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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
WHO TOWl'1NHlrS
Say THIRTEEN
AMERICAN MEN
Enter Train Take Them Pri-
sOners, Make them DisrObe
And Then Stay All.
YANKEE WHO ESCAPED
TELLS HOW HE DID 1T
Says He Hid Ia LavatOry And
Watched Comrades
Murdered.
pecial to The Daily Tribune.

Special TO The Daily Tribune.
FL FaSo, Texas, Jan. 11.-At least
fifteen Americans weEe masSacred by
Mexican bandits at 4 mining camp
near San Isabel. State of Chihauhau,
early this morning. according to adj
vices reaching II Paso late tonight
Three EngIishmon also IRE reported
to have been killed.
Harry Scobell, the British Vice
CONSUL at Chihauhau City. tonight
telegraphcd II. c. Mvles, the British
Consul here, as follows:
Fifteen Americans were killed on
train near San Isabel, fifty miles
west of here
The Collector Of Customs, the ex-
oiticio representative Of the State De
partment at FL Paso, reported to
/ Washington that the story Of the mas
sacre had been confirmed.
The first details Of tire massacre
We're furnished by T. Z. Holmes.
member Of the party who escaped. He
placed the number of killed at sixteen.
When the Villa men entered the
train. ne hid in the lavatory. He saw
them make the members Of the party
take their clothing off and then drove
them into the woods
A few minutes later, Holmes said.
he heard Il bombardmcnt Of shots and
Shricks of men. He peepcd tf.s.-
crack and sew the men bein "
down u they fed for their Ii
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
NORMALS DEFEAT
c. B. c. 81 TO 9
Captain Parker Alone losses
Enough Goals to Beat
St. Louis Five.

The drubbing that the Normal foot
ball team received in St. Louis last
fall at the hands of the Christian
BROTHERS College aggregation, last
night was somewhat discounted when
Coach Courleux's basket ball quintet
trimmed the Brothers by score of
- 20 ..
The st. Louis boys simply were
swampcd and the local goal tossers
played rings around them. The
teamwork of the Normal squad was
working to projection and each man
on the team was a star.
Captain Parker got away with the
highest score for his team. He drop
ped the ball through the ring for )
baskets and banks at forward was
right on his heels with 4 goals. Park
er's TALES alone could have beaten the
St Louis five. ..-.
The St. Louisans put up hard
fight, but they system Of play could
not touch the fast passing that the
CourleuX squad exhibited.
The lineup and score was as fol-
lo,,-c.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
1000 CATHOLICS
WILL MEET IN
CAPE NEXT MAY
Annual Convention of State
Organization To Be Big
Affair.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
ARRANGED SUNDAY
Three Day Conference Will Hold
Parade And Big
Banquet.

Preliminary plans for holding the
annual convention of the Catholic
Union of Missouri in this city next
May, were arranged Sunday after
noon in the parsonage of St. Mary's
Catholic Church. Father f. Pruente,
pastor of the church ard one of the
most prominent Catholics in the state,
presided. Representative of the or
ganizatiOn from several Of the large
cities were present.
The Catholic Union is 4 federation
of all the Catholic societies in the
state, and it has members in each of
the ia counties in Missouri. The ex-
act date will be determined later, but
it was decided at the meeting Sunday
that the convention would be in ses-
sion for three days, beginning Sun
day.
There will be approximately 500 de-
legates from out Of town here, with
these will come the wives of the dele
gates and other members Of THEN
families, which means that it will
bring to the Cape moro than one
thousand visitors.
An effort is being made to get Arch
bishop john J. GlennOn of St. Louis to
attend the convention. The business
session Of the meeting viii be held in
St. Mary's hall, but the convention
proper will hold its meetings in one
Of the Il heaters, but this is a matter to
be decided by Father Pruente later
on
One of the features of the meeting
will be huge parade Oh the opening
day of the meeting, which will be
Sunday morning. The delegates
their families and members of the
Catholic Churches from Cape Girar-
deau. will assemble in front of St
Mary's Church. and then march
through the principal streets, circling
the city. returning to the church.
The convention will rival in import
ancc and number Of visitors the meet
ing Of the Knights o; Columbus,
which was held in this city last sum-
mer. 1t will conclude its program
with monster banquet, which will be
held in the church hall, or in one of
theater buildings.
The arrangement features are in
charge of Father Prunente Of st.
Mary's Church, and Fathers Muir
laugh and Walsh Of St. Vincrnt's
College.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
"Slim'' Ethridge
QUITS Chicken To
SwipeSoneFlour
Veteran Hen Coop Robber
Enters Vandeven Store and
Attempts to Tote Away
Sack of Biscuit Dust.

