The Democrat-Argus du lieu suivant : Caruthersville, Missouri • 1

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E. JUDEN Pj Vol. 6, No. 12 The Democrat 1869 The Argus 1898 CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1927 Consolidated December 1, 1921 Old Scries No. 2616 ''li'liili'liiliiluliJHIHIiiliilnliiliiliiliiliiliiiiiinliiliiliiliiliiliilnliilnliiljiliiliiliiiiiiuliiliiliiliiliilMliiliilnliiliilliliillilJil I the wOrrier ft By EDGAR A.

GUEST TAKE yesterday's worries and sort them all out And you'll wonder whatever you worried about, Look back at the cares which onco furrowed your brow, I fancy you'll smile at the most of them now, They seemed terrible then, but they really were not, For once out of the woods all the fears are forgot. LOOK over the list of the blunders you've made, The debts you've accrued and eventually paid, They frightened you once, and you thought at the time That out of the, valley you never would climb, But you did and you're living and stitf going strong In spite of the troubles which happened along. YOU can laugh at the journey when you have arrived, You can smile at the dangers which you have survived, What matter the doubts which have fretted your soul, Or the distance you've traveled, once you're at your goal So just keep, on going, through thick and through thin, Once you're out of the woods you will look back and grin. BUT I'm for the worrier! I'm for the man Who when he's in trouble does all that he can. I'm for the fellow who puts up a fight To straighten things out and to make them go right.

And I say for his comfort, when matters seem bad. Tomorrow he'll smile at the troubles he's had. (From the Globe-Democrat) Enormous Sums Spent on Roads In S. E. District Almost 700 Miles of Highways of Various Types Completed at Cost of Thirteen and Half Millions, With More than Hundred Miles Now Under Construction Exhaustive Survey.

The following rather exhaustive resume of highway progress in District Mo. 10, Southeast Missouri, comes to Us from the engineering department of the district, whose headquarters is at Sikeston. It shows very clearly the remarkable progress in roadbuilding in this portion of the state and sets out the enormous sums of money "which have been necessary to turn our crude country trails into real highways, capable of being used every oay in the year regardless of weather conditions. The article covers the jieriod ending with the old year and is dated Dec. 30, 1926: Division 10 of the Missouri State Highway Commission includes Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Scott, Stoddard, and Wayne counties, in the southeast corner of the state.

In these counties, the State Highway Commission has completed 459.35 miles of gravel road, 112.41 miles of 9-foot concrete and 7-foot gravel road, 135.74 miles of 18- and 16- foot concrete road and 95.86 miles of graded earth roads at a total cost of 3,222.30. is at present under construction in division 31.28 miles of graded earth road, 15.20 miles of gravel road and 14.75 miles of 9 foot concrete and 7-foot gravel road, a total of 61.23 miles of highway, which will cost, when completed, approximately $1,366,000. These contracts are at jresent 62 percent completed, the Value of the completed work being $762,561.64. The contracts completed and accepted, with the work completed on contracts under construction, include miles of gravel, 127.16 miles of 9-ft. concrete and 7-ft.

gravel, 135.74 iniles of 18-ft. concrete and 127.14 iiiiles of graded earth, representing a total cost of $14,215,783.94. The location, plans and surveys, construction and maintenance of state "roads in Division 10 is carried on by the State Highway Department acting through the division organization, Frank B. Newton being division engineer, F. W.

Sawyers, chief assistant, It. A. Laughlin, division engineer of surveys and plans, Dave King, division construction engineer, and S. A. rady, S.

M. the engineers being sss'sted by eight draftsmen, two bookkeepers, eleven project engineers, twenty-two inspectors, nine county maintenance superintendents, sixty-six patrolmen, twenty-one truck drivers and four mechanics. In thisjfalsion there arc three prin cipal north and south roads, the east one being U. S. 61, which is completed "with gravel and concrete surfacing from the Madison-St.

