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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
Why Not?

An lola, Kansas, police judge, has
fined a woman $50 in default of
which he ordered that she don over
alls and work her fine out on the
streets with the chain gang. In SEN
fencing her the judge declared that
she had been guilty of an aggravat-
ed offense the men who we're as
ISOLATED with her would be COMPEL
ed to either pay their fines or work
on the streets. In view OF these
facts he could see no reason why
she should be confined in jail
certain number of days with a
knowledge that sentiment would
preclude her working out her fine
as do male offenders, and that
offense would only mean a period
of enforced idleness during her cap
tivty, after which she would be free
to continue her vicious practices.
In Kansas they have given
women the right to vote and hold
office and make laws, and in the
opinion of this judge they should
stand on the same plane with the
male offenders before the law and
not be allowed to take refuge be-
hind a cloak of sentiment when
convicted of an offense.
There is something abhorrent to
chivalrous manhood in the idea of
forcing a woman-hOWever fallen
and depraved she may be-to don
masculine attire and perform man.
ual labor on the public streets, with
a ball and chain attached to her
ankle. But then the idea of politi-
cal equality for women is also re-
pugnant to the majority of man.
kind. For to gain political equality
women necessarily descend to a
lower level, and if she places her
self or insisrs that she be placed in
such a position, there is no reason
why she should not suffer the same
penalties for infractions of the law
as men.-EX.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
DIRECTORS:
Rock Road Facts.

E. N. johnson, a banker Of War
rensburg, well known tothe editor
of this paper, as we'll as some of
the Fulton bankers, told this to the
Warrensburg Star and we have no
doubt but that it is true;
Il recently had an opportunity to
get at first hand some interesting
information as to what rock roads
do for farm values. With my wife
and others l stopped at a farm
house four miles north of Pleasant
Hill, at the end of the rock road to
eat our lunch. We were on our
way to Kansas City and the green
grass and cool shade looked invit-
ing. We secured permission to
camp for lunch and while we were
eating and enjoying it the owner of
the farm. Mr.. Shier, came out to
talk with us. He is a plain, con-
sentative farmer, but he is an en-
thusiastic advocate of rock roads,
and with good cause. Here is his
story. The original owner of this
farm which as you know, is four
miles from Pleasant Hill, tried in
vain to get SIS an acre for it until
the rock road movement started
three years ago. After the road
was built to Pleasant Hill, within a
year he refused 500 an acre and
having sold my farm l paid him
$112.50 an acre. Since then l have
repeatedly refused to put it on the
market at $3.50 an acre. When we
get connection with Lone Jack road
four miles north of here l except
my farm to be worth 5000 an acre,
because know of several places
that have sold at $3.50 just because
they were on the rock road. Full
ton Sun.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
Auto Owners Write and Wire.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 81
Hundreds of letters from st. Louis
automobile owners have been re-
ceived by Secretary of State Roach
the past two days asking for State
licenses. Many have telegraphed
thinking that this would be the
quickest way, and others merely
send in a request and tell the Sec
rotary to forward their bill and
license to their address.
Since Inspectator Claude D. Long,
of the Secretary of States Depart
ment, having charge of the auto
mobile license, paid st. Louis an
official visit and caused the whole
sale arrest of parties who were OPP
perating machines without State Ii
cense, there has been a great
awakening among the delinquents
of that city.
1t is useless 10 telegraph tor a
license or to apply in any Other
way than that specified by the new
automobile law. Each application
must be made on a blank prepared
by the Secretary Of State, a copy
of which will be sent to any appli,
cant. This blank describes the
vehicle and no license will be issu
ed until it is properly made out anG
filed with the Secretary of State.
Kansas City is next on the lis
for a shaking up and St. JOSEPH
will follow. The latter town il
supposed to be the worst sinner il
the lot. judging from the number o
licenses issued to its citizens.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
There's No Place Like Home"

