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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
Miss Norma TOdlSOn
Writes ChIdren,S Story

The members Of the English class
es at Hardin College are writing
children's stories and some of the
most interesting ones will be printed
in the Ledger. The one which follows
is by Miss Norma Toalson, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. G. F. Toaison, Of
Mexico. Miss Toalson is a most
talented young woman and her story
shows much promise.
FIVE LITTELE PEN POINTS.
Once there we're five little brother
pen points who had lived for many
months in a little red box in the draw
er of a teachers desk. The world to
them was made up of powder puffs,
mirrors, strings, knives, and marbles.
For five hours of the day, the outside
world was filled with strange noises
and the sound of many small voices,
above which a strong, clear voice
could be heard. Then for nineteen
hours silence reigned.
These little pen points became very
tired Of their monotonous life and
longed to see what the world outside
was like. One day, as luck would
have it, someone opened the drawer,
took out the box Of pens and placed
it on the desk. AS soon as the pens
became accustomed to the bright
light, they saw the smiling face of
the teacher regarding them. She
dumped them on the desk, then select
ed one of them and started writing a
love note with it.
"How lucky our brother u.s." sighed
the four remaining pens. He has al
ready fallen into good hands"
"If l could only serve that pretty,
curly haired little girl over there, !
would be happy" said pen number
one.
II would like to live out Of DOORS
said the second pen. 81 have been shut
up in the dark long enough"
II have greater ambitions than
hat" said the third proud pen. 81
want to achieve fame and glory. What
S your ambition, little brother? he
liked, addressing himself to the last
cNS who had remained silent.
II hope | can be of some little
help in this world" he meekly re-
piled.
Suddenly the pens saw someone
rushing towards them. 1t was the
curIy-haired little girl. The first per
baamed with joy when she picked him
up.
The little girl damned him in a
holder and stuck him in a bottle of
ink with such force that he uttered
a sharp cry of pain. She then scrib-
bled a note and handed it to the boy
across the aisle. The boy read ii
and said something in reply which
made the girl angry. She picked up
the pen and threw it at him. The poor
pen point struck the desk and fell
broken to the floor. His wish was
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
AID. OR FARMER WILL QUIT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The
wheat farmers of the country have
reached the point where they will re-
ceive assistance from the federal gov
eminent or quit, Representative Lit
tie of Kansas asserted in the debate
in the house today on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill.
Mr.. Little spoke on the bill he
introduced authorizing the secretary
of agriculture to purchase, store and
SELL wheat to obtain for the farmer
4. reasonable price for his grain. The
committee on agriculture is holding
hearings on the bill, and R~epresen-
tative Little said he expected action
On ii, As it is favored by the members
Of the farm bloc and by other mem
bers of the house that urge legis-
~lation in behalf Of the farmers in
trests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
ROADS IN LIEU
OF MONEY PAYS
EOp uTruW We


JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 23.-
Henry L. Davis, assistant attorney
general today held that the state high
way commission can reimburse a
county with additional roads but not
in money for state highways con
structed prior to the effective date of
the new road law enacted by the
special session of the Legislature in
1921.
The question was raised through
the construction of concrete high
ways in Buchanan county leading out
of st. Joseph. These roads We're con-
structed prior to the new road law
becoming effective November 8, 1921.
This lean that the reimbursement
to Buchanan county must be in the
form Of additional roads.
Counties, which have constructed
roads since the effective date Of the
road law, must be reimbursed by the
state highway commission, in money
under the opinion by Davis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

was fulfilled; he had served the pretty
little girl.
AT the recess period n of the pup
lis picked up the second pen point,
which looked especially bright and
shiny, and handed it to the baby of a
visiting mother. The baby natural
ly put it into it's mouth. The fright
ened mother got hold of the pen and
quickly threw it out Of the window.
it fell in some tall grass, where the
dew and the rain caused it to rust to
death, Thus it spent its last days
out-of-doors.
The third pen IA accidentally
! pushed off of the desk and fell on
The floor, where the ~janitor swept it
up. When the %janitor saw the shin
ing pen point in the pile of trash, he
said to himself:
"What luck! Little Susie is just
learning to write with a pen and here
is a brand new point. I'll just take it
home to her."
Little Susie took the very best
care of her little treasure and wrote
beautiful poems with it, which were
later published when she became a
noted poet. She always kept and
valued the pen point with which she
wrote her first poems.
The last little pen point was put
back into the drawer. He was very
lonely but he did not dare weep for
fear his tears would make him rusty.
Great things were in store for him,
however, within a few months war
was declared against a neighboring
country and the school building be-
came an important generals head
quarters. The pen overheard many
secret conferences which were held
around the desk. For days he could
hear the rumble of guns and the eX-
p!osion of shells. Finally all be-
came peaceful and many men gath
cred in the room.
! 81 have broken my pen point" sale
a deep voice.
Then the drawer was opened and q
searching eye fell upon the lonely lit.
tie pen.
"Here's a new pen point, General
said the man.
The little pen point was so happy
to be of service after so much IDLE.
ness that he wrote his very best this
many names which were signed to
long document. This was only the
beginning of his career. He was
taken to a large and beautiful mus
cum and placed in a glass case, wher;
many little girls and boys and mer
and ONE came to look at him. They
called him a historical relic. HI
did not understand exactly what thi!
was, but he was content to be one
VIVA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
WILDCATTERS'
BUSY SELLING
BAD STOCK

