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The Keota news., 1915-05-28

the law does not permit 10 to ssques-
trate your money. Would you be will
ing to escape across the border to.
night II your cell were unlocked?"
"Try me-" answered Childe.
At midnight the consul. at the cell
door. thrust . bundle Of bills into
Childe's hand.
"A carriage waits" he said. "You
will reach Italy by i've in the morn.
ing. Here 10 your money. No thanks.
l have done my duty"
Childe set his foot on the step of
the carriage. which started of. He
stumbled. fell, and felt himself clutch
ing at the earth.
his eyes. to hnd himself still In the
palm gardens. Dawn was in the sky.
Beside him stood two gendarmes.
Monsieur has had an accident?"
they inquired, not very sympathetical-
", glancing 1t his clothes.
Childe rose and shook himself. He
plunged his hand into his pocket. He
brought out nifty francs. all he had in
the world.
"Why-I must have gone to sleep
I'm the gardens." he muttered, turning
away. ,.,s
He walked rapidly into the town. At
the head Of the wharf. where the
steamship once stood. he paused and
thought.
I'm mighty glad saved this to
get home instead Of plunging At the
Casino" he said cheerfully.
The Keota news., 1915-05-28
FRANKLY A DREAM
sy FRANK r,LsoN.
(Copyrisht. 1918. BY ". q. chapman.)

SssO0000~A
with envy. Two hours before he had
entered with nifty francs in his pocket.
the only money he possessed In the
world. He had broken the bank-he
had made . hundred thousand francs.
or twenty thousand dollars In Ameri.
can money. He had achieved . rec
ord. for he had thrice backed winning
numbers In . single sitting.
He had never had more than five
hundred dollars in his life. He
planned his future ~ he strobe
through the palm gardens. He would
leave Monte Carlo the following morn.
ing. . He would 90 home. buy an e.
tate. settle down. marry. perhaps-
Pardon, monsieur!"
Tho figure lurched against him
drunkenly. Al Childe stepped aside
another man sprang at him from the
Shrubbery. He struck clumsily, how.
ever. Childe's nst shot out. Tho man.
struck squarely upon the Jaw. col
lapsed upon the ground His COM
panion took to his heels. Childe. with
. hasty glance at the prostrate runian.
made his way hastily back to his ho-
-
Levantine. but the best that Childe
had been able to afford.
He did not like the idea Of spending
another night thsre. but no matter.
In the morning he would be gone. A.
suring himself that his winnings wefe
intact, he entered. ascended the
stairs. and flung himself down on his
bed, fully dressed.
An hour later he was aroused BY
knocking at the door. He thrust his
head out cautiously. The landlord
and two gendarmeo stood In the pas
saSe.
"A little error, doubtless. monsieur"
muttsred the landlord.
''Nonsieur Childe?" inquired the
gsndarmes.
''Well. gentlsmsnf"
"You are under arrest"
A pair Of revolvers simultaneously
covered him. Childe shrugged his
shoulders.
"As you wish." he said indifIerently.
what II the charger"
THE sergeant will explain that.
monsieur" -
Accompanied BY the men. Childs
descended the stairs. crossed the de-
ssrtSd road, and. after many turns.
found himself outside . disreputable
station house. Inside was an omlcial
1t q desk, yawning.
"This IL the murderer" announced
one Of the gendarmes.
"What1" cried Childe.
"You are accused Of the murder OF
. citisen Of Monaco In the Palm Gar
dens," explained the sergeant. III
you have any valuables you viii hand
them over and receive an acknowl-
sdxment." tn
"But the fellow attacked me-"
Childe began.
Doubtless monsieur will convince
the court ~ to that explained the
sergeant.
Ten minutes later Childe, his money
gone, with . receipt in his pocket ~
sole security for It. was pacing his
narrow cell gloomily. However. he
felt sure that on the following day he
would be able to explain to the court
and be acquitted. He cursed Monte
Carlo with all his heart
The next morning lawyer came to
see him-an American. Childe's heart
leaped up. Immediately he began to
expound the situation. However. the
lawyer took gloomy view Of the
case.
I'VE have NO preliminary process
hArA" hA told him. "Your case will
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05
SPECIAL AUDITING COM.
 MITTEE INVESTIGATION
Make Report Yesterday Afternoon on Department Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture Contains
 Nothing Sensational.

