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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16

PUT even this man is eclipSed by Charles
~ Edgcrly, who has been cowboy, sailor,
hunter, and soldier He is flesh and blood
for only a few inches below his thighs
Edgcry was wrecked at sea about ten years
ago, sustaining injuries that rendered 1t
necessary to remove both legs above the
knees. He was fitted with substitutes, and
became SO skilled in their use that he signed
rs regular seaman ON board the bark Black
Hawk He was required to climb the rigging
frequently in handling the sails and repair
ing the ropes and Spars. took his trick at the
wheel, went into the hold TO stow and ar
range cargo and did other duty during sew
cral voyages. He dressed rs a sailor, and at
first none of his shlpmatcs realized he was
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-15

California products for Californians
Savage Tires-Roy Norman & Co.,
Phone Main 91.--Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-15
You'll Have to
Hurry Purchasing

FL Centre merchants are experienc-
ing the heaviest Christmas shopping
ever known here, and the buyers will
have to hurry or find the supply Of
goods for Christmas giving greatly
depleted.
During the last two or three days
especially the stores have been
thronged with people, and a vast
number of articles have already been
made ready to send to distant friends.
This week there will begin at the
postoffice the great rush of the sea-
son, the outward bound goods being
piled in in vast quantities, and prob
ably before the week is over packages
will begin to arrive to be held un-
opened until the holiday arrives.
The people have been better able
this year than ever before to make
liberal presents, and the merchants
had made bigger preparations than in
previous years. But in spite of The
preparations that had been made, it
looks now as though all the articles
especially designed for gift purposes
would be sold before Christmas ar
rives.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-15
SOUTHSIDE CLAIMS
NOW GET FINAL PROOF

Holtville Leader: All lands under
the Southside Water Company can
now be proven and title given.
This good news to holders of some
10000 acres of land under this COM
pany was received this afternoon in
a telegram from Congressman Ket-
tner to Phil Brooks.
Of the $4,000 acres of land under
this company 5000 had been proven
under the No. l company before it
was taken over by the Southside.
Some six or seven had been proved
since and the proof rejected. Now
these and the land that has never
been offered for final proof can be
given full title as the land office has
recognized the Southside company as
permanent source of water supply
Failure of the department Of the in
terror to recognize the Southside Com
pany as a source of water supply has
greatly retarded development in that
section, which will now go forward
rapidly.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-15
We Have What We Advertise

We do not advertise the only fresh
tires in the valley unless we have
them. We do not misrepresent our
goods to our customers. We do guar
antee, however, that we have the
freshest and most complete line of
tires in the valley. Roy Norman &
Co., Phone Main 91.-Adv.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26
Joe Wing Will be at
State School.

Joe Wing, the worlds great
est authority on alfalfa, and the
author OF many books on corn,
sheep farming and alfalfa, will
be at the Cape Girardeau Nor.
NAL during the three days of the
big Southeast Missouri Corn
show and Institute, January 8, 8
10. Many farmers over the dis
trict have congratulated the
agricultural department on being
aole to obtain such a man as Joe
wing, and have expressed them
selves as delighted with the OPP
portanity Of seeing and hearing
this wonderful man. He is a
clear and convincing speaker,
speaking sincerely and forcefHlly
leaving out the unessentials and
eonhning himself to the striking
and essential facts of farm life
and work. He holds his aud
fences enthralIed. After all, Is
not farming the most interesting
subject in all the world? There
will also be many local speakers
like Mr.. Derr, the Scott county
farm adviser, that one cannot
afford to miss hearing.
Joe Wing will act as judge oi
the corn show. Si400 in prem.
iums and cash are being offered
for 10 and 100 ear samples and
acre yields, Premiums range in
value up to $50.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26
Quits His Wife to Wed Affinity.

