St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 26, 1907

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CHIEF STEVENS QUITS: 'BOY CANAL BIDS REJECTED

one Canal Engineer’s Retirement Is Announced After Presi- dent and His Advisers Before Deciding on Change of Procedure in Con- structing Isthmian Ditch. : _ \(By Associated Press.) | WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Chief Engineer Stevens of the'| : ‘ ‘ . ° . . : | Isthmian Canal Commission has resigned, it was announeed from | the White House this‘afternoon. word was given outnt the executive offices that all bids for the! “building of the Panama Canal had been rejected. The announcement that the bids had been rejected was made _ following the meeting today of the |Cabinet, and after the President had /heen in con- fgerence for an hour with Secretaries Taft and Root. An explanation of the reasons for this decision, wouid, it

SS eee vaio Decide to Investigate Fully : 2 :

This announcement came after | Was stated, be issued from the White House. It was decided that there should he no readvertisement inviting proposals for constructing the canal under the proposals as first laid down, but there Will be a full consideration of the whole subject before determining on a change of the present procs edure,

UPHULDS 6. W. PERKINS’ CAMPAIGN GI Appellate Tribunal Holds New York Life Contribution Wasn’t Larceny.

RULING IS VERY CLOSE

Dissenting Opinion Says Act Constituted Larceny, Even in Good Purpose. y ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 26.—The Court of Appeals today decided in favor of George W. Perkins, a vice-president of the ‘New York Life Insurancg Co. and a@ member of the firm of J.° Pierpont Morgan & Co., in the matter of the charge of grand larceny made against him in connection with the payment of funds of the New York Life to the Repuovlican National Campaign Commit- tee in 1904. The decision is by a divided court, vot-

that there was no larceny owing to the absence of criminal intent. The dis- senting opinion holds that larceny con- sists in taking’ property belonging to someone cise, even though-for a com- mendable purpose.

And Only $250 Asked to As- suage Grief for Logs, of the Municipal Court in the Maxwell Frightened bv threats and abuse Street District. is having compiled a } 1 hi | h 15 la ni “blue book’’ of topers. Their names,;} brother and his mother, 15-vear-olda ee entered on the second ages and occupations will be printed and . ; ne ! : : the books will be distributed to the shotgun, thinking that with if he eould drive his unele. saloon keepers of the neighborhood. To- A jury S the Clayton Circuit Court day of its inyestigation into the death o; one Bedelia, a mule. ‘TRADED HER GRIP ™ While the excitement was at its height, opened the suit case which he carried Baltimore Minister Is Charged Special to the Post-Dispatec» E. Easson, pastor of the Ridgely Street Presbyterian Church, was arrested last night on the charge of stealing a box of soap from the drug store of J. L. Hop- kins. other - rticles betonging to Hopkins’ store were found in Mr. Easson’s pock- et. He explains by saying that he had ing 4 to.3. The prevailing opinion holds gathered a number of articles he want- ed to purchase and intended to pay when he. had selected all he wanted, PLANS TO TABOO “TOPERS.”

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Woman Passenger Finds Mon- golian Raiment, He Gets a Lingerie, | Pe Mrs. George. Walker, on. her way to Kansas City, discovered at Union Sta- tion Tuesday morning that someone had exchanged suit cases with her. Her ex- citement did not diminish when. the case that had been left behind had been examined and found to contain an assortment of masculine. wearing ap- parel. What was still worse, the cut of the garments proclaimed them those of a Mongolian. The police took charge of the suit case which had been I¢@ft behind, while Mrs. Walker rushed about seeking in SR vain for her lost property. Bic

ee + Geen OS ne, - Sam Wing, an innocent-looking China- man, put in an appearance with -the missing suit caSe and setting it down said, ruefully: “‘No can wlear. Some- blody makee ’stake.’’ For Sam had also

off, and had nearly fainted when he looked upon the lingerie it contained. The suit cases were exchang red back.

PASTOR HELD FOR THEFT. | fe : as With Stealing Box of Soap. BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 26.—Thomas

At the station house it is said several nee so . a ee a ee List for Saloon Keepers. LS UNCLE HE ONLY MEANT TO SCARE

weaetoeniagd HAGRIMAN SAYS ot IGNOR BUARD S WISH a -

'Magnate Tells Commission Use of I. C, Funds Figured in Deposition,

TELLS OF ALTON DEALS

Kulin, Loeb & Co. Undoubtedly Managed the Syndicate, He Declares.

DOCUMENTS AID MEMORY * Witness Admits He Was Part Owner of Laclede Con- struction Co, NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—Edward H. Harriman, on the stand today again be- fore the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, declared that Stuyvesant Fish had been deposed: as president of the I[lli- nois Central Railroad because of Fish's repeated use of the road’s funds to pad (rust company statements. Mr. Fish also disregarded the desires of the board of directors, said Mr. Harriman, and as a result the board deposed him and made Mr. Harriman presient. When the second. day’s inquiry into the Harriman group of railroads began in the Federal Building there was a large crowd present. Mr. Harriman’s testimony vesterday has aroused gener- al interest in the inquiry and business

GILBERT ASHLEY. Gilbert Ashley, Aged 15, Says Threats of Mother’s Brother Causeca Him to Get His Shotgun, and That vena | It Was Discharged Without His Pulling the Trig- “TRAGIC END OF BEDELIA. | Chicago Judge Will Compile ger—Coroner’s Jury Holds Him Blameless. that’ you don’t want.’ » running bare-headed down Easton

special to the Post-Dispatch. ae 4 CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Judge Cleland,

The deceased, the property of CharleS|qay the Judge « * | \Iurphy , : ee ee a! : ge summoned 100 saloon! Murphy, out of the house. Dieluian, a St. Louis County farmer, keepers to his Court and in an address | te living on the Clayton and Kallas roads, being fitted with new shoes in the es- tablishment of John Mueller, on the/¢he book,” said he and you must not Olive Street road. sell liquor to any man whose name is Dielman, averring that Mueller was] jn the book. If vou do I will have vou responsible for her death, asks the jury | prought in here for contempt of court.” to assuage his grief in the sum of $200 _)*for her premature end. Bedelia was 4/ the court and refuse to sell to the men na Be eod mule, Dielman SAS, except for on the taboo list. Mrs. Annie é he Ashley, 4770 Leduc street, slight nerveusness When her shoes were being tried on. Mueller and his expert horseshoer tes- ‘tified that the morning of Bedelia’s deuth she was so nervous she had to be placed in a frame specially devised for refractory mules needing shoes. Her actions were unparalleled, he said. She tnade efforts to exercise her } natural functions with her hind legs Temperature Wednesday Nicht . “for half an hour, Mueller said, before pes: ‘Bhe finally wore herself out 0 the shoe ing could While the third shoe was being fit- ted it was noticed that Bedelia Was in dead. | Mueller says death resulted from the ‘yeason of her violent rebellion again t . the shoe-fitting. Dielman is = equally confident she was choked to death. Witccacter witnesses testified for both es, The jury gave Dielman a verdict fon SHOOTS LIGHTS FROM AUTO. Woman Breaks Fifty Street Lamps in Atlantic City. neta to ~ gr a laa TLA

NTIC ake ey On Poe DS ile the ate in which she rode was dzging 40 -miles an hour last night, a man who must be a dead shot with @ revolver fired at and &mashed the jamps.of 50 arc light on the boulevard. A trustworthy watchman says that pistol shots announced,jhe rapid ap- oach of a big gray motor m the matiniand of this city. * "Thten he saw the woman, seat- ed by the driver, firing at the elec- ine ght: : which, closely placed, illumi- nite the fine wide road, The only lamps which escaped her bullets were those the auto passed while she was reloading her revoiver. HKefore the watchman recov- ered from his surngise. the car van- ed COLD TO CHANGE The boy was immediately placed under ld the s pli o refor “unk- | ‘The o an faye} no ag) Oo Cree F came to her death last summer while con iy em oOo. his plan to reform druntl | le gun W int ott without me pulling the trigger, “I will give each of. you a copy -.of The saloon Keepers promised to help a rhe tragedy occurred at the home of Shortly after 9 o'clock Monday night. ; under arrest. Murphy lived only half an RAIN TO SNO WwW hour, but not until Gabe ial been men are watching Keenly the progress of the inquiry. Commissioner Prouty was not present when the hearing be- gan. today. Mr. Harriman testified yesterday that he did not Know whether he had an interest in the - Laclede Construction Cc., which had built the St. Louis Peoria & Northern gp rirmigyn and when he took the stand this morning Mr. Nelloge produced a contract relating to the Chicago Terminal Transfer showing that Harriman, George J. Gould, James Stillman and Jacob Schiff were the owners of the company. The witness said the document was no doubt cor- rect and that possibly he had acted in fixing the price of the road when it was sold to the Alton. Kuhn-Loeb Managers. Mr. Kellogg also produced two origi- nal checks to show that Kuhn, Loeb & Co. had been managers of the Alton syndicate, and the witness, who had been unable to remember’ vesterday, said that Kuhn, Loeb & Co, undoubt- ediv had been the syndicate managers. terest charges, Mr. Kelloge asked the put upon the public the large issue of common stock which never would and never could pay a dividend. ‘Did we ever tell the publie it would pay a dividend?’’ asked Mr. Harriman quietly. He continued:

past any medical aig. /iof the Chicago & Alton at 30 per cent roud diso enabled the commercial con- } cerns located along its line to increase | these | their business threefold.’ remarked Mr. . “It is unfortunate, its rates much faster than the Union ridge Pacific?’ asked Mr. Kellogg. wrote “The Union Pacific has nothing to do} gtatement.” with this. We are now considering the Chieago & Alton,” was Mr. Harriman’s | authority to issue ; response. Mr. Kellogg asked what .-the total jurisdiction. fixed charges of the Chicago & Alton } Railroad. were. nation,’ Mr. Harriman scanned some papers testimony he held and proceeded to read the | out. ; amounts. with frequent interruptions dic il of the defe ndant.’ from Mr. Kellogg. Mr. Kellogg was en- to show the difference in the] trict charges between the old company and | those the reorganization, and, having done] ffartridge. this, he passed to the matter of the | back Chicago & Alton Railroad Co. s bond , was frank with ‘‘He said that his uncle

— - declares. The charge entered the right breast of the unele’s body. wouldn't keep fae don’t ° pay Saturday As a result of the discharge the boy is in the charge of the Juve- nile Court, charged with murder,

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taken before the Coroner's jury Tuesday

—_———- - . 2 as ; morning did he know that he had killed)! I his uncle. “Mamma Will Be Safe Now.” Will Be 34 Degrees. By neither act ar word does young Ashley seem to express any regret. He ; Damp weath- smiled and did not give any indication

‘ er". with practi- of realizing his predicame nt up to the Sapam Lb cally no change time he met his mother at the inquest. ENTER GIRLS in temperature There Was an affecitin ig scene as ICTURE IN THE. 1) for ae mother and son embraced in the Coro- D BEAUT fae is the bill for St. ner’s: office. : UV Y N- Louis in the “My boy, my boy, this: is terrible!”’ TES WILL SHE. next 94 hours. ve scgg one roo : . trie Oy Wash s tear-sia} A ace WIN ¢ )T LOOKS Showers will P ‘! m vies 7 stained face 4 : and took h iis Se at alongside his atto1 LIKE MONEY FROM continue to nevyvs. He told his story to the jurv in HOME” To ME ! make the down- [| 4 straightforward manner, asking to be | —_ town Streets Ania +s “to —"s sSure.’’ as he expressed ‘ : : t a oOo

hands with the jurors gloomy, and juafter the verdict had been rendered

Coroner's jury returned ai verdict of |

; about the recise anner j hic 1e | with minimum pre manner in which the temperature Of |tain he did not pull the trigger.

« The weather

| ee nee veel pleasures — rere Slope States and warmer in the extreme ing. ‘“‘He walked into the kitehen ;: nd has been gen- | @tarted to wash himself. He was yind

29 erally unsettled of intoxicated. He began to laugh aot: | evel inp in the Southern Central and Pacific [Joke and then became serious. , © ‘He started to fuss with mamma T pebiling. Many such lamps have been Southwest, about, but pretty soon she asked him: Troken recentiv: their destruction was senrehing for the woman, “who loves a snows in the Southern and Gulf Coast

States. Rains have been general in the South-|‘Why don't you pay me this week's! | mothe Jaid to the high winds. Detectives are | western States and there have = board? Here you have been living ve me for nine weeks. Why don't vou give Some money to your; Ritle girls?’ “Unele got huffy it this, started to

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exist anvwhere?” he asked. . . — oe Ashley, | would refuse to pay her.’ . because he was very Ashley's employer. Judge Williams

- catenin shopping will be “This is not the first time mv uncle extremely un- | abused us,’” Ashley said. “I wasn't : going to let him beat us anv-longer. He | pleasant, |}was a big, strong man. Now mvamana | 8 abbed ir mh also The forecast: will be safe, and so will Kdwin.”’ Rain Tuesday On the evidence adduced before it, the HER HAPPINESS RATIO. Mrs. Cora Turner Says It Was

ities of shooting. > & ; " w Tress said: ‘Now. I want .# make a statement.’ nie ht and justifiable homicide, and efforts were it Wednesda y, beeun to bring ‘about young ’.Ashiey’s | with probable | release on bail snow Wednes- Mother Demanded Board. ‘ Ashle ¥ te lls a gr iphie story oO! the day. Colder events that led up to the ‘shoot ing Wednesday. VYa- | There was no witness to the shooting riable winds, | and the- boy is himself a little hazy gun came to be discharged. He is cer- {to

Fisher Monday f 34. degrees, “My uncle came home about 8:30) death. husband would be pleasant for o'ctock,”’ the boy stated Tuesday nga in ithe at special to the Post-Diswatch JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 26.—The Me- | overruled. Allister bill te place the weighing of “Yea, hay at elevafors in the hands of the Board of Rafiroad and Warenouse Com- missioners “vas sent to engrossment by the Senate today. It was vigorously op- | purpose of the District Attorney appar- posed 1} St. Louis and Kansas City lently was to contradict Mrs. Thaw, Senator,, who voiced the objection of | he ’ the bourds of trade and grain men gen- | cross-examination for that purpose. Mr. erally of those cities to the proposed | Jerome argued the point at some length, lnw. Hay is now weighed under the! particularly in answer to jur? diction of the various exchanges. I statement statements made ‘e corroborated by ' intoxicated and didn't catch what they’ were talking | starsed ‘i ‘and me in the corner. of the 5 » did not support her, ‘ mother's throat and one cle

Edward Murphy, “No dividend was ever promised, and, in addition, the public got the services less in 1906 than they paid in 1898. The “Then the Chicago & Alton reduced issue of 1899. ridge Mr. Kellogg asked Mr. Harriman if being there was anything to show that the] torney syndicate was in any way obligated tO} letters take the bonds of the Alton before Sep- objection tember, 1899. Lyon, “Does any record of such obligation The witness knew of no such record 1 but said he was certain the syndicate] disposed members were bound to take the bonds at 6. ‘You'll have.to seek that infor- ation else re,” he said to Mr. Kel-| OFF. mation elsewhere, Nesbit Mr. Kellogg said he was, and the wit- ; to I Se : Co allowed the ELEVATOR BILL FPNGROSSED. : “Did “Miss. Nesbit have a conversation with y ; Jerome.

MRS. THAW LAUGHS AS JURY HEARS HER SCHOOLDAY DIARY —

She Was Afraid, According to Her Written Record, That She Would Become a Nun if She Remained at Boarding School—Longed for Rector’s and thé ‘‘Great White Way.’’

HER CROSS-EXAMINATION ENDED, SHE IS RECALLED BY THE DEFENSE A Ae

amusing phases, boarding school with ‘‘Rector’s ‘Great White Way” vood-naturedly, making every The Prosecuting convened at the end of the recess vice-president of the Bank of Pittsburg, who w as a witness two weeks ago. Lyon had custody of the Thaw He was requested by Send all of Harry Thaw’s ‘letters and papers he had in his possession. Today Attorney said he ceived from Mr. Lyon stating » of the deferise had ‘subse que nt to After reciting a statement of the Chi- | the cago & Alton Railroad showing the in- | P&abers ‘ go & é ( the in Justice Fitzgerald witness if he thought it was right to} to send all the papers. state ment that be fore writing to Mr. Lyon that he did not want papers af- ter . he had a conversa- tion with said for letters and papers after date of June 25 Lawyers in Het Quarrel. unfortunate that we have misunderstandings, " replied Mr. Hart- is a fact that I ness, of the Court's returns for cross-examl- “will and rine co- atiaswen told me he | interposed Mr. Hummel on the Stand. letter Baving been Abraham arew is sald to have sworn and which Mr. Kello continued the attack on] Charged arlene ae sale of the Alton bonds, their 1903 trip to Europe, t but the witness declined to be drawn very far. -He said he was absent from the country during the summer of 1899 and did: not arrange any of the details He was sure that market conditions had all to do with the sale of the bonds at a high figure. In reply to a question, Mr. Harriman denied that -he was the head and front of the readjustment or reorganization of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co. “I was Only one of S8ev- eral,’’ he said. As chairman of the committee he pre- 198? sumed that he might be regarded as the head, but his responsibility Was noty wreatey than- that of his associates, As Mr. Kellog paused, Mr. Harriman] o¢ tre jast page of the enddenly asked: i which “Are you through with the Chicago & memory so that he could state positively which Evelyn Nesbit office was Oct. Deimas objected several times Jerome's first question was: “Do you know" Evelyn Nesbit Thaw?’’ did vou first see "*d don’t remember at Pompton. 'N. J., in 192 Mr, Je then red a few extracts from the i One wae as follows: “You knew her before thaj?”’ ‘She was there late famous affidavit, liumme) said refreshed his that Thaw 193. i dae Lawyer Abe Hummel Identifies Photograph of Affida- vit She Is Alleged to Have Made in His Office, Swearing Thaw Beat Her When She Confessed Her Story About Stanford White Was False. he —. j NEW YORK. Feb. 26.--District Attorney Jerome sprung ane other surprise in the trial of Harry Kendall Thaw today, when re calling Mrs. Evelyn Thaw to the stand at the end of Lawyer Abe Hummel’s testimony, the proseentor read extracts from Evelyn’s written when she was in school at Pompton, N. J. As contrasting the somber, methodical life at the ’’ and the other places along the were read to the jury, Mrs. Thaw laughed although the District AttoMhey evidently was effort to prove that her school days were not so ine nocent as the jurors might thmk they should have been. Attorney ended his cross-examination of Mrs. Thaw just before the noon recess was taken. When court Mrs. Thaw was recalled in direet not permissible in testing the credibil- ity of a witness. “If I could prove Stanford White was in Europe the night she says she was drugged by him,"’ declared Mr. Jerome ‘that would be a collateral fact, and t would not be allowed to put it in eva. dence. But if she told Thaw in Paris that there was-no truth in her stat ment about Stanford White, then ft would be a material fact and I should ~ be allowed to put it in evidence.” Charges in Affidavit. The affidavit contains the allegation that Thaw whipped Miss Nesbit when she told him there was no truth tn the statement about White and refused to sign papers making the definite charge against the architect. “Tam not endeavoring to impeach tha witness,”’ protested Mr. Jerome, “but want to prove the existence of an orig- inal affidavit in order to introduce the copy and intelligently continue my cross-exabination.”’ “ Justice Fitzgerald overruled the ob- jection and Mr. Hummel said he did dictate a statement In the presence of Miss Nesbit. “On the next day.’ asked Mr. Jerome, “did Jacob Schnydecker give you @~. paper?” < “*Yes."’ A document was shown the witnes#, and he was asked if it was not a care bon copy of the paper referred to. Mr. Deimas at once objected, and was #us-< tained by the Court, it oeing held that the question was an attempt to contro- vert collateral facts brought out on cross-examination. Mr. Jerome’ asked Hummel several other questions, where he gave the paper to Miss Nesbit, what became of it. and when she next went to his office, but objections to all of them were sus- tarned. Mr. Hummel was thereupon excused temporarily. Abraham Snydecker, who was a clerk in Humme!l's office, next was called. Hae said he knew Evelyn Nesbit. “Did you on Oct, 2, 190%, see her sign a peper?’’ asked Mr. Jerome. Mr. Delmas objected to the question, the Court ruled with him, and Mr. Sny- decker was excused. Mr Delmas having successfully blocked for the time being all testimony regarding the alleged affidavit, MPF. Jerome asked that Mrs. Evelyn Thaw be recalled. When she had taken the Stand Mr. Jerome handed her a paper and asked if from first to last it Was in her handwriting. Mrs. Thaw spert some time in an examination of the paper, smiling occasionally as she read. It aoor developed the paper wart a ahary. While Mrs. Thaw was reading ® wets, : of letters were received from Pte and turned over to the clerk. “a Mrs. Thaw then said the paper ake had examined was all in her bantd- writing. Frofh Mre. Thaw's Diar-. Nearly 40 minutes was here «| by Mr. Delmas in reading tl»: He offered mh objection, and Mr i. said she kept the diary while 1)

