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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-03
SENATOR laFOLLETTF
interviewed On Tariff Bill
Passed By Congress.
Really A Democrat
Hits Senator AldrIeh,

81 have heard but pne senti-
ment respecting the tariff bill
wherever I have been since Con-
gress adjourned, said Senator r.
NJ. LaFollette Of Wisconsin, dur
ing the course Of q brief stay in
Chillicothe this morning. "That
sentiment is dissatisfaction. !
have been only in Iowa, Wiscon-
sin and Missouri thus far, but |
believe the sentiment ia the same
all over the Middle West--and
indeed, | am inclined TO believe
now that the mass Of the people
In the East feel the same way
about II as the Westsrners do.
My mail indicates this, and | re-
ceive q great deal OF mail from
the East"
"What will be the effect Of the
bill on party linss?" the Senator
was asked.
''It will tend to break them up
very largely" he replied, at is
time that the people were holding
principle and men above party
and sending men to Congress
who they know will serve them
righ,."
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-03
ROUNDABOUT THE STATE.


A new swindling game is being
worked in several states. A man
claiming 10 be 9 government in
spector drops 10 on 9 farmer who
has bunch Of fat cattle nearly
ready for the market. II dosn't
take the alleged Inspector long 10
discover that the cattle are affect
ed with tuberculosis. A few days
later the inspectors partner
comss along and buys e''tuber-
cular'' cattle for q sorg. Look
out for these swindlers.
Some one, 1t is believed, tried
to burn up the town Of Auxyasse
Friday night. And for a while
It seemed the attempt would be
successful. The real hero of the
occasion was q motor car OF
dynami.e 10 demolish the flames.
But the bucket brigade, however
put out the IRE without bis assis-
tanee. One building was des-
troyed.
A good many years ago, there
was = small boy hoeing potatoes
In q farm lot by the roadside. A
man came along in . fine buggy
and driving Q fine horse, He
looked over the ience, stoppsd
add said sBud, what Do you
get for hoeing those potatoes?''
|ANoihin ef / do" !" said The boy,
"snd hell ef | don't. Post.
IA Laredo jeweler tells in an
Isdsertissmeutuf thstfansf gsrs-
|tion Of Tie horned toad, as fol-
k.ws: f.The horned toads are
caught in Texas, shipped alive,
chkrutormed at the factory, met
allied, g 0 Id plate d and then
mounted or hafpins. These are
All The rage in the cities"
Cotton conditions in Dunklin
county seem somewhat mixed.
The acreage is 5 per cent less
than last year, the season is ten
lto fifteen days late, and early
frosts would materially curtail
the crop.
Since the bank guaranty law
went into effect ia Oklahoma the
deposits in state banks have in
creased nearly % million dollars,
while deposits in national banks
have decreased during the SAND
time sIs8, ,268.o7.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-03

LaFollstte said that he under-
stood that Sen. Hale was sren,-
bling il his boots.
sThere is . reyoIt on there, "
he said.
Senator LaFollette said that he
was much surprised at The result
OF the Democratic Senatorial
primary in Missouri last fell, and
that he was confident ex- Gover-
nor Folk would have made .
faithful representative Of the
people in the United staiss Sen-
ate.
The conversation turned to AL.
drich and TIE manner in which he
controlled matters.
''In Rhode IsIand,' said the
Wisconsin statesman, "Ssnator
Aldrich CONTROLS the legislature
with eleven per cent Of the Re.
publican vote Of the state, This
is done because small cities have
the same representation in the
State Senate that the large ones
do. The representation is BY
precincts. | told Aldrich Of this
one day on the floor Of tie Sem
ate, when he was speaking about
being responsible to his consti-
tuents. | told him he had no
constituents, but that hepurchas-
led his support.
"Aldrich commands the Sen.
ate through his position as chair.
man Of the Finance Committee.
He controls Legislation just as
completely as that fellow there
controls his automobile, He ex-
ercises this control because there
are a lot ofSenators who are
towards. They are afraid that ii
they oppose Aldrich they viii not
4 Va "
get anv public buildings or any
legishtions for their constituents
and they fall into line.n
Reviewing tiis ven known In
terests that keep Speaker Cannon
| in power, Senator LaFolleite sx-
pressed the opinion chat those
who voted for the House rules
we're just as responsible for the
kind Of Legislation that Cannon
forces through as is the speaker
! himself.
"The rules would have been
defeated by insurgent Republi-
can votes" he said, "if those
Eastern Democrats had not de-
serted Clark, and voted with
Cannon. Even Pat MeCarren
had hand in Ii. Congressman
l ~ *
Billy Sulzer was the only man
under Tammaliy domination who
refused to vote for The rules. He
was called up BY long distance
telephone and told that he was
expected to vote for tie rules.
! "You 60 to hell replied Sui
zer and hung up the receiver"
4 The Senator asked if The Con-
stitution was . Democratic or
Republican paper. When told
that it was Democratic he said
that he supposed 80.
! "Your purity needs TO clean
house as well as OURS" he said.
He would not attempt the task
,loi guessing who would be the
next Democratic candidate for
president.
He left Chillieotheon the 1881
! Burlington train,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-03

