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a msn inn VOLUME SIX LAWBENCE, KANSAS, TUISDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1910. NO. 196 TVfl HURT VHFN FIGHT SUNDAY BALL COUNCIL TALKS OENERALCIEAN-OP SYNOD ADJOINS THIS AFTERNOON Rev. Schindel was Stripped of His Cloth Yesterday they can easily support families upon leaving school, in a superior manner. "The girls are anight dress making and and recently have been shown ho1 to make jelly and can fruit, for sale.

It is the design of the mission to make all its pupils self-supporting when ready to leave Rev. and Mrs. Neibel are home on a furlough, and came to Kansas to attend the State Synod being held here. They return to their missionary work next January. i WILL SCOUR THE TOWN the corner of Ontario and Barker was referred to the proper committee.

A petition to connect with the sewer at New Hampshire and Adams was referred. A petition from 0. D. Moore for a sidewalk on the south of Euclid was referred to the proper committee. The council granted the petition for a sidewalk on the east side of Louisana from Adams to Lee, provided a combined sidewalk and curb be Resolutions A resolution to open the ditch at the end of the sewer between Adams and New York was' referred to the street commissioner.

A resolution 'by Hosford to instruct the city attorney to draft side walk ordinances for the walks' along the west side of Barker street was adopted. A resolution by Wilder instructing the street commissioner to remove the hitching racks on Warren for two blocks east of Massachusetts was adopted. This is done jn order to allow easy- passage to the fountain. A resolution by Wilder to move the street light from the corner of Warren and New Hampshire to Warren and New Jersey, was passed. Chief Herd was instructed by resolution to enforce the ordinance relative to dumping of refuse in alleys.

A resolution was passed requiring the street commissioner to repair New York street from Winthrop to the Santa Fe tracks. Routine Matters The city engineer was empowered to flush manholes and keep them in working condition. Permission was given petitioners to make connections with the Riggs sewer. The pilans and estimates of the city engineer for the sewer in District No. 4 were adopted.

Hazen as Host On invitation of Councilman Hazen, the city dads adjourned to an ice cream resort, where the president of the council stood1 treat as host, RLS THEM Liberian Girls Cannot go to Mission Schools UNLESS FIRST PURCHASED Whistle After Night and Your Head Off Goes Liberian Missionary Tells Some Start ling Customs of His People Negro Race a Failure Girls must be purchased in Liberia before they can be taken to the missions schools and taught the fundamentals of civilization. Such is the startling statement of Rev. E. E. Neibel Lutheran missionary who is here from the Muhlenberg Mission, Monrovia.

The purchase price varies widely. Usually it ranges from $50 to $150, owing to the physical beauty of. the girls and the social status of her family. It is the custom in Liberia for the girls to be regarded as a chattel, and the fathers' having a keen sense of their intrinsic worth are loath to allow them to enroll in the missions unless first compensated. In 'recent years, the missionaries have formed the practice of buying the time of the girls from about 10 to 18 years of age.

Formerly a few copper rings, or a brass kettle was sufficient to bring them to the school for their period. But after the pupils had acquired the first degrees of civilized rebelled against going home and being sold to unwelcome siuitors. Because of the affect it has on the girls, the fathers are gradually discontinuing the practice of bartering their time, and are insisting upon their complete purchase if the missionaries would teaeh the "knowledge of the pale people." "Liberia stands as a monument of the -failure. of the negro race, where not -supported; by a stronger white people," said Rev. Neibel.

"It even a greater governmental disaster than San Domingo or Hayti. It is a racial characteristic of the Liberian hat he follows the line of least resistance. If religion1 does not affect h's manner of living, does not brbid his having as many- wives as he likes, and will permit his usual portions of gin and brandy, then he is perfectly willing that his family become religious. Each tribe makes its own laws and they are strictly-enforced. In one of our towns a man who whistles after night has his head chopped off.

Strange as it may seem, theft in -many tribes is prac- ically unknown. Discovered stealing an article, mean's immediate beheading. There is no trial and no delav. The prisoner is brought before the fc-ng, thrown to the ground, and in another moment his head rolls neatly off to one side. A justice which must be observed is fixed, and then a seventy imposed which makes the in- ringment rare.

i "The Lutheran- denomination has more missions in the Liberian field han all other sects combined. There are five surrounding the capitol and a sixth is to be established 150 miles up the country this year. The mis sions are purely industrial in their character. The boys are taught man ual training and the girls domestic scuiee. The Mkhlfenbery mission owns a site of 400 acres separated by a river.

