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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27
TWAS ALL A MISTAKE
THERE WAS NO SHOOTING.

From two or three sources The
Message has heard the rumor in Mex
leo that a soldier out at Camp Frr.
ston had shot his superior officer.
We guess the rumor must have come
from Middletown, Mo-, as Chips Of
that little city last week contained
the following paragraph bearing up
on a similar report:
The report which was current
here passed for fact on the streets
last Wednesday to the effect that
Earl Dawson of Corso vicinity had
been courtmartialed and shot fol
shooting his captain has not thread
of truth for foundation. Hubert
Farmer who was here on furlougl
at the time returned to Camp Fun
ston since and has seen and talke'
with Private Dawson and writes
back that Mr.. Dawson is well an
hearty and doing fine. Chips is gla'
to get these facts to it's readers am
is happy to learn that Private Daw
son is looked upon by his comrado
as a good soldier and fine fellow.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

ST Louis. Mo-, Dec. 24.-It will
require a small army Of men to take
the income tax returns of per'ions
subject to the new law.
Collector of Internal RHvcnue
George H. Moore today announced
that officers will start from his
headquarters on January 1st and ON
January End everyone of them will
be on the job assigned him,
to meet the people and help them
make out their income tax returns
The officer assigned to Audrain
county is due to arrive on January
End, to remain until January 26th
both dates inclusive. He will be al
the Mexico Court House every day.
"It will be we'll for every unmar
ried person whose net income fol
1917 is $1,000 or over, and ever!
married person living with wife o
husband whose net income for 191'
is $4,000 or over to call on the in
come tax man and learn whether o
not he has any tax to pay" Col
lector Moore said today. "The pei
SON subject to tax who doesn't max
return in the time prescribed is &C
ing to regret 1t. The Governmer
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

o. C. billiard and family are ar
ranging to move to Baird, Fla'' In
a few days.
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will get after all income tax slack
ers.
"There's hardly a business man.
merchant or professional man who
won't have to make return of in
come Farmers, as class, will have
to pay the tax. The safe thing to dc
is for every person who had total
income Of 1000 or $4,000, as the
case may be, and who is not sure
about what deductions the law al
lows him. to play it safe by calling
on the income tax man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27
STATE TO ASSIST COUNTIES
IN BUILDING DIRT ROADS.

The State Highway Department
has requested The Message to pub
lish the fact that state and federal
aid can be obtained to pay one-half
the cost of grading and otherwise
improving earth or dirt roads.
'In North Missouri" the letter
from the state department declares,
"the opinion seems to be general that
the state and federal money will cnly
be available to pay for the construo-
tion of brick, concrete, bithulitic, or
some other type of high-class paw
ing. This is not correct. In this con-
nection the United States, Office of
Public roads issued the following in-
struction: States may submit for
approval any kind of road, even n
earth road, and approval will be CIV
en- if the construction pc substantial
in character, suitable for traffic
needs and meets the terms of the
federal act.
This matter was discussed at
length at the recent convention of
state highway officials held mt Rich
mond, Virginia, where it developed
that more than 90 per cent of tho
roads to be improved during the next
year or two will be Of earth construc-
tion.
The high cost OF materials, the in
ability of railroads to furnish cars
when needed and the scarcity of la
Dor are importan: factors, while
there is another advantage in having
a sub-grade settle we'll before the
surfacing material is applied. The
State Highway Department, i'll CO.
operating with counties in the con-
struction of properly graded ealtll
roads, will, OF course, proceed or
the theory tina. the roads are TO be
hard-surfaced rs so6u as conditions
will permit, and will require :
pledge of this character from coun
ty, township or district officials"
This is good news; not only il
North Missouri, but al C'G' The
State, and this paper IL glad to have
an opportunity to pass this i1:or
nation along the line.
Audrain county should get bus!
by calling upon the State Highwa!
Board for our share of State anC
Federal funds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27
Sneed SchoolDistrict
HOver The Top"
Enrolls 100 Per Cent For The Red
Cross--High Hill And Bolts Make
Fine Records Also.

