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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-02
LOCAL BRIEFs

Thursday morning on ousneSs
john 7. Bush returned rJ Excel
dor Soriugs Thursday mort (.
WIN Ridge went to Fave tie, Mo
Thursday evening for a few days
visit.
Mrs. Louis Crate accompanied her
husband on his business trip 10 New
York.
DR.. ]. ]. FulkerSon went to Con
cordia Friday morning Oh professional
business
Judge John E. Burden went to
Kansas City Thur day morning on
BUSINESS.
W. B. Ford returned Wednesday
evening from a trip to Fayetteville,
Arkansas
Mrs. Henry Rinehart, Of Sedalle,
arrived "Wednesday evening for a visit
with relatives.
E. Dickerson Of Kansas Civ, came
Tuesday night for a short visit with
DR.. j, Q. Cope.
Casper Gruber returned from Kan
sas City Thursday evening after a
few days stay there on business
d.. Oscar Andreen vent to Kansas City
Thursday morning to attend a meet.
ing Of the Scottish Rite Masons,
Marriage license was Issued Wed.
nesdaY to Lem j. Cameron aud Miss
Mary ]. VanMeter, Doth Of near
Odessa.
Mrs. T. c. Sawyer and daughter,
Miss Mary, returned Thursday even
ing from a visit with relatives in
st. Paul, MINI.
Mrs. G. @. Klst, after a visit OF
several DAYS with relatives here, re-
turned to her home In Kansas City
tuesday evening
Fred T. Hix went to Kansas City
Wednesday morning to attend the
Iumbermen's convention 10 session in
that city this week
Miss Katherine Mercer returned to
her home in Independence Thursday
evening, after a short vis!6 here with
Miss Fannie Sawyer
Mrs w. (. Bard, Of Sedalia, after
a visit OF several DAYS with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. q, NcGrew,
returned home Tuesday evening
JC Grady, after a ae,tjon If
several months, has resumed his
work OF travelling for the Leggett
and Platt Mfg. Co., Of Carthage, Mo.
Jas. B. Silver, now of Kansas City,
spent Wednesday 10 Lexington. Mr..
Silver is interested 10 Western Texas
lands and is very enthusiastic about
that country.
Mrs. ] @. McGrew, accompanied
by her little granddaughter, Estelle
McGrew Ddval, went to Sedalia
Thursday evening for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. W. E. Bard.
Mrs. G.. H. Sitter returned Thursday
morning from Boston where she has
for the past six weeks ben visiting
her daughter, Miss Florida, whO 10
attending the Boston Conservatory Of
Msulc.
:, N. Taubmau Tuesday sold to joan
eiter the bl Hiding west Of Settlers
ieat market, consideration 50, 800
r.. Setter will make a new front,
convert the two rooms into one, and
greatly enlarge and improve his meat
market,
An exceptionally strong cast, a
wealth Of beautiful costumes, pretty
girls aud funny comedians are among
the promises made concerning The
Beggat Prince Opera Company which
comes to toe New Grand, Saturday,
Feb 2, matinee and night.
william willard, formerly Of this
county, now of Canyon City. Texas,
came 10 to visit his wife, who is
spending the winter here, and his
daughter who is a student Of Licking
ton College. Mr. Willard is now en-.
gagged in the land business 10 Texas.
]. r. Moorehead returned from
Kansas city Thursday evening, wi ere
he has been attending the convention
Of the South western Lumbermen's
Association. He was accompanied
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Nov. 1.-THE
extra session Of the Alabama legisla-
ture called by Gov. G. B. Conner to
pass more stringent laws regulating
interstate trafic of railroads con-
vened today and listened to the mes
sage of the governor in which he took
direct issue with President Smith, of
the Louisville & Nashville in his de-
lance of Alabama laws and defended
the state statutes from the charge of
being confiscatory of railroad prop
erty.
The governor declared that the reg
ulation and control of the railroads
by the state was vastly more impor-
tant than the mere making OF rates In
that it involved the right of the state
to control its own affairs. He de-
clared that the open defiance of Pres
ident Smith in maintaining lobby to
Influence legislation should be ade-
quately punished. The road was
charged with making arbitrary rules
demurrage and TO prevent
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
De CIGARETTES
COMPLIMENTS
FILED BILL IN CHANCERY AT
NASHVILLE AGAINST LES
SEES OF ESTATE.
Deterioration And Planting of john
son Grass Caused
Much Loss.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 9.-Baron
Athanase de Charette and wife, An
toinette de Charette, and Miss Rebec.
ca Polk, of France, are complainants
in bill filed in the Chapcery Court
on Friday against Robin Jones, admin
istrator of the late Maj. William Polk.
Maj Polk was lessee of Commerce
plantation at Commerce Landing,
about twenty-nine miles below Mem
.phis, and breach of contract is al
legged by the lessee, and it is sought
to recover between $4,000 and $685.
900 of his estate for permitting the
plantation to deteriorate in value. The
plantation consisted of 1850 acres of
land, but about 200 acres fell into the
Mississippi River. The property was
rented to Maj Polk for $4,000 per an
mum, with the provision that the rental
should be $4,000 If cotton brings 8
cents or more per pound at New Or.
leans, and provided that he would keep
the property in repair. The lease has |
been made to defendant Jones since |!
The death of Maj. Polk last year.
AT the time of the lease to Maj. Polk /
about six years ago 1t Is stated that |
here were fifty cabins on the planta-
ion, but that they are now such
conditions that it is difficult to get
aborers to occupy them, and the an
lual production of cotton has fallen
rom 900 bales to 400 bales. 1t is
tated that defendant has negligently
llowed bitches and drains to fill up.
is stated that Maj. Polk planted
ONE Johnson grass on the land, and
hat 1t has now spread over about 300
ores of land greatly to the damage
I the property. 1t is stated that it
'ould require about $1,000 to put the
abins in repair. and that the Johnson
rass has caused deterioration in
he value of the land of Sic, 900 to $780,
DO. Complainants are advised that
Iaj Folks estate is worth $4,000 to
10000.
Complainants ask for a reference to
e Clerk and Master to ascertain the
mount of damages; that they be Civ
a decree accordingingly and for
neral relief
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
HUSBAND CUTS
WIFE'S THROAT
AN EleHT-YEAR-oLD DAUGHTER
FINDS MOTHER WITH HEAD
SEVERED FROM BODY.

