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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
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LR Marital bsstu knepa 81
Pcg- b his zaHy Meuos f1oaA
sahrhcru IN Frznes iust hehiHa
hs nrtr line VITA ne lea EuEn-
asu a. TIE Aneuzn ErpcduozEry
Foroaa he writes tie :olosinE lette-
. Army lie O. TIE Leircr;
Nay q. 1918
Dear Mitch.
Wei An kecpuC ny promise ]
uais TO write yea I have beer OvT a
xruat part q Fun1e hui have nsvcr
-e1 anything h1f 20 rooi as MCUca
Ne have already ben behnd rvo d.
ercnt fronts tut ] eann0t tel yea
SHAT front We are ca rev. We are a
feE miles behind the front Lire ani
thsrefCre ne maks . perfectly roel
zrss; for old Je=ys Fil-eoppiug
~asTuplanes He paid Is a visit last
airh- bt rover lch Is any medicine
his is quite an argument bit tke-
1 is al the var we have s. We must
taks good care = T. aid The best part
Of Is is the Accommodations that Ne
sljoy. TIE uodsru improvements we
lave in our biIlsts are inst about as
numerous as kaissrs are IN hesvs= We
eat mud, walk in mud. and sleep IA L.
We sleep in barns. henhouses, sheds
and anywhere else where there Is
room As you may know, the bans
owe here are joined to the house and
50 We come close 70 having a coed bed
anyway. II We sleep in a stall with a
chsval French word for horsel L IS
perfectly o. K. That IS, 4 be does rot
KICK. You see, If he has no kick com
ng, neither have We.
And then we have or never-tO-5e-
forgotten Mikes who hold regiment
al drill on the poor soldiers under
shirts. Many a lad rends his clothes
Just as thoroughly as l used TO read
the Ledger. ! know this may not read
mice" to you, but L We can stands
"gobsT Of them, why you folks ough.
to be able to hear my grunbling sbou.
them.
We are at present located in 8 town
50 small that you would not be able to
locate it with a Lick Telescope. And
say, we are not eyeu IN sight Of auy
other Americans. have ne. ever
other kind Of soldier in the world. o.
course, we miss on all the good things
sent to al the rest q the Expedition
airy Forces.
/ left Frank Morris on the ether
side Of France one month ago today.
De is the only Adrian boy / have
eve met over here.
] think ] am getting too heavy for
this Light work. This sure is a cruel
war. but ! think that we can stand !;
all right.
Say, but this sure would be a won.
derfgl place for Carrie Nation. Al
these towns have as many restaurants
or saloons az there are dwelling hous.
et Everybody has booze Of some kind
to sell
So many people nave written 70 ne
thzt ] never can answer them all, or
Hg 70 our having a limit placed On the
nurnber Of letters We send.
Well, Mitch, / am counting strong
on eating dinner at home on New
Years Day, 1919. And It has got 70
be some dinner, for / have not had q
real house meal since my arrival here.
And then We are allowed no parcels,
50 must worry along without Amer
can tobacco. Anytime my friends have
time to write to me ! shall greatly ap-
preeiate it.
! must close for this time as it is
getting late. Give my regards to all.
L. R. MARSHALL,
Your friend,
Co. F, 10th Engineers,
A. E. F. (via New York;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
MAKES GIN RECORD
%. r, 10Th Engineers,
A. E. F. (via New York;

