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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
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FL Paso, Tex. Feb. 24.-Garb of
Adam and Eve is fashionable now at
Sierra Prieta, Western Chihuahua,
Mexico, as a result Of a raid by Villa
bandits, according to a message re-
ceiyed recently from Chihuahua City
by an American mining company.
Men, M and children have no
clothing, the message stated.
The community was raided a few
days ago by Villa troops, who looted
the houses Of food, money and other
valuables, and then, after binding the
men and boys, attacked the young
women. Then they assembled the
entire population, removed all their
clothing, and rode away laughing at
the discontinue Of their victims, as
the latter scurried for shelter.
The plight Of the village became
known through a message appealing
for clothes of any kind, or for goods
with which to make them.
The bandits rode To- the San Juar
Ranch, where the looting was repeat.
ed, the message said, and where TWEEN.
ty ranch hands were killed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
Real Estate Conveyed.

Joe Goodman TO +. r.; o. CHIC.
"a A. C. Casteel. Warranty, Consid.
$4,000 Sc Of 33-50-i0.
Francis NJ. Shoup to John Stumpf,
Warranty. Consid. $500, X interest in
NV Of 31-5i-7.
J. S. and Nettie Toague to b. r.
White, Warranty, Consid. $500 and
other Lot Z. Block 2, Trolley Heights
Addition to Mexico.
B. +. White 70 J.. S. and Nettie Tea
que. Warranty, Consid. $500 and other
Lot i6, Block l, L. &. B. South Side
Addition to Mexico.
Chas. Helm to Champ Helm, War
ranty, Consid. s1.00 NV NE of 25-51-5
and land in Pike County.
S. ]. Martin to S. E. G. Ella Utter,
Warranty, Consid. and other Lots 8
and 10 (except E 60 feet), Block /,
Clarks Add. to Mexico.
NJ. E. Miller and Maude E. Froelich
to Chas. Wychoff, Warranty, Consid.
$1.O0 and other SW Sc and East is
A. of Sc SW of 28-51-1O.
E. R. & C. E. Gibbons to John p.
Jesse, Warranty. Consid. STATS, SW
NE Of 29-50-7.
John P. Jesse to Charles r. Brown,
Warranty, Consid. $500 Sw NE Of
29-5O-7.
Charles r. Brown to Annie Z. Jes-
sic, Warranty, Consid. $1,000 Lot 2,
Block 2, L & B South Side Addition
to Mexico.
Virginia w. Davis by Tr. to X. r.
Buckner, Trustee Deed, Consid. $3.50
Part Of Lot 10, City Survey 40, Mex
leo.
Burl Basket by TT. to T. A.
Threlkeld, Trustees Deed, Consid.
s2l6 Lot 4, Block 10, Ladds Addi-
ton Extended to Mexico.
7. A. Threlkeld to Arley wilker-
son, Warranty, Consid. 1926 Lot 4,
Block 10, Ladds Addition Extended TO
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02

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Resolved Thnt he Denoern6e a.
ifoz o. Niszu1i IN ernvsusaa ASSEM-
bieG 60 nsost heartily in3srss the
stand takea BY Pre65ezf WIlsoz VIA
respect 10 ne szsertsoa q Anascz-
rights under iutemssssal law We
agree vita kiz tAat If sxpe6ezJ
should be znsxea 70 take The psre
of principle one ksn726ua wa13i
'pf pirnciPle ons hsniHanaa vu1is
q iziernHtoaal hx might erumhlc
undsr eur banl< RrafesSsg o1r De-
.vctoa 70 peace al ANY coss save that
q hosor, ne rcasW CIR exprezSu1S q
eousSsce in his ability 70 save tAis
nafoa fsurn MAR wIthoss szFezilc the
rights a is citizens ur3er TIT hS 4
rstiozs to BE rsa1Ass1 ~ EhrisEei
RecoEziEing 1s fact thzt his services
IN the cause of Feaoe ard z1t1Al goo5
understanding between nza01x in y
tine Of word wAr have been Il price-
less vzl5s to humanity, we desire for
nsIly to recsnd cur uzzeasured con-
hdence IN his wisdom and his courage
IN this hour Of decision We pledge
our support 10 the utternOst IN any
step he may find it necessary to take
in order to maintain the honor Of the
United States Of America among the
nations"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
HUMAN FLESH THE BEST.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 26.-That hu-
man food to be digested with the least
internal effect, should be the flesh of
another human, and that cannibalism
is scientifically correct and the proper
diet, is the declaration of DR.. H. C.
Bradley, member of the University of
Wisconsin premedical course faculty,
as given in an address to students in
his classes.
He declared that the balance of pro-
teins and other food elements in the
human flesh is such as to be most di-
gestible by the human stomach and in
testines.
"From a purely physiological stand
point cannibalism would be the best
way to provide the human body with
proteins,' declared DR.. Bradley to the
class on health and disease
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
SPRING DRIVE is ON
ALLIES NOT SHAKEN

