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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
SCOTT NOT INSTRUCTED
TO ISSUE ULTIMATUM

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
WASHINGTON, January 3.-The War
Department has not Instructed General
Hugh Scott. chief of staff at Naco. to
issue an ultimatum to the Mexican gen
erals there that he Will fire on them
if they do not agree TO this govern
mcn;'s propositions for the creation OF
neutral zones at points Of friction
along the l,5O0-mile frontier.
1t is inferred from what War De-
partment officials say tonight that
General Scott was put In possession
by tile state Department Of the view
Cf the President. which was. substan-
TALLY. to avoid with all possible means
/ an actual clash between American and
Mexican troops.
The War Department says that Cen
erai Scott has made three elaborate
reports to the department.. and that he
is still hopeful of bringing about an
agreement between General Hill. rep
rcscnting Carranza, and General May
torcna. representing General Villa, as
TO the naturalization of Naco, and
whatever other places along the Dor
, der may be necessary to be included
| in a neutral zone"
The state Department has again in
Structed its agents in Mexico, John r.
Silliman and George Carothers, to i'm
press on the Mexican convention now
in session the necessity of stopping
the fighting at Naco. and the recur-
renee of firing across the line.
Enrique c. Llorentc. agent of the
convention government In Washing
ton, and representing General Villa,
has been at the War Department, and
ii is understood by officials there to-
day has communicated his own views
to General Villa that an agreement
should be reached by General Mayto-
rena with General Scott. General Scott
iseitill working on General Maytorena.
having already received the assent of
General Hill to the naturalization prop
osition.
said that the big difficulty with May
torena is that as he has General Hill
''in pocket" he does not want to
permit the diplomatists to let Hill get
n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
William NJ. Wright.

BEDFORD CITY, VA. January g.
William Matthews Wright, n prominent
, and highly esteemed citizen OF Bedford
died at his home, ut Bunker Hill, New
Years morning, after n long illness
seventy EIGHT years. He was n Confed-
crate soldier, in recognition of which
the William r. Terry Chapter, United
daughters Of the Corfederacy, sent a
floral tribute for the funeral
The funeral service took place from
his home this morning, and the inter-
ment was in lakewood Cemetery, Bed
ford City. He is survived by his wife
and six children, as follows: Misses
Lula. Blanche and Temple Wright and
Frank Wright, who lived with him: G.
E. Wright and Hugh NJ. Wright, Of the
Baldwin Detective Agency, whose homes
are here. He had one grandchild, Miss
Matte Wright. 1t Is remarkable that
Mr.. Wrights is the only death that
has ever occurred in his immediate
family.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
MAY HAVE SWALLOWED GEM
Diamond Worth $4,000 Missing From
Tray Stolen From JeweIcr.

DALLAS. TEXAS. January IA
youth, giving his name rs James Will
liams. aged seventeen years. of Chi
cago. late yesterday hurled brick
through the window of jewelry store
here and fled with tray Of diamonds.
The boy was caught after chase
of several blocks. a number OF the
diamonds were not recovered, includ-
ing an unset gem valued ut $4,000. A
diamond lavalier valued at $1,000, was
picked UP on tho street half q block
from the store The police believe tho
boy swallowed the $4,000 diamond
Williams said he had been in the
city three weeks searching for work
and ;I,I was driven to his act through
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
BOOKER WASHINGTON
CRITICIZES BILL,

TUSkEGEE, ALA, January 3.-The
amendment incorporated in the imIni-
grafton bill. which excludes immi-
grants of African descent from enter
ing the United states, was unncces-
sary. unjust and unreasonable, Booker
I. Washington, principal OF the Tuskc-
gee institute. said here tonight in a
statement commenting on the measure
passed Saturday by the Senate.
The negro educator asserted that
without the services of the West Indian
negroes, the Panama Canal could not
have been completed in such salts
factory way. and that to prohibit the
entry of n race that had been SO large
~ instrumental in this work, even
should they meet other requirements
OF the immigration laws. was unfair
and unnecessary discrimination against
the negro race.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
NO DUMDUM BULLETS USED
Wounds Caused by Shrnpnci Mistaken
by Inexperienced Surgeons.

