Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-04
SAYS SHE WILL NOT ACCEPT
POSITION AT AaRIcUL-
TURAL EXHIBIT.
SHE is NOW At STATE BUILDING
Friends Contend That Order For Her
Removal Was Actuated by
Jealousy Of Other Ladies
What the St. Louis
Papers Say.
From the St. Louis Republic.

In most emphatic terms Miss Leila
Sallee, Of Mexico, Mo-, the young
woman whose transfer from the Mis-
souri, State building at the Worlds
h'air to the State exhibit in the Pal
ace OF Agriculture has been ordered
by the Missouri State Commission,
stated yesterday that she would I'M
der no circumstances accept the trans
fer. Miss Sallee's friends still main.
tain that the cause of her removal
was jealousy upon the part of some OF
the other women Of the building.
II shall not go to the Agricultural
building" said Miss Sallee, with a
shake of her pretty head, which show
ed quite plainly that she was in earn.
est about the matter.
~ know nothing whatever about
corn and other agricultural products,
and am not acquainted with the re-
sources OF Grand Old Missouri
feel satisfied that | cannot do myself
or the State Of Missouri full justice. 7
Miss Sallee admitted that she be
lived that the feeling entertained to.
ward her by some Of tine other women
of the building directly led up to the
PRONUNCIATION Of the order Of her re
moval. 81 cannot understand why
this is," said Miss Sallee. II have
tried SO hard to do my whole duty
and there has been no complaint upor
that score, and have not gone beyond
that. ] did not take the position tC
earn a livelihood, and came here sim
ply because Of the opportunity Of see
ing the Fair, and my salary has only
covered my expenses.
II still have hopes Of remaining al
the State building, but If the order re
mains In force my only regret is that
will be forced TO leave. Mrs. Emms
Nuckols, one Of the hostesses, has beer
very kind to me and the pleasant
association formed will be lasting
Thanks are also extended to othe
staunch friends who have intercedet
| for me.n
Miss Sallee has not given up, ant
still believes that there is a chanc
for her to remain at the State build
ing. In any event she will stay in st
Louis with friends II 1t becomes nee
essarp for her to leave the building.
President M. It, Davis Of the com
mission was out Of the city yesterday
The Globe Democrat says:
As result of the Missouri World
Fair Commissions action at It's las
meeting In transferring Miss Lelli
Sallee, of Mexico, Mo-, from the Stat
building, where she has heen statione,
for the last two months, to the Mis-
souri, exhibit In the palace of Agri
culture, Miss Sallee will return to he
home to await the result Of the actiol
Of her friends, who are said to b
bringing influence to bear upon tn
commission to secure her retention II
the State building. 1t is alleged thai
several of the official family In th
missouri building have becomejealou
Of Miss Sallee's exceptionally fine ar
pearance, and 1t is also claimed tina
Miss Sallee, while acting in the capac
itY Of assistant hostess, has becom
officious on numerous occasions,
The commissioners say that wheI
Miss Sallee was brought from Mexir
by the commission she was distinctl
informed that she would be sent :
the palace of Agriculture as soon a
the exhibit there was ready. Th
matter was then dropped, the CON
missioners claim, until the last meet
| ing of the Board, at which Governo
Dockery was present, when q recor
was discovered, in going over the mir
utes from the first meeting Of th
commission, to the effect that Mis-
Sallee was to be transferred to th
Agriculture exhibit as soon as the e,
hibit was completed. In accordanc
with the resolution, Miss Sallee wa
notified Of the change. She and be
friends both state, however, that th
transferral was due to jealousy an
dislike on the part Of one of the con
missioners and one OF the ladies of th
building.
| When seen yesterday Miss Sale
stated that she would not go to th
palace Of Agriculture on any account
She stated that she had done her dut
at the Missouri building, but that th
persons who are said to be jealous {
her, had repeatedly talked behind hi
back. She stated that she was yer
much disappointed at the action {
the commission, all of whom she sal
are friendly to her with one exception
and that she had enjoyed being in IL
Missouri building very much. She
t said to be the protege of Sam Cool
} who secured her appointment.
Lewis, johnson s. Co., Of Audrai
county, had In load Of 243-lb hol
that sold at s5.57i.--J. S. Roy, a SUI
cessful farmer, feeder and shipp'