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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Mrs. j. Simms and daughter, of
Welch Oklahoma came Thursday
to visit Mrs. Susan Simms and
family
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Miss Allie Smith, went to Phila
delphia Thursday to spend the
Christmas holidays with her nephew
Albert Corr
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Alvin Cones, of Quincy, came
Wednesday for a visit with relatives
and friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Roy B Meriwather was in St
Louis the first of the week on pro-
fessional business.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Miss Alma VanMarter was the
guest of friends at Lakenan Monday
night and Tuesday,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

E. W. Schweer and family and
w. H. Elliott spent the Christmas
holidays in Winsdor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

The Christmas business at the
Monroe City postoffice was much
larger than last year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Miss Bernice Bixler who spent
Christmas with homefolks in this
city returned to Quincy Monday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Mrs. Huebsch and daughter Babe,
of Marceline, came Friday to spend
the holidays.
Miss Nettie Mudd went to Han
nibal Tuesday to spend several
days with friends,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Each one of US should do our
part toward making 1916 the best
year in the history of Monroe City
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30
heDemocrat Wishes All aFappy andProsperousNewYear

SHORT LOCAL STORIES
Being a Lot OF Interesting Item
You Probably Did Not Know.
Miss Lizzie Gottman was
Quincy visitor Tuesday.
M. A. Hornback and daughter.
Mary Lucy, were Hannibal visitors
Tuesday.
Miss Emelie Koblank went to st
Louis Friday for a weeks visit with
her sister
Miss Delola Jones went to Han.
nibal Monday for several days visit
with relatives.
Harry Norman, of st. Louis spent |
Christmas with his mother, Mrs. |
Mary Norman.
C. H. Philpott and wife, of Kansas
City have been visiting her mother
Mrs. Dee Gentry.
w. H Robey and wife. of Perry
spent Christmas with his mother,
Mrs. Lucy Robey.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGlasson. of
Quincy have been guest of his sis
ter. Mrs. Anna Lee.
DR.. E j. Hume, wife and son, IF
White Hall. ILL.,. spent Christmas
with relatives here.
Miss Manona Sherman went to
Hannibal Monday for weeks visit
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Ruby Griffith, of Bowling
Green. was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Griffith from Wednesday
to Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. E. Earhart, of
Woodland, who were the guests of
MIR. and Mrs. John Willis returned
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs C. F. Paulsen and
Miss Babe Huebsch. were the guests
of their brother Vincent Huebsch
and wife at Hannibal Tuesday.
R. F. Armstrong and family, of
F'illey, Neb., Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Nc
Murray, of Curron, ILL.,, have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Shank.
John Jayne and family. William
Shannon and wife, Harold Jayne
and wife, of Hannibal spent Satur-
day and Sunday with A. S. Jayne
and wife.
Mrs. George Sidner and daughter.
Virginia, of Hannibal. who were
the guests of relatives and frien DIS
here several days last week returned
home Monday.
L. j. Stockwell, of East St. Louis.
ILL.,, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his family who have been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
Sharp, for several weeks
Those wishing for white Christ
mas must have been pleased with
the heavy snow fall the Oath and
they say the thermometer reached
zero Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10y Greene and Mr..
and Mrs. Cess Greene. of Shelbina,
were in this city Tuesday enroute to
StOutsville for several days visit
s.,;kh kha;u a;eta. Mra 4 aoIio Diko
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Havener and little
son went to Quincy Friday fol
several days visit with friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-12-30

Mrs. Ella Gosney and sister, Mrs
Rathburn spent Christmas with
friends near Leonard.
The Washington times., 1915-08-28

