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CONDENSED OFFICIAL 8TATEMENTof

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TRUST CO.

At the Close of Business June 20, 1917.

RESOURCESLoans and Discount $1,253,017.08Bonds and Stocks . 348,278.10Furniture and Fixtures 0.00Overdrafts 1,631.37Real Estate 435.00Due from Banks at Sight 340,098.38Cash in Vault - 49,928.08

Total - - $1,993,388.010

LIABILITIESCapital Stock $ 500.000.00Surplus 100,000.00

Undivided Profits 8,155.48Dividends Unpaid 723.00Reserved for Taxes 7,500.00Deposits 1,377,009.53

Total - - $1,993,388.01

We bare paid dividends to Stockholders to the s mount of $290,000.00

We have created a surplus fund of 100,000.00

We nave no Furniture and Fixtures account.

Money deposited with us is protected by a greater amount of capital

and surplus than any other bank in the city or county.

Job L. HiaMielberter. V-Pr- ti E. J. Deal.S. B. Hunter. V-Pr- President

FIRST LETTER IS

SENT B,Y CAPE

BOYFROMFRANCE

Theodore Kipping InformsRelatives of Conditions in

War Zone.

ANOTHER CAPE YOUTHOFF FOR BATTLE FRONT

Charles Hinchey Departed FromPort Late This Week, His

Father Hears.

A letter written by Theodore Kip-

ping, the first Cape Girardeau youth,who was sent to France with a con-

tingent of United States troops, wasreceived yesterday by his father, LouisKipping. It is the first informationMr. Kipping has received from hisson since the day he departed forFrance. The father was somewhat un-

easy when he did not receive a letterfrom his son for several weeks afterhe had left the United States.

According to the letter written byYoung Kipping, the prices of food-

stuff in France are about the same asin the United States at the presenttime, excepting fruits, such as bana-nas, oranges, and also candy. A pack-

age of Bull Durham, he writes, costs40 cents, eight times as much as theprice for the same tobacco in theUnited States.. The letter states that the soldierswho left with the contingent, to whichYoung Kipping was assigned, had notreceived any pay whatsoever. Severalwords in the letter have been can-celled, especially the names of thecity from which the troops sailed, thename of the place where they are sta-

tioned, and also the day on which theyarrived in France. This was evidentlydone by the censor.

The letter follows:I must now write you a few lines

to let you know that I arrived heresafe after taking us twelve days to(toss the ocean.

We left .... the .... and arrivedhere in France the ... . I observeda few whales, sea-bird- s, sharks, jelly-fish, and sea weeds. All these thingswere strange, but quite interesting tome. I saw a few flying-fis- h also.Whenever, or if I should get to seeyou all again, I will tell you all aboutit

The country around here has prac-tically all abundant bumper wheat,potato and rye crops, etc. For thefirst time I noticed the actual hollybushes and I shall bring some shrub-bery home if I get time to do so.

The scenery here is quite differentfrom that of home. All the differentshrubs you may imagine are plantedabout the homes. You may be won-dering why I don't write the nameof this place and tell you about thewar, but, dear folks, I must not men-tion this for the safety of ourselves,but I will do so, whenever I get to seeyou. I am getting so that I can holda half-wa- y conversation with the

Sam'l. M. Carter, Sec-Trta- t,

M. C. Bender, Ass't-Sec'j- r

French people. Many of them wearwooden shoes, which seem awkwardto me, although they walk in themvery comfortably. Practically allfarming is done with a yoke of oxen.

Well, dear folks, whenever you writedon't ask anything of me about thewar. Foodstuffs are about the sameprice here as at home, with the exception of oranges, bananas, candiesand tobacco. A nickel package of Bull

Durham here costs forty cents. LestI forget, will you please send meabout a dozen stamps, because I can'tget any United States stamps here,and all of our mail is handled by ourpostmasters and army officers only,and I wouldn't be able to buy them,for I am broke and we never receivedany pay whatever.

You must write me a letter as soonas you get this and tell me abouteverything you know. I will hereaftertry and write to you every two weeks,We will probably be moving from oneplace to another, but never tne less,the address below will always be thatway as long as I am here in Europe.

Well, I must close, with my loveto all of you. I am your brother,

Theodore.P. S. My address is, Hq. Co. 16

Inf., care Adjutant-Genera- l, G. W.Titus, Washington, D. C.

