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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, FEBRUARY 26, 1915

VOL. XIV.

Number 8

GUM DROP PARTY

THINKS FLENTGE

"FLEW THE COOP"

ADMIRAL DEWA

GETTING MORMON CONVERTS IN BROOKLYN

2 MERCHANTMEN

DRUG FIENDS TO

VANISH DECLARE

AND A COLLIE!

CAPE DRUGGISTS

UNK IN 1 DAY

WEEKLY

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Advocates of Fourth City

Ticket Hear Postmaster

Has Deserted Them.

REPORTED TO BE IN

SCHULZ BAND WAGON

High Priests to Expel Him From

Council if He's Banifoozled

Them.

Has E. W. Flentge deserted the

"gum drop" party? That is the ques

tion asked since Monday night by

members of the fourth ticket club.

When the high chiefs of the "gum

drop" met more than a week ago to

discuss plans for nominating a can

didate for mayor and his running

mates, Postmaster Flentge was among

those present.

"While he wasn't enthusiastic, he

seemed interest," said a booster for

the fourth ticket yesterday. The ques

tion of selecting someone to make the

sacrifice and accept the nomination

for mayor was discussed, but no deci

sion reached.

At the suggestion of one of the high

priests, Mr. Flentge was selected as a

steering committee of one, authorized

to issue a call for volunteers and

choose a candidate for mayor. He was

requested to report back to the com

mittee as a whole Monday evening,

when the leaders in the movement

would look over the candidate for

weak points. If none could be found,

he was to be declared the nominee.

The meeting was scheduled for 8

o'clock last Monday evening, and some

of the faithful reached the scene be

fore the appointed hour. It was ex

pected that Mr. Flentge would be

there ahead of time with a candidate

ready for examination.

That was where the rub came. Mr.

Flentge did not come and neither did

the candidate. After waiting a rea

sonable length of time some member

threw a bomb into the meeting by ask

ing: "Do you gentlemen think he flew

the coop,"

"Never," snapped a woman. "Mr.

Flentge is with us to the finish."

"But may be he thinks this is the

finish," answered the suspicious one.

The lady only shook her head.

After the meeting was adjourned,

the highest high priests held a coun

cil of war on the street corner and de

vised ways and means of ascertaining

whether Mr. Flentge' was slipping

away from the brethern.

The next day the searching commit

tee learned that the postmaster had

not looked for a candidate to lead the

"gum drop" party, and would not take

part in the work of the "fourth party

club." The committee was informed,

it is said on good authority, that Mr.

Flentge had flopped from .the "gum

drop" party into the Schulz band

wagon. Cries of treason were shouted by

members of the Men's Club yesterday

when the report became generally

known. A member of the fourth par

ty club informed The Tribune last

night that the postmaster would be

summarily dismissed if the charges

against him could be proved. It is said

he has been ordered to report to the

high priests.

The Tribune was informed that Mr.

Flentge and Edward F. Regenhardt,

better known as the human Light

House, would take charge of the

Schulz campaign. When asked about

this report last night, Mr. Schulz said

he did not know what the political

plans of Flentge and Regenhardt

were.

TO OPERATE ON FEEBLE MINDED

Nebraska Senate Passes Bill for

Treatment of Wards of

Institution.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 24 The State

Senate last night passed the bill pro

viding for surgical treatment of a

certain class of feeble minded and in

sane in State institutions. It had pre

viously been amended so as not to ap

ply to criminals. The intent of the bill

is to parole from state institutions

such inmates if they will submit to

operations. i

The bill was drawn at the behest of

the State Board of Control and pro

vides that a board of physicians is to

pass on each case, and none are to sub

mit unless they are their parents or

guardians consent.

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Baron Shigoto Dewa, admiral in the

Japanese navy, is just now the guest

of the United States and is being ex

tensively entertained. He came as

commissioner of' his country to the

opening of the Panama-Pacific expo

sition and has been spending some

time in the east.

SAYS JUDGE DAYTON CALLED

J FRY "CHICKEN HEARTED"

Witness Testifies Expression Follow

ed Woman's Acquittal Under

Man Act.

