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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
ELECTRIC FOG HORNS NOW
May Be Blown Without Effort b
Pressing a Push Button.

May Be Blown Without Effort by
Pressing Push Button.
The time honored fog horn and still
the one in most common use on myri
ads of smaller boats is of the sort
that you raise to your lips and blow.
Tolerably hard work blowing a fog
horn.
Bigger fog horns for larger boats
are set in box, the box containing
a bellows by which the horn is blown.
Attached 90 the bellows is an outside
lever by means of which the bellows
is operated by hand. A lot of noise
this fog horn makes. to be heard for
a considerable distance.
There are now made, used on many
power boats and yachts, electric fog
horns the operating of which calls for
the exercise of neither lung nor hand
power. In these horns there is at
tached, enclosed at the smaller end, q
metallic diaphragm to which is con-
nected an electric coil which, when
is supplied from a storage
battery or from current or from cur
rent generated on the boat if it is
electrically equipped. To blow an cleo
trio fog horn you simply press a but
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

|their relationship is not generally
known, but Mr.. Phillips soon after
wards resigned his position with the
World.
1t was during Mr.. Phillips connec-
|tion with the World that he wrote
his first book, "The Great God, Sue
cess" 1t is story of newspaper life
and was first published as the work of
John Graham" Mr.. Phillips feared
that his first effort would not meet
with success, and he preferred not to
hazard his own name in a book that
had doubtful future.
Because of his fight on the interests
and the privileged class, Mr.. Phillips
came to be known as a muckraker.
Having the reporters instinct, he in
vestigated many subjects he believed
should be brought to light and then
without reservation, he exposed mat.
ters and men. Because of his activities
along this line, he called down the
|denunciation of many Of those he at
tackled. One of his most notable
achievements as a muchraker was
"The Treason of the United States
Senate" 1OO,OOO-word series in the
Saturday Evening Post.
Mr.. Phillips was of a serious turn
of mind and temperate in all things.
He was hard worker and rarely had
time, even had he been so inclined, to
indulge in frivolities. Quiet, unaf-
fected, of smooth temperament, he
was reserved to the extent of being
hard to approach. He was practical
in everything and believed that some
good should come from every move.
With his height of six feet, he pre-
sented striking figure. and his per-
sonality was no less marked.
Since his first book in 1901, Mr..
Phillips wrote eighteen more. all nov
els. Among the most popular of these
are: 1.-The Fortune Hunter" "The
Second Generation" "The Worth of a
Woman" "The Fashionable Adven-
lures of Joshua Craig" and white
Magic" The Saturday Evening Post
is now running his last serial, "A
Grain of Dust"
Carried to his death as a result
of an attack by an orchestra player,
who, it is said. was lingering under
the delusion that the author was seek
ing to injure his family through some
Of his writings, Mr.. Phillips assas-
is a distinct blow to his field
Of labors. 1t was fitting that those
with whom he had labored should
render ever service possible to save
his life, and when he had died to care
for his body. Senator Beveridge,
George Horace Lorimer and Samuel G.
Blythe, of the Saturday Evening Post,
are among those who last attended
him and arranged for his burial.
]. C. H..
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
THOSE VAUDEVILLE SHOWS.

The moving picture show has be-
come a most important part of the
worlds amusement. In the United
States and many other countries every
town of any importance has its show.
They appeal to every class of people.
In Columbia there are an average of
$500 persons, many of them children,
attend the exhibitions daily.
This is conclusive, proof that the
pictures and accompanying vaudeville
should be subjected to a rigid in
spection. As a rule the vaudeville
shown here is good, but occasionally
an act of an Objectionable character
is staged. The moving pictures almost
invariably are passed upon by the
national censorship board, but there
is no such board of censors for the
vaudeville.
Moving pictures are educational il
they are the right kind, but bad vaude-
vile is demoralizing to the commun-
ity. Some system of local censorship
should be devised at once and the
managers of the theaters should be
held responsible for the character of
the entertainment afforded.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
FALSE ACCUSATION.

