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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
FRISCO r. r. LIABLE FOR
Z s1,5Oe,eO HOUCK ROAD BONDS

United States Circuit Judge San
born, in charge of the Frisco receiver
ship, handed down a decision in st.
Louis yesterday, holding the Frisco
liable on its contracts for payment Of
the 81 SOC, 900 bond issue of the Cape
Girardeau & Northern Railroad Co.
A few months before the receiver
ship the Frisco bought this road from
Louis Houck of Cape Gfrardeau, and
entered into a contract to guarantee
the bonds, a large portion of which
Houck accepted in payment for the
property. After the receivers were ap-
pointed, the Frisco attempted to repu-
diate it's contract of purchase, and also
its liability on the bends. The bonds
are held principally by Houck, the St
Louis Union Trust Co., the Mississippi
Valley Trust Co, and several smaller
financial Institutions.
A suit to sell the road under fore
closure has been filed in the Common
Pleas Court at Cape Girardeau, and
the decree of foreclosure has been is
sued.
John D. and Loomis e. johnson, at
torneys, represented Houck and the
other intervenors in the litigation to
have the contract of the Frisco en-
forced.
Judge Sanborn held that the meas
ure of damages should be the differ
ence between the par and market
value. The Frisco will then have to
pay the difference.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
MISS FRATES is MARRIED
Bride of Thomas ID. Slick Well Known
In Cape.

Springfield, Mo-, June 26-Miss Ber-
nice Frates, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Frates of 735 East Walnut
street, and Mr.. Thomas D. Slick of
Clarion, Pa, were quietly married at
10 o'clock Monday evening, June 81, at
the home of the brides parents. The
marriage of the popular Springfield
girl was unexpected by her friends
at this time, was made necessary
through the serious illness of the
groom's brother, Jesse Slick, of Clair
on. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. John 7. Bacon, pastor of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Only the immediate relatives of the
bride attended.
Mr. Slick is an oil magnate. He,
with B. 8. Jones, established the world
famous Gushing oil fields in Oklaho-
ma. He had furnished deliberately a
bungalow for his bride in Clarion,
where they will live until the outcome
of the groom's brothers sickness is as
certained. Later they will spend sew
eral months in travel.
NJ. and Mrs. Slick went as far as
St. Louis in Mr.. Frates' private car.
From there they will continue their
trip to Clarion. The bride is well
known in Cape Girardeau society.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
Bull
Frog Is Picked
A Rooster
Arthur Vogel Finds Answer
to Much Mooted Question
Says Frogs Like Fun.

The old question: "Does buIlfrog
laugh?" has been settled at last. 1t
is said that he does.
Charles H. Overstolz, who would
rather eat frog legs than become a
millionaire, is the man who found the
answer Mr.! Overstolz likes frog legs
so we'll that he decided he would 90
into the frog business on a moderate
scale.
In his big goose lot at jefferson and
Middle streets, is a nice little puddle,
which looks like it would surely make
a hit with bull frogs. Two boys who
heard that Mr.. Overstolz planned to
go into the frog business, captured
eighteen and sold them to the fancier.
The dozen and a half of croakers
were liberated on the bank of the pud-
die. AS soon as they noticed the
chocolate colored water, they dived in.
They were having the time of their
young lives when a party of geese
waded into the puddle and began tc
scour the bottom of the hole for some
thing to eat.
One large frog, which had been
tickled in the ribs by the beak of a
goose, sprang out of the water and sat
upon the bank.
The goose continued its search and
finally brought up a frog. While it
squirmed defiantly, the old gander
swallowed him. According to Arthur
Vogel, who witnessed the incident, the
frog that had escaped from the goose
and was watching the performance at
a safe distance, became amused at the
cannibalistic preelivities of the goose,
and laughed aloud at its companions
untimely end.
While it was tittering on the bank, a
Plymouth rooster stepped up behind
him and pecked him on the head. The
frog, realizing that its life was threat
ened, made a dash for liberty. Hop
ping across the lot it attracted the at
tention of a flock of hens, which at
tackled and committed assault and bat
terry on it.
The frog finally escaped from the
hens, and just as it was leaping into
the barn, large cat pounced upon it
and carried the frog away.
The other sixteen frogs are living
cOntentedly in the pond.
In this lot IS large diamond back
turtle, three mallard ducks and four
young wild ducks.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02

