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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
BANKRUPT HEARING
BROUGHT To CLOSE
IN THE STEELE-MILLER CASE
FIGURES COMPILED BY EXPERT AG-
GOUhTAkT SHAW THAT LIABILITIES
EXCEED ASSETS S3,OOO,OOO

7 Jackson, Miss, Sept. 9.-The
hearing in the Steele Miller
bankruptcy case came to an end
in this city Thursday afternoon,
and the attorneys from a distance
engaged in the taking of the
depositions left on the evening
and night trains. 1t may be
that the hearing will later be re-
sumed at Aberdeen, however,
this has not fully been decided
upon.
Some of the evidence relative
to the details of the conduct of
the business was sensational
showing the fraudulent methods
employed by the company in inn
posing on its foreign creditors,
many of whom it forced into
bankruptcy.
Figures compiled by Expert
Accountant Elliott show that the
liabilities of the firm exceed the
assets by more than three million
dollars, and that the working
capital of the Steele-Miller Conn
pany did not exceed SO. 600.
No effort has been made to as
certain how far back the series
of alleged frauds perpetrated on
Eul opean spinners extends. but
it has been shown that the
Steele-Miller entered the new
cotton year on September L,
1909. with a shortage of Is, 300
bales. In other words, it is al |
legged they issued bogus bills of |
ladings for this amount of cotton |
that did not exist. A few weeks |
later the firm owed Scheuch. of |
Havre, France, $4,000 bales of |
cotton for which bogus bills of /
lading had been issued, it is as
serted, and then transferred its
business to a firm in Bremen,
with whom it became involved /
for 26, 900 bales.
Accol ding to letters exhibited
by the attorneys, bankruptcy
referee, the Steele-Miller Com
pany would afterwards supply I
the dates, numbers and weights
for these undated bills of lading
Postoffice Inspector w. c.
who is attending the in
vestigation, stated today, that in
his opinion, none of the local
agents of the Steele-Miller Com
pany were in any way involved
N the criminal acts of the firm.
The testimony thus far has
failed to incriminate any local
agent, - said Mr.. Watson.
These men seemed to be in to-
al ignorance of the methods OF
he firm, and did not even sus-
1ect what was going on until
ust before the failure.
I'VE expect to secure from
.hese agents some valuable testi-
nony that can be used in the
prosecution of the men,
oers of the frm.''
+. A. Sh:ngleur, local agent
or Steele-Miller Company in
Jackson. was on the stand today
md told a straightforward story
f all business transactions of
he local office. His testimony
showed that he was at all times
lcting under instructions from
he office ar Corinth-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
CIRCUIT COURT JURY LIST

The following is the jury list
for the first week of circuit
court which convenes in this city
tomorrow:
! T. S. Cook, Ed II. Childers,
w. +. Tennlson, l.. S. Ledbetter,
J. d. Burgin, J. w. Freeman,
w. c. Gunter, F. d Blasingame,
H. M. Hairston, l.. A. Halbert,
j. C. Boyd, J. B. Kidder, w.
B. McCrary, o. p. Kimbrough.
M. l.. Smith. r. w. Dodson. w.
H. Taylor. 0. ID. Spinks, w. ID.
Perkins. r. A. Mann, j. r
Smith. r. A. Carson, Jack Grad
dock. r. H. Elmore, j. A. Wat
son, E. 0. Mason, j. L. Walker,
j. N. LOFTS, J. r. Waller, Cary
Cooke, J. c. Nix, Joe B. Love,
P. M. Halbert, F. 7. Carr, J. R.
Thomas, L. T. Hollingsworth, T.
Davis, j. j. Moorehead, K. A,
Barkley, w. H. Castles, G. A.
Pullen, S. B. Schwab, w. S.
Phillips, N. l.. Gaines, J. M.
Salter, c.. H. Ellis, d. R. Nc
Clary, J. Taggart, w. L. Miller,
H. C. Fleming.
Second weeks. C. Pertain,
w. B. Harris, A. B. Delk, P. c.
H. Cox, c. R. Jordan, w. B.
Murphy, H. E. Johns, T. L
Hines, L. T. McLemore, Bat
Williams, G. H. Andrews, w. J
Land, E. D. Erwin, F. A. Row
an, L. E. Huffman, l.. M. Gard
ner, G. O. Shackelford, G.. G.
Williams, z. K. Brown, James
Jr., C. A. Lofts, c. d. |
Hines, d. ]. Sanders, P. II. !
Wakefield, j. C. Goyne, E. G. |
Hardy. w. T. Freeman, A. Z. |
Live, p. + St. John, w. E.
Ervon
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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
CIRCUIT COURT
BEGINS TOMORROW
MANY CASES TO Be TRIED
JUDGE CARROLL ARD DISTRICT ATIOR-
MEY HARDIN BROOKS WILL PRESSED.
JURY LIST SELECTED.

