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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
. FOURTH CLASS POSTMASTER.

United States Civil Service Com
mission announces an examination to
be held at Mexico, Mo-, on Jan. IL,
1918, as a result of which II is ex-
pected to make certification to fill
a contemplated vacancy in the posi-
tion of 4th-class postmaster OF Moli-
no, Mo-, and other vacancies as they
may occur at that office, unless it
shall be decided to fill the office by
reinstatement. Compensation for the
last fiscal year was $S6S.
Applicant must be twenty-one.
In States where women are by stat
ute of age at eighteen, women of
that age will be admitted Examina-
tion open to aid who fill requirement.
Application blanks, Form 1853 and
full information can be had from the
present postmaster or from the U. S.
Civil Service Com, Washington,D.C
Applications should be filed with
the Commission at Washington, d.
c., at the aerliest practicable date.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
GARD oF THANIKs.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many friends and neigh
bors who SO willingly helped us dur
ing the illness and death OF our dear
Nellie, and also for the
many floral offerings. May the Lord
help and bless them all.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt,
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
DAMAGES FOR CATTLE.
Put In A Place Where The Air Was
Cut on And Three OF The Animals
Died.

A jury in the circuit court on We'd
nesday afternoon late. brought in a
verdict finding that e. M. Berry was
entitled to recover $2OS as damages
from the Chicago & Alton Railroad
on two counts of a petition he had
filed asking for damages suffered on
shipment of cattle In September,
1915, says the Fulton Telegraph.
1t was in evidence that the day
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
HARRISON ITEMS.

G. l.. Denham delivered 10 hogs
to Hodge Monday at 16c per pound.
F. H. Pool and family visited in
lIigbee Sunday.
B, Jones has returned home from
Illinois having shucked most all the,
corn in that State to pile, up and
spoil Bea is dangerous to have ar
ound in times of soft corn, he piles
it up so fast.
Afflick & Hayes succeeded in buy
ing dandy bunch, SS calves that
average 500lbs. They feed silage
along with other feeds.
Col. j. A. Shuek is suffering with
a boil on his hand.
F. H. Pool delivered oats to Gen.
tralia mill at 70c per bu. and deliy-
cred to W. t. Hodge 5 head of butch
er stuff at different prices.
We understand Mr.. Thummell win
rent his fine farm, hold public sale
of stock. and move to Centralia.
E. p Pool will also have sale.
Busy gathering corn. Some begin
ming, some nearly done. Many COM
plain of scarcity of water.
The different farm clubs got into
Centralia about 14,000bu. of good
coal, price several cents below dealer
Amos Harris near Benton City sold
to Johnson & Romans this week 4
head of hogs which brot him $264.--
80, an average of $66.20 each
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Coal mine operators and manufac.
turers Of Westmoreland county, Pa,
are sending cries of distress to Wash
ington, says the Greensburg Record
These industrial concerns claim that
drinking is proving a powerful ally
to the Kaiser.
One prominent operator says:
I'VE are losing in coal output at
the rate of 1000 tons a day, with the
Nation crying out for fuel, and this
lessened output is due to the drink
ing places around the mines. The
men lose many days getting over
their drinks.
I'VE pay the miners twice month
and all companies together have six
paydays month. Some miners will
patronize these places until all their
money is gone, even being harbored
for as high as three days a week, un-
til their last money is spent for booze
which causes them loss of several
more days, on account of their physi-
cal unfitness for the work"
Charles L. Huston, General Mana
ger of the Lukens Steel Co. at Coat
vile, Penn, has laid before the
War Department a request that the
sale of booze be prohibited in that
town and adjacent, as it is playing
havoc among the workmen.
In Pittsburgh a number of large
Industries have made similar COM
plants. The Bessemer Coal. and
Coke Co., the Superior Fuel Co., and
the Ford Colliery Co., claim opera
ting efficiency is greatly lowered and
output lessened at the rate of 1000
tons of coal day, because drinking
places contiguous to their plants.
We respectfully call the attention
of the United States Government and
of the French Government, and also
the British Government, to the fact
that the wholesale liquor dealers of
the United States and similar organi-
zations are circulating pictures of
American troops on foreign service,
soaking up booze. The pictures are
circulated by many thousands. Is
that doing any one of these three
goaer-ments any good?
Circulation showing these pictures
have been coming to The Mexico
Message office.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

was very warm and suItry and the
cars after being delivered at Mexico
were left standing where the air was
cut of from them, and by reason of
this he lost three Of the steers. The
amount given in the verdict did not
cover the full amount of the loss, but
was the value placed on the cattle in
the shippers contract with the road.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
WORDS oF rHANKs.

