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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15
May LOSE SENATE CONTROL
Hepubiioan supremacy In upps'
i House Now Rests on q Very
Insecure Foundation.

The death Of Senator Frye, TO be
followed probably by the appointment
lor election Of a Democratic successor.
reduces the Republican majority In
the upper house from nine to seven,
reckoning oil Republicans az of one
party regardless Of insurgent disposi.
Itions. With Senator Frye's seat
allied BY Democrat there win be 10
Democrats and 10 Republicans, with
one vacancy from Colorado, whose
Legislature is Democratic. These will
be divided 90 follows: OF those whose
terms expire March 8. 1917, Is Demo
Gratis and 10 Republicans; Of the class
pf 1913. 10 Democrats and II Repub-
loans. Of the class Of 1919. II Demo
Gratis and II Republicans, An abso
lutte Democratic majority In the sen-
ate 10 quite within the possibilities Of
the near future It will be necessary
for the Democrats next year TO carry
the legislatures Of four states from
which Republicans now sit In the sem
ate In order TO overcome the present
Republican margin, assuming that
Maine continues Its present Demo
cratic tendency, The now Republican
seats falling vacant In 1918 and af.
fected By the election Of next year are
those from Idaho, Oregon, New Jer
sey. Nebraska, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Illinois. Kansas. Mon.
tana. South Dakota, Colorado, Iowa,
Minnesota, Delaware. Michigan. wv
oming and Rhode Island. OF these
three are already In the Democratic
class, New Jersey. Nebraska and Col
orado. n they should remain Demo.
cratic. with Maine, and there should
be no changes In the Republican
states returning senators. Colorado
returning two senators flrst and last.
the upper house would stand at tie.
40 Democrats and 40 Republicans. 70.
sardless Of insurgentsm. 1t Is
quite possible that Republican
control that has continued for I'd
many years may be overturned
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15
GRIP OF THE LEATHER TRUST
Apt illustration Of Manrer In Which
Trust Organizations Have
sWorked" Congress.

/ Representative William n. Cay TO
calls that two years ago the benevo-
lent leather trust became 90 solicitous
about the shoe purchasers lean purse
that in his behalf It magnanimously
pleaded with and lobbied In congress
for free hides. Shoes. boots and even
slippers we're TO be cheaper. The gov.
ernment listened and. sacrificing g..
100000 Of revenues, put hides on the
free list It develops that in doing
80 1t only diverted into the leather
trusts treasury the 100000. The
trust organisation was not only strong
enough to supplant the government as
tax collector. but II has actually In
creased the price Of its output
This is only another illustration OF
that highly developed trust art Of al.
ways playing the game heads I win.
tails you lose" Mr.. Cox has wearied
Of It all. He wants shoes, boots and
other finished leather goods placed on
the free list II Is doubtful II he win
be able to get all this at one time,
but we should at least have free
leather as we'll as free hides, and thus
I'VE shall deal with the leather trust
and possibly segregate 1t from its
closely affiliated shoe and shoe ma
ehinery trusts and also get ready to
deal with them by letting down tho
bars to foreign manufactured finished
leather goods.
The Britons have begun TO develop
shoe and boot making machinery that
is different from that on which the
shoe machinery trust has world pat
ents, and they are beginning to get
some degree of freedom. This coup-
try has always prided itself on It's
superior shoes. but the Britons and
Germans are now closely copying our
.styles aud though It would be CALLING.
1t seems the time has come when we
shall be justified In importing shoes.
As II Is, we are In an intolerable 20.
sition which iustifies almost anything.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15
Roosevelt and tho steel Deal.

Mr.. Roosevelt says that when he
was asked whether he would assent
to the absorption OF the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company by the steel
trust the occasion was one that de-
manded. instant action that timidity
seeks excuses for evading responsible.
ity and deferring action, but that
whatever was to be done in this
case had 10 be done instantly, and
he did not.
No one will question the readiness
of Mr.. Roosevelt 10 assume any re,
sponsibiiity at any moment and to act
on the instant. II he does not love
responsibility he Is certainly not
afraid OF any amount of It, and he ia
undeniably fond Of power. He loves
to act, and the bigger the occasion the
more he enjoys It.
In this case all that Mr.. Roosevelt
knew OF the financial situation In New
prk was what he was told by two
representatives Of the steel trust.
which would head OF q rival and get
more than 100000 worth OF prop
srty for about sso.oOo.0 900. and the sort
Of property It most needed for estsb-
fishing It's spower over the steel I'm
dustry Of the country--coal and ore
deposits. The evidence so far taken
leaves Il very doubtful whether the
substitution of steel bonds for Ten
nessee shares stayed the panic. and
not certain that it was necessary in
order 70 save Moore q schley. Fur
thermore. II is important 70 remem.
Der that the question Mr.. Roosevels
decided YVES . judicial question. II
was whether the proposed absorption
would violate the Sherman law.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15

