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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
HoLLENsvILLE ITEMS.

Mr.. Atterberrey, of Madison,
was in this neighborhood last
week buying mules. lie bought
one from w. w. Dowell for $l35,
two from Edd. Pitcher for $500,
and two from d. NJ Slonaker for
$500.
r. NJ. Berrey delivered at Paris
Saturday 6 lambs, average weight
- pounds. at So per cwt.
Powers Bros. bought &c bushels
of wheat at the machine from
Claude Slonaker at 75c per blu.
s. j. Todd bought a load of
corn from Roy Donaldson at Toe
per bu.
o. r. Cawthorn is painting his
barn.
Miss Callic Berrey and Mr.. Ross
Ewing spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Baker, southeast of
Mexico.
The protracted meeting will
commence at Long Branch church
Sunday, Aug. ).
The picnic given by Long
Branch Sunday school was sue
cess. Everyone present had pie
mic and enjoyed the dinner. which
consisted Of everything that is
necessary for a most excellent
dinner.
Miss Leila Miller, who has beer
attending school at Chillicothe, i.
expected home this week.
Miss Minnie Gatewood of Kan
sas City is visiting at her father
Master Howard Niele of Cen
tralia is visiting his aunt, Mrs. c
, c. Melee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson o
Kansas City who have been visit
ing relatives here for the pas
fortnight returned to their HON
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. McGee visit
ed in Centralia Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Berrey an,
, son, Carl, expect to visit this wee
2 Mr.. Berrey's brother, nea
Moberly.
r George Neale is very niue
afflicted with poison oak.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
POWELL FORD.
community

The heaviest rain of the season
fell in this vicinity last Saturday
afternoon.
The fish fry in Dan billiard s
pasture at the Cabin last Thurs
day was a great success. From
90 to 10 people present. They
caught from 80 to 100 pounds of
fish. The dinner was most de-
licious and all enjoyed the day
very much. The editor of the
Message and his wife made a
short call at the Cabin and all
were glad to see them.
The protracted meeting com
menced at Sun Rise last Sunday
evening with a large attendance.
Elder Stout is conducting the SER
vices.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Cook are
entertaining their nephew of
Iowa.
Miss Pauline Powell and Miss
Edna Cant of Thompson are
spending a week in Paris, the
guests of Mrs. Vaughn.
Miss Olivia Carter sDent last
week with her brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Carter, of this
neighborhood.
Milford Berry rented 60 acres
of wheat ground to Earl Carter
last week.
Potatoes are blooming the see
Ond time. Some think there will
be potatoes yet.
Several sOwed turnip seed this
last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
BEAVER DAM ITEMS.
Beaver Dam Sunday school

Beaver Dam Sunday school is
progressing nicely.
Rev. II. |. Cobb filed his APP
pointment at Bethel Sunday.
John H. Smith of near Beaver
Dam hauled his coal for his
winter use last week.
Jim Crockett completed his
cellar and also a concrete floor in
his engine house last week.
Mrs. l.. j. Atkins has been at
the bedside of her brother, John
Parks, north of Mexico.
Aunt Susan Parks of Mexico is
very i'll of dropsy.
Luke Blevins of Mexico was
visiting in this community from
Saturday till Monday. ~
Billie Wayne and family,
Joseph Bradley and family, all
visited at j. T. Beasley's of near
Hatton one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Ravens
craft of near Mexico were the
guests of their aunt, Mrs. j. d.
Allison. Saturday and Sunday.
Harold Black and wife visited
her father and mother Sunday.
j. A. Beasley sold a brown sad.
die mare to Mr.. johnson of Mex
leo, price not learned.
We are very sorry to lose oul
neighbor, Mrs. Alexander.
Miss Jessie Allison has returned
from a visit with friends in Stur
geon.
George Schremp and CharH,
Beasley left Sunday for New Port
Arkansas, on a business trip.
Several Beaver Dam people at
tended the all-day service at New
Hope Saturday. All had a mic,
time and plenty of good things t,
eat. The well filed baskets die
not look like drouth over in thai
community.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
Electric Railroad.

Mr.. A. :. Miller of Middletown
is in Mexico today in consultation
with members of the st. Louis,St,
Charles & Northern Traction Co.
in regard to change of route OF
the electric line from Laddonia.
The road may come to Mexico, or
it may run by Worcester, Santa
Fe and Paris. Mr.. Miller is one
of the officers of the Co., and is in
charge of surveys and right-of-
way. He stated that the line is in
GOOD financial condition and that
the road will probably do some
building this year.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
NORTH GALLOWAY.

