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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-07-09
Celebrated SATURDAY
More People Than We're Expect
ed Spent Pleasant
Day Here 4

Keytesville had a Fourth of
July celebration on Saturday,
July 3.
It was a success too.
This is in line with the custom
the people have here in regard
to celebrations and if the persons
who said they had a good time
and enjoyed the day, is any cri-
terion, and it usually is, the
celebration was a decided sue
cess.
It was not a big celebration
but all the people who were ex-
pected, came and there were
more here than were expected
owing to the two big celebra-
tions elsewhere in the county
and the further fact that farm
work right now is brisk.
There was a decided lack Of
bombast and noise. Hardly a
firecracker or noise-producer was
to be herd during the day. One
reason for the sane" fourth
was that the mayor hal inter-
dicted the sale Of firecrackers
and like explosives and the i'm
ports were limited to the fire.
works at night.
The morning was quiet. The
band played a brief concert and
that was all there was before
noon. After noon the day was
given over to visiting contests
and the band concert. There
were plenty of people and they
visited while the children had
the usual time. In the evening
there were fireworks, band con-
cert and balloons were. sent up
at different times during the day
as well. One feature of the af-
ternoon was the contests, which
caused more than a little interest
and plenty of amusement. One
feature was the fast race of Mil
lard Franklin who had the win
ner beat badly when he fell and
tore his trousers, sprained his
ankle and likewise damaged
himself and lost the race. This
race, for 200 Founders and over,
only a few entries.
The events as they came aid
the order IN which they were
won is as follows:
Best saddle horse, $5.OO--S. F.
Hudnall.
Girls race, $1.00-One-half
prize each to Lola Mae Nix and
Guila Cooper.
Best horse colt, S.. 90 Garnett
Hyde.
Potato race, $2.50-First $1.5O
Lee Cuddy; Second ST. to Cecil
Ward.
Family coming longest distance
$2.60-Walter Richardson.
Saving contest for women,
$500 Mrs. Tom Carr.
Best boy rider, $S.GO-Lee W.
Cuddy.
Best driving horse, $500
Trammel Nix.
Best mule colt, $5.00-W. B.
Oldham.
Apple eating contest, $1.5O-
Dred Finnell.
Fat man race, $2.0O-V. S.
Rucker.
Free for all race. $2.OO-Shan.
non Wayland.
Prettiest baby, gold ring
Elizabeth Gosely daughter of Ed
Gosely.
Band Concert Saturday
The announcement Of a concert
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-07-09

accompanied by the state auditor
John P. Gordon, himself, was
presented to the county court
this week and on Wednesday,
the auditor was before the court
to give what explanation there
was possible and needful.
In addition to the auditors
there were several attorneys also
there for the edification of the
court, also the prosecuting attor-
ney. Interlarded in the discus
sion of the report were strong
ordinations and recriminations
and arraignment of the original
decision to have the audit made
which was indirectly characteriz-
ed as a prejudice" or "politi-
cal" measure and which result
ed in rather strong personalities
involving the attorneys present.
In fact, the hydra-head of politics
and personal malice obtruded it.
self entirely too much in the
discussion of a question that
must ultimately result in good
to the county if the people take
the advantage that is open to
them.
The prosecuting attorney open
ed the statment. He said that
the audit originally was made as
the result of a petition of over
1900 persons in the county
which petition went to the state
auditor over the head of the
court. The suggestion of politics
must be met with the showing
of these more than 1000 citizens
and it would be difficult to accuse
them all of political animus in
signing the petition. He said
that the officials who were found
to owe the county had paid with
out objection and without dis
cussing the legality of the audit.
However there has been opposi-
ton to the audit and it still ex-
listed. 1t was the duty of the
court to assist the prosecuting
attorney to take advantage of
the findings to the good of the
county.
Here, details of the matters
involving the retiring county
clerk, treasurer and recorder
were entered into. The items
that had been paid were not
discussed but there were several
items questioned. Whatever
shortage there was, however,
was shown to have been made
through ignorance as the bills
had been presented openly to the
county court which had allowed
them and the overpaying of fees,
ect., was shown to be due to a
lack of knowledge of the law.
One item shown was where in
ex-county clerks C. C. Parks
Office there had been a mistake
in addition and the sum involved
was $271 which was repaid the
county through the auditors S
Office after the audit was made
and the mistake shown.
There was a dispute of the
payment of former Recorder
James Waylandin the matter of
copying old records when the
court allowed 10 cents per 100
words while the statute allowed
8 cents per 100 words. This bill
seems to have been o. KID by
the county courtas had the other
accounts when the report of the
officers were received and fled.
The matter of about $3.50 for
merchants tax, which John
Shannon had failed to collect
while in officers was charged
against Mr., Shannon by. the
auditor. There was an opinion
the attorney general filed with
which indicated that the attor-
Iney general doubted If Mr..
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-07-09
AUDITOR FILES HIS REPORT
With THE COUNTY COURT
Auditor John P. Gordon Presents Report in
Person. Details of Same Given in
Article That Follows

