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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
CASUALTY LIST
Killed i'm Action.

Killed In Action.
Corporal Dewey Orr, BOswOrth.
Harry r. Croley, Nevada.
Died OF Wounds.
Arvid H. Hanson, st. Louis.
Charles H. May, Sedalia.
Died of Disease.
Ray S. Holmes, st. Louis.
In Hospital previously reported miss
ing).
Charles E. Wilfong, Desloge.
Present for Duty previously reported
missing).
Corporal Charles ]. Updegraff, Beth
any.
Wounded Slightly previously reported
missing).
Dan L. Horton, Latham.
VIM. Kornhaus, Adrain.
Claude ]. Marrett, Reeds.
Fred W. Moore, Bloomfield.
Archie Smith, Oronogo.
Returned TO Duty previously report
ed missing).
Lawrence T. Dayball, Maplewood.
Edward V. Williams, Lexington.
Wounded Slightly.
Samuel Funston Dennison, st. Louis.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
THE OPEN COLUMN
About the Victory Queen.

Editor the Missourian: The Uni
versity of Missouri elects a Victory
Queen. That is the impression that
will go out over the state. But is it
so that the University of Missouri, or
even the women students, elect her?
No. Some two hundred girls out of
some eight hundred in school who
paid the so cents S.G.A. dues, col
lected during the stress and uncer-
tainty of quarantine, when many of
the women students were in differ
ent parts of the state during the in
fiuenza rage, and those who remained
felt that any day school would be dis
missed for the year. Nearly one
fourth of those two hundred who did
pay, paid because they belong to a
group which was planning a system
attic campaign to run queen this
spring.
Heretofore the women students
have been given a second chance to
pay their S.G.A. dues-a chance so
they could vote for the May Queen.
This year the high-minded ones in
power governing the S.G.A. have de-
creed that no such chance shall be
given this year, insisting in their in
dignation that they don't want girls
to join S. G. A. just to vote for the
queen. At the same time it seems
strange that our sisters in power
should so soon forget the stress and
strain of last term. 1t might almost
suggest that they are jealous of their
authority Yet they represent the
body of women. Come, let us too
learn a lesson in democracy and elect
queen who is voted on by every
women student in our fair Univer-
sity. H. B.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
THE WEATHER MAN CAN'T DO 1T

According to Ruskin there is no
such thing as bad weather, but only
different kinds of good weather.
During the last week the weather
man seems to have been making an
attempt to please everyone. We have
had samples from his entire weather
stock, sunshine. clouds, rain, snow,
cold and warmth. But even he can't
do it, Few people share John Rus
kin's opinions on the matter.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
DON'T CASH w.S.S.; BUY MORE!

No Boone COuntian would shout very
loudly to let Uncle Same know that
this county is cashing War Savings
Stamps faster than il - buying ihem
In fact. it seems to most of us,
when We stop to think it over, that
Uncle Sam has enough troubles
without our adding to them. Last fall
we said We would give anything if
the war could be ended successfully
at once. The war did end successful
ly, and now Uncle Same-that is, all
of us-has to pay the bills.
Uncle is trying his best to raise
money. He has a new Liberty Loan
coming, and he is trying to sell an
other issue of War Savings Stamps.
If every county in the United States
does as well as Boone County has
done recently, Uncle Same will lose
a billion dollars or so on his War
Savings Stamps this year instead of
raising a considerable sum.
And remember this: Uncle Sam
has to have the money. Every dollar
that he has to pay out in cashing
War Savings Stamps, plus every dol
lar by which the country fails to
reach its quota of the 1919 War Saw
ings Stamps, must come from some
other source.
That means:
More Liberty Bonds, or
More Taxes.
Men and money enlisted for the
duration of the war The war was
over for the fighters when the fight
ing ended. The wars not over for
the money until the bills are paid.
Let's not desert.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
DEAN EDWARDS HAS
MUMMY FROM EGYPT

