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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

President Roosevelt's efforts in the
interest Of the reformed spelling IL
perhaps the most remarkable exocu
tive act Of any president Of this
republic. Though the matter Is
entirely beyond his executive function
under the constitution which fails to
make presidents guardians of the
language of the people, the president
has not hesitated to attempt to force
a change in the spelling Of three
hundred words, He will find 1t up
hill work. Such a change II enforced
throughout the land would render
worthless hundreds Of millions Of
dollars worth Of stereotype plates and
authors royalty contracts. 1t would
bankrupt every great publishing house
in the country. Changes Of this kind
come slowly, and ought to come
slowly. They ought to survive as
new words %surviVe-by proven useful
ness and fitness. Words have his
tories and sacred family markings.
They bear scars of experience and
sometimes deformities from accidents.
These are the things that make a
language rich. A manufactured
language like Volapuk cannot live.
II English were reduced suddenly to
a phonetic tasis 1t would go far
toward dwarfng the intelligence,
diminishing athe literary fervor, and
lessenlng tile spirit and pride Of the
race, Mr.. Roosevelt may find him.
self In the company Of eranks from
lending aid to C%arnegie's subsidized
tongue,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Secretary Shaw will start next week
on a speaking campaign through the
South. 1t is to be hoped that Shaw
nay be heard in every state in the
Union, especially in the South and
West. Shaw Is the most pronounced
of stand patters, and it is believed
that II the people come to look upon
him as the mouthpIece Of the admin.
istration, they will begin 70 looh
elsewhere than to the republican
party for relief.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01
Thinks II viii Blow 0, err.

Toronto, Aug, 2s.-"President
Roosevelt IS liyble to sudden
impulses" said Professor Goldwm
Smith today, when asked what be
thought OF the presidents placing the
stamp of official approval on the
spelling reform movement. III it Is
to be done, , said the professor, ''let
it be done by experts and by common
agreement, not by Mr.. Roosevelt's
ipse dlxit. l think It will blow over.
All attempts at a universal language
have come to nothing. Men OF
commerce learn the languages that
are necessary to their business. The
English do not seem to like the idea
OF their language being regulated by
the President Of the United States y
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The quarterly report Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission shows
that the number Of deaths resulting
from railroad accidents during the
last three months was l,126; the
number Of injuries II, ITO. Most Of
these casualties resulted from col.
llsions, The state legislatures could
prevent much Of this by requiring
the lines Of railroad running many
trains a day to install the Block
system,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The failure Of the Real Estate
Trust Company is one Of the heaviest
financial disasters of recent years;
but this failure and others within the
past year have made no impression
Upon the public, which has %unbounded
confidence in the continuance Of the
present period Of prosperity. All the
failures Of consequence in recent
years have been due to official rascal.
ity or incompetence.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The New York railroads 3~entering
in Buffalo refused to transport the
cars bearing the St, Louis delegates
to the Bryan reception unless the
banners and decorations were removed
from the sides Of the cars. 1t was
found that these roads have been
carrying cars similarly decorated
within the past few weeks. II the
railroads this early commence a fight
on Mr.. Bryan they may find their
opposition the most valuable help in
his cause. There is a revolt every.
where against railroad interference
in politics.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

President Palma OF Cuba seems TO
be making little Roadway in breaking
up the revolution which has been
threatening his government The
condition Of mixed races and classes
IN a tropical country with a repubji.
can form Of government offers little
hope Of a stable social state. Annexa.
tion is sure to come some day unless
immigration availS to give the white;
Of Cuba an easy mastery Of the polit.
ical situation there.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01
Circuit Court Next Week.