phone. Telegraph. And
EActric Light Poles.
Considerable damage is being
done to telephone, telegraph and
electric light poles BY members
Of the woodpeckss family. These
birds originally built their homes
lin the dead or dying trunks or
limbs Of trees. but for some rea-
son best known TO themselves,
lhave come to the conclusion that
ithe pealed pole offers better con-
ditions for q home.
They have become so ravenous
aof late that their depredations are
attracting considerable attention
Eamong those who are compelled
TO use quantities Of wooden poles.
Their activities spread over q
wide portion Of the United States,
NOTABLY in the South, Southwes.
and Central West. Cedar poles
tseem to be the ones most fre-
quently attacked. The birds bore
Unto them at any height from the
lground, and the holes which they
make are often two or three
Inches in diameter and four or
live inches deep. Such an amount
lof wood drilled from a stick OF
Timber which is carrying a load
lof wires naturally weakens the
strength Of the line.
It would. of course, not be a
difficult matter to exterminate
these birds. However, this is not
desirable, as they are among the
most beneficial forms OF bird life
native to this country, because
they destroy large numbers OF in
sects which seriously damage
forest and food crops. 1t seems,
Therefore, that methods should be
undertaken to compel the birds
No revert to their former habit oi
boring rather than to extermi-
mate them.
Frequent inquiries have been
made BY the Forest Service in
this connection, hut the only in
formation to date which the Gov
eminent has been able to obtain
| is that on a casual inspection q
treated and untreated pole lines
in Louisiana, In that region il
was found that poles which had
been impregnated with creosote
oil were not attacked by the
birds, whereas untreated poles
under the same conditions were
very severely injured.
| Whether or not creosote vii
prevent such attack is not def.
nitely known, but the Service Il
Investigating this problem, anC
should this oil prove 9 prev enta'
tive, it will fulfill a two-fold pur'
pose: II win protect the poles
from decay and destruction from
animal life. In southern Indi'
ana, some members Of a traction
company thought that the,
could prevent further destruc'
tion Of their poles by filling th'
holes Ia the wood with stones
The birds, however, simply drill
lied around the stones and mad
the conditions much worse. Thi
apparently does not seem to b
a means Of preventing their dep
Rotations.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-03
AGREES wITH GORE.

Senator LaFollette indorsed
the sentiment recently expressed
by Senator Gore of Oklahoma in
a Kansas City interview, in which
HGorss ssid tAat che Demoessse
should not oppose those Republi-
can Congressman for reelection
who had stood out against the
tariff bill.
..The Democrats in the Senate
missed the grandest opportunity
that could have been offered to
them," he said, "when they fall
ed to stand as a unit against the
tariff bill If they had it would
have been defeated. But Sena-
tor Aldrich, when he was in a
tight pinch, never seemed to have
any trouble to cross over to the
democratic side and get what
votes he needed"
Senator LaFollette changed
trains here, going from STAN
berry to Marceline, Mo-, on the
Chautauqua circuit. He is being
greeted by big audiences every
where.
Al Constitution reporter found
| him in Elm Park, communing
with Nature and admiring Chilli
cothe's beauties.
s'You have a beautiful city, !"
said he. 81 like Missouri.
will spend the next few weeks in
this state. This is my first visit
here but the Senator admitted
later that he did not want 1t to. Dc
| his last and that II Chillicoths
had Chautauqua he wanted tc
come here and speak.
A suggestion from the reporter
that many Missouri Democrats
oonsidsred him the champion ol
the ideas they stood for and real
Ily 4 Democrat brought fromshin
this reply:
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-03

