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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25

George f. Hackman Of WarrentOn,
Mo-, candidate for State Auditor, who
was visitor in the Cape to hear
Charles w. Fairbanks speak. is making
a Misunderstanding campaign.
Mr.. Hackman does not believe in
making speeches in a political cam
paign. He will do It if he is compelled
to, but he prefers to grab the voters
by the hand and hold heart to heart
confab with them.
He is popularity known as Hack" :"
and he doesn't object to voters getting
en- familiar terms with him, right off
the reel. In fact, he rather likes it.
Mr.. Hackman, who is Secretary of
the County Clerks Association of Mis-
souri,, is serving his second term as
County Clerk of Warren County. He
was nominted without opposition for
the second term. and is known as the
NEST popular man in Warren County.
Hack" is as tall as Mr.. Fairbanks,
and from the Alpine heights of the
upper story of Mr.. Hackman, is
pleasant smile which beams constantly
upon everyone he meets.
He has visited ninety-rine counties
in the state and expects to get over
every county in Missouri twice before
the primary in August. He notified
The Tribune that he will come back to
Cape Girardeau County to spend
few days shaking hands and intrduc-
ing himself to the voters.
Mr.. Hackman is q Missourian by
birth, but his parents were born in
Germany. He only talks war when
the subject is forced upon him, be-
cause, he says, he is too strong for
Germany.
He made a decided hit while in the
Cape Tuesday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25

Whether England has broken faith
with the United States in questions af-
fecting arming merchantmen was 4
new question raised today in the sub
marine warfare dispute with Germany.
Examination of State Department
archives disclosed q British pledge di-
rectly bearing on the TeutOnic-Ameri-
can controversy. If officials believe
this pledge has been broken, protest to
England is probable. The British
promise was that England would not
permit merchantmen to take the of
fensive against submarines. Against
this, Germany is mailing copies of al
legged secret orders of the British Ad-
miralty to English merchant vessels
to sink submarines of the Central Pow
ers whenever possible and under any
conditions.
Aug. %, 1914, British Ambassador
Spring-Rice wrote Mr.. Bryan, then
Secretary of State, that he had been
instructed by his Foreign Office to give
the United States the fullest assur-
ances" that British merchantmen
would never be used for purposes of
attack and that they would never fire
unless first fired upon.
While Secretary Lansing has con-
tinually held that negotiations with
the belligerents should be carried on
separately, this government may de
mand fulfillment of Spring-Rice's
pledge, if the papers en- route from
Berlin prove existence of the alleged
secret orders to British vessels.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Gore
will introduce a resolution in the Sem
ate tomorrow, asking that Americans
be warend to stay off armed ships. A
similar resolution has already been in
troduced in the House by Congress
man McLemore.
Activity late today of House men,
bers, urging the passage of the reso-
lutino caused Democratic leaders much
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25

entertainment. One OF the games
peanut" eucnre, q new Institution
that has been started in the Cape.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
"Weensy Teensy" Garments
Are Carried to OakeS home
By Married and Unmarried
Ladies.

Did you ever hear of a stork party? I?
Probably not.
Well, the new fad has reached the
Cape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Oakes, who
live on Morgan Oak, are looking for
ward to a visit from the bird, which
made Theodore Roosevelt famous. Ac-
cording to the birds itinerary, it will
reach the Oakes home sometime in the
early part of April.
Friends of Mrs. Oakes yesterday
surprised Mrs. Oakes with a stork
party. A whole houseful of ladies
called at the Oakes home, and each
guest brought a present.
There were little "weensy teensy"
dresses, hand knitted socks, jackets,
hoods with bows of ribbon upon them
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
Stork Party Given In Cape;
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Bird Will Be Here In April

well, without naming everything,
there was nothing omitted that would
bring comfort to baby.
well, WE'LL sighed Grandma
Oakes, IF we just had a package of
safety pins, We would not have to buy
anything for the baby to wear until
it is old enough to walk"
Among those present were married
ladies some mothers and some not.
Others were young and unmarried wo-
men, but every one of them brought
some little useful gift.
After a lengthy discussion of how
babies should be handled in order that
they may grow up into useful and re-
spectacle citizens, the ladies selected
partners and played bridge, at the
conclusion of which, luncheon was
served.
The stork party was pronounced a
grand success" by one of the young
matrons who admitted that it was the
first stork party she had ever had the
pleasure to attend.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
SCHERF LANDS IN L. S.
Cape Lad Serds WOri VIII Be Home
Soon As He is Released from
Nayy

