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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-01-19
WILSON AND THE MOTHER OF
TRUSTS

The other day in hotsa lobby in
which politicians love to r0nPr gate
the talk turned to presidential yossi-
bilities. A man from the neighbor-
hood of Evansville brought up the
name of Woodrow Wilson.
II don't believe that mar Who
has been college pres!3oat A2ad
ever make a good president Besides
what has he ever done?"
Just at that moment a travelling
man was introduced who hailed from
Trenton, N. J.
what has he ever do7o' Hes yoGt
governor, you ought 10 snow,a
II don't know all he's Gone, sad
the man, 81 am not at home mere ttan
a few months a year. The rest ol ,Ae
time am so busy don't read tie
newspapers except for weather condi-
tions and headlines. Out this way
the newspapers don't print much
eastern news"
But you know some of the things
he has DONE" said the man who was
aClDB as lHleilOGulOi.
what has he done?" said the man
from Evansville a smile OF victory
playing over his face. They say VIII
son was Just college president when
he began and they said he would
never be able to put through the list
of progressive things that he stood
for. But when the legislature met.
he put through lot of things
What were they?" "a corrupt
practice act that grafters are afraid
OF, a workman's compensation act,
providing for automatic payment for
injuries and loss Of life; reforms in
railroad taxes; regulation of cold
storage houses; non-partisan ballots
In elections; commission government
for cities: a public utilities law fixing
the responsibility Ter law violations
on the officers of the corporations.
The bill gave a commission power to
make rates and to appraise the physi-
cal value of public service corpora
, tions."
: There were a lot more but can't
, remember them-I went away about
. that time" "But," said the man from
l Evansville, "The legislature did those
> things" "You bet It did," said the
man from Trenton. 1T had to-yo'
see Wilson was governor. ."-lndianar
oils Sun.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-01-19
CORPORATIONS AND PRIVACY.

A modern Joint stock corpofauoh
cannot In any proper sense be said
to base Its rights and powers upon
the principles Of private property. ils
powers are wholly derived from legis-
lation. It possesses them for con-
venlenee of business at the sufferance
of the public. Its stock Is widely
owned, passes from hand to hand.
brings multitudes Of men into It's
shifting partnerships and connects II
with the interests and the invest
ments Of whole communities. 1t Is q
segement of the public; bears no
analogy to a partnership or to the
processes by which private property
Is safeguarded and managed. ana
should not be suffered to afford any
convert whatsver 10 those who are
managing It. Its management u o.
the public and general concern, Is II
a very proper sense eyerybodys busi
ness.-wooDRow WILSON.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-01-19
4 DEMAND fdR
STATE PRIMARIES
u ia Of Greatest Importance That the
People Themselves Name the
Presidential Candidate.

In short time now the people OF
fve states will be called upon to ex-
press at primary elections their
choice for president The list of these
states Is.
March 18th. North Dakota.
April End, Wisconsin
April nth, Nebraska.
April 10Th, Oregon.
May goth, New Jersey.
In these states the law provides
for presidential primaries rnj' IN Ser.
eral other states the leg sla4res Mtl
probably soon respond K s4e temaaas
Of the people and ra su b laws rs
will enable the voters to express tGeit
choice instead of leaving he seiec.
tion Of national delegates to Ihe
bosses. But with or without the
presidential primaries 1t is hardly
possible that the nominees Of the
next national conventions will be
chosen by the old form of machine
manipulation The time has come for
the people to have their say about
these things; voters everywhere un-
derstand this and they will act.
II Is true that in some of the states
the bosses are still powerful and in
these various states the greater effort
should be made at the primary o'1c-
tions. 1t is of the greatest imp 2"7rce
that the people themselves nar ihe
presidential candidates for 1872.
It is a very difficult task that con
fronts the next occupant Of the White
House, and the right man should be
placed there. II the right men are
nominated, the right man VIII h'
elected. The votes viii G2t intel.
gently at the pos ne%t NoysmtCr
The danger lies in the selection OF tht
candidates.
Every voter should remember this
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-01-19
au.bIsss Destruction Of soeks.