Dexter has . concrets tile fac
tory.
Scott county holds fourteen
prisoners for the Qctober term Of
oireplt court.
Typhoid fever prevails at
Iiillsboro. which probably means
bad ssnitation,
Siksstoa Il 10 have . fine hotel
aoon, IL is rumored, 10 cost about
forty thousand dollara.
Sikeston nov has . Progressive
League. II is 10 take up the
question Of securing more fac
tvriss FOR that place,
Albert o. Alien, jr., Of New
Madrid, has been given Q clerk
ship in the Office Of Auditor Cor.
s'sr q. jefferson City. ii.7i: N
,.,.. " ,s.r,;s o,a -
sua Il ..s,,... !, ,.,s ..s. "a Mai
known citizens, died at his home
IL sAst city on 10th inst.
.s.h ,,.,s..a s.or, !
.s.y !. -. ! q =. r..,,.h. !,
As' s'v~ y Z - .,.s .,'sa, ,s,h & Ia
Two young fellows q ao'
M ~ ts.,, s. IN .sar
s.' .,.s 's.'',. .;,.,.,,a.,s o,,;cLsr.'
,' !.
Henry ana HeorGs S1ocAwsh. !,
et Iron county ~ i we're seq. !. e J. la'. /.
TOT ivsc'ng /. = 10y y I 4. ny ! 49,
y gov reported 'nas 'ne pr"-
posed sciieme salu % oe =" ioo'
70 establish . negro eo'ony y
Cartes, Butler ana hlp'ey coqa-
PES 'sas ta''suf
The watermelon shipments
from Southeast Missouri this sea-
son win aggregate 1000 car
loads. More than 1900 cars
have already been shipped,
I ,ot ~ vounp men who band
I'd themselves together to com
init petty thisvsry in Scott coun-
" were arrested and lodged in
fail. They stole from freight
oars ana stores.
$. -. = ~. .a.,. i, ,osnao.
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s.... 81 : - phosss u ,sssss ssod
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-03
PRESERVING TIMBER
Ferest Service Investigate
ing Methods Of Preserv-
ing Fence Posts.
creosoting Recommended

Every farmer 10 familiar with
the rotting OF his fence posts at
1.-THE surface Of the ground. The
labor Of replacing them and how
70 secure new and durable posts
are sources OF constant annoyance
and expense. Even the more
durable woods. such as chestnut,
white oak and cedar, decay in
eightor ten years. It is true that
there are a few kinds of wood In
the United States, such as locust
land osage-orange, which give
much longer service, bat their
supply, never very large, is rap
idly becoming exhausted. and
1.-THE farmer must row look to some
other source for his posts. Per-
Ihaps & rectly on his farm there
may be q patch Of woods which
includes such trees as black oak,
beech, maple or pine, and cotton-
woods and willows may grow
along the banks Of his streams
These are trees which heretofore
lhaye been thought Of little or no
use for posts, because Of the ra-|
lpidity with which they are at.
tackled by decay. In theirnatural
condition, they win rot in two on
three years--too soon to pay for
1.-THE labor OF setting them. The
/ Forest Service in It's study Of pros
longing the life Of fence poats haa
found cheap and simple methods
lpf preserving them in q sound
lconditlon fer an indefinite time,
leven though they are the poorest
and naturally leastdursble woods.
Decay is not a simple process
luke the crumblipgof stone or the
trusting Of iron. II is caused by
low forms of plant life which
thoroughly permeate the wood,
discolor it and cause II to become
disconnected and "rotten." To
preserve the timber in Q thor
oughly sound condition, 1t is only
necessary to render the wood un-
l lit for the growth Of these organ
Iisms. This is done by injecting
into il substances poisonous to
lplant life.
One OF the most widely used
representatives is creo-sote, one OF
The by-products Of coal ter.
} When it is inj jscted into the wood,
decay viii be retarded indefinitely
and an old-field pine or a cotton
wood fence post when properly
} treated viii easily give Q life Of
years or longer, Such a
prsservative treatment costs
. !, about ten cents per post. The
! creosote can be applied BY paint
/ ling the wood with a brush or dip
1Iping 1t into the liquid, but much
better results will be obtained i
'ht d actually injected into ths
! wood instead OF merely coating
: THE outside. II the "brush'
i method. or painting. Is used, ths
! lcreosote should BE- applied ct I
7 |temperature Of about t80 degreei
IIF. Two coats should be giyeE
= 4 least twsnty-four hours apart
rlIf the posts are dipped directl,
'tIinto the preservatiye, the creosct'
!. '.Ishouid b heated 70 about thl
same temperature. The bssi re
suits of al can be obtained b.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-20
Amended Anti
Gambling Bill As
Passed by House

