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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06
SCHOOL NEEDS MORE FUNDS
William Jewell College at Liberty, 10
In Gore Financial Straits,
Says President Green.

DR. ]. p Green, president Of VIII
liam Jewel college, Liberty told the
Missouri Baptist Association at its
session IN Columbia that the college
would have to close its doors unless
funds for its maintenance were forth
coming.
In the last year, he said, the col
lege had suffered a $65,00 loss The
report read by the treasurer of tho
college, Dr. j. Il. Cook, showed a de-
cline in assets, due to loss by fire,
insufficient income and the struggle
to hold on to the Grand River acad-
emy as Baptist school. To save
the college it was decided to raise
funds from each Missouri Baptist con-
gregation, but no definite plan was
made.
The rural church problem also came
in for discussion by the association.
Rev. George l., Hale of Hannibal said
the average rural Missouri family con-
tributes only s3.1S yearly to religious
purposes, and the average Missouri
farmer Is worth $4,000. This he de-
clares. is one Of the great causes Of
the langushng Of the country church,
the lack of merited support.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06
RAISED FUND FOB CHARITY
ST. Joseph Club Women Act as Con-
d1ctors on Trolley Cars Of
the City.

Every trolley car In St. Joseph was
manned by a woman on the day
designated by the Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs as Trolley Day" Motor
cars and carriages were taboo and
practically the only means OF trans
portion in the city was by street cars.
The management Of the street rail-
way system allowed the Federation Of
Women's Clubs to put women conduc-
tors on all cars for the entire day and
TO allow the federation for its charity
fund all receipts beyond the average
days receipts.
Mrs. E. M. Platt, president of the
federation, has been in charge of the
arrangements and Mrs. A. L. Loving
was appointed general manager" OF
the street car lines for the day, She
arranged for three shifts of women
conductors, and the first shift went on
in the morning, These served until
noon, when they were relieved by the
second shltl, TO be on duty until b
o'clock, The third shift continued on
the cars until after the theater crowds
went home.
While patrons OF the trolley cars
we're not called upon TO pay more
than the regular fare, many gave
dimes, quarters, half dollars and dol
lars, and in most instances, where
more than nickel was offered, the
conductors kent the change unless
there was a vigorous demand for il.
For a week the women have been
publishing notices to the effect that
the use Of motor cars and other pas
senger vehicles on Trolley Day"
would be frowned upon and the result
was that the motor cars and the
horses had days rest.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06
But ST. Louis Executive Says
He win Sign Bill Kill.
ing Franchise.
HOWE's STOCK WORTHLESS
Company Threatens to Test Right Of
City to Repeal Grant at
This Time.

Despite threat Of being enjoiued,
Mayor Henry w. Kiel announced that
he would sign the ordinance which
was passed recently for the repeal Of
the 10-year franchise to the Southern
Traction Company to operate street
cars over the unfinished free bridge
and to build loop in the downtown
district Of St. Louis. The house Of
delegates voted for the repeal 26 to /.
1t was repealed by the council early
in the week.
The bin goes to the mayor for sigma
tnre after It has been signed by the
speaker Of the house Of delegates and
the president Of the city council. Tho
special election ON The "a million
dollar bond Issue to complete the
bridge viii be held November 6. II Is
expected that the mayor will have
signed the bill by that time.
While this, more than anything else,
probably predicts the passage of the
bJiu ioHASt " viii uithH Virtually
worthless the $4,000 worth Of the
traction company's bonds that Jeptha
d. Howse received for the passage Of
the franchise and which he lent to the
Lorimer-Gallagher Construction Com
pany which borrowed $3.50 900 on the
bonds from the Lorimer bank.
Largely because Of that, It was said
that the attorneys for the trsctioH
company would file an injunction to
prevent the mayor from signing the
measure. They have served warning
that they will have the courts of the
city and the state interpret the law as
to whether the city has a right to re-
peal the franchise, n the Injunction is
granted. It Is believed here that It
would again defeat the bridge bond
issue.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06
Apply SIoan's Freely For
LumbARo

Your attacks Of Lvmbago are not
nearly so hopeless as they seem. You
eau relieve them almost Instantly BY q
simple application OF Sloan's Linimeni
on ths back and loins. Lumhaao IA q
form OF rheumatism and yields perfect
ly 20 Sloan's, which penetrAses qulekly
all in through the sore, tender muscles,
hmbers up the back and makes IL feel
iine. Get bottle OF Sloan's Linimeni
for 5 cents Of any druggist and have II
In the houss-s against colds, sore and
swollen joints, rheumatism, neuralgia,
sciatica and like ailments. Your men,
eyback II not satisfied, but Il does give
almost instant relief.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06
TO HELP THE UNFORTUNATE
state Conference Of Charities and Cor
reotions to Meet In Springfield
Next Month.