We had a fine rain last Monday
and the farmers in North Gala
way are wearing a broad smile
these days. The rain filed up a
good many ponds that were lately
cleaned out and making lots of
stock water. The rain just came
in time to save the late corn crop,
and the pastures are beginning to
green up and the farmers are be-
ginning to pillow for the wheat
crop.
Charley Hoffman sold, this
week, a mighty good span of cot
ton mules to Mr.. Dunn for 1920.
Ed. Johnson and family of near
Skinner were visiting relatives
and friends in North Galloway
last week, and while here attend
ed the WOOdman picnic at Aux
vase.
Ed. Fred sold, last week, to NJ
NJ. Brown, who owns a 400 acre
ranch on AuXvasse creek. south of
Auxvasse, a bunch of goats, so
head, at $50 per head Mr..
Brown has near 400 goats on his
ranch eating brush.
j. Z. Muir sold, last week, two
car loads of extra good fat steers
TO J. W. Bailey, our merchant at
Concord, at 1920.
Rev. Will Fareman of st. Louis
IS holding series of meetings at
Concord church with good at
tendance.
Lutte Smith sold, last week, a
mighty good span of large work
mules to VIM. Vivion at near the
$3.50 mark.
The school district known as the
Swon district added to their
school building a heating furnace
Prof. w. 0, Porter doing the
work.
Charles Murphy and family OF
Bellfiower, Mo-, are visiting in
North Galloway and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Crum.
Mr.. S. Wilson, just over the line
in Audrain, is visiting old friends
in Bellfower, Mo, this week.
The Woodman picnic that was
pulled off in our beautiful little
prairie city, Auxvasse, last Satur
day was a grand success. A large
crowd was in attendance.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
CANT ITEMS.

We are having a fine rain today
Monday, the first for several
weeks. About one inch has fallen
now.
j. l.. Miller and wife and Mrs
Amanda Miller spent Sunday at
V. V. Smith s.
S. p. Loren and wife spent Sun
day with +. Powell and wife of
near Sturgeon.
Mrs. }. c. Loren is visiting hen
parents at Amarillo, Texas
Protracted meeting will begin
at Salt River, Aug. 81 Elders
McDuffie of Canton and Gopher Of
Moberly will do the preaching.
Mrs. Ray McCarty of Chilli
cothe, Mo, is visiting relatives
here.
Ed. Berry has purchased a
gasoline hay baler and will begin
work at once.
All who are interested in the
cemetery at Salt River will please
come out next Wednesday, Aug.
9th, and help clean up and repair
the fencing
Cant Camp NJ. W. of A. met in
regular session Saturday night. A
large number Of the members
were present
j. l.. Miller bought about 2OC
bushels of corn from Lee Shock
at 60 cents per bushel.
At the July communion of
Houston Lodge, No. $50. A. +
and A. NJ. at this place, the fol
lowing officers were installed:
Caleb Leach, w. NJ.
Ray Dunlap, S. w.
VI. heannS, D. w
| w. F. Younger, s. d.
j. c. Loren, J. d.
Z. J. Sims, Tyler.
S. c. Groves, See.
VI. c. Flynt, Treas.
The official board at Salt Rive
have called a mass meeting of tn,
entire church membership fO
Sunday, Aug. l3, and every mem
her is urged to be present, at II
o clock, sharp, as business of i'm
portance will come up at tina
time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
NORTH MOLINO.

Weather fine. We have had sew
eral light showers of rain. 1t GER
tainly will help the corn and the
pastures, but it hasn't put much
water in the branches or ponds.
Mrs. T. j Bybee is quite sick at
this writing.
The protracted meeting at Mt.
Zion is progressing nicely. Rev.
Reeves is preaching some good
sermons.
The voters are left in a guam
Diary. No, they are not in favor of
the Union doing all the work on
the Capitol and knocking other
good men out.
VIII Crigler and family spent
Sunday with his grandmother.
Mrs. Della Arnold.
Among those who attended
church at Mt. Zion from Mexico
last Sunday We're Mr.. and Mrs. J.
+. Blum, Mr.. and Mrs. Gather.
the Misses Maggie and BERTHE
Barnett and Mr.. j. S. Moore.
Mrs. Henry Fisher and two
daughters visited her aunt. Mrs.
Tena Heller, and other friends
last week.
7. j. Bybee delivered hogs to
Powell & Munday at Mexico one
day last week.
Mrs. Mamie Doyle of Vandalia
who has been visiting her brother.
Felix Martin, and other relatives
for more than a week returned TO
her home last Saturday morning.
Felix Martin sold two yearling
mules and one young mule for
$3.50.
Edgar Martin sold a nice bunch
of shoats to S. p. Emmons. Dr. AT
$4.75.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
SANTA FE ITEMS.

