The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume], October 08, 1921, LAST EDITION, Image 1

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the Old Gold and Black had anticipated
failed to develop In the first half Mis
souri gained almost at will yet did not
tlie jniiicli to put the ball - over
vlira the goal posts hove in view
Hardm in the third quarter tackled
a Bilhken behind his own goal when a
pass went over Draces head scoring iwo
points for the Tigers A few moments
later a fumble a forward pass and a
penalty gave St Louis the ball On Mis
fuuris 5 yard line
St Louis pushed up within a yard of
the Tiger goal but the Missouri eleven
held for downs and punted to safety
Lewiss CO yard kick from behind his
own goal brought the Missouri stands
into an uproar They had hardly settled
back into their seats before Lincoln
went through the BiUiken team for 32
yards and a touchdown
Lincoln made the fji touchdown in
the fourth quarter after Lewis had nulli
fied a 15 yard penalty by a 15 yard run
Lincoln raced through the entire St
Louis team in the fourth quarter CO
jards for a touchdown Packwood
kicked goal i
l
line Missouri was penalized 5 vards
for offside play
Lewis kicked to Donovan on St Louis
35 yard line Three punts gave the ball
to Hamilton on the St Louis 45 yard
une unroin made a yard
Lewis made it first down with a 10-
yard plunge thnugh center The St
Louis line was holding stubbornly
Lewis and Lincoln failed to gain Bund
schu went through center for 5 yards
line for 20
Jn the second quarter Lewis drop Then Lewis booted a drop kick from
kicked lrom the zi yard line lor 3 points the Z2 ard line Score Missouri 10
alter It ml I inpnln ltait fnTIrf n I St Louis 0
Lincoln returned the St Louis Ljckoff
23 yards and on tho neat play went
through for a 20 vard gain
St Louis University showed unusual
strength and the smooth sailing which
Sp nst to The Jfrnoonsa
Sports- sN Pirk St Louis Oct 8
Overhead and underfoot conditions col
laborated to provide a gay telling for
the St Louis Unlversit Old Mitzou
gridiron spectacle here this afternoon A
holidav atmosphere prevailed as Cov
Arthur Hyde Acting President J C
Jones of the University of Missouri and
the Board of Curators walked across
the chalkmarked field to the Missouri
side where boxes bad been gaily decked
in Old Gold and Black
The Missouri team ran on the field at
tired in new sheepskin jackets in which
trey made a very natty appearance
TIIC CAME IN DETAIL
Captain Finnegan of St Louis U won
the toss and chose to defend the south
toal Brutus Hamilton kicked off to Don
ovan who received the ball outside of
boundi nn Ins own 2 vard line Hamil
Ion kicked again The ball went over
trie goal line St Louis took the ball
on llicir 20 yard line
St Louis fumbled and recovered
Drace kicked 40 yards to Lewis whowas
donned in his tracks Bundschu made
2 vards Kershaw made 2 Lewis punted
The Blue and White safety man fum
bled and a Tiger recovered Missouri
vis penalized 15 yards for holding
Donovan Intercepted a Tiger pass The
Bine and White fumbled again and It
ai Missouris ball on the 35 yard line
Lincoln made 4 yards A plunge and a
forward pas failed Roche went In for
McConachie Lewis punted over tb
C1 line It was St Louis ball on the
2 ard line
Diace kicked again to Lewis who Te
nrncd the ball 25 yards to the 35 yard
line Lincoln made 5 Lewis romped
Inmugh the Blue and White for 10 yards
nd first down Lincoln broke through
die line for 7 yards
Bundschu look lhe hall within 1 foot
t the goal a 10 yard gain and Kershaw
tamed it over around end Lewis kicked
tal Missouri 7 St Louis 0
Hamilton kicked off to Horton who
downed on the 12 yard line Drace
tkrd out of danger and Lewis re-
Hamilton neled VI 9t rls nA tt ik
ball to the 18 yard line Kershaw made
5 yards and Lincoln 3 A forward pass
failed After a second forward pass
failed St Louis took the ball on their
own 12 yard line Drace kicked poorly
and the Tigers took the ball on the
20 yard line The first half ended Score
Missouri 10 St Louis 0
THIRD QUARTER
St Louis kicked off
to Lewis who re
turned the ball to the 30 ard line Lin
coln made 5 yards A pass from center
went over Draces head As he recov
ered Hardin tackled him behind his
own goal for a safety Missouri 12 St
Louis i0
St Louis took the ball on the 30 yard
lane Lewis fumbled Draces kick and
a St Louis player carried it to the 30
yard line A forward pass netted the
Bilhkens 10 yards Drace made 5 yards
