&" UKTVERSITY MISSOURIAJM. FIFTH YEAR COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1912 NUMBER 74 If I: Ir SAYS GOOD ROADS NEEDJWOJOO Curtis Hill Thinks This Is Required With Better Administration. TO ASK FOR NEW LAWS County Judges Plan to Pre sent Bills to Next Gen eral Assembly. "I advocate the voting of bonds for 130,000,000 by the state for good roads," said Curtis Hill, state highway engineer, in submitting a synopsis of proposed road laws to the County Judges Association last night. "If we are going to vote money at all for roads let us have enough to be effec tive. Bonds for two or three million dollars will not start the work Of building good roads." The bills proposed by Mr. Hill will tend to centralize road work under county and state control if adopted. The creation of a state and county road department with state aid in building roads was offered as a neces sity. "Road making to be successful must be a state function," said Mr. Hill. In projecting new roads or re building old ones a general plan with reference to the whole state should be followed. The county is too small a unit for the construction of ade quate roads, he thinks. The offices of county engineer and county surveyor are to be combined according to the proposed bills. Mr. Hill said the present saalries are too small to get good men for either place. Fifty per cent of the county engineers get no more than $600 a year. In some counties the position is given to the lowest bidder. With the two offices combined the powers of the county court will be decreased and the engineer made re sponsible for the proper expenditure of money in road construction. Other changes proposed were the abolition of poll taxes; making the minimum width of a road forty in stead of thirty feet and a law requir ing wide tires on wagons for the pro tection of roads. 'ot County Roads Only. The judges differed on the matter of road bonds but practically all agreed that township overseers and roads constructed for a county only should be done away with. A legislative committee of nine members was appointed to attend the next meeting of the General Assembly and work for these and other bills which the association wishes to have enacted. The committee will draft the bills and present them to the leg islature. Each committteeman pledged his appearance at the next assembly. The committeemen are: G. W. Pine, Marlon County; Judge Perkins, Greene County; J. H. Winer. Jeffer son County; D. A. Chestnut, Platte County; Reuben Rhoades, Knox County: Richard W. Hickman, Saline County: J- M. McKnolIy, Henry County; William Hirsch, Cape Girar deau County, and J. H. Schoop, Adair County. The committee was instructed to take up with the legislature the mat ter of a state inspector of county of ficials, whose duty would be to audit all county books. It was thought this would also be of value in creating uniformity in county bookkeeping. Several other problems that arise In the office of the county Judge were discussed and changes suggested without any definite agreement The legislative committee will have power to draft bills for any of these meas ures. The Interest Rate. The interest rates which the county courts get on bank deposits varies from 2.5 per cent in Knox County to 6.8 per cent in Miller County. The judges say the banks combine to keep down the rate, then divide the money on deposit The rate of interest on public school funds varies from 5 to G per cent Most of the judges prefer not to lend on any property ecept farm lands. The associations of county clerks and county highway engineers and the Missouri Good Roads Association as well as all other organizations working for good roads in the state will be asked to join the county judges In their work. In the afternoon. Dr. C. A. Ellwood of the University talked to the judges on county jails and county homes. Mrs. Walter McNab Miller told them COLDER WEATHER DUE TOXIGHT Twenty Degrees or Lower Is Predic tion of U. S. Weather Bureau. "Fair tonight, and Thursday; colder tonight; temperature 20 degrees or lower," says the forecast of the United States Weather Bureau today. The temperatures: 7 a. m ,23 II a. m 24 8 a. m 23 12 (noon) 25 9 a. m 23 1 p. m 26 10 a. m 23 2 p. m 27 TOXIGHT Mme. Johanna Gadski, grand opera soprano, in University Auditorium. 8:15 p. m. of the anti-tuberculosis work being done in the state and what Columbia Is doing. Prof. D. H. Doane spoke on farm advisers for Missouri counties. Judge G. W. Pine of Marion County was elected president of the associa tion. Judge Carter of Audrain County, vice-president, Curtis Hill of Colum bia, secretary, and Judge W. T. John son of Boone County, treasurer. The next meeting will be at Boonville. TELLS OF THE FARM ADVISERS Prof. Doane Shows How Counties Are Aided by Their Work. Prof. D. H. Doane 'of the College of Agriculture told the county judges yesterday about the work of the farm advisers in Cape Girardeau and Pettis Counties. These are the only coun ties in the state that have farm ad visers. C. M. Williams, the adviser of Cape Girardeau County, saved the county more than $9,000 by prevent ing the spread of hog cholera which broke out in the county shortly after he began work there. The advisers are consulted on all matters pertain ing to the farm. Any county may have a farm ad viser by paying three-fourths of his salary. The College of Agriculture of the University will pay the re mainder. Arrangement is now being made whereby the national govern ment