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Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26
Not Convincing.

(From the Atchison G1obe.)
A fat mans grief may be the most
pathetic in the world. but he has Diff
ficulty in making It convincing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03

mo medicine, no care or treatment,
no proprietary food will guarantee the
life of sick infant in the summer
time. There is one remedy, and one
alone. That is. that the infant should
be fed as God intended it to be-" said
DR.. Joseph l.. Winters, noted New
York physician, in a protest against
the prevalence of bottle babies
In one typical city fifteen bottle-fed
babies die to every baby that is breast
fed. And in another twenty bottle-fed
babies die to every naturally nourished
infant. When these facts are consider
ed the great physicians protest finds
an immediate echo in our hearts.
But what if they can't nurse their
babies ~ asks some one. Why can't
they? Is it improper nourishment, or
disease, or the hard work they do. or
some other lack of care for themselves
that makes them incapable of perform
ing this vitality necessary service to
their little ones ?
The mothers must be taught how to
care for themselves and for their in.
fants- must be educated to realize not
only the Importance Of nursing the
babies, but also the value of sanitation.
and many matters of hygiene in con-
nection with the care of their little
folks.
These are things that will be brought
up in the Baby Week Campaign to be
held here May ! to 6. There will be
health conferences to which the moth.
er's may bring their babies for clinica
examination and advice, and there viii
be lectures and exhibits to help the
mothers with their problems. There
will be something to interest everyone
In the community only the mother
but the father, the grandparents; tn,
young man and woman who are Il
make homes of their own some day
the citizen who, one way and another
has to pay taxes because of the mis-
takes the community makes.
Taxpayers help support the orphan
asylums and homes for defective chill
dren-the blind, the Predetermined, tht
deafmute. Surely they are interested
IN learning what can be done to cut
down the numbers of these little suffer.
ers, and give them their chance foi
real happiness in life.
Then they should come out to the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
NEGLECT Of SOLDIERS AND
CAU nRC
SAILORS.
Chicago Tribune.


The failure to provide suitable cloth
ing for the Sixth Illinois infantry at
Springfield resulting in fourteen cases
of pneumonia would have led the I'M
initiated to leap to the conclusion that
that the efficiency of the war depart
ment must be near zero. were it not for
the announcement today that the navy
also is unable to provide clothing for
the sailors actually needed to man the
feet. The navy is no better equipped
TO look after it's men than the army.
The reason for this shocking mis-
treatment of the men who try to serve
their country is the volunteer system.
Volunteer soldiers and sailors are I'M
able to help themselves. They are too
few to bring pressure through their re-
latives, and, therefore, the thousand
and one influences which surround the
the government are able to suck the
sustenance needed for the men at arms.
From Valley Forge in 1776 to Texas in
1916 the volunteer soldiers have been
the natural prey of designing stay-a
homes, and so will it be as long as the
volunteer system lasts. Only wher
every mothers son and every congress
mans son is liable to call, will public
pressure be so strong as to defeat the
Vaccinations of those who would liv,
at the sacrifice Of the country S defend
ers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS

Congress has accepted the seven bill
lion collars appropriation as a first
step in our war program. There have
been but one billion, fifty odd million
minutes since the birth of Christ --
think of seven dollars a minute, day
and night since the beginning Of the
Christian era Think of dollar every
nine gecouds thru all those years A
billion dollars means ten dollars for
every man, woman and child in the
United State.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03

On account of sickness Mr.. j. G.
Karlen, residing eight miles south OF
this city, has decided to dispose of his
large farm at auction The farm is not
only large 1859 acres) but choice in
every particular and exceedingly well
equipped with modern improvements
for stock raising, etc. 1t is well fenced
and the location is one of the best in
all Wisconsin,
The auction will take place the lst
of August Terms include 81, 600 down.
Possession given Oct.l. Sale to com
mence at o'clock.
Col f. Il. DAWSON. auctioneer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03

THE Army and Navy Journal in an
article on the flag, remarks that every
schooIboy knows that each OF the stars
"stands" for a state but that few
grown ups know what the five points
of the star have come to be designated,
beginning at the upper left, as Jus
tice" Union, Peace. Liberty"
and Welfare. Why not change
"Welfare" to Democracy, an attri-
butte to which this country has reconse-
Grated it's very life?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
THE HoHENzoLLERN DYNASTY

Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor. has
lately given forth a bitter indictment
of the German Emperor. He says
"The present awful conflict, the bru-
tai wrong Of war for despotic aggres-
sion is seen ar its worst. The kaiser
has carried out without mercy the doc
trine OF devastation, he has gone to in
credible lengths of murder, raplne,
ruin, and violation Of all civilized law
and customs. 1t is the unavoidable
duty Of nations standing for social CON
science and honor to destroy this des-
potic menace TO mankind.
This tarcibly reminds us of the pro-
phecy uttered by Gladstone years ago
concerning the German emperor: That
man, said Gladstone. will yet bathe
all Europe in blood. "
The Kaiser openly proclaims himself
TO be superior TO the whole nation ana
not responsible to it for what he does,
He has said
"Only one is master in this country.
That is l.. Who opposes me | shall
crush to pieces. We HohenzoIerns
take our crown from God above, and TO
God alone are we responsible in the
fulfument Of duty.
The Kaiser tells the German people
that they are lighting for their exist
ence as a nation. In truth the fight is
being carried on for the existence of
the Hohenzolern dynasty and not the
nation.
Now think % liberty loving Germans
who believed in u Democratic govern
menl s.anung up in defens, u such an
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03

picdge allegiance TO the Amerf-
can nag and the republic for tohich
IL stands; one nation inUincibie, Dith
liberty and Justice for all.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03

Baby Week meetings and help boost
for Better Babies" in Mineral Point.
OF course the babies at home are 1.-THE
sweetest Riddles in the world" but
maybe all is not done that might be
done to give them their chance in life.
That is what the Baby Week Campaign
is for-to know what has been done
elsewhere, and what can be done right
here. All may help to make it the
most interesting and useful week of
the wear
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03

autocrat and all the unbridled, ruthless
acts of his autocratic government. 1t
is just this spirit of "Me and Gott'
that is banding the whole world, near
ly, against him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
Twelve Story Leap to Death.

Chicago's Saturday papers tell of the
leap to death of j. D. Kinnear, assist
ant purchasing agent of the Mineral
Point Zinc Company. He leaped over
the rail of the twelfth floor in the Mar
quette building at four o'clock Friday
morning and his body was found in
mangled condition in the rotunda short
ly thereafter. 1t is believed he was
mentally deranged.
MIR. Kinnear was q years old and
was to have been maUied in June to
Miss Louise Miller of lola. Kansas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
One Dollar Down.

Owing to the enormous loss in kegs
and cases, and the high price of same,
we are forced to make charge of one
dollar upon delivery of keg or case,
same to be refunded when empty is re-
turned.
Hereafter we do business on cash
basis, and all goods must be paid for
upon delivery.
If MINERAL SPRINGS BREWING Co.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03

In letter received last week by the
college of agriculture of the university
from Clay Robinson 4 Co. of Chicago,
warning was sounded that the far
mers are rushing stock to market at a
record breaking rate, in order to beat
any government action TO limit the
high prices of meat on hoof This in
crease was due in large measure to
fear being created in the government
would take some action concerning the
values Of live stock on the hoof that
would be unfavorable to the producers,
or that live stock trading operations
might be temporarily suspended 1t is
not legitimate cash transactions that
the government desires to interfer
with, but those speculative markets
wherein, as the saying goes, "people
buy what they don't want and sell
what they don't have"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
Respect the Flag.

Editor Tribune: | don't wonder that
the present generation has no more re-
spect for our flag than it has. How can
we think of the national emblem as be-
ing sacred if women are encouraged to
wear it on heir stockings and gloves
and plastered on their faces as beauty
spots? You, as well as |, know that
those women who wear the flag en-
broidered on their stockings are not do
ing so out of patriotic reverence for
the flag but merely to attract atten-
tlon. BETTY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
NATURE TELLS YOU.
Many Hinerai Point Reader Know.
Too Well.

When the kidneys are weak,
Nature tells you about it.
The urine is natures index.
lnfrequent or too frequent passage,
Other disorders suggest kidney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for disordered
kidneys.
Mineral Point people testify to their
worth.
Samuel Terrill, marble and granite
dealer, Mineral Point, says: "Some-
times my kidneys were too active and
then again they weren't active enough.
Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills fixed
up this trouble and put me in good
hape.
Price so cents. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Terrill had. Foster Milburn Co..
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03

THE lover of peace, when once driven
in self-defense to take up arms, is a
far more dangerous foe than the hot
headed fellow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
Wanted.

Experienced miner to work for wages
or can have interest in mine. First
class chance for right man. Call at
Tribune Office. 18tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-05-03
Hay and Pasture Land for Rent.

About 220 acres good pasture and
about 100 acres of hay land. Plenty of
water in pasture. Enquire at Tribune
Office l6w2'
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-11
FRITZ SEEHAUSEN TO
BE BURIED THURS.
Well Known Man Stricken With
Heart Failure, Dies on
= The Street.