amount. The auditor however
said he thought he was and re-
turned his report together with
the opinion of the attorney
general.
McKittrick then said that his
first belief was that there had
been mistakes made in office and
ne said he still thought so and
the report indicated he was
right. He believed the audit
ought to be made every four
years. He said that a large num-
ber of things had not been done
according to law and he thought
the statutes were made for the
court and officers and that the
officers and court should be glad
to know of their provision. Here
an attorney asked McKittrick
what were some of the things
that had not been done according
to law. McKittrick turned
around and said that there had
not been a bridge repaired in
years that had been repaired in
the way that it should have been
from the legal standpoint. There
was no further debate of that
subject. He ended by saying
that it has been shown that
mistakes had been made costing
the county an average of $1,000
per pear and that there seemed
to be men who still wanted these
mistakes to continue.
During the morning there
were talks made by several diff
ferent attorneys and Judge
Rucker ended the morning ses-
sion by giving a talk of half
an hour. The court then received
and filed tile report of the audi
tors and the court will place be
fore the attorney general the
several cases where it is alleged
in the report that money is due
the county, to see if his opinion
is that it can be collected. The
court will then make further
orders on the report.
THE REPORT
A brief of the auditors report
follows, there being no attempt
here to explain some items that
might be explained, or other
wise. The effort is made below
to give the items just as the aud
itor reported them to give the
items Just as the auditor report.
ed them to the court.
In the case of W. L. Wright,
former circuit clerk, the auditor
reported the following items:
Due state-Excess in partition
suits, etc. enormously paid clerk
by. .sheriffs, ETC. 20.
Criminal costs paid by state
and transferred to county when
Que state -S109.2 70.
Due county Amount received
from county for deputy hire
which should be paid from
fees 1922. 90.
Amount received for waiting
on county court rt----------$18. 90.
Uncalled for fees 10.
Stenographer fees due county
which should have been collected
BY clerk but which he failed to
cOuecC ------------------S0U.UU.
In the Wayland case the audi
tor found that the county had
overpaid Wayland the sum of
$67O.58 for copying some old re-
cords. He was paid $1575.00 at
the rate of 10 cents per word
when the legal rate is 8 cents
per 100 words. Also, the clerk
failed to attach the seal of his
Office to the copied records.
In the Shannon case the audi
tor reported $46S.11 due for de-
liquent merchants taxes which
had not been collected and for
Continued on pagef efve)
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-07-09

L. O. White will not go fishing
this trip, with the boys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

monia The gases and smoke these
people inhaled are certain, the doctors
said. to cause pneumonia. People taken
out of that hole were suffering from
Inflammation and congestion OF the
lungs when they reached the street.
Remember. some of them were IN there
long time. | am sending notices to
those whose addresses | have warning
them to be careful for a day or so for
just this thing.
Then. too. there was a dear old
white-haired Catholic priest. | don't
know his name wish ] debut |
was too busy TO ask. and nobody
seemed TO know him. don't know
enough about his religion to know
what he was doing. but ! suppose he
was administering the last rites OF the
Church. With his little cross he went
quietly among the people lying there
on the floor of the Buick store, wills
Dering to them. 1t was touching. so
quiet: IL was almost like an apparition
20 see him work. His presence was
like a benediction to us all there. No
matter what ones religion might be,
one could not help but be impressed
By him and have his opinion of all re-
ligion strengthened.
He was not the only clergyman there.
There were others ! could distinguish
by the cut of their clothing and their
collar. but of this dear old man. with
his black garments and his white hair.
and his quiet, sympathetic, almost
womanly. yet strong way of assisting
those unfortunates. what shall | say !
| can never forget him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
CROWDS WORST IN
HISTORY OF BRIDGE
100000 in Brooklyn Tie-up
Find That 81" Service
Is Hopeless Aid.

