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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
PROMINENT MEXICO
CITIZEN DIES FRIDAY

c. Ed Harrison, onc of Mexico'S
greatly beloved citizens, died at his
home on East Liberty Street at Ala
o'clock Friday morning following M
illness of some time. Mr.. Harrison
had been in failing health for the las!
year but had rallied until his family
and friends hoped for his partial re-
covery. However he suffered a relapse
about a month ago and grew steadily
worse.
He was &c years old and was born
in Fulton, Mo. He moved to Mexico
when about 2 years old and had lived
here ever since. Until eight or ten
years ago he was engaged in the brick
business and owned and operated the
business now owned by A. P. Green.
Since then he had been conducting a
coal and concrete business. Mr.. Har-
rison was a member of the Methodist
church having united with this congre-
cation many years ago.
He was married to Miss Flora
Touson, who survives him. No chill
dren were born to this union. Besides
his wife he leaves two sisters, Miss
Mary V. Harrison of Sedalia and Mrs.
A. L. Brannoch of Anderson, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
CHAMP CLARK FAILS TO SPEC
FICIALLY INDORSE LEAGUE

WORCESTER, Mass, March 81
Champ Clark, in an address Tuesday
night at Mechanics Hall GId not speti-
ficaiIy indors3 the learue Of nations
covenant. He SAD:
Every man and women in this
country who doesn't want to make
money in the war wants to see the
peace problem ironed out and smooth
ed out in the right way. President
Wilson is plainly the greatest man N
the world today, and l hope the divine
right that led us on to a true and
straight course in the problems of
the past will lead our peace delegates
to a successful finish in Europe"
In regard to the freedom of Ire
land, he said:
q have always thought that Ire
land should be free, and l will al
ways favor freedom for that nation"
Speaking of the Lowell Lodge de-
bate, Clark declared:
"The debate between Senator
Lodge and President Lowell of Har-
ward was the funniest thing yet
pulled off in politics. The men ar
gued the question for three hours and
then ended by agreeing"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
MODERN WOODMEN RATES
TO BE RAISED so PER Gen

CHICAGO, March 28.-Moderr
Woodmen of America rates were in.
creased Wednesday to meet the alb.
normal death losses resulting from
the influenza epidemic, which caused
a reduction in the beneficiary fund OF
the order from $12,000,00 to $780,
900. On the present membership of
more than 100000 the increase is a
fiat advance of SO per cent, and all new
members joining hereafter will have
to pay materially increased rates. The
action was taken at a special meeting
of the head camp.
Since last October the deaths have
averaged 100000 a month more
than receipts.
The order has been collecting an
assessment of 20 per cent per $1,000
for a patriotic fund to meet the death
claims of its soldier and sailor men,
bers land about $1,000, 900 was on hand
in this fund. This will be transferred
to the general fund until the present
emergency is over land the collection
of the patriotic fund assessment will
be continued until the new rates can
be put into force. An Illinois law re-
quires a referendum on any increase
in rates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
BILL DISQUALIFYING
SLACKERS AND DISLOYAL
TNANIMOITSIY VOTET

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March 81.
"A new disqualification for voters
will be written into the statutes of
Missouri, if the bill by Senator Young
engrossed in the Senate recently with
out opposition, and by a unanimous
vote is enacted.
Young's measure amends section
$500 of the Revised Statutes, dealing
with the qualification of voters by ad-
ding to the disqualitications carried in
the section conscientious objector, per-
sons guilty of espionage under the
laws of the United States, persons who
have evaded military or naval service
in any branch of hte army or navy,
by fraud, perjury or %absenting himself,
or may have aided or abetted any
other person to evade military or naval
service in the war between the United
States and Germany, declared in 1917.
Convictions in any court of any of
the charges mentioned, shall be con-
elusive evidence against any person,
but any other evidence may be admit
ted to substantiate the charge.
The bill will be on the third-reading
calendar in a few days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN MISSOURI.

