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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
OPPOSE PUTTING
 PENALTY ON THRIFT
 BY UNEQUAL TAXES
Letter to McAdoo Opposes Plan Sug- gested of Taxing Safe Invest
 ments at Higher Rate.

One of Birmingham's best known industrial leaders, who prefers not to engage in a newspaper controversy, has taken issue with William G. Mo Adoo regarding his suggestion that safe investments should be at a higher rate income from daily labor His let ter to MT. McAdoo on the subject is as follows;
 q note with interest your state ment, amongst others, that you are opposed to taxing at the same rate the earnings drawn from safe investments and those derived from daily labor have seen occasionally other similar suggestions, but you speak with such authority and influence, as the former Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, that l feel compelled to offer you respectfully suggestion, asking you to consider 1t as a matter not only of finance and economics, but also as a question of good morals and citizenship.
 Any proposal to differentiate against the interest savings how ever invested is a direct penalty on thrift When you were Secretary of the Treasury your appeal was scat tered broadcast by every newspaper and four-minute speaker throughout the land, urging on everyone the prac- tice of thrift People were urged to save their money; savings OBVIOUSLY are going to be squandered unless they take some form of permanent in vestment; and the safest form of per manent investment is a bond secured by mortgage or by the credit of some taxing uthority-federal state or mu nicipal These bonds habitual1y pay low interest in consideration of their safety and negotiability, therefore the federal, state and municipal authori- ties derive the advantage of cheap money for the discharge and mainte- nance of all public obligations and requirements.
 "A proposal to withdraw from such securities their immunity from taxa ton, or to impose upon the holder higher rate of taxation than that im- posM upon the earned income is triple blow, striking against the pub lic welfare by diseouraging the prac- tice of thrift, and the ability of pub lio bodies to obtain cheap money, and tnturfng the individual who has re- nponded to the fnculcation of thrift and investment.
 May ] not suggest that there is a very wide difference to be drawn be- tween investments which are the fruit for instance of the discovery of oil, the accretion of value on subur- ban land, the development of some suc- oeesful patent, the outcome of some deal in stocks or commodities, or which flow from gift or inheritance in large amount--and on the other hand those which are the result of laborious and long-continued saving and provision for the time of need Is there no difference to be made be- tween the young and successful man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29

I MT. Conner (reading)-
 "W. B. Thomson. ex-presdent New Orleans Cotton Exchange led the fight
 on the floor of the convention.
 DONALD CONFER" i The cotton-futures act intends to se- cure that the conduct of the exchanges should be equitable and commercial that | there should be no advantage to the buy | CT nor the seller, no protective anchorage | to the junkers of trade, but the widest protection to all transactions from pro- I ducer to n,annfa cturer If the exchan ges
 csnnot exist under such rules, then the ex- 1 changes are authorizing vampires the | worlds greatest product, and lose their usefulness, lose the intent of their exist 1 enoe
 '"rhe proposed arnendnent to the cot | ton-futures act is not intended to impair l in the least the purpose of the act The amendment is intended to enable the cot | ton-futures act to accomplish the evident design of the statute; that Is. to stabilize contracts with spots. In specifying ten grades 1t was not the purpose to outlaw I all except four or at the most five of l the grades. It was rot intended that | the seller should be able to take the statute ard make delivery of cotton of 1 such grades and such a manner that three-fourths of the dealers and manu- { facturers cannot use. It was never in- tended that the higher grades of cotton.
 middling and above. should be nondeliver- able on a contract. but under the prac- tice of the exchanges such is fact The law never intended to put the buyer at such disadvantage. The federal govern ment does not knowingly put it's seal on such transactions. It was never intended lthat a contract delivery should be at such basis price. a price from the very
 nature of the case shifting and unreli- able and arrived at in such a way as to be impossible, as in the case of the New YorK Exchange market.
 The pricing of ten different types of cotton in ten different spot markets the saTne day and out of it making com posi.e price validating the contract price is. say. absolutely impossible; and how lever honest the intention Of the Bureau of Markets. the making of guch a prics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
Alabama Minister Relieved
Stomach Troubles Made Him Feel Sick at Meal Times
 But NoD AhDays Enjoys His Meals.

would turn sick. took one bottle of Ziron and it cured me. Am al- ways ready for my meals and enjoy them. 1 think it is fine medicine. '"
 If your food hurts you, if your ap- petite is poor, if you are pale, weak and rundown and have other symp- toms that indicate your system needs help, try Ziron. It will put iron into your blood and help build you up. Take it according to directions and if not benefited by the first bottle, the money-back guarantee will protect you.
 Ask your druggist zN 34-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
Farmers, legitimate dealers, take notice. The issue is the gamblers interest against yours. The Ex- changes are using every method to control your representatives. Will you be idle?

