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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Silver Wedding.

On Nov. ID, 1887. Jackson w.
Rouse and Miss Adah Byland were
united in marriage. Saturday even
ing. Dec..I14, 1912, they celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary.
About 80 friends and relatives
were present on this happy occasion
and many beautiful and useful pres
ents were presented to Mr.. and Mrs.
Rouse. The evening was very pleas
antly spent in conversation and in
nocent games.
The big supper was well prepared
and heartily enjoyed by all. Those
present together with all their
friends hope they will celebrate
many more anniversaries.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Brain Leaks.

To date we have never seen a
man grow fat on a diet of political
pie. The worst thing about a soft
snap" is the difficulty of getting it
and keeping it.
Don't it beat all what blue uni
form and a few brass buttons will
do to the disposition of the average
man?
Let's see, wasn't it King Charles
of Sweden who. upon being con-
graduated on great victory. re-
piled; Yes, but another one like
it and | am ruined forever" Which
reply is commended to the rejoice
full democrats of the nation.
About the most unfortunate man
we know is the one who is trying
to make a sirloin steak show on a
liver reputation.
After due cogitation have decid-
ed that Armageddon was confused
with Waterloo.
A lot OF people are figuring on
getting into heaven because they
have patiently borne crosses of
their own manufacture.
Blessed be the reformer who lives
to see the establishment of the re-
forms he has advocated
Speaking about embarrassing sit
uations, Did you ever invite the
pastor to dinner, ask him to invoke
the divine blessing, then have one
of the children make remark that
evidenced the fact of your failure
to do that sort of thing regularly?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Lodges.

1t is the desire of the Democrat
to publish all the Lodge news you
desire the general public to know.
1t will he helpful to your members
and your lodge. We cannot get the
information unless you tell US. Let
US know who are elected or install
ed as officers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Election Notice.
Farmers & Merchants Bank.

Monroe City, Mo-, Dec. IL. 1912.
The annual election for nine
directors of the Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank to serve during the
year will be held at their banking
house on Monday, January IS.
1918. Polls open from 8 a. m. I'M
til IL o'clock. noon.
w. R. P. JACKSON.
10 Cashier.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
State Leaders For Missouri Farm
Advisers.


The Board of Curators of the
University of Missouri on December
18th appointed Mr.. D. H. DOane
State Farm Management leader for
Missouri. Mr.. Doane will represent
both the College of Agriculture and
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
and will have supervision of the
Farm Advisers in Missouri counties
For several years he was connected
with the u. S. Department of Agri-
culture in Farm Management Inves-
LEGATIONS. For the past two years
he mas been in charge of the Farm
Management Investigations and In
structor in the University of Mis-
souri,.
The Missouri College of Agricul-
ture has completed arrangements
for very comprehensive plan of
cooperation with the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture for the location
Of Farm Advisers in Missouri coun-
tics. The success already attained
in Cape Girardeau and Pettis Coun-
ties has aroused state wide interest
in thus nlan The College of Agri-
culture and the U. S. Department
believe this to be the most success
full plan so far devised for bringing
to the farmer on his own farm the
benefits of the investigations made
in the College and the Experiment
Station.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Notice.

Your City Taxes will soon be de-
linquent. Avoid the penalty by
paying now. Office permanently at
j. B. Anderson's Dry Goods Store.
R. A. KIRBY, Collector.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
A True Carver Saying.

Eat a watermelon and everybody
will want to help you. Try to pull
a skunk out of a hole and you'll
pull alone.-Worth County Times.
Should Watch the Aldrich Scheme.
The Aldrich currency scheme is
coming to the front and Congress
will have to be on guard.-Lebanon
Rustic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26

The deep well is to be made deep
er in hopes of finding plenty of pure
water. 1t is not yet to the depth
of the artesian well recently drilled
at Quincy. The casing has been
taken out, packing put on and the
casing again being put in position.
1t is hoped in this way to shut out
the mineral water we now have
such an abundance of. and then
when there is plenty of fresh water
Monroe will have a valuable well.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Notice.

