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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
two CAPE GIRLS
OFFER SERVICES
TO RED CROSS
Misses Marie Hit and Clara
Hagan to Join Red Cross
Nurses Next Week.
FIRST GIRLS OF CAPE
TO BECOME WAR NURSES
Will Depart for St. Louis Next
Week to Enroll for Hospital
Services.

Miss Marie Hit, living on the cor
ner of Henderson and William streets,
and Miss Clara Hagan, who lives with
her parents on the Rock Levee road,
will join the Red Cross nurses as soon
as they can make arrangements with
the State headquarters. They intend
to leave for St. Louis sometime next
week to be enrolled.
Miss Hit informed The Tribune
yesterday evening that she had fully
made up her mind to join the Red
Cross, and go to Europe as soon as
arrangements could be made. She
said she would communicate with the
offices in St. Louis to ascertain what
the qualifications of the applicants
were before she would leave.
The two girls had decided to depart
this week, but could not arrange their
affairs in time for an early departure.
They are the first girls of the Cape
who have declared their intention to
Join the Red Cross and aid in nursing
the wounded soldiers in the European
hospitals
Miss Hit and Miss Hagan are the
first two girls of Southeast Missouri
who have offered their service for the
care of the wounded soldiers. Both
have told their friends that they had
contemplated for some time to join
the Red Cross nurses. but had feared
that their intention would not meet
with the approval of their parents.
The Red Cross nurses are required
to undergo training of several weeks
before they are put into actual service.
They receive their training under the
direction of noted surgeons and ex-
perienced nurses and after qualifying
for their new vocation will be sent to
some hospital to care for the wounded
soldiers.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
BOY and GIRL WIN
OLIVERSCROOLPRIzE

Miss Mildred VIM and John Har-
ty were victorious last night in the
contest for the Oliver prizes held at
the Normal last night. Four girls and
five boys had been admitted to the
contest, but two of the boys were I'M
able to appear last night, one being
sick and the other absent from the
city.
The subjects of the girls were sub
mitted to the Judges in the form of
essays, while the boys were required
to address the audience on the sub
jects they had assigned to themselves.
Miss Winn's essay was on "Opti-
mism of Contemporary Poetry" and
Miss Irene Clopton's, "The Apprecia-
ton of Mayfeld." Miss Parthena
Baker took for her theme. "The Heart
of a Teacher" and Miss Isabel Hess,
THE Woman as a Consumer"
The subject Mr.. Harry chose for his
address was Mexico, and the Rise of
Democracy" His address was I'M
usually interesting. John W. Houston
spoke on lord Byron" the poet, and
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
THE GOOD ROADS BOND ISSUE.

The Seston which
good roads Scott County, has devised its Gardau
County called off the 100000 bond issue
The election Tin Cape Gardeau County, the
road law and the law the Legislature The
would conditions
meets the of the Seson editor is all right The
general belief Cape Gaeau however that the
the million dollar bond issue asked the withdraw the special
election order because the be defeated
Those who asked the the bond election later adj
mted that the proposition would and order the
the decided to call o
We have failed find the single
the opposition bond
sk; petitions County
or;er for the election.
people County Cape County
Scott going compelled year
the bond that county Chicago
900 years?
told their readers
people will $4,000 half which redeem
half
though overwhelming would
less than onehd all the roads In other words farmers living
will
road in a different section of the county.
bond
embarks this financial
oyde will property if
the which time the bonds would have
Every the County
tax upon himsef equal to the value of his land.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
ROAD BOND issue
Will BE REVIVED
IN NEAR FUTURE
County Highway Engineer
and Other Advocates ofBonds
Behind New Election.
TO ASK COUNTY COURT
FOR NEW ELECTION
Planned 10 Have Special Elec-
ton ia May-Leaders Encourage
ed by State Commission.
Off again, on again, Finnegan!

