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Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
WANT CLOSER TRADE BONDS
Secretary of Financial Congress Says
He Found Feeling of Disap-
pointment Over Conditions.

New YOrk.-Dr. L. S. Rowe,
encouragement of the Pan-Amer-
lean financial congress, who has
returned from three-months' trip to
South America, where he studied
financial, industrial and commercial
conditions, declared that in Peru and
Chile, especially, he found a feeling
of disappointment that American ex-
porters had not taken advantage of
the opportunity to build up closer
trade relations.
DR. Rowe, who is professor of polit-
ical science at the University of
Pennsylvania, also was entrusted with
4 special mission by Secretary Nc
Adoo to confer with finance minis
tiers with a view to giving early effect
to the resolutions passed by the re-
cent Washington meeting of the con-
gress.
The opening of the Panama Canal,
DR.. Rowe said, had not resulted in
any special great saving of time be-
tween New York and Chile.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
FIND CLIFF JEWELLERS HOME
Scientist Believes Structure in Form
of Letter 20" Was Un.
completed Fortress,

Denver, Colo.-Ruins OF build
ings of what are believed to have
been the last of the cliff dwellers re-
Gently have been excavated in the
Mesa Verde National Park, in South
western Colorado, according to word
brought to Denver by Enos A. Mills,
Colorado author and naturalist The
ruins, according to Mills, open the
way for new efforts to solve the mys-
terry Of the early races on the CONT
nent.
Excavation work has been done by
government agents, under supervision
of DR.. j. w. Fewkes of Smithsonian
Institution. Scientists uncovered a
building of cut and polished stone in
the form of letter 3D." with the up.
right 1872 feet long and the curved
part 245 feet in circumference. The
walls are about seven feet thick and
hollow, with rooms inside. DR..
Fewkes believes the ruin was an un-
completed fortress.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
MINISTER TRIES SPECIALIZING.
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills confesses
to Congregation That He
Neglected Duty.

New York.-Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills, noted Brooklyn preacher, sue
cessor to Henry Ward Beecher and
Lyman Abbott in Plymouth Church,
an author and a chautauqua orator,
in his pulpit told his congregation that
his ambition for wealth and power had
utterly crushed his life, brought him
to the brink of poverty and humbled
him so that he said he was not worthy
TO unloose the shoe lace of a poor
worker of the slums.
The audience for weeks had been
reading the papers of financial
troubles of their pastor Serious
stories concerning him had reached
their ears.
DIR. Hills confessed to a congrega-
ton that wept while he spoke, that he
had speculated and was now on the
brink of bankruptcy He confessed
that he had loved position too much
and that he had cherished his own in
terests while he neglected "the Sick.
the poor, the friendless and the boys
and girls of hungry minds"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
ANOTHER BORDER BATTLE
cAVALRYMEN FIGHT WITH CAR.
RAMA TROOPS.
European Nations Ask What v. s..
Intends to Do for Harmony
in Mexico.

Brownsville, Tex.-American cav
alrymen and Carranza soldiers
had a l5-minute battle across the
river near the city limits of Browns
vile. Soldiers report they killed one
Mexican and hit FIVE others. They
saw about Is Carranza soldiers in
two separate groups.
None of the Americans was hit
The fight was stopped by a Carranza
officer, who rushed up to his men and
reprimanded them in strong language
He then shouted across the river to
the Americans that the Carranza
troops who fred had violated instruc-
tons This officer was seen TO beat
some Of the soldiers with his sword
to stop the firing. The MeXicans with
drew.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Won HINDENBURG
CAPTURES WILMA
ENTIRE RAILROAD LINE IN
KAIsER's HANDs-RETREAT
CUT OFF.
MUST FIGHT THEIR WAY OUT
Artillery combats Continue on West
ern Llne-seventee Members Of
Russian Duma Taken
Into Custody.