It was St Louis ball just a little over
two chalkmarks from the Tiger goal
Missouris rieht end Hartltn v nftA
This put the ball just 5 yards from the
goal
On three plays the Bilhkens gained
four yards Drace could not make the
last yard and Lewis kicked from behind
his own goal 60 yards to the Bdhkens
43 yard line St Louis immediately
punted
Lewis kicked to McConachie who re
turned 30 yards Drace kicked out of
bounds on Missouris 15 yard line Lewis
punted and McConachie was downed in
his tracks by Hill on the 40 vard line
Kershaw made a pretty 15 yard return
of Draces short kick Humes was pla
Ing at right halffor Missouri and he bat
tered the line for 8 yards
Lincoln went through the St Louis
team for 32 yards and a touchdown
Lewis failed to kick goal Score Mis
souri 18 St Louis 0
Lewis received the St Louis kickoff
on the 35 vard line Humes hit the line
for 15 yards St Louis sent in a flock
of substitutes Lewist shot through for
14 yards Humes made it first down
with a 7 yard plunge Then a pass to
Humes netted 12- yards and first downs
for the Tigers Theywere 15 yards from
the goal Humes plowed for 10 yards
Lincoln hit the line for 3 yards As the
third quarter ended the ball rested on
the 2 yard line
rOlRTK QUARTER
Missouri penalized 15 yards for hold
ing Lewis plowed through for 15 yards
Humes made 2 yards
Lincoln went over for a touchdown
Lewis attempt at goal failed Missouri
24 St Louis 0
The officials after some discussion de
cided that Lewis kick of goal should
count Score Missouri 25 St Louis 0
St Louis kicked off to Lincoln who
returned the ball to the 25 yard line
W E Lewis went in for Kershaw and
Packwood for C E Lewis Storms for
Hill Bailey for Hardin and Johnston
for Hamilton
Masters went in for Armstrong Lang
don for Burtker Humes was hurt aft
er a beautiful return of a St Louis
punt and was forced to leave the game
Houston took his place
r wit and Blumer were the only men
In tie game that bad started in the be
ginning Missouri was penalized 15
THE WEATHER
For Columbia and vicinity Fair weath
er with rising temperature tonight and
Sunday Lowest temperature tonight
about 42
For Missouri Fair tonight and Sun
day rising temperature tonight and in
the east and south portions Sunday
The weather is now warmer in the up
per Central Valley and Plains states and
it will be warmer in Missouri tonight
and Sunday Missouri roads are rough
in spots and soft to muddy in low
places Fair weather is the outlook for
over Sunday
The highest temperature in Columbia
yesterday was 56 degrees and the lowest
last night was 33 degrees Precipitation
030 A year ago yesterday the highest
temperature was 78 and the lowest
was 49 degrees Precipitation 000 Sun
rose toaay oiz a m Sun sets 541 p
m Moon sets 1122 p m
yaras st Louis intercepted a pass on
the 35 yard line lissouri interference
cost 15 yards more
After three line plunges had failed
Lewis intercepted a pass on his own
4 yard line and immediately kicked out
to the 25 yard line
Missouri was penalized 15 yards
Drace took the ball to the 10 yard line
Missouri took the ball on downs
ley went in for Masters Lincoln raced
through the entire St Louis team 60
yard for a touchdown Packwood kicked
goal
The game ended without further scor
ing
TODAYS GAME
IS POSTPONED
Bahe RuTh May Be Out
Series Because of Af
fected Elbow
Br Vmtrd Pttu
jiiafejvSisis
of
Polo Gronnds New York Oct 8
I0Un ane ol ne Wotlds iwri
St Louis kicked off to Lincoln who w T -V the nrnpto after
returned the ball 25 yards and erf the tlT tMtA J10 TJ
next play staggered through the St WtK t Wh n
yards A pass Lewis to Tt Lai i j
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row
Babe Ruth is out perhaps for the
series with an infected elbow
Rnths left arm was injured in the
final game of two
weeks ago He slid into second and tore
the flesh from his elbow
Chick Fewster will take Ruths Diace
and bat as lead off man Elmer Miller
who has been batting first will be in
third place
WASHINGTON POLICE GET
RING OF BOOTLEGGERS
Thirty One Persons Are Arrested-
Hundreds of Gallon of
Liquor Confiscated
Br Vtuttd Preii
Washinctov
Oct 8 An extensive
ring of bootleggers in the Nations cap
ital was broken up today with the ar
rest of thirtv one men and women and
the confiscation of hundreds of gallons
ot various brands of liquor
William Butler negro is held to be
the brains of the organization and had
50000 in cash on his person when ar
rested the police said
