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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-19
CITY LAUGHS AT
GUMDROP SHOW,
PHILLIPS HURT
Friends of Candidate are Mad
at Drum Who Joined
Mems Club.
VOTERS SPECULATE ON
KOCHTITZKY STRENGTH
Not Believed "Gum Drop" Will
Get Votes Polled at Mass
Meeting.

When the proceedings Of the gum
drop" party became known yesterday
morning, laughter rippled over Cape
Girardeau, except in the Phillips camp.
Some of the friends of J. w. Phillips
We're indignant when they learned that
f. L. Drum, candidate for City At
torney on the Phillips ticket, branded
himself gum drop" The fact that
Phillips had competed for the nomin-
alton against Kochtitzky also riled
some of his followers.
1t was predicted by Phillips lieu
tenant last night that the Phillips
ticket has been weakened by the part
the Phillips men took in the gum
drop" convention.
A Phillips man, discussing the &C
ton of the Phillips henchmen at the
gum drop" mass meeting, last night
said: of l thought Mr.. Phillips in
dorsed the action taken by Mr.. Drum
and other men who are affiliated with
the Phillips candidacy, l would quit
work.
81 don't propose to be mixed up
with that so-called gum drop crowd.
If the Phillips men had wanted to
take charge of the meeting without
branding themselves gum drops they
could have succeeded. If | had want
ed to get the meeting to indorse Mr..
Phillips, would have packed the hall
with Phillips men.
"Then when it came to nominations,
| would have presented the name Of
Phillips and damned it through the
meeting. 1t would have been easy to
have taken advantage of those boobs.
That would have given us the credit
of storming the meeting and still we
wouldn't have been classed as gum
drops 1 am simply disguised. Ev-
everywhere l went today Twas called
gum drop l tried to explain, but the
people seem to think we are Of the
hOchtltZky variety.
Friends Of Mayor Kage were anus
ed at the part the Phillips men had
played. They have been contending
for several weeks that Ed L. Drum
and w. J. Sperling, both candidates
on the Phillips ticket, would attempt
to get the Mems Club to indorse their
ticket They have always been affili-
ated with the Mems Club, and other
Phillips candidates were opposed to
Drum and Sperling being given places
on the ticket.
Disinterested voters yesterday spec
ulated on the, number of votes the
gum drop" party would poll at the
spring election. 1t was learned yes
terday that men who took an active
part in the "gum drop" meeting would
not vote for Kochtitzky.
It is doubted whether the 72 gum
drops" who voted for Kochtitzky and
Phillips would be cast for Kochtitzky
on election day.
Phillips men admit that the Phillips
ticket will not poll as many votes as
it would have had the followers of
the President Of the School Board re-
manned away from the "gum drop"
meeting. Friends of Mayor Rage say
he will sweep the city, defeating
Kochtitzky and Phillips jointly with
votes to spare.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-19
MANY MENTIONED
FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Charles W. Stehr May be In.
duced to Make Race This
Spring.

