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The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-24
FEDERALPRIS-
ONERS TRY TO
GAIN LIBERTY
Neighbors Call in Police and
Prisoners Are Interrupted
Just in Time
ALMOST THROUGH WALL
Officers HutsOn and French Inves-
tigate and Find Hole in Wall
Last Layer Reached

But for the alcrtncss of citizen,
living in the vicinity of the Police
Station, it is quite probable that a
thwartcd attempt at Jail delivery
would have been successful Thurs
day night at about 1890 o'clock.
The two youthful post office robbers
from Lilbourn, Elmer Cline and Dud-
| ley Wallace, recently convicted in
the |. 5. Court and sentenced to serve
terms of five years each in the Re-
form School at Bonneville, were the
parties to the attempted escape, and
when discovered they had made such
Roadway that it was matter. of only
few moments until they would have
been breathing the air of freedom, if
they had been permitted to continue
their operations.
1t seems that when Mr.. II. J.
Strain who lives in the vicinity Of
the Police Station and City Jail.
was returning to his home Thurs
day night, he heard an unusual noise
going on in the section of the building
where the prisoners are kept. No one
being in the office at the police sta
ton, he went across the street to
the place of business occupied by
Silas Lail, and informed that gentle
man of his suspicious He was adj
viscd to phone for some policeman,
but rather hesitated on account
of the fear that his suspicious were
not well taken. Thereupon, Mr..
Lail called a party in Haarig and
requested him to send jeff Hutson
over at once. When officer Hutson
arrived he proceeded to awaken
Assistant Fire Chief French who
sleeps in the building, and these
two gentlemen proceeded up stairs
for the purpose of investigating.
The prisoners heard their approach.
and ran and concealed themselves
behind the cage, which for some I'M
explainable cause they had not been
forced to occupy at the time of re-
firing The officers found that
large hole had been cut in the wall, |
and that in their efforts to make their !
escape, the prisoners had reached |
the outer layer of bricks. A few min
utes more, and they would have
been able to effect their escape with
out interrogation. The tool with which !
the prisoners done their work was
piece of iron barrel hoop, and the
authorities are still puzzled as to
the manner in which they obtained
the same.
Chief Nichols when asked concern
ing the matter stated that he per
sonally attended to locking the pri-
soncrs in the iron cage, and that when
he attended to that duty Thursday
night, the prisoners advised him
that they were all inside, and taking
their word for it, he locked the door.
and paid no attention to the two
culprits who were in hiding behind
the cage. He stated that the GOV
eminent didn't pay anything except
the board of the prisoners, and that
he did not feel inclined to devote
close attention to Federal prisoners
on that account, as there was moth
ing in for him
In justice to the poor old fellow,
it is not believed that he intended
the remarks to Impress the public
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-24

Scott County has the baby record,
if reports recently received are au-
thcntic, The Tribune has received
information to the effect that on the
10th Of April, Mrs, W, s. Martin of
Sikeston gave birth to a baby girl
weighing 1919 pounds The parents
of the child are said to be above the
average for size, Mr. Martin weighing
about 2l5 pounds, and the mother
about l75 pounds
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
BOY SUICIDES ARE NUMEROUS
School Lad Tragedies Average Three
Week-Fear Of Barracks
10 Blamed.

Berlin.-The suicide Of schoolboys
in Germany and Austria has become a
problem Of national Importance latter
ly, the average working out at three
tragedies week. A volume from the
pen of Hans Ostwald attempts solu-
ton in the appointment Of resident
school doctors, though the author
traces the mischief more to mental
than physical affection.
German home life is indicted as rep
resenting the "all work and no play"
standard Of upbringing. Teachers and
parents alike are placed In the pillary.
Statistics show that the suicides in
variably come at the end or beginning
Of term, the victim in most cases
having failed to achieve promotion.
How serious a matter this is for the
German few foreigners understand. 1t
means ultimately that he may fail in
his "golng away" examination, which
in turn entails two years service as
common soldier, whereas should he
pass all that the state asks Of him is
one year as gentleman cadet" liv-
ing out of barracks.
Without doubt the fear of these
two terrible years in barracks-life in
a German barracks has been exposed
frequently-drives hundreds of boys to
suicide.
1t is further suggested that some
degree of comfort should be intro
duced into school life; prisons, they
say, are more agreeable at present.
Taken en- masse, German boys look
upon life too seriously.
"a race Of morbid, nervous boys is
springing up" and the kaiser is called
upon to mend matters.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
.0IL FROM P0RP0ISE
Why Fishermen Brave Winters
on the Atlantic Coast.
Product Of Fish's Fat Is Used as Lu-
brIcant for Watches, Clocks and
chronomoters - Pursuit Is
Very Profitable.

