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The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-03
SUB
MTTS QUESTIONS
Seeks Information as TO Conduct
of Certain Members of The
School Board
WRITES POINTEDLETTER
Seems Anxious TO Know Answers
OSOme Questions Which Might
Be Embarrassing
EDITOR TRIBUNE

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Doubtless your readers will recall
the articles published in the Daily
Republican sometime in January,
1913 wherein they dcplorcd the fnan-
cial condition of our schools and stated
that for the first time the school
board had to borrow money with
which to pay the teachers for the
months of November and December,
1912. For this condition of affair
they seemed to place all the blame
upon Mr.. Andrews, who was then
president of the board, and upon
DIR. Nettles
Now let us see what was done in
the fall of 1913 when DIR. Schultz
was president ci the board. The
records will show that nr. Schultz
as president of the board gave note
of the district for something like
So, 10000 and then during the month
Vi )tCpInDtT SOIut IltIilbtI VI wv
board made trip to Jackson and
prevailed upon the county collector
to turn over the school money due
this city which he had collected
up to that time, in order to avoid
making a second note.
Why did not the Daily Republican
inform we Taxpayers of the city Of
the financial condition of the schools
the latter part of the year 1913? Il
not the board just as responsible
under the leadership of President
Schulz as it was under the so-calleC
leadership of Mr.. Andrews? l thinl
what is sauce for the goose is alsc
sauce for the gander,
TAXPAYER.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-03
YOUNG VANDEVEN REPORTED
ROBBED IN ST. LOUIS

Walter Vandeven, son of John
Vandeven, prominent merchant of this
city, is reported to have been robbed
on a street car in St. Louis Saturday.
1t was stated that he lost check
for $4,000 and about $3.50 in money
Young Vandeven has been engaged
in the mercantile business at Tala-
poose, and his store was burned
recently. At the time of the rob-
berry he was in St. Louis for the pur-
pose of adjusting his loss with the
fire insurance companies.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-03
WOMEN HAVE
BIG FIGHT In
INFLOW N
Battle One-Sided After Com
blatant is Struck on Head
With Stick of Wood
VICTOR uses A HOT IRON
HELPLESS Victim Burned With Hot
Sad Iron, After Being Struck
With Stick

Riot, rampant and ruinous pre-
vailed for short anxious spell in
South Cape Friday morning, when
two prominent ladies of that par
ticular section met and settled their
differences in physical combat.
Mrs. Hoover, who manages the
Southern Hotel felt keenly the loss
of one certain red rooster, and it
seems that she entertained grave
suspicious that said fowl had been
appropriated by Mrs. W. r. Dun
ham who had recently occupied rooms
with her husband and family in the
hotel building of Mrs. Hoover.
When they CHANGED to meet Fri
day morning the chicken question
was introduced, and it is said that
the accusation was made against
Mrs. Durham that she had guilty
knowledge of the disappearance Of
the greatly missed and much wanted
fowl. One word brought on another
until angry passions reached such {
height that the Infatuated dispu
tants came to a clinch, which wa'
quickly broken. Mrs. Hoover tax
ing advantage of her opportunit,
is said to have seized stick o
stove wood with which she careless
ly carrssed the fevered forehead o
Mrs. Durham, and placed saiC
lady in such state of helplessnes
that she was powerless to escape
Mrs. Hoover it is stated seized
hot smoothing iron and inflicted
serious burns upon the hand of he
helpless victim.
In the meantime a crowd assemb
led and the combatants we're separa
ted. Mrs. Hoover returned to he
home and Mrs. Durham is said t
have gone to interview her husban
who is employed at the box factory
At this time no arrests of either c
the parties have been received.
Mrs. Durham is said to hav
been bleeding profusely from tn
injury inflicted with the stick {
wood, and appeared to be sufferin
considerably rs a result of the mil
understanding.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-03
WOMAN TRIES
TO END her
LIFE WITH LYE
In a Fit of Anger and Jeal-
Ousy Takes Spoonful of
Concentrated Lye
POISON is DASHED AWAY
Face is Badly Burned When the
Husband and Son Try to
Interfere

