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JOUlli Uokinz Backward i GIRL COULD I FOB STREET DDCMHTIM I Veekly Ledger th P. 0. Mexico, Mo, ted as 2nd class) matUr. I Glynn, Folk, McAdoo and ar all going to make Missouri foi- the Demo. 8t between now and the I candidate for Gov.

jissouri on the Republican i deliver an address in Van-I a. m. Monday, September in Mexico at 1:30 m. fe day. He will speak at that night at Montgomery X0NDEAR1NG has been 'resident of the Federated will make a most efficient Federated Clubs are un- social service work, and after the organized charity 3, this winter, and our people will co-operate with them.

ly inconvenienced personally by a railroad strike. The White House is comfortable, and food can always be obtained there. The of a general strike would not fall upon the President but upon the nation as a whole "Mr. Hughes onduci, as the News sees it, might have been eminently heroic, hut it resembles the heroism of Artemus Ward, who was prepared during the Ciwil War to sacrifice all of his wife's relatives upon the altar of his country." NEL Gardner, Democratic for Governor, is on his way California, and will open sign at Chillicothe, on I night, Sept. 23rd; and has to his friends that he will Sully all attacks made on his IN the death of Howard A.

Gass, State Superintendent of Schools, at Jefferson City, at the age of sixty- three, on Monday, September 18th, Missouri loses one of its most influential and worthy citizens. Howard Gass was born in Audrain County August 22, 1862, and was educated in our public schools; and in 1876 was married to Miss Josephine Shell, ol Audrain. No man in Missouri has been more prominently or continuously active in educational work than Howard Gass. After teaching in various schools, he was elected County School Commissioner of Audrain in 1887, and resigned that office to become Assis tant Superintendent of Education under W. E.

Coleman, and later was elected State Superintendent of Schools, an office he filled with noted iv Rill bv ex-Som-ema JnriirA if. Renublican nominee for I efficiency. The Ledger joins the pe'- I pie oi Audrain county in extending sincere sympamy to me oereavea foUSTON, formerly of the family. now with the National tes us irom somewnere in hat he don't know when he is get to come home, but he sure Ske to see good old Mexico, I He really hopes to eat tu -exico on Thanksgiving Day, iot sure. Sid says there is enjoys more than the Ev.

Id iter. "Ledger is glad to know that it Christian Church of Mexico nimously indorsed the com er pulpit supply in recommend- 4Kt v. H. P. Atkins, of Birming- be chosen as its pastor.

preached here a few Sun-io, and all who attended were and we feel confident new pastor will prove mos orv. 1 ne ennsuan vnurcn oi i very strong, and is entitled anil faithful pastor. RR1NG to a very pointed and itaUrnenti, regarding po- to and offlo holders, the St. JfojAiic editorially says: Jiiaeiiys of campaigning an in from Tom Roger's speech at jty (W yesterday ought to burn 'lieu Die memory of every candi-every politician. He said tu line of least resistance is the leads to nowhere.

An oftl--rcing a law must have some-iefinite in literature of the new munici-vement contains nothing this." FIRST SHOWING AT THE VOGUE Thursday, September 21st Featuring Correct Fashions for Fall and Winter YOUR INSPECTION INVITED TOM MOORE Ma AC fer 3T. LOUIS HAVE CUSK WITH POLICE IN NEW YORK COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES By W. CLYDE JOHNSON. County School Supt. CONVICT HELD FOR FIRE.

JEFFERSON CITY, Sept 18 James Underwood, a "lifer" sent to the State Penitentiary from Kar.aj City, is being held in solitary confine ment in the priocr. in the belief that started the firo thii, morning in th prison paint sho i. An investigation into the supposed conspiracy to? bum thi prison ha been under way since the first fire occurred in the institution', July 20. Although several hundred ccnvicts were questioned and practice. iy put through third decree, nj were obtained.

is thev first man lo be suspected. Today, about an hour before the fire was dicsovered, Underwood was tent to the paint shop for a supply of wood alcohol, which is used in the shoe factory. Shortly after he left the paint shop the fire was discovered. We denies that he set the fire and the officials have no evidence other than clrcumstantance. Porter Gilvin, deputy warden, said he believed Underwood was one of those who had caused many fires.