Charles Hinchey, a son of A. H.Hinchey, is another Cape Girardeauboy who will soon be in France. Hehas informed his father that his regi-ment was embarked at an Americanport two days ago, and that they ex-

pect to be at their post in about twoweeks or probably sooner. He hasbeen in the United States army onlya few months and was sent to Franceimmediately after completing histraining course. He informed hisfather several days ago that the regi-ment was leaving the United States,but did not say when and whence.

BOND ISSUED CARRIES

IN MISSISSIPPI CO.

The $375,000 bond issue for Mississippi County carried by a majority ofabout ten to one, according to B. B.Guthrie, County Clerk of MississippiCounty, in a long-distan- ce messageyesterday evening. Only one precincthad not been reported up to that time,he said, but this precinct could notEffect the final result in the least, Mr.Guthrie said.

The total vote cast at the electionwas far below the normal vote castat the general election, Mr. Guthriesaid. The total of yesterday's elec-tion was approximately 2300 votes, or1000 less than in the last general elec-tion.

Those opposing the issuance ofthese bonds believe that the lack ofinterest shown in the bond electionwas largely responsible for the over-whelming victory. The fact that 1000qualified voters failed to appear atthe polls indicates, that few were in-

terested in the issue of the bonds, andhad all turned out, the opponents say,the result of the election would be indoubt, as it required a two-thir- ds ma-jority to put the bond issue over.

THE WICTLY TRIBUNE AND CAPE COUNTY HERALD, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3. 1917.

JOHN A. KNOTT OF

HANNIBAL KILLS

SELF AT HOME

Democratic Politician Despondent Over Set-bac- k By

Governor. ,

WAS VERY PROMINENTIN DEMOCRATIC CIRCLES

Got. Declined to Re-appoi- nt HimOil Inspector Was Strong

Gardner Man.

Special to The Tribune.Hannibal, Mo., July 27. John A.

Knott, State Oil Inspector, and widely

known Democratic politician andnewspaper editor, committed suicideby cutting his throat with a razor athis home in Hannibal late this after-

noon. He died shortly after 10 o'clock

tonight. He had been editor of theHannibal Morning Journal a quarterof a century. A general breakdownin health, together with his failure tobe reappointed oil inspector, whichposition he held during former Governor Major's regime, is believed bymany persons to have caused him totake his life.

Knott, who was 68 years old, wasbelieved to have a fighting chance forrecovery, but owing to his advancedage he could not withstand the heavyloss of blood. He was found in hisroom by his wife. For the last fewmonths Knott had been waging astrong fight for reappointment as oilinspector, both United States SenatorsStone and Reed made visits to Jefferson City in his behalf.

Early this week Governor Gardnerofficially announced that Omar DGray of Sturgeon, Moj, would getKnott's position, while Knott wouldbe made Land Reclamation Commis-sioner, the salary of which is $1000less than what Knott had been drawing from the State. More than a yearago Knott suffered an attack of ptomaine poisoning and was near deathSince that time he has been in illhealth.

Knott was a member of the StateRailroad Warehouse Commission 12years. When that department wasabolished four years ago, GovernorMajor appointed him State Coal OilInspector. He made his headquartersin Hannibal. Knott for a quarter ofa century has been recognized amongleaders of the Democratic party inMissouri. During last year's cam-paign he had charge of the publicitybureau of the Democratic State Com-mittee and spent several weeks inSt. Louis directing this phase of Gov-ernor Gardner's campaign. He wasone of Gardner's strongest followersduring the primary election.

Knott was well known among thepoliticians of Southeast Missouri andalso in the Cape. He visited here sev-eral times and was very active inDemocratic politics in this section ofthe State. He attended the big po-litical rally held here in the fall, andvisited on several other occasions. Heis a close friend of Harry E. Alex-ander, the local attorney, and otherprominent Democrats in the Cape.

CAPE COUNTY MUST

FURNISH 153 MEN

306 Men to be Summoned BeforeRegistration Board for Army

Draft.

A total of 306 men will be summoned for the first call this week by theCape County Registration Board,Sheriff Hutson told The Tribune yesterday. From this number the 153men will be selected Cape GirardeauCounty is expected to furnish for thefirst call of the selective army draft.Official notice was received yesterdaymorning by the Registration Boardthat the quota this county must fur-nish was 153 men.

