St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 15, 1906

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“\'TURDAY—ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—SEPTEMBER 15, 1906

SHORTAGE 0 $2000 IN YOUN BUOKS TIFFANY’S Member of Rich St, Louis Fam- ily Ordered Ashore to Settle Accounts.

» BLAMES “RED TAPE” ver Hopes Officer’s Resig- nation Will Not Be Made Necessary.

8 HITCHCOCK’S PROTEGE 4 ormerly Member of Battery A and Has Been Prominent ‘n Nociety. Tiffany, brother of Dexter “Pitany Jr., paymaster in the United Plutes Navy, told a Post-Dispatch re- porter at the Tiffany home, 72 Vande- venter place, Saturday, that he did not expect lis brother's resignation from the NaVy aS “4 consequence of an alleged 4iscrepancy of $2000 in his accounts. %, e 4iuany, & prominent and wealthy mem- He is a grad- uate Of both the classical and law de- partments of Ilarvard University, ane uas been attached to the United States .sNavy since 1899, his appointment having been secured for him through the in- fluence of Ethan*Allen Hitchcock, *now »pecretary of the Interior. Young Tiffany has been paymaster on _ ihe battleship Rhode Island since last ' February. Press dispatches from Wash- ington state that he has been ordered _asnore at Boston to settle his accounts. He Blames Red Tape. “T am confident that Dexter 1s in no way .responsibie for the discrepancy. in zis accounts,” said George Tiffany. “He * as an independent income outside of his salary. * » “As he Y miatan the matter in his let- vers, the error in his accounts is due rtp the great amount of ‘red tape in se accounting department of the navy. Lie is simply being held responsible for ye errors or the inefficiency ot clerks. ‘The Navy Department has been fully ,olormed us to the case, and we expect that Dexter will be exonerated, and gut he will not resign from the navy. ite lids a tong, hvnorable recurd be- hod qui. Atter his graduaijun from wuverd he had an ambition to go to front as a naval officer. Through .esistance of Secretary Hitchcock, cured an appointment as Assistant -ovsvuster in the navy, and was as- to duty in Manila. He spent or four years in Manila and was cae hargzge of the general stores’ at « >} Wt Le, “ohowing his service at Manila, he . year on the refrigerating, ship ' Which plied between the Philip» Jcnds and Australia and beught -us of tons of beef for the Navy ent. ~ ‘ai4, Pi weiieu t Pes ’ ‘ ; , d iic returned home for a brief time, | fied “that “police bertars t.Uni yehorre wis“ trever ter, dip. en Senerece meme rnever of Sergt. Rea, rwas in is next made paymaster 0 ‘orpedo flotilla at Norfolk. which was attached for a ‘4, North Atlantic fleet,’ consisted ‘orpedo destroyers, and he pur- 1 the supplies and handled all counts. From the flotilla he was ~ ved to the .Nerfolk Navy Yard / oc charge of all the torpedo boats ‘oe there to refit. He held that nntil last December. He came or a few weeks, and was ap- paymaster om the new battle- »+tiode Island, Ye jas acquitted himself with great suring his long naval_ service, nas the confidence of the navy jijals: “1 am quite certain that this aupTeadsant tangle will result in noth- I tu his disa¢ vantage.” Was in Battery A. xter Tiffany Jr. is 34 years old and arr He was a member of Bat- the Spanish-American prevented by an acci- t& from going to Porto Rico with the ‘rularity In the accounts of the joue Tsland was discovered by Pay In- becitor Littlefield, who reported to Ad- ‘al and stands fiftieth a the list Nicers in this rank, When iffamy was ordered ashore to toston one of his clerks, Alfred 8. Paot- TY, Was aboard the recelving hip Wah | »harbor there. The Tiffatty ily has been socially rominent in 8t.Louts for many years. ‘eorge Tiffany, a brother of the young aval officer, married Miss Marie Scan- n, queen of the Veiled Prophet's ball ' a few years ago. HREE DAYS FOR CARNIVAL. ~ ime Reduced by Limit Set on Railroad Rates, * “he Carnival boomers held a meeting -urday in the Million Club’s rooms discussed the,raising of funds for festival week, to begin Oct. 1. About 8% must be raised and the work be done systematically among the ous branches of wholesale and re- trade, ‘he original plans for the Carnival ve been reduced one-half, so far as ne goes, and the fun-making period iii extend over only three days, Oct. 2s and & instead of six. This is be ‘use the St. Louis Passenger and Tick- Agents’ Association refuses to extend .@ one-fare rate already granted for elled Prophet's Day, ct. 2. Much fsappointment its felt over the deal- es oe Tae arrangements for the unveiling of (‘ee statue of St. Louis, Oct. 4, having, ready been oppor ony will not be al- red. sand this event will come as a rt of aftermath to the Carnival. Sireet Commisstoner Valliant has ar- > need for 18 divisions of his depart- nt to in the municipal ise, ‘feller from Gov. Folk’s secretary & the Governor will spend one day ‘he Carnival.

