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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06

cense to do business in Missouri
be used to pay firemen and to
improve fire fighting apparatus
In fact, why should not he who
pays money to the state attach
thereto instructions as TO how
it shall be expended
The truth of the matter Is,
when a man buys a hunters Ii
cense, he buys it. lie gives his
money in exchange for a privil-
eye Just as he would buy a hat
or a bar of soap, and when the
transaction is complete, he owns
the privilege IL
cense and the state owns the dol
lar. He can put his license into
the fire if he so desires, and the
state can put the dollar into good
roads.
All this talk about the hunters
paying their money making
contributions, ''raiding the
game fund.- etc, is the cheap
est kind of "clap-trap.' MOI
many hunters contributed,
they purchased and paid the pric
and most of them thought they
we're getting their moneys worth
in that many guns would be 81
fenced by the license tax an'
more game would be left for thos
who pay,
The legislature will, doubtless
make such appropriations a
will insure a just and equitabI
) disbursement of all the money
t that come into the treasury. The
will be no raids on tn
treasury. If rumors regardln
the lavish expenditure by tn
> game and fish protection depar
: ment. be true, the raid will b'
over by the time the general a
sembly cOnvenes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06

As Governor of Missouri he
butted in" and instituted suits
in the railroad rate eases, for
what reasons, other than adver-
Using no one has ever been able
to figure out. All along in his
public career his actions have in
dicated that he is a 'Sooner, -
rushing into court without DELHI
Grafton, sometimes without Suf-
ficient ground, in his hurry to
get in. His disappointment at
being beaten to it in mauda-
mus proceedings against Sec
rotary Roach is therefore, keener
than it would be to the more con
sentative. Hadley was SO cock
sure that he had his frame up
for an issue that every detalI
had been so well worked out, tina.
he thought failure was impossible
1t is no wonder, then, that he i
deeply chargrined at the misera
BILE failure of his scheme. 1t |
certainly humilating to have tn
inward rOttenneSS of his pc
gerrymander amendment expose,
and to have the innocent signer
of the petitions shown that the,
were buncoed into lending thei
aid to such a bungling, insincerC
! political play. Hadley is sor
on account of his failure. 1t
. rumored that in his sorest mC
ments he says that he is out
} politics. If he makes a fe'
more such raw breaks as tn.
S he may say very %truthfully thu
e he is out.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06
House Built From One Fir.

A fourteen room, two story ana
a half house, built entirely OF the
lumber from a single fir tree, was
recently finished at Elma, this
State.
The tree was a giant Douglas
fir and was felled west Of the
town. 1t was m%aryelouSly
straight and when scaled was
found to contain 10000 feet OF
s~erviceable lumber. The tree was
cut into six logs, the first butt
being % feet in length. inside
the bark the stump measured
feet and 8 inches in diameter
The distance to the first lint
of this tree was 100 feet and the
total height of the tree was over
300 feet.
At the standard price of $25 Z
thousand the lumber in this ire
was worth more than $1,000. FL
ma is in the midst of the grea
fir timber belt on the west slop.
of are Cascade MOuntains-Seat
tie correspondence Mlnneopoll
/ journal.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06

In a recent article sent out from
jefferson City and printed IN
the metropolitan papers, great
alarm is expressed at the probab-
ability of the legislatures APP
propriating money received from
hunters licenses for good roads
The writer of the article prae-
tically takes the position that
because hunters paid the money
they should dictate the manner
in which it should be expended
and that they would doubtless
vote unanimously for its use II
attempts to propagate game anc
distribute it to all sections o.
the state.
Let us follow this idea to a log
zeal conclusion. Under the law
authorizing the inspection o
beer. the manufacturers of tn.
amber fluid pay quite a larg.
sum of money into the stat
Treasury. Should not these gen
tlemen insist that the money b
used for the promotion of tn
growth Of hops and barley an
1.-THE creation Of a thirst
Should not the money paid b
fire insurance companies for l
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06
Women's Singing Charms Rattle
snake.

Singing Nearer, My God, TO
Thee" three women charmed a
r~attlesnake that had just crawled
from beneath a cushion, upon
which one of them was seated
out on the Valo ranch.
Mrs. F. P. Dunlap, Mrs. Harry
Allison and Mrs. w. A. Yale were
seated on a lounge under the
trees when Mrs. Dunlap per-
ceived the snake. Instantly she
thought of music charming rep
tiles and she whispered, Lets
sing" She commenced to hum
the sacred air, and the others, not
knowing why, took it up. The
snake, with head poised, paused
and Mrs. Dunlap slowly arose
and beconed the others to follow,
which they quietly did. After
having gained a safe distance the
Others discovered what thelI
danger had been. Armed with
clubs the women then killed the
snake.-From the Salt Lake Tri
bune.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06

