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FRIDAY. NOVEMBER is, 1910.
rur spnAKEn AND HIS rowER-


ruu SPEAKER AND HIS POWER
1--WE see II in the papers as MI
Dooley would say. that there is con
siderable talk among some OF the
Democrats who are to compose the
next House of Representatives about
e1inn,ne the wings OF the Speaker 50
mat he shall be nothing more than
the presiding officer of that body and
without other authority than that
granted to him by committee on
committees. In the opinion of Con-
gresham Hay, of Virginia, who IS
said to be "one of the most likely
candidates for Speaker in oppositioI'
to Champ Clark refusal on the part
OF the Democratic majority OF the next
Congress to create a committee on COM
,,,ttees would be the Reputation of
great principle as we'll as pohticai
blunder." In support of this view ne
refers to the fact that one of the burn
ing issues in the recent Congress cam
paign was the question of curtailing
the power of the Speaker of the House.
Mr.. Hay thinks that "the only effective
way TO do this is to take from him
the right to appoint standing COM
mittees, and to leave this in the hands
of the House itself"
We are not quite sure about that 1t
has been found at times that in BODY
so unwieldy as the House of Repre-
sentatives, 1t has been well nigh i'm
possible to make any substantial prog
ress with the public business This
was found to be the case when Tom
Reed, of Maine the first of the Gears.
occupied the Office of Speaker. We re-
member with what indignation his ar
bitrary exercise of authority was re-
ceived by the country and how he was
condemned bitterly by all his political
opponents for driving legislation
through the House in defiance OF pre-
cedent and in disregard of the rights
and privileges of the members of that
body No well ordered business es-
Enlistment could succeed in taking
care of its affairs If an attempt should
be made to manage 1t as the work OF
the National House of Representatives
was managed before the Speaker as
sumed TO himself almost despotic
power.
We do not for one moment approve
the methods adopted by Mr.. Reed. nor
have we ever admired or supported the
course followed BY his latest and most
contumarious successor, the Hon. JOS
eph 6. Cannon, of Illinois, nee North
Carolina, but the objections to the
manner in which these representative
Republicans exercised their office
shocked the country and resulted, as
Representative Hay has explained, jn
the overturn of the Republican major
ity at the recent elections we doubt
that the Ht'ase ea4ld be better man
aged by a Sommittee on committees
than by Speaker chosen for his
sense of fairness and his earnes; dis
position to transact public business.
rather than for his political complex
lon Indeed. we believe that the
Speaker of the House, to be effective
In his work, must not be "cabin'd crib
b'd, confined so that he can have no
authority practically over the pro-
ceedings of the House Mr.. Cannon ex-
ercised his Office at times with eN-
IRENE brutality, and without regard to
the welfare OF the country or the ma
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The great nations of this earth have
been monument builders. In Egypt
to this day 100 pyramids tell us that
in that land there was, thousands Of
years ago, a great civilization. The
pyramid of Cheops was built about $50
years before Christ Scattered through
Greece there remain great columns
upon which the religious and dynastlc
history of that land of poetry and song
are related-the Tower of the Winds
at Athens, the Arch of Hadr!an, the
Proplyaea of the Acropolis. the Roman
Forum, the Arches OF Titus, of severrs,
of Constantine, all perpetuate civiliza-
lions that have passed and the great
ness of the people by whose genius
they were designed The suggestion
made by our correspondent that here
in Richmond great granite obelsk
be erected, upon the sides of which
shall be engraved in enduring letters
the moving history Of this town de-
serves the consideration of those who
are jealous of their institutions and
history, and who would perpetuate the
glory OF the story of the part this
city has played in the building OF the
Nation
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rHE ORIGIN or FRAzzLE.