Mir Comer--Mr. President, I hold in my hand a copy of the Congressional Record of April 15, and in it there ap- pears this item from the New Orleans Times Picayune:
 Cotton grower and cotton spinner again have clashed, and Senator Conner, himself one of the nations willy spinners, is attempting further to fasten upon our great crop the letters of a 'spinners' con- tract Thereupon the cotton trade, rep resenting farmer and cotton banker, cot ton factor and cotton dealer of the ex- changes, are up in arms to defend their very reasonable and logical position.
 Senator Corners assault is in the form of a rider to the agricultural bill, desig- mated as the Conner rider, which, if adopted, will reduce the volume of ten- derable cotton by many hundred thou sand bales and will throw that amount of useful, spinable cotton into the class of low grades, refused admission to the eX- changes and deprived of the hedge pro- tection which has such great importance in all cotton dealings
 I read now from a circular issued by H. B. Beers Cotton Company. cotton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29

The Exchange propaganda makes all kinds of absurd statements, dogmatic and impossible of proof, using every effort to create prejudice between pro- ducer, dealer and spinner, holding themselves up as the guardian of the farm CT and trying to make the laws governing their rela- ton to the handling of this greatest of world products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29

He shows that the Cotton Exchanges are trying to reach and prejudice mem bers of Congress by prop uganda telegrams from various interests melted by them. endeavoring by every possible means to maintain their speculative advantages with which they have gerrymandered the price of cotton for years, gathering unwar- ranted gain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
Grow Your Hair
 FREE RECIPE

After being almost totally bald Nov York business man grew hair-and now has . prolific growth at age of 66-for which he will send the genuine recipe free on request to any man or woman wno hair growth. Or testing box of the prep. aration, Kofaiko. will be mailed with recipe if you send 10 cts. stsnps pr eilver. His address is John Il: hrlssAAns BT-SOl. station F. New York N- !.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
MILLPORT RAISES
 FUND FOR RELIEF Only Those Visiting Ham, iltOn Can Appreciate
 Appalling Need.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald'
 Last Thursday this place received the distress call from the Red Cross for help for, the storm sufferers near Ham iiton. h the afternoon we raised $500 in cash. S400 in clothes and bed cloth ing. Friday a committee of seven of us made the trip to Hamilton. Only the person who had the chance to see what those people suffered will know the sad story. Let Alabama respond 10 the call of those people.
 L. N HARTSFIELD. Miilport, April 2S, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
.O you enjoy your meals? Eat without the dread of the after
 offocfS7

Lack of appetite and disagreeable k-at-the-stomach feeling after meals, usually indicate that your di- gestive organs are not working prop erly. As a result, you will feel weak, lose weight and lack the energy that is to be derived from well-digested food.
 A valuable help in correcting such conditions is mentioned by the Rev. E.. K. Mckenzie, of Route l, Section, Ala, who writes: T had stomach trouble. When I-would so to eat !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29

on the one hand or on the other the
 aged, infirm and decrepit man. or the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
DAN CUPID is ALSO
A BONNER OF GIFTS
FOR CHRISTMAS HERE
Sly Little God of Love Keeps up
With the Times and Seasons
OF The Year.

Santa Claus is not the only n who
made Christmas presents possible
this year. Dan Cupid could not stand
the thought of being overshadowed by
such an old man. Consequently, he
fixed up several packages to hand out
to several of our young men of Aud
rain county in the form Of a wife.
There are times when a person IS
handed a package" that it is not al
.ogethcr agreeable, but it can't oe
said that this will hold true for the
issuance of Christmas packages.
They + usually given in good cheer
and are likewise received. Let Us
hope for the best in this case.
The Recorders book at the court
house shows that the stocks in the
marriage license market advanced
100 per cent Wednesday, December
"a. Those who received license to be
married that day are:
Miss Audrey Imam of Audrain coun-
ty and Anon Brown of Centralla;
Miss Stacey Mitchell, (col,) of Santa
Fe and Hubert Williams (col.) of
Vandalia; Miss Georgia Stevens and
William Debo of this city; Miss Lena
Davis and Fred Cox of Roodhouse,
H.; Veva Rodibaugh of Centralia and
Glenn Snokeep of Marseilles, ILL.,;
Miss Hermina Belle Gibbs of this city
and Holland NJ. Hatton of Wayside,
Nebraska; Miss Grace Paddock of
Kansas City and Perry Green of this
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
MARRIED CHRISTMAS EVENING.
Miss Hermie b. Gibbs Becomes Bride
of Holland M. Hatton.