BOY 14 IN JAIL FOR MURDER
Denies Stabbing 12-Year-Old Girl
and Hiding Body in Woods
Br United Prtst
MtDisoN N J Oct 8 Frank Klux-
sen 14 who was arrested for the mania
cal murder of little Janet Lawrence 12
was taken to the county jail at Morris-
town lor sale keeping The bov denied
he had stabbed the girl twenty five times
with a pocket kniie and hid her out
raged body in a clump of trees in the
woods
METHODISTS HOLD BANQUET
Student Teams Are Hosts Pro
gram Consists of Football Game
The welcoming team the publicity
team and the herald team No 7 of the
Methodist student organization enter
tained the other teams and a number of
invited guests with a banauet served bv
he members of the Womans Missionary
Society at the Broadway Methodist
Church last night Nearly 200 persons
attended The program was in the na
ture of a football game
There will be more banquets giv
en during the year by members of the
other teams in the M S O
Mother Identifies Soni Body
By Vied Prut
Poplar Bluft Oct 8 The body of
a man found yesterday in the Frisco
yards here with his head battered was
identified today as that of Theodore
Murray Nashville Tenn His mother
identified the body The inquest will
be held this afternoon Three men are
held in connection with the murder
Would Stop Mississippi Hirer Work
Br Viuttd Prtit
Washington Oct 8 Senator Cum
mings of Iowa today served notice on
the board of army engineers In charge
of rivers and harbor works that he will
use every effort to stop appropriations
for work on the Mississippi River unless
the board changes its policy toward the
upper river
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B FHOFFMAN
HEADS COUNTY
ORGANIZATION
Other Officers of Sunday
School Association Are
G S Starret and
F E Belden
MANY TALKS MADE
Mid Week Activities Training
of Young People and
Children Considered
in Conference
The following officers were elected this
moming at the third annual convention
of the Boone County Sunday School As
sociation Pres Prof B F Hoffman vice
president George S Stanett secretary
Mrs C H Ross treasurer Frank E
Belden
Preceding the business session of the
spoke on The Unfolding Life and Carl
convention Harris E Beard of St Louis
Asmus of Cape Girardeau gave a talk
on Crops Culture and Christianity
The meeting convened yesterday morn
ing in Centralia
Yesterday afternoon most of the time
was taken up with four separate confer
ences Freda Pape presided over the
childrens division Miss Beard outlined
the program for Boone County and ex
pressed her views on How to Teach
Children Mrs Harry Stone and Mr
Asmus gave short talks and then Miss
Beard led in the open conference
The young peoples division was pre
sided over by Mrs L II Otto Mr As
mus talked on The Organized Young
Peoples Department and Miss Beard
on Teacher Training She emphasized
the need of training teachers for Sunday
schools
TRA1NINC OF TEACHERS
The ideal training class she said
gives ten lessons on each of the fol
lowing topics lesson material the pupil
the life of Christ the school the Old
Testament the New Testament devo
tional service and Christian ideals
Then Professor Hoffman gave a brief
talk on The Organized Class and Mid
week Activities He pointed out that
the Sunday school class could benefit by
organization as well as any other enter
prise
The well organized class is one which
through committees and subcommittees
sets a task for everyone guided by lead
ers There is enough work for all said
Professor Hoffman He enumerated a
J number of mid week activities for a class
Miss Jessie Burrall of Columbia led
the open conference for this section The
discussion turned mainly upon means to
induce students study their Sunday les
sons
WHAT CLASS CAN DO
In the adult division presided over by
George Starrrett Professor Hoffman ex
plained what a real organized class can
do for a Sunday school He said that
organization simplifies unifies and elec
trifies In particular organization se
sures discipline help3 in preparation of
lessons increases the enrollment secures
better attendance prevents leakage
creates a spirit of fellowship creates
class pride and helps in soul winning
Ovde Hishaw presided over the ad
ministration division Roy T Davis H
O Severance and Miss Beard gave talks
to this section of the convention It
was attended primarily by superintend
ents Mr Asmus led the open confer
ence
URCES ATTENTION TO CHILDREN
At 4 oclock the convention assembled
