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PLANS BETTER TRAIN SERVICE FOR COLUMBIA! ispe-.-ers 'at Commercial Club, T 'ner Suggest New Road to Connect City With Ceatralia. 100 PERSONS PRESENT Visitors Emphasize Need of Co- i Operation Banquet May Be Made Annual j Meeting. J TV members 0f th- Columbia Com-' (Wjal i ib entertained the members of IV Cent-aba Cowmercial CJub at a fcv (laet last pirbt at the Daniel Boonr Tavern Relatjenshlps between the to' cities were discussed and the value ofl o-oprratite enterprise emphasized. Twoj if the rao-t important step (urge-ted, bv the speaker were the building of a new road between 'Colaraiia and Ceo-1 tralia and the Jetting of better service" in the vay of more stops on the Chicago I 4 A!tn raflrcad, at Centralia, ' Nearly one hundred persons were1 P'cser.t at the banquet. Of these about ' twent five were visiting members of the I Centralia Commercial Club. The guests I dr te to Columbia in motor cars, and re. turned to Centralia immediately after! the banquet. Frank E. Rollins, president of the local i organization gave the welcoming address i to the visiting; members of the Centralia ' Commercial Club. He touched on the early history cf the two" elebs, both of which were started In 1910. I club, talked on the founding or the Cen. 1 iraha group jn 1910, dcr.ng the ,m- provements its formation had brought j Oout m the last ten years, and giving ideas of whit the club planned to do in Ice near lutcre. "Cur first achievement," Mr. Price said. "was the building of a better road to Mexico. We then decided a better lighting system was needed in Centralia. j T1... -..!......... . .1 V. ft "" "" i "jc icxuiu iuc war .nierruptei; our work: lor a time, but we , have rerentiy attempted to enliven the group and to begin effective work again.' 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County alo. The plans of the Centralia ' ,)o sprke. Mr. Reid saj J that there pup now include a new TPabash staSoni aj a possibility that the nextconven- t tutra!ia end Lie securing ot an yrorriauon for Boone County for build ine better roads. . Mr. Price waj followed by W. S. Dracc. ecretary of tlie Centralia club. who discussed the co-operation between n r ... -.4 .1,- .- ,;,; f CrA.l nmhia and Centralia. I n., vr ,i, w,n;,m. f ,h Vhool of Joumalirnt next spekc on the relation- sjjps between the two towns. In an al Irrorv comparing Columbia- and Centra' ha to two cilies of ancient Greece, Ath ens and Piraeus Bean Williams brought out the importance of etery city rcalir lag the importance of the othef in their "uiiIt conuct, and in their civic progress. He suggested that in getting cc-operation over the entire county a meeting not nly of the commercial clubs of the two largest towns be held, but that a ban quet and "get together" meeting of "all the towns ia Boone County and the farms that Ko between' be held in Col umbia as tho central city of the county. "Then we shall have a Boone County," said Dean Williams, "that will be a place vhcre rhivrty and wretchedness and woe are no longer. With co-operation wet shall see betterment in the county as a i whole. Ve are all Boone Countians, whsther we come from Centraliaj or Rocheport, or Sturgeon, or Columbia. so mto raocBiM rox rrcn.tc - ,- i, T,i,. -l .i .. -.,.:.' man of the meefing. announced that there c-nM he no fixed proxram. but that talks ficm several of the men would be a-ked for in an effort to get ideas from nil. " - Artt,i,r lirt!An. m3M)r of Centralia. . ke on tbe abolishment of all envy and J SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING BOONE COUNTY. 1. A better road direct from Centralia to Columbia. ' 2. Better roads throughout Boone County. 3. Better train service on the Chicago and Alton raiU road in the way of more stops at Centralia. The Wabash railroad stops every train there. 4. Ii annual meeting of the people of Boone County for "get together" co-operative purposes. 5. Co-operation throughout die county for general bet terment of business end social relations in the entire county. 