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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-01

all the corporations who loaned money
in Mississippi. including my own com.
pany, were very much opposed to it.
My e~1upary wired and wrote me to
vote against the bill, but | told them
that on the floor of this House | was
not representing them and intended to
vote for it. And l am sure all the par
ties in Mississippi. who are now getting
money at six percent, when they used
to have to pay eight, are very much
obliged to me and Others for getting
this bill passed. Then, as you, my
good friend, were making fine dividends
in your bank, | concluded that it would
be good thing for the people to lower
the contract rate of interest from ten
to eight per cent, and we did this, and
all the borrowers in the state since that
time, who formerly paid ten percent in
terest, are now paying only eight. And
then when the Legislature met at that
session eight or ten banks failed and
great many depositors lost their little
all. 80 became very anxious to have a
good banking bill passed So one was
introduced making the stockholders liza
BILE for twice the amount of their stock,
providing for strict supervision, and
making each bank put up a small
amount in guarantee fund, to guaran-
tee the depositors their money. Every
banker in the state opposed this except
one, and that was not you, friend Tom,
and | was appealed to on every side to
vote against this bill. Some Of them
made personal appeals to me, and ]
said. eff this is a personal asset. you
shall have it, but it belongs to the peo-
pie, and must vote for this bill, and
| was the only member Of our delega-
ton, four in number, who voted for it
first, last and sll the time. and | am
glad to say that since that time not
single depositor in the state of Missis-
sippi has lost dollar Of their money,
and the banks have been benefited, for
they will not even let ME overdraw,
and deposits are larger than ever were
known.
Now. you didn't help me with either
one of those bill, and you must admit
that all of them were for the benefit of
the people that both of us love so well,
80 am going to ask you to do me the
favor to 20 into Pickens county, find
out il the people can't borrow money
on their lands with this two-year ex-
emption bill in force, verify my state
ment, and then come back and help me
pass this most meritorlous measure.
My legislative career will soon be end
ed, for / will be seventy-three years
old next June, and while | can point
with pride to the passage Of the three
bills mentioned above, and proudly say
| was instrumental in passing them. |
want this two-year exemption bill
passed while am in service, that it
may be a cap-stone to my efforts to
benefit my people. And now, Tom,
since you seem to want to look after
the interest Of the dear people, will you
not help me pass this most meritorous
measure? Yours, BIG BUD.
P. ST. understand that since you
patted Prince on the back for voting
against this bill, he is "kinder scared"
and thinks he may have voted wrong.
So you see, Tom, while we all recognize
you as fine business man and a good
citizen, none of US think you are an
"Abou Ben Adham" fellow, BIB.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-01
SAVING FOR UNCLE SAN.
Macon Graded and High School Has
Record of Ninety seven Per Cent.

Macon Graded and Hieb School Has
Record of Ninety seven Per Cent.
The new names added to the honor
roll during the last week are:
John Egger Vivian Egger
Ellis Hunter Rosetta Holberg
Creighton Allen Sidney Morgan
Edna Allsup Harry Maury
Edward Maury Maxwell Lucas
MIS-. J. E. Dorroh Irwin Douglass
Tom Evans Walter Friday
Louise Jones Francis Meeks
Nellie Douglass
These additions make the school have
a record of pinety-seven percent.
One way to create the impression
that you are familiar with success is to
be modest.
The man who boasts of being honest
as the days are long might be burglar
when the sun goes down.
Noxubee County
will 90
"Over..the Top"
soon,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-01

The man who boasts of being honest
as the days are long might be burglar
when the sun goes down.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15

