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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

INVITATIONS have been received in
Columbia to the wedding of Miss
Virginia Florence Yancey and Ralph
Scott Hamilton at the First Baptist
church in Mexico, Mo-. Tuesday even
ing. Dec. %, at $50 o'clock Both are
former students of the University of
Missouri. After Feb. l, MIR. and Mrs.
Hamilton will be at home at Lind,
Wash. where Mr.. Hamilton is an at
tOrney.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
Fellow Sufferers.

Yes. I was at the play last night
i could hear well enough. but couldn't
see.'
Hat
No"
Post
No. Broken eyeglasses"
That's nothing. ] was at the play
myself. I could see well enough. but |
couiun't hear anything"
Too far away"
No"
Cold in your head
No. Box party. Chicago Tribune.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

building 1t was so well built that it
is in good condition today.
A visitor thinks that the columns on
the quadrangle are picturesque but
they have come so to dominate the
place and to embody its very spirit till
to the student and alumnus they mean
more than the picturesque.
At the end of the campus are Two
rustic bridges and the graduate from
the sixties who returns. tells of a SUI
per>tition that to meet girl for the
first time on one of those bridge, was
to meet ones fate. Perhaps the dan
ger has made them fall somewhat into
disuse.
Read Hall. the Gymnasium. and some
of the homes i'm WestmOunt represent
in their modern way the picturesque
Columbia of the future.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
White Quail in Illinois.

At the risk of being accused of ma
ture taking Robinson contributes its
quota to freak literature. Two white
quail have lived here for some time,
and O. /. Gordon of Gordon Station
shot one of them and intends to have
it mounted.
The birds were beautiful. but aside
from the white shade We're not different
from other quail.-Robinson Correspon-
dence of st. Louis Times.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

one of the first considerations of the
more ambitious and energetic young
men. The school for the farmer will
serve not only to make him more sue
cessful but it. will bring its greatest
benefit to country life by putting an
educational value upon it and placing
il on "A par with other professional
callings.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
Reflections of a Bachelor.

A girl can he sentimental even about
the way she puts salt in the soup.
A woman wants to dictate the way
her husband parts his hair even when
he hasn't any to part.
The only thing that makes man
feel more nervous than rumors of bank
failures is to have the Christmas season
draw near.-New York Life.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
Lunch together.

To the Editor of the University Missourian:
The Saturday luncheon of the alumni
of the University of Missouri. which
is held in st. Louis every week is one
o: the best ways of keeping up the
Missouri Spirit" All members of the
| University of Missouri alumni associ-
alton in st. Louis meet every Saturday
at certain restaurant downtown and
lunch together. This practice should
be followed in every city of the state
where there are alumni of the Univer
sity of Missouri S.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS

The annual report of the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue shows thai
Missouri is the greatest tobacco pro
ducing state. The quantity of tobacco
produced during the fiscal year which
ended June 30 was 1l.2l2.2l2 pounds
5.000.0O0 pounds more than was pro
duced by North Carolina. the nearest
competing state.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

house. The road winds in and out
among the hills and is favOrite walk
of the youth of the town. There is an
old tradition to the effect that any
man and maiden will find the psychOlOg-
ical moment on the third drive past the
ROchepOrt toll gate.
Columbia has Lovers Leap. of
course. This romantic spot is out past
the golf links where the IIinksOn winds
in and out in the valley below.
Lovers Leap unfortunately has no love
story connected with it - at least
none that has been told. A little way
farther on is Balanced Rock. which
awakcs none of the feeling of disap-
pointment that does its celebrated or
i@inal.
The courthouse which is soon to be
torn down is Columbia's most pic
turesque as well as its most historic
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