together Mr Asmus brought out in a
talk that there are in this country 5
500000 illiterates 50000000 who are
not members of any church and 27000
000 under the age of 25 who do not at
tend Sunday school One reason he
said why the Protestant churches are
not gaining as rapidly as they might is
that they are not devoting as much time
to the education of children as are the
Catholics and the Jews
E A Logan the retiring president of
the Boone County Sunday School Asso
ciation appointed the following com
mittees resolutions Mrs Clyde Young
er Ceorge S Starrett and W H Brune
nominations The Reverend Mr Hendrix
C W Settle and F W Quisenberry
Miss BurraHs speech on Building the
Class closed the afternoon program
The first thing in building up a class
is for the teacher to have a message to
have absolute faith in Jesus Christ she
said Other requisites are boys and
girls must be set to work pupils must
come on time teachers should know the
names of their pupils and get in touch
with them personally and a proper at
mosphere must be engendered
The program vesterday evenine was
brief Special music was Drovided fnl
lowing Miss Beards speech The Artist
Teacher Miss Burrall closed the days
program Her subject was Winning to
Christ
THOSE WHO ATTENDED
Sixty seven delegates recistered at the
convention by 6 oclock yesterday Those
from Columbia were Frank E Belden
Jessie Burrall Roy T Davis Mrs N T
Gentry Florence Greening R G Har
per B F Hoffman Minnie Floyd E A
Logan Freda Pape Mrs C H Ross and
H O Severance
The following were from Hamburg
August Boeger Mahnda Brune W H
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THE COLUMBIA EVENING MISSOURIAN
FOURTEENTH YEAR
Tigers 32
St Louis 0
FINAL SCORE
Jershaw Scores Touchdown
After Only a Few Min-
utes of Play in
First Quarter
FUMBLES AID MISSOURI
Covernor Hyde President J C
Jones and Curators At
tend Contest at Sports
mans Park
The lineup
ST LOUIS MISSOURI
Finnegan I- le Hamilton
Webb It 1 Hill
Kalkman g g Scott
Gtraghtv c c Bunker
Thornton rg rg Armstrong
MalIo rt it Blumer
Matheson re re Hardin
McConachie qb qb C Lewis
Horton lit If Kershaw
Doioan rh rh Bundschu
Drace fb fb Lincoln
Officials Don Henrj of Krnon ref
eree Cochrane of Kalamazoo umpire
and Edmunds of Emporia bead lines
man
Spnal to Viitonrttfii
Sportsmans Park St Louis Oct 8
The Tigers came through for the sec
ond victory of the season here today
when the defeated the St Louis Uni
versity Bilhkens
The final tcore was 32 to 0
The first score came in the first quar
ter when Kershaw carried the pigskin
around cndi after Bundschu had taken
it within one foot of the goal Lewis add
ed one point when he placed the ball
between the posts
r
cenedm the center of the field Lincoln
made 5 yards Missouri
was again pen
alued IS yards for holding
Lewis broke through for a beautiful
20 yrd gain but Kershaw lost 5 Lewis
ucned to Roche who
signaled for a fair
ii out tumbled the ball and recov
ered it Drace punted over Lewis head
and it was Missouris ball on the 19
yard line
The wind carried the ball much farth
er than the Tiger safety man expected
Kershaw was thrown for a 3 yard loss
Lincoln broke through for a 10 yard
gain Kershaw failed to gain Lewis
punted to Roche who fumbled but re
covered in midfield The Bilhkens
openedup but a forward pass failed
Drace kicked to Lewis who was thrown
on his 15 yard line as the whistle sound
ed The quarter ended
Score Missouri 7 St Louis 0
Second Quarter
Bundschu went through for 15 yards
Lincoln made 7 yards Bundschu fum
bled and Matteson of St Louis recover
ed 13 yards from the goal after several
Bilhken plaers had kicked the ball
On the first play Donovan fumbled
and a Tiger recovered Lincoln broke
away for 12 yards Missouri was penal
ized 15 yards on a fake kick Lewis
made 8 yards and then kicked 50 yards
to Donovan who was nailed by Hardin
St Louis was penalized 5 yards for
offside play Drace made a short kick
to the center of the field Lewis made
4 yards and Lincoln made first down
with a 10 yard plunge Quirk went in
for Thornton Horton intercepted a
Missouri pass and returned it to the
37 yard line Quinn went in for Roche
at quarterback St Louis punted to
Lewis who was downtd on the 3S varJ
COLUMBIA MISSOURI SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 1921
by Mrs E H Newcomb
Henry H Loudenback director of mu
sic at Christian College will give a pipe
organ recital at the Broadnay Methodist
Church South at 4 o clock tomorrow He
