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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
MAN,65, CHARGED
With VIOLATING
WHITE SLAVE ACT
]. L. Ward, of Steele, Mo.
Bound Over to Federal
Grand Jury.
STEPDAUGHTER Is, is
PROSECUTING WITNESS
Prisoner Held In City JaiI-Suf-
fered Paralytic Stroke a
Week Ago.

Following a preliminary hearing on
charge of violating the Mann White
Slave Act, ]. L. Ward, former sheriff
of Pemiscot County, was bound over
to the Federal grand jury in Memphis
where he is wanted on the charge. He
is being held in the city Jail awaiting
word from the authorities in Mem
phis and will be taken to Tennessee as
soon as he has sufficiently recovered
from an attack of apoplexy which he
suffered while a prisoner in the Car
uthersville Jail.
The prosecuting witness against the
aged ex-sheriff is his 16-year old
stepdaughter. The warrant which was
issued by Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Riggs, charges Ward
with taking his stepdaughter from
Steele, Mo-, to Memphis, Tenn, on
several occasions.
Ward, who is IS years old, is the
owner of hotel in Steele. He was
arrested in St. Louis last week and
brought back to Pemiscot County by
Sheriff Juden, who turned the case
oven to the Federal authorities. While
in the Charlottesville Jail, Ward suf-
fered paralytic stroke, and for sever
al days it was feared he would die
Owing t, his weakened condition he
was not brought to the Cape till We'd
nesday evening.
When questioned yesterday by Depu-
ty United States Marshal Orchard and
United States Commissioner Fred A.
Kage, the prisoner denied the charges.
He declared the warrant was "spite
work" on the part of the relatives of
his wife, who were anxious to GUST
nm from his possession in Steele. He
denied that he ever accompanied his
sterdaughter to Memphis.
Ward was formerly sheriff of Penn
iscot County and was known over
Southeast Missouri for his fearless
ness. At one time he is said to have
d;sarmed two men single-handed who
opened fire on him when the sheriff
placed them under arrest.
TIE bond for the prisoners release
was fixed at $4,000, but up to this time
Ward has been unable to find bonds
man. He has requested the deputy
marshal to let him remain here in Jail
fer several days until he can get d
bondsman. He told Orchard that he
had more than $4,000 secreted in the
ground in the rear of his hotel in
Steele, and wired an attorney instruct
ing him to unearth the money and put
it up as security for his liberty until
he is tried.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
AGED CONTRACTOR
DIED YESTERDAY
Funeral of Fritz Daues Will be
Held at Lorimier Cemetery
Tomorrow.

Fritz Daues, the veteran contractor,
died yesterday morning at his home
on South Frederick street, after few
days illness brought on mainly by old
age. Death ensued about 5 o'clock
yesterday morning. The funeral will
be held Thursday afternoon with serv-
ices at the German Methodist Church.
Mr.. Daues was 50 years old, and
was one of the oldest residents of the
Cape. He was born in Germany and
came to the United States at the age
of 26. After coming to the Cape he
engaged in the manufacture of bricks
and is reputed to be the first to make
press brick in this part of the State.
Mrs. Daues died four years ago. The
couple had ten children, six of whom
survive their aged father. They are:
August, Anna, Minnie and Albert
Daues, who live in the Cape, and Ed
ward Daues and Mrs. Bertha Bender,
who reside in indianapolis, Ind. The
latter two arrived here this morning.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15

line of Middle street, a distance of
S75 feet along which the property feet
subject to assessment totals 1883 feet.
Said improvement to be done by plac-
ing concrete pavement four and one
half inches in thickness on the pres
ent concrete base of said Broadway
for said distance, after cleaning and
grooming said base.
That said work of improvement be
done in accordance with the profile,
plans, specifications and estimate of
the costs for said improvement of said
part of Broadway, prepared by the
City Engineer under instructions of
the Street & Wharf Committee, and
adopted by the City Council on the
2Sth day of May, 1917, and ordered
filed in the office of the City Clerk, and
of Ordinance No. 95S, a General Or
dinance concerning streets, approved
July 5, 1911.
That said work be done by contract,
and on completion thereof and its &C
ceptance by the council, the cost of
said work shall be paid for in special
tax bills issued in favor of the contrac-
tor against the property liable there
for, in accordance with said Ordinance
No 95S aforesaid; the council deem
ing it necessary and as a single i'm
provement.
That the City Clerk is hereby in
structed to publish this resolution for
seven consecutive days in the Daily
Tribune, and two consecutive issues in
the weekly Tribune, newspaper pub
lished in the city of Cape Girardeau
and doing the city printing for said
city.
May %, 1917. Henry Brunke.
State of Missouri, County of Cape
Girardeau, SIS:
l, R. w. Frissell, City Clerk Of the
city of Cape Girardeau, in said county
and State, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing resolution was
presented and adopted by the City
Council of the city of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri, at special meeting thereof,
held May rs, 1917.
May Is, 1917. R. w. Frissell,
City Clerk.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
.DUNKLIN co. MEN
AREARRESTEDON
FEDERAL CHARGE
Prisoners Brought to Cape
By U. s. Officer and Placed
In City Jail For Trial.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Will Have Hearing Before Com.
missioner Rage Saturday.
Other Charges Investigated.

