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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
MRS. CLEVE GIVEN
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
Jackson Friends Visited Her at
HOSPITALS SO Years
Old.

Mrs. Johanna Cleve, Il patient at St.
Francis Hospital, was given a little
surprise by several of her Jackson
friends on her SSth birthday yester-
day. Huge bouquets of flowers were
presented to her by the visitors. They
were Mesdames William Wagner Sr.,
H. l.. Hoffmeister and Robert Hopper,
and Miss Lena Harenberg.
Mrs. Cleve is the mother of Fred
and August Covert. She has been at
the hospital for several months suf-
fering from paralytia stroke. She
was stricken last May while in her
yard directing some improvements
around the house which she occupied
alone.
Mrs. Cleve was cared for by rela-
tives until two months ago, when her
sons decided to have her removed to
the hospital. Before she suffered the
stroke, Mrs. Cleve was very active de
spite her ripe, age and lived alone for
the past Is years.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
CHILD IS SCALDED
BADLY BY COFFEE
Daughter of Henry Suedekum
Upsets Coffee Urn-ScaIded
on Back and Legs

Venita Suedekum. three wears Old,
a daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Suedekum living several miles west OF
this city, is in critical condition srf-
fering from scalds on her back and
legs. The child was scalded Wednes-
day evening when she overturned IN
urn containing hot coffee. The con-
tents of the urn were spilled over her
bank 2nd also on her legs. She is in a
grave condition.
The child had picked up a chair to
carry it to the support table. In pass
ing the stove the back Of the chair
caught the coffee urn knocking it from
the stove.
Temporary relief was administered
to the child by the parents until a
physician arrived. The parents had
some difficulty locating physician
and during that time the little girl
suffered intense pains, as the home
remedies did not give the proper re-
lief.
The little girl was said to be resting
easy last night according to the in
formation sent to her relatives in the
Cape. The scalds were so bad that the
skin on her back was torn off when tho
parents removed her clothing TO apply
soothing home remedies.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21

result OF the acqulttal by jury IT
George Lance, who was jointly indirt-
ed with Buchanan on the same charge.
The policeman who arrested the two
testified during the Lance trial they
found the latter on the transOm over
the front door, and Buchanan stand
ing on the sidewalk in front of the
saloon.
Other business transacted in the
Circuit Court at Jackson yesterday
was:
Joe Call vs. Linder Miller, eiectment
Continued by the court.
State VS.. Celeste Mccoy, murder
Sheriff returns venire of thirty jurors
in accordance with previous order OF
this court, and list of forty qualified
jurors is given to attorney for defend
ant.
c. J. Reisenbichler VS.. Anna Kuss
and Henry w. Kuss, on contract. Hear
ing not completed yesterday is resum.
ed. Not completed today, to be re.
sumed tomorrow.
Cora Oats VS.. w. l. Oats, divorce
Motion for alimony sustained. De
fendant ordered t opay $50 attorney
fee and $50 for use of plaintiff fol
support and cost Of witnesses.
]. D. Randolph VS.. c. w. Givens, et
al, on note. Judgment by default fo1
s3S1.S9, attorney fee of s3S.1S, tota
s419.45 and s per cent interest.
Katie Schlegel VS.. Edward G. Pott
on note. Judgment by default in thu
sum of s235.25 and per cent interest
First National Bank VS.. r. w. Nat
teson, on lien. Judgment revived
State VS.. Chas. H. Buchanan, bur
glary. Nolle pressed.
Chas. NJ. Brassfield VS.. Nolia Brass
field, divorce. Decree granted.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
Policeman Freeman Disarm.
ed in Scuffle, is Badly
Beaten.
TRIO SCUFFLE TILL
THEY ARE EXHAUSTED
Fight Was Result of Arrest of
Nathan Kain and Girl Early
Yesterday Evening.

