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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22
Cruel Wound.

w. q. Goodman, barefooted,
stepped out the back and onto
a broken milk crock. 1t cut a
cash in that useful member that
put hun on crutches for ten
DAYS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Prof. A. p. Settle, of Kinks.
Vile Normal, arrived Friday to
visit his parents, ]. Blue Settle
and wife. The old folks health
is not what their friends would
wish it to be.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

The very neat and euterprls
ing city Of Sturgeon will, it is
said, have two saloons after be-
ing saloonless for severai
months We did not find this
In the Sturgeon Leader, but the
Columbia papers say nearly ev-
cry citizen signed the saloon
petitions. Paris also, after her
usual annual political squabble,
has relicensed her saloons.
These cities have tried both
methods and concluded that the
only rational way to handle this
traffic is through high licensed
saloons. -Moberly Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Misses Alice and Cordie Hoar
and Carrie Osborne have been
spending three days wlth Lake
nan friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Mrs. Alice Byrd. of Quincy,
arrived Friday to visit rela-
tives. She was enroute to Den
yer, Colo. to visit trieuds.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Miss Bessie sGosney spent |
portion of last week with Shel
bina relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Mrs. Sarah Liuthecum, of
Huuuewell. arrived Thursday to
visit T. ]. Yates an family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

. MIRA, Robert q. Piersol ana
children. of Tulsa, I. T., arrived
Friday to visit her sister. Mrs.
]. B. McClintic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

81 Felix Hamilton aud wife, of
Lebanon, KY, have been the
guests of ]. 4. Elliott and fam
ily.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Mrs. ]. e. Spiker was called
to Bushnell, ILL.,. Friday by the
illness of grandson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Miss! Ida sBoulware left FRI
day for New London and Perry
to spend a week with relrtiyes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Otis Webb and wife spent Fri.
day afternoon with Palmyra
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Miss Blanche Ransdell. of
Sheibinas has been the guest of
Mrs. r. M. Wilson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Miss Frankie Lu Elliott spent
a portion of last week with
Shelbina friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

Mrs. w. H. Davis and chill
dren, of Leonard, have been
visiting Mrs. W. Baynym.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22
Better Builder Than DOckery

Ex-Governor II. T. Crittenden
writes an open letter to Govern
or Folk, criticising his action in
the Kansas City police matter,
in which the governor claims TO
have been an original Folk sup.
porter, because he thought his
predecessors in that Office had
built up personal machines.
Now Governor Crittenden says
he owes Governor Dockery a
public apology, because Folks
efforts in machine building were
worse than all the rest --But-
Ter Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

DR.. L. T. Bells right hand
was out of commission last
week. He had an ugly blood
boil on it.
Mrs. Agnes Reid, of Lake.
nan. has been the guest OF Mon
roe friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22
May Want to Help Republicans.

II. p. Russell, the man recent
~ appointed a member of the
boarO of managers of the hos
pital at Pennington, should not
have been, disturbed. he may
want to sign another petition
''T6 Sthe Voters of Missoeri"
next year IN behalf of another
candidate on the Republican
atate et,-Jackson Cash
Book.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

~ Is Wiling to Acknowledge.
When this newspaper recalls
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

SO dens Of wild animals
100 arenic feature acts
ESQ performances
800 blooded horses
80 world>famed clowns
) great bands Of music
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-08-22

We hope that the old Mis-
sourians who left Gods country,
a land of plenty, will not give
up the home news because of
Cauada's actions.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02
Population of Los Angeles 100000
FRAUDULENT BEGGING


