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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

MACON, Mo-, June 6.-Macon
County will fire its first gun in a hard
surfaced road campaign with the filing
of a petition, asking the county court
to submit to the voters a proposition
to issue bonds to the extent of Il mil
lion dollars for the purpose of grading,
constructing, paving and maintaining
paved, %graveled, macadamnized and
rock roads, and the necessary bridges
and culyerts in the county. Theodore
Gary, committeeman for the Pixies
Peak Ocean-to-Ocean Highway and
chairman of the Hudson Township
Road Commission said the carrying M
this proposition will uk&mately result
n the county getting a million dollars
for hard roads. Farmers and business
men generally who have discussed the
proposition heartily indorse it. The
Formal presentation of the petition
will be made to the county court, on
which there will be a large number of
enthusiastic road men present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
Dr.. d.. E. Hewitt Visits Here.

DR.. D. E. Hewitt and Mrs. Hewitt
arrived here Sunday in their car from
Carthage, Mo. DR.. Hewitt lived about
twelve miles east of Mexico when he
was a young man and is a son of the
late E. Hewitt well known in Mexico
and Audrain county by the older cit
liens. Mr.. Hewitt has not been back
to Mexico since 1879. He said Mon
day in talking to a Ledger represen-
tative that he found quite a change
in Mexico yet the court house and a
few other buildings looked quite nat
ural. He took a years vacation and
ne and Mrs. Hewitt are going to visit
in the Eastern States and Florida.
They~are making the trip in their car,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
FORMER MEXICO GIRL \
MARRIED IN PRINTING
SHOP IN X. c. THURSDAY

Miss Alta Hughes, "a years old, a
Mexico girl, figured in a rather unus-
ual wedding at Kansas City, Thursday
when work was stopped for half an
hour at the Ortmann Engraving Com
pany, where she is employed, to per-
NIT 35 employees of the company to
assemble in the engraving room to see
Miss Hughes and Henry Ulrey, 81
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
STATES CASUALTY LIST 11.oOa.
Report Shows 1870 MissOurians We're
Killed in Action.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, June' 1G.-Mis,
souri's war casualties to June l total
1909, according to the official report
of Floyd C. Shoemaker, secretary OF
the State Historical Society of Mis-
souri,, completed recently. Of these.
1850 wer from the army, 800 from
the marine corps and eighty-three
from the navy.
There were 1870 Missouri boys in
the army and marine corps who lost
their lives in action. Besides this mum
Der 1919 died of wounds, disease and
accidents. Two hundred and fifty
men still arc reported missing in ac-
ton, and the navy lists seventeen mis-
sing at sea.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

SEDALIA, Mo-, June Cat the
special election in Pettis County Wed,
nesday 5000 voters voted in favor OF
the issue of Y million dollars in bonds
to build hard roads and 800 votes a
gainst it. Sedalia had 1878 for and
112 against. Lamonte is the only
township in the county that voted a
gainst the bonds.
Every township but three in the
whole county gave the required two
third vote. 1t is planned tohard sur
face every mile of public road in the
whole county. Continued rains for the
past several days made the mud roads
almost impossible for motor cars and
the voters had to utilize old time meth
DDS of transportation to reach the
polls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
CANNOT REDUCE
INCOME TAX THIS FALL

Income tai payable this fall, can
not be reduced by taxes paid to the
state, as provided in section 30 Of the
original law. This is the opinion re-
lative to the effect of the repeal of
Section 81 of the income tax on income
taxes collectable this year, handed
down by Frank w. McAllister, attor-
n~ey-general of Missouri
Under section 80 of the original law
the collector has been permitted to de-
duct the state taxes from the income
tax, but under the repeal of this act
by the last legislature, this deduction
will not be made.
The opinion given by Mr.. McAlliSter
to Governor Friedrich D. Gardner fol-
lows:
Dear Governor:
Replying to inquiry of the 3rd in
slant, with reference to the effect of
the repeal of Section 81 of the income
tax law on income taxes cOllectable
this year, l beg to say that l am clear
ly of the opinion that the income taxes
payable this fall cannot be reduced by
taxes paid to the state, as provided
in Section 81 of the original law.
The Supreme Court has recently
held hat the word Assessor in See
ton 80 should read collector and that
to secure the benefits of the credit,
the receipt for state taxes should be
presented to the collector. This &c
ing true, the provisions are not oper-
ative until after the first of October,
at which time state taxes become pay
able. At that time, the provisions
having been repealed, the income taY-
payers will not be entitled to credit
on his income taxes by taxes paid to
the state.
Very truly yours,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
A BIG Deal

