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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-10
Cordonvine News

Mrs. John Gassler of st. Charles
and Mrs. Spilker of St. Louis are visit
ing Mrs. A. G. Hink.
Harry Poe, who has been employed
in the rubber factory at Akron, O., is
visiting home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Moll of Maplewood
are visiting relatives and friends here.
w. A. Denecke and VIM. Winkler
Jr., made business trip to St. Louis
Saturday, returning home Sunday.
Mrs. H. w. Bangert entertained q
few of her friends Sunday evening in
honor of Mrs. Spilker of St. Louis and
Mrs. Gassler of st. Louis.
Aug. Schoen and family of Poca-
hontas visited at DR.. E. r. Schoen's
Sunday.
Henry Gerecke left Saturday for
Winfield, Kans., to continue his
studies at theological college after
spending several weeks with his par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hager were de-
surprised Sunday, the occa-
sion being their thirty-first wedding
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-10
WHITELAW MAY NOT.
GET $3.50 FROM CITY.
Former City Attorney Will Be
Denied Request For.
Salary.

The request of Robert H. Whitelaw,
former City Attorney, for the salary
alleged to be due him for Is months,
will be rejected if the report of the
Judiciary Committee of the City Coun-
ell will be adopted. The committee
met yesterday afternoon and decided
to recommend that the council reject
the request of Mr.. Whitelaw.
Whitelaw filed a petition with the
city council several weeks ago asking
that he be given S26O.75 as salary for
the time from Jan. 1, 1916, to April
7, 1917, the day on which his term
expired. After consulting the City
Counselor yesterday afternoon, the Ju-
dietary Committee decided to recon-
mend that this petition be denied.
City Counselor Knehans said that
the ordinance regulating the pay of
the City Attorney for the last three
years provides that this officer should
receive only a fee, but not salary. The
fee is regulated by the number of con-
victions obtained in city cases.
In his opinion othe Judiciary Com
mittee, the City Counselor said he did
not believe that Whitelaw was entitled
to this money. The committee then
decided to report to the council that
Whitelaw's petition be refused.
The ordinance which created the of
flee of City Attorney, provided that he
receive $500 a year. Later the amount
was reduced to 5000, and the latest
ordinance eliminated the office from
the regular city pay roll, allowing the
City Attorney fee for every case
tried for violation Of the city ordi-
nance.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-10
INJUNCTION ISSUED
AGAINST HY. KUSS
Farmer and Wife Restrained
from Interfering With Work
of ColOred Farmer.

A permanent injunction restraining
Henry Russ and his wife, Mrs. Anna
kuss, from interfering with Samuel
Davis, a colored man, and his work
on the farm he has rented from the
couple on the Bloomfield road, was is
sued yesterday by Judge Kelly of the
Circuit Court in Jackson after hear.
ing the evidence in the trial, which
consumed two days. A temporary in
junction had been issued against Kuss
and his wife last winter by Judge
Snider of the Common Pleas Court
and the case was referred to the Cir
cult Court for further action on 6
change of venue.
At the conclusion of the trial, Har.
ry f. Alexander, who represented the
plaintiff, announced that he woulC
have Russ and his wife cited for al
legged contempt of court. He said il
developed during the trial yesterday
that Kuss and his wife had stopped
Davis employees from working in vio-
lation of the temporary order of Judge
Snider.
Davis testified in his own behalf
that he had leased the farm for a
period of five years, beginning in Oc-
tober, 1914. Last, fall, he said, the
owners of the farm had field plowed
Up and destroyed his wheat. Kuss and
MS wife contended that Davis was not
properly cultivating the land and for
that reason they had requested him
&c give up the farm so that they could
operate it themselves.
The divorce suit of Edward Miller
against his wife, Mrs. Gladys Miller,
was dismissed yesterday at the re-
quest of the plaintiff following the
reconciliation of the couple. Miller,
several months ago, filed his petition
for divorce in the Common Pleas
Court, alleging that his wife had as
ISOLATED with other men during the
past years. The case was sent to
Jackson on a change of venue, and
Mrs. Miller filed a cross-bill, in which
she not only repudiated the allega-
tons of her husband, but charged him
with jealousy, mistreatment and nom
support. When the case was called
for trial yesterday morning, the at
torney for the plaintiff asked that the
suit be dismissed at the cost of the
plaintiff. The motion to quash the
in the case and also to dis
miss the croSs-bill of the defendant
was sustained by the Judge.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-10
fire INSURANCE
RATES REDUCED
five PER CENT
Councilman Vinyard Inform
ed by Inspection Bureau
of General Decrease
SAVINGS OF $I,500 FOR
CAPE POLICY HOLDERS
Rates to Apply Since January 5,
Vinyard is Told-Second Re-
ductiOn Probable.