Miss Hermie B. Gibbs, the charm
ing daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Z.
S. Gibbs, of this city, was married at
8 o'clock Christmas evening at the
home Of her parents in this city, to
Holland NJ. Hatton, of Wayside, N2b.
Immediately following the ceremony
they departed for 4 short visit in
Omaha after which they will be a
home in Wayside.
Mrs. Hatton is a graduate of Nc
MILAN High School, Hardin College
and the State Normal school at War
rcnsburg. She has been teaching in
the North Central School here anr is
a young woman of rare attainments
and much charm. She has a host Of
friends in this city.
The bridegroom is a son of Mr..
Mrs. r. C. Hatton, Of Laddonia, but is
at present station agent for the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad at
Wayside. He recently returned from
II months overseas duty with the u.
S. forces and is a young man of ine
habits and meeting with much sue
cess.
The Tcdrpr Joins in extending con
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
STARK WOULD PAY
S. A BOTTLE FOR It
Was Badly Run Down After Attack of
Flu-Takos Tanlac on Doctors
AdvicC-Gains IL Pounds.

ut has been nearly a year now since
| had the flu and | have just gotten
over the effects of it," said II. B.
Stark, while in the Owl Drug Store IN
Kansas City, Mo-, and who lives ten
miles northeast of Kansas City, the
other day.
after | got up from this case of
flu was very weak and run down
and had a terrible cough" he con-
tinued. my appetite was very poor,
and what | did manage to force down
would sour, and gas would form and
would suffer with shortncss of
breath. | had the headache nearly all
the time and would become so dizzy
at times l could hardly stand on my
feet, | had the worst sort of pains
across the small of my back and could
not get up and down without help.
81 tried every kind of medicine l
heard of but none of thephlid me any
good. One of my ne ssil.29rs had been
taking Tanlac and Lad been benefited
so much by it, and as my doctor VINO
said he had done all he could for me,
advised me to try it, and | got a bottle.
| had only taken about one third of
it when | began to feel better. My
appetite began to improve and | grew
stronger. | continued taking it until
| had taken four bottles, and my
cough has left me entirely. | am
never bothered with gas or shortness
Of breath any more and never have
any pains in my back. ! have gained
eleven pounds in weight and can 40
as much work as | even could. | am
in fine shape now, and | give Tanlac
all the credit for my present good
health, and I would not he without it
if it cost SIS a bottle. | think it saved
my life and | cannot say enough for
it,"
TANLAC is sold in Mexico, Mo, ny
Buchncr Drug Co. ADV.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
E A NEW NAME.
Kirk NJ. Roberts President of Emer-
gency Service Co.

Kirk NJ. Roberts, formerly Of this
city, is president of the Emergency
Service Co, Of St. Louis.
At a recent meeting Of the st. Louis
Automobile Manufacturers, and Deal
ors' Association, Roberts submitted .
proposal for giving emergency SER
vice nights, Sundays and holidays to
members of the association, and for
Giving free delivery to holders of deal
ers' owner cards Of batteries, gasoline,
tires and tubes, together with a dis
count on towing and wrecking. The
proposal was approved by members
in the discussion that cnsued.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

WE are told that the ten cent cigar
viii shortly be but a memory and that
memory, perhaps, perpetuated in the
once m~aligned stOgie of the three-fOr-
a-nickcl variety. The passing of the
five cent cigar into the ten cent brand
was a hard shock to weather but when
the ten cent smoke, of the former five
cent material assumes a twenty-five
cent price mark our tastes will have 20
again undergo a change. Boy, page
the gentlemen who was talking about
the good old days"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
RURAL SCHOOL HAS PAPER
Excelsior News is Printed Weekly By
Students and Teacher.

