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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
Mr.. Atkinson and the Unsecured
Creditors of the Frisco Railroad

mission, unsecured creditors in Taxas
+ are paid in full, and thanks to the
Missouri Public Service Commission.
headed by Mr.. Atkinson, the Missouri
unsecured creditors have to take what
they can get.
/ TIIs is moi all. Lee Higginson and
! Company and 4. Z. 4. r. Thayar and
otR"cs, Of Boston, held an unsecured
claim against the Frisco amounting to
$I3,510, 100000. This grew cut of the
purchase the Kansas City. Fort Scott
and Memphis Railroad by the Frisco.
a transaction by which about $4,000
G00.G0 was lost by the Frisco on the
one hand, and made by the members Of
the firms Of HigginSon and Thayer, OF
their friends on the other-a transac-
/ ton exposed and condemned by the In
( terstate Commerce Commission. found
in Vol. % of their reports. Yet this
transaction, which was pointed out to
him, Mr. Atkinson, who wrote the
opinion for the Missouri Public Service
Commission, passed over in silence,
ana approved Of plan which paid in
full these unsecured creditors in Bos-
ten, VINO had helped wreck the Frisco.
/ III new securities Of approved market
vaiue, while it left Missouri creditors
to "hoi0 the bag" Not only that, but
the name Of f. Y. r. r. Thayer was
endorsed by the opinion Of Mr.. Akin
son rs q member Of the Voting Trust.
which, il the future, is to manage the
/ Frisco.
The Government at Washington has
spent a great deal Of money and time
in investigating odorous railroad deals.
and III giving publicity to the methods
Of syndicates and promoters in the ex-
ploitation CT railroads. The Govern
mcnt was of the opinion that all that
was necessary TO make them impossi-
bic was to give publicity and educate
the PEOPLE about these things. It seems
though that the policy Of the Govern
mcur was a delusion and a snare, and
that men like Mr.. Atkinson can al
WAYS be found who will attempt in de-
fiance of the knowledge and Informal
ton of the people to serve special in
terests.
I think it would be unfortunate, in
deed. for the Democratic party. were
Mr.. Atkinson nominated BY that party
in August, and if weNre to Judge the
future by the past, It would be :
calamity for the people of Missouri,
if one so dead to their interest should
be elected to the position of governor
next November.
Respectfully,
July 19, 1915. Citizen.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
TO the Editor Of The Tribune:

TO the Editor Of The Tribune:
[ represent some unsecured judg-
mcnt creditors of the Frisco Railroad.
Today that railroad is to be sold and
the b0rdholders and stockholders are
being paid in full, or virtually dollar
for dollar or their holding in the rail
road. The creditors who ] represent
were employees Of the frisco Railroad
VINO were injured in line Of duty with
out any fault Of their own, and against
whom the railroad has abandoned all
defenscs If t ever had any. The Just
ness of their claims, the amount and
the absolute liability of the railroad is
admitted by the receivers, by every
body, yet, these claims are not to be
paid. The very best offer that has
been made for these claims has been
fifty cents on the dollar in the new
common stock of the Frisco Railroad,
which Is at present worth sixteen coks
or The dollar in the open market, and
fifty cents in preferred stock which al
present has no market value. | un-
derstand that there are many millions
of dollars of such claims in this state
growing out of 0vercharges on ship
men5s of freight, personal injuries and
lossas and damages Of property along
the railroad. ! am familiar with many
such cases outside Of my own through
out Southeast Missouri. All these
Claims the TeorganiZers are busy set
Ting 1t sixteen and seventeen cents or
the dollar, and their agents are busy
threatening, brow-beating and cabling
claimants into accepting this amuCnt;
they say, You take this or you don't
get I cent.
Il locked ike an outrage that the
stockholders of the Frisco Railroad
should be provided for in the plan,
and the unsecured creditors-men VINO
had been manned and injured for life,
widows and orphans whose husbands
and fathers had been killed while
working on the railroad should only
get sixteen or seventeen cents on the
dollar. | Investigated this and found
that though in the state Of Texas the
Frisco had had to settle its unsecured
claims in full; that the Missouri Public
Service Commission, through its chair
man, Mr.. John Morgan Atkinson, "Side
stepped" and spoke as follows; sweep
ing gway as far as It could like so
7lucl chaf the right Of unsecured
claimants:
1--WE think the rights of all I'M
secured creditors in this reorgan-
ization are fully protected-and
which rights are not for deteTm-
ination by this commission in
reorganization proceeding"
Therefore, thanks to the Texas Com
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of Wen
zell Hauptmann, deceased, lave been
granted to the undersigned, by the
Cape Girardeau Court of Common
Pleas of Cape Girardeau County, Mo,
bearing date the 10Th day of July,
1916.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to him for allowance, within six
months from the date of said letters
or they may be precluded from any
benefit of such estate; and if said
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of the last publ
cation of this notice, they shall be for
ever barred.
Robert VOgelsang,
Executor.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
AUGUST HEISLER
deceased, have been granted to the
undersigned by the Common Pleas
Court of Cape Girardeau Count, Mis-
souri,, June 3, 1916.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to the undersigned for allowance
within six months from the date of
said letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit Of such estate; and
if said claims be not exhibited within
enc year from the date of the publ
cation of this notice, they will be for
ever barred. ANNIE HEISLER,
Administrators.
Dated June ), 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
SENT TO JAIL AS BOOTLEGGER
Wife Voluntarily Accompanies Mis-
souri, Pastor and Relatives Are
Caring for Their Six Children.