nUBLICITY gives undue Importance
to the vagaries of fanatics of any
= cult, and especially to those of So
called religious cranks Some mentally
diseased person has written prayer
and ascribed its authorship to Bishop
Lawrence, and has been sending it
through the mails in the form of a
"chain of prayer" to the misery of
thousands of innocent people and the
annoyance of the postal authorities.
The latter have classed the whole thing
as fraud on the public, and the public
answers with fervent "Ameni''
Southern California is particularly
favored with representation of every
religious creed and sect known in the
wide world, and because of the wonder
full tolerance of her people many things
are permitted in the name of religion
that are distinctly questionable as
morals and utterly beyond criticism as
soul work. AS a consequence, aside
from the regular calls of well estab-
lished sects, the people are importuned
to contribute money or service to all
sorts of fantastic creeds till the man of
sense is like to lose faith in all.
AS in the case of this "chain of
prayer" movement, most of these odd
beliefs originate in diseased minds, and
like it again would die of inanition but
for the publicity given them by OUT
ragged people. The "chain of prayer"
seems to be free from the taint of beg
ging, but is no less offensive because of
that. The people have stringent laws
against house to house or public beg
ging of aims unless duly licensed or
authorized by competent authority, and
the infiiction is thus kept in reasonable
bounds. What is urgently needed now
is some plan to outgeneral the so-called
religious beggar who preys upon sem
timental people in a sacred name and
dishonors the most cherished beliefs.
Complaint of these irnpostors is contin-
uous and earnest, and all are found on
examination to have no more authority
or deserving than the ''chain of prayer" :"
There are many beautiful charities in
the city which deserve and should have
the active support of all good men,
and these are made to suffer through
the incessant begging and annoyance of
fraudulent or otherwise unworthy
schemes, advertised by their sponsors
as being religious. One safe method of
procedure only presents itself, and that
lies in demanding authority from the
one soliciting help for his or her acts.
Our people are charitable, more so than
in most communities, but the work of
begging frauds bids fair to close all
purse strings, and that should not be.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02
CAUGHT AT IT

TN a recent issue The Herald alluded
/ to a pamphlet issued by Standard
n OIL ostensibly to it's employees,
but actually to the public, in which
that concern had collated editorial ut
terances from several scores of news
papers, deprecating the Landis judg-
ment and fine. Among those quoted at
length was the Chicago Record-Herald,
under the headline, "An Open Bid for
Plaudits,'' and that journal was made
to stultify its position on the subject
of dealing with robber combines. and,
generally, to score Judge Landis and
laud Standard Oil. That it was fake
and fraud is proved by the following
from recent issue Of the Record
Herald:
I'VE say this, Notwithstanding the
fact that under the headline AN Open
Bid for Plaudits' there is a long dis
sertation ascribed to the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald that never appeared as an
editorial in this paper or as an ex-
preston of the opinion of the Record
Herald. For it is evident that in such
a case deliberate misrepresentation
would have been more stupid even
than a blunder"
There are not wanting those who feel
that the press and public are too hard
on Standard Oil, and that they need
lessly magnify it's shortcomings, but
proof of contemplate acts like the
foregoing may lead such people to see
that the disposition to cheat is a fun
damental weakness in that concern,
and is brought into play for any or all
purposes that may serve it's turn.
1t mattered not to Standard Oil that
exposure was certain to come, il only
the present effect-to manufacture
kindly public sentiment-were gained.
The Standard Oil monopoly was found
ed in error, bred in deceit and has to
cheat to hold it's mean advantages.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

osition shows need for a storage yard
for 100000 or more tons of coal, men
to handle it and teams to deliver It,,
all of which can be Forthcoming in a
week II the right effort is made. Sim
liar propositions are made and tried in
other cities, and in none where the
chances to fail are so small as here.
The people would rally round such an
undertaking and carry it through, not
only from self-interest, which would
be worth while, but as being de-
served treatment of the, men who, In
the mask of honest business, literally
rob the poor man and hold UP the
wealthy and business men.
Some drastic method should be at
tempted, but this action would In no
way prevent the district attorney from
prosecuting the coal trust magnates
under the Cartwright law.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02
CAMPAIGN LIES

