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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-04

st. Louis. April 4.-HoGs-Recefpts. $500
head Market lower. Lights. s19. .65 a 90
pigs sl5@le: butchers, $780, a oO.15:
heavy 500. 100 2O.I5.
CATTLE-Receipts. 1900 head Market
steady. Native steers. s1l. .5O@1S.50: heif
ers. 50 50G16; cows. $40 80 q 1850: stockers
and feeders s1Oal3. so: calves s5.15IiS
SHEEP - Receipts 100 head Ma rket
steady. Lambs, $50 ~ 20 70; ewes, s13a14
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-04

East Buffalo. y. ". April 4.-CATTLE-
Receipts. 800 head. Market steady.
CALvEs-Receipts. 1900 head. Market 81
HoGs-Receipts. 5000 head. Market ac-
tive. 15c lower. Heavy. $40. SO G2i: mixed
and yorkers. $50. s5: light workers., s20@
2O.25 pigs. $50: rouuhs slT.50@1S stays.
Sl2ntS: state. $50. 30 dr 20. G5
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts. 5000
head. Lambs ajc higher. Lambs. $3.50
1850: clipped lambs. s12@17.50; others un-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-04

Pittsburgh, Pa. April 4--HoGs-Re-
ceipts, 1000 head. Steady. Heaves and
heavy workers.. $50. 80 a 30. 90; light yorkers,
S10.T6420: pigs. SO. .5OGl0.75
SHEEP AND LAMBs-.Receipts, coo head
Active. Top sheep, Si275; top lambs
Sl7.I5
C&LyEs-Receipts. 200 head. Steady,
top Sl7.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-04

BoRRowEs. ., ALICE ". wife of
Harry j. Borrowes and daughter Of Joseph
and late Rose Phelar. Relatives and friends.
League Of Sacred Heart and Altar and Ro-
sarv Society of Church OF Transhguration
Invited TO funeral. Mon, $40 a. M, 5o1 s.
56th vt. Solemn mass Of requiem Church OF
Transformation 10 a. m. Int. Holy Cross
Gem Auto funeral.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-04

Of John Bauer (nee Oswald. Relatives and
friends. members Of the John Lester. No. SO.
l.. +, of A.. and Champion Legion of the
Daughters OF Liberty, No. s. t..vited TO fu-
neral services, Sat. p. m, 1921 \ Orkney
St Int. Hillside Gem. Remains may be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-04

BETH April g. ROBERT. son Of r.
Bruce and Anna NJ. Beth tnee lIayes) aged
months. Relatives and friends invited to
funeral Sat-, .. M. parents residence.
iO15 Greenway ave, Int. private
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-04

MANICURING and beauty culture school:
start this year right ladies. learn some
thing profitable; profession for So; manicur-
ing, shampooing scalp massage; day and
evening classes. Adams 4 Adams. 1905
Arch st.. Phila.. Pa. Pone Spruce 4175.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
MISSOURI AUTHORIZES
.s2,64l,3ss SCHOOL FUND.
This Sum the Largest Ever Allowed
by State Superintendent in His
tory of State
TEACHERS WAGES STILL LOW
st. Louis to Get $450,056 of Amount
and Kansas City
$241,642.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, August
12.-The apportionment of the largest
school fund ever allowed by the state
was made by State Superintendent of
Public Schools Baker and certified by
the state auditor. 1t calls for total
of ,641,Ss9.
The increase in the state fund will
have no effect on the wages Of the
teachers however. This is one Of the
sorry features in the report. There
are 20,629 school teachers in the state
of that number there are 1858 who
drew salaries over 1000 and the re-
mainder drew salaries under that sum.
The st. Louis public schools receives
the largest allotment of any city in
the state and Kansas City comes Sec
ond. st. Louis will receive $450,056
and Kansas City, $241 1,642.
The amunt of the school fund allot-
ted to Audrain and the surrounding
counties is:
Audrain $15,876.18.
Boone $19,834.94.
Galway $1S,159.97.
Montgomery $14,329.02.
Pike $15,974.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14

MILTON TOwSON HOME
AFTER SEEING MANY
LANDS IN NAVY
Has Been to Europe, South America,
and Western Coast of United
States in Year.

