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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24
The Tariff Commission.


1t is expected that the Presi-
dent will soon appoint the mem
bers of the new Tariff Commits
sion. If it be true, as reported
that Professor Taussig Of Har-
ward has declined to be its Chair
man, this is to be regretted. The
offer of the place to him was evil
dence of the Presidents purpose
to make a commission that
would command respect
throughout the country. We are
confident that the Commission
ers, not more than three of
whom are to be of one and the
same political party, will be
selected with great care. Among
them there should be students Of
the principles and history of tar
if taxation, and others familiar
with the practical operation of
tariff laws. While the chief duty
of the Commission, as shown by
1.-THE statute, viii be to gath
er information in a wide field,
,rather than to suggest legisla-
ton, yet it's reports, and espec-
tally those which may be made
: in response to requests from the
r President or the committees Of
f Congress, will have the force OF
recommendations.
r Undoubtedly it will begin its
: work without delay. Probably
there will be found no facts Il
support a demand for genera
e revision of our tariff so long al
S the war shall continue, although
re changes in a few items may b.
IS required. This country is in
terested now in exports rattle
IS than in imports. But Their
10 should be preparation for wha
will take place after the wal
N Conditions at that time cannc
r be forseen with certainty. II
dustrial recovery in the exhaus.
ed nations viii be slow. III
ly Allies will strive to promote it b
is, protective legislation and agreI
he ments. Probably wages and Il
tt. cost Of production will be hig
and there may be heavy intern
taxes on finished goods. Re
4 enue from duties on imports m;
be sought. It is now predict
that Great Britain will resort
IS protective tariff rates, but tn
is doubtful. In the legislati
* and international agreemer
there may be discrimination a
preferences to which our count
an might reasonably object. VIII
'nu the commission will not find
necessary to suggest the ere
ere ion of new tariff barri,
against a 9hood" of imports,
viii be busily engaged in
!. thorough inquiry as to the oh
de acter and effect Of Europe
tariff legislation and compa
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

Let the Hogs Fee0 themselves.
The Missouri Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station has demon
strated the fact that gains may
be put on fattening hogs rapidly
and economically by the use Of
self feeders.
Shoats weighing 1910 pounds
at the beginning of a sixty-day
feeding period gained LIS
pounds a head daily, weighing
228.9 pounds at the close of the
feeding trial. During this time
they were supplied corn, shorts,
and tankage, each Of these feeds
being placed in a separate self
feeder and the shoats allowed tC
to eat as much Of each as they
wished. When so fed they seem,
ed to balance their ration about
as we'll as could be done by hanC
feeding. The proportion il
which the feeds were eaten are
Corn, 2O.66 pounds; shorts 1885,
pounds: and tankage 1 pound
The average daily feed consumes
per hog was 8.1S5 pounds. TIL
. amount of feed required TO
: each pound of gain produced wa
4.55 pounds.
With corn worth 65 cents
t bushel, shorts $1.35 per hur
I. dred and tankage $3.50 per hur
t bred it cost $5.68 to produce on
: hundred pounds of pork.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

after the declaration of peace. 1t
may suggest the new CONNER
cial treaties which will be need
ed, and possibly the adoption Of
maximum and minimum rates in
a revision of our tariff laws.
There is much that it can and
will do before the end of the
war, but its most important
work will be taken up afterward
New York Times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

Miss Mollie Campton of hide
pendence who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Howe, re-
turned Sunday evening to her
home.
Mrs. Jennie Carter left Sunday
evening for her home in Okla.
homa City, Okla, after a visit
here with DR.. and Mrs. ]. w
Meng.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24


Prof. B.. M. Little returned
Monday from st. Louis where
he attended a meeting of the
State Teachers Association.
Mrs. Katie Thomas returned
Monday to her home in Hig-
ginsville after a visit here with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Talbot.
Mrs. James Terhune and sis.
ter, Miss Matte Marquis, went
to Kansas City Monday to spent
the day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

Miss Virginia Cameron of Sc
dalia, arrived Sunday evening
for a visit here with Miss Carrie
Loomis.
A. R. Homer went to Kansas
City Sunday evening for a few
days stay.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

Mrs. E. F. Nicholson went to
.Sedalia Monday where she
will spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. G. M. Truck.
Mrs. N. R. McClelland accompan-
led her.
Mrs. Carrie Trotter, who has
been visiting relatives in thin
city returned Monday morning
to her home in Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

Joe Kist and little daughter,
Wilhelmena, of Kansas City
spent Sunday here with rela-
tives.
Karl Hammer went to Jeffer-
son City Sunday morning for a
few days visit with friends.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

Linden Vivion returned to Full
ton Monday after a visit
here with his parents, Col. and
Mrs. Clarence Vivion.
George Aull returned to Full
ton Monday after a visit
here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Aull, Sr.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24
The December WOman's Home
Companion.