Francois county line south past Fredericktown, Pat-ton, Jackson, Cape Girardeau and Sikeston to the Missouri-Arkansas line. A total distance of 158.1 miles; 79.3 miles of 18-ft. concrete pavement, and 78.8 miles of 16-ft. gravel surface. Routes 51 and 25 from a north and south road from U.

S. 61 near Patton in Bollinger county, south through Ad-Vance, Bloomfield, Dexter, Maiden, and Kennett to the Missouri-Arkansas line in the southwest corner of Dunklin county. This highway is completed with gravel and concrete surfacing with the exception of 2 3-4 miles in the south part of Bollinger county, where right-of-way has not been secured" by the local authorities. This north and south road is 129.4 miles in length, on which the state has constructed 80.7, miles of gravel and 48.7 miles of 9-ft concrete and 7-ft gravel, and 18-ft. concrete.

The west, north and south road, U. S. 67, extends from U. S. 61 at Fredericktown, south through Madison, Wayne and Butler counties to the Arkansas line.

This route is 97.1 miles in length on which the state has constructed 9,4 miles of gravel road, and has under construction 6.5 miles in Wayne county. The section of this Toad not constructed by the State Highway Commission was- improved fcy Wayne county, several years ago tinder the Hawes law, and is a good gravel road, well maintained, passable during all weather conditions. The principal east and west roads in DO YOU KNOW? 8 What is a vacuum? 9 How to boil water without heat-. ing it? 10 How is condensed milk made? 11 What is a Barometer? 12 How does it foretell the weather? 13 What other uses has the Barometer? 14 How does the air hold up the heavy airplane? (Answers will appear next Friday) ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTIONS 1 Of what is air composed? Ordinary air is about 20 parts oxy gen gas, 80 parts nitrogen gas; also' contains small amounts of other gases and more or less moisture. These gases are not chemically combined, but simply mixed together as dis tinct as so many grains of wheat and corn mingled together in a measure.

The oxygen is essential to combustion, also absolutely necessary to sustain life. The principal function of the other gas (nitrogen) seems to be to dilute the oxygen, which would otherwise be too strong. 2 How high does the air extend? As we rise in a balloon or airplane or climb a mountainside, the air constantly gets thinner. Half the air is within four miles of the earth. At 20 miles the air is 100 times thinner than at sea level.

Small balloons. containing only automatic recording instruments have reached 30 miles. We know by light streaks made by the so-called "shooting stars" that the air reaches at least 45 or 50 miles. At 50 miles the air is so extremely thin that this is usually given as its height. It is not likely there is a uniform upper boundary to the air, but that it gradually gets thinner until it disappears entirely and nothing remains but empty space.

-How far above sea level can life exist? Practically all life is below the 4- mile level. The highest point to which a bird can fly is five miles. The Con dor, the mightiest bird awing, has been seen soaring above the summit of the Andes at an altitude of five miles. Small birds and insects carried up by airplanes and drop over in sensible two or three-jmles. The greatest height climbed by a mountain eer is five miles, where breathing was found very difficult.

Man has risen in an airplane to above seven and one-, half miles. It is necessary to carry oxygen gas to avoid great physical suffering at these extreme heights. 4 How do we hear? Just inside the ear is the ear drum, a- very thin elastic membrane stretched tightly across the ear opening, similar to a drum head. Sound waves in the air strike against the ear drum and cause it to vibrate back and forth very rapidly Directly back of and touching the ear drum is a set of three small, loosely-connected bones, which nass the vibrations of the ear drum onward to a little bag, or sac, that is filled with a liquid substance and sets this liquid into motion. The ends of the nerves of hearing are embedded in this bag and spread out into the liquid, where they perceive the vibrations and carry the sense of sound, or hearing, to the brain.

5 What is audio frequency? Variations in the rapidity of the air waves hitting the ear drum give the different sounds. The lowest sounds are caused by vibrations as slow as 20 Der second. Hierh shrill sounds have vibrations as high as 10,000 or more per. second. Air vibrations between 20 and 10,000 per second cover the range of human hearing, or what is known as Audio Frequency.

