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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
Nichols Never
Saw A Movie!
Honest, Injun!.
Common Pleas Clerk Says
It's been Forty Years since
He Attended CircuS-Likes
Real Theaters.

Cape Girardeau has many interest
ing characters in the ranks of its citi-
zenry. 1t has wealthy bankers and
capitalists, well-to-do manufacturers,
merchants and commercial men, jur-
lists known over the entire State and
Middle West-in fact in almost all
lines of endeavor, the Cape is well
represented.
All these men at some time or other
have been known to 60 to "movie."
Yet the Cape has one man, one of
its oldest, most Influential men, a man
who has been active in politics in Mis-
souri, for many years and who has
made the Cape his home for more than
20 years, who never has been inside a
moving picture show and he declares
it has been 40 years since he ever was
under the main top" of circus.
He is Deliverance A. Nichols, Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas.
The public today will learn if a lot
of these others members Of the COM
munity will go to a circus. They may
know beforehand that Deliverance will
not.
"No, sir, l intend to stay right here
tomorrow afternoon and keep open
just the same as if there wasn't any
circus" he spoke emphatically.
at has been long time since l
went to a circus, but haven't got
much time for those things now. When
l get through with my work, like to
go home and just rest, without bother
ing around about shows and such
things.
"In the days when | went to cir
cuses, though, they didn't move 'em
much on railroad trains. 1t was
proposition of hauling all that stuff
from one town to another in wagons,
and when there would be a breakdown,
sometimes there might be the devil to
pay"
Nichols boasts that he has lived to
see the movie" theater grow up with
in the city without once having fallen
for its guiles.
"No, sir" he said, 81 never have
been inside of one of them. Maybe I'll
go some of these days. l guess they're
right educational in some ways, buts
l don't know; always spend my even
ings with my wife at home. She don't
seem to want to go any place, and |
don't either.
81 like to go to the theater, when
| go to st. Louis, and see a real show,
but none of my seventy-two years for
the movies"
Nichols was born March IA, 1843.
He settled in Southeast Missouri in
the early days on farm west of the
Cape. Since his removal to town, he
has held numerous public positions
both in the Cape and at Jefferson
City.
He was chief of police in the Cape
for several years. He fought through
the Civil War on the Union side. He
now resides at 140 South Ellis street.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
MERCHANTS dine ON
CHICKEN And GRAVY
Hot Corn POnes also on Menu
Served on Annual Steam
boat Excursion.

Fried chicken. Hot biscuits an
honey Pipin' hot corn-pone! Chick
en- gravy! Butter milk! More chicken
gravy. And then still more fried
chicken!
That was the route Cape Girardeau
retail merchants with their families
and employees took yesterday after
noon and evening on board the Steam
er Cape Girardeau when on their an
nual picnic and outing.
The eats were good and the appe-
tites were better. The chicken went
forty miles an hour" as J. M. ALI
son said, and another pronouncement
was: "If there's anything l like bet
tern that chicken gravy, it's more
chicken gravy"
Members of the Cape Retail Mer-
chants Association yesterday had a
real outing. After 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon, the town could go hang, so
far as they were concerned, till they
got back, and then they intended to
hustle up and bring it all back from
the "demnitiOn bow-wows"
Well, it did. When stores closed at
noon, there wa vast difference.
Much of the business life altogether
born of retail trading simply was not
there.
The life was aboard the Cape Girar-
deau. There the young folks danced
yea, and some of the more stately re-
tailers unlimbered and did a waltz or
two and when the band struck up a
two-step, those feet just would not
stay still.
Everyone, or most everyone danced.
A good many sat around in little knots
and talked old times. Many of the
men never had had an opportunity
like this since their trip a year ago, to
just swap stories and exchange gos-
sip.
Of course, there was more or less
spooning among the young folks, and a
deal, a vast deal of flirting.
Everyone began to flirt with Capt.
Lehye's prize dinner about o'clock
and kept it up till along about p. m.
About 160 persons were on the boat
all together. They stopped at Com
merce where the steamer landed a
large party who gave the town the
"once over" On the return trip, the
boat was caught in a small gale and
rain storm.
Capt. Lehye was the man of the
hour. His crew had everything fixed
for the comfort of his passengers. The
boat crew itself entered into the spirit
of the picnic and "went the limit" in
making matters comfortable for the
retailers
They arrived in the Cape about $50
o'clock after what was pronounced, to
a man, an exceedingly eventful day.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
d. A. GLENN is ONLY 63
Candidate for Postmaster Denies He
Is Too Old to Be Confirmed.

