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TIMES FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR. NEOSHO, NEWTON" COUNTY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1924. NUMBER THIRTEEN PEACE PLAN USES LEAGUE U. S. Should Join International Court and Co-operate with League of Nations Without Joining.

New York, Jan. the permanent court of international justice and co-operate with the League of Nations! Such is the peace suggestion to the United States selected by the jury of the American, peace award as the best practicable plan by which the United may co-operate with other nations looking t-toward the prevention of war, for which" Edward" W. Bok offered $100,000. Fifty thousand dollars is awarded the winner immediately. The rest of the prize goes to Rim if the country gives the plan its support.

The jury of award, in a statement accompanying the announcement of the winning plan, said it "realizes there is no one approach to world peace" and the "onjy possible pathway to international agreement is through mutual counsel and co-operation which the plan selected contemplates." It was added as the unanimous hope of the jury "that the fruit of the mutual counsel and' cooperation among the nations which will result from the adoption- of the plan selected will be a general prohibition of the manufacture and sale of all materials of war." The jury is composed of Elihu Root, chairman; James G. Harbord, Edward M. House, Ellen Fitz Pendleton, Roscoe Pound, William Allen White and Brand Whitlock. The plan, identified simply as No. 1,469, is submitted to the people for 3j referendum coincident with its publication.

In order the vote may be taken solely upon the merits of the plan, it was decided not to name the author of the plan until after the referendum, or early in February. In support sugestion for co-operation with the League of Nations, the plan points out that inasmuch as five-sixths of all nations comprise the league and the countries outside this organized group "are not of such a character the United States could co-operate hopefully with them for, the purpose named," the league is the only possible "path this country can follow in reaching an agreement with the world as now organized. "By sheer" force of social international gravitation co-operation becomes inevitable," the plan reads on this point. It is pointed out the United "theoretically maintaining a policy of isolation, actually has gone far, since March 4, 1921," toward cooperation with other nations, representation on many league commissions being cited as examples. It is contended that without any change in its present policy, the United States could co-operate with other agencies of the league.

In considering the covenant of the League of Nations and the employment of force, the plan states: "At its birth, the covenant of the league bore, vaguely, in article and more clearly in article XVI, the impression of a general agreement to enforce and coerce. Experience in the last three years has demonstrated probably insuperable difficulties in the way of. fulfilling in all parts of the world the large promise in article in respect to either its letter of its spirit. No one now expects the league council to try to summon armies and fleets since it utterly failed to obtain even an international police force for the Vilna district. "The only kind of compulsion nations can freely engage to apply to one another in the name of peace is that which arises from conference, from moral judgment, from full publicity And from the power of public opinion." While urging the United States co-operate with the league, the plan says participation in the work of the assembly and council should be under the following conditions: The United States accepts the league as an instrument of mutual counsel, but it will assume no obligation to interfere with political questions of policy or international administration any foreign state.

The United States will assume no obligations under article in ita present form or in article XVI. in ita, present form in the covenant, in any particular case con- articles 'and XVI be either dropped altogether or so amended and changed as to eliminate any suggestion of a general agreement to use coercion for obtaining conformity to the pledges of the covenant. The United States will accept no responsibility and assume no obljga- tion connection with any duties imposed upon the league by the peace treaties unless in any particular case congress has authorized such action. The United States government proposes that article I of the covenant be construed and applied, or, if necessary, redrafted, so admittance- to league sha.ll be assured to any self-governing state that wishes to join and that receives the favorable vote of two thirds of the assembly. As a condition of its participation in the work and counsels of the league, the United States asks that the assembly and council consent or- obtain authority to collaboration for the revision and development of international lawy employing for this purpose the aid of a commission of jurists-.

TEXAS MEN COME TO INSPECT SALES DAY ANNUAL MEETING OF FOUNDRY AND PLOW WORKS The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Neosho Foundry and Plow Works was held at the office in Neosho Monday. The same board of directors was elected, namely: Chas. S. Davis, George Tatum, John Honstead, 0. L.

