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"Why. l don't understand. But his
majesty told me that o would ex-
plain. The young lady and her mother
are friends of NINE"
Exactly. That's just it'll" he ex-
claimed. you apparently know but
little of them-eh2-or you would not
call them your friends!"
These words surprised me, but I was
the more astounded when he contin-
ued:
"You of course know Of those dis
graceful anonymous letters which have
been continually arriving at court-of
the emperor's fury concerning them"
1 replied in the affirmative, for, as a
matter of fact, for the past three
months the whole court had been flood
ed with most abusive and ~disgraceful
correspondence concerning the cana
rilla that had again sprung up around
the kaiser. The emperor, the empress,
the crown prince and princess, Prince
Eitel, Sophie Caroline, Prince Henry of
Prussia and others had received let
tiers, most of them in typewriting, con-
tanning the most intimate details of
scandals concerning men and women
around the emperor.
Fully a dozen of these letters ad-
dressed to the crown prince he had
handed to me-letters denouncing in
some cases perfectly innocent people,
destroying the regulations of honest
men n women, and abusing the heir
to h throne in an outrageous manner.
On at least three occasions willie"
had shown me letters addressed to the
kaiser himself, and intercepted by the
kaiserin, who, in conse uence of this
flood of anonymous epistles that lad
produced such a terrible sensatio. AZ
Potsdam, had ordered that all such
letters found in the imperial postbag
should be handed at once to her.
"The identity of the writer is the
point that is engaging my attention"
the baron said, as he opened a drawer
and drew forth a bundle of quite a
hundred letters, adding: "An these
that you see here have been addressed
either to the emperor or the empress"
and he handed me one, which on scan
ming ! saw contained some outrageous
statements. allegations which would
make the hair of the all-highest bristle
with rage.
"eh'' L exclaimed "that tai
Is a very interesting specimen or
anonymous correspondence"
Yes II is? exclaimed the baron.
III Berlin every lhqulr mas been MADE
10 trace its author' schunke mead OF
the uetectiVe pollce) was charged by
lhe emperor 10 ihvestlgate' he uld So
hIiu ootn ne ana hiewltz rallied utterly.
NOV II mas oeeh gwen INTO my hands
'yp,ea' Sermah investigator.
rresent,y' wheh SAT with the paron
u. lis tuoie' ne s"itcheu on an intense
eecIric ,sht anu lnen spreau OUT some
vi IN iet'ers apo'e d SMALL square
mirror.
see they are on various Kinds
VI nut pnper, peoring al KINGS Oh wa
nurhs' Vi rrehcn. Ehghsh ana Ger
nan n''unueture eonle we nave nere
NJ upon ishsh upper ecaus II is
a'S anu tlnch. AGAIN, tnree dHer-
na Spe"il.ei na,e peen
."S - ahe"i9 ren'eu iinpoIla-
~ nnn IN me written iet-
80 ""' '"' nos's III i"
.vs.
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Not KNOCKING At All.

II wanted to talk to you yesterday"
"Why didn't you call me on the
telephoneT"
sit wasn't important enough for me
to 20 to all that trouble"
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A LETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL AoJuTANT
TO WILLIAM LEQUEUx, PossESsoR OF THE
SECRETS oF EUROPE.

February 10th, 1917.
MY dear LeQueuxi
i Ia just finished eadin h roofs o our articles describing
m life nj an omch Il IN imperial our nt Potsdnm IN h W OIL
three small errors yu nad i ia d1y corrected
h gross scandal md willy fntrigues which i hav erelnted to you
were many of them known to yourseI, for a The intimate friend o 4
Iu-n, h ex-crown princess o ssxony, o. were, before h "a
these articles.
n lat which L made, n which, % hnv recorded
here, nre u a 1.-THE of h hclosurcs whkh i could make, m II h
world desires more, L hal b e pleased to urnish yu with the m
even more startling Details, which you may also N into print.
My service ms personal sdJutant to the German crown prince fs, hap
puy n a nd, nd now, with In treachery Il Germany agafnstc fvfH-
zauon eInrtnEly revealed feel, I'm my retirement N o compunction in
With most cordial sreeungsf from
our sincere friend,
(sisned, ERNST Won HELTzENDoRFF.
, 1917-07-12
Trautmann Affair
Cause of Trouble

