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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-22
at the
Faculty Stunt.

We are Informed on compc cent all
thority that conversation is lost art;
the written and printed word and the
haste of the age have killed il It is
garden plant recurring sheiterins
walls and calm airs; it hourishes
neither on the open heath nor i'll the
artiticially warmed conservatory; it
finds no place in an age which de-
spises the gr0wths that range be-
tween No. hard wheat and hothouse
violets. Letter writing is dead as
the political influence of Chauncey NJ.
Depew; debating" has obliterated
from the minds of men that suclI.an
art ever existed. The modern man
begs to note that yours received and
in reply would :ay. Vocabularies
went out when typewriters came in.
Is spelling a lost art also? We
mean amateur spelling. of course. not
that of proofreaders and compoSitors.
We fear it is. The spelling bee as a
diversion has been uncerem0niously
crowded to the wall by grand opera
and problem plays. Since the spell.
ing bee was active while its success
Ors are passive amusements, it is
evident that the decline of technique
must have come hrst; for active pleas
ures always hold their own over pas
sive ones, other things being equal.
But with the decline in orthographic
ability has gone loss in other direc.
tions. They had a spelling bee at
Columbia the other day; the faculty
of the State University We're the SMELL
ers. Such words as Missouri and
'rhthisis' were successfully negotia.
ted, but .bdell:u.n" was Withdrawn
after seven OF eight gallant contcs-
tants had bitten the dust.
This indicates that, while Columbia
may be familiar with the Koran ard
the Basavad-g!ta. the English Bible
i neglected classic. In the second
chapter CT the hook OF Ccnsis-a wor!;
which once had some currency in
American institutions OF icarninr-wn
find these words in a description of
the land of Havilah" And the gold
Of that land is good; there is bdellium
and the onyx stone"
We greatly fear that the Columbia
Savants would fail on the names of toe
antediluvian patriarch. We should
not like to ask them who Eldad and
Medad were. Or request them TO fuy.
nish particulars OF the history Of
James and Jambres.
We look fondly back upon tha
primitive culture of an earlier Mis-.
souri, when a member of the lower
house, rising to nominate a doorkeen.
ef IN the Democratic caucus. declared
that 'he would rather be doorkaener
IN the house of the Lord than in
dwell in the tents of wickedness :,
Doubtless the legislator of the present
DAY quotes from First PrincipIes"
and The Origin of Species. ST
Louis Republic
There are those. perhaps. who Will
think the less of 4. Ross Hill presi-
dent OF the Missouri State University.
because he was spelled down in an
nid-fashioned spelling bee, held at
Columbia the other evening. They are
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-22
year. Missouri ranks with the Solid
does not politically.

If the condensed milk factory be-
comes a fact in Columbia stimulus
will be given to the dairying end of
the farms. There is money in this
branch of farming, and the owners
of stock around Columbia should pay
more attention to dairying hereafter.
AS soon as the weather becomes
disagreeable and the roads become
too bad TO travel then the farmer VINO
lives fifteen or twenty miles from
market will wish part OF that Sl50.-
600 900 lost by bad roads had been
spent in making them better
If a bonus OF $27.50o is raised. Co
lumbia will have another sloe factory
This growth in business is merely in
keeping with the growth of the town
in other ways.
The woman newspaper writer who
said, Distance lends enchantment but
propinQuity gets the man." was part
ly right.
Boone county wants an electric rail
road and it also wants better wagon
roads. 1t should have both.
1t is well that Santa Claus's visit
does not depend on the Columbia
train service.
The japanese war" agilators may
soon find themselves at war with the
President.
You might begin to practice writing
it 1911.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-22