Clinton. .--lrfatuation for a pretty d.
vorcee caused Rev. C. a. Stewart, a
Baptist minister and eyaugel ST. 10
leave the ministry aud implorc his
wife, who had borae him several ch,i-
drcn, TO obtain a divorce in order thGt
he might wed his affinity, 1t is re-
vcaled in the divorce suit now pend.
ing IN Henry county.
Stewart served two years as pastor
of the First Baptist church IN Clinton.
and a short time asJ resigned to do
evangelical work in the northern part
of the state. At Hopkins, Mo-, he met
an attractive young woman, half his
wlfe's age. She had been divorced
and her maiden name restored.
She belongs to wealthy family,
and took an active interest In Stew.
arts revlvals.
The mutual iLfatuation soon be-
came so strong the evangelist went to
his wife and pleaded for freedom TO
marry the Grl. Mrs, Stewart took the
case to the church elders. who in turn
pleaded with Stewart not to abandon
his family and his calling
They failed and his resignation was
unanimously accepted by the Baptis'
congregation.
Mrs. Stewart, who was left In finan
cial stress. filed suit for divorce ant
Judge Calvird, in the Henry count.
court, indicated he would grant q de
cree only on condition the eyangells
pay his wife SIS a month alimony.
Mrs. Stewart testified her HUSBAND
was forced to leave the Presbyteri9'
ministry In Indiana 10 years ago, fol
lowing a scandal In which sister o.
the church was involved She re
Trained from giving names.
Mrs. Stewards attorney received ths
required alimony bond signed by the
affinity In Hopkins. This will be pre-
sented to Judge Calyird, and 1t is pre-
sumed tho decree will be granted and
the wedding announcement made.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26
Cape Normal Has Short
Course.

From indications received to
date from the different counties
in this district, the attendance
at the short courses in agricul-
ulre will be very satisfactory.
Several young men from over
the district have already sent
word that they will be present
at the short course, Every coun-
ty in the distrit:: ought to be re-
presented by a fine class Of
young men taking the work, thus
making themselves more efficient
farmers. For further informa-
ton phone your county sdperin-
tendent, the cashier of your bank
or write Seth Babcook, Normal
school, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26
joplin DISTRICT SURPRISES ALL
PREVIOUS YEARLY PEkloDs
IN LEAD PRODUCTION.
ONE MORE WEEK TO CONE
The Great Output Was MADE IN sp.ta
Of Adverse Conditions, for
Throughout Entire Year the
Prices Were Low.

Joplin With one more week TO be
included in the total for 1913, the
lead ore p. oduction from the Missouri
Kansas-Ol,laEoma district is the gresrI
esq In mstury, the shipments, accord !
ins 10 the statistics compiled he g |
beng l7,uSa tons, compared with 4G, |
"a in 1911. the previous banner year !
The next largest was 1912. when lhel
shipmeuts reached 1904 tons. Tu 81
great production in 1919 was made ill
the face OF adverse conditions. pricesI
were low for lead throughout the
greater par, Of the yea
The aggregate for 81 weeks ia
270,G26 tons, valued at $l1t5l,726, or
an average Of Sll,20 ton, compared
with an average Of S5l.l7 for 1912,
and Sl012 tor 1911 The average for
1913 is the highest, with the exception
Of 1912, since the years 1875, 1906 and
1907, all banner years, VIXEN the ay.
eraee prices were for each year in
the order named SASS, $3.50 and
$t3GS. These last three figures
named include calamine, which re-
duccd the average. Although prices
were higher in those years, develop.
ment In the district has been such
that in 1913 the shipments ARE lnrgor,
including the oalaniGe In all zine orc
shipments The yearly output for The
banner years is as follows; 1905 262,-
ABS tons; 1906. 27S,929 1907, 2SG,5Sl
1909, 3Ol ,20G; 1910, 297.97G; 1912, GOt,-
O1S, 1913, 2S9,95i, which probably will
be brought up to 2J5o0J tons with
this weeks shipments included,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26

ton of general bill to be re-
ported to the house, is well un-
der way.
The tentative plan to equslize
representation in the National
Republican convention and pre-.
vent domination of the south is,
to allow four delegates at large,
TO each state, and one additional
for every 10000 votes cast at the
last election for electors of Presi-
dent and Vice. President. This
plan would materially decrease
the number from the south, and
increase correspondingly the
number from the north and east.
There'll be "some scrap" before
il is settled.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26
To Test County Excise Law.