II you 60 back to the beginning
you've got long way to go. Prob
ably you'd find the first record OF him
In some previous existence about 500
B. c. Some former body certainly
gave his shade heap of experience
because he's sure got an edge on most
of us when It comes to locomotion.
He started In on q mule. Being a
Tennessee mule. that mule had arris-
tic temperament. and only worked on
Thursdays and holidays. It's the only
thing on record that refused to move
pronto when Sam 50 decided. Sam
tried to coax her. She didn't coax. SO
Sam got a crow bar. and-well, that
mule hasn't felt right since then. and
then" was when Sam was nine years
old.
When he was eleven he began taking
the Scientific American. 1t became his
Bible. At night when he went to bed
1t was tucked under his pillow. He
mystifed the kids in Jonesville with his
gliders. You got on the roof Of the
woodshed and sat on a little trapeze
which hung between the wings. Sam
got hold Of the rope attached to the
glider, and when he pulled II the wings
opened and you went up In the air.
You stayed up. too, as long as Sam
kept on running and Sam could run
couple.
When he got old enough he plagued
his father until the latter consented tc
let him come to Washington and he
Immediately got a Job in the shops Of
the Navy Yard. going to manus'
training school at night.
In 1898, together with Prof. A. p.
Gardner and Henry Thompson. he
built two-cylinder automobile. turn
ing out every part OF this pioneer cal
in the workshop Of the manual train
Ing school.
He continued in the gun shops OF
the Navy Yard until 1908. wnen J..
| went 10 the National Electric Supply
Company to look after important wo-i
organ,Xed the Luttrell Company. hav
inV agency for Packard. Buick. Loco
noujie. and Babcock Electric. WIZ
the development OF the industry. how
| ever. not being able to hand'e then
all to his cwn satisfaction. he ga.'
| up the asst two and retained only th'
Buick and ackard.
Finally when the two manufactni er'
at rivalry with each other for hi
| services in the agency field--put !:
UP to him to choose one of tn" cars
he selected the Packard. and the re
Irarkable WORK he has done with tst
car in Washington needs no CONNIE N
Discussing himself is one of the few
things he can't do. He isn't interested
in himself-he's interested in knowing
what the other fellow is doing.
AS a Northumberland merely In au
| tomobiles--because he has built aero
planes. l2-inch guns. motorcycles, mo
tors. and a score Of lesser contrivances-
he comes into the honor class, He ad
| mits IL somehow as though he wer'
ashamed Of II because when 1t comes t
footing his own horn he's shortwinded
In his time he has held about ever.
| sort Of record for automobile drivinl
that the most ardent motorist. profes
sional or amateur. covets, and he cal
get more out Of a car than most manu-
| facturers can put into 1t. Samuel Lutt
and his laurels. He's earned em abso
doggone-lutely.
The Washington times., 1915-08-28
CADILLAC DAY IS
FEATURE OF TOUR

In setting aside Friday, August 20. as
Cadillac. day. officials of the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco
conferred an unprecedented honor
upon motor car. That the action met
with popular approval is shown by the
fact that no less than 800 cars lined up
for the motor parade that was feature
Of the day. Thousands of persons wit.
messed the unveiling Of the 1916 model
Of the eight-cylinder type. and other
thousands were unable to get near
enough to see the ceremony.
The intense interest In the day which
was shown all over California crystal
lized in almost innumerable tours from
The majority of the touring parties
made their trips In Cadillac cars, but
all motorists were invited to participate.
All the machines from southern Cali
fornia met In Los Angeles. whence two
sections travelled north. One took the
cars at almost every town. The other
section was routed up the San Joaquin
valley and grew In numbers as 1t near
ed San Francisco. Sacramento and
tourists from the Sacramento valley,
and there were smaller tours from all
sections and all directions.
When the cars were finally lined up
for the parade through the city to the
exposition and through the grounds.
there were more than 800 assembled.
Once inside the grounds. the Cadillac
ceremonies and amusements became the
center Of attraction for all within the
gates. The result was that. while thou
sands saw the ceremony Of unveiling the
new models. there were other thousands
who could not get inside the transpor-
tation building. Before the unveiling.
the exposition officials presented the
medal Of honor awarded to the Cadillac.
and acceptance was made by Don Lee.
the cars representative In California.
The Washington times., 1915-08-28
70 MOTORS ENTERED
FOR LABOR DAY RACE
Drivers Of Repute Are In List
For Speed Event At Benning
Track.

