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imMMuimi nn-.ui..jw4j.i-yBc,gqwqWW5gBW THE EVENING MISSOURIAN TWELFTH YEAR COLUMBIA .MISSOURI, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1920. NUMBER 310 r HEFF HALL KILL BE Ceremonies Will Be a Parf of Convocation Exercises at 10:30 O'clock CURATORS"aRE' HERE Dr. Talcott Williams Will Speak on "The Newspa perman's New Task." . Dedicatory services for Jay H. Neff Hall, the new home of the School ot Journalism, now almost completed, will be held in conjunction with the opening convocation ot the University in the University Auditorium at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. Dr. A. Ross Hill will preside at the services, during which all University exercises will be suspended. Wifrd A. Neff, who had the new Jour nalism building erected as a memorial to his lather, the late Jay H. Neff", a distinguished Journalist of Kansas City, will present it to the school "in a briet address at the opening ot the ceremony. H. J. Blanton, editor of the Paris Appeal and a member ot the Board of Curators of the University, is to deliver the address of accept ance. John T. Harding of Kansas City is another of the speakers. He will de scribe the character and extent of public service rendered by Jay H. Neff, who was founder ot the Corn Belt Farm Dallies, four agricultural publications, with which the younger Neff is now connected. Doctor Talcott 'Williams, dean emeritus ot the School of Journalism of Columbia University, who is to de liver the dedicatory address will speak on The Newspaper Man's New Task." The University faculty will attend the services In academic costume and the members of the Board of Curators, who will be here to attend a meeting tomorrow afternoon, will be present art the ceremony In a body. The speakers and other distinguish ed visitors who are coming for the dedication already are arriving In Co lumbia. Doctor Williams arrived from New Tork early this afternoon and Mr. and Mrs. Harding of Kansas City reached here at 3 o'clock. A number of others are expected later today. Mr. Nettwill arrive tomorrow morning. The convocation speakers and mem bers of the Board of Curators who are "in the city today will be entertained st dinner by the Round Table Club in the Daniel Boone Tavern dining room at 7:30 this evening. A second enter tainment honoring the same guests will be a luncheon tomorrow at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. Ross HilL Because of the unnnlshed condition of Jay H. Neff Hall, which will not be ready for occupancy for several days more, no ceremonies will be held there. The organization of all classes will take place tomorrow. SCMMA TO PITTSBURGH TEAS Former Tiger Will PUv In Outfield ot JaUenaJ League Club. unm.r finmmi. a former student in the University and - member of the Tiger baseball team la 191S, Has oeen bought by the Pittsburgh Nationals, .nmMn- n fmta-v'H nress dispatch. Summa tried out with the St. Louis vtinni nimn lpavinr the University and was later fanned out to the Birm ingham club of the southern Associa tion. Birmingham sent him to iue Norfolk Club an the Virginia League. It was here that he won sufficient re cognition by his playing In the out field to prompt his purchase by the big league club. GIRL 14 TEAKS OLD MAEBIED Guardian Is Appointed So He Can Give Consent. John D. Terrell and Edna May Nel son, both living on Rural Route No. 1 out of Columbia, were married at the courthouse today by Judge Sam Pau ley. The bride was an orphan and only 14 years of age. It was necessary that a guardian be appointed before she could be married. H. A. Collier, probate Judge, appointed A. L. Nich ols, at whose home the young bride had been living, and he gave his consent to the marriage. Englishman Drops Pipe for Cigarette. LONDON, July 10, (by malD Are cigarettes changing the character ot the Englishman? Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell fears they are. The pipe seems to be dls 'appearing in England, he said In a re cent speech, and with it "the old pipe sucking Englishman whom nothlnr couM disturb." , Return From Motor Trip. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. peannan ar rived to Columbia Saturday, ending a motor trip from Lansing, Men. They went to Lansing to buy a car, and then drove It home. K, of a Dining Boom Opens. The Knights mf Columbus 6tu dents' Home dining room opened this manning. Secretary Frank Sweeney is In charge. WEATHEB Cooler Far Caluakla aaa TlHattri Caasttlad tbU afsmMa. geaeraOr fair ass ruler MmiffK ana weaaeeaay. For Wssonrl: Unsettled- with thnnder. showers this afternoon or tonight Is, the sooth portion: cooler tonlsnc Wednesday generally fair.cooler except extreme north portion. Weather Caadttlaaa. Light to moderate ahowera hare fallen orer the eastern half of Missouri, the southern part of Iowa and thence north east embracing the Ohio valley anil lower Laces. Elsewhere mostly fair weather haa prevailed. . Temperatures are seasonable In the cen. tral ami lower 1'lalns and lower Central Valleys, and generally east ot the Mis sissippi; hnt a well formed high pres sure ware dominates the .Northwest, at tended by eiearlog and decidedly cool weather, temperaturea being In the low 308 In Montana and Wyoming. This high pressure wavewlll domlnste the lower Missouri Taller section within another 24 hours bringing clesrlnr skies. ana a aeciaea toncn ox antnmo Tor see. eral days. The Old Trails Is slippery going eaat from Colombia, and weat to Boonrllle: rather rough In spots between lloonrllle and Independence. Ueal Data. The highest temperature In Columbia yesterday was 88; Sad the lowest lsst night was 73. Precipitation 2,00 A year ago yesterday the highest temperature was ta ana the lowest was tv. t-reeipita-tton 0 00. Sun rose today 5:37 a. m. 8un seta 6 42 p. m. Moon rises 7 -39 p. m. The Temperatures Today. a. m 76 -73 -66 70 74 12 noon 1 p. m 2 p. m 3 p. m 3:30 p. m CITY SCHOOLS ENROLL 290 Freshmen and Sopho mores at C. H. S. Yes terday and Today. With the stir and rush of the uni versity registration hardly over, the grade schools of Columbia and the Columbia High School have begun en rollment for the school year which be gins "Monday. The enrollment of freshmen began In the Columbia High School yester day. About 160 freshmen were enroll ed and about forty more are expected Today 130 sophomores were enrolled and several more are expected. The total enrollment will reach 600, ac cording to Miss Sadie Stean, acting principal. The enrollment of Juniors and seniors will be completed Thurs day. -The last vacancy lathe, teaching; sua. ot the ColunJbki High School was filled last night with tbe election of Miss Lillian Goldsberry to teach part time In mathematics. Enrollment for the grade schools be gins tomorrow morning. The sched ule is as follows: "Morning, Benton school; afternoon, Eugene Field School; Thursday morning. Robert E. Lee School and Friday afternoon the enrollment of all non-resident pupils. E Well-Known Chicagoans Are Summoned as Witnesses to Fight Over Woman. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 3L A roadhouse quarrel yesterday ended In the shoot ing ot Panl Brown by Gerald Stock, a wealthy real estate dealer ot Lander, Wyo. Detectives who were in the neigh borhood working on another case heard the shots in Kelley's Bungalow Inn and rushed Into the place before anyone In the -party had had time to escape. They arrested all of them. Stock said that he had shot In self defense. The quarrel began over Mary Payne a woman who resides at the inn. Mrs. Stock who is at a hotel with her two children la prostrated over the affair. Prominent men who are summoned as witnesses in the; affair include George Harsh a member of the St. Louis Board ot Trade, Charles Garity a wealthy Chicagoan, and a member ot the Chicago Board ot Trade. Mary Payne, the cause of the quarrel, was also summoned. TRACING THE SIGN PALtTEBS Stodrnt Council, Student Senate and Police Investigating. Th. Rtndent CoundL the Student Senate and the Columbia police today tutsan Investigation ot the signs which appeared In green paint on the side walks near the University campus una mnrnlnr. The signs oralae the fresh man class and express scorn ot all sophomores. Leslie Cowan, University secretary, said this afternoon that it was thought the buyers of the paint had been traced. Two Auto Driven Ftae. aherwood Lsxcent was fined $10 and costs' before Justice John S. Blck nell this morning for reckless driving on "West Broadway. J. L. Dehoney was fined $1 and costs In police conn for speeding Engleweod Couple Married a mnrHaara license was Issued to- dsy to Harold A. Sappington. 