Pearl Chapman, who enlisted in the
Marines May !, 1918, writes home to
his mother:
PARIS ISLAND. S. G., June 81, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Today is Sunday, and / have Just
had troop inspection, and shall sign
my payroll in a few minutes. / have
just finished the rifle range, and am on
a transfer, but ! don't know where !
shall go, as | shall probably leave
Paris Island in two or three days.
The day | shot for record on the II
fle range, | surprised myself and
many others / didn't know ! was SO
good with . rifle. / qualified as
sharpshooter. ! get a beautiful med
al and also three dollars extra pay
each month Nov maybe you think /
am not a happy marine. / made one
Of the highest scores on the range.
Most Of the boys made high scores;
that is, more than 1850 out Of 300 had
come here from the Army and had shot
on the range before. My score was
252, and all the coaches considered
that something unusual for a new re-
cruit; but ] have always had conf
dence and determination to make good.
] got your box Of eats yesterday,
and was sure glad to get them. If
il had been two or three days later, |
should have been gone, and probably
would never have gotten it. ! am not
going 10 France, yet, but will 70 to
some place in U. S. A. for awhile. /
will let you know as soon as ] reach
my destination.
| am sending you some pictures of
my company. / thought you might like
to see them. Tell Clarence not TO send
me any more mail, til ! write him lat
er.
As ever,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
Letters From
Soldiers
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ns Lndrm b aanes b. h1ar tru2
- n Atkrntn OsHiy hrTN h n
AruT nnf NasF. uar nary frdue'
49, ars r-atas e thr Ltru ar
dsspiy iutaul& b skri - are q
81 4 49, 49, Asss oaly -
asErs - hesrizr frua go Write n
l~ntErssninr iriters 81 Ump hfe u-
pFsrncss ard anything chss that Fss
hsBsst hey weak Eks b. hsar AZ
~ cun-or I'll 80 oAi-d o. NG
hart nuck e inirresf d vnis ahoui
49, . ~ -aFu thrrr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
DINGEE FUNERAL WEDNESDAY

The funeral services Of Mrs. Mary
A. Dingee Of Kansas City who died at
the Old Ladies' Home Tuesday morn
ing we're conducted Wednesday after
noon by the Rev. A. A. Wallace Of the
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Dingee was eighty seven years
old, and had been at the Home here
for twelve years. She was an invalid
for the last five years Of her life. The
body was buried in Elmwood Gene
terry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
You Pay Me-
I'll pay Him.
and He'll pay You

see 2 million American overseas, and
the opening of the spring campaign Of
1919, when many officers believe the
final nj of the German defeat will
begin in a great combined drive ag-
ainst the German lines, might easily
see 3 million ready for action, with
another force of substantially 2 mil
lion organized at home. That would
represent the army of 5 million men
for which, in a general way, the War
Department may be aiming.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
REAL ESTATr -

An-
William II. vsHleysz.', :
vandsyeni'r Warranty. 80 "a
and affection and 800 p IN
Sic MS
Thomas A Eddlsn,,
Wilson, Warranty Con,s n IN. I
and IS, block 70, ca1T,1 e
Addition to vandalia. W, aA
Henry T. Spurling Ct :,
Harvey Squirting Wsr,r,. sAa
700 love and affection IG
Henry T. Spurling 3,
Squirting. Warranty, Coa,a ' ;5s
NE q NV sw & sa Of Ne y 7
Francis NJ. Daniel 10 wiH,.
Woodward ct al wau.p.y
sl.OO and other eonsid. WI : y
NV si-5O-9 and NE Sc ss.ss,
A. NJ. Trimble Jr., to Fran.
Warranty COnsid. s8,55OO. Ia. y
c Pearson's Addition to MsTs,. on
Charles W. Pease to Ro,,is n.
Warranty, Consid. $4,000 " >.
u of Sec. 10 and PIT, Of NJ Sst D. !,
in SOLO.
Mrs. V. E. McClain to Earl -
ter. Warranty, Consid. s20oo, ~
and Pt, of Lot 2, Blk 3, Of Nil
Addition to Mexico.
Henry t. Squirting to Own,
Squirting, Warranty, COnsid. nmr
of So of sW ~23-52-lO.
Irene and Monte Brook :. ? ,
Hoxsey, Warranty, COnsid. nM1.
6. Biz II, Trolley Heights Addtn
i Frank E. Trait to Alice L C,,,-
Quit-Claim Consid. Si.OO and as..
consideration, Lot 5, Block c Pr,
sons Addition, Lot 4, Blk I, Or,r
Mexico.
Alice L. Creasey to Frank Z. Int
! Quit Claim, Consid. sl.OO and "A,
consideration, Lot 5, Blk C Psssr,
! Addition, and Lot 4, Blk l., Otr.l
Mexico.
Fred S. Norris to Alvin R and Dn.
icl R. Miller, Warranty, Consd. ,sr
, SW Sc AMI E y Of Sc sw Sc n.
NE NV and NV Ne Sec. H. All
5t-s.
Earl d. Carter 70 Loren and vinE
Smith, Warranty, Consid. $500 81
Of NV 22-52.s.
. Earl D. Carter to A. c. Whaa.
Warranty, Consid. S1,0OO0O and sss
consid. Lot 3, and Pr Of Lot 2, Bid
. 2, Muldrew's Addition 10 Mexico.
Emma Sheppard ct al 10 Meth
vandagrift, Quit-C Claim, COnSA siM
Lot /, Blk 8, Mexico Fairview Add.
ton to City of Mexico.
7. ]. Hoxey to 7. B, Blackjack, Va,
ranty, Consid. $3.50, Lot S and 6, BIZ
IL, in Trolley Heights Addition b
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
As ever,
PEARL,
WANTED TO JUMP PARACHUTE