Off again, on again, Finnegan!
Cape Girardeau County is going to
vote on the 100000 good roads bond
issue after all. Dennis Scivally, Coun-
ty Highway Engineer, informed The
Tribune last night that the men who
asked the County Court to set date
for the special election, and then ap-
piled to the court to rescind the order,
will now ask the judges to reinstate
the order.
The promoters will lhold the election
sometime in May, Mr.. Scivally said
last night. He declined to say when
the promoters would make their third
appearance before the court, but init
mated it would be soon.
"At the time that we asked the
County Court to cancel the election
ORDER" said the Highway Commission
er, eve were under the belief that the
bond issue would fail, and we did not
want to force the expense of holding
the election upon the county. But since
the State highway commissioners visit
ed the county, we find that there has
been a marked change in the senti-
ment of the farmers, and we have de-
cided to submit the $1,0O0,000 bond is
sue some time next month"
The County Court set May 10 as the
date for the special election, but after
The Tribune had exposed the PROPOSE
ton and developed a strong opposition
among the farmers, the promoters of
the scheme appeared before the Coun-
ty Court and asked that the election
be called off.
Mr.. Scivally said last night that he
is now confident the bond issue will
pass, and declared that his views were
concurred in by many influential men
over the county who advised that the
election be cancelled two weeks ago.
The visit Of Harry B. Halves and the
Highway Commission, Scivally said,
had made favorable impression on
the people over the county.
The first suggestion that the propo
sition was to be revived was made by
B. F. Davis at the Commercial Club
banquet Thursday evening. During a
talk, he intimated to the members of
the club that the bond issue would be
revived, and the County Court would
be petitioned to again set day for
the special election. He expressed re-
greet that the Jackson Commercial Club
had been discouraged by The Tribune's
opposition and had decided to call off
the election which had been called for
May 10.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
CELESTE" IS FREED
BY CORONER'S JURY

After hearing the testimony at the
inquest into the death of Sam Nc
Coy, negro waiter of the st. Charles
Hotel, yesterday morning, the cor
oner's jury returned a verdict of &C
cidental death, and exonerated Mrs.
Mccoy of any responsibility. Mccoy
was shot Thursday evening shortly
after 5 o'clock as he was preparing to
leave his home.
Mrs. Mccoy, known as Celeste by
the boarders of Mrs. Gus Cooper,
where she is employed, told the same
story to the coroner that she related
to the police Thursday night after her
arrest. She said he had threatened
her life, and that she attempted to
wrestle the gun from her husbands
hand. The revolver was discharged in
the scuffle, she said.
No witnesses to the shooting were
found. Chief Whitener, Constable
Scivally and Joe Ferguson, the city
ianitor, were the witnesses who told
of what they saw after reaching the
Mccoy home.
The jury was composed of colored
men, with Will Rodney, barber, as
foreman. The others were: George
Randol, E. W. Smith, Will Brewster,
Martin Sommers and John j. Thomas.
Their verdict read: "We, the jury, find
that Sam Mccoy came to his death
due to an accidental gunshot wound"
The funeral will be held in New
Madrid, where the dead man was
reared. The corpse will be shipped
there today. The mother, who arrived
early yesterday morning from New
Madrid, and the wife viii accompany
the body to New Madrid.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
Announcement in Chicago
That Former Price Will be
Restored in September.
HISTORICAL BUYING
DECRIED BY MILLER
Wealthy Chicagoan Says Grain
and Flour is Being Hoarded-
Spectators to Lose.
BY International News Service.

by 1HteFHatlonal news OeTVlce.
Chicago, ILL.,, April 2S.-There will
be no shortage of flour in the United
States and no war time prices, and
the Allies will be given all they need.
This was the message to alarmed
housewives, which was delivered here
today by B. A. Eckert, prominent
Chicago miller, who announced that
he was authorized to speak for all
of the large millers Of the West.
In this announcement he said the
millers had agreed to reduction of
$3.50 a barrel in flour for September
and October, and he predicted that
the present price would never be
reached again during the war, no mat
ter how long it may last.
'There is wheat and -four in the
United States today in the usual guam
tity," he declared. "The present high
prices are due to hysterical buying
and boarding. There are great many
people who believe the supply will be
exhausted if the war lasts long. AS
soon as the new crop IS harvested the
price Of wheat and -four will drop to
its usual level. If the surplus wheat
and flour in the United States today
were thrown on the market, there
would be a tremendous slump. The
trouble is that both are being held I'M
der the belief that shortage is COM
ing that will keep -four and wheat on
the advance. The present prices can
not last. The millers of the West are
making arrangements to keep the
price of -four at fair figure, and | am
authorized to inform the public that
flour will drop to its former price in
September"
Mr.. Eckert is one of the wealthiest
millers in the country. He predicts
that the men in the United States who
are boarding wheat and flour are going
broke if they don't release their hold
lngS soon.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
FRISCO OFFICIALS
HERE NEXT WEEK

