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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Youthful Burglars.

John, Harvey and Elmer
Popeioy, boys ranging from is
to IS years old, were arrested
for burglarizing the Braun gro
cery store last Thursday night.
They took about 81 worth of
cigaretts, smoking tobacco, and
pipes. The boys have admitted
their guilt and John and Har-
vey were bound over to the
criminal court, while Elmer on
account Of his youth was re-
leased pending the action of the
juvenile court. The stolen goods
were recovered.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01

Mrs. c. L. Kenney returned
Wednesday evening from a visit
with her son, DR.. Matthew
Kenney and family at Checotah,
Okla. Her daughter-in-law and
two children accompanied her
hons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Net
ties announce the birth of a
daughter, Mary Claudia, Fri
day, July /, 1921. Mrs. Nettles
was formerly Miss Pauline Will
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zach Keith re-
turned yesterday to their
home in Kansas City, after
spending a few days here with
relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Bradley Granted New Trial.

The supreme court has grant
ed a new trial to James Brad
ley, who was convicted in the
johnson County criminal court
for the murder of Sheriff Tai
bott and his deputies and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for
life.
Bradley was represented by
Judge Richard Field and VIM
Aull, Jr, Of this city.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
DISCOVERING THE
BEST WHEAT
Tests of 1000 Varieties Lead to
Conclusions of Great
Value,

Wheat of every distinct type
known in the United States is
being harvested this week on
the fields Of the Missouri Agri-
cultural Experiment Station.
Most Of the experimental work
done with wheat is in testing
different varieties for yield. The
varieties are first grown in
small plots which are harvest
ed by hand. Varieties found to
be the best yielders are then
grown in larger plots with infe-
rior strains eliminated. The few
hest varieties are then grown in
larger pots in which field i'm
plements can be used, and are f.
nally put out on the outlying
experiment fields in different
parts of the state.
This seasons harvest includes
not less than 1000 pure lines of
wheat, each descended from a
single head selected last year,
Several strains produced by this
rethod have been under test al
the station for a number Of
years and three of them appear
to be better than any of the va.
rieties now being grown in tht
state. These Will probably bt
distributed by the experiment
station after two years furthei
, test. They are selected from
Fulcaster and Michigan Wond
err two Of the best varieties foi
this state, and are considerable
better than the varieties from
which they were selected. The!
, give between 10 and Is per cen.
increase over the average yielC
! Of the parent strain.
: Following these trials by thor
: ough tests on experiments
: fields in the leading wheat sec
: tions of Missouri the Expert
! ment Station has definitely dis
covered that Poole and Dietz ar
4 the varieties adapted to max
the greatest yield in North Mis-
i souri,, Michigan Wonder an
Fulcaster in Central Missouri
: and Fulcaster in South Missour
E BY no greater change in pre-
n cedure than the general use
{ pure adapted seed, the whea
Q crop of Missouri can be increas
ed several bushels an acre
f Bulletin, College of Agriculture
! University of Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
KnOx-AIumbaugh.

Jasper Knox of Wellington
and Miss Gladys Alumbaugh of
Waterloo, we're married Thurs
dya morning in the Office of the
probate Judge, Judge S. N. vii
son officiating.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Williams williamson.

Walter c. Williams and Miss
Lillian williamson, both of St.
Paul, Mimi, were married Mon
day evening at 8 o'clock in the
office of the probate Judge,
Judge S. n. Wilson officiating.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01

Only two from Lafayette
County have registered for the
Citizens Training Camp at
Camp Pike, Ark.-James N.
Harrison and Walter E. Rogers,
both of Higginsville. The R. O.
T. C. Camp at Fort Smelling,
Mimi, was called off on account
Of lack of funds.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
.Ienkins-Henderson.

Cecil Jenkins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Jenkins Of this city,
and Miss Alice Henderson of
Boonville, Mo-, were married in
Kansas City, Saturday, June
25, at 8 o'clock.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
viii Receive Fight Returns.

Returns of the Dempsey-Car-
pentier fight win be received
round by round, blow by blow,
at Shelby's Billiard Parlors.
The returns win begin here a.
bout 1880 p. m.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01

Mrs. ]. w. Warder, Jr., who
has been in the osteopathic
hospital in Macon, Mo-, for sew
eral weeks, returned home Sun
day evening.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01

Lawrence C. Galloway has
been admitted to the practice
Of law before the Canal Zone
courts, Cmstobal. Mr.. Galloway
has been Captain Of Zone Police
for some time and made an en-
viable record in that capacity
He is a son-in-law of Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. Trail, south Of
Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Ms. Laura Hollis Craig Dead.