» i rr een “Mrs. De Mille sald to tome “lat in, and | jumped with the agility of a @ege brette and began to get shy.” ort Another read: ra “She has a son, but I must # he fs" a pieface mutt.’ a Then Mr. Jerome read this: “My room here is netther large nor small. There te a white, virtuous bed. 1 took a nap and the last thing I re

photograph, but the Delmas objected, but was other page, and rea while she was present?’ Mr. Delmas again objected. saying the member was I wondered how far I am from Rector’s. Rector’s is really not a proper place for an innocent young eon, but I always had a weakness fOr The Pistrict Attom <y turned to an “Tl hereby swear never to read noth. er. But the one nice thing about Ja- nice Meredith i# that she is not really an angel—one of those persons too g@ed for this world, ‘When one comes to think it over, it is good to have lived. A girl whe

that collateral estimony was — CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.

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Floor.) ar Gk duties ge $5.00 Skirts, $2.98—Made of all-wool $1.25 Persian Lawn Waists, 69¢— quality, heavy combed : =, : cial at, per pair. l 39 black Panama and faney gray mix- Neatly trimmed with Val. lace and yarn; doub le-bed size; Mar- ee i P l n or Bl k | I t.) tures; stylish 7-gore and ‘kilted ef tucks, forming a yoke effect; some seillea designs in ¢ ‘rochet cae 7 Ps (Basement. . ete ° Be . o , sen ‘ , j rs | mck: “oa s * ily es ersonaf Mention ac Men’s Shirts fects; all sizes; splendid $5.00 cher es front, others in back; Spree gay 29 ready for London Checks “ag = ; ° values, W ednesday actual value $1.25; 9 use; while they 2 : ey Raretinine iaien 7 rk ge La $e ‘ ie Inv igorate and refresh IFTY dozen extra fine Madras irts at eo 8 98 Wednesday -at.... Cc last, special....... Cc T= material has already gain- ae: e : Ss “u;?Tr OS neeies, ‘ a 4 Do vol oe ‘ . eh cee Ss bet Kes % , . . . exc : _ © ‘ ’ j AC , ‘hirte ; ~ . rate ~ PETTICOATS (Basement) ed opnilarity for - ladies 4 cain pabbrtalnment, I brain and body er 8 easily | , Shirts, in _plain , or pleated Postman’s 69c Blue Cham- $7.50 Coat, $4.98—-A very neat, gray $1.25 Black Taffetine Petticoats, 69¢ shade — eae gor in pink, ‘ Bt. Louis Women's Club has decided to obtained luxurv. One tea-| fronts: mussed from display ; nob- bray Shirts, 37c-—Made of Craveneite Coat. made ticht-fitting: atretine | R wal d ¢ 8; pias, * forego Lenten entertainments this seas- ' 3 | by. patterns in light regulation quality; neck- ‘it AS be oe Full shirred flounce and dust ruffle; enminants bine. tan, mode, re- wae on on aceount of the unusual number { spoonful makes two Cu +s $ _ z . Bd braid and button trimmed: regular light Ww eight and eXCE lle ‘nt lis te 2 f * ae of entertainments given by the club and | ps. and dark grounds; band style; soft cuff bands; price $10.00, Wednes- former price $1.25 Remnants fof Damask — At soda. RAVY: Altce_ene on Sone functions which ha ve afford- The} e are two hundred coeih i+ ‘siameial aa. two Sagres butt on Rage } aaa a : , is oes a 4 : 4. 98 sain price. oy i et ee 69c special prices, in lengths black; spec inl, vard E The club has no plans for the Lenten | Cups to the pound. (First Floor.) tot in a echt hesrade; sement.) 12, 2, 2% and 3 yards, at (First Floor.) Pe oe: oa th: - the peu Thursday : Ts ‘ limit in a Irt bargain; the following prices: $7c, ae dle 1Ote luncheons that have proved | sizes 14 to 17; ‘ 4 Bo delightful go the members and. the Sold by all Grocers loose sale price 37¢ . ° 7 a oe | Friends they Mave entertained. ‘er 7 ma: Basement Hosiery Bargains — ¥ -———- . (Basement) nen g (Rasement.) . O TA PF sigs’ and ee em entertaining or pac els. Men ws Scarfs sia ; Hair rnaments SI re. Russell o ew York at her home blish aoe ° : A en's and W ’ flack cotton, silk embroidered, black with : , a in Hortense place. wit 2g cor Soggy ei He the India OUR-IN-HANDS, in shepherd W aistin S d Women’s 19¢ and 25¢ Hose, a i nan ao ~ Madras N exceptional line of new : + lagi oner.) : : g white feet; plain gray and lace effects; an unusually desirable lot; : Miss thet Hunkins ts making a tour and __broken plaids; nobby —r limite gee BERS l le combs in the desiratie of Pacific Coast points of interest: Miss| HOW ft eee ee spring stvies: excellent patterns In 19c Basket Waistings, 7140— your uniimited choice af .........-+.+++2+0% ei es SRR eae as bse ty 18¢ Mercerized Madras, 9'4¢ shanes--ebell and amber in point- Hunkins joined Mr. and Mrs... Duning, S YOUR LIVER? ; . In cray and cadet, in allthe Men's ats Lisle §& = oe a 25¢ Ricyele Hose, Pe--The new ~All plain colors; mercer- : ; ‘ wade J sle Socks, 12%c—In steel} Bes Pp a hionan after ‘ former residents of St. Louis, and with light and medium col : vat 4 po nll : j ed and chignon effects > them and her sister are making the Take Beecham’s Pills amd you will . neat. dainty patterns ; grays, hand- ometunrres silk clocks Skidoo” brand; knit with double ized: todays price ike ae journey. C ‘ g ni “ - never complain. ors: wort hn 5O0ec;: special at > — dicran: very nobby and desirable einer in ag and P se positiy @} P a , ard pecial worth yi bee -special ae ‘ . s me. SUNT sere. In bo - ’ or asprin ’ s wonder for Wear, sizes 6 to gua * ae ie"? ete | ont a lees hema — Wendesday at........- WRI. bv 0300 0 Goce. 7t+c tity; ‘cholon at... seas teaagen 1 2'Ac | 9%; saie price....... ; Cee 9c for..... idhedi tithes 94¢ for Wednesday at... at Mre. Frederick Bender of Jefferson . ee ee CNS OO RED CH be BGs ; City who has been the. guest of Mrs. (First Floor.) (Basement.) (Basement.) ( Basement.) ) iF iret Floor.) ae Mortor geag ord the a ays . ———————— f ~. feturn to her home. juring “Mrs. SA m"

. Spring Dress Fabrics $1.50 Dress Goods at 99c-- New fabrics in the small! check« and' broken effects: also mannish tweeds, in blue and white, green and white, brown and white, lavender and white and navy and white; 50 © 9Oe inches wile; on sale at, per yard ... $1.00 Dress Goods at 65c —- 75c Dress Goods at 498c¢ — 20 25 pieces pretty gray mix- pieces of neat spring fab- and Lueas tures, in German fabrics rics, in mixtures of gray, Tec in and small, neat eliects tan, blue and brown: very Spring Silk Fabrics Silk Foulards at 75c All pure silk Foulards; spot-proof » Ron tk in all the pretty, new colors of the season; the designs are surpassingly handsome, and the quality is exceptionally fine; on Wednes- (5c ay at the special PFICE 2c ele eee ener eee race UW $1.00 Silks at 49c — Fancy $1.00 Silks at 49c—All pure Ow, NEWS OF THE DAY | Taffetas, in light, medium silk Peau de Cygne, Louis-

and dark shades; all pure EE silk ‘Taffeta checks. fa the ine and- fancy dress silks; Washington, Sixth to go on sale Wednesday at

pretty blues and browns;

“If fi ht k é t sey 1 delightful luncheons. to go on sale 9 the special price the gray ideas; 1 5c pee Ae (oe Values; vou are a “first nighter’’ you know[honor at several delig ch 3 : 49 : : rg cep gt” ag 49c hy Perhaps not by that name. I Among them one given by Mrs. T. K. Bs nes ore edennans 4 Cc ) Se Cc Our $50,000 Restaurant 7s acknowledged, by those capable of passing a vane, ie hore: ee eee have an: fd ea aes we hort | ee enets at the Womans ue (First Floor.) ) te ee Milks Dy W, / ‘Noon V7, (First Floor.) é‘ jave an mea iz o ae 5 . onor The guests were Mrs. Taylor, L.rs. S ‘ i ace 2 25 0 em ~ r . calls her ‘‘Nattie.’’ Mersman, Mrs. King, Mrs. Francis, Mrs. jude ement, lo be the est saling if ew ork, (f uf th floor.) Walker.

To other people the women who hur- ay inte’ the ‘Olympic parlor-dressing | Mrs, Jack Gordon of Paris, Tex.. Is || Lenten Dinner You Will Readily See by These Examples That the Underpricings Kid Gloves room, toss thelr Wraps on the couches, the Ruest Of! he brother, pers ’ 7 \ ‘Ss ( f “ls will he the 2ruest Ss ; { ] wrmon lr 7 »? Th ‘ MEN ' a) button. piqu ee @ Maat final Gum to their 1 OEE of her sister, Mrs. George 8. John, dur- | F- Wednesday—Fillet_of Sole and Money Savings Are of a Very Unusual Character in This Great W moi ‘s, straighter heir shoulders, fix] ; ae Weer . of ; dours, t ight 1 t ltl Ihe ul ] | ing hey stay in st. Louis. Suzanne, or e vos Florentine, their features in-an expectant smile and ee EN - | Ls : wack and tan and in all sizes: rustic out into the lobby to .meet es- A musieale will be given Tuesday with pickeled beets potatoes, f t Fl Sn she je anything, from: “Mary,” |CYeting at the Cook Avenue Frosty: string beans. hot rolls, an rupt aie O ur ains, oor OV erings, te. $1.75 values; spe-- y ’ r ~ - ce i terian ¢ Ww? corner of Cook aventut J 7 -“Maggie’ or “Anna” to just the per-| and Sarah street, at 8 o'clock. chocolate eclaire and clal on Wednes emptory, “‘Here, maid!” I[ am fain to sree ge id a a gav, however, that this last seldom hap- The pupils of the Berlitz School of | coffee, tea or milk. . |

real Kid Gloves, in

HE items presented in today’s lunited space were selected at random from a dav, per pair

jens. Nattie says so, and she always} French will give a one-act play at Re- (Fifth Floor. number of choice offerings. The sale is replete with the best hargains (First Floor.) nows that the speaker is not a St.{ cital Hall March 12. | . souls woman. For we have a very gen- Cae: = that we have ever seen offered in this character of merchandise. We = ulne- friendly feeling in this town to Mrs. Lee W. Lindsay and little daug: ae } his to | fact | I] th I } ward those who give us faithful serv-|ter, Edith Lee, of Kuclid avenue are in | C « ‘ \1 oo ‘ P ‘ ’ i Lilian (en hardt at her home, athe Males sli , : . ‘i . > . . 2 , "6 > _— lace. Soft satin makes a foundation and | oie ctreet, Saturday evening. Those present hand-tailored, and shows all the details of a high- priced as an advanes spring sale. Each one is de- (First Floor} softer chiffon, in two layers, throws out wer: Misses’ Viola. Koelling, Hilda Hage- (Fourth Floor. | : the pattern of the lace, every spider- sheen “Dora Schuermann, Edna Rosenbaum. class earment. c idedly unde rpr 1c ea, ma of it. Oliva. Hannauere, Margie Boeck, Lilia: Goarn- | " rs. Jacob Van Bl: reom has the fineSt | havcdt, Leona Gernharat; Masters Willie Simp- . . rn . ’ ; — , Chinese cloak in St yet Naitie vol-|acn. ‘Kaward Koelling,’ Fred_ Henke, | Fred ‘ $7.50 New Spring Skirts at $5.95—The materials Women’s $7.50 Spring Coats, $5.00—These very wag ac ‘ ' : T= t4 tn rler “illie rerirh dt Raymoi j Stahil- D i : s y y . rlis ; - } , j ; ; ar >, o- Sh earment ae eee et re? | teres, Himiel_Schlossmann, Henry Winkler. inner ets used are black, navy and brown Panama; worst- stylish, tight-fitting hip Coats are made of ex } oes But she’s a delightful lady to wait on— —— | O— hundred full pieces | in ed cloth, in faney checks; plaids, stripes or mix- cellent quality black Covert and Broadcloth + OMEN’S Patent Kid Bluch- dates capeie we to cae aight huntn 2 each set: beaded pattern, tures, in light or dark shades. The styles ~~ they are neatly tailored and fimished with er and Lace Shoes; Good- at spa gt the play is out. It's pear- oreen aie pink decorations: edges the popular side, hox and panel ples ated ef straps, silk braid and cloth buttons. A very year welted and hand-sewed turns; Jy always the young girls who eget 1e ; , °O r | "Al0 nat . Non ic ales wy most Impatient and speak sharply when traced with gold: fects, ric ‘hly finished with taf- pre {ty heht We ight Coat for Cuban heels; worth T am rushed and can’t put my hand on reg. $8.98 value; feta bands or tailor straps of spring wear, at a remark- $3.50 to $4; spe-’ their wraps at the very moment they ; . On ani: e : come in. é Wednesday, set..... e Same material. Really a ably low price, , pecial cial VW einesday, pr.. “One young girl, I don’t Know her ; roa 73 ‘ for Wednesday ° : , name, but she comes often—she’s s0 (Fourth Floor.) ore at \ alue _ SERA ee eoeeees \ " bes tate alltel ll ° (F irst Floor. ‘a!

pretty, too, a real blonde, and her gowns and wraps—my! they are so many

$10.00 Voiles Skirts at $7.50—Made of genuine Women’s $10.00 Spring Coats, $7.50—Hip Coats,

wst engaged to a fine young man, I

handsome, new spring Coats are made of all-wool Novelty Cloth, in fancy checks and plaids. They are all strictly tailored in the new loose-fitting effects, (First Floor.)

Ci ast color: roe woe ; fas) ; ; fast used ‘in these Skirts is the very best quality black Chiffon Panama; thev are well made, high-grade gar- (First. Floor. ments, exquisitely designed and tailored; Skirts hay- Wednesday, special. .

elastic and warranted a ape | ic $16.50 Chiffon Panama Skirts, $12.50-—The material specia l. pa ir eet i

Be hope he’s patient. He will need Cluett Shirts fit “That sweet gray cloak? Miss Ruth Leggeat—isn't she the nicest girl?—wore that tonight. I think it’s new and this t—t kb t : ing the full, graceful effects so much with roll.collar and patch poenes, ones! js it’s first airlng. No, Miss Ruth is onges 00 es : desired bv the well-dressed women; as ». 50 ing very stylish street Coats. These ace a Leg, a eR $3.50 to 10.00 value, at..... is Mar ft alt rou want’ for eve type and $16.50 Chiffon Panama Skirts... > gepother voluminous garment of a very t | Ma Th Infants’ \ ear (Second . Floor.) pn Po antl Candy elicate gray, in French broadc loth, is S 7 this ey ening cloak of Miss Leggat, w ho, 7 “te neh f A N odd _lot of Infants’ and : — omen Stick a in | ! Sn mone 7 /y-poun oxes, or Molasses Eastern visit. It is slightly in the capu- per ect S rt or Calere? ws — eS ; vi n- | chin style, with a big, loose-looking hood at the back, this being trimmed in black | to be. ea AP ene 80 good-natured she won ‘t mind if you by the way, is just back after a long . a gage poeeonanitee Kisses; each worth 10¢ a box; every occasion. f a wiled; 7 V trimn ut Look at These v4 ednesday Basement Bargains a = 5

Velvet and silver braiding. More of the ere and velvet go to finish collar, cuffs Took for Ray 0 “ge and $1 values; bia a I and the wide front pie “Ss, OOR for 4 Cine aovel. j aiid is , = 9 - U b 1] : t» the hem. : — es — | nesday at only Undermus ins 9 : mbDreilas box, only ...-.+.....-++-: ene monk's: ¢ loak, sey e re - oy ‘in, its MAKERS OF ARROW COLLARS. (Second Floor. Women’s Drawers Mi ade " or Special sale a Basement , ; oe “and gage area gs oe good muslin, Ww it h des eP) St rict ly up- to- date Suit S and ( ht ercoa t a: new st \ les : weuaf}l- Wednesday, of Women’s 96 - “tree.”’ It is one of the prettiest of the hemstitehed ruffle: cut resisting fabrics; thoroughly made in ever Vv Way; the most e inch. 7-rib Umbrellas: 7 5¢

Winter and effective with her light hair ‘and excellent complexion.