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.Mousins in Double Wedding. _A double wedding will be performed ‘turday, Sept. 22, in Holy Trinity sureh, Fourteenth and Mallinckrodt eeots, when Miss Paulina Schmidt will vrry Jésef Weber, and her cousin, se Juliana Schmidt, will become Mrs. ® treas Maixner. All four live at 222 - tor street. A wedding dinner will be _ ged to 200 in Apollo Hall, Ninth street sremen avenue. , Dexter Tiffany Jr. is the son of Dextes ISTEAMBOAT THAT SAILED THIS MORNING FOR | KANSAS CITY, AND CAPTAIN WHO COMMANDS HER

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__ CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. _ Mercantile Trust Co., was the next charaeter witness. He said: “I have had oceasion to come in contact with Kiely frequently as a man and an of- ficer of the law, and have found him to be an excellent official, and never heard his reputation for truth and veracity questioned. I have been a resident of St. Louis for 47 years, and have known Chief Kielyffor 25 or 30 years, and have never known anything derogatory to his character. As a director of the World's Fair I saw large crowds handled and the po- lice service was always satisfactory ut- der Chief Kiely's administration. I think that he has made as good a Chief of Police as the city has ever had ort could have had at any time, and would be willing to trust my life and property to his care. At the time when the runs were made upon the trust companies, I had occasion to call upon Chief Kiely for police protection, and the service was prompt and excellent.” Won’t Concede Character. The defense announced at the close of Friday's hearing that 40 more character witnesses would be called. President Stewart stated that, in his opinion, 17 such witnesses would be sufficient. ‘If you are willing to concede Chief Kiely’s good character, we will gladly dispense with all those witnesses,’’ said Attorney Saunders. “We cannot do that,’ replied Mr. Stewart. “Chief Kiely’s character is a vital issue in this case.’’ Testimony offered by the defense Fri- day afternoon related to the character of Kiely and to the reputations of former Sergt. Rea and former Police- man June. : Officers of the Terminal Railroad As- sociation, from President McChesney own to’Station Master Clifford, testi- n Sta- un- who command of the squad there. None of the witnesses had ever heard anything detrimental to the character of Rea. They looked upon him as a perfect gentleman and an efficient orf- ficer. Chief Kiely had never failed to eonmrply with the slightest request of the Terminal Association management, Mr. McChesney testified that he had once furnished Chief Kiely and Chief Des- mond ‘with transportation when they were assigned to attend a convention in some other city. Rev. Father E. A. Casey, pastor of St. James’ Parish, testified to a con- versation he had with Andrew C. Ma- roney on a train returning from Mont- gomery, Mo., in August, 1905, in which, he said, Maroney told him that Kiely would not be Chief of Police five min- utes if he (Maroney) were to become a member of the board. Father Casey said Maroney expressed contempt for Kiely, and that he (Father Casey) re- peated the conversation to Kiely. Judge Tracy of the City Hall Police Court testified that he supposed Rea was a paragon of morality until learn- ing of the charges aginst him. Helped Employer in Strike. John W. O'Connell, president of the J. W. O'Connell Paint Co., testified that Kiely had always handled strikes in which painters, were concerned ‘‘ad- mirably.’’ The painters haa engaged in