False accusation is a common sin
1t is not rarely that we hear one
person charging another or a body OF
persons with having done something
attempted to do something or then
trying to do something not altogether
right or in line with the accuser's
ideas.
The Standard Oil Company now has
suit pending against a well-known
magazine, alleging that libelous state
ments were made in the magazine Re
Gently. The point in question is the
charge that the Standard Oil Com
pany's subsidiaries sell glucose to
confectioners. The, charge is denied.
No attempt will be made to defend
the Standard Oil; that is not the pur-
pose of this editorial. The Standard
Oil may be guilty or it may not be;
the magazine may have been justified
in making the charge or it may not
have been. But it has become popu-
lar to accuse prominent persons or
corporations with having committed
some crime against the people or the
government. Accusations are made
every day. Some are substantiated
and some are not. Some accusations
should be made about which we never
hear. All this is true and still there
is nothing justifiable in falst accusa-
ton.
More than two centuries ago a man
said. BE sure you are right. then 60
ahead" This is applicable to all con-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
ANNOUNCEMENT.
City Attorney,

We are authorized to announce
w. M .Dinwiddie as candidate for
City Attorney, subject to the decision
Of the voters at the Democratic pri'
mary, to be held in March.
City Attorney.
We are authorized to announce
H A. Collier as candidate for second
term as City Attorney, subject to the
decision of the voters at the Democrat.
ic primary, to be held in March.
City Attorney. ..
We are authorized to announce
George S. Starrett as candidate for
office of city attorney, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
THE RECALL IN SEATTLE

Turning a victorious majority of 3.
500 into a defeat of 1000, the people
of Seattle recalled Mayor Hirem C
Gill from Office and placed another In
his place. This is the first time the
recall has been used in the history Of
the United States.
1t is said the women voters of Sc
attic cast the ballots that defeated
Mayor Gill. The campaign was con
Quoted upon a moral 'ssue-the segre
cation of vice. The mayor legalized
but segregated the persons engaged in
immoral practices. The women Of the
city desired the abolition of the traffic
and by their votes threw out of office
their opponent.
Whatever the virtues of the recall
may be, and it has great virtues, il
demands that a man make good" re.
gardless of the conditions against
which he battles. Perhaps man may
be sincere in his fight for principle,
but if the odds are such that he can
not win, he may be withdrawn from
office and his sincerity of purpose
placed at .naught. This would de.
prive the government of many valu-
able men, and if used too hastily is
likely to be unfair in a great many
cases.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

duct, but especially could 1t be. made
to read, BE sure you are telling the
truth. then go ahead" When there is
conclusive proof of improper conduct,
the offender may be accused, and, If
there is a question of law involved.
the offender should be brought before
the courts and punished.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
David Graham Phillips

The recent assassination of David
Graham Phillips, the author. removes
from the field of literature one of
Americas most brilliant present-day
novelists and special writer's. From
the beginning, he had given himself
to this work, and his efforts had met
with abundant success. Possessing a
strong and analytic mind, he came
to know mankind and matters. With
this store of Information, he wrote
vigorously and fearlessly and at times,
tenderly. Although little more than
10 years old at the time of his death,
he was considered one of the six fore
most contributors to the field of fic-
tion and timely articles.
Mr.. Phillips was born in Madison,
Ind, October 81, 1867. He was the
son of banker. At the age of fifteen
years he entered De Pauw University,
in his native state. During his two
years in the school he was a room
mate of Albert Beveridge, the pres
ent Republican senator from Indiana
Until his death, he and Senator Bev-
eridge were warm friends. Before
graduation, he left the university and
began reporting for the Cincinnati
Times-Star, covering" police court for
this paper at $40 a week. The next
year, however, he went to the Gin
cinnati Commercial Tribune, then edi-
ted by Murat .Halstead.
But, being ambitious to go higher
than an ordinary reporter, and believ-
ing further university training would
aid him, he quit newspaper work and
entered Princeton University. He re-
ceived the bachelors degree in 1887,
and then returned to the newspaper
field. For thirteen years he worked
On New York papers, serving part of
this time with Arthur Brisbane on
the New York Sun. By hard work and
through natural gifts he rose to the
front rank in the reporting world.
In 1898 he left the Sun and went to
the New York World. the editor of
which was Joseph Pulitzer. He was
a favorite of Mr.. Pulitzer and came
to be the Worlds London correspon-
dent in 1899. But in a short time he |
was recalled and given work as edi-
torial writer.
In this field Mr.. Phillips was lead
er. He wrote straight to the point, |
and 1t was not hard to interpret the |
he intended to convey. How
ever, his ideas did not always coin
eide with the Worlds policy; and be-
cause he sometimes had to write edi- |
torials not in keeping with his own
views, he ranked under its censor
ship. 1t is said he once refused to
write an editorial that had been as
signed him. As a rebuke for such ac-
lion, Mr.. Pulitzer said:
1T is my right to have my opinion
editorially in the World"
To which Mr.. Phillips replied:
Il will write anything you order as
World editorial, but in fairness to
ne, l. think you should allow me to i
write my own opinion and give me
space over my own signature to con-
radict the editorial opinion"
The editorial was written according
o Mr.. Pulitzer's plan. Whether or
lot this incident had any effect on |;
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
County School Commissioner.

