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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-11
Argument in Orpet Case

Waukeegan, H., July 10.-Argument the jury in the case of Will E. Orp, charged with the murder of Marion Lat bert, began today. Eugene M. Runya made the opening statement for t prosecution. The argument was expect to consume several hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-11
Says Lumber Combine
 Is Not for Fixing Prices

Chicago, July 10.-R. H. Downman of New Orleans president of the National Lumber Manufacturers association, ap- peared before the interstate commerce committee investigation of railroad rates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-11

neighbor adds the yolls of two eggs, but we do not think this an improvement.
 MRS. J. T. A." We fully credit the assertion that the them place among our many delca- cies
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

times" among the bankers for the manu-
facturers OF automobiles who dreaded 10
learn their respective standing among the
men who extended credits?
A great transformation has taken place.
The maker whose company Is well
founded finds no difficulty in borrowing
all the capital he needs for increased
business. The exact condition Of every
motor plant Is known in the inners OF the
financial world,
The Mitchell-Lewis Motor company has
no obligations It cannot meet at the mo-
ment Il is expected to meet them. The
company has increased it's business be-
yond the fondest dreams of it's officials,
there is nothing in the business sky that
looks like a storm cloud. I am proud 10
be known as the president of concern
that has lived so long and done so we'll.
My keynote, slogan, or whatsoever Il may
be called, Is:
There's no time for failure. for every
moment OF manufacturing and merchan-
dising time Is taken up with business. II
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
GETTING RESULTS FROM
YOUR STORAGE BATTERY

Anybody who has driven a motor car
knows that It Is harder to start the
motor In cold weather than II II at other
times. The motor on account Of the
cold. Is naturally SITTER and must be
turned over more rapidly in order to
start. On this account the Nebraska
Storage Battery company advise that the
best OF care be given a storage battery
in order to have It do It's work properly
The first thing they recommend Is that
the battery be kept filled with distilled
water and that hydrometer test be
made at least once month to make sure
that the battery is sufficiently charged.
A fully charged battery viii not freeze
0t any temperature in which motor cars
arc driven In fact II requires IS de-
grces below zero to freeze the solution
in battery whose specific gravity Is
kept up to the proper point, which Is lisa
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

as n preliminary, but when they were
completed Il was TO their advantage to
so In n hilly country to test the plugs IN
actual service o. n wider range OF re-
quircmcnts shows different results than
could be obtained on the block. IL was
then found that spark plugs were pretty
bad When taking a long grade the motor
would run all right until they reached a
Ger tain point on tho hilL then II would
backfire aud miss At times the oarburotor
was blamed and everybody that had the
same trouble felt that the hill was too
much for tho motor.
But tho Champion Ignition company.
manufacturers Of A 9 plugs, made n
study OF those conditions and found that
tho spark plugs were 90 blame most OF
the tino for knocks, backfipes and miss
ing when going up hill. also missing az
hieh speed.
These points were brought out 90 the
manufacturers who took a great deal OF
interest in the matter and made compare
tive tests which showed them that II was
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
Mushy Novel. wreck Homes.

MANY marriage that otherwise
would have been happy is wrecked on
the shoals Of idealism. falsely created
by mushy novels" Such is the opin-
ion Of go California librarians IN session
here.
Establishments following this eenti-
mental reading embitters young married
women" declared Miss Zadie Brown.
secretary OF the association. who also
declared that girls should not be allowed
to dcVour novels because n weakcna
their minds-San Diego Union.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
Why A G Plugs
Are Equipment of
Best Made Cars

manufacturers In selecting the spark
plugs with which to equip their cars were
considering two points as far as the per-
formance VI the plugs are concerned;
that the ,nsulator would not crack too
easily and that the plugs would not SCOT
too quickly.
At that time motors had lower COM
preston and were run at lower speed and
the automobile buyer did not expect the
performance out Of tho motor that he Is
looking for today, Later high speed mo-
tors were brought out and experience
showed the manufacturers that labora-
tory and dynometer tests were not SUI
ficient: that these tests were all right
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
Ryan of Lincoln
to Handle Marmon

