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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-16

Mrs. j. H. Clapper. bf Stoutsville,
has been visiting her son j. S,
Starrett and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-16

Norbert Hays, of Hannibal, was
Monroe visitor Wednesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-16

Mrs. Homer Hamilton and child
ren, of Lakenan. were the guests of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. R
CarricO the first of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-16

Mrs. Victor Reid and baby. of
Corethersville. who have been visit
ing here were the guests of relatives
in Shelbina last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-16

Mrs. Charley Dempsey. of Shelby
vile who has been visiting her
parents, j. R. Carrico and wife re-
turned to her home Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-16

Mrs. j. Lasley who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Agnes Reid.
the past week returned to her
daughters in Shelbyville.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-16
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SHORT LOCAL STORIES
Being a Lot of Interesting Items
You Probably Did Not Know.
Miss Edna NoIen was Hannibal
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Manona Shearman spent
last week in Hannibal.
j. Ollie Elliott, of Perry was here
the first OF the week.
Mrs. W. W. Longmire was a
Quincy visitor Tuesday.
George Saunders, of Lakenan,
was a Monroe visitor Monday.
Walter Dierks left Saturday for
Aimes Iowa, where he is attending
school.
Mrs. j. c. Johnson went to- Chilli
cothe for a visit with E. T. Johnson
and family.
Miss Rachael Quick went to
Palmyra Monday where she will
attend High school.
Mrs. A. X. Rutledee went to
Shelbina Tuesday to spend several
days with her sister.
J. P. Noel. of Kansas City, is the
guest of his parents, B. G. Noel and
wife south OF this city.
Mrs. John Cox and Mrs. Paul Cox
and baby were the guests of relatives
in Palmyra Tuesday.
Charles Yates went to Quincy
Monday where he will attend school
at St. Frances College
Mr.. Harry Saunders and little
daughter Virginia. of Lakenan.
spent Sunday in this city.
Mrs. E. j. Hubbard returned the
first of the week from a weeks visit
with relatives in Shelbina.
Raymond Lewis and Loid Great
house left Sunday for Columbia
where they will attend school.
| Miss Virginia NoIen went to
Rensselaer, Monday to resume her
work as teacher at that place.
Miss Hattie Goodnight, of
Palmyra, is the guest of her uncle,
P. N Jones and family this week.
Mrs. J. F. Renshaw left Monday
for Farber from where she will 60
to Hunter. Okla. for a visit with
her brother.
Mrs. Victor Reid and baby. of
Corethersville. who have been visit
ing here were the guests of relatives
in Shelbina last week.
Mrs. j. Lasley who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Agnes Reid.
the past week returned to her
daughters in Shelbyville.
Mrs Charley Dempsey. of Shelby
vile who has been visiting her
parents, j. R. Carrico and wife re-
turned to her home Tuesday.
Mrs. Homer Hamilton and child
ren, of Lakenan. were the guests of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. R.
Carrico the first of the week.
Miss Margaret Dorsey, of Colum-
bia, who has been visiting at the
home of i G. Fuoua returned to
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-16
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.


Norbert Hays, of Hannibal, was
Monroe visitor Wednesday.
D. B. Curtis, of Columbia, was
the quest of a friend here yesterday.
Mrs. Carl Garner. of Quincy, is
the guest of relatives near this city
Lewis Yates, wife and baby, of
near Florida were in this city Mon
day.
John Hornback let Tuesday for
Columbia where he will attend the
University.
Miss Letissa Lanham went to
Perry Wednesday fora weeks visit
with her brother.
Mrs. j. H. Clapper. bf Stoutsville,
has been visiting her son j. S.
Starrett and family.
Miss Rebecca Megown has gone
to Kirksville where she will attend
the State Normal. a
Mrs. Will Lister and daug hter.
Miss Aileen. of HunneWell, were
Monroe visitors yesterday.
Miss Ella Watts. OF Huntington,
who has been visiting her brother
returned home Wednesday.
Miss Loyette Watson left Tuesday
night for Chetopa Kansas. for a
two weeks visit with relatives.
DR.. w. D. Pipkin reports the ar
rival of a son at the home of John
Foster. Says the whole family is
doing well. Il
be. Harold Noel, of Kansas 0ity. re-
turned to his home Tuesday after a
two weeks visit with his parents B.
G. Noel and wife.
Found-Two pair trousers on
road southeast of town. Owner may
have same by describing same and
paying for this local.
Uncle Billy" Foreman spent the
last of the week IN Palmyra, attend
ing the fair and visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Young.
Typewriter For Sale Large size,
15.inch bar Oliver typewriter in
good condition. Used but little
Apply at Democrat.
Mrs. j. P. Dooley and Mrs. A. G.
Jordan. of Stoutsville, were called
here Wednesday by the death Of
their aunt Mrs. Roberts.
Misses Marparet Lillis and Nellie
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
LIST OF PATENTS.