While on his way home from a visit
with friend, Frederick W. Seehausen
known as Fritz Seehausen, dropped
dead IN front of the north entrance to
the Central Bar, on the corner of In
dependence and Frederick streets, yes
terday afternoon. His death was due
to heart failure, according to a phys
ician who was called.
Mr.. Seehausen was nearly IS years
old. He was a bachelor and lived with
his nephew, William Seehausen, who
conducts a saloon on Broadway, near
Frederick street. Several years ago
Fritz Seehausen retired from active
work. Although physically not strong,
ne was able to go wherever he desired.
The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon. Burial will be in Lorimier
Cemetery. The arrangements for the
funeral are being made by the Al
Brinkopf Furniture and Undertaking
Co.
When Mr.. Seehausen, who was walk
ing east on independence, reached the
entrance Of the saloon, he became i'll
and tried to support himself on a tree.
He collapsed almost Immediately. Sew
eral men who had just previously pass
ed him, ran to his assistance and car
ried him inside. He was unconscious
and expired before a physician could
be called. The body was taken to the
Seehausen home.
The deceased was a son of Andrew
Seehausen, who immigrated from Ger
many while young man. He settled
in the Cape after his marriage. The
elder Seehausem is said to have also
died from heart failure. Fritz Sec
hansen leaves one brother in St. Louis
and several nieces, nephews and sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Henry Seehausen,
with whom he made his home.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-11
MERRIWETHER ST.
REPORT IS READY

The report Of the condemnation
commissioners of Mcrriwether street
has been submitted to City Counselor
knehans and will be filed with the
Common Pleas Court as soon as the
report has been revised by Senator
Thomas F. Lane, a special commits
sioner for the city.
The contents of the report will not
be made public until it has been filed.
Immediately after the filing, the Off
GERS of the G. G. & n. will be notified
so that they can file any exceptions to
the report. 1t will then be decided
whether the railroad will submit to the
suggestions made by the condemnation
commissioners regarding the re-es-
tablishment Of the grade of Merri-
wether street.
Last week the commissioners and
several representatives of the rail-
road met in the Office Of the City
Counselor knehans and discussed the
report. The railroad representatives
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-11
THINKS CAPE Will
GET SECURITY Home
Juden and Flentge TO Go to
Topeka to Work for
Project.

A vigorous fight vii he made by the
local council Of the knights and La
dies Of Security to have the national
home for widows and children of the
members of that order located here
The first steps towards securing this
home, which is to be erected by the or
der at cost of approximately S250,-
900, We're taken last night when the
Commercial Club. al the instance Of
Postmaster T. ]. Juden, authorized L.
W. Flentge to accompany Juden to
Topeka, where the committee will Sc
lect location for the home.
Juden made it known that the local
council would have a convention Of ali
councils of Southeast Missouri in the
Cape February 20. The local council
had meeting Thursday in which it
pledged $500 for the purchase of the
site for this home. A subscription
among the members will also be taken
up in order to increase the fund.
Three sites have been considered.
Mr.. Juden said, and should Cape Cir
ardeau be selected the place Tor the
home, then steps will be taken to buy
one of these sites. He appealed to the
Commercial Club for its support in
the fight to secure this home.
Mr.. Juden- and Mr.. Flentge will de
part for Topeka next Sunday and ap-
pear before the national convention
to be held there.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-11
ROYALS WALLOP
CELLAR BOWLERS
Take Two OF Three Games From
the Wizards-Eddie Gockel
Champion.

The Royals took two games from
the Wizards in their three-game match
at the Broadway bowling alleys last
night. The Wizards got off to fly
ing start, beating the league leaders
by wide margin, but weakened in the
second and third game and lost these
two by more than 100 pins in each
game.
The double victory of last night in
creased the lead held by the Royals
IN the local bowling league. They have
now Won is and lost s games. The
Wizards are the basement champions
of the league.
Three players passed the five hun
dred mark in the three games, with
kempe, of the Wizards, leading. He
had SIT pins. A. Koeppel, of the
same team, was second with 511.
while Eddie Gockel, of the Royals, held
third place with u total of 502 pins.
The highest score for a single game
was made by Gocsel. He bowled POP
in the second game.
The score of last night was as fol-
lows:
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-11
POSTOFFICE SAFE
AT ADVANCE BLOWN
Robbers Escape With $500 il
Stamps and Money-Baud
Suspected.

