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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18
$4,000 HEAD OF
| LIVE STOCK BURN
Night Blaze in X. c. Yards is
Believed to Have Caused Loss
Of s1,O0O,90O
HOME GUARD co. ON DUTY
lneendiarism is Indicated and Federal
Inquiry is Likely to Determine
if Fire Was Started by
German Agents
HOME GUARD co. ON DUTY

I KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. II. 49,
Thousands Of cattle and hogs persisted
in fire which broke out in the Kan
sas City stock yards at 2 a. m. yes
terday and burned until daybreak, de-
stroying 10000 acres Of hog and cat
tie pens. Estimates of the loss run as
high as 10000 cattle and 1000 hogs
The monetary loss is believed to be
close to $1,O0O,000.
Spectators in cattle were the
heaviest losers. Hundreds of head Of
cattle and hogs mingled together, so
it will be impossible for owners to
identify their property. Most of the
cattle burned were stockers, the beef
cattle escaping.
Company B of the Second Regiment
of home guards was called out, and is
patrolling the burned district.
All of the old frame hog houses
were destroyed. The burned bodies
of hogs and cattle were piled high.
W. H. Weeks, assistant general
manager of the stock yards company
said that to estimate losses would BIZ
virtually impossible.
The run of cattle Monday was Al
900 head.
]. B. Dill, assistant chief of the
Kansas City, Kan, fire department
and head of the first fire company tC
arrive on the scene, said quantities o1
hay were burning in a way to indicate
incendiarism.
Federal authorities probably viii
investigate to determine whether the
fire can be traced to German agents
The cattle and hogs which became
mixed will be sold and the amount re.
allied then probably will be distrib-
uted by the Circuit Court in accord
ance with the evidence of owners as
TO the number they had in the yards
The fire is one of series in the
yards in the last few years. The
company has been replacing burned
sections with concrete fire-proof
pens and houses.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18
HOUSTON HEARD FROM
Former City Editor of the Ledger
Enjoying Splendid Health and
Hard at Work

Sidney Houston, formerly City Ed
itor of the Mexico Ledger, who is
now chief clerk of the Division Head
quarters at Fort Sill, Okla, encloses
snapshot of himself, which shows
that he is enjoying splendid health
and is hard at work His letter is as
follows:
R. M. White, Mexico, Mo.
FIT. SILL, Okla, Oct. Ia, 1917
Dear Colonel; The Great Religious
Weekly is not coming as it should
Wish you would have someone look
on the mailing galley and see if the
address is correct. 1t is Headquar-
ters 35th Divs Office Division Sur
geon, Camp Dpniphan, Ft. Sill, Ok
I've seen lots of the Mexico boys
here, and all Of them seem as content
ed as anyone could be with army life
in the field.
It's mighty cold here at night, but
stoves are being issued and the tents
will be boarded so it won't be $50
worse"
Of course, no one knows when
we're going abroad, but all of the
boys I've talked to are anxious to get
to France. hope Christmas will
find us there.
All of the Missouri and Kansas
troops (Nationsl Guard) are here now
about 81 900, apd about $4,000 of the
drafted boys .fom Funston are ex.
pected soon I'd fill up the division
proper and the depot brigade, from
which men to fill vacancies in the di.
vision caused by loss at the front, will
be taken. The division has beer
dubbed the "Tiger-Hawk" in honor ot
the Missouri and Kansas football he.
roes.
My best to the folks in the office, tt
Mrs. White and to Col. Sam Nor.
ris. SID HOUSTON,
| Chief Clerk
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18

wrote to friend: "Don't come out
here expecting picnic, because you
won't get it. But whenever we feel
inclined to grumble we think of the
men in the trenches and all sinks into
insignificance by the side of the sac
rifices they are making. We must al
ways keep that thought before us.
Well stick to it right to the end, with
the same spirit our men are showing
And remember, we shall share, in no
small measure, the honor of those who
have taken more active part in the
final victory"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18
MILAN High School, is spending thi

