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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-23

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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-23
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-23
DON EsTEBAN RAMIREZ

Ha llegado de los Estados Unidos,
donde enrsaba estudios en- la "Universi
dad de Columbia, ell apreciabilisimo
eaballero Gon Esteban Ramirez, quien
se Ia puesto al frente de la revista
"Juventud", de la cual es admins.
trador.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-23
UNA MADRE HUNGARA CoNCIBIo
EN- SOLO DOS sEMANAs cINco
NINOS.

LONDRES, agosto LAS autorida-
des medicas estan interesadas intensa-
mente en- un informe autentico recibido
de Budapest, detallande ell nacimiento
de un quinteto.
1.-The London Lancet anuncia que
ell profescr Barsony, quien ha seguido ell
The fool-killer., 1921-05-01
"FOOL-k|LLER FUN"
Another New Book.

Since I am going into the book
publishing business, I might as well
30 into it good and strong. I can adj
yertise and sell several books just as
well as one.
So this, then, is the announcement Of
SFool-Killer Fun" which / propose to
publish just as DON IS I get pledges
enough to cover the cost.
The Fool-Killer has now been run
hing for eleven years, and during that
Lime I have written several hundred
good humorous articles for which there
has been a great demand, and many
Df which have q permanent value and
will not get out of date. Many read
DTS of the paper have requested that
u gather up all the best Of these ar
ticles from the back files of the paper
Ind publish them in a book.
So that is what propose to do. You
who know the paper will have a pretty
good idea of what the book will con-
tain. It will be just the best Of the
funny things. There will be a dozen
side-splitters on every page.
/ don't know just how big the book
will be, but it will probably contain
s50 pages or more. It will be printed
On good book paper and nicely bound
in cloth. The price will be as low as
possible.
Now how many of you are going to
want "Fool-Killer Fun?" Speak up
quick. Just drop me a card saying
you will take one when ready. If you
also want my complete Poems," men
tioncd in another column, you can
send your pledge for both on the
same card.
Now hurry up and send your cards
sc that I a begin to make my plans
for getting the books printed.
JAMES LARKIN PEARSON.
The fool-killer., 1921-05-01
STATEMENT

of the ownership, management, Cir
culation, ETC., required by the act OF
Aug. "a, 1912, of The Fool Killer,
published monthly at Boomer, N. O.,
for April, 1921:
Editor, Managing Editor, Bus. Mgr.
Publisher and Sole Owner-James L.
Pearson, Boomer, N. @.
(Signed) JAMES l.. PEARSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 1st day Of Apr, 1921.
Matte F. Greer, Pm.
My commission expires 1872
The fool-killer., 1921-05-01
POET|CAl WORKS

Listen here, folks! I've got some
hing TO tell you. I suppose most Of you
Know that / am sort Of one-hoss poet.
Yes. I have been writing verse for
more than Is years. A good deal Of
: has been printed in papers here
and yonder, and about IL years ago
got out one little book of my poems.
I only made 500 copies Of that book,
and it has long been out of print. In
he meantime I have been grinding
at a good many new poems that have
aever been published in q book, and
now have quite a large collection.
hey are mostly short poems on a
.-reat variety of subjects. Some Of
hem are droll and humorous, but
he majority of them are seriously
.andled and polished with all the po-
teal skill I possess. Really I have
tut the best part Of my life into
hese poems, and as ! am now al
ears old it is getting time they were
published in book form. The entire
objection will make a book Of about
90 pages. I have set my head to
get my complete Poetical Works
published this year if there is any
nance of it. / might waste the whole
ear trying to get it accepted by some
f the big publishing houses and
hen fail, so the surest plan is to pub
ish it myself and to sell it to you folks
Who read The Fool-Killer. You all
now me, and you seem to like my
rose stuff mighty well, and the
hances r you would enjoy reading
ny poetical efforts.
But it is going to take a whole lot
f money to buy the paper for this
'ook, and I haven't got the money
o you folks will have to help me
let it some way. In the first place,
want to find out how many Of you
would like to have the book. It cannot
,e sold for less than $3.50, and it
nay possibly have to be $500. I can
ell better about that when I see
aow much it costs to make it. Pape,
s one thing that hasn't come down
my, and it isn't likely to come down
my time soon. I would like to print
hree Or four thousand copies of the
BOOK if I can get advance orders
.nough to justify it.
However, I am not asking you tt
end any money now I just want YOU
o send me your PLEDGE that you
will buy and pay for a copy Of the
,ook when I get ready to make it
lust write on an ordinary postal
lard something like this and mail il
20 me-: p ~:
James Larkin Pearson,
Boomer, N. c.,
Dear SIR
/ hereby pledge myself to buy anc
,ay for one. copy Of your complete
2oetical. Works." and will send the
money whenever you notify me that
you are ready for it.
Be sure to write your name and adj
iress carefully on the card, and mai
t to me. Just as oon as / get enough
If these pledges to insure me that
he book is going to pay expenses, !
will start the wheels to rolling. Sent
your pledge card. right now, while
he subject Of "Pearson's Poetica
Works" is fresh on your mind.
Your old chum,
JAMES LARKIN PEARSON
The fool-killer., 1921-05-01