In the Winona speech President
Taft said oi the wool schedule: III 10
the one important defect In the pres-
snt Payne tariff bill and the perform
ance Of the promise Of the platform
TO reduce rates TO q difference In
the cost Of production with a reason
able profit 70 the manufacturer"
This important defect" seems like
~ TO be at least partly remedied BY
congress. lts work, Of course. win bs
approved by the president who two
years ago expressed his belief IN the
importance Of Just such action.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15

On the charge of raising a
check for $50 to 5000, Herbert
L. Bradley, % years old, of Platte
City. was arrested at Kansas City
yesterday afternoon by Scott
Cooley, city detective. Young
Bradley is son OF a widow Of
Platte City, who recently sold a
farm for S25, 900. The check was
one his mother had given him on
the Wells Banking Company of
Platte City. After raising the
check Bradley went TO the bank
and bodgat q draft Ter $1,000 on
the First National Bank Of Kan
sas City. When he went there
he left his money on deposit at
the bank. He went to an auto
mobile agency, where he bought
q ear, giving a cheek for 81 200
for the automobile. He was ar
rested while making the deal for
the car.
A. s. B. Smith who owns and
operates a large stock farm on
Route 4, two miles southwest Of
Essex has begun the construction
of @ large concrete silo. He is
one of the largest stockraisers in
this section, and is constantly in.
stalling new devices to aid in
carrying on his business econo-
mically and profitably.-Essex
Leader.
The town of Bunker, in Rey-
nolds county, has had an epidem-
10 OF typhoid fever this summer.
About forty cases having been
reported in the town and vicinity.
The situation is, however, inn
proved at this time.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15
AlI r.rrea WIth Same nrush.

''Ex-senator Mason Of Illinois. testi-
fyins in the Lorimer inquiry. charged
ex-senator Hopkins, who once de-
feated him. with being check book
csndfdste."
!, Probably Senator Lorimer Il not
oppressed By sense Of uniQusnsss b
Illinois Republican politics, =
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15
AAAAsAAeeeeAAeeaAA
'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
NAL Some Credited, and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.


George W. Pollick has sold his
farm of 200 acres, about four
miles north of Oregon, to Will A.
Springer for S26, 900. In Decem-
Der, 1902, George bought 100
acres of this land paying $1,000
for it, and in January, 1910, he
bought 40 acres more for So, 800,
making the 200 acres cost him
S10,800, and now sells, holding
the 100 acres less than 10 years
and the 40 acres less than two
years, at an advance Of nearly 10
per cent. This is certainly "go-
ing some" in real estate advances.
Mrs. Nancy Ebey, 9e years old,
of Troy, on Tuesday of last week
married her sixth husband, Rec
Inflow, "a years old. The BRIDES
fifth husband died six weeks ago
at the poor farm. The throng at
the depot cheered as the pair
stepped lightly aboard the train
bound for Hannibal. The couple
appeared oblivious to the staring
crowd. The bride was gowned in
a plain black dress with a belt
made of leather and a olothesline.
She wore q sunbonnet and APP
peared happy.
The citizens of Ava, Douglas
county. Mo-, have strong objec-
tons to having an industrial
school for negro girls established
in their town. Ava not long since
went through d race war that
killed and crippled quite a few
persons, and. while negro indus-
trial schools are doubtless an ex-
ceiient preventive of such trouble
that little hamlet may be pardon
ed for desiring that negroes do
their copgregating elsewhere for
industrial experiments. jackson
Cash Book.
Two weeks ago we gave an ac-
count of "Uncle" Jimmy Dough-
erty of Howell county celebrating
his Goth birthday by giving big
barbecue to 1000 people. Uncle
Jimmy was then hale and hearty
and was able to ride horseback
and get around fairly well, and
he said that he expected to live
to celebrate his hundredth birth
day. But he lidn't-he passed
away last Saturday, full of honors
and at peace with his God. after
a brief illness. Bonneville Ad-
vertiser.
Missouri, with only one-third
of q crop, produced more apples
this year than any other state
west of the Mississippi river.
There are 20 million trees In Mis-
souri, and plenty of room for Q
million more. These figures are
almost as attractive as the ones
prepared by the orchard land
agents Of the arid Northwest.
The only difference is this. The
Missouri figures are genuine and
the apples are not hand painted.
They're the kind you eat,
Five car loads Of thing are be-
ing unlosded here now, being the
first shipment of twenty car loads
bought by G. s. DeField. The
tiling is in siges from four inches
to twelve inches and Mr.. DeField
viii use it In thing his several
farms. He expects to use the
twenty car loads during the fall
and winter II possible to do so.--
East Prairie Eagle,
Something new in the way Of
racing was "pulled off, at Matt
Hand fair last motorcycle
races. The race was between q
Hkidnore and = st. Joseph man,
the latter winning by nearly a
mile. They went twenty tines
sround the track-i0 miIes--and
the speed was about fifty miles
lPsF hour,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15

