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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-01-20
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1922
EXECuTRIX,S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that Let.
ters Testamentary on the estate of
America Anthony, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
9Th day of January, 1922, by the Pro
bate Court of Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,. All persons having claims a.
gainst said estate are required to ex-
hibit them for allowance to the UNI
dersigned within six months after
the date of granting said letters, OF
they may be precluded from any ben
eft of said estate; and if such claims
be not exhibited within one yeal
from the date Of granting said let
tiers, they will be forever barred.
Witness my signature on this 5tl
day of January, 1922.
MARY H. ANTHONY,
ExecutriX
Attested by Stephen N Wilson
Judge of Probate for Lafayett
County, Missouri.
(SEAL) Jan. G, 1927
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-01-20

Dan: ~ hear Harold is engaged to
a giddy young fool"
Helen: ayes, and the ring hurts
my finger terribly"
Elk.
Traveller: "Your boy just threw a
rock at me-"
Irishman: swell, did he hit your.
Travclor: "No, he didn't"
Irishman: "Then he's not my boy"
Eek.
Men are like corks. Some will pop
and others have to be drawn out 1t
depends on the stuff they have in
them.-Ex.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-01-20
Public School Column.

High School.
The usual term examinations
we're given last week in all
GRADES except the first and sec
ond. The term ended Friday
and the second term began Mon
day of this week. The transfer
of pupils from grade to- grade
was made as usual.
Report cards will be issued
Friday, January 20. The cards
should show grades for the
third six-week-period and for
the term.
Enrolling in the High School
for the second term was com
pleted without the loss of any
time. Students were classified
during examination week and a
regular schedule was followed
on the first day of the second
term.
Thirty pupils Of the Arnold
and Central schools completed
the eighth grade last Friday.
The list follows: Preston Amos,
Walter Beisenherz, Hollis Bled-
soc, Harry Boyles, Henry Cado,
Elizabeth Chaudanson, Lucy
Combs, Florence Gafin, Virgin
ia, Gray, Thelma Hayden, Au
drey Hidorn, Mary Kilgore, Rob-
ert Kirkpatrick, Pete lie Saout,
Frank Navel, Mary Marchetti,
William Miller, Charles Mosby
Eugene Neal, Willie Pickett,
Robert Reed, Frances Roden-
valid, Horace Salyer, Arthur
Simmerman, Isabelle Shroyer
Cora fancy, Lillian Toner, 0s.
wald Wedge, Sylvia White, Har.
ny Young. Twenty-eight Of
these pupils have entered thu
High School. One has moved a
way and another will not be able
to be in school this term.
The total enrolment for the
High School is 22O. In addition
to the eighth grade graduates
three former students and ont
new student entered Monday.
The incubator staff is to b
congratulated on the eight pag
Christmas number. Miss Louis
Mcdonald is faculty adviser o
the staff; Lee Maxwell, editor
in-chief; Lilburn Shroyer, atf
letic EDITOR. Robert Berett'
business manager; Violet Blu
Ter, Mildred Shroyer, Mildre
Caldwell, Virginia Shull an
Ruth Lindblad, associate editor
$177.39 was realized from tt
1921 Christmas Seal drive. II
best sale record was made
the Central School.
The State Course of Study f
the advanced domestic art ella
requires a certain amount
time to be spent in studying !
FAINT garment-making. The X
Cross has agreed to furnish
material. The girls will ma
three complete ~layettes for t
Red Cross. They will not OF
be earning their credit but p'
forming a service.
A short time ago a Gene.
Science test, devised by r.
Watkins, superintendent of
University High School of c
umbia, Missouri, was given
the fifty pupils taking Gene
Science in the Lexington Hi
school. The same test was g
cen at the University High sch
and at the Kennett High sch'
Kennett High school ranl
first with a score of TOO; l.
ington High school was sec(
with a rating Of 70; Univers
High school, third with g
Mr.. Moles is expecting his cli
es to rank first when a sec
.1ox E,oc 10 {
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-01-20
NOTICE!

Until further notice / will de-
liver Coal for 10 cents per bush
ell. Phone 739.
H. R. PATTERSON.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-01-20

