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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
HUSTLE OR TAKE A BACK SEAT"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1907
PRESIDENT ON PARENTS.

President Roosevelt, who is a
member of National Mothers
Congress-, addressed a letter to
the New York State Mothers as
sembly, in which he defines the
status of both father and mother
in the home:
"For one of your topics, how
would it do to speak of the place
of the father in the homer Now
and then people forget that exact
ly as the mother must help the
breadwinner by being a good
housewise, 80 the father in his
turn, if he is worth his sault, must
in every way back up the mother
in helping bring up the children.
81 think it a crime for the wo-
man to shirk her primary duties,
to shrink from being a good wife
and mother. OF course, the wo-
man should have the same right
as the man to train her mind, to
better herself; and occasionally a
woman can, and ought, to follow
some special vocation in addition
to (never in substitution for) her
home work.
"But just as the highest work
for the normal man is work for his
wife and children, so the highest
work for the normal woman is to
work for the home, where, heaven
knows, the works ample enough"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
MISsOURpS NEGRO POPULATION

MISSOURPS NEGRO POPULATION.
A mistaken idea prevails as to
the number of persons of African
blood in this state. 1t is, relati-
vely to the white population, much
smaller than generally supposed.
By the census of 1900 the total
population of Missouri was $780,
665, composed of 2,944,S43 whites
and 101, 234 negroes. The proper
ton is one in twenty, or 5 per cent.
Another fact in this connection is
that the white ratio of increase in
Missouri is greater than that of the
negroes. Between 1890 and 1900
the gain in Missouri's white popu-
lation was 416 1886, or 1876 per cent.
and that of the negroes was 1850,
or IA per cent. But by the last na-
tional census Missouri had only
1888 more negroes than Pennsyl-
vania, OF considerably fewer per
square mile. The negro popula-
tion of this state is habitually ex-
aggerated by those unfamiliar
with the figures.
Another point to be considered
is that the negroes of Missouri are
nearly all natives of the state. 1t
ia a striking fact, again quoted
from the national census, that of
the 161, 1884 negroes in the state,
more than SO per cent were born
within it's limits, and 80 was a
similar portion of their parents.
In material progress the negroes
of Missouri make a creditable
showing in the census. Their
illiteracy was reduced between
1890 and 1900 from ALL per cent to
1876 per cent. The state has acted
literally in the education of it's
colored population. Shall it now,
for the first time, put upon it a
h~umiliating and wholly needless
segregation in n of it's varieties
of common carrier service? Such
q revival of the persecution and
wanton degradation of a race
would be a shocking step back
ward Globe Democrat.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

President Roosevelt has donated
the pen with which he signed the
McCumber service pension bill to
Senator Warner of Missouri. 1t
was a gold pen with a rubber hol-
der. Senator Warner got it be-
cause he was once commander in
chief of the G.. A. r. and q strong
advocate of the bill.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
H COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Montgomery City first Monday In May and
second Monday in November. Danville, Ith
Monday In April and first Monday In Nov.
COUNTY COURT.
Montgomery City. First Monday In March,
June. September and December, Danville,
first Monday In February, May, August and
November.
PROBATE COURT.
Montgomery City, third Monday in Janu-
airy, April. July and October. Danville, first
Monday In March. June, September and De-
oember.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
OFFICIAL

Presiding judge county court Fred Lichte X
Judge county court list dist. CT. walx r
End dist. J. r. Logan 1
Judge OF probate L. ID. Ellis r
CLERK circuit court Everett Barton Il
Recorder of deeds ID. p. Grennau
Clerk county court f. W. Hunter Il
Prosecuting attorney f. p. Rosenberger I
Sheriff Geo. r. Earnest 1
Collector OF revenue l.. ID. Blades I
Assessor John N. Worland I
Treasurer e. II. Ham L
Coroner +. A. Hudson !
Public administrator w. L. Smith
Surveyor T. l.. Cardweli
Representative VIC. GoshorD Il
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

