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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-09-03

Miss Cornelia Craig left yes
terday for FOrsythe, Mo-, to
resume her duties in the school
of the Ozarks.
Mrs. Leila Tidball who has
been visiting the family of
Judge W. G. McCausland left
yesterday for Chicago.
Mrs. NJ. r. Slusher and Mrs,
John Slusher went to Odessa
Thursday for a few days visit.
j. E. Roark of Sedalia spent
Thursday here on business.
Frank Gordon left yesterday
for Faixfax for a short visit.
F. T. Wilson went to Kansas
City yesterday to spend the
day on business.
Mrs. w. c. Barnhardt and
two children returned to Kansas
City yesterday after a few
days visit.
Luther Crenshaw Of st. Louis
arrived Thursday to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. C.
Crenshaw.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-09-03

quite proud of his political saga
city and loses no opportunity to
boast of it.
Another department that has
politics as a strong side line is
the Game Protection Department.
Jesse, who solemnly declare that
the hunters who pay licenses
should dictate how their mon
ey should be used is a smooth
political worker. He is a most
persistent place hunter. His
motto is: Reward the faith
full" If the State Legislature
should turn Jesse loose in the
treasury he would have a game
farm in every county and a polit-
ical game warden in every town
ship. Since Otto has attained
such political prominence, it is a
wonder he has not taken up Jes-
SEES brilliant idea and insisted ON
the brewers right to say what
the state shall do with the good
money they pay for Der inspect
ion. Come, Otto, you're too
slow. Come over to Jefferson
City and ride with Jessie in his
automobile out to the pheasant
form and see what is being
done with about $l0O,00O Of the
States money, annually. You
i can learn a thing or two from
jesse even if he was recently
found by Hadley when he dis.
covered the Ozarks.
Say, you Democrat seeking tC
boost your candidate for Senator
by knocking some other Demo
Gratis candidate, a question fol
Won please-what will it prof.
you to gain the whole state fol
your candidate and lose the leg
islatureg
It's to the tall, uncut timbe'
for Billy Warner.
Goodbye Senator Warner, tax.
keer O. yourself.
Reynolds resigns the presiden
CIV Of the Police Board can it b
possible that Hadley's police ma
chine in st. Louis needs strength
eningl
So
i And Taft's famous Winon
speech is not to go into the Re
j publican campaign textbook al
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-09-03

George Kerdolff left Thursday
evening for Kansas City to To-
cate.
Mrs. Jack Wittenberg and
little son, Henry, went to War
rensburg yesterday to visit
relatives for a few days.
Edgar Cox went to Kansas City
Thursday on business.
DR.. C. T. Ryland returned
Tuesday evening from a weeks
stay in Excelsior Springs.
Miss Josephine Shelton went
to Hughesville Wednesday tC
visit friends for a few days.
Mrs. G, w. Mountjoy, Mrs. j
r. Moorehead and Mrs. e. W
White went to Kansas City Tues
day evening to visit Mrs. G
H. Sitter.
Mrs. Talbot Simpson Of Aull
vile spent Tuesday in Lexing
ton.
w. D. Goodloe went to Odess'
"Wednesday to Sc his brother
George, who is critically i'll.
VIM. Palmer spent Friday i
Kansas City on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-09-03

Mrs. Lee II. billiard went to
Kansas City yesterday for a
few days visit.
Mrs. Mary Wilson and Mrs
Florence Griffin who have been
visiting the family of Judge W.
G.. McCausland left yesterday
for their homes in Ft. Worth,
Texas.
Neil Todhunter went to indie
pendence yesterday to attend
the fair.
Mrs. w. F. Mcmillan of Monti-
cello, Illinois, who has been visit
ing the family of w. NJ. Devices,
left yesterday for Kanorado,
Kansas.
Mrs. j. S, Lehman who has
been visiting her father, Judge
John Burden, left yesterday
for Chicago to visit her sister,
Mrs. Louis Meadow. From
Chicago Mrs. Lehman will go to
Philadelphia to make her future
home.
Miss Mabel Coss went to Kan
sas City Thursday evening to
spend the day with relatives.
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Our Jefferson City Letter.