NHE Trautmann affair was one
which caused a wild sensation
at Potsdam in the autumn of
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18
SENTIMENT IN BUSINESS

Sentiment, says the pessimist, can
not exist in business. Facts, says the
business man, prove that it does ex.
list as both a negotiable and non-ne.
gOtiable asset
A Kansas City banker recently re-
fused an offer of $4,000 a year from
an Eastern house because he believed
himself a western man and because
personal promises bound him as deep
ly as a business contract. Business
men agree that the bank of which he
was president was built up on a
basis of personal friendliness.
Here are both the negotiable and
non-negotiable sides of sentiment.
Loyalty, trustworthiness, friendliness
are qualities of the mind that have a
ready market and bring a man high
in his profession. But they restrain
the high-minded business man from
the dizzy circles of finance and keep
him in the community which has
granted him success.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18

creased to eighty on the opening OF
the new building. Sixty to seventy
children are enrolled in the third
grade, and sixty-three in the fourth
grade. During the last session the
attendance in Douglass School aver
aged 80 per cent. In 1916 there were
but four truancies, and only thirteen
children of enumerate school age
were not in the classroom. Perfect
attendance in each grade during the
month is rewarded by a half-holiday
Some Of the pupils spend this time in
the school library. Douglass High
School offers three-year course aft
er graduation from the seventh grade.
The new Douglass School is one of
two schools now under construction
for which, with Improvements on other
schools and grounds, the school dis
trict voted $4,000 Bonds amounting
to $4,000, which will be paid within
ten years, already have been issued.
Payment on the new bonds will begin
when the others have been paid.
The total assessed value of the Co.
lumbia school property is $4,000, 900.
A $50.000 appropriation for teach
ers' salaries and upkeep requires a
school tax of 81; $4,000
for sinking fund requires 10 cents,
and $4,000 for interest on outstand-
ing bonds requires 20 cents. Thus
the new buildings and improvements
IN Columbia's school system have hais-
ed the school tax but 5 cents, from
s1.2t 20 $3.50.
According to J. E. Mcpherson, SUD-
erintendent of the Columbia schools,
the Indebtedness of the city will be
in the near future and the in
crease in the school tax will not be
noticeable in the total tax rate.
(ArticIes dealing with each of the pub 1
lc schools In Columbia will be published |
n the MissOurian at frequent intervals)
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18
OPERA FOR COLUMBIA

The fact that visits of the worlds
best musical talent to Columbia are
becoming more and more frquent be,
speaks highly the appreciation of Co
lumbians, both citizens and students.
The San Carlo Opera Company and
Maud Powell are the most recent ad-
ditions to a long list of noted musi-
clans and musical organizations which
are to give or have given concerts in
Columbia The names of Paderew-
ski, Kreisler, Schuman-Heink,S Stoes-
sci and the New York Symphony Or
chestra are familiar to music lovers
the world over.
81 Pagliacci," Faust" and "Caval-
leria Rusticana" are the three operas
to be given by the San Carlo COM
pany February 3. The selection of
these rather popular operas is espe-
cially commended because of the
greater appeal of the more familiar
works. The company comes with the
highest recommendations Columbia
considers itself fortunate in having
the opportunity of hearing the San
Carlo company.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18
SEVENTEEN,

The moving picture, Seventeen ~
recently show in Columbia theater
is a good example of the type of
film that pleases everyone. With
no plot to speak of and with no
thrilling incidents, this picture held
the interest of the audience from first
to last with it's simple, characteristic
touches of real life. Free from all
suggestion, it would have passed the
most rigid censorship that could be
devised
That a simple story of a youth of
seventeen, just at the age of feeling
grown-up, could be made to interest
theater-goers meant that it must be.
first of all, human. In this respect.
Seventeen" more than satisfied. Ev-
cry character in the drama was, real
the kind you have lived next door to
at some time of your life. Human in
terest, simply worked out, made up
the appeal of the picture, and
yet moving picture producers
continue to ask for new and unusual
ideas, as if thriller could replace
the human interest drama in the
heart of the American public.
More such pictures would suit Co.
lumbia citizens and put a hush to the
demand for censorship that becomes
SO insistent when the other type of
MIN predomlnates at local show |
houses.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18

