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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
RICH
IN ITS VAST
UNUSED RESOURCES

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Jan. 16. - "Why
does Missouri ship yearly into her
cities millions of paving brick and
leave her excellent clay deposits al
most unexpected? Why does she
purchase thousands of tons of coal
from Kansas, Illinois, Indiana and
other more distant states, while leav-
ing her own rich coal deposits only
partially developed? Why does she
import thousands of bags of cement
from Kansas and practically pass by
her own deposits of limestone and
clay that are suitable for the manu-
facture of a commercial product of
more excellent quality?
"Why does Missouri bring in build
ing sand by the car and barge load,
and all but ignore her own store ?Why
have her cities laid miles of asphalt
paving, but not a single square yard
of material which comes from her own
extensive asphalt deposits? Why
does she not make systematic inves-
tigation to determine her resources
in highway materials? Why is she
so proud that her beautiful Capitol is
built of native stone? Would she be
less proud of the fact if all her mate
rial resources were being drawn upon
for her future development" ?"
These or similar questions may be
extended almost indefinitely, accord
ing to Dean E. ]. McCaustland, of the
University of Missouri. The answers
to all appear to be based upon single
idea--Missouri is not yet awake to her
natural resources. Missouri is ia
nous for her agricultural, dairy and
fruit industries and she has not yet
realized her resources in other things"
Dean McCaustland says. ut is time
that some coordinated movement be
started through business and CONNER
cial organizations to encourage the
use of what the state has within her
borders and cease paying toll to trans
portation companies for materials Of
no better quality.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
KAISER FEARS
UPRISING OF
HUNGRY MOBS

LONDON, Jan. II. - From a
source which it can vouch for as en-
tirely trustworthy, the Morning Post
says it is able to give the following
account of conditions in Berlin. The
statement, which is made by an OBJ
server at first hand, who only left
Germany in the middle of December.
"The situation in Berlin is abso-
lutely awful. For the great mass Of
the population there hardly is any
light, warmth, clothing or boots and
an appalling lack of food.
"The work of the city is carried on
by decrepit men and by women, who
are reduced to nearly the same condi-
tion. The linen worn by both sexes
is abominably dirty, for there is no
soap to wash it.
There is intensely bitter feeling
among the people against the Gov
ernment. Undoubtedly there would
be a revolt, but for the fact, as the
people are. always saying, women
cannot make revolution"
People Despise Hindenberg
"The Government knows all of this
and forbids all able-bodied men re-
turning to Berlin from the front. Of
ficers are allowed to return there on
ly in exceptional circumstances. Hin
denburg is loathed by the people of
Berlin. Placards with a picture of
Hindenburg urging the population to
subscribe to the loans, to hold out,
ETC., are torn down by the people of
Berlin, although in South Germany
they are not touched at all.
cover Berlin little notices are post
ed up offering reward of 5000
marks to anyone giving information
concerning those who say anything
against the Government, the Emper or,
the war or the officers.
"The population of Berlin is divid-
ed, roughly, into three classes, the
upper military class, which adores
Hindenburg and hates Ludenorff;
the middle class, which loves Luden-
orff because he gives high posts in the
army to Jews, and the lower working
class, which loathes Hindenburg, Lu-
denorff and especially the Emperor,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
Girls Present Ambulance

LONDON, Jan. 10. Princess
Mary, the Kings only daughter,
whose girlhood has not had very much
of anything but war, made her maid
en- speech the other morning in the
front yard of Buckingham Palace,
when she presented motor ambu-
lance to the War Department as a
gift from the Girl Guides of London.
Forty of these plucky young ANA
IONS were drawn up beside the young
princess who is just like any of them
to look at, and only one of them could
have made as good speech. In fact,
it wasn't a speech at all, but very
low-voiced, shy remark. 1t was rath-
er touching to see the tall General
Lloyd STOPPING to catch the words,
and in his acceptance he spoke as
father to his daughters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
JOHN PAUL BUYS
ORTIZ FRUIT FARM;
WILL FARM 1T
Mexico Merchant VIII Take Active
Charge and Put Expert Over
5000 Bearing Fruit Trees

John Paul, one of Mexico's young
business men, has purchased the Ortiz
Fruit Farm, south or this city two
miles, from Mrs. ;. E. Bell, and will
place an expert in charge of the ORCH
ard of 5000 bearing fruit trees.
This is one of the finest and best
equipped farms of its type in this Sec
ton of the State. Mr.. Paul will pur-
chase sprayer and intends making
the farm pay. He will make sub
stantial improvements both on the
buildings and in the orchard.
He has alredy placed some thor
oughbred stock on the farm and from
time to time will add to this, The
farm is a splendidly located and well
improved and Mr.. Paul expects to
keep it modern in every particular
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
CHANGES IN JOURNALISM .

