St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 23, 1907

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Only Evening Paper in St. Louis with both Associated Press and United Press Service

“VOL. 60.

NO, 124. ST, LOUIS, MONDAY E EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1907. ; PRICE ONE CENT

GREENE AND GAYNOR MUST G0 10 PRISON ‘Sines ee Bars Last Chance of Evading Five- Year Term. FINE IS ALSO PENALTY _— More Than Half ‘Million Dol- lars Assessed Against Them. CARTER ALREADY FREE —_——— Army Officer Has Served His Time—Dramatic Chase in Canada.

Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON; Dec. 23.—After a fight of nearly 10 years to escape punishment for conspiring to swindle the United States Government, Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor, convicted with Capt. Oberlin M. Carter of fraud in con- nection with harbor improvements at Savannah, Ga., have lost, and must pay the penalty—four years each in prison and a fine of $5.,749. The Supreme Court of the United States today denied the petition for writs of certiorari to bring their cases to that court, shutting off the last ave- nue of escape. Capt. Carter has served his term. Aided by Shrewd Lawyers. The two men have been aided by the shrewdest lawyers in the United States and Canada and almost unlim- ited financial resources. Carter has served his sentence. His accused co- conspirators elected to prolong the contest. Arrested in New York short- ly after their indictment at Savannah in 1890, they were taken before a} adition to Geor: | ela. Satine Lacombe refused to re- ‘ lease them on habeas corpus proceed-‘ ings, and.then they were ordered eéx- traditcd. They appealed to the f£u-' preme Court of the United States for the first time, but that court sustained the order. “Under these circumstances, they took up their residence in Quebec,” as a Canadian paper naively expressed ii. | Attorney General Knox carried the fight into the Canadian courts. Ex- tradition warrants were issued by Judge Lafontaine of Montreal, and

CLUBMAN S W BURNED AFTER ~ BEING RESCUED + Mrs .Von Wedelstaedt Rushes “ Back Into Burning Apartment.

R. Park von Wedelstacdt, »a well- FIRST WOMAN 10 BE ELECTED 10 OFFICE BY CENTRAL LABOR UNION MISS ——— HENNESSY.

CALLS WORKING. GIRLS’ DESIRE TO. WED A HANDICAP They Should Join Unions In- stead, Miss Hannah Hen- nessy Says.

Women become wage earners only temporarily, intending to marry shortly, ST. LOUIS LEADS NATION IN PLANS FOR CHRIST MAS an . a Yuletide Trees. by Carload Brought Here for Santa’s Gifts.

TRADE IS GOOD AS EVER

Merchants Report Crowds of Holiday Buyers in Big Stores.

Inquiry by reporters and correspond- ents in St. Louis and other cities, show that St. Louis is among the leaders tn big preparations for a Merry Christmas. The Christmas tree trade in St. I.ouils this year one-third larger than it was last Christmas and some 2,000 more trees will be sold, 80,000 in all. The trees come from Wisconsin and the New England states, the Vermont shipments being regarded at the oaest by dealers. They are sold by jobbers for an average price of # cents, but many get broken and prove unsalable, whica loss, with hauling and other cost of handling, makes them bring $1 to $2 when the consumer purcliases them for Santa Claus to hang his gif*s on. Some ‘“‘fancy’’ trees sell for $3, $4 and %. 40 Carloads Received Here. Last year about 30 carloads of Christ- mas trees, with an average of 2000 in a carload, were received in $t. Louis. This ‘year some 4 carloads have been re- ceived and have been selling rapidly. This makes the total number of 1907 Christmas trees in St. Louis about 80,000, Anyone vWho thinks the Christmas trade has fallen off this year will find himself or herself greatly mistaken if a look is taken at the big stores down- town and the heads of these great Santa Claus warehouses are asked about ‘heir business. Saturday was a record breaking dédy. It is estimated that the department stores took in $400,000, and other stores shared in proportion. An cstimate for the week’s business is $2,000.000 for the department stores and $3,000,000 for other. downtown stores, which fs a Christmas trade comparing favorably with any year the St. Louis merchants have ever passed through. 104,708 at Grand Leader, At the Grand Leader a count was kept on the number of visitors Saturday. Exactly 104,709 persons entered the store during the day. “Our trade has been bigger and bet- ter than ever,’’ said P. C. Baker, the superintendent, Monday, ‘“‘both in the number of purchases and the aggregatu value of the sales business. Our de- livery system has been worked harder than it ever was before at Christmas time.”’ Ting more and more emphatic an AAISER'S SISTER BARED GERMAN cused Von Moltke Be- fore Harden. Oe ee . CLIMAX STOPS TRIAL En Ruler Probably Will Be Seen Before Future Action Is Decided. —e