Cravens, Harry Stewart and Lewis Wills. C. S. Davis, president; Geo. Tatum, vice-president, and E- D.

Smith, general manager, were re-elected. Harry Stewart was place of O. L. Cravens, and Dr. R.

C. Lamson treasurer in place of Lewis Wills. Fred Cline was made assistant manager. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. I After romping all over Southwest City something over a week ago, the debating team is now looking forward to their next encounter which is to be with the Webb City aggregation.

The two teams will clash at Webb City on January 18 at 2:30 in the afternoon. Many of the students expect to accompany the team to hear Is nuw lenimil Two Texas cities, Tyler and Athens, were represented at the aJnuary 'Sales. Day which was last Monday. G. V.

McNallie of Tyler, who is connecteod with the agricultural extension department, of the Cotton Belt railroad, and Granfill H. Cox of Athens, secretary-manager of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, came Monday morning in response to an invitation from G. R. Lowe, organizer of small town advertising clubs for the Associated Advertising Clubs the world and Were his guests. luncheon given these visitors at the England Hotel Monday evening by a dozgn of the business men, they expressed themselves as highly pleased what they saw.

Mr. McNallie said he was thoroughly "sold" on the Neosho Sales Day idea and expected have it introduced into all the towns of sufficient size along the Cotton Belt. Mr. Cox said he was especially pleased to see the spirit of good fellowship and co-operation that prevailed here. Mr.

McNallie belongs to the well-known McNallie family of Sarcoxie raised and on Tuesday he went over there to visit his mother and old friends. Buys Interest in Briggs Company. S. L. Wolfenbarger has bought in the Briggs Hardware Co- and at a meeting of the board of directors last week was elected a member of the board and president of the company.

At the same time some changes were made in the sales force in the store. Franz Briggs who was with the Shapleigh Hardware Co. of St. Louis for several years, and Alfred Briggs who was with the Johnson-Briggs Plumbing have been employed as salesmen and Mrs. Alfred Briggs, daughter of S.

L. Wolfenbarger, succeeds Mr. Davis as bookkeeper. F. S.

Briggs remains with the company as manager and J. F. Wills as salesman. The Briggs 'Hardware Co. is the oldest hardware store in Neosho and the changes just made will give it new prestige.

Call to Pastorate Here. Day in Years. With a large representation of the membership present, the First Congregational church extended a call to Rev. Philip A. de la Porte of Cole Camp, to become pastor of 'the church, Sunday evening.

Rev. de la Porte delivered a lecture Friday evening, and filled the pulpit Sunday morning and evening. Those who heard him were very favorably impressed. He was, for over twenty- nine years, a missionary in the South Sea Islands, but after the recent war England took over the Islands. and the work was turned over to the English missionaries.

Mr. de la Porte stands high in the Congregational work of the state and is enthusiastically recommended by the the work. If Rev. de la Porte accepts the call he and his family will be a valuable asset to Neosho. "the hardest battle in the league." Last Friday and Saturday nights, the boys' and girls' basket ball teams from Franklin, Kansas, battled against the home teams in our gym.

On Friday night, the Franklin girls took the honors by a score of 31 to 23. The Neosho boys' team romped all over the Franklin fellows, obtaining the enormous score of 23 to 11. On Saturday night, however, the Neosho maidens fought with a greater determination and managed to pile up the score of 22 to 14. The Neosho boys again trimmed the Franklin lads 30 to 10. We feel our teams have accomplished a great deal by winning from Franklin because for the last two years the Franklin girls have beaten our team which has held the championship for that time.

Next week end our teams will journey up to Franklin to play some more hard basket ball. We are hoping for the best results. The Seniors started the new year right by "taking a test in English. They are now deeply interested in the study of the literature of the period. The last few days have been spent in the reading of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography.

They are now reading sketches from Charles Brockden Brown and Washington Irving. FIFTY YEARS AGO. Rev. Mr. Margeson will preach at Plummer's Mill Sunday afternoon.