Brooklyn was hard hit by the sub
way tie-up. More than 100000 resi-
dents of the borough and commuters
from Long Island suburbs got to bust
ness in Manhattan later than ever be-
fore. The B. r. T., always over
crowded, was crippled two-fold. There
were wild scenes at Borough Hall, Duff
field ST. and Flatbush av., the great
transfer points.
BY $3.50 all subway trains were
stalled and in darkness. Several thou
sand early commuters were caught n
the East River tube. Passengers, east
of Borough Hall, crawled through the
windows, walked to ladders at Jay and
Fulton SITS. and came up for air
through iron gratings west of Hoyt St
station.
At $40 o'clock the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit officials notified their inspect
ors Of the accident, but all the available
cars were carrying the usual rush hour
lam. Commuters from Jamaica were
advised to transfer at East New York
and take the elevated at Manhattan
Junction. Others came in as far as
Nostrand av. The Fulton ST. line, to-
gether with the four Fifth av lines,
were filled to suffocation.
Conditions were very bad on the Put
nam av. and Halsey st. and Greene and
Gates av. surface lines. 1t was nearly
noon before the rush hour service was
cut down.
After il became apparent that the
subway service was badly crippled the
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit began to send
its Borough Hall cars through 70
Park Row. Its Atlantic and Flatbush
av. cars were sent crawling along
through to Borough Hall
When nightfall came and the subway
service through TO Brooklyn mad not
been resumed the Brooklyn Rapid iran
sit had to live over again the perform
ances Of the morning. This time, now
ever, extra cars were run TO AtiahI'c
av. and six-car trains were operated OH
all elevated lines.
The Bridge congestion was repeated
with Just as much confusion, heat, per.
spiration and irritation on the part OF
The messengers. one-third of whom were
women and young girls. From O'CLOCK
until long after Z trolley cars crawled
like glow worms over the Brooklyn
Bridge span. and Fulton ST. was almost
impossible for pedestrians.
At the Manhattan end Of the Brook
lvn Bridge seventy patrolmen and a
score of detectives were on duty.
patrolman stationed at Brooklyn Bridge
twenty-five years said the crowd sur
passed anything in has experience.
Soon after o'clock. when the SUP
way began to add its quota TO inc
crush. Park Row was solid mass OF
humanity. A tendency TO jam arose
when the surface cars got mixed
Fiatbpsh and Gates av. and Fulton 81.
and Putnam av. began to swap tracks
witbout regard to the signs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
TELEPHONES QUIET
MOTHERS FEARS
Anxious Parents Call Hospitals,
Seeking News of Their
Children.

The anxiety OF thousands Of motn-
ers for the safety of their chlldreh
who were on the way 10 school AT the
time Of the wreck in the subway yes
terday was the direct cause OF the
greatest rush in the telephone ser
vice experienced in many years. ms
coupled with the rush OF business
men to inform their Offices. soon maze
the telephone traffic jump 500 per cent
above normal
Shortly after 10 O'Clock the serious
ness of the accident became known
Then the mothers, alarmed by the eN-
.ras for the fathers were already on
their way TO work fastened 10 call
I'D the various schools and colleges
attended by their children to ascertain
whether they had arrived safely
Nor were the children themselves
slow in reassuring their parents OF
their safety. The telephone booths
around Columbia, New York University
and City College were surrounded ooy
scores Of students, who, after reach-
ing their destinations by roundabout
routes, wanted to set at rest their
parents, who they knew would be
worrying about them. And many were
as anxiously inquiring for their rela-
tives on business in the downtown as
tricts.
In spite of the heavy traffic thrown
upon the exchanges at no time were
they unable to give service without
much delay, according 20 II. W. Gas.
Ter. division advertising manager OF
the New York Telephone Company.
None of the telephone companys
cables was injured by the fire.
This, Mr.. easier said, was be-
cause these cables were in sepa-
rate conduits far removed from the
high-tension electric wires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
WOMAN NAMES HEROES
OF SUBWAY DISASTER