This Christmas number of the
Woman's Home Companion is
filed with good things. It is al
most a fiction number for there
are fine stories by such we'll
known authors as Eleanor Hall
DWELL Abbott who begins the first
part of a two-part novel; Mary
E.. Wilkins Freeman, Elsie Sing
master, Margaret Widdemer and
Mary Heaton Worse.
The special articles are in
teresting, especially the one by
Arnold Bennett called who is
the Rich Man?" An article called
"Play Producing for Amateurs"
gives many valuable hints and
Deciding What to Make is also
helpful.
Then there are the various de-
partments which have devoted
themselves to Christmas advice
and suggestions. The fashions,
cooking, picture section and all
the others are filled with sug-
gestions and plans for Christ
mas.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

Do You Have Sour Stomach?
If you are troubled with sour
stomach you should eat slowly
and masticate your food thor
oughly, then take one of Cham
berlain's Tablets Immediately
after supper. Obtainable every
where.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24
Sufferer From Indigestion Re-
lieVed.

Before taking Chamberlain's
Tablets my husband suffered
for several years from indigest-
ion, causing him to have pains
in the stomach and distress af-
ter eating. ~Chamberlain's Tab
let's relieved him of these spells
right away" writes Mrs. Thorn
as Casey, Geneva, N. Y. Obtain
able everywhere.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24
INFANTILE
SCARE FROM IT'S NEWNESS
Disease Not as Fatal as Many
Others Which Rayage
Country Constantly.

Country constantly
The unusual prevalence of in
fantile paralysis in the United
States which has amounted to
an epidenmic in Greater New
York, has shown up certain
characteristics of human nature.
The total number of cases in
Greater New York has been APP
p~roximately 5000, the number.
Of deaths approximately 1890.
Fifty thousand dollars was given
by a we'll known foundation for
work in stopping this outbreak,
and the United States govern
ment appropriated $1S5,0OO for
the same purpose. Practically
every city of any size in the
United States, and especially
those east of the Mississippi
river, has taken extra preeaution
to prevent the spread Of this
disease.
The cause of the disease and
its method of transmission are
unknown. It apepars in unex-
pected places often at consider
able distances from the nearest
city in which an outbreak has
occurred, jumping, as it were,
cities which are between the
two places. While the disease
is not extremely fatal as COM
pared to some others, it is very
apt to leave lifelong injury in the
shape of paralysis, which affects
one or more limbs or groups Of
muscles.
It is, of course, right to take
every precaution to prevent the
spread of this disease, but there
does not seem to be any good
reason for the great amount of
excitement which the disease
has caused. Certainly it has re-
ceived an unusual proportion of
attention. When we compare
the death rate, and even the
total number of cases, of this
disease to some of the other vel
known ones which are with us
year in and out, the reason fol
this statement viii appear.
In Greater New York upward.
.lof 10000 people die of consump
ton every year. In other words
the death rate from Consumption
is greater than the total numbe
of cases of infantile paralysis
and yet no excitement is causes
I, by this disease. In the numbe
of deaths from infantile par
alysis and even in the total nun
Der of cases it does not compar
in Importance to the well know
diseases, diphtheria, scarlt
fever and typhoid fever whic
we have with us always. Y,
no extraordinary efforts al
v made by any board of health
at Washington to take charge
these diseases and prevent the
spread. Year after year the
Il ravages persist. If similar G
: forts were made to stop tube
culosis, diphtheria, scarlet fevt
measles and typhoid fever t
humber of cases and deaf
y which they all cause would
3 greatly lessened, but it seel
III impossible to excite any gre
amount of interest over diseas
Is to which we have become
nj thoroughly accustomed. 1t
no the new and mysterious VIII.
always excites alarm and int
est.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

C. H. Wilcoxon went to Kan
sas City Monday to spend
the day on business.
v. A. Kelly spent Sunday here
with home folks.
c. l.. Wilson and son, c. L., Jr.,
left Sunday evening for a few
days stay in C~offeyville, Kans.
Mrs. Joe. Meet went to indie.
pendence Monday for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24
Livery and Feed Stables.

