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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11
Letter List

The following letters remain uncalled
for at the %postofice, at Lexington, Mo.
Jan. 81 1905.
Hobert Brown, Mr.. Easter, W, C.
Falrer, Miss Adeline Flaacing, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Hill lin Hogan, George
johnson, John Jorden, T Ii. King.
L, A. Mckee, Ulesses, National Ar
Co., Mrs. Lizzie Porter, Jane Porter.
s. H. Rutherford, Miss Mana Spencer.
Walter Miller, Robt. M. Wright. NJ,
@. White.
When calling for these pleasesay
they we're advertised.
JAMES N. eRowDER, P. N
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11
WHAT WILL He DO ABOUT rr7

WHAT WILL he DO ABOUT ITl
1t will be interesting TO watch
what President Roosevelt win do
about the report OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the case Of
the Santa Fe Railroad and the Col
orado Fuel aud Iron Company. The
Commission gave the cas- two hear
10y, and in both instances found that
during the period when Paul Morton,
now Secretary Of the Navy, was vice
president and traffic manager OF the
Colorado division Of the Santa Fe
railroad, that road entered into aeon
spiracy with the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, In violation Of the
Elkins law, TO sfford it much lower
freight rates than its sworn tariff
schedule for the purpose and with
the effect Of breaking up the Caledon-
la Coal and IroH Company and put
ting 1t out OF business, That prac-
tically all OF the roads do these things
practically all Of the time, there is
little doubt; but it is exceedingly
d. ficult to prove 1t Here Is a case
which has been made out and exposed
Ia the report OF the Interstate Com.
merce Commission. 1t is a case In
which a common carrier violated a
federal law, broke faith with other
railroads, and went back on the
sworn joint schedule, to help one pri-
vste corporation destroy another
private cOrpOratiOn-the only excuse
being, it is alleged. that some of the
oGicers and stockholders In the road
we're also stockholders ia the favored
Fuel and Iron Company.
The moral quality Of actions like
this, and they are believed to be very
cummon-knOwn to Exist 10 the case
OF the S andard Oil Company, the
Anthracite Coal trust, the Beef trust
and the Steel trust-are only dis
tinguishable FROM the moral quality
Of the exploits Of the Jesse James
gang In this, that while the laiteT
AIMED only at supply ing present needs
by the forcible exactlon Of cash in.
hand, the former aim at the tOtaI
extinction Of their rivals and the
formation Of merCilesS mOnoplies,
Piracy upon tue high seas Is a gentle
virtue in comparison The victim
loses only the present cargo. But re-
bates and rate discrimination must
rapidly bring on the time when M
man can prosper except with the
consent of the common carriers. II
is folly for us to criticise the govern
ment Of the Gar or Sultan, If on.
own government means to perm
the exploitation Of the people for tn
benefit of railroads and trusts. VIVA
rs the president going to do abou
this situation and what is he goiuI
to do about Paul Morton?
1t is related Of the late Sterling
Morton that on the death Of his wife
whom he tendeTly loved, he erecte'
at her grave a stately monument an
on 1t ne caused to be carved tn
names OF their five sons, 1t is SAL
tbat he used periodically to hi
sons that II ever they did anythin
dishonorable he would have thei
names erased from this stone II Tn
newspaper reports are true, Paul
, name ought To- come nf.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

The republican GAUGES agreed this
Week TO pass a home rule bill. 1t is
not expected to have any trouble In
the house, but it is possible that IL
may fail In the senate, Some Of the
senate democrats say that they will
vote for this bill, OF the ground that
it is In accord with a pla form
declaration
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Governor Folk this week sent a
special message to the LEGISLATURE
recommending the appropriation NJ
e475, w wuich Is soon to be received
from the national government, being
deferred war claims, for the purpose
Of erecting a state historical museum
on the campus Of the state university
at Columbia.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11
Entertained By Mrs. Stier.

Mrs Sitter entertained the Utile
Dulci Club at her home on Franklin
Avenue Thursday afternoon at fipcb'
Mrs. Edward Norman won the
guests prize, while the usual CLUB
favor went to Mrs. J.. M. Moorehead'
Refreshments we're served.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Governor Folk emf a strong special
message to the legislature this week
recommending the repeal Of the
Breeders law and the enactment OF
IN additional statute upon the sub,
irct Of gambling on races The house
committee has acted %favorably upor
a bill e~mbodying these recommends
tions.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11
His Heart Turns Back 10 Missouri.

