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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30
MISS QUEENA ADAMS
Is ALMOST SCALPED
Former Cape Girardeauan Injured
While MOtOrbOat Riding
in Florida.

Miss Queena Adams, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Park Adams, formerly
of this city, was seriously injured a
few days ago while motoring in a
launch at Winterhaven, Fla.
The account of the accident recent
ly appeared in Winterhaven paper,
as follows:
Late Tuesday afternoon Queena
Adams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Park Adams, was out motoring with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. VanDyke and Will
Lindsey in the VanDyke launch. They
were on Lake Howard near the en-
trance of Lake May when the accident
occurred that nearly proved fatal to
Miss Adams. Frank Duggar was along
side of them in his boat and was talk
ing to them at the time. The party
had been in bathing and Miss Adams
had left her hair hanging loose to dry.
The boat was Il new one and the drive
shaft was not cased in. At an unlucky
moment Miss Adams treSses caught
on the bolts Of the knuckle Joint and
her head was quickly drawn down and
the scalp from the eyebrows to the
hair line on the neck was torn loose
One-half of the left ear was severed
from the head. The motor was quickly
stopped and reversed and the young
lady released from her perilous and
painful position. She was taken to the
pavilion on Lake Howard where she
was made as comfortable as possible
and was later removed to her home
Drs. Crump and Sherman were call
ed and dressed the wounds, seventy
five stitches being required to replace
the skin. Throughout the entire time
Miss Adams never lost consciousness,
displaying splendid courage and pres
ence of mind. She gave directions as
to how she could be released, walked
from the boat to the pavilion and in
fact displayed extraordinary nerve at
all times.
At present she is at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Drew, where she is rest
ing easily. Miss Adams is popular
with old and young and all deeply
sympathize with her in her painful
ordeal, and with her parents and rela-
tives in their trouble. All hope for her
speedy recovery.
When the accident occurred Mrs.
VanDyke tainted requiring all of her
husbands attention. Mr.. Lindsey dis
played rare presence OF mind and rem
dered all aid possible to the injured
young lady.
Miss Adams is the granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Astholz of this
city, and is also the granddaughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Adams, formerly of
Cape Girardeau, and now residing in
Los Angeles, Cal.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30
600 AT SIKESTON
COP. CONFERENCE
Delegates Listen to Optimistic
Speeches and Predict Vic
tory for 1916.

Six hundred Republicans, preaching
the old time faith of Lincoln, were in
session for four hours last night at
SikestOn, during which they heard
peace speeches and predictions that
the State Wa going Republican next
year, from Governor to Constable.
State Chairman Babler and Secrc-
tary Kitchen were ON hand to urge the
Republicans to get out and work.
Men who followed the Bull Moose
chief in 1912 were present in the
Sikeston Courthouse last night, willing
to get in the party trenches and work
to defeat the Democrats.
Every one Of the sixteen counties in
the Fourteenth Congressional District
had a large delegation of former Pro
gressives, who are back in the fold,
chaperoned by standpat Republicans.
Congressman l.. c. Dyer of st. Louis
was one of the speakers. Hugh l..
Wagner Of st. Louis. and Cleveland
Newton, who is seeking the G.. q. +.
gubernatoriaI nomination, also spoke.
Chairman Babler asked the dele
gates to get behind the candidacy Of
n. A. Mozely, of Pennington, who is
making the race for Judge of the
Springfield Court of Appeals. While
no formal resolution was presented,
the delegates expressed their approval
by arplauding the suggestion.
Tom Brown, who made the race
against ]. J. Russell last year, af-
dressed the meeting. Others who spoke
were: David w. Hill, Poplar Bluff;
AImon Ing, Poplar Bluff; H. W. Bird
ges, Cape Girardcau; James Finch,
limo, and y. A. Mozely
Chairman Hoskins Of New Madrid
County, reported that the Republicans
would sweep that county next year;
Smeltser, Ripley County, said the hard
times had killed the Democrats in his
bailiwick.
J. G. Kirby of New Madrid asked
the convention to be prepared for any
thing. "WeU sweep this county, sure.
he said. Similar reports were made
by Anderson, Mississippi; Guffy, Penn
iscott; Stattlcr, Dunklin; Greer, Scott;
Vinson, Oregon, and Edward Whit
worth of Butler.
Chairman Mabrey of Jackson, re-
ported that this county would go Re
publican by 200 next year.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30
JACK ADKINS FINDS
HIS LOST GRANDSON
Youth, kidnapped by Cowboy, Re.
covered in st. Louis by
Police.