OSWALD GARRISON WILLARD,
writing in the Atlantic Monthly, on
the newspaper situation here, dwells
much up on the movement apparent
throughout the country, in small towns
and large, TO have but one paper or one
afternoon and no morning paper.
Cleveland, Ohio, the sixth city in size
in this country, now has but one morn
ing paper. Other cities where similar
conditions exist are Indianapolis, De-
troit, Toledo, st. Paul, etc.
In Michigan he states that in many
instances the morning paper has
been eliminated entirely and that one
evening paper serves the field. The
increase cost of publishing, in most
instances, is the cause of this move
ment. He says further: at is re
ported by competent witnesses that
the one-newspaper towns are not only
well content with this state Of affairs,
but that they actively resist any at
tempt to change the situation, the
merchants in some cases banding to-
gether voluntarily to maintain the one
paper by refusing advertising to those
wishing to start competition"
He says the papers that survive are
in most instances those whose clear
ness and honesty of purpose cannot
be questioned, the paper with vig-
orous personality behind it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
GARFIELD ORDER WAS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
President Wilson Issued a Statement
Friday Night Confirming Nee.
essity of the Order
SHIPS REQUIRED THE FUEL
He Says He Has Every Confidence
That the Result of the Order
Will Fully Justify II

President Wilson Friday night is
sued the following statement defend
Cs,.,,, 2e,E9s
81 was, of course, consulted by Mr..
Garfield before full order of yester-
day was issued, and fully agreed with
him that it was necessary, much as l
regretted the necessity.
"This war calls for many sacri-
fices, and sacrifices of the sort called
for by this order are infinitely less
than sacrifices of life which might
otherwise be involved.
at is absolutely necessary to get
the ships away; it is absolutely nee
essary to relieve the congestion at
the ports upon the railways; it is ab-
solutely necessary to move great
quantities of food, and it is absolute
ly necessary that our people should
be warmed in their homes if nowhere
else, and halfway measures would
not have accomplished the desired
ends.
'If action such as this had not been
taken we should have limped along
from day to day with slowly i'm
proving condition of affairs with re-
gard to the shipment of food and of
coal, but without such immediate re-
lief as had become absolutely neces-
sary because of the congestions of
traffic which have been piling up for
the last few months.
81 have every confidence that the
result of action of this sort will JUS
tify it, and that the people of the
country will Loyalty and patriotically
responded to necessities of this kind,
as they have to every other sacrifice
involved in the war.
"We are upon war footing and
am confident that the people of the
United States are willing to observe
the same sort of discipline that might
be involved in the actual conflict it
self"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
HEDGES ON Y. NJ. c. A.
st. Louisian Who Has Visited Here
Writes From Front

How the Y. M. C. A. literally fol-
lows the army to the front lire
trenches is described by Lieut.. Rob-
ert Lee Hedges, Jr., now in France,
in letters to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Hedges, of 800 Union bou-
levard, st. Louis, says the Post-Dis-
patch. Lieut.. Hedges has frequently
visited Robert Robertson, in this city,
and is well known here.
at used to be that the soldiers
would come out of the front line
trenches and then proceed to spend
their money recklessly, but now it is
quite different" he writes. "The Y.
NJ. C. A. huts are right behind the
trenches and when the soldiers leave
the trenches, plastered with mud and
not caring much what happens to
them, they are greeted by beaut'-
full young lady with a big cup OF hot
chocolate for each, and then they
take a different view of things"
He describes the formal opening
of one hut at which the piano was
played by young aviator. He says
he spends all his spare time at the
Y. M. C. A. hut and he praises the
organization for doing everything pos
sjble to make the soldiers life hap
py. He has now taken up his sixth
course of study at the Officers Train
ing School in France, he says. He re-
ceived his commission at the first Of
ficers' Training School at Fort Riley
and was sent to France last Septem-
her
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
WILSON MESSAGE
CAN BECOME
WAY TO PEACE

