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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
WORKMEN STRIKE
TO Get MORE PAY
Pacific Street LHbOrers Demand
$500 a Day or
Won't Work.

As a result Of a dispute over the
question of wages, the workmen en-
ployed on the grading of Pacific
street from Good Hope to North
street, walked out yesterday at noon.
The work is in charge of Everett
House, who has subcontracted from
John Rouse.
One of the workmen who Joined in
the strike, yesterday stated to a
Tribune reporter that the men were all
under the impression that they We're
to receive 20 cents an hour for their
labor, the customary wage paid by
other contractors in the city for the
same class of work, and that they had
gone to work believing that to be the
scale. He said that Mr.. House was
called to Jackson to attend court early
in the forenoon, and before his return
one Of the men asked the foreman if
they were to receive 81 per day, and
that when the foreman informed him
that they were paying but S1.50 per
day the men Immediately walked out
in body. Three negro laborers who
were brought from Jackson to work
for Mr.. House on his contract, also
quit.
The men claim that when Mr.. House
returned from Jackson he refused to
grant their request for 81 per day,
and stated that he would get men to
fill the vacancies if they saw fit to
quit.
They also state that the customary
wage paid by Messrs. Rouse, Keller,
Loeffel, Haas and other contractors,
is 20 cents per hour, and that the men
cannot well get along with less.
The grading contract covers nine
blocks, extending from Good Hope
street to North street, along Pacific
street.
Ray Headrick, one of the teamsters
who receives from Mr.. House 81 per
day for driving and taking care of the
team night and morning, said that
when it was proposed to give each
teamster a shovel and have him help
with the excavation, they also threat
ened to strike, and Mr.. House was
compelled to relent and allow the dri-
vers to continue work as they had be-
gun.
NJ. House could not be seen last
night.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28

Girardeau is to maintain her position
as a metropolis, she has got to be far
sighted.
"From an industrial point of view
we are not living up to our opportuni-
ties at all as distributing point. If
we should put this proposition over
that we are considering right now, we
would be taking a long stride toward
advancement"
Upon motion of Judge Frank Kelly,
it was decided that the president
should appoint a committee of % to
cooperate with the Mayor in outlining
the plans for the use of the money to
be appropriated.
The president announced that he
would make his appointments as
quickly as possible, but diplomacy was
necessary and he did not feel justified
in making the selections until he had
given the matter thorough considera-
ton.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
VISITING DRUMMERS
BLOW into TOWN
Delegates to Charlottesville Meet
Get Here Just as Storm
Does.

The new excursion steamer Peoria,
carrying about so passengers bound
for Charlottesville to attend the con-
ventiOn of the Southeast Missouri
Drummers' Association, arrived in this
city form st. Louis last night at s
o'clock.
On account of the difficulty en-
countered in effecting landing, due
to the strong gale that was blowing.
some of the machinery yielded to the
strain, and the boat was compelled to
lay here until after midnight while I'M
dergoing repairs.
The boat was commanded by Capt.
Buck Leyhe, and was making her first
trip since completion She left st.
Louis at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
and stopped at Chester for an hour,
giving the passengers an opportunity
to 60 through the penitentiary.
When they arrived in this city, they
all came ashore, and the band gave a
number of concerts in different sec
tons of the city.
After leaving here, they expect to
arrive in Cairo at o'clock this morn
ing, where they will remain for an
hour and take on about rs passengers.
After leaving Cairo they will make but
one more stop before reaching their
destination. They expect to stop for a
few minutes at New Madrid where
several passengers will be taken
aboard. They will reach Caruthers-
vile at about l o'clock this afternoon,
and will leave on their return trip, at
the close of the convention, Saturday
night. On Sunday morning they will
spend several hours in Cairo, and in
the afternoon they will stop over at
the Cape for few hours, after which
they will complete their journey with
out further interruption.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
BIG CROWD TAKES BOAT
RIDE WITH POPULAR BAND
Schuchert Musicians Render Pretty
Selections Before Going on
Excursion.

