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nary conferences.
Huh, what's the use of workin'
for twelve bucks q week when we can
go out with couple of gats and make
a hundred iron men an hour?" queried
Patakey of George. George opined
there was logic in it. They got the
gats. also masks and flashlights.
Under the Chicago and Northwest
ern track subway at Kinze street and
Kedzie avenue they started their
career. The first victim reacted prop
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spISUlS WIlhln the diners reach. One
may become corned between the soup
and the entree and the check Is the
same.
A long-haired Bohemian leads the
orchestra and is repaid for his plain.
i've notes by the showers of small
change from the diners. At about
ten in the evening sentiment reaches
the high tide. 1t is the hour Of H.
lusions.
Flushed by the wine, the motley
crowd turns selfshness into courage
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FOR HEADACHE

USE VACHER-BALM, it Is cooling.
ana relieves promptly. besides being
harmless.
Avoid mitations.-Ady.
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Boy Soldier of Fortune Laughs at Wars Mishaps

oSToNA real soldier of fortune Fred W
MS t"ene Red Cross hospital
the torpedong of ship which
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Milwaukee will eliminate foreign
language studies from grade schools
In June, 1919.
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., a torpid liver prevents proper food assim-
uatioh. Tone up your liver with WrIghtu
Indian Vegetable Pills They act gently Adv.
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Sailor to Get Wooden Leg That Has Travelled Far

FRANC1sCOHow Travelled almost
United States shipping According
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Careers Of Precocious Bandits Nipped in the Bud

Watson
who held the Fillmore
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Philadelphia Aero club reports 80
per cent of members in the war.
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Chicago has increased salaries of all
public school teachers.
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,,,- When Baby Is Tecthinp
GhOVHS BABY BOWEL MBDICINE will corrac,
S otomach ana Bowel troubles. Perfectly harm
less. See directions on the bottle
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Only One Road to Peace - America
Must Go On With War Until 1t Is Won
By ROBERT LANSING seere.., Of State. ~@sSsaasaas
BY ROBERT LANSING. Secretary Of State.

Prussianism and the idea Of enduring peace among
nations can never be brought into harmony; compro-
mise cannot even be considered
1t is fact not generally known that within six
Weeksafter the German government had, in the case
OF the Sussex, given this government its solemn prom
Use that it would ruthless slaughter upon the
high seas, Count Bernstor approaching the worthless
ness OF the promise, asked the Berlin foreign office to
advise him in ample time before the campaign of SUBJ
marine murder was renewed in order that he nirht
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His Classification Pointed Though Not Polite

NEW little down Houston street that patronzed
Az by Broadway
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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT

BECAUSE the amount originally
voted for sewage disposal plant would
be insufficient to pay for installment,
according to the estimates Of the en-
gineers who were here recently, it is
necessary to have the tax run one
year longer in order to raise the $15,-
900 required to pay for the improve
ment Unfortunately, the war COM
ing when it did, caused the price Of
material to advance and necessitated
more funds than were at first re-
quired. To make this change in the
tax legally, 1t is necessary to annul
The present tax which has run one
year, and the income from which Is at
present in the bank, and then vote
again, 25 cents on the 500 for three
years. After all, the tax viii be prac-
tically the same as It was when voted
on the first time, except that it will
run one year longer.
This is a most important matter,
and one carried by the people last
year in appreciation of the necessity
for sewage disposal plant. The new
proposition when put before the voters
should receive the same consideration
and success as it did on the initiate
Otcasion.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
also owned a good farm Of about 100
acres, eight miles from Mexico.
BOAD ORDERED
TO ENTRAIN 21
FOR FUNSTON

Twenty-one white men will be sent
out during the call which begins April
26th and lasts for five days. The
Local Board has not yet been notified
how many negroes will be included in
the call for negroes, which begins at
the same time. These men will be
sent to Camp Funston.
The Board is not able at this time
to give the names Of the twenty-one
men who will be sent, in answer to
this call for the reason that some who
would be included are farmer boys,
who will have deferred classification
to put in their crops.
The five men who will leave the
middle Of the week in answer to the
induction calls made for men to take
training in mechanics are; VIM. Cou-
den, Grover P. Marshall, Reece Eu-
gene Holmes, James Reed Milligan
Thomas c. Brown.
These men will be sent to st. Louis
or Ames, Iowa.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
Shelby Derby Adkins, % Years Old,
Murders Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan Nc
Cowan, Parents Of His Wife.
THEN SHOOTS l6-YEAR-OLD WIFE
Tragedy Took Place Early Sunday
Morning at the MCGOWAN Farm 9
Southwest Of This City.

