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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
FAyORs MERCHANT MARINE

Washington, D G., Dec. 3.--Presi-
dent Wilson told callers Tuesday that
he is more impressed than ever with
the necessity for a Government-owned
merchant marine and indicated that
the Alexander bill to bring this about
will head the administrations pro-
gram of legislation for the coming
session.
With the enactment of the law it
was reported Tuesday efforts may be
made to purchase many foreign-owned
ships informed here since the out
break of the European War. Among
the number are more than 80 vessels
of the Hamburg-American Line.
Overtures recently were made to
the President, it was said, to permit
private companies to engage in Amer
lean shipping with the aid Of the Gov
eminent 1t has become known nat
Bernhard Baker Of Baltimore, presi-
dent Of the Atlantic and Pacific Trans
port Company, urged this plan. Presi'
dent Wilson has not indicated his
views in this regard, however, ant
his position will not be known unit
his message is read to Congress mex
week.
The plan proposed by Mr.. Bake
it is stated, is for the Federal Gov
eminent to advance$100,000, 900 II
the form of a loan, for the purpose o
purchasing or building vessels for a
American merchant marine. 1t is HI
idea that these ships should not b
operated by the Government but b
a corporation, which should under
take to pay to the Government 4 pc
cent for the use of the $10O,OOO,OO'
or so much of it as is used for the pul
!, chase or construction Of ships.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
10000 DRUG "FIENDs"

Washington, Dec. 4.-The number
of drug "fiends" in the United States
is not SO large as had been sup
posed, the Public Health Service re-
ports. 1t had been estimated that be-
tween / and 2 per cent. of the popu-
lation were drug habitues. The report
also states that the evils due to the
improper use of such drugs have been
greatly exaggerated.
In Tennessee during the first SIN
months of the Anti-Narcotic Law l.
403 permits were issued to persons
The approximate number of average
doses of habit-forming drugs import
ed into the United States in 1911 ant
1912 was respectively 3,040,900,OO'
and 2,308, 100000.
From this data, the report says ]
would appear, from the average con
sumption of the drug habitue in Ter
~nessee, that each addict would tax
1000 doses each month, or 100
doses a year.
Tennessee, it is added, contains ont
fiftieth of the population Of the Uni
ed States, and on that ratio thel
would be a total of something mo
than 10000 drug habitues, consumin
, approximately S5O,OOO,OOO averai
doses per year.
"This quantity" says the repol
"probably is somewhat low, but it
fair to assume that not more th'
double this amount or approximate
: 1,7OO, 900 900 average doses, are CO
sumed annually by drug habitues.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
WILL REPEAL ORDINANCE
MoberIy Council to Refuse Ciair'OS'
ants in the Future

A man who professed to be an
honest clairvoyant went to the office
If Citv Clerk John F. Curry Wednes-
dow NIGHT to secure a city license
giving him the right to operate III
this city, but after the city cierN
warned him that his business is no
longer a paying one in this city the
medium decided it best not to iOG Er;,
here, says the Moberly Democrat Fri
day. it,, council
u,;lI start proceedings at the regu,
Iar meeting Monday night to repeal
he ordinance under which clairvoy'
ants, mediums, seers ana o'n hoor
called wonderful people nave
licensed. to operate in Moberly'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
10, 20 AND 30 YEARS
AGO THIS WEEK.
40 YEARS AGO.


j. G. Orr was proprietor Of q store
at Benton City.
The directors Of the Mexico Fair
Association were: Green Clay, c. W.
Baker R. R. Buckner, S. E. Kendall,
]. A. Potts, ]. B. Botkin, Joseph Nc
Donald, j. J. Steele, ]. W. Daniel,
The officers we're: Green Clay, presi-
dent; J. B. Botkin, vice-president; ].
j. Steele, secretary; Joseph Glandon,
treasurer.
Charles Brandriff committed sui
eide by shooting himself at his home
south of Mexico.
A literary society was organized at
Union school house, south of Mexico,
The officers were: J. S. Atkins, presi-
dent; r. W. Byrns, vice-president; G.
w. Green, secretary; NJ. C. Calvert,
treasurer.
John Blinco and Miss Jane Hultzi
both of this county, were married.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
COLUMBIA WANTS LIBRARY

