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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
Angry Bird Here
For Cape's Zoo,
Pecks At Mayor
Fighting Feathered Creature,
Caught on County Farm,
Resents Sight of People
and Claws and Bites at
Crowd.

A mysterious bird, hardly as large
as a pigeon, was brought to the Cape
Yesterday by Robert Morton, farmer
living on the PerIyvilIe road, and
presented to Mayor Mage, who ordered
it taken to the Fairgrounds park and
locked UP. 1t will become the first
occupant Of the city zoo which is to
be established witnin a short time.
The bird IS particularly vicious, ard
i pccks and claws at the same time.
While the Mayor was inspecting it
through Il hole in the cage, the bird
dartcd its head through the crevice
and attempted to bite Mr.. Rage.
When Mr.. Morton was exhibiting
the fowl on Broadway yesterday aft
crnoon, it became incenscd at the
crowd and tried 20 scratch number
Of spectators. When it discovered that
it could neither peck nor claw mem
bers Of the male population of the
city, it became Disguised and screamed
furiOusly at the crowd.
The bird was brought to The
Tribune office by Mr. Morton, where
it took peck at the "ollicc devil"
but missed. II then thrust its right
foot through Il hole in the box and
attempted to claw Albert Runnels, the
engineer.
Mr.. Morton turned the bird over to
Street Commissioner Brunke, who was
made its custodian by Mayor Rage.
The feathered warrior was taken to
the Fairgrounds park and placed in
chicken cage, where it will remain
until the zoo houses have been built.
Whom liberated in the coop, the bird
futtered against the door in an effort
to commit assault and battery upon
Mr.. Brunke.
1t was captured a few days ago by
Elan Vangilder and Frank Morton
Oh the Morton farm cut on the Perry
vile road. 1t was unable to fly ard /
they chased it for Il short distance,
when it took refuge under brush |
heap, where it was caught.
The bird is as black as a crow,
shaped somewhat like a stork, but is /
not larger than pigeon. 1t possesses |
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
JUDEN CONFIRMED
In SENATE ASP. NJ.
Will Take Oath of Office May l
Urged to Wait Till
July l.

Tom J. Juden yesterday was con-
firmed by the United States Senate as
the new postmaster of Cape Girar-
deau, according to a telegram of con-
CALCULATIONS which he received from
L. S. Senator James A. Reed late
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Juden Will be given the oath of
Office May l and will assume the
duties as postmaster at that time, ne
declared last night. He says that he
considered his fight for the position
has been won several months ago
when he secured the Endorsement OF
Congressman Joseph J. Russell over
al his opponents.
Mr. Judan succeeds E. W. FIentge,
Republican, who has held the position
FOR the last twelve years and whose
term expires May l.
He was named for the place by Con-
gresham Russell after he had OBJ
tanned a petition with the names of
about 500 sigrers, as we'll as many
letters. His chief opponents were
D. A. Glenn, DR.. J. C. Vorbeck and
c. T. Lewis.
Owing to the fact that Mr.. Juden's
entry into the office will break into
one OF the fiscal quarters of the year
in the postotiice department, a double
report will have to be made for that
particular quarter frcm the Cape
postOfiice. The quarter commenced
April l and ends June 80. Postmaster
Flentge, on his retirement, will make
an estimated report of tie work of
The office in the month that he has had
charge, and at the end OF the follow
ing two months Nj. Judcn will have
to make another report for the period
dating from Mr.. Flcntgc's retirement
to June l.
On account of this situation arising.
Mr.. Juden's friends urged him to delay
his Inauguration into the office until
June 1. when he would start q new
quarter and Mr.. Flentgc would COM
plete the old quarter. Mir. Juden last
night declared that he received a let
ter from Clint Murray &C Doniphan
and two other Democratic postmastcrs
in Southeast Missouri. who FELT aSsur-
cd of his appointment, urging him to
delay his inauguration in the event
he would have to break in before the
end Of the quarter. But Nr. Juden
declined
United States Commissioner Rage
viii ofIiciatc in giving M. Juden the
oath of his office.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
SCHOOL INSURANCE
SETTLED AT$3956.6l
Lincoln School Will Reopen
Neutrality-suspicious. Begin
Work Today

