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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-07-17
SCRIP EVERYWHERE;
MONEY COULDN'T BE HAD

The Dark Days of 1907, When
Roosevelt Was President, Re-
called-People Organized Clubs
to Boycott Meat-Contrast to
This Year With Abundance
Astounding.
Washington, D. c., July 16.-
President Roosevelt has fallen
back on the calamity cry of the
little Republican politicians
throughout the country and takes
the position that prosperity can
not exist during a Democratic
administration.
This is the same Mr.. RoOse-
velt whose occupancy of the Pres
idency was chiefly signaIized by
the panic of 1907, and the en-
suing depression, from which the
country was only emerging when
lis successors successor was IN
stalled in office.
During that panic, when Mr..
Roosevelt was in the White
House, there was organized in
every section of the country NO
MEAT CLUBS. Money was so
scarce and meat was so high
many people throughout the land
boyeOtted all forms of meat and
were forced to a vegetable diet
The people of this nation have
not been forced to any such boy
colt under the Wilson administra
tion. There is abundance every
where.
You remember, of course, the
SCRIP days of the Roosevelt
administration. In those never
to-be-fOrgotten days people who
had good hard money in the
banks couldn't draw it out
Checks were no good. Depositor'
were given scrip instead oi
money, which had to be hawkeC
around aand finally exchanged
on discount Remember thos,
dark days back in 1902 Well
the next time a little two-by-foul
Republican says anything abOu'
alleged business depression il
the year 1914, just hark back tC
republican rule and scrip.
On the floor of the House
Congressman Rainey, of Illinois
fOrcefully called attention few
lays ago to the deplOrable situ
alton that existed in 1907. HI
aid:
In 1907 the men who haC
toiled all day long, day after da.
in our shops, and under the no.
suns of summer on our farms
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-07-17
Missouri Day.

Missouri Day, Monday, August
o, will be celebrated at Mar
shall, the capital of Saline
county, by the third annual meet
ing Of the Missouri Old Trails
Road Association. The object
of the association is to promote
the building, maintenance and
beautifying of a hard-surfaced
road on the first croSs-state high
way, the Old Trails Road, from
st. Louis to Kansas City. Dis
tinguished speakers will address
the meeting. On the day fol-
lowing the meeting, Tuesday,
August II, there will be an his
torical pilgrimage to Arrow
Rock, the home of George G.
Bingham, the artist of the Old
Trails Road, where an old-fash-
loned basket dinner will be serv-
ed to all visitors and other
speakers will be heard. All
delegates to the Marshall meeting
will be taken to Arrow Rock
by motors as guests of Saline
county. Complete program will
be issued later. Mayor Ed. H,
Mitchell is chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements at Mar
shall and Paul j. Biggs at Arrow
Rock. All persons interested in
a greater Missouri are invited.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-07-17

Mrs. f, E. Gordon and son,
Merrill, went to Pittsburg, Kan
sas, Tuesday for a weeks
visit.
Mrs. George Zeysing of Dover
and Mrs John Dysart Of Hig-
ginsvilie arrived Tuesday to
attend the funeral of Mrs.
Catherine Gordon.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-07-17

l. G. Neale of Kansas City
spent Wednesday here on busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Barnard of
Marshall arrived Wednesday
for a visit here with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Swift an
nOunce the birth Of a ten pound
boy, Friday, July 10, 1914.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-07-17
County Court Proceedings.

