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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
The Disarmament Conference

THE great conference at Washington making good head
way in its deliberations The opening speech of Secretary
Hughes a bcwiderng surprise to European diplomats
who knew but little about open diplomacy The Secretary laid
the guests either order from leave alone And they
all ordering There will be less backring from day
day but every delegate will be afraid home without
carrying back the home folks definite program for vast
duetions in both naval and military armament
Brisbane Agm' 1t
Arthur Brisbane is able writer He is the big Hearst star
editorial writer aud during the last years Of the Wilson admins
the great delight of the republican leaders Mr. Brisbane is
he present conference % are not % acod w the views Of the
NewsReord We don't suppose Mr. Brisbane would if he
credit the every way possible He finds contrary
the constitution of the u s. for the President to enter into
and the like.
We heard Col Roosevelt tell about an experience
warehouse by filled with canned pork and beans He had
made requson for food The red feauy slow in
why they couldn't down and get few of beans
lie was od 1t would be against the constitution was tns
smiled while telling the story and said he repiedWel Wen
get the beans first and fix the constitution afterwards And said
To Mr. Brshanes objection rsmarsif to to quit
building baesps and desroyc to with the nations
of the world year naval holidays if to billions of
dollars in taxaton if to turn the of armies and naves
into of land building of homes and the dis
eminaon of general world happiness and prosperity against the
constitution Of the o. shsn lets have the happiness first and
Great Britain and France
The alleged rift between Great Britain and France like the
reported death of Mark slightly exaggerated BRAND
of France and George of England the two leading diplomats
LOT Europe Great Britain CLAIMS sea supremacy and France now
claims land Naturally there sort of rival jealousy
between these countries but there is probability of
open breach between the two is arched BRAND has depart
ed from America and reports Lloyd George will start for
America. Just how it will work problem this time but
there cordial relations between these
tions.
China and the Open Door
The Ear east question is too long for editorial in
small paper like this China has always been pacific nation
While she has population of perhaps 6000O000O people, there
are of land the north Again China
importing country fabrics steel oomtves
for railroads England Japan and u s. anxious for this
trade Years England and Japan had working agreement
by which England be permitted have certain special
privileges in the south of China and Japan be watch
closely around Manchuria elsewhere.
whole affair for airng-and rather
insisting upon abrogatng all extaerrtorial rights in China
Foreign postoc be nnued local police regulations by
outside be done away WITH and China is to be
open door for any and all nations and Her
rights be mosed but she continue
live according to her standard Of national life without fear
or favor Of outside nations.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
Utopia

When he was poor and earned his
bread
BY bitter toll each day
He talked of noble things he'd
do
If fortune come his way.
At last it found him, and the
man
Fulfilled each old dream ha2y
And while one voice in ten ap.
proved
Nine others called him crazy !
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
F fountain May
be Installed
Here Soon

In the will Of the late Major Fred
erick Whitcomb, one thousand dollars
was given the city Of Mexico for the
purpose Of erecting drinking foun-
tain on the Court House square. The
will provided that it should be on the
southeast corner. The purchase Of q
suitable fountain has been in the
hands of a committee for some time
and it is thought action will be taken
in the near future an dthe fixture or
dered.
After it is ordered it will take sew
eral weeks to install it. The COM
mittee have several plans for foun-
tains under consideration and it is moi
known yet just what kind is to be
selected as the most practical for the
situation. At the present time con-
sent for the location has not yet beer
given by the county court but it il
understood that it will be when re-
quested.
Such drinking fountain installed
will fill long felt need in this city fol-
such an arrangement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Mexico Pastor
Will Wed Mont
pelier Vt. Cir

I
The engagement Of the Rev. w. C,
Cowart, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of this city, and
Miss Louis Morrill,, of Montpelier,
VT, was announced by the mother
Mrs. Mary S. Morrill,, at Montpelier,
VT, September 6. The wedding will
take place some time next month il
is understood.
Miss Morrill, is graduate nurse
and during the war served both in
this country and abroad with the AM
erican Red Cross. For a time after
her discharge she was in this city as
public school nurse. Several months
ago Sc resigned and has since been
in her home in Vermont.
Rev. Cowart was recently appointed
to fill the local pastorate for another
year. Teh many friends Of both he
and Miss Morrill, join the Ledger in
extending congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
NAYSM|TH
WILL SUCCEED
JUDGE GATSON