Mrs. Matte Moore spent Thurs
day with Chas. Lucas and family.
Miss Helen Heller of Mexico
spent part of last week with Miss
Morine Norman here.
Mr.. and Mrs. HattiX and daugh-
ter left Tuesday for Washington.
They will make that their future
home.
Mrs. Ida Grey and daughter
spent Thursday with w. b. Han
ma and family.
Miss Lena Crump and father
spent Thursday with Geo Crump
and family.
On Wednesday evening the
pearly gates of heaven were
swung open by unseen fingers and
Mrs. viii Camplin was called
away. The death of this loved
one has filled many heart with
sadness and gloom. But why
should we mourn when God saw
fit to take her home. Where there
Is no sickness, but joy and rest
forever? She was pure in life and
she was not less so in death. De
ceased leaves husband and two
children and a host of friends and
relatives to mourn her death. May
God bless and sustain them in
their sad bereavement, and may
they thus be drawn nearer to God,
and may those of us who are in
the midst of life live to realize
that every day brings us nearer to
the grave, and why should we not
prepare for our last day on earth,
and try to meet those who are
near and dear to us? Funeral SER
vices by Rev. O'Heron of Canton.
after which the remains were laid
to rest in Santa Fe cemetery. De
ceased belonged to the Christian
Endeavor and was a great church
worker.
Miss May White of near Victor
is visiting Misses Fife and Essie
Scobee.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanger and
family spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Hanger.
We are having a splendid meet
ing. Have five additions.
Misses Mary Wilson and Gertie
Davis were shopping in Hannibal
Tuesday.
Claude Sterrett spent from Sat
nrday TO Monday in Palmyra.
Chas. Peak and family spent
Sunday with j. j. Dashner and
family.
lat in Sunday school Sunday
$3.50 collection. You are invited
back next Sunday, and bring
your friend with you.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
CHAMP CHIMES.

The Message gets better all the
time.
Mrs. II. I. Cobb is visiting her
mother in Holt, Mo.
Miss Jessie Allison is visiting
in Santa Fe this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Harrison
and Mr.. and Mrs. Crockett
Woolery, of Mexico, attended
church here Sunday.
We are rejoicing over a splen-
did rain which fell Monday after
noon. More than an inch of water
fell. We can stand a couple of
inches more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer DicuS and
Mr.. and Mrs. Perisho took spin
down to Columbia in the former S
new touring car Monday and
were caught by the rain. 1t is too
early yet to report their return.
A great deal Of baled oats
(slraw and alb has been hauled
thru here to Mexico and sold fol
$40 per ton. AS oats are only
worth 30 cts. or a cent a pound
it means 500 ton for oats straw
or the same per pound as threshet
oats. We never heard of such {
thing before.
Some of our best farmers ar,
predicting lower prices for al
rough food two months later thar
it is bringing now. This was SAT-
Lefore the rain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

j. S. Wilson of Grinnell, Iowa,
is here to put a new house on his
farm, near Rush Hill, to take the
place of the dwelling destroyed
by fire last week. The house
burned was occupied by l..
George and family. The Message
stated that the building was not
insured. but it was.-Alr. Wilson
had 5000 policy on it. Mr.. Will
son calls and renews for the Mes
sage.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
THE ELECTION.

The following was the vote
east in Audraiu pro and con at the
election Tuesday on the new State
capitol proposition:
Twenty.threc precmts heard
from.
Durham, % for, against
Friendship, 81 for, 6 against.
Martinsburg, 1873 for, Is against.
Rush Hill. p for, 50 against.
Rowena. ~ for, y against
Benton City. 80 for, . against.
Edwards. - for, 8 against
Bcagles, - for , against.
Union, "a for, against
Burk, 10 for, against.
Cant, "a for, , against
Farber, 50 for, 6 against.
Laddonia, 10 for "a against,
Vandalia, 246 for, sc against.
Crow. 81 for. ! against
Black. 2O-for 3 against.
Mexico, Third ward, 240 for, Z
against.
Mexico, Second ward, IS for, |;
against
Macedonia, % for, Z against
Canada, % for, against.
Mexico, Fourth ward, 10l for, !
against.
Mexico, First ward, l5S for, II
against.
Thompson, % for. I against.
Naylor, p for, . against.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
A Family Reunion,