The fire, the eighth within the prison in less than two months, caused a loss of about $500. Only a few men were at work in the paint shop when the fire was discovered and there was little excitement among other convicts employed in nearby buildings. The fire was extinguished by the prison fire fighting force. Monday, September 18th, Rev. Burks, of Mexico, received a tel- that his brother-in-law, Judge i Williams, of Boonville, had lidenly.

While Judge Williams it been in good health for more ear, his death was entirely ted by his friends throughout fete. Ex-Supreme Judge Wil li as not only one of Missouri's lliant and successful lawyers, a genial gentleman and a sub-high-class citizen, always voting a portion of his time ians to the forwarding of every tnt that tended towards the up- proggress of the State in lived. Judge Williams was a jc God-fearing citizen, and his 11 be a distinct loss to the Missouri. Ui OK THE AUDRAIN 1 COUNTY CAMPAIGN flint to congratulate the Dem-ic'oumy Committee on the opening of the campaign in county with the big rally at House Monday nigh', when the House Champ Clark, (1 States Senator James A. of Arkansas, delivered speeches to an enthusiastic audience.

As a matter of Court House is too small for of this character, and an eople were turned away as le to get in. The Democrats anizing thoroughly by town- rid the only thing necessary is a full vote poll in November. i is overwhelmingly Democrat- as the local ticket has oyer," it is usual for many Democrats to ntglect to duty on election day. Let ev- fmocrat in the county arrange and see that his neighbor That's the way to get results. 1ERRING to what Judge i would have done when the ailroad strike was threatened, York World says: Indianapolis News has undergo do what Mr.

Hughes has i ly refused do. It explains fly how he would have met the strike situation if he had President. would have done everything could to get the men to arbi- "nd failing in that would f'ecpted the Hughes then, would have been cvedly on the side of the rail- He would have accepted no misc and he would have had fral strike implied. would have been the Von- fl'l'K." TTnfnrtiinAtolv. it would been Mr.

Hughes who accept- but the American people, the United States is not the property of the President, ''resident need not be serious- NEW YORK PAPER SEES VICTORY FOR WILSON NEW YORK, Sept. 15. The New New York World sounds a note of warning to forward looking Americans yesterday in a ringing editorial on Wall Street's jubilation on the fact that the Republicans carried Maine, a victory which political wiseacres of both great parties concede to indicate that President Wilson will win hand somely in November. The editorial, in part, is as follows: "Wall Street marked up the pAce of stocks yesterday in the belief that the returns from Maine foreshadowed the election of Mr. Hughes.

"Wall Street's political judgmnet is never very sound, but Wall Street makes no mistakes in its interpretation of the meaning of Mr. Hughes' election, a victory for all the great financial interests that have lost their control over the United Stats Government since Woodrow Wilson became President. Even the possibility of such a triumph deserves the enthusiastic recognition that it received in the capitol of money." TEAM RUNS AWAY Team of R. J. Dean in Runaway on South Jefferson.

A team of horses, hitched to a farm wagon, belonging tQ R. J. Dean, who lives southwest of Mexico, became frightened while hitched in the lot back of Haskell's garage and broko loose. They ran south on South Jefferson street until they came to the jog in the street before Hardin Col lege when one of the horses slipped in making the turn and fell, sliding abbut twenty feet and striking iti head against the curb, Inflicting some rather deep cuts in the forehead. Little damage was done to the wagon.

No one was inthe wagon at the time of the runaway, and Mr. Dean said he did not know what frightened the team. Washington school has Miss Jessie Morris, a McMillan graduate, with a Teacher Training Certificate and Normal Training as teacher. She has 13 pupils. A fine addition and improvement has been added in the way of an ante-room where wraps and dinner buckets may be left.