Members CT the Board of Education,
in conference yesterday afternoon
with E. G. Sunkel OF st. Louis, fire
insurance adjuGter, settled the fire
damage of the Lincoln school at
$3956.61.
Following the adjustment of the
loss, arrangements were made by the
school board to open the school next
Monday. Herman Page will COM
mence work toG;sy with force of car
penters to put the school building in
shape, so that the classes may be held
there until the close Of the term.
During the vacation months the entire
interior of the building will be gone
over, the wall will be re-plastered and
new woodwork installed, Secretary
Bowman announced yesterday.
Mr.. Pape and his workmen will
only make light repairs at present,
such as replacing doors and windows
and fixing the flooring and staircases.
No classes have been held in the
building since the fire, which occurred
Thursday night, April s.
Mr.. Sunkel, who represents the
Western Adjustment Co. of ST. Louis,
arrived in the Cape early yesterday
morning and spent virtually the
entire day in going over the building
and estimating the loss. His final
estimate was bat a few dollars less
than the figures estimated by Presi-
dent J. ". Phillips and other members
of the board shortly after the fire.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
THE PASSING OF NICK WELLER.

Weller yesterday removed resident whose
loss the city. There is hardly gene gentleman in
Cape Weller and whose friends
peculiar quaint respects but
that he like him. He had
noc ncm.e cause he not a
delivered noted his brother
sleep throughout the
of would be only fitting
to army friends
to forget which he possessed.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

is nearly an inch in length. 1t is
about the size Of 44-calibre ball.
The marks on the ball Indicate that
It was fired from a cartridge n-r
many years ago. 1t had penetrated
the house apparently while dropping
for the sides of the bullet hole formed
6O-degree angle with the ground.
The pieces of board and ball were
placed on exhibition in the Gross &
Rug bar in Haarig.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

The seventy-third birthday Of Mrs.
Fred Brennecke was celebrated Sun
day afternoon when her children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren
gathered at her home on Bellevue
street. She has thirteen grandchil-
dren and four great grandchildren.
DR.. r. f. Cunningham yesterday
departed for kiri;sviIle, Mo, with
T. l.. Griffith. Mr.. Griffith will enter =
Sanitarium there.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
MAN HURT IN FALL.
Sustained Cuts on Face and Bruised
Body on Drag-lne Machine.

4 man, whose identity could not be
learned last night, was reported to
have been injured seriously when he
fell several feet from drag-line
machine located a few miles south Of
the Cape.
According to the report brought to
this city by workmen, the man was
working on the machine when he lost
his hold in some manner and fell to
the ground.
His face WAS cut severely and he
sustained bruises about the head and
body. He remained at the drag-lin"
camp.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

An oid-fashioned, genuine country
school "spe!lin' bee" brought up-to-
date, was the drawing card at the
Rural High School meet held in the
Circuit Court room in the court house
at jackson yesterday Hundreds Of
visitors from all parts of t. county
we're in Jackson for the meet, and the
merchants of the city put on 4 gala
day.
Bern Kinder of GordonviIlc. I son Of
A J. Kinder, weli-known farmer, was
the star speller of the contest and
Won first prize. He survived all the
"spellin' down elimination process,
and in a combat of spelling ability on
paper he missed only five out of a
list OF p words.
The list of words is given above.
Young Kinder spelled out "suffragist,'
The Americanized form Of the word
"sutfragette" (No. 2 on the list; and
he failed to spell correctly numbers
!, -, IS and 10.
Wilson Ruppei of Lemon was sec
ond in the spelling contest, having
missed seven Of the words in the final.
Joe Schmidt of Oak Ridge ranked
third, having missed eight Of the
words
About IA pupils in the rural nigh
school classes were entered in the
spelling bee at the start. They were
lined up and County Superintendent of
Schools j. T. Mcdonald gave out the
words.
The audience was deeply interested
rs the "spellin' down" proceeded and
several of the veterans OF a former
day in spelling matches twisted their
lips and tongues around the words as
carefully as did the participants in
the contest.
After the entrants had been whitfield
down to three, by agreement arranged
before the opening Of the contest, the
combat was carried on in blacE, and
is, on paper. Mr.. Melon
aid called off selected list Of -
words, each of which the three remain
ing contestants were to spell cut on
their paper. The papers were then
collected and graded. The words that
were used throughout the contest are
those which Mr.. Mcdonald has select
ed from various newspapers in Cape
county and are in general use before
the public.
The annual rural high school meet
last night was pronounced one of the
most successful since the feature was
The meet was staged
almost entirely through the efforts of
Mr.. Mcdonald. Contests in essay
writing, defamation, recitation and
debate were features of the meet, and
everyone of the participants was
heard with d great deal of interest.
The court room was jammed by the
crowd.
The list of the rural high school
graduates for Cape county is as
follows:
Pocahontas-Lucillc Adams, Della
Cotner, Bern Litzelfelner and Hobson
Bess.
Indian Creek-Mabcl Edwards.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
FINDS FREAK BULLET HOLE.
Theodore Gerlach Also Discovers an
Ounce Ball in Old Keller House.

