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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17
Ruebel-COOn.

Herman F. Ruebel, son Of
Mrs. Mary E. Ruebel, of this
city, was married Tuesday, 0c-
tober 81, in Denver, Colorado
to Miss Eva L. Coon, of SCOTS
Bluff, Nebraska. Mr.. Ruebe
has been living in SCOTS Bluff
for the past nine years.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17
WILL LEXINGTON
FAIL NOW?
The Bridge Is Squarly Up To
The City.

viii Lexington fail? 1t is noI
longer question of what La
fayette. or Ray county will do,
or a question Of what the U. S.
government will do, or what the
state highway commission will
do. 1t is NOW a question of
what the people Of Lexington
will do to cinch the bridge. The
executive committee of the
bridge association, which has
worked day and night on the pro-
position since July, assures us
that all difficulties have been
been surmounted that the out
side has anything to do with, and
that it is now up to the voters
of Lexington to provide the last
rivet to the bridge. This rivet
is in the form of a bond issue,
the election of which has been
called for Tuesday, Dcember 12,
1922, The people are asked to
vote the limit, S18O,OOO.0O.
What for? AS Mr.. Blackwell
explained Tuesday night (and all
of you should have been there)
it is not intended to expend this
entire sum unless it is absolutely
necessary. First, comes the ap-
proach to the bridge "a bridge
without an approach would be
useless), and following that all
streets must be connected up
with the hard-surface roads
leading into Lexington which the
commission Will build. These i
tens win cost approximately
$75,000.00. All right, what a
bout the balance, $105,000.O0
This is an insurance policy to be
used only in case the bids fol
the bridge exceed the estimated
cost, $9OO,OO0.OO. In that event
the city will be in position to say
to the highway commission
1--WE have the money; we are
prepared to go you 5O-50, pro
ceed with the bridge" /"
Supposing the lowest bid is &
fiat million dollars, 100000 il
excess of the estimate 100000
We would lose the bridge unless
we had at our command $4,000
to match the governments $50,
100000. And that is the reaso1
the bridge committee is asking
for this bond issue in that sum
This money, if the bond issue
is approved by the voters, vii
not be spent for any other pur
pose. 1t is an open and shu
proposition. Will the people o
Lexington fall down now? 1t il
unthinkable.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17
Bridge Work Going Forward

Bridge Work Going Forward.
No time has been lost since
the engineers decided on the
Highland avenue site for the
bridge in making the necessary
survey, etc. Two crews began
work Wednesday and the third
arrived on the scene yesterday
DR.. Waddell is pushing the work
so that the detail plans and
specifications will be ready at
the earliest possible moment.
It's NOW up to Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17

Lexington Highs &c; NaptOn 0.
The Lexington High School
football team had a track meet
Wednesday with the Napton
High School team and raced
home with a score of &C to O.
The game was played at Athlet-
ic Park.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17
Wentworth Ia; M. M. A. 0.

Wetworth won from Missouri
Military Academy Saturday at
Mexico, in their annual football
game by the score of ID to 0.
The scoring was done in the
second half when Wentworth
put over three touchdowns, one
being annulled by a tumble just
as the runner crossed the goal
line.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17

Hubert Bates left Saturday
evening for Council Grove, Kan
sas, being called there by the
death Of Mrs. Bates's grand
father, B. D. Scott.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Allen of
Topeka, Kans., arrived in Lex
ington Friday evening to
spend several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Wallace. Mr.. Allen
is brother of Mrs. Wallace and
in addition to being an attorney,
he is dean of the Law School at
Washburn College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kerdolff of
Kansas City, spent Sunday here
with relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17
Court Has Adjourned.

The circuit court which has
been in session intermittently
since October 9th, adjourned
Wednesday until the February
term, when Robert j. Reynolds,
the newly elected circuit Judge
will preside.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17

Mrs. Mike Gavin and son
Richard Cavanaugh, of Kansas
City, spent Sunday and Monday
here with relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17

A marriage license has been
issued to the following:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17

Yes No
Closed season on quail 1888 72O
Amendments Were SLAUGHTERED
Except Nos. 2, 3 And IL
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-17

Patrick Stephenson Lexington
Florence E. Smell. Lexington
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
IMMITIGABILITY OF THE
HUMAN PREDICAMENT

