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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-18
Rich Man. Poo. Man.

You can easily tell poor man from
q rich one by examining his mail. The
poor mans mail consists OF requests
for money that be owes. the rich mans
for money that he doesn't owe.-Lip-
pincott's.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-18
TIE Rsason..

DauGhter-There amt anybody cpme
u Tor dinner today. ma. Lan1lady
0ninly No: this Is the dat thaf tl,eys
a.! rrs1.ssrl rostfivrsv - nay ysa-lx.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-18

DEFORE you build that Granary or Barn.
would like to show you my materials and quote
you prices. Lumber is cheaper now than it will
be another year. The TRUST is Tightening its
grip. l Am NOT IN THE TRUST.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

state or nation. lie is thoroughly
amiiar with all Of the state $ impor,
lant suits pow pendlLg and is in
line for this well deserved promo
ton. His legal ability is 6evoud
question and the Democracy of Mis-
a0uri will tind in Mr.. Atkiison Que
Of the best vote gelters" il cat
! name on the state ticket. He has
never been factionaliSt and has the
warmest OF personal friends among
all elements Of the party. His
splendid record as a lawyer, as a
member of the State Legislature, as
speaker OF the house aud as Assis
tant Attorney General, will enable
him not only to poll the full rarity
vote but will appeal strongly to the
independent voter of the state. He
has a state wide acquaintance aud
has always been ready and willing
and has, iu the years past, gone out,
1t every call upon him, into the
state to campaign for the Democratic
ticket.
Mr.. Atkinson was reared on a
farm in this county and by his own
efforts and perseverance, obtained an
education. He is truly a self made
man His entire private and official
life is free from 5lemish. He is now
forty one years Of Lge and in the
prime of a vigorous man hood. He
is a member Of the Presbyterian
church, Mason and an Odd Fellow
and has been for number OF years
an active member of the Missouri
State Bar association. As a mem.
Der Of the State Bar Association he
has advocated Workmans Compen.
sation Act in the nature of Indus
trial Insurance, one, which will be
lair and just to both employer and
employee, He served on the Especial
committee of the State Bar Assoeia.
tion, which revised the corporation
laws OF the state for the last legis-
lature.
Mr.. Atkinson has been so busy
with bis official duties as Assistant
Attorney General that he has not, as
yet, made any public announcement
OF his intention to become a eandi
date for Attorney General, but we
feel con tident that his announcement
viii be forthcoming 10 due time, as
be is how being freely discussed by
friends in all parts OF the state as
the most available candidate the
Democratic party could name for
this Office. Rock-ribbed, Demo-
cratic, Southeast Missouri has
never been given the important Of
flee of Attorney General, and we
consider Mr.. Atkinson from every
point Of view the logical man for the
Office.
To the Democratic voters OF Mis-.
souri, therefore we take pleasure lie
presenting the name of Hoo. John
Morgan Atkinson as our candidate
for the Office Of Attorney General.
feeling confident Of his nomination
and election.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
WOOL DUTIES FIRST
BURDEN THAT RESTS MOST
HEAVILY ON THE PEOPLE.
Sugar Tax Might Be Retained n In
lqultous Tariff on Wool, Wholly
Unnecessary, Should be Done
Away With or Lowered.

II was reported from Washington
recently that the findings OF the tariff
board Indicated the possibility OF
transferring sugar to the free list
without serious results to the domes-
tic sugar industry.
But the meaning of this did not ap-
pear clearly. 1t might have been all
sugars could safely be put on the free
list, or merely that all protection
could safely be withdrawn from the
sugar-reflning business.
Probably the refiners need no pro-
lection, although the Havemeyer con-
oern showed its dissatisfaction with
the existing measure Of protection BY
defraudlng the government Of millions
Of its revenue from raw sugars.
But that our producers of raw sugar
can flourish without protection is
more doubtful At any rate, II the
proposal should be made To deprive
them Of protection we may be sure
they would shout a tremendous pro
test. The beet interests would be es-
peclally furious.
And besides. putting the interests
out of the question. sugar Is an Inn
portant source OF revenue. The duties
collected range from s5S,000,O00 to
s64 900 900 year, nearly all from raw
sugar, for the duty on rehnod is prac-
tically prohibltory.
The sd valorem equivalents OF the
duties collected run from II to 90
per cent. This Ia almost as bad as
the wooden rates But 1t Is some sat
lsfaction to know that the sugar rates
give much more revenue in proportion
to the whole burden imposed than do
the woolen rates.
That is one reason why the stand
patters are always so much more
ready to sacrifice the sugar rates. But
II Is an excellent reason why consums.
ers should prefer to retain the sugar
duties and reduce or abolish those
that cost them very much more for
protection to interests that have
waxed fat at the expense Of the peo-
pie and no longer need any protection
whatever.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

