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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-16
A POLITICAL EXPERIMENT.

An organization has been perfected
in ST. Joseph among church members
for the study of politics. with a view
10 putting reliable men in public
Offices
The new organization will not sub
nit a ticket of its own but will attempt
to exert an influence for the candi-
dacy of a better class of men for public
Offices
This organization should have
weight in putting better men in office.
Many men in cities all over the coun-
try hesitate to enter politics because
of the slur that is frequently cast on
ones name and because of the general
class of officeholders in some of the
politically more corrupt cities. Prob
ably more of these men would try for
public office if they knew that an Or
eanization of church members of good
moral standing would support them.
The experiment is well worth watch
ing. and its results, if good, may, not
only succeed in getting in the public
offices n hetter class of men but NAV
also succeed in eliminating the pro-
fessionally corrupt politician.
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SEEING THE UNIVERSITY


Other Historical Society Publications
and Newspaper Publications" The
general atmosphere of the library is
distinctly Missourian.
Special shelves are reserved for the
collection of the works of Missouri
authors. 1t requires a hundred-foot
shelf to hold the works of the $500
Missouri writer's. There is a Mark
Twain Cabinet with volumes of works
presented to the society by the author
himself The collection of books by
Missouri authors is the largest in the
state.
Some of the material is worth its
weight in gold. Many of the old books
and records are exceptionally rare
There is IA collection of bound volumes
of all the bills and amendments in
troduced in the General Assembly
since the sixty-ninth, i'm 1879. to the
present time. There are a total OF
IL ,'o' DlllS. ANU tiiiS II tiie ohiS pid't
in the state where they all may be
found.
A number of rare and ancient books
have been gathered by f. A. Sampson,
the librarian. He collected many of
these books when he was a law stu
dent in New York City forty years ago.
They include Shepard's "Touchstone.'
published in 1851; Sir Mathew Hale's
History of the Common Law and Con-
veyancing." in manuscript, written at
an unknown date by an unknown law
student; the MOhammedan Law of In
heritance." in both Arabic and English,
with a commentary by Sir William
James.
An efficient system of handling and
checking duplicates with other socie-
ties was installed three years ago.
Other state historical libraries and
state libraries have since adopted the
same system. Under this system. a
5O0-volume exchange can be prepared
in one day. At Kansas or Minnesota.
such an exchange would require from
one to six months. A catalogue is
kept of the books and pamphlets on
hand and also of the ones the society
wishes to get possession of.
The State Historical Society of Mis-
souri, was organized in 1898 at a meet
ing of the Missouri State Press AssO-
citation in Kansas City. E. W. Stephens
was its first president and Isidor Loeb
its first secretary. Walter Williams,
dean of the School of Journalism, was
one of the promoters. The first state
appropriation was received in 1901. 1t
has the cooperation of the State and
University. All the property is owned
and held in trust by the state. The
society publishes a quarterly review
1t is sent free TO all members.
Alfred Bushnell Hart, professor in
Harvard University. says the society is
one of the best in the country.
F. A. Sampson is librarian: F. c.
Shoemaker is assistant librarian: Mary
Edwards is cataloguer: Ivan Fl. Ep-
person is assistant in the newspaper
department The society occupies three
rooms on the first floor of Academic
Hall and eleven rooms in the base
ment.
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VII. THE HISTORICAL LIBRARY.