HOUSTON, Tex, Nov SEARCH
the house for a misplaced toy, the s.
year-old daughter OF Matthew w An
fderson, a railroad clerk, found the
dead body OF her mother in the kitch-
en- of their home in Houston Heights
early today, her head almost com
pletely severed from her body, the
woman having met death at the hands
of her husband because a note from
the man alleged infdelity.
The unsigned note from the hus-
band declares that returning homie at
an earlier hour than usual he found
another man in his home and this be-
ing the second such occurrence, 81
felt obliged to wreak vengeance on my
only love. She wanted to be buried
in Queen City, Tex
Anderson, who has disappeared, de-
clares he will surrender If not found
too soon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
ATTEMPT TO ROB
KENTUCKY BANK
PRESIDENTS RUSH TO SCENE AND
FRIGHTENED BURGLARS FLEE
IN AUTOMOBILES.
Priest Leads the Attacking Party
And Opens Fire on
Robbers.

CINCINNATI Nov 8.-Florence
KY, the bluegrass hamlet that is IA
nous in literature as Stringtown-on-
the-Pike, was visited by safe-blowers
early this morning. They made raid
on the Florence Deposit Bank and fed
from the village in large automobile
when residents came tumbling from
their homes armed with shotguns,
fowling-pieces, pistols and other
weapons and prepared to protect their
savings. Postmaster James Murray
and Rev Father Katham, the first
Florentines on the scene, opened fire
on the maruders and drove them from
the bank, where they were trying ta
break down the doors of the safe with
sledgehammers.
The robbers fed to the edge Of the
town, where large touring car was
waiting. Bounding into 1t they were
son out of range of the firearms in
the possession OF the aroused VII !
layers. There were six men in the |
party They entered the bank by |
knocking hole in the brick wall. j
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
CONDITIONS IN MONEY AFFAIRS
HAVE BEEN MUCH IMPROVED
LAST WEEK WAS. THE MOST EvENTFUL IN
GENERATION OF THE CoUNTRYS
FINANCIAL HISTORY.
DEPLETED RESERVES RESTORED AND OUTLOOK
WEEK MOST CHEERING oNE-MoRE
GOLD EUROPE.

