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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
CAPE BOY JOINS
CANADIAN ARMY:
NOW REPENTINC
Lester HOusam Asks Rela-
tives Here to Get Him Re-
leased From Service.
SAYS HE'S MINOR AND
UNCLE SAM BOY, TOO
Uncle Fears Action Cannot be
Taken Before Lad is Send
to the Trenches.

Lester Housam, son of Clements
Housam, formerly of this city, has
communicated with relatives here, adj
vising them that he has enlisted in a
regiment of Canadian infantry, and
that orders have been issued for them
to sail for the scene of trouble in Eu-
rope before the 25th of September.
He is anxious to secure a discharge,
and is urging his relatives to produce
with all speed the evidence necessary
to establish the fact that he is not only
minor but an American subject as
well.
His uncle, Louis Housam, who lives
in this city, has sought the records of
the Local Registrar of the State Board
of Health to secure official proof of the
age Of young Housam, who they say
was horn in Cape Girardeau in 1899.
The birth does not appear on the
records, and the attending physician,
as well as the mother and the nurse,
have since died, and it is feared that
the required proof canont be produced
in time to obtain his discharge.
His father now lives in st. Louis,
and is the only witness to positively
substantiate the record kept in the
family Bible, as to the age of the
young soldier.
Lester is now stationed in Montreal,
and unless he is successful in secur-
ing his release, he will soon be on his
way to the European trenches.
His uncle, Philip Housam, enlisted
in the U. S. Army at about the time
Lester was born, and after serving one
in the Philippines his fam
lily lost trace of him, and years of dill
gent search and inquiry have failed to
reveal his whereabouts.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
LORINIER TRIES COMEBACK"
IN CHICAGO PRIMARIES

Chicago, Sept. 13.-"Bill' Lorimer IS
trying Comeback" today. Shorn Of
all his former power and influence ir
Illinois politics, stunned by the men
whom he "made" politically and dis
trusted by the many who lost their
savings in the collapse of his La Sale
Street bank a few years ago, the for
mer United States Senator is making
a strenuous effort to get back into the
political game and regain his iorrner
laureIs. "Big Bill" is a Republican
candidate for the nomination for Con-
gress from the Sixth Illinois DIST 'ict
in today's primaries.
The contest is holding the attention
of a great deal of the Ii1dle |Vost.
He has received no support from the
Republican national or state commit
tees. He is making his f2Et alone,
save for few friends who stuci: With
him during the stormy days which cul-
minated in the loss of his seat in the
United States Senate. They are Il
nancing his campaign, and they de-
clared today that he will gain til:
nomination, whether he is elected or
not.
Just what would be the result if
Lorimer should be nominated is pro
viding food for much speculation in
western political circles. The former
Senator has many bitter enemies in
Illinois politics, who, it is believed,
would not support hm for election un-
der any circumstances.
Lorimer is sincere in his determina-
ton to re-enter "the game"
att may be that I shall not succeed
this year." he declared, "but William
Lorimer will yet sit in the national
congress from which he was ousted
by scheming enemies"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
TOLEDO AUDITORIUM
TO HOLD PRIVATE CARS

Toledo, o., Sept. 13.-The Toledo
Terminal Building is being remodelled
so that Todelo will have a convention
hall with a seating capacity for 5000
people, where big theatrical and oper-
attic works will be given.
One wing of this monster auditorium
building is now being fitted up with a
stage, which will have an opening of
As feet, adequate for the biggest pro-
ductiOn.
Special cars carrying scenery, as
well as private coaches, may be switch
ed in an sidetracks directly into the
other wing of the building and the
scenery and baggage unloaded directly
on the stage. while the company may
use their private cars for dressing
rooms if they desire.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
Al B0shek, Known as Thrill
Maker, Promises to Make
Crowd Shiver.
MISSED TRAIN AND
REACHED HERE LATE
To Sail into Clouds at Noon and
5p. m.-Capaha Parade
Tonight.
LAST NIGHTS PARADE
WILL BE HELD TONIGHT

