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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-03-24

LOST - CAMEO BROOCH BE
tween Pemberton Hall and Y. NJ. c. A.
building Saturday night. Return to
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LOST-LADIES GOLD WATCH.
on Broadway, with initials IS. l.. L."
on back and fob with letter b" Re
turn to this office.
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LOST-SIGMA CHI PIN, on
Broadway. between Tenth and Waugh
streets. Return to Sigma Chi house.
Reward
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FOR RENT-ONE FRONT ROOM
at 201 S. 9th St. Will be vacated
March IA.
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FOR SALE CHEAP-AN ALMOST
new Remington typewriter Must be
sold this week. Phone 529 Black.
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fitting announcer of the new season.
May he always lead to thoughts OF
spring and love.
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NICE ROOM TO RENT, 307 COL
lege Ave. Phone SIS Red
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DESIRABLE ROOM AND BOARD
for two young ladies'; adjoining
campus. 800 S. 9th ST.
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TO RENT-LARGE NICELY FUR
nished room with alcove; southern and
eastern exposure: suitable for two or
four: Sl2 per month; good table board
at 81 per week. COL S. 9TH st.
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NICELY FURNISHED FRONT
rooms for rent. with or without board.
1906 Walnut St
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VARSITY NOTES

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity
will give its annual dance at Columbia
hall next Monday.
Howard Flagg. senior in the
School of Law. left last night for a
visit at his home in Louisiana. Mo.
Edgar Anderson. a member of the
Varsity track team, is sick with the
measles at his rooming house on
Maryland avenue.
A j. Mckenzie, a graduate of the
School of Engineering of the class of
1907, who is now city engineer of
Webb City. Mo. is visiting in Column
bia today.
DR.. H. davenport professor of
economies. will address the home eco
nomics club tonight on Fashions" in
the physics lecture room of the Enpin.
aerirg building
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FOR RE.NT-TWO NICE ROOMS:
southeast and east. very reasonable
602 5. ,th
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Letters From The People
DEVELOPMENT BOARDS WORK

Editor Call: We have read with in
terest your editorial in yesterdays Call,
How San Diego and Los Angeles Do
II, IN which you draw attention TO
their work in the east and add 'ft
would pay central California to follow
this example"
May we respectafully call your at
tention to the following facts:
That central California has had in the
east six exhibits similar to that of Los
Angeles Also six lecturers. That
tnere is an exhibit car touring the east
displaying products from this section
That l was in attendance at the ex-
position in Cincinnati with the Mr.. Jas
per you quote, and not only lectured
on California but gave that lecture on
san Diego for Mr. Jasper, who was
sick.
That San Francisco is the best ad-
vertised city today on the coast.
board alone has done more eastern pub
licity during the time mentioned in
your article than either Los Angeles
or San Diego or both combined.
We wish to emphasize these facts
because 1t has become fixed habit for
the people of this section of the state
TO expatiate on the good work done by
Los Angeles, but maintain an attitude
OF supine Indifference toward the work
being done by other commercial bodies
nearer home, perhaps on the principle
that prophet is not without honor
save in his own city and among his
own kin. Respectafully yours,
CALIFORNIA DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
Francis Hope.
San Francisco, December s.
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Answers to Queries

MOVING PICTURES-Su Subscriber, City When
where and by whom were moving pictures first
produced?
The first effort in that line was by
Edward ]. Muybridge, an operating
photographer of this city in the early
seventies. He went to one of the race
tracks in this city and took series of
pictures of trotting horse in motion,
showing the position of the animal at
every move for certain distance.
COIN QUESTION:. H. G., Trenton and half
dozen other correspondents.
This department has frequently an
nounced that it does not answer ques-
tions as to the value of coins. When
such information is desired the query
must be accompanied by a self-ad-
dressed and stamped envelope for reply
by mall.
FIRST Subscriber, City. When and
where was the first American school opened in
San Francisco?
On the west side of the street which
street and Broadway. by Professor
Marston in April, 1S47. 1t was a pri-
vate school.
BooK-A Subscriber, Irvfngton.
To ascertain what percentage of
profits a publishing house will allow
an author, communicate with the pub
fishing house. the name of which you
will find on the first or title page of
one of its books.
FLoGGING-o. S., City. When was hogging
IN the navy and the army of the United States
abolished.
In the navy in 1850. and in the army
in 1861.
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YOU UCAN'T'KEEP A
| GOOD JOKER DOWN
VIII. Snedaker Promised His
Railroad Friends He Would
Reform, But

