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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
MEXICO
new PLANT
FOR BONDS

S. NJ. Grossman, of st. Louis, rep
resenting the Western Tube & Pipe
Co., of that city, met the directors Of
the Mexico Chamber Of Commerce
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose Of
interesting them in q plan to move
the factory Of this company to this
city. -
Mr.. Grossman says he is not ask
ing any donations but has an 8 per
cent, participating bond proposition
to offer the city in which the plant
is located when moved. The details OF
this viii be made public later.
The plant would employ large
number Of men and girls. II has
made q splendid success but is leav-
ing st. Louis because Of labor condi-
tions there.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
TRAFFIC LAWS
WNHNNT t-,
MUST Be 0BEYED
SAYS TER

City Marshall r. M. Painter is on
the war path about the frequent
violation Of traffic rules by the own
ers of automobiles on the streets Of
Mexico.
Many accidents have barely been
avoided by quick work on the part
of one or the other of two motorists
when one of them was violating some
traffic rule.
The law provides that when one
comes to an intersection the speed
shall be not greater than eight miles
an hour. The driver must stay on
the right side of the street and in
making a turn or stopping must sig
nal so other drivers will know the
direction in which the car will move.
The proper signals are; arm ex-
tended horizontal for stop; Upward
at 10 degrees when turning to the
right and downward at As degrees
when turning to the left.
"Froni now on every violator Of
these regulations will be arrested and
can tell their troubles to the court" /"
said City Marshall Painter. "There
is no reason why pedestrians and
those who are obeying traffic rules
should be constantly endangered
when on the streets Of Mexico"
1t is said the streets Of Mexico are
more dangerous to drive on taan are
those Of some Of the largest cities in
the country because traffic regula-
tions are not adhered too closely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
HERBERT PRYOR FORMERLY
OF MEXICO Is NOW FIELD
AGENT FOR SYNODICAL

Herbert Pryor, superintendent OF
schools here for five years, has been
employed as field agent Of Synodical
College of Fulton. Besides the usual
duties of canvassing for students he
will assist in the sale Of $4,000 bond
issue and in other ways arouse inter-
est in financial aid for synodical'
The sale of the bond issue was be-
gun Friday morning and the first
half day about $4,000 was sold
After soliciting Fulton and Galloway
county Mexico and Audrain county
Presbyterians will be asked TO assist.
It is thought $4,000 Of the bonds
will be sold in these two counties
alone. They run for ten years and
bear six per cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
Reed Film is
Offered Theatres
Anti-blueLawPlea
(st. Louis Post Dispatch)

An effort is being made to induce
all motion picture theaters in Mis-
souri, to show "Jim Reed for Sem
ator" film by the National Film Pub
licity Corporation in campaign
which the correspondence with thea
ter owners states, is in favor Of Reed
and in opposition to ''blue laws" and
movie censorship.
The film Of 600 feet shows Reed at
the opening of his campaign in Mob
erly a month ago, pictures Of the late
Senator Stone, the late Champ Clark
and other Democrats, and contains
excerpts from Reeds speeches.
According to letter from +. r.
Howe, general manager Of the filn
corporation, to the orpheum Theater
IN Mexico, NO., only 81 theaters on
the corporations mailing list have
failed 10 reply to the first letter o.
fering the film free.
Joseph Mogler president Of the
Motion Picture Exhibitors Associa.
tion and vice president Of the national
association, added personal post
script to the letter from Howe. Mog'
Ter wrote:
eve are greatly concerned over tns
issues regarding movie censorship
and blue laws in missouri. Ter ~
but Senator Reed over--he y oui
friend" !.
Howe said that friend and az
merer Of Reed had contributed $lzoe
q defray the expense o. the alni
Howe said this amount would jus'
about meet the cost Of showing y Y
$50 theaters. He said there Wers
10 sets of the film being shown SIM ~
ultaneously in the State
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
Rritt Steele 70 ChlIlIeoihe.

Britt Steele, the son Of Mrs Maude
s22 East Promenade Street,
left Mexico Monday fer Chilliccthe
where he will attend the business coll
legs. he graduated with this years
class at Mcmillan High School and
his many friends join with the Led
ger III wishing him the best Of sue
cess in his new feld.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
Rig Family Reunion.

