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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

ga Subscriber" at Laddonia
is against the political rights of
women. If this writer had sign
ed her name to the article we
publish this week what she says
would have had far more weight.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
SPECIAL FEATURES
IN THIS ISSUE OF
THE MESSAGE:

Democrats have but three
votes to spare in Legislature.
Chicago Stock Yards again
open.
Healthfulness of cats defend
ed.
Blizzard hits war in Europe.
From shop girl to $2O,OOO,OOO.
Laddonia woman opposes
woman suffrage.
Miss Sallie Mcclure, "a years
old. leaves her old hOme-is now
at Benton City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

An establishment in Mexico
that would manufacture dairy
products would be one of the
best things that could come to
the town. The dairy is evident
ly coming to this county in time /;
we wish it might come now.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

Roundup should not be held
next year at wheat sowing time
Many farmers could not attend
this year on that account.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

Miss Jannette White and the
school she teaches, Burnham,
north of Centralia, in Audrain
county, got a two-column write
up in the Kansas City Star a few
days ago. Miss White gets a sal
airy of over $40 per month. The
district pays levy of 65 cents
Miss White has taught in the
district five years. She has the
of the children back OF
her in her work, and by that
means she has made Burnham
one of the distinguished rural
schools of the State. The Mes
sage helped to spread the notori-
ETY. of Burnham when two years
ago we published a column artl-
Gle in reference to the work OF
this school in connection with
picture of Miss White. Many
Missouri newspapers quoted
from our article. All, the news
papers make many teachers
preachers and statesmen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

Miss Addie Hale of near Lad.
donia is visiting Mrs. c. NJ. Null
of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

"Get acquainted with your
neighbor; you may like him. -
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19

John Dahlem remains in
very weakened condition as re-
CARDS his health.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
We have A Fine Line Of
Groceries and Home Supplies

Call on us! We would be glad to have you make OH
Store headquarters during the Round-up and Pageant
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
ne following personal property, to-wit

The following personal property, to-wt:
HORSES and MULES: A team of horse mules
Is hands hgh horse mule years old, Is Il hands high
grey gedng, years DID, good black mare, years old
good brood mare IL years DID, in foa to Henry Clarks
horse and good FLY colt
HOGS-12 head of good shoats weigh 80 to 100 lbs.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS-A 16 inch suky pillow;
Is inch walking pillow disk cuvaor Intersection harrow
9foo Deering binder low feed wagon; 2nch gang pillow,
walking cultivator and 6-nch shovel riding cutvator
FEED ETC.-Three stacks of milet hay, about 10
TONS good stack of wheat about 30 TONS 40 shocks
of good cane, 300 bu of good in crib, dozen
chickens, some household goods, other things.
TERMS-Sums of $40 and under cash. Over this banka-
BILE note, months time at per cent int if desired
Ladies of Benton City Christian church will serve lunch
CHARLES DUFFIN
JAMES CHORD, Auctioneer. w. w. POLLOCK elk
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-11-19
PUBLIC SALE

will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the
farm known the old Clay Mcclure farm miles SOUTH
west of Benton City, on
Monday, November 80, 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
FavorItisrn in Road nuIldInr.