List of patents issued from the l.. s. Patent Office, Tuesday, August 24, 1915, for the state of Connecticut, furnished us from the office of Sey- mour &, Earle, solicitors of patents, 129 Church street, New Haven, Conn.
 r. c. Blanchard and F. B. Crockcr, Bridgeport, safety valve.
 Lewis A. Curtis, Hartford railway tic.
 Joseph K. Davis, Waterbury. draft deflector for lamp-burners.
 John Krehbie, pile fabric and mak- ing the same, Bridgeport.
 Louis C. Krummel, Clinton, mul- tiple double-seamer.
 Lewis H. Nash, South Norwalk, Wa ter-meter.
 stuart W. Parsons New Britain, door-hCldcr.
 Asmus Fhlippscn, Bridgeport, dis pcnsinG apparatus
 Clarence D. Platt, Bridgeport, at tachmcnt-plug. lcvcl;ng stand and base.
 William E. Sparks, New Haven, lock-
 William E. Sparks, New Haven bench plane.
 Andrew J. Victory, Broad Brook, projectic.
 Joseph P. Gadle, Norwich, design for combined watcr-glass and cream glass holder.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27

director in fifty large corporations, and one of the Wea1thiest and most influential citizens of the entire New England states. MT. Peck, president of this new mammoth film organi- zation, has been ably seconded by FL wood r. Bostwick, chief executive and managing director of the Eastern Film studios MT. Bostwck is a man of many years broad theatrical eX- perience as stage producer and mana ger with three of the largest and most important theatrical interests in the country, namely, Klaw & Err langer, Shuberts and William A. Brady. He is widely and popularly known among stage and screen folks and his name has been associated with some of the biggest successes of the silent drama and the legitimate stage. Coupled with these attain ments, MT. Bostwick is possessed of keen business perceptioI and high executive capability, and to him is due the complete and perfect organ ization of the Eastern Film Corpora tion and it's many departments.
 Benjamin l.. Cook, vice president is resident manager of Hornblower & Weeks, the world famous firm of bankers and brokers, and is well and favorably known in financial circles throughout the country.
 Quality the Object, Says Bostwick.
 In an interview MT. Bostwick gave out the following facts regarding the Eastern Film Corporation and it's contemplated production activities:
 ''In the organization of this new film company for the production of comedies and dramas, we have had but one aim and ambition and it is summed up in the word quality. We have spent thousands of dollars in the purchasing of light comedy vehicles and feature dramas for screen DOT trayal. We have spent months of most minute care in the selection or our directors and stock players, al ways with an eye to quality, and nave chosen with infinite trouble and time the highest class motion picture pho- tographers in the field to film these stories.
 'The finest and most modern stu- dios and laboratory have been built to further and assist this idea Of quality productions and I think l am Justified in saying that our facilities stand today superior to any film plant in the country. From it's very 1ncep- tlon the motto hung up by the East ern Film Corporation has been sym bolized in the word quality. Up to date, while we have completed forty eight productions, but fifteen of these have been picked by us as meeting the mark We have set for them and while the pictures discarded were of more than ordinary merit and class, they did not pass the stern quality test to which all of our films arc subjected upon the screen by com
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
THROWN FROM WAGON.

Thomas Fennan of 347 Park street, sustained a painful injury to his leg yesterday near Unionville, when an unknown autost collded with a dump cart on which he was riding, throwing him to the ground, Fennian, who is a teamster for George Herman. was in his way home to this city when the accident occurred The autoist drove away without ascertaining the nature Of Fennian's injuries. On his arrival home in the evening Fennian sent a friend out to telephone for pr. Fox, who attended him and the latter also. informed police headquarters Of the accident.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
LOREN CAUSE ANXIETY.

children of Mrs. Paole of 52 street, gave their mother a. fright yesterday and for a time
 s in a highly excited state of It happened in this manner. Nv. Hunt of 80 Ann street, Hart las driving past Center street on lain street, his machine collided little girl, knocking her down. Ed Officer Wagner, who was |y, went to her assistance and Investigating the case Mrs. Fushed up to him and informed lat her boy was missing from Great was her sorrow when lowered that the girl struck by Eo was her daughter. It was that the girl had fortunately h injury and when the boy was a short time later the joy of |aole knew no bounds.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
Mems
Den born to MT. and Mrs. e1 of Beaver street. Feek at Besse Leland's-


