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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
THIS FIGHT ON PRESIDENT
WILSON'S APpONTEES

WA1aN LA1lH
REFERRING to the fight being
made by Senator Reed on President
Wilson'S appointees TO federal Office
in the western district of Missouri,
Congressman Borland, a Democrat
congressman from Kansas City,
makes the following statement:
'Tammany is preparing to go to
the mat with the president in defense
of the sacred principle of the senator
iai sandbag. The good of the public
service, the suecess Of Democratic
policies the urgency Of legislation
FOR the people. the protection
Of the nation against emergen-
cies at home and abrOad-none of
these are OF importance compared
with the loss Of political pie.
Chairman Fitzgerald of the APP
preparations Committee tells me that
when the customary request is made
for the appropriation to pay for Off
GERS who have not been confirmed by
the Senate he viii fight it. This does
not affect Collins pay, but it may af-
feet BANDS. The president is to be
starved out, or rather the public SER
vice is to be starved until the pres
ident yields. asked him whether his
threat extended further than the dis
trict attorney for the Western Dis
trict of New York, that being the case
IN which Tammany is vitality interest
ed. He assured me that Tammany
was back of the fight against the
Missouri appointments also.
"0n this point a sharp division viii
occur in the Appropriations Com
mittee between the presidents friends
and Tammany. l shall insist that Of
heers de factor who are diseharging
the duties Of the office shall be paid.
If Republicans whose terms Of Office
had expired were holding over and
performing the duties they would be
paid. Why should not Democrats
who have qualified, given bond, as
sumed the responsibilities of the office
and are properly discharging the dut-
les be paid? Must the Office go I'M
filled and the public service suffer?
In case of the Missouri appoint
ments neither of the gentlemen
sought the position, neither is attack
ed on account of want of character or
fitness and neither has any control
over the question of confirmation by
the Senate. The issue is clearly pre-
! scented. The American people must
choose between the execution on the
one hand and the methods of Tam
many on the other. The constitution
gives the power to nominate and ap-
point by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate This places the
responsibility for the orderly and
proper conduct of the public service
on the president with a safeguard
against unfit appointments by the
power of confirmation.
'The Tammany plan is that or
ganization must select the man, put
its brand on him, require its spokes-
man, the Senator to nam him.
Thereupon the president must appoint
him, The president is denied all will
in the matter. Not only that parti-
cular branch of the public service, but
all public business must stop if the
president attempts to exercise any
judgment Of the fitness Of the APP
p%ointee. This is the very essence of
Tammanyism. As between the on
%stitution and Tammanyism. the YER
dict Of the American people win be
swift and certain"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

FRANK A. PEARL, one of the
most successful travelling men out of
Mexico, beginning January first will
take the territory covered by Earnest
Kemper of Montgomery City for the
Scudder-Gale Grocery Co., st.
Louis, Kemper having accepted a pos
ition in the State Auditors Office at
Jefferson City. Frank Pearl is one of
the most successful of grocery drum
mers, a live wire and can always be
found ION the job"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Ida 5. Robinson to s. A. Pulls, War
ranty, Consideration $4,000 E 1-2 Of
Sc & Sc, NE of 10 and sw, sW Of
1t-50-i0.
Clarinda d. Burchard to A. H.
B~urchard, Warranty, Consideration
$1,000 N. 1-2 Of Block 13, Crigler Adj
dltion to M~artinsburg.
A. G. Miller to C. L. Bybee, War
ranty, Consideration $4,000 w. 81 II.
Of Lot 5, Block 2, Hisey & Cassidy
Addition to Mexico.
N. c, Woods to d. Edwards, War.
ranty, Consideration $67.50 Lot 43.
Block 6, Fairview Place, Mexico.
). c. Parrish to Geo. & VIM. sox.
Q~ult~Clatm, Consideration sl.O0 w,
1-2 of Sc of 17-51-5.
NJ. 7. Vandegrift to II. ]. paul.
warranty, Consideration 5000, Lot ii,
Block 2, Coons Add. to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
FAMILY WIPED U
Father and Six Sons Lost in Eur.
opean Battle.