Sir.-i have noticed much argumcn. in
your column. The Voice of the People" In
regard to good roads Here I'm our section
we have about the worst roads anywhere
because we are not taxed enough to have
good roads. for j am we pay as much
road taxes I'm proportion) as the counties
that have good roads Then some may ask
why We do not have them7 And my answer
Is this: because OF lack of officers who
are competent TO III the place intrustcd
to them our supervisors ure men who eur
bo bent and twisted like sapiins by Il
man who has few dollars. or. In other
words. by one OF the ''aristocrntic' class |
KNOW an Instance right here In midst. In
County. There was piece road prob.
ably couple OF miles long which ter
minated at the Mattuponi River without
even Il iog over which to cross Yet be.
cause two or three families of the 'aristo-
cratic" class lived ON this road and \,
was the entrance TO their houses. our dis
suadcd tby theml to appropriate funds out
of the county road fund to mend this piero
OF road. Now how cum wc have good road.
when the road funds are being appropriated
10 Work roads TO private houses? II sur.
prises me To know that our citizens are
such selfish men as 10 get tho benefit az
the improvements done on the public road
ana then want tho benefit of Il goodf road
10 their houses at the expense OF the county
we never can have any roads until our cItI.
Zens realize more fully that tho road fund
and elect men TO office that VIII see that
ms iund Is properly spent where most
needed. ana where tho people In general
VIII derive tho NOR, bench, from II / hope
VIII DO Intelligent enough 10 realize that II
Is wrong Tor them TO seek special favors
OF nm oniccr at the county's expense. and
that we may have men In Office Who will
not for the sake OF one vote. use the public
road fund for private ronds.
,.,,,., OLD VET.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
THE NORMAL SCHOOLS opPOR-
TI1NIIY.


| We had occasion recently TO com
ment upon the opportunity the Farm
Vile State Normal School has to In
crease It's service to Virginia b,
/ lengtheninG Its course and Offering t
all its students who desire 1t fou,
years collegiate training.
The great advantage OF such pro-
cednre would be that Farmvillc would
attract number of young women who
now go elsewhere because they arc
seeking fuller and cotnpleter course
OF instruction than the normal Is pre-
pared to give ut the present time
It is significant that 90 per cent Of
the young women who attend the
Farmville State Normal School and nav
their own tuition. thereby freeing
themselves from any moral or legal
obliration to teach. nevertheless enter
the profession OF teaching
The reason for this Is that the whole
atmosphere Of Farmvillc impresses on
the minds Of these young women Mt
the formative period of their ideals
and aspirations the value and the at
traction OF til life OF the teacher
And so the WI e state rcaps tho bene-
Gt Of the n sphere that the Farm
willie state y -mal has croated-an at
mosphere that proclsims and impresses
the appeal OF teaching.
lust rs men enlist for ,no ,yor 1vb,,,
the excitement is Mt ITS height. or, un-
der the powerful influence of example.
adopt form Of religious life that
otherwise thov would never have con
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
DIsrosING or TIE GOVERNORS
MESSAGE.

Governors spend weeks in the
preparation OF messages which arc
printed &c public documents ana never
read; they devote years OF study to
questions which during their terms OF
Office they can only discuss in type;
they outline policies which often re-
coivc less attention Mt the hands of the
Assembly than q bill to erect a pole
bridge across some back county creek.
Strangely enough our Constitution
while authorizing the Governor to
transmit messages, makes no provt-
sion whatsoever for their consideration
by tho Legislature. To remedy this
defect 1t was customary. during the
early days Of the Commonwealth to
pass motion referring to the proper
committees the various sections of a
message from the executive Thus one
finds frequently In the Journals of the
House OF Delegates for the decade 1890
1Soo and Whereabouts. that upon motion
Of MIR Nicholas or Mr. Mathews. $50
much of the Governors message as
related to the state of the Union" was
referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations. and so with the rest
+ During recent years. this commend
able custom has fallen into disuse The
message Is usually prtnted-and forth
with forgotten. unless the press OF the
executive remind the members of it in
other ways. II was more for this rea-
son than because II was construed to
be dlsrcspcct to the committce that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27