The Frisco officials who will confer
with the City Council and Commercial
Club on the proposed plans of the Fris-
co passenger station, will be in the city
sometime next week, according to the
information R. W. Frissell, City Clerk,
received yesterday from F. G. Jonah,
chief engineer Of the Frisco Railroad.
The letter Mr.. Frissel received was a
reply to the communication he sent to
Mr.. Jonah several days ago, following
the joint meeting of the City Council
and the Commercial Club last week.
The letter Mr.. Frissell received yes
terday reads as follows: II have yours
of April &c, regarding meeting of our
officials with your people in Cape Cir
ardeau to discuss the depot plans, and
will say that Mr.. Levy will be out of
the city all this week, but 1 expect we
can come down there next week"
At the meeting of the Joint Com
mittee of the City Council and Com
mercial Club Monday night, w. E. Par
low, a local architect was asked to
draw the plans of building which
the city could expect the railroad to
erect. This action was the result of
the committees rejecting the plans
of the station which were sent to
Mayor Hirsch two weeks ago by Mr..
Jonah.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
EDWARD KOEHRER
JOINS ARTILLERY

Edward Koehrer, who has been en-
ployed by the Missouri Public Utili-
ties Co. for some time, enlisted yester-
day at the local recruiting station to
join the coast artillery. He will be
sent to jefferson Barracks in a few
days to receive his first military train
ing before he can be assigned to a
regular post.
Koehrer, who is Is years old, is the
son of Herman Koehrer, 1928 William
street. He is an electrician. James +.
Jones, "a years. cid, of Canalou, also
enlisted yesterday for military serv-
ice at the local recruiting station. Ser
geant O'Rourke, who has charge of the
enlistments, was yesterday notified by
Postmaster Slower of Pascola that he
would send three young men to the
Cape today to be enlisted in the army.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
AGED MAN KILLED
BY FREIGHT CAR
AT CEMENT PLANT

While crossing an elevated track at
the plant fthe Portland Cement Co.,
in South Cape, yesterday afternoon,
William Briggen, 70 years old, was
struck by an empty car and killed al
most instantly. The wheels of the
car passed over his left arm, severing
it at the elbow. The death Of the
aged man was due to fracture of the
neck, according to Coroner DR.. Poe,
who held a post norton examination
last evening.
According to the story told the
coroner yesterday evening by several
eye-witnesses, Mr.. Briggen was cross
ing the elevated tracks at the foot of
the elevation. He had covered his face
with his handkerchief, wiping the dust
from his face, when he was struck by
the car.
The car had been unloaded at the
top of the elevation, and the men re-
leased the brakes to let the car run
down the track Several men, who
were standing near the foot of the
tracks, called to Briggen, and one tried
to reach him to pull him off the tracks,
but he was too late. The aged man
was struck Dy the car before his fel-
low-workmen could offer aid.
Mr.. Briggen was hurled several feet
by the impact and killed almost in
stantly. A physician was called from
the Cape, bu5 when he arrived he pro-
nounced the man dead. The body was
taken to the undertaking parlors of
the Lorberg furniture company. The
funeral will be held Sunday morning
Mr.. Briggen was a widower and
lived with his son, William Briggen
Jr., on the Rock Levee road, near the
Schneider store. He would have been
70 years old in November. He was
born in Hanover, Germany, and came
to this country as a young man, locat-
ing in the East. Later he moved to
Cape County and has been resident
of this county for more than 80 years.
Mrs. Briggen died four years ago
last February and since her death |
Mr.. Briggen made his home with his
only son, William Briggen Jr. He
was blacksmith by trade and had
been employed in the cement plant for
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
Probate Court Docket
,pe County, Missouri May Term
Monday, May Ia. 1917.

