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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
FIRST FREEZE OF THE
WINTER COMES FRIDAY

The first freeze and the first snow
Of the winter Of I9I6-I917 came TO
gether Friday morning, with a TEN
perature Of thirty degrees, two de-
gnses below the freezing point Jack
Frost arrived with 4 grand flourish
and called forth many ~overooSts frOm
their summers resting place among
the moth halls
The first Of last winter did no.
come until the eighteenth e Novem-
Der. almost 4 month later than the
snow this year, but the first freeEs
came almost two weeks earlier. on the
ninth Of October.
The first freeze, the first snow, ans
Of course. the first killing frost Of this
s%inier, all came together Friday RON
day morning. Although the first SHOW
came later last year. il made up fer
It's hardness by coming IN 3 greater
quantity than this year. Bat to Judge
from the murmurings ef cold naturci
citizens on every hand. this is enough
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
LEADING SUNDAY SCHOOL
SPECIALIST Of THE WORLD

When the Missouri InteudenOmina.
uoia, Sunday School Association
meets in this city November II, Is and
Is with fully 500 delegates in attend,
ance, some Of the leading Sunday
School workers Of the world win be in
Mexico TO deliver addresses and aid in
the work
The Missouri Association claims &c
be the biggest syndicate" in the
State. with 6o6,40O customers, OF
members. Of its $3.50 Sunday Schools.
With only four employed officers, II
directs the work Of more than 2,5o0
county and township volunteer Of
fIcerS
4 total Of more than $50 efficiency
conventions have been held in Mis-
sour this year, under the uspiees Of
the Missouri Association, the objective
Of each being the improvement o:
Sunday Schools and the training Of
Sunday School workers
The AudrAin County Interdenom:
national Sunday School Association is
ore Of the strongest in Missouri and
is rapidly advancing 10 the high re-
Quiremenu set for its standard this
year. c. NJ. Fox. President Of the Or
g~ani1Au0n. and Miss Ruth Cook, Sec.
Rotary, are hard at work urging the
schools who are not fully equipped
as ehey should be in class organization
to complete their arrangements at
once 50 Audrain may stand among the
leaders
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
PROHIBITION HELPED GEORGIA

NATE E. HARRIS, Governor of Geor
gia, has sent out the following tele-
gram in answer to an inquiry about
the effect of prohibition upon crime in
that state:
! have had occasion to col.ect some
data regarding this recently and in
that connection l had reports from
commissioners of counties, which re-
ports, analysed, show that since pre-
hibition went into effect in Georgia,
crime Of all sorts has fallen off 40 per
cent in middle Georgia counties and
all the way from so to 60 per cent in
the lower portion Of the state, where
negro population predominates. Also,
these reports show that school attend
anee 49, white and colored 49, has in
creased materially, as has the ability
Of the average householder TO pay his
bills and keep his monetary pledges.
These commissioners 20 a nan are
complaining Of a shortage Of chain
gang crews to work on the roads, and
they blame it TO nothing but prohibi-
ton.
In spite Of this testimony, the liquor
interests are sowing Missouri with
circulars stating that prohibition has
hurt Georgia. 1t HAS hurt the booze
business and the chain-gang indus
try, which go hand in hand every
where. The more booze sold, the more
men for the jails and chain-gangs. -
Kansas City Star.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
CLUBS OF MUTUAL
BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES
lCentralia Guardl