We are authorized to announce
J. Kelly Wright as a candidate for
the Office Of County School Superin-
tendept, subject to the action of the
qualified voters of Boone county, at
the annual school meeting to be held
April 4, 1911.
County School Commissioner.
We are authorized to announce
George T. Porter as a candidate for
the Office of County School Superin-
tendent. subject to the action of the
qualified voters of Boone county, at
the annual school meeting to be held
April 4, 1911.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
Heut,oints.

The Missourian invites contribu-
tions on matters OF University and
Columbia interest. The name of the
writer must accompany such letters,
but will not be published unless de-
sired.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

The defeat of Nebraska by Kansas
in basketball Saturday possibly may
be explained, in part at least, by the
fact that the Cornhusker last week
played six games, one each night, in
three states and all outside their
home state.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
Just Another Anecdote

To other anecdotes add this of the
Englishman who was presented to
Mrs. Ole Bull and said: 81 have heard
OF your husbands advantages in the
Far West" He was thinking of Sitting
Bull.-Boston Transcript.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

TYPEWRITERS--LATEST MOD
|el UnderwoOds, No. 4, $58.50; No. 2
L. C. Smith, $3.50; NO. 3 divers, $50,
Nos. 6 and Remingtons, $47.50. Five
days trial allowed without cost. IS
down, IS per month. Old machines
taken in exchange. F. w. Cooke, 718
Maryland. Phone 4O3.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
City Assessor,

We are authorized to announce J.
H Barnett as candidate for re-nomf
nation for City Assessor, subject to
the decision of the Democratic pri.
mary. to be held March z, 1911. l
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
Cjtv Marshal.

We are authorized to announce j.
l.. Whitesides as a candidate for re-
nomination to Office of City Marshal,
subject to the action of the Demo.
cratic primary, March z, 1911.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

WANTEDITO TRADE A NICE
farm of 1872 acres, located 7h miles
northwest of Columbia for a nice cot
tage, well located, in Columbia. Will
carry difference on farm at per cent.
Want to trade quick.
]. M. BATTERTON.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
City Councilman.

We are authorized to announce G.
w. Sneed as candidate for alderman
from the third ward, subject to the
decision of the voters at the Demo
cratic primary to be held in March.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
Police Judge


We are authorized to announce
James T. Stockton as candidate for
denomination for Police Judge of Co.
lumbia, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary, to be held March
z, 1911.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

"A bill Of complaint will be drawn
up by the players of the major
leagues"
mot much chance for the umpires.
is there?"-Exchange.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

Your razor honed snarp-2E cents.
Your hair cut to your like 25 cents,
J. 9. Williapa Barber Shop. ia
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

LOST - WEDNESDAY AFTER
noon, Phi Beta Pi PIN; initials m. M.
NJ" engraved on back. Please return
to Miller at Medical Building or phone
SIS Black.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

Miss shaulI, expert corset filter and
demonstrator. is now at our store and
will be pleased to fit every lady In
Columbia. Miss ShauII will be here
all this week. -
ROGERS D. G. co.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

Just received two car loads Of Col
orado alfalfa hay. H. B. Bush. Phone
3ss. o.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14
Police Jud due.