announced early on wednesday fore
noon by President King, of the Lin
coin Trust Company, acting as Chair
man of the committee of trust COM
pany Presidents, that the manage
ment of the Trust Company OF Amer
lea and the Lincoln Trust Company
were to receive all the assistance they
required in return for depositing the
majority Of their stock in the hands
of the company, the situation cleared,
a large degree OF confidence returned
and the stock market advanced gen.
Greatly from two to three points. 1t
was felt that the danger Of general
crash in New York was over and that
the surging waves, of the storm would
gradually subside.
The restoration OF comparative Sc
curity In New York was obtained only
by demands upon the money markets
of Europe, which created . tension not
experienced since the Boer war. In.
deed, the Bank of England, In order
to protect its gold reserve, raised its
discount rate on Thursday to per
cent. a rate which had not before been
known since 1873. The Bank OF
France raised its rate of discount to
per cent, the Bank of Belgium to 6
per cent, and the Bank of Germany at
a special meeting called on Friday,
fixed the unusual rate of 71s per cent.
1t is not surprising that these pre-
cautions we're taken to protect the
European bank reserves, in view of
the fact that nearly $50,000,0 900 in gold
was engaged by American banking In
situations within less than two weeks.
The first arrival of the. yellow metal
came at the critical moment when the
trust company situation was uncer-
tain on Tuesday. Then came smaller
on Wednesday and Fri.
day, the delivery of $12,361000 by the
Lusitania,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15

NEW YORK. Nov. 10-The most
eventful week in the financial history
of the present generation came to
close Saturday with conditions much
clearer than a week before, but with
some clouds still hanging over the
financial horizon.
The previous week had closed with
the disquieting announcement that the
New York bank reserves had lost $780,.
O00. 900 in cash in spite OF the deposit
by the Government during the week
OF nearly equal sum. reporting a net
cash loss of $60.000,000. The bank
statement of yesterday changed this
situation. While 1t shows a nominal
decrease in required reserves Of $1S,-
O85.8OO, more than two-thirds OF this
decrease Is due to the reserve require
ments caused by in crease in deposits
because of the taking over of loans
from the trust companies by the
banks. Moreover, the actual cash loss
of $4,313,OOO is due to the system Of
averaging accounts for the entire
week, including several days before
the arrival of the new gold. Unless
demands from the country are very
heavy next week, the arrival of addi-
tional gold will more than Offset the
loss of cash last week and make
creditable showing for reserves on
Saturday next.
The week began on Monday with
feeling of grave doubt as to the future
of the trust companies which had been
subjected to severe runs. The posi-
bility that they might go down and
drag with them much OF the financial
structure which still stood erect kept
Mr.. Morgan, the trust company Presi-
dents, and other financial leaders in
almost continuous session until late
Sunday morning and again on Wednes-
day until 8 a M. when II was finally
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA
CONVENES IN EXTRA SESSION
LAW MAKERS CALLED TOGETHER BY GOV Co
MER TO ENACT LEGISLATION FOR
CONTROL OF RAILROADS.
MESSAGE SCORES AND DENoUNcssN HIS OPEN
DEFIANCE ANTtLossY LAWSUITS l.
& NJ SOME RAPs.

the use OF waterways In the shipment
Of coal. He asked for a law to pre-
vent these abuses.
Gov. Conner insisted that the rate
laws of Alabama are suficiently lib
eral to prevent fair return on rail-
road investments. He attributed the
present financial troubles to the dis
honest business methods Of railroads
and other corporations and not to the
laws which were passed to prevent
just such contingencies.
Acting upon the suggestion Of the
governor a number of bills were intro
dnced today seeking to control and
regulate the railroads. Several of
them were most drastic in their ma
ture, and others are being prepared.
The prohibition element took advan-
tage OF the special session to intro
duce several bills providing for the
elimination of liquor from the state.
These prohibition and railroad bills
will consume the greater part Of the
session.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
BEAUTIFUL Girl.
TAKES OWNLIFE
MISS EMMiE WHITE OF SHEF-
FIELD BOWS OUT HER
BRAINS.