His Heart Turns Back 10 Missouri.
At a banquet OF ex. MiSIuurlans IL
Los Angeles recently, Rev. E, P
Ryland, formerly of this city and ont
of the most loyal Of MissOuriauI
abroad, proposed the following toast
The brightest skies
The richest soil
Corn most abundant
With least toll
that's missouri.
The forests deep
The prairies wide
Rivers with commerce
On their tide
That's Missouri.
The apple red
The gOIdenrod
lue RIedleSu SJdJe
Foot ever trod
That's Missouri.
Great men Of brain
And women fair
Each one Of US
Came West from there
That's Missouri.
Though sun may burn
Or sleet aud snow
May drive aud drift
long to go
10 dear Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11
A Young Captain Of Finance.

''One man, young, cool, ambitious.
resourceful, probably the ablest,
certainly tEe most daring maDipulstor
among all the captains of finance, Ii
nOw steering the American Beef Trust
straight toward worldwide dominion"
says Charles E. Russell in the frs,
article Of his series on "The Greatest
Trust in the World" Everybody's
Magazine for February. His name
IS j., Ogden Armour, of Chicago. No
more extraordinary figure has ever
appeared in the worlds commercial
affairs, no man, not even Mr.
Rockefeller, has conceived a commercial
empire so dazzling.
"He holds now in the hollow of one
hand the grain market of the United
States. He can make or effect tn,
price of any cereal, of any provisions
dealt In by the Chicago Board of Trade
Through tue Beef Trust, the Privat,
Car, the Big Pistol, ne and his associate
are factors IN the markets for meats o
all kinds, and for most kinds o
produce. His possible profits seen
limited for the future chiefly by hi
will. No reason appears why h
should not amass in a few years tn
most colossal fortune in the world, wb.
he should not gather to himself such
power as no other nan has ever had
for who has ever controlled the foo,
supplies of n hundred millio
people?"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Governor Folk has Appointed as
managers Of the Confederate Home,
Chas H Vandiver, Of Higginsville;
James Bannerman, Of St. Louis; and
". S. McClintic, Of Monroe City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

With only one dissenting vote the
ioirt legislative committee Of the
Missouri and Kansas legislatures
agreed " recommend the enactme"t
Of laws to reduce the yardage charges
Of the Kansas City stock yards
company. The reduction recon-
mended is about 20 per cent.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

II the Sena e bill is accepted, Mis-
souri, will abolish the text book
commission and try the Ohio plan
The governor, Encouragement,
. CretarY Of state and superintendent
Of public instruction will approve
books and price lists submitted by
publishers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

The Speer Dickinson Maximum
Freight Rate bill has been approved
BY the committee aud iavnrtbly re-
ported to the house of representatives
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

The Esch. Townsend bill providing
for the regulation of railroads rates
passed the lower house Of Congress
Thursday BY a vote Of 326 to II. It's
chances in the Senate are thought to
be slim
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

G. W. Snyder & Son, Of this city,
captured three lst premiums and two
2ud premiums in the single comb
Buff Orpington class Of chickens at the
big poultry show In Kansas City last
week. They were also awarded the
silver cup for she best display. -odessa
Democrat.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Missouri is asked To appropriate
O25, 600 for a state exhibit al the
Lewis and Clark Exposition at Port
land next simmer
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Attorney General Hadley expressed
the opinion that the house home rule
bill 10 its present form is uOcousti-
tntional.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

DR.. S M. Banks of Columbia, Mo.
spent the greater port of last week
v sitting friends and relatives in this
county and t~ransacting private bust.
ness. Or. Banks is we'll known in
this county where he lived all his life
until a few years ago when he removed
to Boone county. He informs the
INTELLIGENCER that N. M. Billiard,
formerly or this place, is a neal
neighbor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Captain Frank l.. Pitts, of Paris,
ey state treasurer Of Missouri, died
last Friday In San Antonio, Texas, of
pneumonia. He was a Confederate
soldier aud lost an arm in the battle
Of FEanklinS Tennessee. He was g
Fell knoEa public man Of this state.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Congressman O. W Post, OF Mich
igan, has filed with the president OF
the United States senate a petition
for the expulsion Of Senator Thomas
G. Platt, OF New York. The petition
is based upon the allegations that
Platt, as the executive officer Of the
United States Express Company, IS
party to a conspiracy to maintain
identical rates among express COM
panies, and that he has repeatedly
told representatives that he will
oppose parcels p ,st bills and all other
bills inimical to the business OF the
cpmpany which he represents. Con
gresham Post seems to be labOring
under the impression Of the old
fashioned notion that a United States
senator should represent the people
and not a private interest. Why,
even as far west as Missouri the
Mysterious Stranger is trying Il
reconcile the people to the president
of the tin plate trust as a successor tt
Francis Marion Cockrell.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

The Emanuel swedenborg Club, of
Chicago, an association interested in
the perpetuatiCn and data of the
illustriouI philosopher and scientist,
will erect a handsome pavilion at the
Lewis and Clark Centennial.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11
WANTED.