The river excursion, given last night,
the proceeds of which will be used to
help defray the expenses of the Schu-
ebert Band on its trip to the National
convention of the U. D. c., which
meets in Richmond, Va, June 1, was
we'll attended. The huge steamer Cape
Girardeau was crowded and the
throngs enjoyed themselves hugely as
the boat piled up and down the river.
The band paraded through the prin-
cipal streets of the city before leaving
and rendered a number of excellent
selections. After abe crowd of about
300 people had assembled on the boat,
an excellent orchestra selected from
the concert band, provided music for
the occasion.
DR.. Schuchert last night announced
there would be no more concerts given
at the park until the return of the
band from Richmond.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
CARNIVAL SHOW OPENS

The International Shows opened
their engagement in this city last
evening. The performance is being
held on the Matteson lots Just opposite
the broadway school.
They were delayed somewhat on ac-
count Of the muddy condition of the
grounds yesterday morning, but in the
afternoon they had dried off suffi-
GENTLY to permit the erection of a con-
siderable number of tents, and this
morning the work will be completed
and all of the attractions will be open
to the public when the show starts this
afternoon.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
NEGRO WOMEN in
BATTLE With AK
And LONG KNIFE
Lively Prim Slaves Eyebrow
Off Donnie Beal After
Disarming Her.
BRUNETTE DAMSELS
STIR UP OLD FEUD
Husbands Battle, Children Rum
pused and They Seek
Gore.

Lively Prim and Donnie Beal, two
negro women living on South Freder-
lex street, in testing the merits of
meat axes and butcher knives as i'm
plements of war, yesterday afternoon
engaged in bitter hand to hand con-
flict. The contest resulted in a vic
tory for Mrs. Prim who succeeding in
wrestling the axe from her adversary,
and with the free hand, shaved the
eyebrow of her vanquished antag-
onist.
Lively escaped without injury, but
Donnie received some deep gashes
above and below her right eye, and be-
fore the arrival of a physician it was
feared that the optic had been de-
stroyed.
The rumpus was the outgrowth of
an old feud that has existed between
the two families for several years, and
is but one of number of similar man.
ifestations that have developed from
the same cause. The i'll feeling has ex-
listed between the male members of the
family and on previous occasions, the
husbands of the women have engaged
in combat.
The children of the two families are
also said to have taken up the grow
ing dissension, and people living in the
vicinity were not at all surprised at
yesterdays outbreak.
The Beal woman was so badly in
jured that it became necessary for
the surgeons to take number of
stitches in closing the gashes that had
been inflicted by the butcher knife in
the hands of Mrs. Prim.
She was in such condition that she
could neither continue the physical en-
counter nor take legal steps to bring
her adversary to justice. Mrs. Prim
evidently surmised her wishes, and
hurriedly repaired to the office of
Judge Willer and confessed that she
had been compelled to administer a
threshing to her incorrigible neighbor.
She was permitted to return to her
home and no arrest was made, upon
her promise to report if complaint
was filed against her.
On account of the injuries inflicted,
Donnie was compelled to suspend hos
tilities until she could undergo repairs,
but it is reported that she is determin-
ed to resume the conflict just as soon
as her condition will warrant.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
WASHINGTON, MOTTO
COPY CAPE STREETS.
City Officials Arrive Today to
Inspect City and Get Ideas
For Their Home