The transaction made in Fulton Sat
urday by representatives of the A. P.
Green Fire Brick Company, of Mex
leo, for practically the entire sub-div-
ision of Fulton known as HoPkinsville,
for the purpose of testing the land for
fire clay deposits, will total $1,000
if all the lots which the company got
an option on are bought.-Fulton Gaz-
cite.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
Accepts Teaching Position.

Miss Elizabeth Price, who has beer
teaching at the Evans School, St
Louis, has accepted a position as
teacher at the DR.. J.. L. Merrimar
School in Columbia, Mo. Miss Price
formerly lived in Mexico and taught
in the South Side school here. She is
a very successful teacher and DR.. Mer,
Ram is fortunate in securing her ser,
vices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
but can not be raised.

John T. Marshall city assessor and
S. T. Torreyson, county assessor are
already AT work. These officers eX-
pect to receive instructions from the
State Board of Equalization any day
now.
Mexico city taxes are only S2.SS
while Fulton's city taxes are $40
The Mexico city taxes are divided as
follows:
City zoe, state 18c, school $1.lO,
special road and bridge tax 45c, county
45c making a total in all of $2.SS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

years old, another employee be mar
ricd. 1t happened that Rev. Carl
Brueckmann is a member Of the firm
so they made it n sort Of family af-
fair all around, the firm minister Of
ficiating at the nuptials. The bride
groom just recently returned from
TRANSCRIPTION Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, June 6.-By 4
vote Of five to one the citizens of John
son Township in Polk County recently
decided to issue $4,000 worth of
bonds for the construction of a high
@ay connecting with Cedar, Hickory,
and st. Clair counties. The vote was
313 for and 81 against the issue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
A Splendid Program.

The Children's Day exercises at
Littleby Methodist church Sunday was
a decided success and we'll attended,
Over $50 was collected for Sunday
school work over the world and a
splendid dinner was served at noon.
Littleby always has a fine program
when they give an entertainment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
REGARDING ROAD
AID IN MISSOURI

