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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The MESSAGE enters its ninth
volume this week. The paper is
firmly established and is doing
a better business every week. We
are glad to be known as "the best
paper published 10 Audrain county"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

Hear bon. Chas. NJ Hay on the
dry" side of the local option
question in Mexico mex. week. Mr..
Hay helped win the big temperance
fight in Galloway county recently
aud he will have something inter.
estirg to say.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

ID. A. Ball, it is now said. wants
Champ Clark's place in Congress
wants Champ to take his job run
ming for Governor. 1t is out on
Dave that he is not in favor of
strict law enforcement and that
hurts
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

II is said that Mr.. Hit who had
the big sale of land adjoining
Ceutralia last week spent 500 in
priuter's ink aud it made him
$4,000 Advertise your sales 10
the county newspapers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The beggar who has the smell Of
liquor on bis breath should be
kicked out. No angel unawares"
in such a case. Don't trouble the
Associated Charaties with him. Let
him quit his meanness and go to
work,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

Farmers, come out and hear
Hon. Chas. NJ. Hay at the Mexico
Court House Saturday afternoon,
Nov. l6. He will tell you about
that temperance wave that is com.
ing up from the Southland.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

Reube Oglesty, we dou't Ike
your ways as one of the Democrat
ic Railroad Commissioners Of this
State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The Farber Forum comments:
The MESSAGE wants to make Mex
ico a city butts wants tia clean city,
morally aud otherwise" Yes, in
deed, brother. Woe to him that
buildeth a town with blood, and es.
tablesheth a city by iniquity."
That's what the old prophet said
about it. Is it not about time we
had learned the lessoni This is
not mere sentiment but sense as
we'll.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The liquor interests in the cities
make the conditions which require
extra police and then they manip.
ulate local politics so as to get
liquor men and saloon sympathiz.
ers in these places. Aye, take
notice a little aud see il il is not
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07
HOMEsEEKER's EXCURSIONS
VIA THE WABASH

VIA THE WABASH
To all points in Texas. Oklahoma,
Indian Territory and certain points
IN many other states. On sale
First and Third Tuesdays each
month until and including Dec.
1907. Low rates, liberal limits
aud stop-over privileges.
For further information call or
address l. NJ. RICHARDS,
Agent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

1t will be Folk and Stone for the
nomination for the U. S. Senate
next summer. The Democratic
voters will settle it at the State
primary to be held on the same
day of the general election in No.
vember. The two men will be
weighed in the balance as to their
moral worth. Good men for the
offices is going to be the slogan.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07
order Of Publication.

state OF Missouri,
County oi Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, TO January Term,
1908.
Mamie Young. Plaintiff.
vs.
James D. Young, Defendant.
Now this October 18th, 1907, comes
plaintiff In above cause and tlies with the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF Au6raIn
County, Missouri her petition for divorce,
wherein among other things plaintiff
states that the defendant herein, James
o. Young, Is q nonresident Of the State
OF Mlssoari, and that the ordinary pro-
cess OF law cannot be served upon him.
It's therefore ordered by tho Clerk 81
the Audrain County Circuit Court, In va
cation, that publication be made herein
notifying the defendant, james o. Young,
that plaintiff has commenced suit against
him In the said Audrain County Circuit
Court, the object aud general nature OF
which Is ~ obtain a decree Of divorce
from said defendant.
And now you said non president defend
ant, James o. Young, are hereby notified
OF the filing Of this suit. tho object aud
general nature thereof, and unless you
be aud appear at the next regular term OF
the Audraln County Circuit Court, 70 be
begun and held at the Court House in
Mexico, Audraln County, Missouri, on
the Ord Monday In January, 1908, and on
or before the Htst day 81 .said term OF
Court answer or otherwise plead 10 plain
tiff's petition the same will DO taken as
confessed aud decree and Judgment rem
dered as prayed in said petition.
And II Is further ordered that copy
hereof be publIshedin tho Mexlco, Missouri
Message, weekly newspaper published
In Audrain County. Missouri, for four
weeks SUCCESSFULLY, the last insertion TO
be at least Is days before the first day OF
said next term Of Court.
A true copy from the record.
Attest: W. II. NORRIS.
LsEALl Clerk Circuit Court,
E. s. CAN'T, Attorney.
Year 1907 Year 1907
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

