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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
POLICE, FORCE ON TRIAL
on CHARGE Of MURDER
Outcome Of Killing Of Five Men in
Charlotte, N. c., Car
Barn Riots.

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. October 2s.-
Chief Walter B. Orr and practically
the entire personnel of the Charlotte
police force are to be tried today
in local magistrates court on the
charge of murder. preferred against
them by friends and relatives Of the
five men who were shot and killed
in the carbarn riot on the night of
August 25. Attorney General Man.
ming Of the state is expected to be
present and hear the evidence TAX
ing. however, no active part in the
proceedings.
The city's attorneys are being aided
by the cream of local legal talent in
the defense of the men, the additional
counsel having been provided by the
policemen themselves. 1t Is expected
that the case will consume all of
today and probably will not be ended
until late tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29

Stenography as a profession was
followed in the days of the Roman
empire. Poets. who are sometimes
ridiculed nowadays for having pri-
vate stenographers. had them in the
fourth century Of our era.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
.BR|T0N DECLARES
REDS HARMONIOUS
Lieut.. Col. Malone, Member of
Parliament, Makes OAR
ing Visit.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HELSINGFORS. Tuesday. October
2S.-Lieut Col. Lestrang Malone.
liberal member of the British house
of commons, has returned after a
daring unofficial visit to Petrograd
He told friends here that he was
convinced after an investigation Of
the political and military situations
of Russia that it is improbable that
Petrograd will fall this winter. He
said that reports Of dissension
among the bolsheviki were untrue
and that Lenin and Trotsky appeared
to be working in entire accord.
He saw Trotsky review thousands
of soldiers who enthusiastically hail
ed him as "a divine leader Col.
Malone said that the bolsheviki as
serted that Gen. Denikine had lost
the confidence and support of the al
lies and had reached an understand
ing with Gen. Won der Goltz and Col
called west Russian army composed
largely Of Germans in the Baltic
provinces.
Col. Malone entered Russia from
Reveal. passing through the Estho-
MAN lines.
Yudenitch Must Act Quickly.
VIBORG. Finland. October 2s-rhe
best-informed military opinion here is
that If Gen. Yudenitch fails to take
Petrograd within the next fortnight
the present attempt will definitely be
failure, as the bolsheviki already
greatly outnumber him and are rapidly
bringing up reinforcements from the
southeast.
Yudenitch now has every available
man lighting, and has no reserves I'M
less the Firms unexpectedly decide to
join forces with him.
The latest advices from Petrograd
are to the effect that the food situation
is desperate, and that even If the city
Is captured 1T will be impossible to
get enough American foodstuffs there
to prevent thousands of persons from
starving.
American Writer Wounded.
PARIS. October 2S.-Richard H. Lit
tie; a Chicago newspaper correspondent
with fuden1tch'S army, was seriously
wounded in the fighting near Petro-
grad, according to a message received
from the American relief administra-
ton representative at Reval.
Little was removed to a hospital
near CATCHING. His left leg was
broken and he received severe wounds
IN the head. He will be transferred
to Narva or Reval as soon as his con-
dition permits
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-28
Mtere sting Letter
Continued from last week

He harnesses his horses and bitches
them to his two-wheeled wagon, one
horse ahead of the other, instead of
abreast as we do. And the driver is
generally leader unless he has his
animals so trained that he doesn't
have to use reins. I've seen them
ploughing when one man would lead
the horses and the other would hold
the pillow. The pillow is similar to
ours, but they put pair of wheels
under the beam and hitch the horses
to the axle.
The homes of the peasants are hard
to describe. It's not hard to tell
about them as they are, but in all
justice to the French people it seems
only right to make some allowance
for the last four years during which
they have most certainly deprecated
great deal. To begin with, there
is seldom more than one entrance to
the living rooms themselves. the
rooms being connected on the inside
like a suite. The door going in usual
ly opens on the kitchen which is in
variably dark and is stained by time
and much smoke to rich brownish
black. Nearly all of one side of the
room is taken up by huge fireplace
and mantle. By comparison to the
size of the fireplace, the tiny fire
appears decidedly weak and aenenic
and to us who are used to roaring
fires, it gives off little heat or no heat
There may or may not be, a window
in the room, but if there is not, the
light will come in through sort of
boxed in chimney effect with a sky
light at the top. If there is stove
in the room, it is small one and
could never in the world be capable
of producing such delicious fruits of
culinary art as does the one in my
mothers kitchen. The furnishings
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-28
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MICHIGAN
THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE
COUNTY OF VAN buren,.
IN CHANCERY.