Your City Taxes will soon be de-
linquent. Avoid the penalty by
paying now. Office permanently at
j. B. AnderSon's Dry Coos Store.
F. A. KTRpY "-llector.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26

DR.. Goodier General practice of
Medicine and Surgery. Special at
tention to diseases of women and
children and chronic diseases.
Office in F. & M. Bank building
residence with Mrs. Ezra Veach on
Locust St. 1-2
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26

All those indebted to the Farmers
& Merchants Telephone Co.. will
please call at the Office and pay
before Jan. /.
l. L. OWEN, Mgr.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26

stock yards last Saturday a horse
sold for $500. OF course this was
due to Wilson's election. Several
days before Ed Motsineer, eight
miles northeast of here, sold a span
of 2.year colts for $4,000. This
was due to Taft's administration.
Here is a rule that won't work both
ways. The quality of the animals
makes no difference in the eyes of
the political wind-jammer.-Worth
County Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26

DR.. Scobee and Peter Smith were
in Kirksville Monday. Mr.. Smith
has been in poor health for some
time and went to Kirksville for an
examination. DR.. Scobee reports
Or Noland, Misses Bertha Jaeger
and Lucy Gentry who are taking
treatment as getting along nicely
Mrs. Fannie Erwin, of Pittstield.
M Is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Bert Written.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
He Looked After the Trust.

Tilt will not escape notice that
when the Republican governor of
Maryland had to appoint a senator
to succeed the late Senator Rayner
he chose a millionaire lumberman.
He probably did not intend to help
along tariff reform in so doing. But
this one change cannot prevent re-
form, for the senate will stand forty
seven Democrats. forty-four Repub-
licans and two Progressives.-St.
Louis Times.
Carnegie's Robbery of the People
Andrew Carnegie has given away
1872 millions of dollars he wrung
from the American people by the
aid Of the protective" tariff-and
still has millions left. The aggre-
gate of his wealth is startling
and beyond the comprehension
of the average citizen. But then
the average citizen has apparently
never comprehended the velvet"
the protective" tariff has constant
ly provided for the interests" from
which Carnegie's wealth came
Gallatin Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Not Much to Patch.

The proposed rehabilitation" of
the Republican party reminds one
of the man who took pair of shoes
to be cobbled. Well" said the
cobbler, the strings are good
Kansas City Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
They Made Andy's Money.

Your Uncle Andy Carnegie wants
to give ex-presidents twenty-five
thousand dollars a year "out of his
own pocket" The policies for which
the living ex-president" has always
stood for, has filled Andy's pockets
with money, and it is but natural
that he should feel liberal. Excel
sior Springs Standard.
Wilson and Taft Prices.
At a livestock sale held at the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Champ Clark Will Remember.

Champ Clark is not unmindful of
the fact that the independence of
the Filipinos is one of the long out
standing promises of Democracy,
and it begins to look dark for the
professional militarists around the
speakers rooms in the capital
Jefferson City Tribune.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-12-26
Wilson and Taft Prices.

At q Iivestook sale held at the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Bath Wonders Whether or
Not 1t Is Enjoying Smallpox.

Bath, Me-, Dec, 4.-(SpeciaD.-
Whether this city is experiencing
mild epidemic of smallpox at the North
End. or whether several people are ex-
periencing an attack of chickenpox or
whether there is a new disease preva-
lent that resembles both the above
mentioned, is a question that is troub-
ling many people in that section. Sew
eral patients have had suspicious i'll
nesses and the Board of Health has
been criticized for not quarantining
their families at once. But it appears
that the doctors fail to agree on the
nature of the disease and the members
of the Board of Health argue that as
laynen they should ont be criticized
too severely on matter where doc
tors Go not agree. Dr. Roland Mckay of
Augusta made an investigation, yes
terday, and while he announced unoffi-
cially that the symptoms appeared like
those Of smallpox. no definite report
has been received from the State Board
of Health as to the nature of this cpl
demic. 1t it is smallpox it is running
in light form, but physicians say that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05

against the organization of an indie
pendent refinery by Louisiana plant
ers. Havemeyer suggested that COM
bination of the planters for such a
purpose would be in line with what
President Roosevelt would consider
Combination in restraint of trade"
The proposed organization of the
planters was not effected and Emile
Legendre, retired planter, in telling
of a similar plan to organize a re
finery here testified that "Abject
fright" of the so-called trust was, in
fact, the real cause of the failure o.
the planters to organize.
"If the planters had gone into sucl
a DEAL" testified Mr.. Legendre, II.
would have meant practically tbs
blacklisting of their sugar on the 10
cal exchange"
The witness declared that tn
Crust" had prevented three attempts
of the Louisiana sugar planters to or
ganize large independent refinery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Boston Authorities at Last
Begin Investigation of the
Alleged Big Book SWindle.

