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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
DR.. PAsQuETH TELLS
OF TRIP TO FAR WEST
Says America Has the Goods in Seen
cry. Western Views Surpass
European Landscapes

DR.. J. c. Pasqueth writes the Ledger
of his trip in the far west wher ne
has been spending the summer. He
says some of the scenery is magni-
fcent and the life is fine. The letter
is as follows:
The Evening Ledger,
Mexico, Mo.
August Is, 1919.-The evening of
July 10th after getting settled for a
long ride we went to the coast. | saw
in a Kansas City paper of a decision on
"Who Owns the Air" by Judge Thomas
B. Buckner, of Kansas City,-formerly
of Mexico and brother to r. R. Anroid.
Reading on | saw that Juett Shouse,
an old Mexico boy and now assistant
secretary Of the treasury under W. q.
McAdoo, had gone to one of the har-
vest fields in his home state, Kansas,
to help with the shortage of labor with
the big wheat crop, all of which proves
that Mexico people are doing things
everywhere.
Arriving in Denver the next after
noon, l found a complete tie-up of the
street cars. A big city looks odd with
out the street q r running. Boys and
girls and fashionably dressed. women
are driving jitneys to help weary
townspeople. A well dressed, good
looking young woman drove up to the
curb where l was observing the crush
of traffic and asked me if | wanted to
go to Cheesman Park. Up to that
moment | had not wanted to but right
there | got an almost uncomfortable
desire to go. | thanked her and shook
my head and she laughed like it was
a good joke and loaded in three ladies'
nearby. l judge she was helping out
the contested traffic and having a good
time while at it. | think ! should have
been on the front seat of that car fer
the round trip had not y train been
almost due to leave. About five o'clock
the cars started. Store keepers came
out, heads looked out of their
office windows and there was
a cheering all along the street, and a
good deal of good natured joshing of
the motor men. | was told the strike
had been on five days but the populace
had taken it cheerfully. We went north
out of Denver via Cheyenne and went
across Wyoming, a rather dreary ride
upon the high plateau. l became in
terested in a young girl who passed
through my car several times and
when l looked up from my book, l
found her watching me,-once she
smiled, huff sed" anyhow I didn't
frown. On the next round / made
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
SOMEONE has said that politics

SOMEONE has said that politics
makes for strange bedfellows.
This is evidently true and the great
er the demagogue the stranger the &C.
cupants of his political ostermoor.
Since the war and the injection into
politics of many new issues there has
been a general changing of couch ten
ants, more frequent than the change
of political linen and its i~nfrequent
laundering.
There are those whose reputation
have fitted them to lay most comfort
ably on the grating lines Of the cork
screw seeking a berth with those who
would find the yard rule to their taste
and vice versa.
There is indeed no accounting for
tastes.
The mattress preferred by many So
called statesmen, how the void has
fallen into disrepute, is upholstered
with political pork. The better salt
ed the product Of the political packing
house the "softer" it is for the occu-
pant.
We hope the time is coming when
the gyroscopic politician will find only
a bed of thorns at his disposal and
quit the game.
When he does the country will be
better off.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
WOMEN VOTERS POLITICAL
EDUCATION PROCEEDS.

WOMEN of Missouri who are drsir-
III of acquiring knowledge on how
to make intelligent use Of the vote
are making their desire so plainly and
frequently manifest that citizenship
schools wherein this knowledge is I'M
parted cannot be organized with suf-
fcient rapidity to meet this visible de-
mand.
There is hardly any considerable
center Of population in the state from
which does not go up the cry: Teach
US how to vote intelligently; how 20
use our new tool in a workmanlike
manner; how to employ our new weap-
on to the best advantage"
Citizenship schools have already
been successfully held by the Mis-
souri, Woman's Suffrage Association
in both large cities Of the state and
in not a few smaller ones. St. Louis,
Kansas City, st. Joseph, Sedalia, Web
ster Groves, Hillsboro, Festus and De-
Sofa have already sent their women in
gratifying numbers to such institu--
tons, and extensive preparations arc
being made for an ever more wide
spread organization of these most nee
essary and important classes.
Recently arrangements were con
cluded for the organization of citizen
ship schools in Louisiana, Milan, Chill
licOthe, Steelville, Rolla, WarrensDurg,
Keytesville, Hannibal, st. James, JEFF
ferson City and Fulton. Other cities
in which tentative arrangements for
the schools are in progress are Joplin,
Osccola, Nevada, Dexter and Lamar.
The successful citizenship schools
of the suffragists are modelled after
the college system, with as minu'e
periods consisting phases of govern
mental procedure and the operation
and possibilities of the ballot. Nation
al, state and city government are con
sidered, together with suffrage argn-
ment, suffrage principles, public speak
iak and &c. atlrg, ETC., and a question
box is established for the reception
of QUESTIONS on these and similar mat
ters wIlitG will be answered by the lee
turer. The school usually closes with
an outline of the principles of the two
major parties, explained by prominent
speakers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