A student who terms himself strictly
practical was disappointed when he
made his first visit to the Historical
Library of the University. He found
collection of stale. ancient books
which were interesting to peruse
Relics and remnants of Olden times
always possess a peculiar attractive
ness that modern things lack. He
opened the moldy bindings and finger
ed the wormy and yellowish pages
with the feeling of wholesome respect
that one has for family keepsakes'
These books are the keepsakes of the
State of Missouri. He wandered
through the high stacks of books and
PAMPHLETS of thousand descriptions
and wondered of what practical use
was the keepink of the heterogeneous
collection of 10000 remnants.
But on "A second visit he changed his
mind regarding the library of the Mis-
souri, State Historical Society. Tie
still appreciated that much of the col
lection is only a matter of state pride
and sentiment But he saw present
day serviceability about it. too.
CourthOuses in various Missouri
counties burn down. and all are liable
TO damage by fire, at times. The libra
ry is able in these instances to replace
the losses. The society also is called
upon frequently to aid in the settle
ment of lawsuits and disputes over
real estate. i'm which titles and deeds
have been lost or misplaced. An aver
age of about ten Missouri newspaper
plants burn down each year and lose
their files in this way. Duplicate files
are kept in the historical library.
Valuable books and pamphlets re-
cord the history of the making of Mis-
souri, Information about the Civil
War. Mormon troubles and other
events of Importance in the early his
tory of the state are preserved. The
library has practically complete set
of all the official publications. running
back into the early territorial period.
The Historical Library might appro-
priately be called journalists labor
atory." Seven hundred and fifty sepa-
rate publications are received. bound
and preserved for the inspection of the
public. They come from $50 cities
and towns and represent the city OF
St. Louis and ia counties of the state.
Information on a wide variety and
range of subjects is open to the public.
A person can get the facts concerning
a particular convention of the Spring
River Baptists. of the press convention
of certain year. of the speeches made
in Congress by Missouri members; or
if his ancestors were prominent Mis-
sourians. he can look up their geneal-
ologies. The senior had gathered ma
terial for a semester paper in the Ii
brary, but he had not realized its wide
possibilities.
Under the head of Missouri may be
grouped the following divisions or de-
partments of the library: Official state
publications. authors, historical, or
ganizations. genealogical. Civil War
and slaves and early transportation
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The Treasure.

When ones servant. Lizzie, becomes
wasteful and even saucy, and when
ones experience has been that it is
impossible TO get perfect maid. what
shall one do? Could you think of a
more appropriate name for a girl who
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Missourian Office. Reward. u43)

LOST-A pair of nose glasses in
black case Wednesday at l o'clock be-
tween Academic Hall and 1406 Bass.
or University. College or Bass aven-
nue.. Phone 3S2 White. Q43)
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FOR RENT.

40 S. Ninth St. Just opposite Law
Bldg. one double or single room for
Young ladies, and four vacant places
at table for either ladies or gentle
men students. tl39)
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FOR RENT-ROoms furnished and
unfurnished. Can use for light house
keeping. Corner of Campus, sos Con-
lev. Phone AS White. Q22tf)
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SHOE REPAIRING-All done by
hand. That's our service. The price
will not keep you away. Tenth Street
Shoe shop. (144)
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Excellent first-class European tour.
Boston to Italy. Returning from
England to Canada. Address Mrs.
Fitzgerald, Hardin College, Mexico,
Mo. (tf)
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WANTED.

First-class stenographer desires a
position, part or full time. Former
NJ. S. U. student. Address Miss B., in
care of Missourian.
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FOUND.

FOUND-A Penn Lock" key at
Strawn-Holland ID. G. Co.. Thursday.
Call at MissOurian Office, pay for this
ad and get key. Q42,tD
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YOUR GLASSES may not be ex-
actly right or maybe you need a pair
for study. Wayland, the OPTICAL Man.
900FA Broadway. 15D
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FOUND-Small gold signet ring,
IT. c. B." engraved, at The Missouri
Store. Owner may have same by call
ing at Missourian Office and paying for
this ad. 141,tf)
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LOST-A silver cigarette case. Re-
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DANCING LESSONS given privately,
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FOR SALE.

A BARGAIN-One player piano used
less than one year. Sells for 5000 new,
$500 cash and $265OO on terms. Ad-
dress b. NJ. O., care Missourian. 142)
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WANT COLUMN
MISCELLANEOUS

Chocolate pie with coffee or milk
1Oc. Broadway Coffee House. Q46)
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FOR SALE-Second-ha Under
wood typewriter, No. ), used short
time. Inquire by mail to X. care of
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High School Day Is Nav 9,

The eleventh annual High School
Day is scheduled for Saturday, May q
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LOST.

