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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-08
To the Editor of The Tribune:

To the Editor of The Tribune:
regard Senator Stones position as
quite untenable and especially his res
olution refusing Government arms to
ships carrying munitions. There is
no distinction in law between the char
acter of contraband goods. 4 cargo
of food and a cargo of shells are on
exactly the same footing under inter
national law and no attempt has ever
been made to draw either legal or
moral distinctions. We may be sure
that Just now the British Government
would much rather ship loaded with
munitions for Germany should slip
through rs blockade than one laden
with food.
Senator Stones attempt to make a
distinction that VIC should recognize
ly discrimination in Government ac-
ton. he's no foundation whatever in
international law and could only be
justified by tie assumption that there
was something Inherently immoral or
w-rong in The sale Of munitions. As
very nation who has ever had q
"hance to sell munitions has never
crippled to do SO, including Germany,
nj as no one HIS ever thoIght Of a.
aching any blarle to this practise, any
temp 20 now put ban on the sale
# rcunitfOrs or TO expose such sale
. special risks o. invest it with moral
odium, would be 10 grant a special
favor to that nation benefited by such
alteration IN ancient practice, which
would OF course be Germany. Any
such special favor. even if our Gov
eminent favored it, that would inure
TO the benefit Of any one of the bel
'igerents, would be an unneutral act
and consequently prohibited to us or
% any other neutral. So much for the
Senator's resolution against affordinG
any protection to munition- carrying
ships.
In regard to the broader question of
aryning merchant ships, there is no
question that international law rivoS
them the right to carry guns for de-
fnr=ive Purposes. to be used only to
repel attack.
As Americans wn mnSt bcar in
mind that Germany has thrown down
the gauge 70 US and it is for US to
1ither take measures to defend on'
selves or to resign our right to thn
freedom of the seas. which would BE-
not only cowardly and dishonorab'e,
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-08
AL JAYNES CHARGED
With RESISTING
Will be Tried March is Before
Justice of the Peace
Orren Wilson.

The shipment of several head of
cattle on tire steamer GLADYS" by A.
c. Jaynes, owner Of the steamer. after
they had been attached on complaint
of j. D. Randolph Of Folnfelt, resulted
in warrant being issued against Jay
mes, charging him with interfering
with an officer. The warrant was is
sued at the instigation of Constable
D. NJ. Scivally, who contended that
Jaynes prevented him from CARRYING
out the attachment against the cattle.
The trial against Jaynes, who was re-
leased on bond, will be held March
16, before Justice Of the Peace Orren
Wilson, while the attachment suit will
be tried on the following day.
The attachment was issued against
Jake VOTERS, who lives in Scott Coun-
ty, because Randolph claimed that
Wolters owed him $3.50. When the
attachment was to be served Tuesday
evening, Jaynes claimed the cattle a.
his property and told Constable Scival-
ly that he could not serve the papers
in this suit against Wolters.
Jaynes said he had brought the cat
tie up from his farm and was to take
them across the river. VOTERS was
merely placed in charge of the ami
mails to see that they were delivered
safely.
A heated argument ensued between
the constable and Jaynes, during
which the former threatened to have
Jaynes arrested for interfering with
his duties as an officer of the law.
Constable Scivally maintained, that as
long as the attachment had been is
sued the papers were to be served, ard
if Jaynes wanted to contest the val
idity of the suit he should have pre-
sented his claims at the time of the
trial.
Jaynes was taken before Justice of
the Peace Wilson yesterday afternoon
and was released on bond to assure
his appearance in court. The bond
was signed by Mr.. Jaynes himself
with NJ. A. Dempsey as security.
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Prof. Johnson on Armed Neutrality