will be assisted b Mrs E II Newcomb
soprano The program will be open to
the public and an offering will be taken
at the door The program
Andante Cantabile from IV
phony IFiilor
Cantilena Grison
Mr Loudenback
O Divine Redeemer Gounod
Mrs New com s
Spring Song Hollins
In Summer Slebbins
Autumn Johnston
Mr LoLDENBtCK
-Be Thou Faithful Unto Death
from St Paul Mendelssohn
Arise Shine Macdermid
Mrs Newcomb
Fantasie de Concert O Sanctissi
ma Lux
Mr LOLDENEACK
New Tea Room Opens
A tea room under the proprietorship
of O I and C T Davis who came to
Columbia about two months ago from
California was opened last night The
room is situated at Conley and Maryland
avenues directly across the street from
Academic Hall It is in the form of a
wooden lodge newly erected for that
purpose by the brothers themselves
Spanish American and Chinese food is
served
7
Dean Loeb Mentioned as Pos
sible Delegate to Consti
tutional Meet
e
INJURED BOY HAS FAITH
Says Unknown Owner of Car Will
Pay for Damages Done Hint
Paul Lansing 13-year-old son of Mrs
II S Lansing 300 College avenue has
failh in the good will of man Paul
was riding his bicycle down South
Ninth street this morning when he was
struck by an automobile The front
wheel of his bicycle was smashed and
Paul suffered an injured knee
After the accident the man who was
driving the automobile took Paul and
the bicjele to a bicycle shop on North
Ninth street where the bicycle was left
for repairs The man told the proprie
tor of the shop to fix the wheel that
he would be in later and pay for it
and left without giving his name Paul
sajs that he does not know the man
and did not ask his name but he
feels sure that the damage done to
Bis bicycle will be paid for
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LAST EDITION
Auto Narrowly Escapes Plunge into Missouri River
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Traveling without brakes propetly ad
justed on their car proved thrilling to
E Ewan and family of Atlanta Ga
while crossing tho Missouri River on the
ferry at Rocbeport recently
Brune Mrs E F Buescher and Mrs
Dorsey Walker
From Rocheport Mrs Sam Res
Katheryn Gardner George Semon and
Mrs W 11 Semon
Mr and Mrs II R Frink and J T
Hendrix reported from Hallsville Mrs
Rose Chance from Springfield 111 Har
riet E Beard from St Louii and Carl
Asmus from Cape Girardeau
Centralia was represented by the fol
lowing delegates Mrs W O Baker
Mrs W F Bratlon Mrs Sam Brown
Mrs John Cradle Ben B Curtright Mrs
J C Denton Mildred Early Mrs Lulia
RyEdwards Willis Fountain Stockton
Funntain Ethel Ham Mr and Sirs J
Hdnt Mrs Ray Hulen Charles C
Jennings 4Mrs J C Jordan Brunette
Leach J H Lyon Beverly Maes Mr
and Mrs L II Otto Mrs J P Pierce
Mrs R L Roberts Mrs S L Roberts
Mrs R A Roddy Mrs Lucy Robinson
Mrs Harry Rowland Nina Rowland
Mrs a E Sellers Mrs C W Settle
Sr Alary Edith Sims Alice Stephens
Mrs W B Slice H E Stone Mrs J
W Stone Mrs A B Tribble Mrs H
C Tucker Arthur R Vannatta Mrs Jay
Whitesides and Mrs C W Younger
BILL PENALIZES
PROFITEERING
Drastic Measures Against Ex
cessive Prices Proposed
by Kenyon
Br United Puts
Washincton Oct 8 Drastic penal
ties for all profiteers are provided for in
a bill introduced into the Senate today
by Senator Kenvon of Iowa
Fines ranging from 100 to 10000
and imprisonment from ninety days to
five ears could be imposed under the
measure which defines profiteering as to
charge excesie and unreasonable
prices
PIPE ORGAN RECITAL SUNDAY
II II Loudenback Will Be Assisted
Kansas City where they are to make
their home Mr Ewan was driving off
the ferrv onto the bank opposite Roche
port He killed the engine of his car
I and it rolled backwards out of control
Mr and Mrs Ewan and three child- The car misled the eate on the ferrv
ren were on their way from Atlanta to and just as the rear wheels touched the
WANT WOMEN
IN CONVENTION
As the time for the election of dele
gates to the New Constitutional Conven
tion of Missouri draws near names of
possible candidates are being suggested
and discussed by organizations of both
men and women throughout the state
The name of DeahlsidorLoeb of the
University of Missouri as a man well
qualified to serve is on the lips If many
men and women of Columbia and other
cities
Officers of womens organizations of
this and other cities are of the opinion
that if competent women are suggested
they have a good chance for election The
following names of women Iiave been
