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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

The spells system ihipels men to
make all they can within a limited
time. The merit system admonishes
them TO play fair and so hold their
Jobs without reference TO political in.
reference. One tempts a man TO
graft while he has the chance. The
other prompts him 10 so conduct him.
self as TO retain a good thing. This
valves moral onsiderations--but so
do many politicians.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11
ROOSEVELT SAYS
TALK HAS ENDED
TELLS NEWSPAPER MEN At oYs-
TER BAY HE 10 ONLY
PRIVATE CITIZEN.
he Gets HEARTY GREETING
A. the Train Was Three Hours BE.
hind Schedule the Party Did
Not Expect Ovation That
Greeted Them.

Oyster Bay. New York. - Former
President Roosevelt is resting at Sag.
amore Hill. He probably will stay at
Oyster Bay two weeks, but he will
leave this month for his African hunt.
Ing trip. This was learned by Rev.
Warren !. Bowman. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church here, who
was In charge OF the provisions for
the reception rendered the former
president on his arrival.
DR.. Bowman wished to ascertain the
exact date Of the departure for the
foreign tour, but could not Oyster
Bay will give the Roosevelt party a
rousing send-of when Il leaves.
Roosevelt had a "corking good
sleep" That Is what he said he was
going TO do when he stepped OF the
special train that landed him in Oys
ter Bay at 1:25 in the morning, and
he kept his word.
1t was family party-and a little
one at that-at the Roosevelt place,
and the only persons there outside Of
the immediate Roosevelt circle are
Noah Seaman. the superintendent Of
the estate. and who was on the box
OF the one-horse coupe that carried the
expresident and Mrs. Roosevelt from
the station. and the servants.
"onIy a Private Citizen"
To the cries at the station for Q
| speech. he answered:
NO / am not going TO do much
more talking. an only a private
citizen now and there should be no
call for me to speak"
AS an ordinary gentleman and lady
OF the land, instead OF the first gen.
tleman and lady OF the land, the for
mer president and Mrs. Roosevelt
I journeyed from the nations capital To
Oyster Bay after the cares Of office
had been lifted from the formers
shoulders and placed upon those ol
William Howard Taft. II was in the
most democratic manner that the triI
from Washington to oyster Bay wal
made.
At the enR OF the 10-hour journey
after q day Of momentous events, the
former president seemed somewha
weary, but was In the best OF spirits
Hearty Greeting at Home.
Mr.. Roosevelrs special train lef
Long Island City at 1926, and, a
was more than three hours behind thu
scheduled time. he did not expect tina
his neighbors in oyster Bay would re
main up to greet him at the home
coming. as they expected to do. HI
was agreeably surprised. therefore
when his trained reached Oyster Ba
to find the station brilliantly illumI
mated with electric bulbs and japan
csc lanterns. while big illuminate
banner babe him welcome home.
Better than all, there was q crowd Q
from 200 70 800 of his neighbors o.
hand, whom neither the lateness Of tn
hour, the biting wind nor the snow
covered roads could deter from wal
ing TO greet their fellow-townsman.
The ex.president, well pleased a
this sign Of friendliness, stayed In tn
J station for 10 minutes to exchang
, handclesps with friends. The villag
band was on hand.
Mr.. Roosevelt will devote most {
, his time between now and his depa
} ture for Africa to his work for III
Outlook. TO which he made his FRI
contribution today.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Apparently the milk producers have
not become discouraged in their ef.
forts to change the milk standard,
even though the agitation OF the sub.
tect had an effect to reduce the con.
sumption Of milk by several millions
OF gallons last year. Looking at II
from a purely financial standpoint.
does II pay?
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11
Hanus eeI9 In Hotel Room.

riqua, ohio.--W. II. walburn.
50 years old, OF the Arm Of Wal.
burn 4 Riker. one Of the largest pony.
carriage manufacturers in the United
states. hanged himself az the 81. Par
IL Friday morning.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Our thoughtful and benevolent con.
gressmen. says the Chicago Daily
News. are now engaged in the great
work OF distributing garden seeds
among such OF their fellow citizens as
have either gardens or votes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