Wal ~ IEANE
BERNE, Switzerland, January Ia. -
Commenting on President Wilson's
address, Prince Alexander Won Hohen-
lohe, who was among the German rep
resentatives with the pacific congress
held at Berne last November, writes
in the Neue Zurich Zeitung as fol-
lows:
Every unprecedented leader must ad-
nit that President Wilson's new mes
sage can become way toward peace.
But for that it will be necessary that
the German people disengage itself
from the idea that America entered
the war only for selfish and martial
interests.
"The truth is that President Wilson,
in declaring war on Germany, fol-
lowed the pressure of the overwhel-
ming majority of the American people
and that every American soldier sail
ing for Europe does so on the firm
conviction that he is to fight for the
threatened freedom and justice of the
world"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
WEAK, WEARY WOMEN
Learn the Cause of Daily Woes and
End Them

When the back aches and throbs,
When housework is torture,
When night brings no rest nor
sleep,
When urinary disorders set in,
Women's lot is a weary one.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Have proved their worth in Mexico.
This is one Mexico woman's testi-
mony:
Mrs. Kate Clemens, practical
nurse, 702 S. Olive Street, says;
"My kidneys were discordered for
several months and my bladder was
inflamed. My head ached and | had
dizzy spells. l had dropsical symp-
toms and if | put my finger into my
flesh, the dent remained for quite
awhile. l tried liniments, but nothing
gave me any more than temporary
relief until l began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured at the Buckner
Drug Co. 1t was no time before the
swelling in my limb and other symp-
toms of kidney trouble disappeared. |
have every confidence in Doan's Kid
ney Pills for they have been fine"
Price, Gee, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Clemens had. ster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
METHoDIsTs LEAD AT M. U,

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Jan. Ia. - OF the
more than 1000 students at the Uni
versity of Missouri, all except about
800 have indicated that they are either
church members or have certain de-
nominational preferences. The Meth
odist church leads in numbers, with
452 members and go who prefer this
church. The Christian church ranks
next with 412, Presbyterian third with
276, and Baptist close fourth with
274. Altogether nineteen religious
sects are represented in the student
body of the University, according to
religious statistics taken last fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
TWO "RoAD WEEK" SESSIONS

IN view Of the fact that County
Courts in Missouri convene the week
beginning Monday, February a, and all
highway engineers and road over
seers are called upon to make set
Element, during the week, this will In
terfere seriously with the attendance
of the announced "Road Week" to be
held in St. Louis in conjunction with
the convention of American Road
Builders. The State Highway Board
is anxious to have all County Judges,
County Highway Engineers, and ROAD
Overseers in Missouri come together
for a general interchange of ideas IN
regard to road building, and it is now
proposed to hold the principal "Road
Week" discussions in Kansas City, in
conjunction with the annual meeting
of the Highway Engineers Associa-
tion, which will be held February ~
and 8, and March /. Moving pictures
Of the Convict Road camps operated
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
.GRASTY HEARS OF A
SECRET PEACE MOVE
Selfridge, Great London Merchant,
Tells Him He Suspects Move
for Peace May Be Under
Consideration
NEUTRAL MAY BE USED
Former Mexico Citizen, Now Newspa-
per Representative Abroad, Tells
of Activities Abroad
By CHARLES H. GRASTY,
formerly of Mexico, Mo.