A free-for-all fight was staged ear
ly this morning on Main street, be-
tween Policeman Cy Freeman, Edg:.r
Kahn and the latler's father, Fred
Kahn, during which all three were Bad
ly beaten. During the scuffle the po-
liceman was disarmed and his club was
broken. The fight was stopped when
the three, exhausted from the affects
of the blows, retired to their sides.
Policeman Freeman suffered several
cuts on the top of his head, a severe
bruise under the left eye and several
cults on the face. Edgar Kain received
a long cut on the head and several
bruises on the face, while his father
came out of the battle unhur.t
The fight attracted many guests of
the st. Charles Hotel and several other
places that were still open at the early
morning hour. When he witnesses saw
the scuffle over the possession of the
policeman's gun the witnesses retired
into the hotel and the saloons.
The fight was the result of the az
rest of Nathan Kain, brother of Ed
gar, earlier in the evening. Nathan
was arrested with a girl on South
Spanish street yesterday evening by
Policeman Hutson and taken to the
city Jail, held on statutory charge.
! Policeman Freeman told a reporter
for The Tribune he was passing the
st. Charles Hotel, when Edgar Kain,
who was talking to another man, be-
gan to abuse him because of the ar
rest of his brother. He struck him on
the head with his club, he said, and
was attacked by Edgar.
A scuffle ensued over the possession
of his club, he said, and when the
father came to Edgar's rescue, he drew
his gun to thwart off the attacks Of
the two. The father, he said, strurk
him several times over the head with
his cane, stunning him so that he had
to give up the struggle. The police
man said his club was broken by Ed
gar when he struck him.
Edgar kain admitted that he had
made some remark about the police
man arresting his brother for what ne
believed was a trivial offense. He
said the policeman struck him on the
head with his club, breaking it in two.
The policeman then ran, he said, and
he pursued him.
He overlook him in front of the bar
Der shop of Mike O'Connel's, on Main
street, and took the club from his hand
and hit him several times. His father,
who had just left him standing on the
corner, Edgar said, came to his rescue
and the policeman drew his revolver.
When his father saw the weapon he
struck the policeman with his cane TO
prevent him from using the weapon, he
said.
After the fight Edgar Kain called
on DR.. NJ. Rosenthal to have his head
bandaged. He had a long cut from
his forehead to the top of his head.
The skin had been torn, but the skull
was not fractured, the physician
found.
Chief Whitener was called out by
the policeman after the fight to arrest
Kahn and his father. Chief Whitener
after al investigation decided to ar
rest neither.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
MAYOR MITCHELL
GETS NOMINATION

New York, Sept. 20.-Nayor John
Purroy Mitchell won the Republican
nomination in yesterdays
primary by a plurality of approx
mately HOO votes over William N.
Bennett. With only two districts
out of 2O60, Mayor MitchePs
vote was 36,646 and Benefits 35,527.
Mitchell, as the fusion candidate, will
make the race for reelection against
Judge F. Hyland, who is the Demo-
cratic nominee. Mitchell is a Demo-
crat. Hylan had Tammany's support.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
BUCHANAN FREED ON
BURGLARY CHARGE
Case is Dropped by S!ate-Ae-
cused Of Breaking into
Haarig Saloon.

The burglary charge against Charles
Buchanan was dropped by Prosecnt-
ing Attorney Caruthers in the jack
son Circuit Court yesterday. Buchan-
an was indicted on a charge of break
ing into the saloon of John Herbst in
Haarig last spring.
The action taken by the prosecuting
attorney in the Buchanan case was the
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
Jury Awards Contractor $3.50
for Kuss Resi-
dence.
mccoy MURDER TRIAL
POSTPONED TO TO-DAY
Court to Convene Late Today Be.
cause of Draft Demon
stratiOn.