Much interest has been created
in Washington this week by the
presence here of a dozen or more
prominent officials of the notori-
Gus Honduras lottery, which was
a sort of residuary legatee in this
country of the old Louisiana
State lottery which operated for
so many years, and was finally
put out of business by the Post
Office department in the Federal
courts. The Honduras lottery has
been operating continuously for
almost fifty years, but it was only
since the demise of the old Louis
lana state lottery that it's opera
tons in this country became i'm
portant. 1t, of course, could not
use the mails for the transmission
of it's advertisement and literature,
but did utilize the express COM
panies through whom much of the
evidence concerning it was gather
ed. For months past the secret
service has been working on the
case, and recently simultaneous
rades were made in twenty of the
largest cities where the agents OF
the lottery concern gathered
in. Incidentally it may be said
that two afternoon newspapers
were put out of business temper
arily, by the way, as their forces
of compositors were then engaged
in printing the prize list and draw
ings for the month. 1t is under
stood that if all the cases are push
ed the companies it will be fines
aggregating $40, 600. The objec,
of the officials in coming to Wash.
ington is to beg off from criminal
prosecution on the theory that il
they are let 60 they will be gooc
in future. 1t is not understood
however, that any such l~eniency
will be exercised.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

The Union telegraph operators
employed by the Western Union
in Chicago will take a vote next
Sunday on the question of going
on strike to enforce a wage in
crease of 10 per cent and a REIN
statement of several workers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

lands of the Cherokee Indians.
This was another place where the
big timber and coal interests tried
to be first In the field and get con-
troll of about 1900, 900 acres Of val.
liable land. Secretary Hitchcock
calmly withdrew the land from en-
try, and when called to account by
Congress, simply askedthem what
they proposed to do aboutit Now,
the President has sent to the Capt.
tai all the correspondence on the
subject between himself and Sec
rotary Hitchcock, and has shown
very plainly that the Secretary
had entire executive sanction fol-
everything that he did.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
Don't Put off

until tomorrow what you can do
today. If you have a torpid liver
or constipation, don't wait until
tomorrow to get help.
Buy a bottle of Herbine and get
that liver working right. Prompt
hess about health saves many
sick spells. Mrs. Ida Gresham,
Point Texas, writes: 1 used Her
bine in my family for six years,
and find it does all it claims to
do" Sold by Crump & Kidwell.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
A Valuable

"Six years ago Ilearned a val
liable lesson" writes John Pleas
ant, of Magnolia, Ind. 81 then
began taking DR.. Kings New Life
Pills and the longer 1 take them,
the better I find them" They
please everybody. Guaranteed al
Crump & Kidwell, druggists. Csc.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

The TRIBUNE has at least one
subscriber who is paid up to Nov.
10, 1909, and he does MT 'drink,"
either. Next.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

POLITICAL POINTS
Weekly Letter From The
National Capitol

been rendered by the committee
on Judiciary of the house in re-
Spouse to an inquiry form the Ap-,
propriation's committee which
wished to know whether or not to
add to it's appropriation bill a
sum for Investigating the condi-
ton of woman and child labor in
this country. 1t will be recol-
lected that Senator Beveridge re-
Gently made the most notable
speech of his career, and one des-
tined to be a classic in the his
tory of the senate, on the subject
of child labor in the United States.
The facts stated in Senator Bev-
eridge's speech we're not question
ed. He had government statistics
and sworn reports from many
sections of the country showing
hundreds of thousands of child
laborers in the mills and factories
and sweat shops, to say nothing of
over a million children employed
in more healthful agricultural
work. He intimated, in deliver
ing the speech, that any effort at
reform would be c~overtly opposed
by immense corporate interests,
but there was not a man in con-
gress who dared to come out open
ly in opposition to the proposal
that the federal government should
take a hand in controlling child
labor to the extent of refusing per-
mission for the products of child
labor to enter into interstate COM
merce. This is the method by
which the Federal government is
now controlling meat inspection
and enforcing the pure food law.
But the Committee on Judiciary
in spite of all the facts presented,
declared that the control of child
labor was none of the federal
governments concern. 1t did not
matter that many states were
without child labor laws and in
some states which had them the
laws were persistently ignored,
The committee held that it was
solely the business of the states.to
deal with the child labor problem
and declared that If the nationa,
government undertook to contro'
the question it would "undermint
the very s~ubstructure of our gov
ernment." This report is likely
to do much in blocking any at.
tempt to enact such national legis.
lation at Senator Beveridge has
proposed, but if it does not have 6
remarkably disastrous effect at the
next election on the members who
made the report, then it may be
assumed that the American people
care a good deal more for the ma.
terial prosperity of a few already
rich men than they do for thu
physical and moral welfare o;
thousands of children upon whom
the country had to depend for it,
future manhood and womanhood
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