NEW YORK. January 3-''Wounds
caused by shrapncl have been mistaken
by inexperienced surgeons and nurses
for dumdum bullet wounds" said DR..
h. T. Walker, of Stockton, Cal, who
has been with the American ambulance
corps attached TO the French army
since the outbreak Of the war. He ar
rived to-day on the Arabic. and de-
cared that none OF the warning armies
had used dumdum bullets.
DR.. Walker said that the French were
very well prepared and arc working
with powerful effect in curing the
wounded. He also said there we're
numerous evidences of tetanus among
the wounded
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
OFFICIALS EXPECT
EARLY AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON. January 3.-Acting
Secretary OF War Breckenridge received
an acknowledgment to-day from Cen
eral Scott, chief Of staff, on receipt of
instructions sent him yesterday in con-
nection with the effort TO adjust the
difficulties at Naco, between the May
torena and Hill forces. Officials said
they still expected an early agreement
whereby Nabo would be declared neu-
trail and firing into American territory
would end.
Enrique Llorente, Gutierrez repre-
sentative here. denied published re-
ports that an ultimatum had been sent
TO villa and Maytorena requiring i'm
mediate compliance with General
Scott's plans for settlement of the Naco
situation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
OBITUARY
John u. Puryenr.

Especial TO The Times Dspatchl
Lf NCfiBURG. VA, January 3-John
Is. Puryear. prominent farmer of An
DomattoS County. died on Saturday at
his home At Spout Springs, his death
being due to the effects OF wound he
received as Il Confederate soldier dur
ing the Civil War He was seventy
three years old. and had suffered from
ms wound half a century. He was a
Methodist His wife and one son, D. D.
Puryear. OF this city. survive
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
DEATHS
JORDAl

Iorignal, Ontario, Canada, '1 on Wed n
nesday, December 16. MANSFIELD
BAUGH JORDAN. formerly of Sussex
Surry and Sussex papers please copy.
DWYER.-Died, at Caro-. Mich, De-
cember 81. HELEN c. DWYER.
Funeral will take place from st.
Patriok's Church MONDAY, January 4,
at p. NJ. Interment Mt. Calvary.
Friends and acauaitances invited to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
COLORED DEATH RATE
DOUBLE THAT OF WHITE
ESPECIAL 10 Thc Timcs. nlsnntch1

ISpeciaI 70 The Times Dlspa tchl
LINCHBURG. VA, January 3.-Thc
number of deaths in Lyuchburg during
1914 aggregated 500. which gives the
city death rate of ISIS per 1000 peo-
pie Exclusive of nonresidents who
died in the hospitals OF the city, the
death rate per 1000 was 1913. The
white death rate for the year was II o.
and for negroes. 26.9. When the non
residents deaths are excluded, the col
ored death rate is found to be double
TINT of the rate for whites
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
Miss bertha KuhImnn.

L9NCHBURG, VA. January 3.-AIiss
Bertha kaufman, the cighteen-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. Huffman,
or this city, died yesterday at local
hospital. following an operation for
appendicitis. Her parents. three broth
crs and three sisters survive her
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
n. Parker shortrldo[ Dead.

PIl1LADELPHIA, january 3.-N.
Parker Pa shorsriage olaes director Of
and prominently Identified with nu-
merous financial CONCERTS died ut his
homo in Winnewood o-dhy from pneu-
monia. He WAS eighty,kve years old.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
For Incre..e of Emc,enc,.

ISpecial 20 The Times Dlspatch.l
OMAHA, NEB., January 3.-Director
of Traffic Winchell has written to all
Union Pacific employees a New Year
letter suggesting the use Of three baths
weekly. dreamlcss sleep. music and
other requisites to increase their eff
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
VILLA MEN ON WAY
TO NORTHERN BORDER

Ell PASO. TENAS. January 3.-Villa
cavalry and artillery. numbering s.
900 men. are on their way to the
northern border. IT was said tonight
with authority that they were being
sent TO engage the Carranza forces at
Naco. Sonora and those OF Yncz Sala-
Ear, in chihuahua state.
1t became known definitely to-day
that Eduardo Iturbide, whose escape
from Mexico City caused much diplo-
matte correspondence, has crossed the
American border and was in hiding on
this side of the line. Reasons for the
secrecy concerning his whereabouts
were not learned
AS Governor OF the Federal District,
Iturb!de remained and preserved order
upon entrance OF the convention troops.
Diplomatic representations were made
that his devotion to duty should not
result in his execution by the revolu-
tionists.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
VILLA ORDERS CABRAL
TO take CHARGE At NAC0
Supersedes Maytorena in Control OF
General Situation In
Sonora.
WANTS TO STOP HOsTILITIEs
Officials I'm Washington, Beyond Ex-
pressing Confidence That Situation
on Border Soon Will Adjust It
self, Decline to Make Comment.