The Farm Club idea IS about three
years old in Missouri and ttere are
counties that have been organized for
almost that length Of time. Within
a radius Of Il miles Of more Of Cen
tralia are eleven Of these clubs fully
organized and working. Others are in
the process Of organization which will
probably swell the number to about
Is. Those organized in the various
school districts around Ceutralis are:
Skull Lick, Fox, Naylor, Harrison,
Burnham. Str0ther, Excelsior, Star,
Friendship, Goodwater and Angel.
The object Of the farm club is the
banding together Of the farmers and
people Of rural communities into an
organization which in time will have
8 state organization, and later, pos
sibly, national organization for the
purpose OF giving the rural populaee
educational and social advantages
and better their financial condition.
Il is proposed TO band the clubs to-
gether as a purchasing power to en-
able the farmers to-buy at lower pric-
es than are given the people Of cities
and towns because Of the organization
which viii purchase supplies in guam
titles. An organizer Of these clubs
said TO the editor Of the Guard We'd
nesday that it would be the policy Of
the clubs Of this section to buy from
the home merchants if they could get
the lowest price, but there might be
commodities that would have TO be
purchased from the wholesaler or
manufacturer direct where they could
not be handled by the home man.
The farmers realize that the towns
depend upon the farms and the farms
depend upon the towns, as a farm is
worth more when located near a live.
thriving, prosperous town than Il it is
located out Of reach Of the market
facilities and social conditions such g
town affords. 1t is not a banding to,
gether Of farmers against the towr
people.
Centralia is the center Of the bes
farm clubs in the state. There ma,
be counties that are better organized
but the territory, we understand, il
more thoroughly covered here thar
lanywhere else in the STATE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
SECRETARY RACE RESIGNS

r. Z. Race, Secretary Of the Mexico
Commercial Club, resigned his posi-
ton Wednesday night at a meeting
Of the Board Of Directors. Mr.. Race
stated that he had accepted a bust
ness proposition at his old home in
Mansfield, Ohio. The illness of his
mother, also, Mr.. Race gave as further
reason for his action.
Mr.. Race stated that he regretted to
leave Mexico, as he liked the city and
its people and would always hold the
warmest friendship for the city. His
resignation will take effect in thirty
days.
The matter of a new Secretary was
discussed by the Board end it vas de-
cided to elect one at the next meet
ing. The income Of the Club at this
time is not sufficient to employ a man
for full time and a Secretary will
likely be engaged who will give a
portion of his time TO the work.
The Directors are: L. r. Ferris, 6.
W. Nash, +. A. Morris, Sam Morris,
H. d. L~lewellyn, F. W. Pitcher, II. D.
Lewellyn, Nate Phillip, Mitchell
White, W. W. Pollock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
MANY CASES FILLED.

The following eases have been hlei
with the Circuit Clerk fer uitl al tho
November term Of the Audrain Coun-
ty Circuit Court:
:. ". Smith. Ct al Is Central
Union Fire Insurance Company, on
note.
Maddie Duty vs.. Central West Con
]struetiOn Company, on contract.
Bird Z. Crum vs.. H. P. Everett, Oh
note
State Of Missouri VS.. Forrest Penn,
assault to Kill.
City Of Mexico vs.. Henry johnson,
taxes.
City Of Mexico vs., William Upham,
ct al, taxes.
Frank H. Parker vs.. V. T. B. John
son ct al, on contract
W. Riley Bell VS., Nancy W. Woods,
change of venue.
t. A Powell VS.. Avery Company,
change Of venue.
Flora Dowell, by next friend, vs..
Wabash Railway Company, damages,
Annie P. Keith vs.. Reuben P. Keith,
divorce.
Lem Wells VS.. Harvey Upton e;
al, note.
State ex rel Mcclure vs.. Alex Car
ter ct al, certOiri.
F. c. Stampert VS.. Frank Stampert,
divorce.
John J. Grotty vs.. VIM. F. Atkinson.
appeal from Justice of Peoce.
Curtis Lynn vs.. Vivion Lynn, di.
voree.
Glenn Grimmitt vs.. Jessie Grim,
mitt, divorce.
H. B. English, assignee, vs.. The
Germania Fire Insurance Company
on policy.
State ex rel c. 7. Powell, collector
VS.. Louis s. Koch, administrator
taxes.
Marie Washer VS.. John Samuel Wash.
er, divorce
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
TO ENLIST MEN
FOR NATIONAL. GUARD


