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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09
LOOKING FOR A MOSES.

The independence (NO) Examiner refers to the poti
cal situation in this State in the following language
The St Louis Times is leading a movement to bring
Champ Clark back to Missouri the Democratic Cand-
date for Governor The suggestion is only clipping off
the piece OF cloth which recently suggested that
Seph W. Folk resign his Government position and for
Governor again 1t only indicates restessness of the peo
pie under old political conditions The politicians have
heard the wind whistling and have hunted convenient
storm center
The demand for Clark is pure fooshness Clark makes
splendid Speaker of the Lower House is the right in
the rghtpaCe and knows his work and valuable the
Administration and to the country AS a candidate for
Governor he would be subject the ordinary trials and
tribulatons of struggling politician and Governor he
would not be able accomplish those things his friends
would wish of him. 1t would be bi gbunder Clarks
part, which he is not going to make and would
leve the Missouri situation in the least.
The call for Folk is nresponSe to the demand for
change in political methods and affairs. The Democrats
are awfuy tired of having the State by the old
bunch of politicians They used Folk this
control and trying find with which do it
Iagain The revolt is against the political system which
seizes the offices and the power and patronage
build up political party faction and pay the bills with
the publican oney The protest is against government
by and for few political bosses who assume tick
lets and fill appointve places with political strikers and
whose Shiny hands the courts Nowhere is this
protest and this political method clearly illustrated
than in the affairs of Jackson County They looking
asanother office and be Governor during his term with
one single thing in mind the best adinstra possible,
without graft and machine building
The people arelookng for Moses to lead them of
Egypt. You will remember that Moses could not make a
speech his life and the people don't much
in Missouri for the oratorca spebnder they did in the
days of Vest.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09
A POEM WITH A POINT.

A hen is not supposed to have much common sense
or tact, yet every time she lays egg she cackles
forth the fact rooster hasn't got a lot of intellect
to show but none-the-less have enough
good sense to crow The mule the most despised
of beasts has persistent way of letting people know
he's around by his nsstent bray. The busy little
bees, they buzz; bulls below and cows moo; and
watchdogs bark and gamblers quack and doves and
pgeonscoo The peacock spreads his tail and squawks;
pigs squeal and robins sing, and serpents know
enough hiss before they sting But the greatest
masterpiece that could devise will often stop and
hesitate before he II advertise.
(Taken from Business Chat" by Lyon & Healey.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09
CONCERNING THE MEXICO HOSPITAL.


In the time that the Mexico Hospital has been in exist
ence there have been in round numbers something more
than roo who have received the benefits OF its treatment
There have nperformed here Io4 major operations ana
te spendd record is made that there has not been ata
termination in single instance from these operations
This fact alone speaks eoquenty in testimony OF the fa1t
FIJI and capable care that being given by those IN charge
The friends and supporters of the institution can point TO
the record and feel that their support is given Doth
wisely and we'll .f
The writer in brief visitWednesday morning to one OF
the rooms heard words of the most sincere and grae
praise by the occupant who rejoicing that she c0uu
receive such care and attention close to her home lhese
testimonies come voluntarily from the lips OF those VINO
have enoyedhe privileges of the institution Who wants
it closed? Not
What better thing then Mexico do than put the
maintenance fund in shape for next year and do 1t rght
now? ,,,1,,cz
Chairman Campaign Committee,
The members of the Hospital Campaign Committee are
First Ward-Mrs c. D. Rodgers, Mrs. Alec Carter,
Mrs l. Silversten, Miss Linne Allison - -,,. .
Second Ward-Mrs. ]. c. Mundy Mrs, +, T. ElhotL
Mrs. r. w. Berrey. A.,
Third Ward-Mrs Ian Jones, Mrs George Lee, Mrs
Wallace Fry
Fourth Ward-Mrs R. NJ. White Mrs. w w. Fry,
Mrs W. c. Johnson.
Hardin Colege-Miss Frances Gupton.
Missouri Military Academy.-Miss Dorinda Bruce
Members at Large.-Mrs. w. w. Pollock Mrs CharleS
Harrison, Mrs. Charles Carpenter, Miss Marie Rose
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09
Going South?

