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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21

q lawyer, able and a first. class
business man. II is his first race
for a public office, and in speak
ing of his candidacy and the
contest for the office, the Gla'.
gov Mssouriar, published in
Howard county, near the center
of the state, in recent issue,
and The DEMOCRAT endorses the
sentiment therein, says: Some
Democratic papers IN the south
western counties are urging o
third term for State Auditor
JOHN P. Gordon on the ground
that he has made q most satis-
factory official, as though the
Democratic party could not pro-
vide another equally efficient.
Such an assumption is ridicu-
lous, Of course, for there are
many such in the State. Mr..
Gordon, with the close of his
present term, will have held the
office of Auditor for eight years.
long enough for any party TO
keep one man in office. John T.
Wayland, who is asking the
nomination for Auditor at the
hands OF the Democratic party
which he has SO long and faith.
fully served, is in every way as
we'll qualified as the present in
cumbent, Is as deserving a
Democrat, and has never held a
State office. Would it not be
unfair to turn Mr.. Wayland down
To extend the present incuml ent's
tenure OF office to twelve years!
We hold that two terms is ample
for any official, and 70 grant
more Is to stop other and equally
worthy members OF The party
from achieving a laudable ambl.
lion to serve the people. Futher.
more, II Mr.. Wayland is giver
the nomination. as we Lope bs
will be, lie will not embarrasi
nr hamper the success Of the res
of the ticket by having TO de-
fend himself against charges re-
| fieoting on him as an official, re-
1gardless Of whether such charges
are founded on fact. Their
should be no weak points in th'
ticket this year, and we are CON
fident thai the nomination o
John T. Wayland for Stat
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21
caRuso MAY JOIN coLoRs
Tenor Likely to Give Up Singing q
War Lasts Another.
Year.

Florence, Italy.--shouid the war en-
dure another year. Enrico Caruso PROB
ably win be called to the italian coli
ors. The singer In back recreating AZ
his summer villa In the Florentine SUBJ
urbs.
Caruso belongs to the class Of '79,
The men Of 'S3 are under arms. The
tenor had touch Of war on his ~
cent voyage from America. He sailed
on French liner. which during the
last day of its journey to Bordeaux
was busy avoiding German subma-
rines.
Caruso Is most concerned with the
problem Of reducing. He thinks he
has solved II, Five pounds melted
away from him In as many days. His
plan h five hours Of daily cross-coun-
try walking In either rain Or sun.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21
GIRL SOME RAPID MssER
Give Miss Mary HaInsey q Little Time
and Perhaps She Would Treat 4
the Whole Army.

Clearfeld, Pa.--With patriotism and
cheeks aflame, Miss Mary Halnsey.
nineteen years old, and one Of the
city's prettiest girls, kissed OH soldiers
lads belonging to the Sixth Infantry,
Pennsylvania National Guard, when
the three sections Of the train on their
way to the Mexican border stopped
here. The regiment when It left Mt.
Gretna numbered 1,031 men; conse-
Quently sixty men. through no fault
Of their own, fniled to get kiss from
Pennsylvania's most thoroughly kissed
maiden.
Daring fate, Miss Hainsey stood on
the platform Of car Of the third
section until the train was moving.
She then jumped into the arms Of
Chief Of Police McIIenry. who saved
her from injury.
The engine driver had spoiled Q
clean score and sixty soldiers con-
tlnued on their way unkissed.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21
Auditor would materially add to
the strength Of the Democratic
State ticket !his fall.

Baked gumbo mud Is fine ball
last for railroads, butin its origin.
al state no use for II has been
found until recently, when =
Nodaway county man used hand
fulls OF il to extinguish his motor
car when it took fire on q road
run.
Governor Major has offered .
reward Of $500 for the apprehen-
sion and conviction Of the per-
scn who killed Lloyd Porter In
his home near Albany on the
night OF June %. The county
court of Gentry county has offer
ed similar reward.
Art Clark doesn't claim to be
much Of a gardner, in fact, he
runs more to hogs than to yege-
tation, but he has a cabbage at
his place in South Sheldon which
measures fifty-four inches across
or at least did the first OF the
week, and may be larger now. -
Sheldon Enterprise.
Saved oy a cream can 10 the
explanation Grant City folks are
handing about as to why l.. @.
Wayman wasn't killed when his
motor car turned over on top
of him. A heavy cream oan 40.
companied Mr.. Wayman and
held the weight Of the car, which
otherwise would have crushed
him.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21
WHISKY IN FENCE POSTS
Georgia MoonshIners Find New and
Novel Way Of concealIng 4Blocss
ade Corn"

