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The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Should the Fourth City In
Population BE the Four
Hundredth i'm Government?

Detroit is dynamic in everything but
government. In that il is decadent.
So much so that it stinketh.
We have passed cities Of the first class
in population; We have been passed by
hundreds Of cities Of the second. third
and fourth class in science and moder-
nifty of administration.
Something like 400 communities have
adopted the commission or general man
ager form of government
We're a twin-six metropolis with dl-
rectorate Of ox-team or donkey-cart an
Notwithstanding 20 who has the floor
II il a travesty on government 70 en-
trust the disbursement of upwards Of
Si5,00O,O00 annually, affecting private
and public property valuation Of nearly a
billion dollars and a plant covering Y
square miles. TO an overgrown group Of
directors who represent nothing faith
fully but geography.
Detroit is dragging along IN an admin
istrative way with an obsolete and
wasteful machinery in an age that has
developed the highest managerial genius
in commercial and industrial organlza-
tions.
We are suffering from misdirected
energies and divided responsibility when
the greatest war of history is teaching
us that democracy requires more concen-
trated authority if it is to handle big
things in a big way.
Let US take this enterprise, in which
over 100000 Of Us are stockholders, out
Of the hands Of - men, the majority Of
whom run it for themselves, and put it
in the hands of nine men who will run
it for US.
And whom we can watch while they
are at it and know for a certainty who
is representing and who is misrepresent-
ing us.
On November 9th vote Eyes" on the
proposal to do away with the present
unavoidable and non-working aldermanic
body and substitute a small non-partisan
council elected by the city at large.
This will replace bulk with brains in
municipal management.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
From another Point of NeD

To Uncle Sam
We hope We both will be able to raise
that loan by Saturday night
Trouble is every time the French and
English drive they push the Germans al
together too hard against the Russians
and Italians.
D. L. r. is reducing wartime misery by
cutting off fuelless cars
Just how was Col Roosevelt intending
to keep sharp watch on four enemy
powers with one eye?
Fuel Conservation Song.
Let the lower tights be burning"
BY getting right 20 work everybody
ought 90 be able 20 earn enough In the
next three months TO swing the third
Liberty bond hotation.
Hungry?
Germans appear % have licked the
Bainsizza plateau clean
Gallery gods will begin TO do their
stamping in the lobby soon
d. L. r. is entitled 20 clemency. First
time II ever confessed o. boarding cars.
Street railway contends too many citi-
zens are carrying home their own cor
porosity.
The curse Of this war business seems
TO be the retreating habit.
Kaiser will have 10 issue another Of
those they-aretrying-to walls
against Brazil
Hey. Newspaper Fellows.
Isn't that grand jury the busy little in
terviewer though? !
Hard TO Down the Irish
Kaiser insists Michaehs and shall be.
Sim Feiners propose 20 sample dcmOc-
Tracy 10 see if il is safe.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Gust the Pink Tea Workers

The head Of the canteen department Of
the National League for Women's Serv-
ice has requested all pink tea" members
to resign from her division. 81 would
rather have one dependable woman than
one thousand who can't work because
they have an engagement 10 play golf or
because it is their afternoon at home"
she remarked
Red Cross workers and war workers
Of all types are up against the age-old
problems Of organzers-how 10 weed out
the Indifferent and inefficient worker the
person who enthusiastically enrolls under
every new banner. attends a few meet
ingS, throws a monkeywrench or two in
% the organization sachinery-and dis
appears until a new cause" or a bright
on banner faunts into view.
such women are obstacles to the prog
ress of any cause with which they see
NJ 70 play Any work they touch is re-
tmded and confused by their assist
ance All things are distorted for tho
purpose Of producing a new pose for their
unsuitable vanity.
War work IS too serious to serve as
playground.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