This makes much for home-like conditions. They also have a very useful sand table. Union has Miss Dottie Angell, a graduate of the Pine School, who did some work in Kirksville this summer in preparation for her work. The house has been greatly improved by painting inside and outside. There were only 3 pupils present.

Eller has 13 pupils, a new roof, a sanitary drinking fountain, and an ex perienced teacher, Miss Edna Righter, who taught their school several years ago and has done some Normal work to fit herself as a teacher. Most all of our successful rural teachers move from the rural schools to the town schools, but seldom do they leave the towns and come to the country. But Miss Florence Kirkpatrick is an exception. After a number of years as primary teacher at Farber, she is now at Jackson. She has done much Normal work and holds a First Grade Certificate.

She has 29 pupils. A croquet set, the gift of Miss Kirkpatrick, adds much to the pleasure of the little ones. Miss Marv Rainev. a araduata of Hardin, end of the Teacher Training Department, has the largest school with an enrollment of 40. A concrete solid foundation has been put under the house and an enclosed porch with concrete floor has been added to it.

These add much to the convienience, the comfort and the aDoearance of th. house. Miss Helen Graham, a eraduato of McMillan, with 3 years experience, is the teacher at Hurdle. They are making an effort to keep the outbuildings sanitary By the use or lime in them, a very commendable thing. They have zi pupils.

Miss Grace Langenbach, a graduate of McMillan, and holder of a Teacher's Training Certificate, has 25 pupils at Payne. A new board platform has been built before the door and new outbuildings have been put up in good shape. A very interesting thing that I noticed at High Hill was a number of swings that the children use and enjoy very much. There are only 18 pupils this year. They have built a new walk to the well and besides other noticeable equipment have a sanitary drinking fountain.

Mrs. Nellie of long standing in the country, has charge of the school. Miss Nellie Pulis, a graduate of McMillan, with a Teacher Training Certificate and Normal 1 raining, said that the house had been cleaned, water purified, in fact, all had been made readv for the beginning of school ex cept the eutting of the weeds. This was not done because ox tne stuDDie that would be made to cause trouble. They have a painted floor, a sanitary fountain in fact, are almost ready for annroval.

There are 17 nunils. W. L. Ballew, a graduate of the Teacher Training Course at Centralin, with two summers work at KirksvilU to his credit, is again at Flynt. They also have a sanitary fountain, a walk to the door from the road, and an out buildings new.

After the closets were built, Mr. Ballew hunted up some boards and made them all but fly. proof. The result was noticeable in that very few flies were swarming around while the children were at work and also while they were eating, This will make for better health among the little folks of the school. They will also get a new stove: 1 nope a heater, for them they will be up in the front rank They have 16 pupils.

W. F. Clark, a graduate of the Lad nodis High School, has 19 pupils at Pleasant Green. A nice new closet Col. Judy Well Known in Mexico SPRINGFIELD, 111., Sept.

18. Col. James W. Judy, live stock breeder, and who, as president of the State Board of Agriculture 1894, secur ed the permanent location of the Illinois State Fair here, died yester day at the home of his son, Charles C. Judy, near Tallula.

He is said to have sold more tnor-oughbred cattle in the last forty years than any man Hiving. Man Shot From Ambush. FULTON, Sept. 18. Eddie Spencer, 30 years old, who several days ago was fined for attacking a woman at Tebbetts, was shot from ambush and probably mortally wounded, when standing by the Bide of his mother, Mrs.

Anna Spencer, in a lot at their home Saturday afternoon. Buckshot pierced his face, chest and aide. Doctors say he probably will die. Only two weeks ago Spencer's father, Hugh Spencer, was killed in a runaway accident. has been built and painted for the girls, and other substantial improvements are planned by the board who are taking great interest in their school and are striving to make it a great success.

There has been a big increase of 233 per cent in the enrollment at Highland, where Miss Jennie Lee Atkins, a graduate of the Teacher Training Course at Lentralia, is the teacher. She has 7 pupils. It takes a 65 cent levy to run this school for six months, allowing the teacher but $40 per month. Ed C. Offutt, a teacher of several years successful experience and with Normal training, is again at Harrison.

