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THE DAILY MISSOURIAN
0NTH YEAR
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1916.
NUMBER 81
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PRESIDENT IN II PLEA
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Wilson Appeals to Congress
For -Aid " Completing
Regulation Program.
IS SHORTEST SPEECH
Galleries Crowded As Exec
utive Appeals for Fourth
Time at Joint Session.
R, fulled lTe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Declaring
the country "cannot and should not
consent to remain any longer exposed
,o profound industrial disturbances,"
President Wilson appeared before the
joint session of Congress today and
appealed for immediate action on his
program of "settlement and regula-
' -..- ..11! l,niinnn IViO mil
lion of diincuiues utinv.. w
roads and the trainmen,
statement of the need of such legls-
' ution occupied the bulk of his annual
message the shortest one he has de
livered. He recommended the pas
sage of the proWsions included, but
not acted upon, in his last speech in
August. At that time a nation-wide
strive necessitated congressional ac
tion. In a late addition to his mes
sage the President urged ihc pasage
by the House of the vocational and
Industrial educational measures pass
ed by the Senate in the last session,
fronds at Capitol Large.
The thrill and dramatic tension so
noticeable in the President's three
previous visits to the Sixty-fourth
Congress were lacking today. Crowds
thronged the capitol, however, and
hours before the session was sched
uled to com one all gallery entrances
were filled with men and women en
deavoring to work their way past the
guards. Admission was by cards
only.
The first demonstration for suffrage
smb. as "heckled the British House of
Gannons in the past," occurred in
Congress today while President Wilr
son read his annual message before a
joint session of the House and Sen
ate. As soon as President "Wilson
started speaking, a big yellow silk
banner was unfurled from the gallery
bearing in big letters the challenge
-Mr. President, What Will You Do for
Woman Suffrage?"
The message follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: In ful
filling at this time the duty laid upon
me by the Constitution of communi
cating to you from time to time in
formation of the state of the Union
and recommending to your consid
eration such legislative measures as
may be judged necessary and expedi
ent I shall continue the practice,
which I hope has been acceptable to
you, of lcailng to the reports of the
several heads of the executive de
partments the elaboration of the de
tailed needs of the public service and
confine myself to those matters of
more general public policy with which
it Beems necessary and feasible to deal
at the present session of the Con
gress. I realize the limitations of time un
der which you will necessarily act at
this session and shall make my sug
gestions as few as possible; but there
ere some things left undone at the
last session which there will'now be
time to complete and which it seems
necessary In the interest of the pub
lic to do at once.
"Railroad Measures Necessary."
In the first place, it seems to me
imperatively necessary that the earl
iest possible consideration and action
should be accorded the remaining
measures of the program of settle
ment and regulation which I had occa
sion to recommend to you at the
close of jour last session in view of
the public dangers disclosed by the
unaccommodated difficulties which
then existed, and which still unhap
pily continue to exist, between the
railroads of the country and their lo
comotive engineers, conductors, and
trainmen.
I then recommended:
First, immediate provision for the
enIargcment and administrative reor
ganization of the Interstate Commerce
Commission along the lines embodied
ln the bill recently passed by the
House of Representatives and now
aiting action by the Senate; In or
w that the commission may be en
abled to deal with the many great
d "various duties now developing
Pon it with a promptness and thor
ghness which are, with its present
institution and means of action, prac
"caily impossible.
Second, the establishment of an
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THE CALENDAR
Dec.
1-10 Landscape Design Exhibit Fc
uuy Koom (ioij university LI
brary Building.
Dec. i. Assembly lecture at 7:30 p. m. In
tue university Auditorium by Dean
E. J. McCaustland on "Tbe Modern
Engineer."
13. Interpretative recital, "Othello,"
Christian College, 8:lr p. m.
Dec.
Dec.
14. Cecil Fanning concert. Phi Mu
Alplu series. University Auditor
lum at 8:15 o'clock.
Deo. 13 Yellowstone National Park Travel
ogue at 7:30 p. m. ln the Univer
sity Auditorium by Cnarles Norton
Hunt.
Dec. 10 Concert by the University Cadet
liana at :;io p. m. in toe univer
sity Auditorium.
Dec. 21. Christmas holidays begin at 4:30
oclock Thursday afternoon.