The privates in the Republican
party of Missouri have awakened
to the fact that there has been
organized a little ring Of political
bosses whose purpose to die
tate appointments and control
nominations. OF course the am
bition of most Of these is to per-
petuate themselves in office. Here
is a partial list, count EN-: Her
bert S. Hadley, John E. Swanger,
Rush Lake, Jesse Tolerton, Frank
Blake, Three-E. McJimsey and
w. w. Wilder. Police Com
missioner Marks of Kansas City
| Jep Howe, Of st. Louis, Jno. {
Brown of FredericktOwn anC
Homer Hall of Trenton get al
, occasional peep through the key
| hole, but they never sit in thu
: inner council. John Kennlsh
Todd Gentry and Albert Speel
: might have been members of thu
combination but they insisted OF
square dealing, honesty and truth
5 fulness and were blacbballed a
. ineligible. Jno. G.. Mckinle!
+. might have qualified for member
: ship had it not been for hi
a failing to known when he ha'
+ been properly squelched. Uncl
+ Jake Gmelich is with the gam
s but not of it. Every band o
y political tricksters must hav
e some such men as Uncle Jake O
the membership roll to Civ
IS il ''tone." No Republican nee
e expect any favors unless willin
o. to Kowtow to this bunch. and nc
'e even then until these and the.
II pets have been cared for. \
L use kicking boys, lIadley and h
little gang will tell you what
lie do.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06

Linden Vivion went to Hig-
ginsville Monday for a
week s stay.
Miss Blanche Price left Sunday
morning for a visit with friends
in Enid, Oklahoma
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06
Business Change.

Monday morning j. G. Grady
took possession of the insurance
business recently purchased OF
George Kerdolff.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06

Piano Tuner, NORvELL, now
in town at phone 75S.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06
Our jefferson City Letter.

Our Jefferson City Letter.
1t is hardly believable, yet
it seems to be true, that Republi-
can privateS r just now find
ing out that Hadley and his little
bunch of bosses cit out their
work for them. 1t would seem
that anybody with a reasonable
amount of gray matter would
have realized long ago that the
self-constituted bosses divide
up the plums before the tree is
shaken. Wasn't it plainly dem
Onstrated two years ago? Who
did not know which Republicans
would be nominated before the
primary election was heidi The
present Republican row in st.
Louis indicates somewhat the
methods pursued by the bosses.
You little fellows might as well
grin and bear it, you will have
little to do with making the
slate.
1t will be more than a year be-
fore the campaign for governor
will open. The whole Gu
ergies of the party should be
concentrated on the election of
state ticket, congressman, and
district and county offices not
to be filled until November 1872.
are premature and in%opportune.
Blooms started so soon r likely
to become flat for want of gas to
keep them inflated. Let us as
Democrats attend to the business
we now have in hand and leave
the future to take care OF itself
until the proper time. There Is
absolutely no reason to inject a
future contingency into the pres
ent campaign except tc
complicate matters and give the
Republicans an advantage. II
is to be hoped that the working
fighting, voting Democrats vii
discourage all who show sympt
oms of taking office fever, unit
after the polls are closed on tn
first Tuesday in November.
Little by little the Republical
plan of campaign becomes evl
dent. Hadley's fierce attack o
the State Senate soon after tn
adjournment of the legislator
was presumably for the purpos
of creating an issue upon who
he could harp for awhile. Th
promptness with which his han
was called by Democrats and tn
seeming dissemination of membe
of his own party, to become EN-
broiled, put a damper upon h
spirits and caused him to clos
the incident as soon as posslpl
His bluff in regard to countln
the senatorial vote to ascerta'
whether Stone or Folk was non
mated, was the act of a drowl
ing man grabbing at a straw. !
everybody knows, he was hearth
tired of the controversy before
was allowed to quit. And no
as the last, but not least, com
the Gerrymander scheme
very essence of pettifogging
litical trickery. This was ba
faced attempt, without rhyme
reason or semblance of constit
tional or statutory foundation,
gain political advantage. 7
purpose was to 50 arrange t
senatorial districts as to give
Republicans a majority in ii
body. SO, there you are. b
the scheme didn't work. You
have to trot out something ell
Governor; what will it bel
Frank Bowman of Lexingt
Mo-, nails a campaign lie. l
Republican papers are printing
statement to the effect that
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06

AS prosecuting attorney Of
jackson county, Hadley showed
a decided tendency to antipate
the action of the position as at
torney-general Of the State he
brought suits innumerable, pre-
sumably for advertising purposes.
Not many Of these suits, however
did he ever push to a conclusion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-06

