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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07
WIckERsHAM FAILS IN DUTx
Attorney General Consistently Treats
Trust Lawbreakers as Favored
Glass Of Criminals.

Something like three years must
pass before the suit brought By At
torney General Wickersham against
the lumber trust can be finally set.
tied in the court Of last resort Whsu
the last word is uttered by the su-
preme court the lumber trust stock
may take jump upward as Stand
ard OIL shares did on the curb when
the decision against It was an
nounced. And as In the Standard case.
no individual personally guilty OF the
crime alleged against. the lumber
trust corporation will 60 to tail
This is making q Joke of criminal
statute strong enough to stop con-
spiracies In restraint OF trade-whenl
honestly enforced. Mr.. wickersham's
inexplicable refusal to indict the vio-l
lators and put them In Jail brings the
Sherman law into further contempt
from the lawmakers. Every time
he files one of his puerile civil actions
for dissolution Wall street shakes its
sides with mirth. lnjunctions against
such criminals are as ridIculously I'M
effective as injunctions would be
against countcr;s::..::ag and burglary. /!
The Sherman law is penal statute,
and only BY enforcing It's severast
penalties can any respect be gained
Tor 1t. When the attorney general
iails to prosecute criminals by pro-
ceedins personally against them hsi
violates the spirit Of his oath Of ofice.i
1t then becomes the duty Of the,
president Of the United States to dirpl
miss him from Office and appoint an
attorney general who viii no longer
treat the trust lawbreakers a. a.
favored class Of criminals.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07
Democratic Theories conorm.s

Democratic contentious of 1910 ara
very handsomely confirmed bx
the events OF the present spring ana
summer. II was argued that. In spite
OF the superficial danger Of deadlock
involved in situation where the,
house of representatives was hsId by|
one party and the presidency By an,
other, the sequel would show that lse,
islaticn of real merit. the reciprocity
treaty. for example. would experiences
no difficulty In receiving cheerful sup
port from both the executive and the
house.
Subsequent history has confirmed
the soundness Of this Democratic
view. The president and the house
under its wise and able leadership.
have worked together like q happy
family. and the more than friendly
relations between the White House
and Speaker Clark have presented the
country q most gratifying exhibit h
statesmanlike smity and patriotic so.
operation to the common good.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07
COURT IN HARD CASE
SUPREME TRIBUNAL CONFRONT.
I go WITH PRoeLEM.
Enioreemsnt = of--Lass- -AsainsA- ~ Aha
Trusts 10 Matter for sedate Juds-
mept--common Sense View
~ Of the Matter.

When two are In fight there is q
type Of citizen who stands at the edge
OF the crowd and shouts, Let me get
at him" One sees likeness to this
safely belligerent person in most OF
the critics who do not like the way
the Supreme court has tackled the
trust problem. One wonders what
these critics would do II the crowd
parted and really did let them get at
him."
To drop the rowdy metaphor, It IL
probable that the Supreme court itself
ia not satisfied with its decision. The
court was very frankly not clear what
should be done. But If the courts po-
sition Is admittedly indefinite, how
completely nehulous Is the alternative
offered by the critics.
To say that the law should be en-.
forced against trust lawbreakers as II
is against individual lawbreakers is to
make a noise like sounding brass and
tlnkling cymbals. Everybody accepts
the law enforcement theory. There is
mere sound and tiukle again In declar-
ing that the trusts should be de-
stroyed, no one from the chief justice
down knowing precisely what trust
is. And 30 there is the "Reminiscences
Of the cracking Of thorns under pot
In the demand that the trust leaders
be put In fail. Put them In Jail, cor
daily; but, after they are there. how
will that fact help the solution Of
pressing economic problemsi
Where the court appears to much
better advantage than its censurers Is
In this. that the court apparently rea-
liEes that II has faced and still faces
. big problem and that the end Is not
70 be found In any one statute. or in
any one Judgment or, indeed. in any
one period.
Some constructive criticism OF the
court also may have evinced this rea.
lisation; but II is not to be found In
the bulk OF the criticism which re-
solves itseN simply Into the demand.
BUST the Trusts"
From the stand point Of the optimist:
May II not be considered hopeful
when judges Of high court take coz
nixance of facts and conuitions whose
existence all other intelligent persons
recognize! Has II not been urged
with force against the body Of our
Jurisprudence that 1t holds too close
to precedent-that II Is not sufficient
iy flexible IN applying principles to
changed conditons7 Certainly that
criticism cannot be leyeied at The
, late Sherman act decisions. Those
Judgments have put the law--not
alone the specific statute--into the
current Of affsirs-not across the cur
rent.
II may be believed that affairs viii
haye smoother. better course vie
the law going along In control than II
| the law were merely set In opposition.
s--karsss City Star.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07
legislative Expenses.