The Missouri State Conference or
Charities and Corrections will meet
In Springfield November 8, . and 10
for the consideration of ways TO I'M
prove the care of unfortunate persons
both in and out of public institutions.
Problems Of poverty, disease and
crime In the state win be discussed.
The convention will be well attended.
according to present indications. The
conference is a voluntary. unofficial
association OF men and women inter-
ested in welfare work.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06
THRIFT OF A LITTLE GIRL
Member Of School Tomato Canning
Club Earns $23 on one-Tenth
OF An Acre.

The story of how a little girl earned
s23 net profit off onetenth Of an acre
In the hills west of Krksville as a
member OF the Sugar Creek School
Tomato Canning Club was told at the
fourth annual rural life conference
in session under the auspices of the
State Normal School. The cost Of
producing the tomatoes on the tenth
Of an acre was IS, and the receipts
SIS.
Five counties held their autumn
teachers meetings in connection with
the conference, and there were more
than five hundred teachers present.
The program was divided into two sec,
tions, one on the school and one on
the church, with such topics as TO
mato and Sewing Clubs" The Boy
Scouts" 'Parent-Tsachers' Associa-
tions, The Church asa Social Cen
ter" and others.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

Shot tiis visitof.--William II. H..
Brown, retired farmer residing in
Warrensburg, was shot and danger
ously wounded by Oscar Applesate, a
young farmer living four miles north
Of Warrensburg Brown had accom-
panied J. W. Harrison Of Wsrrens-.
burg IN buggy TO Hsrrlson's farm.
on which Applegate was tenant, In
the visit Harrison is said to have up
braided his tenant for pasturiug some
ground he had forbidden him to use.
Applegate ordered Harrison to leave
his premises. He turned his horse
TO leave, when. Harrison says. Apple.
gate fired.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06
Observation-Disclosures :


Twenty-Five marriage license
were issued in Nodaway county
during the month cf September.
A Carthage barber had a close
shave recently when he threw a
sack of gun powder into a bon
fire.
The Arymlap Social Club OF
Palmyra seems a perfectly harm
less organization If you only
spell it backwards.
Over in Marion county ped
dlers are doing a thriving busi-
ness in selling RESURRECTION
plants" at five cents a miracle.
Martinsyille is admiring the
skill Of housewife there who
cut, fitted and finished slseved
apron, all within thirty minutes.
The "fox trot" has been intro
duced into West Plains dancing
circles and the Quill says the
t'chickensl' there are crazy about
it.
A Menett adverti ser argues
that he is selling mattresses at
such low prices that it is no lon
ger economy to sleep on the
floor.
Down at Branson John Bos-
well the other day was tcting
around sweet potato that
weighed five and Q quarter
pounds.
A foot vein Of coal has been
found near CLARK, the result OF
prospecting done by William
McCune. Mr.. McCune will opF
crate the mine.
The Jefferson City dog enumr
orator, unable to find any more
untaged CANNES, offers the sue-
gestion that cats should be SUBJ
ject to taxation,
A grandson Of Alexander
Campbell has accepted the call
TO preach at the Disciples'church
at Slater. He will begin his
pastorate November 1.
The limit in ''putting on dog''
is reached, the Blairstown Re-
cord AYERS, by citizen there
who drives his COWS to and from
pasture with a motar car.
A human note In the Carthage
Democrat laments that thus far
no voice has been raised against
the horrible slsughtering OF clay
pigeons by the gun clubs.
Grant City is said to be the
first city Of its size in the state TO
pave the streets about the pub-
lic square. The Improvement
was put in at a coes Of about
$4,000.
For various reasons the Sixth
regiment Of infantry, N. G. M
has been disbanded, leaving but
four regiments Of that arm in the
military service Of the state al
the present time.
A little family row is being
aired Ia the courts at Springfield
where son is susing his father
for half interest in a meat mar.
ket which he claims was a gifi
from the defendant.
Some women are always com
planning. Just now in Jasper
county wife is asking a divorce
because her husband kept > shot
gun for the express purpose o.
"killine her If necessary"
Fsrvenily fostering the cause
Of good roads, the KoshkOnong
Times burst into song; "Wher
the frost is on the pumpkin and
the folders in the shock, hitct
Up the Ozark canarles and hau
! little rock |"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06