A dispatch from JEFFERSON City
Tuesday announced disappointment by
Governor Hyde Of Fred Naysmith OF
Vandalia as Judge Of the county court
of Audrain County for the Eastern
District. MF. Naysmith will succeed
John S.. Gatson who resigned to take
up his duties as postmaster of Van
dalia.
The appointment of Mr.. Naysmith
was surprise to Mexico people who
had not learned Of Mr.. Gatson's resig-
nation. Mr.. Gatson, who was elected
Judge in November had told some OF
his Mexico friends that he would not
resign his judgeship but would con-
tinue until the end Of his term even
if he did so without pay. He has
left an excellent record behind him and
his many friends in Mexico were sorry
to learn Of his resignation.
Mr.. Naysmith is farmer near Van
dalia and has a large number Of
friends in Audrain County.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
]. d. HOISTETTER AND
j. nj. BIGGS TO AD-
MINISTER ESTATE

J. D. Hostetter of Bowling Green
and JIM. Biggs of Vandalia have given
bond of $4,000 for the administration
of the estate of w. o. Hostet$Or. The
bond has been approved and letters
testamentary issued.
The will provides that the property
in Audrain County will go to Mrs.
Hostetter during her lifetime and
after her death will go to the chill
dren as follows: Sue May HOstetter,
Erma o. Spears, Emma Fay Tanner,
Nadine Edwards, and Thelma Hos
tetter. A bequest of $1,000 was made
to Mr.. Hostetter's grandson, Glen M.
Hostetter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
GOVT. SENDS
DRAFT LIST
FOR AUDRA|N

Postmaster jackson received a list
from the government Monday with the
names of those charged with evading
teh draft during the recent World
War. 1t has been found that many
men are charged with draft evasion
who enlisted before they were drafted
and because this fact never came to a
draft boards attention the man,
though in service, was listed as a
draft evader. sl
Since the qualification Of these lists
many men have come. forward and
shown their service records and proven
that while they were listed as draft
evaders they in truth were in service
doing their part to win the war.
We trust the asem will prove as re-
CARDS the men from Audrain and that
our publication Of the list may clear
their record. The list Postmaster
Jackson has is as follows and is OF
men who registered here:
Edgar Virgil Green, New Frank
lin, Mo.
Alex McCoin or Mccain, Route 2,
Mexico.
James Cornelias Murphy, Mexico.
Charles Swindle, Thompson.
Charles Taylor, Route z, Mexico.
Walter Pete Tyler Railroad street,
Mexico.
Robert Van Noy, Vandalia.
The name eR. Van Noy' appears
on the list of the men named in the
Court House as having served in the
war. A call to the Vandalia Mail
could not bring US any information
regarding Robert Van Noy other than
| he was not in that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Vacancies at
Hardin For Year
Are All Filled

Monday was busy day at Hardin
College for day students were regis
tering and some of the students from
out of town were arriving. The NUM-
Der of day students was unknown
Monday evening for instructors were
too busy registering students TO make
full reports. 1t is the general opinion
however that the number of day stu
dents this year win compare favorably
with other years.
Applications for reservations at
Hardin College were being received by
telegraph and special delivery letters
as late as this morning. The college
is full now and there is a small wait
ing list. This is unusually good this
year when owing to the financial con-
ditions Of the country, many who
would have attended junior colleges
have been unable to do so. A few day
students have already arrived but the
large crowd will come in tomorrow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
c. I. GUY IS
SENTENCED TO
PEN|TEHTIARE

C. 7. Guy, defendant in the case 0i
the State Of Missouri versus G. r,
Guy for alleged statutory violation.
was found guilty by the jury late Fri
day afternoon. The sentence was
fixed at FIVE years IN the state peli-
tentiary. The jury was out one hour
and half.
A motion for new trial was filed
Friday evening at o'clock in the Cir
cult Court by the Guy attorneys and
a hearing viii be given October Ii.
Bond of $4,000 wa sset for the de-
fedant and was provided for immed-
lately.
Friday was the third day Of this
case which has been attracting so
much attention in this city. The tes-
timony was concluded Friday morn
ing and in the afternoon the attor-
neys presented their arguments be-
fore the Jury. The jury went out
about five o'clock and were out just
one hour and half. Friday after
noon the court room was packed with
a large number of curious men and
women. Standing room was at a
premium during the latter part of tha
trial.
Members of the jury were: CIar--
-eHee SIavens, E. Trait, ]. R. Max
well, S. G. Emmons, George L. Kemp.
]. L. Mcintyre, j. C. Proctor, w. B.
Graves, J. w. Peck, F. E. Eller, P.
II. Cauthorn, John Turner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
EDIT0RWARNs
MAS0NS AGAINST
JOINING kLAN

