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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
FEATURE WRITER WAGES
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS
Speaker Coming Journalism Week
Used Human Interest Stories
to Lower Death Rate.

Mrs. May Hilburn, a successful fea-
ture writer, will make an address on
feature writing Journalism Week. She
began writing about ten years ago on the
Webb City bureau Of the Joplin News
Herald. Her duties at first were to
handle news Of every kind for Central
Jasper County.
After she had been on the Joplin
News-Hera for some time she became
interested in fighting tuberculosis. which
was at that time prevalent in the mining
districts near Joplin. She was in charge
Of all the publicity work for this move.
ment, and was successful in getting the
first sanatorium in Missouri for Joplin.
Mrs. Hilburn made talks before sever.
al civic bodies and to the State Legisla-
ture. She also persuaded the city of
Joplin to vote special tax for the main
tenance of the Jane Chinn Hospital
Through her feature and human-inicr-
est stories Mrs. Hilburn has lowered the
appalling death rate of tuberculosis in
Joplin to normal.
Mrs. Hilbum has written verse. but
she does this mainly for her own pleas
ure. However, a contest was held for a
song for the Ozark Fairgrounds and she
was given the first prize. Most of the
verse she has written has been set to
music.
After this verse contest Mrs. Hilburn
abandoned the Webb City Bureau and
began writing feature stories for the
Joplin News.Herald. Her stories on the
Marvel Cave in Stone County, the spot
about which Harold Bell Wright wrote
his shepherd Of the Hills" have been
published in many city papers. This
cave is considered one of the most re.
markable in America. She has done
much free lancing" in Southwest Mis-
souri, and Northwest Arkansas.
On one Of her trips into Arkansas she
discovered an uneducated woman who
had written a scenario and received $500
for it. This woman was also author of
the poem, "The Old Quadrille," which
was published a few years ago in the
Literary Digest. Mrs. Hilburn advised
her to send her poem to the Joplin News
Herald and the editor had it sent to the
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
JAMES H. REID TELLS
STORY OF SLAVE DAYS
Tony, Once Janitor in the Univer
sity, Was Subjected to Severe
and Cruel Whipping.

James H. Reid. once public admins
traitor of Boone County. tells of the
crime and punishment of Tony. a negro
! who was janitor of the University for
many years. and who. at one time, be
longed to President James Shannon.
MY father. r. p. Reid. owned pail
Of mules for which he paid $500 il;
gold,' said Reid. ''One day he had the
mues hitched to a tree in front of vii
liam Cordon's blacksmith shop on the
east side of Eighth street on the presen,
site of the Boone County Mill.
Father had accused Tony Of stealing
! hog, and Tony, for revenge got bot
tie of vitriol from Doctor Norwood's
! office or laboratory at the University
and poured it on the mules.
THE poor animals went into an awful
frenzy as the strong liquid burned into
their hides.
The negro was arrested, proved guilty
of the crime and sentenced to have thirty.
! nine lashes on his bare back. Tony was
stIlppeu 10 tfc Ndisl. SWunS up III di
old meat market situated at the south.
west corner of the court house square
and the Biblical number of forty Iashes
save one, we're administered. Every
lash raised blister or drew blood.
AT that time." said Reid. Tony be.
longed to DIR. Walter 7. Lenoir who was
son-in-law of President Shannon. and
my father sued Doctor LenOir and made
him ply for the damage done the mules. y
On the first day of the next term Of
the Boone County Circuit Court, which
was May 20. 1861, the following entry
appeared in regard to Tony: walter
T. Lenoir, who was personally known to
the Judge of this court, came and ac-
knowledged deed emancipating a slave,
Tony. about IS years old, black in color.
5 feet 4 IL inches high. and with GER
tain scars on his body. TO be his act in
deed for the purpose therein mentioned.
The scars on Tony's body were the
result Of the whipping he had received
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
OPEN HOUSE FOR
METHODIST STUDENTS

More than 100 students attended the
open house for Methodist students Fri.
day night a; the home of Mrs. f. II. New.
comb, 500 South Ninth street. The re.
ception was held under the direction Of
|Se Methodist Student Organization and
was given to help the new University stu.
dents become acquainted.
The house was decorated with flowers
and the lawn was lighted with Chinese
lanterns. Games and music furnished the
amusement. Punch and waters were
served.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
ENGAGEMENT OF MISS
|IdTSHdV iND Mr.. MILLER

Judge and Mrs. Ralph Steele Latshaw
Of Kansas City have announced the en-
gagemeni Of their daughter. Helen Vir-
ginia, to Paul Merrill Miller, also of
Kansas City. The wedding will take
place in June.
Mr.. Miller was graduated from the
School Of journalism last April. He is on
he staff OF the Drygoodsman in St. Louis.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
TEA FOR STEPHENS
| SORORITY.

