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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-23
200 PEARLS SOLD

. PARIS, Nov. 2s-A necklace
made of 400 pearls and Weighing
slightly less than 406 carats.
which was sequestered from IN
enemy citizen, was sold at auction
today for 100000 francs. The
price Included all costs and taxes
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PRIESTS REPoRTED sCA1

PARIS, Nov. 2S-The Echo De
Paris says that there is a great
shortage Of priests in France due
to a large extent to the losses Of
the war. Rheims. the newspaper
says, needs 200 more members ot
the clergy. Only three ordinations
took place In that city between
1914 and 1918.
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BASEBALL RESULTS

The indoor baseball season Is
under way at the Y. NJ. C. A. The
Midwest Box Co., defeated the
Owens Co.. last night 81 to 6.
Neither Charles Partridge or Paul
Barcus, the umpires, was injured.
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Baltimore where Mrs. senella will
enter the Johns Hopkins Hospital
as surgical patient.
Mrs. Clyde Chenoworth, who hai
been visiting in Grafton for the
past week, returned to her home
here yesterday.
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haVG You Piles?
Then You Have Something to
Learn

Then You Have Something to
Learn
Thousands who have piles have
not learned that quick and perma.
nent relief can only be accom-
piished with internal medicine.
Neither cutting nor any amount Of
treatment with ointments and sup
positories will remove the cause.
Bad circulation causes piles.
There Is a complete stagnation Of
blood in the lower bowel and a
weakening OF the parts. DR.. ]. s.
Ieonhardt was first to find the
remedy. His prescription, HEM.
RoIp, IS now sold by all drug
gists DR. Leonhardt tried It In
1000 cases with the \ marvellous
record of success In 90 per cent,
and then decided It should be sold
under o rigid money-back guaran-
tee,
Don,t;waste any more time with
outside applications. Get package
of 1tEMzRoID from Fortney Drug
Co today Il has given safe and
lasting relief to thousands and
should do the same for you-it
seldom fails.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
THE MEXICO SPIRIT.

WE had a visitor the other day.
He had come to Mexico from another
city in the state which has about the
same census report as Mexico. He
had been here only a few hours when
he called and made this comment:
81 like the Mexico spirit. I just
came here from - where every
business man is knocking every other
merchant and no one seems to like
his neighbor. That is n thing Mex
leo is especially free Of. I find the
business men all have a good word
for their competitor as well as other
business men,"
We consider this about as high a
compliment as a small city can re-
ceive. Too many smaller cities are
burdened with a community hatred
that halts progress, engenders feuds
which kill civic spirit and in the final
analysis seriously injure the develop
ment Of the city.
Mexico has been free from this
spirit for many years. Consequently
Mexico today is one Of the most pro-
gressive cities its sic. in Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
HEAVY RAINS
CAUSE WASHOUTS
ON RAILROADS

One and sixteenth h~undredths
inches Of rain fell here from Friday
morning to $3.50 Saturday morning.
The rainfall since the beginning Of
April has totaled two and thirty hun
dredth inches.
All of thecreeks near Mexico are
high and Beaver Dam is within a few
feet of the bridge on the East High
way.
The tracks of both the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroads have
been washed out by the high waters
in places between Kansas City and
Missouri and the trains Of these two
roads are detouring through Mexico
on the Wabash tracks. The tracks of.
both the Wabash and Chicago and
Alton are still in good condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
SCHOOLS
SHOW PROGRESS
IN LAST YEAR