J. H. Dale hae become sole proprietor of the Seneca Mills. Last Friday the thermometer stood at 70 degrees. The storm Sunday night completely wrecked the wagon factory of Shotliff Clark near the woolen mill.

President Grant has sent a message to Congress on the an American vessel captured by RURAL CARRIERS HOLD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING Spaniards. return of the vessel and other atonement. Forty Years Ago. The thermometer has been 20 to 26 below zero. The farm on Diamond prairie has been sold to an Illinois man for $4,150.

Bud Cork who was sentenced to two years in the pen for complicity in the Grayson murder has been paidoned. The ice men have been harvsting a fine crop. The ice was 8 inches thick. Grand Jurors R. Crockett, Maj.

Prewett, John Meyers, M. A. Weems, M. T. Tribble, Wm.

Thomas, Harvey Kelso, T. H. Armstrong, W. H. Childress, Owen Ridenour, Wm.

Dooley, D. L. Dille. Saturday morning when the thermometer registered about six degrees below zero was the coldest day this section has had in more than six years. This was an unusual and unexpected cold snap as the sky was clear the drop in temperature had not been heralded.

It had been very cold a few days before but on Friday the temperature had risen and milder weather was expected. A brisk northwest wind that came up after dark Friday eevning. sent the' mercury, on a 30-degree downward plunge. When the people of Neosho arose Saturday morning, many of them were surprised to find their water pipes frozen and vessels left with' water in them solid cakes of ice. received many calls during the day and the garages were with business on account of radiators frozen and other damages from cold weather.

It was the coldest day since Dec. 9, 1917, when the thermometer registered 23 belbw zero. The next day it rose to 14 above zero and then dropped to 12 below. The cold snap of that time followed a heavy snow that blocked the roads east and west by the deep drifts. It was different from the -usual this time as the cold wave came with a clear sky.

Cold weather prevailed last week over nearly the whole country, in the northern states the thermometer registering from 30 to 84 below in some places. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Presbyterian Church. "The Heritage of the Child," will be the subject under discussion at the Presbyterian church at the mom- ing hour of worship. You are interested? Then let us sjtudy the subject together.

Bible school at 9:45. Morning worship at 11, Young people's meeting at 6:80. Evening worship at Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:80. Junior Lodge Thursday at' 4. Warranty Deeds.

Munch to M. V. Davis, lots 4. 5, 21, pt. 22, blk 10, Gregg add to Seneca; $850.

Albert Leslie Jeffries to Lizzie Brock, lots 11 and 12, blk 2, Cul- add to Diamond; $1.00. Robt. Beeler to Lettie McBee, sw ne and nw.se 19-24-31; $1.00. Roy Housh to James E. Housh, qr hf sw ne 30-27-30; $1.00.

Housh to Hugh F. Housh, qr arhf sw ne 30-27-80; $1.00. C. M. Gryder to Fred Turner, pt blk -1, Pickens 1 add to Neosho; $1.00.

Chas. Queener to Oma F. Queener, pt se se 24-25-32; $1.00. W. E.

Sims to W. L. Johnson et al, lot 13, blk 2, Neosho City; $25. J. T.

Skaggs to S. L. Cupps et al, lots 8-7, blk 29, Granby; $600. W. O.

Mcllvaine to W. E. Painter, pt ne nw 2-25-82; $350. M. Waldo Hatler to C.

B. Lake, hf hf lot 2 nw 30-25-31; $1.00. May Lake to M. Waldo Hatler, hf ne nw 14-24-31; $1.00. Chas.

Rowe to Clarence Cardwell, lot 6, pt. 5, blk 5, Lentz Carter's add to Stella; $1.00. J. S. Daniels J.