A general reduction of five per cent
on all fire insurance policies has beer
granted Cape Girardeau, according to
information Councilman Ben Vineyard
received yesterday from the Fire In
spection Bureau in st. Louis. The
new rates date back to Jan. ). As q
consequence many policy holders viii
be refunded per cent of the pre-
miums they paid on fire insurance
since that time.
The reduction of the rates will mean
a general saving of from $500 to
$4,000 every year, Mr.. Vineyard said
yesterday. He was responsible for the
action taken by the Inspection Bureau
by urging the bureau to live up to the
promise the fire insurance companies
had given the city sometime ago, be-
fore the new fire apparatus was pur-
chased. The enactment of an ordinance
eliminating the license tax against fire
insurance agents in the city, was an
other factor in effecting the reduction
of the fire rates.
It is believed that another reduction
will be given on fire insurance rates
in the city in a short time. Several
inspectors have visited the city for
several weeks investigating the con-
ditions and fire risks in the city. They
have pointed out the danger of fire by
defective wiring in most all buildings
of the city and have instructed many
owners how to remove the defects
which would result in a reduction of
fire rates.
Before the new fire apparatus was
purchased by the city, fire insurance
agents representing the large firms,
promised the citizens a considerable
reduction of at least 10 per cent on
every hundred dollars insurance, pro-
vided the city would secure a better
protection against fire loss. The in
spectors of the Fire Inspection Bureau,
however, have added another condition
upon which the reduction hinges,
an increase of the force of the
fire department.
One Of the inspectors called on Fire
Chief Kraft two weeks ago and in
spected the new apparatus. He init
mated that the Fire Inspection Bu-
reau would expect the city to employ
at least seven firemen. before the sec
ond reduction could be made which
would place Cape Girardeau in the
third rating class. Other improve
nents such as better water service
md an alarm system would have to
De installed also.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-10
new POOR FARM
IS RECOMMENDED
BY GRAND JURY
Grand Jurors Find Present
Buildings not Adequate for
Care of Inmates.
ENDORSE PREVIOUS
PLANS OF VIM. SCHAEFER
Twenty-seven Indictments Re-
turned-Names of Indicted
are Withheld.

The recommendation that tract Of
land south and west of the County
Farm be sold and the proceeds of the
sale be used to rebuild and remodel
the present County Farm buildings,
was contained in the final report made
yesterday afternoon by the grand jury
to Circuit Judge Kelly. The report
dealt at length with the conditions Of
the present buildings, and concluded
that the reconstruction of the institu-
tion was absolutely necessary.
Any action to be taken in this mat
ter rests with the Judges of the County
Court, who can authorize the recon-
struction of the buildings. The mat
ter was strongly advocated years ago
by former County Judge William B.
Schaefer, now president of the Cape
Exchange Bank, but nothing was done
to carry out the suggestions of Mr.
Schaefer. He recently explained his
idea to The Tribune and the recon-
mendations yesterday followed.
In recent years the institution has
proven to be solely inadequate for in
mates. The management has done
everything to care for the patients and
inmates as we'll as possible under the
existing circumstances, but the condi-
ton of the buildings have become such
that something must be done in order
to further the sanitary conditions of
the institution.
The recommendation made by the
grand jury was the result of the visit
paid the institution during the session
of the body. The report of the grand
jury regarding the improvements on
the County Farm will be forwarded to
the County Court, that is expected to
take some action in this matter.
The final report of the grand jury
was quite lengthy, relating the work
done by this body. Twenty-seven true
bills were returned, and the sheriff
was given a number of bench war
rants issued by Judge Kelly for the
arrest of the persons who were in
1icted. Owing to the fact that the
proceedings OF the grand jury are kept
secret until the result is known by the
arrests of the persons indicted it could
not be learned against whom the bills
we're found
The grand jury was in session four
lays. The members were called into
session Monday morning and were dis
,harged yesterday afternoon after the
inal report had been submitted TO
Judge Kelly.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-10
YOUTH WEEPS WHEN
REJECTED FOR ARMY
FL Young Men Sent TO Jefferson
Barracks Yesterday
Afternoon.