shall be deemed a common gambler,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by fine of not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars, five hundred
dollars), or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than one month
and not more than one year, (six
mOnths) or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Sec. A. 1t shall be the duty of all
sheriffs, constables, police and other
peace officers whenever it shall come
to the knowledge of such officer that
any person has in his possession any
cards, tables, checks, balls, wheels,
slot machines, or gambling devices
used or kept for the purposes afore-
said may be found in any place, to
seize and takes such cards, tables,
checks, balls, wheels, slot machines
or other gambling devices, and con-
vey the same before the district
judge of the county in which said
devices shall be found; and it shall
be the duty of such judge to inquire
of such witnesses as he shall sum-
mon or as may appear before him in
that behalf, touching the nature of
such gambling devices, and If such
judge shall determine that the same
are used or kept for the purpose of
being used at any game or games of
chance described in section l of this
act, it shall be his duty to destroy
J the same. 1t shall be lawful for Of
ficers in executing the duties impos-
ed upon them by this section to break
open doors for the purpose of OBJ
tanning possession of any such gam
bling devices; and all persons hav-
| ing such possession of any of the
articles aforesaid. shall be conveyed
before the district judge of such
county and held or committed for ap.
pearance to answer any complaint
which may be preferred against then
for violation of any of the provisions
of this act.
| Sec. s. No person, otherwise com
petent as witness, shall be exemp
from testifying as such concerning
offenses of gambling, as set forth il
this act, on the ground that sucl
J testimony may criminate himself
but no prosecution can afterwards b.
had against him for any offense con
!, corning which he testified
Sec. 6. The term person" wher
used in this act, shall include all in
dividuals. firms, partnerships, associ
atoms and corporations.
; Sec. Z. This act shall be in effec
| from and after the first day Of Sep
} TENDER, 1909. October 1, 191O). /,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-20
WESTALL Will
TRY OUT With
PUEBLO team
MONTANA-TONOPAH PITCHER TO
LEAVE THIS MORNING FOR
COLORADO.

Allie Westall, the former Univer-
sity of Nevada pitcher and who also
officiated in the box last season for
the Montana-Tonopah baseball team,
leaves this morning for Pueblo, Col
orado, where he will try out with
that team, and If he makes good will
pitch the coming season.
''Westy" received his transporta-
ton yesterday as the result of a
lengthy communication with the
Colorado team. His loss to the base
ball industry of, this city is keenly
felt among the fans. 1t is his inten-
ton to return to Tonopah as soon as
the Colorado season closes and prob
ably sooner.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-20
Volunteers
HOUSE WARMING
Was CROWDED
FIRE LADIES ENTERTAIN LAST
EVENING IN THEIR NEW
GYMNASIUM.

The gymnasium of the Tonopah
volunteer fire department was crowd
ed to its utmost capacity last even
ing when the volunteers entertain
ed the people of Tonopah. An in
teresting program had been prepar-
ed and every feature ELECTED large
amount of applause. Following the
program everybody adjourned to the
Miners Exchange hall where dancing
was INDUCED in until midnight. The
affair was a success in every way
and a most enjoyable time was spent
by the crowd that attended.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-20
PERSONAL

DR.. D. L. Alexander left yesterday
for Pioneer.
Dr. C. ]. Richards, the Millers
physician, is in town.
H. R. Grier returned to his home
in Goldfield yesterday.
J. F. Davidson of Round Mountain
was in this city yesterday.
Jack Seward, who has spent the
last month in Pioneer, is in town.
The Rev. Floyd E. Doris departed
yesterday for San Francisco.
H. w. Scheld leaves Sunday for
Manhattan to look after placer inter-
ests.
Will c. Murphy, who has been
singing at the Butler theater, depart
ed yesterday for San Francisco.
Dave Holland and Phil Allen leave
today by auto for Pioneer to be
present at the opening of the Hotel
Holland.
J. E. Hogan, general agent of the
Tonopah and Goldfield railway, re-
turned yesterday from a trip to Los
angeles.
Mrs. w. w. Cahill, wife of Super
intedent Cahill of the Tonopah and
Tidewater railway, came over from
Goldfield yesterday afternoon
P H. Sandelin came up from Mil
lers yesterday. Mr. Sandelin was a
heavy loser inIthe Millers fire, being
the owner of the bar infthe Linsay
hotel.
James Russell Wilson, travelling
passenger agent of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, with headquarters in
San Francisco, was in town yester.
day. He was accompanied by Mrs
Wilson.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-20
PREDICTS spirit IN
Mining STOCKS
JOHN w. FINCH SAYS THE EAST
rs TAKING A LIVELY INTER-
EST IN BEST STOCKS.

