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THE WEEKLY TRfBUNE AND CAIf) COUNTY HERALD. FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1915. When a Business Man Needs Money He Can Turn to His Life Insurance Policy and Quickly Obtain Cash. He has no feeling of obligation as when he barrows from a bank, and his life insurance company is ready and glad to be of service. But Don't mortgage your life insurance policy to buy an automo bile, or to buy anything else. Don't do it unless you know you will go broke without that cash. When you consider borrowing on yonr policy, remember, it isn't YOUR money you are taking. It is your little children mortgaging their bread and butter. It is your wife giving it by doing days' work for some other woman. Even if you do fail in business, your creditors cannot take your life insurance money from you or from your dear ones. That money is absolutely safe from every business wreck. And you cannot save money in any other way for your family, if your business goes on the rocks. Think of this when you are in desperate need of cash. Mortgage your home, if you must but have a life insurance policy with which you are your family can pay off the mortgage. FRED B. PATTEN, Genl. Agt. of the German Mutual Life of St. Louis 3rd Natl. Bank Bldg. Organized 1857 NOTED SURGEON PERFORMS TWO OPERATIONS IN CAPE Dr. Willard Bartlett Comes to City at Request of Dr. G. B. Schulz One Case Serious. Dr. Willard Bartlott, considered the greatest surgeon in St. Louis, per formed two operations at the St. Krancis Hospital in this city yester day. He came to Cape Girardeau at the invitation of Dr. G. B. Schulz for the purpose of taking charge of a deli cate operation on Mrs. Benjamin Mar tin. This operation, which was to re lieve a serious condition in the stom ach, was performed yesterday morn ing. In the afternoon he removed a goitre from Mrs. Nicholas Harness, the first operation of this character in the new hospital. The latter opera tion was not of a serious nature, but Mrs. Martin is said to be in a pre carious condition. Dr. Bartlett holds the chair of sur gery in the Washington University, and is regarded as one of the eminent surgeons in this country. He will re main in the city today and possibly tomorrow. SOY BEANS Bv C. M. McWilliams, Farm Adviser. A great deal of interest is being taken all over the State in the pro duction of the soy bean. In Pettis County, Mr. S. M. Jordan strongly en dorses them. Last year a considerable acreage was grown in corn fields. It is said that the beans withstood the drouth well and made excellent pas ture for hogs and sheep. They are greatly increasing their acreage this season. In Johnson County, Farm Ad viser, C. M. Long, has inaugurated a county-wide soy bean growing contest that promises well. In this county they have been grown to some extent for several seasons and have given satisfaction. This time there will be at least twice as many planted as ever before. The soy bean is similar to the cow pea in that it is a legume and is a nitrogen gatherer. It has a more erect habit of growth and produces more seed than the cowpea; its stems are coarser and has a tendency to shed its leaves on reaching maturity. Or dinarily the soy bean will yield 10 or more bushels of seed per acre. They may be planted somewhat earlier than the cowpea but should not be planted until all danger of frost is past. May 13 is a good planting date. The soy bean may be drilled similar to the way cowpeas are sown and make a good crop; when seeded this way the stems are finer. A more common method is to drill in rows wide enough apart to permit cultivation. This is a popular method and the beans seed heavily. One-half bushel of seed is required per acre. The most common and a profitable way to grow them is in the hill with the corn. They may be drop ped with a cowpea attachment and while the corn crop is cut somewhat it is not injured to anything like the value of the soy beans. Soy beans in com make almost an ideal hog pas ture and hogs do not bother corn very seriously until the beans are gone. The corn may be gathered from such a field and the hogs turned in after ward without the loss of much feed ing value. This pr&ctice helps main tain the land where corn is grown alone. The varieties most commonly used ST. LOUIS NEW U. S. CROP REPORT Agricultural Outlook to be Succeeded by Monthly Serial Similar to The Crop Reporter. Washington, D. C, May 5 The publication of the Farmers' Bulletin entitled "The Agricultural Outlook" will be discontinued with the issue of April, 1003. Beginning, with the month of May, 1915, and monthly thereafter, or as often as may be nec essary, data relating to agriculture, including estimates of acreage, condi tion, yield, production, prices and values of crops and live stock, in the form of tabular statements accom panied by text summaries and com ments, will be published in a serial