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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
THE AHCIENTS HAD SOME
MODERN wCOHVtAIENCEs
Clergymea Says There We're Flats in
The Year One-ShorthAnd was
Also in Use.

Wincna Lake, Ind Aug. S0-The
boaStfulness Of the modern ma oyer
ancient man was p~upetured at ses-
erai points By the Rev. Camden N. Co
bern, a~rcheologIst Of Allegheny Col
iege. Meadville. Pa, who owfa one Of
The speakers at The Bible conference
at Winona Lake, Ind.
Mr. Cobefn's picture 81 The citizen
Of The year /, Or Whereabouts. living IN
ease, luxury and with convenience. Ii
based on hiz oHh research and that q
other investigators Of the earths pio-
neers.
Flats Fer Rent Even Then.
Here n some Of the things. der
cribed BIZ Doctor Cobern, which e1-
listed al the period c0ntemporaneoaz
with the beginning 81 the Christian
erat
Shorthand was as common then
IS II Is nov.
Elevators were run ID certain
palatiaI homes.
Pipe organs driven by water
power were IN use.
Flats were for rent.
Roads were built or concrete
from three to five feet deep. *
ceiling the best boulegards If the
present day.
Commuters lived ia the suburbs
Of the cities
Surgical instruments were III
use similar to those which q GER
tain American physician invented.
not having heard of the ancient
instrument
Ephssas had = library u
equaied by any caraaege has er-
eetA1
There wese severity kEzde m
kas II Rone Ed rsany cispases
- wsges
One aneat eveafe saye > dir
n4 = whRh the bnk coarse cost
$40 q p
&zrssher sgert 9 for roses.
Aaesheg sgnt a210Ja9g for rugs
Dseser coern asserted that st
Paul rad bow Iegs and was married
He was not 10 he blamed for either
fset Deetsr Gobern said, for he was
born with crooked legs and could not
escape censure II he declined matri-
mony. a. the ecclesiastical law Of bis
time allowed only married men to
vote.
Il believe in evolution he said.
because Of the concensus Of expert
testimony, and also because there are
nov 80 many monkeys and beasts
among men.
ssThe church ought not to be ex-
pected 70 believe literally in she story
Of manss creation from the dust and
woman's creation BY a surgical oper-
alton from the rib of man. Adam
lean humanity not simply b single
man. It il not simply a doctrine, but
IN experience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
!. NEW HOPE

9. .. Wilson and wife visited verejl
Dixon and wife sunday-James vii.
son visited Harvey Stuart and wife
Saturday and Sunday on the Walk
James Wisdom sold q yearling colt to
2. Gallop, at the price Of s75.-ora
Belle Chick, the wife Of W. N. Chick.
died Aug. 20, 1916. She was born
Jan 20, 1898. When but q grill she
became a Christian. She was married
Dec. %. 1865. Three children and
husband are left to noun her death.
Inc children are 7. X. Dollens, Mrs.
Robert Doliens. and Mrs. w. I. Chick.
Death caused BY apoplexy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
N

Quite q number from this VI
attended the chantauqua, and 4
port It as being 4 great success
are glad that Mexico IS to hsa
other next year.-W. r. Ball and
and daughter, Willie. Of Pueblo
visited MRS. Balls sister, Ms d
Niece last week. Miss Minnie d
wood, Of Kansas City, is here Wild
her brother. EImer.-Mrs. C q
Gee u visiting relatives az 1Am
Kansas The funeral Of Daniel
dett, who died At the Mexico Haa
Aug. ~, was conducted at Na
Sunday d 3 p. M, by the Red
drews, pastor Of Santa Fe churA
was born at Lexington, H., Sept
1873, and died Aug. 81, 1915. HI.
for several years lived in "
County. Mo- near Santa Fs
leaves his mother. who lives IN !
and two brothers, F. NJ, Of LIN
and j. Ed Of Monroe Co, No. 4
whom were present at the funsz
]. H. Berrey and family motdia
Galloway County last week, shd
tied relatives. Lewis Cain
bought a Jersey heifer calf frOn J
Roberts for SIS also Is calves q
Louis at SIS per cwt-The MidvaI
". B. D., will give a public enia'
raent at Midway Sunday eve
Everybody cordially invited
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
gO Years AGO