A dOughboy was patiently trying
to get a donkey through a gate, and
when asked if he wanted help, he
replied: "No," but he did want some
n to tell him how Noah got two
of the blighters into the ark'-Ex.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26

with margin of turf and ten-foot footpath on
each side. AS the traffic requires the paved strip
vehicles is wdened First the dirt bottom is
leveled rolled hard Then there is spread foun-
dation of broken stone with ashes to fill the inter
stices, depth of 10 inches, rolled hard On top
of this is nineinch of strongly reinforced
concrete and on the concrete. two-inch carpet OF
natural rock asphalt
The experts say that such road should last %
years with little need of repair. Part of it is laid
the remains of an old Roman road, which lasted
for many centuries
Once made, the solid paving will not be broken
to put in gas water mains. Provision for every
thing of that is made beforehand and wherever
pipes of any kind have to the roadway they
will be carried in subways Here is example that
might well be followed by American road-buiders'
and especially in street construction 1t is something
more than joke by American newspaper paragraph
ers, that the streets of American cities being
constantly torn up to permit the laying of and
water mains
A half million dollar mile road is far beyond the
dreams of American road builders but if we are
to have permanent roads will be required to
build much more expensive roads than have yet been
built in America to keep pace with the growing
weight and number of trucks. We may despair of
ever being able to build such roads but turn
ing for relief to system of taxation of those
VINO use the ROADS Tor proIlt, And this tax Snouu
be so high and should be so adjusted to the weight
capacity of vehicles for hire or profit that
should derive sufficient for the maintenance
of the roads, subject to destructive traffic.
There should also be, and we believe there must
be limitation of the weight of loads to be trans
ported over expensively built roads. The taxpayers
not bear the burden of reconstructing roads
which broken out by a character of traf-
flee which was never contemplated our highways
The situation is rapidly growing worse and must be
vigorously met.
There must be legislation also against other
forms of destruction of the highways. Only last
Saturday cleated-wheel tractor drawn
bitulithic paved city street softened by the
so that the cleats left deep scars as it passed No
highway construction subjected TO such use can be
permanent Cleated wheels necessary for trac-
tors, but the should be made removable. That would
of course impose inconvenience and time upon
the user, but that would be a small matter COM
pared with the cost of repairing roads needlessly
and ruthessly SCARED and broken.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
We Agree as to Both

We are in accord with the suggestion of Casa
and the means Of raising it by Scent postage.
Almost any other indirect for any other purpose
is inequitable because it falls impartiay upon all,
regardless of their ability to pay it, The average
citizen has comparatively little occasion to the
first class mail. Hardly anyone is poor that he
cannot send letter when circumstances require it
or make it desirable. 1t is almost easy borrow
a postage stamp as at match--whether it be 2-cent
Scent stamp
Most necessary letters fall to and
of affairs who amply able to pay the postage
and who derive some profit expect profit
from the use of the mails. A considerable bulk of
the first class mail originates in associations of
kind another or with individuals with fad
purpose to promote These associations usually
are backed by enthusiasts with money which might
as well be sloughed off that way any other way
and as much would be accomplished if the postage
ten cents two cents.
A higher postage suppose would result in
slight curtailnent of first-cass mail but it would
hold up single of the billions of essential
letters. would probably result in the greater
of unsealed envelopes for circulars and propaganda
generally but that would be advantage to the pub
lie in that the recipients of such mail could throw at
into paper baskets without the formality
of opening it we now have to do lest throw
away something of value.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
The Republicans at Tucson

The confidence and enthusiasm manifested In the
meeting of the Republican state committee at Tucson
on Saturday furnish augury of success in the
coming campaign. The party will enter upon 1t und-
vided No lust for office has been exhibited by any
member of the party In the meeting there appearee
only sincere desire to serve the party as means
Of serving the state.
There was no playing for place--for personal or
factional advantage. There nothing cut-and-
dried nothing in concealnent. The committee could
not properly and did not attempt dictate nominees
II offered no suggestions to candidates, though
in such meeting as in any chance meeting the
street or elsewhere of two more members of the
party would proper consider the availability
of candidates the probabilities of candidates. and the
desire or reluctance of members of the party to
become candidates.
This is the privilege and right of any member
Of the party all times. The exercise of it by the
individual or the group large small official or
unofficial is quite different from the attempted
selection of certain individuals be candidates to
the effective exclusion of other persons from the
field.
Nothing Of this latter sort was attempted or
contemplated and as result of the meeting the
field is as open as it before. The only develop
ment with respect to candidates the making
known that Governor Campbell who had publicly
expressed wish to retire from public life would
recognize the claims of the party upon him and be-
come a candidate again If that should be the desire
of the party.
A feature of the meeting somewhat out of season
was the re organization of the official list of the
committee at the suggestion of the incumbents whose
private affairs were claiming their attention and it
was urged by them that the change be made now
instead of nearly three months hence, Immediately
following the primary, when the committee is usually
re-organized
No differences developed to policies and none
even as to details. There was only one aim and
that was the success of the party Judge Overfied.
who succeeds Harry Clark chairman of the COM
mittee is an earnest and competent worker and may
be counted upon to inspire the greatest measure of
enthusiasm into the campaign.
very gratifying feature of the meeting the
large attendance of not only the members of the
committee but of Republicans from all parts of the
state who had laid aside their own affairs and at
expense and inconvenience had together for the
good of the party.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
OVERPRODUCTION
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1921, by Frank Crane)

