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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
PRAIRIE LEA

Mr.. Ray Mudd returned from
Monroe County Thursday, where he
had been to attend the burial of
his father.
Several attended the w. H. & F.
M. s. at the Will Ray home Thurs
day and tho the weather was bad, a
most enjoyable evening was spent.
The young people enjoyed hal
lowe'en party at the home of Mr., and
Mrs. Geo, Brdle Wednesday, Some
of the younger boys played pranks,
e. S. Norris bought 10 feeders
from William Ray.
Little Cynthia Cunningham visited
at her grandparents here Sunday.
Kinfolks numbering Al surprised
j. r Shook on his 49th birthday Sat-
urday. A most happy day was spent.
among the number.
A large number of kinfolk and
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

The Wednesday Club held its first
meeting at which was combined the
recitations of lessons with the click
of knitting needles. Miss Anne Lewis
conducted hte lesson and Mrs. Locke
the Quiz. The Club will devote its
efforts towards knitting sweaters for
the soldier boys of Audrain. While
the ladies are halve-ing their time,
the war work will by no means be in
a half-hearted manner. The people
will be glad to assist the ladies in
thus endeavoring to provide for the
boys.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

The automobile and the motor
truck put the fini, hing touches-the
discouraging touches-on the future
prospects for the Electric Railroad
out of Mexico to Santa Fe. Mexico
herself once had a street railway. 1t
ran out toward Hardin College, thru
cornfields, to the Fair Grounds. nOld
things are passing away, behold, all
things are becoming new" After the
war, what's the flying machine 60
ing to do with these new things?
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
MCMILLAN NOTES.
(By William Hickman.)
TAFT VISITS MCMILLAN.

During the few hours he spent in
Mexico ,Ex-President William How
ard Taft honored the McMillanites
with a pleasant visit. For the first
time in its history Mcmillan had the
privilege of enjoying an address by
one who has been chief executive of
the greatest nation in the world
Arriving on Wabash from StLouis
at 1900 pm, Mr.. Taft was escorted
by the Missouri Military Academy
Battalion to the Academy, where dur
ing the luncheon hour he made a
speech to the cadets. Besides Mr.Taft
Col. Burton had as guests, DR.. j. w.
Million, president of Hardin College;
Supt. Herbert Pryor, and other men
of prominence.
After about two hours Mr.. Taft
came TO see a great high school man
aged by his able host, Supt. Herbert
L. Pryor Mcmillan was ready. Work
was suspended at 2:15. The girls
went directly to the auditorium.
Commandant Stoy assembled the Nc
MILAN Cadets. After marching in
front of the building, Companies A
& B, were placed on each side of the
walk, facing each other AS Mr.. Taft
and his party passed into the build
ing, the Cadet Corps gave him the sa-
lutte. The boys then in proper mill
tary manner, marched to the audito-
rum to hear the message that this
great man had instore.
After a few appreciative words of
introduction by Supt. Pryor, most
proboblay the best address ever de-
livered in the Mcmillan auditorium
was give by Hon. VIM. Howard Taft.
In his talk he emphasized the danger
of not fully appreciating an educa-
tion in this day of so many opportu-
mites. So numerous are these oppor-
tunities that men of real learning are
fewer than in the days when knowl-
edge was secured by real effort. He
said that one should not plan ahead
for any great things, but, by becom-
ing as good men and women as pos
sible and taking advantage of the op-
portunities as they present them
selves, one will inevitably gain fame.
At the request of DR.. Million, Mr..
Taft made additional remarks in
which he explained the important
work OF the Red Cross, and of the Y.
NJ. c. A. inthis great war.
Mr.. Taft was the guest at dinner
at Hardin College. At eight in the
evening, the EXPresident delivered a
very instructive and interesting lee
ture concerning the great interna-
tional controversy. Mr.. Taft, who is
professor I'm the School of Law of
Yale University, came directly from
New Haven to st. Louis, where he
worked in behalf of the Y. NJ. CA.
| War Fund. He visited but three
towns in Missouri; st. Louis, Mex
leo, and Kirksville The few hours
spent by him in Mexico, and his
visit to the High School will long be
remembered by the students.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
SOLDIERS IN DANGER.
The Moment They Step On The
Steamer-Submarin Zeppelins,
Shells, Gas-France's immortality.