After a search which took him over
many hundred of miles, Jack Adkins
yesterday found his grandson, Everett
Harrison, in St. Louis, and early this
morning they arrived in the Cape.
The youth, who is about ten years
old, has been i'll for several weeks with
typhoid fever, but he has virtually re-
covered. The lad has been with wild
west troupe FOR about eight months,
joining the organization at Hot
Springs, Ark, where he was kidnapped
by cowboy who took an especial fan
cy to the boy.
From Arkansas the company took a
round about course to St. Paul, and
through many States back to St
Louis, where the show disbanded. Jack
Adkins made heroic efforts to get pos
session of his grandson, but was IN
able to locate the show.
He requested the police of many
tIllcS W lIlc lotl anu IOlu Illll
until he could reach him, but the po-
lice never received the messages I'M
til the wild west show had finished its
engagement and departed.
Through the various police depart
ments the lad was traced to st. Louis,
when Adkins attempted to get pos
session of his grandson, the cowboy
whisked him away.
He learned few days ago that the
boy had been in st. Louis for several
weeks, where he had been confined to
the City Hospital. The police request
ed Adkins to call for him Monday and
he responded.
The boy expressed delight this
morning upon reaching this city, and
promised his grandfather that he
would never desert him again.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30
DIR. YOUNT LIKED FAIR,
BUT HE LOVES THE CAPE
Upon Return from Exposition He Tells
Friend Visit Made Him Like
His Home More than Before.

DIR. W. E. Yount returned from the
San Francisco Exposition yesterday,
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30

after a months absence, during which
time he attended the annual conven-
ton of the American Medical AssocIa-
ton at Seattle.
DR.. Yount was pleased with the
Worlds Fair and enjoyed his trip
through the Northwest, but he was
glad to reach Cape Girardeau, he said
yesterday.
what impressed you most on your
trip" a friend asked DR.. Yount.
There were many things that inter-
ested me-" he replied, "but my trip
convinced me that Cape Girardeau is
the best place on earth.
81 am more grateful that l live here
and | am better satisfied to remain
resident of this city through my visit
out West"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30
CAPE COUNTY FARM BUREAU
&C. NJ. McWilliams County AGENT

During the last week in October the
Southeast Missouri Products Show
will be held in Cape Girardeau. This
is the third annual exhibit and the
first time It has been held in this
county. Cape Girardeau has made a
good showing at both previous shows,
winning the major share of the corn
premiums AMI second and third re-
spectively on general exhibits. This
time Cape County should win first
premium OIL county exhibits. Substan-
tial cash prizes are offered on all
classes of agricultural products, gar
den products, and canned goods. In
addition there are five cash prizes on
the highest acre yield of corn. Now
is none too early to begin preparing
exhibits. Full and complete premium
lists may be had by calling at this of
flee, at the office of the Commercial
Club in Cape Girardeau, or from Prof.
Babcock of the Normal.
In addition to the Agricultural
Show there will be speakers of nation
al Importance every day and evening
during the week In short, it bids fair
to be the biggest and best event of the
kind ever held in Southeast Missouri.
This office has prepared poster
dealing with the preparation of wheat
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30