The automobile races to be held on
Labor Day under the auspices OF the
American Automobile Racing Associa-
tion at Benning race track. bid fair to
be the most interesting speed event
ever held in this vicinity More than
twenty drivers of repute have entered
the lists, and all types OF cars, for
eign as we'll as American machines.
ranging from IL to 120-horsepower. Will
be seen In action.
For the past month local owners OF
fast cars have been preparing them
for the meet and the crowd will have
plenty Of "tbriilers" from start to
finish.
Novelty Features.
washingtonians will have their nrst
glimpse Of the little fellows. Argo.
Trumbull. and Saxon. In race be-
tween these three. and although they
have not the bulk and power OF some
Of the big cars, without doubt they
will call from the audience an equal
share Of the plaudits.
Novelty features Of the program VIII
be a gentlemen's roadster race. and
touring car race. Cars eligible for this
event are all standard stock roadsters
and touring cars with fun equipment.
There are medium-sized car events
and events for the heavier. high-pow-
cred cars. q free. for-all race and an
Australian pursuit race.
Many entrants are well known In
local motordom. and each will have his
quota of admirers and rooters.
The meet will be cooperative. in that
the money realized from 1t over imme.
diate expenses will be- proportioned
among contesting cars. losers a. we'll
as winners, with the result that own
ers and drivers Of the racing cars may
realize something to repay them for
chimes.
The Washington times., 1915-08-28
new GLOBE SOLVES
PROBLEM OF GLARE"

The problem Of motorists travelling at
night, due to glare" from either their
own lamps or those OF approaching
cars. has been solved. says Lewis Car
roll. Mr.. Carroll announcing that the
Carroll Electric Company will be the
local agent for No Glare"-as the
lamps are called-stated that he had
been searching for a solution OF this
trouble for some time. but until now
had been unsuccessful
The globe is not unlike the ordinary
type in shape. but differs constructively
in that the glass Is frosted. eliminating
direct view of the filament-which Is of
tungsten steel instead Of carbon-and in
steam OF vacuum within the globe. nitro
gen gas has been used. The nitrogen
gas enhances the power OF the light
within the globe. SO that the diffusion
of the rays by the frosted surface
par with direct light of ordinary
automobile lamps.
The globe is made to Withstand rough
riding over the worst roads. and Is
Its strength lies IN it's flexibility. the
fiiament being so made that vibration
does not hamper It's efficiency.
Unquestionably 1t VIII prove popular
has experienced the annoyance and In
many cases the dangers Of being COM
| PEELED to dim or turn OFF his heads
when approaching a turn in the road
because OF consideration foS another cal
| coming toward him. Not infrequentl!
| serious accidents have resulted from
| this glare. and very often it is the faull
of neither driver.
OF course motoring has its share o
selfish people who refuse 10 dim" fol-
cars they meet at night. but 1t seem,
| safe to say that the great majority o.
those who own cars will welcome thii
| innovation with open arms.
The Washington times., 1915-08-28
Action Started to Free
Pennsy of Road Burden

YORK. Pa, Aug. os.-An active cam
paign has been started by the citizens
Of York Columbia. and Lancaster coun-
ties to do away with the toll! charges
now In effect on that part Of the HIn-
coin Highway crossing their respective
borders.
Pennsylvania Is the only State that
charges tho Lincoln Highway tourist
anything for use of the highway. but
this Is due to the fact that the toll
roads are Of long standing, and not to
the liking of the people of today for the
systems. 1t is now a question OF ways
and means In disposing Of the tolls sys-
tenn and the sooner II is done the better
for the good people along this section of
the highway.
A Free Highway League has been or
ganized and II Is doing its best to
set the matter before the proper au-
thorities. stir up interest. and get ac-
ton. A petition Is to be laid before the
public utilities commission. the State
highways commissioner will aid. and
Governor Brumbaugh will be asked to
lend his support. Pennsylvania has ap.
propriated $250.0oc for the abolishment
Of toll roads. and those on the Lincoln
Highway should certainly be the first tc
receive attention.
The Washington times., 1915-08-28
ATH0GIBNEWS
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JSlRlcT.f@1ilSIA