Little Rock, March 5.--The special auditing committee Thursday after noon submitted the report of their in- vestigation of the department of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture. The report is a thorough review of the transactions of the office but does not contain any very sensational find ings. The only source of receipts in this office is the sale of fertilizer and feed tags. The total receipts from fertilizer tags from Nov. 1, 1912 to Feb. 15, 1915 were $53, ,S45.06 and from feed tags S42. .768.3S. On account of the injunction against the sale of feed tags there were no receipts on that account after October 1915. The total receipts from Nov. 1, 1912 to Feb. 15, 1915 were $96,61344. A few slight irregularities in the hand ling of the fertilizer tags are shown by the report but these in the main are explained by the Commissioner, John II. Page The committee says it has no information whatever that the department has not accounted for every cent due the State.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05
REFUSE TO ADOPT
 MOTION TO TABLE

Little Rock, March 5.-The House Thursday afternoon by vote of 31 to 59 refused to adopt a motion by MT. Shouse to table the Bland bill fixing and 1-2 cents as a maximum passenger rate in Arkansas.
 Representative Armstrong intro duced bill Thursday afternoon rais- ing the tax levy for general purposes from ? IA to mills, as a means of providing revenue to meet the neces- sites of the State. It is estimated by Auditor that this will be sufficient to put the State on a cash basis with in the next two years.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05
BILL REFERRED BACK
 TO SECOND READING

Little Rock, March 5.-The House was about ready to pass the Taylor bill for the regulation of drug stores, when opposition developed to certain restrictive features of the proposed law. It was thereupon put back on second reading and the following amendment was offered by Mir. Jos ephs of MiIler "Provided, this shall not apply to the sale of vending of compound mixtures commonly known as patent medicines, if said compound or mixture are approved under the rederal Pure Food and Drug Act, nor to the sale or vending of quinine n original or unbroken packages"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05
OFFFATS BILL FOR
 MILLION DOLLAR LOAN
,vos l3: Nays, 74-Provided 'U.e ,ance of Notes Sufficient to Pay '' or,standing Warrants and to
 Cover General Deficit.

,..o Rock March 5.-The House
 n rubelmingIy defeated the Griffin vv1 p for q million dollar loan to meet D"' m dofcit in the State Treasury, the roto % being ayes 13, noes "A.
 w Tbo hill was signed by Messrs. Grif- <, Iones of Pulaski, Sawyer, Dipboye m nd Woods. It provided that there M ,horld be issued notes for an amount sufficient to pay the outstanding trea- .nrv warrants which have been issued .n date and to cover the deficit in the .ororal revenue fund which may be Iro Jnne 30. 1915, but which in no ev- .rt should exceed the sum of one mil ror dollars. These notes were to bear interest at he rate of five per cent, rsvable semiannually, so that all may bo discharged in the course of twelve years from September 1, 1916. The notes were to be sold by Commis- sim composed of the Governor, Sec ,etarv of State and the State Trea- slrer. The proceeds of the sale should be used only in the retirement of Treasury warrants. The tax of one eigbth of a mill heretofore levied for the capitol fund was to be transferred to the Note Redemption Fund, and there should also be transferred to this fund one-fourth of one mill from the general levy.
 Speaker Sawyer took the floor and made speech for the bill. The op- position was led by Mr. Belote who denounced the bill as the most vicious ever conceived by the mind of man, measure that would blight the flu mre of the State and sink it's name h ObloQuy and disgrace; he said it would bring only temporary relief and offered no permanent solution of the present financial problems. Mir. Ellis of Fulton, also made a strong speech against it.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05

into the Treasury by these schools, resulting from the sale of stock and crops.
 The Senate raised all of the items in the Magnolia appropriation un- til it came to buying seed and boring a well. The well item followed one for drainage, and the Senate could not provide for irrigation and drainage too.
 Gov. Hays reported to the Senate that he had approved the three cent rate bills for the Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern and the Memphis, Dallis & Gulf railroads and the Greenhouse consolidation of election bills.
 By resolution of Pres. Lundy the committee to investigate the state de partments was continued until after the close of the legislative session. The Senate also passed the Vann Woodruff county fencing bill, and de feated the Calvert bill to repay to shippers of the state money advanced to initiate the rate litigation
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05
CAMDEN CITIZEN APPOINT
 ED ON PEN. BOARD

Little Rock, March Ex-Governor Hays Thursday afternoon announced the appointment of Capt. John Byr- kilt of Camden as member of the Penitentiary Commission, to succeed T. P. Murrey of Little Rock, who was appointed on the Commission when it was first created two years ago
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05
LICE ON STOCK.