Ed c. Offutt, county superinten-
dent, has received a copy of the sixty
second annual report of the schools in
Missouri which is issued under the
direction of Sam A. Baker, state sup
erintendent.
Audrain County has reason to feel
proudSof the record which it has made
in the way Of education during the
last year. Their is more money on
deposit to the credit of the individual
schools in the county now than there
has ever been before. This is due to
the increased valuation Of property.
1t is probable that this amount will
be used in adjusting the amount
raised by taxes for school purposes
during the coming year and will re-
suit in lowered school taxes.
The back Of the book which is de-
voted to pictures of schols doing
special work, particularly in voca-
tional lines, has a picture of a class
from Mcmillan High School engaged
in stock judging and another one of
Clifford Hildebrand and two piles of
potatoes grown by him. One pile of
potatoes was raised with the use Of
formaldehyde and the other without
any such treatment. The first pile
weighed 1917 pounds and the second
only 3h. The potatoes grown
by Clifford Hildebrand in adjacent
rows.
There are now 173 teaching pos
itions in Audrain County and 95
school districts. There are 1904 chill
dren of school age now which is a
decrease of s percent from last years
figure.
In the preface to the report MI.
Baker points out the fact that the
S60,000,000 bond issue for good roads
will mean much in the development
of the rural school. The County
Unit Bill, which is held up now by the
referendum will also mean much in the
opinion of Mr.. Baker. The last Gen
eral Assembly was active in the pas
sage of school legislation and has
made possible greater efficiency in
school work in the state.
In June l, 1920 there were 329
high schools in the State and at the
same time in 1921 there were 1896, an
increase of 81 in one year
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
$50 MONEY
Own q Home

We will lend you any sum needed
to build, buy or improve real estate
Or cancel mortgages at only go an
nual interest. Cooperative plan.
Long time or short. Easy payments.
Sickness and unemployment allow
ances, Full refund In case at death.
Trustees heavily bonded--losses inn
possible. Give your family security
Al HOME.
FREE BOOK. The Liberty Plan
explains fully. Free and postpaid on.
request. A post card brings IL.
Write TODAY.
LIBERTY HOME BUILDERS
ORGANIZATIONS. sss Chambers
Bldg, Kansas City Mo. X
II Mar 80, Apr 8, 1s, 20 Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
ENDOWMENT FUND
OF CEMETERY
lc NnIN e6nnn
III NUH UJ,UUU


The Annual Meeting of the Elm
wood Cemetery Association was held
Wednesday afternoon, April 9Th, at
the office of the North Missouri Trust
Company.
Treasurer's report showed a total
of $1541.40 spent last year in the
care and upkeep of cemetery, and an
additional increase of $1275 in the
Endowment Fund for the year. This
makes the total Endowment Fund,
which fund can never be spent, but
the interest from it only and this
only in caring for the cemtery, near
ly $4,000, to which amount it has
grown from $1,000 three years ago.
The Endowment Fund is sufficiently
large now to assure a partially cared
for Elmwood Cemetery forever, but
it should be four or five times as
large to assure a properly cared for
Elmwood Cemetery for ever, and
could easily be increased to this
amount if everyone who was able
would Endow their Lot.
The following officers were elected
for the year, any Of whom will be
glad to be consulted regarding the
lots at the cemtery:
Directors: Jno. w. Gamble, s. D,
Stocks, D. C. Owen, Judge s.. G..
Groves.
]. W. Gallaher, President.
S. d. Stocks, Secretary.
w. F. Feutz, Treasurer.
VIM. Pollock, Honorary member of
Board. Z
Committee in charge Of grounds:
Mrs, ]. F. Llewellyn
DR.. ]. F. Harrison
Mrs. Mamie Craig
Miss Mollie Sparks
Mrs. E. D. Graham
John w. Gamble.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

BEWARE of the Pestiferous House
Fly.
Wherever he Goes Death
and Disease May Follow.
War to the death should be declared
upon the little pest. His presence is a
disgrace. If there is no dirt and filth
there will be no flies.
Keep the flies away from the milk.
Don't allow flies in your house.
Don't buy food stuff where flies are
tolerated.
Don't let flies crawl over baby's
face or hands.
Don't let flies near baby's food or
nursing bottle.
Clean up your premises inside and
out, and then see that others do the
same. Strike at the root of the evil.
The housefly breeds in horse manure,
kitchen offal, and the like. Dispose
of these materials in such a way that
the housefy cannot propagate. Screen
all windows and doors and insist that
your grocer, butcher, baker and ev-
eryone from whom you buy food
stuffs does the same.
There is more health in a well
screened house than many a doctors
visit.
SWAT THE FLY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
TREASURES
OF MISSOURI FROM ORGAN
KATION THURSDAY

