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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
Begging Proves 10 be a
Money Making Profession

This was an empty threat, for no
beggar has been Jailed for begging
in our town; but it worked. EVIDENT
ly this beggar did not care to run
any risks with our police Judge for
he agreed to answer the business
mans questions.
"How much do you make?" a
"All the ways from $25 to $3.50 a
day; about $40 or $50"
"Forty or fifty dollars in one dayr'
the business man exclaimed, "How do
you do it,"
"Well, you see in town of this
size (about 6,OOO) there is about $50
business houses. We go into a store
and ask man for help. The other
people in the store see us ask him,
so he's ashamed not to give US some
thing. Then we go, to the rest of
them and they are 'shamed not to
give, too. We get from a dime to a
dollar from nearly everybody-Rdts
of times. from fiveto six dollars at one
place. 1t don't take but few min
utes to work store. In days time
we can work every store and office
in this town."
'Do you get something at every
place?"
"No; we get turned down about
one out of four places, but if we only
got twenty-five cents apiece from a
hundred stores that would make $25.
The highest / ever got in one day was
$162.58 the lowest was $685."
"What do you do with this money!"
1--WE salt it down. I've got four
farms, six houses in towns and $4,000
worth of German marks I'm waiting
o go up and make me rich"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
ROAD MEET
INTO TURMOIL;
SESSION WARM

JEFFERSON CITY, July 27.-Ar
attack by A. C. McKibbin Of this city,
promoter of the capital highway
roads radiating from here on the ST.
Louis-Kansas City primary road rec.
! mmended by the state highway engi-
neers, caused the first clash Wednes-
day in the public hearing of the state
highway commission.
The meeting, packed by Jefferson
City citizens, nearly broke up in dis
order at noon when A. J. Bass Of
Boone County jumped from his seat
and attempted to denounce McKibbin.
"This commission has been black
ened," stated Bass as the Jefferson
City boosters began to yell. eve
want to hear from Missourians and
not"
Bass could proceed no further Cries
Of throw him out!" came from the
jefferson City crowd. Pandemonium
broke loose. When the noise SUBJ
sided Theodore Gary, chairman, ad-
journed the hearing until Wednesday
afternoon.
The city is packed with road boos-
ters, so far over 33 delegations have
stated their approval of the system as
outlined by the commission.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

eBgging is a profitable business as
shown by the evidence recently pre-
sented by a professional beggar, who
was working" Mexico. Every year
thousands of dollars leave Mexico in
the form of small gifts to mendicants
but few of the donors realize that
some of these men are making over
a hundred dollars day.
The number of these professional
beggars has decreased since the
question was agitated by the local
Chamber of Commerce some time
ago but some further steps should
be taken however in the matter as
shewn a few days ago when we learn
ed some of the tricks of the beggar,s
trade. Getting off of train, pro-
fessional beggar, began working at
the first door he came to. He made
his plea to the buisnes man who in
this case did not happen to be too
"easy."
where is your home," the man
asked.
Denver"
"Denver?" the business man re-
peated ''That is a long ways from
Mexico. Why have you come so far
for help? Why don't you ask aid in
your own town."
Brother, Pm in my way to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, to take hot baths,
and my money has give out" the beg
gar whined.
"Now look here" the business man
broke in; "I'm going to make you a
proposition: If you'll answer some
questions you will be one man I'll let
leave town without truning over to
the police"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Hardin College Board February "a
and committee composed Of E. A.
FtIosingo- Eu( infd cAyxcR- Flint
Shannon, w. w. Pollock, =. r. Wor-
ner, S. p. Guthrie and J. G. Craw-
ford was appointed to have charge
of the matter with power to act.
The plans for the building which
when completed win cost about $780,
600 were drawn by Bonsack and
Pierce Of st. Louis and provide for q
building 21O feet long, which have
every modern convenience. The first
story will be used for classroonns and
the second and third for students
rooms. With this new building the
equipment of Hardin will amount TO
several hundred thousand dollars.
The original endowment Of $4,000
has now passed the 100000 mark.
There are many fine things about
Hardin, its splendid location, good
equipment, educational advantages
and many more but the greatest
thing and the thing which has made
the school continue to grow has been
the spirit cf love and loyalty which
has actuated its faculty and student
body from the date Of is founding
until the present time.
Theirs is no history Of Hardin Col
lege now which gives its growth and
progress but II is to be hoped that
some time III the near future some
loyal daughtsF of the s.shool viii
compile such ! book for thaal6ve and
loyalty of the men and women which
have made Hardin one of the great
est jnnior colleges for women n the
West ii wen worth recording
tt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
HUNTSVILLE PASTOR,
WELL KNOWN HERE,
a5 DROPS DEAD MONDA1