Henry Winkler, of Rush Hill. who
has served in a Euroean army eight
years, brought a newspaper to this
Office this week containing the story
OF a father and six sons being lost
IN the present conflict in Europe. The
paper belongs to Henry Heinicke, Of
Rush Hill, who knows some of those
interested intimately in the loss.
The six IONS and father were Swiss
and although Switzerland is not at
war her troops were protecting the
border when a troop of French at
tempted to cross in oredr to make an
attack on the German troops. The
SWISS soldiers resisted and the father
and sons died. The wife and mother
OF these soldiers, when she heard the
news, lost her mind entirely. The
story tells further of the severe s,,f-
feTlng among the poor of Switzerland
as a result of the present conflict.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
ECONOMY PROPOSED AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

$780, ACANNA1 MI "a y ~
Along the line Of -transacting the
Nations business in a business way
the New Yory World editorially says:
mot the least of President Wilson's
public services, it begins to appear,
was the appointment of a successful,
blunt-gpeaking business man to be
Secretary Of Commerce.
Secretary Redfeld in his annual re
port tells Congress its system of pro-
vidiag funds for the peoples col
leetive business affairs is ~erratic, un-
intelligent, wasteful. He makes very
clear his conviction that no private
business so conducted could escape
the Sheriff more than a year.
Mature, we used to be taught, alb
hors a vacuum. But Natures dread
Of emptiness is a mild sentiment com
pared to the trained business mans
adherence of needless and continuing
waste.
IF Secretary Redfeld can communi-
cate enough of his business mans
detestation of such waste to Congress
to procure the adoption of the bud
get system in making appropriations,
instead of the rule of political and
personal pull, he win have served his
country well.
"But it is hard to make legislative
bodies composed chiefly Of lawyer
politicians, non-producers, understand
that there is any limit to the peoples
ability to pay taxes. The joke about
a woman's first check book comes to
mind in this relation. They seem to
think appropriating money somehow
calls it into being.
What our l~egislatie bodies need
most, is a larger percentage Of nom
legal, nonpolitical talent-farmers,
educated laborers, payroll producers. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

THE st. Louis Republic favors
furnishing work, if possible, to all
those who are willing; and in the
meantime of course favors looking
after the suffering whether they will
or not, and along this line editorially
says: "For the hobo revels in the
free soup kitchens established in a
season Of distress, like the present
one. He does not want to work,
even, and when soup kitchens are in
full blast nothing ear tempt him
away from the city. Only the self
respecting element will respond to a
call from farmers offering hard but
honorable work to tide the present
unemployed over the bitter winter
season"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

Ed Shobe left Monday morning for
Excelsior Springs to try and boil out
the "reumadieks," from which he has
been confined to his bed for several
weeks. DR.. Mccall went as far as
Mexico where DR.. Herbert Shobe Of
jefferson City joined Ed and accom-
panied him to his destination. We
sincerely hope hal Ed may be able to
come home soon sound as a new sill
yer dollar.-Laddonia Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
CONG. BoRLAND AGREES
Approves LedgeF's Stand Concerning
Senate Ward Politics.

The following communication from
Congressman W. P. Borland, Of Mis-
souri,, will be Of interest to those who
have been watching ward poliricsn in
the United States Senate.
House Of Representatives
December 26th, 1914.
Dear Mr.. White.
The Ledger is right The era of
ward politics in the Senate is passing.
The people won't stand for It and the
people are making themselves heard
today as never before. This has long
been a government Of the people,
now it has become at last a govern
ment by the people and this means,
thank Heaven, that it must be a gov
eminent for the people.
Sincerely,
Vim. p. Borland.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
O D BAKERY R
Fire Did Considerable Damage To
Washington ST. Establishment

Fire did considerably damage to
Charles Ackman's Model Bakery on
Washington ST., about IL o'clock, Sun
day night The fire started in the
basement and it was with some diff
Guilty that the fire company got to it
The greater portion Of the damage
was to the oven room, which contain
ed the large o~ven,erected about a year
ago and one Of the latest types The
damage is about $1,000 partially COW
cred by insurance
Early Monday morning Mr.. Ack.
man began moving into the Rothwell
building on Promenade St, where tbs
Jewel Bakery formerly vas located
The over has not been removed from
that building and is being utilized by
Mr., Ackman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
Mo. Has s.s4a Retail Linnor ns.l...