The fame of Cape Girardeau for its
excellent drives and thoroughfares has
become widespread throughout the
State, and other towns have expressed
a desire to follow the example set by
this city in that respect.
The Street Committee of tie City
Council of Washington, Mo-, has ar
ranged to come to visit the Cape to-
day for the purpose of making per-
sOnal inspection of the various meth
DDS used for street improvement with
a view of determining a desirable class
of paving to be used in their own
town.
T. A. Wibbenmeyer yesterday re-
ceived the following communication
from P. F. PETIT, Mayor of Washing
ton:
Mr.. T. A. Wibbenmeyer,
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Dear Mr. Wibbenmeyer: / no.
ticed that you attended the con-
vention in st. Louis on the 10th
to 10Th inst. l had intended to be
there, too, to meet many old
friends, but as had had a "hard"
week and gotten home late Satur-
day night, l was too tired and
concluded to stay at home to rest
up.
By the way, our city has now to.
solve the problem of modern
streets. We have had macadamiz-
ed ones for about so years, but
they will not do any more; people
want brick or concrete, or some
thing else. We have examined
brick streets, old and new style,
at Alton, ILL.,, and Springfield, Mo.
Besides experts on vitrified brick
pavements have been here and
preached their ware to the City
Council. AS Mayor, l have ex-
amined at Springfield, Mo-, with
its Mayor and City Engineer,
streets of different makes there.
have told my City Councitl of
the many miles of modern pave
ment your good citizens have built
during the last few years and the
chairman of our Street Commit
tee, H. ]. Bleckmann, our City At
torney H. A. Krog and myself
have been appointed a special
committee to visit Cape Girar-
deau next Thursday (the 9th
inst.), and with the assistance of
your good Mayor, Mr.. Rage, and
perhaps that of your City Engi-
neer or Street Commissioner, find
out how you built your streets,
what they cost, what satisfaction
they have given, etc.
Will you be kind enough to men
ton or show this letter to his Hon
or, Mr.. Rage, and we shall thank
you and him for all the informa-
ton we may be able to get in the
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
LUTHERANSYNODTO
OPEN IN CAPE TODAY
Continued from page ~

A. C. Bernthal, R. F. D. No. 8.
Rev. E. F. Schueler, St. Louis-Rob.
Vogelsang, 825 independence.
Rev. F. H. Rudi, Tilsit-Mrs. NJ.
Averbeck, 229 North Fountain.
Rev. F. Weidmann, st. Louis-Geo.
Feeder, 124 S. Pacific.
Rev. f. C. Hofius, ST. Louis-Robert
Vogelsang, S25 independence.
Rev. H. Norden, Menfro-W. Schle-
gel, 433 S. Ellis.
Rev. G. H. Liepke, Freedom-W.
Vogel, 237 N. Ellis.
Rev. NJ. Telle, Kimmswick-W. C.
Schaefer, 225 N. Ellis.
Rev. W. Langehennig, Jackson-W.
G. Schaefer, 225 N. Ellis.
Rev. George Fleiss, Pocahontas-
W. Schrader, Gil S. Sprigg.
Rev. A. P. Fedderson, St. Louis-L.
Bender. 9O1 n. Lorimier.
Rev. j. Fritz, St. Louis-W. Zapf,
S43 jefferson
Rev. C. C. F.. Brandt, Ironton-C.
Stein, 81 S. Sprigg.
Rev. NJ. Mueller, Montgomery-W.
Rev. A. Wilder, 535 Themis.
Rev. w. ]. Schulze, st. Louise.
FOeste, II S. Benton.
Rev. NJ. Mangelsdorf, Kimmswick-
j. Kieninger, 925 jefferson.
Rev. w. Kruger, Gordonville-H.
Vos3, PA S. Ellis.
Rev. H. Wallner, Hillsboro-J. KEN
niger, 925 Jefferson.
Rev. P. J. Leyhe, Anglum-P. Diet
rich, sol Washington.
Rev. o. Kruger, Rolla-J. Koch,
100 Henderson.
Rev. ]. Nothing, Leslie-W. Schle-
gel, 433 S. Ellis.
Rev. P. .Koenig, st. Louis-L. Lamp
rich, 215 Louisiana.
Rev. G. Schmidt, st. Louis-L. Pott,
233 n. Ellis.
Rev. H. Bartels, st. Louise. Moe
der, 228 S. Sprigg.
Rev. H. Hallerberg, Pennington
Theo. Ochs, 10 S. Pacific.
Rev. William Hallerberg, st. Louis
-Theo. Ochs, 10 S. Pacific.
Rev. E. F. Mueller, Longtown-L,
Schuppan. 1925 Good Hope.
Rev. R. Hueschen, Uniontown-C.
Foeste, II S. Benton.
Rev. J. Griebel, Perryville-G. W.
Setback, APP n. Frederick.
Rev. G. Klattenhoff, Overland-J.
Koch, 100 n. Henderson.
Rev. A. NJ. Lehman, Egypt Mills
l.. Ripping, 1918 William.
Rev. j. Roschke, Friestatt-G. W.
Setback, APP n. Frederick.
Rev. w. Wiki, st. Louis-F. W.
Niermann, Is S. Pacific.
Rev. T. ]. Vogel, New Haven-Er-
nest Vogel, 113 S. Ellis.
Rev. Ad. Vogel, Altenberg-Ernest |
Vogel, 113 S. Ellis.
Rev. George Hilpert, Illmo-Robert |
Haupt, 1889 Whitener.
Rev. A. Wilder, Cane Girardeau.
Rev. V. Hennig, Gordonville-At |
home.
Rev. F. W. Herzberger, st. Louis
John Popp, 729 Themis.
Rev. w. ZSchoche, Shawneetown-J.
Saupe, ID S. Ellis.
Rev. L. Reith, st. Charles-H. Pfist-
erer, 1905 Good Hope.
Rev. W. Bartz, Wittenburg-George
Fodder, 124 S. Pacific. /
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28
MRS. F. A. KAN STRICKEN