G ONE months ago w. H. Snedaker,
general agent of the Illinois Cen
trail. promised some of his friends
that he would give up all practical
joking. The promise was taken seri-
ously by few. but the wise ones said
wait.
Everybody waited, and a few days
age Snedaker forgot his promise and
put one over on Phil Gordon of the
Sunset route. Snedaker has new
friend, Alfred Fowle, president of the
California steam and plumbers supply
company, who is the exact likeness of
Judge Robert s. Lovett, president OF
the Hartman lines.
Gordon passed Snedaker and Fowle
a few days ago at Powell and Eddy
streets AS he passed Snedaker turned
and so did Gordon.
"Oh, by the way, Phil, allow me to
introduce Judge Lovett of the Harri-
man lines"
bled, but finally realized that no men
ton had yet been made in the press
of Lovett's arrival and refused to be
taken in any further. AS it is, Snedaker
maintains that Gordon said:
Delighted to know you, Judge
Edward Chambers, assistant freight
has been in Chicago for the last three
weeks In attendance at an important
traffic conference, is due to return to
this city Thursday evening. H. P. Ane-
walt, assistant general freight agent.
will leave this morning for Bakersfield,
where he will meet Chambers.
A railroadman holding a unique posi-
tion is s. E. Busser of the Santa Fe,
who is charged with the duty and re-
sponsibility of making employees of the
company contented and happy
BHsser travels over the entire sys-
tenn esta blishing railroad clubs"
Formerly an Episcopalian minister.
Busser became interested in plans to
better the conditions} of laboring men.
Officials of the Santa Fe, learning what
he was accomplishing, engaged his ex-
elusive services. and the company has
prof1ted by what he has done. The ex-
pense to the men is merely nominal.
ranging from to 20 cents At the
present time Busser is actively engaged
In promoting the building of a club
house at Pueblo that will cost 500, 900.
passenger agent of the Northwestern
Pacific, with headquarters at Petaluma,
is in the city for a few days.
The Transportation club is preparing
for the second of number of enter
tainments that are to be rendered to
prominent businessmen of the cities on
the coast and in the state Next Sat
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urday the club will entertain members
of the Merchants association of San
Jose. and the entertainment and pub
licity and boom committees OF the club
are arranging for a big time.
Webster. Smith and Stubbs. who have
become known as the three live ones. -
are planning a program that can not
be excelled, and good time has been
promised to all who journey up from
San Jose. Special invitations have been
sent TO e. o. Mccormick, z. E. Calvin.
H. A. Jones. Charles S. Fee and James
Horsburgh Jr. of the Southern Pacific;
C. H. Schlacks, c. NJ. Levey. z. L. Lo-
max and II. NJ. Adams of the Western
Pacific. and to w. H. Payson of the
Santa Fe.
The Southern Pacific now has 291
miles of telephone circuits in opera
ton for train dispatching on the Shasta
division.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07


worthy delighted distinguished
boarder She change
circumstances had brought
Did the Golden
first cousin to Mrs Midas Golden Rod
her?' Well At
her bouquet andady
And how did the gifs?"
Every Christmas she got the silver waiter
filled with
o
she'd OF
There lady remember who had little
widow. She
ashamed let little copper
what do think husbands uncewel
to
until she her head which
show folks You needn't anything
desperate before began myself
a her-her-"
O 80 i' - . (S-Sl @ c.o~.aso..
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
PERSONS IN THE NEWS