THE Columbia Herald argues that
the Democratic leaders in this
State next year must stand "ag.
gressively and seriously" for the
Folk priuciples-not Folk the man
but for what he stands 'for-or they
will lead the party to the morgue
and to defeat. The Herald need
not get unduly alarmed. The Dem
ocratic voters-not a clique Of po-
litieal wirepullers-will decide the
nominations next year 10 a general
State primary. II the voters see
that clean candidates offer them
selves. the task ought to be easy.
True enough. however, as the Her.
aid says, there are breakers ahead
Cor the party il good men are not
urged into the canvass.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07
THURSDAY, NOV. I, 1907

II you are going TO have a pub-
lie sale. advertise it thoroly in the
newspapers. II will pay.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

Vernon county went for pro.
Bibition last Friday BY majority
Of over 500. The 'wets"saget hit
in nearly every contest Of late.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

Manila now has an Esperanto
publication. The Filipino Els.
perantisto" publ ished in the Eng
lish. Spanish and Esperanto Ian
guages.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

THE Mexico Christian Church is
arranging for a gymnasium and
reading hall in connection with the
church. The Methodist church is
also planning for the same arrange.
ment. The young men of the shoe
factory and the clerks in the stores
will then have resorts where they
will feel encouraged to look on the
higher things of life. The MESSAGE
hopes these plans will not fail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07
FLOURI

We have bought the
plant of the Mexico Gus
tom Mills. Have re-
modelled it and are
making new flour.
These are our brands
Blue Ribbon. '"s ',
Cream of Wheat.
Hummer. .'. sr.
We solicit a part or
your trade and guaran-
tee our flour to please
you.
MEXICO MILLING co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

A Chicago doctor claims that lazy
men are really sick. Now, hence.
forth, there may be less grumbling
among the women who take in
washing TO support their husbands.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The best of meal, Graham flour
and feed stuff can always be found
at the Laddonia Mill.
P. II. DERRICK.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

Money to loan on real estate Sc
curity. -
J. w. HOWELL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

state OF Missouri,
County ol Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, TO January Term,
1908.
Mamie Young, Plaintiff.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

MEXICO MILLING co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
PAPER TRUST HAS SAFE
GRIP ON THIS CONGRESS-

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 90
Any publisher who has cherished a
hope that Speaker Cannon would
assist in having the tariff duty re-
moved from wood pulp or white
paper may dismiss that hope at the
earliest convenient opportunity.
The speaker will do nothing of the
kind, and the speaker will see that
the ways and means committee
does nothing at all.
Speaker Cannon puts the re-
sponsibility for his refusal on the
senate. If" says he, anybody
can guarantee to me that the SEN
ate will give unanimous consent to
take up this item alone, and pass
it without opening up the whole
subject of tariff revision, | will
see that the house passes the bill. I"
That is not what the speaker
said for publication. He did not
say anything for publication, ex-
| cept that the matter had been re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
! mittee, and was therefore not an
appropriate subject for an inter
view. So his real opinions were
conveyed through his secretary,
Mr.. Busbey. But, as the readers
are entitled to real and not formal
opinions, and as that is what your
correspondent told the secretary
and the speaker, the real senti
ments are set out as above.
There Is no doubt that Speaker
Cannon is quite right in Ills asser-
ton that unanimous consent Is not
possible in the senate on the sub
ject of removing the duty from
white paper. In that body of noted
trust defenders the paper trust
would find at least one voice. And
one would do as we'll as u.
So there you are. Opinions may
differ as to the political or eco
nomic wisdom of precipitating a
tariff agitation at the present time.
Cannon does not think it would be
wise. He feels strongly that it
would be unwise. Nor does he pro-
pose to permit one to be started.
OF course there is no chance to
oldlI Dlll III dIllcuullS llc
stariff in the senate because the
constitution provides that all legis-
lation affecting revenues must orig
mate with the house. And in the
house they must originate with the
ways and means committee; and
in the ways and means committee
they muslin point of fact-orig-
mate with the speaker. So there
you are, back again to your Uncle
Joe.
Unless the senate will give
unanimous cOnsent-which the
senate will do when Hartman
votes for ROosevelt-Cannon will
not originate bill to put paper on
the free list.
So the publishers may make the
most of it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26

