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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
BANKERS SON MUST GO TO WAR

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 10. -
Unusual efforts on the part of him.
self, his parents and his wife's par
ents failed to save Robert Johnson,
assistant cashier of the National City
Bank, from the draft. William 7.
johnson, father Of the young man, is
one of the wealthiest bankers in Kan
sas City. Mrs. johnson is the daugh-
ter of Congressman Dorsey W. Shack
leford.
When Johnson's name was certified
for service in the Twelfth Division he
filed application for exemption on
industrial grounds and in addition on
the ground that he had a dependent
wife and an infant child. The claim
was refused. johnson appealed and
the appeal was accompanied by affi-
davits of physicians that Mrs. john
"on was a semi-invalid. He lost.
Then he filed an affidavit in which
his father declared he was neither
ready nor willing to adequately sup
port" the wife and child Of his son.
Congressman Shackleford telegraph
ed that he could not support his
daughter. In addition johnson, filed
an affidavit that he was heavily in
debt for bank stock he had purchased.
Again the board turned him down,
and in commenting said:
This board has awaited itself Of
the apparent scope Of economic sur
roundings' as used in regulations in
regard to applications for exemp-
tons. His father is one Of GU.
wealthiest citizens, while his wife's
father is Congressman Shacklefori
whose economic surroundings are al.
so assumed to be such as to merit oul
consideration. On top of all this
Robert johnson is assistant cashier
of a bank and his appointment to thai
position we thought was influenced
by the same economic surroundings
which prompted the board to decid,
that his wife and child would no.
solely be dependent on his earnings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY RY SHERIFF.

BY VIRTUE AND AUTHORITY of
alias execution issued from the office
Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Audrain County, Missouri, r~eturna-
BILE at the November Term, 1917, of
said Court, and to me directed, in
favor of Theodore J. Williams, Trus-
tee, and against William F. Atkinson
ct al, | have levied Upon and sized the
following described Personal Prop
erty, to-wit:
l P-2Sb Runabout, | c. E. 122 Run
about, / C. P. So Surrey.
l G. M. 70 Surrey, 1 NJ. S. % Bug
gy, l L. % Buggy.
| l.. w. % Buggy, l NJ. % Buggy
7. T. % Buggy.
/ ia Spring Wagon, 4-3 in. Wagon
! Steel Wheel Truck.
a Triumph Beds, 4 Tip-Tops, 3 John
Deere Tip Tops.
l Spring Seat, / N. G. P. 212 Gang
Plow, / X. A. X. Disk Harrow.
B. A. X. Disc Harrow, 1 Sec. 30
Teeth U. Bar Harrow.
l l05-Tooth Compleet, / Sec. 80.
Tooth Pipe Harrow, 7. V. A. Spring
Trips, 2 sets. A Shovels, 3 sets No.
301 Sweeps.
3 No. 9 John Deere Corn Planters, Z
Sets Soap Disc C~ultivator.
l Front Wheel Gang, 3 Sets Stee
Eveners, 6 Scoop Boards.
2 Gear Brakes, 2 Neck Yokes. /
Single Tree, 6 4-horse Steel Eveners
| John Deere Shelter, 3 End Gate
Seeders, l Disk Harrow Pale.
2 Harrow Eveners, 2 Dain Moore
Wheels, l Dain 2-Wheel Rake, A ex.
ira Teeth, l T. IL Grub Pillow. l No.
b.. 50-Bushel Spreader.
/ c. Spreader, 5 B. Spreaders. 2
B, Sulkey Rakes, loft.
3 7-foot Binder Repairs.
And | will, on
SATURDAY, THE 10Th DAY
OF OCTOBER, A. D., 1917,
between the hours Of nine o'clock II
the forenoon and five o'clock in tn,
afternoon of that day,
At the south side Of the publi,
square, in the City of Mexico. Count,
Of Audrain, sell the same, or SO mucl
thereof as may be required, at publ,
vendue, to the highest bidder, for casI
in hand, to satisfy such execution anc
costs. i. G.. FORD
Sheriff Of Audrain County, Mo.
By c. L. BLUM, D. S. wtd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11