Montgomery, Mo, July 19.-Rev. R.
n. Mills, former pastor OF the Chris
tan church at Wellsyille, WAS fined
$500 and costs for selling beer 1T High
Hill. this county. He was unable TO
gay or give bond, and he and his wife
are in Jail, she having accompanied
him voluntarily.
Their six children are being cared
for by relatives.
Mills is allowed 81 a day in Jail,
nearly as much as he would get for
nreaclsng.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
SPRINGFIELD GIVES 100000
Money Part Of Fund to Be AppropTi'
ated for State Centennial
Building.

Springfield, H., July 19.-The Illi-
nois centennial building commission
has received 100000 TO purchase a
site for a centennial building just
south of the state house.
At the same time another fund OF
1925, 900 became available for the cen
tennial commission, this sum having
been appropriated by the last legisla-
ture On condition that y Springfield
raise 100000. The next general as
sembly will be asked to appropriate
nearly S1,000,000 for the building IL
self.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
$1,000. GOO for Artificial limbs.

New York, July "Reminiscences
here have received orders aggregating
100000 for artificial limbs, to be
used by soldiers of Australia and New
Zealand wounded at tie Dardanelles
and on the French front.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Va shington- .ImlY 10


The senate continued debate on the
naval bill.
Senate Democratic steering commit
tee met TO act on President Wilson's
request for passage Of child labor bill.
House not in session; meets Friday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
FOR CONGRESS.
We are authorized tc announce
ROBERT ]. SMITH

of Campbell, Dunklin county, Mo-, as
candidate for the Republican nomin-
alton for the Office of Representative
in Congress from the Fourteenth Mis-
souri, District, subject to the general
primary, August 1, 1915.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20

F. C. and R. f. Smith, both we'll
known young men of this city, have
taken charge of the Park Clubhouse
for the summer and intend to carry
out a regular summer dance program.
The cark is a mighty cool place to
spenI these hot evenings, and a pOOd
patronage seems asscrcd.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
We are authorized to announce
OTTO T. VILLA

Of GOrdOnville, Mo-, as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
office of County Assessor of Cape
Girardeau County, Mo-, subject to the
general primary, August 1, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
We are authorized to announce
HENRY P. GAINES

of Cape Girardeau, Mo-, as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for the
office of County Assessor of Cape
Girardeau County, Mo-, subject to the
general primary, August l, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
We are authorized to announce
f. j. SCHOEN

of Pocahontas, Mo-, as a candidate
for The Republican nomination for the
office of County Assessor of Cape
Girardeau County, Mo-, subject to the
general primary, August 1, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
We are authorized to announce
BEN GOCkEL

of Cape Girardeau, Mo-, as a candidate
fer the Republican nomination for the
office of County Assessor of Cape
Girardeau County, Mo-, subject to the
general primary, August l, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
FOR TREASURER,
We are authorized to announce
q LID

J. H. C. KERSTNER
of Jackson, Mo-, as a candidate for
the Republican nomination for the
office Of County Treasurer of Cape
Girardeau County, Mo-, subject to the
general primary, August 1, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
We are authorized to announce
w. A. SUMMERS

Of Jackson; Mo-, as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
Office of County Assessor Of Cape
Girardeau County, Mo-, subject to the
general primary, August 1, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
FOR STATE SENATOR
We are authorized to announce
HARRY E. ALEXANDER