but unneutral conduct. A submarine
blockade cannot be carried on effcc-
lively without complete disregard
both of international law, the methods
sanctioned by centuries, and of the
unwritten but far more power
full law of common humanity. Shall
we acqpiesce in this complete subver-
sion of legal and moral law and thus
indirectly sanction it or shall we con-
tlnue to assert the ancient right OF
nations on the seas? To arm cur ships
would not be an act of war under in
ternational law, and if Germany chose
to so consider it, it would be only
because she was anxious to seize :
pretext for it.
Nor necessarily would a conflict be-
tween an armed merchant ship and
submarine be considered an act of
war. In 1893 when there was great
bitterness against US in France be-
cause we did not espouse its cause in
its contest with England. there were
bloody battles between American and
French frigates resulting in the car-
ture of two French vessels and Jet
all this occurred without precinitat-
ing war.
Submarine warfare in which ships
are sunk without warning and without
the slightest provision for the savin~
of crews ard passengers. is so inhrl-
man that the vast majority of Amor
lean opinion ard Of neutral opinion ~
over the world condemn it as q mon
strous and keathen practice without
the pale of civilization and Christi,a-
itv and not to be justified on an.' r'~.-
Whatever. The verdict c. tho enli"ht
aned world is and always viii h tho
defeat WITH honor is far preferab'H to
victory with dishoror
The Question for every America is
this: Shall American ships confess
themselves frightened off the seas b.
the menace. dreadful as it is. or shall
they show themselves able to boldly
cone with it as they have with every
danger in the past? President Wiser
is cutie aware of what the hcIGr Of
this nation demands and if he is not
responsive to it's voice. it viii be BE-
cause the people have lost the sense
o. public duty and moral stamina
which actuated Their fathers.
J.. r. Johnson.
March :, 1917.
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CEMETERY ASSN ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS THURSDAY
Meeting to Be Held at Home of Mrs.
Dempsey on Themis
Street Today.

The officers of the Cemetery Asso-
citation will be elected at a meeting
to be held at the home of Mrs. E.
Dempsey, 406 Thernis street, today.
The annual report OF the collections
during the year viii be submitted by
the secretary, Mrs. Dempsey. Othe,
important business will be transacted
A week ago the association met at
the home of Mrs. Dempsey for the
purpose of auditing the books of the
association. Not all solicitors who
were in charge of the collections for
the association were present at the
meeting, and for that reason the de-
linquent members are requested to at
tend the meeting this afternoon so
that the final report of the finances
can be completed.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-08
To CLOSE POLLS EARLIER
DEMOCRATS IN MOVEMENT TO
ADOPT UNIFORM HOUR.
National Committee Told That Re.
turns From East Kept Western
Democrats From Voting.

Washington, March AT a meet
ing Of the Democratic national com
mittee a movement was started for
bringing about uniform hour for the
closing Of election polls in all parts OF
the country. The question was left
in the hands Of the executive commit
tee The claim was made that In the
last election Republican victories in
the east were reported to western
states before the closing OF the polls.
and that, as result. many Demo
Gratis gave up hope and did not vote
Chairman Mccormick announced the
appointment of the following execu-
tive committee:
Homer S. Cummings, Connecticut;
Isidore B. Dockweiler California; Car
ter Glass, Virginia; Cordell Hull, Ten
nesseee: A. A. Jones, New Mexico;
Wilbur w. Marsh, Iowa; A. Mitchell
Palmer, Pennsylvania; Frederick B.
Lynch, Minnesota, and e. H. Moore,
Ohio.
Chairman Mccormick was given a
watch and chain by the members Of
the committee in appreciation Of his
work IN the campaign.
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NOTE REGARDED AS coNclLiA-
TORY AND PRESIDENT WILL
PROBABLY REPLY.
POSITION Is A DELICATE ONE
Aiming Of U. s. Ships May Make New
Issue-sueh Craft Would Be
Looked Upon a. Pirates by
the Austrian Government