Mrs. F. A. Kahn was stricken with
paralysis at her home near the cor
ner of Independence and Frederick
streets, at about o'clock Sunday
morning.
She felt the approach of the attack
and called her husband who arrived
from the yard in time to catch her in
his arms as she was sinking to the
floor.
She was rendered entirely helpless
but never at any time completely lost
consciousness.
She is improving rapidly and it is
believed that her recovery is assured.
DIR. P. M. Mayfield of Portageville
visited relatives in This CITY Yesterday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28

matter of modern streets.
Thanking you in advance for
your kindness, l remain,
Yours, very truly,
P. F. Peitz, Mayor.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-28

James Cowan of st. Louis is visiting
relatives in this city.
Charles Thornburn of Morehouse is
a business visitor in this city.
The Adair County news., 1915-07-28
Rugby.

Burr Brake, of Cumberlal d
county, visited at James Roup's
last week.
Prof. F. A. Strange visited at
Glensfork last Sunday.
]. E. and James Rosson trans:
acted business at Columbia st
Saturday.
Every one talk up the pike
and try to vote for bonding the
county for good roads.
Misses Sadie Flat, Zorada
Roach, of Toria; Terre Hayes,
Bertha Page, of Sparksville,
Mamie Bean and Mrs. Vida Bean
of Rugby, visited Mrs. Flora
Rosson last week.
A still born baby was born to
Mrs. Butcher Bohannon last
week. The mother is doing as
we'll as could be expected.
Mrs. Becky Wooten, the wife
The Adair County news., 1915-07-28

# Rev. Billy Wooten, died at
Mrs. Milliard James, her daugh-
err, with a complication of dis
Eases. She was buried Friday
at Antioch. She is survived by
her husband and four children.
She was known by all as aunt
Becky and had a host of friends.
Uncle Billy is feeble. minded and
will not survive her long.
There is twin girls at ODDS
McGinnis. Mother and two girls
doing well.
The Adair County news., 1915-07-28
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Tell Us The News.

