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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01
Bob, A Good Police Dog
Is Missing His Calling

The staunchest Of friends and the
severest of enemies is the dog; and
especially is this true of one which
has been trained for police duty. W.
u fhttner, who just recently resign
ed as night policeman in Mexico. had
as his companion on his beat" Bob, a
Whlte bulldog, whom he SAYS he
would not have traded for a gun Dr.
even a man. This dog, although not
expertly trained, is remarkable, Mr..
Flittner says, in his policing ability
and made him a helper that could not
have been replaced.
Bob really belongs to VIM. New
land, who lives in the southern part of
the city. Certain members of Mr..
Newland's family didn't have very
great love for the dog and were not
overly anxious to have him around;
so the master brought him down TO
the city hall one day and told Chief
of Police Sam Wallace that he might
have him. Mr.. Wallace had no par
ticular need for him and when the
night Waterman, Mr.. FIittner, saw
him and manifested a great desire For
him he was told that he could have
him for his keep" From that time
on the policeman and the police-dog
were "cronies.' The first morning
Bob went home with Mr.. Flittner he
vas allowed to sleep on an old rug
by the side of his new masters bed
the concession being granted to in
duce him to stay ~contentedly. After
that he scorned any other bed; and
from then on, during the hours when
Mr.. Flittner took his morning sleep,
after coming in from his beat, Bob
would not move from this place, 0
EOulu ne dllOW even Lle mIStTeSS VI
his newly adopted home to come into
the room where his master slept. Many
is the time, MI. Flittner says, that his
wife has had to get a broom and
thrust through the window to wake
him, because Bob would not let her
get close enough to his bed to do it in
a more gentle fashion.
As Mr.. Flittner made his rounds at
night Bob would precede him up to
each doorstep, and up each dark
stairway. If he found any thing, a
cat, another dog, or if he heard a
strange noisa he would stand on
guard until Mr.. Flittner came to re-
lease him from his watch. He never
did, discover any one, "snooping"
about while he had Bob as his com
panion, Mr.. Flittner says, but If he
had he firmly believes that Bob
would have made an attack immed-
lately; and he says he is sure that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01
HAZEL ITEMS.

Mrs. Lulu Wainscott Of Southeast
Missouri visited last week at the home
Of her brother, T, W. Crawford and
other relatives. - Miss Grace An
derson spent the weekend with her
aunt, Mrs. Sallie Anderson and
family and attended the birthday
dinner at Mr.. Harrel's Sunday. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shrader went on
a fishing excursion to Florida Fri
day. - Miss Elizabeth Bolts has
been engaged to teach Hazel School
the coming year. - Miss Blanche
Neill of Corning, Iowa, came Tues
day for an indefinate visit at the
home of her uncle, W. H. Hollings-
worth and family. - Two nice rains
last week that were greatly appeciat-
ed by all. - Mrs. Anderson has been
on the sick list this week. -- Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Ware, Mrs. Lon Ware
and children spent last Thursday
with Mr.. George Greens in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01
Sun Rise Has ChiIdren,s Day

The annual children's day exercises
were presented at Sun Rise Church
Sunday morning. A missionary play
"Just Plain Peter! was presented as
a part of the program, Misses Mary
Hebel, Louise Halter and Gladly:
Kistler were in charge of the pro,
gram.
At noon a basket-dinner was serv'
ed in the yard. According to visitors
the women of Sun Rise neighborhoc
lived up to their reputation as gooc
cooks.
In the afternoon the pastor, Rev,
R. C. Abram preached a very pow
erful sermon, 'Tn the Beginning,
God" A large crowd attended all the
services.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01

In the spring Of 1918 J. 6. Dove
near Moline, caught a hard-sheIl'
turtle on his farm. Cutting his u
tials and the date on its back, he tur
ed 1t loose. Last Sunday. in eompar.
with Claud Galloway, Jim came upS
a turtle while walking across h
place. Great was his surprise to I'll
it the same one he had marked sevs
years before, the lettering upon 4
back being just as distinct as whi
first made. The turtle was Just /
quarter Of a mile from where It vi
caught in 1918, showineg thatithad nj
yet caught the mania for miving !
town. Dowell carved a 1920 date upc
its shell and turned it loose again
Paris Appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01
University Missourian.)