Napoleon was indirectly responsible
for the destruction Of q vast quantity
of books. In 1912 he framed a law al
lowing goods to be imported from the
United Kingdom, provided that the
importer shipped an equivalent guam
tity Of French goods to this country.
French merchants generally met the
requirements Of this law By shipping
books to the value Of the wares they
wished to import. Having served to
gain the necessary permit. the books
were thrown overheard on the way to
England, as there was no demand for
them here. Shippers could well afford
to do this. for coffee and sugar were
then about ten times dearer In France
than In England. It has been esti-
mated that books 70 the nominal value
Of four million dollars we're destroyed
In this vay.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-01-19

the election to be held in April.
Rube Waddell, the famous base
ball pitcher, is said to be doing
vaudeville stunts in Southeast
Missouri towns.
The Leb anon Rustic notes that
Miss Oma Holder is married to
Mr.. Clarence Torrance, relieving
ana of the holding.
"Graham Sons shipped a car
load of salt this week." says the
Amsterdam Enterprise. Who's
getting fresh now?
The hest behaved visitor in
Knobnoster last week obviously
was Mr.. D. Corum-and il this is
not sufficlency, he came from
Sweet Springs.
]. W. S. Dillon, editor OF the
Grant City Star, has just been re-
appointed postmaster OF Grant
City for a term of four years
This will make his third term.
Society note from the Warrens-
burg Star: "R. H. Elliott and
family, Arthur Elliott and family
and Herbert Elliott and wife
helped Mr.. Lem Hughes kill hogs
last week"
Noah Count OF Chiggerbite COM
mends the fortitude Of his seat
mate in church, who very nom
chalantly removed an irksome
collar and placed the same in his
pocket.
There is dissension at Fayette.
And it is all over a dog. +. M,
Pryor claims that his bulldog was
poisoned. He has taken the case
to court and the whole town has
taken sides.
&C. W. Peck is quite sick at
This writing" says the Bosworth
Sentinel. Not having seen the
writing referred to we cannot say
whether or not Mr.. Peck's judg-
ment is correct.
1t may be remarked in passing
that the temperance crusade re-
ceived solar plexus at Lanai
last week. The Ministerial Ali
ance of that place started daily
paper to carry on the fuss will
Mr.. D. Mon Rum.
Springfield doesn't mind tn
fact that the barber shop recentl,
raised the price of haircuts, 0
even boosted the massage pric
TO thirty five cents. But 1t di
hate to have the price OF honinI
razors hiked dime.
The body of an unknown ma
was found beside the Missoul
Pacific tracks near Warrensbur
the other night. Those who rea
the story in the Warrensbur
Journal were not disappointed Il
it was "mutilated beyond recoe
nition."
Jefferson City desires to So
that Felice Lyme isn't the on
one on the operatic map. Russo
Rizer, a former Jefferson City b;
is studying vocal culture In Ne
York and in March will begin
engagement with the Metropol
tan Opera Company.
Bad roads and peace are pr
ferred by the citizens OF Jsffers'
township, Nodaway county,
good highways and perha
bloodshed. The calling OF
special election to vote szo.O
worth Of bonds for road improv
ments aroused such factional b
terness that through the int
csssioa OF a priest as pescsmsl
the election was called Oh,
Albsay Ledger says.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-01-19
'ROUNDABOUTTHES 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.
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Efforts to hold the next meeting
of the Republican State Commit
tee in st. Louis February 18th,
the date OF the banquet OF the
Young Republicans Of Missouri,
have failed. Announcement at
Republican headquarters that
this arrangement virtually had
been decided on was changed
later to a definite statement that
the state committee would meet
in Kansas City February 26th
and 9th.
Colonel John H. Calef, who died
in st. Louis recently, fired the
fret shot in the battle OF Gettys-
burg. He was in command OF
the Second United States Artil-
lery. The gun from which the
shot was fired still stands on the
field. Colonel Calef had for many
wears been an instructor in mill.
tary schools and was stationed at
Fort Monroe twelve years. He
was II years old.
The M. w. A. bsnd Of Noun
tain Grove is going to produce a
comic opera, "Sinbsd the Sailor. !"
We don't know whether this is
the story of broken down opera
singer or is really our old friend,
"Sinbad the Sailor" The opera
is described az being a roaring
one from beginning to end. We
hope that it will be bowling sue
cess also.
Something of the patience re.
quired to be a successful raiser oi
ginseng may be learned from the
experience of a Boone county
farmer as related by the Fulton
Gazette. A grower in that neigh
horhood has twenty thousand
plants. He waited more than q
year for the seed to germinats
aud four years more for the roots
, tn grow to marketable size.
2 Sisson township in Howard
7 county is at the top of the list TO
: having the most daring robber il
the state. One night last weel
Felix Peace, the constable, wa
slugged and robbed Of 5000, say
= the Howard County Leader. Q
course, with that name. we q
:, not blame the Unstable for allow
I ing himself to be robbed.
After nineteen years OF contin
= uous service as a clerk of tn
- United States circuit court q
= Kansas City, Miss Adelaide Uttel
"a who was the first woman to b
a appointed to a federal court clerk
o ship, has been dropped. Th
circuit court went out OF existenc
January let, having been merge
n with the federal district court.
- Chas. N. Walker, editor OF Ii
d Portageville Critic, has formed
% partnership with Col. Dick Mapl
=, formerly editor of the Nation
:. Rip-Saw, but now editor OF u
Worlds Butt-Cut, of which u
Critic Is successor to. The pap
~ will be continued as q Social
- organ.
~ The Herald, published at Hay
:. last week gave its readers . ve
~ creditable write-up OF Penise
n county and the effects of an cart
quake which this immediate sc
tion experienced in the ye
g f811-12.
The Southeast Missouri Te|
- phone Com. will, during the ye
1919, issue . new directory eve
,oo four months. 1t will be print
:. in pamphlet form.
IT. OF the more than go convi
sr- paroled by Governor Hadley OF
Ter 15 have violated the conditis
the under which they were pare
out of The stats prison.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-01-19