BERLIN, Dec. 23.~The name of the Kaiser's sister, Princess Charlotte of Saxe Meiningen, was dragged into the Harden-Moltke case today. It was from the Princess, Counséllor Ktleinholtz told the Court, that his cli- ent, Editor Harden, got the informze- tion which led him to accuse Gen. Count von Moltke of immoralities so shocking as immediately to cdést him the Kaiser’s favor, his army commis- sion and the place he formerly had held in berlin, society. Klienholtz demanded that the princess be summoned as a witness in Harden’s behalf. The judges, much disturbed by the re- quest, hurridly adjourned court to con- sider action. It is likely the kaiser wil] be communicated with before a decision is rendered. Royalty cannot be compell- ed to come to court like other witnesses. but the princess’ testimony may be tak- en privately and likely will be read at the hearing. Efforts to Settle Expected. Harden's sudden revelation of the high} source of his information has given the trail an entirely new aspect. The judges are plainly. disposed to treat him with more conseleration than earlier in the trial and if the princess substantiates Klienholtz’s claim it is agreed that the editor will have accomplished what probable will silence, effectually, the de- nunciation of court and official circles, That fresh efforts will be made to settle the/ case, even on the editor’s own terms, generally, is predicted. The. Berlin press, meanwhile, is..gr its protests at the judge’s action in conduct- ing the proceeding in. secret. The ex- clusion of newspapermen from the sessions was the height of impropriety in such an occasion, it is said, and it is charged openly and is given widespread suspicion that’ the situation is a “put up job” to sacrifice the editor. WEATHER, LIKE A BOY. BEFORE CHRISTMAS, TO BEHAVE TOMORROW Sun Will Shine and Conditions

COURT SCANDAL! ‘Princess Charlotte First Atc- IW: tot the Christian. Science PRIN CESS~INFORMER AGAINST NOBLEMAN—IN GERMAN SCANDAL

MRS, EDDY 10 GIVE MILLION OR ThE POOR Christian Science Leader An- nounces Plan to Found | Institution.

BOSTON, Dec. 23.—A Christian Sci- ence institution, to cost at least $1,- 000,000 and to be devoted especially to helping the poor, is the latest project movement. The Christian. Science Weekly Sentinel publishes today correspondence between Mary Baker G. Eddy and the éditor if the denominational publications, in hich Mrs. Eddy wrote: “I desire to commence immediately to found a Christian Science institu- tion for the special benefit of the poor and the general good of all mankind, The founding and endowment of this institution will cost at least $1,000,000.’’ The editor is at Concord with Mrs. Eddy, having been summoned there to give to him details of the project. SON OF POLICE LAW AUTHOR

‘State Department report that 200 of the “4 at Iquique, where incendiary speeches CHILEAN TROOPS HGHT STRIKERS MOB, KILL 200 , i trees Nitrate Workmen Slain When They Refuse to Leave Public Square.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Dispatches from Consul Hanna at Iquique to the striking workmen from the nitrate of Chile were killed by Governmen troops on Saturday. A mob of 10,000 gathered in the plaza were made. Troops ordered the mob to disperse. Instead of obeying, the men attacked the soldiers. Thereupon machine guns were trained on the crowd. In the fight that fol- lowed 200 men were killed. There also were casualties among the troops. Country is Alarmed, Twenty thousand strikers have made their way to the coast, and the country 's alarmed. The State Department here has no knowledge of .any Americans who have interests in the nitrate dis- trict. The beds are worked largely by English and German firms,, who pay vestigation of Conditions ' in House. IS _ EXAMINED — oo, owen Gallagher, Gevers, Weeke and + Bourg Will Appear in — January. HUSSEY te et ’ oe * ad $ tS Oe, ase. 4 Investigators. Want - to ie : | Just What Majority — : Is Doing. The December Grand Jury wanta4 know exactly what the. “combine” the House of Delegates is, who tutes its inner circle, and “nue a: purpose is merely to contro) the the House organization or, in addition to this, to control legislation corruptly. , Five members of the penaed Monday to testi Grand Jury, and one of ee Frank Hussey of the Twenty-second — Ward—appeared as a witness. The oth- — ers will not be called until Jaa. 2, when . the body re-convenes. They ure Deles gates “Jiggers’ Gallagher, Herman Gevers, Frank Weeke and Alex Bourg, The October grand jury, which ad- journed after indicting Delegates War-_ her and Priesmeyer for bribery in com> nection with the Henry Ascher garage bill, and William R. Coyne for perjury. en account.of his testimony in the grand — jury room, declared in its report that the House of Delegates was a “ : to St. Louis,”..and that thore was gene eral evidente of pbugresinnes ene: 2 : est noch ts: Cam ene ta te, PO tiary on the perjury charge in Juage — Williams’ court, and he testified that - eg the grand jury fourd, further evidence — of boodling than that against Wares, and Priesmeyer,. but did not complete * its investigation of the other cases. © The indictments returned by thé Oc- tober body for bribery were quashed — because Circuit Attorney Sager was dis- . satisfied with the jury selected te try the Delegates, and new indictments were returned by the present grand jury. 3 Assistant Circuit Attorn~” ‘Johnson, who has charge of the grand jury in-. vestigations, admitted that the Dele- gates mentioned had been summened

