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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

Washington, July 26.-The con greSsional investigation into the expenses of the national political organizations of both of the great parties and the source from which they obtained contributions, dis closes that Hartman gave the Republican national committee a quarter of million with which to elect Col. Roosevelt. Over S8OO,- 900 of the money subscribed to the committee was spent in New York state alone.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

Chicago, July 2G.-AnOlhrr com pllcation among the Republicans of Illinois is that the strong per- sonal following of Lorimcr will quietly vote the Democratic tick et in revenge for the treatment accorded the late senator by both Taft, Roosevelt and Governor Drpnpn.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26
vvIcKERSHAas OPPOSES
 ROOHER COAL BILL

Washington. July 26.-Delegatc WirkrrSham points out that un- der the bill introduced by Repre- sentative BuOhrr. of Missouri. for the leasing of Alaska coal lands, 1t will be an easy matter for the railroads tO acquire all the coal land they may want.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

state convention here yesterday 10 elect delegates tD the national convention to be held in Chicago. The convention shows the third party movement in this state to to be strong enough to eliminate all chances of the Republicans carrying it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

Washington, July 26...-A plan has been uncovered here by which the Republicans hoped to capture control of the third party move ment, eliminating any organized opposition within the party to de- feat President Taft. The discov- cry of the plot and the fact that such movement was anticipated by the third party leaders has
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26
ANOTHER BANK ROBBED
 iN VANCOUVER

Vancouver. B. c., July 26.-TwO masked men entered the North ern Grown Bank yesterday, hold ing up the employees and succeed- cd in making their escape with $i,5O0. The police are on the trail of the robbers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26
nIsTAH JeHNsoN
 READY 70 FionT

Chicago, July 26.-Champion Jack Johnson says he Is willing to meet Joe Jeanette at any time, provided the purse and side bet are made sufficiently inviting.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

Madison. July 26.-I.a FOlletie'S < Weekly says editorially that Theo- dore Roosevelt is not a real Pro grrssivc and that inc people should suppress him.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26
PRESIDENT MOVER
 IS REELECTED

Cripple Creek. July 26.-After having officially canvassed the referendum vote for officers of the Western Federation of Min CTS, it was officially declared that President Mover was reelected to his office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

number of others. Aside from the states enumerated he will take from Taft all chances of carrying New York, Illinois, Indiana, Mary land, Missouri, West Virginia, New Mexico, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Michigan, and maybe others. The campaign of the National PrOgresSives, while extending all over the Union, will be principal ly fought in the states where Roosevelt sentiment is strong.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26
WYoMINe's EX-GOVERNOR
 DIES lM ANFlPODEo

Melbourne, July 26.-Ex- Cover nor Richards, of Wyoming, who was touring this country, died suddenly here of heart disease. The remains will be returned to inc United States.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

Oyster Bay, July 26.-ROosevelt claims that he will carry the states of Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, Idaho, California and Washington with certainty and. with fighting chances in a
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26
pARRoM 70 FEsTyFv
 is Hts osHS BEHALF

Los Angeles, July 26.-It is now stated that Darrow will positively take the witness stand in his own behalf.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

New York, July 26.-Thc suf- fragctte organizations have de- icidcd to cast their political lot With the National Progressives and will aid to their utmost the |candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt,
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

made it's conSummation iInprac- ticable at this late date. Should the movement have proven suc- ccSsful it would have resulted in the Progressive vote going over directly to Wilson.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-26

Baltimore, July 26.-The Ma tiunal ProgresdiveS held their
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
A Bit Of Heaven.

When your apples all is gathered
aud the one Teller keeps
Is poured around the cellar-foor in
red and yeller heaps
And your cider makin's over and
your wimmin folks is through
With their mince and apple-butter
and their sauce and sausage, too;
| dCn't know how to tell it-but if
SIGH a thing could be
AS the angels wantin' boardin', and
they'd call around on me
I'd want to 'commodate email
the whole endurin' flock,
When the frost is on the punkin and
the folders in the shock!
James Whitcomb Riley.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