THE women of Missouri won their
first decisive victory for the ballot in
the State Senate Friday when that
body, by a vote of 81 to IL, passed a
Senate bill giving women the right to
vote for presidential electors. The
measure was introduced by Senator
Mcknight of Gentry County. It is a
duplicate of the bill the House passed
some time ago, but after the House
measure had passed through the Senate
Committee IN Election, a section was
added to it providing for a referendum
by the people at the next general cleo
ton. The Senate bill will be taken up
and passed by the House at once. The
friends of equal suffrage feel that
their victory is now safe and all indi-
cations point to this conclusion.
While their measure is reasonably
certain to pass the Legislature and
meet the approval of Gov. Gardner, ell
danger may not be passed, for it would
be possible to refer it to a vote of the
people at the next general election
through referendum petitions.
Women all over the world are
shortly to have equal suffrage with
men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
Treated 1876 Patients In Day

LONDON, March 27.-The return
epidemic of influenza found England
so short of doctors and nurses that
there are not enough even to give
casual attention to patients. The
strain on the medical men is so Sc
we're that there is danger of many Of
them breaking down, especially il
the North of England, where the dis.
ease has been severe.
According to a recent statement in
the House of Commons by Winston
Churchill, Secretary of War, only
1900 of the 1000 doctors in the army
last November had been demobilized,
and of $4,000 nurses, only 300 had
been released.
In fighting influenza nurses arc
more required than physicians in
many cases. From early morning
until far into the night, the over
worked doctor is kept busy. One
practitioner in one day recently
treated Sc private patients and 100
public patients.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
ROY WATTS TELLS
OF HIS LAST TRIP
ON u. S. FREIGHTER

Roy Watts who has been in the U. S.
Naval service and who returned to his
home in Mexico last Saturday has had
many and varied experiences. He SER
we'd on the U. S. S. Freighter Protens,
U. S. S. Luella and U. S. S. America.
He was discharged Friday afternoon.
at the Great Lakes Naval school.
While in the service he was a fireman,
first class.
On his last trip Watts left the States
on the U. S. S. Luella and was later
transferred to the British Hospital in
Novia Scotia with ear trouble. On
the 9th of November he shipped out
on the U. S. S. America and made a
16 days trip to M~arsailles, France.
The weather, he says, IN this trip was
ideal and that the sailors thoroughly
enjoyed themselves in France. He
started back January Is, stopping at
Gibraltar a while and sailed from
there to st. Meichels, Azores Island,
where his ship took on coal. Here he
said they had all the pineapple and
oranges they could eat.
When a day out of this place Watts
sprained his ankle and made the trip
the rest of the was as a passenger.
He landed in New York and was "a
days making the trip back.
Watts says he is glad to get back
and will make his home in Mexico.
While in the service he visited Ireland,
| Scotland and France.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
JUDSON SANDERSON
WAS FOUND GUILTY

In the case of the Missouri
State Bar Association VS.. Judson
SandersOn, prosecuting attorney
of Galloway County which was
tried here Thursday and Friday,
Judge CAN'T found him guilty as
charged and suspended him from
the practice of law in the State
of Missouri for a period of twel-
We months.
SandersOn was charged by the
Association, with conduct unbe-
coming an attorney, alleging that
he visited certain Government
witnesses in the Kick dislOyalty
case and attempted to get them
to modify their testimony in
favor of the defendants.
Sanderson pleaded not guilty
to the charge.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
Hay Goes to $40 a Ton.

The price of the best prairie hay adj
vanced to $40 a ton at Kansas City
Monday for three car loads of excep-
tionally fine hay. The best alfalfa
hay brought $38 and the best timothy
$50. 1t is unusual and almost unpre-
cedented, for prairie hay to sell above
alfalfa and timothy. All three grades
are selling at higher prices than were
ever before paid, and are SO to SIS a
ton higher than a year ago. There
was a big movement of hay during The
winter, but receipts in the past few
weeks have been moderated and prices
have advanced SIS to So a ton in two
weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

MONTGOMERY, Mo, March 90
E. A. Tinesay, S. ]. Kleinschrnidt and
P B. Taylor, representing Missouri
Farm Bureau work, made a campaign
in Montgomery County Friday in CON-
pany with E. H. Anderson of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau, the
object being to enlist 1000 farmers in
this organized work. They claim
Missouri has fifty-four counties organ-
lied with an approximate membership
in the Farm Bureau of 10000 mem
bers.
With this many counties organized,
the state will be able to take its place
in the National Farm Bureau organ
ization which will be formed this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
THE WILSON AND REED FOL
LOWERS.