Ellsworth Nicholas and INA +.
Nicholas, Plaintiffs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-28

Nicholas, Plaintiffs.
Vs.
j. ID. Freeman, John ID. Freeman,
Mary A. Freeman, Harriet A. Free
man, Oliver G. Comstock, Oliver G..
Comstock Jr., Oliver c. Comstock, Jun
William Hamilton, VIM. Hamilton,
b. d. Hamilton, Derenda Hamilton,
Robert Halsey, Jonathan F. Bells,
Jonathan F. Bells, Henry Donaldson,
Henry Donaldson, Henry Donelson,
Orson H. Coburn, o. II. Coburn, d. G.
Mcclure, David G. Mcclure, d. G. Nc
Cure, Wolcott H. Keller, Wolcott
Keller w. II. Keller, Thomas B. r.
win, Thos. B. Irwin, A. G. Coney, AL
bert G. Coney. Edison A. Coney, Ed
ward A. Coney, Chas. S. Coney,
Charles S. Coney, Robt. Halsey,
James f. p. Irwin, j. f. p. Irwin,
Precilla A. Hakes p. A. Hakes, Per-
ella A. Hakes, f. Parker Hill, f. p.
Hill, and their unknown heirs, de-
visees, legatees and Assigns, Defen-
dants.
Suit pending in the Circuit Court
for the County of Van Buren, in Chan
Gerry, in the Village Of Paw Paw, in
said County, on the 9th, day of jan
uary A. d. 1919.
1t appearing from the affidavit of
Earl l.. Burhans, Attorney for Plain
tiff's, on file, that process cannot be
served on the defendants above nam
ed, or their unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees or assigns, because it is not
known and it cannot be ascertained
in what State, County or Court the
said defendants reside, and by reason
of the other defendants not being
named.
On motion of Earl l.. Burhans, at
torney for Plaintiffs, it is ordered
that the said defendants, or their
unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, or
assigns cause their appearance to be
entered within three months from the
date of this order, and in case of their
appearance, that they cause their an
swer to be filed within twenty days
after service on them of this order
and the Bill of Complaint and that in
default thereof said Bill be taken as
confessed by said Defendants.
1t is further ordered that within
twenty days the said Plaintiffs cause
notice of this order to be published
in The True Northerner, a newspaper
published and circulated in said Coun-
ty, and that publication be continued
therein at least once in each week for
six weeks in succession, or that Plain
tiffs cause a copy of this order to be
personally served on each of said De-
PENDANTS therein at least twenty days
before the time prescribed for their
appearance.
Dated January 9th, 1919.
Earl J.. Burhans,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
business Address, Paw Paw, Mich.
l.. Burget Des Voignes
Circuit Judge.
To the above named Defendants.
You are hereby notified that the
suit in which the foregoing order is
made involves title to lands in Van
Buren, County described as follows:-
The S. u of the N. w. u of the S. |
w. 4 Sec. 26, T. S., r. IS w; and
the S. y of the f. n of the s. f.
Il Sec. 81, T. 8 S., r. Is West. 1T |
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-02-28
Electric Light Fund

G. w. Whitehead, for salary-$ 1900
Bert Cumins, for salary 1850
Joe Kandzia, for salary 1880
J. L. Marshall, for salary 29.40
b. Mentor, for labor----- 1900
Frank Connor, for team
work 49, days-------- 1928
Bond Supply Co., for betting 1882
General Electric CO., for
supplies -------------- "a
Electric Appliance CO., for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
DR.. DYSART MOORE
MARRIES ST. LOUIS
GIRL ON MONDAY
Has Sold His Practice in That City
and Will Locate in the West for
The Future.