Miss l. Il. G. Jones seems to be
convinced of what Henry James used
to call the immitigability of the human
rrcdicampnt. She has exhibited it in
"Thc Singing Cap;ives" lBoni 4 Live.
righ J, n short novel of distinguished
character. Her title was suggested by
Il passage from Wcbster's "Thc White
Devil" which reads: I'VE think Gagged
birds sing. when. indeed. they cry"
And her story Is about n group of
characters. the most thoughtful of which
regard Themselves as Gagged birds beat-
ing their wings against invisible bars
through which hey cannot escape.
The characters are the members Of
the family of successful London stock
broker whose speculations result dis
astrously. They were all f1uttering
about in discomfort while they were
prosperous, because they could find no
satisfaction in life. When the crash
comes they have to 'akr account of
stock to discover whether there were
any moral assets left. They do not
find very much because they had been
more occupied with heating their wings
against the invisible bars than with the
cultivation of those spiritual qualities
without which life il Il bleak tragedy.
There is little action in the story. us 1t
IS occupied with mental states, but
Miss Jones handles her subject with
great skill and insight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
A PRACTICAL GUIDE
TO HOUSE FURNISHING

If the furniture manufacturers could
be converted, a process which has al
ready begun, the homes set up by the
Younger generation would be furnished
in such a way as TO be permanently
satisfying. , The rich can get chairs and
tables and bureaus and sidcboards of
good design, but, unfortunately much
OF tho lower. priced furniture within
the means Of the newly married is ugly.
without grace Of line or refinement Of
decoration. Such books as Edward
Stratton IIolloway's ''rhe Practica
BOok of Furnishing the Small House
and Apartment J. B. Lippincott
! Company will serve az a guide to
those who wish to learn the essentials
of good taste in furnishing and to study
the different styles Of decoration that
have commended themselves to persons
OF discrimination.
Mr.. Holloway has assembled Il muss
of information on the subject which
! he has digcstrd and arranged IL :,
systematic manner. He not only rx-
plains what period furnish ing means
but he gives advice on the harmonious
arrangement Of furniture OF different
periods, and of no period. He has
produced q handbook that will be OF
great value to the householder as well
as the professional decorator and
furniture dealer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Shackleton's Washington" Rich
in Current Fact and His
toric | ors

Robert Shackleton. who has written
interesting books. blending he guide
book with the local history about Chi
cago and Boston and our own city. of
Penn. has added IN time for holiday Civ
ing 1.-The Rook of Washington penn
Publishing Company. Mr.. Shackleton,
, who first came into prominence as a
, student oi the sites and scenes cf the
past In the series Of books Oh he quest
of the colonial, in collaboration with his
wife, has II seeing eye and n deft touch
| in writing. He seems to know in
tuitivcly what the visitor to a city will
want to know about 1t. And he charm
Of his books is that one doesn't have to
20 to the city TO enjoy the books. since
they are readable as we'll as informa- =
tive.
This volume on the National Capital
! is well up to his standard. lie has no
GU. -and- dried scheme. either. bat pre-
! sehts his themes in interesting topical
! fashion, with many predictions of the
! haunted past and many curious items,
as we'll as matters Of present day habit
or custom. Among other things. he has
Strengthened ou, the fact that the White
House had an Irish architect. Hoban
and has resurrected n rare old print,
not before printed, 10 show that the
structure Is q reproduction. with certain
notifications. of the seat Of he ducnl
| Fitzgcralds, I.einacr House. Much
historic lore about great figures of the
past in politics and society and diplo-
macy is revived. and the contemporary
city is also shown in graphic narra-
tive.
The book is handsomely produced,
and the illustrations are numerous and
appropriate. he drawings by Henry
| are photographs Of contemporary Wash
!ington and also reproductions of rare
old prints to recall tho atmosphere of
! the past.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
HEROINE TRIES ESCAPE
FROM LIES TETHERS

Most Of the male authors Mho mt.
tempt to wade through the vagaries
Of the mind feminine frankly admit they
have plunged beyond their depths and
seek the safety of Il happy ending n>
quickly as possible. .Ieffery T.. Jeffery
is in this category. In his "Escape'
(Seltzer) he has cndcavorcd 10 picture
woman fighting the conventional
tcthcr., first Of family, then of marriage.
and then OF material success. And
after he has offered his character every =
thing possible and she still is discon-
tented-according 70 the Jeffery vicw-
the only answer is happy romance.
There is nothing especially striking in
Escape" 1t fail to strike any un.
usual chord Its chief character can
hardly be accepted as universal. Her
troubles are real enough. but they are
not uncommon for her sex. Her way,
Of 'escapc' are natural enough. even
the last onc-m marriage, As narrntiy,
it is concrete and distinctly above the
average Of novels of like texture and
subject matter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
LILY AND THE WILDCAT"
N THEIR GALLOPIN' CUBES