NHis DEPARTMENT maintained
operations Of the advertising sker the 9usek and s~nd
promsss-~ho have mised
.eo ne ssaans pve ~ pay pfope % nness
spared viii viii
s.n TO investors Only signed es the writer's ard
Address The AamirrOr The Times, Detroit Mich
doubtless familiar WITH an advertise
Tines under he caption Of Hot Before BeaSfas Splendid
Habit consists ~ TWO or three paragraphs IF printed matter and while
effort s made 70 give he ad 50 far possible he appearance q news
The printed
and heavy feeling n the morning there's nothing Ike ~ phoehaed
phosphae JUST
The efficacy of h water stomach cleanser In the paragraph
glass Of
eApooniu OF ILeEone plop,ae W. I, ,ns .'' '.Aas
tho drug bur sufficient who battered with
onogsne oonpaon stomach ogbe or rheumatism real enthusiast
limestone phosphate"
for 9nartsr 81 pound o. one pospb and he W din r ogi
viii him
when you 70 70 drug limestone phosphate
tree promptly hands sou prope'4 package neat nragped IN
supposed contain eHac o pound and
tbero ,nea-s On label this uminanq statement To
This proalc+ derived Limestone
general your plo
70 come pretty gh The "a Mirror advice F
advertising regarded Legitimate by mo
~ As.ocatei hd,snr cb - he world complied set ardris
medical advertising whh ended r fhe guidance Of
Them Rule 80 deals WITH prescription fakes and no ooncen q
proprietary character and provides
Ihe ~ s-,t'1 .,Its, ma 90 49, Fsiee.
-,esfone r6osnsa,e@ srv comes srdsr fs rIe q. doc.
fOrcha Whf Mercolef and other frauds IF o
@ f s.ssr, ~ ~, =. esef leee, rising rcoais aaf
VIII setresp'oung H"Uspapor permit NJ
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Clothes ana the Kaiser
sY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright 1915. by Frank Crane)

] have found out what's the trouble
with the kaiser.
It's his uniform
If he had all along worn a ready
suit of clothes like do if he had never
dressed Up with a silver pot on his head
and gold braid and lace and scarlet and
other fancy Eiiinery, We wouldn't have
had all this trouble
Gay clothes go with autocracy.
Festive array is the eternal sign Of
special privilege
In the days of old when knights were
bold, and they had barons and dukes and
things the gentlemen wore pink doublets
and salmon hose and red hats and purple
pantieS. and long feathers in their
chapeauX. Those days the esteemed peo-
pie did not exist, or if so they came
along in the same category as the swine
The army today is the last resort of
absolutism. There is no voting, no dis
cussion, no anything except obedience
When the captain says "Hunnur
Hump" you have 20 Jump And in the
"t'tAf AMY liA Nt4tNt ftdg - tiitg wear
rainbow coats and striped le9-wear.
The female portion of the race deco
rates itself. wears flowers and wings on
It's hat, and furbeows on its sleeves, also
ringed. streaked and striped skirts and
coats and the female portion of the race
is the privileged portion All women are
born aristoGats.
X is the male man alone who believes
lin liberty. equality and fraternity.
And men wear hand-me-downs
President Wilson's note to Germany
carries such thunderous authority, out
drowning the utterances of all kings,
mikados. and prime ministers abroad, be-
cause ne writes it while wearing the same
kind OF suit Of clothes that the travel
ing man for the pickle factory wears.
II somebody could induce Mr. W.
Hohenzollern TO go down TO Podgers Rect
and Company's gents clothing store and
buy suit Tor maybe forty suits, he be
ing an EMPEROR and wear 1t about his
business, and If all generalissimos, diplo-
mats, field marshals ct i'd omne genus
would go and do likewise, the war would
soon stop.
Ii is the taiors that must make the
world safe for democracy.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Let the People
Rule and Write