LIFtIy anu Etru
We are prepared to furnish the
public with carriages at reason
able prices to churches and other
public gatherings, and also bug
giles and ether accommodations
pertaining to the livery business
SCHABER BROS.
Successors to j.. G. Young. Sr.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24

A. J. Barnard left Monday
for his home in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, after attending the
funeral of Mrs. Clarice Barnett
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-24
Notice to Hunters.

We will not allow hunting of
any kind on our farms, and win
prosecute to the fullest extent of
the law and one caught doing so.
Take due notice and save trou-
Bile.
W. H. Willard,
E. E. Roderick,
Wv. d & W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-09
BODIES OF MEMPHIS SAILORS.
REACH WASHINGTON TONIGHl
Hospital Ship Will Arrive With yictims
of Tidal Wave

WASHINGTON. Sept. 0. = The United
States hospital ship Solace. bearing The
bodies of nine of the sailors who died whes
the cruiser Memphis was wrecked by q
tidal wave In santo Domingo harbor. ~
reach the Washington Navy Yard toni6ht
Six Of the victims will be buriei at the'f
homes and the other three In ATlingtop|
Cemetery Monday morning with full niil''
tary honors.
Religious services will be held at ths|
navy yard at o'clock Monday, after
which the bodies will be borne ON caiss9ns
to the cemetery, accompanied by an honof-|
airy escort Of eight sailors and eight body
carriers from the gunboat Dolphin 10 eae1'
oaisson and a firing squad of twenty.fow
marines.
Those who will be buried here are Arthur
II. Porter, first-class fireman, of Pafksrf
Landing, Pa. Elphard Quinn, water tender
Of a Bergen street, Brooklyn, and an un'
Identified man. u
The following will be sent TO their honss'
George w. Rud. chief machinists mate
Minneapolis Walter copious. coal passer
Hampstead, N. y; l.. L. Crosier, first-elss'
fireman Marionyille, Pa. A. ]. Anderson
second-class fireman, Philadelphia; W. y
Planck, water tender Trenton. N. j. &ns
James II, Townsend. first-class nremaH|
Wilmington, Del.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-09
City News in Brief

SCHOOL GARDEN prises were aw.y...
to James Finnisdoro. Ellen de- Irna1,c
Henry d'Antonio. Rosa de Ricco. .Ioh, Ia
carlo and Louisa de Ricco by Miss Tcl,,s'
beth Usher, director Of the woyne MA,
ground.
a NEW HIoHwAys loan for Rsd,o, a.
advocated by william Struthers Elns
Radnor township commissioner &c.
months OF road construction study Road
capable Of resisting modern heavy t-afnc
are necessary he says.
wEAKENING OCEAN freight rate. ~.
evidenced by the fact that the Nor,ges 80.
bark Storebroro and steamships Thor
Marga, Margarita and Siraa are at ,he
Delaware Breakwater awaiting orders.
POTENTIAL PoLIcEMEN's name. -.
made public today by the Civil Service Com.
mission. The police force will be g.
creased by 500 patrolmen from the list q,
7ss eligible applicants
MoToRBoAT vIoLAToRs 10 IN. NM,
Der of $50 Of Government equipment rer.
ulstlons, were summoned before the sur.
veyor Of the Port to pay fines aggregatins
$40 each.
THREE MEN WERE attacked In
gang" fight at Second and Jefferson
streets early today. James Kane, 14i4 En-.
erick street, in ST. Mary's Hospital, NAV
die OF a knife wound The others iniured
are John Mulgrew, 133 Jefferson street, ana
James Burke, 216 West oxford street. m.
police of the Front and Master streets sta.
tion arrested Simon Dana, Matthias Klem-
en-, John Roth and Nicholas Strunk, who
were held in $1,000 bail each by Magistrate
Yates for further hearings.
EDWARD NEsBIT, negro, thirty year,
Ia IFtN
a building being razed at Seventeenth and
Catharne streets. was struck on the back
by a one-ton beam which fell from a scaf.
fold today. At the Polyclnic Hospital
where he was taken II was said his back
might be broken.
DEATH OF q sailor during q storm Al
sea was reported by the Norwegian bark
Storegut. which arrived yesterday from
Havre after a voyage of forty-five days
distance of sixty feet TO the deck Of the
vessel while she was being pitched about
like driftwood.
JOSEPH YEssKI, of 21s1 Summer street,
fell into a thirty-foot excavation at A
bakery at Twentieth street and Indiana ave-
nue. last night and was severely injured.
The hole is for the installation of new
oven. Yessld was taken to the women's
Homeopathic Hospital suffering from gen.
erai cuts and bruises.
MANY PHILADELPHIANs are amons
the military students hurrying to Platts-
burg. N. Y, on the shore of Lake Cham
plain. for the opening of the September
training camp Students of the August
camp. which broke up Wednesday. returned
home Thursday Among the Philadelphians
who will attend the September camp are
Beauveau Borie, Jr., Craig Biddle. Spencer
C. Large, Paul Denckla Mills. John Meigs,
John B. Stetson, Jr, George Henry Stetson,
William A. wiedershem, I'd. and William
Struthers Ellis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-09
DIR. KEATH GLAD TOLOSE
SECOND LEG; BARRED HIS
PLANS FOR BIG CAREER
Plucky Youth, Victim of Fall
While Student, Smokes While
Surgeons Amputate
Member
PARALYSIS SET IN