very full; sale depe ndable merchandise ever offered at such low prices; : W ° Neckwear price... .-. _15¢ Suits and Overcoats valued at $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00 will values; fancy and natural hite Goods

iss Hermine Gratz wore her rosv oyggee i : of : 4 ma ee De ely CN ee a Oe eal rik OA oS wood handles: all warrant- "LAPPIEF « " $ ged gppedlg ied gery WISS Embroidery. Stocks Women’s Flannelette Gowns— be sold now at...... hi i; ee ees : es af las p INEFAPPLE Shadow, a novelty oesed ‘ i ; “gv , atti @ lette. i (Rasemen C4 é TOOT 5 . iv 4 . . pieturesque frame for her white lace silk. plaid, trimmed -Stoecks Good quality flannelette, m bom at 39e¢ exclusive with us: an ex pink and blue stripes, made ’ fevicgen quisite, sheer fabrie, worth 35e a gown and her sparkling features. * Miss Anna Force, in one of the stage boxes, also kept her cloak with her. This was a black sien lace, built over

Fanev Chiff Stocks: 75e % : sageme and fancy Chiffon Stocks; 75e amd with rolling collar; - fuil (Basement.) ae values ; so ge on — and width; A8ec Basement W ash and White Goods tae greg Gloves

oa chiffon. Miss Force has a great ale Wednesday sale price ......-.. ondness for black and white. . : a ; — e sheer OF VATE. + cccu couweses rs. Sam Thompson, soon leaving for special at_only ...-.- Drawers and Corset Covers—- $1.65 Silver Bleached Napkins, 65c—All te A pigs a rg i whit Ea rae oe a > | om ° ' , » : ; ality of 36- i ers awn; alane “mn ' eT . ® South, covered her stunning pale First Floor.) Made of cambric and mus- linen and worth $1.65 per dozen; 65¢e¢ quality of of 10 tee ada: epectal 8ic alance of Men's Dress Kid (First Floor.) lue radium gown, with a long auto lin: Corset covers are special, half dogen, at.......6. in lengths to 10 yaras, SP spied ay and Mocha Gloves. in tans —=4 Phahe ts catp nai aon crameby trimmed with Torchon lace — nips herve ag top In 10-yd. lengths; 14¢ cy latie’Linon, In sheet, Qa ical nciens oh eal te | , : , amported Scote , 1. es 32; dia Linon, st : grays; ghtly the plainest—of her many handsome | and ribbon draw- dea eff ed sl A sheen sot i ee 10c transparent quality; special....... eC fect - Teal te * . ; ' one Ww ects; special, yard..... perfes regular $1.00 and evening wraps. Pr ae ee» Cc ; inen ampDric Miss Marj} 7 b Ci ings string; sale price... eat : &6 arjory Thornburgh’'s long, flow- \ : k. 10c—Reantiful 12%e India Linon, Se S195 values, VW ednesday, ad ing. pale gray cloth &loak, the rose- OMORROW we place on sale (Basement.) 35¢ Imported Swiss, 12%4c-—- 15¢ Canvas Duc Mt gee vee- Short leneths of Indie : nee PIU lL, sheer quality, ink, hooded wrap of Miss Anna Lou | | marcato in ne Imported woven Swiss, in canvas-finished Duck, Ub vate inane aoe areal special, per oe’ Gell i . black ouly, with neat woven effects, suitable for } l.inon, W 1 ¢é ! 6 inchea wi e: for entire ach the ~ blue broadc loth, with an assortment oft lace and figures epe- ] skirts ete.: 10e 1 bn yard 5¢ paral “a sf oe ee & We j , h Miaek veivet collar, worn by Mi : a “I agpana Sh re io sow “eat fig tg, uit«. ekirte and waiste: w r gga chiffon Drape Veils; worth $1.75 oes Clal....... ee Tee 24sec epectal...cccccereses: SPOCIML. «cvs s caves: (Basement.) suits ts i orth 500 Morton, and of excellent stvle and cut.

a yard; Wednesday,

; the long white Renaissance lace cloak

Bender's visit she was the guest of - af Se

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TUESDAY.---ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—FEBRUARY 26, 1907 “y : emg ), The Dining Room on Sixth vehi Has Earned the Distinction of Being One of the Best Conducted Places in America (7 Special Bargains for Men | tae | Men's 5V0c¢ Ties, in black and fancy patterns, — ae including Clubs, Bats, Four-in-Hands; on ip FOIGERE ; POY, Bb, 2. ok. oss ess 19¢ : Men's Suspe nders;: good agecccnmeg leather tabs: 50c © tiste, EU PO MOMAE oka ses eee cee crews 19¢ VOSS Oo aes Se A I Be men the ao Se Blt. a cena I $1.00 value; { ifain Floor. yy) Wide | &

‘eombined with lace ; Shirt Waist Fronts; hand-em- worth $1.00: on sale at... .39e Yokes and Plastrons in Baby Irish and ba- slightly soiled at ( Gecond Floor.)

Silk Sale (\fain Floor.) 75¢c Fancy Striped Silks, 25c The quantity will hardly last more than an hour or two. Pure silk;

white grounds with colored Bay- adere Stripes; appropriate for kimonos and dressing sacques; 2 j inches VW ide > 49c Foulard Silks at 25c Pure Silk Printed Foulards, in dots. and figures, new spring 49c grade, on sale at, per at, per vard.20¢

spots shades: yard 75c Twill Foulards, 39c All-Silk Foulards; France; complete 27 inches wide; from a prominent quality; at, per yard.. 75Sc and 85c Silks at 49c An immense selection of colored Taffetas, Fancy Silks, Checked Silks, Stripes and-Plaids and col- ored Peau de Cygnes; ES See oe. 8 Bee

made in Lyons, line of shades, sample lmporter; Toe sboe pieces

io ADe $1.25 Crepe de Chine, 69c Crepe de Chines, dainty

floral ef- fects, dark grounds, very fine quality, suitable for spring suits; worth $1.25 a yard, at, yard ene ... CVe iL. G. Orr Rug 3 Of Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Curtains and Draperies at a Sacrifice

(Eleventh and) | Olive Streets) * Bane pie

The sale that is bri Ingrain Art Squares, half wool union; 214x3 yards; $3.75, at. 9x12 one-half wool union Art Squares; Orr’s price $6.00, at 27x54-inch Velvet Rugs; Orr Rug Co.’s price $1.75, our price..... 27x54-inch Axminster Rugs; Orr’s Price $2.75, our price. .. 36x72-inch Axminster Rugs; Orr’s price $4.75, our price..... 36x63-inch Wilton Rugs, Orr’s price $§.75, our price 9x12 Brussels Rugs, slightly damaged; worth $15.00, our price . All Lace Curtains at a Sacrifice

inging vast throngs to Grand-Leader for new floor covering, draperies, ete. Read the prices, and you'll be here, too. . $2.25 9x12 Hodges fiber Rugs; worth $13.50,on sale at........ tiie dee oes 9x12 Kashmir Rugs, double faced; worth $13.50, on sale at 9x12 Brussels Rugs; Orr Rug Co.’s price $22.50, our price 9x12 Brussels Rugs; Orr Rug Co.’s price $20.00, our price.. ... .$10.00 9x12 Wilton Velvet Rugs; seamless; Orr’s price $29.75, at......$15.00 . . $3.50 10.6x13.6 Woven Axminster Rugs; Orr’s price $45.00, at..... .. .$28.50 . $7.50 12x15. Axminster Rugs; Orr Rug Co.’s price $47.59, at. $29.75 10.6x12 Axminster Rugs; also Wilton Velvet Rugs, made from short lengths of carpet, $37.50 to $45.00 : alues, $20.00 All Portieres at About Half Price All Carpets and Linoleums Sacrificed 2-2 |. es

Nottingham, Scotch, Arabian Curtains; no all at a grea and average need;

Irish Lace Curtains worth to Lace Curtains worth to Lace Curtains worth to Lace Curtains worth to $11.50 a pair: Lace Curtains worth to $15.00 a pair; Lace Curtains worth to $20.00 a pair:

Q \ gays ms ¢ *é ° Pe Point, French Novelty, Renaissance, ( wore at veral thousand vards substantial savings : of the most desirable Carpets and Linoleums at About 200 Pairs left—Choose Early.

t many of a pattern, but enough to supply the t sacrifice, : } Fringed Portieres worth to $6.50 a pair; at pair... .$3.25 50c Ingrain Carpets; unions, per yard......... e+. O26 ope @ pair; at.......... $1.50 Fringed Portieres worth to $8.75 a pair; at pair... $4.25 85c Ingrain Carpets; best quality, per yard........ 571.¢c i 60 : rh Cunkte: ‘oeee Mercerized Portieres worth to $13.50 a pair; at pair. $6.50 i pions ae : naga: _ oa Pg “ene $5.98 2 op 2185 Wilton Velvet Carpets; good lines, per yard. . 7740 ae Re $7.50 30c Window Shades...... 15c $4.00 Tapestry Covers. . $2. $1.35 Axminster Carpets; good patterns, per yard... .85e Gere a $9.29 19¢c Ruffled Muslin. . 10ce $3.50 Drapery Goods... .$1.25 Best quality Inlaid Linoleums, $1.50 grade........$1.10

| Dress Goods (Matin Floor.)

=] 90c All-Wool Voile, 25¢

Exactly 290 vards, pure — Voiles; yard; in navy. blue, cream and black, 36 inches wide, eer 50c- a . 25e 75¢c Mohair, Per Yu. 39e¢

and grav; extra wide, 52 T5e quality; per yard Mohairs in black, navy blne, brown inches, be $1-25 English Mohair, 49c¢

Genuime English Mohairs inches yard in navy blue, brown, green and grav, envell neat checks and fancy sme; Me 98c French mei: 50¢

Black French Poplin, hard-twisted yarn; rough wear; quality; at, per yard....,

sponged and shrunk; 50 inches wide; $1.25 grade; $2 Shepherd Checks, 85ce Angora Shepherd Checks, in navy blue and brown, two-size checks; desirable spring fabrics, extra wide (56 inches); $2.00 quality; PCr FArd ocoeccsccececrvers SOG

pure wool, splendid for 38 inches veide; 98e .. 50e $1.25 Cream Serge, 75c Heavy Storm Serge, cream color, per yard. 7S5e

75c to $1-75 Purses, 99c — Do Not Overlook the Sale of Silk Petticoats | Women’s Shoes SS

odds A SPECIAL purchase, consisting KE sure and visit the Second Floor and attend the sale of Silk Petticoats that is mow eoing on. Fifteen hun- Extraordi

of an importer’s entire » lot_ot dred splendid undergarments, made of most reliable silks, in a great variety of colors, all new stvles, made

and ends of leather str nary Offer HE spring and summer season is near at hand,

ip_han- amply full and wide, are offered for considerable less than the regular pr lees, Kaster i is but a short time henee,

dle Purses, in seal, levant, ealf and which means that there will be a decrease in

and it is advisable to make your purchases now.

other leathers, will be placed on sale, the demand for high shoes. In

low

ors; also new fancy alligator shacd-

Wednesday, at extraordinary SOD A wea anticipation of this, we offer eo from 4 to 615 inches our entire stock of Women’s long: have inside frames; lined with high Shoes, without reserve, at ooze leather; black and fancy col- 90 and 25 per cent discount,

sinall lot laste, ee 2 tomorrow, 72 = +.) ee eS a ee eS 2 Cee 8 6 Ss (\ain Floor.) and heht soles: twelve dit- all sizes and ed be : ferent styles: width: at diseount.

Linens--Extra

Wall Paper or $1.60

INS ; gilt frames. Pcie a Te appreciate the full merit of this Every - purse bi 59e rey offering you must remember new, fresh and in | that we sell Shoes at the narrowest every Way desira- margin of profits anid ble, but there is only a small lot of handle only the most reli- each kind; regular selling prices | 7. able makes. Every pair is range from 75e to $1.75: your choice, om ei Bis euaranteed to wear. The Wednesday, while they last; each, a Second best products of the most ale == —— reputable manufacturers in : | 75¢ Japanese Purses, 25c ‘ee the country are represented, and you will find here the great- a fa se est variety of stvles and leathers. ' NLY 25 dozen of these Japanese 2 Za ‘ ° ° P ’ Parties or demnll Baze. They are in = Our entire line 9f' Women's Our entire line of Women’s fancy pattern Japanese leather: embossed, fF = Ry | $2.00 Shoes; in patent colt $2.50 Shoes, in patent colt and have chain attached: verv neat little a $8 and fine kid with patent and vici kid; heavy _and purses that sell regularly for 75c; while this 4 j ips: Cnhbi heels: heavy light soles; eighteen differ ips; Uuban neeis; heavy’ ent styles; all newest shapes and sizes; from 2 to 8: A to fk. widths; at 20% off. |) eee errr rer $2.05 Our Entire Line of Women’s

| Our En itire ties of: Women’s $3.00 Shoes, including Co- | Pure Linen Lunch Cloths; 45. (Fourth Floor.’ This Petticoat $3.85 Choice of these Silk Petticoats $4.39 This Petticoat $4.85 $3.50 Shoes; newest cre a- Fane | mee . every pale inch; hemstitched; one row | 4 i ok bee Minted, Silk Petticoats, as illustrated; Silk Petticoats, in three different styles, as illustrated: made Silk Petticoats, as illustrated ; ue) strictly ‘DenG-srwec men pe berg 7 ge of drawnwork : worth up ti) and Gilt Papers, in this sale at. Ol best quality cuaranteed of hest quality taffeta: deep aeeordion plaited flounee : Gn- made of best rustling euaran- welts and turns: in patent wei daes ; 2 : 5 hs 4 e200: eS ae 7be Es ns che so han WY & taffeta : deep sectional tueked ished with three sectional stitched ruffles: others with deep teed taffeta. with deep accor- colt, gunmetal and ene te 2 " " esp cea Pure Linen Bleached Barnes- | 4 #¢2t variety of Wall Papers; Bourice, headed with Four sectional flare flounces, with rows of tailor stitching; in dion-pleated flounce, nmshed bd ge ig Metre. —. OD keae ae to 9 ve i? re new shades of green, red, blue and rows of shirring: also many changeable; solid eolors and black: good , with ‘three sectional flare ; @ aa a : or : ley Crash; all white or with brown; worth 10¢, 12e and 15e other stvles; in all the new values at $5.95: price i $4.39 | tucked ruffles and. tailored to 9: AA to E widths: 20" Kk widths; 20% diseount, a: — oe a roll; at, per roll ge el gia spring shaies and black ; | Sate : : 3 3 | | bands; others with deep discount. o1 $2.80 OF. 4: venul FRE cecevenudsa td awe ncen e — : - me pees had on housekeepers. These are the. genuine and have divided in into three assortments. The best

New: York Sheets; “torn’ 20c Surah Silks, 25c Surah Silks in all shades: \ills Ready-Made Bleached " the original tickets;

also ones are on sale on Main Floor, in the regular depart-

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; ; In view of the récent advance o cream, white * black: 24 nent, and priced 12e. in all about 25,000 yards at prices that enable us to cotton goots of all Linde thoes of. cream, white or black; 24 p ' * sea 8 Kinds, these ¢ Inenes Ww idle: oie quality : Der oT ~wlpDe l in ene I; iT’ re assor tment, offer wonderful bargains. rerings are remarkable. WORN 3.22 Se - AY % inmense collection of N Otrixe HAM, Calais, 64x90; worth 65c, at. .50c 49c Mixed Suitings, 25¢ the Basement. axel oe : alais and y Torchon, € luny and 63x90 ; ; worth 70c, at. 55e Mixed Suitings: 3a inches Women's jersey ribbed. Torehon Laces and In- e al. Laces, with inser- > oui Oh. ck” ek wide; in vray, tan. black and ~~ cotton, low neek. sleeve- serting; per vard.. +¢ tions to mateh; yard... Cc 72x90 ; ~~; Worth 75c, at. .60e white mixtures: 49¢ quality ; less Vests; fine 10c Embroideries at Sc a Yard 81x00; wor worth 806, at. .65e per yard | 25e grade; stitch-fin- 8 31x99: 9: worth ey ry t. 706 Pata biiedoaer | oes: r | A ag Egg ‘ ! : to nll urtains and eries ished armholes: Embroidery Edging in Swiss eambric and Nainsook Embroidery : 90x90; wor worth 85c, at. 70c Odd tmane Draper! end ea good qual- 4 inchee wide. ; —_— “. a — clone. . et — . eng ‘ = 8 ‘ . Ses a ine me wide; dainty as well as showy designs: ke 90x99 ; _worth 90e, at. “Ibe : $5.00 Silk Eton Coats, $2.98 width: perfect in every re- ity; regular and extra . 6 — eevee % 6 & ee 3 4 . ae oe ee ee oe ee eee 6 ee OO Oh eh es ke : xt : ; : Q : ; : ; — oe re : SI7ES- Ss le at 2 eee ag oe , : Lockw EW Spring Silk Eton Coats: front finished with plaits: spect; ape lal, -each...... . = fs ' Shirting Prints : Sead = Mills pace N trimmed with braid and buttons; three-quarter length 600 Extension Rods; for lace 3 O'Clock Special ; CaaGy-mMé ‘AVY neac ‘ < "La .% rire ‘hite “yr. rae ey: ie wd, Extra Special Operty — - oo bess le gait sleeves; turnover cuffs; lined with Italian satin; at. ..$2.98 ee = cyl e: ve 8 EDNESDAY small figured and stripe: er EDNESDAY we will 2 Tt Ope oo gated ends, complete With SDNESD, rimac Shirting ] ’rints: worth 7c place on sale one below market value, $5.00 Allover Net Waists, $2.98 brackets ; worth Loe, each Ye o'clock we will ee ee © || case of best quality, genu- 48x90; worth 450, at..29¢ EAUTIFUL Allover Net Waists; front and back hand. C¥etonne and Scrim Remnants; { place on sale one case. of Shirting Madras ine Lockwood Mills Un- 54x90; _worth 50c, at. .dde somely inserted with imitation Irish lace and embroid- eta erik. yg tops, arin sates woven, corded and An ehe thee Yr 7 . . zc “Wats mes alr a ice. ‘ : * f . MEE eleva’ strined and solid bleached = =Sheeting; —_7-4 63x90; v worth ‘B5c, a at. .39¢ ered pretty designs; three-quarter length sleeves; lined Me aa sea oee” jace-striped White Waist | wide: worth 2214e a yard: gg an hike; regularly sells for 15¢; ing Madras: 40. inches colored, woven Shirting Ma- begat remarkable 72x90 ; worth - 60e, at. t..45e with Come wile: $0.00 Value; at...) oe ec a $2.98 Wednesday special. yard. 7¢ ict. senmilt tie dras; 30 inches wide; 12 shies nee <vard. . °10e "10c| 81x90; wort worth | 65c, at. . 49¢ Our Department of Shoe Repairing is Plain White or Ecru Curtain yard: on sale at... .Gte Tae Bn : 90x90; worth 70c, at. Bde equipped to render you the best service. Scrim; worth 10c; for, yd.5e —————

