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UNIVERSITY MISSOURIAN
SEVENTH YEAR
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, MONDAY. APRIL 26, 1915
NUMBER 192
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CITY HEALTH BOARD
SEEKS CITIZENS' AIO
Issues Proclamation, Asking
General Response for Co
lumbia's Clean-Up.
THE DAY-TOMORROW
NOT ONLY GOURDS, BUT POETRY
Civic League Makes Rules
and Will Distribute 1,000
Fly Swatters.
The Board of Health of Columbia
has asked the cooperation of the citi
zens of Columbia for Clean-up Day
tomorrow in the following notice:
"Believing that unclean stables,
barnyards and outbuildings in fur
nishing breeding places for flies, con
stitute a menace to the health of the
city, the Board of Health asks the co
operation of every citizen of Columbia
in immediately cleaning up such
places. It also asks that these places
be kept clean during the entire sum
mer." W. R. Shaefer
A. W. Kampschmldt
W. A. Norris
P. F. Trowbridge."
W. B. Nowell, Jr., president of the
Retail Merchant's Association, will
hare a bulletin from the association pmega won from Kappa Alpha 14 to 2.
issued today, asking all the merchants
of Columbia to cooperate with them
in cleaning up the alleys back of the
stores. Any questions about Clean
up Day will be answered if No. 1099 is
called. Some one will be at this tele
phone tomorrow, Wednesday and
Thursday to answer all questions.
A group of negro Boy Scouts will
help gather up trash for the wagons
tomorrow. These boys will be die
missed from school at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon and will then be ready
for work.
Two sets of wagons will be ready
tomorrow to haul away the trash from
the city. One set of these wagons will
start, from Moss street, north of
Broadway. The other set will start on
the west side of Eighth street, north of
Broadway. The wagons will be un
der the supervision of Paul Price, city
engineer.
The Civic League of Columbia has
asked Columbia women to cooperate
with them in spreading these rules to
help rid Columbia of flies:
Remember that when and where ab
solute cleanliness prevails there will
be no flies.
Look after the garbage cans daily.
See that they are carefully sprinkled
with a disinfectant.
Keep flies from the sick, especially
those ill with communicable or con
tagious diseases.
Don't forget that flies will carry
the bacilli of typhoid.
The great secret of how to get rid
of flies is cleanliness.
Screen all food.
Screen all windows and doors.
If there is a nuisance in the neigh
borhood write at once to the health
department.
One thousand fly swatters will be
distributed Tuesday to the women of
Columbia by the Civic League. These
fly swatters were made by the stu
dents in the manual training depart
ment of the Columbia High School.
They will be distributed by the Boy
Scouts.
,Dean Williams Receives a Bit of Yerse
From Campbell, Mo., School Girl.
The widely published announcement
that Dean Walter Williams of the Mis
souri School of Journalism wanted
gourds for use at a "Made-In-Missouri"
banquet to bo held as the closing fea
ture of Journalism Week, May 3 to 7,
is still bringing in gourds and poetry.
This has just been received from a
Dunklin County school girl, Miss Pearl
Connelly of Campbell, Mo.:
To Mr. Dean Williams and all of your
cuests,
I send yon a Kourd ; 'tis one of the best
Produced In Missouri or anywhere 'round
Except here In Dunklin, where gourds do
anound.
With jrourds in the summer and gourds in
fall
And gourds in the springtime, and that's
uui near an;
Willi a j.ourd at the bucket and a gonnl by
the well.
And gourds that can talk and gourds tl'it
ran tell
Of pleasures unnumbered and scenes tlut
lire dear
V.'l.ich are broncht bi a rourd nt this Hmip
of the year,
Wlioi college folk prize them and country
juihis ray
No joy without gourds in our country
today.
Now, we're not backwoodbers, but all up-to-date.
And prize Jiurds highly when produced
in this state.
In a land where there's plenty of wealth's
greatest hoard.
There's no treasure so dear as an old
dipper gourd.
FIFTY HIGH SCHOOLS
EMCTEDSATUBDAY
Six Hundred Contestants Are
Looked For at Eleventh
Annual Track Meet.
SIGMA CHI LEADS LEAGUE
Three Inter-Fraternity Baseball Games
Were Played Saturday.
Three baseball games were played
Saturday in the Inter-fraternity
League. Sigma Nu defeated Kappa
Sigma 4 to 1, Sigma Chi defeated Pi
(Kappa Alpha 4 to 3, and Alpha Tau
POSTERS OUT TODAY
Medley Relay Race, of Vary
ing Distances, Will Be New
and Unusual Event.
