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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
WRITE THE BOYS

THE following editorial, marked and
sent the Ledger by a Mexico boy II
the U. S. Service, contains a sugges.
ton everyone should take advantage
Of. 1t is from the columns Of "ThC
oscillator," published for the radio
school men at Harvard University
Cambridge, Mass. The editorial fol.
lows:
Tell the boys who are still on
your side Of the water that if
they know a single lad who is Y
er here, doing his bit either afloat
or ashore, for Gods sakeawrite to
him."
This is an extract, unabridged,
from a letter which came to n Of
us this week from PARKWAY Egypt
1t is from an officer in command
CT an American vessel, and his
complaint is, that aside from the
human sympathy It engenders,
the lack of friendly letters from
the home side Of the sea is a Sc
rious detriment to the morale Of
his crew.
"Only n of my men hears
regularly from his friends" he
says. mail does not reach US
often. About once a month a
batch arrives, and if you or any of
the boys could see the blank dis
may, the bitter expressions of
inconsistencies that cannot be
kept down when / have to say
No mail for you this time, jack
you'd sit right down and write a
long, newsy, chatty letter to every
mar you know who's over on this
side, three thousand miles from
any American town."
This is thesseason Of remem-
berance, above all others. A let
ter written now in the wholesome
Christmas spirit will not reach
across the water until long after
ward, but it will carry the spirit
Of the time with it. It'll take US
only a little bit of Dur time;
let's every n Of us shoot along
the good word to every man we
know over there. And there is
not n of US but who has at least
one friend in or alongside the
Big Fight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
FREAK 9TH TO GO

NEW YORK, Jan. 5. - "Peg top
trousers, "pinchback" coats, French
facings, fancy flaps and patch peck
cts are the latest Injuries to be Of
fered as a sacrifice to economy. In
an address here on cloth economy be-
fore delegates from virtually .ev-
cry clothing center in the United
States, NJ. Cutter, a member Of the
Commercial Economic Board, cited
some of the limitations in mems cloth
ing that had been decided upon as a
conservation measure.
All Jokes and pleats are to be elm
mated, Cutter said, as well as outside
penny pockets, double breasted sack
coats and vests and cloth belts on
coats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
u. S. WARNED It FACES
$4,000 WEEKLY Loss
Sir Frederick Smith Declares That
America Must Prepare for
Great Casualty Lists
ADDRESSES 500 LAWYERS
Declares Germany Can't Win After
Failing Twice at Ypres With
Superior Forces

ST. LOUIS, Jan. s.. 49, Sir Frederick
Smith, Solicitor General Of the Brit
ish Empire, a position corresponding
to Attorney General Of the Unite5
States, addressed 500 members Of the
St Louis Bar Association, last night,
at the St Louis Club. he was press
censor under Lord Kitchener the frs:
eight weeks Of the war. and subse-
quently served in the field, participant
ing in the battle at Mons.
Il say Germany cannot win" he
said, ~for these reasons:
Twice at Ypres the Kaiser had
three machine guns to our one; one
and one-haf as much infantry as we
had to III one, and three big guns 70
our one and twice We broke him!
with America on our side the ulti-
mate result is a foregOne conclusion
Other statements made by Sir Fred
erick were:
Fighting alone, England will con-
tinue at war with Germany for %
years; with the United States, Eng
land viii fight forever!
Russia is out of the conflict fol
good. We have dismissed that coun-
try from u military calculations.
Our weekly casualty list for the
last eight months has been 10000.
America must prepare to meet a sim.
liar eventuality.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
G~RASsHOPPERS NEXT YEAR,
Agricultural Expert Says Dry Winter
err is Sign of Pests

Owing to a dry winter which per-
mitted the g~rasshopper eggs to live
through and hatch out in the spring
the grasshopper damage in some parts
| of Missouri was high last year. The
United States Department of Agr-
culture has issued a warning to me
effect that grasshoppers may be NJ
merous in this state next year. In
places they have stripped portions OF
early wheat and rye.
T. J. Talbert Of the University OF
Missouri College of Agriculture, sug-
gests that farmers may begin fight
ing the next crop Of grasshoppef'
during the present winter. The grass
hoppers lay eggs in the hard grouh'
along fence rows, in neglected fields
and pastures. Mr.. Talbert Suggests
that if such land is to be cultivated
next year, 1t should be plowcd t.,
winter or in early spring. This VIII
expose the eggs to freezing weather
II 1t is not desirable to pillow the pas
lures, many of the eggs may be Ut
stroyed by disking, Such measure
will be most effective in regions
where the hoppers were TROUBLESOME
last year. Poison bran mash whlc" %
scattered in the fields where grass
hoppers are destroying the crop "''
been effective in controlling ''cu
Farmers who expect to use this menu
cd next summer may obtain the iO,'
mula for preparing the mash by "''
dressing the College of Agriculture
Columbia, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

