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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
Same Old Game.

Just as we have told the Land
mark readers time and again the
Kansas City Star has come out in
favor of Roosevelt for third term.
Don't you see why it is fighting
Champ Clark. 1t knows Clark is
the strongest Democratic candidate
and is plying same old game when
it assisted in making Missouri Re-
publican Are you going to be led
by old Bill Nelson as bliHdly as you
were a few years ago? = Platte
County Landmark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
Will Stay at Home a while.

Col Roosevelt has at last given
an emphatic denial. No, it is not
that he will not be a candidate for
the presidential nomination, but
that he is not contemplating a trip
to Europe. Albany Ledger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
The Newer Hopes.

A hundred hopes to which chung
Are strewn along the way;
Glad hopes that when the year was
young,
| treasured day by day;
Fate's baifetings have left me numb
And oft I've planned in vain,
But newer fairer hopes come
To bid me strive again
/ have beheld my rivals claim
The prizes which | sought,
While their rewards are wealth and
fame,
My toll has come to nau5ht:
The hopes that cheered me when
the year
Was bright and young are dead
But other hopes have come to
cheer
Me on the way ahead.
My hopes are strewn along the
miles
That stretch behind
Though ! have cOurted Fortunes
smiles,
Her frown has been unkind;
But out ahead the way is clear
| still have ships at sea,
And, faring homeward, gladly hear
My loved ones call to me.
S E, Kiser.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
Have They Watched ] Pierp?

1t would be comforting to know
that those enthusiasts who are pre-
dieting the second coming of the
Messiah in the immediate future
are keeping close tab on the move
ments of J. Pierpont Morgan
Slater RuStler.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

DR.. Hull has for sale several met
al bedsteads with mattresses; also
tables. chairs and various other
household articles. Call at the
hospital.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying

Willing to be Skinned" That Way.
Carnegie boasts that he skinned
Rockefeller. We wish he would
skin us the same way.-Bonnville
Advertiser.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
Well, She Had the Age!

The first woman to register in
California for the next election is
Mrs. LYDIA Sharpless, 101 years old.
-- Springfield Leader.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
If They Only Told All.

The man who gets mad at what
the newspapers said about him
should return thanks three times a
day for what they knew about him
and suppressed. Linneus Bulletin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

The census department esti-
mates that there are 200600,O00
head of horses. mules, cattle. sheep
and hogs in the U. S. and that they
are worth $685. $4,000.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

Nothing so effective as Hyomei
for catarrh, colds, Group, asthma
and catarrhal deafness. Just breathe
it. L. M. Wood guarantees it. Out
fit including inhaler $100 Extra
bottles SO cents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
Cowgirl Has Made Good.

State Treasurer James Cowgirl,
during the year 1911 collected in
interest on state deposits the sum Of
$96.48106. This is Sal, 038 n more
than collected BY treasurer Gmelich
during the last year Of the Republic
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

The Rails County Times has en-
tered its fifteenth year of good work
for the up building of New London
and vicinity. 1t is a clean ably
edited paper and deserves the good
patronage it receives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

j. M. Painter, of Paris was here
Thursday to visit his relative, VIM.
Burditt, who has been in rather
poor health lately.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

L. M. Wood guarantees Partisan
Sage the matchless and delightful
hair dressing, for dandruff, falling
hair, itching scalp, and to put life
and beauty into the hair. so cents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
How About That Shortage?

A former poStoffice clerk in St.
Louis who stole $25,OO0 from reg
istered package and confessed, has
been sentenced to three and a half
years in the peniteptiaTy. He re-
stored $23,562 of the money after
having secreted it in a chicken coop
for year. It's about time now
that the $4,000 shortage of long
standi q in the St. Louis sub-treas-
ury 5nould turn up. Howell Coun.
ty Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

Several candidates in Boone
County have announced.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

Mrs. Willie Goodnight, of lear
Palmyra spent part of the week
with relatives here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

DR.. Hornback Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal. Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
This is Almost the Limit.

A correspondent defends Gov.
Hadley in Hadley's St. Louis organ
the Mirror from criticism of his
too liberal use of the pardoning
power, by claiming the governor Is
letting out criminals, rapists, muir
derers, burglars, etc. because he
wants to break up the contract"
system. Well, that's the limit
Boonville Advertiser.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

Drag the roads every time they
need it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

can administration. Howell County
Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
Wearing Hadley Glasses.