When the Democrats got control of
the house Of representatives they
found that institution costing the tax
payers about 100000 a year. The re-
trenchments and savings Immediately
proposed amount TO s22s.ooO. or about
quarter Of the total. Mr. Palmer OF
Pennsylvania, who hes made care.
ful study Of the subject. believes that
with free hand he could run the
house for 100000 a year and make
profit from 500. .ooo>to s15o.ooO at this
hgure. Such economy and business
like management is not TO be expect
ed in q political party. but the reck
less waste Of the past can be reduced
for time at least.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07
The Smell Is so.pIoIoss.

As receiverships 90. possibly DR.
Hollander's $4,000 fee for helping &c
readjust the debt Of San Domingo was
not extortionate. But II should be ex'
planned why our own government paid
him $4,000 in addition to the 800
600 paid by the Dominican govern
ment II this episode had taken place
IN an American city We should hear
charges Of sraft springfield Reppb.
iican
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07
Need an Andrsw I.ek.o..

The protected manufactures, e.
course. desires to have the bars ist|
down. even II Il Affects the middle
class. who are the very backbone 81
the republic. Some day they win rise
IN their might and the protective tar
iff and The alien steamship influsncsa|
win be crushed An Andrew Jsekssa|
is needed.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07

The United States senats's xrsatv
est exponent OF the terra 4 ohjsct.r
Mr. Hepburn Of Idaho. at rscsut -
sion declared tho people do not want
direct election Of United States ssna.
tors II so. Why doesn't the gentle
man from idaho eeass bis ob1sctina
end ALLOW "shs people" to ~ sci
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07
ROUNDABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

Missouri apple raisers declare
that a bumper crop is in sight.
Lathrop was visited by $780,
900 fire on Tuesday morning of
past week.
Mrs. Adaline Bartlett died at
Gallatin at the age OF 90 years,
having always lived in Missouri.
The fact that Missouri has 20,-
900 automobiles discloses the
wealth OF the greatest state in
the Union.
Forest City has a rock pile for
banner carriers and knights of
the Weary Willie order who want
gruo and work.
]. P. Brewer, q Neosha man,
had to get on the water wagon in
in order to get married. He
drives a street sprinkler.
Speaker Champ Clark formerly
was president of Marshall college
and next to politics his chief in.
kerests are farming and books.
The town OF Hopkins has inau.
gurated a cement walk crusade.
Nothing speaks better for a town
than improvements of this sort.
The average price at the Bel
lows Bros. annual sale of short
horn cattle at Maryville recently
was S23S. The highest price paid
was Sb40 for a bull.
Wayne county votes on the 10th
instant, week from tomorrow,
on a proposition 10 bond the
county for tho sum of S25, 900 to
build a new court house at Green
vile,
James M. Shaw, an old citizen
of Rockport, who moved to the
Missouri bottom west of Nishna-
botna, about twenty years ago,
was found dead in his field last
week Thursday, overcome by
heat.
Elmo celebrated the fourth this
year with an old fashioned cele-
brstion. A big basket dinner
base ball and speaking were the
features Of the day. The town
will also have its annual home-
coming picnic on August 22-24.
Clay county's insane patients
cost her 3,792 last year, and che
spent S42, 900 on her roads and
bridges. Ripley county spent
S7,S54.26 for roads and bridges
and s2,122.s8 for the insane, the
total asylum expenditure being
So, ,a80.3e.
The new industrial building at
the State Hospital for the Insane
ut Nevada was burned to the
ground Tuesday night, OF last
week, with a loss Of about S25, 900.
The fire was discovered at 11:3O
o'clock. Several workmen asleep
in the building had close calls.
]. P. Keener, whose home was
at Point Pleasant and who wos
IN employs Of the government
river fleet, went to sleep on the
boat while sitting in chair close
20 the guards, and afterwardsfe fell
of into the river. The boat was
lying at Csruthersville at the time
and the body was recovered a
few days later. .... On the
farm Of John A. Snider, below
Delta, q son Of Sam Gross started
p fire to cremate pig which had
died. The wind carried fire into
an adjacent largo wheat field
where it spresd rapidlyin the dry
stubble and il took hard work on
The part Of anumberof men with
teams and plows to become mas
fers of the situation. The wheat
pn eiehtaeres-perhape 200 bush
fls-was burned jackson cor.
iten.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07