LOST.
LOST-A COnklin fountain pen.
Monday. probably between WOman's
Gym and Stewart Road Return to
The citizen., 1914-12-25
Big Brothers Association.

The plans of the Big Brothers As
sociation of Frederick took concrete
shape last night when the executive
committee met in the Y. M. G. A. and
laid plans for the opening of free
employment bureau. Henry A. Hahn,
Of the Evangelical Lutheran church,
was appointed chairman of commit
tee, which will have charge of this
feature.
The officers of the Big Brothers
were authorized to call on Mayor Fra
ley and request the use of the City
Registers office as a central head
quarters for the employment bureau.
Each member of the executive COM
mittee was instructed to request the
pastor of his church to announce the
results of the meeting and to ask the
cooperation of the congregations in
the work
The next meeting will be held Mon
day evening in the Y. M. G. A.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
Serious Coasting Accident.

The first serious shedding accident
of the winter in Frederick county oc-
CURED yesterday morning when four
persons were injured at Mount Airy.
The injured are:
William Etchison, foreman in the
employ of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, injured about the head and
may be suffering from concussion of
the brain.
John Simpson, IL years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Simpson, long cash
in his head, bruised and cut.
Wilbur Burial, II years old, son of
Dorsey Burial, slight bruises.
Willard Bowman, badly shaken up,
but not seriously injured.
The accident happened about $50
o'clock. At the top of the big hill
where Mt. Airy youngsters usually
coast, Burial, Simpson and Bowman
started on a bob-sled. Burial was
guiding and the other two were be-
hind him.
At the bottom of the hill the sled
became unmanageable Mr.. Etchison
was standing near the store of Henry
Clay, to whom he was talking, when
the heavy sled dashed into him, throw
ing him over it.
The sled ran against concrete pill
lar, throwing the three boys off Mr..
Clay, with others, found Mr. Etchison
unconscious. DIR. c. P. Gowman was
summoned.
Mr. Etchison, still unconscious, was
carried to his home, a short distance
away. DR.. Gowman stated last night
that there is evidence of concussion of
the brain, but that he believes Mr..
Etchison will recover.
Simpson was taken to his home and
the physician found it necessary to
take II stitches in his head. The cloth
ing of all the boys was badly torn.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
Treat for Those in Jail.

A Christmas dinner with all the
goodies of the season is being pre-
pared for the prisoners at the Freder-
ick Jail and the inmates of Montevue.
The prisoners at the Jail will eat a
dinner with chicken as the central
figure on the menu. At Montevue a
similar bill of fare is being planned.
Eyes, l reckon we will give them
something extra for Christmas" said
Sheriff Conard last night. When ask
ed what he was planning for the pris-
oners, the sheriff said: we'll likely
give them chicken, with the 'fixin's'
some candy, oranges and some nuts. F"
The dinner will be served the pris-
oners in the afternoon. There are
about % prisoners at the Jail. Besides
the employees there are about $50 peo-
pie who will share in the special din
ner at Monteyue.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
Charged With Milk Can Lids.

An investigation of the disappear
ance of milk-can lids from railroad
stations was began Monday morn
ing when M. B. Smith, near Urbana,
was arrested on the charge of the
larceny. He was held under a bond
of $50 for the action of the grand
jury by Magistrate George Taylor,
Of New Market. Deputy Sheriff Rob-
ert Frizzell made the report.
For years milk shippers have been
complaining of the disappearance of
lids from cans. George M. Linthicum,
near Urbana, complained to the Bal
timore and Ohio agent, c. w. Cash
our, Monrovia, who began to watch.
Monday morning the agent stop
ped the buggy of Smith and unearth-
ed from under the seat two milk
can lids Smiths arrest was order
ed. Smith seemed amazed at the
presence of the incriminating lids.
He intimated that the lids must have
been put in his buggy. No testimony
was produced showing that Smith
was seen taking the lids.
Deputy Sheriff Frizzell said last
night that there is a railroad law
covering this offense, which carries a
fine of about $100. He declared that
the disappearance of the lids had be-
come common occurrence and that
many farmers had reported similar
trouble.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
Drove Auto With Broken Arm.