Fred Ryan Of Lincoln. has taken on
the Msrmon agency for the eastern half
OF Nebraska and certain counties In west
ern Iowa
The temporary location OF the Omaha
show room is at 20A Farnam street. As
soon as larger quarters can be found the
Ryan company will move into them.
A. Boutwell, will have charge OF the
Omaha branch and will locate in Omaha,
f. NJ Welch. factory representative, Is
very much pleased with the connection
and anticipates good showing from
the Ryan Motor Car company Mr.. WEIGH
will be here during the Omaha show.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

not only necessary foc plug to have a
good insulator and not TO SCOT too easily.
bu Of equal Importance IL the fact toat
II must be gas tight and stay Eas tight
after the motor becomes hot With tht
ordinary design OF plugs that Is not OBJ
teinable as the metal shell and tightening
nut will expand under heat so much more
than tho porcelain that ia practically
ioosens the porcelain IN its seat and
causes a serious leakage.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

the success 81 the Mitchell company re-
fleets the industry as a whole. then 1915
will mark the greatest motor car MAX
ing conditions ever known
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
PIT TO THE TEST

His wife gone to the movies, Re-
eorder Jeff Smedley of Macon county
was taking care of the kiddies the
other night when a prospective BRIDE
groom came to ask the recorder to
come down to the office and issue a
marriage license. "It can't be DONE"
said Jeff when the visitor had voiced
his request. Cant leave the kiddies."
"But l gotta have that license" in
sisted the applicant. you've got an
honest face" said Nh. Smedley. "Tell
you what I'll do; you take care Of
'em and I'll go get the license for
YOU. When Jeff returned with the
important document there was a wild
look in the eye of of the guest. A
baby sat upon each of his knees and
he was singing a futile sort Of a
lullaby, a cross between a s~yncopated
song and a church hymn. He sur
rendered his charges without show
ing great reluctance; took the license
and paid for it with the air of a man
who has just realized the seriousness
of married life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
o
CELEBRATION


A COMMITTEE of five has been ap.
pointed from each county in the state
to cooperate in the direction of the
centennial celebration of Missouri's
admission to the Union. This COM
mittee of five from each county will
cooperate with the officers of the
State Historical Society in the selec-
ton of a central committee that will
have charge of all the details. The
committee from Audrain is DR.. A. A
Wallace, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of Mexico; J. F. Llewellyni
president of Mexico Library Board
Mexico; Mrs. ]. T. Johnson, active In
all church and civic work, Mexico
DR.. ]. {. Parrish, of Vandalia, member
of the Board of C~urators of the State
University; and E. C. Kennen,
prominent lawyer of Laddonia. In adj
dition to this committee of five, the
other representatives for Audraif
will be-: Col. E. Y. Burton, president
of Missouri Military Academy, Hon
Jno. W. Million, president of Hardin
College, and R. M. White, of the Mex
leo Ledger, president of the State
Historical Society.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11

merchants allow so much per week
for rent, so much for clerk hire, so
much for insurance and incidentals,
SO much for keeping their stock up to
standard. When they get this far
they are just ready for business. One
thing is lacking. That thing is pub
licity. II you allow $50 a week for
rent, clerks, etc., would it not be a
good business policy to allow a dollar
or two more for the purpose of let
ting people know about your facilities
for meeting their needs? All the big
concerns in our cities give a practical
reply to this question. And because
they give a practical reply they grow
both successful and big at the expen-
Sc of concerns which imagine the puo-
lie will look them up when it needs
anything in their line"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
IS YEARS AGO ON TUESDAY
CO. c. VOLUNTEERED
Mexico National Guard Offered
Their Services to the Govern
ment to Fight Against Spain
EIGHTY-FoUR MEN ENLISTED
Went From Here to jefferson Bar
racks and Thence to Chickamau-
qua Park, Tennessee Camp