JEFFERSON CITY, April H.
County ~treasurers of the state met
here this afternoon to form a state
organization. The purpose Of which
the treasurers propose to organize is
to ecure legislation at the next ses-
sion Of the legislature providing for
an increase in the pay of this Office.
The ~treasurers declare that this Of
flee is the most poorly paid in any
county considering the responsible
ties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
ART DEPARTMENT OF
HIGH SCHOOL MAKES
SCENERY FOR OPERETTA

The art department of Mcmillan
High School is busily engaged now
making a new set of forest scenery
under the direction Of Miss Edith
Ethridge for the operetta "The
Wager" which will be presented by
the St. Cecilia Gle Club on April 20.
The words and music for this oper-
eta were written by Miss Maude
Wallace who is in charge Of the pro-
duetion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

START your fly swatting now.
Every fly you kill early in the season
will mean the elimination of hundreds
of flies later in the summer. There
is no better method Of protecting
yours or the communities health
than by consistant fy-swatting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
TABLETS OF HONOR .
TO BE UNVEILED AT WEST
MINISTER COMMENCEMENT

Tablets erected in honor of Mrs.
Margaret Swope of Independence and
her son, William Chrisman Swope,
will be unveiled with special exer-
cises at the annual commencement of
Westminster College, June z, Pres
ident E. E. Reed has just announced
The tablets are to be placed in the
entrance of Swope Chapel, which was
given to Westminster College by Mrs.
Swope, in honor Of her son, a grad
uate of the college. An address will
be delivered in connection with the
unwilling by the Rev. DR.. G. G. Nc
Ginley of Covington, KY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
wATERWoRKst AT
MOBERLY WILL BE
TESTED SOON

The new waterworks system in
Moberly, which is now completed, is
to be given a thorough test soon. The
filter plant will be in operation the
first of next week. At present the
water is too high to permit the COM
pletion of the rip-rap work along the
new dam. An examination Of the
ram shows that it has not been weak
ened by the high water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

F. L. McCluer, Lee C. overstreet
and Stanley P. Clay, members of the
Westminster College Debating team,
were in Mexico Sunday no their way
to Fulton after defeating the team of
the University of Wyoming at Lar
annie.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

THE loss of the school levy should
not be allowed to pass. The question
should be Immediately resubmited and
it can be carried. The amount asked
is less than in former years and is
needed, Mexico is proud Of her
schools. Vote the levy and keep the
schools in front where they are today.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

WE have had a number Of farm
ers inquire at this office for the date
Of the Fall entertainment in Mexico.
They are also anxious to know just
what prizes will be offered on farm
products. They state that if the
premium list is announced at this
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

MAYOR Gallaher plans some in
novations in the local city govern
ment with a view of increasing the
efficiency of the administrative
machinery so far as is possible under
the present form of government. He
believes Mexico can be run better for
less money than in the past and with
in mind is going to give his
ideas a tryout.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

THIS is the time Of year when
father and mother hold their big ar
gument about whether the feather bed
shall go to the attic for a summers
vacation or not. Father says it
should be kept in readiness for sud-
den thunder showers and mother says
IOb nooh."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Joe Hunter, formerly of Mexico,
now salesman for the United States
Tire Company with headquarters at
Grand FUNSTON, Colo, and C. A. San
ford of Colorado Springs, Colo, spent
the weekend with Mr.. Sanford's par
ents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

THIS is the season of the year
when fathers winter accumulation Of
junk finds itself parked on the trash
pile in the packard where he is forced
to mott much silent profanity in locat-
ing all his useless valuables and to use
all his ingenuity in smuggling them
hack into the house.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
An Extra Sunday This Year

There will be ifty-three Sundays
this year, which does not happen
very often. Some almanac student
has figured that we had ffty-three
Sundays in 1898 andl the same in
1899. That was probably the case in
-olden times, but the people do not
appear to have paid any attention to
it in those days, Al. It gave them an
other Sunday for church and recre-
alton. Now things are different.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

time it viii be possible for the farmer
to make an extra effort and as a re-
suit Have the show much better than
otherwise. This suggestion is a most
timely one and should be given inn
mediate attention by the Chamber Of
Commerce,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