Berlin.-The Russian city Of wilma,
at which the armies Of Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg have been driving,
and, which has been defended stub
bornly, until nearly surrounded by
hostile forces, has been occupied by
the Germans, II was officially an
nounced by the German army head
quarters.
The Germans, by wide sweeping
movement to the north of Wilma, have
succeeded in almost If not entirely
surrounding a portion of the Russian
army, which is fighting in the railway
triangle between Wilma, Ida and
Vileika.
The Russian forces in this district
either must fight their way out east,
ward or retire in a southeasterly di-
rection for the only railway left en-
tirely in their hands is that which
runs from Wilma to Ida and thence
to Baranovitschi.
The text of the German official
statement follows:
Western theater of war-South-
Soot vi ID dy, Oii CuS OoLlluS a WluO
spread explosion effected in and be-
hind enemy positions was successful.
During the battle, which was success
full to us, the French suffered sangui-
nary losses. A few prisoners were
taken.
Directly to the west of the Ar
gonne enemy division engaged in con-
5tructing trenches were dispersed by
our artillery with heavy losses to
them. Artillery combats continue
along a large part of the front"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
ARCTIC EXPLORER is LOCATED
stefansson, Long Given Up as Dead,
Sends Dispatches From New
Country He Discovered.

Nome, Observation-Disclosures Stefans-
son, chief of the Canadian government
Arctic exploring and surveying ex-
petition that left Victoria, B. c., in
June, 1913, and who set out afoot
over the ice with Two companions
from the shores of Northeastern AL.
aska in March, 1914, to seek new
land in uncharted seas has found new
land, and the only hardship endured
were those of short rations.
The power schooner Ruby arrived
from Herschel Island with dispatches
from Stefansson to the Canadian gov
eminent in which he omits reference
to ice perils and gives space to the
scientific results achieved. He seems
unaware of the anxiety his long alb.
Sence aroused.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Cabinet Faces Crisis.

London.--A cabinet crisis over the
question of conscription is menacing
England. Il is reported David Lloyd
George and Winston Spencer Church
ill have been converted to forced sery-
ices in the army. Lords Curzon and
Lsnsdowne. Andrew Bonar Law, Wal
4er Hume Long, J, Austen Chamber
lain. the earl of Selbourne and Sir
Edward Carson, the conscriptionist
members. are said TO be threatening
20 resign unless Premier AsQuith,
First Lord of the Admiralty Balfour,
Sir Edward Grey, Lord Kitchener and
other cabinet members adopt thNir
chosen policy 10 inaugurate forced
military service.
Lacking positive statements from
Premier AsQuith and Lord Kitchener
THAT compulsory service is necessary
for the safety Of the country. the sys-
ten is likely TO find little support in
The present parliament with the Radi-
Gals, LsboriteS and Nationalists op-
posed to il
Many members opposed TO conscrip-
ton are prepared 10 accept. however,
the verdict Of Premier Asquith and
the war secretary on the question
which is now q subject Of serious con-
sideration in the cabinet
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
To Settle Hospital Trouble.

The discord at State Hospital No.
2 at st. Joseph has been discussed
with Gov. Major.
DR.. U. G. Crandall and Representa-
tive Jacob Bretz of st. Joseph and
Edward S. Villmoire of Kansas City
came here to discuss plans for har-
mony at the St. Joseph Hospital. Mr..
Villmoire, who is a member of the
board of managers of the hospital,
suggested at a meeting in St. Joseph
that all members of the board resign.
DR.. ]. A. Postlewait, president of
the board refused to acquiesce in this
plan. 1t is said that it is planned to
remove DR.. R. G. Thompson as super
intendent and John M. Minor as stew
ard of the institution.
Rumor is current that Smith A. Pen
ney and E. M. Lindsay, both of st.
Joseph, members of the board of man.
ayers, will tender their designations.
1t is expected that Gov. Major will
try to settle the troubles at st. Jo-
seph as soon as possible in order that
the efficiency of the institution may
not be impaired
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Leads IN River Fish.

Missouri annually markets FISH pro
ducts, not including the small amount
caught by amateur fishermen for use
at home, worth S750,00O, In 1914 the
quantity of this product shipped TO
the large consuming centers was val
ued at approximately S450,0o0. A
bulletin of the bureau of labor. statis-
tics just issued by Commissioner
Fitzpatrick, gives the worth OF tho
quantity sold in the producing coun.
ties at 100000.
The 1914 "catch" of the profes-
sional fishermen who piled their vo-
cation in Missouri rivers and streams,
including those which border the state
marketed here and elsewhere is fixed
at 100000 pounds, which at an aver.
age price Of cents a pound sold for
S450,000.
Missouri is the leading fishery state
of the union when IL comes to the
number Of pounds of river fish caught
annually by professional fishermen
and the value of the same, excepting
states which border on the Great
Lakes and owe much OF their annual
catch to these bodies of fresh water.
The reason is that Missouri has more
miles of rivers and streams, lake areas
not considered, than any other state
of the Union, and in Southeast Mis-
souri,, still undrained, are thousands
of acres of swamp lands which yearly
yield large quantities Of fish and sim
liar products to professional fisher
men who operate there.
1t is estimated that $4,000 is spent
every summer in st. Louis and Kansas
City for crawfish by those who are fond
Of this fresh water food. There are
professional fishermen who devote
much time to coaxing this species Of
hard shell animal life from the beds
of Missouri streams.
Catfish, bullheads, German carp,
bass and buffalo are the species of
fish which predominant in Missouri
rivers and streams, the sale of which
adds many thousands of dollars annu-
ally to the Golfers of professional
fishermen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
JOURNAL ADVISES REVOLT
PRo-eERMAN EDITOR MAY GET
IN TROUBLE.
Calls President "seh-Suffieient Pro.
VineiaI'' in Attacking Handling Of
Arabic and Shipping Cases.