just eighteen years ago Tuesday
Co. G, Missouri National Guard, sta
toned in this city, volunteered in re-
ply to the call of the National gov
eminent, to join the forces fighting
against Spain. Herbert Black was
captain of the organization, W. c.
Egan and H. B. Mckinley the lieu
tenants.
The departure from this city to
jefferson Barracks, where they were
to be examined and sworn in as mem
bers of the Volunteer forces of the
United States Army as Co. L, Fifth
Missouri, was on May thirteenth. On
the twenty-seventh of the month
they departed from jefferson Bar
racks for Chickamaugua Park, Tenn,
with their full equipment. All but
nine men passed the required exami-
nation.
The departure Of these men from
this city presumably for the front
will never be forgotten by those who
witnessed it. The night preceding,
sixty-five of the company were lodg-
ed on the top floor of the Windsor
hotel, now the Mexico hospital.
Early the following morning every
thing was bustling with the prepara-
ton to entrain.
With impressive ceremonies they
had been presented a handsome silk
American flag by the citizens. At
the old railroad station located on
Western Ave-, they took their spec
ial train. An immense crowd was
there to witness the departure. The
Mexico band played, flags were great
ly in evidence and frequently the men
and women would break into a ma
tional anthem, fighting against the
tears that yelled the eyes of those
who were there to bid goodby to
loved ones.
The company saw actual
service though their experience in
Tennessee when they fought against
the deadly typhoid fever was harrow
ing and resulted in the death of sew
eral members of the company.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING -

AN ASSET
BANKS and others who have money
to loan, extend credit readily to
business men and merchants who ad-
vertise consistently and intelligently
as It's a recognized fact that men who
look after the advertising end OF
their business are usually successful,
no matter what field of endeavor
they may be. Along this line, Elijah
W. Sells, senior member OF the firm
OF Haskins & Sells, certified public
accountants, with offices in many Of
the leading cities in the United States
addressed the st. Louis Advertising
Club yesterday at o o on "Adver-
Using as a Business Asset"
MIR. Sells urged that the money ex-
pended in an advertising campaign
brought results that should entitie
the benefits to be derived in the fu-
ture to carry the account as an as
set, the same as the good will that
comes to a business enterprise.
He said that a new enterprise
should be permitted to list the money
judiciously expended in advertising
as an asset and that it was a neces'
sary part of the business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11


WHEN il comes to constructive
work along harmonious and co-opera-
tive lines, the women of Mexico are
energetic, intelligent and practical,
and are a power in every movement
for the betterment Of this community.
The activities Of the women seem to
be void Of any personalities of self
ish schemes, and that is the way to
get worth while results and that
should be the Mexico spirit not only
among the women but among the
men. We are all for a greater and
better Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
DROVE LAST STAGE FROM
PTTTSBURG TO WASHINGTON

]. ]. Brigal who died recently at
Venice in this county, was a most I'M
usual character. He drove the last
stage from Washington to Pittsburg
when the steam road supplanted this
method of travel. He came to Aud
rain county from Pennsylvania about
forty years ago.
In speaking of Mr.. Brigal the Full
ton Sun published the following arti
Gle this week:
"Mr. Brigal had a farm of 800 acres
and on it formerly was some of the
finest timber in the county. Every
time a saw mill outfit came into his
neighborhood Brigle would hire them
to convert all trees that seemed to be
on the verge of dying, into lumber.
at was more than he could make
use of SO he just piled it up on the
place until it grew into large dimen-
sions. Sheriff Cole said the men at
the sale of Brigle's, property recently
estimated that it amounted to at least
100, 900 feet. 1t sold from 81 to 50
a hundred, according to the size and
quality. Brigle also had in the
.
neighborhood of 400 fence posts that
had been treated to a creosote bath
and we're ready for use.
"Mr. Cole said it was some of the
finest lumber he ever saw, as the
timber of the Brigle farm contained
almost every kind of trees known.
Brigle also had accumulated an I'M
usual amount of tools, some of which
had not been used more than once or
or twice and were almost as good as
new. Brigle had the reputation Of
buying a tool whenever he needed it,
regardless of whether he made use
of it once or half dozen times. He
never borrowed one.
The former Pennsylvania also
was good around horses and had four
western horses that he could handle
anywhere. He had them for a long
time and they ranged in age from II
years up. They were disposed Of
at the sale and Mr.. Cole said it took
about all the men at the sale to handle
them when they were led out by their
NEW owners. They never had become
tame and it seemed as if the knew
that their old master was not there
anymore. Another unusual feature
was the sale of a fat steer for $10C
even. 1t being the highest price paid
for a steer at a sale in a long time
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
SUMMER