Milton Towson, of this city, has re-
ceived his discharge from the United
States Navy and is now at his home
here. He enlisted in the service about
a year ago and went to the western
coast to a training camp.
During his life in the Navy he has
had probably as much travel as any
Audrain boy who has been discharged.
From the west coast of this country
he went to South America and later
through the Panama Canal to the At
lantic ocean. From here to France,
England, Spain and many other points
of interest in Europe his ship was
sent. Later it came to the East coast
of the United States and he was sta.
toned at Washington, D. c., for three
months before being discharged.
Towson looks well and says the life
in the Navy is no pleasure cruise. He
expects to 60 west in few weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
FOUR ARMY TRUCKS
ARRIVE MONDAY AIM.
Three Nash-Q -Quads and One Heavy
Aviation Machine Were Driven
From Macon to Here
TO BE USED ON ROADS
Two of the Trucks Will Probably be
Kept in This City to Work on
the Smile Road.

Four extra large and heavy army
trucks arrived in Mexico Monday
morning and are to be used in the inn
proving of Audrain county roads.
Three of the trucks are Nash-Quads,
four wheel drive, and the other is a
heavy aviation truck with a Contin-
entail Red Seal engine
The trucks were shipped to Macon,
Mo-, by the Government and were
driven from there to this city by Clyde
Powell, B. F. James, T. p. Moore and
Judge Pollard.
1t has noto been definitely decided
where the machines will be placed but
it is thought by the county officials
that two of them will be kept in this
city for work on the eight-mile road
district then the other two will be
placved out in the country for work
on the county roads. One of the
Nash-Quads will probably be sent to
Vandalia and one to the Laddonia
and Rush Hill section of the county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
SOUTH BENTON.

Hugh Williams returned home last
week from the U. S. Navy and over
seas. He is well and looking fine. =
Misses Minnie and Mary Stauffer went
to Sedalia Tuesday To attend the State
fair. Will Earsman, mother and
sister, Miss Emma, Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
ert Holdbrook, were guests at Frank
Earsman Sunday. - Miss Mort Will
liams is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jno.
Laws this week. - Miss Elsie Baxter
came home Friday from Kirksville
where she attended summer school.
Miss Baxter teaches Hazel Dell school
of Galloway this year, her first term.
We wish her much success. - ]. E.
Clark and family visited H. G..
Berrey's of Mexico Sunday. Mr..
Berrey accompanied them home. -
Fred Pearson of Benton and Miss
Threasa Cox of Wellsville were guests
of Alb Williams last week. - Lonnie
Owens and wife and his mother, Mrs.
F. A. Owens motored to Leadwood,
Mo-, Friday to spend week with rel
atives. C. F. Clark has had his
house covered and a garage built. -
We are glad to have the nice rains
on the corn, but are getting anxious
to see the threshing machine pulling in
this neighborhood. The wheat is
sprouting in the shock and what grain
that is stacked isn't in very good con-
dition.- Mr.. and Mrs. John Gallon and
Miss Addie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Helwig and MIR. Cal Walker and
family visited at Jake Newberry's
- Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Pledge
and children spent Sunday with Alb
Williams and family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
SERVICE OF
DR.WR. RODES HELD

The funeral of Dr.. W. R. Rodes, SO
years old, was held at the home Thurs
day afternoon at 200 o'clock. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. A. A.
Wallace of the Presbyterian church.
The knight Templar Lodge, of which
DR.. Rodes was a member, had charge
of the burial.
. A large crowd of friends and rela-
tives who had gathered together for
the last time to pay tribute to the life
of the man who had endeared himself
to the hearts Of the people of Aud
rain County by his kindly help and
work among the sick during his long
residence here, filled the house to
over-fowing. Beautiful floral Offer
ings filled the room and covered the
coffin that contained the body of the
man who had done so much good in
his life.
DIR. A. A. Wallace delivered splen-
did sermon in which he payed tribute
to the life of DIR. Rodes. Special
music was also rendered. Immediately
after the services at the house, the
Knight Templars took charge and es-
corted the body to the grave in Elm
wood cemetery where it was buried
with services.
The pallbearers were: Charles
Powell, r. D. Worrell, S. P. Emmons,
Ross Cauthorn, Harry Atchison and
w. w. Bolts.
Among those who came to this city
for the funeral were: Mrs. Charles
Rodes, of Kansas City; Mrs. Sallie
Carpenter, of Moberly; Mrs. Marian
of Moberly; DR.. and Mrs.
L. o. Rodes, of Sikeston; DR.. Jack
of independence; T. 7.
Rodes and family, of Paris; DR.. Ed
of Moberly; Mrs. Turner
Rosser, of Fulton, and others.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
$4,000 BARRACKS
II FOR NINA. NOW
Room For Fifty More Students Will
be Erected on Academy Ground.
Work Starts at Once.
WITH RECREATION HALL
Building Will be of Hollow Tile and
Stucco and Thoroughly Modern
in Every Way.