Jan. 3. Christmas holidays end at 8 a. m
Wednesday.
eight-hour day as the legal basis alike
of work and of wages in the employ
ment of all railway employes who
are actually engaged in the work of
operating trains in Interstate trans
portation. Third, the authorization of the ap
pointment by the President of a small
body of men to observe the actual re
sults in experience of the adoption of
the eight-hour day in railway trans
portation alike for the men and for
the railroads.
Fourth, explicit approval by the
Congress of the consideration by the
Interstate Commerce Commission of
an Increase of freight rates to meet
such additional expenditures by the
railroads as may have been rendered
necessary by the adoption of the eight
hour day and which have not been
offset by administrative readjustments
and economies, should the facts dis
closed justify the Increase.
Favors Government Investigation,
Fifth, an amendment of the existing
federal statute which provides for the
mediation, conciliation, and arbitra
tion of such controversies as the
present by adding to it a provision
that, in case the methods of accommo
dation now provided for should fail,
a full public investigation of the mer
its of every such dispute shall be in'
stitutcd and completed before a strike
or lockout may lawfully be attempted.
And, sixth, the lodgment in the
hands of the executive of the power,
in case of military necessity, to take
controFof such portions and such roll
ing stock of the railways of the coun
try as may be required for military
use and to operate them for military
purposes, with authority to draft into
the military service of the United
States such train crews and admin
istrative officials as the circumstan
ces require for their safe and efficient
use.
Eight-Hour Day Established.
The second and third of these
recommendations the Congress Imme
diately acted on: it established the
eight-hour day as the legal basis of
work and wages in train .service and it
authorized the appointment of a com
mission to observe and report upon
the practical results, deeming these
the measures most immediately need
ed; but it postponed action upon the
other suggestions until an opportuni
ty should be offered for a more de
liberate consideration of them. The
fourth recommendation I do not deem
it necessary to renew. The power of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to grant an Increase of rates on the
ground referred to is indisputably
clear and a recommendation by the
Congress with regard to such a mat'
tcr might seem to draw in question
the scope of the commission's an
thority or its inclination to do justice
when there Is no reason to doubt
either.
Would Add to Commission's Powers.
The other suggestions the increase
in the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion's membership and in its facili-
ties for performing Its manifold
duties, the provision for full public
investigation and assessment of in
dustrial disputes, and the grant to the
executive of the power to control and
operate the railways when necessary
in time of war or other like public
necessity I now very earnestly re
new. The necessity for such legislation
is manifest and pressing. Those who
le entrusted us with the respon
sibility and duty of serving and safe
guarding them In such matters would
find it hard, I believe, to excuse a
failure to act upon these grave mat
ters or any unnecessary postpone
ment of action upon them.
New Duties Call For More Power.
Npt only does the Interstate Com
merce Commission now find it prac
tically Impossible, with Its present
membership and organization, to per
form its great functions promptly and
thoroughly but It is not unlikely that
it may presently be found advisable to
add to its duties still others equally
heavy and exacting It must first be
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KILT PLAN AID
FOR COLUMBIA'S POOR
Question of Relief for City's
300 Needy to Be Dis
cussed Tonight.
MAYOR WANTS HELP
J. M. Batterton Says Matter
Is Vital and Needs Pop
ular Support.
Columbia has 300 needy poor. The
latest move to their assistance is that
of the City Council. The body will
take up the matter tonight of mak
ing provision for the relief and em
ployment of the city's poor and other
problems of their care. Major J. M,
Batterton thinks that all can be cared
for, if those who arc capable will as
sist. "We want the help of any of the
people of Columbia who have plans
for the relief of the needy," Mayor
Batterton said this morning. "This is
a movement in which we are all vital
ly interested and the City Council
needs the support and ideas of every
Columbian." ,
The campaign of the Charity Or
ganization Society to raise $2,000 to
day was in progress for two hours this
afternoon. Twelve men canvassed the
business district and fourteen-women
worked ln the residence sections. At
3:30 o'clock only three had reported
to chairman of the finance commit
tee, consequently it was not known at
that hour what was the result of the
campaign.
GERMANS CONTINUE ADVANCES
Mackensen's Army Tictorlous Dan
ube Forces Gain In Argesnl.
