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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-22
BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday school every Sunday at
. As a. m. w. B. Fullington, Supt.
Preaching I'd and 4th Sundays.
Rev. T. B. Ritzinger, Pastor.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-22
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
FRISCO LINES.
East Bound.
No.1O1-Passenger 1000 pm
No.241-Local freight 9:3s am.
No. lO3-Passenger 9.3S a IN.
West Bound.
No, 1O2-Passenger $3.50 am.
No. 24O-Local freight 9:38 am
No. &c 4-Passenger $50 p n.
L. F. LIVINGSTON, Agent.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-22
CITY OFFICIALS.

Mayor. William G.. Reynolds
Clerk -- j. W. Brazeal
Treasurer -James Coday
Attorney - N. j. Craig
Marshal --J. ". Floyd
Street Commissioner ]. ". Floyd
Collector %. l.. Robinett
Police Judge. Jas. K. P. Coday
Assessor..........C. G. Newton
Health Oficer--Dr. j. A. Fuson
Board of Health - William g..
Reynolds, DR.. j. A. Fuson
Aldermen:
First Ward-James Coday
First WardJ. B. Freeman
Second Ward, DR.. j. A. FusoD
Second Ward L. F. Livingston
President Board, ]. 3. Freeman
Council meets the second Monday
evening Of every month.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-22
K. c., o. & s. RY.
Passenger Car Schedule

The yellow jacket lie gasoline mo:
tor coach service, safe and comfortable,
and maintains schedule convenient for
passengers for all Frisco passenger and
local freight trains. Special trips can
be arranged accommodating with the
general Office. John W. Byng, General
Manager, Ava, Missouri. d
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
School Board Head
Would Change Plan
Of Advancing Pupils

revolution IN the accepted process
OF promoting elementary school chill
dren in New York may possibly be
brought about, according to President
Arthur S. Somers, Of the Board of Ed
ucation. because of overcrowdcd condi-
,ions in the schools.
always heretofore" said President
,omers yesterday, "children have been
promoted by grades. The various sub
iects taught have been linked together
under the grade unit, and no pupil
Gould advance in one subject until he
rad passed certain given standard in
all subjects. There can be no doubt
that this method has been wastefu of
good deal OF time, both of individual
.cholars and of classes as whole.
Practically no student is equally apt
AZ all stucies. The sane and logical
Unit OF classification FOR children of
al. ages would seem to be the single
subject rather than the grade-which
is another way of saying all the sub
lccts.
Anxious to See Change
StSOHdIiN am very ANXIOUS to see
ihla change made. have been intend
ing to take the matter up in detail with
superintendent Ettinger. This part
Nme problem with which we are faced
would seem 10 offer an excellent op-
por.unity for taking such step. The
SUBJECTS IN which children fell behind
could be made up in continuation
classes during the summer. To Ger
IAN extent they have been doing this
already. over 1900 pupils took cor
unuation courses of one sort or an
olher last summer. We could, though.
greatly extend this system.
NY feeling is such that the conges-
ION III the schools can be greatly re-
euced If we work out the details Of tn IS
scheme for making classticatons ac-
ecordlne to subject, rather than in con-
aofmity to strict grade rules such as
now Obtain
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Jersey Hornet Nest
Stirred Up by Gray

TRENTON, n. j., Sept. 1O.-"Con-
Structive criticism or suggestion is
welcomed, but political footballng or
further aspersions on the work of the
draft boards will be summariy dealt
WITH said Adjutant General Frederick
Gilkyson to-day in statement called
forth by the attack Of Copgre ssman
Edward ". Gray, Of Newark, candidate
for nomination on the Republican
ticket, on the military record of New
Jersey, as we'll as upon Governor Edge.
In note to the press Adjutant Gen
eral Gilkyson adds:
MIR. Gray certainly overstcps the
mark of common dcccncy when he
SANDERS the self sacrificing patriotism
of hundreds of New Jersey bows. uues-
tions the integrity of the military ad
OF New Jersey and casts
aspersions on the Amcricanism Of our
citizenship, for no other purpose than
to advance his own political ambitions
by attempting to create a doubt as to
Governor Edges military record and
as to New Jerseys cooperation with
the Federal government in war raspon-
slbllities. In short, Mr.. Gray's action
is simply deSDica BILE"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Our Fighting Men
Crave Books, Says
War Library Chief