On one side 118 boys are taught eight months in the year. whle on the opposite bank is the girls school. The enrollment here is only 60, all that the missionary can se cure owing to the demand that the girls be bought. "The pure native Liberian children are remarkably intelligent. Many of the boys after at the mission three months, speak better English than an American child five or ix years old.

In music they are prodi gies. After six months instruction they are perfectly competent to play the organ at the dalfy chapel services, "The boys are taught farming, ear pentry, and the common branches found in the first three or four grades of an American school. The mission markets nearly a thousand dol lars worth of eoffee a year, and suf- ncient rice, iruits and' rubber are grown for their own needs' and for export. The native Liberian never think of cultivating a crop, and the boys are being taught to increase the natural fertility of the country by cultivation. The missionaries hope to give them sufficient training that KT BUY TOM 1 IIU ENGINE EXPLODED Claude 'White is Unconscious from His Burns TRACTION ENGINE BLEW UP Eufus White Blown Through a Barb "Wire Fence Both Men are CrueUy Burned on their Face, Breast and Legs Iron Flew Great Distance Two men) were seriously and one perhaps fatally injured in a traction engine explosion' three miles northeast of town today noon.

Claude White, 23 -years' old, is unconscious from his burns, and his brother, Ru-fus is only slightly less critically injured. The two men live north of town and were bringing a traction engine belonging to White 'Miller to this city, for repairs. They had started from the John McOinnis farm and had gone about a mile along the public road w-hen a terrific explosion occurred. Both men were riding on the steering platform at the time. Both were deluged with a sheet of boiling water, and Rufus, the older brother, was blown through a barbed wire ience.

Ulaude, 'however, was landing squarely in the part of the ire box and received the greater brce of the explosion. He was cruel scalded over the front of his body and fainted almost imme diately from pain. The other brother was able to stag- ger to the nearest house and phone for assistance. An' ambulance; took Claude home, and brought Rufus to own for treatment. The engine is one which has a de fective firebox and whfich gave trou ble from this cause last summer.

WELLMAN RESCUED Crew Was Taken rroin1 Drifting Dirigible Balloon in Distress Was Sighted By The Trent About 250 Miles from New York' New York City, Oct. 18. The first attempt to cross the Atlantic in a dirigible balloon came to grief early oday. The American! with Walter Weliman and his party on board was sighted in distress almost due east of Cape Hatterag about half way to JPWmuda, by the incoming liner Trent. Weliman, hi crew and the kit en mascot were rescued by the but the dirigible was1 abandoned Captain Downs reported news of his rescue to his employers by wireless.

He said the rescue had been made af er three hours maneuvering in 1 a fresh wind. He gave no details of the America's adventures. MAYOR BISHOP HOME Investigates Other City's During Month's Absence With Other Lawrence Attorneys He Was Taking Depositions in the Perkins Insurance Suit Mayor W. D. Bishop, J.

W. Bark-1 er'and Samuel Riggs have returned from a month's trip through: the east where they took scores of depositions in the Perkins insurance suit. The case against the life insurance com panies has been set in the federal court at Topeka for December 10.... "I devoted all my spare time Wo investigating conditions in other cities," said Mayor Bishop this morn ing. "I found that the sewer sys tems of eastern cities are no more adequate than our own.

Only more extensive. At Baltimore the town depends upon practically open sew ers for the disposition of dishwater, kitchen slops and such wastes. The garbage of all the larger cities is cared for by waste cans placed as' re-srulation distance apart, which are emptied by a contract system." Regarding the ordinance against typhoid tever epidemic, tne mayor was inclined to the theory th1; most of the cases were imported. He de elared that in its present financial condition, Lawrence was unable to convert the open ditch into a storm sewer. Mayor Bishop favors the adoption of an ordinance prohibiting such mo tion pictures can be forbidden un Lawrence Man Starts Movement in Salina this Week Rev.

Powell Attending Synod, Interested Ministers Will Set Apart a Day to Preach Against It That the Lawrence ministers are in earnest in their crusade against Sunday, base ball is shown by their activ jity ii inaugurating the movement over the state. Yesterday a movement was started in Salina for a state wdde fight against Suriday ball in Kansas. Rev. W. A.