LONDON, Jan. IA. - During the
last week an intellectual digestive pro-
cess has been going on in England.
What with the Premier's speech, Pres
ident Wilson's address and comment
from the various belligerent camps,
the public has been somewhat bewil-
dered and sentiment has not been crys-
talized.
The trend of Balfour's and Church.
ills remarks seem to indicate that the
Allied Governments felt that Germa-
ny had been given somewhat too much
rope and it was deemed prudent to
take up some of the slack. Nearly
everybody except the extremists, the
Knockout blow advocates on the one
end and the pacifists on the other, has
the same feeling.
If an honorable peace is obtainable
by negotiation, by all means let's have
it. But there is a wide difference Of
opinion regarding the best approach
to that end. Those who naturally
favor fairness and candor, recognize
the danger of dealing frankly with
such an antagonist as pan-German-
ism.
Secret COnservatiOns On"
l happened to be placed yesterday at
the American luncheon to Winston
Churchill, next to H. Gordon Sell
fridge, the famous Anglo-American
merchant, and his coments on the eX-
isting situation are interesting, espe-
cially in view of ChurchilPs speech.
Mr.. Selfridge said;
MATTERS would certainly seem to be
approaching a time when round
table discussion between the belliger-
ent nations could be profltaoly heid.
The last two great speeches of the
spokesmen for Great Britain and the
United States, so entirely in agree
ment, place before the world in calm
unhysterical language the war aims
of the Allies, and / shall be much
surprised if already very secret con-
versations have not taken place
through
"Of course, every preparation is
going on here in Britain for contin-
uation of this war; for as many
months or years as may be necessary
and ! can discover no sentiment in the
country anywhere against that pro-
gram, but I believe the present con-
trollers of the destinies of the German
and Austrian peoples must see the
crack in the door made by these two
declarations of war aims, and that
they will hasten to try to make that
crack wide enough to allow possible
peace to enter by giving in return
equally clear war claims"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
TO BACK
CLEANUP WEEK HERE
WOmen's Organization Have Begun
Plans for General Improvement
of Civic Conditions in Spring
PLANS OUTLINED SHORTLY
Will Ask Chamber Of Commerce and
City Council to Cooperate With
Them in the Work

Mexico will have Cleanup Week
this spring, which will be the start of
a campaign to be waged throughout
the summer to make Mexico more
beautiful and healthful. This project
was launched at the regular monthly
meeting Of the Federation of Clubs,
Monday. The report of the meeting
follows:
The Women's Federated Clubs held
its monthly meeting at the Public Ii
brary at 2:30 o'clock Monday after
noon. An unusually large number
was present, expecting to hear an ad-
dress by Mrs. George A. Still, of
Kirksville, Mo-, President of the
State Federation, but was much dis
appointed to hear, instead, telegram
read from Mrs. Still, stating she was
i'll and unable to be present. 1t was
voted letter be sent Mrs. Still from
the local Federation expressing their
deep disappointment. Mrs. Still ex-
poets in the near future to come to
Mexico to fill her appointment.
Much of the time was devoted to
the report of regular committees,
each chairman giving a spicy two
minute review of the work of her
committee.
1t was decided that too much time
was given to reports and discussions
and that business should be condens-
ed and recommended by the Official
Board to be accepted or rejected by the
Federation. This will leave much more
time for other matters of interest, and
it is hoped that by this method the
monthly meetings can be made more
interesting and entertaining.
A letter was read from Mrs. Lucille
Lowenstein, Secretary of the Chill
dren's Code Commission, asking for
$40 from Audrain county toward the
fund to carry on the work of this COM
mission. The Federation voted $500,
trusting that the other $5 might come
from other sources.
The Federation has taken "time by
the forelock" and begun preparations
for spring Cleanup Week for Mex
leo. 1t was the sentiment Of the meet
ing that Mexico should not only be
made a clean and beautiful city for
one week, but to do all in its power to
help enforce city ordinances pertain
ing to health and cleanliness for the
rest of the year. The details of the
work were placed in the hands of the
Civics and Health Committee. the
Chamber of Commerce and City Coun-
ell will likely be asked to cooperate
in this work.
In the reports of the committees,
several requests were made. Mrs.
Frank Van Ness, chairman of the So
cial Service Committee, asks for cloth
ing of all kinds to be sent to the So
cial Service Room at the City Hall.
Mrs. C. H. Beare, chairman of the
Legislative Committee, asks for mag
azines and other good literature to be
sent to the Library to be distributed
to the soldiers. Rev. H. P. Atkins,
who is head of the Canteen Commit
tee, will see that the soldiers get them.
One thousand magazines have been
asked for, and only two hundred con-
tributed.
Mrs. E. A. Dearing, President of the |
Federation, presided at the meeting.
Miss Frances Bolts being i'll, Mrs. c. |
H. Leeper acted as secretary. Mrs.
W. S. Gallemore and Mrs. Harry Atch-
ison were the hostesses of the after
noon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
.DRYS ARE CONFIDENT
IN MANY STATES
Several Governors Agree to Urge
Vote on Amendment to Feder-
al Constitution
OREGON FOR PROHIBITION
ColOrado's Chief Executive Says the
Plan viii Be Ratified by Next
Legislature
st. Louis Republic