One cannot perceive any sound from air vibrations that are slower or more rapid than the audio frequency range. 6 What is radio frequency? Radio waves are Vibrations the ether; sound waves vibrations in the air. So' far as known, the strongest radio waves have no direct effect on the hearing. The usual frequencies, (vibrations), of radio waves are 500,000 to more than "a million per second. Any frequency (rapidity of vibration above the range of human hearing is called Radio Frequency.

You will at once perceive that the function of the radio receiving set is to receive these rapid radio waves in the ether, to slow down the number of vibrations per second and to convert them into air waves, or sound, that are within the range, or frequency, of human hearing, or what -is called Audio Frequency. 7 How does the pitcher curve the baseball? When delivering the ball the pitcher gives it a- peculiar twirl or spin. On the side of the ball in the direction in it is spinning there is more air resistance than ou the opposite side. This resistance increases until it becomes strong enough to force the ball to one side in a curved line, The ball simply follows the line resistance. Different curves are thrown by changing the direction of the spin and varying the velocity of the spin in proportion to the speed of the ball.

Lee's Summit, Mo. An addition, 91 by 14 feet, will be built to the Lee's Summit hospital. Dorris Adjourns Special Term Circuit Court Multiplicity of Cases Disposed of and Two Penititary Sentences are As sesscd Judge Riley Here Todsy Hearing Motions, and Will Ad. journ Tribunal Till March Term. At the close of th of the November term of the Circuit Court Judpa E.

Dnrriti Judicial District assumed the bench uan. 3rd, to try cases set down before him on chanirpa nf vann. from the regular judge. Judge Dorris vacateu me wool sack yesterday afternoon, having during the weett, dis. posed of the" following criminal cases: For violating the prohibition laws, Willie Kelley pleaded emhv rw.u.

sessing home brew and was fined $200 with stay on $100 of fine to March term and a stay on the othsr $100 during good behavior, upon wayina; of costs within two weeks. Willie B. Coleridge pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 months in iail with stay during good behavior. Commodore Whr.lt.r s.mn forfeited. Sugr Birthritrht Dleaded trSilt-w tn three separate charges and drew a 3-months jail sentence in each case with stay during good behavior, upon pay-ment of all costs.

Sam Manuel pleaded cuiltv and wa fined $200 with stay on $100 until March term and a stav on th ntw $100 during good conduct. Sam Kuius, same as last case. Linnie Barber failed to annear nnrf bond for $500 forfeited. Lewis Heminger pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 6 months in jail with usual stay. Jack Hoeue.

motion to suonrnrsi evidence because improperly obtained Was sustained and detendant discharg. ed. A Bruce forfeited his bond. Clifford and Willie Watkfns were sentenced to 2 years in penitentiary, and paroled. Cariis Atkins forfeited his $500 bond.

J. W. Cole. Cleo Thomas a.nd M. J.

Anderson pleaded Euiltv and rereivpd 2Q days in jail with usual stay. D. J. Turnbow confessed and drew 30 days jail sentence with usilal stay. irank ruilem said he was guilty of selling liquor and was sentenced to 2 years and paroled.

Opie Shenoard said it was so. and was fined $200. Fate Maiming admitted he had carried whiskey "in his Md Docket and was sentenced in jail with usual stay. Troma Lonon failed toappear and his bond was forfeited. Nina Thompson, realizing proof -was convincinsr.

pleaded puiltv and was faied $200 with usual otay. dames Polk said he had made the liquor that cheers temporarily end eventually kills, received 2 years was paroled. The following cases were dismissed: Pauline Wright, abandonment; Frank Pullem, possessing liquor; Henry Fisher, liquor charge; A. C. Rodgers, possessing liquor Randolph and May Fowler, possessing liquor; Babe Barnett, possessing liquor, now dead: same facts and disposition in case of Will Burks; Luther Ellison, possessing liquor; same charge against Frank Pullem; Carl Riles, robbery; Henry Brown, felonious assault; Ida Briggs and J.