II is said that women and children
are drawer than men in an earthquake.
Possibly the weaker members CT the
family are used to having father come
home and tear the house down over
their heads.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

The Michagensian, the college an.
nual at the University Of Michigan.
has asked students with cameras 10
chase up the members OF the senior
classes to get photographs Of the 1903
folks without their knowing they are
being taken.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

New York. N. Y.--Mrs. Eliza
beth seriven Potter. widow OF the late
Bishop Henry G, Potter. died Thursday
At her homo hers, after an iIluess ex'
tending over several days. She survlv'
q Rlahop Potter Only eight montha,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Because OF the fight and resultant
damage attending the last University
of Pennsylvania underclass dinner the
freshmen have found It almost impos'
slble to get hotel to supply their din
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Little ROLLS. four years old. came to
the table. where We had tomato soup.
OF which he IL very fond. Being very
hungry. he could not wait for II 20
cool, but hastily ate two or three
spoonfulr; then. laying down his
spoon. be exclaimed: my go,dnessl
flat soup IL 90 hot Il makes sparks
Ell down me."--Delincafor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

War is knocking at our doors
says Congressman Hobson. Gertrude.
please go to the door and tell War
that we are not at home.-Cleveland
Leader
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11
One Dollar Tor Wlfe's AfFectlons.

Kansas City, Missouri--one dollar
Is the verdict rendered by the
jury in Judge GooirIch's court. in the
$4,000 suit brought by Charles Long
against Daniel Parkhurst. alleging
alienation Of the affections Of his wife.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

French scientists say that the
earths crust is hardening, and anna.
aeur gardeners who will begin their
spring digging soon will no doubt
agree with them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

suffrage Question to be Submitted.
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska house
Thursday evening by the necessary
three-afths vote OF o. 20 "a. passed
the Howard bill submitting a consti.
tutionaI amendment permitting women
to vote on oil elections.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

In 1907 Great Britain furnished 30
900 bicycles to Japan. and in addition
$4,000 worth Of parts. while the
United States furnished 3,2is bicycles
and SlTS,00 worth Of parts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Now comes the word that the
pneumatic pompadour" is to take
the place OF the old-fashioned rat
Thus suggests a use for oil automo-
bile tires.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Right here IL seems appropriate to
mention as an interesting fact that
this country consumed $l4,OOO.OOO
worth Of peanuts last year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

England has been reused to fine
pitch Of military enthusiasm by
thrilling play. It Is not. however. any
thing with soul kisses or Salome
dances I'm e.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Paderewski, while performing In
New York, split the nail on one OF
his fingers. Our dispatch does not say
what happened to the piano.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

pound q n ri n n
change Of life. My
doctor told me Il
was good. and since
taking It / feel so
much better that /
can do all my work
|again. I think
Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound n fine remedy
For all woman's
TROUBLES, and I
'navar fnrOek IN tell
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Only about so per cent. Of the peo-
pie who die in New York die natural
deaths. which is not astonishing. con-
siderIng that only about one per cent.
Of them live naturally.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

"A mans fool II he believes every.
thing his wife tells him." says the
Philosopher OF Folly. but he's a big,
ger fool IL he doesn't pretend be
dcea."
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

The American battleships have
made record in their long voyage
which will always be an interesting
feature in the worlds naval history.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Again we are reminded that money
does not have loud voice. but that II
is very penetrating voice and carries
even 20 the fortified places.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

II Is no mere play upon words 10
remark that the congressional spoils-
men are spelling for fight and that
the odds are on the despoiler.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

The envelope was invented in 1854
and was In disfavor for a long time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

An EFFORT is being made in England
TO foster the tobaccogrowing industry
OF Scotland.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

Mr.. Jack Binns is Of the real stun Of
which heroes are made. He refuses to
so on the stage.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11