John Wellington Finch, formerly
general manager of the Consolidated
Mines company, and now an opera
tor with Offices in Denver and New
York, arrived in Goldfield Thursday,
the first visit he has made to that
camp since his tour of Europe.
$50 far as Goldfield mining stocks
are concerned" said he, "they were
never in better favor in the east;
that is to say, the better class of Sc
curities. The present production and
dividend possibilities of this camp
count very emphatically in the east,
and when the general situation eases
up little Goldfield will start for
ward with a squirt All stocks, in
Guiding the best industrials, have
been dormant, and now they are be-
ginning gradually to take on new
life. There is very healthy under
current and one of these days we
will all see a decided renewed activ-
ity in the market. OF course, the sill
yer and lead stocks are particularly
affected by the tariff, and during the
present session not much can be ex-
pected in those lines. Big investors
are also waiting for definite action
on the tariff before letting loose OF
their money"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-20
Arguments
TO BE FINISHED
This MORNING.
1T is ALMOST CERTAIN THAT
SAFE CASE WILL GO TO
JURY TODAY.

Again, contrary to all expectations,
the case of the Herring -Hall-Marvin
Safe company VS.. Letson Ballet was
not given to the jury yesterday. The
closing argument for P: M. Bowler,
counsel for the defendant, consumed
the entire day and owing to the court
being occupied by other matters at
the night session the case was con-
tinued until this morning when the
closing argument for the plaintiff
will be delivered by H. r. Cooke,
and then it will be given to the jury
for their deliberations.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-20

The following is the full text of
assembly bill No. IA. the so-called
anti-gambling measure, the interpo-
lations being the amendments as
tackled on by the senate:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to deal, play or carry on,
open or conduct in any capacity
whatever, any game of faro, monte,
roulette, lansquenet, roguenet noir,
rondo, fan, fan-tan, stud-horse poker,
seven-and-a-half, twenty-one, hockey
pokey, craps, klondyke, whist,
bridge whist, slough, solo, pOker) or
any banking or percentage game
played with cards, dice or any device
for money, property, checks, credit,
or any representative of value; or
any gambling game in which any per-
son keeping, conducting, managing
or permitting the same to be carried
on receives, directly or indirectly any
compensation or reward, or any per-
centage or share of the money or
property played, for keeping, run
ming, carrying on or permitting the
said game to be carried on; or to
play, maintain or keep any slot ma.
chine played for money or for checks
or tokens redeemable in money; oil
to buy, sell or deal in pools or make
books on horse races; and any per.
son who violates any of the provi
sions of this section shall be guilty Of
a misdemeanor and shall be punish
ed by fine not exceeding one thous
and dollars Give hundred dOllars) Of
by Imprisonment in the county jai
not exceeding one year (six mOnths)
or by both such fine and imprison
ment.
Sec. 2. Every person who know
ingly permits any of the games O
slot machines mentioned in the pre-
ceding section to be played, conduct
ed, dealt. or maintained in an,
house, building or part thereof own
ed. or rented by such person, shall b
punished as provided in the proceed
ing section, and every day of the vic
lation of any of the provisions of thi
act shall be deemed a separate OF
Tense.
Sec. 8. If any person shall kee
exhibit, or have in his possession
any cards, tables, checks, ball!
wheels, slot machines or gamblin
devices of any nature used or ker
for the purpose of playing at any {
the games mentioned in section / {
this act, or shall aid, assist or PERM
others to do the same; or If any pei
son shall engage in gambling for
livelihood, as defined in this act, h
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-20
Hotel HOLLAND
Will THROW open
DOORS TODAY
A LARGE DELEGATION WILL
LEAVE TONOPAH TO HELP
CELEBRATE.

Two automobiles loaded to the
guards will leave Tonopah this morn
ing for Pioneer. The occupants will
attend the big opening of the Hotel
Holland in that place and are pre-
pared to represent this city in a man
ner that will do credit to us. Excur-
sion rates have also been granted by
the railroads and quite a number
will travel by rail to witness the
wonders of the southern camp.