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Sort of Cheap Play to
Wheedle Admiration
froma Party Of Rich
Admirers in a Box.
Cleo Insists She Never
Did Such Things.

me warmly on my dancing and talked to
me for long time. 1t was impossible for
me to go on the stage while the King was
speaking to me, the performance was de-
layed and thus it was rumored that His
Majesty was taking an extraordinary
interest in me.
HE spoke to me in the most courteous
manner, in a rather fatherly way. He
came to see me several times in the same
way, sent me some flowers and several
messages of congratulation. He never
sent me any diamond necklaces or other
valuable presents. His behavior was
perfectly correct, and I could never be-
heve the dreadful stories that were told
about him in connection with other
matters.
"All the experienced journalists and
theatrical men of Paris know perfectly
well the quiet and orderly life / have led.
During most of my career ! lived with
my dear mother, whom lost a few years
ago and have always been house
keeper. The attempt to represent me as
wild character is simply playing on the
credulity of the uniformed.
81 know nothing about the gay life of
Paris. | have never been in the Abbaye
de Theleine, or the Cabaret of the Agile
Rabbit or the Cafe of the Dead Rat or
any of the other queer places you men
tion and l do not know whether they
exist at the present moment or not.
have never attended gay banquets in
artists studios. / have never been as
sociated with young men who lost their
fortunes.
81 do not wish to pass criticisms on
artists who lead a gayer. existence than
do. live in my own way for my own
good. The kind of dancing l practise
requires careful and wholesome manner
of life"
The writer had listened with sympa-
thetic interest and now the time had come
to ask Mademoiselle Cleo about that pretty
story of her jealous prince and her miss
ing ears. He repeated it, looked in
quiringly at the side Of the balIerina's
head and Cleo, quick to perceive the chal-
lenge, said:
"Yes, have heard before that most
absurd of all the fictions which have been
invented about me. II It be true that no
one has ever seen my ears, you at last
shall be the favored person to see them
for yourself"
And with swift motion of both her
hands, Mademoiselle Cleo lifted the waves
of hair from each side of her head, dis
closing perfectly normal pair of ears.
Then with smile she added:
"But be quite thoroughly convinced that
they are truly my ears. beg you to
pinch them"
Mademoiselle Cleo is pa-.icularly dis
tressed at the film revival Of the old
legend about her because Of the effect Il
may have on the young ladies of the
aristocracy who attend her classes. Some
Of them have seen the poster about the
film and are winking at their dignified
instructor in q knowing way.
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on the Right Han

Such was the
story, very inter-
esting and worthy
of m e d | a e val
times, and 1t was
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black tresses which, when she danced, she
used often to wear Ealing loosely over her
shoulders and that used to be one,ef her
most successful turns, were coiled heavily
over the side of heb face. Yes, the ears
were hidden, as usual.
Cleo poured Gut her story of denial. but
she seemed to be chiefly concerned about
the inartistic portrayal of her dancing as
exhibited, in the film by the actress who
pretends to be "Cleo."
81 had heard from friends some time
ago that this wretched Aim was being
shown in America and England" Cleo
said, "and that IL showed me, the wonder
ful1Cleo de Merode, dancing dancing like
have never danced in my life.
81 do not know the artistic who took
the title part in the film. but do not
think she can be great dancer. never
danced like that, but was an artistic and
my soul was in my little toes.
"Then, too, / was shown as dancing
half naked. Fie, fe how terriblel have
never danced unclad but always like
classical dancer. One does not undress
for the stage and for the audience, at
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and q photograph taken of her as she
sat In court indicates that she is
perhaps no longer quite as pretty as
stfs was. 2.fg3
But the main alisfllusionment and shock
to, the gay world ,of Paris came when Cleo
insistently denied that she had ever been
a ;fayorite Of wicked old Leopold.
other dancers there were during her
period of supremacy who, we're perhaps
quite az skilled IDS Cleo. And other
young stage women. might have competed
successfully with Cleo on points of beauty
rs the evil-minded, her most interesting
claim was the belief that the notorious
King of Belgium had expressed his ap-
probation Of Cleo with ropes of pearls and
many other rich manifestations of royal
fayof. But IL row Cleo disavows the chief
claim TO her fame, what then remains to
en,balm her name foreyermore among the
petted favorites Of Paris?
H., then. Cleo disavows her chief cause
for distinction cher fame as a favorite Of
that connoiseur Of feminine charm, King
Leopold), what about that other widely
circulated report that Madenoisellc Cleo
has no cars?
II Il about Cleo's. ears that there hangs
one Of the most interesting of the many
stories that are told Of the dancer. The
narrative runs thus; 2 "
II was away back IN 1899, when gossip
had Il that Cleo met Tith . most terrible
experience at the hands OF Prince Vassih
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FiI,IG. Doc. 2.