|
John N Hilderbrand TO Martin Hill
derbrand. Warranty. Consid ST.
475. 10 acre in 3O-5O-7.
Frank Frenzy by Admr TO Charles
Reekey. Admr's. Deed. Consid &c.
900. PIT Of Ne 3-5l-7.
o T Hanley 10 Z 7 and W II Harsh
barger. Warranty. Consid. $500
25. N u Of NE 3-52-I1.
John G APPEL to Herman o APPEL.
Warranty. Consid s44Oo, love and
affection. N y Of NV 3O-51-7.
0 T Haney to All Owings. Warran-
ty Consid s~5,927.55. s u Of NE g.
SILL.
Wesley Wright ct al to A H and
Eva { Wright. Warranty. Consid
$500. Ne 25-50-1l.
NJ L Kennett to Geo NJ Jennings .
Warranty. Consid $4,000. NE SW
and y Y Of Sc SW 26-51-6.
Samuel A Crockett to John Blum q,
Warranty. Consid s22S.6O. W pt Of
Z pit Of NV NV 1929.
Ca1lie Black to J L Pease. Warran-
"a c3.20O. NE NE 2-5l-6.
Cornelius Shahan ct al to Robert A
Lochridge. Warranty. Consid So
300. PIT of E X of SW and SW Sc
1903.
George SAKE to Leslie p Wright.
Warranty. Consid s2.7OO. NE Sc
l7-51-5.
Joseph Murray to Martinsburg Goa.
& Mining Co. Warranty. Consit
$500. 2 acres in Sc Sc 14-5O-7.
City of vandalia to NJ W Parker ant
Ezrea Besheares. Cemetery Deed
Consid $40. n y of Lot /, and \
Il of Lot 2, Block F, New Add. 7,
Nandalia.
Lucretia Trick to James W and Ed
ma Hall. Warranty. Consid $4,000.
NV Sc 12-51-7.
John W Stephens to Lulu B Fuqua
Warranty. Consid s7,7O0. n Y o
Sc, and S Z Of S Y of S Z of NJ
10-52-7.
Andrew Nafziger to Charles Ku
dobe. Warranty. Consid $4,000
S X Of 16-52-1l.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
N. NJ. A. IS MEMBER Of
NEW ATHLETIC LEAGUE
A New State Conference Was Form
ed In Kansas City SATURDAY,
Six Schools in Organization
MAJOR sTRocK AN OFFICIAL
Director of Athletics at NJ. NJ. A.. i
Chairman Of the Eligibility
Committee of Body

At Kansas City Saturday was form.
ed a new Prep School conference
known as the Missouri State Confer.
ence. Tho chapter members Of tb;,
league are Chillicothe Business Col
lege, Wentworth NJ. A., and Missouri
Military Academy. 1t is expected that
Rockhurst College, Kansas CITY, Mo
will come in rs Don as arrangements
can be made. Schedules for the three
main sports were made at this meet.
ing. Championships will be award.
ed annually by a committee from tbo
conference. All matters of eligibili.
ty, officials, ETC., were decided upop
at this meeting. Mr.. Lail, Of Chilli.
cOthe B. c., was elected President.
Captain Wikoff, of Wentworth. was
elected Secretary; Captain johnson.
of Kemper NJ. A., was made response.
BILE for the officials for games in the
conference and Major Strock, Of N.
NJ. A., is chairman of the eligibility
committee.
The following is the schedule in bas.
ket ball for NJ. NJ. A.:
january S-westminster College.
Mexico.
January l2-Central College. Fay,
cite.
January 14-westminster College.
Fulton.
January rs and 26-wentworth N
A. Mexico.
January 29-Rockhurst College.
Mexico.
January 18--Bowling Green High.
Mexico.
February Troy High School
Troy.
February s--Culver-stoek Col.
lege. Mexico.
February II and l2-Kcmpcr N. A.,
Boonyille.
February 15-Troy High School.
Mexico.
February 81 and % Wentworth
NJ. A. Lexington.
February 23-Rockhurst College,
Kansas City.
March 1 and 2. Kcmpcr NJ A.
Mexico.
March s-Bowling Green High
Bowling Green.
March l5-Culyer- Stockton College.
Canton.
1t is too early to make any pre-
diction except TO state that NJ, W. A,
seems to have quite a bit Of good ma,
terial and should be heard from on
the winning side of quite a few games
this season. Captain Rothfus3, the
coach, has ambitions of turning out
another State Championship Team.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
DEATH RATE. AMONG SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-f1gure'
compiled at the office of Surgeon
General Gorgas and made puOI'' W.
lay show that with more than 'O''-
900 soldiers in training in this CIV"
try from Sept. 81 to Dec, a. '"'''
were only 1891 deaths from all caU''',
an average rate of less than two p''
thausand.
The record shows that the aVe'as,
strength of the army in the oa' ,oo
States during the period wa 'l0,'--
men. Among the 2O2,OO9 reE''" a.,
there we're 144 deaths; there "'',
deaths among the 8S7,23S Of the N ,so
ional Army and 753 deaths ]"
327,48O Of the National Guafasi"'"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