A determined effort on the part
of Mrs. BERTHE Gross to commit
suicide Sunday evening at about
7:30 was rendered futile by the
timely arrival of a physician who
promptly administered restorativcs
and antidotcs. 1t seems that in n
fit Of jealousy toward her husband,
Ed. Gross, the discouraged woman
concluded to end her existence
She and her husband and little boy
are living at No. ia South Spanish
street, AID it is reported that for
some time the family relations have
been somewhat strained on account
of the wifc's contentious that her
husbands relations with another wom-
an on South Spanish, whom she dcsig-
mates MS Birdie Spray, have been
unduly intimate. She attempted to
swallow spoon full Of liquifcd
concentrated lie, and but for the
timely efforts of her husband and
little boy who struck her arm, her
efforts would have probably been
successful. However, the most Of
the poison was dashed into her face,
causing painful but not necessarily
fatal injuries. The aggricvcd woman
informed the physician that her hus-
| hnI al Of
and in fact had packed his clothing
and other personal belongings and
had them taken to the home of
his brother, Charles Gross, who re-
sides at SO South Spanish street.
She also claimed that her husband
had stolen life insurance policy
which she held in the Metropolitan,
in which her husband was named as
beneficiary, which contention he en-
phatically denied.
As a further ground for complaint
Mrs. Gross stated tina she had re-
qucsted her husband to give her
Sl.05 the amount she lacked to pur'
chase ticket to st. Louis where
she wished to go to be with her Sis
ter, and that in response to the re-
quest he abused her and cursed hel
and refused to give her any none,
whatsoever.
She seemed bitterly disappointed
when she found that her attemp;
at death was unsuccessful and stated
that she would at first opportunity
repeat her effort, but when the doctor
advised her that she could secure
, duplicate of the insurance policy
and change the name Of the ben
ficary she became more hopeful
and at last expressed desire t.
: live longer.
Policeman Kane and Atchison ap
peared on the scene at about tn,
} time of the arrival of the doctor
The patient is resting easy at thi
| time and no doubt is expressed as t
her recovery.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-03
LINOTYPE TRAINED TO
pRFVARICATE'

Sometimes, and quite often in fact,
typographical errors are made by
the Monotype machine in the Tri-
bune Office, and perhaps if the opera
tor and management did not try
to prevent it, the machine would
make mistakes all the time. APP
parently, from the class of stuff
appearing in the Daily Republican,
their linotype has grown careless
also, but instead of making typo
graphical errors, it makes , errors
of what should be truthful state
ments, probably habit formed from
having long been used in printing
articles from the dictation of one or
two men on the editorial staff of
said paper. The erroneous and mis-
leading statements contained in the
report of the Flentge case, were
probably due to the reckless DISPOSE
tion of the machine.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-03

Advertisers who use The Tribune
do SO with confidence that through
its columns they reach the, sturdy,
reliable element of the community.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-03

Try Tribune Want AID. 1t vii.
bring results.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-03

Advertisers who use The Tribune
do so with confidence that through
it's columns they reach the sturdy,
reliable element of the community.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
Wants to Meet the Fruit Growers of the
UpDer Valley

A representative OF the Wenatchee
North Central Fruit Distributors sub
central Of the Wenatchee district of the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors will
hold meeting in Leavenwoith for the
purpose OF meeting the fruit growers OF
this vicinity and organizing local in
Leavenworth. The meeting will be
called to order in-the city hall at 2:30
p. m. tomorrow. Many growers OF the
upper valley have signified their wish
% aid in the formation Of local which
will have charge of the Leavenworth
business. The intention, we are told,
is to arrange for the building Of ware
house here against another crop is
made. So we'll have members of the
lower valley been pleased with last
years returns that the Wenatchee sub
central has already over one thousand
cars pledged for the 1914 crop. Lo-
Gals have been organized at South, East
and West Wenatchee, Cashmere, Mon
itor, Odds, Chelan and Entiat. Follow
ing are the officers of the Wenatchee
sub-central: D. w. Roderick, presi
dent; J. B. Schons, treasurer; w. o.
Dow, general manager.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
Peru the Source of Cocaine.