REFERRING to the different view
point the followers of President Will
son take of the League of Nations, to
that of those who are advocates Of
Senator Reeds position. the St. Louis
Star editorially says:
Senator Reeds address in st. Louis
did more to establish the Fundamental
character of the difference between his
political outlook and that of President
Wilson than any of his earlier utter
ances. His arguments against the
League of Nations had become so well
worn that he turned to the heightened
effects of oratory and brilliantly pro
claimed the brutality of the human
race.
If Senator Reed is right in his es-
innate of humanity it was a funda-
mental error to accept the Christian
religion as a guide to faith. If he is
right, cooperative society is simply
an association of criminals and civil
ization has been created for purposes
of destruction.
Therefore, if we are to follow the
leadership of Senator Reed, it is not
enough to discard the League of Ma
tions. We must go farther and cast
aside Christianity. We must renouncc
all interest in our fellows across the
sea. If the Armenians starve, what
is it to US? Let them eat sand. SEN
ator Reed pictures a world in which it
is not worth while to live, and he sees
no hope for the future.
president Wilson, on the contrary
recognizes that despite the frailities
of human nature, the race of man pos
sesses elements of strength and I'M
Outstanding of good and evil. This
strength and this understanding have
enabled the human race to rise from
beastility. To say that he world will
be no better tomorrow that it is today
is to assert that it is no better today
than it was yesterday. 1t is to deny :
the whole record of achievement writ
ten in the annals of world history. It
is to deny that men can live side by
side in peace. 1t is to deny that we
possess a civilization today in which
life is more secure than it was under
tie conditions which prevailed 5000
years ago.
Applying the conflicting points of
view of President Wilson and Senator
Reed to the League of Nations, there
is only n test of the correctness of
their attitudes. How many people de-
sire to follow in the path marked out
by the president? How many people
will follow Reed? 1t is not an alb
stract question of what other people
believe but of what each mar de-
sires in his own soul. If there are
enough who hope Mr.. Wilson is right,
he is right. If there are enough who
feel with eSnator Reed that mar is q
brute, then Reed is right.
"The issue which has been raised
calls for a division of the people into
two groups, one of intelligent endeav-
or, led by President Wilson; the other
of despair, led by Senator Reed. The
larger group will determine the future
of the world"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
PERMANENT GOOD ROADS MOST
IMPORTANT.

THE most important proposition to
M~issourians at this time, especially to
Audrain and other agricultural COM
munities, is the question of permanent
good roads, and we are glad to know
that the legislature is interesting it.
self in this direction.
Along this line the St. Louis Star
editorially says:
"The legislature should not adjourn
without launching the state into a
farsighted and comprehensive road
building program. 1t should be a state
program, directed and carried out UNI
der centralized state authority. Road
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

WHAT a different attitude Senator
Spencer has toward the League of
Nations than that taken by Senator
Reed! In spite of the fact that SEN
ator Spencer is a republican, he wants
to cooperate with Ex-President Taft,
Judge Charles Evans Hughes, and
other prominent Republicans, to assist
in making the League of Nations sat
isfactory to all Americans. On the
other hand Senator Red, a Democratic
senator, seems to oppose the whole
proposition and without any construc-
tive criticism appears to sheer at the
whole matter.
1t looks to the writer as though I'M
less the Democratic party get together
in Missouri the mysterious stranger"
will be back on the job again. If the
idea is to split the party and make the
state go Republican, let's find it out
and then not worry about it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
Was In Line.

