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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-28
SWALLOWS $4,000 LIBEL SUIT
ENCOUNTERS UTTER DARKNESS

being complimentary and addressed
thority and power of high office, and
what would those same twelve fair
minded jurors say as to the right OF
a newspaper to tell the world that
such a demand had been made, quot
ing the very language and form in
which Il was made?
All these questions have been an
swered and are of record in the high
est tribunal of justice within the
confines of White Pine county.
The position taken by the men ac-
cused of crime by the report OF the
grand jury has ever since the accu-
sation been that they we're innocent,
and by the evidence adduced at the
trial, coming from the witness o. G.
Bates, member of the grand jury
and a man of high standing in this
community, it was found that when
former County Commissioner Meyers
appeared before the inquisitorial
body he told its members he was
guilty of no wrongdoing. and that
unless the accusations made in the
report were withdraw ne asked that
an indictment against him be pre-
sented that he might be given a trial
according to his constitutional right.
Andrew llexem, likewise member
of the former grand jury, was called
to the stand and by his testimony
disclaimed all knowledge of any
criminal charge ever having been
made against the three commission
ers.
When shown figures as to which
there could be no doubt and which
proved beyond all question the falsi-
ty of serious charges made against
the former commissioners, he said
"the figures show for themselves.
While the case has now passed into
history the effect Of it will be lasting
upon the community and the true
fruit as well as the benefit of 1t will
be enjoyed by generations tc come.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-28
Young Ely Student
Graduates With Honor

Miss Jean Jackson WAS awarded
the degree of bachelor of literary in
depreciation at the graduation exer-
cises of the Emerson school OF ora
tory, which were held May S at the
school i'm Boston. This completes
Miss Jackson's two-year course al
the Emerson school, she previously
having received the b. a. degree from
the Burneau school of oratory at
Gainesville, Ca, from which school
she graduated in 1920 after complet-
ing q course at St Mary's academy
i'm Salt Lake. Utah. Miss Jackson is
girl Of brilliant attainments and
will be warmly welcomed by her
many friends on her return here.
which is anticipated IVY her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Jackson,
within the next three weeks.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-28
Opposing Counsel
Interviewed by Ne1vs

At the conclusion of the si0.-
900 libel suit Yesterday when
interviewed by a representative
of the News Attorney Anthony
Zurich said:
THE case establishes two
things; first, that John Weber.
w. Il. Meyers and Robert l..
Tucker are innocent of the
criminal charges made against
them in the grand jury report;
and second, that the grand jury
is by law confined within certain
limits.
Attorney B. l.. Quayle. when
likewise interviewed by a News
representative, said that he had
no statement To make N this
time Dut would probably have
some comment TO make i'm the
next issue OF the paper.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-28
1--WE, the jury impan-
neled in the aboue entitled
action, find the plaintiff has
no cause of action. .

When Foreman William c. Good
Jury In the case of y. T. Swallow
against Anthony Zurich and A. A.
Sherman 10 Judge William E. Orr
in the Ninth judicial district court
of the state of Nevada yesterday the
news spread through the district like
FIRE in dry grass. When the tension
was relieved all matter of feeling for
or against the parties TO or other
wise concerned in the action seemed
10 give way to a calm and mature
consideration of the important ques-
tions raised by the suit and present
cd at the trial.
The case Involved far more than
ahe money consideration, which was
rssed by the plaintiff in the sum of
$4,000. because the verdict Is gem
orally accepted as complete oblit-
Grafton of the stain which the re-
port of the grand jury placed upon
former County Commissioners w. Il.
Meyers and John Weber, together
with the present chairman of the
board, Robert L. Tucker.
The three men have resided in the
community for many years, where
with their families they have en-
joyed the esteem ard respect of all
who know them, and this oonsidera-
tien is far above money valuation.
The legal point involved IS like
wise of the greatest importance, not
only 10 the citizens of White Pine
county, but its effect will be far
reaching and by 1t the impcnetrable
wall surrounding grand Jurors has
been broken to the extent that when
they exceed their jurisdiction or au-
thority, any step they may take, or
any act they may perform so in ex-
cess OF authority or jurisdiction Is
open 10 the same attack and subject
10 the came rigid accounting as If
that step were taken or that act per-
formed in the general trend of their
affairs as private citizens.
The trial of the case was not more
ths9 fairly under way when it de-
vefbed that the title of tho suit was
merely a misnomer.
The real issues presented at the
trial were whether or nor the former
Jury report We're really guilty of the
charges, and If they were not, would
counsel conducting the ease be able
TO break down the iron doors which
have since filing of the report kept
the bright light of day from shining
upon such criminal accusations as
graft. misapplication OF county funds
and swindling The county out of
money.
The doors being once pried open
by legal methods, it was determined
from the lips of members of the
former grand jury that no evidence
of the criminal charges made in the
report had been submitted TO the
grand inquisitorial body.
The dark cloud having passed
away the next consideration was
given TO what would twelve fair
minded men selected as jurors say
as to the right of any man to take
up the cause of his feliowman and as
an American citizen demand that he
be given fair play, even though the
demand was made in no uncertain
terms expressed in language far from
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-28
Memorial Day to BE Observed in Ely