He has li pupils. A new well has been dug. Miss Mary Cowles, who has been a successful teacher in Kansas, has 15 pupils at Skull Lick. Daniel is another large school. Miss Ethel Heazlitt, another primary teacher from North Dakota, has 39 miDils.

Thev have a new barn, a pen cil sharpener, a sanitary fountain and a blacked stove. I find most of the stoves not blacked, but Sims is also an exception to this-Tule. The teacher is Miss Mabel Kilgore, who has had several years' experience and some Normal training. She has 6Z pupils, rne nouse nas been given a new roof. The board is going right along with the improvement of this school.

One of the most enthusiastic beginners that it has been my pleasure to meet is the teacher at Hazel, Miss Lillian Crawford, a graduate of Sy- nodical College at Fulton. She holds a Teacher Training Certificate, bhe has but 7 pupils. She is trying ta meet the requirements for approval. This is another district that has a small valuation and it takes 65 cts, to run a $40 school, with but little left for necessary equipment. The stove had been blacked and a jacket will be put around it.

Miss Gertrude Nagel. a student and teacher in the Normal School at Kirksville. is the teacher at Beagles. The president of the Board, Monroe Beagles, says that they are going to meet the requiremnts for approval. This should have been done several years ago.

But it is never too late to do good. Miss Nagel has 17 pupils. Mrs. Florence Begeman, an experienced teacher with Normal training, is the teacher at Dye. She has 22 pupils.

The floor has been oiled the first one that I have found in the country and they will use sweeping compound, so that they "will not be Bothered with the dust this year. How would you like to live in a house where the dust is about as bad as it is around the threshing machine? This is the way it is in most of the school houses. Thev use a covered jar for the water. The teacher will have a new desk. A marvelous change has been wrought at Elm Bend.

The house has been built and they expect to add the porch roof another year, new windows have replaced the old ones, the side doors have been closed up and one opened in the south end, and the old cracked, unsightly plaster has been replaced with a fine new coat. Another year and they expect to have everything in tip-top shape. Another very enthusiastic and interested beginner is Miss Christine Gabriel, the teacher. She is a of the Teacher Training Course at Vandalia. She has 21 pupils.

She uses her maps. I see so many who do not. Monday morning the class will conduct the morning exercises. Of course they will try to do better than the class did last Monday. I am sure that it will be very interesting to the school and very beneficial to all taking part.

If the parties referred to in the above dispatch are residents of Mexico, they must have given fictitiou.) names, as we have interviewed two or three of our "oldest inhabitants" and they never heard of them. LEDGER ADVERTISEMENTS PAY BEING ONE REASON WHY MOORE IS HIS OWN BARBER NOW Tom Moore Is a slender young Irishman of more than ordinariry acute sensibilities. Also, he Is one of the stars of Pathe's "Who's Guilty?" series of photo-novels which the Arrow Film Corporation has produced. And his work on the screen makes him Just that much more sensitive to every day Impressions. Which leads up to the reason why Moore now shaves himself.

Recently he had a few minutes Between the scenes and he chased out of the Arrow studios up In Yon-kers, thinking to utilise the time to get his hair cut in a neighboring bar bershop. Shortly after he had seated himself In the chair he noticed that the barber's dog sat down right next to the chair and began intently to watch the barber work. 'Pretty nlco dog, that," said the genial Moore. "Yes, sir," from the barber. "He soems to like to watch you at your work," continued Moore.

"Oh, it Isn't Just that, sir." said the barber. "You see, I sometimes make a mistake and snip oft a little bit of a customer's car." And that barber still is wondering when he will Bee Moore again. TOM MOORE FINDS THE BUSINESS END OF A DOQ GlasgowTailors and Cleaners Suit or OToat Made-to-Measure NO MORE p1 N0 LESS Ladies' and Gent's Cleaning and. pressing and alterations of all descriptions. CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED 118 Phone 391 Washington St.