London, Feb. 25.-The great Yer
dun battle, which is being watched IN
England with keen interest, but thus
far without anxiety, is regarded here
as the long expected big German
spring offensive.
1t is pointed out that the French,
profiting by their earlier experiences
in the war, now rarely hold their a&-
vance trenches strongly and that
therefore, their withdrawal at some
points to the second line is no sign Of
weakness.
Enormous German Sacrifices.
On the other hand, il is believed
that the French generals are pursu'
ing the tactics Of allowing the enemy
to assault in masses which involves
enormous sacrifices TO the Germans
The military critics point out that
after three days Of desperate assault
the French second line defenses are
still intact everywhere.
Element Of Surprise Lacking.
Fortunately, however, the element
Of surprise was totally missing from
the crown princes operations lne
French had been long preparing =
meet a move toward Verdun. An
that Is feared Is some fresh scientific
deviltry, such as the first surprise ga'
attack. There are indications in TINS
offensive leading to the theory tna'
the war is reacting against the stag
nation imposed upon It by the trench
Can't Break French Line.
London, Feb. 25.--Thc German
troops still are engaged in one Of In'
greatest battles Of the war on INV
western front, centering around us
fortress of verdun. Attack has l~'
lowed attack against the French Lay
and the commandments have been W
cessant and terrific. While the Ger
mans have not been able, despite INV
rain of shells and furious onslaugns
by the infantry, to break the fren'u
line, nevertheless the French on tu'u
right and left wings respectively nav
been compelled to withdraw .D''
lines to the south of 0rnes and Oenln1
the town of Samogneux, six mn''
north Of the fortress. Only be'~s'D
Malancourt and the left bank Oh ~
Mouse has there been any diinlnu'lVl
in the intensity Of the artillery IRE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
MeSsrs. r. n. White q Son.
The Mexico Ledger.
Mexico, Missouri.

MeSsrs. r. n. White & Son,
The Mexico Ledger.
Mexico, Missouri.
Dear Sirs:-
st. Louis, Mo, Feb. 2Ssh, 1916.-I
beg to say in my opinion Mexico Is
making a great deal more out Of our
shoe factory than we are, that Is, as
suming that they are making any
thing. 1t is true that since we have
owned the factory, trade conditions
have been very much upset, In fact,
we have scarcely had a fair chance.
We believe in paying good wages;
but when we pay out in wages and
materials all that we get for the
shoes, we feel we have gone the limit
On account Of continued advances in
the price Of leather, staple shoes have
not shown q profit for some time past.
It is impossible to put the advances
On shoes as fast as they are put on
leather in markets such as we have
had for the past years time.
We had hoped to build I'D an en-
tcrprise In Mexico Of which the City
as well as ourselves could be proud,
and we trust nothing win be done 70
prevent this
thank you very much for the arti-
Gle you have written, feeling that you
are representing in this article the
best interest Of your City.
Yours very truly,
Jackson johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
WONT MISS TOBACCO FOR
TWO YEARS AT LEAST