will pay one-fourth of the ad viser's salary leaving the county to pay half of it At present the College of Agriculture does not have enough money to meet its obligation should several counties ask for advisers. SUGGESTS THE COTTAGE PLAN County Farms Should Hare Salaried Superintendents, Says Dr. Ellwood. The employment of salaried super intendents for almshouses was offered by Dr. C. A. Ellwood at the meeting of the County Judges yesterday as the most needed change in caring for the poor. Little land is needed, for the inmates who are mostly aged and infirm are no longer normal .people. The county almshouse should be made a home and built on the cottage plan rather than the hotel plan. "With a large farm the superinten dent becomes more interested in pigs and potatoes than in the people he is caring for," Professor Eilwooa said. "The superintendent is usually a farmer who has failed in business for himself. He is given charge of the county poor farm because he under bids everybody else. He must then make money by skimping the in mates." Professor Ellwood also outlined the plans that should be followed in con structing new jails. He advocates isolation of prisoners when in jail. The length of time in jail is not such that it endangers the disposition of the Inmates to have them completely segregated. This segregation Is nec essary because all classes of people from' witnesses to murderers get into the jail. COUXTT JUDGES BUT SEALS Aid Red Cross Work After Hearing of-TnbercnolsIs Conditions Here. Each member of the Missouri Coun ty Judges Association bought a hun dred Red Cross seals to show his support of the anti-tuberculosis work of the state, which Mrs. Walter Mc Xab Miller explained yesterday aft ernoon. Mrs. Miller urged the estab lishment of a tuberculosis hospital in every county. She said the patients cannot be cared for in any other way and that the hospitals can be erected at a small cost. t "Perhaps you think you have no tu berculosis problem," shej,sald. "but tbere were 5,300 deaths from that di sease in Missouri last ?year. We thought there were only ft few cases in Columbia before investigation was made. But we found the number of cases is surprisingly large and that there is a high death rate from the (Continued on page 4.) EXTENSION CLASSES NOW INCLUDE EIGHTY Fifty Men and Thirty Wom en not in School Are Taking the Work. TO ORGANIZE CHORUS Parents Will Hear Series of Lectures on Health and Hygiene Soon. Fifty men and thirty women have been organized into classes by the School Extension Society of Colum bia, according to Prof. Manley O. Hudson, chairman of the executive board of the society. Gymnasium classes have been organized at the high school, classes for young women at Christian College, and classes in embroidery and sewing at the Home Economics Building of the University. These classes are for young men and women who are not otherwise in school. The executive board yesterday de cided to have an entertainment dur ing the holidays- for the benefit of the School -Extension work. The program will be furnished by University stu dents who remain in Columbia. Shortly after the holidays a chorus- will be organized by Prof. H. B. Stearns, instructor in music at Chris tlon College. Likewise a series of lectures to parents will be begun In January. These lectures will be along the lines of health and hygiene. So far the School Extension Soci ety has not as many members as it had last year, but has more than It; had at this time in 1911. SOCIALIST TALKS OF FUTURE W. L. Carver Looks Forward to Only Fonr Hours Work a Day. A Socialist's vision into the future sees a time when every able-bodied man will work four or five hours a day, have an opportunity to educate himself and his family, and live a life of ease and comfort, according to William L. Garver, a lecturer for the Socialist Lyceum Bureau, who talked on 'Socialism" at the court house last night "The high cost of living is world wide", he said. "It is not due to the high tariff, or to the over-production of gold as maintained by certain col lege professors and other theorists, that the people are leaving the farm for the city," that the consumers out number the producers, but to the "trustification" of our Industries and the exploitation of the masses. "The competitive and the regula tive theories both are wrong. Social ism is the only alternative to restore social and industrial justice." He pointed out the great increase in the Socialist vote from 425,000 in 1908 to 900,000 in 1912. AXD THE DOG CAME BACK Wanderer Prefers to Board at Clnb and Stay at Y. M. C. A. "And the dog came back." The one that almost caused the arrest of a University student yesterday evident ly does not like to remain at home since his short stay at the Y. M. C. A. Building. He was back among the students this morning. Apparently, too, he likes the board at the Univer sity Dining Club. At breakfast this morning the dog was at the club. Some students, evi dently fearing arrest on account of the visitor, sought to give him a hint to go home. They tied a tin can to his tail. Much commotion was caus ed as the dog ran about the dining hall with the "big noise" attached to him. Still he likes student society, at the Y. M. C. A. Building. TO GIVE SOCIAL FRIDAY XIGHT Young People's Union Will Entertain Last Time Before Christmas. A social will be given by the Young People's Union of the Columbia churches Friday night at the Y. M. C. A. Building. It is for all the young persons