Henry Scherf Of Good Hope street,
father of Joseph Scherf, the Cape boy
who eight years ago last August join
ed The navy and cruised around the
world and throughout Oriental waters,
has received word from his son saying
that he mas landed at Bremerton,
Wash, and trat he expects to arrive
home as soon as he car obtain his
discharge from the service.
Several days ago, Robert Zimrler,
ore of young Scherif's closest friends
while he was in the Cape, received a
postal card from him, mailed at Homo
lulu, Hawaiian Islands, saying that he
expected to be in the Cape by Feb
ruary 20.
His communications to his parents,
however, indicate that it will require
some time before ne may obtain his
discharge from the navy. After that
he is expected to arrive here at any
time. His friends have been expecting
him daily this week.
Scherif formerly was foreman at
the Cape Brewery & Ice Company, and
has large circle of friends here.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
WOMEN TO BEAUTIFY
COURTHOUSE PARK
Civic Assn. Plans Shrubbery and
Hydrangeas For South
Terrace,

Plans for partial decoration of the
courthouse park with flowers and
shrubs this spring have been made by
. special committee of the Womcn's
Civic Improvement Association and
the tentative scheme will be brought
I'D before the organization Saturday,
March 4, for its approval.
Mayor kage yesterday granted the
association permission to plant the
flowers and strubbe,y in such places
in the park as tie women believe will
be the most advantageous, and it is
believed the plans row in view will be
carried out.
The special committee of the i'm
provement association q snort time ago
motorcd 70 several parts of the City
to seek places wherein their work may
best bc done and The fist was the
courthouse park.
Four other places were selected as
tentative sites for flowers ard shrubs,
but the committee members have not
announced their plans for those places
because permission to use the ground
has not been obtaiTed yet.
The committee was composed of
Mrs. John H. Himmel6erger, Mrs. R.
H. Schultz, Mrs. Paul Lening, Mrs.
w. S. Dearmont, Mrs. J. P. Meyers,
Mrs. A. H. Hinchey and Mrs. George
Bell.
In the courthouse park, a row of hy-
drangeas will be planted on the Span
ish street side, at the foot of the last
torrance, leading from the southern
boundary of the park, north toward
the fit Of steps leading from Themis
street.
The flowers will be used to block
off low place at that point and beau
tify that spot, the remainder Of the
park, having natural advantages that
compensate in measure for lack of
flowers's presence.
Likewise between this point and
Lorimier street, along the southern
side of the park, series of shrubbery
clumps will be planted.
Mrs. Himmelberger yesterday tele-
phoned to Mayor Kage to ask the per-
mission to plant the flowers and shrubs
in the park. The Mayor readily ac-
ceded to the organizations request and
stated last night that he will be glad
to see the improment in the park. He
declared that he is anxious to do any
thing in his power to further their
work
The new electric lamps will be in
stalled On the corners of the court
house park this spring, the Mayor
said, in conformity with a plan made
last fall by he and A. NJ. Tinsley, local
manager of the local Public Utilities
Company.
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concern.
A Missouri delegation blew the
smoldering discussion into flames by
calling on Senator Stone and insisting
that American should be warend to re-
main off the ships.
81 told the Senator that was far
adopting such Il resolution immendi-
ately," Representative Decker declared
later. II fear we are on the brink Of
war and we should avoid it if possible.
No Democrat is more willing to uphold
the hands of the President than | am,
but | think this is step that shOuil
be taken with regard to his views
Representative Igoe was another
who told Senator Stone that the sent!-
ment for reporting the resolution was
strong.
Reports of the visit of the Missouri
delegation caused much eycitemen-
on the floor. Groups of representa-
tives gathered in the cloak rooms and
discussed the situation earnestly. Rep
resentative Flood, chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee "Onferre.i
With Majority Leader ki5c'1, who
soon afterward hurried - Speaker
C:arA'S Office.
London, Feb. 23.-Led by the Crown
Prince, 2S0,O00 Germans are attacking
the French on the front of 25 miles in
a colossal smash on the Fortress of
Verdun. They have broken through
the French lines on the front of ten
miles to depth of two miles and are
within eight miles of the fortress. The
village of Haumont is in the hands of
the Germans, and many French are
in retreat.
1t is the most furious attack that has
been made in a year, and promises to
take precedence over any offensive
of the war. The French
and British view it as the last tre-
mendous effort of the Germans in that
region.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
KNEHANS PROBES
FRESH ASSETS
OF BANKRUPT.
Two Dunklin Men VOluntari-
ly Declare Selves Debtors
of S. NJ. Drew.
HIS SON HOLDS NOTES
FOR THEIR OBLIGATIONS
Referee Declares in Barkrupt's
Favor and Will Ignore
Debtors Letters.

