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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

However it may be regarded
from a legal standpoint, man
has no moral right to commit a
voluntary and premeditated mur-
der in the protection OF his pro-
Verty. In nearby town a man
" no had missed a few articles of
sm all value from his premises,
set l., loaded gun so that the
next ,,erson entering upon the
property on robbery intent
would di. scharge the weapon and
thus meet his death. The man
who set the gun had murder in
his mind, to be perpetrated with
in the law. perhaps, but none
the less the cold blooded taking
of the life of a fellow man. The
gun thus set got it's victim. not
a thief, but friend and neighbor
of the man who set it. And
what was this victim seeking
there? A few nalls--a life lost
and a murder committed for
few nails! And what of the man
who is morally responsible for
this deed-What of him? Why,
let US hope that his conscience
utterly condemns him.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
In For Life, Faces Gallows.

James Schrum of St. Francois
County, who is serving a life
sentence in the penitentiary for
the murder of Clint Gibson at
Iron Mountain Lake, in that
county, is prosecuting an appeal
to the Supreme Court from a
death sentence passed upon him
for the killing of Montgomery
Hall, at the same place.
Schrum and his son, Harvey,
as the result of a family quarrel,
shot and killed Gibson and Hall
on July Is. 1912. They were
tried first for the killing of Glib
son. The father received a life
sentence and the son a twenty
five year term. From these con-
victions neither appealed. Sub
sequently James Schrum was
convicted of the murder of Hall.
The jury sentenced him to hang.
The question is involved of
whether he could be executed
under the second sentence, if it
is affirmed, or whether he must
pay the penalty under the life.
Imprisonment sentence. It is
thought here that Schrum can
not be removed from the peni-
tentiary now except by pardon
of the governor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

1t is true that the troubles in
Mexico are Mexico's and should
be left for Mexicans to fight out
among themselves, for a dead
Mexican more or less is of little
weight in the worlds economic
adjustment; but there are in
Mexico a lot of misguided Amer
leans who persist in making that
ttroublous land their biding place
instead of getting back across
the line into Gods country.
These misguided Americans are
making clamor upon our govern
:ment for protection of their
persons, rights and chattels as
American citizens in a foreign
|. md, and this fact makes Mexi-
cos troubles our troubles. The
CO Vi of the American citizen in
M exico for the protecting folds
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Planning to Put 600
Convicts on Road Work.
associations.

The Missouri State Board of
Prison Inspectors has offered the
services of 100 cOnvicts to com
plete the improved highway be
tween Jefferson City and Colum-
bia, provided that these cities or
the county courts of Boone and
Cole counties will pay for the
feed of the convicts while they
are employed.
1t is estimated by the State
Highway Department that the
cost of feeding the convicts
would not exceed $500. There
are about 19 miles of this high
way yet to :be completely The
necessary fund will probably
by provided.
The Board of Prison Inspect
ors would put 600 convicts on
the highways of the state if any
county or municipality wanted
their labor enough to pay fol
their feed, which would amount
to about Is cents per day pei
man. Only Cole, Galloway anC
Boone counties have ever work
ed convicts on the highways, ano
Galloway and Boone to a very
limited extent.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
More Steel Passenger Cars
For Mo. Pac.-I. NJ.

In addition to the steel cars
and steel underframe baggage
cars and coaches which the road
already operates, President B. f.
Bush of the Missouri Pacific Ir-
on Mountain has given instruc-
tiOns to let contracts for 100 ad-
ditional all-steel cars for passen-
ger service. These cars will be
made of the heaviest quality of
steel and will have x-wheel
trucks. They will be the latest
effort for safety and comfort in
a steel car building. They will
have have modern insulation to
keep them cool in summer and
warm in winter. The ventilation
will also be of the most approx
ed type and the cars will be fit
ted with vestibules equipped
with Notwithstanding devices
They will also have electric light.
ing and all other up-to-date i'm
provements.
This order for 100 all-steel cars
| will include chair cars, coaches.
baggage and express cars. The
solid through trains which are to
be run from St. Louis to the Pa
cific Coast over the Missouri Pa
citic, Denver & Rio Grande and
Western Pacific Railways will be
made up entirely of all-steel cars
The express trains from ST
Louis to Kansas City and the
West and from St. Louis to Tex
as, the Hot Springs Special from
st. Louis, the Hot Springs Spe
cial from Kansas City and the
trains run over the Missouri Pa
cific between Kansas City ano
Omaha operating in conjunction
with the Chicago & Northwest
ern in the through service be
tween Kansas City and St. Pau
and Minneapolis will be compos
ed of all-steel and steel under
frame cars.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Cutting a Swath.

