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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
MEXICO HEN OWNERS
TO HAVE EXPERT AID

The Mexico citizens who are the
owners of locks of chickens will be
able to utilize the practical knowledge
Of A. GOrrell, instructor in agriculture
at Mcmillan High School, and his ag-
riculture class in the neal future. Mr..
Gorrell who has had much experience
in working with hens to determine
whether they are laying or not will
give it aid free to any of those in this
city who desire it.
Mr.. Gorrell last year worked in
Johnson county which ranked second
in the state hen culling contest. 1t
has been estimated by men of that
county that the culling of hens last
year saved theowners there approx
mately $4,000. MI. Gorrell had a
large part of this work in his own
hands. He estimated that if the reo-
pie of Mexico desire to have all their
Stacker hens" eliminated he a save
the people of this city approximately
$1,000 on their feed bill this winter.
Demonstrations have been made by
him all over the state at different
times, and in every case, the hens he
culled from the main flock were the
n~on-laying ones. The method used is
one of the best and seldom fails. At
one demonstration, he culled from a
flock of seventy-fve hens, fifty nom
layers. When these were put in n
pen by themselves it was found that
this flock laid only one egg a week.
Although every case is not so sue
ccssful as this, most of them result in
practical good to the flock owner.
Mr.. Gorrell intends to give demon
STATIONS throughout the county and
will, if ten farmers will get together
in any n place and furnish a con-
veyance, give demonstrations of the
culling of hens anywhere in the coun.
ty.
There are several tests forthe laying
and non-!aying hen that can be taught
to everyone, and the elimination OF a
non-laying hen from the flock would be
a great saving to ten owner as it costs
$500 to feed a hen a year and for one
to pay for its keep must lay approx
imatcly ninety eggs, and many of
them do not do this.
By the elimination each year of hens
that do not lay, a real laying breed can
be built up in the county. This fall
the hens are as fat as they ever will
be and if they are proved to be non
layers by the agriculture class denonr-
strations, the time to sell is at ONCE
thus the owner makes another saw
ing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
real ESTATE TRANSFERS.

W. W. Fry to Kate W, Monroe, War
ranty, Consid. $4,000 f. pit. Lot 4 Blk.
L Davis Add.
Jos. NJ. Biggs to Irvine R. Biggs,
Warranty, Consid. $1,000, 1G4 A. in
10-52-5.
Lee Monroe to A. L. Kcnnen, Wal
ranty, Consid. $1.OO, Lot / Survey No.
1920.
Sophia Mayfeld to Walter J. aid
Henry c. Sannebeck, Warranty, Con-
sid. 81, 800, PIT. of Lot 5 Blk. 8 Orig.
Mexico.
Henry Irvine to the A. P. Green Fire
Brick Co, Warranty, Consid. $3.50, Let
7 Survey 1868.
Josephine Miles to E. R. Taft, War.
ranty, Consid. $1,000, E% Lot 2 Blk.
IL Orig. Farber.
j. r. Dorgan to c. c.. Thompson,
Warranty, Consid. $3.50, u int. Lot
A. and Lot l Blk. . Benton City.
Jas. II. RICHTER to R, K. Price, War.
ranty, Consid. $1,000, Lots 3 and 4
Blk. 10 Original Vandalia.
Frank j. Thompson to Isaac N.
Bailey, Warranty, Consid. $4,000, Lots
10, ID, IS, 16 II, Is and 10 Blk. 2
Eastholm Add.
E. w. Mcintyre to Jos. D. and Fife
L. Pratt Warranty, Consid. $3.50, PIT.
Lot 5 Blk. 5 Original Mexico.
Katie Morris and VIM. Morris TO ].
w. Perkins, Warranty, Consid. $4750
Lot 8 Blk. A. Blvd. Add.
Geo. T. Elliott ct al to C. c. Won
neman, Warranty, Consid. $4,000, Lots
1,2, 8, 4, 8, Blk. A billiards. Addition.
Mollic Stuart to Lena s. Stacey,
Warranty, Consid. $1.00 Love and Al
lection, Lots 8 end 4 Blk. IT Ely and
Daniels Add to Vandalia.
City Of Laddonia to P. ]. Pierce,
Warranty, Consid, $3.50, Eh Lot 375
Laddonia.
VIM. Mongle2 to Jos. A. Mongler, q
C D Consid. $2,150.4O 1884 A 19-52-S.
Jos. A. Mongler to VIM. Mongler,
Q C D Consid. S5,454, xi90.90 A 49,
52-8.
Glen Gilbert to Charles A, Vogt.
Warranty, Consid. $4,000, Ell SEA
33-51-5.
Robert L. Miller to Jno. c. Gull
lers, Warranty, Consid. $$1,500, Lot 9
Blk. 2 Clarks Add. to Mexico.
Annie Littrell and H. E. Littrell TO
j. w. Robinson, Jr., Warranty, Consid.
$4,000, go Acres in Secs. 9 and 10 all
in 52-12.
P. ]. Null to C. NJ. Null, Warranty,
Consid. 81 and other, PIT. Lots II and
10 and Lot is Landers Addition to
Mexico.
C. NJ. Null to P. ]. Null, Warranty,
lers, Warranty, Consid. $500, lot 9
and Is and Pt. Lot q Landers Blk. and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

