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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-02-29
COLUMBIA HAS BIG
TRADE IN HARDWARE.
More Sold Here Than in
Any Other Town of its
Size in Missouri.
$500, 900 Is ESTIMATE
Business in the Five Stores Is
Mostly in the Better
Grade of Goods.
$500, 900 is ESTIMATE

That more hardware is sold in Co
umbia than in any other town Of its
size in the state is the opinion, not
only of the representatives of the
wholesale hardware houses who visit
Columbia periodically, but also of
the local merchants. A recent can
vass of the five stores dealing eXclu-
sively in hardware brought to light
some very interesting facts and fig
ures.
Approximately 100000 worth of
hardware is sold in Columbia yearly.
The greater portion of this sum is
spent by the townspeOple, who, for the
most part, buy paints, yarnishes,
stoves, ranges, builders hardware
and refrigerators. The greatest de-
mand in the country trade is for wire
fencing, stoves and washing machines.
The hardware dealers give as the
principal reasons for the large sales
of hardware in Columbia, the tran
sient population, the absence Of cheap
goods, the large stocks carried by the
merchants and the great amount of
building that is done each year in
Columbia and vicinity.
They assert that families, coming to
Columbia TO educate their children,
invest in hardware necessities, and
at the end of their stay here, either
sell them to secondhand dealers or
have them shipped to their former
homes. This causes the sale of new
as well as Of secondhand goods.
Sale is On High-Grade Goods.
Referring to the absence Of cheap
grades of goods in their stocks, most
of the merchants agreed that very
little low-grade hardware is sold at
jhe exclusive stores, other stores in
Columbia handling this grade of hard
ware with more profit. On the other
hand. the sale Of high-grade hardware
is materially increased in the eXclu-
sive stores by keeping on hand a var
led and extensive stock from which
the consumer may choose.
As a final reason the merchants T.
mention the growth of Columbia as a
factor in the comparatively large sale .
of hardware. Spring and fall. the .
building season. are busy times for
the hardware dealers. and this year.
in spite of The high prices that must
he paid for builders material, the
dealers are preparing for an increased
sale of this class of hardware.
Prices of all kinds of hardware are
still mounting. Resides the war.
which has been directly responsible
for these prices by cutting off the
foreign supply and by causing enor-
nous prices TO be offered for raw ma
terial, there have been several minor
reasons which prevent foreign fac
tories from competing with those of
the United States Among these. lack
IF transportation and cargo space and
he high price of marine insurance
are the most important.
LuxurieS Most Affected.
High prices will not injure the hard
ware trade in the sale of necessities.
lut will prevent the merchants from
iispOsing of as many luxuries as for I
nerly. The housewife will buy her
galvanized pail even though the price {
las advanced nearly double. but she
will take fond look at the old coffee !
'ot and decide that it is capable of {
ne more years service before she {
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-02-29

The play that makes dimples to
catch the tears-"An Alien"-Special
matinee Thursday at the Columbia
Theater. ADV. 155
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-02-29

An Alien'-the play that makes
dimples to catch tears A special mat
inee Thursday at Columbia Teater.
Adv 155
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-28

name and made me No. 575'; they
took me to church, where I'd never
been before, and they made me listen
to a sermon for 40 minutes. Then
the parsOn said, No. SIS, art thou
weary, art thou languid?' and I got
seven days c. B. for giving him a
civil answer" - Manchester Guard
ian
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-28
TROUBLES OF NO. SIS

TROUBLES OF NO. SIS
Here is a story which if it is not
true ought to be. The soldier in the
train was dilating on his changed
life.
"They took me from my home"
he said, "and put me in barracks;
they took away my clothes and put
me in khaki: they took away my
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04
WORN OUT PEOPLE