are p~roverbially conservative and
that most reforms and changes have
come only at the insistent demand Of
the people; that our appellate courts
even as to matters clearly within their
powers, have invariably been very
slow to abandon or change any Gus.
tom, rule or practice of long standing.
however oblolete, cumbersome or i'll
adapted it may have become; that the
much heralded rules governing prac-
tce in equity cases promulgated a
few years ago by the United States
Supreme Court were the result onlv of
an lnsistent public demand and after
many years Of agitation; but no
iaw-making body has ever been so
slow in responding to an unouestlon.
ed public necessity as was this court.
that our state supreme court is now
three years behind with its civil dock.
ct and it would be unwise, under
present conditions, to place this adj
dltlonal burden upon them; that the
most practical course for those who
really want relief from present on
ditlons would be to first agree upon
and then secure the adoption by the
legislature of some workable plan
that will enable our supreme court TO
clear its docket before we give them
any more different kind of work 10
do; that the only reason we have NOT
IN the past obtained from the General
Assembly desired remedial Legislation
IS that as lawyers, we have not first
agreed among ourselves upon what
we wanted, but have always gone be-
Tore that body with a divided front"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
PEACE PLANS
BRING ON A CRISES
Socialists Of Germany Oppose Annex
alton Plan of Huns In Their
Parleys with Russians
PREVIOUS PROGRAM UPHELD.
Necessity of Making a Decision Rest
With the Kaiser and May DE.
eide His Fate and
Empires.

LONDON, Jan. 8. - Germany, In
aer peace negotiations with Russia
coupled with the published aims Of
the Allies, is confronted by n Of the
greatest crisis in her history; and the
necessity Of making a decision rests
with Emperor William and may de-
eide his fate and that Of the Empire
A great political crisis is existing in
Berlin over the break in the Russo
Teuton peace negotiations. The en-
tire Socialist Party, including Phillip
Scheidemann, majority leader, hith-
erto staunch supporters of the Gov
eminent, have unequivocally announc'
ed their. opposition to the imperalistiC
annexation clause in the peace plat
form.
The Social Democratic party, says Q
Berlin dispatch, has adopted a reso'
luton that, in view Of the occurrences
at Brest-Litovsk and the annexation
lists attack on the peoples right O.
self-determination, it again declares
that a lasting peace is only possible
if the democratic principle of self
determination is honestly carried out
The party demands that free and alb
solutely independent expression o
will shall be guaranteed to the peoples
concerned, The Social Democratic
Party also unanimously approved it
representatives standpoint in tn
main committee Of the Reichstag am
has resolved resolutely to combat tn
misuse of the right of self-determina
ton for the purpose Of disguised an
nexation.
The Berlin Vorwaerts publishe
speeches by Scheidemann and Hug
Haase, the minority Socialist leader
condemning what they termed the an
nexationist projects Of the Germa'
Government, as disclosed at Bres.
Litovsk. The speeches were delivere
before the Reiehstag Main Commit
tee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
To Aid Conservation

LONDON, Jan. /. - In order to
encourage the economy of food in
England, one of the biggest potteries
is now turning out jugs, plates, sugar
bowls and cups of reduced size. Upon
these are inscribed legends autograph
ed by men of eminence, beginning with
Lloyd George, in which the need for
food economy is stated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
Give Space for Bonds

LONDON, Jan. 8. 49, London de-
partment stores are using the space
bought by them in the daily papers
for advertisements Of national wal
bonds. War bond booths are set uT
in all the largest shops, and clerks arc
instructed to suggest investment I,
all their customers. Some stores an.
nounce that all profits for the mex
ten days will be invested in wal
bonds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

LONDON, Jan. 1. - From the tenth
Of December until the first of April,
1918, it will be unlawful to use cream
in any form in Great Britain for any
except babies, the sick and soldiers in
hospitals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
Bananas z Cent? Each