YOU dress up in your best clothes
when you entertain guests. Why not
dress up your town bydecorating when
you have a convention of visitors in
Mexico. Let us all purchase u own
store decorations so that we can be
appropriately attired for visitors.
The City should own corner decor
atoms and flags for the white way
nnatsN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

AUDRAIN's oat crop is seriously
menaced by the rain. The fall Of
water has made it impossible for the
farmer to sow his oats. If the crop is
delayed much longer it will be prac-
tically impossible to put it in with
any degree of success this season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
Baptist Meetlne Cloaea,

The meeting at the Baptist church
closed Sunday night with a packed
auditorium. There were 81 additions
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Hickerson
left for Chlorine, Texas, where they
will hold a big meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
WILLIAMS
BURG ROAD TO BE HARD
SIrREACED SOON

The Calwood-W Williamsburg road,
which runs from the east end Of the
Fulton Special District to the Mont
gomery County line, will be graveled.
Bids for hard surfacing the road will
be opened in Fulton, May ~.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Perry claybrOOk had
as their guests Thursday, Mrs.
Platter Of DeSota and Mrs. L. A.
Martin and son, John Marion Of Mex
leo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
J. 7. BUSH AGAIN
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
Ell SCHOOLS

SCHOOLo
]. 7. Bush was reelected superin-
tendent Of the Fulton public schools
for the coming year by the Board Of
Education Thursday night. Mr..
Bush is just closing his tenth year
as head Of the Fulton schools.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Curtis, Jump Cauthorn was in
Mexico Friday. Mr.. Cauthorn is now
connected with the Kansas City Here
ford Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

IN the death of Thomas Gill Mex
leo losses n Of its pioneer citizens.
His death will be regretted by a wide
circle of friends and acquaintance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Mrs. Irwin Precht and children, Of.
Moberly, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Hildebrand in
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

hundred women are expected to at
tend this important gathering and
Mexico should make every effort to
have their stay here q delightful one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

THE first touch Of spring-daugh-
ter asking father for a check to buy
lat Easter suit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Mrs. e. D. Graham has returned
from a long visit in Excelsior
Springs. D
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

THIS would be a most harmonious
world if the girls would practice as
much on the piano as they do on their
compilations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Mrs. r. M. White went to st. Louis
Sunday for several weeks visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

SOME men feel that house clean
ing time is merely an idea Of their
wife's to irritate them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
Circuit Court Adiaurr,s.

The Audrain Circuit Court adj
journed Saturday afternoon TO meet
April IT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
HIDES AND WOOI

HIDES AND WOOL.
We continue as we have for the last
AZ years to pay the highest prices for.
the above. SAM MORRIS.
SO If Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

1T takes horse sense to drive a
motor car safely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

IF they keep on there wont be
enough about the "Flappersr to flap.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Miss Belle Riggs Of Fulton has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. R.
Buckner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

DR.. and Mrs. p. n. Moore and DR.
I. Reed are attending the Dental
convention in Kansas City this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Mrs. Latney Barnes is the guest Of
her father, G. ". Lewis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
SWAT THE FLY.

HAVE you green onioned yet?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

ON April "a, rs and 26 the State
Music Clubs win hold their annual
convention in Mexico. Almost a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Mrs. Mamie Craig, who has been
visiting relatives III Fulton, returned
to Mexico Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
TIE LEDGER's

THE LEDGER'S
PLATFORM FOR AUDRAIN
More permanently improved high
~ayG
A highway engineer.
A farm agent.
A closrr cooperation between the
people Of Audrain county and Mex
Geo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

Read Ledger ADVERTISEMENTS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
The Weekly Ledger
Battered at the p. o, At Mexico, Ms
scarf and admitted IS End class matter
THE WEEKLY LEDGER
L u. White, Editor,

Ne Per Year, Cash in Advance
kuarain and adjoining counties.
where 81 a year In advance be-
e Of advanced postal rates.
ES ALL THE NEWS THAT'S
1T TO PRINT ALL THE TIME
THE EVENING LEDGER, soc a
woath; Or S. BY mail In advance; On
Rural Routes. 81 per year in advance
In Audrain County only.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13
I'M MT
TO SIyBSCRIBERS