Capt J. ". Mcqueen, Of Company
IN, Fourth Regiment Of Missouri Ma
tonal Guards, located at CarrolltOn,
No, and private Maurice Hicklin, Of
Company F, Columbia, No, are here
to open a recruiting station for the
purpose Of filling the organizations in
the Missouri troops, whose number
are not up to requirements.
They viii make this city their head
quarters and win seek men in all
parts Of this territory. Captain Nc
Queen says they viii likely remain
here several months. TIE men who
are enlisted now vii be sent to the
border Immediately for active SER
vice
Captain Mcqueen says it will be a
pleasant outing for men who desire to
spend the winter in the South with no
expense He expects to enlist a large
number from this section.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
IMEEICO TO HAVE 4 BIG
POULTRY SHOW NOV. 4lG

Thursday night the Mexico Poultry
Association, Of which VIII Eller is
Secretary and Sam Evans, President
met in Mr.. Evans Tailor Shop to
further discuss their plans for their
big Poultry Show which they plan tc
hold here November IL to II.
According to Mr.. Evans the Poul.
try Show next month viii be the big.
gest and hes. show Of its kind ever in
Mexico. The Association plans I,
substantially increase the premium
list. both in the number Of premiums
offered and the amounts Of these pre-
miums. The list has not yet beer
completed, but Mr.. Evans said that Il
would be the biggest premium list ev'
er offered to poultry fanciers Of Mex.
leo and vicinity.
Their catalogue for the coming
show has been completed and will bC
made public soon. A meeting will be
held at Mr.. Evans shop again next
Thursday to complete the plans fol
the big show.
The location for the show will be
chosen at that meeting. Mr.. D. T
Heinrich, a well known poultry ex'
pert Of Jacksonville, ILL.,, has already
been engaged to judge the entries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
RHEUMATISM ARRESTED

Many people safc- the tO-turcs OF
lame muscles and sufTeued joints because
Of impurities IN the blood, and each sue
ceeding attack seems more acute until
invaded The wholesystem.
To arrest rheumatism il is quite as i'm
po-tant toimprove your general health s
to purify vour blood. and the cod liver oil
inScost 5 Emulsion Is natures blood
maker, while its medicinal nourishmeut
strengthens the organs to expel the
impurities and upbuild your strength.
Soott's Emulsion is helping thousands
every day who could not ind other relief.
Refuse the alcoholic substitutes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26

The constitution should never BE-
amended for any purpose that can be
as well or better accomplished by leg.
i~slative enactment; and our state leg.
stature can give us statewide prohi.
bition by statute whenever MISSOURI
wants it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
Twenty Years Ago.

The residence of Mr.. Atkins, &C.
cupied by Enoch Roberts, northwest
of Mexico, was burned.
Mrs. Jane Blackwell, mother of Mrs
Lon Shootman and Mrs. Taylor Fox
died.
At the annual conference of the Wo-
ma MS Parsonage and Home Mission
Society, held in this city, the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs
S. ?. Emmons; e-Presidents, Mes.
danes z. NJ. Williams, of Gallatin:
S. B, Cresap, of Maryville; Core.
ponding Secretary, Mrs. S. P. Whitley
Recording Secretary, Miss Lena Har
ner, of Huntsville; Treasurer, Mrs
W. A. Frantz, of Fayette.
The remains of Frank Grasty wer,
inferred in the Mexico cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26

Re-submitting the Highway Engineer
Act to the Qualified Voters OF
Audrain County, Missouri:
Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election Of State and County
Officers to be held on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 9TH,
1916,
the proposition for the adoption of the
County Highway Engineer Act, will
be submitted to the qualified voters
of Audrain County, as provided by
Section 10573, Revised Statutes 1909,
of Missouri, and subject to the Elec-
ton Laws Of this State.
Done by order of the County Court
on the 3rd day of October, 1916.
Witness my hand and Seal of the
Court this the 18th day of October,
1916. R. B. CAUTHORN,
(Seal) 34-td Clerk Of the County
Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
VICTOR MURDOCH FOR WILSON.