Monday May IA, 1917.
Arsta, Lena, gdn Harvey Alton Watts, minor
Alternately, R. H. adm Frederick w. Schmidt, deceased
Baly, john admir- August Jaeger, deceased
Bachmann Hy. adm Joseph Bachmann, deceased
Brooks, Chas c., admir- James Brooks, deceased.
Boehner, Fritz, John Gustav Boehner, deceased
Becker, E., Joseph Becker,
Dankel, Chas, gdn Valentine Danke, minor.
Doer1ies Mamie, gdn Own Minor Children
Deneke, Mary, F. W. Deneke, deceased
Tuesday, May Is, 1917.
Ebrecht gdn Arthur b. Ebecht
Ely, Mary gdn. Clara E. and Agnes NJ Erly, minors.
Eggers, Annie gdn. Pauline Eggers, minor.
Frssell Mabel gdn. FrsseI minors.
Guckhertz, Mary gdn. D. and Louie L. Dale,
Horrel John A, gdn Stephen B. Horrel minor.
Hope, R. gdn. Archie Hope minor.
Hoffman, Theo, gdn. William Kruger minor
Harris Bertha NJ. gdn. Minor Children.
Hahs, E. NJ gdn. Archie E. Hahs, minor
Wednesday, May It, 1917
IIeder Louisa, gdn Alvin Kamnsky, minor
Happel, Edwin, gdn. Willie HappeI, insane.
omeister and Henry Seve Henry mete deceased
Hers, Rosa, gdn Hers, minors
Jones, A., Harry Jones, minor.
Jaeger, Chas B., admr. John Clppard, deceased
Kinder F, gdn. Minor Children.
Layman Lola, gdn. andE Boner minors.
McAtee, S. NJ Hugh R. Quinn, deceased
McLain, John A, gdn. Marie Matte BTcLain, minor.
Thursday II, 1917.
Martin, Rosie, gdn. Martin, minors.
Medley j. A, CDR. Welker, minors.
Miller, otila gdn Edward Louie Miller minor
Meyer Gustav, gdn Erwin j. and William H. Schreiner.
Nage, August, gdn Flora Loos,
Nienstedt, E. j. admir- VIM. Niensted, deceased
Neumeyer A. F., admir-. Hy. C. Neumeyer, deceased.
Oberheide, F. VIM. gdn. Foster, minors
Praher, Mary L., gdn. Stewart Prather minor.
Ponset, A. E. gdn. Almon minors.
Friday May IS, 1917.
Probs E. NJ, P Stearns
Reynolds, J. A, gdn Marie and Len Jones,
Reynolds Jas. H and Robt Dudley Reynolds deceased
Schlimme Louis f, gdn Thomas A. Cuade, minor
Short, Alice NJ, gdn. John N. Short, insane
Sample, John l., gdn. Cora Nellie Sample, insane.
Seabaugh David Elmer and Maple
Sebaugh, Rosa, gdn and Sesco Sebaugh minors.
Siemers G. F, admr. Charlotte.
sehwab Ben. admir- Benedict schwab, deceased
Summers, VIM, gdn. Eua Niensed, minor.
w. HAYS,
y re Clerk of the Probate
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03

Charles NJ. Moore spoke on Pension
and Politics."
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
SPECIAL 10 CENT
LEVY PASSED FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
Issue Approved by a Major
ity of Al Votes in the
Four Wards.
WILL NET SCHOOL
BOARD ABOUT $1,000
Improvement Of Several Schools
and Special Street Tax to be Paid
With Special Tax.

The special ten-cent levy asked by
the School Board was carried yester-
day by majority of II votes. A total
of 460 votes were cast in the four
wards of the city, 348 for and 112
against the special tax.
The vote was very light, being about
one-third of the number of votes usual
~ registered at the city elections. The
greatest number of votes was cast in
the Second ward, where 1872 visited the
polls during the day. OF these only
so voted against the special levy.
The Third ward showed the strong
est opposition to the issue. Of the $50
votes cast in this ward, "a were for
the special tax and Sc against it. In
the First ward 81 votes were cast yes
.erGay, only six being against the adj
ditional tax 10 be allowed the School
Board. The vote in the Fourth ward
was a. for and 20 against.
The passage o. the special tax levy
viii net the School Board nearly $4,000
out OF the general revenue fund of
the city. This sum will be used for a
number of improvements that have
proven necessary in and around sever
al schools of the city.
Aside from these improvements the
School Board is in need Of funds to
retire some tax bills that have been
issued against the School Board for
the improvement of several streets in
front of the schools. The tax bills
amount to $3451. They were issued
for the reconstruction of Benton, Ell
lis, Pacific and Fountain streets.
The improvements the School Board
contemplates to make in the various
schools of the city will cost approx
mately $1,000. The special levy the
School Board is now authorized to col
lect from the general levy Of the city
will permit the board to defray the
greater portion of the cost of the i'm
provcments, while the remainder will
be from the general school fund.
The members of the School Board
were highly eiated when the result of
The special election was made known
last night. They had assembled in
Ele office of the secretary of the
board, Lee L. Bowman, to accept the
count Of the judges of election.
The same issue was defeated at the
last municipal election by "a small
number of votes. The board was then
confronted with the question of either
calling a special election or to con-
tinue to pay an interest of per cent
OF the money due for the improve
ments. 1t was decided to again put
the matter to a public vote and if it
failed TO pass to abandon the proposed
improvements.
The vote by wards cast yesterday
was as follows:
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03
THE FRIsCo'S INSULT TO THE CAPE.