 Mrs. Albert Supernaut of
 rect area receiving congrat-
 n the birth of a son.
 $ soc Silk Hose 3Sc, special
 Le land 's-advt.
 Charles R. Seltzer Jr., who ens dangerously ill, is reported mproved.
 alogue of each tree in the city, 1ng its location, specie, etc., Eprepared by the forestry com
 A meeting of the commis- ks held last night.
 Kelly McCabe today trans land on Chestnut street to and Catherine M. Connolly. feturn of the marriage license city clerk shows that Mathew of this city and Sarah Hayes n Manchester were married by J. McGuirk in South Man on JulyA13.
 hm Rfckert of Wallace street d home last evening from the Where he was operated on. an's 50c Silk Hose 33c, special e-Leland 's-advt.
 St. Anne society of St. Peters nTet yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Bardeck and Mrs. Jacob Baum were appointed a committee nge for a calico social next eipals pay rolls. for the past ere as, follows: Street depart 1, 249.51; sewer department, subway department, $431.67; fepartment. $577.61. Title and Realty Development y has applied to Building In- Rutherford for permission to Wo one-family houses on City at a cost of $3,000 each. J. J. has applied for permission to small addition to his block corner of Elm and, East Main ht an expense of s250. hin Week at Besse Leland's- md Mrs. Charles Go1dburg and ers, Grace and Sarah, have re- from a six weeks tour D New York and Pennsylvania B at Sharon Springs, Troy, Al. New York city and Phiadel-
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
HARDWARE LEAGUE FINALS
Deciding Games to Re Played TCmOr-
 TOW at Walnut Hill Park.

Tomorrow afternoon at Walnut Hill Park the final games in the Hardware baseball schedule will he run off. At o'clock the Tigers and Pirates clash and 4 o'clock the final game between Rangers and Golfers. Much interest is being taken in the latter game because if the Rangers beat the Golfers. then the Pirates and Golfers will be tied again and q play-off will be necessary. League standing is as follows:
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
IURTIN BLOCK IS SOLD.

J. Byrnes and Daniel B. ! two members of the Park |Cafe Company, Inc, have pur- the block on Park street owned hes M. Curtin, who recently dis |of his cafe to the company ! le is subject to a lease to A. C. kr of a store at 348 Park street Eerm of ten years at a rental of ESper annum. The sale carries proviso that if a license is re- the rental shall be $75 monthly. Foperty shas an estimate value of D.. ,st Y -.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
petent and specially selected board of

petent and specially selected board of film critics.
 "Witlin the next two weeks we will announce the distribution med iums through which the productions of the Eastern Film Corporation will reach the exhibitor and I believe firmly that the first public showing of our productions will place he Eastern Film Corporation in the foremost ranks of high-class film makers.
 Tt is our intention to inaugurate an extensive and countrywide public ity and advertising campaign which will make the brand names of our productions equally well known to the exhibitor and public as a world famous entertainment commodity"
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
HIGH COST OF DUCK.

All price records for duck were shattered in Newington last night when Fred Miller of this city dis covered tho cost to be $39 per each. Miller was arrested by Constable Packus Tuesday night for shooting a wild duck near the railroad bridge at Elm hill and Grand Juror A. B. Johnson fined him $1O and costs last night. The fine and costs amounted to $39.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
VIKING CLUE OUTING.

Arrangements have been completed iy the Viking Athletic club, for an outing at Cold Spring on Sunday. The party will leave the local railroad station at .7:3S o'clock for Berlin. It is expected that at least l25 will take the trip. The following committee has charge of the affair: Frank Ohlson. Malcolm F7Ckstrand, Gunnar Carlson Walter Nelson and EnOCh Johnson.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-27
WORLD ASSURED OF
 SUPPLY OF LAUGHS
Bunny With Concern Of Unlimited
 Capital and Screen Stars