Meadville will now have cleo
trio lights and power, the recent
bond issue for S8, 900 having car
ried by a vote of 131 to 20. A
transmission line will BE- built and
the city will buy the current
from Chillicothe.
One of Maitland's farmers re-
Gently brought in five stocks Of
corn having twenty-one ears on
them. The greatest number of
ears was five on one stock, rais-
ed by Bert Patterson, six miles
southwest of town.
Qeploring the lack of honey
production in Missouri during the
past summer, the Liberty Trib-
une is authority for the state
ment that Clay county alone
consumes something like 100000
pounds of honey each year,
There was no discourtesy at
Colfey when fifty-four "shower-
ed on an unsuspecting woman,
The cans were filled with preser-
we'd fruits, the gifts Of thoughts
ful neighbors, the recipient hav'
ing been i'll for several months,
When a Columbia poet office
employe found in the mail a
letter bearing in lieu nf address
the photographed likeness of a
handsome youth, the letter was
delivered at ones to John @.
Stapel, for whom twas intended,
All the qualities Of new broom
for sweep clean were evidenced
by a prowler at Moberly, who
after robbing Judge William
Morrisey's hen roost of all of its
chickens, returned a few nights
after and stole the china nest
eggs.
A Missouri newspaper Gays
that recent surprise party OBJ
serving a neighbours birthday
found the impromptu hostess Sin
the tub" from which it is infer
red the event was celebrate !
either Monday or Saturday
night.
OF John L. Shockly, Knob
Khosters' oldest active resident,
who has just passed his 8sth
birthday, it is related that he
built a home over So years ago
moving into it Jan. /, 1879, and
since then has not slept outside
its walls a sipgle night.
The best piece of dirt road in
Missouri, according the Smith
vile Democrat Herald, is a s.
mile stretch between Smithville
and the Clinton county line. The
highway is kept in its excellent
condition thru the repeated use
of the road drag.
A Sedalia boy, working his
way thru the state university,
earns a part Of his expenses by
serving as a member Of the city
fire department. The job affords
him sleeping quarters, rent free,
and also pays for actual time
spent in fighting the flames.
While he was bending over to
FIX some part of his automobile
Charles Black, Of Pierce City,
was accidently killed by the dis
charge Of his revolver which fell
out of its scabbard. Mr.. Black
was the owner Of the famous
Lawrence county bloodhoods.
A Springfield grocer had the
shock Of his life recently when .
stranger entered his place OF
business and paid 81. 80 in settle.
|ment Of q bill that had been run :
ming twenty-six years. The gro-
Ger did not recognize his debtor
and The contributor left without
disclosing his idenity
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