Milwaukee, Wis.-An editorial in
the Milwaukee Free Press, an
English pro-German newspaper, con-
trolled by local German-Americans
makes an open threat to revolt
against the president unless there are
changes in the manner in which the
administration is handling the cases
against Germany regarding the Arabic
and against England regarding the
seizures of American ships destined
to neutral ports. The paper, after
declaring that the presidents unbend-
ing attitude toward Germany should
be duplicated in the shipping ques-
ton, continues:
Let US say here and now that at
least 60,000,0OO of American citizens
have had their fill of this kind of
neutrality, are through with being
led by the nose and expect some stand
against Great Britain's increasing en-
croachment on our rights.
Let US say. and without reserve,
that, unless the self-sufficient provin-
cial in the White House wakes up
one of these fine mornings to the
realization that he is more than a
president of our Anglo-maniacs, that
he is in reality a president Of the
American people, he will live to dis.
cover a situation in this country that
will make him go down in American
history as the arch-disruptionist of
the noblest nation that was ever
given a glorious opportunity on the
footstool of the universe"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Be Careful of Seed Corn.

The Agricultural Department at
Washington is out in bulletin, here
with reproduced, in which particular
care is urged in the selection of seed
corn. 1t is as follows:
lowing to the generally backward
state of this years corn crop in many
of the northern, but important grow
ing sections of the belt, there is dam
ger of injury to the crop by killing
frost, the occurrence of which may
be expected at any time. It is there
fore important that every possible eff
fort be made TO secure good seed for
next years crop. Where any last
years corn is left it should be gone
over and the best ears saved for seed.
Moreover. as corn natures uneVenly,
IT is possible TO secure seed from the
early ears before the rest Of the crop
is matured."
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
crItIcise Barker.

Considerable criticism has been
aroused in some sections of the state
by Attorney General Barkers practice
Of hiring prominent Democratic law
yers in various counties to look after
cases that have been appealed to the
supreme court, and paying them out
of his contingent fund. The attorney
general is a receptive candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination and a
reasonable amount of "fence.building
is permissible.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Capitol Commission Meets.

The capitol commission appointed
by the last legislature held a meeting
recently in Jefferson City. The COM
mission was named to make recon-
mendations concerning the building
of the new statehouse. Senator Viii
liam H. Phelps of Carthage is chair
man. The st. Louis members are
senator A. E. L. Gardner of st. LouA
county, and Senators Michael Kinney
and Frank Warner.
Senator Kinney said he did not know
the reason the chairman had called
the members together at the present
time.
This is one of the commissions for
which there is no appropriation and
each member must pay his own ex-
penses.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
ENGLISH VESSEL LOADED WITH
SOLDIERS SENT TO THE
BOTTOM.
CABINET FACES TENSE CRISIS
Question Of CONSUMPTION Brings
Threats Of Resignation From
Members-compulsory Service
Safety's Necessity.

Vienna.-An Austrian submarine
commanded by Lieut.. Won Trap, tor.
pedoed and sank large British trans.
port a few days ago in the Southern
Adriatic. according to an announce.
ment made here.
Lieut. Won Trap commanded the
Austrian submarine us, which sank
the French cruiser Leon Gambetta in
the Straits of Otranto on April 26,
with the loss of $50 lives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23

Athens, Greece.-The signing. Of
the Turco-Bulgarian treaty is now an
accomplished fact Notwithstanding
temptations from the Duke OF Neck
lenburg-SchweriH, who was called
from the battle front to undertake the
diplomatic mission to Sofia, lnforma-
ton just received indicates that Bull
garia will remain neutral.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
sues Purdue unlversltY.