Attorney General IIadley made a
statement yesterday relative to propOs-
ed contests in the lower house of the
General Assembly to unseat Democrats
in that body. He said that he is not
in favor of unseating Democrats on
technicalities but intimated that mem
berS elect not holding tax receipts
should be unseated.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

j. 4. Kurtz. a former Tiger. who has
been dangerously Ill with typhoid fever
in Kansas City for several weeks. is
slightly improved and hope is now en-
trrtained for his recovery.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
No Holidays Here.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
Everyone had holiday but the stu
dents i'm Journalism. This is excellent
preparation for the hours that Il re-
porter will have to expect.
ONE OF THEM.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

@OLUMBIA with its migratiOns Of
students is rich in traditions that
have gathered around certain ia
miliar places. A few stately homes re-
mind one of the days before the war
when the University was in its infancy
and the men who built those houses
went to the legislature and fought for
the University.
On Broadway the Willis place with
its wide lawn and its colonial archi-
lecture is one of these homes. On the
Providence Road are other homes
which belong to this period. Out on
the Ashland gravel road is the home of
Marshall Gordon. From the crest of
the hill the house looks down on the
road which skirts the place The sur
rounding stone wall and gateway are
in harmony with the dignity of the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
VARSITY NOTES

Frank Forrest of Clark, Mo-. is in
the Parker Memorial Hospital with
appendicitis.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

Subscribe now for the University
Missourian. delivered or mailed to any
address until June, 1909, for $50.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
Show Me Spirit.

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
Although DIR. A. Ross Hill j. Ca
madam by birth. and has attended
school and taught in both Nebraska
and New York. he seems to have the
Missouri ''ShOw Me" spirit. in sufii-
cient degree for the most exacting citi-
zen of the "ShOw Me" state p.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15
VIE POINTS

tThe University Missourian invites contri-
buttons. not to exceed 200 words on matters
Of University interest. The name Of the
writer should accompany such letters. but will
not be printed unless desired The Univer-
sity Missourian does not express approval nor
dsapproval OF these communications by print
ing them.l
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

Following the resignation Of Judge
Wallace and the discharge of the Grand
Jury Saturday, everything was open in
Kansas City Sunday except the saloons.
Barber shops pool halls and cigar stores
which had been closed by Judge Wal
lace on Sundays were wide open. 1t
seems that these reforms that he tried
to make in the interest of better
citv will never he carried out
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

ID. f. Killam, graduate of the Uni
versity of Missouri, a practicing law
yer of Troy, Mo-, writes: Il feel that
it is impossible to get along without
the University NIissourian."
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-15

United States Senator Charles j.
Hughes. Jr, of Denver. Colo, is one of
the new subscribers to the University
NIissOurian. with a pleasant word of
reorganization upon the attractiveness
of the newspaper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
GETS NO REDUCTION.
Rock Island Refused a Decrease in
Assessment.

The state tax commission today re-
jected the application or the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railway for a
$1O,000,000 reduction in the assessed
valuation of that railroads Kansas
property.
The tax commission fixed $53.07S,-
11S as the value of all the Rock
Island property in Kansas. This was
at the rate of s49.76s per mile. The
Rock Island filed an application for
a reduction. on the ground that the
real estate of the company was as
sessed at a higher rate than other
real estate along the line. H. U.
Nudge, vice president, said that the
value of the property should be re-
duced $4,000 per mile, which would
mean a reduction of about 10000, 900
for the state
After an examination of the
evidence offered by the railroad COM
pany, the tax commission announced
today that there is nothing to war
rant the board in making any change
in their original action. The COM
mission sets forth that 1t examined
the property of the company care
fully when making up the assessment
and is of the opinion that the Rock
Island property Is assessed equitably
as compared with other railroad prop
erty and property generally in the
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
MORE MORSE MIDDLE.
.EOrmer OF Rcdals Tell Of Loose Bank
ing Methods.