In bushes. enterprise. having any business
cable preliminary step in es,ab ishing an in.
dustry without the most careful preliminary
OF design ana OF the wherefore OF ways and
! means the cost of maintenance and the Of.
feet upon previously esisting establishments
already I'm operation?
The advocates OF tho measure AJAX only
g nt hs MTs OF tss Seew
once taken. without the funds the scheme
ma, lie faliow until II subsequent Leslsln,
eliminating the. to Ncm. Objectionable ica-
lures ana closer and more intimate anal.
that so far a. funds are concerned. the local
commercial interests OF the village o, Char
lnttcsviilc WILL In order TO derive for them.
selves an anticipated profit In dollars md
cents, contribute u small amount OF money
ana that the authorities OF the university
viii divert interests and efforts IN IN, " y
ic' nnanciaily strengthening the present or
the women's interests
II Is believed that the Legislature In both
on this present question. Would IL be wise
70 take the irrcvocab!c step of passing this
much aoout this question Is uncertain 80
unrestin,iy In the air and especially when
pfacticniiS nothing could he done during
tho two years which intervene before Tho
Legislature meets again?
II Is TAR better tn dismiss thls question Of
i,nterjecung women into the University Of
nlrglnia Tor the present. in Whatever form
II ~ proposed. especially on the grounds
that The proposition does not carry with Il
any means OF adequately carrying out pan
I Tno moreover n, leaves The plan Itself unde.
common sense. to take n risk which may
lcod 70 such disastrous consequences sim
ply on account OF what appears to- bc tho
same Kind OF hysterica sentiment that he.
iieres that votes Tor women viii give each
woman forty acres and mule and all tho
priNicSeS OF a single standard OF conduct
eNS Tor the writer's personal opinion OF tho
wisdom OF establishing u co ordinate col
ieSc Tor women on the eastern limit, OF
Ihorlottesviiic, he reg ards 1t an folly
being not 10 tho interests OF tho women
To receive the lcaNings az IL were of the
university. II they are taught by the subor-
olnato Instructors, and decidedly dcroga-
tory to the interests OF the university proper
II the professors are forced 10 divide timo
with the women ON the other hand, should
Inc co ordinate college be placed Ia the
university grounds, AS Tho writer believes
to be the intent and purpose of the general
movement II means ai those COS that
are synonymous with this question and
means destruction to the scholastic interests
OF the university and the humiliation OF
her standards
WILLIAM II. ECHOl4s
hlumnus and Professor oi Matneinntics In
the University OF Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
ns mEoiNMn ms NOR nuu.rY--


Tho confident announcement by New
York papers that District Attornc.
Whitman will insis, upon a new tr!a
OF Charles Becker will In some degree
appcaso the thousands who believe
Becker guilty despite tho fact that his
conviction has been upset by the SUI
prone Court of New York.
Public sentiment has seldom been
more crystalllzcd than in this case
The grating Of Becker. his calm man
nor md his long immunity from pun
ishment passed belief. When his career
was shown up. and when his com
plicitv IN tho murder OF RosenthaI was
prc"cd TO the satisfaction of the jury.
thousands felt that he ncrited pun
ishrent If ever man should receive
his dues rho verdict of the appellate
court. alleging defects I'm the evidence,
Will not affect popular verdict al
rcadv confirmed. 1t will be held that
tr Becker to not proved guilty of this
murder he should be clectrocuted for
his utter aaseness
But to view the case cooily, IL is at
the very least another count IN tho
Indictment against the judiciary Of New
York. Trled promptly. ana resulting
tn n conviction. the Becker case prom
Used to be in somo measure a vindica-
ton of New York Justice from tho dis
grace OF the prolonged Thaw trial.
Eut once his appeal was taken. the
L = - f,y M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
BECKER IS LODGED
IN TOMBS PRISON
Prisoners at Sing Sing Cheer as
Former Police Lieutenant
caves
Leaves.