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Single Subscription, year.--~.4O
Ia Clubs Of four or mOre.-.-...~25
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

learned htat / had been in prison.
u then went out and held up the
Golden State Limited and went to st
Louis to spend the money had clean.
ed up. Then I went to Granite City
ILL.,, and shot up the town for which
i was arrested and give ten days.
went back to get the early Bird
near Marshall, the last train up to
date that have held up.
Il was caught and sentenced fol
two ten year ternsr at the state prisor
at jefferson City, I wsae releaset
Monday, after fifteen years in prison
/ am now ready to make the third eff.
fort to prove that crime doesn't pay
"You asked me how I felt when ]
held up a train. The first time I felt
as if / were standing on the brink Of
prescipice. l was afraid, but after
/ saw how easily the people submit
ted, 1 lost all fear. All nervousness
passed away.
GAS for how far / got along in
school, / stopped when I was in the
eighth grade, which grade I reached
by buying my problems and worl
from the industrious boys"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Says SO Per Cent
Out OF 100 Folks
Read the Classified

DES MONIES, Ia, February a.
Approximately 80 per cent Of the
people read the classified advertising
of the newspapers, c. A. Baumgart,
head of the retail service department
of successful farming, said recently
at the meeting of the Iowa Press AS
sociation.
Baumgart's information was OBJ
tanned from answers to question
naires. The figures showed that
about N per cent of the persons read
ing the want "ads" bought as a re-
suit, he said.
Display advertising was read by 81
per cent. More than So per cent were
attracted to certain stores by the ad-
vertising and 76 per cent believed the
statements in the advertisements.
The percentage who read the So
ciety and local news, although living
on rural routes and farther out, was
nearly 80, Baumgart said. Seventy
two per cent read the editorial page,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Released TRAIN
R|'0RRE.R HERE !.
F1R LECTURE

J, G. Rumsey, train robber, who
robbed two trains on the Chicago &
Alton in 1905, and who finished fif-
teen years Of 20 year sentence
Monday morning in the State Prison.
in jefferson City, was in Mexico Mon
day. He was given five years off his
sentence for good behavior. Rumsey.
after his first robbery of the Golden
State limited, between Mexico and
Kansas City, the night Of Nov. g.
1905 ,crawled on top of the train and
rode to Mexico. He left the train
here and caught a Wabash to st
Louis where he was the next morn
ing when the alarm was sent broad
cast.
On November 25th, 1906 he went t.
Marshall and attempted to rob ths
Alton crack train, The Early Bird
but was caught by conductor William
Haywood. In his first robbery he Sc
cured $4,000 from the passengers il
cash and jewelry. He says his re
formation is due to two Kansas CitJ
lawyers and the Christian Science
reader in jefferson City.
Rumsey says there is nothing ii
the crook game and that for $4,000
he spent 15 years in prison when ht
might have been free and making al
honest living.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Some Audrain
Rural Schools
Close In Feb.