Judge James P. Chinn of Hig-
ginsville, spent Friday here on
business.
Miss Annie Warren went to
Clarksville, Mo-, Thursday even
ing for a visit.
Mrs. E. Raveiett and daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie, returned Tues
day to her home in Elgin, Kan
sas, after a visit with her son
at Wentworth.
Mrs. Felix Buellens went to
Kansas City Friday for a few
days visit.
Mrs. Ben Steele of Kansas
City, arrived Thursday night for
a visit with relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15

voice as soon as the lookout got
the first word out of his mouth.
The Major promptly put these
two out Of a job.
We came through without any
excitement at all though, that is
any real excitement, and at pres
ent we are standing by, to enter
our dock as soon as the authori-
ties permit us to do so. We have
been in sight Of land for several
hours, but it will probably be a
couple Of more days before we
shall set our conquering foot up
on it. We are somewhere in
France, though, and we are all
eagerly awaiting anything that
may turn up.
In order to mail this on the
ship ! must close my narrative
here. With lots Of love,
]. M. Sellers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15

Misses Irene and Catherine
went to Blackburn Fri
day morning for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Ter
hume returned to Kansas City
Friday after a visit here with
relatives.
Mrs. S. L. Humphrey and chill
dren returned Thursday night to
their home in Corder, after a
visit with Mrs. j. E Cross.
Mrs. M. Bergman of Concor-
dia, spent Thursday here with
friends.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
TREES & FLOWERS.

Owing to two months illness
| could not call on all my GUS
toners. If they and others will
let me know their wants this
month, | can supply them at
much lower prices than outside
agents, with all kinds of Fruit
Trees, new and old varieties,
Grapevines, Strawberries, Cur
rants, GOOseberries, Raspberries,
Blackberries, Rhubarb, Aspara-
gus, Cal. Privet, Umbrella Catal-
pa, and other ornamental and
Shade Trees, Towering Shrubs,
Roses, Bulbs; in fact,
everything in the nursery line.
CHAS. TEUBNER.
.3-7-2W. Lexington, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
OFFICIAL STATEMENT Of tn
financial condition Of the
Lexington Savings Bank

at Lexington, State Of Missouri, at the
close of business on the 4th day of
March, 1918, published in the Licking
ton In~telligencer, a newspaper printed
and published at Lexington, State of
Missouri, on the 18th day Of March,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
February LIST.

walk when l get on lanu again.
l have cultivated a pretty good
pair of sea legs, by now. Much
contrary to my anticipation !
haven't been a. bit sick thus far,
and We have had some pretty
rough weather, too. But pity
the poor enlisted man! They are
iammed up so tight down below
that when we want to inspect
their compartments, we must
run them all up on deck. Their
hunks are arranged in three
tiers, and there is barely room
for two people to pass between
the tiers. During the rough
weather it was an awful sight
to behold, down below, About
three quarters of them wished
they were dead, and, if what
they said is true, they don't in
tend to come back to American,
unless they can fly. But even the
sickest Of them can always get
up courage to laugh at the other
guy, and not one has failed to
come up at the proper time.
OF the officers only three or four
have been at all sick, and none
of them badly except the chap
lain, a little fat Catholic. We
are just now arriving in the war
zone, and tonight we doubled the
number of look-outs also we
shall take extra precautions con-
corning lights, and the carrying
of life preservers. Ever since we
left the States we have been clos
ing all our port holes, in order
to expose no light at night. Con-
sequently, | have been suffocat-
ing after shutdown, because
closing port holes shuts out air,
as well as shuts in light. But
last night / took my bedding
right out on deck and turned in.
The moon was peeping out
though the clouds, and the wav-
es were splashing along the
sides Of the ship, and | just lay
awake for a long while enjoying
it all.
This morning / have been up
in the fore-top again. 1t gives
me a thrill to go up now is such
rough weather. The boat rolls
so much that the look-outs are
careered out right over the
water, and it is rather ticklish
business climbing up there with
the wind whipping your clothes
and waving the shrouds around.
We were rather lucky to get
used to going aloft in smooth
weather; so that now we don't
mind it so much. 1t is almost
time for "chow" now, and
must go below again to see that
the company gets enough to eat.
Tuesday, February 9Th.
! The last two days we have
| spent right up on our toes al
2 the time, for we went through
the war zone. Early yesterday
4 morning, an additional convoy
e composed of speedy little de
t stroyers came out to meet us.
9 know that it would give Dad
> thrill to see these trim littl
e craft go skimming and career
e ing over the waves. They ar
capable of doing about 38 knot
G an hour, and for a ship of an.
It size that is pretty good. The.
are camouflaged thoroughly, an
there was considerable rivalr
|, between the look-outs to Sc
e them first, for we know abou
n when to expect them. Now W
IS put on full speed and humpe
4 right along, We kept our LII
IS preservers on all the time, an
IN at short intervals we all turne
out for abandon ship drill. 1t b,
IS comes quite a nuisance to hes
III all the bells go changing at an
time, and then to turn out {
the double, to answer the sun
pit mons. This morning was OF
* most Dangerous neriod fo,. ~
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15