P. L. HANLY, Mgr. Tom Moore, who is co-starred with Anna Nilsson In the new "Who's Guilty?" series of photo-novels, which the Arrow Film Corporation has produced tor release through the Pathe Exchanges, onqp served an enlistment In the New York National Guard. Until recently he had never told why he so summarily left the militia service.

Now he lets the cat or dog out of the bag. It seems that Moore was doing sentinel duty one night in the annual camp. A rather flea-bitten dog prowled along Moore's dimly lighted post and bothered the young soldier nearly to death. Moore ended the affair In his own way. The next morning he was summoned before his company commander.

"Moore!" Bald the officer, "here's a young woman who says you killed her dog last night. What about it?" "He did It, I know he did it," sobbed Moore's female accuser. "My dog was dead right where that soldier paraded back and forth. I think it's a crime to kill a defenseless dog like that!" "Nothing defenseless about that dog," cheerily answered Moore. "He took a good bite at my leg so I Jammed my bayonet Into him." "Why Btlck him with your bayonet? Why," asked the captain, "didn't you defend yourself with the butt ot your rifle?" "Huh!" retorted Moore.

"Why didn't the dog bite me with his tall?" NEW YORK, Sept. 15 Thomas Carter and a man, said to be S. Fritz Nare, both from St. Louis and both stock brokers, were the principals in a sensational street scene early this morning, which ended in their deten tion at the West Thirteenth Street Po- lict Station on the charge of felonious assault. The man assailed was a po liceman in plain clothes, who lodged the charge against them.

From what was learned of the affair from Carter and from others sources, the men had been having a late supper at the Cafe de Beaux Arts, a fashionable cafe on Thirty-sixth street and Sixth avenue, not far from Broadway, in the company of three women. Carter had left his $14,000 automobile of English make in front of the Republican Club at Fortieth street. After the supper, accompanied by the women, Carter and Nare startei for the machine, the latter entering the vehicle. Carter and Nare returned to the cafe for a moment and upon their return to the automobile found a man seated in the vehicle. It is un derstood that the man was known to them and was objectionable.

Upon his refusal to leave the auto mobile he was seized by Carter and Nare and pulled out. When a heated argument was in progress, and when it lookea as it there would be a fistic encounter, Po liceman Kennelly, who has been de tailed to vice squad duty and who was in plain clothes, appeared upon the scene and seized Carter and Nare in a rough manner. Carter is said to have told the policeman to go about his business, not recogniding him as an officer, at the same time slapping the policeman's face. In the meantime the third man had escaped in the confusion. A great crowd gathered as Carter and Nare were marched away by the policeman, who had revealed his identity only after he had fired three shots from his revolver.

These, he explained, afterward, were to summon help, but a spectator declared that he heard Kennelly say that he "wished he had 'killed him," meaning Carter. Carter says that in the melee he lost a diamond ring and one of the women lost a diamond necklace. Members of the Republican Club, who witnessed the affair, say that Kenneally seemed to fire directly at the central figures in the crowd. It was also asserted that on the way to the station the policeman constantly maltreated his prisoners, and at one period of the journey struck Carter in the jaw. At the station Kenneally insisted that as he was making the charge he be allowed to seach the prisoners, but Nare declared that if he laid his hands upon him there would be more trouble.

Throughout the whole proceeding the policeman showed a disposition to be as brutal as possible, spectators assert. Both Carter and Nare were locked in cells and held for appearance in court. Another sensational feature of the affair occurred just before the men were led away to cells. A woman suddenly appeared at the station and threw her arms about the neck of Carter. The action seemed to further enrage Kenneally, who, with warn ing, struck her a heavy blow, knock ing her to the floor.

It i nreaumed that the woman waB one of the three who composed the supper party. SECTIONALISM CRY REACTS OS HUGHES GL 0. P. Candidate Is Mocked by Record of His Own Party in Congress. LAWS ENACTED ARE FOR ALL 49, GREAT-GRANDMOTHER Four Generations in Family; Oldest is Only 49.