In weak attempt to defend Gov
ernor> Hadley's notorious pardon and
parole record against the attack Of
Democratic papers, the Maysville
Republican-Pilot AYERS that the
"complaint finds no favor at all
with the Democrats in the peniten-
tiary." The Pilot is mistaken. The
Democrats in the penitentiary SYM
pathize with their party papers in
their criticism of Hadleys whole
sale pardon and parole system.
They notice that a very large num-
Der of the pardons and paroles are
extended to Republican niggers
whose offenses embrace every out
rage in the category of crime
Their votes are wanted in St. Louis
|next November. 1t is shameful
Worth County Times
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
Thank the Elgin Fixers.

A vote of thanks is due the little
handful Of men in EIGin, ILL.,, who
dictate what the price Of butter
shall be everywhere in the United
States. They reduced the price
three cents yesterday. 1t is now
only thirty.seven cents a pound
which is merely twelve cents higher
than a year ago. Kansas City
Times.
Some More Comatose Hadley Suits
Suit against the lumber trust in
Missouri, which was begun by Gov
ernor Hadley five years ago when
he was attorney general. was re-
sumed yesterday. Come to think
Of it, there are probably a dozen or
more other antitrust suits lying
around somewhere in a comatose
condition. Kansas City Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

The Rails Comfy Times is au-
thority for the statement that L. O.
Wilson of Saline Township is going
to be candidate for Judge of the
Western District, He is a clean,
honest man and is fully qualified to
make Rails County a good officer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15
That Harmony at Kansas City.

From the harmony which pre-
walls at the meeting of the Republi-
can state committe # Missouri it is
Inferred that the members talked
about the weather, the crop outlook
and the famine in China.-Kansas
City Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

People wonder why the boys
want to leave the farm and try
their fortunes in the city. There is
little wonder when the matter is
looked into Too little effort is
made to make the homes from
which the boys want to run away,
attractive. The almighty dollar too
often gets in the way, Boys are
not wild animals; they do not need
pounding because they do not do
their worKas well as older persons
MILAN Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
to be Skinned" That Way.
Carnegie boasts that he skinned
Rockefeller. We wish he would
skin us the same way.-Bonnville
Advertiser.
Well, She Had the Age!
The first woman to register in
California for the next election is
Mrs. LYDIA Sharpless, 101 years old,
- Springfield Leader
Why New York Thinks So.
The public debt Of the city of
New York is $2O.OOO,OOO ereateH
than the debt of the United States.
Perhaps that is one reason why
New York sometimes thinks it is
the whole country. S. Louis
Times.
Wilson Stock Has Risen.
Woodrow Wilson stock has gone
up about 100 per cent hereabouts
since he refused to accept the ap-
parent support of Harper's Weekly,
the Wall street organ. -Atchison
County Mail.
Will Stay at Home a while.
Col Roosevelt has at last given
an emphatic denial. No, it is not
that he will not be a candidate for
the presidential nomination, but
that he is not contemplating trip
to Europe. Albany Ledger.
Have They Watched Pierp?
1t would be comforting to know
that those enthusiasts who are pre-
dieting the second coming of the
Messiah in the immediate future
are keeping close tab on the move
ments of J. Pierpont Morgan
Slater Rustler.
That Harmony at Kansas City.
From the harmony which pre-
walls at the meeting of the Republi-
can state committe # Missouri it is
Inferred that the members talked
about the weather, the crop outlook
and the famine in China.-Kansas
City Times.
When Peerless Henri Blundered
Henry Watterson. is the only
Democrat on earth who ever dis.
covered that the support of j, P,
Morgan was necessary to the cleo.
ton of a Jeffersonian president
St. Louis Republic.
If They Only Told All.
The man who gets mad at what
the newspapers said about him
should return thanks three times {
day for what they knew about hin
and suppressed. Linneus Bulletin
Yes! We Think So!
Senator Beveridge, Republican
says that after a quarter centur!
of attempted enforcement of tn,
antitrust law under Republican ruIt
the trusts are more numerous ant
powerful than ever. What do yol
think about it, Mr.. Voter. isn't
time to make a change = Gallatil
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

