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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
county school Measure Passes.

Jefferson CIty.--Senate bill No. 81.
providing for county school super.
vision, passed the house Wednes-
day by vote Of 81 TO &c. This is the
first bill to pass both houses, and 10
the most important educational bill
before the legislature. The bill has
been presented at every session for IL
years, but has never passed both
houses before. Governor Hadley will
sign the bill.
Senator Peck introduced q proposed
constitutional amendment prohibit.
Ing the manufacture and sale Of intox-
icating liquors in the state. II Is the
same a. the house amendment on the
same subject, and provides for q vote
70 be taken In 1910.
The senate committee on ways and
means reported fayorably Senator
Dowefl's bill leaving a license tax of
IL cents on 800 valuation Of all dis
titled liquors sold in the state. The
bill was amended 30 as to exempt
wines made in this state.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

as 10 the stocks ana bonds outstana
Ing. and the state hoard for taxing
purposes has valued these properties.
OF course those findings are not bind.
Ing nor conclusive. but they are per.
auasive. Both independently Of stocks
and bonds, and Independently Of what
the state board has valued these prop
critics for taxing purposes, the Ovi-
donce shows the valuations to be a.
recited In the findings OF fact here
with fled, and to which reference will
be made In the DEGREES.
"It IL absolutely necessary thatmany
trains, both passenger and freight. do
both q local and interstate business.
Even the fast trains stopping at but
few stations In the state carry state
passengers between such stations. And
the same IL true as to freight trains
carrying freight both in carload and
less than carload lots."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
Te ornnnIre cIerleal Ferea.

Jefferson Clty.--Representative Av.
Grill, OF Pemisoot county. introduced
a bill in the house which seeks TO re-
organize the Legislative clerical force
and prevent criticism In future ses.
sions
Senators are limited to three ap-
pointees each by the Averilll bill and
each member OF the house one APP
pointee. This In addition to the sec
Rotary OF the senate and chief clerk
OF the house, who are required 70 be
elected by the respective houses.
These officials are authorized to APP
point a certain number OF assistants.
All appointments must DO made In
writing and filed with the secretary
Of the senate and chief clerk Of the
house. The allowance in each case IL
limited to the time actually consumed
In the service OF the state.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS OPPOSE
MEASURES TO PREVENT THEM
FROM TREATING SICK.
PETITIONS SIGNED BY $1,000
Plan 10 70 EnIoln and Fine All Who
Practice Without License From
state Board Of Health
Physicians Favor II.

Jefferson City.-ChristiAn Scientists
are much worked up over two
bills introduced In the senate by
Senator Alice of Miller that confer
such additional powers on the state
board of health as would enable that
body to prevent Christian Scientists
from healing the sick according to
their own methods.
These bills are known as Nos. 332
and $50, and both concern the prac.
tlce OF medicine. One section OF No.
332 reads:
whenever Il shall appear that any
person who is not a registered physi-
clan within the meaning OF the laws
in force in this state at such time is
practIcing medicine or surgery In any
Of It's departments or 10 protesting TO
cure, or attempting to treat the sick
and others afflicted with bodily or
mental infirmities. the state board of
health may bring an action In the cir
cult court Of the county in which such
person lives. or in which such acts,
or any of them, were committed, to
enJoin such person from doing or per.
forming any or all Of said acts"
There Is a provision In bill No. 3S3
which makes It q misdemeanor TO
practice medicine and surgery, or to
profess to cure or treat the sick" etc.
without license from the state board
of health. This is where the board en-.
poets to catch the Christian Scientists
who profess to treat the sick.
They could not obtain a license from
the state board of health. even II they
APPLIED for 1t, and II they undertook
to treat the sick without license,
they would be guilty Of misdemeanor
under these laws, and, upon convic-
ton. be fined not less than $50 for
ench ofTense with a range to the court
OF imposing a fine Of $500 and one
years Imprisonment In jail.
II will be observed that in bill No.
332 the board would have power TO
entoin these healers. and in bill No
1913 heavy penalties could be imposed
upon them. In other words. these
measures, should they become laws.
would force the Christian Scientists
TO cease treating the sick and afflicted.
The author Of these bills is himself
a physician, and until recently was
president of the State Medical asso-
citation. II is the understanding that
the bills have the sanction of the state
board of health and a good many Of
the medical societls, for they all diff.
fer from the Christian Scientists as
TO the proper method OF caring for the
sick and afflicted.
Three protesting petitions against
these bills were presented from the
Christian Scientists aud their friends,
and contain 61.200 names. One Of
these. presented by Senator Methudy
of st. Louis. contains 1900 sigma
lures; another. from Jackson county,
presented by Senator Green. contains
81 900 names, and is $50 feet in length,
and a third, from st. Joseph, presented
by Senator Dowell. contains 1880 sig
natures.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
Bill RsvIsss unIversIty Lawn.