SHEFFIELD, Ala, Nov 8.-This
city was profoundly shocked last night
when it became known that Miss EN-
mie White, one Of the most popular
young ladies'. of Sheffield, had com
mitted suicide by firing. a bullet into
her brain from revolver, death. oc-
curing instantly. The tragedy was
enacted at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Mary T. White, on Annapolis
avenue. Miss White was the youngest
daughter of the late Capt Walter s.
White, who served as State Auditor
four years and held other public Of
fees.
The death of Miss White is shrouded
in mystery, except that it is known
that it was suicide. 1t is stated that
she had been driving yesterday after
noon and returned home about
o'clock She went to her room, and,
failing to respond to repeated calls
by her brother, the latter went to her
apartments and found his sisted lying
dead on her bed, revolver by her
side and bullet hole through her
head. Miss White was about 25
years of age and was one of the most
beautiful young women in Sheffield.
Z is the general opinion that her
mind was unbalanced, and that In a
of dependency she fired a
Juliet into her brain. The revolver
lsed by her was that of her brother,
which she obtained from his room
a few minutes before the
ragedy. !
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
EAST TENNESSEE
REVENUE AGENT
COMPTROLLER DIeRELL WILL
MAKE THE APPOINTMENT
WITHIN A FEW DAYS.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. Comp.
troller Frank Dibrell spent several
hours here today In connection with
the appointment of new Revenue
Agent for East Tennessee. The can
didates are the incumbent, A. s. Bird
song, and J. Frank White, OF Cumber-
land. Gap Mr.. pibreII declined TO
speak Of the appointment, except to
say that It could be expected I'm a
very short time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
TWO PERISH
In FLAMES

CHARLESTON, w Va, Nov. S.
The four-story building occupied by
the wholesale grocery of Ruffner
Bros. was destroyed by fire here to-
day entailing loss of $200,000,r with
insurance of 100000 Capt. j. ].
Foley, of the Fire Department, and
John Dewey, shipping clerk, were
burned to death and several firemen
received minor injuries.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
CARMkCK WINS
. 7. SAYS MALONE
MEMPHIS MAYOR DECLARES re.
CENT ELECTION A SLAP AT
GOV. PATTERSON.
Was Severe Rebuke to The Crowd
Promoting infamous
Ripper Bill.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. S.-MayoI
Malone was jubilant over the result
of the election While possibly sur
prised at the size of Mr. Crump's
majority, he was never in doubt as to
the outcome, he says. He has decided
views as to what the election means
in Memphis, and does not hesitate to
express them. He sees in it. among
other things, the Endorsement of Sena-
tor Carmack for governor, and slap
at Gov. Patterson and the Commercial
Appeal When asked what the cleo
ilon meant, he said:
What does the election mean?
primarily it means that the people
Of Memphis pr fer Edward H. Crump
To Joseph ]. Williams for fire and
spClce commissioners. 1t means, how
yer. r. !, than this. After, being
squa' sly defeated at the polls in No
vem3c 1905, Mr.. Williams got up
bogus. bill andthad it passed by the
legislature to legislate out of office the
men elected by the PEOPLE. and legis-
late him and his faction into office.
The sapreme court ousted him and his
crowd from office He came before
The people yesterday for a vindication.
and they gave him Waterloo defeat.
In the next place, Ham Patterson
was the ally and confederate of Will
liams in all this disgracefuf business,
and his fortunes were bound up in
election, for it was cur
rently reported, and believed, that he
forced Williams to make the race to
further the ambitions of the governor
or a second term. Yesterdays cleo
ion means that Patterson cannot car
" his own county for reelection, and
hat Edward w. Carmack will be the
lext governor of Tennessee.
THE election means another thing,
nd that Is that the people have put
he seal of their condemnation upon
he scandalous and libelous campaign
hitch the Commercial Appeal has car
led on for the last two years 1t made /
strong fight for Williams, Brink
~, Kruger and Person, all personally {
opular men. but each met signal &
efeat They could not carry the /
dunn of the Commercial Appeal. 1t lis
the only morning paper in this {
reat city and its magnificent sur a
,unding territory, and should be a 0
'wer OF strength as the advocate Of v
~ man. But in the recent campaign l G
s touch meant contagion. and its q
Ipport a source of weakness. There II
e many most excellent men con- o
,cted with that paper but unfortu- N
ltely they do not contribute the pow s.
behind the throne.
Opinion of Council. IL
What do I think Of the board? BY al
J election Memphis takes long Ell
ep forward for better government. G,
regret the defeat of Messrs. Bos-
III and Orchi. two most excellent -
liens and who would make spIen- Il
councilmen. We went into the
mt in the open. and in fact our tick
was put out. before we knew who
'uld oppose II. We made no COM
,ations with any one and cheerfuIly
cept the results The new board, "
believe, will prove an excellent one
the city of Memphis, and be-
We that all of us will pull together
the good of this great and grow
city. Such is my purpose"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
MAD DOG DOES DAMAGE