THE Ledger, this week, has been
under the management of the White
family for forty-three years. After
the rtirement from active direction Of
the paper by R. NJ. White, L. NJ,
White has assumed charge as editor
and in the days to come we trust with
the ~latter's release of the editorial
reins r. NJ. White second will take
charge. ITO our pride in the past,
and our hope for the future, let us add
vigorous work in the living present
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
commodity Prices Trend Lower.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-There is
still a well-defned trend toward a
lower price level in the cash markets
for the commodities of chief consump-
tons: q declines appeared the past
week in the $40 quotations received by
Dun's Review as against 2S advances.
Commercial failures the past week "a
the United States, as reported by r.
G.. Dun & Co., are Sc, against so pre-
yious week, lO4 in the preceding week,
and 1873 the corresponding week last
ear. Failures in Canada number Is,
against II previous week, Z the pre-
ccding week and s last year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
testamrntary upon the estate of
ANDREW e. AZDELL, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned
j. D. GREER and LOGAN ROBIN
SON by the Probate Court of Audrain
County, Missouri, bearing date the
18th day Of September, 1919.
Al persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to them 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
year from the date of granting said
letters, they will be forever barred.
j. D. GREER,
LOGAN ROBINSON, Executors.
Attested by me this 18th day of
September, 1919.
(SEAL) E. A. SHANNON,
30-4t Judge Of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
2 strips of ground.

2 strips of ground.
E. R. Taft to L. A. Doping, War
ranty, Consid. $3.50, Eh Lot 2 Block
IL Orig. Farber.
E. J. Willingham to Joe. E. Mon
gler, Warranty, Consid. $500, SO A.
Of Lot / of SW 1888.
Elijah P. Robinson to b. B. Daniel,
Warranty, Consid. $4,000 WE NV 30
51-10.
J. G. Ford, Sheriff to Jos. G. jacob,
Sheriffs Deed, Consid. $1130, PIT. Lot 2
Blk. Is Orig. Martinsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

THE large sale of farm property
ia this county has created a healthy
demand for Mexico real estate which
is bringing good prices but no more
than it is worth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

Lillian Selby, of Wellsville, was a
visitor in Mexico for a short time
Monday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18

the trip together. Mr.. and Mrs. Trim
BILE expect to spend the winter in Tex
as.-Perry Enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-18
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-12-19

Got all your shopping finished
brother? If not, get busy, don't wait
until the last minute and don't scab
on the clerks by shopping at night
See to it that all the family do their
shopping by daylight. Remember
the old song There's No Place Like
Home and practice it when buying
Buy at home where those you pat
ronize appreciate your trade. Another
thing, brother, patronize those stores
which are showing friendly feeling
for you and yours by advertising in
your paper, The Press. Before buy
ing, glance over the advertisements in
this issue, you will find everything
YOU want.
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BUYING AN ELECTION