Memorial day will be fittingly Gel
ebrated in Ely next Tuesday. Ar
rangements are in charge of Ely post
No. 3, American Legion, and dona
tions have been procured from the
city and county, with which flowers
will be purchased to decorate The
graves of the honored soldlers
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
HOW THEY DO TT.

SOME people possess the faculty
of getting next" to almost every
good proposition that comes along.
This is especially true with regard
to anything of exceptional value that
is offered by our local merchants.
1t saves them many dollars in the
run Of the year.
How do they do it?
They read the ads in every issue of
the home paper, never emitting even
the small want ads.
Every issue of this paper has some
thing of especial value advertised
therein, something that many people
would be glad to have.
The persistent ad reader locates
these things-and gets them. =
Keep it is
Keep your bargain eye on the ads
Of the home merchant. If he says
il is good, or Of especial value, YOU
may be sure it is as he states. Ht
can not afford to misrepresent his
goods, even if he 50 desired. To d.
would soon put him out of business
This paper is always full Of goot
things You need and want.
Read up, and pick 'em up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
BUY ADVERTISED GOODS.

H. A. GROTH, advertising expert
says. Advertising benefits the con-
sumer-most of all. Advertised
goods are trade marked to protect
the consumer for quality and quantity.
Think of the infinite variety Of pre-
pared foods, from which the greater
part of wholesome meal may be pre-
pared with almost no work for the
housewife.
Think of the household conven-
fences and business CONFERENCE.-The
time savers in your office or home
the accessories which make your au-
tomobile a greater pleasure.
All of these things are rather in
tricate. 1t would cost a small fortune
to prepare a few of them for private
use.
How do you suppose the man who
first thought of these things was able
to make them for you at a price you
chould afford to pay?
It was through advertising-of
l)4rse. Advertising organizes CO.
operative buying units. The man
with a new idea knows that he can
tell thousands or millions of people
about his idea through advertising.
He knows that the united buying
power of all these people will enable
him to produce his idea in practical
form at a cost which is only a tract
ion of what the first article would
cost.
One Of the best examples of how
this is done is Eskimo Pie. Within
six months after the inventor first
had his idea, everybody in the United
States knew about these delicious
chocolate covered ice cream bars.
This was a spectular demonstrat-
ion of how advertising can bring a
new idea to the whole American pub
lie. But in every advertising success.
the same principle holds true.
But advertising does more than
introduce new ideas to you. 1t safe
guards you in the purchase of any
advertised product. Yoo can depend
upon it-nothing can succeed THROUGH
advertising unless he article itself
has merit. Advertising a bad product
will make just as many enemies for
that product as advertising a good
product will make friends for the
good product.
And so, if an article has been wide
ly advertised for a long time, you can
be sure that it is good or the public
would have never have supported it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
20 Years Ago.

j.. M. Bradley and family are 60
ing to New Mexico to live.
The stores of j. F. Green, G. R.
Mccall and 2. Bell at Rush Hill are
destroyed by fire. The loss was
estimated at $4,000,
Green Fields, 50 years olds, died
at home southwest of Vandalia.
Alfred Montgomery, of Chicago is
here to take pictures of "Rex. Nc
Donald" which will be exhibited at
the Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Robinson Of
Martinsburg celebrated their golden
wedding.
The residents of Mexico will pay
from fourteen to sixteen cents a
pound for their Thanksgiving turkeys
this year.
The Mexico Telephone Company is
putting a telephone cable in a por-
ton Of the business section of Mex
leo.
Silas Watson died at his home on
West Liberty st. The funeral servi-
ces we're conducted by the Rev. John
Anderson of the Methodist Church,
South.
Thomas Hughes died at home Of his
daughter, Mrs. J.. H. Miller in High
Hill.
Sam Morris has returned from
a business trip to Chicago.
Elmer Chapman and Miss Nora
Ray, both of Audrain County, are
married in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
DIR. SHUPP CHALLENGES
CLAIMS OF VETS TO :.
CONGRESSMEN'S VOTES