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Pkom-
oters of wildcat stocks-mining, oil,
radio, chain stores and movies prin-
cipally-have become so active as to
alarm government officials, who fear
that many persons will be duped into
plunging their savings into worthless
ventures on the promise of fabulous
returns.
These irresponsible promoters have
seized on the fact that millions of
dollars worth of Victory notes and
war savings stamps and certificates
are being cashed. They are putting
forth their smoothest sales talks now
in an aggressive campaign to gather
up this loose cash. Their prey is
confined almost entirely to the salar-
led man who is eager to increase his
boarded savings quickly.
Every mail carries thousands of
letters advertising stock promotion
schemes. This campaign especially
is vigorous here, where there are
thousands of small salaried govern
ment employees.
Officials say these campaigns are
nationwide. Vast mailing lists have
been complied by the fake stock sales
men covering virtually every state.
Bankers here have been warning
government clerks to hold on to their
savings and put them in investments
backed by unquestioned security.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
IN A MINUTE, $4,000 PROFIT.

L n GAAAN ~ y
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-All records
for quick turns and nimble trading on
the stock exchange were broken Sat-
urday by Joe Manning, the Wall street
operator, who is credited with being
one of the most alert traders IN the
history of the exchange.
Manning was quick to grasp the
significance and speculative poten-
tialities of declaration by the Pan
American Petroleum Company Of a
20 per cent stock dividend and the
increasing of the annual dividend OF
its subsidiary, Mexican Petroleum, to
a 6 per cent basis. When the open
ing gong sounded today on the stock
exchange, Manning was in the middle
of the Pan-American crowd.
81 bid 80 for five thousand shares
of Pan-American," he cried.
"Sold," said the broker beside him.
Within thirty seconds, so the mem
bers with the stop watches say, the
bid price was Sc.
ASold," said Manning, and a MON,
emit later the price was Sc 10. II
was mrely a flash pan. The stock
dropped back to SO, but within less
than a minute Manning had cleaned
a profit of 100000, which is going
some, even for this speculative
Splinter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
A GIGANrIc FORD pRoIECT

DETROIT, Dec. 23.-Henry Ford's
decision to construct a 6-million-
dollar plant near Chicago for the
building Of motor car bodies and as
sembling of cars is only a step in a
gigantic program on the part of the
Ford Motor Company "that will rank
as n of the greatest industrial de-
~velopement the world ever has SEEM"
it was stated at the Ford company Of
fees here today by persons in au-
thority.
"As long as Nh. Ford lives" it was
said. this expansion program is to
go on. The fundamental idea back
of the whole scheme is to create more
jobs. As long as there is a poss-
Utility Of putting more men at work
the Ford policy will be to build more
plants"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
DECLARES THIS
IS ERA Of
LONGEVITY

