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University Missourian., 1908-10-13
COMPULSORY SUFFRAGE.

The st. Louis grand jury which invcs
tigatcd the charges of election fraud gave
compulsory suffrage as one of the rene
dies which it believed necessary for the
determination of fraud i'm elections. II is
easy to see that names of men who are
registered as voters but who do not vote
can be assumed by other persons and n
fraudulent ballot be cast Most of these
cases. however. are due to death Or to
the removal of the voter and this source
Of trouble could he overcome by the
enactment and enforcement of strict
registration laws and frequent canvasses
No compulsory suffrage law could be
made effective without the prescribing of
strict penalties: and these penalties
would come much nearer the source of
the evil if they were directed toward
election judges and persons guilty OF
fraud. The passage of laws affecting
all voters to get at the men who i'm
pcrsonate ncn-voters is a rather round
ahout method.
II some method could he devised
whereby the honest thoughtful vote OF
every man would be recorded the meas
ure would doubtless he worthy one;
but compulsory suffrage does not meet
the requirements. A man who is com
pelled to vote in many cases will not
express his opinion. The law might force
voting but it could not force thinking
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
Col. Turner S. Gordon SAYS
Burning Train Was
Like Meteor.

/ That burning train was one of the
most aweinspiring sights that l eveI
saw" said Col. T. $. Gordon, proprietor
of the Gordon Hotel. in discussing the
memorable Centralia massacre. which Oc-
CURED Sept. p, 1864, and of which Col.
Gordon is now probably the only sur
yivOr.
We were returning from st. Louis.
and had almost reached Centralia, when
the train came to sudden stop, and
several armed men appeared at the doors
and windows of the cars, and ordered
everybody to march out and line up.
Frank James in Gang.
In the rear coach were twenty three
Union soldiers from st. Louis, return
ing to their homes on furloughs. and
they received the first attention of the
gueril!a-, for this the 'hOld-up' men
proved to be. There were more than 200
in the gang, and they We're under the
command OF capt. Bill Anderson. and
several other minor leaders, including
Frank James. The union soldiers were
lined up along the railroad, and after be-
ing stripped of everything of value, in
cluding most of their clothing. they We're
shot to death one by one
Then the g,ierrillas, turned their at
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
!, ONE SURVIVOR OF CENTRALIA
MASSACRE DESCRIBES TRAGED1
Frank James Was One of !,
Guerillas Who Slew zoo
Union Soldiers.

toward Moberly. Fortunately. the -
was exhausted before it reached -
point. and it came to a stop and -
entirely consumed by the harnes. =.
guerrillas then pii!agei CenCraIia a.,
which they camped for the night On ~.
prairie two miles east OF that pla..
Meanwhile the news OF the mas..-s
had reached the ears OF Col. .Job,.s,-
who commanded a company OF l5on
ion soldiers encamped at sturgeon -
he hurried to Centralia. To stop fr.,
blOodshed, and avenge the death NJ -.
murdered union soldiers.
= Troop of Soldiers Slain.
Col Johnston was brave. self-eo
fident leader, and. Understanding n.
strength OF the guerril!as. he att..h.s.
them without preparation. and was
ticed into a trap. His entire force -.
killed as a second edition oil the mem.
able Centralia massacre.
Few people know of. or can apnr..
ciate, the stirring times of those d.,,s
concluded Col. Gordon. Boone cou,e.
was on the border between the north ,,a
south, and was during almost the
tire ware infested with guerrillas. bu,,.
whackers, and marauders. and th.n
were constant occurrences of violence
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
NAMING BUILDINGS.

One thing seems to be lacking at the
University of Missouri The buildings
do not have names of their own but are
called by the professions they represent.
When we read of the beautiful col
leges at Oxford which have stood for
hundreds of years, we are struck by the
beauty of their names. Magdalen, Oriel,
Trinity, BalioI, IIertfOrd, Exeter, and
Queens are the names of some of the
most popular, and each has some special
mark of beauty to distinguish it from
the rest.
At the University of Missouri only the
DormitOries are named-Lathrop and
Benton Halls for men, Read Hall for
women. The new Y. w. C. A. Home will
doubtless he named for some distin-
guisbed woman such as Frances Willard
OF Margaret Sangster.
We lack the love for college buildings
which is so noticeable at the Old World
Universities. But if the buildings were
given appropriate names the student
would think more fondly of them as
every day realities, and the alumnus az
pleasant memories. Take for example
the Law Building. It could be named
for Blackstone, or the first Dean of the
College, or the man most influential in
securing its location here. The trouble
would be not in the dearth of satisfac-
tory names, but in selecting the best
ones
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