W. Philliber, ne se 14-25-32; $500. W. S. Macy to S.

L. Wolfenbarger, lots 10, 11, 12, blk 8, Boyden's add to Neosho; $1.00. S. L. Wolfenbarger to W.

S. Macy, hf sw 25-25-33; $1.00. David H. Sours to Lolah Sours, lots 7, 8, 9, blk Caraway's add to Diamond; $1.00. 'The best assembly we ever was held last Friday morning; A "Womanless Wedding" in compliment to Mr.

Tommy Grant, our football coach and biology instructor, who recently married Miss Jessie Starr cf Pittsburg, Kansas, was the ronin ieature of the morning. The pupils participated in the ceremony: Wilbur Smith as Tommy -the groom; Charles Knotts as Jessie Starr, the britle; Gordon Angwin. as the father; Gordon Rosebejrry as bride's mother; fluster Carpenter as thlT minister; Albon McNabb as the groomsman; Coy Brigs as the and Ralph Smith as the flower girl. The ceremony was rather irregular as weddings go but quite appreciated by all present, especially Mr. Grant.

Coy Briggs, the bridesmaid, sang "I Love You After the ceremony the bridal party departed for the studio where they had their pictures made Neomo. After completing the study of water wheels, several boys in the classes made model Thirty Years Ago. Mrs. F. E.

Miller, Miss Fletah McElhany, Glen Woolfenden, Jim Ray and W. T. Rice went to Kansas City to attend the Patti concert. The K. P.

G. road now extends from Kansas City to Fort Smith, a distance of 230 miles. Married, Frank L. Casteel and Miss Bessie Franks. Prof.

J. M. Stevenson attended a teachers' meeting at Clinton last week. Sayman's Concert Co. are at the In point of attendance the best rural carrier meeting ever held in this county convened at the Neosho Ad Club rooms on New day.

This year it was made a joint affair for the Newton County and the McDonald County Associations of Rural Letter Carriers. Twenty-seven carriers braved the severely cold day to attend. Clyde E. Douthitt of Ritchey, pres- rs. Olive R.

Freeman did at her home in Neosho Jan. 2. She was the widow of Gen. T. R.

Freeman. Paul Alexander Johnstone, the mind reader, made his second appearance in Neosho Monday and gave exhibitions. A masquerade party for 'the. little folks was given Saturday night by Miss Mary Crumbaugh. Rev.

F. M. Mills is very sick. Miss Daisy Corpeny and Misses Clara Hubbert have returned to Central Frisco Time Changes. Effective January 6th, 12:01 a.

m. the following changes in Frisco time table went into effect: Train No. 7 now due Neosho 9:45 a. m. will be due 10:10 a.

m. Train No. 8 now due Neosho 6:80 p. nnj. will be due p.

m. No. 10 now due Neosho p. wheels and demonstrated them in class. These models were found to be very interesting and instructive.

The general science classes visited the engine room of the school building to learn something of the construction and functions of the furnace. They were asked to draw a diagram of the furnace in their note books. The Junior English classes are studying George Elliott's novel, Silas Marner. The American History classes are" now finishing the Era of Good Feeling with a hard little test. They will soon be well settled for the Era of Hard Feeling.

The Community Civics classes are drawing the study to a close. With the beginning of the new semester they will study early European History. 'The Modern European History classes have just about overthrown Napoleon along with the French. The members of the Senior Spanish class are preparing to present some Spanish play. These plays are all by modern Spanish writers, prepared especially for students of Spanish.

The Sophomore English classes are this week studying the elements of debating. They find that their author, C. H. Ward, makes this study quite lively. The next number of the lyceum course will be presented at the high school auditorium on January 18th, The Recital arista are Twenty Years Ago.

A Neosho Folk-for-Governor club organized in the office of Hugh C. Armstrong. J. B. Hatler was chosen president and R.

M. Sheppard secretary. Horace Ritchey has resigned his position as bookkeeper in the Bank of Neosho and W. B. Keller has taken his place.

A. J. Baurdick has returned from Colorado where has been eight months: The "Bachelor Girls" returned home from Ft. Smith where they were entertained by A. McLeod.