Miss Mary Alice Wcstcoit. Miss Jewel
Tyler, and Miss Mildred Tandy enter
iained with a tea from 3 to 5 O'Clock this
afternoon at the home of Miss Tandy in
honor Of the members of the Theta Pi
Epsilon sorority of Stephens College and
few guests. The colors of the sorority
were carried out in the decorations and
refreshments.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs. X. H. Gray entertained at dinner
Saturday night for Mrs. d. P. Boone of
Clarksville, Mrs. J. A. b. Keith of Van.
dalia and Miss Virginia Keith.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
Sciety editors telephone, 800. Please
cdi befueen 9 and II o'clock.
|PAkTY At
McHLESTER'S

pAk kTY 1T
MfLESTER'S
Members Of the Beta Theta fraternity
entertained last evening with chute-the.
chues party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Berry McAles,er. A picnic luncheon was
sersd.
The guests included: Miss Elizabeth
Rarson, Mrs. ". T. Stephenson, Mr.. and
ISirs McAlestcr, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Overton
Robneii, Misses Anna Mae Bradford
May Belle Mundy, Isabelle Siepp, Dor.
othy Stevenson, Bernice Childs, Mildred
Boucher, Euphemia Highleyman, Virginia
Gardiner, Virginia Harris, Helen Stuffle.
bean, Dorothy Keens. Susie Anne Dixon
Dorothy Limerick, Katherine Shockey,
Mary Lyons, Helen Angel; and Mitchell
Cray and Hartley Banks. =
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
Four Carloads of Stock Shipped.

Davis & Armstrong, shippers. shipped
two carloads of hogs to St. Louis today.
A. Ridgeway shipped one carload of
hogs and carload of cattle to St. Louis
at the same time.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Frank Armstrong of Sedalia, spent the
weekend at the Kappa Alpha house.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs.. P. McBaine will go to ST. Louis
Wednesday to meet her daughter, Anne.
who has been spending the winter at
school at Berwyn. Pa,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Miss Mildred Boucher, Miss Betty
Taylor and Lawrence Myers of Joplin
we're dinner guests Saturday evening at
the Beta Theta Pi house.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

President and Mrs. Edgar d. Lee, Miss
Elizabeth Potts and Mrs. Marion W.
Hertig. Of Christian College, drove to
Fulton Sunday where they were guests at
William Woods College.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
LADIES DAY 1T
COUNTRY CLUB

The hostesses for Ladies' Day at the
Country Club tomorrow will be: Mrs.
Ferry McAlester. Mrs. S. F. Conley, Mrs.
rank G. Harris, Mrs. ". S. Dorsey, Mrs.
; P. Dysart and Mrs. Lloyd Jones.
There will not be the usual luncheon.
ie entertainment will be in the form
bridge and sewing party at o'clock.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. George More of Kansas
City were the guests this weekend of
their son, James More, at the Phi Delta
Theta house.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
Ne1Us of Columbia Society

Laughlin, Of the Smith Apartments went
to St. Louis today.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15
Columbia Health Situation Better.

According to DIR. W. A. Norris. dep
uty county health commissioner. the
health situation in Columbia is better.
There are a few cases Of smallpox left.
Three houses are in quarantine.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