The State Of Missouri to the ab,vs
nonresident defendants EXCEPT La.
ther Stuart, Lee Stuart, Elm
Miles, GREETING:
You are hereby notified that on hi,
day, October 9Th, 1917, the plaintiff
in the above entitled cause, before tbs
undersigned Clerk Of the Circuit Cour
Of said Audrain County, Missouri. m
vacation, filed their petition verified
by affidavit, setting forth that You
the said defendants, Wrintha Morris
Alfred Stuart, Arthur Stuart, George
Stuart, and Vergie Christian, are non.
residents Of the State Of Missouri. II
Is therefore ordered by me as CLERK
as aforesaid in vacation that publica.
ton be made notifying you The said
nonresident defendants that an &C.
ton has been commenced against yOu
by petition by the plaintiffs herein
for the purpose Of contesting and SET
ting aside the last viii and testament
Of Laura A. Stuart, deceased.
That heretofore on or about the
18th day Of October, 1915, Laura A.
Stuart died domiciled in Audrain
County, Missouri, leaving surviving
her as her sole heirs at law, plaintiffs,
Jefferson Bura Stuart, Henry Stu.
art, Edgar Stuart. Samuel R. Stu
art, sons Of said deceased and SUSIE
Schopp and Dollie Brooks, daughter
Of Thomas Stuart, a deceased son Of
said Laura A. Stuart and defendants
Luther F. Stuart, Wrintha Morris,
Alfred Stuart, Lee Stuart, children Of
deceased, and Arthur Stuart, George
Stuart, Eliza Miles and Vergie CHRIS
tian, children Of Thomas Stuart de.
ceased son of said Laura A. Stuart
That on October 10th, 1916, there wa
presented to the Probate Court in an.
for the County of Audrain in The
State of Missouri, a paper writing
purporting to be the last will and t''
lament of the said Laura A. Stuart
Wherefore, plaintiffs pray that an
issue be made up as to whether the
said writing purporting to be the laa
will of the said Laura A. Stuart De;
ceased, as her last will or not, anu
that upon trial and hearing it may BE-
declared to be not her last will ana
testament; and plaintiffs turtnei
pray for such other and further rene
and orders in the premises as may %
just and proper.
1t is ordered by the Clerk aioTe.
said in vacation, that unless you DC
and appear at the next term Of tRs
Court to be begun and held at ts
Court House in the City OF McKee,;
said County Of Audrain and state o
Missouri. on the 26th day OF Noyeu-
Der, 1917, and answe said petuuli
the same will be taken as conieSsei
and judgment will be rendered aga'n''
YOU
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published in the hehgV
Weekly Ledger, a newspaper puO,
lished in the English language a.
Mexico, Missouri, and circulated u
Audrain County, Missouri, for iouI
weeks successfully, the last inserlSa I,
to be at least fifteen days before ut
commencement of the next term u
this Court, .r,i,,
WITNESS my hand and oillci Y
seal. Done at office in the Wy ~
Mexico, County of Audrain ana o@n
of Missouri, on this Sth day Oh o'''
Der, 1917. ,orr
Z. +. ELLIOTT,
Clerk of the Audrain County
Circuit Court.
Attest ,orr
(Seal +. F. ELLloiA'
h4t 0oP' Clerk.
A. C. Wbitson, Attorney for RAJ"
tiff. 33-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

Noble Barnes brought a new pO-
tato Of the Ohio variety to town o.
Tuesday. It was a large spud and
especially fine in quality.
W. W. johnson unloaded 5000
lambs here Sunday. which cost him
SIS a hundredweighL $500 in all.
He expects to ship in 1900 ewes from
Montana where the first consignment,
which were wethers, were purchased
The following distribution Of the
lambs has been bare. They were
shipped here in double decked cars.
holding from 300 to 3l5 head: VIII
liam Schultz, one; Jackson & John
son, one c. W. Lewis & Son, double
deck load; G. A. Lewis & Son, one;
William Pryor, one; George Brown,
one; Grover Sims, one; Dicus and
Sims, one; J. T. johnson, six.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Oct. g.
The farm labor situation has reached
such an acute stage that Labor Com
missioner William H. Lewis, today,
needing the demands Of thousands Ct
farmers for men to nesp garner Mis-
souri's tremendous corn crop and SOW
next years wheat crop, sent out a
state wide call for idle men in al.
communities to get in touch with the
State Free Employment Bureaus Ct
either St. Louis, Kansas City or st.
Joseph and enlist for work.
High wages and good eats" three
times a day, with comfortable couch
to sleep on, are assured all who vel
unteer to aid in saving the corn crop
Of the state. This army Of harvest
ers must be raised at once or thous-
ands Of bushels Of corn will be los;
through the cold rains which precede
winter.
The newspapers of Illinois, Kansa,
and Nebraska have been appealed tc
by Commissioner Lewis to give Mis-
souri's call for farm hands wide pub.
lefty 50 that unemployed men Wi
flock to the state and work at this
well paying task, with the assurances
that later on more manual employ
ment. at good wages, viii be sup.
piled to all who remain here. There
is no age limit or color line to ths
work, the only requirement being tina
all who come be physically able t
work ten hours a day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
NEW rEuroN PEACE oEEER