RW~Srv~v$<pvv~
Albany's business men refused
to guarantee another chautauqus.
Potosi viii be 100 years old
October let, and the Independent
suggests that they vote for a
system OF waterworks. Freder-
icktown is also condidering such
a system.
Nodaway county will receive
this year as It's share of the pub
lie school fund the sum of $685.
906.97. The rate per pupil will
be S3.85. This does not include
the township fund.
Three big cuoumbers are re-
ported from Butler county, one
weighing five pounds and being
fifteen and one-half inches in
length, whils the three weighed
ten and one-half pounds.
A petsiked alligator, six feet
Iong and weighing about 300
pounds, was unesrthed Tuesday
by A. H. Smith, a farmer near
Graham. The fossil is almost
perfect 10 form and detail.
In suing for a divorce . woman
of Smithy,lle alleges that she was
but twelve years old when she
married a man Of sixty.fye who
has ten children. She was forced
to marry him by her parents.
A story has been printed in
several newspapers ip this section
that Q wild man, clothed in deer
skins, was captured in Douglass
county. Diligent Inquiry faiis to
Corrobcrats Tho weird story,
Kansas City has an aviator
named Edward L. Coin, who un-
dertook TO sail from the twelfth
story of the new Rialto building
without the aid Of an airship or
parachute, His remains had to
be taken up in scoop-shovel.
The commercial club Of SPRING
field is arranging for land con-
grsss to exploit the resources of
the Ozarks on October 2. This
would be good move for south
east Missouri, where we really
have soil which produces any
and everything.
The opening of the Farmers
Exchange Bank at Parkyille took
place last Saturday and many
friends of the new institution were
present. The capital stock is
$50, 900, fully paid. G. P. Breen
10 president, E. N. Breen, vice.
president, and E. j. Breen, jr.,
cashier.
A half dozen white boys at
tended q negro dance and barbe-
cue near Yates, Randolph county.
Saturday night. During the
evening they got into fight with
the darkies and one negro was
killed, two wounded, and two OF
the white boys were slashed with
razors.
Mrs. Nancy Harsh, the Hop
kins centsnsrian, went to creston
Wednesday night to visit few
weeks at the home OF ]. B. Harsh.
Though well near 102 years the
aged woman made the trip with
pc little trouble as q woman forty
or ifty years younger. She had
TO be assisted from the train by
her son, but otherwise was able
to take care of herself.
Someone hasresurrected copy
Of the Fulton Telegraph, printed
sixty yeaFs ago, and oddly enough,
the leading editorial was DEVOTED
to q fervent appeal for better
roads. The editor said be was
appealing to '.the intelligent,
thorough-going and energetic
people," and countless benefits
would accrue to the country II they
would improve the roads,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-15