of the Bureau of Crop Estimates en titled "The Monthly Crop Report." The report will be printed on pages of quarto size, and will be placed in the hands of readers, as soon as practica ble after the day of the month to which the report relates. The Monthly Crop Report is a re sumption, in size and nature of ma terial, of the Crop Reporter which was discontinued, with the issue of June 19, 191.1. The publication of statistical matter was resumed, how ever, September 11, 1913, in the Agri cultural Outlook. In addition to the statistical data, the Outlook included a number of chapters or articles dealing with time ly matters of production. It has been found impossible to publish the Out look quickly enough to make the crop figures fully serviceable to the pub lic. The cost was greater than antici pated, and the special articles pub lished therein frequently were lost to sight and failed to secure the direct attention of farmers that the circu lar series of the Department or the Weekly News Letter would give them. The separation of the crop reports from the other material, not directly pertinent thereto, will enable the De partment to publish the details of crop reports far more promptly, effect economies, and make possible more di rect circulation of both classes of ma terial. The issuance of the special ar ticles is to be continued, but full pro vision is now made for their wide pub lication through the circular series of the Office of the Secretary , and through the enlarged Weekly News Letter. AUTO SPEEDWAY OF WOOD 5,"00.000 Feet to be Used in 2'i Mile Track at Chicago. Chicago. May 4 The first shipment of a contract of 5,500,000 feet of yel low pine, declared by lumberman to be the largest contract on record, has been received here. The pine comes from Mississippi and Louisiana and is for an automobile speedway under construction here. The speedway will be two and one half miles in length and will be built almost entirely of wood. Automobile drivers believe the resiliency of the wood will permit faster driving than on the concrete tracks. Fifteen dri vers have been entered for the first meet to be held here, June 19. Major Giboney Houck departed this morning for a short business trip to St. Louis. in this county are the "Medium Yel low" and the "Jet.' Soy beans are worth in most cases $2.50 per bushel or about the same as cowpeas. MAYOR SELECTS COUNCILMEN TO HANDLE SEWER Fowler, Kaess and Blumer are Chosen to Handle Big Project. STIVER IS DELIGHTED WITH THE COMMITTEE City Engineer Says He Can Handle Improvement Work Without Trouble. In compliance with the resolution adopted at the meeting of the City Council last Monday evening in which it was agreed that the Mayor should name a committee to act in the super vision of the contemplated sewer con struction and the securing of a con sulting engineer to work with the City Engineer, Mayor Kage yesterday ex pressed his intention to a Tribune re porter to name as members of the committee, J. E. Fowler, Charles Kaess and Edward Blumer. In speaking of the selection of the Sewer Committee, and the employ ment of a consulting engineer, Mr. Stiver, the city engineer, yesterday made the following statement: "I am sure that the Mayor could not have selected from the Board three men who are more capable or willing to perform the duties assign ed them, although I feel that the mat ter would be given careful attention by any committee appointed from the present council. "As to the employment of a con sulting engineer, it is my desire to work in harmony with the wishes of the Board and of the citizens by whom they are elected, and if it is their wish that a consulting engineer be employ ed, I am glad to abide by it. "But as to the doubts as to my com petency to perforin this work, as ex pressed by some of the councilmen, I wish to say in my own defense, that for five years 1 made sanitary en gineering an exclusive study, at La fayette College, in Easton, Pa., from which institution I graduated in 1907. "My work comprehended the de signing of sewerage systems under all conditions, and since that t? " have kept up with all the engi-::vr? works on all subjects pertaining to sanitary engineering. "My studies were under A. Trc-scott Folwell, a recognized and eminent ou thority on .sanitary engineering, the author of a number of standard books on the subject, and at the present time editor of the Municipal Journal, a pub lication devoted exclusively to mu nicipal work and embracing that of the character contemplated. "I have no fear as to my ability to perform the work in a satisfactory manner, and am anxious for an oppor tunity to sustain my contentions." J. H. Kane of Murphysboro was in the city yesterday on a business trip. J. B. Allen, a banker of Centralia, is a business visitor in this city. E. J. Gaines of Aurora is in the city looking after business interests. George F. Scheer of St. Louis is a business visitor