"The fact that counted most in
getting us a Carnegie Library" said
Mrs. S. P. Emmons of Mexico, Mo-,
when she told the Tuesday Club "How
Mexico got a Carnegie Library, twas
that we wanted it. The women of Mex
leo held library meetings regularly.
We talked library and dreamed IL
brary. We visualized the building, and
actually hung the pictures on the
walls before we got the councilmen to
vote for the measure. She told of the
work of the Mexico women aided by
some of the men and the final victory
The Tuesday Club has decided tc
practically follow Mexico's plan tt
get a Carnegie Library in Columbia
A committee was appointed to seq
about forming a local federation o.
women's clubs here,-University Mis-
sourian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
WALNUT For WARS GUNS

There are $50 cars of walnut logs
being modified at Kansas City
for shipment to France, England and
Germany and will some day consti-
tute gunstocks for their armies, says
the Kansas City Star.
eyes, we are furnishing walnut for
the gunstocks of these nations, also
some for Russia and Italy," Mr.. Pur-
cell said today. "For the last twenty
five years we have furnished some
material for this use, but these are
the largest orders received at one
time for walnut to be used for this
purpose.
"Walnut timber is getting very
scarce. There are no large bodies Of
this timber in the surrounding
states. We buy up a carload here
and there through Missouri, Kansas
Iowa, Arkansas and Oklahoma, bu'
seldom more than eight or ten car
at one place. The greater part o
this 15O-car shipment is for the Brit
ish government and they have give
me eighteen months time to pro
cure it,"
England Seized Germany's Lumber
/, August 4th Mr.. Purcell had eigh
carloads of walnut logs on board
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
M. L. Argo To WellsyiIIe

M. L. Argo, formerly in the grocery
business in Mexico, has moved to
Wellsville where he bought a restau-
rant from Oliver and Smith. Mr.. Ar
90 went to Wellsville Wednesday
with the household goods and Mrs
Argo with the children went Thurs
day. The Ledger regrets very much
to lose this good family who made
many friends during their residence
in Mexico; but we feel they will
come back"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
10 YEARS AGO.

C. S. Bishoff bought out ]. P. Nor
ris, the photographer in this city.
Mrs. Ben Downing, 81 years old,
died at her home in Sailing Township,
Col. Green Clay's yearling cattle
won first prize at the international
Live Stock Show at Chicago. His two
year-olds took second prize.
]. L. Thomas of Thompson inform
ed a Ledger reporter he had discov-
cred a vein of oil on the farm of Field
ing Wisdom, southwest of Thompson
Claude Mansfield presented the
Ledger with a cannon-ball, which haC
been shot by Col. U. S. Grant, whit
stationed in this city.
Beef and butcher steers were sell
ing in St. Louis at from s2.25 to $5.4O
Mexico merchants were carrying al
extra amount of Christmas advertis
ing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
MoberIy DeIiery BOYS on strike.

HHUDCIIy DVEICTF DUJ5 VH DtrThO'
Moberly, Mo-, Dec. "a strike in
the ranks of Moberly delivery boys
employed by the Merchants Delivery
Company caused quite a furry here
Friday The grievance is said to be ov
err an alleged discrimination in wages.
The State Board of Arbitration and
Mediation has been called upon to set
tie the matter. AT a late hour Chair
man C. B. Dysart of the board stated
that no settlement had been made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
Ni,gara will be Dry in 1000 Years

Niagara VIII DC Oiy Az WV
Pittsburgh, Dec. A pebble
found in Beaver County caused DIR. A..
E. Ortman scientist of Carnegie
Museum, to predict today that a thou
sand years from now Niagara Falls
will be dry. The pebble in shape re-
sembles a small beetle.
The odd little stone led DIR. ort-
mann to consider the Oscillations" OF
the earth's surface.
The OSCILLATIONS" led him to a
particular Oscillation" which, ne
said. is raising the northeast end OF
Lake Erie and sending its water TO
the southwest instead Of toward M
agara Falls. The ultimate deduction
the drying up of the great water
fall-is scientifically simple, he de-
clared
AS a result Lake Erie will empty
through the Miami River instead O.
the Niagara.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
.CLA|RVOYANT TRUST HEAD
CLEARED $4,000 4 MONTH
Chicagoan Tells States Attorney He
Paid $4,000 a Year for Police
Protection
SOMEBODY FAILED THEM
Money Rolled Into Cash Drawer OF
Fakir Who Did Not Record Sums
Less Than $50.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. BIN spite OF
the $500 monthly payment for police
protection, Frank Ryan, alleged head
of a c~lairvoyant ring that operated
in Chicago until recently, had rather
a "good thing" of it here and his per-
sonal share of the swindling receipts
averaged from $4,000 to $4,000 a month
he told Maclay Hoyne, states attor-
ney, in a written confession made pub
lie Friday.
In addition to the regular monthly
police payments, Ryan said ne paid an
average of $25 to 500 weekly to help
buy flowers for some policeman who
had lost a member of his family. He
also said it took a neat sum to enter
tain properly the out-of-own police
men who frequently came with war
rants for members of the clairvoy'
ant squad.
Ryan was caught in Detroit a few
weeks ago. He is very i'll of tubercu
losis and his confession was made
Hoyne said, on the promise that
would keep him from dying in tn
Penitentiary. 1t was partly on tn
strength of Ryan's confession, &C
cording to the states attorney, tina
Hoyne offered Capt. Halpin forme
chief of detectives, and a score OF nj
men opportunity to resign.
Ryan's brother, James, a membe
of the socalled trust, was %convicte
here on a charge of working a conf
dence game by means of a clairvo!
ant ~pretention. Bertsche is now III
der indictment in connection with ii
j.. same cases.
Ryan said he had always kept
bookkeeper and stenographe
Amounts of less than $50, he sal
never we're entered-there wree
0 many of them.
RYAN will submit the confession
: the grand jury, according to Hoyr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
LOSES LEG HERE
Henry Hester, Riding the Rods,
Is Injured.

