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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-21
ELKS WILL PLAY
SANTA CLAUS TO
POOR ON XMAS
Basket of Food and Candies
Will Be Given to Every
Needy Family.
so BASKETS GIVEN
TO POOR LAST YEAR
Secretary Dempsey Expects
Lodge TO Spend $500 on
Charity This Year.

Every poor family in Cape Girar-
dean will be made happy this Christ
mas. Tire Elks Club is going to be
the city poor's Santa Claus.
Magnus Dempsey. secretary Of tho
lodge, is now making an effort TO To-
cate every person in the city who is in
need Of something to eat. a basket OF
food viii be presented to every needy
family, either on Christmas Eve OF the
following morning.
Last year about 80 baskets were dis
tributed to various parts Of the city.
Each contained enough food 20 sus-
tain q family for one whole week. This
Christmas the baskets will be filled
with food enough to last through the
holidays.
The Elks' Club Is one Of the several
organizations that dispense charity
each 1ulctide. It's plan Of distribute
ing food IS more thorough than any
other society. Each member Of the
order is supposed to report to Secre-
tary Dempsey the name and address o.
persons they know TO be in neeJ
Names of poor families are also y
ceiv2d from many sources outside q
the Cub and they are As welcome u
hose furnished by q member o. the
lodge.
Secretary Dempsey is now making
the annual Christmas assessment
against the members. Last year more
than $50 was donated. It is expected
that fully 5000 will be provided for
Tho coming visit Of Santa Claus.
Lest year The following article
were given to each family of SIX mon
bers: Thrac pounds of bacon, -
cents worth Of sugar. 30 cents worth
Of beans, II pounds Of corn meel. {:
package Of candy for each child, al
orange for each person, several apples.
:. peck Of potatoes. toys Of various
kinds, flies. tops. balls, dishes AMI
books.
Two wagons ire u-2d to distribute
the Christmas cheer. The night before
Christmas Eve, a committee of FlEs
assemble at the lodge rooms and pr
pare the baskets. Each one is allot-
ted 4 certain quantity Of food. which
is measured out with all of the care
that it would receive from a grocery
store. This is done so that some
families will not receive more than tine
others.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-21

the fact that this newly organized con-
Germ was a local firm and should re-
ceive the support Of all business men
He had a prospectus of the firm read
to show some Of the testimonials lau-
datory Of the superior quality and
ether qualities of the firms products.
Mr.. Leming, a member of the In
dustries Committee, urged the Com
mercial Club to help reorganize the
new concern and try to keep the stock
in town instead of having out-of-tOwn
spectators. He mentioned the fact
that one business man had offered to
buy $4,000 of the stool; of the concern
if necessary to keep the plant in the
Cape.
1t was upon the suggestion of Lem
ing that the motion to appoint a COM
mittee of five to sell stock was
adopted.
Another committee, which will look
into the living conditions of the Citi-
zens of the Cape, and especially the
negro population, will be appointed by
the president of the club.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Representative Bridges offered the
club his services at the next session
of the State Legislature He added
the suggestion that the Commercial
Club, like all similar organizations, in
other cities, adopt slogan to express
the progressiveness of the town. He
suggested that every member of the
club submit slogan and that the best
should be selected by the club at the
next meeting.
A light luncheon, prepared by Chris
Freeman, was served after the meet
ing.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-21
MRS. F. {. KIES,
WIDOW OF LATE
EDITOR, is DEAD
Pioneer Dies in Jackson After
Long Illness of Gallop-
ing Paresis.
HUSBANDS DEMISE
CAUSED HER DECLINE
Funeral is to be Held Sunday
AfternOOn-Twelve Child
rem Survive Her.

