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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
BASEBALL AND LIVE" TOWNS
A Travelling Salesman Says Game
Stimulates Business.

A travelling salesman who comes to
Columbia regularly boasts that he has
the best method Of spotting live
town.
How" asked other statesmen at the
Gordon Ho;cl this morning.
See if it has a baseball diamoH. aid
a town team. If it has. then you're sure
they are alive and willing to do blsi
ness, In the last four or i've yeas
baseball parks have sprung up in al
of the little towns in the state that are
progressive, and the games not only
stimulate baseball rivalry but business
rivalry.
It's dead town now that has no
baseball team. Waich for the baseball
park when you ride into town, YOU
salesmen."
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
COMMENCEMENT AT NEBRASKA


The commencement procession at
the University of Nebraska is different
from that at the University OF Mis-
souri,; it is more elaborate. according
to programs received here. The process
sion starts from the Library Hall OF
the University. Ii is led by the COM
mandant of cadets, who acts as mar
shall
The University band is at the head
of the procession. Following the band
are the Regents, the Chancellor and
the guests of the university. Then
come the administrative officers and
the members OF the faculties. After
them are the alumni and former stu
dents. The candidates for degrees fol-
low the alumni. and last in the process
sion are the students and friends Of
the graduates.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
MARRIAGE LAWS A DISGRACE
Rev. A. w. Paisley Tells of Observa.
tions in the Recorders Office.

Our marriage laws are a disgrace,
according to the Rev. A. w. Paisley,
assistant recorder of deeds of Boone
county. This opinion is the result of
observation in the granting of mar
riage licenses in this county for the
last eight or ten years.
1T is an actual fact that have seen
parents come to this office and give
their consent to marriage of a 13-
year-old daughter. have seen persons
come down from the Circuit Court and
having obtained divorce, Immediately
get marriage license for another
marriage. Such things go on. and the
law is loose enough to prevent such
practices"
Rev. Paisley thinks the legislators are
to blame in that they make little effort
to raise the standard of marriage and
divorce laws. He believes legislation
would materially change conditions if
enforced.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
DOCTOR CUTLER TO ST. JOSEPH
Will Urge Passage Of Model Milk In.
spection Law

DIR. w. p. Cutter, state dairy and
food commissioner, will leave tonight
for ST. Joseph, where he will speak be-
fore the conference of dairymcn ard
the city board of health on the milk in.
spectiOn law.
Il will take a copy of the Columbia
law, and also Model ordinance which
is adapted for the larger Cities" said
Doctor Cutler. Carthage. Hannibal
and Warrensburg have passed an or
dinance similar to the Columbia ordi-
nance"
Fl. F. Guyette. state food and drug
inspector stationed at Kansas City, is
at ST. Joseph urging the passage of
the inspection law before the city
council.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
PEONAGE IN CITIES.

A virtual peonage system is i'm force
in the great cities of the United States,
immigration officers say. The slaves
are boys, Greek and Armenian, OF un-
der IA years of age, many of them. and
their masters are the Greek padrones.
st. Louis is now trying to rid herself
of this condition.
Many small boys are brought to this
country by Greeks and installed as
boot-blacks in shining "parlors" in the
cities. They are compelled to work
from early morning until nearly mid
night. They are only half-fed and poor
ly sheltered for their labor. Large
numbers of these boys should be in the
public schools. In addition. they are en-
titled to better pay and to a shorter
working day.
Peonage of any sort is violation of
the constitution. To compel these chill
dren to work and to deprive them of
their education is a denial to them of
the rights for which America stands.
Ii will also deprive the country of a
number of good citizens. 1t is to the
interest of the nation and Justice to
humanity that these chiid-laborers be
given an education and not be broken
by work so that they will become de-
pendent on the community.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
In the Athens