Enjoyable aftermath of the war are
Lily and her lrreprcsSible master, "Thc
Wildcat" When Hugh Wiley discov-
cred the Negro stevedore as Il fiction
possibility he added much to the gayety
Of America as we'll as pain ing tho care
free Negro as he had not been done in
icons. Now Lily and The Wildcat"
are back in America. having adventures
and trihulations galore.
Many o. these cscapadcs have already
appeared in the Saturday Evening Post
and Alfred \. Knopf. Inc, has collected
one section of adventures under the
Il le of "Lily.'
The African golf specialist and his
bleating four footed and can -devouriny
friend are found stranded in San Fran
cisco. intent upon getting back t.
Memphis and to ''Cnp'n Jack" OF
course, they make the grade. hut only
nfter n series of events in which "Lady
Luck" plays h'r usual impor ant part.
There Is real humor Nv every line. A
delight OF this book is that it is n
forerunner Of other adventures Of the
well-assorted pair. And the fact there
is more to como means that Lilly"
must be read 20 keep up with Vitus
and his gallOping cubes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
ITALIAN VILLAS
Mr.. Eberlein Writes A b Oh
Them in a Way to Interest
Every One

No better specimens Of publishers
Matchmaking sppear in America than
,ho.o hitch .om. Grow, .ho wo,h;r.,o,
.a''e WHY" ''"e ,''', W. '"'ne'D'
Square Press OF the j. Is. Lippincott
Company, An excellent example o.
work OF this press is Villas OF Fior-
ence ana tuscany, py Harold Don.
aldson Eoerlein; It IS q large octave
volume win gut top ana untrimm"d nv
edges. bound IN blue bucEram. Inc
type - of generous SIZE. heautiiui,S
Prihted on pnses WIN w,de mnreun.
Inc appearance OF the volume deserves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
PEREcRINE's PRoGREs.
skIpPY BEDELLE BIZ OWEN JOHNSO.

Ths Boston Transcript soys: 'The story Of 'skippy
Bedelle is one with which any man or woman poy
or girl spend most delightful hour
The Ne,p York Times says: Anyone with sense
OF humor will find II entertaining, FOR Mr. Johnson
has made It quite deliciously funny as we're n =
preyious LawrcnceSillo tales. *li5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
NEW BOOKS OF VARIOUS KINDS FOR THE GRAVE AND GAY
SENATOR CAPPER ON
THE. AGRICULTURAL BLOC

=, "Thc Agricultural Bloc CHar-
In Brocc 4 COZ. Senator Capper,
ecuIK Kansas. has told the story Of the
eei.n.;ng q Of the combination in Con-
fc..n'"f raa II thc Representatives from the
en,;nr eU, states and Of the conditions
,a, ,mong the farmers, which. impelleI.
amonS =, this action. 1t is n book
men ought TO be read by those who
.nstb sb to understand what Is going on in
W. Wls~ country IT the present time. There
,ue rotbinc in It which has not been
H,ntcd in the newspapers. but the his
i.rx of tho bloc and the. bloc program
toli ,hc arg,aruis in dcfcnsc of it are
anu gathered into single small vol
e ne,e sThc sudden slump in the prices
ui''f " Earn, products following the war and
q .s. '", bigh freight rates which made it
iinn.nossiblr ~. TO get them to market. are
,,p ninpm os the immediate cause Of the
s.r.;cultnral unrest, and as the justifi-
sstion for the demand that there be n
ccas;cal cas;l change IN the conduct of the
..e.nsnortation systems and in tho fa-
.in";I I;,;.;rs for farm credits. senator Cap
s,,,' car makes It clear that the farmers
P,ro n Grievance, and he offers plausi-
S,o , arguments in support of the rcmc-
dies for it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
A PERPLEXINC PLOT ,
Eden Phillpotts in His New Mys-
terry Tale Deceives Its
Reader to the End