Washington, March 7.-There will
be no diplomatic break with Austria
a; present-unless the submarines OF
the dual monarchy force the hand Of
President Wilson by some covert act
in which American lives are endan-
gered. This was stated authoritative
ly after Officials had digested the re.
ply Of the Austrian government to
this governments inquiry concerning
her attitude on the submarine war
fare as conducted by Germany.
The note which was before Presi.
dent Wilson is most conciliatory in
tone. Officials realize that the posi-
ton Of the Austrian government is
very delicate. She must on one hand
endorse the stand Of Germany and at
the same time do It so as not to Of
fend the United States to the extent
Of diplomatic rupture.
The one point on which the two
governments are in flat discord is
that of the arming Of American mer-
chant vessels.
The AustroHungarian government
Is Of the opinion that the arming Of
merchant vessels, even solely for de-
Tense, is not established by interna-
tional law. They are to be regarded
as pirate vessels which may be de-
stroyed.
This paragraph from the Austrian
reply may prove a stumbling block in
the path Of future good relations
President Wilson believes the right Of
this government to arm its merchant
vecsels is beyond question, in view Of
existing conditions, and 1t is certain
that he will 60 ahead regardless Of
the Austrian opinion as to its legality.
That President Wilson will reply to
the Austrian note is believed certain
unless his hand is forced by some
covert act" The Vienna note was so
inviting to further negotiations that 1t
Is not believed this government can
very well avoid further inquiry into
the matter without appearing to be
forcing the issue.
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SuFFHAGISTS MARCH AROUND
WHITE HOUSE, DlSPERSE
Five Hundred in Line in Driving Rain
Sunday at Climax Of "@ildiy
Militant Campaign"

Washington, March 5.-The mild
" militant" woman suffrage cam
paign of picketing the White House
with silent sentinels" came to its eli
max when single file OF women
about 500 of them-marched round
and round the White House grounds
in driving Tainstorm while six OF
their leaders stood at locked and
guarded gate, trying vainly for two
hours to get an interview with Presl
dent Wilson or one OF his secretaries.
Later the leaders Of the women and
those participating in the demonstra-
ton sent In their cards and a reso-
luton advocating federal suffrage
amendment to the constitution. Then
they marched away.
The march was led by Miss VIDA
Milholland, sister Of Inez Hilholland
Boissevain. There were two men in
the line Of marchers. One marched
holding an umbrella over his wife.
The other carried banner for some
women unable TO march.
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EXERCISES WHICH COVER Pc
ROD OF FIVE HOURS
ARE SIMPLE.
MAKES ADDRESS IN OPEN AIR
Viee-President Marshall Takes Oath
in Senate Chamber, Where New
Members Are Sworn In
Thousands View Parade.

Washington, March 5.-President
Wilson took the oath Of office in pub
lie at ,12:45 o'clock Monday afternoon
and delivered his inaugural address
before a great crowd which packed
the plaza at the east front Of the
capitol
VicePresident Marshll had been in
augurated in the senate a few min
utes before.
With new conservation to the ma
items service the president, touching
en- the international crisis, declared
there could now be no turning back
from the tragical events of the last 80
months which have brought upon
Americans new responsibility as cit
liens of the world.
The president declared anew that
America must stand for peace, sta
bility of free peoples, national equal
ity in matters of right, that the seas
must be free to all and that the fam
lily OF nations shall rot support any
governments not derived from the
consent of the governed.
Sounding a solemn warning to the
nation against any faction or intrigue
TO break the harmony or embarrass
the spirit of the American people, the
president called for an America
united in feeling, in purpose and in
its vision of duty, of opportunity and
Of service"
At the conclusion Of his address the
president led the inaugural process
sion back to the White House, where
It passed in review before him.
The solemn dignity OF the cere-
monies was, accentuated by the note
OF patriotic fervor which predominant
cd through all the proceedings of the
day.
Inauguration day began under lead
en- clouds that threatened rain or
snow at any moment. A cold, raw
wind whipped the rain-soaked deco
rations of the capital and swept the
vater-logged grandstands which have
stood under drenching downpours for
nearly a week Later the wind
switched about ard stirred up the
rainy-looking clouds and sea blue
PATCHES appeared in the sky. Then
The sun broke through and flooded
the soaking streets and stands with
it's warm rays for few moments,
only to disappear again.
President Wilson was up at
o'clock and took breakfast with mem
bers of his fani!' and his house
guests.
It was the presidents wish that his
Inauguration should be simple one,
and all through the fixed program
which covered more than five hours,
while there was the pomp, ceremony
and spectacular display which inevi-
tably attaches 10 the inauguration o.
q president, the studied effort was TO
l.ecp the ceremonies in accord with
the best traditions OF Anerica-cere-
monies which in the. main were
planned by George Washington more
than a century ago.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-08
Pure Water
By DR.. SAMUEL c. DIXON
Ccnun.G;oee s Of Health Of Pennsylyan;a