julius Vogt of the Eastern Dis
trict and Judge John L. Larkin
of the Western District, Clerk
c. L GlasScock and Sheriff W.
H. Waddell present. The follow
ing business was transacted:
Court approved the bonds of
Canton Bridge Co., concrete let
May /, 1914.
Court approved bonds of T. E.
Foster, contract let May q, 1914.
Court approved bond of Mas
sillan Bridge Co., contract let
May 81, 1914.
Court approved bond of Phil
lips & Windfry for contracts let
May l, 1914.
Bond of John Prigge, over
seer of roads in sec. % and 90,
T. 48, Il. 25, approved.
Court ordered that a warrant
be drawn in favor of Mrs. M. F.
Oliver for strip of land for road
near Dover.
Court ordered that T. E. Fos-
ter build a concrete culvert in
28-49-28, 312 miles west of O.
dessa, said culvert to be 5x5x3S
feet, same to be completed within
go days from date of contract.
Court ordered that DR.. j. Q.
Cope, coroner, be allowed the
following sums; $6.92 for view
ing dead body of Chas. Bessin-
ger $500 for viewing dead
body of Geo. Rohring. 1920 for
viewing dead body of Charles
ROhring.
Court ordered that COlored
Fair Association be allowed the
sum of $75 to be awarded as
premiums for Lafayette county
products. @,~r14 @gs- s-~-'''F
Court ordered that DR.. j. Q.
Cope, coroner, be allowed the
sum of $3l.80 for inquest held
over dead body Of Woody Miles.
Court ordered lhat the bill
Of Dooley & DoOley for $737.00
for the construction of a bridge
on the Little Sni-a}lr creek,
which is known as the G. w.
Shull Road be allowed.
Court ordered that Frank Van
Meter be sent to Asylum Mol at
Fulton, Mo.
. Court ordered that the follow
ing bridges and concrete culverts
be built.
! One steel bridge, 24x16 feet,
concrete floor and abutment To-
Gated near J. w. Klingen5erg,
, 312 miles northeast of Concordia,
Mo.
One steel bridge 24xl4 feet,
concrete floor and abutment, To-
Gated over Elk Creek, 215 miles
, northeast of Concordia Mo.
One steel bridge, 16xl6 feet,
concrete floor ahd abutment To-
Gated near Woodrich s, 315 miles
northwest of Concordia, Mo.
One concrete culvert, 7x7 feet,
!, open, 16 feet long located near
= Krone's, 3 miles southwest of
Concordia, Mo.
The engineer is directed to
' make an estimate of said work
> and receive bids and let the con-
tract for same cost not to ex-
=, ceed $1720OO, to be paid by the
county court.
J. w. Sydnor's quarterly re-
port is approved.
:. Court ordered that UT Bros.
be awarded contract for papering
= two rooms in Jail building and
painting all woodwork for sum
" of $50.
II Court approved report of G,
h L. GlasscOck, county clerk, for
quarter ending June 80, 1914,
y Mrs. f. E. Gordon and son,
i Merrill, went to Pittsburg, Kan
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-07-17

Miss Caroline Ericsson returned
to her home in Kansas City
Tuesday after a visit here
with Miss Nell Ross.
Sam P. Sawyer of Spokane,
Wash, arrived Tuesday even
ing for a visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Saw
yer.
Prof. B. NJ. Little of Columbia
spent Tuesday night here on
business.
Mrs. 7. j. Green and daughters
Misses Edna, Mary, Floyd and
Isabelle, went to Winton We'd
nesday to spend the day.
Richard f. johnson of
Las Vegas, N. NJ, arrived Thurs
day morning for a few days
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. s. P, Silver and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Ellen, and Miss
V. J. Aull went to Kansas City
Monday evening for a few
days visit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Pass Up the Bushel Measure

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside a contributor makes the fol-
lowing plea for the complete abolition
OF the bushel as a measure:
I'm some places divorce proceedings
against this ancient, outworn and alto.
gether clumsy standard of measure
have beer started. For example, po-
tatoes, oats and some other articles
are bought and sold openly by the
hundredweight in the west.
All farm products might better be
sold and measured by the pound or
hundred pounds, rather than by keep
ing up the old superstition that we
measure by the bushel. Even eggs
should be sold by weight instead of
by the dozen.
I'm Montana they say, Oats are
worth $3.50 today BY this is meant
$3.50 per hundred pounds. But they
also say. You have on your wagon 60
bushels of wheat BY that they mean
there are $500 pounds, or 60 sixties
by weight.
Nobody really measures by the
bushel any more. Most grains are
measured In terms of legal weights
per bushel' and then translated back
again into terms of actual pounds.
"This necessitates a roundabout
way of computing. The sooner we get
our decree of divorce and abolish the
old measured bushel, the better we
will all feel about it."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Men Are Like Cigars

Certainly, / will make a few re-
Marks" said the cigar salesman who,
because of his solemn garb, had been
mistaken for a man of the cloth. AS
cending the platform he said:
men are like cigars. Often YOU
a not tell by the wrapper what the
filler is. Sometimes a good old stogie
is more popular than an important
celebrity. Some men are all right in
the showcase, on display, but are
great disappointments when you get
them home. No matter how fine a
man is, eventually he meets his match
A two-fer often puts on as many airs
as a tifty-center. Some men lever get
to the front at all except during cam
paigns. Some are very fancy outside
and are selected for presents. Others
have a rough exterior, but spread
cheer and comfort about them be-
cause of what is inside. But all men.
as all cigars. good or bad, two-fers,
stogies, rich or poor, come to ashes at
last"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Pointed Paragraphs