Hlgginsville JeTersonian;
The regular SepteD her term Of
circuit court VIII be held IN this city
next week beginning Monday. Cases
are dockcted for these three days,
though 1t IL probabls that the tern
will not continue longer than two
days. Several important cases are tc
be heard,
The jury for this tenn Of court as
summoned three weeks ago is 81
follows:
ClAy-W, S. Downs, Albert HoehU,
T. G. Walker.
Davis-Lewis Knipmeyer, Oar
Smith, Henry EekhCff.
Dover-Herman GleselmaD, Franz
Evans, j. W. Lewis.
Freedom-F. Il. Kueck, Levin
Schawhorst, John KammeyIr,
LexlDgton-Ed Hulver, Samut
Smith, August Marcks.
Washington-Jeif d. Barnett
Price Adams, Fred Sanders.
Mlddleton-Isham Corder, Jr., D
Mastereon, August Erdmann.
Sni a-bar-Hen.y Wilkinson, P, J
Parker, @. r Mccormick.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Lawrence NJ. Jones, president of
the Missouri Valley River Improves
ment Association, has secured options
on boats to be put into service
between Kansas City and St. Louis,
If the people Of Kansas City subscribe
stock 10 sufficient sum to start the
enterprise, The undertaking is one
that requires lots Of nerve and
energy, but In time, Of course, the
Missouri river must be used for
heavy transportation. At present
there are no wharves and landings,
aud 1t will take a long time to inspire
confidence in the permanence Of boat
lines established by the big cities for
the obvious purpose Of securing
favorable freight rates by rail. But
it is inconceivable that SO large a
stream as the Missouri river should
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

South Cardinals dlspensary law was
defeated at the polls In that state
this week. The state dispensary Law
was a pet measure OF Senator
Tillman' s. 1t has been given trial
for about ten years and while it has
cured the evils in the liquor business
which 1t vas expected to cure, II
has developed new vils-graftiug In
the state government, among others.
The people Of the state have never
been entirely satisfied with the law,
which has lost favor steadily.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The Bryan reception in New York
Thursday night was one of the high.
est tributes ever paid to a private
citizen. Twenty thousand people
heard Mr.. Bryan's address in which
he applied the lessons Of his TRIP
abroad to conditions In his native
land. The speech breathes a spirit
of exalted patriotism, and of idealiSn
modified by a profound regard for the
lessons Of experience.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

If the republican party holds Its
own at the polls in November against
the assaults Of the democrats on the
tariff issue it will be due to the
prosperity argument 1t is to be
remembered that prosperity was
credited to the gold standard a few
years ago, but now that it is needed
to help the cause Of a grating tariff
law it has been detached like q
Cancelled stamp and e,applied,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Senator McCreary and Governor
Beckham, of Kentucky, this week
arranged a series Of dates for joint
debates. After the first set-to the
state committee will meet and order
them to keep far apart during the
rest OF the time. Ever since
McCreary's debate With William o.
Bradley, in Richmond, KY, in 1887
the state committee has had to watch
him closely.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Federal Grand iuries in Chicago
this week i~ndicted>the Standard OIL
Company on 6, 42s counts for receiving
rebates. II these cases all go against
the Standard Oh the minimum fines
will be &c, 42s 600; the maximum,
sl2s, $50, 900. Corresponding cases
will be brought against the four
offending railroads, the fines being
the same.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The Interstate Good Roads Con
ventlon, to be held in Chillicothe,
Sept 5 to s, may not be productive
OF direct results, but the beginning
has been made Of an agitation which
must inevitably lead to consequences
of greatest Importance to the inter-
ests Of the West, The good roads
agitation will not down until we have
good roads.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01
me Registrar, Warreusburg, No.