The Missouri Freemason, weekly
journal of Masonic news and teach
ings published IN st. Louis, in lead
ing editorial in . recent issue attacks
the Klu Klux Klan. According to the
st. Louis Star it says that Free
mason who joins the Klan violates
his oath as a Mason, and recommends
that the question of Masons joining
the Klan be brought up and acted
upon by the grand lodge Of the Mis-
souri, order at it's centennial meeting
and celebration to be held in st. Louis
September II to %.
Frank R. Jesse, formerly Of Mex
leo, Mo-, secretary Of the grand lodge
Of Missouri, when asked by a reporter
whether action would be taken
against the Klan at the coming CEN
tennial meeting, said he knew Of no
action having been determined on at
the present time.
II do know, however, that the
grand lodge would oppose the use Of
Freemasonry to further the interests
Of the Klu Klux Klan or any other
outside ORDER" Jesse said. "The
Masonic order keeps out Of political,
religious and racial questions. The
only religious qualification necessary
to become Mason is belief in God.
A man may be a Roman Catholic Or
adhere to any other Christian denom-
ination and be eligible. He may be
a Jew, or even a Mohammedan, but If
he believes in God he is eligible to
membership"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
f.ut Rstea On Stock.

WASHINGTON, September l4.--
Reductions by Western railroads in
rates on cattle, hogs and sheep. in the
opinion Of the Interstate Comnerce
Commission win prove Of material
benefit to the Western livestock rails
ers, who have been heavily affected
by the rapid decline in live stock
prices since July, 1920"
Under the new tariffs practically
all rates from points west Of the Mis-
souri, River To Chicago and from ell
points west Of the Rocky Mountains
to the Missouri River. will be reduced
In amounts ranging from to q
cents hundred pounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Chautauqua 10 Ccnsinue.

MONTGOMERY CITY Mo-, Sept
ember 12.--It was announced Satur-
day that . group of 100 business
men win guarantee the return Of the
Redpath Chautauqua next year, not
withstanding $500 loss on the ses-
sion now being held. II was voted
that che moral and spiritual uplift to
the town outweighed the financial de-
ficiency. Hundreds Of tickets were
given away by the public-spirited
citizens.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Sheriff Arrests
3 With Booze
Near Mexico

Elmer Jeffries Withdrew the plea
of not guilty that he made Wednes-
day morning and entered a plea of
guilty Wednesday afternoon. He was
fined 1900 and sentenced to year
in jail. The two negroes on default Of
raising their bond have been placed in
the county Jail.
Elmer Jeffries, white, and Willard
Johnston and Clifford Lee, colored,
were arrested at 4:45 Wednesday
morning driving a Ford car loaded
with fifteen gallons of whiskey. They
were arraigned before Circuit Judge
E. S. Can't Wednesday morning and
pleaded not guilty, declaring the FIVE
gallon cans contained water. The
case was set for September 81 and
bond set at $500 each.
Sheriff C. L. Blum received tip
Tuesday afternoon that an attempt
would be made to bring whiskey into
Mexico Tuesday night from St
Charles. accompanied by ]. E. Blum
Jim Ford and w. E. Mitchell he rode
out on the highway past the Countr1
Club and stopped his car about mile
and half from town. They blocked
1.-THE road with their cars and waiteC
until early Wednesday morning whel
the arrests were made.
/ It is the opinion of Frank Hollings
worth, prosecuting attorney, that tn
practice Of violating the liquor law vii
continue as long as offenders ar
merely fined.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
GHAUfAUQ0A IS
UNDERWR|TTEN
BY MEX|COANS