Associated with. George E. Bunny
 Eastern Film Corporation at Provi-
 dence, R. l., are some of the cleverest
 motion picture actors and actresses
 in America-and that means the
 Corporation is among the new en-
 trants into the field it promises to be-
 come the equal if not the peer of the
 many companies now engaged in pro-
 viding screen entertainment for
 movie mad millions. In signing
 JOBDm BWmny, the company completed
 d Gnl24s1er stroke. The name Bunny Rs sg-m@rnTmn@GGs with joy. To think of i it inn coqnmect1on with motion pictures is ueD lazy tIhe foundation for a laugh. AS tlhe present head of the house of, BumlaEY. George F.. of this city will no d@WIbt lanGaDnta8m that high standard estaFDliEs3heGl by bis famous brother JObHms wlhoD &FGr-2aSsed all other mirth- provoking Sscr1eeG1 stars. Little "Jack'' ! Bunny bs a YOWngster of unusual abil- ity as am actor and in colla boratiOn with his Daddy Is expected to help carry the burden Of the house on his youthful shoulders
 Concern Has Mammoth Plant. With practically unlimited capital, 1 the Eastern Film Corporation is even | now enjoying a 'place in the sum- ] although it's productions have yet to make their appearance.' With studios l laboratory and offices covering an | area larger than any plant in the l country, with facilities of the finest kind for the production of high class 1 screen plays; with roster of inter- l national stage and screen faVorites in 1 its stock company, the Corporation is 1 sponsored by the unlimited capital, brains and shrewd business percep- ton of Frederick $. Peck, vice presi- 1 dent of the National Exchange bank l of Providence, chairman of the fi- nance committee of Rhode Island, a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-25
British Gold Will OutlaSt
German nArn1S-McKennd
Kaisers will to Win" Can't Replace Dead and Manned
Soldiers-British Chancellor of Exchequer Sees
Bankruptcy Near for Germany
Bv ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
By ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
(By Cable to The Tribune }

London ID. Rockefeller piker compared with
Reginald McKenna Exchequer Where Mr. Rockefe
the superatves and the biggest is
him He is the biggest banker in the biggest war
history the biggest budget in the worlds biggest
the ability workers whose incomes reckoned in
shing has been able to heap the taxes
and still universal applause from rich and poor alike
half century mark, Mr. Mckenna has travelled
his activities have found play in fields Twenty
years ago Parliament Ten later found him
acting Secretary Treasury Then short period
as President of the Board of Education
SPONSOR THE GRAND FLEET
First Lord of the Admiralty from 1908 to l9 'n'
he his really great work
Fisher Mr. McKenna laid the plans for Btains present
great navy given command Of the high and made
the Allies fight waiting while Germany energy
being slowly but surely exhausted - -.
After he Admiralty Mr. McKenna Home Secretary w
the formation coalition government when ne uccee' ~
George in his present position. g.. .,o
The has been known fighter ana s'' ~ -
time he winning Cambridge eight for the ura @
and Stewards cups 1887 right down to the present y
bis consented 10 give
his first interview to newspaper reporter ne ~
turned from of Commons where IN repV LEI
ter's questions had stated that roughly esi i soo
tho british Empire was s33OO00OOooO and the yearly income "o
OOO0OOOOO ..,,r .La
~ utev convinced victory for the Allies assured was
The instant reply There no question Oh 'ne ~ ps ~
he gave it with such force anu e"p WV " -
up his statement =, r.. n..:-,.
wanted his the financial outlook from Great ban stand
t but before going details he had word for Brans Allies
admires the efforts made by
this well smaller
Allies said the The sacrifices conspicuous and in
which imposed Germany and
Turkey" ,
an war of this one' Mr. MKnna began the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-25

There is q defective baby dying ot
the Babies Hospital, Fifty-ffth Street
and Lexington Avenue. It's parents
wish it TO die. Two physicians, both
specialists, disagree as 70 what should
be done.
One says: "An operation should be
performed at once to cave the child's
life. 1t has one in three chances OF
recovering. II it recovers It may live
20 old age"
Says the otner: "The child cannot be
operated on for four or five months.
To operate or it now would be fatal"
The baby is Margaret Mary Roberts
and was born at o'clock Tuesday
right at 159 East Seventy-second
Street DR.. julius Goldsmith, who was
attending the mother, realized he had
a serious case, and called In DR..
Maurice Rosenberc, a specialist in
obstetrics. Here is DR.. Rosenberg
story as he told it last night at his
home, 1887 Seventh Avenue:
"The baby was born at o'clock.
Her father, Joseph +. Roberts, is a
very healthy man, and her mother is
also healthy. They have two other
children, both healthy specimens. The
child was born still. There was just
the faintest spark OF life in it. / saw
IL, nfn nh 2
It's brain was normal. A physicians
duty is to safeguard life and TO pre-
serve it. 1t is not for him to say:
This child, because ii is defective,
should die | worked over it and
brought it around
"The parents and Mrs. Roberts's
mother, Mrs. Margaret Branely,
thought I had done wrong in restoring
the child to life The three agreed
that no operation should be done.
They thought that nature should be
allowed to repair its blunder, as in
the Bollinger case in Chicago.
II told them this was wrong. |
told them that the best thing to do
was to operate on the child. | told
them that. although the baby was de-
formed-it had dubbed feet as well
as a deformed spine otherwise it was
as pretty as child could be. It's
brain is normal. But they begged and
pleaded with me to let the child die
81 rushed the child to the Babies
Hospital, Dr.. Goldsmith agreeing with
me that an operation should be per-
formed. This afternoon word was sent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-25