22, and Mies'Veta Hay Pitts, 17, Dotn or cn- glewood. Miss Pitts' father gave his const nt to the marriage. IS lUUI Quotas for States Total That Amount, Says G:0. P. Treasurer. MAY NOT RAISE ALL Largest Gif7$s7o00, and Only Two Others that Are as High as $2,500. Sy United Press CHICAGO, Aug.,3L The quota aa signed to the various sUf-.es by the Republican party to defray all cam paign expenses total $4,887,500. ac cording to Fred "W. Upham, treasurer ot the Republican national campaign committee, testifying before the Sen ale investigating committee her to day. This sum, he declared, represented every cent which it was planned to collect from the various states. He said it was about twice the amount which they expected to collect. He declared these figures were deter mined in 1919. On the demand of Senator Reed of Missouri, the spokesman for Cox, Up ham readily agreed to submit these figures. lAjll the Republican mem-" bers also agreed to this procedure, as they said thafc they would show that all the charges that Cox has made In his Pittsburgh speech were all untrue. Upham readily admitted that all the quotas for the states have been fixed but he said that they might be chang ed at any time. His testimony also brought out the tact that J500.000 ot the total amount was a part of the Senate fund, which is not to be in cluded in the total budget. Upham declared that there is noth ing to prevent the states from raising any amount they wish to raise after they have fulfilled the amount which has been levied upon them by the na tional organization. Upham vigorously denied all the charges that Cox had made that there was a $15,000,000 campaign' fund and that there are sinister Interests at tempting to exert their influence and buy the presidency. Simeon X. Fess of Ohio, chalrmsa ofjthe Republic campaign commit- teeffollowed Upham in the hearing' and declared that there were ao Urge contributors to the fund as has been charged. He said that there was one who had given 15,000 and that mere were two who had given $2,500 each. He declared that there were no other large contributors and that the aver age cootribution was $40. Congressman Fred A. Britten of Illi nois followed. He had made charges that the British government was sup plying funds to the Democratic party under the guise of an entertainment tnnd tor the British ambassador in Washington, declaring that $87,500 was the amount which had already been furnished. When called upon to prove these charges he asked that the committee call Thomas W. Lamont of New York. Lamont is the publisher of the New Tork Evening Post. Cox Denies Hays' Testimony. By Ualttd Praam. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 3L Gov ernor James M. Cox in a statement here today said that all the statements which Chairman Hays of the Repub lican naUonal committee had made at Chicago were unttrue. V. SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. , General Assembly wil Be Held at High School Friday. The University Schools under the supervision ot Dr. J. L. Meriam will begin work on Monday, September 6. Each morning this week students are being -enrdlleUi In the high school and the elementary school under the su pervision ot IF. F. Knox and Mrs. J. ICFyfer. At 10 o'clock Friday morning a gen eral assembly will be held In the High School Building for all University High School students for the purpose of explaining the new features of the work to be done this year. BABE BUTE WANTS MILLION Home-Ban Stagger 8aes, Charging; in. fringe-ant el Movie Bights. , By. United pise NEW TORK, Aug. 3L Babe Ruth has filed suit for $1,000,000 against a movie concern and five theaters for alleged lnfrinkement ot the