Fairgrounds, for the simple rea-
son that the Fairgrounds are al
ready dedicated to a public pur-
pose, and as such have been ex-
empt of taxation for a long time.
All this was determined in law
suit, and the petitioners, the same
parties that are now trying to I'M
load the Fairgrounds on the city
for $4,000, did not dare to take
the case to the Supreme Court on
the issue. Then why pay $4,000
for land for a park that virtually
already belongs to the people?
When Col. Sturdivant sold this
land for $4,000, know, and others
know, that Il was with the under
standing that the property should
be and remain public park.
Nearly all the subscribers to the
Fair and Park Association under
stood this, and it is late in the
day for a lot of spectators to
come forward and claim that they
can divert this property from the
purposes for which it was bought
and to which twas dedicated for
long time.
At any rate, as one of the stock
holders of the Fair and Park AS
ISOLATION, l intend to stay with
this proposition to the end, and
with my consent this city shall
never pay $4,000 for land al
ready virtually belonging to the
public.
hardly think that you will
urge in your widely read paper
that the city ought to give away
$4,000 even if the money goes to
Harry Machen, Charles Blattner,
Julius Meyers and other good
people.
4. In some vague way you
seem to refer to interests have.
Do not know that / have any other
interest in the matter except as
property owner of Cape Girar-
deau. If the Fairgrounds should
be taken over by the city at
$4,000 l would get something like
two for one, but / want to say
now that | would not touch that
money and would want the city to
keep it. It has never been my
practice to make money out of
something that belongs to the peo-
pie. Respectfully,
Louis Houck.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
ATTEMPT MADE
TO HOLD-UP A
FRISCO TRAIN
Ties Placed On Track at
Gray0is and Covered With
Crushed Rock.
ENGINE RUNS THROUGH
THE DEBRIS UNHURT
Engineer, Fearing Bandits, Speeds
Away from Scene-Vinson
Investigates.

Frisco passenger train No. 805, COM
ing south from st. Louis last night,
dashed into a pile of ties that had
been placed on the track carefully con-
cealed by covering of crushed rock.
The obstruction was placed on a sharp
curve near Gravois, about 10 miles
south of st. Louis.
Engineer Rome johnson was at the
throttle, and did not see his danger
until too late to avoid the contact. The
ties were hurled in the air, but for
tunately fell clear of the track.
The sudden impact was felt by the
passengers and crew, but no attempt
was made to stop and investigate, as
it was feared that the ties had been
piled on the track for the purpose of
robbery.
Car Inspector Ernest Brinkman who
examined the train on its arrival here,
stated that he found splintered pieces
of tie on the underside of the pilot.
The engine, however, was not dis
abled, and safely withstood the effort
to wreck her.
Special Agent Joe Vinson departed
this morning for the scene Of the mis-
hap.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
DIR. E. {. KIMBRO
HORNSWOCCLED
BY HIS CRONY
Dentist Sent Buyer of Saw
mill to His Agent, Who
Sells His Own Mill.
HAD PLANNED EASY
MONEY ON BIG DEAL
Located Buyer Through Tribune
zd, then Gets Stung through
! Friend.