Because he was rejected by the off.
GERS of the local recruiting station yes
terday afternoon, Adrian Samuels, 1!
years old, of Oak Ridge, broke down
and wept. He begged Sergeant
| O'Rourke and Private Stokes to ac-
cept him in spite of an injury to his
arm which he received when small
boy. The officers explained to the
youth that he was unfit for military
service, but the patriotic youth refused
to be consoled. He was still weeping
when he left the office.
Young Samuels, a son of J. VI,
Samuels, of Oak Ridge, told the Ser
geant that he fractured his arm when
about six years old. The arm was
not properly set at the time. Samuels
came over yesterday afternoon with q
number of friends from Oak Ridge to
join the amy. He was the only one
rejected.
While examining the applicants Pri-
vate Stokes noticed that Samuels NOV
ed his left arm rather slowly, and aft
err putting him through several exer-
cises, told the young man that he
could not be accepted. Young Samuels
made an effort to convince the off
GERS that his arm, while little stiff
did not cause him any trouble and beg
ged to be accepted.
Twenty-one young men who had
been enlisted during the past few days
at the local recruiting station were
sent to Jefferson Barracks yesterday
afternoon for their preliminary train
ing. Of this number seven had been
accepted yesterday. These were Allan
Randol and Homer Aterton, both of
Morley; Archie Reid and Harold V.
Beal, of Oak Ridge; Ernest Anderson,
of Charlottesville, and Robert Rey-
nolds, of Whitewater.
Robert Daugherty, a son of former
Prosecuting Attorney Daugherty of
Scott County, was one of the young
men who were enlisted yesterday. He
intends to join the coast artillery. He
was sent to Jefferson Barracks yes
terday afternoon with the other re-
cruits.
Archie Thompson, II years old, and
Harry Jenkins, II year old, are being
held at the recruiting station until the
Sergeant can obtain the written per.
mission of the boys parents for the
boys to join the army. The youths
applied for enlistment yesterday, but
when the Sergeant learned that they
were only II years old, he decided not
TO accept their applications until he
had the written consent of their par
ents. Both assured the Sergeant that
they had come to the Cape with the
PERMISSION of their parents.
The other young men who were sent
to Jefferson Barracks yesterday are:
Leo McLain, Jesse Bolin, James Jones,
Herbert Alvey, Oscar Townsend, Jo-
seph Anderson, Byron Alexander, Hen
~ Colmor, Noal Nevois, Albert Jacobs,
Charles Speer, Herbert Probst, Luther
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-10
ASK COUNCIL TO
BUILD PARKWAY
Prominent Citizens Appear Be.
fore Council to Advocate New
Street in North Cape.

A delegation of citizens appeared
yesterday evening before the City
Council to ask for the construction of
a parkway, connecting Main with
North street, which has been advo-
Gated by several prominent men of the
the city for a number of years. The
petition, bearing about 600 signatures
of citizens living in that section which
will be effected by the improvement,
was referred to the Street and Wharf
Committee of the City Council for in
vestigation.
Attorney B. C. Hardesty, Prof. w.
S. Dearmont, Ed Regenhardt and sew
eral others, asked the council to act
favorably on the matter. All pointed
out the dire need of the new street,
and the great enhancement of the
value of the property by this improve
ment.
The street will abut on the Mis-
souri, Park on the south, placing part
of the costs of the Improvement on the
city.
For this reason several councilmen
have voiced their objection to the
proposition. The advocates contended
that the taxes the city would realize
from the increased value of the prop
erty abutting the parkway would more
than pay for the city's share of the
in less than five years.
The petition for the paving of North
Main street, from Broadway to Ma
son, which is directly north of the
shoe factory, was granted by the city,
and bids for the work will be adver-
tised for by the City Clerk. F. w
who circulated the petition
for the improvement of the street.
called attention to the condition of
North Main street. The petition has
been signed by more than a majority
of the property owners.
A remonstrance against the i'm
provement of Morgan Oak street from
Pacific to Aquamsi street, was accept
ed by the City Council. Only a few
property owners in that section of the
city had refused to sign the remon-
STRANGE which was presented to the
council yesterday evening. The prop
erty owners took this action because
Of the high cost of paving material at
this time. The City Engineer had es-
timated the costs of the improvement
at more than $4,000.
A resolution asking for the construc-
ton of bridge across the tracks of |
the c. G. N. railroad on Morgan Oak |
street was introduced by Councilman |
kaess. Upon his motion the City
Clerk was instructed to notify the rail-
road to make the improvement which |
has been found to be of the utmost |
necessity. An attempt made by Coun- |
Gilman Bowman to file the resolution |
failed after Councilman Kaess had of |
'ered his substitute to the question.
A collateral sewer leading through |
he alley west of Main street between
and Themis will be con-
structed at the cost of the property |
owners. A petition signed by w. H |
Bohnsack, Sam Sherman and other
business men along Main street was
read. They agreed to pay their pro-
portionate share of the costs of the
work, and merely asked the council |
'or the approval of the plan and the
permission to connect with the main
sewer. The entire alley will be re-
after the sewer has been
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-10