New York.-Now is the season when
the playful porpoise puts on its winter
underwear, in the form Of thick pro
tective layer of fat, and until spring
these gamboling creatures Of the sea
will be sought by special class of
Atlantic fishermen. Needless Of time
as the porpoise seemingly is, yet upon
it depends the busy mans apportion-
ing Of his daily tasks. Because Of this
fact a curious industry has developed
in this country of which the public
generally knows nothing. an industry
that intimately affects the running Of
watches and clocks.
From the lower jaw of the porpoise
Is extracted an oil which is peculiarly
fitted to serve as lubricant for
watches, clocks and chronometers, and
strange to say, from no other source
can an oil Of the requisite qualities be
obtained Therefore the porpoise Is
hunted as systematically as the whale
used to be.
A few years ago nearly 250,0OO
clocks just out Of theiy makers hands
went wrong. 1t was not merely that
they lost time, but they actually came
to full stop and would not work at
all. There was no question about
their skillful fabrication and assem-
bling. The whole trouble was due to
an imperfect lubricant, and gOodly
sum Of money and much time were
spent before these clocks were in run
ming order and fit for distribution.
From this may be appreciated the
value of the contribution which the
porpoise makes to the daily life of
mankind.
For years the porpoise was taken
principally as a side issue In other
fishing. The creation in the demand
for the oil led to the creation Of bus.
mess of having for its sole end the
capture of porpoises In large numbers
and under circumstances that could be
controlled to meet commercial de-
mands.
Harpooning had previously been the
method Of taking them, but this had
many drawbacks. An oil ref1ner in
New Bedford learned that the Turks
on the Black sea used dragnets to land
the native porpoise when swimming
near shore in quest of certain small
fish upon which they feed. This wal
practice unknown here and condi
tions were not identical, but that clev
er Yankee believed that the facilities
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
CAPTURE BEAR WITH LARIAT
Two Spokane Men Bring BruIn $50
Miles to Town In an Au.
tomoblle.

Spokane, Wash.-Capturing a 100
pound black bear with a lariat and
bringing the animal alive distance
of 15O miles in an automobile was the
feat performed by G. e. Riegel, man
ager of Spokane taxicab company,
and Bert Sparrow.
The two men were hunting near
Leavenworth, in central Washington,
and their dogs treed the bear.
Riegel prepared to shoot bruin, but
agreed to permit Sparrow to try to
capture the animal alive. While Spar
row went to camp for a rope, Riegel
and the dogs kept the bear In the tree.
Climbing tree near the bears re-
treat, Sparrow succeeded in throwing
a moose over the bears head. After
that it was an easy matter to choke
bruin into insensibility and pack him
out to the automobile.
The bear refused to eat for several
days, but hunger finally throttled his
pride.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

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The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
HOW TO TREAT PlMPLES AND
BLACKHEADS

For pimples and blackheads the fol-
lowing is a most effective and eco
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura 0int-
ment, on the end Of the finger, but
do not rub. Wash off the Cuticura
Ointment in five minutes with Cuti-
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bathing for some minutes. This treat
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At other times use Cuticura Soap
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sist in preventing Inflammation, irri-
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The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

With the addition Of the name Of
Fred Herreshoff to the list of Ameri-
can amateur golfers who expect to try
for the British championship in 1914
the American invasion promises to be
the strongest that has ever crossed
the Atlantic.
Jerome D. Travers announced last
fall that he was going to play in Eng
land during the coming season, and
the golfers in the neighborhood of
Boston recently decided to send Fran
els Ouimet to the other side. Helm
rich Schmidt, who did so we'll in the
British championship at st. Andrews
last summer, is anxious to try his luck
a second time, and the inclusion OF
Herreshoff's name makes a strong
quartet.
Herreshoff has made his plans for
the trip to the extent of engaging
rooms in England, and his original
plan was to leave about March l with
Mrs. Herreshoff and Jerome Travers.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