Two men of Dunklin County are be-
ing held in the city Jail pending an in
vestigation by the Federal authorities
into their alleged activities against
war and the sale of the Liberty
Bonds. The two men, ]. w. Campbell
and Ed Edmondston, were brought
here Sunday afternoon by Deputy
United States Marshal George Or
chard, after United States District
Attorney Oliver of st. Louis had Or
dered their arrest.
Complaints were made against
Campbell following a speech he is re-
ported to have made at a public gath
ering in Arbyrd during the latter part
of May, Campbell was placed in Jail
by the sheriff who, in turn, notified
the Federal authorities of the remarks
accredited to the prisoner.
The two men were brought. before
United States Commissioner Fred
Rage yesterday morning, who set
their preliminary hearing for next
Sunday. Both Campbell and Edmond
ston dtnied having done or uttered
anything that could warrant their ar
rest. Both offered to produce testi-
mony from several hundred witnesses
to prove their innocence.
A number of secret service men of
the Government have been touring the
southeas. of the State investigating
rumors to the effect that many failed
to register on the day fixed by Presi-
dent Wilson. 1t is said that a num-
Der of colored men in the lower coun-
ties did not register last Tuesday
either not knowing of this duty or be-
ing ignorant of their age.
A score of threatening letters are
said to have been sent to the colored
men in lower counties ordering them
to go to the farms and work Many
are believed to have been frightened
by the literature and it is presumed
that they carried out the order con-
tanned in these letters, thereby fail
ing to register as required of every
man between the age of 81 and 80.
kennett and several other towns in
Dunklin and adjoining counties were
flooded with such letters. All bore
the mark X. K. X. The Federal au-
thorities have started an investigation
in an effort to locate the writers of
the letters, but thus far no arrests
have been made in connection with
this investigation.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
Col. Matt Thinks
Frisco Plans To
Us
Goosebone Prophet S a y S
Railroad Officials Loo k
Upon Cape as Being Soft
Sorry to See Old D 0 c
Young Penned-Had Him
Picked For Office.

"Well, l see by the paper that the
Frisco officials came down, looked over
the flock of geese and then slipped us
the isch-gabibble sign," remarked Col.
Matt Morrison, the goosebone weather
prophet, in his midweek discourse or
the news of the day.
"lt's my opinion IT them Frisco
officials called on US just to have a
good laff. Whenever l read about
any of them coming down here to try
ard adjust the controversy, as the
newspapers always say, can't keep
from laffin'. Whenever the Frisco Off
Gals come down here, they come to
slip US some wind. They amt goin'
to do nothin', so what's use talkin'
about us.
"You know they fetched down a
picture of depot a few weeks ago
they said would cost S35 900. But when
we got to investigatin' little bit, We
found it could be built for about
$4,000. I've been sayin' all along
that them Frisco officials are goin'
to put somethin' over on us, and l
guess we might as well give up and
let 'em have it, as the girl said when
her Teller stole a kiss. But take it
from me, they got US all sized up as
bein' soft.
81 see they're goin' to jam old Doc
Young in Jail Just because he grabbed
a hundred dollar bill and few the coop
If he'd stayed here and kept on grab
bin the change, he'd been elected tC
Office next year. You know it's a
shame to dump a man 80 years old il
the pen. If I'd been the Judge, I'd
jailed the jury for convictin' him.
'It's funny how the law works. The
other day a man killed another Teller
and the jury fined him. l tell you the
worlds goin' bugs. l can see it every
day.
"Well, summer is comm. | told 'em
three months ago We wouldn't have
any hot weather before the middle of
June. When | predicted all these cy-
clones, the men round town said
had bats in my belfry. But I've hit the
bull's-eye every prediction this year.
You know, lots of people in this here
town think they're wise, but if they
don't look out they'll be ct for spinach.
Some call me dead one, but I'll see
lots of 'em planted"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
CHARLES KOEPPEL
dies OF CUNSHOT
Well Known Farmer, Who Shot
Self April 20, to be Buried
Today.