Under the adminstrp ton of Secretary
of the Interior Lane. the department
has increased the pleasure of automo-
bile touring by opening the Yellow
stone National Park to motor cars
and by rebuilding the Tioga road
which gives a direct entrance to Yo-
semitic Park from the east.
Col. Lloyd M. Brett, in charge Of the
military post and superintendent of
the Yellowstone NATIONAL Park, has
supplied Chairman David G. Joyce. OF
the touring bureau of the American
Automobile Association. the follow
ing information regarding the OPEN
ing of Yellowstone Park:
Heavy rains throughout the West
made the roads approaching and In
the park. heavy and difficult. yet fifty
automobiles with III tourists entered
the park when it was opened to them
on the first day of August.
THE first ten days Of travel by en-
trance is as follows:
West. North. East. South. Total
f.r: e.r:on. i;':::: 49,: 81 ~ SO 80 9 ! ,.is
This shows the western entrance to
be the favorite. as It has been for the
horse-drawn tourist travel.
mo accident has marred this radical
departure in touring the park. and the
schedules work perfectly. although
travel is the heaviest in the history
Of the park. 1t has been found possible
to permit a few additional trips and q
certain amount of night travel to those
whose time Is so limited that, without
this liberty, they would have to give
up the park tour.
Il desire to emphatically state tina,
this important change in the method Of
seeing the wonders and magnificent
scenery Of the park has been made com
paratively easy for US by the Cheerful
and ready compliance with the regula
tions and schedules on the part Of tn,
automobile tourists. They have no
| only met us half way, but have beer
most careful OF freight and other team!
which cannot travel on a schedule tina
| will avoid the automobiles.
The Yosemite National Park. west o
| San Francisco and near tho Nevad
| State line. has been open to automobil
| tourists for some time, but motor car
from the East have heretofore beel
| obliged to make a wide detour well int
California and then double back to tn
park.
Approaching the needs Of an entranc
route direct from the East, Stephen 7
| Mather. assistant to the Secretary o
the Interior. early this year com
menced work that has brought the oil
into use. thus giving a direct entranc
from the east that saves a long. round
about trip.
The Washington times., 1915-08-28
Pacific Motor Classic
At Los Angeles Nov. &c

Los ANGELES. Ang. S.-The auto
mobile classic of the Pacific coast. the
Sorona road race. will be held Novem-
ber 20. according to announcement to-
day by the Citrus Belt Racing Associa-
ton.
The course will be placed in the best
OF condition for the SOo-mile event. that
last year permitted an average speed of
s70s miles an hour by Eddie Pullen.
the winner. This speed broke world S
record.
George r. Bentel. of Los Angeles. is
credited with the first entry. and has
announced that Eddie Pullen will drive
one OF the cars.
The $4,000 in drivers purses has been
raised. and most of the big drivers of
the country are expected TO enter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

Mrs. J. G. Atz and children, Of Os-
ceola, came Tuesday to visit few
days in this city at the home of her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Waight.
She was accompanied to Leon, by her
sisters, Mrs. F. E. French and Miss
Eula Waight, of st. Joe, Mo-, who
had been visiting at the Atz home in
OsceOla.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

Mrs. w. F. Smith, of Keokuk, and
Mrs. John Funk, of Shenandoah, who
were here attending the funeral of
Mrs. Funk's mother, Mrs. Mary Davis,
accompanied Mrs. Funk's sister, Mrs.
Henry Standifer to her home at Da-
Wis City Saturday evening to visit a
few days. Mrs. Smith is a grand
daughter of Mrs. Davis
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Frazier, Of
Davis City, accompanied by Mrs.
Frazier's mother, Mrs. w. T. Cart
wright, returned home Thursday ev-
ening on the train. They had spent
the day at the home of George Cart
wright, near High Point, making the
trip in their car, but had to leave it
in this city on account of the rain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27

briekbounded quasmre in getting TO and from. the city.
petition has beer made for mandatory Injunction
compelling the dgent prosecution OF the work or the
Locust Avenue improvements and restraining the Coun.
" Court from selling the issue OF good roads
bonds recently authorized Tho order wanted in case
the work or Loucust Avenue is not pushed along at
rapid pace hearing on the case has been set for to.
morrow morning.
The whole story OF the Locust Avenue trouble accord
ing to many is scheme the part Of some politicians
to force the Locust Avenue citizens into voting for a
half million dollar bond issue next spring for bridge
the MononGahela river II thoEe who are plan.
ming thir little bundle Of diplomacy think that Locust
Avenue citizens going 10 fall for any such under.
hand work, they entitled &c one more large think,
free OF charge.
Locust Avenue has been made the goat on i'm.
OF the citizens OF that district from now on Locust
Avenue is going to get Just share of the improvements
which her citizens helped pay for and voted bonds for
before is from that section for additional
improvements and additional bonds Practically all the
spent, and What has not been spent there is place
for.
Locust Avenue has received practically no benefits
from bond issues. The approach 10 improve.
along Locust Avenue the fact that the
piled the sidewalks high with bricks dug up
sections OF the Streets ruined the street service and
then quit the Job and went off to parts unknown II
there are any who believe that the Eighth ward will
get behind another bond issue work for civic
improvement until they have had full assurance that
Locust Avenue be properly cared for they are mil.
TAKEN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
SCHOOLS
Hold BIG PARADE
1,2co People in Line of
March in Demonstration
on the East Side.