as witnesses, but declined to say wheth- — fer others would be subpenaed. Indictments Returned. ~ Before adjourning for the holidays, the grand jury returned two indictments, William J. Mo is charged with hav- — ing committed perjury at his trial July 1, following his arrest for complicity in the robbery of EB. T. Burnley, a . United States Army paymaster. The jury disagreed and later the case was nolle prossed. Since then, the grand jury says, it has been learned that Mo- — ran served a Penitentiary sentence, Albert Petton was indicted on » charge preferred by a young woman. | JUDGE RODGERS TO SUCCEED M’DONALD, MARONEY TO GET- GENERAL SESSIONS BENCH Barrett Is “Tipped” as as Head of Po~ lice Force, and E. S. Lewis for Maroney’s: Job. : Judge Hickman P. Rodgers of hei CHASED BY TWO POLICEMEN Jeff Prendergast Jr., 10 Years, Old, Denies He Tore Down Church Signs. Jeff Prendergast Jr., 10-year-old son of the State Senator who framed the eight-hour police law, had his first. ex- perience with policemen when he was caught by two plain clothes men who were watching for boys who have been tearing down the signs of the Cabanne M. E. Church, South, at Bartmer and Goodfellow avenues. Special Officers Viehle and McCune were stationed near the church Sunday. Soon they saw a boy in short trousers climb the terrace of the church lawn and jerk a placard down. They chased the boy and he ran around the corner into a group of boys, who ran with him. The ‘specials’ overtook Jeff Prender- gast Jr. and took him to the Prender- gast home, 5828 Julian avenue, where Senator Prendergast questioned him. He denied having torn down the sign. Then Homer Steinhoff, living at Chamber- iain and Goodfellow avenuwes, admitted, Senator Prendergast says, that he tore the sign down. Both Prendergast and the policemen lectured all the boys, but none was taken to the station. the fugitives were arrested in Quebec. Interference was feared and _ the transfer to Montreal was made in a dramatic manner. The tug “Spray,” said to be the fastest boat on the St. Lawrence river at that time, had been chartered by the United States and was placed at the officers’ dis- posal, who did their work secretly and effectively. The “Spray’’ was chased by another tug from Quebec, but one- distanced her. An attempt then was made to inte*”- cept the Spray at Three Rivers, where the High Constable from Quebec, with a force of police, chartered a steamer and summoned the Spray to “halt in the name of the King.” Tt is said that the captain of the Spray was hard of hearing. Anyway, he paid no attention to the Constable's order and landed the prisoners in Mon- treal. Judge Lafontaine, remanded them to Jail. Meanwhile writs of habeas cor- pus had been issued by Judge Caron in Quebec. The. United States agzin moved to quash the writs, but the Judge ordered the pris \ers discharged on the ground that the « ‘ynses charged were not extraditable. seemed to leave the fugitives triump . But the Attorney-General had n exhausted all his resources. ee Appeals to Londor Co... 11. One possible chance remained and that was an appeal to the Privy Covn- cil of In February, 1905, the Council a decision upholding the juriedictior of Judge Lafontaine, be- fore whom ngs were instituted originally. In June, 19%, Judge Lafon- taine decreed that Greene and Gaynor - ‘must be returned to Georgia for trial. Grave fears were entertained that a rescue would be attempted and during their last days in Montreal the Jail known clubman-turfman, after, rescuing his bride, Margaret, from fire Monday morning, in their apartments on. the third floor of the . Zenda’ Apartment house, 4631 Westminster place, ran down the rear fire escape Monday morning in pajamas and bare jfeets to direct . the janitor to send ‘in ah alarm. : During his absence, Mrs. Von Wedelstaedt rushed back into the flames to save her ward- robe. On his return he found her in flames for the second time, and had to struggle with her before’ he could ex- tinguish the blaze which covered her face and shoulders. — She was taken to the home of Mrs. Robert H. Mudd, 4601 McPherson ave- nue, where she was treated by Dr. Louis Butler. It ts. feared that she may be wisugured for life by the burns on her face, hands’ and shoulders. Her Hlus- band’s hair was scorched and his face and hands were slightly burned. Wraps Her in Blanket. Mrs. Von Wedelstaedt was leaving her’ apartments on the third floor to go shopping when ste saw smoke coming from a large closet. When she threw open the door a burst of flame swept into the room, igniting her sealskin cloak and hat. Her screams attracted her husband, who wrapped her in a blanket The janitor, in telephoning for the Fire Department, made the mistake of netifying engine company No. 27, . at Raston and Taylor avemues, instead of company 43, at Delmar and King’s High- way boulevards. The firemen were 1 minutes reaching the scene, and the thres front rdoms and their contents were ruined. | Their Wardhobe Lost. Indian scimitars, chanced in silver, bronze candlesticks from Italy, rare pictures up/on .the. continent, guns of all patterns, from Persian to Span- ish, and Persian rugs were scattered among the ns. The couple also lost their warfirobe, except a suit of ‘clothes Mr. Von Wedelstaedt con-| est paid of any workers. I know lets trived to save. He canculates the/| of the girls in-the stores only make $8 damage at $2000, mostly covered by | and $3.50 a week and they have to wear insurance. good clothes, pay car fare and buy their Mr. Von wi dulasik thinks the fire| !unches. If they haven’t u home, how was caused by mice gnowing matches|¢C@” they get along? I think factory which were in the pockets of his|siris are better paid, in proportion. Some clothes in the closet. Water running | °f OUT girls make good wages and the inito the apartment below did consid- | f*ter they tan work the more money erablé damage to wearing apparel of » i Smgerhanaea a all r ae work ule and in that w — mi. = prorrester. are somewhat independent. ~ “My election as a member of the Fx- ecutive Council means recognization by the men of the women's union feel that it will be a benefit. * wand ze one-third of the total revenue to the Government, which derives an enormous income from this source. MINE BLAST VICTIMS DIED WHILE AT PRAYER Discovery of Six More Brings Total Up to 46 in Jacobs Creek Disaster. JACOB'S CRaeuwa, Pa. Dec. 23.