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The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12

program would still be disturbed by
the opening of doors by stragglers
who are always late.
for an indefinite period. Sixty or
ninety days is the limit. If his Obli-
cations aren't met at the end of that
time, his credit is Iescinled and his
rating lowered with the credit agen-
cies
Now, Mr. Consumer. don't you think
you should look at your credit trans
actions in the same light? You have
been favored. You have been ac-
commodated, even to the loss OF
money by the man favoring you. You
have probably caused the retailer to
lose money by expending money in
trying to collect an account long over
due.
A mans life, it is said, is judged by
his deeds. The best men, the men
with the highest respect to their ia
vOr in the community, are the ones
prompt in their payments. From
February 10 to "a inclusive is Pay
Up Week. Enter into the spirit of
the times and help Columbia's mer-
chants clear their books of old ac-
counts. Pay them so they can pay
others.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12
STATE PRESS OPINION

From the Cassville Republican.
The people all over the State will
approve of the action of the Missouri
House of Representatives in voting
down the measure which proposed
that the students attending the Uni
versity of Missouri be charged tuition.
About so per cent of the pupils at
tending the University either wholly
or in part, work their own way, and
if tuition were charged it would be
made school of the rich and well-to-
do classes only.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12
TO GIVE DUNSANY'S BEST PLAY
POrtmanteau Theater Company Will
Present "GOds of the Mountain

THE man of the hour i'm the Eng
lish-spOken drama today is Edward
John Moreton Drax Plunkett, eight
eenth Baron Dunsany," says the Cur
rent Opinion of February. THE Gods
Of the Mountain" said to be Dunsany's
indisputable masterpiece, will be pre-
sented here by Stuart. Walkers Port
manteau Theater Company February
IS in the University Auditorium.
Lord Dunsany is somewhere in
France" He is 80 years old and
served in the Boer War. He was edu-
Gated at Eton and Sandhurst.
Clayton Hamilton in The Bookman
calls Dunsany "the most-talked-of
dramatist in our theater." In a letter
to Stuart Walker he says:
Let them not look for allegories.
may have written an allegory at some
time but if | have, it was a quite OBJ
vious one and as a general rule have
nothing TO do with allegories.
Il will say, first, that in my plays
| tel: very simple stories, so simple
that sometimes people in this complex
age, Icing brought up in intricacies,
fail to understand them.
Secondly, no man ever wrote a
simple story yet, because he is bound
to color it with his own experiences.
Take my Gods of the Mountain
for instance. Some beggars pretend
to be Gods. Then they get all they
want. But Destiny, Nemesis, the
Gods, punish them by turning them in
10 the very idols they desired to be.
First Of all you have a very SIM
pie tale, told dramatically, and along
hat you have hung, without any de-
iberate attempt of mine, so far as l
know. truth not true to London only, |
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12
"Jimmy" Kemper Gets Promotion.

James w. C"Jimmy'D Kemper. who
was graduated from the College of
Arts and Science last year. was made
Southwest representative of the Com
merce Trust Company of Kansas City
last week. Mr.. Kemper was presi-
dent of the senior class, a member of
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He
was connected with the State Bank of
Enid in Oklahoma until last week.
His father. w. T. Kemper, is presi-
dent of the Commerce Trust Company
of Kansas City. His grandfath@>
James NJ. Kemper, lives in Columbia.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12
Day of Prayer for Students.