A number of Audrain county
communities went over the top" in
Red Cross subscriptions.
Sneed School, Miss Ruth Cook,
teacher, leading the drive, enrolled
every man, woman and child in the
di.,:ict-it was 100 per cent in dol
lar memberships. We have not heard
of community anywhere else in the
State coming up to it.
The next place in the county next
to Sneed is High Hill District, south
east of Centralia. Hugh Miller tells
The Message that there are Sc fami-
lies in High Hill District, and there
is flag in every window and each
family subscribed from $100 to
$500. That's fine indeed.
District No. IT, the Bolts Sshool,
also did fine. The following COM
mittee was in charge: Mrs. Gray
Wilson Miss Beulah Crawford and
Miss Henrietta Fisher.
The following were among the
subscribers:
w. H. McCue, Mrs. w. H. McCue,
Gray Wilson, Mrs. Gray Wilson, T.
c. Bolts, Carrie V. Bolts, Mary H.
Bolts, Elizabeth Bolts, Frances
Bolts, Theodore Cauthorn, Mrs. The
odore Cauthorn, Frank Cauthorn,
D. c. Cauthorn, Andrew Cauthorn,
Mrs. Andrew Cauthorn, Mrs. Hof-
richter, ]. B. Wilson, Mrs. ]. B. Will
son, Miss Lille Hofriehter, R. L.
Heller, Miss Henrietta Fisher, Geo.
Wilson, Mrs. Geo. Wilson, H. T. Pow
ell, Miss Margaret Powell, Colman
Elliott, Miss Lille Elliott, Mildred
Glover, Oliver Glover, Mrs. A. ].
Cauthorn, Mrs. H. E. Hopkins, ]. H.
Bolts, Miss Beulah Crawford, Mrs.
w. H. Elliott, w. H. Elliott and Miss
Hattie Hofriehter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27
Income AK Man Is
Coming To Mexico
He Estimates There Will Be 800
Income Taxpayers In Audrain
COunty--Begin Your Figuring.

In a communication received by
The Mexico Message Collector of In
ternal Revenue, George H. Moore,
announces that federal income tax
officer will be sent into this county
on January 2. He will have his office
in the Court House in Mexico and
will be there every day until jan
uary 26 to help persons subject to
the income tax make out their returns
without any cost to them for his
services.
How many income-taxpayers will
there be in Audrain county? If you
can guess how many married persons
living with wife or husband will have
net incomes of $4,000 or over and
how many unmarried persons will
have net incomes of 1000 or over
this year then you know The Col
lector of Internal Revenue estimates
that there will be 800 taxpayers in
this county.
Returns of income for the year
1917 must be made on forms pro-
vided for the purpose before March
1 1918. Because a good many peo-
pie don't understand the law and
won't know how to make out their
returns the government is sending
in this expert to do It for them. But
the duty is on the taxpayer to make
himself known to the government
If he doesn't make return as requir-
ed before March 1st he may have tc
pay a penalty ranging from $40 tc
$1,000, pay a fine or go to Jail. Sc
if YOU don't want to take chances OF
going to Jail you better call on the
income tax man. If you are not sure
about being subject to the tax bettel
ask and make sure. Whether yot
see the income tax man or not yoI
must make return if subject to tax.
OF course persons residing in othe
counties may, if they want to, COM
and see the income tax man who will
be at Mexico.
The Collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his in
come and expenses so as to be read
with the figures when the expert al
rives. Expenses, however, don
mean family expenses, money use
to pay off the principal of a deb
new machinery, buildings, or any
thing like that. They mean wha
you spend in making your money
interest, taxes paid, hired hell
amount paid for goods sold, see'
stock bought for feeding, rent (e'
cept for your dwelling), etc. Il
come includes about every dollar yo
got.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27
MUST ANSWER IN
THE CIRCUIT COURT,

The three men. w. Ledford,
Eddie Coleman ana Roy McCune, ac-
cused of assaultlpg and robbing H.
p. Middleton of VGndalia, had their
preliminary hearing last week, plead
ing not guilty. They were bound over
to the Circuit Court.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27