Mrs. Laura Hollis Craig died
Wednesday, June %, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. G.
w. Larimer, Salida, Colorado.
Mrs. Craig was born in Liber-
ty, Mo-, December 21, 1857. She
was married to Doddrtdge H.
Craig in Lexington, September
26, 1877. They moved to Salida
during the summer of 1881.
The survivors are two daugh-
ters and three sisters.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Traffic Rules For The Fourth.

Traffic Rules For The Fourth.
The public viii please observe
the.one-way traffic rules for the
Fourth: south on 18th to South.
east on South to 10th, north on
10th to Main, west on Main.
If possible make provision to
guard your homes on that day.
Don't leave it absolutely unpro-
tected.
H. A. SEITZ, City Marshall.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01

Maj. Sandford Sellers, Jr.,
Maj. Mac Sellers and Col. E, t.
Stier returned this morning
from a float" down the White
river from Galena, Mo-, to Cot
ter, Ark.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Dead Of Ms. GeOrge Nasser.

Death of Mrs. George Nasser.
Mrs. George Nasser died
Wednesday morning at $40 o.
clock at her home, 1910 Main
street, death being due to heart
trouble.
Mrs. Nasser was born in Syr-
ia, and was 43 years of age.
She came to America in 1891,
first locating in New York,
where she married Mr.. Nasser
in 1892. They came to Lexing-
ton twenty-six year ago.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by her mother and
two brothers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
RiIev-Smith.

Joe Riley and Miss Laura
Smith, both of Waverly, were
married in the Office of the
county recorder at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, Judge S.
N. Wilson officiating.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Another Writ Denied verden

Another Writ Denied Verden.
Judge Allen C. Southern of
the assignment division of the
Jackson County circuit court
Monday evening denied the
application of Richard Verdep
charged with murder in the first
degree, for a writ of habeas cor
pus,. Verden was remanded to
jail in Lexington. Verden was
indicted by the grand jury April
z for the murder of George
Trail, who died April 2 from a
bullet wound alleged to have
been inflicted by Verden March
is.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Red Cross Notes.

Clinic Thursday, 2 to 4.
Total attendance at clinic
during week
Infants 10
Pre- School Age IL
Mothers IL
Nutrition clinic at Odessa
and clinic here will close during
month of July, as Miss Kidd
takes her vacation.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01

B. M, Little and son, B. NJ. Jr,
H. F. Blackwell and son. H. F.
Jr., Harry, A. E., and John
Taubman returned Saturday
from a weeks fishing in Turkey
Greek, Benton county. They a
gree perfectly on the Ncateh."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE BANQUET
Carl ]. Beaer of st. Louis the
Speaker. lao Were Pres

ent.
The second annual banquet Of
the Lexington Chamber of Com
was held Monday night in
the Sunday School room Of the
Methodist church. About 140
men and women were there to
in the antilles Of the
evening and to hear another
speaker from the St. Louis
Chamber Of Commerce in the.
person of Carl j. Baer. No one
went away disappointed.
Many times the people Of Lex
ington have assembled to hear
speakers who were advertised
as bearing a message" when
in fact, the speaker had no mes
sage-sometimes a fine collec-
tion Of words, and sometimes
not even that-but, in the case
of the speaker last night it
was different. With no fear Of
contradiction from any one who
heard Mr.. Baer, the writer as
serts that the people of Lexig-
ton have seldom, if ever, heard
from pulpit or platform, such
an exposition of the PRACTICABLE
ty of the Golden Rule in busi-
ness as enunciated by Mr.. Baer.
The idea of sending to Lexing-
ton and other rural towns in
Missouri, men with ideas, some
thing to think about, something
tangible, some basic principle in
coordination, different and prac-
ticable, originated with the st.
Louis Chamber of Commerce.
The spirit of the idea is unset
fish service, and the st. Louis
Chamber of Commerce persona
fies the idea by sending out men
loaded with it. Men who have
no AK to grind, no trade advan-
tages to exploit; but a concrete
plan for reconstruction and bet
ter living conditions in town
and country through the aid Of
Chambers of Commerce, Farm
Bureaus, and the like.
Mr.. Baer's address should
have been reported yer batim
: but even then the seriousness
and the earnestness of th'
speaker could not have beer
} conveyed. Those who did moi
, hear him missed something
: worth while.
: w. J. Gresham, president 0.
the Lexington Chamber of Com
merce, presided and after Mr
Baer's address called upon B. NJ
Little to announce plans of tn,
membership drive. 1t has bee
proposed" said Mr.. Little, 't
divide the present membership
into groups with a captain 70
each group for the purpose 0
creating rivalry in securing neN
members. These groups viii b
known as 'heas' and 'chiggers.'
This announcement provoke
considerable uneasiness anon
the diners, as the significance q
these names would bear of onl
one interpretation veryon
must scratch for the good {
alL-the Chamber of Commerce.
Membership cards were pas
ed out and many signed up the
and there. 1t is q safe predi
ton that al who heard N
Baer viii not have to be soliei
ed to become members.
B. M. Little and son, B. M. j
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Taft Appointed Chief Justice