David A. Glenn, the merchant, who
is candidate for postmaster, request
ed The Tribune to inform his friends
that he was not barred from the post
mastership by age.
at has been stated frequently that the
President will not appoint a candidate
for postmaster who is 65 years Of age.
| am not in position to either deny
or confirm this report, but l can say
that it does not affect my candidacy.
81 am IS years old, which is safely
on the outside of the age limit. l
wrote Mr.. Russell letter today, in
forming him of the reports circulated
by my enemies"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
l89 DEADINSTORM
.DAMACE,$35,OOO,OOO
Twelve United States Soldiers
Killed by Wind and Water
Near Galveston.
Especial to The Tribune)


Houston, Tex, Aug. 1S-The total
loss of life in storms which struck the
Texas Coast is now 189 and the total
property loss is S35, 5,OOOO,0OOO. The
property loss in Galveston will reach
S10,000,000, which includes the loss of
five hundred buildings, 1000 feet of
the great sea wall and the practical
destruction of the S4,000,000 cause
way.
The known loss Of life at Galveston
is so, fifty-five having lost their lives
when the barge Sam Houston sank,
and % others lost their lives at Vir-
ginia point. Texas City reports 50
dead there, which includes y United
States soldiers.
Other cities reporting deaths are:
Morgan's point, s; La Porte, 6; Sea-
brook, 6; suburbs of Houston, 2. Fifty
per cent of the cotton crops in the
South and Central Texas has been
ruined, causing loss of at least $10,-
100000.
Washington, Aug. 18-The death of
II soldiers and the total destruction
of the regular army camp at Texas
City, Tex, where the second division is
located, is reported in kilograms from
Gen. Bell notifying the War Depart
ment of terrific damage done by hur-
ricane and the floods in Galveston and
Southeast Texas.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
Wilma and Warsaw-Petrograd Rail-
way now opento German Sweep
---Retreating Russians Are
Threatened Says London.
VAST QUANTITY OF RUSSIAN -
AMMUNITION TAKEN BY FOES
Slavs Make Vicious Resistance but
Bombardment of Famous Gener-
ais Army Drives Cars Soldiers
From Stronghold.
Especial Dispatch to The Tr6une)

\opect0E O1Spdtcn 20 IRe ITtOnne)
London Aug before the terrible onslaught Of Won
Wilma railway
capture Kvno Germans not only have taken over 400 of
biggest Russian quantity
gained position where they threaten
rereaing upon Brest-LiOvsk 'front.'
The victory the
London They look the
hope for the Savs
following made here officially
today:
The together
material which has been determined has been German hands
last night.
captured by
spite Of the most tenacious resistance by the Russians"
The statement from headquarters adds:
penetrated
towards the east Our foremost divisions approaching Bytok
Biesk railway
Novogeogek further forts on the northeastern front were
captured We captured
"Amy Field Marshal Leopold
both sides of
forced the
of
army of Field Marshal
troops penetrated
the railway line of Chem B Ltovsk eastery direction"
Petrogad 18The official
general fighting
"A there fighting character
day Monday enemy having preparations
heavy artillery
attacks in full with the object of the Notifications the
Monday carrying
small fort which had been greatly damaged by artillery fire and break
into intervening between Of the other forts the northern
section. The fighting continues"
Military experts agreed
The critic London Times
icle published morning said:
thereby able
of
the of Field Marshal Hndnburgs
the position Of right flank will be difficult"
$500 24O
foreshadwng the fall of the fortress
The
Field ndenurg personally took command OF the
national hero this
indicated the attached to by the German general staff
province the right
of the Niemn 1t is fortress of the fca The civilian population of
1t So miles northwest Of Wilma
the fall of Warsaw the Austrian and German forces in
divisions From the SOUTH Field Marshal
through Gacia apurng the from the Russians
advanced directly the Warsaw
Field Marshal Hndenburg
advancing through Baltic After Warsaw captured
effected between the Of Mackenzen and Leopold
will result welding the north and central
Baltic Gala
from the emen south and
this line Grodn Brestovsk and
remaining this front might expose the Rus
thanking movement The next line to which they
Wilma through Lda Baoovh and
to is 800 miles long
apy since the fall Of Warsaw Aug
they within 13 miles OF Bocsk
captured Polish capital The line to
fall back about 200 miles east Of
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
KILLS SELF
AT THE GRAVE OF HIS son

South Bend, Ind, Aug. 1S-E. G.
Eberhart, millionaire vice president
and general manager of the Mishawa-
ka Woolen Company, Of Mishawaka,
Ind, ended his life on his sons grave
in the Mishawaka City Cemetery yes
terday. He shot himself twice in the
heart.
The body was found by Mrs. Fred
Roof while she was walking through
the cemetery. She believed he was i'll
and notified the Fire Station near by.
Firemen investigated and found Eber-
hart dead.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20

Continued on page 8.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
WALTER SIEMERS TO ST. LOUIS