AS you go along the streets of
Mexico you wilr notice, too, that
there is a Red Cross sign at almost
every front window or door. Besides
signing up in the Christmas Red
Cross drive there has been done some
very fine practical work along other
lines. You ought to know about it,
and here goes:
The Mexico Chapter of the Red
Cross has made and shipped to di-
vision headquarters 49S garments,
with 100 more almost completed
These included pajamas, bath robes,
surgeons gowns, hospital bed-shirts,
leggings, bed-socks, and hot-water
and ice-bag covers,
The chapter has made and shipped
3,4OO surgical dressings.
Twenty-eight sweaters, four pairs
of mits, two mufflers, two helmets,
five of these garments were knit
ted by the North Salt River branch
of the Mexico Chapter) and 81
sweaters. two pairs of socks are in
| process of making.
All this represents an outlay Of
about $4,000. The amount received
from the Orpheum benefit $4,000
fro mthe orpheum Benefit $4,000
and from the Community Dinner
Saturday all of which it is
understood, is to be used in the work
rooms of the chapter.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
r have also made record worthy o.
praise, in their war knitting. They
: have been doing work for the Navy
d since last June, and in two shipments
have sent 81 sweaters, S4 pairs o
: mits, 2S muffiers, total of SS knit
=. ted garments.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

Frank Owings, who is in training
at Great Lakes Camp, came home for
a six days furlough to visit his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Boat
man. Frank is learning the art of the
marksman. His best score is 81 out
Of one hundred shots.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

Miss Helen Howell, who is attend
ing Warrensburg Normal, is here to
spend the holidays with her fathers
family, ]. w. Howell. Miss Howell
will graduate in few months and
will get a life certificate to teach.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

Roy Briarly was home on a short
furlough from Camp Funston. He is
looking fat and healthy. He is one
of the quartermasters and says he
gets his men thru on exactly 80 2S-
100 cents a day, and all have the
best of grub, too.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

The Message extends the time for
S1.OO subscriptions a short time to
give the few who were hindered
from getting in during November.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

Miss Inger Jacobsen is spending
the Christmas holidays in her home
in Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

Jesse Gibbs is home for the holi-
days from William Jewell College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27
Christrnas MeditationS

Put into rhyme by "a member of the
Rush Hill Methodist Sunday School.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

bing was kept mum until a few days
ago,
Here's wishing the happy couple
long life and happiness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-27

Miss Katherine Welch is in Co
lumbia for the vacation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
H~|CHCRADERS INDICTED
NINETEEN HELD BY U. S. GRAND
JURY AT CHEYENNE.
Government Alleges Men Involved
Melted Several Hundred Thousand
Dollars From Sale of Stolen Ore.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-A United States
grand jury, after listening to evidence
for nine days, indicted nineteen men
in connection with 'highgrading" in
the Cripple Creek district, Colo,
which is alleged to have netted sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. Seven
of the indictments were suppressed,
because the defendants are not in Gus
tody.
Indictments against the following
were made public: John M~uehlhaucen,
Charles e. Reed, Charles Daniel, Dan
lei Mcleod, Victor Peterson, Carl
Mu%ehlhausen, Mark +. Snodgrass and
John Cusack of Cheyenne; Dennis F.
Sullivan and George j. Heber of Den
yer; Antonio Cuaz, alias James Blon-
do, alias Joe Mex. of San Francisco;
Frank Cochrane, alias William Green,
OF Victor, Colo.
In addition to an indictment against
each man charging "highgrading" all
we're indicted for conspiracy. Bail Of
$4,000 or $4,000 was fixed and sew
eral Of the defendants have given
bond.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
ITALIANS BATTER DUNNO WALLS.
Austrian Troops Driven Back Across
Timavo River.

London, May 29.-On Carso plateau
above Gulf of Trieste, Italians smash
across Timavo river and capture. VII
lage of San Gi vanni, two miles north
west of Dunno.
To the north, in vicinity of Jami-
n Italians capture fortified Austrian
trenches and along Julian front make
further gains and consolidate posi-
tons previously taken.
Austrian war office says Italian
casualties have been very heavy.
More than $4,000 unwounded Italians
had been captured up to Sunday, says
the statement.
Artillery duels continue between
French and Germans in Champagne
region. Along front held by British
operations are being carried out main
ly by small raiding parties.
On eastern front Russian artillery
fire against Austrians increases in in
tensity, presaging approach of hostili-
ties on great scale.
A new Teuton army of 100000
men is reported nearly ready to strike
France.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
PASS $14,770,00O'
FOOD PROBE BILL.
FIRST OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL
MEASURES PASSED BY HOUSE
WITHOUT ROLL CALL.
RESOURCES
OVER 1900 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
AND 10000 VOLUNTEERS
WILL REPORT CROPS.