VICTOR MURDOCH, a prominent
Progressive Of Wichita, Kansas, well
known in Mexico where he has deliver
ed Chautaugua addresses, was for
merly a Republican, but is now cut in
a long editorial in his Wichita Eagle,
favoring Woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent Of the United States. The writer
of this has been personally acquainted
with Murdoch for years, and knows
him 10 be one of the most influential
and progressive citizens Of Kansas,
and we believe that he Will have a
large following among Republicans
and P~rogressives both in his support Of
the reelection Of Woodrow Wilson.
Really. it begins to look like a land
slide for Wilson all over the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
Thirty Years Ago.

Marriage licenses were issued to X.
B. Henderson and Mrs. E. C. Lang
ford; W. II. Angel and Miss Ollie c.
Teny; George Younger and Mrs,
Mamie Roberts.
T. j. Louder, the blind merchant OF
Martinsburg, moved to Eureka
Springs.
DR.. W, w. Walker vas a local ply.
stefan for the Chicago and Alton.
j. A. Ringo was granted a patent or
a washing machine.
At a meeting of the Anti-Horst
Thief Association, J. F. McWilliams
was appointed delegate to the grand
lodge, which was o meet in Chilloco-
the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT
Proposed by Initiative Petition

Prohibiting after Jnty ar,t tat, ,h.
mahnihcture OF, the lntrOdurtlon into. anI
or hnank, eHchRnKing' bnrterinE. seiIIaa
Or ulsposlng of Intoxicating IIouers h. ~.
stare OF Missouri, except wine for 49,,
"ehtai purposes, prescribing a nenaIs.
.oI the violation thereof aud repsaiIng 81
psL.s Or the Constitution, statutes and Mn.
""'pA' Laws In conflict Herewith.
fs9posed amendment to the Consultation
mI'souri 10 he submitted 10 the ieraj
smrrs or the state Of Missouri Tor thsd,
approval or rejection al The reyniar , asa
esa eleetlon TO he held on the seventh IA,
~ november, A. n. 1915 probihttdna ~
XIV uuiaGtnfe OF, the Introduction into, and
or dIsnnsf eA.hahglng, bartering. selling
o ulsPosing OF Intoxicating liduors In ~,
Suate or Missouri, except wine for ssc,s'
nental purposes, prescribing a penaItv fo,
= VOCATION thereof and repeaiIng ali 10 ~
inni "g state Constitution, State and NYunic.
ip9i Laws In conflict tberewIth mum"
Mittouri: :" Pf0P'e OF me State Of
section l.. From and after Julv Are,
III, no Intoxicating liquor or i&tonnss
he ~ vine Tor "sacramental purposes. shall
81 m"nuiaeIured In or introduced into ~
STATE OF Missouri under anv nto .ne
Etery person who sells, exchanges I've
ostteIs' or ulsposes OF Intoxicntino l7ara.
~ any kind TO any person in the Statn ~
dnceS or VINO manufactures, or intro.
tne state OF Missouri. lntorica,jnS nnto
tbo any KIND except wine as aforesaid To-
.ne purposes aforesaid shall no gniI,n y
and upon conyic,jnnu MY OF a
bunlsheh by a fine Of not less than HE oe
nunursu collars nor more than one ,ba'
eann dollars, or by Imprisonment ,n ~.
more jan not less than six months nor
me and Imprisonment, y" "oth Such
Ia1g yH.ts o. the State Constitution and
H. " me state and municipnlitIes ,horni
~ CONNECTING with the provisions -, XVI.
section are hereby repealed u this
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
APPRECIATE LEDGER,s AID