After six weeks suffering, Charles
koeppel died at St. Francis Hospital
yesterday morning from the wound he
inflicted in his chest with suicidal in
tent April 26, following his failure
to reconcile his wife who, with her
daughter, had left him week prior
to the shooting. Mr.. Koeppel was a
well-known farmer of near Balm
bridge.
The funeral will be held this after
noon. The cortege will leave the
Brinkopf Undertaking Co., at 1 o'clock
this afternoon, and the body will be
inferred in the Koeppel Cemetery, near
Gordonville. Rev. Lohmann of Egypt
Mills will say the services at the
cemetery.
Mrs. koeppel, who several weeks
ago brought a suit for divorce against
her husband, made the arrangements
for the funeral. She was not at the
hospital where her husband expired,
but came to the Cape Immediately aft
er learning of his death and began
making the funeral arrangements. Be-
sides the widow, a daughter, Edna,
stepdaughter, several brothers and
stepbrothers survive.
Mr.. Koeppel, who lived with his
brother, William, after his wife had
left him, was brought to the Cape
few hours after he had shot himself
with rifle while sitting in front of
his home near cambridge, but left the
institution a week later. He returned
to the hospital three weeks after he
had shot himself, and was found to
De in such a critical condition that
little hope was entertained for his re-
covery. An operation was performed
on him last Thursday in a final effort
to save his life, but the patient failed
to recover.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
BUTLER COUNTY
SUIT COMPROMISED
Litigation Between Estate OF
Mary Patty and T. N. Cald.
we'll Settled.

The litigation between A. A. Thur
man, administrator of the estate of
Mrs. Mary Patty of Butler County,
and T. n. Caldwell was compromised
in the Common Pleas Court yester-
day afternoon, when the parties on
both sides signed an agreement fixing
the provisions under which the settle
ment was effected.
The compromise was offered before
the trial for the recovery of a note
which the administrator alleged was
due the estate from Caldwell, who
managed the business affairs of Mrs.
Patty before her death. Caldwell
claimed the woman owed him money
for the purchase of farm implements
and other supplies, and for that reason
failed to take up the note after it
had matured.
The. litigation was settled in the
following manner: Caldwell agreed to
pay the sum of $500 to the estate in
three installments. The first payment
of 500 is to be made July I, the sec
Ond installment of 5000 is due Oc-
tober 1, while the remainder of the
sum natures January 1, 1918.
Under the provisions of the COM
promise the appeal filed by Caldwell
from the decision in the first suit
brought against him by the Patty
heirs, is to be dismissed from the Su-
preme Court. The appeal was filed
after the February term of the Com
mon Pleas Court, in which deed
executed by Mrs. Patty shortly before
her death and conveying farm of
100 acres to Caldwell, was ordered set
aside by Judge Snider. Caldwell,
through his attorney, Wilson Cramer
attempted to prove that the farm had
been given him by Mrs. Patty as re-
compensation for the work he did for
her during the last few years of her
life. The deed was contested by
Joshua Patty, Mrs. Mary Langley and
Mrs. Levie Hudson, children of Mrs.
Patty.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate Of
Henry Heider, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned by the
Probate Court of Cape Girardeau
County, Missouri, bearing date the 9th
day of June, 1917.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to the undersigned for allow.n -
within six months from the date %
said letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and
if said claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date of the publica-
ton of this notice, they will be for
ever barred.
Charles Blattner,
Public Administrator.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
KACE AGAIN NAMED
u. S. COMMISSIONER
To Serve Third Term, Beginning
July 4, He Is Informed by De-
partment of Justice.

