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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17
Great Financial Losses.

Everybody deeply deplores the loss
Of life and the awful human suffering
resulting from the floods in several
states, but only the bankers and finan-
ciers can grasp the meaning Of those
reports from thrifty cities indicating
tremendous losses sustained by big
business and transportation companies
and municipalities. Millions upon
millions must be expended to restore
railroad, business and municipal prop
ties impaired or destroyed by the waters.
Thousands Of men who we're in COM
Portable circumstances are now not
only poor but without business or EN-
ployment. 1t will be hard for them to
regain even a part of what they lost.
The railroads ,raversing Ohio and In
diana lost in revenue, during a week,
almost il not quite as much as they
lost in property. 1t is a most difficult
matter TO determine the extent Of fnan.
cial loss resulting from the foods.
Perhaps in any other populous country
such a loss in investments and revenues
would have superinduced a financial
panic.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17
Wilson and Jefferson.

President Wilson'S appearance be-
fore a joint assembly ol the house and
senate to read his first message was
spectacular -- more sensational than
sensible, perhaps, yet it gave the
message more force than it would have
possessed in printed form. The new
president seems not to be an ardent
follower Of Jefferson, the patron saint
Of democracy, for Jefferson was the
first president to submit written in
stead OF an oral message to congress.
Wilson is different from Jefferson in
several other particulars. In fact,
democratic leaders Of these days are so
unlike Jefferson that they ought 10 be
ashamed to worship him as their party
saint.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17
The Market Letter.

Kansas City Stock Yards, April IA,
l913.-The beef trade was good last
week and live cattle advanced IS to
80 cents after Tuesday, which more
than restored the loss of Monday and
Tuesday The supply today Is much
larger than anticipated, and though
there is a good demand, and prices
are steady on nearly everything buy
ers succeeded in forcing reduction
Of 10 cents on heavy steers. Top
here today is $8.75, and that price
has also been refused for some choice
Kansas cattle here today. A large
number Of Nebraska cattle came in
today, bulk Of which sold at $500 TO
SS.40, including the Starke steers at
$8.35, which brought $3.50 in St.
Joseph today. Butcher cattle are
steady today, stockers and feeders
also. Thin cattle advanced a quarter
last week and sold as high as fat cattle
in many cases, Seven thousand went
to the country from here last week, as
compared with 4500 same week last
year. That surplus over last year is
in line with the business in previous
weeks since January, and some dealers
assert that more cattle are ready for
market than anybody figures on. They
point to the big runs at Chicago last
Monday and today to justify their view
On the other hand cottonseed meal
dealers say demand for conceuated
feed is far below a year ago everywhere
which indicates a death Of fat cattle,
even though an abundance Of corn on
farms must be considered. Forty
loads quarantines came in today, steers
at S7.25 TO $7.70, some choice heiters
SS.l5, other heifers So so TO $500,
bulls $500, Sugar mill cattle
brought $8.l5 to $40 here today,
Hog run is liberal today for Monday
5000 head, market strong TO 5 higher,
top $9.25, bulk $8.95 to 1920. Light
weights command a premium, which
accounts for the wide spread. Fresh
pork demand is big, and though pro
visions are being manipulated, prices
Of live hogs ard considered safely es
tablished. Sheep and lambs made
big gains last week, and sheep held
firm while lambs dropped back a quar-
ter. Receipts today $4,000 head,
sheep steady, lambs weak, wooled
wethers up to S7.25 today, lambs
S8.65, clipped wethers $3.50, clipped
lambs late last week $500, Texas
goats today $4.35 and SASS. Re
ceigts have been liberal, but so far
the market has been amply able TO
take everything al firm prices this
month. j. A. Rickart, Market Cor
RESPONDENT.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

The president and Mr.. Underwood
agreed upon a tariff bill before the
special session Of congress began last
week, but it will be a hot day in the
summer when democratic congressman
from agricultural and industrial con-
stituencies come to an agreement to
sustain the Wilson Underwood bill.
When the erstwhile college president
now occupying the white house get:
through this tariff fight he will agree
that such a contest is aptly described
by General Sherman's famous declsra
ton concerning war.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17
TOO MANY
TECHNICALITIES.