Henry Hester, an ex-soldier who
was beating his way into this city by
riding the rods beneath Chicago &
Alton passenger train No. IL, due in
Mexico at 4;4O a. m, lost his left foot
as the train drew into the local yards.
Saturday.
As a result of the accident his left
leg was amputated between the knee
and the ankle. He was taken to the
Mexico hospital from the station.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

James Horace Emmons, Circuit
Clerk of Galloway county, was in Mex
leo Thursday en- route to his home in
Fulton from Columbia. Mr.. Emmons
will be a candidate for Secretary Of
State in 1916.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
.WPECK PATIENTS LIKE
THE MEXICO HOSPITAL
Interviews With Those Who Are Be
ing Treated There as a Result of
Recent Accident
SUBSCRIPTION LIST GROWS
Week of Campaign Ends Tuesday
Final Meeting to Be Held at
That Time.

With pleasure we see the Mexico
Hospital Us others see it. It's one
thing to tell the public what we know
about the Hospital as n of u in
stitutions, and it is quite another to
state what those who have expert
enced the ARE and ministration think
of it. / have had conversation with
many of those brought here as vic
tins of the recent C. & A. wreck, and
find them all enthusiastic and willing
in their commentator of the Hos
pital. The following are representa-
tive impressions of those who came
here that evening in injury and dis
tress.
"My home is in Linwood, Neb,
where l have resided for twenty
seven years. l have been postmaster
in my home town for the past l5
years and some time ago resigned
that position. Yes, l have travelled
this country from the Canadian line
on the north to the Gulf of Mexico,
and from Wyoming to the east coast,
and l have been away up in Canada
too. l guess / am a crank about my
surroundings, but / have told these
people here in the hospital several
times that they have given me moth
ing to "crank" about. The care of
physicians and the attention of the
nurses have left nothing to be de-
sired. l have been intimately asso-
ciated with a number of hospitals in
my home state and can say that this
is the peer of any."-W. ]. Blair.
81 am badly injured yet and cannot
talk much, but | want to do anything
| can for the good of this hospital. In
nv business of real estate ] cover all
the states, and was on my home to
Orient, o., when hurt. | want to
say for the people of this city that
save for my injuries this place has
not seemed like a hospital. Everyone
has been so kind and cheerful, and
my care so good that it has been real
ly homelike."-G. w. Shockley.
"My name is Edward Merchant
This is Mrs. Merchant. We were both
tumbled about in the wrecks as oul
breaks and bruises and bandages anc
sings testify. Our home is in st
Louis, but we are on the road a great
, deal since my work as Travelling Par
senger Agent of the Canadian Pa
cific demands that. You want t.
know what we think about this hos
pital. Why, it's perfectly fine. Ev'
erything has been done for our com
fort. / don't see how a good towr
like this got along without it. have
; always felt since the wreck that som
of the older people who were hur'
would have died if it had not been fol
this. Mrs. Merchant has said she new
er knew a finer corp of ladies thai
, these nurses, and never saw a place
superintended so thoroughly and op
Grated so smoothly. We cannot sa!
too much for this hospital."-Ed
ward Merchant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
Circuit Court

