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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09

from the Government and from
the French Government when
Missouri. along with the rest OF
the Louisiana Purchase, became q
a part of the United States.
The Secretary, who was among
the first officials at the building,
Immediately caused thest records,
and there is full carload of them,
to be placed where they could be
Instantly removed. BY $50 he
gave the order to move the records
and the Great Seal of the State of
Missouri.
United states Senator-elect
James Reed and Senator +, NJ.
Wilson responded TO the Secre.
tary's call for help. A long line,
reaching from the Capitol to the
supreme Court building, was
formed. and the books were passed
from one hand to another. In less
than forty minutes the last of them
had been removed.
The Governor, other officials and
the volunteers stayed in the build
ing as long as they possibly could,
being forced finally to flee for their
lives as the roofs Of the two wings
crashed in almost instantaueOusly
at $40.
The local company of State
Guards We're the last to leave the
building. They worked like he
roes. under the command of Major
Paul Hunt, and when they were
ordered out by the Governor came
reluctantly, their faces blistered
aud blackened by the smoke and
heat.
Joseph Frank, one of the volun-
teer tiremen, was carried from the
building half suffocated. He re.
vived upon reaching the air.
Many were cut by falling glass.
Secretary Robert McClntic of the
Senate and a force of his clerks
had narrow escape. They were
carrying ont the Senate records
when the skylight collapsed above
their heads.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09
STONE WOULD FILIBUsTER
Against Republican Caucus Scheme il
Senate il 1t Should Pass House.

Washington, ID, c., Feb. G.-When
asked to-day whether he would lead
filibuster in the Senate to prevent
Missouri losing two members Of the
House Of Representatives, Senator
Stone emphatically replied:
dead sure"
This ultimatum from the Missouri
Senator means that, II the plan OF con-
gressional reapportionment adopt
ed by the Republican caucus OF the
House last Thursday night is in
dorsed by vote OF the lower branch
OF Congress there will be no reap
portioDment Legislation at this SEES
sion of Congress. Such is the con-
gestion of Legislation in the Senate,
and so short is the time remaining
before adjournment, that one Senator
possesses the power OF beating any
pending bill.
In addition to adopting q resolu-
ton which would allow the House
Its present quota of 39l members,
the caucus also decided that there
should be reapportionment bill
passed at this session. Ii now de-
Velops that II the House insists up
on 39l members no law can be en-
acted.
Senator Stone and the Democrats
OF the Missouri delegation in the
House insist that either there shall
be no bill ut all or that the Crum-
packer scheme for 1873 Representa-
tlVes be accepted. In either event
Missouri would elect sixteen men,
bers in 1912, from the existing dis
tricts, and Governor Hadley would
not have the power of debating to
the Legislature in redistricting the
State.
On the House side to-day the
opinion was freely expressed that
Senator Stone will have no oppor.
tunity to make fight in order that
Missouri may retain Its present rep
resentation, for the very good rea-
son that the House will not act IA
vorably upon any other than the
Crumpacker plan for a membership
of 433.
1t is pointed out that more Re-
publican Representatives remained
away from the reapportionment
caucus than attended it. The mum.
Der Of Republicans who will refuse
to be bound by the caucus action, it
is believed, will be sufficient to de-
feat the caucus plan aud pass the
Crumpacker idea Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09
II ENUINE home. rule bills for
~ st. Louis, Kansas City aud

~ ENUINE home. rule bills for
~ st. Louis, Kansas City and
st. Joseph have been intro
duced in both branches Of the Leg.
islature, They arc of Democratic
origin aud provide for bi partisan
police, excise and election COM
missions. The members of these
commissions have heretofore been
appointed by the Governor, par
taking of the political complexion
of the appointing power, and
whichever party has been in con-
troll the other has charged the COM
missioners with undue partisanship
and OF using their power in the in
terest of the party to which they
belonged. Especially has this been
charged in the case of the election
and police boards Of st. Louis and
Kansas City. The proposed home
rule bill would put and end to this
by making the boards bi partisan
and to be elected by the people, so
that neither the Governor nor the
Mayor would hold any leading
string on them. Governor Hadley
has had much to say heretofore
about home rule for the big cities,
but he has denied his faith by his
works, having opposed a home
rule bill in the previous Legislature
because it did not give the Gov.
ernor the power to remove any
member of any board for what he
might deem sufficient cause. He
wanted to hold political whip
hand over their actions. The Re
publican members of the Legisla-
ture at the behest of Governor
Hadley are lined up against the
present proposed home-rule bills,
but they are sure to pass both
houses as they have the Democrat
10 cacus approval. 1t is already
predicted, however, that Governor
Hadley will veto them because
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09

