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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

Henage, WriehfCity:: sfrs. Pearl Clil
dress, Polo, R. R. 'NTkerson. Bethany.
The following guests registered at the
Athens Hotel: R. v. CIaikshsnk. Joe
Mercurio, and s. a Wildbcrger. sll Of
ST. Louis; c. ". Hall. II. W. Club and
Baird Parks. all of Kansas City; Mart
Clax,on and Joe Taylor. Moberly; L. R.
Farley, and John v. Ward, Columbia; !;
A.. Phillips. Trenton; E. o. Turner, Pat
ionsburg: Edward Selieke, Lead, 5 D.;
II. B. Morier, Pittsburgh. Pa; Clay
Thorn. Altoona. Kan; ]. T. Hayes. Boon
vile: /. Marks, New York City: c. c.
Brown. Ethlyn: ". v. Cordy. Odessa
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

a deposit Of IS al the ONCE Of the secre
tay Of the University on November u
or 10. Board and room viii be $32 l
month. subject 10 change after the hrs
month H.e
The name for the cooperative homs
Of the Woman's Council Of the univer'
sity of Missouri. will be decided upon
at meeting the last Of this week The
contract for the property will be signed
at that time.
Leslie Wsckher, guard on the Univer.
sity basketball team. has sprained his
ankle. This is the second time he has
been injured in this way, both accidents
having occurred on the walk lesding to
the Physics Building.
Miss Eva Johnston. adviser Of Uni.
yersity women, has returned from con-
ference with members of the Missouri
Alumni Association at Kansas City. The
Association pledged its support to the
new cooperative Home for University
women.
Richard Bradfeld. instructor in soils
is experimenting with the soils Of north.
east and southwest Missouri. In his ex.
peeiments he is treating the soil with
'hemicals and other material to bring
about a union Of the smaller particles
into a larger aggregate, and 50 open il
up TO let the water through Mr.. Brad
heid is making "A detailed study Of the
'oloid and how to rrest it. After the
abraiery experiments have proved
success, Mr. Bsad6eld will make some
Sractical experiments in the field
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

grazing, so as to save iosses caused BY
dislocation Of traffic, CT on the other hand
to increase production and organize ser.
vices Of their own, We think the latter is
the best. One Of the geasa Of Fii-a was
that he should not go into a cave frora
which there was only one outlet: ihe
more flexible machinery We have under
democratic control the better able we
will be to emerge from the welter Of cir
'umstances with ability and energy to
construct when the time comes where
.econstructions can be undertaken with
out let or hindrance. If by daring CO.
operative effort we can keep our econom-
&c life in working order. We may be able
10 save country towns as well as the
countryside from decay. II We do not
adopt some daring policy We shall sink
pack, as so vast an area in Europe is
sinking, into slow going and backward
ural communities, with little contact
with urban life or indeed civilization Of
any kind.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

l. E. Armstrong of Turner Station
was in Columbia yesterday on business
]. E. Nixon returned to his home al
providence.
Nat Torbit returned to his home al
arrow Rock yesterday.
Mrs. K. NJ. Dyer. 1000 Cherry street,
5 visiting in Centralia today.
]. S. Rollins went to Centralia this
morning on business.
Miss Mary Stewart and Mrs. ]. W.
5irawn are visiting in Centralia today.
R. H. Gray went to Mexico this morn
on business.
R. E. Thurston went to Clark this
morning on business.
Mrs. E. NJ. Carter, III Gentry place
in entralia today.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Allen went to Mexico this
morning to visit DR.. R. W. Van Wyn-
garden.
c. c. Torbit returned to McBaine yes
terday after spending a day visiting and
transacting business in Columbia.
Mrs. Curtis Robnett and daughter,
Frances. left today for Glasgow to visit
Mrs. Frank Diggs.
Taylor's Garage received a consign-
ment Of three Dodge automobiles Tues
day.
r. ]. Frisnt, assistant County agent
leader, went to Rolla yesterday on bust.
ness.
Miss Augusta Pitts left Tuesday for
Mexico, Mo. She has been weekend
guest at the Delta Delta Delta house.
A. c. Burrell. specialist in entomology.
is in Lincoln County this week conduct
ing chinch bug control campaign.
Miss Annie Laura Clazier, Miss Helen
'ornwall and Miss 0livet Jeter left
Tuesday for Boonville to attend Hop
given BY the Kemper Military Academy.
Mrs. William Hasger Of Cravetie, Ark,
who has been the CUES, Of Miss Blanche
Bozarth. left today for Paris, No., to
visit relatives.
i. 5. Townsicy, poultry specialist, will
go to Fayette Friday to make an address
on poultry at the Corn Show and Round
Up.
Mrs. T. H. Simpson. Of St Louis, ac-
compsnied by her daughter! Virginia, and
Miss Helen Zoellner, spent the weekend
in Columbia.
Greed Lewis and sister. Mary, and
Miss Maggie Lewis Of Centralia. were
visitors Sunday at the William Reed home
at AIS South Fifth Street.
II. NJ. Garlock and r. L. waddell,
specialists in animal husbandrv, are at.
lending the American Royal Live Stock
Show a, Kansas City this week.
NJ J. Regan, dairy specialist, is in
Clinton County this week cooperating
with the agricultural commissioner at
Kansas City in conducting q two day
school.
c. ". Herey. poultry specialist, i in
Knox and Sullivan counties this week
Viving culling demonstrations and select.
nc hens,for the certified poultry breeding |
project. 4
T. A. Helm. associate professor Of field |
'r"ps has been appointed bs the denart-
nent as 4 Judge at the grain and hay
how to be held in connection with the
International Live Stock Exposition in
chicago, November q to December 4.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