]. Z. QUINN an attorney. and George h. Cole
man are two boosters of Eureka They are at
the Stewart and sign after their names Eu-
reka R. R.. 1912. Quinn said that the rail-
road from Eureka to Red Bluff would be COM
pleted By that time.
z. D. LINDSAY Of this city has returned from a
trip through the northwest and has taken
apartments at the Bellevue.
W. n. KEARNEY Of Reno, A. R. Fitzgerald and
NJ. L. Way of Fresno are among the recent
arrivals at the ManE.
A. E. PICQLEs, president Of the American
livestock and loan company OF Denver, Is a
guest at the Palace.
JOHN H. JAscHKA. merchant Of Salt Lake.
and A. L. Brown OF Los Angeles are staying
at the st. Francis,
B. H BURTON. banker Of Colusa. IS in the
city on business and is making the Palace his
headquarters
EMMETT S. HUsTED. assistant manager Of the
Hotel del Monte, is spending a few days at
the Palace.
7. N. HALLER,- businessman of Seattle. is at
the Palace. He is on his way to Honolulu on
business.
A. PATTERSON. manager of a mine at Raw
hide. is among the recent arrivals at the Argo-
naut.
w. J. LANYoE, manufacturer OF Oklahoma
: City. is at the St. Francis with Mrs. Lanyon.
w z. RADCLIFFE, who is interested in saw
works at Toronto. is guest at the Palace.
JAMES CHAMBERS. merchant Of Chico. reg
istered at the Onion Square yesterday.
W. I. LELAND and Burton E. Green. oil opera
tors OF Bakersfield, are at the Palace
MISS MARY JACKS Of Monterey is at the
Bellevue.
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GEORGE L. TAFT. western representative Of
Columbus. o., automobile company. is staying
at the Argonaut. He has been establishing
agencies throughout the state
H. ]. sTAPLEToN, a businessman Of New
Haven. and F. O. Hook. merchant Of Port
land. Ne. are among the recent arrivals at
the Fairmont-
D. STERLING, superintendent Of sehools OF
Monterey county. Is at the TurplD.
NJ. C. HEALIoN. q real estate operator Of San
Diego. Is registered at the Palace.
DR.. ]. W. WOOD Of Long Beach is among the
recent arrivals at the St. Francis.
]. z oREN. lumberman Of Minneapolis, is
registered at the ST. Francis.
J. @. MCMILLAN. Iumbermsn OF Seattle. is at
the Palace with his family
L GooDFRIEND Of this city and Mrs Good
friend are at the Bellevue.
A. c. MCLEAN, contractor Of Clipper Gap. is
registered at the Stewart.
JOHN D. ADKINS. an alderman OF Toronto. Z.
guest at the MaDz-
DR.. and MRS. W. c. BAILEY Of San Jose are
at the Union Square.
II. KIPPER. businessman from Bakersfield. is
at the Arlington
J. n. LUNA. iumberman from Msndoclno. is
at the stanford
al the Colonial.
at the Turpin.
B. D. DUDLEY, merchant from visalia. II at
the Stanford
J. W. JAMESON. from St. Paul .. A. .aa
Bellevue. -
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NtA Coo~o.sooo.
Ins and Outs

What's that noise?" asked the visl-
tor in the apartment house
Probably some one in the dentists
apartments on the floor below getting
a tooth out"
But this seemed to come from the
floor above"
"Ah. then it's probably the Popley's
baby getting a tooth in."-ThetCathoIic
Standard and Times
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Cremation Outd6ne

Mrs. Canary-HOw natural your late
husband looks, dearl But wasn't there
any funeral at all2
Widow Parrot (proudly)-Yes, in
deed, Mrs. Dickie. a double one. All
our friends accompanied the remains
both to and from the taxichermist's-
Puck
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
An Important Date

what was the most important date
in Roman history?"
"The one" replied the filppant youth.
that Marc Anthony made with Cleo
patra. a."-Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Initial Advance

Interviewer-Im told. sir, that You
began life as a poor brick layer. What
was your first step forward
Great Contractor became a good
brick layer.-Boston Transcript
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
WALT MASON

CAV singing pleasant way of and days
beguing future, eye1 maid xed metaphors,
afraid beckonng smiling The who marks the futures
deserves the kicks that he'll be
given likes wherever he 60
by woe he will be driven ssssHa .a LNaaA7la4o
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

