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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS
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First Time Prison for Missouri
Urged By Charity Conference

ahnibal--Mssouri will have "a
state reiormatory and department
Tor dependent children if the efforts
Of the State Conference OF Charities
and Correction terminate as intended
Plans for the establishment OF these
two departments were outlined at the
conference in, this city.
Prof. Maurice Parmelee OF the Uni
versity OF Missouri, who is chairman
of The delinquent committee OF the
conference, told OF the proposed state
retormatory for first offenders. H!s
committee has worked out ;5ians for
the establishment O. such better
ment of the social welfare OF the STATE.
He outlined the plan for the reforma-
tory which would be for first time fel.
ems from 10 to 25 or 80 years old
All Sentences would be indeterminate,
from one year up TO the maximum
number Of years. The inmates would
be committed by the courts OF the
county as at present. a physical and
mental development would be stressed
and the men would be fitted for some
useful trade. They could always be
released on parole. Another recon-
mendation of his report was an indie
terminate penitentiary sentence and
also new system OF paroles.
Bill for State Supervision.
DR.. G.. B. Mangold, chairman of the
work for children committee, urged
that a department for the care of de-
linquent children be created by the
next legislature and that it be under
the state board of charities and cor
recuCn. He told OF the measure
which proposed the child relief de-
partment. He declared that Missouri
should become aroused to the neces.
sity of caring for the thousands of
dependent children.
Supervision and inspection of pri-
vate institutions is a strong feature
Of the bill" he said The board shall
receive children turned over to it by
the county, the cost of transportation
being maintained by the county" He
urged publicity to obtain support for
the bill.
system of nOnpolitical manage
ment of pubic charities and penal in
situations should be secured by the
conference through the general as
sembly, according to w. T. Cross OF
Columbia, secretary of the board of
charities and correction. He declared
this one of the great government prob
lens that the people of Missouri are
facing. He made a plea for new and
better scheme of organized charities
and correction.
With such an extensive and com
pick system, one would suppose that
the state is spending thousands of
dollars for a central bureau to study
the great system and outline far
reaching policies in order that the
states money might be spent to the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
FOUR WOULD BE SPEAKER
illegal Registrations Cause Resigna.
ton OF kaempf-Another Election
is Planned In Germany.

Berln.-The German imperial par
lament has made a record in the Sc
lection Of a speaker by having four
contests for the position.
The third speaker this session, DR..
Johannes Kaempf. has resigned his
seat on account Of doubt cast on the
validity of his election.
DIT Kaempf was elected as a radical
from the first district of Berlin by a
majority Of only nine out of n total
vote Of oter 1000. His Socialist OPP
ponent Editor S. Dwell, demanded n
recount, which reduced DR.. Kaempf's
majority to six, but also showed 16
cases OF doubtful registration. The
relchstag committee on elections de.
cided to investigate these. AS the Ger
man practice assumes that all illegal
OaIlots we're cast for the successful
candidate, DR.. Kaempf anticipated an
ADVERSE report OF the committee by re.
signing In order to stand again be-
lore parliament reassembles. His So
clalist opponent In the election again
was Editor Dwell. and as Colonel
'aedke, the well-known military wri.
Yer, also ran again on the Democratic
ucket, second ballot will be re.
quired.
Ut kaempf was elected president In
succession to the clerical leader. DR..
martin SPAIN, who resigned rather
man sit with the Socialist vice-presi.
cent Philip Scheidemann. After an
unsteady six weeks tenure of office.
made notable by Emperor Williams
REFUSAL to receive DR.. Kaempf as presi-
cent, third election was held, at
winch DR.. Kaempf retained the presi-
uehcy, but Vice-President Scheide-
mann, whose halfforgotten epigram
charging the Hohenzollerns with faith.
ieSsness to their plighted work proved
MS undoing, was forced out, to be sue
ceeded by the. National Liberal. Her.
mann S Paasche.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
HAIR CAME OUT IN PUNCHES