"The state highway commission de
sires to assist the good roads associa-
ton in the speedy construction of
highways" said John A. Malang, sec
rotary of the Missouri Highway Com
mission and state superintendent of
highways in aKnsas City recently in
speaking of the Missouri road ques-
ton.
when and where will the state
highway superintendent and engineer
start work on the state SYSTEM"
Just as soon as the project state
ments are in and approved, and the
road has been financed and the con-
tract let"
There is some doubt as to what
roads are state roads and entitled to
state and federal aid of $1,000 a mile"
The Aid For Counties.
Each county is entitled to two
state roads and they will receive ST.
200 a mile without cost to the county,
provided the county or civic subdiv-
ision, on interested parties, will fin
ance one-half the cast of the road
above $1,000 per mile" Mr.. Malang
explained.
NsTbp rItaS{inn nrISn- as m hnJU m anu
miles a county is entitled to state and
federal aid"
"The law provides that each county
shall have a minimum of fifty miles of
road built in a period of three years, or
provided for in that time. We a
supply as much money as is necessary
to build a road, taking into considera-
ton the population, volume of traffic
and general need for such road. The
state highway department will not ap-
prove the road unless it is of substan-
tial character, and is of such a type
as will meet the requirements of the
community"
As to the Best Plan.
What plan, of the several provided
for by the road laws, is the best to
work under?"
"We have no preference, excepting
that there is a vast difference as to
communities. If good roads are ad-
vocated in a section of the county that
is already interested in the state prop
o~sition, and the rest of the county is
not interested, it is easy to organize
separate road districts, float bonds
and improve the road, if the parties
living adjacent to the roads are par
ticularly concerned"
Several counties have inquired as
to the best policy in advocating county
bond elections. Should bonds be voted
to pay the entire cost of the road, less
the state and federal aid? Or would
it be better to follow the plan of Pet
tbs County and provide for the bonds
to pay 1917 or 25 cent of the cost, and
require the road districts to pay the
BALANCED"
Mr.. Malang said each county should
vote bonds and pay so per zen or
more of the cost of the road.
what type of road does the high
way commission recommend"
Must Take Care of Traffic.
"a type of road that will take care
of the traffic that the road will be call
ed upon to carry"
what steps a be taken to get The
81 200 a mile of the state and federal
aid on roads not on the state system?"
at cannot be obtained at all on
roads not on the state system. But,
if the county or district will supply
one-half the funds for a hard road, the
state and federal governments prob
ably'will meet the other so per cent"
How much time or assistance can
the superintendent of highways give
to any campaign for road bonds?
"That is problematical. / am ready
to help as much as my time will per-
nit"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
MEXICO METHODIST
. CHURCH OVERSUBSCRIBES
IT'S CENTENARY QUOTA

The Mexico Methodist Church went
over the top in its quota in the Meth.
odist Centenary Missionary drive fol
$3.50, O0O, 900. The quota for the Mexico
CHURCH was $11,470 and this church
subscribed $15,861, an oversubscrip
ton of $4,391 or 1872 per cent above
their quota. This is a splendid record
for the Methodists of Missouri and
they should be congratulated for their
wonderful success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

have just located and will give
two adjustments to the first five par
ties free, who call at my office over
| MaIone's Dry Goods Store. j. A. Me
LARLAND. VIII
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
NOTICE!

Subscribers for Victory Loan Bonds
through the Mexico Savings Bank
please call and receipt for same.
1853 wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

Heavy wrapping paper for sale at
this office. Just the thing TO put
under your rugs and carpets. Price
10 cents per roll. dtt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
Schedule OF Church Services

The Rev. J. L. Nickerson announces
services to be held at the following
churches of which he is pastor:
On each first Sunday, at HOO a. m
and 500 p. M, at Trinity.
On each second Sunday, at 1900 a
M, and 500 p. M, at Bethel.
On each second Sunday, at $3.50 p
m, at Groves Chapel.
On each third Sunday, at HOO =
M, and 500 p. m, at Littleby.
On each fourth Sunday, at 11:00 a
M, and 500 p. n. at Olivet.
\ weekly If
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

Missouri Printing Co, for A.
I. "hltson $1,000
Ed C. ofutt, expenses supt.
- aehools S6.10
Artlc Ice Co., court house ..... S3.75
Daniel & Cass, for court house. S1.0O
Daniel & Cass, for Co. FARM. $3.50
Ricketts, & Emmons for
County farm s132O
L. Y. Moore for county farm -. s17.45
u. W. Robertson, for court house 10
Mexico Hardware Co, for
county farm $500
Bell Telephone Co, Co., farm. 81 65
Crown Laundry, Co, farm s4.13
Ed c. Offutt, office rent . $1,000
W. D. Blair, care of roads . s11.7O
c. c. Wonneman, care of
court mouse $5.05
4. A. Shannon, for stamps 80. $1,000
Mutual Telephone Co,
recorder ........ .......... $3.50
Ed c. offutt, clerical help,
Supt. schools $1,000
George A. Pollard, 3 days
justice .......... ........ $17.6O
j. W. Renner, 3 days justice . $3.50
5. c. Groves, 3 days justice -. $1,000
j. &. Ford, stamps ........... $3.50
Considine & Wales, bridges 49,. $1.4s
Considine d Wales, for roads e.. s5.45
lntelligencer Pub. Co.,
Circuit court ............ $4,000
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