tentiOn to the passengers OF the train
and ordered them to give up everything
of value they possessed, after which
they searched the train, robbed the ex-
press car, and fired the eight coaches.
Pointing a pistol at the head of the
engineer, the leader ordered him to put
on full steam ahead, and then jump
from the cab.
Flaming Train Like Meteor.
The engineer did as he was ordered,
and soon the entire train, like gigan
tic meteor, was flying across the prairie
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
ALUMNI NOTES
FROM ST. LOUIS

fStudents and faculty, former stu
dents and alumni, when in st. Louis
should remember the st. Louis alumni
luncheon at Lippe's restaurant, Eighth
and Olive streets. Luncheon every
Saturday from IL 80 to 1.30 p. m.)
OdOn Guitar, Jr., is in New York this
week.
T. II. Rogers, with the St. Louis
Times.
Among those at the last regular lun-
cheOn We're:
General Smith, with the United
Railways, wire department.
Simon Frank, advertising department,
the Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.
F. C. Donnell and W. T. Nardin are
out of town this week, campaigning.
Charles F. Krone, Republican nominee
for state senator in the Twenty ninth
District.
Claud Pearcy, practicing law in the
wainwright building, is out of town this
week on business
{. b. Davis, formerly student director
of athletics. now practicing law in the
building.
Frank Bullivant, Eng. 'O7, with Wag-
ner Electrical Co., has returned to st.
Louis after spending his vacation at his
home in Poplar Bluff. He also visited
in Columbia.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

form. There is room in the Americas
metropolis for only one university:
Il have had direct testimony iron
benefactors of our university that pr
tizans of one or other of our older -
richer neighbors have argued with thsA
upon the unwisdom OF their helping :
younger and poorer competitor. ."
nothing worse could happen to the -
rious churches than to reestablish =
church trust of five hundred years sln'ss NJ
Nothing worse could happen to tn
universities within a hundred miles =
this city than to make such Viz
trust of them as to forbid four
university from competing by starvHs
it out. It would simply create .
action that would lead to extreme me-
ures to establish universities under
direction and control of the State o.
city. I want our neighbor univerns :
to whom I wish only good, to we'eas
our efforts and bid us godspeed ~
Literary Digest.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
ATHLETES CLOTHES


The discharge of the Brooklyn track
athletes arrested for running in public
in scant apparel with only warning by
the Magistrate to go where sensitive
women won't see you" leaves us with
out judicial ruling on a question OF
propriety.
The excuse advanced that similar ap-
parel is ''worn in the presence of thou
sands at the big athletic meets" applies
with equal force to chorus girls tights.
the wearing of which on Broadway would
cOngest traffic. The even more abbre-
waited garments of rowing men. entire
ly proper at New London or Pou.hkcep-
sic, would hardly be in place in boat
on the Central Park lane. The athletes
might also have pleaded that the Olym-
pic contestants appeared before English
royalty as scantily clad to receive prizes
from Queen Alexandra.
We are much more sgucamish than
foreigners in such matters The swim
ming trunks worn by men bathers at
Continental beaches would be cause for
arrest at Rockaway. The sight of men
and women bathcrs waltzing in the surf
at an English resort, recently the sub
lect of illustration in the London Gra-
phic, would scandalize Asbury Park.
Centuries of conventions in clothes have
had their effect on the abstract view of
the nude. and nation which questioned
the decency of Greenough's 'Cherubs"
still cherishes strong convictions of pro
priety.-New York World.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
ABOUT Wells

Listen to the varieties of wells which
are now worn. There is the Princess
veil, the Lady Anne veil, the Tosca
Drape veil, the Dorothy Vernon hood,
the Circular veil, the Egyptian veil, also
the velvet. chenille, square spot, hair.
line mesh, chiffon cloth, marquisette and
the French hood
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