The Capaha parade, which was
scheduled to make its initial ap-
pearance last night, was postponed
on account of rain. The parade will
be held tonight and tomorrow night.
While the rain ceased before the
hour scheduled for the pageant to
appear, the streets were wet and
the wood block paving was So slip
perry that the management consid-
cred it dangerous to attempt to
force the horses to pull the heavy
floats over the route.
A large crowd gathered along the
route of the parade, but soon be-
came aware of its postponement
nd dispersed.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
He Wins Nomination Easily
and Dunno is Renamed
by the Democrats.
LORIMER IN CLOSE
RACE FOR CONGRESS
Mann is Renominated and
Mccormick is Picked for Con-
gressman-at-large.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.

49, tS@NNAi " INT IlDuUe.
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Frank O.
Lowden, was nominated for Governor
by the Republicans in the statewide
primary, and Gov. Edward F. Dunno
was renominated by the Democrats.
Each won by large pluralities over
their opponents.
Richard J. Barr seems to have won
the nomination for Attorney General
on the Republican ticket over f. j..
Brundage, the City Hall candidate.
Barr ran with LOwden in the down
state districts. Several fights took
place at the polling places in this city,
and the police were kept busy all day
long.
One feature of the primaries was
the heavy vote polled by the Repub-
lican party. The vote cast in the state.
according to the returns now in. is
about the normal vote polled by the
Republican party prior to the split
over Roosevelt four years ago.
Former Senator William Lorimer is
running Arthur w. Fulton a close race
for Congress. The vote is so close
that it will not be known which cap
tured the honor until all of the votes
are in.
Congressman Mann, the Republican
floor leader in the National House of
Representatives has been renominated
by a large lead, and it seems that Me-
dill Mccormick has won the nomina-
ton for Congressman-at-large.
In tn Eighteenth Ward, ground of
many historic battles, the first blood
shed occurred between the Dunno and
S~llivan partiSans. William Heller.
Sullivan follower.who was working for
William Brinton for Governor against
Dunno, was stabbed in the hand. His
assaiant escaped. Heller was taken
into custody.
In the KenwOod district a fist fight
took place over the candidacy OF E. l..
Brundage, Republican candidate for
Attorney General. When it was over
Attorney c. l.. Day was taken into GUS
tody. There were many other clashes
between ward workers, but none ap-
preached the dignity of riot.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
BURDETTE STATION ROBBED
Thieves Enter Depot to Steal Package
of Wh:skey.

A telegram received by the police
of the Cape last night stated that the
Frisco depot at Burdette, Ark, was
robbed early last night. The depot was
closed while the agent was at home
for dinner, and when he returned he
discovered that the building had been
entered and ransacked.
The thieves entered the building by
removing a pane of glass. An express
package of whiskey was stolen and
the robbers made hurried examina-
tion of every article in sight, but the
whiskey was the only express that had
been taken.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
new PREMIER OF
GREECE IS CHUM
OF The ALLIES
London Believes MIR .Dimitra-
kOpoulOs Will be Able to
Sway Greece into War.
HE ALWAYS OPPOSED
POLICY OF NEUTRALITY
French Win Big Victory in First
Open Battle Since the Marne
Struggle, Says London.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.

Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
London, Sept. 13.-M. Dimitrakopou-
los, former minister OF Justice of
Greece, has been appointed Premier
by King Constantine, according to
dispatch received in London tonighs.
He IS strong friend Of the Allies ana
has bitterly opposed the neutral policy
of Greece since the beginning of the
war. 1t is now believed that Greece
is preparing for active cooperation
with the allies of Great Britain within
4 very short time.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14

Berlin, ny wireless to Sayville, Sepr.
13.-The capture by the French of
BOUchavesreS, on the SOmme front, is
admitted in the official announcement
from the War Office today. The state
mCnt follows:
Front cf Field Marshal Prince Rup-
precht Of Bavaria-The battle north Of
the Sommc has recommended Ou-
troops are engaged in heavy fighting
between CombIeS and the Somme. The
French entered Rouchavesnes. Artil-
lery duels of great violence continue
or both sides of the Somme.
Front of the German Grown Primes
Fast of MeuSe (Verdun 'front.' at
tacks made by the French in the sector
of ThiaumOnt and Souv:lle failed. caus-
ing them sanguinary losses.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
BASEBALL SCORES
National.