While tearing down the frame house
of Louis KelIer's on West Indepen-
dence street near the old Thilenius
homestead, Theodore Gerlach, a car
renter. Yesterday discovered bullet
hole in the weather boarding made at
least two score of years ago, it is
estimated.
After he had taken the boards from
the side OF the house, he found the
ball, lying on d ledge a few inches
below where the hole had been made.
The ball weighs exactly an ounce and
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
JUDGE WILLFR FINES MAN.
Assesses 81 and Costs Against Harri-
son Squires Of South Cape.

Judge W. H. Willer yesterday fined
Harrison Squires, negro living in
South Cape, 81 and trimmings on a
charge of disturbing the peace of mis-
wife, Marie SquiTe$.
The complaint against Squires was
sworn out about = o'clock yesterday
afternoon by the wife. and Squires,
who is employed at HeIy's quarry
south Of the city. lie WIS arrested by
Patrolman Groce Of tn cHaarig beat
and taken before Judge WilIer.
Squire paid the tine and departed.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
JACKSON LOSES BALL GAME.
Marble HI Defeats Jackson High
SchoO! b. to 3 Score.

Jackson, April 15.-Thc baseball
team Of the viii MayijeId College Of
Marble Hill defeated the jackson high
school team aggregation here this aft
ernoon by 4 score of 4 to >.
The game was played before a large
crowd of high school students and
people who had come to town to at
tend the rural high school meet.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
PhenOm e non, Suffragette,
Acquaintanceship, Commo-
dies Collapse Stump Kinder.
WILLIAM RUPPEL is
GIVEN SECOND PRIZE
]. T. Mcdonald "Gave Out"
twenty-five Words to Con-
testants in Jackson.
HOW MANY COULD YOU
HAVE SPELLED?

Here is the list of spelling
bee" words which were put up
to the contestants in the Rural
High School spelling match at
Jackson yesterday.
l. Jurisdiction
,. Suffragette
;. CCnscription
i. Phenomenon
). Premonitions
6. Portrait
Z. Fascinate
9. SignalizcG
10. Recur
II. Avalanche
y. DiSinfect
Is. Laboratory
il. Botanist
-. AcQuaintanceship
Is. Mortgage
Il. Kidnap
IS. Commodities
10. Collapse
20. Regiment
q. Exhausted
D. Channel
23. Elevator
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

Dan Morgan, father Of DR.. Edward
". Morgan, yesterday was in The Cape
transacting business ard visiting with
friends.
r. H. Creason of Maysfeld, Ky,
was 4 visitor III the Cape yesterday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

Mrs. J. r. Wright, Miss Jane How
ard, Mrs. Seth BabcOck and Miss Mar
that Shea will read papers before the
meeting of the Wednesday Club this
at the Normal School.
Herman Ridge, former employee at
the shoe factory, has gone to st. Louis
to work.
G.. w. Pearman of Benton, county
clerk of Scott county, was visitor in
the Cape yesterday; likewise Mr.. and
Mrs. Boutwell, of that city.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

Judge Dyer yesterday ordered the
bond upon which Lewis Sheriff. is 70
be held, reduced from $1,000 to $1,000
Mayor Rage was empowered by the
court to accept the reduced bond, and
last night three persons had signed
the bond, but ShcrriI had not taken
advantage of the opportunity yet
Sherril was arrested several weeks
ago at Grandin, Carter county, and i
charged with violation Of the white
slave law in an indictment issued at
Joplin. An order for his removal to
Joplin was entered by the court at the
same time that he reduced his bond.
Sheriff. will not be released on bond
until arrangements are completed in
some manner to qUash charge Of
bigamy against him in the state Of
Kansas. An effort will be made to
have the Governor refuse to grant cx-
tradition papers to Kansas on that
charge. Sheriff has agreed to go TO
Joplin for trial.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

long legs and webbed feet. Some of
those who cxanlircd it yesterday were
of the impression that it belonged to
the coot family, sometimes called
mud mems"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
SETTLE $4,000
SUIT BY GAME
OF "SEVEN-UP"
DYER
DO Like We Did in Pike
County," Says Jurist as
Jury Fails to Agree.
COUNT STOOD TO2
AGAINST OIL COMPANY
Judge Cuts Sheriff. Bond From
$4,000 to s1OOO-To Fight
ExtraditiOn to Kansas.