The Roanoke World desires to know
who invented the word fragile" A
correspondent of the New York World
has attempted to throw some light on
the derivation of the word, which was
made notorious by the Colonel when he
used 1t after the Saratoga conven-
ton in the expression "beaten to a
frazzle."
Some have thought that Roosevelt
coined the word, but this is not true
He is a famous phrase-malser, but he
has invented few words, If any. The
word is not In our edition OF the Gem
tury Dictionary, but the Roanoke
World says that 1t has been incor-
porated in, a lexicon as a "colloquialism
Of Southern origin" The word is a
common one in the South, and we have
heard 1T time and time again, espe-
clally In the relation OF war stories.
The New York World points out the
use of the word by General Gordon
IN one OF his books. and we think this
ls probably correct. At least, we re-
= =
call reading in some military memoir
that at AppomattoX some general who
reported to General Lee, declared that
his men had fought to a frazzle,"
-
II IS Just as we thought--the eclipse
OF the moon night before last was
seen nowhere under such conditions
as the performance was celebrated in
Richmond. In Washington, according
TO the Post, nobody could enjoy the
lspectacle because 1t was hidden by
clouds, This was a concession, we
suppose. to the feelings of the Admin
istration.
-
This cruel stab from the New York
Tribune:
TT Mr.. Clifford Plnchot really be-
iieves the tariff Is too high, why did
Ihe do more than any other man to
lcheckmate President Taft's efforts to
Ihape lumber put on the free list ?n
Things do not appear to be going
Pinchot's way nowadays, ana the view
lis growing that the country can get
along very we'll without him
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Has ANYBODY seen GARFIELD? and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of IlaYia and IaghX:
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as seeond-ciass matter under act Oh e'A
eress OF March ., 1873 ----.
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r1cu,,oNp IN STONE.

To the Editor of The Times-Dispatclli
Sir,--As a means of calling artistic
interest TO this good city OF Richmond
tender the suggestion OF erecting IN
obelisl< at some prominent point within
the city limits In detail my idea is
as follows: Erect a monolithlc granite
obelisk of at least one hundred feet
in altitude; on its four sides have en-.
graved a brief eptome of the citys
history. The stone lies at our doors
the talent resides among us, the cost
should not be prohibhive and the re-
suit would be unique in the world, an
historical monument such as the world
has not seen since the times of Thotmea
and Thebes. What do you think of this
idea, Mr.. Editor?
OLD RESIDENT, Z
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Has ANYBODY seen GARFIELD? and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of 1slaYia and karhx??
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
CHAVEZ FLIES OVER ALPS
Peruvian Crashes to Ground After
Performing PeriIous Feat
and Is Injured.

Milan, Italy.-George Chavez, a Pc
ruvian aviator, flew over Simplon pass
from Brieg, Switzerland, to Domo
d'Ossola, Italy, but was dangerously,
probably fatally, hurt in landing.
The flight was the most danger
Gus and difficult attempted since man
first began emulating the birds with
wings Of cloth and wood and steel.
The accident to Chavez was due to
the fact the aviator was numb from
cold.
The plucky hero of the exploit lies
in the Domo d'Ossola hospital, severe
ly injured as the result of the acci-
dent which occurred just as he had
completed the most arduous and
nerve-racking portion of the task.
Both his legs are broken, his left
thigh is fractured and his body is
badly confused, but the physicians in
attendance are Of the opinion that
these hurts will not prove fatal.
The accident occurred as chavez
was trying to make a landing hereI
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Would Restrict Divorces.