| voted straight Republican ticket and
for all Of the amendments.
Il work all day at different things
she said In answer TO another question.
Il can wash the dishes, make the beds
or do any kind Of homework which they
will let me do. Here are some mats for
the dining table | have made. ] can
make a set Of them a day." She picked
up some mats from a nearby table. Il
made mistakes at first but | do not make
any now
Il can make other things too" she
continued. They come and take me to
the Mothers Club at the Christian
Church. We have the best time in the
world there.
In the evenings | like to go to see
the moving pictures. / enjoy thera just
as much as YOU do. always go with
someone who reads the readers fer me
and then | can see the picture just as
plain. You know, whoever is reading to
me whispers real low and really il does
MT bother the people around US.
During a pause in the conversation
Mother Givai surprised her visitor by
asking. Have you got a giri!' Upon
receiving a negative answer. Mother Civ.
an gave her visitor the following recon-,
dendation:
"The Bethany Circle girls from the
.hrisiian Church are certainly fine girls.
they are just like sunbeams. Two or
nree Of them come and see me every
seek. You must come in and meet them
sometime.
The visitor. who was bashful. said 1t
.as time for him TO leave.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17
GIRLS SHORT COURSE SMALL
Six Women Make Up s-Weeks' Class
in Home Economies.

six women make up short course
lass which began work November J.
The course lasts eight weeks and Is Ji
vided to give practical work in household
management. The students are here,
hey are doing good work and en;oy
themselves, said Miss Louise Stanley.
chairman of the home economics depart.
ment.
The present class is smaller than the
me Of last year, which had twelve mem
bers. The numbers have varied from two
o sixteen students since the project was
started several years ago. Attempts have
been made to induce more students 10
one from the farms Of the state and take
the work.
Most interest has been shown in trade
lressmaking. Food preparation and
house management are also given promi
lent places on the daily program. "A
lew Of the students are taking special
7ourses in farm work.
The course is made as simple and
practicable as possible and for this rea.
'on almost everything Is done in labora.
ories. The students live in the practice
house Of the home economies department.
There they conduct model home in all
Mechanical details. They are laugh, the
are Of the house. household manage.
neni. the buying and preparation of food.
he keeping Of expense account and the
!iring Of help. The students are privil ;
eyed TO hire any help that they wish.
The idea Of this. short course IS TO
make every lesson count sid Mrs. ].
I. Rosa. an instructor in The home ecoa
pmics department. I've have only few
lays for instruction and they must be
;arefully planned The idea is TO find
out each persons problems and adjus,
he course to them. An average days
work is from a. m. to IL and from l to
) p. m
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

Five Judges are appointed each year
frcn FIVE different states One. Of these
irdges has always been from Missouri.
Professor Helm also went as the Judge
from Missouri last year.
Roy Kirkpatrick. field crops specialist,
will visit the vocational classes Of the
high schools at Chillicothe. Gait. Trenton.
Callatin and Jameston this week in the
interest Of the pure seed campaign.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Doyle and Mr..
Doyle's mother, Mrs. C. E. Doyle. 1877
Windsor place. left this. morning for ST.
Louis. where Mr.. Doyle and his wife viii
make their home.
Ralph LOOMS, specialist in marketing,
is in Nodaway and Clinton counties this
week organizing cooperative marke,in.
associations. John Sheay. assistan.
specialist in marketing. is organizing Co
operative marketing associations in Adair
and jasper counties.
Moving pictures. whenever they can
be procured to illustrate the lecture, are
being used as help in teaching Botony
at the University High School. Slides
were shown this morning Of the big
trees found in the Sequoia forest Of
California.
John Mcdonnell. who is the treasurer
A ~ m Z
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17
Moving Pictures and Music Part
of Busy Life of Blind Woman