A man with a saw mill to remove
saw timber and cord wood from about
500 acres at Aullville, Mo.
j. H. LIPscoMB,
300 Fidelity IT. Bldg,
Kansas City, No.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11
Sehnlanhlp AyersHs.

The relative average standing OF
cadets in wentRorth Military Aead-
cmy for the month ending January
2s. 1905, including scholarship ana
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Missouri contains 69,4l5 square
miles-nearly 5000 more than New
England. The population is 8, LOG, 666.
The assessed valuation OF property
(about one.third of the real %value) is
81, 200, 900, 900. While the develop.
ment of its resources has scarcel!
begun, 1t IS the fifth state in the Union
IN population and also In wealth ant
the seventh in manufactures. Fol
agriculture and for mining it is justly
famous. It's geographical position
and political history make Missouri
at once a Western, a Northern aud
Southern state:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11
Argued the DemurraEe Bill.

The demurrage bill approved at the
recent meeting OF the Southwestern
Lumbermen's association and intro
duced in the Missouri senate about ten
days ago, was given a public hearing
In a JOINT session of the committees Of
the house and senate Tuesday of this
week. The St. Louis Globe Democrat
says:
~. R. Moorehead of Lexington
opened the arguments. He came as q
representative of lumber shippers, he
SAID, though he bad no personal or
individual grievance. The law autho-
rizing the railroad commission to make
freight rates was silent ON the question
OF demurrage. He believed there had
been discrimination against lumber
shippers. This was due, perhaps, to
the fact that there was no deterioration
IN 3uch freight as Ium0er, ana II was
frequently sidetracked to push forward
stock or perlsbahle freight. Ii in airy
train too heavily loaded it becomes
necessary to ''set out" a car, lumber is
always selected to be sidetracted
Senator Wornall's bill, the speaker
said, only provided that in such cases
the railroad company should pay a
reasonable sun for any unreasonable
delay. The bill provides that the rail.
roads should haul lumber CT Other
"dead freight" sixty miles every
twenty-four hours. This he insisted
was not unreasonable, but was a sail,
ent point in the bill. He thought
forty.eight hours time was not sufflci
en! 10 which TO unload a car befor,
demurrage charges were made, partic
ularly as the cars, after being unloadeC
were frequently left for days afterwarC
on the side tracks
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-11

Fresh oysters atlCaie HeaEkeF's.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-25

should be provided. In my judgment it is especially important to aid in such manner as seems jus, and feasible in the construction of a trunk line of railway to connect the Gulf of Alaska with the Yukon river through American territory. This would he most beneficial to the de. velopment of the resources of the terri tory, and to the comfort and welfare of i,s people.
 Salmon hatcheries should he es,ahliSt- ed tn many different streams, SO as to secure the preservation of this valuable toosi fish. ssl~ea fisheries and cann~riss shoald bs prohibited os certain of the rivers where the mass ef those Indians dSeit she live almost exclusively on 6sh
 The Alaska natives gre kindly, inteili. xsnt. SHxious to learn and willing ta
 sss~taasa ga r@s.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-25
The Message
 Touching A1aska a

Following Is that part of the presidents message devoted to Alaska.
 Alaska, like all our territorial acquis- tions, has proved resourceful beyond the expectations of those who made the pur- chase. It has become the home of many hardy. industrious and thrifty American citizens. Towns of permanent character have been built. The extent of its wealth in minerals, timber fisheries and agricul- ture. while great, IS probably not compre- heuded vet in any just measure by our people We do know. however. that from a very small beginning it's products have grow n until they are s steady and material contribution to the wealth of the nation. Owing to the immensity Of Alaska and it's location in the far north, Il is a difficult matter to provide many things essential to it's growth and to the happiness and comfort of ,ss people hy private enter prise alone. tt should. therefore C, receive reasonable aid from the government. The government has slFeasly done excel. leut work ior Nlasss ,a laying cables snsl huisding telegraph lises This work has been done ia the me~g economical and raeiens wsy by the ,igasl eeFps et ths army
 Co .ame sesrsets s has eulgsc~a its
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-25
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 1905.
THE IDLEMAN CA SE.