There is a shrub in high Peru which
does not bring the blessing of the po-
tato-I mean the cocoa tree, whence
comes cocaine. The leaf is chewed by
young and old Some doctors say 1t Is
very bad for the people of Peru. The
infantile death rate is high, and they
say few old persons are to be found.
Other doctors aver that the cocoa leaf
is very good for the peasants. l am
inclined to take a view between the
two opinions. | met man in Cuzco
who was running a grocery store, and
Professor Giessecke told me they had
very good proofs in that town that he
was n hundred and fifty years old. He
sold me chocolate and also cocoa
leaves. | chewed the leaves to try to
cure an ulcer in my stomach, and they
helped me more than all the medicines
of civilization that | had tried.-Peter
MacQueen in National Magazine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
READY FOR A WRECK.
The Careful Man Who Believed In
Taking Every Precaution.

The Careful Man Who Believed In
Taking Every Precaution.
Two friends boarded a great trans
atlantic liner and set sail for Cher
bourg. One was a good fellow. The
other was a niggardly man. The first
night out they went to their state
room.
"Say. Bob" said the niggardly man,
II wish you'd step out on deck while
| undress."
That's a remarkable request" OBJ
jected the good fellow. why have
you developed this streak Of bashful-
ness at this late day? l never saw any
signs of it before"
Never mind about that" said the
niggardly man. You get out!'
After long and acrimonious argu-
ment the good fellow went out on deck
and stayed half an hour. When he
returned to the stateroom the niggard-
" man was stretched out in the up
per berth. Moreover, he was dressed
ND like a Christmas tree in a berib-
boned nightgown and woman's bou-
doir cap.
Say" exclaimed the good fellow,
what in thunder is the matter? Why
have you got that makeup onW
Look at me and be WISE" said the
niggardly man. Remember the rule
In case of wreck women and chill
dren first Popular Magazine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
FARM NOTES
July.

Those who till the soil are the
chosen people of God.
Farming is as old as the human race
and is yet in its infancy.
Success is bound to come to the
farmer who plans as he plows.
No civilization has ever advanced
beyond its agricultural development
The development of the farmer him
self must proceed the full development
Of the ground he tills.
The best farmer does not bother
about getting ahead OF his neighber;
his great business is to get ahead Of
himself.
We must give to the people who
live on the farm the same educational
advantages for their children that those
of the cies enjoy.
The country clergy is an agency Of
much potentially because the rural
life movement is religious as well as
industrial and social.
There should be a social and an
industrial survey of every community.
The pastor, the teacher and the school
and church officials are they who
should make a survey.
In recent survey Of a community
in New England the average annual
income of 154 farmers who has a com
mon school education was 1929, while
the average net income OF 1913 farmers
Of the same locality with high school
education was 1882 annually. This
was worth to each farmer who pos
sessed it 253 each year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
The Dream Lion.

A Vienna professor is credited with
saying that dreams are usually wish
fulfillments. Maybe so. What about
that childish dream in which the fero-
cious lion comes bounding along be-
hind you, and you run as boy never
ran before, and the lion closes the gap
little by little. and then. all of sud
den, your legs grow limp and your
muscles turn to water and your feet
fray out and the lion leaps and you
awake with a yell If your voice isn't
paralyzed, and everybody in the house
wakes with you? - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
AcETYLENE GAS.
Carbide of Calcium, Which Produces
It, and an Accident.

Carbide of Calcium, Which Produces
It, and an Accident.
The immense production at Niagara
falls of carbide of calcium, the curious
artificial stone which when bathed in
water gives off acetylene gas, recalls
that this substance was first manufac-
tured in America by accident through
the metallurgical operations of L. l..
Wilson. near a small stream in North
Carolina.
While using limestone and salt in
smelling he noticed among the melted
Stag which day by day ran nearer to
the brink of the little stream gray
lsh- white substance new in his expert
ence but thought little of it until one
day the molten Stag overhung the wa
ter and began to flow into it. Then
suddenly bright white flame burst
1t for some time.
lie drew from the dry Stag some of
the strange material and touched
match to it, but without result. Then
he poured some water upon it, and at
the next trial the liberated acetylene
gas broke into flame.
Thus in 1892 accident discovered n
practicable way of producing that
acetyene gas first discovered in Eng
land in 1896 by Edmund Day while
experimenting with potassium tartrate
and charcoal. 1t remained, however,
for the intense heat of the hydroelec-
trical furnaces of Niagara to turn out
this wonderful stone in almost perfect
purity and immense quantities.-Na-
tional Magazine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
Peshastin Pickups