The St. Louis court Of appeals is so
far behind with its docket that the
Legislature provided for three com
missioners, with the same salary as the
three judges, to aid in disposing Of the
business of the court, And this, not
withstanding the Springfield court Of
appeals two years ago took over large
number Of cases from counties taken
from the St. Louis district and placed
in the new Springfield district.
Perhaps the average layman is not
possessed OF sufficient legal knowledge
to understand why three appellate
courts, each with three judges, cannot
pass promptly upon appealed cases
from circuit courts, Is the trouble
with the judges OF the courts Of appeals
or with the circuit judges This is
natural inquiry. But it misses the
mark. It does not go deep enough.
The real trouble lies in the laws
under which attorneys are able 10
create technical pleas with which to
burden the dockets Of courts OF appeals
and Of the supreme court. In seven
out of every ten cases appealed no
question OF justice is involved. Few
judgments Of circuit courts are unjust
or unfair, but three 'fourths of such
judgments are attacked by the bar
because Of some merely technical
error or omission excepted TO in the
trial court. And these technicalities
engage the judges Of the courts Of
appeals and Of the supreme court.
They are usually founded on judicial
precedents which must be presented
by counsel, argued in the hearing of
the court and then examined in the
light Of other precedents by the judges,
so that at the last the decision Of the
the court Of appeals has more to do
with high court decisions in similar
cases than with the plain letter Of the
law or the established facts involved.
Our court trials are, in reality, not
governed by the law the layman may
read but by the opinions and the pre-
cedents the lawyer finds in the many
volumes Of supreme and appellate
court reports.
Litigants and defendants charged
with crime do not like to accept the
judgment OF a circuit court when the
delay in meeting the judgement and
the probable force Of a precedent in
its final determination by a higher
court are to be gained through an
appeal; and the fee Of the lawyer is no
barrier in any case where an appeal
arrests judgment and may finally de-
feat it.
The cumbersome process Of our
courts are becoming too great a charge
against the tax payers and too great a
menace to society to escape criticism
and rebuke. As has been well said,
the bar will have 10 bring about reforms
in court procedure or the people will
brush the lawyers and the judges
aside and seek such reforms for their
own protection.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

Ten dollars lor every township and
ward is the motto Of the movement
now under way for raising 4 fund ot
SIS, 900 for the republican state com.
mittee. Surely ten good republicans
able and willing TO give one dollar each
will be found in every ward and town.
shin.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

St. Louis has a republican mayor
to dispense the fayors provided by the
Democratic Legislature for the use Of
democratic mayor. The democratic
leaders had no doubt that a democrat
wcrld be elected mayor Of St. Louis
else there would have been no home
ir'e Legislation for that city.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

first real test Of sentiment concerning
the national and state democratic ad-
ministrations. National issues will
dominate the campaign, though certain
state issues will largely affect the vot'
ing. Beyond doubt Missouri will ex-
perience strenuous politics in 1914.
Before the year ends the republican
party will be in better condition for a
great campaign than it has been in
ten years. The democrats will supply
the incentive and the rank and file Of
republican voters will do the rest.
Those democratic leaders who
thought Cowherd the proper man for
the democratic nomination for governor
in 1912 are now certain that they were
right. Not one Of them has yet been
rendered a piece Of pie by Governor
Majorl
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

The democrats in congress are pre-
pairing TO do all and more than the re-
publicans said they would do if elected,
They are going to rob the farmers and
the wage earners of the benefits they
have long derived from republican
protective tariff.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

The Kansas City Star is laboring
hard these day to prove that the re-
publican party is dead and that the
present state administration is the best
ever.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

Governor Major has yet TO make
his most important appointments
that is, he is to let the public know
for whose special benefit certain new
Offices were created.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

Certain erstwhile popular republican
leaders seem fond Of saying that the
republican party is dead. Their wish
is father to the thought. They will
probably be gone and forgotten long
before the republican party dies.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