in this city. H. W. Groves of Neosho was a busi ness visitor in this city yesterday. J. M. Ellis, Frisco roadmaster of Ste. Genevieve, transacted business in this city yesterday. J. W. Blakemore, a tobacco sales man of Poplar Bluff, was in the city yesterday calling on his trade. J. W. Graham of St. Louis is a business visitor in this city. Guy A. Magruder of St. Louis is in the city on a business trip. Eli H. Hatley of Hoxie is a busi ness visitor in this city. H. Boisseher of Des Moines is a business visitor in this city. J. A. Kennerman of Des Moines is visiting friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. L. Roberts of Padu cah are visiting friends in this city. J. H. Haswell of St. Louis is a busi ness visitor in this city. J. C. Houck of Shelbina is visiting relatives in this city. ' J. C. Schonoff of Advance was in the city yesterday on his return home from a business trip to St. Louis. J. A. Lawrence of Farmington was a business visitor in this city yester day. C. W. Hooper of Parma is visiting friends in this city. Ruth Williamson of Neely's Land ing was in the city yesterday on a shopping trip. W. L. Douglas and John Schulte, grocery salesman who have been busi ness visitors in this city for several days, departed yesterday afternoon for St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Holcomb of Dex ter, and Francis Holcomb and Grace Holcomb of Bronson, Mich., visited in this city yesterday. RAIN WATERS CROPS INWHOLESOUTHEAST Cape Gets But a Shower, But Farm Lands Get Heavy Fall. The threatened drouth in Southeast Missouri was broken yesterday and last night by a good rain in counties lying along the Mississippi River from the outskirts of St. Louis almost to the Arkansas border. Cape Girardeau County, with the exception of this city, received a com paratively heavy rain. But the inter mittent showers settled the dust and furnished sufficient water for the grass and flowers in this city. Shortly after sundown, Jackson was visited by a good shower and the rain kept falling for more than two hours. The farm lands adjacent to the Coun ty' Seat also received a much needed rain. Millerville and contiguous territory received the heaviest rain of this spring. The fall of water was suffi cient, it was stated, to mature the wheat, which was in need of rain. While the crops in this county and adjoining counties were not perishing, they were beginning to need water badly. The present wheat prospects indicate that this section of the State will grow its banner yield this season. This grain is now far enough advanc ed to be damaged severely by a dry spell, and it was beginning to need rain badly when the showers swept over yesterday. The year has . been ideal for corn planting and many farmers are be ginning to cultivate their crops. Corn and oats are in excellent condition and the meadows are thriving. The rain will be especially beneficial to pasture lands, which have been ex ceptionally good this season. Farmers from all parts of this sec tion of the State are jubilant over the prospects for a record-breaking yield of all varieties of grain this year. JRc cause of the fact that the early floods skipped this year, agriculturists were enabled to plant their corn early. And by avoiding the excessive watre fall of this period of the year, it is be lieved will result in an even season during the summer with ample rain while grain is in the development stage. The berry crop is expected to be good this year in spite of the adverse indications of a few weeks ago. Strawberries and blackberries and all varieties of small fruit are expected to be plentiful within a short time. The rain yesterday and last night will be exceptionally beneficial to all va rieties of berries. Auto Loses Stomach . As It Tours Town Jackson Trio, on S'njht-Seeing T ij, Abandon Machine and Finish Expedition on Foot. Lloyd Macom, George C. Summers and Steve Kirksey, three young men from Jackson, drove to the Cape last night in an automobile for a short visit with friends in this city. Before starting on their return trip they decided to take a sightseeing tour of the town. They drove through all the business sections of the city after which they concluded to visit the Normal and take observations of the various State buildings. After a painstaking, tedious drive they made the ascent safely and were gently coasting along the southern boundary of the Normal campus when there came a grating sound quickly followed by a deafening clatter, after which the machine balked. An investigation revealed the fact that for some unknown cause the car had been completely stripped of its gearing, and was in a state of total disability. The young men were compelled to abandon the machine and walk back to a hotel, where they re mained over night. BERNHARDT TO ACT SEPT. 20 She Will Appear in New York and Tour States After War. New York, May 4 Sarah Bern hardt, whose right legwas