May l8 to attend the conference of exec
utives in the fertilizer industry, which
will be held here May II and Is. Mr.
Hackleman was formerly connected with
the College Of Agriculture as extension
assistant in field crops.
THE GAS SITUATION in COLUMBIA
Is improving. Add to your summer
comfort with a gas range. We have all
the good kinds, new or secondhand and
good as new. Detroit Jewel. Peninsu-
lar, Bucks, Clarks Jewel, Quick Meal.
etc. Our prices are money savers.
Hughes Furniture Company. adv.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presby.
terian Church will celebrate its tenth an.
iversary at 80 o'clock Friday evening in
the church parlors. There will be pro-
gram and refreshments.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs. ID. P. Boone of ClarksviIle and
Mrs. j. A. B. Keith of Vandalia. who
have been visiting Miss Virginia Keith at
the Delta Delta Delta house, returned
home this morning.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs. ]. c. Jones, who has been in
Oklahoma City as the guest of MIR. and
Mrs. George Wilson, will return home TO-
morrow
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Miss Jane Spencer visited in Jefferson
City over the weekend
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Literary Digest. where ii was published
in the Current Poetry column. Mrs. Hill
burn. also is devoting some time now to
scenario writing.
Besides all the writing Mrs. Hilburn
does, she cares for an invalid husband
and has reared daughter and son. She
has found success on account of her un.
usual sense for news. persistence and
human sympathy. according to the editor
under whom she worked.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Miss Maxine Christopher and Miss
Jane Swoford of Kansas City, and Miss
Margaret Cogswell of independence will
attend the Kappa Kappa Gamma soror.
iiy convention which will take place at
Glacier Park, Mont. July 9 to July Is.
They will leave Kansas City about July 6.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs. Dan G. Slime returned last night
from a three weeks visit in Jacksonville,
ILL.,, where she was the guest Of her sis
ter, Miss Ethel Wylder. Miss Wylder
will come to visit Mrs. Slime in about
two weeks.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Hackleman to Visit Columbia.
Prof. ]. c. Hackleman of the Univer.
sity of Illinois will arrive in Columbia
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

The engagement of ID. d. Moss, Jr., to
Miss Mabel Katherine Otmeyer of York,
Pa, has been announced. The marriage
will take place May q. in York. and the
lcoIplc will leave there Immediately after
ceEcmony for Columbia. They will
"a: Rfrc as the guests Of MIR. Moss's
| -ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ID. Moss, on
Hand gravel.
Nr. Moss was born in Columbia and
ucated al the University of Missouri,
wing received Bachelor of Science
degree i'm agriculture and degree in
CIVIL engineering. At present he has a
,sition as civil engineer with the Trus-
con Field Co. in Fort Wayne. Ind. where
the couple will make their home. Miss
0ttmeycr has been teaching in Ioungs-
town, Ohio, for the last year.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs. ". Frank Wilson of Oklahoma
City, gave a tea Friday afternoon in hon.
ar Of Mrs. ]. c. Jones. who is her house
guest in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Joseph
e. King of Oklahoma City, entertained
with buffet supper in honor of Mrs.
ZONES yesterday evening.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. C.. Il. Noel, Paris, Mo-.
were in Columbia yesterday to attend
Ne graduation recital of their daughter.
Miss Olivia Noel. at Stephens College.
They were accompanied by Mrs. F. v.
Ragsdale, also of Paris.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs. 5. J. Ccnley and Mrs. J. IL
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Dinner guests at the Sigma Chi house
Saturday evening were: Misses Mary
Lyons. Florence Helm. Jennie Hockaday
and Jerry Murry. Mitchell Gray and
Hartley Banks.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs. Olive B. Ware has returned from
several DAYS visit with friends in Sedalia.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-15

Mrs. Edward E. Brown and three chill
dren returned this afternoon from Arizo-
ra, where they have been for six months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
HAzERS ON TRIAL
AT NAVAL ACADEMY
Az Court Martial Proceeds,
Board Of investigation Be-
gins Sweeping Inquiry
REVEAL VICTIMS NAMES