Mrs. Theresa kiCs, widow Of the
late Fred T. Kies, pioneer editor and
clergyman. died at her home in Jack
son 1t 2:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon. after an illnessof several months
OF what was called progressive paresis.
Her husband died Dec. 6, last year,
ana sincc then there had been q gradu-
al decline in her health.
Mrs. kies' illness did not become
critical until abou. two weeks ago.
but since then her demise had been
daily expected. H"r family spent the
past week at her bedside.
Although a native of Lintz, Aus
ltia, she had lived IN the United States
for more than three score years, of
which half century was spent in
Jackson. She was born in the old
country on April >, 1916, or II years
ego.
When girl Of 6 years, she came to
the United States with her parents.
Mr.. end Mrs. WINNER, locating at
Jonesboro. III. Later her family NOV
ed to this county. which has since been
her home.
Mrs. Kics was the mother of 70
children. all OF whom survive. They
were: Fred Z. and ]. C. Kics. pub
fishers of the Jackson Volksfreund;
Mrs. Indus Pencil. Mrs. Albert Sen
ders. Misses Mary, Fredericka. Ly'.a
and Louise o. Jackson; Christian anil
William of New Philadelphia. o.. and
Mrs. Theodore Roth of the Cape.
Miss Lydia kieS. who has been
teaching school 81 Charlottesville. has
been with her mother since Thanks
giving day. and Mrs. Roth. wife Of the
Cape Merchant, spent the past two
weeks It her parents bedside.
Mrs. kics WAS one Of the hast-
known women in Cape Girarieau
County She travelled over this section
Of the State with her husband during
the years ne spent in the ministry.
Two years before Mr.. Kies died, the
pioneer couple celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary at their homo N
jackson. l. was ono Of the most clab-
crate affairs Of It's kind ever ceie-
brated in the county seat.
While the funeral arrangements are
not definitely known, it was announced
by members of the family last night
that she probably would bo buried
Sunday afternoon.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-21
SCENT LOAF IS
With Us AGAIN.
HERE TO STAY
Drop in Flour Permits Bakers
to Bake in Their Old
Pans.
NEW PRICES START
TOMORROW MORNING
Bread Has Taken Tumble
Everywhere Over Peace
Talk.

The fve-cent loaf of bread will make
its appearance in the Cape again to-
morrow. This was the announcement
vi Max Wielpuetz, manager of the
bakery on Good Hope street, yester-
day.
The drop in wheat, caused by the ne
gotiations to end the European war.
coupled with the insistcnt demands for
the small loaf, are responsible for the
return of the old schedule.
Flour has dropped considerably
during the past week and there are
reasons to believe that it will still
lower" said Nj. Wielpuetz last ngiht.
when we advanced the price OF bread.
We were Of the opinion, held by the
city bakers, that wheat was going to
be exceedingly scarce, thus adding to
the burdens of the bakers.
The dealers who buy from Us have
not been satisfied with but one size of
bread. They wanted both sizes-the
ten and five cent and in order TO
hold all OF their trade, they said the
would have to buy from the St. Louis
bakers, even though they could not
be supplied with fresh bread.
The drop in -four made it possible
for US to again bake the small loaf.
and We have decided to do so. placing
the first on the market next Monday.
1--WE will give a larger five-cent loaf
than we were baking before We decided
to retail all loaves at ten. cents each.
As the price of -four continues to fall,
we will, of course, enlarge the size of
the loaf, and if -four drops to the price
it formally was, we will reinstate the
original sized nickel loaf.
eve will make all varieties that we
formerly did and each brand viii be
baked in five and ten-cent size"
The action of the Wielpuetz bakery.
It is understood, has been adopted b,
Bauer Brothers. Charles Kaess, the
Good Hope baker, never increased the
price of his bread.
The bakers OF st. Louis two week
ago increased the price of bread in
that city from five to six cents per
loaf, but two days later, they returned
10 the ORIGINAL nricp II ic ca;d +bo+
bakers in all sections of the country,
who rasied the price of bread when
-four reached such abnormal prices,
have since reduced it.
There are about 1000 loaves of bread
in Cape Girardeau every day, more
than half of which are the smaller, or
fve-cent size. Much of this is ship
ped to lower counties with thousands
of cakes, pies and other pastries.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-21