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 222. - Virgil
G. Hinshaw, chairman of the Prohi-
bition National Committee, who re-
Gently wrote to the Governor of every
State urging special sessions of the
Legislatures to ratify the prohibition
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton, yesterday reported that Gov.
Neville of Nebraska, wrote:
81 shall in my message to the Leg
islature in 1919 present the matter
for action"
Gov. Hobby, of Texas, said the call
ing of special session was now under
consideration and that if called "this
question could perhaps be considered
without further authority"
Gov. Gunter of Colorado replied that
he has not the slightest doubt the next
regular session af the Legislature,
next year, will ratify the amendment
and that he would strongly recommend
it. He added that if it were necessary
to call special session he would in
clude the reaffirmation in the call.
Gov. Boyle, of Nevada, wrote: a
am confident that when the Represen-
tatives are elected in November of
this year in a campaign in which the
issue will be fairly presented, we will
be able to ratify the amendment with
the new Legislature"
Gov. Lowden of Illinois wrote
"Your letter will have my best consid-
eration."
Gov. Cox, of Ohio, wrote: 81 will
rive careful consideration to your
suggestion should special session
of the Legislature be called"
Gov. Cats, of Florida, said that he
was talking the matter up with State
leaders and would delay his answer
until able to get a concensus of opin-
ion.
Gov. Withycombe of Oregon, wrote:
81 have no hesitancy in saying that
the State of Oregon will undoubtedly
support prohibition at the time this
matter is considered at the next meet
ing of the Legislature, one year from
the present date"
Puts Coal Shortage Blame
That the liquor traffic is largely to
blame for the present coal shortage
was another statement of Hinshaw. ;
He asserted the brewing business in
the United States consumed 7,740,000
tons of coal a year.
at is estimated also," he added,
chat something like 100000 freight
cars were used at least one time each
during the past year for the shipping
of beer. Had these cars been devoted
to the movement of coal instead of
beer more than 2O,000,0 900 tons of coal
still at the mines would have been dis
tributed."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24

JUDGING from the many who have
been calling on Internal Revenue Col
lectors, Mooney and Davenport, Au-
drain hasn't any slackers when Is
comes to paying for our share of the
war funds. Audrain gave literally to
both Liberty Loans, the Red Cross and
Y. M. c. A. drives and is rounding into
excellent shape in the Thrift Stamp
sale. 1t is duty to pay your full
taxes just as it is to help the other
funds that are doing their bit in win
ming the war. In the income tax mat
ter if you do not make true return
you are likely to learn to your discom-
fort that life in the trenches, in GER
tain degree, has its counterpart this
far back of the front.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
SOLD 1854 WORTH OF EGGS
Missouri Farm Woman Makes Banner
Report of Poultry Earnings
Paris Appeal.

From her flock of single comb Rhode
Island Red hens Mrs. Christopher
Fields, near Clapper, sold 5,123h doz-
en- eggs for a grand total of 1,614.4S
in 1917. Add to this the $152.73 she
received for the chickens, and her in
come from that flock is swelled to ST.
1921. This, it is believed, is not only
the banner report for Monroe coun-
ty, but also the biggest sales made
from one flock in Northeast Missouri
during the last twelve months. Mrs.
Fields sales by months were as fol-
lows:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
ENROLLING AGENT.

Deputy County Clerk Frank Cau-
thorn has been appointed Enrolling
Agent of the U. S. Public Service Re-
serve in this county. His duties con-
sist in securing and enrolling men re-
quired for the production of various
essentials during the war. There is
a large demand at present for many
men in various lines. Mr.. Cauthorn
urges all who desire to enroll in this
work to see him at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24

THE Thrift Stamp sale was most
encouragingly launched by the large
sales Of those splendid women who
had charge Of the booths in the banks
and Federal building, Saturday and
Monday. The house to house canvass
will follow this and all who have not
bought stamps should do so at once.
Let us see that Mexico and Audrain
county makes just as good showing in
this activity as it did in all previous
war movements. Audrain is not a
Stacker and always does its part.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24
TEACH CHINESE ADVERTISING

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Jan IA. - From
pioneering in the teaching of advertis-
ing in America, ]. B. Powell, formerly
instructor in the University of Mis-
souri,, has turned to pioneer work of
the same sort in the Orient. About
thirty Chinese newspaper men and
printers in Shanghai are taking Mr..
Powell's course, which is given with
the aid of an interpreter. Mr.. Powell
has been associate editor of Milliard's
Review, a weekly trade paper in
Shanghai, since last February.