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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
TO COLLECT COUNTY TAXES
J, Frank Caldwell Will be at Court
house Today and Tomorrow.

J. Frank Caldwell, of Jackson, Coun-
ty Collector, today and tomorrow will
be at the Courthouse for the annual
collection of the county taxes. Mr..
Caldwell will be located for his two
day visit in the Cape in the office of
D. A. Nichols, clerk of the Court Of
Common Pleas.
All the county tax bills have been
made out and Caldwell will have all his
books on hand to receive the payment
of the county tax assessments. The
tax that will be paid to him includes
the $3.50 school tax which will be re-
turned to the Cape subsequently,
The law requires the county col
lector to make the annual trip to all
parts of the county for the collection
of taxes. 1t will require q full two
DAYS, it is estimated to handle all the
money that will be paid in at the Cape
Several thousand dollars are expected
to be collected by Mr.. Caldwell.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
GREECE READY TO
JOIN GERMANY
English Orders That ne Greek
Ships be Loaded in
Allies Ports.

Athens, Nov. 1.-THE Bulgarians
under German officers, have captured
Prilep.
Copenhagen, Nov. 1.-Two squad
rons, consisting Of nineteen German
warships, passed from the Baltic into
Cattegatt this morning. The Catta-
gait is a strip of water separating
Denmark from Sweden, on the way
from the Baltic TO the North Sea.
Milan, Nov. IA dispatch from
Bucharest says that an official journal
there has published decree, authoriz-
ing the Minister of War to requisition
Immediately all things and material
necessary to national defense. This is
done, the paper says, as the indications
are that Roumania sees it impossible
to maintain her neutrality much
longer.
London, Nov. lit was officially
announced today that no further load
ing of Greek ships in British ports will
be permitted. A dispatch from Liver
| pool denies that Greek ships in that
port have been seized. This is taken in
London as evidence that Greece is
about to cast her lot with the Central
powers.
| The stopping of loading ships af-
fects sixty vessels and 1900 Greek
sailors in Liverpool alone.
London, Nov. 17.-Eighty-five lives
were lost by the sinking Of the British
hospital ship, Anglia, in the English
Channel today, according to an an
nouncement made by the War Office
tonight. The Anglia was sunk by a
mine. Another ship, hurrying to the
rescue, was also sent to the bottom
The Anglia was the ship which con-
veyed King George across the chan
mel.
London, Nov. 17.-The main Serviar
army, under Gen. Putnik's command
is in a critical position. A few days
perhaps only a few hours, will decide
is fate. The Austro-German wedge
which has been driving across the mid
die of Servia has almost completed its
movement. The Austrian official re-
port tonight states that on the border
of Old Sanjak Of Novibazar, the las
Montenegrin guards have been forced
across the Linn River and that the
colum is advancing against Sienitza
Rome, Nov 1.-THE Austrian air
men have bombarded Belluno in TIL
Adige valley. Three persons wer'
wounded.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
lin Kinder Goes
For GaneBut He
Can't Find Camp
Invited to Join Nimrods, He
Accepts Invitation, But
They Vanish Before He
Arrives.

When J. A. Jim" Kinder, Demo-
cratic county chairman and prominent
Haarig merchant yesterday marched
up Horsehead Knoll in Wayne Coun-
ty to shoot ducks, he did like the man
in the old Yankee Doodle" song.
He marched right up turned right
round and marched right down agar"
Kinder came back home last night
on the Hoxie-empty handed. He did
shoot off his duck-slaying 42-centime-
ter implement and got couple wall
eyed owls who Dramatically got in
his way on the way back from the
knoll.
Jim" received letters from his
brother, 2. B. Kinder, of Lownes, and
Charles Mister and James Meadows,
both of MCGEE, to "come on down, the
shooting's fine" all week. They were
in camp on the knoll, five miles out Of
Kinder.
Yesterday morning "Jim" determin-
ed to go. He donned his hunting
jacket, threw his heavy rubber boots
over his shoulder, picked up his trusty
gun and took the train.
He had to walk when he got off at
Kinder. AS he trudged along, he
imagined all sorts of things about how
he would tear into that meal awaiting
him at the camp.
He began to see little curl Of
smoke going skyward from the fire, to
smell the crisp bacon slices and the
hot coffee. "Jim," you understand, is
not used to walking five miles through
the swamps to Horsehead knoll and
his stroll had a peculiar effect upon
him.
He began to look for the smoke of
the campfire. 1t never showed up. It
was like a desert mirage-it was a
fleeing, elusive thing.
Finally "Jim" gave another hitch
on his gun and mounted the knoll
There was the ashes of camp of yes
terday.
He scanned the sky. Not a duck in
sight. Not a soul in sight. Not any,
thing but himself and the swamp.
He remained in the vicinity peerine
about now and then for a foolish duck
He saw two fly by, both about a mile
high and three quarters of mile t.
star-board.
"Jim" got disguised with the same
thing that his hosts-to-be did, so h
pulled out for Kinder again. Anothel
party pitched camp as he left, but h
refused to stay with them and sleel
with his boots as bed.
"It's what l deserve" he said, $50
: trying any place but my regular In
: an advocate of Lilbourn for ducks
Anytime try any place else, have t
{. be content with owls"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
HARRY FLENTCE IN
CRITICAL CONDITION
Underg0es Operation and Gan.
creme Developes Wife
Hastens to City.