Since the selection of a candidate
for the office of Mayor by the Gum
Drop Party has been determined up
on, the attention of the organization
and its followers has been directed to
the vacancies in the Board of Educa-
ton land numerous candidates are be-
ing mentioned and considered, with
view of making a definite choice at
the Gum Drop mass meeting to be
held next Thursday night.
1t is said to be the general belief
that the candidacy of Messrs. Drusch.
Bowman and Haas will receive favor
able consideration, and that these
gentlemen will in all probability be
officially announced as the chosen
candidates of the mass meeting.
The previous announcement made
by Mr. Drusch and Mr.. Bowman, that
unless they could be chosen as can
ddates and elected without opposition
they did not desire to enter the race,
created some adverse comment. f. P.
Ellis, a former school director, who
was defeated for reelection by H. w.
Bridges, yesterday informed aTribune
representative that in his opinion they
would meet with opposition.
Mr.. Haas it is said, upon good au-
thority, would not decline the nomin-
alton if rendered him at the Gum
Drop mass meeting Thursday night.
Mr.. Haas is now a member Of the
Board, having been elected a year ago
to fill the vacancy created by the res
ignation of Edward Willer.
Among the names of other men who
have been mentioned as peculiarly
adapted to the performance of the la
bors attending the position of school
director, are DR.. G. B. Schultz, Char
les Stehr, f. P. Ellis, DR.. W. n. How
ard and r. B. Andrews.
With the exception of Mr.. Stehr,
these men are veterans in the work,
and are thoroughly familiar with the
duties of the office, having previously
occupied positions on the Board of
Education, in the capacityc Of directors.
1t has been rumOred that the prin-
cipal reason for DR.. Schultzs with
drawal from the Mayoralty race, was
due to the fact that he had learned
that his old time rival, R. B. Andrews,
had designs on the position Of school
director and was quietly planning ms
return to the office over which so
much bitter feeling was engendered
two years ago. It is said that II Mr..
Andrews openly announces his Inten-
tions of becana;nl, Il candidate, an eff
fort will be made on the part of DR..
schulz to personally resist him as the
opposing candidate.
Charles w. Stehr is one of the best
known men in town, and is recognized
as a citizen of marked progressive
tendencies, and possessed of excellent
Judgment in affairs touching the well
fare and best interests of the COM
munity.
His name is mentioned frequently
as enc of the most desirable pros
poets, and while he has not given a
public expression in the matter, he has
an immense following who are hope
full that he will treat their entreaties
with favor, and consent to make the
race.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-19
OTTO KOCHTITZKY IS
CHOSENFOR MAYOR BY
THE GUM DROPPARTY
Majority of Mems Club Turn Down J. w. Phillips But He
Gets IL Votes to His Opponents Esd. L. Drum
Works in the "Gum Drop" Meeting.
MASS MEETING DRAWS LIKE AN
OLD TIME WILD ANIMAL SHOW
Curious Crowd Fills Court House to Watch COL T. jeff
Shorb and Brother Naeter Go to Bat-Both Disappont
Audence-May Choose School Board Ticket Later.

Supporters of j. W. Phillips who members the Mems Club,
night made effort the ndorse
Phillips for Mayor but he defeated by Otto Kochtiky
The Mems Club, Mr. Phillips and
for Kochhtzky No other nominations made
The
75 ESQ., but eurhs Of them participated they
would The between Col
Nae had aroused much interest and
wrestling match before the
Ed L. Drum candidate City Attorney the Phillips ticket
of active
brethren.
Brother Naeter delivered funeral the candidacy
Phillips conclusion asked
the President of the School
An effort made tie the kage ticket with the
by having Councilman Black spectator
Committee. declined W thanks
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-19

The Symphony Club met Monday
afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. C.. C..
Hawley in the Bellevue Apartments.
The following program was given:
Paper ..........Ru Russian Music
Miss Mary Kochtitzky.
Piano Duet-Minuet 80. Moskowski
Mrs. S. NJ. Carter, Mrs. J. P. Russell.
Piano-The Lark ....... Balakrieff
Miss Elizabeth Lawson.
Song-Nur wer die Schlasuch Kermit
.... 49,. ......... Tschoikowsky
Miss Evelyn Chenue.
Piano-Nocturne ..-..... .Kararoff
Mrs. w. F. Bergman.
:. .Rochmanioff
Mrs. A. H. Hinchey.
in &c" Sharp Minor
-. 80. ........ .Rachmaninoff
Mrs. r. B. Oliver.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-19
POPE'S PRAYER Is
READ BY PRIESTS
Cape Girardeau Catholics to Re-
peat Supplication for Peace
Sunday.

The two Catholic churches in thi'
city will join the Catholic churches al
over the world next Sunday in offe,'
ing the peace prayer composed b,
Pope Benedict XIV, and which he has
directed to be repeated on Passicr
Sunday.
The text of the prayer was receive:
in Cape Girardeau two weeks ago, anC
Father Levan, pastor of st. Vincent's
church, and Father Pruente, pastor O!
st. Mary's church, read the supplica.
ton on each of the last two Sundays
The prayer is accompanied by a de-
cree from Cardinal Casparri, Secre-
tary of State for the Vatican, describ-
irg the form of services for the wor-
ship next Sunday.
The prayer, which is the first gen
eral message issued by his Holiness
since he became the head Of the Cath
Ole church, follows:
DisElayed by the horrors of a
war which is bringing ruin to
peoples and nations, we turn, Oh
Jesus, to Thy most loving heart
as to our last hope. Oh God of
Mercy, with tears we invoke Thee
to end this fearful scourge; Oh
King of Peace we humbly implore
the peace for which we long.
From Thy sacred heart Thou
didst shed forth over the world
divine charity, so that discord
might end and love alone
might reign among men. During
Thy life on earth Thy heart beat
with tender compassion for the
sorrows of men; in this hour,
made terrible with burning hate,
with bloodshed and with slaugh-
ter, once more may Thy Divine
heart be moved to pity. Pity the
countless brothers in anguish for
the fate of their sons; pity the
numberless families now bereft
of their fathers; pity Europe over
which broods such havoc and dis
aster. Do Thou inspire rulers and
peoples with counsels of meek
ness, do Thou heal the discords
that tear the nations asunder;
Thou who didst shed Thy precious
blood that they might live as
brothers, bring men together once
more in loving harmony. And as
once before to the cry of the
Apostle Peter: Save US, Lord, we
perish, Thou didst answer with
words of mercy, and didst still
the raging waves, so now deign
to hear our trustful prayer, and
give back to the world peace and
tranquility.
"And do Thou, Oh most holy
Virgin, as in other times of sore
distress, be now our help, our
protection and our safeguard.
Amen"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-19