After deliberately numbering MIR. and Mrs Nolan Nc
Cowan, his wes parents, their farm nine miles south
west of here at $50 Sunday morning Shelby Derby Ad
kns % DID, of this city, brooded over the matter an
hour and half and then entered the bedroom where his
16year-old wife hiding and shot her as she at.
tempted to escape, then took his e Glee and Opal
MCGOWAN IL and ID years DID, his wifes sisters his own
5-monhsold and Joe Woolery farm hand all present
during most of the shooting escaped without injury When
Adkins first just after he had fired his first shot
at Mr. MCGOWAN he had note pinned to his coat which
later proved to be statement that he intended shoot
his wife and then himself because they separated
That he demented is the opinion of Sheriff j. G. Ford
and Coroner w. Beey, who rushed the scene Of the
shooting shortly afterward and began investigation
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

THE scarcity Of flags in Mexico,
\ ,he lack Of proper courtesy TO the
-, and the National Anthem, were
.,,jn evident Monday. when II there
~, was a time in the history Sf sS.S sss.5
.,uDty that tribute should have been
IA 10 both, It was on the celebration
Z our entering the war and launching
.,tbe Third Liberty Loan. All business
s,u.es should display the Flag and
.,Dscially on occasions Of this char
,,ter; and it would be wen for private
,..i5euces to show the same patriotic
.,irit. When ever the Flag passes,
mems hats should be removed. The
,,me is true when the National An
,bsm is being played as well as to
sand When you realize that our
hovs are giving their lives for every
thing that the Flag STANDS Tor, you
should appreciate the almost sacred
ness of the National Emblem and
treat it accordingly. Our attention
was called to the lack of flags dis
ulayed by stranger, who is visit
:, Mexico. and who could not un-
derstand it. In fact, the impression
seemed to rest with her that possibly
the community was pro-German.
There is no more patriotic community
in the country than Mexico or Au-
drain County; but we should not keep
this feeling to ourselves, but should
display it SO the world at large would
know IL.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Mr.. MCGOWAN and Miss Nc and
Gladys is going to die Sunday; they
won't let Gladys come back to me SO
she wants us both to kill her father
and her mother and us to die so it will
happen Sunday morning so l want you
to take my baby and raise it. He is
trained to suck bottle so come and
get him. | want to be buried by her
side in Beaver Dam church. All OF
our furniture goes to you, everything
in the house. will leave the keys
to my house in my right pants pocket,
so everything l got comes to you. Ask
Albert where the house is--he will
be there; l will leave note pinned on
my coat when I die and tell you some
more so will close. Byby to all; |
let you know we died for love so by.
drop tear, kiss all for me-"
Reed Burks will probably be ap-
pointed administrator of the Nolan
MCGOWAN estate and guardian Of Glee
and Opal MCGOWAN, aged fourteen and
eleven, who were orphaned by the
murder Sunday, Mr.. Burks could not
be reached yesterday, but it is under
stood that he has agreed to act as ad-
ministrator and guardian and if this
is true, he will be appointed by Judge
w. W. Bolts. John Howell will be ap-
pointed guardian for Leland Adkins,
the 5-months-old baby Of Derby Ad-
kins. The baby will probably be
brought back to Audrain County and
placed in charge of James Smith, at
Centralia, who has expressed de-
sire to take the child. The baby is
now with its grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. R. Adkins, near Columbia.
MCGOWAN carried $4,000 life insur-
ance, $4,000 payable to his wife and
81 900 to his three daughters. He
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
MRS. WILLIAMS DEAD