After word was received in the Cape
yesterday morning that Harry Flent-
&c, express messenger, who was taken
to st. Louis Tuesday for an operation
for appendicitis, is in a critical condi-
ton, Mrs. Flentge departed imme-
diately for St. Louis to be at her hus-
bands bedside.
When the operation was performed,
the surgeons found that Flentge's case
of appendicitis had been allowed to go
so far that gangrene had set in around
the region of the appendicitis inflam-
nation.
After he was revived following the
operation, for time it was doubtful
if he would recover Word was sent
to his relatives in the Cape at once.
MIR. Flentge had been i'll for some
time before he went to St. Louis to
have the operation performed. He
consulted physicians in the Cape re-
gardng his illness and an accurate di-
agnosis could not be made.
He kept growing worse and finally
decided to go to the Frisco Hospital in
St. oI.uis to have an operation per-
formed.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19

The election was one Of the most
quiet ever held in the city. People en-
tered the polling places, voted and de-
parted without even inquiring the
number of ballots cast. The heaviest
voting took place before 9 o'clock in
the morning and after ) o'clock yes
terday afternoon. During the closing
hour almost fifty per cent of the vote
was cast in the Third Ward, which
polled about one third of its full vote.
The Second Ward, where it is said
the greatest percentage of property
owners lives, cast the largest vote IN
favor of the bond issue. Only twelve
negative votes were found in the box
when the vote was counted, to 81
against it. This was almost eight to
one for the purchase of the park.
Richard w. Frissel, City Clerk, was
one of the city officials who worked
for the passage of the bond issue, and
he spent the best part of the day in
specting the various polling places.
Mr.. Frissell reported to Mayor Rage
at intervals during the day, and dur
ing the afternoon both officials almost
abandoned hope that the issue would
carry. The light vote during the early
afternoon also created the belief
among many leaders Of the bond issue
movement that the proposition had
lost. But it later was discovered that
the votes believed to have been cast
against the bond issue were in favor
of it.
When he learned that the people had
approved of the city's plan to buy the
{ Fairgrounds, Mayor Rage said: Il am
delighted at the result. While it was
not as large as l had hoped it would
be, the result is the same. A twO-thirds
majority is a terrible handicap, and
when learned that the vote was quite
small, was afraid the bond issue had
been lost. The city has made great
bargain and the people will never re-
greet it."
Charles Blattner, president OF the
Fair.and Park Association, learned the
outcome of the election from his home
in the country by telephone from The
Tribune office. 81 am glad we won,
he said. "but had We been defeated.
would have been satisfied. The city
got q 100000 tract of land for $4,000
but as the matter is closed, ! suppose
everything has been for the best"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
F. l. DEAL AGAIN HEADS
Sc. MO. TRUST COMPANY
Bank Reflects Old Directors and then
Sets Aside Dividends.