DR.. Dysart Moore, brother of DR..
D. T. Moore, Of this city, was married
in St. Louis Monday evening, to Miss
Bessie o. Brossart, of that city. The
wedding was at the home of the bride
and Immediately following the cere-
mony they departed for the West
where DR.. Moore, who recently sold
his practice in St. Louis, will locate
for the future.
The wedding came as somewhat of a
surprise. DR.. Moore recently received
his discharge from service having been
First Lieutenant in the Dental section
of the army. He is a graduate of the
dental department of Washington
University, st. Louis, and has been
most successful in his profession.
His bride is quite pretty and comes
of a splendid st. Louis family. She is
said to be most charming and ac-
complished. The Ledger joins their
many friends in extending congratu,
lations and best wishes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
ROBBERS BUSY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING

A burglar entered the home of J.
B. Martin at 800 East Liberty street
Tuesday night about 8 o'clock and
took two table cloths. seven napkins,
six silver teaspoons, four tablespoons
from the kitchen and $500 from the
trousers Of MIR. Martin.
A little before o'clock Mr. Martin
said that his wife woke him up saying
that. there was someone in the house
and that they had placed their hand
on her face. She asked him to get up
and turn on the light but he told her
that it surely must have been dream.
Then few minutes later, Mrs. Mar
tin got up and turned on the light to
make sure whether she was mistaken
or not.
The trousers of Mr.. Martin were on
the floor near the front window and
wer found to be minus the money they
contained earlier in the evening. Mr..
Martin got up to make thorough
search and found the other articles
missing.
The night police were summoned
and upon the way to the house met an
elderly man who informed them that
he had passed fellow with a small
bundle under his arm. No other trace
of the robber could be found. The man
met on the street gave a satisfactory
explanation of his presence at that
time of the night and was allowed to
proceed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
GOOD ROADS MASS
MEETING FRIDAY
Mass Meeting Will be Held on the
Missouri Military Academy Cam
pus at 1880 p. m.
LIGHT LUNCH TO BE SERVED
Prominent Speakers Will Talk on the
Need of Good Roads and the
Necessity of Bond Issue

There will be mass meeting of
good roads enthusiasts Friday even
ing, July Is at 1880 p. M, on the Mis-
souri, Military Campus, when promin-
ent speakers will address the gather
ing on the necessity of good roads and
the need of bond issue in Audrain
to secure permanent highways. A
light lunch will be served the gather
ing.
Representatives from Vandalia
Farber, Rush Hill, Laddonia, Thomp-
son and Molino will be present to enjoy
the occasion. This is the first of a
series of good roads meetings to be
held in the county and was decided
upon at the Chamber of Commerce
Monday morning, when road enthus-
lasts met for this purpose.
Everyone interested in better high
ways in Audrain is urged to attend
this meeting. Plans will be discussed
and the matter will likely be placed in
working shape on this occasion.
Just what size bond issue will be
called for or where the highways will
go has not been announced. 1t is
hoped that the entire county will be
made network of improved roads for
use 365 days in the year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
ATTENDANCE FAVORABLE.
approximately 1000 Students Attend
ed Public Schools in Audrain

Of the 5355 persons between six and
twenty years old in Audrain county
and Mexico, approximately 1000 at
tended the public schools in the county
and towns. This is about as good a
record as has been made for many
years Notwithstanding the fact that
many of the boys of high school age
left school for war.
In Audrain there are 1858 male
white children, 1884 female white
children, 221 male colored children,
and 242 female colored children.
There are 28 teachers employed hav-
ing aNdaily attendance of less than
fifteen, and 121 having attendance of
more than fifteen daily. The total
number of days attended by students
in the county was 538,677.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
MRS. STEPHEN Pulls DEAD.
Aged Resident of Audrain County Dies
Saturday Afternoon.