Hans Wagner will try to land bat
ting mark of 400 this year.
Farmer Burns has taken a keen
interest in Hussane, the Bulgarian
middleweight.
Keep off the jumps" is to be the
1914 slogan of the Cleveland Naps
under Joe Birmingham.
The British amateur golf champion.
ship will be held on May 18 at Sand.
wich, the open at Prestwich or
June 18.
Maryland Agricultural college is
going to spend $1O5,OOO for athletic
equipment, most of it going into g
gymnasium.
Bill Hollenbeck figures on develop
ing Captaint-elect Tobin to fill Shorty
Miller's shoes at quarter for Penr
State this year
The New York Yankees are to play
the Phillies at Philadelphia, April 8
and 9, the first time these two clubs
have ever clashed.
Walter R. Dickson, the Greenville,
Tex, pitcher, who for two seasons has
been with the Boston Nationals, has
been dropped to Rochester.
Duffy Lewis, left fielder of the eG,
worlds champion Boston American
team, will take lessons from an ath
letic trainer in the art Of sprinting.
Reports from Syracuse credit Tom
Keane with admissions that he had
had letter from the "other side" rela-
tive to coaching British Olympic ath
letes.
The United States Lawn Tennis as
sociation is wrestling with two knotty
problems Of rules involving proposed
changes in the code covering lets
and service"
Syracuse university has re-engaged
Frank ONeill to coach its football
team. O'Neill made Syracuse more
Of fighting team than 1t had been
for several years.
Two western clubs hope to enter
tain the two big golfing champion
ships of next season. Homewood
wants the amateur and Interzachen,
Minneapolis the open.
u
Not only at the Maryland trackA
but very nearly everywhere else, the
reign of the bookmaker seems to be
over. Slowly but surely the parimu-
tuels are winning their way to the
front.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

could be adapted to suit the require
ments. From New Jersey to Florida
are now scattered fishing stations or
ganized by that refiner Of the old
whaling city, and from November to
April they are busy seining porpoises
as they pass up and down the Atlantic
shore line. Porpoises can be caught
at other seasons, but In winter they
are fattest and furnish the best and
most profitable yield.
To the uninitiated the fat Of the body
and the fat Of the lower Jaw appear
much Of kind but the oils produced
from them are radically different in
their characteristics. The oil from the
body fat is worth in the raw state
about 40 cents a gallon, while a like
quantity Of the yield Of the Jaw pans
and the marrow Of the jawbone brings
$40. The blubber or body fat Of q
large porpoise furnishes from five to
six gallons of oil and the lower jaws
of a fish of the same size give prob
ably about two quarts ON an average
and this quantity is greatly reduced
before the various stages of refining
have made the oil fit for the market
When ready for sale to watch ant
clock makers the oil is worth nearly
double its value in the raw or unre
fined condition.
The equipment at each fishing sta
ton consists principally of the boats
and the special nets designed for the
work. A working unit is composed o
four boats and mile of seine. Tht
seines are heavy and EXCEPTIONAL!
stout, and 1t is something Of task II
handle them properly. The boats ar,
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

Though he has never succeeded in
winning the championship Herreshoft
has long been recognized as one of
the best golfers In the United States.
His most notable achievement was his
37-hole struggle against Harold H. Hill
ton at Apawamis in the final of the
national championship Of 1911.
Though beaten by the British cham
plon he put up a fight that will long
be remembered by all followers of the
noted pastime.
The metropolitan title was won by
Herreshoff in 1910 and he was rum
ner up in 1908. Twice, in 1907 and
1911, he was metropolitan semi-fnal-
ist
Travers, the four-time amateur
champion; Ouimet, the open cham
pion; Herreshoff and Schmidt can be
depended upon to make a splendid bid
for the British title. The tournament
will be played during the week of
! May 18 at Sandwich.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

Madrid, accompanied by Maj. F. W.
Barrett, Fifteenth Hussars; Capt. H.
"A. Tompkinson, First Royal Dragons,
and W. Balding.
spain has been chosen by the flnan-
cial sponsor for the team as the base
'ol operations for the preliminary prac-
tice, in order to avoid stoppages oc-
casioned by bad weather, such as
tnose experienced last spring by the
English team at Eaton.
King Alfonso, who is a great polo
enthusiast, has sanctioned the use by
the English players Of the royal polo
erounds at Casa de Campo, Madrid,
ana at La Granja, while the Madrid
roo club grounds will also be avail
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
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Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
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Millions of men and women take a
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The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

property belonging to the citizens Of
this country was destroyed, but the
loss of American lives in Mexico since
the present disturbance began has
been appalling.
While loss Of property is second
ary matter, it is a fact that two-hfths
OF the property Of Mexico, amounting
ing to something like 1,SOS,OO0,OOO at
the beginning of the present disturb
ance, has been destroyed or shrunken
In value to less than one-thlrd of its
former value. If present conditions
continue the property of Americans IN
Mexico will not be worth $40, 1000, 900"
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
CAPTAIN >RITSON WON'T PLAY
Leader Of Last Seasons British Polo
Four viii Not Be In Lineup
for Games This Year.