c. ]. Reisenbichler, a local building
contractor, was given a judgment OF
$3.50 against Henry Kuss by jury
in the Circuit Court at Jackson yes
terday evening terminating a suit
which consumed three days and delay
ed the hearing of other cases set for
Wednesday and Thursday. The jury
was out only short time, long enough
presumably to figure the interest on
the amount Reisenbichler sued for.
Reisenbichler contended he had a
contract to build the home of Kuss on
the Bloomfield road. When he finish
ed the building, he testified, Kuss re-
fused to pay the balance of the con-
tract price on the grounds that the
contractor had not lived up to the pre-
visions of the contract. When he ;;e-
manded the remainder of the money,
he said, Kuss declined to pay the
money.
Kuss told on the witness stand the
material used by Reisenbichler was
not what the contract called for, and
aside from that he said, Reisenbicnlel
had made some changes on the house
that were not on the plans.
The case was started Tuesday morn
ing and required three days before the
witnesses were examined. About thir-
ty were called during the trial, among
them all the men who had been en-
ployed by Reisenbichler during the
time he built the Kuss home.
kuss was represented by T. D. Hines
Of Jackson and n. A. Dempsey of the
Cape. The attorneys attempted 70
prove that the contract between Refs
enbichler and Russ had been violated
by the contractor, and that the work
was of an inferior nature as was the
material used in constructing the
house
Reisenbichler was represented by
Harry E. Alexander. For some time
he had attempted to bring about a set
tlement with Kuss, BUT their negotia-
tions failed, and the suit resulted.
Owing to the fact that the case was
not brought to an end before yester-
day evening, the murder trial of Ce-
leste Mccoy, who is under indictment
on a charge of killing her husband,
Sam Mccoy, was continued to Friday
morning. All the witnesses summon
ed for this trial were in the courtroom
ready to testify, but the case could
not be started. 1t will be the first an
the docket today. The courtroom was
crowded all day. Many interested IN
the outcome of the Observation-Disclosures
case and also those who were anxious
to witness the murder trial were
among the spectators in the court
room.
In view of the fact that Judge Kelly
has been chosen one of the speakers
for the farewell celebration in honor
of the draft men this morning, court
will convene a little later than usual,
it was announced yesterday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
FOOD SHORTAGE IN ENGLAND
FEARED BY FOOD CONTROLLER
China to Send Troops to France
Soon-British Make Big Gain in
West-AmeriCan Schooner Sunk
by Submarine.

September tighten censorship
lon all
dent inserted the bill regulating the trading with foreign late
this afternoon by the conerees of the House These members
this the purpose
provisions and decided recommend both houses 1t designed
military Germany
countries
Washington September sinking J. Trainer.
September
telegram the State Department The of saved
Whether stated The
Trainer sailed Calais
Png September
that the Chinese Cabinet provided the Powers approved VIII
with the French
appeal China financially
the entente to equip troops.
September Gaparr Secretary
peace proposals This
taken that the statement recently published the effect that the
reply had left Berlin Saturday otherwise admitting delay
should arrived Rome Tues
day or morning
believes reply the central Powers held
when Emperor William Riga and that not likely that will reach
the aticanu mex week.
September
supplies feed the civilians victory slip from their
Rhon food controller interview today
months will 100000
billion dollars duf the United States and Canada he de-
This supply foodstu Rhondd said would include
mostly cereals and and hog products
Washington September 2OThe Senate this afternoon ratified the
agreement bond bill The will be laid
probably the President
rev afternoon
Ps September ues along the French
Ie big particularly the Ane River Champagne and
en- the Verdun front.
in 20-Fied Mar
which Belgian
front proceeding with marked especially the crucial be-
tween the Ypres-Roues railway and HOlebeke.
bitter fight the neighbohod of Nuns
Wood and GOuc Wood If the attackers maintain the positions which
this will accomplished the
remarkable achievements n months
The infantry making determined resistance to retain
gloud artillery retang heavily the
Iritsh big
will battle of the Menin Fair
weather had improved the ground but the mud still deep and the whole
tory shell tangled barbd
20Whe the
reply Bencts will
Saturday. the Berlin and parliamentary circles
prediction will specific declarations
corning Belgium
Of
frong definitely decided
permanent Belgian
reports
England they obvious artificial
the the
Headquarters France, Wednesday, September 19Bga
American
of Amer
the offensive when they acted obeva
tcn officers n forward artillery posts.
decorations
20-rrc today appointed special
representing Pacific and nvesti
building
Members Wilson Department
Werner Reed of Colorado John
Washington with Felix
Iof secretary.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
L. s. LENDS $4,000, 900
MORE TO TWO ALLIES

Washington, Sept. 2O.-The Treas
ury Department today advanced new
loans of s5O,OOO,OOO to Great Britain
and s2o,0O0,0OO to France. bringing
the total of loans to the allies up to
S2,9 100000.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
Mrs. Frieda ScOtti and Hus.
band Forget Marital
Troubles.
HUSBAND RETURNED
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Reconciliation is Effected by the
Oldest Daughter Of Estranged
Couple.