John Freeman, of Laddonia, ant
Miss Benie Elder were married.
DR.. Brown, of Laddonia, was ar.
ranging to build a brick building OF
the lots purchased from LaPort anC
Co.
Mrs. Hattie Bourne, of this city,wa,
married to J.. Roe Of Monroe County
]. U. Bransteter, Of vandalia, re.
ceived letters patent on a car coup.
Ter.
John F. Mounts resigned his pos.
ition with the Intelligencer.
Robert slocum, formerly Of Mex.
leo, died in st. Louis. The remains
were buried in the Mexico cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

ons Il e Avx ans hss fEEms
N Asaxa cs~sy ssnS ~ Nc
knzzss And san nrA e C<nuzi1
Thx IS q fnsn < msrs nHz 1919
n--a ard > N5Ez RE
Mr. NzKaalis. uv zaaEEzna Is s
ut the Ere u-zis tSrnsrs xai Is
zz-yzag ssSaae Es fasS-lao
Misss9ri is.As a. sAG states = he
px1zy fns1znz Ana ths PHaAna-
|Rndkr ExpzSnur Rs1lay Sssuw the
sa Il Nsssz MI Be AZ erosR-
|aszza s~FpmrEz = prove CIR sup
rmAy.
ne RissSurs CCzzmisoA Of Which
w. A DzlneyE. yszsrso. City, IS
|CsmmsamsE u Charge q i've ss0ck
Aaa pozltry. sad z c Mco4ucA
gRndzHa, Is @Pssb5sut 81 p0&ry,
hare mzSe zrrxzrazsn1s 70 pay Al
wEspNstz6m c4g ca one al Of
pOzlt1y fron E2ssas CITY te San
FrAnrisro ard rstzrz to Kansas City
The cpaerz VII bave 70 pay their
eztry fee Of s1-5s peg sagss bird and
express fram tAeir yards to Kansas
Cty and retaga frem lhers-
Several owners have expressed a de-
Ege to have sheir birds sold at San
Frznasns IN case thsy DO not win any
prizes and Mr. McCzrroA VIII attend
10 selling the birds # a reserve price
Is placed On same
Il order 70 get ; definite idea IN ad-
vance as to number Of polltry entries
Ifrom Missouri. each breeder is urged
20 send At once t. Mr.. MeCsrroII at
yzndahz, a PRELIMINARY list Of prob
able entries and II the entries are num-
cross enough. it is quite probable that
arrangements car be made for two
ears.
The premium car Of watermelons
Of the 1915 crop IN Mississippi county
was recently shipped to St. Louis.
The melons were Of Uniform size and
averaged between 80 and As pounds.
Prof. T. C. Morson recently sold his
sixty acre farm . mile and a half from
Dearborn for $3.50 or s2i6.6s per
acre. Seven years ago he bought it
for ss5 per aere
Last week when W. 7. Long was
showing a l4-irch twig bearing AZ
pluns ii looked like the limit had been
reached. Comes now Doc Clary
with a forked plum twig l4ia inches
long and bearing GA plums. II there
is anyone in the county or state who
can beat that speak up.--Worth
County Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
win Fnterta;n wallsv;u.