who attend any of the Protestant churches here, whether they belong to any of the societies. The committee in charge of the enter tainment is planning to make all present have a good time. Commercial Clnb Lnncheon Tomorrow The Commercial Club will hold it weekly luncheon at the Virginia Grill at noon tomorrow. No program has been arranged. UNRULY MOTORCYCLE T Albert Matthews, Jr., a Soph omore, Slightly Injured When Machine Hits Curb. COULD NOT STOP IT 'Blow-Out" Causes Rider to Lose Control of Throttle. Thrown 20 feet from a motocycle going about 25 miles an hour yester day afternoon, Albert Matthews, Jr., a sophomore In the College of Agri culture, received only slight injuries. His ankle was sprained. The front wheel of the machine was badly bent and a large piece of grani toid was chipped from the curbing where the motocycle struck it Mat thewB says the machine had a "blow out" about two blocks north of Broad way on Price avenue, which caused the machine to sway and at the same time causing the throttle to stick. When he reached Broadway he saw an automobile coming one way and a wagon the other. He couldn't turn the wheel either way' and couldn't stop the engine. "I wasn't going more than 25 miles an hour, If that" said Matthews. "My engine got out of fix and I couldn't do anything with the throttle. Just before I hit the curbing, I started to Jump. I guess that is the rea son I was thrown so far." CHRISTIAX STUDENTS IX RECITAL Eleren Young Women Give Program In College Auditorium. The school of music recital by stu dents was given in the Christian Col lege auditorium Monday night. Those taking part In the program were Misses Marguerite Binkly, Irene Cook, Marian Robinson, John Davis, Lillian Dunn, Mispah Ping, Lelle Walker, Lola Rowland, Rosa Belle Campbell, Elizabeth Reid and Louise Miller; Mr. Julian Miller, and Milton H. Tucker. The accompanists were Misses Frances Fallis, Emile Gehring, Lola Rowland, and Ruth Shank. The "Jewel Song" from Gounod's "Faust" was well sung by Miss Elizabeth Reid. J. W. KISTLER SUES FOR DIYORCE Says Wife Has High Temper and Mis treats Him. John William Kistler, a Columbia baker, has brought suit against his wife for divorce. Mr. Kistler charges her as having a high temper and mistreating him. He has two children by his former wife. GADSKI SINGS TONIGHT Prima Donna Will Be En tertained Here by Mrs. W. H. Willis. Mme. Johanna Gadski arrived in Columbia at 3:45 o'clock this after noon from Kansas City. Tonight in the University Auditorium she will be heard in some of her best roles. Mme. Gadski is being entertained during her stay in Columbia by Mrs. W. H. Willis at her home, 1314 Broadway. She will leave either immediately af ter the concert or early tomorrow morning unless her friends here can prevail upon her to remain longer. The prima donna is considered one of the best of the sopranos who sing Wagnerian selections and has an In ternational reputation. Her daugh ter is traveling with her. IX THE GRADES HERE, 1018 Public School Census for Last Month Announced. The total enrollment, excluding ne groes. In the grades of the public schools of Columbia the last month was 1018. The number in the high school 361. The percentage of at tendance in the grades was 93 while in the high school the percentage was 97. The Columbia nubile schools will dismiss for the Christmas holidays De cember 20 and school will be resumed again on December 30. A holiday will also be given New Year's day. At the meeting of the School Board last night the usual accounts were al lowed for teachers and janitors. THROWS MRS. CORA KEYS DIES Deceased Was the Grandmother of Mrs. E. H. Ragg. Mrs. Cora Keys, 78 years old, died at 1:30 o'clock today at the home of ber granddaughter, Mrs. E. H. Rugg. 315 North Eighth street She had been ill one week with a severe cold. Mrs. Keys came here a month ago from Clinton, Mo., to live with Mr. and Mrs. Rugg. Mr. Rugg is employed by the Statesman Publishing Company. The body will be taken to Henry County tomorrow for burial. The fu neraly will be held at Bear Creek Church. A son. D. E. Keys, lives at Mullan, Idaho. MOUXTJOY ASSIGXS STOCK Circuit Clerk Appoints Appraisers for Grocery Stock. J. L. Mountjoy, the grocer, made an assignment today to the Boone County Trust Company. J. E. Boggs. circuit clerk of Boone County, appointed L. B. Stevinson and W. B. Nowell, Jr. appraisers. The assignee filed bond with S. C. Hunt and Alex Bradford Jr. as security. SUNDAY PEACE DAY Columbia Society and Churches to Hold Union Meeting in Auditorium. . Next Sunday will be observed as Peace Sunday all over the United States. Six of the churches of Col umbla will omit their Sunday evening services and will "Join with the Col umbia Peace Society in a public meet ing to be held at the University Audi torium, at 8 o'clock in the evening. Prof. J. W. Hudson, of the University of Missouri, will deliver an address on "The Ethics of War". Professor Hudson's interest in the peace move ment extends back a number of years. Shortly arte the Spanish-American war, he delivered a number- of speeches in California on the politi cal issue of imperialism. At that time he made a thorough study of the ethical and psychological basis for in ternational war and has since deliv ered many addresses on the subject In addition to the address by Pro fessor Hudson, the program will con sist of music by the University Cadet Band. In numerous towns in the state the churches will unite in a general meet ing