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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22
Forget Your Aches.

Stiff knees, aching limbs, lame
back make life a burden. If you
suffer from rheumatism, govt,
lumbago, neuralgia, get a bottle
of Sloan's Liniment, the univer-
sal remedy for pain. Easy to
apply it penetrates without rub
bing and soothes the tender
flesh. Cleaner and more effective
than mussy ointments or poul-
tees. For strains or sprains,
sore muscles or wrenched liga-
ments resulting from strenuous
exercise, Sloan's Liniment gives
quick relief. Keep it on hand for
emergencies. AT your Druggist,
25c.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22
man; take time and care in
planting it, and in general, plant
in the fall.-H. F.. Major, Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture.
New Corn and HOG ChOlera.

Hogs often take cholera soon
after being put on a ration Of
new corn, and it's use is often
condemned on this account.
New corn alone is not the cause
of hog cholera, but it may be a
factor, along with other condi-
tions, that helps weaken the vi
tally and renders the animal
less resistant to disease. In or
der that new corn may be fed
with safety, the animals should
be put in a healthy, vigorous
condition before time to begin
feeding.
When the animals are in a
thrifty growing condition, there
should be much less danger but
the herd should be gotten on full
feed gradually. 1t is we'll to give
them about a. stalk of corn per
hog the first day, gradually in
creasing it by one stalk every
other day so that it is getting
two stalks the third day, three
stalks the fifth day, and so on
until they are on full feed.
This gives the stomach time
to adjust itself to the new ra-
ton and is a specially good thing
to do before turning old hogs in
to the field to hog down corn,
1t is less necessary in case of the
shoats which are not likely to
overfeed because they do not
have the weight and experience
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22

nieces, nephews and other blood
relatives on the penitentiary
payroll, and through "eXchang-
ing or swapping" jobs with Off
cials in other state departments.
The blue book autopsy of the
state board of health under Re-
publican rule reveals Chief
Clerk Champion drawing $1,000
per annum because he was a
brother-in-law of one Of the
chief officers of the board. This
department otherwise nearly
suffocated in the atmosphere of
nepotism under the rule of Had
ley.
The best is saved for the last
even the Kansas governor of
Missouri was not above his
henchmen in seeing that the
family got theirs, for the blue
book says that Hadley's Father
in-law Charles S. Lee had a
piece of plum pie in shape of a
position in the state insurance
department that paid $1,000 a
year.
During these four years of Re
publican rule in Missouri a
prominent Jefferson City family
had a son, and other relatives
by marriage on the state pay
roll, and several Republican
senators and representatives
saw to it that their dependents
grew fat and older in easy state
berths at the cost OF the taXpay-
ers of Missouri.
Nepotism also fourished then.
like now, in the City of st. Louis
and every where else that Re
publicans held the controlling
reins. The st. Louis Court Of
Appeals, while Republican, car.
ried relatives Of officials on the
payroll. Several Republican
circuit courts employed relative;
of state, city and county official,
as stenographers. Many Repub
lican county officials also haC
either their own or relatives o.
state and county officials OF
their payrolls.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22

self. The process of wearing out
a cold wears you out, and your
cough becomes serious if neg
lected. Hacking coughs drain the
energy and sap the vitality. For
Al years the happy combination
of soothing antiseptic balsams
in DR.. Kings New Discovery has
healed coughs and relived con-
gestion. Young and old can tes-
tify to the effectiveness of DR..
Kings New Discovery for
coughs and colds. Buy a bottle
to-day at your Druggist, SOC.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22
STUDENT LABOR
A PROBLEM
More Applications than Jobs at
the University of Missouri.

More than 200 young men who
are expecting to work their way
through the University of Mis-
souri, the coming year had writ
ten for jobs two weeks before
the opening of school. ]. S.
Moore, secretary of the Y. M. c.
A., which in connection with
the University maintains an en-
ployment bureau, says that by
the end of the first week of
school he expects to have not
less than 300 applications.
Because of the probable scar
city of work the committee on
student labor will likely write
to many of these applicants adj
vising them not to try to make
their entire way. Those who
have as much as $3.50 to start
with will be encouraged to come,
but those who have less will be
warned of the difficulty before
them. The committee is max
ing every effort to find all
places where student labor can
be used. Business men and resi-
dents of Columbia often use
more student labor than they
really need for the sake of help
ing worthy boys. Effort will
also be made to raise the pay as
soon as the student deserves it.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22
Transplant in the Fall.