We are authorized to announce w.
s. Banta as candidate for the Office
of Police Judge. subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

LOST-A PHOTO OF A YOUNG
lady with three dogs; on Broadway by
opera house. Finder please call 622
or leave at the Missourian office.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

Wa NTED TWO GIRLS FOR
room and board at 205 College avenue.
Nice room and prices reasonable.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

FOR SALE-LADlIGS' WRITING
desk, single bed and mattress, small
table, dining chairs, child's go-cart,
II wash stands. Call at lilo PaQuin.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

FOR RENT--ELEGANT FRONT
rooms in the Thilo building, second
floor Also the basement in this
building is for rent. For particulars
see ]. X. Fyfer, or telephone COG Black
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

FOR RENT.
Four or five nice modern once
rooms In our new building at corner
Of Eighth and Broadway.
Also one nice business room, size
f2ox2s feet, suitable for ANAL bust.
ness.
A fine basement, size 2ox1oo rect,
suitable for pool hall, bowling alleys,
barber shops, etc.
For particulars see ~
G. q. MILLER.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-02-14

EXPERIENCED WAITED WANTS
position waiting tables for board.
Crider, 907 Lowery Phone 621 Black.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-23
AGAIN THE MURDERoUs JOY RIDER.

In San Francisco the other night some JOY
riders ran an automobile at breallneck speed
into party of young people girl was killed
and young woman badly injured. The motor
car sped and the police have ever since been
trying to find out who were riding IN It, Had
the persons in the car possessed ordinary hui
man instincts they would have stopped to as
certain what injuries had been inflicted and
tried to be of service to the injured. The fact
that they ran away and have since concealed
their identity is an evidence that they were
violating the law and were brutally indiffer-
ent to the consequences OF their criminal reck-
lessness.
Murders of this character are becoming all
too common. When the cuprits are appre
hended the usual defense is perjury. Drunken
hoodlums run over and kill people and then
lie out of it, 1t seems to be the fashion for
Judges to take their word as conclusive against
the evidence of unbiased witnesses and the
people they outrage and injure. People who
suffer from the mad antics of drink-crazed joy
riders seem to have no redress, the official dis
position seeming to be to hush the matter and
let the malefactors go unpublished.
If matters go, on as they have been going
in the past people will begin to take the law
into their own hands and obtain by violence
the redress denied them by the courts. This
would be bad, but desperate diseases call for
desperate remedies. Nor would it do any harm
IL Il lew VI lH6 IullldlS WHO uGlNe cars at Iufl-
Gus speed through the thoroughfares at night
were summarily killed.
Not long ago Italian in New York shot
to death the driver of brewery wagon who
had run over and killed his child. The driver
was employed by rich brewer who is a
power in local politics. A policeman called to
the scene heard the drivers statement and told
him to go about his business as he was "all
right. Then the maddened parent shot the
driver to death. Had the policeman done his
duty the murder would not have occurred Be
cause the representative of the law failed in
his duty the griefstrcken father took the law
into his own hands.
The immunity given criminal JOY riders is
breeding sentiment of mfuriation in the pub
he mind that may have tragic results But
it is possible that little shooting will clarity
the situation and contribute not only bet
er observance of he law, blu to better add
ministraton of its provisions.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-23
sTUFF1NG OF THE WAR BOOZE.