Council. We demand that the Mayor
take his full responsibility for all ap,
pointments, that the people may know
where the responsibility rests.
Believing that the present saiarie:
Of city officials need reimbursement
We demand that our policemen, fire,
men and street commissioner who are
required to give their entire time tc
their official work, be paid adequate,
ly, and we insist that the City Co1r-
ell and Mayor, whose services are oc-
casional, reduce their own salaries t.
na"linal sums commensurate with the
time devoted by them to the Public
service.
eve pledge the people of Cape Cir
ardeau that the men nominated on this
ticket will, if elected, devote them
selves to the promotion of the vel
fare of every business interest OF its
citizens, in so far as the administra
ton of the city's affairs may proper,
ly affect those interests, and that ii
will be chief aim of these officials
to make Cape Girardeau clean, phys
ically and morally.
"E. w. Flentge,
III. L. Roberts,
"W. S. Dearmont,
"John Neal,
~tWarren S. Baker"
The Rules and order of business
made the following report:
/. All nominations shall be decided
by standing vote, and a majority OF
all votes cast, required for nomination.
2. If three or more nominations be
made for the same office, the loves;
man shall be dropped from the list
in succession until a nomination is
made.
8. Any person present, if a quail
fled voter of Cape Girardeau, is en-
titled to vote at this meeting.
Order of Business:
l. Nominations for Mayor.
2. Other officers, if desired.
H. S. Moore,
J. F. Lawson,
E. L. Drum,
J. l. Sample,
C. P. Coley.
After the committees had retired to
an adjoining room to prepare their
resolutions and rules, Col. Shorb ask
ed that the matter of selecting candi-
dates for school directors be con-
sidered.
Rev. Holt moved that the meeting
give no consideration to the matter of
school directors at the present time,
which was seconded by Otto Kochtitz-
ky who stated that Col. Shorb had
been requested to call the mass meet
ing for the purpose of selecting school
directors, and that he had faithfully
performed his duties, but that it was
the right of the meeting to defer or
forego the school matters if they so
chose. The motion was carried.
H. II. Haas, a Phillips man, re-
sponded to the urgent demands for a
speech concerning school matters,
with the following remarks: "The
matter has been eliminated from this
meeting and l think it would be out of
place, and to be frank with you,
don't know what the meeting was call
ed for and might go astray here and
discuss some subject that this mass
meeting would not like to hear, but
will say this to you: l am very much
like Uncle Sam at present, l am try
ing to be neutral and in order to re-
main that way, / will thank you for
your attention and sit down."
Brother Kochtitzky next addressed
a few remarks to the meeting in which
he expressed the belief that before
the meeting adjourned date should
be fixed for another meeting at which
school directors could be chosen.
Mr.. Kochtitzky's remarks were fol-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
ALLEGED PLOTTERS
GIVE THEMSELVES UP
Two of Men Indicted Yesterday Have
Furnished Bail and Another
Is in New York.