east Missouri will be paved. The
sooner the better.
1t is feared that things were
pretty dull in certain county not
very many miles away last Sun
day, for when the Novinger Gem
etery Association met at the
charch opposite the cemetery it
couldn't muster a quorum and
had to adjourn.-St. Joseph OBJ
server.
Judging from the Knobnoster
correspondence to the Warrens-
burg Star, there is most fortu-
nate person in that town these
frigid days, He is Walter Carr.
who, the writer Gays, "has been
sick for several days. The past
two days his temperature has
bean 105." Some hot.
Women in Paris, Mo-, who are
eligible to marry have taken the
Leap Year by the horns. They
announce that all widowers and
bachelors will be waited upon If
the men refuse, the town will b,
asked to pass an ordinance for
ever barring them from marriage.
Great power the Paris council as.
The Maryville saloons will close
Monday night at 10 O'Clock, ss
required by a new city ordinance
that was adopted last month by
the city council, instead of their
usual closing hour of IL o'clock.
No fight was made on the ordi-
nance by the saloon men, anu
they will abide by the ordinance
! SIN appreciation of .he hard
work done by the department on
the night of the fire which de-
stroyed the Cheatham building on
East Pine street," says the War
rensbure Star, "Fire Chief Julius
Peters On is sporting handsome
new badge made from q two ano
half dollar gold piece" given hin
, by a merchant who owned th'
building. What would have beel
the reward had the building beer
! saved? Can anyone tell us?
When it comes to "sassiety'
/, reporting the New Cambria lnde
q pendent goes to the head of tn
q class. Just listen to this: Twenty
= two units of New Cambria's youni
q masculine nobility and feminin
loveliness partook of their secon
annual progressive dinner Tues
day. Soup, a la Angelique an
superbus, was served. Magma
. deraDle pie was devoured a
" hogadorable and the desert Wa
y declared to be simply grandil'
y quentissimo.
"a Some young men over in Wayr
"a county, near Greenville, we,
"A celebrating Christmas by usir
explosives. A quantity OF dyn,
mite was placed in an old boile
10 and a portion Of an old log, sa
to have been at one time us'
., in q smoke house, was used
a' prop the door of the boiler. Aft
- the explosion the young men,
- returning to the place, were q
:. tonished to behold several piec
~ of gold on the ground to I
amount of sl20. II was disco
u, cred that q hole had been oor
ry in the log, and 1t is supposed +:
'ot money was put in the angur HI
h and a plug driven In. Ths
C. were five pieces in all-Lhr
'ar swenties, ten. and fifty dol
gold piece. The fifty was sli
la on one side and stamped, i
me checkers, with dye. The atl
,rv side contained the eagle aud OIL
Al usual features of y fifty dol
gold piece. The others were
the ordinary design hat all !
~ been coined more titan half
- century ago. Some old setI
had evidently placed the moi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-24

In 1860 1 was praoticing medicine n
MiIlersvflIe, Pennsylvania, q thriving
farming community. A prominent
citizen of that locality called at my
office one day in q very feeble condi-
ton. SO much so he had to be assist
ed in alighting from his wagon.
I found on questioning him tnat ne
had been afflicted for about two years
He had consulted various doctors,
among them q specialist frona Phiiadei-
mia. They pronounced his disease 70
he Bright's disease Of the Kidneys. he
was gradually failing in strength, ios-
ing flesh rapidly, and altogether pre-
reated a very pitiable spectacle, the
remnant of Il once strong and happy
man.
1 had been treating a neighnor Of
bia successfully. This neighbor had
hiehlv recommended me and thu u
was he had come to me.
He told me that the doctors mac
practically given up his case as hope
iass and he felt free to consult any
other physician. l hesitated to q
ire case, as / felt sure I could not DC
anvthlng more than the other ply
sgcians had done. I told him so, YET he
, Insisted upon my prescribing. ! was Z
graduate Of the Jefferson Medical ooi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-24
FOR FALLING HAIR
You Run No Risk When You Use
This Remedy.