Here are some of the new colors and
shades: Canard, Peacock, Natter, King
fisher. Mediterranean, Dark Olive, Stone
Green. Bottle Green, Garnet, Wine, Old
Reds, Vieux Rose, Wood Rose, Mulberry,
Cedar. Heliotrope, Wistaria, Peche, Apri-
cot, Beige, London Tan, Bisque, Maize,
Copper Catawba, Modore, Taupe, Ele-
phant. Maltese. French Gray.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

The College of Agriculture of the Uni
versity of Missouri shows a marked in
crease in enrolment. With such prize
winning advertisement as il receives at
the State Fairs, new records may be ex-
pected next year.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

The legislative appropriations for the
state of Illinois for the University were
$S76.25l.45 in 1901; Sl,229, ,549.l6 in
1903; 81 ,495,626l6 in 1905; s2.3l9.O25.42
in 1907
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
Poverty-And Love.

Poverty bought our little lot.
Flooded with daisy blooms:
Poverty built our little cot,
And furnished all its rooms:
Yet Peace leans over Labor's chair,
Joys at the fireside throng,
While up and down. on Poverty's
stair.
Love sings the whole day long"
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
To Give Delight.

When thou wishest to give thyself
delight, think of the excellences of those
who live with thee: for instance, of the
energy of one. the modesty of another,
the liberal kindness of third.-MAR-
Gus AURELLUS.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

Frost has ripened the persimmon and
the possum. These moonlight nights
are suited for hunting Mr. Possum on
the rocky hillside and in rich bottoms.
The sport is invigorating. The game
when Drowned with sweet potatoes is
a feast for king. Call the dogs,
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

To drive a nail it is necessary to have
a good hammer and strong arm. An
other nail for better railroad facilities
for Columbia has been driven. Let's
apply strong arms and more nails, and
everybody hammer away"
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
More Money for Schools.

The New York Board of Educatsee
has asked for $33,OOO,OO for the Nsv'
York public schools for the next yeaE.
an increase of more than S6,000pOe.
Superintendent Maxwell stated that ~
cost in the high schools was $90W
pupil and in the college of the city d
New York 1929 a pupil.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
ABOUT SCHOOLS
OF JOURNALISM
nEYTON STEGER, one of the editm
of The Worlds Work, writes fron
New York City:

Il have just received Vol. l, No. L
OF the University Missourian and It La
interested me very much. Will ycu
please have my name put on the mailise
list instead of sending it to the editor
Of the Worlds Work. l take plessm.
in adding the Department of Journals
to our exchange list of the WorHt
Work. This house is particularly n.
terested in the work that you are doing,
If We can be of assistance to you st
any time We shall be glad to hear iron
you"
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
The Steaming American.

The summers over. Back we come
The tall. the short. the fat. the thin
And in our super heated homes
hot weather will begin.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
and an unprepared ballot is little better
than q fraudulent ballot.

% 11O0'0 "O'"N'
than q fraudulent ballot.
a man may have good reason for not
voting. If he hasn't the chances are that
he viii invent one II he is fined or i'm
prisoned he will denounce the law as an
instrument of oppression and will make
himself believe that he is justified in
evading it.
While we wish the grand jury all sue
cess in combating fraud in elections, we
hardly think it is time for compulsory
suffrage.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

Earnest H. Pierce, editor of the Jour
nal, Revere, Massachusetts,, publishes
half column account OF the work beng
done by the Department of Journalin
OF the University of Missouri.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

Mrs S. A. Smoke and sister. Miss
Margaret Trimble. returned Saturday
from st. Louis where they have been
visiting the formers daughter. Susie.
who is attending Sacred Heart convent
there.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

The new College of Education at Ohio
State University has an enrolment Of
twenty-eigh students. This is its see-
ond year. In the first year eleven stu
dents were enrolled.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

Edward Beatty, principal of the War
rensburg High School, writes: The
University Missourian is arriving daily
at our high school. We thank you vey
much for sending it to us. It is ven
gotten up and is full of school spirit
and student life"
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

Sixty University students, who may
never become journalists, are studying
Journalism.-Ashland Bugle.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