One Of the most difficult of the ed
itor'S jobs is to get facts about births,
marriages and deaths. People seem
to think we ought to know these
things by intuition. If not that, the
birth, marriage or death is of such i'm
pCrtance in the immediate family
that it is presumed the editor will be
informed by some wireless or just
grow into the information. Then,
when the paper comes out, and no
mention is made of the event, the ed
itor is blamed for not running a good
newspaper or not getting all the news.
Remember there good many people
in this county. If the editor knew
each of them by name, besides their
family history and the chief events in
the lives of every individual, he
wouldn't be an editor. He'd be a
demi-god, resting his feet on a cloud
and slipping ambrosla instead of in
habiting a broken down office chair
and wondering where the money for
the next white paper bill is to come
from.
The Adair County news., 1915-07-28

Barksdale Hamlet, of Christian
County, the leading candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Secretary
OF State, declares for Kentucky a sew
en- months school term, with a per
capita of $525, an increase of 75c
over last year.
The establishment of seven
months school term with the increase
of the teachers salaries, and without
an increase of taxation, is the greatest
educational achievement in the history
of Kentucky, as we'll as the greatest
financial achievement. The man has
taken rank as an eXpert-a wizard
of finance among the leaders of the
Commonwealth
When he went into Office four
years ago, there was a deficit of sew
eral hundred thousand dollars in the
treasury of the school fund. He re-
adjusted completely the system of
school finance in such a way as to
pay off the deficit; to increase the per
capita from $500 to 1928; to pay the
teachers promptly every month";
thing never done before in the his
tory of Kentucky; and to accomplish
the end for which he has labored for
eighteen years, that of giving to the
people of Kentucky a permanently es-
tablished school system with a term
of seven months.
While State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, he has established new
presidents, serving personally as a
leader in the field He has given to
the people of Kentucky school free
and accessible to every child, in
every rural district in Kentucky. His
personal leadership has brought about
improved facilities in the Office of
every County Superintendent in Ken
lucky.
He secured rational and effective
compulsory a.terdance' school law, by
which the attendance in the public
schools Of Kentucky has increased
more than IS per cent, placing Ken
lucky in the Foremost ranks of the
States OF America for educational and
industrial progress.
The Course OF Study prepared by
Mr. Hamlet as Superintendent of
Public Instruction, embracing the ele-
ments Of Agriculture, domestic science
The Adair County news., 1915-07-28

and mechanical arts, is a recognized
guide for the conduct of the schools
not only of Kentucky, but for many
other States.
He has accomplished the establish
ment of county high schools accessf-
bly, located in every county in Ken
lucky.
He has stood for and promoted the
employment of and accomplished for
the schools of Kentucky the services
of teachers of the highest scholarship,
character and personality.
Under his administration of the pub
lie school system of Kentucky, there
has been a vital cooperation of III
factors looking to the improvement o.
Kentucky's Industrial conditions
He has lent his best efforts to re
building of good roads arc 20 secrr-
! ing the consolidation of scIC
ever and whenever practi 4''c G.
the greatest good might Ls accOI.~
plished at the least possible cost y
the people.
One of the chief functions o. g.
office of Secretary of State is KEN
d
bership on the State Board Of Educa--
ton In this capacity he will con-
tinue to give his best efforts and sery-
ices to the cause of education.
! AS a member Of the State Board Of
| Valuations and Assessments, as d.
member of the Sinking Fund Com
mission, and as a member of the State
Printing Commission, Mr.. Hamlet
will serve the people and conserve
their finances as he has done in the
management of the school funds Of
the State, and if the people will elect
others like him on these boards, Ken
lucky will soon be out Of debt and
her finances be in a most prosperous.
condition.
A young man at the age Of thirty
six, having served faithfully for four
years in one of the most important
positions of trust in the gift of the
people of Kentucky, he now seeks the
endorsement of his party if the PEG
pie think he has served them we'll. !
his record has been good, if his serv
ices have been worth anything to the
State of Kentucky, then the people Of
Kentucky will certainly elect him Sec
rotary Of State.
The Adair County news., 1915-07-28