No Athenian ever gave more cOurtly
lattention to a guest than was accord
ed the visiting editors, few weeks
ago, in Columbia, Mo. inquiry reveaIed
no school of manners, no special in
struction in courtesy; it wasn't neces-
sary; finer group of young men and
women never welcomed travellers from
affair." But this was not all. Without,
apparently, knowing they were doing
lanything extraordinary, the students
of journalism in the Missouri Univer-
lsity organized themselves into a re-
Iception committee for the week. Not
satisfied with this, they let one word
bring on another, until finally, the day
the editors and the teachers of jour
nalism from seven states arrived, there
they were. these future Wizards, and
Banas and Nelson's and Grastys. badg-
ed and smiling. waiting at the train to
meet the crowd. And they knew the
names, too, of those they met. Smart
boys.
The week in Columbia was notable
for many things. The first of these
was the presence of more than 200 edi-
tors of Missouri. Kansas, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and
Iowa were represented in the journa-
listic conference The Commercial
Club did its part in entertaining the
visitors. and the fraternities and the
sOrorities did the same 1t was a week
OF plain, helpful talks along lines in
which every one was interested.
But the pleasantest remembrance is
certain to be the fine treatment ac-
corded everyone by the Journalism
students. There wasn't one in the
class who would have hesitated to ac-
cept all sorts of discomfOrts for a vis-
tor. Indeed, this reception committee is
the only one in the world tha; ever
received anyone or ever did one OF
the things for which it was formed.
Its members are entitled to the silver
forks and the butter dish.-Charles ].
Dillon in The Kansas Industrialist.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
TIGERS HAVE WESTERN CUP
Conference Trophy and Bronze Statue
Won by M. U. Track Team.

The Tiger track team brought
home much silverware from the West
ern meet at Minneapolis. A large sill
yer loving cup is the property of the
University OF Missouri for one year
longer if the Tigers continue to win
Western meets. The other trophy is a
bronze figure OF an athlete mounted
on a heavy silver base
The bronze trophy is given by the
-city of Minneapolis to the champion
ship team OF the meet. Ii is a perma-
nent possession of the University. The
statue and base together are about
thirty inches high. The base bears the
inscription, intercollegiate Conference
A. A. Team Championship
The loving cup must be won three
times consecutively before it comes
the property of any school. And at
present Missouri has one-third the best
chance of owning the cup. 1t is known
as the Spalding trophy 1t bears the
following engraving showing the win
ners:
"19o4-University of Michigan
"1905-University of Chicago"
"1906-University of Michigan"
"19O1-University of Illinois"
"190S-University of Chicago"
'1909-Universiiy of Illinois"
"191O-Notre Dame University
The "19l1-University of Missouri"
has not yet been placed on the cup.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
THE DANGER OF FLYING.

Contrary to the general opinion, il
seems that aviation is becoming less
dangerous. In Munsey's Magazine. Eli.
zabeth H. Gregory comments upon
this fact:
1T was estimated at the end of 1910,
she says, that the aggregate distance
flown was twelve times greater than
in 1909, and that nine times as many
men had made flights. 1t seems to be
the popular impression that last years
record of fatalities was Unprecedented,
but the increase was smaller in pro-
portion"
Looked at from this point of view,
flying seems to hold a decreasing
amount of danger for the bird-men. Bu;
this is only one of the improvements in
aviation In her article Miss Gregory
asserts that the results attending the
travail of last year were worth the
sacrifice. All the improvements in avia-
tion are welcome but none more than
the decreasing amount of danger it in
wolves.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
KNOWING ITSELF.

After the question, IF know thysclf
is good motto for a man, why not
for a city," the Worlds Work tells
of the means employed by Trenton, n.
J., to become acquainted with itself
This municipality had know Your
City Week, and during this week the
inhabitants learned among other
things that Trenton's death rate was
twenty per cent higher than the death
rate of some cities of its size and that
its agencies for improvement were
working without cooperation and some
times at cross-purposes. OF course.
after learning conditions, the citizens
set about to improve them.
The most inefficient persons are u.s.
ually those who have never become
acquainted with themselves. Doubtless
the same is true of the worst managed
cities. Every city should know itself
II the town is all right, the people
have nothing to dread from learning
about it. If ii is not all right, its i'm
perfections must be discovered before
they are removed.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
c. r. MouIton to Wed June "a.

Invitations TO the wedding of =.
Robert MOulton, instructor in agri-
cultural chemistry in the University Of
Missouri, and Miss Edith Lehnen o.
Wellsville, Mo. have been received ir
Columbia. The ceremony will be at y
O'Clock in the evening. of June "a al
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David Lehnen. The couple
will go to Colorado Springs on their
wedding trip.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
SWIM TWO MONTHS FOR 81
Y. M. c. A. Will Open Its Pool if
Enough Bows Are interested.