w. J. Idleman, charged with em- bezzlement while in the customs service. was acquitted by jury at Juneau on Dec B, The verdict of the jury was not unexpected and seems to be approved by the people
 Idleman was first brought before the court at Rampant in 1903. The same deep interest in the case and sympathy for the accused was felt here that was so clearly apparent at Juneau. Prosecuting Attorney Harlan evidently realized this, and none will deny that his manage ment of the case was vigorous. tenacious and able. According to the testimony and the law as ex plained by the court, many were of opinion that at least the technical guilt of Idleman was firmly estab- lished. But the jury did not find him guilty: a mistrial was the best the prosecution could get. It is not believed that any jury could have been secured here which would have found him guilty. In fact, the hung jury was distinct triumph for Judge Harlan.
 Is this an indication that trial by jury in Alaska can not be relied on to mete out justice to criminals' By no means. IL simply empia- sizes the truth half asserted at Rampant and fully expressed at Ju' ueau that law tempered by the instincts and sympathies of the people is more just than the rigid rules bourd in any book
 Idleman may have embezzled. according to the cold iorm of the law: may have been liable to the psnitentiary. But he had a PFcde. cessor on Steel creek and that predecessor had a shotgun: and, backed by hts version ol the law and the presence ot the gun. he is
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-25

said 10 have committed many acts which, though they may have been lawful, were none the less brutal and unjust. Americans, smarting under what they considered unjust exactions on the Canadian side, would scarcely have time to tip their hats to the American flag at Steel creek before they were GOV cred by the shotgun and robbed.
 Evidence at the trial went to show that there was a change at Steel creek when Idleman took charge. Sometimes if the prospec- tor didn't have enough money to pay the outrageous tariff on his scant outfit Idleman would make up the deficiency. If between them they could not raise the amount Idleman would cut down the bill to fit the cash. Sometimes the pros pector would pay part and promise the balance. Of course it was not long till Idleman's accounts were muddled. It is doubtful if he him self could tell much more about his affairs than that he was often broke.
 Of course this manner of con ducting the affairs of his office was more or less criminal" on Idle mans part. But it was merciful to a large number of hard pressed American citizens, who will not fail to respect him for it.
 The full extent of the iniquities suffered at the Alaskan boundary, for period, will never be known. Shame sealed the lips of some and a sense of impotency quieted oth- CTS. Imposilions by officials may have been within the law, and the favors shown by Idleman may have been without the law. If so, it only proves that law used to de spoil instead of benefit the people can not retain public respect.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-25

have been found to be inadequate. In order to obtain information upon which could rely caused an official of the de partment of justice, in whose judgment have confidence, to visit Alaska during the past summer for the purpose of ascer- taining how government is administered there and what legislation is actually needed at present. A statement of the conditions found to exist, together with some recommendations and the reasons therefor, in which strongly concur, will be found in the annual report of the at torney general. In some instances feel that the legislation suggested is SO imper- atively needed that am moved briefly to emphasize the attorney geueral's pro- posals.
 Under the code of Alaska as it now stands many purely administrative pow CTS and duties, including by far the most important, devolve upon the district judges or upon the. clerks of the district court acting under the direction of the judges, while the governor. upon whom these powers and duties should logically fall, has nothing specific to do except to make annual reports, issue Thanksgiving day proclamations and appoint Indian policemen and notaries public. I believe it essential to good government in Alas ka, and therefore recommend, that the congress divest the district judges and the clerks of their courts of the admins trative or executive functions that they now exercise and cast them upon the governor. This would not be an innova- tion; it would simply conform the gov ernment of Alaska to fundamental prin- ciples, making the governorship a real instead of merely nominal office. and leaving the judges free to give their en. tire attention to their judicial duties an at the same time removing from them a great deal of the strife that now embar- rasses the judicial office in Alaska.
 1 also recommend that the salaries oi the district judges and district attorneys in Alaska be increased so as to make them equal to those received by core. spending officers in the United States after deducting the difference in the cos, of living; that the district attorneys should be prohibited from engaging in private practice; that United States com missioners bc appointed by the governor of the territory instead of by the distric judges, and that fixed salary be pro vided for them to take place of the dis credited fee system" which should b' abolished in all offices, that a mounte, coustabulafy be created ,o police the ter ritory outside the limits of incorporate, towns-avas, section now wholly xithou police protection; and that some provis ion he made to at least lessen the opprcs sive delays and costs that now attend th prosecution of appeals from the distric court ef Alaska. There shoaid be a ii vi>ioa of the sxissIng judicial districts snd an increase tn the number es judges
 Alaska shealI have a delegate ia th eongrvxs. Where possible. the ecugFe, sheuid &id iu the construction ef nseds
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-02-17
JUST A MINUTE.

A boy once faced task, and knew
He should begin it;
He could not start to put 1t through
For lust a minute"
And though the case demanded speed,
He could not move just then; but he'd
Be ready for it-yes, indeed,
In lust a minute"
His purposes were out of rhyme
BY Just minute"
The whole world seemed ahead of time
BY lust minute"
He could not learn to overhaul
His many duties, large and small,
But made them wait, both one and all,
For lust a minute"
In manhood he was still delayed
BY Just a minute"
He might have won, had fortune stayed
For lust a minute"
But at the end of life he rallied
At cruel fate, and wept and walled,
because he knew that he had failed
By "just minute"
Answers.