Work will start at once on the erec-
ton of a $4,000 barracks on the Mis-
souri, Military Academy grounds to
be completed as soon as possible. This
move was forced because the present
capacity of the school is taxed already
and enough more students are in sight
to assure more than the fifty students
required to fill the new building.
The new structure will be of hollow
tile and stucco and be two stories high
with large basement. The basement
will be recreation room with bow
ling alley, and pool and billiard tables.
This will give the school capality
of 1856 students and one of the best
equipped plants in the West. Every
modern convenience will be included
in the structure which will be hand
some one in every way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
VOTE ON GOOD ROADS
TO Be SEPTEMBER 18TH

Thursday the Audrain County court
named September 16 sthe date for
the vote on the hard surfaced road
proposition in this county. This date
was suggested by the committee who
had charge Of circulating the petitions.
For Audrain county to obtain the
improved roads, the vote will have to
carry by two-thirds majority.
Judge S. C. Groves said Thursday
if the bond issue passed, the county
court would relieve the people who
had subscribed money toward the COM
pletion Of the Mexico Fulton highway
and would finish the road to the county
line from the Million Dollar issue.
This would make the amount the peo-
pie who live along this road and have
subscribed much less, as they would
only pay the taxes. 4
AS it is the work on the road is at
,tandstill on account of a misunder-
standing about money from the county
and state. Were the bond issue pass
ed, this difficulty would all be wiped
out and the road could be completed at
cheaper rate to the original SUBJ
scriber.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
MORE RAIN FALLS.
Rainfall Has Been Enough to Insure a
Good Corn Croop for This>Year.

Another rain fell over most Of Aud
rain county early Thursday morning.
1t started about one o'clock and con-
tinued up to eight. A total Of one and
four hundredths inches fell.
Although the rain was not badly
needed it helped the corn crop to some
extent. The additional moisture Just
insures that much less damage were
a drouth to come on now. The crop
this year is practically surety as the
,ainfall~has been sufficient to supply
it with oil the needed moisture.
Along with the rain comes hot
weather. Wednesday afternoon and
evening it was unusually warm, the
thermometer ranging around hun
dred degrees most of the time. Tues
dav the highest temperature register
ed was ninety-eight. Many people
thought Tuesday night the hottest one
yet this summer.
During the past week the temper
ature has ranged from ninety-five to
one hundred except when the rains
have cooled the air for few hours.
Weather reports indicate that for the
next few days we will have cooler
weather which will be greatly enjoyed
by Mexico people as relief as from
the intense heat of the last week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
FALL SHOES TO BE $s TO $12.
Head of National Retailers Associa
ton Announces Probable Prices.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12.-Char-
ges that shoe retailers are profteers
as made in report of the Federal
Trade Commission, were denied re-
Gently in statement by A. H. Geut-
ing, president of the National Shoe
Retailers Association. The bulk of
next falls shoes will be sold at from
So to $12 pair instead of higher
prices, he said.
The statement further said that it
is unfair to hold up one line of mer-
chan Use as horrible example,
when in reality the profit is not more
than 6 per cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
MANY MEXICO PEOPLE
take AERIAL JOURNEY
First Airplane Ride is Really the
Greatest Thrill in Life
Time"
ALL SIGNED STATEMENT
Wallace Fry Was First to Take the
Trip Tuesday Morning. Mrs.
Wallace Fry Was Second.

A good many Mexico people enjoyed
the, "Thrill of their life" Tuesday
morning and afternoon when they
went up in the Curtiss War Plane be-
longing to the Carrollton Aero Club
piloted by Lieut.. Niedermeyer. A
crowd was present on the aviation
field on the Pease farm as long as
flights continued.
Before being taken up in the plane
the passengers had to sign q state
ment saying they absolved the Car
rollton Aero Club from any response
bility should an accident happen.
That they were making the trip oftheir
own accord and on their own respon-
sibility.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
BIG BROTHERHOOD IDEA.
Fraternalism In American Army Oes-
cribed by Capt. W. w. Bland.