Clayton.-To test the constitution
ality Of the Tegethoff act creating the
excise board Of st. Louis county. two
mandamus suits were filed in the st
Louis county circuit court by Sam d
Hodgdun. Hodgdon represents Charles
A. Jackson and Robert G. Hornberg,
who were denied licenses to operate
dramshops. Jackson asked for a re-
newal Of his license on petition on
which he was granted license by
the county court June Is. which ex-
pired Dec. II. Hornberg was turned
down on his request for renewal Of
a license granted June Is. The vrlts
are returnable Jan. i2.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26

Geo. Flanagan, aged 20, was
killed while attempting to adju ST
a belt on a dynamo, at the plant
of the Missouri Cotton Oil Co., at
Caruthersville, last Thursday al
ternoon.
D. S. Clayton and wife made a
tripto Elmo Saturday, and asthey
were coming home and were just
the other side of the river bridge
when a couple of large snakes
started to cross the road ahead
of them. Mr.. Clayton stopped the
team, jumped out of the buggy
and killed both of them. They
were each about four feet long.
1t is a little unusual for snakes to
be travelling arouad this time of
year.-Clearmont News.
Rev. l.. H. Vandiver, father OF
Hon. w. D. Vandiver, assistant
United States treasurer, at st.
Louis, died at his home in Fay
cite, Mo-, on last Thursday night
aged SO years. The deceased
was born in Hardy county, Vir-
ginia, and united with the church
when fourteen years old. For
many years he was a Methodist
minister and preached the gos-
pei throughout Southwest Mis-.
souri,. He moved to Missouri in
1857.
Kewanee correspondence to
Sikeston Standard: Near Ke-
vance, last week, two men were
coon hunting, and were cutting
a tree, when one Of the men cut
his foo, very badly. The wound
was very painful and he sat down
at the fuot Of a tree until the 9TH
er man finished cutting the tcee,
after which he expected to be
taken home by his comrade. By
the time the tree was cut the
wounded man was 80 weak from
the loss OF blood that he was un-
able to travel, and the other man
was dispatched for a horse.
When help finally arrived, the
wounded man was found torn to
pieces and partially eaten. 1t is
not known what kind of an ami
NAL attacked the man.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26

Arthur and Harry James, brothers.
and Thomas Daily, strike-breakers.
we're killed and Mary Nicholson seri.
ously injured by rifle bullets fired
into the apartment house in which
they lived at Calumet. Mich.
Figures made public by the general
manager of the Armour Packing COM
pany at Omaha show that the pack
ers'a ARE selling beef ribs and loins to
retailers at q reduction OF 25 per cent
from last years prices.
Poor pay In the government service
Is sending many scientific experts out
side for employment, according to
George Otis, director of the United
States geological survey, In his an
nual report
Admiral Enrique Howard, president
Of the supreme council of war and
marine OF A, gentine, died at Buenos
Ayres.
Reorganization OF the department
CT agriculture is foreshadowed in Sec
retary Houston's first annual report
presented to President Wilson.
Fifty persons mostly negroes, are
reported drowned at SunnysiGe, Tex,
a small town On the Lower Rrazos
river.
A death roll Of more than 30 per
sons, which likely will reach 60, was
Indicated BY reports from the flooded
Brazos river bottoms of south central
Texas.
Fory-six lives were lost by the
laundering of the Swedish steamer
Malmberget OIL Bodo, Norway. The
steamer left Narvik, Norway, Nov. q
for Rotterdam.
The right of women to sit as judges
and CLERKS of election in Chicago next
spring will he challenged, it was an
nounced from both Republican and
Democratic sources.
Right Rev. Rafael Amador, Bishop
Of Huajapam de Leon, Mexico, was re-
coiyCd In private audience by the
pope. The pope took great interest
in the bishops report on conditions in
Mexico.
John Stewart, IS years old multi
millionaire Of Elburn. ILL.,, who desires
to have every one of his grandchil-
dren a millionaire before he dies and
himself to die poor, has donated
$4,000 to the Lincoln Highway asso-
citation,
BY a unanimous vote the striking
/ coal miners in the southern Colorado
coal fields formally rejected the strike
settlement proposition made to them
by Gov. Ammons.
The radicals ruled the Republican
state conference In New York and
forced the approval of direct state
wide primary law. State Chairman
William Barnes motion to reaffirm
the more conservative primary plank
In the Republican platform was de-
feGted by a vote Of 191 to 1S7
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26
Dexter. ssIa.ed. Works Highways.