cident to his father and reached this
city on the first train
A report soon became current that
Mr.. Houck's buggy had been run into
by an automobile Mr. Houck was
hurled from the rig, said the report,
the autoist then placed him back in
the vehicle and vanished. This rumor
was refuted h Maj. Houck as soon as
it reached him.
''The horse my father was driving is
very gentle, hut he frequently SHES at
piece of paper, cluster of rustling
leaves or any small object that moves
suddenly in the road. have had sew
eral narrow escapes while driving him,
but he is by nature a very gentle ami
NAL.
81 am positive my father was driv-
ing along probably not paying a great
deal Of attention to the horse, when he
suddenly SHE'D. He is a large and
powerful an'mal, and before he came
to a stop of his own accord, he threw
the buggy into the tree. The force of
this collision hurled Mr.. Houck out
"Mr. Juden, who drove to the scene
where the accident occurred, states
that he found the spot where my faith
er's head strucF a tree beside the road.
| don't believe anyone witnessed the
accident. My father apparently did
not lose consciousness, but climbed
back into the buggy and then col
lapsed.
There wee several spokes torn
from one of the wheels of the buggy,
but these were not sufficient to cause
the wheel TO collapse. The vehicle was
not damaged otherwise.
"My fathers condition is serious, of
course, but We do not believe it to be
dangerous. The physicians who have
examined him thoroughly have not
found anything that gives them alarm.
We hope he will improve materially
tomorrow"
Farmers who live between this city
and Elmwood, Mr.. HOuck's home, say
they have seen the well-knOwn citizen
driving to and from his home, his face
buried into 4 newspaper or magazine
and with scarcely any attention being
paid to his horse. 1t was suggested
that this may have been somewhat re-
sponsible for the accident yesterday.
He is an inveterate reader, and finds
as much enjoyment by reading along
the roadside as in his home.
Mr. Houck, who is president of the
Board of Regents of the Normal
school, and called the father of the in
is probably the best known
man in Southeast Missouri. He has
built nearly all of the railroad lines
running into this city and has been &C
tive in the affairs of Southeast Mis- !
souri, for half century.
He suffered an attack of pneumonia |
about two years ago, which weakened /
somewhat his abnormal constitution.
But since the last winter months past,
he has enjoyed excellent health.
Mr.. Houck is not a devotee of the
automobile. He prefers his horse and
buggy to the cosy and speedy auto
mobile. He is considered an excellent
norseman, and while he has expe-
rienced many narrow escapes, never
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30

Theodore A. Schoen of Gordonville
visited relatives in this city yesterday.
w. NJ. Cox, a prominent farmer OF
Arbor was a business visitor in this
city Yesterday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30

VIII Shivelbine was a business visi-
tor ir limo yesterday
A. NJ. Tinsley and ]. H. Wells drove
to IIlro and Chaffee yesterday on a
business trip.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30

Miss Marion Williamson of Jackson
returned to her home yesterday after
noon after visiting several days with
friends in this city.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30

ground, prevention of Hessian fly and
joint worm, also fertilizers for wheat
This will be sent free to interested
persons.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-30

before has he suffered an injury.
Mr.. Houck is approximately "A
years of age, but exceptionally vigor-
Gus both mentally and physically.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
Plan to Advertise Fla.
For Next Winter

ment of gov eminent and of the con-
ditions of life; no problem but the
problem of increasing happiness and
prosperity; no wasted fields and
desolated homes, but fruitful part
nership between man and nature
which has produced this year and
last such crops as grow only in the
peaceful gardens of the Lord; and
hope and strength and justice CIV
ing beauty to our days and conf
dence and calm to our nights.
The formal day of Thanksgiving is
still weeks akay. But every day
should be a Thanksgiving Day in a
nation so blessed as ours. Surely
the powers above seem to have sing
led us out as the special beneficiaries
of their great bounty and loving
kindness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
ESCAMBIA WENT WET

Pensacola, Oct. 1.-THE vets had
a landslide in Tuesdays special
election to decide whether the sale
of liquors should be continued in the
county. With six small precincts yet
to be heard from the vets thus far
has majority of almost one thous-
and The precincts to be heard from
probably will give the drys a small
majority, but the vets will then win
by over nine hundred votes. Very
few of the county precincts which
went solidly dry in 1907 went that
way, most of them giving the vets
majorities In the city the vote
was five to one for the vets
OF the ten city precincts all but
one went went, while in the 1907
election only three gave majorities.
As a result of the election saloons
will be opened, it is expected, in
many precincts in which they here
tofore had been prohibited from
operation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
THE POPULAR GIRL
BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.

