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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
THE FRANK CASE.

The action of Justice Lamar in
granting an appeal in the Franz
case will he generally commend
ed, and it is probable that thu
life of an innocent man will b.
spared and Atlanta saved from
further disgrace.
Frank, charged with the bru
tai murder of a factory girl, was
condemned to death upon the
sole testimony Of a drunken ne.
gro with a police court record,
a self confessed liar who chang
ed his s. tat e m e n t against
Frank three times be.
fore he had it fixed according to
the plans of those who sought tc
judicially murder an innocent
man and thus appease the clam.
or o. the mob. A common sense
view Of the testimony shows
that the negro, Conley, or one
Of his ilk, committed the crime
and the attempt to fasten it Upon
Leo Frank is without reason or
excuse. His life has been en-
tirely blameless, and there is
nothing in his character or ante
cedents to create the presump-
ton that he was disposed to
commit such a crime. Men of
mark who have visited Atlanta
and who have made diligent and
impartial inquiry into the facts
of the case, men like Connolly,
IF Golfers, Arthur Brisbane,
Don Seitz, of the New York
World, and Detective Burns and
others, have reached the firm
conclusion that Frank is entirely
innocent, and this belief has ia
ken firm hold all over the coun-
trv
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

all, though only a short while
while ago both were charging
around through the mountains
bowling for Hooper and state and
nationwide. The insincerity
and skull-duggery Of the aver.
age Republican legislator is be.
yond the ken Of honest men,
And there any number Of Demo
cratic-politic for r evenu e
only who belong to the same
class Of grafters.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

81 4. Il
Independent Democrats OF
Tennessee who have in the past
made sacrifices for the perma-
nent establishment of a princi
pie should for the time being,
and without making any entan-
Cling alliances, sit steady in the
boat. Nashville Black Banner.
What do you mean II boat? The
The boat you would have them
occupy was torpedoed beyond
repair last November by Tom
Rye and his gallant Independ-
emit allies.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

A South Carolina paper has
discovered that pound of hog
meat is worth double that Of a
pound of cotton, and that it
costs more to make a pound Of
cotton than it does to make the
pound of meat. If that be true
the producer should take the
hint and proceed along the more
profitable line.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Hobson's much Wanted pro-
hibition amendment failed to
pass, and many hypocritical con-
gressmen voted for it who would
have voted against it if their
votes had been necessary to de-
feat it. They Of course did this
to blind their prohibition con-
stituency as to their real posi-
tions, lacking the manhood and
backbone to vote their real sem
timents. The two Republican
congressman from Tennessee
sidestepped and did not vote at
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Therefore, / am planning tc
plant two-horse crop for 1915
as follows:
Ten acres in fall oats to be fol-
lowed by Spanish peanuts and
stock peas. The peanuts can be
pulled up and cured and the
stock peas gathered for seed, or
the whole can be moved as a
hay crop and the peanuts har-
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

The Lawrenceville, ILL.,, News
says: A girl graduate here thus
described the manner in which a
goat butted a boy out Of a yard:
He hurled the previous end of
his anatomy against the boys
afterwards with an earnestness
and velocity which, backed by
the ponderosity of the goats
avordupois. impaired a moment
um that was not relaxed uE(il he
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

A large crowd will no doubt be
in Paris next Monday and about
500 persons in that crowd will
owe the Partisan at least one
dollar on subscription. So don't
forget to bring yours around. 1t
would aggravate US no little if
499 Of 'em should come in and
come across and you should fail
to complete the round number.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Miss Genevieve, daughter Of
Speaker Champ Clark has again
displayed her venturesome ma
ture by accepting a proposal Of
marriage from a newspaper man.
But this will give Gennie oppor-
tunity to keep herself in the po-
sition she delights to occupy
top O. column. next to reading
matter.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

KThe positions of Tennessee
senators and congressman on
woman suffrage are given in a
report received in Nashville by a
leading suffragist as follows:
Shields. opposed; Lea, for it:
Congressman: Sells non-commit-
al, but believed to be for it; Aus
tin, favorable; Hull. opposed;
Moon, favorable; Byrns. oppos-
ed; Padgett, evasive, probably
opposed; Sims, favorable; Gar
rett, opposed; Mcclellan, on the
fence.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Diversified Farming.