Some of the rural schools are clos
ing this month and among them is
the jackson School, ten miles south
east Of Mexico, which will close Sat-
urday with celebration and basket
dinner. Their are six in the gradual
ing class. Miss Ruth McCreery is the
teacher. The Crane School with Miss
Sally Crane as teacher, closed last
Friday with three graduates. Miss
McCreery and Miss Crane are both
$10O teachers and Superintendent Of
futt says that they have earned their
money.
The Harrison School closes Friday
with three graduates, Miss Ruth
Haley Of Fulton, the teacher. High
land also closes Friday with three
graduates. Miss Sadie Allison is the
teacher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
GCAAPP CAPTAIN ftAiifif BbRRlTiSS00R bRliS00RiI
DIES WE'D. At
GAINESVILLE, TEX

Captain s. W. Bryson, broth
er-in-law Of James G. Mundy
of this city, died in Gains
vile, Texas, Wednesday night.
Captain Bryson formerly lived in
Mexico. He was a man of interesting
personal history, having been Con-
federate Officer in the Civil War.
George Robertson, in his history Of
Audrain County, tells of one of his
escapades during the war: Near
Centralia Bryson ran across a COM
pany of Federals guarding a wagon
load of ammunition and guns, being
taken from Centralia to Columbia.
Bryson, with his men, opened fire, and
though Major Evans in charge of the
Federal troop had a full company,
they ran, abandoning their charge.
Bryson captured sevnty-five guns and
10000 rounds of ammunition and soon
raised company 'of sixty-two men.
He soon after captured a train Of
Federal horses at Centralia. He then
started on scout to capture Mex
leo. aA M
While north of Mexico about ten
miles one morning, he divided his men
into small punches in order to break
fast at different houses. One Of these
houses was that Of Peyton Bolts. The
lieutenant who had ordered breakfast
at the Bolts home, failed to leave a
guard there to look out for Federals.
While Mrs. Bolts was preparing a
breakfast, a Federal troop came along
and seeing that unusual preparations
were being made, compelled Mrs.
Bolts by threats of killing her hus-
band, to tell that the breakfast was
for band of rebels. The Federals
concealed themselves and when Bry-
son with ten men returned to the
house to eat breakfast, they were
fired upon at close range by the Fed
erals killing one horse and wounding
Bryson. Bryson fell back into the
woods and rallied his men, but when
he got back to Botts' house, they were
Ill gone carrying with them as a
prisoner, the,.snanr whose horse they
Lad killed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

FEDERAL /: ] FARM
LOAN ACT IS
HELD VALID

WASHINGTON, March The
federal farm loan act was held consti-
tutional yesterday by the Supreme
Court. This is the act under which
land banks were established to extend
loans to farmers.
Millions of dollars in loans 10 farm
ers have been held up pending a de-
cision of the court in this case, which
was brought by Charles w. Smith, a
stockholder in the Kansas City Title
and Trust Company, who sought an
injunction to restrain that institution
from investing its funds in bonds is
sued by the farm loan banks.
Teh act was attacked on the ground
that Congress was without coRstitu-
tional authority to establish farm
loan banks and to exempt their bonds
from taxation. Justice Day, who rem
dered the opinion for the court, said
the power of Congress to establish
banks had, in broad sense, been up
held by the Supreme Court in the days
of Chief Justice Marshall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

that sweeping would be given at
once. This was done but with very
poor effect since the sweeper now
used is in dilapidated state and it
was found that great deal Of dust
and trash was swept upon the side
walks and in cleaning the sidewalks
the merchants merely swept the dust
and trash back in the streets.
Following q thorough investigation
Of these conditions your committee
takes liberty to recommend, il It
meets meets with your approval, inn
mediate cooperation with the city
counsel in purchasing 4 combination
sprinkier4sweeper. This would in-
vOIve ali expense Of approximately
$500. In addition to this, that i man
with q broom. shovel and cart he
maintained to work continuously in
the business section TO that end that
our city might present a clean ap-
pearance and cause to be discontinued
the numerous complaints which IL
citizens regret To make.
JOHN BARCLAY,
Chairman
A. r. DALLMEYER,
DR.. VAN WYlJC ARDEN,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Frank Houston
Writes Musical
Play Score

Frank Houston, son Of Mrs. A. s.
Houston of Mexico, and former city
editor of the Ledger, wrote the music
for the musical show The Green
Jug" the two-act musical comedy
presented by the students in the
School of journalism at the Hall
Theater in Columbia Wednesday and
Thursday nights, Feb. % and "a.
Frank Houston was assisted by
Frank Frievogel in writing the music.
The Green jug" is original
throughout in songs, dances and plot
and is the only play written and pro-
duced entirely by students in the
University since ten years ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Road Plans
Are Alive
And Growing