Lafayette, Ind.-Purdue University
was made defendant in a $4,000 dam
age suit filed by Abraham L. Oben-
chain of South Whitley, Ind, father
Of the late Francis w. Obenchain, who
was killed in the university tank
scrap" on the night of Sept 10, 1913
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Foraker to Bio Operated on.

Cincinnati, GA muscular ailment
from which former United States
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker has
been suffering has grown so severe
that the surgeons have decided on
an operation as the only chance for
his complete recovery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
COL. FRED GARDNER SUGGESTS
a TAX OF $40 ON EACH
AUTOMOBILE.
CONVICTS TO DO THE WORK
Claims That In Five Years Missouri
Would Have Best Highways In
Central West Mo Bond
Issue Necessary.
Jefferson City.

Jeu6ISOn City.
A plan to obtain a modern system
of state highways by assessing each
auto owner in Missouri $40 a year for
five years and employing the $500
convicts now competing with free la
Dor has been announced by Col. Fred
d. Gardner since his return from a
tour of the west
The project, Col. Gardner asserts,
would save each motorist at least
$50 year in tires alone and would
enable the farmer to haul his produce
to market at cost of 8 cents per ton
per mile, instead of from 35 to 40
cents as at present. The special tax
would yield $1,000,O00 year, he said
This plan could be carried out
without a constitutional amendment
or a bond ISSUE" Col Gardner said,
and If combined with the adoption
of the land bank act and practical
agricultural instruction throughout
the state, would stop the depopula-
ton now going on two-thirds of the
counties of Missouri.
ut would take the 1900 convicts,
removing them from competition with
free labor, and set them at 10 sec
tional camps in the state to work to-
ward a central plan. BY utilizing the
rock and gravel abundant in virtu-
ally every county of Missouri, this
state would have at the end of FIVE
years one of the best and cheapest
systems of highways in the whole
country"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Weds After HaIf century.

Pana, nl.-The marriage of Judge
]. N. Gridley, veteran Central Illinois
lawyer and Republican politician, and
Mrs. Emily Collins Brady at her home
in Long Beach, Cal, marks the culimi-
nation of romance of the early six
ties.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
To Addross Road RulIdsrs.

Eugene r. G. Harding. highway en-
gineer of Cole county, president of the
Highway Engineers Association OF
Missouri. has issued call for the
ninth annual meeting OF that body at
Hannibal Gov. Major Will be one Of
the speakers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
santos.pumont comInn.

New York.-Alberto Santos. Dumont
the Brazilian pioneer in aeronautics,
has accepted an invitation from the
Aero Club OF America to head COM
mittee to take charge of a movement
to develop aeronautics in South and
Central America.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Woman confesses Her Sin

Middleboro. Ky.-Chureh and social
circles over the state were shocked
when It became known that Mrs. w.
II, Gagler had gone before the Meth
0dist church board and made public
confession Of improper relations with
The retiring pastor, Rev. b. r..
Chatham.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Bloc COS I1oapltaI Post.

Representative Jacob L.. Bretz Of
Buchanan county. has wired his resig-
nation to the governor, and It has
been accepted He has been elected
steward of State Hospital No. 2, q po-
sition carrying salary Of $500 per
year and perquisites
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Holland orders War Planes.

New York-Twenty American war
planes have Just been ordered by the
Netherlands government. The first
order for six war planes was placed
by the same government two months
ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Escaped Joliet Convict CAUGHT

Joliet, nL-Clarence Brown, one Of
the three convicts who escaped from
the penitentiary, YVES captured. Brown
was found hiding in cave in stone
quarry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Ford Asked 70 AZ Nave.

Washington. Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels wants to discuss the
question Of gasoline engines with
Henry Ford. He has written Ford
asking him to call on him in Wash
ington,
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
puma Members Arrested.

Berlin.-According to Stockholm
dispatches, the Socialist Deputy
Tcheidse and II other members of the
Russian Duma have been arrested.
The Dumas buildings in Petrograd
and all railway stations have been
occupied by the military, the ad-
vices said.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Man Goes over Niagara Fails.

Niagara Falls, N. Ys--Park guards
saw a man leap from Prospect Point
into the Niagara River and go over
the American falls. In the pocket OF
a coat were found papers bearing the
name Of Hugo Wehmeyer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
steamer Santa Anna in Port.

London.-The Fabre line steamer
Santa Anna has arrived at st. Mich
aels, Azores, according to a dispatch
to Lloyds. The fire in No. 2 hold
has been eXtinguished.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Rov klIIs Jaller. suIoldes.