Here is a family record that is hard to beat: Baby Jessie Viola Jeffrey, age four days. Mrs. Veno hi Jeffrey, baby's mother, age 15 years. Mrs. Jesse May, mother of Mrs.

JerTry, and baby's grandmother, age 29 years. Mrs. Leona Smith, mother of Mrs. May, and baby's great-grandmother, age 49 years. ELECTRICIAN LOSES LIFE WHERE PEARL WHITE DARED Positive proof of the real danger which Pearl White, "Pathe's peerless girl," underwent when she painted the wall sign on the top of the Gerard Building, New York, a few days ago, was furnished by the fatal fall of an electrician from the same building on the afternoon of the 9th.

The elec trician. Martin by name, was making use of the electric sign as a ladder, Just as Miss White did. and losing his footing, fell twenty Etorles to the Btreet. Pearl White, the "peerless fearless" ftake It from the press agent) girl of the Pathe "Iron Claw" serial, laugh ed so hard In the telling of this on that we don't know whether, we have It straight or not. However, last week, Pearl had occasion to hire a woman to come in and do work by the day.

She was an English woman, and her references and appearance wore all In he favor. Everything was settled but the consideration of wages. "What Is your price?" asked Pearl. "Ifl eats myself, two dollars and a Quarter," said the woman; "it you eats me, one seventy-flve. MARRIED HERE FRIDAY.

Mr. Jacob Sharp, of Santa Fe, and Mrs. Oste Foster, were married by Probate Judge W. W. Botts at the Court House Friday morning.

Mr. Sharp is a prominent farmer of near Santa Fe. Mrs. Sharp is the daughter of John Crum, of near Mexico. They will make their future home on Mr.

Sharp's farm near Santa Fe. The Ledger joins their many friends in wishing them all possible happiness and prosperity in the future. Atkinson and Crotty Win Two Cased The Circuit Court Monday, September 18th, in the two cases of the Crown Iron Insurance Company vs. W. F.

Atkinson and J. J. Crotty, also the case of the Bank Loan Trust Company of Iowa, vs. W. F.

Atkinson and J. J. Crotty, were both decided in favor of the defendants. On Its Achievements Administration Invites Judgment as to Whether It Work Is Sectional in Its Scope and Purpose. Charlca E.

Hughes has raised the cry ot sectionalism, complaining to bis Western audiences because the Important Committee Chairmanships In the House and Senate have been filled th(s being due to seniority promotionsby Southern members. "During the last year of Republican control there was not a committee chairmanship from the South," replies Congressman James B. Aswell In his speech reported In the Congressional Record. "Was thut nationalism or blind, ignorant narti-janshlp?" he asks. "Let the people decide," he suggests, "whether the following great measures enacted by this so-called South-con trolled Congress are sectional or na tional "The Underwood Tariff Law, just to th consumer as against the special privileged class, followed by a non partisan tariff commission removing the tariff question from politics.

"The Income Tax Law, causing the rich to pay their just proportion of the expenses of the Government. "Th Rural Credits Law, the first legislation solely for the farmers. "Th establishment of rural routes, th extension of the parcel post, and better mall service for our rural population. Th Good Roads Law for all sec tions and for all our people. "Farm extension laws.

Including Smith-Lever Act, grain and cotton standards, regulating cotton futures, and so forth. "Numerous just labor laws, the most beneficial In a century by the American Congress. "Th Child Labor Law for the chil dren of the whole country and for civilization. "Th Federal Reserve Act, giving an elastic currency and preventing finan cial panics the greatest act ever passed In the history of our Govern-ment 'Conservation acts for the people as against special Interests. "Anti-trust laws and arbitration laws, preventing special-Interest control.

"Shipping act for open markets for our products and commercial mastery of the seas. "Federal Trade Commission Act, protecting the Individual as against the vested Interests. "The Seamen's Law for the work men, and public safety. "Legislation supporting the President In keeping us out of the Euro pean war while maintaining peace with honor to the American flag. "Mr.