I'd hate to scoot around the
town in costly motor car, and
have folks saying, with frown,
on corners near and far: Just
watch that aleck- how he goesl
He's raising quite a fuss! But
if he paid up what he owes. he'd
go on foot like US" l might
start out with spirits gay, but
soon I'd loose my grip, for know
ing people talked that way would
spoil my little trip. I'd want to
sell my chug -chug cart and other
costly pets, and rustic in the
changing mart until | paid my
debts. I'd hate to see my loving
frau in precious stones bedeck-
ed, diadem upon her brow and
necklace all correct, if | had rea,
son to suppose that people stand
ing round were saying: There
that woman goes with diamonds
by the pound. And if her hus-
band paid his bills-which he
won't do, alas.-she'd have to
ornament her gills with pendant
of plate glass; I wouldn't like
toentertain in gorgeous. princely
style, if l believed there was a
pain behind the guests sweet
smile: if people in my dazzling
halls should whisper, as will Dor.
I es: Just see the paintings on the
walls, the carpets on the floors
Just mark the costly brio a. bac
But if he paid his way, his home
would be d two-room shack OF
boarding house to-day" | coulc
not stand that sort of thing; I'o
be INN ensely bored: and so IL
only buy, by jing, the things
can afford.-Walt Mason.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Rests With The People.

Under the heading Great Rail
roads Progress" Leslie'S Week.
" makes the following comments:
That President Bush of the
Missouri Pacific Railway system
is strongly human is we'll known
to those who have had intimate
acquaintance with him and quite
equally so to those who have ev-
en casually observed his conduct
OF til" intricate ;.iT,.il!s OF the sys-
tenn Of which he is President,
aggregating about 1l,OCU Lille $
of track IL distance equal to four
times that involved in Il trip from
New York to London: or, I that
is not impressive, then consider
travelling continuously night and
day at the rate of thirty miles
per hour and not being able to
cover the straightaway mileage
of the railroad in fifteen days.
president Bush, speaking of
his directors, always says some
thing worth while. He frankly
tells the people of the thirteen
states served by those lines
to look out for their own pros
perity by seeing to 1t that the
railroad secures a square deal,
for if the railroad under astute
management does not prosper,
then it is the fault of the very
people whom it serves and who
likewise suffer. There are many
inviting bits of evidences of fore
thought in the annual report just
published for the year ending
June 30, 1913. It AYERS that
since without good citizenship,
neither communities, large cities
states nor the United States can
firmly stand-no more can rail
road. 1t makes the striking
statement that the company dur
ing the past year expended over
$26, 100000 in wages and it adds
the pertinent comment: 1t is OBJ
vious that the beneficiaries of
such disbursement should be ar
dent progressors and defenders
in the solution of all these COM
plex factors which go to make
for our mutual and inseparable
success.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

The Republican Press Bureau
now very busy supplying canned
editorials for the Republican
country press, is in charge of
Rev. Ben Deering, once Demo
crat, but now a standpatter of
the straightest sort. Judging
by some of the stuff he is send
ing out, the Rev. Ben has grown
careless of facts in making state
ments.-Glasgow Missourian.
Grown careless!"' Great
Scott. When did he become so?
If Ben were to meet with Truth
on the highway he would regard
her as a dangerous political enc
my and take to the brush. He
is mighty careful in keeping out
of her way.-1ronton Register.
And when we note what a
highly accomplished and all
round partisan liar is in charge
of the Democratic Press Bureau,
whose canned editorials are fill
the columns of many of our
Democratic exchanges, only an
overflow of gall could have Undue
ed the above comments upon the
veracity of the Rev. Ben, whofrom
the fact that he was once a Dem
ocrat, is eminently qualified to
state the truth about the poitic-
al obliquity of the Missouri
Democracy. He got the dope
right when he was one of that
crowd, and if, as the 1ronton
Register says, it were true that
he would take to the brush rath-
er than meet Truth, it would on
ly indicate that he has not alto
gether overcome the habits
formed by his earlier political
associations.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
An Easy Job.

Most anybody can be an editor.
All an editor has to do is to sit at his
desk six days in the week, four weeks
in the month and twelve months in
the year and edit such stuff as this:
"Mrs. Jones OF Lost Greek let q can
opener slip last week and cut herself
in the pantry.
"John Doe climbed on the roof OF
the house last week, looking for a
leak, and fell, striking himself on the
back porch.
"While Harold Green was escorting
Miss Violet Wise from q church so.
cial last Saturday night, savage dog
attacked them and bit MIR. Green on
the public square,"
Oh yes, it is an easy job; anyone
can do it.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Roll Of Honor Diplomas.