Water of heaven first born, ever in
all ages sacred emblem from that re-
mote period when the earth was with
out form and void and darkness was
upon the face of the deep and the
Spirit of God moved upon the face of
the waters. Alas in these latter days
more abused than is any other ele-
ment."
From the settlement Of America by
the Spanish. the babbIing brooks, up
TO and including the broad water high
ways of nations, have been used for
the disposal of sewage, and this with
out restraint, until u few years ago
when the work began under the law
; of 1905 to change this condition, which
has resulted in reducing typhoid fever
"a per cent, as we'll as leSsening the
suffering and sorrow of thousands Of
human beings.
The time consumed in cleansing the
streams is not for the want OF Sufii-
cient legislation: that is ample. The
progress has been inpeded by the fact
that homes and industries have grown
since our first civilization very much
as TOpsy did, without any thought of
the morrow. Having this enOrmity of
inSanitary conditions to meet. with 50
many lives depending upon the prod
ucts of the offending producers, much
financing and time must be used to
eliminate the death-dealing condition.
The sewage from individual sources
has largely been removed from our
streams and our industries have re-
moved their wastes gradually and con-
tinually. This, however, has been a
work that of necessity moves slowly,
for upon the great industrial plants our
people depend for some of the necesSi-
ties Of living and hundreds of thou
sands of our people made their bread
and butter for their families by work
ing in the great manufacturing plants
of the country. 1t would not have
done to arbitrarily have ordered all
these industrial wastes out, as we had
Il high appreciation of the distress to
our people by the closing down of our
factories, and therefore waited in
many ways for Mother Invention to
discover ways and means of disposing
of industrial wastes without interior
ing with the great hubs of industries.
our pcorle during the last decade
have been educated to an understand
ing that pure water is as essential for
good health as proper food. This, how
ever was recognized in the time Of
Nero; that great and arbitrary en-
peror was fined for polluting the Nile.
TO restore our streams to their viz
gin conditions will of course be some
what expensive, yet money cannot be
better spent, as the health of both man
and beast depends upon improving our
domestic water supplies-in fact it is
great factor in increasing the power
of our nation, because this depends
upon the health of our people.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-08
ADOPTED FlLM-TYPE HeLDUp
Woman and Her Husband Got the
Idea at Movies, Says Kan
sas City Police.

Kansas City, Mo-, March when
Clarence Curtis lost his ''job" few
months ago. he and Mrs. Curtis went
to q moving picture show, where they
saw a film depicting holdup.
The result, so Mrs. Curtis was
quoted by police as having confessed,
was that she and her husband en-
gagged in three weeks career Of sim
liar robberies. She and her husband
were arrested on charge OF having
held up taxicab driver. Mrs. Cur
tbs astonished them, the police said.
BY saying she and her husband had
robbed several grocery and drug
clerks who had brought packages and
change for large bills to vacant houses
to which she and her husband had
directed orders.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-08
A Few Maxims.