8peaker, for the sake of the great dignity of the high office he seeks and in the name of common decency, let Mr. ex-Justice Hughes spec! fy and name the sectional measures In the above list and mention those he would repeal VENICE, Sept. 16. With the birth of Viola Jeffrey, Mrs. Leona Smith, not yet 50 years of age, be came great-grandmother.

The baby's mother is Veno wife of Russell W. Jeffrey, and is only 15 years old. Mrs. Jeffrey is the daughter of Mrs. Jessie May, who ia a grandmother at 29 years.

She, in turn, is the daugh ter of Mrs. Smith, who is at present looking after the comfort of her great-granddaughter. Mrs. Jeffry was only 13 when she became a wife. Her husband is 21.

Her mother was only 13 also when she wed. Mrs. Smith was married when she was 15 years old. "I cannot realize that I am the mother of the sweetest little girl ii the State of California," says Mrs. Jeffrey.

"The truth is, I have never been able to realize that I am a wife. It's just like playing house with me, and I have such a good husband. Russell, that's my husband, and I just grew up together. The only thing that brought me to anything near realization was when I was to leave mama. We came to Venice, and since coming here it has become more evi dent that I am a real wife, and now I'm a mother.

"Oh, no, it was no runaway mar riage. Mamma was with us wnen wo were married in Los Angeles, and Bhe thinks lots of Russell. Grandma just loves my little baby, but sometimes I think she does not like the idea of being a great-grandmother. You know, when you speak of a great-grandmother you picture a nice old lady with a clean white cap on sitting a rocking chair knitting. Well, grandma is nothing at all like that.

She is just as full of fun and just a.i active as I was. Why, mama, grandma and I romp just like a bunch of kid dies, and I guess that is all we are. Now we.will have little Jessie to join in our play, and it will be just grand." Mrs. Thomas W. Carter, of 5 Portland Place, formerly of Mexico, told a SO.

Louis Globe-Democrat reporter that her son, Thomas W. Carter, was on a hunting and fishing trip in Alexandria, and that she heard from him several days ago. She said that she did not believe that he was in New York. Thomas W. Carter, is the son of Thomas W.

Carter, President of the Carter Commission Company, grain merchants, and former owner of the Ringo Hotel, Mexico, Mo. Mrs. Carter Wires Husband's Father. Thomas W. Carter, of 5 Portland Tlace, St.

Louis, President of the Carter Commission Company, and father of the younger Carter, said last night he had received a telegram from hij son's wife stating the story of Carter and Nare's encounter with the police was largely "newspaper talk," and it would all be explained later in a letter. METHODS NOT DEEDS. THE more signal the service rendered the people by any act of President Wilson, the more bitter the attacks on him by Republican papers. He kept the country out of war, How they abuse his method of doing it. He settled the strike situation by the firm adherence to the simple right.

How the Republican editors rave over his method of doing it. Heretofore their slogan of criticism has been "words not deeds;" but now when his words are few and his action prompt they are even more voiceferous in their abuse. Unhappy is the lot of the Republican editors under the Wilson administration; in every case, to avoid palpable folly, they are forced to the tacit admission that either his action was right while his method only was wrong, or his method was right and his action wrong. One can detect a wailing nole, a minor chord of misery in all their objurations. Miss Mildred Pearl is attending tho University at Columbia.

Marriage licenses were issued at the Recorder's office Tuesday to Dannie Gill Forrester, of Vandalia, and Miss Alma L. Marshall, of Vandalia. Orla Romjue and Miss Dorothy White-sides, both of Thompson. Russell Armstrong and Miss Susan Pearl Walker, both of Audrain county. 100 Pen CENT.