UF JOURNALISM
THERE are a large number of
young men, plenty of them connected
with country newspapers, that are un-
able to take a full course in Journal
ism at the Missouri University; at the
same time are anxious to improve
themselves. Dean Williams of the
Department of Journalism of the Mis-
souri, University, who is always On
the job, has arranged for an eight
weeks summer school in Journalism
from June 10 to August 6. This will
be a splendid opportunity for a short
but thorough course along the fol-
lowing lines as indicated by the
Dean: History and Principles of
Journalism, News Writing, Reporting
Copy Reading, Editorial Writing and
Direction, The Country Newspaper,
The Writing of Advertising, Rural
Newspaper Management, Advertising
Management with Special Reference
to Rural Journalism.
II you are interested in any de-
partment of Newspaper work, you
should endeavor to attend the sum
mer school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11

SENSIBLE people Of all parties are
admiring the manliness and genuine
patriotism Of President Wilson in not
yielding to the clamor of the jingoes
for war. They especially endorse his
steadfast refusal to go in and smash
Mexico at a cost of at least $780,
100000 and the sacrifice of thousands
Of American boys. They recognize
that in not doing SO the President is
resisting strong temptation. 1t would
be good politics and make the Presi-
dents reelection doubly sure for him
to sieze any plausible excuse for war
with Mexico. He rejects all such
temptations and there1l be no war
with Mexico or any other nation un-
less it is forced on US. Are we far
enough removed from barbarism for
this fine position to stir us to the same
degree as bluster, bullying and war
would? II so, we will be justified in
claiming that our civilization has SO
advanced that IL influences not only
our individual life, but our national
life. On this point we are being put
to the test.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
BAND TO BELLEFLoWER

The Mcmillan High School band
went to Belleflower Saturday where
they gave a concert. This is "Give
Away Day" at Beethoven and the
local band was asked to furnish mus
ic for the occasion. The Mcmillan
band, which is under the. supervision
of Major Stoy of M. M. A. is COM
posed of Harold Willis, Harper
Shoush, John bearing, Charles Franey
Elmer Cantrell, holland Fry, Roy
Washington, James Kearins, Archie
Rodgers, Frank Morris, Blake Will
hanson, Cadet Wax and Sam Emmons
assisted on this trip.
The school has been without o
band for several years, and realizing
the value of one to a high school Of
the size of Mcmillan the schoo'
board employed Major Stoy to or
ganize and instruct one. He has met
with the boys twice a'week during the
year and although few of the boys
could play with any degree of skill
at the first of the year, he has done
so well with them that now they have
a wide selection of pieces that they
play well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
SUNDAY TO BE GUEST
OF JUDGE w. h. WALLACE

vi SODNE W. ~ W4hAbThNE
II Billy Sunday is missing some day
at the Kansas City tabernacle when
it is time for services, blame the
scenery. He probably will be found
sitting in the watchtower of the Wal
lace home, gazing across at the Clay
county hills and the Big Muddy which
looks silvery in The distance, says
the Kansas City Post. Billy Sunday
begins his meetings in Kansas City
April 80.
The home Of Judge William H. Wei
lace, 5000 Norledge avenue, wheEe
the members of the Sunday party will
stay, commands one of the most mag
nificent views in Kansas City. Judge
Wallace is a brother of the Rev. A.
A. Wallace, of Mexico, Mo-, and we'll
known here.
Situated on the edge of one of the
great river bluffs, just east of Scar
ritt's Point, it is a lookout point for
miles of river country with hills ris-
ing in the distance which change color
and mood with every hour of the day.
Billy Sunday can stand in the watch
tower of the mansion and look into
four counties-three in Missouri and
one in Kansas.
The house, which is white stone,
looks like a great castle up on the
bluff.
On the south, west and north is a
spacious stone porch on which the
breezes never die. No matter how
hot the midsummer day, there always
is a cool wind waited up the Missouri
river valley and which sweeps around
the porches.
So strong are the breezes that
throughout the summer the Wallace
family can keep only the heaviest
rugs and most substantial furniture
on the porches.
The Wallace home was remodeled
about two years ago, almost its en-
tire arrangement being planned by
Mrs. Wallace and her daughter.
Hospitality is its keynote. The
great wide hall with it's stairway of
broad steps leading upward and the
large rooms with freplaces, opening
eff of it speak welcome to the guest
who enters.
There are twenty rooms in the
house and a large number of them are
guest rooms. The Wallace family Is
engaged busily in packing belongings
preparatory to vacating before the
arrival of the Sunday party and they
are doing their utmost to arrange
everything for the greatest onven
fence of the IL workers who will &C.
cupy the home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