when he attacked the plaintiff. H
-epeated again and again that it was
merely the wrath of the defendant
that overcame him at the remark &C
credited to the plaintiff, and that the
defendant then maliciously attacked
and beat the plaintiff. Weiss had
taken the law in his own hands, and
had violated, not only the rules and
regulations Of human society, but also
the criminal laws, inasmuch as he had
made himself guilty Of an assault
This conduct, the attorney said, ough'
to be punished to the full extent OF
the law.
Each side argued an hour. and after
receiving instructions, the jury re
tired.
Loves, in asking for damages, con-
tended that he had been disabled By
an attack made by Weiss and thai
he had neglected his crop because OF
the injury suffered from the fight. He
was asking for $4,000 actual damages
and $500 punitive damages.
The costs of this case, said to be
more than $500, will be charged
against the defendant.
Only few friends of both the plain
tiff and the defendant were present
when the verdict was reached. TIL
courtroom had been packed to the las
seat throughout the trial.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-21
Had Been III Since His Elec-
ton to the Presidency
For Second Time.
BORN IN POVERTY,
HE MADE A SUCCESS
Lost First Job Because He Spill
ed Varnish in a Chair
Factory.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune,

st. Louis, Dec. William c. Nix
on, president of the Frisco Railroad
died at his home in this city shortly
after o'clock this afternoon of {
complication of diseases. He had beer
seriously i'll but a few days, but had
not enjoyed good health for several
months.
Mr.. Nixon was recently elected pres
ident of the Frisco for the second
time. He was chosen president of the
road three years ago, but resigned tive
weeks later and was appointed a re-
ceiver Of the railroad by Judge San,
born of the United States Circuit
Court.
Mr.. Nixon assisted materially in re-
viving the road, and at the completion
Of its reorganization a short time ago
he was again elected it's highest off
cial. He was not in good health wher
placed in charge of the road and ha.
failed rapidly since that time.
William c. Nixon was a self-madc
man. Born in Earlville, ILL.,, Sc years
ago a poor boy, he worked his way
through overwhelming obstacles to
success and fortune. Shortly after his
elevation 20 the presidency of the road
three years ago, he told the story of
his life to a st. Louis newspapermar
Mr.. Nixon said his parents died
when he was still in short trousers.
He was taken into the home of friend
Of his mother, but was soon told ho
would have to make his way. He OBJ
tanned a position for $3.50 a week i.
q chair factory and was dismissed {;
few weeks later because he spilled ::
can of varnish.
He then induced IN old couple, VII
were making their way to Nebraska
by stage coach, to take him along. Aft
er at first refusing him admission
their primitive train, they finally re
Tented. He landed at the home of
Door farmer. The agriculturist toe
him in temporarily while young Nixo0
could look for place to earn HI
board and clothing. The farmer final
" became attached to the young Hi
noinSan, and when he left the farm
the Good Samaritan sold his last hor
% buy transportation for the yout'
n order that he might accept q pos
ton on the section gang. A tram
later nursed Nixon through a seize @
typhoid fever, and from that time on
he began to climb the ladder of sue
cess.
From a clerk in Kansas railro"
flee, he went to Oklahoma to cnt.
the employment Of another railroad
He had hardly been introduced to thu
force when several of them banded tc
rether robbed the station. and he was
given one of the bandits positions be
,ause there was no one else in t.
office.
From that place he was chosen ST
rotary to railroad president, and |"
ter placed in command Of a small roaG
One promotion was followed by a.
other and when he died he was co
sidered one of the great railroad mf
of the country.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-21
RU s. W 9 81

Will Cure Rheumatism : Ncu.
ral6ia. Headaches. Cramps, Co!;c
Sp-ains. Bruises, C2.a Burns. Old
Sores Tettcr. i};ar-IYorm, -Ec-.
zema, etc. Antise.,f;a AGn&yne,
used internally or externally. Is.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-21

NJ. B. Hendrix came up from Ca
ruthersville to transact some business.
Tom Simpson. druggist of Hayti,
was in the Cape yesterday to call on
some friends and buy some stock for
the Christmas trade.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15
GERMANS RETAKE
SOMME TRENCHES
Get FOOthOId in Positions Lost
to British.