Did you know that there is an Egyp-
tian mummy head in Columbia?
Dean G. d. Edwards of the Bible
College of the University brought it
with him when he returned from his
trip to Egypt and has placed it in
the collection of relics at the Bible
College
II got it at the oldest cemetery in
Egypt" said Dean Edwards. I'VE had
been visiting the ancient temple at
Abydos built by the traditional phar-
aoh of the Israelites. Just beyond the
temple was this cemetery.
Il started through it alone intend
ing to secure a mummy in a good
stage of preservation to bring back to
show my classes. | had to pick my
way over mummified arms. legs and
heads which had been torn up from
the graves by the thousands of people
who go there after couvenirs.
"A swarm of boys between the ages
of ten and fifteen followed me every
step / took, waving mummy's arms.
legs and heads for me to buy from
them. | would run them off. but as
soon as turned my back they would
all be around me again.
AS soon as l could run them off I
had no trouble in finding this head.
II was in a very good stage of pre-
serVation and had still left a great
amount of mummy wrappings"
The mummy mead has the appear
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

works are finished in every respect.
They are the thoughts and feelings
of a polished gentleman and liberal
scholar.
During the latter part of his life
he was minister to England. AS the
literary diplomat Of this country he
is unsurpassed. His knowledge of
English life and customs astonished
his English associates. 1t is said
that the British appreciated him more
than his own countrymen.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

ance of a skull with a brown canvass
headgear. 1t is still well preserved,
but is gradually falling to pieces
because of the dampness Of the Amer
lean atmosphere.
In this collection Dean Edwards has
also some clay tablets from Egypt and
Babylonia worth several hundred dol
lars apiece. They are the gift OF
church in Bethany, Mo-, to the Bible
College The church bought them
from a professor in Chicago University
who had been asked to sell them by
the family of a German excavator who
had had to go to war. He had Sc
cured them in Egypt while studying
the archaeological remains there.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of Missouri,
County Of Boone.
In the Circuit Court, In vacation before
April Term, 1919.
Ruth Walker and Frank L. Walker, hus-
band and wife Plaintiffs.
against (2J69O)
T. A. Elkin, William NJ. Elkin. N B. FL
kin, Ida Elkin, Fannie white, NOla
Potts, Ida q. Elkin. Cornelia Elkin, A. b.
Elkin, Virginia Robinson, Lizzie Sebas-
tian, Eva Elkin, James W. Elkin, A. p.
Elkin, Alice WOOlfork, Carl Francis Hu-
len, Rosa Katherine Hulen, Margaret
Jestine Hulen, and Hugh Edwards------
Defendants
THE STATE OF MISSOURI, to the above
named nonresident defendants, Ida G.
Elkin. COrnelia Elkin, Lizzie Sebastian
and Eva Elkin, GREETING
You are hereby notified that an action
has been commenced against you, and the
other defendants herein, in the Circuit
Court Of Boone County, Missouri, affecting g
the title to the following described lands
and tenements lying. being and situate In
Boone County. Missouri, to wit Twenty
COZ acres, more or less, the North one half
(l4) Of the northwest quarter 90 of the
Southwest quarter CA) Of Section twenty
one CID, Township fifty CyO) North, Range
Eleven (11) West OF the 9Th p. NJ; which
said action is returnable on the first day
Of the next term OF said court to be held
at the court house in the City Of Colum-
bia, Boone County, Missouri, on the 1th
day of April, 1919, when and where you
may appear and answer or otherwise de-
fend such action; otherwise plaintiffs Pc
titiOn will be taken as confessed and judg-
ment rendered accordingly.
true copy from the record:
WITNESS my hand as clerk Of the Cir
cult Court OF Boone County, Missouri, and
the seal of said court. Done at Office in
Columbia. Missouri, this 9Th day Of Feb
ruary, 1919.
L. S. POLLARD. Clerk.
(SEAL)
f. G. ANDERSON,
Atty. for Pins.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON on THRIFT