An attempt is going to be made
to repeal the Initiative Amendment
to the Missouri Constitution. This
should not be done. 1t is true there
should be some changes made, in
order that it will not be so easy for
a few to put the State to the ex-
pense of having a vote on some
freak or bad measure. In the first
place the Ohio Constitution should
be followed in prohibiting the Init
iative from being used to pass
any law authorizing any classified
ton of property for the purpose of
levying different rates of taxation,
or of authorizing the levy of any
Single Tax on land or land values
or land sites at a higher rate or by
a different rule than is or may be
applied to improvements thereon
or to personal property. 1t should
further be amended so that at least
ten per cent of the voters of every
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Democracy has won a victory
over the trusts and monopolies, but
the people must not rest on their
oars. Plutocracy is even now Or
ganized for the next battle and as
the days 90 by the organization
will be made stronger. In fact the
fight has just begun. One defeat
has not dismayed those who desire
laws which permit them to fatten at
the expense of the people. Democ-
racy must keep up the fight for
equal rights to all and special priv.
leges to none. In every school dis
trict Democracy must be organized
Do not wait to organize but organ,
ize now, and keep working against
any encroachment of the few
against the rights of the many.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Grim winter is a time of dread to
people who are shy of bread, who
hear the wolf before their door, and
have no credit at the store, whose
children cry in vain for cake to
soothe their painful stomach-ache.
Alas, that some must groan and
cuss, when from the North the win
try blast goes screaming and rip
snorting past. For when the shack
is well supplied with -four, and ba-
con on the side when we have ap-
pie pies and ounce and coal and
cordwOod by the ton, and in the
clock a roll mince, gooseberry jam
and peach of mon, the winter is a
thing sublime, with all its snow and
sleet and slime. To sit beside a
cheerful fire, and read a book or
punch a Tyre, and to hear above the
household din, the storm go whoop-
ing past like sin that's solid COM
fort, such as spring or summer days
can never bring. | hope that when
the winter comes and old King
Blizzard ups and huns, YOU all may
know the peace and bliss of sitting
by fire like this And if, while to
the fire we tend, we think of
hard-up folks and send some pies
or cordwood to the poor our happi-
ness will sure be more
Walt Mason.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
TELLING THE TELLER

to take care of your money for you
is the wisest thing ever was told.
Put your money in our bank and
you can sleep in security, knowing
that your savings are safe AS a
man is known nowadays by the
size of his bank account, it is the
most sensible plan to try and add
to its size daily. Our banking
method receive the praise Of all
business men.
FARMERS 6. MERCHANTS BANK
Monroe City, Missouri.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

When Republicans Began to Think.
President Taft vetoed the bill
which the house and senate passed
at the last session which reduced
the extortionate tariff on wooden
goods which would have been a
benefit to every man, woman and
child in the United States. Then
his own party, of which he was the
legal head, began to ponder just a
trifie. President Taft's veto of the
bill was followed by strike in the
wooden mills which showed the con-
ditions among the employees to be
the worst in any industry in the
United States and made many Re-
publicans who favored protection
do more thinking than they ever
did before on the subj ect. They az
gued that even if the president does
believe in a tariff board, he had no
right to prevent the relief that this
bill gave to the people and especial
ly to the poor who have to brave
the piercing cold of winter to earn
their daily bread. The distress and
perhaps death that that veto of
President Taft brought into the
families of the poor, they cannot
forget.
They had been told that tariffs
were levied mainly to increase the
wages of labor, but the evidence
introduced in this case showed that
the workers in the highest protect
ed industry in the country received
the lowest wages-wages of six
seven and eight dollars week-for
the head of a family working ten
hours a day. and that is something
that they have not been able to for
get, and these Republicans began to
wonder if they had been deceived
all these years concerning the
claim that high tariffs raised wages.
In the years to come these Re-
publicans will wonder at the years
they sat in darkness. Why was it
they could not realize when the
fortunes of these wooden manufac-
lures grew from thousands to mil
lions and then more millions were
added on top at that, that the tar
ifs were for the benefit of the mo-
nopolists and not for the wage
workers who all remained poor, al
though they toiled increasingly from
year to year.-St, Joseph Observer.
H. A. Graves, James Hickman,
Henry Allen, William Musgrove, -
Burditt, John Garner, -- Dean, D.
w. Childers, wife and daughter,
went to Palmyra yesterday as wit
nesses in the preliminary trial of
John Reinhart who was arrested
here Nov. S, by II, A. Graves. Rein
hart waved examination and in de-
fault of bail will stay in tine Pal
myra jail until next term of the
circuit court.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Under Democratic rule the trusts
and monopolies will get justice;
they will not prosper at the expense
of the people, but they will enjoy
the same prosperity as do the peo-
pie.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Reed K. holland has bought the
interest of his partner John L.
Campbell in the harness business.
Reed is pleasant and accommodate
ing and the Democrat bespeaks a
good business for him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Don't repeal the Initiative
Amendment. Amend it so as to
take away the bad features. 1t
has many things to recommend it
to the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

The social at the Franklin school
house Friday evening was quite a
success. There were 81 boxes sold
and some sold as high as $3.50.
There was a good attendance and
all greatly enjoyed the occasion.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Miss Belle Kearney delivered two
excellent lectures at the opera house
this week. She is one of the best
lecturers on the platform.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Now is the time for Democracy
to begin the 1914 and even the 1916
campaign.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

The most worthless asset a man
ever had is a dead horse. Writ
Mitchell, of Monroe City, writes life
insurance on live stock. Write him
for rates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