National.
Cincinnati 0-4, New York SO.
Chicago Sc, Boston I'll.
st. Louis IA. Philadelphia As.
Pittsburg 6, Brooklyn 2.
American.
New York 1, Detroit 4.
Philadelphia 4, Cleveland s.
st. Louis S, Chicago 9.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14

Berlin, Sept. 13 by wireless to Say
viile).-A Russian destroyer has been
sunk in the Gulf of Riga BY a Ger
man aeroplane squadron, says a re
port given out by the German Admir-
atty today. German naval planes ai-
so have attacked Russian sea forces
in the Black Sea off Constanza. Re-
mania.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14

London, Sept. 13.-The first open
battle fought on the western front
since the battle of the Marine, has re-
suited in q victory for the French, wnv
captured the whole system of German
third line defense between Comble5
and PerOnre. The village of Bouchav-
esnes and BoiS Liable farm have been
captured. The French have captured
$500 prisoners in the fighting of yes
terday and today.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
TRIBUNE WILL NOT
ISSUE PAPER TOMORROW

In order that the employees of
The Tribune may visit the Fair and
witness the Parade this evening,
The Tribune viii! not issue a paper
tomorrow (Friday) morning.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14

Paris, Sept. 13.-Switzar:and has re-
quest of the Kaiser Cor 200 pounds
of rice for his own persona. table, It
was learned here today.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14

the horse broke from a pace and fin
ished the heat running. He was dis
qualified and given third place.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-08
QUEER OLD-TIME RAILROADS
and Gravity Down Hill, and the
Owner Made Money.

The history of railroad construction
and operation in this country offers
many curious and interesting details.
Among these none is more curious
than that pertaining to line which
was operated between Marshall, Tex,
and Shreveport, La, during the Civil
war. The owner of this road made
money, and he eventually sold it to
the Texas & Pacific company.
The owners name was John Hig-
ginsOn. He had many titles-chair-
man of the board, president, vice pres
ident, superintendent, trainmaster,
roadmaster, freight and passenger
agent, fireman, conductor and master
mechanic. His road was known as the
Memphis, Ell PasO & Pacific and was
40 miles in length.
On leaving Marshall there was a
long grade, to say nothing of the
grades elsewhere on the line During
the war the soldiers took" the great
err part of the rolling stock, leaving
but three box cars. These box cars
represented the rolling stock of the
system until it passed into other
hands. The motive power was of the
best in those days, and consisted of
several Jokes of oxen, commonly
known as "hayburners." The oxen
were, it is said, generally on time.
Mr.. Higginson's train was operated
on the triweekly plan. When a "car-
go" was gathered up and everything
ready for the trip the oxen We're load
ed into the first box car in the train.
The next car was loaded with freight
and passengers, and the third was
occupied by the management"
The cars were started down the
steep grade out of Marshall and after
rolling as far as they would the brakes
were set, the oxen unloaded and
hitched to the coupling of the cars.
The brakes were released and the
train started up the grade until the
top was reached, when the oxen were
again loaded into their car and an
other start was made down hill. This
operation was repeated until Shreve-
port was reached. On level the oxen
pulled the train, but on down grades
the sole power was the natural momen-
tum of the rolling stock.
On the Marshall and Shreveport
line. the passenger rate was % cents
a person. Freight charges were any
thing the owner of the line could get
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-08
The Following Day the Body of Herr
Keller Was Found.