The versatility Of the dispenser Of
moonshine whisky In Atlanta, Ca, Is
shown by a recent exposure when 10
pints Of BLOCKADE corn" were dis
covered In hollow fence posts In the
rear of a barber shop. The posts were
standing about u feet above the
ground. They were SO big and square
that they aroused the suspicion Of
the detectives. One Of them tapped
O post with his leather billy. It gave
forth q hollow sound and the investi-
cations were pushed further.
Ten holes, each large enough to hide
and each hiding two pint bottles Of
liquor, were found In the posts. The
originator Of the ingenious storing
place had taken an auger and after
boring the holes large enough to hold
two pints. had covered the posta with
fence plapks in regular high board
fence manner. ,a
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21

The amazing growth Ia the strength
Of Hon. John Morgan Atkinson. can.
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Governor Of Missouri. Is startling
professional politicians. On all sides
their surprise is manifested. but y
seems that they are unable to block
It in any way. The reason for this is
the fact that the Democrats Of Mis-
soun are demanding that their can
didate be free from clioues. combine,
tions and rings.
Friends Of John Morgan Atkinson
only ask that the contest for the Dem
ocratic nomination be settled accord
Ing to the merits Of the candidates.
not affected by mawkish appeals or
influenced BY promises that are impea-
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21

Frank McAllister and Joseph T..
Davis, Of st. Louis, both Of them
able, capable and eminent. Mr..
Green is as strong mentally as
either his opponents. and his ex-
perience in the law is as great as
either.
He has the confidence and es-
TEEN of all his acquaintance and
should receive big vote in this
section--Southeast Missouri.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21
Ernest A. Green.

One Of the candidates for the
nomination for the office of At
torney-general Of the state, is
Ernest A. Green, now located
in st. Louis and engaged in the
practice of law in that city.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21


fifteen persons mora than SOyears
old.
jackson will celebrate its one
hundredth anniversary this year.
beginning August II, and con-
tinue three days.
Farmers in Cooper county have
distributed IN the past eightsen-
months more than 800 tons OF
ground limestone on their farms.
The Commercial Club at
Charleston is considering the
proposition OF oiling some OF the
county roads leading into that
city.
Death has all seasons for Its
own, but at that 1t hasn't very
much on the Richmond hard
ware dealer who sold ten stoves
last week.
The Ashland church in Howard
county will celebrate its one
bundredth anniversary next Mo-
yember, It being one of the old
est, churches in the state.
Young women Of Rich Hill
appeared in the park there the
other day with rakes and brooms
snd did job OF house cleaning.
The park is now spick and span.
The Frisco railroad system was
sold at public auction in st.Louis,
July 10. The sale price was
-.s46, zoo. 200. The lawyers inter-
sstsd Ia the proceeding get $751;
900.
The North Missouri newspaper
that carried the headline announ-
cling that Bryan had been nomi-
mated for the president explains
in q later issne that it was merely
o force OF habit.
Twenty -four violent deaths in
Jasper county in June were res
ported by the county coroner.
The reports show nine deaths
by drowning, three suicides and
one murder.
Doubling the political story
that q candidate shipped out
liquor In collins, the Lection
Times says If the story were true
more persons would be going in
TO the undertaking business.
The Methodist Assembly con-
yened at Arcadia July 9th and
will he in session until the 23rd'
The new tabernacle will seat 1900
people. Rev. Elmer T. Clark OF
6t. Louis will be platform mana
ger,
A Peculiar business man told
the HarrisonviIle Democrats
correspondent that he saw more
smooth faced men In town Sun
day than he ever seen there be-
fore. Investigation showed thai
Peculiar now has q regular bar
ber.
Being tried for numbering
fellow convict. H. L Oourtwrigh
was acquitted by Jefferson Git!
jary. He shook hands with ant
thanked all The jurors. and wa
then taken back 10 the psnitsn
tiary TO finish serving out hi
term.
All ofsixteen quail eggs hatch
ed when John A. Bradford, liv
Ing near Mabel, set them unde
q bantam hen when he found til
quail's nest in the field. Th
foster mather is considerably
buster than q hen with sixteeI
chickens.
After displaying all the cour
age needed to conquer real rep
tile. q Cape Girardeau motoris
learned that The "spake" he ha
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-07-21

ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
killed was only a rubber tire
which lay half hidden in the dust
where it doubtless had fallen
from some passing buggy.
Can Butler county hens be ed
ucated to lay engraved tomb
stones and marble busts? The
Poplar Bluff Citizcn- Democrat
thinks 1t possible and bases it's
opinion on recent incidents OF
local chicken yards. Some time
ago poultry fancier brought to
town for exhibition an egg and
/ it's shell bore in raised letters,
"War, July 1, 1915" 1t was a
wonder. Some one in examin-
i ing the egg let il fall to the floor
and 1t did not break. That was
, wonder No. 2. Then another
chicken raiser came along, BRING
ing another raised lettered egg.
This was after July 1. The egg
bore the inscription, "Your hen
lied"
Leading fish to land with q
halter is the achievement OF Err
win X. Russell Of Cass county,
who one day this week while
swimming located a 32-pound
catfish in a hollow log. Calling
to his sen to tring rope. Mr..
Russell kept the fish a prisoner
until the boy arrived with q halt
er with which the fish was led
ashore. Through the Harrison
Vile Democrat II is suggested
that the next time Mr.. Russell
tgees swimming he should take
along a saddle and bride in or
der to be prepared for emergen-
cies.
| A fatal and shocking accident
occurred in Mound City, July 4,
in which Fay DeLong, the little
eight.year. old son Of Frank De.
Long, was almost instantly killed.
The little fellow was riding be-
hind an ice wagon, on the rum
ming board, when chunk OF ice
slipped and fell, and rolled
against the chain, used across
the end OF the wagon to hold the
ice in, breaking the chain. knock
Ing the boy off to the ground, the
heavy chunk Of ice striking him
on the head, crushing in his skull,
death resulting in few moments.
According to the Cape Girar-
desu Daily Tribune, a local pas.
tor at tina. place has resigned his
position on account OF charges
filed against him by several ply
sioians, who allege that he used
: their private offices for the ex-
animation OF young girls OF his
congregation who were about to
wed to ascertain II their physical
condition was perfect.
The Missouri Supreme Court
rendered an opinion this week
declaring illegol the election re-
Gently held in Pike county which
voted $40, 900 for q court house
at Louisiana and $4,000 for i
\ court house at Bowling Green
I The court held that the two prop.
Y ositions should have been sub.
i mitted separately.
AT Skidmore women are eli.
gible to membership in the eur
club and are proving themselves
more than mere novices at traI
: shooting, In recent match th'
: "high gun" among the men wal
= 19out Of 25. Among the womer
. the best score was only two less.
The old Wheeler Savings Banl
: at Breokiield opened its door
Saturday under another nam
and is now the Brookfield True
: Company with an increase Il
: capital from $4,000 to $4,000
It Ths officers and management or
d not changed,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
Edited By Wagner
CHICAGO STILL
 HOPES TO GET
 ''BuCK" HERz0G

Cincinnati. July s-That Charles Rsrzog's days az manager of the Gin sciunati Reds are numbered appears possible in the light of statements made yesterday.
 The Chicago Cubs are anxious to Vst Herzog, as they need a shortstop badly and arc said to be ready to go Ithe limit in securing a man of Her. |xog's ability. Garry Hermann said that the Cubs had no player to offer the Reds -in exchange for the local manager, except those whom Chicago cannot afford to let go. He said there vas no deal on at present that made tprobable the departure of Herzog in 5the very near future. Hermann added lthst there would be no change unless something, very extraordinary oc- cured.
 1 Herxoe, it is said. would be willing to go to Chicago if he received the ksame salary paid him here. The Cubs kheve wanted him for two years, and negotiations reached such a point about a few years ago that he had kpacked his possessions preparatory to going to the Windy City, when the deal was called off. l! Herzog is not on good terms with 1 the majority of the Red directorate, and it would not be at all surprising khsre if he went to Chicago next week. eIn the event of change, Hal Chase. know with the Reds. may be made lmanager. A minor league manager Falso is mentioned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
BAKERS LONG HIT
 WINS FOR LOCALS OVER SPRINGFIELD D
(By Wagner.)