magnificent view of San Francisco.
In Frlsro 1 spent owe two hours
stroling up Third street to Market,
Lingling with the Sunday afternoon
crowds, seeing Palace Hstsl, Ferry
Building and the Call Building.
At 500 o'clock on the Southern
Pacific train ''The Lark" we few south
and it was still daylight. l happened
to think that in Mexico it was 1000
p. m, and you had all gone home from
church while here l could see people
assembling for the churches as we
passed through the suburbs Of San
Francisco. Look, look, whats that, big
and white slipping along over the coast
line, its fog, coming in from the ocean
at race-horse speed coming over the
passes and down the canyons in bill
lows and waves it looks like Fairy
Floss Candy,-a beautiful sight.
Next morning, when | arose we were
running beside the ocean, sometime
RICH up on the bluff and looking cut
over the restless Pacific. We passed
along where the oilwells have been dug
oT shore pumping the oil right ur
from under the ocean and filling ves-
sels fer all rarts Of the world.
Through Santa Barbara, "The beau
tiful' then under the coast range in
a long straight tunnel and down the
San Fernando valley into Los Angeles,
Monday, July IA. Walking up the in
cline way of the station l saw my
brother, Gus, on the observing balcony
with a broad smile and hand raised in
a high sign of welcome. He drove me
THROUGH town to his home in the beau-
tiful Hollywood section where his wife
made me more than welcome.
The Roamer,
J.C. PASQUETH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
THE OVERLOOKING SMILE.

WE met him as we came down to
work Monday morning and he greeted
us with a pleasant smile.
Several times during the day, when
we passed him hurriedly on the street,
he gave US another of those friendly
smiles.
You seldom see him without this
pleasant arrangement Of his features
and you never see him when it is not
genuine and whole-souled. That is
what makes his smile worthwhile.
He has a lot Of friends. That goes
without saying. When a man is a
good fellow, is outstanding and always
willing to help, no matter what it is,
ne is sure to have many admirers bat
when he has all Of these coupled with
a smile that warns the very cookies
of your heart, he has admirers who are
friends.
A real, honest, all-merino smile is
n of the best assets a mar can pos
sess. You cannot counterfeit. If it
is not the real thing everyone knows
it lacks the essential.
He's a busy mar too, as many inter
ests as the next mar in Mexico, ard
as busy as you can find them, but he
is never too busy to smile.
He's a citizen worthwhile wherever
you put him. He's the kind Of a man
@SS----a-sr-
that makes cities of small towns and
the kind you always wish you knew
more like him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