Editor the Missourian: / beg the
lady's pardon, but I'm pretty SURF
! that no man wrote "A Mans Point ol
View" I'd even risk the guess thai
she is unmarried.
You see, mems clothing does not
afford them pleasure insofar as it isn't
standardized. If the writer can re-
member mems styles Of fifteen years
ago and will compare them with those
of the present, she will find greater
and not less variation nowadays.
Without being extra well informed on
Industrial problems, I'd venture the
guess that absolute standardization
in the cut of mems clothing would in
jure workers in the garment trades.
What the same sort Of Standardization
in women's clothes would do, 1 don't
know, but I can't see why the result
should be good.
l want to say that the statement
that men advocate for women what
they wouldn't tolerate for themselves
is pretty sweeping. Some men do,
but lot of us have some sense. Be-
sides, the modern girl is pretty apt
to do as she likes, and if a man does
not approve of thing, she's all the
more likely to do it,
If there's anything much in human
nature, the reform won't work. I'd
like to see something similar begun
for men only! I'm anxious to see
women demonstrate that superiority
over men, since the lady thinks that
way, but l can't "see" a costume
which will suit all their needs in ev-
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18

The Douglass School, which is to b
Replaced by n Structure Costing
$S5,O0O.
Bertha Sailes, Miss Mary Payne, Mrs
E. l.. Jones, Miss Cornelia Strawn
and Miss Alma Williams. All of the
faculty members are negroes.
Interest Shown in Athletics.
Mr.. Jones is striving to change a
'readin', ritin' and 'rithmetic" school
to a red-bloCled organization, and his
pupils have Co-Operated with him by
helping themselves. Last fall saw
the first football schedule of the
school Two games were playe1 with
Western College and GGother with
G. r. Smith College. Eighty dollars
partially to defer expenses was raised
by the pupils in series of entertain
ments. A Halloween stunt festival
by the children jammed the X. of P.
hall to the doors with holders of the
2-cent and scent admission tickets.
Plans for basketball squad are now
under way, and a track team in the
spring is expected. Several Univer-
sity track men have promised to aid
in developing a team.
A boys and girls chorus have also
been organized this year for the first
time, and the students natural musi-
cal ability has asserted itself. They
like the negro folk songs best, but do
not halt at the more difficult classical
selections. According to Mr.. Jones,
all work on the new building next
door is suspended during the music
hour.
Fifteen-minute devotional services
are conducted in each room before
the opening of the first morning
class.
The course in biology, formerly
a mere study of textbooks, has been
enlarged to a laboratory course in |
which the children collect their own /
specimens and make their own micro
scopic slides. No courses in chem |
istry or physics are taught because
Of the lack of instructors. However, |
he latter course may be offered soon.
The expenses of the manual train
ng an domestic art departments are
betrayed by the sale of the
work. Orders are solicited
or furniture and household articles,
and the work is done by the students.
rhe equipment in these departments
S all that could be asked.
A library of $50 volumes is grad
tally being enlarged. Several books
IN the negro problem are being paid
or by private subscription among the
legro residents of Columbia.
School Has Record Enrolment,
The opening of the present session
marked a record high school enroll
nent of fifty-nine students. 1t is ex-
ected that this number will be in i
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18
NEW SCHOOL GIVES MANY
ADVANTAGES TO NEGROES