Below will be found the At
tendance Honor Roll of Wash
ington County schools for the
year 1912 and 1913. It's publica.
tion has been delayed because of
the failure of some of the teach
ers to make early returns. Next
year directors should urge teach
ers to make proper returns to
the district clerk and County
Superintendent on or before
July 1st, 1911.
BURWELL !'oN, County Sup't.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

It is now almost generally
conceded that the consumer will
derive little benefit, directly or
indirectly, from the new tariff
law. The reductions will in al
most every instance be absorbed
by the manufacturer and the
middleman. Where the manu-
facturer may attempt to give the
consumer the benefit of the re-
duction, he will probably meet it
by cutting his operating expens-
es. AS the principal consumer
is the laboring man, tariff re-
duction has only one meaning
for him, he pays either comm
or gwine.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
HONOR ROLL.

Dist. 6. Alice Strauser, Mil
dred Strauser, Ethel Strauser,
Bertha Collins, Alice Collins.
Dist. .. John Harmon.
Dist. 10. Stella Nolan, Mary
Nolan, Ada Nolan.
Dist. 14a Clyde Wells, Arcie
Wells, Marble Wells.
District 16. Harold Govero.
Dist. 22 Fannie Turnbull.
Dist. %. Grace Rowe.
Dist. "a. Mary Jarvis.
Dist. 20. Mildred Sparks,
Erastus Sparks, Alonzo Essmy-
er, Eva Essmeyer, Raymond
Woracheck, Stella Woracheck,
Velma Woracheck, Louise Key.
Dist. 90. Anna Portell.
Dist. IS. Jennie Kelsey, Ralph
Kelsey. Mayme White, Bertie
White.
Dist. 36. Jessie Parkin, Jack
Kidd, Edna Boas, Beulah Hud-
dleston, Munroe Walton.
Dist. 80. Laura Sheppard,
Myrtle Sheppard, James Shep-
pard.
Dist. AZ. Omar Jenkins.
Dist. 43. Edna Robinson, Nor.
man Downard.
Dist. II. Roy Bergman.
Dist. 48. Stella Anderson, On
lie Buxton, Edith Conway, Grace
Houston, Alma Walton, Ralph
Barker, Fern French, Lucille
Walton, Bertha Bennett, RAY
mond Conway, Walter Swacker.
Dist. 81. Edward Wright, Ly-
dia Wright, Annie Lee Gohdson,
Lester Wallenstein, Florence
henderson.
Dist. 54. Hazel Compton,
Pearl Harper, Fronk Forbes.
Dist. 55. Ralph Crump, Hazel
Crump, Velma Crump, Lonnie
Martin. Lennie Martin, Anzzie
Lucas.
Dist. 81. Mabel Tedder, Will
liam Ramsey, Louise R: msey-
Dist. 81. Quentin Province,
Eugene Province, Henry Greg
ory, Gertie Gregory, Ethel Grif-
fifth, Iven Fromm, Gladys Year
gain.
Hist. 63. Hugh Hillen, Francis
Smith, Fern Hughes.
Dist. 81. James Robinson.
Dist. 66 Edward Eversole,
James Eversole.
Dist. 81. Alice Pierce, Corbia
Turner, Haron Turner, Fred Hull
Velma Seabourne, Anna Pierce,
Florence Sullivan, Pearl Sea
bourne, Romus Turner, Johr
Pierce, Ellie Sullivan.
Dist. IS. Florence Garrett.
Dist. SO. Raymond Vineyard
Ettie GOfOrth, Edith GofOrth,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Life Saver.

so you sold that mule for So"
Vas, replied Erastus Pink
ley. He kept a-beatin' me
down, a-beatin' me down, till
finally l Jest sold him de mule at
his own price. l didn't want to
miss de chance of de mules
turnin' loose an kickin' dat
mans stingy head clean off i'm. ~
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

The price, Of lead mas drop, cd
something like fifty cents per
,!unGl~d S..te the new tariff law
went into effect. Z.nt has also
fallen, and there is little demand
for tiff. While our Democratic
friends will be denying that the
decline in the price of these com
modities has been the result of
their tariff tinkering. it is OBJ
vious that there must be some
connection because of the stimuli
tanity of the two events. The
present instance is not an iSol.
ated one, the same thing has
happened over and over again
whenever the Democratic party
had the opportunity to carry out
it's free trade theories. 1t is
true, the lead miners of this
section of Missouri have not
had a wage cut because of the
drop in the lead market, the
mine operators being under
agreement not to cut wages
within a year; but the latter are
pocketing heavy loss, and are
probably not feeling particular
ly jolly over it, however well able
they may be to stand this loss.
They will get back when the
wage agreement has expired
The tiff miner, however, is al
ready "gettin' his'n But this
is what the people voted for.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Connecticut's Lost Moose Herd.