Powell, of Lawrence, met with the ministerial ssociatfon and jevery mindstelr Sn this city became interested in his plea for observance of. the sabbath. The ministers of every church in the state are to be asked to join the movement and a ctain day is to be set arrt for a sermon against Sunday baseball From every pulpit and at the same time a vote of each congregation is to be taken to secure1 the sentiment of the individual members of the churches. Then a united strength of all denominations is to be asked to secure legsfation prohibiting Sunday base ball in Kansas. TOR FAST DRIVING Watchman was Afraid the Bridge Was Going to Fall Upon the complaint of the bridge watchman, Chris Hunsinger was arrested last night on a charge of fast driving.

The cab man had a fare who wanted to make the U. P. train and the vehicle was driven across the rickety old Kaw bridge at breakneck speed. The old structure shook so the bridge watchman was afraid it was going to collapse. Hunsingers trial was set for Satur day morning.

OTTAWA WON ON FLUKES Score Does Kbt Indicate That burn is Weak Wash 4 Tub Heed, Freshman Coaeh Who Saw. the Game Comes Home Impressed with Washburn's Strength The defeat of Wlashbura by the Ot tawa squad Saturday has occasioned no end of surprise in the Jayhawker camp. Washburn was deemed one of the strongest teams scheduled to play Kansas and the decisive score made by the comparatively weak Ottawa team was a source of much astonishment her. "Tub" Reed, the freshman coach who witnessed the game says it was won wholly by flukes. Ottawa recov ered two fumble! 1 forward passes and netted its points in1 this unexpected manner.

Reed comes home with a very wholesome respect for the Wash bum team, and does not regard the Ottawa, score as any indication that the Jayhawkerg will win over the blue warriors. Both' squads have ap parently developed theid defense at the expense of offensive work. Neith er could gain consistently through the others line, and both seemed to lack offensive plays. Washburn has uindoubtedly the nusr leus for the stronger team, but is being developed more slowly." Two weeks hence when they come to Mc-Cook field, they should play a savage game, says Reed. ON EVE OF WEDDING Death Claims Man While Making Little Home While he was work to make a home for the girl whom he expected to marry today, Harry Sagner was struck in the back by a falling chim ney and injured go that he died twen-tv minutes5 afterwards says the Chanute Tribune.

The chimney hit him squarely the back of the head and upon the spine between tne snouiaers. iiaa he remained where he was w-hen the chimney first tore itself loose, he would have escaped injury, because it struck against the caves in falling 8nd they deflected its course so that it fell clear of where the pair stood The chimney was put together with concrete mortar and came down all in one piece. It is about three feet Ions: and weighs about 600 pounds. Funeral Notice The funeral of Mrs. Mary Lucas will be held at 2:30 o'clock on Thivrs day at the home; 703 New York." But Failed to Take Any Definite action on Problem INSTRUCTS SANITARY OFFICER Sewer Contract Awarded to Graeber Bros.

Lowest Bidder Council Held a Short Session Last Night, Then Visited Ice Cream Resort With Pres. Hazen "The people of Lawrence must wake up if we are to have a clean (town," remarked Mayor Bishop at Council meeting last night, "and if it is kept clean it must be largely lirough the efforts of individuals. There is only one time to inaugurate such a policy, and that is as quick as we can. During my month's absence an the East I have taken pains to look around' for pointers to better conditions in Lawrence. I find that in all cities there are baskets and re ceptable on all corners, in every park and in addition at all dwellings.

The people are obliged to throw their paper and' waste rubbish into these receptacles, and are arrested if they fa'J to use the cans provided for that purpose. "The city of Lawrence does not have to carry on such improvements on a large scale, but will have to depend 'upon the individuals. Quite frequently the worst kickers are found to be the worst to throw around refuse. I want to compliment Counc'lman Broeker for the manner in which he has kept the parks- clean this summer. We have no park ipolicem-an' stationed every two blocks are a small city and cannot expect to do things on a large scale, but 1 feel that we ought to establish over the city a system of garbage cans.

If the people will. pro vide their own for the residence section, the city ought to be able to furnish some for the business district." '5 Make Salary Inspections Councilman Kasold suggested that if the sanitary officer would make a canvass of the town, pointing out the violations of the ordinances and soliciting the people to assist in keeping the town might be accomplished. He did not believe orders to clean up would prove as effective as appeals to their civic pride. Mayor Bishop instructed Chief Hferd to trequire) Sanitary Officer Prentice to make an inspection of every alley in town1 at once. Typhoid Situation Although the typhoid epidemic was mentioned last night no effort to correct the evil of the open sewer through the town was made.

