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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
COTTON SHOW FOR MEXICO

Since Miss Genevieve ClagkrSRugh
ter Of Speaker Champ Clark, Repre-
sentative in Congress from this dis
trict, inaugurated the idea in Wash
ington of movement to encourage
American women to adopt American
fashions and to buy and use Ameri-
can-made cotton. fabrics freely in
their wearing apparel, it has spread
all over the country.
Representatie women Of Mexico are
in favor of having a Cotton Style
Show, as was suggested by the Led
ger. The idea is to have an enter
tainment in this city with society wo-
men, young and old, dressed in cotton
gowns instead of silks, linens and bro
cades, showing the possibilities of
the American product. While nothing
definite has been done, it seems to be
the concensus of opinion that the
show might be held one evening dur
ing the Roundup Week and a small
admission be charged for the benefit
Of the Mexico hospital.
Among the women who favor the
plan is Mrs. W. L. Reed, president of
the Federated Women Clubs. Mrs.
Reed says she thinks the idea is a
good one and a splendid show could
be worked up in this city. "The situa-
ton is very serious in the South now,"
she said, "and the Mexico people
should be glad to aid in any move
ment to help the Southern people get
rid of the cotton at reasonable price.
l think the plan very practicable"
Mrs. j. A. Guthrie, a member of
the Hospital Board and leading wo-
man in this city, also thinks the Mex
leo people should do all in their pow
er. She suggested one evening dur
ing Roundup Week as the date for
the affair which she thinks would be
a great success.
Mrs. w. w. Bolts, another member
of the Hospital Board, says the plan
is great. II believe it can be worked
up and made great success" she
said.
Miss Carrie Sproul said: "The plan
is good one. am in favor of it and
will help in any way can to make it
CO."
Miss Marie Rose, society editor for
the Ledger and a member of the Wed
nesday Club, thinks all of the young
ladies would help in the movement
and splendid show could be given.
The Ledger would be glad to hear
from any other women who desire to
aid in the movement which is of great
importance to the cotton growers of
the South including large number in
the Southern part of Missouri. Patri-
otic motives as well as the Unborn
desire of American women to be OF
service when the necessity arises
should actuate the Mexico women to
take part in this Nationwide cam
paign.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Sectional Meetings.
Evening Meetings.
lanes /. Morris Dead.

James ]. Morris, so years old, died
at his home in Fulton, Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Morris was for years
one of the leading citizens OF Fulton
and Galloway county. He was broth
er Of Mrs. Martha Mcclellan Of Aud
rain County, and an uncle Of Mrs. R.
R. Buekner of this city. The Ledger
Joins friends in extending sympathy
to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
CARANZA WILLING TO QUIT
MEXICO CITY. Sent. 30.

I NaGAASO VI OSPbs oVs
In his reply this afternoon to the
petition of Francisco Villas generals
asking him to resign in favor of Fer
nando Iglesias Calderon and thus
avoid civil war, General Venustiano
Carranza says:
"I will gladly take such action if
it is ratified by the general confer
ence; if not, I will fight with the same
energy that employed in combating
the usurpation of Huerta. | will fight
reaction and the old regime, which
appears now to be headed by Villa
who, it may be, is an unwilling tool
in this, as was Orozco in his fight
against Madero."
General Carranza asks General Vii
las chiefs to demand the retirement
of their leader as commander Of the
northern division of the army in view
of Carranza's willingness to retire, if
the army so votes.
The general conference of military
chiefs will be held Thursday when the
resignation of General Carranza will
be considered, although but twenty
six generals will be present. 1t is be-
lieved here that further fighting is
unlikely. General Carranza's atti-
tude of abnegation is warmly com
mended by the local press.
While the general session Of South
ern chiefs is being held in Mexico
City, another conference will be con-
Quoted at Zacatecas. In this meeting
a special commission appointed by
General Carranza and headed by Gen
eral Obregon, will discuss with rep
resentatives of General Villa the diff
ferences existing between Villa and
Carranza.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
BRYAN STRONG FOR
STONES REELECTION.