a great business Of blocking the aisle
with my grips suddenly becoming con-
scious she was waiting, apOlogising.
She said "oh, I am in no hurry" Well
there it started and she didn't hurry
away either. We chatted On lots of
subjects. She was pretty witty and
/ was awfully glad we had met acc;-
IDENTIFY. What had been tiresome rid
ing was becoming interesting. When
! got of at one Of the ten minute stops,
she went right along with me chatting
about everything we saw, goodness
how she could talk. She seemed to
be enjoying herself and so was l, very
much. The train began to pass ur
Echo Canyon, Idaho and she and
enjoyed the scenery together. Run
ming into a long dark tunnel, she slip
ped her little hand in mine and whis
pered-nothming much. l held on.
"Ncver let hold Of a good thing" ]
have been told.
She got confidential and told me she
was going to Salt Lake City to see her
father who she hadn't seen for two
years. She even told me her age.
Was not that getting chummy? She
said she was just seven years old.
/ went from Odgen, the railroad
running ros the great Salt Lake
running on trestles and rock built road
beds for thirty-six miles. Next morning
! went out on the observation car for
an early ride over the Sierra Nevada
range. 1t was a cool bracing morning
and / got the first pep l had in months
and longed for a hike up the snow on
several of the peaks l saw before me.
A lady from New York enthusing about
the grandure of it all said in Europe
she never saw its equal. She was
born, raised and had Travelled pretty
much W there. ! am getting more
positive that we have the goods. What
is needed is to advertise American
scenery more. I am doing all l can
along that line. Talk it up without
talking any other place down.
Coming down the west slope was
just as magnificent, only more SO.
High up were the pine trees, then the
live oaks, down in the beautiful Sac
ramento Valley, the palms and euca-
lyptus, then the fruit trees and abun-
dance of flowers. The apricot trees
were bending low with a heavy crop
this year and they are higher priced
than ever, peaches are the same way.
Old H. c. L. is stalking around out
here and the natives are mutering.
From what Colonel White writes of
the East, from what we know of the
middle west and from what | am find
ing out here getting worse every week,
something is going to have to be done.
| know what to do too but l won't tell
now. Through Sacramento and on to
Benecia where our train of twelve
pullmans, engine and helper engine
were carried across a thumb of Sen
Francisco bay on a ferry boat and it
was some boat. However on and off
and on our way quickly again and We
pulled into Oakland and walked on
a ferry, crossing the bay we got a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

DR.. W. F. Taylor who has sold his
home on south Jefferson street VII
leave in the near future for Texas.
His daughter, Wilhelminia will leave
for New York where she will attend
Columbia University.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
THE more we see Of some peoAe
the more we doubt our eyesight.

WHEN Germany seized Shantung
in 1898, it was a wanton, predatory
act, but it evoked no eloquent protest
from Senator Lodge, for example,
who, then as now, was a member of
the Federal Senate and a recognized
party leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

Forrest Ragsdale, has returned to
his home in this city after spending
the summer in st. Louis where he had
a fine position. He will attend McMil-
Ian High this winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

LEDGER CLASSIFIED ADS PAY.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13
MADE RECORD TRIP
 . IN H|S HARMON 34

J. NJ. Sterling of Pittsburgh recently set up a new road record between Pittsburgh and New York by accom- plishing the run with his Marmon 34 touring car in Il IS hours and re- yersed the trip in snow and rain in less than IS hours, which is about as fast as they used 10 do it with the roads in the best of condition in the remote past of 1918. MT. Clipson is vice. president of Sterling, Carpenter & Clipson company, Marmon distributor of Pittsburgh.
 A record of seven and a half hours plus five minutes, was set up between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia distance of 300 miles. As far as the records show, this is the best time ever made by a standard stock touring car of any make. The entire distance from the
 steel city to Manhattan is All miles and . the Journey was made at the rate of S612 miles per hour in spite of the various mountain ranges of PennsyI- vania- The journey was made in high gear all the distance and Mir. Clipson' S car scaled the Laurel ridge at 43 miles an hour. though this range rises 2.4oo 1 feet. McConnellsburg mountain, con : sidered the hardest pull in western / Pennsylvania was topped at B miles an hour, which should be quite swift enough for anyone, considering the [ turning, twisting road.
 This run was not made as a stunt
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13
GOODYEAR TESTER
 TRUCKS IN MACON