jefferson Ciy.-Dexter. Stoddard
county, reported TO Gov. Major that
place had its two days OF road work"
Dec. l5 and l6, instead Of Aug. 20 and
2l. The report says the citizens OF
the town and It's vicinity did a great
amount OF effective work.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26

l,ssouri has 81, ,387,240 deposit
Il il the postal banks.
Two men in Saline county re-
cengly sold to stockbuyer $40
head of cattle for the sum Of S27-
900. This is Democratic prices.
The Springfield Republican re-
marks that before the recent
failure certain big officials of the
Frisco railroad seem to have
been the principal receivers.
Mrs. IS. Borum, who is men,
!ionnd in the Appleton City Jour-
mai, should not he confused with
Mrs, |. Always Borum, the wild
ely known club woman and mill
tant sulfraE cite.
In the last three years Boone
county has obtained $4,000 in
fines collected from convicted
bootloggers Out Of 1856 cases
tried, the prosecutor obtained
1875 convictions.
The Hannibal Courier Post al
lows that the Chicago woman who
IS going to adopt fifteen children,
each Of IL different nationality, is
fixing things SO that she won't
ever noed 10 torrow trouble.
W. a. BIagg, the noted Mary
willie attorney, has resigned as
president of the Maryville school
board, having held that position
ior over twelve years, and being
"a member fer over 10 yeats.
This seems like au especially
inauspicious,time OF year 10 in
corpor t'e the town Of Summer
vile, but certain dauntless resi-
dents OF Texas county, encour-
aged by The mild weather, went
ahead and did it anyhow a few
days ago.
Will C. McRee of st. Louis,
gave each of three children we'd
ding presents of So, 200, accor-
ding to his will filed Friday. The
children are Mrs. Mary McRee
O'Fallon, Mrs. Rosale McRae
Drew and William G. McRee jr.,
all Of that city.
A Kansas Citian, who by the
way, works for a telephone COM
pany, showed first rate crust
when he ent,down to Richmond
Thanksgiving day and went
hunting without a license on a
farm belonging to the game war
den. He drew a S25 fine.
a few months ago the Happys
were divorced down in Clay
county. They had ceased to be
happy with each other. Last
week the Darlings down there
were given divorce papers, be-
cause they ceased to be each
others darling. There's moth
ing in a name, sometimes.
Awards were announced and
prizes given in a .better baby
contest" at Sedal;a the other
evening, and as result the
mothers Of about 'steen score
bouncing boys and girls now en-.
tertain a very low opinion Of the
discrimination and intelligence OF
the unfortunate judgee.
Several Missouri papers are
reviving the pernieioas practice
of printing ''letters TO Santa
Claus" written by neighborhood
children, and it is, OF course, in
evitaele that in a little while
somebody will reprint the New
York Suns well worn classic be-
ginning, Eyes, Virginia, there is
O Santa Clause"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26
Washington Letter

paid out Of the contingent fund
OF the house without limit. II a
resolution, introduced by chair
man Lloyd of the committee on
accounts, is adopted, the amount
the government will pay will be
limited to $40 per year, per MEM
Der. At present many members
spend less than this, while 9TH
ers average as much per month.
Prof. Wm. II. Taft rejoices
that spirit Of brotherhood is
manifest in society today; but
he thinks the modern day, wild
political theories are the out
growth of hysteria-a kind Of
aftermath of unsound political
reform. Well, maybe so, but
you know that Taft has been
loosing fat about as fast as he
los. votes last year.
Government ownership aud
operation of telegraph aud tele-
phone systems, and The carrying
of mail by aeroplanes are prop
osnions that will very probably
be before this congress. 1t is
said that the former is under in
vestigation by the post office de-
partment, and that "Davy"
Lewis of Maryland is preparing
"a bill. We think it is possible to
"get up in the air" in legislation
as well as in other things.
That there will be a serious at
tempt to enact some trust curb.
ing laws, is a foregone concll-
sion. The House will certainly
draft and pass some bills that
will cause some cold chills to
play up and down the trust
spine; bat the senate, ah, there i
the rub. The Democratic mar
GIN is small, and the erstwhile
friends of protection and mono-
poly in the senate, are shrewd
and alert. There's no telling.
Lately the "Bonnie Laird Of
Skibo" nominated Root for presi-
dent in 1916, and WAS warmly
seconded by the loquacious CAL
ling er of New Hampshire. Pro.
badly neither Of these admirers
of the astute corporation attorney
thought how handy the $40, 200
nobel prize would be in making
peace with belligerent, colored
delegates from the sunny south.
While Borah is nominating
himself, and all the talk is going
on about Root for president and
Roosevelt for president in 1916,
Cummins and LaFollette and
Bristow and Bsveridge, like Brer
Rabbit, "ain't saying nothin a
ali". But, Notwithstanding the
ominous silence, there's a deal
of thinking among both regulars
and progressives on the para
mount question, "What shall We
do to win?"
Speaker Champ Clark has
been holding conferences with
the chairman and some mem
bers OF the committees that re.
port appropriation bills, with a
view to holding the aggregate oI
appropriations well within the
estimated revenues. Like the
good Democrat that he is, CLARK
believes in carrying out the
Democratic platform pledge tC
administer the governmen
economically. OF course every
democratic member of the Mis-
souri, delegation will stand By
him in this.
There was large attendanc,
last week at the Road Builders
Congress at Philadelphia. Judge
Shacheford made speech tina
called forth considerable com
ment, not all favorable. Chair
man Shackleford's committe,
has elosed its hearings after list
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26
Some Observations on
Farm Credit.