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Men’s White Lawn Bows: six CO ee ks cco keke 5e Men's Lawn String Ties; tan, gray and black; per doz. Se Men's White Lawn Band Bows; — in individual boxes; .eaeh, Se } White Pique Puffs and Plates | serviceable for coachmen.&@ -

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SAYS TIME IS RIPE BY ROBERT EDGREN., OMMY BURNS had gone through a large Wate of turkey and : Cranberry jsauce and had jus: begun a\sclentific attack upon a wedge Of cocoampit pie crushed under an ave- lanche of jce cream when I mentioned ‘the name of Jeffries. } Immediately the first bite of pie dis-: appeared in a guip. Tommy Burns sat Up straight in his chair and dropped ‘his spoon. (Tommy eats pie and ice '€ream withva spoon? Jack O’Brien eats fee cream 4nd pie with a fork: Kia ' Broad eats N with a knife; Joe Gregg e@ats it with his fingers—that's all a ‘matter of tuste.) Tommy sat up |@traight in his‘ chair and delivered his @pinion. Now, when I. asked Jack O'Brien ‘g@bout fighting Jeffries—perhaps it was ™“g year ago—Jack snorted disdainfully and plunged immediately into a de- scription of Jeffivies as an_easy mark. He told me how Fitzsimmons had near- ‘Ty blinded Jeffries in eight rounds. “And you know how much faster and better than Fitzi I am,” said Jack. ‘‘If Fitz could nearly blind Jéffries in eight founds it would de a cinch for me to close his eyes entirely in six. Then, of ‘eourse, it’s the easiest thing on earth to knock out a man_who can*t see where the punch is coming from. You Slember how 1 Knocked Kaufman Out When I had his eyes closed. Well, Same thing for Jefffies. Biggest snap on earth.” A year or so having passed I don't Guarantee that this is exactly word for word what O’Brien said. But it's the gense of his statement, anyhow. But nothing-of that sort: from Tommy Burns. T OMMY SAT up straight! in his chair

(third time I've had him doing that, I . believe) and looking atraight at me with a mild, pleasant expression, begat in a gentle voice, like that of a poet reciting lines to spring. “Of course you know,’ said Tommy Burns, “that all champions get beaten "eee time, if they keep on fighting long Cough. That's what I count” upon. erffries will be beaten. some time if he oes on- fighting. Perhaps I may come vet in time to get hin. “Now, I don't went to boas, but I think>my chanoes fairly good. IL have been winning fights right along. I'm fn perfect physical comlition. I Know JT am fast, and [I have some cleverness. Moreover, 1 am not afraid to fight any man living. No one can buffalo me. “T will fight Jeffries just the way Jim Corbett fought Sullivan at New Orleans, T don't want to knock Jeff. He and lI are the best of friends. But he is get- ‘ting into the same condftion that Sulli- van was then. The biggest and tough- @st man living can't drink raw whiskey the way Jeff does and keep his vitality. Tt didn't hurt Jeffries for a few years, but it has him going now. ~———— ‘J EFF is terrible heavy. He has put on a lot of weight. His Short hunting trips in the*moun- tains don’t take it off. He can't train Gown the way he used to. If 1 fight Bim I will use my footwork to the best advantage and keep him moving. I am Short. | can get in under his punches. And Till work almost entirely on his body. That his’ weak spot now. - You Might as well punch a rock ag hit Jef- fries on the jaw. “The bigwest thing in my favor is Sa: Jeffries regards me as an easy mark. He looks at me and _ thinks. Wiat! “That kid fight me! Why, he's S tittle bit of a fellow. He couldn't hurt me.’ Jefi wouldn't take me -seri- Osly, even if he agreed to fight me. He wouldn't train ithe way he used > Tain for the bie fellows. And there he'd make a mist: ike, I look small, but B Weigh just what Sharkey weighed aa Bis best. And I'm faster and a more Clever boxer. I'd have a better chance SoAn Sharkey at his best would have @g@ainst Jeff as he is now. Ti met Jeff awhile ago and asked him fight me. tHe said) he would if 1 Made such a reputation that‘ some big Ub would offer a goud purse. - After ight O'Brien again | think there will “© no trouble about that, “O'Brien spent two days in bed after Our fight in Los Angeles. He knows 8@* up against « hard) game when we iret again. But [| don't think he Bhows just how lard. The way to beat OPrien is by hitting him-in the body. hats how | beat him tn Los Angeles While he was a very sick man after the fight. i hardiy had a imark, and was Mt the rmext day feeling as good as | before the fight je¢ame off. Me- Sarey. wire runs the club, ts one of my Mest friendy. A’ that he wouldn’t give me An imi the beat of it in ariy fignt Pui is law Angeles, because he is ab- S0luitiy on the level, “a eo a EFPORE 1 fought Hart I went to McCarey and offered -him 2) per cént of my end to geét Rie the match. ‘My boy, he said, ‘I will ot the maich for youllif I can, but I wouldn | tence a red cemt of your mon- es. That's how much ion the level ne ia He got the match) for me, and ! ink he expected to fee me beaten, The WRrien match || got for mysell. S butfaioed O'Brien into fighting me._ Me wouldut see it. We met in the Sieh eae office and bad altalk. He began ceeding me. if iid to myseif: "Why, ae fellow ia trying ito buffalo mé, Then A Marted right in to make him oxoalned that . hed

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haps I put it a little strong —! j kind of taik : aie > ip Aug, . atl. e Boston— May 23, 24, 25. Pod. July 15, 16. 17, 18; Aug. 16, 17, 8. Games Abroa d, At Chicane. -April 18, 19,. 20, 1: . May 29, 30, 31: Sept. 4, 5, 7. At “Detrolt mh oe 28. 24, 25, 27: July » © & Ave, 2 fe. 31 At Cleveland ‘May 1, 2. 3, 4; June 22: Sept. 2. 2. 3. 16, 17%, At Washington —June 4, 5. 6, 7: July 24. Jon 26, 27: Sept. 24, on: 26. At Philedelphia—June 8, 10, 11, 12: + 29, 30. 31, Aug. 1: Sept. 20, 21, “At New York—June 18 19, 20, 21; Aug. 7. 8 9 10: Sept. 27, 28, 30. . At. Boston—June 14, 15, 17, 17; Aug. ® -3. 6, 6; Oct. 1, 2 &. I icechentnconceitlinncdeiellneathannlienisnalinieniamitagr ll me today.” Incidentally, Taylor cornered Ed Han- lon, the manager of ag Cincinnati team, and offered to trade Unglaub even up for the voung Californian inflelder named Kane that is on Hanlon’s list. “As I have. seen neither of these men play,’ said foxy Ned with a grin, I will have to decline your offer.” “The rules will not be materially changed,” said Hanlon, while the Na- tional League men were in séssion at the Hotel Vie toria. “The game itself was never more popular than now. The pitchers have something of an advant- age, it is true, but the closeness of the scores, due in a measure to the foul- strike rule, keep up the general interest in the game to the very last inning, for the reason that usually a team that is behind always has a chance to pull out a victory. “In the old days when a batsman could foul off as many good balls as he pleased and there was much heavy hit- tine, the game at times became one- sided in the early innings so that speec- tators grew Weary and left the grounds. But the fact that the general public interest in baseball just now is more intense than ever before is sufficient

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- BROWNS’ SCHEDULE. | ness hammerlock and half Nelson ling’s shoulders hit the canvas. Sandow,’’ the Chicago wrestler, was Olsen's third foe. Sandow is a good wrestler, tremen- dously strong, and he made Olsen work like a demon to throw him, as Olsen was already a bit tired from his two previous bouts. Sandow lasted 35 min- utes, when Olsen finally threw him with a hammerlock. Olsen will appear a 15-minute exhibition bout with Champion Frank Gotch at a Cineinnat! theater this evening. Bob Alai, the Turk, will be Olsen's op- ponent -in the match at the Olympie Theater Sunday night. low who is said to. be. really a most romising wrestler. At least by some is expected to give Olson more trouble than Charles is anticipating. Baptiste and Chicago Sandow The yeorgee will meet In the preliminary match. Sandow-Baptiste match will undoubted- ly prove as good a drawing card as the BRaptiste is the local middleweight. -He is generally credited with being the midHewefght champion. Sandow sh showed his_ form when he gave Olson-Alai match.

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AT THE Y. M. C. A, Last night a special ladies’ night was observed in the gym- nasium at the Y. M.-C. A. Mem- bers and friends brought their women friends to see the regular work of the gymnasium classes. A plan was put in operation at this time to secure funds for the benefit of the swimming _ pool. Unusual interest has been mani- fested during the past winter in swimming and a great effort is being made to keep the swimming pool open. The Board of Man- agers are not able to defray the expense of this, ahd funds will be aised by the members’ them- selves through entertainments and exhibitions. An entertainment -by the St. Louis Amateur Orchestra will be held about the middle of March for this purpose and the first week in April an amateur circus will be conducted in the gym- nasium. There is a plan on vote to hold a State Y. M. C. A. telegraphic meet. Exch association enters and will hold the same events in its own gymnasium ‘on the same night. ~-Nhe results of each event will be telegraphed to the other associations just after the enter- tainment is concluded, and these will be posted on a blackboard: or bulletin in each association so that the audience may know at any time the standing of the teams. This is a new venture in this section of the country and considerable enthusiasm is ex- pected.

OLSEN A WINNER IW TRIPLE BOUT

il Local Wrestler Puts Three of the Best Down in 6114, Min- utes at Cincinnati, 0. Charles Olsen, the big German wrest- who now calls St. Louis his home, and who will engage in a match at the Olympic Theater next Sunday night, demonstrated his class when three good wrestlers in 614% minutes at Cincinnati last night. Eddie Barr was Olsen's | Barr put up a good struggle for a time, but Olsen finally pinned his shoulders to the mat after 28 minutes of work. A hammerlock did the business, Shilling was then brought forth and proved an easy victim. Olsen simply played with him, and when after : minutes’ fooling Olsen got down to busi- he had no trouble in grabbing a and Shil- “Young - BOWLERS AIDING IN A Bla AUTO

he downed first opponent. Young Alaiis a big fe l- . wa —_ A Campaign for Entries Is Be- ing Conducted by St. Louis Enthusiasts,

ENTRIES ARE POURING IN and stopped in front of the door. And treated to speeches by the occupants, to convey a party abewt the city each evening to the various bowling a¥Meys. preceding election time. right at this particular moment ts the fact that the national tournament en- tries close next Thursday evening and the committee is seeing to it that not bowlers on the alleys in the West End Coliseum. A party of newspaper men _ accom- panies the bowlers’ committee each evening by special invitation and they are all bending every energy towards persuading those who are hanging back to get in their entreis at once. It is highly important that no St. Louis teams are left out of the big tourna- ment, as the home city is depended upon for about one-sixth of the entries. A rough estimate places the probable number who will enter in the city at from 60 to 70 five-men teams, The tournament office has its hands full. A large number of entries came in Monday, although the bulk from the outside is expected to arrive Wednes- day and Thursday. Among the entires yesterday came several from Wisconsin and assurances came out of Milwaukee that ten teams would enter from that city where only six were’ expected. Five teams instead of three are en- tered from Toledo and two or three more entries came in from Louisville, the latter city having not yet recovered from the effects of the enthusiasm virus with which it was inoculated last a " Chartea Moll of Milwaukee, who was president of the Milwamkee Bowling As- sociation at the time the national tour- nament was held in that city, has sent word that he would enter a team, and speaks very encouragingly for Wiscon- sin. Erricson, the Oshkosh, Wis., bowl- er, who has written asking for special matches between himself and St. Louis or visiting bowlers at the tournament, has another contest on hand with Bar- ron of St. Louis. Secretary Sweeney made the match yesterday for a $5) side wager. Erricson is considered one of the best bowlers in Wisconsin, but he will probably get all that’s coming to him, and more than he barga'ns for, when he arrives in the Mound City. MORE than ‘an ONE MILLION people fn the city of St. Louls and contiguous territory READ the SUNDAY POST- DISPATCH EVERY Sunday.

Olson. a heavyweight such a stiff argu- ment at Cincinnati last night, in spite of the fact that Sandow is only a mid- dleweight. Baptiste hag been training with Olson for some time. The veteran Greek will be Im fine condition, which means that Sandow will have to step

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FOUR BOUTS AT OLYMPIC CLUB There was but one Knockout In the Olymple A. C. amateur boxing bouts. last night. J. Baker of the Olympic A C. put Db. F. Moser down so hard in the second round that Moser was un- able to come back for the third. Two other bouta went three rounds, while another lasted but one round. The re- sult of last night's bouts, with to- night's schedule, follows: 1-pound clase-F. Huawe. Olympic A. WO won from J. Flecie. unattached. ih ree rounds. e 110-ponnd class Adolph Eaton. feated Willlam Hammond, Ob wpe A. ©. in three rotunda. I5S-pound clase—J. Baker, ~- bew gaag ta <, defeated F. 1D. Moser. unatfach wo reunds. 11s. pound class- BR. Bart Ss. B. A. C., & feated Steve Jeneck. Oismole A. &.. in ome recad. _ PONIIET'R CARD. | if®-pound clasr- Howard Cook. WwW. Ham- a Willame and Fiard Fisher mond. ‘LS pound. class-—Mareball Katow. vende

Ss. L. DRAKE, President of the St. Louis Rowling As- sociation and the Missouri State Organization as ab. Fee

And a big red auto chugged around everybody in the bowling alleys were President Otto Stifel of the St. Louts National Tournament Association has loaned his big automobile to the other tournament officials and workers this week and the machine ig being used Once arrived at the alleys, the party conducts itself much as would the ad- herents of some _ political campaigner in the wear and tear of the few days The reason of this ardous endeavor one St. Louis bowler escapes a pressing invitation to join with his’. brother the finish of the were mixing it up In the center of the ring with honors about even, changed right and left awings to the head and body, when Farmer seemed to slip andl Beze- nah ‘ripped a cree left hook to Farmer's right groin. dropping hi rushed to the ald ef the Salles lad. who was. spermatic cord, there anpenred to he an old wound. _" a —— ee, co OFFERS $o0 FOR A CHANCE 10 FGHT | hae: aid Collins Issues @ Money Defy to George © Block for a Bouts _ yi}. Sst

GIVES AWAY 10 POUNDS “Oh, for somebody willing te fight me,” sighs R. lh (Birdlegs) Collins, as he Issues his latest challenge this one being flung out to George Block, whe | is matched to meet Milt Kinney im the 148 class at the Onion A CG in Alton March 6 ‘T'll make Block a present of $50 if he will agree to fight me and post @ guarantee of $150 that he will show in the ring. The fight to be at catch weights and for any purse that may be offered and a side wager up to any amount he wants to name,” says Col- lins. It is understood that the $60 of- fered by Collins is to be a gift pure and simple and no conditions attach to it except that Block agree te fight and posts the money, Collins says he is willing to place bets for all of Block's friends to. pick up. It is preferred that the fight take place at the Alton club, - Collins is the colored fighter who has spent all of the winter trying to make a\ match with different men in his claks and who has not thus far succeede He fights best at 138 pounds and in tak- ing on Block is giving away weight. The prospects for this fight are good as it is hardly ——— that Block will bar the dusky-hued scrapper. Omega Oil for All Aches ard Paing Cg can be reached externally, Trial bettie Kid Farmer Won on Foul, Special to the Post-Dispatch. HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. Feh, 26.—Kid Farmer

of Peorta, Ill.. was declared the winner over Andy Bezenah of Oincinnati last night in the eighth round of what was echeduled to be a 20-round contest. Fighting hard thre -"t the eight rounds bout came while the hors m itke a ! Doctors rroaning and erying bitter for aome relief. ‘he club's physician, after an examination, eae ear ge Farmer tn a critical condition, atat- ng that the lad had received a rupture of the at the same time stating that

Do You Bowl? Then you are lucky if you escape the irritation of the bladder or kidneys this sport so frequently causes. You | can prevent it or remedy it by drinking Dr. C. Bouvier’s G in It's a mighty fine drink and mighty fine icine at the same time. It is helpful, instead of harmful when all other drinks are. forbidden. } Pure of the best quality, mixed A selected acta snoeee and pure rock candy syrup. Guaranteed under the Nati Pure Food Law. Should be in every houschold for the mother and little — Telephone to saloon of

behind the bar."’ The genuine hae the signature (Dr. C. Bouvier) on back label. It is never sold in bulk.

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. . Lighting. = fervice, we will we = -yention Bureau as Arbi- ’ gpection . Bhoyld refuse to submit it to the Pre- Bion given by the Prevention Bureau {s Taton Electric Pledwed to it |

TUESDAY— ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—FEBRUARY 26, 1907

INSPECT WIRIN F BUILDING — ee Contractors. and Electrical Workers Object to Present Methods of Work.

MEASURE IS PREPARED

Objection Is Made to Fire Pre- trary and Costly.