The Rev. F. w. Emerson went to
Huntsville Tuesday to attend the
funeral of the Rev. J. D. Dabney,
pastor of the Christian Church there,
who dropped dead on the street Mon
day. Mr.. Dabney was in Mexico
during the training school which was
conducted recently at the Christian
Church and made number Of friends
here at that time.
He was a member Of the District
Missionary Board and of the COM
mittee on State work.
Mr.. Emerson represented the Mis-
sionary board at the funeral.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
Mrs. Brashears Dead.

Mrs. Eliza Brashears, of Vandalia,
widow Of William Brashears, died at
her home Saturday and was buried
Sunday afternoon. She was over "a
years old and a pioneer resident OF
eastern Audrain. She was an Aunt
Of Alvin Treadway, of this city, who
attended the funeral. The Ledger
joins in extending sympathy to the
bereaved. The Rev. Jesse, of this
city conducted theservices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Price of Bill
lings, Mont, are moving to Minnea-
polls where Mr.. Price has accepted a
splendid position with a big bond
company of that city. Mrs. Price,
who was Miss Eliza Gibbs, is expect
ed here aboua August first for a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rem
fro Gibbs She will be accompanied
by her little daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Y Or. p. =. Coil, who has been In the
east taking y special course in X
Ray work: Is horns for d Few days
attending to the matter of securing
delayed shipments IL inatsrials tor
the addition u his hospital.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

A. P. Green and r. M. White are
home from Colorado Springs where
they have been for a two weeks
visit with Mr.. Green's family. The
Rev. A. A. Wallace is in Colorado
Springs and has leased an apart
ment and Mrs. Wallace and Miss
Anne Lacy Wallace viii join him
at once for a two weeks vacation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
MEXICO CUBS
DEFEAT RUSH HILL
BLUES SUNDAY 1871

The Mexico Cubs defeated the
Rush Hill Blues at Rush Hill Sunday
by score of 18 to IL. The main fea-
lures of the game was the battery
work of Younger and Kramer,
Younger striking out seven of the
Blues. Ferris in left field made a
spectacular catch Of a drive, which
looked good for extra bases. The
Cubs infield also did very creditable
work.
Sundays lineup was as follows:
H. Kramer, c; F. Youner, p; R. Shat
tuck, 1b; A. Shattuck. 2b; N. Tur-
ner, 3b; F. Kramer, IS; L. Ferris, If;
E. Torreyson, and A. Biggers,
f; Turner, r +.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
HARDIN
FOUNDED
IN 1878