II the boys of Columbia will pay 81
for the privilege to swim in the y. NJ.
c. A. swimming pool two months this
summer they can save themselves the
trouble of walking under the burning
sun to the old swimming hole All boys
of Columbia between the ages OF IL
and Il will be admitted. The boo, will!
be open three mornings in the Week
and lessons will be given by ali expert
swimmer.
The boys are working 20 arouse
interest for the pool will not be opened
uniess a certain number of boys make
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
MISS BERTHA BOND TO WE'D
Her Engagement to E. S. Putney An.
nounced TODAY,

The engagement of Miss Bertha ].
Bond to Fred S. Putney was announced
today. The wedding will be next fall.
Miss Bond recently resigned her posi-
ton as cataloguer in the library of the
University of Missouri. Mr.. Putney was
assistant to Dean F. b. Mumford of the
College OF Agriculture in 19O9-1O. He is
a member of the Acacia fraternity. He
was assistant professor of animal hus-
bandry in the Rhode Island Agricul.
tural College last year.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07

One boy brought list Of
thirty-seven prospective swimmers this
morning. There will be meeting Of all
boys who are interested at the Y. NJ.
C.. A. Building at 9 O'Clock Saturday
morning 1t is expected that about 1GG
boys will sign up.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07

Eastern publications have noted
editorially the course in poetry" at
the University of Missouri and Chief
Josephine. Now the latest is the en-
gineers' whiskers.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
Mrs. J. w.. Brown Visits Son Here.

Mrs. j. W. Brown of Deepwater, NO.,
is visiting her son. Claude A.. a senior
in the School OF Journalism of the
University this week.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07
How About Pulpit EnaIish?

1T is often the fashion among half
eiucated and among over educated peo,
pie to decry newspapers as injurious
TO the cultivation of literary taste. Our
children are solemnly warned in
school and college against newspaper
English; but who bids them beware of
breakfast table English, playground
English, department store English. af.
ternocn tea English, pulpit English?
Il should hazard the opinion that the
average editorial column in the New
York Sun. for example, is better writ.
ten than the average page in the At.
lantic Monthly; and that the English
OF both the Sun and the Atlantic is
better written than that of the average
book sent 10 those journals for review
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-06-07

Maybe Columbians will forget the
Hundred Dollar Bill songs before next
fall. The music store men hope so,
at least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
Obituary Record
JOHN NELSON.

John Nelson died Saturday morning
at 1880 in the home of his brother
in-law, Magnus Peterson, 409 Fourth
avenue, after an illness of II days,
caused by hemorrhage Of the brain.
He was born in Stafnas-socken, Werm-
land, Sweden. July II, 1884, and came
TO America in 1868. He resided in
Rantoul and Paxton, Ill, and then re-
moved TO Orion, where he conducted
shoe store for 20 years. He had
made his home in Rock Island for sew
eraI years. He leaves brothers and
sisters in Sweden. The funeral will
be at 1870 tomorrow afternoon in the
Peterson home, with services at 2
o'clock in the First Swedish Lutheran
church, of which Mr.. Nelson was q
member. Rev. s. G. Hagglund, pas
tor of the church, will conduct the
service. Burial will be in Chippian-
mock cemetery. II is the request OF
the family that flowers be omitted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
REMORSE DRIVES
WOMAN TO DEATH
Body of Elizabeth M. Bicknell
Her Throat Cut, Found in
Davenport Home.
DIVORCED FROM HUSBAND
Brooding Over Fact Her Life Had
Been Misspent Prompts
SeIf-Destruction.
$3.50

Suffering from remorse brought
about with a realization of the fact
that her life had been misspent. Mrs.
Elizabeth NJ. BickneIl, zoe LeClaire
street, Davenport, cut her throat yes
terday morning with butcher knife.
The body was found in the kitchen of
her home, where she lived alone, in
the afternoon by neighbors. Mrs.
Bicknell, who was known as Mrs.
Myrtle Kirkman, was divorced from
Michael Kirkman several years ago.
Last week in conversation with
neighbors, she said that she belonged
TO good family and had been edu-
Gated in a seminary in Illinois.
RELATIVES IN MOLINE.
Mrs. Bicknell was 80 years old.
She has daughter who at present
is in an Illinois convent. Mrs. Bick-
nell also leaves q brother and sister
in Moline.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day afternoon in the Boise undertake
ing chapel in Davenport and burial
will be in Riverside cemetery, Mo-
line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
MRS. JOHN STREE IS
SUDDENLY CALLED
Wife of Columbus, Ohio Contractor,
Long an Invalid, Passes
Away in Rock Island.