Low round trip excursion
tickets with long limits and
liberal stopover privileges are
now on sale to Florida, Cuba,
the West Indies, Panama, Gulf
Coast and Texas Points.
Make the most of the trip!
Take the route that makes
the going as delightful as the
getting there. I'll be glad to
help you plan your trip and
secure booklets describing any
particular locality.
Il. Marshall,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09
BOOKS for CHRISTMAS

Have you considered what a good book means?
That it is the key which admits to the whole world
of thought and fancy? To the company of saint and
sage the wsest and wittiest their wisest and wit
test moments That it enables with thekeen
est eyes, hear with the finest ears listen the sweetest
voices of all time? More than that it annhlates time
and space for us.
SPECIAL PRICES will be made during the Holidays
on Books for School Libraries
SALLEE, The Book Man.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09
SEED CORN SOLD FOR So, $40.

Marshall Mo-, Dec GA rdbreaking crowd Sat
urday attended the corn show and auction OF seed corn
The first busheI of the prize corn was sold to Rose&
Buckner, clothing merchants, for SIS.
Farm Adviser Paul " Maris of this county was the lead
ing spirit in the show and sale
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

SAY! That Satisfaction part is guaranteed at tne
DIAMOND FIXIT SHOP. second door east Hospital
Sal Vet" is almost sure bar to Backlog Give 1t to
vour hogs sheep COWS and horses. Ellsworth ten times
its cost S. p. Emmons Wool Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09
HASSEN'S
For Christmas DaintieS

Candies, Dates, Candied Fruits, Frozen
Goods of all kinds, Ice Creams, Ices,
Brick Ice Cream for special orders.
We are prepared to fill all orders for churches
schools class-parties, receptions, etc.
Our Serving Room makes splendid place to rest
and refresh yourself and friends. We serve hot
and cold drinks. Try our special, delicious hot
chocolate
Our line of high-grade box candy is complete.
Just what you want for your Christmas gifts
Call at HASSENS, Southeast Corner Jefferson
and Promenade Streets.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

Best California Blankets-aso cotton and wool Mapped
! All Drices A8c I'D. Ricketts, & EmmQns
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

The best line of clean cotton bats.
RICKETTS, & ENlMONS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

Reasonable national defense is all right, but prepar-
edness beyond that is not sought by the great common
people-who will have to the cost. Here's our slo-
gam Millions for permanent good roads, but not one cent
to please the jingoes the muntion manufacturers
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

F. NJ Loveless has gone Florida to spend the winter
He and George Kabrch go South with the birds every jail
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

Bring your Deep Well troubles to us,
H. c. Black at the Diamond FiXit Shop.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

Give the Mexico Hospital your unstinted support.
our most worthy charitable institution.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

copy of THE Mcmillan" lies upon desk. 1t is a
most creditable publication Full OF fun and hghcass in
teectua meat The editorial staff is composed of the fol
lowing Alan Coatsworh Sam Locke, Morris Keith, In
dia Johnson Archie Rodgers, Marie Gibbs, Margaret
Houston, VIM w johnson, Dorothy Wymore and Ruth
Cauthorn,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

B. B. Brown, 2 miles northwest of Mexico, will n;
big public sale of live stock and his farm implements
Wednesday, Dec. IS. Keep in mind his date,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

When that ea-kettle wash boiler springs lea
we have nice little remedy at the Diamond FlHt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

THAT. GAS ENGINE. When it foils to run let
fix it lust once and see if you have much trouble ag
H c. BLACK, Second door east of Mexico Hospit
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

We take measures and make to order the best all Wo
suits in the market for S43.o5. Fit guaranteed.
RICKETTS, & ENlMONS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

Found-Automobi1e chain about mi, south OF Farbe
Mexico car owner can have by calling at this oc
and paying for this ad,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-12-09