KFADEMoIsELLE CLEO DE
M MER2oIngE, MER2oIngE,.ib the. French 9D,
dancsFs r9ses to2 the, crest OF
the wave Of ipternationsl fame some
fifteen years ago, 70, three reasons
FfRsT, Cleo was rather pretty
SECONDu CLEO had q unique-way
Of doing up her. hair, and
THIRD, It was widely heralded
that she was 2 ,favorite of the
wicked old King of Belgium, the
notorious Leopold
AAnd now Mile. Cleo has suddenly
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emerged from OBJ :
security in Paris and
startle d the gay
world of frivolity by
appearing in a French
court and insisting
that an American mo-
tion picture film was
portraying her to the
disadvantage of her
art as a dancer and
the disparagement of
her reputation as a
reputable wo m a n.
w ould tn e court
please forbid the film
to b e s h o wn in
France? It did.
Cleo is no longer
as young as she was
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-01

furniture emphasize strongly the
August Furniture Sale beginning Wednesday Morning
for Furniture during than
thousands this sale bou
the
you early that will avoid
Will be bought first
These Exceptional and Available Only
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
RENT0N CITY

The Reverend Henson filled his
appointment at the Christian Church
Sunday morning and evening.
Quite a number of the members of
the Ladies Aid from the Christian
Church held an allday meeting last
Thursday with Mrs. Dan Hildebrand
and Friday thet members of the Pres
byterian Aid met with Mrs. Chas.
Mildred. They helped her celebrate
her birthday.
B. Brown of southwest of Benton
City shipped load of hogs and cat
tie to St. Louis Monday night.
Mrs. Altha Dudley and little daugh-
ter, spent Monday with Mrs. Rhodes.
Mrs. Hicks and daughter, Mrs.
John Colon spent the day Monday
with Mrs. Sharp.
The little babe Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Lavender is gettging along
nicely.
Miss Mildred Russell who has been
seriously i'll at the Audrain Hospital
is somewhat better.
Mrs. Joe Carter who is teacher Of
the Benton City School will give a
program and pie supper Saturday
night at the schoolhouse.
The Ladies Glass of the Christian
Church will give a play 'Comical
Country Cousins" Friday evening
November 18th at the church. Every
body is invited.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
MOLINO ITEMS
RS. Lon Heizer is i'll.

Mrs. Lon Heizer is i'll.
Miss Georgia Roberts is home from
Mexico for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Massey and
two children Of Kansas City came
Monday to attend Mr.. George Good
rich's funeral. They returned We'd
nesday evening.
There will be few Thanksgiving
turkeys shipped from this community
this fall.
Mr.. Bob Mundy of Tulsa, Okla, is
visiting the w. W. Mundys.
Mrs. Bud Wood has returned from
the Mayo clinic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ridgeway of
Mexico came out to their farm We'd
nesday. They will probably move
back in the spring.
Mrs. Will Hendrix is i'll Lat the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Lee Brown.
About thirty-fixe people called on
Mrs. ]. F. Flynt last Tuesday after
noon.
The boys and girls who attend
Mexico Schools are glad to get back
to the country this week while school
IS dismissed on account of the meet
ing in Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
LOWER TAXES ON FARMS.
Missouri Farm Bureau to Establish
Lobby at jefferson City During
Next Session.