1t is astonishing how eagerly the press and
people of the United States have swallowed
the lingo bait of the fishers for larger military
appropriations. There is no doubt that we'll
conceived and clevery executed plan for making
managed and financed by manufacturers and
merchants, who sell the mchinery and trapping
of militaism and certain element in the army
which seeks expansion.
Its aim is the increase of the army by TWEEN
ty or more regiments of infantry, and by
large number of batteries Of artillery. News
papers and magazines have been made the We
hicles of this extraordinary propaganda, the
weakness of the army being emphasized and the
imminent danger of japanese invasion being
pointed out. While it would not be proper
to impute any but patriotic motives to the army
officers particularly concerned in the move it
is true that the infantry association, which has
an active bureau of securing the increase of its
branch of the service, and which has fund of
many thousands of dollars, sees in such larger
infantry branch, promotion and more pay for in
fantry officers.
The infantry officers employ press agent
who writes and secures publication of articles
in magazines and newspapers urging more in
fantry regiments. Lectures and speeches before
public bodies are also availed of.
While there cannot be traced any connec
ton between these patriotic actions and the
efforts of the makers of war supplies yet these
dealers join vigorously in the cry for a bigger
army and spend money in their campaign to
influence congressional legislation
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-23
COMSTOCK.

out the court room. The defendant
maintained his usual calmness when
heard from the arbiters of hi
fate the verdict that will likely
cause him to don prison stripes.
After the jurors had been excused
by the court until the services were
again required, Judge Coleman set
today (Tuesday) morning at 10
O'Clock as the time for imposing
judgment Attorney Zurich asked
that sentence be deferred until that
date, in order that he might have
time to prepare motion for a new
trial.
Local interest in the McMurray
case has been at a high pitch since
the hearing was started. During the
last few days the court room was
crowded with persons interested in
the outcome of the charge and 9th
ers who were attracted to the coun-
ty building through morbid curl
osity. The arguments of the re-
spective attorneys were responsible
for packed house.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-23
PERs ONALs
COmings and Goings of Our Local
People and Others

E. B. Tyler of Los Angeles is
in town.
j. c. Hitler of San Francisco is
in Toncpah, a guest at the Mizpah.
]. A. Lynch of Salt Lake is in
the city.
H. w. Sudheimer of Salt Lake is
in town.
Samuel D. Davis of San Francisco
is in the city.
G. A. Lancey of Chicago is spend
ing a few days in Tonopah.
e. A. Barrett, a Goldfeld trav-
cling man. arrived on the morning
train.
]. H. Cook of Goldfield came over
on the train this morning and reg
istered at the Mizpah.
Otto Mathi. representing An
heuser-Busch of st. Louis is in
Tonopah visiting the trade.
Mrs. Ed Dale returned to Millers
this morning, Mrs. Dale has been
the guest of Mrs. J. B. Tregloan
for a few days.
A. H. Jones, superintendent of
the Belmont mill at Millers, was
guest of the Mizpah last night,
returning ITO the latter place this
morning.
George Wingfeld and Charley
Smith of Reno passed through Tono-
pah yesterday to attend a meeting
of the Consolidated at Goldfeld.
Mr.. Wingfeld will visit Tonopah
on the return trip.
Tom Kendall and Ed Heckethorn
were passengers this morning for
Sanger, near Fresno, and enroute,
will stop at San Francisco for a
few days. At Sanger the gentle
men will examine some mining
property and do a little hunting
in that vicinity They will be
absent about month
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-23
JURY FINDS ]. /.
M'MURRAY GUILTY
OF EMBEZzLEMENT

ELY, New, May 23.-In one of
the most sensational as well as bit
terly contested cases in the GRIM
inal annals of the county, it took
a jury in Judge Coleman's court
Is hours to find j. H. McMurray,
formerly secretary of the Herrick-
KERN Investment company, guilty
of having embezzled $3.50, that
was entrusted to him last December
by Oscar Palmquist with instruct
ions to purchase 100 shares Of
stock in the GirouX Consolidated.
The jury recommended the de-
PENDANT to the extreme leniency of
the court The verdict was pre-
scented to the court at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning. The 2 jurors
left the court room at 10 O'Clock
last night with the fate of the ac-
cused stock broker in their hands,
after listening for six hours to the
elaborate arguments of counsel fo
the state and defense.
When the jurors filed into the
court room and announced that
they had agreed upon verdict, a
large and curious throng packed
the chambers to its capacity, and
were anxious to learn what con-
illusions had ben reached by the
jury. AS the word guilty" fell
from the lips of Clerk Collins, there
was perceptibIe silence through