Nf'NNfN " ~ .".'.H .'"
10 me Editor ~ The TINES
Wth The present lnfere-f in ,ao
sale 0f second fiherfy loan bonds
eri be- per rear fo cali 'fcniion fo
fhe actual conditions ~ ftr IAN
ron between ihr .ndFldga. and fh'
F0fl.~nwenf go 80 ~ seeing i
fsrmers ln fhis county have coh
planned fa8f fLsy receive no rrrrit.
whatever for fhcir money rI
bonds are actually delivered
sfHrd fhaf 300 FEAR Be- nNpf
fa lo gongirpness 0f fhe h4rd
THa average farmer Euuif
riata sona'hng besides h.f WrHn
20 prove he has purchased H.a1
The bank records nigh' snnF -t
record ~ tho sale buf tire far rr
would Ike something fo hait gUll
The bond IL delivered
l. there q remedy for this condl
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Liberty Loans As An
Answer To Germany

In the past few months the German
rulers and press have suddenly ceased
their pretense of paying little attention
to what America is preparing to do in the
war.
The full state of facts may not be
known to the plain people, but the all
highest circles" reveal enough TO make
the Germans view the future with appre-
hension.
They are, therefore, acting true to
form. They are now singing their hymn
of hate about US.
First it was leveled at the French then
at the English Now it is our turn.
Abuse is heaped upon President VIII
son for declining to talk peace with the
murderous crew now in control Of the
German empire.
Cheer is brought to German hearts by
assuring the faithful the American army
is a joke, and that our navy cannot nope
to cope with the submarine menace.
Editors lick their lips over fond dreams
of indemnities they are going to exact
from us, and over visions of preparations
to secure outposts for the future war
they are going to make upon as.
We are told Gemany's answer to Pres
ident Wilson's insult to the German
kaiser and the German people will be
shown in the success Of the seventh war
loan. And, indeed, it has been a sur
prising success, something over three bill
lion dollars being secured.
The American people are determined TO
match soldier for soldier with the kaiser
until he is defeated. We are determined
to match dollar for dollar with the Ger
man nation-and then some. We have
the opportunity in this second Liberty
Loan.
II we agree with our president in his
stirring and noble words, in which he
lashed the Prussian masters Of the plain
people. IL we resent the slurs and lidi-
cule heaped upon the brave lads who
comprise our army and navy, IL We do
not wish TO be placed in a position where
we will have TO pay humping indem-
nifty 10 the kaiser. we will show the feel
ing that is in US by making the second
Liberty Loan 90 billions over the mark
set by the treasury department.
Only in that way can millions Of US
show the kaiser that we stand by our
president. Only I'M that way can we help
convince the kaiserists that our army is
something more than phantom and that
We are going 10 equip il with something
moro than ghostly rifles and hot-air bull
lets.
Only In that way can we force the
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

a eeNlintl advanced ESQ Guar kr otA 'it'.'
As the automobile bumped The bumps
thru the gateway of Camp Custer
THE General sang out the chauffeur
in khaki. in Ii voice that made II quite
unnecessary TO add audb'y Il ann pleased
TO report.
The sentinel saluted as the brigade
automobile rocked along
When he was q cadet az West Point
50 years ago the General was "a slender
fair-haired young militant The corps
called him a "spoony file because he was
quiet-spoken and teuder-hearted
lie is still that The car passed TWO
civilians tramping over the wet sand 20
the scene Of the dedicatory ceremonies az
the y. NJ c. A. auditorium
The General ordered the driver TO stop
Its an of a mile 70 the auditorium. he
said to the pedestrians as he pushed open
the door Of the car. eve can take care Of
you in here.
Some difference from Deutschland.
where the uniformed mar commands ser
vile difference from civilians, sometimes
yielding them the gutter only for sea-
room when they pass on the street.
At the officers mess the attachment Of
the staff TO the gentle-mannered General
was apparent, and ne was manifestly
proud of the group OF sinewy straight
limbed, ruddy-countenanced young fell
lows, many Of them from the officers re-
serve training camps. and looking quite
unShowy compared with the resplendent
red and blue of the regalia Of the French
engineer officer who had just arrived
from the trenches in Flanders.
When the General stepped into the bar
racks to show a visitor how comfortably
the nation has provided FOR the defenders
Of democracy, every lad in KHAKI cracked
his heels together at attention" in re
Spouse 10 the sergeant's command.
Rest ordered the General who didn't
care 20 have the disciplinary ceremony
unduly prolonged
Neither childhood nor old age has been
held in the reverence one looks for from
the chivalrous, BY the invading Teutons
in Belgium. Poland or France but the
General was not content 10 motor home
from the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium at Camp
Custer after the dedicatory program until
assured that conveyance was available for
a group Of women Of advanced age.
And the General, who never knew his
80 years Of service were 10 be crowned
with brigadier's commission until
newspaper friend came into his office
with a piece OF telegraph 'flimsy" bear
ing the news, is not an exception. The
arrogance of the Prussian officer is one
thing; the humanity of the American Of
icer is another
Let not the hearts Of fathers and moth I
ers be troubled. Their boys are commit /
ted TO the care Of real men. like the Cen I
eral.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27
Laugh With Us