IT + the caucus action of the Re-
H publicans of the National
House OF Representatives
last Thursday to retain the present
membership of that body under
the new census prevails, Missouri
will lose two members Of Congress.
To do this the ratio of population
TO each congressional district will
have to be largely increased.
Messrs. Elyins, Bartholdt, Murphy
and Morgan, Republican members
from this State, were very active
in their efforts to bring about this
result, and were stimulated in
their desire to cut down their
States representation by letter
from Governor HadIey, who in
some occult way expects to gain a
big political advantage. SO ear
nest was Mr. Eivins to help in this,
that he offered a resolution to take
out of the hands of the Legislature
the work of redistricting the State,
which will be necessary if the rep
resentation is cut down; but who
was to do the redistricting was
not made very clear unless it is in
the game to turn that important
function over to Governor lladley.
But this action Of the Republican
caucus, which was shy about
eighty six Of the Republican MEM
bers. will be bitterly contested by
the Democrats and probably by all
the Republican members whose
States would lose representatives by
the caucus plan, excepting always
the Republican members Of Mis-
souri,, who imagine they see some
political advantage in cutting down
their States representation in Con
gress. Several weeks ago the com
mittec in charge of the bill to fix
the apportionment Of Representa-.
tiyes in Congress under the 1910
census practically decided to in
crease the membership of the
House from 39l, its present num-
Der, to 435. BY this plan no State
would lose single representative,
while several would gain one each,
If the present membership is re.
tanned fourteen States will lose
representatives, but Missouri is the
only State that would lose two,
and ten States would gain from
one to two each.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09
Thirty Years Together.

Thirty years of association-think
OF 1t. How the merit of a good thing
stands out in that time-or the
worthlessness of q bad one. So
there's no guess work In this evil
dence Of Thos. Ariss, Concord,
Mich, who writes: ~ have used
DR.. Kings's New Discovery for &c
years, and its the best cough and
cold cure l ever used" Once II
finds entrance in home you can't
pry 1t out. Many families have
used 1t forty years. It's the most
infallible throat and lung medicine
on earth. Unequaled for lagrippe,
asthma, hay-fever, Group, quinsy OF
sore lungs. Price JOc, $l.0O. Trial
bottle tree. Guaranteed by f. NJ,
Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09

Do you know that Group can be
prevented? Give Chamberlain Is
Cough Remedy as soon ms the child
becomes hoarse or even after the
crOupy cough appears and 1t will
prevent the attack. II is also a GER
tain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail. Sold by E. NJ.
Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09
MISSOURI STATE CAPITOL
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Lightning Starts Flames in Dome-Loss Building One
Million Dolars-valuable Records Detroyed-
Will Take Years to Build New Capitol.

Compiled from ST. Louis Republics staff Correspondence
jefferson City, Mo-, Feb 5.-The Missouri Capitol destroyed
by fire tonight.
shaft of lightning which struck the Pinnacle of the cupoa short
clock started blaze kat burned the old pile.
The loss to the building alone estimated at 81 600 600 The
State unable company either the
building or its contents
Records incaulabe value burned The original land
grants which would have been impossible replace saved
through Secretary State Cornelius Roach
taches of his Office and host of volunteers
Other records including those pertaining to the corporations of
vaults that not be proof In the vault
the Office when the roof crashed $4,000
school bonds and 100000 in legislative script
lock the of the inner vault supposed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09

A little three-year.old girl passed
through Poplar Bluff last week in
charge OF an Iron Mountain conduct
ors, coming from Pittsburg, Pa, to
Texarkana, Texas. She carried a
large doll for company and had
made the journey through the care
OF the conductors along the route.
An inspector from the Treasury
department at Washington has been
In De Soto looking for n site for q
$60, 900 building.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09
A King Who Left Home

set the world to talking, but Paul
Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y. says
he always KEEPS AT HOME the King
OF all Laxatives-Dr. Kings New
Life Pills-and that they're bless
ing to all his family. Cure consti-
patton, headache, indigestion, dy-
spepsia. Only 25c at +. NJ. Laak-
mans.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09