In view of the presumption thatabout one-ha- lf of the men summonedwill either be exempted for physicalor other reasons, the Government thatsending the official quota of the countyto the Registration Board ordered thattwice the number of men needed, besummoned before the board for

The men will be called in the orderin which their numbers were drawn inWashington, Sheriff Hutson said. Thefirst 306 men on the list will receivea notice late, this week to appear before the Registration Board in Jackson. The examination of these menwill begin on the second Thursday ofAugust and continue until all men have

CONSCRIPTION ACT

LEADS TO DIVORCE

Mrs. Swinney of AllenTille SayaConscription Estranged

Husband.

An argument growing out of thediscussion of the conscription bill and

untimately leading to a fistic en

counter was the grounds on which

Mrs. Nancy Swinney of Allenville

sought to obtain a divorce from herhusband, Samuel Franklin Swinney,

before Judge Snider in the Common

Pleas Court yesterday afternoon. The

Judge was so confused over the argu-

ments offered by the plaintiff and thedefendant that he announced he would

render his decision in the case Mondaymorning.

Mrs. Nancy and her husband toldthe court both were married the sec-

ond time, and each had handled hisfinancial affairs separately. An effortmade by her husband, the plaintiff testified, to conceal from her a real es

tate transaction he had authorized tocontract for her, had laid the groundt othe breach between them, whichgradually grew wider and ultimatelywound up in the argument over theconscription bill and the subsequentfight, during which she was chokedand mistreated by her husband, theplaintiff testified.

Mrs. Swinney, when cross-examin- ed

by A. M. Spradling, attorney for thedefendant, admitted that she had de-

fended herself against the alleged at-

tack made by her husband and thatshe kicked him with her old "soft"slipper. She also conceded that shehad thrown a bucket at her husbandafter he had released her. Whenquestioned by her husband's attorney,she said it was a paper bucket.

Justice of the Peace Noah Youngof Allenville was called upon the standto testify as to the allegations madeby Mrs. Swinney, when she asked thata warrant be issued against her hus-

band for the attack she said her hus-

band had made upon her. He relatedthe incident in the same way as didMrs. Swinney, when asked by Attorney Spradling.

Many persons from Allenville, whoknew th ecouple, were present at thetrial and were often forced to a wildlaughter by the questions asked byAttorney Spradling and Judge Ed-

ward Hays, attorney for Mrs. Swinney. Mrs. Swinney, who had the appearance of a hard-workin- g, hustlingwoman, answered all questions without hesitation, and when asked re-

peatedly by Attorney Spradlingwhether she had kicked her husbandreplied in an indignant way that shehad already admitted that severaltimes, and would not make any effortto conceal this fact.

Every business transaction the coupie had during their 19 months ofmarried life was aired in court bvthe questions of the attorneys. Mrs.Swinney let it be known that she andher husband had conducted their business separately and claimed that shehad financed every proposition herhusband made since they were mar-ried. He used her teams, she said, tocultivate the land he had rented forhimself, and received no pay for theanimals' work. She also paid for theconstruction of a house in Allenville,which her husband denied.

The defendant himself, when calledupon the witness stand, said he hadtreated his wife like a lady and hadhelped her in every way he could, heeven sacrificed his time to assist herin the field work and help erect thehouse in Allenville. He denied thathe had attempted to choke her or hadmade any threats against her life onthe day they quarreled over the con-scription act. He said his wife kickedhim several times and struck him onthe shoulder witha water bucket. Hemerely held her hands, he testified tothwart off a renewed attack.

Walter Jones, a building contractor,now living in Fornfelt, one of the witnesses for Swinney testified that hehad seen the defendant under the in-

fluence of liquor several times whileworking around th house, and that thecouple quarreled on several occasionswhile he was boarding at the houseduring the time he built the home inAllenville.

After hearing the testimony in thecase, Judge Snider announced hewould defer his decision to next Monday.

been examined and have (presentedtheir claims for exemption.

The physical examination, SheriffHutson said, will be held first in orderto determine how many of those whodo not claim exemption must be eliminated for their physical condition.Following this examination the claimsfor exemption will be passed upon bythe board, and if necessary each manbelieving to be entitled to exemption,will be given seven days within whichthey may file additional proof for theirexemption claims.

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$25,000 DAMAGE

SUIT IS SETTLED

FOR ONLY $1,000

Roscoe Looney, Injured ByDredge'Machine Reimbur-

sed for Injuries,

TWO DIVORCE CASESDISPOSED OF FRIDAY

Bank Gets Judgment of $1,051Against Pruitt Bros, on Notes

Dae Bank.