We promise you that, Il your hair
is falling out and YOU have not let go
too far you can repair the damage al
ready done by using Rexall "9S" Hair
Tonic, with persistency and reguiari-
ty, for d reasonable length Of time. !
is a scientific, cleansing. ~antiseptic,
germicidal preparation, that destroys
microbes, stimulates good circulation
around the hair roots, promotes hair
n%ourishment, removes dandruff and
act TO restore hair health. It is as
pleasant to use as pure water. and
is delieateIy perfumed. It is o real
toilet necessity.
We want you to try Rexall "sS"
Hair Tonic with our promise that 1t
will cost you nothing unless you
are perfectly satisfied with Its use 1t
comes in two sizes, prices soc and
.$1.0O. Remember you can obtain
Rexall Remedies in this community
only at our store-The Rexall Store.
Otis Purdy, The North Side Druggist
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-24
Division Sale
of nv Farm

l VIII sell to the highest bidder at
the cast door of the Court Houso
at : o'clock Saturday Oct. &c. 1ot2
my farm consisting of as acres. two
miles from the city limits, west, on
the Columbia road. also oDe Quarter
or Jesse School house.
Descrlption.--A six room house
newly plastered with acme plaster
a 40 IT. porch on two sides; summer
Kitchen, tsx1s, with a solid con.
crete foundation and floor.
boxed and weatherb,s rded. new hen
house with concrete floor extra good
concrete cellar.
Barn and other outbuildlngs.
All kinds Of fruit. Twenty acres
OF timothy and clover, fifteen
acres of corn and balance in blue
grass pasture. Well fenced with WOW
en- wire, over GOO rds. About 90
acres Of bottom land.
Would sell privately before sale.
Ierms-0ne third cash, one third
the first of January and would carry
the rest for five years. Possession
given in 20 days.
MEREDITH ARMIsTEAD,
J. T. Johnson, Auctioneer.
Mexico, Mo, r f D G. 32-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-24
...DEA THS...

Mrs. Mary L. Mcintosh, wife Of
G. L. Mcintosh, residing s miles
southof Mexico, died of canoe at
1880 p, m. Wednesday. She was 66
years old.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by the following brothers and
sisters: JAS, Robert and Leon Mitch
ell and Mrs. Susan Guthrie, Macon;
and Mrs. Sarah Moss, of st. Joseph.
The remains were Inferred in
Elmwood Cemetery on Friday morn
ing.
The Ledger extends sympathy.
C~entralia, Mo, October IL.
Miss Polly Fountain, aged l04
years, died at her home here Wednes
day. she was born in Virginia and
came TONI issouri ninety years ago
Another aged citizen died here last
night. He is Edward Larkin, aged
SO years. He was born in Ireland.
Fulton, Mo, Oct. Is.
David c. Boone, a descendant o.
Daniel Boone, and Miss Elizahetl
Austin, both Of steedman. Nc
were married here on Thurs
day by Judge J.. w. Tincher. They
are members Of well-known Callawa.
families. They have gone to st. Loui'
on a honeymoon.
Mrs. Newt. Barlow. a niece o
Mrs. G. N. Wales, of this city, die
OF cancer at her home in Fulton, Q.
October 10. Mrs. Barlow has visit
ed in Mexico and her acquaintance
here regret to hear OF her death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-24
..mfnhntga..