Walter Siemers, member Of one of
Cape County's oldest and best known
families, is planning to go to st. Louis
this October, where he will attend a
dental college.
Young Siemers is a son of Louis
Siemers, of Gcrdonville, and is a
cousin of Recorder G. F. Siemers. He
has been employed in a barber shop
on Good Hope street, and last Satur-
day, went to st. Louis to make ar
rangements to 60 to school there.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20

Sisters of Charity in this country, will
leave Aug. % for Pau, France, to
spend the remaining days. He is COM
pleting his memoirs, an important
part of which deals with the life of
Mother Seton. He will offer his serv-
ices to the Red Cross in France.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
SETON TO LIVE IN FRANCE

Baltimore, Aug. 18-Archbishop
Robert Seton, grandson Of Mother
Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

dresses given In the registration rec
ords were often found to be incorrect
owing to the fact that since the issu-
ing Of the license the person had
moved This explains why IS books
were sent back from New Britain and
z56 from Hartford because the persons
to whom they were-addressed could not
be found at the address nor traced to
another. In some cases the houses
were closed
It is the intention Of Mr.. F1foot and
his associates to send out q supple
August This will contain all the
names that have been registered UP to
July II. 1t Is expected that with the
experience which the publishers have
had in the getting out of the first vol
ume they will be able to avoid the
difficulties experienced IN the work Of
printing and distributing the supple
mentary edition
It has been suggested that there is
nothing in the statutes which requires
the automobile department to have
printed an automobile register. An
official of the department, when his
attention was called to this, said that
even If there wasn't, the automobile
owners of the state were entitled to
the register. They pay enough for
their registration to entitle them to a
book" the official said A glance
through a printed comparison of the
fees paid in a number of states showed
that Connecticut charged a higher rate
of fees tina ma number of other states,
including Massachusetts,.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

Those who prefer not to. step Direct
ly from the porch into the living
room will appreciate the vestibule.
The living room, to the right, is 15x11.6
feet. A triple group window is the
feature of the front of the living
room, French doors to the piazza of
the second side. another pair of French
doors to the dining room set off the
third, while the open staircase. wide
landing, ornamental balustrade and
newell post make an attractive picture
viewed across the room through the
open doors from the piazza.
The dining room, 11x106 feet, has
two sets of group windows. Ample
wall space is allowed for a china
closet. buffet or. sideboard. The kitch,
en- 1ex1e feet, may be entered either
from the dining room or living room.
Even the kitchen has its extremely
large double group window, beneath
which, is the sink. A store closet
utilizeszt the space besidesthe chimney.
Stairs dead directly out of the kitchen
to the basement, these being just be-
meath the main stairway, to economic
space. A pantry with china closet,
ETC., opens from the kitchen just be-
side the dining room. door, while in the
corner another door admits to a rear
entry with refrigerator space. thence
outdoors.
The little jogr at the, left of the head
Of the stairs on the second floor is
finished OF as a. linen closet. There
are three bedrooms with closets, open
ing OH the large hall ss10x1Q 114102
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

iee Win Afso4 Supply stzt6< Library,
Arnoror and iArssnalzate Hartford

Z CumptroG1er Morris Cs1swebster says
Ne. will make an efrort.tossecufe ascen-
traa heating plant fors the capitol, the
statee hbrarye buildi Ing andethe armory
and arsenal. Mr.. Websterswas at the
capitol recently and said thzt<from the
standpoint OF economy the establish
mentsof central beating plant<forsthe
three buildingsswas desirable.
How much. would the sav1ngr1be,s
the comptrollerewas asked
He replied that. the cost$of running
a. central heating plant would be 20
per cent. less than sthe price which the
state paid for COAX to- heat the bull
dine5H separately. It. would take no
more zmen to run ascentrd heating
plant than to,operatetone of the three
at present. $50 that in the reduction Of
help there wouldE be a considerable
saving. He said that there was q
great deal Of shoveling hof coal In the
capitol ut present, which, was unaxoid-
able owing to existingf arrangements.
TherA is. nothing new In the propo-
ssttdon to have q. central heating plant
for the three state buildings.
It has been discussed. off7and on.
for q number Of years. Mr.. Webster
says plans have been prepared for the
erection OF the buildingfa its equip
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

extract from the story of dis achieve
ment:
'Sixten thousand bushels of apples
have been harvested and sold at an
average price Of so cents the 'bushel
from an 1S-acre orchard owned and
operated by O. 3. Beavers of Ralston.
Nebraska, during the last three years
The average gross receipts have ayr
aged more than $4,000 the year.
Three thousand dollars was invested
seven years ago in the apple orchard
by Mr.. Beavers. then a South Omaha
groceYyman. The orchard Is six miles
from town
Mr. Beavers had been selling great
many apples through his store, and his
object in purchasing the orchard was
to eliminate one middleman's profit
There is no secret about my
modest success says Mr.. Beavers. 7
found out as a grocer that large por-
ton of the apples was able to buy
were poor specimens, and that the
really good ones met with a ready sale.
The certainty of good prices in a mar
ket that was never oversuppned with
good apples led me to abandon the
store for the fruit farm In those four
years OF running a store and an or
chard I learned much about apple
growing that has paidEme exceedingly
well
1.-The most important thing was
spraying. BY dilligent pruning, Guilt
walton. and spraying have been able
to secure gross returns the acre in
excess Of the original cost to me-"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