London, Feb. 1S.--With two years.
supply on hand, British tobacco i'm
porters are not greatly worried over
the order prohibiting importations,
but they r all specializing as to
what effect II will have on American
growers.
Tobacco, unlike most commodities,
improves with holding, and whole
salerS and manufacturers a await
with equanimity the resumption Of
regular commerce; but the growers,
who expect their money every year
for their crops, may suffer by a slump
it is feared.
Britain Uses 100 Million Pounds.
The annual domestic consumption
here is about 100 million pounds, while
the amount re-exported in manufac-
tured form is 3S million pounds. Thus,
the 279 million pounds in British ware
houses assures a two years supply
for the United Kingdom. Ninety per
cent of this came from the United
States, this amount making Great
Britain Americas best individual Gus
toner.
The consumption of tobacco in
Great Britain has increased greatly
during the past few years and i'm
porters have been bringing in huge
amounts until recently storage space
has been at a premium. The govern
ment is well aware of this condition,
so, despite the powerful financial in
terests involved in the trade, it had
little difficulty in making tobacco one
of the first victims of the policy of
restricting the importation of lux
uries.
The Imperial Tobacco Company, the
largest buyer of American tobacco, is
not expected to cease buying, but viii
probably store its purchases in the
United States. This plan, however,
may be upset, as there is some prob
ability that the government will soon
forbid the transfer Of money to pay
for commodities on the prohibited list.
May Prohibit Fruit, Too.
The further extension Of the pro-
hibited list is awaited with keen in
terest by importers Of American
goods. II fruit be prohibited, the
United States will be a heavy sufferer,
as more than half Of Great Britain's
annual importations of 10 million dol
lars worth Of apples comes from
there. Citrus fruits may be saved the
prohibition, as Spain is making strong
representations against the proposal
to place oranges and lemons on the
list. 1t is considered inevitable here
that canned goods ultimately will be
barred, thereby greatly affecting
American canned fruits and salmon.
which are heavily imported by Great
Britain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
FEW MURDERS RECORDED
N AUORAIN COUNTY
|only Three Hanginss Are on The Rec
ord Since the County Was Organ
ized Years Ago.
EARLY CRIME AND IT'S HISTORY
Over Five Thousand People Witnessed
Double Execution Held East Of
Town at an Early Day.

The recent capture Of "Sonny Boy
Mitchell for the murder Of Buster"
Hayes after having escaped AMI re-
tanned his freedom for about thir-
teen years. has caused more or less
discussion concerning executions and
early day crime in Mexico.
Audrain county has had as few MUIR
ders as any county in the state and
also as few hangings. There have
been but three executions in the coun-
ty since its foundation according to
the records. The first Indictment and
trial for murder occurred in July 1s49
when Monroy Powell wal tried for the
killing Of George Eubanks. The next
important case was the State against
Hart, a slave for administering poison
to the slaves Of John R. Crosswhite, in
June 1854, and Emily, another slave,
the property Of Thomas Larkn, was
tried in 1856, charged with infanticide.
The first execution in the county Of
which there are records, was the dou-
bic hanging in Mexico Of Nathan Eau
cett and Jake Muldrow On April 16,
1880, for the murder Of Octave Inflow.
They were sentenced to be hanged
April 2, but received a stay Of execu-
ton until the 10th, signed by Gov. John
S. Phelps and Michael X. MeGrath,
Secretary Of State, Joe Hicks, Of
Sturgeon, was charged as an accessory
to the murder Of Inflow, but came clear.
Prilly, a notorious white girl
and the prime mover in the crime, was
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. H. GIascock was sheriff at the
time.
The only other execution on record
is that Of Walker Kilgore charged with
S, D. willingham on January
twe~nty-seventh 1870 and during Mr..
Glascock's term as sheriff. The hang
ing was witnessed by no less than
5000 people and took place at the east
city limits Of Mexico shortly after the
trial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
PRESIDENT OF SHOE FAC
TORY WRITES LEDGER.

JACKSON JOHNSON, President Of
the International Shoe Company, the
owner Of the Mexico shoe plant who
made 50 many friends while IN Mex
leo attending the annual banquet of
the Commercial Club a year ago
writes the Ledger regarding the pro
posed enlargement Of the Mexico shoe
factory and the attack on this factory
regarding an increase in wages
Mr.. johnson writes be had hoped
to build up an enterprise in Mexico Of
which the city as well as themselves
could be proud, and we trust nothing
viii be done to prevent this" OF
course it is up to the people Of Mex
leo whether they want their factories
to expand or whether they want to
drive them out Mr.. JohnsOn's letter
follows;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
GOOD GOVERNMENT.