TITS pretty hard nowadays to tell
who is Republican and who is q
Democrat" t."-Presiden Taft In his
speech at Olympia.
Not so difficult, Mr. President, when
the test Is applied.
Is he for high tariff framed to en-
able the manufacturer to levy tribute
on the consumer? Does he resist
every attempt to lower the outrageous
ly high rates OF the present tariff
Docs he pronounce the Payne-Aldrich
act the best tariff law ever framed"
Then there is no doubt whatever that
he is a Republican.
Does he favor immediate tariff re-
duction to relieve the consumer from
his heavy burdenP Does he favor a
tariff to raise revenue to run the gov
ernment and not to protect" trusts
and favorites? Does he demand i'm
mediate action, without waiting for
the long-delayed report Of doubtful
board? Does he stand for the inter.
est Of the whole people and not Of a
single favored classI Then he is a
Democrat.
II the insurgent Republicans stick
to their principles, they must sup
port the Democrats. II they choose
to support Republicans merely for
the sake Of the party name, they will
be abandoning their principles.-Bal-
timore Sun.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

To the Democratic voters of the
State OF Missour: The Democratic
lawyers aud citizens of Ripley county
will present to the Democratic
voters OF Missouri, at the State Pri
mary in 1912, the name of our dis
tinguished fel ow citizen, Hon Joal
Morgan Atkinson, as a candidate
for the office of Attorney General oI
Missouri.
Mr.. Atkinson represented Ripley
county in the legislature during the
AID, 431 and 44th General Assem-.
blles. He was minority leader in
the 43l General Assembly aud was
elected speaker Of the 44th, aud in
all of his legislative service made a
magnificent record. 1t was said OF
him by both Democrats and Repub-
licans, aud by the press of the state
at large, at the close OF his term as
speaker, that he had made one OF the
ablest and fairest speakers the state
ever had. He gave every member
OF the house q Square Deal and
it was at all times a deliberative as.
sembly over which he presided. AS
a Representative Mr.. Atkinson stood
for and supported good, fair, clean
and wholesome laws. He has al.
ways been broad and progressive in
his views on public questions. He
was appointed by Governor Dockery
10 1904 as member of the "Junket-
ing Committee to visit all Of the
State Institutions. He has always
been loyal friend and supporter
OF the state schools aud various
other state institutions, believing
the best was none too good for Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. Atkinson s friends urged him,
at the close Of his term as speaker,
to become candidate for the office
of Attorney General, but he declined
TO run against Elliott W. Major for a
denomination, taking the position
that Mr.. Major was entitled to re.
nomination without opposition as be
had been defeated for that office In
1904
Upon bis admission to the bar,
Mr.. Atkinson soon became one Of its
leading members enjoying the con-
tidence OF the people and a good
practice. He resided 10 this county
until January 1909, when be was ap-
pointed to the Office of Assistant At.
torEey General and with bis family
moved to Jefferson City. Since his
appointment as Assistant Attorney
General, DIR. Atkinson has briefed,
argued and won a number of impor
tant cases for the State Of Missouri.
In both the State Supreme Court and
the Supreme Court OF the United
States. He has just recently finish
ed taking the testimony on behalf of
tue state against the Lumber Trust.
composed Of some forty corporations,
and in his conduct OF that trial has
made a strong case against one of
the most iniquitious trusts 10 the
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
President Taft and the West,

II he has gained with the protes.
sional politicians, the disposition of
the people Of the western states In
wolves another question. Though
heartily greeted everywhere by the
masses there Is no evidence that their
sentiments toward him and his admin.
istration have undergone a favorable
change So far from It, his speeches
in support Of his tariff commission
and In defense Of his vetoes have met
with a chilling reception in the "en-
emy's country" with ell the respect
that was paid to his person. He has
found himself incapable Of persuad
ing the people that there was ads-
Quate cause for his vetoes OF moder.
ate reductions Of duties on their food
and clothing. or for congress to wait
for reports Of his tariff commission.
Philadelphia Record.
James ]. Hin says that nothing r.
the matter with the country except
political ghost dancing, which Is an
unkind way to refer to a president
who thinks II Is his duty to visit the
people In their homes" about three
times year whether they invite him
or not
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
HON. JOHN M. ATKINSON.
Hon. John M. Atkinson Presented as a Candidate fol
ATTORNEY General by RipleY County Citizens