4 JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 15.-The
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
intends to demand that the Legis-
lature which will convene here next
January lower taxes on farm lands
and other farm property, it became
known today. The federation, whose
headquarters are in Jefferson City,
has designated Chester H. Gray Of
Nevada, former president of the or
ganization, as its legislative agent
and intends to seek achievement of
its ends in systematic manner.
Abolition of useless jobs in the
State government; strengthened and
broadened laws governing farmers
cooperative enterprises; removal Of
the State Board of Agriculture from
politics; development of the State
Bureau of Markets; extension of the
agricultural extension service; re-
moval of hampering restrictions from
the State College of Agriculture and
experiment stations; better rural
schools and more rapid construction
of rural roads.
The federation suggests that a
farm bloc" may be organized in the
Legislature.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
TWO MEXICO
GIRLS OPEN
ON BROADWAY

Two Mexico girls are in the cast
of two great theatrical events which
receive their premiers Thursday night
on Broadway in New York. Miss
Laura Robertson, with the Metropoli-
/, tan Opera company, and Miss Mildred
Whitney with John Barrymore in
Hamlet"
Miss Robertson who has been
sought by both the Chicago Opera
Company and the Metropolitan ac-
cepted the offer of the latter. She
has been singing in South Ameica
and Cuba with the largest opera COM
panies there and attracting much at
tention. In the East she has
done concert work with Oaruso, and
other famous singers.
Miss Whitney has played Broad
way for several seasons and is maxi
ing a splendid reputation in her
work. Last season she was the recip-
lent of some unusually fine press
notices from exacting critics.
Both have hosts Of friends here
as they were very popular while in
this city. Miss Whitney is a sister
of A. H. Whitney, Of this city, and
Miss Robertson is a sister of George
and Graham Robertson, of Mexico.
We join friends in wishing them con-
tinued success in their respective
fields.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
ARMISTCE DAY
IS CELEBRATED
IN MEXICO

Armistice Day was not forgotten in
Mexico. Almost every business house
displayed bunting and flags and
many cars and vehicles carried coll
ors. During the day Hardin College
girls sold poppies of blue and gold,
the American Legion colors on the
street.
The parade which was held shortly
afternoon was one Of the big feat
ures of the day. The bands Of the
Missouri Military Academy and Me-
MILAN High School, members Of the
James Bledsoe Post, the corps Of
cadets and students of the ward sch
ools and high school were all in line
proving that Mexico is essentially a
school town.
Following the parade there was a
short address at the courthouse, aft
er which the football game between
Missouri Military Academy and Went
worth Military Academy was called
at the Academy field.
A dance will be given in security
hall tonight.
An armistice day program was
given at Mcmillan High School Sat-
urday morning at which time DR..
S. j. Vaughn addressed the students.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
RUSH HILL ITEMS

Val Erdel, Jr., of jefferson City
spent the weekend here with home
folks.
Albert Boher and family of Han
nibal are visiting Postmaster Boher
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Winkler have
gone to San Antonio, Tex, to spend
the winter.
Dave Douglass and Dick Franklin
of Benton City were here on bus
mess Monday.
Stuart and Cunningham received
1900 feeding sheep this week.
Dick Gray attended the gun club
shoot at Wellsville November 5.
Our new schoolhouse is nearing
completion. ~
Miss Lucille Erdel was fifteen years
old November z. Thirty of her friends
gave her a surprise party and all re-
port good time.
Manual Myers and wife are enter
tanning a new baby Born November
10.
Farmers in this vicinity are very
much disappointed over the yield of
their corn.
Gather Berry is in Texas buying
sheep
Charlie Maxwell sold Lee Brothers
Of Mexico five mules.
Roswell Gray is recovering from
weeks siege of typhoid fever.
Charlie Mechlin shipped two cars
of fat sheep to the st. Louis market
Monday.
h Elmer Walters sold corn to A. C.
Smith.
|, Stuart and Cunningham received
two cars of Iowa corn this week.
Mrs. Fred Doeblin is home from
Highland, ILL.,, where she has visited
the last three weeks.
DIR. Cernet and James Muir were
business visitors in Mexico last Fri
day.
Fritz Wenger and family of Benton
City were shopping here last Sat
lurday.
/ Miss Martha Berry, instructor in
/ college in Fayette, is visiting home
folks.
: Pete Erdel is driving new Interna-
tional truck.
! Mrs. Ruth Brockman visited friends
here last week. She was one of our
most popular school teachers ast
year.
Fifteen thousand sheep are now on
feed in the vicinity Of Rush Hill.
/ Ed Hildebrand shipped load Of
hogs to St. Louis Monday.
I, The Farmers" Elevator shipped
hogs to st. Louis Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
OFFICERS OF
SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE CHOSEN

