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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

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Mrs. E. Al. Shannon, Secretary and
treasurer Of the Women's County
Committee, is a Long supporter, al
though Mrs. Alice Moss Ferris of
Vandalia, chairman Of the Women's
Committee is for Reed.
Among the leading Long support
ers in Mexico are w. w. Bolts, mem
Der Of the Legislature; r. M. White,
a banker; L. M. White, editor Of the
Mexico Ledger, and Probate Judge
Shannon. r. M. White said he be-
lieved Long would carry Audrain
County over Reed two to one. Judge
Shannon said he thought it not i'm.
probable Long would get three votes
to one for Reed. It is expected that
about 5000 votes will be cast in the
primary.
Jackson said he was Of the opin-
ion Reed would carry the county.
1.-THE strongest opposition to Reed
is in Mexico Jackson said, "and
Reed will carry Mexico. The farm.
ers are for Reed and he will carry
the county
In the 1920 primary, Charles NJ
Hay carried Audrain County, re.
ceiving 91s votes. Long was second
with s41, and Henry s. Priest was
! third with $40.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
THE LEDGER
LONG FOR SENATOR.

IN attacking Hoover and food con-
troll Senator Reed attacks the Wilson
administration and its conduct of the
war, an achievement unparalleled in
human history. He practically
charges the Wilson administration, in
the nations great war stress, Of be-
traying America for the benefit Of
the British. In attacking food con-
troll he attacks n Of the best
achievements of the Wilson admins
tration for the winning of the war.
Buster rather than facts make
Reeds uterances. Take his speeches,
strip them of his word painting and
then anaEze the skeleton of his re-
marks in the cold light of reaso and
all he has done is to supply a little
vaudeville for his assembled auditors.
Take Mr.. Longs campaign addresses
and you will find them concise state
mentsof facts undipped in bitterness
and buoyed up with the plain, I'M
vanished presentation of truths that
will bear investigation. The editor
of the Ledger has sufficient faith in
Breckenridge Long to believe that
the people Of Missouri and the Ma
ton will be better represented and
their interests better taken care OF
by him than by Reed. MI. Long does
not consider himself above those he
will represent in the senate.
4 1t is human to err but to make that
common fault a habit, as Reed, multi
.6es his usefulness which no end Of
.roseate oratory can correct. This il
the Ledger's opinion and we believe
it is that of the majority of Dem
ocrats in Missouri. The abiding IN
terest Of the republicans in Mr.. Reet
and their efforts in behalf of his can
d;dacy are sufficient evidence OF wha
they want in the approaching prim
ary. The reason for their attitude
plain enough without further expos
ition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

the Junior essay contest at William
Woods College, Fulton, on Wednes-
day night, May 20. She was given a
gold medal.
Joseph Coons says David Mcclure
of this county accompanied him to
California in 40 as did Frank Coons,
John Buckner and Maj. Tate.
Miss Edna Bruce was valedictorian
Of William Woods College this year
and carried off two medals. She
lives north of Mexico.
Capt. 3. w. Bryan went to Cen
tralia today where he will meet Mark
Twain and accompany him to Col
umbia. He will make an effort to
have this distinguished Missourian
stop over and spend a day with him
in this city.
Prof. D. A. Mcmillan is in Golum-
bia attending a meeting of the Board
of Curators Of the State University
George Kabrich is home from 9
trip through Rails and Monroe coun.
ties.
The rain Saturday and Saturday
! night filled the creeks to overfowine
and nearly filed the waterworki
pond. Two and three-fourth inches
fell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

NEVER more than today does edu-
cation mean success in business. Of
course it is not all but it is a great
part of the armour to be girded on
to meet the hard fights one must face
in winning success. Those who can
should continue to get a high school
education at least. Those who find
it a hardship to do this should make
every effort to overcome all obstacles
to complete at least the high school
course. The man or girl who works
their way through school and college
usually get as much or more out Of
It than do others more fortunate fin
ancially. The old saying remains
true today-You get out of school
no more than you put in it, The
more effort 1t requires from you the
more educational dividends you en-
Joy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
10 Years Ago.