Here's the Greatest Fish Catch Ever.
Here's a fish story from the st.
Charles Cosmos that has been veri-
fled by quite a number of St. Charles
people who will vouch for the state
ment that heavy winds on last
Monday blew all of the water out
of Marias Croche lake for distance
of about two miles from Boscher-
towns to the road leading to
Denker's farm, and thousands of
| fish were left Topping about on the
ground in the mud. Farmers going
along the road saw the conditions
and many of them stopped and
picked up all the fish they wanted
and took them home. The news
came to St. Charles and number
of our people went down there and
brought buggy loads home with
them. Such a thing was never
seen before. The wind coming from
the southwest was so strong it just
rolled the water up, so to speak,
and carried it all to the lower END
of the lake, leaving the fish behind
1t was three hours or more before
the water returned to the upper
end of the lake enough to cover the
fish again. Columbia Statesman.
We rather like to read fish stories
especially when well authenticated
but these stories usually sound bet
ter to change the location at least
once year. Exchanges will please
take notice to remove the scene O
the above story to some remote
point, say to Kansas or New Jersey
1t has been rehashed annually ii
the ST. Charles neighbOrhood s,
long that it is beginning to shoy
age.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
J. S. Conway.
A Neglected Food.

According to circular issued by
the bureau of animal industry,
United States department of agri-
culture, cheese should be more
widely used as an article of diet;
it is stated that one pound of
cheese has nearly the same food
value as two pounds of beet or 9TH
er fresh meat. 1t is worth as much
as. or more than a pound of ham,
and is more digestible. 1t is equal
to two pounds of eggs or three
pounds of fish. Where cheese is
used at all, it is used in small guam
titles as a luxury at rare intervals
and food products of less value and
inferior palatability take it's place
as necessities, The government
scientists advocate the eating of
dishes in which cheese is used, as
omlets, macaroni and cheese, and
like mixtures. They claim that
cheese can be eaten in large quanti-
ties without serious disturbance to
health, as it is really a desirable
food. In some cases, however,
where the digestion is weak, care
must be taken not to Overeat, as
constipation of a distressing charac-
ter takes place. Torchlight.
A tourist in the mountains of
Tennessee once had dinner with a
querulous old mountaineer who
yearned about hard times for fif-
teen minutes at a stretch. why
man." said the tourist, you ought
to be able to make lots of money
shipping green corn to the north.
ern market" Yes, l orter," was
the sullen reply, you have the
land I suppose, and can get the
seed" Yes, l guess So" Then
why don't you 60 into the specula,
toni" NO use. stranger" sadly re
piled the cracker. the old woman i;
too lazy to do the blowing anC
planting."-Ex.
John G. Young Of Montague Co.
Texas visited friends in siis city
several days last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

1t is said that flies will keep
away from windows washed with
water to which a little kerosene has
been added.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

L. M. Wood sells Partisan Sage
for so cents a large bottle, and
guarantees it to stop falling hair,
itching scalp, and to Danish dan
druff, or money back.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Of course you will like Butter
Krust Bread. They all do and you
will find it on sale at Elliott's
restaurant.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

There is some activity in real
estate among our real estate agents.
Several farms have changed hands
lately.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Ran Goupton, north of town, took
his little grand son to Hannibal
Friday to have his eyes examined
by a specialist.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Mrs. Wiltimore, of Wichita, Kan.
came in last week to visit Mr..
and Mrs. C. L. Carpenter in this
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Miss Alice Heather, of Silver
City, New Mexico and Miss Vallie
Miller, of Palmyra were the guests
of W. E. Sherman and family sew
eral days last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

One of Rails COunty's proud
boasts is that she has the prettiest
lot of schoolmarms of any county
in the State. Rails County Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Miss Retti and Heinze Of Palmy-
ra, were the guests of Chas. Cline
and family last week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

A large amount of corn will be
cut in this vicinity and farmers are
preparing for this work which will
begin in a short time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Seasoned Cord Wood $500 per
cord. Stove lengths $3.50.
IT, Walter Moss.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

If you want to buy, sell or trade
anything now is good time to ad-
Vertise.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

JP Dooley and wife, of Clapper
were Monroe visitors Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
For Sale.
as men.