A farmer down in Alabama
in writing to an agricultural pa
per tells of his plans for farming
next season. His ideas may be
of value to our farmer friends in
Henry county, therefore his COM
munication is reprinted. He
says:
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

had landed beyond the pale Of
goats jurisdiction. " Dc tell! It's
a wonder it hadn't a. broke their
necks!
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

A Kansas farmer sold a short.
horn calf for $1,000. What
would it have brought if it had
had long horns? Nashville Ban
ner.
In that event they would have
led it to a champagne supper
and tied a blue ribbon on 'em.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Il am convinced that feed

oIII VOHVIICCu Oti0U ICCu
crops are first in Importance to
us all, and that when we shall
have set our farming on this ba-
sis cotton may then be produced
in relatively small quantities on
each farm at a good profit to
curse Ives, so long as we
keep the consumers of our cot
ton hungry for what we have on
hand to offer them.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
vested by hogs.

vested by hogs.
One acre in sugar cane.
Two acres in sweet potatoes.
One acre in Irish pototoes.
One acre in watermelons.
Ten acres in cotton.
Forty acres in corn in eight
foot rows.
| also plan to plant cowpeas,
running peanuts, velvet beans.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

The Banner holds no brief for
any present, future or prospec-
tive office-holder. Nashville B.
Banner.
Eminently correct; and as a
political organ the N. B. B. has
played it's last tune.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

A Memphis woman is suing
the N. c. & St. L. Ry. because
she got on the wrong train at
Hollow Rock. That is to say
she wants $1,000 in real money
for failing to look befo, !. she
leaped.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

soy beans, etc., in each middle
between the corn. This with a
garden of one acre, and fifty
hens and a dozen pigs, two cows
and "a flock of guineas and tur-
keys ought to keep me in step if
not far ahead Of the farmers
who gamble on one crop alone"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

County correspondents to the
Partisan are kinly requested to
fatten up their batting average.
Haven't heard from some of you
since Hector went mad.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Bet you thirty cents to a GIN
ger cake we fiat busted NEXT
new years day. Getting tired
going around with one gallus and
a sickly grin. Amt you?
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Why should the cute young
thing wear muff over her
pretty little hands when she
persists in barring her brisket to
the rigors of the north wind?
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Frequently it happens that a
man is out of work because work
is out of him.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

A chronic crouch is the dirti-
work of the devil.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

A man who slaps a woma
ought to be slapped in Jail.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

President Wilson was fifty
eight years young Monday.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Stop your growing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
FUNERAL on MRS. LUcKIE.

The funeral Of Mrs. Sallie Luckie
was conducted by the Rev. A. A.. Wal
lace at noon Saturday. The remains
arrived on the twelve o'clock train
from St. Louis and the ~pallbearers
were: S. P. Emmons, DR.. Carl Pas
queth, Joe Luckie, C. P. Malone, Chas.
Bast and j. d. Mckee.
Mrs, Luckie died of paralysis and
a complication Of diseases after an ILL
ness of only a short time. She was
SO years of age at the time of her
death. Mrs. Luckie was a fine Chris
tian woman, a MEMBER Of the Presby-
terrain church and one who had many
friends. Mr.. Luckie and two sons,
Charles of st. Louis and Owen of
Washing, survive her. The Ledger
joins with others in extending SYM
pathy to the bereaved family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
U. c. |. CONVENTION 1876
WILL Be HELLO IN MEXICO
Mexico's Live Delegation Make Things
Hum at Meeting and Get the
Prize From Joplin

The 1916 state convention of the
United Commercial Travellers Of Mis-
souri, will be held in this city. At the
state meeting which closed in JEFF
ferson City Saturday, Mexico won the
next meeting from Joplin by a vote
Of AZ TO "a. The local members of
the u. C. 7. Lodge went TO Jefferson
City to bring the next convention here
and as the body comprised the Invest
and most wideawgke citizens Of Mex
leo they succeeded.
o. w. Huenefeld, of this city, was
elected State Sentinel Of the body.
Mr.. Huenefeld is secretary Of the
local lodge and one of the most active
workers for the organization in the
state.
There were fully 800 guests in JEFF
ferson City at the meeting. Of this
75 were delegates and most of them
were accompanied by their wives.
The Grand Council of Missouri, U.
C. T. embraces q subcouncils with
an aggregate membership Of $500.
The work is typifed in three words
unity, charity and temperance. By
temperance they say they do not mean
prohibition, but the broad application
of temperance in all things.
The United Commercial Travellers
have fought the fight for better and
more sanitary hotels and better tram
sportation conditions for the travel
ing public generally.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
WHITES uP MEXICO GIRL.