70 the many people who came
lending a helping hand, inquiring of
NEE, bringing, espding kind words
OF sympathy, flowers. fruits and ev-
erything in my hour of sickness and
suffering. we extend our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation IT will ev-
er be very gratefully remembered.
May God bless all.
AMY MILLER AND FAMILY. s
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
THE WEATHER.

Llewellyp's Government thermom-
eter registered 2 above zero last
Thursday morning--the coldest of
the season up to that time.
Friday morning it registered about
the same figure, but Saturday morn
ing how was It? Ten below! Going
some for weather this early in the
season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

q, A. and George Edwards of
near Long Branch are reported to
be realizing unusual profits from
their crop of hay, having sold large
quantities of threshed timothy at
$19, hay from their 1916 and 1915
crops at $40, and mixed clover and
timothy at $22 ton. They had 40
acres this time that averaged above
a ton to the acre. Twelve acres
were threshed, yielding 9s bushels
of seed at $3.50 to $S.75 at Paris.
Their income from the seed and the
hay from which it was threshed, on
this IL acres, was about $500. They
sold some of their old hay last spring
at SO ton, then decided to take 1t
off the market, 1t is now bringing
$11 a ton more.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

2 President Wilson declared TO Con-
gress that Germany must be beaten
before peace can come, She must
make reparation for the destruction
she has wrought and show that she
can be trusted in her promises.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Lieut.. w. w. Mckinney, stationed
at Fort Leayenworth, Kan. visited
his family in wellsville and his pa
rents in Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

In 1s15-t6 Missouri as a whole
was heavily infested with the Hes
sian fly and in some sections the
wheat crop was almost completely
destroyed AS a result of this dam
age many Missouri farmers began to
practice control measures by plow-
ing on or about the ay-free date. This
soon as the wheat was cut, keeping
down all volunteer wheat during Ju-
ly, August and September and seed
ing on or about fiy-free date This
practice resulted IN good seed he'd
and fewer dies, with larger yield
from the 1s1srlsl7 erep,
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Earl Hays of Mexico who enlist
ed for army service last week was
rejected by the st. Louis recruiting
station on account Of underweight,
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
INDUSTRIES IN DISTRESS.

One Coal Plant Lost 1000 Tons OF
Coal A Day Because of Liquor And
Booze.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
Or Cooking Utensils Of Aluminium

9 inch Fry Pan. .ssc
4 Quart Sauce Pan. :. sec
2 Quart Handled Pan. . 4se
obleng Cake Pan. ~. Acc
2 Quart Pudding Pan. .s9c
Small Round Roaster .s1.25
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Eight Cup Percolator .sl.s9
Large oval Rooster ..s2.ss
7 Quart Tea Kettle. .$2.ss
6 Quart Berlin Kettle, .s1.eS
"A Quart Handled Pan. .s1,26
8 Quart Preserve Kettle$1.25
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
BOUDOIR CAPS
FOR CHRISTMAS.

What woman or girl will fail
to be delighted if Christmas
brings her dainty new boudoir
cap. Useful, Beautiful-sure
to please her. 25c to 59c.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

A BED SPREAD AS A GIFT.
; For Mother Would Be Without
Equal.
Here are the kinds she wants
Full bed size spread, with seal
loped edges and corners cut to
fit posts. A rose design in center
$3.50
An IS and 95 inch spread with
either hemmed or Sealloped
edge. Cut corners .. ,$2.9S.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
American Shoe Repair Shop

ONLY SHOP ON JEFFERSON ST.
Under Nash's Store. 1Is South
jefferson Street.
All Kinds of Shoe Repair Done.
Bring in your old shoes and
we'II fix 'em up-we'n fix any
thing in the shoe line If worth .
sixing--and our charges viii
be right
Get a pair Of rubber heels for
Ladies' and Gents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
For AMan' S 5, Xmas

Always the hardest work of all
is to choose somethin gpractical
and useful and still something
he is sure to like. He wants
and can always use more.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
What More Givable
than HandkerChiefs?