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stage are In
camp on the Chumstick this week.
Mrs. Wahm and children have gone
to Entiat, where they will visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Stewart are at
home on the ranch after being absent
for several months.
Mrs. Geo. Fields fell from ladder
while out picking pears last Monday
and broke her left arm.
The Clifton Show Co., who have
been entertaining the people here for
a week, closed their show last night.
Miss Louise Rumohr, who fell from
barn loft last week, is reported to
be getting along slowly to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Hobson returned
home Sunday from Wenatchee, where
they have been visiting friends for
few days.
The Ladies' Aid society held their
last meeting down on the river bank
Wednesday afternoon. A good crowd
was present.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, G. Stage and son
Gerald are expected home this week
from their long auto trip throughout
the eastern states.
Earl Jones and Lee Young returned
home Tuesday from the harvest fields
near Waterville. They report two
men for every job.
Frank Shell and family, who have
been visiting relatives in the east for
several weeks, returned to Peshastin
Sunday. Mr.. Shell has rented the
Gilbert house on the hill and will move
in the last of the week.
The time will soon be here when
the school bell will be heard. With
school starting on the 31st Of August,
it reminds US that the summer heat
cannot last many days longer. A
dryer season has never been known
in this locality than the one just pass
ing.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
Work is Progressing on Scenic Highway
Attorney


F. w. EasleY, a we'll known road
builder in this county, will have charge
of the construction work on Chelan
county's portion Of the Cascade Scenic
highway, which started this week.
The party of highway boosters that
walked over the route last week were
pleased to find the switchback in good
shape. The bed is still intact and all
that needs to be done is to remove
some old ties and a few fallen trees,
level it up in some places and build
some small bridges. Easley believes
he will be able to finish five miles
from the summit down the mountain
this fall, leaving only II miles for
next spring in order to connect up at
Merritt with the end of the present
highway. Over 800 are now engaged
in building King county's portion Of
the road, and the contractors say that
they will complete their work and have
the highway open for travel by next
INV
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
GUARDING THE DIAMONDS.
Thousands of Miles of 5arbed Wire
lnclose kimberiey's Mines.

h0uSandS OF mlleS OF DaFpeu wire
lnclose kimberiey's Mines.
Machinery and barbed wire have
supplanted the rude methods of break
ing up diamond bearing blue earth and
protecting the valuable finds employed
twenty years ago in the South African
diamond mines
The depths of the strange, crater
shaped hole in which the peculiar dia-
mond bearing earth is confined are
now penetrated by shafts, reaching
hundreds of feet down into the earth,
with forty foot levels. The broken
earth is removed in closed trucks to
the surface. where. after a season Of
exposure to sun and atmosphere strewn
on the ground, it is hauled to the mills.
Here pulsators finally locate the dia-
monds on grease covered inclined ia
bles, to which the diamonds adhere,
while loose sand, earth and gravel are
washed away by water
Acres of ground covered by broken
earth brought up from the mines con.
tain possibly millions of dollars worth
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
IDOLS OF THE ANCIENTS.
Those That Gave Their Names to the
DAYS of the Week.

Those That Gave Their Names to the
Days of the Week.
In the museum at Berlin there are
representations of the idols from
which the names of the days of the
week are derived.
From the idol of the sun comes Sun
day. This idol is represented with his
face like the sun, holding a burning
wheel with both hands on his breast,
slgnifying his course round the world
The Idol of the moon. from which
comes Monday, is habited in short
coat, like man, holding the moon in
his hands.
Tuisco, from which comes Tuesday.
was one of the most ancient and pop
ular gods of the Germans and is rep
resented in his garments of skins, ac-
cording to their peculiar manner Of
clothing. The third day of the week
was dedicated to his worship.
Wooden, from which comes Wednes-
day, was a valiant prince among the
Saxons. His image was prayed to
for victory.
Thor, whence comes Thursday, Is
seated in bed, with twelve stars
over his head, holding scepter in his
hand.
Friya, whence we have Friday, is
represented with a drawn sword In his
right hand and bow in his left.
Saeter, from which comes Saturday,
has the appearance Of perfect wretch
edness he is thin visaged, long haired,
with a long beard. He carries a water
pail in his right hand, wherein are
fruits and flowers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
friday Huoust Il 1914