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ron,Ior ,,,sl.,, ch;cI,on ,t;of ba. raIron
fro,,, ,,,oao u ..,o,oI - 49,. 81
5O-pound sacE Of flou,. Yesterday and
was arrested after being caught red
handod-or that ! ~ sa,, whit,
handcd-in the net
"cE,,," bod b,,, 49,. e -. ....-...
mil sc.,.ooI,. ,,,., ,,.,,I,, ...l. \. -,
cd bis ro,.o,.,,1 :, So,
sent TO the iaiI fo,. reo,,,Ia, r,aaIs oftc,.
having been caught in ono of his raids
upon the hcn-roost Of Cd, Yarbrouqh
restaurant kccper on West Rroadva,.
The a,.rost v.as ,rodo -. p,+ro1.,,nu
Caoroo Touo,. ITO. GU" La1 -.
corrorod in tbo ,.o,l =, - ,o.,.r.,..
,.ost,u,.o,+ Tho ohi.I.a,.. -
had sounded the alarm.
"Slin IN his ovnoriorce b,.. baord
considerable toll, abou+ ,5, or,,,;,.,
nose of e;,orlic;tv and diroctroe. ,,.bo,,
annIiod +, most any Kind of - iob Ho
dato,,,,ipod ~ onnI,. = 70 h. occr,,,
tior
Co,,-oo..,.. o..;. .:.L b.n
.;r,r1;,.;t,. .oI ,,;,oat,a0.. I-a,.
gu, ,,.... A. yoI.-
.a.,a,. ae.e II. :
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Inc ""F'roon seemed 'e'oi" OF any
person 20 question ms Pr'Ntl''t 'I'fr''
50 "ll'n "ilo"cd MS eyes 10 rove
over me STOCKS o. &ooo> win an "P-
pra'Sihg eye. Al the emu OF MS con-
SioeraIion' ne IhouAhI Oh the niue
lesson oil the men SqaaWk th"t haa
oeeh MS erSt"hiie DOWNFALL
Almost simultaneously, he made up
his mind that While sack OF h"H'
lacks the flavor of romance, it also Is
a silent object and extremely useful.
Suiting his action totha thought, he
reached down and muscled 3O-pound-
er to his shoulder, Quitely and directly
made his way to the dOOr and walked
rapidly down the street
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
IDEALS GET BEAT
BY R. J. R. BOWLERS
New Ten-Pins Keep Score Low
Ideals Were Handi-
capped.

New Pins at the bowling alleys
last night kept the scores Of the Ideals
and r. J. Rs. low and only two men,
L. L. Tuck and Fred Wood, were able
to rise above the 500 marx.
The Ideals were defeated two
games out of three. Ono of their de
feats was due to the fact that they
gave their opponents a handicap of
80 pins per game. The final score of
pins bowled over was 2256 for the r.
J. Rs to 2342 for the Ideals.
According to the members of both
score a strike or spare with new pins,
than with those that have been in usC
for a long time and have become bat
tered so that they go over at a much
slighter blow.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
irene CLOPTON
HAS APPENDICITIS
Minister'S Daughter UndergOes
Operation After Sudden
Attack.

Miss Irene CloptOn, daughter of
! Rev. J. J. Clopton, of Christ Episcopal
Church, was operated upon at St.
Francis hospital yesterday morning
for acute appendicitis following an
attack at her home on North Fountain
street late Sunday night.
Last night the physician who per-
formed the operation declared that
Miss ClOpton was doing as well as
could be expected Immediately after
an operation. She is expected to
show considerable improvement to-
day.
Miss C!opton is well known in the
Cape as a talented pianist and music
teacher, had been troubled with APP
pendicitis for several weeks. Several
days ago, she had been advised that
an operation would become necessary
some time.
About II o'clock Sunday night she
was seized with an acute attack by
the malady. Rev. Clopton, who had
gone to Jackson Sunday evening to
conduct services there, had planned to
remain there over night.
Members of the family got into
communication with him and he ar
rived at his home in the Cape at
O'clOcy yesterday morning. A physi-
clan had been called at 8 o'clock and
arrangements were made at once to
have her taken to the hospital early
yesterday morning for All operation.
She was placed upon the operating
table at s o'clock and the operation
lasted for several minutes.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
BRINKOPF MUFFS
A TEN-PIN RECORD
English" Sends Experts Ball
To Gutter-ROyals Beat
r. ]. Rs.