Of the 139,94O Missourians who
served in the army during the war,
II out of every 1000 were killed in
action or died of wounds in Europe
according to a table of battle deaths
issued by the general staff. The total
number is 1887.
The report of the Missouri His'or.
;cal Society issued last summer placed
the number of battle casualties at
1870. The general staff report has
brought the total to date. This re-
mort also shows 1881 died Of wounds
disease and accidents, 26e missing IN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01
TTsED CAR BARGAINS.

We are offering an exceptional n
Of used car bargains that are big
money savers. If you are looking
for /. rood used car here is the place
10 And Just what you want. All OF
tAean priced right. d@"As
HOxSEY-SHRoUT MOTOR CO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Mitlin Of
Atlanta, ILL.,, are the guests Of their
daughter, Mrs. P. D. Riggs. They
are also spending part Of their time
here with Mrs. George Snedeker,
south Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01
Some Fish Story.

osceola, Mo, June IL, 1920.
Mitchell White,
Mexico, Mo.
Ny Dear Friend, MITCHELL
Kindly send the daily Ledger to
West Plains, Mo, instead Of to os-
ccola, as we depart for West Plains
tomorrow.
We have been eating FISH, new po-
t%stoes, peas, and strawberry short
for a week. We had fifty
nine pounds of fish Monday-more
than we could eat, and forty-four
pounds this morning more than we
could eat.
Best wishes,
Wy n NYrxryUTnU
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01

Miss C. V. Boulware and E. H.
Kerr of Fulton wer in Mexico Tues
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01

l. T. McCue, Miss Frances McCue
and Miss Emily Gibbs motored to
Paris to spend the day Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-07-01

Best wishes,
w. E. NEwKIRK.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
HARDING LANDS
FIRST TARPON
President-Elect Spends the En-
tire Day Fishing Off
Point Isabel

Point Isabel Texas, Nov. TO- tBy tho
Associated Press) -President- elect Hard
ing landed his first tarpon to-day and
came back from the Point Isabel fishing
grounds looking prouder than he did when
Just a week ago tonight late election
figures confirmed his overwhelming ma
jority.
The catch measured four feet and FIVE
inches, a fair-sized prize as tarpons go,
and Mr.. Harding handled the reel I'M
assisted while the big fish raced hack and
attempt to get away. II was pulled in
Just fifteen minutes after 1t took the
bait. Mrs. Harding shared the honors OF
the day for she also hooked tarpon.
1t was almost a six footer. however. and
she did not try to land It. She passed the
rod over to Senator Hale, a guest of the
President-elect and his wife on their
after IA struggle OF more than half
hour.
Senator Harding again spent the whole
day on the tarpon fields. three miles off
shore. passing up an ideal golf day to
devote himself to the sport to which he
was introduced yesterday. His fishing
will be interrupted tomorrow, however
when he goes to Brownsville. twenty miles
away. to deliver an Armistice day speech.
He probably will give over the whole day
to the trip, playing game of golf az
the Brownsville Country club before the
address.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
NATIONAL GRANGE
OPENS CONVENTION

Boston Nov Robustness occupied the
delegates to the annua, meeting of the
National Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry
at forenoon and afternoon and evening
sessions to-day. At the opening session
National Master sherman j. Lowell of
Fredonla, n. Y. delivered the masters
address, and reports of national and
State officers followed.
w. n. Giles, master fine New York
State Grange, described the operations of
the farmers exchange established by the
New York Grange in cooperation with the
Dairymen's League and the Federation
Of Farm Bureaus, which ne characterized
as The greatest project ever undertaken
by farmers" Through the building OF
storehouses, and mills, he said. the ex-
change was prepared to receive the
grains of the Western farmer and dis
tribute them TO the eastern buyer lat a
margin so close that the western farmer
and his eastern customer are brought into
friendly and intimate contact with mu-
tual benefit, He urged that the exchange
be extended into national enterprise.
Pennsylvania organized 52 Oranges dur
ing the last year. State Master John A.
McSparran reported, and made not
gain of 5000 in membership.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
DECLARES WAR
President Johnson Says 1t Will
BE to a Finish--Urges Minor
Leagues to Follow Hands
Off" Policy