three strikes since 1901, the witness testified, all of which were attended. by incidents requiring police protection. He said Kiely never failed to furnish proper police protection and that he even went so far as to “run the strike leaders Out of town.” “Did you, indirectly, furnish any funds for the defense of Kiely?’’ asked Prose- cutor Williams. “Not that 1 know of,’ replied the wit- ness. “You think a whole lot of Kiely, do you not?’ "I think he is second to no Chief of Police. I knew his predecessors all the way back to McDonough. ‘I considered Harrigan one of the greatest Chiefs of Police in the world. ut I think Kiely is as good as Harrigan ever was.” “You're a friend of Kiely’s, are you not?’ asked Williams, smiling. “I’m a friend of any honest man,’’ re- plied O'Connell hotly. Comedy of Two Divorces. Mrs. Katie Hellam of 906 North Elev- enth street, woo testified Thursday that she had written an anonymous letter to Chief Kiely, telling him that Rea was morally untit to be doing police duty at Union Station, was recalled to the stand Friday afternoon by the defense in an effort to impeach her-«testimony. “You've been married twice, you’ asked Attorney Leahy. “I’ve been married only once,”’ the witness indignantly. “Well, were you not divorced from a man by the name of O'Dell ‘some years ago?” “Yes, but I was never married to

haven't replied im. “Well how iong ago were you divorced from this man that yOu were never mar- ried to?’’ “About seventeen years ago."’ “And how long after that did you marry Hellan?’ “A few years.”’ “Were you ever divorced from Hel- lan?” “*VYes,’’ “Where is he now?’ “In the building here.’ “Where does he live?’ “With me on Eleventh street.”’ “You were divorced m him, still continue to live with him?’ “But were going to be married again. Nhl elo: Mane: happy event going to but

take Prosecutor Willlams objected to fur- ther questioning of the witness along

this line, and the objection was sus- tained. Mrs. Hellan left the room, and later, when Attorney Leahy asked to have her brought into the room ugain, Sergeant- at-Arms Stangler reported that she re- fused to return to the board room, and she said if they wanted her any more they would have to get out an attach- ment for her. Capt. Johnson and several officers of the Carr Street Station testified to hav- ing watched a house on Morgan street which Rea was said to have frequented, but havine failed to see him, Capt, Johnson in cross-examination stated Kiely told him that he (Kiley) Knew Rea’s reputation was that of a “woman chaser’ for years. Capt. Gaffney and Sergeants Gleason, Maloney and Clark of the Dayton Street District testified that Policeman June, while walking a beat in that district, had always conducted himself well. “If Kiely had asked you to transfer a first-class officer to Central District, would you have recommended June?’ Lieut. John Wilson, acting Night Chief, was asked. “Not without first investigating record,’’ Wilson replied. Craps Case Referred To. Sergt. Clark was asked why thought June was of good charatter. “T never had occasion to report him,’’ replied Clark. “Well, vou didn’t report those officers who were shooting craps in John Kiely’s saloon, either, did you?’ asked Williams. “Those officers were not walking un- der rme,’’ replied Clark. eee KIELY FOR WORKHOUSE? Mayor Said to Have Pledged Him Superintendency, Rumor is current in Democratic cles to the effect that Chief Kiely, in the event of his dismissal from the po- lice force, is to be appointed by Mayor Welis to the superitendency of the Workhouse. The term of Supt. Andrew Scuily expires next May. Mayor Welis Says he has not given the matter a thouxzht. ‘t hear Kiely is slated for Andy Scul- Iy’s job,’’ said Justice of the Peace Cronin saturday. “Where did you asked. “Why, that’s the talk all over town,’’ he said. ‘It’s understood that Mayor Wells has promised Kiely’s friends that he will take care of the Chief if the lat- ter 1s dismissed from the force. I hear that Wells has promised to appoint Kicly Superintendent of the Workhouse. It does not sound strange to me, con- sidering Wells’ friendship for Kiely and the men who are behind the Chief.’’ Mayor Welis said there was nothing to the report, so far as he knew. “{ don’t know what Kiely’s friends are promising him,’’ said the Maiyor. ‘But 1 have no knowledge of having promised him anything.’’ his he cir- hear that?’ he was

REGAINED-TH: POST-DISPATCH AD Umbrella John Williams Lost When Bryan Spoke Is Returned. The latest and probably the most re- murkable achievement perfor wed

through the agency of the Post-Dis- patch ‘“‘Lost and Found’ column hap- pened Friday when John Williams of oc00 Morgan street had a lost umbrella returned to him. An umbrella is. per- haps the rarest lost article that ever turns up. But that isn’t the only thing about this particular case. remarkable Wil-