There was plenty to interest Vera
Dane. when she arrived at Wardville
to rest up from city social duties at
the home of her bright pretty cousin,
Olga Wolcott For one thing, a local
department store was offering a Ave
hundred-dolla piano to the successful
winner in a voting contest as to the
most popular girl in Wardville.
Its settled beforehand spoke
Olga Indignantly. You have heard
me speak of Blanche Ridgeley. She
prides herself as the exclusive queen
of the sO-called exclusive upper crust
set of the district. She has cut me
as too humble, or rather with too
much openness in my opinions to &C.
cord with the artificial and superficial
views of her group. fear the taboo
as a relative OF my poor discredited
self. will extend to you Also
Vera shrugged her shoulders very
indifferently.
MY dear" she said, that will not
give me any anxiety. have come
here to rest long for a good full
two weeks of bird song. sunshine and
rest So much do L crave 1t. that not
one OF my friends outside of the direct
family know where am"
Olga gazed thoughtfully at her
cousin. She admired Vera end was
proud Of be- o.gc.s lips curled scorn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15

President G. C. Brossier of the
Chamber of Commerce has just re-
ceived letter from d. c. Gillett,
president of the Tampa Chamber OF
Commerce, proposing a plan for ad-
vertising Florida prior to the ap-
preaching season. He has sent SINH
lar communications to the heads of
other boards of trade throughout the
state asking for their cooperation.
Mr.. Gillett proposed that the
boards of trade shall be assessed ac-
cording to their membership, and the
fund so raised be spent for the good
of the whole state and for no Sec
ton of it. He proposes that fifty
thousand dollars be raised for this
purpose.
President Rrossier was heartily in
favor of the plan, and declared the
advantages to be derived from such
a campaign of publicity could scar
cely be over estimated.
1--WE certainly need to get to-
sether and pull together" declared
Mr. Brosier. In the past it has
been the cutthoat policy of the ma
jority of Florida towns to scramble
for the tourist business, each town
knocking all of the others. The
time has come when we must quit
such a suicidal policy
Mr. Brossier asserted that in try
ing to get ahead of each other, the
Florida cities each received injury
from the statements of citizens of
the others, and that the Florida tour
list part of the state has forged
ahead to a position where a continual
tion of this practice would dana 2e
the entire state instead of helping
individual portions
Panama and Cuba recently have
come to the front as tourist centers,
while California on the other side OF
the continent has lost none of its
prestige. Even South Central Am
erica cities are bidding for the
tourist travel, and therefore it be-
hooves Florida to wake up and get
busy, every man, woman and child
in it pulling for Florida as a whole
1T is only by cooperation that
We can hope to succeed in bidding
for big tourist business. If we ad
vertise the state and throngs Of
people who have never before beer
here come to Florida, each town viii
get it's share. So, therefore, | an
in favor of the plan, Mr. Brossie
said
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
LOOK ON THESE TWO PICTURES

Look on this picture, then on that,
says the Baltimore Sun:
Europe: Between fifteen and
twenty million men in arms to
slaughter one another and pull down
opposing governments; two or three
million killed or MANNED; millions
of households in mourning; the skies
blackened and the earth shaken by
the continued roar of artillery; the
vast army of the destitute constantly
increasing; national resources
strained almost to the swapping point
to maintain the gigantic competit on
in destruction; borrow and anxiety
on the threshold of each morning
and the gloomy watchers through
each night; great areas torn and de-
vastated and nature halted and para
lyzed in her normal work of con-
structiOn; the hearts of untold null
titudes failing them for fear of what
is still to come.
The United States: Between iif-
teen and twenty million men work
ing together 10 upbuild their country
and to promote the reign of law; no
clouds in our heavens but the smoke
of industry; no conflict but civic bat
ties for ideals and no contests but
peaceful contests for the improve
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
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DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
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Governor-Park Trammell.
Secretary of State H. Clay Craw-
ford.
Attorney General Thomas F.
West.
Treasurer. c. Luning.
Comptroller-W. V. Knott.
Commissioner of Agriculture W.
A. McRae.
tion-W. N. Sheats.
Adjutant General C. R. Fos-
ter.
State EXaminer-Ernest Amos.
State Chemist-R. Z. Rose.
Board of Trustees Internal I'm
provement Fund-The Governor,
Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney
General and Commissioner of Agri-
culture.
Board of PardOns Governor,
Secretary of State, Attorney General
and Commissioner of Agriculture.
U. S. Senators-Hon. Nathan P.
Bryan. Jacksonville; Hon. Duncan
U. Fletcher, Jacksonville.
Board of Education-The Cover
nor, Secretary of State, Attorney
General, Treasurer and Superintend-
ent of Public instruction.
Board of State Institutions-,Th
Governor, Secretary of State, Treas
urer, Attorney-Gen Commission
er of Agriculture, and Superintend.
ent of Public Instruction.
Board of State Institutions-The
Secretary of State, Treasurer, AT.
torney General, Commissioner Of
Agriculture and Superintendent o.
Public Instruction.
| Z. 5. Congressman-Fir District
Stephen NJ. Sparkman, Tampa; Sec.
ond District, Frank Clark, Gaines
vile; Third District, Emmett VII,
son. Pensacola; Fourth, District. w
]. Sears, Kissimmee.
County Officials
| Circuit Court Judge-Hon. F. A
Whitney, Arcadia.
County Court Judge-Hon. C. NJ
Trammell.
Circuit Court Clerk. A. John
son.
Prosecuting Attorney-R. B. HUFF
faker.
| Tax Assessor. j. BOynton.
Tax Collector. P. Murdaugh
| Treasurer-W. G. Jones.
Sheriff-John Logan.
Supt. Public Instruction.. \
! Pa-s.r
Supervisor of Registration-P. "
Daniels.
County Commissioners c
Swindel. chairman; A. T. Mann
Barlow; F. h. Swearingen, F.
Meade; R. H Bryson, Winter Haven
J. Z. Lancaster. Bradley.
Board of Public Instruction c
Owens. chairman: c. A. Parker
Barlow, superintendent; E. VI. Law
Barlow: ], ". Keen. FIT. Meade.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15