ID u i INkI AIN ION.
Indictment Of United States Sena-
tor Truman H. Newberry, of Michi-
gan, by Federal grand jury for COR
ruption, conspiracy and fraud in con
nection with his election to the senate
of the United States startled the ma
ton. With Newberry, 1873 others, all
more or less prominent in local and
state politics in Michigan, were in
dicted
Testimony before the grand jury
showed that the republican leaders
expended nearly one million dollars
to elect Newberry and defeas Henry
Ford, candidate on the democratic
ticket.
The testimony reveals political
scandal without parallel in American
history Corrupt practice extended
from populous Detroit into the thinly
populated counties and even among
the Indians, who were voted as G. o.
P. leaders directed
Popular choice meant nothing. The
crooked politicians had the result fig
ured down to a mathematical certain
ty Voters were bribed, election
boards corrupted, editors were subsi-
died and moving picture theatres
bought up by the Newberry organiza-
tion first to defeat him in the primary
and second to defeat him in the cleo
ton.
Such disgraceful, disreputable and
dishonest use of money to debauch
elections adds fuel to the flames of
unrest and agitation in America The
least the Republican party can do is
to disown Newberry, for even though
it wasn't his money that was used, no
sane person will believe that Newberry
didn't know of the big fund that was
being used and how it was being used
TO further his election, but instead of
that, the Republican leaders hasten to
his defense. Of course, as close as it
is, every party vote is needed in the
senate.
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HARRY E. BAKER.
No death has come to Hamilton in
many years with greater shock than
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Union men should not let mysteri
Gus circulars that are being sent out
change their views from the trade un-
ion movement. Until we find out who
sent the circulars, the object of the
same will be unknown. When the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-12-19
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The Hamilton Daily News pays a
glowing tribute to Henry C. Frick
for having dispensed of some of his
many millions as he did. The News
says it was grand of Mr.. Frick to give
his money to art, education and re-
creation and that it was fine thing
that he kept all his money from those
who made it for him and gave it away
in huge chunks to those who can af-
ford to buy all that they want in the
way of art and education What good
are art and college endowments to
the poor working class. The man who
sends his boys to college is usually
we'll able to pay for their education.
The News goes on to say that if
Frick had never accumulated his for.
tune, but had split it up among the
tens Of thousands of workers who
made it for him, they would have
been no better off anyway and there
would have been no great parks, no
free art museums and no endoWments
of educational institutions.
Of course, everyone knows that the
News is on the big money side as
against the poor devil, but this is the
first time we know of that it comes
out flat-footed and would say that the
worker is no better off when he has
ten dollars than he is when he has
five and that the workingman should
be kept down in wages that vast sums
may be accumulated for the benefit
of art museums and big educational
institutions. Frick gave $25 100000
to Harvard, Yale and Princeton col
leges and he also gave his palatial
home and the art treasures it con-
tains, valued at millions, to be used
as an art museum. The colleges will
prove great good to the poor work
ingman in the future and no doubt he
will view with great interest the art
treasures made by the sweat of his
brow.
How much more good Henry c..
Frick could have accomplished had he
paid hss workers real living wages in
his time and not given it to those
who can afford to buy all they want,
after he was dead.
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ations of S1,500,00O or one hundred
and fifty per cent ON his original IN
vestment.
And the by-products may be sold to
furnish his family with pin money
This is a fair example of the way
the government handles profteers.
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PROFITEERING MADE EASY

PROFITEERING MADE EASY
Now comes Attorney General Pal
mer and announces that as food ad-
ministrator he intends to give the
country plenty of sugar at fair price
The attorney generals idea of fair
price seems to be twelve cents a
pound, although we are told the beet
sugar manufacturers of the west think
they should get fifteen cents a pound.
Take your pencil and we will indulge
in little simple arithmetic.
The Colorado farmer gets ten dol
lars a ton for his sugar beets. A ton
of sugar beets will produce two hun
dred and fifty pounds of granulated
sugar, and in addition considerable
quantity of valuable by-products.
It costs less than two cents a pound
to extract the sugar from the beet and
refine it.
1t viii be seen, therefore, that at
twelve cents a pound the sugar manu-
faeturer receives thirty dollars for the
sugar in ton of beets. Ten dollars
goes to the farmer, five dollars or less
is expended for labor and supplies in
the factory, and the manufacturer
pockets a clean profit of fifteen dollars
ton, plus what he gets from his by
products.
A sugar factory capable of handling
thousand tons of beets a day will
cost million dollars. AS rule it is
operated for about one hundred days
year, and therefore handles about
one hundred thousand tons Of beets.
At the attorney-generals price the
owner of thousand-ton factory viii
make net profit on the seasons oper
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hat of Merchant Policeman Harry E.

that of Merchant Policeman Harry b.
Baker, who was so crully murdered
on last Monday morning. The man
ner in which the brave officer came
to his death was received with much
Indignation by all classes and had the
assassins been Immediately appre-
hended, it is very likely that the of
ficials would have been unable to con-
troll the situation and there would
have been lynching. Harry Baker
was a familiar figure in the business
district and was known by thousands
of our citizens and stood in high es-
timation of all. OF retiring and re-
served disposition, he was what is
called good listener, no matter what
was said by others he was never
known to utter an unkind word of any
confidence Of the business men, many
one. He had the utmost respect and
of whose stores he carried the keys,
having access to them at all hours of
the night He was never known to
betray that confidence. We was a
most faithful officer-fa faithful to his
trust. His passing away, especially
the manner in which he did, is regret
ted by the entire community whose
whole sympathy goes out to the fam
lily in the loss of kind and loving
husband and father.
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We don't like to be chronic kickers,
but whenever we thing of that street
car system we just can't help our
selves. Did you ever stand at the
corner of High and Second streets
at the noon hour and between the
hours Of 5 and o'clock in the even
ings and watch the working people
trying to pile or the little cheese boxes
in effort to get to their homes They
pile on and hang on in every way pos
sible. On these cold days one would
think that some of them would freeze
to death before reaching their destina-
ton. Especially is this true of the
lines to the West Side and Linden
wald. Why on Saturday nights after
the stores close it is no uncommon
sight to see people walk out as far
as Fifth and High streets in order
to get on the cars on these two lines.
The accommodations afforded by the
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WHAT THEY CAN DO