The average elevator in n large Of.
ice building travels about 20 miles an
hour.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-03-11
HER
PHYSICIAN,
ADVISED
Taking Lydia E. Pinknam's
Vegetable Compound

Columbus, Ohio. TT have taken
lydia IL. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-27

themselves $3.50 for each bridge con-
tract let and each bridge received.
From November 1, 1907, to November
| l, 1908, $716 was spent for this pur-
pose. These are only instances, by
way of example, of the expenditure of
county money without lawful author
ity. Should the present commission
ers' court bring suit against former
members and their bondsmen for the
money so expended, there is abso-
lutely no defense they could set up
that court of law would recognize.
The county will not bring suit, be-
cause they were honest servants of
the people, responding as best they
could to the calls of necessity. trying
to operate under defective and inef-
ficient law that they were in no man
ner responsible for, which had failed
utterly to provide for conditions eX-
listing in the day in which they served.
The present court could have contin-
ued under the same plan, and have
done no more and no less than for
mer courts. Then, too, it could have
been our lot to be sued on our bonds
for some little departure that we I'M
dertook to execute, honestly in the
interest of good roads, but without
lawful authority.
Actuated by these considerations we
passed an order, duly entered of rec
ord. directing the county judge to
draft a bill, to be based upon the pro-
visions of an existing state law, but
one applicable to counties having
population of forty thousand or over.
The same order provided that a copy
of the bill was to be sent to each
commissioner, and that a special term
be called to finally pass upon the pro-
visions of the bill A month later, !
perhaps, a special session was called,
the bill finally agreed to, and an order
passed requesting our senator and !
representative to have it enacted into
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-27

promise you will later. Whether the
tax is voted or not, we propose to
do something. We will do enough to
demonstrate what we can do with in
creased resources.
Referring back to the new law, the
only criticism | have heard, going to
making the commissioners ex-officio
road superintendent in their respect
i've precincts, and providing that their
pay may be fixed by an order of court
not exceeding So per day for the time
actually employed, and not exceeding
$50 in a month. If the commissioners
fix their pay too high for the services
rendered they have to answer to the
people for it. Is there any more rea-
son to think they will pay themselves
too much than the former courts in
paying themselves without legal war
rant for letting and receiving bridges?
1t was considered by the court acting
under the new law that with our
present resources $3.50 per day for
each day actually employed, not to
exceed SIS per month. was sufficient.
An order was entered fixing the pay
of road commissioners accordingly.
Acting under this order in one year
the county will have paid $720 for
road supervision. From November l,
1907, to November |. 1908. the former
court was paid 1886 for the same
character of work Under the former
practice if commissioner rode fiji
teen miles TO receive bridge and
found it not according to contract, he
got no pay for his time, thereby SUBJ
jecting himself to the temptation to
receive the bridge on the promise that
certain changes would be made, rath-
er than make another trip to see that
the changes We're made. Then, too, If
he travelled long distance and lost a
day or two to investigate if a new
bridge was needed, he had to let De
contract whether bridge was needed
or not, or else receive no pay for it.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-27

law All these acts are matters of
record There was no practicable way
of ascertaining the sense of the peo-
pie. We had started out on policy
of acting by authority of law, and, we
clearly had no authority of ordering
an election, much less providing for
the holding of it. We did nothing
secretly, but somehow the newspaper
man missed us, and we forgot to hunt
him up. We made no blow about
what we were going to do, we simply
did it. We have performed other i'm
portant acts, and have not advertised
it. Why make blow about this,
when no more can be done, or could
be done about it than any other i'm
portant order we may see fit to pass?
Just here let me say there can be
no proper criticism of the legislature,
because body of men, elected by the
people of the county and directely
answerable to the people, charged
with the responsibility of maintaining
the roads of the county for at least
two years, submitted the bill to it,
with certified copy of the order of
court requesting its passage. They
heard no dissenting voice and any leg
islature would have done as they did,
If we have been guilty of the breach
of public trust in failing to hunt up
a newspaper man and get him to adj
vertise our purpose, then we plead ig-
norance as our excuse, for honestly
we did not know it was necessary.
Now a word to the whole people:
You expressed confidence in our abil-
ity and integrity by electing us to of
flee BY electing us you charged us
with the grave responsibility of keep
ing up the roads and bridges. We
have had the law changed so we can
discharge this responsibility and all
the time act by authority of law. We
think we have made one long advance
step in doing this. In the beginning
there were two obstacles that con-
fronted us-lack of authority and lack
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-27