The advisory board and chairman Of
the committees which will have charge
of the Salvation Army Home Ser
vice Drive which will be held Dec
ember 4 to 10 have been appointed.
The advisory board is composed Of:
Ross Wagner, Pres.
]. w, Gallaher, v. P.
Prof. Ed Offutt, Secy.
T. r. Bruce, Fred A. Morris, J. F.
Wilkins, Col. E. Y. Burton, Ross Cau-
thorn, Mitchell White, Rev. W. C.
Cowart, DR.. R. S. Williams, A. Pear
son, Bryan Wilson, Wallace Dearing,
John Barclay, A. A. Gallagher.
The chairman of the various COM
mittees and officers of the drive are
as follows: General chairman, Tur-
ner Williams, secretary, E. C .Offutt,
treasured, E. M. Keath, chairman adj
vance gifts, Joe Davis, chairman pub
licuty committee, John Barclay,
chairman speakers committee, DR..
R. S. Williams, chairman city COM
mittee, Wallace Dearing, chairman
factory and fraternal committee,
Lester j. Miller, chairman women's
division, Mrs. C. B. Jackson, secretary
women's division, Mrs. F. C. Gone.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
NEW ROAD
UPKEEP PLAN
IS Outlined

JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 15.-The
state highway commission is making
preliminary plans for the establish
ment of a patrol system to maintain
the sevently-six hundred miles of
state roads.
Theodore Gary, chairman of the
righway commission, made the an
nouncement here today in discussing
the favorable action by the voters last
week on. amendment No. 8. Mr.. Gary
said there would be about 2 million
dollars for maintenance in 1923 and
1914. That includes all the excess in
the motor car license fees not neces-
sary for the sinking fund to retire
the 60 million dollars in road bonds
that have been issued.
The road amendment will give a.
bout $3.50 mile for the maintenance
of the entire state system the next
two years. Mr.. Gary believes that
will be ample for the unimproved
roads, but has not determined yet how
far it will go towards maintaining
the paved roads. Under the old coun-
ty seat road drag law, only about $15
mile was available for maintenance
of the state system, he said.
In preparation for the maintenance
of the state roads, the highway COM
mission several weeks ago employ
cd Claude P. Owen. of Harrisonville, a
graduate engineer, and placed him
in charge of the maintenance depart
ment, He has been preparing him
self since for his new duties. He has
studied the maintenance system in
Wisconsin and now is in Indiana in
vestigating the methods of the high
way department there.
Mr.. Gary has fixed no definite date.
but he does not believe the mainten-
ance of state roads can be started
until after January /. In each divis-
on of the state, the plan is for an
engineer to have charge of road
maintenance in his district.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16

SIGN AGREEMENT
GUARANTEEING
R|GHT.OF.WAY

Thirteen persons who have land
along the North State Highway run
ming four miles east of Mexico past
the Country Club have signed an a.
grecment volunteering the right-of-
way necessary to make the road a
uniform width of sixty feet. These
persons want the road hardsurfaced
according to the plans of the Mis-
souri, State Highway Commission and
for this reason will give quit claim
deeds to the Audrain County Court
for not more than thirty feet along
their property bordering on the road
The deeds will be given when the
Highway Commission agrees to hard
surface the road from the south end
of the wagon bridge outlet of the
c. and A. Lake to a point about four
miles east.
Those signing the agreement are:
R. R. Arnold, Clarence A. Barnes,
Jesse L. Pease, Mrs. ]. H. Field,
Mary E. Collins, Fred Al. Morris, Field
Heirs by Virginia Field, E. M. Law
der, j. E. Sterner, o. H. Brown, Mrs.
Earle C. Cunningham, j. r. Jesse,
president of the Mexico Country
Club, and E. M. Keath, secretary of
the Mexico Country Club.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
TWO MORE
CASES ON
NOV. DOCKET

Two cases have been brought to
the Audrain County Circuit Court
from the justice court of R. B. Hoot-
en- and placed on the November dock
ct.
They are: The State of Missouri
v. Harry Laughlin who was charged
with breaking into the dwelling Of
J. E. Ryan September 2Sth and the
State of Missouri v. Claude Hankins
who was charged with stealing four
teen chickens from Roy Dudley in
Rush Hill September s.
Hankins was jointly charged with
Johnnie Brown but Brown escaped
before he could be arrested. Both
Hankins and Laughlin pied guilty in
the preliminary hearings, Laughlin
was plcaed in Jail to await trial and
Hankins was released after giving
bond.
Sheriff Blum received telegram
from the St. Louis chief Of police
Wednesday morning saying that a
man had been arrested there whom
he believed to be the Jimmie Brown
wanted here in connection with the
chicken robbery. Because Of the diff
ference in the names Mr.. Blum sent
another wire and received an answer
saying that the man held there admit
ted his identity. Mr.. Blum went to
st Louis Wednesday afternoon and
will bring him back to Mexico to
stand trial
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
RUMOR SAYS
GAMBLE NEXT
POSTMASTER