WANTED: Men in each state
to travel, post signs, advertise and
leave samples of our goods. Sal.
airy $500 per month. $500 per
day for expenses. HUFFMAN
Co., Dept. s. Atlas Block, Chi.
cago. 3m
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

There has been a strong fight
made both in the House and the
Senate to defeat the intention of
the President to have a satisfac-
tory coal land bill passed at the
present session of congress. The
President has said all along that
it was necessary for the general
welfare of the country to withdraw
the coal, oil and asphalt land still
remaining in the public domain
from entry and ownership by pri-
vate parties. He has pointed out,
on several occasions, that not only
was there immense potential
wealth in the lands under con.
sideration, but that if they were
held by the government and leased
to parties who would work them,
rather than to corporations that
would hold them, it would form
the most satisfactory bar against
monopollZlng the fuel supply 1t
was possible to devise. After a
number of conferences, the Presi-
dent announced that while any
good bill on the subject would suit
him, he was best satisfied with the
general scope of the land bill pre-
scented by Senator Nelson. 1t is
not believed that there Is any
chance for legislation on this SUBJ
ject at the present session, but the
matter Is one bound TO come UP
prominently in the next Congress
and 1T is o matter in which the
people at large have too much
interest to allow it to be sent to itG
grave and pigeon-holed.
The President has also come oul
strongly in favor of Secretary
Hitchcock's course in Withdraw.
ing from entry the auottmen
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
East Bound

NO. Will stop at Martinsburg and Wells
Vile Sunday only on signal.
No. 20 will stop Sunday cnly nj New Flor
ence, High Hill and Jonesburg on signal.
No. 20, way freight, leaves z a. M. will carry
passengers rs far as Gilmore.
No. q, local freight, will carry passengers
to MOberly.
No. II, local freight, will CART passengers
from st. Charles to Montgomery.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

CHRISTIAN Bible School at $3.50 a. M,
Lords Day of each month. morning and even-
ing. Y. p. S. G. f. every Lords Day at 6:15
p. M, prayer meeting every Wednesday at
Z p. m. w. A. Mclean, minister.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

MISUNDERSTANDING every Sunday at
II a. m. and 1880 p. m, Sunday school at e:45
q. M. Jr. Epworth League Sundays 2:30 p. m.
Sr. Epworth League Sundays 6:t5 p. M, pray
dial invitation Is extended to everybody to
attend these services. We will give you a
hearty welcome and try to do you good. II. ID.
Thompson, pastor.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

Subscribe for the TRIBUNE, only
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15
III OHURCHES

BAPTIST Services Sunday mornings on
the second. third and fourth Sundays, even
ing services at 1880. Sunday school every
Sunday morning at $3.50, prayer meeting on
Wednesday evenings at 1880, Young Peoples
at 6:45 sunday evenings, Ladies' Missionary
Society last week in each month. Ladies' Aid
first Friday each month. 7. NJ. Green. pastor.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-15

LOCAL TIM D
West Bound.
WABASH FAST TRAINS

West Boun,
Evening star., 1907-11-11
ENGAGEMENT BROKEN.
Miss Bella Alien Will Not Wed n
Marcel Journet.