MILAN High School, is spending this
week in some rural school in the
county, doing observation work, and
teaching under the supervision of the
instructor of the school. Miss Oce-
ola Clapper, one of the student teach
ers, is spending her week at Liberty
school. She is staying while here
with her aunt, Mrs. John Smith. -
Mrs. Ida Clapper, of Mexico, is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. John Smith. =
Ira Kunkel, who is a student of the
University of Missouri, was home for
few days to see his brother, Otto
Kunkel. - We Learned, Saturday,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18
Sam Cook iii at Jefferson City

NdNI NUUN III ttU VN' ''' ~
Senator Sam B. Cook, president OF
the Central Missouri Trust Company,
was reported to be i'll today 1t is
hoped by his many friends that the
ailment is only temporary and that
Senator Cook will be in his usual ro-
bust self in day or two. - Jeffer-
son City Democrat-News.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18

ment can be sold at this time for a
fairly good price. In the meantime
the road is running more and more
in debt every year, and not dollar
is being paid TO any of the officials
Of the road. On the other hand, the
officers of the road are continually
paying money out of their own pock-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18
Big Farm Show at ChillicOthe

CHILLICOTHE, Mo-, Oct. II. -
North Missouri's big farm congress
opened here yesterday morning with
a parade of business men and school
children ten blocks long. The display
of farm products is the best ever
shown in this section of the state, the
competition being opened to all North
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18
THE PROPOSED JUNKNG OF
THE ELECTRIC RAILROAI

WE regret to note that President
W. W. Bolts and the directors of the
Mexico and Santa Fe electric line
are seriously considering the iunking
of the proposition. On account of
the high cost of material, the equip
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18

that meeting will be held at this
school house on Friday, probably in
the morning, in the interest of the
sale of Liberty Bonds. Speakers
from Mexico will be here, and music
will be furnished by the band from
the Missouri Military Academy or
Mcmillan High. People from ad-
joining districts are expected to
come. More particulars, with the
hour of meeting, will be given out as
we hear them.
Mrs. Luella Sedden, of Kansas City,
is a patient at the Hospital.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18

Turner Williams, wife and mother
will attend the big State Laundry
mems Convention in st. Louis this
xuanlr
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18
Jewell Gallon Goes to Florida

Jewell Gallop, who has been working
at George Kunkel's grocery store for
three years, is leaving for Miami,
Florida, where he will have position
in a large confectionery establish
ment. Mr.. Gallop is one of Mex
ico's substantial andprogressive young
men who will make good, and
his many friends in Mexico wish him
much prosperity in his new home.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-10-18

Frank Wayne has charge of Mr..
Fred A. Morris farm south of Mex
leo, and has moved there with his
wife to reside. Mr.. Wayne is splen-
did farmer and will get results.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
TEN BODIES TAKEN
FROM RUINS OF FIRE

Chicago, Feb. 5.--Ten bodies have
been recovered from the wreckage Of
the Ghetto tenement destroyed by a
gas explosion and fire.
Fifteen persons still are missing
and police and firemen are positive
that their bodies are buried under the
tangled mass of debris and ice
OF the forty-three injured, seven.
teen are in the county hospital Five
who were rescued from their icy tomb
by firemen. after more than ten hours
Imprisonment. apparently will recov-
er. Several injured by leaping from
third-story windows are expected to
die.
An investigation is being carried on
by city, county and state officials to
place. IL possible, the responsibility
for Chicago's worst disaster since the
Eastland sinking. Survivors place the
blame directly upon the gas company,
declaring that it's employees had been
informed of the leak seeral times and
that soap had been used to stop 1t.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
SOME wandering
TAKES RAMONA LETTER FROM
AUGUST TO JANUARY TO
REACH MADISON.