6. A night train between Centralia and Columbia. Centralia Club's Head 1 !l Cammert Club. )l!ou,T !, lh- towns. He. like m. et .... ,Ver. voiced whit wen. nf tn h iTir nanular crnliment that Co. t operation not only between the towns of Columbia and Centralia be assured, but that they all. as eitirens of Boons Cou-i- J ty, work together for its commca gcod.1 Mr. llrulon said that Centralia i realized ., , ,-. i - , .i , , irre Denenis sne gaineu inrougn vj:ium' bia. 'Columbia travel etop every train that passes through Centralia over the Wa-1 bash railroad," he said. Tfcey would lBiBiBia!"s.ApsasWf " ?-tis. rssvaUM jassuBluSa'fiClS BBBBBBBBBBSBftllvrl&3aBBU-&3sl sbbbbbbbbK 'sbGmI&mE'$ sbbbbbbbbbbba is9issssssaVAU jCpSi BBBBBBBBSSBsm: K rSmWWWs SBBBBssT-SGsiBBBBBBBBVsbTa ,-twM aBBBBBS'nBjBK0nl 4 BBBBBBBBsflEG ,& j2sBBBBBBBEs1 si aSBBBBBBBBBBBBK'JsBBBBl'iaBBBBBSSSVKio" , tf t Kc not jor VMWarr, Thankful to Columbia for it. IrJbout 2S0 .. .. ... t. f ntvlt r hum th hct hnt-l f ,n -"- - - " " I towa xU Uc of Centralu in ihw psrtigtt. Bnidn the regolar bnsinen tnnsitli Tliia a ltw"ini iif iMrtmhif ,IaTel-" E. C. Anderson, termed by Mr. Hoi. lins in introducing him, as the "ar niJmr" if r..l.imhTa" CnmmerciJ i V- i - ..i -t i. j ii ljud. mauc a taiK on mc wait, uonc uy . tlie local club during the war period. "We didn't erect any new factories in Columbia," he said, in tilking of tbe ork. "But we did send a ,few boys 'over there and we raised money to send them with. We never knew how much 'money Boone County did hate until those war drives. In speaking of the business relation ships between the towns, Mr. Anderson said they were splendid. A feeling of mutual interest in the tno conununitie would help, hc-said. "And were both r.itx 1 llnw Biis." Tie HnisheiL sneak- tag of extending the boundaries of Co - 1 lumbia and Centralia, "we would extend j lumbia and Centralia, j the boundaries so that in a few tears we np-ition ol Umj Missouri commercial jecre- tary Association would be held in Co lumbia Both Joplin and Columbia want the convention, Moberly rfay ask for it. , -Mr. Reid said. If the matter a decided by referendum Columbia will have a very rood chance to set the meeting. How, ever, if the executite board decides the maiier. " may .u uu , . Moberly rather than Columbia, according to Mr. Reid. In closing Ids talk, Mr. Reid second ed for tbe Columbia club tbe plans the Centralia members had for getting bet ter train service on the Chicago and Alton railroad which passes through Centralia, and the securing of a night train to Cen tralia. In closing the meeting, Mr. Rollins said that if possible the banquet for the two clubs should be made an annual nti-etinc -Misa Kose noscninai, oi ine Columbia School of Commerce, and her guest, Mrs. G. B. Orton, of Lamar, Col. orado. Were the only wumen present. Th. hsnonet berinninc at 6:30 o'clock, lasted two hours, ending a little after j 8:30. The visiting members drove back to Centralis last night I. O. O. F. OFFICERS ELECTED Ralph Compton Is Named Chief Pa triarch of the Lodge. The Columbia L O. O. F. Encampment .lit !- followinz officers for the en suing term at the reguUr meeting of the .-nc-imnment last night: Chief Patrisrrh, j Ralph Campton; high priest, Charlie Wil. rilor, Calvin Boxley; senior councilor, cox; senior warden. Clyde Hopper", ju-! Dorland De Shong; junior councilor, nior warden. Mark foxr recording scrilie, j Victor Lyon; scribe, Kaer Vanice; treas Dr. II. P. Waite. and long term trustee., qrer, Benton Lee, who is the present mas- L. B. Eubank. TO ASK J MILLION FOR M. U.T I Legislative Committee Discusses j 1 1 Iroposed Appropriation. The following dispatch from Jefferson f City concerning the proposed appropri a'jen for the University next "ear ap peared in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat this morning: t "Members of the Legislature appointed to Msit the state institutions and it-port their needs to the Legislature stated here toni;ht upon their return from Columbia that th$ State University will ak for an i appropriation of approximately $4,00, 000 for 1P21-22. 