Federal Judge D. ?. Dyer yesterday
afternoon advised attorneys for the
SikestOn Mercantile Co. and the Pierce
Oil Corporation to settle the SIS geo
damage suit brought by the former
concern against the oil corporation, by
stalking" the outcome of the contest
on game of ''seven-up.' as they
used to do, he said, up in Pike
county"
The Judges suggestion was made
after 4 jury had deliberatcd for five
hours and about o'clock yesterday
afternoon made final report that
they had failed to reach q verdict
When the foreman Of the Jury made
the iinGl report to the court, the count
was 10 in favor of Judgment for the
mercantile company ana two stood Tor
the oil corporation.
Under tie law, the case viii have
to be tried again, unless u comprc,
measure is effected between the 1t
neys FOR the tu.o sides. During I;
afternoon the Jury returned to L
courtroom once and announced Is.
verdict Judge Dyer sent them blc>
for further deliberation.
The attorneys for both sides finishc
their arguments at about 4 .r..e
and the Judge gave his iHstya .a- -.
the Jury a short time bef-. rro-.
At dinner time the iuror- .. ..
out for the nOcnd2y r:.... ..-t. ..
returned Immediately to tn" Jury room
where they argued for the rest Of the
afternoon.
The suit was over loss sustained by
tie mercantile company in q fire about
4 year ago. The plaintiff cndcavorcd
to hold one of the agents Of thc oil
corporation responsible for the fire
and on that basis collect damages.
The trial Of the case required t,vo
days. Judge Anthony Of Fredcric',-
town was counsa! IN chief for the Nor
camille concern, and The oil corporation
was defended by John d. Johnson of
St. Louis.
The testimony in this case is con
fiictinG," Judge Dyer said as he left
the bench after discharging the jury.
"And because ii is a question Of fac
that is at stake. it ought properly to
be compromised ! should think yoI
felloWs'-hc was talking to attorneys
for both would be able to
settle this case. If YOU can't do il
any other way, you might try the way
we used to do up in Pike county. Pat
it all on game of 'scyor-up' and
let 'cr go"
Pine" one Of the lawyers renIied
That would be fine We could get
our attorneys fees out Of It. but now
l wonder if we could get the court in
that game"
Ready any time" the jurist re-
torted
Judge Anthony told Judge Dyer that
several attempts to settle the suit had
been made prior to the trial, all to no
avail.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

Leemon-JOseph Phillips, Ira Sides.
Wilson Ruppel, Ruby Jackson, Her.
bert Englebrot, Archie Daughcrty.
Millerville-Marie Crump, Georgia
Wilkinson, Lcona Caldwell, Homer
Hartle, Estes Caldwell, NJ Austin,
Willie Roberts, Omar Niswongcr.
Gordonvlle-Alm& kiehne, Wesley
Raschc and Clarence O'Ncal.
Girls Recitation Contest.
The girls representing the different
schools held Il contest in recitation in
the morning, When Josephine Houck
Of MillervilIe was awarded first prize
by the Judges. and Hazel Kaiser of
Dogwood school, Fruit!and, was given
second prize.
Those who took part in the contest
in addition to the prize winners were:
Myrtle Watkins, OF Indian Creek; Min
NE Hager, of Gordonvillc, and Lydia
Nothdurft, CT Tilsit.
The Judges were: Miss May Green.
Miss A. Carroll of the Cape, and Miss
Hickman of the jackson high school.
Boys Defamation Contest.
Five boys had contest in declama-
ton in the afternoon. Carleton Miller
Of Millerville was awarded the first
prize, and Bern Kinder of GOrdonvilIe
was awarded the second prize.
The others in the contest were: Ira
Niles, Of Lemon; Dewey Reynolds. of
Egypt Mills, and Joe Schmidt, Of Oak
Ridge. The same Judges ruled as in
the girls contest in the morning.
POcahontas Wins Debate
A three-cornercd debating contest
was held, with teams entered by Oak
Ridge, GordonviIle and Pocahontas.
The Pocahonta5 team won two debates
and the victory with which the gold
medals were awarded.
The members Of the Pocahontas
team We're: Leo Wilson, Bern Litzel-
feirer and Lucille Adams. They first
met the Oak Ridge team, composed of
Rudolph BedweiI, Roy Probst and Joe
Schmidt. After winning the prelim-
mary, Pocahontas defeated the second
and final round with GordOnville, the
latter team being composed of Bern
Kinder, Clarence O'Neal and Alma
kiehne.
Lucille Adams, the third member Of
the Pocahontas team, was awarded a
special medal for the best individual
work in the debating out of the nine
speeches that were delivered The |
Judges of The contest in debating werc
Prof. H. l.. Roberts, of the Cape Nor
nal; J. y. Croker, superintendent of |
the Cape public schools, and Miss |
of the jackson high school. !
Prizes also were awarded by the |
W. C. I. L. for the best essays on
scientific temperance, as follows:
Wesley Rasche OF Gordonvillc, first |
prize Of 50; Joseph Schmidt of Oak
Ridge, second prize of So.
Prof. Claude Miller Of the Jackson
high school presented the medals to
the contestants in recitation and dec
and Mr.. Croker presented
he medals Won in = debate.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21