Rev. E. T. Clark of st. Louis who
spoke at differet places in Audrain
county this week used the following
striking statements:
81 went to Europe as a newspaper
representative for the New York
Tribune to make Investigations, not
in the interest of the Y. NJ. C. A
While there l naturally came in con-
tact with the work of the Association.
And it is so commendable that 1 am
greatly pleased to have this opportu-
nifty of telling the people about it.
"The men who leave our shores
are in mortal danger all the time,
from the moment they step on the
steamer at New York because of the
submarine in the Atlantic, the Yep
liquor to the soldiers in France and
fire along the battle lines in France
and Belgium, but the moral situa-
tion is far more disastrous than the
shell and gas. There are no re-
Oh iNNAOho ll0bONCl Oh llC oalC VI
liquor tot he soldiers in France and
counties public houses are continu-
ally holding out their inducements
and temptations to the men in
khaki.
"You ought to dig trenches be-
tween our homes and the public
houses" said Mr.. Clark, in quoting
the statement made by British sol
dier to a member of Parliament.
There is no agency which endeavors
to combat the influences surrounding
the army camps except the Y. M.
A. There is. no interdenomina-
tionaI institution other than the AS
sociation affordang place for religious
meetings of all kinds. Thereisno pro-
vision made by other organizations
for the social and recreational we'll
being OF the men"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

Ex-President Taft's address at
Hardin College Friday night was a
masterpiece. 1t was a most power
full argument for the justice of our
entering the great war. We are in
the war because there was no other
course for us to pursue. Germany's
numbering of our citizens, her ruth
lessness and her deafness to all our
calls for redress of grievances drove
us to it, Germany cannot be trusted |;
she must be whipped and the Hohen-
zollers routed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

DR.. ]. w. Million declares that no
one has any business in this critical
time of making and boarding mon
ey. II you are making money, as
sure as you live, you are going to
be called upon to give up a part of
it. The Government protects you
in making money, and now while
the Government is at stake you must
do your part to help. If you cannot
go to the trenches, you must help
with your gold.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
Let Ne Plan the
Details of Your
California Trip

DO you dislike the taskof a
trip TO California? 1t IS bother
some for one not familial with it.
But it is no bother for me. /
have planned many such trips and
know just how to go about it.
Come in and let me help you
Let me tell you all about the
Burlington PERSONALLY Conduct
cd" Tourist Parties additional
comforts without additional ex-
pense) through the marvellous
West to CalifOTnia-thrOugh Denver,
Colorado Springs, The Pixies Peak
Region, the Royal Gorge, The Col
oradO Rockies, Salt Lake City, the
Sierra Nevadas, and all of the won
der spots of that great Western
C0untry-im daylight.
Let me relieve you of the bother
Of planning, and have a specially
trained guide take care of the
details en- route.
More than that, he will explain
the way-yOu'n feel that you really
know the West when you get back.
Come in and get your copy of
our illustrated folder with maps
Worth reading even If you don't go.
Drop me a postal.
4. l.. MARSHALL, Ticket Agent.
The Pleasant Way To Travel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
MRS. LANCASTER.

Grandma" Lancaster, 92 years
old, died last Saturday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. VIM. Wiley,
six miles west of Molino. The fu-
neral was held at the Wiley home
Monday morning, conducted by Rev.
II. 1. Cobb, Rev. Nickerson assist
ing. The body was shipped to In
dianopolis for burial.
Grandma" Lancaster was fine
Christian character. She grew old
gracefully. Possessed all her bright
faculties of mind to the last-went
home to Heaven rejoicing. .
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

The people of Audrain County are
going to be called upon to contrib
ute $500 toward the Y. NJ. c. A,
This organization is doing its best
to be of service and help to our SOL
dier boys-no organization in the
world is doing more. So when you
have a chance to help toward rails
ing the above named sum give till
II hurts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

The wool supply in America is
short The Government proposes to
clothe the soldiers in virgin wool.
Civilians will be expected to put up
with used wool (shoddy) and cot
ton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
MIR. TRUEX.

Mr.. H. B. Truck, so years old, died
at Pilot Grove, Mo-, last Thursday.
He was the father of Rev. Il.
E. Truck, a former pastor of the
Mexico Baptist Church and who mar
ried Miss Irma johnson of this city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
Eat less and talk less.