7he last Legislature appropriated $1- , 5.000 for the Unitersity direct and took care of a deficiency of 31369. It also ' appropriated for the agricultural depart rcrnt 163,000 and $291,500 for the Rolla Sclwol of Mines and Metallurgy. Many new lmprotemcnts and additional build ings are contemplated for the University." SCHOOLS GET BIG FUNDS Building Program for University of Michigan Is $3,690,000. The Unitersity of Wisconsin has a - tUMflBO. 'MrWi building proaram calls for I 5X240,000; Ohio's for J3442J60: and ' Illinois' for 2i!vm , f"1"! A fTJT IV'l 1 1 T I?T? VjVJilVxll ITU I 1 1 il7t GIVEN WATCH Flics Present tlie fiift in Annrrv 1 :: ..r TT7 J. n . .-,,., H Ml football lcaill. -,,.-.. Ells attended the business nd social session at the Dks' club last i boxing match u slaved. I That THl- nrHMioJ n k.1A a.-f)w m I !.. ! fL X? f.ll Tl.-. .l. I. ' s Swiss motement and is equipped with wp uanos e-peciauy uosijsnea tor tim- mg athletic even's. The presentation speech was made bv l.J it a rM;,. it. i-k.ir r "- - -" v"w. .., wm , the lodge, commended Coach Miller for his work as coach of 'the Missouri foot ball team. Following the presentation. Coach Miller gave a short speech of ac ceptance. The lodge appropriated $15 for Kcd Cross Christmas seals and the morer wis tnraef AVer tndav tn Mis CAsAvm t Koberts, who is managing the campaign . The committee in charge of the Christ-1 mas tree for the poor children of Colum-1 bia reported that the work on that pro-1 t'ect was progressing well. The committee ked for twelve auto. Christmas day W j fae nsfd in delivering packages. Following the' meeting the members Kent in a body to the Columbia Catering Company, where they enjojed an oyster supicr, WOULD FEED PUPILS BETTER Mothers' Club to Try to Overcome Undernourishment, Following a short business meeting of the Mothers' Club of tbe Grant School, Miss Louise McGec, a student in the home anfc, department of the Uni- lenity, talked to the mothers on "Malnu trition." MUs McGec ditcussed tbe eaues results, And treatments of the disease, with application to the schools of Columbia. Mrs. W, J. Shrpard was appointed cliairman to arrange meetings of mothers who hate nndc nourished children. These mothers with the co-operation of students from Mrs. Lou L. Watkins' malnutrition class, will treat the children and try to correct the causes. C. II. S. GIRLS DEFEATED Central College Basketball Team Wins Close Game. The girls of Columbia High School were defeated by Central College last night. The final score was II to 10. The Columbia girls led in the first half with t score of 8 to 5, but they were worn out in the second half and tbe visiting girls piled up enough points to win the game. Ruth Droram. guard, starred for Co lumbia. The othrr Columbia players were Helen Douglass, Margaret Nowcll, Dorothy Hedrick, Helen Hughes and Louise NowelL Officers of DeMolay Elected. The following efheers were elected at die las; : meeting -,f the -M---"! Copter of De Molay Wednesday: Master coun- councilor. LOCAL CHINA RELIEF FUND IS GROWING Evening Missourian Makes Ap peal for Foreign Charily Fund as Donations Come in. CHINESE SITUATION BAP Anlping and Shantung Provinces ill Dire Need 30,000,000 Inhabitants Reported as Dyi"K- China Kmrr Covntittmcos. Previously acknowledged ....547.00 Nathan Mason 1.00 Mi Alice Ward 5X0 Taul It. Whitrner 13 Mr. Cornelia A. WTutener... 1X0 F. '. De Frie 10.00 S. R. Ilraden 10LOO A friend LS0 Total 5JX.00.ji As subscriptions throughout the world to the relief of the famine districts of China are growing the suffering itself grows worse. With the further approach 1 of winter the agonies will be greater.! Many of the inhabitants of the interior i cannot notiMv L hjlnt far it id. onlv near the coast that did s. lw f?'