The doctor who examined the body
said that the lamented magistrate had
fallen in a fit, and probably had rolled
into the water. AS it was well known
that Keller occasionally had fits, this
seemed conclusive, so he was buried
with appropriate honors, and Salesia
and Hildegarde saw that his grave was
kept green for many summers.
There were people who limited dark
1y that the good man was the victim of
foul play, for he was the active leader
of the Liberal party, and was bitterly
hated by some of the Warehouses; of
the Ultramontane party, but the hints
were not taken seriously by the cti-
zens of Lucerne and the mysterious
death of Herr Keller became a winter
tale Of the old wives.
In those days that part of Switzer-
land was infested by rowing bands of
Migrants and thieves known as the
heimatlosen. They had no homes, but
slept in barns and stables, without ask
ing the owners permission, and carried
off whatever wasn't nailed down. They
were a great nuisance, but they had
existed so long that they were accepted
as an institution, much as the gypsies
are accepted in some other countries.
Their chief was John Wendell, a ras-
cal of great cunning and enterprise. It
was morally certain that he was guilty
of every crime from stealing green
apples to murder, and he had been ar
rested q score of times, but he was
such an expert in perjury, and his fol.
lowers were so well drilled, that it was
impossible to convict him.
On May night in 1924 a shop al
Nafels was robbed, and few days
later q young woman Of the heimat
losen, named Klara Wendell, was ar
rested, with some of the stolen goods
In her possession. She was known tC
be ii sister Of the elusive John Wendell
and the magistrate who examined hei
thought he saw an opportunity to get
some interesting facts concerning that
individual. So he questioned her hour
after hour and day after day until
klara thought he must have been fec
pm catechisms. At first she confessed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-08
Driving a Bargain.

A drummer tells an amusing story
Of trade he witnessed in small
Indiana town. A man with a wagon
load of brOoms was dickering with
the proprietor of the grocery store
who was anxious to buy his entire
stock and pay half in cash and half
in merchandise out of the store. The
broom man wanted the money. At last
the grocer offered half in cash and
half in goods at cost.
With some reluctance the broom.
maker closed the trade. There were
20 dozen brooms at 20 cents broom,
in all S4S. The man was paid his S24
in cash and the brooms were unloaded
and stacked up in the grocer's big
front window.
"Now," said the grocer with a wave
OF his hand, 'just make your own Sc
lection from anything in my store at
cost, $24 worth"
The man stood first on one foot, then
on the other, and thought. Then he
said: "Wal, l believe I'll jlst take S24
worth of brooms at cost."-The Chris
tian Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-08
LER.

IN the evening of September II,
~ 1916, Herr Keller, chief magistrate
of Lucerne, left his office for his home
in the country, accompanied by his
daughters Salesia and Hildegarde. 1t
was a disgusting night, with every
variety of rain and wind. Their path
followed the course of the tempestuOus
Reuss, and was in places dangerous,
but they all knew it so well that they
could have followed it blindfold.
Now and then Herr Keller called out
a CHEEKY greeting to the girls and they
answered in kind, for they were robust,
happy people. They walked in single
file, Salesia first, the father next, and
Hildegarde last. AS they neared the
end of their journey Hildegarde lost a
shoe In the mud, and was engaged a
minute or two reftting it to her foot,
when she fastened after the others.
Eventually the house was reached and
the girls opened the door and looked
around for their father, but he was
not visible. They were astonished.
They were quite sure that he had been
with them few minutes before. Serv-
ants were summoned, and a party
started out with lanterns to search for
the missing man. Their search was in
vain. On the following day the body of
Keller was found where it had been
washed ashore by the swollen torrent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-08
Home Nlun|
! 7 HELPS Y |
THAT HOMETOWN FEELING
Something That Is Never Forgotten
No Matter How Far Wanderings
May Carry One.