rights in moving picture in which Roth ap pears. The suit was filed several days ago but was not made public until today. Supreme Justice McCook has granted a temporary injunction against the movie concern and the theaters to prevent, them from further using the picture. Wrecked Steamer Given Up. By Halted Press SAN FRANCISCO, ,Aug. 3L All hope ot saving the steamer Akran, which went ashore Sunday morning at Port Rivis, about six miles from here, was beginning to wane after seven tugs had failed in attempts to get the steamer righted. RIOT-TORN BELFAST UNDER MARTIAL LAW Long-Continued Street Fight ing Gradually Increases in Severity. 19 ON DEATH LIST Two Hundred Others Are in Hospitals, Severely Wounded. Oy Called frets BELFAST, Aug. 3L Martial law was declared here alt noon today. The riots which have been almost continuous for, the last three days have been increasing! for the last twenty-tour hours and seem to be growing more severe. The death list has reached nineteen and there are two hundred severely wounded in the hospitals. All reports which come in seem to point toward a gradual Increase In the fighting. Prisoner in English Jail Suc cumbs After Five Days' Starvation. By United Press WORCESTEIt. England, Aug. 31. The first death from the effects of a hunger strike occurred here today. Karl Dunwall, who had been without food tor five days, collapsed. He had been in prison here tor sixteen days. TAMEB SqCIEBELS W1TK FIDDLE Ferocious A ? "Wen Sab-sea Geerge Gal!eways Xasic kj "The Rube of the World," "King head and crowning feature "of all the world attractions," "Tbe best fiddler in creation." These are a few of the modest claims of George Gallo way, Taney County, Mo., 75 years old. Who says that he was bora vln the heart ot the Oxarks "along Bull Creek Mkr Wood's Fork on the left hand Me ot Reno as you walk north." Galloway is a wee man wearing a soft, crush hat, and a thin ribbon of tred whiskers drcKag his face, Quaker fasMon.-eaa nwvellisg from ear to ear ! in half moon by the chin route. The whiskers are thin and, although they have forgotten to grow in cer tain spots, they show ambition. The modest man from Taney County talks in this way: "I won the blue one at the fair .in Sedalis run them all out, band and all came oat when they heard my fiddle. I got fiddle! I took ribbons off them fid- dlerSfast sa they come to me. Fid dle all my lite. T.sed to tame the squirrels back home." Galloway la a good native "fiddler" of the Woods. He entertained the passengers while he was waiting to take the afternoon Wabash to other parts where "he would shine without a peer." George says he travels from coast to coast to make tbe world happy. BJa says that he does not need a press agent don't know what one Is. "Folks know when I arrive," he asserted. VACATION IS PERIOD OF TOIL Teachers "Make Hay While the Saw, Shines" Some Literally. By United Press. NEW TORK, Aug. 3L America's armyotpubllcechool teachers will re turn to the classrooms next mouth tc richer and wiser lot For they hare been making hay while the sun shone this summer knany ot them literally. others figuratively. When high price waves hit the ranks of the pedagogs last year, thou sands of them were forced to seek employment In other "branches of en deavor, while hundreds of others ob tained part time work to aid In keep ing the wolf from the door until the session of school was ended. Still others resolved to draw on their al ready salted-away resources and to stick out until the summer vacation arrived, then to spend the hot months In working to pot the money back. THBEE HOUSES XSDIO F. W. Smith, Wffl' ES-n-rttt and Baa sell Monroe Sell BtsMences. Deals amouBUna; to $21,750 have been closed in the last two weeks. F. W. Smith has sold his nine-room residence at 303 Wangh street to M. P. Weinbaeh for $8,500. Will E. Smith has sold an eight room residence at 81C Virginia to W. H. Rusk for $8,000. Russell Monroe, has sold his bun galow at 504 8. Williams street to W. G. Potts tor $5,750. J. B. McFherson has sold a lot on Glenwood avenue to Robert L. Bill for $1,500. These deals were made by the Smith-Catron