The mayor suggested that Lawrence had enjoyed excellent health for the last ten years, and with its large student population, it was of the utmost im-portatice that sanitary conditions be maintained'. He favored the adoption of any feasible plan- to abae the present epidemic, but none was ten derod, and no action was taken. Graeber Gets Contract The following sewer were opened J. J. "Williams, 10-inch tile J.

II. Samples, 12-inch tile $1.34. Terry Son, 10 ineh tile .69. 12-inch tile $1.39. Graeber 10-Wh tile .66.

12-nch tile $1.27. The city engineer reported' that the bid of Graber Bros. was the lowest on all items except the excavation of as there was little of this to be done, he recommended its ac ceptance. On motion the contract was so awarded. May Sue City Chas.

Vickery appeared! before the council and asked relief from sewer conditions. The sewer in the alley between New Jersey- and Connecticuti is only 8 inches below the surface of the ground, and does not drain many lots in this section. (With every storm, the sewer backs up an floods the cellars. One resident "whose family was given typhoid fever in this manner was contemplat ing bringing suit against the city. The matter was referred to Coun cilman Bond.

Petitions A petition for a sidewalk on the north" side of Hancock from MissV sisippi to Indiana, was referred. A petition for a tungsten light a MIDLAND DIFFICULTY OVER Next Year's Meeting Probably Goes to Atchison List of Delegates to General Synod at ashington and Lay Delegates to Next Synod i The annual meeting of the Kan sas Lutheran Synod, w-hich has been in session in Lawrence since last Wednesday, will adjourn this after- uoon. This morning was4 devoted to routine business and canvass for next year's meeting place Both Atchison and Abilene are making an effort to secure the Synod chances favoring the former place. At the session yesterday afternoon Rev. James C.

Schindel was stripped of his cloth and unceremoniously ex pelled from the Rev. Schindel was not present and the Synod-did not re-open his case simply deposing him by adopting the report of the Northeast conference by which he was tried last May. The former pastor wTas accused of immoral conduct by certain members of his Kan sas City pastorate, and found guilty. Last night a question of church politics which) threatened to disrupt the body temporarily into two factions was amicably settled and a love fast ensued. The storm' threatened to break, when the action of the trustees of Midland college, who depos ed Dr.

F. D. Altman, was beinjr re viewed. Rev. E.

Stauffer took the floor and' managed to avert the impending hostilities. Dr. Altman was president of the Western Theolo gical Seminary" whoh was merged with Midland college last June. When the two Lutheran schools were united Dr. Altman.

was deposed, and one faction of the church never for- At yesterday's session of the Synod the following delegates were elected to the General Synod which meets in Washington, D'. next June Rev. C. W. Siffered, D.

of Tulsa, Okla. was elected on the first ballot and thus heads the delegation, the other clerical delegates were Rev Georgo Murphy of Peabody, Rev. J. II. Met- erolf of Perth, Rev.

George Beis- wanger of Kansas City and Rev. A. M. Reitzel of "Wellington. The alternates elected were: Rev.

R. B. Lantz of St. Joe, Rev. A.

E. Renn of Atchi Rev. W. W. Horn of Topeka; Rev H.

L. Yarger, D. of Atchison, and Rev. J. B.

Grove of Norcatur. The following lay delegates were also elected to the General Synod i C. J. Eriksen was elected on the first ballot by a very large majority, lenry McAfee of Topeka, R. L.

Meier boffer of St. Joe, L. T. Bang of Em- oria and J. W.

Walker of Atchison, he following alternates were elect ed for the lay delegates: J. H. Mayer of Sedalia, J. E. Brewer of Abilene, Jesse Haugen of Wellington E.

J. Wolf of Kansas City and J. Weible of Kansas City. A large audience was present last evening to hear the addresses of Dr. I.

L. Yarger of Atchison, formerly of the church here, and Rev E. E. Neible of Muhlenbery Mission, Afri ca. Rev.

Yarger gave a very instructive address on the work' of the board of Church Extension, Rev, Neible spoke feelingly of his work in Africa. After the evening addresses the Synod went into busi ness session again for the discussion of certain matters of interest to the Svnod. Aggies Big Score Springfield, Oct. 18. The Kansas Agricultural college defeated Drury college at football here yesterday, 75 -to 5.

i Al Er Smith has returned from Ten nessee with two car loads of fine jacks for his stock farm west town. Wlsile gone Mr. Smith had his political as well as his business eye open and makes the prediction that Tennessee will eject a Republican gov ernor by 60,000 majority. He says everyone there seems to be in favor of the Republican candidate against the nominee1 of the Democrats Sanitary Officers Out! Today Ordering Clean-Up Mayor Will Support the Health Board Until Lawrence is Spot-. lessly Clean "I want you councikne nto stand firmly behind the health board till Lawa-ence is sonitary and clean, said Mayor Bishop last night.