When Peerless Henri Blundered
Henry Watterson. is the only
Democrat on earth who ever dis
covered that the support of j. P.
Morgan was necessary to the cleo
ton of a Jeffersonian PRESIDENT
St. Louis Republic
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-15

A hundred hopes to which chung
Are strewn along the way;
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
COL. SWIGGETT'S BODY
LIES In ARLINGTON

The funeral of Col. William Y.
Swiggett. who died in Washington,
Saturday, took place from his late
home there this afternoon. 1nterment
was in Arlington.
Col. Swiggett was born in Seaford,
March Is, 1841, was educated in
Georgetown and after a year in Iowa
returned to Georgetown to learn the
trade of printer. Abont this time,
however, the Civil War broke out and
he entered the First Delaware Regi-
ment
Later he was transferred to various
regiments in the army, was wounded
at Antietam, and aftea receiving
steady promotion was mustered out Of
service in January, 1865, with the
grade of ieutenant-colonel.
The year following he was appoint
ed mail agent on the Delaware R.
R. and moved to this city. He held
this position until 1882 when he was
appointed postmaster here by Presi-
dent Arthur and in 1883 he became
chief of police. He was one of the
organizers of DUPONT Post G. A. R., a
trustee Of St Paul's NJ E. Church
and a member of the Knights Of
Pythias.
He is survived by one daughter
Maria. His wife, Charlotte E. Cannon
was the daughter of Joseph K. and
Hannah (Dunning) Cannon Of
Georgetown.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
FLOOD NOW
BLOTS OUT
MEXICANS
1000 Dead and $2O,OOO,OOO
Property Loss in MaderO'S
Troubled Country
CITIES DESTROYED
BY THE CLOUD BURSTS
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 15.-A special
meeting of the cabinet was called by
President Madero to-day, and it is
probable that Federal troops will i'm
mediately be rushed to the state OF
Guanajuato where cloudbursts have
wrecked two cities and many smaller
towns. Incomplete reports declare
that probably 1000 persons lost their
lives, while the property damage will
reach $2O,OO0.0O0.
The greatest danger now is Of fam
inc and the government plans to rush
relief trains to the scene. All crops
within an area of 1000 square miles
have been swept away, foodstuffs in
the larger cities End villages were
ruined by the waters and the greatest
suffering has resulted.
over 1000 laborers have already
been sent from here to aid in clearing
the debris from the larger cities. bur
with their arrival to-day word was
Immediately sent back to Mexico City
to send no more men until food was
furnished, as there was no way OF
feeding the imported laborers.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
GIRL CARES
FOR BOY WHO
STRIKES AUTO

Harvey Blest, aged years, of No.
1107 French street, was struck and
slightly bruised and scratched about
the face and hands by an automobile
driven by Miss Alice DUPONT, this
morning at Tenth and Market streets
Miss DUPONT was driving east on
Tenth street just east of Market
street, at a very slow speed when the
lad came from behind a wagon and
almost threw himself in front of the
auto. Miss DUPONT, who is a daugh-
ter Of General 7. Coleman DUPONT.
with great presence of mind quickly
threw in the emergency brake and
tried to steer the machine into the
sidewalk, but the boy was struck a
glancing blow by the lamp and mud
guard just before the car stopped.
Miss DUPONT alighted and assisted
the boy into her machine and drove
him to his home. She remained
there while Dr. Albert Robin. who
was summoned responded, and did
not leave until after the physician
pronounced the boys injuries slight
and until she had seen that the lad
had received every attention. She
expressed her sorrow TO the lad be-
cause of the accident. which was un-
avoidable so far as she was concern
ed
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
DOG DAYS
NEAR CANNES
GROW RESTLESS