That Mexico is to have a chautau-
qua for next year was definitely de-
cided when forty Mexico people
signed the contract Friday for next
year. Superintendent Anderson and
several Mexico men were busy on the
proposition for two days. The tick
cts for next year have been reduced
and will no doubt, sell much better
than did the ones this season.
Among the underwriters are:
Whatsoever Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters.
John Leo Coontz
j. o. Hall
E. F. Elliott
w. C. Cowart
Dobyns Bros.
Mrs. Nettie Stephens
]. w. Dry
L. M. White
Mexico Ledger
Crown Laundry
T. J. Hoxsey
S. P. Cunningham
Ed C. Offutt
McPheeters Bros.
w. S. Doolin
F. M. Ragsdale
Dallmeyers
c. A. Witherspoon
J. N. Livingston
R. N. Blakey
Alonzo Pearson
w. C. Williams
Frank Buckley
Major and Carter.
T. r. Bruce
DR.. Fred Griffin
Ira Milligan
VIM. Pollock Milling and Eleva-
..or Co.
A. P. Green
F. w. Emerson
R. P. Wagner
Lacrosse Lumber Co.
AL Hendrix
Chal Blum
Geo. E. Wharton
joe G6nsidine
Milton Householder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Sims Rixey
viii Teach In
Fulton College


Sims Rixey, of this city will leave
soon for Fulton where he has accepted
a position assistant to the president
of Synodical Ladies College and in-
struetor of Harmoney and History of
Music in the Conservatory of music of
that institution.
Mr.. Rixey was an instructor in the
Missouri Military Academy in this
city last year and is a young man of
unusual talent and ability. While in
Fulton it is understood that he will at
tend Westminster colleeg in spare
hours.
The Ledger joins his many friends
in wishing him the best of luckk in his
new location.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Sincerely
WILLIAM HIRTH.

Henry Dean resigned his Office as
treasurer Of the Audrain County Farm
Association at meeting Of the Board
of Directors Saturday afternoon and
was re-appointed by the executive
committee. Mr. Dean had formerly
been appointed by theboard Of dir
ectors but the matter really came un-
der teh jurisdiction Of the Executive
Committee.
AT the next meeting Of the Farm
Association, the matter Of corn and
farm products win be put on by the
Farm Association IN conjunction with
the Chamber Of Commerce.. Judge
Groves believes thatsuch show which
will make special effort to interest the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
200 DEMOLAYS
WILL GIVE PARADE
HERE THURSDAY

About two hundred Demolays from
Kansas City will arrive in Mexico
Thursday on special train. They
expect to give a parade with exhibi-
tion drill and band concert before
leaving. Time of arrival will be be-
tween $50 p, m. and 600. These
boys represent one of the greatest
movements that has ever been organ
ICED. 1t is sweeping over these United
States, and has already been taken
up in other countries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
B.A. Powell Hit
by Automobile
Sat. Evening

B. A. Powell, a contractor, was
struck Saturday night at the corner
of West Monroe street and Western
Avenue by car driven by John
Horton, who lives six miles from
Mexico. Mr.. Powell, who was in
buggy was thrown out on the pave
ment and knocked unconscious.
Mr.. Horton stopped and Mr.. Powell
was taken to his home on West Whit
ley Street. The extent of his injury.
is not yet determined but Mr., Powell
rested easily Sunday and was better
Monday morning. The Ledger joins
Mr.. Powel's many friends in hoping
for his speedy recovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
HATToN-CONcoRD.

Samuel Muir IS attending High
School in Fulton this year. - There
will be a pie supper at the Atkinson
school house Friday night. Everybody
is invited. - Tom Bailey lost a mule
with lock jaw the past week. - Collie
McPheeters had a lumber sale and
was well attended. Frank Muir
was business visitor in Fulton Sat-
urday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
boys and girls clubs win be of very
great value to the county.

The weather interfercd somewhat
with the attendance at the annual
farmers picnic which was held We'd
nesday at Friendship, eight miles
north Of Centralia. Farmers from
four countries which meet there were
represented.
William Hirth Of Columbia, who is
the founder of the organization, made
the principal address Of the day
Music was furnished BY the Centralis
orchestra. Among the Mexico people
who attend the picnic were Judge
Groves. Judge Carter and Henry
Dean, who are officers Of the organ
|ization.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
CHURCHES AND
SCHOOLS ARE
4 BIG ASSET