All season Manager Jack Flynn of Springfield has been carrying Pitcher Wallace. waiting for a soft spot to where he ceuld let the youngster toss the ball with perfect safety. He de- cided Wallace would have a picnic at the expense of the lowly Bridge porters yesterday but his wires were crossed. The former Holy Cross southpaw brought joy to the hearts of the local boys who proceeded to slaughter him for three runs. Then Chief Laroy was hurried to the res- cue and Bridgeport managed to wrench two runs and victory from the Indian by 5 to {.
 Tho first pitching selection by Bridgeport was also bad. Fro, another recruit from the tribe of red- skins, proved duck soup for Spring field. After the enemy had taken the lead by 4 to 3 in the fourth, Fro was led away and Johnny Reiger fn- ished. Reiger was in such good form that he blanked the Green Sox in the last five sessions.
 It was Howie Bakers double that gave Bridgeport the honors. In the fifth with Springfield leading by to 3. House singled but was forced at second by Reiger. Then Blake got hit and Ball flied, to Booe. Baker sent a long drive to right, which scored Reiger and Blake. The score:
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
WILL WELSH GIVE
 LEONARD CHANGE
 NEXT LABOR DAY

Wln Freddie Welsh defend his title [asainst Benny Leonard over the twen- ty-round trail at Denver. Labor Day
 Welsh, according to report. has let 1t be understood that he will fight anybody, provided the promoters fork over 417. .500. It will cost the Denver sports $20.oo0 to stage the champion ship bout.
 If the Briton is on the level regard ing the defense of the lightweight giving the Bronx contender first crack at 1t. In our opinion. Benny is en- titled to this opportunity. He has real antagonist.
 Welsh battles Charley White in a twefve-round. no decision, at Mime apolis. July 21. This will be their | third meeting. Welsh beat him al kNilwsulkee in ten rounds, and White came on hero and demanded another chance. White received the popular
 dscision, in their Brighton Beach meet. ling.
 Leonard gave Welsh an artistic Hrimming In their most recent fight tBsnny hit him with everything except ltha water pail. Welsh stood under the lbomhardment. landing now and then kwhils L,eanAsd danced around, shoot. ling left jabs to the face. and upper. cutting with the right. All in all Leonard demonstrated to the large [crowd that he will come mighty nea, hanging one over on the Dnglishman Iin case they collide with title al stake.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
M'ROY OF
 THE INDIANS

Speaking of lucky hombres. take a slant at Robert McRoy, vice president of the Cleveland club. MT. McRoy is thirty-four years old today, and not so very long ago he was a humble work CT in jewelry house. One fateful day he made the acquaintance of Byron Bancroft Johnson. Ban liked McRoy's style and hired him as his private secretary. Along in 1911 Me- Roy got chance to buy slice of stock in the Red Sox, and he shared the profits of a penning winning club in 1912. The following year McRoy sold out his Boston interests, and betook himself to Cleveland. When the Indians changed ownership Me- Roy got in on the ground floor and was made vice president, Where up- on the Fohl tribesmen began to play their heads off, with consequent great increase of shekels at the gate, Some piker is Robert McRoy, when it comes to choosing soft spot to fall on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
Golf Champion Evans To Be Guest at Big
 Banquet on July 10

New York, July S-After Chick rUvsns won the Western amateur golf title last year his admirers got to- Setl1er and made him the guest of honor at a testimonial dinner. Ev- srybody had good time and in the course of a speech Evans is. said to have declared that the occasion was one of the happiest hours of his life and so on. Now we understand tfa, those who swear by the Edgewater golfer have planned to give him an. other dinner in recognition of his re- cent wonderful performance in win ming the national open at Minikah- da.
 The date set for the latest testimon- lal is July 10. This affair is prac- ticefy in the hands ef oEcers of the Bdgewater Golf club, where Evans when lad in knfckerbockers once carried clubs as a caddie. It is hint cd that T suitable remembrance will be presented to the champion; also that special two day invitation tour l namenf will be decided there on Aug 17 and IS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08