-"3-1 Help given only lor the present a not enough. The people must be carod for until the first crops mature late next spring unless they are to die by tb' mil lions. FJmrr W. Gait, treasurer cf th; Amer ican Board Mission station at Peitingfa, says, 1 think it a conservative estimate that twenty millions are utterly tmable on their own resources to cope with the situation until another harvest If our Faotingfu field, investigation shows .'large areas with hardly S to IS per cent of crops." Jn tho Shantung province, 5X00,000 persons would need 52 a month for five months in order to keep alive. Tens of millions of dollars are actually recraired to prevent a death rile unparalled in the orld'l hislor;-. "This relief fund which the Missourlan has started is rot in competition with the campaign of the Qiarity Organization so- toiety, said Alfonsv .Johnson, tbasitiej djeaaaget 4 - Ibc 'Lveuing Misstmrian. I 'Charity begins at home, of course, bnt ! the fact that such a small amount can keep alive tbe Chinese, makes it possi- ble for everyone to give something to this fund. Many people can -well afford to give to both local and foreign charity." In the region of Anping 130,000 men. omen and children or about .0 per cen' ot tbe population are starting anu can not surrite until June without aid. In Hsinhsin, the blackest spot in Cluna. the entire population is starting. There is sufficient food being shipped to Anping to sustain 10,000 people until June but for the remaining 120,000 there is no hope. Similar conditions exi't elsewhere and from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 persons are fast starting to death. T TPT TfYR QT TPPT V Tr, tt i vrrnTmTn IW V A l IS H 1 1 I XiJ XJ-!-lXUXJU.iVr IHetral Removal Is Exhausting " . , Stored Stock, Says Commissioner. . Ulli Trot. ., WASiutCTOM, Dec l".-rThe end of the liquor supply in this country is in tight. Prohibition Cnnunissicner Kramer told the Houe wats and means committee that liquor stored under government su pervision would last only two or three years if the present rale of illegal re moval continues. Protidmg that the withdrawal conld be limited to tbe"orop- er use, there is a sufficient supply w last Irom hlteen to twenty years. FIRE AT R. J. CASSIDY'S HOME Roof and Attic Burned and Furni ture Damaged This Morning. The roof and attic of R. J. Cassidr's home, 1111 Patruin avenue, were burned about 9 ocIocL this morning. Several boxes of books, belonging to students, and some articles of furniture wliich were stored in the attic were also ruineiL Wa. ter did some damage to the ceilicg and furniture of the first and second fli-or rooms. The Icm on the building is cov. cred by insurance. The fire, which broke out on the roof. was believed to have been caused by Hy ing sparks. The flames, fanned by a brisk wind, had enveloped practically the entire roof-when the fire department ar rived. Civil Service Examination Here. A U. S. civil service examination for postoEce clerks and Carriers will be held in Columbia January 8, 1921. Those who pass will be cmploied as substitutes at tbe Columbia nostoSee. Small Fire on Windsor Street. A small fire at the home of James Kid well. 1311 Windsor street, resulted from burning soot at 5:30 o'clock last night. The fire was extinguished before the fire department arrived. THE WEATHER For Columbia and vicinity: Generally fair and moderately cold tonight and Sat urday; lowest temperature tonight about 24. For Missouri: Fair tonight and Satur day; not much change in temperature. Shinpers' forecast; Within a radius of 200 miles of Columbia the lowest tem perature during the next 36 hours will be west 22; north 20; cast 28, and south 24. The weather still is windy from and including the upper Mississippi Valley eastward and snow continues in the Lake region and upper Ohio as an aftermath of the storm that passed over those parts a few days ago. Mostly clear weather has prevailed in other sections of the country. The weather continues rather cold in southern sections for those latitudes but elsewhere generally temperatures com pare well villi the seasonal average. Generally fair moderately cold weather will prevail for tbe next to or three days. The highways continue in fair to good condition. RUNAWAY BACK AFTER 8 DAYS Merle Berrie, Cold and Hungry, Returns With New Ideas of Open Road. "I wouldn't have minded if it had been snmmer time and narm weather." said I Merle Berrie, the returned prodigal ho lorsooc home jinu happiness for the life on th open road a erk ago y-strrday. The bor returned home 1ih morning, af ter as eight day's game of hide-and-seek with parents and police, disillusioned as to the pleasures of a wanderer. Mien .l,J wl.r l, M, W. v.