Mrs. John Stref of Columbus, o.,
wife of John Stref, the contractor who
is in charge of the marble construction
work at the Peoples National bank,
died suddenly this morning at o'clock.
Death occurred at the home where
the family was Fooming at 1880
Sixth avenue. Mr. Stref was awak-
ened and found his wife suffering
from a fainting spell. He summoned
a physician, but before his arrival dis
solution had occurred. For upwards
of 16 years Mrs. Stref had been an
invalid because OF heart trouble and
il was this that caused her death. She
was born in Elkhart, Ind, % years
ago. She came to Rock Island Sat
urday, April 10. She leaves besides
her husband. a son. John Russell Stref,
her mother, Mrs. W. a. Treamann, and
two sisters, in Columbus. The body
will be taken TO Columbus for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
GREEKS ARE TO FORM
A POLITICAL CLUB
Organization to Promote Study of
United States Constitution
and Customs.

For the purpose of instructing Greek
residents of Rock Island county and
to teach them the principal parts of
the American constitution, a Greek
American political club is to be organ
lied by Angelus Coin. The member
ship of the club, it is thought, will
reach at least 800, as there are more
than 1000 Greeks residing in Rock
Island county. The greater number of
them are employed in Rock Island and
Moline and East Moline. A school
will be conducted at least. twice
week. A large number of the race IN
derstand the language fairly we'll, but
are not familiar with the constitution
of the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
Midnight In the Ozarks

And yet sleepless Hiram Scranton of
Clay City, H., coughed and coughed.
He was in the mountains on the advice
of five doctors, who said he had con-
sumption, but found no help in the eli
mate, and started home. Hearing of
DR.. Kings New Discovery, he began to
use it. Il believe it saved my life" he
writes, "for 1t made a new man of me.
so that can now do good work again"
For all lung diseases, coughs, colds,
grip, asthma, Group, whooping cough,
hay fever, hemorrhages, hoarseness or
ouinsy, it's the best known remedy.
Price so cents and ST. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
InfIammatory rheumatism Cured in
Three Days.

Morton L. Hill of Lebanon, Ind,
says: My wife had infammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and joint;
her suffering was terrible ane her body
and face were swollen almost beyond
recognition; had been in bed for six
weeks and had eight physicians, but
received no benefit until she tried Dr.
Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism 1t
gave immediate relief and she was
able to walk about in three days.
am sure il saved her life" Sold by
Otto Grotian, 1901 Second avenue,
Rock Island; Gust Schlegel, 220 West
Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Reimers have re-
turned from their winter sojourn in
California.
Mrs. C. B. Marshall has returned
after a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Merrifield of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Arthur Russ has returned from Chi
.cago. He made the return trip in a
runabout which he purchased last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lift and Miss
Lucille Lambert left Saturday for
Chicago, where they will visit for a
week.
Mrs. B. E. Robb and Will Coulter
will leave tomorrow night for Rock
ford to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Robb's brother, George Smith.
Smith Ferguson of Annawan, who
graduated from Rock Island high
school in 1908. visited with friends
here today while en- route to the Uni
versity of Illinois.
Miss Anne Winnimore, who visited
with Miss Leah Garrison for two
weeks, left Saturday night for Musca-
tine, where she will visit before re-
turning to her home at st. Joe, Mo.
Mrs. w. G. Xander will leave tomor-
row for Aledo, where she will attend
the state meeting of the P. o. E. Sis
terhood, in session there this week.
While in Aledo Mrs. Xander will be
a guest at the home of Judge and Mrs
George A. Cook. Mrs. Xander was the
first state organizer for the society
in Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
CHILD INSTANTLY
KILLED BY AUTO
Allen Limousine Runs Down
Lester Gustafson Aged
10, in Moline.
WHILE CROSSING STREET
Fatality Occurs at 9 at Night, Chauf-
feur Claiming Not to Have
Seen Victim.