Though DR.. "Jlm" Keath now has no legs
at all. he is the happiest patient in jefferson
Hospital
His right leg which had been paralyzed
since a fall broke his back in his student
days two years ago, was amputated at the
jefferson Hospital yesterday. Two years
ago his left leg was taken Off. No ether or
local anesthetic was used in either opera
tion.
While lying In his cot with a nurse
dressing the wound, Doctor Keath, with his
habitually optimistic smile told a reporter
for the EVENING LEDGER that now that his
last obstacle had been removed (meanng
his useless right leg), he was ready to begin
his career as an ear and nose specialist.
Smiling Jim Keath calmly smoked a
cigarette yesterday while DR.. Francis T
Stewart sawed away at his leg. Frequently
he made comments on the job with a nervy
little grin.
Did 1t hurt?" Doctor Keath was asked
Some" he replied. You see, they had
to get UP above the paralyzed part to make
the operation effective. But for two years
that blamed old leg has been in my way
and was nightly glad to see II coming off
l parted with it like man does with a
shoe that has been torturlng his foot beyond
endurance" Z
Doctor Keath forgot to tell the report-
er that an hour after the operation he
ate a hearty supper including chicken and
pumpkin pie, but nurse furnished these
facts to the reporter.
What about the future doctor? Is II
your plan to equip those stumps with arti-
ficial legs7"
The DOCTORS" he replied, don't seem
TO think that l will ever be able to swing
artificial legs. They say my stumps will
be too weak TO carry them. But / have
a faint hope that as time goes on I may
be able to wear a couple of very light
artificial limbs"
At this juncture nurse entered the room
and busted herself with dressing the stump
of the departed right leg. Sailing Jim
frequently interrupted the interview to give
directions. Using his elbows, he rolled
over that the work OF the nurse would
be easier. Not even the faintest twinRe
of pain disturbed the smiling face of the
man as the nurse applied the dressing
Doesn't it hurt doctor?" he was asked
"Oh, a little" he said, with one of his
rare smiles, but do you know, / have
gotten used to pain. found that you can
get used to almost everything in this
world
Say when / think OF the way some of
those poor boys have been shot up in ElI-
rope l feel like fortunate man. AS soon
as ] get out Of the hospital I'm going to
locate in some town upstate and build up
an ear and nose practice. i feel hopeful
of the future"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-09
GERMAN-BULGAR TROOPS
ADVANCE so MILES INTO
RUMANIAN TERRITORY

German and Bulgarian troops have ad-
vanced more than fifty miles beyond the
Rumanian frontier In their operations along
the Black Sea coast. German war coTre-
spondents reported today.
The German Bulgarian advance, which
carried the Rumanian ports OF Kavarna
and Balchik, explains why the Rumanians
after crossing the Transylvanian passes
now limit their operations TO explorations
with small detachments. the correspondents
reported. The Rumanians seen irresolute,
not knowing what the future viii bring.
The fact that the Bulgarians have met
and defeated the Russians IN Dobrudje de-
stroys the Allied legend that Bulgarians
would not hght against Russians. The
Russians newspaper Dyen. according to
the semiofficial news agency, Is dissatisfied
with the Rsimanian General Staff, which
seems TO pay no attention TO the Bulgarian
frontiers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-09
News at a Glance