A country club on large scale is
to be established at Arcadia. The
promoters have 5000 acres OF land
In the heart of the Ozarks and they
expect to spend 100000 in fitting up
the place for amusements of all
kinds
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09

Mrs. Sarah Hatfield of Ponder,
Ripley county, committed suicide
on the 18th ult., by shooting herself
through the head. No cause is
known for the deed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09

The burning Of the State Capt.
toI will add fresh zest to the re-
movaI agitation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09

40 Acres-3H miles southeast of Far
ington on good road, one mile fr,
railroad; 30 acres in cultivation, 20
land, red soil, spring at house Il
spring at barn; good 2-story fra,
house, good barn and good fenc
some fruit trees. Price s. 600, ter
reasonable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
Montgomery Markets

Montgomery, April Special )-Spo cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Mddling, 141ac strict mddling, 14ssc.
 Eggs: Retail quotations today. in the majority of places, were 2Oc; wholesale price, 15c.
 Chickens and hens are still high, at from 40c to 6ec.
 Dried ApplesADime brand. 71lc pound: one pound cartoons, Sc pound; 4s pack ages to case
 Florida Grapefruit-Size 80, $325 box: size GA, s. 50 box; size 46 and 54 s375 box.
 Florida Oranges--126 size, g 50 per box 150, 176, 200, 2l6 8.
 Lemons-Extra fancy Messina (new crop), $45O box; fancy Messina, 360. $4. .25 box.
 Prunes-Griffin and Skelley, package 40-50, 25-pound boxes. Sc pound; 30 50 25-pound boxes, 7,sc pound; 6o-7o. 25-pound boxes, 7c pound.
 Danish Cabbs ges-In sacks, 11kc per per crate.
 Florida Cabbage-In Florida crates, g. per crate.
 Irish Potatces-Choice Virginia stock, S5c per bushel.
 Potatoes seed stock-Eastern Maine, Early Rose, 2la bushel sacks, $1.10 bushel; Irish Cobbler, 21a bushel sacks, s1.15 bushel.
 Onion Sets-Reds, 32-pound bushe crates (small stock), $1 SO per crate; yell lows, 32-pound bushel crates (small stock). s1.50 per crate; whites, S2-pound bushcl crates (smal stock, $2.3O per crate.
 Turnips-Canadian stock, barreled sacks, g per sack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
YOUNG LECTURES
 ON NEWSPAPERS

Columbia, Mo, April 1o-Former Sem ato lafayette Young of Iowa last night told the students of the University of Missouri of the great responsibilities and the equally great opportunities Of news papers as moulders of public opinion.
 Every year adds to the power of the rress," he said. Every year adds to the editors responsibility The people are in hurry. They read the headlines. As consequence the editors responsibility is transferred to the headline writer. The headline writer who exaggerates com mits an offense against journalism, which Is without shadow of excuse.
 'The managers of newspapers ought to call halt on all their sensational cor respondents wherever located A high wind should not be called a cyclone A stray shot from the Mexican side of the line ought not to be called battle The American newspaper has higher dulles It's success does not depend upon exag- gerating.'
 Turning from war to politics, he said : Though party lines are not clearly de- fined there has never been as much mis- representation on the politics in the his- tory of life as in the past eight years. A large number of American newspapers ex- pect their news columns to back their editorial opinions.
 By the almost universal adoption of primary election laws newspapers re- responsibilities have been increased The people must depend upon the newspaper for information in regard to candidates
 'sThere has never been so much news sent out for a purpose as at the present time Every politician of any note at the national capitol is compelled to have a news bureau of his own"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
COTTON MARKET
 TAXES REACTION Sellers Are Encouraged By Easier Liverpool
 Cables