ing will be Happy Hollow Columbia.
A TRIBUTE TO Won STEUeEN.
\ bronze statue Of Baron Frederick
Wilhelm Won Steuben was unveiled in
Lafayette Square in Washington re-
Gently. 1t was memorial erected by
Congress TO that great German officer
who was an organizer of the patriot
army n the Revolution.
Baron Won Steuben was a division
commander in the army of Frederick
the Great OF Prussia. and was almost
an old man when he came to America
to further the cause of liberty for
which he had given the years of his
young manhood on the battle fields OF
Europe. He came to this country
when the patriot cause seemed all
but lost. and inStilled what discipline
ne could into the thousands of Wash
ington's unframed troops. He led
troops in but few battles. but next
70 Lafayette, was the most trusted
and able of General Washngton's
foreign aides
In an eulogy of Baron Steuben.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt. OF St
Louis. who proposed the bill appro-
oriating the funds for the construction
Of the statue, said:
No American patriot could have
been more unfalteringly true nor stub
bornly faithful to the cause of the
Colonies; and none more courageous
ly Sanguine as to the final outcome
than was that rugged soldier of two
worlds
And true it is. When the poor 'pri-
Yates of the patriot army had but the
poor fare of bread and potatoes. his
fare was as poor and his heart-throb
as true as the most loyal All through
the bluest years OF the Revolution
Baron Steuben labored. and his great
spirit was one of the most hopeful
in the patriot army.
1t is fitting and proper that Congress
should erect memorials 10 those great.
. eanerOus-hearted foreigners whc
risked everything for the cause OF
freedom, and no one more deserves
/ place in the Hall OF Fame OF Amer
cas- adopted sons than does this
sturdy German patriot.
THE THEATER's RESPONSIBILITY.
The place of the theater as one of
ten great molders OF public opinion
makes it highly important that plays
should be clevating. The press and
the church have to great extent
recognized the responsibility which
comes to them on account of their
public character and are attempting
in mcst cases to do the best they
can in uplifting society. They want
TO emphasize the brighter and better
side of life. Theaters seem less cog
infant of their power and responsible
ty and arc more backward III adopting
the policy of education and culture.
Most first class theaterz have
lined up with the upward movement. |
All others ought to fall in line. else
they should be forced to go out of |
business. Freedom of speech and OF |
the press Is permitted only within the |
bounds of truth and decency and the |
same rule should apply to the theaters.
In the statement of crops issued
~ r. C. Wilson. secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture. cotton is
'anked as the sixth crop in the state
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-22

In the statement of crops issued
by +. c. Wilson. secretary of the
State Board OF Agriculture. cotton is
ranked as the sixth crop in the state
with a yield OF more than $4,000 900
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-22

Sterling silver vanity articles at
Henninger's. or
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-22

Ihere are those. perhaps. who Will
think the less of 4. Ross Hill presi-
dent OF the Missouri State University
because he was spelled down in an
oid-fashioned spelling bee, held at
Columbia the other evening. They are
the worthy folk who could spell some
themselves in their early DAYS. and
VINO were persuaded that the three
RS were the beginning and the end of
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-22

/ university needs lundS.-St. Joseph
NewSPress.
At Other Colleges
Phi Beta Kappa at Wesleyan mas
OrSanized a baseball team.
The students bank recently estab-
I iished at Columbia University is said
20 be a great success.
| Columbia. which does not have an
agricultural department. is offering
d series of lectures on economic agri-
culture to be given by experts in that
science
Minnesota University has started Il
series of girls walking trips to the
country.
grass ara college men.
Michigan has a Philippine club
called the Anoanpangian Club.
At Indiana d day IS set apart each
fall as Green Cap Day" on which
each freshman is supposed to wear
the official cap. This year the Green
Cap Day came early in November,
and thereafter freshmen have been al
lowed to wear no other caps. At Yer
mont one OF the rules is that fresh
men shall al all times carry matches
to supply the upper classmen and
sOphOmores
Michigan has l,2j0 names on its
\. M. c. A. membership roll and en-
poets 400 more Its Y. NJ. c. A. ex-
poets to have the largest student as
Sociation in the world.
Inc University of Berlin has nearly
5000 students, Munich nearly 1000.
LEIPZIG $500, Bonn 1000, Heidelberg
2.4oo. In the principal universities OF
the empire about 1000 students are
registered.
a farmers ball was given by stu
dents at California University re.
Gently. Boots and overalls were worn.
and the decorations and refreshments
we're in rural style.
The Cosmopolitan Club az the Uni
NeSity Of Illinois next month will give
: hUricsQUe on The last Worlds Peace
Congress.
In the museum al Michigan Univcr-
Sly are two skulls whose ages are
''5imated to be approximately 15.-
tro,0O0 years. One is the skull of Il
sp!ned lizard, while the other be-
icnSed to some extinct amphbian.
Another skull on display there is
about 2500O years old and is tho
skull of a Chastaroides. an animal
resembling tho beaver.
Minnesota has track hour for girls.
There is no discrimination between
!printers and distant runners and
there are no hurdlers.
At Yale. according to statistics com
piled by the Yale News. 1,S6S men
have engaged in athletics.
DR.. Waiter H. Page editor Of the
Worlds Work. lectured before The
University OF Cincinnati last week on
The Writers Place in American
Life. Among other things he said:
A very small portion of magazine
OF newspaper writer's are college men. |
Universities give more time TO the |
study OF engineering. mathematics and /
other sciences, but the production of
efficient writer's is neglected in most
cases. College life should be in closer
'elation with the men who are ac.
ually writing and less with the old i
masters. as they are called.
Sterling silver vanity articles NJ
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Michigan has 1880 names on it,
Y NJ. c. A. membership roll and eX
poets 400 more. Its Y. NJ c. A. eX.
poets to have the largest student as
sociation in the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
CREDITORS SUING
FORMER ACTRESS
Laura Biggar Is Object of Con-
certed Attack by Her Nu-
merouS Creditors