—Six bodies were taken out of the biasted Darr mine today, bringing the total up to 39. By 10 o'clock, the removal of seven more bodies was begun, bringing the total recovered up to 46. Several of the men died praying, as was shown by the attitude of the bodies. EXPRESS COMPANIES DEFY STATE Fail to Give Salaries of Officers in Nebraska Report. LINLULN, Neb.. Dec, 2%.—The Ne- braska State Railway Commission this morning announced that the Wells-Far- go, the Adams, the American and the Pacific Express companies had failed to state the amounts of the salaries of their officials. The companies were directed to in- clude this information in the reports to the commission. The matter will be referred to the Attorney-General. | ‘Sunday «Advertising (Leas Cheap Legal) Yesterday (Sunday) December 22. Post-Dispatch, 175 Cols. ‘Globe-Democrat.... 154 “ Republic. . . <ieae Sunday Post-Dispatch Excess Over Republic. . ... . 57 Cols. Over Globe-Democrat. 21 “* Advertising That. Grows Pays; Advertising That Pays Grows. “First in pits aie ‘‘We have found the Christmas trade as active as ever,” said Dan C. Nugent, first vice-president of Nugent’s. ‘The Christmas spirit is the same as usual, Everyone is buying presents. The number of sales is at least as large as.it was last year, though perhaps the value of the individual purchases is just a shade, almost imperceptibly, smaller than last year. We are as busy as can be and I wouldn’t be surprised if the total Christmas trade wouldn’t prove about what it was in 1906." Chicago Reports a Slumpage. Post-Dispatch correspondents report similar conditions elsewhere, with some exceptions. Chicago reported a slump of 30 per eent from last year, when $12,000,000 was spent in State street. Only 50,000 Christ- mas trees were needed this season, against 65,000 last year, and not nearly all the supply has been sold. While there is a general squeeze the banks and brokerage houses are giving the usual money presents. The Crane com- pany has given 5000 employes 10 per cent of their annual salary as gifts. A different story comes from Indian- apolis. There the stores are crowded day and night, though sales are below last year’s aggregate. Christmas pres- ents are not as costly as heretofore, the Christmas card being substituted therefor. Baltimore Feels Pinch. Baltimore is long on Christmas trees, but shy on presents. Fully 70,000 trees will have otwy the time Santa arrives. “Large department stores report a falling off of 15 per cert in trade, mostly in the costly articles. Jewelers are pessimistic, but the 10-cent stores are working overtime. Christmas cards seem to be the most active sellers. Salvation Army kettles on str-et cor- ners are receiving silver coins where ‘they used to be given bills. Only about one-fourth of the appeals made by charity are reecining answers. In Washington costly Christmas trees ere selling a5 fast as usua), but there has been & ead slump in the cheaper The city will require about 6000 Will Be Clear, Official Fore- caster Declares. Temperatures. .. A and therefore fail to interest themselves Jn the work of labor unions, according to Miss Hannah Hennessy of 1219 Jones street, the-first woman to become an of- ficer of the Central s heenten and Labor Union. Miss Hennessy has been a wage earn- er for six years and for five years has taken an active interest in the labor problem from a woman’s point of view. At the semi-annual election of officers of the Central Union, held Sunday after- ' noon, Miss Hennessy was made a mem- ber of the Executive Council and a dele- gate to Chicag® and Norfolk. She hopes to see an organization of ‘the National Women’s Trades Union League in St. Louis soon. “Frequently,’’ said Miss Hennessy, “women and girls who work do not pay any attention or give any thought to labor conditions, because, they say, “What's the use, I will get married soon, so what do I care about these things?’ This is what makes it so hard to get the girls interested and to educate them to realize the benefits they would get by unionization. Many Ignorant, She Says, “So many times girls are compelled to go to work before they get much edu- cation in school, and unless there is some way provided for them to learn after they are out of school, they con- tinue in ignorance all their lives. What we want to do in our unions for girls is to provide the best conditions possible for them to work intelligently and in healthful surroundings. The working girl's health is all she has and if she be- comes ill at her work her wages cease and she is ‘down and out.’ It is most important that the girls should work where sanitary conditions prevail. Girls are Suspicious. ~ “Tt is hard-to teach the girls that we are not in some way trying to ‘do’ them when we try to get them interested in the unions. I believe that the retai) girl clerks and saleswomen are the poor-