Now that nominations for State,
district and county offices are
made, it might be well to remind
defeated candidates, and their
friends, that the best way to show
the voters that they made a mis-
take is to pitch in and work
heroically for the ticket. By
sulking and knocking a defeat
ed candidate proves conclusively
that he should have been beaten.
Every Democrat should cast his
vote for the ticket from top to
bottom and thus show his patriot
ism and loyalty to his party. Line
up, boys, and smite the enemy,
hip and thigh.
Since the corn crop promises
well it may be expected that
Hadley will try to get credit for
it. No doubt he win attribute it
to game propagation, bed sheet
inspection or Ozark exploitation
maugurated during his benign
administration or may be it will
be claimed that good crops result
directly from having a Republi-
can governor. Having claimed
to have inaugurated a financial
policy that wiped out a debt of a
million and a half in a few
months, no one need wonder if
his executive ex%cellency claim
credit for sunshine and rain, etc.
The people of Missouri are
rapidly finding out that the
chief use to which certain bu.
reaus and commissions are put
is the exploitation of Hadley
and the working of big politi
cal fences. One DIR. w. p. Cut
Ter. Food and Drug Ccnmission
err, has been especially boastful o.
his political activity and proves
He was exceedingly anxious t
show what a man Of Influence HI
is by getting up a large petition
for the infamous gerrymander a
mendment. The Doctor did no
find the job a sinecure by any
means; Boone county Democrat
didn't yield readily to his per
suasive eloquence. SO, afte.
much delay, he sent in a verl
short petition. 1t is plainly eyi
dent however, that the volubl
doctor and his force devote nue.
time to the exploitation Of Had
ley. In fact, the Doctor
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ing himself mentioned for
Speaker. Better wait until after
the November election, Mr.. Hoos-
Ter Man; the photographers will
probably refer to you then as a
Firecraeker that went off too
soon.
Game warden Tolerton, who
has blowed in $4,000 of the
peoples money this year, insists
that the hunters put up the mon
ey, hence it should be squander-
ed for game birds. If Tolertons
logic is on straight, the beer re-
ceipts should be expended on sa-
looms and the coal oil inspection
receipts on oil wells. The hunt
er pays the state for his License
and the state should take care
of the money, not fool it away
maintaining a political annex to
the Republican party.
A straw indicating the shift OF
1.-THE political mind is found in
the primary vote of the state. The
Republicans polled A per cent of
their 1908 vote, while the Demo
Gratis scored IS per cent. In
Kansas City and st. Louis, the
Republicans had red hot contest,
on hand aand yet the g. o. p. LOST
I19.076 votes in the former city
and 1867 in the latter. TIT
Republican vote in the state wa.
153,219, while the Democrats pol
ed 2,491, or 1922 more tina
the Republicans. Many astut
political leaders think that tn
Democratic party will have az
S proximately the same lead /
J. November over the R~epublica
t party.
Senator Warner is a much wis
h er man than we gave him credi
t for being; far wiser in fact tina.
any of Aldrich's Rhode ISLAM
+ Congressman in Missouri. IL
knows a tidal wave when he see
e it and also knows enough to &c
e in out of the wet. Hence hi
farewell address to the Republ
+ cans of Missouri Senatorial rae
d He says that he is sick. We d
. not doubt it. SO is Aldrich an
Hale sick, and so is the g. o.
elephant sick,-but they'll b
t sicker long about Noyembe.
q Warner having taken to tn
cyclone cellar. wonder who wi
0 be lead like a lamb to the slaugl
D ter in his place. Hope it will J
S our spry young Governor. Th
It Democrats have d good lickin
g in pickle for him and it's tn
e best time in the world to admin
lister it now while the signs al
n o. X.
$ In firing police commission
Reynolds for presuming to hay
a choice in the primary contrai
o to Hadley s, the Governor hi
II again served notice on his a.
o. pointees that they belong
IF him ''body, soul and britehes,
it and that the faintest symptom
n of independence on their pa
2 will insure their prompt disml
sal. This has always been Il
nol;ov of HadIev When Nor
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-09-03

You may know just what to
do without ex-presidents, but
"Sunnv jim" Sherman is unani-
mously and enthusiastically OF
the opinion that something ought
to be done with the one we
have on hand now.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-09-03

Son-in-law Nick gave Joe Can
non a kick, thinking the old lion
was dead. But you never can
tell about your Uncle Joe. The
old boy still has enough fight
in him to put Nick out of bust
ness.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-09-03

The Republican National
Campaign Committee will apolOg-
lie for the tariff and promise to
patch it up. But the people will
insist that the Democrats be
given the job revising it this
time.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-09-03

