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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
NO DRAFT UNTIL
AFTER THE HARVEST

~
WASHINGTON, May Is. - In re-
Spouse to a suggestion by Senator
Jones, of Washington, that the new
selective draft army help harvest
crops, Secretary Baker yesterday
disclosed that it is not expected to
call out the first V million men be-
fore September l because of "the de-
pleted state of our supplies" and that
there will therefore be no "appreci-
able interference with the labor sup
ply of the country until that date"
After stating that the labor ques-
ton was receiving serious attention
from all departments, Secretary Bak-
err wrote to Senator Jones:
sowing to the depleted state of our
supplies it will not be practicable to
call out the first u million men to
be raised under the provisions of the
bill now pending before Congress I'M
til about September l so there will be
no appreciate interference with the
labor supply of the country until that
date.
"When these men are called they
will have to be continually trained
with the colors until they are sent
abroad. AS the period of training
before they are sent abroad will be at
the best all too short, in iustics to the
men it must be intensive and contin-
uous."
Senator Stone attacked the Roose-
welt amendment on the ground that
Colonel Roosevelt is unfit to COM
mand a body of troops because he has
no respect for authority, constitu-
tional or otherwise" and described the
provision "ss a scheme both personal
and political"
The Missouri Senator stated that he
was going to talk about the colonel
and put what he had to say in the
record whether anybody liked it or
not"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
WILSON ASKS HOUSE
FOR COMMITTEE ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

WASHINGTON, May IT. - Presi-
dent Wilson has written Chairman
Pou of the House Committee on Com
mittees urging appointment of a spe-
cial committee on Woman Suf-
frage.
Womean Suffrage workers have
fought for years for appointment OF
such a body.
President Wilson's letter was writ
ten at the request of Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, of New York, and
Mrs. Helen H. Gardener, of Washing
ton.
The President said he heartily ap-
proved of such a committee and
thinks at would be a very wise move
of public policy"
It could not be learned whether
Miss Jeanette Rankin would be con-
sidered for appointment to this COM
mittee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
BENTON CITY ITEMS

Ed Hilderbrand shipped a car load
ct hogs to st. Louis Monday night
Will Veneer returned Sunday even
ing from California with his broth
or, John, who is very ill. John stood
the trip very well. - Fred Hilbert is
on the sick list. - John Reeds spent
Saturday and Sunday with his son
in Mexico. Mrs. Reeds is spending
a few days in Galloway with her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Cox. - Mrs. Ma
terre and daughter, Myrtle, moved
back to their home near Shamrock
Saturday. - Rev. Mitchell and Mrs.
Rockwell and family spent Sunday
with Charlie Mildred and family. -
Mrs. Tom Hicks is home after spend
ing a few days with her aunt in Rails
county, who has been very sick. -
Mrs. Will Mullins from Ohio is visit
ing her parents and relatives here
The young people of the Christian
Church will repeat their entereain-
ment "The Deestrick Skule of Fifty
Years Ago." Thursday evening, May
22nd, at Romans Hall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
NEW AND BETTER
TIMES ARE SEEN
BY F. A.. VANDERBILT

NEW YORK, May 81. - Differ
ent, but better business was forecast
by Frank A. Vanderlip, president of
the National City Bank, Saturday.
The war, according to the financier,
will call for readjustments, but not
for a dimunition in the volume of bu-
siness.
Times will be better than ever be-
fore and instead of stagnancy the
people of the United States should be
getting ready for top speed pro-
duction that will utilize every ener-
gy.
In a carefully prepared interview
Mr.. Vanderlip, who is a member of
the Labor Committee of the Advis-
DRY Commission of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, touched on nearly all
the important segments of the bust
ness problem and answered many of
the questions that have been raised
by business men.
"NO Danger in Economy"
"The sooner" he said, "the public
gets over the idea that we want bust
ness as usual or can have business
as usual during this war the better
for all. Business men should get rid
of any foolish fears that economy will
bring on a general paralysis of in
dustry or trade.
"There is no danger of not having
work for everybody; the trouble is
there is more work in sight than can
possibly be done, and the question IS
whether we shall cut off luxuries or
necessities. :"
Mr.. Vanderlip said the country
should Immediately awake to the fact
that it has a great task in hand and
that it cannot carry on a war like this
with one hand and continue to do the
business it did with the other.
He urged the people generality to
buy Government bonds and advised
the banks to aid the people in making
these purchases.
Different business, but better bust
ness for America during the war, was
predicted by Frank A. Vanderbilt,
banker and member of the Labor Com
mittee of the Council of National De-
fense's Advisory Commission.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
ATTORNEY GENERAL

