughing Jackass at the Central
Park Zoo is a bird, not an animal tie
is said to be a favorite in Australia so
much so that his picture is printed on
souvenir postcards and sold in the shops.
He hasn't risen to the dignity OF getting
himself on coins like the American eagle,
but that's probably because OF the mis-
fortune OF his name.
The Central Park laughing jackass'
name was changed to Jack Coyle Pas
cova-Jack for jackass. Coyle in honor
Of James p. Coyle. head keeper at the
zoo. and Pascova for Miss Carmen Pas
cova, the opera singer. who was his
sponsor.
Jack resented leaving his cage yester-
day afternoon for the ceremony. His
temper was bad because he was COM
pelled to walt more than an hour until a
permit from the Police Department could
be obtained for holding the baptism In
the PARK. When Keeper Coyle reached
in the cage to get Jack, the bird fas-
tened his bill TO Coyle's finger and held
on savagely. On a second attempt the
keeper got the bird off his perch.
On a stretch of lawn near the Zoo
Coyle held Jack while Miss Pascova
poured a cup OF mineral water over the
laughing jackass. Miss Pascova's sister
held aloft an Australian boomerang.
Motion picture machines clicked. Jack
looked exceedingly bored and melan-
choly.
Miss Pascova is a native OF Australia.
She left there in 1915 to join the Chicago
Opera Company as a mezzo-soprano.
After the christening, when everybody
had gone home. Keeper Coyle reported
that Jack whooped IL up in high glee.
The humor of the thing. perhaps may
have just dawned on him.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
BLOOMINCDALE SOON TO
OBSERVE CENTENNIAL
Experts From All Oper Coun-
try to Take Part.

Bloomingdale Hospital In White Plains
will celebrate It's Tooth anniversary on
May 26. II Is one Of the oldest hospitals
for nervous and mental diseases In the
United States. The celebration will be
attended BY many psychlatrists, neurolo-
gists and insanity experts from many
parts Of this country and there will be a
few visitors from abroad.
Four lectures by foremost authorities
will acquaint the medical fraternity with
the progress that has been made in
treating and curing tho insane since the
founding Of Boomingdale. "A pageant
on the hospital grounds viii be feature
or the celebration. Edward w. Sheldon.
president Of the Society Of the New York
Hospital, which conducts Bloomingdalo.
will preside other speakers will be Dr.
Adolph Mayer Of Johns Hopkins Dr.
Richard j. Rows, Dr. l.. " Barker. Dr.
Pierre Janet. leading psychopathologist
or France and Or. william T.. Russell.
~ plntendent OF Bloomingdale.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
JEWISH CHARITIES
BUDGET is $2,778,25O
IL Is Still Largest in Organ
ization's History.

The years budget for Jewish philan-
thropic societies has been cut S2,000,000
under the appropriations asked, but is
still the largest ever before distributed
In the organization. The amount of the
budget is $2.77s.250. according to the an
nouncement yesterday by Arthur Leh-
man. president OF the Federation for the
Support of Jewish Philanthropic Socie-
ties.
The United Hebrew Charities receives
the largest allotment, s4S2,729, and
s627.2Ss.06 is divided among the six
largest hospitals of the federation. An
appropriation OF s337.s42.63 was made
TO carry on Americanization and settle
ment work among the city's immgrsnt
population. s36s.760 for child care, s177,-
1873 for religious education. $751;
S3793 for technical schools and s164.-
T1i.7s for hospital relief and social ser
vices.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
ENDS LIFE UNDER TRAIN.
Man Throw. Himself before Eek
press In Bnyonnc.

An unidentified man walked out on
tho Central Railroad Of New Jersey
tracks at East Thirty-fourth street
Bayonne, last night and threw himself
In front Of an eastbound Philadelphia
and Reading express train. Ills body
was badly mangled. The act was per-
formed in view Of dozens Of people, sew
eral women fainting.
The man was about 32 years oil, 8
feet tall, weighed approximately 1T5
pounds and had brown eyes and hair.
There were no letters or Identification
marks of any kind. The body was re-
moved 70 tho payonne morruo
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
EXHIBIT TRIBUTE TO ALIENS.
Their Contributions to National
Life to he shown.

The festival and exhibit Of America g
Making which viii be held In October TO
commemorate three centuries of immi-
grant contributions 10 national l'fe Is
being planned under the presidency OF
Dr. John II. Finley Dr. William T., Et-
finger. Superintendent Of Schools: Mrs
". Edward Dreicr. William McAndrew.
". y. Walbridge. -ohn Daniels and an
advisory council Of well known men and
women Libraries and museums are pre-
pairing collections Of books, paintings
and art objects.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art W'll
label It's many paintings by American
artists Of foreign birth. Gov. Miller and
Mayor Hylan have written letters or In
dorsemcnt Of tho celebration.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
B'NAI BIRTH CONVENTION.
Almost 1000 DeIegatcs Are In At
tendance.

the Grand Lodge Of District No Of the
Independent Order B'na Birth was
opened yesterday In the grand ballroom
OF Hotel Astor. II was attended by al
most 1000 delegates from this state, tho
New England States and Canada
During the morning session reports
from the various officers and committees
were read. The afternoon session was
devoted to the election OF officers and
the initiation Of a class OF 400 by the
Springfield Mass, degree team. The
convention will be continued to-day. the
meeting TO be held at the headquarters
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
Bezmaison Reproductions

usage. and is made to har-
monize with genuine antiques
which may already be in the
home. And it costs much less.
BELMAISON reproduc-
tions will be found to be
moderate in price.
Take, for example,
three adaptable tables. which
are selling at the uniform
price Of $40. Each is an adap7
tation Of an old model.
Two Of them have been de-
signed especially to serve as
tea tables although useful for
many other things,-tea-
tables that are both low
enough for convenience and
roomy enough to hold all the
tea-things comfortably.
The first. illustrated, is
copied from an old Venetian
tray. Of an unusual dull ochre
yellow. which has been set on
Louis XIV. legs. its rim and
hower-designed centre in a
lovely Venetian red.
The second table combines
the base Of an old Italian stool
with a dark green marbleized
wood top. Generous and beau
tiful proportions are its out
standing charm.
The third.-a convenient
little table. for hundred
uses,-is an adaptation Of a
round two-shelved Louis XVI.
table. 1t is a perfect repro
duction except that the
fretted brass gallery which
surrounds the original is re-
placed by one Of wood.
greatly lessening the cost but
not the beauty Of this charm
ing reproduction.
Fourth Floor, New Building