Deformed Baby Girl Dying;
Parents Forbade an Operation
Child Born on East Side Brings Chicago Case Home tc
City - Doctors Disagree Course
Coroners Demand She Be Saved

lie from the hospital, Just as was
about to operate. that no operation
was to be performed Immediately"
DR.. l.. Emmet Holt, a noted chill
dren's specialist, was called in by the
hospital authorities to determine what
should be done. After examining the
infant Dr. Holt said to the reporters
who were waiting TO see him:
81 have examined the Roberts baby
The case is not an extraordinary one.
II is suffering from spinal biflda. In
one year we had thirteen such cases;
in another. eleven. In great majority
of the cases operations were performed
and most Of the infants died. Those
who lived, later got water on the brain.
There can be no operation on the baby
for four or five months yet. To oper-
ate now would mean its death from
shock. This is in no way comparable
to the Bollinger case in Chicago. where,
in addition to physical deformit% the
child was mentally defective
The parents of the child suffered a
change of heart after the infant was
removed TO the hospital. Yesterday
the father, who is janitor of the house
whore he lives, said
"If the baby can be saved by an
operation, and the surgeons want to
operate, they may. 1t is entirely III
their hands now. But if the child is
to grow up cripple, l would sooner
see it dead. I still think the best thing
DR.. Rosenberg could have done would
have been to let the child die when it
was born"
DR.. Israel J.. Feinberg, president OF
the Board of Coroners, said that if the
child could be saved by an immediate
operation one should be performed.
''No man, woman or group Of men, or
any cult. has the right to say whether
or not a defective child shall be per-
mitted to live" said Dr.. Feinberg.
DR.. P. d. Riordan, another member
of the Board of Coroners, was of the
same opinion.
"Who knows what latent genius
there. may be in that little girls mind,
or in the brain of any other physically
defective infant?" said DR.. Riordan.
at is not for physicians to say whether
a child should die. 1t is for them to
do all they can to see that it lives"
Both coroners said that in the event
of the child's death they would order
an investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-25
DISILLUSIONED AT IL,
SHE KILLS HERSELF
Taunts of SchOolmates Lead
Chicago Child to Suicide.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.l


Chicago, Nov. 24.-Ruth Camilla
Fisher knew a country wherein her
beauty was specie OF the realm. II was
bounded by the ninth and twelfth birth
days. It's inhabitants consisted OF
Fritz, an adoring dachshund; Papa,
who was member of the school board
and a great man, and innumerable gruf
little boys, who, ostensibly ignorant of
her observation, spat through vacant
front teeth and turned gorgeous SOM
ersaults for her admiration. She was
happy and the jealous green complex
ion of the feminine part Of her world
bothered her not at all.
And unsuspectingly Ruth came sing
ine across the borders of her ain coun-
tree to the alien land Of knowledge and
disillusionment. Though she knew she
came from God, it was gradually borne
upon her that her sirl-mother wandered
a little way on the path of the Magda-
lenes.
Ruth was All interloper who had not
Gospel sanction in the world-no vis-
ible parents other than foster father
and roster motner. IerleCtiy respect
able little girls began TO inform her
so with self-righteous airs and with
the expertness of surgeons 10 dissect
her from the social scheme that gov
erns "pussy-wants-a-corn with the
same iron rule that in later life deter
mines who shall be asked TO play bridge
and who shall be tutlawed.
"Your parents aren't your own!' was
the taunt that Ruth heard from play
mates. Some of the little girls added
the poison Of sympathy to the informa-
ton. And Ruth Camilla Fisher, at
twelve, found herself a stranger in a
strange land.
Ruth extradited herself last night
with revolver shot in the temple. In
the yard back OF her foster parents
home, at 5319 West Twenty-ffth Street,
with one arm around the loyal Fitz, she
had put the revolver 10 her head and
had pressed the trigger.
None Of the school children who made
Ruths life too great a burden will be
permitted 10 attend the funeral to-
morrow.