Mrs. E. S. Wilson has been elected
matron of William Woods College.
Columbia went dry Tuesday by 200
votes; while Richmond went dry by
1T votes.
Cave johnson and Gervais Berrey
are home from Columbia.
j. A. Morrow went to st. Louis
on business.
DR.. A. A. Wallace and r. M.
White went to Fulton today to at
tend a meeting of the Board Of Dir
ectors of Westminster College.
Charley Claybrook is home from a
business trip to Rochester, N. Y.
James Worrell Of Columbus, Ohio,
is visiting his nephew, R. D. Worrell
of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Sharp visited
the latters's sister, Mrs. Burt at Aux
vase Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Gill was elected
assistant principal of Mcmillan High
School by the school board Thursday
evening.
Miss Eva Miller is visiting in st
Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
THE demand for rooms and houses

THE demand for rooms and houses
in Mexico continues. This week two
families who wanted to come TO this
city to reside went elsewhere because
it was impossible to secure quarters
here. There are six other families
seeking rooms which seem to be I'M
available. The situation remains
acute. Mexico should do something
to relieve this situation. There is no
question but there are many others
seeking living quarters in Mexico who
cannot be accommodated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
a. Years Ago.

Henry Woodward is clerking for
G. D. Ferris and Son.
Col. John E. Hutton did not 60 TO
Put-In-Bay with the excursionists.
L. Phillip, the Star clothing man is
building an addition to his NAM
moth clothing store.
Miss Lizzie Marmaduke who has
been visiting in ST.. Louis has return
ed home.
An elegant gold chain and locket
were presented Col. Hutton of the
Intelligencer, by the Missouri Press
Association.
R. R. Arnold, cashier of the Ex-
change Bank left last Friday for Hot
Springs, Ark, John J. Steele will act
as cashier while he is gone.
Robert Hooton is acting deputy
sheriff.
Miss Belle Morris is in st. Louis
on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
Joe Rodes Here.

Joe Rodes of st. Louis was a Paris
visitor Wednesday afternoon for the
first time in over 20 years, passing
through enroute back from Clarence
with his brother, DIR. Rodes Of Mex
leo. They had been visiting a broth
er, John Rodes, at Clarence, and
stopped her to see another, T. T.
Rodes. "Joe" as he is Familiarity
known, looks as young as he did 20
years ago. He and his family leave
next week for a European trip. He
has a daughter % and a son 15.-
Paris Mercury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
II. r. AND C. II. BROWN
HAVE RETURNED no OKLA
HOMA AFTER VISIT HERE

H. r. Brown Of the Brinlee Brown
Fruit Company, Ardmore. Oklahoma,
and G. III. Brown, cashier Of the
Bank Of Caney, Oklahoma, have re-
turned home after i visit with their
sister Mrs. Robert Dorgan who lives
three and a half miles southwest Of
Mexico. Mrs. Dorgan has been quite
sick but Is now much improved,
While her they also visited their sis-
tiers. Mrs. w. S. Geary Of Mexico and
Mrs. c. y. Wilmhorst Of Benton City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
A TEXT BOOK PUBLISH
ING COMPANY rs BEING
unnARHn wy ~

Articles Of incorporation were filed
Thursday for the Commonwealth
University, Incorporated, a business
organization with the privilege Of
teaching and publishing educational
text books.
The capital stock is set at $4,000
with the following stockholders
Birch F. Rhodus, Esther o. Rhodus
and Howard J. Rhodus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
AN IMPRESSIVE THOUGHT.

IAN ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure"
We do not hesitate to sacrifice
time and money to try to save our
boys when they get into trouble, but
often they are SCARED and stained
Let us Individually take an inventory
to see what we are doing to safe
guard boys while they are still clean
and pure, making them realize that
wholesome character is the founda-
ton Of success, happiness and citizen
ship, and the basis Of a mans or a
community's credit.-Ex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
Little Girl Breaks Arm.

Dorothy, the twO-and-a-ha year
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Towne on Robson Street fell
from q cedar chest in her home
Thursday night striking her elbow
on the floor. 1t was found that she
had broken one Of the bones Of the
arm near the elbow, when a doctor
was called.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

e. 4. johnson and family left Sat-
urday in their q for their usual
summer vacation In Colorado, Be
fore returning home they win tour
Yellowstone Park. AS usual the Led
ger viii follow them and keep thena
in touch with the home news.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