Mayor Howell, on Saturday after
noon signed the contract between the
city and the Delaware Society. Pre-
vention Cruelty to Animals for taking
up and impounding unregistered dogs
during the ensuing fiscal year. The
society receives $3.50 a month from
the city for the work.
Judging from the number Of dogs
that are taking fits and other canine
ailments, the dog days are already
here, although there are still two
weeks before the August days.
On Saturday night Assistant Dog
Catcher Walls was called to No. 22O
French street to get a suffering dog.
Whether the animal was mad or not
was not learned, as it died before the
pound was reached.
Another dog was taken up at No.
6O6 South Clayton street suffering
with a fit.
On Saturday midnight Dog Catcher
Kopp was called to Lancaster avenue
and Union street to kill dog that had
been run over by a trolley car and
had both hind legs cut of.
Another dog killed by the dog
catcher, the victim of a trolley car,
belonged at No. 2 Stroud street. The
animal was run over at Sixth and
MARYLAND avenues.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
WILSON BARS
OLD GUARD FROM
HIS COMMITTEE
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO, July 15-When the
Democratic National Committee met
in the St. Francis room of the Con-
gress Hotel today, It was evident that
the will of Governor Woodrow Wilson.
Presidential nominee. would be re-
garded supreme II the entire VIII
son program is carried out by the
committee-and 1t was generally un-
derstood that It would be-the old
national committee will be practic-
ally out Of business. The commit
tee. which IL was understood Wilson
desired should direct his campaign, is
TO be headed by William r McCombs.
as chairman, and the following: Will
liam McAdoo. Of New York. and
Thomas p. Gore. Oklahoma; Con-
gresham Burleson and Henry of
Texas: Committeeman Robert s.
Hudspeth. New Jersey; Josephus
Daniels, North Carolina; A Mitchell
Palmer. Pennsylvania, and willard
Salisbury Delaware.
The desires OF Governor Wilson
were delivered by Committeeman
Hudspeth. Of New Jersey. who arrived
just before the opening session Of
the committee.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
PINKERTON
FAVORS LASH
FOR OFFENDERS

Chief of Police George Black has
returned from Toronto. Canada. where
he spent last week attending the an
nual meeting Of the International AS
sociation Of Chiefs Of Police. much
pleased with his trip and the valu-
able information he obtained attend
ing the sessions of the police. who
were gathered $50 TO 400 strong from
every part of the United States and
Canada.
Chief Black was an interesting fig
ure to the delega ates as he represent
ed the metropolis Of the only State
in the Union that uses the whipping
post and II ELECTED keen attention.
those offending against the law He
read a letter on Delaware's whipping
post and il elected keen attention.
following which, the matter was dis
cussed at some length Chief Black
defended the post as a means of pre-
venting crime and had a warm
champion in William Pinkerton, head
of the famous detective agency. who.
in an address before the convention
said he firmly believed in the use
Of the whipping post for certain
violators of the law.
The Toronto Daily Star devoted
considerable space to Chief Black and
his remarks on the whipping post. It
is set forth that one of the principle
objects of the whipping post as
voiced by Chief Black was TO make
the crime appear so Objectionable that
It. will prevent others committing a
like offense
The full text Of Chief Blacks letter
was published in THE EVENING
JOURNAL last Thursday, the day he
read it in the convention.
Mr.. Pinkerton advocated the whip
ping post for certain offenses. His
motive for this belief. he said. was to
get rid of the "prowler." The
"prowler." he said, lis the man who
wanders into a house at night. know
ing It to be occupied, and who will
kill rather than be captured
Il believe he said, "for certain Of
fenses the whipping post should be
established in all states, but do not
advocate the return Of the pillory.
rather cruel punishment"
Mr.. Pinkerton in talking on the whip-
ping post. called the attention of the
delegates to the horror with which
big" Frank Mccoy and Jimmy
Hope. the Delaware Bank burglars.
faced. the whipping post years ago
The two convicted men dreaded the
post and offered TO serve a much
longer term of Imprisonment and pay
an increased fine rather than be
whipped They received the lashes.
however, and never returned 10 Del
aware after leaving it.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
RUNS TO DEATH
IN MARATHON
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press
STOCKHOLM. July Is 5-There was
depression 10th in training camps
camps nd among the spectators when
il was announced that f. Lazaro.
the only Portuguese runner in yes
terdays Marathon had died in the
hospital Of eXhaustino. He was over
come after covering nineteen miles OF
the distance and was cried to the
hospital. The doctors did everything
possible for him. but he failed to rally
and expired this morning
La2aro died in terrible delirium,
shouting that he was the winner. The
doctors said that he was sunstruck
and that Slavick. one of the Bohemi-
an runners. was also in a very bad
state and might also die
Because OF the fatality there was a
general demand among many of the
trainers and officials today either tc
abandon the Marathon altogether al
an Olympic feature or else subject 4
to such restraint that fatalities ma,
be avoided in the future.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
OLYMPICS END TONIGHT
WITH AMERICANS WINNERS