AA0AA9PAaAb 40 viz GAH
In general the fall is the best
time to plant trees and shrubs
on the home grounds. When
planted in the fall, the plant is
given an opportunity to spend
its strength in producing new
root growth rather than top
growth. These new roots are
the feeding" roots and if well
established will give added Wig
or to the plant the following
year. The protection and health
of the root system is the most
important consideration in plant
growing.
There are some exceptions to
this rule. If the summer and
fall seasons have been unus-
ually dry and the plant has suf-
fered from drouth, it may be
best to wait until early spring
to transplant, as plants may re-
cuperate during the winter. In
some parts of the country late
summer planting of evergreens
has proved best, but for Mis-
souri, early spring planting seems
more satisfactory.
1t is best to transplant all
trees and shrubs in the fall. It
is possible to move plants after
they have 'leafed out" but there
is some danger of ever-evapora-
ton of moisture from the leaves
and bark which will exhaust the
strength of the roots. The plant
will then show wilt and spend
its strength on new leaves in
stead of readjusting its roots.
To lessen the danger from eva
poration it is always well to cut
the tops back severely and if in
leaf, the trunk of a tree should
be wrapped with straw or sphag-
mum moss to keep it moist.
Trees have been moved as late
as June LIST in central Missouri
without showing wilt, by using
this method. It is better to
transplant early in the morning
or late in the afternoon.
Rainy or cloudy days are the
best ones in which to do plant
ing. Transplant after the leaves
drop in the autumn or before
they open in the spring. Re
move injured roots, broken
branches, and cut back the tops
Preserve the fine hair-like roots
they are the feeders, the other;
only serve as anchors. Never
allow the roots to dry out il
the wind or sun. Cover then
with earth or wet straw, Dis
the hole much larger than thu
spread of the roots and do no
bend or crowd them. lamp thu
soil firmly and closely about tn,
roots but leave about two inches
of loose soil at the surface
These planting rules are import
ant. A tree lives longer than
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use FOr Over 80 Years
s si.s. *; If. 4 MMzZzzM

Mrs. H. D. Norman and little
son, James Evert, of Chicago,
left Monday for their home
after a visit here with Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. G. Young, Jr., Mrs. J.
T. Clayton, who has also been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Young re-
turned to her home in Kansas
City Monday morning.
Ray Smith spent Sunday in
Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22

Mrs. Ka Waddell went to
Odessa Monday being call
ed there by the illness of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Roger Rus
sell.
Mrs. Ben Simmons and little
son, Benjamin, Jr., left Monday
morning for their home in Con-
ception, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22

Pendleton Hall, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Hall, left Monday
for Evasion, ILL.,, where he
will enter Northwestern Univer-
sity.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22
Clear Bad skin From Within.

ON~ D Oh AOHA UASAtAAs
Pimply, muddy compilations
are due to impurities in the
blood. Clear up the skin by TAX
ing DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Their mild laxative qualities re-
move the poisons from the sys-
tenn and brighten the eye. A
full, free, non-griping bowel
movement in the morning is the
reward of a dose of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills the night before.
At your Druggist, 25c.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22
Don't Neglect Your Cold.

Neglected colds get worse, in
stead of better. A stuffed head,
a tight chest must be relieved
at once. DR.. Bells Pine Hon
ey is natures remedy. Honey
and glycerine heal the irritated
membrane, antiseptic tar loosens
the phlegm, you breathe easier
and your cold is broken up.
Pleasant to take, DR.. Bells Pine
Tar-Honey is an ideal remedy
for children as well as grown
ups. At your druggist, 25c.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22

Mrs. Charles Geyer and
daughter, Miss Agnes, who are
travelling with the Altman stock
company, now playing at Sc
dalia, spent Sunday night here
with relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-09-22

Miss Cecil Butler left Sunday
evening for Dallas, Texas, where
she will teach in the st. Mary's
College.
Miss Catherine Comstock re-
turned to her home in Kansas
City Sunday evening after a
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Chiles.
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THEN AND NOW
IN "A. n. EdmOnStOn.