Ex-President VIM. II. Taft says
there are no Republicans nor Demo
Gratis in these dire times of war. We
are all Americans.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

The Message wants to publish all
the letters it can get from the SOL
dier boys. II your son writes you
anything the public and his friends
would be interested in, please let us
have IL for publication.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

YOu can renew for The Mexico
Message at the rate of $1.OO a year
till Dec. 1,1O17. After that date the
paper will be ST. per year, cash in
advance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

Mrs. Clara Snidow. has gone to
Tulsa, Okla, where she will spend
the winter with her daughters, who
are teaching in that city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
ROY SMITH BETTER.

Roy Smith, a soldier at Camp
Funston, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
Smith of Laddonia, has been very III
lately of spinal meningitis. His
mother went to Funston at once to
be near him. He was much improv-
ed at last reports and his recovery
is expected. -.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington Stone en-
joyed a visit Sunday from Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Hickman, south of Mexico,
and Melahn Rogers and family of
Galloway county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

Vern Lewton in a letter on an
other page of The Message refers to
Roy's illness and of his visit at
Funston recently with the hopes OF
seeing him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08

Hon. Champ Clark was called to
Washington, D. c., this week on ac-
count of work connected with the
Red Cross.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-08
Mr.. and Mrs. F.F ,Witchie have re-
turned from a visit In Kansas City.

Thomas Harlow and Otha Dudley
and Claud Carter are building a barn
for Rolla Hendrix at Benton City.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
HANDLING
A TREMENDOUS VNI UME
OF CHRISTMAS MAIL

Washington, ID. C.. Dec. 19-Com-
Wandering of cars bv the war de-
partment has added to the difficult
ties of moving Christmas mail. but
Otto Praeger. second assistant post
master general. said TODAY that barr
ing a blizzard and flood of beIated
packages. it was hoDed to deliver all
holiday mail bv Christmas eve.
Never in the history of the deDart-
ment has there been such a tremen-
dous call on facilities as has been
made since November Is. The aver
age daily business since that time has
eoualed the Christmas business in
1916. the largest ever known.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
CAMP CODY REGIMENT
TAKES RELIGIOUS CENSUS;
LUTHERANS ARE LEADING

There are but two acknowledged
atheists out of the several thousand
men composing the 136th infantry
according to a religious census of the
regiment, completed recently Luth-
eran bodies lead in denominational
strength with 882. Catholics come
next with 820. while the Methodists
have s33, the Presbyterians 205, Bap-
fists l2l, and Congregationalists no
Denominations having less than l0J
membership each in the regiment are
Christian Episcopal. Evangelical,
United Brethren. Mission Friends,
Union, Dutch Ref~.med, Church of
Christ. Christian Science, Church of
Peace, Church of England. Free
Methodist, Adventist. Zionist. u. E.
Church, Oriental, German Invincibles,
Atheists. OF those not acknowledge
ing membership in any church,
practically all claimed to be Christ
ians.-Deming Headlight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
WHY SHOULD REPUBLICANS
KEEP SILENT WHILE THE
DEMOCRATS MAKE HAY

Washington, Dec. l8.-The Repub-
lican Publicity Association, through
its President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne
Jr., today gave out the following
statement at its Washington head
quarters:
Some administration newspapers
assert that this is no time for
politics, why has the Democratic
National committee recently reor-
ganized on the most systematic cam
paign basis ever attempted by any
party committee in the United States !?
Why is that committee issuing par
tisan publicity matter and maintain
ing an extensive publicity bureau?
If this is no time for politics, why
do we have soldly Democratic
cabinet, why are the Democratic
contributors given the
most powerful positions in our war
and why was the chair
man of the Democratic National
committee chosen to go as a rep
resentative of this country to the
war conference in Europe3
Free Traders Talk Tariff
IF this is no time to talk tariff
why are we maintaining a tariff
commits sion, why was that commits
sion placed in the control of free
traders, and why is the commission
now conducting tariff inquiry?
Shall the business men of America
keep silent while an official organ
ization of free traders talk tariff?
Shall men who exercise alert fore
sight in their private business adopt
a "watchful waiting" policy in pub
lie affairs? Shall we postpone pre-
paredness for peace until peace has
come? Shall men be told that they
are nervous and hysterical' when
hey urge preparedness for COM
nerce just as they were when they
Urged preparedness for war? Shall
men who believe in America First
cave tariff discussion and tariff Leg
slat;on to that political party which.
n 1913, legislated for Europe and
Asia first?
"Shall Republicans cease to talk
politics while all the power OF the
administration is being used to place
Democrats in office2 Let the Dem
,cratic press answer"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
GERMAN AGENTS FROM
OLD MEXICO ACTIVELY
SPREADING SEDITlON

