Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-13
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NOTES THAT ARE OF iNTEREST
70 MlssoURlANs.
q. let Mention Of Matters as They
Occur at Jefferson City,
Official and other.
wise.

eral, r.. w. Major, mas 1Ound Wnat ne
considers an important angle in the
mandamus suit by Frank NJ. Rum.
bold, adjutant general, against John
P. Gordon, state auditor, to compel
the latter to pay the full salary pro-
vided for that office since July /, 1909.
The adjutant general, following his
resignation and reappointment in
July. 1909, did not file a new bond for
$4,000. Prior to 1909, the salary Of
the adjujtant general was $4,000 a
year. In 1909 the Legislature cor
ganized the national guard and in
creased the salary Of the adjutant
general to $500 a year. 1t did not.
however, appropriate the extra sal
airy. That was not done until the last
session.
General Rumbold resigned and was
%rcappointed at once by Governor Had
ley. AS a result of that action he con.
tends in his mandamus suit that I'm.
der no circumstances could the con.
stitutional prohibition against an Of
fetal drawing an increased salary
during his incumbency apply. The
attorney general says he cannot draw
even the increase or the salary, since
he has not filed a e official bond
under the appointment.
There remains but 1861 acres OF
United States government land in
Missouri. The report Of the registrar
Of lands at Springfield to the secre.
tary of state shows that many people
purchased these lands last year for
homes at s1.25 an acre. Following
are the counties having government
land and the amount in acres: Ben.
ton. 6; Camden. 40; Hickory, so;
Howell, 40; Madison, 80; Mcdonald,
43; Perry. 40: Pulaski, 1893; Reynolds.
40; st, Genevieve. 40; Shannon. 60;
fancy, %; Vernon, 40.
Through an opinion filed in divis-
ion No. 1 of the supreme court by
Judge Graves. concurred in by Judge
Valiant and Judge Lamm, the judg-
ment Of $4,000 for C. A. Titles, one
of the former owner OF the st. Louis
Delmar race track, against a st.
Louis newspaper, Is reversed outright,
the court holding that the publication
complained Of was privileged, showed
no malice and that the newspaper
was not liable, since the article com
planned Of was published in good faith
and as a matter Of public concern.
t.
There is 1886, 1859 in the state
treasury, according to the report of
the state treasurer to Governor Had
ley. The receipts for the month of
June we're 1871 1854 and the dis
bursements were $5O5,35l.22. The
state school money for distribution
amounts to 81, 736,439.07. The earn
ings at the penitentiary for the
month of June were S30,294.64 and
the disbursements s~40,452.17.
The state supreme court holds un'
constitutional the law passed by the
general assembly Of 1909 providing
for a license tax upon the output of
%breweries, distilleries, and whole
salers Of spirituous and malt liquors.
1t was estimated that this law would
have yielded about s6,000,0 900 in reve'
nue. annually.
Secretary of State Roach has issued
a certificate of Incorporation to the
st. Louis, Arcadia & Jefferson City
Railroad company Of st. Louis. The
company is capitalized at S250,00O.
o
Governor I!adley has paroled Mrs
Ida Eckhardt, who was convicted II
st. Louis county of child abandon
ment and sentenced TO two years II
the p%enitentiary. She has served five
months Of her sentence. Judge Nc
chimney and Prosecuting Attorne.
S~hsckelford recommended her re
lease for the reason that she has
son badly afflicted with cancer Tht
needs her care.
This secretary OF state issued char
tiers to the following new corpor
ations: Tower Drug company Of 81
Louis, capitat stock, $4.lo0; incol
p~orators, DIR. f. c. Schmittker, H. A
Vessels, Elinor schmittker. Mem
phis Clothing company Of Memphis
capital stock. $4,000; incorporation
]. n. Howard, Ralph I. Ladd, ]. II
Bennett.
These appointments are announce
by State Labor Commissioner Austi,
W. Biggs: C. W. Thompkins OF kar
a City, deputy In charge OF tn
Kansas city office: ]. T. Smith of S