Henry ohiles went to Liberty
THURSDAY morning to enter William
Jewell College for the coming year.
School does not open until September
9Th, but his duties as business man.
ager Of the william Jewell Student,
the college monthly make it neccs.
sary for him to return sooner. He
will graduate this year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Mrs. Mary B. Chew, OF st. Louis
and sen, Midshipman Frank Chew,
arrived Wednesday afternoon to spend
September here. Frank has been at
Louisiana, Mo, attending a house
party with nine other naval cadets.
He was on the training ship Des
Moines, cruiIng along the New
England coast during the summer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The political'campalgn IN this coun-
ty will be opened the week Of Septem.
Der 8 to 10 when Ex.congressman
@ W. Hamlin will canvass the county,
making speeches at places and on
dates as announced elsewhere in shIs
issue, 1t is hoped that the democrats
of the county will turn out on these
occasions and manifest the interest
they feel in redeeming this county
and this congressional district. Every
democrat in the county should labor
to this end, Let every democrat feel
commissioned to stir up interest and
enthusiasm in this campaign.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The matter Of re-establishing steam
boat service on the Missouri river ia
of much greater Importance to the
old river towns like Lexington than
public interest in the matter meas
ures. A material reduction In freight
rates would give these river towns q
great advantage over interior towns,
which live merchants would be quick
to avail themselves Of. 1t these rate:
applied at first only to heavy freight
and nom perisbable freight the result
would still be marked and would ex
tend to other things. II salt, lime
cement, brick, lumber, hardware, i'm
plements, and such items were at first
the only goods shipped in this way
cheaper rates would affect retail prict
and bring trade not only In such ar
ticles but others as we'll.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The Kansas City Journal is
responsible for the news that Bosses
Shannon and Pendergast have given
out word to their henchmen TO plug
for Wallace for congress. II this
information is reliable It is the first
time that Mr.. Wallace has ever had
such support in his political ambitions
Aud 1t is hardly to be counted
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01
The Kansas CITY Star. which started

The Kansas City Star, which started
ont for Bryan most enthusiastically a
about a month ago, is now snarling az
him about as viciously as the Kansas
City Journal. The Star has seen a
great light, it may be inferred.
Anyhow Mr.. Bryan will be better of
with tie Stars opposition than with
It's support.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Thirty. five Of the one hundred and
twenty ~Iinsurance companies doing
business In San Francisco announce
that they have made payments aggre.
eating more than fifty five milllons Of
dollars on account of the disaster
bf last Spring.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Missouri democrats are making an
effort to redeem eight Of the nine
congressional districts which slumped
to the republicans two years ago,
1t is confidently expected that they
win recover seven, and high hopes
are entertained Of getting back eight.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The Hepburn railroad rate bill
went into effect this week. Thus far
no effect has been noted except the
disposition Of the railroads to take
advantage Of the anti-pass provision
OF the law.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The labor organizations have SER
iously undertaken to get Congressman
Littlefeld's scalp al the November
elections. Llttle6eld will be remem-
bered as the Maine statesmen who
attained a shortlived celebrity BY
being President Roosevelt's pet for a
aso
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

much longer remain a mere sewer for
the cities on its banks. 1t can not
be long until coal, lumber, brick,
sand, stone, cement, and thousands
Of heavy articles Ct commerce will
make use Of this means of di stribution.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Kansas has just finished a grand
celebration Of John Brown Day.
Missouri has long been backward In
doing honor 10 its outlaws, Why
cannot we have a Jesse James Day?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

The three ships captured by
Admiral Dewey In Manila Bay May
/, 1898, were sold this week for S1OS
The time will probably come when a
rusty bolt from one OF these ships
would sell for a greater sum as a
souvenir.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01


George R. Peck, In an address be.
fore the National Bar Association
this week, said that the American
people are suffering with the legisla
tive habit. 1t is a happy phrase. In
state and nation the clamor is for new
laws rather than for The enforcement
of the ones we have. The American
people have fallen into another bad
habit--that Of enforcing some OF the
good laws and of suffering bad ones tc
remain a dead letter on the statute
books. The American people are the
most mora! and the most amiable on
earth-and the most lawless in the
sense Of ignoring unpopular and dead
letter statutes,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Hundreds of the nobility of Russia
are said to be living in barricaded
houses in trembling fear of attack by
the t%errorlsts who have threatened to
exterminate the titled and privileged
classes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

against him this time, for Shannon
is doubtless gratifying the rural
democracy CT jackson county, with
which MIR. Wallace is very popular, in
order to make a killing somewhere
else on the ticket.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01

Audrian county IS claiming the dis
tinction OF being tue first county in
the state to declare for Bryan for
president in 1908. Lafayette county
held It's convention a week or two be-
fore the Audrian convention, and
Lafayette county was not the first.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