- . first consistently declared that he "didn't Inow" but finally admitted that he had teen led to believe that the free open life was the only life for a person with red blood by stone he had been reading in books. "I decided to go when I read of the Honeymoon Hikers making fertr miles a day," said the boy, "but I don't be lieve a darned word of it. It was all I could do to make thirteen miles In one day." He had enough money to buy food for. himself and had spent the nights sleep. inf in various places. Amour the favored locations were a'hay stacE. boxcar and chicken coop. He started west, got as far as Rocheport and then, gave nrv He was out of funds; cold, getting hungry and his feet were so blistered he couldn't walk; so he "hummed" his way gack this morning on a train. "He's got enough of it," said his fath er grimly, as he watched the boy at work carrying a big bucket of water. "He was pretty sick of himself when he came in this morning." "I'm so glad," said his mother, "I was so afraid he would get sick or hurt sleep ing out that way. But I guess no one was ever happier to get home than be. He washed and combed his hair as soon as he arrited, too, and then ate an awful meal' COLLEGE GIRLS GO HOME Both Stephens and Christian Closed Until After Christmas. Eter) thing is quiet around Columbia's two colleges for wemen. Both Ste phens and Christian college closed yes terday for the Christmas vacation. Christian College 'will be dark until January 5. By last night nearly every student vat homeward bound. A -pecid parlor car look the Kansas City delega tion on their way while'reservations were. made from, Centralia for those going cast. IJetween 3o0 and 400 students were registered at the college thh last term. Of these, 215 were boarding students and the remainder special and day students. Three annex dormitories were used to accommodate tbe increased enrollment this year. TWO PLAYS AT HIGH SCHOOL "Wonder Hat", and "A Woman's a Woman" Presented Today. The Thalian Guild, the dramatic club of the Columbia High School, gate two plays this morning. Tbe first play was "A Woman's a Woman," in which Frances Allen, Virginia Harris, Lonne Jacobs and Hayward Foreman were the characters. The other play, "Wonder Hal," was played by Cecil Coggins, Cyril Coggins, Mary Gentry and Mary Mcliarg. GERMANY CANT MEET DEBT Scheme May Be Adopted to Make Reparation With Labor. jr citj ptsm. Brussels., Dec 17. Germany's repre sentative here today said rliafhe could turn the pockets of his country inside out. and that they had no money with which to meet the reparation demanded. It was said that the nation bad to raise 123 billion more dollars. V. W. VANDIVER IS IMPROVING Former Student Was Shot WTdle Working in Mexico. Word has been received here by Mrs. L. T. Hagan, sister of Vincent W. Van diver, who was shot in Mexico December 3. that he is recovering in a hospital 'in Tampico. It is expected that he will soon be able to return to bi home in Big Heart, Okla, - HARDING AND BRYAN CONFER ON WAR VOTE President-Elect Seeks Advice of Former Secretary of State on a Plan for a Ref erendum. COOLIDGE HAS DOUBTS Advisers Are Already Split Over the Feasibility of the Idea Cabinet Is Discussed. Br Caiul Tnm. MMtoh, Onto; Dec: 17,-Advice on Plan for a nonnlir iefer.rnm as sought by President-elect' Harding! rere touay in conlereace with William Jennings JJrjan, former Secretary State; ,t - Harding also discussed his Cabinet 1 with Harry M. Daugherty, his chief po-' lilieal adu'ser. who will Drobiblr b of., l.. 1 ., , . . " . T wea ine post 01 ttorney-tieneral. Advisers of the President-elect are a! ready split oter the feasibility of the sup., rested referendum on war. Covernor Coolidge sees great d:ffwulgr in a way of carrying out the proposition. lie einrcsed doubt-as to how the idea of a plebiscite could be obtained in countries where popular voting is no: in vogue. F. T. NOIHIIS CAK STOLEN" His Chalmers Taken From in Front of Elks Home. A Chalmers ccr was stolen from F. T. Norris, Jr, about 10 o'clock last night i ' "" ""o " idler in the Boone ! Ull5l!r ft B. " endn.S mcC'!,,R ,of ,he.1J JS? hfd parked h car in front of the Elks home. When he starltd lu get his car to go home it was missing. He notified tlie police It had not been found this afternoon. The car is insured. DEMPSETSEAR . IN BAD SHAPE? tQampioa.Pays .SccrctJW3itta4toU4 .m!i ' n.i,lUr tr Xil ?S- -"s with Sam Boguslaw who Is nowTDaI-' one ,1u9 DB!nt "t0. . MlCII. Br Uuia Piw. Nats, Mien, Dec 17-Jack Dempsey, heavy-weight champion of the world, ar rived here today to consult with Dr. Frank Boninr, ear specialist. His visit was attended with great se crecy. Dempsey dropped o3 the Twen tieth Century Limited, which was carry, ing him and his manager. Jack Keams to Dempsey's home at South Bend, Ind-, for the hobdajs. Every rTott was made lo cover Ins movements. Kearns, on ax. riving in Chicago, said thai Dempsey had left the train at Buffalo, N. l. Dempsey said he" was going to Benton Harbor. where he whipped Billy Miske last Sep tember, to visit friends. This is Dempsey's second visit to Doc lor ttoninc. Just after his fight with Jess WiUard at Toledo he spent ten days in the doctors Iiome undergoing treatment. His ear was badly injured in the Toledo fight although no publicity was given the matter. The speculations here are that the ear might have been badly injured in Demp sey's bout with Bill Brcnnan, as the ac count of the Ceht said that Dempsey left Ine ring with his ear bleeding. The physician was reluctant to talk about the visit cf tbe champion when questioned. He is a great admirer of Dempsey. Dempsey and his close advisers un doubtedly feel that if the damage to Ids ear became generally known it would be regarded as a vulnerable spot to his fu ture opponents. FEAR BALLOON IS IN LAKE Airship With 3 Officers Has Been Missing- 100 Hours. By TT-SM Wreifc Rocx.Tv Pol-ct. K Y, Dec. 17. inging to the hope tliat the naval bal loon which was swept northward by a heavy gale, had landed safely, naval of ficial anxiously awaited wurd todjy from dispatches wljch were sent to jpper New York and Canada. The men have been cussing nearly one hnrdred hours. ANOTHER DRIVE ON POLAND? Bolsherlkl Troops Concentrated Along Lithuanian Border for Attack ; V Uiti ha. Paris. Dec. 17. Forty thousand Bol shevis troops are concentrated along the Lithuanian border in preparation of another drive on Poland. Poland said that the Bobheviki . re ceived ammunition tl.togh the port of Reval from Germany. Wrecked Ships Need Help. r Vttui Km Wainisrcrox, Dec 17. The coast guard announced today that it had sent cutters I" wsj'ls disabled nil tlie At lantic coast. The Seminal, stationed at WiImingon, N. C was dispatched to thv aid cf tbe Manahanx. The Creshamtis lyins besVe tbe Seh!r Island.-whfc'i U stranded nevr Cafe Charles. UNSHAVED FOK SS YEAKS John M. Long Swore to Let Beard Grow in 1862. John M. Long, whose funeral was hell yesterday at Bethlehem Church, was known around Columbia as not having shaved' for fifty-eight years. He died Wednesday at the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Long, widow of the late Dr. Oscar M. Long, it the age of 85 vrars. Mr. Long took an oth in the winter of 1E62 that he would not shave until the Southern Crnfederacy as etailishei! and he kept his word to th' day of his death. Hr was sworn Into the Confed erate service in July, 1862, and never received a