Jacob Ehart died at the home of Henry Seagroves Monday night, aged 71. A baby was left on the doorstep of B. J. Morrow's residence Friday night. They took it in and afterwards gave it to Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Killion. Rev. J.

S. Stapleton ofe the Cumberland church has been sick. The Jones-Davis Merc. Co. has changed.

R. B. Jones is succeeded by Robt. Massey and Chas. W.

A. Davis by Jas. H. Hughes. The store will be managed by John Elaine.

The January meeting of the Neosho. Music Club was held Tuesday evening with Mrs. H. S. Sturgis as hostess at her home on High street.

A very good musical program was presented. The attendance was as large as usual and quite a number of visitors enjoyed the music. The February meeting will be held on the 12th with Mrs. W. M.

Guthrie. giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuii! No change In train 4v )3, A scheduled to entertain us. These people are Edison of great repute. Get Your Genuine 1 Chattanooga Calendars 1 Ladies' Birthday Almanacs foi idfint of the JNewion county as'socia- tion, presided and L. W.

Barnett of the same association acted as secretary. Members present were as follows: H. Stewart, H. I. Thomas, E.

B. Jackson, J. S. Rowe, W. E.

Pool, Roy P. Thomas and Lloyd S. Long. L. Cunningham, 6.

H. Higgs and J. H. Dalton. W.

Porter, Hugh M. Davis and Malcom V. Davis. J. Owsley and A.

R. Wardell. Wildman, Geo. I. Jones and S.

L. Cupps. Brock and 'Chas. Hinton. C.

Overstreet and Wm. Moore. Bentley Harris and L. W. Barnett.

E. Douthitt. Coffee. K. Wiliams.

The morning session was devoted to routine work, appointing of committees, etc. Inspector L. H. Hodge of Joplin was on the mornin gpr'o- gram but after coming to Neosho he thought the weather was so inclement few carriers would be present and returned to Joplin. Needless to say the carriers were greatly pointed as a "question con- ducted by a post office inspector is" a prided part of any rural carrier program.

After the noon hour the meeting reconvened and Hon. C. M. Shartel of Neosho was introduced and gave the carrier body an address on "The New State Constitution." This is a subject of live interest to every citizen of Missouri and Mr. made a clear, concise, explanatory' address, one that every carrier appreciated.

The -sincere thanks of the association are tendered him- for his coutesy to them. After Mr. Shartel's address, Neosho's new postmaster, Mr. C. E.

Curtice, said "Howdy" to the boys, commended them for their co-operative work, and promised them he was ways ready to help them in any way he could. Mr. J. H. Dalton, secretary of the McDonald County Association, made' a splendid talk to the boys and introduced some new ideas to sortie llr of them, which will inevitably be valuable.

Election of officers for the Newton county contingent resulted in, all the old officers being reelected unani- mously: Clyde Hugh M. Davis, and L. W. Barnett, Secy-Treas. As delegates to the state convention this year, G.

W. Porter of Seneca and L. W. Barnett were chosen. The report of the resolutions committee pledged the full co-operation of the carrier body to the department; heads and the untiring effort of cjtjy riers to make the rural service the best of all; requested that patrons of rural free delivery routes be required to stamp all first class mail before placing in box; asked that carriers be given an equipment allowance as agreed on at the Louisville convention; sincerely thanked Postmaster General New for his gift of a Christmas holiday, so car- riers can eat Christinas dinner with' their loved ones; thanked the Ad Club for the use of their rooms (the boys sure appreciated the courtesy); expressed appreciation for the Cervices of the officers of the association the past year; thanked Mr.

Shartel for his splendid address; expressed appreciation of Mr, Curtice's courtesy and extended thanks' to Hon. Joe. J. Manlove for his loyal' support. J.

H. Dalton of Anderson, W. H. Moore of Wentwqrth L. Cupps of Granby comprised the committee.

All in all it was a day; well by the carriers, and Neojjho,.