On knoll well back from the right
of-way at Park avenue and Third
street stands a weather-beaten, ram
shackle building. Its patched bricl
walls are stained by the storms ol
thirty years, while the windows re.
fleet the emptiness of the nine rooms
within. An irregular cinder path
leads up to an unpainted side-door
patched and patched again, which
closes complainingly over a sill worn
thin by the shuttle of many feet.
Almost touching this dilapidated
structure, a massive stone foundation
rises from a deep excavation. Sew
eral workmen are busy preparing a
place for a cornerstone to be laid
soon. Occasionally they raise their
heads to listen to the strains of the
"Barcarolle" from the throats of the
schoolchildren next door, for the tot
tering structure houses 40 Of Colum-
bias negro children. Excelsior, now
known as the Douglass School, was
erected at a cost Of $4,000 in 1885 to
relieve the overf1owing school then
held in a residence near the present
NJ. X. & T. station. Several years ago
a three-room annex costing $500 was
built.
In May, 1916, the voters of the Co.
lumbia school district voted $35,OOO
bonds for the erection and equipment
of a new Douglass School. The foun-
datiOn of this structure, now ready
for its corner stone, stands beside the
old building-a monument to the new
opportunity for Columbia's negroes.
School Board Liberal, Says Head.
THE school board has been un-
usually liberal in supplying us with
working materials, but the building
itself has been our great handicap"
says ]. E. Jones, principal of the
school. THE old building is over
crowded, almost impossible to heat |
and keep sanitary. l expect that the |
new structure will bring back to
school the older pupils who have been |
discouraged by present conditions. |
The erection of the new school marks
an epoch in the lives of both chill
1ren and parents. It is hard to i'm
igine the enthusiasm with which they
ook forward to its completion.
Anyone who attends school in !!
BARN will shape his conduct accord
ngly, but bright, new school build
ng will be an incentive to better
mental and physical habits. To mark
IN the walls or muddy the floors of
'ur new school would seem like sac
ilege to most of the pupils"
This is Mr.. Jones first year as
principal of the Douglass School. He
vas formerly head of the department
f pedagogy in the George r. Smith
;Olle8e OF Sedalla. Mrs. Josephine
'riscoe, teacher of home economics,
vas formerly a student in the Uni
ersity of Chicago. H. H. Robnett,
eacher of manual training, is a grad
ate of Lincoln Institute of Jefferson
ity. Miss Gladys Holmes, teacher
Latin and German, is a graduate
Lincoln Institute and Radcliffe Col
ege, where she was pupil of Muens-
'rberg. Mrs. V. L. Walden, fifth
rade, has taught in the Douglass
chool for more than twenty years,
nd taught the six other grade-school I
'achers during their early school 4
ays. They are ]. z. Moseley, Miss %
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18
Charles SpyrO COnfesses to Theft

Charles Spyro. who was charged
with taking money from the cash
register of the Virginia Confection.
cry by Jimmie Moscow, pleaded guilty
In police court Tuesday. He was
given stay of execution on the con-
dition that he leave town, which he
did. Spyro had been working at the
Virginia Confectionery for three
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18

cry way. any more than men have
been able to all follow the same plan
Variety has some uses in the world
I should think, and l don't know
where it could be more valuable than
in so personal thing as clothes.
MERE MAN.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18
Knights of Pythias Elected Officers

The knights of Pythias met last
night in Twilight Hall and elected the
Following officers for the coming
year: Chancellor Commander. Percy
klass; vice chancellor commander.
Paul {. LYDIA; prelate, Ed Williams:
master at arms, Elro Crane: master
OF finance, Charles Geery; keeper Of
records and seals. Victor Victor. Meet
ings of this organization are held ey-
cry first and third Wednesdays of the
month.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18
Agricultural Seniors TO Elect.

The Senior agricultural class will
meet at the Agricultural Building at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon to have a
class picture made and to elect Of
ficers
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-18
THE OPEN COLUMN

A public forum for the discussion Of
things orth-while. Articles should be
short and signed by the writer, as proof
to the editor Of good faith. Signatures
will not necessarily be published.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-10-10
Music and Ito Trinity.

What we call music is well described
as trinity. The three components are
rhythm, melody and harmony. Rhythm
is to music what the will is to the indi.
vidual. The rhythm OF music Is its
physical side. just like the body or
flesh OF the human being Melody in
music parallels the heart Tor blood, a
component part of the individual. Har-
mony is the soul of music just as feel
ing is the soul Of the human being (also
possessed of a three fold nature.) The
triple elements in music are represent
ed in the history of the world first by
the drum (rhythm): second, by the lutte
(melody). and third. by the Tyre char
mony). Music lays its first hold on the
human understanding BY its rhythm.
All men are Influenced by it (even saw
ages. And every soldier with or with
out an car for music can appreciate
tue tap. tap of a drummer boys drum
and can march longer and better for it..
philadelphia Record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-10-10
F. e ~ ~ O G. X