NEW YORK, Dee. 29.-Of the seven
men indicted yesterday, charged with
conspiring with agents of the German
government to foment strikes in mu-
nltions factories, two had surrendered
themselves to the federal authorities
before noon and a third was in town.
For the four others warrants were is
sued. These will be forwarded to
Washington for immediate execution
unless assurances are received that the
men named will voluntarily come into
court.
The two defendants who surrendered
during the forenoon were David La
mar, alleged paymaster for Capt. Won
Rintelen, and Jacob Taylor of East Or
ange, n. j., president of Labor s Ma
tional Peace Council, the medium
through which the government alleges
Won Rintelen sought to direct his ac-
tivity. Both entered pleas of not gull
ty and were released in $4,000 bail
Taylor denied ever knowing Lamar
and of Won Rintelen he had heard
through the newspapers. Labor IS Ma
tional Peace Council received no Ger
man money, he declared. In fact. he
contended its funds aggregated no more
than $4,000 collected through voluntary
subscriptions.
The third defendant, who signifed
his intention voluntarily to give him
self up and who came to New York
from Columbus, o., last night. is
Frank S. Monnett, former attorney gen.
eral of Ohio.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
ThessalOniki, $50 Miles from
New York, Sends Out a
a Call for Help
800 PASSENGERS
ABOARD THE VESSEL
toiler and Engine Rooms Flooded a
Week Ago-Making Only Two Miles
an Hour-Coast Guard Cutter Seneca
Speeding to Her Aid.

NEW YORK, Dec %. - Summoned
by wireless call for help the coast
guard cutter Seneca is spending to the
aid of the Greek steamer Thessaloniki
With 800 passengers aboard the Thes-
saloniki was in distress this morning
about 250 miles east of New York and
laboring toward this port at the rate OF
two miles an hour.
The Greek vessel is bound from
Piraeus, Greece, to New York, She
passed Gibraltar Dec. l. Last Wednes-
day when 700 miles from the American
coast, she sent out her first s. o. s
call, reporting that her boiler and
engine rooms had been partly flooded
in heavy storm.
Yesterday morning the Thessalonih
reported by wireless that she was 500
miles east of Sandy Hook and in no
danger.
Early today wireless message was
received from the Thessalonii saying
she was again in distress, giving her
position and adding that she was max
ing two miles an hour toward New
York.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
CUSHMAN GETS HARD
LABOR SENTENCE
Frost Street Laborer Goes to Rutland
for Assaulting Brother-in-Law-
Mancini Case Continued.

William NJ. Cushman, laborer of 81
Frost street, who was arrested in his
home last night while engaged in as
saulting his brother-in-law, Jasper
Sloane, pleaded guilty this morning in
the municipal court TO charge Of
breach of the peace and was sentenced
TO not less than three and one-half
months and not more than four months
at hard labor in the house of correc-
tion at Rutland. He was taken there
this afternoon by Sheriff G. z. Mann.
Cushman has been before the court
several times on similar charges ana
last month q similar case against him
was left with the court with the under
standing that Cushman would improve
in his behavior. He has an invalid
wife and on more than one occasion
the officers have been called to his
home to quell disturbances.
The jury trial of the case of Frank
Maneini, charged with breach of the
peace in Dummerston by assault upon
Deputy Sheriff Adm s. Miller, which
was set for hearing this morning, was
/ continued to Monday morning because
of the illness of Attorney E. W. Glib
/ son, counsel for the respondent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
DOUBLE PROBE OF
JUMP IN GASOLINE
Federal Trade Commission and De
partment of Justice to Make
Investigations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90. - Investi-
cations to determine the cause of
soaring gasoline prices probably will
be conducted simultaneously by two
government agencies. Federal trade
commission investigators, it was learned
yesterday, already are at work, and de-
partment of justice officials are con
sidering undertaking an inquiry.
The trade commission seeks to as
certain the truth of charges that gas
oline prices have risen sharply only
at points where the bigger oil con
Germs have no opposition and that
prices are near normal at competitive
points. It's investigation will turn, too
to the supply of crude petroleum tc
determine whether there is an actual
shortage, which has been offered as
cause for price increases.
The Investigators are awaiting pub
hcation within a few days of The
geological survey S estimate on the
1915 production of crude petroleum
which they expect to show an in
creased output. Production in 1914 ex
ceeded that in 1913, and the last bul
letin issued by the survey showed pro
duction for the first half of 1915 to bt
not less than 145 100000 barrels, com
pared with a total of about 100000,
600 for the entire previous year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

Russian offensives on the Bessarabian
front apparently is assuming formid-
able proportions.
Unofficial reports from Berlin are that
the Austrian lines have held so fan
against the assault, although the Rus
slams have attacked eight times since
Christmas night with lavish expendi
ture of ammunition and men.
Further progress by the Russian
troops in Persia is reported.
The Turks report continued success
for their artillerymen in interfering
with the allied operations in the Oar
danelles. A battleship and cruiser
were hit by Turkish shells, it is de
clared, and the landing places of the
allies were repeatedly bombarded, dis
turbing their work.
Some $4,000 Serbian troops have
reached Albania and now are at Scut
ari. They are reported in excellent
shape and prepared to maintain a de
fensive in the Albanian territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
BLOOD POISONING
CAUSED HER DEATH
Mrs. Stephen A. Crossman of Reed
Street Dead-SHght Wound on One
Thumb Became Infected.