The third attempt to legalize the in- of electric wiring and equip- ment of commercial buildings, factories and residences wil be made probably this week, when a bill Intended to. make control of the matter a public instead of private function will introduced in the Municipal Assembly. At be present the only inspection is that made by the St. Louis Fire Prevention Bureau, and -$t is beyond the control.of the Stat or city. They contend that as_ the city exercises -full authority in respect to &team Oboilers, elevators, sewers, plumbing and water, it should have equal control of ail electrical wiring in- stalled in private as well as in public buildings. The bill which they are pre- aring contemplates putting on the City upervisor of Lighting the duty of over- seeing and approving all wires and ap- paratus installed in St. Louis, which ts the only American city of its class in which municipal inspection is’ not in vogue, they say. Maintained by Underwriters. Almost since the first employment of electricity in St. Louis as an agency of heating, lighting and power, the St. Louis Fire Prevention Bureau or its predecessor, the Board of Fire Under- writers, has been the only inspector of electric wiring in’ private establish- ments. The St. Louis* Fire Prevention Bureau is maintained by a fund provid- ed by the various underwriters accept- ing risks in the local field.“ As a pre- requisite of imsurance the bureau has insisted on an inspection of nearly all electrical wiring done tin the city. By agreement with the several light and wer comparies no current is’ obtaina- Bie from them except upon presentation of a certificate of inspection made by the bureau. For this certificate and ‘the inspection which it covers there is a-charge, grad- uated according to the number of lights and apparatus in use by the conSumer of the current. The minimum fee is 50 cents for 25 lights or. less, for “open work’’ and $1 for 25 lights or less for “concealed work.’ For more than 2% lights up to 50 lights, the charge is $1.25 for “roughing in” and the same sum for installing fixtures, after the prelim- inary wiring has been done. That means $3 for both inspections. The fees for inspecting wiring carrying more than fifty Ughts follow a scale based on each 100 installed. Censumers Also Complain. It is this charge for insff&ction to which the contractors are objecting. Complaints have come also from con- sumers, who hold that the bureau has no authority to exact fees for what is enerally supposed to be the duty and unction of the City Supervisor of In November, 1905, Councilman Cra- mer introduced in the City Council a bill to provide -the necessary authority and machinery for municipal inspec- tion. The measure was referred to the Committee on Legislation. At a hear- ing Henry M. Blossom, president of the ‘Fire Prevention Bureau, and other in- Surance agents-condemned the bill and tH was filed Feb. 9, 196. Mr. Blossom gays he worked to defeat the bill be- Sause it contemplated giving too much recognition to the electrical contractors,

and threatened the safety of the city. About eight months ago the contrac- tors, electrical workers and officers of the bureau collaborated on an ordinance and sent it to City Counsellor Bates for approval. While the draft was in his hands the electrical workers, who had reviously agreed to its verbiage, with- rew their indorsement and the bill was Never presented to the Municipal As- sembly. Gives Supervisor Authority. The bill now in preparation will give the City Supervisor complete authority in the matter of inspection, and discre- tion as to the number of his force. It will require electrical contractors to ve bond for the performance of work n accordance with the national elec- trical code. Fees will be charged so. that the office may be in part, if not altogether, self-sustaining. It is pointed out that a paramount ad- vantage of such inspection would be its uniformity and the impossibiity of es- caping it. As it is now there are con- fessediy loop-holes for careless and {n- efficient contractors And indifferent or Shirking landlords.. If the: owner of a house, after installing electric wiring,

vention Rureau’s inspection there is no egal way in which to compel him to do So. If such an emergency should arise, Chief Henley of the Bureau says, the Only recourse would be to deny the re- ae an insurance on his premises. ut the lighting company or power com- pany would be obliged to furnish him | rrent. If the city were the inspector, t is contended, such disobedience would punishable. Chief Henley Defends System. _Chief Henley of the Fire Prevention reau defends the present system and eprecates a change Involving munict- inspection. To a Post-Dispatch re- orter he said. “The fire loss traceable to defective fring in St. Louis is much less than mn any other big cite in the United tates. The Bureau is watching the nterests of the insurance companies by which it is maintained. In doing that We ats welfaye is safe-guarded. - "We are scrupulous in our itnsistence n every element of safety In the wiring f bulldings, large and small. We show 0 favoritism and the withholding of msurance would by the penalty for any are c+» . Seerve our regulations. The et result is a high place for St. Louis nm the list of those cities which show he least loss of life and property due defective wiring. | think the Inspec- —_ he best that could be obtained, elther em public or private sources.” ’ General Manager Powelson of = the Light and Power Co.. fhich directly and indirectly furnishes oat of the current used in St. Louis, “While I think it. would be unwise to ubstitute municipal inspection for that POW given by the Fire Prevention RBnu- eau, IT wouldn't oppose any system that ould increase and expedite business, ® Want an inspection that will mean paolute safety to the consumers of our purrent, but one that is free from red pe @nd neediess delay. Tt ‘Ia to our ; : to reduce the fire losses at- butable to defective wiring. Every ch loss ts an angement against the | of electricity. If municipal inspec- bm Gan give safety, with expeditious me it. We have bureau's inepection con- ficient, but we are not mn any way. If the city

BUSCH RETURNING: CONTINUES WEAK Coming by Southern Route and Is Expected Here Thursday. fechuse of the unsatisfactory condi- tion of the health of Adolphus Busch, | he and his family left 4 asadena, Cal., | Tuesday morning for St. Louis, accord- ' ing to dispatches. His continued weak- ness has given his phywicians anxiety, but they say he is abie to make the long journey without ‘fear of serious |, consequences. Mr. Busch suffered an attack of pneu- monia during the Curistmas holidays | which developed into bronchitis, com- | plicate@ with gout.

For a time his life was despaired Of, | but he rallied and;went to Aiken, 8S. C., where the invalid appeared to conva- lesce, Then he was’ taken to’ Pasa- dena. Rainy weather in Pasadena is given as one of the reasons for Mr. Busch’'s unexpected wish to return home. The dampness kept him indoors and he was not able to take his accustomed daily walks in the sunken gardens. The private car Adolphus left Pasa- | dena with the Santa Fe train departing at 8:30 a. m. The trip will be by the Southern route. With Mr. Busch are his wife, August A. Busch, Mrs. Magnus, Dr. Robert: Luedeking, a housekeeper and ‘servants. LUMBER CAR CHARGES. OT Freight Bureau Considering Daily Rental Plan Proposed. Members of . the Business’ Men's League and the St. Louis Manufactur- ers’ Association met Tuesday in the office of the former organization's freight bureau to discuss the. subject of switching charges on lumbe& delivered in St. Louis by the Terminal Railroad. The question of accepting the. rail- road’s proposal to substitute a daily rental for cars instead of the switch- ing charge heretofore made will be de- cided, it is expected, as a result of the meeting. Lumber dealers have for a long time complained against the service fur- nished by the. various railroads, and especially against the charges exacted for placing cars on the dealers’ switch- es. The railroads have offered the sys- tem of daily rental as a compromise.

Pee —— DESTROYS Catarrh spoils good looks—there isn’t a vestige of doubt about it.— Red nose will come from con- stant use of the handkerchief -weak eyes are caused by inflammation of the internal membrane. And there are other disagreeable things about catarrh—bad breath for one thing —and the snuffles for another — and hawking and spit- ting. Perhaps your case hasn’t reached that stage yet—but it will un- less you take prompt ac- tion and intelligent action Killthe germs; that’s the on- ly way to cure catarrh—and there is only one remedy that will kill the germs and that remedy is HYOMEI : the Antiseptic Air Cure Just breathe Hyomei in, and the medicated and soothing properties of the antiseptic air * will reach every nook and torner of the membrane of the nose and throat; it will de- Stroy the germs, allay the inflammation and drive out the foul odor. Hyomei is guaran- teed to cure catarrh and colds and coughs or money back. Suffered Fifteen Years I suffered fifteen years with catarrhal trouble. I went to two different hospitals for treatment but without any lasting benefit. | have used onlytwo bottles of Hyomei and have been cured by the remedy. It has made full and complete recovery. Capt. WILNEF, Gloucester, Mass. A complete Hyomei outfit costs $1.00 at any Grug store.--Mail Orders filled—Write for interesting free booklet.

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skin and aw | All wrinkles, moles, brown spots and superflucus hair, birthmarks, red veins and freckles re- moved. OCroeked and deformed noses, bagry eyelids and all feat- ural imperfections cor- m rected, Consultation FREE. Call or write, Hirs.0 to 12:30 p.m.,2 to 7p.m. 800 Olive st., St. Louis, Mo.

MUSIC IN BARR’S BASEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE ECKHARDT IDEAL ORCHESTRA EVERY DAY THIS WEEK

$1.15 Book for 19c “The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middle- ton,’’ by Wardon Curtis; a collection of 15 of the liveliest of short stories. Pub- lished by the Herbert S. Stone Co. of Chi- eago, and sold regularly at $1.10. Spe- cial for the Basement ] 9 Cc Rtn OL... wb vshea ec 5 bbe ee ss

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Boys’ 50c Shirts, 24c

Boys’ Shirts, made of Percale and Penang, in handsome colors and patterns; all new designs; 1244 to 14 inch neck measure; regular 50e¢ value. Special for Wednesday, 8b... 685.58 4S a. 24c¢

~ The Greatest Triumph in Our History HE effectivenuess of the values offered yesterday in Barr’s Basement was incontrovertibly proven by the immense crowds which attended. . Never in the history of any St. Louis store have such great throngs responded as did Monday to our announcement of the Basement Opening. is that every offering has created the highest degree of satisfaction, and we count that of,first importance always. And the be ‘st part of all » “a -

The Basement Opening will be continued throughout the week. Special values will be offered every day. The Sale of Sample Garments from Kurlander Bros. & Co.

Basement Bargains in Laces and Neckwear Net Top Laces, in Point Gaze and Oriental; cream only; 5 and 7 inches wide; good value at 90c, Basement price 15c. All-Silk La Tosca Net, 45 inches wide, in yellow,

brown, old rose, ete.;: regular $1.00 value; sale price, in Basement, per yard............... o5c Cape Collars, in white, cream and _ black; as- sorted lot; many worth up to $5.00 each;; none worth less than $1.50; sale price, Wednesday, 8$9c. Lawn Ties, with embroidered ends, worn with lin- en collars; regular price 25c; Basement price, 10c. 50 dozen Stocks, many different styles, some have extra embroidered tabs, others imitation hand- drawn top, 5 small buttons on tab; former -prices 95e and 35c; in Basement, each, 10c. Torchon Edges and Insertion, many of. them match, from 1 to 5 inches wide, suitable for under- wear; regular 75¢e and $1.00 values; per dozen yards, 49ce. : French and German Val. Edges and Insertion to match, regular price $1.00 per dozen yards, in Basement, Wednesday, per dozen yards, 45e. Cambric Edges and Insertion, edges 8 to 15 inches wide; worth 30e a yard; in Basement, Wednes- Will Continue Wednesday in the Basement

Ry Gg # 9 , at the and fancy tomorrow at, for

very newest Spring styles. a personal inspection. In addition to our purchase of the Kurlander stock, our buyer secured from a New York manufacturer 200 Sample Spring Suits, which are included tomorrow in the Basement sale. $18.75 Spring Suits at $10.75 These are exceptionally attractive Suits, and will be bought eagerly regular price; mixtures; materials coats are fitting styles; skirts are handsomely made and pleated; these Suits are worth every cent of $18.75, on sale in the choice $25.00 Tailored Suits at $14.75 High-class garments, made of fancy Panama, in all the new shades; also fancy striped, checked and plaid worsteds; styles include plainly tailored effects, fancy Etons and pony coats: coats are lined with fine taffeta: skirts are in new, full-pleated designs, to match coats; choice of these elegant $25.00 Suits at S 28-4 ee: 6 HIS great purchase embraces almost 2000 Spring Suits and Coats— the entire sample line of Kurlander Bros., used both in their sales- rooms and by their traveling salesmen. i. a Every garment is tailored in a thoroughly high-class manner, in the You can only appreciate their excellence by all-wool Panama cloth, worsteds Eton and semi- are in the newest pony, Zasement S 6:6 8:-@ ¢€.3 @ 6.4: 8 2 6 @ 6.6 0 62-2 26 8.9: 68 2 2 UR $10.75 trimmed $14.75 eee € @ 6 New Spring Covert Coats The weather is just right now for a Covert Coat, and now in new chase of sold is the time to buy it. Covert the Kurlander stock. tomorrow at prices little more than half the Almost 500 styles included in our pur- These are to be Coats were actual values. These are made 87.50 Covert Coats, 84.98. in a number of new models ‘of fine covert material, and are excellently tailored; rezular $7.50 value; sale price Wednes- day, while 100 last $10.00 Covert Coats at $12.50 Covert Coats at the ce 8.7%, Handsome material, 350 Coats in the assort- lined with silk, an ment, made of the smartly tailored, in the choicest materials, and newest effects; pur- in the most attractive chased for this season's’ styles, lined with silk: wear; there are all all custom-tailored:; not sizes in this lot; regun- a coat in this lot worth ae price $10.00; special less * than $12.50; sale choice Wednes- Os a 5 + wee ee $5.98 Gay.- £0P . .%6evi es $8.75

day, per yard, 15e. Cambric Edges and Insertions, edges from 5 to 12 China at One-Fourth Its Value

inches wide, regular prices up to 25c; in this sale

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the actual Basement Glove Sale Women's two-clasp Lisle Thread Gloves, in black, white .and colors; Wednesday, in Basement, per pair, 25e. Women’s 16-button length Lisle Thread Gloves, in white only, Wednesday at, per pair, 50c.

Lot I—An China, wort Women’s two-clasp Kid Gloves—odds and ends each, from our regular stoek—Basement price, TSec. es ee

ever presented. riety of articles in fancy values. 2-—-Hundreds — of Fancy China; immense va- Lot pieces of hiane to ‘SOc values 75¢ and $1 each, . in the sasement, Wednesday, see as 10¢ Pee .25¢ Lot 3—A vast collection of beautiful China. hand- decorated, worth $1.50 to $2.00 each, GREAT importer’s entire collection of samples of fancy China. in Limoges, Aus- trian and German makes, on sale in the Basement tomorrow at about one-fourth The greatest opportunity to buy fine hand-decorated China we’ve Included in. this vast assortment are cracker jars, plates of all kinds, cups and- saucers chocolate pitchers, salad bowls, celery trays, sugars and creams, olive brush trays, jugs and hundreds and hundreds of novelties. the greatest values in China ever offered in this store. dishes, ¢omb and We guarantee that these are Lot 4—A great collec- tion of Faney China, worth from $2.50 to $5.00, all hand-decorated, a Jar price $2.50;

First Basement

Sale of Bedding

UNDREDS of Blankets, Spreads anc at unusual price concessions and o ment at proportionate reductions tomorrow. low that you can well afford to buy now 1 Quilts, purchased n sale in the base- Prices are % for future needs. Comforts; covered with dark calico; extra heavy; regular $1.25 value; sale price Wednes- ORY. coi obs kN ak so i eee Silkoline Comforts; size 66x78 inches; cotton; regular value $1.25; opening price : ChE Ce Oe SG § OS 62k Ee OSA 6 6... 2 te SS xe? 6 & 2 2 6 are 2.68 + set. 4. 62 4.2 Oe Oo Se See Se Cee filled with white ...... $5e Flannelette Blankets; size 10-4; in white, tan or gray; with borders; regular 85¢ value NR. i an es ha oan ee ee ae Fleeced Sheet Blankets; all white; 10-4 ders; former price $1.00; sale price, Wednesday e¢@ 46 ¢6 68 & 6.0.8 6 6@ @ € e268 62.6 © oe @ © -S6 size; without bor- German Eiderdown Robe Blankets; fancy colors; sige 72x 84 inches; former price $2.00; sale PUR ai idee + code We cade hie eee Rin eee O95e Flannelette Blankets; in white or gray; 11-4 size; with " SiGe borders; regular $1.50 value; sale price, Basement Heavy Gray Wool Blankets; 12-4 size; ular $2.50 value; price for Wednes- G¢Gb¢ @2'S 64862 2 @ 8 «¢ &.4 ©: OSE 2:4 6 ee ee sce e2 © es 6 O88 €: 80 @ 2 Oe 4 48 Oe Be Ct ew. See ee Se Wool Blankets; in white or gray; 10-4 blue borders; regular price $3.50; QGOR WHI Soc occkcexsicuas White Wool Blankets; worth $3.75; Wednesday, reduced BD: 5 6a 0b 5% Saba x4 00s & 6 O & 2 es 6 88 2 and black: Hose; stripes; fine

Women’ fast black and tan: full fa8hioned ular 25% priee, Wednesday Women’ and elastic; double soles, heels and toes: former price Loe: sale price, Wednesday Women’ blaek broidered ankles: regular 25e and soe values; sale price, Wednesday Children’s Fast Black Cotton Hose; ribbed : double heels and toes; elastic ; sizes: former price 19e: sale price, Wednesday... Spring Hosiery and Underwear

s Cotton Hose; jn plain seamless; made with double ankle drawers: regular 50e¢ value; soles, heels and toes; all sizes; reg- Wednesday > values; sale [OG skies ick ee 38c oe, a a” ee ee a ae s Cotton Hose; in plain fast seamless; medium weight -10¢ s Plain Imported Cotton grounds and faney fast black with em- also 19c high with in all regular made; 12%¢ Women's Vests, high neck, long sleeves and Women’s White Ribbed Cotton Vests; with high sleeves; spring weight; also Draw- ers with band; excellent value at 25c; Wednesday, per garment... Children’s White Ribbed Cotton Vests; with low neck, and sleeve- less; full size; elastic and nicely taped; regular 12%4e quality sale price, Wednesday...... Boys’ Balbriggan Shirts; in ecru; neck, sleeves: knee or ankle length draw- ers to match; full size garments; 25e value; per rarment.. Ribbed Fleeced Cotton neck and long French 19c wide knee and .9C with long or short 5 eee > ARR’S Basement has brought with its opening the most remarkable values in Hosiery and Underwear ever chronicled at the beginning of a season. h'or Wednesday's selling many new values will be offered, and the opportunity to purchase should not be ignored.