A single fine handkerchief in
the Christmas letter-dainty
'kerchief, bearing drop of per-
fume-or a dozen of the useful
kind-all acceptable.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
For Her--ToWeIs

What woman doesn't take an
infinite amount of pride in hav-
ing the towel racks in the bath
room CLEAN snowily? So why
not settle her gift by sending
what she takes great pride in
owning-a half dozen towels?
Turkish Towels. Measuring
20 by 40 inches and quite heavy.
There are bordered designs in
pink, blue, and sell at 39e each.
Large Towels, 2Ox42 inches,
heavy Turkish Towels. A scroll
design border provides a space
for a monogram. White bodies
with borders of pink or blue and
they can be had at soc each.
Wash Cloths. To match the
. towels mentioned above. There
are wash cloths in all colors,
which can be had for &c each.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Dainty, pretty and quite sure to
please. You may choose from
among many colors-every one
is prettily embroidered.
FANCY HANDKERCHLEFs, 19c
The kind that are quite useful
and still very pretty. A touch
of embroidered color at the cor
ner adds to their white beauty.
MEMS SILK 'KERCHIEFS 25c.
He wouldn't buy them himself
but he likes them.
PLAIN HANDKERCHIEFS, 1Oc
For men or women. plain white
and hemstitched. A dozen or
two of these make an exception
ally attractive gift-one very
much appreciated.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
GOOD NECKWEAR,

Our stocks have been selected
with the gift thought in mind, =
and YOU will find the patterns
most effective and the qualities
worthy. Each tie OF silk is in
a Separate Gift Box, adding a
bit more sentiment to the gift.
so cents Each.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13
9Sc---S2.25

Is there who loves her home
our housewares section? And she can't them
unless her husband friends thoughtful
ible at Christmas time. II she hasn't them now
wants them and will be deig hed with them.
We Suggest
The Denver star., 1917-03-24
COLORED DENTIST INVENTs
ATTACHMENT

A. E. Johnson, a colored
dentist of Helena. Ark. is
said to have received on jan
uary 80. 1917, letters patent
for a typewriter attachment
which has attracted the atten-
tion of sales companies in the
United ates and Canada.
One company, it is reported,
offered the inventor $4,000
for the right to manufacture
the attachment in Canada,
and $4,000 for the ownership
of the device in Canada. He
is said also to have received
attractive propositions for the
control of the device by con-
ceras in the United States.
The device is designed it is
stated, for any standard type
writer, and carries a roll of
paper which is fed into the
machine automatically. The
operator tears off the written
sheet when completed and
proceeds with his work with
but further delay usually
caused by taking one sheet
sheet out of the typewriter
and inserting a fresh sheet.
An ingenious device accom-
panies the attachment where
bp a carbon slip may be in
serted whenever duplicate
copies are desired. DR.. John
son has been at work on the
device for three years, and
now that he has been granted
letters patent he is said to be
seeking the backing necessary
to manufacturing the attach
ment and placing it on the
market. The attachment is
comparatively light. it is said,
and simple in construction
and operation. Dr.. Johnson
thinks that 1t can be- pro6ta-
bly, sold for $Io.
The Denver star., 1917-03-24
Says Colored Soldiers
Fare Well in Europe

Thomas E. Taylor, secre-
tary of the local brrnch of the
Y. M. c. A, is in receipt of a
communication from Walter
L Hulet, who is a..member of
the British Army. The letter
reads in part as follows;
Dear Friend Ed:
l am in active service and
have been in the ranks nearly
a year. l came over here
with the oIst Battalion from
St. Thomas. was the only
Colored soldier in the Battal-
ion. l have met several Col
ored BOYS over here and two
Colored sergeants who came
over here with white battaI-
ions. The Colored soldier is
given everv opportunity to get
up in the ranks and fares as
we'll as his white comrade.
This war has thrown ALI Brit
ish subjects in mutual comp
aanionship, regardless of race
or color. We hear that a Col
ored battalion is coming over
here from Canada. After the
war there will not be any COL
or line in Canada.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed) Walter L. Hulett.
Private Hulett directs his
mail to be sent to Ashford.
Kent. England.
The Denver star., 1917-03-24
FUNSTON PUTS ONE OVER
TEXANS