Jefferson City.-A bill revising the
laws affecting the University OF
Missouri was presented In the
house by Representative Pemberton.
Boone county. The measure covers
all laws which should apepar in the no.
Vised statutes. 1t was prepared by a
committee appointed by the executive
board. consisting of President A. Ross
Hill, Prof Isadore Loeb, Judge John d.
Lawson and Secretary |. @. Bobb.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
Corporation Tag aIII KILLED.

Jefferson City.-The house refused
to send to engrossment the Hardesty
corporation tax bill, which assessed
corporations 25 cents on each $1,000
OF capital stock. The ways and means
committee reported the bill adversely,
and the author attempted to have II
approved over the committees pro-
tests.
The ways and means committee
also reported unfayorably the Muir
corporation tax bill. which fixed the
assessment on each $1,000 at 81. Mr..
Muir announced he would scale his
tax down to 20 cents and then ask
the house to engross his bill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
County Lid Bill Advances.

Jefferson City.-Desite the adverse
report Of the house committee on iu'
dietary, Representative Hoeber, OF the
Wellston district OF 81. Louis county
succeeded in having sent to engross-
ment his bill providing for an excise
commissioner for the county.
The bill was opposed by Represent.
alive Brooks. of the Valley Park dis
trict Of st. Louis county, who claimed
credit for defeating II before the com.
mittee. The house voted to engross
II, 81 to IL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
10 Repert arunk bud FavorabIy.

Jefferson City.-The House commit.
tee on municipal corporations will
report favorably the Brunk bill pro-
vlding for one police commissioner for
st. Louis, TO be named by the mayor.
but vesting the governor, as we'll az
the mayor. with tho power to remove
him. The measure also provides for
civil service for the police department.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
M. 9. U. Revision Bill offered.

Jefferson City.-Mr. Pemberton Of
Boone county offered ono of the first
revision bills In the house. Il per.
tains to the government OF the state
university. The measure was drafted
by q committee appointed by the ex-
ocutive board of the university. com.
posed Of President A. Ross Hill. Judge
John d. Lawson. Prof Isidor Loeb and
Secretary J. @. Babb. II Is meant to
cover defects In the present statute.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

American warships were calling at
Is ports IL different parts OF the world
last month. British. Italian, French.
Greek. Turkish. Franco-Algerian, Mica.
raguan. Chilean and Venezuelan ON.
GERS were greeting the American ma.
val commanders az the same time,
while other American commanders had
their ships in Chinese waters and in
the West Indies. This was the time
when the sun found II dificuIt to set
ON the American nag.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Jefferson City.-with one exception
all the members Of the board Of curA'
tors Of the state University appeared
before the house committee on appro
priations In support OF the uniyersi
TVS request that Il be given $1,000.
600. The junketing committee recon-
mended, after visiting the university
that II be given tl.o70.eso. The ca
rators were sworn not 70 divulgc out
side the committee room the matters
about which they were called Upon q
give evidence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Jefferson City.-Recorder Of Deeds
Joy of st. Louis appeared before the
judiciary committee In advocacy OF q
bill amending the marriage license
laws. Mr.. Joy told the committee that
under a strict Interpretation OF the
present law neither q Jewish rabbi nor
a Unitarian minister could legally per-
form the marriage ceremony, as the
law stated that this rite WAS vested
only in ministers of the Gospel. judges
OF the court Of record and justices Of
the peace. This excluded the rabbi
and the Unitarian, Mr.. Joy continued,
because the one did not believe in
the New Testament, from which the
Gospel was taken, nor the other in
the Trinity. He wants the law so
changed that It will declare that min.
listers officiating In any church of God
may perform the marriage ceremony.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

, The old Bay state is considering 4
legislative bill providing for the study
hnd practice OF eugenics with a view
20 improving the quality of its people.
Improve the people OF Boston and the
rest Of the state? What a confessionl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
Itaaloy 10 Take His Time.

JEFFERSON Clty.-There Ia little
chance OF Gov. Hadley'a taking
up the appointment OF the st. Louis
election commissioners before the
April election. but the Democrats In
the senate are trying to force him to
do 30.
These Democrats are opposed 70 the
reappoiptment Of Skinner. on the
other hand. the governor looks with
favor upon skinker, but has not decid-
cd whom he viii appoint John y, Lee
and thu Folk men would like skinkeF
and arc urging his appointment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
Aims BLOW At Relatives.

Jefferson City.--sehool directors
are prohibited from appointing relA-
tions up TO the fourth degree to posi-
lions as teachers In a bill introduced
in the house by Mr.. Hayes. Of Maries
county. unless two-thirds Of the pa
irons Of the school petition them to
do so. The penalty for violation Is
placed At me Of ei0 20 sSe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
Two Earthquake shocks Felt.