of funds. We went straight to the
Legislature to remove the first OBJ
stacle and we are going straight to
| you to remove the other. But for an
oversight in letting the proper time
pass we would have submitted to you
at the last term a proposition to levy
special road tax of Is cents on the
one hundred dollars valuation of tax
able property. 1t is now our purpose
to do this at the May term. We do,
not ask you to vote it unless we can
show you that it is true economy to
do SO.
After consideration we did not ia
vor the bond issue. We knew that
only so much bonds could be issued
and approved by the attorney general
as a Is cents tax levy, i. e., about
$225,000 worth This sum would not
build more than rs miles of the char
acter of road contemplated. This. in
our Judgment is not sufficient road
mileage to justify a tax on the whole
people: for there would be so many
it would not materially benefit.
But had it been possible to issue
the 100000 worth, we have reasoled
that it would be better each veal. TO
spend the $4,000 that would be 81 at
as interest to foreign bond holders,
directly ON the roads and bridges of
the county Under the bond issue in
twenty years we would have spent
$450.000 as interest: under the spec
ial tax plan we will have spent that
sum on the roads, Under the bond
issue had we made mistake and
spent the sum to bad advtange, we
should, nevertheless, have gone on
for forty years paying the interest
and principal on the bonds; under the |
special tax system, if we find we are
not getting our moneys worth, we can
vote the tax off by a majority vote at
any time after two years. But am !
not going after that road tax now.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-27

people You reposed confidence in and
elected to office are responsible for it.
We make you the definite promise
that operating under it we shall ma
terially improve the roads of the
county. We promise you further that
if you vote us the tax we shall ask
we will equip and maintain an. eff
cient road working crew in each COM
missioners' precinct in the county;
that we will begin a system of i'm
proving the road grades and claying
the sand hills and sand flat roads and
sanding the clay hills, ard that when
we build bridges and culverts it will
be work of a permanent character
and not have to be replaced every
three or four years at an equal cost
with the first. All we ask in oonsid-
Grafton of these very definite prom
lses is your support. If you do not
agree with us, withhold your judg-
ment and demand that we answer to
you at the end of our terms with the
logic of results accomplished If you
will give us your united support in
move for better roads we are only
too willing to answer to you in the
end on this basis. Isn't this a fair
proposition?
Then, too, isn't the fact significant
that our promises are far more def
mite than any we made before the
election? Isn't the reverse most often
true? If you doubt if we mean bust
ness just give us chance.
| wish to join in the invitation to
all the people to meet at the city hall
of Palestine on March 2, to discuss
this question.
Respectfully,
o. c. Funderburll,
County Judge.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-27

Because of a failure of the old law
to provide pay for the commissioner
| to investigate the need of new bridges
and new roads and proposed changes,
the commissioners in many instances
have depended upon the representa-
lions of persons interested in procur-
ing the contract and have had bridges
built literally by the hundreds where
culverts at half the price would have
been far better. and many long bridges
have been built where they were so
little needed that they have never
been used. l think that any honest
commissioners, and you shouldn't elect
any other kind, can save twice his sal
airy at $50 per month by devoting all
his time to the supervision of bridges
and road work. One of our
commissioners is practical bridge
builder, and says he made S25 per
day on his bridge contracts with his
predecessors. He can save the county
S22 per day by personally supervising
the bridge building, and haye it done
right. The other commissioners know
as much about it as the average
bridge contractor and each by person
ally supervising the work can save
the county a like sum each day a
bridge is being built Have we made
a mistake by placing man at the
head of the road business in each
precinct? If not, who was a better
man than the one elected by the peo-
pie and directly answerable to the
people for his official acts? Has the
court fixed his pay too high? Certain
ly not 1t is lower than. it has been.
Is it too low? Personally think so.
But it can be increased when it is
demonstrated that it is a
paying proposition for the county.
The final observation | shall make |
is this: The law, whatever may be the |
criticism it may justly merit, is the
law of the land just the same. The
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-27
JUDGE 0. C. FUNDERBURK
Writes Interestingly of the Passage of
the New Road Law BY the
Legislature.

