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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
Farmers Week. at Columbia
Witnessed by Audrain Citizens

varieties of hogs, the Poland China,
Duroc Jersey and Berkshire. OF the
sheep on display were, the Shrop-
shire, Hampshire, Dorset, Cottswool
and Leichester.
This is the third year Mr.. Shook
and Mr.. Erdel have attended these
stock exhibits, and it is their opinion
this one was the best by far yet held.
A marked improvement in class and
number of exhibits on display.
Audrain County won third place
in County Club Work, which was su-
pervised by County School Superin-
tendent w. Clyde Johnson.
Those attending from Audrain
county were, Theodore Selb, living
north of Mexico, Pennant Atchison,
near Worcester, w. A. Paulin, and
the above named young men.
Mr.. Erdel was greatly impressed
with the advantages to be derived
from such meeting, and thinks the
farmers, women and girls as well
as the men and boys should attend
these sessions. He says other counties
were we'll represented, Jackson,
Boone, Pettis, Marion, Buchanan,
Polk, Johnson, Lafayette and others,
some sending as high as 20 to 80
boys and girls, who are taking a
great interest in the movement. He
predicted they will derive a great
deal of good from what they saw and
heard.
Mr.. Shook u:ges the necessity of
the farmers organizing. He would
like to see the farmers begin early
and thoroughly organize in Audrain
county and be ready to take advan-
tage of the great good to be derived
from attending Farmers Week next
winter. They should attend the lee
lures, given by men who have spec
ialized along the different lines OF
agricultural work. Much can be
learned from these lectures and those
who attend them go home better
prepared to solve the many problems
that pertain to good farming.
Notwithstanding the small attend
ance from Audrain, and consequent
Iy but few entries made, the count
ranked we'll with other counties 1
awards taken.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

for fresh air at times. But the girls
held on, to the last. When the con-
test ended, however, the victors and
defeated alike, yet looked fresh and
happy.
The Legislature should cut out
many of these jobs; numbers of them
are but mere play at work.
There is a shortage in State finan-
ces of about $1,50O,000 at this time.
1t would appear that that should
call for economy all along the line.
How this deficiency is to be met and
provision made for the future is not
determined. A graded tax on big
land holdings may be proposed, tho
have heard no talk along that line.
1t would seem that large land own
ers should be willing to pay a grad
uated tax, something after the plan
by which the Federal Government
collects income taxes on large incomes.
I would like to see the foreign land
owner made to come across, anyway
especially If the law might catch
any English Lords or other aristo-
Gratis across the sea who are holding
their thousands of acres in this coun-
try for mere speculation.
heard an amusing story. Some
people never can give up constancy
or an old usage in their time. They
want to carry on business today just
as they always have tho conditions
demand changes. They never can quit
incubating. They are like the old hen.
She'll sit all summer on a China egg.
A poultryman once had hen that in
all his efforts he could not break
her from the habit of sitting. One
day he set an alarm clock to go off
in five minutes and put it under the
hen. Directly the clock began to
go off. The old hen showed her dis
turbance by raising up one wing
lust a little. Presently she raised up
the other. Then she began putting up
/ her neck and then she reacheu out
over the nest toward outdoors-the
longest neck her owner had ever
seen on a hen. Then all at once she
began a splutter and a squall and
went off that nest with racket that
alarmed the whole hen settlement
After that she could not be induced
to "set" even on a roost pole. 1t took
all the Scotch out of her, so to speak
She was now ready for change.
Too many of us are "set in our
ways" 1t causes loss of enthusiasm
A man without enthusiasm in his
work is merely dead man walking
/ around.
JOHN BEAL.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
FROM OKLAHOMA

Roosevelt, Okla, Jan. 5, 1917
Dear Friend Beal.-Please find en-
closed a post Office money order of
$2.O0 to pay my subscription. Keep
the Message coming, always enjoy
reading the news from Mexico and
surrounding country.
We are all still alive and we'll.
Busy most of the time. Cotton pick
ing is about finished. Wheat is look
ing fine. Farmers are busy blowing,
getting ready for another crop. Have
had a mild winter so far. But time
enough to get bad, as the winter
months are not past.
With best wishes and New Year
Greetings.
L. H. JASPER
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
THE PETIT JURY.