show that hateful upstsrt what real
social distinction meant" Vera's an
nouncement, however, effectually set
aside her plans.
1t was destined that Vera should be
aroused from her indifference within
ne next few days. She accompanied
Olga to have skirt fitted by Miss
Rose Tyler. The dressmaker's little
workrooms were in poor part of the
town, and as the pony phaeton drew
up at its front Olga elevated her eye
Drows at the sight of snowy auto
mobile drawn up to the curb.
I'VE are favored" she observed
satirically, that is the grand Ridgeley
turnout"
They entered the front room of the
little shop to be met by one of Miss
Tyler's assistants, who requested them
to be seated, as her employer was en-
gagged in the fitting room. Thence in
a few moments there emanated the
echo of sharp and angry voice, fem
mime but rasping. It suggested the ma
lignant onslaught of some tyro-virago
rating an inferior under the spell of
meekness or fear.
Some more of the admirable Lady
Ridgeley!' observed Olga in a whis-
per to her companion. and just then
the delectable lady leader of high So
ciety in Wardville Haunted out, her
features distorted with rage that
showed evil depths in that perversC
nature.
Miss Ridgeley nodded crisply to
Olga, stared insolently at Vera, and
Vera's eyes flashed as the ill-natured
aristocrat swept out to her waiting
automobile. Then Vera arose to fol
low Olga, who had started for the in
ner room. At It's threshold Vera
paused.
1t was to view pathetic and NOV
ing scene. Miss Tyler, the little dress
maker a fair sweet faced girl OF nine
teen, was seated beside a torn and
disordcrcd fabric of lace and satin
sobbing out her sorrow. After all hel
hard work. from vicious caprice
Miss Rdgeley had gone INTO a trans
port of wrath because she herself had
provided a wrong shade of trimming
had flung the garment from her and
refused to ray for the work done
upon it.
Olga was on her knees by ner side
her arms about her neck, trying t
comfort her Vera was deeply af
fected. She drew back, feeling that
she was intruding
IT'S a shame!" exclaimed Olga, Of
they left the place. II shall see that
Miss Tyler does not lose the money
she so sorely needs. What viper
that Ridgeley girl is! The most pop
ular girl She? Why, outside OF the
money spent on her by her servile
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
Drifting.

The more common secret OF want
OF success in life is a tendency to let
things DRIFT. II is not so much the
missing one opportunity. or the COM
hitting one blunder, as the lavish
waste Of all the forces-oppo-tunit,e
which in various shapes come within
the grasp. II is the slovenliness of
men and women which for the most
part makes their lives so unsatisfac.
tory, They do not sit at the loom with
keen eve and def fingers; but they
work listlessly and without sedulous
care to piece together as the best may
the broken threads. We are apt to give
up work too soon, to suppose that a
single breakage has ruined the cloth
The men who get on in the world are
not daunted by one nor a thousand
breakag es. John Moreley.