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Forecast—Fair tonight and Tues- day; no decided change in tempera- ture; northwesterly winds, becoming variable. The weather will behave like a shrewd boy just before Christmas tomorrow. The sun will grin and smirk out of a clear sky and will do the best it knows how to pleass Santa Claus and the peo- ple generally. This is the forcast: “Fair tonight end Tuesday: no decided change in the temp- erature; northwest- erly winds becomiag variable, minimum temperature tonight about 28 degrees.”’ ° The storm which started in Texas and moved to the valley Sunday is now central over In- diana, playing all sorts of oranks. It brought snow to the middle Mississippi valley, but rain elsewhere in tne regions it affected. Snow flurries Were reported from the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains end rain from Washington, Oregon and-tdaho. The temperature is higher in the east- ern States and in the West and north- west, but iewer In the Mississippi valicy and Texas. The stage of the river this morning was 4... TABBART GALLS CONVENTION Roger . Sullivan Heads the Special Committee on Arrangements. FRENCH LICK, Ind., Dec. 3.—Chait- man Taggart of the Democratic Na- tional Committee today issued a formal call for the national convention te meet at Denver, Colo., July 7, 1908. Mr. Taggart also announced the fol- lowing specia! Committee on Arrange- ments for the national convention: Rog- er 8. Sullivan, Chicago; James C. Dahi- man, Omaha; Norman 8. Mack, Buffa- lo; R. M. Johnston, Houston; John_ T. McGraw, Grafton, W. Va.;'\John M: Os- borne, Rawlings, Wyo.; Clark Howell, Atlanta, Ga.