New York, Dec. 22.-This harassed
old globe,s whose inhabitants have
been heir to many ills and. accidents
Of existence, is now for the greater
part more safe for ripe old age for
humans than at any time in history.
Three-score-and-ten just around the
corner and the era bids fair to be
ripe with grandmothers and grand
fathers. Day by day and in every
way the world is getting better and
better, according to DR.. Louis L.
Dublin, chief statistician OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany and executive of the National
Safety Council.
DR.. Dublin has spent fifteen years
compiling, recompiling and adjust
ing statistics from all over the
world, and he announced exclusively
through the United News that in the
United States and the more advan-
ced countries of the Old World the
expectancy of life at birth and in
later ages, barring the extremely old,
has been augmented considerably in
the last ten years.
The explanation lies in the accom-
plishments of present day medical
science, applied with intelligent eff
fort and aided by civilizations hand
maidens, social sanitary progress and
economic improvement for the in
dividual.
How the figures have mounted is
shown by a few simple comparisons.
In England and Wales in 1888 to
1854 the expectancy of life at birth
was 40.88 years, with a gradual a.
scent in later years. In the United
States ir 1901 it was 1924 years,
in Holland in 1850 it was 1892 nd in
India 25.07. In recent years in India
the figure has decreased to Fl; while
in New Zealand the span of life has
been the greatest for any country.
Australia had the best neYt record.
One interesting feature of DR.
Dublin's Figures is that women have
an expectancy ranging about two
years over that of men in the maj,
GRITTY of periods of the prime of life
Moreover, any fundamental medi,
cal discovery, for instance, a definite
cure for cancer, would raise the Ifs
expectancy considerably.
"The average person at So" DR.
Dublin said, "may now hope to live
to be II or as we put it, the average
length of life remaining to each one
of the survivors at so is twenty-one
more years. Even at 10 there is more
than nine years of expectation and sc
on in a diminishing degree to the end
present day statistics show that
it is not until the age Of 60 is reach
ed that one-haff of our population
has died and close to rs before three
quarters of our population has pass
ed away.
Fifteen per cent OF the deaths
that occur each year are of children
Within the first year Of life. But
there is compensation for high in.
FAINT mortality, namely, its proven
ton and control"
"We are unable at present." DIR
Dublin says, 'Fto control processes
which make for old age. But we vii
be able to control the diseases incid'
emit to childhood by intelligent eff
fort. Mortality from tuberculosis:
has been decreasing everywhere, ant
we draw utmost optimism from that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

The Junior English classes at Har-
din College have been organized into
a Big Sisters Club in which are re-
presented the various church de-
nominations with their respective of
ficers. The members at their own
church estell stories to small child
rem, conduct and take part in the pro-
grams at Young Peoples Meetings,
and tell stories to the children Of the
four lower grades of the public
schools Each Big Sister has a lit
tie sister in her church with wnom
she corresponds and whom she urges
to com to the meetings.
The afternoon Of December 8, the
Big Sisters gave their little sisters
a Christmas party in the Hardin
Gymnasium. After an hour of de-
lightful games, came the treats
Over thirty Little Sisters were pres
ent.
This plan constitutes a part of the
English work at Hardin in that it is
instructive in letter writing, in story
telling, and in making oral talks. All
the work is subject to the approval
Of Miss Bertha Blasingham, head of
the English department and origina-
tor of the plan.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Locke gave a
give Hundred dinner party Thurs
day evening in honor of Mrs. C. C.
Hammond who is spending a few days
with the Lockes. The dining table
was attractively decorated in Christ
mas colors and covers were for; Mr..
and Mrs. j. T. Johnson, Mrs. E. S.
Wilson, Mrs. L. F. Mitchell, Mrs. E.
A. Eisenberg, Miss Gladys Van Ness,
Miss Mary V. Houston, A. D. Jackson
and R. D. Rodgers. After the de-
~licious dinner the party enjoyed five
hundred for the remainder of the
evening and Mr.. A. D. Jackson had
the high score.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Roth and son, of
Chicago, and Miss Mary Mcintyre of
St. Louis are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
r lila Mcintyre for the Holidays.
Mrs. Leo. Coontz entertained Thurs
day afternoon for the High School
faculty, Miss Lucy Denham correctly
guessing the most names beginning
with "T'. This was followed by
music and games which all very much
enjoyed. Mrs. r. R. Arnold, Jr.,
poured tea assisted by Miss Martha
Stevens and Lex Stevens who served
the dainty refreshments.
Mrs. W. R. Hisey and daughter Of
Bartlesville OKLA, are guests OF
Misses Jennie and Matte Karnes,
Mrs. Jess MacLain and two children
of Excelsior Springs wild arrive Sun.
day to be guests at the Karnes bone
, Miss Clarice Painter: who is
preaching in Conway, Ark, will
spend the Holidays with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs, r. M. Painter here.
Mrs. James Mason and daughter
: JAIME Claire Mason, are guests Of
: Mrs. ]. S. Snidow on east Prone
kade for the Holidays. Mrs. Masor
as formerly Miss Stella Snidow o.
Mexico.
5 AMr. and Mrs. E. H. McCulloch o.
! ST. Louis are guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. R. E. Miller for Christmas.
Mrs. C. G. Hammond is home fol
I the Holidays.
Miss Alice Adams who is attend
| ing the University, is home for th'
Holidays.
Miss Sylvia Mitchell is spending
t the Holidays in Fulton with friends
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Williams will
spend Christmas day with Mrs
i Williams parents, in Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
He Was Elected.