The Mexico Odd Fellows will put
on the Second degree, Thursday night,
and at the same time entertain a de-
legation Of Odd Fellows from Wells
vile, The occasion will be made quite
a social event. There win be a deli
eious lunch served after the meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
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ne kz9 hesz ErUek il Ii fare By
a hsna grsz wh Aa1 ezrr C
TIE Ezirs ESEE rail- Il tins Es
zd e The aOne kssgw ne ness
EAs shattered and Al hs neh E
In Tie great cTsTks @ay s~
log the nn@ TIE dzzssx had Haa
. false Hr8gs and 3 zts wA sseEh
attached use-e Wzx . Pion II this
extsnding up TO the nose forming .
sxeaeton ba& Gre whrA Il was pos
sshls for the s1rgsOns to restsre the
lips This they dz By drawing the
tissues q the sheeks d0zn The nsse
was tier buiIt sp ard hages drilled
through for nostrlIk The patient
breashsa thrssgh little silver tubes,
and when the holes healed be was to
discard the tabes.
he was cheerful and grateful for
ali that had been doue. Il feel pref
y we'll now, be said, smiling with
his new lips, and / expect TO re-
turn TO the front whenever they viii
lee me"
Some Of DE men are sensitive
about the appearance they present, and
when they first come in frequently
refuse 10 give the address Of their rel.
Iatiyes.
we don't wish anybody ever TO
look al "a again. they say sadly.
Please put Us in any hole away from
the other patients-and above all,
don't let our people know we're even
Irving"
And do you really think. we, too,
can be patched upgT they inquire
eagerly, staring at the photographs
Of the sufferers who have been worse
thar themselves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

re- =
Miss SalIie Crane spent 4.
end with friends in Fulto. Il
Pasehang was q business visit.
Louis, Thursday-D. L. R,.s'
and wife and Misses Louise ~ |,
jacob and Mrs. Francs 49,
tered 70 Bowling Green. r.
A. =. Cluster, Of wellsrlHe
~ 49, -
afs veaiaesday-Mn a
Michel has returned to her bo,.
Louis after a two weeks, ~.
W. G. Pike and family. B nj
was a visitor in MOutgome,v
Friday-Hubert Williams -
vile, visited home folks.
Fred Jacob sr. made a busiDs,
to st. Louis. Saturday.-Mr. I.,.,sl
R. w. Taylor and Misses ~
hale and Minnie Pike, and IIm
motored to vandalia, Fran
MeyerPeter Is spending a h. ~
St. Louis.-Misses Susie Wis.,
Natalie Friedman ATTENDED Il. /.
list Sunday School eonventiOn
Thompson, Saturday and SUM,
Mrs D. l. Blanchfeld and Nm
FilIman were in Mexico, sbs,,'
WednesdayMrs. Lucy Mart.
Margaret Torreyson, and Mis- i.
Jacob spent Sunday in WELSH. I
Mrs. Belle Black-John H. sbas /
near LaddoHia. spent sunday
Miss Hazel Friedman-JN.Sx
and daughter, Mildred. have r.,
from d visit with relatives n
bia-Miss Mary Stevens, If
Mont. i here for a visit WITH
G. d. Barchard Elmer Ham
WeiIsville, was a business yisits
Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
Timothy seed w.,..4

We are prepared 70 buy your tim
othy seed At market price. and win
furnish sacks. Get our prices before
selling.
dw1t VIM. Pollock Mill & Eley. ca.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

!. W. Mckinley was taken to the
hospital Wednesday morning. His
many friends will be sorry to here Of
his illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

A. Feitz, Of Rush Hill, has accepted
the position Of wood workman !,
James Coleman & Sons wagon shor
just east Of the hitehing racks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
ADMINISTRATORS N0TICI

Notice Is hereby given that lsi'a
Of administration upon the estals J
A. 7. ANDERSON, Deceased
Of Audrain County, Missouri, q
| been granted the undersigned, By Z
Probate Court OF said county, bsaia
date Aug. 20, 1915.
All persons having claims agsaal'
said estate ara required to e.
them to me for allowance witha 2
months after date Of said Lettes
they may be precluded from any Y
eft Of such estate and If such elsi7
be not exhibited within one year ifu'
the time Of the publication Of this Y
tice. they will be forever barred,
27-4t C. II. Early, Administrala
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

4 marriage license wal issued Wed.
nesday, to VIM, Meyers. Of ST. Louis.
county and Miss Rosa Meyer, Of Col
umbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
Raw Bone Fertilizer