You take no great interest in any thing when you are weary, worn-out and troubled with constipation, dys- pepsia, coated tongue, headaches dull pains, dizziness, spots before the eyes,, chi1ls, depressed spirits. stom- ach or bowel trouble. These are warnings of sluggish liver. Take delicious Leonardi's Liver-Aid to bring quick and lasting relief. Purely vegetable, does not gripe, and free from dangerous ca1omel and drugs Safe, sure and pleasant for both young and old, and those with deli cate systems. Give yourself new en- ergy and new life. Purify, strengthen and regulate your liver with this great remedy. Get bottle today, soc at your druggists or Hindle's Drug Stores, 987 Main street and 9o9 Main street-AdV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04
THE FARMER: MAY 4, 1916

mission the -seIectmen at their last meeting signed an order for the pay ment to Contractor B. B. Banks of $500 on account of road work to May 1. His $5,000 yearly contract calls for four payments which equally distrfb- uted would be at the rate of $1,250 each. The inspections will become more rigid with each period and final approval will insure to him payments of the amounts previously withheld.
 One of Jesse R. Sanford's barns is being moved a short distance to new foundation so arranged as to provide basement stab1ing quarters for 30 head of, cattle.
 Albert Williams and John c. Read were called to Bridgeport yesterday to do jury duty in the superior court.
 E. M. Bradley and mother are this week making their annual migration from the Ridge to their cottage. at Fairfield Beach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04
BUTCHERS TO CONVENE.

Preliminary arrangements for the convention of the Connecticut Butch ers' association will be held in this city tonight when the Bridgeport Butchers association will meet at .1O9 State street. A number of officers in the state association from Hartford and New Haven will be guests
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

American Smelling & Refining Go declared the regular quarterly divi- dend of per cent. and an extra divi- dend of 1-2 per cent. on the common stock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04
MYRTLE sCuILY.

The funeral of Myrtle w., the six year-o1d daughter of Benjamin and Margaret O'Donnen Scully, was held at o'clock, yesterday afternoon, at the home of her parents, BIO Poplar street. Burial was in St. MiehaePs cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

Generals Scott and Obregon Reach Agreement That Pershing's Men will With draw to Colonia Dublan and Gradually Cross the Border Carranza Makes Pledge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04
CHAUNCEY sTEADwEIL.

The funeral of Chauncey Steadwel was held from the undertaking parlors of Michael J. Cannon, at 9 o'clock, yesterday afternoon. Rev. Ira S. Jacobs of the Bethel A M E. church conducted the services. Burial was in Park cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

A stock dividend of 100 per cent. on the ordinary and restricted ordin- ary shares was declared by the I'm perial Tobacco Go. of England and Ireland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

William c. Wheeler, secretary and general manager of the Port Jefferson L. l., Electric Light Co.,, was killed by a live wire in the power house of the plant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

Four persons were killed and A others wounded when a. policeman named Chapel, armed with a rifle, became crazed at Shanghai, and be- gan to chase and shoot people.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04
OBITUARY
SARAH M. sANRoRN.

The funeral of Sarah N., wife of George P. Sanborn, was held from her late home, 28 Rose street, at 2 o'clock, yesterday afternoon. Rev. Everett A. Burnes conducted the services Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

Senator New1ands appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Re- 1ations in support of peace in Eur ope.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

James J. Clare, hotel keeper of Long Island City, L. l., convicted of the murder of his wife, Ida, was sen fenced to IF years in Sing Sing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

With a 75 naillimeter gun mounted at her stern, the French Line steamer Espagne arrived at New York from Bordeaux with 24O passengers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

Please state the proPortionate num- bere of Greek Catholics, Roman Catho- lies, Protestants and Mohammedans in each of the beIIigerent nations. In 1910 Austria was about 10 per cent Greek Catholic, 70 per cent Ro- man Catholic, 2 per cent Protestant and the remaining IS per cent was com posed of Jews, Greeks, orientals and others. France is about 95 per cent Roman Catholic and 1.5 per cent Prot estant- Germany is about 36 per cent Roman Catholic and 61 per cent Prot estant. The British empire is about 1.6 per cent Roman Catholic, 10 per cent Protestant and 22 per cent Mohamme- .dan- Bulgaria TT per cent Greek, 215 per cent Mohammedan-. Italy, mainly Roman Catholic. Servia, Greek Cath olic. Belgium almost wholly Roman Catholic.-R Russia is about 52 per cent Greek Catholic, 9 per cent Roman Catholic, 3 per cent Protestant and 8 per cent Mohammedan. Asfatic Fur key is almost completely Mohammedan, while European Turkey is about 50 per cent Mohammedan, per cent Ro- man Catholic and the rest of the Chris tan sects, including Protestant and Greek Catholic, composeS41 per cent. Reliable religious statistics are hard to obtain, and in many cases the figures are based on estimates which are far from correct.
 Who wasSauthor of the expression, "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymenT"
 The quotation is from Major Gen eral Henry Lees funeral oration on George Washington.
 Who wrote the poem containing the lines:
 Into the jaws of death,
 Into the mouth of hell
 Rode the six hundred. What battle was it written about and in what war? Which side made the charge?
 The poem referred to is Tennyson's 'tThe Charge of the Light Brigade" It was written about the battle of Balaklava, Oct. 25,-, 1854, during the Crimean war, when the British caval- ry, 600 strong, obeying a mistaken or der, charged through a valley into the Russian and Cossack cavalry backed by twelve guns.
 What ia the full title of Kaiser Will helm?
 William IT,, German emperor and king of Prussia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