Mrs. Walter Williams, wife of the
Dean of the School of Journalism of
the University of Missouri, died at
IL o'clock Tuesday morning, accord
ing to a telegram received at noon
Tuesday by Mrs. H. B. Barks, sister
of Dean Williams.
Mrs. Williams had been in poor
health for over a year, and her death
does not come as a surprise to her
friends. She had often visited at the
Barks home here and was the guest
of Mrs. R. D. Worrell before her
marriage to Dean Williams. She was
Miss Hulda Harmed and was we'll
known here and much beloved, being a
graduate of Hardin College. She is
survived by her, husband; daughter,
Mrs. John Rhodes, and son, Edwin
Moss Williams. Three brothers, Ben,
Will and Ed Harmed, all Of Bunceton,
are also living.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
TWO ELKs DIE HERE

Since the arrival Of w. w. Johnson's
four elks from the Northwest, two of
the animals have died. One of them
was injured in shipment and sue
cumbed shortly after being unload
ed here. The other animal died Sat-
urday night, choking to death from
something which became lodged in its
throat.
Mr.. johnson presented both OF tho
dead animals to Mexico Lodge No.
919, B. P. o. Elks. They will have
one Of the hides mounted, and the 9TH
er made into a large rug.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

In the Mexico Evening and Weekly
Ledger will be found the announce
mcht Of Mrs. Nettie M. Stephens,
candidate for Recorder of Audrain
county, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary in August.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

If letter had been mailed few
hours earlier than it was mailed, it is
probable that the terrible triple muir
der and suicide of Sunday morning
might have been averted.
Mrs. ]. R. Adkins, mother Of Der
by Adkins, who killed his father-in-
law, his mother-in-law and his wife
and then took his own life, Sunday
morning, received letter from her
son Tuesday, after he had been
buried. The letter was mailed at
Mexico April 6 at nine p. m. 1t had
been missent to M, P. Baldwin, and
returned to the Adkins home. The let
ter if it had gone straight, would
have missed the rural delivery from
Columbia by only few hours ached-
ule.
The letter is, in substance, similar
to the one left by Adkins for his
brother, Albert, except that in this,
Adkins hints that Gladys Adkins knew
of the plan to kill her father and
mother.
The letter reads;
"Well, mother, | will answer your
kind and welcome letter; l am going
to send you some bad news. Me and
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Miss Emma Wenger, Of Wellsville,
who was operated on at the Mexico
Hospital, Monday night, is doing as
well as could be expected.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

New Perfection and Monarch Oil
Stoves. Now is the time to buy;
they will be scarce and hard to get
later on. DRY & SAPPINGToN.
Dat WIT
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Joe Miller of Mexico, knew Baker
the murdered man, very well. He
once lived on the farm adjoining Bak-
er's in Saline county. He says that
Baker was a fine man in every way
and was considered one of the best
citizens in the community.
Mrs. E. D. Graham, whose son was
Mrs. Crockett's first husband, left for
Marshall to be with Mrs. Crockett as
soon as she heard the news.
In letter written to relatives here,
Mrs. R. B. Finley, formerly Miss
Rye Hall, Of Mexico, tells of going to
the Crockett home Monday evening
at the request of Mrs. Crockett, who
was nervous and worried about her
husband. Mrs. Crockett, knew he
had gone to Slater, and feared that
he would quarrel with his father-in-
law.
While Mrs. Finley was with Mrs.
Crockett, two physicians came to the
house and told Mrs. Crockett about
the killing, adding that she had bet
ter meet the train on which Crock
ett was being taken to Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
THE END or THE DAY

Cant Us. o God. the courage
&C. the things we ought to DO.
"A courage to ask Thy grace 70
!, ,hsm. We ask in Jesus name
Anen.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

J. W. Million and R. R. Buckner
are in Kansas, where they are look
ing over some oil properties with a
view to investing.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

ovy Auarain town has. slready
- It's quota in the Liberty Loan
-, hat We have been requested not
!. -,ke public the name Of the city
Iii later.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Peerless Poultry Fence turns pigs,
chickens, cats, rabbits and calves.
Buy the best. Dry & SappingtOn.
DIT w2t
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

The W. R. Rodes property on West
Monroe Street, is another Hospital
site under consideration.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Miss Evelyn Brown, of Wellsville,
has returned to her home after un-
dergoing a slight operation at the
Mexico Hospital. "a
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

A marriage license was issued Mon
day to Miss Olivia Kreiling of Hun
'lngburg, Ind, and Howard Jackson,
Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
E. C. McCarroll, Of Vandalia, was
in Mexico Tuesday.

