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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
WM Switch Nearo School.

Jefferson City.-The special commit
tee appointed under a joint resolution
by the house and senate probably will
recommend that the legislature re-
woke the states contract to purchase
81 acres OF land at Upton for a site
for the proposed home for incorrigible
negro girls and that another site be
selected. Protests have been made by
about 100 residents of Upton against
the location Of the institution there,
although at the time the board ap-
pointed by Gov. Hadley purchased the
land there appeared to be but little
opposition.
Senator Lysaght of st. Joseph, who
introduced the resolution to investi.
gate the situation at Upton, says the
special committee will go to Jefferson
county and look over a tract OF land
comprising 800 acres near Eureka
which can be bought reasonably. This
tract, he says. has upon it a stone
building which was constructed for a
private school which could be con-
verted into training school for negro
girls.
The legislature four years ago
passed the act establishing an indus
trial school for colored girls and ap-
propriated $4,000 to purchase a site
and construct buildings. So much
trouble was found in getting loca-
ton that the biggest part OF this ap-
preparation lapsed. The last legisla-
ture appropriated $4,000. out of which
the land at Upton was bought. Upon
the special committee are Senators
,Brunk and Goodson and Representa-
tives Tuggle. Richter and Tegethoff.
The committee will so to Upton to
make It's Investigation.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
Work nons Ia tiouss.

Jefferson City.--The Missouri iegis-
lature has during the past week
passed three big appropriation bills
and enacted municipal primary law
for st. Louis which can be used In
the making Of nominations for mayor
and other municipal offices this
spring.
Final hearings were held on the bill
to create a public service commission
and that measure was reported favor
ably Wednesday with certain amend
ments. II will reach a vote In the two
bodies early this week.
Although the workingmen's compen-
sation bill is still In committee. one
lengthy hearing upon the bill has been
held. This measure win be reported
out by the committee and come before
the legislature for consideration prob
ably the latter part Of this week.
The administration measures. In
GLIDING the two cited. have been ad-
vaneed a. fast as could be expected.
One proposed amendment providing
for the simplification Of court pro
cedure and Of murder indictments has
been passsd by the house and ID pend.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
Suffrage Is Still Favored,

Jefferson City.--Senator Francis NJ
Wilson set at rest conflicting reports
concerning the sincerity OF the senate
constitutional amendments committee
on the woman suffrage amendment
resolution, when he announced the
committee would stick by its original
declaration and report the bill favor
ably.
Since the memorable hearing at
which the major part Of the ammuui-
tion of the women was wasted by the
abrupt ending Of the discussion, vari-
Gus rumors have been afioat as to
whether the senators and representa-.
tives really meant to favor the reso-
lutlon. Wilson said he could not voice
the sentiment of the senate on the
resolution, but was positive that the
committee would not reconsider Its
public action.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

ing before the senate tor engrossment.
A bill to create department of i'm
migration to exploit the undeveloped
resources of Missouri has been re-
ported favorably by Chairman Mo
roney of the committee on immigra-
ton.
The house has passed the county
unit measure, one abolishing common
law marriages, bill repeating the law
giving the insurance superintendent
power to supervise the rates of lre
insurance companies, bill to take the
eleemosynary institutions out Of poll
tics and several other measures Of
more or less importance.
A number Of bills affecting locali-
ties Of state have been passed,
The senate passed a measure by
Senator Wilson prohibiting the killing
of quail for five years and bill by
Senator Carter providing for the equal
distribution of the good roads moneys.
II defeated bill giving women the
right to serve as school directors.
That body passed resolution for
the appointment Of commission to
investigate fire rates and to recon-
mend needful legislation in that re-
gard.
The Democrats have caucused upon
home rule for st. Louis, and that
proposition may be put through the
legislature as a caucus measure, This
Is an old legislative stumbling block
which is apparently nearer solution
than at any previous session.
The committee on appropriations, Of
which Representative Swearingon OF
jackson county and Senator Lysoght
of Buchanan are chairmen, after
lengthy hearings have drafted and In
troduced into the house the measure
carrying the appropriations for the
eleemosynary and penal institutions.
The educational budget for the uni
versity and the state normal schools
is about ready for introduction.
The house and senate committees
on penltentiary and reform schools
have made some progress In the ulti-
mate solution of the convict problem,
which is considered the gravest con-
fronting this legislature. The appar-
ent plan is to extend the contracts for
a period of two years or more, while
the state makes some arrangement TO
ployment.
The last legislature enacted a law
abolishing the contract system and
providing that when present contracts
expire the state should supply employ.
ment for the conyicts. This law cre-
ated serious crisis for the state be-
cause OF the lack OF revenues and the
threatened loss OF the earnings OF the
convicts.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