In the suit of Alfred Larsen VS.. L.
W. Roberts for store sent, the plain
tiff was allowed the full amount of
his claim, $1,000. The jury, however
allowed Mr.. Roberts on a counter
claim, $213.31, which is the sum he
paid Mr.. Larsen after the suit was
filed. Court adjourned Saturday at
noon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

Nellie McCune, the seven-year-old
daughter of the late Jeff McCune, is
here to spend the winter with her I'M
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Sharp. Little Miss McCune came all
the way from Los Angel, Calf, to
Kansas City alone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

The many friends of Mrs. Reuben
Harlow, the wife of the Sage of
Youngs Creek, will be sorry to learn
that she is quite i'll at her home north
of this city. She is pioneer residents
of the county and very well known
throughout this section.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease.
and in order to cur it you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken Internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. II
was prescribed by n Of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and Is
a. regular prescription. It is composed Of
the best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina'
ton Of the two ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. 0
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
MRS. MARSHALL REELECTED
Again Heads Mexico Chapter of
Eastern Star-0ther Officers.

At the regular election of officers
of the Mexico Chapter, Order of Eas-
tern Star, No. 354, Mrs. T. L. Mar
shall was reelected Worthy Matron.
The other officers elected are as fol-
lows:
T. L. Marshall, Worthy Patron;
Mrs. John Beal, Associate Matron;
Mrs Elizabeth Atkinson, Treasurer;
Mrs. ]. ]. Wood, Secretary; Mrs
Minnie VanHorn, Conductress; Mrs.
Bert Sims, Associate Conductress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

T. J.. Alexander and family, of Ka-
hoka, Clark County, Missouri, have
moved to the Woods farm, north OF
this city which Mr.. Alexander has
bought. Mr.. Alexander is an auc'
~tioneer of ability and the Ledger joint
the people of Audrain county in ex
tending them a warm welcome.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
Elks Enjoy Stag.

The stag party at the Elks Lodge
was largely attended Friday even
ing, and everyone present enjoyed a
delightful evening. Refreshments
were served toward the latter part
of the entertainment which consist
ed of cards.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
GOODBYE DANDRuEE
USE PARTISAN SAGE

If you have dandruff it is because the
scalp is too dry and fakes off. Freshen
up the scalp-lubricate it-and dandruft
disappears.
Surely try a SOC. bottle of Partisan Sage
It cleanses the hair, nourishes it, stops
falling hair and itching scalp. 1t is just
what you need to make the scalp healthy
and Immediately remove dandruff.
Otis Purdy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
cl,rk Rack in Washington

Washington, Dec. Speaker Clark
returned to Washington Friday af-
ter a lecture trip which has taken
him through many states in the South.
New England and the Middle West
since the adjournment of Congress
late in October.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
% YEARS AGO.

Mrs. j. L. Campbell died at her home
on South Water street, Mexico.
Mrs. Lucy Crum, IA years old, died
at the home of her son, Thomas Crum
south of Mexico.
Mrs. Jane Scott, one of the leading
women of the Laddonia community,
committed suicide by cutting her
throat.
Frank Craddock of Mexico was pas
senger brakeman on the Wabash rail
road.
Borr to Nh. and Mrs. C. j. Settle of
this city a son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
AVOID CATARRH

wbv continue to suffer from droppin 1Rs
Wny t6poat. that choked up feeling. the e
N rmct;on Of crusts in the nose. raising sn Nv
tormsuO head colds, watery eyes or any
catarrhal symptoms s+or,.
trsa Hvomei-you breathe it--no sto nm
,cb dosing-the healing suoting mem.
antiseptic air reaches the m n,'icElv aIlays
G5eG Inflammation "a surely stops the er if yOul
r mone Sti refunded. A complete outrl 'i'''
~ Otis Purdy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
EVEN WARS VICTOR LOSES