New York, Oct. 22.-Miss K. A.
Wilson, private stenographer OF Chas.
W. Morse, a nd whose name already
has been gtvell prominent place In the
court proceed ingS in connection with
q series of loa ms by the National Bank
of North America was in the court
room where proceedings were begun.
The first witness called was Adolph
Radow, the former assistant cashier of
the National Bank of North America.
Radow had been on the stand before.
He was examined today with refer
ence to 430 shares of bank stock pur-
chased in small lots by Primrose and
Braun and paid for with unsecured
notes of Miss K. A. Wilson. which
were deposited with the National Bank
of North America.
Mr.. Radow was questioned at length
regarding the purchase of the 43O
shares of bank stock. the evident in
tentfon of the prosecution being to
show that practically all the employees
in the bank knew the details of the
large loans made to Miss Wilson.
That certain sums of money which
should have gone into the Golfers of
the National Bank of America were
instead diverted toe the New Amster-
dam bank and applied to the Wilson
loan was the substance of testimony
given by former Cashier e. b. Wire
Of the National Bank of North Amer
lea, who followed Radow on the stand.
He said that in 1906 he heard Curtis
tell Morse that the National Bank of
North America was about to receive
a check from the New York Contract
ing company for percentage of that
corporations profits in connection
with certain "New Haven improve
ments" This, Mr.. Wire continued.
the bank received in addition to the
usual discount of per cent and all
under an arrangement effected by Mr..
Morse, the contracting company evil
IDENTIFY having given the bank share
of the New Haven improvements
profts. besides the discount pre-
MUM to secure the loan from the
bank to carry on the work. Mr.. Cur
tbs. Mr. Wire said, had at once sug-
gested that the check when received
be applied to the wilson" loan in the
New Amsterdam bank. The former
cashier said that accordingly under
the orders of Morse he had so used
the check when 1t came.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
MARRIED IN TOPEKA.
Charles Milton Roblee Sued for Di-
vorce in New York.

New York. Oct. 2s.-Charles Milton
Roblee, proprietor of the Hotel Barth-
o1di, Twenty-third street and Broad
way, failed to appear either in person
or by counsel at the trial of his wife's
suit for absolute divorce. which was
begun Thursday before Judge Dayton
in the supreme court. At the trial Mrs.
Roblee testified that she has been sep
arated from her husband for some time.
She waived all claim for alimony and
asked only that she be given custody
of the children and be privileged to re-
sumo her maiden name.
One of the children. boy, is 20 years
old. The youngest. a girl, IA years old.
The Roblees were married in Topeka
IN 1888.
Gilbert Hawkins. a hallboy at the Ho-
tel Bartholdi. testified that In 1906 he
was called to a suite on the second floor
of the hotel, where he was met at the
door by Mr.. Roblee. who gave him an
order for a bottle of wine. On return
ing, he said, he saw through the por-
there's Mr.. Roblee and a woman whom
he described as of the blonde type. Mrs.
Roblee is a brunette. Judge Dayton
will render decision later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
ElKINS DODGES NEATLY.
Knows Nothing of His Daughter
Engagement.

Turin, Oct 23.-The duke of the
Abruzzi arrived here today. He called
upon his brother, the count of Turin
who has just returned from London
and later upon Queen Marguerite. who
has recently returned here from Paris
There is a reason to believe that the
date of the dukes marriage to a
daughter of a United States senator
has not yet been fixed.
Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 23.-In an ex-
tended conversation over the long dis
lance telephone with United States
Senator Stephen B. Elkins. at Elkins'
w. Va, today. the Associated Press
made a number of pointed inquiries
concerning the reported engagement
of his daughter. Miss katnarlhe Ell
kins and the duke of the Abruzzi.
The attempt, however. to either Sc
cure a confirmation or denial was I'M
successful Senator Elkins reiterated
|emphatically, too, his previous con-
versations to the Associated Press
that 1--WE don't know anything about
the natter
Pressed for a definite statement re-
garding the alleged engagement the
senator said:
at cannot make a statement con-
corning this matter. Myself and fam
lily wish to maintain our ATTITUDE OF
refraining to discuss the affair.
"But, senator, stories about the en-
gagement are becoming more numer-
Gus daily" he was informed.
81 know they are" he replied
That's just the trouble. A malorlIy
of them, I believe, are pure 1nven-
tons All kinds of reports are being
manufactured both in Europe and
America. Why, if 1 attempted to an
swer all the telephone calls ana teie,
grams concerning the matter
fused to talk to you; in fact, you are
about the only one with whom l dc
| talk about this matter. For your sake
I am sorry 1 can not give you some.
thing worth while to publish. L woulc
| if 1 could, but as I have said to yot
MANY times before there is nothing
can say. AS said before the storie:
are, must be, pure inventions
Eyes, senator, but they all tend tc
the one end That is eventually there
will be marriage" he was toid-
'I know they do, but we DON'T know
anything about that he said.
"What are the latest reports?" hi
asked. News don't get to Elkin'
very fast
! is arranging his affairs TO come to thi:
country within a short time
at is said two italian warships will
! escort the duke. and his bride t.
Italy"
| Senator EIlxins laughed.
what else?"
also. when you visit italy after tn
/ marriage. you viii be given the it'll
| of chevalier of Annunciade
| This last information seemed u
strike the senator as a joke and NJ
| laughed heartily He was also IN
| Gould of New York. had beef
selected as one of the birdesma aids ant
/ he ended the conversation by saying:
! "I don't know a thing about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23