President Harding yesterday
appointed former President w.
H. Taft to be chief justice of
the United States supreme
court. His appointment was con-
frned by the senate within
three hours.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-07-01
Marriage Lieenses.

A marriage license has been
ssued to the following:
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13
TINE 10 be CALM

The ealnnsas Of Americans in the
past few years, and right nov. when
serious industrial conditions confront
us il . matter worthy Of note. They
accepted the hsEdships Of war with
composure, and they stood up bravely
in the face Of the highest prices ever
known Immediately following the war.
They did 20 because work was plenti-
full. and ~ long ~ they could get the
money they did not hesitate to spend
Il
Today, in the face Of tremendous
losses being suffered by producers,
and we include . lot of our rural
neighbors in the vicinity Of Julesburg
in the list, they are remaining calm
and hoping markets will soon become
stable and everything will get back
on . sound basis. They are determ-
ined b bite their lips, keep At work,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13

When some fellows speak Of .
"close" friend they mean one vho gets
close enough to permit them 70 make
. ''toueA."
There are mighty fsv nea in Jules
burg but what would rather be hung
than have their old love letters print
ed in . Newspaper.
From the vast number Of youthful
train bandits now operating we're in
elined to believe there hasn't been
enough Of tie old-fashioned back-to-
ths-voodshed movement in this coun.
Try.
Some fellows forget their manners
when parting with money, but they're
usually pret&y polite when collecting
. profit.
These vho used to gather 1t the
livery stabls NOW gather at the gar
ags-snd there hasn't been much i'm
pFevsassnt in the odor. either.
We went little slower in the days
Of horse and buggy, but we didn't
lose any time at filling stations we'd
once handled Dobbin his oats.
We overhead one citizen say that
his children have the "ealloping con.
sumption" They just eat and run.
Maybe if nature had known what q
lot Of worry the world was coming t1
she'd have made an apple that would.
mt fermeat.
And still another difference be.
tween death and taxes Is that death
il sometimes painless.
The world may owe every man q
living, but the wise man is the one
who knows it takes 4 hustler to collect
it.
his man D'Annunzio, who has beer
creating 50 much trouble in Italy has
laid down his sword and will agar
write poetry. That's what you cal
going from bad to worse.
It would certainly be nice for Eur
ope if home rule in Ireland was a,
popular as home brew in this coun.
Try.
We agree with the man who said tht
other day that he'd hate to own 6
whole orchard if every tree was a,
expensive as a Christmas tree.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13

save every penny possible and trust
to Providence to pull them safely
thssagA-
And it is this calnness tAss = 20
inG % be our salv,tion. A ps,ple
vAs sefuss 70 become eleited when
trouhls besets then can - dsosnded
on to '~ork out any problem. It is =
peor.e who lose their heads Who can
not Be trusted 70 settle their troubles
as they arise. Faith govern all of US
1t this time. faith in The fiaal pre-
vailins good sense of both labor and
capital faith in the stability Of our
country. no matter how blue the out
look may now Be. Faith has brought
us through some strenuous times, 70
let Us continue to have faith that the
<hreetenine clouds will soon roll away
and We will walk out into the bright
light Of the greatest prosperity this
nation has ever known.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13
THE FAMILY CHLLAR