The wedding Of Wallace Fry ant
Mics veIma Johnson was solemn
lied Saturday evening at the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Price johnson, residing two and .
half miles northwest OF town. The
ceremony was performed by DIR. j
c. Handy, pastor of the Fulton Meth'
odist Church at 1880 O'Clock before
a large circle of friends and rela.
tives of the two families.
Miss Franc Johnson, sister Of the
bride, was maid Of honor. Misses
Lena johnson, Gertrude Fry and lie.
Tia winans win be bridesmaids Ralph
Buckner, Clip Woodward and James
Jackson. Kansas City, were goroms'
men. Miss Ruth Durkee played
the wedding march.
After the ceremony a reception
was given the bridal party and
friends, following which Mr.. and
Mrs. Fry departed for the East,
going TO New York and thence down
to Washington, d. c., then back
home, visiting intermediate points Of
interest. They expect to be at home
to friends by the first of November.
Instead Of driving to Mexico and
boarding the train, Mr.. and Mrs. Fry
went to CentraIia and took the Hum
mer for Chicago, thus eluding their
friends who expected to be at the de-
pot to see them away.
The bride is the older daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Johnson and is
a young lady of attractive personal
ity and refined. womanly attachments
and is exceedingly popular with a
large circle of friends.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
". w. Fry, and is one Of Mexico's
most capable young attorneys. He is
a graduate of the Missouri State Uni
versity law school and has servedthis
city in the capacity Of Police Judge,
which office he filled with credit.
The out-of-town guests here to at.
tend the wedding were Miss Sarah
Hale, Carrollton, Mo; Mr.. and Mrs
~. D. Lane, st. Louis, Frank Mitch
ell, Centralia; Miss Nell McQuit
ty, Moberly.
The Ledger joins a large circle Of
friends Of these popular young people
in extending congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-24
PROPOSED by Initiative
Petition
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Abolishin6 the present state board OF
equalization and PROVIDING for appoint-
ment By the Governor, in lieu Of such
hoard, Of a state tax commission. and pre-
soribina the number, qualifications dutioH
and salaries Of the members thereof.
Proposed amendment, by initiative petition, TO
the state Constitution OF Missouri, submitting to the
legal voters OF the state for their approval Or rsiec-
lion ut the general election to be held on the Tues
day next following The first Monday in November,
Al. ID. 1912, repeating section Is of article x OF the
Constitution of the state Of Missouri and enaciine in
lieu thereof 4 new section to be known as section
IS, creating a state tag commission.
Be 1t enacted By ~ beobir e}the State Of Missouri:
Section IL. The present state board of equslisa-
lion shall be abolished on. January slst, 1918, and 70
its stead 4 state tax commission OF three members -
hereby created, to be appointed by the Governor,
who shall in the beginning appoint one member TOT
two years, one member for three years and ono
member for four years and oil subsequent regular
appointments shall be for terms OF tout. years and
until their successors are appointed and gualined.
The terms Of those appointed shall begin February
list, 1918, and the salary shall not be less than
S3.60O.O 90 per year each. No member shall at tho
same time hold any other state, federal or govern
mental position OF office, elective or appointive. u
shall be the duty OF said compission 20 see that the
the levy and collection OF taxes are faithfully en-
forced; to adjust and equalixe the valuation Of prop.
erty almond the several counties and the city OF
ST. Louis; and to perform such other duties as may
be prescribed BY law.
The general assembly shall provide the legislation
necessary to secure full and effective compliance
with the purpose and intent OF this amendment.
Nothing in this amendment shall be construed 70
limit the initiative and Referendum powers reserved
by the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-24
SHOE FACTORY Will
BE TRANSFERRED
TO new OWNERS

The local branch Of the Friedman
shelby Shoe Factory has expended
sSO2, 900 in wages in the six years 1t
has been located in Mexico and ae-
eOrding to tho agreemen entered In
n with the people of this city the
factory will be decided to them since
they have paid out the required sum.
8r December ~, the factory will
be taken IN charge by the Interna-
ttonal, the s25. o0o. 900 corporation,
the largest shoe manufacturers in the
world. who recently purchased it
from Friedman Shelby.
william Morris, superintendent of
the local plant, with his brothers,
came to this city on Oct. /, 1906,
and started the factory in temper
Iary quarters uptown and did not
move into the present building until
January, 1907. The plant has i'm
from cheap work to medium
grade ladies' misses and children's
shoes.
we are now making 1875 different
Of Shoes said Mr.. Morris. "but
under the new arrangements with the
International wo will make only a
few styles and In this way special
lie to increase our efficiency. We
will increase our daily output by this
from 1900 pairs a day to
1000 pairs. I think IT but a short
until the factory will have to
be enlarged.
What we want in Mexico to make
BUR factories grow is more small
houses where tho rent is not too
high. High rent and board keep
gnany workers from moving here. We.
lave 205 employed now with a weekly
|ayroll Of ab< It $4,000. We should
lavo many mo than this with a So
aD0 weekly payi -
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