LETTERS OF PLATT
USED AGAINST T, R,
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Plaintiff Charges Roosevelt
Worked Hand-in-Glove
With Machine.
BARNES SCORES AGAIN
In the first division of the league
Phi Gamma Delta has defeated Sigma
Nu. Sigma Nu has defeated Kappa
Sigma. Alpha Tau Omego has de
feated Kappa Alpha.
In the second division, Sigma Chi
has defeated Beta Theta Pi and PI
Kappa Alpha. Delta Tau Delta has
defeated Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Phi
Kappa Psi has defeated Pi Kappa
Alpha. Delta Tau Delta will play
Sigma Chi tomorrow afternoon.
BILL POSTING TRUST ALLEGED
Government File Dissolution Suit
Against Advertising Combination.
Ity United Tress
CHICAGO, April 26. The govern
ment and the alleged bill posting
"trust" grappled today. Before Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who put a
529,000,000 fine on the Standard Oil
,trust, trial was scheduled today of the
government's anti-trust dissolution
suit against the bill posting combina
tion, known as the "Association of Bill
Posters and Distributors in the United
States and Canada."
Control of practically all the out
door display and billboard advertising
n the two countries by the "trust" is
charged by the government, which has
secured dozens of depositions from
big advertisers said to have been vic
timized and "held up."
WANTS TO TAX ROAD DISTRICT
THEY WANT TO SEE COLUMBIA
Mexico's Commercial Club May Send
Committee of Inspection.
By United Press "
MEXICO, Mo., April 26. Mexico's
business men who are planning to
send a committee of the Commercial
Club to Columbia to inspect the public
improvements of the University now
have an invitation from W. W. Garth,
Jr., of Columbia, to back them on their
junket and also have from Mr. Garth
suggestions as to the features they
might inspect
Mr. Garth wrote the invitation, hav
ing heard of the proposed inspection
and remarked that the water plant,
light plant, "white way," fire depart
ment, twenty miles of brick and, con
crete street pavements, high school
and telephone plant would be some of
the interesting features of the inquiry.
The business men probably will ac
cept the invitation.
Prosecuting Attorney Files Applica
tion in Circuit Court.
W. N. Dinwlddie, prosecuting attor
ney, filed an application in the Cir
cuit Court this morning asking for an
order authorizing the County Court to
levy a tax of 20 cents on a ?100 on
property in the Columbia Special Road
Distrltc. The tax is for the purpose
of paying interest and Installments on
the balance due on the $100,000 bond
issue.
MRS. TV. C. BOOTH VISITS SISTER
Former Principal of Grant School
Now LUes In Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Booth, -who were
married here last January, are visit
ing Mrs. W. C. Buntin, 509 Hitt street.
They have been visiting in California
and in Colorado since their marriage.
They leave tomorrow for their home
in Ann Harbor-Mich.
Mrs. Booth was Miss Clara Hick
man and is a sister to Mrs. Buntin.
She was principal of the Grant School
for five years.
Professor Allison to Independence.
Prof. H. O. Allison of the depart
ment of animal husbandry of the Col
lege of Agriculture went to Independ
ence, Mo., today to attend a cattle sale
of the Central Breeders Association.
The department will sell a cow and a
,calf.
C. L. Brewer Referees Track Meet.
C. L. Brewer, director of athletics,
was the referee at the Northwest Mis
souri Interscholastic Track and Field
Meet at Maryville Saturday. It was
won by the St. Joseph Central High
School. The winners in this contest
and those in the Boonville meet, held
Saturday also, are arranging to come
to the annual meet at the University
this week, says Mr. Brewer.
R. M. White on Visit Here.
R. M. White, senior editor of the
Mexico Ledger, is In Columbia today
on business connected with the State
Historical Society of Missouri.
John S. Moore In Kansas City.
John S. Moore, secretary of the Y.
M. C. A., is in Kansas City.
Winners of the Missouri Inter
scholastic Track Meets are:
1905 St. Louis Central
and Kansas City
Manual High School
tied 37 points
1906 Kansas City Man
ual High School.... 35 points
1907 St. Louis Central
High School 34 points
1908 St. Louis Central
High School
1909 Kansas City Man
ual High School
Class A 45 points
Webster Groves
High School Class
B 20 points
1910 Kemper Military
Academy Class A 50 points
Joplin High School
Class B 20 points
1911 Wentworth Mil
itary Academy . . .42 points
1912 Sedalla High
School 35 5-6 points
1913 Kansas City Man
ual High School.. 39 points
1914 Kansas City Man
ual High School... 34 points
Six hundred contestants from fifty
schools are expected to compete in
the track events of High School Day,
on Rollins Field May 1, according to
the posters that were sent out to
day to advertise this meet. The
first entry came in a few days ago.