William o, Thomas, assignment
judge for the October term Of the
court at Kansas City, said he favored
an enactment by the legislature to re-
Quire periodical announcements of
each engagement to wed in the news
papers for sixty days before the we'd
ding. His plan is to demand evidence
of the announcements before issuing
a marriage license. Judge Thomas
said he would bring the matter up at
a meeting of the circuit judges of
Missouri this fall in the hope of get
ting that body to recommend the law
to the legislature when it meets next
January. In three-fourths of the cases,
separation follows too closely after
marriage, Judge Thomas believes In
$50 of the 200 cases filed in the last
three months the time the couples
lived together ranged from two weeks
to three years. That's wrong, the
Judge asserts, and there can be only
one explanation. The man and the
woman did not know each other we'll
enough when they were married. THE
trouble is they've gotten in the habit
Of marrying in haste and also repent
ing in haste, and the courts have got
ten a good deal Of facility in helping
them out of their trouble. Judge
Thomas said. at seems to me little
less speed in the whole process would
be an excellent remedy"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
CATASTROPHE is MOST DIsAs-
TRoUs IN HISTORY OF
ELECTRIC ROADS.
CARS COLLIDE ON CURVE
Heavy Limited Coach Tears Way
Through Loeal--lniured Conductor
crawIs From Wreck and Flags
Filler In Time.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-Forty-two per-
sons we're killed and seven injured,
four fatally, in a wreck on the Fort
Wayne & Button branch of the Fort
Wayne e Wabash Valley Traction rail-
way, between Fort Wayne and Kings
land.
The scene of the wreck, said to 30
the most disastrous in the history OF
electric railroad operation, was 10
miles south Of Fort Wayne, and half
mile north Of Kingsland.
The catastrophe occurred on q sharp
curve, which prevented the crews CT
both cars from having warning of dam
ger until an instant before the crash.
The cars which rushed together were
an empty southbound limited, which
had been dispatched to Kingsland to
bring in the crowds to the Allen coun-
ty fair, in progress at Fort Wayne,
and a crowded northbound local,
bringing a holiday crowd to the faT.
The southbound car, dispatched as
2 limited, was running at high rate
of speed. The northbound local also
was running fast and several minutes
behind it was scheduled the Indianap-
olis-Fort Wayne limited.
When the coaches collided the irl-
pact was so terrific that the heavy
limited car tore its way half through
the local car, crushing 1t as though
it were an egg shell.
From car filled with merrymakers
local fy,t,
a charnel-house. A dozen passengers
we're thrown, dead and dying, on both
sides of the track, but the greater
number lay dead beneath the wreck.
Bruised and bleeding men, who had
barely escaped death, crawled from
the debris, and with no though of
their own injuries began the work Of
rescue. 1t was an hour and an oc-
casion that called for heroes. Amid
the confusion and terror of the disas-
ter, Conductor z. A. Spillman of the
local train preserved a cool head. AL
most at the moment when he crawled,
severely Injured, from the wreck, he
thought of the Indianapolis limited,
which was following. He seized
flag and dashed down the track and
around the fateful curve A quarter
of mile further he stopped, planted
the flag and toppled over in faint.
The act saved a second and probably
greater disaster
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
YATES SHOOTS A WOMAN
DETROIT BUSINESS MAN ENDS
LIFE BY sTRANGLING
Shooting in Roadhouse Followed :
Day Of Automobile Rides and
Visits to Winerooms.

Cleveland, Ohio.-A man believed
to be Burton w. Yates, a Detroit
business man, committed suicide
by hanging in the county Jail, an hour
after he had been lodged there for
shooting a woman identified as Mrs.
Fred Singer of Cleveland, formerly OF
Detroit in a roadhouse at Rocky
river.
Left alone in the "bullpen" OF the
jail while commitment papers were
made out, Yates hurried into the
Mushroom, tied a handkerchief around
his neck, attached it to an iron bar
and strangled himself. When the
guards returned they found him dead
The woman was taken to a hospital
in taXicab, which the man thought
to be Yates summoned to the road
lDuse. She probably will live.
The shooting followed a day of au-
tomobile rides and visits to wine
rooms. The couple arrived at the
roadhouse shortly after midnight.
Mrs. Singer was identified through
her attorney. Frank Billman, who
stated that she had come to Cleveland
from Detroit two weeks ago in order
to escape Yates.
Admission to Mrs. Singers room at
the hospital has been denied. Until
she is able to talk the causes that led
to the shooting will remain a myS
terry
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
DOCTORS AID DlsPELs BASE
MENT MYSTERY IN SAN FRAN
CISCO VACANT HOUSE.
SANFORD STUDENT HELD
Hrother.in-Law Induces Woman to Tell
Story Of crlme-Physlelsn Stayed
Two Nights Where the Victim
Was Buried, Is Confession.