Hot Springs, Ark--ln an attempt to
arrest LATE Young, George Ford. jail
or, was fatally shot by Young. who
then killed himself
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
short Measure in oasolIne

New Yorks-Warning that many
sellers OF gasoline are giving short
measure was issued by the commits
sioner OF weights and measures to
the drivers and owners.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Revelle Takes office.

Charles G. Revelle, appointed to the
supreme bench to succeed the late JUS
tice John G. Brown, took the oath of
his office on Wednesday, Sept H. He
is by far the youngest jurist ever on
Missouri's highest tribunal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
BULGARIA TO STAY NEUTRAL
country's Reply to Proposals of En-
tente Powers Said to Have
Been Made Tuesday.

Sofia.-Official announcement was
made that Bulgaria's reply to the pro,
Dosals of the entente powers was
made on Tuesday. The nature of the
answer was not divulged
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Aeronaut FAILS 1000 Feat

Pueblo, Colo-Frank Clay, balloon
fist, who fell 1000 feet at the state
fair here when his parachute failed
20 open, is dead.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Fox-tIunters Meet.

Two hundred invitations have been
issued by the Cole-Csllaway fox,hunt-
ing club to the annual meet and hunt
at "Fish-Trap" bridge, on the Moreau
river, about ten miles from the capital
on September 1924.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
MaYhaIl eco Inauranee JOE.

Walter Chorn, new insurance super
intendent, has appointed Fred A. May
hall former minister and lawyer, 10
succeed Earl Nelson as deputy com
missioner. The salary is $4,000,
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
stone at Home.

Senator William j. Stone, appar-
emily in better health than for years,
has arrived in Jefferson CITY from a
two-months' trip to the Pacanie coast
states.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
unIversltY Enrichment orows.

Word comes from Columbia that
the enrolment in the state university
has reached 1908, which is an in
crease of over 10 per cent ahead Of
last years showing
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
YounueSt Hunter he A.

st. Paul. Minn.-The youngest MIN
rod to apply for hunting license this
year has been granted his papers. -
lie is A. s. Bull. IL years old.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Fire Destroys Atlanta, Ca, MINI.

TIC pesuVJs NuaHtag Co. MIIIs
Atlanta, Ga--The cotton seed hull
house, meal house and fertilizer plant
of the Fort Mcpherson branch OF the
Southern Oil Company, were de-
stroyed by fire at loss Of SIS. 900.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23

Decisions Expected Soon.
Indications are that series Of very
important decisions in railroad rate
matters win be delivered by the Mis-
souri, Public Service Commission late
this month or early in October.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Game a Source Of Profit.

A recent bulletin from the office of
the labor commissioner states that it
is figured that the production of game
yearly in the state of Missouri, chiefly
rabbits and squirrels, and which is
marketed in this state, amounts to
over 100000 pounds, and the same at
an average price of cents per pound
sells for $250,0e0. Approximately
100000 pounds were shipped in 1914
by the producing counties into the
large consuming centers. At the
same time there were also shipped
$4,000 pounds of furs of all kinds.
The producing centers of Missouri
in 1914 also marketed 10000 pounds
of turtles, 10000 pounds of frogs, 1000
pounds of the smaller species of tur-
ties known as terrapin and 300 tons
of mussel shells, the latter going to
Hannibal, LAGRANGE and Canton, and
to Iowa cities to be made into lus-
trous pearl buttons and ornaments
of the same substance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Fire Destroys Forty.Flve Yaehts.

Jacksonville, Fla.--Forty-fve yachts
belonging to northern people were de-
stroyed by fire at Miami. The loss will
be about 100000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-09-23
Nelson 70 succeed chorn.

Nelson to Succeed Chorn.
Earl Nelson will succeed Walter K.
Chorn as actuary of the state depart
ment of insurance when Charles G.
Revelle takes his place on the SUI
preme bench of Missouri and Chorn
succeeds Revelle as superintendent Of
insurance.
Nelson is nov assistant superinten-
dent. His successor has not been yet
chosen.
The actuary, with a salary of $4,000
and the fees allowed under the law,
from the insurance companies, re-
ceives between $4,000 and $4,000 a
year, or double what the superinten-
dent draws.
Chorn, discussing his promotion, OBJ
served facetiously, that he WOULD have
to dispense with his automobile new
as he could not keep it under the new
change of salary.
1t is likely that the new superinten-
dent will be chosen from the ranks.