liams’ umbrella happened to be a bor-| rowed one. Williams occupied one of the ‘arena | Seats at the Bryan reception Tuesday | nignt. He held his umibrella between his knees until Mr. Bryan let j00Se a flood of oratory and then Mr. Williams let the umbrella slip to the tanbark un- heeded. When the meeting was over’ he lett the Coliseum and only remembered the umbrella when he. got home. AS soon as Williams got downtown in the morning he went to the Post-Dis- patch office and put this advertisement in the “lost and found’ column: “Lost—Umbrella with ivory handle and silver trimmings at Coliseum Tues- day night. Please return to 621 Chemi- cal Building.”’ Meanwhile one of the several hundred men who had seats in the arena stepped On something hard in the tanbark us he picked his way through the seats on his way out to the aisle. He stooped down-and found the umbrella. The next morning the man _ looked through the lost and found solumns of alj the papers, In the Post-Dispatch alone did he find any mention of the umbrella. Friday morning he took the umbrella down to Williams’ office in the Chemi- cal Building and would accept no re- muneration., “I never really expected to see the um- brella,’’ said Williams to a Post-Dis- patch reporter Saturday. ‘In. fact. I bought a new one and gave it to the man who had loaned me the umbrella. Fortunately I charged it, so after re- turning the original I took back the other and got credit.” Run, attorneys ’ O’Hallaron Urged to A number of weli-known will give a dinner in honor of Justice Saturday even- Athletic Club. Anthony A. O'’Halaron the Missouri a petition, signed by many law- yers, will be presented to Mr. O'Halla- ron, asking him te become a candidate to succeed himself as Justice of the Peace of the Fifth District Court. Among those interested in the move- ment are Attorneys William CC. Con- nett and Edward A. Noonan Jr Volkening Funeral Sunday. The funeral of Eberhard Volkening of 4508 Ashland avenue, who died in Paris Aug. 26 last, after an operation for ap- endicitis, will take place at 1:30 p. m. unday from the residence.$Services will be held in Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the _ interment will be in Concordia Cemetery. The de- ceased was secretary of the Gus V. Brecht Butcher Supply Co. and treas- urer of the L. Volkening & Sons Book

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and Stationery Co, Lh SS Caps. Mrlls oa ALL ABOARD FOR MISSOURI RIVER Stamboat Lora Sailed This Morning With Freight for Kansas City.

CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS

Promoters of New Line Believe Navigation Can Be Re- established. To prove that the Missouri River from Kansas City to St. Louis is nav- igable and that a line of freight and passenger packet steamboats between the two cities ts practicable, the steam- boat Lora left St. Louis this morning for Kansas City. The boat has been chartered by a delegation of Kansas City merchants headed. by L. M. Jones, who, trip is a success, will put on a line of boats between the-two cities immedi- ately. Mr. sqpes has study of the depth of water and style of beat needed for Missouri River nav- igation for some time past and is con- fident that the venture will prove suc- cessful. The Lora will carry no passengers on this trip, but will have on board sev- eral newspaper correspondents. Her freight will consist of general merchan- dise, such a peanuts, salt, lead, gal- vanized buckets and tubs. Only three stops will be made on the trip, at Ar- raratt, Jefferson City and Kansas City. Capt. W. N. Mills expects to make the trip in about ten day The Lora is owned Co. of this city, an Mississippi several y stacked stern wheele about 31l-foot beam. i three feet of water boat has a tonnage will leave carrying < Confident o Capt. Mills is an has been in service famliar with all the reefs in both the M . souri Rivers, and ex} confidence in the si ture. He has recen of the steamboat Go the Upper Mississi members in the crew Masse, an old rive: Shadle, chief engine Great interest has ;: ing of the Lora, a effort that has be: lish a line of packe Louis and Kans In 1891 the Misso. tation Co. put on ¢ of Kansas and the which made severa City. The venture, Nlowevel” was ai successful, owing to the many accidents | Republicans. to the boats in running the shoals in the river, and the enty/prise was aban- doned. The last trip Wade was that of the State of Kansas ‘n September, 1891. Several small boats have since then been plying up the Missouri River, not- ably the W. H. Grapevine, which went as far as Rochester. This service was abandoned in the fall of 1902. STENOGRAPHER SUES. Miss Fernandez Says Name Was Damaged by Charge. Miss Mary Kernandez, against whom E. 5. Plummer, a stamp broker, recently brought suit for disturbing his peace, charging she called him up many times a day on the telephone, has begun action in the Circuit Court against him for $10,000 damages al- lezged to have been sustained to her good name by Plummer'’s suit, which was dismissed by Judge Moore after fining her $6. Piummer is 80 vears old and deaf. He says he will not spend so much as a dime in defense of Miss Fernandez's sult. The latter is a public stenogra- pher in the Colonial Security Building. Plummer charged in his sujit that Miss Fernandez called his office up 44 times in one day. Woman Fell Off Car, Belle Guignon wants $4500 from the United Raliways Co. because of = in- juries she has as a consequence of be- ing required to ride with her dog on the front platform of a street car. Be- cauge she had the dog with her the conductor required her and the dog to ride on the front platform, she says. The motorman invited her to sit on a box and she did so. At Grand and Flor- issant avenues, she says, the car lurched while going at high speed and as the gate of the platform was open she was thrown off the car, injuring her head, spine and nervous system. She alleges that there was negligence in leaving the gate open.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething produces patural. quiet rest. ROOSEVELT ' ASKED TO AUN 8 NAME MA State Workers, in Session Here, Pledge Support in An- other Race.