DR.. M. 7. Rainey, a member Of the
American Library Association, who has
spent six months overseas Investigate
ing problems of war libraries, returned
to this country to tell yesterday after
noon at a conference at the Public
Library how the familiar American in
stitution has grown into library mill
tant, which is following in the wake Of
armies everywhere on land and sea.
According to DR.. Rancy, the Amcri-
can army Graves books. "Over there
he found men reading such things as
labels from tomato cans, stray scraps
OF English newspapers-anyth thing, in
fact, with word Of English on it. One
soldier had with him a volume of O.
Henry's "Four Million" which was split
up into as many parts as there wcrn
stories. distributed and used until the
PRINT had worn away.
To meet cases Of this sort the front
is now dotted with travelling libraries,
over every one oe which there hangs y
red, white and blue placard bearing
these words, signed by General Perish
ing: "These books come to us overseas
from home. TO read them is privi-
lege; to restore them a duty"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Hays Is Elated by
Victory in Maine

Will II. Hays, chairman OF the Re-
publican National Committee, yester-
day received from A. J. Sweet, National
Committeeman from Maine. where the
Republicans on Monday elected a Gov
ernor, United States Senator and
four Representatives, the following
dispatch:
"When the issue is red-blooded Amer
lean patriotism versus political profit
eering there can be but one result. The
State of Maine sends a screaming mes
sage to all the people of the country
mat they believe the Republican party
IS the real war party and can be relied
upon to prosecute the war to a speedy
and successful conclusion"
Chairman Hays was particularly
pleased over the victory of Wallace II.
White, jr., of the Lewiston district.
His opponent was former Congressman
McGillicuddy, who had served three
terms in the House and who was sup
posed to be unbeatable in his district.
here was as much interest in the
W Whlte- -McGillicuddy campaign as in
that OF Governor Milliken or Senator
Fernald
Chairman Hays went to Washington
last night
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Miss Van Norden
Tells of Canteen
Work i'm War Zone
It's Woman's Job, She Says,
and Men Attendants
Are a Waste

Mcn cantcen workers arc an abso
lutte waste of man power, so LONG as
'nere arc women III the world who can
scrub, cook and wash dishes, according
to Miss Cora Van Norden, a Salvation
Army cantcen chief, now in New York
on q short leave after year of SER
vice abroad.
"Woman's Job in life for hundreds
OF years has been to cook, scrub and
wash dishes" said Miss Van Norden
yesterday. And cantccn work is made
up of just those tasks for sixteen to
t"enty-forr hours at time. There is
nc reason for using perfectly good men
of draft age for canteen work. Women
can do all the work behind the lines,
ana older men. over forty five, can go
up to the front in the dugouts, where
women are not allowed
we have one man canteener seventy
two years old, who is one Of our best
workers. Certainly man Of fifty cam
run the corner grocery that a cantcen
is, Just as we'll as a man of thirty"
Women who want to go to France
tor sake of adventure would better
stay at home. Miss Van Nordcrst thinks.
"There's nothing jolly or romantic
about the work we have to do over
there" she said. working in can
teen does not mean serving tea to
generals. 1t means drudGcry of the
hardest sort, and nothing else. The
reward comes in knowing you're help
ing the men to do their job, and that's
all
"Cantcen work is about the only
work the average woman is fitted for,
and | should advise no woman who is
not especially fitted for some definite
service to try to get over to France
unless she goes in the cantecn service.
Later our American women may be
able to do the various kinds of work
that the English Waacs do, but SO far
the government has made no such gem
cral call on its women, and apparently
the time has not come. The woman at
home must not underestimate the
value of her own services
Miss Van Norden, who sails shortly
to resume her work. has been with
the 18th Regiment of Infantry. 1st
Division. during her entire service in
France, and has been the only woman
allowed to wear the regiments insignia
on her collar and cap. The little "18"
was put on her uniform at the request
of the men Of the regiment. who, in
order to show their appreciation of her
work, dubbed together to buy her an
especially fine uniform.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
E. F. Bonaventure, Collector
OF Rare Books, Dies at "a

Edmond F. Bonaventure, soldier, in.
ventor and bibliophile. died last Thurs.
day at his home, 3lS West 1O6th
Street: He had long been known as
a dealer in and lover OF rare books
and had obtained from Europe many OF
the volumes that found their way into
the COLLECTIONS Of the late j. p. Nor
gan and Richard Hoe.
Born in Alsace in 1914, Mr.. Bona
venture served III the French artillery
during the Franco Prussian War. and ~
its close came to America He prac-
tised as a civil and mechanical enci.
neer in New York until the panic of
1878, when he turned his attention to
rare books. His second wife, who was
Miss Geneveve Townsend, survives
him, together with six children.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Wagner to Head
Tammany County
Committee Again
Murphy Can't See Inpro-
priety in Bench Candi-
date Holding Post