| New York, April 1o.-The unsettled tone noted in the cotton market yesterday was followed by a reactonary tendency today
 as sellers were encouraged by easier
 Liverpool cables, and while good support | close was barely steady at net decline
 of 7@14 points
 The opening was barely steady at de- | cline of 6@11 points in sympathy with | cables, but early sellers were held under | check by further reports of rain in the Central belt and during the middle of the day prices worked up to practically the closing figures of last night on covering and bull support.
 Reports of a better spot demand un- doubtedly helped the advance from early
 low lovel. but local bears seemed to be- come a little more confident following
 an easier turn in Now Orleans after mid- day and the lowest level was reached in | the late trading under active realizing and pressure from Wall street sources. Private wires were received from Mis-
 sissippi points reporting that low lands were under water in some sectioss and thde piantlnS would pc delayed rom one to three weeks in connequence, but re- | ports from the southwest were more favorable, and in some instances claimed that the new crop movement from the extreme south might begin early l The forecast was for generally fair and warmer weather in the western belt, and | for clearing weather following some scat | tered showers in central and eastern sec | tions on local traders seemed to feel that the delayed planting in the Mississippi valley was not such an unfavorahle fea- | ture as to offset the benefit to be derived from an additional moisture
 l Receipts today SS77. against 41s9 last week and 12,216 last year. For the week | 4o.0Oo. against 3S,444 last week and S6, 364
 last year. Today's receipts at New Or
 leans 4OO4 bales, against 4445 last year,
 and at Houston 1474 bales, against 1901 | last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
SETTLES B|G COAL.
 LAND CONTESTS

Chattanooga, April 9.-(Special) )-Set- clement of perhaps the greatest fight over land and coal interests ever figuring in the courts of the south has been ef- fected by the confirmation of the sale recently made by Commissioner D. L.. Snodgrass of a vast tract in Roane and other counties of Tennessee in the case of the Mississippi Valley Trust company of Memphis and the Cumberland Coal and Coke company.
 The original sale was made by the circuit court of the United States through Commissioner D. L. Snodgrass. The first lien bondhoders bought in the property for $2250Oo, paying $75,0OO cash to cover trust commissions, counsel and receivers fees commissioners fees and court cost. The sale has just been confirmed by Federal Judge F. T. Sanford of the East ern division of Tennessee and the court directed the clerk, D. l.. Snodgrass, as special master to take an account of the receivers receipts and expenditures and collect in cash or bonds the balance due, $1S0,000, and report to the May term.
 In the same connection the court has made another decree appointing D. L.. Grayson of Chattanooga referee to take and state an account of the amounts duo the trustee, of the bonds and it's counsel and the receiver and his counsel, and the special commission, D. l.. Snod- grass, for their services. This report, like the other, is to be made to the court In the first day Of it's May term, the fourth Monday in May.
 When these reports are made and dis posed of 1t will release from litigation and put upon the market the Empire Coal field of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York. April 19-(Special)- Cables this morning were disappoint- Ing and the market here opened at a decline of some to points. meet ing at once with the support which held the market through most of the day around last nights prices. The short interest here has been much re- duced and as the trade demand on this side of the water Is naturally limited, owing to the continued disparity be- tween goods and cotton, the market has eded, and received good support from outside holders. particularly in May, drought slow decline to the openin g figures. with the trade impressed by the cessation of the urgent demand from arbitrage shorts in this market. Further rains fell in the Mississippi valley but 1t was warm and clear In the southwest with fair weather predicted over the belt, which is, of course, ad- ventageous for crop preparations. The foreign demand of yesterday for fall months was not present today, the dis tant deliveries sympathizing with the easier tendency of the summer posi- tions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling, 147sc; net receipts, 2520; gross receipts, 2520; sales, s41 stock, 7s,961.
 New Orleans: Steady; middling, IA 11-l6c; net receipts. 4O04; gross receipts, 4O04; sales. 104o; stock. 85,5s2; exports to the continent, 626; coastwise, 345.
 Mobile: Firm; middling, 141Rc net re- ceipts, 451; gross receipts, 45l; stock, 5738.
 Savannah: Firm; middling, 145sc: net receipts, 1319 gross receipts, 1319; sales, 752; stock fl, ,494; exports to the cont nent, 1925: coastwise, S11.
 Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, g; gross receipts. 9; stock. T.SS4 coast wise, S1.
 wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, 90; gross receipts. 90; stock. 5721.
 Norfolk Steady; middling, 14%c; not receipts. AT; gross receipts, AT; sales, 1s1; stock, 13,520; coastwise, 413.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 147sc; stock, 4045.
 New York: Quiet; middling, 14.S5c; net receipts, 40; gross receipts, 2o22; stock, IF, 655: coastwise, 3181.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 14.S5c; net re- ceipts. 27 gross receipts. 43S; stock, 10,S3l.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, 1510c; stock, 3059.
 Minor ports: Stock, 226S. Total today, at all ports: Net, SSTT: exports to the continent, 4551; stock, Al, POS Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 9S,S15; exports to Great Britain, 17.697; to France, 2O7S; to the continent, 25,eh; to Japan, 100
 Total since September 1, at all ports Net, s,03S, ,676; exports to Great Britain, 3O73, ,234; to France. S62,570; to the conti nent. 2,s71. .9ss; to Japan. 142.44o; to Mex leo, 1925.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
PLENTY OF WHEAT
 APPEARS FOR SALE
Gains Due to Cables Disap- pear Before a Brilliant
 Crop Outlook