On Saturday morning's mail were
eleven entries, making 22 schools en
tered with 151 contestants. Entries
will be open until the day of the meet.
Schools That Arc Entered.
The schools that have made entries
to date are: Wentworth Military
Academy, 8; Joplin High School, 14;
Columbia High School, 3; Montgom
ery High School, 11; Missouri Mili
tary Academy, 10; Carrollton High
School, 7; Tarkio High School, 1;
Chillicothe High School, 10; Lath
rop High School, 9; Eldorado Springs
High School, 4; Bogard High School,
1; Park School. 1; DeSoto High
School, 1; Clinton High School, 16;
Norborne High School, 9; Brunswick
High School, 8; Bosworth High
School, 7; Maitland High School, 3;
Kirkwood High School, 18; Weston
High School, C; Wellston High School,
4; Republic High School, 1.
About 200 large window posters
3 by 5 feet in size, were sent out
to all the principal towns of the
state today to advertise High
Schnol Day. The meet has been ad
vertised by circulars sent to the high
schools already.
A reception committee of M men will
meet all trains bringing contestants
for the events. All competitors will
be registered at the gymnasium as
soon as they arrive and be'given guide
books and instructions for the meet.
The contestants will be required to
report on the field at 1:15 on the day
of the meet
The ETents This Year.
The events of the meet are as
follows: For each class 50-yard
dash, 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash,
440-yard dash, 880-yard run, 12
pound shot put, discus throw, running
high jump, running broad jump and
pole vault. For Class A only will be
the 120-yard high hurdles and 220-
yard low hurdles. For Class B only
vill be the 120-yard low hurdles.
Each class will also have a half mile
relay race.
Five points will be given the win
ner of first place in any of these
events, the second place winner will
get 3 points and the third, 2 points
and the fourth 1 point
In addition to the regular prizes
that will be given, gold for first
places, silver for second places and
bronze for third and fourth places,
seven silver loving cups will be given.
Four of these will go to the winners
of first and second places in the Class
A, those schools having more than
350 students, and Class B schools
vita fewer than 350 students. A cup
will be given the winner In the relay
race for each class and to the winner
Correspondence Indicates Col
onel Consulted "Boss"
Ashes Raked for Evidence.
By United Frees.
SYRACUSE, April 26. Barnes
scored the heaviest blows in the trial
of the Barnes-Roosevelt libel suit to
day when he introduced letters from
executors of the estate of Thomas
Piatt, former senator, known at "Easy
Boss." The letters were used to il
lustrate that Roosevelt worked hand
in glove with the Republican machine.
consulting Piatt regarding appoint
ments. Political wraiths and dead
ashes were raked 'for today's evidence.
Roosevelt frankly admitted to Boss
Piatt that they wprked together while
he was governor, meeting to discuss
patronage and other matters.
The letters also indicated that
Roosevelt's sympathy was with the
Barnes opposition to the renomination
of Governor Hughes. In one of the
letters from Piatt's file Roosevelt
asked that an architect friend be per
mitted to bid on a government con
tract Roosevelt's acquiescence to
Piatt's wishes in many such matters
was shown In the letters.
Attorney Barnum, who succeeded
Ivins as cross-examiner, evidently
sought to arouse Roosevelt's ire, but
the colonel held his-temper.
After strenuous exercise in the re
cess since Friday, including horseback
riding, automobiling and long hikes,
Roosevelt resumed the stand in the
fifth day of his testimony. He seemed
prepared for the clash with Attorney
Ivins, who continued the cross-examination.
Continued Interest in the trial Is
indicated by the crowd fighting for
seats at the opening of court. Roose
velt's alleged opposition to Governor
Charles E. Hughes' renominations was
he first matter taken up, Ivens pro
ducing the letters between Roosevelt
and Barnes, and between Roosevelt
and former Representative Parsons re
garding the renomiifttion.
THE WEATIIEK
For Columbia and Vicinity: Unsettled
leather tonight and Tuesday, probably
local thuudershoners; not much chance In
temperature.
For .Missouri: Unsettled but generally
fair tonight and Tuesday.
Weather Conditions.
Unsettled weather continues In all terri
tory between the Mississippi Kiver and
Kooky Mountains and heavy rains have
fallen In Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska,
and light showers in western Missouri and
western Iowa, and thence farther northward.
fair weather prevails cast of the Mis
sissippi niver and generally throughout
the Itocky Mountain state.-
TeUinenitlirpR nhntrp tho HMsnnil nvornfTo
obtain In all sections from and Including
the Great Plains eastward.
in i.oiumriia the weather will be more
or less unsettled during the next 38 hours,
perhaps with local thundersbowers.