The annual Vanlandingham family
reunion was held Sunday on the old
Vanlandingham farm near Rowena.
There were many present and the
usual delicious basket dinner was
served. There were 90 children,
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. George Van
landingham, now dead, in attendance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
LAURA ROBERTSON
MEETS WITH
BIG SUCCESS


The following is taken from the
Philadelphia Pa, Public Ledger and
will be of interest here
Laura Robertson is an American
girl. She is homemade dramatic
soprano, for she has never been
abroad. Her birth town is Mexico,
No., and her father, the late George
Robertson, was a distinguished Mis-
souri, lawyer, president of the State
Bar Association. She is tall, with
reddish brown hair and brown eyes
and really beautiful.
Three years ago she married Major
Franklin j.. Miller, who commanded
B Battery of the 341st Field Artillery
in the Argonne-Mense attack. They
have baby boy twenty-one months
old and | i've in an apartment at
Riverside Drive and IA street. Major
Miller's grandfather was the famous
pony-express rider, Broux Gordon, Of
the 40 days, the fourth white man to
settle where the thriving city of St.
Joseph, Mo-, is now located. Major
Miller is connected with the New
York office of the Curtis Publishing
Company.
"When the Millers came to New
York they heard a great deal Of the
Influence" supposed to be required
for singer to get into the Metro
politan Opera Company. After sift-
ing down what they were told they
decided to disregard everything, and
for Mrs. Miller to go about getting
an engagement to sing in the same
manner as applying for any old job,
namely, show General Director Gatti-
Casazza, of the Metropolitan, what
she could do with her voice.
"Mrs. Miller within'sth the last year
had sung at about a dozen concerts
outside Of New York, appearing on
the same program with Martinelli and
Amato, both Metropolitan artists. In
fact, her first public appearance was
in March; 1921, at New Britain,
Conn.,, with Martinelli, and her music
teacher is Salvatore Fucito, author
of the book "Caruso and His Art"
who had previously coached Cariso
and is now coach for Martinelli
"At Mrs. Miller's request Mar
tinelli, the tenor, asked ! Gatti- -Casazza
to give the American girl an audi
tion, which means set a time to
hear her sing. This. came about a
few weeks ago, Mrs. Miller singing
two Arias. She was asked to come
back again, when she was giyea a
role in German opera, told TO get
up on it in three days, and return
again. She did so,f singing It for
one of the directors Of German
operas. Next day she signed con-
tract for three years, and she is now
engaged IN pertectlng hersen LOT the
fall season in sixteen roles, parts as
signed to her in five, German, eight
Italian and three French operas.
"When six years old Mrs. Miller
played the piano. She took music
courses at Hardin College, Mexico
Mo-; the University of Missouri, Co
lumbia, Mo-, and the 'Fairmont Sem.
mary, Washington, D. G. She has
three brothers and one sister, and
while all enjoy music it cannot be
said that she comes Of a musical fam
lily. The point of her experience is
that if one "has the goods" there
is no necessity for ''pull" to get q
chance with Gatti-Casazza."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
A Correction.

Through an error it was stated in
the Ledger that the Rev. S. E. Nc
Donald had accepted the pastorate of
the Presbyterian church at Laddonia.
1t should have been the pastorate Of
the Presbyterian church at Wells
vile, instead.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
TWO CADETS Of
NINA. 60 TO
NEST POINT

Two cadets of Missouri Military
Academy will go to West Point this
wear. James w. Parke and Samuel
W. Thompson have received the ap-
pointments.
Parke is Mexico boy and Thomp-
son is from Gallatin, Missouri. Both
enter the Government Academy July
/. and will be admitted without ex-
aminations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
CAtehes Freak Fisl..

Roy Fields. who has been fishing In
the MISSOURI River, near Mckane,
Galloway county, caught q spoon-bill
cat fish weighing IA pounds. The
spoon-bill on the fish was fully lS
inches long and many local fishermen
say they never saw one Of this type
before. Lewis Moore has the head Of
the fish on exhibition in his store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

F. P. Glass and daughter, Frances,
left for Salt Lake City, Utah, Thurs
day where thelittle girl will be placed
under specialist for hip troubles.
Her many Mexico friends trust she
win return home well and strong.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Among those who took the
state and county teachers examin-
atoms who entered late Friday af-
ternoon are Mrs. r. w. Give Of Van
dalia, Miss Maude Hern Of Rush
Hin, n. Kincaid Of Mexico and Miss
Lelah Davis Of Thompson
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