DR.. E. c. Kimbro is lamenting his
recent failure to grasp a splendid OPP
portunity to draw down a neat sum
OF money, without the expenditure of
energy required in removing molars
and performing other feats of
strength and endurance attending the
practice of dentistry.
DR.. Kimbro is thoroughly familiar
with lumber machinery and in faet
says that he first conceived the idea
of taking up dentistry through his ex-
perience in the adjustment and ca,
of teeth in a circular saw used in his
fathers mill.
Since the merchantable timber in
the vicinity of Anna has all been con-
verted into lumber, a number of saw
mills have been standing idle in the
neighborhood of the doctors old home.
While back on a visit some time ago,
one of his friends asked him to find
a buyer in Missouri for a good lum-
Der manufacturing plant.
Immediately upon his return to the
Cape he inserted an advertisement in
The Tribune for a buyer, and on the
following day he was visited by pros
pective purchaser, who agreed to take
the machine at the doctors price if
the description given was borne out
by personal inspection.
The price was made at a figure that
would give the doctor a neat profit
above the price asked by the owner.
He felt certain that the offer would be
accepted, and did not think it neces-
sary to accompany the man to look at
the property, merely giving him let
ter of introduction to the party owning
the mill, and advising him the price
at which he had offered it for sale.
Several days passed and hearing
nothing from the sawmill transaction
the doctor concluded to drive over to
Anna and see if the deal had fallen
through.
The first man he met after his ar
rival in Anna was John Hines, boy
hood friend, who greeted him cordially
and thanked him for sending him
buyer for his old Sawmill. Doctor
Kimbro assured him that he had sent
the buyer to another party, and that
he had not considered Hines in the
transaction
Hines then explained that he had
heard the stranger making inquiries
concerning the mill, and that he had
quietly worked into his confidence and
finally unloaded his own mill at a
gratifying figure. He also impaired
the information that after he had clos
ed the deal and the sale had been con-
he took the purchaser and
showed him the plant in which DIR.
Kimbro was interested.
Mr.. Hines Informed the doctor that
the man looked over the mill and said
that it was just as Kimbro had repre-
scented it, but that as he had no need
for two outfits it was up to the dentist
to locate another purchaser.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
TARANTULA SNAPS
AT FRUIT DEALER
Joe COloras Finds Poisonous In
sect in Bananas and Presents
it to Professor.

A large tarantula was found by Jo-
seph Coloras, the Main Street fruit
and ice cream merchant, yesterday
morning when he unpacked some ba-
nanas, which has Just been shipped in
from Porto Rico.
The poisonous insect was hiding be-
tween two large bananas, and Is Mr..
Coloras attempted to place the fruit
on a stand, the monster spider jump
ed at him. He supposed it was en-
deavOring to escape, but when he no
ticed it crawling rapidly toward him
for the second time, he dropped the
bananas and got out of the tarantula's
path.
The big spider, which measures ap-
proximately three inches from head to
tail, showed fight whenever Mr.. CO.
loras approached. Finally be procur-
ed large glass jar, which he pushed
under the string of bananas with Il
long stick.
When the opening of the utensil was
directly under the position of the tar
antula, the fruitman pushed the spider
from its pedestal and it tumbled into
the glass jar. A top was quickly
screwed upon the can and the insect
uaS r,ado n y1ricnnar
Mr.. Coloras telephone to Prof.
Roberts, the entOmOlogist at the Nor
NAL school, who announced that he de-
sired to add~the spider to his collec-
ton. Entomologist means ''bug spe-
cialist," according to the dictionary.
Prof. Roberts knows more about in
sects and reptiles than all of the men
in Southeast Missouri, it is said. He
gets more pure enjoyment out of a
live rattlesnake than a small boy can
out of pup.
He also likes tarantulas, and will
remove the big one from the fruit
store today.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
FALL BREAKS GIRLS LEG

Agnes Sebra, the 5-year-oId daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Sebra of 26
North Sprigg street, fell from the rear
porch of their home Wednesday after
noon and received serious injuries. Her
left leg was broken a few inches above
the knee, besides receiving some minor
injuries as a result of the fall. She
had just awakened from an afternoon
nap, and had started to walk across
the porch before she was thoroughly
aroused, when she stumbled and fell.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
L. 5. MAIL FOR NEUTRAL
LANDS TO BE SENT DIRECT
Order Issued as Result of CensOrs'
Tampering with Correspondence &.
Passing Through England.

Washington, June 25-Charges that
censors tamper with neutral mail pass
ing through Great Britain have re-
suited in the issuance of an order by
the Postoffica Department directing
that all mail from the United States
destined to Norway, Sweden. Denmark
and the Netherlands be dispatched on
steamers sailing directly for those
countries and not touching at bclligcr-
ent ports.
Sweden, it is understood, has made
sharp protest to London.
According to information reaching
here Swedish firms have suffered
greatly from interruption of their cor
dependence with American concerns.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
PRESIDENT TO KEEP Us
OUT OF WAR IF HE CAN"
Mr.. Wilson Passes Promisa to Group
of Railroad Men in Springfield,
Mass.