HHE old saw when rogues fall
out honest men get their Dues
a is true OF the great coal combine
in Pennsylvania, headed by Gods
will-be-done' Baer on the one hand and
the wirepullers of the national Repub-
lican party on the other, as set forth
in our dispatches. Baers combine is
sued by the federal government to
break up the monopoly in coal he con-
ducts, and in answer he pleads self
defense. saying, among other things:
Shortly after the strike of 1900 it
was represented in substance to the
officials of this defendant and the rep
resentatives of other mining companies
by one Marcus A. Hanna, chairman of
the Republican national committee, in
the pending political campaign for the
election of candidates for president and
vice president of the United States,
that If the said strike should not be
speedily settled by an advance in the
wages of the workmen in and about
the mines in the entire anthracite re-
gion the strike would extend to the
states of Ohio. Indiana and Illinois,
and that the election of Mr.. Mckinley
and Mr.. Roosevelt would be thereby
endangered; that Mr.. Hanna repre-
sented the company, that he was au-
thorized to settle the strike through
President Mitchell if the operators
would agree to give their workmen a
10 per cent increase in wages. 1t is
set forth that the company did agree
to advance the wages of its mine and
colliery workmen 10 per cent, and with
other principal mine owners who had
been in conference with Mr.. Hanna had
agreed to the same concession"
Thus is the quotation: 1.-THE evil men
do lives after them; the good is oft
inferred with their bones," again proved
to be true. The history of that cam
paign bristles with Democratic charges
of manipulation of the trusts in the
interests of Mckinley and Roosevelt,
and that they were always fatty denied
by the Republican press, yet here is
voice, as if from the tombs, to prove
the charges true, and history knows
they were effective in landing a big
majority in the mining states of Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Indiana for the Re-
publican candidate.
When the turbulent days of the COM
ing campaign are on us and the people,
through the Democratic party, are
seeking to oust these political buc-
caneers If should he rememhered that
what has been done is likely to be
repeated, and the Republican machine
will turn to it's old ally, the trusts.
for aid and encouragement, and the
Democratic press will point out the
reasonable act and ask a tax-ridden
people to note 1t and take means at
the ballot box to defeat it's purpose.
So-called campaign lies are frequently
important and far-reaching truths.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02
POSTAL TELEGRAPH

Ct TRIKING telegraphers are starting
what seems to be a widespread
~ movement toward establishing
persistent propaganda in favor of gov
ernment ownership of the telegraph
The reason for this agitation, no mat
ter what the claims may be, is the
hope for betterment of the economic
conditions for the telegraphers. The
telegraphers are an intelligent body of
highly skilled workers, but they have
little knowledge of economies or in
dustrial conditions outside their own
craft. They are not to be blamed for
this, for most of them work over 400
days in the .-ear-that is the regular
day-and, computed on overtime, many
work as high as 465 days a year. The
men claim it is necessary for them to
toll that number Of days to provide
a decent living for their families
Those occupied so steadily as this have
little time to study economies. It has
long been a belief among telegraph
employees that shorter hours and in
creased wages would follow govern
ment ownership. Just where they get
this idea is difficult to discover. Surely
there is nothing in the postoffice serv-
ice to justify this belief. Clerks in
offices and on the road are notoriously
overworked and most of them under
paid. These men have not been per-
mitted to organize for mutual protec-
tion. Their appeals for betterment
have rarely reached the ears of those
in the seats of the mighty, and when
heard have been nearly always ig-
nored. That there is no competition
in traffic in the telegraph trust is well
known, but there has been a kind of
competition between managers and Of
ficials for the services of the best teleg-
raphers. This fact has been sort
of protection to the men. Under
government ownership this would dis
appear. In state capitalism the mo-
nopoly is absolute. Once under the
wing of the eagle protests avail little.
In Holland, where the railways are
owned by the government, employees
have been taught at the point of the
bayonet that to strike against the gov
ernment is treason. If the telegraph
barons decide to unload their vast
amount OF watered stock on the people
through the government they will
probably get their own price. Just
where the telegraphers win benefit is
problematical.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02
PUBLIC COAL MARKET


TT has been ascertained that coal
can be had in Los Angeles f. o. h.
Il for $3.50 ton in any quantity
desired and to the sorrow of the con-
sumer it is also ascertained it can be
put into his cellar for no less than
$13 ton, with a high probability of
being SIS ton before the winter IS
over.
What an excellent opportunity for
twenty forehanded business men to es-
tablish public coal market and gain
the lasting gratitude of Los Angeles
and. incidentally, be well paid for their
labor. Coal at the track +. o. b. at
$3.50 a ton, plus hauling at 81 ton
and handling at so cents ton, would
allow so cents profit to the market
and. then be only $3.50 a ton, and all
the people would buy at that price
and the public-spirited citizens get a
good return for their investment.
The deserved rebuke and costly les
son to the piratical dealers now in
command would be grand. and the
prestige Of the people so enhanced that
no other group would dare attempt to
corner the coal business again. Being
independent of all others it could not
be classed as in restraint of trade and
would be a success from its inception,
All required are twenty men, each
with $1,000. or 100 men each with 5000.
and the thing is given life, Where
are the leaders Of public opinion and
those who represent the public spirit
of Los Angeles?
A. cursory examination Of the prop
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02
SAFETY ORDINANCE