The Mexico Chapter Of the Eastern
Star held an open session last week
which included a splendid musical
program and delicious Refreshments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Crockett Harrison, former mayor
Of Fulton, brother Of DR.. }. F. Har-
rison Of this city, has fled as Fulton's
township representative Of the coun-
ty Democratic committee, subject to
the primary August /.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
AnI,nlInluIIncementi

There win be preaching at Rush
Hill each evening this week at 8
o'clock. A cordial invitation to all,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Mrs. Ollie Bates has gone 70 Mon
roe City to spend the summer with
her daughter, Mrs. VIM. F. Shepard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Hubert Eaton and wife, Of Cali
fornia, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Llewellyn and Mr. EatCn's
mother in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Miss Kate Biggs and Miss Belle
Buckner Biggs, Of Fulton, were the
guests Saturday Of n. R. Buckner and
family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

]. b. Botlins has returned from .
visit in Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

D. B. Johnon Of Martinsburg was
in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

E. A. Judy Of Centralia was vis-
itor in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Nate Phillips has been in st. Louis
on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Dick French Of Martinsburg was .
Mexico visitor Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

w. r. Settles is home from Kansas.
His many friends are glad to see him
back home looking so well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

County Treasurer J. 9. Ringo Is
in Kansas City on a vacation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
Y COUNTY, MISSOURI THURSDAY, JUNE 1922
Memorial Day

Memorial Day soemnzed in Mexico Tuesday May and
the Of the American Legion the occasion
Impressive
We should rot let ourselves forget the splendid holy
which took overseas our boys
willingly and brayely gave their lives
The memory of their unselfsh devotion to great
human law should be an incentive Garry through the
years and make the "Word Safe for Democracy"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. J.~F. Wayne
on May 30th, son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. ALI Elliott have pur-
chased q Studebsker Sedan from the
Auto Sales Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08
KEEP K|DD|Es
IN SCHOOL
ROTARY PLEA

Los ANGELES. june 6.-Twenty
FIVE thousand boys and girls were
kept in school through the efforts Of
Rotary Clubs throughout the country,
when for various reasons these stud
ents had made uptheir minds to quit
and go to work.
Hugh Van der Walker of Ypsilanti,
Mich, chairman of the International
Rotary Committee on Boys Work,
presented this statement as part of
his report to the International con-
vention in session here. The Rotary
"back-to-sehool" movement, which
started with the Rotary Club of
Blackwell, Oklahoma in 1920, is now
part of the work of every Rotary
Club in the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry shrout are
now located in the K. R. Bragg res
;dence oii South Jefferson street
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

Miss Dorothy Holmes is the guest
{ Mexico relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

The Mexico Rotary Club has been
doing this work among the grade
school graduates in Mexico since its
organization. Last year every grad
uate of the city's two grade schools
entered high school but four. This
is the highest average in the history
of the Mexico public schools.
The local Rotary Club is at present
busy with the various grade school
graduates of 1922 along this same
line. The graduates are apportioned
among the members who take per-
sonaI interest in the students whose
names have been given them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

c. C. Lake Of Laddonia was in Mex
leo Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

w. W, Nichols was in Fulton Mon
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

gupscRlaE FoR 1lzE LEpaER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-08

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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28
ALPHA CLUB MEETING.

The ladies Of the Alpha Club
met at the home of Mrs. Clarence
Brown Wednesday afternoon, Sep
tember20. Ten members respond
ed to roll call, Current events.
After the business session an in
teresting program was rendered
by Mines. Thomas, Wells and Wine.
At the social hour, the hostess
assisted by Evelyn Brown, Anna
Mayme Wine and Mrs. Roberts,
served delicious refreshment of
pineapple sherbet and cake with
coffee.
Mrs. w. C. George of South
Dakota was visitor.
The club then adjourned TO meet
at the home of Mrs. Drake We'd
nesday at ternoon, October 4, with
the following progam.
Roll Call, Current Events"
"World Relations at the Inst.
tute of Politics." Mrs. Harbur.
Women as Candidates" Mrs
Roberts.
World News About Women
Mrs. Brown.
Women Citizens at Work, =
Mrs Ballard.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28
IT'S TINE TO PAY UP.

All knowing themselves indebted
to the Toggery Shop are urged to
pay same. at, T. H. Hammond's
Store and receive receipt. Please
do not force me to take other steps
in collecting these accounts, |
trusted you, when you asked me
to, now pay me when l ask you to.
Dora Hastings.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28
WHAT THE KIDS ARE SAYING.