The end Of reading (as Of every
thing else we de-, should be self-im-
prOvement.
Though you thinR all the worlds q
stage, learn to act we'll your part.
J Education which does not promote
conduct bears within it a moral stain.
1t takes time and pains to learn
what it is the most profitable to do.
The spirit and love of dogmatism
characteriZes the imperfectly educated.
Live thy religion; then, shalt thou
not need to argue or dispute about it.
We begin with studying how to
learn, and end with learning how to
study.
Principle is more than knowledge !;
q loving heart is better than much
gold.
If to be just like others is your aim,
you are predestined to be inferior.
Our self-respect is largely due to the
love we get in childhood and youth.
In the best poetry is found the rich
est expression of the deepest thought.
Archbishop Spalding.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-08
When Bread Was a Luxury.

In the time of King Charles the Sec
Ond of England bread was so little
used. in comparison with other articles
OF food. that it was really luxury.
The price of wheat was then SO high
that the average consumption of bread
for each member of the family is said
to have been about four and a half
ounces each day; that means only one
slice OF bread, and not too thick slice
at that. Instead of wheaton bread.
housewives provided cat cake in great
quantity.
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limit"
The employer is not subject to i'm
prisonment or fine or failure to COM
ply with TIE law but the measure is
far reaching, applying also, to house
hold workers and all similar mental
toilers. Corporations and firms which
have a bi-monthly pay day cannot de-
fer payment until the "next pay day"
unless the time for the walking of the
ghost" is within q hours Of the mo-
ment Of discharge Of an employee.
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ARTIST ALBERT WENzELL DIES
Winner Of Silver Medals Succumbs
After an Attack Of Pneumonia
at He Home In East.

Nnalewood. N. J., March S.-Albert
Beck wenxell. the artist died OF
pneumonia at his home here. He had
been III only sinoe Wednesday.
Wsnseli was born in Detroit In
1854. He went to Munich to study
when II and remained there six
PEARS.
In 1901 10 won q silver medal at
the Pan.AmeF4ean exposition, and at
tho louisiana Purchase exposition IN
1904 he wen another silver medal.
Wsussil lesvss . vadew and two soma
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a farm about 6 miles northwest Of
jackson. She came to this county
when a young girl and had been living
in Cape County ever since.
The funeral will BE held ut noon
today in the cemetery near the Old
Apple Crccl. Church. A number CT
children, grandchildren ard great
grandchildren survive. She was mar
ried twice. Of the first union she
had one son, Eli Alternately. The chill
dren of the second marriage are: Ms.
Ella Anderson, William A. Russell, Of
Neely's Landing.
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Q o Q o Q q q o o q o o q o o o q o o
Around the World.

, The people in Holland hold
, the record as coffee drinkers.
The Australians are the great
, est meat eaters In the world.
There are 25,471 miles of rail-
, road in France, in which are
over 6O,OOO,OOo ties.
, The normal daily consumption
, Of milk IN Paris and its suburbs
, exceeds 100000 quarts.
A tug dispatcher is employed
, in New York to control by tele.
phone the movement Of q line of
tugs in the harbor.
, Tiny electric Mazda lamps
fixed in policemen's helmets
, serve to direct traffic in the
darkeneG streets Of London,
, England.
n n a n n n n n n n \ 90 a n n n n n n a n
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.CAPECOUNTYWOMAN
dies AT ACE OF 81
Mrs. Delilah Russell Will be
Buried TOday-Lived Here
Since Childhood.

After an il,.ncss Of several month";
Mrs. Dcliiah Russell, 81 years old
lied on her farm near Jackson yeste:
lay morning. Her death was caused
by grip from which the aged woman
had been suffering from nearly two
months.
Mrs. Russell made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Ella Anderson, on
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-08
"iRoN CROSS" FOR VARDAMAN
Mississippi Blacksmith Sends Senator
Gift Inscribed "lest the
kaiserForaet"

Biloxi, Miss, March 7.-Thomas Col
Inns, blacksmith, forged large iron
cross and sent it by parcel post to
Senator James K. vardaman, with the
inscription. Lest the Kaiser Forget"
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Mrs. II. L. Rozier Of Ste. Geneyievc,
who visited her daughters, Mrs. Harry
Leuer and Mrs. Charles Harrison, re-
turned to her home yesterday after
noon.