MEXTCo'S Fourth Of July, under
the auspices Of the American Legion,
will be one Of the largest and most
entertaining celebrations held in this
section Of Missouri. As usual the af-
fair will be well planned and every
one present viii enjoy the splendid
program of entertainment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
Division No 3.
Harry D. Griffith, Hannibal, Nj
WILLIAM KEATH NAMED
ROTARY GOVERNOR FOR
THE l4TH DISTRICT

William Keath, of Chillicothe, a
brother of E. B. Keath, of this city.
was elected Governor Of the 14tt
District of Rotary, which includes
Mexico. The election was held at the
international meeting in Los Angeles,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
Pie win Iatf0r

Among those who were given lst-
tera in base ball By Westminster Col
,lege this year ID Guy Pitts IF Mexico.
This were seven other members Of
this years team who also received
this honor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

them.
Except for the variation of his at
tack on Long. Reeds speech was
much the same that he has delivered
since the beginning of the campaign,
although, because Of the very serious
condition Of his throat, due to the
many out-of-door speeches he he'd
delivered, he spoke only about half
as long as usual, eliminating vir-
tually all of that portion Of his
speech which he usually devotes to
Hoover.
He defended himself from the crit
icism which has been leveled at him
regarding the Newberry case, Anti.
Reed Democrats having said that he
was absent from the Senate when the
vote on Newberry was taken and
that he did not deliver his speech
against Newberry until after New
berry had been seated and it was too
late for it to, have any effect.
Audience Generally Attentive.
Except for possibly is or 20 per-
sons, the audience was attentive, but
silent. The Is or 20 were less silent
than attentive and applauded on all
possible occasions. His declaration
that he never would cast q vote to
! send American boys to die in foreign
wars in which the United States was
not interested" received general ap-
plause.
Although the sentiment in Audrain
County apparently Is overwhelming
" against Reed, he has several strong
supporters here, among them being
Rufus jackson, the postmaster; Fred
"A. Morris, a merchant; "A. s. Hous-
ton, a travelling salesman; Prosecut-
ing Attorney Frank Hollingsworth;
Mayor J. w. Gallaher and John L.
Coontz, editor Of the Mexico Intelli-
gencer.
As in most Of the other counties
of the State, the members Of the
Democratic County Committee are
opposing Reed and supporting Long,
and nearly all the county officers are
Long supporters.
Or. R. W. Berrey, chairman of The
County Committee, said he did moi
know a member of the committee who
was a Reed supporter, but that hi
thought possibly there was one.
II have not been active in ths
campaign 80 far, Df. Berrey said
but / expect to be later on. ! hav.
said that i would vote for Reed i
he was nominated. BUT IL be dcesn'
quit making the kind Of speeches b
has lately. I don't know that I win
It looks-like he is finding fault witt
everything In the world.1
Judge Carter for Long.
Judge Alex Carter, q member o
the constitutional convention, VIII
in previous campaigns was 4 stronl
Reed man, is supporting Long. Car
ter introduced Reed in Mexico whei
Reed made his campaign agains
! Francis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
Enjoying Washington.

The Ledger is in receipt Of a postal
card from Washington, p. q, signed
ASam Morris and bearing the fol-
lowing message: HELD conference
with President today. Has promised
To become member of Mexico Cham
Der II Commerce on basis Of Buy now
and pay Later Having fine trip
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

AGAIN a serious strike situation
faces the nation. The railroad men
are voting on a strike and it is re-
ported may join hands with the strik-
ing coal miners. Business conditions
win unquestiOnsbly improve when the
industrial situation becomes set
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
OR DRY? REED
LONG, SILENT
ON OWN POSITION