! Nearly l.5eU bills have been intro
duced. and 1t is conceded that bills
introduced from now on stand little
or no chance of becoming laws unless
they are Of such vital importance as
to be given precedence over every
thing else.
The house engrossed the bill Great
ing state board Of pardons and pa.
roles, an administration measure. This
proposes a systematic handling of all
paroles to the end that men capable
of reformation may be removed from
their prison environments.
Senators are disturbed by the near
approach of a test of strength upon
the county unit bill, the last hearing
on which was held by the committee
on criminal Jurisprudence Wednesday
night Polls of the senate Indicate
that the vote will be very close, but
the friends of the measure hope to be
able to pass It.
The very drys" are not numerically
strong In the senate Out of the total
membership Of "a only four are
classed as "water-wagon statesmen
If the legislature passes the bill, ad
vocates of the license forces say they
will submit the law by referendnra
to the people for their ratification
or rejection at the next election The
submission would suspend the opera
tion OF the law until the vote is taken
The house refused to reconsider
measure recommended by the state
superintendent OF public schools. Supt
Blewitt OF the St Louis public schools.
W. f. Houston, chancellor of Wash
ington university, and ether school
men providing for the creation of a
commission to investigate rural
schools aud to suggest means for i'm.
proving them. This bill was strongly
urged by Gov. Major In his inaugural
message 10 the legislature.
The joint resolution ratifying the
amendment to the federal constitu-
tion providing for the direct election
Of United States senators. was report
ed favorably from the senate commit
tee on elections Thursday. This meas
ure passed the house with only one
dissenting vote, that being cast by
Representative Cooper a Republican.
The food of bills into the leglsla-
ture hopper has largely abated, the
members believing that belated meas
ures will have little chance of pass
ing. A steering committee probably
] will be appointed this week to keep
track of important bills and give them
precedence in printing and considera-
tion over those of minor import.
The house. which is dry by a large
majority. killed Wednesday an anti
treating bill This measure provided
penalty ranging from IS to s25 for
each offense. Some effort was made
70 amend the bill to apply only to in
toxicants, but this amendment also
was rejected.
Perhaps the two most important
general subjects with which the leg.
islature feels 1t must take action are
education and good roads, These
problems are being wrestled with
night and day, and decisions made
to concentrate on specific plans OF
legislation.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

run the gamut of a series OF resoIu-
tions, was sent to engrossment by a
vote OF 10 to Z.
When It came up for consideration
Senator doodson presented an amend.
ment providing that the suffrage
amendmsnt should restrict the vote
of all citizens TO those who can read
and write, or, IL the voters cannot
read ard write, to those whose direct
ancestors were entitled to suffrage In
1860.
There was only a short discussion
on the question, and 1t was then de
feated by vote In which only Sen
ators GoodsUn. Lysaght and Rodgers
voted for tlk grandfathers' clause.
Another amendment was proposed
providing that women should be In
possession of poll tax receipt. Still
another amendment proposed reglstra.
ton in every county OF the state. Both
of the amendments went the way Of
the proposed grandfathers' clause. On
the failure OF all amendments the bill
was ordered engrossed.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
immigration Bill Killed.