Ed c. Offutt, county s~uperinten-
dent Of schools, has just received a
copy of the Excelsior News" a one
page school paper published weekly
by the Excelsior School in Audrain
County. The paper contains school
news written by the pupils, under the
direction Of the teacher, W. r. Carter,
who is a college educated man, and
one Of the best and most progressive
of the county's instructors. Mr.. Of
futt says the school is indeed FORUM
ate to get q teacher as competent as
he.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

IT is most important that there be
sufficient houses built in Mexico at
once to accommodate the demand for
labor at the local industrial plants,
This move is necessary not only for
the growth of the city but the ex-
pansion of it's manufacturing inter
ests. Unfortunately it ONE at a
time when building material seems to
have reached the peak Of prices. But
n Housing Corporation should be or
panizod and the work of building fur
thered Immediately. We want Mex
leo to grow and there is no better OPP
portunity Of furthering our growth
than this matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
C. c. kelly Dead.

c. c. Kelly, so years old, a farmer
residing neal Stephens, Boone county,
ty, died Sunday morning at 10 O'clock
at his home. He was a brother of
Mrs. G. E. Hatcher and Mrs. r. e.
Gibbs, of this city, and Mrs. W. &.
Potts, of Columbia. The funeral was
Monday at Dripping Springs, near
Hallsville. Mr.. Kelly was well known
in Mexico. The Ledger joins in cX-
-cndin& deepest sympathy to the be-
rrayed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

THE present phase Of the recon
struction period is said to be the most
difficult of all because we have inflated
our internal credits or currency with
all its consequential stimulus to spec
ulation through easy money. Because
Of this we are faced with great dis
ruptions in the course of the worlds
commerce. In other words if those OF
us who have developed a habit for
wild extravaganza don't save an Orh-
brclla fund for the prophetic rainy
day ard concentrate on the solving of
important problems rather than sat,
isfying expensive desires the result
Will be far more disturbing than ever
the calamity howlcr predicts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
THOUSANDS PROCLAIM
the MERITS OF
{: : '' 2 u ". MA

Mrs. Martha c. Dale, r. F. D. 1,
Cannon, Del, writes: 81 am en-
tirely cured Of chronic catarrh Of
the stomach and bowels by Pc
RU-NA."
Mr., J.. Bayer, Glendale, Oregon,
"There is no medicine like PERU
MA for catarrhal deafness"
Mrs. Kate Marquis, Middleburg,
Ohio: "PE-RU-NA cured me Of
eatarrh Of the head and throat"
Mr.. J. II. Collins, Wesson, Mis-
sissippi: "PE-RU-NA makes me
feel vigorous and able to work
without that tired, weak feeling !
usually have otherwise"
Mrs. P. Ludvigsen, Austin, Min
nesota: II got rid of my liver
trouble and can eat anything since
taking PE-RU-NA."
Mrs. L. Hearing, 283 East 169th
St., New York City: "For catarrh
of the head and stomach, / have
found PE-RU-NA better than any
''i Nj. WHIT i. Edgar, % Cooper ST.,
Atlanta, Georgia: "PE-RU-NA
cured me after l had suffered
fifteen years with rheumatism"
Mrs. Leona Dodd, r. No. 3,
Medon, Tennessee: "PE-RU-NA
is a grand medicine for coughs and
colds"
So many diseases are due to ca
tarrh and catarrhal conditions,
makes PE-RU-NA the best medi-
cine in The world TO have on hand
for emergencies and general health
protection. Thousands Of families
are never without a bottle Of Pc
RU-NA or a box Of PE-RU-NA
Tablets in the medicine cabinet.
That Is the safe way. C
0You can buy PE-RU-NA any.
where In tablet or liquid form.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
HGnBEET LEE WHITNEY DIE:


Herbert Lee Whitney, four year old
son Of Ms. Stella Whitney, died at his
home on South Abbot street Saturday.
He had pneumonia, whooping cough
and measles. The funeral was hcld
at 1:45 Sunday afternoon, services
being conducted by the Rev. Richard
Gentry. Burial was in Elmwood
cemetery.
Mrs. Whitney has one other child, a
boy about 8 years old, who is convai-
cscing from the same complication of
diseases. She has also been i'll and was
not able to leave her home Sunday.
Her husband has been dead about q
year.
The Ledger extends sympathy to
the bereaved mother and brother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

The character of a communities news
paper is a rejection Of the soul Of
that community and Audrain's pub
locations unquestionably place this
county as one Of the cleanest, most
progressive and possessing the highest
of ideals of any similar social unit
in the country. When We meet men
and women like those at the head of
Audrain county's journalism we are
always prouder of our profession.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
Steyenson.Dcho Wedding.