Eden Phillpotts. who Is n novelist of
standing, has written more ingenious
detective story than the professional
writers of such tales usually turn out.
"Tbe Red Redmaynes" (The Mac.
milan Company unrave&s a'mystery
which keeps the reader IN suspense from
the moment it is presented until the
surprising and unexpected dcnoucment.
Yet when the story is finished the reader
will recall that in its early pages the
clue TO the solution is suggested. Mark
Brendon. the English detective. who
fails in his efforts to find an cxplnna.
tion for what has happened. is the man
who notes the clue. but he fails to per.
ceive its significance. 1t is not until
Peter Cams, an old American detec-
tive. appears on the scene that the
real solution begins to take shape.
There is more than plot to the
story. There is character In it aud
frustrated romance. and the crime Is
done with skillful cunning that no
OHt Dut huNCllSt WIN u
agination could have conceived. Oi
course, Mr.. Phillpotts ascribes the Gun
ming to his villain, but as the villain is
n figment of the authors own brain, i,
is the constructive dramatic genius OF
the author that is responsible for 1t.
The story opens with the disappear.
nnce of two men. one Of whom is sus
pected of the murder of the other. The
beautiful wife of the supposed victim
calls in detective spending his vaca
ton in the district, and asks him t'
solve the mystery. The body of the
victim is not found and the ALLEGED
murderer has disappeared. There ar'
two other murders before the story
ends, and those who revel in gore vii
find enough Of it to satisfy their san
culinary taste. The book ends with {
full confession of the murderer writer
out before his death, and explaining al
the things whith in the course OF tn,
story seemed incxplirable.
If Mr.. Phillpotts chooses to continue
writing mystery stories he can assure
himself OF n multitude Of readers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
HISTORICAL DATA ABOUT
PROGRESS OF THE RADIO

With radio reviving in popular in.
terest after its summer lull and appar
emily now settling into n steady form
of popular entertainment. enthusiasts
will BE- glad 10 see that publishers are
beginning 10 ISSUE more elaborately com.
riIed and printed books on their "a
vortr subject. The man who attempts
- writr a book uI this science faces
II hard task al the best. He realizes tn"
very widespread popular demand for
instruction on how 70 construct COM
plrte sci out of oatmeal boxes and n'l
, other SORTS Of household junk from an
alarm clock 10 a vacuum cleaner. but
ho also knows that this field has been
covered ad nauseam by the scores of
volumes hastily thrown together to meet
, tie Unsuitable market of a year ago.
Tho first of this season s output il ,
volume who's" size Of Az pages entities
It almost to be called tome"
The Book Of Radio" n. Appleton 4
Coz aims TO say at least something ci
the entire field and for that very reason
perhaps Will appeal mostly to those who
take their radio seriously as science
and not so much for those who merely
wish tn j." cntertained.,
Tie author, Charles William Maussig,
dovot"s Il great deal Of his hook to rer-
orhs Of events and descriptions of sta
tiOns thnt will be historically valuable
tu the next generation and that show
an immense amount Of research work on
hts account. There IS fornword BY
James &. EdgertOn, superintendent Of
radio " the United States Postofficn
Department, and descriptions Of tho
Government 5 activity in radio fill a
large part of the heavy volume.
The theoretical ha!i of the book is
covered in much the same way as has
been done in numerous volumes before
this and there is little attempt made in
satisfy the "huw to make" demand o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
A TALE OF BRUTALITY
Gouldins's Fury" Deals With
the Lives Of Rough Men
on Shipboard

Edmund Goulding has found an
appropriate title for his latest novel.
Fury" (Dodd. Mead & Co... For
II is n tale that IL peoplcd with furies
the fury Of the brumous wind dashed
northern seas; human furics who brave
their wrath in n never ending struggle,
and other furies who lurk in ports ready
to rob and. IL need be, to slay.
The atmosphere Of the story Is sodden.
The characters, with two or three
exceptions, are but one removed from
their cavemen ancestors. and know no
law but that Of the tooth and CLAW. The
action, for the most part, passes, on
board n sailing ship Of the old wind
jammer type. where the forced contact
Of the members of the half savage crow
leads to violent outbursts which are
settled by the arbitrament Of the fist
or the knife. Over this motley rabble
presides captain, brutalized by the
drink in which he seeks forgetfulness OF
the wife whom his abuse forced to
leave him. md whose obsession Is some
dny TO 0vertake and kill the man with
whom she fed.
Out of this welter of savagery two
figures stand out sharply. One Is that
Of the captains only son. who has in.
herited something of hts mothers softer
character and still retains it despii
the environment which has surrounded
him all his life. The other is girl
slavey in a Liverpool pothouse. but
true woman in all save birth and
education, Of whom the boy is enam
ored. Their courtship and marrag,
after mann vicissitudes. and the findin,
by the boy Of his long lost mothe
, form about the only bright spots il
the sombcr story.
The book has an interest that grip'
the reader from the opening to tn,
| final chapter. 1t is realistic. but il
realism Is bald and drab. The rcac
ton is depressing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19