There is a clash Of opinion among
The leading men Of Tammany Hall over
the propriety of realecting Senator
Robert f. Wagner chairman of the
General County Committee in view Of
the fact that he is q candidate for the
Supreme Court bench.
Charles f. Murphy, dominating the
organization. holds that there is moth
ing improper about it, and Senator
Wagner thinks so, too. The plan is to
go ahead and reelect Senator Wagner
and ron the risk of an attack from in
dependent Democratic sources. Mr..
Murphy told various members Of the
county. committee yesterday that it
would be Wagner for chairman. When
senator Wagner was asked about the
matter last night he said:
Il can Sc" no objection to nv being
candidate for reelection as chairman
If the organization desires it, I have
had considerable experience at Albany.
'Frlends of Alfred K. Smith, of whom
l am one, have assured me that Mr.
Smith should have the benefit in the
campaign of the knowledge of state
affairs that ! possess. l see no objec-
'io't ~ liciQl'iR out III lne campaign.
OF course, if l am elected justice Of
the Supreme Court l shall resign as
chairman OF the General Committee"
The more conservative men in the
organization have told Chief Murphy
that it is "bad politics." especially in
a year when the women have chance
to vote, to have a candidate for the
Supreme Court bench serving as chair
man of a political committee. They
hold that there is no precedent for any
such thing in local Democratic politics,
and they fear hostile criticism.
But Chief Murphy says that he
wants Senator Wagner, and that about
settles it.
William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the
Treasury, yesterday sent his congrat-
ulations to Mr.. Smith. The letter Of
the Secretary follows:
Dear Mr.. Smith:
1T gives me genuine pleasure to
send you my warm congratulations
upon your nomination as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of the
State of New York.
'Your public career has qualified
you, by training and experience, for
this great Office, and your ability and
character fit you admirably for the
discharge of its responsible duties.
All good wishes for your success.
with kind regards | am, cordially
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Whitman andTravis
Win Nomination ON
Prohibition Ticket
Republicans Are Victors
Over ''Dry" Candidates
on Own Ticket
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

ALBANY, Sept. 10-Governor Whit
man will be the Prohibition as we'll as
the Republican gubernatoriaI nominee
at the coming election. All doubt rs TO
this fact was cleared away tonight
when the Secretary Of States. Offices
totalled up the complete Prohibition
returns from all the, counties in the
state, except Hamilton, giving Whit
man 5,845 votes and Olin. 5. Bishop, Of
Utica, the regular Prohibition candi-
date, only 1902 The vote from HamiI-
ton County cannot overcome this lead.
Whitman's name was written in By the
Prohibition voters. The Governor got
tls ma)otlUy rom the upstA.e cJan-
ties. In the five counties in New York
City Bishop got cSl votes against Whit
mans 303
Eugene NJ. Travis. of Kings, the Re-
publican candidate for denomination
for Controller, will also be the Pro
hlbltlon nominee, getting about 5000
votes and beating out the regular Pro
hibition candidate, Claude V. Stowell.
Secretary of State Francis II. Hugo,
the Republican candidate for renomi-
nation, got $50 Prohibition votes. but
did not beat out Ella L. Mccarthy, the
regular Prohibition candidate
County Judge George Arlington, of
Albany, will get the Prohibition nomi-
nation for Supreme Court justice in
this judicial district, many Prohibition
voters writing his name in the ballot
Deputy Attorney General Harold j.
Hinman, for the Republican Supreme
Court nomination, who won by only
small margin,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Loyalty Is Issue in
Illinois Senate Race

CHICAGO, Sept. Principal inter
est in the primary election in Illinois
tomorrow centres in the three-cor-
nered contest between Representative
at Large Medill Mccormick, Represen-
tative George f. Foss and Mayor Will
lam Hale Thompson of Chicago for
the Republican nomination for United
States Senator. The campaign has
turned on the loyalty issue.
Mayor Thompson's opponents charged
him with having opposed this coun-
try's entering the war, and opposition
to the passage of the selective draft
law and the sending of American
troops to France.
On the Democratic side, Senator
James Hamilton Lewis, indorsed by
President Wilson, is conceded renomi-
nation
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11