When Circuit Court closed the Tuesday evening session
meeting of the Democratic members of the Ripley County bar was
announced and the MEMBERS with number visiting Democratic
attorneys met together and The purpose the meeting stated
to be to adopt and issue address voters of the
state presenting the of Hon. John Morgan Anson at
ent assistant attorney general OF the candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the position Attorney General
voted at the state primary election on the first Tues
day in August next 1912 The address prepared and on
ton adopted unanimously Following is the address:
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

II there is any meaning to re-
suits it is evident that the Repub.
lican party, as an organization,
is still on the toboggan, the same
as in 1910. and going down
mighty fast.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

The further away Mr.. Taft gets
IRON Washington the more ferocious
he becomes against the trusts. May
be II We shifted the seat Of govern
ment to Idaho we could get him to
help revise the taris downward.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
Ozark Land Congress.

. w. w "hS oAA Gil x ClllSlllS lbl
county and individual exhibits al
the great exposition to be held il
the Mcdaniel building here De.
cember 1928. The building
where the congress is to be held
contains thousands of feet ol
floor space and each county and
all individual exhibitors are as
sured Of all the room they need
for displaying their products to
the b ,st advantage.
Seymour has come forward
with the request that the citizens
be given IL special day at the
congress-, and this will probably
be arranged, Citizens of Sey-
mour expect to invade Spring.
field en- masse, and, headed by a
brass band, whoop things up
Tor Seymour and Webster
County. Letters from CONNER
cial clubs in many other live
towns in this part of the state
show no lack OF interest in the
aims and purposes of the con.
gress, and are pledging their
support in making the event the
greatest ever held in the south
wes.. The value of such an
exposition seems TO be well un.
derstood in all counties, and
more than thirty will be repre-
sented here as !he preliminary
step in sharing in the increased
prosperity that the awakening is
certain to bring.
The exhibit plans of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Iron Mountain have
just been announced. The road
will have a model five-acre
farm, in miniature, similar to
one shown at a congress he'd
here two years ago. Every de.
tail in the location of farm build.
ngs and the planting of the most
suitable crops will be shown.
The object will he to show that
small farms in the Hill districts
of Southern Missouri can, by
scientific farming, be made to
produce almost as well as farms
on which the soil is more fertile
and the surroundings are more
favorable to successful aericul-
ture.
F. S. White. Agricultural Com
missioner of the Frisco, is now in
the south collecting several car
loads OF exhibits; collecting the
cream Of the harvest of the
southern states. They will be
shown at the Land Congress
here, but will not compete for
any of the numerous cash prizes
offered, as all premiums are TO
be awarded winning exhibits of
products coming from South
west Missouri.
Plans for the organization of
the Southwest Missouri Press AS
sociation are progressing rapidly
and it is expected that fully 1850
editors will be here on Thursday
Of congress week to help form an
organization that will do much in
attracting desirable settlers TO
The thousands OF acres Of unde.
veloped lands in the territory to
be represented at the Ozark
Land Congress.
The Pure Food Show to be
held in connection with the
Land Congress will be a rare
.reat for visitors. Many of the
argest concerns in the country
will have exhibits. This feature
IT the congress alone will be Of
great educational value to every
nan, woman and child who at
ends.
II there is any meaning to re-
'ults it is evident that the Rerub.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