western newspaper nluSl news SefNlCe.
Washington. The administrations
food survey bill, first of the food con-
troll measures, was passed by the
Touse Monday without a record vote.
1t appropriated $l4, no. 600 for an i'm
mediate investigation of the cOuntry's
food resources and for measures to
stimulate production. A similar bill
is under debate in the Senate.
The Agriculture Department eX-
poets to present a fairly accurate es-
innate of food resources within three
weeks after the bill is signed by the
President, Secretary Houston said.
AS soon as the measure becomes a
law the department will start its H.
900 employees and the 100000 volun-
tary crop reporters to work on the
investigation.
The preliminary report to be made
within three weeks will be supple
mented with monthly reports and
probably by a further complete report
within six months if necessary.
Material gathered will be turned
over to Herbert c. Hoover, who will
be named to, head a food administra-
ton as soon as the pending regula-
tory food measure becomes law.
The survey bill passed virtually as
1t came from the committee.
Miss Rankin, the woman representa-
tive from Montana, inserted an amend
ment which would require the Depart
ment of Agriculture to use women In
the survey work wherever practicable.
AS originally drawn, the bill carried
more than $751; 0 900, but committee
changes reduced the total.
These are the principal amounts ap-
propriated: For seeds, $5,77S,OO0; edu-
cation for increasing production by
waste elimination and conservation,
$4,34S, 400; general survey, s2,522,oOo;
eradication of live stock diseases ana
live stock improvement work, $S45,.
600; miscellaneous items, $547,O0o,
and eradication of plant diseases and
insects, SAL 600.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
DCROSSW WEEK
WEEK OF JUNE 18TH DESIGNAT.
ED IN PROCLAMATION.
President Wilson Urges Generous
Support and Maintenance of This
Work Of National Need.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-In a proclamation to
the American people President Wilson
designated the week ending June 25tE
as Red Cross Week and urged that
during the period generous gifts be
made to assist the organization in
properly caring for the armed forces
of the nation and the administration
of relief.
The proclamation points out that
every man, woman and child in the
United States may do their respective
bits by giving, in a spirit of patri.
cite, sacrifice, for the maintenance OF
Red Cross work while a small proper
ton of the population is serving the
nation on the field of battle. The text
of the proclamation follows:
"Inasmuch as our thoughts as a ma
ton are now turned in united purpose
towards the performance to the ut
most of the services and duties which
we have assumed in the Of JUS
tice and liberty;
"Inasmuch as but a small proper.
ton of our people can have the op-
portunity to serve upon the actual
field of battle, but all men, women and
children alike may serve and serve
effectively by making it possible to
care properly for those who do serve
under arms at home and abroad;
"And inasmuch as the American
Red Cross is the official recognized
agency for volunteer effort in behalf
of the armed forces of the nation and
for the administration of relief,
Nov, therefore, by virtue of my au-
thority as President of the United
States and President of the American
Red Cross, l, Woodrow Wilson, do
hereby proclaim the week ending June
25, 1917, as Red Cross Week; during
which the people of the United States
will be called upon to give generously
and in the spirit Of patriotic sacrifice
for the support and maintenance Of
this work of national need.
(Signed): WOODROW WILSON,"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
Declares America 10 Decide Victory.

Washington.-With words of graft
tude and praise for the American
press, expressions of confidence that
Congress will give the President all
the wal power he must have for sue
cessful conduct of the war. and a dec
laration of belief that America will
throw the decisive weight into the con-
test, Arthur James Balfour, British
secretary for foreign affairs and head
of the British mission to the United
States. made his last public speech in
this country to members of the Ma
tional Press Club here before leaving
for home.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01

the country under the direction of
army officers. This will enable those
in charge of operations to devote their
entire energy t turning out cOmpe-
tent aviators, who will take their
place as reserve ~lieutenants In the sig
nal corps.
The schools which have been desig-
mated to do the elementary work are
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, Cornell university, Ohio State
university, University Of Illinois, UNI
versity Of Texas and the University Of
California.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
West Protests r. r. Rate Boost.