The war is Improbable, as ruinous
to the victor as to the vanquished, was
the thesis maintained by Rabbi Leon
Harrison Of st. Louis in an address
to the City Club, says the Kansas
City Star.
The following are some striking SEN
fences in which he dispelled the illus
ions that a nation can reap material
advantages by striking down other
nations, or conquer trade by force OF
arms:
GLOW is a successful war to bene-
fit the victor? Is the trade Of the val
ouished to be captured? You may
CAPTURE the trader, but how will you
capture his trade? You might as well
imprison the thinker and say you
have captured his thought, or seize
the artist and say you have approprl-
ated his genius.
Nobody Wins in War.
"a nation pays its creditors with
the o n it receives from its GUS
toners. Thus, if you ruin a nation
as a seller you ruin it also as a buy
er in your own markets. Nations can
not confiscate and destroy, in the pres
emit state Of m and credit,
without elf-exploitations and self
destruction. 4 = .
at is true that the French paid
the Germans ten hundred million dol
lars. But the immediate increase OF
the French army by n hundred
thousand men compelled the Germans
also to add n hundred
thousand who in forty years, have
cost Germany that billion dollars. : :
at is evident that in war nobody
wins. Both sides bleed to death. VIII
eeyr does not die of loss of BLOOD
uerishes of financial hemorrhage
. q .
Civilization Proves 1t False.
"Wealth in all lands rests on cred
it. on confidence. If security Of pos
session is shaken in n land it
shaken in all lands, and the whole ed
:, ifice of finance comes topping down
:. The military colossus, like Samso
of old, can only destroy the temple Q
his enemies by perishing himself be
neathe the fallen ruins. y
"We are told in the spirit of Nc
phisto that war is an ethical necess
> ty, and in the spirit of the eharlata
:. that it is a biological necessity.
! All civilization exists to prove its ia
sity. All civilization strives to say
40 the unfit; the physically unfit who
: we seek to heal; the intellectually u
!. fit whom we endeavor to educate; u
morally unfit whom we seek to I
generate. Religion exists becau
~ men are unfit, and it is the will
,oo God that this unfitness and feeb
wv ness should be transformed into ef
cheney and strength"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
SILVER CUPS
FOR CHRISTMAS
WEEK BABIES

WEEK BABIES
As has been the custom for
many years, The Mexico Ledger
will present a silver cup to every
white baby born in Audrain cOun-
!; ty during the last week of 1914
!: which is Christmas week. The
/; name of the baby with the name
/; and address Of the parents must
/: be sent to the Ledger office at
!: Mexico by Jan. 10th, 1915.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

James Garrett of st Louis, form
erly of Mexico, is here and will have
charge Of the new drug store being
opened in the Sullivan building across
from the City Hall. Mr.. CARROTS
many friends in this city will be glad
to welcome him back to good old
Mexico" They all come back" Mr..
CARROTS family will remain in St.
Louis for the present and probably
will not move up to Mexico until
spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
.DOINCS AT MCM
(By Chas. Wrightl

Grade cards will be given to every
high school student Tuesday to be
taken home to the parents for inspec-
ton.
Several students are quite forget
full" and their relatives should be
sure to remind them of their duty.
Fundamental facts pertaining to
tuberculosis are being taught the stu
dents by the faculty members. This
is certainly a fine teaching and one
which will prove exceptionally bene'
fetal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

Mrs. Clara Snidow is visiting in Mo
berly before she departs for Tulsa,
Okla, where she will visit her daugh-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

Jas. Clark and daughter, Mrs.
McCrary of Farber recently visit
ed d. N. Clark and family of this
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

BY Miss Marie Rose.
Phone Gil.

Eddie Schauffler in the Kansas
ctv Times says he doesn't know what
, meant by the "watchful waiting
..Tcv." OF course, he doesn't, that's
\, he is an old bachelor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

The many friends of Mrs. Ira Mill
gan will be glad to know her condi-
ton is much better,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

Mrs. M. E. Ross and daughter, Miss
Julia, are domiciled at the Bucking-
ham Annex Hotel, st Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

some of the Elks are in favor Of
mt giving prizes at their parties for
,he reason that sometimes they are
sot appreciated. Wonder what they
mean.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10
PRIZES FOR
FARM WOMEN

a.. , =. =, -. 80. .''' -
= The Ledger offers S. in gold
= LIST prize; Daily Ledger 1 year,
= second prize; Daily Ledger six
y months, 3rd 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. l,
y 1914, to Jan. /, 1915, not
= counting eggs sold for setting
+ purposes. Any resident woman
= of the County is eligible.
= All entries must be o
= panied by a full list of sales,
= filed at Ledger Office not later
4 than 6 p. M, Jan. Is, 1915.
8 The decision will be announced
8 within a week. Make your re-
= port as follows:
= No. dozen eggs brought So.
= No. ID butter brought 49,.
= No. chickens brought ....
= No. turkeys brought ....
= No. ducks brought $50.
= No. geese brought go.
= R. M. WHITE & SON
Proprietors, Ledger
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-10

Miss Ruth Woods of Molino' wno
:. suffering with appendicitis, a
been taken to a hospital IN ST. LOUIS