The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 16, 1913, Page 2

An loverd for merit: and a prize for ef: iV A ficleney, 4 ral Ur EU RLIC ROADS—The public roads of the commenwealth are its highways [FOR REFORM il | ; of commerce, Permanently | ihe publie roads and commercial acti ties will follow as a necessary sequence, “The state is alive to this necessity on] uvo things are nece to he con The Inaugural Address of MissourPs os )c.. naaleduarereverenira hilie nditures and road, building; itive. ! : : second, the providing of revenie by = © and the local subdivision, and FOR A UTILITIES COMMISSION: may necessitate a constitutional amendment, New Exec “To accomplish this, we must teces = j sarily a state highway depart- Home Rule for Larger Cities cf the ! toan a county highway depart. the county department ariicnlat ith the state department, and ‘ough which departments we can have a complete system for supervis- ine and building publie roads, “IMMIGRATION—To the end State and Rural High Schools - Are Among the Reforms Advocated. Jefferson City. —After being sworn a hat in as governor of Missouri in the nS) temporary capitol building Evoitt W. OU" resources and opportunities may Major delivered his inaugural addvess) P© Properly advertised and a whole- to a large and appreciative ¢ ence! )eme immigration brought among us, I made up of people from every part of "commend the enactment of a care- ie eR ry ; aie ily prepared law yf g for e the state. He said in part: 4 full _ prepared law DEC UIUUL EE for the “phi ond indeed: intment of an immigration com. ae ' ee cee ae i missioner and assistant commi , and why should it not be so? Stand- properly advertise our res is a to ing at the meridi n of life, sued to the world. with its activities, its ho) id its} CLAMATION—We have joys, | am honored with t hest | han 4,000,000 acres of mp office within the gitt cf the people of overflowed lands. in souri, this great state, stand, when reclaimed, will supply nucs for at least one-half million and will produce a splendid any kind of produeis sed in tive, | realize the r assume and the intere: ment committed to my ke Hey ini meeting the duties, however, I have before me the ord made by a long line ‘of illustrious sons whose public service adds ry of the } ature should provide a celal Cepartment for this work and : on a broader nad more It can be done for the money HOW velng ex- s luster to the g° 8. ant of commonwealth | ea i ‘nl A f | pend siuatll increase, and wi “As a oyloin Missourian, rei in|? fi il ak ‘| : A 3. | Prove trea! investment, - the -simp of country life, experi- = : er Bah not on! sof the lind, but enced ir affairs of the state, I in the anecit of the state and shall earnestly devote every energy to)... : i : the service of the people. aah a eee “In thi cae an Ni henn ee ature should hi M : ice we ar a ; ad ate A Se aes ie Pay as it ; erea¢ tax couimission to study the stra on and io OW ee ery. e : ey ee 4 eee eu ot stions of taxation and report its story, e bie ot -4 years ¥ ; et ‘a in na . er ie ae el labors to the t legislature, to the state y FAG # un ne i 1 : Bule ne aC UAL COR NE ORTH BET eed) we mi improve our office in the temporary new reve: building May building RY INSTI FUTIONS and clean .s it is, be emblematic of Cee a clean public service, Let no act of bees ours turnish these chambers above. .,; which now fleats the emblem of Our’ may be properly treated and receive country, and Jet us here dedicate and | i ‘ ‘ |more humane consideration, To the couleten them in the purity of off; | end that we may discharge a high cial life. duty, there should be created in th “Give us good, clean, wholesome. | state an office known as teiic progress and constructive legislation | g for the hospitals for the commensurate with the times and adequate to meet the reasonable ex- | pectancy of the people and the period. 4 public ser commission is one Tn the language of Mr. Beecher, ‘A’ of the necessities of the hour, The law is valuable not because it is law,! creation of such a commission is a but because there is right in it.’ progressive step which, in view of past “There are muny questions of im-| experiences, every state must. take. portance which murt be considered the right of the state to regulate the by you in carrying forward the pro- | charges and conduct of every business gressive spirit and in meeting the| impressed with a public use is no pledges to the people, to which, in| jonger questioned. I, therefore, recom- this address, I wish to call your atten-| mend the passage of an efficient pub- tion specifically, |lic service commission law, with