The 1S7the anniversary of George
Washington's birthday is being cele-
brated today. Washington, the sue
cessful builder of a nation, gave
voice to rules for personal and ma
tional success which are as applica-
BILE in this year as in his day. Here
are some of his words that might have
been written for the present situa-
tion in America:
1 am no more disposed to
squander than to stint.
Economy makes happy homes
and sound nations. Instill it
deep.
1t is not the lowest priced
goods that are always the cheap
est.
| cannot erjoin too strongly up
on you a due observance of econ
omy and frugality.
Weep an account book and en-
ter therein every farthlng or your
receipts and expenditures.
Promote frugality and industry
by example, encourage manufac-
lures, and avoid dissipation.
Reason, too late perhaps, may
convince you of the folly of mis-
spending time,
There is no proverb in the
whole catalogue of them more
true than a penny saved is a pen
ny got.
Nothing but harmony, honesty,
industry, and frugality are neces-
sary to make use great and hap
py nation.
These statements by George
Washington as to wise personal
economy might be paraphrased
today in the injunction of the Ma
tional Thrift Campaign-spend
wisely save intelligently, avoid
waste-and invest safely; buy
War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

ober towards de door l opens it..
Den l slips my toe outside. den my
ankle, den my knee; soon l slips
NAH whole self through dat door. Den
now l pokes my head into de door
way and looks at dem cats, and says,
Listen, gentlemen, when Brudder
Martin comes, you all just g'wan and
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

There is a movement on foot among
restaurant walters not to receive tips.
If this works. there is absolutely no
danger OF the League of Nations con-
stitution not working.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
Erly It. Davis Mt Camp Dodge. la.

Erly T. Davis, who was graduated
from the College of Agriculture in
1917, is in the hospital at Camp Dodge,
Ia, awaiting discharge. Davis was in
jured last October while Transporting
ammunition in France.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

The German squabble over the re-
newal of the armistice will more than
likely be shown to have been just an
other evidence of that wonderful Ger
man bluff.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

1t is strange but true that all ma
tional holidays, such as Washington's
Birthday, seem to come much more
often on Saturday than on any other
day of the week.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

And now we are to ship lady bugs
to France to be used in combating
the mealy bug. What will be our
next commercial undertaking?
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22
ANNOUNCEMENT


NORTHCUTT, who has recently returned
from the army, as a candidate for Super
intendent Of Schools of Boone County, sub
ject to the action Of the annual school
election April /.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

Assembly dance at the Daniel
Boone Tavern will be held from $50
to 11:30 o'clock tonight. Adv.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-02-22

named nonresident defendants, Ida G
Elkin. COrnelia Elkin, Lizzie Sebastian
nd E,llrin GRE EE,srI NJ.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
DEPUTY AUTOMOBILE COMMIS SIONER MACDONALD HAS EXPERIENCE WITH DE-
 MENTED MAN.
Applicant For License Insisted He
 Was Ten Feet Tall.

Louis R. Madden, an actor, of Waterbury, an inmate of the Hart ford Retreat, applied recently at the automobile registration department in the capitol building for chauf- feur's license. In making payment for the license, according to Deputy Automobile Commissioner Macdon- aid, formerly of Putnam, Madden made out check in favor of the Hartford Postoffice" and erased the word Hartford" from the date line.
 Among some of his cratic answers to questions, he claimed to be ten feet tall. After investigation the po- lice learned that Madden had left the institution without leave and later in the day was located at the Buick garage and taken back to the retreat. Madden at one time was favorite on the Poli circuit, having appeared for several years with his partner, Jos. Fitzpatrick, in their own sketch, "The Turn of the Tide"
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
Willimantic Man Has Wedding In His Family and Figures
 In An Attempted Hold Up
Was Formerly Porter in Putnam Ho-
 tels and We'll Known Here.