The Canadian reciprocity proposed
by Taft was mild and harmless COM
pared with the free trade with Canada
and Mexico provided for in President
Wilson'S tariff bill.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17
Yes Fishing and

out logging railroads, wagon roads,
trails, and Of cutting timber so as to
secure a continuous timber supply.
The University owns over 5000
acrss Of forest land in Butler county
and nearly 1000 in Wayne county. All
Of this land can be easily reached from
the camp. Part Of this large tract was
cut over several years ago and affords
affords an excellent opportunity to
study the new growth following logging
operations, The remainder OF the
timber is a mixed hard wood stand
composed chiefly of white and black
oak, ash, hickory and elm.
The summer camp is part Of the
regular course in forestry given by the
College of Agriculture. The students
live in tents furnished by the Uniyers
ity. A nominal fee Of ten dollars is
charged for the use OF the tents and
other camp equipment. Each student
is expected to furnish his own bedding
and personal outfit. Board is on the
cooperative plan.
For further information address the
College Of Agriculture, Columbia, Mo,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

Free wool, free cattle, free hides,
free leather, free sugar! That's the
Wilson program-or part OF it.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

When a western farmer who voted
the democratic ticket last fall sells his
products next fall and figures the diI-
ference between what he then receives
and what be received in 1910, 1911
and 1912 he will appreciate the radical
difference between the party that stands
for a tariff for revenue only and the
party that stands for a protective tariff
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17
The President is Serious.

In the heat and prejudice Of the
campaign last fall the farmers did not
grasp the meaning Of the democratic
platform, or else they did not take it
seriously. President Wilson takes it
seriously, however, and will insist that
the democrats now at Washington stand
pat for what the democrats assembled
at Baltimore last summer stood for
The president, having had but little
experience in politics, and having been
trained for guiding the young in the
pathway Of sincere adherence TO what
they believe or profess to believe, is
not apt to depart from his lifelong
habit and permit the practical" pol
iticians Of congress to break faith with
the democrats Of the country who &C
cepted the Baltimore platform as a
genuine pledge Of party policy, The
democratic statesmen will have to pass
! a sure enough tariff reduction bill and
take the consequences at the polls.
| II they ruin half the farmers and man
ufacturers Of the country, reduce wages
and bring about id!eness for millions
Of wage earners they will blame the
president but the people will blame
them.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-04-17

The democratic leaders don't call it
free trade because it sounds better to
call it tariff revision.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
FULT ON

Mrs. George Dawson. of New Jer-
sey, and Miss Mary Shepherd. of
Amelia, were guests of Mrs. S. b.
Names this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Gill and little
daughter, Elizabeth. are the guests OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Nielsen.
Miss Laura CARRIER, Miss Grace
Leonard. Misses Libby and Aline
Bingley have returned from a stay
at Alton, Va
Mr.. John O'Neal of Orange, Va.
was the guests of friends here this
week.
Mrs. Louis Washer, Misses Louise
and Alice Washer have returned
home after visit to Mrs. Calvin
Jones. in Smithfield.
Mrs. Beazley, Misses Blanche, Net
tie, and Virginia Beasley, and Miss
Willie M,nson left Thursday for a
visit to relatives in Portsmouth. Va
Miss edna Wood has returned from
a visit TO Meadow station.
Miss Alice and Louise Washer VIII
leave this week for a visit to friends
at Rapidan.
Messrs. Wallace Ballard and George
Turner nave returned from fishing
trip to Lanexa-
A moonlight excursion to Dutch
Gap. on the steamer Pocahontas, will
be given on August 21st, for the bene-
fit Of the new church building fund.
Boat leaves wharf at s 80 sharp.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Cham
pion, who died Tuesday in her home.
10 Louisiana street, was held Thurs
day afternoon from DennyStreet
church, Kev. J. w. Eure conducted
the services Burial was in Oakwood
cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
R|FLEMEN NEAR
TO TEAM LIMIT
CONTEST AT BEACH WILL END
TODAY-NARROwS TO
TWENTY-FIVE MEN.

