Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23
MANY BEALs IN WASHINGTON.

ing office in Washington, writes the
Ledger the following interesting let
ter:
Editor Mexico Ledger
Washington, Dec. 6, 191S.-I find
there are about 95 Beals in Washing
ton. Only five of them spell the name
correctly. Thirteen of them spell it
Beale Ian unIucky number,) and the
others spell it Beall or Beals. We get
our mails mixed.
The first snow for the winter fell
the night of January 2. Just a small
skim of it. The thermometer at s a
M, that day registered 40 above zero.
The Washington papers sage the tent
pe~rature register here for January 2
for the last 80 years has been "a de-
grees above zero.
Miss Josie Davis, formerly of Aud
rain county, is here-a war worker.
She is the daughter of the late Prof.
| S. T. Davis. Josie's mother now lives
at Morganville, Kansas. The Davises
| are related to J. Hord Davis of Mex
| leo and also have relatives at Thomp-
son and Rush Hill. A brother of Miss
| Davis, Charles E. Davis, is with tire
Hospital Corps of the Navy, and since
last June has been stationed at Bresta,
France. Another brother, Kenneth E.
| Davis, is a Lieutenant in the Army
and is stationed at Lansing, Michigan.
| never thought I would like to live
in a large city. But I am a little en-
chanted with Washington. 1t is the
greatest city of them all, the coming
worlds capital city. Every nation,
and people, and tongue is represented
here. The world loves America. 1t
loves her for her Pan-American
ideals; in Europe they are making
ready to endorse those ideals-to make
our government a pattern for every
| other government on the earth. The
people, in these times, naturally look
| to Washington, u capital. Wash
| ington's interests will continue to null
| tiply. A late move of vast importance
| is to build here a great exhibit of u
country's resources-to build a per-
manent Exposition for the States.
| Every State is to have it own building
, and ground and special exhibit. TIE
business interests will back the move
everywhere. Missouri is already TAX
ing a lead in the movement. l hope
to be here at the first opening. Per-
manent good roads are to be built
everywhere, and my Audrain county
friends may come to the opening of
| the big show in their autos, OF maybe
| they can come in their flyers, through
the air.
The aeros are coming into thei-
own. A squadron of four Curtiss ma
| chimes is expected to drop down here
in Washington any minute just now
from Rockwell Field, San Diego, Calf.
The machines are coming cross coun-
try through the Southern States. A
cross-country route for aerial mail, or
~aeroplane transportation, is being
mapped. The flyers will turn back
from here and will take a northern
route home. 1 shall try to see the
commander O fthe squadron and have
him put down Mexico, No, on one of
the routes to be established.
About 1900 school children in
Washington have been absent from
their classes lately, and $50 teachers
have also failed to show up for Their
work. There is a "fu" car here,
as in other parts of the country. II
notice that there were 16 deaths in
the city Friday from influenza and
pneumonia.
One of the Washington papers says
there is a Champ Clark boom on for
President. Though the weather has
been warm, the boom is alternating a
little; but it promises to come out good
and strong by Ground-Hog Day. There
is also talk of McAdoo, and a fellow,
too, over in Ohio wants in the ring.
A man named Smith, the Governor CT
New York, has some aspirations, and
it is said is working to get the unan-
imous endorsement of Tammany. But
the Smiths, even if they are many,
will not get their way in this matter.
Put Clark down for the nomination
in 1920, and his m election.
All native Virginians hereabouts
have that famous Virginia brogue, you
sometimes notice out in Missouri. Ask
John T. Ricketts, about it, or any of
the large Bolts family.
The English sparrow is the only
bird you see here. Once in a while you
hear the voice of a crow, but where he
alights l don't know. Squirrels play
in the parks, a few horses yet help IN
the traffic on thestreets, and once in a
while you see a dog. You never see a
COW, but they keep one here somewhere
not far away and her milk sells at II
cents a quart.
Washington has good streets. The
asphalt kind. The wheels of a vehicle
are almost noiseless as they pass. 1t
is a quality of road that excels L. B.
Hawthorne's line down on Woodlawn.
The Legislature convenes in Jeffer-
son City this week. Go to it; there
will be some politics this time.
My greetings to the new Audrain
county officials who will be sworn in
in Mexico this week.
JOHN BEAL.
JETTT KENNETH