WILL ~ EO III III
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May II.
- An investigation is to be begun at
once by Attorney General Frank W.
McAllister into the amount and meth
cd of expenditures of money used in
securing signers to the petitions for
invoking the referendum on the in
heritance tax law.
This statement was made today by
the Attorney General in this connec-
ton:
"The plan being used in Cole county
to secure signatures to the petitions
to refer the inheritance tax law is to
employ solicitors and pay them 10
cents per signer. If this plan is used
all wei the state quite a large sum
of money, comparatively speaking,
will be required to ecure the requi-
site number of petitions.
"This scheme comes very close to n
violation of the law, and l seriously
doubt the validity of petitions Sc
cured by such methods, but, in any
event, the people are entitled to
know who comes forward with the
necessary funds.
"They have a right TO know what
interests are back of the effort to
cripple, if not bankrupt, the State and
destroy the usefulness of the State
Government in the greatest crisis the
people of this country have ever fac
ed.
"To the end that they may know, if
these petitions are presented, / shall
bring about such proceedings as will
trace the last dollar of the money ex-
pended to its original source, so that
the people may know who is really be-
hind the scheme"
Information received by Governor
Gardner in the last "a hours indicates
that circulators of the petitions
throughout the State for "tying up"
the law are not meeting with much
success since publicity has been given
to the movement.
In response to a letter of inquiry
from State Superintendent of Schools
Uel W. Lampkin, President A. Ross
Hill, of the University of Missouri,
in a letter to the Governor yesterday,
says that no one connected with the
faculty of that institution has in any
way been connected with the circula-
ton Of petitions.
DR.. Hill further said word has been
sent out to the alumni of the Univer-
sity throughout the State, asking that
signing of the petitions be discourage
ed everywhere.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
AMERICAN SQUADRON
NOW IN WAR SERVICE

QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, May IT.
"A squadron of American torpedo
boat destroyers has safely crossed the
Atlantic and is patroling the seas in
war service.
The American Navy's actual entry
into the war zone already has been
productive of a brush between a de-
stroyer and a German underwater
boat, according to announcement by
the British Admiralty, but the result
of it has not been made public.
The destroyer squadron arrived in
Queenstown after an u%neventful voy-
age across the Atlantic, but almost
Immediately after a formal exchange
of greetings with the British naval
officials, put to sea again for the hard
work before it.
Several hundred persons, some Of
them carrying tiny American flags,
lined the water front and cheered the
~destroyers from the morent they
were sighted until they reached the
docks.
The crowd again cheered when a
few moments later the American Sc.
Nor officer came ashore to greet the
British senior officer and Wesley
Front, the American Consul, who had
come down to the dock to welcome the
flotilla.
Queenstown gave a royal reception
to the Americans, people taking the
sailors to their homes for dinner and
drinks, Old Glory flying everywhere h.
Condition of men and boats praised
by British official, who received flo
tilla in harbor, and expressed sur
prise that the Yankees are "ready for
business" at once.
American newspapers had been
aware of fleets departure from Unit
ed States, but voluntarily kept the
knowledge from leaking over the
ocean.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
ATHLETICS LOSE TO
CENTRALIA SUNDAY
Next Sundays Schedule
Mexico at Moberly.
CentraIia at Columbia.