John Polsgrove, the saloon.
keeper, who shot and killed Jesse
Hubbard at his saloon at State
Line, in Butler county, went over
to Qulin and surrendered himself
and was given a preliminary trial
last week and released on $500
bond. Hubbard's friends had
him re.arrested on a charge OF
murder in the first degree and he
is now in Jail at Poplar Bluff. 1t
is said Polsgrove represented to
the Qulin magistrate that the kill
ing was accidental, hence the
light bond. Hubbard's friends,
eye- witnesses to the shooting, say
it was deliberate and brutal mur-
der. Polsgrove runs tough
joint at State Line, hamlet in
the swamps of Butler county on
the state line. Polsgrove was
drunk and Hubbard and a party
of chums was in a grove near by
laughing and talking over q
friendly game of craps, and Pols-
lgrove was mad because they
wouldn't buy any of his booze.
He took his gun and remarked to
those about the joint that he
was going over and do that crowd
up, and on reaching the grove
began cursing and flourishing
his pistol and as the men all ran
away but Hubbard, he ran to him
and showing the pistol against
his belly, yelled, "Smell that,
damn you'll" and fired. The Sec
ond preliminary will be held at
QuIin on the 17th instant.
Dunklin county's area is 800
square miles, acreage 1886, 900 and
population, 1910, 30,32S. She
raised in 1909, 81. ABS, 1888 pounds
of seed cotton, and counting 1900
pounds of seed cotton to make q
baleof lint cotton weighing 500
pounds II would equal a crop Of
about 81 900 bales, which at $50
a bale would realize 81, 900, 900,
beside what could made out OF
the seed. In addition to the COT
ton she raised 1,448, ,3S4 bushels
OF corn, 4,470, 900 water-mellons,
(yum, yum), and over 1000, 900
cantaloupes. Her average alti-
tude is 292 feet. She used to
give over 1900 Democratic ma
jority, and had some of the best
men (Democrats) the Lord ever
let the sun chime on h-.the blame
fools havequarreled among them
selves until now they have to get
tout and work like blazes to make
II thousand.
The Craig postoffice handled
approximately $4,000 pieces Of
mail during the month OF May.
On the three rural routes there
was an average Of $3.50 pieces
delivered and collected, or an av-
erage for each of 642 pounds.
As there is about a thousand ru-
raj routes in Missouri and the sy-
erage Is about the same the stste
over one can readily see what a
tremendous amount of mail mat
ter is handled on the rural routes
and the postoffices Of the state,
not counting that of the big
cities.
Albert Halbrook was accident-
ally shot and instantly killed BY
his six-ysar old son while fishing
on Bee Fork. in Reynolds county
Tuesday morning, June 90. He
had just shot frog with twen-
ty-two rife, and he handed tbs
weapon to his son TO hold while
he went to get theirog. The boy
slipped a fresh cartridge In the
lgun and in lowering the hammer
discharged theweapon. The ball
penetrated Halbrooks' right side
land death was almost Instant. He
Twas % years old.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-07