Mrs Gubblns was % kindly
ogl $50 when Mi- Friol asked
hcr "ilae SARAH bigrs AID any
thInr to you pbou me- she
fS.cd 20 LOT her down gently
ESQ. never" she an wered.
NJ Sarah Bigg- can't ay any
thing good - "a poison she
don't never say nothing
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

frnf'ur "#tai hl taHyenrd
hrr TVr Df t0U l. late
hl.rs csa .nd hruoi faces D.
The nor battered aud most
cheerful one iF the new bow,
an etcd fhc sixth grade
fracHer rbe others thoi he
fl peace ai any price.
Uui he wasur"
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

Prussians to believe that We are going
10 see this war thru to the end-until
the Hohenzollern autocracy Is crushed TO
earth never 20 rise again.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

~ ln1 are skilled. In -aafaa
ntr.yu'r pursuit 'Wo hall Do
fIad 'o pcrmt v0u t0 follow ii
-a.d hr warden kindly to The
newif arrived prisoner
Thank YOU yep much 20
piled Tho convict politely. Pm
an aviator. Puck
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

= ~ "IIIT"T'"T IT
uncertain axe and disposition
lhc vicar read ON tho words
inFp honor and obey and
fa"u JInkling stopped him
Read faat again slr he said
Read % uuro moro -Oa Mo
lady ran catch fho full olcmr.
itv oI fhf ueanin' Two been
arIpi before '''
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

Ni ft's 0rly fair fQ wan
4Du irtr.f ffaf m hg.HaH
swear I'f.r r9frrff-r--
That $50 ughf mum $50 i0
Cree 10 Thrndare Ho1reselt
nho enters upon bis aEnsfh gear
today.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-27

Farmer JnMlnr. - vidowcr. va. marrvins
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-26
POWELL FORD.

VIM Mason is shearing his big
flock of shep.
Wallace Johnson had his sheep
sheared last week. Several more in
this neighborhood have some to be
sheared.
NJ. n. Powell purchased a load of
corn of Grover Dowell recently.
w. A. McMurtry purchased an
Overland car last week.
Miss Joe Powell, of Auxvasse, is
the guest of N. NJ. Powell and sister.
Mrs. Alex Kemp spent a few days
in Mexico with relatives last week.
Miss Emma McMurtry, who teaches
in this district, will close her Sr
monts term of school next Friday.
Some have had lettuce out of their
gardens and plenty of onions and
greens.
Farmers are busy blowing for corn.
All are glad to see Hobart Cook
home again.
Many from Mexico attended Rally
Day last Sunday at Rising Sun.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-26
A. L. Gallip, Centralia, Pleasant