President Wilson received cadets of the Massac chusetts Nautical School of Boston, who went to Washington on the gunboat Ranger on their annual cruise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

Please give the progressive increase of the United States in area and pop uiation by periods from the beginning of the last century.
 In the year 1900 the area of the United States was 892, 1855 square miles, population 5,3os, ,4S3; in 1850, area, 2,977.119 square miles, popula- ton, 23, ,191 ,S76; in 1880, area, 3,o26, ,7s9 square miles, population, 50, 155, ,7S3; in 1900, area, 3,o2e, ,789, population, 75,- D94,575; in 1915, area, 3,O2e, ,7s9, popu Iation, 1OO,264, ,485.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

What is meant by an Americanism as a form of speech? Please give some examples.
 It means a word or phrase peculiar to the United States or different from the language as spoken or written in England. For example, the word "c1ev. CT" sometimes means good natured, obliging in America, but quick witted or intelligent in England; the word "fx' in England means to fasten or make firm; in America it means almost any thing in the way of putting in order, ad justing or arranging; the word "hone ly' means plain featured or ugly in the United States, while in England it pertains to home; we ''maiI'' letters in America, while in England they post them; "corn'' means only maize or In dian corn in America, while in Eng land it means grain generally. Some words of common use in this country are unknown or never used in Eng land,I as "boss,' 'tpuncombe," gerry mander," "deadhead," ''loafer."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

Us there a state of Panama distinct from the so called Panama zone?
 Yes. The Panama zone belongs to the United States. The republic of Panama has a total area of 32,3SO square miles, with a population of 419, O29 people, and is over 500 miles in length and varies from twenty-seven$ to no miles in width. It lies between Costa Rica and Colombia, with the Caribbean sea on the north and the Pacific ocean on the south. The Pan anna canal zone runs across this repub lie. Panama has a single republican form of government, with a regular di- vision into legislative, executive and judicial branches. There are seven provfnces-Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Veraguas, Colon, Los Santos, Cocle and Panama-as political subdivisions. The capital city is Panama. Panama has no navy and no army, but has national police corps of 1 ,0o0 men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-04

When did they begin work on the Panama canal? By whom and when was it completed; also length of canaI2
 Work by the United States began in 1904, and the canal was opened for regular traffic Aug. 15, 1914. The work was brought to completion under the charge of Colonel George W. Goethals, chief engineer, who recently resumed his duties after the canaE was closed by land pressure and is engaged in clearing the channel. The canal is about fifty miles long.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
MORE INDICTMENTS
AGAINST GERMAN|CS
,li-4.,+s-.sl 81 y y =, 2. - -
Additional True Bills Returned
Against Coast Officials
tAssOciatsd Press by Federal wirslsss.)

SAN FRANCISCO, February 10
The fedora grand jury has returned
additional indictments against German
consular officials here.
Consul.General Franz Bopp End Vice
Consuls Baron Won Shack and Baron
Won Brincken, with Private Detectives
c. G. Crowley and Mrs. Margaret Corn
ell, have been indicted on a charge OF
cOnsPiring to destroy certain Ameri
can munition factories now supplying
ammunition to the Allies. The indict-
ment also charges that the accused of
fcials have been guilty of a plot to
destroy with dynamite some American
railroads and munition -carryi z ships
BOpp, Won Shack and Won Brincken
were released on their own recogniz.
ance at their hearing on the indiet-
'ments found against them last Thurs
day, and under which they had sur.
rendered themselves.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
lane STILL IN LEAD
FOR WAR PORTFOLIO.
Judsont Harmon And Carter H.
Harrison Also Are Mentioned
ASSOCIATED rrsss By Federal wirsls.s.)