The following interesting comment
on conditions in Chicago and other
contemporary matters were written
the Ledger by Col. R. M. White, of
Mexico, who. is spending his vacation
in Evanston, ILL.,
EVANSTON, Ill.,, Sept. IL, 1921
Evanston is a lovely city of churches,
schools, of fine suburban homes, sit
uated on lake Michigan. Did you
ever notice that churches, schools
and hcnaes together make the ideal
community and that is what makes
Mexico ever a lovely home town.
You must support cordially and
loyalty your churches and schools if
you expect the right kind of homes.
Starve your churches and schools and
you will find bum town.
A church in New York is to ex-
hibit pictures Of the Dempsey-Ca Car
pentier fight. A grateful clergyman
writes that the exhibition will pay
the church's debt. Very desirable. A
first class dog fight, properly man
aged, Nigh also help to pay the
church's debt.
Exhibition Of the Dempsey -Carpen-
tier moving picture violates fed
eral law just as a dog would violate
state law. What kind of a home
town do you suppose that is? That's
like the old idea we had in Mexico
that we could not have light, sewers
or water or any other improvements
in Mexico without thesaloon license,
and Mexico today is one of the best
towns of it's size anywhere in the
world. There are not ten men in the
city who would vote to have the
saloon back if the vote was open. In
secret ballot there might be a
dozen.
We know two or three who would
like to have the old time open saloon
with the upstairs and downstairs and
downstairs trimmings" but they
would be ashamed to say so.
Professor Tridon, psychologist, says
that 1,750,c09,000 human beings,
everybody on ea3th, are more or less
criminal Il is question Of con-
trolling criminal instincts. Some dc
well, some badly. The better off yor
are, the more easily you contro
them. We are descendants of saw.
ages, those savages in turn were des.
cendants of wild beasts--according tc
the scientific theory--and their in.
stincts are with us. The war, that
made killing not only legal, but hon
orable, reyives the old savagery."
Do you suppose that's the reason We
can go to work and get back t.
normally? We can't always la.
everything on the war. Everybody
was not "gassed or shell shocked.
Every time a fellow writes a bat
check or lies or steals Of commits 1
crime he wants to lay it on the War
That's old stuff. As old as Adam
The war is won and the sooner w
all find it out and govern ourselve!
accordingly the better off we will be
The jazz and toddle and profteerini
and foolish reckless spending with al
z Of its rotten attending habits is gon'
\ and gone forever. Now comes worl
and service and loyalty to your jol
whether big or little. Whether yo,
are working with your hands or heat
you have got TO make good. This i
the Zero hour" and if you dom
think SO you aresleft the foot,
Stacker 1absent without leave, |
tramp. This country is all right j
we will face conditions as they are.
r. M WHITE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Dismiss Assault Charges.

The case Of Mrs. Nita Tapp Of
Madison, charged with assault with
intent to kill Mrs. Fay Robertson, .
clerk in a Moberly store was dis
rnissed Friday. The prosecuting at
torney In dismissing the case said he
did not feel justified In continuing
the case AZ he knew the defendant
would be discharged II II went to .
circuit court jury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Lightning Strikes Tank.

A 5000 gallon oil tank of the
Prairie Pipe Line Co, at Wellsville
was struck by lightning Wednesday
morning and set on fire. 1t had about
10 feet Of oil in it but most of this
was pumped out and the fire exten-
guished shortly afterward. The
Imoke from the fire could be seen in
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
10 Help Unemployed.

Governor Hyde announced Monday
that he had released $4,000 for the
new cattle barn and 100000 for the
new hospital buildings to be erected
at State Hospital No. |, Fulton. Work
will start at once and the Governor
believes this will furnish work for
many unemployed men,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
Hieh Rirth rate l. August

Twenty-Five births and four deaths
have been recorded in the office Of
wallace Dearifg, local registrar Of
salt River Township, during the
month Of August. These numbers
are unusual, according to Mr.. Dear
ing. because Of the large number Of
births and the eorrespondingly low
death rate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15

Word was received here Monday
that Mrs. Jasper Stephens of Mar
tinsburg, who formerly lived in Mex
leo is very Ill. Mrs. Stephens has been
i'll for about two weeks but her condi-
ton was not considered serious until
several days ago.
y The Ledger joins Mrs. Stephens's
Mexico friends in wishing for hei
speedy recovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-09-15
pistric,s May Merge.

Five school districts in the south
west part Of Monroe County viii vote
soon on the question Of consolidation
into one district. Petitions were
signed by III persons although only
25 were required.