At Lexington, State Of Missou ri, at
the close cf business on the 4h
day Of March, 1918, publish he'd in
the Lexington Intelligencer, a e
paper printed and published at Lex
ington, State of Missouri, on the
10Th day OF March, 1918.
RESOURCES
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
GAS O RIE

Geo. Williams went to Atch-
ison, Kansas, Friday for a brief
visit. Mrs. Williams accompani-
ed his as far as Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
Corn Shelter.

Corn Shelter.
l have recently added to my
machine equipment a corn she'll
er and am prepared to ia Ike care
of any job large or small.
CARL BERTz,
lexington, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15

or -FOUR nOuf WAUGH every udy,
which isn't so bad. Yesterday !
received my order to report for
watch on the fore-top. So at the
proper time | went out to find
my post. Now on this ship the
fore-top lookout is about eighty
feet high; it is the crows nest
on the forward mast. Now there
are shrouds on each side of the
mast, and it is an easy matter
to swarm up them. But this. first
day, | didn't see them, and in
stead | climbed straight up the
mast. / went clear up to the top
before | discovered the error |
had made, viz: the straight up
ladder didn't go to the lookout.
/ was too lazy to come all the
way down, so / crawled around
to the shrowds, which were a.
bout three feet away. 1t seemed
a mile high to me, and the sway
ing of the ship didn't help mat
tiers much. But | made it safe
ly, and afterward was rather
proud of myself. But my knees
were quite shaky when / finally
made it, and it was a grand and
glorious feeling when | was safe
in the nest.
Saturday, January 26.
Up to the present time we nave
been fortunate in having very
calm weather and smooth seas.
But when | woke this morning,
/ could feel the ship bouncing
around like a cork. There were
about two or three inches of
water on the floor of my room,
and / watched my shoes and
socks swimming around. The
black boys were busy scooping
all the water out on deck; SC
thought |, we must be having
some weather. But | found that
someone had turned the faucet
of a shower bath when the wat.
er wasn't running on our deck
and during the night it haC
flooded everything. We ar,
pitching and rolling so badly
now, though, that it wouldn'
surprise me if water should com,
hurting through my port.
Thursday and Friday | wen
up in the fore-top again; blu
| today | took my tour of duty
, as deck officer, in charge of tn,
lower lookouts. 1t was rather /;
bad tour too. A good many o,
the men are growing green a
round the gills and feeling a.
sick as possible. But they ar,
made to take their turns jus
!, the same. 1t isn't safe to wall
around below the lookout hous
, es because you know not wha
may come down upon you.
felt rather mean when / mad
one little Marine, who was S
sick he could hardly move, clea
up his lookout post which h
:. had made almost untenable. BIZ
, no one is excused from anythin
on account of "mal de mer.
Our black mess boys are the or
! exception. Most of them hay
only enlisted in the Navy recen
: ly, and they have been droppir
out, one by one, since it was n,
!, deemed advisable to have the.
continue their duties. Our Sc
vice has likewise deteriorate
/, because we can have no mo
dishes on the table than we c;
:, hold on to. Imagine all of
: sitting with our legs wrapped
!, round the table supports, a gla
! of water elapsed desperately
: one hand and a plate balanced
the other, snatching a bite
our food goes by. AT every r
: a bunch of silverware or chi,
- goes straight down somewhel
II and the walters are just as a
- to spill out food down the ba
i, of our necks as to place it
h front of us on the table.
IN My boy is an old Pullman D,
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Mrs. Felix G. Young went to
Kansas City Friday for a visit.
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Total. .S706, 124 81
STATE OF MISSOURI,