The Indians must have put the In
dian sign on the Athletics last Fri
and eloped with the teams official
horseshoe, for Sunday, C~entralia,
then tied with the Athletics for first
place in the Central Missouri League,
led the home team to an 8 to 2 defeat
at Colonial Park.
In the first inning the C~entralia
Braves COPIED 2 runs; Gross reached
first on Ty Roberts error and reach
ed second the same way; good back
ing up by Bryan Marshall in left field
held him on second; Buser got a base
on balls and Evans got on by Braces
error and then Dippold was hit by a
pitched ball and forced Gross in; Klug-
man struck out and Lancaster and
Reede caught Busser out at third and
Goetz struck out.
In the first half of the sixth the
Braves gained two runs more. Klug-
man got on first base on an error by
Clardy, stole second and came in on
Goetz' hit to center; Goetz went to
second on Schrader's hit to shortstop
and Schrader reached second on a hit
to the pitcher by O'Brien, filling the
bases, and Goetz was thrown out at
home on Stemmons' sacrifice fly to
center, still leaving the bases full and
Gross got on by an error by Kistler,
forcing Schrader in.
The Athletics two came in the LIST
half of the sixth; Lancaster famed,
Reede got on by Buser's error and
went to third on Kistler's hit to right
and both came in on j. o. Roberts
hit to right. Edwin Marshall got on
by Schrader's error. He got caught
off of first, and Klugman threw to
Buser, catching j. o. Roberts or his
way to third for the third out.
In the first half of the seventh the
Braves grabbed four more t~allies;
Evans hit to short; Dippold put him
on second by a hit to center; Klugman
flew out to pitcher: Goetz got base
on balls, filling the bases; Schrader
got on by the shortstop's error, scor-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
BOOZE S 1000 JOBS

PHILADELPHIA, May %. - Booze
is regarded with such disfavor in the
great munitions plants at Eddystone,
that, despite a daily increasing short
age of workers, 1000 men have been
laid off by the Remington Arms Com
pany for 'inefficiency." A year Of
costly experiment has taught the
company the lesson that the worker
who u is more expensive to his
employer than an idle machine.
Men who go to the other extreme
and attempt to hoard their earnings
by the short sighted method of living
in the cheapest quarters and eating
the poorest food obtainable are being
eliminated from the payroll with the
boozers. The new program of eff
cheney hits both high and low.
To fill the places of the men dis
charged, the Remington company has
reopened its employment office.
Officials assert that within six
months the three great munitions
plants at Eddystone will have 49,
900 men at work.
Citizens of E~ddystone and of the
entire district which has been invaded
by the homeseeking munitions work
ers are overjoyed by the new policy
of the Remington Arms Company.
1t means that lawlessness will be cut
to a minimum, that the undesirable
"floaters" will be eliminated and only
the kind of men who make good citi.
zens will be retained.
The decision to discharge the work
ers who cannot or will not come up tC
standard in efficiency was made by
officers of the Remington plant as the
result of a survey of operations. The
company then took official cognizance
of how its employees spent their leis-
ure time, and it was not long in learn.
ing that the inefficient men were
those who drank and gambled all night
and came to work with senses dulled
and bodies fatigued. After a gener-
al warning had been issued the whole
sale dismissals followed. No appli.
cant is given a job now unless he car
give some evidence of sobriety.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