SECRETARY OF STATE, Hon. w.
J. Bryan, publishes the following
signed editorial in his Commoner re-
garding the reelection of Senator
Stone, this week: Senator William
J. Stone of Missouri has been nomin-
ated by the Democrats at the recent
state primary for third election by
a majority over both his opponents of
about 10000 and by plurality of
about 100000. Up to March, 1913,
the Democratic party was in the mi
nority in the Senate. During his SER
vice as a minority leader, Senator
Stones work in opposing objection
able measures urged by Republicans,
and in striving in the interest of the
people for constructive legislation
along Democratic lines, won for him
self an enviable position in the es-
TEEN and confidence of his col
leagues in the senate and of his con-
stituents in Missouri. Since the in
coming of President Wilson's admins
tration, Senator Stone has at all
times been the loyal friend of the ad-
ministration and has rendered valua-
BILE services in pushing forward the
! great constructive work accomplish
ed during this period. He is at the
! head of the great committee on for
eign relations, and ranks next to the
chairman of the committee on finance
these being two of the most impor-
tant and powerful committees of the
senate-and he is also a member of
several other important committees
primarily charged with the considera-
ton of legislation of high moment to
the country. There should be no doubt
about his reelection. 1t is of the
highest Importance that Democrat
ic majority should be maintained III
both houses of Congress, for if that
should not be so it would make it i'm.
possible for the president and con
gress to move on Independently and
unhampered in the great constructive
work still remaining to be done. But
even though both houses remain Dem
ocratic, the defeat of the senator from
Missouri would still be a distinct loss
This is time when the country
stands in especial need of the counsel
and service of experienced and we'll
tried public servants, like the sena'
tor from Missouri. Let every Demo
crat in Missouri make it his business
to insure the reelection of Senator
Stone"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
$4,000 WILL CASE ON TRIAL

The suit of Willie Douglass VS.. j.
Fillmore Story is r. trial in the Au-
drain County Circ1it Court. Both
parties live in Frankfort, Pike coun-
ty, and the suit was brought to Au-
drain on change of venue from that
county.
The suit is to set aside will which
left an estate valued at about $4,000
to Mr.. Story. Willie Douglass was
the adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Douglass, who raised him. After Mr..
Douglass death his estate went to
his wife. On August 14th, 1912, she
was married to Judge j. Fillmore Sto
ry, of the Rails County Court, but
kept the wedding a secret for a
month. After his marriage, Judge
Story resigned as County Judge of
Rails county and moved with his
wife to her home at Frankfort. She
died Sept. Is, 1918, and left will be-
queathing all but small portion of
her estate to her husband. Her foster
son, Willie Douglass, claims she got
this money from his fosterfather, Jas.
Douglass, and asks that the will be
set aside. A large number of wit
nesses from Pike County are here for
the trial and the case will probably
consume most of the week.
The lawyers in the case are: Plain
tiff-E. S. Cant, Mexico; Pearson &
Pearson, Louisiana; Jones & Cor
wine, Frankfort; Hostetter & Haley
Bowling Green; defendant-Fry &
Rodgers, Mexico Richard Norton
Troy; Capt. Fitzgerald and T. B. Nc
Ginnis, Bowling Green.
The following are witnesses in the
Douglass-Story will case:
Plaintiffs Clyde Brooks, R
S. Sanderson, Edgar Jones, Mrs. Mat
tt L. Major, Harve Tapley, DR.. M. 0
Biggs, DR.. T. J. Downing, Walter B
Dent, Mrs. Walter Dent, Martha ]
Tapley, Hosea Tapley, Mrs. Eta
Smith, Homer Corwine, Mrs. Tessit
Bradley, Joshua Figuart, DR.. ]. W
Dreyfus, DR.. Geo. N. Tinsley, DR.. I
H. Wilcox, DR.. j. Kennedy, John K
Bucks, Edgar E. Fields, James B. D;
Wis, Andy Sible, John w. Hunter, Adj
Peoples, Jas. H. Lowery, Henry Buck
Robert E. Cash, Henry Clark, Dout
Wells, Mrs. Jennie Holmes, Louis Fisl
er, H. H. Brown, Judge Robt. l.. Mot
ley, ]. Forest johnson.
Defendant's; Mrs. Joe Tapley, El
sic T. Gibbs, DR.. r. L. Afford, Mis-
Nell Powell, Mrs. Clarence Watts, Mr.
Annie Upson, W. R, Young, John N
Wilson, Mrs. M. E. Ruffin, James "
Gentle, Mrs. o. W. Snodgrass, G. {
Thompson, DR.. w. 7. Perkins, Mr'
Steve Jones, Mrs. J, P. Thompson
Mrs. C. C. Woods, Reuben Johnston
DIR. C. W. Snodgrass, Chas. Pritchet
Homer Corwine, ]. Figuart, Joe Kir
ion, r. L. Barnett, William Shelter
col, Mrs. John Bucks, Ray Mitchell
Dick Llewellyn, Simon Kaifmann, D.
Chas. E. Gibbs, David R. Ball, Dou
Wells and Judge R. L. Motley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
PRESIDENT WILSON AND
THE SECOND TIE