tlsm was in flower during the
reign Of Herbert S. Hadley, the
first Republican Governor for
Missouri in a generation, and
that this practice was in vogue
then to a burdensome limit, it
is only necessary to examine
closely the chapters in the state
blue books for 1909-10 and 1911
IL which deal with the appoint
ments made in those four years
by the states chief executive
and the salary each appointee
inherited through being the
favorite nephew" of some Re-
publican state official.
Before beginning this chapter
on Republican nepotism it is
probably well to state that when
Governor Elliot w. Major was
inaugurated in January, 1913,
his gift from the Hadley admin
istration was a neat prize in
form of a deficit of $476,OOO,
forming a state Indebtedness
incurred in four years of Repub-
lican misrule, which the taxpay-
ers since met to save the credit
of the great commonwealth.
Judge Henry Lamm, the pres
ent Republican selection for
Governor, then was on the Su-
preme Court bench through the
entire Hadley reign, and while
now one of his favorite campaign
themes is anti-nepotism, but,
low and behold, the two blue
books referred to as authority
for what was in flower then, dis
close that his son, Donald Henry
was on the state payroll as his
private stenographer at S1,500
per annum. Then take the state
public school department, under
the guidance of Republican
State Superintendent William P.
Evans; the name of his sister
in-law appears, rated at $1,000
a year, among his appointees.
In addition some of the extra
work of this department was
then done by the wives and
other relatives of high salaried
attaches.
State Labor Commissioner,
Austin w. Biggs, first carried
his son, A. w. Biggs, Jr., in the
/, position of a stenographer at
5000 a year, but during the pious
reign of the Kansas governor of
Missouri Biggs Jr's salary was
first boosted to $50 a month and
then to $125. Extra work in
, this department was passed out
i. gratefully to the wife of anoth-
er high price employee at the
modest sum of SIS a month.
VIM. w. Wilder, a very nice
, gentleman, Republican in senti.
ment and beer Inspector by APP.
pointment, found it expedient Il
. carry his sen, VIM. Russell Wild.
er, on the payroll of that de
partment as a clerk with the
modest sum of $500 as an in
r ducement for the young man Il
Q remain in the service of thu
state. Sherman T. Gresham
Republican supervisor of tn,
Bureau of Building and Loan.
found use for his wife as
stenographer and bookkeeper il
his department. at SIS a month
In the department of the stat
game warden where Jesse I
Tollerton held sway, "son" Tol
4 lerton was one of his appointee
v at 5000 a year. An $1,000 posi-
q ton in the st. Louis State Ware
house and Grain Inspection De
partment would have been seek
ing an applicant had not Fran.
: A.. Wightman, Republican mem
I Der of the Board of Railroa
Commissioners, appointed hi
brother I. M. Wightman to thi
much desired job at $3.50 pc
In
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which enable them to break
down the stalks very rapidly.
Evening star., 1916-01-20
Law Class to Organize.

A meeting of the Georgetown Univer-
sity Law class Of 1914 was held Ia st
evening at the law school to perfect a
permanent class Organization. A conn
mittee, consisting of J. S. C. Gallagher.
Frederick r. Gibbs. a. Gonzales Ian
William j. Lynch and James A. Pur-
cell. was appointed by the temporary
chairman to communicate with every
member of the class, urging him to foin
the organization, and particularly TO
gain the active cooperation of the
hundred or more members of the ella IS,
residing in or near the District of
Columbia.
Evening star., 1916-01-20

UNCLE SAM, ESQ.
Presidents as Commanders
of Army and Navy.
By Oliver Owen Kuhn.
Copyright, 1el6)

| One of the anomalies of the American
government is the fact that civilian
Presidents of the United States are ex-
offlcio commander -chief of the army
and navy and as such outrank the high
est generals and adInirals. men who
learned their trade in the national
academies and in actual practice.
Statesmen in and out of Congress have
often pointed out the dangers that
might arise should the country become
involved in a war during the incum-
bency of a civilian chief executive pos
sessed of an overma stering will and
the inclination to set his opinion and
Judgment against that of the trained
military in actual charge of the ma
tion's armies and navy. But the Con-
stitution of the United States expressly
confers this power and authority on the
President, whoever he may he; though
1t is to be said that no President has
ever yet taken personal charge of mil
itary operations during a war, although
history shows how President Lincoln,
listening to the urgent advice of other
civilians added to the clamor.ngs of
disgruntled military men, made fire.
quent changes among the generals COM
manding the armies of the north dur
ing the civil war,
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Could Command Directly.