Guy U. Hardy, wne and publisher
of the Canon City, Colo, Daily Record,
in writing of Journalism Week at Coll
umbia, which he attended had the fol-
lowing to say of Miss Marie Rose,
society editor Of the Ledger.
"Does il pay to advertise We'll,
yes, in most any old way. The other
day before leaving home | was in
Wood & Harris new store and Aiya
gave me a lead pencil with the firm
name printed on it. / told him I didn't
think the pencils would sell any hats
or suits, but they might serve some
other purpose, Well they may. One
day in Columbia we were listening to
a profound lecture on some important
subject for the moment forgotten;
in fact at the time my attention was
slightly divided between he lecturer
and a very charming young newspaper
woman who quite by accident was
seated neal by. To make some notes
she asked to borrow a pencil
/ gave her the WOODLAND pencil, not
wishing to take any chances on los
ing a good one-you never can tell
what a woman will do with a pencil.
She glanced on the printing on the
pencil and remarked, "Why, l know
a boy by the name of Harl who came
to college at William Jewel from Cole
RADIO" I said, maple Hari?s She
said, eyes, Maple Harl,and he was q
mighty fine boy, too.n And | said eyes,
and he still is-and he sent you this
pencil And then she told me a lot
about Maple that / never knew before.
Well, it pays to a~dvertise-and il I
were a young man, as Maple is, !
should enjoy the pleasure of giving
that particular young lady one of my
best pencils every day in the year."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10

Pryor ct al; B. p. Wells rs. WA. +.
Atkinson; Nellie Travis vs.. Rog
Travis; Lulu Young V. Aaas ms.
Co. London, Eng; Lulu Yo6as ~
Rochester German ms. Co.. Luis
Young ct al Us. Niagara Fire ms. CO..
city Of New York; IR Dayls Va.
Gertrude Davis; In the Mater OF D
H. MeIp.yre Estate. North No. Trust
Co, trustee; In the Matter Or G B
McFarlane Estate. Alice MeFarIane.
trustee; In the Matter Of Hannah
CIacher Estate. C. t. Meyer, trustee
In the Matter Of n. R. White Estate,
r.. NJ. White. trustee; J. W. Fowler
vs.. NJ. L. Jones.
Friday, June is-Deile squires
VS.. Mexico Brick & Fire Clay Co.
B. R. Middleton vs.. c. & A. r. R. Co.
J. ]. Johnson VS.. E. 3 Pryor ct al;
J. D. Welsh sv. c. e. Rodgers; state
ex rel Security National Bank vs..
Haas-Lieber Grocery Co. II. 7. van
Note vs.. VIM. Caldwell ct al j. W
Barnett, Sheriff. vs.. John Miller ct
al; In the Matter Of John w. Howell
trustee Of Hardin Fields, ct al.
Monday, June 21-state Of Mis-
souri, VS.. International Shoe Co; Ma
mie LilIard vs.. c. & A, r. r. Co;
A. T. Ogden vs.. Nellie J. Walker. ez-
ecutrix of the Estate Of Alten N.
Walker, deceased; Claudia Carter ct
al VS.. c. T. Johnson; Gather Berry
ct al VS. Jerry Dermody ct al; r. f.
Race VS.. Darlington Galloway Co
Coal Company.
Monday, June 2s.-B. E. Page vs..
The General Accident Fire and Life
Assurance Corporation.
Tuesday. July 6.-The Ford Mfg.
Co. VS.. ms. Co. of N. A.; The Ford
Mfg. Co. vs. Citizens ms. Co. Of No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
TAYLOR GUTHRIE MARRIED.

On their way to Croker, Mo,
where the bridegroom will accept his
first pulpit charge, the Rev. Hamilton
Taylor Guthrie, a 1915 graduate of
the Presbyterian Theological Semin-
airy, and Miss Virginia Potts, of Rich
mond, KY, stopped in Louisville and
were guests at Hotel Henry Waiter
som.
It vas a fraternity wedding at the
home of the bride, who is a daughter
of R. L. Potts, a prominent miller,
and the Beta Theta ri colors, pink
and blue, formed the schemes Of dec
orations. One of the bridesmaids
was dressed in blue and tn other in
pink. Roses and sweetpeas were the
flowers. The maid Of honor was Miss
Lydia Beck, Of Bowling Green and
the groomsman was ]. R. Cunning
ham, a student of the seminary.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. ]. A. Trostle, a friend Of
the Potts family, of Stanford, Ky.
The bride wore white crepe de chine.
The bridal party met with a recep-
ton on their arrival in Louisville,
whence they departed for Missouri
Louisville, KY, Courier-Journal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
s. S. CONVENTION AT BENTON.
Interdenominational Sunday School
Convention A Great Success.