February 25 has been set for a day
OF prayer for students. Practically
all universities and colleges will OBJ
serve the day. The Y. W. c. A. will
hold services. Services will be held
at the Y. NJ. c. A at S:45 o'clock that
night.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12
AIumnus Would Succeed Ben Blewett

Alumnus Would Succeed Ben Blewett.
Henry ]. Gerling, a graduate Of the
University, is a candidate for super
intendent of instruction Of the Board
of Education of st. Louis, to succeed
the late Ben Blewett Mr.. Gerling
is now assistant superintendent. Be-
sides having a degree from the Uni
versity, he studied three years at Cor
nell University.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12

DIR. c. A. EllwOOd to Address Kansans
DIR. c. "A. Ellwood, professor of So
GEOLOGY in the University, will ad-
dress state conference of superin-
tendents at the Kansas State Normal
School at Emporia Thursday night.
His subject will be Social Charges
and Education"
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12

Four Negroes Accused Of Gambling.
George Wright, Turner Woods, En-
NETT Wingo and Owen Fisher, ne
groes, were arraigned before Police
Judge Edwards this morning charged
with crap shooting. Each pleaded
not guilty. The date for their trials
has not been set.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12

Short Course Students to Banquet.
The annual banquet for the short
course students will be given at the
Virginia Grill at $50 p. m. February
l6.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12
THE OPEN COLUMN

public forum for the discussion Of
things worthwhile. Articles should be
to the editor Of good faith. Signatures
will not necessarily be published.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-12

or to New York, or to one municipal
party but to the experience Of man.
That is the way that man does get hit
by destiny"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
DEFIEs MEDICAL CERTAINTY.
OkIaEoman Travels Afoot With APP
pcndix Burst-Will Live.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 15.-Diagnosing
his own case, Will Sutton, 80 years
old, of Wakita, Okla, announced to his
friends recently, that he had appen-
Gicitis and that his appendix had
burst. Alter making this startling
statement he went to a Wakita law
yer, had his will drawn and then came
to Wichita and entered st. Francis hos
pital.
Upon arriving in the city he walked
from the depot to the hospital where
he made inquiry for Dr.~C. E. Bowers.
Learning that the doctor was at his
office he started out to find him but
took the street car this time When
Mr.. Sutton finally found the doctor, he
was rushed to the hospital where an
operation was immediately performed.
1t was found that his diagnosis was
correct and that the appendix had
been ruptured before he left Wakita. 1T
is said that ordinarily under such con-
ditions a man would have died before
he reached the hospital. Mr.. sutton
SENS to be made of pretty tough stuff
as he is we'll on the road to recovery
SO his physician reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
R. |. USES PAY CAR
Paymaster Getting in Touch With
Employees, He Says.

An unusual method of payment was
adopted for the men on the Kansas di-
vision of the Rock Island when the
pay car was sent over the division in
charge of the paymaster of the road.
A. j. Cook, of Chicago. The car is
on the Kansas division today, and COW
cred the district from Horton to Belle
Vile Friday. The car was Topeka
TO noon Friday, and went west from
there.
Paymaster Cook wished to get in
touch with the men whom the COM
pany pays each month, hence the trip
IN the pay car Usually the checks
are mailed twice each month to the
freight and station agents along the
line, and distributed thru them. Only
once in four or five years does the
paymaSter load the checks into the
car and personally make the distribu-
ton.
All employees except the trainmen
receive their checks from the car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get at
the Cause and Remove It

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar
coated tablets are taken for bad breath
by all who know them.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
fly but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating them to natural action,
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system They do that which
dangerous ca1ome1 does without any of
the bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickening,
gripping cathartics are derived from DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets without grip
ing, pain or any disagreeable effects.
Dr. E. NJ. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of prac-
tice among patients afflicted with bowel
and liver complaint with the attendant
bad breath.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure
ly a vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them by their
olive color. Take one or two every
night for a week and note the effect.
10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
CHILD GETS SICK
CROSS, FEVERISH
IF CONSTIPATED
Look at tongue! Then give fruit
laxative for stomach
liver, bowels.
california Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm children and
they love it.