Paint up your property; buy good
paint add value to your place you
wish to sell by painting it. See our
line. DRY & SAPPINGTON. d4tw2t
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

For garden tools Of all kinds, see
u.s. Push Plows, tooth cultivatOrs,
spading forks, etc. DRY & SAP
PINGToN. dat w2t
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
DEATH OF MRS. ADKINS
nE AE...S.o,,oI MoDr;do

Mary Margaret Mcbride
Leland Milford Adkins, blue-eyed,
bald-headed and thoroughly uncon-
scious Of the tragedy which has be-
reft him Of parents and grandparents,
in such horrible manner, is just five
months old. He was taken to kind
neighbor's soon after the shooting and
there, under the care of his two youth
full aunts, Opal and Glee MCGOWAN,
soon forgot his troubles in a bottle OF
good warm milk. Opal and Glee,
aged eleven and fourteen, while they
seemed TO know what had happened
and were able to give clear account
Of their sisters murder, appeared
hardly to realize the full force Of their
bereavement. They said their SIS
ter told them to hide with the baby SO
that the murderer couldn't find them.
They heard their sister say to her
husband: "Where do you think you
have sent yourself?" and heard him
answer: "I am going to Heaven.
Don't you want to go with meY"
Then, after her answer, they heard the
two shots which resulted in her death.
The story of the love and marriage
and death Of Gladys MCGOWAN and
Derby Adkins has thread of ro-
nance running through it even to the
very last sordid, blood-stained page.
She was fifteen, he twenty-five, when
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Mrs. Ira Precht and daughter, Of
Chillicothe, are visiting relatives
here.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

G. H. Morehead, of Molino, was in
Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Mrs. C. A. Heckert, of Wellsville,
underwent an operation at the Mex
leo Hospital Monday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

John Sanford and wife, of Ft. COL
Hns, Colo, are here on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

horris-laas Poultry Co., cash buy
crS Of Poultry, Eggs, Hides, Etc. Tat
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Good Country Butter is scarce; try
Cremo Butterine at 35c a lb.
DIT wit At SMITH BROS.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Morris-Haas Poultry Co., cash buy
ers Of Poultry, Eggs, Hides, Etc. TAT
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Good stock of nice fresh garden
seed. Dry & Sappington. dat WIT
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
C. A. Heckart, of Wellsville, was
in Mexico Tuesday.

Monarch Coffee the best; try it.
8 lbs for $1.00 Smith Bros. DIT wilt
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Morris-Haas Poultry Co., cash buy
er5 of Poultry, Eggs, Hides, Etc. Tat
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Miss Elizabeth Blades, of Mont
gomery City, was in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

The crime is perhaps the worst in
the history of Audrain County, if not
in Central Missouri. Adkins left this
city Saturday night for the farm. He
had telephoned his wife he was coming
out and she urged him not to do
so. He left Mexico at 1880 Sunday
morning in James Talbot's car and
when few miles southwest Of this
city, alighted and said he would walk
the remainder of the distance.
At 6:30 as Mr.. MCGOWAN was enter
ing the barn on his place and only a
short distance northwest of his home,
Adkins must have fired at him from
the loft on the west side of the
structure. This discharge hit him in
the back of the head and only slightly
wounded him. While he was plead
ing with Adkins for his life, Mrs.
MCGOWAN, drawn by the gunshot, ran
toward the barn. She was in the CEN
ter of the barn lot when Adkins fired
two shots at her, both taking effect
at once. She had scarcely fallen to
the ground, dead, before he turned
and fired another shot direct into Nc
Cowan's head, killing him instantly.
Joe Woolery, the hired hand on the
place, witnessed both of these shoot
ings. A finger on Mrs. McCowan's
right hand had been shot off, done ev-
identity when she threw her hand up
when Adkins fired at her.
Adkins then entered the home and
threatened to kill Wolery if he made
move. He sat there and seemed to
brood over the matter. In the mean
time, the two daughters of the dead
couple were frightened and hiding
fearing for themselves. Mrs. Ad.
kins was stretched under bed in 8
north bedroom on the ground floor.
Woolery shortly after this succeed
en- in evading Adkins and went t'
WAYNE Bradley's where he telephonet
/ IL. .NNV N
he returned to the farm he found Ad
kins had killed his wife as she was at
tempting to escape from him and thel
after removing his right shoe, ha'
laid down on the floor and placini
the muzzle of the No. IL shotgun
with which he had killed the rest
against his own head, pulled the trig
ger with his toe. Death came IN
|
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11
G. CROCKETT KILLS
HIS FATHERIN-LAW
Marshall Man Who Married Mrs.
Mary Graham. Of Mexico. shoots
Slater Farmer
QUARREL OVER CHILD
Little Girl Runs Away From Home 10
Grandfather, Hall Baker. and
Father Follows