III hci6ut alt0 WoiSho uioEO tAlahi
800 pounds.
II is said that Newton county
farmers are growing strawberries
on land which has been planted
in corn so many years that 1t had
lost its fertility and that they arc
making from two to six hundred
dollars per acre from the land.
Great is Missouri
Dunklin Democrat: A quiet
Kennett man, married and sober
for thirty years, tried to kill his
wife this week, but was prevents.
ed. She paid him out of the
trouble, and thinks he will not
bother her life for another thirty
years, or get drunk again.
The hide Of calf was on ex-
hibition at Chas. /. Lutz's store
at Charleston, the first Of last
week that was taken from a car
cass that had eight legs, two
heads, four eyes and two tails.
The hide was broughtto Charles
ton from Dishlstadt by j; W.
kirkpatrick.
Cooper county, of which Boom
vile is the county seat, voted
S115,0 in bonds the first of the
past week, for the erection of q
new court house. The proposi.
ton has been put before the tax
payers OF the county several
times and at last they realized
the necessity Of a new building.
Piedmonthas citizen, John G,
Kerr by name, who handles dead :
ly snakes, as they are considered,
like the rattlesnake and the cop
perhead, just like you would a pet
kitten. He makes few passes
with small stick over the reptile
and 1t then becomes perfectly do.
cile and seem to loose the desire
to strike. He charms them.
Missouri gentlemen visiting in
distant lands or states would OF
course claim to be a chivalrous
bunch Of gallants. But what
must the world at large think of
US when the legislature had to
make q law to compel us not to
work our women to death. On
the face of things it looks like the
nine-hour law has got US in bad.
--DeKalb County Herald.
Judge Frank Price who lives
near Harviell, in Butler county,
was shot at near his home one
night recently by an unknown
person. The would be assassin
was hid behind wood pile. Al
the first shot Judge Price dropped
to the ground as il hit and the
man fired three other shots and
fled. Judge Price arose and fired
six shots atthe fleeing figure none
of which took effect.
A newspaper dispatch from JEFF
ferson City says that Judge John
Kennish OF the supreme court,
suffered q second hemorrhage
from the nose" It's great to be
great. A good many Holt coun-
ty people can remember when
John could have had the nose-
bleed without havingi it telegraph
ed and published all over the
country just how many "hemor
rhages he had suffered" mound
City Jeffersonisn.
A bunch Of the enterprisine
citizens OF Allendsle and the sur
rounding community gottogethel
recently and organized the Allen.
dale Coal Oil and Gas Company
with q capital stock Of s33, 600
The company has already taksr
leases on over 1000 acres of LAND
and the officers are busy leasing
all the land that can be secured
within . radius of four miles o.
/ Allendals. Over S2100 OF ths
stock subscribed has been paic
lin and It Is the intention 10 star
drilling within the next three ol
-four months at tho outside. =
Grant City Star.
Evening journal., 1911-06-15
HAIL STONES
LINGER AWHILE

c. Candy Hopkins this morning was
somewhat chagrined over the report
that he had found only seven-inch
hail stones after the storm on Tues
day. He said that on Tuesday after
noon his son, Joseph Hopkins. start
ed from the Cedars to this city to get
ice The rain and hail storm was so
heavy that when Joseph reached Els
mere he turned back. His parents
became worried, but joseph turned
up in good time.
Il went out TO help the boy un-
hitch" said Mr.. Hopkins this morn
ing, when the boy said he had got
the ice, all right And he honestly
had that wagon over half full of hail
stones, some of which | used the ice
tongs TO carry. After filling the
big refrigerator l put the rest in saw
dust.
1T was a mighty severe storm out
our way" concluded Mr.. HOPKINS.
New Castle is yet suffering. The
hail stones are so thick on the streets
there today that William Horrigan is
grinding the ice balls up under a
stone crusher loaned by Levy Court
man Elliott.
Michael j. Reedy with his horse and
cart hauled many loads away before
the crusher got in its work.
Evening journal., 1911-06-15
NOT HAPPY
BRIDE YET
Police Halt Intended Marriage
Of Girl Said to be of
Tender Years
FATHER OF CHILD ON
TRAIL OF RUNAWAYS

Said TO be but 13 years of age a girl
giving the name of Annie Brick and
Joseph DeNato. aged &c years. were
taken into custody at noon today by
Special Officer Wardle in the Clerk
of Peace's office at the Court House
where they appeared to obtain a mar
riage license.
Both live at Duncannon avenue and
Newtown Railroad, Philadelphia. They
were accompanied here by Joseph Ber-
ger, of No. PIG Clementine street,
Richmond, Philadelphia.
Shortly before noon today the local
police received word from the police
at Camden. N. j., requesting them to
be on the watch for the pair. Wardle
was detailed on the case and after
visiting the magistrates offices found
the couple and their friend, in the
Court House.
According TO information received
here the father of the girl went to
Camden thinking the couple went to
that city to be married and the police
suggested to him that he had better
communicate with the local author
tiles. This was done, with the result
that the couple are now in custody.
De Nato is said to hold a respon-
sible position with the Kinckle Ice
Company as foreman.
The girl refuses to talk. She appears
to be more than 13 years Of age. She
was dressed i'm white and carried a
bunch of flowers.
Evening journal., 1911-06-15
WIFE DENIES
i'll TREATMENT
Despite Story Court Holds
Man for Further Hearing
on Two Charges

