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Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
The Press Guarantees Circulation Greater
than the Combined Circulation OF any
Other Three Imperial Valley Papers
DoING EXCELLENT WORK.

IL number Of occasions had occasion 10 "
GOOD work the school houses IN the Na Z"
community assemblies illustration CT TINS work was
meeting evening Central school house northeast OF Ho
was one Of series of monthly and musical and literary
program followed by refreshments brought the people INTO '
" relationship needed alecons OF The valley
valley has entered into that ha 2
of its development mutuay feeling and this leads to
stab Of the community.
valley this has this good |o'N o
hoped that it will become common TO an
the scho
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09

notified the constitutionalists that
nothing remained for him to do but
surrender. General Guerra had al
ready taken possession Of nearly every
important part Of the city. The fed
erals were running before him.
"At Acaponeta, 100 miles away,
1900 federals surrendered after d
twenty-four- hour battle. In addition
to the prisoners captured our troops
took three field pieces, eight machine
guns, 1900 Mauser rifles and 100000
cartridges.
"The battle near San Luis Potosi
was terrific and the slain federals
covered the ground for several acres,
numbering 500"
Read special free cactus offer on
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
Rebels Extort Contributions.
UNITED Press Day Service)

Washington, May 9.-Letters from
Guadalaj jara say many of the better
class residents of Durango have been
subjected to brutal treatment by the
revolutionists under Vallejo Con Con-
treras and Domingo Arrieta. These
leaders have been short of funds with
which to pay their followers and
have been making forced loans from
wealthier people of the city. In case
residents refuse to contribute to the
support of the revolutionists, or
through circumstances are unable tc
pay, they are Immediately seized and
placed in confinement, refused food
and drink until such time as their
friends or relatives produce the re-
quested amount of money.
Other victims are compelled to walk
barefoot over the magay and nopal
covered hills.
If this treatment fails to yield the
desired contribution their families arc
forced from their homes and obliged
to seek refuge in the neighboring
mountains, while their houses are ran
sacked and everything of value con-
fScated
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09
F0W HUERTA ORGANIZED
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
lUnitod Press Day scrvicc)

Washington, d. c., May 9,-As :
war measure Hue~ta has been forcing
an employees cf the Mexican federal
government, together with employees
Of pubHc utility services ard the
older students of the public schools
go drill in "voIunteer' companies.
While the better paid employees
submitted willingly, there was much
protest frcm others and one serious
riot in the Plaza de Villemil had to
ta dispersed hy fusillades from tn"
police pistols.
Tie demonstrators occupied coaches
from which they dived to escape tn.
bullets. Nest of them disappeared
IN the vast crowd, though a great
number was arrested.
No one, so far as known by those
sending the dispatches here, was hil
The employees of the ministry Of
~obernacion, who are close to Huerta,
submitted with good grace to devot-
,nc Saturday afternoons to drill eX-
cYcise under the direction of Major
Carlos Farfan. chief of staff to the
Minister of Gobernacion, in the patio
of the ministerio.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09

Washington, D. c., May 9.-Fo2
some time the life of the foreign
newspaper correspondent in Mexico
CITY has been hazardous one. Sew
aral have been reported deported anc
the Minister of Foreign Relations,
Senor Portillo Y Rojas, has repeatedly
informed them in more or less point
cd fashion that thev must send out
no news favorable to the rebels. Of
course he did not put it that way
exactly. He simply accused them OF
sending out "false reports which were
injurious to Mexican peace. Here Is
one Of his warnings:
This department has proofs that
the correspondents of foreign news
papers in this capital are sending re
norts which are false and which are
favorable to the rebels and injure
the government of the republic, where
fore this department reminds them
for the last time Of the resolution of
December q of last year which says:
The government has noticed with
profound displeasure that certain for
eign newspaper correspondents are de-
voting their attention to the trans
mission abroad of false reports which
rebound TO the injury both of Mex
leans and of foreigners resident in
this country, and for this reason, said
CORES spondents are warned to change
,heir conduct, since, but otherwise they
will be considered as pernicious for
eigrers and expelled from the national
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09