Through the efforts of their oldest
daughter, Mrs. Frieda Scott, who has
conducted a confectionery store on
Broadway for two years, and her hus-
hand, Joseph Scott, have become rec
onciled and are now making arrange
ments to take up their new home in
the Cape. They have rented the Will
son house east of the post-office with
they intend to occupy in few days.
The couple had been separated for
two wears. They had lived in Tuzon,
Ariz,, where Mr.. Scott was engaged
in the theatrical business. He is well
known in theatrical circles, having
managed some of the biggest shows
in the southern section of the country
and having schooled number of we'll
known actors and actresses OF the
present time.
When they separated Mrs. Scott
came to the Cape to be near her rela-
tiyes who live in st. Aary's. Shortly
after her arrival here she opened up
the confectionery store on the corner
of Fountain and Broadway, which she
has since conducted with great sue
cess.
The reconciliation Of the couoie
found its foundation in visit of the
oldest daughter, Miss Hortense Scott,
to her grandmother in Arizona several
months ago. During this visit she
casually met her father who asked her
TO act as intermediator between him
and his wife.
Although the efforts Of reconciliation
made by her husband were known to
Mrs. Scott, the return of her husband
early Wednesday morning was some
what of a surprise. He was not eI-
pected by the family.
When asked about the return of her
husband last night, Mrs. Scott de-
clined to discuss the matter. She ad-
mitted that her husband had returned,
but refused to say whether they had
become reconciled. She referred the
reporter to Mr.. Scott for any further
information. When asked where her
husband had been during the two
wears, Mrs. Scott replied laughingly,
"out fishing"
Nr. Scotti could not be reached last
night. 1t was learned, however, that
he came to the Cape early Wednesday
morning and called on his wife at the
store on Broadway. The unexpected
meeting was a great surprise to Mrs.
Scott, she told her friends, and after
a short talk the couple decided to
"make up"
During the time Mrs. Scott has re-
sided in the Cape she has made many
friends. She has been living with her
two children, Hortense and Joseph Jr.,
on the corner Of Frederick street and
Broadway. Many of her friends were
surprised yesterday evening to be IN
troduced to Mr.. Scott, whose return
was a great surprise to the many pa
irons Of Mrs. Scotti's store.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-21
GOLD MEDAL FOR PRESIDENT

New York, Sept. 20-A gold medal
for being the greatest humanitarian
in the world in 1916 will be presented
to President Wilson at the White
House on September 21 by the Hi
manitarian Cult of this city. The
Presidents secretary has notified Nj
sha Applebaum, head of the organiza-
ton, that the President had appointed
that date to receive the medal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-06-30
BOY SCOUTS ARE
NOW HARD At WORK
Scarcely Martinsburg Scout who
Does Not Have Some Kind of
Employment

There is scarcely Boy Scout in
this city who has not secured some
kind Of work for the Summer. It is
pleasing to see their Willingness to.
get busy and produce something dur
ing these troublesome times. We do
not know exactly what made them so
Industrious this summer, perhaps it
was their patriotism or we might lay
It to the fact that a scout garden
was waiting to be worked with cab
bage for pay instead of real coin.
Scouts like other boys like to jingle
the pennies Since the garden has
been started it must be finished
therefore the ScoEtmaster and as.
sistant have gotten very and exceed
ingly busy with the watering can
and hand plow and have the plot
looking very nicely. Several of the
boys have been giving assistance and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-06-30
FAITHFUL CANINE REFORMS
UNRULY w. VA. CON\yr-

MoUNDSVILLE, w Va. june q.
Taught fidelity BY little dog ,a
strayed into the State Peniteutsr.
here, Harry Howard, a prisoner. ea..
regarded as the most unruly o. f..
is today the best boha...
prisoner in the institution. Hsaart
had made many attempts to ESSEN.
but now is a model prisoner.
One day Howard saw a Hula l..
terrier in the gateway to the .a.
and he coaxed him to enter and -...
him to his cell, where he sae.-,.
him and he eecEoted him and sa...
gled crumbs of food to him as B..
lie could. Later he told the warIe.
begging to be allowed to keen ..
cog, and tho warden consented
though it is a violation of the san
tertiary rules.
The dog lag made Howard I'll.
most contented prisoner in the .
stitution. Howard spends all
spare time teaching the animal ri
and the dogs Is always produce
the entertainment CT visitors
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-06-30
SYcAFooSE is APPOINTED TO
STATE BOARD OF REGENT