amputated recently and who has been recuperat ing in her villa in France, will return to the stage in this city Sept. 20. Klaw and Erlanger announced to day they had arranged with her man ager, William F. Connor, for "the Divine Sarah" to begin an engagement at the New Amsterdam Theater. Aft er the war she will tour the principal cities of the country. Kent Wilson of Jackson was a busi ness visitor in this city yesterday. J. R. Wharry of Louisville is a busi ness visitor in this city. MURDER JURY TAKES CASE TO BED WITH THEM Men Hearing Smith Case, Fail to Reach Verdict After Eight Hours. DISAGREEMENT SURE, OFFICIALS PREDICT Only Circumstantial Evidence Offered at Trial of Alleged Negro Slayer. The jury which has been trying Cur ley Smith, the negro, on a charge of having murdered Ira Stout, a laborer, last August, was sent to bed last midnight by Sheriff Summers when the foreman reported that no agree ment had been reached after the twelve men had deliberated for eight hou rs. The trial at Jackson was concluded about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the jury immediately retired and began balloting on the negro's guilt or innocence. They were in session for an hour and a half, when Sheriff Summers escorted them to the hotel for supper. After finishing their repast they were returned to the court house, whore they renewed their delibera tions. They remained in session for several hours, but without being able to reach an agreement. It was report ed after the jury was retired for the night that the men stood eight to four. It was not announced whether the eight were for acquittal or con viction. The jury will be summoned l the court house this morning in an effort to reach a verdict. When the men who hold the fate of the negro began their deliberations yesterday afternoon, it was not believed they would consider the case more than an hour. Officials at the court house were doubtful last night of a verdict being reached. The wrangling over the case indulged in by the twelve men indicates that they are positive in their views and the belief is that the jury will declare it self unable to agree and be dis charged today. Judge Kelly announced last night that he would be ready to receive the jury's report, if it could reach an agreement today. If a decision can not be agreed upon bv I'm.- afternoon, ihe twelve pirn prohab'y will be dis charged. The evidence was all circumstantial, and this favored the negro with the jury. Because of the fact there was no positive evidence that Smith slew Stout, the alleged murderer's attor neys believe the jury' will disagree. Senator Thomas F. I-ane and Lee L. Bowman, who were appointed by the court to represent Smith, made the best of their case. The State was rep resented by Prosecuting Attorney and C. N. Mozley. Almost a dozen witnesses were ex amined yesterday, among them were .1. W. Stout, father of the dead man; N. J. Hutson, chief of poiice. who ar rested Smith on the night of the kill ing; Dr. H. B. Schoen, the coroner; Paul Tuck, a friend of Stout; DeWitt Lane, and Lottie Lambert. Mrs. W. E. Lewis and daughter of Clemat, Mo. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bauer for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Miller depart ed Sunday evening for Wisconsin, where Mr. Miller will enter business. Jack Nolin of St. Louis is a busi ness visitor in this city. William D. Easterly of St. Louis is in the city looking after business in terests. K. E. Moore of St. Louis transacted business in this city yesterday. O. G. Culpepper of Charlotte, N. C. is a business visitor in this city. Blair Boyce of Hayti is in the city on a shopping trip. R. P. Hollwell of St. Louis trans acted business in this city yesterday. C. II. Schulz of St. Louis is in the city on a business trip. L. E. Kelch, Mrs. C. C. O'Neal and Miss Harris of Brownswood, visited friends in this city yesterday. Pauline Denton of Sikeston mas in the city yesterday on a shopping trip. J, A. Neenerman of Chicago is a business visitor in this city. W. H. Pinkerton of Sparta, 111. is a business visitor in this city. R. B. Dobson of St. Louis is in the city looking after business interests. Guy F. McGhee of Bonne Terre vis ited friends in this city yesterday. J. E. Quinney of St. Louis transact ed business in this city yesterday. J. A. Schulte, a grocery salesman of St. Louis, is a business visitor in this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Floesch of Rochester is a business visitor in this city. For Your Baby The Signature of is the only guarantee imn prepared by him for over 36 years, YOU'LL give YOUR baby the BEST Your Phvsician Knows Fletcher's Castoria. Sold only in one size bottle, never in bulk or otherwise; to prOtec the babies. The Centaur Company, ECKHARDT RECITAL IS MUSICAL FEAST Thirty Pupils Aid Instructor in Presenting Excellent Program. A piano recital was given last even ing the pupils of