Among many "reminiscences
of the late General Funston
written by a staff correspon
dent Of the New York Times,
the following story is told:
IAN instance of the Gener ,
ais diplomacy and shrewd :
ness in arguing against com.
pliance with the wishes of
Texans by seeming to comply
is told in all the border towns.
A little village more than for
ty miles from the border. and
that not a dangerous part of
the border. sent delegation at
ter delegation to the Depart :
mental Headquarters, plead
ing for protection and telling
the most horrifying tales OF
raids to come. Yes, yes, a
regiment would be adequate
protection. entirely adequate!'
"Funs, on learned that the
town. unlike most border viii
lagos. was inhabited by South
erners and promised that ii
J should have a regiment to
protect i.-immediately! A
few days later a Negro regi :
ment detrained at the village
and struck its camp on the
outskirts. And a few days
later after that the same del
egation. larger this time. was
back in General Funston's Of.
fice arguing that all danger OF
raids was past, and that the
village no longer needed pro-
tection.".
The Denver star., 1917-03-24
White Bishop Re-
Dukes His Race

Memphis. Tenn.-In a ser
mon delivered to the Cavalry
Church, one of the wealthiest
and most fashionable of Mem
phis Bishop Thomas F. Gail
or rebuked the best white peo
pie "browed white people"
He declared that the South
ern white people were as re-
sponsible for the uplift of the
colored people as the colored
people themselves, and their
quiescent approval of the
mobbing and lynching of the
colored people of the South
land was literally a form Of
murder. His sermon caused
quite a stir as Bishop Gailor
is the best known Episcopal
prelate of the South and his
word carries weight among
the wealthiest and most in1u
entail men of the entire
South.
The Denver star., 1917-03-24


Indianapolis. Ind.-Dr. Sum
ner A. Furniss. the we'll
known physician of this city,
was nominated in the primary
election held last week as the
candidate of the Republican
party for Councilman from
the Fourth City District.
There were eight contestants
for the nomination and DR..
Furniss obtained a vote ap-
proximately as great as the
aggregate of his three nearest
competitors.
The Denver star., 1917-03-24
Interesting News
Concerning the Race.
J. B. Rayner Lauds
Negro Laborers..

Calvert Texas, March 8, 1917.
To the Editor of the Den
yer Start have just read
with wonderful amazement
and pleasure the work of the
St. Marks Brotherhood of
Bethel A. M. E. Church un-
der the leadership of Mr.. w.
E. Smith.
The man who finds work
for man. completes mans ex-
istence.
The school and the Church
that fails to hnd work for
brain and hand, hires their
followers out to Satan.
When will the manufactur-
ers of this country learn that
it is to their interest to en-
ploy Colored labor?
The Colored man is a .u-
perior laborer for the follow
ing reasons to wit: tst, he
Colored laborer is the only la
borer who loves and trusts
his employer implicitly.
. md, The Colored laborer is
always cheerful and optimis-
tic.
ard, He is never striker,
a socialist nor anarchist and
what money he earns. he does
not send to some foreign coun
try but spends his money in
the town where he labors.
4th, The Colored laborer is
the most observant race in
the world and will instructive
" do what he sees others do.
sth. He is polite. kind
hearted. generous and har-
bors no grudee nor envy and
it is a facial Colored peo-
pie are philanthropists. hey
feel their gifts and according
to his wealth, he gives a>thou-
sand times more to Charity
than does Mr.. Andrew Car
negie or John D. Rockefeller.
He willingly suffers when he
thinks his self denial will re-
lieve the suffering of others.
9th, In the days of peril
this country can implicitly
trust the colored laborers;
and if history from the death
of Crispus Attucks to the
death of the last Colored SOL
dier killed in Mexico does
not prove this declaration.
history has no meaning and
teaches no lesson.
Put Colored laborers and
mechanics in the factories and
foundries in this country and
labor unions and strikes and
anarchy will forever disap-
pear and a solidarity divine
will establish an entente cor
dial between the colored
mans brawn and heart and
the white mans purse and
confidence.
There are many thousands
of Colored mechanics, artis-
ans and geniuses in the South
and if they could find work in
the North, the dividends of
stock holders IN factories and
foundries would be greatly in
creased.
The Denver star., 1917-03-24