The commission of ex-Mayor Rage
as United States Commissioner has
been renewed for a period of four
years, he was informed yesterday by
the Department of Justice in Wash
ington. His present term does not ex-
pire, however, till July 4.
Mr.. Rage has been the United
States Commissioner of this district
for eight years, having been appoint
ed under Federal Judge Dyer. The
latter announced during the last term
of the United States Court in April
that he would reappoint Mr.. Rage, If
he desired to retain the Office for an
other term.
Mr.. Rage is perhaps the most eff
cient and best known United States
Commissioner in this district. His ap-
pointment for another term is suffi-
cient proof for the fact that he has
served with the greatest satisfaction.
During the eight years of his COM
missionship he has handled many i'm
portant cases brought before him fol-
preliminary hearing.
His reappointment was recommend
ed by Judge Dyer during the last ses-
sion of the Federal Court and ap-
proved by the Department of Justice
of the United States Government.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
J. n. Harris of Advance was a bust

]. n. Harris of Advance was bust
ness visitor in the Cape Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Huffman Sr., Mrs
Robert Huffman Jr., and Mrs. Alvin
Milde of Jackson were in the city
yesterday shopping and visiting rela-
,iVeE and friends.
II - Il5- ans h Fletcher of Charles
on ha> o.-n he guest of her sis
to-, Mrs, Lisror Conner, since We'd
ne. lay.
Mrs. !. II. Jn3lson and daughters of
Of Beaver. Pa. re visiting C. A. Van
diyort ard family for few days. Mrs.
johnson ~ AZ aunt of Mr.. Vandivort.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
RESOLUTION.

Resolution declaring it necessary to
reconstruct Broadway street from the
east curb line of Lorimier street to
the east curb line of Middle street, in
the city Of Cape Girardeau, Missouri
1t is hereby resolved by the City
Council of the city of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri, as follows:
That the council deems and declares
it to be necessary to reconstruct that
part of Broadway from the east curb
line Of Lorimier street to the east curb
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

State os Missouri County of Cape Cir
ardea., So
In the Cape Girardeau Court of
Common Pleas, county, Cape Girar-
ardeau, in vacation, June II, 1917.
Minnie E. Nieblack, plaintiff,
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15

They had been informed of the pre-
carious condition of the father and
hurried to his bedside.
Mr.. Daues was known in nearly
every town of Southeast Missouri.
Mayor Henry W. Kiel and City Coun-
selor Charles .Daues of st. Louis are
his nephews.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
No. 666

This 10 q prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA Or CHllLS e. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
If taken then 40 Q tonic the Fever will moi
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calouel and does cot sripe or sicken. 2Ss
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
y. mold came down from Nee

". y. i~rold came down from Nee
iy's Landing yestertag 70 attend 70
sonle business matters.
o. J. Snide~ and /. Saama{ O. Er,a-
erirktown were business visitors yes
te,day.
.Ira. Louis Rau Of Da.ch.own. ac-
co:apaaied by her scr, Elmer, came TO
Ire cape yesterday for visit with
Ars. Z. T. Keller Mrs.. Rau retained
"a be5 hora yesterday evening, while
her son YIN ~a.rd lie week in The
Cape with his grandparents.
FRS. Ralph Burge and daughter
went to Oran yesterday to spend sew
eral Gays with relatives.
Attorney Wilson Cramer of Jack
son spent the afternoon in the Cape on
legal matters.
c. w. Rose, the insurance agent,
was in Chaffee yesterday on business.
j. H. Richardson, the Government
revenue official, spent the day in the
Cape on business.
Mrs. w. C. La Pierre came over
from Jackson yesterday afternoon to
do some shopping.
J. NJ. McElroy is in st. Louis at
tending to some business matters.
Mrs. Wilson Balm was taken home
from St. Francis Hospital, having re-
covered from an operation for appen-
dcitis.
Mrs. c. NJ. Morton and son returned
from Neely's Landing yesterday where
they visited relatives for several days
Joseph E. Moore, formerly night
clerk at the st. Charles Hotel, has in
formed his friends that he is now
a member of the Signal Corps in Fort
Leavenworth.
The Georgia Lee passed the Cape
early yesterday morning on her week
ly trip to st. Louis.
The trial of Clifton Leher, charged
with larceny, was continued to this
afternoon. Judge Edward d. Hays,
attorney of the boy, was unable to
appear because of legal matters in the
Common Pleas Court.
Q. Fl. Gross left for ST. Louis We'd
ncst}ay evening on the steamer Bald
Eagle with AZ head of sheep for mar
kct.
See Allison's bid adj. on page six. He
is offering some splendid bargains.
Charles SCHNEIDER of Perryville was
in the city yesterday on business.
Lieut.. c. H. Mccain of the U. S
navy arrived in the city last night on
business pertaining to the Southeast
Missouri Navy League
Louis P. Kern of Ste. Genevieve
transacted business in the Cape yes
terday.
Thomas NJ. Smith and a party Of
friends of Charlottesville spent yes
terday in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Dorrah, Mrs. T. NJ
Dorrah and Miss Nellie Lee Dorrah Of
Sikeston were in the city yesterda!
shopping and visiting friends.
Willard Byington and son, Miss By
ington and Mrs. Franly and daugh
ter of De Soto were in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. j. B. Buck and son and Mrs
Chas. Buck and sons of Bloomfield
were in the city yesterday shopping
G. B. Snider of Marble Hill was
business visitor in the Cape yester
day.
S. H. Meyer of the Meyer-Keatol
Grocer Co., of Poplar Bluff, arrived il
the city last night on business.
]. A. Reyburn of Ironton transacte'
business in the Cape yesterday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-15
William A. Nieblack, defendant.