Kansas city, Mo. Nov. 9.--The minor
baseball leagues of the country in con-
vention here to-day were urged by Pres
1dent Ban Johnson of the American
League to follow a hands off" policy In
tho baseball war and to take no action
that would he partisan to either side.
President Johnson. hero for the an
ncunced purpose Of preventing the minors
from Joining with the new National
League in the Lasker plan of reorganiza-
ton. addressed the convention this after
noon.
Proponents of the new league and the
f,asller plan will appear later.
The political shake-up in the National
association of minor leagues, which 1t
was r1imored was being engineered by the
faction said 10 he favorable to President
johnson in the baseball war, failed to
materialize. John II. Farrell was re-elec-
ted secretary and treasurer for ten years
md Mike Sexton of Rock Island. was re-
elected president. but will not accept or
reject the office until tomorrow
Efforts were made to have Sexton re-
place Farrell as secretary. the chief Of
flee, but not enough votes were mustered
It is planned. however. to give Sexton a
salary of $1,000 n year Heretofore he
served without compensation.
John II. Martin of Memphis, Tenn.
president Of the Southern association.
vas elected vice-presdent.
Preliminary to election, the league pres
idents discussed the advisability of re-
,Juesting State Legislatures to pass a
rtrict law providing for prison sentences
Tor persons convicted of hribing a base
ball player to throw games. The pro-
posal was referred to a committee on res
buttons which meets tomorrow.
Previous to his address before the con-
veution, President Johnson issued a state
tnent declaring that 1T was war to a
finish and that tho American League
would place new clubs in Chicago. New
York and Boston to replace those Joining
the New National League
What baseball needs is to get rid of
some of its recaicitrant club owners" he
said.
President Johnson, in his address,
characterized A. y. Lasker of Chicago
sponsor of the Lssker plan for baseball
reorganization as zone who has not shed
his swaddling clothes in basebalr' and
declared that the minors should not snow
any partiaity to either side in the major
league dispute.
The American League does not come
here with the thought OF asking you to
carry any of our burdens" President
johnson said at must be clear to you
that YOU should pursue central course
showing no favor or partially to either
There Is n question to whether
there will be any serious difficulties to
adjust but ] believe my position should
be made clear. think you should have
equal representation on the national
board and that you should have equal
power with the American and National
Leagues. We can offer you no more al
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
j. S. RED CROSS
OFFICIAL SLAIN
Capt. Emmet Fitzpatrick and
Two Nurses Brutally Muir
dered by Bolshevik Cavalry
During Raid in South Russia

London. Nov a.-Captain Emmett Kill
patrick. representative Of the American
Red Cross in South Russia and two
nurses we're brutally killed during a Boil
shevik cavalry raid on Salkovo station.
says a Sebastopol dispatch to Reuter-.
Ltd. to- might.
Washington. Nov. 9.-Reports reached
the State department to-day that Cap
tain Erimett Fitzpatrick of the American
Red Cr,ss. and c. Atechny of the Men
MONTE Relief society, had been captured
in the soviet advance in southern Russia,
but no mention was made Of the possible
death Of either one. IT was believed that
the recent assertion of the soviet govern
ment that an American mission" headed
by General Morel' had been captured by
their troops was founded on the capture
of Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick was LAST seen. the advices
said. at Novoaieeievsk October 30. Mr.
Alchemy. who 10 founder Of the Mennon-
lite Relief society, landed at HaTberstudt
October Is.
Fitzpatrick. formerly publisher of, a
country newspaper. served with the
American army in France as lieutenant
of field artillery ana after the armis
tice as chief of the supply division of
the American commission 20 negotiate
peace. He obtained his discharge from
the army IN Paris in September 1919
and became connected as civilian
with the peace commission.
When the commission was dissolved
Fitzpatrick Joined the Lithuanian army
as n captain along with number OF
| other Americans md saw several
months Of active service on the
lithuanian Bolshevik battle front
| When the fighting ended. he asked fol
! his discharge and returned to Paris to
| Join the American Red Cross in 1926
and was ordered first to CONSTANT.
nople and then to Southwest Russia.
In the records Of the war depart.
| ment, Kilpatrfck's next of kin was
shown as Lilda M. Fitzpatrick. sister
of Camden. Alabama.
Fitzpatrick was last seen at Move
Alexeievsk on October 30 stripped &c
his under clothes in bitter zero weather
and being led away by Red cavalr,
raiders" said the State department:
official announcement. given out he
fore the London report of the cap
tain's death was received. His fate il
consequently matter of grave con
| Germ"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11