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e ou lanti® Coast. APOLOGIZE IN CHURCH, HE WED Bemals Welcomed Back to St. ; Stanislaus by Public Ceremony. — hear fabebe Pec i0t od, PGLISH FIGHT ENDED - ~~ Men Who Went to De Lagen’s Congregation Return to Father Stanowski. fez ore Unable to forget the death of his father and remorseful for his and his ‘wife’a abandonment of the Roman Catholic faith, John Bernal, lately a deacon in the De Lagan Independent Poliéh Church, and hig wife, Marianna, mad a public apology for their past and rere remarried before the altar of st. Btahislaus Polish Catholic Church on North Twentieth street immediately after high mass Sunday morning. Two years ago, when a factional fight in St. Stanislaus was at its height, Bersial’s father, ah dged man and one of the leaders’ ef the opposition to Rev. Father U. Stanowski, met death’ in a fall ownstairs. His last remark was one oc hostility to the priést. Could Not Forget. “Neither my wife nor myself can for- get “the death of my father,” Befnal said to Father Stanowski when he went to seek readmission to the Catholic Chufch. ‘‘We cannot sleep at night be- cause of this.” Bernal was a widower when he with- drew. from St. Stanislaus and became a deaoén in the De Lagan Independent Chufth. While acting in that capacity and assisting every Sunday in De La- gan’ services, Bernal married Marian- na howska. The husband is 3% years old Bnd his wife 10 years his senior. The ceremony was performed by De Lagan himself. BeFnal is the second of the four dea- cons of the Independent Church to seek readmission into St. Stanislaus and to arried there by Father Stanow- .“4The first was Henry Rejch, who éd Mary Slodkiewicz during the he was out of the Catholic Their remarriage took place ° ~ Apology is Signed. Like Rejch and his wife, Mr. Mrs; Bernal sighed an apology. ane read: the underalgnea, John Bernal ria nna Sigho a, -@o hereby publitly ‘patdon from the whole St. Loulg Polish population for the scandal wh we have given by our own lives an écially by joining the Polish In- dependent Church of De Lagan. “We do hereby promise that we will repair the scandal by leading exem- and The « plary lives and by setting good exam- ples for others in the future,” Dé Lagan, founder of the Indepen- dent-Chureh, left St. Louis some time ago. His ‘accourits were fourid to be involved and money in his possession . never has been accounted for. “ Warmly Welcomed Back, The signed apology was read by Fa- ther’ Stanowski in the presence of the Bernais and all the meiibets of both families, as Well as 4 congregation that crowded the church. After the reading, w was accorded profound attention, the @marriage ceremony was performed and the couple Was congratulated and welt back by other members of St. Stahislaus. The ceremony was the sole topic of conversation in Polish circles in St. all day Sunday. It was looked | as the last act of the factional cés which rent the parish of St. aus a couple of years Ago. is STORM CUTS CITY ° OFF FROM EAST AND SOUTH ae Service Impeded by Snow and Rain, Which _ Crosses Many States. A “tramp” stofm which panharidled its way from Arizona, by way of St. Louis, to thé. Atlantic Coast, cut this eid off from telegraphic communica- tion. with the Bast and South for sev-. eral hours Monday. Wires to Chicago weré, out of commission, but that city. could be reached through Kansas City and Omaha. . Peoria and Bloomington both. were out off from St. Louis and Chicago. It was found necessary to re- lay Chicago-New York dispatches through Pittsburg. The course of the storm, which started near: Phoenix, Ariz., Friday, was over “Texas to New Orleans, then through Mississippi and Tennessee to the At- Then it doubled on its track and went west to St. Louis, get- ting “here in the form of Sunday’s rain and, Monday's snow. There was little — with street car traffic lo- omen BT CAUGHT _ Originator of Classic Swindles Sold Park Fishing Privilege. “MONDAY-- ST. LOUIS: ‘POST-DISP A DECEMBER 23, 1907 ‘ported.’ | HORSEMAN ACCUSED WITH THE MRS. ALFRED ) DIETRICH. HARRY _ CARLOADS 0 ULETIDE TREES BUUGHT HERE St. ‘Louis’ Leads Country in Preparations forthe © Holidays. _ CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. — Warm weather and tight money Steres trees. have hurt the Christmas trade. are crowded, but sales are confined chiefly to bargain counters. Secretary Hubbard of the Associated Charities says: ‘‘Never before have we been in more urgent need; there have not been in recent years sO many requests for aid.’’ Omaha, MilWatike and Atlanta, Ga, report fine business throughout and in the nearby towns. Charities are receiv- ing their usual support. , Boston has just had the most success- ful business week in its history. That at least 9 per cent of the people are spending Christmas money as freely as ever is the opinion of managers of big department stores, The leading firms agree that at least Wednesday and Sat- urday Were record days, the receipts of Jordan, Marsh & Co. being the largest of any since the firm opened for busi- ness years ago. , Gems Less In Demand. Sixty-five thousand Christmas trees were ordered for the season as against 63,000 last year. The express companies report the Christmas business quite as good, if not better, than last year, but at two of the largest jewelry stores a drop in business from last vear is re- Precious stones and other costly things are being sidestepped. Those -who yeach year send contributions to chari- table institutions are curtailing their offerings. On tthe other: hand, the Salvation Army collectors for the annual dinner to the poor report, generous aid. ' In Cleveland the Christmas trade has n: comparatively. big, but the buy- ers have been purchasing articles of less cust than formerly. Up to Satur- day night 6900 Christmas trees were dis- posed of. The charitable organizations have not been so successful in making collections as heretofc¢re. Good Trade In Northwest. Forty thousand Christitas trees have been placed on sale at St. Paul, with the demand good. The Christmas trade is good in all branches, but unseason- able weather has hit clothing and dry goods. The usual expensive presents are being made and the charity organiza~ tions report few families in need. Ten thousand turkeys, ten thousand boxes of cigars and five thousand pounds of candy were distributed to employes of four jobbing houses. Banks are paying out and loaning as usual and there is no evidence of hafd times there. ' Below Average In New York. New York's holiday trade is below the average, but still of enormous propor- tions. The usual big Christmas gifts to employes afte not being heard of, but In other respects the general buy- ing seems much like that of former ‘years. It is feared that charity organi- ; : zations will feel the depression most of apt called 06 way) thas your “fins the fins the dor. ‘He died this WOMEN ASK DIVORCE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS Judges’ Resemblance to Santa 4Glaus*Factor in Re- quests. Nearly 100 St. Louis women will have divorce decrees in their Christnias stock- ings‘if eight Circuit Court judges keep up the gait which they struci: Monday when the default docket was called. Some of the judges look like Santa Claus and others don’t. She smooth- faced ones are not in favor with the St. Louis women who are anxious to free themselves from the matrimonial yok> before the reai Kris Kring!e¢ coines down the chimney. 