, . . , Loral Data.
The highest temperature in Columbia
yesterday was St anil the lowest last night
was ftj. A j ear ago yesterday the highest
was 81 and the lowest 63.
, The Almanac.
Sun rises today, 5:17 a. m. San sets,
6:57 p. m.
.Moon sets at 3:24 a. in.
THE CALENDAR
April 27. Address at University Audi
torium by Leon Arzdrooul on "(Jerinauy
and Her Place In the Sun." 7:30 p. m.
.May I Inch cnnol n.iv. Athietio ,ni
and Literary contest.
May 3-7. Journalism Week. Popular
lectures. University Auditorium each even
ing. May 7. Prof. Hamilton Perkins Cady of
the University of Kansas will address Uul
ersity of Missouri section of American
Chemical Society.
May IS Address at University Assembly
by Prof. L. U. Iiernard ou "The Social
Aspects of the Wur." 7:30 p. m.
MOTORCYCLING SOT SO EASY
ENTIRE ALLIED FLEET
SHELLSliDnNELLES
Bombardment Began Yester
day and Turkish- Forts Are
Replying Vigorously.
DESTROYAERODROME
German Zeppelin Demolish
ed by Airmen in Attack
on Gontrode.
By United Press
ATHENS, April 26. The entire Al
lied fleet is bombarding the Darda
nelles today. The forts are replying
vigorously. The bombardment began
at long range early Sunday morning.
No list of casualties or account of
damage has yet been received.
Three Students Were Injured Tester
day in Attempting to Ride Machine.
Learning to ride a motorcycle is no
easy job, according to three students
who were injured on the same day
in riding the same machine.
The motorcycle is the property of
W. F. Harmes, a student who lives at
606 South Fifth street C. J. Reiter,
Paul H. Arthur and Elmer Montgom
ery, students who live at the same
house, were all injured more or less
severely (yesterday when they attempt
ed to ride the machine.
Reiter was the first to be hurt. He
lost control of the machine yesterday
morning at Rollins street and Provi
dence road. The motorcycle struck
the curb, throwing Reiter over the
handlebars into a yard. His leg was
cut and he suffered other slight bruis
es. In the afternoon Arthur mounted
the machine with Montgomery behind
him. At Sixth street and Stewart
road the wheels skidded on some sand
along the brick pavement and the ma
chine turned over. Arthur jumped
and was not badly hurt, with the ex
ception of numerous bruises. Mont
gomery, however, fell under the mo
tor cycle and was badly cut on the
face, legs and arms. Several stitches
were taken in his face at Parker Hos
pital.
The machine is considerably dam
aged as the result of the two accidents.
By United Press
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 26. A
Russian fleet In the Black Sea bom
barded the Bosporous forts at long
range yesterday. Firing continued
for some time but no damage was
done.
By United Press
AMSTERDAM, April 26. The Ger
man aerodome at Gontrode was de
stroyed and the Zeppelin It housed
was demolished during a recent Al
lied aerial attack, according to Bel
gium reports today.
By United Press
VIENNA. April 26. The Russian
general assault on the Austro-Hunga-rian
positions leading to the Carpa
thians was completely crushed. The
enemy have failed utterly to make an
impression upon the Austrian lines,
headquarters announced today. Ac
cording to the bulletins the Russians
were rolled back, suffering enormous
losses, and were balked in the frontal
attacks designed to get them an ac
cess into Hungary.
The flanking operations failed after
several days fighting, the enemy los
ing thousands in killed and wounded
and three thousand, who were cap
tured. The Russian progress toward
Uzsok is denied.
FROM REGISTRARS' CONVENTION
Frank Chambers, M. U. Representa
tive, Gets Home From Ann Arbor.
Frank Chambers, University regis
trar, returned last night from Ann
Arbor, Mich., where he attended the
sixth annual meeting of the American
Association of Registrars, April 21
and 22. Fifty-five institutions were
represented, including Columbia, Har
vard, Yale, Cornell, the University
of Illinois, the University of Iowa, the
University of Kentucky, the University
of Maine, the University of Texas, the
University of Kansas and the Univer
sity of South Dakota. Several small
er colleges and technical colleges also
were represented.
This is the first meeting that Mr.
Chambers has been eligible to attend.
The purpose of the association is to
bring the registrars of the various
colleges and univertities of the coun
try together on plans of registration
and dismissal.
