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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20
COURT
HOUSE

The case Of John P. Helphrey ex
ct al vs. Amos Schindier has been
9iaeed on the September docket of
the Audrain Circuit Court. It is a.
suit on a note.
In the estate of Emery Haycraft,
he guardian filed accounts and
vouchers for final settlement. The
ward, having reached the age of 21
appeared in open court with guar
dian, who filed final receipts. Ward
accepted $1,965.47 as last payment in
fun and guardian was dismissed.
In the estate of Mary j. Norris,
Esther Leeper files application for
letters Of administration. Bond fixed
in sum Of $4,000 and cause continued.
Two more divorce suits have been
Gled for the September term of the
Audrain County Circuit Court. They
are: Ellis Melton VS.. Dora Melton;
Offie B. Roe VS.. Clara E. Roe.
Twenty-one cases have been placed
on the September docket thus far and
nine Of this number are suits for
divorce.
Personal property belonging to E.
C. Bunch was sold Saturday morning
at sheriff's sale in favor Of w. W..
Boillot, who was recently given judg-
ment of s2,128.75 against Mr.. Bunch
in the Audrain County Circuit Court.
The property sold consisted of live
stock and farm implements and
brought a total of 1851.
In the state of E. B. Mallory, bond
in the sum of $1,000 was filed, APP
! proved and letters issued as prayed
to Charles E. Mallory.
Hardin College to John F. Davis,
10 G D Cons 81; NJ lot 81 City Sur
yey No. as Mexico.
John F. Davis to G. M. Owen, War;
Cons $1100 N1s lot 81 City Survey
I'No. As Mexico.
I Ralph G. Haley to William M
1Senor, Warranty Consid $4,000 NE
NV 5-52-12.
Walter J. Sannebeck to Clarence G
Brown Warranty Consid $1,000 Lots
!. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Block | College Park
. Add, Mexico.
!. Matte A. Proctor ct al to J. c
Proctor, Warranty Consid $1.OO ane
! partition of land, 80 acres 5-52-12.
]. C. Proctor ct al to Matte A
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20

garden. They averaged from seven
to eight inches in length.
The 1922 crop of Missouri blue
grass seed, the harvest of which has
been completed, win probably prove
the largest on record. The quality
was never better, comparing favor
ably with the best quality crops Of
any Of the past years.
C. H. Davis and sons, northeast of
Paris, are harvesting their second
cutting Of alfalfa. The first crop
yielded ton and one-half to the acre.
This weeks cutting win not be SO
heavy, owing to the dry weather.
They have seven acres.-Paris APP
peal.
More than 5000 cattle were tested
for tuberculosis in Shelby county dur
ing the past three months, according
to the report of H. E. Mccartney,
county agent.
A. w. Martin q Son, Audrain coun-
ty, Mo-, market in st. Louis Thurs
day a consignment of yearling steers,
SO head, averaging 1928 lbs. at 1926
per cwt, the days top for straight
steers. These cattle were purchased
in the West as feeders and finished
for market on bluegrass, shelled corn
and cottonseed cake. This was the
palmer end of four-car consign.
ment fed by these operators. The
other two loads are still in the lots
The Independent Packing Company
purchased the consignment. H. P,
Rudasil, also of Audrain county, hat
on Thursdays market a consign-
ment of steers that sold at $500 pei
cwt.-Live Stock Reporter.
Wagonloads Of watermelons were
thecenters of attraction in Mexico
Saturday. This is the first time this
season that wagonloads of the fruit
have been seen here.
Early plowing to destroy all volun'
, teer growth in the newly harvested
wheat fields is the next step in Mis-
souri's statewide fight against thu
Hessian fly. The campaigning for lat'
sowing--after the fiy-free date ii
about won in Missouri, for 95 pei
cent of the wheat growers in th'
state delayed their seeding last fal
until the safe dates. But early, plo~
ing and the cultivation of whea
ground to keep down all volunteer
| growth was not nearly so general
/ This, in fact, has ben the week poin
| in the states line of defense agains
| fly damage, and it is consideration
| worthy Of the immediate attention o
every wheat grower.
About thirty of Monroe county
best known women appeared befor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS

r ANNOUNEEMENI
(All announcements are cash in
The following announce for County
Office subject to the action OF the
Democratic Primary to be held in
August 1922.
County Collector
"a. T. p. NOEL
MISS LOLA. POWELL
T. VIRGIL STUART
JOE D. BEATTY
C. P. ARNOLD
County Clerk
s. p. CUNNINGHAM
JNO. G. HAGAN
ROY G. BARKLEY
Circuit Clerk of Audrain County
]. E. LOTION
EPPA F. ELLIOTT
Recorder
FRANK S. SUMMERS
D. M. SLONAKER
Presiding Judge County Court
S.. j. BOVINE, Jr.
s. C. GROVES
Judge Western District County Court
J.J. WALKER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20
War; Cons 81 spt of Lot 4 Blk 8
County Add to Mexico.