Has the scientist who calls the
wearing of clothes a bad habit stop
ped to consider that nature did not
provide us with feathers dorchester
Democrat.
The more some people have the
more they want, which may explain
the secret of borrowing trouble
Buffalo Express.
LET me have a Wilson cocktail"
said the man with his foot on the rail.
And then the bartender set out a
glass of water and a napkin.-Indian-
apolis Star.
Eventually a bill for the board of
it's soldiers and citizens is to be sent
to the Mexican government, but this
is not the greatest of President HUI
erta's worries.-Sioux City Journal.
New York proves herself a progress
sive state by sending a grating public
road contractor to Sing Sing. Gener-
ally speaking. the road contractor
who ought to be in prison is in clover.
louisville Courier-Journal.
Lord Rothschild has paid $4,000 for
a flea. Discriminatory placed, it ought
to provide him with enough diversion
to justify the eXpenditure.-Philadel-
phia Enquirer.
The price of gasoline having gone
down we marvel still more at the gen.
erous manner in which John d. dis
tributes pennies at Sunday school,
st. Louis Republic.
This is a country of big things.
Scarcely is one huge enterprise COM
pleted before another is started. With
the Panama canal not yet out of the
hands of the builders, it is proposed
to erect a life-sized statue of Mr.. Taft.
Kansas City Journal.
The great packing house of Morris
& Co. has just elected president a
man who started working for the COM
pany as a boy at 81 a week. There are
thousands of young men who have
every advantage I've him in the mat
ter of education and opportunity, who
r amounting to nothing because
they can not find a job good enough
for them.-Globe Democrat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
LINCOLN'S ADDRESS TO THE
CITIZENS OF SPRINGFIELD
ON LEAVING FOR
WARRINGTON.

Ny friends, no M not in my 20.
sition can appreciate the sadness
feel at this parting. To this people
owe all that am. Here have
lived moro than q quarter Of q CEN
fury. Here my children were born,
and here one Of them lies buried.
I know not how soon ! shall see you
again. A duty dsvoIves upon me
which 10 greater, perhaps, than any
that has devolved upon any other
man since the days Of Washington.
10 would have succeeded OK
eept for tho aid Of divine Providence,
upon which he at all times relied.
feel that ! cannot succeed without
the same divine aid which sustain.
cd him, and upon the same Al.
mighty Being I place my reliance
for support and hope you, my
friends. will pray that I may 70.
ceive the divine assistance without
which cannot succeed. Again
bid you all an affeetionate farewell.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Lincoln, master of men.
Rose VanB. Specie.
NO NEWS 10 NOT ALWAYS GOOD
NEWS, ACCORDING TO A
STORY TOLD ~ ABRA.
HAM LINCOLN.

One Of the stories persistently attrib-
uted to Lincoln was that referring to
the brand Of General Grants whisky.
That was disowned by Lincoln. who
referred to its prototype when George
II. remarked, upon being told that
General Wolfe, then In command of
the English forces in Canada, was
mad, that he wished Wolfe would bite
some Of his other generals.
In the fall Of 1881 Lincoln entered
the telegraph Office where Mr.. Bates,
who writes these "reminiscences In
Leslie's Weekly, was employed and
asked for news from the front. Mana
ger Wilson replied, !"Good news, be-
cause none." ~whereupon Lincoln said,
"Ah, my young friend, that rule does
not always hold good, for a fisherman
does not consider it good luck when he
can't get q bite."-David Homer Bates
"Reminiscences Of Lincoln"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Too Much Of a Good Thino

Little Johnnie. who had been pray.
ing for some months for God to send
him a baby brother, finally became
discouraged.
II don't believe God has any more
little boys to send" he told his moth
er, "and I'm going to stop praying"
Early one morning not long after
this he was taken into his mothers
room to see twin boys, who had ar
rived IN the night. Johnnie regarded
them thoughtfully for some minutes.
"Golly," he remarked, "it's a good
thing l stopped praying when I did,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Labor Saving Machinery

An onlooker shook his head as he
watched a steam shovel bite off earth
by the ton. He said: 1T throws men
out of work; it loads those cars fast
er than 100 men with picks and SHOW
els could do it."
But another onlooker answered.:
"See here, mister, if it would be bet
ter to employ 100 men with picks and
shovels on this job wouldn't it be bet
ter still by your way of thinking to
employ 1000 men with forks and
tablespoons?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
LINCOLN AMUSED EX.
PRESIDENT VAN BUREN,.