this room in the same frame of
mind in which he enters" said the
guard, keen student of human ma
ture. He is a little less liable to
fall, a little more anxious to serve
his country-a little better citizen
his whole life long"
To understand what the guard
said it was only necessary to
look about. To read, just as he
wrote it in his own handwriting,
this letter of Benjamin Franklin's,
conjures a vision of the old states
man sitting at a heavy timbered
desk, his face stern, relentless,
writing:
philadelphia, July S, 1775.
"Mr. Strahan-You are a member
of parliament and one of that ma
jority which has doomed my coun-
try to destruction. You have be-
gun to burn our towns and murder
our people. Look upon your hands !!
They are stained with the blood OF
your relatives. You and | were
long friends. You are now my enc.
my, and | am, Yours,
Benjamin Franklin"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
ONE SPOT IN MA 77ONAL CAPITOL
SACRED TO TRUE AAlERICANZSlN
BRYAN IN 1906

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 90
There is a place in Washington to
which a statesman may go for
strength when the modern call of
greed sounds louder in his ears
than that of patriotism.
And if the tempted is at all sus-
ceptible to environment, he will
come forth with inspiration of the
kind that a century ago kept the
fathers of our country staunch in
public duty.
1t is the northwest wing of
the great congressional library. On
exhibition are letters and papers
of such Americans as George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Benjamin Franklin and Henry Clay.
The handwriting appears as fresh
as if penned only yesterday. More
striking than anything else, is lack
of any affection. In official and
private correspondence these men
unconsciously penned the prin
ciples they followed through life.
The sincerity and simplicity of the
thoughts of the writers is marked.
mo man that is a man leaves
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
HITS H|TCHC0CK
HARD JOLT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 90
Poor Frank Hitchcock! II ever a
man was taken for goat, he is
that man. For months he worked
and worked-and no one in the pub
lie service works like Hitchcock
rounding up the republican party lin
the South; rounding them up fol-
oosevelt-"second elective term
and all that-and then along Gomez
Roosevelt and kicks him in the
face, SO to SPEAK.
OF course, Roosevelt had to do it
Anyway that's what his friends
say. 7. R. has been living up tc
the letter and spirit of his promise
not to be candidate, and he could
not let prominent official Glitch
cock was assistant to Mr.. Cortelyou
when the latter was chairman OF
the republican national committee
go on working for him and round
ing up the delegates when he was
supposed not to be a candidate.
But that is not what hurt. The
GROWING sheaf of ingratitude was
added by the president in an init
nation that all this work was being
done for Cortelyou.
Those who know Hitchcock know
that this was cruelty untrue. Hitch.
cock is in fact rabid on T. r. He
thinks him the model of all that S
good and great. To serve him in
any way, or to help his cause has
been the whole of Hitchcock's life.
He has toiled and moiled and
thought and chemed-burning the
midnight oil-and all the object OF
his thought and work was Roose-
welt.
And the nto be hobnailed and &C
cused into the bargain of treachery!
Well, that is going some!
And this after he had declined to
follow his old chief to the treasury
department, and had really broken
with Cortelyou!
Moral: Be sure when you want
to carry a mans umbrella that he
does not want to carry it himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
LUMBER MILLS TO
RESUME OPERATION

BELLINGHAM, Dec. .26-An or
der that will assure the resumption
of work at the plant of the E. X.
Wood Lumber Co. has been re-
ceived by the firm. The order is
for 100000 feet of lumber to be
delivered to the vessel in March.
The name of the vessel that will
take the cargo from this port is
not named.
Lately the mill plant was closed
for repairs. F. j. Wood stated this
morning that operations would be
resumed about Jan. 6. Other big or
ders are expected in the near fu.
ture in addition to smaller ones.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
BRIEF CITY NEWS