much spoken of Mrs George Gellhorn
of St Louis former state president of
the Missouri League of Women Voters
Mrs W W Martin president of the
Federation of Womens Clubs Mrs
Nelle Burger state president of the W
C T U
A meeting of leading women of the
state and of representatives of womens
state organizations called by Mrs Jesse
M Williams and hed recently in Su
Louis discussed matters of interest con
cerning the New Constitutional Conven
tion The women present formed a com
mittee which will study subject matter
to be written into the new constitution
as well as seeking o find the best pos
sible candidates for members of this con
vention The next meeting of this com
mittee is called for Monday at St Louis
In the election of delegates to the New
Constitutional Convention each senator
ial district will have two representatives
Since there are thirty four senatorial dis
tricts in Missouri there will be sixty
eight members chosen in this way Each
political part nominates one delegate in
each district In addition fifteen dele
gates at large will be elected from the
entire state These are not to be nomi
nated by political parties but bv petitions
which are to be signed by voters equal
in number to 5 per cent of the voters in
the senatorial district in which the can
didate lives
Boone County in the seventh senatorial
district with Audrain Callawa Mon
roe and Ralls counties will elect two
delegates
The governor has not jet set a defi
nite date for the election but according to
reports it is probable that it will be some
time in January
water the anchor rope of the boat light
ened around the rear seat of the car
and prevented it from going into twenty
five feet of water The car with its
rear wheels in the water hung on the
steep bank with the anchor rope holding
it until a team was obtained to pull
it out The car was not damaged
INQUIRING REPORTER
How did you meet your idle he
asked jice persons picked at random
A
was
Buchroeder 1015 Broadway
i jeweler in the Oilman Dorsev
Drug Store when I first met my wife
She was a nurse and came in to buy
something We became acquainted and
were married a year later We never
fight and never have an occasion to use
inc roiling pin
Dr Virgil Blakemore Exchange Na
tional Bank BIdgt My wifeearae sin-
as a customer wden I was a ieweler in
Fayette I was nineteen at that time
1 hree years later we were married and
are still happily married
R V Cordon 119 Academic Hall I
was introduced to my wifes sister at a
fair in Mexico in 1914 When T met
my wife through my acquaintance with
her sister I fell in love with her and
married her three years later Happily
married of course
D W Goode manager of the Uni
versity Commons I was introduced
to my wife by Mrs Roseburoegh who
lived in the Dumas Apartments chaper
oning ray wife and another girl Two
ears later 1 married her iThe only
time my wife hadtowait on me be
fore we were married was when I took
her to a dance at the Acacia house
where I was Iivirfg at the time It was
raining hard that night and I tried to
get a taxi to take me In her tini
which was three blocks away I waited
for a taxi until about 930 oclock when
t stopped raining Then I walked to
her house and brought her Lack Now
she doesnt have to wait for me Jti
tne oilier way around 1 have to wait
for her
T D Stanford 119 Academic Hall
I was working as a clerk at the Agri
cultural Experiment Station andmy wife
was then a stenographer in the depart
ment of animal husbandry There
wasnt any romance in our meeting
that all came afterward I met her in
the spring of 1913 and married her in
Noveber 1914 Sure Im happily mar
ried
SIRS S C HUNT 13 HONORED
Daughters of the Confederacy
Elect State Officials
Mrs S C Hunt of Columbia was
today elected president of the Missouri
Division of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy at its meeting in Mexico
The state convention has been in ses
sion there three days
The following members from Colum
bia attended the convention Mrs Hugh
Baker Mrs Sode Smith Mrs E M Car
ter Mrs Margaret Somerville Mrs John
L Henry and Mrs Bernard C Hunt
Heavy Damage to Corn Crop
Br Vitittd Ptou
Washincton Oct 8 A bumper corn
crop in sight September 1 was decreased
by heavy damages done by storms and
insects during September the Depart
ment of Agriculture reported today The
crop showed a shrinkage of 2Z813000
bushels during the month leaving a to
tal on October 1 to 3063163000 bushels
Despite the damage done to the corn
