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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that final

settlement OF the tsLaIe OF
DAVID B. luck, Deceased, j.,
will be made at the next term Of
the Probate Court of Audraln coun'
ty, Missouri, to be held al Mexico
Missouri, on the second Monday IN
Nov 1916. VIM. luck,
IA Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

D. b. Davault, editor of the Martins
burg Oracle, was in this city Thurs
day to attend the tent meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

Fred Detinne, Of Vandalia, attend
ed the Democratic meeting in this
city Thursday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

The Mexico Ledger would like to
know the present address of Walter
M, Burch, formerly of Mexico. Mo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that tnal
eottlarnar+ If tba ESTATE bf

PETER MUNS0N, Deceased ,
will be made at the next term Oh
the Probate Court Of Audraln Oouh'
ty, Missouri, to be held at Mexico
Missouri, on the second Monday ID
Nov. 1916. Katrina Munson,
I'd Administratix.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

Robert As-7es, of We Aulrain.
attended IL. Democfatr rally here
Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that fina,
settlement of the estate Oh
A. T. ANDERSON, Deceased,
will be made at the next term o.
Of the Probate Court Of Audralh
County, Missouri, to be held at mex,
leo, Missouri, on the second MONDAY
in Nov, 1916. C. H. Early,
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
Promoted This Week.

Brakemen on the western division
of the Alton, who were promoted to
conductors this week the: S. J.. Al
lison, Reid Tillery and NJ. R. Stubble-
field.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

Mrs. Pat Derrick, of Laddonia, was
in this city Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

Ralph Head was over from Van.
dalia Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that maj

settlement of the estate of
W. A: OFFUTT, Deceased, -
will be made at the next term "
the Probate Court Of Audrain COuH'
ty, Missouri, to be held at MeNeO
Missouri, on the second Monday "
Nov, 1916. Mary H. 0futt
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

W. S. GOoldy has returned from a
visit in Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

Robert Stewart, of Columbia, was
in this city on business Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
The Weekly Ledger

Entered at the p. o. Mexico, Mo-,
and admitted as End class matter.
Subscribers to the Weekly Ledger
should watch the date on the margin
Of their paper and renew their sub
scription promptly so that they viii
not miss a copy of their favorite
paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Mntinn L. Ln.ah.. niunn tina nIlal

-T~"N~ " HVHNDV -
settlement of the estate Of
A. M. TRIMBLE, Deceased,
will be made at the next u
the Probate Court Of Audrain CouI y.
Mo-, to be held at Mexico, MO" on Wv
second Monday in Nov, 1915. 10
A. M. TRIMBL, Jkg
I'd. Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
STATE or
Department uf state

Cornelius Roach. secro,.
o. the state Of Missouri baro9 -" STATE
, nie me foregoing IL a mI, trae Ieflfy
pdeIs copy o. the one jolBt ard nnl com.
s sea'hqviPg o. Ne Forty eighth GeSo g"rrsn'
posed ame nj saate Of Missouri Of thr pso.
lne state Of Missouri: ulsn s,ltu,l"h 81
b~vy ndgten TO The ConstitI.lon Xxx tw4
~ mltiailve petition. 10 be- IN, IN p,i...ln.,t"'i
At ~ geI g ! voter. Of the atatc of n tod !, t. I,
day the ]Seyent Ib,'g5il2n 70 he held Oh Tues
~ testimony wher,of nuei l'l1,
X Stg nana and affixed tan GREAT sauunt n@t
c4iaIe Of missouri Done "A ogln,n' oi lhe
bef' A. b. 1eI IolGn' this 9Th day Of Sent ne i
fSeal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02

William Vivion and L. A. Shannon
were visitors in Vandalia Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
NOTICE, TO TAXPAYERS

! will meet the tax navo,.
Audrain county at the foIlou;.0ll
places on dates named, f or tlg
purpose Of receiving Taxes S ine
the County and State: uue
Moline -. Wednesday, Nor -
Rowena Thursday, Nov 10 10
Friendship -. Friday. Nov ~ ~
Macedonia School House ' II
Monday, November 10
Centralia -. Monday, Nov % n
Martinsburg Wed, Thurs, ~
! ~. November %. %
Benton City Friday, Nov. "a "a
Cant 49,. Saturday, Nov *
Laddonia, Mon, Tues, We'd 90
. 80. Nov. q, g. %
Rush Hill 80. Friday, Nov. 20
Farber 49,. Friday, Dec, /
Mt. Carmel .. Saturday, Der ,
Vandalia, Mon, Tues, Wed,
>. =. December 4, 56
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
MISSOURI STATE LAND BANK AMEND
MENI 10 TIE CONSTITUTION.