Mrs. Stephen Pulls, who was Miss
Margaret Green, died Saturday after
noon at the home of her son, S. A..
Pulls, in Thompson. Mrs. Pulls was
one of the oldest residents of Audrain
county having been born January 6,
1928 in Tennessee and coming to this
county when she was eight years old.
When she reached here the first house
she stopped at was that of Abe Tinsley,
six miles west of this city.
The following children are living:
Mrs. B. F. Pulls, John D., W. j., and S,
A. Pulls. Mrs. John McLane was also
daughter of hers. Mrs. Pulls lived in
this county practically all of her life.
The funeral services were held at
Hopewell church Thompson, Sunday
afternoon at o'clock by Elder J. S.
Jesse and her grandson, the Rev. W.
D. Pulls. The burial was in the Nc
Donald burying ground.
Her living children, many grand
children and great grand children were
present at the services. The pail bear
ers were six of her grandsons. Mrs.
Pulls was devout member of the Bap-
tist church and a splendid Christian
character. The Ledger joins in extend
ing deepest sympathy to the bereaved.
Mrs. Pulls was born in Bourbon,
Owens county, Kentucky. She has the
following half sisters and brothers re-
siding in Mexico: Mrs. Susan A. Bar
nett, Pack and Giles Green.
The pail bearers were Stephen NJ.
Will H., Jack NJ Farmer Tr and Ghas,
H., all sons Of W. u. Pulls and J. ]
Pulls, son of S. A. Pulls.
Those from this city who attended
the funeral, which gathered together
an immense crowd of Mrs. Pulls many
friends were: Mrs. S. A. Barnett
and five daughters, Mrs. s. E. Fisher,
Mrs. j. J. Fecht, Mrs. B. F. Middleton,
Misses Laura and Byrd Barnett, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Heizer of Molino.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
| MEXICO GIRL AIDS
| IN WILSON WELCOME
Miss Annette Smith, of This City, One
of Official Heralds of Welcome
To President
GREETED CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Was Attired in Flowing Pink Robes
With Golden Horns and Greeted
Him as he Left Train.

In the articles detailing the wonder
full welcome extended President Will
son upon his arrival in Washington,
after seven months at the Peace con-
ference in Europe, much attention was
paid to the group of young women
who were the Heralds of Welcome in
the great Washington Union Station,
and were the official "greeters" of the
Nation to the chief executive upon
his return.
Mexico is always represented in
anything big and worthwhile which
takes place in this country and upon
this occasion Miss Annette Smith, the
charming daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Smith, of this city, did the hon.
ors for Mexico as one of the Heralds
chosen for the event.
Miss Smith is a Washington war
worker. She writes her mother that
the occasion of the Presidents arrival
was one oft he most thrilling and Won
derful of all the many interesting and
historical events she has witnessed
during her wartime stay in the cap
ital.
With about forty other young wo-
men, Miss Smith, attired in long, flow-
ing robes of pink, and carrying a gol-
den horn, formed line of welcome
through which the President and his
party passed as they alighted from
the train in Washington.
Miss Smith will be home about the
first of August for a visit. Her hav-
ing taken part in this welcome cere-
mony is a great honor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
''WETS" LOSE EVERY
MOVE IN WASHINGTON
House of Representatives Kills all
Amendments to End War Time
Prohibition Act
NO CHANGES ARE MADE
Beer and Wine Will Stay in Enforce.
ment Bill and One-Half of One
Per Cent Still is Legally
Intoxicating.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-An a.
mendment to the wartime prohibition
enforcement bill which would have
permitted the sale of 2A per cent
beer was voted down in the House late
Monday, 1913 to "a.
On demand by the minority for tell
ers, teh amendment, which was Of
feted by Representative Dyer, Repub-
lican, of Missouri, again was defeated,
this time by vote of ISL to 80.
Still 0ne-Half Of One Per Cent.
The House then defeated, 1913 to 83,
an amendment by Representative
Igoe, Democrat, Of Missouri, to Strike
out of the wartime enforcement
measure the clause defining an intox-
icating liquor as beverage contain
ing one-half of 1 per cent alcohol.
On point of order an amendment
by Representative Lea, Democrat,
California, to permit the manufacture
of wines containing II per cent alcohol
by weight, was stricken out. Failure
of the amendment, Mr.. Lea said,
meant a loss of II million dollars to
the wine interests of California.
No Jury to Decide.
An amendment by Representative
Pell, Democrat, New York, to permit
a jury to decide what was Intoxicating
was defeated, 143 to 78.
By substantially the same majority
the House rejected an amendment by
Representative Longworth, Republi-
can, Ohio, to strike out the whole Of
section / of the Wartime Enforcement
Bill containing the one-half of | per
cent definition for Intoxicating liquor.
The only concession obtained by the
'wets" was the adoption of an amend
ment by which the manufacture and
sale Of favoring extracts, toilet arti-
cles and other similar compounds will
be allowed even though they contain
more than one-half of per cent of al
cohol.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
4. YEAR.OLO BOY
SHOT SUNDAY Am.
Rogers Howard is Accidently Killed
While Scuffling With 11-Year-
Old Brother
BULLET LODGES IN BRAIN
Father Had Left Boys to Do House
Work and Quarrel Followed
Mother Dead.