The ?25,000 damage suit filed byRoscoe Looney against the FloeschConstruction Co. for his injuries re-

ceived last September while in theemploy of this concern, was compro-mised yesterday by Harry E. Alex-

ander, who represented the plaintiff,and the law firm of Oliver & Oliver,attorneys for the construction company. Under the terms of the com-promise, Looney will receive $1000 andall costs attached to the suit and alsofor his medical treatment.

The suit was filed early this year,but was continued at several termspending the compromise suggested byboth parties. In his petition Looneyalleged he had been injured by oneof the machines of the constructioncompany, and that the injury was permanent. He was seized by a craneoperated by a dredge machine andpressed against a tree stump, sustaining injuries to his spine, and also suf-fering a fracture of the left foot. Theinjured man has been unable to worksince the accident occurred, and stilluses crutches to walk.

When the case was called for triayesterday morning in Common Plea3Court the attorneys announced thatthey had come to an agreement andexplained to Judge Snider the termsof their compromise. The Judge thenordered the settlement entered uponthe records of the court.

Two more divorce suits set for triaduring the July term of the CommonPleas Court were disposed of by JudgeSnider yesterday. Mrs. Laura Dean,who sued her husband, William Dean,for a divorce, was awarded the custody of the children until further orders were given by the court. Thehusband will be permitted to see thechildren while in the care of theirmother. Mrs. Dean was representedby Rush Limbaugh.

The divorce filed by Mrs. Ida MayFerguson against George X. Fergu-son was dismissed when the attorneyfor Mrs. Ferguson announced that thecouple had settled their differencesand that the plaintiff asked that thecase be dismissed.

Judgment to the amount of $1032.75was rendered in the suit filed by theAllenville State Bank against LouisPruitt. The amount was alleged tobe due on two notes given to thebank by Pruitt and his brothers. Theamount of the first note was $520.42,including the interest, the second notewas for $512.33.

PUBLIC INVITED TO

PAGODA DEDICATION

Program Arranged for Aug. 5 ByMembers of Cemetery

Association.

The program for the dedication ofthe Lorimier Pagoda of the graves ofthe late Mr. and Mrs. Luis Lorimier,August 5, was completed at a meeting of the Cemetery Association heldat the home of Mrs. Ella Dempseyyesterday afternoon. It was decidedto have the ceremony at 4' o'clock inthe afternoon.

Mayor Hirsch, the members of theCity Council and the public as wellhave been invited to participate in thededication. Rev. Father Levan, president of St. Vincent's College, will perform the church rites at the dedication of the structure. Owing to thefact that the Lorimiers were Catholics, the functions of the CatholicChurch for the blessing of the build-ing will be carried out.

Following this ceremony, Miss HelenUhl, the only lineal descendant of theold Lorimier family, will present awreath to Hon. Louis Houck, who willplace it upon the grave, whereupon hewill deliver the address. Judge B. F.Davis will pronounce the eulogy.

At the closing of the dedication thechoir will sing "Te Deum."

Mrs. Dempsey, who is secretary ofthe Cemetery Association, issued thefollowing appeal to the public yesterday following the meeting yesterday afternoon: "Through the uniformkindness of The Tribune, we take theliberty to invite the different societies,religious and social, to the dedicationof tHe Lorimier Pagoda Sunday, Au-

gust 5, at4 o'clock in the afternoon."

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POLITICS HAY COST

MABREY COLONELCY

Says Democrats Want Gardner'sFriend Elected Head of Mis-

souri Sixth.

Col. Warren Mabrey, who was elect-

ed Colonel of the Missouri Sixth sev-

eral days ago, and the officers of thelocal company of the same regimentwent to St. Louis this morning to at-

tend a meeting of all officers of theregiment. The meeting was to be heldat the State training camp in Nevada,but owing to the difficulty of many off-

icers had in traveling to that city, themeeting was transferred to St. Louis.

Col. Mabrey told a reporter for TheTribune last night that he was a littleworried over receiving his commission. He said he had learned that po-

litical influence was being brought tobear to hold up his commission, in

view of the fact that several influen-

tial Democrats were attempting to putover a candidate selected from theirranks.

Col. Mabrey with the other field off-

icers elected last Saturday were re

gdn. Own Childien.

gdn.

gdn.

quired to take a and mentalexamination beforetheir commissions. Some of the off-

icers have already received their cer-

tificate, but Col. Mabrey has failed tohis so far. He spent several days

in St. Louis, and says he in-

formation that some of the ofGov. Gardner were making an effortto have Major Linxweiler, who op-

posed Col. Mabrey at the election, takethe colonelcy of the regiment.