ernment loan plan cannot take
care of mortgage loans on farms
up to 20 per cent OF the value for
tenants who wish to buy.
Do we need to do it in order to
accomplish great good? II so
some other countries have found
it safe.
The government can safely
and profitably lend up to GU per
! cent of the value of security on
first mortgage at 4 1-2 per cent.
If it lends to all tenants who can
produce 40 per cent OF the pur-
chase price lof the farm, we will
do much to decrease tenancy.
Whether the tenant has this
40 per cent or not, depends larg-
ely on the price of the farm.
Every farm tenant knows that a
small farm we'll titled is better to
him than big farm well rented
for the owner.
A low rate Of interest and long
term mortgage will encourage
them in buying. Those who
have less than the 40 per cent
will be encouraged to get in the
40 per cent class for the same
reason.
! No private capital farm credit
plan can lend more than go per
cent on mortgages and expect
bonds issued against them to sell
at par. If more liberal lending
is necessary the government
alone can do it and must do it ON
the theory of public policy.
Private capital will not do it.
Then why complain of Govern
ment loans on tins ground? II
we lend up to 60 per cent now,
we will never likely reach The
necessity for lending up to 75
per cent. I.-
One writer is afraid that cheap
er interest rates and longer term
mortgages will raise the price of
land so that the buyer of a iarm
will not be benefited. Will this
rule work both ways? If 80,
why not raise the present inter.
est rate and make the farms
cheaper? Will that help de-
crease tenantry?
Only the more thrifty of the
farm tenants will buy farms.
Take these away from the ten
ants who are seeking to rent
farms from landlords and the
andlords may want to sell their
tenant farms after a trial Of the
thriftless tenants. Anything
which encourages farm tenants
to buy will put tenant farms on
the market for sale and this con-
dition will undoubtedly steady the
price. But the number of ten
ants we now have, is not more
important than the number We
may have if we do nothing.
A lower interest rate and bet.
ter terms will keep many of The
present mortgaged farm owners
from themselves becoming ten
ants. For the farmer, just EN-
erging from a long battle with 4
devil mortgage, with a run dowr
wrecked farm, these advantages
will afford chance for him K
safely borrow aud improve.
Lending money at lower cos
and better terms is the core o
the farm credit system, any plar
emitting these ESSENTIALS is use
less. II a lower interest rst'
will bring disaster, the subjsc
should be dismissed. Som,
want a lower interest rate to com,
with natural conditions. Natur'
al conditions are: private con-
troll Of money for the profit. AL
the states have tried to lower tn,
rate by law. Natural conditions
circumvented the law. Let th,
government be the lender on tn,
farm mortgage at = maximum
- a rna
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.

Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Orgi-
nal. Some Credited, and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26

Arthur and Harry James, brothers.
and Thomas Daily, strike-breakers,
were killed and Mary Nicholson seri-
ously injured by rifle bullets fired
into the apartment house in which
they lived at Calumet. Mich.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26

Figures made public by the general
manager of the Armour Packing COM
pany at Omaha show that the pack
ers are selling beef ribs and loins to
retailers at a reduction of 25 per cent
from last years prices.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-12-26

Poor pay in the government service
Is sending many scientific experts out
side for employment, according to
George Otis, director of the United
States geological survey. In his an
nual report.