All within week events have hap pened to Stokes Watson, a iitney driver of Willimantic. Stokes is we'll known in Putnam. For years he was employed as porter in Putnam hotels, was known as a wizard with cue, was Putnam's most enthusiastic baseball fan of the old days, and set the style in clothes and 1 haberdashery among a large circle of followers.
 Stokes was the best natured of many good natured hotel porters. He received many tips and was always willing to please. He left here some years ago to become portr at the Hotel Hooker in the Thread City, and some time ago became jitney driver. On Christmas day Stokes daughter, Miss Alizon Watson, born in Putnam, and Isaac Green of New Haven, were married at the Watson home in Will limantic by Rev. J. B. Wallace of the A. M E. Zion church. The couple left for a wedding trip to Boston and in the evening a reception was given them at the home of the brides aunt. They will make their home in New Haven.
 The following Thursday morning Stokes figured in hold up while on a trip with his car. According to his story he carried party to New Lon don and started on the return jour ney at 3.15 a. m.
 He says that in driving along a straight stretch of road he saw ahead of him light waving in the road and on drawing near it saw that 1t was lantern being waved by man in civ ilian clothing and man wearing a soldiers uniform was standing by with a rife in his hands. The man who waved the lantern when Watson got close up stepped back and sat down on the bank The curtains on the car were down and according to Watson he thought of many things, especially of "gunmen." 'I did not come to stop" remarked Watson, "but called out Boys, do you want ride?' By that time was just even with them. I heard reply which 1 believe was Yes, we do.' 1 didn't stop but just fed the juice and away the old car bounded and I sure made fast time until 1 got to Norwich. l reached home all safe and sound and you can bet this man will not take any more midnight jobs far away from home" As there have been no reports of holdups in and around Montville the past twenty-four hours, some of Watsons friends are rather inclined to badger him about his ex- perience One thing about the affair that bothers Watson is what business a soldier had to be out at such an ear ly morning hour with rifle Watson was told that it might be one of Montville's Home Guarders," but he replied: Nonsense, my dear boy, that soldier did not look like any of Captain Fenton's boys.'
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
A LILLY AND A BIRD SENT TO
 JAIL SATURDAY

He didn't say he "hew in," but said he "blew in," did Phillip Bill bird. And Billbord blew in all his bills. Judge Geissler said to Billbird who said he blew in that he, the judge, would blow him out again. Billbird, who blew in, was herewith and thereby as aforesaid blown out by his honor and Sheriff Holbrook took him to Brooklyn and blew him in again.
 James Lilly did not say anything about being blown one way or anoth- CT. But he blew himself to some drinks and the kind of drinks he blew himself to are not good for lilies Lilly is now a neighbor of Billbird in a cell at the county jail-and the ice is about ready to cut.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
WOULD LET PUTNAM GIVE IT
 THE ONCE OVER
Thinks a Tank In Park at Hartford
 Would Satisfy Our Citizens

Some weeks ago The Patriot sug- gested that while guns, cannon and other souvenirs of the world war were being sought as decorations and ornaments for public spots and parks in different cities, Putnam should get it's claim in. Whether Ezekiel" who with painstaking effort penned the following for a Hartford paper, saw The Patriots article, is not known. but he suggests that we Putnamites might have look if a tank were put in Hartford's beautiful park. Here is them words that Zekiel writ:
 ~Mr. Editor: I hev been thinkin' off sumthin kwite lote of late, and I am writin these flu lines too let you no about the same. It Is about MT. Lonergan. I have heared 1t sed that them congrismen kin hve war canons, an shells, an sech, fur their corn stitcherunts too be sot up in places like parkes as a sorter remindeus off the war fund now on. 1 reckon MT. Lonergan will dew his dewty inn this speck same as he dug in all specks. But what I am gettin at is that this town deserves sumthin more than or nery canon, do mt it? I sirgest that he shell git one off them big Tanks, like that won that cum here too pope Park sum time sense. It might be set up by the founting in Bushnell park so as our foakes from Simsbury an Putnam mite sea it on rival in Hartford.
 "Yours truly,
 Ezekiel (late of Avon)."
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
PREDICTS 57 sNoWsToRMs

Arthur F. Searles, weather pro phet of Whitinsville, Mass, predicts 57 snowstorms this winter. Last year he predicted 42 snow storms and they came according to his reckon ing. MT. Searles bases his predictions on mathematics. He adds the age of the moon and the day of the month on which the first snow falls. Satur- day was the 30th of the month (No- the Sd. Adding the days of the month and twenty-seven, the age of the moon, gives Mir. Searles total of fifty-seven snowstorms.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
NORTH wOopsrnc.
kOSvENORDALES NEWS, crrTInn Sr0$ IN IMEJ JCuT shes.
Shells Fall Thick and Fast at Ar
 sonne Forest