books which agents are alleged to
have sold under false pretences, The
books are to be used as evidence when
the case is presented to the Federal
grand jury. After hearing two wit
nesses, the Suffolk county grand jury
postponed its Investigation, until next
week.
Cardenio F. King, who is serving
Prison sentence for illegal stock trsas-
actions, was a victim OF the alleged
swindlers, according to the federal of
ficials. King bought several suits for
$4,000 before his arrest, Ave years ago.
Chief Swain arrived here, today. TO
collect new evidence bearing upon the
cases of men arrested in New York
and to go over the eports of local in
spectors. He was accompanied by
number of inspectors who plan to
make Investigations in New England
cities. where tho book agents have
operated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
AT Dynamite Trial, He Re-
sisted Removal Of Evidence
Wanted in Mcnamara Case by
Govt. on Advice Of Counsel.
Ills Counsel Destroyed checkhook
Thought to Be imporian! Evidence.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. frank NJ
Ryan, indicted president of the Iron
Workers Union, testified at the by
Mantle conspiracy trial, today, that
after the arrests of the MeNamaras,
be. on advice of counsel, resisted the
removal of evidence wanted at Los
Angeles, where the McNamaras were
charged with murder and dynamiting.
L was willing to resist the removal
of the papers anywhere. because |
was acting through my attorney"
said Mr.. Ryan.
The papers referred to were hun
dreds of letters and records afterwards
procured by the government in con-
nection with the indictment of the Al
men now on trial. The witness named
as the attorney who took charge of
the unions affairs, Leo. NJ Rappaport.
who had testified that after interview
ing ]. J. Mcnamara in Jail at Los An
geles he returned to Indianapolis and
destroyed a small blue eheckbook
That checkbook, the government
charges, contained the disbursements
by Mcnamara for the expense of the
''Dynamiting crew.
Mr.. Ryan was asked whether he was
consulted about Rappaport's destruc-
ton of the checkbook. He answered
he had not been, and he never heard
that Mcnamara was drawing $1,000 d
month from the unions funds, for
which no accounting was given, until
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
But LITTLE REST
For Mexican Minister Las
Curain in Washington.
Must Explain His Couniry's Hos
lille Altitude Toward Yanks.
Train Attacked and Destroyed by
RsbsIs.-Amsrloan Killed.

Washington, Dec. Alt is believed
to be entirely improbable that Senior
Iascurain, the Mexican minister for
foreign affairs, who is now on his way
to Washington. will find the opportun-
ity for rest which he is reported to be
seeking. Instead it lis probable that
he will feel called upon to enter at
once into the negotiations which are
now in progress between the United
States and Mexico regarding the sit
uation on the border and the generally
unsatisfactory condition of American
and other foreign interests in Mexico.
Secretary Knox, last September, add
dressed to the Mexican foreign of
flee, strong pretest against the con-
tinuance of the well-nigh intolerable
conditions that had characterized the
long drawn out rebellion. There was
an insistent request at that time for
information as to what steps were to
be taken by the Mexican government
to terminate these conditions. the inn
plication being that the efforts of the
Federal troops to stamp out the re-
hellion had been half hearted and pur-
roseless.
The Mexican governments reply to
this inquiry is said not to have been
fully responsive or of a character 70
inform the Washington government OF
what may be expected or to Indicate
that adequate measures have been
taken to bring the rebellion to an erd
and relieve the great foreign bust
Continued on Page FoHr1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Government Showing Up the
Alleged Evil Sugar Trust.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 4-What Is
considered important testimony relat-
ing to activities of the American Su-
gar Refining Co, in dealings in which
small competitors and sugar planters
were interested was brought out at
today's hearing of the government
suit aiming to dissolve the so-called
Sugar Trust.
Government counsel introduced a
number of letters that passed between
II. O. HavemeYer, former president OF
the American Sugar Refining Co., and
~. #. Witherspoon, superintendent of
the eompany's New Orleans refinery
In the Witherspoon letters. reference
was made to efforts which he had put
forth to prevent the organization OF
independent refining companies in
Louisiana. In a letter written by
Havemeyer, in November, 1906, he in
timated that the federal government
might be appealed to to interfere
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Sudden Death
Mrs. K. GOelet,
Paris, France.