WANTED III JUMP BARAIHDIE
Otto Weimer, who will shortly re-
eeive his commission as first lieeuten-
ant in the aerial observation service Of
the United States Army, is here on a
short furlough. Mr.. Weimer is taking
a purse in aerial observation at Fort
Omaha, Nebraska. He is one Of more
than one hundred young men await
Ing commissions, and expects TO be
sent overseas shortly. His work con
sists Of observing the battle fields
from a height Of thirty-fiye hundred
feet IN a captive balloon.
Mr.. Weimer says that none Of the
balloons, that he has made his thirty
hours course in. have yet broken loose.
though a number Of the students have
been forced TO utilize their ingenuity
when the balloon broke lis cable and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

WE FRAME PICTURES--DEvEL-
oP AND PRINT KODAK PICTURES
AND MAKE WINDOW SHADES TO
ORDER. CRADDoCKS. 1862 wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
Advertised Lettera

A list Of Advertised letters remain
ing uncalled for in the Post Office at
Mexico, Mo-, for the week ending Aug.
s, 1918, follows:
Adams, Mrs. Martha
Entregea, Sine
Balderrama, Faustino
Bibby, Mr..
Brown, Miss Florence
Brown, Mrs. Maggie
Henderson, G. C.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Word has been received here that
Henry Kunkel will be home on leave
from his aviation training about Sept
ember First.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
Surgical Dressings Notice.

HU INVENT
The Surgical Dressing rooms will be
closed for lack of material, until fur
Their notice.
MRS. W. C. JOHNSON, Chairman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mrs. A. W. Stark Of LOUISIANA A.
rived In Mexico Tuesday evening @N
the guest Of DR.. and Mrs. K. r. Bragg
of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

as tza @HKz EzE@ b 81 ru@s
EcH "a ~ - ~ uu
80 80 So 80 $50 iaE - frum
S1u CIV t-l EN NtkU
EEy q Ua ertta ~ Uu a. -
sr1n - 49, -
&C. 6 sea- 49, d B !
save a. tks ciaku ~ &C. e. eez-ay
heczzss I sezrkt dsy =s e. Ec1s
pocr felTs ever Aru z--e $50 tkaa
thg ever uull q ~
Has Gai mns n Trtza
-HA aU Azus &C. - ; sz 4
O-- 9e ~ W wr-fH Tuza kzi q
= ~ mah Eks any othzr &c city thai
u "a ne Hten~i ~ wy =eeA Bzt
ut uet haek e. Hf -cxt dag s-i I'D
akr uut uer "a azrAacse Ser
e-l1ed msn c-'y a. the AzEtc-ua
ard . aznce ard frsEzrks that
uiEhl uere Eas q d11cs N ~ a.
tcrnocn to1
TunorrgH urkt thcre i . 9zzer
a. IN Dcfgnieu Cab IN ozAznA ard
uc arr r.nE % 81 he hest thsrs b.
h bet girls IN i1vu 90 tkerc %
danse VII And ra acquainted EitA
he saiio-A Ard aNor he dance there
generally IS a party a. soze fine res
i3Cncc fer as. and then hack 70 Coat
Island f1r another days dul
Some Fourth q JAY pinaor.
Aneuu q the Fourth q JAY dinner
Wtich the 2i1u wgu served wzs sent
vith ire letter Il Is ClceEh 70 make
yU1r nouth water and surely Is an
ird1oensnt Ger one 70 joia the Navy
What Prgcht at douu to JAY {
Comhnauon SALAD
Mayonnaise Drsss-r
Cream q Tomato soup Crackers
Ra5skez Groen Onions
Roast Turkey WTth Glblst Dressing
Preserves
Speed Han Cream Cheese
CaElihower with Cream Szuce
Mashed Potatoes Green Corn
Ice Cream Jelly Roll
Mixed Nuts Cigars Black cozee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