q
built in Missouri was log
structure erected in Cape Girar-
deau county, near jackson, in
1873. II was named in honor Of
William McKen dree. the first
native born Methodist bishop,
He had been an officer in the
revolutionary army and was
present at the surrender OF Corn
wallis.
After deciding to sell the wheat
from her thirty five acres as soon
as it was thrashed, Mrs. S. L.
/ White of Blue Springs exercised
the womanly prerogative and
lehanged her mind, holding the
lgrain for a higher price. Ia
stead of the sixty-fve cents a
bushel she was offered at har-
vest time she sold the grain last
week at ninety-seven cents a
bushel an advance of more than
three hundred dollars.
W. d. Mckee, one of the far
mers doing institute work among
The Missouri farmers for the
Board of Agriculture, is the
Esponsor for the slogan, "Sheep
On Every Farm. He gives a
bunch of reasons that are indeed
convincing. He argues for a few
sheep on every farm, as many as
! sou can handily shift round TO
profit and advantage. He proves
Ilhat Army worms, weeds and
Insect pests fight shy of the sheep
and his easons read as interest
Ningly as a love story with u war
zone setting,
"Save theFruit"is the message
that Jewell Mayes is sending out
from the office of the State Board
OF Agriculture. He urges the
storing and canning Of every
Kind Of fruit to the limit of family
needs, at least. Sugar has re-
ldueed in value in time to encour-
age home canning. It. will pay to
buy apples and carefully keep
them for home or market use,
Take advantage of cheap cold
storage where it is available.
Boost the Missouri Apple--the
finest fruit that grows in this
world Of ours!
Mrs, Adline Morehouse has
lived on the same farm, some
five miles southwest Of Hopkins
since May 1, 1850, and can be
numbered among the many re-
markable women OF Missouri.
She was born in Morrow county,
Ohio, March II, 1881, and despite
her more than 50 years, she is
still able to walk to her route box
for her mail and keep well posted
on the current topics Of the day.
She has well preserved mem-
ory and talks fluently OF the civil
war and the development of this
country in which she has so well
played her part.
s. NJ. Bailey, superintendent
of the state game farm, announ-
ces the successful crossing OF
ordinary bantams with the ring
tail pheasants. Not to be out
done, Smithville veterinary is
exhibiting some strange fowls he
calls. "guinea chicks" The
birds are a cross between a
guinea hen and a Rhode Island
Red rooster and show clearly
both strains Of their ancestry,
Formed like a guinea, they are a
light red in color and much larg-
er than their progenitors. Their
conversation is limited to their
mothers tongue.
Apply SIoan's Freely For
!, LumbaRo
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

Man Shot; Woman Held.-May Al
len OF Webb City was taken to the
county Jail at Carthage on q charge
OF having shot and probably fatally
wounded Lee Flourney, also Of Webb
City. She is being held IN default
of $4,000 bond Five shots we're fired
at Flourney. two of which took effect,
one striking him IN the abdomen. Jeal-
ousy, It is said, prompted the shoot
Ing. The woman is 81 years old.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

Folks fond of ssDrumsticks'
can find much comfort in tbs
news from Cabool that a poultry
fancier there is raising a, 4 leg
ged rooster though just why the
bird should have two tails i:
something Of a mystery.
When Turnkey Beck, sitting
drowsily recently in st. Louis
Police Station, smashed at a
mosquito, his hand struck ar
eraser knife in his vest pocket
cutting it to to very bone. Seeing
the blood gush fourth Beck fell
to the floorand broke his nose.
A damage suit against the
Wells Fargo Express Company
for the loss of nineteen chickens
intrusted to its care fer shipment
from Trenton to Richards, was
settled out OF court, the defend
ant paying for the fowls at the
rate of q little more than S2I
apiece.
Down at the Wabash shops in
Mooerl, there is a man named
Hunt Il } believes he will never
be veal y enough to afford to
keep { = !. Mr. Hunt left $50 IL
a coat a ug in his locker and
when he rent to get ths money
rats had | sat him 10 1t and De.
voured,
A man hss no right 10 spanh
his wiie-aat least not In Jefferson
City, wheFs POLICE judge Miller,
reversing an Ohio decision to thf
contrary, assessed fine after
hearing how q husband had
chosen this juvenile form ol
punishment for settling domes'
tic differences,
"How old is Ann9" shrieks the
Adrsin Journal after noting thai
q Bates county farmer sold new
oorn at seysnty-five cents bu-
shell, seventy-five bushels to the
acre, seventy-five pounds to the
bushel, made itself in seventy
FIVE days, and the grower less
than 75 years old.
Henry NJ. Meek, popularity
known as "Sam" Meek, was
instantly killed and Crockett
Owen badly injured last Satur-
day afternoon about two O'Clock
when the automobile in which
t ey were riding turned a somer'
sault. The accident occurred on
the road from Fordham to Cam.
eron,
Mayor Thomas of Jefferson
City regards it an omen of good
luck that pure white English
sparrow has taken up its abode
in his yard. The harmonious
hum of a gubernatorial bee has
been heard in the mayors diree-
ton and the executive wouldn'I
trade the albino bird for a regi-
ment Of rabbits feet.
Thsreis much activity in the
big horse barns of Guyton &
Harrington near Lathrop, owing
to the European war. 1t is said
that there are about 1000 head ol
horses in the barns Of Guyton 4
Harrington which have been
purchased by the British, and
English officers are at LathroT
, now inspecting the stock and
preparing them for shipment,
Governor Major renewed a re.
ward Of $500 for the arres t anc
conviction of George Taylor, a
the request Of Prosecuting At.
torney Traughber Of Carol
county, who said he had infor'
nation that Taylor can be foanc
at Searcy, Ark. Taylor and his
brother William, prominent ant
wealthy, slew Gus Meeks anc
his wife and three children il
Linn county, Missouri, in 1896
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