EarLed runs, Mexico 1; Centralia /;
two base-hits Kistler; first base on
bale, off Lancaster 8; off Stemmons,
1; struck out, by Lancaster 8, by
Stemmons Is; left on bases, Mexico
6; Centralia 10; wild pitches, Stem
mons 2; passed balls, Clardy 2; O'Bri-
en- /; first base on errors, Mexico 8;
Centralia 8; hit by pitcher, Lancaster
2 (Dippold, %Schrader); sacrifice hits
Stemmons; stolen bases, Gross, Ev-
ans, Dippold, Klugman, Goetz 2;
Stemmons.
Time of game, 1 hour so minutes.
Umpire, Shock.
Scorer, Wayne.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
weight IS pounds

weight rs pounds.
The rainfall between Z O'Clock Mon
day morning and z O'Clock Tuesday
morning amounted to I.35 inches.
with the rainfall of .85 inches Sunday
and Sunday night, making 2.2O inches
in two days. The highest tempera-
ture Monday was "a degrees and the
lowest Tuesday morning was 46 de.
grees, a drop of 28 degrees.
ENGLAND HAS 3 MONTHS GRAIN
LONDON, May %. - The grai2
supply now on hand in the United
Kingdom is sufficient TO last for IL
weeks, according to estimates of Ken.
needy Jones, director of food economy
who spoke last night at Ebinburg.
Mr.. Jones asserted by the time this
stock is exhausted the new harvest
will be available. It was evident,
therefore, Mr.. Jones said, that ration
ing would be unnecessary if the peo-
pie are economical, but he warned
that economy is essential because the
supply on hand and that which will
be produced by the new harvest will
cover only twenty-four weeks of the
coming years consumption.
BEANS AT $I4 A SACK
MARYVILLE, CAL, May %. =
God bless the war; it is i'll wind that
blows nobody good" is what William
H. Burmood, of Meridian said when he
received a check for SAT, 800 for his
1917 crop Of pink beans.
Burmund had 3,400 sacks and at
fourteen cents a pound they brought
$14 a sack.
Dial Smith, another Meridian farmer
also is jubilant. Like Burmood, he
speculated with his beans; and for g.
500 sacks he received a check for
$4,000.
Suffer county growers are being Of
fered twelve cents a pound in ad-
vance for their 1917 crop of beans,
now being sown.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
Missionary Speaks

Mr.. C. P. Hedges, of Longo, AT
RIGA, the missionary whom the Chris
tian Church of this city is supporting
in the field, spoke to the Mems Bible
Glass of that church Sunday morning
on the work that is being done there.
IL. Hedges, with his wife and baby
left Longo in June and did not reach
this country until September.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

Mrs. John T. Ricketts,, who has
been visiting her son, 10 Ricketts, at
albuquerque, will be home about June
the first. JOS many friends will be
glad to know that he is doing fine and
dandy at Albuquerque.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
LIVE STOCK
ANMlSSION COMPANY.