NORFOLK. VA. Aug. 15.--The
riflemen at Virginia Beach preparing
for the national meet at Camp Perry
will have finished their practice to-
morrow and Of the twenty-five men
who were competing yesterday sew
enteen will be finally selected to re-
present this State for national honors.
More high scores we're made yester-
day. AS the number OF marksmen
narrows down to the final seventeen it
becomes harder to predict who the
State representatives will be.
Yesterday presented good weather
for the practice. the air being balmy
and without much wind and not too
much sunshine. Practice will be con-
tinued all day today and until noon
tomorrow.
The largest number OF rif1emen that
ever participated in the matches OF
the National Rife association, 515.
were on hand at Camp Perry, Ohio,
yesterday. according to advices re-
ceived last night, ready for the open
ing of the annual tournament this
morning at o'clock. Three big events
the Wimbledon. Catrow and Hale
cup matches-will be started at once.
Twenty eight rife teams are ready for
action on the firing line. These In
clude the Peruvian team, captained
by Ernesto Pebres, and the team re-
presenting the Argentine republic, led
by Juan c. -Galleges.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
POSTMASTER
RESIGNS POSITION

Especial to The Richmond virginian. }
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-Thomas
Carter has resigned as postmaster at
Orange, to take effect October list,
following the issuance OF an order by
the postofflce department for an in
vestigation of his Office
The order was issued as the result
Of complaint being made to the de-
partment that Carter was incomp potent
to fulfill the duties of his office, owing
to his advanced age and greatly i'm
paired eyesignt. 1t is believed here
that rather than have a report made
which would result in his being ousted
he voluntarily resigned.
Already a number of applicants
have applied to Congressman Carlin
to secure his recommendation for their
appointment. Among them are John
Newton Marshall. who claims TO have
the endorsement Of National Chairman
McCombs, Green Shackleford. John
G.. Downer. and Mrs. NJ. V. Burgess,
who has already been largely en-
dorsed by the patrons Of the office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
ASHLAND

ASHLAND. VA. Aug. 1s.-Miss
Pearl voolfolk is entertaining a de-
lightful house party In her country
home near here. Her guests are:
Miss Louise Lambert, of Greensboro
Ala Miss Helen Shehan. of Roanoke.
and Miss Elizabeth Chenery. of Ash
land. Much entertaining has been
Mrs voolfolk gave a hay-ride and
picnic supper at Lovers Leap" Those
invited were; Misses Pearl voolfolk,
Elizabeth Chenery, Blanche Chenery,
Louise Lambert, Helen Shehan, Caro-
line Ellis, Martha Hughes. Denzelle
Hunt, Ruth Blakey. Virginia Marshall,
Nancy sydnor. Opbelia Nelson, and
Roper and winston voolfolk. George
Rice. Joseph Bruce. Edmund De-
tarnette, Maurice Lancaster, Andrew
Ellis. nellie Luck, James Hughes, and
Lewis Blanton
Mrs. Henry Bogue. OF Baltimore,
who has been the guest of her aunt.
Mrs A c. Wightman, Will leave Mon
day for Buena Vista. Pa
Miss Anna Hart is the guest OF MISS
Martha McCue at Alton.
Miss Annie Hunter will leave Sunday
to spend two weeks near Ashevilie. N.
C.
Paul Blincoe spent several days At
his old home here this week
Miss Alice Howison Is visiting
friends in Louisa county.
Eugene Hartsook has returned to his
home in Bramwell, w. Va, after visit
TO his mother. Mrs. c. Il. Hartsook.
Mrs. Sue Wright and Robert Boiling
Lancaster have returned from visit
to Mrs. Lyon Price in Chase City.
Misses Mary and Sophia Numsen
have returned to Baltimore after a visit
10 Mrs. j. p. Wightman. at "Telcourt."
j. Braxton Miller. OF Charleston. w.
Va is visiting friends in town.
Miss Ophelia Nelson. of Seattle. 10
the guest Of Mrs. Barrett Sydnor.
Norma Lei+eA5-e f-Poughkeeps
N Y, is the guest OF her aunt, Mrs.
Nat Lancaster.
Mrs r. l.. Blanton. Of Richmond. -
the guest of Mrs S. C, Hatcher.
Miss Christine Cook 10 at Virginia
Beach.
Miss Florence Trevillian has returned
from two weeks stay at Atlantic
City
Mrs. Herndon Gathright and chill
dren returned Thursday from Gooch-
land, and will leave today to visit in
the home OF Mr.. J. F. Terry. in Upper
Hanover.
Mrs. f. w. Newman 10 visiting her
mother. Mrs. Benz. Dickerson, at Eller-
sons,
Mrs. r. e. Blackwell was hostess At
an informal porch party Wednesday
morning In honor of her guest Mrs.
Mosby. of Memphis. Tenn. Those pre-
sent were: Mrs. VIM. Lasher, Miss
Lasher. Mrs. Ezra Crooks, Mrs. J. C.
Blasingame. Mra c. w. Hunter and
Mrs. w. J. Leaks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
The Routine Budget.
NEW York COTTON.