F. Morris, possessing liquor; John Terrell, unlawfully operating a car; John Citius, obtaining money un der false pretense; Miles Howard, same charge; John Hughey, liquor charge; Opie Sheppard and May Fow ler, liquor charge; John Hughey and Lee Brazel, same charge; Elerie Pullem, same charge. Bill Cobb and Allen Ferguson plead ed guilty to petit larceny and were fined $1 The jury failed to agree in the case of Floyd Dycus, charged with larceny from a dwelling, and the same thing occurred in the case of Buster Frank lin, charged with rape. A jury fined John Hughey $100 and gave him three months to meditate in jail. A jury acquitted LeRoy West of gaming, and gave Charley Greer a 12-months rest in jail on same charge.

A jury acquitted K. C. Long on a liquor Earl Boucher pleaded gu.lty to man slaughter and will serve 2 years at Jefferson City. t' Alfred Jordan pleaded guilty to burglary and will work for the state for 2 'years. Changes of venue were, grant.

the defendants to New Madrid county, 83 follows: Purl Baird, 3 cases, dis turbing the peace, possessing liquor, and felonious assault; Doc Donohue, 3 liquor cases; Jim Tull, liquor charge; Tom, George and Pete Bishop, liquor cases. Judge Dorris adjourned court late yesterday afternoon and immediately departed for his home at Mo. The regular judge, Hon. H. C.

Riley, came down from his home at New Madrid, this morning ar.d is today receiving pleas of guilty in some cases, passing on motions, and rendering decisions in cases he has had under advisement. It is thought he will complete this work today and adjourn to the regular March term. ONLY ONE UNLUCKY FRI- DAY 13th, DURING 1927 Caruthersville people will have to step easy only one one Friday the 13th this year, according to a8urvey of the calendar. May, 13 comes on Friday, the Onlv time dur'nc tha vnnr Easter is a little late this year, coming on April 17. It will give those who are short of change suf- ficient time to eet ennucrh mnnpv together to purchase their new master togs.

The year 1927 starts on Satur- day and ends on Saturday, but only one holiday appears on Sun- day that is Christmas. Wash- ineton's birthdav is on Tupadnv. February 22, while Lincoln's oinnaay is on Saturday, ebruary 12. IndeDendcnce dav will shnw un on Monday, July 4, giving the newspaper slaves, as well as some other working people, a chance at a two-dav holidav over Sundav and Monday. Labor day will be on September Monday, or an- other two-day vacation for the laboring class.

No holidays are generally ob- served nerc except July 4, Labor day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, the four coming in the last half of the year. TO ATTEND GOVERNOR'S BALL Members of the local National Guard officials personnel, and the officers from various sections of the state. will leave tonight for Jefferson City to attend the annual military ball at the executive mansion, tomorrow night as well as attending a meeting of officers of the Guard, to be held at 2 clock tomorrow afternoon in the capitol. Among the local contingent w.ll be Col. G.

W. Phipps, commander of the 140th Infantry; Major W. B. Hitchcock, commandng the First Bat talion; Major T. J.

Collins, Regimental Surgeon; Capt. W. B. Garrett, Reg imental Dentist; Adjutant R. B.

Stout (who left yesterday); Capt. Kelley of Steele, Intelligence Officer; O. Raine, Company Hayti; Lieut. Willard Russell, Company Major A. C.

Thrower of Kennett, commanding the Second Battalion; Capt. J. C. Malloure, Company Kennett; Lieut. Paul Jones, and Ted R.

Argo, Company Capt. Mervin Wells and Lieut. Cecil, Steele. Officers from Bernie, Campbell, Dexter, and Charleston, will join the local contingent at Sikeston and those from Cape Girardeau, Lutesville and perhaps other points, at DeSoto, still others joining them St. Louis, among tfyese being Col.

R. E. Truman of Springfield, while those from upstate and from the southwest section will go direct to Jefefrson City. A meeting of the National Guard Association of the state will be held in one of the reception rooms of the executive mansion following the governor's reception and the meeting of guard 'officers will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Carnegie Hall in the capital city. This is one time when the National Guard officials have the opportunity to "strut their stuff" and they always have an enjoyable time at the ball and reception, the occasion furnishing an opportunity for reunion and a renewing of the ties of friendship and camaraderie on the part of the members.