Laura Biggar, formerly an actress.
once correspondent in n sensational
divorce action, and against whom a
judgment for $4,000 was given in an
alienation of affection suit in New
York, was made a defendant in an
action filed in the superior court yes
terday.
The Lee-Dickson company and other
creditors of Laura Biggar, known in
private life as Mrs. H. NJ. Bennett and
Mrs. Laura Bennett, and her alleged
affinity. Charles Hendrick, brought
the action, declaring that it did so
for all to whom the pair owe money
and who are $50 numerous that it Is
impracticable to name them all"
Besides, Mrs Bennett and Hendriek,
who are alleged to be mutually con-
cerned in the acquisition, holding and
selling of real and personal property.
the defendants are J. w. Mcconnell,
said to he Mrs. Benefits son; Joseph
Hendrick of Hobolen, n. j., a rela-
tive of Charles Hendrick; Oscar Staup
and J. II. de la Monte, constable or
Los Angeles township.
1t is asserted by the plaintiff that
in Justice Stephens court it obtained
a Judgment for $73.42 against Hem
drick. but that it cannot collect it, nor
can other creditors obtain what is due
them. because Hendrick and Mrs.
Bennett have mortgaged to McCon-
nell a lot and two automobiles.
ASSERT Autos MORTGAGED
It is declared that the money
Hn 10
cause of the realty deal was only $40,
and it is asserted that the automobiles
are mortgaged for an aggregate of
$780, 1t is declared that the mort
cages are feigned and made only to
defraud creditors, the allegation being
that Mcconnell really IS without
enough means to loan the sum mem
toned.
Part of the complaint is given over
to a resume of alleged spectacular ac-
tions of Mrs. Bennett and Hendr1ck-
It is declared that before February To-
1910, when they came to Los Angeles,
they resided in New York.
1t is recited that Mrs. Anna NJ. Hen
drick obtained a divorce from Charles
Hendrick, naming Mrs. Bennett as CO.
respondent, and being awarded all
mony of $50 a week. 1t is asserted
that Hendrick now owes his former
wife $4,000 in alimony and refuses to
pay it.
Following the divorce action, Mrs.
Hendrick brought suit against Mrs.
Bennett for the alienation of Hen
drick's affections and obtained judg-
ment for $4,000 in the supreme court
of Kings county. New York. She was
unable to- collect the judgment, and
April % of this year she brought an
other suit with that object, receiving
a new Judgment of $5O,679.S7 and
costs, all still remaining unpaid.
Besides Hendrick and Mrs. Bennett,
the defendants in the action are said
to have been participants In the liti-
cation or deals of the principal pair,
excepting Staub, who claims an in
terest in one of the automobiles, it Is
said.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
RAILROADS MAKE PLANS
FOR AVIATION THRONES
Special Train Service Arranged
to Garry Thousands to the
Field at Dominguez