YOU frequently hear people crit
icise governments, city, state Of Ma
tional. A writer recently said the
three human elements which must be
taken into consideration before eff
ficent government can be had are the
citizen, the officer and the law
breaker. Continuing along the same
line he said:
t'The citizen is the foundation ele-
ment in the commonwealth. His
qualifications to a great measure de-
termine the character of the other
two elements. If the citizen is edu-
Gated and fully understands the OBJ
legations and duties which are i'm
posed on him by the law Of the COM
munity, then the quality of law n
forcement is very high and subter-
fuges and tricks Of the law-breakers
and inefficient officers are quickly
done away with, but If the citizen is
ignorant or negligent in the obser-
vance of his duties and obligations
imposed or him by the law Of the com
munity, then the law-breakers and in
efficient officers are able TO put up
almost any kind Of makeshift for law
enforcement. 1t is the duty Of cit
liens to publicly express their appre-
citation of the efficient actions Of their
officers and to condemn unlawful acts
Of the l~awbreakers; it is the further
duty of the citizens to advise the Of
fcers Of the violations Of the law
which come under the observation of
the citizen and to aid the officer, IL
need be, to apprehend the lawbreaker;
it is also the further duty Of the cit
liens to appear in the courts of JUS
tice Of the community to aid in the
conviction and prosecution of law
breakers by giving the evidence with
in their knowledge and to do so will
lingly and without fear or restraint.
After having performed his duties,
the citizen can then require with the
proper spirit that the officer also be
diligent and efficient in the perform
ance Of his duties and the lawbreaker
will heritate to commit the crime If
he knows that the citizens and Of
icers will do their duty in apprehend-
ing and prosecuting him. The gang
spirit is rampant in many commune
ties and the ethics Of the gang has
superseded the law. Many citizens
believe that If they aid in the appre-
bending OF prosecution Of a lawbreak-
er they are meddling with some other
persons business. They feel and
many persons will charge them with
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
H FOX

A WELLESLEY College girl recent
Iy advertised for a fox-trotter to at
tend the senior prom with her. There
were 300 young men responded.
The answers came from all sec
tons Of the country. Had she adj
vertised for a man to spade the gar
den how many replies would she have
received and how widely would they
have been distributed?
Observation has naturally led many
Of US to conclude hat some Of the
younger generation must be good for
something though as yet they have
not @dignifed" any occupation OF pro-
fession by grazing its enrolment.
1t is a relief 10 at last to have this
important economic question solved.
They must be fox-trotters.
At times we have felt they might
be among the class who embellish
the leisurIy groups gazing in exalted
~lustre from the clothing illustrations
Of certain twenty and twenty-five dol
lar ready-mades.
Again it has come to us that they
are hiding behind an ambuscade Of
apparent idleness to take "a pot shot"
at opportunity when she passes.
But we were wrong. They are the
unenlisted fox trotters awaiting an
invitation to dance.
Keeping step to the syncopated
rythm of a one-step orchestra is so
much more in tone with their ideals,
evidently, than doing a maxixe or
any other such obsolete affair with a
garden spade or coal shovel.
There are a lot of people fox-trot-
ting through life today that might
be better employed if they were
~plodding.
Mentally they are doing a one-step
and physically sitting out all the
dances.
They expect someone else to pay
the fiddler for when the dance is
done they win have nothing to con
tribute-not even an idea.
Tomorrow you may die but it is
better to have them say, when the
slow procession passes, -'There he
goes" than, who's dead?"
The man who has raised his family
comfortably and well and attended 10
his duties to society has succeeded
just as he who has massed a mil
lion-sometimes more creditably.
1t is not what you wear, how we'll
you dance, how much you have In the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
RKTY AND PROTECTION.

RITT AND
ERRING 70 the protection Of
industries about which We
much from time TO time, the
us Post Dispatch editorialIy
ifieient generosity always wins
g and so Mr.. Schwab's state
rat be has given men in his
who had brains and energy
angling from s60O,0 to ST.
out Of the profits Of his bus
lturally excites interest and
]. There will be general agree
SO with his denmark that abil-
{ be recognized and that men
tribute largely to the success
terprise should share richly in
perity.
American people viii not over.
fact, however, that the indus
hieh Mr. schwab is engaged is
many years has been in re-
governmental bounty. When
) proposed to withdraw even a
this favor, we are told that
BENDS II then, the manufac-
steel and its products is 50
ns a venture, how does it hap
Mr.. Carnegie could distribute
millions with a free hand a.
5 associates and that Mr..
under conditions changed in
speets, is able to follow his
~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
FARM TRACTOR COMING.