S13 +. Second St, Muncie, Ind.-"My
little girl had a bad breaking out on
the scalp. It was little white Jumps.
The pimples would break out as large
as a common plnhead all over her
head. They would break and run yell
low matter she suffered nearly year
with itching and burning. 1t was sore
and itched all the time. The matter
that ran from her head was very thick.
| did not comb her hair very often, her
head was too sore to comb It, and
when | did comb. 1t came out in
punches. Some nights her head itched
so bad she could not sleep.
81 tried several difHe. ent soaps and
ointments, also patent medicine, but
nothing could get to stop It. began
using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment this summer after l sent for
the free samples. | used them and
they did so much good bought a cake
of Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment. | washed her head with
Cuticura Soap and rubbed the Cuticura
Ointment in the scalp every two
weeks. A week after had washed her
head three times you could not tell she
ever had a breaking out on her head.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment also made
the hair grow beautifully" (Signed)
Mrs. Emma Patterson, Dec. %, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
free, with 32p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Hu
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
ENDS LIFE OVER RECRUIT
Girl Affected by Greeks Departure
for Balkan War Commits
Suicide.

Phillipsburg, N. J.-Avenea Papras,
Greek girl. seventeen years old. was
found dead in bed this morning by
her cousin, James Papras. a confec-
toner, In whose home she lived. The
girl was the daughter of Speros Pap.
ras OF Chicago and came here six
weeks ago. Another cousin. Frank
Papras, left here last night for New
York, intending to sail for Europe.
He was to enlist as a volunteer in the
war against Turkey. The girl was
deeply affected by her cousins depar-
ture. The gas Jet in her room was
found turned on.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
HAIR CUT JOKE; BURNS HOUSE
Son Of Nebraska Minister confesses
Six Attempts to get Even"
With Sisters.

Goshner, Neb.-Will Whitaker, if
teen years old, son of a Dunkard min.
lister, confessed to Deputy State Fire
Commissioner Ironton that he has set
fire to the home of his parents six
times.
He said that the act was prompted
by desire to hide thefts amounting 20
s35 from his parents and to get even"
with his sisters, who laughed at the
style of his hair cut.
The boy pleaded guilty before the
county judge of Seward county, was
sentenced to six months in jail and
then was paroled. In each case the
boy was active in putting out the fires.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
ON BOARD A WARSH|P
Native Of Arkansas Visits Craft
Bearing States Name.
seventy.Foot Descent Of Steel Lad
ders Grows Warmer and Warmer
as They Proceed Toward
the Bottom.

New York.-On most of the big bat
tleships at anchor in the Hudson river
the sign NO Visitors Allowed" bars
sightseeing in certain parts of the
boat. but when a man who demon.
strated that he was from Arkansas
boarded the superdreadnought OF that
name they gave him a little badge
which set forth that no signs applied
to him.
He wasn't a visitor" they said, he
was a guest, and there wasn't any
place aboard that boat he couldn't
go.
The man from Arkansas was game,
and he said he'd go everywhere, and
he took a reporter with him, because,
as he said: I'm liable to forget some
of these things l see; so If you jot
il down and write piece in the paper
about it, I'll always be able to recall
every bit of It,"
Ensign hammers, officer of the deck,
summoned Sldeboy Johnson to take
the man from Arkansas to Bo'sun
Graves, and Bo'sun Graves immediate.
y detailed Seaman Taylor to act as
guide.
Take this little party anywhere
they care to go aboard the Arkansas.
except the captains cabin" was his
command.
Aye. aye, sir" Seaman Taylor re-
Piled Note. you always say Aye,
aye, sir" to the boss). Seaman Tay-
or explained that 1t was a custom in
the navy.
The man from Arkansas thought
that there was no use in having such
an opportunity given him unless he
made the most of 1t, so he told Sea.
man Taylor that he believed he would
visit just those parts of the biggest ba-
tleship which had signs saying. NO
Visitors Allowed" hanging over them.
lie left 1t all to Seaman Taylor, and
Taylor thought the best idea would be
to start at the bottom and work up.
Starting from the gun deck. then,
the man from Arkansas was treated
first to a seventy-foot descent, most of
1t by means of steel ladders and steep
steel stairways lined with chains or
steel rails which got warmer and
warmer the farther down he went.
Chief Water Tender r. H. p. Han
sen took the man from Arkansas in
hand in the stokehold. Mr.. Hansen
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
CHURN IS BABY INCUBATOR
Colorado Farmer improVIses Heater
to Save Newborn Son. and II
May Live.