NIEDRINGHAUS PLEASED

Republicans Are Stirred as Never Before, Says State Chairman.

MANY RURAL DELEGATES Secretary McCoy, Pleading for Harmony, Points to Bright Picture.

Every county in Missouri was rep- resented Saturday at the meeting of the Republican County, Congressional and Senatorial chairmen, who began an en- thusiastic session at Republican Com- mittee headquarters in the Victoria Building. Plans for the present cam- paign will be completed and a resolution indorsing President Roosevelt for a third term is assured of unanimous sup- port. | Following is the resolution which will be presented relative to the renomina- tion of President Roosevelt: “The representatives of the official or- ganization of the Republican party of the State of Missouri, assembled at the State Headquarters in the city of St. Louis, declare that this year, 1906, is not the time for the nomination of presi- dential candidates for the year 1908. “That we recognize that peace, pros- perity and happiness of the citizens of our county depend upon the election of the Republican nominees for Congress to the end that the principles of our party as interpreted and enforced by our splendid President, Theodore Roose- velt, be continued. “We declare that we would gladly support Theodore Roosevelt for re-elec- tion in 1908 to the high office now held by him and in the event that he re- fuses to be nominated for the position we will willingly and gladly support anyone of the score of able Republicans who, believe in and support the prin- ciples and policies of our present admin- istration.”’ Chairman Niedringhaus made a brief address, outlining the purpose of the meeting and predicting a great

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victory for the Republican party in The roll call of counties showed an attendance from the rural districts of 150, a fact more than gratifying to Chairman Niedringhaus and his as- sociates. Republicans Are Stirred. “The Republicans are stirred up in Missouri this year as they have never been before,’ said he to a Post-Dis- patch reporter. “When men will come 300 or 400 miles and pay their own fare and expenses, it shows they are more than ordinarily interested in the present campaign.” A rosy picture by Secretary McCoy of "he bright prospects of the Missouri Republicans received great applause. Mr. McCoy predicted that if 99 per cent if the Republican vote of the State is ‘ast, the Republican ticket from Con- rressman to constable will sweep Mis- souri by a majority of at least 40,000. He irged each of the county chairmen to ‘stablish a school district organization n his community and to appoint men to see that the voters go to the polls on ‘lection day. “Unless there is absotute harmony and unity of action in all of the 114 counties yf Missouri, the State Committee, Re- Iublican orators and our newspapers ‘an do nothing,’ said Mr. McCoy. ‘‘We want a systematic plan of campaign. We don't want one committee doing one hing and another trying some other -lan. What we expect you to do is rork in coneert and get out the Repub- can vote. We ean't fail to win if you o your duty and begin right now to wake a canvass of your counties.” The county chairmen were then called o report the progress of the campaign n their respective counties. Each coun- y responded in its alphabetical order. Chairman Barnes of Audrain County vas the first of the county chairmen to .ddress the gathering. He declared that n Audrain County the Republicans would probably increase their vote from %~ to 400 over two years ago. In some the school districts there are no e asked the State Committee to seed orators of national prominence, like Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, to Audrain County. He remarked that the old Democratic guard was pretty strong there, but he thought’ the county is evenly divided between the friends of Gov. Folk and ex-Secretary of State Cook. Factional Differences. The Democrats cast 3200 votes at the election in 1904 in Audrain Coun- ty and the Republicans about 1500. He did not anticipate a Democratic increase, owing to factional differ- ences between the Folk crowd and the old Democratic machine. _ Chairman Evans of Andrew County, a Republican stronghold, gave fur- ther encouragement to the assembled Republicans. He declared that An- drew County would not only elect its entire Republican ticket, but that it would give an increased vote for the State ticket. He had been working several weeks perfecting the school district organization in the State and he said he would have reports from the subchairmen within a few days. President Roosevelt and Attorney- General Hadley came in for consider- able praise from the speakers and the mention of their names aroused the delegates to enthusiasm, To Dedicate Auditorium. The auditorium of the St. Louis Med- ical College will be dedicated Saturday night, at 3523 Pine street at 8 o'clock. The program: Introductory remarks, Dr. George Homan, president; announce- ments, Dr. J. C. Mortit; Building Com- mittee report, Dr. A. R. Kieffer: “The St. Louls Medical Society in Its Earlier Years,"’ Dr. Le Grand Atwood: report of Finance Committee, Dr. R. M. Funk- houser: “The Medical Profession of St. Louls Today,’ Dr. Warren B. Outten; report of Committee on Business Af- fairs, Dr. Pinckney French; “The Fu- ture of the Medical Profession of St. Louis,"" Dr. W. G. Moore. MORE than ONF. MILLION people In che city of St. Louls and contiguous territory READ the SUNDAY POST.