Judge Alex Carter, who purchased
the Chas. Shoop farm last week, has
sold it to Iowa parties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

Mrs. Leila Mitchell is home from
Fulton where she has been the guest of
her sister, Mrs. D. A. Mcmillan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

F. E. Hollingsworth of Laddonia
made a business trip to Mexico the
frst of the week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

Mrs. X. P. Wiley, of St.Eouis, is
the guest of her father, Judge j. A.
Guthrie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

More Missouri Blue Grass. '
Robert Martin of Shelby county has
produced bluegrass this year 66h
inches tall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

Miss Susie Guthrie and Miss Fam
ME FAINT are home from a visit in
Jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of
L. N. KETTER, Deceased,
Have been granted to the undersigned,
Louis o. Ketter by the Probate Court
of Audrain County, Missouri, bearing
date the 18th day of June, 1919.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to him for allowance, within six
months from the date of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit of such estate; and if said
claims be not exhibited within one
of this notice, they will be forever
o fthis notice, they will be forever
barred,
L. o. KETTER,
Executor.
Attested by me this 18th day of
June, 1919.
E. A. SHANNON,
17-4t Judge of Probate Court.
First insertion June 18th, 1919.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

LET R CLASSIFIED ADS PAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

LEDGER CLASSIFIED ADS PAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
l.. o. TT

LEDGER CLASSIFIED ADS PAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19

Ross Wagner is driving Il new
Franklin car purchased from the
Doolin Motor Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
Very truly yours,

4 W. McALLISTER,
Acknowledgement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-19
County Bills For May.

The following bills for the month of
Nav were allowed by the County
Court at the June term:
-o5 .rd rid0eS I'm
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-31
OFFICIALS HOUND
 SAVIN ROCK RESORTS
Recreation Ground for Working men Suffers Because of Politi-
 cal Games Played There.

Savin Rock and the resorts along the East shore are recognized as the play ground ot the Worklngmen of Connect1- cut and 1t would seem that they should be entitled to ordinary consideration at the hands of officials. But when there IS political grudge to pay or one group ot politicians are nettled at some other group, cops are sent out to raid the resorts. If the politicians are bound to have raid made, if they believe that something i'll the ra1ding order is neces- sary why don't they try some other place besides the Rock, why make a monopoly of the place that is so popular among the WorklngpeoDle.
 The biggest rad Ot all was pulled ott last Sunday just when the merchants and conceSSlona1reS at the Rock were prepared to realize on the expenses they have incurred i'll getting ready for the season. Last summer, the war and the bad weather knocked away all ideas of prohts down there and It. was hoped that the loss then might be made up this season. And when everything was progressing finely, along come the cops and tell the managers and employees of amusement resorts to appear Ill court to answer to. the charge of violating the law.
 Over III France, maps were furnished soldiers and motorcychsts so they would {. be familiar with the territory and ground to be covered. Maps of the towns III this state might be furnished to some of the office holders Ill West Haven to inform them that Savin Rock IS not the only place III the state Police officials those who issue warrtnss do not seem to bother the golfers, lawn tennis players, automobIlists or people engaged Tn Sunday sports at the vari- ous country clubs. While The Con nect1cut Labor Press does not suggest tiIAr those places should be raided, 1t does think that If the officials are ,1e- term1ned to make a rad that they should not always pick put Savin Rock and thus deprive the workingpeople of their weekly recreation.
 In some of the larger cities of this state the police had a curious custom for number of years and they are prob !. ably still following 1t. When every thing was working smoothly, say like the NC-4's engines, and there was noth- ing for the pohce or fly cops to do, the heads ot the departments got the idea into their heads that many would th1nk that the police were asleep If they were not making arrests or capturing some body If the morning paper came out and no mention was made of any police activity, the police heads would get scared for fear they would be criticised for inaction. Invariably, at time like th1S, an order would be given to ra1d some Chinamen. And a wagonload of inoffensIve Cinnamon who had been playing fan-tan or hy-loo would be ar rested and rushed off to the hoose- gow. There seems to be similar situa- ton along the West shore and whenever the politician IS or certain office holders feel like getting busy they order raid on Sav1n Rock. 5.- /
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-31