Since the returns from Can
non $ western trip have gotten in,
Crumpacker, of Indiana, is hay
ing himself mentioned for
Speaker. Better wait until after
the November election, Mr.. Hoos-
Ter Man; the photographers will
probably refer to you then as a
Firecraeker that went off too
soon.
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Hitchcock is making Arizona
and New Mexico another visit.
Wonderful what an interest he
is taking in Uncle Sans new
twin sisters, Hope they have
taken out an accident insurance
policy and are also fire and bur
glar proof.
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ter all. All of which means that
the President is in full retreat
from the battlefield where the
standpatters engaged the insur-
gents.
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lawyers in AttOrney-Genera Had
ley's office, made up his mind to
seek the Republican nomination
for that office, Hadley told
him he couldn't run. But Cen
try is a real man and a big one
at that and refused to give his
political independence into the
keeping of Mr.. Hadley, The re
suit was that Gentry had to walk
the plank. If you are for Her
bert you must belong to him, es-
pecially if he purchases you
with an official plum.
Taft knocked the Sunny
part of Jim Sherman into a
cooked hat Monday.
The New York Republican
State Committee think they have
answered the question, What
to do with our eX-PreSidentS.
But will it stay answered 20
to 10? All, there the rub.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
Government is Not Responsible for Ex-
penSeS of Arizona Militia at Camp.

. Camp AtasCadero.-Minor maneu-
vers lacking all spectacular features,
drills, entertainment, special intro
ductions and tactical disposition of
troops occupies the regulars and
militia.
TIE national guards of Arizona
and New Mexico in their first field
maneuvers acquitted themselves SO
creditably that they were compli-
mented by the inspector and in
structors.
Forty-fve men of the battery field
artillery of the New Mexico guard,
who came without guns or equip
ment we're assigned to the First and
Fifth United States field artillery,
making such rapid progress that
many regular officers declare this
plan for more successful than main
tanning militia as separate organiza-
tious during the maneuvers.
1t was found out that the Arizona
guards will not receive its pay from
the government, which is causing no
little talk in that camp. The Ari-
zonans expected to receive about
So, 900 while here, but Major E. v.
Smith, chief paymaster, informed
Col A. NJ. Tuthill that the allotment
made by the government for the
Arizona militia was to be applied on
the cost of their transportation from
Arizona to Atascadero and back and
that the guardsmen would have to
look to the territory for their pay.
Col. Tuthill i'm immediatelysentere into
telegraphic communication with the
adjutant general of the territory re-
garding the matter.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
Gen. Wood to FOrtify The Coast.

Northumberland Leonard
Wood is preparing to fortify the
Pacific coast. Plans are being pre-
pared to make the coast artillery
there the prominent feature of war
defense. 1t involves reorganization
of coast artillery plans to be pre-
sented to congress this winter.
Startling disclosures, especially
with reference to the vulnerabilitv
of the Pacific coast to foreign attack,
will be made to congress in response
to the resolution of Congressman
McLachlan. The situation from
many points of view Is so serious that
it is expected that immediate action
will be taken.
General Wood is in harmony with
the Inspector general regarding the
lack of officers, and so is practically
every other high ranking officer in
the army. The condition of the
regular army in this respect is bad
enough, it is said, but the condition
of the reserve force of the national
guard is worse.
1t is intended to encourage the re-
enlistment only of those men, non
commissioned officers and specialists
of certain classes, who are necessary
for the permanent army establish
ment.
In general, short term enlistments
will be the rule and after the men
have been discharged, they will be
enlisted in the reserves and paid a
small amount every month. Once a
year they will assemble for maneu-
vers, when they will assemble for
maneuvers, when they will receive
full army pay.
With the national guard and the
reserves, it is expected that in few
years there will be a trained army of
several hundred thousand men which
can be promptly modified.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
Victory in the Air.