approximately 1900 people were in
line yesterday when tho East Side Sab.
bath schools held rally and march.
ed through the streets OF the East Side
carrying banners, flags, etc, giving
splendid demonstration OF the splen.
did work that is being done in this
part of the city.
The parade marked the closing OF
the years work and was a fitting eli.
max 10 splendid achievements.
The parade OF yesterday was the
second one OF this character and IL Is
the plan TO have them annually at the
completion of the years work. II us
planned 10 have the schools OF the
West Side Join next year,
The paraders ranged In years from
the tiny tot, who could barely toddle
along, 10 the aged man and woman,
who had passed the three score and
ten years allotted to men. The pa.
rade was spectacular in the extreme
and was a splendid witness for Christ
Side.
The parade formed on Market street.
iASt NaAlG Tue East HATk union
school and with some 200 in line with
the East Side drum corps leading,
marched TO the Palatine Baptist
church on Columbia street, where the
200 from that school flel into line.
These schools then marched 10 the
Diamond street church and the NJ. p.
church, where some 700 were added.
The line OF march then extended out
Merchant street TO the B. and \. dc.
pot, thence to Market street and TO
the Diamond street church, where a
short union service was held. At
this service addresses were made by
Rev. l.. E. oldakcr. pastor OF the NJ.
T. church; Rev. John G. Brown. pas.
tor of the Baptist church. and Hon.
Harry Shaw.
After the parade was formed. the
Carlow band took its station at its
head and played splendid music for
the occasion.
Preceding the hand the stars and
stripes were conspicuously borne.
Tho parade was splendidly arranged
and executed and did credit to the
schools of the East Side.
Yesterday was rally day In almost
all of the city churches aud each
school had unusually large enroll.
ments and exercises Of an interesting
nature were held.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
A GOOD ELEVEN.

FOOTBALL fans in this section pleased by the
wonderful exhibition OF football that displayed
by the University OF West Virginia at Philadelphia
Saturday, and the result OF that game has lead many
to believe that the Morganown aggregation will make a
great renord this season. and land the state champion
ship While It was evident from tho practice sessions
of the past few weeks that West Virginia be rep
resented the gridiron this fall BY OF the best
eleyens in the history OF the institution there
who thought that the team would be able TO hold up
well 1t did against the big east eleven. Tho
shows that West Virginia is strong and she will give all
her opponents great fight.
Next Saturday Washington and Jefferson will play at
Morgantown and this game will be of the big events
of the football in this part of the state The fact
the Morgantown team played such great game against
Penn and the fact that W. 6 J. made rather sorry
showing against Geneva has added great interest In the
coming battle. There is a possibility that Metzger's
will send the Red and Black down to defeat and
II this should happen It would be great victory for
West Virginia University and would give that nstu.
ton position the football map that would be en-.
viable indeed.
Old W. V. U. has made great start in the 1915 sea-
son. and hero is hoping that the team gets better the
season rolls along and that this may be banner year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
THE DUMBA INCIDENT.

IRON the evidence which has appeared 10 show the
duplicity of the Austrian envoy. Dr.. Dumba; the
United States government hardly be blamed for
firm insistance that he be recalled. Enough has APP
peared prove highhanded attempt break through
neutrality and the of furthering
Austrian interests. In view OF all the attending crcun
stances the gentleman from Austria SHOULD consider
himself fortunate in that he is not before United
States court marital spy. Instead OF that he wants
it to appear that he is leaving country on leave
of absence" OF his votiou, without any compusion
whatever from Washington. The time is ripe, think
for our government It's rights and put stop
to the mpudence OF enemies within its borders. Moth
ing short OF an absolute recall of Dumba by Austria
should be satisfactory II the delay in bringing about the
recall is found be due unwillingness the part
OF the Austrian government to meet our demands
further steps should be rcsored to uphold dignity
as nation While war would scarcely be involved, and
we would deplore it if 1t were the central powers of
Europe, and Austria in particular just now, should be
given understand that, with all desire for peace
weary OF insult and resent in the future
by more than an exchange OF notes.