lots OF things happening, but every
body was doing what he or she was
told to do had fifty men helping
RE at one time or another I've never
had any executive experience. but soma
enc had TO take hold and give orders
and RS they seemed 10 expect orders
from somebody they took them. IN
that first hour those men worked won
ders. There wasn't a woman helper
for an hour. Then a girl whom had
helped with some ammonia took
hand. She had fallen on the third
rail. she said. and was awfully scared.
She seemed surprised that she hadn I
been killed, almost disappointed, as "
were. She helped quite lot. lhen
nurses came in from some of the hos
pitfalls.
The getting out Of the people was not
all Of it. Almost everybody brought out
was on his or her way to work. All OF
them were afraid they would be late
and lose their positions. places are
so scarce" one girl said to me. Inc
only one that did not seem worried
about his work was a Mr.. Marshall.
who is with the National City Bank.
He was too sick TO be worried. He was
so sick when they got him out the doc
tors az first could find no heart action.
He said things below were indescriba-
bic. He went home thinking there were
a lot dead.
So there was the work Of notifying
the employers and the families OF all
these people that they were all right.
The Buick people. from Mr.. Southworth
down TO the little Office boys, did every
thing. ] don't know what would have
happened if the Buick and the Ford
people and the Automobile Club had
not turned over every machine for use.
fear. though, from what the doctors
of the Polytechnic and the Roosevelt hos
oitals told me that the worst of this
thing is pot over. Fifty per cent OF
those people, particularly the men, are
fortunate if they escape without pneu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

the engines by gripping every fireman
there
Great cables in the manholcs on both
sides Of Broadway were writing IN the
herce heat OF the arc formed by the
turnout Blazing, sputtering flames
rose from the broken and twisted in
sulatlon. The manholes were chimneys
through which rolled volumes Of guffo-
eating oily smoke. Other slow rolling
torrents leaked out into the subway and
found vent where they could.
Death Braved by Firemen.
Into this seething inferno the fremen
lowered their ladders and descended,
cropping their way with careful feet
while they shielded their faces as best
they might Some. IN the early stages
Of the fight, were overcome before
reaching the last rung of the ladder.
a steady stream Of fire fighters trickled
into the pit. and the first 90 reach the
bottom Of the ladder in safety began 20
pass their comrades back to the street.
BY sheer force Of numbers the FIRE
men forced their way into the thick Of
the gloom the scene that kenlon de
scribed as chamber OF horrors
Staggering and lurching under the
weight Of men and women whom they
picked up. the men fought their way
back to the air and then fell uncon-
scjous or plunged back without a word.
They had carried their burdens 200 feet
from the rearmost car to the emergency
exit at 55th 81.
Dr. Harry VI. Archer, of the Fire De
partmcnt. supervised the treatment of
the SenSeless iremen, who were ranged
I'M windows on the sidewalk Men in
the crowd pushed their way 10 the from,
and begged to be allowed 20 take the
places OF some OF the stricken hremen.
Commissioner Adamson sent to the
Consolidated Gas Company and other
concerns for all the smoke helmets they
could send him. Armed with these. a
dozen or more volunteers joined the
ranks Of the firemen.
Flames were fought by men whose
lungs could not stand another descent
into the fumes. They were sheltered
BY a n-shaped spray which drove the
gases down to the manholes at oSd and
SD SITS. The cars had not caught FIRE,
although the feed wires on both trains
had burned their insulation, giving off
choking smoke.
Commissioner Adamson was Of the
opinion that overlooking Of the feed
wires was responsible for the fire. An
other blaze which he believes was con-
nected with the fire at SD ST. occurred
at almost the same moment at the
Spring st. station. Firemen from En-
CINE 20 put il out promptly. More
vents in the subway to permit smoke
tc escare quickly were needed. Com
missioner Adamson said. He was en-
thusiastic in praise of his men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

filed yesterday in the Surrogatcs'
Court. Mr.. Gildersleeve died on De-
cember %. 1t is believed that he left
a large estate, all of which under his
will goes to his daughter, Mrs. May G.
Gondolfo. of 541 West i24th St, with
the wish that she provide for her broth.
err for life.
In September, 1918, James Glider.
sleeve. who is forty-one years old, was
committed TO Bellevue Hospital for OBJ.
servation on the request of his sister.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
CRUTCH FOUND BY POLICE
Wagon Loads of Stuff Taken
to Station House.