P. H. Cullen, of st. Louis, motored to
Mexico Thursday in his Packard to
spend a short visit here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

P. II. Ecton, Of Dexter, Mo-, is here
on a visit to his brother, T. J. Ecton,
Phil reports his part of the state as
being very dry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. George Coakley spent
the weekend with the formers sister,
Mrs. +. l.. Niece, Of near Moline.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mrs. John Ewing of this city leaves
Sunday for an extended visit with her
niece, Mrs. Jess Harper in st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Mrs. R. J.. Moore, Of this city, has
received a cablegram from her son,
serg. Richard j. Moore, stating that
he has arrived safely overseas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Hansen Smith, Of Montgomery City,
was here on business Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

~ WANTED
ale c king
- IL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

EASTEDlS
SIZE King
" Sc
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

l. n Marital better know IS
Rctc 81 his Eauy Meuor f1cla
sahCukcru IN Frzncs ust heh-nd
hs nrtr line vita the lea EuEn-
au q ths Aneuzn E-rpodiuozay
FurueL he writes lie following lettg
. Army lie O. TIE LeiFcr;
~ q u--.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

l. Squirting & a I, w.
Harvey Squirting Warrant, ale
500 love and aFechon IS Cd
52-i0. '' al
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

Private v. l. Barnett,
Co. y. 18TH Infantry. A. z. n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

State Of Missouri
County Of Audrain)
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
FARMERS ExCHIS,

phons la
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08

william II. Vausvs--&
vandsyent'r Warranty c.,,I "a
5i-s. HaNK
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25

The very next week Shave got
another wire from London. This time
they wanted a lightweight. The c.
was sim in port. and shave found
two hearty lightwei9hfs aboard ready
for the business. He sent along George
Fox Of Philadelphia, and Jamss Rich
ards from the Boston suburbs and
these two boys carried back to the
c. Two scalps from the metropolis.
Richards, by the way, Is the boy who
used to gather in coin In amateur mills
in the states. In 1915 the East will
remember Richards won the A. A. T..
championship In the 125-pound class
ut Boston.
Shave has had census taken of the
fighters aboard the c. and has
found on this one ship eight promis-
ing glovcN experts. from the light
weight claks on UP.
Under slaves tuteiage another Phil
sdelplia boxer. George Hogan, re-
Gently added iaurels to his closely
si,ayen head in an earnest encounter
with Kennedy, the English lightweight
WHO hasA been c.eantng UP a large por-
tion Of the United Kingdom.
Hogan. who won the featherweight
championship Of the Pacific fleet In
1915 Is now one OF the crew OF sub
marine operating in this region. Nat
urally he has little room on the sub
marine for any hstic training. The
other day when Hogan's submarine put
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25
EIGHT GLOVE EXPERTS
on one ship RECORD

london, Dec. 10 tBy mail) The l..
s. g. c. IL known all along the
European COSTS wherever sailors
foregather a. the "nghtingest" ship
Uncle Sam has, and puEilisticaIly
speaking. her crew IL the "nyhung-
est crew.
l. L. Shave, Y. M. c. A. athletic
secretary. stationed at . certain naval
base aiouE the shores of the Tight
Little isles" finds delight In the fact
that whenever he has q call Tor q
good tighter of any weight from 1870
to 40 pounds. he has only to whistle
among the crew Of the c. to hnd
his athlete made 70 order and roaring
10 go.
A few weeks ago he got q wire from
the Y. athletic headquarters in Lon
weight to Natifnai Sporting club We'd
Inesday mighty
shave's stock Of ~elterweigh,s was
"a little low that day. He looked
around for an hour or two in vain.
Then the c. hove in sight around
a bend in the harbor. shave rushed
to the ships athletic officer and
showed him the telegram.
"Tigue!" yelled the officer. and up
stepped Tigue--yes. Jimmy Tsue. of
Boston. the same Jimmy who gave
Mike Gibbons a lusty so one time;
the same Jimmy who In late years has
developed so many young fighters for
the glory and honor of the feet.
There's many a hefty wailop left in
Jimmy yet TOO.
Don't care If I de- aid Jimmy. He
Wednesday night he was Just right
And up in London that night Jimmy
lthrashed two Of the best weiters the
n s. r. could muster
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25
NEAT DRIIIe PROCESS
REvOlUTIOIIlEs TRADE