Chicago, April 1s.-There was plenty spots in the market. With excellent seeding conditions northwest and with a brilliant outlook in the winter crop belt, gains due to firm cables disap- peared and latest prices were a shade to s O Ao up last night. Corn finished at a net advance of B O 1sc to 1s @ ssc oats up A O ss c and provisions less cost ly by 10Q30c.
 A show of strength at the start In erpool reporting firmer offerings from Australia, India and the Argentine.
 There was also at one time a rally because of export sales at Winnipeg. Neither bulge lasted, however. new business evincing no disposition to fol- low the rise. On the other hand longs displayed considerable anxiety to let go of holdings. Shorts, too. were eag- erly on watch throughout the session The bears derived some help also from the fact that primary receipts were less than year ago and on account of the poor cash demand. May ranged from ST Sc to DOC, closing firm at SS$ @SS5sc, net loss of a shade.
 Corn worked upward in consequence Of small receipts. Wet weather hindered arrivals. May fluctuated between 49h @50c. with last sales F e 5s sc net high CT at 1924 @50c, Cash grades were firm. No. ? yellow closed al 5OQ50hc.
 Lightness of country offerings served as a prop for oats. High and low fig ures on May were 31& and S1 1hc and the finish 3Nc, net gain of ssc.
 Hog products dropped owing to sell ing by packers and in view of a de- cline at the yards. In the end pork was off 15@ BOG, lard zoe to 22 1a O 25c, and ribs 10@171sc.
 Future Quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, April 19.-Cotton futures opened steady at decline of to points on a somewhat lower Liverpool market than due The weather map was unfav- orable, since it showed much rain in the cotton belt but this, as bullish influence on the new crops, was offset by cables. Sentiment around the ring was well di- vided In the early trading and scalpers took positions on both sides of the mar ket. The old crops recovered to the level of yesterdays close, but the new crops were not as strong. At the end of the first half hour of business the old crops were ? to 3 points under yesterdays last quotations. and the new crops were un- der.
 | The weather forecast of continued rain
 in that portion of the cotton belt east
 of the Mississippi river was taken as a
 bullish feature and caused the market to
 strengthen toward the middle of the
 morning The old crops felt it's influence
 more than. .the new Reports from many
 localities in the Mississippi valley were
 that the wet weather was seriously re-
 tarding planting. At the highest of the
 morning the old crops were points over
 yesterdays close, and the new crops were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
Liyerpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, April 19.-Closing: Cotton, spot good business done; prices points lower: American middling fair, s.50d; good middling, S.1Sd; middling, 79Sd: low middling, 7.7sd: good ordinary, 7.52d; ordinary. 7.27d. The sales of the day were 10000 bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export, and included $500 American. Receipts 23,- 900 bales. including 17.000 American. Futures opened easier and closed quiet. April, 7.69d: April-May, 7.eSd: May June, 76Sd; June-July. 7.64d; July-Au- gust. 7.60d; August-September, 7.3Sd September October, I'd: October-Novem- Der. 6.s4d; Novembe December. 6.78d. December January, 6.67d; January Feb ruary, 6.67d; February March, 667hd: March April, 6.7Sd.