Proposed by legal voters by Initiative
fettions under the Initiative and Refer
ehdum Provisions of the Constitution.
empowering the General Assembly to en-.
act a special law creating a corporation to
be known rs the Missouri State Land Bank,
with powers TO mobilize and liQuidize farm
credits, to appropriate state moneys as
q loan In aid thereof, and e1empting from
state, county and municipal taxes all Of
Ihe assets OF said bank, also debenture
BONDS issued by 1t. and providing for the
Faldating Of any law enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly In accordance herewith.
D H enaeted BY the PEOPLE of the State Of
hISfoHrt hds the CoHStitatioH be so amended
as 10 fToride az folow5:
section l. The General Assembly is here
by empowered TO enact a special law to
create a corporation to be known as the
missouri State Land Bank. with power to
make loans on notes secured by deeds OF
trust or mortgages upon agricultural lands.
and TO issue debenture bonds against The
same with all suitable and incidental
powers. And TO enact other special laws
at the same session or at other sessions OF
the General Assembly TO amend and i'm
prove the said act, or TO supply omissions
or correct errors or defects therein.
Section .. The General Assembly IL hero
by authorized and empowered to enact a
law OR laws apnropriating as n loan out Of
the MONEYS " the State Treasury. the
sum or one million dollars as a working
capital TO- said corporation.
Section 3. The General Assembly IA
hereby authorized and empowered 10 en-
act a law Nr laws exempting from state
county and municipal taxes the assets OF
SAID MISSOURI state Land Bank aud AM de-
benture bonds issued by It.
Section I. ANY law heretofore enacted
by the General Assembly in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 1, . and <
hereof shall be deemed valid from and nfter
the adoption hsreof.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
MISSOURI STATE LAND BANK AMEND.
MEHT TO THE CONSTITUTION,

loposed BY legal voters by Initiative
feutons under the Initiative and Refer
snaum provisions Of the Constitution,
empowering the General Assembly to en-
act q special law creating a corporation TO
~ known as the Missouri State Land Bank.
WIFI powers 10 mobilize and liduidize farm
cre0lts,. to appropriate state moneys as
Z loan In aid thereof, and exempting from
ssate. county and municipal taxes all Of
tne assets OF said bank, also debenture
Donas issued by it, and providing for the
vahuatng OF any law enacted by the GEN
erai Assembly In accordance herewith.
~ 70 enacted by the ts0bis OF Tie STATE Of
mHtohri fhat the Constitution be 50 anerded
as 90 provide at folIots:
Section l. The General Assembly is boro.
by empowered 30 enact a special law To
create a corporation to be known NJ tho
MISSOURI State Land Bank. with mower to
make loans on notes secured hy deeds on
aLust or mortgages upon agricultural lands.
snu 70 issue debenture bonds against the
rdme win all suitable and incidental
powers. And to enact other special laws
ny Tue same session or at other sessioux ~
the General Assembly to amend nud I'M.
prove the said act, or 20 supply omissions
VI eotreet errors or defects therein.
'eNliQh lhr Genernl Assembly Is here.
~ authorized and empowered 10 euapt a
NV or laws apprupriatiug as = loan ont ~
tne moneys VI the state Treasury tho
shW OF one million dollars IA 4 wnrktnv
capltal Tor said corporation.
reI.loh The General Assembly IL
AZ - authoriled and empowered to en-
NV : law or laws eNemptinu from state
eouht5 ana M nicipal taxes the assets of
sAll MISSOURI state Land Hank and ali IA,
u'9lnte bonds issued by II.
section 4, Any law heretofore enneted
vyii,h '.s General Assembly IN accordance
harao ~ pIV'isinis 81 sections l. . aud 3
nefcof shall be deemed Wild from ana af,ar
the adoption hereof.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
SECOND cONsTITuTIONAL AMEND
MENT,