Grover, Colo.-An incubator made OF
the family wash tub and farm churn
is fighting for baby life on the home
stead of Otto Freebough, And It is
winning the battle.
When the attending physician told
Freebough it was incubation or death
for his newborn son, the homestead
er, lacking money. answered the chal-
lenge.
He filled the wash tub with hot wa.
ter, and put into it the farm churn
containing the infant. Then all night,
with a thermometer at hand, he
watched the fight his son was ma.
king.
He changed the water as its TEN.
perature fell and cheered his wife
with good news.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
DRAFT GOOD ROADS MEASURE.
State Highway Department is Pro
posed in One Bill.

Jefferson City.-The committee APP
pointed by the Missouri Highway as
ISOLATION, recently organized in Jeffer-
son City, TO draft suitable good roads
legislation for introduction at the
coming session of the Legislature,
probably will submit TWO measures.
The first will be a bill creating a
state highway department which will
be given supervision over the con-
struction of permanent roads and the
expenditure OF state road money.
The other will be a constitutional
amendment levying a direct tax of
5 or 10 cents on the hundred dollar
valuation for the construction of per.
manent roads This amendment prob
ably will empower the legislature to
impose the tax at its option.
The Highway association meets
here in about two weeks to approve
the measures drafted by the commit.
tee, of which George b. Ellis Of Ap-
pleton City, is chairman.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
SPANKED HIS WIFE; IS SUED
e. r. Nueske OF Chicago Is Defendant
In Separate Maintenance
Action.

Chicago.-Her husband spanked her
ana other indignities were suffereI at
MS hands. according to the separate
maintenance bill of Mrs. Grace Nu-
eske against Bernard r. Nueske. filed
III the superior court. Nueske is said
70 have an income of $4,000 annually
from contract work for life insurance
companies.
Nueske's i'll treatment OF her began
On the day OF their wedding, June 2,
i'oo' at st. Louis. as they were about
Nv lake the train for Chicago on their
honeymoon trip, the bill says. He be-
'ahe angry because her mother and
s!s'er went to the depot to see them
ou' began to growl and quarrel and
unally the trip was abandoned. the
bill says.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
PeriIs Of OverdelIcacY.

A bridegroom gave his best man an
envelope.
Hand 1t to the parson after the
ceremony" he said. but don't do it
SYSTEMATICALLY"
The best man followed instructions,
but It seems that he performed his
task too covertly, for the father OF
the bridegroom. after the pair had
departed. believed that an omission
had occurred and quietly pressed a
blnknote into the minister's hand.
But he also was to secretive about 1t.
and before the party broke up the
brides brother felt called upon to
draw the minister aside and thrust
so bill upon him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05

bosses 120 men down there. he ex-
planned. in patches Of thirty at a
time.
Only one OF the twelve mammoth
furnaces of the Arkansas was going,
but the man from Arkansas said it
was almost too hot for him, because,
he said. he had been living in New
York apartment this fall, and natural
ly he wasn't used to so much heat
Here's the quickest way out" said
Hansen, although, Of course, it's a
rather rough trip. We have a better
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05

way, though, and here Is something
they didn't have aboard the Titanic.
nor. SO far as know. aboard anything
except the very latest boats
He pointed out a snug little wire
cage elevator, automatic and dedicat-
ed for the private use of the men in
the fireroom. BY climbing into that
cage the men from the freroom. which
is the lowest part of the big battle
ship In which the men work, can be
shot up to the gun deck in ten sec
onds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05

Fulton.-The second annual meet.
ing of the state association of the
county judges of Missouri will be held
at Columbia December 10. The call
was issued by President George W..
Pine Of Marion county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
HEADLESS CATS KEPT ALIVE

pital used the same bone as a substi-
tute for a missing bone in the hip
joint OF a patient. The head of the
femur, which rotates in the hip Joint
was missing, and Doctor Albee de-
clared the implanted astragalus
would make a fairly efficient substi.
tute.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
Sand Mars CAPITAL FOOTING.

Jefferson City.-Preliminary sound
ings made upon the site OF the pro
posed new capitol indicate that it will
be necessary to go to great depth
to get solid footing for the founda-
ton. Drillings showed nothing but
sand at some points on the site for
depth OF 80 feet.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
Convicted on LIauer CHARGE.