By United Press
BERLIN, Dec. 5. Field Marshal von
Mackensen's victoriously advancing
army has crossed the railroad leading
from Bucharest eastward, and the
Danube army has gained a foothold
ln the lower Argesul Valley, after de
feating an army of superior forces.
U. S. Asks Austria About Steamer.
Dy United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The Unite'd
States Government has inquired of
Austria concerning the facts surround
ing the torpedoing of the American
steamer Chemung, sunk by an Aus
trian submarine.
Lloyd-George's Resignation Known.
By United Press
LONDON, Dec. 5. On highest au
thority it was made known this after
noon that David Lloyd-George, war
minister, has resigned. Formal an
nouncement will be made tomorrow.
DEAN McCAUSTLAND TO TALK
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Will DellTer Fourth Assembly lecture
on Thursday Evening.
Dean E. J. McCaustland, Dean of
the School of Engineering, will give
the fourth of J the series of assembly
lectures at 7:30 o'clock Thursday
evening in the University Auditorium.
The. subject will be "The Modern En
gineer." The special kinds of engineers and
their lines of active work will be tak
en up. Dean McCaustland will ap
peal for a broaderr-view of the engi
neering field, emphasizing the fact
that the modern engineer must con
sider more than the materials, he
must consider also (he human ele
ment.
.AGRICULTURAL EDITOR HERE
JT. N. Beeler, M. U. Graduate, to Be
gin His Work at Once.
M. N. Beeler. who was graduated
from the School of Journalism in 1914
and from the College of Agriculture
in 1915, has arrived in Columbia and
will take up his work at once as agri
cultural editor. Mr. Beeler came here
from the University of Florida, where
he has held the same position. Mrs.
Beeler was graduated from the School
of Education here In 1913.
WILL PRACTICE LAW TOGETHER
Jndge Revelle and Governor Major to
Retire From Public Life.
Dy United Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 5. Judge
C. G. Revelle of the Supreme Court
announced today that he has formed a
partnership with Governor Elliott W.
Major for the practice of law in St
Louis. Both will retire from public
life early in January.
The St Lonls Club to Meet
The St Louis Club will meet tonight
ln the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium at 7:15
(o'clock.
46 STATES TO FIGHT
I OF
Delegates of 2,000,000 Food
stuff Producers Meet at
Chicago.
MILK MEN ORGANIZE
To Try to Form Collective
Buying Agency to Get
Needed Supplies.
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By United Press
. CHICAGO, Dec. 5. Representatives
of more than 2,000,000 producers of
foodstuffs assembled in the Fourth
National Conference of Marketing and
Farm Credits here today with the ex
press purpose of finding out why liv
Ing is costing so much and for combat
ing tbe cause. Forty-six states are
represented.
.Milk producers struck the first blow
when they today completed a tempo
rary organization of a national asso
ciation. They named a committee to
(make the organization permanent and
to arrange for an early meeting of
representatives from all milk-producing
areas. The p'.an is to organize a
collecUve buying agencies for" pur
chasing supplies.
vyieat jBmps 5 Per Cent
By UnltedJJress
'!CHICAGb, Dec! 5. Wheat jumped
to 5 per cent above tbe opening price
today when speculators learned that
foreign agents are increasing their
purchases and foreign shipments would
soon be moved from eastern storage
centers.
Wont Handle Cheap Foodstuffs.
By United Press
DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 5. Evidence to
show that several big dealers had re-
ffused to handle beans and other cheap
foodstuffs because they "were inex
pensive" was presented today at a
session of the Federation of Women's
Clubs here.
WAXDORF-ASTORIA OWNER DIES
George Boldt, Well-Known Hotel Man,
Succumbs to Heart Disease.
Ily United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 5. George Boldt,
proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria, one
of the best-known hotel men in the
country, died this morning of heart
disease.
George C. Boldt was proprietor of
the United States' most famous, hotel,
the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York and
was also prominent in financial cir
cles, being president of three subsid
ary corporations of the hotel. He
was, in addition, proprietor of the
Believue-Stratford Hotel in Philadel
phia. He was a director in the Com
monwealth Trust Company and- two
other large financial institutions, be
sides being a trustee' of Cornell Uni
versity. He was interested ln 'educa
tional and philanthropic movements.