Realty Co. rT-a. B. Calvert Asks IHverea. William R. Calvert filed suit for di vorce from his wife. Fay Calvert, in Circuit Court this morning. He asked for the custody ot their two children. HUNGER STRIKER DIES ENROLLMENT FIGURES LACKtKO University Offlcials Unable t Give Number of Students Tet The rush ot students enrolling in khe University yesterday and today has made it Impossible tor the cleri cal force in the registrar's office to total the enrollment figures. It was announced late this afternoon. Nei ther was an estimate of the probable number enrolled available when other registration officials were questioned. The work accomnanvinr the regis tration is proceeding without serious delays, although the force of clerks handling students in the main audi torium is somewhat short. It wss ex pected, however, that the main por tion oi me worx would be completed tonight That the enrollment will be little larger than that of last fall Is the opinion prevailing In most circles to day. Class work Is to start tomorrow. ALLEGED MURDERERS HERE Boys Who Killed St. Louis County Of.' fleers Drove to Columbia Recently. George Paar, Dave Burke and Willis Millard, held in St Louis for the mur der .ot Eugene Conrey, night sheriff ot St Louis County, and Benjamin Cor ner, Clayton marshal, Sunday night were in Columbia about three weeks ago. The young men told ot driving here from St Louis and back in an Olds mobile, saying that they spent some time In Columbia, St Louis police have been making efforts to learn whether or not there were any un usual Incidents happening In this vi cinity In which an Oldsrioblle figured. Local police say, however, that noth lng of this nature occurred and that they did not notice the party while In Columbia. Several holdups were reported near Fayette about three weeks ago, and it was said an auto party, committed tbe offenses. Democratic Presidential Can didate Will Make Four Stops in This State. By United Press NEW TORK, "Aug. 3L Governor James M. Cox, Democratic presiden tial nomlnee.nW-jjjake a .speaking tHp through Missouri daring the last of September and the first few days of October. That was assured today with the announcement ot the sched ule of his western tour. On his way west the presidential candidate wilt speak at St Joseph on September 29. He will return to this state on October 2 to speak at: Joplin In the forenoon and at Kansas City that night The following day he will make one and possibly more addresses in St Louis. From St tools the governor will return' to Dayton that night , 2 STATES SHOW GOOD INCREASE Maryland's Population InereAses 1L8 & Massackasetts' uam is 1U. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 3L The Cen sus Bureau announced today that the state ot Maryland has 1,449,10 people. an Increase of 154,264 persons, or 11.9 per cent The state of Massachusetts has a population of 3,851,615, an Increase of 485499 or 14.4 per cent BSMOCBATS FLAK CAMPAIGN Will Provide Special Booth for Stu dents at Ejection. Democratic headquarters for Boone County will be opened tomor row in the Conley-Myera Bank, ac cording to Bert Sapp, county chair man Hot the party. The campaign will start immediate ly after the opening of headquarters. Plans are to organize the school dis tricts of the county and send speak ers to each of them. Arrangements will also be made to accommodate the student vote for both local and national elections. Special booths will be provided. IMs has never been done before. Mr. 8app is optimistic over the pos sibility ot either Cox or Roosevelt speaking in Columbia. "We hare a promise," he said "that one of them will tie here sometime in September and I believe they will come. Mooseveu ooim w start on a Western trip about that time. 8 EnreH In School for Kane. 1 Elaht students enrolled as proba- lnnr. In the Rchool Of NUIieS Of the University. The work consists of three year course at the University -pins an hour's practice each day at Parker Memorial HoapitaL During! the first year the student gets her matotenance free at tbe nurses' home. After eke first year the stadent is paid $30 a month plus