MEXICO, Mo-, October 20, 1916. -
r. NJ. White & Son, Editors Mexico
Ledger, Mexico, No. Gentlemen: The
Federation of Women's %ubs desires
to express to you its grateful appreci-
alton for your cordial support and Co
operation in the Social Service Work
of its organization. We recognize the
value and strength Of the press and
feel that with the union Of Press and
Federation, We shall have an alliance
which will be a mighty force in the
general welfare Of our community.
Thanking you again for the many
~courtesies extended, we are,
Respectfully,
Mrs. E. A. bearing, President.
Mrs. E. S. Wilson, Chairman Social
Service.
Mrs. ", W. Pollock, Cor. Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
MUsKRATs ARE DIGGING DEEP,

WIN0NA, MINI, Oct. 20. - Buy
your "heavies" heavier and heap your
coal bins; dig out your snow shovels
and clean out your furnace flues.
This warning is being sounded by
trappers in this section who have ad-
vance information on the brand of
weather each season.
The trappers base their forecast on
the activities Of the muskrats. They
. e digging their homes deep and the
walls are Of unusual thickness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that lnA
settlement Of the estate Oh
A. L. WHEELER, Deceased, j,
will be made at the next term q
the Probate Court Of Audrain Couf'''
Mo-, to be held at Mexico, Mo, "
the second Monday in Novs 1915
LYDIA Wheeler, ExecutrlX,
and North Missouri Trust oOr
I'd w. W. Pollock, President
Attest: j. c. Mundy, Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
Prohibition Paragraphs

scientific or any other purpose other
than "sacramental." That is the
language, the spirit, the meaning, and
the legal effect of the proposed amend
ment. Read it for yourself and see.
= .
A tree is known by its fruit; pub
lie measures by their effect upon the
people. If the single tax would ruin
farmers by casting the burdens Of gov.
ornamental support upon real estate, SC
would statewide prohibition operate
likewise in a majority of the counties
There is no other place to go for tho
state reevnues which statewide pro.
hibition would take away.
.
Mr.. Dry Voter: If the big cities had
the power to vote your county "wet,'
you would not think it right or fair
for them to do so, would you? Do YOU
then, think it right or fair for the
dry counties to use their power b
vote the big cities dry" OF course
not. You will do unto others as YOU
would have others do unto you. The
Golden Rule is always a safe guide
1t works both ways.
/ . q
J No "dry" county in this state has
ever yet done without the liquor rev.
enues. The bulk of the road and
school funds paid by the state of Mis-.
souri, to the counties comes from this
source, In every instance the sum
amounts to more than the county ever
received from dram-shops under the
license system before the county was
voted dry. You may learn at your
county court house exactly how much
your county is receiving today from
tne state for road and school purposes.
rms amount you viii have to raise
ny direct taxation in case statewide
prohibition is adopted. There can he
no more state aid to counties If tba
state goes dry-without an increase
OF about fifty per cent in state "
In the last two year period the
state school fund apportioned 70 tbo
various counties of this state. out Of
tne state treasury, amounted substan-
tlaily -four millions of dollars. Dur.
ing the same period the state -treasnr,
,tseii received substantially four mil.
non dollars from the liquor indpstr,,
OF this state in licenses and i-nspectioD
lees' not counting the regular tayea
query If you strike down the lio,or
industry Of this state, what will no.
come OF the state school fund
and this question suggests anothor.
II you don't get this extra four million
dollars by increasing the tax on ,oaI
estate where are you going to get az
ANA still another question. wbor
y comes to increasing the tax on real
estate how can you avoid PLACING ,bo
heavy end of the burden on the sarr,
IN view Of the fact that the present a.'
easements on real estate are aIreadv
much higher in the cities than in the
rural districts. dw-it ="
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
O CLARK j