,,,, pi,,nich TO Evening rublic Ledger
Sp. p,.n,ro,is. Md. Oct. 16.-A court
..i nf four midshipmen In con-
I,nn mat;,a' with the recent hasing of two
h,r..." , or fourth class men, began this
Pi'prn, Pa,, at the Naval Academy. AT
ni,'rn"m non,e time n board Of investiga-
NV ,,,,rod into n mere general IN
non 'n II, order to develop the full facts
nu.rS S.n;ry bnzing Mt the institution.
con'c'"h ,ho court martial began 1T wns
,,,d ~ that the charges we're passed
revea.e'h hozine ling of W. II. McGregor. of
on on..,on' .ms Wash. and II. Il. Pearson.
sre"'.i Aiobnmn. stuart Hawkins. or
g, SS,..;ncGcld, Mass. and Bruce II: Rob,
Sp,, nf Chandler. Ariz.. are charged
'l,SI'' 'l;u, ,bc hnzing. while Thomas j.
VIII, W,sn nf Roxbury, Mass. and Thomas
- novce. Of Mount Vernon. Ind, both
II. ,;nrs Ivy orc accused of being present at
~',oI nooI when the hazing was done and
not making any effort to stop It.
~" I,otb Of the young men who were
,.,,"I orc in tho Naval Hospital. but
nrIy NIc(;rcgor is there because or the
hnzinc. Pearson received slight hurt
while rlaying soccer. 1t Is stated most
omnhoticnlly that he received no injury
from hazing. ,,,
Nc(,rpwOr SIIUPTtN
I'D stroIn. having been compelled TO
continIe physical exercises until he COL
,ansed. Similar treatment was nc.
corded Pearson.
The exact form Of hazins consisted
IN administering the Sixteenth and
''Sittng on Infnity.' The former Is
a regular physical exercise and harm
lose if done in moderation. However,
,hc hazcrs often require It to be car
r,ed out until the plcbe is exhausted.
MS IN the McGregor case. It consists Of
standing with hands on hips and leg
and raising the body by bending the
knees outward and then bringing them
together 49,,
Sitting on Infnity" is a modiRca-
tion of n physical exercise. The plebe
Is compelled to squat ns low MS he can
and maintain his balance. Sometimes
many rcbes nre compelled to do this in
a row. sitting on each others knees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
WRECK SURVIVORS
ARRIVE AT PORT
Those Rescued From Burned
Ship, City of Honolulu,
Reach Los Angeles
ONE SAVED THEN ARRESTED


Los Angeles. Oct. 18.---Thc transport
Thomas. bearing the crew and passcn. Z.
gers of the burned steamship City Of
Honolulu. was in Los Angeles carly
today. the passengers awaiting tho usual
health inspection before being permitted
TO come ashore. A Federal board to
investigate the burning Of the City Of
Honolulu also expected to interview the
passengers before permitting them to
land. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16

morning at Island Heights. Reds |
boat was found adrift and a search
was made.
In dragging the river his body was
found near the foot Of one Of the docks.
It is thought that he either fell from
his boat or from the dock and became
embedded in the soft mud at the bottom
of the river.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
BODY is FOUND IN RIVER

Search 10 Made for Missing Man
After Boat lie Found Adrlft
The body Of Jeremiah Reid. forty
five years old, of Island Heights. n.
j., was found in the river yesterday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
Lebanon Woman Hurt In Auto splII

EebanoH WoHaH T1urt III VUto opITT
West Chester, Pa, Oct. 16.-NIrs.
Jacob Lawn. Of Lebanon. Pa. wife of
a member Of the firm of Lawn Brothers,
of that city. was badly injured this
forenoon when an automobile in which
she and her husband and two others
we're riding. overturned on the Whit
land road near the entrance to Oakland
Cemetery. The others escaped injury,
but the car was badly damaged and
was towed to this place.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

Last year Hecoy coached the Poto-
mac Boat Club and turned out some
good crews. but this year the club
and Hecox together decided they
could very well dispense with each
others services, with the result that
the Virginia Boat Club snapped up
an opportunity TO sign contract
with the local man. Hecox went to
Richmond about three weeks before
the regatta recently held there.
Sought Test of Merit.
Word soon began to drift this way
that Hecox had in the making a re-
stood chance to win the stellar
event in the southern rowing re-
gatta. Heeox was not keeping 1t
deep. dark secret that he would well
come the opportunity to place his
Virginia Boat Club eight against the
Potomac Boat Club eight. which last
year he had coached to victory over
the Virginia Boat Club.
When tie time of the race arrived
the Potomacs had withdrawn be-
cause OF a lack of sufficient train
ing. The Virginia Boat Club won
the event. defeating the Ariels and
Arundels of Baltimore.
1t is not a secret, either, that there
were some very peeved people in
Richmond when the sudden an
rouncement came from the Potomacs
that they had withdrawn all their
entries. and last Monday night He
cox got a wire from Richmond to
COME down there week before he
had expected to return and begin
work ON the Virginia Boat CLUB
crews TO prepare them for the mid
die Atlantic in Baltimore Labor day.
II the Potomacs are in Baltimore that
day and have an eight -oared shell on
the water none will be better pleased
than members of the Virginia Boat
Club.
Heeox silent ON Split.
Just before he left for Richmond
Hecox was asked pointblank what
caused him and the Potomac Boa t
Club to separate themselves after
two years Of successful coaching and
also what was his personal opinion
of the withdrawal of Potomac en-
tries from the southern championship
regatta.
The least said the better" was his
reply 1.-The Potomac Boat Club and
did not agree to agree for this
year. and that's all there is to that;
and II the Potomacs had some good
reason for Withdrawing their crews
from the regatta at Richmond, 1 sup
pose they felt they had a perfect
right, to do So. However do believe
Evening star., 1922-08-20