While attempting to cross Fifth ave-
nue. near Fourteenth street Moline, at
9 o'clock last night, Lester Gustafson,
10 years old, was run down and in
stantly killed by limousine owned by
F. G. Allen and driven by Vincent
Bond. The lad had been standing on
Fifth avenue. 120 feet west OF the west
line of Fourteenth, and was conversing
with two girls, Sadie Melin and Elsie
Anderson. He remarked that he was
going across the street to purchase
some candy, and then started to con-
fectionery store on the north side Of
the street.
At the same time an eastbound
Fourth avenue car, IN charge Of Motor
man G. J. Erickson, was passing near
Fourteenth street, while an automobile
was going east on the north side Of
the street. East of Fourteenth street,
on the north side Of Fifth avenue, the
Allen car was being driven west
Chauffeur Bond noticed the car and the
other machine, and seeing that 1t would
be impossible to pass by the car and
across the tracks and had just passed
the street car when the right front
wheel Of the machine struck the boy.
DID NOT SEE BOY.
Bond, although the street was we'll
lighted. did not see what he had struck.
In turning, he noticed a number of peo-
pie running into the street. He brought
the machine to a stop and returned TO
the scene of the accident to find that
he had run down a boy and that the
accident had resulted fatally.
An inquest was held this morning
and testimony was received from Bond,
Motorman Erickson and others who
were near the scene of the accident at
the time No one saw the accident.
Bond testified that h. was driving the
car at a rate of from 10 to Is miles an
hour and that there were seven lights
on the car. Erickson, who brought the
street car to a stop as soon as he had
seen that there had been an accident,
gave his testimony.
BODY INITIATED.
The body of the lad was badly mu-
tilated. bruised and broken. The
shoulder blade was dislocated, and
the skull was fractured. The body
was thrown 10 feet. The coroner's
jury returned a verdict that death
was accidental, and exonerated Bond
from blame.
Lester Gustafson was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Gustafson, 1902
Sixth avenue, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
Ideal Manhood.

There was a fairly large attendance
yesterday afternoon at the B. G. NJ
meeting atthe Y.M.C.A. AT. Schersten
Of Augustana college delivered an in
teresting talk on the subject, Ideal
Manhood" Miss Helen Parker played
a piano solo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24

1909, from Oklahoma. She leaves six
children, w. E. Vavn Dusep, Man
children: W. E. Van Dusen, Man
VanDusen, Hennessy, Okla; Mrs. o.
F. Adams, Fort Dodge, Kan; w. A.
McDuffee, San Antonio, Tex. and Mrs
Steinhagen. The funeral will be held
tomorrow morning at 1890. DR.. H.
w. Reed, pastor of the First Baptist
church, will conduct the service, and
burial will be in Chippiannock GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
Kicked by a Mad Horse.

Samuel Birch of Beetown, Wis, had
a most narrow escape from losing his
leg, as no doctor could heal the fright
full sore that developed, but at last
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it COM
pletely. It's the greatest healer of ul-
GERS, burns, boils, eczema ~scalds, cuts,
corns, cold-sores, bruises and piles on
earth. Try it; % cents; at all drug
gists'.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
MRS. SARAH RICHARDSON.

Mrs. Sarah Richardson died yester-
day morning al 1880 in the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. c. l. Steinhagen,
1416 Third avenue. after an illness of
six weeks, of complications of dis
eases. Mrs. Richardson was born Dc
tober 2. 1929. in Geneseo county, New
York She came here in December.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-24
Four SUNDAY JAGS FINED
Two Pay Up and the Others Go TO
County Jail

County Jail.
Thomas Redding was fined 50 and
costs this morning by Police Magis-
trate c. j. Smith. Redding got drunk
yesterday and was disorderly on the
street. Andrew Mintz of Muscatine
who came here to buy a suit Of
clothes, spent most OF his money for
booze instead and he was treated to
fate similar to that of RedGing.
Clinton Parkhurst, an old-timer,
went to the county jail for 10 days
to sober up from jag which he has
been several days in acquiring. John
Holmes got IS days for being drunk
yesterday.