President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Gait are to be
married December 18th, 1t is to be quiet affair." 1t Is
said All right, all weddings should be quiet affairs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15

ences to tell a connected story of the
visitation. One man who was taken
from a ruin said.
II had a sensation as though some
one was forcing me to dance. Then
was thrown to the ground, and the
roof and the walls fell on my head.
Even after 1 was half buried, the
earth seemed to heave and grow
hot
A priest was saying mass in a
church when he felt the first shock.
He rushed under an arch Of the
building and this saved his life. His
acOlytes were struck down and killed.
The shocks destroyed the aqueduct
system of Avezzano and there. is no
water in the town. It is reported that
a statue of the Virgin. forty feet high.
which stood on the shore Of Lake Fu-
cino. has been thrown into the water.
There is considerable danger that the
drained land in this vicinity will be
flooded. A wagoner's apprentice, a boy
of Ii years. was the first person to give
the news of Avezzano to the outside
world. He succeeded in getting back
to the town a few moments after the
first shock. He found railroad en-
ployee and persuaded this man, with
his help, to rig up a telegraph instru-
ment in a freight car and connect it
with a wire that was still intact. On
the instrument. the railroad man, who
is an operator, soon got Rome. The
two together then sent the first news Of
the diSaS ter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15
HUNTING FOR mike.
The "RObes" Family Earnestly Sought
by City Milk Inspector.

There are two psychologists now
working in the laboratory If the city
milk inspector. On account OF rush
of work due to the fact that III. state
board of health, in cooperation With
DIR. Leslie Rowles, city milk inspector,
is gathering samples Of milk sold in
Topeka from all sources, il has been
necessary to install an ass stans for
DIR. ROwles. DIR. ROwles and a repre-
sentative of the state board o. health
are securing samples together. Those
for the state board are being sent to
the State Agricultural college at Man.
haitian for testing, while duplicate
samples are being tested in the city
I Miss Annetta Nicoll. 1435 Topeka
avenue, is doing much of this addi-
tional laboratory work, and is quite
a "ind'' for the city, for it is rar. ly
that persons of her technical ability
can be engaged for temporary work
Miss Nicoll is a graduate of WASH
burn college and has specialized in
bacteriology. and has held the chair
of bacteriology in the University of
Washington, making such satiseac-
tory record there that upon resigning,
the position was left open for her to
again accept should she so decide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15
KANSAS DAY ON COAST
80. 900 Jayhawkers in California Plan
Celebration at Long Beach.


IS. 900 Jayhawiers in California Plan
Celebration at Long Beach.
Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 15.-Kansas
Admission day. January 20, will be
celebrated here as never before by
the $4,000 Jayhawkers now living in
southern California. The annual pic
mic Of the Kansas State society, usu-
ally attende by more than 5000, will
be held at Long Beach, where there
is a branch of the organization. "A
banquet will be held in the evening In
Los Angeles.
The yearly gathering is expected to
be the largest in history. owing to the
unusual lumber Of visitors in this sec
ton because of the expositions at San
Diego and San Francisco. All tour
lists from the Sunf1ower state are ex-
pected to attend he big midwinter
picnic, which takes the form of q re-
union.
This year the city and county have
been made beautiful with millions Of
blossoms and an elaborate entertain
raent program has been prepared
Thirty national and international con-
ventions will be held and tens of thou
sands of tourists are to be entertained.
+ In the ninety state societies in
southern California there are three of
Kansas, one in Los Angeles, one in
Long Beach and one in Santa Ana. in
Orange county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15
BADDERS TO K. C.
Government Ready for Topeka Mer-
N chants Case January 10.

Kansas City will be the next center
Of interest in the now famous Bad
ters case, when George Badders OF
Topeka will be brought to trial on a
federal charge of using the mails in
furtherance of a scheme to defraud
This case grows out of Badders's op-
erations as president Of the Badders
Clothing company, now in bankruptcy
court, and the material on which the
prosecution will be based is collected
from Badders's correspondence with
jobbing houses of whom he purchased
consignments of clothing. For a
number Of weeks the ladders COM
pany conducted a sale at which mems
wearing apparel was disposed of at
unusually low pr ces. Then the store
was abruptly closed. After proceed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15
Democrats Agree With Repub-
licans on One Measure.
Outs and Inns Favor Platform
Pledge on Efficiency.
I'M AID TO GOVERNOR CAPPER
Effort to Shut Down on Spells
System Charges.
Removal of Chance for Nice
Fat State House Jobs.