New York. February 26--Aftor a
trip from ossinlng, during which be
talked with and lovingly caressed his
wife. Charles Becker. the former lieu
tenant OF the New York police depart
ment. was lodged In the Tombs to-
night. He was placed in a cell three
doors from the one no occupied before
he was taken to Sing Sing to be exc
cuted for the part he is alleged to have
played in the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai, the gambler
Mrs. Becker arrived at Sing Sing
Prison early In the afternoon with a
bundle of her husbands clothing.
When Becker's attorney. Joseph A.
Shay, and two deputy sherifts arrived
with an order authorizing the release
of Becker from the death house the
former policeman and his wife were
sitting In the wardens Office. Once
the warden and the guards turned their
backs.
That's the first time 1 have kissed
my wife in sixteen months" said
Becker afterwards.
AS Becker and his attorney, his wife
and the deputies guarding him. stepped
outside OF the prison, n "trusty" work
ing almost opposite waved his hand to =
ward the long. gray stone building.
Immediately there was n shout from
the barred windows AS Becker was
driven past the row OF cell windows
another roar went up.
Wanted to Say GoOd-By.
On the way to the station, Becker
expressed regret that he had not been
able TO say good-Sy to all the other
inmates of the death house. He
changed clothes in the warden's Of
flee, and did not have time to go back
before the train left.
I'm sorry didn't see them" he
said. 81 am especially sorry was I'M
| able to say a word or two to the four
gunner.
And want to take this opportunity
to say that / didn't really mean what
said yesterday about going back In
the police department and cleaning up
the gunner in New York. / Wouldn't
go back on the force for all the money
in the world. There is nothing that
| could induce me to live In New York
! after am finally froed--for 1 am con,
dent that I will be.
| 81 see that Distr!c' Attorney Whit
man is quoted rs saying h0 plans to
have me brought to trial again within
the next six weeks: hope he does
it sooner than that. do not fear the
district attorney. I believe him to be
just man. If he. personally, and no
/ one else prosecutes the case against
(! me. know the thing will be done right
| Wh!sman Is on the level. ] can say no
: more than that.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
FEDERAL SOLDIERS I
EXECUTE VERGARA
Hanged From Tree Near Hidalgo
and Body Left Uncared
For Two Days.
THEN SECRETLY MOVED
Brothcr-in-Law and U. S. Consul
Investigate Circumstances
OF Death.

Laredo, Texas, February 2G.--Cleln-
enc t"igafa, Anie.ican citizen, was
aesaulton ~ MeNican + cuetai soldiers
On tuc MeAican siuu vi the Itio otanue
ana was Imprisoned at iIIuuigo, sep
ruay -. Two Gays la,ci ne was
nnhseu from Tree Three miics from
tnh, city, ana the buuy left uncnted
fui uhtil TWO DAYS ago, wnen 1T wpS
s.cictiy removed.
This, 1T IS stated, was established to
Tue satisfaction VI United Slates CON
SUI Garrett and >. }. 1iIl, brother-in-
law oi Nci gaia. who went to iilualxo
l,o-uay TO investigate the death OF tho
Nre'o Larc9u late Tonight. tede
soiulers a. liidaiSo. they said, denied
a. N'o" ieuSe OF ttiehIas ueath, and
captain Apul"nio kOnr.Bucz, coinnian-
| ue' Ihere, was trliruIuIly emphatic.
that Ncfshta and the horses which tho
i.,huhnan CLAIMED hitu be, n stoI.n frnn,
ham titu been sen. to l'!cdIas N,a,as
J nm. huwcv"r, said he recognized tho
missing animals among III. horses rid
dcn 10y the edcral hoops
II was established thNt Vcrgara was
seized ON the Mexican bank OF tho,
river; ana not on the island. about
winch "a question has arisen whether A.
~ mexican OF American territory Arg
Hci CARA wttncssen the assault on hcr
husbAnd. Vergara had been told by
rlguez wanted TO settle with him for
seven stolen horses, and. accompanied
by his nephew. ms crossed the rivor.
The boy IAN and hid In the brush when
I the soldiers Knocked his uncle uncon.
scious, and In view OF the disiractod
wife watching from tho other bank
tooh him away TO Iiidalgo.
Mrs. Ncrgara visited her husband iri
/ Jail the following day and dressed his
wounds. ON Saturday he was takei,
from prison, supposedly to be ,rang-
i"rred 10 piedras Negras Later the
BODY was seen hanging. Two days ago
| the body disappeared. and a newly
made grave In thc Hidalgo Cemetery
/ was noticed by several McNicans who
since told the Nuevo Laredo police
consul Garrett stated to- night thai
| nc was convinced by tho Fedcrals' AT
tliudc that IL would hive been dan
| scfous for him TO search for the BODY
! IN the cemetery. He told CAPTAIN Rod
| rigucz that lac would secure orders
I Tor the removal OF the body That
no mistake could have been mado
I IN the identit: OF the man hung is as
sur.d by the Identification of the BODY,
I pS haif dozen persons. Nergarn was
| Wei known throughout that section
Conflicting details in the story OF
CaptAin Rodriguez aroused bitter dis
cussion here tonight. II was learned
| tnat rodriguez had told Consul Blocker
mat Ncrgara had Joined the Constftu-
( tionaiists Rodriguez denied tint hr
! had ever received any orders from the
/ iienTas Ncgrus coum3ndcr General
Alvarez. who told American nuthori-
| ties NersbiR would be transferred
/ there. The Fedora; captain was In
slslcnt, however, that the missing nnu
! had been sent 20 Piedias Ncgras
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
Voice of che PEOPLE