War; Cons 81 Spt of Lot 4 Blk 8
County Add to Mexico.
]. c. Proctor ct al to Mary Ethel
Bartee War; Consid 81 and par land
80 acres in secs and 6 in 52-l2.
J. C. Proctor ct al to Cecil X. Haw-
kirs, Warranty consid 81 and par
land 80 acres in and in 52-l2.
Jesse Martin to l. M. Greer War;
Consid. $1,000. Lot and Pt lot 2
Blk Morris Add to Mexico.
Porter T. Bruce to Richard West,
War; Cons 1900 PIT lot 2 and 8 Blk
2 Ladd's Add to Mexico.
Jim Edd Wright to o. c. and Cam
nie Blackburn, War; Consid $1,000.
Lots 2 and 2 Block II Caldwell and
McPike's Add Yandalia
Walter Y. Burns ct al to s. Mar
gerotha R. Clark war; Consid $400
IT int in Pt of VIZ Of Sc 20-51-e.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20

Powell & Bybee, well known stock
men of Audrain county, Mo-, had in
two loads of lambs at St. Louis
Tuesday, which contained 29S head
that averaged 65 pounds and sold at
$500, which was the top of the
market and they were the only lambs
to reach that price. These gentlemen
were naturally much pleased.--Liye
Stock Reporter. v.
Farmers south of Mexico are hav-
ing considerable trouble with the
timber wolves carrying off lambs and
killing chickens. Quite a number Of
wolves have been killed on the Groves
farm and half grown own was cap.
tured few days ago on the L. ]. Ad-
kins' farm.
Prospects for a good corn crop II
Audrain County look brighter fol
lowing the rains Of the last few
weeks, which have helped to destroy
the chinch bugs. 1t is estimated
however that the damage to The corr
by the bugs will be heavy one mar
placing it as high asE Is per cent
The corn has been ggowiug Al rap:
idly following the rains that tht
damage to the corn w the bugs Il
much less the last week. The corn Il
not tasseling yet in many places but
is a god color and clean and well
titled.
One of the best fields Of corn in the
county is that on the Crews farm
on the highway about ten miles from
Mexico. Almost all ,of the corn in
this 24O-acre field is shoulder high
and Of excellent color.
Thirty-six hundredths inches q
rain fell here Monday afternoon and
evening according to Mrs. Abbis
Snoddy of the official weather
bureau. The rain began late in the
afternoon and continued until $50
It's benefit to the corn crop Is almost
|sinestimable as it fell gently and .
large part Of it was absorbed by th'
soil.
No shipments of stock or perish
able goods are, being received by th'
Chicago and Alton railroad here bu'
the Wabash is still taking consign
ments of such goods. Stock is beint
driven here from iMcCredie and othel
places for shipment.
The Boone Galloway picnic will b'
held Thursday, August 10 In the ~
McCray pasture north Of Millersburi
instead of in the grove Belonging =
Mrs. John Ward It was announces
4 Monday following a meeting Of tn
committees from the two counties
| 1t is believed that the new location
will prove more suitable for as larg
gathering as is expected at the pic
4 mic.
The north central states west o
the Mississippi river in 1921 produce
| 208o Of the total value Of all crop
4 and 30Se Of the value Of all farT
animals in the United States. Thes
states are Missouri, Iowa, Nebrasks
Kansas, Minnesota, North and Sout
4 Dakota. Texas was the first state !
| farm crops in 1921. Iowa was frs
, in animal products, with Illinois ser
ond and Missouri third.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20

"a dollar saved, u d Dollar earned
Save several Of them, BY buying your
piano row--See ad on page 3. \ 'Eil4 :
LOR MUSIC co.
d&w1t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20

Mrs. +. B. Kennedy and aughter,
Madge, of Oklahoma City. Mrs. q. n,
AIberts, of Lawson, Mo-. apd Mrs.
WI G. McLaughlin, of Kansss Gity,
4 are the guests Of Mrs. W. a Judd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20

w1FoR SALE OR TRADE
Ford Roadster, Cadillac u passen-
ger) Touring Car. Both in first class
condition. R. s. NICHOLS at HOx-
sey Hotel. 100 2t vi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Martin return.
ed Saturday from California.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20