Inc aeluge Of war plays is upon us.
ana not even the consummation of
peace itself could now stem the tide
over Herc,' with which Oliver D.
BAILEY and Nathan D. Smith inaug-
urate their tenancy of the Fulton The
atre, is of the highly unrcalistic, farci-
c"l melodramatic order. Of which man
ayers suppose audiences to be so fond
just at present. Indeed, so certain was
one OF these producers that he knew
just what the public wants that he
wrote the play himself
1t would be nice to say that Mr.
bailey is that ideal creature, a man
ager who really did write good play,
but candor compels US to say that the
great man has not yet arrived. "Ovcr
Here" is not good play.
1t purports to show the conversion
of Stacker and his pacifist mother to
proper and timely warlike spirit by
highly involved ruse. In the process
many blank cartridges are fired off,
there is much hourishing Of revolvers,
and bomb with burning fuse is
thrown on the stage. There are
muifled screams, knife thrusts in the
dark, signallings with lights--in short,
everything but coherent plot, fluent
lines and three dimension characters.
The author halts the action many times
to descant on our brave boys, God
bless them!" and to fire heavy blasts
of antl-pacitist propaganda. At no time
40 the characters or their actions at
taln any semblance to life.
Inc production, scenically, is scarce
ly up to metropolitan standard. The
one set, an interior, is really dcpress-
lngly ugly. Nor does the cast show
any distinguished acting.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Three Days Set Aside for
Study of National Anthem

The Mayors Committee on National
Defence has set aside three days Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday-in which it
hopes New Workers will give their
earnest attention to the national an
and music of "Thc Star-Spangled Ban
ner."
On Friday afternoon children of the
parochial schools throughout the city
will assemble in front of the school
buildings and sing the anthem. On
Saturday afternoon pupils of the pub
lie schools will gather in the parks and
sing it there. On Sunday evening
concert will be held in the Mall in Cen
trail Park in honor of Francis Scott
Kny
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Will Fit the Youth
To Defend the Nation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1o.-Miss Julia
Lathrop, of the children's bureau of
the Department. of Labor, is receiving
letters daily from all parts of the coun-
Try Try on the the local successes of Patriotic
Play Week.
The recreation summer, which culmi-
mated in Patriotic Play Week. was
Planned by the children's bureau to
promote among children games of phys
lcai skill. to make a stronger young
America In large part the pro-
gramme was carried into effect through
the woman's committee of the Council
OF National Defence.
Part of the programme is to save
100000 children between April l, 1918,
and Arril I. 1872
Eacn state in the Union has been
notified how many of these babies it
IS expected to save. New York is re-
sponsibie for the largest number, with
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Housewives, Here's
A Chance to Swat
The War Pro6teer
u. S. Labor Department
Asks Cooperation in Cost
of Living Investigation

The United States Department OF
labor has undertaken to do little in
,sstigating on its own part and knock
9 few bricks out from under the
rrodteers. If there is any truth in the
nrotest of wage earners and wage earn
.rs' wives about the increased cost of
living. John NJ. Foster, of the Bureau
os Labor Statistics, and his corps of
Investigators are going to find it OUT.
Since last Tuesday the bureau head
charters have been enlisting the SER
y;ces OF capable women to visit the
homes Of all wage carners and all
families living on a yearly salary Of
81 600 or less. and with the cooperation
of the women OF these families gather
statistics showing how the yearly ex-
rcnditures balance with the yearly in
comes. All families receiving charity
assistance OF any kind are exempted
from this Investigation. Everybody
else is in on it, and the fuller the in
formation given by the housewives the
hotter the party promised for the
protiteerS.
Not that the long and formidable list
Of questions to be filled in isn't rather
personal. 1t is, and the job of getting
the information down is a long one.
The Investigators maintain that it
takes the best part OF half day a
family to assemble all necessary data.
The majority Of women appreciate that
the result of this careful investigation
will directly benefit the family in that
the object Of the invests cation is to
provide data for use as a basis in ad-
justing wages to meet living condi-
tons
at isn't case of whether or not
YOU and want TO be bothered" one
Investigator said to the woman visited.
The Pres dent of this country wishes
this Investigation made. and YOU and I.
therefore. naturally want TO do all we
can to help out. This is call to a duty
iust as necessary as many to which
our men have gone, and it may help to
prevent a labor war here in America"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Women Rain Platinum
On Officers of the Mint