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Mercerized Table Damask; satin finish after washing; Huck-a-Back T Jefferson AY. Bazaar’s price 50e pet yard; 374 our price Wednesday../.....---++-: C Linen D’Oylies; white fringed; Jefferson Av. Bazaar’s price $1.00 per dozen ; our price W ednesday, G0c 7 dozen, or, each APR: Hemstitched Lunch or Breakfast Cloths; 2x3 yards; Jefferson Av. Bazaar’s price $2.25; our price $ { 65 Wednesday, in Basement, each ° Be Gage eae OY. ies css 30¢ per yard; Ji sea 0d 0% 6@ oleae ee Oe eS am 2 @ees-8@eseme:2 * Knotted Fringe rice 1l5e each ; Hemstitched Bu Omar RS ofits eae ce gl RE Pa erence Table Napkins; regular value $1.10 per dozen; while the lot of 100 lasts, Wednesday, in SOc Basement . ment, each . ese 6 6 Oe ES Tr 0 0 0S lC NSU OOUC CU UCU which we will bring forward for tomorrow’s sale. wide; special price for Wednes- Wednesday at, per yard in the Basement 25c; sale price Wednes- oweling; regular 10c quality; 18 inches esse. OFC ee ae i ae ee es ec we ee ae eee 6 ee eC Se Turkey Red Table Damask; fast colors; regular price ist 575 yards to sell aaa Damask Towels; pure white; regular sale price Wednesday, caine eee reau Scarfs; 18x54 inches; regular price 1 eis ie eerewre#*#eeeewrteneeee#eettkse#e#e#eee#eé# Wash Cloths; very same that you have been paying 5e for; as & great opening special, in Base- 2c *“nereerpeeeeeeweeeoveeerere eee 2000 yards of Pepperell unbleached Sheeting, in 12-4, 11-4, 10-4 and 9-4 widths, in pieces ranging from 2 to 7 yards; the excellent wearing quality of this brand is well known: in order to close out the entire lot, we have Domestics reduced them to the following prices: 12-4 and 11-3 widths reduced to 17%e a yard. 10-4 widths reduced to 16 2-3c a yard, 9-4 widths reduced to 15e a yard. Unbleached Muslin; 36 inches wide; thread cotton; the re sale price, Basement, Wednesday, per yard lar 10¢ quality; *eq#seete#e "ere 0 * eres ‘re et @ made of round 7tc Lonsdale Cambric; in 1 to 12-yard lengths; regular 15c quality; as an opening special Wednesday, in Basement, yard , 114¢ Pillow Tubing; owvw~eeseee¢erstenrevwreteenve@et#te#eeeveet#eeetaeewe#ser 4 ment Flannelette; in light and gray patters warranted full width: 63x90; regular price 6%; 72x90; regular price 75c; 81x90; regular price 8%; 90x90; regular price 0x aale aa le aale sale - to assure quick selling we offer them Wednesday, in Basement, at.......-. HILE manv lines of the Jefferson Av. Bazaar’s stock were contpletely sold out on Monday, there are still many very attractive items in Linens and Domesties, This entire stock is on sale in the new Bargain Basement. , | 5 inches wide; former price, per yard,’ 18t4c; sale price Wednesday, in Base- ..... 134¢ i; regular price, per yard, 10c; sale price, Wednesday _ Cc Ready-Made Sheets; made of good quality of collon; price, price, price, price, TDe Pillow Cases; sizes 42x36 and 45x36; made the way of the material; excellent values at 17'%4c each; sale price Wednesday, each.... Pillow Cases; 50 dozen, 45x36; regular price l4¢ each; a Ts ° ie ann *eeeeeeeee “ ~ ore ; ie — hae

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EXCISE MEASURE —_——— “Jim Crow” Bill Also Sure of Defeat, Says the House Members. a Staff Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. the smallpox epidemic — in City the defeat of the Govern- ors mexsure, the State excise Dill, . and the “Jim Crow” car bill, is the belief freely expressed about the Capitol both by members who oppose and who favor buth measures. 74 The “Jim Crow” bill ; dead before the smallpox became epl- demic, but this makes it doubly The excise bill, it is geperally lieved, will now tack several votes of having the required 72 for a constitu- tional majority. There: are 82 the House. Two members in the smallpox hospital, and ; tieally every other member has ea “exposed to the disease, which, it is ej expected, wiil result in several more aM cases. The three St. Louis let eaka te : aire counted against the excise bill, ‘ well as two from Kansas City and . From 26.—That Jefferson means also was considered au. be- votes in already Dprac- been Democratic are two from St. Joseph. Many of the Democrats from the counties of the State oppose it. The measure is ex- pected to get some Republican votes. The Governor says he expects from 10 to 14 Republican votes for it. Members | of the House, however, say there will 7 be not r@re than seven. This, it ¥ conceded, will not be enough to carry the bill through. The “Jim Crow” bill, cratic members present, was considera- gE bly in doubt. Two who favored it— 2 | Barker of Macon and Salts of: Phelps— is with all Demo-

return to the House. + STATION THIEF + — CHECKED BOOTY a . | Frank Harris, Arrested, Tells a How He Evaded Detection . and Arrest. +t Frank Harris, 23 years old, was ar- . rested Monday by Detective Frank McKenna at Union Station. When first : arrested Harris pretended to be very oe: indignant, but when confronted by ie William Bordicker, an employe of the ae. Terminal Railroad Association, and 3 identified as the man who stole an

bey overcoat from the station a few days ‘ago, he confessed that he had stolen several suit cases at the station. ae On information furnished by Harris, Se ll suit cases tilled with wearing apparel, : a valuable shotgun, a camera, several E # overccats and. numerous hats which Me have disappeared from the station were found in pawn shops. Some of the goods have been identified as the property of William Ayers of Cincinnati and Rey. D. C. Hill of Clinton, Il. e Harris told Detective McKenna that = he had a brother iving at Taylor and . Morgan street, but investigation showed i 2 this to be untrue. He is said to have ae of been a naval cadet. The police are in- clined to the bellef that he is a de- gerter from the navy, and he may have this charge preferred against him in ad- dition to that of larceny. The man’s method of getting with stolen property was original explains why he was not detected the act of carrving it off. The ‘parcel’ room is but a tance from the main waiting room, in Which he did most of his work. It was his habit to take a stolen suit case to the parcel room and have it checked. After it had been there twenty-four hours and the police had given up the search for it, he would call with a suit case and say he desired to get some- “thine out of one of his suit cases, put what he wanted in that he brought with him, return the other to the check room and walk away. He manuaged to have away and in short dis-

always one suit case in the check }00m. Harris told Detective McKenna that he got $2.50 each for the suit eases in the pawn shops. He was under sur- Velllance about ¢ month ago and was warned to keep away from the station. ST, LOUIS JUNTA MEMBER ESCAPES —-—--- @- - — 5 Villareal Was Being Taken : Mexican Border by Immi- gration Officer. a lal ta the Post-Disnatch ‘ - El. PASO, Tex., Feb. 26.—Antonio Vil- real, an alleged Mexican revolutionist, itor of the Regeneracion, an alleged revolutionary paper published in St. Louis, who was being taken to the Mex- fean border to be deported after losing & fight in the United States Circuit Court here, ¢scaped from immigration inspect- “as esterday while pretending to send a eran. No trace of him has been

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nd. The Immigration Inspector stood at the door of the telegraph office while Villareal was inside. He was called to _ the edge of the sidewalk to talk to an- - “ther Inspector. Villareal slipped out of the dodr, unseen by either of them, and darted up an alley; His escape was

hot discovered for some minutes after- . Wards. Chief of Police Ponce de Leon of ieee notified the El Paso police last Hight that the Mexican Government had Buthorized him to offer a reward of $1000 )for Villareal's capture. oe LARGE TIMBER TRACT SOLD. Wisconsin Firm Pays $800,- 000 for Oregon Land. (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) PORTL AND, Ore., Feb.’ 26.—What its “Said to he the bigest deal in Columbia River timberlands ever made was com- Pleted yesterday when the Clark.& Wijl- Son Lumber Co., a Wisconsin firm, pur- P-ared 19000 acres near Goble, Ore.. for $800,000. William Reld and his fath- #r-in--aw, D.C. Pelton. president of the *Pankers’, and Lumbermen'’s Bank, were former owners, - The tract contains feet of ‘atanding timber and the pur- Phure inciudes the Gobel, Nehalem & Pacific Rallway. a logging road 10 miles Tn jereth and all the logging and camp equipment now on toe tand. Aldrich's Condition Unchanged ie anin' to fe Tost. Ont - BOBTON, Feb. “The condition of Whomas Paijey Alaric h at the Homeo- opted peeoral is about the same aa it Tine been for the past week. Mr: Aldrich > ‘hderwent an operation akout three 2 Weeks 4 from which he recov- oa 8 Ped i g@léwiy than was anticipated, Pat the hospital people last night said © is no apprehension as to the out- Mr. Aldrich will be able to 60 | B00n.

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as are confined to the hospital and will not { intention to seek the Democratic nom- 'ination in the Twenty-eighth. talph |W. Coale ba epee representative of the (ward, is atso a « andidate, Dwignot pr. Davis of Ww f stmore! and place, prominent | tin Civie League work, will probably be ithe Republican candidate. Mr. Lambert is the head of the Lam- bh, rt Pharmacal Co. and is connected with a number of other business enter- | prises. He was born in St. Louis 32 |vears ago. During the World’s Fair he | Was vice-president of the International (Jury of AWards. Recently he was made | honorary secretary of the Aero Club, which he helped to organise. Menelik Sends Autograph. LONDON. Feb. 26.—An Abyssinian dis- patch to the Mail says that King Mene- lik of Abyssinia is sending to President a royal order upon him,

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MAE WOOD SUE SENATOR PLATT FOR A DIVORCE She Says Her Papers and His Answer Are Filed in New York.

NAMES SIXTEEN WOMEN

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Omaha for damages against ex-Post- master-General- Robert J. Wynne, Wil- liam Loeb, secretary to the President, and J. Frank Miller, Consul to Aix-la- Chapelle, Germany. In the petition which she filed inthe case Mrs. Wood alleges that the three defendants conspired to obtain pos- session of certain love letters written to her by Senator Platt, together with the manuscr:pt of a book, to be made up largely of those letters, which she was preparing for publication under the title of “The Love [Letters of a Boss.” She alleges that unfair means were employed to obtain possession of the letters and the manuscript, and she asked that she be given judgment for $235,000 against Wynne, Loeb and Miller. Mrs. Wood is a member of the Oma- ha bar, having practiced law before she went to Washington to take a clerkship in the FPostoffice Depart- ment. She acted as her own attorney in the case. the time of the filing of the suit Wood said: “I came to Omaha to begin my suit for back in New York and Washington I have been so cruelly persecuted and so grossly maligned and I. have enemies so powerful politically, financially and socially that I should stand very poor chance of getting justice there. T feel that here In Omaha

ILEADING LADY, IN PURPLE, ACQUITTED Weeps and Calls One of Prose- cutors ‘Dearie’ When She Is Freed. - Mrs. Belle Pickett, is Donna Seymour, freed by United stage name was whose wept when States Commissioner Morsey a charge of using the mails to defraud in what the Government at- tempted to prove*was a ‘‘fake’’ theat- rical scheme. After a hearing lasting over an hour Monday afternoon, Commissioner Mor- Said that, while there was evidence that tended to show irregularities in the Donna Seymour's organiz- she of sey methods of | ACTRESS WHO COACHED LAWYER ~ AND WEPT PROFUSELY ON ACQUITTAL

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i justice wij! not te denied me, ing her “Blue Beard Jy.*’ company, there Sh F | ‘Reports have efNn circulated to the !iwas no fraud evident. She Formerly Had Threatened ee a ee ont Bue extennes inn hand t6 Cosamis- S B breach of promise against Senator Platt, |sioner Morsey with a ‘Thank you,”’ to wue for reach of but I did not. I not only did not bring ;jthen began. sobbing. ‘The embarrassed : such an action, but I never intended to |Commissioner held her hand until she Promise. do so. T was fearful that. the Senator!recovered her composure. Then Mrs. might, if IT should sue him, beat me};Pickett shook hands with her attorney, ut by agreeing Ww fulfill his promise to|A. L; Hirsch, and several Federal offi- wed me, and if there is anything which |cials who had endeavored to make the! WI would be more humiliating and disgust- |case against her. In her happiness she | PLATT AND PE PARTED nz to me than to be accused of suing |forgot once and’ addressed one of the! this senile paralvtie for breach of nrom- prosecuting officials as ‘’Dearie.”’ She} ise it would be toa be compelled to | quickly apologized. | marry and live with him. The charge against Mrs. Pickett was | te Py . that she was not organizing the Blue! Senator and Former Mrs, Jane- meeres Sram Letters. Beard company in good faith. Her evli- ‘ “| do not sey whether to think the |dence to the contrary Wis testimony : : defendants to t 1iS Suit were in the em- that the lav had already ylaved at wey Signed Articles of rloy of Senator Platt Moaston as I al-|East St. h poy and’ was einai to open flege in my petition, they secured thelat Sparta, III. Separation. manuscript of my book or whether they The witnesses were Francis: La Barge, ; were employed by enemies of his who]|detective on Chief Smith's staff. who ‘wished to secure the. manuscripts _for | was assigned to the case when the first purposes of their own. OWbeit, the fact | complaint against Mrs. Pickett was re- COLON, Mich., Feb. 26.—Mrs. Mae fremains that my book was secured Be | cateoa: John Daniels of Denver. treas- Katherine Wood ‘said today that she them by) intair inp wag yp GR ered pur. r of Mrs. Pickett’s company: Louis iv frot ; jto return to Senator Pia le letters | Goss of 4470 Easton avenue, and Mat- filed suit for divorce from Senator ‘he had written me, out at that time he|thew Gunter. gee a idan Bo a _ Thomas Collier Platt of New York in refued to accent them. Rlue Beard company. ; wew York City on Dec. 27 last. i cot asp eT dee ged a ae never) Mrs. Pickett was accompanied by her , “or F Prouen? sul or reac O romlse jy rstudy iss rj _ icket Mrs. Wood, who once threatened to against Senator Platt, and consequently —_ shyt i oe Gk couse 7 sue Senator Platt for breach of prom- | could not have compromised a suit | attorney > al ach ise, added that she named 16 co-re- azainst him on payment to me of $90). O00), ; 8 rhic . . as public prints have saic did. I was es of: woe So practically forced to sign papers to that |him when he should next. ride in it.’ ee eee 98 San. 1 fast. effect and to sign. receipts for $20,000, While in Omaha Mrs. Wood told the She refused to give the-names of the but I never saw any of the money. Aft-/story of her alleged intimacy with Sen- co-respondents. er “g's egg ng ib hy wag ene es ator Platt at some length. 4 i was handed my trave & ses < e Mrs. Wood added that Mr. Platt will fees eocoenteomooonaen —— {a pass to Buffalo. The pass I still hold resign from the United States Senate one tank sik ke evidence. HER ATTORNEYS SAY 2 : . The story is that Senator Platt and Frank Miller, a United States Secret “The book I proposed to publish, “The : next Friday, March 1, despite — on Mrs. Wood were married in suite 158 of] Service employe. oe hae cetera Pt / sooth : forint oY have SUIT HAS BEEN FILED contort corres oe ey he ag aw wag ~ | the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, Nov. Makes Sensational Charges. mate ules interesting reading Boe £06 to -cay 4 tue Pent Piebateh ‘ 9099. Mrs. Wood answered further per- Rhone era crus Coser gat v vanes Mrs. Wood has made som@ sensa-}| public. In one of his ap ecg a RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 26.—Liawyer D. oe or gga angi ae telh the Post- was the witness. Shortly after this, it] tional charges concerning her froubles a i ere coins = papi deans Re gag + oiernecty of the law firm of O’Fla- ispa ch with s message: boys a : “ 4 get? x ae ! * 3¢ ¢ ‘ S:; Ee: : cet Aiherty & Pultes.; whe reptess ialon “Action was begun two months ago. Seen scum te Legon at a and one t these is to the.-ef * t that luncheon at tthe VW hite House sag 2 he wate Mae Wood in.the it As eA it: Consult O'Flaherty and Fulton, We Tue ot his ‘attention to Mrs Janeway,|She was taken to an attorneys office | shall be oblige d to endure that bulldog Senator Thomas C. Platt, said that the torneys, Richmond, Va. I do not care oon a he afterwards married *’lafter her return from Europe, where| grin for an hour. be" thi like |; Suit was actually filed in New York fo tmik. The Senator has agreed to re-| Oy Wood contends that in 193 she|She was kept a prisoner for 48 hours.| “Another letter read Somer letter | Dec: 26 or 27. sign close of the session. Has pro- oe te Europe and when she returned| She charges that the food brought her | this: sweet and be -epicleon ge ike elation. He added that he had been notified vided position in Nevada for retiring found Senator Platt was married to} at that time was dnugged and she as- somewhat reconciled 7 vl a ate of by his legal correspondents in New private secretary. MAE C. WOOD.” (oy. ; faneway. Mrs. Wood created some|serts that since that time she has been| of Odell. Pray for me i the prayers York that Frank Platt, the Senator's ‘The papers in my suit have been SuDp- | =< ©: lr ay. 4 Rp eae se followed about. over the country by | the angels availeth much. u can Sted not on aueor, ak tan ‘tae } Tow Y . ‘t for ; little sensation in Omaha some time ago * : ae bie “y ¢ ther letter he referred to a ), see, Du: Be pressed in the New York court for two rhe she attempted to get service on secret-service men, who have been n anotne ; : af * egg A A | ther Ss appearance in the suit. within months,” she said to the ae enon Preside t Sanahtelt’s secretary Mr. {Spying on her every action, pow ride Central rds “ida te ‘the time the New York law allows. ee et Suen ft entity | fang ‘cn an. meting to recover a mass It was in April, 1905, that Mrs. Wood|that he hoped in future : "I 5 . = ae | “T a mgreatly-surprised that any ink- | ee eee oe Dare ae Bi ncr abe 7 action thet lhe claims had been caused a great sensation by institut-ja chariot and Sk tin ss ots Sy _ ling of the suit has become known,” | and there will be one of the greatest ti “Sas feos her “by Mr Loeb and J ‘ing a suit in the District Court in! fied and made beautiful his carriage lor) owiqg wr O'Flaherty. “I know nothing ee eee 2 Sale country. aan Pe aes t , wm | Of the statement that Senator Platt will a : Seat ——- resign on March 1.’’

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Spe ‘jal to the Post Platt cannot here of his purpose to resign. Albert } H. Howe, Mr. Platt’s private secretary, | wished to resign as such last autumn to go into the banking business in Ne- vada. with Senator Nixon of that State, but fhe Senator persuaded Mr. Hiowe-to remain with him until this funeral Olive Cemetery. sheds, iG in $16 cepted and river [orine ia due down today Rtiver, passed up at 3 o'cidck this morn'ng en her first trip. Rain. Platt in Retirement. Dispatch. Y eh. of. Nothing is known

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The loud report made by the bursting f the compressed-ailr hose of a tank | sed for supplying Street cars caused a | runaway which jeopardized the livés of | two women and a man, caused the death | | } horse and threw into confusion a | procession on its way to Mount fa reorge Lannon of }*0) North Channing | venue went driving Monday afternoon, | iking Mrs. Fred.and Mrs. Mary Sed- ' ich of 2A South Channing avenue with im. As they passed the Bellefontaine’) 52% Virginia avenue, the com- | ressed-air hose burst, sending dust and | irt fiving in ail directions. The horses daShed down the street. | The funeral procession was passing, and | ve horses suddenly veered and rushed yrough the line of the cortege. There is no collision. One of the runaway horses fell, and | is weight soon stopped the other horse. | in the-carriage escaped unhurt.

tion Is Organized. West End Protective is a newly organized body seek the abolition of the at the tock = Isiand road and gt the interser- Wabash with Delmar, Le Zaliviere, Union and JAndell avenues. ‘he members will appear ‘Tuesday be- ore the Committee on Grade Crossings the House of Delegates to present esolutions. At the meeting held Monday night at | North Euclid avenue, Wilbur F. | jovle presided and James A. Seddon ac- the permanent chairmanship. tadwin T. Nugent was chosen secretary treasurer, STAGE OF THE FIVER. CAPE GIRARDEAU. Mo.-. Keb. 26.—-The is rising. The gaugeSreads 16.2 feet. f,, her first trip | Associa- which grade tracks The bon pons of -the

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; Hospital Missionary Chosen. Rev. Arthur Brittain of De Soto, Mo., has accepted the appointment offered Meagure Prohibits Companies in Missouri From Paying Over $50,000, a Special to the Post-Dispatch. surance companies Paying any officer a salary of more than $50,000 are prohib- ited from doing business in Missouri by a bill passed in the House this morn- ing. The bill has already passed the Sen- ate and now requires only the Gover- nor s signature to make it a law. Aside from its limit on salaries, the bill pro- hibits the payment of salary to any person of more than $50,000 unless au- thorized by the Board of Directors. The conference of insurance officials of many states, held in Chicago last year, recommended that the various State legislatures adopt a law limiting the salaries paid officers of insurance companies to $50,000 a year. President Roosevelt opposed this plan, and, in a letter to Insurance Commissioner Drake of the District of Columbia, said there was a question if such laws would stand the test of the courts.

ial to the Post-Dispatch. LOUISIANA, Mo., Feb. 2.—Rev. A. Frank Houser, pastor of the Louisiana Baptist Church, has resigned. He will accept a cail to Erie,

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Count Stolberg Weinigerode, President | him by Bishop Tuttle as hospital mis- of the Reichstag, on Saturday, dis-isionary in St. Louis, to succeed Rev. cussed the international situation, which |B. T. Kemerer, now rector of 8t. he regarded as extremely favorable for | George's. He will begin his work about the maintenance of peace. Easter.