A. l.. Gallip, Centralia, Pleasant
Green.
C. w. Wilson, Centralia, Payne.
e. NJ. Morris, Mexico, Hurdle.
w. A. McMurtry, Mexico, Carter.
B. B. Barr, Bexico, Maple Grove.
Ed. Pearl, Thompson, Sims.
o. B. Davis, Mexico, Jesse.
H. Pryor, Mexico, Mexico.
R. c. Barkley, Rush Hill, Hedge
Dale.
Mark Pierce, Mexico, Lawder.
E. w. LierHeimer, Benton City,
Erisman.
W. R. Thompson, Laddonia, Cau-
thorn.
R. F. Dye, Benton City, Rush Hill.
Will Ray, Benton City, Eureka.
! w P. Kennedy, Laddonia, Ed
wards. .. l.--.,- Pc
j. F. Parker, Laddonia, Hickory
Grove.
G. L. Williams, Laddonia, Black.
]. ]. Johnson, Laddonia, Cornet
Jesse Lotion, Wellsville, Hall.
G.. r. Mosley, Gazette, Culwell.
w. E. Lewellen, Vandalia, Pleas
ant Plains.
]. R. Gatewood, Vandalia, Crow.
, o. B. Lease, Gazette, Carter.
Albert Davis, Martinsburg, Femme
wald.
]. E. Northcutt, Benton City, Prai-
rie Chapel.
Amos Harris, Martinsburg, Chapel
Grove.
R. L. Brown, Benton City, South
Liberty.
Miss sallie Crane, Martinsburg,
Crane.
Julius Kreiger, Martinsburg, Mar
tinsburg.
Miss Blanche White, Mexico, Lib,
erty.
George Watts, Mexico, Jackson.
j. e. Stratton, Benton City, Ben
ton City.
J. H. Stumpf, Benton City, Sunrise
Mrs. E. G. Nieman, Mexico, Staufr,
er.
]. w. Hamilton, Mexico, Washing.
ton.
John Kane, Mexico, Cedar Grove.
Hiram Threlkeld. Mexico, Beaver
Dam.
Rothwell Crews, Mexico, Eller.
A. j.. Crum, Mexico, Union.
S. c. Groves, Mexico, Hisey.
B. A. Smith, Thompson, Cant.
James Offutt, Mexico, Burke.
]. A. White, Thompson, Flynt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-26
ED. w. II. HOOK.
The Last Dance in Slaughter Neigh
borhood''-Mrs. Kemp's Baptism
john GordOn's Political Success.

Chapter VI.-We finally moved in
to Mexico. Rented home in North
west Mexico, and we were settled for
a while-out of the reach of snakes.
had some more work at Slaugh-
ter, or, rather, Dye, School House.
My first work, the first after 1 had
moved to town, now began.
We were in the midst of a polit-
ical campaign. Saturday before my
meeting began they had a political
meeting. The principal speakers
were c. T. Quisenberry and John
Gordon. They were seeking the Of
fee of Prosecuting Attorney of Au-
drain County. 1t was a great gather
ing. And 1 had a good opportunity
to announce my meeting for the next
day, Sunday. In passing l will say,
Gordon was elected, and Brother
QuisenberTy was a fearfully disap-
pointed man. But both have gone
home to Heaven many years ago.
We had a great gathering under
the arbor where they had music and
dancing. When the dancing had lul-
led for moment l stepped upon the
platform and made short speech I
told them that there had been a time
in my life when 1 loved the dance
and the ball room, but that the time
for such trifies with me was now over.
made announcement for my meeting
the next day. I extended an invita-
tion to all to attend the meeting.
That was the last dance in that
neighborhood, to my knowledge. 1
had preached at II o'clock and gave
out an invitation. Two came to the
front, two old people-old Uncle
Wesley Kemp and his companion.
The meeting went on several days.
Many turned to the Lord and con-
fessed Him before men.
We made arrangements for baptis-
ing. Old Mother Kemp was a very
large lady, weighing about 500 or
$50 pounds, and she had not walked
without her crdtcnes for years. she
had with her her rocking chair. She
sat in the chair and Brother John Dye
and w. B. Canterbury, two strong
men, took hold of the chair, one on
either side, and carried her into the
water and I baptized her as nicely as
anyone could ask Then the old
gentleman and a number of others
were immersed.
l continued to preach in the school
house until the building of Rock Hill
Church, the ,house where Rev. ]. R.
Patton, and myself held the only de-
bate ever held in that neighborhood.
Will tell about it later on.
ITO be continued.)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-26
Audrain County
Sunday Schools
Striving to Meet The Points Set for
Last Year-Dates for Township
Conventions.