Referee in Bankruptcy Oscar 4.
Knehans yesterday made an investi-
cation of. the affairs of Samuel VI.
Drew, CT Campbell, a farmer, who
some time ago filed a voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy. The investigation
grew out of an implied assertion that
Drew, in making a schedule of his
assets for the Bankruptcy court, did
not in clude two bills coIlectable
amounting to $115.
M. Drew was summoned to the
Cape by Mr.. Knehans to reply to the
questions prompted by affiGavits that
the Referee received relative to the
two bills coilectable and last night the
question was settled in Mr.. Drew's
favor.
Some time ago, knehans received q
communication from A. J. Banthrall
Of Dunklin County which included an
affidavit stating that Mr.. Banthrall
owed Mr.. Drew $50 on note
The communication requested the
Referee in Bankruptcy to advise Mr..
Banthrall where to make payment for
the obligation. 4 similar communica-
tion including an affidavit for an obli-
cation of $50 was received by the Re
feree from W. J. Mcintosh, and SIM
liar request for advice as to where the
money should be paid, vas made.
Under an arrangement in settling up
the state Of Mr.. Drew, his debtors
have been making payment upon their
bills to bank at Campbell, the money
then being used in settling up the
claims against the estate.
When Mr.. Drew was apprised of the
communication in Mr.. knehans' hands,
he characterized them as voluntary
obligations and declared the money
was owed to his son, Arthur Dell
Drew.
In support Of his statements, he ex-
hibited to Knehans, the notes which
had been signed by both Banthrall and
Mcintosh and made out to Arthur Dell
Drew, the son of the man who filed
the petition in bankruptcy.
The son is solvent and the father in
sisted that his sons affairs. who has
been maintaining himself for some
time, be absolutely divorced from his
own financial difficulties.
Referee Knehans last night after
seeing the instruments held by Mr.
Drew, declared that he intended to ig-
more the communications from the
sons debtors, and they will be requir-
ed to make the payment to the son
when the notes become due.
Drew told the Referee that the
money represented in the two notes Of
his sons constituted the saving Of
long time by his son.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
Defies Leaders In Congress
And Warns Them Not
To Interfere With His
PlanS--SenatOr Stone Who
Planned To Speak In De-
fense of Wilson's Policy,
Will Now Oppose Him.

Washington Feb 23Wth genuine crisis Germany confronting.
the United States President Wilson and oggcreads
night the quctn of what the policy of this shall
President Wilson pcedcntc
Never before history the
when widely
o n a of gravity
As climax of chaos the reply of Germany the latest de
mands the United States Washington tonight While
publicly understood dsapprova
Mr.. Wilson,
He has told the leaders that
with the Allies and he
with his handling
the situation would not fc tolerated
The break President Wilson advisers
whispered today
in the Senate upholng the Presidents policy had cancelled these plans
When asked explanations,
conference of Pres hen Wilson, members of the Cn and leaders
Congress, hours tonight and ACCORDING
which meeting ed Mr
Wilson issued utlIirium his advisers.
believed that who by President Wn
to take decided Congress him Leaders o:
both looked glm tonight but had make
Il high President said that Mr.
Wilson had determined to force Germany hand.
The crisis preepd when Germany refused to withdraw til"
the attitude Germany that will all armed merchantmen
vessels and will them accordingly that the
leaders Congress uphong the attitude of the German
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-25
WALMANS HAVE PARTY.
Friends Gather 10 Celebrate Anniver'
sa-y of Washingtcn's Birth.