REFERRING to the question of
whether President Wilson will be a
candidate for reelection, the New
York Herald editorially says:
Sound sense and sound patriot
ism are displayed in equal parts by
President Wilson when he refuses his
consent to "a second-term indorse-
ment by the New Jersey Democrats.
"We can well believe that the Pres
ident feels,as Secretary Tumulty said
in his letter to Mr.. Grosscup, that
such an Endorsement might seem as
IL he were taking advantage of the
extraordinary situation now existing
to gain some personal advantage
and that he 'shrinks from it as some
thing that might embarrass him
rather than help him..
"The Presidents most irreconcila-
BILE opponent will not accuse him Of
playing partisan or personal politics
at this critical time. He has even gone
SO far as to cancel all engagements
to deliver speeches during the cam
paign, and is devoting all his ener-
gies to the difficult problems which
confront the American Government
by reason of a war which we had moth
ing to do with starting but which
has made us one of its victims.
"The President has endeavored to
make himself as neutral in politics as
the Government is neutral in a world
war, and while he must naturally
hope for the election of House of
Representatives that will uphold his
hands, nobody can charge him with
partisan activity. He is "the man on
the job"-the President of the United
States, not the President of the DEM
ocratic party.
"This is position that he can well
afford to maintain. A second-term
Endorsement from his owl State is a
compliment that any President would
appreciate. Had there been no war,
had the Presidents position been less
delicate in dealing with affairs Of
state, the proposed action in New Jer
sey Democrats intended to give form
al expression is practically the unani-
nous Democratic opinion of the coun-
try. The Democratic party is virtu-
ally unit on the question of Mr.. Viii
sons denomination and his re-elec-
ton.
Nevertheless, the issue ought not
to be raised at this time. 1t can we'll
wait. President Wilson is thinking
much moro about his first term than
about his second term, and Democrats
can well afford to follow his exam
pie. If Democrats will earnestly help
to make the Wilson Administration
all that the President is trying to
make 1t, 1916 will take care of It.
self. F"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
A RIG sHO COLLAPSED

A monster steel silo on the farm of
T. P. Harrison, near McCredie, filled
to the top with ensilage, collapsed on
Friday night, and so far no reason
has been advanced as to what caused
it to fall over. The silo broke off just
at the rivets of the second section a
few feet above the ground. 1t was
AZ IL feet high and II IL feet in di-
ameter.
The silo had a capacity of nearly
800 tons Of ensilage and had been fill
ed on the day it collapsed.
Mr.. Harrison estimated the value
of the silo and contents at $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
JESSE IS DEPUTY
Frank Jesse, Formerly of This City,
Elected Deputy Grand Master,
A. & A. NJ.
T. W. COTTON GRAND MASTER
W. A. Clark, Of jefferson City, Is
Grand Junior Warden-Other
High Officers.
LEDGER SPECIAL.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 30.
Frank Jesse, who moved from Mex
leo to Webster Groves only a short
time ago, was elected Deputy Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge Of Mis-
souri,, A. F. & A. NJ, at Kansas City,
Wednesday. This assures Mr.. Jesse's
election as Grand Master in 1915 as
the deputy is usually elevated to the
highest office.
T. w. Cotton was elected Grand Mas
ter; Edward Higbee, Grand Senior
Warden; W. A. Clark, Jefferson City,
Grand Junior Warden and Jno R. Par
sons, of st. Louis, Grand Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

THE Kansas City Star editorially
b.: "Flaying" President Will
Bis Antitrust Bill in an all day
|eech in the United States Senate,
led Of Missouri said the bill was not
Irsh enoughI That old, old trick!
he old, old trick of being against a
'od thing on the excuse that you
pnt something else. Does the jun
i United States Senator from Mis-
|lri really think he can get away
sth it? Well, he might in Maine Of
hlifornia where he is only an unfa-
Pliar name"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
GET @. CONTRACT

The contract to cover the large
writing desks in the lobby of the
postoffice with heavy plate glass has
been let to ]. F. Llewellyn & Sons.
There were five bidders and Llewel-
lyn & Sons were the lowest at $72.
At all of stamp and money order
windows at the postoffice the count
ers are covered with glass because
they can be kept more sanitary in
this way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