New. York. Dec. IA new drying
proc4Se, Ey winch meats and fish can
b kept indefinitely and then restored
to their former state Of freshness by
tbs application Of water. and which,
It 10 believed, win increase the
-wosld,s NEST shipping capacity more
than twelve times BY doing away
with the need or refrigeration and
special containers, has lately been
perfected in the chemical engineering
lahore 'o:ies at Columbia university.
During period OF comprehensive
tests, meats that had been dried and
kept a year were restored to their
fresh state and served in the homes
OF professors attached to the 1abora-
tory. J A few months ago shipment
of. 600 pounds was sent 10 q camp In
'he South and served to the soldiers
Reports received from. the camp state
that those who ate the restored meat
failed to discover any difference be-
tween It and strictly fresh meat.
With half the world facing . year
and possibly three years OF food
shortage, with Thousands OF tons Of
shipping tied up in the transports.
ton Of troops and urgently needed
supplies Other than food. and rail
transport de1aora1ixed In Central Eu-
rope. largely destroyed in France and
Belgium and badly congested In the
United States. the possibilities Of the
process perfected at Columbia are
held TO be incalcuiable
Hitherto IN the shipment Of meat
and dsh It has been necessary to re-
sort to icing. the use Of salt or brine.
or, as in the case OF ham and bacon.
smoking or treatment with chemicals
Not only have these methods ncces-
STATED ponderous equipment and
much handling. but the finished pro-
duet required the use Of more or less
expensive containers. greatly increas-
ing, also. the bulk OF the product.
Ely the process perfected in the Co.
lunsbia laboratories all bone, waste,
fat and connective tissue are removed
from the meat or Ash to be treated,
leaving a hundred per cent food. The
meat Is then cut into cubes or. in
the case of beef. into steaks. placed
in vacuum and subjected to a period
OF drying at a. relatively low tempers-
ture. No other treatment 10 neces-
sary. Fish. 1t has been found. can be
dried com pletely In from four TO eight
hours. and meat in ten hours. the
time varying slightly, according to the
thickness OF the pieces under treat
ment
Meat so dried exhibits no visible
or chemical, change with the sole OK
ception that all water is removed. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25
MINUS STOMACH FOR
n YEARS, WOMAN WAS
PJyZZYAE TO DOCTORS

San Francisco, Dec. Boone OF the
most remarkable cases in the history
OF medical science, which has baffled
the leading physicians and surgeons
Of the world, has just come TO light
here in the death OF Mrs. Laura Mag
gini prominent member OF the local
Italian colony and pioneer resident Of
San Francisco.
Mrs Maggini was. In . her eighty
sixth year and for twenty-one years.
following an operation. she had lived
without a stomach. DR.. Charles Brig
hm performed the operation at 81
Luke's Hospital, after all hope for her
had been given up.
At the time it was believed that she
could live only a few months at the
most, but Mrs, Maggfni rallied and
in a short time was in better health
than she had enjoyed for several
years. Up to the time of her death
she was active and took keen In
terest in the affairs OF her family.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25
DENMARK WILL HELP TO
FEED HUNGRY NATIONS.

copenhagen, Dec. zo.-tBy MAID.
Grant Smith, Of the American Le-
cation at Copenhagen. in an interview
with a representative of Politfken.
said that Denmark was in q pisition
to play an important part in the great
work Of supplying those COMMITTEES in
Europe where there was a scarcity OF
food In consequence OF the war. BY
enabling Denmark to produce moro
food It would be possible to save a
large amount OF tonnage that would
otherwise be needed to bring supplies
from America and other countries
overseas.
America, he declared, was contena-
plating the sending Of seed corn. fer
tilizers. and foodstuffs to Denmark on
condition that a certain proportion OF
Danish produce. particularly -four and
meat, should be delivered to those
countries which ake in need Of it. at
fixed prices. In this way relief would
be brought about more effectuaily and
more quickly than In any other.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25
UNITED Societies Big
Nan, cAanAl, BEATEN