II it takes twenty-five minutes for
distance between Ramona and Mad
ison, how long does 1t take for let
ter to arrive here from the same
town? Normally, the same time as
the train. but it took one mailed In
Ramona last summer until January
of this year TO cover the same stretch.
Mrs. F. o. Palmer, wife of the
cashier of the Peoples State bank,
of Ramona. mailed an invitation to
the banks grand opening party to
friends of hers In Madison in August.
Ten days ago she received the news
that the invitation had just reached
the parties intended.
AS the grand opening was held in
August of last year, there were peo-
pie here in the city who felt sighted
because they had not been asked to
be present, and wondered what was
the matter. 1t was an outrage to
have such piece of social pleasantly
treated so grossly rough.
Her husband, F. o. Palmer, is in
the city today making out tax re-
ceipts for Ramona, and he is the one
who vouches for this story. He also
reports that several other letters
mailed at the postoffice there and
destined for Madison, never reached
the confines of our bailiwick.
Shall we blame the war for these
lapses in the postal service? Verify,
the citizens of our neighboring vii
lage have cause for complaint. When
invitations and business letters are
lost by the wayside, 1t Is better that
the good people of our neighboring
village mail their letters year in
advance. Then there will be some
chance of their reaching Madison at
the proper time.
When Mr. Palmer found the letters
had not arrived at their destination
he was forced to go to a lot of extra
work In Strengthening out the tangle
caused by the non-arrival. Uncle
Sam has been very naughty rela-
tive to Ramona.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
THE Legislature
DOWDELL WOULD GIVE WOMEN
RIGHT TO VOTE FOR
PRESIDENT.

Pierre, Feb. S.-Senator Dowdell
is not satisfied with the giving of
municipal suffrage alone to the wom-
en- of the state, but wants them to
have the right to vote for every Of
flee which the constitution does not
prohibit. He has introduced a bill
to give them the right to vote for
president, members of congress and
all state officers except judicial.
Anderson, of Fall River, apparent
ly thinks that the wives and widows
of old soldiers are not to be taken
care of at the soldiers home and has
introduced bill to care for each of
the widows by a state pension of 81
week
The Richards primary bill is not to
come in as an initiated bill until the
legislature has been given an oppor-
tunity TO enact it as a straight legis-
lative measure The bill to give the
legislature that opportunity was in
troduced in the house by Represent
ative Blake
Another election measure of the
initiated variety was presented by
Representative Kaas, in which he
provides that to carry an initiated
bill as law 1t must receive a ma
jority of all the votes cast at the
election at which Ii is submitted, and
that to stop the operation of law
through the referendum will require
majority of all votes cast at the
election against IL. In many such
elections the vote on initiated and
referred laws is far below that cast
upon the head of the ticket, and this
law, If enacted, would require a
much larger number of votes to car
ry 1t.
The prohibition discussion In the
various churches of the city since
the matter has been up for legisla-
tion has evidently gotten upon the
nerves of Representative Hursh, who
this afternoon introduced a bill max.
ing it rnisdemeanor to discuss any
subjects of a political nature in any
church of the state on Sunday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
STATUS OF war
SITUATION
WASHINGTON AWAITS OVERT
ACT BY GERMANY.
PRESS U-BOAT BLOCKADE
BERNSTORFF GRANTED SAFE
CONDUCT BY ALLIES.

st. Paul, Feb. s. 3:45 p. m.-Spe-
cial: Following is the status OF
the German-American situation:
Washington awaits overt act by
Germany. holding the California
sinking not such an instance.
Germany presses U-boat blockade,
several ships being added to the list
of those sunk.
France grants safe conduct
through allied blockade of Count Won
Bernstorff and suite.
Holland and Spain refuse TO follow
Wilson i'm break. Bolivia will act
with the United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
SENATE ENDORSES
WILSON'S ACTION
Washington, Feb. 8, 1890 a. m.
Special: The senate, by vote oil
SIS to S, endorsed President Wilson's
action in breaking with Germany.
FREEZES TO Death
HOMESTEADER LOSES LIFE
NEAR MCINTOSH.