There is one woman in Columbia who
seems always happy, although she ha,
lost her eyesight. She acts as independ.
entity as if she were not handicapped in
any way. This woman Is known to many
admirers as Mother Civan. She lives
with her son. ]. N. Civan, at ll3 South
Ninth street.
Mother Civan greeted her visitor with
cheerful smile which made him foreet
all about the chilly breeze outside. A
il was his first visit. Mother Civan told
her visitor. who was interested. all about
herself.
Il like TO be around young people, "
she said. ~0ld people complain too much
abou, their ills and ailments.
Il believe there are lots Of worse
things than being blind. ! would not
like to be deaf. as | enjoy everything
hear so much. ] enjoy the lectures at
church and the singing. and l love to
play the phonogrsph. My favorite rec.
ords are those by Harry Lauder. like
Hawaiian music. too, and have one rec
ord of a qusrtette singing Annie Lau-
rie" which is beautiful"
The conversation changed to politics
and the recent election. Il told the boys
DOT to bet on Cox she said. 1T jus,
seems that queer things-l don't know
what it is-come to me at times. / knew
i a
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17
HOLIDAY POULTRY SCARCE
Many Turkey Day Orders Are Now
Being Placed.

That poultry is scarce ane sl;i be hard
get for the holiday trade is the opinion
# poultry dealers il Columbia. Ever
now it cannot be said that chickens are
plentiful, selling at 25 cents a pound
alive and 40 cents dressed. One dealer
says that he has been able to get no
turkeys as yet and is of the opinion tha
when he, does he will have to pay at least
80 cents a pound for them on foot.
Many orders have already been placed
for Thanksgiving turkeys.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

Lee School Mothers Club to Meet.
The Mothers Club Of the Lee School
viii meet at 3 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon al the Lee school.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

For the truth as TO furniture market
conditions. read Parkers Furniture Bpl-
letin in this issue on page 9. (Adyl
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1920-11-17

Read the truth about furniture prices
in Parkeris Furniture Bulletin in this is
sue on page 6. (Adv.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
PEASE APPEALS TO ALL
VALLEY PEOPLE TO ACT
IN BEHALF III. r. 1861
TO The Herald:


VIII kindly call attention
which lI9Gl?
aton of 250OOOO0 enable the of the
and complete irrigation
projects but
feasible be undertaken.
The Of this bill viii make possible the
Lower Rio Grand
Grande Valley after the preliminary
ally The Valley
esed IN this bill We should do everything
There
ern states There
ground Of Republican
g an Appropriation viii that possibly dispensed
great danger that they viii this bill to
in eand
request
friends In TINS and other states requesting that
representatives Washington of
bill introduced by Representative r. 196l Eyerv
citizen Of this Valley has friends whom are influential
and who could wcd considerable this bin IF e can
get thousands OF letters of Valley the north
urging 'ha their friends take action this
be a tremendous influence felt.
May along this line and viii
you not
Importance that citizen help please that farm
s organizations commercial clubs all
os ~ the valley
utohS published forwarded
ana TO senator Morris n Sheppard Senator
ingon " '"' 90 ""s"
any PuDhcY you can this matter any sun
port through your editorial columns
S'i'ee 70 'hS Naiey as wen as to the whole country.
Very yours.
G. II. PEASE. Chairman
Lower Rio Grande Project Conference Comnit+aa
Raymondvile, Texas ~ O"n"'''ee'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
Especial 10 The Herald)

HIDALGO, Tex, Feb. 5.-In the
arrest by Deputy Port Collector l.. C.
McDuff and Inspector b. l.. Campbell
and Tom c. Gill of two women on a
charge Of smuggling and having in
their possession liquor. the officers
believe they have ended a consider
able business in liquor shipments that
has been going on for weeks past be-
tween this place and Galveston. Tex.
fante and Julia Infante, after a seiz-
ure cf two trunks containing about
forty-three quarts Of liquor. were
taken before United States Commits
sioner II. u. bennett. who bound
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
ELDER zOCCOLI GETS
FREEDOM ON GIVING
$1,000 BOND In CASH