The Wonder department stores
annual Christmas ball last night in
Masonic temple was an enjoyable
occasion for the employees of the
store and friends. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
r. Culbertson were the host and
hostess of the evening.
Miss Eva Hoffman and Fred E
Empey, of this city, were married
yesterday at 2 p. m. by Rev H. /
Rasmus. The ceremony was sol
emnized at the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. c. e. Hoffman, TT Euclid av.
in the presence of relatives and in
innate friends.
The little folks of the Washing
ton Children's home yesterday en-
joyed a Christmas tree through the
generosity of the Elks and the
Blakely store. The boys were given
a dinner at the home of Mrs. l.. A
| Lehman.
Carl Raupp, Rem Coleman and
Oscar Holland, three Tacoma boys
| who have started to walk to Chi
cago, are expected to reach Spo
kane this afternoon. They have
averaged 80 miles daily since leav
ing Tacoma.
A decision of the interstate com
merce commission in the Spokane
rate case is expected by Jan. 1, &C
cording to H. M. Stephens, who has
returned from Washington, D. G
He expects a favorable ruling.
h.
Of Jefferson st. M. e. church, songs
by the Epworth league and a chick
en- dinner, was the Christmas pro
gram for prisoners in the county
Jail yesterday.
The Great Northern was blocked
yesterday by a wrecked train al
| Odessa. The eastbound passenger
was sent over the Northern Pacific
to this city.
A Christmas dinner with turkey
and other seasonable delicacies was
served to 200 by the Salvation
Army yesterday. The Volunteers
of America furnished basket din
ners to all the needy that applied
Charles A. Crist, of the Haw
thorne hotel, notified the police
this morning that his room was bur
glarized and clothing stolen from
his trunk.
l.. Elvigon, proprietor of cigar
stand at the entrance to the Rock
cry building, notified the police yes
terday that during the afternoon
the door of the showcase was
stolen, as well as about so cigars
and 20 sacks of tobacco. The theft
was committed in board daylight
The showcase in front of the
Peerless store on Riverside av
was smashed and a dozen pairs OF
gloves stolen last night. The pc
lice were notified this morning and
the detective force has been detail
ed to round up secondhand stores
An unknown colored man attack
ed Joe Tomein in front of Frank
Sisters saloon last night and cut
his across the back of the hand
with g knife. Both men had been
drinking Tomein was brought to
the emergency hospital, where his
hand was dressed.
Charles Lawson, of Cheney, fell
| in a fit in front of Davenport's res
taurant yesterday afternoon and
sustained a compound fracture OF
the nose. Police Physician Roarh
| patched him up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
bO|LERMAKERS'
STRIKE MOST
EXPENSIVE

Information received from engi-
neers and firemen employed on the
Northern Pacific and Great North.
ern railways bear out the state.
ments that the boilermakerS' strike
has been the most expensive wage
fight luxury the railroads ever in.
dulged in. TIL enumber of men in.
volved is comparatively small, yet
the strike has cost hundreds OF
thousands of dollars to date and
the end is not yet in sight.
The cost of generating power
has been doubled since the in
auguration of the strike. 1t is
stated that where it was possible
to haul a load of freight over local
division with from II to II tons OF
coal it now requires from "a to 80
tons of coal to do the same work.
The engines are in poor condition
and there is little Improvement in
the class of help the roads are Sc
curing. The kind of boilermakers
now in use are called handy men, -
and few if any are practical work
men.
At one time the Northern Pacific
pressed into service any engine
that would run. 1t is customary to
use certain engines on certain
work, but this rule had to be aban-
doned and even then the road
would have been entirely tied up
had 1t not been for the fact that
the company had secured some new
engines just before the strike.
The roundhouse and shops are
now full of engines needing repairs,
which are progressing slowly and
at increasing cost because of lack
Of efficiency.
The local boilermakers have
never wavered in their loyalty to
their union Only one member has
deserted and there is no apparent
weakening on the part of the men
still out.
Even should the companies sue
coed in beating the men out they
will realize that they have had the
fight of their lives and have won
the most expensive strike in their
history against a handful of me-
chanics. 1t is considered unlikely
that they will feel like taking on
another labor battle in the imme-
date future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
Street CARS TOO
COLD FOR SOME