Moberly-Dave Meyers, indicted in
conjunction with Ed Norton on
charge of dispensing intoxicating
drinks to members of the Moose lodge
and its friends. was found guilty in
circuit ccaH and aaed $40.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
Court Appointments in January.

Jefferson City-The member of the
supreme court commission to succeed
Judge Henry w Bond who was elect
ed to the bench will not be appointed
until after January l. when the new
members Of the court take their seats.
Among the applicants are the follow.
ing: John NJ. Dawson of Kahoka,
Thomas j, Delaney of Spring field, NJ.
r. Smith OF Pennington, n NJ. Pet
tingill, Albert De Reign of Benton,
E. j. Bean of De Soto and Jesse c..
Sheppard of Poplar Blur. Perry s.
RAIDER and John NJ. Atkinson would
like for the lightning to strike them,
but neither, it is believed, has filed an
applicatiOn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05

Sedalia.-James Moore, 35 years
old, and unmarried, was killed in a
runaway accident while gathering
corn on the Cooper farm near Hughes
vile. The only known relative is a
brother at Lebanon, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
sac sIowers Cet S1,1oo.

Moberly.-Ihe safe OF the Hunts
vile pOstoffice was blown open and
robbed, Eleven hundred dollars in
cash and $500 in stamps We're taken
The robbers Travelled in an automo-
bile, and weer traced to Moberly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05

Doctor Quack-I had a great many
more patients last year than | have
this | wonder wlcore they have all
gone to?
Mrs. Wrink-Well. all we can do.
doctor, is to hope for the best.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-05
Selecting Recruits.

That's my idea OF a pleasant jog"
What's that"
Scouting for comic opera com
amy"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-19

IAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Oct. 10
There is talk now of information
~ al control of boxing and it is to
laugh when one notices the seriousness
Of the persons promuIgating the idea
Some one in New York, who is evil
IDENTIFY piqued because the Partisan pu-
gilistic authorities refuse to pillOry
Pap1e when politely petiuoned to pun
ish him, has thought up q scheme for
forming a worldwide bond so that the
penalty for offenders of the future VIII
stretch across the seven seas.
How on earth can any movement OF
that kind be made success Of as long
as boxing occupies the footing it does
at present? A clean-cut law admitting
of the carrying on of boxing matches
to the satisfaction Of pugillsts, promo
tiers and public, does not exist in any
country in the world, probably, and un-
til such law obtains in every place
where the sport of the ring is fOstered,
it is folly to talk Of universal con-
troll.
New YOrk's Ideas.
New York is the insugatOr Of the
new movement and what can New York
offer its allies across the seas2 New
York has a state law and an athletic
commission, but it is not sure of the
ground it stands on by any means
In New York the bouts are limited
to 10 rounds and that means that box
ers of a certain stamp-thOse with
whom endurance is a chief asset-haVe
no business in New York. New York
does not permit of decisions being rem
dered. New York has barred two
worlds champions, Jack Johnson and
Ad lgast-becaUse matching pugil-
lists as famous and prominent as these
is likely to draw much attention to the
game of the glove in the city named
Now, if the suggested alliance is
formed it Will be spoken of as an
American French-Australian alliance,
but it viii not be anything Of the kind
1t viii simply be an understanding
among certain cities Of these countries,
and such being the case any rule which
is intended to punish offending pugll-
lists viii be largely futile, at any rate
so far as this country is concerned.
No better complication of this IS
needed than the case of AID WOlgast
He is barred from New YOrk-nOt
through any wrOngdoing, but rather on
the contrary He is not wanted. be-
cause he has worked to the. top of the
tree and in consequence the columns
that would be written about him in
the New York sporting pages were he
matched there would excite the public
mind and give opponents Of boxing a
chance to complain.
Anyhow he is barred from the big
city. And there is not another city in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-19

rlously his engagement to Miss Kath-
ernie Munhan of that city Is announced
Kid Kelley, the New Orleans ban
tam, Won a decision in a 10 round bout
az New Orleans over Johnny Hughes,
VINO claims the English title.
Ad WOlgast easily bested Teddy Ma
4oney IN six round bout at PhiladeI-
pnla, being declared the winner on
points In the early part Of the fight
Molgast hit 4IalOney as he wanted to.
Later in the sixth round MalOney
showed that he could still walIop by
beating WOlgast 10 the points until Ad
came near losing his temper.
Jack McCarron, the Philadelphia mid
oIeWelght, won a decision over XOunE
LOughrey of that city in six rounds Of
last fighting at Philadelphia A 7
DreXeL the millionaire sporting man.
refereed the bout
Johnny Dundee, challenger for the
featherWeiSht title, and Matt Brock, Of
Cleveland, viii meet in 10 round bout
at New Orleans next Monday night Tt
IS supposed that Johnny kubane, feath-
erweight champion viii probably meet
the winner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-19