her as pre-eminently woman's field and proper choice when she knows that in almost any other calling a woman re- ce1ves not only better pay but more consideration as human being, and has perhaps a chance of advancement
 Above all, the working woman bit terly resents what she sees as ten dency to squeece her out of the better paid jobs where she is competing fairly with men, i'll order to force her to re- sort to the kitchen for Livelihood When despairing householders cry What is to become of the American home if we can get no servants |" the working woman demands to know Whose American home-yours or miner For after all the working women are more numerous than their well-to-da sisters whose plaints are heard in clubs and in the newspapers. And domestic service means no home at all for the domestic worker"
 The working woman's view of the servant problem will undoubtedly be emphatica1lv expressed at the National Women's Trade Union League conven- ton, which will be attended by dele gates from great number of the or ganized trades and cal1ings, some of them trades only recently taken Up by women.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-31
LEGAL NOTICE.
To the Board of County Commissioners
 of New Haven County:

To the Board of County Commissioners
 of New Haven County:
 I hereby apply for Transfer license to- sell Splr1tuous and Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer, Rhine Wine and Cider, at 287 James Street to 287 James Street, City of New Haven. My place of business is not located within 200 feet in a direct line of Church Edihce or Public or Parochial School, or the premises pertaining thereto, or any Post Office, Public Library or Cemetery.
 Dated at New Haven this 20th lay Of Nav A. D. 1919.
 DENNIS ,MDERMOTT, Adm, ESTATE PATRICK M'DERMOTT,
 Applicant. We, the undersigned, are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate of the City of New Haven, and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application of Dennis McDermott, Adm. Estate Patrick McDermott, for License, and hereby certify that said applicant is a suitable person to be licensed pursuant to said application. Dated at New Haven this 2Oth day of May, A. D., 1919.
 Jeremiah F. Sullivan, 1O3 Clinton Ave; John F. Shan1ey 785 Grand Ave. /: David Hickey ? Market St; Joseph M. McGovern, S George St.. E. M. Waldy, 37 Bishop St.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-31
WOMEN MACHINISTS
 AND CAR CLEANERS
They Will Be Represented at Women's Trade Union League
 Convention Next Week.

Washington, May 3O.-A resolution and fruitful discussion at the conven- ton of the National Womens Trade Union League i'll Philadelphia June 2-7, will be introduced by Mrs. Raymond Robins, the national president It will propose reorganization of the Amer ican household to put domestic service upon a footing tolerab1e to the working women, and organizatin of the domes- tic workers themselves to demand fair wages and good working conditions
 Under present conditions" says Mrs. Robins, "the working woman resists the suggestion that she seek domestic serv- ice as a means of livelihood, and re- sents the efforts to draw or force her into it. She is tired having this ill-paid, trying form of manual labor urged upon
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-31

Demand the union label, shop card and working button at all times for no trade rnionist has any more moral right to purchase non-union and sweat shop goods than he to take the place of a fe11ow-worker on strike for better conditions
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-31
LEGAL NOTICE.

To the Board of County Commission CTS of New Haven County: I hereby apply for the transfer of a license to sell Spirituous and Intoxi- eating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer, Rhine Wine and Cider, from Temple Street to 18o State Street, Town of New Ha- ven My place of business is not located within 200 feet ir a direct line of a Church Edihce or Public or Parochial School, or the premises pertaining there to, or any Post Office, Public Library Cemetery.
 Dated at New Haven this 18th day of May, A. D. 1919.
 LENCIO RAPNANO,
 Applicant