Rev. W. C. 4Shupp, superintendent
of the Missouri Antisaloon League,
Tuesday, challenged the Association
Opposed to Prohibition which claims
ten of the sixteen Congressman ell
ected in Missouri at the recent ell
e~ction, to get a single wet vote out
of twelve Of the sixteen, says the st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
James w. Byrnes, vice-president of
the Missouri branch of the Associa-
ton Opposed to Prohibition, claimed
len of the sixteen Congressman for
the wet at a conference Of
state secretaries of the Association
Opposed to Prohibition at the Hotel
jefferson Monday.
The day congressman who Shupp
said will never cast a vote for the
modification of the Volstead act to
permit of the manufacture of light
wine and beer are:
First District-M. J. Romjue Of
Macon.
Second-Ralph D. Lozier of Carroll
lton.
Third. L. Milligan of Richmond.
Fourth-Charles L.. Faust of st.
Joseph.
Fifth-Henry L. Jost Of Kansas
City.
Sixth-C. C. Dickinson of Clinton.
Seventh-Sam C. Majors of Fay
cite.
Eight-Sidney c. Roach of Linn
Creek.
Fourteenth-James F. Fullbright of
Doniphan.
Fifteenth-Joseph Manlove of Aur-
ora :,
Sixteenth-Thomas L. Rubey of
Lebanon.
81 challenge them to get a single
wet vote out of any of the sixteen
except in the Tenth. Eleventh, Twel-
fth and Thirteenth districts, where
known vets were elected he said.
The Congressman and Congress-
men elect who, Byrnes said, will be
for the wet cause, including beer and
light wines, are:
Third DISTRICT. L. Milligan.
Fourth-Charles l.. Faust.
Firth-Henry Jost.
Eight-Sidney G. Roach.
Ninth-Clarence Cannon.
Tenth-Cleveland A. Newton.
Eleyenth-Harry B. Hawes.
Twelfth. G. Dyer.
Thirteenth-Scott Wolff of Festus.
Fouteenth-ames f. Fullbright.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
MAN CONVICTED
OF MURDER IS
RELEASED

Luther Anderson, who was con-
victed in the Audrain County Circuit
Court of murder and sentenced to
life Imprisonment in the State pen
ltentiary and who has served thirteen
years Of his sentence, has been parol-
ed by Governor Arthur N. Hyde.
Anderson vas convicted of having
killed a neighbor farmer, August
Wagner. ,
1t is understood that he was re-
leased because the prison physician
said he bad tuberculosis. Five of
the jurors voted to hang Anderson
when he was tried here according to
Judge E. S. CAN'T, who wrote to the
Parole Board that he would never
recommend Anderson's release.
The case was one of the most cele-
brated ever tried in the Circuit Court
here and until after the verdict of
the Audrain Court was confirmed
by the Supreme Court of Missouri,
caused much interest throughout the
State. Anderson owed Wagner for
a team of mules and went to his house
n night to talk to him about it. AS
the story goes Anderson and Wagner
went to the cellar to get some apples
and it was then that Anderson, it is
alleged, struck him with a piece of
iron killing him. The murder took
place at the Wagner farm between
Farber and Vandalia on December
3, 1908. At this time John D. O'Rear
was prosecuting attorney and filed
information against Anderson. Be-
fore the case came to trial E. S.
CAN'T succeeded 0'Rear and continued
the prosecution. ]. D. Barnett was
judge at the time. /
Anderson was first put in Jail in
Montgomery County before being
brought back to Audrain for trial
and escaped from the Jail there. He
was later captured in Kahoka, Ia,
and brought back to Mexico.
The case was tried here in August
1909 and resulted in Anderson being
sentenced to the p~enitentiary for
life. j. E. Mundy was foreman of
the jury and the other jurors were:
Y. G. Thomas, j. W. Wayne, Dan
Hartley, John Waugh, J. T. Beatty,
R. j. Graves, w. ]. Shores, Charles
Broan, William Niederschulte, C. R.
Brown and T. N. Wright.
The Ease was appealed and the
Judgment of the Audrain County
confirmed by the Supreme Curt of
Missouri.
Anderson pied not guilty during
trial and still protests his in
nocence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