Frank Bowman of Lexington,
Mo-. nails a campaign lie. The
Republican papers II printing a
statement to the effect that no
Democrat has been removed by
Gov. Hadley for partisan reasons.
but all had been allowed to serve
their time out. Mr.. Bowman
was Secretary of the State Board
of Charities and Corrections anc
Hadley decapitated him with q
political ak May 90, 1909. Bow
man isn't complaint, but JUS
steps in to nail the campaign he.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
REPAIR MAN IS SPUN
 ABOUT SHAFT
Marrow Escape of Workman
 Due to Prompt Action of His Fellows
SUFFERS PAINFUL GONTUSIONS
Dangling Sleeve Wrapped About Revolving Shaft
 Which Flung Him Over

Edward Dillon, belt repair man of the A. & B. Mfg. Co. was wound about a rapidly revolving shafe at his work at 9:15 this morning, toEEad violently against tfmbers and ma chinery for about a minute uz4R G8l- low workmen threw on the R0VVor and brought the machinery to e gbop-
 Dillon was only half conSoAOa1 when he was disentangIed from Ghs shaft and laid on the floor awaiting the arrival of the ambulance corps. Dr. Krause removed him to the enaar- gency hospital, fearing he might bo suffering with internal injurfeG, al- though he did not appear to have received any broken bones.
 Dillon escaped with only bFuEuaa and contusions, but these were pretty well distributed over his body. Al nearly as he can recall the happsn- ing, he was repairing a bele that dangIed over a revolving sha9S VJIlG71 his right sleeve hanging loosely be- came wrapped about the shaft and he was caught up from the ladder on which he was standing at his VTuElE and thrown round and round eh6 shaft His cries sent his Rel1ozs running to stop the machinery, and their prompt action no doubt saVsd him from more serious injury.
 After resting for several hoWrs aG the emergency hospital Dillon vvMs sent to his home, 101 Hamilton street He is 31 years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
DRESSMAK|NC TENDERL 0IN'S
 STRONG SUIT
Int resting Information Census Will Certainly
 Disclose
INTERMARRIAGE OF PEOPLE
Material Well Being Repre- sented in Title to Homes Occupied

The work of taking the census of Bridgeport is proceeding rapidly and should be done well inside the two weeks allotted for the work. The women are far surpa ssf1g the men as enumerators. They are not only better received at the places where they call, but their papers are heater, and their spelling more conventional. There were fine doings when the tenderloin was invaded and it's in- habitants asked to give an account of themselves. It soon developed that among the fair portion of the popu- lation dreSsmaking is the most popu- lar employment. At least this was the description of occupation most commonly given. As 8 whole the tenderloin yielded gracefully to the demands Of a paternaI government. and told as much of it's checkered pa st as it discreetly could.
 Some of the things upon which the new census will throw much light are not so well known as the matter of population is.
 It will show many facts about the division of population along the line of immigration from other countries. The growth of foreign population is expected to appear enormously larger than it was ten years ago, and even then foreign born persons constituted a very large proportion of the city's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19

pGOp1o.
 The interesting question of inter- marriage will also be exhibited, for the statistics show the birthplace of each married man and his wife and the birthplace of the father and mother of each of them. As this information relates to the means by which the population of the country must ulti- mately become homogeneous, it is regarded as of the utmost import ance.
 Then the material well being of the Individual family will have much light thrown upon it by the informa- tion obtained by the questions re1at- ing to employment and ownership of the home. The general presumption is that persons who live in rented homes are, as group, less well to do than those who live in owned homes.
 If the number of persons living in owned homes is less than ten years ago, and if the number of mortgages on owned homes is greater, it will plainly appear that all has not been going well with the people.
 There is much reason to believe that it will be found that the path to an unineunabered home is more difficult in Bridgeport than it used to be. And then certain perti- nent social facts are uncovered, as whether the person can read and write, can speak English, is blind, or deaf and dumb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
BOSS RULE
 GONE WILL
 NOT RETURN
Gov. Marshall Speaks Words of Wisdom to the Democrats
 of Indiana.
ELIMINATES HIMSELF
 AS PROSPECTIVE SENATOR
But Wants Democratic State Convention to Name the
 Party'S Candidate.
Special from United Press.)

Indianapolis, April 19.-"Gray mat ger instead of red lights are solving the questions of the times. Party lines were never so loose as now People are thinking for themselves. That is the reason political campaigns are becoming less spectacular
 Disregarding the opposition within his own party to his plan to have next weeks Democratic state conven- ton nominate party candidate for United States Senator, Governor Thomas R. Marshall today insisted that such action is necessary
 Delegates representing every cleo are, in his opinion, better fitted to sit than the men who represent them in the legislatures, who have incurred political obligations and who are actuate by party policy rather than anything else in voting for a United States Senator. And in his declara- ton Marshall absolutely eliminated himself as 9. candidate.
 He reiterated bis declaration that he cannot be candidate for any position at this time and in addition said:
 "A man cannot be of service to his employer if he is spending most of his time seeking new job. I was elected Governor for four years and the people of Indiana, my employers, demand my best services. This puts me out of the running for any other
 