m HE aim of Building Inspector
Backus TO secure an ordinance
a of council for the amendment of
the building ordinance providing for
temporary floors on all tall buildings
of steel construction is to be commend
ed. Recent fatal accidents because of
lack. of floor space on which to work
and the liability of many similar ones
make 1t incumbent on the authorities
to take some positive step to protect
workmen.
Recently many lives were lost at San
Pedro because of faulty material used
in construction there, and in a score
of building and other enterprises now
in process of erection in Los Angeles
the wonder is that more accidents 90
not occur
Rotten scaffolding, chafed tackle,
poor blocks, insecure platforms, all
are sure stepping stones to bodily
harm to those who must use them,
and there is no provision for inspect
ing or condemning them.
Yesterdays dispatches told of the
falling of a huge cantilever bridge in
process of construction at Quebec, re-
sulting in the loss of eighty lives; and
when the inquiry is ended it will be
found that somewhere in the vast
frame damaged or faulty material was
used and no one was there to see or
condemn it; and as consequence
eighty families are left helpless.
Any intelligent man can find ma
terial in use on many buildings in Los
Angeles that should be condemned and
replaced, but there is no law to reach
such cases but the tardy and insult
ficient law of civil procedure after the
damage is done.
Such an ordinance as Inspector
Backus asks for is necessary and
should be passed at once, and its en-
forcement may be stepping stone to
other safeguards for workingmen.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

shaw. broker, Otto Weld manager Weld
estate: Frank X. Haines, Oliver & Haines
company; A. B. Smith, trust officer
Trustee company; r. V. Miner, A. or-
rill, G. J. Haines, secretary southwest
Warehouse company; G. P. Schermer-
horn, broker; e. ]. Rockwell w "
Campbell real estate; w. A. Roberts,
broker; w. d. Larrabee, railroad con-
tractor; H. c. Robinson, George Palmer,
p. S. Rishel, appraiser Security Savings
bank; III. G. Whitlock, broker; f. u
Paulin, president Imperial Land COM
pany; e. B. Carhart, broker; f. z. New
port, sales manager Security Land ana
Loan company; Joseph Barnes, r. "
Jean, builder and contractor; v. A. PINK
ley, DR.. f.. l.. Anton, physician; Alec
Pachmayr, L. e. Pratt, broker; f. Il.
Miller, attorney; l.. L. Miller attorney' =,
John Wartman, Wholesale grocer; u, H.
Jones. real estate; +. C. Fenner, mining;
Nathan Cole, jr; w. C. Petchner ). A.
Patton, w. B. Wilson, w. p. McComas,
e. A. McDivitt, j. Blnford, Ford u.
Prior. f. w. Ballou, s. Fred Hogue, Hugh
K. Hartung, Elford Eddy. William wing,
A. johnson and j. Tribet.
The others on the train were:
Hollywood-W. A. Frubling, president
Frublng Iron works; G. e. Boag, mama
ger Hotel Hollywood: w. G, Campbell
real estate; e. o. Hanson, banker; o.
M. Parcher editor; c. I. Mosteller, edi-
tor; John Law, president First National
bank; DR. Alan Gardner.
Pasadena-F. M. Farrand, capitalist.
Whittier-George L. Hazard, real es-
tate.
Ocean Parlk--M. r. King, president
Commercial bank; Stewart King, r. A.
Fraser, capitalist; Fred Jepsen, land
owner.
New York-Col, w. B. Hays, capitalist
Soldiers Home-Gen. o. II. LIE Grange,
governor.
Riverside-I.. C. Waite, banker; s. j.
Castleman, cashier First National bank
Oxnard-Edward Borchard rancher;
Frank Petus, rancher; Ray Gabbert edi-
tor; Maj M. S. Carr, head field man OK
nard Sugar factory
Santa Paula-N. w. Blanchard, presi-
dent Limoneria Ranch company; e. e.
Davis, banker; J. P. Brown, merchant;
A. l.. Drown, banker.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