To empower the Legislature OF Missouri
TO create, by special law, u state Land
hank wish power to loan money secured
sy deed OF trust on agricultural lands
and TO Issue bonds, and authorizing tho
appropriation of One Million Dollars tSl,-
00eOOO.00) out Of the state Treasury for
thnt purpose, and to exempt the capital
ana bonds Of said bank from taxation,
and validating any legislation heretofore
enacted for such purposes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-02
SECOND coNsTITuTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Proposed BY Initiative petitinn

To empower the Legislature Of Missouri
20 create, by special law, a State Land
bAnk with power to loan money secured
by deed Of trust On agricultural lands
and TO Issue bonds, and authorizing the
appropriation OF One Million Dollars ($1,-
0O0,000.0ol out of the state Treasury for
inst purpose, and to exempt the capital
and bonds of said bank from taxation,
and validating aEy legislation heretofore
enacted for such purposes.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-16

religion and peace. But this is the
substance of American nationalism
NThis is the virflity of Americanism
II knows no national boundaries. 1t
yet lives in the trenches and broken
homes of Europe and pervades it's
very thrones. Therefore, America
lives in the trenches and broken
homes of Europe and its thrones. The
stupendous conflagration is consum-
ing the errors of statesmen and dy-
nasties; it is not consuming the sub
stance of civilization. Civilization is
unity War with Europe would have
cut, asundcr the moral forces that bind
the nations ard left an age of dark
ness. anarchy and despair. Standing
on, the inunutable foundations of such
AmeI-icanism the schColmaster and
states mar, with consrunmate skill, a
skill that commands the admiration
of the world, direct the forces of civil
! lization. not with arms, but with rea-
son and moral pressure against the
excuses OF a belligerent world. With
preternatural poise and clearness Of
! vision, he is plotting America through
| the rushing storm. Who can deny the
+, existence of Il moral design in the
universe Who now con question its
| fulfi1ment? WHO row can close bis
make the principles of civilization
J dominant, to bring the warning, ma
tions of the earth together in lasting
! peace? The passions of men die. The
(truth lives. America has called to
1irope; Europe is responding i'll
terms OF revitalized civilizatio The
subf.mest picture in civil history is
that of a plain American citizen ma
noeuvT-ing with the weapons of reason
and humanity against the navies and
armies Of the contending nations and
bringing them in accord with the
principles of international law.
The American standard of peace
| and justice now floats on the sea. 1t
is unfurlfng over the trenches of the
struggling nations. From the van
tage ground of imperishable Ameri-
canism the matchless craft of n rea
pacifist has not only avoided all war
but is leading the world into the ways
of peace. What is peace but the
assertion of moral progress? What i:
the assertion of moral progress bu
the ildestructible civilization o.
Europe and America? From thu
smouldering ruins of a thousand cities
over the graves of millions of brav,
men. out of the blaekne.ss of the bat
, tie smoke arising from the obscur
tiles of national passions. already tn
. peoples of the earth recognize the din
, outlines. growing ever more distinct
r of the composite sound of America il
the patient and humane wisdom O
the worlds real paeificator OF wha
, avail all the wealth Of our bellows
/ ! land if ii had been consumed in tn
! | destructiVeness of war? What avai
I the travail of human progress for te
thousand years had not the school
- i master and statesman been pacifica
T tor His achievement is SO vast tina
= ambitious men are blind to its real
> ity. But the plain millions, of =
creeds and nationalities. recognize j
|. il the imperishable glories of
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-16