Los Angeles, May S.-Mazatlan,
packed with thirsty and starving fed
eral soldiers, men, women and chill
dren, was surrendered to the con-
sttutionalists yesterday, according to
dispatch from Secretary Fabeia OF
foreign affairs at Chihuahua, received
by Adolfo Carrillo, consul in Los An
gales for the rebels.
At the same time word came of
two other constitutionalist victories
and the death of 500 federals.
One was the surrender of 1000 fed
erals at Acaponeta after terrific
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
SILAGE TEB FA FsiHSD

u.v..anv ,on a suAss saves hun IS 90 20 per cent Of the crop
tnk would Otherwise b wasted
sraxe adds paatAben@s TO the ration
suaee adds succulsnry TO the raO-
spaee serves to keep the digestive tracts Of animals an e" ~
diaon
snags replaces hshprced hay
saaee serves to cheaper the rhoa-
vN., .uass "a fed more feed Is eaten. hence more manure
~ umn who feed. .;s=s =sss a manure sHrSsAers
tn. feeding Of sfhse means more Intelligence in feedng 49, sm
The feeding Of snase rssufs n more intelligence IN = -
operations. mu..,,,..ee rich in
nradn and leruminous hay Of some kind. Hence OF onV nor "~
are but a better quality 1.u.u WITH snnee ts
AN. d ty to GROW legumes in the rotation Hence a Deaer ~
more productive SOIL
suago Is good feed for dairy cows a
Beef en be produced more eco nomicaly when Shaso p~"'
part Of the rahcn. .ftIFe
sihse Is a good feed for calves and soker carie
spase ia a good feed for breeding cattle
siaee Is a good feed for fttentng lambs. =. -
srape * : - sN~A ~ a mart ration for breeding ewes y -
tenigenty
sfaee n be fed successfully IS part ration to mules
sAaee ean be led successfully as a part ration 20 horses
suase be fed a a conditioner to swine in general w " : ~
ration 10 old brood sows - houad m
siage mixed with wheat and p taoes, equal paris "M
: water makes a good ration for ponry. ~
slage takes up less room In storage than eAn ns ~ .nau .,onn
Our great randfaahers stripped the corn, our granai~u'7s W'
ed" il, our fathers "cu and shocked IT." but " . $40 I"
A sno Is a badge of honor o N any mans farm
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
REDED|CATION BEN.
TON CITY CHURCH

The Benton City Presbyterians had
a homecoming and rededication Of
their remodeled building Saturday
and Sunday. The program on satur-
day brought many former Benton
City citizens back. Mr.. Chas. Cum
bingham spoke OF the progress Of
the Church during the past lively
five years. Mr.. 8. D. Stocks Of Mex
leo responded happily TO the address
Of wwelcome and Rev. J. 2. Kerr. a
former pastor, spoke IA his usual
fresh and happy vein. There were
good things 30 eat. good music, good
fellowship in abundance.
Sunday morning. the pastor. Rev.
w. T. Pearman, preached TO a great
throng. At 9 p. m, DR.. A A WAL
lace preached and took part In the
work Of raising the Indebtedness.
The people responded with enthr-
siasm. and. despite the discouraging
crop OUTLOOK, the enure o OF
nine hundred dollars was readily pro
yided for. DR.. Wallace preach
ed again at night. There were three
confessions at the evening serv-
lee and four additions by letter
at the morning hour. The new
building Is convenient and commo-
dious. a testimony to the faith and
corsecrated earnestness Of the PEG
pie and few towns OF the size Of
Benton can show a church building
Of like cost and excellence. It was
a great occasion and all who par.
ticipated rejodced in IFS successful
Issue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
3 AWORO FOR THE
41t GROWINCCIRL..A'
LINE FOR The
4, WOMAN GROWN
BY MISS CARRIE SPR0UL