TT will make very little difference
to the tourists from the East or West
whether they travel through Chilli
cothe, Moberly or Mexico, but to Mex
leo it is a matter of paramount i'm
portance that she be on the highways
that afford suitable travel and market
connections at all times Of the year."
said Secretary Coleman Of the Cham
Der of Commerce Tuesday.
The business men are awake to the
interests of highway competition and
plans for the $1,000 road campaign
fund are gaining headway every day.
Things are working into fine shape
and with the special luncheon Thurs
day 10 lend the final flame Of zeal b
the workers, all is expected 10 be ae-
Icomphshed that is planned for the
best interests Of Audrain County.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Mrs. Engree Peterson Of Perry,
NO, died at her home near that city
Thursday night at the age Of eighty
two years. She was the nnother Of C.
w. Petarson Of this city. and Is sur-
'viyed by d daughter. two sons, and
her husband. Mr. andv Mrs. Peterson
|sattled III ePrTy fcrty-eight years
|ago. sna 1fr. Peterson d one Of ths
largest tax payers IN that county,
and ! prominent citizen. Yhe Ledger
joins the many friends In exteadins
deepest sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
PRESIDENT ]. ".
MILLION OF
HARDIN RESIGNS

President John W. Million Of Har~
din College resigns to become pres@
ident of Des Moines University, Des
Moines, Iowa.
President Million came to Hardin
College September, 1895, as head OF
the Department of History and pol-
itical Economy. In December, 1896.
he was married to Miss Helen Louise
Lowell, of Flint, Michigan. Mrs. Mil
lion came to Hardin College to live
the following January and became
head of the Classical Department.
This position she has retained con-
tinuously, with the exception Of one
year. For some years recently she has
acted as Dean of the Literary Depart
ment.
In June. 1897, Prof. Million was
elected to the Presidency of the Col
lege He still retained his position as
head Of the Department Of History
and Economics and taught contin-
uously for number Of years. Since
1907 he has given the greater part Of
his time to administrative duties. His
service in the office Of President has
been continuous to the present time
with the exception of one year, 1913
10, during which year he was Finan-
cial Secretary.
The outstanding feature of the Mil
lion regime has been the high stand
ard Of scholarship for which the In
stitution has become Justly noted.
For several years the Junior College
Department and the Academic De-
partment Of Hardin have been stand
ardized and accredited by the North
Central Association Of Colleges and
Secondard Schools.
The Des Moines University, TO the
Presidency of which President Million
has been called is the consolidated
school Of the Baptists Of Iowa. two COLI
leges having been united to form the
University. There is no other Bap-
list institution in the. entire state. In
the Campaign for One Hundred Mil
lions by the Northern Baptist Com
ventfon, Des Moines University is
listed for nnininumni Of 81, ,7sG 900.
The students in attendance during the
entire session of 1919-2o, including
the summer session numbered 1889.
i President Million in his new situa-
ton will be in immediate touch with
the educational authorities of the
NUfthern Baptist Convention. He
will, in this position, be enabled to
render valuable assistance to Hardin
College fromtime to time. He wishes
all friends of Hardin College to un-
derstand that it will be his purpose
to keep Hardin College in mind at all
times for whatever help he can rem
der.
Mexico regrets to lose such a per-
sonality as DIR. Millions who, as a
prominent educator of this country,
has given much zeal and effort to the
work for Hardin College. Many ex-
pressions Of deep regret were made
at the news Of his departure, which
will not be before the close of this
term.
The good wishes Of the Ledger join
ed with those of the town and Of Har-
din College, go with President Mil
ion as he takes up his new work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Champ Clark was one of Missouri's
strongest political leaders. He was,
born in Anderson County, Kentucky,
on March z, 1850. He was educated
in the public schools and Bethany Col
lege, Kentucky University and the
Cincinnati Law School
He married Miss Genevieye Bennett
Of Auxvasse on Dec. IA, 1881. He
was president of Marshall College in
West Virginia in the year 1873,74.
His political career began when he
was admitted to the bar in 1875. He
began practicing law in Bowling
Green in 1880, and soon thereafter
became city attorney for Louisiana
and Bowling Green. He was pres
idential elector in 1880. Later he be-
came prosecuting attorney Of Pike
County, Mo.
Champ Clark was member Of the
Missouri House Of Representatives in
1S89-'91. He was a, member Of the
United States Congress from 1898 to
1895 and again from 1s97-1915. He
became Speaker Of the House in 1911
and held that position until 1915.
In November, 1918, Mr.. Clark was
elected 70 the sixty-sixth Congress.
In May, 1919, in the caucus Of the
Democrats Of the House Of Represen-
tatives, he was by acclamation nom.
mated as his party's candidate fol
Speaker Of the House. The Repub'
leans having a majority in the house
Mr.. Gillette of Massachusetts, was ell
ected speaker.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
For HeIIo Heroes.