Both are an
unique people can not produce the conventional
for it knows not convention
The preference San Francisco depends not only on the
and of California and
the least OF these wonders the marvellous of
Francisco since the fire, of which it written
But in the naming OF the charms of all the
1eo and IS becoming more and marvel to strangers It
mortar four years ago More than has
been expended in building the city that has been termed the last word
artistic, with the block block
imposing residences fine apartment houses and hotels equal
Four hostees that London Paris New York excel
hotels with hundreds Of less capacity make M up series that can
modate than 100000 people, and do we'll
All these familiar the people of
that have take them that it
well occasion that should be reminded of the
they produce the visiting So much has been done
here that almost ocular demonstration make credible
HAS practical to put the state library
wheels for the benefit of country districts many parts of
California Until these facilities extended great store
of books in the house at Sacramento
Mobilizng may be said to have had verv limited use
the State Now, under the provisions of law county
Library ~ poslus o. supervisors are empowered to
-l --l appropriate money for handling loans of
books from the central institution have
been for time the enjoyment privileges Among
the counties which have avaed themselves
following, with the amount appropriated in each
Sacramento $4,000 San Joaquin $780, $45o0; MADEIRA
$4,000 erced $500 Tulare $4,000 Alameda S20OO $4,000;
Modoc the latest join movement and everv town in
the that desires branch library can have one
Each branch entitled fifty at time covering CON
siderable range OF literature for entertainment
course there constant rotation books among libraries
would be interesting know what of literature are most
kind As an experiment in mobizng great bfary the plan
works we'll
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

ders; and / expect 70 make some
more before / reach that happy
shore where no one ever blum
ders. And | shall not apologize,
or squirt the briny from my eyes,
or make long explanations the
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Uncle Walt
The Poet Philos o p h r

I've made a million bad mistakes, I've made a
million foolish breaks. in this wide world OF won
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
A Public Service
I Commission
Why Not?


designed prevent ovecaptazation and combinations restraint
the regulation of charged for public
This would involve radical change and systemizaon
existing illogical and incomplete methods in Cali
orna for handling such 1t would place the control OF
emudicial body of experts the of regulation
ecsed hapazad fashion by boards of often acting
random with incomplete knowledge OF the governing facts
Mr. Currs proposal does contemplate the transfer OF the
and duties exercised by the railroad commission
the body OF creation but fact these and duties
logically belong the functions of public service commission and
classified by the New York system
OF rearrangenent of this sweeping character would
require amendment of the constitution The matter will
doubt consideration from the incoming legislature and the
foundation be laid by the preparation of such amendments of the
organic law will authorize subsequent executoy legislation 1t
matter that will suffer by of delay and the
consequent opportunity for consideration discussion
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
BAD
BREAKS

breaks l made in other days .made-their ghosts
shall not raise, TO swell mems tribulations. Ot
all the useless things men do the blamedest IS to
stand and view the past with grief and wailing
the future like sunlit sea, is waiting still Tor YOU
and me- so let US both go sailing The future like.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Time to Stop
the Immunity
LOOphOle

MS mistaken
statute in this regard will be repealed by the legislature
as District Attorney Fcker lays the facts before that body
net result OF theaw this relation has been gross
of justice
As to the character Of the oens by these offend
no convincing complete needed than that
OF Judge Cabnss in pronouncng Judgment the offenders
in these words:
And the act itself criminal a violation
the penal statute; but view crime
purpose whch in
the regulation the price of article
hsh Ny personally officially is that inn
pont duty deyoves upon the charged with the
combinations OF this
But the prosecution has had effects The con
spacy the OF food has and the
con OF the lesser offenders will moral effect or
others who might be disposed engage similar practices The
legislature VIII no doubt do It's by closing immunity
loophoe
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x JASHINGTON advices indicate that Franklin K Lane
" California and Charles A. Prouty of Vermont like
be promoted" from their the Interstate
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

court Of commerce, which will deal with ap-
peals from the findings of the commission in
regulation of railroads. Commissioners Lane
and Prouty have undoubtedly earned promo
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

service commission to regulate the service
corporations Mr.. Currys long official expe-
rience with the business of corporations in
this state makes his testimony on the subject
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