Two patrol wagons took TO the West
47th ST. station house loads of cloth
ing. school books. satchels, monograph
records. one crutch, lunch boxes. UNI
brellas and canes, and enough wearing
apparel to fit out a store
The articles were dropped IN the
cars. on the tracks and in the streets
by the frantic passengers in their at
tempts 10 escape.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
Important Sale today of
Mems Pajamas

Important in the character of merchandise involved
Important most of all in the substantial economies
at which these garments priced.
$3.50 Paamas at $1.35
Made of imported mercerized Oxford cloths in a great
variety of smart designs
$500 Pajamas at $1.95
Made of mercerized Oxford cloths Madras. and
fancy Madras fabrics
$500 Pajamas at $1.l0
Heavy outing flannel pajamas finely made. and trimmed
in attractive patterns
$l.5O Pajamas at Csc
Made Of heavy outing flannel trimmed with silk frogs.
in various designs
Silk & Linen Paamas at $2.S5 u
Values to $3.50
Fine silk and linen fabrics in plain coors, and fancy
stripes on light or dark grounds.
Heavy Pure Silk Pajamas at $4S5
Values to $3.50
These in plain white, blue pink, and tan-beautiful
merchandise, and great values.
Night Shrts-special at 55c
Values up to SI.OO
Made in full and made perfectly But slightly soed.
or they would cost you Main floor
saks&GuntpanY
Broadway at 34th Street
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-10-14
Notice to Creditors.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern District OF
South Carolina.
In the matter of In
Harry Riff. Bankrupt, Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of the aforesaid Bank
rupt:
Take notice that Harry Riff of Kings
Zee, in the county of Williamsburg,
State of South Carolina, in said district,
who was adjudged Bankrupt in this
Court, on the l7th day of May last past,
has filed his petition therein praying for
a discharge in Bankruptcy; and that
hearing was thereupon ordered and will
be had upon said petition before said
Court, at Charleston in said District, on
the 18th day of October, 1915, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon; at which time
and place all known creditors of said
Bankrupt, and other persons in interest.
may appear and show cause,if any they
have, why the said discharge should not
be granted.
(Attest) RICHARD w HUTsoN,
Charleston, sc, Clerk.
August 18, 1915. 9-l6-4t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-10-14
PERFECTED COTTON PICKER.
Remarkable Device Will Harvest
90 Per Centum of Open Bolls.

An entirely new idea for a cotton
picking machine has been develop
ed by DR. FL Briggs of Glencoe. Okla,
and embodied in his picker. The
machine consists of steel frame
and two broad drivewheels, the two
wheels turning OH a single aXletree,
each drivewheel carrying in 1t 4o
pickers.
These pickers consist OF Il central
rod or spindle, with small gear
wheel on the outer end of each spin
die. The inner end Of each spindle
is covered to the middle with a brass
tubing. Through 30 holes in the
tubing operate 30 50appearing and DIS
appearing, sharp picking needles.
Inside Of each drivewheel, middle
way between the tire and aNletree,
is located a drum. On this drum is
a zigzag track, or a track shifting
from one side of the drum to the
other. As the drivewhee!s revolve
these zigzag tracks project the spin
dies from each wheel into the cot
ton row, the spinGles entering the
row about five inches above the
ground, beneath the Inns of the cot
ton plant. The spindles are auto
matically thrown into gear and are
made to revolve rapidly with for
ward motion in the direction the
picker is travelling. The spindles
projecting into the cotton row causes
the picking needles, attached to the
spindles, to appear through the
holes in the brass tubing, and to
pick, as the spindles revolve, the
opened cotton without damage to
the cotton plant. When the drive
wheels have carried the revolving
spindles up over the machine the
zigzag tracks cause the picking
needles to disappear into the brass
tubing, releasing the picked cotton
and causing it to fall into receptacles.
The cotton released, the zigzag tracks
then cause the spindles to disappear,
out of gear, into the drivewheels.
The doctors first machine picked
about 50 per cent Of the opened lint.
The new and perfected machine, the
doctor believes, will pick not less
than 80 per cent Of the opened cot
ton