New York, Feb. 25.-Every year
there will be awarded to some oper-
ator of the Bell Telephone SYSTEM a
gold medal and $4,000 for the most
heroic act of the, year. The company
takes the step in recognition of the
bravery of central who has often
been the first to give an alarm and the
last to leave a threatened post.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03

Former Train-Robberl' Says
Too Much Liberty AS a
Child Led To Life of Crime

my career of crime can not be
blamed on the movies" said J. G.
Rumsey who finished fifteen year
sentence for train robberies Monday.
II had too much liberty, as child. I
am the only one Of my family who
ever violated law"
Il was born in Worth County, No.
When a small child. we moved to
Chicago. There I had too much lib
erty and too many, evil associations.
My older friends were always shoot
ing craps or pitching pennies. 1t was
the only pastime they knew.
"My first theft was made from the
Siegel-C Cooper Clothing tSore. went
into the boys department, grabbed a
suit of clothes from the counter and
threw them into the dressing room.
Then l went in and put them under
nay clothes and got away all right. @
II was eleven years old. My father
punished me severely and left home.
/ was arrested and put in boys re-
formatory where the old system of
brutality was in use. / scaled the wall
and ran away. / made my way to
| California. When I was sixteen I
grew homesick and came back to Chi
cago. Judge Dunn, later Mayor Of
Chicago, and later Governor Of Illi-
nois, sent me to prison as his idea
Of reform.
when / got out Of the Bridewell
prison, made friends with Bill
Miner (Anderson) one Of Califernia'a
most noted train robbers. With him
completed my criminal education.
"I wearied of the life and Joined
the army at eighteen years Of age
My mother fell ill with paralysis. ]
asked leave to 60 home and was re.
fused. I deserted.
| Then I began single handed hold
ups Of trains. I was arrested at Sc.
dalia but the railroad refused to
prosecute on account Of my age. The
state prosecuted and I was court-mar-
tailed by the United States and SEN
fenced to eighteen months in federal
prison.
Released, / decided to live an hon
est life and obtained employment as
assistant ianitor in the metropolitan
Life Building. ] worked four days
and was discharged when the ianitol
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Part Of Loot Found.

The theory formed by the author
tiles that the bank robbers left in an
automobile was shaken Tuesday
morning when $500 in war savings
stamps belonging to Mrs. Mary Seek.
Ter we're found BY Pete Young Of ths
Wabash section crew on the Wabash
tracks about a mile east Of Martins.
burg. Sheriff Blum was summoned
and further search made but moth
ing else was found.--Martins
Monitor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Protest Against Piano Tax.

Paris. Feb. 26.-The French Aca-
denny Of Fine Arts has decided to send
q protest to the proper authorities
against the new tax on pianos, point
ing out the injustice Of such q tax, IN
asmuch as these instruments consti-
tute the essential living Of many ar
tists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
MEXICO AUDRAN COUNTY. MISSOURI THURSDAY, MARCH
A A Birthday


The Weekly Ledger So years old this week.
It has been under the of R NJ White and R. NJ
White and son for the past 45 years.
While the Ledger privately owned its propreors and pub
fishers have maintained the policy it the Evening
Ledger Of service to the public alone.
The aim of these two publications contribute much
they the he growth and culture and moral development
of the community the state and the nation.
They seek reflect the best thought and sentiment the
people, and not to cater to passing opinion.
They desire to assist the people to achieve their legitimate
aspirations but will not knowingly their illusions
They have nothing with the political feudist
demagogue.
Their position public questions is always conenously
taken fairly presented and faithfully maintaneA,
They know classes recognize interests seek
but shall always strive merit the puc confidence respect
support.
We extend and friends and the public in
general the that policy of the past win be main
tanned in the future
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
Named stats i c.haarusa

Roy Creassy has hssn named
Chairmau Of : atata comniEkse cf ths
American Legion 70 snakn arrange
ments for the stxts meeting of Pest
Adjutants which e & - = be held at the
Planters Hotel N St Louis. April u.
About 200 Adiutants VII 10 present
at the meeting.