The local party will likely reach home Sunday afternoon or Monday morn ing. BASKETBALL REOPENING The first basketball game since the reopening of the season following the holidays'1 scheduled for this eve ning, when the boys team plays Por-ta'geville at Portageville a single header. Portageville had a strong football team this year, but how their basketball squad may measure up is conjectural and relative strength of the two teams will not be known until after the game tonight. On next Tuesday both the boys and girls are scheduled to play at Steele and on the following Friday they will play the Sikeston boys and girls here. On the following Friday, the 21st a return game with Campbell, both teams, will be played on the local court.

Both the bojte and girls have played two games this season so far, both winning over Braggadocio on Dec. 17 on the home court, and dividing a bill with Campbell on Dec. 23, at Campbell, the boys winning and the girls losing. Mr. and Mrs.

John Riggs left yes terday morning for Little Rock, and expect to return the latter part of the week. through this division. This road is 100.3 miles in length of which 42.8 miles are gravel, 46.5 miles are 16 and 18 foot concrete and 11 miles are 9- ft. concrete and 7-ft. gravel.

Route 84, from Hayti west through the Little River Drainage District to Kennett in Dunklin county, is a 9-ft. concrete and 7-ft. gravel read complet ed 1926. This the heaviest traffic of any highway in Southeast Missouri. Detail of the work under way and that already completed in the va rious counties of the district be I given in a later article.

5- 'v, Announce New Picture Show To Open Soon Dan Samek, formerly of Portage- ville but who has been employed in th.s city for several weeks, advises us that he is interested in the promotion of a new picture show in this city and has his plans completed for the establishment of the business within the next few days or weeks. Having interested local capital in the enterprise, he states he has secured a lease on the building on lower Ward avenue occupied by the Ice Cream Company, which will move to the room next door, and that work will begin shortly to remodel the front (and make such other alterations and redecorations as will be necessary to fit the structure for use as a show house'. He has ordered his chairs and other equipment regulation opera chairs of modern type, he states, and they have been snipped out, and has contracted for pictures from four ex changes sufficient for practically- a year's run. He will specialize on first- run pictures, ne states, ana expects to open with the picturization of the well known Cosmopolitian story, "The Lone Wolf Returns," featuring Bert Lytell. Mr.

Samek says his prices will be uniformly ten cents every admission and he plans to run a continuous show each day from 3:30 to 10 o'clock. He will install an orthophonic victrola and use only pipe organ records, he says, and it will be very difficult to tell the difference between this and real pipe organ music. He also plans to produce vaudeville two night each week and will use the customary portion of eerials, probably two nights each week, with first-class comedies, to make up an enjoyable bill at every showing. Having had eight years experience in motion pictures, as well as considerable experience on the road with vaudeville lines, Mr. Samek believes he is sufficiently familiar with the business to make it a success and sees in the local field a good opportunity, he states.

He expects to advertise liberally through the newspapers and with handbills and believes that with a fair amount of publicity, good pictures at low prices will soon popularize the establishment in the minds of local patrons of the silver sheet. ORGANIZING NEW FIRST GRADE CLASSES ON 17th On January 17th a beginning class in first grade will be organized in the local schools and all children who are six years of age on or before that date are eligible to enter school and be enrolled at that time. Those who reach the age of six after that date and on or before the 6th of next September may enter classes at the beginning of the next term, next September. The formation of this second semester, class of first-graders enables many to enter and to progress through the grades so as to gain practically a year and graduate a year ahead of what they would otherwise do. No doubt it will meet with the approval of those parents who have children eligible at this time to enroll and who' will therefore not have to hold them at home until the beginning of the next term.