Monroe Kelso, who with his wife,
is visiting Mexico relatives, is an
ardent Democrat. However, much to
his surprise, following the recent ell
ection in Seattle, he discovered he
had been elected a Justice of the
Peace on the Republican ticket. He
had never been approached concern
ing his becoming a candidate or did
he know Of being on the ticket until
the polls closed and the results were
published. Monroe says he is too
busy to give any time to his office
SO will resign.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
MCM LOSES
DEBATE WITH
MONTGOMERY CITY

The Mcmillan High School debat-
ing team lost to Montgomery City
with a vote of 8 to 0 in the first de-
bate of the season Thursday after
noon. The question was: Resolved
that the Government Should Own and
Operate the Coal Mines" The local
school represented, by Hollis Hag-
gard and John Steinman, upheld the
affirmative side of the argument. The
negative speakers were William Davis
and Ralph Mudd.
Hollis Haggard was perhaps the
best of the four speakers. His argu-
ments were logical and his delivery
finished and forceful. John Stein
men was better in rebuttal that in
his main speech and proved himself
to be a speaker of wit and clear
thinking. Both of the visitors We're
forceful speakers. In Montgomery
City High School much attention is
given to public speaking and the
debaters showed the evidence of
hard work and careful training. Each
speaker was allowed ten minutes for
his debate and a five minute rebuttal.
The judges were: DR.. ]. B. Reeves,
Dean Sweazey of Westminster Col
lege and Franc McCluer, all of Full
ton.
Losing this debate will eliminate
Mcmillan fro mthe Northeast Debat-
ing Association this season.
Miss Sarah Culbertson of the Nc
MILAN faculty coached the home
speakers and had reason to feel
proud of the creditable way in which
her students aquitted themselves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
EVA LEWIS SAID TO
BE BRAINS OF GANG
IN DENVER ROBBERY

DENVER, Dec. 19.-Police late
Monday were working On the theory
that Eva Lewis, formerly known as
"Queen" of the famous Dale Jones
bandit gang, and who was recently
released from the Colorado State
Penitentiary, was the "brains" he
hind the sensational theft of 100000
from a government money truck
here this forenoon. \.
Police also believe that the Lewis
woman was connected with the $685.
900 robbery staged in the Kansas City
stockyards last week,
Peace officers throughout the state
have been asked to keep close watch
for the Lewis woman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
W. Brand, Miss Gladys

# WIMM Ee 4M So u. ' -
Id and Master Frederick Brand
Columbia are guests of Mr.. and
!. j. M. Ward for the holidays.
Misses Martha and Fannie Mason
ent out invitations for a bridge party
next Thursday afternoon. This will
be n of the large events of the
Holiday week.
Miss Rachel Truck is the guest of
Misses Barbara and India Johnson
for Christmas.
Miss Willie Morris, the talented
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Morris will study piano in France
the coming summer. She will be
at Fontainebleu under PHILIPPE, one
Of Frances greatest musicians. She
will sail for Europe early in June
ana accompany Miss leila KeasUer,
Miss Helen Shotwell and George May
who are also on their way to Paris
to spend the summer in study. Miss
Morris is going abroad as the protege
Of Mr.. May who has the privilege Of
taking a Is year old student to Phil
lipe for a summers study. Miss Nor
lis has studied with Mr.. May the
past two years and is an especially
talented pianist.
The Philathea Glass of the Christ
ion Church entertained Friday even
ing at the home of their teacher, Mrs
Anna Arnold, in honor of their for
rner teacher Mrs. E. S. Wilson who
IS home for the Holidays, Indoor
Golf was the main attraction fol-
4 while and Mrs. Ray billiard was
most efficient at this. The class pres
ented Mrs. Anna Arnold with a beau
tiful Breakfast Robe as a Christmas
gift. An elaborate two course lunch
wss served. Mrs. C. G. Hammond
was guest Of the class.
Miss Kitty Turley left Saturday x
spend the Holidays in Des Moines
Iowa with her sister.
Mrs. M. r. Wise who is Chaperor
at the Phi Delta Phi Fraternity il
Columbia, is spending part Of hel
Holidays in st. Louis and in thu
city.
Miss Francis Parker is home from
st. Louis for the Holidays.
Mrs. Jessie Taylor of Salisbury j
The guest Of her sister and brother-in
law MI and Mrs, w. G. Stewart TO
The Holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. "a. p. Green and tn,
Misses Green entertained Frida.
evening at the beautiful Green HON
IN South Jefferson st. with a mos
eIiehtful dance. The entire lowe
loor was converted into a ballroom
nth Christmas festoons from tn
aides Of the ceiling to the center light
and from these were icecicles hang
i0g, giving the appearance OF q rea
winter garden. The stairway wa
banked with evergreen and on tn
lights. in The doorway and through
eHt The house were mistletee an
hsllv used profusely. Bufkes orches
Ta. 81 Moberly, furnished the naaasi
Which was most enjoyable. At MID
nix1at NV elaborate two course luric
was served and Christmas favori
giySn Zach guest. The guests number
ab6ut seventy Miss Compton 2
,os,;s and Miss Hull of La Mont
& s. out-oftown guests and also a
s. guests Of The Green's:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
CHOICE SEATS S11
EACH FOR LATEST =.
BROADWAY SHOWS