London, Aug. 15.-Attacking British
positions near Pozieres, on the Som
me front, the Germans gained foot
hold temporarily in a portion OF the
trenches taken from them.
The war office statement says:
"West of PoZieres, the enemy gain
ed temporary footing in portion OF
the trenches captured by us. Other
wise there were no developments on
the British front between the Somme
and the Ancre.
South of the Ypres salient we car
ried out a successful raid without in
curing any losses ourselves. There
has been further mining activity.
We forced an entry into a German
gallery at the bluff north of the Ypres-
Confines canal, and after exploration,
blew in a considerable length. We
captured some of the enemy's mining
stores. We also successfully exploded
a mine near Cordunnerie."
The French troops captured some
trenches on the left Of the Fay-Denie-
court road, in the Somme sector, says
the Paris war office announcement.
There was brisk cannonading In the
region of Maurepas. German attacks
in the vicinity of Hill 304 and at Fleu-
ry Gin the Verdun sector) were repuls.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15

Is given at two days and the maximum
at seven. Danish mails have been de-
layed from seven to ten days when it
has been necessary to remove them
from a ship, otherwise only four days.
1T is admitted" says the statement,
that at the outset, neutral correspon-
dence was subjected to delay which
Is greatly regretted and which has
since been reduced to a minimum.
There was no reason to suppose
that (as proved to be the case) mail
bags marked as despatched from one
neutral country to another neutral
country would contain nothing but
mails for or from an enemy country,
that bags represented as containing
printed matter would contain rubber,
coffee, jewelry, etc., some times dis
gulsed as newSpdpeis ), Wei as c0lz
respondence of all kinds, registered
and unregistered, or that persons writ
ing to or from enemy countries would
already have adopted the practice OF
sending their letters under cover to
in neutral countries, or
that great numbers of complete sacks
to contain merely business
circulars from neutral countries would
contain in reality nothing but propa-
ganda from Germany under covers
fearing neutral postage stamps"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15
SIX PERSONS LOSE LIVES
Four Are Killed in Automobile Mis-
haps and Two Others Drown.

Four Are Killed in Automobile Mis-
haps and Two Others Drown.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Aug. 15.-S1x
lives was the toll taken by accident in
the vicinity Of Wilkes-Barre.
Two were from drowning and four
were in automobile accidents, two OF
the latter being in collision OF an
automobile delivery truck and a rail-
road engine. The dead are:
William Mcdonald, fourteen years
old, Exeter, In auto struck by Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western engine
at Forty Fort.
Louis Friedman, twenty-one years
old, Exeter, in auto struck by Delaware
Lackawanna & Western railroad en-
CINE at Forty Fort.
Robert Kistner, four years old, Han
over township, struck by automobile.
John Gaberawicz, twenty-seven years
old, Sugar Notch, fell from automo-
bile, which ran over his head.
Adam Celens, twenty-one years old,
of Plymouth, drowned In Lake Silk
worth.
Sydney Davis, twenty-nine years old,
of Wilkes Barre. drowned in pond near
Mountain Park.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15
E&IRING Votes
TO SELL ISLANDS
Danish Lower House, by 81 to
AZ, Fav0rs Sale to U. S.

Copenhagen Aug. 15.-The Folke-
thing, or lower house of the Danish
parliament voted in favor of selling
the Danish West Indies to the United
States, if a plebiscite, vote Of the
people, favored the sale.
The vote was sixty-two for the prop
osition to forty-four against 1t, one
member being denied a vote and six
absent.
Having taken this action, the Folke-
thing took up the question of ratifica-
ton of the treaty itself, providing for
the sale of the islands. The vote was
the same as that upon the question Of
the sale.
The discussion in the Folkething
turned upon the question whether the
plebiscite or elections, or both the
elections and the plebiscite, shall take
place before reaching a settlement on
the sale of the islands. Premier
Zahle stated that If the elections
should be necessary, the government
would have to ask the American gov
eminent if the matter could be post
poned until the newly-elected Rigsdag
meets in November.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local application, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing,and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the inflamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15
BABY DROWNED IN RIVER

Stone Was Found Tied to ChlId's
Neck.
Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 15.-The body
of an infant was found in the Conesto
ga river near Brownstown, one end
of a rope tied about its neck, a stone
tied to the other end of the rope.
The authorities Investigating the
case believe the child was alive when
placed in the stream.
The body was found near Rufus
GraybilPs flour mill by Harry Killian,
of Brownstown. Constable Thaddeus
Bare removed the body from the
stream. 1t was white male child.
The investigation now being made
by Coroner E. R. Miller seems to have
established the fact that the child was
murdered, although a verdict to this
effect was not yet rendered. No clue
has been found that would connect
anybody with the affair.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15
R0UT RUSSIANS IN PERSIA