IN June, 1912. relates THE
Everyday Life of Abraham
Lincoln" president Van
Buren, was journeying through
Illinois with a company Of
friends. When near Springfield
they were delayed by bad roads
and were compelled to spend the
night at Rochester. some miles
out. The accommodations at
this place were very poor. and a
few Of the ex-president's Spring.
field friends proposed to go out
to meet him and try to aid in en-
Pertaining him. Knowing Lin
coins ability as a talker and
story teller. they begged him to
60 with them and aid in making
their guest at the country inn
pass the evening as pleasantly
as possible. Lincoln, with his
usual good nature. went with
them and entertained the party
for hours with graphic descr1p-
tons of western life. anecdotes
and witty stories. Judge Peck,
who was Of the party and a
warm friend Of the ex-president.
says that Lincoln was at his best
and declares. II never passed a
more joyous night" There was
a constant succession Of brilliant
anecdotes and funny stories. ac-
companied by loud laughter. in
which Van Buren, bore his full
share. "He also" says the
judge, gave us incidents and
anecdotes Of Elisha Williams
and other leading members of
the New York bar and going
back to the days OF Hamilton
and Burr. Altogether there was
a right merry time. and Mr.. Van
Buren, said the only drawback
upon his enjoyment was that his
sides we're sore from laughing ut
I.incoln's stories for Il week
thereafter"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Linco'n's Strange Dream
Before His Death

a T noon of the day on which Lin
"a coin was shot a cabinet meet
"A ing was held, which the presi-
dent attended. ACCOMPANIED by
General Grant. The meeting was thus
described by II of the men who were
present-Gideon Welles. secretary of
the navy.
congratulations interchanged
and earnest inquiry was made wheth-
er any information had been received
from General Sherman. General Grant.
who was invited to remain. said he
IA expecting hourly to hear from
Sherman and had a good deal of ankle
ty on the subject Of the movements of
his army.
THE president remarked that news
would come soon, and come favorably,
he had no doubt, for he had last night
his usual dream which had preceded
nearly every important event of the
war. I inquired the particulars Of this
remarkable dream. He said it was in
my departmental related to the wa
ter; that he seemed to be in a singular
and indescribable vessel. but always
the same. and that he vas moving with
great rapidly toward a dark and in
definite shore; that he had had this
singular dream preceding the firing on
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RlV.
Err PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11

Range from Bear
Paw mountains CAS-.
ward to Fort Peek
between the Nuk ana
Missouri rivers. Alsl
Of the ~,
river, bet~~,a
creek and
Shonkin Range
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-22
WILL RAISE FUNDS At
ONCE FOR RECEPTION
Of waterway men
ASKS
T0BE HEARD ON
CANAL TREATY

specfal ~ Umlfsd Press Wire.
Washington, July 22.-Assuming
full personal responsibility for all
acts in connection with acquisition
of the Panama canal zone, former
President Roosevelt today asked
that he be given hearing before
the senate foreign relations commit
tee on the Columbian treaty propos-
ing reparation.
II am solely responsible for what
was done" said Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt's letter to Chair
man Stone was as follows:
Sir, If there is any intention
of your committee to act favorably
on the proposed treaty with Colum-
bia, by which we are to pay Colum-
bia s25. 100000 and to express re-
gret for the action taken In the
past, | respectfully request to be
heard thereon. was president
throughout the time of the negotia-
tion with Columbia and then with
Panama by which we acquired the
right to building the Panama canal.
Every act of this government in con-
rection with these negotiations and
with other proceedings for taking
possession of the canal zone and be-
ginning the building of the canal was
taken by my express direction"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-22
ON
.B|DSF0R PAVING
FOUR STREETS