Falhlall Auluhy hlBht u
inches, The highest temper
Sunday was "a and the lowest
ii the highest Saturday was so
IA lowest 90.
81 J. f. Campbell, Of Moline,
oven f%leeces to Sam Morris on
Bday for soc per pound, re-
for them $50. 55.
les the eleven sheep from
= the wool was clipped, Mrs.
ell says she has fifteen lambs
hese sheep.
coolest Tuesday night was 40
y, just two degrees above that
Dry for frost.
i. Hebel has 7S head of hogs on
&c, who, for the past ten days,
Jade a gain of S11. so over the
hey ate, figuring the latter at
bushel.
Hunt, a farmer on the Wen
sci place, near Auxvasse, got
ger caught in u corn shelter on
y morning and crushed it so
q That part Of the finger had to
Il utated.
II O'Brien has 65 acres of corn
reports his 40 acres Of oats
ndid shape.
Hebel, one of Audrain's pro-
2 farmers, has 100 acres Of corn
u acres of oats. His six
Far Old son started in early Sat-
morning and planted 10 acres
before 10 a. m. so he could
town with his father. The
nlan IS a hustler and is making
l'dld record on his fathers
Pierce sold "a hogs, 8 months
8cs1ay to Wheeler Cant for over
lhey averaged in weight gao
and brought SIS. They were
Jerseys and fed on corn and
mr. Pierce always has good
Blum, a leading farmer and
~ OF Audrain County, Mo.
me market Tuesday with O
Ci'pPed western lambs Of his
CdIng, which consisted of IA
mat weighed 70 lbs. and
FIo'15 a price never reached
market until Tuesday. This
SIricuy good lot of lambs and
III they had been in the care
VINO knew how to make them at.
70 the buyers. Mr.. Blum was
P'eaSed with the price he re.
and said hat he has about
- still at home and if he got
Tor them as he received OF
ne certainly would be wei.
he purchased these lamb.
Il anu the gain made by their
mat was quite satisfactory
IN annually feeds several hun.
l,Ds and says that one veal
uo'ner they are the best nav.
position he can find. St,
ave Stock Reporter.
o. Davis has 10 acres of corr
50 acres of oats. He sold as
"os' averaging $50 lbs. The,
N ones, The price the,
was Sl5,lO which was con.
.n says they are toppers.
~ lambs continue to advane,
FL monday there was a new pric,
made The price was Sig. az
H.. loads of good fat lambs, 81.
I,a a. averaged a slight Fraction
90 lbs, These lambs wer,
,r brought to market by Win,
"Vl' Known stcckmen Of An
eopn'y' Mo. These boys hay,
and S'ng lambs for a good man,
Always have COON ones, bu'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hutts and
daughter, of Mexico, and Mr. and
Mrs. Getty, of Texas, have been Wis
itinr in Galloway county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
Shoes Are Cheaper

Say, have you seen our shoes we
are selling at a special price of So?
You want to. THE ENTERPRISE
STORE. DIT wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
Louis Live Stock Market
Snecial Report

STOCK YARDS, H.,
1917. Today's receipts;
L,sOO. Hogs, 1880. Sheep,
rLE Although the market
4 active this week, the opening
{was inclined to show weakness
'tbe fact that the run here, as
at the other Western mark
"A the heaviest in some time.
n the trade since has shown
aI Improvement, having a
bntIet from all sources, which
bngthened the trade sufficiently
|set the early weakness, thus
the market at a stationary
smpared with the highest point
history of the trade, at which
seKs market closed.
The supply was liberal and
1 good. Market opened very
Iii slow on all grades, but in a
Mvbile livened up on the good
i hogs. at which time we sold a
BOO-pounders at SIG. So, a new
upon this market. The trade,
II after that session settled,
i fully SC lower on the good
j hogs and 25c lower on pigs.
hogs 1870 los. up to SIG. 10 to
i mixed hogs 160 lbs. up SIS
AG.lO: 100 to lao lb. pigs $13.-
III; lighter pigs SO to $13. 25;
Rough hogs SIS. 40 to SIS. 65;
hf-fat roughs $40 TO $12.
EP With further progression
u still higher levels, the mar
i ablished a new record basis
then We sold a full car of clipp-
ktana lambs missouri fed at
h per cwt., the trade in general
II to 2jc higher than last weeks
4 Clipped lambs $40 10 s16.75;
II choice clipped ewes S13 Ia
i choice clipped bucks SIZE
4 medium clipped sheep $3.50
Il choppers 81. go to 80; Gamers
b 81.
&rS Choice fat kids $40. so "a
il and choice aged goats at 49,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
II Rusts Ouick Enough

but we have the genuine CORTLAND
Screen Wire, that defies the elements
longer than any other. Mexico
Hardware & Furniture Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

ing Evans and Dippold; O'Brien hit
through first, scoring Goetz; Stem
mons popped up one; Ty Roberts
threw to Drace, too late to catch him
at first and BRACE held the ball, letting
Schrader got home for the Sth run.
Moberly, playing at Columbia, was
defeated by the Columbia Browns II
to A, putting Columbia third in the
league with Moberly the tailenders.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