Lice injure calves, hogs, hor- ses and cattle. One or two ap- plications of Ross Dead Quick" Spray will positively rid stock of lice, It kills the nits and eggs of lice and insects. Once tried. you will never be without it.
 Sold in Prescott by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05
Suitable for Wall Paper.

Well, do you think our stock will sell?"
 If it doesn't, we'll have to peddle it as wall paper"
 And that gives me an idea. We'll cut out the usual curlicues and print it with a neat floral design"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05
APPROVES BILL
 CONSOLIDATING ELECTIONS

Little Rock, March Ex-Governor Hays has approved the bill for the consolidation of the State elections with the Congressional elections in November. This will have a tendency to reduce by one half the amount of political activity in the State.
 The Governor also approved the bills to permit the Jonesboro Lake City and Eastern and the Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroads to charge three cents a mile passenger fare on their lines.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05

Get The Country Gentleman from Jack Johnson Jr., Thursday. It is one of the best publications printed } cents per copy. Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05

D. L. billiard is selling feed cheap for cash-Farmers Union Warehouse.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-05

The price of The Nevada News is only one dollar per year.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
HIMMELBERGER LEAVE
FOR RELATIVES FUNERAL

Following the receipt in the Cape
yesterday morning of news of the
death Of Mrs. Catherine Himmelber-
ger, mother of John H. Himmelberger,
at her home in Logansport, Ind, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Himmelberger of
Morehousc, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Him
melberger of the Cape, Mrs. John H.
Himmelberger and Miss Catherine
Himmelberger of the Cape departed
early this morning to attend the funer-
al to be held there tomorrow after
noon.
Mrs. Himmelberger had been i'll but
a few days and her death was sudden.
She was rs years old. Mr.. John H.
Himmelberger last Tuesday left for
Logansport when he received word at
Morehouse that his mother was scri-
ously i'll.
Mrs. Himmelberger was born at
Myerstown, Pa, but has been resi-
dent of Logansport, Ind, for more
than so years.
She was known in her home town
for her generous character and much
of the philanthropic work that she con-
Quoted was done quietly without its
ever having become known.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
MRS. CLIPPARD FINDS
HER LOST" $225
Wad of Bills Got Caught In Fold
Of Dress of Vanderens'
Guest.

After search continued till late
Tuesday night at the home of J. A.
Vandeven, with whom she was visit
ing, Mrs. S. G. Clippard, of Leopold,
Bollinger County, found the 1926 in
bills that had been lost Tuesday morn
ing.
Mrs. Clippard and her husband, who
formerly was merchant at Leopold,
were visiting the Vandevens for a few
days. They brought 1925 in cash with
them for the purpose of making first
payment upon a piece of property in
the Cape that they intended to pur-
chase.
Mrs. Clappard rolled the bills into a
and folded them within a handker-
chief. This she pinned to her bodice
at her breast.
The kerchief became unfastened and
Tuesday morning, Mrs. Clippard dis
covered her loss. The Vandeven home
was searched and all of Mrs. Clip
pard's effects searched for the money.
Late Tuesday night as Mrs. Clip
pard was preparing to go to bed, she
found the money within fold on the
inside of her dress.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03