NEW YORK. November 11.-Before
Miss Bella Alien left this country last
spring she had contided to her intimate
friends that she was engaged to be mar
ied to Marcel Journet also of the Conried
Opera Company. Both she and the basso
We're congratulated by their collea gues in
the company. Their romance had begun
in the spring tour of the company from
which dates also the devotion of Signor
Scotti to Geraldine Farrar. Miss Alien
explained to her friends that the maria ge
would be somewhat delayed she eX-
in Berlin. while NJ. Journet was under
contract to return here for another year
In the meantime Miss Alien accept ad
Mr.. Conried's offer TO retUrn once more 10
the Metropolitan. When she arrived here
last week nothing was said of her mar
riage to NJ. Journet. but it was expected
hat she would he on the dock to meet the
Amerika Saturday. but Miss Alten eX-
hbited no interest in the arrival of the
steamer nor of VI. Journet, and NJ. Jour
net was apparently not surprised to find
nobody but the baggage man from the
mere unexpected happened when the two
most indifference to the presence of each
ether
Miss Alien has broken her engagement
to marry II Journet," said a friend of the
Young Soprano yesterday. Beyond that
there is nothing to be said The engage
men. was broken by mutual consent last
s,IlnYrer in Europe
Evening star., 1907-11-11
ANTICLERICAL VICTORY.
Result of Elections in Rome.
Clericals Withdraw From Field.

ROME, November 11.--General munic-
ipal elections were held in this city yes
terday. and 1t is being declared through
out Rome today that the anticlericals
gained their greatest victory since the
fall of the church from temporal power
Only municipal Offices We're filed. but the
elections assumed a distinct political
character. Their Importance was not only
local. but extended throughout Italy.
The contest came as a conclusion to
the anticlerical campaign which had it's
beginning practically with the present
pontificate, for the clericals were then al
lowed for the first time to participate in
the political life of the country There
was a reactiOnary movement among the
antiClercal element: some of them swung
over from the conservatives to the So
calists. and the municipal elections in
Rome were chosen as. battlefield De
feat being inevitable, the clercals for
the first time since 1870 withdrew from
the field. and as result the anticlerical
victory was complete and without prec-
edent.
The Vatican organs maintain that the
abSention of the clerical voters was moth
ing more than matter of tactics.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
BUSTER" GETTY GONE.
Died Penniless After Squanderir g
Three Snug Fortunes.

PITTSBJRG, Pa, November u.-Pen-
nless. in the home of friend, William
n Getty. known all over the country as
Buster Getty, died late Saturday night
after squandering three fortunes before
he had reached thirty-tive years of age.
Getty was thirty-nine years old at tne
time of his death, and was well known
as a race-track man.
Years ago Gettys father, very wealthy
liquor dealer, was murdered in Pittsburs,
leaving a big fortune to the son, who,
snla rtins under the fact that his fathers
murderer escaped the sallows. became
reckless and lost his immense patrmony
quickly. Two relatives then died at in
tervals of some years each. leaving Getty
a fortune. which he lost in quick order.
1t is estimated that the young man
squandered $3.50, 900. He died al the home
of Patrick Nee, a bookmaker.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
FRENCH ROBIN HOOD
REMARKABLE LETTER FROM
BURGLARS ORGANIZATION

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS November l1.-Last June. while
Mr. and Nine. Crapard were out, their fiat
was entered. their maid servant bound
and gagged and a box containing $4,000
in cash and jewels was stolen by burglars
unknown and never traced. The other
day the Crapard couple received letter
saying:
You will experience indescribable joy
on opening a parcel sent herewith for II
contains all your little fortune. which we
cleverly distracted. If you are honest and
frank YOU will acknowledge that nothing
is missing except the box itself. which
we threw away, and which can't be worth
more than 20 cents. Don t imagine We
disgorge for fear of the police or because
we cant dispose of your valuabies. 1hat
we could do easily. as We have our bank
ers who buy all stuff for two-thlrds
of it's value. We disgorge for other rea-
sons, which are-first because an old
woman has been Nrongfully arrested on
suspicion of the burglary: secondly. be-
cause we know the worry you have gone
through owing to us: thirdly. because our
special line is burglarzng rich people
only, and We We're misled by one of our
scouts into believing you had $4,000; and,
/
example of the bandit of the Sierra, the
mountain king who robbed the rich to
give TO the poor. AS matter of fact, we
are at present getting together the strong
est and most formidable gang in Europe.
IF You follow our advice you Will earn
our consideration and high protection. If
not. beware. for our vengeance will be
terrible, and will fall to the last degree
upon your little ones. and neither police
nor aught else will save you. Therefore.
we advise YOU to withdraw your suit. to
cause the innocent prisoner now charged
to be relea sed and cleared, and to publish
this letter in the newspapers. If you do SO
you will receive a sum of 81 800 COM
pensation in exactly one year from the
present date. We have ourselves been put
TO $50 expenses over This business, but
that is u trife. Trusting you will carry
out these instructions with a good grace
W. beg you to receive the assurance of
our high consideration.
tSignedI ~ B" .
Sure enough the parcel contained exactly
all the property which had been stolen.
Tn" CTapar9s have obeyed instructions
withdrawn their suit and published the
letter, and do not doubt for d moment
| that they Will receive the promised COM
pensation money on the date named a
/ twelvemonth hence.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
North Carolina Railroad Rate Law