Teodori Zoccoli of ST. Paul. Mimi.
who has been in the county jail for
the past two weeks on charge Of
violating the Harrison anti-narcotic
act, was given his liberty Wednesday
upon the payment Of $1,000 cash
bond. His son. Joseph Zoccoli, SINH
larly charged. stated that he II un-
dergoing treatment At the jail and
does not desire release as yet. The
LOccoliS were arrested on a charge
Of having several thousand grains of
cocaine and morphine in their posses
sion, according to customs officials
who made the complaint.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
SHERIFF WANTS AN
AUTOMOBILE DEPUTY
Says Large Number of Auto
Owners in County Delin-
quent as to Licenses

Sheriff ". T. Vann has asked the
commissioners court to appoint a
special deputy sheriff To enforce the
payment Of automobile licenses. The
appointment will, according 10 Mr.
Nann, be only temporary. as an Off
Ger working on this feature alone
should be able to complete the task
in from thirty TO sixty days.
The highway law carries a penalty
clause Of - per cent for those who
failed to pay the license by February
] and, as the number Of delinquents
is large, the county can. according TO
the sheriff, well afford TO pay a sal
airy Of Sl25 a month TO enforce the
collections. II u estimated that there
are nearly 1000 motor vehicles delin-
quent on the tax.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
MARKET REPORT
Especial to The Herald by u. s.
Bureau of Markets.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feb. A.
KANSAS CITY: ONIONS-Three
ears on track; demand slow; market
duh: white globes. medium to large.
So to $6.25; Spanish Nalencias, re-
sorted, S6 to S6.25; red globes. me-
dunn. crate. S575 to Sc; medium.
$3.50 to S5.75.
LETTUCE KANSAS CITY: IL
ears arrived; demand slow; market
weak; Imperial Valley. $3.50 to
1915. PITTSBURG- Demand slow
market unsettled; Florida hampers,
sl25 TO $3.50; poorer at 80 cents :
California crates, 81 TO $3.50. CHI
Eighty ears on track; de-
r,and slow; market weak; Los An
geles crates. $3.50 to 81 so; poorer
as low as so cents; Imperial Valley.
$1.9O 10 $225; Florida hampers.
SIPS to sl.50; poorer as low as so
cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
CRISIS ARISES OVER
REFUSAL OF LERSNER
TO ACT ON DEMANDS
;Ry The Associated Press)

PARIS. Feb. 5.-Relations be-
tween the allied powers and Germany
the refusal of Baron Won Lersner,
head of the German delegation here.
TO forward 70 Berlin the names Of
Germans whose extraditon II de-
manded by the entente. Won Lers-
ner left for Berlin last night. The
list Of Germans wanted by the allies
will be sent to Berlin direct by the
council Of ambassadors. and meas
ures intended to compel Germany to
carry out the extraditon clauses Of
the Versailles treaty will be adopted.
No intimation j. given regarding
their nature
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
TRAIN SERVICE
TODOWN RIVER
POINTS, lSPLAN
Work TO Begin Shortly on g.
Mile Extension to San
Rafael Plantation

Daily suburban train service be-
tween Brownsville and the large
plantations down the river from
Brownsville, in the Johnson and San
Rafael plantation districts. and to
within a half mile Of the Rabb palm
grove, Is under contemplation, il was
learned today in connection with the
preliminaries now underway for eX-
tension Of the Gulf Coast Lines down
river line from its present terminus
at the Johnson formerly the Piper)
Plantation. TO the San Rafael potato
plantation Of the Crockett, Burns a
We'll syndicate, a distance Of three
miles.
Plantation and property owners
and farmers in the section to be bene-
fitted by the extension. have agreed
to put up about $4,000 Of the $50
600 that will be required to build the
extension. The local men will pay
for the road bed and the ties, while
the railroad company, 1t " under
stood. will supply the rails and pay
for laying. The railroad company re-
quireS that first class material and
construction ~ used IN building the
extension. which brought out the fact
Of the probability of passenger train
service Of some kind into that sec
tion
II j. also understood that the rail
road company is planning to continue
this extension toward the coast i'm the
event that the colonization proposed
ny the Rio Grande Gulf Corporation
on its holdings in that section. il car
ried out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
CHICACO'SC GUN
FICHTERSPLAN
REVENGE War
Conflict to Come Hinges on
Police Efforts to Appre-
hend Suspects
Rv The A~ociated Prcss)

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 5.-Wal
among Chicago's gunner and labor
union feudists to avenge the murder
of Maurice Enright. chief of the
feudists and leader Of the gunner
today hinged upon the police efforts
to apprehend and hold the suspect.
before the dead mans friends found
them and cancelled the score in their
own fashion.
War and Wholesale murder are i'm
minent. the police said There prob
ably will be ten more killings before
the murderer Is caught, the chief Of
police declared.
Enright's fate was decided many
weeks ago, and tie gunner shadow
ed him until Tuesday night. He was
the twenty-third Victim Of Chcago'-
labor feuds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
MEXICAN FLAG FLIES
OVER LOCAL CONSULATE
PRONUNCIATION Of Constitution
Has Anniversary Today

