The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-11-21

On ruleS NJ Nasnlnktous DeblhhiHb
December 2nd. The suffrage advoca-
ties want n standing committee on
woman suffrage in the house. Mrs.
Arthur Dodge OF New York, leading
the opponents OF equal suffrage, will
marshal her forces before the COM
mittee. The suffragists will be strong
ly represented.
After six months OF futile negotia-
tions about $500 trainmen and engi-
reers of the Atlantic division OF the
Southern Pacific walked out. The
men say they were unable to secure
a satisfactory settlement OF 81 grie-
yances or to enforce Observance OF
their contracts through their organ
ization.
Former Gov. Malcolm II. Patter-
son OF Tennessee twice elected Gov
ernor as wet" at the Anti-saloon
League National Convention at Col
umbus. Ohio. announced that he had
changed his views and now favored
worldwide prohibition. 81 have seen
It's forked lightning strike my first
born the child OF my young man
hood" he said. II have felt It's foul
and stealthy blow as Il turned upon
n,e In rs deadly and shaming wrath
upon me. who had pleaded before the
people for Its very existance."
The Missouri wheat crop for the
year amounted to 35.390.s33 bushels
These figures are based upon careful
estimates made by more than 600
correspondents. who report TO the
Missouri state board OF agriculture.
The 1913 crop was i3.s4i,ii3 bus
hels more than the crop OF 1919. The
value OF the 1919 erop figured at the
state price OF 81 cents per bushel. Is
s2S.505.S46. This is s9.O53.977 more
than the 1919 wheat crop was worth.
The Western Classification Com
mittee. which has Jurisdiction over
classification matters OF fifty-seven
railroads with a total mileage OF
l23,152 miles. Is to be completely re-
organized as a result OF complaints
made by the shipping public. as well
as the Interstate Commerce Commls
sion. regarding delay In handling such
matters.
Millions OF corncobs discarded by
farmers we're In 1919, turned into an
available and useful commodity worth
over half a million dollars by six fac
tories OF the state. according to ad-
vance information for the 1913 Red
Book OF the Bureau OF Labor statis-
tics by Commissioner John T. Fitz-
patrick. The industry Is one epculiar
to Missouri. The commodity Is the
ordinary corncob pipe smoked IN
every civilize country OF the earth.
\ The situation ip Mexico still holds
first place In the columns OF the news
tpupers. There appeared during the
past week a tendency To advocate the
cause OF carranza and the constitr-
tionalists. The abuse of Huerta hay-
ing diminished some what becaGse
all the hard words about him have
already been used.
The death in England of DIR. Alf-
red Russell Wallace. eo-diseoverer
with Darwin OF the theory OF evolu-
tion. "The survival of the fittest" has
excited widespread comment. espe-
lcially as he was the last OF the gem
loration OF scientists associated With
that revolutionary work. a 4
The controversy between the rail-
roads OF the east and their tralnmen
has been settled through arbitration.
under the new amendment to the
Erdman act by the granting OF an In
crease In wages, averaging I per cent
and totaiing ss.O00,o0o annually
from October last effective one
year. The award Is about half that
asked by the men. On hundred thous-
and men will share the Increase. The
arbitration board decided In favor OF
the employees because OF the increased
cost OF living. since 1909. when tho
last increase was granted. the board
found the cost OF living had increased
II per cent.
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