Mrs. C. j. Anderson, of St. Louis,
is visiting her son, c. Anderson, at the
I'M. M. A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Henderson
and Miss Ethel Henderson, of Joplin,
are visiting at the NJ. M. A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
Some More Coming

Another lot of new style Moon Bug
gies at old prices. Contracted for
over a year ago. Mexico Hardware
& Furniture Company. dot wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

Mrs. Dan Cauthorn is home from
q pleasant visit in Ottawa Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24
New Bingham Dresses

Bingham Dresses, size 2 to Ia
years, good assortment at prices to
please. Ricketts, & Emmons Dry
Goods Company. DIT wilt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

LOCAL MARKET.

6J to GAS 55h to 66's
is Cash
|heat.
! Corn, ITO.
/ Oats, 73h.
i stock Yards -
| 1000, steady, top $le.S DO
!. $500, steady
$500, steady.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

home The bride will be married in
an old rose three-piece suit with hat
and shoes to match. Her hnumIet will
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

Mrs. F. S. Harrison is home from
a visit to st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

The complete box score of the
Centralia- Mexico game follows:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-24

Miss Gertrude Fry
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-26
PUPILS SERVE SCENT
LUNCH AT HIGH SCHOOL

One cla>, IN the domestic science de-
partmcnt OF the high school today dem
on,trarcd the tact that ,ufilCln, uour
lShmcu, Tor. luncheon may be secured
from diet hat cost, them only s cents
There arc twenty pupil, in the class and
each will deposit cents before partial
,ng OF the rcpaSt The menu follow,
Salad Of pineapple banana. gratcl
cheese and nut, on a lettuce leaf with
whipped cream crackers caudcd sweet
potatoes
The total cost for the twcr,, inr ~.
day was only 81 The ,la>, will cor.
rluuc TIN, economical lunch during IN.
rest oi the school year Cost of the u.
gradients follows. Sweet potatoes ~
70 cents a pound, 80 cents. sugar and
lat, 5 cents, cheese cents. pncap
pie, % cents, crackers tin hulkl
cents; bananas 5 cents, nut, E cent,
lettuce ~ cents. cream IS cents
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-26
BARTlESVIllE MAN
TO SERVE rs YEARS

RNRTlESNlllE, Okla, Feb 2o -
Especial twood Ward SLAYER oi
Groyer Buoy a boyhood friend. was
sentenced ,o twenty five wears IN the
state pcnucnuary by District Judge
Boone here today He va, found gu,l
~ ~ man,Iaughler m the first degree
b, a lur, here SATURDAY, rbq sentence
was lc', to the court Ward was city
policeman when he Sho, Buoy
Wards attorneys gave notice thai
they will ask Tor a new trial II the
rcquc,, IS dcncd u IS understood that
the case will hc appealed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-26
TEAMSTER IS HURT
IN FALL OFF SHED

Tom { ain. IS years old 'camtcr i,r
Davidson 4 case umhcr company, was
perhaps fatally injured a, result ol
falling two ,,orlc, from root oi ono
oi the ,umpanys she'd, TN, morning
Cain made mss step n rs said, while
helping pa, a iu roof on the shed
When placed m the ambulance he VA,
unconscious suffering from a crushed
skull a broken rlh and both arm, he
ing broken
Cain IS the som o' lame, and Hen
r,c,ta Cain. 10 North Webb avenue
He Is unmarried
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-26
ALLEGED SLAYER
KILLED NEAR COURT

MEMPHIS, Tenn Feb N lohn
Ward. awaiting trial Tor the alleged
killing Of LOUIS Hooker oi li,hcrvillc
last September, was shn, and killed 4,
the courthouse this morning by rhom
as Hooker brother oi Louis Hooker
The shooting occurred at the entrance
To the Sheriis office and only ,hnt,
distance from the criminal cour, toor,
The trial was to have started TODAY
Hooker walked TO the attorney gcnct
ais office where he surrendered Ne
declined to make statement