LhHutI DtHieFh
JEFFERSON City, Mo-, December 2s.-
There are s,s43 retail liquor dealers in
missouri. according to information
gathered by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics from government revenue
reports. Included in this number are
saloons, fraternal and social clubs
There are 5,646 retail licenses in the
FIRST Internal Revenue District. EN-
oraeing st. Louis, Hannibal, Cane
Glrardeau, Washington, Caruthers.
vilie' New Madrid, st. Charles and a
rev other towns. In the Western
District there are 3,197 saloons and
resorts where intoxicants are sold AZ
retail. This district includes Kansas
CITY st. Joseph, sedalia, Springfield.
emerson City and a few others. Mis-.
sour ranks seventh in the United
states IN the number of retail liquor
aea'efs' 1t has more than Illinois
fewer than California. New jar.
sey' New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania Or
Wisconsin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

REFERRING to the Importance Of
making good cooks out Of college
girls, the st. Louis Republic editorial
~ says: There are ZIG girls in the
University Of Missouri who are learn.
ing how to cook, keep house and make
home happy. They are enrolled in the
home economics department. The
young women are being instructed in
scientific cooking. They are learning
why a certain amount Of butter, sugar
or -four should be used in a pie or
cake, why a joint is better for sour
than a hard bone, and various other
why's and wherefores of the culinary
art. They learn scientific methods,
the ehort cuts, the time savers. These
girls also learn many other things
about housekeeping, and if there is
any young man looking for a wife
who Knows how TO cook and keep
house according to up-to-date meth
DDS be should go to Columbia and look
over those 276 future mistresses of
happy homes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

Have you ever considered why you
should take cold easily. Is it rot due
to a sensitive skin? That is the usual
cause. If SO, take a cool but not cold,
sponge bath every morning before
breakfast and rub with a dry towel
until the skin is dry and warm. Then
when you take a cold get rid of it as
quickly as possible, and to accomplish
this you will find Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy most excellent. Its
remarkable cures of bad colds have
won for it a wide reputation and i'm
mense sale. For sale by all dealers.
adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
THE PRESIDENT AND REED.

AAE a N%ANlhkAaAAA MN AtA4A@hls
SENATOR REED is merely show
inF bis size in interfering with the
confirmation Of ". N. Collins as post
master at Kansas City and Ewing c..
Bland as United States marshal for
the western district Of Missouri.
The United States constitution
gives the president authority to fill
these places, 'by and with the con-
cent and advice Of the senate
meaning that the senate shall have
supervision of appointments ~ the
extent that incompetent or corrupt
men shall not be given positions in
the federal service. The provision is
a safeguard thrown around the exc
cutive-not a grant Of patronage to
senators.
1t is not charged that either Collins
or Bland is incompetent or corrupt.
1t is not charged that there is any
thing in their private lives to make
them unfit for public service. 1t is
not even charged that either is I'M
satisfactory TO a large number of the
persons whom they will serve.
The only charge against Collins
and Bland is that they are not the
men whom Senator Reed wanted ap-
pointed. And in the minds of many
people in Missouri that is a very
high Recommendation for both gen.
tlemen.
Fortunately. the president has the
whip handle. Collins and Bland are
in Office, and though the senate re-
fuses to confirm them, they can hold
Office until the end of the present
session of congress without further
ado. Then the president can give
each Of them another recess appoint
ment, which will carry them through
until the end Of the next session Of
congress.
Senator Reed can fume as much as
he pleases. The Senate may invoke
obsolete senatorial courtesy" until
the end Of the session of congress
without avail. But Collins and Bland
are in office, and the president has
made it pretty plain that he intends
they shall stay there as long as he is
president.
To which thousands upon thousands
Of men in Missouri who are Demo
Gratis from principle and not through
the want Of Office say, amenl-Fulton
Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
WEEKLY SUB.
SCRIBERS

Subscribers to the Weekly
Ledger should watch the date
on the margin of their paper
and renew their subscriptions
promptly so that they win not
miss a copy Of their favOrite
paper.
The Weekly Ledger is SI.00 a
year in advance TO everybody.
q We are trying to make the
Weekly Ledger better than ever.
and II you are interested at all
in the news Of the county you
should most assuredly be taking
the Weekly Ledger as the price
is less than &c a week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