EMBARGO ON POTATOES OFF
Department of Agriculture Takes Step
to Reduce Prices.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The first
step by the Department of Agricul
ture to reduce the price of food was
taken today when an embargo on Ca
nadian potatoes was ordered lifted.
Congress to Look Into D. C. Prices.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The first
Congressional acUon"or relief from
the high cost of living was taken to
day, when, upon motion of Repre
sentative Keating of Colorado, the
House concurred in a Senate amend
ment to his bill providing for an in
vestigatlon of the high cost of living
among the wage earners of the DIs
trict of Columbia.
Wilson AtoMs High Prices.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The Presi
dent today decided to make no refer
ence to the high cost of living in his
message. Chairman Henry of the
Rules Committee will confer with Wil
son tomorrow to devise a plan to ex
pedite congressional solution of the
food price problem. The Administra
tion will refuse to get behind food
embargoes.
SHOE STORE REPORTED SOLD
No Information Given Oat By F. & M.
Company, However.
The F. & M. Shoe Store, it was re
ported this morning, has been sold.
The report was not denied by the man
ager, who said he could not give out
any Information regarding the matter
until about two weeks.
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THE WEATHER
For Columbia and Vicinity: Fair to
night and Wednesday; moderate tempers
ture. Lowest temperature tonight above
the f reeling point
For Missouri: Fair tonight and Wed
nesday; slightly cooler southeast portion
tonight.
Mrs. Mary Abb Calvin, 83, Dies.
Mrs. Mary Ann Calvin, 88 years old,
one of the oldest residents of Mc
Balne, died Sunday afternoon at the
home of her daughter. Burial was
yesterday afternoon at Valley Springs,
under the auspices of the Reverend
Payne Baldwin of the Sanctified
Church of McBaine. Mrs. Calvin
leaves a daughter, with whom she
lived at McBalne, and three sons, Em
mett, Robert and John Calvin.
C. B. & 0. TO MOBERLY
Line From Monroe City Op
ens Way to St. Louis for
the Santa Fe.
Iiy United Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Dec 5. The
State Public Service Commission to
day granted authority to the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroad to
construct a standard gauge line from
Monroe City to Moberly, about thirty
five miles.
H. J. Nelson, assistant general coun
sel for the Burlington, told the com
mission that when this line was con
structed it would afford means for
the Santa Fe to enter St Louis by
constructing a line from Carrollton
to Mexico, where it could use the
Burlington tracks.
BANQUET TICKETS ARE ON SALE
Missouri Co-operative League's Din
ner for Tigers to Cost $3 a Plate.
Three committees started out this
morning to sell tickets for the Mis
souri Co-operative League's banquet
to the Tigers, ln celebration of the
victory over Kansas on Thanksgiving
Day. H. S. Jacks is chairman of the
committees. In an hour, more than
fifty tickets had. been sold.
The time and place of the banquet
have not been definitely determined as
yet, but it will probably be held in
Rothwell Gymnasium some time with
in the next two weeks. The tickets
are sold at $3 each. The committee
in charge endeavors to proportion
this amount so that $2 can be spent
for the souvenir footballs for the M
men and so that the diner will re
ceive a plate well worth a dollar.
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD IS DEAD
Appendicitis Operation Proves Fatal
for the Oil Magnate.
Dy United Press
TARRYTOWN, N. Y. Dec. 5. John
D. Archbold, Standard Oil magnate,
died this morning of complications
after an operation for appendicitis
November 2L
John Dnstin Archbold, capitalist,
was born at Leesburg, Ohio, July 26,
1848 He began his Jwork in the oil
industry in the Pennsylvania regions
in 1864. He had been president of
the Acme Oil Company for many years
and also an officer and director in va
rious other corporations. He was
first connected with the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey in 1875 as
vice-president and director. In 1911
he was made president
STUDENTS UNDERGO OPERATIONS
Miss Mary Carstarphen and James R.
Jaeger Treated at HospitaL
Miss Mary Carstarphen of New Lon
don, a student ln Stephens College,
and James R. Jaeger of Clarksville, a
student in' the College of Arts -.nd
Science of the University, were oper
ated upon at Parker Memorial Hospi
tal yesterday. Miss Carstarphen re
ceived treatment for nasal trouble,
and Jaeger underwent an operation
for appendicitis. The condition of
each Is Improved this morning, it Is
reported.