her maintenance. The hos pMsl work is then increased to eight! hoars 47. Steaerraphy far TJnlversMr Stnaents. Untversfy students wno wjsn worn. In stenography ana typewniing can secure'either or both at the University High SchooL Application should be made at once to the high school of- DEFEAT WRANGLE:CR1EA Russian Reds .Claim They Annihilated Foe on the Cubon Front SITUATION ..PERILOUS Poles Leave Minsk To Re sume Peace Negotia tions at Riga. By United Press "'" LONDON,' Aug. 1L The movement ot General Wrangel la the Crimea Is reported to have virtually collapsed, according to an oMeial communica tion which has been sent from Mos cow. The Bolshevik! report that they have virtually aaaftllated the Wran gel forces ob the Cuban front and that Wrangel's troops in the Crimea have also been badly demoralized. If these reports are true the situa tion in the Don district will become extremely serious and that district will be in great peril. Polbh Peace BelecaHea Leaves Minsk. Bj United Pnas PARIS, Aug. 3L According to a re port which was received here today, the Polish peace delegates hare de parted from Minsk and have gone back to Warsaw. The report said that the sessions would "be resumed at Riga next week. ELlprPRICE Farmer Wiir Pay For In crease in Rate byEf fect on Wheat Wheat prices west ot New Tork will be depressed by the increase in freight rates. This is the belief of W. T. Anderson ot the Boone County Milling Oo-a-Bany. Ha does not say this depression will tie more than temporary. "But the farmer is going to be made to pay tor the raise. In rates through- a towering of the price of his wheat.'' said Mr. Ander son. "" A strong bullish report was sent out to all grain men from Chicago last week showtsthst halt ot the . 1920 yield, srsoturttag to 140 "million bushels, has already been- exported and the otberJO million is sold tor exportation. The only reserve is 111 million buaaels of carry over from last year. The report says that this reserve Is the only- thing that will prevent wheat going to "unheard of prices." The prediction is made that wheat will go above war prices before the next crop comes to market In commenting oh, this report And erson said: "Ldoa't know. Nobody knows. There are too many compli cations to be sore of anything In the market" L (More than the usual number of Boone County farmers bare held back their wheat this summer. It Is said. The following figures, complied in a a special study of Missouri wheat marketing by farmers by the Missouri Co-operative Crop Re-porting Ser vice, would show that W2 of the state yield is still In the hands of die growers. - The figures show that for the eight years, 1909 to 1917, Inclusive, 23.4 was marketed in July. 20.4 fat Au gust. 11.87c in September, 10.2 In October. 7.4 in November, 5Jt in December, 5.1 ia -January, la February, 3.5 ia March. iS in April. 2.8 In May, 23 la June. brookltjTcab strike 8FHEABS Leaders Try to Step Manhattan and Brsax Liars Aba. By United Press NIW TORK, Aug. 3L The -strike of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com pany men, which tied np all transpor tation in Brooklyn yesterday, today la spreading throughout New Tork City. James Sheridan strike leader, said conferences were being held with the employes of the surface and elevated lines in the Bronx and Manhattan -for a sympathetic strike to be began by . those men. Transportation Is serious ly crippled. , r e GEKTSCK 1AXZBT IS WLB A. BabeakeAer, VM-Beri-f Vexiee, Bat,Cillh In.ltj. Qentsch's "Baa-wry was sold. Satur day to A. Bwheahofer by Bernard Gentsch. PnaiHUnn 'was given at noon Saturde-f.' Mr. Babeahorer for merly ownel the 'Model Bakery at (.Mexico. Mo. t Mr Gestae wBTl-ahln in Colum bia and will iMlrtfcy engage In some other ilnefinim Hsfcame to Columbia-M a tasW ia UHasd has been in busBes tsrliliiwsU tor Btne- teen yeaixfTa -1 Mr. ana MMVWetera Memrned to a,mSmff-Tr from MbBt0jMM''CVtJ''i WBI they attended ,eWjjpWft W Mrs. 'Oeerge Waters, asigMMMr, C MrWatsrs. Mrs. Qeeggitt,M. 8t- qnBal"liffiPKOhLT . 'l 4 - Jf (X -i -Sw. if Us ' . T-- l; - "1jS ' - tjT t 4rf g-- m 1 jfj; aSnasa94 J-S-- twt2t