Al Brinkopf last night barely miss
ed making a record for himself on the
local bowling alley in the contest of
the Royals, his team, and the K. J. RS.
He had bowled over 169 pins in the
| first game Of the three, he fell to l59
in the second and in the third he hit
his stride. He led the field through
out the game and when he stepped
IN to the mat for his last frame, one
more strike remained and he would
score 235.
He thinks 235 is pretty good bowl
inp for anyone in the furniture bust
ness. As his teammates encouraged
| him and his opponents vociferOusly
predicted downfall, Al carefully Sc
lcctcd his ball from the row Of about
dozen, stepped on the foo sponge at
the head of the alleys so as to insure a
good "nule-foot," dipped his fingers
in chalk and stood with a professional
air in one corner Of the alley while
he took aim.
After the proper praliminaries, he
made his dash down the alley toward
the frame Of ten-pins, brought his
16-pound young cannon ball forward
with a low. smooth. even swing and
then came to a full stop with a sudden
spreading of feet and putting on OF
brakes. while the cannon ball thun-
dered down the lane toward the first
ball.
Mavbe is was the chalk, maybe it
was too much English, but that ball
lust naturally curved right off the
face of the alley and completed its
flight in the gutter.
The leading pin almost smiled back
at Al as that adroit tcn-pinner stared,
non-plussed.
There was time to make it 4 spare,
but Al had 4 studied disregard for
form" and all the proper niceties of
the game. as he fired the second ball
at the last frame.
The sphere fled true as an arrow
and every pin was carried completely
off the alley from the force Of the
blow. "YOu never know what to eX-
pect," the winner grunted when his
shot finished the game.
The Royals defeated the r. J. Rs. in
two out of three games.
The latter team had handicap of
| 10 pins a game on the Royals. The
score was as follows:
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14

On account of bad weather and viz
tually impossible roads on the East
Side, Mayor Rage, Allen kimmel and
Richard Wippermam yesterday did
not attempt to make the trip to Anna,
H., to attend the funeral of w. W.
Norris, who died at his home in Anna,
Saturday. The funeral was held yes
terday afternoon.
Lynn A. Brundett, of Commerce,
was a business visitor in the Cape
yesterday afternoon ana last night.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14

w. H. Harrison yesterday went to
Memphis on a business trip.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14

sack Of -four a. it tumblct tow;
ground from "Slim'S" shoulder.
Abs les takin' NAH fIouah ..
Mister Vandevan. ""Slim" expo
ed. "What do yo'al] mean"
Vandcvcn couldn't undarstan. 8.
transaction and held "Sl,m" till s
Hutson arrived and escorted -
the city iail. He viii be- arraip 2
Police Court this morning.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14

The score last night was as follows
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
Brothers, Lost In
Woods, hunt Him
.WhoHunts Them
George and Ben Heuer Lose
Way on Dividing Ridge and
Reach Home In Time To
Search For August, Who
Sought Them.