At the meeting of the State Speak
ers' Bureau held in this city Tues
day B. c. Hernandez, in address
sing the meeting said that one
Montoya had been, according to a
report made to him, making some
seditions talks Rio Arriba county;
that it was we'll known that some OF
the old Mexico newspapers of pro-
German proclvitics were circulating
in the outside hamlets and that he
was getting ready, in order to as
certain. the truth, to investigate the
charges, but that he was fully con-
vinced that a sedition propaganda
was being carried out and it should
be stopped at once. Benjamin M.
Read then took the floor and made
short talk in support of Mr.. Her
nandez' proposition. to sift the
charges well and with all possible
speed. In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Read stated that not very long
ago Mr.. Hernandez had informed
him that German spies from old Mex
leo had been working up an anti
war spirit among the native people
of Rio Arriba county; that these
spies spoke Spanish fluently and
would approach the native people
disguised as peddlers of needles, etc,
and would began by advising them
not to support the war movement
by enlistment. or by contributions.
Mr.. Read said that he hoped. should
Mr.. Hernandez investigation prove
Montova's reasonable talk, that Mr.
Hernadez would Jerk him. IN
ya) up" and bring him before a court
of law to be duly punished. Mr.
Read said that he would voluntarily
assist in the prosecution of Mon !
toya so as to make an example of
him. Regarding the reported sedi-
ton propaganda bv the alleged Ger
man spies Mr.. Read very earnestly
advocated a thorough investigation
with the view Of checking any fur
her reasonable efforts and. also /
with the view of arresting the guilty
parties that punishment be meted
,ut to them.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
ALBUQUERQUE HAS SECURED
PAUL G. REDINCTON AS
FIRST CITY MANAGER

Paul G. Redington, district forest
er, president of the Rotary and men,
ber of the board OF directors Of the
chamber of commerce, will take Of
flee as city manager on January 2.
He was appointed by the unanimous
vote of the city commission at it's
recent meeting, few hours after
he had notified the commissioners
that he would accept the place.
Did Not Seek Place
Mr., Redington was asked If he
would consider the position at the
close of last week and asked for
five days in which to think it over.
AS soon as the commissioners got
word yesterday that he was ready to
take the place the search for a men
ager ended right there.
Had Thorough Training
Mr.. Redington is forty years old.
He was born in Chicago and was
educated in the public schools of
Evanston, ILL.,, Dartmouth college and
Yale university. He took a two years
course in forestry at Yale. Between
his time at Dartmouth and the course
At Yale he put in two years in the
,redit department of a large hard
ware firm He left Dartmouth with
IN A. B. degree, and Yale with de-
gree of A. NJ. in forestry. He finish
ID at Yale in 1904
District Forester Two Years
He came here as district forester
n April last year succeeding Arthur
He was supervisor of the
Sierra forest in California before his
promotion to the chief place in the |
bird forest district.
The conditions and terms under
which Mr.. Redington will enter the
ity's employ, it was stated today,
would be made public at the next
Meeting of the commissioners.-Al-
Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
OLD LANDMARK
DESTROYED BY
"WEDNESDAY
LAMY BUILDING IN THIS
CITY PRACTICALLY RUIN
ED BY FIRE OF UNKNOWN
ORIGIN MUCH INCIDENT
AL LOSS