Robbers dynamited the safe in the
Advance Post-office few nights ago,
and secured more than $500 in stamps
and cash, it was learned in the Cape
yesterday. The thieves entered the
building through the front door, and
completed the job without being heard.
Postmaster Potter was informed the
following day that 4 report Of the
explosion was heard by residents who
thought it was revolver and fell
asleep again.
The bandits entered the building by
forcing open the front door, apparent
~ with a Jimmy. Nitro glycerin was
used to open the safe, the door of
which was torn from its hinges. A
close inspection revealed the fact that
the explosive had been poured into the
crevice near the lock and held in posi-
sition by a cup formed out OF soap.
The contents Of the bank were
strewn over the floor, but all Of the
cash had been gathered up by the
thieves. A package containing stamps
of five and ten cent denominations
were overlooked by the thugs, Post
master Potter said yesterday.
The thieves selected the one night
in the year for 4 successful raid, the
postmaster said. Owing to the con-
dition of the roads, the rural mail car
riers were unable to return from their
routes until after the city bank had
closed. This prevented the postmaster
from locking the stamps and money in
the bank safe, as he had been accus-
toned to doing.
Stoddard County officials believe the
robbery was committed by a profess
sional band of safe crackers who have
been visiting cities in various counties
in Southeast Missouri. The postal au-
thorities have been notified and are
making an investigation of the rob-
berry.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-11
RAISE TAX RATE,
COM MI CLUB
LEADERS URGE
Carter and Harrison Say Pre-
sent Rate Is Not in Keeping
With City's Growth.
600 BUILDINGS ADDED
IN THE PAST 2 YEARS
CT Harrison Says New Sruc-
lures Have Not Increased
City's Income.

= campaign to raise the assessed
value of all real estate property in
the Cape was suggested last night b.
Samuel F. Carter, ex-president Of the
Commercial Club.
The suggestion was made after
Charles L. Harrison had commented
on the commercial growth of Cane
Girardeau in the last two years. In
the brief sent to the armor plant COM
mission by the Commercial Club il
was pointed out that in the last two
years more than 500 residences had
been erected at a cost of nearly $4,000
each, and besides that more than 100
mercantile buildings had been built
at the cost of approximately $4,000
each.
'If this is true" Mr.. Harrison said,
then the assessed value of the real
estate in the Cape has actually in
creased 10y $20,000,000 in the last tSo
years, but the tax assessment has not
been increased at all. We must have
an assessed value commensurate with
the intrinsic value of our property if
VIC want TO keep step with the pro-
gressive spirit Of the present time"
Mr.. Carter then proceeded to SHOW
that the taxes paid by Cape Girardeau
were far below the normal rate. The
county tax rate is three times higher
than that Of the city, he said, and yet
the State Treasury has to pay this
county more money back than is paid
into the State Treasury by the city"
That the assessed valuation of the
real estate property is net what it
ought to be, Mr.. Carter cited the fol-
lowing instance: He said the owner
of a certain corner lot was offering 1t
for sale at 500 per foot or the front,
measuring the front on the longer
side. whereas the tax valuation is as
.-.-ssed at 81 per foot on the shorter
front Of this property.
He suggested that something be
done to better the roads in the county,
referring particularly to the Rock
Levee road, the main highway into
Scott County.
Scott County has put its part OF
the road in the best of condition, while
it is falling to pieces in Cape County,
he said The road was reconstructed
several ycars ago, but being the main
tharouehfarc through the county, it
is showing the wear and tear more
and more. In some places it is in
terrible condition"
Upon the suggestion of Mercer ID.
Wilson, the Legislative committee was
instructed by President LeminG to
make an investigation into the tax
proposition of tue city. The purpose
of this investigation is to find OUT
whether the present tax rate Is ade-
ouate to the financial demands levied
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-11
.pon the city and the county.

upon the city and the county.
This matter was discussed at the
last meeting of the School Board. II
was shown that the assessed value of
real estate property was far beyond
the increase in order to accommodate
the rapid increase of pupils. The con-
clusion was reached that if these con-
ditions were not improved the city
would not be in a position to take care
of its schools and the pupils because
of the lack of funds.
A campaign to raise $4,000 for the
library will be held here Jan. Is, &C
cording to the announcement of Mr..
Harrison. Everybody will be asked to
support this project. The money will
be used to stock the library with new
volumes, and each donor will have his
name written in the books bought with
his contribution.
Ill. Harrison showed how much
good the library has done in educat-
ing the people, especially the children.
The library has kept them off the
streets and has aroused such interest
among them that the books are being
used daily. For that reason every
citizen ought to consider it his duty
to help support and increase the Ii
brarV, he said.