Of Cape Girardeau, Mo-, as candidate
for the Democratic nomination for the
office Of State Senator from the DIST
Senatorial District of Missouri, sub
iect to the general primary, August |,
1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
FOR SHERIFF,
We are authorized to announce

we are auLhOflZTU 20 announce
WILLIAM +. SCHADE
Of Jackson, Mo-, as 4 candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
office of Sheriff of Cape Girardeau
County, Mo-, subject to the general
primary, August /. 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20

We are authorized to announce for
mer Speaker David w. Hill as a candi
date for the Republican nomination for
the office of Representative in COu-
gress from the Fourteenth Congress
ional district of Missouri, subject to
the general primary, August 1, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20
We are authorized to announce
]. FRED WILFERTH

OF Mlllervhle, Mo-, as candidate for
the Republican nomination for the
office of County Assessor of Cape
Glrardeau County, Mo-, subject to the
general primary, August l, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20

ANNOUNCEMENTS
4ONs AAJO4-OoOIss
We are authorized to announce

of Millerviile, Mo-, as a candidate for
the Republican nomination for the
office Of County Assessor of Cape
Girardeau> County, Mo-, subject to the
general primary, August 1, 1916.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-20

July 19, 1916. Citizen.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15
Bold Robbery in Ohio.

Martins Ferry, Ohio Stepping out
of the shrubbery along the roadway
at Glenns Run two foreigners -Satur-
day shot and fatally wounded Lee
Rankin, superintendent of the Flor
ence mine of the Youghiogheny and
Ohio Coal company, took a strong
box containing $4,000 in miners pay
from the rear of Rankins automo-
bile and escaped. Rankin died.
A box containing 5000, which was
stolen, was found next day by boys
in a wood few hundred yards from
the scene Of the robbery. The au-
thorities believe the robbers drop
ped the box to make their escape.
Harry Baldine of Bellaire, Ohio, was
identified as one Of the robbers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15

smashed the German line, captured
front line and other trenches and ia
ken 1900 prisoners. The new at
tacks were made on the front from
Combles to the river. So vicious
was the thrust of the French that it
required only half an hour for them
to overcome the resistance of the
Germans and make themselves mas
tiers of three and three-quarters miles
of first-line trenches.
East and southeast of Combles the
French captured additional trenches
along the Bethune-Perone road, that
leads from Peronne northward to
Bapaume and Arras and to Bethune,
placing serious impeachment in the
way of the Germans for the move
ment of their transports from the
north to Peronne.
Fierce In Macedonia.
On the British end of the front
only mutual bombardment took place.
All along the Macedonian front the
heavy offensive Of the entente con-
tinues.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15
OCTOBER LAND SHOW WILL
OFFER MANY BIG PRIZES
Counties and Communities Offered
Special Inducement to Make Dis
pIay at Seattle Oct. 414.

Counties and communities in Wash
ington, Montana, Idaho and Oregon
have offered special Inducements to
make exhibits at the coming land
show at Seattle from October to H.
The management has set aside
$500 in three prizes for the best
county or district display. The first
prize calls for $500, the second 5000
and the third prize $500. This con-
test is open to any commercial club,
grange, farmers association or any
county or community organization.
A splendid presentment Of the ag-
ricultural and horticultural possibili-
ties of the northwest is assured as a
result of the cooperation of the rail
roads,
The Alaska exhibit will be the most
complete since the exposition of 1909
and the entire display of grains and
grasses and hardy vegetables to be
made at the Fairbanks show in Sep.
TENDER will be moved to Seattle in
time for the opening of the land show
October 4.
The exposition has also made
special prize of $3.50 for the best in
dividual farm exhibit with a second
prize of SIS.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15
sPORTINGlTEM,ls |

Gibbons and Dillon are matched
for sa fight soon.
Larry DOYLE second baseman of
the Chicago Nationals, is out of the
game with a broken ankle.
tJohn 'AAitkens won all three of the
events Of the Harvest Automobile
Racing classic at Indianapolis Sat.
urday.
Speaker drew away slightly from
Cobb last week in the race for pre-
mier batting honors in the Amer.
lean league.
William Christianson, an aviator,
was fatally injured at Chicago Sat
urday when his machine fell from
a height of 500 feet.
Les Darcy, the Australian middle
weight champion, easily defeated jim
my Clabby of Hammond, Ind, on
points in a 20-round contest at sgd.
ney, N. S. w.
Nap Lynch was the winner of the
AlCu . relay dC Cuo OpOhduo ldII /,
worth $3.50, adding one more second
to his margin of % seconds at the
expense of Sleepy Armstrong, his
nearest competitor
The greatest honors in the history
of modern golf fell to Charles Evans
Jr. of Chicago when he defeated his
fellow townsman, Robert A. Gardner,
4 up to 8 to play, in the national am
ateur golf championship tournament
at Philadelphia Saturday. Evans, al
ready the holder of the open cham
pionship, which he won at Minneap-
oils in June, is the first player in
either America or England to cap
ture both national titles in the same
year.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15
TELLS WOMEN
SUFFRAGE VICTORY is NEAR
Stirs 1000 to Enthusiasm by Promise
to Aid Great Cause.-The Is
Silent on the Method.