Springfield, Mass, June 25-"Keep
US out of war, Mr.. President"
III will if i can"
President Wilson was in Spring
field for five minutes at 9 o'clock this
morning while on his way to his sum-
mer home in Cornish, n. H. He did
not speak to the crowd at the station,
but when his car had been taken to
the railroad yards he waved his hand
and smiled at a group of railroad men.
They called TO him and he came out
and shook hands with them and gave
them the assurance quoted.
The President spent yesterday with
Col. F.. NJ. House, who has recent
returned from Europe. 1t was said
that he brought no information whiea
would lead Mr.. Wilson to expect an
early cessation of hostilities.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
1916 CONVENTIONS FOR CHICAGc
Republican Gathering Pledged, Demo-
Gratis Expected to Go There.

Chicago, June 25-Members of the
Hamilton Club at a luncheon today
were assured by Frederick ". Upham
that the 1916 convention of the Re
publican party would be held in Chi
cago, and Roger Sullivan said that he
could "almost promise that the Demo
Gratis also will make this their con-
vention city"
Upham, vino was appointed last
spring to undertake to bring the Re
publicans here, reported that he had
the pledges Of 80 of the So National
Committeeman, which is more than
enough. Sullivan said that 20 Demo-
cratic National Committeeman had
given him theils edges.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
FIRST new WHEAT
REACHES THE CAPE
Thos. S. Lilly Says Grain Weight
Above Standard-Expects
Big Crop.

The first load of new Cape County
wheat arrived in this city yesterday
and was purchased by Thomas S. Lilly
of the Cape County Milling Company.
1t was grown on the farm of Henry
Kirschoff, who lives on the Bend road.
The wheat weighed sixty-one pounds
to the bushel, which is in excess of the
standard weight, Mr.. Lilly said.
"There has been much complaint
from Cape County farmers" said Mr..
Lilly, "but believe they are mistaken.
From the wheat that l have seen in
the field, | feel certain that there is
going to be an average crop in this
county. In the other sections of South
east Missouri, the yield has been ex-
cellent. l am -told that it is the largest
crop in twenty years.
"There can be no doubt that the
crop this year is far in excess of last
years yet the price now is above what
it sold for this time last year. There
seems to be a shortage of wheat in
this country, due, no doubt, to the Eu-
ropean war.
81 am going to buy all the wheat l
can get at the present price, even
though it is higher than heretofore. If
all the wheat produced in this country
is as good as the load / bought from
Mr.. Kirschoff, it will be the best quail
ity of grain l have bought in many
years"
NJ. Lilly said the farmers informed
him that the corn crop would be the
largest grown in this section of the
State in many years, unless something
unforeseen arises.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
Mr.. HOuck Answers Tribune
Says It's Fight To The Finish

Editor of The Daily Tribune:
VIII you kindly publish this
statement in answer to your at
tack on me in your issue of June
26:
l. l am not interested either di-
rectly or indirectly in, the Repub
lican newspaper as you seem to
suppose and / never have had an
interest in that paper. Several
years ago, (long before you came
here), in order to enable the Nae
ter brothers to build a printing
office, | endorsed a note for them
for several thousand dollars and
this note was secured by a deed
of trust on the property worth
a great deal more than the amount
of the note. So my liability is
purely nominal. If you have any
doubts as to this | can give you
the exact facts and where you can
verify them. Most of this note has
since been paid off.
When l endorsed the note / did
this in order to promote the in
tereStS Of the town, because a
good newspaper is an asset of
which any town can and ought to
be proud. | do not deny that
have a friendly feeling for the
Naeter brothers, just as have
friendly feeling for you and your
enterprise, and may say that |
also consider your newspaper an
asset Of this town and if you
needed any assistance, (Which |
understand you do not), would
certainly be willing to give you
my aid on the same terms | gave
assistance, such as it was, to the
Naeter brothers, nor by giving
such assistance would expect you
to be controlled by me. Further,
will say that / have been an ac-
tive Democrat all my life and If
you will reflect d moment you will
hardly believe that / would have
a personal or pecuniary interest
IN a Republican paper.
2. The printing Of the Normal
school goes to the lowest Bidder
able to do satisfactory work. The
character of the work we demand
enters into the matter. We can
hardly afford to accept poor and
indifferent work. If you have any
doubt as tn this the minutes of
the Executive Committee are open
toyOu for inspection. Naeter broth
ers secured the printing of the
catalog for this year as the, low
est bidders over three other COM
petitorS.
3. / am not opposed to parks. As
matter of fact amp in favor of
buying two hundred acres of
woodland at Old Cape Rock for
park and other property in the
north part Of town, all very far
removed from any property l or
my family own. But want it dis
tinctly understood that l am op-
posed to paying $4,000 for the
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02