ade- “EDUCATIONAL —[NTERESTS. —| quate powers given the commission to In order that the educational inter- | fix and regulate freight and passenger ests of Missouri may be advanced, this | rates, express rates, telezraph and tele legislature should create an duca-| phone rates, the charges of electri¢ tional commission, consisting of three | lights, gas, water and power companies or five members, appointed by thejand all other public service corpora- governor, to serve without pay, but}tions doing business in the state. whose expenses should be paid out of “The commision should also be given the general revenue fund. This is nec- authority to supervise the issuance of essary, to the end we may have one| stocks, bonds and other evidences of certain body whose duty it is to aid| indebtedness, and also be given the the educational department in keep-|further power and authority to ascer- ing pace with the educational necessi-|tain the value of the physical prop- ties of the times. Let the commission | erties of the public utilities coming study the problems and _ have its| within the provisions of the act. recommendations ready that we have} ‘“WORKINGMEN’S COMPENSA- the most intelligent legislative action.| TION LAW—With the growth and de- “The legislature should also provide} velopment of our transportation facil- an adequate system of rural’ high/|ities, factory system and industrial schools, in the maintenance of which | progress, and with the increase in the the state should contribute its just|/mumber of unskilled workmen about part. high power machinery, the necessities “Having established the rural high| demand the enactment of a working. schools, the law should provide that|men's compensation lay. : the high school graduates in both the; “The practical success of a working- rural and city schools who attain a|men’s compensation act depends upon certain grade should be given a cer | its simplicity,-definiteness, reasonable- _ tain class certificate to teach without |ness and compatibility with our state an examination—thus providing a re|and federal constitutions. Such « Jaw idard of e ney must rol in our eleemosynary in- to the end that the inmates or | ‘iary ‘Committee in both branches of improve | for » removal for such failures. r HIrees | "| vigorous presentation of the Gospel | smiles and handshakes all free at the must be fair an] Just, both to P&ninver jand employes. Committees 4\ppointed by the Jast Jegisiature have investi- ‘gated the subject uit no doubt are new ready to enact a proper law upon this subject. “COURT PROCDDURE—The Judic- this Assembiy should seriously con- sider the question of enacting legisla- ‘tion which will simplify gourt pro- cedure, really tend to bring about an earlier determination of litigation and reduce the ccst in both civil and criminal cases to the minimum, | “PARDON BOARD,—There should , be a Board of Pardons congisting of three members, whose duties should ‘be to consider the applicants for lexecutive clemency, and make recom- mendation to the governor in refer- ence thereto, and to, on their own account, grant paroles, “HOME RULE,—One of the vexing problems confronting every executive ministration of affairs in the large ¢ s by and through the police and € se Gflicers appointed by the governor, “I believe in the doctrine of local self-government. The enactment of home rule legislation, however, is a subject for the legislature a’one, I shall not attempt to hamper its legis- lation by advocating any specific kind home rule. | can only say that whatever reasonable legislation meets with the approval of the legislature upon the subject will meet with my approval. “PRIMARY ELECTIONS. — The state primary law affords an ample lopportunity for everyone to cast his ballot for those whom he may wish as party neminees, [am a strong ad- vocate of the state primary law be- ‘cause it more nearly approaches the real rule of the people. There are i several minor administrative defects in the law which should be perfected. It should further be made a felony any person or persons to print, distribute, circulate or use a copy or a facsimile of any ‘primary ticket, or any part therof, prior to or on primary election day, to.the end that combina- tions and slate-making may be pre- vented, “INSURANCE RATE would recommend that this 1ég! ture ap- point a committee to investigate the policy and labors of the In ince De- partment under the’ new law, and in reference to the matters in conten- tion, and report back to the body, that such actign may he taken by the legislature, if necessary, as will bring about the establishment of reasonable