Whereas ES SALE
Nancy $. Griffin. hi, D, Griffin ~
certain cert Deed of Trust S ~ BY a.
r Dsas 1902 go and recorded 4 ocss
pa Page Slo, in the Reso n Book aS
IL A Sonsl. County, Misso oo5' Ga
trustee, for the mr., s.s a~ldsragss
the indebtedness thar' Of Secub,s
the following desoribod nsatOss
s sta," - and being in Audr ~, : ''at
A part of the south
North West quarter 90 Hs ! IA Of d,
Township 81 North of + R% section 8 b
:. the 9Th P. NJ, more 1s', p.. ;. E.a
described as follows, Particularly
E.a. line Of the road. a at n. "a q,
East corner of the lana 'e NctA
BOOK 80 at Page 4s8, Rs Sr'sllSsd b
. sos 70, M. AGdrain County, i Ne d
Thence North 70 yards, 70, , NO, nn
,ssan thence West "a POINT d
,Gen Ss North 10 yards, tb. \ ', !
~, ~ yards, thence South 70 7o'n v..i E''
ing one acre. contain
And whereas, default s,,
made in the payment Of The ~ i,,l s''
que on said debt, by rs., aa'''''
which default, the legal 'S ovoa. q
holder thereof, has requostst !, n
foreclosure of said deed Of S't t,''' 'A
Now therefore, I. J.. G. DI T,.,
tne undersigned trustee. d IiuAd'
give notice that | viii, on 'O N'rsb
SATURDAY. January, 20d "a,
between the hours Of S.oa W !
ana 900 o'clock P. Moi that t' ds a, 4
said real estate at public v.. 4's'''
the highest bidder, for casa Suaue'
east front door of the Au5 ,si y y
y Court House, in Mexico. Mi, 'oal
Tor the purpose of discharginno l ,so !
aeDtedness secured by said Sa ss !
trust, the interest due thereon oVS' :,
the costs of executing this n' a
41-4t ]. G. No. aus SruSt
First insertion, Dee IN Io,,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
Howard Basket In Flnrida

The Junior Editor of the Ledger
received a letter this week from How.
ard G. Basket, formerly of this city,
who is now located near Fellsmore,
Fla, raising grape fruit, lines and
other tropical fruits Mr. Basket
Is enthusiastic over the opportunities
Of that country and is enjoying good
health and prsperity His many Mex
leo friends will be delighted to hear
from him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

A DISPATCH from Washington re.
ferr5ng to President Wilson's atti-
tude on the fight being made on his
appointees by Senator Reed, says:
President Wilson is disinclined to
look upon differences with the senate
over appointments as d patronage
fight and told callers the ~administra-
tion Wa concerned with larger ques.
tions. lie indicated there would be
ne new moves in the near future in
the Of mel be has nominated
and which the senate has rejected,
aud that he was not concerned over
che situation. Administration Off
cials, however, say the president win
stand back Of his appointments
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

CONSIDERING the amount of
money sent out Of Audrain County
for coal, merchandise, feed, and 80
many other necessities, it is a wonder
that we have rs much money in cir
culation al we really have. For the
last two years thousands of dollars
have been sent out Of the county for
feed when as a matter of fact in or
binary years we have corn and grain
of all kinds to ship out. One good
crop year will make times prosperous
in good old Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
For a Weak Sfnmach

Mrs. F. P. Tritsch, Rome, N. Y,
writes, about five years ago my
stomach was very weak. / could not
eat solid food. Friends told me that
Chamberlain's Tablets were Just
what needed. I took three or four
bottles of them and my health has
since been of the best" For sale by
all dealers. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

THE people Of Mexico, especially
hose who are interested in charity
are under special obligations to City
Clerk bearing who is treasurer of the
organized charity committee and is
personally looking after the needy of
Mexico in an unselfsh and intelligent
way. Mr.. bearing sees that all ap-
plications are investigated and those
who are needy are promptly helped.
In other towns throughout the state
where they have organized charity a
small salary is paid to the treasurer
or secretary who looks after the de-
tails of the proposition. Mr.. Dear
ing and his committee are to be on the
job all winter, and will need your
cordial assistance from time to time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

RELATIVE TO the alleged Mormon
propaganda in New York, which con
templates big additions to the Utah
church, it may be said in all serious
ness that Reed Smoot, who has been
assisting in writing standpat Repub-
lican laws in the United States SEN
ate, is more of a menace TO the peo-
pie Of this country as a standpatter
than he ever can be as a religious
anoetie
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

1T seems peculiar that some Dem.
ocrats expect the president Of the
United States to make a practice Of
appointing to Office those who are
fighting him not only personally but
the policies of the Democratic Party
for which he stands. Some people
never have in mind any other reason
for an administration than the chance
it gives them to crowd up to the "pie
counter and "cuss" the president
and the principles and policies he
stands for.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
PRIZES FOR
FARM WOMEN