We have a good supply on hand.
Get your orders in early.
dw1t VIM. Pollock Mill G. EIey. Go.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

Mems B~albriggan unions and two.
piece underwear on sale Thursday
Friday and Saturday, at 32c suit.
22s-2t wi The Enterprise Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
Educational Advantages

Can be had At Hardin College
far the graduates Of rural
ScheSls leighth grade comRes-
ed 0r for the graduates Of any
school giving one or more years
OF high school wpxk.
For al students not pet ous Of
High School there are just three
courses Of action with reference
to education.
First-The students can qgit
school entirely, as many Of them
do.
S~ecOnd-They can go On 20 the
County Seat High School town
and board around - this has
many undesirable features con
Yours respectfully, J
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
MOUNTAIN

Only forty minutes ride from
ALBANY HOTEL. Denver.
Don't miss this on the way 2
two Expeditions.
Write to the ALBANY H0ll
MANAGEMENT for the booklet z
One Day Scenic Trips Into the Y
yer Mountain Parks and Res0'4
Address ALBANY HOTEL, Dem
Colo. 27-a y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
Auxvasse Gets Covering Of Frost

Auxvasse, No. Aug. ala tight
frost fell last night the first August
frost in years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

Earnest Laws and wife, and Ha'
Laws, Of Kansas City, mo.orsd
Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

Foot Rest Hose are better for the
school boy and girl.
z@s-zt WI The Enterprise Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
Farm Loans

For loans on improved farms see
us about that 5 ID money.
204-d2witf North Missouri Trust Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

FOR sALE OR TRADS
aers farm. 5 miles from ~,
small place nearer town s'
route 5, Mexico, Mo. ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

RANTED:--A man 49,
work on the farm. Chas sa
d.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

A welcome sight is a cup Of Smith
Bros. zoe Coffee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

mrs. b. +. Wells is expected home
from Colorado this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
OCCASIONAL W.w

FOR RENT;-GoOd barn
ahsd. Geo. ". Adams & So.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

Miss Dorothy Blanks is visiting in
Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

Wanted 10000 pound. :,
new Goose Feathsra. San y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

Farm * miles of N.S
100 acres for wheat. :
Btrkshires sOWs and 70
Jersey COW Tor sale.
|dt 1-2t J. r
Na,a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

Ineted with IL There Il d
TEN eE edaCzsionz1 conrd al The
st15At
Third-The OILY mh1 thing
pcssinae is 70 attend 3 god
boarding choo ore tzt :
v01ehed f1w By high educational
authority. Hardin College i
such 3 school Hardin Is x0uch
for b. the Missouri State Uni
versity.
4 number Of Andrzin citizens
have already entered daughters
Of high school rank. Many 9TH
win be pleased to have you cal
at Hardin College and make de-
tailed inquiries.
Ohm w. MILLION,
sident Of Hardin College,
Mexico, Missouri
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
6EKlEs LOST z MILLION
Ec0RUl6 TO BRITISH
las &C CxsushS%s FrSm thE War Ease
Cuns@ AppaAizg FarzE Cna-
eerzszE DexrkE