Charles y. Golfer and Bern Gockel
early this morning motored to the
on a fishing trip.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-18
END OF THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

When it came it made a big noise
When it ended it caused scarcely a
ripple That is the record of the
foot and mouth disease in eat lie
which swept parts of the country in
1915 and alarmed cattle raisers ami
farmers everywhere, and which re-
suited in several of the big cattle
marke being quarantined by the
governme mt.
Cooperation with the authorities
resulted in q comparatively speedy eX-
termination of the plague. In few
districts opposition to the govern
ment regulations. which seeme
severe when not considered in con-
junction with he object in view, was
manifest; but they were the excep
ton.
All things consid red, the agrieuE
trral department is to be congratulate.
Ell on its vigorous offensive movement
against a plague that many lines il
the history OF agriculture abroad hat
done untold damage TO cattle raisers
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-18
~ INE BLUFF
ROGRESS
ROSPERITY
FIOOD LIGHTING.

Visitors % the Panama-Pacific ex
position in san Francisco brought
back remarkable stories OF the
beauties Of FLOOD lighting" of bullda
'ngs This consisted OF placing shaded
arc Lights on the ground alongside OF
buildings so that the lights illuminat-
ed the structures bu. did not shine ii
the eyes of vi wers. The effect at
night was wonderful.
Pine Bluff folk are now having OPP
portunity to see for themselves the
advantages of flood lighting, two OF
the lights having been placed in Main
stree by the Pine Buff company.
These will be used TO Illuminate the
courthouse. and they bring tails puld.
irg out of the darkness in such way
as to be almost startling.
Several cities are utilizing this syse
tenn of lighting to enhance the ap-
pearance or public buildings at nigh
Lynn, Mass. is one city that has made
It's public library one of the real
bright spots of the city at night.
The utilization of the flood system
Of lighting for illuminating the JEFF
son county courthouse, located so con :
spicuously again demonstrates that
Pine Bluff is always among the frs
tc adopt progressive plans and prac
ficeS
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-18
BIBLE PRICES GROW;
War IS Responsible
increase in Cost Of White Paper and
OF Other Materials Used in Print.
ing Puts Prices Up.

i New York, April 1.-THE price oil
'Eibles has increased and probably will
advance still further because of Inc
war. Statements issued by the reiis-
ious publication soeities show that the
expense of publishing prayer b oks
|'hymnals and other religious volumes
is so much largee than. heretofore
that buyers have been obliged to pay
nearly double the price of last year
This is due mainly 20 the advance in
the cost of paper, ink, leather and
glue.
The American Bible soc ETY. all
nounces that the stock of Bibles N
European languages imported from
Germany prior to the beginning of the
war is now approaching exhaustion
and the society does not know when
it can be replaced.
The Methodist Book concern says
IS bills for white paper will increase
this year 100000 and the cost OF
other materia! 100000.
These conditions affect the sale OF
religious publications at Easter. The
price Of Easter music is less affected
because orders wee given long in ad-
vance