insurance rates. “LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The laws enacted by the legislature should be impartially enforced, and where an official enjoined. with this duty will- fully fails or refuses to act he should | be removed from office, and adequate ons should be made for such is the of =i “The law enacted in 1907 upon this This photograph of General Castro, former dictator of Venezuela, who is trying to enter the United States, was taken at Ellis [siand, where he hae been detained. GOV, MAJOR TAKES THE OATH MISSOURI EXECUTIVE FORMALLY INAUGURATED. Twelve. Hundred People Crowded Intc Hall of House of Representatives to See Ceremony, | ferson City, Jan, 14,—Elliott W is inaugurated governor ol} for a term of four y the presence of as many persons as could crowd into the hall of the house of representatives. instead of 80¢| people, as the arrangemenis commit } tee originally intended to have admit ted, 1,200 were present. The crowd Was all that the room would hold.! Never has there been such a demand for tickets, The pressure was some what lifted because of the fact that} the special train bearing the St. Louis delegation was held in that city twen ty-five or thirty minutes in order that “Dave” Francis, coming from Wash ington, could make connection with it The St. Louis crowd, or what few of subject is imperfect and_ inefficient, and should be so amended as to make the procedure simple, plain and effee- | tive. | “T have now addressed myself specifically to all the platform utter- ‘aices, and will later call the atténtion them could get in after they got here only saw the tall end of the cere monies, Kansas City supplied the noise for the inauguration. Captain Boyer’s bat. tery B fired the salute, Harry: Kelly’ band supplied the music and the mos ‘of the legislature again to some of | these subjects and to other matters | of public interest, in special messages, | land where I can treat the principles | ;and necessities for legislation more | [baa The Church With a Welcome. Rev. Claude S. Hanby will preach | | both morning and evening next Sun- |day. His morning topic will be, “Pulpit, Press and Pew.’”’ The even- ing address will have for subject, “The Palace of Forgetfulness.”” Our }pastor has been assisting Rev. Dr. ; Harvey Jones, pastor of First M. E. jchurch, Joplin, in meetings for the ; past two weeks. He will be back in full force with his genial manner and ; er, lieutenant governor; John M. Bar |for next Sunday’s service. Seats, | Ohio street M. E. church. i fa OS eM mie 4 VWillil rib! 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Deal state treasurer; John P. Gordon, state auditor, and Cornelius Roach, secre tary of state, After the oaths were administered Governor Major delivered his inaugu: ral address, ee ee, KILLED FOR SLAPPING A BOY A Man of Festus, Mo., Held for Shoot. ing Marshal of Crystal City. St. Louis, Jan, 14—David Dees, Jr., a young saloon keper of Festus, Mo., 89 miles south of St, Louis, is held When a woman suffering from some form of feminire disorder is told that an operation is necessary, it of course frightens her. The a surgeon’s health has been restored. These Two Women Prove Our Claim. Cary, Maine.—‘‘I feel it a duty I owe. to all suffering women to tell what Lydia E, Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound did for me. One yearago I found myself a terrible sufferer. I had pains in both sides and such a soreness | could scarcely staighten up at times. My back ached, I had no appetite and was so nervous I could not sleep, then I would be so tired mornings that I could scarcely get around. 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PEOPLES BANK BUTLER, MISSOURI The Bank on Which You Can Always Bank Hake an Early Start — ihat you may spend under $5,000 bond for shooting and killing George Barton, town marshal of Crystal City, near Festus, because Barton slapped Dees’ 16-year-old broth. er, The shooting took place in Dees’ saloon, Immediately after the tragedy, David Dees, Sr., a railroad conductor, locked the doors of the saloon and did not permit any of the witnesses to leave until the coroner had arrived and held an inquest. The inquest lasted nearly all day Sunday. The coroner’s verdict was premeditated homicide, Newspaper Men His Guests. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 13.—Gov- ernor Hadley entertained the newspa- per representatives at Jefferson City at a dinner at the mansion, this being his farewell function of this kind. There were eighteen or twenty gueste present. — A Salesman Caught on Ice. 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