Two Goodyear pneumatic tired trucks, en route from Akron, Ohio, have arrived at Macon, Ga, where they par ticipated in a big "Ship-by truck demonstration. A wonderful run of 712 miles was made to Nashville, the actual running time being 37 hours and total lapsed time of 50 hours.
 The object of the run was 9 demon- stration of the feasibility Of motor truck transportation on Goodyear pneumatic equipment. In Nashville a wonderful demonstration was held. Moving pie lures of the famous 'eight-thouSand-
 mile coast to coast run of the Goodyear trucks over the Lincoln highway were shown. The governor of Tennessee and state officials participated in the parade, which was a complete success. with Goodyear trucks leading. After two days battling with muddy roads and poor bridges, fording streams and crossing the mountains, the trucks arrived at Chattanooga, where a simi- lar demonstration was held.
 At Atlanta both the governor and mayor participated in the parade. At Macon, the heart Of the great peach growing section of the south. a man. moth street truck parade and demon stration was staged.
 The trucks are equipped with Good year pneumatic cord tires, 3SX7 front and 44x10 rear, and in charge of the manager of the Goodyear Akron Bos ton motor express line.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13
PETROL TANK COVER TAXES MUCH DANGER
 FROM AIR FIGHTING

Since the bureau of aircraft produc- ton raised the ban Of secrecy from certain aeroplane developments of the war, many achievements have been noted in the sky fighting such as the liberty motor, radiophone helium and other inventions that are attracting wide attention. Now comes news of the leak-proof- gas tank-coVer a pro- 1uet of the Miller Rubber company. of Akron, that bids fair to end the most -errible menace our aeroplane figthers laced-the danger of falling in flames.
 Plunged to the earth in 8 mass of flames." was an all too common verdict when allied aviators fell in combat. the victims of the enemy aircraft ma chine guns. How to prevent the re- sulting explosion after the aeropIane tank had been pierced by bullets was the problems that appears to have been solved by the Akron company. large rubber manufacturing concern producing automobile tires, accessories and drug sundries. It was while peace whistles were blowing that the gov ernment was adopting this unique de- vice.
 The cover is, as it's name implies. 2 |H~' AAAr VI NOdI lOI lIlb gas tank which prevents gasoline from escapipg even after the tank has been punc- tured by bullets. The majority of aeroplane explosions that end in flames, while the machine is in flight are the result of leaking gas vapor coming in contact with incendiary bullets.
 For some time, the Miller companv has been in possession of a strange rubber composition which. when pune iured, immediately seals itself. When placed inside an inner tube, nails. tacks and even screws may pierce that tubr and but very little, if any. air will escape. It was on the theory that q contrivance somewhat similar would protect the outside of an aeroplane gas tank that the company's experts set at work
 One of the most interesting tests that demonstrated the efficiency of the leak-proof- gas tank cover was made with a big Handley Page ma chine last fall. The tank. which was standard in size, was equipped with a Miller cover and round after round of machine gun bullets were sent into if and through it. When the test was
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13
Is Your Motor
 Truck Going to
 Be Orphan {?

There are thousands of truck or phans left nthe hands of their own CTS. Their makers have gone out of
 business. It is reported that, of 555 companies organized since 1909, 331 no
 longer exist. Half of the remaining are less than two years old. 22S lasted
 but year.
 Making motor trucks is a large scale
 operation. Only the resourceful sue ceed. Some makers lack the capital Some lack the output for economical manufacture.
 Motor trucks are an investment. Nightly used, they should earn divi- dends large enough and long enough to
 write themselves off the books and then make a clear profit. The in
 vestor in bond is as keenly interest ed in the soundness and stability of
 the issuer as he is in the terms of the bond. So the purchaser of a truck should be interested nthe perform ance and stability of the maker
 Any mechanism designed to last is
 a doubtful value if the maker can not {. becounted on to remain in business and back up his product Thepurchaser l ; l in his reputation and in his service 1 facilities. Of what use is a truck fl 1 parts are no longer available? What resale value does it have without a
 maker? Who will furnish service to 1 the owner
 i A purchaser can judge these things l by number years in business, financial l statements, performance records, num- ] Der of trucks in service, size and l growth of output, reputation of the l product, service facilities already es- 1 tablished.
 l The purchaser of a White truck backs his investment in it with the
 strength of the White company, with l it's years of successful experience. with ! it's thousands of trained employees, with its tens of thousands of trucks ] in active service, with it's millions of i capital, and a service organization, na-
 tion- wide, which has no parallel in the
 industry.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13
PAIGE EXPAI!SIOI9
 INCLUDES CANADA