Stop Drinking scens.-A drinking
scene in a play now being produced
at st. Louis theater was eliminated
on demand Of the prosecuting attor-
ney. The prosecutor acted on COM
plant Of the Federation OF Catholic
Societies, which considered the scene
demoralizing.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

Valuable Farm sold.--A S20-acre
farm three and one-half miles south
OF ParkYille was sold for $4,000 re-
Gently By J. r. Smith to E A. Denz
of Decatur. III. The faie was cash
transaction. The property vas bought
as an investment.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

Doctor Found osa6.-Dr. n D.
Lewis. So years old. was found dead.
from apoplexy IN his office at cslam,
hla recently
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

Shot His Fathsr.--Arthur Riggs q
years old. shot and seriously wounded
bis father. James Biggs, as the latter
was opening door at the Biggs
home IN ST. Louis The son misscok
his father for q burglar
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-11-06

'RoUNDABOUTTHES STATE.

Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-09

Gradually the United States Supreme Court mas
EXPANDED the power of the Federal government under
the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution
Yesterday the court denied the right of the States
TO regulate railroad rates in any case where such
regulation would directly indirectly affect inter
state commerce The court held that Congress,
through its agreement may so far as to regulate
commerce solely within the States if Federal inter
vention is necessary protect the other States from
discrimination by single State.
Before the late Justice Bradley rendered his
famous decision in the case of the building of an
interstate bridge across the Arthur Kill more than
twenty-five years ago. in which he asserted the eA-
elusive right of the Federal government TO authorize
the proposed bridge the power concealed in the COM
merce clause vas unsupported The Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads made their fight
over the bridge in the New Jersey Legislature without
snv reference TO the Federal government. A bridge
across the Hudson being interstate highway to
be erected must have the Federal sanction.
Until recently there seemed no question about
the power of the States regulate and fix the rates
of railroads whether interstate within their
borders ana number of States fixed rates on inter
state roads the just decided this action by
one state made discriminatory rates in an adjoining
state which was clearly interference With inter
state commerce.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-09

for, among them calls which mean:
you are standing into danger
Il want assistance
Remain by
4 have encountered ice.
Your lights are out
The now familiar Q s signal has
been variously interpreted. Some
take it TO mean Save our souls;
others Save our ship" but the wire
less experts say that it does not
stand for any particular sentence or
words, but was selected merely be-
cause the carries as far or farther
on the wireless than any other letter,
and with the o is not likely to be
confused with other signals.
The need of an international wire
less code by which every ship can be
warned of danger and the captain in
! formed of the exact position of an
! other vessel in the vicinity is more
| clearly recognized since the Empress
! Of Ireland disaster than it ever was
! before. And the United States, Great
| Britain and other maritime countries
are expected to work out clearer
| code.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-09
TILE PEOPLES COSTLY FISH pIEr.

As means of reducing the cost of living the agrl-
cultural department at Washington recommends the
people TO eat less and more fish. II is evident
that the department has made study of fish prices
and the economy of fish compared with meat diet
And the department takes Washington fish prices,
which are comparatively cheap, the standard
Taking New Jersey fish prices for comparison, it
will be found that the most expensive food house
wife can buy fish II is much dearer than the best
quality of meat The purchaser pays an average of
twenty cents per pound including head. tail and gut,
which are thrown away. and the edible portion costs
: aim price greater than the finest cut of beef
Fish is extravagantly high in price because the
product is wholly under control of the trust. The
price is high at the New Jersey seashore where the
fish is caught for the that this trust monop-
oizes all catch along the coast and will not permit
the sale of a pound without heavy trust tax. And
yet the people of New Jersey at least could economic
on their cost living BY diet of fish if the Governor
and Legislature of New Jersey performed their plain
and simple duty to the people