In City Court this morning. John
Poloski pleaded not guilty 10 a
charge of wife beating. His wife tes-
titled that her husband had not beat
her but had broken up furniture
When the Judge asked how she had
received a cut on her nose she said
IL was done night before last when
she and her husband were fooling.
Mr.. Chaytor explained to the court
that when Police officer Jackobowski
went to arrest ,Poloski he resisted so
vigorously that the officer suffered
broken ankle. The woman said she
was not present when her husband
was arrested. AS Jackobowski was
unable to be present a continuance
was granted in the case for three
weeks. Poloski was held i'm $500 bail
on the charge Of wife beating and
$500 bail on the charge of assaulting
Officer Jackobowsh.
Henry Ridden, colored was fined
50 and costs on the charge of as
saulting Charles Johnson. colored
A capias was issued for Lewis
Ross. the prosecuting witness I'm the
case of Richard Joyc charged with
assault and battery. He failed to
appear when his name was called
Evening journal., 1911-06-15
Council Fails to Provide
Money For School Teachers

Today was pay day for the officers
of the Board Of Education. janitors and
teachers Of public schools. but only the
officers and janitors received their
money, the teachers being obliged to
go without it. In consequence there
was much disappointment, for even
teachers run short of cash at times.
It has been the custom of the Board
OF Education to pay salaries on the
first Thursday after the second Mon
day In each month. This rule was
broken today, simply because City
Council has not yet given the board
the appropriation of S1S,S57.63 due for
the month of June. Why this was not
done, officers Of the board are unable
to say.
Chairman James Kane Of the finance
committee of Council explained today
the appropriation would be allowed at
the regular meeting Of Council tonight
When asked why the school appropria-
tion matter had not been attended to
sooner. he said he was not present at
last nights meeting of Council, and
thought it had been overlooked
According to the city treasurer's
books the balance to the account of
the current fund of City Council is
S24,66S.03, showing that there was suf-
ficient money on hand TO pay the
monthly appropriation of the board.
Secretary Harry J. Guthrie, OF the
Board of Education, said the reason
only the officers and janitors were
paid, was because the Board had only
S3,204 in it's current fund, against
which was drawn the salaries of the
officers and janitors and bills,
amounting to S2,153.9s, leaving a bal
ance sufficient, with the monthly ap-
preparation of the Board, to have met
the teachers payroll, amounting to
$19,176.41.
President Shortlidge characterized
Councils negligence as IAN out
rage" He said Council had the
money in its current fund and he
could not understand why it was not
allowed
DR.. Shortlidge also called attention
to the fact that four years ago the
Legislature passed an act amending
the city charter by directing Council
to pay the appropriations to the vari-
GUS city departments, quarterly in ad-
vance. While Council has been do
ing this with other departments it
Evening journal., 1911-06-15
MANY JUNE TROTHS
ARE PLIGHTED HERE

The past two days have been rec
ord-breakers for the issuing of mar
riage licenses at the Court House. The
happy couples come from Philadel-
phia, points in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
Early this morning a license was
refused to a couple from Reading.
Pa, because the girl was only seven
teen years old. She said her parents
were willing that she should become
June bride. but despite this the Ii
cense was refused.
Shortly afterwards the Brick De-
Nato couple applied for a marriage IL
cense. Before Deputy Clerk of the
Peace Wright could swear the in
tended groom Special Officer Wardle
requested the couple to accompany
him TO the City Hall.
The next parties TO get a license
were OF full age, the groom-to-be ad-
mitting he was three-score and ten.
while the blushing bride-to-be said
she was fifteen years his junior.
Some of the magistrates were busy
all morning issuing marriage licenses.
Evening journal., 1911-06-15
RUNAWAY BOY
in FREIGHT CAR
Lad Who Says BIS Home is in
New York Held Here for
Parents

Malcom Kennedy, a boy probably Is
years Of age. barefooted and dirty,
but evidently Of good parentage. was
found last night In a freight car on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at
East Junction. by Special Officer Mar
shall c. Pierce, who took him before
Magistrate Robertson for a hearing
on the charge of trespass.
The magistrate learned from the
boy that he had run away from his
home in New York city, where he said
his father was engaged In the grocery
business, at Sixth avenue and
Forty-sixth street, and that while in
Baltimore he pawned his shoes.
The boy was bruised on one side Of
his body. He said the injury had
been caused by falling from a freight
train.
Magistrate Robertson wrote to the
lads father and is now waiting 10
hear from him. In the meantime the
lad is detained at the police station.