The Paige Detroit Motor Car com the establishment of Canadian plants for the assembling of Paige cars and trucks. E. D. Mccain, one of the travelling representatives of the Paige company. is now in Canada and one of the purposes of Mir. McCains trip is to survey the situation and gather data. bearing upon such move on the part of his company.
 During the last two years the Paige factory has been greatly enlarged. many large units having been added 10 the factory group, and all the manu facturing facilities have been vastly increased. It is planned to increa SC production very materially, and the company is now in a position to do SO but the present demand for cars, is SD great that it is impossible to supply all the cars the American dealers are calling for.
 Confronted with this situation and with, the constantly increasing oppor- tunitieS for Canadian business in mind Paige executives arc considering plans to take care e. present and future de- mands in 1T Dominion market while it the same time the utmost is done to satisfy the clamor for cars on this side of the border.
 Use The Republican Classified PaSs for reSults-read for profit
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13

Army officers who witnessed the test were enthusiastic over the device and it was only a short time later when the government officially recognized it and adopted it as aeroplane equipment
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13

completed, it was found that although the tank was practically riddled by bullets-full- of tears and holes-al- : most no gasoline had escaped and there were no flames.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-13

but as matter of transportation. Mir. Sterling says he prefers the motor car to the Pullman and he wanted to get to New York in hurry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-28
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the fcl-
lowing:
Howard F. Aylor Of this city and Anna N.
Bowen Of Holly Springs Miss:
Thomas t.NK F. Re, Of Albany. N. T. ana Jane
Maxine J. Boisson end Mary G. Coleman. =.
=, Clarenc, 6; A.ery 9, Elmir:. N. T.. and
Frank c. HESS Of CHICAGO. III. and Anna A.
Nn!rhead Of this city.
Charles NJ. Berry and Myrtle " R'eby. both
Of Baltimore, Md.
James Hcwkins OF Amsterdam. Va, and
Maggie Sales Of Montello. Va.
Nicola Reale and Rose NJ Massino.
Russell G. Oyerrnil.er and Carrie r. Al
bright, both Of Norfolk. Va.
William r. Frame Of Blue Hill. Neb.. and
Christopher Grassel Of East Grand Forks.
MINI. and Essie Harmon Of this city.
Carl Peterson of Menomenie Wis: and wini-
fred r. Michael ct Gettysburg. 8. d.
William r. Ludwig and Rae BAYLOR.
John H: McHenry and Hazel q; Barr:
Fred.rick D. starritt Of Richmond. Va. and
AH Wiism NJ arsydon q Columbia. s. G.. and
~ Paul ,; TT Davis az and wiihelmina NJ. Brown.
both Ms # Lspsm x xn; and pe.r,e T.
1oewn nsa: both Of Hsrrisonburs. Va.
Thoma. [; McTviegan End MARI G. Ritz
villa Post Of Lost Creek. ". Va.
Thomas G. Lonrley and Petite L. Perry.
Edward v. stratton and Cora L. Purvis. both
Of Charlottesville, vs.
Toe Lenherdt and Hannah Isresl.
Harry L. Pryor Of Philadelphia. Pa, and
B,.nch N. Phillips et Aurora. s. D.
Karl Fl. Okspen and Leonora Frase.
John P. Burke and Ruth f. Chenowith.
Riyas T.. Mcdonald and Sarah Y. Thomas
both Of M5dlehrrg. We.
Charles p Smith and Hattie II. Wells. boti
of PETERSBURG. Va.
William A. Windsor and katherine 2
Proctor.
Iames F. RummeIs and Anto'ne+te Harris.
Thomas Simmons and Katie z. Wood both o.
Cpnnr Marlhoro. Nd.
FLOYD O. Lee Of Herndon. Va, and Lillian B
Brown Of Purce1vf1le. We.
lloyd BURGERS and Maud Herbert.
Silas G.. Brown and Amanda Raddrich.
Emmett P. Lester and Edna C1yburn.
Iames Carter and Mary Simms.
John 7. Galloway and Marraret A, Wood.
James NJ. Ma9ruder and Anna r. Jackson.
Raymond Sinms and virginia Uouslss.
James A. Turner and Alberta Hawkins.
Joshua T. Brown and Anna L. Thomas.
Arthur Davis and Mildred Jones.