10 the Editor of The Times Dlspateh:
r,niye,!t..,.'s pr2posed to es'nblish at the
and a bi TO this eject is now nerdiug
80 n@'e IN legislature Under the little
OF various hynonyms Of COeducation co-or-
uihttcn cohesion and various other COS"
involving distinctions with little difference
that same subtle difference which exists be.
tween tWeediedum and tweedledee. this idea
~ oelhE urgently pressed upon the I.cgis-
azure Tor action Mt the present session
Ihere are members of the faculty OF the
University OF Virginia who cannot arord
NJ money, nor can they afford TO spend the
uinc tor weeks away from their lectures I'm
o ne ua'Esr:ny, TO lohby with the Legislature
~ ta tmy StaIe IN order TO press upon It's mat
vidual members their views concerning this
order to carry into effect their opinions II
would seem therefore. only Just and nroper
mat on. OF these should be permitted to
bring forward for tho consideration OF the
members or the Legislature through the
inexpensive medium OF the press poin, OF
matter. '''''' '"'''
od rnere appears to be n hystcria abou, the
a,avocncy of this measure which should be
discounted by the Legislature In cnsting its
VOC They are asking for mn Immediate
taken. becomes irrevocahie: where's no ono
can gainsay the fact that the postponement
OF this Ill digestcd. inperfectiy designed ana
unworked problem for another no v.ars
can 90 no harm. to the cause II 1t is a good
university If It is n bad one sou % 'ho
>" iar rs can he observed the good In
University OF Virginia havc been xboiiv
inlsuhderstood by these people in Dresstnss
,helr Claims They urge pressing need OF
me women n regard 10 tho good or ilI
20 pe derived by the women from this anal
ERinati"n OF educational ana other interests
tncre are, 10 say the least. two definite and
Wi1ey DIVERGENT opinions II Is q case In
Mhlch me doctors OF various and sundry de.
srees distinctly Disagree Tho horse sense
oi INC alumni and students of the univer-
SHY Is practically OF one opinion ana mar
~ most enphaucaily opposcd 90 this ANAL
gHmHtiou. A'
The ultimate, undiEested. Uniformed desIp,
wlli coll Tor an immense sum or money III.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
Police md Their Belts.