Washington, Feb. 24 Testifying to

day before the House Judiciary sub

committee investigating the charges

against Federal Judge Dayton of

Federal Judge Dayton of West Vir

ginia, Charles M. Showalter of Par

kersburg, W. Va., told how two Ital

ians had been indicted, convicted and

sentenced to the maximum penalty un

der the Mann act, in the Judge's court,

all in one day. The Judges, he com

plained, called a jury "a chicken heart

ed bunch" when they acquitted a wom

an accused of a similar offense.

A. C. Fulmer, a coal operator of

Akron, 0., told how he had agreed to

let Judge Dayton arbitrate, privately,

a case between himself and Dave El

kins, a son of the former West Vir

ginia Senator. Although the case had

been in court four years, Fulmer tes

tified, the Judge gave a decision to

Elkins in 10 days.

Under questioning Fulmer said he

did not believe the Judge had anybusi

ness connections with the Elkins fam

ily. PRESIDENT STILL HOPES FOR

PASSAGE OF SHIP MEASURE

Conference Held With Stone, Sim

mons and Fletcher on Situa

tion in Congress.

Washington, Feb. 24 President

Wilson conferred on the situation in

Congress today with Senators Stone,

Simmons and Fletcher, and it was re

iterated at the White House that the

President has not abandoned his hope

that the ship purchase, Philippine and

Shields water power bills might be

passed in the remaining seven days of

the Congress.

In the effort which is being made

in Congress to clear up all pending

legislation before adjournment of the

session, the Senate met two houn

earlier than usual today.

There the postoffice appropriation

bill carrying $317,945,869 was again

taken up, while the general deficien

cy bill carrying $9,000,000, was ready

for consideration in the House. The

fortifications bill, carrying $6,000,000,

was sent to the Senate today follow

ing its passage by the House.

Consideration of the postal supply

bill was begun in the Senate late yes

terday following the passage of the

army appropriation bill carrying

$103,000,000.

MAXIMUM SENTENCE ON

$133,000 SWINDLE CHARGE

New York, Feb. 24 Richard J.

Hartman, former theater ticket brok

er, who was convicted recently of

swindling Mrs. Charlotte Mackenzie

out of $133,000 left her by her hus

band, was sentenced today to serve

not less than five years, nor more

than nine years and seven months in

Sing Sing Prison. This is the maxi

mum penalty.

Although Hartman was charged

with the lerceny of $133,000, Mrs.

Macknzit Uifcfitd kr ausbaaa's

Harrison Anti narcotic Law

Forbids Pharmacists Selling

Opiates To Users.

DOCTORS TO AUTHORIZE

ALL "DOPE" NEEDED

Heavy Penalty to be Imposed on

Physicians, too, if They

Violate Law.

Members of the Cape Girardeau

Druggists' Association and a majority

of the medical fraternity met at the

Commercial Club last night to discuss

the new Harrison anti-narcotic law,

which was recently passed by Con

gress. This measure, which is soon to go

into effect, will mark the passing of

the "dope fiend" or persons addicted

to the use of drugs. The law makes

traffic in morphine and other power

ful narcotics punishable by heavy pen

alties, and forbids druggists to sell

narcotics without a physician's pre

scription. It also requires all dealers who sell

morphine and other similar drugs to

register with the United States In

ternal Revenue office. Every prescrip

tion calling for these drugs must be

made out on blanks furnished ex

clusively by the Internal Revenue of

fice, and druggists who sell these for

bidden drugs without a physician's au

thority lays himself open to prosecu

tion by the government.

This law will require every drug

gist in the United States to register

with the Internal Revenue office and

every physician as well. Druggists

will be permitted to keep forbidden

drugs in stock, but every purchase will

be recorded with the government, and

every blank upon which prescriptions

will be made out must be obtained

from the government.

"This law will put an end to the

drug habit," said James A. Kinder

last night. "It is an excellent measure

and every legitimate druggist is glad

it has been passed. While it does not

prevent druggists keeping the forbid

den drugs in stock, it will prevent

traffic in them. At present a person

addicted to the drug habit can enter

a drugstore and buy morphine or any

thing else, if the druggist cares to sell

direct to such consumers. This prac

tice has been indulged in for a long

time, but its end is near.