Most people grow up with the home
town feeling for the old town, the town
where they were youngsters, where
they knew every kitten and puppy,
every street and every alley, every
cracker barrel and every candy cbun-
ter, everybody and everything at least
for many a block around. 1t was not
of course a feeling of which you were
uncomfOrtably conscious. AS likely as
not you never knew that you had it I'M
til you came back after the summer in.
the country or perhaps came home from
school for the holidays. 1t was then
that the hometown feeling grew large
within you, fine, big, warm spot of
feeling. If it happ, ned that you lived
in a medium-sized town in those days,
the sight Of the station was a deeply
satisfying thing. 1t seemed as you rat
tied along in the little old hack, past
the courthouse square and across the
one street car line, that you had come
back to yourself, very comfortable
sort Of feeling indeed. Perhaps you
but it was the same hometown feeling
you had as you climbed under the
heavy, horsey-smelling robe into the
buggy and rode down the street. The
general store, the white church, the.
brick house where the one rich family
lived and the patched-up cabin where
the one poor family lived were so IA
miliar to you that you were immediate
ly conscious of every new sign in the,
store window and every new patch
in the cabin roof. And if, perhaps, you
! lived in a much larger town, the distant
smoke, the insstent clamor, the,
crowds and the rush of traffic were the
things you were looking for and the
things that satisfied the hometown
feeling.
The hometown feeling for the new
town, the town where you go after you
are grown up, the town where you
work, the town that adopts you or that
| you adopt, is, of course, not SC natural
or easy a thing. At least it is not a
thing which can be deliberately ac-
CURED along with a new job or even
with the actual purchase of new
house. 1t is not a thing that comes
with friends or with pleasant associa-
tons. 1t seems to come just of itself
and it comes, some day, all of a sud
den. You may be standing in crowd
ed street car, you may be pushing your
way through the market, you may be
sitting on your own back step while
supper is cooking. 1t is certain to come
when you are not thinking or caring
particularly about it, and when it
comes it has come to stay.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-08
PLEA FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
improved Methods of Education and
Hygiene Are Urged Upon Count
trys Smaller Communities.

The federal school extension agent.
Mr.. McBrien, wrote recently il a Spe-.
cial statement: "In educational OppOr-
tunity the city boy and girl have priv
ilegeS far superior to those of the farm
boy and farm girl. In funds, in length
of term, in equipment, in buildings, in
administration and supervision, in
courses Of study in efficiency of the
teaching force, and in salaries paid,
the superiority of the city schools is so.
far above that of the rural schools as
to make the situation in many sections
of the county deplorable. 1t has been
so desperate in many instances during
the past % years, when cOntrasted with
the splendid opportunities of the city
school, that it is given more times than
any other reason by fathers and moth
ers for moving from the farm to the
city,"
Other critics are laying stress on
'ural sanitation and hygiene. Senator
Ransdell, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on health and quarantine, has
been urging a special inquiry into the
methods of preventing disease in rural
America, particularly such diseases as
malaria and typhoid, which are wholly
preventable. The senator's measure
proposes systematic cooperation be-
tween local and national authorities,
and is based on the idea that "the prob
lem of rural sanitation is not a local
problem, but one which concerns the
health and physical integrity of our
entire nation" The two diseases
named, it is estimated, cost the coun-
try $9O0,000,OOO a year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-08
Monkey Held Up a Train.

Because a large monkey of Bishop,
Colo, was not served breakfast at the
usual hour the other morning he went
on a widespread rampage and bit a
young lady in the ankle, but could not
make a meal of it; climbed all over
man he disliked, and finally held up
passenger train.
The train engineer and fireman were
astonished and frightened when the
monkey, half standing in the middle of
the narrow-gauge track and grimacing
horribly, confronted the locomotive.
The face was too much for them, and
the engineer shut the throttle and
threw on the brakes.
The startled passengers got off and
helped chase the chattering monkey
away.
AS climax he got mixed up, scram-
bled-egg fashion, with man named
Monk, and scratched his face severely.
The two-legged Mr.. Monk objected,
and when he could find a gun he
pumped shot into the four-legged monk
until he resembled a sieve and ceased
to breathe.
His mistress is disconsolate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-12-08
ais Il SafeW

The Great Western railroad, as part
of its safety" movement for the pre-
vention of accidents to its employees,
has issued a token which it Is hoped
will remind railroad servants to think
before taking action. The token,
which is of brass and the size of a
penny, bears the words, "In every ac-
ton ask yourself, is it safer This
will disclose unseen dangers, inspire
forethought, induce care, and prevent
accidents" On the reverse side of the
token is the inscription, "a charm
against accidents. is 1t safeP Lon
don Mail.