Mr.. John Lockridge, southeast
of Mexico. celebrated his Goth
birthday last Sunday and fam
lily reunion Of the children and
relatives was held. The children
presented their father with a
handsome rocking chair A
smmPtuous dinner was spread and
all present spent a delightful day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Well, the $3,5OO,OOO bond prop
osItion for a new State capitol at
Jefferson City carried in the
election Tuesday-by an over
whelming majority Of those vot-
ing. The vote was light. We
didn I like the proposition in sew
eral respects but we managed to
vote for it, and We are now glad
the question is settled.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
Delegates Appointed.

The Mexico Business Men s As
ISOLATION chose George Robertson,
Willard Potts, Judge Alex Carter,
). I. johnson, F. A. Morris and
Joe Considine as delegates to the
Cross-State Highway Meeting in
jefferson City this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

A large barn belonging to J. NJ.
Smith, north of Sturgeon, was de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday night.
A horse and some feed and farm
ing implements burned with the
building.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Jim Fegan, sick with the fever
at the home Of his brother-in-l law,
Tess Cauthorn, near Rush Hill,
became much better last week but
later he became a little worse
again. However it is thought he
will come out all right in due
time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

The Kings Daught6s will sell
tags on Big Thursday" of the
Mexico Fair, as they did last year.
You get a tag and pay your own
price. Their cause is a just and
righteous one, and the sellers
should receive hearty support.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

The sudden and unexpected
death Of Arthur c. Anderson in
the Worcester neighborhood last
Friday was a great shock to his
many friends. lie was a good man
and an excellent citizen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Miss Ethelyn Mundy after a
month 5 visit with relatives here
left this week for her home in
Guadalajara, Mexico. She was
accompanied as far as st. Louis
by Mrs. J. H. Watts.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

d. A. Wilson who is fatally i'll,
1t is thought, can last but a few
days longer. Mrs. Wilson s
mother, Mrs. Stanley, of Pike
county, has been with the Wilson
family the past ten days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Mrs, Will Faulkner of Hutchi-
son visited Mrs. r. 4. McCord,
Mrs. Theodore Campbell and Mrs
Lon Chapman in Mexico this
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

G. V. HUMPHREYS while working
at the Mexico Brick Plant last
week suffered broken finger on
his right hand, A fellow work
man let a timber fail which
bounded and struck Mr.. Hum
phries.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ward are
still in camp at their Dew Drop
Inn" near Francis, by the rail
road lake.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Miss Ruth Porter and her
friend Miss Mitchell of Columbia
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Willis Carlisle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

r. D. Worrell is in Mayo Hos
pital in Rochester, MINI, where
he undergoes an operation today.
His physician, DR.. Ned Rodes of
this city, is with him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
Out on Bail.

{. l.. Byrd Of Sturgeon, charged
with having attempted assault
upon the 10 years old daughter of
Joseph Ginger Of that town, has
been released on a 5000 bond.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Misses Hawiet Zaugg and Dora
Kelley are camping with Mr.. and
Mrs. jim Braden near Santa Fe
this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Misses LYDIA Fox and Ada Phil
lips, of this city, will go to Van
dalia today to visit relatives and
friends.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Born, July 81, to Prof. and Mrs,
j. L. Shobe, daughter. The lit
tie one has been christened Olah
Merle Shobe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03
Notice Of Final SGtlGl9I

Notice is hereby given lha' t.. fr
Marshall, administrator, WI. man .,,u
settlement of the estate OF EI.a zee of7 d
deceased at the August ter" conntI
Probate Court Of Audra,9 lfey.J
on the second Monday in AUG
" T. II. MARSHALL
Admin.straioT
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Revs. Cooper and McDuffee
will conduct a revival meeting at
Salt River church, near Cant, be-
ginning August 81.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Misses Georgia and Frances
Guthrie of this city are visiting at
Bay View, Mich.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Mrs. W. G. Sims and son.
Fletcher, southeast of Mexico,
visited relatives in Columbia last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Mrs. Mary L. Acton is home
from, visit with her son, j. l..
Acton, near Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

Misses Jessie and Yea
of Troy are visiting "' A
lard and other relatives ]"
city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-03

The infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Cauthorn died last week.
The evening world., 1911-06-20
Beam Falls SIX stories. Hits Man.

workmen employed on the sixth story
OF an uncompleted building cn West
ono Hundred and Forty-first street,
W Seventh and IenoX 4
this afternoon dropped a beam II fell
on the Head of a laborer, known only
as Louis, at work on the ground noor,
and fractured his skull. An ambulance
took the laborer TO the Harlem Hospital,
where It was said be would die.
The evening world., 1911-06-20
MOB HANGS BOY
T0TElEPHONEPOlE
IN HEART Of Town
Lynching of Young Mexican
by Texans Quickly Fol-
lows Street Murder.