Jefferson City, Feb. 25.-The imml-
grafton measure backed by Gov. Ma
jor and written in his office was killed
by the house and only personal con-
siderations for Mr. Brownlac of Tir1
county, who introduced the bill, pre-
vented its engrossment In sae4 :. .uen-
ner that the present immigration law
would have been repealed. When
Brownlee called the bill for engross-
ment, the attacks began They cul.
minated in an amendment by Moore
of Barton which killed the bill. THIS
amendment, which was adopted,
struck out the entire bill except the
clause in 1t repeating the present Inn
migration law.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
PASSAGE OF 10 MISSOURI REso.
LuTIoNs MEANS YARp-LoNo
BALLOT FOR 1914.
CONSTITUTION IS AFFECTED
Negro School to BE Removed-Blll
Hits Legal Exeeution--Woman
Suffrage 10 still
Favored.

Jefferson Clty.-There are pending
In the house and senate 18 joint and
concurrent resolutions submitting to
the voters at the next general election
amendments to the state constitution.
Several resolutions provide for the en-.
actment of reforms advocated in the
Democratic national and state plat
forms.
II all are accepted by the general
assembly the separate ballot for con-
stitutional amendments at the election
of November. 1914, will be twice as
large as the one used for the purpose
last November, which measured 7x12
inches.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
Bill Hlts Legal Execution.

Jefferson City.-A bill to abolish
capital punishment was introduced in
the house Of representatives by Rep.
resentative Bretz. Incarceration for
life in the state prison is substituted
In the bill as punishment for offenses
now classified as capital. Under the
present law the imposition of the
death sentence is optional with the
jury,
A state board Of chiropody to regu.
late corn doctors is provided for In q
bill introduced by Representative
Sheehan. The board would consist OF
five members, each to get S. a day.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

But the happiest home Is built
when the twain together meet tho
trials and catastrophes that come
from the outside world With the good
health, the common sense, the humor,
the patience and courage that will
rout them. 1t should not be necessary
Tor these qualities to be used by the
one to combat the faults Of the other.
Barbara Boyd.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

Jefferson City.-The senate went on
record against a grandfsthers' law for
the state Of Missouri. The question
came up when the body had under
consideration a constitutional amend
ment giving somen the same right to
vote that ls exercised BY men.
Th@ szfsrsse rssolution after It had
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
sta.s Brick Plant proposed.

Jefferson City.-The house commit
tee on penitentiary and reform
schools, of which E. L. Willeford ls
chairman, considered q proposal to
install plant in the pehitentiary tc
manufacture brick for the use Of the
state.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
pusls. Tha. EnrIeh.

No matter how stirring our life be.
1t win be failure II you have neverI
been awakened to the glory of the /
usual. There are no duties that So
enrich as the dull duties.--c. II. Nor.
risan.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
pa.. Good Road FUND sIl.

Jefferson City.-The senate passed
the bill of Senator Carter to appor.
ton money now in the good roads
fund, derived from the tax on future
deliveries and automobile licenses.
equally among the counties and st.
Louis.
Each county to receive Its full share
must have levied . tar of 25 cents on
the 500 assessed valuation for road
work. The money Is to be used solely
for permanent roads.
Other bills are:
Fixing boundary lines of the first
and second judicial circuits and ere
ating the thirtyseventy circuit
Goodson.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07
stick 70 RIaht PrIneInlss.

The man whose principles are right
will suffer his setbacks. ose bis
friends and have doubts. but in the
long run he viii win, and the victory
which Is the result OF principle. is Al
permanent one.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
Observation-Disclosures