W. H. Alexander the jolly editor
of the Paris Mercury was here
Tuesday meeting his many friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

congressional district sign The petit
ton for any amendment or law
Perhaps there may be other amend
ments.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

A State officer of the C. w. B. M.
has been with the local society
here, encouraging them in their
noble work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Mrs. F. W. Meyer underwent a
surgical operation at Blessing Hos
pital, Quincy, Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

l am prepared to make farm loans
on good security at a reasonable
rate of interest. See me about that
loan. Writ Mitchell, Monroe City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Reports are that coal is being
hauled from the cars on the Katy
tracks at night. This must be
stopped or some one will be up be-
fore his honor the judge.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Mrs. j. l. Thomas went to Hanni-
bal yesterday morning to attend the
wedding of her son, Claude and a
Miss Smith,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

This is no time to halt or hest
tate in the fight for human rights
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Mesdames Laura Boulware and
Lamar Wood and Miss Edna Boul-
ware were Hannibal visitor yester-
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Mrs. Rafe Leake spent part Of
the week with Hannibal friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

R. S. McClintic was professional
visitor at Palmyra yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Let Huebsch do your Notary
work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1912.

Hail prosperity for all the peo-
pie.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

j. B. Hays was a Hannibal visit.
or yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Renew for your magazine now al
the Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

If you want to buy a horse, cat
tie. sheep or hogs advertise in the
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Edward Snider and wife, of Pal
myra have been visiting C. L.
Drescher and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

The Monroe and Hannibal high
schools met in basket ball game
at Hannibal Friday evening. The
result was &c to IS in favor of
Hannibal.
Gold Medal Flour, the best hard
wheat on the market, at Barnes
Bakery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

There will be a Box Supper at
Stone school house On Friday night,
Nov. %. Also a good program has
been arranged for the evening.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Books, no two alike.-Miss Sal.
lie Rouse.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

John Demaree, of St. Louis has
been with friends here during the
past week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

See Huebsch for your city or
farm loans.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

The P. E. O's. will meet with Mrs.
Laura Boulware Saturday after
noon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

S. F. Dodd was here from Hanni-
bal, Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
Joanna.

J. }. Hufford and father have
been hauling hay from the W. H.
Quinn farm, of Joanna.
Miss Frances Huff spent part of
the week with Der brother, Clarence
Huff and wife
Mrs. 7. B. Wager and daughter,
Miss Virgie and son, Preston we're
trading in Monroe City Saturday.
Lambert Littell and family spent
spent Sunday with Mrs. H. Shuck.
Mrs. S. E. McGlothlin and two
daughters, Mable and Fay were
trading in Monroe City Saturday.
John Bell Shultz attended to bus
mess in Monroe City Saturday.
Harold Jayne spent Saturday on
the farm.
T. B. Yager has completed husK-
ing corn on the Mrs. Alice Huff
farm.
Cecil Greeves and family spent
Sunday at Walter Greeves.
W. W. Adams and family spent
Sunday with Mack Rouse and
family.
E. T. Johnson and wife spent
Sunday with Preston Newell.
Miss Frances Utterback spent
Saturday and Sunday with home
folks.
Ray Greeves and Johnnie Little
attended preaching at Pleasant
Grove Sunday night.
Erve Hickman and wife spent
Sunday with Charley Charleston.
j. W. Rouse and wife spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with Samuel
Scobee near Geeen Lawn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21
THE DEMOCRAT.
W. ]. ROUSE, Editor.
gRMS $1.oO PER YEAR

altered al the Postoffice at Monroe City
Missouri, as second-ciass matter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Mrs. Agnes Lesson and son have
gone to Scotland, Texas, to visit rel
atives. They will spend the winter
in the South.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Let me figure on your insurance
or farm loan. Write or l will call
on you.-Wirt Mitchell, Monroe
City, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Ira Searcy was Hannibal visi
tor Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

School girls in an Adair County
school district are to grow and can
tomatoes under the supervision of
the United States department of
agriculture. The tomatoes are to
be grown on the most unproductive
land in the county. Each girl is to
plant and care for one-tenth of an
acre.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

Miss Margaret Massey, one of the
teachers in Van Rensselaer, Acade-
my was with Monroe friends Mon
day,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-11-21

The general election Nov. 5 cost
Rails County $4,000.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-09-17
SAVES TRAIN BY PULLING
BOULDER FROM TRACK
Watchman Averts Wreck by
His Quick Action.