In view of the fact that Col.received the solid vote of the officersof the Southeast Missouri companiesand that even three officers from thenorthern section the State were forCol. Mabrey, it is hardly probable thatMajor Linxweiler would receive suffi-

cient votes to give the office.

SAVES THE BACON

Mr. Isaac Cantrell, K. No. 2, TerreHaute, Ind., "My experiencewith B. Thomas Hog Powder, is

that it has given good results inthose that were sick and keeping

those that were not sick. It does allthat you claim for it I would nothave a sick hog if I had used itsooner."

F. F. BRAUN & BROS.

Probate Court DocketCape Girardeau County, Missouri, Probate Court, August 13, 1917.

Monday, August 13, 1917.

Bailly, John, admr. August Jaeger, deceased. . . ;

Beardslee, Thos. J., gdn. Charles F. Gibbs, minor.Braun, John, gdn. Anton J. Grothoff, minor.Bartels, Wm. and John Bierschwal, executors Conrad Bierschwal, deceased.Brakebusch, Henry, admr. C. C. Smith,Blattner, Chas., admr. Louisa Ristig, deceased.

Drum, 1 hos. B., trustee Mary Drum, cripple. .

Davis. Watson, gdn. Watson Davis, minor.Davis, Mary L., gdn. Stewart Prather, minor.Deimund, Chas. P., gdn. Minnie Deimund, minor.

Tuesday, August 14, 1917. rE&jXt '

Daume, Martin, gdn. Ida Daume, minor.Eggers, Annie, gdn. Selma, Marie, Pauline Eggers, minor.Edwards, Emma, gdn. Leo and Sam A. Stewart, minors.Hager, Philip, MinorHinton, H. H. gdn. Simmons Minors.

they could

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John

Hinton, H. gdn. Hillemann Minors.Hitt, R. A., gdn. Grace Brown, insane. Zw!2-Z'- :

' 'Heider, Louisa, gdn. Alvin Kaminsky, minor.Howard, Nettie, gdn. Bessie E. and Benj. H. Howard, minors.Jaeger, Chas. B., admr. John Clippard, deceased.

Wednesday, August 15, 1917. r --77, 'J , ,

Kaufmann, Otto and Albert, utrsXtI5S3ttlT5George kaufmann, deceased. JHSSjg' :8?gjJi1fr,'VKeller, Marie, admx. Fritz, deceased.Kinder, Robt., gdn., Own Minor Children.Litzelfelner, Camelia V., gdn. Own Minor Children.Litzelfelner, Harry, gdn. Johnson Minors.Looney, Albert, T., gdn. Carrie I. McCulIough, minor.Martin, Rosie, gdn. Martin Minors.Medley, John S., gdn. Robert Moore, minor. . 'Medley, John S., admr. Allen Sneed, dceased.Morton, Guy E., gdn. Lulu Morton, minor.Mueller, G. H., gdn. Mueller Minors. "''.

Thursday, August 16, 1917. " ' "

Miller, Q. O., gdn. Geo. D. and Beulah Stone, minors.Macke, Henry W., executor Henry P. Ahrens, deceased.Neumeyer, A. F., admr., Hy. C. Neumeyer, deceased.Oberheide, F. Wm., gdn. Anna Macke, insane.Oberheide, F. Wm., gdn. Chas. Zinn, insane.

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Oberheide, F. Wm., gdn. Foster Minors.Obermiller, Lena, admx. Eugene Obermiller, deceased.Poinsett, A. E., gdn. Allmon Minors.Reynolds, James H. and Robt E., executors Dudley Reynolds, deceased.Sander Wm. G., gdn. Leo Sander, minor.

Scott, Thos. D., Franklin Howard, minor.Schwab, Ben H., admr., Benedict Schwab, deceased.Schoen, E. G., executor, Mary Myer, dceased.Seabaugh, Wm. H., Phillips Mirers.

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Spradling, Mrs. Kate, gdn. Byrne Minor.Seabaugh Joseph M., gdn. Seabaugh Minors.Seabaugh, David, admr., Mahala C. Stearns, deceased.Schaefer, Wm. B., executor Marie Schaefer, deceased.Short, Alice, J., gdn. John N. Short, insane.Tuschoff, Richard F., gdn. Celia J. Tuschoff, minor.Welker, James B., gdn. Raymond C Welker, minor.Wilkerson, L. M., admr. R. P. Wilkinson, deceased.

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