Much interest centers in the
Fall term of Circuit Court which
convenes here tomorrow morn
ing. Several important cases
will come up for trial and the
attendance promises to be large.
The newly appointed judge.
Thomas Carroll, and district
attorney, Harden Brooks will
preside. The bar as we'll as an
citizens welcome these new
officers. and feel sure that JUS
tica will be meeted out to every
one.
The following is a list Of the
cases to be tried:
CIVIL DOCKET.
First State Bank VS. Bowlin Bros.
j. l.. Walker G. Co. VS. Bowlin
Bros.
Jesse Knight VS. II. c. Pnlington
Ira I. CASTOR VS. Aaron Hahn.
Norman +. Cute VS. w. p. Smith.
j. j. Conan VS. Columbus Rail
way Light &c Power Co
Mississippi Cotton Oil Co. rs
N. Franks.
w. c. Apee &. Co. vs. REFUGE
Cotton Oil Co.
Marther Mcdowell Lumber Co.
VS. Southern Railway Co. i'm Miss.
Ex parte VS. Evans Hally MOscOs.
Mrs. Sam Selig VS. G. W. Mullin
and j. w. Mullin.
w. J. Bell VS. Mobile &. Ohio r.
R. Co.
Lorenzo Erwin VS. Mobile & Ohio
R. r. Co.
Guyton Harrington Mule Co, a
corporation VS. G. A. Goree.
Lorenzo Erwin VS. Mobile C Ohio
R. r. Co.
r. Hopkins, Admr. VS. John jam
son and Walter Hairston.
f. Hopkins, Admr. VS. Callie
Cunningham and Walter Hairston.
j. N. Blassengame VS. Mobile &.
Ohio r. r. Co.
w. S. Henkle VS. The Liverpool
( London &c Globe Insurance Co.
Launnie CHM VS. Western Union
Telegraph Co.
Moore Handley Hardware Co. a
corporation VS. J. w. Stansel, Mrs.
catherine Cady, Bell Lumber &
Manufacturing Co. a corporation,
William Winston and I. w. Har-
is, partnership, and John Stin-
on.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
Gambler Here Tomorrow.

Hon. E. S.. Gambler, Jr., con-
gressman of the first district will
speak at the court house tomor-
row afternoon. All citizens are
invited to hear him. He always
says things that are worth hear
-
ing.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
A NEW KIND.

Dibbs What do you think MY
wife has skipped to that divorce col
ony in Nevada. Isn't she peach (?
Dobbs-A peach She's a peach
o Reno.-Boston Transcript.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
Fish Fry Enjoyed.

About thirty men were invited
by Mr.. w. s. Muslin to attend a
fish fry given by him at his
country place several miles south
of Columbus Friday. A fine
time was shown those who
attended.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
MEsOPoTAMtAN FANS.

The confusion of tongues had just
fallen on Babel.
Eve are merely talking baseball, 7"
they explained.
Thus we see the tower was really
the first grands.and.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
Personal.

ID. c. Baldwin from Hattiesburg,
the oldest Typewriter man in the
South, is stopping at the West
House for a few days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
HIS OCCUPATION.

He-Jones is a violinist.
She-Does he play while people
eat or while they alk?-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
The sIidine Scale

Willie--"My papa always applies the
golden rule" Tommy-'Huh. | get all
that's comm to me from wooden
onei"-Boston Transcript.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11

so you danced with my flancee last
night at the balI2s Yes Did she
tell yous. ~0h. no. noticed that
she was limping to day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
Literal ohedience.