Among the made with which fright
themselves than overproducton Ovepoducon
civilization.
The only people produce just enough
The only climb from to civilization by
creating the thing called capital
Nobody in civilization lives without work. Even the des
who do themselves live and
sen the work of somebody directly or indirectly there
life without
overproduction-that
ducng industry than needed and enough in
another whole the human produce
use
miles of tiabe land unoccupied
creatures living low plane of
the people the land and if
could the ignorant to higher grade OF
being the world could work at full time and
not produce any too concetey if the
the plane of the United States
much coffee does
eight times much wheat and
nothing of cotton
automobiles building materials, and
and Finance points out these facts
adds
The scarcely picture agriculture
YOU on the population contains present-china
with its supplies would probably be one Oh e
countries The wds OF azii anu
Africa would with the outnh
districts of enta ASIA
the worlds wool and the great ps
United States would be poush up
per acre cereal which present attained ony py
the small farms The rubber pha
Indies into Africa ana Soutn
of Brazil would De as npor
England Spain ana sweden nel
world and the fleets tnat peo ne
would nave
we can grasp at present in our dreams
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
"How Criminals Get In"

A letter this morning from Mr. John T. Doyle, Sec
retary the u S. civil service commission, replying
to late editorial by The Republican the discov-
cry of number of persons of criminal records in the
service of postoffice, inquiries how such
persons are more likely to be introduced into the
public service under the civil service than under the
patronage system as we had stated they were more
likely to be introduced under the former
The present argument in favor of position is
the fact that 41 such persons discovered in
the service of the postoffce, this discovery being
made in the course of investigation of plot to
rob the postoffice That fact is undisputed; that
there were Al instead of 40 of them and that they
were employed in other than the registry dvi-
sion as the news dispatches of that time informed
US, is quite immateriaI.
We think explained why we believed one of
bad character one with criminal record could more
easily find access to the public service through the
civil service. At any rate we will explain it again
One who seeks the appointment of henchman and
recommends him must know something of his record.
He might and often does recommend unfit and in
competent persons. but no man with "pulp would
go to the extent of recommending with crimi-
nal record The politician is somewhat deferred by
a sort of sense of responsibility.
All that be known of the character of civil
service applicant must be gathered by the civil
vice authorities from the applicants letters of
nendation reference There is not scoundrel
in the United States who cannot in a very short
time after being turned out of the pententiary estab
lish acquaintance with respectable persons and
obtain from them the most satisfying credentials.
There is nothing else the American people do more
readily than sign petitions and issue letters of
reference, without any sense of responsibility.
Mr. Doyle further assures US that the postmaster
York is equipped for ascertaining the charac-
ters of employees in his office. But the discovery
shows that ne had not made of this equipment
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
NEW YORK'S ENOCH ARDEN LAW
family life, sometimes with ugly
complications
An Unusual Case

family life, sometimes with ugly
complications
An Unusual Case
There is the case Of a young wom-
an, for instance, who was cruelty de-
serted by her husband, young actor
of rowing disposition, when their
baby was only three months old. The
young wife, herself scarcely more
than a child, worked and supported
her boy for ten years. AT the end of
that time she received an offer of
marriage from a wealthy business
man. She did not know what to do.
She had never heard word from
her missing husband, and her friends
all assumed that he was dead. So
did the man who wanted to marry
her She could not afford to go to
some otter state and secure divorce
on the grounds of chiefly
because she did not have the neces-
sary money, but also because she
could lot rely upon the patience of
her wealthy suitor. As she confided
to a friend, 1T was chance that
had to be snapped up quickly. And
/ took It."
Three years later. as they say in
the movie captions, the actor hus-
band returned and found his wife
happily married to another man, en-
joying an attractive home and social
position and delightful baby girl
1t was manifestly up to him to melt
pathetically out of the picture in the
time honored Enoch Arden fashion,
but be refused to accept his proper
cue. Instead, 1t occurred TO him that
here was fine opportunity for
blackmail. Not long after that, the
whole melodramitic story was re-
ported in the newspapers. The wife
had finally disposed of her Enoch
Arden by shooting him.
The advisability OF making a five
year period of desertion one of the
national grounds of divorce is now
being considered by prominent cler-
gymen and other reformers who are
interested ia securing national
amendment creating uniform divorce
lawes. If it is ever accomplished, Mr.
Swift will appear in future history
as one CT the greatest liberators OF
the ages.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
And This Is America