q There is one Of Governor Capper's
platform promises on which the house
Democrats are willing to stand this
winter. That Is the civil service pro-
vision. In order that the administra-
ton members may not forget the mat
ter. the house Democrats plan to offer
q little civil service bill to the legiSla-
gture and will ask the Republicans to
redeem their platform pledge by sup
porting it.
y Just at this particular time-with their
patronage gradually slipping away-the
Democrats are willing to agree with
the new governor that strict and rigid
civil service and efficiency policy is a
grand good thing. To be sure it might
not have been such a glorious policy
to pursue eighteen months or two
years ago, when the Republicans were
being separated from their jobs. But
Just now-just when at least a dozen
or go department heads are resting un-
easily in regard to their political fu-
ture-just now it is a fine policy. And
J so the Democrats want to aid the gov
sernor in his program of reform. To
make certain that there will be no
question concerning their good faith in
the matter, the Democrats will them
selves introduce the bill
In the recent campaign, the grea test
criticism directed toward the Demo-
Gratis was perhaps the charge of adOp-
ton Of the spoils system and the ejec-
ltion from Office of capable and efficient
state employees of an opposite party.
Governor Capper promised to not dis
turb any Office where efficient service
was being rendered the state. Perhaps
some Republicans have forgotten that
promise. But in the minds of the Dem
Ocrats that pledge is as fresh as the
daisies.
T. Less Patronage.
1t is probable that A. A. Doerr of
.Pawnee county will be selected to offer
the civil service bill in the house. The
bill will be equipped for immediate use
and will cover existing conditions. In
fact it will tend to so thoroughly re-
move nice soft jobs from politics that
"a governor will be vested with less pa
tronage than a precinct committeeman.
+ That is not the only thing. though
The Democrats, since they really intend
to introduce the bill, will see that 1t
is strictly a non-partisan commission.
They will make provision that the COM
mission shall not be appointed by the
governor or any political official. They
will leave the naming of the commits
sion to the supreme court, since that
body is now safely removed from polit-
zeal entanglements. Then there will be
efficiency provisions and tried and
trusted service conditions written all
through the bill.
The matter will then be checked up
to the Republican house. 1t is claimed
that a poll has been made of the DEM
,Ocratic senate and that the passage of
the bill through the senate is as GER
tain as dollar wheat during war times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15

ings in bankruptcy were brought
George Badders was arrested ON q
federal charge for the improper use
OF the nails.
THE government is ready to pro-
coed with the case" stated Fred Rob-
ertson, United States district attoru y.
this morning. "Our evidence Is COM
plete and witnesses have been sum
moned for Il trial, which has been
set for January 10 at Kansas City. 1
have NOT been advised of any action
which will interfere with the trial at
that tire"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15
DEATH LIST $4,000.
CONTINUED from Page one.l