E. J. Deal was reelected president
of the Southeast Missouri Trust Com
pany yesterday, and John H. Himmel-
berger was again chosen vice presi-
dent. The other officers Of the bank
were reelected. They are: Steven B.
Hunter, second vice president; Sam
Carter, secretary, and Martin Bender,
assistant secretary.
These directors were reelected to
serve for the ensuing three years:
William H. Stubblefield Jr., William
H. Harrison, J. H. Himmelberger,
James McPheeters, E. J. Deal.
The Board Of Directors, all Of whom,
except S. B. Hunter, were present,
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19

adopted the proposed changes in the
constitution of the bank, which had
been advertised in The Tribune. These
amendments were necessary to make
the constitution to conform to new
tax enacted by the last session of the
Missouri Legislature.
The seni.snnual dividend, which
was large, was ordered paid.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
$1,000 900 REQUEST TO YALE

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 17.-Ap-
proximately 81 100000 is to g OTTO Yale
under the will of Justus S. HatchNss,
q retired lumber dealer of this city,
filed for probate today. The estate is
appraised at about 100000. Rela-
tives and friends are to receive $780,
600, and there are requests to several
public institutions.
Yale is to have the residue, the in
come from which is to be divided
equally among the academic, law and
theological departments.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
MAYOR PLANS TO
have A zoo in
PARK BY SPRING
Executive Arranging to Build
Small Homes For Ami
mails In Fairgrounds.
SMALL BEASTS AND
BIRDS ARE WANTED
Park Fence to be Rebuilt And
Grounds Will be a
Beauty spot.

Now that the city has purchased the
Fairgrounds to be used as 4 park,
Mayor Rage has turned his thoughts
to plans for establishing zoo. Of
course, the collection of animals that
he expects to locate in the park will
not be as large as q metropolitan zoo,
but it will be complete enough TO fur
nish amusement for .he children.
II cannot think Of a greater attrac-
ton than a zoo," said Mayor Rage
yesterday. while / have not yet de-
cided on any definite plans, am ready
for suggestions and have given the
subject much thought.
eve will have to construct some
small cages in some location that
would be convenient to the entrance
to the park. / want to establish the
zoo by spring SO that the boys and
girls, and their parents, too, may get
the benefit of it next summer.
There will be many people who will
present the city with small animals or
birds. We will not be in a position to
take care of large and dangerous
beasts, but we will be glad to receive
small animals, such as coon, 'pOssums,
squirrels or even a wolf While we are
not situated just now SO that we could
care for the animals, but / should be
glad to have the names of those VINO
are willing to contribute an animal or
a bird when our houses are built.
1--WE are going to employ an attend
ant who will look after the park with
in the next few weeks. have not de-
cided on any one as yet, but as soon
as | have looked over all Of the appli
cations, am going to send my recon-
mendation to the City Council, for
their approval.
eve are going to begin work on the
park, just as soon as We get the trans
fer formally made to the city. As
soon as the property has been turned
over to the city, the present buildings
will be repaired. All Of them will be
painted; the stables will be revamped,
and the clubhouse will be gone over
thoroughly.
1--WE will build new fence around
the grounds, and the grounds VIII be
leveled. Just back of the ball park
there is a low strip OF land that l want
filled in. Some of the trees need atten-
ton and this will be attended TO
promptly.
'nThis park, think, should be made
the city's chief beauty spot. | am GO
ing to leave nothing undone to make
il attractive to men and women as well
nc children. have not decided about
the Fairgrounds yet, but this matter
will get careful attention.
az was informed by two Cape Cir
ardeau business men today that II the
CITY was dissatisfied with its bargain
in buving the Fairgrounds for $4,000
that they would be glad to take the
property off the city's hands and pay
the city several thousand dollars more
than it pad for the land. l told then
that during my administration th'
grounds would remain in possession
of the people. If the city wanted t.
sell the Fairgrounds, believe it coul'
double its money, and would not hav'
to search for a buyer, either"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
MONTGOMERY PLANT BURNED

Mobile, Ala, Nov. 17,-Fire last
night destroyed the plant Of the Har-
lett Manufacturing Company, with
loss of $4,000. The firm had con-
tract for the British Government for
what officials called pit props to
be used in trenches.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
MARsHALL'S GIFT TO MRS GAIT
Vice President Sends Gorgeous Nava'
10 Blanket as Wedding Present.

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 17.-Vice Presi-
dent Thomas R. Marshall's wedding
gift to Mrs. Norman Calf, President
Wilson's fiancee, is a gorgeous Nava-
10 Indian chiefs blanket, made at the
reservation in Northeastern Arizona.
The gift was sent East today.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
CITY GOT A BARGAIN, SAYS
MAYOR, ON HEARING RESULT
Pres. Blattner Says He's Pleased
and w. H. Bohnsack, Director
in Fair Board, Expressed Delight
That Matter is Settled