crop it is next to the largest in the his
tory of the country being exceeded only
by lat year
Sf Marys Guild to Meet Monday
The St Marys Guild of the Calvary
Episcopal Church will hold its regular
moMhly meeting at 3 oclock Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs E A Lo
gan 507 Rollins street
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NUMBER 36
west campus
site for new
mu hospital
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ionsirucuon win Begin an
Soon as Bids Are Accept
ed To Be Complet
ed in 1922
GOV HYDE AT SESSION
Expected That the Governor
Will Soon Release Funds
for Other New M
U Buildings
SpttuI to k JfuuMua
St Louis Oct 8 The northwest
corner of the West Campus of the Uni
versity is to be the site of the new 250
000 hospital the Board of Curators of
the University decided at a meeting at
St Louis this morning
The decision was based on the report
of a special committee appointed to de
termine a building place The commit
tee was composed of the Executive
Board of the University Acting Presi
dent J C Jones and Dr Guy L NojeJ
dean of the School of Medicine Funil
for the hospital were appropriated byjihe
As soon as the building is complete1
the School of Medicine will give a four-
year course awarding the Doctor of
Medicine degree when the work is com
pleted here At the present time a med
ical certificate only is given
At the meeting of the Board of Cum
tors today Gov Arthur M Hyde was
present Acting President J C Jones
and Leslie Cowan represented the Uni
versity AH the members of the Board nf
Curators were present
It will be impoisible according to the
announcement to open the new medical
course until the new building is com
pleted which will be about the spring
of 1922 Buildinz ODeraiions will
gin as soon as bids can be tendered and
accepted for the construction
MAE ROBBERY
SUSPECTS HELD
Canadian Government Truck
istered Matter
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Detroit Oct 8 Several suspects
were held today in connection with the
robbery here of a Canadian government
truck of twenty six mail pouches Au
thorities today checked up on the loot
which they believed would total close in
300000 All of the pouches were sup
posed to have contained registered mat
ter
OEcials are convinced the bandits hail
information from someone inside of the
mail service regarding the value of the
mail sacks
5161 JUDGMENT RENDERED
AGAINST J W GORDON
Suit inTorrlni Payment of Note In
first Jury Trial in Present
Court Session
Judgment for 161 was rendered in
Circuit Court this morning in favor of
Ira T G Stone ihr plaintiff in a suit
against J W Gordon for a note The
suit was tried before Judge David II
Harris
This case Was the first jury trialr
the present term of court The case In
volved a note for 500 and interest
which waa given Oct 7 1919 to help
settle the payment of a previous note
which was alio given by the defendants
E C Anderson
attorney placed a num
ber of witnesses on the stand to prove
that the defendants had never been giv
en the opportunity of paying the note
and that at the present time they were
willing to pay it The testimony given
by both sides conflicted in almost every
detail and there were many motions
made by the attorneys of each side to
throw out testimony of the witnesses
The opening hour of the court was tak
en up with minor cases among which
were four suits brought to perfect titles
all of which were allowed The four
cases were Willis V Evans against the
unknown heirs of Robert S Ilarr et al
Carl Kehr against the unknown heirs
of Joseph Lemuel Nelson et al William
E Pace against the unknown heirs of
Thomas T Stewart et al and Morris
Riback et al against the unknown heirs
of Joseph Trigg et a I
A verdict was given in Grcuil Court
in favor of the Exchange National Bank
for 1250 in a suit against A D Don
ner on a bill of exchange
19 WHOOPING COUGH CASES
Report From Strawn School Dis
trict Shows Disease There
Nineteen cases of whooping cough in
the Strawn school district were report
ed this week to Dr W A Norns depu
ty state health commiuioner for Boone
County Two or three other districts re
port scattered cases but no contagious
diseases were found in Columbia
This is the time of the year when
diphtheria usually breaks out said Doc
tor Norris It has shown up in Kansas
already but so far has not made its ap
pearance here
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