Fire Damages Stgna Chi Hoase.
Fire, caused by a live coal popping
out of a grate on the second floor
caused about $200 damage at the Sig
ma Chi house at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. The loss is covered by insurance.
Columbia Dentist to Mississippi.
JJr. O. F. Schleef. who has been a
Columbia dentist for several years,
left last night with his wife for-Glass,
Miss., where he will engage in the
dairy and Ice cream business.
Boslness Men To Eat Chicken Pie.
The Commercial Club's weekly meet
ing will be at the Methodist church
chicken pie dinner, Thursday. There
wll be no speaking.
If TO SAFEGUARD
TEETH OF ITS PUPILS
Proposal Is to Have City Es
tablish Clinic for Free
Examination.
ATTENDANCE IS GOOD
Financial Reports Made
Work on New Buildings
Progressing Well.
Plans for better teeth among Colum
bia school children were made by the
board of education at its meeting last
night The purpose is to establish a
clinic for.the free examination of pu
pils' teeth. Dr. A. W. Kampschmldt
and Dr. J. E. Thornton were named as
a committee to see if the City Couilcil
will help finance the work.
If the money can be raised, it Is the
plan of the board to open an office for
examination. If the teeth need at
tention, the parents will be notified.
If, in turn, the parents cannot afford to
pay for the work, the board will have
the teeth fixed and pay the bill. The
cause of many diseases has been trac
ed to bad teeth.
The attendance and financial re
ports made up the routine work at
last night's meeting. Reports of the
progress in the erection of the new
ward schools were made.
Attendance Unusually Good.
The attendance has been unusually
good this year. The Jefferson School
reports 245 boys and 235 girls, a total
of 480, with an average attendance of
96 per cent; the Lee School has 104
boys and 133 girls, a total of 217, with
an average attendance of 97 per cent;
the Grant School has 145 boys and
123 girls, a total of 268, with an aver
age attendance of 97 per cent; the
Benton School has 149 boys and 129
girls, a total of 278, with an average
attendance of 97 per cent; Columbia
High School has 455, with an average
of 98 per cent This gives a grand to
tal of 2,120, compared with 2.091 last
year." In attendande are. 1,023 boys
and 1.097 girls.
The summary of the financial report
for the third month of the year was as
follows: administration, $196.34, which
includes salaries of officers and clerks
and office expenses; maintenance,
$168.05, including expense for furni
ture and equipment; operation, $680.
78, Janitors' salaries and supplies, wat
er and light and fuel; educational
expense, $268.13; supplies for depart
ments and books for libraries; mis
cellaneous, $4.20; telephone calls and
freight on shrubbery. The total ex
penditures were $1,307.50, which com
pared with the same month last year,
shows a decrease of $57.28.
Spent In Three Months $11,000.
The summary of expenditures to the
close of the third month are: adminis
tration, $1,538.47, school board ex
pense, salaries of officers and clerks,
and office expense; maintenance, $4,
253.39; building and repairs, furni
ture and equipment and insurance;
operation, $3,301.82, janitors' salaries
and supplies, telephone, fuel, water
and light, piano rent; education ex
pense, $1,847.79, supplies for depart
ments and supplies for buildings;
miscellaneous, $225.19. The total ex
penditures were $11,166.55, 2,466.05
less than last year.
The progress on the ward schools
which are now being built was report
ed as favorable. The north ward
school has the foundation in and is
now ready for the Joists and and
beams. The plastering at the Lee
School Is finished and the building
should be ready in January, At the
Douglass School the sewer has been
moved, and the rock foundation Is
about two-thirds completed.
COLUMBIA TAXES $2.43 ON $100
5 Cents Is Added for City School
25 for County Roads.
Taxes in Columbia are thirty cents
on each $100 higher than last year;
twenty-five cents is added for the spe
cial road and bridge fund and five
cents to the school tax. The total as
sessment this year is $2.43 on each
$100.
In Boone County Jhe twenty-five
cent raise for the special road and
bridge tax Is the only increase which
holds throughout the county.
May Hasten Annapolis GradaatioBs.
Dy United Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. Graduation
of the first class at Annapolis early
next year and the second class In
June to meet "emergency" need for
officers in the navy was suggested
ln the House Military Committee to
day by Admiral Palmer, chief of the
Bureau of Navigation.
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