The woman of yesterday and the
woman of to-day are vastly differ.
emit in many respects. Woman in a
business way has arrived. Hetty
Green, the woman of millions, is
widely known as having mastered 10
every detail her enormous business.
And there are thousands On smaller
scales who are systematically ma
nipulating finances quite as saccess
fully IS r the men.
Why should they not vote?
Where the questions Of morality.
Of o~bliterating eyil, Of raising ed
ucational standards, of chlId-iabor Re
form Laws, are raised who are bet.
ter able to cope with these vital b.
sues than the women of u coun,.
try? ~
Our sympathy goes out to the
man who denies his wife the right
Of voting for he facility acknowi-
edges his wife ia incapable. What
lack Of masculine iudgment 70
Be yoked with a being so far ba-
meath him In intellect. And the
women, his wife. what Of her? She
either boldly asserts her prerogaaives
or else endorses her husbands opin.
ion' and sinks back. content TO be
q echo, al she says, let John
40 the voting" The woman Of to-
DAY knows she is born equal and
asks for her birthright. the ballot.
Over The Telephone
Mrs, Ed Cartar. sTe -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11

COLORADO women up in arms
says a headline. Whose arms?
The commercial club Of Montgnm-
cry and the farmers along the Mont
gomery annd Buell. road walked into
the county court room last week,
and laid down a Subscription list
amounting to $4,000 for the purpose
Of gravsHng this road. The court cor
tribused $4,000. MAKING the total sun
Of SIS, 600.
Macon newspaper states thai
a drainage ditch eleven miles long il
Macon county has reclaimed 5000 A
Of bottom land and boosted the pric'
from SIS and SIS per acre to 500
and SIPS per acre. The ditel
cost $4,000. This makes the ne
profit 70 the asea in the drainage dis
trio $50 per acre
The Missouri State Fair announce
g $500 saddle Stake for this year
Sturgeon VIII have a Fourth o
July celebration.
Underwood, the popular Presbyts
rian school for young women at s.
Charles, has been promised $4,000
by James G. Butler of st. Louis, I
be used IN the erection OF two ne'
buildings
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
The Weekly Ledger
Euisrsd Al he P. o. IN Mexico. No
an6 sdrnsstea ~ s1d class mzttx.
WHAT'S me OBJECT OF

WIT EN@&
Bat Mexico r. .. dry town snd has
70 borrdw money on 40
oouut Of a lack a. reSen-
se Before 4 want DRY, he town
rscslvea $4,000 annually from her "a
looms and 4 vns not necessary 70
borrow mo1v-Auxvasse Review.
The making Of Measurements re
gardlng the finances IL MEXICO SEEMS
70 he wrster yegy foolish Mexico
hns had saloons ever since the writ
81 can remember and practically ev-
wy year has Ind 70 borrow money.
List morsh rben the affairs Of
the CITY we're turned yer to the
nes officials there was a note foi
$1,000 Which, had been running fol
year and the interest for a yea
was due. This money was borrowed
when xe had saloons. This and othe'
OBLIGATIONS made while Mexico had
eaioone were s.-neA cpnr IN tbs
new CITY Council. We do not I'M
derstand what Is the object OF sucl
false s~tateaTenss regarding Mexioo q
this time. ons thing k sure, Tn
people OF this town have made VI
their minds to conduct ia affairs IA
The future without saloon money
Some Of our people don't see an
more reason for having salocnsmon
ey to pay the expenses Of the cit
lhan 20 have a saloon IN a cor
nsr Of their front yard TO help main
tain their personal expenses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Daniel Mundy to James n. RIOS
ser, block ?. Hill & Reusch's LIST
Addition to Rush Hill. 81 and other.
John M. Daniel to Green Daniel,
lots 10 and is. block 2. Carrteo's
HIghview Add TO Mexico. $500.
VIM. F. Atkinson to John W Arm
strong. N IL of Sc and Sc. Sc Of
rs 81 s. $500.
Harriet Patterson TO clarence A
Barnes. lot 3. block 16. Orig. Mexico.
1890.
Blanche G.. Walker ct al to J. H,
Lane. partition sale, = So # Of lol
4. block e. Davis Add to Mexico. 81.
$50.
w. C. Hagan. by trustee, to R. p
Price. trustees deed, NV NE Of 2;
81 10. $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11