VANDALIA, Mo-, Aug. 12.-That
the American Army was one big fra
ternity, the war having stirred the
American soldier until the Big Broth
erhood idea was brought to the sur
face, is the belief of Capt. W. w.
Bland, who arrived home from IL
months of service in France, pre-
ceded by three months training at
Fort Riley.
at was the most noticeable feature
to me Of the big conflict" he said
"Men were all brothers. In spirit and
in reality. If a man had a cracker
he gave half of it to the man without.
He divided everything he had with his
brother soldier. In giving himself he
was equally generous. In daily rou-
tine, in combat, in the trenches and
furloughs, everywhere, there was
cameradie that was genuine, and never
lapsed. 1t seemed to spring spontan-
eously from the fundamental things,
on which was based the purposes of
the American Army in France"
Capt. Bland was member Of the
3rd Division, 3rd Sanitary Train Field
Hospital 26. Immediately after the
declaration Of war, April 1917, he Of
fered his service to his country, re-
ceived his Captains commission in a
Medical Reserve Corps, in December,
was ordered to Fort Riley in March
1918, and in June sailed for France,
was placed in the regular army, hold
ing now a temporary commission in
this body of the service.
Two weeks after his arrival in
France Capt Bland was at Chateau
Thicrry, and from that time to Nov
ember IL he was in the thick of the
deadly observing warfare, in his hos
pital work observing the most ghast-
ly conditions of war.
"The spirit of the American sol
dier," he said, "is the finest thing ever
evolved in history. I have seen him
in every condition Of physical wreck
age, and from Chateau Thierry to the
time l left I never heard whimper
out of an American wounded man.
They had but one idea, and that was
to get back to the firing line. They
nev er recognized condition as nope-
less. And always they were cheerful,
tractable, optimistic and thinking Of
the other fellow"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
AUDRAIN WOMEN DEMOCRATS
ELECT REPRESENTATIVES
FOR CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Women viii Have a County Central
Committee Similar to That
of the Men.

Women of Audrain had their first
opportunity to use their newly gotten
right to vote Tuesday. The represen-
tatives of the Democratic women Of
Audrain County were elected and will
form the Central Committee for that
party of the women in this county.
Orders were received from Demo-
cratic headquarters that the women
in each county should elect their rep
resentatives for this committee so
they would be organized when the
time for the elections arrive. All over
the state in each county similar vot-
ing took place among the Democ, ats.
From the number of votes polled in
this county it is evident that the
women Democrats are very week in
numbers. However it is thought that
the voting was so light on account of
the newness of the experience and the
lack of interest in county matters.
The running of county and state has
been so long left to men that woman
hesitates to step forth into the new
office and power she now has.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
TELEPHONE RENTAL
MAY RECEED TO
PRE-WAR STANDARD
Missouri Public Service Commission is
Investigating Cause of High
Rates.

According to E. S. Wilson, secretary
of the Chamber Of Commerce tele-
phone rates may become cheaper in
the near future.
From reports on the action of the
Missouri Public Service Commission,
it is possible that the rates may be
reduced. Investigations are being
held in view of renting the service at
a cheaper rate to the customers and if
t is possible, tn" rates will be les
tened.
During government control, with the
telegraph and telephone systems in the
hands of Postmaster Burleson rental
rose to the present cost. The State
Public Service Commission protested
and the case was taken in the courts
where decision was rendered in favor
of the government.
A short time ago, the lines reverted
to their owners and the Commission
again tok up the question, and are
now investigating the cause of the high
rates which they will attempt to re-
duce if it is found possible. Just what
action will be taken in the matter is
not well known at present but It is
thought that it will result in dropping
the rates to their former stadnard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
MOLINO ITEMS.

Miss Gladys Kisler commenced an
eight months term of school at Moiino
Monday. An airplane passed over
Molino Monday distributing Hardin
Campaign literature. - r. S. Mont
gomery and family and Miss Ersie
Mundy of Mexico and H. l.. Weaver
and daughter, Miss Ida, were guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Heizer.
- Mrs. John Cawthorn and children
were Sunday guests of Mrs. N. Will
liams. - Misses Blanche and Edna
Cauthu'n visited Mrs. Will Hendrix
of Concord last week. - Fred Sap
pington and family of Southwest Mis-
souri, is visiting Mrs. P. R. Cawthorn
and family. Paul (Buddie) Caw-
thorn remains very i'll. - Miss Ger
trude Allen and nephews, John, Jr.,
and Kennel Allen, of st. Louis, have
been visiting relatives here. - Miss
Eula and Leta Bybee of Garnett, Kan
sas, are guests of relatives here. -
Messrs Loris Hofreighter and David
Fisher and Miss Florence Heizer and
Lillian Flynt were Sunday guests of
Lewis Galloway and wife of Long
Branch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
THE REV. HIP. ATKINS
QUITS PAsTORATE HERE
Pastor of the Christian Church Ac-
cepts Splendid Position in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
WILL LEAVE SEPTEMBER lsT
Will be at the Head of the Federated
Church Work in That City,
His Old Home.