T SUPREME coURT-LoNe TERM.
A. N. wo0DSON.
JUSTICE SUPREME ooURT-sHoRT TERN,
WALLER W. GRAVES.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
HOWARD A. GAss.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
H, R. oGLESBY.
CONGRESSMAN
c. W. HAMLIN
REPRESENTATIVE
JOSEPH H. CHRISTIE
PROBATE JUDGE
t. A. WALKER.
COUNTY CLERK
c. l.. GLAssCoCK
CIRCUIT CLERK
J. W. SYDNOR
RECORDER
HENRY W. MCNEIL
COLLECTOR.
GEORGE B. GORDON
TREASURES
BATEc DRUMMoND
CHARLES F KINKEAD
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
N. NJ. HoUX
PRESIDING JUDGE
JOSEPH B. HAGOOD
ASSOCIATE JUDGE-wEsTERN DISTRICT
E. MEREDITH THOMAS
ASSOCIATE JUDGE-EAsTHRN DISTRICT
HARRY RoDEKOHR.
CORONER.
DIR. f. W.. MANN
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Clay Township. A. Lockhart.
Davis Township-J. @. Gum.
Dover Township-Geo. f. zeysing.
Freedom T~ownship-C. J. Fitzgerald.
Lexington TowDship-R. A. Hicklin.
Middleton Township Scott Thomas.
Bni-a-Bar Township-Price Mccormick.
Washington Township-Julius stoll.
TOWNSHIP coNsTABLEs.
Clay Township-J. f. Larkin.
Davis Township-J. E. Nevlll,
Dover Townships. c, Hodges.
Freedom Township-Geo. Eef.
Lexington Township-J. @. Stapleton.
Middleton Township-Wood McGrew.
sni-a-Bar T~ownship-J. L shackelford.
WshingtonT ownship-C w. Kincheloe.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-01
PUBIC SAIE

We will sell at public sale on what is known as the E. l. Myers
farm located 81 miles south of Wellington, or miles north of
Odessa, on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
SET STATE
CONVENTION

SEATTLE, July 1.-THE demo-
cratic state committee met here
yesterday, Spokane county being
represented by the proxy Of Floyd
A. Daggett in the hands of the
secretary. Monday, September "a,
is the date set for the state con-
vention.
Two delegates at large are to be
allowed from each county, and one
delegate additional for every 125
votes or fraction of that number,
cast for Judge George Turner in
his race for governor two years
ago. This will give Spokane county
81 delegates in the state conven-
ton.
Alden ]. Blethen and Judge
George Turner were named as dele
gates from Washington democrats
to join in the reception to William
Jennings Bryan when he lands
from his foreign trip in New York
on August 80.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
new RATE LAW WILL
Make SHIPPER SQUEAL
(scripps News Association.)


CLEVELAND, o.. July 17.-G. j.
Grammer, vice president and gen.
eral traffic manager of the New
York Central west of Buffalo, who
Is likely to get an immunity bath
by assisting the government to run
down Standard Oil, believes the
new rate law will prove of inestim.
able benefit to all common carriers
in the end. He thinks shippers
will be the first todemand a re-
peal.
Formerly shippers with large
consignments got the road to make
special rate within three days.
The new law makes 1t just as great
an offense to ask for special rates
as for the road to make one.
Shippers. he claimed. who COM
planned of excessive rates, wer al
ways trying to get the advantage
over competitors. All that Is
changed under the new law. The
new law removes that class OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
BARTENDER AND ENGINEER
ENGAGE IN BLOODY AND
POSSIBLY FATAL DUEL AT
CLUB SALOON.