6 room cottage with good barn
and outbuildings. Bargain if taken
at once.
@ TOnIyoIy
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Seed wheat for sale, clean, no
cheat Edward Longmire. 81
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

For Raw Bone, Bone Meal or
mixed fertilizers see
Green & Maxwell
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
An Orchard Census of Missouri.

How many acres of orchards are
there in your county? This is a
question that is always asked but
no one can answer While every one
knows that there are a great many
orchards where fruit is grown to
sell including apples, peaches, ETC.,
no one knows the exact or even ap-
proXimate extent of the acreage.
Now we have chance to find out
Just what our county" has in the
way of fruit trees. The State Board
of Horticulture at Columbia is max
ing a census of all the commercial
orchards of the state and our Coun-
ty" is called upon to tell what it
has. Every person who has a COM
mercial orchard whether large or
small. whether tree fruits, small
fruits or what not, is urged to write
to the state board at Columbia, Mo-.
and say that he is a commercial
fruit grower He will then be sent
blanks to fill out giving details in
the way of special kinds of fruit
acreage of each, etc. This is very
important and we certainly hope
that the farmers and fruit growers
who have commercial plantations
will send in their names as above
directed at once in order that our
county" may make good showing
The state board promises that as
soon as the list is made up that il
will be given to this paper in order
that we may publish the names anc
acreage of each grower in the coun.
ty. This ought to be attended to al
once. Do not put it off until tOmOr
row. Missouri RuraliSt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
The Great Fight of Our Ancestor
For Independence

The Great Fight of Our Ancestors
For Independence
in 1776 was successful because of
their love for home. That was
the greatest BODYBUILDING cam
paign ever launched in any country
and its momentum is still carrying
us along the same road, because
we all know the home is the
backbone OF our Nation" In other
words, it's our platform regard
less of party and because of the
sacred feeling we have for our
homes the planning and building
of one gives all full, red-blooded
Americans a pleasure almost be-
yond control. We're probably over
enthusiastic about this home-build-
ing business, because we have been
careful to observe the good effect a
nice home will have on a family.
To help make them attractive we
have been extremely careful in the
selection of all our building materi-
al, and we want you to see our
stock. The time to build is now.
CONWAY & PROCTOR. .
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Davenport g. Mahan make Farm
Loans on best terms. II.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Mrs. f. P. Nelson left for home
in St. Louis, Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07
Old papers 20cts a hundred.

Quincy Tip Top Bread at
SchaferS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Walter Lear, after a week with
relatives here, left Friday for Column
bia where he will enter the Missouri
State University. Walter is a prom
Using lad and his friends confident
ly expect him to make good.
Hyomei will Danish catarrh no
stomach dosing just breathe it.
Ask L. NJ Wood, he guarantees it.
Rid yourself of that vile disease at
once. Complete outfit $1,00. Sepa-
rate bottles so cents pronounce
it High-o-me)
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

If you are an automobile owner
and have not taken a new license
on your machine the Democrat
would suggest that you get ready
for the State inspector. He got
very busy in St. Louis recently.
The penalty is a little severe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

John G. Young of Montague Co.,
Texas visited friends in slis city
several days last week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

By the close of another week
most of the rural schools will have
begun their school work for the Gem
ing term. We will be glad to pub
lish education items from the rural
districts furnished by teachers and
patrons. Please send them in not
later than Tuesday of each week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