Citissas Of Julesburg and eemnun'
~ will be interested in . statsmsai
just issued by Seeretasy Lincoln. Of
he Farm Fsder.tioa Bureau, 70 tha
effect that large, roomy cellar undes
Svsey house in town or city would do
noee than anything else to reduce Gv-
ing csets.
J; He contends the cellar u . necessity
II there is to be direct trading and Co
operation between the producer on
IL farm and the consumer in town
and city. The farmer is not provided
With storage facilities. he cannot hold
his fall crops that are perishable un-
I'll town and city people take his sur
plus in small lots. His apples and
potatoes, turnips and cabbage must
Be marketed ahead Of cold weather
and the roomy cellar is worth some
thing to the farmer As well Is the
consumer. Mr.. Lincoln argues the
consumer would profit because with
. roomy cellar he could buy his win
ter supply Of fodstuff At bushel rates
thus affecting = big saving.
There were days when the COM
pleteness Of the stores in the cellar
pretty nearly fixed the standing Of
the family in the community An emp
ty or poorly filled cellar was = re-
pfoaeh to the owner. who would be
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13

The fire completely Destroyed both
buildings snd sone damage vas done
T. ths south side Of the pisaeer gar
age.
Thsre has hsea lsts Of essn coming
inAo the Veaaa0s aoRket. 1hs Speltz
elev.Gss i shipping shost tve cars
vesk.
Pat MusDhy returned ffoa Wallace
last week. vhese he has beea spending
the hsaiAays With hsaslelks and other
relsfivas.
Cad Fsltsa left for Crook, Colo.
Thnss1ay neniA6.
6Asriff Kliak Of Grant, vss . busi-
Bess caller hese last vesk.
r. z. Farley loaded . ear Of millet
fer Nathan Spelts last week.
Gas. Hustoa has heen bcsy shuek-
ing corn ~ d. Lsvia.
Pete Ham left Saturday for Den
vsr. - take il tie stock show and as
sist Mr.. FulseAer With his cattle.
Miss Francis Bayss hes been work
ing st the H. l. Hosaby form west of
town.
Mr.. Olsen was business caller here
last week
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13
AFTER TIE FARNER

Did you know that the farmers-the
kind Of farmers Who Do their tradinS
in JulssbWg-and Who make this .
mighty good county in which to live
and do business. are the most sought
after class Of people in the world. II
you haven't thought shout It, listen
. moment.
The farmer has Q solid, year-round
business and his msney il COED money,
nobody usually having . prior claim
on 1t over the man who steps in and
gets it. And ninety nine times out of
4 hundred the men who are elsusorins
for the farmers money do not belong
and do not live in this country. As
a rule they have an office Of some
kind in I distant city. They seek out
a farm paper and they get up clubs at
very low subscription rates, sometimes
offering premiums, but always with
. view to getting that paper into the
farmers home at any cost. And they
fill the so-called farm papers with
mail-order advertising hoping all the
time to get the farmers to swallow the
bait. In most instances these allur-
ing ads start with the words "Send
No Money" or there appears in
black type-the blackest type in the
ad-the word "Free." They insist
the farmers read these ads and all
their efforts At getting subscriptions
Tor the mail-order farm paper" are
rewarded.
1t is a game that is being worked
every day in this county, and it is not
helping the county one whit. The
men who get the money do not pay one
cent Of taxes to keep up the roads
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13

While ve are sending food to the
starving AFmenians Why not ship
tAen al TIE DaFsnips we've get left
ever IRE ed voot ct
Ooeasioaally vs Rsst . nan = 11n
Of ss6-inDoftanee - thiaks hsavea
= . pasee where everybody takes Oh
their hst to IL hoss.
h hss about gottea around to ths
POINT where some men never smile
until they almost run over yea With
their autonobilA
Reading Of tie crime wave sveep-
NC over or big eitiss. it strikes y
that using de jails little more might
help soas.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13

eonsidersi shiftlsss. . poor manager
snd slack h aakng Drepasstion for
winter. TAess sss many CELLAR veil
stocked With 1eeA supplies and good
things nov IN tAis community, but
thers aEs Many sehsss With room that
il not pat = sssviee. Mr.. Lincoln. in
making his plsa for better filled eel
lars and pointing out how expenses
may b reduced has certainly furnish
Cd us somsthinG 70 think about
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13
vENANCO AND VICINITY