LONDON, Jan. 3. - Bananas are
selling for seven cents apiece in Lon
don this week and are 50 rare that they
are ratified off at charity bazaars,
where the chances come at fifty cents
apieces
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
Money on Pigs

LONDON, Jan. l. - A Sussex far
mer has found hat by breeding pigs
to o over waste lands and in under
brush unsuitable for agricultural pur-
poses, he has been able to realize five
thousand dollars a month during the
summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
A Starch Substitute

LONDON, Dec. q. - a SuO'
for starch has at last been iou''0 4.
is being received with great i"'''
l~aundrymen and housewives
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

Stanley Greed, of Auxvasse, was in
this city Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ". Kenzee, Of ST
Louis, wer in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

W. T. Merrel, of Vandalia, was q
visitor in Mexico Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

Irwin r. Biggs, of Vandalia, was il
Mexico on business Monday,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

R. G. Kennen, of Laddonia, was in
Mexico on business Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

O. E. Clayton and wife of N'"0'''''
spent Sunday at the Hoxsey'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10
COMPANY TO
PAY 100000 FIRST
In Contract Regarding Addition for
Plant Here, international PeO-
pie State First Salary
Consideration
ALL TO LOCAL WORKERS
Addition to Plant Must Cost at Least
$4,000. Without Machinery
to Be Installed

A payroll Of one million, one hun
dred thousand dollars is guaranteed
10 Mexico by the international Shoe
Company under the contract covering
the increasing Of its Mexico factory.
The corporation agrees to pay out in
wages and other expenses in Mexico
the sum Of Sl,I0O, 900 in consideration
Of the payment of $1,000 by Mexico
citizens toward the cost of increasing
the capacity Of the plant. The contract
provides further that this sum is 10
be paid out within a period Of ten
years, and only to persons who reside
in Mexico or vicinity, not including
money paid out for freight or to en-
ployees residing elsewhere
The provisions o. the contract were
made public Thursday by the Mex
leo Chamber Of Commerce following a
meeting of the Board of Directors on
Wednesday afternoon when the con-
tract was received and read.
The Shoe Company guarantees that
the addition to the present factory,
exclusive of manufacturing equip
ment, shall cost not less than S2l,-
000." In other words, the Internation-
al Shoe Company viii spend not less
than two dollars for each dollar put
up by citizens of Mexico for the addi-
tional factory space.
The contract is now held at the Of
flee Of the Chamber of Commerce.
Subscribers to the factory building
fund may see the contract by calling
at the Chamber Of Commerce head
quarters. A meeting of the subscrib-
ers will be called in the near future
for the purpose Of voting on a com
mittee Of trustees to represent Mexico
interests on the contract.
A committee Of business men select
ed by the Chamber Of Commerce will
examine the contract, with the aid Of
a lawyer, and will then call a meeting
Of all the subscribers.
Several other Missouri towns bid
for the location Of international shoe
factories or the enlargement Of pres
ent factories, but Mexico landed the
increased plant and payroll on ae-
count Of the promptness Of the re-
Spouse Of our business men TO the
proposal. The international Shoe
Factory made no proposition to Mex.
leo, but a committee from the Cham
Der Of Commerce went to St Louis and
obtained a proposal from the corpora
TONS officials. The Chamber Of
Commerce learned that the shoe com
pany was considering increasing is
manufacturing capacity. A committee
Of Mexico business men went to st.
Louis the next day and obtained the
proposition which now is embodied il
the contract in the hands of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The increased factory will raise the
capacity of the Mexico branch from
1450 to 5000 pairs of shoes daily, vii
Hring in from rs to $50 more families
0 Mexico and assures a large STEADY
neome to the business houses of thi'
own. AS business man pointeC
,ut, at is insuring the future fol
Nexico."
Below is a complete list of the fac
DRY fund subscribers with the ex.
seption Of one name, which will b,
7dded later:
Mexico Power Co.......... $685.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-10

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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
PARTITION SALE
%
MARY SAv0TE
VERSUS
VALENTIN SAVOIE, m AIS
No. 210O7, Civil Docket, saenSh III.
dicial District Court, Parish Ill
st. Landry. Louisiana.