TIE DENlA)ANN -
ROUSE, Editor.
S,T.POLLARD, City Editor.
7RMS $500 PER YEAR
cred at the Postonice e., Monroe City
Missouri, as secord-ciaaa latter.
THURSDAY, SEPT. Z 1911.
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Old papers 20cts a hundred.
Quincy Tip Top Bread at
Schafers
For Raw Bone, Bone Meal or
mixed fertilizers see
Green & Maxwell
Davenport & Mahan make Farm
Loans on best terms. IT,
Mrs. E P. Nelson left for home
in St. Louis, Saturday.
Seed wheat for sale, clean, no
cheat Edward Longmire. 81
j. P. DoOley and wife, of Clapper
were Monroe visitors Friday.
If you want to buy, sell or trade
anything now is a good time to adj
Vertise.
Miss Retti and Heinze Of Palmy-
"a, were the guests of Chas. Cline
and family last week.
Seasoned Cord Wood $500 per
cord. Stove lengths $3.50.
If. Walter Moss.
Mrs. Wiltimore, of Wichita, Kan.
came in last week to visit Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Carpenter in this
city.
There is some activity III real
estate among our real estate agents
Several farms have changed hands
lately.
1t is said that flies will keep
away from windows washed with
water to which little kerosene has
been added.
Of course you will like Butter
Krust Bread. They all do and yor
will find it on sale at Elliott;
restaurant.
Ran GOupton, north of town, took
his little grand son to Hannibal
Friday to have his eyes examined
by specialist.
A large amount of corn will bt
cut in this vicinity and farmers art
preparing for this work which viii
begin in a short time.
One of Rails COunty's prOuC
boasts is that she has the pretties
lot of sChoOlmarms of any county
in the State. Rails County Times
L. M. Wood sells Partisan Sage
for SO cents a large bottle, anC
guarantees it to stop falling hair
itching scalp, and to Danish dan
druff, or money back.
Miss Alice Heather, of Silve
City, New Mexico and Miss Vallir
Miller, of Palmyra were the guest
of W. E. Sherman and family sew
eral days last week.
Walter Lear, after a week witt
relatives here, left Friday for Colum
bia where he will enter the Missouri
State University. Walter is a prom
Using lad and his friends confident
ly expect him to make good.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24
VAN DYKE ON THE STAND
Ex-RaiIway Mail Clerk Says Men Are
Badly Treated.

Washington, May 24.-1 think a
strike on the part of postal employees
would amount to conspiracy and would
therefore be unlawful" declared Carl
c. Van Dyke of st. Paul, who appeared
before the house committee on re
forms in the civil service.
Mr.. Van Dyke, who retired from the
railway mail service following his ac.
tivity in connection with the unioniza-
ton movement i'm the Tenth division,
appeared before the committee to urge
favorable action on the Lloyd bill,
which proposes to give government
employees liberty of action and
speech" in expressing their grievances
against superiors. The Lloyd bill is
aimed at the so called gag order" is
sued during the administration of
President Roosevelt
Mr.. Van Dyke charged that instead
of receiving sympathetic treatment
railway mail clerks who made COM
plants as to conditions or treatment
were harshiy treated by their superb
ors
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24
DODGES PRESIDENTIAL BOOM
Senator Kern of Indiana Says He Is
Not a Candidate.

Washington, May 24.-The first
presidential button to appear in Wash
ington declares for Senator Kern OF
Indiana. Ii is not only exciting con-
siderable comment in Democratic
circles, but has brought from Senator
Kern loud protest.
Mr.. Kern announces that he is not
a candidate for the presidential nom
ination of his party. but that he is in
favor of the nomination of Thomas r.
Marshall, governor of Indiana.
The buttons are being charged up
to Tom Taggart and the explanation
offered is that Governor Marshall di.
rected all his influence to effect the
election of Mr.. Kern over Mr.. Taggart
and that the latter and his friends,
aware of the intention to propose Gov
ernor Marshall for the presidency, are
attempting to weaken the latter by
making 1T appear that Mr.. Kern is the
choice of Indiana.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24
OPPOSITION TO
PACT IS STRONG
Senate to Extend Hearings
on Reciprocity.
LIKELY TO PULL THROUGH