At the big reception given in JEFF
ferson City, Monday, by the wives Of
the members of the Legislature, Mrs
W w. Bolts, wife of Audrain's Rep
resentative, was among those in line
with Mrs. Gardner, wife of the Gov.
ernor. Mrs. Bolts is President of the
club recently formed by the Represen.
tative's wives and has already become
a favorite in social and club circles ir
the capitol city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
. JOKE ON THE WISE GUYS"

WE understand some of the wise
guineas" claim that the Ledger's edi-
torial entitled Get Off the Sucker
List" was printed because we were
unable to secure a certain oil adver-
tisement." A certain oil advertise
ment" was offered this paper and re
fused. The party offering it was in
formed that We We're carrying on a
campaign against that line of business,
and wouldn't carry his advertisement
at any price.
Another joke is, that the editorial
referred to had been hanging on the
hook for two or three weeks, a long
time before the gentleman who was
placing the certain oil advertisement"
ever got to town.
By the Wayne have been called
up a half a dozen times today and two
or three times last night, compliment
ing US on the fight we are making
against those who are trying to trade
other Securities" for United States
bonds.
And another joke is, that the cdi-
torial facts supposed to have been
written on account of our not getting
a certain advertisement" were fur
nished by the Government about a
month ago to all the newspapers in
the United States.
The press of the entire country is
supposed to be behind the editorial
entitled Get Off the Sucker List"
At least the Government has requested
every newspaper in the United States
to get behind the proposition. The
Ledger has consistently refused to ac-
cept any advertising of this character.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
GLENDYE MORRIS TO
RETURN TO MISSOURI
IN A WEEK OR TWO

Glendye Morris, a former Mexico
boy who was married recently al
Cambridge, Mass, to Miss Elizabeth
Rector of Slater, Mo-, is expected &c
return to Slater within a week or so
Mrs. Morris who has been with her
husband since the welding returned
home last week.
Glendye probably will take up his
work again at Slater with the Road
and Bridge department of the Chicago
e. Alton Railroad Company. He is
now in the Radio department of the
Navy at Harvard University. He and
his wife will visit in Mexico upon his
return to Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
Bronaughs Move to New York.

Mrs. Fred Bronaugh, formerly Miss
Sue Robertson, was in Mexico this
week bidding goodbye to her many
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Bronaugh are
going to move to New York immed-
lately, where Mr.. Bronaugh has been
placed at the head of a big wholesale
establishment on Fourth Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bronaugh's many
friends in Mexico wish them much
prosperity in their new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
COUGHING SPELLS
BREAK YOUR REST
Put a stop to them with old
reliable Dr.. Kings New
Discovery

That raw, hoarse throat must he
soothed. That phlegm-loaded chest
must be ioosened. That cough must
be checked SO you can sleep.
DR.. Kings New Discovery has been
relieving colds, and coughs for half a
century without the least disagreeable
after-effects.
Your druggist has it because it Is
wcll-known and in big demand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

A MOVEMENT is on foot to estab-
lish a motor truck mail route between
Mexico and Hannibal via Moline,
Santa Fe, and Paris. Quite a number
of motor truck mail routes are being
established throughout the country,
and are proving a great convenience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

WHEN the travelling "inanciers'
call on you to trade your government
bonds for worthless securities, ask
them if they have a permit from the
"Blue Sky Department" of Missouri
to do business in this state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
A GREAT ECONOMY BE-
CAUSE Of EXTRA WEAR

after a trip to Kilauea, the active
volcano of Hawaii, my N~e0lin-soled
shoes were the only ones not abso-
lutely ruined. Many in our party
wore hob-nailed boots" said Miss Jean
P. Lane of Seattle, Washington.
The sharp jagged lava of Kilauea
cuts an ordinary sole to pieces quickly.
That Ne0lin Soles stood the test but
emphasizes their toughness and dur
ability. These qualities are built into
them by a scientific process. Women
and men and children, too-who are
hard on shoes should buy them with
Neolin Soles. They come in many
styles, and because of the extra veal
they give, are a great economy.
And any repairman will re-scte your
worn shoes with Neolin Soles, which
are flexible and waterproof as well as
long-wearing. They are made by The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Akron,
Ohio, who also make Wingfoot Heels,
guaranteed to outwear all other heels.
ne0linS o1es
TRACE Marx Res. U. 5. Pat Oh.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

Miss Corinne Markley, a Mexico
nurse, writes the Ledger from Camp
Hospital No. 43, France, that she is
enjoying fine health but has trouble
getting her mail. Miss Markley's
many friends will be glad to know
that she is enjoying fine health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
Rural Carrier Examination.