WASHINGTON, ssept. TO- - The
women OF the country have responded
II such large numbers to the govern
ment's call for platinum that the
oftice OF Ray T. Baker, Director of the
Mint, is almost overwhelmed with the
volume OF platinum jewelry to be
bought for war purposes.
To-day Mr.. Baker requested that it
oe sent thereafter TO the United States
Assay Office, which has better facilities
tor receiving it. SSores OF packages
containing platinum rings, chains
scarf pins, false teeth and discarded
laboratory equipment, worth in the
aggregate many thousands Of dollars,
have reached here.
Payment will be made for these con-
slgnments, but persons wishing to
ronate the metal may give it to the
Red Cross, which will sell it to the
government.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Plays and Players

Oliver Morcsco's production of "The
"alk-Offs," the new Hatton piece, has
been postponed from Monday night to
Tuesday, September II.
At the cabled request of the SOL
dlers now in France, Lee Shubcrt,
chairman of the Overseas Theatre
League, has sent kilograms to Mary
Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Char
ne Chaplin, asking them to GO to
France and entertain the A. +. f. The
league held a meeting at the Hotel
'fNnlckeroocker n n, yesterday, at which Mr..
Shubert was asked to invite the movie
stars; and Adolph zukor, president of
the Famous Players Lasky Corporation
and chairman Of the motion picture
committee, cooperating with the Treas
ury Department for the next Liberty
Loan drive, said his company would
cheerfuily extend the contracts of anv
OF their stars who would 60 abroad.
Under the auspices Of the New York
War Camp Community Service, Mabel
beardsley, chairman, Frederick Mckay
WI give special performance to-
night of "Other Mems Shoes" at the
lhlrty-ninth Steet Theatre, in compli
ment to the soldiers and sailors. The
hrst public performance will be given
tomorrow night.
Frederick Esmelton, of the ~Wascn
Y our Neighbor" company, will 20 to
france shortly as a Secretary for the
Knights OF Columbus.
A. II. Woods will present new
AMERICAN play, "The Big Chance" at
New Haven for two days, beginning
Saptember 13. The author is Grant
Morris. The cast includes Clara Joel
and Cyril Keightley.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Jewels of the Madonna"
Sung for War Relief

The San Carlo Opera Company gave
a, performance of "The Jewels of the
Madonna" for the benefit of the Stage
" omen's War Belief last night, at
the Shubert Theatre. The audience
was of capacity size. Wolf-Ferrari's
brutal Neapolitan opera displayed no
rev beauties under the rather crude
per 1ormance it received. Miss Arms
dcn's Mailella had virtues which viii
not long endure if she continues to
force her voice to the breaking point.
Others in the cast were Giuseppe Agos-
tini, Joseph Roger and Stella Demette.
Gustavo Mcrola conducted.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Income on 100000
Left to Boy Scouts

PROVIDENCE, Sept. 1o.-The Boy
Scouts of Rhode Island, through the
wlll of the late Captain George Buck
I'm, viii receive the income from
trust fund amounting 20 about $500 900
Proylslon is made that onc-half of the
fund may be used for the erection of
a headquarters building.
Mr.. Buckln, a Civil War veteran.
who died at Long Beach, Cal, recently.
!e1t no immediate family. His estate
Is estimated to be worth S5O0,OO0.
IL is provided, however. that if at
any time the organization comes under
the domination of any religious sect
or becomes sectarian in any wav the
benefits may be revoked by the trustee.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Five of Stefansson's
Men Drifting ON Ice

AN ALASKAN PORT, Sept 1o.--Fivc
men of the exploring expedition of
Vlhialmur Stefansson recently lande1
on the Arctic ice pack north of Alaska
with the intention of drifting west
toward Siberia IN search Of new lands,
according to officers Of Stefansson
boat which arrived here to-day.
Stork Storkerson, Stefansson's ]iou-
tenant, is the leader of the five. They
expect to live on the ice and later land
on the northern Siberian coast. The
land, they said, is supposed to lie be-
'"e'h Prince Patrick Land and Nord-
snakolld Sea.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-11
Vermont Primary Close;
Results Still in Doub,

MONTPELIER, VT, Sept. 1o.-The
primaries to-day developed a fight for
the republican nomination for Gov
ernor SO close that the nominee NAV
not be known until every vote is
counted. AT midnight, with returns in
from one-half of the cities and towns
Percival W. Clement, of Rutland. had
a lead Of 264 votes over Judge Charles
n. Darling, of Burlington, while Dar
Ing, in turn. led Frank E. Howe. of
bennlngton, by 43 votes. Clements
total IN III towns was 4,458.