San Francisco, Cal-After two days
and nights of silence, Marie Messer-
schmidt, the nurse held in detinue
since Friday night in connection with
the death of Eva Swan. following the
findinf Of the girls body beneath the
finding Of the girls body beneath the
vacant house, confessed to the police
that she had knowledge of the opera
tion performed by DR.. James Grant
upon Miss Swan and that she attend
ed the girl after the operation.
The confession states that Robert
Thompson. known as Dr.. Grant"
packed the girls body Into a trunk,
first cutting of the legs at the ankles;
that Grant discussed the burial Of the
body with the nurse and spent two
nights at the house where the body
was found.
Dr. Grant was taken into custody
with the nurse. and Paul Parker, for
mer Leland Stanford university stu
dent, who lived in the house where
Miss Swan roomed. was taken to the
police station and placed in detinue.
The nurse was induced to tell the
story by her brother-in-law, August
Borman Of Oakland, who visited her
at the city prison. He showed her a
picture Of her dead mother, pleading
with her to tell the police everything,
impressing upon her that this would
be her mothers wish The young wo-
man tainted, and upon her recovery
became hysterical. When she was
quoted she agreed to tell the entire
story to detectives.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
BRYAN BOLTS DAHLMAN
Announces He Cannot Support Old
Friend on Account of Stand on
Liquor Question.

Lincoln, Nebraska.-In a state
ment in which he declares that the
crusade which he feels impelled to
wage against the liquor interests of
the state and nation overshadows q
personal and political friendship of 20
years, William J. Bryan announced ne
had bolted the head of the Democratic
state ticket in Nebraska and would
not support James C. Dahlman for
governor.
Mr.. Bryan says he regrets that he
is compelled to take the stand he does
his first departure from political
regularity-bu says he feels it his
duty to do so because of the position
taken by the Democratic nominee Oh
the liquor question.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
TRAGEDY IN CLEVELAND
Bank Detective Finds His Wife and
Mail Carrier Slain in Woman's
Room With Gun Near.

Cleveland, O.--Mrs. Martha II. Dis
tel and Paul Mueller, a mail carrier
were found murdered in her bedroom.
The police were called by Lawrence
Distel, the woman's husband, who is
a special officer at the Society for
Savings bank.
Distel and his son and his daughter,
Geneyieve, were sleeping in another
part of the house on the same floor.
They all heard the shots.
Mrs. Distel and Mueller were found
lying side by side on the floor. Each
had been shot through the heart A
32-callibre revolver was found in a
corner of the room. All of its cham
bers were empty.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
American LEAGUE.
Club
FATAL WRECK IN KANSAS
Rock Island Passenger Train Dashes
Into Ditch Caused by Washout
Near Clayton.

Clayton, Kas.-Sixteen passengers
lost their lives and Is others suffered
injuries in the wreck two miles from
Clayton, of westbound Rock Island
train, due in Denver at S:25, from
Kansas City.
The known dead:
f. Pitckenbaugh, Goodland, Kan,
engineer.
A. V. Huffman, Kansas City, bag
gageman.
j. w. Usher, Denver, conductor.
William Mills, fireman, Goodland,
Kan.
John Sloop, Boyle, Kan.
w. Z. Shively, Agra, Kan.
Gilbert NJ, Vans, Fullerton, Neb.
Eight bodies, unidentified.
The wreck occurred at a I'LL" Il
thousand feet of which had been
washed out by a cloudburst
The rear end of the smoker re-
NAMED tilted on the earth bank, and
the chair car ripped its way into the
smoker. smashing it to pieces and
killing or injuring many passengers.
To the GOODNESS and quick wit of
Engineer Pickinbaugh, who lost his
life, is attributed the saving of the
lives Of those who did escape, num-
bering a hundred or more. Examina-
ton OF the engine and air brakes
shows that he had reversed the lever
and set the air brakes in an endeavor
to stop the train.
None Of the injured are in a serious
condition, and it is reported that all
will be able to leave for their homes
in few days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
RED MEN NOT DYING OUT
Birth Rate of 81 to 1000 Offsets the
Death Figures Of 80 to Each
1000 Indians.

Denver, Colo.-Contrary to general
opinion, the Indian race is not dying
out, according to DR.. Joseph A. Muir
ply, United States medical Inspector
of Indian schools, who is here attend
ing a conference OF Indian school In.
spectors.
The death rate among the red
skinned race is about 80 in every
1000, while the birth rate is about 81
in every 1000.
To the vigorous campaign inaug.
urated among the Indians against tu-
berculosis is attributed the increase
Of births over the deaths.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
J. A. TAWNEY is DEFEATED
Opponent Is Sidney Anderson, Young
Insurgent Attorney, Who Makes
Whirlwind Campaign.

