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

IN favor OF unSeatlnS democrats on
technicalities but intimated that MEM
ber> elect not holding tax receipts
should be- unseated.
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
city will never be carried out.
Another union has sprung up. This
j. the bullfghters union. \ number of
the noted tOreadors of Spain have for
med this union for the purpose of boy
c"ttin@ the fierce bulls that come from
the southern part Of Spain. All those
belonging to the union have refused to
enter a fight where more than one of
these bulls are used. 1t is formed for
their mutual protection As more tOrea
dor> have been killed by these bulls
than any other kind. The older bull
lighters shake their heads and say that
the great sport has degraded to a mark
ed extent when the other fighters re-
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On December II there was held in
Mexico one of the greatest religious
festivals held during the year in that
country of innumerable festivals. This
was the festival held in GuadalOupe
in honor of the Virgin of GuadalOupe.
To this rich and poor from all over the
country make pilgrimage. and the
cars and roads leading into the little
town were crowded with the rich and
poor alike. The celebrations continue
all day. Booths are built in the streets
where many things are sold to the
visiting pilgrims The famous Holy
Well is situated here and it is crowded
all day with the simple Indians wish |
ing to have their ailments healed by
the blessed water.
Manuel. the boy King of Portugal.
accordin" to reports. is to marry Prin-
cess Victoria Louise. the only daughter |
of Kaiser Wilhelm. Negotiations have
already been begun. as the report goes.
between the courts of Lisbon and Pots
dam to link these two royal children.
neither of them is vet of legal
age. it is said the match seems to be
a love match. and Berlin is anxiOusly
awaiting the coming of the boy mon
arch who is to WOO the girl who will
probably sit on the throne with him.
This match if carried out will make a
Il rOng bond between the two countries
as the marriage of AlphOnsO
Of Spain with Victoria of England did
between those two countries.
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland sailed
into the port of Williemstad yesterday
towing the Venezuelan coast guardship.
AliX, with the Dutch flag flying and
Dutch crew on board. The Gelderland
.aptured the Alix off Puerto Cabello
The seizure of the AliX was
N accordance with the plans of the Hol-
and Government when instructions
we're issued to the three Dutch war
hips now i'm those waters to make a
off the coast of Venezu-
la and to capture any Venezuelan
they might find. 1t is not
hought that the Venezuelans will fire
N the Dutch warships in the absence
# President Castro. In view of the |,
act that Venezuela has scarcely any
lavy. the Dutch ships hold the Nene-
uclan ports at their mercy. ,
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf in Il sermon
elivered in the Kenescth Israel Tenn
he in Philadelphia. made the statement
hat the divorce courts are really
the standard of morality
n this country He said that there y
no occasion to be alarmed at the re-
cnt census report showing that one
ut of every twelve marriages in this .
Duntry resulted in divorce. The wOm- ::
n in this country he declared were ;,
aising the standard of morality by re- :;
using to live with husbands who live ,
vii lives. Freer divorce laws. accord
~ to Rabbi KrauskOpf, would better
he lax morality of Europe. There are
cry few Sociologists. however, who
ill agree with this statement. Ac-
,rding to statistics compiled by Pro-
,ssor Wilcox, if the present yearly in t.
ease in divorces continues. in few q
ears one-half of all the marriages in q
his country will result in divorce. a
merica today has more divorces than s.
II the other civilized countries. it
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