The political trend is strongly to
wards the democrats. AS goes
Maine, so goes the Union, was the
old cry, and from the overwhelming
victory there a landslide may be con.
fdently looked for elsewhere in Nc.
vember,
Make the landslide as big as you
can. There are many dark republi-
can spots that need democratic light.
Democrats in the strong republican
states should work the harder now
that the tide is in their favor, for
their turn for victory will soon come.
and every gain at the coming cleo
tion will help for greater gains in
1912.
The corrupt boss must go, and the
fraudulent votes must be prevented,
for that is what perpetuates his pow
er. Therefore, be up and doing,
democrats, and emulate the con-
stancy of your Maine brethren, who
in spite of republican corruption,
have never failed to be constant and
true to the principles of the fathers
of the republic. They now have
their reward.
The day of Cannonism and Aldrich-
ism is fading into the twilight and
the night of obliyion is at hand for
them and their like. Their occult
political villianies haye been exposed
in part enough, at least, to merit the
condemnation of the voters whom
they have SO long deceived.
But victory will bring its trials,
and the democratic leaders will need
the wisdom of the serpent and the
harmlessness of the doYe to hold the
old democratic ship to her course, so
that she may be the ark of safety
for all the people. Let every man
do his duty in the way he honestly
sees it, and thus aid in the full
fruition of the great victory which
is evidently within the grasp of the
democracy.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
MEN DEFY DEATH IN
TRANS-ALPINE FLIGHT.
Attempt t. Soar Over Mountains
Declared Most FOOIhardy in
History of Aviation.

Brigue, Switzerland.-The most
reckless and hazardous flight yet at
tempted in the history of aYiatior
was commenced when Aviator:
Chavez, Peruvian, and Weymann, ar
American, started on a trans-Alpine
trip over a route circling the Sim plor
pass, which leads between lofty peaks
from Switzerland to Italy. The first
start in this courtship of death was
I stopped by a strong wind which com
PEELED the aviators to descend in the
roadway after they had flown a short
distance.
The aerodrome here is located upon
plateau about 900 feet above the
sea level-aud the distance from that
point to Milan is Is miles as the crow
flies. There is no available landing
place after leaving the plateau until
the first seven and half miles of the
trip are completed. The next possi-
BILE stopping place is Is miles further
away. This section is a perfect wild
erness of gorges and canyons. Con
servative aviators regard the trans
Alpine flight as the most foolhardy
attempt in the annals of aeronautics
Chavez, who holds the worlds al
titude record, said he would try to
mount over a mountain range nearly
5000 feet in altitude, Immediately
after leaving the aerodrome, while
Weymann thought the route up the
river valley between two dangerous,
craggy mountain heights the more
feasible of the two. Chavez said his
main fear was that his fuel oil would
freeze in the pipes, owing to the
enormous height to which he would be
compelled to mount. Consequently
he carefully wrapped the pipes of his
motor in thick cloths before starting.
He also packed his motor with great
care and eliminated all superiuous
weight. He took on board only suf-
icient petrol to run his machine to
Domodossola, 254 miles from Brigue.
Big flags and straw fires marked the
route. Telephone and telegra ph lines
we're installed along the route and
autos and doctors with medical sup
plies were stationed at all possible
points along the danger Gus line of
flight.
The copper era., 1910-09-30

Londou-''Little Dorrit" is dead.
Mrs. Georgiana Hayman, who claim.
ed to be the original of atIfamous
character of Dickens, has passed
away at Southsea at the age of 81.
Her father, 4 solicitor, was close
personal friend of Dickens, who fire.
quently visited him at his home in
Westminster Bridge road, London,
and so became acquainted with Mrs.
Hayman, then Miss Bridges, a girl in
her teens. She use to weave red
shoes, and one day, in hurrying to
summon medical aid for a member OF
the family, she lost one of her shoes,
an incident which Dickens used in
the book. Mrs. Hayman's brother
was, it is claimed, the original Tiny
Tim. AS a little fellow he was very
fond of initiating tight rope walk.
.er, and while doing this, fell from a
railing outside the house. He was
impaled on a spike and became lame,
but preserved his natural Cheeriness
in spite of the continual growth OF
an abscess on the leg, which ulti-
mately caused his death.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
Percentages Are Discussed By G. ". P.
Hunt.