discharge, fie was taken pris oner a few days after entering the serv ice and escaped while being taken to Vickiburg in December. He went to Colorado and returned to Missouri in 1865. ' " taught school in Boone County un- a '? ,Mt "V "? ?"r He "."iS .,"''' "" "d remained there until 1908 hcn he m6red lu c"lo'';- "!lO,650SAW V ATCA C P A TTT7 KliNoAO brAlVlCj ' Figures Show Record Crowd Viewed Classic Financial . Report Not Available. The gate receipts of the Missouri-Kansas game this year show that 10,650 peo ple saw- the annual classic from within the-walls of Rollins Field. Wilb every tree and housetop in the vicinity filled however, it can be conservatively esti mated that the total attendance was 11, 000. A financial report of the game is net yet available, but the affair has always been handled on a basis of equal divi sion of expenses and receipts. Tlw ex penses of Missouri will be convidrrally leu in coming years if the extra bleach ers, which were erected for thi game, are allowed to stand. Although student activity) tickets as sure a crowd, tho6e tickets decrease tbe receipts, fsr they are counted in favor of the visiting team at the rate cf 50 cents each. The same seats co.dd be sold for $3 at the Thanksgiving game. BRINGS ACCUSED MAN m-it" Sheriff Back With Sara Boguslaw, Charged With Stealing Car. ci. ta v.-j w-L-. ;j j t? . I belne held in the connlr tail in cm-nee. I tion with the theft of a motor car belong ing to J. 11. Hopper. The men drove to Columbia in Hopper's machine. Boguslaw, who is about 22 years old, told Sheriff Whitesides that he had been enrolled in the University but had n-v. er attended classes. At the Registrar's office this morning no record could be found of Boguslaw entering the Univer sity either this fall or in previous years. Boguslaw says that he lost $12X00 in whisky which was seized by federal agents a short time ago., Boguslaw was arraigned this afternoon before Justice John S. Bickncll and pleaded not guilty. His trial was set for next Thursday. WILL STUDY GOVERNMENT Democratic Women's Club Continues Organization. Columbia women of tbe Democratic party decided to continue their organiza tion and hold monthly meetings through out the winter, at a meeting in the court house Thursday afternoon. Phases of gotcrnment will be studied at the meet ings. "Gty government" is the topie for discussion at the next session, the second Thursday in January. The membership, selection and functions of the council, the water and light system, schools, city budget, administration, and city election will be the divisions on which a drill will be conducted by leaders. Members of tbe organization will at tend council and board meetings during the next month, so that they may observe the machine in operation. Mrs. J. C. Babb was indorsed as a can didate for the next vacancy on the school board, or for election in the spring. Any woman who runs- for this position will bavo the support of the dub. I Doctors Attend Hospital Opening;. Dr. A. W. Kampachmidt, Dr. J. E. Thornton, Dr. C M. Sneed, Dr. A. W. Mc-Hester, Dr. F. G. Nifong and Dr. Guy u noyes motored to Mexico today to at tend the formal opening of the county hospital of Audrain county; This is the' first countr hospital in the stale. Boone County will have the second one. Baby of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Dies. The baby of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walk er, 1819 University avenue was buried, at 3 o'clock tins afternoon at the Col umbia Cemetery. Tbe baby died this morning at the rarker Memonal Hos pital. Tbe Kcr. J. D. Randolph con ducted the burial service Records Interest on School Money. An Interest book; containing a record of the interest paid, this year on all notes belonging to the school fund, is being made out in the county clerk's oSce. A portion of the school money is set aside to be left for short periods. Browns Station Couple to Wed. A marriage license was issued this morning to Lonnie Howard Caliert, 21. and Miss Rosa Griggs. 