Turks Claim Big Victory on Right
Wing-1C00 Lost In One Battle.
Constantinople, Aug. 15.-The Turk.
ish army in Persia, pressing vigorous.
ly the recently inaugurated offensive,
has put to rout the Russians opposing
their right wing, the war office an.
nounced
The statement says 315 prisoners
were taken and continues:
"The enemy lost in one battle in a
fortified position about 1000 dead or
wounded, in addition to 1000 cases of
ammunition and a quantity of rifles
and equipment partly burned.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15
N. Y. PLAGUE DECREASING
New Cases Fall Under 100 Mark, Will
Only IhirtY-one Deaths.

New Cases Fall Under 100 Mark, With
Only Thirty-one Deaths.
New York, Aug. 15.-The epidemic
of infantile paralysis took a turn for
the better.
The number of new cases reported
to the health department went under
the hundred mark for the first time in
several weeks.
During the past twenty-four hours
the plague killed thirty-one children
and ninety-five new cases were re-
ported, forty-three of them in Man
haitian and thirty-one in Brooklyn.
This compares favorably with the pre-
'vious days figures which were 141
new cases and twenty-five fatalities.
The falling off in cases was attributed
to the cooler weather.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-08-15

Six Deaths and Five New Gases
in Philadelphia.
COOL WEATHER AIDS FIGHT
DR., Dixon Believes Insect Life Has
Something to Do With the DISEASE
Quarantine Effective.

Quarantine Effective.
Philadelphia, Aug. Is. = Six more
deaths from MANTLE paralysis ana i've
new cases Of the disease were feporteu
in this city, making a total OF 1879
cases in Philadelphia since July l, and
IS deaths.
Following out an anonymous COM
munication DR.. A. A. Cairns, cnlet
medical inspector, announced that
CatLarine Dale, two years old, rear VI
623 East Thompson street, removed
to the hospital, had been dlscoVereu
unattended by physician since Au-
gust 4. A report on this case Will DC
given Director of Health krusen ana
action will be taken on the derellctlon
of the attending physician IN not re-
porting the case.
DR.. Dixon, state health commission
er, reported conditions throughout the
state extremely satisfactory. No chill
dren were escaping the quarantine Of
ficers and only three cases were re-
norted in the state outside of Philadel-
mia. DR.. Dixon said he hoped the cool
weather would continue.
"In my experience with 1nfanule
paralysis" he said, "cool weather mas
served to check it. 1t is my bellef
that insect life has something to DO
with the disease, but just how we nave
not been able t. discover. When the
weather becomes cool these insects
disappear and the number OF cases
drop"
DIR. Dixon said the situation In this
state was in hand.
Because of the strict enforcement
of the Pennsylvania quarantine, an
eastbound Cleveland and Pittsburgh
railroad passenger train was detained
for a half hour at Smiths Ferry, Pa.,
while Health officer Albert Marx, OF
Industry, Pa, demanded that all pass
engers under sixteen years of age, who
had come from Ohio, show their health
certificates. Twenty were forced to
leave the train and return across the
Ohio state line.
DR.. Allen j. Smith, pathologist at the
University of Pennsylvania, has been
engaged by DR.. Dixon to make labora-
tory experiments IN an eHort u us
cover the cause and cure OF infantlle
paralysis.
New orders of the state health de'
partment requiring certificates OF
health boards for the bringing OF
household goods or secondhand furni-
ture into Pennsylvania from surround
ing states, were put into effect in con-
nection with the infantile paralysis
quarantine.
Ten new cases of the disease have
been reported to the state board as
! follows: Ursina, Somerset county,
| three, and one each In Marietta, Wash
ington county; Lopez, Sullivan coun-
ty; McKeesport, Allegheny county;
| Askaban, Luzerne county; Donora,
j uI~-l.ia sa-SinaI,ntN.-R ristnl---Rncks
county, and Middletown township,
Bucks county.