Achille LaRue writes from France as follows:
 'I am stationed in the city of Chelles and am only 19 kiIometers from Paris, and hope l may see the city before I go home.
 ''This place is an old French town divided in two sections and is known as Old Chelles and New Cheiles. New Chelles is the incest part, for all of best houses are there.
 "Since I have been in France I have been through quite few nice towns, but of some there is not much left. For instance, the town of Ricicourt. There is not house standing. Ev- erthing has been leveled to the ground by shell fire. By the looks of things it must have been a good sized town in it's day. Just above it was my last battle on the right of the Forest of Argonne. Believe me, the shells were falling thick around us, especially the 37 nm i've call them whiz bangs) for you can not hear them until they are on you. They are one pound shell with high explosive in them and they do lot of damage.
 "Then I was in Verdun, Cham pains and also in the St, Mihiel sector twice. The first place we were in was at LaChapell in the Wages noun tains, and we put over barage when the infantry took the town of Frapel ell, and there we got our first taste of gas That is the place where l was wounded in the right hand The doc tor thought I was going to lose my hand, but he saved it all right.
 'This has been the worst war in history. I hear that the first year of the war lot of French soldiers went crazy on account of the heavy can nonading, for when they are discharg- ed they deafen you for awhile.
 l l SIOOu iltdl Sih inch gun one time and when it went off it made me deaf for at least half an hour. All that is over with now and I hope shall be home pretty soon.
 "There are two hundred officers that were prisoners in Germany who are coming in tomorrow. I am where we have job hunting billets for them. I have just come back from trying to billet an officer but at every house the woman was out so 1 had to take him to hotel. The other day wrote 39 postals and the lieutenant told me that if I wrote any more like that he would have me shot at sun rise. He had to censor every one of them so it took some time.
 t lam boarding at an old lady's house, and 1 am treated like one of the family, and I like them very much"
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
NEW YEARS MORNING FIRE

The fire companies started the year by answering an alarm at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning from box Al in the business section4 The fire was in a partition at the Colonial restaurant on Front street, but was put out without much damage being done.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03

People in the place smelled smoke for some. time, but the cause could not be located It was some time lat CT that flames were seen coming through near a chimney that runs along the west wall of the room. An alarm was rung and the department came. Water was turned on before the blaze was put out.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
K. OF C. NOTES

There was an interesting meeting Sunday afternoon when a class was given the second degree. Among those present were Rev. Fr. Quinn of North Grosvenor-Dale, who made re- marks regarding the order, touching on the coming membership drive and giving encouragement, and J. J. Kenney of Lynn, who spoke of the S2OO,OOO K. of c. home to be built there. There are 800 Knights in Lynn, which, Mir Kenney said, in pro portion to population, was not as good showing as Putnam has made. District Deputy John B. Daigle, F. H. Cordier, chairman of the member ship campaign, and others, gave some interesting talks. The membership campaign starts January 6 and every member is pledged to get member. If this is done the council will num- Der over 400, as there are already over 200 members.
 Next Sunday at 2.30 o'clock a class of Is candidates will receive the third degree. The work will be done in Red Mems hall and councils from surrounding towns and cities have been invited to attend. All Knights are invited to be pres ent.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03

peace at the conference to be held in
 Paris during the peace congress by
 delegates from the American and Flu ( ropean organizations engaged Tn 1 promoting a league of nations. He is
 the first official representative of the 1 league to go abroad on this mission.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

the cotton which would otherwise have to be hauled to the gins at Glendale. The coming of the gin to Marinette is bound to foster an increased acreage for this district, for then the expense and trouble incident to hauling the cot ton such a long distance will have been done away with.
 Nearly all the cotton here is being grown on the crop-share lease plan, and so successful were the tenants last year that all but two have closed con- tracts for this year, while many new corners are signing up. Five of last years tenants have purchased automo- Diles with their income of this season, and an ~. of prosperity peNades this entire community.
 Several growers netted over a bale to the acre and at a low cost of pro- duction as well. This was possible through the fact that here there is no Johnson grass or noXious weeds to be eradicated before a crop can be grown.
 The owners of Marinette lands ap- Dreciate that for cotton to be per- manent and succs ssful crop, rotation must be systematically practiced, and this season only one-half of the lands will be put into cotton. The balance of land will be put into alfalfa and gen eral crops.