The County Court hac chosen the
following to serve as petit jurors for
the March Term of Circuit Court:
Loutre Township-Ed Crane, Tom
Mitchell.
Cuivre-John Hickerson, B. T.
White, Tom Edwards, ], w. Hall, B.
H. Lemaster.
Linn-E. ]. Brenton.
Prairie-Lon Heller. w. F. Shields.
Saling-B. Graves, Buford Lift
rell.
Wilson-Rube Maddox, ]. D. Beat
ty.
Salt River-John Lane, ]. W.Wool-
bridge, w. L. Kent, Yves Winn, w. A.
McMurtry, Mark Collins, John NJ.
Smith, A, L. Lipp, Ripley Pearson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
THE LEGISLATURE
The House OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mill
ing for Clerical Jobs--E. A. Shan
mons Popularity.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 81 wit
messed the convening of the Missouri
Houseof Representatives Wednesday,
when the organization of the Forty
ninth General Assembly should be-
gin.
"How did they do it," a Mexico
man asked me.
Why, anyone of the literary socie-
ties in Mcmillan High or that debat-
ing club out toward Skinner could
act with as much freedom and parlia-
mentary dignity, it seems to me.
Con Roach, Secretary of State,
walked up to the Speakers desk and
picked up gavel and hammered for
order. Rev. Denten was called on
for prayer. The members were then
sworn in by blocks of 20, and each
was given his certificate of election.
Adjournment was then taken to 10
o'clock the following day.
The average looker-on would con-
clude the Legislature loses much val
liable time. have had the same
thought in watching the proceedings
in the courts before now.
Most of the members of the House
are young men. Drake Watson of
Rails county, who is the Speaker, is
but 81 years old. When he was
nominated it was mentioned that he
is a single man but has a sweetheart
in Kentucky. Jefferson City girls
will govern themselves accordingly.
e. A. Shannon of Audrain is one of
the young men and withal is one of
the hardest workers of the Assembly
He is most popular, too, and IS on
several important committees Ev-
erybody knows him and his advice is
often sought and always welcome.
The next time the people call Shan
non it will be for a place higher up.
1t was proposed in the Democratic
caucus that the clerical force should
number 1S0 Frank Farris-always
and forever wet of Phelps county
fought long and hard for that num-
ber. Mr.. Shannon, in the interest of
economy, in an earnest and deter
mined plea urged the members should
be cut to 140, and won out. 1t was a
good victory and will be a saving to
the State; 40 clerks at $3.5o per day
for 70 days-figure it out yourself.
The Senate, on the other hand,
shut her eyes to economy and will
have 100 clerks. She could get
along with half that number. How
much of the States money will be
squandered in this instance? 1t is an
outrage and shame.
Speaking about clerks, both in the
House and Senate, 1 never saw such
a scramble for these places. Young
girls, some with their mothers with
them, endured torture in tobacco
fumes Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday at the Madison House in but
ton-holing members for legislative
jobs. "The milling around was a
fright" as a local paper expressed
it. 1t was observed that even the
old-time members, hardened by years
of experience, were forced to retrea
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
STATE INCOME TAX
Senator Duncan, who Represents the
nth District, Which Includes Aud
rain, Has Plan.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 7.---One
of the first bills that will be intro6uc-
ed in the Senate when that body Is
ready for business next week will be
a carefully drawn measure by Senator
Jesse L. Duncan of Lincoln county. 1t
will provide for the levying Of an IN
come tax in this State which will pro-
duce revenue for State purposes es-
timated at from $2,5OO,OOO to 3d.
100000 a year.
1t provides for a two per cent tax
on all incomes over 5000 per annum,
with exemptions for man and wife
that will allow them $1,000 per year
free of the imposition of the tax, and
additional exemptions of $I00 per
year for each child under / 8 years of
age.
Senator Duncan has made an ex-
haustive study of the income tax
laws of the States where such enact
ments are in force. He believes the
application of the income tax idea
will largely solve the problem of rails
ing the additional revenue that Mis-
souri, stands so pressingly in need OF
to properly caro- for it's State institu-
tions.
The graduated income tax in force
in the state of Wisconsin yields from
100000 to $5,OOO,OOO annually.
A graduated income tax under the
present Missouri Constitution would
be void, so the same rate is applied to
all incomes in the proposed Duncan
| law.
Senator Duncan in his bill defines
all incomes that will be subject to
the tax, should his measure be enact
ed, as follows:
All rents of real estate, including
the estimated rental of residence
property occupied by the owner tfG5e-
of.
All dividends derived from stock
and all interests derived from mon.
ey loaned or invested in notes, mort.
cages, bonds or other evidences OF
debt of any kind whatsoever.
All wages, salaries of fees derived
from services.
All profits derived from the trans,
action of business, or from the sale
of real estate or other capital assets
provided that the profits derived
from the sale of real estate cquired
previous to January 1, 1917, only
such proportion shall be taxible only
proportionately, as the date of the
sale bears to the entire time between
the date of acquisition and the date
of the sale.
All royalties derived from mines
or the possession or use of franchis
es or legalized privileges of any kind
Exemptions for corporations in
clude wages of employees and salaries
of officers, provided the latter arr
reasonable, and ordinary expenses in
Cured in the conduct of the business
Pensions received from the United
States are among other exemption
for individuals.
The bill is to be applicable Il
incomes for 1917 if it should be en-
acted into law.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