AOOMING. HOUSE RAIDS IN WEST NG T0 CONTINUE Neighbors Applaud Descent: of Police on House at 4109 Finney Avenue. LIEUT. NOLTE SHOCKED Scenes Worse Than Those He Saw When in “Bad Lands,” : He Says,

MEN FREED, WOMEN HELD

Woman Charged With Being Proprietor Declares She Will Not Close.

Residents of the neighborhood Satur- day indorsed the raid made by the po- lice on the house of Mrs. Eva McDon- ald at 4109 Finney avenue, in which she, four men and four women were 4ar- rested. Judge Pollard in the Dayton Street Police Court Saturday continued the -cases until Monday. The police say the raids on West End rooming houses of objectionable character will be kept up. Mrs. McDonald was defiant, despite her night spent in the Deer Street Sta- tion. She says she will continue to live at the Finney avenue house and to rent rooms. Those arrested with Mrs.. McDonald fave names which the police bélieve were assumed. Two women and one man said they were regular boarders of Mrs. McDonald’s. The men were released at the station. The women were held over night, but were released after court. Two wanted to be tried at once, but Mrs. McDonald and the two women who say they live with her wanted a continuance until Monday. Judge Pollard resented the idea of a division of the cases, saying he would not be caught in a “trick,’”’ so the whole batch went over to Mon- dav at 9 a. m. The men arrested did not appear in court, but two of them waited outside and joined two of the women. Lieut. Louis Nolte was the first wit- ness and the general scope of an in- tended series of raids on a _ certain class of West End rooming houses was outlined as he testified. how his men had had the McDonald house under watch, and of his own squad Friday night. arrested admitted that they were not married. Lieut. Nolte, who became known in the police graft trials as the ‘‘honest copper,” said that the scenes of the raid shocked him, though he was fa- miliar with the sights of the old “Bad Lands.” Sergt. Samuel Sullens added his tes- timony to the same effect. The women have employed Attor- ney Charles T. Noland to defend them. A gilt-letter sign, “Rooms,” adorns the front window at 4109 Finney ave- nue. It is not a temporary sign that might be taken down should the house be full. The hallway Is artis- tically furnished, a giant cuckoo clock chirps the hours, and a hand- some upholstered tete-a-tete fits snugly into an alcove corner, A large picture of Aphrodite, in classic ensem- le, sprayed by sea foam, greets the eve upon entrance. The two large parlors are luxuriantly fitted up with fine furniture and a piano. Mrs. McDonald says she has been di- vorced 16 years. She says neighbors peek in her windows and tell things they do not see. Two Roomers Surprised. Two sisters occupy .the upper third floor, where they do light housekeeping. They have been there about two months, and say they know little of Mrs. Mc- Donald or her roomers. The younger sister went to a skating rink Friday night and did not know of the raid un- til she found the crowd in front of the house when she returned. The other woman said she was too frightened to venture downstairs and see what it was al] about... “This idea that, because certain parts of the city were given over to boarding houses during the World’s Fair they must now be used in a way to damage neighborhoods, should be corrected,” said Prof. Guido Vogel of 914 Whittier street to a Post-Dispatch reporter Satur- day. ‘‘Property owners wi!l be glad if the police do a good job while they are Ge Ehag Dr. D. C. Todd of 4115 Finney avenue, two doors from the house that was raided, said he believed there should be a cleaning up by the police. The raid created a sensation in the neighborhood. At first it was thought the police had discovered a fire, then the rumor spread that a poker game had been raided, and a crowd collected out- side. Home-going theater patrons’ and other late downtowners added to the number ,and when the prisoners were taken away and the character of the raid understood, there were expressions of satisfaction. LUDWIG 1S CHER HOWE IN BANKS William H. Ludwig is again chairman of Republican City Central Committee and George Gershon secretary, through a decision of Judge Sale. Jeptha D. Howe ig reduced to the ranks again, and Fred Smith. who has been secretary, is also bereft of his office. Mr. Ludwig contemplates calling a meeting of the committee at once. He says he will do everything possible to promote harmony among Republicans, and that old scores are to be forgotten. In rendering his decision Friday, Judge Eale sald: “The primary election law of 1891 is almost a literal copy of the primary election law of the City of New York, which was’ adopted, with amendments, in 1899. According to the common can- on of construction when we adop.ed the statutes, we likewise adopted the con- struction put upon the statutes by the court of last resort in that State, and it is sufficient to say it has construed the primary election law as taking from the City Central Committee power thereto- fore exercised by it to remove or expel members ‘It Is clear that the statute known as the primary election law was adopted for the purpose of doing away with the abominable noractice of a majority, in- toxicated with its authority, expelling