invented bi-parachute or "ssfe'
ty airship," and thinks his ma
chine excels all others.
The grand jury is in session al
Kirksville and it is reported thai
four hundred whites and six
hundred negroes are missing.
A Burlington Junction banker
named Garrett has been sued for
$4,000 for alternating the affect
ions Of the wife Of James Glover.
The mayor Of Higginsville is
sued proclamation calling for a
"sane Halloween" Wonder il
the mayors gate was on its own
hinges that morning?
Eli Mullinax, ,one Of Prtnceton's
oldest and wealthiest residents,
gave away $50, 900 last week. IL
was in sums Of $1,000, this
amount going TO each of his
children.
The Warrsnsburg Star an
nounces n closed season for
snake, bird and fish stories and
invites efforts along the line OF
sweet potatoes and extraordinary
pumpkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mckinney,
who recently celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at
Brookfeld, were born in Ireland,
married in Scotland and have
lived in Brookfeld for the last
forty six years.
j. E. Barnett, formerly of Colo
rado and a new arrival in Boone
county, produced more than $500
worth Of vegetables on two acres
of land last summer. He used
dry farming methods.
The Eagles--the FraternaI or.
der OF Eagles--have erected a
fiae new clubhouse at Marshall
and-think of this-the members,
by two thirds majority, voted
to keep intoxicants out OF the
clubhouse at all times.
James Benton Grant, governor
OF Colorado from 1883 TO 1885,
and heavily interested in mines
and smelling furnaces near Dem
yer and Leadville, Colorado, died
at Excelsior Springs recently of
q complication Of heart and kid
ney trouble.
A st. Louis photographer,
with his eleven children and a |
sister in law, passed through |
Moberly the other day on their
way to San Diego. They are
walking for their health, which
is somewhat contrary to the
usual reason.
The largest apple crop in sew.
eral years is being marketed in
Charlton county. Eighteen car
loads have been shipped from
Keytesville. Fifty carloads al
ready have been shipped from
the county. The quality of the
fruit is excellent.
On some rainy afternoon
when you have nothing else to
do try your hand at answering
this question from the Ozark Re.
publican: "Has anyone stopped
to figure out what was done with
all the money before people be.
gan TO buy motor cars?"
Mrs. George Thompson, 4S
years old, died ct her home in
Green township, near Utica, FRI
day morning OF last week, at IL
o'clock. Shortly after her death
the husband received q message
announcing the death OF his SOC,
Everett. aged 20 years. at New
bon, Kiss. The body Of the son
arrived in Utica Saturday morn.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

'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.

held from the Baptist church il
that town Saturday afternoon al
$3.50. The bodies were laid to
rest beside each other in the
family burying ground in the
Utica cemetery.
An evangelist, recently ad-
dressing a large gathering al
Sturgeon, shouted out: "Any.
one who wants to go to heaven
stand up" Not a single person
arose from his seat, which shows
just h ow we'll satisfied the aver
age resident of Sturgeon can
make himself.
1t is evident that Champ Clark
means what he says when he say
he is not a candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomina-
ton. If he was he would never
have made that Canadian annex
alton talk at Fremont, Nebraska,
last week. That took him out of
the running.
Alvin D. New, Of Hopkins, is
shipping his big crop of broom
corn and will receive S150 a ton
for it this year, while last year
he received but an even hundred,
so the good housewife need not
be surprised if the price of
brooms 60 up in the near future.
The Ledger says that it looks
now as if the Mexico government
building will be erected some
time next year, "maybe," and
from that indefinite phraseology
we take it that early completion
of Mexico's government building
is somewhat in doubt.
An aged Hopkins farmer
named Renfro was killed while
pulling stumps. A broken clevis
allowed the sweep to fly back
striking him in the abdomen and
throwing him about 20 feet. In
falling his head struck a log and
fractured his skull.
A Missouri hog took first pre-
MUM at the Nebraska State Fair
as being the largest in a contest
against 300 other entries. The
hog is a Duroo Jersey and was
raised in Howell county.
The contract for Scott oounty's
new court house has been award
ed to McCarty Construction Co.,
Of Pennington, for S75, ,740.0U.
Work will be commenced at an
early date.
John Sheckles OF Pemiscot
while fishing recently shot
and crippled a pelican which
measured ten feet from tip to tip
Of its wings.
Poplar Bluff Republican boasts
Of a ten pound sweet potato
grown in Butler county. 1t
measured two feet in circum-
ference.
Sam Smith Of Bollinger county
claims to be the champion pump
kin raiser in that county, ss he
raised 10 wagon loads from one
acre.
Two thousand acres Of land in
Butler county Monday sold for
,ne cent and a half an acre, the
whole costing s31.
CapeGirardeau county has en-
oloyed an auditing company to
90 over the books of the county
officials.
The assessed valuation of the
sristocratic little city OF Dexter is
1904, 800.
Kentucky has came back.
About $4,000 majority. Going
Ioms.
This is No. 2, of Volume XVI
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

Kentucky has came back.
About 10000 majority. Going
some.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

This Is No. 2, of Volume XIV
Of THE DEsocRAT.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-19

MUScATIkE MAN, FORMER or
TUMWAN, REFUSES TO BE
THE GOAT.