40c Extra Oileloth ; . | $15.00 Room-Size Rugs ° 9x12 room-size Brussels Rugs; all new, choice and desirable patterns, in rich Oriental, floral and medallion designs; every Rug strictly first quality and guaran- teed perfect ; worth $15.00 ; Q5 on sale Wednesday, your a 1873 Floor in

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$10.00..... Panamas of that sell at Colored black; also new, Fancy Plaid Jackets; silk-lined; these Quits Choice of 50 fine, new Spring Suits, in all latest shades of plain materials; all new S 50) are worth $35.00; your choice j )) of these 25c, 35c and 50c Values The assortment includes Silk Mercerized Pongee, Silk Your choice of 100 fine All-Wool Panama Suits, in are regular $14.50, $15.00 and plaids and checks; as well tai- Mulls, French Voiles, Mercerized.Pop- i 5

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bright, cheerful patterns; worth 40c; on sale Wednesday, BM VATA... . er cerceececcrsccnccsevenes 60c Scotch Linoleum Extra heavy-weight Scotch Linoleum; full two yards wide; elegant pat- terns; worth 60c; on Sale Wednes- day, a yard. caves ee eeeee meee e eee wees 2 Kabo Corsets |/65c All-Wool Black Serge At 9:30, for One-Half Hour. Rich, fast black, pure wool English Whipcord Serge; one of the most serviceable fabrics you can buy for general wear as a skirt or suit, at 9:30 Wednes- GRE TOR. ci vcecténeebun SPECIAL OFFERING FOR WEDNESDAY 150 Sample Suits at 4% Off, Skirts! Skirts Special for Wednesday, 75 fine Voiles, with full pleating and silk ribbon trimming; Skirts that are sold for re ce © ee 100 fine All-Wool Skirts, in fine choice colors a i. 50c Black Silk Liberty Satin, Colored Moire Velours Real G0c Silkk Values of unusually desirable fabrica, such as Black Silk Liberty Satin, a beautiful, lus- trous black; Colored Motre Ve- lours: greens, browns and navy; Colored Bilk Taffetines, shades; worth up to 50c; will be ne eee a Se 2 een, i ; pa placed them on sale Wednesday at tan, "mode, ‘national, cardinal old rose ete.; 60c Slike, yard.... Remnant Dress Goods ing every day. The newest and mest popular cloths in serges, Panamas, gray mixtures, voiles, batistes, imported now Heavy Floor Oil Cloth §@ full two yards wide;

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ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. Founded by JOSEPH PULITZER. Published by The Pulitzer Publishing Co., 210-212 N. Broadway.

JANUARY ~ CIRCULATION AVERAGE Sunday . . 257,106 maiy.... 164,292 The largest circulated newspaper pub- lished between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. “FIRST IN EVERYTHING.”

A woman has won the French typewriting con- test. A woman for words, written or spoken. French legal documents are to be put in plain language. How much we might learn from France! —— Ce It is no wonder that so few know how to run an automobile. Even the house furnace, which has been in use so many years, is not yet understood, sil ll Ei cerenratetemannasieenmnen ; TO ABOLISH GRADE CROSSINGS. The bill introduced the State Legislature through Councilman Cramer providing for the aboli- tion of grade crossings in cities of three hundred thousand inhabitants and over, is designed to ac- complish one very desirable object. It empowers the municipality, within the scope of the bill, to compel the abolition of grade crossings and clearly defines the manner in which this end is to be accomplished. _ Although the Post-Dispatch has published opinions of eminent lawyers to the effect that the city has the power to compel the railroads to abolish grade crossings, yet there seems to be doubt in the minds of the city authorities as to the possession of this power and to the process by which the city can force The question of the di-

in over or under crossings. vision of cost is an occasion of bickering and delay, and little progress has been made in the attempt to abolish grade crossings in this city. In the pending bill a division of the cost is fairly provided for. Only new railroads are required to pay all the cost of going under or over the streets. On railroads already built the city pays 25 per cent and the railroads 75 per cent of the cost of abolish- ing the grade crossings. When new streets are opened over established railroads the cost is to be equally divided. The point of greatest value in the bill is that the Board of Public Improvements has the power to determine whether a crossing shall be abolished and how it shall be abolished. The adoption of the ‘bill at this time when the abolition of a number of very dangerous crossings is necessary to public safety, would be of very great benefit to St. Louis.

. Two hundred people were injured and 75 people killed in trying to climb the Alps last’ year. If Switzerland were only on the level, she might have Tailroads to doer killing and maiming. | ooo COM MERCIAL BALLOONING. Maybe we have overlooked the biggest side of the balloon era into which St. Louis has entered. A ]o- cal business man’s announcement that he is to have @ balloon for commercial purposes suggests inter- esting possibilities. We will recall that when the test flight was made here some time ago to deter- mine if conditions were suitable to the cup race to be, held in St. Louis next October, the aeronauts passed over Calhoun County very near the earth, frequently conversing with people working in the woods and fields. The men in the baloon had a megaphone, and with this conversation was made @asy. They ascertained where they were, exchanged pleasantries, and had a very chatty passage. Doubt- Jess the time will speedily come when the toiling farmer and his hands will be hailed from a passing balloon with: We are introducing Upper Cut tobacco, the finest chew in the world. The small objects we are cast- ing overboard are samples. Kept by all grocers. Or when the good housewife, bringing the cream

from the springhouse, will be advised from above il that: _ The Gold Medal sewing machine is the best in the world. Buy direct from Hemm & Border, St. Louis, and Save agents’ commissions. — . _ Or when there shall fall upon the ears of the fam- fly group in the townbound farm wagon: * When in town, get everybody a pair of Longlasta moes, Smith keeps ‘em.

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—————e BLOOD AND BREEDING, | = It may be impossible to convince the owner of a dog that such an animal ought to be ibjected to the common processes of written and written law. Perhaps it would bé useless to try. eg#l owners of pet dogs, aristocratic and otherwise, vill understand his case and give him sympathy, Bet tel te ‘ay. va bi,

While, since it is not their own dog which was shot, Phey cannot help but acknowledge that justice was inevitable. | ~The moral of the case as St. Louis develops it to the last act of tragedy, is far-reaching and all dog lovers ought to study it. oe There seems to be no question that the dog’s pure and high-strain of bull|terrier blood (the blood, aris- tocratic and militant) made him worth the $500. But if his blood was perfect he failed on his breeding. His blood and the consideration shown him because of it made him first inconsiderate and then pre- sumptuous. He showed this so clearly on the streets that his pedigree and his valuation at $500 could not post- pone the inevitable. It was easy for those he tried to bite to see from-his appearance that he was no common dog, but when he continued to pre- fume on his uncommonness, and to act on the street as if he were as privileged in the community at large as he was at homie, he was reluctantly but ac- eurately shot. | It was written law that reached him. Written law provides this end for all dogs, of good or bad blood, whose breeding shows on the stréet in the |

presumption that they own the town. vation lay in the unwritten law that no matter how high in the seale a dog is socially, he must act at least as well as a common dog. “Noblesse oblige” is coming to be a rule of common self-preservation in all such cases,

The gold medal to be sent to Thaw from Indiana will probably be a coinage of the higher mint.

4 — a WHAT IS HIS PLAN? With fine seorn did the Presiden, in his Harvard Union address, wither up the State Rights molly- coddles “who are prompt to speak against every practical means which can be devised for achieving the object we have in ,view—the’ proper and ade-. great corporations doing an interstate business”— but who “are, nevertheless, themselves powerless to so much as outline any plan of constructive states- manship which shall give relief.” | : We have no sympathy with the miserable erea- tures and gladly leave them to their fate. Now that -been palsied, Mr. their scurrilous tongues have structive statesmanship” for “the proper and. ade- quate supervision by the Federal Government of the great corporations doing an interstate business.” The President must have such a policy, although he has’ never definitely and clearly outlined it. Vhe nearest he has ever come was to talk in his annual message of last December about “a national license law or in other fashion,” but this is as vague and ambiguous as the chattering of the mollycoddles. Let us assume that the several states have been taught their place and that the Federal Government, with Theodore Roosevelt at its head, has a free hand in the matter, What would Mr. Roosevelt do? What kind of a law would he enact? What would be the purpose ‘of the law? What specific abuses would he eradicate, and how would he go about it? “Federal supervision” in itself means nothing. Such supervision might be intelligent or foolish, lax or rigorous, competent or incompetent, beneficial or mischievous. Everything depends on the kind of supervision and not on the source of it.. Under Mr. Koosevelt’s scheme of regulation what would the corporations be allowed to-do and what would they be forbidden to do? What would be the terms on which the Government would permit them to, en- gage in interstate commerce? tute a good trust and what a bad trust? Until we have the details of the plan of Federal regulation there is no way of knowing whether it represents constructive or destructive statesmanship. Mr. Roosevelt undoubtedly has worked out the details and understands exactly what he seeks to accomplish. The pitiful Impotency of crities to “so much as outline any plan of constructive statesman- ship. which shall give relief” makes it imperative that he should at once present his own plan. . >> a

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THE WHITE HOUSE SHADOW. Washington society has a problem of its own, wholly disconnected from the problems which keep Congress grinding out a grist of oratory, and yet the capital wants a leader—a queen, something like Mrs. William Astor, the sovereign ruler of New. York’s “four hundred.” Many brilliant and ambi-_ tious women, backed by millions, have gone to the capital for the purpose of grasping the social scep- ter; but, finding themselves overshadowed by the White Hlouse, have given it up. Hence, the vain vearning and tears of Washington society. But why should Washington society mourn? It is no worse off than Congress or the G. O. P. All of Washington is in the same box—it is overshad- owed by the White House. a A Lr Neither the Kaiser nor the Czar seems yet to have an idea of fair elections.

ACROSS T HE LINE OF SAFETY. While the abstraction of $62,500 from the St. Louis Subtreasury remains still legally unexplained and unpunished, the loss of between $150,000 and $200,000 is reported from the Chicago Subtreasury,. with no sufficient official explanation to show how such things are possible under what was once sup- posed to be the perfect system of Subtreasury rou-

tine. The explanation which finally accounts for these things is never likely to be “official.” It is suggest- ed strongly by the St. Louis case, so strongly that there is scarcely room for surprise when a similar and worse case follows in Chicago. In St. Louis we had exposed a wide departure }from the safe and slow-going routine which has been the public’s protection. The “strenuous life’ was one incident of this departure. There was evidence of departure from the sound rules which control even in ordinary business. It was clear on the evidence that one official had been appointed because he hau been chairman of a committee, not because he knew -the business, and that another owed his place not to his own qualifications, but to his father’s. Mt is hardly necessary to go into further detail, when these now weil-recognized facts show how the departure from slow-going, careful and unostenta- tious methods results in disorganization in spite of all the spectacular merits of the rough-riding im- pulse as it operates in what is, or what ought to be. actual Government business. : With the roller skating championship falling to St. Louis, who cares for baseball. pennants?

A CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTION. From the New York World. ; if a Gentile Senate by a mere majority vote could exclude Reed Smoot on account with the Mormon Church; a majority of Christian senators could likewise exclude a Jew, a majority of Protestant senators could exclude a Catholic, a majority of Republican senators who desired to in- trench their party in power could exclude a Demo- crat. There is no mischief which might not reason- ably be expected from such a pernicious precedent. In the event of another impeachment trial which in- volved passion and partizanship such as pursued Andrew Johnson, a new generation of Wades and’ Sumners could readily invoke the coercive power of such a precedent to convict the President of the United States—and they would. ,

2 HIGHER RATES, PROBABLY From the Philadelphia Press. . Not long ago the raflroads were giving rebates to get business; now that they are not allowed to give. rebates they are getting so much business they com- plain about being swamped. What's the answer?

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(This column is open for discussion of public questions. Letters must give name and address of writer and should not exceed 150 words. Names will not be published. if so desired. Sug- gestions and criticisms cencerning the - Post-Dispatch are invited.) | =p Se ~ — ——} vost AMINUTE | THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS || ‘HES MOI TE Mit

UP TO DATE. Over an embankment, _ Flying through the air, Turning, smashing, grinding, Rip and roar and tear! Cries of Help! and Porter! Groan and woman’s wail— Bless me, this is pleasant, Riding on the rail! Like a rocket flying Through the startled night, Splitting, spilling, crashing, ¥ Not a burning light! Men and women rolling; Horriflied and pale— Bless me, this is pleasant, Riding on the rail! Landing in a river, Crashing through the ice. Coldly running water Kinters in a trice! Crawling bruised and pantless, Torn upon a nail— Bless me, this is pleasant, Riding on the rail! QUR BLIND GROWTH. Inasmuch as no. rose is. without its thorn, we must expect that the rapid growth of St. Louis will entail -some- thing to keep us from being entirely happy—a state of mind which seems purposely withheld from us as not being for the best. ‘: What this something is to be has been a matter of great concern with us, but our gravest fears have fallen short of our waiting doom: Our women are to be very stout, We have this assurance from a physician who has made a study of obesity. He says the flat and the apartment house are doing their deadly work. Visitors to New York often comment upon the. stoutness of New York women, and it-is being frequently observed that feminine Chicago is rapidly increasing in heft. His explana- tion is reasonable enough. City women no longer climb stairs. Most of them move about very little. In the more advanced stage of flat and apartment living—New York is in this stage now— they rarely leave their homes. The ob- Server is a physician, and he Says he has many women patients in New York who have not been in the habit of going outdoors more than once a week. A noted English settlement worker who was in St. Louis a few years ago said he envied us the opportunity we have to-make an ideal city. ‘You are too young,’ he. said, “to have real poverty and the other terrible mistakes into which older cities have drifted and from which they will be centuries. re- covering.” apartments? A TOAST. Here’s to the Balloon Club— . Going up! Here where the brims rub, Down a cup Of something spirited and old To keep the aeronaut so bold -. From taking cold. Here's to the balloon man— Going some! Here on the health plan Cheer the tum With something potent that will serve So far he thinks he can observe He's got the nerve, the balloon wife— Going down! Down to despondence— Here's a round Of cheer to bid her dry her eyes, “Since joining in no wise implies : He means to rise. amma Here's to

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a PASS IT ON. HEN you read anything that you think would be of special interest to some other person—and that he might otherwise never see—do you : _ clip it and send it to him? It would be a good plan for every business house to cultivate this custom among employes—especially among those in charge of a division of the business. Hundreds of valuable ideas are to be found in the thousands of papers and magazines which fall like snowflakes on every hand. It is clearly impossible | for any one person to read them all. But if 200 persons were exchanging memoranda of their observations it would virtually give each the benefit of the good thoughts encountered by all. ) - Tam never so grateful as when some friend points out to me a new and helpful idea, and many a time have I found just what I needed in a clipping sent me by some thoughtful person, - 7 : ‘Begin’ now. Just mark this article and send it to the manager of your concern, s0 he may set the idea going among your fellow workers. (Copyright Released. ‘‘Pass it On.’’)

ie EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES By the Post-Dispatch Scientist. | | ameames

HAT .education is the greatest business of the people of the United States may be seen from the following figures? In the school year of 1904-5, the latest year of which the numbers are available, there were enrolled in the common schools of the United States 16,- 468,300 pupils, or 19.94 per cent of the entire population. The average daily at- tendance. was 11,481,531. They were taught by 460,269 teachers,. of whom 110,532 were men and 349,737 were women, There were 453 colleges giving instruction to 147,296 men and 44,467 women, and taught by 18,094 teachers, of whom 15,847 were men and’ 2247 were women. The total number receiving instruction in colleges and universities was 191,763 for the year. : In the professional schools of the country there were enrolled many more. There were 156 theological schools, taught by 1094 instructors and enrolling 7411 students. There were 96 law schools. with 1199 instructors’ and 14,714 stu- dents; 120 regular medical schools, with 4532 instructors and 24,012 students: 18 homeopathic medical schools, with 4532 instructors*and 1129 students; 54 dental schools, with 1161 instructors and 7149 students; 67 schools of pharmacy, with 629 instructors and 4944 students; 826 training schools for nurses, with 19,824 students; 12 veterinary schools, with 217 instructors and 1269 students. As com- pared with the year 1896-7 the theological schools had an increase of 114 teachers, but 762 fewer students In 1904-5; the law schools 446 more teachers and 4263 “more students; the regular medical, schools 1390 more teachers and 2574 more students; the homeopathic medical schools 68 more teachers, but 1309 fewer students; the dental schools 335 more teachers and 689 . more ~ students; the schools of pharmacy 267 more teachers and 1518 more students;.the schools for nurses 12,561 more students; the veterinary schools 64 more teachers and 405, more students. There were also‘in the year 1903-4 11 eclectic and physiomed- ical schools, with 333 teachers and 966 students. The total number in all Schools for the year was 18,807,837, whom 16,989,321 students were in public schools and 1,818,516 in private schools, POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News. A burnt speculator dreads the hot air. Fortune smiles on the few and grins at the many. A blunt person is apt to make the most cutting remarks, The man who makes only penny contributions is usually a cheerful giver. ; _ Oceasionally you encounter a man who actual'y believes everything he A oe een tate says. ; 5 oa A man of very few words’usually has a wife who does most of the talking. When 1 man marries for’ money it’s a sign his wife has more dollars than sense. | Conversation of a good many more people would be sensible if it wasn't for what they say. 3 People in this world are so much alike that if you find fault with one you will hit a hundred. | ‘After a girl gets about so old she wants people to Know that she knows things that she shouldn't know. | A woman With her first baby feels as important as a man does the first time he attends a directors’ meeting {n.a hotel parlor. ;

ane pm nnamiene e ee ge, RR ne ae ee ome eet O° $10 FOR AN IDEA N THE making of a popular independent newspaper | which strives to keep in touch with the people, to meet their needs and tastes and to voice their sentiments, the co-operation of its readers in the way of criticism and sug- gestion is valuable. The Post-Dispatch wants the co-opera- tion of its million readers. We want to know not only what they think of the work it is doing, but what they think it ought to do. To this end the Post-Dispatch will pay $10 for every practical suggestion and meritorious idea, criticism, news tip or suggestion concerning features, cartoons, public questions—anything which interests the public. The criti- cism or suggestion should be as brief as possible. The names and addresses of those rewarded will be published on Satur- days. Address letters to the ‘‘Idea Editor.’’ | em me

top such a peneficent amusement. nD ee a Thanks for Prize. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. * I take pleasure in acknowledging re- ceipt of the $10 check for the idea. I trust the money may prove to be a -g00d investment to you, and assure you that I shall watch with consider- able interest your development of the idea offered. Thanking you, I am, yours very truly. STANLEY E. CRANE, =i 3939 Shenandoah avenue.