Dad, let's have our house wired while
we can get it done at cost. And we can
get mother one Of those famous Hot
point Irons or any other electrical APP
plisnce that is used in the home, Office
or store. Give it a thought, old man.
Then see W. +. Vaughs at the light
plant for prices. 3-tf
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28

Teachers Handy Clock. Small, can
put them in pocket. Nothing like them
in Jasper. Only $1.50. Get them at
Shields. 2-tf
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28
FOR SALE.

All kinds of nursery stock, the ia
nous Douglas blight-proof pear and
all kinds of ported plants.-W. H. Ha-
ger. 5-4tx
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28
NOTICE.

All storage batteries previously sol
by Electric Light Co. will receive fire
service at Golfers Electric Shop.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28
NOTICE.

All storage batteries previously solo
by Electric Light Co. will receive FIRE,
service at Golfers Electric Shop.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28

Mrs. Anna Wells takes subscription.
for all magazines and periodicals.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28
FOR RENT.

Good house and barn about 3 miles
from town. Inquire at First National
Bank. 1-tf
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28
FOR SALE.

100 White Leghorn hens and pullets.
Barron Strain.-W. f. Huffman. Jas
per, Nc, Phone ga. 5-2tx
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-09-28

Tuesday, October 8, with Mrs.
J. D. Harbur.
Ed Preston and wife visited ov-
er Sunday with Mrs. Preston's
sisters near Lamar.
C. A. Covert and wife and Mrs.
Stella Mayors are visiting relatives
in Joplin this week.
Sheaffer Fountain Pens, price SOC to
$500 at Shields's Drug Store. 2-tf
Miss Agnes Cheney of Carthage
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mrs. Minnie Brown.
Miss Talmage Solt of Kansas
City is visiting Homer Bayne and
wife and Mrs. Jennie Bayne.
A. M. Crandall and wife have
bought of Robert Horton a house
in the second block south OF Crows
Store.
Glenn Owings, who is in bust
ness college at Springfield, was at
home thepast week for short va
cation.
Prof. and Mrs. o. w. Thomas
entertained the school board and
teachers at their hospitable home
last Friday evening.
Remember, / will order anything for
customer have not in stock.-J. L.
Shields, Druggist, 2-tf
DR.. Knott reports the birth of a
son to Arley Henry and wife,
Wednesday, September 13, Smiles
southwest of Jasper.
Fred Isenmann has been carry
ing his arm in a sling the past two
weeks by a fracture caused by a
Ford kicking" him.
George Tabler and wife of Car
thage and Mrs. Ursula Tabler and
family ate dinner and spent Sun
day with Will Tabler and family
Eversharp Pencils of all descriptions
for school and clerical work.-Shields'
Drug Store.
Eugene, 4-year-old son of Phil
Campbell and wife, 8 miles south
east of Jasper, cut his finger near
ly off when he fell with butcher
knife in his hand.
Lester Mcconnell got a fracture
of the arm September "a while
stretching wire fence. He was
twisting a cable with stick when
the latter slipped from his fingers
C. E. Teeter and family, Frank
Crow and wife and Misses Rebecca
and Nellie Crow and Miss Verona
Hickman attended the Sunday
sessions of the Methodist Confer.
ence at Eldorado.
C. F. Rex and family moved tc
Carthage this week, where they
will live on South Clinton Avenue
"Col." Rex is one of the best
kno own auctioneers of THU
section and expects to continue
the practice of his profession.
Manager Collier of the Liberty
: Theater complains of boys throw
ing certain small missiles about
the room during the program
Mr.. Collier say he does not wish
to resort to unpleasant means Il
stop this among the boys, but tina
he may be forced to do it.
w. S. johnson of the Dewe.
neighborhood went to Joplin Sat
urday, where he joined a number
of other vetrans of the civil wa
and left Saturday night for tn
annual grand encampment at De
Moines, Iowa. Mr.. johnson nev
er misses a grand encampment an
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Three Children Shot
To Death in Home;
Murderer Kills Self