Rogers Howard, 14-year-old son of
Martin Howard Of this city, was in
stantly killed about 1890 Sunday
morning when squabblinG with his H.
year-old half brother, Augustus, for
the possession Of .32 revolver. The
bullet entered the chin, tore out many
teeth and lodged in his brain.
The two motherless boys had been
left at home alone by the father who
went to the power plant where he is
employed. Rogers was told to dress a
chicken for dinner and wash the break
fast dishes while Augustus cleaned
! the house. The chicken was dressed
then Rogers asked his brother to help
him clean the dishes. The younger
boy had not finished his work and re-
fused to assist on the other. A quar-
rel followed which led to chase all
about the house.
Rogers became infuriated and said
that he would see that Augustus did
help him. He went to the head of his
fathers bed where loaded pistod was
hanging. Another scuffle followed
which led to the bed with Augustus ly-
ing on his back keeping the other boy
away from him with his feet while
the pistol was pointed directly at
Augustus.
In the effort to wrench the weapon
out of his brothers hand, Augustus
caught hold of the older boys wrists.
He succeeded by 4 quick twist and
forced the pistol back until it pointed
to the center of Rogers chin. The
weapon wos discharged while at this
angle.
Rogers was instantly killed and
rolled from the bed to the floor. Aug
ustus then ran to the house of a
ncighbor and told them of the trag-
cdy.
The coroner's inquest, which was
held Sunday afternoon, Returned a
verdict that Rogers met death at his
own hands. An examination of the
pistol showed that it was exceedingly
easy on the trigger.
Augustus repeatedly told the cor
oner that he and his brother were not
mad, that they were only playing.
When asked why he left a loaded
revolver about the house, the father
said that he had placed it at the head
of his bed loaded when Mexico was
in tested with so many robbers. Since
, then, he said, he had forgotten the gun
altogether.
Funeral service was conducted at
2 o'clock Monday afternoon on West
Vine street by the Rev. c. v Lanius.
Burial was in Midway.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-17
TWO SUE RAILROADS.
Loses on Account fo Slowness Of Rail.
road in Delivering Shipments.

In two suits filed in the Circuit
Court office Tuesday, the Chicago and
Alton and the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroads were the defendants.
Both suits resulted from the slowness
of the two roads in handling ship
ments.
The first suit, W. R. Buckner VS..
Chicago and Alton railroad was filed
for damages which the plaintiff lost
owing to slowness of shipment. He
SHIPPED car of cattle to the National
Stock Yards but on account of the
slowness of the railroad service, it is
claimed that he was kept out of that
days market and had to sell the next
day at a lower price.
The other suit of Kay Maupin, of
Auxvasse, VS.. Chicago and Alton, and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
roads was filed for damages from the
railroad caused by the slowncss Of
railroad shipping, The plaintiff
claims damages for the loss he suff-
cred when forced to sell a car of corn
he had purchased for forty cents less
per bushel than the purchasing price.
This was caused by the car being on
the road for fifty days instead of seven
it usually took for the delivery.
Both cases vii be tried before the
September term of the circuit court.