May, Henry Hoist. Lansing Lewis,
Lester Henson, Theodore Ripping,
John Buchanan, Emil Hirsch, Oscar
Setback. The last six are Cape boys.
The Denver star., 1917-01-27
JURY TO HEAR CASE OF
Jim CROW" SCHOOL
ROOM.
Mother of Colored Children
Fights Segregation at Dow
nington.

West Chester, Pa.-Several
weeks ago Mrs. Rebecca
Simms, Colored, of Downing
town, refused to send her two
daughters to the public school
because she contended. that
they we're Disseminated a.
gainst on account of their col
or. She was twice arrested
for violation Of the compul-
sorry educational law, and on
the second occasion was fined
$4.4o, which she declined to
pay, and was committed to
prison by Justice Hunter Wills
Through her counsel she ap-
piled to the court for appeal
from the summary conviction.
At the hearing she testified
that all the Colored children
had been taken from the FIVE
lower grades and placed in a
basement room under the
care of one teacher, a young
Colored man.
The Denver star., 1917-01-27
POWER OF THE SOUTH.
ERN VOTER.

Washington. D. c. In shap
ing national legislation one
vote in Alabama, Arkansas.
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississip
pi, South Carolina. or Virgin
ia is worth as much as five
votes cast in Connecticut,
New Jersey. Ohio, Michigan,
Iowa, New Mexico or Idaho.
The eight southern states e.
numerated cast a total of 51I,
1919 votes for the election of
members to sit in the Sixty
fourth Congress. This makes
an average of 7,745 votes to
each district. the entire mum
Der of districts returning 81
Democrats. one Republican
and one Progressive.
For the seven northern
states mentioned, the total
vote at the same time was o.
$751; .4o2, or an average of 3o,-
2o3 votes for each district, re
turning so Republicans and
Io Democrats. Thus. slightly
over half a million southern
voters have &c spokesmen in
the House of Representatives
whereas it required more
than two and a half million
northern voters to secure eq-
ual representation. The inc
quality in voting power is the
outcome, of course. of a basis
of total population forming
the several southern Congress
ional districts where the N
gro is counted in, but his vote
excluded. How long must
this inequality continue? Are
the North and the Republican
party to supinely submit in
definitely to this condition of
affairs?
The Denver star., 1917-01-27
Church Society Pays $1,000
in Dividends.

Philadelphia. Pa Share
holders of the first series
stock of the Cherry Building
and Loan Association receiv
ed a few days ago dividends
aggregating $1,000. The dis
tribution was made by Chas.
H Brooks, secretary.
The association was organ
lied twelve years ago by mem
bers of Cherry Memorial Bap
tist Church, then pastored by
the Rev. w. A. Credit.
There have been made loans
to the amount Of $4,000 on
thirty homes purchased for
members and loans on stock
amount to more than $4,000.
Withdrawals have been allow
ed in the sum of $4,000.
There has never been a dol
lar loss by bad investment or
through dishonest officials.
The Denver star., 1917-01-27

nous FIRE of shot and she'll al
Carrazal he was wounded in
the right wrist when Captain
Boyd's command was ambush
ed by the forces of Carranza.
This signal recognition Of a
valiant Colored man who
stood to his country's flag at a
moment that tried mems souls
is regarded with pleasure by
all who have heard the cheer
ing. The size of the place &C
corded him is not half so
much considered as the fine
spirit which prompted the Civ
ing Of it.-Broad AK.
Just smile and go on'-Ed.
The Denver star., 1917-01-27
TEXAS COURTS DECLARE
HANDS OFF THE PULLMAN