GuAyaquil. Ecuador.-Two strong
shocks OF earthquake. iasins half
a minute. were felt at midnight
Sunday at GuayaquIl and along the
coast. No damage resulted but the
populaee was thrown in a state OF
great panic.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

The state Of New South Wales. Aus
tralia. produced from all industries IN
1907 a value Of $50, 00e. 900. an increase
over 1904 OF $40, 0o0. 900. The state has
1s.0Oo,000 acres OF rich lands ready
for the pillow. Its public debt Il sst,
100000. Of which IS per cent. Is In
vested IN revenue producing public
works.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Correspondence schools have many
ramiAcations. One Is now advertised
in England to secure for its subscrib.
ers friends and friendships. Supple.
niented by the telephone and the tele-
graphic photograph. It ought to sue.
coed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
sIaps at Grain inspectors.

Jefferson Clty.-Representative MIL
Ter Of st, Louis introduced a bill in
the house which takes a slap at the
grain inspection department OF the
railroad and warehouse commission.
The bill provides that no person
hall be appointed by the chief deputy
grain inspector or railroad commits
sioners to n position In the grain in.
spection department who does not
know the difference between wheat
and corn.
Mr.. Miller says. in his bill that there
are now such inspectors and deputies
now in the employ of the board. and
for that reason declares an emergency
Is created within the meaning of the
constitution. and asks that his bill
take effect Immediately after It's pas
sage.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
state Fixes Valuation.

THE valuation Of the roads has
been fixed by the court az shown by
the findings Of fact. The entire state
and interstate earnings OF each OF the
roads within the state Is known and
fixed to q certainty. The expenses
are known and fixed. To apportlon
these expenses. must be done accord.
ing to one Of the two tehorles, and
the correct theory is that according
to revenue. One theory or other must
be applied to both freight and passen
ger expenses. and the court should
not adopt the one thory as to part,
and the other theory as to another.
Tho one theory is helpful to the one
side, and the other theory helpful to
the other side, the one theory to the
one side in freight, and the other
theory to the other side in passenger.
But an arbitrary splitting OF theories
is illogical and unfair. and can not be
recognized. The court has adopted
the revenue theory because a great
number of the best railroad experts
OF the country, against a very limited
number to the contrary have so testi.
fed. Every court that has ever had
this question before IL in so far as /
am advised by the brief0 Of counsel
and my own independent investiga.
ton has so held In the cases.
of the supreme court OF the United
States; in the two cases. by two cir
cult judges Of this circuit; by three
district judges OF this circuit, and
by the supreme court of Florida, State
vs.. Atlantic Coast Line. And BeRle
& WymRn on Railroad Rates Regula-
ton announces such as being the cor
rest rule. The values OF tho property
within the state have been fixed by
the court. Tho entire earnings with
in the state. interstate and state,
freight, passenger, and miscellaneous
Of each, have been fixed. The entire
expense Is known. including the >XIra
cost Of each. To ascertain whether
the result is profit. and II 30 what
per cent, or a loss. Is but a problem
OF primary arithmetic. as is shown by
cases. There are other methods equal.
ly simple. the resultant figures Of
course being the same.
Evidence is before the court tend
ing to show that q large number Of
men have been discharged from the
service OF the railroad companies by
reason OF the reduction Of rates. And
this fact is urged aB one element that
should be considered. II 10 true that
before interest can be paid on the
bonded debts, that operating expenses,
including labor. and materials. large
ly made up from labor, must be paid
And as OF course all OF these includ
ing interest must be paid before dlvi
dend checks are issued. The states
should and usually do attempt to leg
islate In the interest OF laborIng men
And II the legislation under consider
alton 10 hostile TO their interests, the
legislature. and not the courts, have
the responsibility.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

T'~snty-seVon Killed In AValaMohs.
Vienna Austria~-An ayalRnch0 hns
destroyed wcrkmen'n shelter AZ SAINT
Joban. IN the PongAn district OF aala
bnrg, killing twenty-eeven parnon
Fifteen bodies have ben reoayersd.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

A speaker recently said that the
country boy is the hope OF the Ameri.
can nation. That has always been
the opinion Of the lad himself. whence
his feeling Of superiority to the city.
bred person.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
Six Per Cent Not Too Much.