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A carload of melons was re-
ceived in st. Louis one day last
week that broke ell previous
records. The load contained 325
melons that weighed from 55 to
gu pounds, the average being 10
pounds.
The Missouri State Poultry
Shows will be held at the follow
ing times and places: Sikeston,
November 21-24; Fulton, De-
cember 5-e; Butler, January 2-5
and st. Joseph, January 1928.
Big poultry institutes will be held
at each one Of these places in
connection with the state show.
Barton county has followed the
example set by Howell county.
The prisoners have been put to
work on the county roads. Forty
bootleggers who have been eating
at the expense of the Taxpayers
and resting in the cooling shade
of the Lamar jail must WELD the
pick and shovel and follow the
plow along the roads.
The Sikeston Hornet, the prod
uct of Guy E. Cooksey. was sold
to Naeter Bros, OF Cape Girar-
deau, who will begin the publica-
ton Of a paper there September
7th. The Hornet had not been .
financial success since it declared
for socialism last April. Editor
Cooksey will go to some other
field.
"My God, don't shoot" With
these words on his lips, Ezekiel
Collins, one of the old residents
of the Collins settlement near
West Plains, dropped dead SUM-
day morning. Three feet from
the spot where Ezekiel Collins
breathed his last Charley Collins
stood with a pistol pointed at the
breast of Lee Collins, son OF
Ezekiel Collins. The fear that
his son would be shot to death
caused Collins to drop dead.
The twenty-ninth annual Synod
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, comprising all the pres
byteries of Missouri, held at Per-
tile springs, Mo-, last week, voted
to hold their next synod at Camp.
bell. The Missouri Presbyteries
have $4,000 members W h c h
means that we will have to take
care Of about 200 delegates and
visitors. The synod will be held
about the first OF September or
not earlier than August is, 1912.
Campbell Citizen.
A friend came to our office re-
Gently and said that William
Burge, farmer living on route /
told him that he (Burge) had
corn that would raise 120 bushels
to the acre, saying that the stalks
we're fifteen feet high the last time
he saw them. Mr.. Burge, also,
told our informant, 80 he says,
that he was satisfied that he has
peas that will make 90 bushels to
the acre, as the peas were 8 in.
ches higher than the above de-
scribed corn when last sesn.--
Puxico Index.
Two stalks OF cotton were ex-
hibited at the Porter Pollock Mer-
camille Company's store last Sat-
urday TO show how the crop lie
doing In this community. One
stalk measured TIA feet high
and had only three bolls OF cot
ton on it, while the other was 4
feet high and had 10 boils Of cot
ton nearly matured, besides many
squares. The first stalk was TAX
en- from . field where the crop
was left entirely too thick and as
q result It was all weed and no
fruit, The other stalk was taken
from . field that had been tninned
to a proper stand and will make
more than two bales to the acre.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-10
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF The
COUNTY OF MARlCoPA, TERRI
TORY OF ARIZONA,

In the matter of the estate OF NJ. j.
Brady. deceased. Notice of hearing pc
tition for letters OF administration.
Notice is hereby given that Martha
Brady has filed in this court her petit
ton praying that letters of admins
tration on the estate of said decedent
be granted herself. and that the same
will be heard at the January term OF
said court, to-wit: on Monday.
the 18th day of January. A. ID.
1911, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of said day. at the courtroom of
said court, in Phoenix, county Of Mari
copa. Territory of Arizona. and all per-
sons interested in said estate are no.
titled then and there to appear and
show cause. if any they have. why the
prayer of said petitioner should not
be granted.
Dated January 4, 1911.
CARL CLARK,
BIN Clerk
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-10
TOURISTS BOOST TRADE
Americans Abroad Act as Advance
Agents for Country's Goods

Paris, Francc-The four hundred
thousand Americans who come to Eu-
rope each year are of inestimable
benefit to the United States rs adj
vance agents i'm advertising American
goods. This is the opinion Of Ben
jamin ]. Rosenthal of Chicago. who
has left Paris 10 return home Tor the
purpose of reporting to the organi-
cation which he represents, the Ma
tional Business League of America,
on the prospects of establishing
broader trade relations between the
United States and Europe.
There has been enough abuse of
American tourists said Mr.. Rosen-
thai. IF they buy some things in
Europe which are not made iE Am d.
erica the few dollars thus spent do
not count against the great good done
by the pilgrims of American progress
who show their American things and
talk to foreigners about the excel
lence of American manufactures, AM
erican modernity and American con-
veniences. The investment If mil
lions Of dollars could not replace the
work which these visitors have done
Where Americans have been. Eu-
ropeans are ready to buy American
goods These are well received every
where. especially where the fame of
the manufactures on the other side
of the Atlantic has been spread by
these tourists. Prospects for the es-
adjustment of an international trade
court are bright. Chicago News.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-10
HEALTH AND HEALING
RECORD OF TRANSFERS
A. Reported BY the Arixons
Abstract a Title Company
t1+ West Washington g.