Seven hundred Missouri farmers,
their wives and families registered
on last Thursday, a week ago, at the
opening of the annual Farmers
Week given under the auspices of
the College of Agriculture of Mis-
souri, University and the State Board
of Agriculture at Columbia. Each
day brought more and the week was
the largest since its founding.
A special part of the program this
year was prepared for the wives and
children of the farmers and they at
tended in large numbers. Special
demonstration courses for the rural
lists of particular nature were given
during the week and met with MUCH
favor. The week ended Friday night
with a banquet at which was served
a prize steer from the University
farm and other products grown and
produced by the students in the Col.
lege of Agriculture.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
FARM and STOCK.
Ernest Johnson, southeast of Santa
Fe, bought a brood SOW of w. F. Da-
Wis for $50.
John Martin, Just west of Martins
burg, sold his 16O acre farm recently
to E. P. Johnson for $4,000.

Rye will thrive in acid or poor soils
where wheat will not grow we'll and
may be planted on any soil later than
wheat. 1t makes one of the earliest
spring pastures and is excellent as a
green manure. These characteristics
make rye an important factor in farm
economy, even in sections where it's
yield of grain is not as profitable as
that of wheat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
RAILS SOLD AS JUNK.
Greetings,

The rails sold on the south exton-
sion of the electric railroad out of
Mexico have been sold to a junk
dealer in st. Louis. Under present
prices the rails brought more as junk
than when new. The proceeds of the
sale will be used to make needed
repairs on the line from Mexico to
Santa Fe.
The electric company is still en-
deavoring to find a buyer for the
right of way of the south extension
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

The largest land deal ever effected
in this section was completed Satur-
day, says the Vandalia Leader. 1t
involved the sale of the old VIM.
Woods farm and several sections of
Logan county, Kansas, land, the to-
tai money valuation aggregating
$250,000. The deal was made thru
F. B. Deteinne. The Woods farm of
1885 acres, lying in Rails county,
northwest of Vandalia and belonging
to ]. B. Fletcher of Virden, ILL.,, be-
comes the property of 1. v. Evans of
Boone county. In exchange Mr..
Fletcher gets 1850 acres of land in
Logan county, Kansas, and $4,000
cash The VIM. Woods farm is one
of the largest and best improved
farms in this part of the State. 1t
is valued at 500 per acre. Mr..
Fletcher bough it several years age
for an investment. 1t is now occu-
pied by Harvey Tucker. The new
owner, Mr.. Evans, contemplates many
improvements. Mr.. Detienne and
Mr.. Fletcher inspected the Kansas
land last week, returning Saturday
when the deal was consumated.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
DIES FROM WOUND
Vim. Martin, 10 Years Old, Student
at M. NJ. A., AccidentIy Killed by
Discharge of Gun

William Martin, 16 years old, son
of w. F. Martin, of st Louis, student
in Missouri Military Academy, died
Thursday afternoon from the effects
of an accidental gunshot wound.
Martin was rushed to the Mexico
hospital but died shortly after arriv-
ing there. His chum was cleaning a
gun and the weapon was accidently
discharged.
No blame is attached to the off
cials at the Academy.
1t was sad happening, all Mexico
deplores it,
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