The laying of the cornerstone of
Richardson Hall Thursday afternoon
is just another step in the steady
growth which the school has had
since its founding half century
ago.
Hardin College, which was founded
in 1873 was the first Junior Woman's
College in the West and held that
honor in Missouri for twelve years.
1t is school Of fine traditions,
splendid educational record and to-
day is stronger in every particular
than ever in the past. This year is
the first in many that the school will
keep within the limits Of its budget
and will complete the year without
monetary loss, which is due solely to
the management of DR.. s. ]. Vaughn
Hardin was founded in 1873 on
five acres of ground known as the
Seminary Grounds which were pur-
chased by Ex-Governor c. H. Hardin
in May of the same year from the
Mexico School Board. The price paid
for the ground and the old Seminary
building was $500. The articles Of
association provided that the affairs
of the school be managed by board
of thirteen directors. Those compos-
ing the first board were: ]. d. Muir
ply, William Harper, S. H. Craddock,
E. j. Gibbs, Thomas Smith, Joel
Guthrie, Thomas B. Hill, James Car
roll, John M. Gordon, William H,
Woodward, Lewis Hord, James Cal
laway and Charles H. Hardin.
First Gift to School $25, 900
The first donation of Governor Har-
din to the school amounted to $25, 900
On the tenth day of July 1878 the
board of directors met and elected
permanent officers. Through the
generosity Of Governor Hardin and
the people Of Mexico enough money
was raised to put the necessary
buildings and on the twenty.third Of
July 1874 the cornerstone of the col.
| lege building was laid.
j. w. Rouse held the Office Of Tyler
at the Santa Fe Lodge A. F. and A.
NJ No. 462 and was present at the
ceremony. Tom Anderson Of Pal
myra, was the State grand master
at the time and took part in the pro
gram.
On the twenty-ninth of July Prof,
A. w. Terrill then Of Mount Pleasant
College was elected president. Pro-
fessor Terrill held this position until
1879 when he was forced to resign on
account Of i'll health.
Mrs. II. 7. Baird was elected TO ill
the vacancy left BY his resignation
and held the position for four years,
In 1882 Governor Hardin made an
other gift to the school consisting Of
check for slS,7OO. This sum, which
was his portion Of the estate Of An
drew Harper, was given to endow 9
chair in the college. &
Four other men have held the pos
ition as president Of the college and
assisted in, making the school the
growing institution It ii today. They
IRE: IA. *. Yancey. q. Vi Edge, y. w
Million and S. ]. Vaughn, who came
to Hardin this year.
New Building Needed.
The equipment If tho College with
theiew huilding, which has been bad
| III needed FOR some time Ia accomnao.
date the increased enrolment, win Be
among che best Of any junior college,
In the West Since the founding X
! the school several additions have
been made to TIE original buHldins
and IN 1914 ansodern gymnasium and
swimming pool were built
The molten providing for the erec.
ltion Of Richardson Hail was passed
lunaninponsay ~ meeting of ths
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
NEPHEW OF H. A. PRECHT
ARRESTS COMPANION OF
LEMKEMEIER SLAYER

John Bohlen, nephew Of H. a..
Precht of Mexico, and member Of
the St. Louis police force, arrested
Nicholas Serb and Mrs. Clara Serb,
who were the occupants Of the back
seat of the car in which the slayer
of Harry w. Lekemeier, head Of the
police homicide squad, escaped.
Lemkemeier, was shot and instant
ly killed by one Of two men, who
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
Ihs nosr Of the Mark.

But whose looketh into the perfect
law Of liberty and continuetll therein,
he being not a forgetful hearer, but q
doer Of the work. this man shall be-
blessed In his Gleed.--James I.25.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Mrs. Emna Baeker and daughter,
Miss Mildred. who have been visiting
relatives II Mexico went "a Fulton
Friday 10 visit Mrs.. Backars son.
Harry Batksr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Mrs. B. M. Bush and son, Will
Douglas, have gone to Whitesides,
Mo-, for visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
DEATHS

word was received in Mexico Fri.
day afternoon that James Wyld hac
died in his home in Idaho and the
BODY would be shipped to Mexico 70,
burial. The message gave no othe,
details.
Mr. Wyld was well known here. He
was for a number of years postmas.
ter at Benton City and moved West
only three years ago. He is the uncle
OF Mrs. Frank Kellerhals of Mexico
A more detailed account will be
given later.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Raymond Moore, Of St. Louis, is
home on brief vacation. He is look
ing fat and fine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Frank Houston is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Houston.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

E. e. Lewis of Laddonia came to
Mexico Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

with woman were seated in an auto
mobile. Lemkemeier had stopped the
car to question the occupants.
Bohlen is known as one Of the
most daring members Of the st. Louis
force. Last year he was shot with
riot gun when in the discharge Of his
duty.
Mrs. Ira Burks and little daughter,
Dorothy, have returned to Fulton
after visiting relatives in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

No Disguise Can Conceal Love.
No disguise can long conceal love
where Il Is. nor feign Il where II Il
not - R0chefoucauld.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

DeH't Forget the Sands.
Steer your ships by the stars. but
don't forget the sands. --Spurgeon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Miss Opal Gooch and Miss Franc
johnson will leave next week for a
two weeks vacation in Colorado.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03

Ricard Moore of Deluth, MINI, is
visiting relatives here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
IMPROVED UKFoRM INTERNATIONAL
SunndoyscIhoel
y Lesson

tBy REV. r. b. FITzwATER. D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible q the Needy
Bible Institute Of chleago.l 6
copyriEht 1874 western Nswspapsv UnieA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-03
LESSON FOR AUGUST 6
THE TEMPLE REBUILT AND
@ DEDICATED