A party of twenty-five friends Tues
day night gathered at the home of
August Waldman at 25 South Sprigg
street to celebrate the anniversary of
George Washington's birthday.
Several games were features of the
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smirRJng little boys half guiltIly. She
positively blushed when addressed. ~
Sending a valentine to your chief7''
we inquired blithely. g.
The old maid blushed guiltily and re-
fused to admit any such unmaidenly
plan. N...
Come. now. why not7 Just as Joke.
It's leap year, you know"
She was covered with confusion.
We'll. / might" she admitted.
Get n real sentimental one and mail
II to the office so that you'll see him
when no gets IT. That won't DO any
"But hes-married." she went on. in
shocked SURPRISE
Hell enjoy II all the more-take 81
home to show his wife and all that"
One could fairly see the old maid 8
thoughts veering around to divorce suits
where she figured as correspondent.
There was. however, no excuse upon
which her brain could fasten at the mo-
ment. Protesting feebiy. she bought a
valentine. a very sentimental one: more
than that. she mailed It.
"I'll never get over IL II he finds out.
she said. but | suppose. since It's leap
year, ne wouldn't mind II he did know
who IL was"
That's the whole secret OF leap year
valentine sending. The men like 10 feel
for n change-that they, arc objects OF
sentimental interest 20 the other sex,
and they don't care who knows II
when they get valentines, though the
sender is the most hopeless old maid
who ever kept a cat.
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In quoting from memory, but that's,
the way n rhyme of my childhood runs;
and the poem goes on to tell the varia-
tons of this list before the child got to
the shop where these articles wero 10
have been purchased.
In these days of telephones and de-
partment store deliveries the older
members OF the family are not so de-
pendent upon the small feet of the chill
dren, but In ncighborhoods far from the
centers OF such luxuries. still the chill
dren go to the store" and still are
they sent on errands to friends ana
relatives.
Helpfulness Is one of the most at
tractive traits OF our human inter-
course: looking over our list OF ac-
quaintBnces, he II large or small, the
persons who stand out plainest are
those who have this blessed quality,
Possibly 1t was begun and fostered IN
home where errands were the accept
ed thing.
A good memory Is another most useful
asset, and the correct carrying OF mes
sHRes to Aunt Sallie" may have
trained the memory of that competent
salesman who always greets by name
his nattered customers.
But there In the other side, too. Is II
always reasonable t. expect a child
called from his play. at perhaps n most
absorbing moment to remember list
OF several articles, or an involved mes
HaRe which he really doesn't under
stand?
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Lice To Be
100? Watch
Your Hair
BY DIR. L. x. HlRsHBERG.
let the aged who seek youth trim
their hair and stimulate what

r let the aged who seek youth trim
their hair and stimulate what
hair 10 left on the tops Of their
heads-such Is the advice OF DIR.
l. l.. Nascher. expert In gerlatics. or the
science OF keeping 100 years young, Dr.
Nascher suggests that the aged asso-
ciate with young persons. for by 80
doing they will be led to improve their
general appearance. keep step with the
prevailing mode and be happier.
The improvements In general appear
ance have a profound psychic influsnce.
not only directly through the sense OF
pride I'm appearance, but indirectly
through the flatterlng comments which
II Rrouses. This does not mean that any
one should resort to the artificial de-
vices which some middle-aged and ell
derly women employ TO enchance their
charms. But IL does mean that the
aged should stimulate the surface cir
culation by means OF baths and mas
unction with fats. try to stimulate the
growth OF hair on the head and remove
hair from abnormal abortiohs on the
ears. use n cane and wear braces to
overcome the tendency to stoop. employ
harmless cosmetic measures TO improve
his appearance. and. above all. to OBJ
serve sense OF neatness In dress. in
stead OF decrylng such n course m van
ity. IL should be encouraged as a laud-
able effort to maintain q youthful spirit
Dr. Nascher sets forth that there are
many factors which contribute 20 pre-
mature aging. such as the rapid vipra
tions OF motor driven vehicles, rapidly
moving elevators. the eye strain pro-
duced by the fiickering or moving pic
lures. the ear strain and the mental
strain OF listening to the telephone, the
many little shocks and moments or
fright incident to crossing the streets
ann city noises in general.
The physician finds that most persons
who have reached old age are sparse
eaters and live outdoor lives. Mosr
aged men are reported as smokers and
drinkers Of alcoholic drinks. Most long
lived persons came from agriculture
districts and were married, and nearly
all were actively engaged In their Ia :
bors until shortly before their death.
ON the other hand" continues iJr
Nascher. those who retire from active
business early enough go into rapid
decline. insufficient sleep prevents com
pietc repair and hastene degenerativc
dangers. and the same applies TO irreg-
uler hours. irregular meals, and irregu-
lar means of livelihood"
(copy't 1916. by Newspaper Feature seryice,.
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across a sadly disiliusioned