To Tho Editor OF The Tlmcs- Dispatch:
Sir.-Ancut your editorial to-day on Rich
mond Police and Their Belts" permit tho
writer a few words II has long been n
puzzle 10 me why the police OF various cities
overlook. purposeiy or not. the advantage
OF carrying their revolvers In holsters. nj
tached to belt In street lights chasing
fugitivcs. etc. II is moro handy: in IRE duty,
parade duty. ctc.. II IL certainly more secure
when the emergency arises. as In officer
olkes'R case. would Il not have been handler
for the officer to have had his weapon at
right bcltsldc2 some Will contend that the
crook will have euual IL not better, oppor-
tunity, In Il clinch. TO get" the policeman
10y the belt. or even reach the holster be-
fore the officer himself but Is not this
offset BY the inability OF the policeman
wearing the belt tminus the holster. and
rcvolver) to quickly draw his gum lie has
to reach under hs heavy service coat and
remove weapon from hip pocket--and some
OF the men carry their weapons in rubber
case. thus making II more difficult to
"pnli' aud uSc. though Some of tho "wiso
ones cut Trigger nngpr holes in the cases.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
TIE JtO.D HILLS.


'''' "i"S' ave Heeh some misun-
''n'''E Oh me natt OF the House
,yo,.,. '''u p''is
T.,
'''
.1,,d
.ho rro, -
VI '"'Se o'li" was intended 10
'''F'n' me issue OF ROAD bonds b.
is,.. '''' go" ~ pay
Tho otbor .rd ~ -. ,..
tbc two s,in,i.,, ,,,.,
nrovidlrr low, co ~, .
interest ana for ro.i-o,no,, r., 60
road bonds ,bo co,,,,,a. .t
,ov s,nctor -,
Issue ,ho nrooao,s >, -, .,
tho ,noin,ono,co Of ,bo rooas
VI ms latter "iii Is oo-
nrorrcss of road hnila,n T., v,,,
procoed,rr y, ~.
STONE roads sro ",,o,,.
our c,untics have copetr,cto1
roods ana ,bop nv yro.s o,,,
allowed Them N n. ,u,ro,
u"i'3
'e'
oo'' io''"s'
toi
,,,,,,.;o Wv eo'''o {"
49,. urn
.-, a. o
nus ""hser IS iast becoming acute.
'"'' a' soon us n rev more counties
ie"i'~e t'at the Foads Tor which they
.'"'' pay lanes
~. "'''eu o'S onu re-
70" ""d' ue
au" a" such
p'o' '''o ueher"i AS
49,, ,s,. "pp' o'' '''''o'' LOT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
The Dnnrrro,,s IT,,

To the Editor OF The Times. Dispatch:
Sir.-l notice In your Issue OF February Ie
n letter from Mr. II q James in defense
OF tho dog. aud complaining that sheep ara
protected. while dogs are not II f. onc
OF the peculiaT!tieH OF dog lover Tim. hn
Is always more or less Of n -ilapsodist 40
one planes man for loving his dog-if his
Taste runs that way: but the dog lover has
absolutely no use Tor the large number o.
sensiblc people who 10 not love dogs Tho
writer doubts very much the abatement OF
Mr. james that the dog -rai.er pays az much
or NOR" on his dogs as doea tn, sheen.
raiser on his sheep Certainty there is not
IN" 50 me an 'unt OF revenue. throughout
the state. realized from dogs from Nh eep
nor 10 the dog ss useful ils harmless 4 \
The sheep. II is without cause that thu
dos.raiser complains that hin dog is MOI
protected Where tax is paid on him. he is
ny statutory enactment declared to lie per.
sonnl property. and the subject O. trespass
bc recovered. think No dog on which n
tax is not paid should be protected and
every owner OF dog who does pay Ia Xc. on
him should he required to keen him ss
!i"seiy on his own premises he doe. his
Horse. cattle or sheep. The dog IL tho
destructive animal In Virginia to-day In.
stead of too many laws, We have too f.;y
regulating him. lie should be shot Tor
sucking eggs as well IA killing shccp for
the cog crop OF Virginia Is. ] believe NOR
valuable than tho sheep crop nut no ono
TO believe that his dog either killed sheen
sucked cggs Most Of The dor. ,nyer
and untaSed. roam at VIII and destroy moro
than every canine from Ewes FIRST ffdo 10
sarah Bcrnhardts last pet pug IL worth
Take care OF your dos and the farmer ,vliJ
Montross. Va ="