"LL-
The following account Of Senator
Reeds campaign meeting in Mexico
Saturday is taken from the report Of
Curtis Belts, staff correspondent Of
the st. Louis Post Dispatch:
Speaking before an audience Of
about 1900 persons in Audrain Coun-
ty, one Of the dryest counties in the
State Senator Reed Saturday after
noon called upon Breckenridge Long,
his opponent in the primary for the
Democratic nomination for United
States Senator, to declare whether he
was wet or dry, but carefully refrain
ed from announcing his own position.
He said Long was posing as a dry
in the country districts while at the
same time his manager was going
about st. Louis telling how wet he
was.
While Reed did not take occasion
to state his own views on the wet and
dry issue, his attack on Long could
reasonably be assumed to indicate
that he was taking the wet end Of
the argument. He said that in the
Introductory speech the statement
had been made that "you can al
ways tell where / am but did not
carry any farther a discussion Of his
own position.
Doubt As to His Position.
There was some doubt in the minds
of some Of his hearers as to Reeds
position, there having been some
propaganda recently in Audrain
County to the effect that Reed was
responsible for some dry legislation
while in Congress. This has been
met by the anti-Reed forces with the
statement that the only dry legisla.
ton traceable to Reed was an amend
ment which sought to make the dry
law so severe AZ to make 1t impos.
sible of passage, and that instead %
accomplishing that purpose, it waG
passed with his amendment.
II undertook to joke d little IN,
nocently yesterday Reed said ii
beginning his attack on Long.
n said I wasn't dry in the country
and vet in the city, and some people
are. ] didn't say any particular per,
son was, but my distinguished opt
ponent said I slandsred him.
* said 4 wasn't the kind Of d dr..
who had 200 gallons Of whisky in bill
cellar. I might have said 400 gallons
He didn't have 200 gallons in Ms eel
lar. but he didn't Say how much hi
had In his cellar, or in any one o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

Mrs. Bachman. Of Bristol, Tenn,
who has been the guest of Mrs. =.
3. Hook, has returned after . de-
Iightful visit here. Mrs. 3achman
has been much entertained during her
stay III Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
HIGHWAY COM.
CREATES FOUR
NEW DIVISIONS

JEFFERSON CITY, June 8.--Be-
cause of the increased volume Of
work in road building to be under
taken by the state highway commits
sion under the new law the commits
sion has established four additional
divisions. This gives the state 10
subdivisions, each n containing
from 10 to IL counties. This will
facilitate the work Of constructing
roads and keep the division engineers
in closer contact with its progress.
Division No 3.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

THE reports come to US that the
only bad section 81 the North State
highway between St. Louis and Kan
sas City is between New Florence and
Martinsburg. This is a matter which
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

FAME in conducting a country
newspaper is achieved when the
editors editorials are so widely
copied that they eventually arrive
credited EEK"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
20 Years Ago.

Rhodes Clay is home from a bus
mess trip to Milwaukee, Wis.
Miss Ethel Snidow, daughter OF
Mrs. Clara Snidow, county clerk OF
Audrain County won first prize in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

should be investigated BY those in
terested in the securing Of a primary
road over this route which passes
through Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
SEVENTEEN new
MEMBERS ADDED
70 COUNTRY CLUB


Seventeen new active members and
four associate members have been
added to the roster Of the Country
Club since the last annual meeting.
This makes a total of ninety-nine &C.
tive members and when one more ap-
plicant is accepted q waiting list win
be formed.
The membership fee advanced $50,
,on June /, making the present fee
$3.50.
Much new machinery has been pur-
chased to place the golf course in
FIRST class condition and all greens
have been enlarged. It Is said q ten
mis- court is also being planned for
this summer.
The new active members accepted
were:
R0des Jesse
A. F. Zimmerschield
E. G. Barnes
A. G. Whitson
H. ]. Pearson
II. B. Plunkett
E. C. Darnell
Victor Cunningham
Robert s. Moore
w. s. Dooiin
l.. D. Taylor
d. L. Boyer
G. A. Boyd
F. L. Crosby
M. K. Bragg
Robert S. Nichols
J. F. Jolley
The new associate members ae-
cepted were:
7. X. Shelby Of Wellsville
Miss Elaine Silverstein
Mrs. Bernice Cohn
Mrs. Ferd Howe
Douglass Whitley, Of st. oLuis, Wis
tied in this city Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

IT might be we'll to postpone all
political discussions until cooler
weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

Carl Jesse of Thompson transacted
business iii Mexico Saturday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

Frank KeIlerhals has purchased the
home of Arthur Gsilick, on South Null
drow street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
Judge Carter for Long.