Capt. R. G. Ritson, who was leader
of the English polo team last year in
its attempt to lift the international
cup, will probably be an absentee in
next years matches, for which Eng
land has recently challenged.
Captain Ritson's place on the chal-
lenging team will be hard to fill, as he
showed himself to be a most capable
.all-around horseman and hitter in the
games last summer A serious indls-
position will prevent him from taking
part In any international matches, ac-
Cording to reports received here by
followers Of the game.
In order to get an early start for the
conditioning of both ponies and men,
Lord Ashby st. Ledgers will go to
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
S0L0N IS FOR Intervention
Senator Thomas 3. Cation, Back From
Trip Through Mexico, Favors
Such a Move.

Washington.-United States Senator
Thomas B. Cation of New Mexico, who
recently returned from a personal in
vestigation of the Mexican situation,
during which he had an extended In
terview with Francisco Villa, leader
of the rebels in the north, is an ex-
ponent of immediate Intervention by
this country.
"The conditions in Mexico are
worse than they we're in Cuba when
we intervened in that island in behalf
of humanity" declared Senator Cation.
Few Americans lost their lives be-
fore the Spanish war, and but little
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
TOO OLD TO WORK OUT FINE
Offender Against Prohibition Law
May Spend Life In jail In Kan
sas Town.

Topeka, Without means to
pay the $500 fine against him and
physically unable to work 1t out on the
rock pile as provided by the city ordE
nance, H. B. Hollowell, the seventy.
two-year-old veteran Of the Civil war,
convicted in police court last summer
for selling a pint Of whisky, seems
doomed to life confinement.
Under the city law all prisoners who
refuse to pay or-work their fines out
on the rock pile shall be put in soli-
tary confinement on a diet of bread
and water. That would limit Halo
we'll to one article of food Hallowell
was refused parole by the police
judge some time ago.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

a cross between a skiff and the fishing
dory of Newfoundland and our own
down east coast
1t is not possible to put out after the
porpoises from sheltered points; the
boats have to be launched light into
the surf and carried safely beyond the
danger line Of the tumbling breakers.
Loaded with its quarter of a mile Of
net it is hard task to shove one Of
those boats through the broken water
near the beach. The most fruitful por.
poise hunting station is close to Cape
Hatteras, and 1t is well known what
hazards lurk in the waters Of that part
Of the Carolinas.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
AarVard should Ra Brand.

Fercy D. Haughton, head coach Of
= harvard university's football eleven,
IN commenting on Harvard's 8 to 0
Victory over Princeton, says the Har,
valo team should be congratulated in
accomplishing two things no other
harvard harvard team has ever done; first, to
ueteat Princeton twice in succession,
a anu second and best, to win a victory
Vser Princeton at Princeton.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
Neuress Breaks Up Court.

st. Louis, Mo.-When Mary Carr,
2OO-pound negress, was acquitted OF
murder she broke up the court ses-
sion by smothering Samuel D. Hodg-
don, a dignifled lawyer, with kisses,
and then making rush for Judge
Belding. The judge fed from tie
bench, shlAting that court was ad-
kurned.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
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The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
The Settlement.

She-Did you make papa come to
terms, as you said you would?
He-Yes, and they were the very
worst that anyone ever applied to me.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
FOLK sWEARs OFF SMOKING
Former Governor Of Missouri Says HS
10 Giving His viii Power
q Test.

st. Louis.-Former Governor Folk
has quit smoking. He said he had not
tasted a cigar for ten days, although
he has been an inveterate smoker for
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
Natural Quality.

What a ringing voice that girl
has!"
Doubtless it is because she is such
a belle".
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
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The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

,v.1snt lsnt harness horses trained by
h. water Cox during the past ten years
o',. oase !, won $4,000 on tracks through
out the United States.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
Governors oNerooat Is Stolen.

Jersey City N. J.-While Governor
elect Fielder was eating in local res
taurant thief exchanged the execu-
tive's overcoat for a threadbare gar
ment.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

Griffin, Ga.-The city council has
raised the license ON beer dealers from
$4,000 to $15,OOO the highest on sa.
looms In any city in the United stateA
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

katherine has such a taking way"
81 wish she had a way Of bringing
back Boston Evening Transcript.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

25 years. 'Tm giving my win power
a test" he explained. He will save
about $3.50 a day. figuring that SO.
llcltor Of state smokes two-for-a-quar
ter cigars.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

PA, what is overhead expense?"
What l have to pay for your moth
er's hats" A
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20
Russian Women outdo ParIsIennes.

st. Petersburg Titled Russian
women have gone Paris one better by
having elephants and horses painted
on their faces. Partisan bellies still
stick to the flower design.
The Southern herald., 1914-02-20

Not only at the Maryland tracks
but very nearly everywhere else, the
reign Of the bookmaker seems to be
over. Slowly but surely the parimu-
tuels are winning their way to the
front.