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10. - Germany
and Austria Hungary have agreed to
make another peace offer to the al
lies. the Deutsche Tages Zeitung Of
Berlin says it learns on good author
ity.
The offer will have as its basis no
territorial aggrandizement, the sur
render Of Belgian and French terri
tory, the remuneration of possessiye
territorial acquisitions for payment:
in money and no indemnity on either
side.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
TO SUBMIT BRIEF

JEFFERSON CITY, Oct. 10. -
Attorney General McAllister yester-
day began work on a brief which he
will submit to Fuel Administrator
Garfield. He will report the findings
Of the recent coal hearings in st
Louis and Kansas City.
Evidence in the hearing in st.
Louis showed the average cost Of pro.
duction of the coal used in st. Louis
is $L23 a ton. Coal is now retailing
in st. Louis at from 81 to $3.50 and
So a ton. This should be cut nearly
in half in the opinion of McAllister.
Prior to the Presidents order OF
August 20, coal retailed here as high
as 1928 a ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
Mrs. Robert Crews Dead

Mrs. r. A. Crews, widow Of Robert
Crews, a brother Of Judge J. T.
Crews, Of Mexico, died in Fulton Fri
day morning, aged 76, leaving no
family.
The deceased was a most estimable
woman and leaves many devoted
friends to mourn her loss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

William Biggers and wife, of Mober-
ly, were in Mexico this week on a visit
to friends. Mr.. Biggers, who has
had the rheumatism severely during
the last year, is much better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
NEW HOPE ITEMS

Bernard Sellars and wife and Har.
vey Stuart and wife motored over Il
Shelton, Mo, Monday on a visit tc
George Wilson and family, formerly
Of Audrain county. - Working thc
roads, making up cane, and cutting
corn are the order Of the day. -
James Wisdom has bought a car load
Of steer calves. The Rev. White
filled his regular appointment satur-
day and Sunday. There was one ad.
dition by letter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
Beefless Day at New York Ho,.,.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4. The ma..
cards of nearly every one Of N.r-
York's big hotels, and many rs,t'n
rants, yesterday did not offer S.a,
in any form in accordance with W. y,
wishes of the food administralio.
The dining cars of the Pennsylvani,
Railroad made the day bss,
less" ''e'-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
CITY RuYs Liberty Bonds

The City Of Fulton, through It's
Council, purchased $500 in Liberty
Bonds on the first issue and Is con.
templating another purchase Of th'
second issue in the near future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
The Ledger Field Man

". II. Philips, the Ledger, H.,
Man, is again working through any,
county in the interests Of tbe T t'i'
gers subscription list. ANY con,ts',
shown him will be greatly apprss;.,
ed by the management.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

show they all are trench school Dip
lomats."
The complete English system is
given u infantry as best suited to
American temperament. The staff
officer who gave me this information
also said that America would contin-
ue to regard infantry workmanship,
in which We probably excelled the
world, as a first essential, making the
bullet as important a factor as the
bayonet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

A Chapter of Eta Epsilon Gamma, a
national sorority which has a chapter
at Hardin College, will be installed in
Synodical College, Fulton, this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

A marriage license was granted
Miss Altha Clement and George
Hampton on Saturday; both are from
Benton City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

Mrs. George W. Clark, Of Parsons,
Kansas. formerly of this city, is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Mar
tin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

EMMONS' 31st Annual All.
Scotch ShOrthOrn Calf Sale at
Mexico, Mo-, November 10, 1917.
viii have more to say next week,
wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
Isaac Roberts Funeral

The funeral services of Isaac Rob-
erts, who died Wednesday were held
from his residence in south Mexico,
Friday morning, at ten O'Clock. The
Rev. C. C. Grimes officiated. Mr..
Roberts was an estimable mar and has
many friends who will hear of his
death with much regret
Mr.. Roberts leaves a wife
three sons and one daughter to mourn
his death; John W. and Chester, OF
Wheeling, Ark; w. c., of Kansas
and Mrs. Pearl Hopkins, of Oklahoma
City. The pail bearers were Messrs .
Whitson, Powell, Worth Allen, Wag-
oner, Bise and Donnelly. The hon.
orary pail bearers were Messrs .
Tinsley, Collins, Bodkin, Risk, Clark
T. J. Roberts and Dan Roberts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