| The story Of how two brothers,
George W. Heuer and BENJAMIN H.
Heuer, both farmers living on Three
| Mile Creek northwest % the Cape, be-
came lost in the Woods Of Dividing
Ridge while on q hunting trip week
ago, and wandered for hours till late
at night before they made their way
out of the Maze to Oriole, u miles
from their homes, yesterday was be-
ing told in the Cape.
The wives Of both men became anx-
ious when they failed to return at
Inightfall and started August A.
Heuer, their brother, out after them.
August, in turn, became lost in much
the same way his two brothers had,
and after George and Ben had arriv-
ed home early the next morning, they
were forced to 90 in search of the
third brother.
The Heuer are brothcrs-in-laws Of
Henry Brinkopf and are well known
in the Cape They arc recognized
sportsmen and are famed in their sec
ton of the county for their woodcraft
and hunting ability.
Dividing Ridge is about six miles
north Of town and extends through a
densely wooded district adjacent to
the farms Of the Hcucr brothers. 1t
formed their favoritc huntin &
grounds.
They started on their trip carly in
1.-The morning and plamc,t to make a
day of it. They did.
After they had killed : good many
squirrels and had un"h"d about a
campfire early in the afternoon, they
began to think about r2tracing their
steps toward home. They knew that
it was necessary TO follow Dividing
Ridge for Il certain distance in order
to solve the maze into which they had
plunged themselves.
On either side Of the main ridge,
there are almost innumtrable small
RIDGES between draws ard creeks
which are we'll calculated 10 confuse
the unacouainted hunter.
The Heuers continuously followed
ont sucb side ridges in tie hone that
they were on the hack Ct the main
RIDGE that would take them home.
They walked many mill. often re-
tracing their stems on the back Of a
ridge and endpavoring - right them
selves
After darkness had fallen. they adj
mittcd to themselves th.y thcv we're
ibonnIeccjv lost and the. only expected
IA mako the most Of 4 bad situation
bv walking in as straight a line =
possibIc in a definite direction.
They crossed hill after hi! and
forded many small creeks and draws.
At Innp.G nc if was we'll on toward
midnight. they perceived lights ahead
Of them They walked in that direc-
tion and presently fond themselves
in the midst of Ofiole.
rTcantime, at their respective
homes. the wives Of each brother had
communicated with each other to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22
CHARTER GRANTED
TO THE RIGGS BANK
Extension for Twenty Years
Is Agreed to by Controller
of the Currency.
MAY MEAN A TRUCE
Between OFFICIALS
Action Recalls Recent Court Cases
in Which Heads of Institution
Were Acquitted.

John Shelton Williams, controller of
the currency. yesterday granted the APP
plication of the Riggs National Bank
for an extension of the charter of that
institution for a period of twenty. years.
This ends a much-mooted question,
and probably means a truce between
the officials of the Riggs National Bank
and the controller of the currency.
The controllers decision reviews at
length the contentious between him and
the bank officials, and especially the
matter relating to the alleged broker
age business of the Riggs Bank, to-
gether with the questions of loans to
officers and employees, alleged unlawful
stock investments, alleged failure to
maintain reserves, etc
The decision quotes letter from the
directors of the bank, in which it is
agreed to accept as final the decision
of Justice Mccoy. The letter, signed
by the officers and directors of the
bank, states, in part:
THE court suStainS the right of the
controller to have the reports and in
formation called for, and the right to
impose fines in accordance with the
provisions of the statute, if the bank
should refuse them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22
WEDDING Is BALKED.
Virginia Couple Prevented From
Marrvino Here nv Teleoram

Miss Cecil B. Steele. seventeen years
old. who lives eighteen miles from
Stanton. Va. this morning entered the
marriage license clerks office with
Lacey Fitzgerald. twenty -one years old.
and was endeavoring to induce the clerk
to believe she vas as old as the young
man of her choice, when Detective
Hughlett, carrying a message from her
4rate father. entered the Office and took
part in the proceeding.
II know I'm not twenty-one," admit
Ted the young woman. 1T will be but
two months and eleven days before I'll
be eighteen and free, and then tele-
grams will not stop the wedding"
Miss Steele last night attended a
church festival near her home. She
failed to return home. however, and her
father. Eugene ii. Steele, knowing of
the forbidden love affair wired the po-
lice to arrest his daughter, prevent her
marriage and hold her until he arrived.
The police complied with his request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22

banking fraternity Of the United States
is interested in the case.
Local bankers have been at sea as
to the possible final action Of the con-
troller of the currency in the matter,
many believing that he would refuse
to grant the extension even after the
action of the jury in the perjury trial.
Expected Granting Of Extension.
Friends of the federal reserve law
expressed the opinion that an extern
sion would be granted, as otherwise
state banks and trust companies would
hesitate to enter the federal reserve
system with the chances of finding
themselves unable to obtain extension
of charter at the expiration of their
terms of organization.
Practically all of the large share
holders of the Riggs National Bank
signed the application for a renewal of
charter, refusing to consider a change
of officers, as had been suggested as a
means of placating the department and
procuring the charter renewal. stand
ing back of the officials loyalty, as did
the entire board of directors.
Two former Presidents of the United
States testified as character witnesses
for c. c. Glover, president of the Riggs
National. and other bank officials at
The Riggs National Bank, organized
in 1896. was the successor of George
Riggs & Co., old-time bankers, and is
recognized and admitted as the larg-
est national bank in the District. 1t
has an alliance with the National City
Bank of New York city.
The Riggs National Bank today an
nounced the appointment of Avon NJ
Nevius and Robert K. Fleming as as
sistant cashiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22
Courts Are Appealed To.