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WRECKED AUTO LEFT AT ROADSIDE Occupants of Buggy It Hits Fail to Get Name of Chauffeur. An automobile ran into a buggy on the Clayton road, between Hanley road and the Suburban Railway, at 6 Pp. m. Friday. The automobile was wrecked but the occupants of either vehicle were not hurt. The only per- Son in the machine left the wreck soon after the accident. The occupants of the buggy called Prosecuting Attorney Johnston by telephone and asked for a warrant for the automobile driver, but the Prosecutor did not take their names roe they did not know the chauf- éur. The machine lay at Saturday. CLAR ORDERS A WISH MASSACRE * the

Socialist Leader Telegraphs Government Has Arranged for New Year Slaughter, Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch and New York World. Copyright. 1906, by the Presa Pub. Co. (New York World.) VIENNA, Sept. 15.—Daszynski, the Socialist leader, telegraphs from Cra- cow: “We have reliable information from Warsaw that the Russian Government has prepared the program for a mas- sacre in the Jewish and workman quar- ter of Warsaw for Sept. 20, the Jewish holiday. “Battalions of brutal soldiers have been summoned from distant garrisons. “‘Warsaw has been divided into dis- tricts under absolute military command. Civil authorities have been temporarily suspended und replaced by the high commander, Gen. Meller Zakomelsky, known for his unrelenting cruelty in Siberia. The population is panic- stricken.” MANY SUITS ON LAST DAY. Trust Company Defendant in Receiver’s Action. Saturday was the last filing day in the Circuit Clerk's office for the October term of court, and the clerks were kept busy recording a great number of pe- titions. William J. Stone, recefver for the pron ny 4 Savings Bank, sued the St. Louis Union Trust Co. for $3573, inter- est at two per cent on deposits alleged to have been made March 1, 1897. Nellie Dooley brought suit against Ed- mund G. and William J. urray for $4500 damages, charging that she was bitten on the right arm by a .wvicious dog belonging to them. Loretta A. Egan filed a maintainance suit against John G. Egan of 4128 Gano avenue, charging that he hag left her and should support her. Charles M. Fisher filed suit against

' the Southern Mining, Land and Lumber Co. for $320, the amount he says he paid for three bonds in the company. He asks that the transaction be annulled and that the money be restored to him, on the ground that he purchased the bonds under misrepresentation. J. T. McCann and Fannie W. McCann sued the Wabash Railroad for $10,000 for the death of their son, Willard, who, they say, was killed by a train may 20, 190, at Bridgeton Station. SUES BROKER FOR DIVORCE. Mrs. Veninga Says She Was Pushed Against Stove. Mrs. Celestine Veninga filed suit Saturday for divorce against George Augustus Veninga, charging that he pushed her against a hot stove and otherwise mistreated her. Veninga is