The Mexican flag is flying today
over the Mexican consulate in
Brownsville and over All public build
ings in Matamoros, and all federal
employees of Mexico are observing a
holiday in honor Of the PRONUNCIATION
Of the Mexican constitution. given 10
the republic in 1897. While the flags
are flying and holiday hours are be
ing observed, there has been no or
ganized celebration in either Browns
Vile or MatamOros.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
CUSTOMS OFFICERS BREAK
UP SIZEABLE BUSINESS IN
LIQUOR TO GAL VESTON,T TEX.

them over to the federal grand jury
under $500 bond each In default
Of bond, both were remanded to jail
to await action by the federal grand
jury at Brownsville.
According 10 officers. shipments of
liquor az regular intervals have been
going from Hidalgo to Galveston, the
liquor being crossed over the Rio
Grande near here at nights, taken to
McAllen BY wagon and sent from
there To Galveston. The identity of
the senders has for weeks been a puz-
zle to the officers here, and the seiz-
ure Of yesterday was the result Of
good work on the part Of the inspec-
tors id charge of the local port
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
MISTAKEN FOR BURGLAR,
BROTHER KILLS BROTHER

FORT WORTH. Tex. Feb. 5.-No
charges will be filed against 4. ID.
DENLY. who shot and killed his broth
er when the latter knocked nj his
door. The brother arrived late III
night, and when he tried Ia arouse
the family was mistaken for a burg
lar and shot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
CHARGE Mint MAN
WITH ROBBING U.S..
PLANT OF $4,000

DENVER. Colo. Feb 5.-Orville
Harrington. Al, skilled worker in the
Denver mint, was arrested today by
secret service operatives. charged
with robbing the mint Of gold bars
valued at 1000. Harrington was
trapped as he was carrying away a
bar of metal He confessed and led
the Officers To his home. where bars
were found buried about the yard
and hidden in various places.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
KENTUCKY SHERIFF'S
GOODNESS, ,MORROW'S
ACTION,
Rv Tho A>sociated PrcssD

FRANKFORT. Ky, Feb. ).
Prompt. decisive action by Governor
Morrow and the GOODNESS Of Sheriff
Moore of Franklin county overtcd
serious trouble last night between
state reformatory guards. deputy
sheriffs and several hundred farm
ers bent on lynching VIII Lockett. a
negro. confessed murderer of little
Geneva Hardman, a school girl The
mob needed the sheriff's warning and
dispersed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
SHUTDOWN FACES N. Y.
81" LINES; COAL SHORT
Officials Meet to Devise Ways
of Averting Crisis

NEW YORK, Feb. Paced with
the possibility Of a shutdown Of the
city's elevated and subway lines fol
lack Of coal. Public Service Commits.
sioner Nixon met today with repre-
sentatives Of the fuel administration
and the New York public utility cor
porations in an effort to devise some
means Of averting a crisis. The Inter.
borough Rapid Transit company has
been reduced To a three days supply
Of fuel, Nixon said. while the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit il IN little better
condition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
BRING new PRESSURE
TO BEAR TO SECURE
RELEASE OF AIRMEN

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Feb. 5.-Lieu-
tenants Usher and Wolf. army avia-
tors, who made a forced landing
across the border last Monday. were
still held by Mexican officials in Ma
cozari. Sonora. today, and new pres
sure was brought to bear by Ameri-
can officials along the border 10 Sc
cure their immediate release.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
U.S.FARM LOANS
HELD Up, AWAIT
COURTS ACTION
Suspended Pending Decision
by Supreme Court on Con-
stitutionality Of Act

WASHINGTON, ID. ~, Feb s.
Further loans from federal farm loan
banks have been suspended until the
constitutionalty Of the farm loan act
is determined by the United States
supreme court. Instructions have
been sent to farm loan representa-
tives by Commissioner Norris, who
explained the order will not affect
loans for which applications have al
ready been received, but shuts off
new applications
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-02-05
DAN FERNANDEZ is THE
YOUNGEST BOY AT T. u.

AUSTIN. Tex. Feb. 5.-TEc
youngest person attending the Uni
versity of Texas IS Dan Fernandez, a
boy Of fifteen years who graduated
from the Austin high school last year
The youngest girl is Shata Lurie of
Houston, who is seventeen.