book aroused much % Ibis Fe9 The b book mas
preaching the clubs debating thesis
but speaking
pocleE bers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
MULTI-HUED CHICAGO
Ben Hecht. Catches Colors in
One Thousand and One
Afternoon"

Scattered about the country are sew
eral thousand Color Columbuses---
seekers after that indescribabc some
thing illmitably human that underlies
each bit Of daily news. no matter how
trivial. These men technically
known ms city editors-eupervise the
local news that finds It's way into
newspapers All call for COLOR bnt
only few know exactly what the term
means. For some it ia a statistical
summary bedecked by f"w lurid ad-
porter will telephone in: "At 9:13
0 clock Mrs. Genevive Blank. twenty
four years old. married, Of 11sS
Blinkus street, entered Room 1893.
City Hall, weeping bitterly. She was
attired in n black turban;,, two shoes,
two stockings, a skirt--''
Great stuff" It is likely one Of the
Color Columbuses will shout, was she
weeping loudly? GREAT! Give me
all the details. Lots Of color! All
the names and addresses possible"
And then leans back in his chair
chuckling at the thought Of "color'
collected.
Out in Chicago Ben Hecht was a
was before he wrote Erik Dorm or
Of edition "deadlines" or routine mat
tcrs OF names and addresses. He just
couldn't aec himself as q compiler of
city directories.
For example one day when supposed
TO be writing something thrilling about
paving blocks he was found tearing his
hair because he couldn't find a second
line to n verse he had started. But
he did have a faculty Of asking about
the real human stories of everyday
happenings. In this respect he was
human pourquoi But the seekers
after "color" let him 60.
Finally he met a man who recognized
his sense Of 'color' values and soon
silhouettes of everyday life. Picked
up in courts. on the curb, in the club
anywhere. But each was cameo gem.
He didn't care that Mrs. Blank was
the second cousin Of former house
sergeant, but he did want to find out
the real reason for her clothes line
suuabble with Mrs. Adamovitz.
And now the things he found out
have been gathered together. They
are MS poignant bits of human life as
could be found. Not always does the
IIccbt Tyre strike true. There are
some false notes, but the insight
! always is there.
If ench Color Columbus buys a copy
OF 'One Thousand and One After
moons in Chicago reads 1t carefully
and then orders his reporters to do the
same. there may be n sudden increase
Of real 'human interest matter in
the news columns and less statistical
unimportance or sob sister inanities
And then Covici and McGee, the pub
fishers can begin to supply copies to
the thousands who can appreciate ar
o. Henry touch to everyday things.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
The Papers Of Symonds

\ new Srribner publication i, the
"Pauers and Correspondence Of John
Addington Symonds, whom Walt
Whitman called 'someways the most
indicative, penetrating anl significant
man Of our time. The letters and
papers cover the period from 1865 10
lNa3, the year OF SymondS' death. They
touch upon many topics Of interest
Gur.ug tie last phn~e of The Victorian
l,.ri,l and IL .!unr Interesting rccollpc-
lions Of noted literary figures of tho
time. Ilorario +, Gr"wn has edited the
volume.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
BOOK EXCHANGE

AUTOGRAPH LETTERS OF FAMOUS People
Bought nud Sold. W, II. BENJAMIN, l470
Broudnny, y. \. Pub. The Collector" 81
wear Established 1887, Sarrple Free.
IooKS--0ut Of pInt and Rare Books searched
for amt f.und. no charge Tor service.
Charles A. Connor, 81 Spruce street, New
York City
NUT Oh PAINT BOOks FURNISHED.
~ Catalogues issued. II. II. Robinson, 4lO
River ST., Troy. New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-19
Sherman's rejected Book

Another book, by stuart J.. sherman,
will follow his "Am"ricans, which has
just been published by Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons. The new volume, 'Thc
National Genius" will appear next
spring and will also bear the Scrlbner
imprint. .....