A general complaint is made at
the lack of warmth on cars of the
w. w. P. Co. The board of health
has compelled the company to keep
open four ventilators on each car
This is one of the reasons the cars
are cool, but it is wise precaution
The principal reason for discom-
fort is that the heating arrange
ments of the older model of cars
in use never was the best. With
the opening of doors and the open
ventilators, not to speak of the
cracks along the sides and ends OF
the car, it Is not to be expected
that there will be much warmth in
them.
When one conductor was asked
to secure more heat he said that
it might be the heat was not turn
ed on. An investigation showed
that the switch was marked wrong
and when the electricity was sup
posed to be off it was in reality on
and when supposed to be on was
off. 1t was stated that there was a
number of cars fixed in this man
ner.
ut is hard matter to suit every
one,' said the conductor. Recent
ly a doctor residing on Baldwin
and Hamilton came into the cal
and although the night was cold
pulled up his window. Not salts
fed with this, he crossed the isle
and pulled up another. He was nc
doubt sitting while every Other
passenger was protesting. Under
circumstances like this, what can
man do?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
INHERITANCE TAX WOULD COST
THIS LITTLE MAIDEN $50, 600, 900
BY gibson GARDNER
pecial Correspondence to The Press.

Special Correspondence to The Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 20
Theh government would take be-
tween forty and fifty million dol
lars tax from Andrew Carnegie's
estate, if an inheritance tax law
were now on the books, such as
recommended by President Roose-
welt In his message. Little Mar
garet, the steel kings only child,
would have to worry along on a
paltry sl50,000,000 or 100000, 900.
This is, of course, assuming that
Mr.. Carnegie does not get rid of his
estate before he dies. 1t is also as
suming that the current Pittsburg
estimate of his estate, namely
100000, 100, is approximately cor
rect
The president cited the inherit
ance tax laws of England, Ger
many and France in making his
recommendations. He did not out
line any specific rate of tax, but
suggested that the principle is
worth considering.
II we had law like the one in
england, MI Carnegie could leave
the bulk of his estate to his daugh-
ter Margaret without paying any
very heavy tax to the government;
but II he tried TO leave |! to distant
relatives, collateral heirs, or to
some Institution like a library, it
would at once become subject to
tax OF 20 per cent. In England the
bigger the fortune the higher the
tax, until five millions is reached,
when the fortune pays the fiat 20
per cent rate.
In France the rate IN the same,
70 per cent to the state, but the
top limit where this rate begins is
ten millions. In Germany an estate
OF the size OF Carnegie's would pay
an even higher per cent, namely rs
per cent. or quarter OF the total
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26

"We will put on three eight-hour
shifts and work continuously until
the auditorium is completed" May
or Robt. Speer says. A municipal
ity owned auditorium is the mayors
own scheme.
that the 100000 in gold from Col
orado's mines, and the prospect of
cool breezes even in the hottest
season, had won the convention, ex-
pressions of doubt were frequent.
The big structure was only just be-
gun, Skeptics freely predicted that
junk pile rather than auditorium
would greet the delegates.
The mayor is more confident of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26

completing the auditorium than
he is of being able to attend the
convention as a delegate.
There is faint upon Speer's
democracy. Although elected a DEM
ocrat the last state convention re-
fused to recognize the credentials
of himself and his followers, who
were elected delegates at the regu-
lar primaries, declaring his dele
cation to be ''corporationists."
Democrats through the state still
regard his democracy as only skin
deep and insist that the rejected
ones be given no place in the ma
tional gathering For all that the
mayor will make a fight for seat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-26
WOMEN PURSUED HIM

CINCINNATI, Dec 26.-Women
bent on dealing summary punish
ment, pursued Bert Wilson from
Race st. to Pleasant and forced the
fleeing man to take refuge in the
attic of the house at 1909 Pleasant
St, where he was discovered and
arrested. Wilson has been terrorir
ing children of the Findlay st.
school and women of the neighbor.
hood.