The second days session Of the Sum
day school convention at Benton City
was opened at nine o'clock by a de-
%votional service given by the Rev. T.
r. White. Then the Rev. A. A. Wall
lace, pasor Of the Presbyterian church
in this city,gsye an Observation-Disclosures
on Sunday School Values. Rey. L.
B. Arvin dwelt on the great growth
of the Sunday school in this country
and B. s. Smoot showed some COM
munity needs. Sunday Schools and
Denominational Growth" was the sub
ject Of the talk Of the Rev. A. B..
Culberson Of Mexico. Character
Building Through Teaching" was the
subject of the address by Rev. w. A.
Shullenberger, pastor of the Chris
tian Church in this city. Then ster-
ling L. Williams spoke on "Field
S~ecretary's Hour, Geneva"
At noon hour a delicious basket
dinner was given by the ladies of
the neighborhood. There was an
abundance of good things to eat. At
ter the dinner the Benton Sunday
Schools gave a splendid song service
which showed that they had spent
much time in training. II was one
of the most enjoyable events of the
convention. Mitchell White, junior
editor of the Ledger, then gave a
talk on boy Scouts for the next
half hour. Sterling L. Williams again
addressed the convention and had for
his topic sour Missouri Bunch at
Geneva. The Rev. S. W. Hayne Of
Mexico followed with a talk on Evan
gelism in the Sunday School," and e.
w. Campbell dwelt with the finding Of
good, competent teachers. The meet
ing was closed by Sterling F.. Will
Hams after a conference on Sunday
School Activities"
1t was the largest INSTRUMENTATION
al Sunday School Convention everheld
in Audrain County and ten Benton
people are to be congratulated on
their success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
SAN WINE, JR., INJURED.

Sam J. Bovine, Jr., was in a serious
auto accident Wednesday evening
while returning from Sturgeon and
just south Of Larabee.
1t seems that Mr.. Bovine suddenly
ran up to- a machine ahead of him
that he failed to see before, and in
trying to avoid a collision, he tried to
go around it. He had made the pas
sing successfully and was trying to
get back into the road when the ma
chine skidded in the ditch and turned
completely over, pinning him beneath
it. Help arrived and the machine was
lifted off Mr.. Bovine, but the side
had to be opened to get him out from
under the car.
Mr.. Bovine is said to have suffer-
ed an arm broken or thrown out Of
place and two ribs broken, besides
being badly bruised up. He tyas
taken to Sturgeon and given medical
attention, and taken out to his home
Thursday.
The radiator and tenders of the
car were badly mashed up and the
wind shield shattered.
This is the second serious accident
Sam has had with this car and each
time he was pinned beneath it. Last
Fall he had an accident south of here
when the a turned a somersault,
pinned him beneat it and badly scald-
ed and otherwise injured him. He was
laid up for about three months by
the accident.
At last reports Mr.. Bownee was
getting along very well, his shouldrr
is d~islocated, it is said, but his arm
is not broken.
The Ford was taken in by one of
the parties, after Mr.. Bowne's in
Jury.-Centralia Guard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
AUTO COMPANY TO MACON
SAYS 4 NEWS DISPATCH
Company Which Conferred With
Mexico Commercial Club Direct
ers Regarding Location.

The st Louis All-Steel Motor Car
Co, whose representatives conferred
with the directors of the Mexico Com
mercial Club, this week regarding
their locating here, have bought the
old Blees Carriage Plant in Macon,
and according to press dispatches,
will locate permanently in that city.
The representative of the company,
Mr.. Woodson and Mr.. Smith, when
they left Mexico, stated they would
return here before they closed with
any town and that the choice of loca-
ton lay between Hannibal, Mexico
and Macon. They stated this city
had the real preference because of its
superior shipping facilities.
The company intends to manufac-
ture a four cylinder car, of -12O inch
wheel hase, whose weight viii be be-
tween 500 and 700 pounds. The en-
CINE, so they claim, has 1900 less
parts than the Ford engine and the
machine, because Of its size, will com
pete with the $500 class of cars.
With a rs b.. p. engine, undressing
body, long wheel base and light
weight, it will prove the ideal car for
the man with little money and is to
sell for from $3.50 to $41O including
seIf-starter and electric lighting sys-
tenn.
They also claim that whiting a
years time they will likely be work
ing 1000 men and manufacturing a
car like the Grant or Saxon for $3.50.
The report that Russell Gardner,
of st. Louis is a men,
Der Of the corporation, was
a mistake, according to these gentle
men. He vas simply interested in
seeing the concern a success and has
no stock in it. In fact only $4,000
worth of the 100000 capital, so they
stated, has been disposed of.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
wlLLINGHAM SUSPENDED.