Miss Louise Ek hardt, at her residence studio. No. ." N'orth Fountain street, in this city. Thirty pupils loaned their efforts to the success of the undertaking, and the excellent program was rendered in a most able and entertaining man ner. The skill displayed by the pupils in the various renditions "was proof suf ficient of the musical knowledge and instructive ahilitv of lh instr'ico whose talent ami efficiency is recog nized by all music lovers of the n'ly. The creditab'e showing by the va rious pupils 'participating was the re sult of careful and constant training. .Miss Eckhardt is a musician of un usual talent and ability, having re ceived many years of mus'i-a instruc tion from her father Olio Eckhardt. who for 2ft years was at the head of the musical department of the Cane Girardeau Slate Normal, and who ac quired his knowledge and skill as a musician in Berlin and I.cipsie. under the masters. The following is the program offer ed at the recital last evening: Duet Danso Semplice Rathbun Myrth Schrader, Ben Schrader. The First Music I.es-on Krogman Xorbert Foster. March Lichner Kr.thyrn Sack man. Jack in the Box K-rr A iii-"' Summers. Quartet Gavotte, Fulcineila Missa Kathryn Moore. Imogene Sum mers. Jeannette Jaeger, Ruth Shivelbine. In the Pavilion Scbneeker Paula Kelpe. Hunting Song Spindler Hrrton Andrews. To Springtime Petre Alma Brommnrmann. Trio A May Day Rathbun Sylvia Romine, Evelyn Moore, Irene Shivcibine. Danse Rizarre Fontaine Frieda Picrssen. Polish Chivalry Pieczonka Inez Paar. In the Woods Holler Coda Lawler. Duet Sextette from Lucia de Lam- mermoor Donizetti Mary Frissell, Oscar Shivcibine. Valse Caprice Douillet TilHo Jaeger. Minuet : Eorowski Leona Xeal. Trio "Xorma." Overture P.ellini Irene Shivelbine, Hilda Fisher, Xorma Bremmermann. Prelude in E Minor Mendelssohn Polonaise in A Major Chopin Oscar Shivelbine. Rhapsodie Hongroise X"o. 2 Liszt Xorma Shivelbine. Work oh the new home of Judge W. B. Schaefer, in Matteson Terrace has begun, and the bricklayers commence 1 yesterday. Louis Shannon of Oran is visiting friends in this city. that you have the MRS. O. E. FORSTER GIVEN SIRPRISE ON HER BIRTHDAY Wild Turkey. Kept Frozen More Tbrn Four Months I Consumed at Anniversary Feast. Mrs. Otto E. Forster of St. Louis, who is visiting her children in this city, was given a surprise party at the homo of Mrs. M. J. Koeck Sunday aft ernoon in honor of Mrs. Forster's birthday. Only the immediate mem bers of her family were present. A large wild turkey, which had been killed by Charles H. Ovorstolz. Mrs. Forster's son. during a vi-it to his ex tensive goat farm in Wayne County last winter, and which had hem frozen Hiire that time, was served by Mrs. Iv.'Cik. ........... ..... The turkey was dressed immediate ly after hv'.vz killed and on reaching tf c'iy M Ovotoiz p'j'ied it in : stornre. where it was frozen i'l a akr 0?' ice. Mrs. l'o - er's birthday fell on May I. The d::y "f l.f r arrival in this rity. aad as ; surprise to her, Mrs. Koerk arrani'f-d an elaborate dinner Sunday rvening. ?'':-. Fotvter may remain in his ity throughout the warm months. A .-eri' of onU rtainments have been arranged in her honor, beginning to day with a bridge party at the home ef !,! .'en on South Middle .street. A number of Commercial Club mem bers depart"d for Jackson this morn ing to :.ppear before the County Court in the interest o the Farm Adviser nropo-i'ien. !. E. R. Schorn and William Wea sel of Gonlonville were business visit-.-:;.- in this city yesterday. '!-. Ida. Hays of Commerce was in tl.' city on a shopping ?; yesterday. ."'.I vs. J. Enderir-o of Benton was in the yesterday on a s-hopping cx pr ('lit ion. Lena Hei.-sen r of Benton was a vi.-ito'- in this city yesterday. John Hoffman was in from the farm yesterday making some pur chases. J. . Deal ing and I V'-d Douglas of Delta. TIT. are i.i the city on a busi ness, trip. Lawrence Layton. who for many years operated a b-mber business in Haarig, and wh about ten years ago moved with his family to Seattle. Wash., returned to th" city yesterday, where h will visit with friends for a few weeks. Mr. Laytun is engaged in the lumber business in the Northwest and is spending his vacation in this city and vicinity. Irrefutable proofs of the superior ity of the Gosstird lin? of corsets were produced in a convincing fashion, and the many excellent finalities with which these articles are possessed were brought with clearness and pre cision to the attention cf the audience. J. W. Hunter of Jackson was a busi ness visitor in this city yesterday. R. A. Swink of St. Louis transacted business in this city yesterday. N. A. Aubuchon of Drickley's is vis iting relatives in this city. O. J. Snider, a grocery salesman of Fredericktown, is a business visitor in this city. J. S. N. Farquhar of St. Louis is a business visitor in this city. J.'R. Wharry of Louisville transact ed business in this city yesterday.