Al Piano in the home, Is not . lux
ury but necessity. See ad on Bird
page. TAYLOR MUSIC CO..
d&w1t Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20

Miss Lottie cornet, Of Chicago, il
home on visit. e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-20
I.s9bsa1s 'a.lsl1l'1sl11 sa81
FARMERS
EXCHANGE:

RATES-1U cents line an inser-
ion. A iine consists Of words.
minimum charge for ads in this
column 50e.
1EWANTED: D:-4Spring chickens.
c. H. PAYTON. Phone 924J.
wit p
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-12-14
s|5,0O0,0O0 FIRE IN
OREGON CITY
TWO PERSONS ARE DEAD AND
HUNDREDS ARE RENDERED
HOMELESS.
FIRE RACES FOX TEN HOURS
Every Restaurant and Hotel In City
Destroyed. as Well as Stocks;
Want in Prospect.

Astoria. Ore.-The business district
u Astoria. the oldest city in Oregon,
is In ruins, two are dead, hundreds Of
persons are homeless and property
losses estimated at $15.0OO,OOO was
caused by fire. For ten hours the
fire held sway, eating an ever widen
Ing path through the city. until short
ly after noon, when dynamite stayed
the flames.
Banks. newspaper plants. hotels,
stores, theaters and numerous build
ings, housing a variety of business
| places, were destroyed. According to
Fire Chief f. B. Foster, the fire got
out OF control because II burned the
piling beneath the building upon the
business section Of the city was built.
He attributed the disaster to failure
to fill in the space beneath the build
ings.
Morris Staples. president of the
Bank OF Commerce. dropped dead OF
heart failure while the fire was at its
height
The body of c. ]. Smith. transient,
was found hanging under the sidewalk
OF the waterfront but whether he had
ended his life, because of the fire or
other reasons, the police were unable
to determine. He had spent the night
in cheap lodging house on the water
| front
Thirty blocks were wiped out by
the flames. Many homes in the older
resident district were destroyed and
about SO families living in an apart
ment house were made homeless by
the destruction Of that building.
In addition to these. many persons
occupying rooms in the destroyed
area lost everything they had.
A committee of citizens met at the
call Of Mayor James Brammer and
planned immediate relief meausres.
They were assured of help from Port
land and Seaside. Every restaurant
and hotel in the city has been de-
stroyed as well as stocks Of goods in
the stores and there is prospect Of
immediate want. Portland bakeries
sent loads Of bread and Seaside sent
word that the hotel there was open to
receive those without shelter. a large
number of summer cottages at the
beach resorts were offered to the
homeless and homes in the residence
district were thrown open to give aid
and food to the needy
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-12-14
President Addresses Congress.

WaShington.-Pre Harding in
his annual message. delivered to con-
gress in person. deals with nearly
score OF subjects. chief among them
prohibition. farm credits. the trans
portation problem, child labor and i'm.
migration.
Inc executive nnpouncvs his pur.
| pose to invitt lie governors OF the
states am, territories to an early con-
| terence, With the federal executive au-
thor;.y with view to adopting def
ME policies Of national and state CO.
operation in administering the prohi-
hition laws. He says the day Is un-
likely to come when the prohibition
amendment will be repealed and that
the nation should adapt its course ac-
| COrdingly
President Harding told congress
that If the statutory provisions for
prohibition enforcement are contrary
to deliberate public opinion. which he
locs not believe. the ri"erous and lit.
! cral enforcement wiz concentrate the
Iub!ic's attention on and requisite
modification
"SUCh a course" he adds, CON
I orms with the law and saves the hu.
! miliat on of the CO. ~rnment and the
humiliation Of our people before the
world and challong the destructive
forces engaged in widespread viola
! ton, official corruption and individual
/ Generalization"
| With regard to the transportation
problem Mr.. Harding proposes that
the railroad labor board be abolished
with the substitution OF a labor divis-
! ION OF the interstate commerce com.
mission. with an pie power to re-
! cuire its rulings To ne accepted by
both parties to a disputed question.
The executive also proposed that
the law requires the carriers and their
employees to institute means and
methods to negotiate between them.
selves their constantly arising differ.
ences, limiting appeals 20 the gov.
| ernment body of disputes of such
character as are likely to affect the
| public welfare
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Necessity to concentrate our funds
on the completion of our most import
ant current projects" was emphasized
by Secretary OF War Weeks in an ad-
dress at the concluding session Of the
annual rivers and harbors congress.
The house directed its judiciary COM
mittee. the other day, to send for all
the persons and papers 1t needed in
Its Investigation of impeachment charg-
es against Attorney General Daugherty
as filed by Representative Keller. Re-
publican, Minnesota.
Led by Senator Norris, Republican,
Nebraska. bloc members on the senate
agricultural committee obtained IA
vorable report for constitutional
amendment providing for abolition of
the electoral college and for direct
election of president and vice pyesi-
dent and for abolition of the long
period'of time elapsing between a con-
gressional election and the regular
meeting OF the new congress. Such
an amendment forms one of the planks
in the platform recently adopted by
the bloc. 1t is stated, however, that
the proposition has run into opposition,
at the very outset, from the white
house.
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CHARGES FRANCE
WITH VIOLATION
BISHOP CANNON SAYS FRANCE
BROKE AGREEMENT AND DE.
SERTED ARMENiANs.
PROTECTION The PROMISE
Without Notice French Army Evacu-
ates and Leaves Armenians at
Mercy Of Turks.