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 27.-The
coroner's office here was seeking to-
day to learn something of the history
of Emil Neuriter, a ferryboat opera
tor, who J sterday invaded the home
of D. G.. Engel, a WoodWorker, with
three pistols just as the celebration
of Christmas day was starting, slew
three of Engel's children and killed
himself.
The only light shed upon the holi-
day tragedy was given by Helen
Engel, sixteen years old, sister of the
victims of the suicide, who said that
the forty-year- slayer had made
love to her last spring, had shot at
her when she repealed his advances,
and afterward had written letters
threatening to kill her and her
family.
Funeral arrangements were being
made for the three Engel children.
The surviving members of the family
are the parents, Helen and a brother,
Ernest, fifteen, who escaped with
Helen through a window, after
Neuriter had announced his inten-
ton to kill Helen and you ALL"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Three Savannah
Killings Investigated

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 26.-Probe
into three killings that have occur
red here during the last three days
during the holiday season was being
pushed by authorities here today.
One man was being held in Jail
charged with one of the murders.
Joe Casper, who shot and killed S.
w. Cooler, when he is alleged to
have found Cooler in room with
his wife, confessed to the shooting.
John Moore, another man who is
said to have been in the room, was
wounded. n
Ed Denbar, negro. was 49,
sought for the murder of Steve
Phillips, at Keller Station. near
here, Sunday night. Phillips was
shot on the main street of the tow1
while in company with his brother.
No clues have been found by po-
police to the murder of Peter Ke-
kenes, confectioner, who was shot
to death in his store here Friday
night. No motive for the shooting
could be learned by police.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
GEORGIA LITIGATION
SERIOUSLY AFFECTED
BY COURT DECISION

/ Two hundred or more cases pend
ing before the state court of ap
peals on appeals from city courts
are likely to be thrown out be-
cause of a decision by the supreme
court prescribing a test of the con-
stitutionality of city courts, which
decision was the basis of an order
just issued by the court of appeals.
In a case from the city court Of
Thomasville, tried prior tC the 1922
session of the legislature, the SUI.
preme court held, on a question GER.
titled to it by the court Of appeals,
that the city court Of Thomasville
was not a constitutional city court
when the case was tried, for the
reason that the act creating the
court did not provide for the state,
in the trial of criminal cases, the
right to demand a jury of twelve.
Since the case was tried the aCi
creating the court was amended by
the legislature at the 1922 session
and thus the constitutional defect
in the organization of this court has
been remedied, but the principle
laid down by the supreme court af-
fects scores Of other city courts in
the state.
Two hundred or more cases from
other city courts now are pending
undecided before the court of 40
peals. The supreme court decision
holds that judgments Of a city
court where the right Of the state
to demand a jury of twelve in tbs
trial of criminal cases is not pro.
vided by the laws creating such
courts, are not subject to review by
the court Of appeals or the supreme
court.
Accordingly the court OF appeals.
in the order issued Tuesday. re
quests the lawyers in the pending
city court cases to file supplements!
briefs, on or before January 8, set
ting forth whether the acts Great
ing such courts make those courts
constitutional in the meaning of the
supreme court decision.
Where a city court is a constitu
tional court within that decision,
an appealed case pending from it
can be reviewed by the court of ap.
peals. Where a city court is not
constitutional court, a case pending
from it must be thrown out by the
court Of appeals.
The only method Of taking case
from an unconstitutional city court
to the court of appeals-under the
supreme court decision in question
is by certio rarl to the superior
court. The time limit for taking the
pending cases to superior courts on
certio rari has probably expired in
a majority Of such cases.
In the pending cases are not only
criminal cases. but civil cases in
voIving large sums Of money. Bob
classes Of cases are affected in like
manner. That is, a civil case can
not be taken from city court hav.
ing such a constitutional defect in
its organization, any more than a
criminal case.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Prince Put in Jail;
Failed to Paw Board

PARIS, Dec. 27.-Prince zerdech-
memo, of Kurdistan, who sometimes
describes himself as nephew Of the
khedive of Egypt, and who apparent.
~ cut quite a swath in New York
society recently, spent Christmas
night in Jail for failure to pay
hotel bill OF 1000 francs. The
prince" announced upon arrival
here he was a candidate for the
caliphate Of the Islam world.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
Liberty Bonds

NSW YORK, Dec. 21.-J. 5. govern
ment bonds closing:
Liberty 3As, S100.S8.
First As, 5000.
Second as, $9S.3O bid.
First 4As, $99.0G.
Second AS. $9S.2S.
Third AIS, $9S.SS.
Fourth AIS, $9S.68.
Uncalled Victory '4$4s, $100.3S.
U. S. government AIS. 5000.