Farm TRACTOR COMING.
ERRING TO the way the farm
01gh0ut the country are buy
sctors, TO take the place Of
the University Missourian ed
y says: @It's 'GoOd-by, Dob
v for sure. Machinery is div
horse from It's last stronghold,
m Tractors are beginning 70
the plow horse on the farms Of
Idle West Just as automobiles
srgely superseded the carriage
1 demonstration Of the work Of
.tars On an Iowa farm recently,
tractors plowei five acres IN
in a sixty-fve acre field, while
hundred farmers in automo-
stcbed One tractor with two
mrsued its way unattended
d forth across the field with no
ar except to turn the machine
end Of the field. Another
turning three burrows was
BY the young daughter Of the
after a few minutes Of instruc-
handling the machine.
tors have been used for sew
IT'S in the great wheat fields 81
and the Dakotas. but they ars
ming into their ovn on th'
farms around and in Missouri
lebraska and Illinois. The day
az soon when the tractor viii
idered an essential part Of the
ut Of every modern farm
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
MACON P0LEcE COURT Is
OFT OF WORN AT PRESENT


Mason. Mo- Feb. sa-co5webs are
hanging frOn the walls Of the Macon
police court In 4 town ef more than
five thousand he capital Of a eOunty
81 thirsy-hse thousand people. pOlbre
court business has gore to the dogs.
A reporter stopped Police Captain
woolssy Msskin. "wednesday, and ask
ed:
~Chicf. when did you have your last
ease IN police eourtl-
The chief took OF his helmet and
rubbed his forehaod.
Its too far back for me to rcmem-
her" he replied. "Ask the city at
torney-hss got it On a book"
Andrew Field is MaeOn's city at
torney. When elected two years ago
his fees ran from se5 to SIS a month.
Now he says he is doing wen to get
IS a month. The average is about 50.
Thought Fortune Was Made.
-Whea the last saloon quit business
here it practically put our police court
out Of a job" said Mr.. Field. Il
don't think we've tried a case there
for six or eight months-maybe Ion
ger. / don't wonder the police chief
can't remember-I'm sure l can't
when / went into Office l thought
my fortune was made. Lots of fell
lows-some good lawyers, too-want-
ed the job. | beat EN-, and the laugh
i on me. l have to attend every meet
ing Of the city council, draw up con
tracts, ordinances and all sorts of
legal documents, and advise with the
mayor and officers whenever they call
me. Ny fees are 81 a case. Some
time ago there was a damage suit
against the city. l spent four days in
Keokuk, Ia, taking dispositions, and
then tried the case in court. The
whole job Melted me 50.
A Job of Glory Now.
when the saloons were running
we had a lineup Of defendants every
Monday morning, and many through
the week. The attorneys fees ran
from S65 to SIS a month. In pro
viding for the attorney, / guess the
city dads thought it would be that
way all the time. but they hadn't
counted on local option stopping my
work. Yes, / voted for local option,
and would do it again, fees or not.
But | think a way ought to be pro-
vided 10 pay the attorney for his
work. III have to stick with the
job now until next election, but il
they don't pass a new ordinance TO
pay a city attorney, | don't know how
they can expect anybody to run.
About all there is in the job now is
the glory Of printing city attorney
on the corner of your business card.
And you pay for the cards YOURSELF
Police Judge d. L. Dempsey gets a
salary Of $50 a month, whether court
runs or not.
"0f course things are pretty quiet
now" said the judge, "but this is a
campaign year, and | live in hopes
that when things warm up a bit wen
get some business. If the party lead
ers are as much in earnest as they
say they are, they will probably start
something. | told the police chief to
dust out the court room on the first
rally day"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
DEFEND ROrH COASTS

Washington, Feb. 25.-Rear Ad-
miral Badger Of the navy general
board told the House naval committee
recently that the Panama Canal had
failed to solve the problem Of defend.
ing both the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts with one battle fleet and the
defense Of the Pacific Coast would re-
quire a fleet there able to dominate
that ocean.
At the present strength, he said, the
battle feet should be kept in the At
lantic as a unit, and he added that the
navy general board never had sug-
gested that it be divided between the
two oceans.