At a meeting of the Central Mis-
souri, League commissioners, in Mob
erly, Wednesday night, Stanley Blatt-
ner, manager Of the Mexico Athletics,
was fined $50 as a result of the alter
cation with the umpire, Sunday, in
the Paris Mexico game. Not content
with this, a number of the commits
sioners, who are sore at Mexico's sue
cess in base ball, voted to suspend Ed
W~illingham the the Athletics star
short-stop for the remainder Of the
season. Whether Mr.. Blattner will
accept the decision Of the commits
~sioners or ask further consideration is
not known. 1t is claimed Willingham
the instigator of the trouble,
although he had very little
part in the discussion.
The commissioners also voted to
six official umpires instead of
three and the following new ono were
elected; Homer Heibel, Moberly;
Roy Barnes, Sturgeon; Fred Laeht,
Slater.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
Edear Lee nnd FnmiIx Here

Prof. Edgar Lee, wife and daughter,
of Sikeston are here. Mrs Lee and
little daughter, will spend the summer
here with Mrs, Lees parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barley. Mr.. Lee will be IN
sikeston part Of the time as a new
high school is being erected. He
is one of the leading educators of
Missouri and his many Mexico friends
are proud of his splendid success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
She Likes The Ledger.

Mrs. G. c. Erisman of GAINESVILLE,
Wisconsin, is in Mexico visiting rel
atives and old friends. She dropped
by the Ledger Office and asked for a
copy of the Evening paper, ito see if
it is as good as the weekly" Mrs.
Erisman has taken the Weekly Led
ger for years and says il is a mes
sage from home. she would not be
without il she says.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
To Attend Military Camp.

Douglas Johnson, a graduate of the
Missouri Military Academy will de-
part the eighteenth of this month for
the federal training camp in Virginia.
Mr.. johnson attended the camp last
year and is making his way
rapidly. He received two medals at
his graduation, one was for schol-
arship and ten other for meritorious
cadet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
NO STEEL LAYED.

Owing to the wreck on the electric
line, recently, the laying of steel on
the northern extension has not begun
as the track is in no condition to care
for the heavily loaded cars.
All Of the motors but one were
burned out on the line Friday by the
electric storm and traffic has been
somewhat delayed. This damage will
be repaired in a few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-10
COUNTY CONVENTION N
MARTINSBURG FOR 1916
Successful Meeting Of the County
InterdenominationaI Sunday
School at Benton City.

The Audrain County mtsrdenomin-
ational Sunday schOOi convention clos
ed a most successful two days session
in Benton City Friday afternoon. The
meeting next year will be held in
Martinsburg. Rush Hill and Moline
were the other towns c~ontending for
the meeting of 1916.
The officers. chosen at the election,
late Friday afternoon, were:
President, C. NJ. Fox.
vice-president, L. B. Hawthorne.
Secretary, Miss Ruth Cook
Treasurer, Frank Erisman.
Departmental Superintendent.
Elementary, Miss Josephine Wal
lace.
Secondary, Miss Mettie Patterson.
Adult, s. p. Cunningham.
Teacher Training, Mrs. W. W. Bolts
Home and Visitation, Ollie Davis.
Boy Scouts, Mitchell White.
The committee on recommends
tons, whose report was unanimously
adopted, suggested: that sufficient
funds be appropriated to send the sec
rotary to the general conference at
Lake Geneva; the adoption Of the In
ternational Sunday school lessons
in all the Sunday schools of the coun-
ty; that the Sunday schools all send
delegates to the state meeting; that
the township officers and departmental
superintendent meet in the fall and
the spring to outline work and that
this year an older girl and boys con-
ference be held.
Benton City, as hostess to the con
vention, did herself proud and those
who were fortunate in enjoying the
delicious basket dinners prepared
found the hospitality of hat section
of the highest character. The Ben
ton City Presbyterian church, in
which the meetings were held, was
crowded to capacity on every occas-
ion and had it not rained, Friday
morning, the attendance would have
been so large the building could not
have Accommodated il. There were
close to 100 delegates present as well
as many others interested in the work.
The clinton City Presbyterian churen
gave more money, at the volunteer
collection, than any church repre-
sented. Every class, ever to the
cradle roll contributed and the sum
was in the neighborhood of $27. The
meeting from every view point was
one of the best ever held in this sec
ton and Sterling L. Williams, as the
principal speaker, was a decided treat.