Quite q number of Charlton
county residents died last week,
but the editor was equal to the
emergency. One breathed his
last, another answered the final
summons, the third crossed the
dark river, the fourth was no
more, the fifth was called to his
eternal home, the sixth yielded
up the ghost, the seventh was
numbered with the dead the eighth
had gone to the great beyond,
the ninth succumbed to the grim
reaper, the earthly career of the
tenth came to an end, and the
spirit of the eleventh was waited
to his makers.
Cape Republican. The inan-
cial condition ofour school district
is in worse condition than ever
known. 1t was necessary to bor-
row So, 500 to pay the salaries for
November and then on December
the board had to borrow ST 300
more to pay the teachers for that
month, making total of about
"a, 900 borrowed. Secretary HUI
tors told The Republican this
morning that this was the great
est amount he had ever known
the school board to borrow for
the purpose Of paying teashers.
Representatives OF the Missouri
Women's Press Association held
d business meeting in Carthage
the other day, and in the evening
closed the festivities with a BAN
quet at the Hotel Connorin Joplin
And the centerpiece, in the way
of table decoration, was-think
OF it, giris-a bottlel Yes an ink
bottle, in the midst of writing
quilts, red rose- buds and the
like. Quite needless to say that
ga delightful time was had"
Occasionally what seems to be
a misfortune turns out to be a
blessing in disguise. W. ]. Mutt,
of Sherida", who had a crooked
ankle and limped when he walk
ed, got caught in an automobile
wreck and the ankle was broken.
When Mutt gets entirely we'll from
the injury he is assured by the
attending physician that his leg
will be straight.
The King City Democrat COM
ments on the fact that Gentry
county farmers no longer burn
their straw to get rid oft. Instead
they put it on their spreaders and
drive over their wheat, with a
consequent gain in harvest in
some cases of as much as five
bushels an acre. Never mind that
"Reminiscences about the "moss.
Capt. Alt sold 600 acres Of land
near Sharpsboro, in Cape county
to Father Moenig of New Ham
burg. The priest also took an
option on some cleared land near
Sharpsboro.
J. L. Fort of Dexter has been
appointed member OF the board
OF examiners for the United States
District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
The man elected last Novem-
ber as coroner In Scott County
failed to qualify and the county
court has filled the vacancy by
appointment.
The Southeastern Baptist Con-
vention will be held In st, Louis
in May. Il is thought that at
least 1900 delegates will be in
attendance.
Athrss weeks revival ov Evan
gelist W. C. swope at Birch Tree
resulted in 25 conversions and 1e
additions to the Southern ahureh,
i Campbell is discussing the pro-
] position OF erecting a large bak-
I nnf
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

Alton. Oregon county, has a
barber named Stropp. Quite ap'
propriate.
The contractor on Springield's
new court house is said to have
lost S15, 900 on the job
The Jefferson Post tells a tale
of man who brought in rabbit
with eight leg and three ears.
The |. M. Greer Furniture Co.,
of Mexico burned recently with a
total loss of more than S100,O07.
George Kidd of Missouri City
killed hog recently that weigh
ed 730 pounds and he got thirty
gallons of lard from it.
There were something like 10O,-
900 Missourians at Governor Ma
jor's Inauguration, OF whom it is
estimated, 99,999 were candi-
dates.--Boonvilie Advertiser.
A jury in the circuit court at
Kirksville acquitted Lee Mills,
charged with the murder OF Lee
Branstetter, both farmers, on q
plea OF self defense.
The drillers working for the
Platte City Oil & Gas Co.,
on the farm of l.. B. Higgins, four
and one-half miles northwest OF
Parkville, struck strong flow of
natural gas.
Over in the suburbs of Kansas
City a cow lost an eye recently oy
coming in contact with q hedge
thorn. A glass eye has been
substituted and she is now giving
as much milk as ever.
If the Indians had "swooped
down on Hopkins" the past week
tho old town,would sure have been
a goner for all the men we're at
Maryville Monday and Tuesday
before the grand jury.
Twelve jurymen in a case tried
in Adair county were marched to
a barber shop and each given a
shave. The talkative BARRIERS
didn't even ask them IT they
wanted q close shave, as it were.
Recently an unique parcel post
package was sent out OF st. Louis
according to an exchanges
corpse. 1t is explained, tho, that
the body had been cremated
and weighed but six and a half
pounds.
Along with other compensa-
tions, the fortunate denizens OF
Howell county are favored now
and then with a travel lecture by
Col. Jay l.. Torrey, who returned
not long ago from one OF his oc-
casional tours.
Senator James A. Reed, of
Missouri has been flying high.
He recently went up in an air.
ship at Annapolis with Lieutenant
Towers, OF the Navy AVIATION
School. Lieutenant Towers took
Senator Reed for six mile flight
at an altitude ranging from 100 to
200 feet.
The editor of the Gallatin North
Missourian says thatin fifty years
observation he never before has
seen a winter In North Missouri
In which the roads were as hne
4
as they arenow. Why not spend
. little money on rock brother,
and have EN- SO every winter
and spring.
In the last year Mrs. O. W.
Beahut, who lives near Cowgirl,
made sz6e. % from the sale ol
cream. s173.6s from eggs, $50. 10
from chickens and s87.25 from
turkeys-a total Of s7e0.o7. The
Louisiana Press Journal remarks
that she certainly had 10 be about
agOoi dad to do all thai work
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