Tuesday to purchase horses for the
U. S. Government >
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Helmer, who
has been spending the summer at Ia
coma, Wash, returned last week and
are visiting friends and relatives
here.
Mrs. Adolph Berglund left Monday
for New London. where she will be
the guest of relatives for some time.
Mr.. Anthem Peterson Of Willmar
transacted business in our burg Tues
day. " f.,
Next Sunday, Oct. II services will
be conducted at the Mamrelund church
1T 1880 am, and at Pennock at 8
pm. A cordial invitation 10 extended
to all. -
Miss Esther Krantz and Mr.. Hadar
Akeson were married Sunday evening
at the Mmrelund church, Rev. c. o.
Bergquist performed the ceremony.
The writer wishes to join with their
many friends in wishing the newly
weds long and happy married life.
q. G. Haug shipped two carloads Of
stock~to South st. Paul Tuesday.
Canton Beraetrom was Minnsap.
oils visitor last Saturday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-10-10

Aman In middle life recalls the slang
Of his boyhood with some such indul-
gent wonder as that with which an el-
DERBY woman looks ut the fashion plates
Of her early youth-''snide," 'cheese
it." ''straw Katy" ''spoony," ''chest-
nut" or even those of more recent coin
age-''snap," ''skiddoo, ""twenty-three,"
80 cents.". They We're artificially
charged with meaning, and their effer-
vescence is irretrievably gone. Lem
on and lobster" are nearly as fiat.
With disappearance Of certain kind
of early Victorian prudery has gone
the vogue of such terms as 'inexpressi-
bles' for trousers. Du Maurier's once
famous novel has almost reached the
vanishing point in the perspective Of
time, and We no longer speak Of feet
as "Trilbys:" It Is not safe, however,
to prophesy that because word comes
from a proper name it will fade as
fades the fame or notoriety Of the per-
son. We have forgotten what Edgar
ism" is, but "Fletcherize" may yet
make Fletcher immortal, even as der
rick" preserves in the dictionaries the
name Of q. once famous hangman.-
Robert p. Utter in Harper's Magazine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-10-10
Mot n Word Wastar.

Sir william Grant, the learned mas
ter Of the rolls, was a native of the
county Of Ban6 and for considerable
time represented that county in par
lament. Though forcible and easy
speaker, scarcely inferior to any Of his
time at the bar or in parliament, he
was remarkably silent man, says the
Farm and Home. He was the most
patient Of Judges. The story is we'll
known of his hearing an elaborate ar
gument for two days on the meaning
Of an act Of parliament and when the
counsel finished simply saying. Gen
tlemen, the act is repealed On one Of
his visits to Banfr he rode out few
miles into the country, accompanied by
few friends. The only observation
that escaped from him was in passing
field Of peas. Every fine Apeas!"
Next day he rode out with the same
cortege and was equally silent, but on
passing the same spot he muttered,
And very finely podded too -,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-10-10

Filing Fahlstrom Of Olivia sDeat
last week here with his paroa0, Mr..
and Mrs. John Fahlstrom.
Miss Ruth Larson who attends the
Atwater high school, spent SATURDAY
and Sunday at her home here.
Miss Lillian Nelson IL spending the.
week visiting with relatives and
friends in the cities and Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wall and child.
rem of Ogelvie spent SATURDAY. and
Sunday at the ]. A. Peterson home.
MrS. Solmon Peterson Of AtW1tor'
and daughter spent the drst Of. ths
week At the home Of Mr.. and Ars. 6.
F. Anderson.
Services next Sunday afternoon Of.
three o'clock at the Ebenezer church.
Sunday school at two O'Clock. The.
confirmation class will meet Saturday
at two o'clock pm. Rev. n. TillmAn,
pastor. sssssS
Mrs. Christina Lingren Of Strand.
berg, s. D., spent the torepart OF the
week with relatives here She lott
Friday morning for Ninnaapolis
whore she viii visit with her sis4ar,
Mrs. Nels Swenson. S.
The first number of the Lycoum
Course was given ut the Whittier
school on Thursday evening. All
were pleased with the entertainment.
Season tickets sell for $1.75 for nix en-
tertainments this year, 20 don't TAIL
to get one.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-10-10
Be. canny.

Be. canny.
Home preparedness cans loaded with
food. =
That rubber ring yea put on a pre-
serving jar helps you to stretch your
income.
The awful question. what shall
have for dinner?'' is easily answered If
your shelves are full Of home canned
products.
Can't eat 'cm all in summer? Not
enough in winter? Home canning is
the answer.
You put a lid on waste every time
you seal a preserving jar.
Canned berries are bird preof.
Frost doesn't nip canned vegetables.
Canned green peas and yellow peache
help fight the blues.-New York Globe