New Orleans. La. Violation by
france OF its agreement to protect
Armenians was responsible in large
measure for the slaughter of Chris
tians in Turkey, according to Bishop
James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. who address
| ed mass meeting here at the First
Methodist Church in the interest OF
Near East Relief.
There never was more shameless
desertion OF a people than that Of the
Armenians by France" Bishop Can
non said.
when the Turks were defeated in
the world war the French told the Ar
menians that If they Joined them in
defeating Germany that when the war
was over France would see that they
had protection.
Instead, France slipped in the ba ok
door and signed treaty with the An
CORA government of which no other
nation had any knowledge until it was
completed Then. without notice. the
French army evacuated and left the
Armenians at the mercy of the Turks
The abandonment Of the Greeks by
france was bad enough. but the aban.
donment of the Armenians is too hor-
cible to be long thought Of"
Bishop Cannon has just returned
from the Near East where he went to
investigate conditions as chairman of
the Near East Relief committee Of his
church. He was in Constantinople at
the time of the burning Of Smyrna,
The bishop quoted NJ. BRAND. at
the time Premier of France, as saying
that France would take a mandate
over the territory as matter Of duty
to the Armenians and also quoted NJ.
Poincare, the President of France. as
pledging protection to them. He also
read decoded official messages to the
Turkish government ordering the
white massacre" of 1915 in which
one million Armenian men. women
and children were driven up and down
the Mesopotamia desert until 500. 200
perished of starvation and exhaustion
THE Turk should be penned up like
any other mad dog" Bishop Cannon
said THE Christian nations of the
world should have told Mustapha Ke-
NAL Pasha when he telegraphed the
conference in Geneva he could not
be responsible for any massacres that
the world would not permit further
massacres of Christians.
II am not a fighting man: I do not
believe in wars but if this country had
invited the other nations to join us
with their warships and marines. not
to fight the Turks but to protect the
Christian population. the Turk would
lave understood and the slaughter Of
Smyrna would not nave occurred"
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Held For Grave Robbery,

Atlanta. Ga. - Five negroes were
held in Jail here in connection OF a
band of ghouls, believed to be respon.
iible for the wholesale robbing of
graves during recent months.
Several hundred graves are he
lieved to have been opened by the
band who stole the caskets and later
old them.
Thurman Jones. one of the negroes
held, has admitted. according to police.
10 robbing more than fifty graves dur.
ing the past month. Jones said he was
Gnder contract to open the graves as
SO each.
Acting on rumore of "caskct snatch
ing in South Side cemetery. officers
laid in wait to discover the ghouls at
work. Shortly after midnight officers
saw hearse drive into the cemetery
and stop by freshly.made grave.
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BRIEF NEWS NOTES
WHAT HAS OCCURRED pUR,No
WEEK THROUGHOUT coUN-
TRY AND ABROAD
EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
oathsrsd From All Parts o. The
Globe And Told In Short
Faragraphs
Foreign