Miss Jessie Stemmons writes fron
Carthage: "We have just received COP
les of the University Missourian and
placed them on our reading tables n
the Carthage High School library. We
greatly appreciate your courtesy in
sending them"
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

Mrs. F. w. Ncidermeyer has gone t,
st. Louis for weeks visit.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

+. l.. Liebing, President of Blees Aih-
tary Academy, writes to the University
Mlssourian, his appreciation of this ps-
per.
University Missourian., 1908-10-13
SOCIETY

ISIS MARGARET TRIMBLE will
entertain Wednesday afternoon
in honor of Miss Sallie Pierce
whose marriage to Mr. W. H. Guitar will
occur soon. Five hundred will be
played.
Mrs. +. II. Guitar has returned from
Marshall where she has been visiting the
last week
University Missourian., 1908-10-13

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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03

Under the Roosevelt tutelage ey-
cry dinky Washington department
has turned to the issuance of bull
letins for the instruction of the dear
people. The mails are daily bur-
dened with tons of this stuff. issued
principally for the purpose of attract
ing the attention 10 the notoriety
seeking heads of the publishing de-
partments There are. of course, ex-
ceptions to prove the rule. This is
particularly true with reference TO
the geological survey and some other
divisions organized along similar
lines. However, it appears that the
lesser lights, such as the fellows en-
ployed to put up arguments for the
forestry bureau, which have been
freely distributed as ready made
copy lOT the eouutfy press anu "hiSh
have for their real object the main
tenance in fat jobs of considerable
army of administration retainers, are
eating up the funds which should go
to the really meritorious government
publications. The editors of most of
these have announcements out that
they are without sufficient funds to
keep their work up and get out their
reports with regularity, If at all 1t
is to be hoped the next administra-
tion will trim verbosity and notori-
ETY. seeking from the top of the tree
TO the bottom
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03
CAN STAND THE STRIKE.
Operators Have Enough Coal i'm Stor-
age Ia Last THREE Months.

KANSAS CITY, April South
western mine owners are well pre-
pared TO stand the strike of the 49,
600 coal miners of Missouri, Kansas
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, ac-
cording to a statement made here to-
day by Charles S. Keith, one of the
leading operators in this part of the
country. He expressed the opinion
that the Operators association would
agree 70 a conference to try and reach
terms of settlement of the differences.
Mr.. Keith declared that they have
big supplies of coal on hand, suffi-
cient to last at least 80 days, the
mines having run nearly full time
for the past 10 months. The rail-
ways also are amply provided with
fuel.
Asked the probable outcome of the
meeting next Tuesday of the Coal
Operators association, he said the ac-
tion that would he taken at that
time is problematieal. Ii is likely.
however. that the association would
extend authority to the executive
committee to meet the miners in a
conference and try 10 agree on the
terms of contract
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03

rich ore bodies in the mines OF To-
nopah.
Although the extreme easterly
workings of the MacNamara Com
pany's ground show up an excellent
body of ore, no work is being done
there owing to the Injunction suit of
the West End. Taken all in all, the
showing in the MacNamara is excel
lent.
The ore shipments over the 'iono-
pah & Goldfield railroad for the
week C insisted of 104 tons from the
MacNa.nara. 90 tons from the Tono-
pah Extension and so tons from the
West End The Tonopah company
sent 2.050 tons. the Belmont COM
pany CSC tons. the Montana-Tono-
pah loo tons, the Jim Butler loo
tons, and the Midway $50 tons 10
the mills. making the total shipments
for the week 1853 tons. valued al
over s95. 900.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03

Haywood is now In the east with
a TRADE against capital, red-mouth-
ed, red flag, dime novel grafton. The
est, upright miners of the west.
good, hearty American citizens, and
has gone to the slums of Chicago to
surround himself with those of his
own type. The west has no use for
him and the east cannot outlaw him
too quickly for its own good.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03
TONOPAH'S WEEK s95. 900.