Atlantic City, N. Triumph for
the woman suffrage cause Gin a lit
tie while" was predicted by Presi-
dent Wilson here Friday in a speech
before the annual convention of the
National American Woman Suffrage
association.
81 have come here to fight with
you," the president declared. I'm
mediately the 1000 women present
stood and cheered. A few minutes
later DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, hon
orary president of the association,
with Mr.. Wilson still present, de-
clared: 1--WE have waited long enough
to get the vote. We want it now.
want it to come during your admin
istration." Again the great audi
ence of women stood and cheered,
waving handkerchiefs.
The presidents pledge of support
to the suffrage question caused Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait, president of
the organization, to say in a speech
soon after he closed: "You touched
our hearts and won our fealty when
you said you had come here to fight
with u.s."
The president did not speak on the
method by which he would bring
about woman suffrage, but said.
1--WE shall not quarrel in the long
run as to the method of it,
The women in their speeches also
failed to mention the question of
method.
The president was warmly ap-
plauded before, during and after his
speech. With Mrs. Wilson he sat
during several addresses.
Declaring that sometimes he be-
came "a little impatient" over dis
cussions about the channels through
which votes for women are to come,
the president caused the delegates to
applaud by saying, II have felt here
the wholesome contagion of the &C.
casion."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15
Confessed to Murder.

Ironwood, Mich, Sept. 14.-Arthur
Waltonen, alias John Lind, a barber,
was arrested here Wednesday for
the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Mich
OILS, a New York widow, who was
strangled to death in her home and
money and jewelry to the value of
$4,000 stolen. A servant in the
house was sentenced to be electro
cuted for the crime. Waltonen is said
by the police to have confessed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15
. - .. ..
nAollduDrN p3GpG NJ q
:. .... PRIMARY vO]|T1'E.. .
LAST TUESDAY
Results given Wednesday noon:
NOMINEES IN THE LEAD.
Republican.

NOM INEES in THE LEAD.
Republican.
These lead on incomplete returns:
United States Senator-Miles Poin-
dexter.
Governor-Henry Mcbride.
Congressman:
First district-John F. Miller.
Second distdict-Lindley H. Hadley.
Third district-Albert Johnson.
Fourth district-W. l.. LaFollette.
Fifth district-Thomas Cookery.
Lieut.. Governor-Louis F. Hart.
Secretary of state-I. M. Howell.
Treasurer-W. w. Sherman.
Auditor-C. w. Clausen.
Attorney general-W. V. Tanner.
Land commissioner-Clar V. Saw
idge.
School uperintendent-Mrs Jose
phine G.. Preston.
Insurance Commr.-H. o. Fishback.
Democratic.
u. S. Senator-George Turner.
Governor-Ernest Lister.
congressman:
First district-Geo. F. Cotterill.
Second district-Mrs. Frances c.
AXtell.
Third district-Geo. F. Fishburne.
Fourth district-C. w. Masterson.
Fifth district-C. G. Dill.
Lieut. Governor-Thomas Lally.
Secretary of state-J. M. Tadlock.
Treasurer-George j. Garvin.
Auditor-Otto A. Case.
Attorney gen'l-Henry A. Mclean
School Suppl. H. Morgan.
Insurance COMMIT. H. Hemer.
Supreme court:
Long term-Mark Fullerton, En-
NETT N. Parker, third place in doubt
between Geo. d. Morris and b. G.
Mills
Short term. Stanley Webster
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15
NEW YORK FACES GENERAL
STRIKE AS CRIRIS NEARS
Leaders Threaten to Call Out 100000
Workers to Beat the Trac-
ton Company.

New York, Sept. 12.-With the
leaders of 100000 labor men of New
York and vicinity threatening SYM
pathetic strike, traffic on the sub
tan and the Bronx impeded and the
surface systems on those two Dor
oughs and Westchester county virtu-
ally tied up, the general strike sit
uation assumed more serious as
pect Monday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-15

A general distributing station of
postal supplies will be established
soon in San Francisco.