REFERRING to the movement for
|nerican women TO wear American
made goods and using as much
puthern grown cotton as possible
u st. Louis Republic editorially
lys: The "Buy-a-Bale movement is
potent thing, but Miss Genevieve
PARKS crusade in the interest of
Earring American cotton fabrics has
| III mightier potencies. The modern
|oman is the purchasing agent in
BAT factory for the production of
ltizens known as the home. 1t is
he woman who spends the greater
Pr of the family income. If the
Rm pressed cotton grower can en-
~ Dame Fashion and 2O,0OO,OOO
|ousewives on his side that surplus
Fill disappear incontinently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

HHE Louisiana Press Journal edi-
bally says: "Rufus jackson, post
sster at Mexico, has appointed john
amer, a negro, ianitOr at the post
ice in place Of Frank Hazard,
BE- man. In some places this would
Equite hazardous undertaking for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

YOU can buy the best kinds of i'm
ported goods just as cheap as ever,
and they are American-made. "Sure!
All imported stuff too-nice French
prunes from California; Westpha-
liza, Ohio, ham-Italian macaroni from
Rome, New York, Indiana Swiss
cheese and some genuine Russian ca
Ware from Ipswich. Say, me forbade
in America!"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
German Fleet to Fight.

Copenhagen, Sept. S0.-Travelers
arriving here from the Kiel Canal
say the Germans are busy placing
new ordinances. which the Krupp
works has been experimenting with
for the past two years on the armored
cruisers and dreadnaughts. Long
trains are arriving continuously with
immense guns for the ships and the
arsenals are busy day and night. 1t
is reported the German fleet will
soon be ready for the largest naval
battle of the war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Broke His Arm

Buckner Harrison, who is selling
insurance at Fulton, broke his right
arm, Friday, while cranking an auto
mobile for E. N. Tuttle. It is said
he was soliciting accident insur-
ance when the accident occurred
The fracture is between the elbow
and the wrist and is thought not to
be serious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

h. II. WHITNEY is home from
Emocratic headquarters in st. Louis
spend Sunday with his family and
Is reports are invariably optimistic
b prospects are good for the Dem
bats to carry the State by an UNI
kcedented majority. At the same
Be the Democrats throughout the
BE should not go to sleep but stay
the job until the polls are closed
election day. Let's make it as neal
Unanimous as possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

THE Daughters of the Confederacy
of st. Louis are arranging to give a
Cotton Ball" as means of induc-
ing st. Louis women to adopt cotton
dress styles as advocated by Miss
Genevieve Clark. A movement is on
foot to have an entertainment Of this
kind in Mexico after the Hardin Pag-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

FHE Democratic County Central
Inmittee will meet in the parlors of
Ringo Hotel at 10:3O Friday morn
!. October 2, and there should be a
/ attendance, as business of impor-
Zee in connection with the details of
campaign will come before the
.etinp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

DIE committee to raise the money
4 the big Roundup has about fin
'ed its work and there is no ques-
but that the enterprise will be a
cess. Eerybody in Audrain County
Interested in this entertainment,
Del is in the nature Of a get-to-geth
lneeting for the benefit Of every
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

The new drug store building just
north of the City Hall is going to be
one of the handsomest business hous-
es in Mexico and Charley Criswell
will open drug store there just as
soon as it is completed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

THE Louisiana Press-Journal edi-
torially says; "Mexico is going to
have a roundup week this fall. Lou
isiana had one Saturday night. Sew
enteen drunks were rounded-up in the
city Jail, after the close of the street
carnival
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
rinish Teacher,s Training Text.

The Bible School Teachers Train
ing Classes Of Rising Sun and Mt.
Zion churches have finished the text
by DR.. H. e. Tralle, professor Of ped
agogy and Bible study in Hardin Col
lege. There were 25 young people in
the two classes and the following
from Rising Sun took the examina-
ton: Ellen Carter, grade 100; Lii
liam Bybee, 100; Ruth Cook, 90; May
Powell, SO, and Lola Bybee, 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

Former Mayor e. e. Jones, who is
farming ten miles southwest of Mex
leo, was in town Monday, displaying
fine bunch of white corn which he
raised this summer. He says he has
about 90 acres that will yield so bush
els to the acre.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
LAST CALL.

E. E. Cantrell'sbig sale closes Sat-
urday night, Oct. 8; where are you go
ing for bargains when this sale ends ?
The stove season is here. Get in line
save money. The entire mammoth
stock participates. Don't be late.
d2w1 t Z. E. CANTRELL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Home Coming at Hardin Next Week.