TONOPAH, April during the
past 10 days work In the mine has
been somewhat retarded owing to the
changing over of the power, but ev-
erything started up full swing last
"Wednesday night under the new
power, which is about Is per cent
faster than the old. Full shifts are
now at work on all levels of the Miz-
pah and Silver Top claims, and the
usual amount of ore is being hoisted
daily and sent TO the mill.
Everything is running in first class
shape In the Belmont since the new
power was connected up last week,
and the work on the different levels
is being pushed as fast as man and
machinery can do 1t. On the 700
foot level the south crosscut is now
out a distance of 423 feet, and no
time will be lost in sending this
crosscut south until the veins opened
up on the 500 foot level are encoun-
tered. Already some quartz carry
ing fair values has been cut, but no
work done on 1t as yet. A raise Is
being sent up from the 500 foot level
to connect with the workings on the
700 foot level. This raise has fol-
lowed the vein up now for distance
of so feet, which shows an average
of three feet of gold milling ore for
the entire distance.
The developments this week in the
property have been of most en-
couraging nature, not only to the
management, but to all those who
are interested in the mines and well
fare of Tonopah. One of the most
important strikes ever made in To-
nopah was made this week in the ex-
treme westerly workings Of this
property. fully 500 feet west of the
old shaft. At this writing the face
of the west draft is literally sprinkled
with high grade ore, coming in in the
form of mass of striDgers, which
shows the solid black metal and brit
tie silver so characteristic of the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03

proposition will profit anyhow. But
in the meantime ii is mistake on
the part of the Rawhide booster to
continue vociferous claims to that
which il has been pretty well DEM
onstrated the camp is without. and
the detention of some OF these gem
tlemen by United States authorities
fraud will be welcome to all who
have the best interests of Nevada
mining at heart.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03

The banking interests, which STEP
ped in and to a degree stopped the
slaughter of the stock values of the
country during the winter, now ap-
pear to be extending a helping hand
to the bond interests, which means
that new industrial enterprises and
the railroads will be enabled to get
money for their needs, which I'M
questionably have become pressing of
late. These supplied with funds and
the country will get back to high
time prosperity at much more rapid
gait. Demand will be made for iron,
steel and copper in volume that will
once more put the mines, the smelt-
ers and the mills working overtime.
The banking interests have been a
mighty important factor in the last
SIX months, nave Heipeu the COUNTY
materially enough to Offset many
times over any damage that the
weaker members and the compare
lively few dishonest ones may have
brought about. And great deal
more of good is yet to come from
this quarter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03

The new powder which the navy
department has had under trial is
charged with blowing off the end of
a six inch gun on the Missouri. Ig-
milton of the new powder is slower
than of the old and as a result ex-
plosion occurred in the forward end
of the gun instead of in the breech.
All of the navy officials are sure that
this explains fully and sueeinctly.
There is no possible chance that con-
struction of the gun was faulty, even
though a gun on the Illinois which
was loaded with the old powder was
knocked to pieces in about the same
manner recently. In the Illinois case
the accident is charged to faulty
loading. Excuses seem to come
easy
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03

Recent supreme court decisions
have been of character to assure capt.
tai of the safety of investments in
the enterprises of the country. Good
results have already attended and
more will steadily follow. The po-
sition CT the highest tribunal of the
land has been of more value, in
strengthening confidence and making
for resumption of activity, than was
all the gold imported from Europe
during the strenuous times of last
winter.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News. }

Chicago News
Some marble cutters are monu-
mental liars.
Success seldom comes to man
who isn't expecting it.
After calling a prisoner down the
judge is apt to send him up.
It's easier for "A woman to Eold a
strong man than her own tongue.
A man Is as anxious to make
money as a woman is o spend II.
People who make IDOLS of them
selves never fail to attract attention
Lengthenins a girls dresses means
shortening OF papa's bank balance
The average husband takes his
wife's adyice-around The corner and
lcses Il.
While the conserf ative man waits
the hustler Gets busy and goes after
the goods.
It's tough on mat with a chronic
thirst to be compelled to swallow his
pride.
If it wasn't for the optimist thu
pessimist would never knew Low
happy he ism.
The hatcheiol who axes unto linn
self vile gives up the simple for the
strenuous life.
The woman who marries for money
usually gets what she went after, but
it's diffe rent with a man.
When a mans dog turns against
him it is time for his wife to pack her
trunk and go home to mamma.
1t takes woman to sit down and
cry when she happens to think what
a hard time her children might have
had If some other woman had been
their mother.