Mr.. J. B. Yates, wife and three
children, Cave City, and Miss Cathe-
rine Nell, who has been visiting in that
place, arrived last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Z. T. Taylor, of Elkhart, Ill, a
native of Adair county, for number
of years a citizen of bia, ar
rived Sunday night to visit. relatives
and friends.
MI. ]. N. Turner and Mrs. Turner,
Mesdames E. L. Gowdy, f. B. Wood,
and Mrs. Hans Mueller, Lebanon, who
are sojourning at the Griffin Springs,
visited Columbia last Friday. e..
DR.. B. F. Taylor was here from
East Fork the middle of last week.
He stated that himself and son, DR.
James, would remove to Coiumb a
about the middle of September.
DR.. r. A. Jones and wife, Mrs J..
T. Jones, Mrs ]. P. Clayton and her
little son visited Louisville last week.
The object of the visit was to have
Mrs Clayton's little boys nose treat,
ed.
Miss Frances Reed, who has been
visiting in Middlesboro and Louis
vile, returned Monday night. She
was accompanied by Misses Louise
Baird and Evelyn Schales, who will
be with her several weeks.
Mr.. W. G. Cundiff, wife and six
children, of Allen, Texas, arrived last
Wednesday night for a two months
stay with relatives. Mr.. Cundiff is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cundiff,
and is a son. in. law of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
F Collins, this place. -
Mr.-W G. Order and wife have re-
turned from Louisville. When they
left Montpelier it was thought that
Mrs Order would have to undergo an
operation, but we are glad to state
that the specialist reported that he
thought she could be restored without
going under the knife
The Adair County news., 1915-07-28
Personals.

Mr.. W R Lyon was here Thursday.
Mr.. j. H. Ritchey, Burkesville, was
here Monday.
Mr.. ]. H. Hill, Campbellsville, was
here the first of the week.
Miss May Burton, of Purdy, called
at the News Office Monday.
Mr.. 10 Russell returned from Louis
vile last Friday night.
Mr.. W. D. Jones has returned to
Knoxville.
DR.. B. ] Bolin and wife,, of Glen
vile, were here Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. R. Miller cane in Monday
night. .s. 80.
Mr.. Mark Hol'aiay left this morn
ing for Oklahoma.
Mr.. W. C. Barrett. of Louisville,
was in Columbia last Thursday.
Mr.. W. P. NunnaNy paid our drug
gistS visit few days ago.
Mr.. G. w. Faulkenburg, James
town, was here recently.
Mr.. L D. Potts and Mr.. W H..
BledsOe, of Milestone, we're here a
day or two ago.
Mrs Cecil Ramsey, Monticello, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 10
n. Conover ~
Mrs Margaret Tucker and Mrs. Ada
Schooling left Saturday., to spend a
few days with old friends at New
Market.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r Myers and Mr.
and Mrs Fred Myers are visiting in
the Blue Grass section of Kentucky.
Mr.. and Mrs. A H Ballard went to
Frankfort and Cincinnati last We'd
nesday, to visit relatives
Mr.. Edgar Royse, son of Mr.. S. W.
Royse, who has been in school at
Bowling Green, returned home last
Friday
Miss Matte Taylor, who has been
on an extended visit to Chicago and
Elkhart, H., returned home Saturday
evening.
Mr. ". A. Hunter, Louisville, Re-
publican candidate for State Treas
urer, was here, meeting friends list
week
Mr. G. W. Staples, who has been
employed at Lexington, is at home,
and is now running boarding house
Mr. S. N. Hancock and his little
daughter, Wahnita, started on their
homeward journey, Elida, n. M,
Monday morning.
Dorothy, a little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. L. Baker, Monticello, is
visiting her grandfather, Judge FL.
c Baker, uncle and aunts.
- Miss Mary Chandler, who spent
four weeks with relatives and
friends in Logan, Hart and Green
counties, returned home last week.
Miss Jennie Garnett left last Thurs
day morning, to visit her sister, Mrs
JP. Scruggs, Fredericktown, Mo.
She will be absent all summer.
Mr.. Paul Hughes, who has been on
a business trip to Cynthiana and 9th
er towns in that part OF the STATE
returned home last Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Shelton, whe
were recently married at Maryvllle
Tenn arrived in Columbia last Thurs
day night. They are stopping at tht
home of Mr. Skeletons uncle, Mr.. 4
W Reed.