3
Speculation is rife among city
officials and contractors as to the
result of receipt of bids tonight for
the paving of Oak, Cortlandt and
Mechanic streets and Brighton ave-
nue. with asphalt blocks. Competi-
ton is desired. but it is predicted
that there will be little if any real
competition, owing to the alleged
monopoly Of the asphalt industry
The Board Of Aldermen adjourned
Monday night to meet tonight for
the express purpose of receiving the
paving bids and estimates for some
grading work In the northwestern
section Of the city.
Bids for paving Oak, Cortlandt
and Mechanic streets were readver-
tised after Mayor Ferd Garretson
had vetoed resolution awarding
contracts for the work to the Hast
ings Pavement Company. There had
been but a single estimate ant
Martin Hansen, a contractor, object
not given fair opportunity to esti-
mate. The city's chief executive
vetoed the resolution on the ground
that there had been but one bid and
thereby competition had been elimi.
mated.
The mayor is at present consider
ing a scheme to have the various
parts of pavement jobs advertised
separately SO as to give local con.
tractors an opportunity to estimate
no matter what top surface might
be desired He would favor the re-
ceipt of bids for several kinds-uf tor
surfaces at one time, specifying
whether a block or sheet pavement
was desired. Chairman John J
Clark, of the committee on streets
and sewers, says he has been consid-
ering the subject for some time. He
welcomes wide competition on street
work and differs In opinion with
others as to the right of the city to
advertise for several kinds of pave
ments for one job. He concludes that
there appears to be nothing to pre-
vent the city from advertising fol-
bids on several kinds OF pavements
for one job, and then~ selecting one
of them. Mr.. Clar declares the
mayors scheme to divide up the
work would be a good one If means
could be made to have the various
contractors on a job cooperate for the
city's best interests.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-22
ON
HOME RULE IN
IRELAND ENDS
speciaI 81 ttnfted Press Wtrs.

Special bv ttnfted Prcss Wtrv,
London, July 22.--With the inter
ference of King George in the home
rule fight now all but overshadowing
the original issue, the conference be-
tween the leaders of parliament call
ed by his majesty at Buckingham
palace adjourned today after session
of one hour and a half. Few expect
that an agreement had been reached.
The evaporation Of the collition
forces has increasd as a result OF
what is termed "the Kings tacleff
speech" at the opening the confer
ence yesterday and especially his ref
erence to the "cry of civil war on
the lips of the most responsible and
sober minded of my people" The
war reference is looked upon as an
open expression from the crown
which takes sides in the political
controversy. Premier Asquith Is ex-
pected to be questioned In the COM
mons as to who suggested the Buck
ingham conferences. If the cabinet
is responsible for the Kings speech
the opinion was expressed, the min
lister would share the uniontsts' view
Of the gravity of the situation.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-22
BOAT LEFT BOY
IN T0TTENV|[LE

William Buchan, seven years old,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bu-
chan, of 396 Park avenue, caused his
mother about an hours worry last
night when he became separated
from her at the ferry at the foot OF
Bentley street, Tottenville, about z
O'Clock. Mrs. Buchan, with two other
children and party Of friends, had
gone over to Staten Island In the af-
ternoon 10 60 grabbing along the
shore All reached the ferry on the
return home and Mrs. Buchan, think
ing William was on the ferryboat,
did not miss him until the ferryboat
landed in this city. By this time the
boy was In the hands OF Detectives
-3ruggerman and Cole, who found him
at the ferry crying for his mother.
The detectives took him to the 99th
precinct station where he was claimed
by the mother shortly after o'clock.
The police OF this city were notified
Of the case as the boy said he lived
In Park avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-22
THREE INJURED
WHEN AUTO AND
WAGON CRASH


The three sons Of Samuel Vogel,
of Woodbridge. escaped serious In
jury about o'clock yesterday after
noon when the wagon In which they
were driving home and an automo-
bile crashed together at the three
bridges over the Lehigh Valley rail-
road over State street The young
est son, who is sixteen years old,
received severe contusions OF the
face, and was dazed for short time
when precipitated to the pavement.
The other two brothers were hurled
to the street, but escaped with only
bruises about their bodies. The
wagon was smashed into fragments,
the harness broken, and the automo-
bile slightly damaged. Mr.. Vogel,
father of the three brothers, declared
this morning that the automobilists
aided the young men in gaining their
feet, but then sped away without
leaving their machine number and
without giving their names. 1t ts
said it bore New Jersey license.
Samuel Vogel, Jr., was driving the
one-horse team, and beside him were
his younger brothers, sixteen and
seventeen years old, respectively
According to the report of Patrolman
Kasprczak the horse became scared
and ran into the automobile, whlcn
was coming down State street. Ac-
cording to the boys the automobile
coming around the curve near the
most northerly of the three bridges
struck the wagon and threw the occu-
pants out.