AM bn Iv. AN. "I am the candidate of a party but I am above all things els an American citizen. I neither seek the favor nor fear th dltpleas- ur of that small alien element among us which puts loyalty to any foreign power befor loyalty to the United From President Wilson's Speech ef Ac- ceptance. LATEST PHOTOGRAPH OF PRESIDENT WILSON Pi! I MONROE STORE IMPROVED The Monroe Candy Company has ad ded to the equipment of their store six booths for the accommodation of their patrons.

These booths will ac commodate four persons each. There is a commodious table in each booth and on the wall is-an electric button to summon the waiter. When these new features are completed the. Monroe Company will have one of the most up-to-date stores in the city. This firm has Blready installed a light lunch service for their, winter patrons.

FORD DECLARES FOR WILSON SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 Henry Ford of Detroit stated here today that he and his neighbors were fo President Wilson because the constantly see so much good in the thingj he is doing. "Because of the many good things President has done, I think he should be commended and heartily appreciated," Ford said. "I don't want to1 draw a parallel between the professions and the aims of the Republican and Democratic parties. In fact, the present trip ot mine is purely a private one and mostly for recreation.

"Every neighbor you meet will tell you the good things in the administration of President Wilson. I feel just as these people do about what he has done and realize keenly that his great-neutrality policy during the European var has had the result of keeping this country at peace. The efforts of his opponents to make political capital because of Prcs ident Wilson's 'determination not to measure swords with poor, deluded Mexico have already ended in distinct failure." REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS Hon. Henry Lamm, candidate for Governor, Hon. Geo.

E. Hnck-mann, candidate for State Auditor, Hon. John C. McKinley, ex-Lieutenant Governor, will speak at the Court House, Mexico, Missouri, Monday, September 25 1916, at 1:30 P. M.

WELCOME MEXICO COUPLE WED? SPRINGFIELD, 111., Sept. 19. Fred White, aged 23, and Miss Norma Waters, aged 23, daughter of Anion Watters, all of Mexico, wer3 married at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon by Probate Judge Charles H. Jenkins, at his office in the County Court House. The groom is a clerk.

E. F. Elliott and wife and Miss Lelia Tinsley spent Saturday night and in Hallsville, Mo. WESTERN AUDRAIN. Rev.

J. Greer, of Mexico, is holding a revival meeting at Macedonia. Mrs. Greer visited in the neghborhood last week. Frank Swinney and family, of Santa Fe, are visiting at the home of N.

S. Mallory. John Crosswhite is remodeling his farm home. When the work is done he will have one of the most attractive homes in the community. R.

S. Walters and family have returned from a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Arnum Swet-ram, of Leesburg. Louis Schoop has traded his farm for one in Randolph county, and will move in about two weeks. Born, to Mr.

and Mrs. Jesse Silver, a son. Misses Belle Pollard, Jewell Barnes, Corrine Lit-trell and Eleanor Littrell are off for Kirksville to attend school. Harold Garnett will attend school in Fayette. The Toalson and Gentry families had a reunion at the old Gentry homestead Sunday.

George Ess is enjoying a new car. Mrs. J. W. Robertson spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs.

Charles Pollard. O. H. Boyd and wife, of Columbia, attended services at Pisgah Sunday, and visited at the home of Luther Jennings. The two-year-old child of Ralph Copeland and wife died o( cholera infantum and was buried at Middlegrove last week.

Miss Pauline Blaker, who has been ill of typhoid fever, is improving. Turner Alvis is in Kansas Cty on business. John Hawkins had the misfortune to lose two good cows last week. Mrs Barbara Ess has had a sale, and will move to Clark to reside. Fred Sappington and family, of Far West, visited at the home of Alvin Hodge, Sunday.

Frank Palmer is in Oklahoma in search of health. Bert Mallory and wife were Paris visitors Saturday. Miss Maggie Dawson has returned from a pleasant visit in Fayette. The road boss, Elmer Jennings, is sure going after the bad places in the roads. He is getting lots of the work donated.

Mr. Emmett R. Johnson enrolled Monday for a course in civil servica in the Chillicothe Business College. Mr. Johnson is the son of Mr.

Stephen H. Johnson..