William A. Nieblack, defendant.
The State of Missouri, to above
named defendant, greeting.
Now on this 18th day of June, 1917,
in May term of Cape Girardeau Court
of Common Pleag, Cape Girardeau
County, Missouri, Games plaintiff here
in by attorney of record herein before
the clerk of said Court and on be-
half of plaintiff files petition and aft
davit in suit herein, among other mat
tiers of action alleging:
The said defendant William A. Me
black is nonresident of the State of
Missouri, and that the ordinary pro-
cess Of law cannot be served upon
him within this State, and it appear
ing to the satisfaction of this Court
that the defendant cannot be summon
ed in this action:
Whereupon it is ordered by the Clerk
of the Court in vacation that said de-
PENDANT be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit against
him in this Court, the immediate OBJ
iect and general nature of which is to
| obtain a decree of divorce and that
the bonds of matrimony heretofore
contracted and now existing by and
between plaintiff and defendant, be
dissolved.
And it is further ordered that said
defendant be and appear in this Court
on the first day. of the next term
thereof to be holden at the city of
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau
County, Missouri, on Monday, the go
Gay of July, 1917, and then and there
answer or plead to said petition, OF
in default therein said petition will
be taken and adjudged as confessed
| and judgment by default will be rem.
dered against said defendant.
1t is further ordered that copy
hereof be duly published at least fol
four consecutive weeks in the Week.!
Tribune, a weekly newspaper duly
printed, published and circulated il
said Cape Girardeau County, and dull!
designated by plaintiffs attorney, anc
duly approved by said Clerk as mos
likely to give notice to defendant, the
last insertion to be at least ffteer
days before said next term of sait
Court.
Attest: d. A. Nichols, Clerk.
By Zeba Chiles, d. C.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-09-29
RINGLING BRO, COM
ING THIS WAY
Worlds Biggest Circus and
Spectacle "Cindereila" An
nounced for Early Date.

Announcement 10 made that on FRI
DAY OCTOBER 9Th Ringling Bros. cir
cus will give afternoon aud night per-
fsrmances at N ew Iberia.
The famous showmen are this season
presenting an all new and wonderful
program. The tremendous fairylsnd
spectacle. Cinderella" will appeal to
both Young and old. More than 1000
psrsons take part In 1t. II 10 easily the
biggest spectacle Ringling Bros have
ever staged and ito glorious Ballet Of
the Fairies" with 900 dancing girls. is
in itself worth going many miles to see.
Following "Cindsrella" 40 artists ap-
pear In the main tent program. The
Ringlings have secured scores Of circus
performers never before seen In Amsri-
ca. An entire trained animal show has
bssn made part Of the main tent pro-
gram this season. The msnAgeris now
numbers 1000 wild animals. The ole.
plants. including big Bingo." the
sarth's largest paehydsrm. have been
increased TO II and almost 800 horses
are carried. There will b 60 clowns
and . big free three. mile street parade
show day morning.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-09-29

If you are away from home and
one of your horses takes tho collie
your wife can treat him if she has
Fsrris' Collie Remedy in the house.
It is easy to use. Just drop it on
the horses tongue and in thirty
minutes he is relieved. Get it TO-
day. You may need it tomorrow.
BONN Grocery Go.