Strange Securities. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. It is a sad commentary on man’s greed to read of the financiers who in- vested their capital in securities that now turn out of much less value than that paid for them. According to the newspaper accounts a telephone concern was organized in the hope that some rival whose business would be affected by this new . competitor, would be forced. to buy up this new candidate for business. Can such conduct be justi- fied? What a pitiable example of business methods to set before’ the youth of the country! WALKER. Medical Laws. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. We congratulate you on the editorial in your issue of the 20th inst., concern- ing Gov. Folk's ringing words against monapoly. It is the keynote of Ameri- ean freedom. Evidently the Medical Trust does not believe in the “survival of the fittest;’’ hence it demands laws for its protection, knowing it cannot survive without, since it is not fit. It is already protected as a class (which is really contrary to our Constitution) by virtue of diplomas from medical col- leges, good, bad or indifferent, and hav- ing complied with the medical laws of the State. But they would now monop- olize. this protection and forever bar members of other schools from practic- ing, no matter how proficient. The common law of our land should be suf- ficient protection for all classes to give “equal rights to all and special priv- ileges to none.” The people are not demanding the en- actment of these laws, but they desire the continuance of the nrivilege of em- ploying whomsoever they consider the fittest. to auminister to them in their afflictions; but not to be compelled to employ a member of the old school of medicine, in which they may have no faith. SIX AMERICANS. Water Power Mill. To the Editor of the Post-Disnatch, In reply to “M. C. C.,” will say that in Washington County, Missouri, eight miles from the county seat, there is a Wwater-power mi!] of the kind mentioned. A. J. NORMAN, Flat River, Mo. Bakery Monopoly. To the Editor of the Post-Disnatch. ae In regard to the bakery monopoly al- ready operating and the complaints of your readers, I am surprised that the firms in the monopoly have commenced making bad bread so soon. Monopolies usually, at first, make a better article than the independent dealer (whose ar- ticle has heretofore and always been good) and reduce the rice to any figure to put the independent man out of busi- ness. Then they change altogether and put a worse article than ever on the public and charge a higher price. This ‘hae heen demonstrated thme and arain, | My advice, which has been gained by experience and reading, isto the public: Stick to the Independent dealer or you will be robbed by the trusts and given adulterated and poisonous food besides. * DISGUSTED. Waiters and Clerks. To the Fditor of the Post-Disnatch, In regard to the tipping nuisance, ao prevalent in America, permit me to say that I consider Dr. Tubbs’ ts quite right. A person enters a dry goods store to purchase a suit, sav; maybe he Is hard to please. nevertheless he is waited on with civilitw and dispatch by the clerk, pays the stipulated price and ene out again without being fawned upon by some hollow-eved individual in the hope of receiving a gratuity. Notice the con- trast. however, when the same person enters a rertaurant. He pays a price for his meal which itis high enough, goodnese knows, to Include good service and civility, but he gets neither unless he crosses the itching palm with sliver, ENGLISHMAN Skating on Streets. To the Editor of the Post-Disnatch. I notice in the papers that skating on the sidewalks and street may be pro- hibited because there is danger of someone getting hurt. Most pedestrians are willing to get out of the way when they see what enjoyment the ehildren derive from skating: and those who can't keep from being run over by a child should not be on the street without an escort. There is no other amusement in which the children can participate that is as healthful, and where one of them gets hurt, fifty others are made strong and rous. It seems unwise to UCKMASTER, M. D.

MINUTE INTERVIEW A Demonstrator of the Musical Art De- clares That the Village Leads she City in Real Culture. | Written for the Post-Dispatch By Hiram Hayes. HOM do you think I met down on Broadway W this morning? Homer Lind. You femember Homer Lind, don’t you; the sweet-voliced tenor that was such a -favorRe during the several seasons that Savage gave us grand opera at the old Music Hall? - Yes, I thought you'd remember hir. What's he doing now? Oh, same sort of singing part in “The Gingerbread Man,” I believe; but nothing that’s really worth while for a singer Hke Lind, But that. isn't what I started to tell you. | Perhaps you'll remember that the last time you

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heard Lind in St. Louls it was as the star in the little operetta, ‘“‘Gringolre.” Oh, yes, you're right, he was here with ‘“Parsifal,” but the last time he was here in a part that really made him the central first broke into vaudeville with the idea of elevating the vaudeville “stage, Certainly it was a laudable ambition, but Lind told me this morning that it was the most expensive job he ever tackled. “Why,” he said, “I even got to.a point where I had to pawn my jewelry.”” This was getting down to the limit, for Lind isn’t given to jewelry. “I demon- strated to my satisfaction,” he continued, “that the 7 managers of vaudeville are not looking for high musical art—and that’s what ‘Gringoire’ Is. They say that they give the public what it demands. Per- haps; but I am inclined to the belief that the publiie wants just what it’s educated to want. In London ‘Gringoire’ was a hit. ~ ; “Iam out with “Phe Gingerbread Man’ for a pur pose. I want to get acquainted with the one-night | stands. So far as I have been able to discover, real art stands a better show among the dwellers ig small towns than in large cities. The young people of the small places enjoy a higher class of entertain- ment than do the mass of young people in cities, They are better read. They know their Shakspeare— they know their other poets and writers better than | the city young people. They don't get a chance at | so much froth. They have largely to provide their own entertainment and they turn to thelr books and | music to find it, and they are prone to select the best. When they go to see the average musical show it’s the high and not the low comedy that pleases them. Managers understand this. A whole let of things that go in-the big cities are cut out when jf they strike a small town. The audiences wouldn'tq@) stand for them. | “No, sir!’ said Lind, as he turned to greet some old acquaintances, “‘when I've anything artistic to offer, I'll skip the big cities and take my chanceg in the one-night stands,” I wonder if Lind is right? ~ th + te we '. —s

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K. K.—Ask in a music store, AGNES.—Call up book stores, FRED.—See answers Feb. 16. ie GLADYS.—Army, 60,000 to 65,000, : P. G.—Go to court clerk for fees, E XXX.—Call your fox terrier Vulp. «+ H.—St. Paul Dispatch, Pioneer-Press, ~*~ M. V. S.—Burnt cork will blacken face, V. R. & X.—Doubtful. Consult a lawyer. A.—Call up License Commissioner, City Hall, ANTOINETTE.—Apply to manager for admission. B. B.—Only certain evidence of tapeworm is pas- sage of parts of it. Ww. J. G.—There is no poetry at all in your rhymes

i a beginning “That twinkling little star.” 4 VIVIAN.—An Indian woman cannot legally recely pay for fortune-telling if she has no license, : G.—Unt!! you are naturalized and receive final pa- ; pers you cannot be appointed to any civil service :

on Cc. K.—Anyone with a congealed weapon may be MADELINE.—Born Dec. 22 to Jan, 18. positive dis- LAYNE.—Four years after his defeat HOUSEWIFE.—To drive away small insects infest- FANNIE,—Unless the gentleman has a broken arm N. & TEDDY.—Teddy should know that with the BIG HEART.—There, must be some young Man, Cc. F. C.—In crowded elevators you may kee ~ READER.—It is not illegal to “write a letter, seal arrested. A court may not fige where necessity Can position, practical tastes, animal feellngs, nervous Sullivan was in. an_ exhibition boxing ing sink, uge gasoline, taking care that there is no the young lady is not expected to help him put on use of the German gerrymander a party may gain somewhere, who knows the you think you love, your hat. Where there is room it Is well enoug it, without a postage stamp, give it to a second party place. be shown, ] temperament. é bY Corbett, Tia with ; : Sharkey. No. decision, 1 fire or light in the room, his overcoat at the show. votes and not elect ita candidates, Find him and he will introduce you, bare the head tin the presence of ladies; and have him deliver -it to a third party.’ being (". M.—No law says anything about a continued after 109 years when the Interest Is paf@ up. The holder may permit you to renew it. DISPUTE.—Emancipation of negroes itn United States is celebrated Sept. 22 and Jan. 1.—Celebration of emancipation In West Indies is on Aug, 1. . M. B.—To remove cod liver oll spots (or any other animal ofl) from aiik foulard dress, soak In gasoline. Rubbing with gasoline does not take out §reage spots. C. G.—There ts no law prohibiting the smoking Of cigarettes by boys of 16 and 17. tut why acquire a foolish and expensive habit which you may some day regret? D C. Rv.—Middleton & Tate are “at the head” of ¢ new theater to be bullt at Eighth and St. Charis. It will have the same line of shows as now come s:00ad cutter with a good gemma will sacrifice #yf .uctcy to - weight, preferring tem leave some slick irregularities In the planes hai edges than to © (uce tbe stone's value, the mikeee rial in a false .\ene being of little value, the eueae ter makes as ge a job as he can of it, tae ect countng ®r more than the : se ‘ gias«; the facets @

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a camp consisting of more than one hundred tents. It was there that Ce- cilia was held prisoner. When the Greek coppersmith and his companions arrived the girl was playing on the several other youngsters. prairiq with Before Demetro could reach .-his daughter he was thrust aside by John Joe, king of the camp, and who is said Joe burst to have kidnaped the child. . from a tent and seized Cecilia as she oe IN GY

2 was about to spring into her father's arms. In an instant apogee of 0 hk sies were swarming out of thelr smoxke- After Struggle Rich Arkansan filled hemes and hurrying ae ties wl. Ws %emetro seized the gypsy Joe by : Recovers Girl Kidnaped Recwey While they were struggling on the ground scores of Joe’s followers ' a Year Ago. crowded around and threatened to in- terfere, but the sheriffs drew their re- CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—After a search of | volvers and seized the little girl. | An nearly a year, in which ajmost every | instant later Demetro regained his feet, KYPSsy camp in the South and North-! and, taking his daughter, stood with the west had been visited, Cecilia Demetro, | officers. Awed by the display of weapons, l2 years old, daughter of a wealthy! the gypsies retreated and the deputy Greek in Little Rock, Ark., who had sheriffs hurried to Thornton, where been kidnaped March 1, 1996, was found} they boarded a train for Chicago. gage in a camp near § Thornton, Si i sentinnguies ogienienpets i. The little girl was given shelter at ; a Police Station here last night. New Democratic Club. ‘race »g ‘as ine - Teo | ening Trace of the girl was obtained by Leo was held Monday evening,

Demetro, her father, who had searched A meeting gh Pe gts Market street for her eight months in vain. Then he | Feb. 25, at S9lo North Mat rhich will met a gypsy in Salt Lake City,. wholat which a club was formed Ww. Ward learned of his sorrow. He promised to | be known as the non cae were inform him should he ever hear of the { Democratic ee + De e Fitzgerald, camp in which the child was held. erected officers. James xr treasurer, Accompanied by four deputy sheriffs, | president, Thomas arsine and “Paniel *Deimetro went to Thornton yesterday. | Michael! Collins, secretary, am Just beyond the outskirts of the town is |Cahan, sergeant at arms. : % . ~ me Sie fe ia

EMPLOYERS BENEFITED THROUGH THE EFFORT TO ERADICATE CONSUMPTION.

A determined effort ts being made in Providence, R. I., to stamp out tuberculosis, particularly among the mill hands and factory em- ployes. The Brown & Sharp Mfg. Co., which employs upwards of 4,000 men, is actively co-operating in this movement. The first step was to post a notice in the works, explaining the nature of the disease, the great danger of neglecting the early symp- toms, and advising the most effective treatment. A physician who has made a specialty of tubercular disease was provided, free of expense to the employe, to examine and advise upon each casc. Some employes took advantage of the privilege on their own ac- count, others were given the benefit of\suggestions and willingly fol- lowed the well-meant advice, while still others had to be induced with more effort. A number of cases were discovered among the men, } Some were sent to the State Sanitarium for modern open air treatment, ; Others were urged to take up open-air work, and wherever possible the com- pany found such work for them. No tubercular person was allowed to remain in the works, for his own sake as well as for that of his fellow- workmen. Sanitary precautions were taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Many of the men have already returned to work robust and generally in fine condition. Few, if any, large manufacturing establishments are free from consumption among the employes. It*is a well-known fact that pul- onary tuberculosis is so dnsidious in its workings that the victim sel- dom realizes the danger until the disease has taken a strong hold. It is among the apparently superficial colds and coughs that the incipient cases are found, and a suggestion from the employer is the one thing needed to stimulate the desire for treatment. Doubtless the future wiil see very strict regulations governing tuberculosis, and the progressive men who are doing the work of their own volition are only anticipat- ing what will probably be made compulsory. { Colds often lend-to scrious consequences, and { lected. There is no more effective remedy for colds and coughs than should not be neg- 7 ‘ lung trouble, that | the simple formula, prescribed by an authority on reg | enlls for a half pint of Whiskey, two ounces of Glycerine and a haif ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine (Pypre). These ingredients cost little and can be purchased of any good prescription druggist and mixed at home, : Mix + cll and use in teaspoonful doses every four hours, Virgin Oi) of Pine (Pure) is put up for dispensing only, in half- } ounce vials, each vial securely sealed in a round wooden case with an engraved wrapper, showing the name— Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure), guar- } anteed under Food and Drugs Act of June 30th, 1906, scrial number 451, ) prepared only by Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati, Ohio—plainly printed ) thereon. The oils sold.in bulk and the many rank imitations of Virgin \ Oll of Pine (Pure) put out under similar name and style of package ) are not only ineffective, but often dangerous. It is always well to re- } member that the object of an imitator is to deceive. There is no known substitute for Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure).

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. Ward merged with the Constitution. SUBTREASUR “THEFT” JUST A -CLERK'S ERROR Capt. Porter Says Case Will Unquestionably Be Cleared | Up Today.

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Special to the Vost-Dispateh. CHICAGO, Feb. of the s0vernment and secret service Officiais as to the supposed $173,000 robbery from the Chicago complete -b6.—Theories subtreasury change today. The ‘flop’ came in the announcement at 10 a. ms that by the end of the day it would be discovered that the Whole affair was no robbery at all. but merely a clerical error, or something of the sort. Capt IOrtar eal, - Porter said he thought the case would unquestionably be cleared up today “I believe the disappearance of the Money will be straightened out before night,” said Capt. Porter. That is all he would say, From high sources, however, it was learned that the detectives are now working chiefly on the theory that there Was no robbery at all, somewhere. Warrants in blank had been for the arrest of any suspect Whom sufficient evidence could cumulated, by United States Commissioner A. Foote, under the direction of trict Attorney Sims. Mr. Foote and the District remained at the. Federal Building Jate last night so as to be.able to keep con- Stantly In .touch with the Secret Ser- vice Bureau. : , Mr. Sims deMared early this morning that arrests were likely to occur at any moment and that every preparation had been made for them. He said he was in possession of some details of the work of the secret service agents, against be Mark Dis- had been given to confidentially. He declared, too, that telling what he knew would seriously jeopardize the work of the department in bringing the criminal to justice. time, as they hours. ,Mr. Foote said this morning that the case would be taken before the jury immediately upon the arrest of the criminal. ‘‘Perhaps,’’ he said, “‘‘it would be justifiable to make an arrest or two now, but there is no need of it. Every one of the suspected persons are under surveillance. Ivery move they make is known to Capt. Porter. The Government prefers to do its work quietly and wrong no employe by ar- resting him on erroneous suspicion. Many of the employes of the treasury have been’ there for } They are faithful men, and it. would not do to injure them by the stigma of arrest, until we are sure that we are right. Meanwhile we-are taking no chances.”’ MONEY TO INBULGE TASTE IN DRESS wr sub- vears.

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son avenue and $5000 to buy the fine hats and dresses on which she dotes, according to her husband. She was giv- en that much alimony by Judge Allen late Monday afternoon on a stipulation to that effect filed by the attorneys of. the husband and wife. The divoree was quickly obtained. The suit was filed last month. When a mo- tion for temporary alimony was made the Judge continued it on the assurance of Urbauer’s attorneys that Mrs. Ur- bauer would be temporarily provided for. The hearing occupied only a few min- utes. Mrs. Urbauer told of the growing coldness of her husband, of his habit of staying out several nights a week, of his uncontrollable temper and of the bad names which he ealled her. A Mrs. Philips and ex-Gov. C. P. Johnson gave corroborative testimony. The latter said he had made an attempt, at Mrs. Ur- bauer’sS request, to bring about better} conditions, but had failed. Mr. Urbauer did not contest the suit. His lawyers agreed with hers about the amount of alimony in gross and ‘the Stipulation was approved by Judge Al- len. Mrs.. Urbauer Stylish hat and handsome woman. in a very court is a appeared in gown. She Mr. Urbauer said his wife made con- stant demands on him for money for hats and gowns, including over - $1000 for dresses last year. He brought a silk waist from San Francisco for her that cost $70. For hats alone he says he paid $159 between July and December last year. He doesn’t deny that he stayed out late at night, but says that she was often absent from home, too. He denies that he struck her. They were married March separated in October, 1906, BUSINESS NOTICES. Always fresh, Satin skin cream never dries up, spolls, shrinks or changes. Only 25. CONFEDERATE EDITOR DIES. Henly Smith Published Georgia Paper During Civil War. ( Y ASSOCIATED PRESS.) ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 26.—J. Henly Smith, who was editor of the Confed- eracy, a daily paper published here dur- ing the Civil War, died at his home in this city yesterday, aged 78. Shirtly after the war he served At different times as editor of the Macon Telegraph and the Savannah News. In 1869 he and Alexander H. Stephens jointiy estab- " mi, 1899, and

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Tragedy Shocks Woman Who Eloped With Priest—Mc- ~ Donald Cares for Her. (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Michael C. Me- Donald, whose wife, Flora, shot and killed Webster 8S. Guerin last Thursday, received a message yesterday telling him that his first wife was dying from the shock of the Guerin murder. McDonald has not been keeping up a correspondence with his divoreed wife, although he has been sending her money with which she has been paying her living expenses in a little village in New Jersey. The message merely said that Mary Noonan was dying from heart disease as a result of the develop- ments in Chicago. It has been many years since the first Mrs. McDonald eloped with the Catholic HE 6absorntion of seve: aking seg go ven baking priest who has charge of the little companies into the American Ba- chapel she had had constructed in her kery Co. will be consummated; home. She accompanied the priest to next Friday when the new combine will| France, then returned to the | nited es Mei i ee oa ae i , | States after he grew tired of her. But take active control of the VW elle-Boet- | gince her return MeDonald has assist- tler Heydt, Hauck-Hoerr, Home,|ed in maintaining the woman. McDon- Freund, St. Louis and Condon compa- / ald refused to say where she is staying } , ‘ : : lin N r Jersey. mes, whose properties it has acquired by 1 © New J r ell ' = ———— purchase. The promoters of the merger say they will be able to effect manv orlcers : President, Adolph Boettler, her Rea ee ” | Welle-Boettler Bakery Co.; first vice- economies. president, John R. Heydat, John R. Representatives of the new company | Heydt Bakery (Co.; second vice-presé+ met Monday in the office of Attornev dent, John H. Hoerr, ee c , , de eT Or eee 'O.; secretary; Joh ehenkamp, Samuel B. Jeffries in the Missouri-Lin- ‘ John msTES

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