Notice Is hereby given that Let
ters Parliamentary upon the estate .,
J. w. Weaver. deceased, have
been granted the undersigned. For
rest Weaver. by the Probat.
Court Of said county Of Audnin.
bearing date, the 2sth day Of April
1914.
All persons having claims against
SAID estate are required to exhibit
them to us for allowance within six
months after date Of said Letters
OF they may be excluded from any
benefit Of such estate ana Il such
claims be not exhibited within one
year, from the time Of the publica.
lion Of this notice. they will BE- for.
ever barred.
ioft Forrest Weaver,
Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11

re- ain her womanly dignity =
vote, ! feel sure she can exert
powerful Influence in the word
good. There are many questions .
she Is especially interested h.
Miss Frances Pearl: Il thnS
men are as intelligent and capable
the men and they should have y
rights Just the same"
Mrs. @. r. Toalson: q certainly !
lieve in women's right to y
She can. and will. do a gTsaf Y
with this privilege"
Mrs. VIII Morris; "Women haA
always worked with men for
betterment of conditions. Ihs
fIuence IN the past has been \
rect on account Of their lack q
ileges. If women could have y
rights their Influence would
more direct"
Mrs. william West; III WO4s
are capable OF owning and rsal'
property. ! think they ~
have the right to vote
Mrs. Fannie Barre; Il have Y
thought much on the suOIo
equal rights but II women
have the right TO vote me! ~
be interested in f. They u
read and study about the ~ Y,
that could be done with the O.D
Mrs. B. r. Wells; 81 am y Das
Of votes for women, and feel y !.
they would not neglect
home duties for the ballot
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11

VERY often we hear complaints
regarding ministers Of The gospel tax
ing part ia polittcs Along this
lne the Independence sentinei ed
itoraaTly HayH: "A great many PEG
pie profess themselves outraged be-
c&zse the preachers have seen I'll
70 take an interest in local poll
tics and 70 advocate the election
Of certain men 70 office. Preachers
are human, have families. wall
about the streets and have a right
to vote and TO express their view
On civic matters. They have moi
YET been DISTINGUISHED. The preacl
er who talks morally on Sunday in
the pulpit and lie blind TO the
things ia bis city which would make
his teachings Of no effect Is vast
ing his time"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11

THE C~entralia, No. Guard. re-
ferring to the sensational article
published regarding Mexico having 70
borrow money ediborially Gays;
'"rbe Ledger says that Mexico VIII
never have another saloon. That's
tho way TO talk Il. Drunkenness.
rot and ruin have no place In a
modern city and the saloon breeds an
these things and worse. II is being
claimed that Mexico had to borrow
money 10 run the city government
since the saloons went out. Well, II
Mexico with four saloons has been
living from hand 20 mouth 30
that within a month after the las
one Of them closed its doors the city
had to borrow money, II would not
be local option that did the thing,
but the old barnacles that have been
cllnging to the town 80 long they
thought they owned It.
We were told that Centralla would
have to borrow money when the two
saloons here went out, but we have
had money to loan more than once
since the saloons were given the
"23" and we have money TO loan
now, despite the fact that we have
given n city treasury some Of the
hardest raps it ever had at times.
At no time since the saloons went orl
have we ever wished them back
for business reasons, and for no 9TH
er reasons. and for no other reason
would the saloon be tolerated any
where.
The worst blow the treasury Of
our city has had since the saloon re
gime have been caused by the low
bootleggers and the cases turned
against the city where we thought q
conviction was sure as the law was
clear. When. We bad saloons this
city spent a greater part Of the rev
enue II paying the losses Of bad
booze prosecutions whore the ga
loon keepers were allowed to go on
tbs bond Of worthless characters and
the city left with the bag to hold
because no attempt was ever made
70 collect the bond, which was like
y worthless.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
ALL. M HAZE
REAL WORK TO 90