~ Examine date after your
name on margin Of paper o. wrap
per. Remit promptly before your
time expires and you won't miss
an issue II yeur fasoxite paper.
Obituary notices, church festivals
and other pay entertainments are pay
notices OF 1oc q line an Insertion in
the Weekly Ledger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

BEWARE of the Pestiferous House
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-13

ents.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-22
A Welsh Passion Play
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE
copyright, 1921. by Frank Crane)

Monsnor Bickerstaffe Drew, novelist esayist of
reputation John Ayough
the Play
Cadey, which off Welsh three miles
Tenby the Benedictine there
Friday during Lent Monday Tuesday Holy
Week.
The performance o'clock the
in
the there female character
by their habits white
WOOL all the Christi who girded white
reaching priesthood
Another point is that character soeaks.
There And the action not take place
which
which the fourteen actions of the play take place
entire intended play, but
but rather Mediation Offering The audience make diff
ference. There be present
The absence of and dialogue demand singular
their there also singular absorption
in the thing done, and that is there.
In place of the dialogue there of singers behind
chant appropriate passages of
Scripture they called describing the events of the Divine
another those of Judas,
Caaphas When multitude speak, the
whole the chant The words used by
their illustrate their by their
lighting amazingly kifuI In
all fades darkness till only the
Crucied One is visible through the gloom.
words chanted those of the Gospels only without addi
and they given in English.
"Those looking
Bickesffe have watching play
they behodng number Of intense believers
any behods
sfuI manipulation of machinery machinery but
say restrained There throughout profoundly
moving and noble reticence"
things Church should place for
in the
Arizona republican., 1922-05-22
The InterIoeutory Decree

Much space and prominence is being given
to the MISUNDERSTANDING affair than the social status
of the parties seems to warrant. They belong to
the vast horde of moving picture actors and actresses
of whom little had been heard and whose names
never became familiar until such thing as this
projects them before the public.
There are three things which serve natural
preexts for publicity in divorce affairs; one Is the
prominence of the parties another is some peculiarly
salacious incident incidents and then the striking
beauty of the in the case All these incidents
are lacking. Valentino and Miss Hudnut seem to
be rather common individuals; they appear to have
been we'll behaved; their offense against soci-
ETY. was by no scandalous one; Miss Hudnut,
we judge from the pictures of her which have been
printed, is by no striking beauty but on the
contrary, extremely vacuous looking female
The act for which Valentino has been held was
evidently not committed with intent of committing
bigamy or with knowledge that it would be crime.
that ignorance OF the law is automatically
not an excuse think it ought to be regarded
in the case OF laws which make acts crimes in one
jurisdiction and do not in others.
The interlocutory decree has always seemed to be
an ineffective and useless instrument. We do not
favor loose or easy divorce laws. Generally they
should be more rigid, but the nteriocutory Decree
does not increase their rigidity Without making
divorce more difficult obtain, it imposes an un-
necessary hardship upon the parties to the divorce
1t is left possible of by the simple process
of leaving the jurisdiction in which the decree is
granted to remarry, and in the present case, by
staying outside the jurisdiction. In many states
return of the remarked person is not barred
The interolcutory decree rests on the theory we
suppose that within the year after the decree is
granted the parties the divorce may think better
of it and become reconciled. Time, it is true, is
wonderful healer, but when marriage relation has
been broken by a divorce 1t is seldom restored and
in the comparatively few where it has been
restored the relation generally proved to be an
unhappy
If the interlocutory decree made divorce more
difficult that might be urged in its favor by those
who are more strongly opposed to divorce, but it
does nothing of the sort, it does not begin TO
operate until the divorce already been granted
it merely imposes upon the parties to the divorce
certain punishment for having sought and obtained
divorce
Our own law is better than that in that II pro-
yides for a period of probation, we believe three
months before the decree shall be signed and that is
usually longer time than the parties need to think
things over In the meantime they are not divorced
There is time the discovery OF fraud there mas
been any and if before the decree is signed any rea
son should appear why the decree should not be
signed or why it should be modified the court is
at liberty to act