America that is not straining every
nerve to capture him For weeks past
he has been considering offers OF small
fortunes from north, east and south
and west, and has at length decided TO
box in san Francisco Thanksgiving
time.
What matter to Wolgast that New
York doesn't want him2 And suppos-
ing he had been guilty Of something
more offensive than of winning the
championship. 1t would be just the
same. He would find lots Of places
willing to welcome him with open
arms.
Get Uniform Laws Here First.
1t may be some day that there viii
be uniform laws covering the boxing
question in every state in America
When there are it viii be time enough
to invite foreign countries to join in
movement for the betterment Of the
sport
'In the meantime. however, there is
danger OF the Queensbury pastime dy-
ing out of hamilton No less a place
than Fond du Lac, Wis, has just sent
out a circular TO sporting writer's in
which it says.
In no city in this country has box
ing been conducted on a higher plane
than in Fond dU Lac. Though there is
no boxing commission in Wisconsin the
Fond du Lac bouts viii be conducted
under the same rules and regulations
as those governing the game in New
York, the contestants appearing for a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-19

FEW YORK, N Y Oct. 10
M Science has struck at the very
L heart of the baseball profes-
sion. Scientifically speaking,
this scientific game has been placed
upon a plane with the most intricate
science. No longer viii old Bill r.
win, with his water glass and cellu-
lOld ball demonstrations OF the spit
ball for the edificatiOn Of college pro-
tessors be in order. No longer VIII
scout Arthur Irwin be able 10 hood
wink unsuspectiug Yankee rockies
with wonderful tales Of the speed Of
Amos Rusie- Science has made this
day and generation one Of skepticism.
We have TO be shown
And it is now possible to get an alb
sOlutely accurate line on a baseball
players ability in all matters pertain
ing TO his physical horsepower The
first test was made recently at Bridge
port, Conn, in the factory Of a well
known gun firm. Walter Johnson,
the crack pitcher Of the Washington
team, and Nap Rucker, the fOrkhand
speed boy of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
were the pioneers Of scientific exploit
tatlon- That proved very cOnclusiYely
that 1T is possible to calculate a play
ers prOpelling power.
Johnson Has Greater Speed.
Johnson also established conclusive
y that he is the speedier hurler, for
he propelled a ball many feet faster
per second than did the ilIustriOus
southpaw. At a distance of 25 feet
Johnson's pitch travels at a rate Of
at least 20 feet per second, and in
many instances, doubtless more
Rucker, who is renowned as a
smoke" singer, does not approach
IN velocity by ten feet per second
Clark Griffiths standby, Johnson.
without half trying showed that he
was Fuckers master in speed and he
stands ready to accept any challenge
for the championship he won-JOe
Wood Of the Boston Red Sox-pre-
ferred.
The tests Of speed Of these Illus
Jrlous pitchers was made with an ap-
pIance used TO measure the velocity
OF the proJectles from firearms 1t
IS simple enough arrangement. in
which electricity figures very promi-
nently
Across a disc shaped opening are
stretched a number Of lightly charged
electric wires so fine that the break
ing OF them expands but an infinite
esmally small portion of the velocity
or a thrown baseball. Five feet be-
mind these wires is a steel plate. also
charged The ball is hurled into the
opening The exact time from the
breaking Of a wire until the back
ground is hit is registered By cal
culatng the distance Of five feet with
the fractional second consumed in
JraVerslng It, the happy result is ar
rived at Expert gun men declare that
the mechanism is so finely arranged
that calculation may be made into
fractional feet per second. Wherefore
there need be no more arguments as
to speed Of pitchers. Let them show
In a tussle with this latest machine.
VIII Help the lIaEnates.
The gun factories should now form
an alliance with the baseball mag
mates. If the word Of any scouts