= He Chsan Science Monitor which is journal 81
circulation IN ITS Thanksgiving number discusses some
length the rival claims OF San Francisco and Ne 0-s
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Promotion
10 an Office
of Lower Salary

tion for their work the commission but the regreabe
o their elevation the bench is that very consid
pecuniary loss the newly created judges That is
interstate commissioners paid higher salary than the
judges The members OF the will have
official and pay the circuit judges That is
they will be paid $1,000 year
This anomaly arises from the fact that the scale of
The federal judiciary is much low and long out OF
Offices OF greatly inferior Importance pay much higher
because being Of creation the circumstances contem
life have been taken into consideration and the compensate
been fixed scale likely command acceptance by tn
talent. skill and knowledge
1t IS true that the federal bench is place of
and prestige and its personnel has usually been the
character but the office should carry salary sufficient to
It's dignity and Importance without econon
any sort OF temptation indulge doubtful practices
the scale OF salaries should be adjusted the modern
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
The Morning Chit-Chat

WONDER if there any rich folks. especially rich
folks with poor relations. that read this column.
please remember, in answering for yourself
that rich and poor only relative terms, that
while you consider yourself but passaby well sup
piled with this worlds goods, you may be considered
by some impecunous connection of in the light Of
"rich relatively
On the chance that there are I'm going to give over
space today to really worthy fill it and
let DIR. Holmes give them little Christmas talk.
The extract is from the Poet at the Breakfast
Table The poet and the landlady discussing the
other boarders. From the cultured and dgnihed de-
meanor of of the boarders the suspected story
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

OF books in the state house at Sacramento
may be said to have had very limited use.
Now, under the provisions of law, county
boards OF supervisors are empowered to
appropriate money for handling loans Of
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

guilty. Their escape was made possible
reason OF forgotten statute which appea
to give immunity to witnesses who have te
tilted before legislative committee concer
ing offenses of which they have been guilt
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IS unfortunate that the chief offenders in the local fish
conspiracy raise the price of oodstu were enabled to
punishment for the grave which they were nden
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

HAS been found useful and practical put the rar
wheels for the benefit of districts
California Until these facilities
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

Q ECRETARY OF STATE CHARLES F. CURRY makes some
useful timely recommendations in his biennial report
- Among these the important and far reaching IS that
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
An Impartial
Critics View
of San Francisco

th onenno
spirit the enthusiasm the word the west:
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-16
Bulk oysters at Miller's Market.

Bulk oysters at Miller's Market.
Nictors for sale on easy
terms at Woodward's.
j. 3. Linger spent Sunday with
his wife. who has a homestead 80
miles south of town.
Remember the big Christmas
dance next Thursday, Dec %, at
the Beach opera house.
Mrs. Henry Moore, Mrs. Nellie
Hurt and Miss Mary SHELTON, of
Carlyle. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryon Dilley, Friday night
of last week.
P. D. Bartlett returned Satur-
day from Richardton and Taylor,
where he Opposed Of several Beach
lots. Beach real estate continues
to advance in price and buyers
are plentiful.
The Odd Fellows Of the valley
are getting their local lodge we'll
organized. They held forth last
Thursday in Woodruff & Linger's
hall and will continue to hold
regular meetings hereafter.
Passenger train No. 4, last
Tuesday in caching the mail
nouch from the crane, tore the
bag open and scattered letters
down the track for several rods.
1t was all recovered and dis.
patched on the next train.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Moultor
were at Bismarck Saturday visit
ing Miss Louise McLoud, who
taught school in the Moulton dis
trict, but who is now confined ii
,, the st. Alexis hospital. where she
is getting along nicely and ex
e . cts to De out in about week
The dance given by the Aims
-. worth orchestra last Tuesday wa!
! very successful affair, there be
ing about so couples present
: The music was excellent and th,
floor fine. The concert befor,
the dance was of high class ma
: ture and was we'll received by tn,
: audience.
: Someone broke into Sunders
4 store last Monday night ant
n helped themselves to about So
d from the till. 1t was evidentl.
h someone who was we'll acquainted
]. with the place, as they knew tn
|, kind of fastening on the bacl
e door and opened it without break
It ing anything. They also got int
It the cash drawer without breaking
f it and evidently knew the com
70 bination. Aside from tn. none
j. taken nothing else was touched a
far as could be seen.