Lznenn- Arg IA s-1szezaers
trum Elzzah sushwstzEEe SERVE cz
GgzAy ErszEA u nsn ard hez
ha@@ wzs z Fmls here rsrszdy.
Te Extezss1 asserts Aaz aSsu7 gasy
81 tAe Cezzaz had !, Sia nen az
Esex hz1Se frsxt and LAaDel
en lie eastern ffvnFa tsz q =
600 nez On tie zr1aR SEAdag IKE
-R eEe also we're 1.1a,ats AIRS
nrzH epzu1 10 The Russians Thsrs
wezs besides = large nznbez Of Ger
razE trosgx 81 Ezsiszs classes N gar
rsauz fara6Ez7ans ard an lines q
eumnuunadszs IN additisa sS coavzS-
e~srent mvaz6s and Others
IT is impossible 10 say, the STATE
menf declares. h0E far the reserve
troops have bsen armed ard equipped
hat the fact 1hzt the totaa puzaber a
Ensn % the swo fronts Is emily s2eoyeeG
appears to show that this Is zhgat the
largest number the Germans are able
to put falIy equipped into the fighting
line.
And 5es.f2s Were Killed
The German casualties IN killed.
woundsd and missing reported to June
30 tosal@A : s!s 49, =en Of whom 30s,.
lzs we're killed, 15,s0s died Of disease
snd 54o.725 either are missing or
prisoners, or are 50 dangerously
wounded 40 TO put them oat Of action
for the remainder of the war, Since
June 80 there has beer heavy fighting,
probably bringing the total loss up to
2 million for the year.
~Assuming that half a million men
were only slightly woundsdAnd reeov.
cred, the effective loss is assumed "a
amount to ! million, in addition 10
which probably half a million me are
wounded who are absent from the
front on leave in hospitals. This
makes the total net loss for the year
IN million, Of whom 100000 to $780,
600 men were killed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02
ExcHI'

Adb n this coIum1 n
line each insertion. q, I
line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-09-02

rs~ IS hs-s frsaosas
- ~ has sssa n III Assssss
x EssmsrH 4 wz1izs bxyne =
eau-s NV hns 4 csge Mzdnsy
iDzy buar~ Azrsst 81. 1914
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-06
CHARLTON DEPRESSED
BY DELAY OF TRIAL
His Protests Against Postpone
ment Ignored by Court at
Como, Italy

COMO. italy. Oct 6.--Porter Charlton.
nervous and much depressed in spirit
was back in his cell today to remain for
twelve days more over his vigorous OBJ
jections his trial for the murder Of his
wife. Mary Scott Charlton. was suddenly
adjourned to october Is, only few hours
after II opened yesterday afternoon.
The adjournment was ordered on mo-
tion OF Chsrlton's new counsel. Midhepe
Picard. who asked time to study some OF
the records I'm the case. But the young
American himself, his lips twitching, rat
tied the bars of the iron cage in which
he was cooped in the courtroom and
begged the Judge to grant no postpone
ment.
Wearisome preliminaries we're disposed
of at the first session An italian at
torney harangued the court with long
plea for damages for Ispalotoff, the Rus
sian, who was falsely accused and inn
prisoned when Mrs. Charlton's body was
recovered from Lake Como. Another at
tornCy asked damages for Mrs. Legnazzi
owner Of the honeymoon villa" in which
Charlton slew his wife with a mallet. The
place now has haunted house" reputa-
tion, he said, and no more tourists can
be induced TO rent Il. The presiding Judge
dismissed both claims
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-06
MAKEUP OF Big
STEEL COMBINE
SPECULATED ON
Midvale Company Capital
lied at Only One Tenth
of $1OO,O0O,0OO Total
SOME CONCERNS NAMED
Predicted That Savage Arms
and Remington Corporations
Will Be Included