THORNDALE, Tex, June 2o.-The
vshttiins NJ a atic1t led IN tho killing
u.x,
"o
%" youth here last night "he.her
q boy was a citizen OF the United
states or OF Mexico Is not known. The
sherfn OF Milan County is on his way
to 3horndale to investigate.
18o Mexican, a lad Of about eighteen
yeoBN. whose name has not been ascer-
tanned, was sitting on the side walk in
front OF Zeltung's garage early las,
night, tndustriousay welding his pocket
knife and making a pile of shavings.
Zeitung protested against the littering
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
BREAK NECK,
MAY RECOVER
Boys Dive in Shallow Water
is Almost Fatal.

New York. June PA young man
who, like Walter Duryea, broke one Of
the vertebrate Of his neck by a dive
into shallow water Is still alive and
conscious in Washington Heights hos
pital. The victim Is Leonard j. Smith,
nineteen years old. The surgeons in
the hospital, mindful hat Duryea hv-
ed twelve years after his Injury, are
working hard to save the young man.
They thought he had a chance Of re
covery.
Young Smith and his brother Mon
tague were swimming IN the Hudson
at One Hundred and ~Forty-ninth
street, using . float. Leonard decided
to try a dive into the shallow water.
He was a good swimmer and thought
he could shoot out horizontally quickly
enough to avoid the bottom.
The younger brother waited for O
moment or two for Leonard to come
to the surface. When be did not ap-
pear Montague got into the water and
felt along the bottom with his hands.
Ia a few moments he had the head OF
Leonard above the surface and saw
he was still breathing. Help arrived
and took him to the hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
TO JOIN BALDWIN STRIKERS.
Philadelphia Street Car Men Demand
Wage Increase.

Philadelphia, June 12.-Local mems
bers of the Amalgamated Association
of Street and Electric Railway Eng
ployees may join with the striking
locomotive builders from the Baldwin,
Locomotive works, according to a
rumor, following a conference betwe<I
the leaders.
Labor leaders say there is a conn
munity of interest between the carmen
and the Baldwin employees, as the
same financial interests control both
companies. The street car men SONG
time ago demanded that their pay be
increased from % to % cents an hour,
When Thomas ID. Mitten of Chicago
last week assumed management of the
company, he declared it could not at.
ford the increase, but the leaders Of
the street car men believe they caH
convince him that an increase can bd
made. 4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12
UNIFORM LAW
FOR UTILITIES
National Civic Federation
Breaks Movement.

New York, June 12.-At a meeting
here June % a committee of railroad
presidents, two interstate commerce
commissioners, a former cabinet mem
Der, bankers, labor leaders, college
professors, lawyers and manufacturers
a model public utilities law will be
framed. 1t is the plan of the National
Civic federation, under the auspices of
which the committee was called, to
have the law submitted to every state
for adoption. The announcements Of
the meeting are being sent out by Seth
Low, president of the federation.
Forty-one persons have accepted ap-
pointments, Mr.. Low declares. The
public, the second one consisting of
nine members who will endeavor to
draft a similar measure for uniform
state regulation of combinations and
trusts and also to consider proposed
federal legislation on the same subject.
This committee will meet In this city
on June IA.
A third announcement states that
letters have been addressed to Govern
or Dix and Senator Bayne and Repre-
sentative Levy chairman Of the judi
ciary committees Of the senate and
house respectively, urging a bill au-
thorlzing a new commission on com
pensation for industrial accidents In
the state of New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-12

Washington, June 12:-The Gid
den reciprocity automobile tour,
starting here, will take place June
10 to 26, including seven running
days between Washington and Otta-
wa. 1t Will be one Of the most pic
turesque tours ever held. Perhaps
auto enthusiasts do not fully realize
what the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment means. 1t is Of far greater i'm
portance to the automobile industry
than the average man imagines. The
reduction of duty on American made
cars from 35 to 80 per cent. will