University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-16

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Mitchell, as acting mayor, in the anti
vice crusade in New York. Both have
resorted to the newspapers, and Ian
guage of more or less acidity has been
printed. The acting mayor pointedly
says: THE way to eliminate gambling
in New York is not to write letters TO
Sister Mary, Little Dog Spot, or James
Greedman, but to investigate and take
action"
| There are sermons in stones and
books in running brooks" is true in
its application to the career of Charles
II. Brooks, a ST. Louis get-rich-quick
man, who handler a gigantic land and
investment scheme. Nearly a million
dollars of the savings of women, min
listers, and others of humanity's trust
ing, impressionable people found its
way into Brooks pockets. The base
OF his operations was in Boston, and
| SuSioi ohiSSlS vi luC lHlSllCSludl SCli-
ter have taken steps that will save his
victims further loss.
From up in Minnesota come details
OF forest fires scarcely less terrible in
loss of life and destruction of property
than the recent fires of the Far North
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lost range from one hundred to four
hundred. Wild animals in droves fled
before the flames, mingling with hui
man beings, common friends in the
presence OF common enemy. Four
towns were destroyed and 5000 per-
sons are homeless, it is reported.
Americas old friend Christopher
Columbus had birthday, October L.
Not many persons were aware of it,
and no public recognition of the day
was recorded in Missouri. By a recent
act of the Legislature, however, it was
made state holiday in Missouri.
Now comes the assurance that Mis-
sourians are to witness a cross-state
aeroplane flight Alfred lie Blanc, the
French aviator, who in his Bierot mon
oplane thrilled $4,000 people in st.
Louis the first of the week, has prom
ised to attempt flight from ST. Louis
to Kansas City before the month is out
! Four women, society leaders, were
arrested i'll Chicago on charges of rob-
bling farmhouses. They admitted their
guilt and paid their fines. 1t was in
the nature of lark" Ordinary so
ciety events had grown stale and tame,
and so, in an automobile, they hit tho
highway, and returned with Doodle in
the shape of jellies, jams, pies, butter
and eggs. 1t must have been great
SPORT
Missouri has 2S5 Presbyterian min
listers. Nine churches of the denomi-
nation were built in the state the last
year; four congregations were organ
lied and twelve dropped. These facts
are shown by reports at the annual
meeting OF the Synod at Hannibal.
l. here are 4S9 churches in Missouri, but
of these only SO have regular pastors,
the pupils of the others being occu-
pied by supplies" Financially, $685.
40 was contributed for congregational
and other purposes during the year.
and $16,S661 to boards in other
branches OF church work.
An advance of one cent a quart Oh
milk and four cents quart on cream
mas been made by the dealers in st.
Louis. Who is responsible for the in
creased tariff? Not the trust" in
this instance, it seems, but the farmer.
| The st. Louis composite consumer says
| it is because of the unwilIingness of
the farmer to get up at 2 or 3 O'Clock
in the morning and milk his herd Of
COWS in time to deliver milk at the
nearest railroad station before 6
o'clock. Others assert that the fact
that the milk is of more value as hog
feed than as a table necessity mas
caused the jump in price. Anyway, the
st. Louis consumer is not pleased at
this increase of 16 cents on a gallon
of cream and cents on the same quan-
ity of milk
Colonel Roosevelt was "up in the
air. in ST. Louis the first of the week.
There are those who say this is moth
ing strange for him. But this time It