The Ledger offers IS in gold
LIST prize; Daily Ledger / year.
second prize; Daily Ledger six
months. Srd prize; Weekly
Ledger a year, 4th prize, to
the Audrain County Farm
' Women who sell the most but
ter, eggs, chickens, ducks.
turkeys or geese from Jan. /,
1914, to Jan. /, 1916, not
counting eggs sold for setting
purposes. Any resident woman
' OF the County is eligible.
All entries must be accom-
panied by a full list of sales,
hled at Ledger Office not later
than b p. m, Jan. is, 1915.
The decision will be announced
within a week. Make your re-
: port as follows:
NO dozen eggs brought S..
No. ib butter brought
No. chickens brought
No. turkeys brought
No. ducks brought
No. geese brought
K. M. WHITE & SON
Pr%oprietors, Ledger
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
WHEAT $1.23 AT PORTLAND.
European Demand and Damage From
Cold Cause Record Price.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 28.-Another
new high price record for wheat was
attained Saturday,when a sale Of 5000
bushels of Red Fife was made at
s1.23 and 5000 bushels of Red Rus
sian sold at the same figure. The fact
that some of the eastern Oregon win
ter wheat acreage must be reseeded,
owing to the cold weather, has caused
farmers retaining supplies to take
them entirely off the market.
Europe is bidding for stock of
wheat, oats and barley here, but is
unable to obtain wheat at present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

THE Farber Forum editorially
says: M. 7. Vandegrift of Mexico
tells the Message that there are no
tralnps in Germany. He says that
eve'y man e there has TO work.
If be hasn't a job the government
finds him one and he has 10 take It.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

WE understand that an enterpris-
ing citizen Of Mexico is endeavoring
to work the organized charity COM
mittee under two names. In the past,
once in a while an unworthy object
Of charity would work three or four
churches and the city and county all
at the same time, but under organized
charity all applications are promptly
investigated, and only those really in
need are assisted. All those who are
really in want are promptly and sym
~pathetically assisted, but grafters
will have to move on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31
Notice of sherif's Sale
Under Dead nc N

Under Deed Of Trust
Whereas, Harvey Stewart 49,
Mary A. Stewart, his wife h. a aaa
certain Deed of Trust dated 4, 4s'i
teenth day of September. Iaso Sa ~
acknowledged and recorded n D.
%eorder's office of the County Of Az
rain and State of Missouri in T,,s
Deed record book Z, at page 47s. ,on
veyed to H.. A. Ricketts,, Trustee a.
following described real estate, Ivirs
and being situate in the COUNTY J,
Audrain and State of Missouri; n.
wit: W
Eighty acres being the north han
(1-2l of the Southeast quarter r.n
Of Section three (3l, Township a.,
(50), range ten (10) west, az Der n I
Survey thereof.
Which said conveyance was mad.
In trust to secure the payment n ,
certain negotiable promissory mi.
and in said Deed of Trust fullv ds..
cribed.
And Whereas, said Deed Of Trust
provides that II said promissory moi,
shall be allowed to remain due ANA
unpaid, the said Trustee, or in case Of
his inability or refusal to act, as
then acting Sheriff Of Audrain CouD.
ty, Missouri. shall become bis sue.
cepsor.
And Whereas, II. A. Ricketts,, The
Trustee named in said Deed Of Trust,
10 now deceased.
And Whereas, said promissory note
so secured by said Deed Of Trust /,
now past due and remains unpaid.
Now, therefore, /, j. W. Barnett
Sheriff Of Audrain County, Missouri
at the request Of the legal holder d
said promissory note, will, on
Friday, the sth day of January, A
ID. 1915,
Between the hours of 8 oelocl
a. m. and 5 O'Clock p. m
of that day, proceed to sell the res
estate above described at public ven
due to the highest bidder at tp
East front door of the Court Hous
in the City of Mexico, Missouri, fo
cash to pay said debt and interes
and the costs and expenses of execut
ing this Trust.
]. W. BARNETT,
Sheriff of Audrain County, Missouri
42-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

J. KELLY POOL of the Centralia
Courier and secretary of the state
capitol commission of jefferson City,
has formally announced as candidate
for Secretary of State of Missouri.
Mr.. Pool is well equipped for this i'm
p~ortant Office, and would make a most
faithful and efficient officer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

THE Philippine Assembly has re-
duced the salaries of other officials
without touching a penny of their
own, yet some people doubt that the
Filipinos are fitted for self-govern
ment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-31

ROCKEFELLER has contributed
millions of dollars to schools and col
leges throughout the west, and has
made the following appropriations to
Missouri colleges: Drury College
1.-TWO appropriations). $125,000;
Washington University. 100000;
William Jewell College, S125,000;
Central College, $4,000.