Mrs. Helen Lowell Million, record
ing secretary OF the Missouri Equal
Suffrage Association, in speaking
of Mrs. Emily Newell Blair's adj
dress at Commencement exercises Of
Hardin College, recently, says:
Mrs. Blair is emil
nently fitted for such a task, being
herself a college woman from Couch
or College AN experienced teacher
and a successful writer and speaker.
The subject Of the address was
Training for Womanhood." Mrs.
Blair stated that as the wife Of a
member Of a school board she had at
tended many Commandments and
had often wondered why the speak
ers invariably addressed the boys, all
ways In the minority, and had little
or nothing to say to the girls. She
was therefore glad Of an opportunity
to speak to a graduating class Of
girls. She reminded the audience of
the honor that was due to those
noble women who we're pioneers in
the effort to advance the cause Of
~womaphood. and also impress upon
the graduates that they must con-
tinue the work Of making smooth the
road for future generations.
Mrs. Blair considers that the ten
dency TO regard women not as work
ers. but as idlers, has stood much in
the way Of real progress In the world.
She believes that all women have
real work TO do and that a large part
Of this work is what might well be
the work OF motherhood. This
motherhood consist not merely in a
woman's caring for her own children
and for the aged and sick OF her own
but IN caring for the welfare
OF all children and all the sick and
aged. In this connection she re-
counted a succe8sfuI effort on the
part Of the women OF Carthage TO use
their talent IN gossiping to secure a
much needed poor house.
For a mastery treatment Of
woman and her work, she referred
audience to Olive schriner's book
Woman and Labor IN closing, she
sxhorted the young women Of the
graduating class to hold aloft the
amp to light The Berld In its onward
march,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
P|TTMAN,
HONORED As A
PEACE STUDENT

Alfred d. Pittman, of the Kan
City Star, formerly of this city
and son of Rev. and Mrs. N r Pit
man. Is one OF the five young Ameri
cans who win be sent to London
BY the American Association for In
ternatioual consultation to study
world peace. III
When Norman Angel. the grea'
Peace Advocate. visited Kansas CITY
last year, Mr.. Pttman interyiewes
him and made such an impression On
the French journalist, that he wa
Instrumental in securing the appoint
ment for Mr.. Pittman to whom
came as a complete surprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
Foa An lMpAlREp AppErlrE.

To improve appetite and strength
en- the digestion try a few doses Of
Chamberlain's Tablets. Mr.. J. H.
seitz. Of Detroit. Mich, says: They
restored my appetite when Impaired,
relieved me Of q bIoated feeling and
caused a pleasant and satisfactory
movement OF the bowels" For sale
by all dealers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
MORDAUNT GOES
TO COLUMBIA
4 CITY LINE

?. s. Mordauas who offered sio,-
1000 for the south end Of the local
electric line, 10 now negotiating win
Colombia people for the purpose Of
installing a city line as wei as an
~lnterurban. The City CouEcii and
othera. according to the Columbia III
bnne. favor his plan and seem VIII
ing to grant every c~Sncession posi-
BILE. 1
In a recent talk here Mr.. Nor
daunt said he wasconsiderang the con
struction Of a line from Fulton tc
Montgomery City where cOnnectioni
with the Wabash could be had. Thii
line would also run into Columbii
and jefferson CITY. Mr.. Mordaunt ha'
Chicago capital behind him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES

The following are those who have
filed for office on the Republican tick
ct in the forthcoming election:
County Court
Eastern district-Jacob Freyer.
Western district-Chas. Household
der.
Presiding Judge-c. B. Lyman.
Representative K~ellerhals,
Benton City.
Probate Jndge-Kenneth C. Ken
nan. Laddonia-
Circuit Clerk-L MeF. Gamble.
County clerk-yaI Erdle. ir.
Reeorder-Jas. squires.
Prosecuting Attorney G. A.
Barnes.
Collector. r. Larkin.
Constable
Salt River Township-A. F. Blair.
cuivre-Wiliam Voss.
P~ralrie-William Self.
Justice Of the Peace
Prairie-Ed. Crooks, e. J.. Hamil
ton.
Cuivre-D. z. Nation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11

PROF. DOUGLAS CHRISTIAN wbc
a been connected with the Paris
schools for nor than thirty years
has been elected President of Syn
odaeal College at Fulton. Mo, as II
was impossible for Rev. w. L. Lang.
try to accept the place. Prof Christian
Is M Of the most prominent and
Successful teachers IN Missouri and
his many friends throughout the Stat
predict he Win make a splendid pres,
ident Of synodacaA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
BROTHER MEETS SISTER
AFTER EOTV VIZ

-
". R. Lancaster. Of Walnut, Kan,
is in this city, the guest Of his sis
ter. Mrs. Barbara Rutter. who
he has not seen for 40 years. Mrs.
Margaret Mcintyre. Of Cayuga. Ind
ana. another sister. whom be has
not seen for 80 years, is here visit.
ing Mrs. Rutter, also.
FIR. Lancaster did not know Mrs.
Rutter had a daughter. Mrs. Ira NIL
ngan; the brother and Sisters have
spent the time since their reunion IN
getting acquainted again Mr.. Ian
caster says Kansas viii have tbs
greatest wheat crop IN It's history.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
OFFICERS OF CHRISTIAN
CHURCH ELECTED,


Az the annual meeting Of the Chris
tain Church, Wednesday evening the
following were elected elders: j.. w
Dry, T. J. Kelso and J. w. Piunkett
Seven deacons we're elected % fol
lows: Otis Purdy. L. r. Ferris, Rol
Ia Mcintyre. II. P. Ayeritt. Dan eau
thorn. J. W. squires and L. NJ
Dozier Officers Of the Building 4
Parsonage Fund were elected.
They are: ]. G. Mundy. president
W. ] Mason, vice president; H.. P
Averitt. secretary.
A large number of the members
we're present at the meeting L
hear the repors Of the various de
partments. The reports show tn
church to be in excellent financia
condition. A complete report, ar
ranged by Miss Frances GIL, ChurcI
Fecretary. VIII be published in tn
Newsletter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11

The announcement OF H P Warden
candidate for Probate Judge OF Aud
rain County. subject to the Democrat
&c primary Aug. 4. viii be found IL
the proper column Of the Daily AMI
Weekly Ledger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11
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Over in the Carroll county wheat
district the farmers are saying that
all the wheat fields have gone to
cheat.
The Middlstown Special Road Dis
trict Commissioners have bought a
fine new upto-date road grader
which will be used this summer to
Grade the roads in this district.
The city OF Macon has closed a
ieal with a water witch man TO
find water at the city cemetery. BY
the erns OF the contract the well
digger is to receive s1.50 a foot in
the event he strikes water, and
nothing II he doesn't.
Counties which own road making
machines get five times as much free
work as they otherwise would. Soon
as It becomes known that a few
hands a make several miles Of
road in a single day with the ma
chine the court is swamped with or
fers of men and teams II It wEil on
ly loan the machine. Result: Ten
miles Of improved highway Whore
tn re would otherwise be done. Let's
buy a machine.
The county court OF Wright coutn
ty has Just made a special approprla-
sikeston. in Scott county, viii
vote on local option. on Tuesday
June 9th, and according to the Rev
W @. Hooper. prospects, look goo,
for a dry victory. The dry forces
are issuing a paper Of their own.
called the sikeston Issue. u. r
Jones. Of the Missouri Anti aiooi
Lcaue, has charge OF the campaign
He says the letters from ]. W.
Million and Frank Ragsdale. OF thii
city. had great influence for II,
drys.