q w
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
We, w. G. McCausland as president,
and B. R. ireland as cashier of said
bank, each of us, do solemnIY swear
that the above statement is true to
the best Of our knowledge and belief.
w. G. McCAUSLAN ID,
President.
B. R. IRELANI0,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO be 4 ore me,
this 18th day of March, A. ID. nine
teen hundred and eighteen.
Witness my hand and nota rial seal
on the date last aforesaid.
Commissioned and qualified for a
term expiring April a, 1921
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
Notary Public
Correct-Attest
JACKSON BRADL EY,
THOMAS WALT ON,
J. G. CRENSHAW,
Directors.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
OFFICIAL STATEMENT Of tn e
financial condition of the
Waverly Bank

at Waverly, State Of Missouri, at the
close of business on the 4th day Of
March, 1918, published in the Lex
ington Intelligencer, a newspaper
printed and published at Lexington,
State of Missouri, on the 10th day
of March, 1918.
RESOURCES
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15

OFFICIAL STATEMENT Q z the
Financial condition of the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
Marriage Licenses

A marriage license has been
issued to the following:
George F. Ellington. Lexington
Frances O'Laughlin. Lexington
August H. White Alma
Minnie R. Wehmhoenre.--.Al Alma
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-03-15
.$974,822 OF
m A Tn on AHICCOITpT

Total. .$974,S22 OF
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
We, Walter B. Waddell as presi-
dent, and F. Lee Wallace as cashier
of said bank, each Of US, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best Of our knowledge
and belief.
WALTER B. WADDELL,
President.
F.. LEE WALLACE,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 18th day of March A. d. nine
teen hundred and eighteen.
Witness my hand and notarial seal
on the date last aforesaid. (Commiss-
toned and qualified for a term expir-
ing February rs, 1922
HENRY C. WALLACE,
Notary Public,
lcorrect-Attest:
OSWALD WINKLER,
w. P. AULL
j. l.. GROVES,
Directors,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21
A al FROM WON

There is great danger that having won the war against the
German junkers, we shall lose it at the hands Of our friends-that
is our supposed friends at home and in allied countries. No be-
lever in democracy in America can kid himself into believing that
the war has not been largely in vain unless we succeed in removing
the important causes OF wars. Probably the most important Of
these causes is the hope that the big interests in different coun-
tries have had their fill of being able to secure exclusive trade ter
military force. G .
They use these means to keep other traders who could do bet
ter b ythe buyers than they could from getting an opportunity to
trade. Turkey, because she sits across the Dardenelles, always
claimed the right to levy tribute on goods going to and from Rus
STA and other great nations have supported Turkey in this injustice
because they did not want Russia to develop manufacturing. Ger
tain nations with the armament to back up their claims have as
serted their right to practically exclusive trade in China. South
may be obtained by military strength as well as by business abL
'ly. Just now there is much talk Of keeping the German people
from world trade.
President Wilson has set his face against all this intrigue and
business CUISINES BY blood and iron, but he may not succeed. The imperi-1
alsts. in America are decidedly against aboshing this cause for
war and decidedly in favor Of big ornaments SO that the special in
Iterests can force a big swag of the foreign trade4 The presidents
IA principles have not been accepted abroad as generally as people
here have been led to believe. The British Labor party in England,
for instance, has accepted them, but this party does not speak for
England at the peace table by q long way. The same is true Of
France and Italy. The interests that have the voice at the peace
table have not accept the presidents plan for abolishng the trade
causes of war. #n@x
And failure on this point means that we would stand just
about where we stood ia 1913. Haven't we had enough Of war to-
lbe ready foEsother than quack remedies? %ssg,..
~ MMAM@@ A1EA1E 3A@ a3AI
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21
Hoz1O1 or 0HAx1xx Mo11aAa1
gA11.