A fire which did a great deal of
damage to the building and Destroy
ed most of the property of all the
occupants of the Lamy building on
the northwest corner of the plaza,
broke out early Wednesday MORN
ing.
Excellent work was done by the
members of the volunteer fire de-
r"rtrrrt and other volunteers. but
the building contained so much of
inflamabe material that it was i'm
possible to control the fire until after
great damage had been done. For a
time it looked as though the fire
would spread to other buildings, but
the liberal application of water to
the more dangerous sections of the
big blaze soon confined it to the
one structure.
When the walls and second floor
of the corner in which the Monarch
Cash Grocery was located collapsed
several of the volunteers were in the
second story applying the water and
they fell with the floor and it look
ed very much for few minutes as
if there had been several fatalities.
but the men were promptly dug ont
of the debris and it was found that
only Paul Gonzales and Henry Ala
rid had sustained injury
The others who fell with the cav
ing building were George Mignardot
and Dan Davis.
The occupants who sustained los
ses were in addition to Mr. Lamy,
L. II n
A. r. Craycraft, photographer F. P
Davies. attorney. F. NJ Jones, in
surance, Mrs. Herbert Smith art shop
Gregg, meat market, Mrs.
A. NJ Baehrens. paintings. and fur
niture, and Justice c. J. Roberts,
whose law library was in Mr.. Davies
office.
Most of the losers were carrying
only partial insurance so the person.
al loss was heavy all around.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
MUCH ACTIVITY IN
DEVELOPING OIL FIELDS
OF THE PECOS VALLEY

The past week has seen increased
activity in the Pecos Valley oil field.
New men are arriving on every train
and several companies are on the
ground preparing TO drill.
The Great Western Oil Co.. will
soon have their drilling machinery
on the ground and will drill a deep
test hole 200 north of the Brown
well.
The Home Refining Co, will soon
have their derrick ready for opera-
ton on the Humphrey land adjoin-
inc DAYTON.
Work has been resumed in earnest
on both the Brown and Altus wells.
Mr.. Lorenzin. an experienced driller
of Oklahoma, is in charge of the
work.
The Illinois Producing Co, will
soon be ready for work on a deep
test hole in the Lakewood country.
The Lincoln well near Lake Arthur
is down over 1400 feet. and 80 feet
of promising oil sand was drilled
into the present week. At last re-
mort the drill was not yet through
this stratum of oil sand.
THE Lake Arthur Oil Co.. is under
steam day and night on their new
well.
NJ. J. Devine. representing the
Snowden oil interests, is in the Val
lev this week. and expresses him
self as we'll pleased with the oil
situation.
7. NJ. Davis, an oil operator of
Cleveland. Ohio. is at the Hardwick
this week. After looking over the
whole Pecos Valley oil field Mr..
Davis has become an enthusiastic
booster. Moreover he has proven
the faith that is in him by making
a substantial investment.-Artesia
Advocate.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
CHINESE NEWSPAPER
PRINTS MEASUREMENT;
SOLDIERS WRECK PLANT

Peking, Dec. 20-Erroneous death
Gus in China. The Jih Pao, one of
the leading daily papers printed in
Chinese in Peking, was completely
wrecked because OF an announcement
it printed of the death of Gen.
Chang Kuei-ti of Jehol
General Chang was not dead, and
thirty of his soldiers who happened
to be in Peking. visited the news
paper office and demolished it COM
pletely, charging that the paper had
endeavored to ruin the political
career of their leader.
The soldiers smashed the premises,
pied all the type, broke the windows
and demolished the office furniture.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
MANY NEW BUILDINGS IN
QUAINT OLD TOWN" OF TAOS

T. r. Chcetham. attorney of Taos.
was in the city during the week on
business with the Council of Defense.
Mr.. Chectham reports that there is
a great deal OF building going on in
the quaint old town" at the pres
ent time both residences and busi-
ness buildings. and the need and
demand for better roads is becoming
more and m ore insistant all the time
as travel and prospective travel in
CreaSes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
ENLARGEMENT OF CAMP
CODY is A POSSIBILITY

That Camp Cody soon will be en-
larged to accommodate more troops,
to be brought from the training
camns of the north. where bad wealth.
er has caused sickness and prevented
regular training. is a rumor which
is persisting here. despite the fact
that Division headquarters has moth
ing which would confirm it, from Of
fetal sources. 1t is known that suf-
ficiert draft troops will be sent here
10 fill out the required war strength
Of the division, but this number
would not necessitate the enlarge
ment of the camp.-Deming Head
tight
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-21
STILL VERY DRY IN
EASTERN NEW MEXICO

r. A. Morris. of House. reports
that it is still very dry in the south
ern part of Quav county. There has
heen neither rain or snow for some
time in that section and cattle are
not doing well. What rains there
have been in eastern New Mexico
during the fall have been confined
t. small areas. a greater part of
the eastern counties not having had
any at all.