An Italian university professor
claims to have found radium In ordt
nary dew.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-07

Jefferson City.-The legislature win
have to hustle II Il expects to pass
many bills during the remainder Of
the session. Only 2s days Of the rs
day session remain. and very few bills
OF any Importance have been passed.
with the exception Of appropriation
MEASURES.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-24
RATE VICTORY is
WON FOR DULUTH

Washington. D. C., July 21.-An in
direct victory for Sioux City was won
before the Interstate Commerce com
mission today when decision was given
In the case of Commercial club at
Duluth VS.. the B. & O. and other lines.
The case involved many important
points summed up by Commissioner
Harlan the effect that Duluth is de-
nlanding the same position on the rate
map that 1t has on the geographic map
of the northwest
The decision today while not allow
ing Duluth all it asks is a great VIC
tory for that city, holds it is discri1n-
mated against as compared with st.
Paul and Minneapolis prescribed rea-
sonable and non-discriminatory rates
from points east of the Illinois Indiana
line and from trunk line territory and
removes other determinations and for
bids rate diserinaina tons against towns
adjacent to the Twin Cities
The traffic bureau of the Sioux City
Commercial club appeared in the case
and filed a brief in support of thescon-
tentiOYs of Duluth
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-24
PREDICT WILSON
WILL RUN AGAIN

Washington, July q. President
Woodrow Wilson is going to seek an
other term in the White House and
again in 1916, unless a lot of politicians
be sure. nothing has emanated from
the White House to. the effect Mr..
Wilson intends to make another try for
the presidency but on the other hand
nothing has emanated from either the
president or his friends to the con-
t.ary h
II is Is not long until ~lslS, as the
course of politics goes, and latterly
there has been a lot of talk in poiiticaI
quarters about the way In which the
campaign then is likely to snape up.
Most republican politicians and many
democrats look on Mr.. Wilson as seek :
ing another nomination and as not at
all unlikely to get it, h 7sg
This, it must be borne in mind, has
due reference to the ambition Of Sec
rotary Bryan. to the one term plank in
the Baltimore platform and to other
phases of the situation.
1t is perfectly we'll understood here
that the close friends of NY Wilson
have no use for the one-te plank in
the Baltimore platform. President
Wilson has kept quiet about it, but
when a one term amendment to the
constitution came up last congress 1t
got no impetus from New Jersey. MOI.
is there any sign now of any iinn1e-
date haste to get one term amend :
ment adopted IL such an amend
ment were adopted, 1t would probably
not be applied to Mr.. Wilson or Col
onel Roosevelt or sto Mr.. Taft.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-24
SIOUX CITY PIG, co. No. so-is1sI
FORGOT DESIRE 10 CUES TloN
chairman's Reception 81 9oufd.0Ss
Intcrroaator Somehow Discovered ~
the Rest 81 Them

At political meeting IA ! oortain
New South Wales goid-mining dis
strtct the chair was taken by "A Ath
letic miner. The candidate durina
his speech was much interrupted AZ
hootings and rough chat, and Hi
chairman was soon ID ) state Of boil.
Ing Indignation. Smothering his
wrath, however he pacined ths'
boys" by assuring them that at TIL
end of the candidates speech they
should be at liberty to put any Gues.
ton they chose According at the
end Of the harangne he arose and III
CURED IN stentorian tones and In =
rich Irish brogue His sinny gintle
man questhion to airsk r. a stout
little Welsh miner. who had been =
conspicuous listurber Of the peace
of the evening, shufiied SLOWLY UP the
steps Of the platform But at The
top he was met by the chairman.
who, without the slightest warming
delivered a terrific Ieft,and-righter.
and sent the Welshman sprawling on
his back. Now, roared the chair
man, has fnny other gintleman / ii
questhion to airsk ~ and there wasl
no response.