The conspicuous and expected
feature of the small town" cleo
tions in Connecticut was the
shrinkage of the Bull Moose vote.
Apparently nine -tenths of the
$4,000 who supported the Roose-
velt ticket year ago have re-
joined the Republican party
Brooklyn Standardization.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

It's all right to boast of fifty
dollar cows and twenty dollar
hogs, but when you buy beef
and bacon the boast don't seem
so happy. What we would really
feel like Dragging about now is
the chance to buy something to
eat without having to give up
all our coin,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
highest Phone System.

A telephone exchange three miles
In the air. said to be the highest In
the world. is In the meteorological OBJ
servatory on the top Of Mt. Rosa. In
the Appenine Alps. 1b.45o feet above
sea level At this elevation snow II
always found. and advantage II taken
Of the high insulation given by dry
snow. the wires in the last section.
at the peak. being simply laid on the
snow covered ground. To prevent
breakage by glacier movements the
line is carried through rings on the
telephone poles. Tho poles are short
and are taken down at the end OF ev'
cry summer season and replaced as
the beginning of the following sum
mer
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

How exceedingly solicitous
our Democratic friends are that
the Bull Moozers remain a party
distinct from the Republicans.
With the Bull MoOzers in the
field tha Democrats have only to
pick up the plums, and they
don't even offer any to the fe.-
lows who knocked them off the
tree for them. Democratic gra-
titude never reaches the altitude
of sharing the jobs.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
of the stars and stripes can not

of the stars and stripes can not
be ignored, no matter how much
we may wish to keep out of
trouble. 1t is in evidence that
grape juice" diplomacy is in
sufficient in this situation. What
IL requires is some emphatic
talk from the shoulder out. in as
few words IS possible. and back
it up for q :. your Uncle Samuel
is worth.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Some Sparkling Cynicisms.

"Crumbs in the bed may be
endured, and an eyelash may be
removed from the eye; but she
who is always tardy causes an
guish continually"
But when thou goest among
women let not thy left girl know
what thy right girl doeth."
MY son, many woman is a
kitten with men who is a cat with
women"
AS one who seeketh to fold a
newspaper in a high wind so is
he that argueth with an angry
woman.
AS one who pulleth a bureau
drawer that sticketh so is he that
argueth with an angry damsel;
thou canst not bulge her"
There be three things which
cause woman JOY; yea, four at
which she saith unto herself,
Thank GOd!"
To be told that she resem.
bleth an actress; to be chosen OF
man whereof it hath been said,
| LO, no woman can suit him:
TO hear her lover fiatter he1
(, in public; and to hear her rival
called intellectually.
Son, give the woman her way
for when her point is accomplish
ed then shall she surrender all
she has fought for"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Nothing Like That.

Have you anything to say in
extenuation of your conduct"
asked the Judge.
"Nothin' in extenuation, Judge,
Your Honor" replied the pris-
oner, but if you knowed all
about this thing you wouldn't
blame me for what / done. "-Ex.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

Governor Sulzer of New York
has been found guilty by the
high court of impeachment and
ousted from office. The Demo
cratic fight in New York will
doubtless open the way for the
Republicans to come back into
their own there at the first cleo
tiOn
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
lden and sure.

President Hucrta has just sue
ceeded in placing a Mexican loan
of S2,6OO,OO0 in France. Pgoba-
bly, his get,a- way fund, which he
will leave on deposit in the
French banks.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

AS a leaky hot water bottle
in time of need so is a fond wo-
man who telleth thy secrets; her
folly exceedeth her comfort
Gelett Burgess in "The Maxims
of Noah"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
A pooulac Belle.

A Popular Belle.
"8he complains that there was very
little ice during the winter"
why did that bother her 70
much?"
We'll, she had promised to let
seven different men teach her to
skate and there was 70 little ice thD
she only got about half wAy down tie
hist"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

A Mexican senator committed
suicide one day recently by
making a speech against Prcsi-
dent Hurrta. HIS death was
sudden and sure.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
concl upED SHE LOVED Hun
t9oaieh aa1 bsi0h Social pcsltkoN
p11aH l0Uo1 HIN In Her
lae1watjo0.