There will be a civil service examin-
alton to fill the position of rural car
rier at Vandalia, in Mexico at the
Post Office on April 26th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

Miss Lola Frank, Mrs. Augusta
Frank, Mrs. Annie Frank of Fulton
and Mrs. Naomi Menteir of Jefferson
City were here on business Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

Mrs. Herbert Plunkett and Miss
Dorothy Worrell returned from Full
ton Monday where they spent the
weekend with friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

D. E. Killam Of Troy, Mo, passed
through here Sunday on his way &c
Jefferson City where he is representa-
tive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

House and Lot Brought SITS.
Soc. Soc Sl.2

The Vilot Hickey property south Of
Hardin College was sold by the Sheriff
Thursday afternoon and brought SITS.
The property consisted Of a 60x120
foot lot and q four room house. Clar-
ence Barnes was the purchaser.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03
DON'T NEGLECT A
RHEUMATIC PAIN
Go after it with Sloan's
Liniment before 1t gets
dangerous

Apply a lille, don't rub, let it fens.
f,Gte, and-good-by twingel Same for
external aches, pains, strains, stiffness
Of ioiats Or muscles, lameness, bruises.
Instant relief without mussiness or
soiled clothing. Reliable-the biggest
selling liniment year after year. Eco
nomical by reason Of enormous sales.
Keep a big bottle ready at all times.
Ask your druggist for Sloan's Liniment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

E. L. Rodgers, travelling auditor of
the Alton made a business trip to
Mexico Monday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-03

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
Prompt Action Needed.
bennington Banner.)

The Daylight saving law is going to
ne done away with unless the people in
the towns and cities who like it make
their influence felt on congress. The
bill to change the law has already been
agreed to by the committee and will go
through congress unless there is prompt
action on the part of friends of the law.
The daylight saving law is very pop
Mar in the towns and cities because it
gives a long daylight evening for work
or pleasure around home. 1t provides
an opportunity to care for garden, to
automobiling by daylight, for eve
ming walks, band concerts, etc. The
opposition to the law comes from the
farmers who are more conservative
than people who dwell in towns. Farm
ers and farmers organizations have
been deluging members of congress with
| letters and petitions while the friends
of the law have taken no action, most
Of them never dreaming that return
TO the old system would be even scri-
ously considered People who prefer the
daylight plan now in force should
| promptly write Senators VIM p. Dill
| ngham and Carroll S. Page and Rep
resentatives Frank l.. Greene and Por-
ter H. Dale. These men represent Yer
| mont in the two houses of congress- and
will be glad to hear from their consti-
| tuents on the subject.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
I oday' $ Events

One hundred and forty-fourth annivcr
sary of the battle of Bunker Hill.
Two hundredth anniversary of the death
of Joseph Addison, one of the greatest
names in literary history.
RI Rev Paul j. Rhode, Catholic bish
op of Green Bay, Wis, today celebrates
the 18th anniversary of his ordination.
Glass day, the most conspicuous social
event of the commencement session at
Harvard university, will be observed to-
day.
The commencement exercises at Ohio
state university today will be featured
with an address by Bishop William /,
Mcdowell
The divorce suit filed against her hus
band by Nine Galli-Curci, the celebrated
prima donna of the Chicago Opera com
pany, is scheduled to come to trial today
in New York
The governments appeal from the order
of Judge Mayer restraining federal off
clals from interfering with the manutac.
tire of 2% per cent beer is to be given a
court hearing in New York city today.
The National Council of the Junior Or
der of United American Mechanics, one
of the largest of American fraternal SO
cieties, is to assemble in Milwaukee today
for its annual convention.