Governor Cornwell has ANNOUNCE
the appointment of f. N. Sycafo6se
as member of the board of regent,
to succeed Joseph NJ. Murphy. d.
Parkersburg, whose term expire
June 80, 1917.
In announcing the appointment o.
Mr. Sycafoose, Governor CornWen
said:
Mr.. Sycafoose, while now a praa.
ticing attorney at Webster Springs.
was for II years engaged in school
work and was five years principe
of the schools of Monongah. He Wa
highly recommended by q number 0
the leading educators of the state
The fact that he is now a lawyer ana
has been an educator of high standing
led me to feel that he could be oil
exceptional service on the board OF
regents. The board, as at preseu.
constituted is composed of tire
business men and one school WFa
The retiring member, Joseph NJ. Mu-
ply, while not candidate for reap
pointment, was urged by many of my
warmest personal friends in both r0-
litical parties, but j felt that at least
two members of the board should
have practical knowledge of school
work"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-06-30

the troop Many excuses were offered
and some of them we're very lame
and we regret sole parents encour-
age boys in their neglect Of duty.
The troop has been invited to go
to Winchester on July 8 to camp Il
the Scout Cabin that night and to
play game Of bali in the morning
of the 4th and enjoy the general big
time which is planned by the Win
chester people for that day. 1t has
not been determined whether the
boys will take psrt in the parade or
not.
Scout Flick Wiltshire went to
Cherry Run Sunday evening to join
the bunch of scouts who are work
ing in the orchard at that place.
Hickey is some farmer and will
do lots of work if the sun doesn't
hit him in the back too hard; then
too he is pleasant to work with as
he never growls with is neighbors.
He and John Young ought to get
along lovely together.
Scouts. Sydnor Thompson, John
Young and Charles Cline were in
from Cherry Run Sunday. They like
| their work and only complained a
bout the scarcity of grub, and now
that Joe Thompson is going to act
as chef, they viii not have one single
solitary kick coming, as Joe is not
only good cook but is an unusually
Industrious boy in his way.
| Scouts Charles Westrater and Ed
4 gar Mitchell have been doing some
work on their plot for several morn
ings recently and it is looking bet
ter. Michaels evidently has not beer
doing much of the work judging
from the much noise Westrater hai
been making about what he has done
and not q sound from Mike.
We would be very much disap
pointed to learn that any scou
would be as crooked as some 0
those rows they make in planting
We want to say again that Jacl
Schill did not plant those turnipi
for greens, it keeps him too bus.
hunting rake or hoe to plant any
thing.
Frank Kline Is one of our hes
workers when he works. He worket
SO hard at the garment shop one da
asst week that when he went dow
in the cellar to do some work he fel
over in box and could only be &
wakened after repeated calls.
The scouts are Low beginning t
lay pans for their Summer Cam
, and some method must be adopted t
raise funds for this affair which w
hope to make much better than las
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-06-30
SODA FOUNTAINS
FACE: A SERIOUS
GAS FAMINE
LACK OF TUBES GIVEN AS. REA-
SON FOR LACK OF CARBoNlC
ACID GAS.
SOFT DRINK DISPENSERS MAX
ING FRANTIC EFFORTS TO
GET SUPPLY FROM ALL
SOURCES WITHOUT AVAIL
DRINKERS WILL TURN TO
LEMONADE.

That the votaries of the soda
fountains and soft drink emporiums
in general will have to take their
aftqr-breakfast, their midday cooler
and their night-cap minus the exhili-
arating fzz seems certain to be in the
next day or two as most of the drink
dispensing places say that the fam
inc is at hand, in many cases big
users having Their last carbonic gas
tube on.
Inquiry from big users in town. in
clu9ing the Martinsburg Bottling
Works, the Greek American Candy
Kitchen, with the several drug stores
where soft drinks are served, brought
out no really definite information as
to the cause of the gas famine that
threatens to paralyze this business,
except general understanding of a
gas tube shortage. Frantic efforts
have been made by gas users to get
gas from all sources without avail,
and it docks like tile famine in car
donated drinks will be on by Sun
day in earnest. Lemonade, the real
cooling drink of the long ago, with
limeade, and the like will again come
into their own
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-06-30
BOARDS
NAMED FOR VIRGINIA

The exemption boards for Virgin
ia have been announced at Washing
ton Unlike those of West Virginia
they have as members a large num-
Der Of county sheriffs, clerks of
court and other officials to them.
The Frederick county board is COM
posed of Sheriff Luther Bennett,
Clerk of the Court, Philip H. Gold
and DR.. d. B. Dutton, all of Win
chester.