Home Coming at Hardin Next Week.
Next week will be gala week at
old Hardin. The Pageant given by the
Alumnae on Thursday and Friday ev-
enings will be the feature of the
week. On Friday, the 9th, there will
be a basket dinner on the college cam
pus from 12 to 2;30. President and
Mrs. Million cordially invite the
town friends and the country friends
to come. Col. and Mrs. Burton, fac
ulty and students of M. M. A. will as
sist in having a good time. Come and
bring your baskets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

FORMER Gov. Doekery, third
Postmaster General, is in Missouri
on a speech making tour of the
State in the interest of the Democrat
ic ticket. Gov. Dockery makes a
fine campaign speech.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
TENTATIVE PROGRAM

Now that the "Round-Up" to be
held in this city SEEM assured, Ear
mer" E. W. Rusk has dr. m up a
tentative program showing about
what will be had for the education
and entertainment Of Mexico citizens
and the visitors. The program in
cludes demonstrations and lectures
on farm subjects including the pre-
vention Of hog cholera, meetings Of
county organizations and the
speeches by prominent men Of the
State, including Gov. e. W. Major,
President A. Ross Hill, of the Univer-
sity, Dean Mumford, Of the College of
Agriculture, and Road Commission
er Frank Buffum. The program,
which is subject to change, is as fol-
lows
Exhibits and Contests.
Hog Cholera, Judging Demonstration,
Dairy Dem, Fruit Display, Poultry,
Judging Contests, Machinery, Corn
Growers Exhibit, School Exhibit, Ba-
by Health Exhibit, Demonstration in
Road Making, Stock Sale.
Sectional Meetings.
Teachers, School Boards, Road ov-
erseers, Fruit Display, S. S. and
Church, Dairy Association, Poultry
Association, Stockbreeders (cattle
horses, sheep and swine), CONNER
cial Clubs, Soils and Crops, Live
stock, Women.
Evening Meetings.
Two Popular Lectures Zone illus
trated), Gov. Major, Comm. Buffuu,
Mr.. Emerson, Pres. Hill, Dean Mum
ford, D. H. Doane, Grain Exchange
(International), Other Entertain.
ments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

THE suffrage workers in the South
are holding big convention favor
ing the movement "cotton clothes
for Southern women" That's the way
to dispose of the cotton crop and help
the men folks to make good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

Judge Alex Carter will make a
temperance speech at the Presbyte-
rian Church at Benton City Sunday
evening at 7 o'clock. He, and S. D.
Stocks will speak at Molino Sunday
October 10th at 2:30.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

ENDORSEMENT has been given by
President Wilson to the appeal of
the American Red Cross for special
collections in all churches of the coun
try on Peace Sunday, October A, to
swell the European war relief fund.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

SECRETARY BRYAN says the
war era has ended in the United
States and is drawing toward its close
in foreign lands. Everybody will ear
nestly hope that the Secretary is
right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

MRS. J. w. MILLION of Hardin
College made most appropriate ad-
dress before the State w. G. T. U.
meeting at Springfield, Mo-, this
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Donated To UosnItaI.

The barrell of potatoes taken in at
the 0rpheum matinee, Monday, were
donated to the Hospital by the Thea
tire management.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

Frank Beagles of Cripple Creek.
Colo, is the guest of his sister. Mrs.
Elizabeth Atkinson. This is the first
time Mr.. Beagles has been here in
seventeen years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Let Us Explain More Fully

Is general thing, when young
b is unable to give a girl all the
|uries to which she feels entitled,
Is in the same boat with her faith
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

DAN QUINLAN, who has bought
the Clay residence in South Mexico
is arranging to move to town to helT
make Mexico a greater city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

: VIM. Rissler, one of Cooper coun-
ty's Oldest and most influential resi-
dents, is dead at the advanced age of
81 years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

GENERAL VILLA has refused to
let the European War keep him off
Of the front page any longer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

STAYING "on the job" is one of
the best ways in the world to cam
paign in these days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

Our line of the well known Nuns
ing Underwear, for Ladies, Misses
and Children is now complete.
Poisson's Dry Goods Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
To The Directors and Teachers of the

Audrain County Schools:
We of the Hardin Alumnae Associ-
alton would be pleased and gratified
to have you make arrangements tt
dismiss your schools to attend oul
Pageant Of History the afternoon ant
evening of Oct. 8. This Pageant viii
be educational in every way to our en-
tire community. Admission-Adults
SOC; children, 25c. VIII
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01
Big Farm Traded for Charleston Land

j. 0. Tinsley has traded the Phil
ander Shuttle farm of 242 acres, Z
miles west of Mexico, to Mr.. Slack of
Charleston, Mo. The farm has been
rented to Thos. Ridgway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

PRICE boosting is recognized al
neither sport nor a profession.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

SUMMER is over and the girls are
wearing thicker clothes and we shall
miss some familiar figures.