George Crockett, a real estate
dealer Of Marshall, shot and killed
his father-in-law, W. Hall Baker, a
retired farmer, Monday afternoon at
Mr.. Bakers home in Slater.
Mr.. Crockett was married about five
years ago to Mrs. Mary Graham, Of
Mexico, a niece of VIII Brown, and
very popular here. The quarrel be-
tween Mr.. Crockett and Mr.. Baker
originated over the formers child,
Lura Marie Crockett, ten years old.
The child lived with her maternal
grand parents after the death Of her
mother, until her fathers marriage.
At that time, there was a lawsuit ov-
er the possession of the child, and
she was given into the care of the
grand parents, with permission to her
father to visit her and have her with
him at certain times.
According to relatives mere, the
grand parents were dissatisfied with
the arrangement and wished the child
to remain with them entirely. They
are said to have discouraged visits
to Mr.. Crockett, and he finally
brought suit again, this time recov-
ering possession of his daughter.
The last suit was settled about
month ago and the child had been
with her father ever since.
Sunday, the child visited her grand
parents, and returned home Sunday
night. Monday she slipped away
from home and went back to Slater.
Her father followed her on the next
train. lie went to the Baker home
and in the course of quarrel with
Mr.. Baker, shot and killed him. 1t
is supposed that he thought the grand
father had induced the child to leave
home and go to Slater.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

George Crockett, of Marshall, real
estate dealer who shot and killed his
father-in-law, Hall Baker, at Slater
Monday in a quarrel over Crockett's
ten-year-old daughter, is now in jain
at Kansas City. The verdict at the in
quest Tuesday was "death by pistol
shot at the hands Of Crockett" The
preliminary has not been set as yet.
Crockett was hurried away from
Slater for fear of mobbing, it is sup
posed. Sympathy in Slater appears
to be with Baker, who was well
thought of there.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-11

Woolery's story Of the shooting is
as follows: 4 was laying in bed
when | heard the first shot; ran TO
the barn and found Mr.. MCGOWAN
wounded in the back Of the head and
pleading with Adkins not to shoot
again. He told him he would give
him anything he wanted; he'd let him
take his wife, and give him team TO
drive to town, if he would spare him.
"At this point Mrs. MCGOWAN ap-
peared running from the house TO
tbe barn lot. When she was within
sixty feet of the barn, Adkins turned
and fired two shots at her. She fell to
the ground, dead, Then he turned ana Al
deliberately shot Mr.. MCGOWAN in tne
face. Then he went into the house
and said he was going to shoot his
,y;fe and himself. l tried to argue
hin, out of this, but he threatened to
shoot me if didn't keep still.
~ noticed all this time piece OF
paper pinned to his coat which later
Was found to be a note stating he
was going to kill his wife and then en-
take his own life. He asked me me t 70 :
fake his child to his mothers after he
hod killed them. It was almost two
hours after he had killed Mr. and
Mrs. MCGOWAN that I was able to es-
cane and notify the authorities. When
7 returned | found he had carried out
his threat" ,,.,,
Mrs. Adkins, who was about five
f.ot tall and a pretty blonde had been