tory towns in which the international
is located.
At kirksville, Mo-, it is said the fac
tory is standing idle, because of lack
of demand for the kind Of shoes that
factory manufactures. A new factory
organization to produce the higher
grade of shoes can be introduced into
that building successfully.
The building is ready for occupancy,
but the shoe company officials hest
tate to make the change because it
would split the factory system for the
kind of shoe. They do not wish to
finance an addition here, because they
have large factory equipment stand
ing idle at present.
If the Cape will supply the factory
building in the guise Of the SO-foot ex-
tension on the present building, north
ward, and 5 stories high, the factory
extension will come here.
1t will raise the output here from
$500 to 5000 pairs of shoes day. The
salary roll for the week VIII go up
$4,000 weekly. The factory will en-
ploy between $50 and 1000 men and
women instead of $50, as at present.
Virtually every business in the Cape
is affected by the increase, both Mr..
Mcpherson, president of the CONNER
cial Club, and Mr.. Carter said last
night.
If the Cape does not bring the in
creased capacity here by supplying the
factory space, that business will go
elsewhere. 1t is feared that the one
factory system split, the business will
be divided between two towns and the
Cape will lose part of the business it
now it getting.
The original contract with the shoe
provided that within the first
twelve years of its organization, it was
to pay $1,700,00O in wages in the Cape.
That amount of money has been
paid on the salary roll in the first
7 year, 7 months and ~ days, Mr.. Car
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
o. D. Snerley, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, by the
Cape G.rardeau Court of Common
Pleas of Cape Girardeau. County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date the 18th day of
November, 1915.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them TO her for allowance, within six
months from the date of said letters
or they may be precluded from any
benefit of such estate; and if said
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of the last publica-
ton of this notice, they shall be for
ever barred.
Mamie Snerley,
Administrative.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03

ter said last night. That fact simply
points out the feature that for the
money invested by the Cape business
interests, there is an assured return
for the merchant and business man,
he remarked.
No definite scheme for raising the
fund necessary to construct the addi-
ton to the shoe factory has been de-
v;sed yet. That is feature of the
enterprise that will be taken up to-
night.
The suggestion Of selling out tract
of land as has been done heretofore, is
looked upon with disfavor at this
time, and great deal of sentiment
among the business men favors COM
prehensive canvass of the city that
Will take IN at least 1000 persons here.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
FORNFELT JOB GETS.
$50 DAYS LONGER
City Council Grants Contractor
Murray Extension-Work
Not Half Done.

The City Council at Fornfelt the
other night granted an extension of
$50 days time for the completion of
the paving contract that was let there
about three months ago at a cost of
about $780, 900. The six months addi-
tional time was allowed because the
work has not been half completed, it
IS said, since the contract was signed.
The city paving contract at Form
felt was made with Roy L. Williams
and NJ. S. Murray of the Murray Con-
struction Co., of SikeSton, after two
or three lower bidders had been I'M
able to take the job on account of not
being able to finance the work with
the special tax bills issued to pay for
the work.
The contract is for about a mile of
macadam pavement with cutters and
curbings. The paving work is being
done on the main streets of the town
and alongside the railroad track The
paving is being supplement at Ancell
by similar work to connect the two
towns.
Difficulty was experienced by the
contractors in using the special tax
bills on account Of danger of lawsuits
by the railroad company over the pay
ment of the special taxes.
The original contract called for the
completion of the work at the end of
100 days. The time is almost up for
the completion of the work, so that a
request was made for an extension Of
the time limit.
The curbings have not all be finish
ed nor the cutters, and several rein
forced concrete culverts have work to
be done on them.
The work has been delayed by a
multiplicity of causes. Wet weather
has impeded the job to a considerable
degree.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03

Miss Christine Wheeler, secretary to
President w. S. Dearmont, of the Nor
nal School, has written to Mrs. A. P.
Behrens saying that she will return to
the Cape this afternoon from a two
months tour of the West and South
west. Miss Wheeler spent several days
in California visiting friends and rela
tives, and after seeing both exposi
tions, made the trip back to the Cape
by way of New Orleans and Memphis.
The letter to Mrs. Behrens was writ
ten from New Orleans.
T. J. Martin of Oran was a visitor
in the Cape last night.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
PUNCHES And KICK
COST DALTON $3.50
Houck Land Agent Tries To Use
His "InfloOnCe" on
Judge.