THE FORDS AND THE MULES No, the Republicans are not known as the Fords now. This is a contest being held by the Intermediate Christian Endeavcrers, and the two sides are Vaown as the Fords and the Mules. The boys, or -the Mules, are led by Harry Johnson, and the-girls, or the Fords, are under the guidance of Dora Lee Portlock. At present' the Fords are ahead of the Mules, but if the Mules will speed up a little, perhaps, Frisco To Have New Fast Train Announcement, is made from St. Louis headquarters- of a new fast day train on the Frisco between St.

Louis and Memphis which will be put on probably on or about Jan. 20, and which is intended largely to effect better connections at Memphis with other trains to the south and west. It will be a companion train of the "Sun-nyland" from Kansas City to Memphis, it is said, and will be joined to that train in Memphis for Birmingham, Atlanta and Florida and east coast points. A change in schedule of the "Meteor," the fast train from Oklahoma City, is contemplated, leaving that point an hour or more later and arriving in St. Louis only a few minutes later than its present schedule, thus eVrtaning its running time The new train will leave St.

Louis at 1 p. arrive at Hayti at 6:22, according to statement of the local agent, F. H. Blomeyer, and reach at 9 p. m.

Returning, it will leave Memphis at 8 a. arrive at Hayti at 10:18 and at St. Louis at 4 p. m. Connection from Caruthersville will be made by motor car, the exact time of which probably has not yet been determined, though Mr.

Blomeyer states that passengers to and from the new train will be taken care of in this What effect the establishment of the new service will have on other trains on this run is somewhat prob- lomatical, though it is the local agent's opinion that Nos. 821 and 822, the night accommodation train, will be discontinued altogether and there may be some slight changes in the schedules of the other through trains, as well as the short line runs locally. Exact details of these changes have not been worked out as yet, but announcement of these will be forthcoming as soon as definitely decided upon and in advance of the installation of the new service, Mr. Blomeyer. states.

ALPHA CHI DELPHIANS HOLD INITIAL MEETING The newly organized Alpha Chi Delphian Chapter met at the high school Wednesday afternoon for its first regular meeting after its organization in the latter part of November. Mrs. P. L. Tipton presided and she gave an interesting talk on what it means to be a Delphian.

The program was under supervision of Mrs. W. H. Johnson, who pointed out the specific aims and methods of the Chapter. Mrs.

W. G. Logan described the three epochs of prehistoric life and the discovery of fire was discussed by Mrs. iMorrel DeReign. Mrs.

Kennett Dilljnan gave an interesting account oi prehistoric homes. Mrs. C. G. Shepard gave a fascinating talk on the development of food plants and the topic, "The Domestication of Animals," was well handled by Mrs.

Ralph Berryman. Primitive clothing was discussed by Mrs. S. P. Reynolds and Mrs.

E. G. Roland gave an interesting talk on the art and picture writing of prehistoric man, while the religious side of our prehistoric denizens, revealing the worship of sticks and nature, was' presented by B. Luten. -The was signed and the meetrng was adjourned.

the Fords can be kicked from the road. As suggested by the names these folks are a peppy bunch. They meet every Sunday evening at 6:30 at the Presbyterian, church. The organization is not for Presbyterians alone, but for anyone desirous of becoming a member, and visitors are most wel come. There is no "Wore opportune way to spend a part of Sunday than to attend a young people's meetintr.

led and di rected by them. Don't forget you are always welcome. Southeast Missouri are as follows: I The Springfield-Cape Girardeau Voad extending from Cape Girardeau Vest on U. S. 61 to Jackson; thence, bver Route 34 through Bollinger and Wayne counties to U.

S. 60 in Carter county. 18.2 miles of this road under 'construction in Wayne and Bollinger counties, when completed early in 1927 will open an all weather road from Springfield to Cape Girardeau. This 1 road is especially important as it will connect with the new Mississippi nv-ier bridge to be constructed at Cape FGirardeau. it 3 JpVtendinff'from'the Mis- i sissi'ppi river at Birds Point, west of "Cairo, 111., through Charleston, Sikes ton, Dexter, and Jfopiar piun 10 Carter county line, is a State Highway Commission constructed road.