BUFFALO, Sept. 9.-J-Fire causing $780,
900 loss damaged three business places and
tied up heavy East Side traffic for hours
early today A basket factory, wholesale
leather house and lithograph plant were
damaged. The fire followed a series Of gas
oline explosions.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. e.--Dr. A. L. Levin,
member of the Board OF Education, who
made an attack on State Health Commits
sloner Dixon for closing the schools on ac-
count of infantiie paralysis. failed TO re-
veal what was behind the closing order, as
was anticipated, In an address made before
the Commercial Club. He talked on
jquarantines as preventive Of epidemics
but declared no quarantine could amount
to much unless It was effective. '"To quar-
antine the State Of Pennsylvania In
case Of any epidemic would require
not fewer than $4,000 men at IS a day; In
other words, $l00,000.00O a year. Imper-
feet quarantine is worse than nothing"
RIGA, N. D., Sept. e.-George Eastman
head Of the Eastman Kodak Company.
hochester N. y. underwent an operation in
his private, car here for abcess, and today
his surgeon, DR.. T.. w. Millgan, a member
or the Eastman party pronounced his con-
dition improved. II was said. however, that
the Eastman party, which had been here
three days on hunting trip would start
To-Day Ior rochester They had planned to
go TO Wyoming.
PorTsvILLE. Pa. Sept. s.-Thomas
o'Connor, Patrick Farrell Thomas Rouse
James Murphy John Bobble and John
Wesner' Councilmen o: Cir erton borough
have been indicted for illegally increasing
me debt OF Gilberton. II is alleged the
debt Is considerably over the limit which
the councilmen had the right 10 borrow,
with the consent Of the people.
CHESTER, Pa, sept. 0.-The FELTON, Fir.
Company, Of this city. has given a contract
Tor a chemical engine and hose truck com.
oination wagon for $500. When the ap.
paratus arrives. all Of the equipment OF the
seltoh Company VIII be motorized. II now
mas nook and ladder truck and a fire
englne.tl
ATLANTIC CITY. sem. ,s.--.rna.a.na...
Republicans have arranged for a ahoms
town endorsement of Senator Edges rn.
osrna.orisi candidacy. to be held in the
armory OF the Morris Guards septemhs, 10
Judge John J. White. Of the Court OF Er.
rors and Appeals. will preside and "a
dresses will be made by Senator Morrs,
OF fassaic County; Senator Edge. Con.
sressmsn baeharaeh, Emerson L. Richards
AURORA, M, sept. s.--aBoth p...,a.
Wilson and Charles u. Hughes conceal shsIs
thoughts In evasion and are contsnt ~
tickle the ears.o OF their hearers with nla,t'
tudes and harmless generaiities" j Ers'.
iianiy, Prohibition candidate for Prsrias,',e
declared here IN the opening speech ~ ny.
western eampaisn tour. " n's
hAhhisbUh0, sept. s.--0ns thou...a
ana sefep'y-one cases Of infantiIe pare1ss,-
have been reported 70 the state Ds',- ,,,'''
of Health since July l. Six hnndre1 ..', sa't
twenty four Of ti.est cases ooc,rre6 h. ~. ,a-
city Of Philadelphia ~ ~ me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-09
"HUGHEs HASN'T STRUCK GAIT"
SAYS MARSHALL In KENTUCKY


WINCHESTER. KY. Sept s.-'Tn this
blue grass region. need not remind you
that the horse that doesn't strike his gait
during the FIRST quarter never finishes under
the wire winner" said Vice President
Marshall here today at the opening Of the
State campaign.
Republican candidate Hughes has not
struck his gait However. the Republican
nominee IL TO be commiserated rather than
criticized IN attempting 10 please both
Roosevelt and Barnes-both Penrose and
La Toilette" said Marshall.
Marshall assailed Huehes's campaign
speeches as based upon 'oopious notes taken
at conferences with such political plirists
As Boies Penrose and men welded 70 the
Aidrich school OF politics, with soft pedal
tone for the ears OF the Progressiyes