FAVOR PREPAREDNESS
UNDER the headline of a DREAD
full State, the st. Louis Republic re-
ferring TO the conditions in this coun-
try at this time, ~editorially says
Unto what a dreadful state has the
country falleni At this time the
President Of the United States and
both Of its ex-Presidents, a majority
Of the members Of the House and
Senate, the Cabinet, a very large ele-
ment in the clergy, many Of u most
distinguished educators, a numerous
body of business men, authors, schol-
ars, philanthropists and virtually all
Of the newspapers, some knowingly
and some ~ignorantly, are bound with
Wall street and the munitions makers
to make a trade of wal and to slaught-
er the ommon people for profit.
Surely this is bad, very, very bad;
but worse remains. While folly and
corruption have siezed upon the lead
ers of the schools and the churches,
the common people are so debased
so stupid, so groveling and bound
down that they do not know the awful
condition into which things have fall
en-. Beyond all question, the mil
lions numbered in the Democratic
party are going to renominate Wood
row Wilson, that soft, compliant tool
Of the militarists, for the Presidency.
Other millions in the Republican
party have not even sense enough to
look around for a candidate to op-
pose bloodthirsty legions that are
about to capture our fair land and sell
it to the Dupont Powder Company.
So lost to all perception Of truth are
many Americans that they continue
to admire that ravening panegyrist
of destruction, ex-Forester Pinchot,
and even Brother Amos cannot con-
vince them that Clifford is a monster.
"Do we carry a joke too far? Not
farther than some of the pacifists are
carrying their fanatic earnestness. 1t
is a pity, too, for the plans for mill
tary preparation have need of sober
criticism and there cannot be too
many sober critics. At the Odeon
meeting last week more than one
good sound truth was uttered-as,
for instance, when the plan to weak
en- the civil service system which has
been tied to the preparedness pro-
gram was denounced-but the truth
which the speakers at that meeting
uttered were so loaded down with
extravaganza that they do not help
toward a zane view of the prepared
ness program. Rather they play
into the hands of the extreme mill
~tarists by furnishing easy texts tt
| Col. Roosevelt and the jingoes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11

Prof. G. H. Eckles assumed direct
management of the dairy herd of the
State Experiment Station in 1902. In
the past fourteen years from the
foundation stock numbering only
three to four females for the several
breeds now maintained, he has pro-
duced more state and world record
cows than any similarly situated herd
in the United States. He has proven
that by judicious selection and breed
ing the average dairy farmer can es-
tablish a herd of very profitable high
producing cows on limited capital.
He has accumulated data recognized
as authoritative throughout the dairy
world. But by way of actual profit
he has shown an average annual in
come over $1,000 per year for the
past Ia years on an initial investment
of only 5000 from the sale Of stock
Fl
alone by the three Holstein heifers
purchased in 1902 as foundation
stock.
Prof. Eckles has made a thorough
study of milk production and the
breeding of dairy cows as practiced
in the limited States and Europe. Re-
garding dairying, he says, "In the
final adjustment of the live stock in
dustry to a permanent system Of
agriculture, | a see no place for the
strictly beef type of cattle, but am
ever growing demand for the dual
purpose and dairy stock. A COW must
pay her way at the pail as well as
give a calf each year. This is defi-
nitely proven by conditions in Europe