13. Both live at Browns Station. THREE TOLLED. FOURMJURED IN RACE RIOTS Clash Results When Indcpendl ence, Kan., Police Want to Disarm Blacks Who Threaten Whites. FEAR ANOTHER OUTBREAK 150 Legion Members Guarrf Streets and Jail of Gty to ", Prevent Negro Lynch- " ing. Br Csiita Fm. Itockmiccci; KAt, Dec. 17. A nl port that state or&ial are sending troepf Here to settle race war .was received her. today. Er Uaftni Prrsi. LvBtrrsntxrr. Kak- Dec. 17. Osi hundred and fifty American Lesion mem! hers today patrolled the streets of Indel pendence and guarded the county jail prevent the lynching of Nobel Crerol nejro crarder suspeet, and prevent a sec ond outbreak cf race rioting wkich'rared throughout the night with the result thai three persons were killed and four arai in the hospital. Meanwhile Mayor Wadroan telepaotecnl lite gutcrLors omcc at Toneka canceCsaT hi early request fur troops beli'vinslfl that tbe legionnaires were suSkienl tm maintain peace. Although a crowd of whites todar a J iembled near the jail there was aBtur.fi ently.no motement to repeat the effort osM last night to lynch tho negro ausptctedn et murdering 1U K. Wharton, which sUn cu iiis race uoume. sa j .i . ii. Sheriff C A, Hall said that hr would flj not tak the negro to mother town b W cause he had given his word that tbe W black would not be- s patted away. It was only by giving Uns word, be said. that tbe lynching was prevented ua rught. The clash- was precipitated last niglttlB wees city cSeials attempted to disarm!1 t ugM negroes who were muttering Tit-tr.'ou the whites." The blacks refused lol I rtt.l l.tw ,m, T.r!..-- .r. .L-IS9 ,.v. ... ..-.. ,,.,a, uin intsi oScers left, the negroes opened fire on; a crowd ot citizens. Three persona' wars killed and four injured, three probably rUR DEALER IS ARRESTED! Charged With Lacking License. AI- through No Sales Were Made. Robert Rosenthal and L. T. Robertson, representative of the Montreal Fur Company, were unpacking their tracks tf merchandise at the Panic) Boone Tar. cm this morning when two women en lered the room and asked to see furs. No sale was made. About this lino tbe chief of police entered with a warrant for Rosenthal's arrest on the charge lhat, he was opcnting wiibout a merchants li core. Rosenthal was taken to the city haU. lie pleaded that he intended to take out a license and was preparing to go for it when he was served a warrant. He said that he had made no sales. Rosenthal was told that the charge I would not be pressed if he left town with- I out putting his goods on sale. He left i this afternoon for Jefferson Gty where I he will hold a sale. The same merchants conducted a sale here about two weeks ago. At that time they procured an itinerant merefpnt s li cense. PAUL F. SIFTON TO ENGLAND Will Study Working System of English Newspapers. Paul F. Sifton. a student in the Scboo1 of Journalism, left today for England where he will attend the University of London. Mr. Siftfcn, who began his redies tt the Unitctsity of Missouri in September, 1919, is a vocational student. He will pursue his work In England under the direction of the Federal Board for Vo cational Education. PRESIDENT PURCHASES HOME Wilson Buys Henry T. Fairbaais' Residence In WasWnjrton. Cr Vritta' FnM. WiSnraeTOr. Dec 17. President Wd. son has Din-chased the Henry T. Fairs' hanks residence at 2310 S street, N.l W, it was announced today by KsbmH. IL Ilagcer & Company, real estate stall " , I - WHEAT BELOW STANDARD5 TLl. V r. ! ea . 5 I u inrs v,rop uniy co .- Normal In U. S. ; ar citj prat. WASBtfCTot. Dec 17. Tie e lion of winter wheat on December 1 was , 87.9 per cent normal the Croo EsliBslssi Bureau of the Agricultural Deoaitasst announced todv. eomnsred with KJ -1 per cent on December 1. 1919. aai.5 I per Cent on the same day Li IMS. : r J. "When We Come to ChraUassAr "When We Come to Orisaaa" tajke subject of Dean Waller Williasss'.W- class lecture for next Sunday sasnfaeS Thi. fl MH. ct.j; AVlfttVis'tM Broadway Odeon. . ''.vi-yj