! Paris. Dec. AIRS. Robert Goelet
died, this morning, at her Paris resi-
dence, As Avenue D'Iena
Mrs. Robert Goelet's maiden name
was Harriette Warren of New York.
She was married to Robert Goelet,
in 1879. They had two children, Bea.
trice and Robert w. Goelet
| She passed much of her time abroad
both during her husbands life and af-
forwards, making long cruises on
board their yacht, the MAMMA Mr..
Goelet died on the Mamma, in Naples
harbor, on April q. 1899.
She met the Emperor William on
several occasions during her cruises
and both he and the Crown Prince of
Germany have been guests on board
the Mamma.
She was taken seriously ill, in Au-
gust, this year, while at southampton
and her ailment was diagnosed as
cancer. She Immediately left for
France to undergo treatment and la
ter on in Paris it was reported that
her health had improved. She met her
son Robert in the French capital Re-
ports as to her condition since her
arrival III GdIlS Hdu DeeH so favor
able that her death, this morning, was
unexpected.
Robert w. Goelet was present at
his mothers bedside, when she died,
at A. NJ. The cause of death is
stated to have been a complication
of diseases.
Mrs Goelet, it was learned, today,
underwent an operation. last summer,
for cancer. but it proved unavailing
The body will be taken to the United
States.
William Won Schoen, the German
ambassador to France, was among the
callers at the Goelet residence to ex-
press coincidence.
Mrs. Goelet on her yacht MAMMA
visited kiel during yachting week, at
the end Of June. in nearly every sea-
son since 1900. The German Emperor
and the Empress on many occasions
bad luncheon or dinner on board the
Nahma. Mrs. Goelet also entertained
the Emperor at Eastern Mediterra-
mean ports twice on his trips to and
from Corfa, and she always was a
welcome guest at the Imperial palaces
at Berlin. Sometime ago she gave a
permanent endowment to the naval
hospital at KEEL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
100000 Gift to Dartmouth
For Students Headquarters.

lei Webster, graduate of the col
i lege, believed to be one of the finest
in existence, which comes to the col
lege from Edward Tuck of Paris, an
alumnus whose benefactions to the
college already amount to more than
81 100000.
The new building to be. provided by
Mr.. Robinson's gift will occupy the
present site of Sanborn hall on the
west side of the Dartmouth campus
and will be virtually unique among
college buildings. 1t is intended by the
donor to offer a strong counterpoise
to athleticism on the one hand and to
social cliques on the other by fur
nishing place and means for the de-
velopment of the intellectual and artis-
tic activities of the student body and
for social intercourse between men of
similar tastes and abilities.
Mr.. Robinson is not a graduate of
the college Born in Reading, VT. 80
years ago, he has been identified with
large business and banking interests
in Boston, and his native place and
Others localities have been benefited
by his generosity.
The Webster portrait was painted by
Pope in Boston, in 1850. 1t was or
dered by Charles Goodyear as a rec
ognition of Webster's legal ability in
defending the Goodyear patents.
In 1900, it was secured by Mr.. Tuck.
1t will be hung in the trustees room
of Parkhurst hall, the new adminis-
tration building at Dartmouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Victims of Hawthorne SWindle
Identity Letters--Expert Says Few
Traces of Silver Found in Mine.