HON. CHAMP CLARK in a non
partisan address before the apple
growers of Missouri at Louisiana last
week, favored a county farm agent
and better farm methods for every
county in grand old Missouri. He said
that Missouri is only beginning to
develop along agricultural lines, and
he predicted that it would be n Of
the greatest agricultural states in
the Union. Speaker Clark agrees
with the Ledger that the first move
in this direction is the securing Of a
first-class farm agent. We should
get one as neal like Farmer" Rusk
as we car
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There
IL only one way 10 cure catarrhal deafness,
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustsehian Tube. When this tube ID
infamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing. and when 1t 10 entirely
closed. Deafness Is the result Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh. which Is
an inhamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru the
blood on the mucous surfaces Of the sys-
TEN.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls CatarTh Cure. Circulars
free. All Druggists. T5e.
=. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26

Mrs. L. P. Crigler and Mrs. II.
GRANDCHILDREN have returned to their
homes in st. Louis, after a pleasant
visit with their mother, Mrs. Amanda
Kunkel, and Mrs. Crigler's son at the
Missouri Military Academy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
10, 20, 80 and 40
Years Ago This Week
Ten Years Age.

A Democratic Club was formed az
Moline, aad the following officers
elected: President Walter Wilson;
Vice. President DR.. Flynt; Secretary
Alva Mundy; Sergear. at Arms, Plydc
Hendricks. John d. oRear addressed
the club.
A Democratic Club was formed al
Martinsburg, and the following Off
GERS elected: President, G. Jacoby;
Vice-President, S. NJ. Walker; Secre-
tary, Rupert Renewal; Sergeant at
Arms, Mike Dunn.
Mrs. Susie Estis, Of Meico, won
second at the Montgomery City Fair
for the best saddle horse.
J. NJ. Kelso left for Nebraska to
spend the winter.
Earnest Boone and Miss Kathryn
Warner were married.
DR.. ]. f. Wallace. Of Cant, was in
jured in a runaway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26

Mrs. Anna Todd, of California, left
for Fulton Saturday afternoon after
visiting here with DR.. N. R. Rodes and
family and L. W. Roberts and family.
Mrs. Todd is a daughter of the late
Marie Roberts, who at one time con-
Quoted a hotel here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26

R. Z. Fisher, a real estate man of
Fulton, was in Mexico Tuesday and
saw through freights pass that town
early in the morning. Tley were all
marked up with Wilson expressions
and sayings. Not a Hughes sentiment
could be found on the cars, 1t show
ed that the railroad men are boost
ing for him by using the box cars as
the places on which to express their
sentiments. - Fulton Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26

work and washing for eleven and 7 can
Faithfully say Lydia z. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has been a godsend
70 me for / would have been in my grave
today but for II. / would tell all wo-
men suffering as I was TO try your valu-
able remedy. - Mrs. WIZ. GREEN, 1892
S. Addison Street, indianapolis, Indiana.
There is hardly a neighborhood in this
country, wherein some woman has not
found health by using this good old
fashioned root and herb remedy.
II there is anything about which you
would like special advice, write TO tho
Lydia E, Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26
Forty Years Ago.

Captain Dan Shea was visiting in
indianapolis.
VIM. D. Harrison, of Audrain coun-
ty, was visiting in Virginia for the
first time in forty years.
Mrs. Henry Williams, of Mexico,
died at the home of her son, Thomas
Williams, north of Mexico.
P. S. Faddis and Miss Susie M. Day
were married.
J. c. Williams and Miss Minnie
Hulen were married.
Homer il. John and VIM. o. Lee
formed a firm for the sale Of musical
instruments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26

THE Fulton Commercial Club has
joined the Statewide movement op.
posing the "cOupon system" Of trad.
ing stamps. The Club viii also erec7
250 road signs directing tourists and
others how to reach that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-26

down that l could
not work. ! was
thin, pale and weak,
weighed but 100
pounds and was in
bed most of the
time. ! began TAX
ing Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound and FIVE
m months later l
weighed 1873 pounds.
4 40 oil tha Loran