The many friends of the Rev. Henry
Pierce Atkins, and that means prac-
tically everyone in Mexico, will regret
to learn he has resigned his pastorate
Of the Christian church, in this city,
and accepted the Executive Secretary
ship Of the Federated Churches Of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, at a large increase in
salary.
The appointment came to DR.. At
kins entirely unsolicited and is an
honor well conferred. The purposes
of the organization is to have charge
Of that part Of the social evangelistic,
educational Missionary programs Of
these churches which all have in COM
mon.
DR.. Atkins and his family came to
Mexico three years ago and have made
host of friends here during that per-
iod. He is graduate of the Uniyer-
sity of Cincinnati and post grad
uate Of the University of Chicago.
Cincinnati is his old home and he
will be given large Office force to
aid him in the work.
DIR. Atkins since coming to this city
has been active in social and commun-
ity work and is a leader and execu.
tive of exceptional ability. His loss
will be heavy one to Mexico. He is
president Of the Audrain county Red
Cross organization besides being act
lively interested in many other local
bodies of Importance. The Ledger
joins in wishing him the success he
deserves in his new field. Cincinnati
is most fortunate in securing his ser
vice in this work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
Picnic Dinner.

There was picnic dinner given on
August 8th, at the Jesse farm three
miles west of Mexico, in honor of
Corp Frank W. Jesse. About 25O
friends and relatives were present and
at high noon splendid dinner was
spread beneath the white oaks. The
soldier boys, who were present, were
as follows: Sergt, Louis Jesse, Pri-
Yates Ralph Griffin, Jual Jesse, Thorn
ton Spottswood, William Spotswood,
Winfield Stuart.
The afternoon was spent in a So
al way, everyone meeting and talk
ing with their friends and neighbors,
discussing the topics of progress Of
the day. A few piceurts of various
ros were taken. Then later on in the
afternoon Ben Barnes took a picture
of those who remained on the grounds,
one to file away in his record of war
activities.
In general, everyone seemed to have
spent most enjoyable day, one to
be long remembered.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
Joe Anderson Pearson Here

10 Anderson Pearson, who is MEM
Der of the crew of the U. S. S. Texas,
is in Mexico on thirty day furlough
visiting his relatives. The Texas was
one of the ships that welcomed Pres
ident Wilson home from Europe. Mr..
Pearson was a member of the crew at
that time and was also on the ship
when it went to the Pacific Ocean by
way of the Panama Canal with fleet
recently. a.
Upon arriving here from San Fran
cisco early Tuesday morning, he went
to the Hosey Hotel where he was sup
rised to find his sister Miss Ida Ray
Pearson who had just arrived from
Chicago where she had been attending
Chicago University and whom he had
not seen for many months. They then
surprised their parents by going to their
home in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-08-14
LOUIS AE|DERsCHULT
SHOT IN ST.LOUs
A2Fsf5t
Former Mexico Boy, Member of Met
ropolitan Police Force, Was Killed
Tuesday Night
ON FORCE FIFTEEN YEARS
Leaves a Wife and Son Besides Several
Brothers and Sisters and His
Aged Father.

Louis Neidersehult, who for the past
fifteen years has been member of the
st. Louis police force, was shot and
killed Tuesday night according to g
telegram received here early Wednes-
day morning.
He leaves a wife and son and the
following brothers and sisters: H. H.,
W. M, and Fred Neiderschult, of this
city, Mrs. Carl Berry, Middletown,
Mrs. E. A. Feutz, Rush Hill, Mrs.
Henry Henek, Illinois, and his aged
father, Henry Neiderschult, of STAN
ton, III.
Louis has many friends here and en-
joyed splendid record as an officer.
His mother, who died twelve years
ago, was greatly worried when her
son joined the police force because of
the danger connected with his duty.
Neiderschulte, according to the St.
Louis papers, was shot to death by
negro, James Mitchell, who fired q
high powered rife at him when the
officer and another policeman went to
investigate the report of a fight at
11:15 Tuesday night. The shot was
fired in the dark and struck Neider-
schultz in the left breast penetrating
the heart.