Sioux Falls, Feb. SC. w. Shaw,
formerly a resident of Sioux Falls,
lost his life in the recent snowstorm,
according to information received
here. Mr.. Shaw, who was SO years
old, was found frozen to death two
miles from his homestead just across
the North Dakota line from McIn-
tosh. He had driven to Mcintosh for
a load OF coal and when he failed to
return, q search was started that
ended in finding his dead body. He
had bought the coal and had started
home Saturday. When living here.
Mr.. Shaw was employed at the Sioux
Falls mattress factory. Last spring.
whom he took up . homestead In
North Dakota, hs moved his family
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
REPORTS that ger.
ard IS DETAINED

New York, Feb. 8, p. m.-Spe-
cial: Today's reports from several
sources, apparently authentic, de-
clare emphatically that Ambassador
Gerard Is being held in Berlin untii
the fate OF Ambassador Won Bern
storff and the crews of the interned
German ships in America is known.
Other officials of the United States
embassy at Berlin. newspaper CORE
spondents and American citizens also
are being held.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
SWEDISH OFFICIALS SILENT
VIII Exchange Views With Denmark
and Norway.

Stockholm, Feb. 5.-No information
or intimation regarding the attitude
that Sweden will assume toward the
submarine blockade is youchsafed by
the government further than the state
ment that the officials are considering
the matter with the attention which
the gravity Of the situation demands.
No action will be taken until after
an exchange OF views with Denmark
and Norway,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
BRITISH Liner
CALIFORNIA SUNK

Washington. Feb. s. 10:3O a. IN.
Special: The British liner. Cali
fornia. from New York for Glasgow,
was sunk without warning by Ger
man submarine off the Irish coast.
Th only American aboard is safe.
Forty-one persons are reported miss
ing. among them women and chill
dren.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
ACCUSED OF JEWEL THEFT
Porter Charged With Stealing Gene
Worth $4,000.

New York, Feb. s. - Charged with
the theft of jewelry valued at $26, 900
from Mrs. Francis B. Stratham OF this
city on a train bound from Key West
to Washington, Frederick Saunders,
twenty-eight years old. a Pullman
porter, was arrested here. Saunders
is alleged to have pawned $4,000
worth Of the gevs tor 5000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08


kado's Empire Has Not Sent a Sol
dier or a BsttIeship TO the Euro
pean War Zone.
Washington. Feb. 5.-With conscrip-
tion as basis the army general stan
has worked out a plan of operation
for the United States army III the
present crisis involves the United
States In war In the main this plan
involves
First-Using the present regular
army and national guard as force
to train an army of 100000 In one
year, sending no troops to Europe
during this period.
Second Obtaining the immediate
passage of a universal military serv-
ice law and calling out the first three
classes under that law for training.
Third-Establishin training camps
in every state. and more than one
camp in states which have large
cities.
Fourth-Putting American munition
plants and other factories to work
turning out supplies for an army OF
this size and converting other facto-
ries so that they may manufacture
war material
With the other serious problems in.
VOWED tie army is not concerned
These are hGw the United States shall
enter the war II 1t must. whether as
an ally OF the entente powers or IN
depenGently. and to what extent the
navy shall be utilized
Present Army OF Little Use.
What has been determined is that
the small United States army should
be of no service in a war of the mag
nitude now raging in Europe For
instance. i'm the first Aaa months af
the war Russia lost $4,000 officers
killed. This is more than the total
mobile strength, officers and men, OF
the United States army.
IL the present plan of giving a
major general command OF a division
were carried out, there would be 100
present half dozen, and a proportion.
ate increase in brigadier generals.
which would necessitate the creation
of big list of general officers from
the grades below
In preparing the data for the pro
posed universal service bill the army
staff decided that there would be
1 mi 70
for military training every year. IL
the call embraced every youth attain
ing the age of eighteen or nineteen
that year.
Three Glasses First Year.
II was estimated that one-third of
this number would not be available,
through failure TO meet physical stand
ards and for other causes, leaving
something like 6e5,000 men in each
class.
To give the army a force of 2,000.-
900 in the first year, therefore, the
general staff would call out the first
three classes; that is, those young
men attaining the ages OF eighteen
nineteen and twenty the first year
Using all present regular and mill
tia officers and such noncommissioned
officers as were capable as training
force. staff officers believe an army
OF 100000 could be turned out in a
year, and that an army of 1000 900
| could be trained in two years
IL the United States is drawn into
the war, high officials declare it could
do no better than follow Japan's ex.
ample in the present war.
| Though allied with the entente.
| Japan has not sent soldier or bat.
! tleship to the European war zone. bur
! has maintained control of its own ad
| jacent waters while IL has steadily
prepared its army and navy for any
subsequent participation in the war
which may be forced upon it
!
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08