NEW YORK, August 15.~~The cotton
opening was firm at an advance or Z
10 10 points and while enough cotton
was encountered TO cause sharp re-
actions right after the call. prices
soon armed UP again with active
months selling about / TO IL points
above the fnal figures Of Yesterday
during the late forenoon. Subsequent
fluctuations were somewhat irregular,
but during the early afternoon III"
market worked about II 10 ~ points
higher on continued covering. Real
ising checked the advance. The
market finally closed steady, ~ to %
points higher.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. August f5.-Butter
Receipts today 7933, The market is
dull and declined about half cent
Creamery extras 27% q2s; do frsts.
26 n q; State dairy hrsts, 26S 42TA.
Cheese; Receipts today 1895 boxes.
The market rules very frm. state
whole milk specials. IAN Q14A; do
average fancy. IAN.
EGGS Receipts 1887 cases The
market is strong Fresh gathered ex-
tras. 27G29; State Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery whites. 2Sd3b; do
browns. 30G32.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
SUDDEN DECLINE
IN STOCK MARKET
cows IN AFTERNOON THOUGH
VOLUME OF TRADE NOT
LARGE.
DELAY IN REVISION
TARIFF AND UNsATIsFACToRf
PROGRESS OF CROPS RECEIVE
RATHER SUDDEN NOTICE
FROM WALL STREET.

NEW YORK. Aug. l5.--Although
the stock market today declined
sharply. especially in the afternoon
There was then an increase of deal
ings representing both aggressive and
forced selling instead OF the conf
dent buying and compulsory pur-
chnses which were SO much a feature
OF the market few DAYS ago.
The close was practically at the low
levels ~ the season. losses Of one and
n half to three po,r:- appearing
throughout the list OF active issues,
No indication Of support was notice
able but offerings were fairly well
taken at concessions. and the contin-
uation 81 reaction while rapid did not
seem to he particularly unsettling.
The professional element operated on
the theory that substantial reaction
had been overdue since the middle OF
the week
Importance Of Movement.
Whether or not there was anything
of more importance In the DOWNWARD
movement OF values than n response
To weakened technical position re
suiting from q too abrupt advance
C0HlQ not he }NihffFu llphi til' itlH''
p1ent itself An acCelerating influence
was provided by the violent strength
Of the agricultural commodity mar
kets in reflection OF the persistence OF
heat and drought over large portions
Of tho corn crop belt.
Except for the fact that another day
Of adverse weather had added TO the
impairment Of crop conditions, there
was no particular reason why wall
Street should have suddenly turned
It's attention to the agricultural out
look.
The prospect for further delay Of
tariff revision as a result Of White
House insistence on banking ieg1sla-
tion Mt the extra session also received
rather sudden notice. Such matters,
together with the unsatisfactory pro
gress of the crops, might have been
dwelt upon with equal reason week
ago, but it suited the Wall Street mood
10 take particular cogniZance OF them
today.
The Routine Budget.
There was not much in the routine
budget Of the marketwise news to
affect activities. Foreign dispatches
were colorless Information from
the business community was Of a
varying complexion. but that trade Is
in a contracted condition compared
with wear ago is shown by the per
sistence Of the country's hank clear
tnrs below last years weekly aggre-
gates.
The local money market was un-
changed. on the known movement
OF cash the banks have gained mod
erately this week but shipments To
The interior are expanding