eneculation as 70 which companies will
n. merged with the Midvale Steel Com
renv 10 form a new end mammoth manu-
Assuring combine followed today the in
-.vnora ton Of the 800, 900 900 Midvale
steel and Ordnance Company.
In as much as the capital OF the Nice
:, IN niant stands at less than one-tenth
Al the capitalization of the new corpora
uon. or 50, $50, 900, 1t Is virtually certain
nat the steel and Ordnance Company
viii be a holding concern for a strong
array Of mills and raw material sources.
rudqIng from the trend OF prophecies
a the financial district. the new holding
rompany bids fair to become a gigantic
rrcducer OF guns and ammunition.
Included In this combination, IL Is said.
vlu be the savage Arms Company, of
f,tlca. n. Y, ard the Remington Ammu-
nitlon Company, Of this city. An option
a, sS5 per share has been taken on the
100000 stock OF the Savage Arms Com
many and 1t is expected that the option
viii be realized. The Savage plant manu-
factures machine guns and the supply is
contracted for several months ahead
The capacity of production has been
doubled during the last year.
Cambria Steel. 1t is stated positively,
viii not be a party to the combination
Among the concerns In the merger will
BE- concerns controlling ore fields and un-
finished steel products.
The American Coal Products Company
IL prominently mentioned as a possible
member Of the Midvale combination Its
largest subsidiary is the Barret Manu-
featuring Company, of this city. 1t manu-
factures chemicals used in explosives
The American Coal Products Company
declared stock dividend OF per cent
yesterday
The s9,75O,00O stock of the Midvale Steel
Company will be taken over by the new
corporation from the Corey Rockefeller
capitalists, who bought II from the Har-
fah-sellers-Sullivan interests of this city.
II IL believed.
Stock Of the new company will be OK
changed for 1t, probably, to an agreed
amount, possibly s25,0oO.Oo0. The old in
terests in the Mdvale sold out for $1s.O0O,- =
900 to Roland L. Taylor, who was pad
s2o0O0O00 by the New York financiers.
Either Alya c. Dinkey, former president
Of the Carnegie Steel Company and now
president Of Midvale, or William B. Corey
the leading figure in the recent purchase
Of the. .Nicetown concern, will be president
Of the new 800, 100000 holding company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-06
BRITISH LOSS EXCEEDS
NEW ENLTSTMENTS
Volunteer System Failure and
Army Growing Smaller,
Admits London Paper

LONDON, Oct. g. A strong article
against the volunteer system Of flling the
British army was printed today by the
Daily Express Following so closely upon
the announcement that Lord Derby. one
OF the leaders OF the conscriptionlsts. has
been put In charge Of the recruiting surv-
Ice. the article is regarded as one OF the
utmost significance.
In referring to the heavy casualties in
the recent fighting in France. the Daily
Express says:
Our losses at Gallipoli and in Flanders
week by week now exceed the volunteers
who are entering the army. IL requires
no skill to work out the inevitable sum
at the end.
ut is absolutely immaterial what form
the methods OF filling up the ranks will
take, but whatever is decided on. since
voluntary enlistment is definitely known
to be failure, let Il be done now with
out reservation or evasion"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-06
REGISTRATION BOARD
APPROVES CANVASS
Clinton R ogers Woodruff
Praises Move in Letter to
Director Dripps

Official approval of the police canvass
OF registered voters In Philadelphia I'm
order to throw out fraudulent names has
been given by the Board of Registration
Commissioners in a letter written today
by Clinton Rogers Woodruff, chairman
Of the board. to Robert d. Dripps, Di-
rector of the Department OF Public
Safety.
The boards approval OF the police can
vass first instituted by George d. Porter
was surprise to politicians. for the Or
ganization's opposition to the canvass has
been bitter. It was even said that an
effort would be made to enjoin the police
from canvassing the registry lists.
A desire to cooperate with Director
Dripps' campaign against fraudulent
voters, but an admission of inability to
accomplish much were also expressed
today by Mr.. Woodruff.
Woodruff said the board was anxious
to work with the department to ellmi-
nate fraud in registration, but that the
press of other work would prevent giving
much attention to the rooming-h house
question. other work included placing
on the lists those who were i'll or away
during the three registration days. the ar
ranging of the lists. hearing appeals from
local boards and other things.
Furthermore, wedding out frauds would
require detective work, Woodruff said,
and this the board was not ready to pro-
vide.
Up to poon today 447 names have been
added to the list since the last registra-
ton day. OF this number 3S7 were Repub-
licans, 81 Democrats. 25 Washington
party, 81 nonpartisan and the rest scat
tered among small parties, Among those
who got their names on the registry lists
today were George w. Norris, formerly
Director of the Department of Wharves,
Docks and Ferries; Samuel Miliken. w
Linton Landreth, G. S. Benson, John
Cadwalader, Joseph C. Bailey and Charles
w. Bailey.