The Tay1or-F1agg Co. of Mertden
'fave taken thescontract for the plumb
ing and heating in the new building
being erected bys The H. Wales Lines
Co. for the Shef1eld Detifrice Co.
Addition to Carpet Lining Plant.
The addition to the New England
Carpet Lining Co. plant in Water
street is going up rapidly, the frame
work for the first floor being well
under way. The addition will be sub
'ject to such strain when 1t is COM
pleted by the weight Of the machin-
cry which will be placed. there that It
is being built of the very heaviest ma
tertaL The timbers used are Of huge
size and the flooring two inches thick.
The ground flooring has been laid.
The entire building is set on rein
forced concrete pillars. There are 81
of these pillars in the foundation.
Final Work on Y M. C. A.
The new Y. NJ. C. A. building at
sthe corner of Church and Meridian
streets goes rapidly on toward COM
pletion.S The roof is now being put on
and as soon as the building is COM
pletely rooted, the inside finishes will
be made and with the furnishing of
the building, it will be ready for oc-
cupancy. It is promised that the build
ing will be ready for use in October,
which is now but ten weeks distant
H. R. Douglas, Inc, has made salts
factory progress on the work and is
even with the schedule.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29
USE OF SWEET PEPPERS.
Popular vesetabae-Easily Obtained In
Most Markets-Peppers Eaten Alone
and With-Many Kinds Of Food.

Sweetssarden peppers. either green
or AFTER they have turned color, are
deservedly popular vegetables, whose
use has become common throughout
the United States rather recently.
Another name for this vegetable is
pimiento- Sometimes it is called
pimento. though this is not correct
ptmento really means allspice. Sweet
peppers can be grown easily in the
garden and are a common market
crop. They should have a place in the
homo vegetable plot, along with the
sharp red peppers used for seasoning,
pickles, ETC.. which they resemble in
all respects except flavor. being mild.
where the red peppers are biting.
Sweet peppers may well be planted
generously. for they have many uses
on the table and any surplus may be
canned. Good methods for this pur-
pose have been worked out by experts
of the Department Of Agriculture as
part of the canning-club work In
large markets green peppers can be
had almost all the year, as they bear
shipment well Raw green peppers are
very useful for seasoning, for salad
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

Attractive Packages.

While quality is an essential re-
Gu:-ement in the marketing Of any
farm and fruit product, it Is by no
means the only factor in selling at
the highest price.
First of all, the package used should
be new. and clean. The neater the
package, the better. areS fruit Will APP
pear. While the, products packed
should be Of uniform size and color
throughout the package. the top layer
should be arranged so as to attract
the eye of the buyer. Further the
package should in every instance be
well filled The buyer Is very quick
to notice shortness in measure, or any
deficiency iii a well-topped or rounded
finish In small fruit, such as the
Raspberry. particular attention should
be given to have every berry in per-
feet condition. For the best effect
and for particular markets where the
grower has steady customers, the ber-
ries should be graded into two sizes
This is to give uniformity to the
fruit. and will make the package more
attractive.
1t is a well known fact that the at
Effectiveness of package Of fruit sells
IL. The customers are attracted
through the eye, and everything that
aidsain making the package, attractive
win, increase the value OF the fruit
sandsease in selling.
1t does not pay to4pack inferior fruit
with good fruits, for It invariably
works against the reputation OF the
grower. Too little attention to uni
formity in packing and grading win
often result. in q. loss to the grower.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29
spass MDDLErowN.

Wells e Wilcox have been awarded
the contract for the new residence
to be erected on Main street, Cromwell,
for VIM E Stroud, SO Court street
8. Mazzotta has the contract for the
mason work, Bacon Bros the plumbing
and heating and Kenneth Meade the
painting. The house will be of frame
construction. 45x54 feet, 'and will con-
tain eight rooms and two bathrooms.
Ward & Walker of New York are the
architects
s The L. D. Mills Co. have the con-
tract for the plumbing, roofing and
metal work for the addition to the
plant of the Middletown Laundry Co.
on Court street. They are also in
stalhng hot water heating system in
a house in Easthampton for F. w.
Golf.
c. o. Stone & Son have the con-
tract for the carpenter work, and
Denis OhBrien the mason work for
three additions to the plant Of the
Russell Mfg. co. at Rock Fall. NJ. ].
Hyland has the contract for the roof
ing.