What ght have been bad rail-
road wreck was narrowly overted to-
day when John Sherman, watchman
at the Washington avenue crossing
of the Erie railroad. dislodged large
rock from the path of an east-bound
train.
The rock had been dropped from
cart driven by Gennaro Rocco, driver
for a contractor, who had passed
over the crossing a few moments be-
fore the train came, Sherman saw
the rock fall, one jagged corner pro-
jecting across the track and hurried
from his post to remove it. He man
aged to throw the rock off the low
embankment when the train was not
more than 100 feet away. He then
called Patrolman McGovern, of the
Second precinct, who locked Rocco up.
The driver was unable to give his
address nor the name of the con-
tractor who employed him. He was
held for violation of .the city ordi-
nance regarding dirt in the streets
Patroman MeGovern says he
warned Rocco yesterday for the same
offense as he was driving his dirt
across the tracks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-09-17
SEYMOUR ANSWERS
HIS c. 0. P. RIVAL
Calls Letter of Committee"
! for Mayoralty Candidate
"kindergartenish."

Is Mavor Arthur B. Seymour, aroused
by the open letter sent out yesterday
by j. Alexander Neill, committee for
Frank ]. Murray, Republican aspirant
for the nomination as mayor, came
back today with the declaration
that the communication was kin
dergartenish." Despite the fact that
Mr.. Neilrs name is signed to the
letter sent out in yesterday after
moons mail to voters in the city
Mayor Seymour today insisted the
letter was in reality Mr. Murrays S
communication. He insists upon re-
ferring to the letter as his prospec-
tive opponents creation.
The MAYOR says he does not con-
,strue the letter as fling at him.
II do not so understand it" he says,
"for il is based on facts which are
not applicable to me. If 1t was SO
meant, however, 1 would remind
Mr.. Murray thai I am not yet the
Democratic nominee, though he evi-
IDENTIFY assumes it to be settled that
f he Is.
"It would be well, therefore. for
him to reserve his kindergarten tao
/ tics until he is nominated If he
meant it for me it is apparently said
for the purpose of injuring my
chances for the Democratic nomina-
tion at the primary. Thus. his mo-
tive is ill-concealed. and, as 1 said
before, kindergartenish.'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-09-17
NOTED LIFESAVER AND
SEA HERO NEAR DEATH

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11.-Lieu-
tenant William O'Malley, known in
the national maritime service as the
man who navigated the torpedo boat
destroyer Seneca in her thrilling res
cue of the transatlantic steamer Bal
tic when the latter was almost cut in
two by an Italian liner, and later as
an officer of the revenue cutter Onon-
doga. also a factor in many rescues
along the Atlantic coast, is danger
ously i'll OF typhoid fever in st.
Agness HositaL
Lieutenant O'Malley was one OF
three members of the Onondagas $
crew, who contracted the fever with
in the last two weeks, presumably
from. tainted milk supplied to them
while their charge was lying at an
chor off the Virginia coast.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-09-17
Earliest Known Coin of Anci

Earliest known Coin of Ancient Greece.
Aegina of 500 B. C. As only the gov
ernment could use the image of the
tortoise without sacrilege, it's genu-
ineness was guaranteed.
Another coin to which an interest
ing story is attached is the shilling
struck during the reign of Henry
VII of England. Henry was a de-
cidedly vain man, but he ordered cop
per mixed with the coin, with the re-
suit that when itfbecame worn his
prominent nose assumed a copperish
tinge, causing him to be called "Old
Copper Nose.' The debasement of
that particular coin was stopped.
Among the Chinese coins shown are
some shaped to resemble clothes,
which could only be used in the pur-
chase of wearing apparel; others
fashioned like razors that could be
exchanged for edged tools and wea-
pons, while fan-shaped pieces could
be used only IN the purchase of
fans, etc.
One of the Greek coins of 325 B. c.
contains a fine likeness of the famous
conuueror Alexander the Great,
while, the image of Ptolemy, the
builders of the greatest of the Pyra-
mids, gazes from an .od Egyptian
coin
Coming down to the United States
the exhibit contains examples of prac-
tically all the coins that have passed
as currency, from the old days in
which English, Dutch, Spanish and
French currency was in circulation,
to those struck under the direction
of the different States and the Con-
tinental Congress in Revolutionary
| War times, through the various
stages, These include the California
currency, used in exchange for gold,
Civil War and panic paper money, to
the present day. The pine tree shill-
ing of 1862, the Franklin cent with
the caption Mind Your Business
the old Liberty cents, the "Caliofr-
mia Slug" worth $50, of 1851, and the
fractional currency, Confederate
money and "shin plaster are among
the interesting exhibits.
AS a medium of circulation, one OF
DR.. Cooks gum drops, which he was
supposed to have used in hiring
Esouimo in his dash for the pole,
is shown in vivid contrast with a
$4,000 note issued by the United
States treasury.
OF special interest to Pittsburghers
is display of promissory notes is
sued by the city of Pittsburgh and by
the Citizens Bank and the Merchants
and Manufacturers Bank of Pi It's
burgh between 1886 and 1861, for sums
ranging from fifty cents to 50. Dur
ing his visit to Pittsburgh Mr.. Zerbe
will deliver number of addresses in
the different schools.