George w. P. Hunt returned last
week from an extended trip from
coast to coast. Mr.. Hunt was seen
by the Silver Belt and after being
told of the Phoenix dispatch mention
ing his name for the presidency OF
the constitutional convention, was
asked for an expression of his views
as to the percentage to be applied on
the initiative, referendum and recall.
Mr.. Hunt said: "Previous to the
nomination of delegates to the con-
stitutional convention, while not
knowing that was to be candidate.
secured copies of the constitution
and statutes of the different states in
which these issues are in vogue, and
gave them some study.
"While was in Oregon took the
opportunity to talk to several
prominent gentlemen there asking
their opinion and experiments.
Travelling east from Portland 1 had
quite long talk with Mr.. George
H. Hines, assistant secretary of the
Oregon Historical society and secre-
tary of the Oregon Pioneer society.
He said that while be thought that
there we're several defects in their
mode of government, but that they
would not for anything go back to
the former conditions.
''From my previous study of the
matter and what. learned in Oregon,
believe that the proper percentage
for the initiative should be eight,
while the referendum should require
only five percent. 1t is my belief
that the Oregon basis of twenty-five
percent. for the recall is also about
right"
When is was suggested that differ
euces of opinion as to percentage be
maintained by delegations from other
Mr.. Hunt said that he might
be willing to concede a slightly higher
percentage than he advocates for the
shake of harmony, mentioning ten
per cent. for the initiative and eight
per cent.for the referendum.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
RefOrmeT Invites All Thieves to His
Home.

Chicago. Henry Neill, secretary
of the National Probation league,
has evolved novel method of at
tempting to convert crooks and
thieves of all kinds to right Lying
and thinking. Neill has announced
that he will be pleased to receive
"dips," bunco steerers, pandhandIers,
thimble riggers, burglars, porch
climbers, ''strong ARM men, "sec-
ond story" men and crooks at large
in his home between sunset and sum
rise. Sandwiches and coffee will be
served and no policemen will be ad-
mitted. Neill will extend the right
hand of fellowship to the men and
try to talk them out of their evil
ways. He says his doors will be wide
open and that his visitors may enter
as they please-in the manner best
suited to their particular talents.
All Neil asks is that the crook caller
awaken him and allow himself to be
entertained.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
Arizona Start First Postal Bank In
October.

1t is very probable that the first
postal savings bank to be started in
Arizona will be established by the
end of October. The work of the ex-
perts who have been formulating
plans for the establishment of the
banks has been completed and their
report will be in the hands of the
postmaster-general before the end of
this week.
The committee has favored start
ing one postoffice depository in each
state. The selection of banks as de-
positaries is specifically provided for
in the law and the total deposits will
be pro-rated among the eligible banks
without arbitrary selection by the
postal authorities.
Postmaster Cassidy was asked last
week whether or not it is probable
that Bisbee will be selected as the
place where the first postal savings
bank in Arizona will be established.
He stated that he could not say as he
has not as yet received any Motif
cation or word from headquar ers.
He was of the opinion that it is most
likely that the capitol of the terri
tory will be the place selected by the
committee having-the matter in
hand.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
Heike Given 8 Months in jail and
$1,000 Fine.

New York.-Charles R. Heike,
former secretary of the American
Sugar Refining Co., was sentenced to
eight months imprisonmenta and fined
s. 900 by Judge Martin in the United
States district court on charges Of
conSpiriug to defraud the United
States government out of duties on
importations of sugar. The court
granted stay OF sentence pending
appeal to the United States circ uit
court of appeals and continued his
bail of S25 900. Heike appeared in
court with his counsel, John B. Stauch-
field, who moved new trial and a
stav, and also advanced the plea that
Heike was immune because he had
given testimony to the grand jury in
relation to the charges upon which
he was convicted. The court over
ruled the motion, but said that as
Heike had been found guilty upon but
one count, while his associates who
were convicted in the sugar trust
cases had been found guilty on several
charges, he would grant the stay
pending appeal and continue the old
bail.
The copper era., 1910-09-30
Ased Couple Burn to Death in Home.

Los Angeles.-John and Anna Nor
gan, an aged couple Lying in an
isolated cottage, were burned to
death as result of an explosion of an
oil stove.
Morgan was aged 56, helpless in
valid, who was unable to leave his
bed, and his wife, aged so, was wait
ing on him. 1t is presumed she rose
during the night and lighted a small
stove to heat some water when the
stove exploded. Both bodies were
nearly consumed by the flames.
w. S. Addison, a neighbor, had
been sitting with the invalid until
1:3O that morning. About 2:3O, after
he returned to his home, he heard an
explosion, and running out he saw
the cottage a mass of flames.
He kicked in the front and rear
doors of the house in his effort to
rescue Mr.. aud Mrs. Morgan, but was
beaten back by the flames. He sum-
moned the fire department, but it
arrived too late to give assistance.