Muscatine, Jan. Nv. S. Richie,
superintendent of the Richie Cor
rugated Culyert company Of Musca-
tine, of Scotch descent, has been
chosen to be the fall guy on the old
Spanish prison gag, judging from a
communication received by the local
business man. Armadeoa Mario, OF
Valencia, Spain, thrown into Spanish
prison, because of political activity
writes to the Muscatine man for as
sistance for his daughter who is, &C
cording to the letter, now in Spanish
college and needs the guardianship OF
the Muscatine manufacturer, who
Judging from the letter. appears to be
the only relative who is in position
to assist the 19-year-old girl. The in
telligence cleaned from the letter did
not startle Mr.. Richie when he re-
ceived the communication; in fact, he
did not even enthuse. He enjoyed the
novelty of the thing, however, but
being Scotchman he resents the ac-
ton Of the supposed Spaniard who con-
siders him easy enough to fall before
such time worn swindle. Mr. Richie
intends to turn the letter over to the
postal authorities and an investiga-
ton will at once be made. Mario,
who declares himself to be related
to his correspondent in this city, has
%, 900 pounds sterling on deposit in
the Bank of England and his sum
will revert to Mr.. Richie as guardian
of the girl it he will accept the re-
sponsibility Of standing as protector
of the young miss.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-19
WOMAN FOUND
IN TAIL RACE
IS led:
J. w. CLARK OF MOLINE, ILL,
VISITED MORGUE AND DlCOV-
Erred THAT BODY WAS THAT OF
HIS SISTER.

The y of the unknown woman
found floating in the tail race near the
union depot yesterday morning. was
identified this morning as that Of Miss
Arminta Grace Clark of Fayette, Ia.
by her brother j. w. Clark Of Moline
| ILL., The man was overcome with
grief when he recognized the remains
of his only sister, lying in the morgue
at the Sullivan Undertaking parlors
The deceased was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. G. Clark OF Fayette
county and was 20 years of age. Her
Besides her parents and her brother
who identified her, she is survived by
three other brothers. G. H. Clark of
Oelwein, a., G. w. Clark of North
Platte, Neb, and F. E. Clark OF Mon
dixie, Montana.
Was to Have Met Her Here.
Between tears, her brother this
morning spoke of the sad affair He
stated that he was to have met her in
this city, and the two were to have
gone to Fayette where they had been
called by the serious illness of their
father. Mr.. Clark died yesterday
morning at 2 o'clock. The girl had
taken medical treatment at Kirksville,
Mo-, for eye trouble and goiter. She
is supposed to have arrived in Of
tumwa on the early morning Wabash.
Her brother arrived on the Milwaukee
at II O'Clock. They were to meet at
the union depot. When he arrived in
the city. he asserted that he heard
about the unknown woman being
drowned in the race. but not thinking
that it was his sister, he did not go to
the Sullivan morgue. Thinking that
she mad not started from Kirksvi1le,
Mo-, he purchased ticket and left on
the Wabash passenger at 3 clock for
the Missouri city.
He bought an early edition of the
Courier from a newsboy and read the
story Of the mysterious drowning and
while the name of the girl was the
same as that of his sister, he could not
realize that it was she. After reach
ing Kirksville he searched for his SIS
ter Being unable to find her, it
dawned upon him that the woman in
the morgue at Ottumwa was his Sis,
ter, and after riding all night he
reached the city this morning. Going
to the Sullivan morgue
he identified the body. He asserted
that she had been in Kirksville about
six weeks taking treatment. He tele
phoned his mother at Fayette this
and she identified the watch,
found on the woman as the timepiece
belonging to her daughter.
Girl Did Not Suicide.
Mr.. Clark stated this morning that
he did not believe his sister COM
mitted suicide. He said that she was
very timid and near sighted and he
the belief that she had be-
come bewildered and had wandered
down the Milwaukee tracks looking
for the depot. He believes that upon
reaching a point opposite the Union
depot, she recognized it as the place
where she desired to go and sliding