A strong appeal for freedom OF the
straits. with the right of warships
to pass to and from the Black sea.
was the outstanding feature the other
day in the Near Eastern conference at
Lausanne. when definite proposal for
the future control Of this great world
waterway was submitted by the en-
tente nations.
TWO thousand casualties are report
ed to have been caused by the COLI
sion OF two Greek troop trains near
Meander. Greece.
Harry Gardner, OF London, turned
MS SSth year recently. possessed a
third set of teeth and rejuvenated eye
sight.
China and Japan recently completed
settlement of the Shantung controversy
rs outlined by the terms OF the Wash
ington treaty. China agrees to pay
Japan 4O.O00000 yen for the Shantung
railroad. The payment will be made
In ffteen year treasury notes bearing
interest at six per cent.
Inauguration OF the Irish Free State
as one of the dominions of the British
tooh place recently. Inc C6Te-
mony was simple and unmarried by hos
tile demonstrations from the Repub-
lican minority.
Reports received at Tienstin. China
say that Chinese bandits have taken
control Of Tsingtao, Shantung, the
klachow port whose stormy career
in war and diplomacy was to culmin-
RI of
ty"four years Of alien rule, the first
sixteen under Germany and the last
eight under Japan.
True to its traditional humanitarian
policy the United States government
strongly protested at the Near East
ern peace conference against the e1-
pulson OF Greeks from Constantinople
Apprehension that the Turks would in
sist on deporting all the Greeks from
their sacred city proved to be we'll
founded when, at a meeting OF the
subcommission on the exchange of
populations, Turkish representative
announced definitely that departure Of
all the Greeks was one of the fea-
lures of their program concerning the
adjustment Of populations.
Marquis De Alhucemas. on behalf OF
the liberal party declined to form a
new cabinet to succeed that of San
chez Guerra. which resigned, according
to dispatch from Madrid, Spain.
The British steamer Clynerock col
lided with the American steamer
George Washington recently off Dover.
according to a wireless message from
the Clynerock to Lloyds. The stem
OF the Clynerock was badly cracked
and the vessel was leaking but did not
want immediate assistance. No report
has been received as to what happen
ed TO The George Washington. which
was bound from Plymouth for Bremen.
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Washington

Divergent opinions between Central
American countries as to the desira-
bllity OF discussing in Washington the
question of political union of all five
nations came to the surface Immediate.
ly on the opening OF the six-power con-
ference on Central American affairs,
called by the invitation of President
Harding. The subject was not on the
agenda
Americas wartime president and
Frances wartime premier met in
Washington the other day for the first
time since the signing of the peace
treaty at Versailles more than three
years ago The meeting was at the
S street home of former President Will
son and lasted just a little more than
quarter OF an hour
Commissioner Haynes, in a recent
hearing before a house appropriations
subcommittee, when he asked for nine
million dollars for his department for
the next var, said the crisis in the
enforcement OF the federal prohibition
amendment, was now at hand.
Reduction of the maximum income
cent to not more than 25 per cent and
the closing up so far as possible Of
existing avenues Of escape from fed
eral taxes are urged by Secretary Mel
Ion in his annual report, recently sent
10 congress.
The treasury got squared away re-
Gently to take care OF the heavy fiscal
operations due to take place between
December 10 and January l. Secretary
Mellon. in announcing the December
program, which marks another stem
In the governments postwar financ.
ing. declared the treasury faced "im.
proved prospects" for the coming fis.
cal year.
Growth Of United States shipping in
foreign trade, establishment of extern
sive passenger services in the North
Atlantic, the Pacific and to South
America, and stabilization of the gov.
ernments shipping venture on n strict
w business basis are pointed to as the
years outstanding achievement in the
sixth annual report of the shipping
board
investigation of oil and gasoline
prices will he resumed soon by the
senate manufacturers subcommittee,
1t was announced by Chairman La Fol.
lette.
A bill to amend the cotton futures
act to enable buyers OF contracts IN
demand delivery Of grades of cotton
they desire for use in manufacture
was introduced by Representative
Stevenson, Democrat, South Carolina
The break between senate farm bloc
members over the Muscle Shoals pro-
ject was reopened recently II an hours
tilt between Senator Heflin, Democrat
Alabama. who again urged acceptance
OF Henry Ford's development offer.
and Chairman Norris, of the agricuI
ture committee, who opposed the Ford
proposal.
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Intelligent Question.
-br constipation

For the geography lesson the young
teacher had selected Iceland rs the
topic IL he discussed and always be
Ing eager to make the lessons as In.
teresting as possible had dwelt for q
considerable time on the customs
habits and dress Of the Eskimos. The
class showed its interest by the eager
questions that were asked.
AT the rear OF the room sat a very
quiet and thoughtful little girl, who,
so far, had not ventured to ask any
questions. But now she raised her
hand.
Yes. Tessie?" queried the young
teacher, smiling encouragingly on the
youngster.
Please, Miss Brown" timidly in
quired Tessie, ''do the Eskimos make
our Eskimo pie"