c. B. Hughes, member OF the law
firm Of Whitney & Hughes, Wenatchee'
offers himself to the voters OF Chelan
county on the republican ticket for
prosecuting attorney. He has been
resident of the county about FIVE years,
or long enough to show his metal as a
lawyer. OF his qualifications and hit
ness we have not the least doubt and
if he receives the nomination over Mr..
Williams the man that beats him will
have to go some.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21

Mr.. Burt ]. Williams, OF Wenatchee,
member Of the law firm of Corbin &
Williams, announces his candidacy in
this weeks Echo for prosecuting attor-
ney OF Chelan county. Mr.. Williams
is in every way qualified for the place
he seeks. He has lived in Chelan
county for twelve years, always been
sound in the republican faith and a
Trojan worker in the ranks. He de-
serves promotion at the hands of the
republican voters.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21

o. S. Sampaon received a circular
from St. Louis drygoods house saying
that material advance in drygoods OF
almost every kind may be looked for
in the near future. The trade in this
line has depended for many years on
importrtions from Europe for such
things as combs, buttons and orna-
ments OF many kinds and certain laces
and fine dress goods, while nearly all
the dyes used in this country come
from Germany.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21

Those Of us who can afford it steal
and borrow and beg the arms, the
dress. the emotions of Greece and
Rome. Too often we hang their rot
ting trophies upon our walls. ignorant
of their origin. unacquainted with their
meaning and not even sympathetic
with the emotions that produced them,
bent only upon the paltry respectable
ity that their presence argues Worlds
Work
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
Kenyon Seeks Rejection

Among our announcements this
week you will find the name of Chas.
Kenyon, present sheriff Of Chelan
county, who seeks reelection on the
republican ticket and wants the nomi-
nation at the primary election Septem-
Der 8. During his incumbency there
has been no cause for serious complaint
and he has made very able official.
He is a good citizen and has had much
experience in the sheriff's office, hav-
ing acted as chief deputy under Sheriff
Ferguson for many years.
l. L. III
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
Victims of Auto Accident Recovering

With the exception of Rev. Charles
Snowden, all Of the members OF the
auto accident of last Thursday, when
A. c. Barclays auto left the road on
the road between this city and Lake
Wenatchee, have resumed their duties
again. Rev. Snowden was not injured
as bad as it was at first believed, but
he is still confined to his bed in the
Leavenworth Hospital where he will be
until the latter part Of the week. 1t
will not be necessary to amputate Mr.
Snowden's leg as was reported last
week although it is very likely that he
will always in the future be bothered
with a stiff leg. DR.. Hoxsey is still
suffering from sprains and cuts about
his head altho he has been able to be
about since the accident Mr.. Bar
clay and Mr.. Sarginson escaped with
only minor injuries.
Mr.. Barclay states that his machine
was only slightly damaged. 1t is at
present being overhauled and will be in
running condition again in a few days.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
Noah Identified.

why do you sign your name
Norah?" asked II teacher of one of the
Chinese boys in his class. Don't you
know that Norah is n girls nameT
oh no" was the reply. "Noruh is
the name of the famous American who
built the ark Youths Companion
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21

of gems, and these treasure troves are
protected by high fences of barbed
wire, with intricate arrangements at
the corners and at the gates. About
1000 miles Of wire are used in the de-
lenses about the Kimberley mines
New York Press.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21
Contrary,

MY husband thinks I'm extrava-
CANT and gets wild every time he SEES
me with new clothes"
"Does he?"
Eyes. He never sees me dressing up
without giving me a dressing down.
London Telegraph.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-21

"How beautiful it is! How beauti-
full"
eyes, it is beautiful. 1t is from this
point that no tourist has ever been
able to view the scenery without CIV
ing me at least dollar tip.'-Paris
Rire.