The President. II will be noted. may
do all of these things in time of war If
he so elects. He may further assume
direct command of the land and sea
forces Of the country, relegating gem
erals to the background and conductipp
campaigns ashore and afoat 1t will
be recalled. however, that even the lat q
President Mckinley. himself a veteran
of the civil war. refrained from taking
such action in the conflict with Spain.
allowing the actual conduct of military
operations to remain in the hands OF
men whom he recognized were better
fitted to cope with them. In this. as in
other constitutionafly delegated now
ers.' Presidents are as much bound by
custom as are ordinary mortaIs and
no President has ever yet assumed or
cudeayored to assume the fun movers
conferred on the chief executive as
commander-in-chief of the army and
navy.
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Boards Are Overridden.

Once in weile, however, a President
has taken seriously his more or less
honorary title of commander-in-c chief
has overridden the wishes of the gem
eral staff, the various boards and the
controlling influences of the military
establishment, and has virtually COM
PEELED the rapid advancement of a per-
sonal favorite. A recent President, for
example, impetuously admiring The per-
of personal friend, dictated that
friends promotion, jumped him over
the heads of men OF far greater mill
tary experience, but less cordial friend
ship with the chief executive into the
position of ranking general officer of
the United States Army.
Curtailed and limited by custom, as
the commander chiefs powers are in
his authority is practically supreme if
he chooses to exercise il. In time of
war the President may direct the move
ments of armies and of fleets: he may
dictate military measures to be carried
out: he may plan campa igns. leaving
the execution of the plans in the hands
OF generals actually in command of the
troops. such officers being directly re-
sponsible to the President for the sue
cess or the failure of the plans He
may remove or replace officers of what
ever rank. He may disapprove plans
prepared by boards of strategy and
his disapproval is final and not subject
to review by any board or body, mill
! tary or civil. He has the power of
life and death over every individual i'm
the army and the fleet. from the lowest
10 the highest. He may set aside the
findings of the courts ma rtiaI, or he may
affirm such Judgments The leniencv
of President Lincoln in this respect
during the war between the states was
one of the greatest subjects of trrjta- =
tion between him and certain members
OF his cabinet.
Evening star., 1916-01-20
How War Is Declared.

The President may in emergencies set
on foot war measures such as expe-
ditions. blockades or military cam
paigns on his own initiative, depending
on the never yet withheld approval OF
Congress after the fact. He may not.
however. formally declare war on any
nation: this is a function of the Con-
gress. War may actually exist; it may
have existed for weeks, in fact. before
the Congress by formal declaration ac-
knowledges what everybody and all the
world has long known. Our war with
Spain had been in progress for nearly
two months, volunteers had been call
ed for and had responded by the thou-
sand. and war measures had been set
on foot, before the Congress by formal
action had promulgated the nations
declaration of war.
One of the bugaboos that have been
used in the attempt to frighten the
people of the United States at one time
or another has been the one of the
Man on Horseback'-thati is, Presi-
dent of commanding personality, domi-
mating will and Inscriptions purpose.
der-in- chief of the army and navy to
set up a military political machine. the
purpose of which would be the perpet
uation in office of such President. Mex
leo has often been cited as a horrible
example of what a strong-willed and
unscrupulous chief executive might do,
backed by the army and navy. Porfirio
DiaZ maintained his hold on the presi-
dency of the southern republic wholly
by reason of his headship of the army
and the Mexican rurales.
Evening star., 1916-01-20
Has Escaped Calamity.