Oscar Erdel.. son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Val Erdel, living three miles south
west of Rush Hill, and Raymond
Shook, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Shook, seven miles northeast of Mex
leo. returned Friday from Columbia,
where they attended Farmers
Week" which was held in that city
from the first to the fourth of jan
uary. These young men report the
exhibits at the live stock judging
pavilion were the finest ever wit
messed. Among the most notable
were offsprings of Rex Mcdonald and
Rex Chief A, formerly owned in
this county; colts by Astral King
Black Squirrel and other great sires
In the beef cattle pens they saw
winners that stood End, 3rd and ST.
in their classes in the international
Live Stock Show at Cricago in Dec.
1916. Among the splendid showing
of dairy cattle they saw daughters
and granddaughters OF Missouri Chic
Josephine. the Worlds Champion
dairy COW. The best record for on,
year was made by Holstein, thu
yield being 28.5sS pounds OF milk
76s pounds butter fat, $50 pound
of butter.
They witnessed three standar,
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

Mrs. J. E. Lewis the 80-acre tract of
land known as the Dick Thomas farm.
Consideration $50 per acre.
Col. e. ]. Shone is in Jefferson
City attending the Inaugural.
w. E. Summers is visiting rela-
tives in Hannibal.
Rev. ]. d. Greer, of Mexico, at
tended the revival meeting over fun
day.
VIM. Pritchett, of Vandalia, spent
Sunday in Laddonia with his father
]. D. Pritchett.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

Our friend o. L. Henegar, of the
Laddonia Herald, has our thanks for
favors. BY the way, Mr.. Henegar and
his good wife are succeeding splen-
didly with the Herald. The people
and business men are showing fine
spirit toward the paper. We under
stand the Herald had 2S renewal
subscriptions in one week lately.
That's getting there,
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
Barnett-Quisenberry

Mr.. j. L. Barnett, son of ex-Sheriff
VIM. Barnett, and Miss Martha
Quisenberry, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Kelly Quisenberry. of Mexico,
were married in Fulton, Wednesday
of last week, Rev w. L. Scarborough
officiating. The wedding was a sur
prise to their many friends here. We
extend them congratulations and
best wishes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

The merchants of Gallatin have
evolved novel scheme to get the
people to come there to trade. Last
Saturday about rs turkeys, hens and
guineas, it is said, were thrown off
of building, to be the property of
the man, woman or child that sue
ceeded in catching them. The high
price of poultry, especially turkeys,
caused a wild scramble, and the av-
erage football team was put to shame
by the eager, hungry hundreds that
were in the scramble.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
FROM MONTANA.

Box Elder, Mont, Jan. 2, 1917
Dear Editor:-I am enclosing $1.00
to pay my subscription for another
year for the Message.
We have been having some very
cold weather and earlier than we
usually get our cold weather, but it
is warmer the last few days. Wishing
you success.
W. c. DYE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11
JOHN BEAL.

Miss Doris Rice, OF Belize, British
Honduras, a student at Hardin Col
lege, is at the home of Mrs. G. D..
Rodgers, afflicted with light case
of measles. Miss Doris is a sister of
Mrs. Eddie Johnston, now of Brit
ish Honduras.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

J. ]. Wakefield attended a meet
ing of the State Board of Agriculture
at Sedalia last week, of which he is
a member.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

The VIM. F. Atkinson residence on
East Love Street, occupied by John
e. Fish, was sold Friday at trus-
tees sale to George Will Robertson,
for $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

The "wets" drew first blood in a
contest against the "drys" in the Mis-
souri, Legislature.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-01-11

DR.. N. r. Rodes has been appoint
ed County Physician.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-03-02

first torpedo was exploded a second YVES
sent into the bottom OF the ship. There
were 26O Of IT., crew and about seventy.
five passengers. Six Of the passengers
we're Americans and fourteen OF the
crew. They all took to the boats, but
one boat capeized in the heavy seas thst
were rolling and two ladies from Chicago
died. from exposure. The boats were
picked up by British patrol boat after
about six hours exposure during the
darkness.
Apparently this IS almost an exact re.
pitition of the case of the "Lusitana'
except that there were less people on
board and consequently less persons
drowned.
As we write, the President and Con.
gress are busy discussing the facts and
what We sh.ll do about it. The 'over,
act" has come as it was certain to come;
The action of this country is in the
hands of our authorities. We avail,
their decision and the consequences.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-03-02