Luther +. Stuart, Wrintha MORT,
Alfred Stuart, Lee Stuart. Arthur
Stuart, George Stuart, Ella
Miles and Vergie Christian,
Defendant,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

George Boomer, so years old, one Of
Mexico's Oldest residents, died at his
home in this city Sunday night. the
funeral was from the home Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock and the Rev.
C. c. Grimes conducted the services.
Mr.. Boomer at one time was in the
milling business here. He was a
man well liked by all who knew him
and had a host Of warm friends. His
death will be learned with regret by
all who knew him, He is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Logan Kidd, of this
city.
The Ledger joins friends in eytend.
ing sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

Eugene Kent is the local agent for
the Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany in the place of F. A. Blank, who
has joined the army.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

jefferson Bura Stuart, Henry Stu.
art. Edgar Stuart, Samuel r. SIN
art, Susie Schopp and DoIljs
BROOKS ............... Plaintiff,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
MRS. JOS. FENNEwALD DEAD

Mrs. Joseph Fennewald, of Martins.
burg, Mo-, died Monday evening at
her home. She was the mother Of 3.
H. F%ennewald, a prominent cattleman
of East st. Louis. Mrs. Fennewald
lived to a ripe old age and was a
woman whose life was held up as a
model before all. She was loved and
respected by all who knew her. The
funeral was held from Martinsburg
Wednesday morning.
The Ledger joins in extending SYM
pathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
Stock Notes
LOCAL MARKET.

No. 2 Corn. l-9l.
No. 2 Oats, 57z 70 IS.
National Stock Yards
Hogs, 1900. steady. top Sl9.7o.
Cattle, 1900, strong.
Sheep. $500. steady.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

Miss Jessie Cash and Miss Nv,,l.
Cash of st. Louis, are guests !,
friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

Pie and Box Supper at Beaver Dam
School Saturday night, October 18th.
You are invited. Martha bearing.
Teacher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

Howard Ellis, a banker Of New
Florence, was in this city on busi-
ness Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

Father Casey will be up from st.
Louis on a visit to friends tomorrow
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

w. L. Collely, who is with Sw,,.,
Shoe Store in st. Louis, is at II,
Ringo. "'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

FOR SALE lo-roll Plano sS,,5
der, in good running order. , ~
Douglass, Route 2, Benton Citv ~
WIT dit p NO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

FOUND Autonobis
tain also license No. s65l7 Mo. w. W
Call at Ledger office. dwlt H.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

HTFoR SALE - bar..E,
used piano on easy terms. N a
by letter, Box 6S, Mexico. Mo AasEet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11

so Farm FOR SALE rs
want to buy q good farm. eora yol
see me. have il. Good dirt. ,i IN
price, good terms. 29-tf rishs
B. r. MIDnT rro,,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-10-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
State of Missouri,)
County of Audrain,

In the Circuit Court.
November Term, 1917.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
By kATHRYNE M. HAUN

CHOULD business woman marry?
- Why not?
If society woman marry why not
business woman? Surely the latter can
give as much time to the home. to the
bringing of children into the world and TO
the personal attending of them as a society
woman
The idea that the business girl who mar
res must lose her independence and that
partnership of two must of necessity void
the earning power of one is uneconomical
to say the least.
There Is perhaps nothing that creates SO
much misery as the false pride of the aver
age young married coupe. The man is too
proud TO let his wife work and she re-
signs a position paying several times the
wage of a domestic, to be the house servant
of her proud lord and master She works
many times harder at her new calling for
which she is neither suited nor trained.
than she did at her former position, yet she
deceives herself into believing the new
hardships are to her liking because they
form sacrifice for him.
How much better would 1t have been if
the husband had permitted his wife to
continue at her own work and to hire a
working housekeeper to housekeep?
We are all unconsciousy the products
of our environment and it frequently hap
pens that the business training of a woman
mikes her bright sensible and attractive
to man who would probably not have
been attracted to a domestic woman. The
man then proceeds to transplant the woman
of his choice from the very sphere which
no doubt nodded her for him and to place
her in an atmosphere of dishwashing, which
sooner or later is going to unfit her for
his companonshp.
WOMAN'S POSITION
What is womans position, definitely?
Is she mans side by side equal? Shall
she vote?
I certainly believe woman should have
the privilege of voting. but not on the
contention that woman is the equal of man
Woman is no more the equal of man than
man is the equal of woman. The Lord in
infinite wisdom created every living thing
for some purpose, and differentiated between
man and woman that each might be best
fitted for the task of bettering and perpetu-
ating the race. The direction of the efforts
of both sexes in the channels of their natu-
raj tendencies effects the greatest economy
of humanity and the maximum amount of
happiness in the world.
This might seem like paradox. It might
seem that I am recommending woman for
the home, man for the office. To the con-
trary we need womanly women in business
L am convinced that the theory so largely
advanced that womens field of endeavor
should be 100 per cent in the home and
mans In business Is incorrect and incapable
of proofs 1t is generally based on the sup
nosition that commerce detracts from the
natural refinement and instincts of a
woman.
FALLACIOUS REASONING
This is n false basis probably founded
upon the idea that all women in public life
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