New York. Dec. 4.-William }. Clark
~ manufacturer, of Salem. Ohio, and
Colonel Charles II. Heyl. l.. S. A.. re-
tired. today, identified a number oflet-
tiers which they had received from Ju-
liam Hawthorne, who, with Josiah
Quincy. DIR. William J. Morton and AL
bert Freeman. is on trial in the Unit
ed states district court, charged with
fraudulent use of the mails in pro-
noting Canadian mining claims.
Counsel for the defence read a letter
from Col. Heyl to Mr.. Hawthorne,
written in the fall of 1905, in which the
witness stated that he had shown one
of the Hawthorne letters to a mining
engineer, who said TO him:
1t would seem to me that they have
a likely looking prospect within a few
miles Of some paying mines. There are
dozens and millions of prospects in the
world, but only a few paying mines.
In reply Hawthorne wrote:
Eve are actually taking out silver
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05

Boston, Dec. Am investigation ~
the local operations of book sales-
men, who are alleged to have swindlea
people In the United states out a.
about 100000, WAS begun by the
Scffcll, county grand jury, today. Po-
Ice Inspector Waite of Boston was
the first witness summoned. Several
wealthy residents of this city are sad
to be included in the list of rs per-
sons known TO have been victimized
N New England.
A federal investigation of the OPP
erations of the book agents was be-
gun in New York and was extended
to this city. Chief Inspector william
G. Swain of New York was expected
here, today, to present evidence
against certain book publishers to the
federal grand jury.
United States District Attorney Asa
P. French has obtained set of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
EVIDENCE AGAINST JUDGE
ARCHIBALD IS DRAWN OUT
During Unwilling Testimony of E. j. Will.
Jams, Dunmore, Pa, Who Admits That
He Was to Give Judge Half of the Prof
its for His Influence in the Deal.

Washington, Dec. Admissions
that Judge Robert w. Archibald of the
Court of Commerce had been interest
ed with him in deal for the. Katy
did culm dump" near Scranton, Pa,
and would have proflted from the sale
of the property were drawn, today
from Edward ]. Williams of Dun
more, Pa, before the Senate court of
impeachment, which is trying the jur-
list for alleged misconduct.
Mr. Williams was the first witness
Standing at the clerks elevated desk
in the Senate and facing Judge Arch
bald, who had been his friend. he said,
for 80 years, the aged Welshman be-
came silent witness for part of the
time to the duel between the House
managers and Judge Archbalds law
yers. as to what evidence and what
testimony should be admitted before
the court.
Chief interest, today, eentered about
the first article of the charges, which
alleged that Judge Archibald had ex-
erted influence upon officers of the
Erie Railroad, which then. had a
case pending in his court,
to compel them to give an option to
Williams upon its portion of the Katy
did refuse coal heaps owned through
out its subsidiary company, the Hill
side Coal G. Iron Co.
Mr.. Williams declared Judge Arch
bald had nothing to do with getting
the option, further than to act as his
friend and recommend him to the Of
feers of the Hillside Co. Later, how
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05

ever, under the questions of Rep
Webb of North Carolina, he said Judge
Archibald would have received half OF
the profits realized from the sale OF
the property.
What did Judge Archibald do for
which he was to receive one-half of
the profits from the coal Dump" de-
manded Representative Webb.
1T was none of anybody's business
if ! wished to give it to him., retorted
Williams.
To this he later added that the interest
of Judge Archibald resulted from what
he did for me- and that sit was partly
through his influence that / got the OPP
TONS
The deal as outlined by Mr.. Williams
began when he went TO Judge Archibald
and asked his assistance in getting an
option from the Hillside Co. Judge
Archibald. he said, gave him letter to
w. A. May. superintendent of the Hill
side Co., but Capt. May declined to give
him an option on the dump.
II went back and told Judge Archibald
1 did not get it and he said he would
see about it,. said Williams.
Judge Archbald's attorneys fought
against the admission of document pur-
porting to assign part of Williams in
terest in the coal dump to William Boz
land and silent party supposed to be
Judge Archibald
"A. S Worthington, counsel for the ac-
cused, declared the paper had been pre-
pared as damning piece of evidence
in the offices of William p. Boland of
Scranton and that it Shows part OF the
conspiracy against Judge Archibald and
the attempt to get him into trouble"
The Senate was finally forced TO a
vote and the document was admitted as
evidence. From Mr.. Williams, Rep.
Webb finally drew again the admission
made, last summer, in the House inves-
tigation, that he had drawn up an as
signment of part of the option to Mr.. Be-
land and Judge Archibald. naming the lat
ter as the silent party" because he
thought it might get him into. trouble II
he We're an open party to the deal.