7 Of the plaintiffs only one will inake her plea to Judge McDonald, who has no beard and doesn't think a divorce is a good Cliristmas present. Whiskies Are Popular. In striking contrast which the fair plaintiffs flocked to the tribunals of Judges Shields and Foster, both of whom have whiskers. Judge Shields has 24 of the cases and Judge Foster has 26. Judge Allen also has 26. He formerly wore a beard and he has Santa Claus tendencies. Judge With- row has only one and Judge Sale 11. Fifteen of the women say that Judge Kinsey looks good to them and 17 pin their faith on Judge Reynolds. The to- tal number of cases is 121 and 90 of the plaintiffs are women. Mrs. Acuff Gets Divorce. Mrs. Mary Acuff was granted a di- voree from Alonzo Acuff by Judge Fos- ter on the xround of desertion. Mr. Acuff did not appear and the decres was granted on the testimony of Mrs. Acuff and her witnesses. Acuff is saic to be at the home of his father at Bolivar, Mo. He formerly was a prom: inent salesman for a Washington ave- nue wholesale dry goods house, The family was well known socially. Mrs. Acuff resides with her J7-year- old daughter at the Washington Hotel. Pullman Employe Wins, Wiliam Henry Sullivan was granted n divorce by Judge Kinsey from Mary Sullivan, whem he married in Boston in 1904. He charged that she deserted him a few months after their marriage. He is an employe of the Pullman company, Alpert Dunlap Williams did not appear to contest the suit for divorce filed by Hazel Williams and a default and in- quiry was ordered by Judge Kinsey. EMPLOYE TOSSES $100,000 AWAY BYgDROPPING MATCK Two Carloads of Lighters Take Fire and Ruin lowa Wall- paper Plant. DES MOINES, Io., Dec. 2—With a toss of the hand, a careless employe of the W. J. Pratt Wall Paper Co. today threw away $100,000—the loss suf- fered by the firm in a fire which re- sulted from the employe’s throwing away a match. : ‘The worker dropped the lighted match on the fourth floor, within a few feet of two carloads of matches, which were ablaze in a second. The dense smoke prevented the firemen from ef- fectually fighting the flames. Water Was put on the fire through the roof. The blaze was checkea in this way, but water ruined all that did not burn. ; : OF ELOPING WIFE OF A RICH MAN is the way in a BRENCHLEY. AMILY DENIES SHE ELOPED No Word, However, Comes From Mrs. Dieterich or Horse Trainer. Dee. 23.—All New York reportee elopement of NEW YORK, in discussing the Mrs. Alfred Dieterich Brenchley, an English working for Alfred Groynn Vanderbilt. Mrs. Dieterich was formerly Miss Ed- na H. Young of Richmond, Va. Mrs. M. E. Young, mother of the young Woman, who lives in New York, moved to Vir- ginia shortly after’ Civil War yradually fortune, rela- tives of the young obtained estates and owned thousands of acres of ground adjoining this city. Mrs. Dieterichs great uncle, Maj. Lewis H. Ginter, became head of the Allen and Ginter branch of the Ameri- can Tobacco Company and the wealth- iest man in. Virginia. At his death, he left $5,000,000 and his niece received a large part of it. Her Debut ociety Event, Mrs. Dieterich’s debut twelve years ago in Richmond is still remembered as one of the society events at the time. Advices from Richmond say her frela- tives are devoted to the husband and are inclined to attach no blame to him for the disappearance of his wife. In their New York home Alfred Die- terich and his father waited in vain all Sunday for a cablegram from Europe in denial of the report of the elope- ment. Mrs. Dieterich, her mother, Mrs, Young, and Mrs. Young’s son, Lewis Ginter Young, were due yesterday at the Hotel Ritz in Paris, according to Dieterich. Dieterich has been busy two days, de- claring to his friends and to reporters that his wife and her mother sailed from here on the Lusitania on Dec. 14, His wife, he says, went to Paris to re- cuperate from the overstrain of the sc- cial season. That the name of neither Mrs. Dieterich nor Mrs. Young nor her son appeared on the Lusitania passenger list, Dieterich accounted for by saying that the party seiled too late to have their names or the list. No Word From Paris. Charles F. Dieter'ch, the young man‘s father, said toady: “We havo heard nothing, no word, from Paris. We expected that my son’s wife and her mother would have reachsa@ there by this time. “] have been shocked by the rumors eennecting the name of tay son's wife with Harry Brenchley. I believe there is no truth in the stories. I have no idea who started them. ‘To the best of my knowledge and belie’, Mrs. Dicter- ich sailed witn her mother on the Lusi- tania. So far as I Know, there never has been any trouble between my gon and his w'!fe."’ Harry trainer and horse the close of the and settled in Richmond. a heiress amassing Accident Delays Torpeda Boats, PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec. 23. ~The American torpedo boat flotina, which left here yesterday morning at & o’clock for Rio Janeiro, on its way to the Pacific, returned here today because of an accident to the machinery of the Lawrence. The damage is not serious, be made in one day. wr WANTS PART OF $10,008 Mrs. Mary Thiemann Asks for Di- yorte and Division of Estate. Mrs. Mary Thiemann filed suit for di- vorce against John Thiemann in the Circuit Court at Clayton Monday morn- ing. The couple were married in 1875 and have five children, only one of whom, Apna, aged 17, is a minor. Mrs. Thiemann asks for the custody of this daughter and for a division of the $10,000 estate, which, she says, was accumulated by_ their joint efforts. The ideles diene tive shout four miles west of Clayton. Barges Sink—Captain and Wife Dead. NEW HAVEN, ng Dec. 23.—Capt. Henry Schribner the barge New Haven and his BY were drowned off here today when seven barges in town of the tug James McWilliams foundered. “SAVE MONEY.” Wives save cigar money, see Haase bipe ad, page 12 today. Auto Corps In Russian Army, ST. PETERSBURG,. Dec. 23.—The Russian War Department has ordered RE OR DOWIE. ELL LOLOL ATID AEN Sy AE OGGI IE LS.. AR TID et re i Ry ~ ~~ | FIREMAN N B-WEEKS’ Wife, Told Not to Worry, Asks Police to Hunt Man. Louis L. Freund, a locomotive fire- man, told his wife, Alice Freund, when he left their home at 22 North Boyle avenue six weeks ago, that he was go- ing on a long run, and that she need not worry if he did not return prompt- ly. She waited for a few days, then gave up their flat and removed to 16 Little place, near Easton avenue. the formation of a military automobiie _£9tps to be based on the German model. Mrs. Freund decided Monday, after they must pave lived a long way from their relat RS Re ili ati iis in . 