RALEIGH, \. c. November lin an
interview Saturday right regarding rail-
road litigation and the proposition made
by him to the Southern railway, Gov
Glenn said:
Let the railroad stop its suit and the
state stop its suit. and then let the rail-
road give the rate a far test of six or
eight months, and if at the end of eight
months the railroad ascertained that the
rate was not Injurious or confiscatory the
law is to he continued. but that if it is
found to be greatly injurious or confsca-
tory an agreement to be closed to change
the rate. and for this purpose the legis-
ature to be called in extra SeSs on to the
end that no injustice may be done The
law a $ passed should he obeyed until fully
tested, and such action wilF bring peace
and harmony"
Evening star., 1907-11-11
Steamer Returns to Port.

NEW YORK, November 1.-THE lit
tie Norwegian fruit steamship Yumuri
which sailed hence on Wednesday with
a cargo of coal for Port Antonio, ia
maica, returned yesterday badly leak
ing and with Il list to starboard She
ran into heavy weather on the evening
of the first day out and got SO bad a
humping from the seas that Sne was
forced to turn tail to them. Her plates
forward were started and her coal shift
ed in the heavy rolling. Capt .3oe de-
cided to put back by way of the aui-
escent waters of Long Island sound.
He will discharge cargo. have a survey
and make repairs before sailing again.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
JEWISH EDITOR THREATENED.
Says the Black Hundreds Of Russia
Are Seeking His Life.

NEW YORK November 1.-THE Jew
ish newspaper. the Wahrheit, published
yesterday what purported to be repro
duction of letter received by Louis
Miller, the owner and editor of the paper.
The letter was heavily bordered in back
and said that Mr.. Miller was to be killed
as soon as possible by three men sent
from Moscow by the Black Hundred This
the letter said. was the penalty Mr.. Miller
must pay for twice publishing in the
Wahrheit private letters of officials OF
the Russian government.
June % the Wahrhet published four
letters which, it was said were exchanged
between Isvoisky, Russia's minister OF
foreign affairs: Schtscheglovitoff, minis
ter OF justice. and Premier Stolypin. The
letters related to the poisoning of two
whom it was proposed to do away with
on board ship. The publication of these
letters caused a lot of comment and final
ly the czars organ. Rossia (Russia), de
clared in an article that the letters were
forgeries.
According to Mr., Miller the man who
sent him the four letters sent him
two more which were published in the
paper September 20. These were de-
clared to be letters exchanged between
the minister of justice and Baron Stack
elberg. head of the criminal department in
the third section. In the first the minis
ter requested Baron Stackeiberg 10 de-
stroy the originals OF the four letters
published by the Wahrheit June ,:
on account of the furor they had Gre
ated. In the second letter Baron Stack
elberg replied that he had hunted high
and low but couldn't find the letters the
minister of justice referred to
So last Saturday. Mr.. Miller says, he
received a letter postmarked Geneva anc
dated October 81, saying three men hat
been sent out from Moscow provided witt
$500 rubles with instructions to kill hin
at once. The letter said this had been de
cded upon by the Geneva department OF
the Back Hundred because of Mr.. Mil
Ier's former publications. The letter men
toned Mr.. Miller's real name. Bapdes
which he dropped when he came to Amer
lea He was informed of this. the writcl
went on to say. according to sections
and 6 of the constitution of the Union OF
Russian People, as the Black Hundred
styles itself
Mr.. Miller was reported to be feeling
anxious.