"This new law provides a heavy pen

alty for druggists who encourage

'dope fiends' to continue the use of

drugs. By issuing the blanks to the

physicians, the government will also

prevent doctors ordering drugs pro

misciously to consumers. Each doctor

will be credited with the number of

blanks he procures from the Internal

Revenue office, and those who evade

the law can be easily checked up.

"For instance, should a physician

persist in issuing prescriptions to

'dope fiends' the Internal Revenue of

fice would discover the practice by

the heavy demand for these blanks.

And by this means, it will be almost

impossible for a doctor to take ad

vantage of the law.

"As druggists will be forbidden to

sell to private individuals who are not

supplied with prescriptions from phys

icians, it will put an end to the traffic

as now practiced by unscruuplous drug

men.

"But the new law is going to play

havoc with hundreds of cough syrups.

A great many of these remedies con

tain drujs and all that do can only be

sold by prescriptions furnished by

physicians and filled upon government

blanks.

"All medicines that contain drugs

will soon be on the contraband list,

and druggists and physicians who vio

late this new law will subject them

selves to prosecution by Uncle Sam."

President Coerver of the Druggists'

Association addressed the meeting,

and was followed by Doctors Patton,

Howard, Schulz, Cunningham, Hope,

Rolston, Vorbeck, O'Dell and others.

Seventeen physicians were present

and ten of the eleven druggists who

comprise the organization were pres

ent. After the discussions concerning

the new law were concluded, sand

wiches and coffe were served.

tire estate, aggregating about $340,

000 had been dissipated by Hartman,

to whom she bad trusted her affair

iact 1911.

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Two pretty girls have been lately going about the Ridgewood section of

Brooklyn, canvassing from door to door for converts to the Mormon church.

The girls are Miss Gertrude Phelps of Salt Lake City (left) and Miss Edna

Crowther of Mesa, Ariz, (right). They call at a home, make friends with the

woman of the house, call a few days later and begin talking Mormonism.

At the third visit the prospect Is usually very receptive and the girls tell of

the "great benefits offered by the Mormon church," what it has accomplished

and expects to accomplish. A day or so later an elder of the church calls

ana tries to mate me conversion complete.

CAPAHA BALL CLUB

WILL SELL STOCK

Local Team to Hare Stars

Players During Coming

Season.

as

Managers Dep Bare'nkamp and C.

M. Freeman of the Capaha Baseball

Team are busy making arrangements

by which they will be able to maintain

a pennant winning team in this city

for the season of 1915.

Mr. Barenkamp in discussing the !

situation with a Tribune representa

tive last evening, said: "At this time

we have available some of the best

talent outside of the big leagues, and

if we are successful in making con

tracts with them, it is a safe bet that

Cape Girardeau will be declared win

ner when the season closes.

"Mr. Freeman and I have gone in

to the matter carefully, and do not

feel justified in signing contracts with

these players, until we have some sort

of positive assurance that we will be

supplied with the funds necessary to J

meet possible losses in case the team

fails to make the expenses necessary

for its support.

"We have concluded tonight, that

we will have issued 2,000 shares of

baseball stock, which we will dispose

of to the citizens of the Cape for 50

cents a share. Each share will be num

bered, and as an inducement to hurry

the sales and enable us to close con

tracts with the players we want, be

fore it is too late, we are going to give

a brand new Ford Automobile to the

party purchasing the share bearing

the lucky number.

"We are also figuring on other

money raising methods, and we hope

to succeed in securing the funds ne

cessary to insure us against loss, and

have, our team thoroughly organized

and ready for business at the opening

of the season in May.

"My brother, 'Big Bill' Barenkamp,

who has been pitching in league teams

for the past several seasons, is better

than ever, and while he is offered a

splendid contract for the coming sea

son, he writes me that he is tired of

traveling across the continent as a

ball player, and that he intends to re

tire from professional ball and settle

down in Cape Girardeau.