Six Children Are Bitten In Ken.
lucky Town.
Six children We're bitten by a mad
dog at greensboro, and the animal
then attacked a policeman, who shot
and killed it. None of the wounded
is seriously injured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-15
HEAVY COAL SHIPMENT
Rise In River Brings $780, 900 Bushels
From Pittsburu.

The rise in the rivers made is posi-
BILE to ship over 100000 bushels or
coal from Pittsburg for Southern
points yesterday. Anither large ship.
ment will be made today.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-15
THE COUNTRY MERCHANT.

When Tom Watson made the fight
for rural delivery in congress the
argument used against it was that it
would result in the discontinuance of
thousands Of small postofices, destroy
the trade Of the small country store,
and all those interested in that trade
Joined in the cry against it. The same
argument Is now used against parcels
post, such as almost all other coun-
tries have long since adopted.
The free delivery now extends
from sea to sea and from the lakes
to the gulf, and none Of the predicted
disasters have followed. The same
thing would result from the estab-
ishment of the parcels post. The
country merchant knows nothing of
the fundamental principles of politi-
cal economy and joins with the trade
unionists in restricting the creation
of wealth.
The trade unionist would restrict
the number of apprentices and the
amount of work each man should do
The country merchant would restrict
the amount of sales by restricting
the number of men engaged in the
business. Both are equally wrong.
In one breath the merchant will as
sert that competition is the life of
trade, and with the next advocate
the restriction Of competition, never
realizing that he is contradicting
himself.
No interest can run successfully in
opposition to human nature. The
merchant denounces the farmer who
buys goods Of a mail house, but he
himself would refuse to buy goods
Of wholesaler located in the state
IL he could get the goods at a lower
price Of a house in some distant city.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-15
STARVING IN THE WORLDS
RICHEST CITY.

Cases of death from hunger are
so common In New York that only
those attended by peculiar circum-
stances receive mention. The latest
of which the public has knowledge
involved the death Of an old woman
In one of the parks. Too proud or
too timid to beg, too honest to steal,
this friendless and deserted being
went daily to one of the park benches
and sat there in wistfulness and agony
until the end came.
New York is the richest city on
earth. Yet, if this be any criterion,
it is likewise the poorest. It's wealth
consists in great buildings and cred
its, but not in human kindness. 1t
has an abundance Of the external,
with a poverty in the hearts and souls
Of its people. Outward profusion
and inward barrenness! A scram-
BILE for the shadows and neglect Of
the substance of lifei This must be
true, for otherwise these numerous
cases of starvation could not occur.
We have lavish systems of charity,
but the trouble with all Of them is
that they make the recipient sacrifice
his or her self-respect. Strange as
it may seem in materialistic age,
there are people who think more of
maintaining their own souls good
opinion than they do of life. It may
be false pride, but it exists, and we
must take it into account.-N. Y.
American.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-15

Verify, there's nothing like the
enormous profits of the big Steel
Trust, which shows unprecedented
net earnings of $45,5O3,7O5 for the
past quarter, which enable the cor
poration to set aside $18,50O,OOO af.
ter providing for all fixed charges
and for the regular dividends ON it's
enormously inflated capital stock.
The statement is hailed in some
quarters as showing great prosperity
IN an industry that is called the ba-
rometer OF trade. 1t shows more
than that, however. 1t furnishes fur
ther evidence of the urgent neces-
slty OF a revision of the iron and
steel schedules of our tariff law. The
trust can easily afford it and still!
realize ample returns on its watered
capitalization Herald.