LESSON TExT-Exra s:1-s;2z.
GOLDEN TExT-My soul longeth, yea.
even fainteth for the courts of the Lord.
Psalm &:2.
REFERENCE Observation-Disclosures l.:
1-2:23; Isaiah 81; Rev. 2l:1-22:5.
PRIMARY ToPIC--Joyfully Building
Gods House
JUNIOR TOPIC--Rebuilding the Temple.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
Love for Gods House.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
What Gods House Should Mean to a
Community.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-12-16
NAVY TO HELP MARDI GRAS At
NEW ORLEANS.

ington.--Fitting representa-
tion Of the navy will be provided for
the Mardi Gras festivities at New
Orleans, Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Department has told Rerpre-
sentative Dupre and O'Connor
Secretary Roosevelt was not in q
position to tell the legislators just
what vessels can be sent. This will
depend largely on policies for fleet
movements, which have not been de-
veloped
Representatives Dupre and O'Con.
nor based their request largely on the
ground that the people, who pay for
the upkeep of the navy, have a right
to see it. The Mardi Gras at New
Orleans, they pointed out, is a nation
al event in that it draws to New Or
leans not only large numbers of Wis
ltors from the South, but many of
the Northern visitors who winter at
Southern resorts. Naval vessels
sent to New Orleans on that occas-
inc are visited by representatives Of
the public from all sections of the
country.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-12-16

New ORLEANS So
ciety leaders who put their shoulders
to the wheel to entertain the thousands
Of women visitors to the national gath
ering.
daughter of the late Judge Fred
erick Hooker of Minneapolis, Mrs.
Fischer spent the early part of her
life In that city. She was educated
in private school at Washington and
in the University of Minnesota. Fol
lowing her marriage she went to New
Orleans where she became a leader in
women's clubs and social activities.
She was elected vice president of the
Louisiana League of Women Voters.
During the war Mrs. Fischer raised a
large sum of money In Louisiana for
the American Red Cross Her only son
served with the American forces in
Italy.
Mrs. Fischer is a lineal descendant
OF Fighting Joe Hooker, the famous
Civil war hero.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-12-16

l discovered a vegetable compound
that does the work of dangerous, sick
ening calomel and 1 want every reader
of this paper to buy bottle for few
cents and if it doesn't straighten you
up better and quicker than salivating
calomel just go back to the store and
get your money back.
l guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
thirty feet of bowels of the sour bile
and constipation poison which Is clog
ging your system and making you feel
miserable.
guarantee that one spoonful Of this
harmless liquid liver medicine Will re
neve the headache, biliousness, coated
The St. Mary banner., 1922-12-16

Opelousas, LATHE Opelousas
| trade extension bureau has adopted
| its charter and announces that a
membership campaign will be launch.
ed.
Alexandria, La.-Fire this a"ternoon
wiped out almost an entire block of
buildings in the business section of
Boyce. La, II mileS north of here.
The loss is estimated at $4,000
Monroe, La-Mayor Arnold Bern.
stein and Captain P. r. Webb of the
Louisiana Department of Conserva-
tion went to Ell Dorado, Ark, for the
purpose Of consulting r. A Blake, con
servation commissioner of Arkansas
relative to steps that may be taken
to stop the flow of salt water from
wells in the ElDorado and Smackover
fields in to the streams of North
Louisiana
Monroe, LATHE Richland parish
board of education has petitioned
Louisiana senators and congressman
to use their influence to obtain the
repeal of the law imposing a license
tax on school transfers used in trans.
porting school children. A resolution
denouncfng the imposition of the tax
through the internal revenue depart
ment, which, it was declared, is a di
rect charge upon the public school
syste moi the state and therefore un.
constitutional, was adopted. :.
Crowley, lathe Louisiana farm
bureau Rice Growers Association has
advanced to its membership more
than $250,000 since beginning it's ac-
tice work two months ago.
Oakdale, La. - Criminal records
show that during the year there has
been remarkable decrease in crime, |
in comparison with that of last and
previous years, within the Jurisdiction |
of the Judicial District composed of |
the parishes of Allen, Beauregard. |
Jefferson Davis, Calcasieu and Cam |
eron.
Estherwood, La.-Rice threshing
has been speeded in this territory
during the last few days on account
OF ideal weather conditions The tenn
perature dropped from 70 to "a de-
grees in two days and there was
frost visible. Sweet potatoes are be-
ing gathered and seed cane placed in
windrows. More than 500 bags of
Blue Rose rice were threshed in the
western part Of Acadia parish in the
asst five days, and all rice will be
.hreshed and placed in ware houses
n ten days II the good weather con-
inues.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-12-16