"Bill has a girl over in New En

gland and I think he intends to get

married and come back to his old home

to live. His services will add great

strength to our team, and if we care

to do so, we can secure the services

of his catcher, Green, who has ex

pressed a willingness, to come to the

Cape and play ball if Bill comes.

"We feel positive that we can win

the pennant this seasoo if do not

delay signing our men until it is too

late. We are going to get busy at

once and if possible get an aggrega

tion of players together that will cay

X the aars fer irartau."

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LOCAL MEN LEASE

PARK PLAY HOUSE

Freeman and Strain to Take Over

Rival Theatre Next

Monday.

C. M. Freeman and J. H. Strain

have secured a twelve months' lease

on the Park Theater, and on Monday,

March 1, it will pass into their man

agement. Mr. Freeman, when interviewed by

a Tribune representative, last evening

said: "We have had Ihe matter of

leasing the Park under consideration

for several days, and finally came to

terms and consummated the deal late

Tuesday night.

"Mr. Strain and I will have exclu

sive management and control of the

play house during the term of the

lease, and we intend to make it one

of the most popular places of diver

sion and entertainment that has ever

been maintained in this city.

"We do not intend to turn it into a

regular vaudeville show, but on occa

sions when we are able to secure some

first class vaudeville attractions, we

expect to diverge from or rather add

to our regular form of entertainment

by giving both vaudeville and pictures.

"Our picture service will be of the

very best, and Mr. Strain and I are

going to St. Louis tonight for the pur

pose of interviewing the film people,

and deciding on the service we shall

adopt.

"We expect to hold the Princess, and

when business will justify, run night

ly shows. During the dull seasons the

Princess will be closed through the

week, and on Saturday nights we will

open it with the very best picture at

tractions obtainable.

"Mr. Strain, who has heretofore re

tained his position with the Roth To

bacco Co., will resign, and give his en

tire time to the show business.'

TREES ALONG THE ROADSIDES

Many Organizations Have Promised

Their Aid to Provide Free Fruit

for the Weary Traveler.

Fresh fruit plucked from roadside

trees is a pleasure travelers will be

able to enjoy several years hence,

when they ston for lunch in some

shady nook.

In many communities civic associa

tions, farmers' organizations and hor

ticulaural societies have promised

their aid to provide free roadside fruit

for the traveler.

This very pleasant idea was orgi

nated by a Southern Missouri nursery,

which has placed 50,000 apple, peach,

pear, plum and cherry trees along the

side, of the Missouri section of the

National Old Trails highway. The

fruit will be fret to transcontinental

Mtensts.

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Parona and Harpolian Go Down in

War Zone and Coal Ship Dept

ford is Also Sent to Bottom by

the German Submarines.

BERLIN REPORTS TRANSPORT

WAS WRECKED BY TORPEDO

British Steamers are Shattered in

Channel and English Admiralty

Believes Armed Merchant Cruis

er is Also Lost German Held in

New York.

N'ew York, Feb. 21 Richard Peter Slegler, a native of Germany who

had signified his alleziance to the United States by taking out first papers,

was arrested today for obtaining a fraudulent passport.

Papers found on Stegler bear th signature of Captain R. Boyed, a naval

attache of the Germany Embassv and personal representative in this city of

Count von Bernstorff. German Ambassador. Stegler said Boyed had asked

him to go to England as an American citizen and locate a fleet of British

dreadnaughts be'ieved to be hiding in St. George Channel, and to cable the

information to New York whence it would be transmitted by wireless to secr.-t

German bases in North Atlantic. Submarines were to make a daring raid on

dreadnaughts. Stegler said that he was about to take passage on the Lusi

tania when love for his adopted country and the protests of his American

bride made him suddenly change his mind and decide to turn over all evidence

to the United States authorities. Gustave Cook, an ex-prize fighter was

also arrested, charged with aiding Stegler to secure a passport under the

name of Madden.

Eastbourne, Eneland, Feb. 21 The steamship Roy Parana was sunk

seven miles east of Eastbourne, this afternoon. The crew of thirty-one was

rescued by another steamer. It is believed here that the Hoy Parana was

torpedoed by a German submarine.