Cape Grarcau yesterday voted to bond the
Fairgrounds
The vote AS for the Bond Issue and $50 against
winning by three
The light had been generally expected But
total virtually 200 than
called
schools this
Many supporters
Owing
employees their benches until and
themselves o'clock
to the polling places before they closed
workers did when the
polling Haarg closed night there probably thirty
asking officials this polling kept
long possible in order o accommodate the
nv H
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CONTINUED on page three.)
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19

William H. Bohnsack Jr., = member
of the Fair and Park Association, said:
"Of course l am pleased with the re-
suit of the election. / feel sure that
every member of the organization is
we'll satisfied. This matter has been
before the public in 4 somewhat un-
pleasant light for Il long time, and |
can frankly say that l am glad it is
at an end. But l could never believe
the people would turn down such an
offer. / never thought for moment
that it would be defeated, because did
not believe that even the open OPP
ponents Of the bond issue would vote
against it. 1t is an excellent thing for
the town, and Is as necessary rs the
street cars.
Two officials at the Courthouse poll
ing place spent the day making curb
stone speeches against the bond issue,
denouncing the man who first suggest
ed parks, and admitting that if they
had their way about it, parks would be
confined to back yards and coal chutes.
When the election judges and clerks
at the polling place in the Courthouse
announced the polls were closed and
refused TO give three qualified voters
an opportunity to cast their ballots at
5:4O o'clock last night, 20 minutes be-
fore the time set and announced by
Mayor Rage as the closing hour,
storm Of protest resulted that opened
the ballot box till o'clock at that
place.
The men who applied for ballots
were c. E. Rage, son of the Mayor,
, DR.. Henry Breide and William Cooley.
! The polling place was in the COM
mon Pleas Court room at the Court
house, and at $50 o'clock the clerks
and judges retired to jury room on
the south side of the court room.
They were in the jury room sitting
about a table when DR.. Breide and
Rage appeared and asked for ballots.
"The judges have closed the polling
place and we have finished the count.
The book is all made out and every
thing is through" one of the clerks
told Rage and the doctor.
"But it's not 6 o'clock yet" Rage in
sisted. "The polls are supposed TO stay
omen till o'clock. l want my vote"
LATE Caruthers, one of the Judges
at that polling place, already had de-
parted.
Mr.. Cooley then joined the little
group that was arguing for the re-
opening of the ballot box at that place.
The clerks declared that they had
nothing to do with it" because the
Judges had closed the polls.
Eventually Deputy Sheriff Sea-
graves became spokesman for the
judges and re-opened the ballot box.
By that time Or. Breide had left the
place and had started home. Kags
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-19
$500, 900 RAILWAY SHOP FIRE

Newbern, n. c., Nov. 17.-Fire last
night destroyed the Norfolk & South
ern Railroad shops here. The loss is
placed at 5000, 900.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-04

a week, and he and Nora and little
Kathleen lived quite comfortably.
Times changed. The mill pros
pered. Ellery became a very rich
man indeed. The sight of Mike and
the knowledge of the unfair advan-
tage he had taken haunted old FL
.lery. His only son, who would in
herit the mill, was worthless scamp.
The thought thatit should have been
half Mikes, that his own son had
gone to college on what he had
squeezed out of the old man, was
gall to him. He offered Mike $4,000
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-04
MIKES JOB =

MINE = JO6
= - = . y
BY George Munson
Copyright by VIC. Chapman.)
At o'clock Mike Donahue's alarm
clock went off with bang and Mike
arose, dressed, and had his coffee
and took the lunch which Nora put
up for him to the mill. He entered
as the whistle blew and worked there,
except for the lunch hour, until the
whistle dismissed him at 6.
That was Mikes life, with the eX-
ception of Sunday, when he got up to
help his wife with the washing of
dishes, and then went back to bed
again. He lay in bed ali day, reading
the Sunday paper. He finished it by
night, had supper, and went to sleep
till Monday.
In appearance he was clean old
man of so. He had once had those
ambitions which are supposed to be
the birthright of every American, but
he had lost those when Ellery died.
Ellery had been the founder of the
mill. 1t was Mike Donahue, who, in
those early days, soon after the civil
war, came from Belfast with the new
fiax-weaving process, not then in use
in the United States, and interested
Ellery. He could have had partner
ship, but he was too simple and ig-
norant to understand that, and FL
lery was not above turning the ad-
vantage when the opportunity was
so patent, Mike had come to him
and said:
''Mr. Ellery, l don't know how
much this process is worth to you,
but if it's worth what it ought to be
I'd look for job in the mill for the
rest of my days"
Mike had just married Nora Brady
and the thought of unemployment
haunted him. Besides, there was a
baby coming. If he could secure a
life DOSitiOn-we1l what more could
The weekly Iberian., 1915-05-22
IN MEMORIAM.