The crowds which Will attend the
aviation meet during the next ten days
! will be handled by three railroads run
ming to Dominguez field. special train
| service having been arranged by the
Southern Pacific and Salt Lake steam
roads and the Pacific Electric COM
pany.
The latter road probably will handle
the greater part of the crowd and d.
A. Munger, general passenger agent,
has planned accordingly Throughout
the meet, during the rush hours, a
schedule Of sixty cars per hour win be
maintained from the Pacific Electric
depot at Sixth and Main streets direct
to the aviation grounds. This schedule
will begin between 9 and 10 o'clock
each morning
The cars viii run through TO Avia-
tion Field, the name of the new sta
ton at Dominguez, without stops,
where they viii enter the long siding
that has been constructed. Coming
back the cars viii be operated as fast
as loaded.
Extra ticket windows will be opened
in the lobby of the Pacific Electric
building for the accommodation of
thOes going to Dominguez, The fare
to the field will be 80 cents a round
trip and these tickets only will be sold
at the special windows.
During the entire meet cars on the
north divisoa, the Pasadena, South
Pasadena, Glendale. Alhambra, Mon
rovia and Coyina cars will stop on the
north side of Sixth street and not
enter the station, as at present. All
passengers over the north division lines
viii board the cars at the new stop
ping place.
Special train service Will be main
tanned over the Southern Pacific and
Salt Lake 10 the grounds, both roads
running trains as often as the traffic
offered demands it, The fare ON the
steam roads viii be So cents d round
trip.
Like last year, the cars from the
field over the Pacific Electric lines viii
not enter the depot, but win unload
in the rear on Los Angeles street. For
this purpose the space i'm the rear of
the depot has been cleared Of all rub
bish and walks put in tor the con-
yeuieuce of the passengers.
The Pacific Electric viii also have
special train service from Long Beach
to Dominguez field. These trains will
leave every half hour during the mid
die of the day and run directly TO the
field without stop, Other outside towns
on the Pacific Electric tinos will not
have special service
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
SLEUTHS PURSUE WAITER
WEARING FRIENDS SUIT
Owner Needed Raiment to Call
on Sweetheart

NJ. J. Graham, a waiter in one or
the downtown hotels, strolled about
the streets last night with his friends
best suit of clothes on his back. When
his friend wanted to wear the suit an
hour or two later 10 make a call on
his sweetheart there was much indig-
nation. Soon Graham was the object
of pursuit by an operative from a pri-
Vate detective agency.
Shortly after o'clock the waiter
was found in downtown cafe, maxi
ing merry with friends. Admitting
that he was wearing the wanted suit,
he was taken to the detective office
at central station and asked to cX-
plain.
II took the suit all right" said Cfra-
ham, but ! swear it will be the last
time if you'll let me go. In addition,
I'll ask the owner of the suit to kick
me around the block until he gets
tired. I deserve a good kicking if
ever any one does
On the promise of Graham's friend
to deliver the requested kicking, the
waiter was released.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
FIVE ANGELENOS
To De IN RACES
Program Arranged Provides for
a Continuous Round of
Thrilling Events
FEATURES OF SECOND BIG
AVIATION MEETING HERE

Ten of the worlds most famous
ayiators are here to take part in
the meet and six different types of
flying machines win be seen in
daily flight.
Prizes, amounting in all to 100000,
have been offered for records made
during the meet, which will CON
time ten days from today, omit
ting January ., Tournament Of
Roses day.
4 grandstaud, with a seating ca
pacity Of 10000, has been construct
ed for the meet, and special train
service over the Southern Pacific,
Salt Lake and Pacific Electric rail-
roads will be maintained.
The Pacific Electric will operate
a car a minute to Dominguez field
during the rush hours and car a
minute in the evening.
The fare viii be 50 cents for the
round trip. General admission will
be go cents, grandstand seats 50 and
IS cents, box seats 81.
Fare on the steam lines will be
35 cents for the round trip.
Flying will begin promptly at
o'clock each day and continue until
sI1n6Oyn
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
PERKINS SCARS ON ROW
OF KITES IN HIGH WIND
AWiatorS Make Final TryoutS and
Announce That They Are
Ready for Races