Referee in bankruptcy Oscar Kne-
hans departed for Memphis today on
legal business.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

Scientific management has come to
stay. These old fogies who oppose it
are as ridiculously hidebound as the
diver"
Tee speaker was Dr.S Simms Reid,
who is the author of several scientific
management handbooks.
AS hidebound as the diver Dr..
Reed pursued. This fellow had ben
a day laborer, and then he turned to
diving because the pay was better. But
he only went down once. Yes, he only
went down once, and ned hardly been
down TWO minutes before he signaled
20 BE- drawn up again.
They drew him up quickly. He mo-
toned them to unscrew his helmet.
AS soon as he got the helmet off he be-
gan to take off his loaded shoes and
rubber combination suit.
"'I'n done with divin',' he said, NO
more G:vin' for me. The dlcnens with
Job where ye can't spit u. yer
hands!'" = Pittsbur Chronicle-T -Tele-
graph,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03
Pinner's Pharmacy.

Pinner's Pharmacy is one of the very
important stores in Pomaria. A good
stock of drugs and medicines and
druggists supplies are kept on hand
and the prescription counter is we'll
equipped to handle the prescriptions
of the physicians in the neighborhood.
A. full line of the we'll known and most
reliable remedies are sold here also,
as we'll as the drugs that are needed
most for home and general use. DR.. u.
T. Pinner, the proprietor, is practic-
ing physician and public spirited.
enterprising business man. He is the
president of the bank and takes an act
i've interest in all matters relating to
the welfare of the town and people
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03
Pomtlria Oil Mill.

The Pomaria Oil Mill was established
number of years ago when the move
ment towards cotton seed milling was
strong in all sections of the state and
each market town felt obliged to
equip itself with a cotton seed oil mill
Latterly the property was purchased
by Mr.. A. H. Shealy, very enterpris-
ing and capable young man who has
made success of it. He is practical
man in such work, and he has run the
mill himself. He has in connection
with it a modern ginnery system and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03
POMARIA, S. C..

estly agitated in the state by Prof.
Swearingen and Prof. Tate, and in
Newberry county by Superintendent o!
Education E. H. Aull, the patrons OF
the Pomaria school district, realizing
the inadequacy of school equipment
voted bonds to secure funds for pur-
chasing a new site and erecting a new
building to meet the demands of the
time. Accordingly two story brick
building with spacious auditorium and
ample and we'll furnished recitation
rooms and other necessary apartments
was built, al a cost, of over 81 OOO.
Ahcut the same time a special tax for
mair tenance was voted. And We can
now boast of one of the best schools in
Newberry county.
1t is but proper that we mention in
this connection, that it was during Col
AulI's term as superintendent of edu-
cation, and was due largely to the deep
interest he took in the welfare of the
community that the present favorable
condition of school affairs was brought
about
Churches.
The people of Pomaria are not en-
tirely materialistic. The little town
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03
r. II. Hipp.

Mr.. R. H. Hipp is the veteran mer-
chant of the town He has been in
business at Pomaria for number OF
years and his business was successor
to the still older business of Aul!,
Hentz & Co., and Aull & Hipp, and
those firms were the successors OF D.
Hipp, so that tle store has been known
by two generations of the people OF
this section and has been popular be-
cause the public were always we'll
treated there Mr.. Hipp carries large
and we'll selected line of general mer-