Witness the rejection Of the two cent
fare on North Dakota railroads in face
of the fact that Minnesota people have
had such a law for several years.
Many Of the Nonpartisan people are
wondering in their minds why Mr.. Town
ley insisted on the present legislature
revolutionizing the state by ssizing
authority for which they had no legal
warrant and attempting to resolve them.
selves into constitutional convention
and thereby to abitraily and absolutely
destroy the fundamental principles of
the constitution as adopted by the peo.
pie of this state.
But MIR. Townley knew that bill No.
A could not pass the senate. Why
should he insist on making the House
pass the bill and then make all this
winters legislation be tested by the vote
on said bill A? We doubt il that is
good management even from Mr.. Town.
ley's standpoint.
Mr.. Townley has gathered about his
immediate person q set of political "sol.
dlers of fortune" These people are
notoriously hard to manage and their
loyalty to their master is measure d by
preferment and cash payments. Can be
keep them in subsection? We cannot
here rehearse all of the troubles that
have and will come to him as autocrat
of all the Nonpar,isans. Evidently Mr.
Townley has troubles of his own.
Up to this time Mr.. Townley has been
building and launching great battle.
ship. He has gathered large crew and
officers, the latter mostly OF rather
dubious experiences. Now he goes to
battle. We hear HIS GUNS ROAR in
capital letters. IT Mr.. Townley has
these guns loaded with real shot and he
can keep his officers and crew aiming
and firing with any sure certainty, then
"old BIG BIZ" will go to the bottom,
while all the little Bizzies and the rest
of US will be- glad to swim to some lone
island and thereafter do the Crusoe act
leaving the world to Emperor Townley
and his farmer serfs
"Long live the King" if he is king.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-03-02

IF it is still the purpose of the imperial
indiscriminate warfare against vessels of
commerce by the use of submarines with
out regard to what the government of the
indisputable rules of International law
and universally recognized dictates of hui
nanity. the government of the United
States is at last forced to the conclusion
that there is but one course it can pursue.
Unless the Imperial government shouln
now Immediately declare and effect ad
abandonment of it's present methods fo
submarine warfare against passenger and
freightcarrying vessels, the government
of the United States can have no choice
but to sever diplomatic relations with the
German empire altogether"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-03-02
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

A rather remarkable retirement of the
German lines along the front of the Brit
ish line in the Somme region has been
going on during the last week. The
Germans would call it reformation
while the British would say it was re-
treat. The British lines have now ad-
vanced with but little fighting to within
three miles of Bapaume which has been
for several months an objective point
and is a very strongly fortified and i'm
portant railway center. The retirement
is remarkable because up to this time in
the war the Germans have invariably
held on to all occupied territory if possi-
BILE of defence. Whether this retirement
is strategical in view of the "great spring
drive' on the part of the Germans or
the ententes is still military question.
On other battle lines there has been
nothing of Importance.
The "ruthless' submarine blockade
declared by Germany continues. There
is no notable increase in the number OF
ships. sunk and the numbers vary from
two or three to ten OF dozen daily.
While this daily loss in itself is not a
very large percentage of the ships sail
ing through the ''war zones" yet Incl.
dentally, it has more influence than the
figures would indicate. The increased
angers have undoubtedly kept many
hips from sailing in the disputed seas;
has increased the rates of war iDsur.
ance and also made freight rates the
: highest ever known. All these things
either diminish the food supplies Of
Britain or else greatly increase the cost.
AS England would starve in a month
without outside supplies, it is evident
that country is considerably worried by
the submarine lockade.
In our own country we have been
awatchfully waiting" Waiting for the
probable covert act'' that will cause q
declaration of war Until this week
there had been nothing Of so drastic q
character that we need take offence un-
less we wanted to. though there have
been less important but still very annoy
Ing things happen. The blockade has
resulted in the tying up Of many Ameri-
can vessels. the transportation Of mer-
chandise and the stopping Of travel.
Sunday night shout hundred miles