WASHINGTON, January 3-General
villa, as chief Of the
Gutierrez forces, has ordered General
Juan Cabral. with 5000 men, to take
charge of the general situation in
Sonora. superscding General Maytorcna
ut Naco.
The order is said to have been is
sued by the Gutierrez government as a
means Of preventing continuance OF
hostilitics at Naco and Aqua Prieta
where there are comparatively small
Carranza forces
General Scott, United States chief OF
staff. who went To Naco in an effort
TO obtain naturalization Of that place
and prevent bullets from falling into
american territory. has advised the
war Department that the Cabral troops
now are at Casas Grandcs. Maytorcna
has delayed signing any agreement for
removal OF his forces pending Cabrars
arrival. The combined Cabral and May
torena forces wiil total about 10000
men. General Ill., Carranza COM
mandant Of Naco. has about 1000
Officials here. beyond expressing con-
iidence that the situation soon would
adjust itself declined to comment on
IT,
II generally is believed. however. that
Cabral viii sign an agreement declar-
ing Naco neutral, and that the Hill
forces VIII be permitted TO go to Aqua
Prie:a.
Cabral, it is thought in some quar-
ters, then Will cndeavor to drive the
Hill garrison out of Aqua Pricta across
the American line, where they would
be informed. Should Hill elect to re-
main in Naco. those familiar with the
situation say q successful attack might
be made in overwhelming numbers
without firing into American territory
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
NEW COUNTY JAIL IS
DEPENDANT ON FUNDS

Audrain county viii have new lah
under construction as soon as the
county treasurer shows a surplus
above all indebtedness Of $4,000 ae-
eording to Judge Ak Carter OF the
County Court Judge Carter made
this statement in the Court Monday
morning. Judge Carter added the
people of the county were opposed TO
erecting the jail through bond issue
and for that reason they would not
attempt to start building until they
had three fourths Of the money re-
quired on hand.
The Jail proposed will cost in the
neighborhood Of $25,OOO. 1t will be
modern in every detail and of sufii-
cient size for the growth of the coun-
ty in the years to come. With $4,000
in the treasury Judge Carter says the
court will be justified in starting WORK
on the building as enough money 10
complete il can be had before the
building is ready for use.
Last year over $4,000 was spent
in the erection of permanent bridges
in Audrain. This was an unusually
large expenditure along this line but
as all bridge and culvert work IS be-
ing made permanent the oppropriat-
ion in this department should grow
smaller every year. This should be
one of the means of enabling the court
to have shortly the desired money TO
start the Jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
no SECURE UNIVERSAL PEACE.

W. S. HATHAWAY, Prof. Geo. A.
Ross, and Mrs. Geo. A. Ross, former
ly Of Mexico now Of Washington
City, attended the big Missouri ban
quet in Washington on Feb. 10. At
this banquet, Speaker Champ Clark
proposed a plan for Gliding wars
when the present struggle is conclud-
ed. He suggested the following as
the only possible method of securing
world wide peace.
"As soon as this war is over" de-
clared the Speaker, who was intro
duced as worthy to stand beside
John G. Carlyle, as the head of the
House" 81 believe that Congress
should request, nay direct, the Pres
ident to urge upon the nations of the
world that they disperse their vast
armament by percentage elimin-
alton system. We are eminently fit
ted to assume this task, being the
richest, strongest, and most immune
from attack of any nation of the
world. And it is only by the percent
age method that we shall secure the
ideal of perpetual peace"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
YoUNG'S GEEK.

Milt Householder sold pair of
aged geldings to ]. w. Brewer for
s110.-Miss Minnie Berrey, Mrs. R.
C. Ewing, Mrs. Milt Householder and
Mrs. E. F. Ketter and little daughter,
spent last Thursday with Mrs. j. G.
Crawford.-Mrs. Jas. Pollard and
daughter of Galloway Co., are visiting
Mrs. Pollard's mother, Mrs. Joella
Crawford.-Miss Lena Carpenter Wis
tied home folks Saturday and Sunday
Claude Galloway returned after a
weeks visit with relatives in Moberly
B. F. Crawford and Moses Gala
way of Moberly visited relatives in
this vicinity Saturday and Sunday
Rev. White of Martinsburg filled his
regular appointment at Long Branch
Sunday.-Warren Galloway is spend,
ing the week in Moberly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
HOW TO MAKE FERTILITY PAY.