such as that which Is to be held in Columbia. Saturday the Socialists will meet at the courthouse here to protest against the military tenden cies. M. U. LIBRARY BORROWS BOOKS Last Year 139 Yolomaes Were Ob tained from Oat of Town. The University of Missouri borrows many books from other universities and libraries. Most of them come from the surgeon general's office at Washington. Of the books coming from other universities the greatest number are sent from the University of Chicago. A few days ago the li brarian of the University of Chicago told a Missouri student that he sent more books to the University of Mis souri than to any other place except the University of Illinois. The library here is a member of the Inter-Llbrary Loan Association. The membership of this association in cludes the larger university and pub lic libraries of the Middle West Books from any of these libraries may be obtained by students of the University through H. O. Severance, librarian. During 1909 the University bor rowed 130 volumes. During 1910 the number was 133. Or these the sur geon general's office furnished forty and the University of Chicago sent twenty-two. In 1911 there were 139 books sent here from the other libra ries. Chicago furnished forty-one of them and thirty came from the sur geon general's office. Receives French Publication. A codv of this year's "Annales" of the Academy of Macon (France) has been received by H. O. Severance. University librarian. This school has just been added to the exchange list for the University publications. Engineers Choose Editors. S. J. Callahan and W. A. Lauber were chosen associate editors of the Shamrock at a meeting of the junior engineers last night in the Engineer ing Building. S. A. M. Hardaway Is editor-in-chief of the Shamrock. UNIVERSITY GIRLS MAY REVISE RULES Women Students Will Dis cuss Conduct Regulations at Assembly Hour. TO REPORT CHEATING Present Style of Dancing May Also Be Considered at Meeting. The University girls are in doubt about some of the rules governing their conduct Now there is that rule about callers leaving at 10:30 o'clock and one about strolling after dark. Should they be observed, changed or eliminated? Then the new style of dancing maybe that should be con sidered. The Women's Council has called a mass meeting of University women to look into the matter. The meeting will be at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing in the University Auditorium. Among the rules to be considered are these: I. Gentlemen callers must leave at 10:30. II. Girls leaving their house to be ' gone later than 10:30 must report to the head of the house. III. House doors must be locked at 10:30. Those Intending to be out after that time must get a key. IV. Girls shall not have more than four evening engagements a week, In cluding calling engagements. V. There shall be no driving with men after dark; there shall be no strolling after dark except in fre quented places. VI. There shall be no parties or picnics of men and women unless properly chaperoned. VII. All callers are to be recelTed in rooms properly warmed and light ed, provided for that purpose. VIII. All informal dances must close at midnight Girls shall attend nojnformal dances except on Friday or Saturday evenings or the evening before a holiday. IX. All formal dances must close at 1:30 a. m. Girls shall attend no formal dances which have not been recognized as such by the adviser of women. The "honor system" is one of the live questions before the University women at present and in this con nection. tEe Women's Council has asked all University women to report all cases of cheaUng In University work by women. . It is probable that there will also be a consideration of the much dis cussed present style of dancing, al though this is not announced on the list of matters to be considered. BROWX IS BOUXD OYER Will Appear la Circuit CohH to An swer Charge of M. U. Student The preliminary hearing of J. W. Brown, charged with carrying con cealed weapons, was waived in jus tice's court this morning. Brown was placed under bond of $750 to appear in the Circuit Court January 6. W. W. Garth, Jr., went his bond. Brown was arrested Sunday on' af fidavit of A. L. Jonas, a student in the University, after a fight at a boarding house at 211 South Seventh street, as a result of which Jonas went out of a window and Christian Finkbeiner went to the hospital with a bruised head. Brown was arrested on the charge of having drawn a revolver. L. E. Scott, J. P. Smith. Finkbeiner and Jonas appeared as witnesses In court this morning. They each gave bond of $100 to appear as witnesses in the Circuit Court In January. W. M. Dinwiddle defendent Brown In court Prosecuting Attorney E. C. Anderson wanted the bond placed at $1,000. This, Dinwiddle argued, was too much. Anderson said that a pen alty of two years In the penitentiary might be Inflicted for carrying con cealed weapons, and he thought $1,000 was not too much. A ripple of laugh ter went over the crowded court room when Justice Stockton said be would split the different and place the bond at $750. First Year Medics Elect Everette E. Butler has been elected president of the first year medics. The other officers elected are: vice president, Chester A. Stewart, secretary-treasurer, Arthur Landon. .Kappas at Home Friday. The Kappa Kappa Gammas will be at home Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. Ji f I I 3 ? 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