A. +. Batre ct al, to Maricopa Devel
Co. deed. six mining claims in Mari
copa co.
Emil Holden to C. II. Hadley. deed
twelve mining claims in Sunset mining
district.
Elizabeth Woods to John F. White
deed, lot s, block /, Athena Place.
Mary A. Reilly to Enoch Williams
deed, lot IS Highland Add.
L. NJ. Messer and wife to T. ]. Moi
man. lots 10 To 10 inclusive, block 80
Collins Add.
+. Tymick and wife to NJ Novaeck
deed. lots and {, block 30. Grand Ave
Add.
Peter X. Nelson and wife TO C. A
Gushing. deed. lots % and "a. block 8
Collins Add
Kate Harrell and husband to Chas
Stewart. deed. south half. southwest
quarter. section IS. township north
range l east.
Cement Workers G. Co. to John T
Dunlap. deed. lots IL and l.. block %
Montgomery Add.
Lucy NJ. Doster apd husband to Wal
ter Mckay. deed, lots 10 and II. Graves
Sub
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-10
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office.
Phoenix. Arizona

PnOenlX, Ar1ZOnar.
December I. 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav-
ing been filed in this office by Orson
Vance, contestant. against Homestead
Entry No. -. Serial No. 05s47.
made May 4. 1909, for Sc u
Section 10, Township l S. Range
s E, G. & S. r. Meridian, by
William A. Crisler. contestee. in
which it is alleged that claimant has
wholly abandoned said tract for more
than six months last past, that he
has failed TO cultivate or improve
said land. said parties are herby not
flied to appear. respond. and offer
evidence touching said allegation at
10 o'clock a. III. on February Is. 1911.
before the Register and Receiver, u.
S. Land Office. Phoenix, Arizona.
The said contestant having. in a prop
er affidavit. filed Dec. 20. 1910. set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service of this notice
can not be made. il is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be Civ
en- by due and proper publication
Record address OF entryman-R f.
d. No. 1. Phoenix. Arizona
CHAS. E. ARNOLD,
Receiver
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-10
NOTICE.

Is hereby given, that a special
meeting OF the stockholders of the
Phoebe Golden Prince Mining Com
pany will be held at the office Of said
company at Phoenix. Maricopa Coun-
ty. Arizona. on the 23rd day OF Janu-
airy. A. d. 1911, at , .. IN. o'clock of
said date. for the urpose OF consid
ering and passing upon a resolution
heretofore adopted by the Board OF
Directors of this corporation at a
special directors meeting held on De-
cember 8. A. d. 1910. which said reso-
luton provided for the sale of all OF
the property. real and personal, OF
this corporation. to the Phoebe CO.
alition Mines Company. a Utah cor
poration. with a capitalization of one
million dollars, divided into one mil
lion shares Of the par value OF s1.0C
each. of which said capitalization
100000 shares shall be issued and
fully paid stock, and the balance
shall be treasury stock.
The total purchase price proposed
in said resolution for the sale Of said
property is the sum of 1901 ,267.00 for
the real property, payable in stock
of said corporation at par, and ss4.-
1000 for the PERSONAL property and
improvements belonging to said cor
poration, payable in stock in said
Phoebe Coalition Mines Company al
fifty cents per share. or 1890
shares. a total of S265.97700. to be
paid for by 330.6s7 shares of the capt.
tai stock of said corporation of the
par value OF s1.O0.
Said meeting is also called for the
purpose OF transacting such other
business as may properly come be-
fore IL.
BY order of the Board OF Directors
DEAN r. Low, Secretary.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-10

signed, executrix OF the last will and
testament of p. G. Dismukes, deceased.
to the creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased.
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after the
first publication Of this notice tn the
said execut-ix at the law offices of Kib-
hey. Bennett & Bennett. Fleming
building in the city of Phoenix. Ari-
IONA. the same being the place for
the transaction of the business OF said
estate, in said county of MaricOpa.
CLARA B. DISMUKES,
Executrix OF the last Will and Tesla
ment of +. G. Dismukes. Deceased.
Dated this 5th day of January. 1911.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Serial No. 012753.
Phoenix, Arizona, Land Office.

Phoenix, Arizona, Land Office,
December 10, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Henry
NJ. Lewis. of Phoenix, County OF
Maricopa. Territory of Arizona, the
legal assignee of Oren S. Burke. has
filed in this office his application to
enter. under the provisions of Sec
tons 1905 and 1907. Revised Statutes
of the United States. the following
described land. viz: NEA NEk Sec
IS. T. NJ, r. 1 w, G. G. S. R. b
& NJ.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the lands described. or desir-
ing to object because of the mineral
character OF the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to appli-
cant. should file their affidavits OF
protest in this office. on or before