from his old home at Linley, O., to
the place.
He is survived by his wife and two
daughters who are on the homestead,
and son, c. A. Shaw, who was here
when the news came of his fathers
death
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08

London. Feb. 5.-The food ministry
has issued public appeal to the ma
tion to limit the consumption of bread
to four pounds, of meat to two and
one-half pounds and OF sugar to three
quarters OF . pound weekly per head.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
Watching German Vessels.

Newport News. Va, Feb. 5.-The
coast guard cutter Yamacraw has
gone alongside the German prize ship
Appam. and 1t is thought the German
prize crew will be taken OF imme.
diately. Two torpedo boat destroyers
joined the superdreadnought Ark
ansas OF the Virginia Capss on emsr.
goacy duty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
ORDERS To CEASE
BOOKING PASSENGERS

New York, Feb. s, 1890 a. NJ
Special: The international mercan-
tile marine has ordered all agents to
cease booking passengers on Ameri-
can liner ships.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08

William j Bryan declared at a
peace mass meeting I'm Madison
Square Garden. New York city. that
II would be a crime against the nation
and the world If the United States
enters the European war. He praised
highly President Wilson's efforts in
behalf of peace.
The mass meeting was called by the
American neutral conference commit
tee to voice approval and support oi
the presidents peace policies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
ARMY STAFF IS
GETTING READY
Force of Two Million Is Aim
of First Year.
MAY FOLLOW JAP POLICY

Though Allied With fae Entente MI
kado's Empire Has Not Sent Sol
dier or a BattIeship TO the Euro.
pean War Zone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-08
NAVY YARD ON WAR BASIS
Visitors Barred and All Shore Leaves
Countermanded.

Philadelphia, Feb. 5.-The League
Island navy yard has been put on
war basis.
After a day of feverish activity
aboard the ships the gates OF the
yards were closed to all visitors.
shore leaves countermanded and
triple guards placed ct every entrance.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-08

Gregg and the territory. Under the laws. however. it was Impossible to sue the territory.
 When Arizona was admitted to state hood with the subsequent action that d statute was passed permitting individ- uals to sue the state Attorney Joseph F.. Morrison of Phoenix instituted ac- ton against the state to recover the amount due the contractor Inasmuch as there was no legislature for several years, the case was heard in the Mari copa county superior court where a de- cision .1 favor of the complainant was given. Attorney General Wiley F. Jones immediately appealed the case to the supreme court on behalf of the state. where the decision of the superior court was upheld.
 Since that time. the case has been introduced in several legislatures hut final action was not taken until the present term
Arizona republican., 1917-03-08
FOREST FIRES LOSSES SMALL

4 loss to the goHernment of $1s2. 3s5 in timser forage and young growth was caused by fires on the national forests in 1916. according to report just issued by the forest service. Although there was more than the average number of fires. the loss IS the smallest sustained since the national forests were established
 A total of 2es,377 acres of govern ment land was burned over. Of the 7,659 fires which occurred. 73 per cent Were confined to areas of less than ten acres
 Lightning was the chief cause Of the fires and was responsible for 2: per cent The cause of IS per cent were unknown, while careless camp CTS stariel F per cent One fire in lcahc which burned s00.000 feet of timber was caused by the carelesness of e lD-ve2r hoV