William Debo, son of w. II. Dcbo,
of this city, and Miss Georgia Steven
son, Of near this city, were married
Thursday afternoon by the Rev. Rich
ard Gentry at his home on North JET
'orson street. Mr.. Dabo is employed
aG the A. 2. Green Brick Company,
The young couple win make thaIr
home in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

The funeral of little Miss Bertha
Tribble, who died Monday, was held
Wednesday afternoon. There was a
short service at the home here and a
full service at the Thompson church
by the Rev. jesse. The ~pallbearers
were the little girls uncle: John,
Henry and Ofie Roe and William
Tribble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

THE shooting Of Wesley L. Rob-
crtson, the veteran editor of the Gal
latin Democrat, will be learned with
regret by all Missouri ncwspapermen
as he was popular with all who knew
him and had a host Of friends oyer the
state, He was shot, and died from the
effects Of the wound, Tuesday. Hugh
Y. Tarwater, Gallatin City Clerk, did
the shooting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

THE Editor Of the Ledger had the
pleasure, Friday evening, Of having
as his guests the editors Of the Aud
rain county newspapers. They are as
fne q lot Of progressive, high minded
men rs can be found in any profession
and a credit TO journalism. They
have the highest constructive IDEAS
for their respective communities and
especially Audrain county as a whole.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

Miss Polly Powell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs, C. T. Powell, Of this city,
who has been home on a short visit,
has accepted the position of Public
Health Nurse in the public schools Of
Stuttgart, Ark. Miss Powell is a
graduate nurse from the Barnes Hos
pital school in st. Louis and a most
capable young m Although out
of school only a short time she has
made splendid progress in her chosen
field and Stuttgart is most fortunate
in securing her services. The Ledger
joins her many Mexico friends IN
wishing her continued and greater
success in her new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
MONEY TO LOAN

On real e~astatc, any amount, at
tractive terms, apply now, loans closed
as desired from now til March First.
Before applying see J.. G. LAKENAN,
1T East Promenade st. 43-4t DIT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

MEXICO is getting more ike New
York every day. We saw a couple
out walking on south jefferson street
Sunday afternoon holding hands. We
are certainly acquiring metropolitan
habits rapidlv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

UNDOUBTEDLY the H. c. L. is APP
parently cutting little figure this
Christmas. So far fewer lovers quar-
rels than usual have beer recorded this
holiday season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
I'M P o r T A n T
To

EBTExamine date after your
ua-ae on Margin of paper or wrap
per. Remit promptly before your
time expires and you won't miss
an issue of your favOrite paper.
Obituary notices, church festivals
and other pay entertainments are pay
notices at 10c a line an insertion IN
the Weekly Ledger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

THIS is the period Of the year when
a piece Of mistletoe is as innocent as
a tub full of T. N. T. and just as dan
gerous to the confirmed old bachelor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

Editor Roscoe Poole. Of the Cen.
tralia Courier, was in this city Sasa-
day on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

SPEAKING of goats, remarked
Socrates Sewers, they certainly got
the one on the book beer signs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

SOCRATE Sewers says his wife re-
marked that her furnace reminded her
of Mrs. Jones Husband because 1t
went out so much.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

TOM and Jerry, formerly of this
city, have gone to Cuba for an indie
finite stay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

Mr., and Mrs. Elon Whitney arrived
Saturday to be the guests of Mexico
relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

Miss Helen Blakey is visiting Miss
Winnie Belle Thompson of near
Thompson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
COUNTY OF AUDRAlN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Roberts, Of st.
Louis, are visiting Mexico relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01
The Weekly Ledger
Entered at the P. O., at Mexico, Mis-
souri, and admitted al End class mATter
THE WEEKLY LEDGER
l.. N. White, Editor.

SI.5e Per Year, Cash in Advance
GIVES ALL THE NEWS THAT'S
FIT TO PRINT ALL THE TINE
THE EVENING LEDGER, SOC a
month; or IS by mail in advance; on
Rural Routes, 81 per year in advance
in Audrain County only.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

The railroads VIII return to private
ownership March 1st.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-01-01

Miss Lillian Watson is enjoying the
holidays with her parents in Vandalia.