are of the type that espouse the cause of
suffrage from the soap box on the street
corner.
Whatsoever has been the effect of the
professions on the womaniness of woman,
my experience has been that business fields
advance it rather than Ietard it.
If nursing the sick working among the
poor, uplifting the uncleanly and ungodly
Is the proper work for woman, where can
this sort of effort be applied more practi-
cally and with less ostentation than in the
heart OF large business, where one Is
bought into daily contact with the strug-
gle of the great working people for exist
ence and happiness?
1t has been my privilege to do a certain
amount of "uplift work" in our organiza-
ton. These efforts have never been classed
so--they are rather as much part and
parcel of my daily work as the directing
of the closing of the books.
The careful study of the requirements of
the working people is largely woman's
work. Therefore. In my opinion modern
business is suffering from too much mas
culine trmness and too little womanly
sympathy and understanding
outside comment is not the only obstacle
a woman in the commercial life must
within.
This must be coped with diplomatically
Systematically and sensibly.
woman's power in business depends
upon the woman herself Her authority
will be respected in direct proportion to her
ability to command that respect. To sue
ceed in commanding that respect from
either sex a woman must be womanly. One
of her main assets is modesty.
a successful woman must endeavor to
attract to herself the respect and affections
of the organization and avoid by over
dress. supeStor airs and vanity the creation
of envy. ~le must be tactful, patient and
considerate to those under her. She must
never forget the fact that it is grave
responsibility to have the power to give
to and take from any human being the
work by which they earn their daily bread
Cheap sentmentality must be divorced
from an executive womans makeup, and
here Is where so many women fall short
An incompetent, Indifferent employe is too
frequently tolerated out of sympathy, and
the fact is overlooked that those who are
entitled to our greatest sympathies and help
are the good, honest, willing and efficient
workers. 1t is misplaced charity to keep
Il good person out of a job by keeping a
bad person in il.
So you have her-the business woman
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
WELL, WOULDN'T IT
MAKE YOU MAD, TOO?
U. of P. Colds Vexed When
They're Turned Down for
Masque Pantomime

That n. q. (meaning mo good") sign on
the card of thirty co-eds at the University
OF Pennsylvania is causing much smiling
ana upturned noses among the girls and
their sympathizers today.
All was serene when the call for the
pantomimes of the Masuue of America N
Drama was issued by Mrs. William Merri-
man Price, who is dlrectress of the panto-
mines Tor the pageant TO be presented dur
ing the second week in May at the Botanical
Gardens. About sixty girls responded and
did this and that and most everything.
just TO show that they had everything need
ed And while Mrs. Price mentally mi
croscoped their ability, they shuddered and
heaved and rolled their eyes and everything.
And them
Just like that
When 1t came time TO pick the creme de
la creme, the most graceful of 'em all-the
twenty throbbers-there was much simper-
ing and breathless waiting
Il just know she'll pick me-" said the
girl with the gray eyes and red lips and
wonderful skin and said, MY word.''
1t wasn't her word nor her complexion.
She was left at the post
Dick says I'm the most graceful girl
ne ever met" said she of the brown eyes
Dicks word didn't go with Mrs Price. nor
did those of twenty.eight other admirers
Hence the rage, especially when there is
lots OF glory and fame and all that sort
or thing even If one does have to start re-
hearsing tonight
Mrs. Price is an authority on the panto-
mime, having studied under Americus Rob.
erts and Steele MacKaye and having taught
the boys in the Zefosophic Society for seven
years everything they know about acting
IL makes no difference with her.
But the girls! All, the girls Supposin
you went and told somebody that Won ,yars
going In the pantomimes of this Masaue
ana then supposin' that you were turned
down because you weren't one of the twent,
VINO are the most graceful at the IJniyer.