could be obtained from the
regular colored regiments sim
ply show their ignorance of
the Army and of the enor-
nous amount of paper work
an officers has to do. A good
soldier is man who has had
military training. a good Off
Ger is a man who has military
training. ability to lead. and a
GOOD EDUCATION. Few
men who have not had at
least high school education
can ever hope to pass the writ
ten examination that is neces
sary to become an officer.
q. The point has been made
that a few scattered colorcd
men in a white camp would be
neglected and passed over,
while colored men in a camp
by themselves would all get a
tair chance. There may pos
slbly be some truth in this, but
l am not willing to go as far
as that. | regard this camp
as a merely temporary exped
lent, lasting four weeks, that
may possibly alter the fate of
the colored race throughout
a great war. 1t is an exped
lent for a great crisis.
Colored men must get off
GERS training as soon as posi-
Bile, and there is no other way
with the whole Army against
them.
$. The South does not want
cofored men 70 get any Kind
of military training; nothine
frightens it more than the
thought of millions Of colored
men with discipline. organic
ing power, and a dangerous
effectiveness. That is why
V ardaman is so bitterly op
posed to universal military
training. That is why the
General Staff of the Army
has decided to exclude color
ed men from the training. and
has reduced its original esti
mate of 100000 to 100000.
That is why the colored man
who refuses to take advan
tage of this hard won chance
for a camp is biting off his
own nose to spite his face.
6. If there is a war, there
will doubtless be conscription
of all ablebodied men. All
pretty talk about volunteer
ing or not volunteering will
have to cease; all men will
have to go. The choice will
no longer be between volun
teering.' but between CON
SRCIPTlON and REBEL
LION. If conscription comes,
will the leaders of the race
help their Southern enemies
by preaching treason and re
bellion? Or will they face
facts right not, and prepare
themselves to go as leaders
and not as private? Seventy
two men have already applied
Much interest is being man
ifested among our young men
The Denver star., 1917-03-24

Much interest is being man
ifested among our young men
in Greater New York and vi
cinity in the proposed military
training camp to be conduct
ed coming summer. Plans
for opening. and operating,
the camp are being mapped
out by DIR. Joel E. Spingarn
of 9 West Seventy third street
New York. DIR. Spingarn is
chairman of the board of di
rectors OF the National Asso
citation For the Advancement
of Colored People.
Why not in Color ado1
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-02
ROAD AID TO
NORTHWEST STATES

Washington, Jan. 26.-Apportion'
ment of $1O,OOO,0OO to aid the states
in the construction Of rural post roads.
the second annual distribution In &C.
cordance with the federal aid road
law, was announced by Secretary
Houston of the department of agricul.
ture.
The funds are the apportionment
for the fiscal year ending June 30.
1918.
To meet the cost of administering
the law 100000 has been deducted.
The remaining $9,700,000 is divided
among the states. The appointments
include:
Wisconsin, $256,722; Minnesota,
$2S4,7sS; Michigan, $291,567; North
Dakota, $152,2S6; South Dakota, $751;
1872; Iowa, $292,351; Nebraska, $213,-
Sal; Illinois, s441,S52.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-02
WITHDRAWAL Of
TROOPS BEGINS
American Forces will Soon Leave
Mexican Soil.
FUNSTON RECEIVES ORDERS
After Spending Ten Months Across
Line United States Forces Are
Instructed to Return Home.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Withdrawal
of the American punitive expedition
in Mexico has been ordered by the
war department and by the end Of
another week the entire command,
after ten months on Mexican soil,
probably will have recrossed into the
United States.
The order went to General Fun
ston, in command at the border, and
left to his discretion the exact time
of starting the northward movement
and the details of carrying it out.
For several weeks he has known of
the administrations determination to
order the withdrawal and under his
direction the expedition has been con-
centrated for the long march.
officials here understand that some
advance units already have started
north and believe that within forty
eight hours the whole column will be
in motion.
At the border the regulars will re-
lieve a considerable portion, If not all,
of the national guardsmen remaining
on duty there.
Already about $4,000 of the state
troops in the border patrol have been
ordered home and their movement
probably will be under way by the
time Pershing's men arrive on Amer
lean soil.
carranza Must Face Problems.
Developments in the Mexican sit
uation have coupled the troops with
drawal with Carranza's refusal to ac-
cept the Atlantic City protocol and
have plainly forecast an intention to
let the first chief settle for himself
hereafter the problems endangering
the tenure of the de facto government.
A patrol considered adequate to pro-
tect the border will be maintained
rigidly, however, and notice has been
served on Carranza that the United
States will not hesitate to use it's
armed forces again If necessary to
protect American territory and Amer
lean rights.
That Pershing's command, sent into
Mexico last March to dispense the
bandits who raided Columbus, will be
regrouped at the border and put into
a condition of preparedness for a re-
currence of raiding is not doubted
here.
In that connection army officers are
observing with keen interest the prep
arations being made by Villa and his
followers and allies to debate the ter
ritory that Pershing will evacuate.
All moves in the Mexican situation,
however, are kept under cover by the
officials shaping the course Of the ad
ministratiOn