BY virtue of a judgment of lie
Honorable the Sixteenth Judicial b
trict Court, in and for the Parish 4
st. Landry, rendered by Hon. 81 b
Pavy, Judge, and to a commiss
Hereunder and to me directed
will sell, at public auction, to M
last and highest bidder, for the pns
pose Of e~ffecting a partition, Oh
property herein firstly described, Bill
the town Of Eunice, La, on
SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1918,
at II o'clock A. M, the following Is
scribed property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land, situate
in the Parish Of st. Landry, with If
and singular the buildings and il
provements thereon, being the EaI
Half of Southwest Quarter Of Section
IS In Township s South, Range
West, La. Mer. containing EighB
two and $4,000 acres.
Also another tract Of land, benz
woodland, containing Eighty acres
situated on Bayou Des Cannes wood
bounded North by land of JOSEPH
Bellon, South by Alexandra MilIa
and widow Homer CourYille, Eaa
by Mrs. Rudolphe Savoik and
rard Miller and West by Hypofia
Vidrine.
Being properties acquired BY
eide Savoie from Rudolphe Sayoia
January 10, 1907, as appears by Aa
No. 59917, duly recorded in Convey
ance Book "A" No. 4 Ia. page 7g4
files of the Clerks office of the Paf.
of st. Landry.
TWenty-three head of horned e
tie. Household furniture and kftchea
utensils.
Terms and Conditions: MoyabI
cash on day of sale and the immoi
ables one-third or more cash on dGf
sale and the balance, il any, i'll
9 credit of one or two years at sN
of the purchaser, the crAdH
portion Of said sale to be evidences
Dy notes of the purchaser, made e
MS own order and by him endorse
n blank, bearing 8 per cent per a
1um interest from date of adjudic
ion until paid, secured by specld
mortgage and vendors lien and pr
Iege on the property sold, with tie
pact de non alienando" and all usu
security clauses, including 10 DIT
attorneys fees In the event Ol
Iuft.
EDWARD DARDEAU,
hay-16-ot Auctioneer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

their own strength, and stated that
SO far they were not as strong as we
thought we were. He told of the
German army preparedness and dub
bed them civilized barbarians. He
told and said that they had taught
their children that all other races
were inferior, and that they (the Ger
mans) had to rule and that nothing
was a crime to bring this about. They
had eliminated Christ and God and
resorted to intrigue and secret prop
uganda. So far as their boosted eff
cheney, they had used the inventions
of other nations, originated to help
humanity, Is instruments with which
to kill off other nations. They were
the most efficient liars in the world.
he proclaimed. Other peoples might
be liars but they were not endorsed
by their governments. The German
people were behind the kaiser and
we must prepare to fight them. We
are in a big a G but it is not like the
race We + going to have. He called
twenty thousand boys and girls in
to raise food crops and
asked that all do it willingly in order
assist the boys "over there" in
their trials and tribulations. Those
who are fighting your battles, my bat
ties, the speaker dramatically ex-
claimed, are leaving everything which
IS near and dear to them, and barring
heir breasts to those barbarians In
order to make the world q decent
place in which to live. We must be
aggressive patriots, he concluded, !
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01

parish, arrived here the first Of the
week and spent a couple of days here
visiting his mother and sisters. He
returned to his home Thursday, in
forming a Clarion representative that
he had had enough of the strenuous
life Of Opelousas and preferred the
auietness of his island home and
would hike back to Pecan at once.
The members of the Wednesday
Bridge Club met at the home Of Mrs.
Goldman l.. Lassalle on; Wednesday
and were delightfully."- entertained by
the hostess. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with ferns, cut flow
ers of red, white and blue apd Our
Flag" waved from every nook and cor
ner. The prizes were won by Mrs.
Louis White and Mrs. J. P. Barnett
and delicious refreshments served by
the hostess at the conclusion Of the
game. Among those who participated
in the lovely affair were: Mesdames
A. S. Brown, Percy Dunbar, Henry
Lastrapes, A. A, Anding Ivan De-
blieux, Oscar ]. Mistric, Louis White,
Edward Loeb, ]. P. Barnett, Austin
Perkins, Misses Joyce Stage, Mathilde
Estorge.
Tuesday morning a number of the
pupils Of the local high school, ac-
companied by Miss Bee Crawford, n
of the popular teachers went a-pick-
nicking. They left here in wagons
and well supplied with good eats
proceeded to the Dietlein place in
Bellevue. Arriving under the beauti-
full trees that surround this lovely
country home, the usual routine of
picknickers was gone through, and
late In the afternoon when they re-
turned home, all expressed themselves
as having enjoyed this outing to the
fullest and would like to have the
pleasures of the day repeated oon
Those present were Miss Crawford,
Josie Guilbeau, Alice Dietlein, Yvonne
Dejean, Evelyn Pavy, Mona Atkinson.
Jenny Stubs, Ethel Dejean, Mabel
Lacombe and Chas. Budd, Kennie and
Bonnie Durio, Richard Dubuisson,
Nick Halphen, Leslie Harris.