samuel i. Perkins fulfilled the
dreams of the most daring boy who
planned to penetrate the skies on his
kite at 4:30 yesterday afternoon at
Domingucz field, when he went up in
the air at the end OF a row of ten kites
and sat on his lofty perch for ten min
utes while q crowd Of 800 spectators
maryeled at the performance.
The kite king surprised those who
thought the kite boys plaything. Six
immense flyers which Perkins brought
uut of his hangar gave way before the
twenty-five mile an hour gale as fast
rs they could be let out and a dozen
strong men held on to the rope in i'm
minent danger Of being jerked into
the heavens and uuceremoniously let
down again.
Perkins found the air not as balmy as
the aviator in their double ribbed
aeroplanes had found it, and he quick
ly drew in the light wind kites and
brought out his heavy artillery for the
test.
The second time ne sent up two hex
OeOual. light wind kites ana eight 1SXIS
triangular high wind kites behind them.
Then, attaching seat to the rope,
lo was whiskcd high into the air. The
Kites were held safely by Il cable
anchored to "a pair of S-iuch beams
sunk eight feet Iu the ground. some
times the cable breaks and the flyer
must take care uI himself as best he
may.
PERKINS was making his initial try
outs preliminary tJ the opening of the
aviation meet today. lie went about
1o0 feet high, but during the meet will
attempt to lower the worlds record
for height A string af lls kites are
capable of nltiue 5000 pounds
Arch liDESeV went t. SAN Pedro and
back yesterday during tie noon hour
i'm las Wright lipano. se flew over
The arbor at d heigLl of su00 feet and
returned TO the aviation i.ela after hav-
ing Eoon gone twenty-tIedl minutes
Glenn CuTtiss made d short trial
slight in his speed marvel aua Lincoln
Bcachcy, in a Curti-s machine, made
several short flights. James Radley,
tbe English aviator, I'm 70 +.aeIot mono
plane, circled the course 10 test his
motor and announced ne uas rr-5y for
The opening IF the -lcet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
MOTHERS WILL GLADDEN.
POOR CHILDREN OF CITY
Los Angeles Federation Arranges
to Distribute Presents

Members of the Los Angeles FEEDER
alton of the Congress of Mothers. with
the president. Mrs. Chalmers smith,
and the secretary, Mrs. Frank Stod-
dard, have spent the last week hard
at work in their room in the Cham
Der of Commerce building filling bags
and boxes with candy and toys for the
poor children of Los Angeles. They
have also prepared many new gar
ments and distributed them to the
school children who have applied
through the members of the congress
or the teachers.
Christmas provisions have also been
made for the children who are under
the supervision of the six school
nurses and are in various homes. The
East First street nursery, which has
just been opened on Boyle Heights.
has been remembered. Fruit and
other provisions have also been sent
to the forty-ninc children who are
now in quarantine.
Through the association, 600 chill
dren, who otherwise would have had
nothing to bring Christmas cheer into
their lives. have been aided.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
WAR DEPARTMENT SENDS
OFFICERS TO VIEW NEE 7
Lieutenant viii Note Progress
Made During Year in the
Art of Flying

"Aviation is the coming science and
worthy Of a deep study. 1t is beyond
the power of the mind to conceive the
tremendous influence it will have on
affairs of the world within the next
few years"
Lieut.. John w. McClaskey head Of
the recruiting station of the United
States Marine corps at San Francisco.
made the foregoing statement at the
Alexandria last evening. Lieut.. Nc
ClaSkey has been commissioned by the
government to attend the Los An
geles aviation meet for the purpose
of studying the progress made during
the past year in the art Of flying. He
arrived from San Francisco last even
ing.
at present the public at large and
many government officials are look
ing on aerial navigation with much
the same attitude displayed toward
Marconi and wireless telegraphy ten
years ago. When Marconi said he
could send a message through the air
without the aid of wires he was con-
sidered a mild sort Of lunatic. When
aviators say that within the next few
years battles viii be fought in the air,
they are cOnsiS Sared in much the same
way. 1t seems improbable that such
thing Will happen, but undoubtedly
it will.
'I am Of the opinion that the recent
fight by Eugene Ely off the U. S. S.
Birmingham was the most wonderful
bit of aerial work ever accomplished
1t awakened the public and the gov
ernment to the possibilities of the air
ship-also the dangers to be encoun-
tered by a nation without them.
Il am going to make closes study
of the airships at the local meet, and
then at San Francisco l believe the
government will conduct some expert
ments with explosives and bombs. l
am greatly interested in the work and
have devoted a great deal of time to
it,"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
FIX UP YOUR STREETSv
COMMAND FROM WHITTIER
CounciImen Amazed by lnStruc-
tionS Without please

Well. the nerve of it! Whittier has
asked Los Angeles to fix up its streets!
And Whittier didn't even say please.
An envelope addressed to the city
council and bearing a Whittier post
mark, was received by the city clerk
yesterday. The city clerk has the
same inalienable right over mail ad-
dressed to the council that wife has
over her husbands letters and he
opened it.
1t proved to be set of resolutions
adopted by the Whittier board of trus-
tees that demands Los Angeles put
stephenson avenue into some kind of
respectable shane. The resolution says
that the county road connecting Los
Angeles and Whittier is about COM
pleted and the natural entry into Los
Angeles from Whittier is Stephenson
avenue. This avenue, says the resolu-
ton, is the only bad piece of road on
the whole journey