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The peak
of the high cost of seeing Broadway
shows has been reached with the
opening of Johannes Kreisler" with
$11 a seat "top' being charged at the
box office for the first night. Spec
ulators want double and triple that
amount for choice seats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
JURY ASSESSES TWO
FINES IN BOONE -.
COUNTY BOOZE CASE

In case No. l State of Missouri v.
R. E. Little charged with violating
the prohibition law, the defendant
was fined $500. In Case No. 2 he
was also found guilty and fined $500.
The cases were brought here on a
change of venue from Boone county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
Hare From senttle,

Mr.. and Mrs. William Monroe
Kelso, Of Seattle, are visiting Mr.
Kelso's parents, MIR. and Mrs. n
u. Kelso. Morlroe's many Mexico
friends win be glad to know that ht
Is meeting with much success al
traffic agent for the Chicago, Mil
waukee, st. Paul Railway co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

Miss Loula Franklin is spending
her Christmas holidays with her
parents in Cameron, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bryarly OF
Arkansas are guests of w. L. Bry-
arly and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Clay left Fri
day, to visit Mrs. Clay's parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. E. A. Lawrence in Sikeston.
No.
Miss Helen and Miss Lucille How
eS are guests Of their father, J.. w,
Howell for Christmas.
The Chautauqua Circle had a most
interesting program this week with
Mrs. W. C. Cowart. The subject was
1Nationalism in India" Mrs. Cauthorr
spoke On; India as a Country" Mrs
Ganpge Glanton discussed the topic
some Interesting Events in the
History of India" Mrs. Alex
Carter told of the Architecture Of
India, and Mrs. Cone closed the les
son with an interesting talk on
"What India Owes to England"
DR.. and Mrs. F. W. Cone are spend.
ing the Holidays with their parents
in Memphis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barbee of Vandalia
are Christmas guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thurman Stallings.
Miss Annette Smith is the guest
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B
Smith for the holiday season.
Mrs. Nate Philip has returned
from a visit in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Turner Myers
are guests of relatives here and will
remain over the holiday season.
Mrs. w. D. Adams and Miss Sinaf
Adams gave a lovely tea last Sat.
urday afternoon in compliment tc
Mrs. James Millikin of Cleveland,
Ohio. Christmas bells and holly and
mistletoe were used most artistically
in decorating the house. Miss Maude
Wallace greeted the guests at the
door while Mrs. A, B. Smith directed
to the receiving line consisting of tht
h~ostesses and guest of honor, in the
hall, Mrs. Rose Cauthorn and Mrs
Walter Adams assisted and at the
dining room door, Mrs. B. F. Miller
and Mrs. S. G. Adams chatted with
the guests. Delicious Refreshments
were served by Cateress Scott, The
dining table was conferred with {
beautiful vase of lavender chrysanth
emums
Misses Margaret and Frances Gun
!. bingham entertained at dinner Wed
eday evening for Mrs. Eben Price
Minneapolis. Covers were for
$ Roy Ellen Stewart, Sarah
ktson and Mrs. Eben Price.
B. Powell of Washington, D. G.
Is guest of friends here for TIN
Weekend.
Mrs. M. R. Wise had as Dime:
guests at the Tea Shop Wednesda!
! evening; Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Dudley
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Clay entertain
ed; Mr.. and Mrs. A, a Mhiss0sil {
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28
Return of Gun Toter Requested.

jefferson City, Dec. 23.-Acting
Governor Hiram Lloyd this after
noon issued a requisition on Florida
authorities for Russell H. Hale. Hale
is wanted in Moberly, Mo-, on charge
of carrying and Furnishing a con-
cealed weapon. He is now in Talla-
hasse, Fla.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-12-28

The many friends of William
Peck. who resides in Long Branch
n~eighborhood, north of Mexico, viii
regret to hear he suffered q paral-
etyic stroke Wednesday might.