Guide-What do you think of that? Isn't
it magnificent view? Miss Blassay-l
must confess my disappointment. But then
(apologetically). I've seen postals OF the
place. you know.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23

WAS the money due the bank?" In
terrupted Judge Hough.
Yes" replied Mr.. Wire
And you applied 1t to the debt of an
individual customer in another bank?"
continued Judge Hough.
Yes"
And under the personal orders of
Mr.. Morse?"
Mr.. Wire said he was unable to sep
arate the various conversations he had
had with Mr.. Morse on that subject,
obeying orders of Mr.. Morse that he
had sent the check to the New Amster-
dam bank.
The methods employed by Morse to
finance his gigantic steamship combi-
nation was taken up by the prosecu-
ton. Irving G.. Douglass, a loan clerk
employed by the Knickerbocker Trust
company. the next witness, identified a
$1,000 bond of the consolidated steam
ship lines. This bond, he said, was
one of 800 similar bonds pledged with
the Knickerbocker Trust company, as
collateral for a loan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
Mortgaged Mule to Auto.

Kokomo, Ind, Oct 23.-At Lafayette
while riding to the speakers stand,
Judge Taft had this note thrust into
his hand by a well dressed man:
Mr.. Taft: Twelve years ago drove
a mortgaged mule to this city to hear
Mr. Bryan speak. Today came in my
own automobile to hear you. Can you
guess who I am going to vote for?"
Before reaching Frankfort, Mr.. Taft
addressed a crowd of workmen at the
shops of the Clover Leaf road. He re-
called the time when he said he had
-un the Glover Leaf as a judge on the
bench, through a receiver appointed by
himself. Frankfort turned out en-
masse to hear the candidate. He spoke
briefly and remained on the car plat
form while Senator Hemenway made
a speech. Mayor Bookwalter of In
dianapolis, Joined the party at Lafay-
cite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
TO USE THE BILL BOARD,
Republicans VIII Go Democrats One
Better.

The story that the Democratic state
central committee had secured a mon
opoly on the billboards of the state
seems to have been premature. Roy
Crawford, manager of the Topeka Bill
posting company, which controls all the
local billboards. this morning received
word from the Thompson Briggs
agency of Chicago saying that some
large posters from the Republican ma
tional committee were on their way to
Topeka to be posted on the local bill
boards. This agency makes contracts
for all the bill boards of this section of
the country. No one man or firm can
secure a monopoly on the billboards in
any town, and they are open to every
one.
Mr.. Crawford says the billboards- in
Topeka are extensive enough to accom-
modate all either party will post, and
that all will be posted. In some places
probably there will be posters from
both parties stuck up side by side. The
Republicans have the advantage in that
their posters are more than twice as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23

large as the Democratic and can be as
easily read as the headlines in a Den
yer newspaper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
Sirronjo to Leave.
Madame