OF the southern States. increases are
shown by Florida, Georgia. Kentucky.
Louisiana, Oklahoma. South Carolina,
North Carolina, Tennessee. and Vir-
ginia. But the increases In these States
are much smaller on an average than
those In the western States
All Of the other States show decreases
In the number of farms This means not
only that the number of farms in New
England and the northeast generally is
decreasing, but that the number of
farms In the Middle West. the traditional
granary of America. Is decreasing. The
West, then. is doing more than its share
to feed America. The South Is doing
much but the average increase in that
section scarcely keeps up with the in
crease of population. The Middle Yves,
and the northeast are steadily falling
behind in food production They are
looking more and more to the West ia
feed them.
WHY WEST LEADS
What. then. are the conditions which
have kept the West in state Of grow.
ing agricultural productiveness when the
rest Of the country has become decadent
In that respect? No doubt the rich
young soil of the region is one reason
No doubt another reason is that there
are fewer Industrial plants to attract
men to the cities.
Neither of these conditions can be arti
ficially altered. of course. The West 1,
inevitably the more productive part Of
the country. and its prime business |.
food production, while the East is giver
more and more to manufacture
But rich soil and room are not the only
favorable conditions which account fol
the increase in the West In the Wes
there are both State and Federal re-
| clamation projects upon which MAJ
, can get good land for reasonable price.
on long time credit And State laws IL
the West are far more favorable to tn,
farmer than in most eastern States
Those who are inclined to decry the Non
Partisan League. which enables farmer
to own their own grain elevators ant
| otherwise to exercise much control owe
the marketing of their products. may b.
| interested to know that in North Dakota
It's home and point of origin. the mum
| Der of farms increased 4.6 per cent Will
| in Minnesota. where it has n headquart
ers the number of farms increased II.
| per cent.
! The northwest in general is the sec
/ ton Of the country where the farmer
are most progressive and most success
| full in getting the legislation they wan
and in cooperative movements. And a
Of the northwestern States show arR
increases in the number OF farms. Mon
$ tana leads them with an increase OF II
per cent. Oregon shows an increase o
1913 per cent and Washington Of IL pc
! cent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
THE BURLINGTON MARKETS
Wednesday. Nov. II


No definite idea of the cost of Thanks
giving turkeys could be obtained to-day.
dealers declining to commit themselves.
Nor could any Idea of the supply be OBJ
tatned.
Fresh eggs are now set at the very
fancy price Of 20 cents. with a wholesale
price of 80 cents. Scarcity of the hen
fruit was the reason advanced. Butter.
too, is higher. being quoted to-day at q
and "A cents.
Sugar shows another cent Topped off
the price, being priced at IL cents this
afternoon.
New paper shell almonds are 20 cents
a pound. English walnuts are IS cents.
Calarab are so cents pound New
Turkish pulled fgs are 60 cents a pound.
Grapes are 20 and 70 cents. and apples
are 60 cents to 81. Raisins are On cents
package.
Wax beans are . cents a quart.
Home made mincemeat liz selling for 30
cents pound.
In the meat lists one finds pork chops
listed at 70 to 80 cents. a tive-cent de-
crease over last weeks price.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
COX AND TAGGART
TO GO HUNTING.
Their Announcement Upsets Plans Of
Democrats Informal Conference

Democrnts' Informal Conference
French Lick, Ind. Nov. 1O--Pians OF the
informal Democratic conference being
held here, were somewhat upset to-day
by the announcement by Thomas Tag
CART. defeated candidate for United States
senator from Indiana, that Governor Cox
of Ohio, late presidential aspirant, Sena-
tor Pat Harrison of Mississippi and him
self would start on hunting trip in
Alabama Immediately.
Mr.. Taggart departed this afternoon for
Louisville. Ky, where he will meet the
Ohio governor and Senator Harrison
From Louisville they will 20 direct to
Alabama where they expect 70 remain
for two weeks.
The Tammany Hall leaders who are
here held numerous conferences to-day.
behind closed doors. but nothing was
made public concerning them. Later 1t
was announced that nothing of political
.ienifcance was attached to the confer
eDce.
Governor Alfred l.. Smith of New
York and large party arrived here
late last night. Included in the New
York governors party are Charles M.
Winchester of Albany. John +. GIL
christ. commissioner of licenses In
Nav York and william A. Humphrey
of Albany.
large delegation of Republicans
ie also here taking rest following
the rigors of the presidential campaign
celebration Is scheduled to be held
tomorrow by a party or fifty-rive
Illinois Republicans. headed by Mayor
Thompson Of Chicago, including Len
Small. the new governor elect, and
Colonel Frank r. Smith, chairman OF
the Illinois Republican State commit
tee
Several Democratic leaders from diff
ferent sections of the country are
scheduled TO arrive here tomorrow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
CHARGES
AGAINST OFFICIALS
OF SHIPPING BOARD
CONTINUED from page -