A rumor from a reliable source has
it that L. McF. Gamble, Of this city,
Chairman of the Audrain County
Republican Central committee, will
shortly be announced as postmaster
of Mexico. Within a short time an
examination for aspirants to this
office will be held here. However
Mr.. Gamble, according to our infor-
mation, has the appointment and will
be designated as soon as the required
preliminaries are gone through with.
Congressman Hukreide did not care
to make the appointment until after
the election. The term of the pres
ent incumbent expired October 1st,
of this year, and he will remain in
office until his successor is named.
The appointment of Mr.. Gamble as
postmaster will be generally salts
factory to the patrons of the Mexico
post office.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
WOMEN PLAN EQUAL CHARGE.
National Party Plans Campaign for
Amendment to Eliminate All
Distinctions in Sex Rights.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Draft-
ing of a proposed amendment to the
Constitution designated to eliminate
all distinction between the rights of
the sexes was decided on yesterday
at the closing session of the two-day
conference of officers Of the Ma
tional Women's party.
1t was voted to press the work of
preparing the amendment for intro
duction in Congress and begin CAM
paigning for passage of equal rights
bills in AZ states whose Legislatures
meet this winter.
A budget Of $150,000 for the
years work was adopted and $4,000
Of this was pledgeds yesterday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
Is CEMETERY
LOTS WITHDRAWN
FROM SALE

A resolution was passed at the re-
gular meeting & this City Council
Monday evening ordering fifteen lots
in Elmwood Cemetery in Block E.
withdrawn from sale and reserved
for eighteen months subject to such
agreement relating to the sale there
Of as site Of proposed community
mausoleum as city of Mexico may
deem it expendient to enter into with
the Churchill Construction Company
of Bushnell, I'll.
An ordinance creating a district
sewer on West Love Street was given
two readings. The proposed sewer will
run from Missouri Avenue to Single
ton Street.
An ordinance establishing an alley
and allowing for purchase of same
along the A. X. Luckie property on
West Liberty Street was given two
readings.
A motion which was made that Full
ton Street be opened form Western
Avenue to West Street was carried.
Fulton Street is the last street with
in the city limits running west.
A motion was passed that the traf-
ic committee make proper markings
on the streets in the congested dis
tricts for the parking of vehicles.
Haskell Brothers were given per-
mission to establish a gasoline filling
station on their property on West
Libert Street.
A motion for the placing of a
street light on the corner of Lafay-
cite and Harrison Streets was car
ried.
The sections report showed that
for the month ending November 1S,
twelve persons had been buried in
Elmwood Cemetery, ten of this num-
Der being white persons and two
colored.
The report of the financial commit
tee showed the following balances in
l..
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
A DRY MAJORITY IN CONGRESS. /

A DRY MAJORITY IN CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Nov 9.-The drys
will have a substantial majority in
both the new senate and house, op-
posed to a beer and wine amend
ment, according to the assertion Of
the Anti-Saloon League today. The
league conceded the loss of many
votes in the house, but estimate they
will have a safe majority.
The Anti-Saloon League claimed a
gain of five votes in the senate. The
dry loss in the house will not be
known until complete returns are in
from twenty-five or thirty doubtful
districts, where vets appear to be
leading by good majorities.
The sweeping victory of CAL Smith,
Democratic candidate for governor
of New York, was accepted by dry
leaders generally as setback to
Volstead law enforcement in New
York.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-11-16
LEES ELECTION IS ASSURED.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 14.--The election
of Charles A. Lee, Democrat, as state
superintendent Of schools over SAM
uel A. Baker, Republican incumbent,
by a three thousand majority, Is as
sured. With only a few precincts
missing, returns show that Baker
cannot cut down this plurality much,
if at all. Baker ran far ahead Of his
ticket, as Republican candidates for
supreme court were defeated by far
larger pluralities.