ST. Paul, nnesota-Primaries for
the nomination of candidates for
congress, legislature and county Of
fees were held throughout Minnesota.
Interest centers in the First district,
and scattering returns indicate the
defeat Of Congressman ]. A. Tawney
by a small margiR<by Sydney Ander-
son, young attorney of Lanesboro
and a progressive. Anderson carried
Albert Lea by 300 and Freeborn coun.
" by 500.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
The Oldest Town.

Seventy miles by automobile from
st. Louis over a most picturesque and
beautiful scenic road lies the little
town of Ste. Genevieve, the oldest
Town in Missouri. In this town is still
standing the first brick building erect
ed west of the Mississippi river, and
within it's limited borders is crammed
more of the early Spanish and French
history of the Louisiana Territory
than can be compressed within the
limits of letter. This place was the
belle of all the river towns in the old
days, its residents were so rich that
a bet as to which one had the most
ready cash once had to be settled by
measuring the coin in half bushel mea-
sures. Ste. Genevieve was the river
shipping point for the Vale lead mines
as well as for the ore from Iron Noun
tain. Both of these properties be-
longed to the family of Jean Baptiste
Vale and the lead mines are still
owned by the Rollers, grandsons Of
the original Vale family. These lead
mines at Mine LaMotte, Bonne Terre
and other places are still in active OPP
Grafton and bid fair to be money pro-
ducers for many generations to come.
The iron mines, however, have been
completely worked out. 1t was this
same iron mountain that gave the
name to the Iron Mountain railroad.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
SIX AUTOISTS DROWNED
Car Plunges Into Canal in New Or
leans and All Of Morning Party
Are Dead.

New Orleans, La.-Three young
girls and three men were killed at 4
a. m. when an automobile, in making
a short curve, turned completely over
and landed in the new Basin canal, 10
feet below the roadway.
Thomas Butler, owner OF the ma
chine; Joseph Freedman, perfumery
drummer, and an unidentified man
and three girls from the Queen Of the
Moulin Rouge company, are dead.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
ORDERS PERMENTER JURY
Mississlppians Firm In Resolve That
Girls Alleged Slayer Must Die
Regardless of Verdict.

Louisville, Miss.-When the case Of
Swinton PermenteT, accused of the
murder of Jennie Sharpe, IS years old,
was called for trial, a postponement
was granted until October 3, to call a
special venire of 200 men.
The court room was crowded with
armed men, friends of the Shapes
and with armed deputies. The muir
der was particularly atrocious and
there is great feeling among the peo-
pie. Many openly assert no matter
what the verdict, Permenter must die.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29

A New Jersey man has discovered
that mosquitoes eat plants. This is
an important natural discovery. II
has hitherto been supposed, and with
a good deal Of circumstantial evidence
to support the superstition, that the
mosquito was strictly carniVorous in
its diet and exclusively nocturnal In
its meal hours. Amy hope to the con
trary win be thankfully received by
q bitten. angry and sleepy world of
humans.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
Rohber Takea clothIna.

Denver, Colo-7A highwayman with
a mania for disrobing those he robbed
operated in Denver TO the discontinue
Of three men. found dazed from the
effect OF drug. Their valuables and
most OF their clothing had been taken.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29
RATE INCREASES STAYED
The Interstate Commerce Commission
Rules That Raises Must Be Post
poned-Jan. is Date Set.

Washington, D. Can order issued
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion prohibits the railroads of the
middle west putting into effect the
proposed increase in rates until Jan
uary 8.
The ruling affects about 40 railroads
and is of direct concern to practically
ill of the railroads centering in st.
Louis and Chicago.
Thousands Of dollars will be saved
to the shippers in freight rates from
November l to January 5.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-09-29

While the airship is still in It's ex-
detrimental stage and ambitious aero
nauts are meeting with accidents re-
peatedly, It is still evident that aerial
navigation has become a permanent
feature Of travel. In Europe prepare
lions continue TO be made for regular
travelling schedules in airships, not
withstaAding the disasters that have
happened to some OF these craft.