WASHINGTON, February IA.
though it is understood that President
Wilson has not decided upon the man
he wishes to fill the vacant seat in his
cabinet, left by Secretary Garrison,
eap.tal gossip was busy yesterday with
the names of several prominent Demo.
Gratis.
Franklin X. Lane, secretary Of the
interior, still leads in the reports, but
Judson Harmon, former governor of
Ohio, is running him close second.
Frank l., Polk, loaned to the state
department to assist Secretary Lansing
wj'N difficult problems of international
law, also is mentioned prominently for
the vacancy, as is Carter II. Harrison,
former mayor of Chicago, and Secre,
tary of Agriculture Houston.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
A. ]. Peters, former congressman from
the eleventh congress onal district of
Massachusetts, is being mentioned as
the probable successor to Assistant t
Secretary of War Breckenridge.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
UNITED STATES NEEDS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Admiral Grant So Tells Commit
ee On Naval Affairs
tAssoeIa.sd Prom py rsasral Yirsl...,l !.

tASsoeiated Press py FEDERAL XtrOlesa,lr =
!, WASHINGTON, February i5.4-Reaf
Admiral Grant tphl the members Of the
,honse naval atfaifs committee yester.
dry thar ths United states needs
He declared that the boats Of the
X type, the largest class in the Ameri.
can navy, ha- e a steaming \radius Of
only ten days under the most favorable
conditions. The German q boats, on
the other hand, said Admiral Grant,
operated from Helgoland around the
coast of Ireland and return, a distance
of 270O miles, and remained away from
their base for as Ions as twenty one
days. u
ar the X boats were without en-.
gine trouble and capable of doing
twe,ve knots, it would require twenty
two of them to do, the work of three
of the German L boats, I" added the
admiral. "The cost of three of the q
boats would be but $2,50O,00O, while
the twenty-five X boats, their equiv
lent in effectiveness, would cost the
government ten million dollars
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
SUBMARINE EXPLOSION
STILL lisa MYSTERY.
Board Unable 10 FixFResponsi-,
biIity FOrE-2 Tragedy j, !.
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirelsss.)

WASHINGTON, February 15.--The
report Of the court of inquiry which
Investigated the explosion on board the
submarine E-2 in. the Brooklyn navy
yard recently, has been filed with the
secretary of the navy.
No details have been published as
yet.
1t is understood, however, that the
court has announced itself unable to
establish responsibility for the acci-
dent, aud recommends that the expert
ments with the Edison storage bat.
teries, which were under way at the
time of the explosion, be continued.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
Arethusa, One of Fast New Com
merce bestroyers Of the Navy
Of Great Britain Has Been
Wrecked In the North Sea
~ q .- a
TEN MEN OF HER CREW
ARE REPORTED DROWNED
Raft With Lone Survivor Of
French Admiral charner, Sunk
Off Syria, Now Said To Have
I. Been Picked Up At Sea
tAssocIa.sd Prom sy Fsderal Wtrele...l }

tAssOciated Press oy Federal wirsless.)
II oNDoN, February l5.-The "Price
/of Admiralty" was increased yes
terday, when the cruiser Arethusa
struck floating mine and sank of the
eastern coast of Great Britain. The
government press bureau announced
that IL is feared that the vessel will be
a total wreck.
Ten members of her crew were
drowned, according to the meagre de.
tails supplied by the press bureau.
Arethusa New Ship
The Arethusa was laid down in DC.
tober, 1918, ana is consequently one Of
the newer Of the British light cruisers.
There were eight vessels of her class
Their length over all was $50 feet, and
they carry eight guns, two six inches
and four four inch guns, with four tor
pedo tubes above the water line. Their
armor is light, being but two and one
half inches in thickasss.1 The Arethusa
was built at Chatham, aId was com.
pieted Just before the ousnreak y9f the
war. She was an oil burner, and was
designed to do thirty knots when her
Yarrow boilers were doing their best.
Her engines developed thirty thousand
horse power. ,,F -.
French Ship Lost
The announcement from the ministry
of marine Of France that the authori
ties there feared the destruction of the
French cruiser Admiral Charner, is now
said TO have been confirmed, although
nothing further officially has been re,
ported from her. Unofficial dispatches
from the French capital, however, de-
clare that a raft with one survivor of
the cruiser and the bodies of fourteen
others on 1t, has been picked mp and
taken to port.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
TARIFF WILL REMAIN SIPS