 Marshall admits talk of his noni- nation for the Presidency is pleasing but he believes that the issues to be raised in the present campaign in Indiana should be National because the reelection of Senator Beveridge is at stake.
 .sThe so-called Republican insur- gents would have us believe that pro- lection is not a question of principle, but of degree he said. Yet lar ceny1 is larceny. If it Is wrong to steaI q team of horses it is wrong to steal single horse.
 '1The issue here in Indiana, and I believe in the next National cam paign, must be plain one of protec- ton on one hand and revenue on the other.
 Tt is because the people are think ing for themselves that the direct issue must be raised. The hearts of the great mass of the people are all right They are thinking deeply. To this is due the so-called insurgent sentiment. This country will never return to boss rule. Machine poli- tics and inspired legislation has pass ed away and go per cent. of the pres ent day Americans think alike and believe the same things. They can not be forced to accept a candidate on faith but demand to know what he stands for.
 That issue is being emphasized in Indiana in this campaign. The peo- pie are demanding to know what is going on. Because of this they have done away with boss rule and it can never return
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
WOMAN, VICTIM
 OF GREED, ROBBED BY TWO NEGROES
Worked Ancient Lost Pock- etbook Game on Martha
 Bridgeworth SHE COMPLAINS TO POLICE

Two Boston negroes operating a novel method of swind1ing, were cap tured at the railroad station about to board the Federal express for the Hub just after o'clock this morning. Pa troIman Marco arrested them on de- scriptions sent out from police head quarters, after complaint of one of their victims They said they were John Woods, theatrical performer, and Frank Williams, a bell hop.
 Mrs. Martha Bridgeforth, of 466 Charles street, identified the men at Headquarters this morning as the two against whom she has registered her complaint. Mrs. Bridgeforth says the man giving the name of Williams ap- preached her near Main and High streets last evening and inquired for the Y. M. c. A. building,
 She described it's location, but he he wanted. While they were talking he drew her attention to another ne gro nearby, who was stopping to pick up a purse. Lets make him share with us,'' suggested Williams.
 They approached the other, later identified as Woods. and demanded half He opened the purse and dis played a s10o bill which appeared to surprise him greatly. He agreed to divide when they threatened to tell the police of his find. Then they set out to find change for the money.
 After several supposed attempts to secure the required change, Williams suggested to the woman that she give him what she had with her in order to help make the change. She had but $5, which she readily surrendered. Williams then took the S100 from Woods and started to visit stores to get the change. A moment later Woods expressed a distrust and started after Williams. They left Mrs. Bridgeforth standing on the corner for long time before she realized she had been dup ed
 when arrested the men were found to have a poeketbook corresponding to the ..found'' one, but the s100 bill was missing. They were held for i1l- yestfgation.
 Woods claims to have been wrest- Ter and buck dancer about various small theatres in Boston, New York and Ehlladelphia and also in Europe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
WOLTER, TO BE RAILR0ADED TO
 ELECTRIC CHAIR
Behind His Murder Trial Is Spectre of the White
 Slave Traffic
Especial from United Press )

New York, April 1e.-When the noon recess was taken today in the trial of Albert Wolter for the alleged murder of Ruth Wheeler, II jury men had been selected. There was every prospect that shortly after court reconvened this afternoon the additional juror will be selected and the prosecution will begin it's arraign- ment
 For few minutes today the box was filled when William P. Dent and Gerald Muller were accepted as jur- ors II and 12, but by mutual con sent Joseph Feldman, the 7th juror, was excused.
 Behind the trial of Wolter is the spectre of the White Slave traffic which has grown to unbelievable degree in this city. Because the au- thorities believe there is a direct con- nection between Wolter and this nefarious traffic in women the trial is being pressed with a rapidity un- precedented in the criminal history of the city. Just what will develop the district attorney declipes to say but he and Judge F,osteSeaye made it ss sns@pls sfstFs seals virtue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-19
POST OFFICE
 SURPLUS FOR
 CONNECTICUT It Swells Deposits of Bridge port Office to Nearly Half
 Million RURAL CARRIERS PAID HERE Bridgeport Buys $67, ,786 of Stamps and Railing Cards
 In Three Months

The receipts of the Bridgeport post office, which is surplus depository for the 401 post offices in the State. was $429, ,627. .01 for the three months ending April 1. Not all of the post offices in the State have surpluses. but whether it is a cent several thou sand dollars, after defraying it's own expenses the excess receipts of each office must be sent to the Bridgeport office where Postmaster Marigold pays off the rural free delivery carriers in the State as well d large number of railway mail clerks.
 No money order business is included. The quarter was the largest the local cffice has had since it became a de- Iository for the other offices.
 During January, February and March Bridgeport bought S67, ,T86. .95 worth of postage stamps and postal cards, which shows that there is some mail going out of Bridgeport every day,