Mrs. Emma Crossman, so, wife of
Stephen A. Crossman of 10 Reed street,
a laborer, died in her home early this
morning of blood poisoning. She hau
been i'll only since last Friday. A
slight wound on one thumb became in
fected.
Mrs. Crossman was born in Guilford
Aug. 20, 1865 daughter of Henry G.
and Ella Clark. She was married in
Monson, Mass, to Mr.. Crossman, Feb
IA, 1889. For the greater part Of their
married life they had lived in Brattle-
boro and vicinity, coming here from
Hinsdale n. a., six years ago.
Mrs. Crossman was an attendant of
the Christian Science church. She
leaves besides her husband, two sons
Forest A. and Chelsea d. Crossman
and one daughter, Cassie Belle Cross
man, all of Brattleboro, her father
Henry G. Clark of North Bernardston
Mass, and one brother, George II
Clark, also of North Bernardston. Sht
leaves also one sister, Mrs. Frank Net
tleton of New Haven, Conn.
The funeral will be held Friday after
noon at clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Two women and several children, en-
igrants from Poland, came to Brattle-
boro from New London, Conn, this
morning and changed cars for Newport,
n. H., their destination. These were
the first to come to Brattleboro from
Poland in more than a year.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth W. B.
Kathan, who died in Agawam, Mass,
Sunday morning, was brought here
this morning on the I'LL O. clock train
for burial in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Rev. George E. Tomkinson, pas or of
the First Baptist church, read the
committal service.
The annual Christmas service and
Christmas tree for the children of St
Michael s Episcopal church was held
last evening at 73O o'clock in the
church. Carols were sung followed by
a short talk on The Nativity by Rev
Nelson Kellogg The prettily decorated
tree was then stripped of gifts for the
children of the Sunday school, each
child there receiving a present of {
| box of candy and an orange.
| Dennis Rebekah lodge last evening
elected officers as follows: \. G.
Mrs. George Wilder; v. g., Miss May
/ Cooke; rec sec, Mrs. Alice Landry
/ fin. see, Miss Minnie Brown; treas.
\ Mrs. Willis d. Gibson; trustee, Mrs
Della Haigh. The installation of of
| ficers viii take place Jan. II. A Christ
mas tree last evening held gifts 70
every member of the lodge, and the.
We're distributed after the work of tn
evening. Refreshments We're served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
PERSONAL.

John w. Hamilton, who was critically
i'll long time with typhoid fever, ap-
pears to be making good recovery.
Dr. W. C. Bryant of Greenfield was
in town again yesterday to see DR..
Wheeler, who is i'll with grip and bron-
chitis.
Judge F. B. Pier and Frank w. Pier
are in Jamaica today attending the an
nual business meeting of the Jamaica
Savings bank.
Arthur B. Dewitt of Bridgeport,
Conn, Miss Anna Darwin of Boston
and Allen B. Henry of New York were
holiday guests in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Dewitt.
Mrs. E. S. Hewitt returned Sunday
from Providence, R. l., where she cared
for her mother during her last illness
Mrs Hewitt is now i'll in her home
and under the care of a physician.
Mrs Ernest R. Bemis returned today
from Springfield, Mass, where she
went Christmas morning to visit hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar J. Willard
Mr.. Bemis went to Springfield with her
returning Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-29
FORD PEACE PARTY
WARMLY RECEIVED
Mayor of Stockholm Said They Are
Vikings in Spiritual Sense-On to
Copenhagen.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 90. -
Members of the Ford peace expedition
tonight gave banquet in the ball room
of a local hotel in honor of their
Swedish hosts. Many prominent men
and women of Stockholm were present.
The mayor said: "You have come like
the Vikings of old across the sea. You
are Vikings in spiritual sense ]
agree with the Americans that it is bet
ter to try something than nothing"
Nine. Schwimmer and other mem
bers of the Ford peace mission left to-
night for Copenhagen to make advance
arrangements for the reception of the
expedition there.
A telegram received from Copenhagen
citizens announced that Denmark was
ready to give the delegates the warm
est of welcomes. The message stated
that Denmark looked with favor on
every sincere effort to end the war
Members of the party said that as they
advance toward The Hague there is ev
cry indication that the project is taken
| more seriously.