The Audrain County Interdenom-
national Sunday School Association
has almost arrived at the goal for
1917 set last year at the County Con-
vention in Martinsburg. This was
brought to light at the recent EFF
ficiency Conference" held in Mexico.
Dates have been set for the town
ship meetings to be held between
now and the County Meeting, which
is to be held at Rush Hill early in
June.
The dates for these meetings and
the places where they will be held
are as follows:
April 20, Wilson Township, at
Skinner.
May 6, Loutre and South Linn
townships, at Benton City Christian
Church.
May 13, Prairie and North Linn
townships, at Laddonia.
May 20, Sailing township, at Mace
donia.
May "a, Cuivre township, at Mt
Olivet.
May 81, Salt River township, at
Bethel.
Audrain County ranks eighth in eff
fciency in the State and to reach the
standard set last year it is necessary
for the following townships to add
the classes given after their names:
Prairie, one cradle roll, two home
Sailing, one cradle roll, two organiz-
ed classes, one teacher training.
Salt River, one cradle roll.
Loutre, two cradle rolls.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-26

found that in other attitudes the
stone loses its delicate coloring.
Colorado Springs is making gar
den this week. We are late, aren't
we, but we didn't want our seeds
showed under or frozen up. The
daily rains began last Friday, the
first shower I've seen since 1 left
Missouri last October. One thinks
a terrible storm is coming judging
by the fast rolling clouds and the
angry look of the mountains but it
is soon over, the sun bright and
streets dry and clean.
Everyone here is intense upon
showing his patriotism with hoe as
well as flag. A flag waves from near
ly every house but the hoe and seed
packages reign supreme in the back
yard. Many people are leaving town
to rent small ranches where they
will grow potatoes and meat.
Our stores were emptied last week
by the sudden demand for -four and
sugar, but the people are now realiz-
ing how selfish it is to grab food
away from those who haven't ten
dollar piece ahead and who most
likely will not have very soon.
Our schools are also superintend-
ing home-gardening thru the children.
1 think it only right that the chill
dren are given share in the work of
the nation. Led by members of the
National Guard, with flags waving
from every hand and with their
young voices swelling the volume of
America, 5000 students of the
City schools, from the grades to Col
orado College, will participate in a
patriotic parade thru the business
section this afternoon. The parade
is under the auspices of the D. A. r.
l shall think of the Mexico children
when see them.
Later.-I wanted to add to that
school parade comments how 1 was
impressed by the way the children
marched eight deep and no teachers
trying to keep the lines straight
tn ey did it and the turing of square
corners we'll by themselves. 1t look
ed funny to me to see the squad of
black boys and girls, wei behaved,
well dressed and looking as well as
they ought.
The Boy Scouts of the Pixies Peak
Region are having great times now.
With the Springs as headquarters,
they are being organized 500 strong
in such a way as will be of inestima-
BILE value to the preparedness pro-
gram of the community.
l was glad to hear of the reorgan-
ization of the Camp Fire Girls at
Mexico. Under the leadership of Miss
Cunningham and Miss Threlkeld theg
may find definite work to do at this
critical time. Success to the Camp.
Mrs. F. c. Zaugg.