Mr.. Parow,
c Club that the planned
$4,000 and he doubts that the railroad would that
build
But granted that the planned
this would be towthirds
elise with the city And $4,000 wd fulfill
tract made with this city by the railroad n
Had the Frisco Railroad lived
be and would have built
what would cost today In other words build
agreed to construct and which the City
payment for the franchise railroad
This city Is not responsible for the Frs failure
Cape Gadeau has lived with
Tic railroad must be made to live its the franchise
ea to Cape Grardeau what the Frisco that
would have cost $4,000 before the into effect
The Frco monthly collections
than $4,000 but the nothing
from Cape Gradau outlaw It's proposition build chicken
offered this city and its people
1t longer of to
OF the officials of Cape Girardeau
sed Mayor Firh promised the relief
he will good.
England takes the advice of President Wilson makes
republic of Ireland
Gds male output has hardly been adequate
mnds in the past the Emerald Isle
where will be propagate policemen?
The Jackson CashBook will doubt devote
to explanation of Congress
consumption But order
willing to admit defeat
CashBook put the on before could
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-03

about four months. Besides his son
be leaves two brothers, Ben Briggen,
of Hamilton, O., and Rudolph Briggen,
of Cherokee, Okla. Both were notified
of the death of their brother and are
expected to attend the funeral.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Rear.End Collision.

Last Sunday evening a bad ACCT
dent occurred in front Of the Curley
Craig home about mile southwest
of this city, when an auto driven by
Mr.. Shortz of Kellerton ran into a
horse and buggy driven by Mrs. Mag
gle PARCEL and her daughter, Merle.
Miss PARCEL was thrown distance
of about twenty-five feet. She had
her nose broken and was badly bruis-
ed and was knocked unconscious.
Mrs. PARCEL escaped with a few
bruises. The party driving the auto
had nothing for lights but lantern.
He acknowledged that he was to
blame.=Dayis City News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Red Cross Comfort Kits Cost Money.

1t will probably be news to many
of our readers to learn that the &C
ed by the Red Cross Chapter to each
soldier boy leaving Decatur county is
over two dollars, not counting any
thing at all for the work of making
the kits, this sum being the whole
sale cost of the knife, shears but
tons, drinking cup, stationery,
needles, soap. tooth paste and brush
and many. other articles included in
gift, and several who had previously
gone to Camp Dodge, have expressed
their delight, and how other soldier
boys envy the Decatur county boys
and the comfort kits. The ladies are
now at work making comfort kits for
the next contingent, who are called
for Oct End
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Christian Church.

The regular communion and song
service in the morning after the
Sunday school. Christian Endeavor
at $50.
The Christian Endeavor viii! give
basement on Friday, Sept. 2Sth at
s o'clock. Everyone come and bring
your pennies. Come and enjoy the
The c. w. B. NJ. have changed the
day of meeting from the first We'd
nesday in each month to the hrst
Tuesday in each month. The Octob--
er meeting will be at the nome 81
Mrs. Ella Jenkins, on Tuesday, Oct.
2, at 2:30.
Come, you will be made welcome
lat ali the above services. Your pres
ence is needed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27

Down in Decatur county, where it
was expected that there would be a
murder trial the defendant, William
Carlan,~entered a plea of guilty to
manslaughter, and the court accept
ed the plea and the sentence viii be
Nineteen criminal cases on the. docket
and the county attorney disposed of
eighteen of them and the only NEST
egg" was continued. Most OF the
criminal cases were injunctions
against selling Intoxicating liquors.
And they tell us that the district
needs another Judge, another steno-
grapher. and other expenses that go
with a third official Expect that it
is right. at least we ought to say so
for fear there will be some complaint
that we are trying to discourage the
free expanding of the tax money.
Corning Free Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Brethren Church.

Sunday school at the regular hour
10 o'clock. The lesson next Sunday
is review of the mast quarter, so let
US all be present and get what has
been missed so we can start the
new quarter with good interest.
Christian Endeavor at Z.
Preaching service at s.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at s. -, -
AS our superintendent will be
back with US again next sunday
morning after two weeks visit in
the west with relatives and friends,
let us show him that the Sunday
school is still going, by everyone
coming out. Remember the hour U
and set your alarm clocks so you
will be sure to be one time.