The situation in the south central Illinois coal
field is almost unbelievable -Four days ago
from IS to 80 murdered in circumstances
of peculiar atrocity The of the state, the
local authorities appearing be helpless in SYM
pathy with the murderers ordered investigation
which lasted if held at all, only few hours
ended in report the effect that nothing was
discoverable and recommendation that nothing be
done about it lest more trouble be stirred in that
region. the sleeping dogs lie that they have
gorged themselves with blood is in effect the burden
of the report.
An inquest is to be held, which it is hoped the
murderers will not resent and which will not make
trouble 1t forecast that the inquset will result
in finding that these Is 80 victims came to their
deaths the hands of persons unknown, though the
accounts of the massacre related with great
particularly by eye-wtnesses of many phases of it.
for the operations of the 500 more persons un-
known covered wide field that day. 1t is further
opinion of the head of the governors investigat
ing" committee that "the identity of the persons re-
sponsible will never be made known
These persons unknown" are reported to have
assumed very frank and open attitude toward their
enemies being expressed in the triumphant decla-
ration "They double-crossed us and showed EN-"
The people the rgion also said to regard the
whole affair their "and no one eses
Williamson county. Illinois, is in the United
States of America and is popuarly supposed to be
part of it. The whole state of Illinois is responsible
for the disorder there is. responsible for the
punishment of crimes committed in the Of the
disorder The whole United States is responsible tor
the maintenance of good order in any state which is
unwilling unable to maintain it.
It appears that no government is going to dis
charge responsibility in this instance We want
to preserve indignation in order that we may have
plenty to pour against the Turks for their rude
ness toward Greeks and Armenians. We want to
husband horror that may have no lack of it
to makeus shiver at the excesses OF the soviet in
Russia.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
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POSTAGE AND THE BONUS


June 90, 1922
To the Editor Arizona Republican.
Dear Sir:-Don't it just make your
blood boil when you read the way
thev are sidetracking the Soldiers
Bonus bill. If your government mas
not the money to spare, why not put
the 3-cent postage law IN erect
again. During the war we did that'
But be sure to have honest men 10
see that the soldier boys ana thelr
families get the benefit of It,. Our
fine Young men did not stop TO thlnk
what they were losing to go TO nght
for their country's honor and Tor the
right. you might say TO MAKE Tue
whole world better, as we all thought.
Then why should we stop TO thlhk
so long about making some return
to them and their families. The help
usually comes from the middle class.
The millionaire wont. and the very
poor can't. Although, God bless them'
they are willing. more willing TO heip
a good cause along than the mllllon-
aire.
If men would do as God would
have them do, there would be no very
rich or very poor, and tins peautlIul
world would be happy place to i've
in for ALL Now by putting the cent
hostage law in effect every one would
helm and no one would miss it. Char
itv AT home first and our boys GER
tainly deserve ii. We get the riff ratf
from all over the world. Yet they are
asking help from the United states
all the time, it is time to call hait
and help our own country first, II
poor man or woman or child IN our
own cour try would ask for $lO0 they
would have a hard time settlhs II
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
Treatyites Win 5S
Seats in the New
Irish Parliament
Republican A. p. Leased WIrel

DUBLIN, June 24-CompIete re-
turns in the elections for new par
lament in southern Ireland show
that the body will be made up of 5S
pro-treaty representatives; SO anti
treaty representatives; II laborites;
seven farmers candidates, six inde-
pendents and four members from
Trinity college.
Although the meeting of parlia-
ment is only a week off and though
the need for a combination to resist
disorder is still ugent, both factions
point out that nothing has been done
toward forming the proposed coali-
ton cabinet The republicans say
the first move is with the treatyites
and are waiting a request TO nomi-
nate their agreed four ministers in
the joint cabinet. after which they
could discuss conditions of accept
ance. But the treatyites apparently.
are in no hurry to ask their help.
On the republican side. while some
of the more practical men like Harry
Boland still are desirous of peace,
much bitterness has been caused by
the defeats of republicans on the
Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
Braley Doaly Poem
FOUNDATIONS
BY BERToN BRALEY
BY 6ERToN BRALEY

With pick and drill and dynamite
The workmen labor, day and night,
To build, on everlasting rock,
Foundations proof against each shock.
They dig and delve beneath the soil
Yet, to the passerby, their toll
Appears. somehow. of little worth
Merely deep hole in the earth!
Then, overnight-or so it seems
High in the air a structure CLEANS,
And many storied towers rise
In strength and beauty to the skies.
For once the strong foundations laid
Full swiftly all the rest is made.
And thus we watch it lift and grow
Based on the work that doesn't show.
With men it's oftentimes the same.
They lift themselves to sudden fame,
Or it seems sudden-till we find
What toll of body and of mind.
What years of struggle and of stress
Have laid foundations for success.
For when that work is done at last
The superstructure rises fast,