CONTINUED from Page One.1
q break will come and the valley will
be flooded. Engineers are at work
now endeayoring to solve this prob
lem. The lake is fed by great noun
tain spri.. ss, some of which, however,
have had their flow checked by the
earthquake
French CalIona, mayor of Rome, is
administering the relief here. He has
chartered several hotels for use of the
refugees who cannot be cared for
elsewhere -
Despite the declaration of seismolo-
gists that the quake was Of geological
and not volcanic ORIGIN. reports from
Naples say that many of the sup
posedIv. extinct craters in that section
are showing SIGNS OF life and fears
are expressed that volcanic disturb
ances may yet add to the horror.
- wor,, ~ I,escue.-
p ..l,e.-,,,< t.,,,x
a;atn,,, ~" "f.a = q - fastronhe is being
pushed ranidl U Livery available man
that can be used, IS working search
ing the ruins - ~.
tow ~ italian disa sters has the relief
~ 49,, 90 cor,nIete and welI svs-
$1,000 T-,;s -. ,,oss;h1,, 1910 -
&c rs % toSs.S v""s ~
the fact that good part OF the army
was already moDlEzed TOT service ana
enormous quantities OF fOodStunS,
medical supplies and the like were in
the various depots in anticipation OF
Italy's entrance into the war By or
ders of the king. all of these supplies
have been made Immediately avail
able.
Temnorary hospitals have been es-
tahlished at the various ruined or
d.n,..od +cur. ~ xyhich Tho .ar;orsJv
hnrt are heine cared for All ~ tbe
-; 49, $500 .1n.,s. 90
-. 49, tt be, ~ 49, SSs -
~ -, oI''n+ 49, -. ,.,.,.se $50. -
py volunteers IN whose ranks are rep
resentatives of the best known fam
mes IN Ita,y.
Nearly three hundred bodies OF SOL
diers were taken from the wrecked
barracks at Avezzano and because OF
, .m.L su ''i oa~ r. 10y.
been ordered that all bodies when re-
covered, be identified, II possible
Those that can he held for relatives
", - -. -. - - - M. 80, So
peas. ~se' oso"o =" -.iree ioH7'
London Jan. u s.-ihe Exchanse
Telegraph company has received a
message from it's Rome correspondent,
who says that the magnitude of the
Italian disaster increases as further
news from the devastated area is re-
ceived.
The casualties at Makliano di Marsi
sibie population of 1900.
At Pescini. 1000 persons are re-
ported Killed and the number OF dead
at San BenedittO is given as 5000.
All the people of the village of
Capelle are believed to be buried in
the ruins of their homes. The entire
population Of Albafucenses also is be-
lieved to have persisted, and out of
five hundred inhabitants in the vii
lage of Lese, $50, are said to be dead
Every town in the Livi valley is re-
ported today to have been either total
ly destroyed or very seriously dam
The work of rescue at Sora is being
| pushed with all possible expedition
Inere Is little nope OF saving any OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15
Bank officials Retained.

Beloit, Kan, Jan. 1S.-The banking bust
ness was SO good in Beloit in 1914 that the
three banks reelected unanimously the
old directors
The only change made was the addition
of one more director. DIR. NJ. r. Spassard.
to the list of those in the First National
bank All the old Officers in the three
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15

Topeka Market.
FURNISHED by Chas Wolff Packing Col
Topeka, Kan, Jan. IS.
HO09
CHICAGO EGGS-36@Hc.
NEW YORK EGGS-3c.
STORAGE EGGS-27izd2S1xc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago. mo:
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by Il. Billiard. corner Kan
sase Ave. and Curtis st.
Topeka. Kan, Jan. Is.
CORN-70c.
OATS-44d48c.
WHEAT-$1.3 0@1.22:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15

farmers at 10 per cent are made to mer-
chants at 8 to 10 per cent.
There is, however. some justification for
the complaint that snOrt-time interest
rates are high. The cost OF securing and
renewing the short-term loan is almost as
great as the expense incurred in obtain
ing a land mortgage loan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-15
ToDAY'S market REPORT.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-WHEAT-Urgency OF
European demand despite record breaking
prices drove the wheat market today
higher and higher Temporarily selling
by one OF the argest houses in the trade
carried quotations back to about last
nights level, but then new wave of buy
ing resulted in much sleeper advance.
The bulls were excited by a sharp upturn
in quotations at Liverpool and by reports
that all Of the domestic wheat now aflOat
at Buffalo and unsoid had been taken on
the market. After opening a 1zc on to NO
nc higher, prices receded moderately all
around and then jumped to $.4436 Tor May
as against $1.437s. the tip top yesterday.
Dispatches telling OF well equipped
Turkish army of 1000 men threatening
wheat was bringing $1.60 a gushel to go
to California assisted in keeping the mar
ket here moving up grade, May finally
nc to 2x@2Ac net advance.
CORN-Export call brought about a rise
In corn as well az In wheat. A reaction
The opening, which varied from hQAc to
&c higher, was followed by a good gen.
eral rally.
It was said as much as LOO, coo bushels
OF corn was taken here and at Kansas City
for export The result was an extraordi-
nary bulge in price, the market closing
strong at s1sQ4Ac above last night
OATS-Oats swung with other grain.
Bears were in a decided minority.
PROFESSIONALISM in the hog mar
ket helped give a lift to provisions. Longs
showed disposition to sell only on the
hard spots
Kansas City Grain Market.
rrhc range Of prices for grain futures on
ported by Thos Myers. BROKER Co
Kansas City. Jan. Is.
Open High Low Today Yes.
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