Judge Alex Carter, q member Of
the constitutional convention, who
in previous campaigns was 4 strong
Reed man, is supporting Long. Car
ter introduced Reed in Mexico when
Reed made his campaign against
Francis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15

Douglass Whitley, Of st. oLuis, Wis
tied in this city Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
Dad. this is the greatest shoe
lever had

Oder membsrs o ne family. tool The
Hood Wufkshu is mads for AZ Of thesn-
Don's fcsgss shs ehadrsh. The Fsnway
Cross Strap Sandal 4 mads especially for
dheir growing young 6sst. They will fcuap
longer cut-oEdoors. scratch no more 6ocrss
and savs the cost Of sapensiye leather.
The KIaykort Eor tennis especially. but
6cr al outdoor sports q ! bstter by thaa
neakes. Light, surefcoted and East, and
how they do srarl Full spott trimmed.
Insiss upon Hood KIaykOa ssfuss .
substitute.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Denth8

Bridget Logan. IS. 81 South Missouri,
Ada Hooper. co, 800 NORTH New Jersey,
bronchO pneumonia.
Agnes Bright Smiley, "a, Methodist
Hospital. acute dllGtion of heart.
Gertrude Rogers 2, 503 West Tenth,
pulmonary tuberculosis.
Robert siddau, /. 40 Hanson, broncho
John G, Hamnton, 70. 8245 Capitol,
arterio sclerosis.
Ida Graham, 40, 1880 West Vermont.
pneumonia.
Thomas Paul Pine, l., 1927 Bates,
pneumonia.
pital pneumonia.
John Henry Ketcham. 50, % North
Audubon road, uremia.
Anna AlspGugh, 40, SIC Coffey, acute
dilatation Of heart.
Martin L. Luckett, 90, I142 Blaine, pull
mG2e Jeanette tg0e Wof s. 22e East North
Margaret Viola Smith, Il months, 1905
Milhurn, acute dilatatiOn Of heart.
Beldon Franklin Moon, Z, 1903 Ken
nington, acute endocarditis.
Samuel Shapiro, ~, Methodist Hos
pital acute dllation of heart.
Infant Todd, days, Methodist Hos
pitai, prema ture birth.
John Roster, 20, $40 East Vermont,
chronic broncho pneumonia.
Edgar Wilson Irvine, AZ, 1851 Rowland,
sarcoma.
Elisha Ravens, TO- 1915 North Meridian,
broncho pneumonia.
Leopold sp'tznagel, II, AS Sanders,
arterio sclerosis.
Hospital, pyelonephrOsis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04

Francis after his arrest at Louisville,
last fall
A telling point was made by the de-
Tense in the production Of receipts for
500 each on the Postal Telegraph Com
pany and the United States postotice
here, for money sent to Mrs. Lura Fran
els. wife Of the confessing burglar. at
New Albany. while her husband was IN
der arrest and awaiting trial at Louis
vile. This bore ont evidence given by
Hartman previously that he had sold u
fur coat and saXophoue at the request
Of Francis and turned the money over
to Mrs. Francis.
1t has been the contention Of the State
that these articles which had been stolen
were part Of the loot turned over by
Francis to Hartman, an dtaat Hartman
knew they were stolen when he received
them. This fact had been testified to by
both Mc. and Mrs. Francis when the
State presented rs case
Prosecutor Evans attempted 20 60 into
the domestic affairs Of Hartman at length
and to get before the jury the fact that
he had been divorced before he married
bis present wife. However Judge Beiu
sustained objections Of attorneys to the
defense OF questions OF this character be-
fore he bad proceeded very far.
The events OF the past Two days have
been decidedly favorable to the defense.
In Hartman, his young wife. Mrs. Laura
Francis. and her two sish,rs. olga and
Mabel GriswoId the Stnte mas crashed
into seemingly impreguable defense and
Prosecutor Evans has not been able to
break down their testimony at any point
1t ia understood that following the
completion Of the case for the defense
the State viii put on a number Of wit
nesses I'm rebuttal
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
WILL NOT HOLD
NIGHT SESSION.

Judge Balm said, during the noon re-
cess, that there viii be no session to-
night, ana that at The conclusion Of the
evidence today court viii adjourn until
Monday when the final arguments VIII
be made The case should reach the
jury late Monday unless something I'M
forscen arises.
Hartman stood the grill ing Prosec Tor
william r. Evans gave him on cross ex-
animation unusually well, and came
through with his original story, told 10
his attorney. Ira NJ Holt on direct
examination. substantially unchanged.
Despite he most searching and rapid
fire questions OF the prosecutor, Hartman
Insisted from first TO last that Frank
Francis, The "confessing burglar" had
taken no active part in the manAG cement
Of his primary campaign that he had
no knowledge that any Of the automobiles
In which he and Francis and their wives
had taken trips. were stolen machines
that he had nothing to do with any
whisky traffic, and that he knew Francis
only by the name of Moore, until the fact
cane out that hts real name was