a broker with an office in the Cham- | ber of Conimerce, Mrs. Veninga says in her petition that her husband failed to provide properly for her, although a man of means. She asks the custody of her daughter, Ruth, 7 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Veninga were married March 14, 1898, and separated last May. AGREED TO SUPPORT SELF. St. Louisan Says Wife Waived His Contributions. In his answer to his wife's suit for di- voree, filed in Buffalo, N. Y., Albert F. Lindsley, said to reside in St. Louis and to be an employe of the Frisco Railroad, replies to her charge of non-support by saying that she agreed to support her- self when they separated. The couple were married in J899 at Hamilton. N. Y., and separated In the same year. Since February, 1902, Linds- ley has lived in Missouri. In his an- swer Lindsley says that he got a divorce from his wife in Missouri Sept. 25, 1906. Mrs. Lindsley demurred to her hus- band’s answer in which he. said she agreed to support herself, and the Court 2 ae held that such an agreement s void.

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Suspected Trio Hire Rowboat and Cross the Illinois River. aS ROUTED BY CONDUCTOR Party, Beaten Off Rock Island Passenger Stopped Near Pooria, Escape. Special to the Post-Dispatch, PEORIA, IL, Sept. 15.—After scour- ing the woods in the vicinity of the Rock Island attempted robbery, the Sheirff's posse has failed to arrest the — would-be robbers who were routed by | Conductor Robert Murray, but it is be- lieved that they have hit upon a clew which will terminate in the capture the men who did the work. it han ven learned that there were three men in the party and that they started for Pe- ad — ote the train. | A short distance from the city Pred Woodruff was approached by a local character, William Butch, better regite 3 as ‘Nigger’ Butch, who offered to him a revolver for 50 cents. The boy bought the revolver and Butch hastened

on. A few minutes later three men, who answer the description of the men at Dewey Beach and hired a row rhis was about an hour after Early this morning the boat was found deserted at 10-Mile Creek, on the lieved by the police that the robbers @a- caped in this boat and a force of Butch has been involved in several scrapes and the officers believe that he “our masked men rob passenger train No, on end one-half miles northof Peorla jast night at 10 o'clock and but for ti Murray, who disarmed one of the nr after being struck on the he other three became scared attack and fied from the wy | train, which left Chi at 6 o’ One passenger carried = Craft Overturned in Collisi NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—T launch | Rabbit, owned by W. W. David of Ja- lision with a scow in the lower bay last night and four persons, whose Four other members of the party in the launch—three man and a de HB ge -——clung to the bottom of the ft un- Stapleton, Staten Island, by Steamer El Paso. —— to give their names or tell those of given by the trainmen, boat. tempted hold-up. stg 2: side of the Ilinoig River. It is ties is now on their trail ‘ is one of the three. a to the Rock Island road one presence of mind of Conductor assengers would have been scene, There were about 100 persons on With Scow in Bay. maica, L. I., was overturned by a cal- names are unknown, were drowned, til they were rescued and brought to At Quarantine Station they the persons who were drowned. aa David was among those rescued. Tt was said by those who picked up the little boat that it must have 1 ae dangerously overloaded. It seemed — incredibie that elght persons would trust their lives to such a small boat on such a stormy night. The wom- — an’s condition from cold and exposure is critical. FORMER SOLDIER KILLED, Mail Train Runs Down Ook. : Spencer’s Houseman, | Frank Emils, a houseman employed by! ; Coil. E. J. Spencer of Webster Park,, run down and Killed by a Missouri cific mail train Friday evening near t Webster Groves station. ‘6 Emis had been to the depot and was, walking east on the track near a curve when he was struck by the train, which — docs not stop at Webster Groves. He. Was immediately taken to the office of Dr. C. L. Armstrong, where he died. Hic had been working for Mr. Spencer for about’ a month, efore that time he was in the regular arniy. . FINK NOT PROSECUTED. Mail Carrier Shot in County - Wine Garder. Doesn’t Appear, Judge Priess of Clayton di Samuel Fink, who shot Mall Carrier - < Si A.

a apie refused in - : The Finks separated at the time of shooting. but have since become ciled and were together in court Friday. Hildebrand did not Sopa nor did Con- stable Schaper, who had sworn out a warrant against Fink charging him with assault with intent to kill. Gets. Money and Rings. A thief entered the residence of M Albert Riley of Park avenue wh she was sitting on the front steps Fri- day afternoon, and stole from a buresay drawer a handbag containing $6.50 in money and two rings, valued at $8. The entrance was made through an insecure door

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