70 0ammA! II has really happened
saA-As-7u0ag anpkins. yos know
- voaI1y-0, mammal"
Doa1 Oh1j6! I thought hs stayed
AseoAeally loAg last night HS really
Dsopasslr
He suro "a. and I-vell. ol coursa.
I toll ham l veuid give him my An
svse lalss. aal he's coming again tG-,
nAghk. What shall say"
II IN 1sosads. dear. on whether
yoa rsal1y love hiu or not. anil
I'D your father look up his father III
BsaAstzssxs yesterday and he's Al
tAaeo. Your na&her thinks be Is worth
Q good uaillioa st least. and Edward y
the only child. OF course. Il you love
him aAd-"
He isn't vesy handsome or
NY dsaR child. looks are not every
thing. Tar from it! You know Ne has
two satoe. and ono OF them hnoa'
sine hat never cost penny less than
aax thoasand.
80 - has! And papa Will never
be nksl1 70 get me an auto"
| u 0UWUS II. DOts VI SO~SOos W.
mustn't think Of marrying him unless
You 1--we him, and-he would probably
tnke you 70 Europe on your wedding
txln. aad be belongs to two OF ths
most s1elusive clubs and his family
has ~ entire to tho best society. and
your paps says that he has al allow.
anoe Of q thousand . month: aud q
eouyoa, belng the only child. hs u
sure 70. come In for large fortune U
ttme. and-but do you feel that you
really lpwe him."
yea mamma. ! think ] d..
Dear child! Then accept him whcr
hs CONES this evening, Mamma - s<
GiaA int her one little girl can give
her hart with her hand when sh>
marTans. 1t 10 20 dreadful u
marry without love. you know.
Puck.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22
Oh you high cost of living,
come down!

Congressman Hensley has an
nOunced that he would be can
didate for re election next year.
Superfluous, no one doubted it.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-22

Let the rt6lle know you are IN
business ny advertising the fact In
the Jou, rial.
The Washington times., 1913-02-27
COMPANY FAILS TO
SUPPORT, SAYS GRAY.
Pepco Manager Says Team Is
]. Not Properly Backed and
Cannot Enter Again.

Lack of proper support from the Of
ficials of the Potomac Electric Power
Company and the expected announces
ment that the members of the baseball
team will not be allowed to take time
off from theif work. is given as the
reason today why the Pepco team VIII
be unable to enter team for the anna
teur baseball championship today.
Gus Gray who successfully managed
the amateur pennant winners last sea-
son. says the power company officials
are expected to frown upon the scheme
to again put team n the field.
1--WE are not getting the proper sup
port" says Manager Gray. The boys
and myself supported the team last
year, and we probably will be shut
down on when ii comes to getting out
the team this year. For this reason We
will probably be unable to put out Q
team~to play in an amateur circuit.
while 1t has not been definttedy set.
tied, the opinion here seems to exist
that the officials will not allow US TO
get the boys off from their work in the
afternoon. and we cannot hope to play
under such a handicap
Pepco won the city title with ease
last year. and annexed the intercity
title against Richmond. This year, in
the event that the team Is unable TO
play in an amateur circuit, Manager
Gray intends to plav independent Sun
day baseball with the same aggregation.
The Washington times., 1913-02-27
MUST ARRANGE TWO
GAMES ON SCHEDULE
High Schools to Play Contests
at Nationals Park While Big
Team Is Not at Home.

The high school faculty advisors have
but two games to arrange for on the
annual championship schedule. those of
April % and % being slated to be play
ed at some other field than on the
American League Park diamond.
At conference of the advisors the
schedule for the year was drawn up,
Business and Eastern leading off on
April Is. and being followed by Western
and Technical on the 22d. These two
teams fought il out to the last ditch
last season as they did the year before.
Central and Eastern are pitted against
each other in the third game to be
played On April 25. Central and West
ern come back to the Florida avenue
park on MAY and each Tuesday and
Friday there after the schools will be
seen at the Nationals stamping ground
until the ten games are run off.
Eastern and Tech. Business and West
ern. Tech and Central, Western and
Eastern and Business and Central fol-
low In the order named. AS yet no um-
pire for the series has been selected.
This matter will probably be taken up
Just before the annual series starts.
Central Is not called upon to play its
first game until April q this year, hav-
ing gotten a slight advantage. the dates
happening to work out In this manner.