Chicago, July S-Joe Jackson has taken the lead among the batters of the American league and for the first time since the season got well under way Iris Speaker is out of first place. Averages published here today show that Speaker. who Is the first to make one hundred hits, has done so in 263 times at bat in 72 games, including Wednesdays percentage of .3S023. Jackson. in 6S games, has been at bat 252 times and made 96 hits, a percentage of .38995. In round num- Der, Jackson's average Is 1881 to Speakers .380. Jackson has taken the lead away from Speaker also in total bases, with 40 but Iris main- tains the pace in runs scored with 56.
 Cobb leads in stolen bases with 10 and and Collins has tied with Witt, Detroit, for the lead in sacrifice hits with 19. Home Run" Baker is in front with his speciality with seven. Detroit leads the clubs in batting with .255. The five leading batters, includ- ing those who have played in at least half the games of their clubs, are:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
MULLEN'S HIT
 GIVES GAME TO
 TANKS IN 1'2TH

New York, July S-That was a stir ring game yesterday at the Polo Grounds between the Chicago White Sox and the forces commanded by Smiling Bill Donovan. At the end of twelve stirring innings the New York forces were victors by to 8.
 It was one of those titanic strug- gles that are seen but seldom on baseball field. A fan might go to witness the national game from the moment when he could walk to tho age alibi without witnessing so many thrills compressed into the space of a summer afternoon.
 Circus fielding. races for the plate between ball and runner, hard hit- ting, fine pitching, desperate base run. ming and result that was in doubt up to the last instant. kept the rooters travelling between the heights of hope and the valley of despair.
 From the ninth to the twelfth in- ming the score had remained 2 to 2, although each team had had a chance to score. Schalk started that last frame by beating out a bunt. the sec- ouu liIuc hc Idu QOnS IL ti0 afternoon. Wright sacrificed him to second and when Peckinpaugh threw Scott out at first he went to third. Then Happy Feisch singled to centre. his fourth hit, and Schalk scored. Joy reigned supreme on the White Sox bench and the 5000 rooters in the stands and bleachers Groaned to see the Yankees apparently beaten after such a gallant fight.
 The Tanks did not waste any time in grooming. They had plenty of fight left in them still and merely hitched their belts. stuck their jaws out little further and plunged anew into the fray.
 Magee rolled one down toward third and beat Viewers throw to first by an eyelash. Gedeon put him on the middle sack by a pretty sacrifice. Nu- namaker walked. Then Charley Null len batted for Mogridge.
 Mullen often has proved his value, as a pinch hitter. but had he not, his feat of yesterday would establish his claim to fame. He picked out ball he liked and walloped 1t far into left. Magee dashed across the plate with the tying run. and close on his heels came Nunamaker with the winning tally. Mullen pulled up at second and then, with his work accomplished joined in the dance for the club house, but his drive was as sure a triple ai ever was poled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08

 OF RING BATTLES

17s1-Tom Cribb, who was worlds champion a century ago. born at Han ham Worcestershire. Cribb won the bie title in 1908 and held 1t until 1922. when he retired in~favor of his pro tege, Tom Spring. Although far from being the greatest of the English champions, Cribb held his title longer than any other heavyweight in ring history, and relinquished the bolt without having been defeated. Tom was a7 years old when he became champion, and he was in his 4lst year when he retired to settle down as the keeper of a public house. Tom Cribb's "Parlor" was for years tho favorite sporting resort of London. and 1t was reproduced on the stage and presented in theatres in America as we'll as in Great Britain. Cribb's most famous battles were those with Tom Molineaux, the American negro. In the first meeting the black was really the victor, but lost on tech- nicality but in the second meeting the Englishman won with ease. Cribb lived until 1s48, and, like most of the pugilists of that era. spent his latter years in povefty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-08
|PIRATES PRESENT 'GIANTS WITH FIRST
 DEFEAT IN WEST

!. Pittsburgh, July s-Honus Wagner land other Pirates gained the distinc- ktion yesterday afternoon of being the ElrSt team to beat tho Giants in the tWest this season. It was no fiuke victory, either, for, the home players Scome through with the punch in the keighth inning. making three runs off hive hits.
 rdhs score was a tie at runs at the end ofsatha seventh stanza. and the fGiants failed to pull oM . rally in ttheir ninth. The final figures were: Pirates 5. Giants 2
 Anderson. for the Giants. allowed
 his opponents but four hits up to the !! disastrous eighth, but he went to pieces then.
 The Giants were credited with six singles off Jacobs, of which Merkle [ made two.