When ] was boy said Mr.. Corn
tossel. father told me TO stick to the
farm And you did" Frequently.
On wet day you can't walk across
il without stickin' to it,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11

In the Natural Order.
Il saw Billy at the party trying 70
kiss that fat girl. Did she let him."
Well. she offered a stout resist
ance"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11
a Real Opfimist.

"An optimIst.' says the Philosopher
Of Folly. rs man who can whistle
while he's helping his wife wash up
The supper dishes.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-09-11

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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16
COSTS S. TO GET HOME LATE
Husband of New York Woman has to
Work a Slot Machine Lock-

NEW YORK, May ia West Side
matron proudly exhibited the lock OF
her front door to the afternoon caller
1t was an intricate looking affair. re-
sembling gum machine more than it
did a door latch.
You turn this, the woman explain
ed pointing TO a tiny knob oinside the
door, and YOU have fixed the door 50
it can't be shot back with the key.
TC release the tumblers you've got
to drop a coin in the solt outside.
The only piece Of money that will fit
it is a 81 gold piece. The idea is my
own. A locksmith down town worked
out the mechanical part of it for me.
Every night at 1875 | adjust the coin
attachment. Ii my husband is out al.
ter that hour it costs him 81 TO get
in. He stays home evenings, as a
rule
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16

officers OF the institutes. That indiiier-
ence has passed. Now one OF the most
important subjects for discussion at
these gatherings Of practical men is
how to keep soils from wearing out.
A circular just issued by Prof. NJ. f.
Miller OF the Agricultural Experiment
Station OF the University OF Missouri
indicates the importance OF the ques-
ton to Missouri. Professor Miller re-
ports thar on land where corn had
been grown continuously for seventeen
years without fertiliZing the yield had
been reduced to below twelve bushels
an acre. A rotation of wheat and
clover raised the product TO tifty-one
bushels. while the addition OF manure
increased it TO nearly seventy-eight
bushels.
The experience of every farmer goes
70 verify the results obtained by the
experiment station. Throughout th 2
Kansas and Missouri corn belt are
farms where the owners, eager for the
large returns from the corn crop. have
robbed the soil OF fertility until today
it yields only a fraction OF what it was
producing fifteen or twenty years ago.
The virgin prairie land was so rich
that for !, long time any effort at con-
serving fertility seemed foolish. Why
should a farmer grow clover when he
might be getting much larger returns
from corn? Or why. having estab-
lishcd alfalfa. should he plow it up
aftar five or six years wh"n it was
still his most profitable crop? These
were natural questions ard they indi-
Gated a natural feeling But they be
| lOnged 10 the era OF unscientiic farm
! ing.
To-day the farmer may learn from
the state agricultural college The eX-
act chemical condition OF his soil. II"
may be sure just what crops are likely
10 prove most profitable. and what ro-
taiiOn is needed for the best results
to his land Ii the soil lacks phos-
phorus. he can get exact information
OF just what quantity Of restoratives
10 apply Every year, thanks to the
enorts of the agricultural colleges,
farming is becoming less uncertain in
its results, less influenced by chance
I conditions more scientific -kanSaS
City Star.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16
About the Missourian.

So much has been said cOmmenda
tory. both in this department and else
where in this journal. in the recent
past. relative 10 the School OF Journal
ism Of the University OF Missouri and
its paper. the University Missourian.
that one might think there was little
left TO say; but fortunately the several
things mentioned combine to make an
ineXhaustible subject. and one which
| never tire of renewing. On this oc-
C2SiOn | intend 10 cOntne myself prin-
cipally to the technical side OF the
question. The students are RESPONSE
BILE for the sheet, technically. and
therefore. all that | may say here will
reflect to their credit or discredit, as
the case may be. First. taking the
reportorial and editorial work into con-
sideration, it is not tiattery to state
that ii is up to the standard OF many
OF the best modern dailies. The Eng
lish is clean and clear and proof-read-
ing much more perfectly done than is
a fact in practical life. The typog-
raphy and mechanical makeup OF the
Mssourian are wholly neat and care
fully executed. The idea OF uniformity
OF rypefaces in the headings and for
displayed advertising spaces is an eX-
cellent one. thus enabling the student
workers 10 achieve better results than
would be possible otherwise. | am
pleased to observe that the foreman
is apparently encouraging only simpii-
fled styles of composition i'll the adj
work, with the inevitable result that
the ads are neat and serviceable, ii
not remarkable. One error mechani-
cally. | detect, which is the omission
spaces 1t is hardly enough, in my
estimation. that the ads are bordercG :;
! in this day of frequent panels, one ad
is easily confused and connected with
another following unless cut off from
its neighbors by an appropriate cutoff
rule. In direct support of this recon-.
mendation, the MissOurian students
and their directors will note that the
greatest Typographical authorities,
such as those who indicate the typog
! raphy for our great magazines, insist
upon this feature l have just sug
gestad. for even such magazines as use
no column rules and few dashes in
their regular reading columns yet use
! both for separating their advertising
spaces-Departmen Of Criticism in
the National Printer-Journalist, Chi
caGO.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16
EDITORS WEEK,