Speltx shipped . car Of hog milIet
lasA vssk.
A fire started from some unknown
reason in tie hack ed Of the posl
hall last Tossday night the Sth. The
fire spread to Carl Drake's house.
~. Drake saved about all Of his
household furniture and two pool tab
lee were savea cut Of tie pool hall,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-13

and school houses in this county. And
every dollar sent out Of the county
means someone must work that much
harder to replace il that .expeases
may be INST at home. If you want =
take . fam paper pay .eHg monsJ
for it aa1 take = good one. The sae
that IL offered you free is apt = cost
you pretty dearly Lefore you get rid
Of it.
The New York herald., 1921-06-24
FAVOR GENERAL SALES TAX.

A large majority Of the thirtyodd
representatives OF various lines of in
dustry favored yesterday general turn
over sales tax in place of the present
sales taxes on luxuries at a hearing
of the Merchants Association Committee
on Taxation and Public Revenue. The
hearing was to determine how the as
sociation shall cast its ten votes in
the referendum of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States on the sales
tax question.
Among those favoring the general
sales tax were A. l.. Smith, Music In
dustries Chamber of Commerce. M. D.
Brombers, American Chicle Company F;
M. d. Rothchild. American Gem and
Pearl Company II. B. Spalding, A. G..
Spalding &c Bros. Adolph Negel, Asso-
ciated Fur Manufacturers George D.
Zahm. New York State Association of
Manufacturers of Confectionery and
Chocolates, and Clement NJ Biddle, Bid
die Purchasing Company.
Jacob de Jong of the Flower and
Feather Manufacturers of America,
warned those present to "go slow"
The New York herald., 1921-06-24
PACIFIC GAS SURPLUS
is TRIPLED IN 1920
Operating Revenues ShoW In
crease of Almost $9, 900, 900.

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company
reports for 1920 gross operating revenues
of S34, ,4I5,372, compared with $25.93S,372 in
the preceding year, and surplus after
depreciation and preferred and common
dividends of SAL 1S0, compared with
$1O3, ,297.
Operating and administrative expenses
totalled ST.. .S325eO. against $l2 .337 800, anG
taxes $a,55S. 799, against $l.9G2,0aS. For
maintenance s2.7i0,2l0 was charged off
and for uncollectibie accounts s3l9. 600
was written off. Other incoma amount
ed to S910,462, bond and other interest
charges to s4, 1920, ,436 and bond discount
and expenses s3o6,53s. For depreciation
s2,7Ss, ,3o2 was set aside and sl,777,9 ,93S was
paid for preferred dividends, while
81, 200, ,S46 was distributed on the COM
mon.
I'm the volume of its business" w. E.
Creed, president. said i'm his report, tine
company now ranks as the second
largest gas and electric company in the
United States. AS the companys earn
ings under the existing system of pub
lie regulation are based upon only n
fair rate of return on the value OF its
properties. and without any regard
whatever for the amount of stocks and
bonds outstanding. the statement that
its plant and properties account at the
close OF the year stood at $164 .635. .C23
should be extremely reassuring to the
ascurity holders. or this amount s9l.-
5000 or almost 60 per cent, represents
cash actually invested in new construc-
ton and the acquisition of properties in
the last fifteen years"
The New York herald., 1921-06-24
QUAKER OATS PASSES DIVIDEND
Republic Motor and virginia Ca ro-
lima Chemical Act Likewise.

The Quaker Oats Company yesterday
passed the quarterly dividend OF 1ia
per cent on the common stock. A
statement given out after the meeting
said the action was taken in view OF
the conditions prevailing In the last
few months and in the present month
The company's borrowed money has
been reduced ~ per cent. since Janu-
airy /. The outlook for fail business Is
excellent" The regular quarterly pre-
ferred dividend was declared. payable
August 81 TO stockholders of record
August l.
Directors Of the Republic Motor Truck
Company have decided to pass the pre-
ferred dividend due at this time.
The preferred dividend OF the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company Was passed
at yesterdays meeting \ statement
given out said that under the charter
the dividend lis cumulative and that
unpaid dividends ere entitled to interest
when and as declared ana paid.