The defeat Of Anton J. Cermak. the
United Societies. candidate for shef.
III for cooR county. Illinois. Is consid-
cred by the Illinois drys to DO VIC
tory jof almost ~ much. importance
as the election Of legislature that
is pledged to ratification Of the fed
eral dry amendment.
The United Societies Is an organi /.
zation composed Of over 500 foreign :
speaking local societies or crganisa-
lions in the city OF Chicago. A ma
jority Of these locals are German.
The United Societies has to, all In
tents and purposes performed the
work done in many localities By the
German American alliance.
This organization Of foreign speak
inr people has dominated the Chicago
city council It has been powerful
enough to override state liquor laws
% far - Chicago ana Cook county
are concerned.
N was this organization that openly
opposed in the city council, saloon
regulation ordinances designed to
protect the soldiers and sailors from
becoming easy victims to the Chicago
saioonkeepers and cabaret operators.
IT was only when the federal gov
eminent threatened to make dry
zone Of the city that the societies nm
ally yielded.
The Endorsement OF candidate BY
the societies in the city OF Chicago
has heretofore meant. other things
being equal that he was practically
sure Of election.
This brief explanation of the work
ings o. this unpatriotic body OF adopt
ed citizens and their hitherto almost
inyiucibie power in Cook county poll
tics will give some idea OF the maSnl. .
tude ~ the victory in the defeat OF
Cermak. when 1t is recalled that he
not only had the solid backing OF the
societies but he is their former sec
rotary and political spokesman.
His defeat came as complete sur
prise to the vets Apparently with
unlimi.ed money at his command he
conducted an expensive campaign.
Elaborate literature was freely dis
tributed His appeal TO the voters aps
peared il, the street cats and in prom
inent public places and to most peo-
pie he looked like a. sure winner. But
when the returns began to come in
from the country districts of the
county. the big lead given him in Chi
cago was cut until, when the ffnal
count was in. his opponent, Charles
w. Peters. appeared with 1000 ma
tority.
Cernak says that he will contest the
election and with the election board
and the county Judge controlled by
the vets it is still possible for him
to capture the sherifrs Office.
Ccrrak's defeat is a triumph for
good government OF more than even
statewide importance. Had he been
elected. the chief law enforcin ohio,
in the second most populous city 10
America would have been in the hand
of the leader of the liquor traffic dur
ing the most critical period Of the ma
tons prohibition history.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25
1000, represents the estimated cost
Of incompleted work.

INV, represents the yeStfmafed cost
Of incompleted work.
or IncsttmAbIe Aid
I'VE consider that this department
IL betng Of particular as11stance to
the counties In this important work.
since we not only prepare plans for
their work, but paes on work which
has been done other than under the
specifications Of thls department,
Bonds we're issued in one district
of Brunswick county. amounting to
3144.000.00. Bonds were issued prior
to October /, 1917, amounting to
Sa,o54, 10000. making total OF bonds
issued 10 date or 9g,IVS,50O.0V.
To meet the ever Increasing and
growing demands for improved roads.
some definite plan should be devel-
oped for financing the work, of the
department, and. with this in mind,
would recommend for your consid-
erotioh the increasing of the present
three cent tax, or more properly, the
three-tenths Of q mill tax, TO one
and-a half mill tax. Some ouch ar
rangement will be made necessary to
meet the federal appropriations, A.
there is every indication that the
present federal aid will be largely in
creased by the present. or certainly
the next, congress.
Ut IL particularly gratifying TO this
department to be able to report to
Your Excellency that. notwtthstand-
ing the present war activities
throughout tho country. and the DIM
Guilty which has been experienced In
obtaining the necessary labor and
materials for road WORK. the people.
generally. throughout tho state have
given their support TO the Highway
department In it, efrort to bring
about better highway conditions