You know that the advertised and
trademarked product must have a
definite quality--and be fully worth
the price. You can be sure that you
be more real value in an advertised
product for every penny you spend
than you will in an u~nadvertised pro-
ruct, because advertising is the cheap
est selling method there is.
You know the advantages Of CO.
operative buying. You have heard a
lot apout the idea in the last two
or three years. You belong to a CO.
operative buying society every time
you buy an advertised product. Read
advertising. Buy advertised produ-
cts. 1t IS the surest way to be GER
tain of satisfaction and moneys
worth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

Messers johnson, Carter and Mas
on have done much to put Mexico
and Audrain county on the map this
year as one of the cattle centers of
the state, as well as the location of
three of the nerviest and most far
sighted farmer stockmen in all this
section of these United States. Their
sale Friday, which was the largest
of its kind ever held in Missouri, be-
tween Kansas City and st. Louis,
attracted buyers from all parts Of
Missouri and resulted in the disposal
of almost 1000 head of cattle A Wis
itor remarked that Mexico and Aud
rain county were always doing things
on so much larger scale than would
be expected of places their size.
When you know the men who are
back Of these things you are not
surprised at what they do. Like
johnson, Mason and Carter they
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
YESTERDAY
IN MEXICO


The WI F. Farrell livery stable on
Eorth Jefferson Street was DESTROYED
by fire at loss of about $4,000. The
building was owned by B. F. Middle
ton.
Miss Edna Cant Of Thompson and
b. Redman of st. Louis We're married
at home of bride Thursday.
Plans for the Mexico Carnegie.
which we're drawn by Ben Elliott
were approved by the Library Board.
Miss Clara Snidow went to Hunts
vile for a visit and will visit her
mother and a schoolmate in Osceola
before returning home.
Mrs. M. L. Mckee, 81 years old,
died Monday at the home of her dau-
glitter, Mrs. Charles Rowland on
north Washington Street after an ILL
ness of a few days.
Z. B. Morris is visiting his daugh-
ter in Des Moines.
George Clanton is home from an
extended trip through the West.
The football team of Missouri Mill
tary Academy defeated the Columbia
High School team on the Academy
field here with a score of 1873.
The marriage of H j. Veins to
Miss Anna Wilmshorst took place
Wednesday in st. Brendan's Catholic
Church, Father J. j. Dillon perform
ing the ceremony. Both young peo-
pie are residents of Audrain County.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
LEDGER'S
AID IN SEARCH
FOR RELATIVES

The Ledger has received a letter
from Mrs.P. R. Rider of San Fernando,
CAL, asking help in her search for
her relatives who she believes live
in or neal Mexico. Her father, John
M. Barker, married Mary Gibbs and to
them were born five children, Henry,
Carrie, Alice Lillian and Lee Barker.
Her mother died and her father
found homes for the children. Some
in the East and some in the South.
Then Mr.. Barker married again and
reared another family in Missouri.
He is now believed to be dead. Mrs.
Rider is now trying to find her broth
ers and sisters of whom she has heard
nothing since she was three years old.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
THE LEDGER's
PLATFORM FOR AUDRAIN
ENLTsTING THE NATION

THE following editorial from the
Kansas City Star gives an interest
ing insight to new government plans
in case of war:
"a plan of mobilizing the entire re-
sources Of the nation in the event of
another war was outlined by General
Pershing, chief of staff, last week.
The plan, already formulated by the
war department and ready for sub
mission to congress, would involve
mastering into service the industrial,
manufacturing transportation and ag-
ricultural forces of the country, with
all the individuals engaged in these
forms of activity truly enlisted as
the man who puts on a uniform and
enters the military forces The org
anization, perfected in time of peace,
would be placed under the control of
an efficiency council or board in time
of war and thus used in an effort
that would really represent the power
Of the whole country against an en-
envy.
The proposal is simply an attempt
to profit by the lessons of the recent
war. In that conflict hasty and be-
lated efforts were aimed at enlisting
all the country's resources. The ap-
peals, in some fashion, reached all;
and the response was generous, But,
due to the absence of adequate pre-
~paration and the practical novelty
of the undertaking, its effectiveness
was limited. The idea which General
Pershing explained is a form of peace
time preparation that would be one
Of the best assurances against war;
because. it would serve as a fair warn
ing to any foe that America would
throw its entire resources into a
conflict
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
A3 Years Ago.