secretary and statistician OF the com
mittee. and his assistant J. T. Richard
son. who made the report after n years
investigating.
Mr.. Richardson testified that :tere pre-
vailed generally a system Of commissions
gratuties 70 officers for supplies pur-
chased. paid by the persons who sold the
goods. This practice. he declared, ! nd
been reduced greatly by private com
ranios by means of auditing and chech.
ing until row IT wee only about one Per
cent Of what prevailed on Shipping Board
vessels. So general had the practice be.
como on Shipping ECard steamers, he -.
serted that private companies were CONF
planning because they could not get stew
ards, due TO the graft on Shipping Board
vessels"
He asserted there had been eore
cases of prosecution and conviction o.
ship employees charged with grating.
but not enough TO make il a dangerous
practice as less than one-fourth ~
the cases presented had been carried
to prosecution
Charges illustrated by alleged
specific instances of waste included:
Lack of safeguards against theft OF
supplies lack of "A system Of stand
ardizing expenditures; practice Of
granting rebates and failure to sur
port reports of sales of ship supplies;
purchase of unnecessary equipment.
! and failure to support charges mad"
| by the shipping boards super car
| goes
| Mr. Richardson testified that he mad
| found in one instance that supplies
| sold for shipping board vessels had
| been paid for at 30 per cent higher
! than the market wholesale rate.
| coli nf ard In hi
| supplies for ~ dav voyage and when
, he quit Mt the end of five days, an
other steward threw the first supple,
overheard and repurchased the same
| amosnt IN order.to get his commits
! sion"
The witness said that under the presen,
system of accounting between the Ship
/ ping Board and operators of its ships
! there was no way of telling just how
| much money belonging to the board was
! now in the hands of the operators. The
| amount, he said, was anywhere from
| S125 10000 to $50, 100000
! He added that subsidiary organizations
! of operating companies for towing,
stevedoring supplies. water and repairs
| made possible excessive charges. He as
, serted. moreover that supplies were pur-
chased by operators at sums exceeding
the market prices. and charged to the ac-
count of the Shipping BOARD. He also
alleged there was no system OF checking
| purchases.
Mr. Fisher charged that favori tfsnl
existed in awarding of repair contracts
| without competitive bidding, His report
he declared was entirely impersonal"
and no crime was charged to any in
dividual
The hearing will he continued to-mor-
row.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
INSURANCE CASE COMES
TO A SUDDEN END
Plaintiffs Counsel I'm Prescott vs.. Wu-
tual Life Asks for NOn-Suit

Plaintiffs COunseI I'm Prescott vs.. Wu-
tual Life Asks for Non-Suit
Rutland. Nov. 1o.-The trial Of the case
of Henry Prescott of Middlebury the
Mutual Life Insurance company. which
was begun in the United States district
court in this city Tuesday. came TO
sudden end this morning when the PLAIN
t!ff's counsel Jones 4 Jones. asked for
non suit and Judge Harand b. Howe
instructed the clerk to make such an en-
try and discharged the jury. Counsel
stated that an unexpected Circumstance
had arisen in the case and that il would
require delay of several days TO &C.
testimony to cover II and the non-suit was
asked to prevent inconvenience TO wit
resses and jurors
Suit was brought 10 recover on an in
surance policy of 5000 on the life OF
Bertha Preston. wife OF the plaintifi
Payment was refused because of alleged
isstatemsnts as to the woman's health.
made in the application for Insurance.
" is expected that a new declaration
win be drawn and the suit started over
again. certain parts of the TESTIMONY
which had so far appeared not COM
forming with the old declaration.
The court will take up tomorrow the
case of William $. Mayo of Albany. y
Y. VS.. the Rutland Railroad, negligence
The Albanian was the only one of sin
persons riding in the smoking compart
ment of the north bound Rutland Raj
road flyer who was not killed when the
passenger train collided, head-ou, with
a freight train near Bellows Falls last
March Settlements have been mad
out of court In the cases OF number ~
persons who We're hurt in this accident
The grand jury began its duties to-day
and the corridors of the court house ara
filled with witnesses