Over ice-covered roads that requir-
ed the utmost caution, William V.
Wolfe, of Indian Springs, one of the
most prominent fruit growers of this
section, drove his automobile from
Baltimore to Frederick in the remark
able time of 2 houls and 1 minute.
with his broken right arm hanging
useless by his side, last Thursday
evening. He had in the machine with
him his wife and daughter.
Mr.. Wolfe started to crank his auto
mobile, which had been standing for
about five hours in the cold, on How
ard street, in Baltimore, shortly be-
fore 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
After many attempts he finally
managed to get the engine going.
When the crank caught and the en-
gine started it gave him slight jerk,
causing him to slip on the ice-coated
street. In the fall he was struck on
the right wrist by the whirling crank
handle.
The arm panied him severely, but
he thought he had only bruised OF
sprained it and being anxious to gel
HIS WIG duu uduSHISl HOlHc, CiluUCu
into the car and started.
Covered with ice and snow, the road
became a hard one to navigate, but
with his left hand he held tight tC
the steering wheel.
The pain in his wrist became more
and more excruciating. II could hard
ly keep from shouting" he said, "but
7 noadp I'm NV mind to pet home anC
stuck to it"
1t was not easy going and the light:
of Frederick were welcome sigh
to the injured man as he sped along
the pike outside the city. Arriving
here he drove direct to the office o.
Dr. Frank M. Hedges, where the-phy
sician made an examination.
Mr.. Wolfe was said to be doing as
well as could be expected last night
Today he is coming to Frederick tt
undergo an X-ray examination at the
City Hospital.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
500 POSTAL CARDS

Hundreds of miles from home, Hor-
ace c. Zacharias, superintendent of
the Evangelical Lutheran Sunday
school, who, with his wife and daugh--
ter, is on a trip of several months
duration, will receive on Christmas
eve, about 500 Christmas post cards.
The party is in Jacksonville, Fla,
where they will stay until Christmas
day. TO the general delivery post
Office of that city will be sent the
postals by members of the Sunday
school of which Mr.. Zacharias is su-
perintendent.
Arrangements were made at the
Sunday school service last Sunday to
have each scholar send a postal.
There are 1902 scholars on the roll
book of the school and it was figured
that not less than 500 will do so.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
FAvORs RESERVOIR.

"The petitions of the Civic Club
presented to the Board of Aldermen,
Wednesday night, showing the senti-
ment of the business men and taxpay-
ers of the city in regard to the stor-
age reservoir, are not misleading"
said Lloyd c. Cutler, president of the
Board of Aldermen, in commenting on
the statement of Alderman Elmer
McC. Phebus. The latter in an inter-
view in The Frederick Post stated
the petitions were misleading"
"After examining the petitions l
feel that the men whose names appear
were fully aware of what they were
signing and meant just what the pc
tition purported," continued the pres
ident of the board. 81 think the tax
payers and business men want the
Board of Aldermen to take favorable
action on the reservoir question, or
they would not have placed their
names on the petitions.
II stand where l have always stood
in favor of erecting storage reser-
voir. Frederick needs additional wat
er facilities. Any fire beyond the or
dinary would mean the destruction of
the town. Many cities have been han
dicapped in fighting fires because of
the lack of water.
Fire is the first consideration. Next
there is no doubt that the water sup
ply is inadequate. The city has grown
and the supply must be increased.
"The water that Frederick will
draw from the storage reservoir will
not be impure. Not so much as the
water now in the two city reservoirs.
The dam will be constructed so that
the water is always circulating. There
is nothing to the argument that this
dam will mean impure water.
"a standpipe would not remedy the
It's not question of wat
er pressure. We need more water.
There are periods in the year when it
is impossible to get sufficient water If
you have the water you will get the
pressure"
According to two of the leading bus
mess men of the city, the Board of
Aldermen has been discussing the
storage reservoir long enough. One
Of these men declared that it was
time something should be done. He
urged that the Aldermen get to work
and take the necessary steps.
These citizens take the stand that
the Board of Aldermen represents the
interest of the people, and that they
we're elected to act for the people of
The city.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
III. & 7. OYSTER Roast.