FATHER DOYLE VISITS HERE
ZIMMERMAN ON VISIT HERE
Speaks to Glennon CInb, of Which He
Is a Former President,
Father Patrick J. Doyle of St. Louis,
a former student of the University, at
tended the meeting of the Glennon
Club yesterday. He studied law "here
and was president of the Glennon
Club one year. He gave up the study
of law to enter the priesthood.
Father Doyle recalled the time
when, as president of the Glennon
Club, a hammer was presented to
him.
"There were factions in those days
and the president had a very deli
cate Job. I don't know to this day
whether the hammer was given to me
as a means of preserving better order,
or as a symbolical indication that I
was a 'knocker'."
Father Doyle assisted Father T. J.
Lloyd in the services at the Catholic
Church yesterday.
By United Press
BERLIN, April 26. Denying the
Anglo-French claims that the Ger
mans have been thrown across the
Yser, the government announced that
the Germans are still holding, and
that they have captured Lizerne and
other positions on the western Dank.
Five thousand prisoners were cap
tured and forty-five cannon were tak
en, it is stated.
'!y United Press
LONDON. April 26. The British
checked two assaults at Brodseinde.
At Chendaele, where desperate fight
ing continues, the Allies are holding
and are slowly gaining ceded ground,
according to a statement this after
noon. V
COPELAND TO ENGLAND
TO PRESENT NEWSPAPER PLAY
(Continued to Page Five)
Former Tiger "Center Says He May!
Enter School Next Fall.
A. W. Zimmerman, center and guard
on the 1913 Tiger football team, was
here yesterday visiting friends. Zim
merman says he expects to return to
the University next fall. He left this
morning for his home in Marble Hill,
Mo.
He has been teaching school near
Ashland since last October.
Speaks to Senior Girls of Kansas City.
The Alumnae Association of the Uni
versity gave an informal reception to
the senior girls of the Kansas City
high schools in the gymnasium of the
Westport High School Saturday after
noon. Miss Eva Johnson, aaviser oi
University women, talked on "Life of
Women Students at the University."
Attends Uncle's Funeral at Riggs.
T. A. Brown, 65 years old, died at
his home near Riggs Saturday morn
ing. He will be buried this afternoon
at the Riggs cemetery. P. T. King,
deputy sheriff, who was a -nephew to
Mr. Brown, left this morning for Riggs
to attend the funeral.
German Club Will Give "Die Journal-
isten" Thursday Night
Die Journalisten," the comedy
which the German Club will present
in the University Auditorium Thurs
day night is a story of newspaper and
political life in Germany. The play
ends with the marriage of four of the
principal characters.
The leading parts in the play will be
played by Miss Helen Lowry, Miss
Pearl Ragsdale, Miss Katherine Jones
and Miss Alice Berkebile. Louis
Meeker, Fred Gutekunst and Ernest
Staude will be the principal men in
the play.
Former Rclla Director, WTio Resigned
Recently, to Study Tin Industry.
Prof. Durward Copeland, who re
signed recently as director of the
School of Mines and Matallurgy at
Rolla, expects to leave in two weeks
for a visit to his home at Chelsea,
Mass. From there he will go to Eng
land where he will spend several
months studying the tin industry.
Later Mr. Copeland will go to Sin
gapore, India, for further study and
on his return will visit San Francisco.
From there he will go to Chile to look
after his mining interests.
GETS PAVING -CONTRACT
r Hoard of Agriculture Officers Home.
Jewell Mayes, secretary, and W. L.
Nelson, assistant secretary, of the
State Board of Agriculture, are visit
ing in their home towns today. Mr.
,Mayes home is Richmond, Mo., and
Mr. Nelson's is Bunceton, Mo.
Dr. F. A. Martin to Leave University.
Dr. F. A. Martin, of the School of
Medicine of the University, has re
signed his position as a member of the
faculty and will go west to practice
when school closes.
G. W. Barkwell, a Colombian, Begins
Work on ChlllicoUie Streets.
George W. Barkwell, a Columbia
contractor, and twenty-one workmen
,began work this morning in ChlHI
pothe on a $45,000 paving contract
Three streets are to be paved under
jthls contract, which is the largest
paving contract let this year at Chillicothe.
Stndent Recital at Stephens.
Miss Gladys DeHoney, a student in
Stephens College, will play a pro
gram of pianoforte pieces In the au
ditorium of the college tomorrow
night Miss Bernice Flowers, sopra
no soloist, will assist Miss DeHoney.
The recital is open to the public.
Columbia High Flays Fayette High.
The Columbia High School baseball
team has gone to Fayette, where they
play the Fayette High School nine this
afternoon. The Columbia nine's next
same will be played here with the
Jefferson City High School team, next
Friday afternoon.
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