Christian civilization. 1t glorifies the
peasant and king alike The school,
master is statesman, the stateman is
financier, the financier is emancipa-
tor, the emancipation is the pacificator
of the world.
Thus is the nation accomplishing
the destiny of democracy. The COM
handing fact, of the modern age is
the spread of intelligence The
schoolhouse has conquered ignorance.
The printing press has transformed
! the purposes and capacities of man.
Education has Qualified him for a bet
ter existence. The Bible has made
him a moralist. Men know that the
world is big enough to support the
human family in peace and comfort
| Men know that the great problem of
peace and comfort is not yet solved.
They know that it cannot be solved
/ by the savagry of war They know
! that its solution is. obtainable only in
conditions of peace, reason and a
| practical morality This state of
| knowledge is the GROWING achieve
ment of progress.
Tie American experiment of self
government has stood the test The
achievements af the American system
are known of all men and felt
| throughout the world. The United
| States is the worlds. asylum. Here
all races, all conditions all creeds are
.assimilated, helped, elevated, and men
arc made into governing men. In
America justice has made its greatest
progress, because it is progress in
Which all men have a part. That form
| of government which affords the full
lest opportunity for happiness and
comfort is destined to be the univer-
sal fern Such is the resistless syl-
loeism of progress War cannot stop
its inevitable march. The opinion of
all men is more potential than the
opinion of one man. TIE best opinion
of the best men, by the force of ex-
ample and mutually of interest. be-
comes the opinion of all men. Ameri
can opinion is embodied in man OF
peace. American opinion is marching
through the world
When the imperialism of Europe
cast the iron dice OF destiny, America
threw TIE moral dice of destiny
America staked~ the principles of hel
justice. There they stand in unfair
nished integrity in the gaze of :
| stricken world. The intelligence o
: men grasp the meaning of America
| Her example will readjust the rela
lions of men everywhere. The aspi
: rations of men are for freedom. Mel
! and women can and should rule them
selves. The day when they rule them
! selves war will disappear. The ham
{ of Divinity has SO written it in tn
{ needs and necessities of humanit,
l ! made in Its image.
g America, prosperous, peaceful
| | blessed. is so because the inscrutabl
n purposes of God intended it, TIL
: contrast between Europe in flame
= and suffering and the United State
{ | peaceful and prosperous is the di
= vine contrast. BY saving the Ameri
II can system civilization is saved Tn
n peace of America demonstrates I
a folly of war. The principles of demo
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-16
PAGE FIVE

racy furnish the means of avoiding
and preventing war. The universal
intelligence of men DEGREES that the
war now devastating Europe shall be
the last war. 1t will end in a worlds
league Of peace.
. Sons of America, keep unsullied the
sacred shrine of peace through whose
! portals will yet pass arm in. arm the
| crowned head and the humble peas
| ant in silent worship of God.
| Out of the ruins and sufferings of
| the present conflict will arise a tenn
| pie of justice whose dome Will the
| hlpc vault of heaven; its illuminants
F, the eternal stars; it's pillars the ever
| lasting hills; its ornaments the woods
and bountiful fields; its music the
ripping rills. the song of birds, the
| laughter of happy childhodd; its dia-
! pason the roar of mills and the hum
of industry; its votaries the peoples
of the earth; its creed, on which hangs
all the law and the prophets, Love
thy neighbor as myself" Above its
affairs in ineffaceable color will live
eternally the vision of its artificer.
eioiS, MY leiloW Coullli yileil
not |, but his deeds and achieve
ments; not |, but the spirit and pur-
| poses Of America; not l. but the
prayers Of just men; not l. but civil
! lization itself, dominates to succeed
himself to the presidency of the Unit
ed States, to the presidency of "a hum
| dred million free people, bound in i'm
pregna bic union the scholar the
statesman, the financier, the amanci-
pator, the pacificator the moral lead
or of democracy. Woodrow Wilson.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-16

The delegates simply roard aye"
When tie names of Wilson and Mar
shall were called and Chairman
James declared them nominated ty
acclamation, Senator Kern, nominat-
ing Vice President Marshall, discarded
2 long PREPARED speech and simply
said: -NIWT
II re-nominate Thomas r. Marshall.
The nominations of both candidates
wore completed in four minutes. be-
fore midnight.
/ Robert Burke. of Illinois. a delegate
woh announced he would not vote
for the president, raised the only
voice in opposition. He was elected
as an independent.
/ Many delegates and spectators made
a rush for the exits when the vic,
presidential nomination was made
and in the confusion, Senator James
with great difficulty restored order
Resolutions were then read anC
adopted appointing Chairman Jane.
and Former Governor Glynn, of New
York chairmen of committees respec
lively to notify the president and vic'
president Of their nomination.
Practically all of the delegates re.
manned but the galleries emptieC
quickly. Senator Lewis of Illinois ther
was called to the platform to fill il
the wait with speech.
Senator Lewis however. cut it shor
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-16