Almost continuously examiners of the
controllers Office and accountants were
kept busy in the Riggs National Bank
going over books and accounts. cover
ing a long period of years. with in
Vulnerable interrogatories. etc. that
finally led the bank officials to appeal
to the courts for relief from alleged
conspiracy to destroy the institution,
in which high Treasury officials were
named. and for relief from a five-thou-
sand dollar fine. collected by withhold
ing interest payable to the bank on
government bonds.
During the court hearing there was
presented an affidavit, prepared by one
of the counsel for the complainant.
denying charges of stock speculation.
and this affidavit led to indictment of
the president, a vice president and
former cashier of the Riggs bank on a
charge of perjury. All were acquitted
few moments after the case was
given to the jury.
The charter of the bank expires Tues
day next Application was filed for re-
newal some weeks ago. The entire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22
Satisfied With Pledge.

In relation to the future management
of the bank, the controller says: 1t has
been urged upon me that the conduct
and management of the bank under its
present officers for the past eighteen
months is an earnest that it will be
managed in the future in full COM
pliance with the law" He quotes the
following written pledge of the bank
directors as to his entire satisfaction:
I'VE, the undersigned directors of
the Riggs National Bank. hereby SOL
EMMY and severally pledge ourselves
to give special attention in the future
to the manner in which the officers of
the Riggs National Bank shall carry
on and conduct the business and af-
fairs of the bank, to the end that
the business operations and officers of
the bank in the future shall be
conducted in strict compliance with the
national bank act and all the laws of
the United States and in conformity
with the lawful rules. regulations and
requirements of the Office of the con-
troller of the currency. and to take all
such action as shall be necessary to
secure that end.
The charter of the Riggs National
Bank expires by limitation on the 26th
of June, 1916. The stockholders of said
bank, including the undersigned direc-
tors, have made application according
to law to the controller of the cur
rency for an extension of its charter
for a further period of twenty years.
Because of the controversies and issues
which gave rise to the litigation in the
equity suit above referred to, and in
order to remove any doubts of the
controller as to the future conduct
and management of the officers of the
said the Riggs National Bank. we here
by give him this express and written
assurance, in the hope that his doubts
may be allayed and that the said ap-
plication for an extension of the char
ter of the bank for the future period of
twenty years will be granted"
Before the confirmation Of Mr.. Will
liams as controller there was consid-
cradle opposition to his appointment
and confirmation on the part of certain
officials of the bank. the friction being
accredited as dating back to the re-
tirement of Mr.. Williams from the
board of directors of the Seaboard Air
Line and the election of NJ. E. Allies to
the board.
Newspaper criticism of the action of
the controller when he advanced
100000 to the national banks
of the city, to permit Frank A. Munsey
to carry out his negotiations for ac-
Quiring the United States Trust Com
pany and stopping the runs in Novem-
Der, 1913, also inspired much enmity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22
Senator Walsh Suggested.

Senator Myers and Representative
Evans of Montana saw President Will
son today and suggested to him that
Senator Walsh of Montana would make
an able man on the Supreme bench. The
President did not indicate to his callers
that he had made up his mind on the
vacancy.
President Wilson. was today asked to
take some steps, If possible, to prevent
the execution Of four prominent Bohe-
mians. condemned to death in Austria
on alleged reasonable charges that are
declared to have been without founda
ton, among the men being DR.. Karel
Kramar and DR.. A1ois Rasin, both mem
bers of the Austrian reischrat for many
years Representative SABBATH Of Illi-
nois laid the matter before the Presi-
dent, saying that the Spanish govern
ment had interceded to ask clemency for
the men. The President promised to
consider the case and referred Mr..
SABBATH to the State Department.
Miss Renahan of Baltimore invited
the President to attend a performance
in Baltimore next week for the benefit
Of the Fresh Air Society Of that city. He
said that he feared that he would have
to stay in Washington pretty closely
from now on.