A desperate fight with liquor
glasses and long piece of plate
glass occurred about o'clock this
morning in the Club bar on How
ard street when John w. Willis, a
Northern Pacific engineer, and
Herman Schroeder, a German bar
tender recently engaged from Ia
coma, Wash, came together over
the refusal of Schroeder to drink
with the engineer.
Willis Is now in a critical condi-
tion at Sacred Heart hospital, with
his face and throat gashed from
the plate glass, and Schroeder has
a broken nose and cuts about the
head.
Willis had been drinking, it is
claimed, and commenced cursing
the bartender. AS his temper
arose he picked up "rickey"
glass and smashed Schroder's nose
with it. Before Schroeder could re-
cover from his surprise Willis had
thrown another glass, which struck
the bartender on the forehead,
making large cash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
SUSPECTED
P|CKPOCKET'

J. H. Curtis, charged with pick
ing $185 from the pockets of Adel-
bert l.. Mason at the Great North
ern depot last night, is in Jail on
default of $1,000 bonds.
Mr.. Mason had intended board
ing the train for Seattle and no.
ticed that he was being severely
crowded and that man was try
ing to get into his pockets.
Curtis, said to have done the
pocket picking, was accompanied
by another man and two women.
Special Officer Enright was mott
fled and placed Curtis under ar
rest, Immediately following which
his alleged accomplices got into q
hack and fled up town.
Word has been received by the
police department that after the
train had got about 10 miles from
Spokane a stranger found Mason S
purse, containing the S1S5, on the
floor Of the car, just where the al
legged pocket picking occurred, and
handed 1t to the conductor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
IN
COLLISION

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, July IT,
The body of General Richard War
field, San Francisco police COM
missioner, who was killed last
night in the Mount Tamapalis COL
lision between his automobile and
a gravity train, was removed to
San Francisco this morning.
The coroner found a certificate
of the deceased's appointment to
the San Francisco police commits
sion, which was given him Mon
day, in coat pocket, covered with
blood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
HE'LL HAVE
TO Be GOOD

j. F. Koofmeister, the German
painter who was arrested at Nata-
torium park Sunday night for
choking his wife. was fined $50 and
costs by Justice Hinkle this morn
Ing and placed under 500 bonds
to keep the peace for three months.
Mrs. Koofmeister, who for the
last eight months has been sepa-
rated from her husband, said that
she had consented to go to the
park with her husband and that
when they arrived there he had
tried to effect a reconciliation with
her and have her go back to him.
She refused and he attempted to
choke her.
She testified that previous to
this time he had threatened her
and several times she had called
upon Alex Macdonald, the city de-
tective, to be her escort because
she feared Koofmeister's wrath.
When Koofmeister reluctantly
told of the fair and said that some
months ago he had allowed his wife
to go from st. Louis to the Lewis
d Clarke exposition at Portland,
Ore, and that she refused to re-
turn. Later she wrote him a let
ter saying that If he would come
to Spokane everything would be
well. He came and, as heb says,
she turned him down, cold"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
CLURE is CLEARED OF
ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD

On motion of Prosecuting Attor-
ney Barnhart, E. c. Clure, former
cashier of the defunct Washington
State bank, was today exhonerated
of any attempt to defraud by draw
ing out $500 deposited in the bank.
Justice Stocker granted the mo-
tion,' inasmuch as Receiver Kimball
went on record as believing that
Clure acted simply in self protec-
ton, and without any criminal in
tent. assuming that he was now
merely in the position of one who
waited to make himself preferred
creditor. Clure has refunded the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
UP TO SUMNER

There has been no new develop
ments in the trouble existing be-
tween the Home Telephone COM
pany and the local unions. The
unions have been assured that Mr..
Sumner is practically the whole
thing In the Home company, and
that he can make his contract
good to employ union men and
work union hours in this city If he
feels so disposed. The union men
believe that after all the work has
been done that can by non-union
help, and subscribers are needed.
the Home company may then en-
ploy union men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-17
HARRY McNElLL COMPELLED
TO LIE STILL WHILE EARLY
MORNING VISITOR COLLECTS
AND CARRIES AWAY ALL
JEWELRY IN THE ROOM.

Harry Mcneil, of 204 Eighth av-
enue, city passenger and ticket
agent for the Northern Pacific rail
road, was awakened from his sleep
about $3.50 o'clock this morning by
some one pulling the bedclothes
down from his shoulders. He sat
up with a start and found a spot
light burglars lantern shining in
his face. He was GREETED by a com.
mand to be still and not create any
trouble.
Then the burglar pulled the sheet
off McNeill's eyes. Mcneil lay