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish: stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, motheri If
coated or your child is listiess, cross,
feverish. breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily. full of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's ailment
give teaspoonfuI of California
Syrup of Figs then don't worry. be-
cause it is perfectly harmless, and in
a few hours all this constipation
poison, sour bile and fermenting waste
will gently move out of the bowels,
and you have a we'll playful child
again. A thorough inside cleansing
is oftimes all that is necessary. 1t
should be the first treatment given in
any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Look carefully
and see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company. '-Adver-
tisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
Doctor Tells HotO To Strengthen
Eyesight so per cent In One
Weeks Time In Many Instances

lions may be wonderfully benefited by fol-
lowing the simple rules. Here is the pre-
scription: Go to any active drug store
and get Il bottle of Bon-Opto tablets. Drop
one Bon-Opto tablet in a fourth of glass
of water and allow to dissolve. With this
liquid battle the eyes two to four times
daily. You should notice your eyes clear
up perceptibiy right from the start ana in
Illumination win quickly disappear. Ii your
eyes are Dothering you. even little take
steps T. save them now before it is too
late Many hopelessiy blind might have
been saved if they had cared for their eyes
In time.
Note: Another prominent Physician TO
whom the above article was submitted.
Said. "The Bon-Opto is very remarkable
remedy. Its constituent ingred ents are well
known to eminent eye specialists and wide
~ prescribed by them The manufacturers
guarantee it to strengthen eyezixit so per
cent in one weeks time in many Instances
or refund the money. Ii can be obtained
from any good druggist and Is one Of the
very few preparations 1 feel should be
kept on hapd for regular In almost
every family" 1t is sold in Topeka by Geo
w. stansfield. and other drug stores.-Ady-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
BIG zinc FIELDS
Southeastern Kansas Has I'm.
limited Supply of Mineral.
Development Already Under
Way i'm Several Districts.

That southeastern Kansas is due for
a zinc BOOM which will in a few
years completely overshadow the pres
ent oil boom both in value of products
and general effect on the property of
the state. was the statement made to-
day by Professor Terrill of X. u, who
returned this week from an inspection
of the Kansas Oklahoma zinc fields.
THE zinc fields of Kansas and Ok
lahoma may eventually be the greatest
Zinc-mining region in the United
States" the K. U. professor predicts
while the larger part of the develop
ment has been in Oklahoma, the zinc
field extends deep into Kansas. Fur
thermore> as most of the Oklahoma
zinc region is in Indian territory the
cities of Baxter Springs, Columbus and
Pittsburg, as the adjacent established
towns and mining centers are due for
tremendous increase in population.
In an address before the Academy
of Science. Professor Terrill said in
part:
Kansas is coming to be predom-
inately manufacturing and mining
state. not an agricultural state
Mature has been wondrous kind
to Kansas. We are now rapidly real
izing how extensive and important
are the natural resources of the state.
d
has subsidized, there has come an
equally important discovery of zinc
deposits not dreamed of a few months
ago.
Many Towns Boom.
"A visit to the new boom mining
camps south of Baxter Springs on the
Oklahoma and Kansas prairie lands
which two years ago were almost I'M
inhabited will Startle even those who
have been told how great a develop
ment has taken place. The far
reaching results of the zinc develop
ment now progressing can only be
guessed, but it is safe to say that
Baxter Springs should have a popu-
| lation of 10000 inside of five years
and that all of the country between
Miami, Okla, and Columbus, Kan.
will experience a boom closely re-
sembling the old time mining booms
| of our western frontier.
THE mineralized zone is now known
| to have a length of ten miles with q
width of seven miles, and further pros
pecting is rapidly extending it into
the adjoining counties of Kansas.
Drilling at Galena.
Drills are working south of Wa
CO. There is great activity in Galens
and at Lawton, and large amount OF
drilling for zinc is being done NORTH
of Baxter Springs. Many people
think that this rich new Oklahoma
zinc field will extend up thru Chero.
kee county, Kansas, half way to Col
umbus, the county seat.
! One outstanding feature of the new
development is in the size of the com
panies who are leasing the land anC
preparing to operate. For two OF
three years it has been evident tina
| the time worn mining and milling
methods of the Joplin district would
gradually be displaced as soon a.
large companies could get control a.
/ sufficient acreage to apply nloderr
methods so successful in other part.
! of the world. The new district will
be operated by big companies largely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
FARM PAYING FOR ITSELF.
Experiment of Smith Center Men
Proves Profit in EARNING