The series between these teams f,as
attracted much attention this year.
The first match was we'll attended,,
and sood turnout is expected at to-
days affair; Followers Of tbs risel
Ing at ths cohtests is Of no gentle
order Tie teams do not have to ad-
vertise themselves, for their support
ers let ,othitg eoheerning them re-
main u khbwii. An ardent Rex to-
hoft h. been practically inspired by
Burst:
u, a,s.s ssa .l.a thin soh'ii win TIE h.sts'
Nv ke jnapsa into hit cat; ss...s
Len n wll p'sh ssh,ns iSF syss SPRING
AFR All s,sss E look al siiia X % to ns'' Wright said
''lt's d three to -nothing bet:
You've seen what you've seen 81 our Rex
INIT You amt seen hothin' yet!.
barracks this Afternoon, starting at
: o'eioek. Smith probably will. hhrl
FOR tfe indians, while Krapp, ii to toe
the slab for the Soathwest boys:
Cherrydale Athlete Associations
nine viii tackle Garrison ,Athistle
club at F'ort Berry today. The game
is one OF a series FOR The champion
ship of Arlington county, va.
fsRis ytostn and Westeyefs teams
will meet on the formers Held at
friendship this afternoon at 9 o'clock!
Claude and Stevens will be the Tenleys
town battery, with CASPER OF O'Ksefs
and Noone In the points for the west
End fihk.
K.lckerbeeksfa viii tf1teftain the
Garfiei6s at 3Sth street and wisconsin
avenue this Afternoon in the second
game OF d settles Of three. Play will
AtArt 1t 8 o'clock. In their first game
the GHfhelds beat the Knicks, 8 to z.
vttefAt,s. u Fsreisa Wars and
Vetefahs' fufsaA will BE- opponents
at American LEAGUE Park AHSust 80.
The game will be b benef1t for NEEDY
former seftica men.
Sherwood Nuggets want games in
the tkirteen-year class, Telephone
ehAlientket t6s BpslHeSs Manager MAls
len, at North THEW.
PhocBus sqpsse team OF Phoebus,
Va, challenger all amateur nins6 ok
Washington for the Tidewater district
title. The Pheepus athletes want all
expenses of q trip guaranteed. They
sot ias "a 5ss bsv. 8 ssstss ss,se
fiiuhieatiohS Regarding 1 fame should
be addreessd to Johh'.A- Raun. ST.,
FPhoebus, Va
Evening star., 1922-08-20
SPEED TITLE IS LINERS
"OCEAN DERBY" STAKE

LONDON, August 10.-"An ocean
derby" is being held ,On the At
lantic this summer to determine
the latest OF the great liners ON
the southahpton-New York run.
The position OF the vessels fin this
contest for the Atlantic blue
rlband ix aa follows. the figures
denotIna the best speed, in knots.
for a whole voyage during the
current season;
1. Mauretnnia. 2j.29. =. Majestic,
24.O:. 3. B"'enSnrin. 23.3s. 4.
Aquitnnia. 23.::S.. 5. Olympic,
22.55. O. Homeric. 1850.
All these vessels, with the ex-
ceptiOn of the Homcric. burn oil
fuel. Thus, as well ah settilnx the
speed championship, the race will
provide useful data for cOMparihG
the new method of making steam
by oil with the old method Of us
ing coal.
with ali this keen bat eood-na-
tured rivalry among the "Krey-
hounds Of the ocean," new records
may be looked for before long.
The new Berengaria may produce
aossfe Surprises. now that she has
taken to oil fuel, and she II looked
upOn Ms "the dark horse" of the
Atlantic.