Believed Measure VIII Secure Ap.
provaI Of Majority of the Mem
bers of the Upper House When
Vote Is Taken-Presiden Working
Steadily to Convert Opponents of
the Measure.
Washington, May 24.-Senators
have begun to feel the effects of the
heat wave and there has been discus
sion for two days as to when it is
likely the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment can be reported from the senate
committee on finance No one can an
swer the question. Senator Penrose.
chairman of the committee, will not
even guess at the date. Every day re-
quests for hearings are coming to the
committee
Not all are opposed to ratification
of the treaty. AS the committee has
adopted the plan of hearing various
interests it seems inclined to grant
time to all parties asking it. Senator
La Toilette, who is opposed to the
agreement, told friends recently that
the hearings could be protracted." !"
Opponents of the agreement intend,
evidently, to hold ii from the senate
as long as possible, that hostility to
1t may be stirred to such a pitch
throughout the country that the presi-
dent may be induced to abandon it or
the senate defeat it,
Neither of these contingencies now
seem likely. The president is work.
ing steadily on opposing senators. The
opposition to it is strong enough, how
ever, to delay action both In commit
tee and on the floor of the senate for
several weeks. 1t is conceded the bill
will be reported from the senate COM
mittee on finance without recommen-
dation and to this extent its passage
throughout the senate will be ham
pered When it does come to vote
in the senate it is believed it will pass
in one form or another.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24
new CONNECTION FOR
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Forming Traffic Arrangement
With Northwestern.

st. Paul, May 24.-According to per-
sistent reports in circulation In St
Paul and Chicago the Northern Pa
cific and the Northwestern are MAX
ing a traffic agreement which makes
radical changes in important arrange
ments which have been in effect for
several years. With the linking of the
Northern Pacific and the Northwest
ern come rumors of the long heralded
split between the Northern Pacific and
the Burlington and the consolidation
of the Great Northern and the Burling-
ton, carrying out what is said to have
been James j. Hills plan for several
years.
The report is that President How
ard Elliot and President w. 4. Gard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24
INFORMATION IS SOUGHT
Senate Asks If STANDARD Oil Maenates
Are to Be Punished.

Washington, May Authorization
as to what steps had been taken for
the criminal prosecution of the officers
of the Standard Oil company under
the recent decision of the supreme
court was demanded OF the attorney
general by the senate, which adopted.
without debate. q resolution of inquiry
offered by Senator Pomerene. The
resolution names specifically John D.
Rockefeller, William Rockefeller. Hen
ry M. Flagler, John ID. Archbold, Oil
yer H. Payne and Charles M. Pratt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24
ALL THE PASSENGERS SAVED
Steamer Bound for Dawson Sinks in
Alaskan River.

Dawson, Y. T., May 24.-The
steamer La France, a member of the
first fleet sailing from Lake La Barge
for Dawson, struck a submerged rock
and sank In Thirty-Mile river, twelve
miles above Hootaling, and now lies
with two feet of water over her decks.
The La France is the second river
steamer lost this season
All the passengers and most of the
cargo were saved.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24

Pana. H., May 24.-Whitney Nc
Cullom of Berry came to this city.
wrote a letter of farewell to his pa
rents, saying he was ending his life
because his sweetheart had rejected
him. named his panbearers. selected
the song, the minister and the church
for his funeral services and then
drank carbolic acid, dying shortly
afterwards.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24
NEGR0'S HOME DYNAMlTEO
Effort TO Drive colored Teacher Out
of Kansas City.

Kansas City. May 24.-The second
attempt within five months to destroy
the home of W. f. Griffin, negro prin-
cipal of the Booker Washington school,
was made when bomb placed under
a board walk about three feet from
the house exploded.
Every window was broken and a
large hole torn in the ground. Grif-
fin said he and his wife were asleep
on the second floor when the explo-
sion occurred.
An explosion of nitroglycerin dam
aged Griffin's house last December.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-24
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
Publishers Present Views on Print
Paper Schedule.

Washington, May PA vast collec-
tion of information bearing upon the
tariff, wood pulp and the paper in
dustry was laid before the senate
finance committee by John Norris, rep
resentatiye of the American Newspa-
per Publishers association.
Cheap paper and the retention of
the print paper industry in the Unit
ed States" said Norris. can only be
secured by the adoption of the paper
clause of the reciprocity treaty.
The Canadian provinces are trying
to force American paper mills to
move to the other side OF the bound
ary."