UNDER the heading of "Where
Fertility Pays" the Breeders Gaz-
ette editorially says:
A thoughtful farmer who manages
several farms and keeps an accurate
account Of his transactions recently
offered this testimony:
Il did not make dollar last year
on one group of farms. The expense
Of management was just enough to
absorb the receipts. The fact is we
did not grow big enough crops in
1914. We simply must have big crops
or we 60 into the hole. The expense
Of farming grows steadily year by
year. Taxes increased, labor costs
are higher and all that we buy is
dearer. We must have the good crop
or we can not show any profit. Now
on another group Of farms we did bet
ter; though the land is inferior, for
some years it has been better farmed.
We have fed and fattened live stock
there and hauled out the manure. On
these farms we made profit because
our crops were good, despite the
drouth. There is no getting around
it; we must have increased produc-
ton if we are to show a profit in
farming these days"
The stoek-farmer has a striking
advantage over the grain-farmer in
that he has occupation for his men
the year around and sccumulates
stores Of manure with which to re-
plendish the fields. Doubtless the
wisest farmers are doing all that they
reasonably can do to keep up fertility
with manure, legumes and purchas-
ed phosphorus or other lacking ele-
ment Of fertility.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04

WITH the shoe factory opening up
and the brick plant putting on an in
creased force, it does look as though
something should be done in the dir
ection Of securing someone in Farmer
Rusk's place, as county farm com
missioner. The agricultural interests
of Audrain are of the utmost import
ance to the citizens of Mexico, and the
writer feels that if Audrain County
loses its farm commissioner as it did
its highway commissioner, that we
are taking very long step back
wards. 1t will be mighty hard to get
man so equipped in every sense Of
the word for this important position
as was Farmer" Rusk, but we can at
least get to work and try it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
NEW RULES FOR CHOOSING
VALEDICTORIAN At McM.

Commencing with the class Of 1916
At Mcmillan High School, a new
standard for choosing the valedietor-
ian or highest honor member of the
class. will be set. The faculty has
decided on a set Of new rules which
were published in the February num-
ber of 'sThe Mcmillan They are as
follows:
/. The valedictorian shall be chos-
en- from the upper one-fOurth of the
Senior Class.
2. The valedietOrian shall be chos-
en- on the basis off,
ta) Scholarship.
(b) Commendable attitude to-
ward everything pertaining to school
life.
(el Interest and SUCCESS in school
activities.
(d) The qualities of:-truth,
courage. devotion to duty, leadership,
sympathy and helpfulness toward the
weak. unselhslmess and good fellow
ship.
a The valedictorian is to be Sc
lected by two thirds vote of the fac
,,,v after due consideration and dis
cussion. The vote shall be open.
A. The valedictorian shall be chos-
On one week before commencement.
In the same nnmber of the school
magazine, Miss Mildred Glandon,
daughter of Mr.. fmd Mrs J. A. CLAN
don. in an editorial on these rules
saws: Mcmillan is taking her stand
in this new ruling on a platform OF
development A person really has no
right to graduate from high school
until he has made the best Of those
latent qualities within. and developed
them into a good, square, human
! foundation for further development,
either in the world or in a college, so
much more should the valedictorian
of class display all those well bal
anced qualities as result of his train
ing"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
OPIUM COMPOUNDS 70 Be
|sOLDONLY ON PRESCRIPTION

Mexico druggists and physicians,
and many of their customers and pa
tients, are greatly interested in the
provisions of the Harrison Anti-Nar-
cotic law, restricting the sale Of habit
forming drugs, which went into ef-
feet throughout the United States
next Monday March /.
On and after that day, no article of
internal medicine containing opium,
cocaine, morphine, heroin, codein or
any of their compounds, can lawfully
be sold at retail without an original
prescription signed by physician.
The word original is most import
ant, for it means that the same pres
scription can be used only once. The
purchaser of these drugs cannot, as in
the past, return with the empty bottle,
or with the number of the prescrip-
ton, and get it reflled. He must get
new prescription.
This means more work for the doc
tor, or less use of these drugs by the
patient.
All derivates of opium or Of coca
leaves are embraced in the restriction.
Druggists who have studied the new
law say that it will render il impos-
sible for drug "fends" TO obtain
their supply of drugs without mis-
representation, and will make it very
difficult for them to get the drugs at
all. That is one of the prime pur-
poses of the law.
Druggists who intend TO sell the
articles covered by the law--and this
includes virtually all retail pharmae-
ists--must register with the Collector
Of Internal Revenue and obtain reg
istration by the payment Of Sl.00
fee.
The penalty for violation of the law
is fine of not more than $4,000, OF
Imprisonment for not more than five
years, or both. All prosecutions will
be in the Federal courts. The Harri.
son law is an internal revenue act
and places the so-called habit-form-
ing drugs on the same basis as liquor
and tobacco.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Miss Clara Stuart, 81 years old.
daughter OF Lee Stuart of near Rush
Hill swallowed five bichloride of mer.
curry tablets early Saturday morning
at her rooming house at 1904 A Olive
St, st. Louis. She was given emer
gency treatment at the City Hospital,
wnere physicians said she would prob.
aoiy recover. Miss Stuart attempted
suicide after trying to effect a recon
c'i'auon with a man who, she said
lived IN the same house. She refused
70 dlvulge his name but it is reported
he Is Mexico boy. Miss Stuart Il
wen known in Mexico having visited
here on various occasions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
New Base Ball League