Miss Sallie Trimble, % years old,
died in St. Louis County. She
was we'll known in Mexico.
The mile track at the ground Of
Audrain County Fair Association
was laid Tuesday by Jack Hayden,
county surveyor.
j T. and j. r. Johnson purchased
one of the first pedigreed bulls ever
in the county from the Larimore herd
of Galloway County. 1t is one year
old, weighs $3.50 and cost 1920.
Dick Judy, Formerly of Mexico
died in Plattsmough, Nebr., Burial
was in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

CLEMENCEAU is making some in
teresting speeches in this country,
and giving some rather startling in
sights to European conditions. The
"Tiger" Of France should know what
he is talking about. The outcome of
the present International crises is
looked upon by many with misgivings.
In the final. analysis, if there should
be another val overseas, the question
continues to be ever present of wheth-
er or not We can keep from being
drawn into it?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
CAR DRIVEN BY w. N,
HENDRIX DAMAGED IN
SCnT TCInN

The Gardner car driven by Miss
Anna Guthrie collided with a Ford
touring car driven by w. N. Hendrix
of southwest of Mexico about $3.50
Thursday afternoon at the intersect-
ion of Washington and Monroe streets.
Miss Guthrie was driving east on
Monroe and Mr.. Hendrix was going
west on Monroe and started to turn
south of Washington but was on the
wrong side of the street. The Ford
badly hurt but Miss Guthrie's car
was not damaged to any extent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

IN Cleveland a speeder has been
sentenced, to attend the funeral of
his victim. This is good as far as it
goes. The sentence should not have
stopped there, as we view the matter.
The time viii come when the speed
Ell will likely to sentenced to ac-
company the victim as far as the
Silk, at least.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
rARM RrrI, IS INTRODUCED

WASHINGTONNov 24.--Senator
Norris, Nebraska, introduced a bill
to create a new government corpora
ton for financing and marketing
farm products.
The capital Of 100000 is TO come
out of the federal treasury. The cor
poration would be empowered 70
build, buy, lease and operate eiey,
ators and warehouses to buy and sell
agricultural products and TO act as 2
financial and marketing agent 81
farmers cooperative organizations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
RESIGNATION Of
KIWAN|S HEAD
IS ACCEPTED

The resignation of Col. F. N.
Henderson as president of the Xiv
anis Club was accepted at a meet
ing of the Board of Directors of that
organization Thursday evening and
Frank Hollingsworth, vice-president,
asked to erv out his unexpried team.
Mr.. Hollingsworth will act until the
regular election the first week in Dec
ember.
1t was also decided that the club
should have some sort of social en-
terainment before Christmas the de-
tails of which to be left to the enter
tainment committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

The D. "A. r. presented the town Of
Vandalia with a new fire whistle
Saturday. It will be installed in the
location Of the old fire bell. The
whistle Ii a single headed electric
device and cost the D. A. r. the sum
Of s270.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
A CLuRRrsG RATE.

The Weekly Ledger and the Ma
eional Live Stock Reporter, a daily
stock paper Of East 81. Louis, Ill,
for one year, both $500. This is q
money saving rate II you want two
good papers. WITT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

nave vision ana sh.i.ty and what
Mexico and Audrain county are today
is due in a great part to men Of this
type.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

THE Sheriff of Monroe county re-
Gently attached fourteen hound dogs
all owned by n man. He certainly
was a real Missourian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

The Al. p. Green Fire Brick Co,
is adding d number Of immense brick
storage sheds at its two plants ~
Mexico. Nearly half a million feet
Of lumber will be used.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30

IN Los Angeles twenty-three
speeders were arrested in one day.
A suitable sentence will make the
arrest effective.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-30
Tax Valuation Down,

Missouri's tax valuation has been
lowered 200 million dollars according
to information from Jeff City. Aud
rain was assessed in 1921 $34,578 1903.
In 1922 the valuation was $32,602, 104.