"We must place Lawrence in such a eondi tion that should an epidemic break out the town can be held blameless." Following this policy there are two officers out today canvassing the busi ness section and ordering an immedi ate clean-up of all alleys. Sanitary Officer Charles Prentice has taken one 'of the patrolmen with him and the pair is making a systematic inspe the pair is making, a systematic inspection of all alleys in the immediate vicinity of Massachusetts street. Later in the week the sanitary of ficer will be required to visit a sec tion of the bottoms east of New Jersey and south of Lee street. he sani tary conditions there are reported to be deplorable and unless they are remedied after the visit of the officer his report will be made the basis for warrants which will be issued for the delinquents. PQCHETS OUT SOON Largest Number of Ctiminal.

Cases in Years Eighteen on the Docket, and all Must be Finished as County Attorney Goes Out of Office Clerk of the Court, Henry Asher is epannfr the "copy for the Novem ber bar dockets today. Tomorrow the dockets will go to the printer and in ten days will be ready for distribution, The docket this term is slightly arger than usual. There are a great many divorce cases and the heaviest criminal docket in years. Eighteen prisoners are in the county rail awaiting trial for a wide variety of offenses, and all but one are deter mined to fight their cases. If each insists on the appointment of an at- orney and a trial, the jury may be kept in Lawrence for three or four weeks.

As the county Attorney goes out of office with this term of court, he will make an effort to clean up the docket and leave no unfinished business to burden his successor. The authorities believe they have clear cases against eveiyone of the offenders and will be able to establish a record in the number of convictions. Taken to Hospital Sheriff Banning left this morning for Topeka4 with Mrs. Lydia Dennis Mis. Dennis was adjudged insane last week, and will be confined to the state institution until her mental condition improves.

KATE GRAY DEAD Died Early Monday Morning After a Brief Illness Miss Katie Gray died very suddenly Monday morning at 4 o'clock after a brief illness. She was subject to heart trouble and Saturday afternoon was taken sick. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary, Monroe, 527 California street and made her home here many years. She was born in Ohio and was twenty (five1 years old.

Miss Gray was one of the best dress makers in town as well as one of the most popular. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock a the Warren Street Baptist church Rev. J. M. Brown officiating.

In terment will be made in Oak H'! IS i if if KAGI PLEAD GUILTY Both Parties Partly to Blame for His Assault A. R. Kagi appeared police court yesterday afternoon and entered a plea of guilty to assaulting and beat ing Clarence Bebout a seventeen year old boy employed at his dairy. He was given a light fine of $5 and costs Today an effort is being made by he juvenile officers to have him return ed to the Kagi farm. Since the trouble he has been staying with a brother here in town 3ut the authori ies are inclined to believe that the boy was partly1 to ibiame for the assault and are anxious to have him go back to work for the milk man The boy is an orphan and is under he control of the juvenile court.

He is said to be less bright than the average boy. Found Insane George Draper, who attempted to commit suicide by drowning Saturday- night, was found insane in a hearing in the probate judge's office yester day. Draper was examined by Dr. S. T.

Gillispie and Dr. A. J. Anderson. The testimony of these two witnesses was taken, andttba; evi dence together with the vague replies of Draper, was deemed sufficient for the verdict of the commission.

The Calzin Program Sonata Op. 23 Schumann Presto Andarriina TrTWJr i Scherzo: ATlegro molt Presto. Barcarolle Op. 60 Waltz Op. 42 Fr.

Chopin Nocturne Op. 62 Scherzo Op. 20, No. 1 MarehwiAd, Op. 40, No.

10. J. E. A. MacDowel Concert-Etude, Op.

24 M. Moskowski Impromptu, Op. 35, No. 5. C.

Chaminade Arabesque D. Deoussy Valse de Concert C. Saint Saens Prelude Nocturne Op. 9 (for left- hand alone) A. Scriabine Toccata, Op.

14 Alberto Jona Rhapsody, Op. 9 (Cornaval de Pesth) Arranged by A. Calzin Lisz The second recital by Madame Liza Lehmann and quartet of sing ers will' be given Thursday, Oetobe 27th instead of October 26th der the state statues, "2X' Cemetery. i.