! tional Imagination with the legerSe
main of language. To build woros
mountain high as the throne of vanity
and ambition should not be an Ameri-
can pastime. An attempt to catch the
presidency by phrases is the work of
folly. The function of a sounding brass
the tragic conditions of the world
When the fate of millions is lat stake
it is not the parAof any man to stack
the cards. With civilization in peril
| the sphinx becomes an anachronism.
| The anachronism will remain the mys-
FERROUS silence of the ages. The safe
ty of the nation will not permit the
| United States to become a political
supply shop. With the whole world
tense and anxious, patriotic advice and
suggestion are of more value than
abuse and defamation. Speculation
willis in the blaze of truth. Abusive
/ phraseology shrivels before the relent-
less fact. Honesty is the commanding
quality of free and patriotic Ameri-
can.
What are the realities that face us
In Mexico exist the potentialities of
civilization. In her wealth, her his
tory. her schools, her religion, her
needs, her very suffering and patriot
ism lie the indestructible seeds of
progress. To have conquered Mex
leo would have seated death at the
American fireside 1t would have de-
stroyed our prosperity and added hum
dreds of millions of taxation to the
burdens of the nation. 1t would have
planted distrust and hatred of the
United States in every South Ameri-
can republic. 1t would have forfeited
the respect of tile world 1t would
have substituted the tenets of I'M
perialism for the principles of Amer
/ icanism 1t would have prostituted
the bravery and patriotism of Amer
lean arms to the greed and avarice
of concessionaries. It would have
robbed the United States of the gran
deur of her mission amongst the ma
tions Of the earth. 1t would have
made might right and repudiated thu
doctrines of Christianity. 1t woulC
have ignored the fundamental concep
tions OF moral progress and denie'
the right of fifteen millions of peopl
to govern themselves. Ambition AM
greed were prepared to sacrific
America and all that America stand
for. in order to acquire the wealth o
Mexico. The diplomacy of watch
full waiting" averted these calamitie
and preserved in their original purit,
,, the principles of American freedor
and Justice. 'Watchful waiting re
pudiated the brutal dictum Of scienc
/, that the weak must go down befor
the strong. Help Mexico lest. owe
her bloody grave are sown the drag
on's teeth of our own destruction.
, War with any European natio
would have set the world aflame an
I stopped the march of progress for
century Would anyone have had
, so in order to affirm a "virile Amer
: icanism9" T. "virile Americanisn
= bloodshed. destruction. the horrors {
E war and its uncertainties The sui
stance of civilization is tie arts, tn
e sciences, literature philosophy, in
: dustry, the domestic virtues. freedom
-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-16

as soon as she has completed her
present mission.
A copy of the terse message from
General Mann bringing the first Of
fetal word of the San Ygnacio raid,
was forwarded to Special Agent
Rodgers in Mexico City for presenta
ton to the de facto government Sec
rotary Lansing declined to discuss
representation that may have accom-
panied it. 1t is believed, however,
that it was presented without COM
ment, in line with recent policy of
calling every case of anti-Amerlcan
outbreaks, bandit operations or at
lacks upon American towns or posts
to the attention of the Carranza gov
eminent.
The reply to the Carranza note may
he sent tomorrow or Saturday, Sec
rotary Lansing has studiously declined
to discuss it in any way, but it is
known that he has prepared a Wig
Orously worded refusal to withdraw
the troops. pointing out the failure of
the de facto government to lend its
tt-bltId'lpIi III HunllllS NpNll OullhN :
who have broken the peace of the
two countries. The friendly purpose
of the United States are understood
to be set forth in Enthusiastically sci
terms and the note also contains 9
sharp rebuSe because of suggestions
in the Carranza note which many Of
ficills regard as insulting.
40 oh, ,+a Ct
uatiop in Mexico as unchanged today
Indicating that nothing had developed
to modify his previous statements
that the outlook was dubious. The
growing distress over the financia
middle beyond the border, rather thar
possible hostile action by the de factC
government, has insured the gloomy
view taken by officials here. Fol
three months official dispatches from
all sources have laid stress on in
creasinglv bad economic conditions.
The Mexican situation is gravelN
troubling department circles. Three
members of the corps from Soutl
America saw state department Of
ficials today. all seeking information
tressed republic. Sir Cecil Spring
Rice. British ambassador also talked
| Mexico matters over with state anC
war department officials.
The state department issued TIL,
following summary of it's advices.
rThe departmept is in receipt of ;
| telegram from Mexico City Stains
! that the authorities of the de facto
| government issued n decree on Jun'
! b. setting the first SUNDAY of Sep
TENDER. 1915. as the date for holdinl
municipah elections. II is stated tina
! only persons who have not taken VI
arms against the constitutional gov
eminent will be qualified as electors