In the long list of criminal accusa-
tions hurled at the head of John D..
all the sins of the deca-
logue, and then some more, are in
cluded. but the following from the
Lindsborg Posten is so awful and out
lawed as to call for immediate atten-
ton by the administration:
Rockefeller far mu plikta $2s.240.0OC
for alogliga affarer. Delta ar ungefar
halften af en- arsinkomst for objebol-
aget!"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02
ILL, WOMAN FIRES
BULLET AT BREAST
LOSES NERVE AND HURT is NOT
FATAL
Mrs. Amelia e. Cochran, Wife of Pasa-
dena Fireman, Becomes De-
pondent-Wound Is
Not Serious

Mrs. Amelia e. Cochran, wife of John
Cochran, a member of the Pasadena fire
department, attempted-to commit suicide
at her home, 3OS North Anderson street,
yesterday afternoon by shooting. The
woman used 3S caliber revolver and
intended sending the bullet through her
heart. At the last moment and just as
she pulled the trigger her nerve failed
her and the muzzle of the weapon was
DETECTED, the bullet passing through her
left shoulder.
Mrs j. C. Barnes, who resides next
door to the Cochrans, heard the shot and
ran into the house. She discovered Mrs.
Cochran lying on the floor of her bed
room and at once gave the alarm. DR..
Gibson was sent for and gave the woman
first aid, after which she was taken to
the receiving hospital in the police am
bulance. There Drs. Garrett Goodrich
and Arnold dressed her wound and she
was taken by friends to the California
hospital.
Ill health and domestic trouble are as
signed as the causes for the attempt at
self-destruction on the part OF Mrs.
Cochran. Mrs. Cochran has been sick for
over a month and DR.. Gibson has been
attending her.
Yesterday she appeared to be in a
very despondent mood and refused to
take the meulClHe preScElueu Aof hci ny
the physician, saying that it was of no
use.
r. H. Whitman, friend of the family,
who had called the physician for her,
tried to persuade her to obey the doc
tors orders, but she refused to do so,
and finally asked him to so and get her
a Sunday paper
Almost Immediately after he had left
the house to perform this errand for
her she arose from her bed and secured
a revolver of her husbands from a bu-
reau drawer and fired the shot.
The police made an investigation of
the case and learned that sickness and
trouble had caused her to become de-
spondent, and that she had threatened
several times to end her life.
Mrs. Cochran is a cousin of Charles
Pullman attached to engine company
No. of the Los Angeles department. Her
condition Is not serious and she is ex-
pected to recover within short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

Prince wilhelm Of Sweden is quoted
as saying that American women are the
prettiest and most fascinating in the
world. Being merely statement of
self evident fact this indicates no
great degree of acumen in the princes
mental makeup, though it proves him
to be a gallant and automatically po-
lite gentleman.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

George b. Baer says the present high
price of coal is attributable to the
strike of 1900. Judging from the recent
trend of prices the effects of that in
dustrial struggle must be cumulative
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

Two men convicted of conspiracy in
land, fraud cases were given prison
terms at San Francisco yesterday.
These be parlous days for those higher
m
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

Young Theodore Roosevelt is bang
ing away at South Dakota prairie
chickens this morning, but he will be
careful what he says when he gets
home again. Papa does not admire
nature takers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

Some of the Los Angeles street car
lines are said to be losing money. Is
it possible that all of the strap hang
ers have hung in vain?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

Charles M. Schwab says he doesn't
fear financial depression. Even II 1t
comes, the wolf probably won't get
near enough to keep him awake nights,
so why should he?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

The czar is determined to make
dash to the capital despite the predic-
tions he will never return alive. JOY
GUS business this being mighty ruler!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

India is reported to be wavering In
her allegiance to the union jack, and
British statesmen are wondering how
the kaiser did 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

The man who coined the statement
that There's a sucker born every min
ute" is dead. but his aphorism is i'm
perishable.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

The health board is aztec the dairies
again and suggests whitewash for
barns and milk houses. Just like all
Investigations.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

Korean villages are being destroyed
and hundreds are perishing by fire and
sword Japan's Ireland will have it's
baptism of blood.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02

Secretary Root is taking rest
cure" Evidently he is not of the stuff
of which strenuous presidents are
made.