Smith Center, Kan, Jan. 15.-Six
years ago. John Detwiler, Henry Will
liams and DR.. c. w. Hobbs decided
to make test case as to whether OF
not farm would actually pay for it.
self from crop receipts, and accord
lngiy bought 500 acres near this city,
nearly all of it being tillabIe
MI Detwiler, who had charge of
the farming operations, is a firm be-
lever in rotation of crops, and the
land was alternately planted to wheat
and corn. The purchase price of the
land was $4,000, every cent of it to
be in deferred payments. How well
the land has proved its worth is evil
denced by the fact that it has not
only kept up all interest payments.
taxes, upkeep and built a new house
and barn, but has reduced the balance
on the purchase price to $4,000, and
with present prospects this will be
paid this year.
These figures do not represent all
the profits in the venture for realty
has been gradually increasing in value
and the farm now would sell readily
for $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
BISSELL AFTER EN-
Murderer of Edna Dinsmore Still
Hunting for an Attorney.

Fred Bissell, confessed murderer of
Edna Dinsmore, is permitted to write
only one letter every three weeks and
ne takes advantage of these opportuni-
ties in an effort to obtain an attorney
to represent him. Such is word re-
ceived by county officials. Bissell is
now negotiating with James, B. Kelsey,
a Leavenworth criminal lawyer
Il can only write one letter in three
weeks, Bissell wrote Kelsey this
week, so you had better come here
and see me. 1 am innocent of the
crime they are charging me with, and
1 won't have any trouble in raising the
money to pay your fee
In his letter. Bissell said he had four
wealthy uneles who were worth thou
sands of dollars and that his parents
had some property. He was sure that
he could raise enough money to de-
fend himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
fine FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens Up Those Stiff
Joints-Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use Mus
terole once you experience the glad re-
lief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store 1t is cleah, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard. Better
than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
it is being rubbed on!
Musterole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses Millions of jars are
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, plerhisy, rheu-
natisn1, 1umbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints. sprains, sore muscles.
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
the chest Git often prevents pneumonia) +.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
ROW over A BILL
Trouble Ahead for Legislature
in WOrkmen's Compensation.
Labor and Capital Fail to Work
Out Agreement.
MANY MEASURES TO HOPPER
Both Sides VIII Garry Fight to
COmmitte Rooms.
Sensations of 1915 To Be
:. Staged All Over Again.

There is trouble ahead for the Kan
sas legislature when it seeks to repair
the present workmen's compensation
act. Several compensation measures
will go into the legislative hopper be-
fore the end of the session and each
seems due to meet more or less trou-
BILE. Both labor organizations and
representatives of large corporations
have recently failed to work out an
agreement concerning the amend
ments to the present law and botn
sides will carry their fight to the com.
mittee rooms and onto the floor OF
the house and senate
Just at this time several compen-
sation measures are being written.
Representatives of the State Fedora
ton of Labor have been in session in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
FIND NO "WAR PLOT"


New York, Jan. 15.-Jeremiah
O'Donnell, arrested by the Pompton
Lakes, n. j., police, after he said he
expected another portion of the Du-
pont power works at Haskell to be
blown up, was released today. The
police admitted a deputy overstepped
himself when he tried to unravel a
war plot. No further arrests are con-
templated, it is said.
Federal agents are ignoring reports
that explosions at Haskell and Kings
land were accidental and are going
ahead with Investigations. They adj
mitted today, however, they expect
to reach no other conclusion than the
one already found by Kingsland's
mayor and the Dupont COMPANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
A Free Prescription You Can Have
Filled and Use at Home