According to the Paris and Cen
tralia papers movement is on foot
to organize an ameteur base ball leag-
ue composed of teams from Mexico.
Paris, Centralia, Moberly, Higbee and
Columbia. 1t is said meeting of
the managers will be held in Moberly
the first of March when more definite
arrangements and schedule for the
season will be made. According to
the tentative plans, each team will
play 22 games, II at home and II
abroad All teams are to be compos-
ed Of home men and the expense will
bs light.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
GRAND JURY CONVENES
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON

The Audrain County Grand Jury
was sworn in Monday, shortly after
noon, and received instruction from
Circuit Judge Barnett before they
went into session. Those composing
the Grand Jury are; John MAXWELL
John Hickerson, A. II. Bolts, Geo.
.Kellerhals, NJ. E. Huffman A. n.
Day, C. NJ. Berry, J. J. Wood, K. D.
Barnes, ]. W. Brockman, J w. Ems
and ]. D. Pitts. R. D. Barnes was
chosen foreman Of the Jury.
In instrueting the Grand Jury Judge
Barnett said it was their duty to IN
vestigate the county Jail and report
on its condition and to look into ITS
satitation as that was also most i'm
portant. That innocent as well as
well as guilty men were placed in the
structure and neither should be ex-
posed to disease that might follow a
stay in unsanitary quarters.
He stated further that they were to
inspect the Court House, iniirmary
and other county buildings as to Their
conditions. All officials from the low
est to the highest, if there was any
doubt concerning their fulfilling th'
duties the law required of them
should be ordered investigated. H'
urger the investigation of any viola
ton of the election laws should suei
cases be brought to their attention
And that the Game and Fish laws, =
broken, should be enforced through
their oath.
He said it was not necessary tC
speak upon the violation Of the dram
shop law as Audrain was fortunate
in not being in a position for then
violation but that the violation of th'
local option law should receive atten
ton. He added that the person wh'
violated the local option law dcliber
ately was greater lawbreaker thai
he who broke the dramshop law. Tha
when it was deliberate ofense with
out reason behind it they were of tn
lowest criminal order doing it withou
gain and tempting the weak ant
young.
He touched on the investigation o
any violation of the Bucket Shop law
and the taxation laws and urged tina
tax dodgers be given attention, h
dwelt upon the violation of the LAY
prohibiting a minor smoking cigar
cites as well as the violation of tn
law prohibiting the sale of tobacco o
cigarettes to minors. Judge Barnet
said cigarette smoking among tn
young led to crime and degenerac!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-04
MILES SOLD WELL

johnson and Lochridge's partition
sale, Thursday, was well attended and
the stock brought good prices. Coils
j. T. johnson and J. G. Ford were
auctioneers and A. D. Jackson was
clerk. Among the sales were W.
D. Mason, pair of mules, S557.5O; c.
D. Dean, pair horse mules, $342.5O;
pair 3-year-old mules, S. P. Emmons,
Jr., pair 3-year-old mules, $500; ]. t.
johnson, pair 2 year old mules, s245.
W. W. Johnson, horse mule, 500:
mare mule, $40; pair mule colts $50;
gray mare, $ll4; bay mare, $65; bay
horse, S55i jennet and jack colt, S10l; (;
jack, 500; c. B. Schopp, iron gray
gelding, STAG; bay mare, J. G. Craw-
ford, $l05; mare mule, Earl Carter,
S1O2.5O.