In view of the discussion that has
arisen regarding the new road law for
Anderson county, and of the editorial
comments of the local papers in ref
& erence to it, | wish to set forth as
briefly as practicable the action OF the
commissioners court, the reasons for
such action, etc.
There seems to be some criticism
of the courts action in drafting
special road law, submitting it to the
legislature and having it enacted into
law, without saying anything about It,
BY way of preface to my answer OF
this criticism, | wish to say that |
have observed two kinds of public Of
ficials. There is one kind that every
time he does anything or even con-
ceiyes an idea he thinks will be
popular. manages somehow to meet a
newspaper man Immediately and gets
himself thoroughly sblowed," If it
strikes the newspaper man as being a
meritorious act or idea. Then there is
another kind that saws wood and
says nothing" The present county
Judge and commissioners are OF the
latter type The second day we were
in session we agreed that it was up
to us to do something, or do nothing,
for the substantial Improvement of
the public roads of the county. We
were of one mind in the expression of
purpose to do something. / inform
ed the court that l had made a careful
study of all the laws of the state on
the subject of roads and bridges, and
gave it as my opinion that we were
too much handicapped by lack OF
lawful authority to do the things we
should have to do to materially i'm
prove the roads. showed the court
that we were not, as sometimes pop
ularly supposed, like a legislature in
this; the legislature has power to do
anything not prohibited by law. The
legislature asks: Is there any law
against it? The commissioners court |
or city council only has authority to
do what the law expressly or implied
ly permits to be done. The court |
must ask. Does the law give us the
power? With this fundamental prin-
ciple in mind an examination of the
road law applicable to this county in
dicated that the law was made at a
time when there were few roads and
little need of them, and that suitable |
provision was not made for the grow
ing needs of the county. 1t wholly /
failed to give the court authority to +
do many things it should have author
ity to do. and in fact had been doing,
from sheer necessity, without any
kind OF, authority whatever. There
was absolutely no authority whate er
for spending one dollar of the coun-
tvs money for teams. tools or other
machinery for equipping and main
tanning the convict force; there was
no authority whatever for purchasing
road tools for overseers and road
hands to work their roads with, yet
a great deal of money had been
spent for this purpose; there was abb
solutely no provision for spending one
dollar for the supervision of roads
and bridges, except $4,000 to each
commissioner for ten days road in
spection each year, yet from sheer
necessity the court had been paying
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-27
Respectfully,
o. c. Funderburk,
County Judge.

When the breath is foul and the an.
petite .disordered. Prickly Ash Bitters
is the remedy needed 1t purifies the
stomach, liver and novels, sweetens
the breath, promotes vigor and cheer.
fitness.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-12
MILLS
HAS COMPETITOR

Honolulu has been invaded by new
collector of bills and, while the present
invasion may be only for single suit,
if it should come to pass that per-
manent foothold be obtained it is evil
dent that H. T. Mills, of Past Due
Agency notoriety, would be complete
ly out-milled. Jake" Rauer is the
newcomer. For years he has been
probably one of the most heartily de-
tested men in San Francisco, on ac-
count of the methods which he has
pursued in the collection of accounts,
and, through a judgment filed in the
Circuit Court this morning, he has
gained his first foothold in Hawaii
The judgment mentioned is against
Marion M. Luning and was obtained
by default. 1t is for the sum of ST.
35S So with $516 25 as interest.