The United States, however, has had
many Presidents since the day of
George Washington-.'many men of
many minds'--but so far the country
has escaped the calamity that might
befall should any man elected to the
presidency choose actually to assume
the powers and authority conferred to
him by the Constitution as commander
in chief of the nations forces on land
and sea.
Commander -in-chief" as a military
title for the President in times of
peace. however, is more or less of a
misnomer. The President may not re-
move even second lieutenant, much
less an officer of high rank. without
action by q properly corfstited military
tribunal. Notwithstanding the title of
commander-in- chief. in peace times,
the veriest "shave-taiI," as the young
ster, just out of West Point is called in
the army. possesses more actual mill
tary authority than does the Preside mt
of the United States. Power and author
ity actually are lodged in the general
board of the army-the navy having d
similar board--Whch decides promo
tions, theoretically in the order of
seniority. but often in practice in
times past, by reason of influence; and
the President merely promulgates the
nominations and promotions decided
upon by the board.
Evening star., 1916-01-20
To Preve.t III. Grin,

moyes the cause. There Is only one ..BROMo
oU1NfNE." z ~. Groves signature on boz. sc.
4-Aassstesmsae
Evening star., 1916-01-20
Record of Achievement
Equaled by Few Cities.

over the old regime.
The record of achievement in munich
pal progress since the commission form
was adopted-much of it tapping over
into the present. turbulent times-has
rate has been reduced from 81 to 80
cents, and the gas company has just
been compelled to pay back to con-
su'ners $4,000 improperly collected
after the commission fixed the rate
schedule. The company fought the
case with might and main. spending
hundreds of thousands OF dollars and
going to the supreme Court of the
United States. The city defended it aud
Won it at a total expense of s23, 200,
exclusive Of the regular salaries of the
corporation counsel and his assistants.
A civic center has been established on
both sides ofthe Des Mcines river, that
0ows through the center of the town.
Here the commission has built hand
some city hall, costing si2S,000. 1t has
bnilt four steel and concrete bridges
at an expense of more than half mil
lion. and has put up retaining walls
and parked the river banks at a cost of
$4,000.
For ten years, under the old form of
government, the people of the city had
been trying to get Il viaduct across
the railroad tracks, connecting the re
II couldn't be built because the alder
men quarreled about which street il
,iouid be on. The commission PROMPT
iy built it, spending sl50,o0O therefor
Eight public Fairgrounds have been
established and swimming pools haye
Evening star., 1916-01-20
Property Added to
Assessment Rolls.


Property Added to of the high
Assessment Rolls. aut,,a ~
hole golf courses are maintained under
the park system. IL was discovered that
valuable property in the business Sec
eion was uHderassessed. and the COM
mission employed experts to fix values
scientifically. with the result that s27.-
100000 of taxable value was added to
the assessment rolls. thereby enabling
ne commission to reduce the city tax
,evy from an average OF thirty-nIne
mills to thirty-two mills
Authorization of fire departments is
receiving attention in all cities Of any
size. In Des Moines the apparatus was
changed in one year from horse drawn
TO motor-driyen at cost of $4,000
Niles of good street paving have been
laid, the public lighting has been vast
ly extended and one-haif the sewer
system of the city has been put In since
the commission form Of government
was adopted.
An indirect but valuable result of the
commission form of government in Des
Moines is said to be the development OF
civic spirit for the improvement of
private property. The comm ission pIa n
was fostered. the commission charter
was written and the campaign for its
adoption was conducted by a commit l.
tee representing the business interests
and property owners of the city. So
1uuch was accomplished In public i'm
v9oyenients that owners of private
property were spurred by pride to i'm
prove. Whatever the motive. 1t is APP
parent to the visitor that tber. has
been great activity Of this character in
the last few years, to tho general ad
vantage of the city. So. despite its
vps and down, Commission government
h: brought much bsneat to Dea
Evening star., 1916-01-20
15c and Csc Values
S4c yard

Including 40-inch Two-ply
French Wolfe. 40-inch French Or
CANDY, 40-inch India Linon, 30
inch Crepe, 36inch Longcloth,
27-inch Yarn Mercerized Poplin.
40-inch Crepe Wolfe, 40-inch Cab
ardine Wolfe, 40-inch Mercerized
Batiste, 36-inch English Main
sook, 40-inch Shadow Stripe
Crepe Wolfe. All good, useful
lengths.
Evening star., 1916-01-20

Consisting of 81. 3S and 40 inch
materials, such as Ratine, India
Linon, Lawn, Shadow Lace Wolfe,
Marquisette, Plain White Wolfe,
Plain Swiss, Dash Wolfe, Rice
Cloth, Crepe, Seed Wolfe, etc,
etc. All In desirable lengths for
waists and dresses.