"The supreme court during the pres
ent year In the case Of City Of New
York vs.. Consolidated Gas Company
Of New York decided that six per cent
was fair and right to be given to the
owners upon the true valuation. My
opinion IL that while a gas plant is in
some respects different from a rail.
road, reilroad property, properly
built and properly managed, should
over and above expenses make a re-
turn of six per cent per annum. And
considering all the evidence, the evil.
dence fairly shows that all Of these
roads were properly and economically
built and are being properly and eco
nomically managed, and that after
paying the expenses for maintenance
and operation. there Is less than six
per cent Of returns, and not more than
three per cent upon any Of them. and
as 10 some of them & deficit. taking
tho property as above stated within
the state of Missouri at It's fair valua-
ton.
And this IL so without reference to
bonds. because in no case do the bonds
bear ak per cent interest. But taking
the bonds into consideration, there 10
stIll not to exceed three per cent re-
turns. and many cases a deficit after
considering all debts and credits, upon
the true valuation for the state bust
ness. There IL no evidence that any
Of the existing bonds were improperly
issued either as TO amounts or rates
Of interest.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

A New York man received the newn
that he had been left a fortune Of
$1O,o00,000 and then dropped dead,
Now they'll have 10 see II somsbody
else can stand the shock.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

A great demand for Jules verne's
books in Chinese ia said to have devel.
oped in the orient. The translators
should be careful TO give the celestIals
a good definition of the word fiction.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Charles Lamb said that a lie was an
intellectual evasion. The trouble In
these days is that good many politi.
clans and office-holders overlook the
intellectual feature.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

There Is a movement on foot in Ire.
land to induce the Irish to remain at
home. The best way is to fix 1t so
they can make as good living there
as elsewhere.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

II is hoped this famous "uplift" prop.
osition will do something effective
about the annual shortage OF farm
hands at crop time. That would be an
I''uplIft" worth while.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

The Washington Herald says tie
tallors have decided to abolish freak
clothes. Then, for goodness sake,
how are we to distinguish the college
boys?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Nebraska hotel keepers are now com.
PEELED by statute TO provide mine foot
bedsheets." But they can recoup them.
selves by shortening the grub.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

A Duluth minister has Invented an
anti.swear stovepipe. But why should
ministers feel the need OF such inven.
tons?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Another whale OF warship for Eng.
land. Is she arranging to make an es.
cape for her people by water in event
of land invasion?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Kansas AntI.clsarstts Law In Fores.
Tokepa Kansan.--The Kansas anti
cigarette law went into eject last
night. On lie publication. ana not .
cigarette nor cigarette paper could
Be found IN Topeka.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Does the fact that there are more
than 100000 bachelors in Texas prove
that Texas girls are getting more crit.
ical, or that the bachelors are getting
wiser?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Admiral Evans statement that our
big guns are the best in the world
does not refer TO our politicians. how.
ever.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

The Wisconsin professor who sayI
that all children are liars must have
disagreeable neighbors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Many a bachelor would willingly
pay a two-dollar tax II he could have
any guarantee that he would re-
main so.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

The value of the fish and other
aquatic products annually taken from
the sea surrounding Japan Is oyer $780,.
OOOOOO
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

II vaudeville in airShips really is in.
troduced the business Of star gazing
should take on considerable impetus.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

There is quite a crop Of men who
'E'look like Lincoln" but there the re-
)semblance stops.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

These computations show a. 10 the
commodities covered by the freight
rate statute Of 1907. that with two
roads. the st. Louis & Hannibal and
the Burlington, allowing nothing for
extra cost. there IL a deficit, and with
all other companies less than two per
cent. But with the extra cost added,
the deficit for the two companies is
much greater, and the other compa.
MES show a deficit.
"The passenger earnings under the
two-cent fare law OF 1907, allowing
nothing for extra cost over interstate
business, give no return whatever to
the Rock Island, st. Louis & Hannibal.
Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield
and the Great Western. The other
companies will have the following:
The st. Louis & San Francisco, be-
tween three and four per cent; the
Santa Fe, between four and I'VE per
cent; the Kansas City Southern, q
small fraction over two per cent: the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, between
two and three per cent; the Burllng.
ton. between three and four per cent.
All this is arrived at by allowing no
extra cost for service. But to add The
extra cost for freight and passenger,
there are no earnings over expenses.
This is confiscation under the conati.
tuition"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Now they are using rope ladders in
New York 10 effect burglsries, What
are romantic clippers going to dot
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Now we hear OF Connecticut girl
who forgets her name. Chance for
some good fellow to give her a new
one.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
apead Two pays" Baby Lives.

Orange. Texas.--After having been
declared dead two days ago and
her body placed in coffin ready
Tor burial. the twomonths-old daugh'
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. @. Harrington
Of Orange CAPPED. opened its eyes and
began = ying. The baby recovered.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

An exchange says We are threat.
ened with an orange war. Navel bat.
tie, ehl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

Inducements are being offered to
have Kentucky raise Turkish" to.
bacco. How will the night-riders
dreRs7
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

A Chicago man killed himself be
cause he had gray hairs--and lacked
gray matter. we should add.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
How Value 10 Fixed.

'In fixing the value the court has
considered the evidence OF witnesses