A striking illustration of what the
union men can do if only they get
busy was shown at the election in
Bethlehem, Pa, last month. The
Bethlehem Steel Co. had slate of
four candidates up for city council.
The union men put up other candi-
dates and as result the steel pup
pets were defeated about three to one.
The newly elected councilmen have an
nounced that as soon as they take of
flee, the city solicitor, who is owned
and controlled by the steel trust, will
be minus job, and the legal advisor
of the strikers will take his place. The
chief of police, former Cossack, who
still retains their tactics, will also
walk the plank This only illustrates
the trend of the times and shows that
organized IaDor is waxing up 20 the
fact that if it wants a fair deal it
must get into city and county affairs
especially should this apply to our
local county
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Senator Fall found the president or
the road to recovery, mentally and
physically capable and in full posses
sion of every faculty, which must have
been a severe disappointment to many
G. o. P. senators on the Hill who
would gladly take day off and at
tend his funeral.
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To our friends, subscribers and ad
vertisers The Press extends sincere
wishes for a very Merry Christmas
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919
Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
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Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
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But the News certainly does shine
up to the big money ginks.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-12-19

company are absolutely rotten. The
company is making big money on the
Hamilton branch and could make twice
as much if it furnished the accommo-
dations and why it can't see it is be-
yond all ken. 1t has been suggested
that Mayor Smith open negotiations
for the purchase of the lines and that
they be conducted by the city. Second
the motion. There will never be any
doubt about the citizens voting the
bonds through necessary for the pur-
pose
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Goodbye booze-forever more.
That is what the supreme court
sang on prohibition.
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Since the murder of Merchant Po-
liceman Harry Baker there is much
talk of the big games of chance being
played in the Greek restaurants. We
refer to those little two by four af-
fairs which are pretty numerous in
the city. And it is said that many
young girls are seen in these ques-
tionable places at hours when they
ought to be tucked in their little beds
where mama could keep her eye on
them. How about this, Mr.. Safety
Director? If we are wrong, we stand
corrected.
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The Cooperative Trades and Labor
council held another very peaceful
meeting last Tuesday night The
meeting was we'll attended, but the
Bolshevists, /. w. w. and Radicals
were not there. They must have at
tended some other meeting Tuesday
night that has no connection with the
labor unions.
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What has become of the Law and
Order League that was so active
few winters ago? They might assist
the police department in the crime
wave that has infested our good city
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ASSOCIATION

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to NATIONAL LABOR PRESS ASSoCIA-
TION, Inc, Murray Building, Grand Rapids.
Michigan.
New Work Indianapolis
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sender is known, the purpose of these
unsigned circulars will be easy to de-
termine.
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Goodbye booze-forever more.
That is what the supreme court
sang on prohibition.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919
Evening journal., 1919-12-17
HOPES JENKINS
CASE WON'T CAUSE BREAK

MEXICO CITY. Dec II UNITED press
Tho Mexican government replying 20
the second American note demanding
release OF William o. jenkins, Amer
lean consular agent declares HAT since
Jenkins has been released on bail. Mex
leo presumes the "ll feeling between
The two countries has disappeared, 10
wa slearned today.
(Jcnkins, charged with cOllusion with
the Mexican bandits who kidnapped
him, was released on $3.50 bail. furnish
ed by J Saller Hanson. an American,
without consulting either jenkins or
American officials. Ever since. jenkins
has been trying 20 have tae blil re-
v0ked and himself recommllled 90 the
Pueba jall)
"Since jenkins has been released on
bail furnished by an American citizen
the Mexican government believes any
motive for the ill feeling between the
countries has disappeared and that the
Jenkins case has taken Yery' different
form from timt "a previously present
ed, said ihe Mexican note which was
signed by llilariO Medina. acting for
elgn secretary and was presented 20
The American embassy here last night.
The note, however, takes Issue with
the refusal of The United States TO en-