Philadelphia, Pa. Do you wear glasses :?
Are you a victim of eye strain or other eye
weaknesses? If So you will be glad to
know that according to DIR. Lewis there is
real hope for you. Many whose eyes were
stored through the principle of this won
derful free prescription One man says
after trying it: Il almost blind :;
could not see to read at all. Now / can
read everything without any glasses and
my eyes do not water any more At night
they would pain dreadfully: now they feel
me-" A lady who used it says: The at
1nosphere seemed hazy with or without
gIasses but after using this prescription
for fifteen days everything seems clear. l
can even read fine print without glasses"
1t is believed that thousands who wear
glasses can now discard them in reason-
able time and lnu1titudes more will be able
to strengthen their eyes to be spared
the trouble and expense of every getting
glasses. Eye troubles of many descrip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
ON
HIS FEET

! GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Cap
sules will bring new life and quickly
relieve that stopped-up conEested
feeling. They will thoroughly cleanse
and wash out the kidneys and bladder
and gently carry off the Ill effects of
excuses of all kinds. The healing
soothing oil soaks right into the walls
and lining of the kidneys and expels
the poisons in your system. Keep your
Kidneys in good shape by daily use of
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
and you will have good health. Go to
your druggist at once and secure Il
package of this time-honored, world
wide remedy. 1t IS not patent med
iciDe." 1t is passed upon by u. S. Gov
ernment chemists and declared pure
before coming into this country.
GOLD MEDAL is the pure, original
HARLEM Oil. imported direct from the
ancient Iabora tories in Holland where
it is the National Household Remedy
of the sturdy Dutch. Look for the
name GOLD MEDAL on every box.
Accept no substitute. Your druggist
will gladly refund your money if not
as represented advertisements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
What to Do for Eczema

Greasy salves and ointments should
not be applied if good clear skin is
wanted. From any druggist for 25c or
$1.00 for extra large size, get bottle
of zemo. When applied as directed, it
effectively removes eczema, quickly
stops itching. and heals skin troubles,
also sores, burns, wounds and chahng.
It penetrates, cleanses and soothcs.
Zemo is clean, dependable and mex
pensive, penetrating, antiseptic liquid.
Try it, as we believe nothing you have
ever used is as effective and satisfying.
The z. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland. o.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-15
KILLS MAN AND SELF
Over Love Affair, Girl
Shoots Employers Stepson.

Burlington, Kan, Jan. 15.-Jose
phine Holmes, 8. shot and killed Clar-
ence M. Wood here Saturday, turned
the gun on herself and sent bullet
thru her temple The bodies were
found in the evening by Virgil Wood, a
brother of the slain man. Reports of
the engagement of Wood to another
girl is said to have been the cause of
the tragedy.
The Holmes girl worked in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs E. W. Barker Mrs.
Barker is the mother of Clarence and
Virgil Wood, and they lived at the
Barker home. Mr.. and Mrs. Barker
were in Kansas City at the time of the
shooting
It is thought the girl secured the
gun with which she did the shooting
at Emporia Thursday when she went
there with her sister, Mrs. Belle David
-Four shells in the cylinder of the gun,
a 80 caliber revolver, had been fired.
Wood was shot in the head and thru
the heart. Either shot would have
caused almost instant death, according
to the coroner
Clarence Wood was a graduate OF
Baker university. and was county sur
Veyor of COffey county. Shortly be-
Christmas his engagement to Miss
Ruby Chisholm of Atchison was an
nounced. Miss Holmes, it is believed
realized the barrier between herself
and the man of her choice, but deter
mined to prevent his marriage to an
other. She is reported to have told
! friends at the time of the engagement
of Wood: Clarence Wood will never
live to be married to Miss Chisholm
A note to her sister, Mrs. David
| which was read at the inquest, said:
Dear Belle: There is SO much
want you to know but it would turn
my heart wrong side out and you could
NOT know all nv trOub1eS"