Employees of the Hagerstown and
Frederick Railway Company, will be
given an oyster roast at the headquar-
ters of the company in Frederick and
in Hagerstown on New Yeer's Day.
The roast in Frederick will be held in
the terminal on East Patrick street.
The management of the road has or
dered barrels of oysters in the shell
for the occasion. 1t is hoped to have
every employe of The road from track
man to the trainman and even all the
officials of the road to some time dur
ing the day partake of the roast. This
New Years feast is an annual affair.
1t has been found invaluable in foster
ing a better spirit of fellowship be-
tween the officers and employees Of the
road.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
NEW ROAD SUPERVISORS TO
BE APPOINTED.

The County Commissioners will be
gin overhauling the road system on
Monday, January 4, when road
supervisors of Liberty district will
be asked to appear before the board
and make settlements. Throughout
the month the board will continue
with the work New supervisors will
be appointed.
Upton Brown, of Hauvers district.
appeared before the County Commits
sioners yesterday and reported that
the county roads were becoming
dumping heaps. He declared that the
cost of removing Driar stems and
rubbish cut from the fence corners
was more expensive than the actual
cost of making new roads. He asked
the commissioners to take steps to
stop this.
Several months ago the commission
ers advertised that it was violation
of the law to throw briar stems, limbs
of trees and underbrush on the coun-
ty roads. One of the commissioners
declared yesterday that this practice
must stop.
The commissioners will settle with
the road supervisors and make new
appointments in accordance with the
following schedule:
Saturday, January 2, 1915, will be
devoted to general business.
Second Week-Monday, January A,
Liberty district, No. 8; Tuesday, jan
uary 5, Frederick and Braddock dis
tricts, Nos and "a; Wednesday, jan
uary 6, Buckeystown district, No. 1;
Thursday, January Z, Tuscarora dis
trict, No 81; Friday, January 8, Ling
anore district, No. 10; Saturday, jan
uary 8, Hauvers district, No. 10.
Third Week-Monday, January II,
Middletown district, No. g. Tuesday.
January II, Creagerstown district, No.
4; Wednesday, January 13, Catoctin
district, No 1S; Thursday, January
IA, Woodville district, No. IS; Friday,
January, Is, townsville district, No.
II; Saturday, January 16, Petersville
district No. II.
Fourth Week-Monday, January Is,
Mechanicstown district, No. Is; Tues
day, January 10, Jefferson district, No.
IA; Wednesday, January 20, Jackson
district, No 16; Thursday, January 21,
New Market district, No. 81 Friday,
January %, Urbana district, No. Z:
Saturday, January 23, Emmitsburg
district, No. 5.
Fifth Monday, January rs,
Mount Pleasant district, No. 13; Tues
Gay, January 26, Walkersville and
Ballenger districts, No. 26 and %:
Wednesday, January 27, Burkittsville
district, No. %; Thursday, January
2S, Woodsboro district, No. IL; Friday,
January 29, Lewistown district, No. 20.
The citizen., 1914-12-25
CITY LEAGUE GAMES
Major Markey Announces Official
Schedule For Saturday.

Schedule For Saturday.
Two games of basketball, an indoor
baseball contest and probably dane
ing, are the attractions offered by the
City League, in Company A Armory,
next Saturday night. The price Of
admission is 10 cents.
Major D. John Markey, of the gov
erning committee of the league, last
night gave out the official schedule
for the coming Saturday, stating that
schedule previously published was
inaccurate.
At the indoor baseball the Y. M. c..
A. and the Collegians will line up. The
High School and the Collegians, and
Company A and the newly-organized
Athletics will lock horns at basket
ball.
Following the games a meeting of
the governing committee of the
league and captains of all the teams
in the circuit will be held, at which
it is hoped to complete the permanent
organization.