The two punches and kick that l..
l.. Dalton, land agent for Louis Houck,
landed upon Philip Barker, rs years
Old, Saturday afternoon, cost him
$3.50 in Police Court yesterday aft
ernoon, and the punch landed by Pres
ley Hopper, Dalton's colleague as a
Houck land agent, cost that gentleman
S14.
Dalton tried to use his "inflOOnce"
with the public officials to get his fine
stayed.
He told Police Judge Fristoe, City
Attorney Whitelaw and Chief of Po-
lice Jeff Hutson that it was damned
shame to treat any man that way who
had stayed by them through thick and
thin right along"
He drew the three men aside after
the session of court in which he had
been fined, and argued to have his
fine stayed. He was still doing all the
arguing when he quit and the fine was
not stayed.
Chief HutSon insisted before court
was adjourned on having both Hopper
and Dalton pay over the money they
owed the court. Hopper entered a plea
of guilty to the charge that was placed
against him for fighting.
Dalton, however, preferred to fight
his case alone in the Police Court. He
asserted that the fight was forced up
on him by the old man. Witnesses to
the fight testified that Dalton was the
first to hit out and they also testified
that he had kicked Barker after he had
been floored by the blow of his fist.
Hopper, Dalton's partner, in the en-
pIoy of Louis Houck, testified that
Dalton struck first.
The argument that led to the slug
ging match, was over the rent of some
land occupied by Barker, who resides
about eight miles west of town. DaI-
ton, when court was adjourned threat
ened to bring charges against Barker.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03
RANNEY ORDERS
BIG LAKE MEN
TO BEGIN ANEW
Holds $4,000 Acre Drainage
District Has Illegal Or
ganization Basis
CASE TO BE APPEALED
TO MO. SUPREME COURT
Error In Engineering Work Is
Cause of Litigation; Roll
wing Is Victor.

Unless they can win before the Mis-.
souri, Supreme Court, the promoters
OF the Big Lake Drainage District in
Scott and Mississippi counties will be
obliged to commence their organiza-
ton of the district all over again, fol-
lowing the decision of Judge r. G.
Ranney in lawsuit testing the legali-
ty of the districts existence.
Judge Ranney motored to Benton
yesterday morning where he handed
down his opinion in the drainage suit
in special session of the court there
The opinion of the Judge comprises
! several typewriter pages and sets
forth in detail his reasons for sustain
ing exceptions taken to the present
organization Of the Big Lake Drainage
District.
The Big Lake Drainage District
comprises a territory Of more than
10000 acres in extent in Scott and
Mississippi counties. When the dis
trict was organized, the engineer fail
ed OF show how the water would be
taken care of properly in his plans
and reports.
The preliminary work also failed to
show the proper rights of way for the
drainage bitches and the organization
failed to procure the proper easements
for those right Of ways.
CD. Rolwing filed a suit as excep-
tor to the organization OF the drainage
district. The case ~was tried in the
Circuit Court and appealed to the Su-
preme Court once before, when it was
rcmanded to the Circuit Court which
had upheld the exceptors. The Su-
premc Court remanded The case on ac-
count of technicality in bringing the
suit.
Judge Ranney yesterday announced
his decision on the merits of the case,
after it had been argued a month ago
before him at Benton. The drainage
d strict was represented by Judge Fort
of Dexter, Judge Russell Of Charles
ton, and Boone & Lee Of Charleston
The exceptor, Mr.. Rolwing, was rep
resented by J. VI. Haw, of Charleston,
Judge Finch of Fornfelt and Oliver &
Oliver of the Cape.
The litigation over the legality of
the Big Lake Drainage District began
more than year ago. Mr.. Rolwing
is large property owner in the dis
trict that was to have been affected.
The question of handling the Missis-
sippi River overflow water and of
rainwater in this district is of great
The attorneys for Mr..
Rolwing, assert, that the engineers
report failed to show lust how this
water would be disposed Of.
In Judge Ranney's decision, he sets
as de the engineers report and orders
the drainage district officials to COM
mence anew. 1t is said that the drain
age district again will seek trial in
a higher court
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-03

wise is a deputy constable, to learn
if another man had been sent into the
Cape by Johnson. No such action had
been made known to Vinson and the
two then traced Martin to the hotel,
where they interviewed him again.
Vinson was introduced as d con-
stable. The man insisted on his iden-
t:ty as an assistant to Johnson until
the divulged the fact to him that Vim
son held that Job.
Following their conversation with
Martin at the hotel, which he conclud-
ed by saying that he was a good
friend of Johnson's, although Beeve
said he could not tell the color of
Johnson's eyes when asked to give a
personal description of the man, the
two real officers wired johnson to
come to the Cape and carry the in
vestfgation further.
Johnson is expected to be here this
morning, when the matter will be
probed to the bottom.