London, Feb. 24 A dispatch to the Daily TeL-graph states that steamer

Harpolian has been torpedoed off Beachy Head in the English Channel. Forty-one

members of the crew were rescued, and three aro dead on the vessel.

The collier Deptford was sunk today off Scarborough, either hy a mine or

a torpedo. One life w as lost.

London, Feb. 24 A steady advanc all along the line is reported offi

cially by Paris tonight. The offensive movement begun last week continues

without check anywhere, and semi-official dispatches tell of taking trench

after trench from the Germans.

Berlin, Feb. 24 Corresiwndents, who have just returned from the East

Prussian front, say ih? Kaiser was actual'y on the firing line when Field

Marshal von Hindenberjr c'osed his rini about the beaten Russian army in

the Mazurian Lakes region, capturing over half of it.

Within 30 minutes after Lyck was taken by the Germans, after heavy loss

His Majesty drove into th. city in his great military automobile, and while

detachments of his soldiers were gathering in the isolated units of the enemy

he addressed the army in the market square, bitterly indicting the Russians

for their wanton destruction of property and livestock as they fled.

The correspondents say that the Emperor's staff officers had great diffi

culty in r.-straining him from actually taking part in the fighting. He wit

nessed several bayonet charges during his observation of the four days' fight

ing around Lyck.

Berlin, by wireless to London, Feb. 21 Official announcement was made

last night that the British transport No. 192 was sunk by a German sub

marine off Beachy IL?ad at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

The report that a British transport had been sunk by a German sub

marine, but without giving the number of the vessel or the time of the attack,

ccme out of Jlerlin Sunday niht, and recvived no notice from London. To

day's report is believed in London to refer to the damaging of the British col

lier Branksome Chine, which was struck either by a mine or torpedo in the

English Chanivl 20 miles southeast of Beachy Head, at 2 o'clock Tuesday af

ternoon. New Haven, England, Feb. 24 Eighteen members of the crew of the

Cardiff steamer Branksome Chine, a Government collier, landed hH-e last

evening. Their boat either struck a mine or was torpedoed in the English

Channel, 20 miles southeast of Beachy Head, about 2 o'clock this afternoon.

They say the Captain and mate of the steamer are standing by the vessel,

which is badly damaged and awash. An attempt wi be made to null her on

the coast and beach K?r. A large steamer is reported in distress near the

same spot. Life boats are in attendance upon her.:

London, Feb. 24 The British steamer Oakby was torpedoed by a German

submarine off Rye, 63 miles southeast of London, yesterday. Her crew was

rescued by a fishing smack and landed at Kamsgate today.

The Oakby was bound in ba'Iast from London for Cardiff, Wales. She

was struck on the port side. Her main hatches were blown off, her decks

wre sp'intered and the binnacle was hurled into the air.

One lifeboat was swamped by the great volume of water blown up by the

explosion of the torpedo.

The fishing smack Gracia. which was four miles off, fe't the shock and

hastened to the seen?, arriving in time to take off the crew of the Oakby,

none of the members of which was injured.

The periscope of a submarine was seen before the explosion by tht.? chief

engineer of the Oakby. An attempt was made to tow the Oakby to Dover,

but she sank off Folkestone this morning.

The loss of the Oakby apparently was mentioned in a dispatch from Lydd,

England, last night. This message referred to the torpedoing of two vessels

off Hastings. One sank, but her crew was saved and landed at Ramsgate.

The other was in a sinking condition and a mine sweeper was described as en

deavoring to tow her into Dover.

The Oakby was 275 feet long and of 1251 tons. Sh? was built in 1897.

London, Feb. 24 The Official Information Bureau annaunced this after

noon that the Clan MacNaughton, an armed merchant cruiser, is missing. The

vessel was last heard from Feb. 3, and it is feared she has been lost. The text

of the bureau's announcement follows:

"The Secretary of the Admiralty regrets to announce that H. M. S. Clan

MacNaughton, an armed merchant cruiser, Commander Robert Jeffreys, R.

N has been missing since Feb. 3, and it is feared that the vessel has been

lest.