The value or good derived from
Editors Week can only be estimated
in a general approximate way. The
individual good to students, editors,
faculty, university. town, state. and
future students could not be told In
general way it is positive that all
will profit by Editors Week.
In Missouri there are ia counties
and about G50 editors. The repre-
sentation Editors Week was from
A. counties, exclusive of St Louis.
st. Joseph. and Kansas City, and 133
editors. These numbers in general
way indicate what the week will mean
to the editors of Missouri Farmers
Week just started with an attendance
of seven and has now grown TO at
which is still but a small percent of
the farmers in Missouri Editors
Week first started with an attendance
editors OF the state present.
The value to the university and the
state was more nearly versed in the
words of W. L. Brumby. managing
editor OF the st. Louis Star, when
he said
Il am sure that if every editor in
Missouri could visit this grand insti-
tuition and get instilled. as we who
are here have, with its spirit and
work, they would all work harder and
more earnestly to help make it the
greatest university in the nation.
These were not the sentiments of
Mr. Brumby only, for nearly every
editor present expressed the same
sentiments
The students in journalism each
has new ideas, broader concepts and
higher ideals in his chosen work
Each should have received thoughts
and inspirations for greater, more
earnest effort TO more capably prepare
himself for profession in which too
much training cannot be given.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16
CO-EDUCATION

Co-education is a question that is
today rising to more moment as each
decade passes. Whether it will be tOi-
Grated or not will be the final ulUi-
matum In the East, Tufts College.
Wesleyan College and Harvard Uni
versity have the question under
consideration, and indications point
to its abolishment.
Why is the question one of import
ance to the colleges? Is it discussed
from a social or educational stand
point? We may say that both OF these
are involved in the question. for they
are so interviewer that separation
would be hard.
Comparatively unrestrained social
intercourse is a result of cO-education.
and this must have some import
that Stunned women, turned out,
intimacy between the men and women
students is perhaps thrust upon them
at too early period in life, and from
a lack of self control is likely to
prove detrimental 10 both parties
1t is certainly a fact that many STU
dents have impaired their future
life by rash actions of social nature,
and even while al college have hind
cred their studies by OVERRIDING the
social side OF college life.
BY observation it will be noticed
that the universities productive of The
greatest students have never tolerat I'd
women students Notably among these
are Oxford and Cambridge in Europe.
while in this country the education of
men and women together is recent
innovation.
The other side of the question has
to be judged in order TO give justice
The educational institution without
the women students is apt to become
one-sided from a standpoint of social
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16
The Dome,