Austin, Tex. The Su-
preme Court refused a writ OF
error in the case of the State
of Texas against the Calves
ton & San Antonio Railway
Suit was instituted by the
State against the railroad com
panies for penalties for viola
tion of the Texas Jim Grow
law by permitting colored
passengers to ride in the same
sleeping car with white people
the court holding that the
State had no case decided in
favor of the railroad com
panies.
The Denver star., 1917-01-27
President Wilson Rewards q
Hero of Carrizal.


Waving civil service regu-
lations and making the ap-
pointmcnt effective at once,
President Wilson last Satur
day rewarded Dolly Sarrior,
one of the heroes Of the en-
gagement at Carrizal. Mexico
by giving him a position as
messenger in the war depart
ment.
Mr.. Sarrior was a quarter
master sergeant of Troop c,
Tenth Cavalry, aed in that ia
The Denver star., 1917-01-27

Let there be fitting obser-
vance throughout the United
States Of America of the Cen.
tenary of Douglass. the orator
the abolitionist, the editor the
writer, the statesman. under
the auspices of Equal Rights
Committee. or Equal Rights
League and the Citizens, all
day y'February ID, 1917. Thus
will our fight for rights be
strengthened in the land
which Douglass helped make
one Of freedom for all.
BYRON GUNNER. President,
Hillburn, New York.
VIM. MONROE TRoTrER, Sec
retary, Cornhill. Boston.
The City Federation Club
of this city will conduct Doug
lass memorial services at Zion
Baptist Church. February l,h
while on the II Lincolnts Birth
day will be celebrated at East
Turner Hall by the Odd Eel
lows.
The Denver star., 1917-01-27
STRIKES AT ONE GLASS
ONLY.
Robt. Harris [Republcanl Representative In
PRODUCES "Anh- Tipping Bill"

The Denver Star before election and the primaries
did all could defeat Robert ars of assembly
because he has done what expected him do
that third his Anti tipping
The hopes that his colleagues with pigeon hole
the takes money and livelihood from
without giving anything in its place Mr. Harris wants
stop the public from tipping certain class of
he provide how this certain class of
will be reimbursed by their losses They lose thru
his bill and therefore he destroys and fails Any
body, Assemblyman can do that But let
the light of this "Ant-tippine" bill tip is
gratuty appreciation voluntarily shown by
for kind of service done His bill makes crime
give take tpthat is-for certain class permits
the Fire Chief Police department. Automobile drivers and
all other persons the class by his bill
any recognition. cigars and is
those either give take chief of the police
department receive hundreds of dollars
vice of their officers men in their charge and rescung
anybody from danger get "a gift Carnegie medal
if they happen find $50 watch $500 check and the
reward them but waiter. bell boy and
the chamber maids take IS for doing
the usual thing unusual manner. is crime. The
Star know wherein is the difference gift is
gift and service service by whom performed
Howbet that the money tip reward, reorganization
service becomes tainted and criminal in and
the other These porers and maids get money
lists outside of Denver and inside Of Denver and spend the
and ard earned cash with Denver merchants
constantly help Colorado and her business men,
take from these people such support which greatly
aids in supplying families with the necessities of lite without
putting something in its place the time will
men to families they will permit them
to go hungry. What is the difference between Xmas
present and "a tip? The Star thinks such bill man
festy unfair class legislation directed against partcu-
glass who profit by what class by law
enjoy His bill forbids you do with your money
you please restran the liberty of the taker and Furnishes
both for what crime before. To give and
are both lawful actions bill lust arbitrarily declares
them unlawful because Robert Harris says Senators
Ret resenatives of the people, kill perncious
The Denver star., 1917-01-27

and we are appealing to every
Negro boyland girl. man and
woman to take a share in the
redemption of this home.
Will Denver do her share
in this great work and there
by directly express her eradi-
tude TO the silent memory of
Douglass. the orator, diplo-
mat and statesman?
Yours for the cause,
Thetha Ector Miller.