to the United States this fall was
first in the 5000 metres race. Anders-
son, of Sweden, was second, and Exc.
of Sweden. third
H. II. Hellawell proved the best OF
the Americans in the race. but the
best he could do was to finish twelfth.
The heat was terrific and many Of
the contestants were overcome, while
all that finished were completely ex-
haUsted
In the S00-metre team swimming
event, America finished second to
Australia, with England third, and in
the high diving event Sweden was
first and third, with Germany second.
Baron Coubert. in charge of the
program, announced today that at
the request Of the New York boxing
commission, the committee would nut
boxing contests on the program at
all future Olympic meetings when
ever practicable.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
MARATHON
UNDER sun
IS DISGRACE
JOhy Hays Says Men Drove
Themselves Into State
Of Insanity
MEN WHO FINISHED
ALMOST DEMENTED
BY Johnny Hayes. winner of 1908
Marathon.

BY Johnny Hayes, winner OF l5Uo
Marathon.
Copyright 1912, by the United Press.
STOCKHOLM, July 15.-In such
terrific heat as Sundays here, Mara
thon race i sa disgrace to civilization.
Seventy-five men drove themselves to
a state Of insanity Only thirty-five
were able to finish and most of them
we're demented. The temperature was
nearly 100 and stories of many of the
runners suffering and what they did
I'm their delirium are too gruesome to
be related One person is dead and
another dying from the heat today.
The American runners stamina al
most surpassed belief.
Americans cannot run in such heat.
Indeed the men from all the countries
wilted. The colder the country, the
worse its athletes failed in the race.
Under the wthering sun. Koleh-
mainen, the star Finlander, was no
better than our tail-enders. Imagine
the surprise of Ryan. supposedly one
Of the strongest competitors in the
contest when he dropped out at Ture-
berg, nine miles from the finish, to
see such a distinguished gathering ly-
as Kolehmainen, Cookery. the Ca
madam star; Ahlgren, the Swedish
hope; Green, the English champion,
and Barrett another Britisher, who
was expected to finish in the front
rank of the runners. The whole party
was carried into Stockholm in an au-
tomobile
The heat affected the mems minds
six miles from the finish Lilley, who
had come up from twentieth to sixth,
began walking and begged all the
other contestants, with tears in his
eyes to walk
Everyone of our men has a story TO
tell of losing his head. AS Macarthur
passed. on his return toward the
stadium he was frothing at the mouth
like a mad dog. And Macarthur is
used to running in the heat. Stro-
bino, who is a S550-machine appren-
tice al South Paterson. N. j., deserves
more credit than all America can give
him
If the American runners had not
been in wonderful condition when
they started they would be in an aw-
ful mess today. The fact that The
Americans finished among the first
seventeen next to the two South Az
rican winners showc the American
determination that has characterized
all our victories.
Heffron, who pushed Dorando To
his desperate effort that awfully hot
day in London, was a South African
the men VINO won Sunday were South
Africans and, in any Marathon run
under a baking sun. southern ath-
letes. used to running in the heat, will
always show best
In my opinion, it is a great mis-
take to run Marathons in the heat OF
the day They should be run in the
cool of the evening. Ability to run in
the heat is no thorough test of an
athlete. The test is brutal enough
as Sunday showed, without imposing
the handicap of heat.
Evening journal., 1912-07-15
PAPER SAVES CAKE
FOR PICNIC PARTY

A Fenton Beach picnic party
nearly lost large and handsome
three layer chocolate cake yesterday.
In assisting the picnickers to alight
a conductor on a city trolley car
swung the big lunch basket lightly to
the ground. A tissue paper covering
floated gracefully off and settled in
the middle of the street, followed by
the sumptuous cake alreaiy mention
ed
The picnickers watched sadly for
the inglorious end Of the cake. But
the cake sailed away jauntily and
came down neatly in the exact mid
die of the tissue paper, speckless and
unscathed. Every house wife in the
car drew a deep sigh of relief.