MISUNDERSTANDING increased
rates would tend to thwart federal eff
fcrts at stimulation of food produc-
ton, representatives of Western Live
stock producers protested before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the fifteen per cent. increase
asked by railroads. T. w. Tomlinson,
secretary of the American National
Live Stock Association, declared any
additional freight rates Immediately
would show their effects in decreased
meat production. Attorneys for the
railroads said everything had gone up
except railroad rates.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
Chile Will Support Brazil,

Santiago, Chile.-Chile will support
Brazil in adopting vigorous measures
against Germany, says the Diaric H.
lustrado. in commenting on the new
aspect of the international situation
brought about by the action of Pres
ident Braz of Brazil in urging Con-
gress to revoke the decree of neutral
ity in the war between the United
States and Germany and authorize
measures for the defense of the ma
tons dignity.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
u. S.. WAITS ONLY WORD go"
Vice President Declares America Well
Prepared to Get Into War.

Cleveland, Ohio. - Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall, here to attend
the fiftieth anniversary celebration of
the Scottish Rite Masons of the North
ern jurisdiction. valley of Cleveland,
declared America is we'll prepared
10Y to get into the war. "All we are
waiting for is the final word to 60.
Then watch u.s." the vice president
said. when we get forcibly into the
fight" he continued, I'VE shall stay
in it until at the conference of ma
tons there shall be written a guaran-
tee that the right of every people on
earth to manage and control others
shall be gone forever and we are as.
sured posterity shall not have to suf-
fer from German power as we have
suffered"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
Senate Revising War Tax Bill.

Washington.-The Senate finance
committee began a radical revision Of
the. House bill levying $780, oo. 900
war taxes. The House retroactive tax
on incomes for 1916 was eliminated.
The increase Of the postage rate on
newspapers and other periodicals was
eliminated and in lieu thereof the
committee decided to impose a tar.
probably of 2 per cent on all news
paper, magazine, bill board and other
advertising.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
ONLY One Day to Register.

The war department wishes to i'm
press upon the people that there is
only one day for registration. All
males between the designated ages
must register on the day set. The fact
that five days were allowed for the
placing of the necessary blank forms
in the hands of registrars appears to
have misled some headline writer's.
One day Only-the day fixed in the
presidents prOciamation-will be de-
voted to registration.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
Twister Wrecks Thousands of Homes.

Chicago, May 29.-Two hundred and
forty-eight persons were known dead
Monday and 1907 injured, many of
whom will die as a result of a series
Of tornadOes which swept Kansas on
Friday, Illinois and Indiana on Satur-
Cay, southern Illinois, part of Arkan-
sas, Kentucky, Alabama and Tennes-
see on Sunday. T.IOusa Ids are home
less and destitute. The property dam
age amounts to millions of dollars.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
Complete Plans for Pershinq.

Washington. - Final arrangements
for the departure of Maj. Gen. John J,
Pershing and his staff as the advance
guard of the first fighting expedition
to France were made at all-day con
f~erences at the War Department be.
tween Secretary of War Baker and
officers of the general staff and staff
departments. The time of Gen. Perish.
ing's departure is withheld, for mill
tary reasons.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
Mexico Ready to Aid In War.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Carranza of
Mexico is reported e~ndeavoring to ne
gotiate an understanding with the
United States by virtue of which the
Mexican government would subscribe
to support Of the American cause in
the European war and would receive
In return American financial support.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
Medical Corps Needs 10000.

Observation-Disclosures of three
training camps for officers of the medi-
cal corps was announced by the War
Department today as follows: Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind, Fort Riley,
Kans., and Fort O%glethorpe, Ga. The
three camps will open June IL with
5000 men in training. Surgeon Gen.
Gorgas stated that 10000 men were
needed for the Medical Corps. They
will be given three months of intens-
i've medical and military training to
fit them to go to the trenches.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
States in Rivalry for Honor.

Not only has the individual citizenry
of the country made a remarkable re-
sponse to the registration call, but the
states through their official heads have
indicated such zeal that there is great
rivalry among some of the common
wealths for the honor of making the
first complete registration returns.