Whereas, Default has beer made In
the conditions OF h certain Chattel
Mortgage dated May 18th. 1918, where
in Fred DeMars is Mortgagor, and Home
Auto Co. is MORTGAGE, said Mortgage
being owned by M. A.. Yelle. as assignee,
and the amount due thereon being Two
hundred eighty two and 65a100 Dollars.
the nature Of said default being the
mentioned in and secured by said mort
gage. when the same became due and
the description of the property covered
thereby being Us follows, to-wit: One
new Model GOT Overland Automobile,
No. 41440. Therefore said property will
S - sp, day y" Of NOV Moye M i isIS. At ' Public sic
Auction in front of Woods Livery barn,
In the City Of Bottineau, North Dakota,
one of the public places designated in
the manner required by law for the sale
Of chattel property.
Dated November 14th. 1918.
e. c.. Jacobson,
Agent for Assignee Of Mortgage.
]. J. Weeks. Bottineau, N. D., Attorney /
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21
DREARY ROUND OF MoNoToNY
Sample Of Terrible Price That 10 Some.
times Demanded by the MoIoch
Of Modern Industry.

His face always wore the same ex-
pression-the look Of the stoker who
comes to the deck for 9 breath Of fresh
air. His business was, once every
second. to give q certain machine a
twist in order that a piece Of wire might
bend into q circle. He had done this
sort Of thing so long that two fingers
had acquired a peculiar hardened
curvature. One shoulder was lower
than the other. He knew no other busi-
ness.
It seems that the man had had an
unusual boyhood. While others were
at their sport, his hours were spent in
passionate reverie. The literature Of
romantic chtvalry. the story Of fol-
lowers Of the Cross. the fine heroism Of
sO%ul-starving deeds for others claimed
him and made him tremulous with as
piration. He knew Of nothing larger,
more captivating for him than q life
eked out In some remote field Of self
sacrifice for the redemption Of the hu-
man q And to this he pledged him
self. But then his father died. Ruin
was the specter at the funeral feast.
An unnamed Nemesis pursued Aisn, try
as he might to keep faih with himself
and the call Of mortal hunger. Self
sacrifice.
ElA - acrss-ass y ! ~ ussful
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-11-21
SPLENDID SOCIALISM


Speaking Of socialism recalls the fact that your Uncle Samuel
Iof. It was only last year that President Wilson approved the war
risk insurance act and told McAdoo to do it. From that date On
there has been in operation the wisest and most benefcent provi-
sion for the dependents of soldiers and sailors in time of war ever
made by nation in the history of the world.
In the year past this government has written nearly IS billion
dollars of this insurance, or approximately as much as ordinary life
insurance as there was outstanding with all the life insurance COM
panies in the world at the beginning of the year. Our army and
navy are more than 80 per cent insured and new applications are
now being received for more than a billion dollars of this insurance
per week.
The bureau has made awards and is paying monthly compen-
sation on more than 5000 death and disability claims, and it is pay
ing monthly installments of insurance on more than 5000 insur-
ance death claims.
In the performance Of this three-fold task the governments
insurance bureau has within the year handled nearly three million
mine hundred thousand insurance applications and more than three
it has been necessary to prepare and maintain. under control more
than 26 million separate individual card records. The bureau has
received and answered more than three million letters.
From a small organization of 20 persons working in the base
ment of the treasury department one year ago, the bureau has
grown until it now has a working force of 1900 employees occupy
ing thirteen buildings in Washington.
This probably represents the largest service ever rendered by
any nation to the families and dependents of it's fighting men in
time of war. It is the most stupendous task ever committed to
any organization and is probably the largest business unit in all
the world.
But we take all this for granted. It's only a question of size
but-we are doing it and doing it well and such socialism is exceed
|ingy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. County Press.