Hanford MacNider, past national
commander Of the Legion, appointed
Mr.. Murphy chairman of the commits
sion last June when the national ex-
ecutive committee authorized the for
nation of the athletic body.
Mr.. Murphy was a distinguished ALL
round athlete during the years 1911.
1913, while attending the University
Of Iowa. He was captain of Iowas
football team. After leaving college
he continued athletic activities until
the beginning Of the World war, when
he was made captain in the Fourth
division and served overseas with that
organization.
The Legion's attention was first
drawn to athletics when Provost Mar
shall Crowder's report on the physical
condition of the men who were drafted
for the service was made public. Tho
report indicated that less than one
third Of the men drafted were actually
At for military service.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-12-16

the law school at Tulane university.
He played on IA varsity teams was
captain of the football and track
teams and hung up a record as South
erh Athletic association quarter-mile
runner.
lie has been state disqualification
ollcer since his term of office expired
as national committeeman. Nominated
for the office of national commander
Mr.. Walmsley withdrew his name on
the convention floor because he felt
that New Orleans had already been
honored sufficiently in being the host
city to the convention.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-12-16

of the American
Legion's fourth
annual national
convention. Mr..
w a | m s e Y was
general chairman
of the convention
committee.
Mr.. Walmsley
was educated in
the public schools
of New Orleans
and Spring Hill
college at Mobile,
Ala, and was
graduated from
The St. Mary banner., 1922-12-16
SCHOOLS MAKE
GREAT RECORD
MORE THAN THIRTY THOUSAND
PUPILS ADDED TO PUBLIC
SCHOOL ROSTERS
TEACHER PAY INCREASED
More Money Raised And Spent For
Education The Past Year Than
Has Been Used In Any Other
Year.

Baton Rouge La-Thirty to forty
thousand more children are in the
schools now than ever before, as the
result of improved conditions in the
state educational system, teachers are
better paid, more and better school
buildings have been erected, and in
virtually all other essential respects
the public school serve the children
better than at any other time in his
tory, was the encoura ging report pre-
sented to the Louisian Teachers AS
sociation here by Thomas H. Harris,
state superintendent Of education.
Mr.. Harris address, which was one
OF the features of the convention, was
by no means confined to a review of
the past. After describing the i'm
proved conditions, he offered the
teachers some sound advice concern
dng their work and duties. Mr.. Har-
fis' address, in part, follows:
Public school conditions are in all
respects better than they were when
we met last. We spent on the schools
last session more than we have spent
on any previous session; more and
better buildings were erected; the
number of teachers was increased by
several hundred; we advanced the sal
ary Of women teachers slightly; we
reached with instruction some thirty
or forty thousand more children than
we had ever before reached in one
year; and we provided, through trans
portation and consolidation, good
schools for larger numbers of coun-
try children
We should not, however, accept
our continued progress as justification
Tor resting upon our laurels. On the
contrary, it should prove the founda-
tion stone for greater effort and larg-
or achievement in the future.
i shall take advantage Of this op-
portunity to point out a few Of the
more important questions which. in
my Judgment, should receive our at
eention and engage our best efforts.
Probably the greatest need today
Is general prosperity; and it should
De the purpose Of the public schools |
to aid TO the fullest extent of their
ability in bringing about that condi- !
tton. When industry, commerce and
agriculture are profitably pursued.
happiness and progress result in all
walks OF life; but when business is
stagnant, agricultural products are
raised at loss, labor is unemployed
suffering, discomfort, and undesirable
conditions generally are everywhere
the result.
The public schools, especially. suf-
Ter from a lack Of prosperity. It has
leen our experience that communities
possessing wealth, as reflected bv
large assessments, provide good
schools with little or no urging, while
other communities possessing little
wealth and low assessments. but the
neaHhiest possible sentiment in favor
of education, find it impossible to do
much for their children.