To The Editor Of the University Mi>>ourian:
The proceeds OF the department
stunts in the university are to be de-
voted towards the purchase OF chimes
10 be placed in the dome of Academic
Hall. A very praiseworthy object, but
why in the dome? Why perpetuate
an inartistic eXcrescence on an other
wise fine building?
A dome perched on the roof OF a
building has no object but Ornamen-
tation, is usually ill-proportiOned, and
ill-suited to the style of architecture Of
the building upon which it is placed.
The .ornamenrar' dome is purely
modern architecture. 1t is copied from
the early Roman church, but its use
is lost. The earliest churches We're
built in the shape of a cross. Where
the arms of the cross met the interior
was dark because OF the distance from
windows. Therefore directly above
this space the roof was raised with
dome with windows for light. This
dome grew out of necessity. 1t was
not perched, an extraneous object.
upon the roof; il was part OF the roof.
and the great height from floor To
dome and the vastly enlarged interior
space made the building noble and
| artistic object.
All the fine architecture OF the
world, the Parthenon. the Pantheon.
the early Christian churches, are based
upon the principle. everything with a
purpose. nothing eXtraneous added
simply for ornament.
So for the reason cur dome on Aca,
| demic Hail is inartistic. II is out ut
| proportion to the building below, has
| no object and is generally ugly.
Why perpetuate it with chimes
Why not put them in a separate struc,
ture which is artistic and which will
stand for the admiration OF future
generations of students? F. l..
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16
ER-COLLEGIATE AERO CLUB
Association Formed for the Purpose
of Holding Contests.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May l6-Rep-
rosentatives from seven colleges met
Saturday at the University OF Pennsyl-
vania and took steps towards the for
nation OF the American intercollegiate
Association Aero Clubs.
The colleges represented We're Yale,
Princeton. Columbia, Virginia. Cornell,
Swarthmore. Haverford and the Uni
yersity OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The aero clubs of these colleges and
universities have started or finished
building gliding machines, and the
University Of Pennsylvania club and
that Oh Princeton are building full,
is planned to have at least twenty
colleges represented in the Inter-col-
legiate Association. and it is expected
from time to time to hold intercolle,
giate aero contests.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16
Germans as Church Goers.

The Germans are eminently a
church-soing, or at any rate a church
belonging people. According to the
last federal census, taken four years
ago, the total population was G0,641,,
27S. This church census gives the
church membership, Evangelical and
Catholics combined, as 59,741,244. The
Evangelical far outnumber the Cath
oiics. the CURES being: Evangelical
3l,6i6,S52; Catholics, 22.O94.4l2. The
iree-thinkers number only 4.27O.-Chi
cago Journal.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16

Miss Achsia Day has been pledged
10 the Alpha Phi sorority.
An all-department dance will be
given at Columbia hall Friday night
The Beta Theta ri fraternity gave
an informal dance at Columbia hall
Friday night.
Mrs. L. 4. Mcbride, OF Marshall,
No, is the guest OF her daughter.
Miss Mildred Mcbride, at the Pi Beta
Phi house.
Miss Adele Queinhein. who was en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Quer-
bach last week, returned to Collins
Vile. ILL.,. her home. this morning.
Mrs. John Norton LETT for her home
in Kansas City this morning. after a
visit to her daughter, Miss Louise Nor
ton, al the Kappa Alpha Theta house.
Mrs. W. d. A. Wesifall. OF Hicks
avenue will give q tea Thursday af-
teruo0n in honor OF the Alpha Phi sor-
ority and women members OF the fac,
ulty.
Miss Cyrilla IIumes. OF Kansas City,
has returned to school after Il month
at Excelsior Springs. Her mother
Mrs. J. c. Iumes, accompanied hel
her..
Miss Dora Barson left for I.ivings
ton. Mo. where size will visit for q
snort time. Miss BatSon is principal
OF the Nurses Training School OF the
University OF Missouri.
The Farmers gave their last depart
mcnt dance OF the season Saturday
evening. About forty-iive couple
were present. Dean and Mrs F. B
Mumford and Prof. and Mrs. c. a
Wilson were chaperones.
Miss Gertrude IL. Thompson. OF
Tucson, Ariz., who has been visiting
Miss Marguerite Robertson at The
Delta Gamma house. returned homo
| this morning. Miss Thompson vii
stop AT Hallsville for a few days IL
visit Miss Roberison's mother
| Nj. and Mrs. =. II. Schmidt, OF Fer
guson. Mo. are in Columbia visiting
their daughter. Miss Amalia Schmidt
who was May queen last Saturday
Her sister, Miss Allie Schmidt. is alsC
visiting in Columbia. Mr.. Schmidt i.
manager OF the lithographing depart
ment OF the Woodward and Tiernar
| Printing company of ST. Louis.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-05-16
Ircreasino the Corn Yield.

Three or four years ago. when the
programs for farmers institutes were
being arranged at the Kansas State
Agricultural College. it was observed
that the subject of soil fertility was of
no special interest 1t was almost al
ways struck off the tentative programs
that were sent out for revision to the