Private advices from Washington
state that this bill is expected to pass
in the house not later than the twenty
fifth, when II will go to the senate.
No opposition is expected there which
will seriously delay the measure, which
should be in the hands of the President
for signature sometime between Mrreh
10 and March 25.
'fThe free sugar clause will be re-
scinded and the tariff left at $l26 per
hundred. This appears nov to be q
certainty. The effort of small mir IT.
ity TO secure the substitution of an
internal revenue tax Of fifty cents per
hundred pounds, on both foreign and
domestic sugar, seems now not to have
a chance for consideration" says this
despatch. z E 'ss
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
MANUFACTURERS GUILTY
OF TRADING WITH ENEMY
lAssOeiatsd Prom by esasral wirel.s,. }

NoOIH50u EIO8d ~ T0uofAI WtToIeBBJ
LONDON, February 14.-Local part
ners of the large manufacturing firm
dealing largely in the United States
and which makes the Fownes gloves,
were today fined or sentenced to prison
for violation of the "tTading with the
enemy" act. Under this act, those
convicted of trading with enemies of
Great Britain, even though indirectly,
are punishable. William Rigden was
fined 500 pounds. william Fownes Rig
den was sentenced to q year. impris-
onment and Stanley Rigden to four
months. Their former plea of not
guilty was withdrawn and they plead
ed guilty to obtaining goods from Ger
many through the Now York branch
of their business.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
BRYAN IS CHALLENGED
BY HIS FORMER EDITOR
(AssOeiated Press by FederaI WIreleapl

OMAHA, Nebraska, February 10
Richard l.. Metcalfe, former governor
of the Panama Canal Zone, has issued
formal challenge to William J. Bryan
to a series of six debates on the ques-
ton of preparedness. The challenge
followed the announcement that Mr..
Bryan is now preparing an address op-
posing the program of preparedness in
the United States. Mr.. Metcalfe for
merly was editor of Mr.. Bryan s news
paper, The Commoner,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
GERMANY WANTS CANAL
ROUTE IN NICARAGUA
ASSOCIATED Preos by Federal wireless }

WASHINGTON, February l4.-That
Germany has offered Nicaragua more
than the United States is offering for
an option on the Nicaragua canal route
was urged today in the senate as a rea
son for early ratification of the pending
United States Nicaragua treaty.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
PRIVATE AIR AND WATER
CRAFT MAY BE REGULATED
Associated Press by Federal wirelsss)

TRENTON, New Jersey, February
Ex-senator Ackley yesterday intro
dueed bill providing for the licensing
of all operators of private aeroplanes
or airships and all submarines The
measure, he said, resulted from the re-
cent reports of airships seen in the
vicinity Of several of the larger muni-
tiOn plants in the state.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
TURKISH FORTS RAzED
BY RUSSIAN WARSHiPS
tAssOclAtsd Pr,ss by Federal wlrslsss.I

PETROGRAD, February l5.-Des-
patches from the commander of the
Black Sea fleet announce that yester-
day his ships successfully bombarded
several Turkish forts on the Black Sea,
and silenced a number of coast batter.
les. An Ottoman sailing ship was cap
tured, with her crew of twenty.five
men. The men-of war also are report
ed to have destroyed eight supply ships,
which had fed for refuge into shall
low harbor. 90 .'r. ~.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
JOINS GERMANY
IN NEW RAlDiNG POLICY
tAssoctateS prsss by redsral Hirslss..l }

WASHINGTON, February l4-Aus-
tria now joins Germany in formal mott
fcation of war upon all Allied mer-
rhantmen which carry guns, either as
auxiliary cruisers or for defense pur-
poses only. The state denartment to-
day rec, ived notification from the Aus
trian foreign office that after March |
armed merchantmen will be sunk with
out warning. The notification is sub
stantially the same as that used by
Germany in the recent notice from
Berlin,