Calvary Commandery No l5,
Knights Tomplars, is called upon 10
suffer the second break In its ranks
since the institution of the Command.
cry. The hearts Of all local knights
are bowed In grief and deeply and sin
cerely mourn the loss Of Sir Knight
Rand. DIR. Rand labored cheerfully
and diligently TO establish a Com.
mandery in New Iberia and was en-
rolled as one of it's first charter mem
bers. He was not only devoted to the
principles and practices OF Templar-
ism, but his simple, modest, and un-
assuming demeanor, and his pure and
upright life was constant effort TO
exempllfy the precepts OF freemason-
ry. Therefore,
Be 1t Resolved by Calvary Com
mandery No. Is, knights Templars:
That in the death of Sir knight Rand
the Commandery suffers the loss oil
one OF it's purest and wortbiest
Knights; the community citizen
and doctor whose generous nature
was evidenced by many deeds oi
kindness and charity; and his family
a father and husband. whose life was
characterized by love and devotion.
Be II Further Resolved That cop.
les of these resolutions be given tc
the Press; be inscribed in the records
OF the Commandery; and be sent to
the family Of our beloved Sir Knight
w. G. Weeks,
John Il. Taylor, Committee.
Ventress !. Smith.
The weekly Iberian., 1915-05-22
THE FILTRATION PLANT.

The latter days Of last week
Mr.. l.. +. Villermin, The commits
sloner of Public Properties of
this city, sent US a bottle OF the
water he is now turning into the
city water mains. II was very
pleasing 10 the eye.
The new filtration plant was
set to work on last Friday for y
steady aud practical discharge OF
its duty The pumps, discbafg.
ing into the maine, were cot of
from the bsyon and caused to
draw their supply from the new
basin. The water now used by
the city for all purposes Is drawn
from the two deep wells, over 900
feet deep, by sir.lifts. |; is then Ill
tered aud stored in the new reser
voir aud tanks, boldiDg about
100000 gallons. The tilterlng
plant has a capacity OF about
three times this quantity OF water
per day--considered ample for all
possible needle. II ia the aim to
pump 10 more bayou water into
the city's mains.
The weekly Iberian., 1915-05-22

heart is sacrificed to her cause,
with that sureness of touch that
distinguishes all her sympathetic
aracterizations. Produced.
Lillian Drew and X. II. Calvert
in 1.-THE SECRETS PklOE".
The price of a secret Ia mans
ambition and he is paid in love.
The Daring, Helen Holmes, in
"THE WILD ENGINE, chasing
4 runaway engine with q motorey
Gle and plunging through All open
awbridee into the river ia the
simple little stunt which Helen
Holmes performs IN this pulse
accelera ating picture.
SATURDAY.
May 20. The Biograph Com
pany present CAPTAIN FRA
CASSEv, from the celebrated
novel by Theophile Gautier. A
powerful story eDacled by an ex.
! cellent cast.
"ALMOST A HEROv, Vita
graph comedy. The girls all fall
for him. Then he falls so hard,
he doesn't know what struck him
HEARSTSELIG WAR NEWS
SUNDAY.
May 30.--Magnetic Mabel Trnn
nellie in the three act sensational
feature, "OUT OF THE RUINS",
one of the most skilfull, fire films
ever shown, with suspense strung
out to almost the excruciatine
point as the maddened, helpless
women are penned in the fiery
furnace. Mabel TruDnelle ever
quick to win the sympathy III any
role, here plays the victim shop
girl with startling fidelity wbilt
Pat OMalley. the daredevil, pntt
into the Aim q thrill unequalled in
a rescue, daring and keyed with
painful suspense. Not merely .
FIRE picture but 4 brilliant and
strong drama on political rotten
ness and commercial greed thai
grinds mill with human blood
From the story of "Miss 3ls and
Mr. 37' by the famous novelist,
Rupert Hughes.
"THE PHONEY CANNlBAL",
q liam comedy. Ham and Bud
see q missionary collecting mon
ey, they try the same scheme
See the resnlfs, 1t In a scream
.'MATTLDAS LEGACY, .
Lubin comedy
"THE JAGUAR TRAP, Selie
Wild Animal story checked full Of
thrills