The appearance of Madame
Sirronje, the handcuff queen, at the
Majestic theater tomorrow night, will
be her last one in America. She will
leave Sunday for New York city,
from which point she will set sail for
Liverpool sometime next week She
has signed three year contract with
the Moss & Stol1 circuit of England
for a three years tour. j. w. Norton
her manager says that they will
probably remain. abroad for several
seasons, and when she returns
Madame Sirronje will have something
better than ever in her line. And
Sfrronje, by the way, is one of the few
vaudeville stars touring this circuit
that can afford to carry a manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
ALL ON LOOK GUT.
Robbers Who Shot Jeweler Drop Out
of Sight

New York, Oct. 23.-Every patrol
man and plain clothes man on the
New York police force is searching
today for the daring robbers who last
night shot Maurice Tannenholz, after
robbing the jewelry store of B. Tan
nenholz in Lexington avenue of dia-
monds valued at $4,000. The police
are still hopeful that some clew may
be obtained from the driver of the
taxicab in which the men escaped.
Every chauffeur employed by the New
York Taxfcab company will be sub
jected to a searching examination by
the police. Tannenholz who was
taken to a hospital Immediately after
the shooting last night, was reported
to be somewhat better, but still in a
serious condition today. Only one
of the three bullets which entered his
abdomen has been found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
TO BUILD THEM
Awarded Contract for 100000 to Re-
construct Santa Fe Shops.

G. A. Fellows, the former Topeka
contractor, who now lives at Los An
geles. Cal, has been given the con-
tract for the rebuilding of the shops
and roundhouse at Amarillo, Texas,
which were destroyed by fire last
Sunday morning. The contract calls
for an outlay of 500, 600 for the work.
Mr.. Fellows will commence his work
by the LIST of December and the build
ings will be rushed to an early COM
pletion. The loss to the Santa Fe
from the first was in the neighbor-
hood of 5000, 900, several engines be-
ing in the ruins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
Chickweed vendors of Paris.

The vender of chickweed in Paris Is
a we'll known figure. The sellers are
numerous, and their cry is one of the
most noteworthy of those that resound
in the morning in the streets of the
French capital.
According to the Bulletin des Halles,
there are about 100, 900 canaries in the
capital and the daily consumption of
chickweed is estimated at $4,000. This
sum looks very large, but it only allows
a PENN for each bird. Be that as it
may, a Paris contemporary points out
that goodly portion Of land between
Suresnes and Courbevoie is set aside
for the cultivation of the weed.-Lon-
don Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23

Ing. All trains are delayed, with serv-
Ice on ST. Louis & San Francisco to the
southwest annulled. The Missouri,
Kansas & Texas and Fort Smith &
Southern tracks are under water at
many places. The oil fields in this part
Of the state are still badly crippled as
a result of the high water The Tulsa
waterworks plant is threatened and a
gang of men is busy building dykes
around it, Shady mountain park in
Tulsa is under 10 feet of water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
still Raining at Tulsa.

Tulsa Okla, Oct. 23--Rain still fell In
Tulsa today, marking the NTH consec-
utfve day of almost incessant rain. Fol-
lowing a heavy hail and wind storm
last night the temperature fell 40 de-
grees. The Arkansas river here fell
two feet from O'Clock to midnight last
night. but today had risen again to the
highest point reached yesterday and
at noon was still coming up. Much de-
bris is passing here in the Arkansas
A four room house went by this morn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
WANTS THE ROADS.
Cleveland Railway Management De-
mands Traction Lines.

Cleveland, O., Oct. 23.-Secretary
Henry w. Davies of the Cleveland
Railway company made demand
upon President A. B. Dupont of the
Municipal Traction company, that the
railway property be turned over to the
Cleveland Railway company at once
President Dupont replied stating he
would do nothing until after a meeting
of the municipal directors which will
be held at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23

am sorry 1 can't give you something.
However, when there is anything go
ing on 1 am going to call you on the
telephone at Pittsburg and give it to
YOU"