III KAN acrOSS sadly dtsilluslOned
little bride the other day. She
had originally approached her
new duties with bubbling enthusi-
asm. oh. yes. she LOVED TO keep
house. She could make the loveliest
desserts. and just loved to arrange
flowers for the table! But when :
met her three months after she had
been doing the work In n convenient,
small Nat, much OF her enthusiasm
had waned. When j began TO talk
TO her I found out that she was az
weary OF housekeeping In her little
apartment as any tlred-out mother,
and wondered why.
Then IL all came out. There was
q great difference, II seemed, between
housekeeping and housework. She
had looked forward to keeping house
to managing. planning meals, and
directing a competent servant-but
the reality OF doing all her own work.
actually using broom and dishras
and duster. was not as inspiring as
she had expected.
My little friend typihed the stti-
tude OF many women, all too many
OF whom can-or fancy they can
keep house" They see themselves
as chatelaine, as mistress directing
and planning. Rut when II comes
To the actual tasks, the how Of the
work. they fail ANONYMOUSLY. We
have instances brought to our atten-
ton repeatedly of women who really
have managed, but who were not
capable of doing tho routine three
meals a day and other actual work.
Their previous success was not due
to their Individual efficiency. but be-
cause they were able to afford train
ed workers. When they themselves
had to do the actual housework they
were astonished that they could not
make good"
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Housekeeping Versus HouSeWork
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.

The fallacy In the above position
Is that in order to he a really good
housekeeper. one must also be train
cd In Homework. No one can he the
efficient economical. thinking house,
keeper who does not herself know by
experience and practice the methods
and routine which she directs. One
OF the chief faults OF much of the
technical training given In the best
household art schools 10 that it
does not-as much as IL could-gtve
the practice of housework There
VIII be no real solution of house
keeping problems until the house
work problem is solved. This can
not be done by mere rcading OF
books. attending lectures or theo-
retical thinking. No successful busi-
ness man ever arrived at his ma
hogany desk without rolling up MS
shirt sleeves, as II were, and learn
ing his business from the bottom up.
He can never sit In that chair and
theoriZe as to manufacturing pro-
cesses, or sales management. or office
efficiency. IL he docs not know the
details OF what ought 10 be done
and has to be done, on the basis OF
his own first-hand experience.
Too many domestic science grad
yates want TO keen house" at a
large wage. but they don't want 10
soil their hands, or do work. Too
many ladies want to keep house. but
also do not want to be disturbed
by any actual work. Too many pro-
fessional housekeepers greatly cxag-
gerate their ability and are alto
gether too prone to get all the work
done by outside help and do little
work themselves. What Is needed Is
not trained housekeepers. but more
trained housekeepers. whether they
may be maids or mistresses.
Copy't., 1915. by Mrs. Christine FrederIs X
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Answers to Health
Questions
SNCOttOfS

II. l.. N.-This may not come under
health" but will you kindly answer
in The Times. what could do to rid
myself of being sclf-conscious? Every
act and thing I do and say l wonder
whether I am doing right. I would ap-
preciate some information from you In
regard to this.
Try. my good friend. to forget your.
self entirely when In the presence OF
others: look on the sunny side OF life
and laugh and keep young. Join I'm the
laughter and fun of the young and care
free. and this will surely aid in your
self-consciousnesS. Go around more and
take a deep interest in plays. theaurs.
books. and music.
w Ais there anything you can sug-
gest to cure tho smoking habit?
Swallow one or two tablets OF l-eOOth
grains Of suiphate OF strychnine, every
three hours. These tablets are bitter
and when chewed take away the craV-
Ing. Glycerite OF tannin should be ap-
piled to the gums.
"Evn"-My chest and back arc broken
out with pimples. What will you ad-
wise?
Avoid all oily. hot greasy. ricn,
starchy and highly seasoned foods,
sweets. pastries, chocolates. thick soups
and gravies. Take three drops of Fow-
lors arsenic solution In water after
meals. three times a day. Apply white
precipitate ointment to the pimples