7 Vandervoort & Barney Bank. remains. plate, as the case may be. ed one whole seetion. Gold Rings. Gold Hat Pins. Gold Thimbles, Geld Match Boxes. Gold Scarf Pins. Gold Cuff Buttons. yold Bracelets. Gold Purses. Gold Brooches. Gold Reads. The Shirt-Waist Ring, gentlemen, Earrings. Veil Pins. Near Olive an Umbrella. The exclusive Novelty Others as $2.00. oO UR Merchandise Gift Certificate» purchasable in any amount desired, presents an easy and a dignified solution of the gift problem. ~ It may mean an order on our Custom-Shirt Department or it'can be used as cash in any department at any time. With it one may open a Savings Aecount at the Scruggs, The recipient may established a credit and have mérchan- dise charged against it at pleasure. Sterling Silver Articles. universal approval and admiration, not solely because of the extent and the excellence of the stock, but be- eause of the surprising moderation in price. Coral Pins. Coral Brooches, Coral Rings. Coral Cameos. Coral Necklaces Coral Ornaments. Signet Rings. Lavallieres. with its companion Searf Pin, for is a distinet novelty at this store. Ct Umbrellas—First Street Entrance: might puzzle for days and not arrive at any happier solution of the gift question than—- Best of all. we have them for women, for men, for boys, for girls, for children. Imported Um- brellas are priced from $9.00 to $20.00. for either men or women as low Children’s Umbrellas, $1.00 to | tificate. Tenth, Olive and Locust Streets - IFTS of Jewelry: There are few men and still fewer women who deny a liking for Jewelry. Conse- quently such a gift is almost sure to be right. The matter of selection is the important thing, -and even when the article has been decided on the question of quality Every piece of Jewelry that leaves this store is positively guaranteed to be as represented—solid gold, sterling silver or Further than this, you are assured of designs selected for and shown only in this department. To the selling of Solid Gold Jewelry we have devot- This applies also in the case of These features command Dog Collars. Barrettes. Real Shell Combs. Gold, Mounted Combs. Rhinestone Combs. Jet Combs, Silver Photo Frames. Beaded Bags. Gold Mesh Bags. Antique Jewelry. Brass: Candlesticks, umbrel- la staids, ash trays, jardinieres, steins, plaques, ete. Copper Articles: Fire-colored copper,, hand-wrought pieces—jar- dinieres, ash trays, plates, vases, fern dishes, ete. Teco Pottery: Entirely new designs in neem vases, fern dishes, ash trays, ete, Rookwood Pottery: All new shapes, designs and colorings await selection. Italian Marble and Terra Cot- ta; Busts, wall a brackets, jardinieres, pedesta! Italian Carved Pasaibare con- aeons of tables, chairs and ped- estals Mirrors: Old Colonial and French mirrors with dark mahog- any and gold cae a Floor— You helps to An “S.-V.-B.” Merchandise Certificate. — Our Engraved Kid Glove Certifi- cate, A Box of Huyler’s Delicious Choco- lates, A Waterman : Self-Filling 995 Fountain Pen. — IFT tory, ingly complete. hour’’ Women’s all pure linen from 10e¢ to 50c. Women’s Masnetitchod. kerchiefs, each 25c. Men’s or without initial, box, for 25e to 50e. men’s or women’s, upward. Handkerchiefs — Men’s, Women’s, Children’s: In spite of the greatest Handkerchief business in our his- today will find assortments astonish- This is one of the so- alled gifts, for when everything else fails surely Handkerchiefs: will do. Handkerchiefs, with wreath and initial, lace-trimmed or hand-rolled edge Hand- pure linen Handkerchiefs, with beginning at 15e. Men’s Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, with initial and corded border; price 50e. Children’s Handkerchiefs, Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, six in box, priced from $1.00 A Gillette Safety Razor Outfit. A Kodak or a Photo Album. A Leather Chair or Couch. A Rug, Oriental or Domestic. A Pair of Ice Skates. A Pair of Rodler Skates. A Chafing Dish, A Coffee Percolator. A Punching Bag. A Set of Andirons. A Fitted Suit Case. A Shotgun. A Leather Pocketbook. A Beaded Purse, A Manicure Set. ‘* oleventh- hemstitched embroidered, three in a array of Cut Glass: stock is unsurpassed. ular Cut-Glass standard. lightful unusual gifts. room or parlor. Couches, Davenports, etc., gesting comfort. Gold Chairs Gold Tables Gold Cabinets Boudoir Pieces Music Cabinets Hall Clocks Pedestals Divans (j;1FTs of Cut Glass — Fourth Floor: In all the length and breadth of this country there is no more beautiful In newness and perfection of And with all this you will find that prices are below the reg- See also our rich assortment of French, Bohemian and Carlsbad Glassware—de- Bookcases Library Tables Chiffoniers Tabourettes Secretaries Davenports A Cigar Humidor. A Fine Meer- schaum Pipe. A Tool Chest, A “Little Com- fort” Sewi Machine. A Wardrobe Trunk, A Piece of Teco Pottery. An Italian Marble Bust. cut the BP. Gift Gameiinte quick decision. An Electric Dome for the Dining- Room. An Antique Copper Vase. Jardinieres or Candlesticks of Brass. A Dainty Bit of Rookwood Pottery. A Japanese Dinner Gong. A Trunk for Dolly’s Clothes, The Newest Coral Cameo Shirt-Waist Ring. A Box of Linen Handkerchiefs, Any one of a hundred Solid Gold Articles. A Case contain- ing Scissors. A Sheffield Plate Hot; Water Kettle. A Bread Tray of Sterling Silver. A Cut-Glass Water Bottle. A Chest of Table Silverware. ‘A Dozen Pearl- Handled Knives and Forks. A Set of Sterling Silver Teaspoons, A Set of Furs— Searf and Muif. A Box of Silk Stockings. A House Coat for “Him.” A Pair of Gold Buckle Sus- penders. A Novelty Hand Bag. An Imported Leather Jewel Case. family to be and up, $5.00 and up, $2.50. and designs. any woman. Plaid Silk FURNITURE GIFTS selected Tuesday will be delivered Tuesday: For Furniture Gifts stop off on the Fourth, Fifth or the Sixth Floor. Each has its accumulation of suitable articles, either in single pieces or in suites for dining-room, bed- There is great profusion of Leather Furniture, generally conceded to be the right sort for Holiday Gifts—Chairs, each possessing elegance and sug- Cellarets Sideboards Serving Tables Rockers in a hun- dred styles Morris Chairs Hall Seats and girls should include a sled. lose its speed. 36-inch— $2.50 hes 2 $3.00 Boys’ Bob Sleds. IFTS of Kid Gloves: This is the one be conveniently left to the last moment, be most easily purchased through the medium of our Gift Cer- This Certificate may be obtained in a moment’s time, in- closed and addressed in the dainty envelope prepared for the purpose, and mailed from the store. A Kid Glove Certificate permits the recipient to select the style and color of Gloves best suited to her requirements, It also enables her to have them fitted at the time of selection. Don’t omit an *‘S.-V.-B.’’ Glove Certificate. RT Gifts—Sixth Floor. gathered from the art centers of the world. Any article, great or small, selected on this floor (or indeed | at any department in the house) tomorrow will be delivered | anywhere in the city before noon on Wednesday. ( ;/#TS for Infants—Second Floor: If there is a baby anywhere in the this opportunity : Every Infants’ Coat or Cloak, originally priced at #10.00 All Infants’ Hats, Caps and Bonnets, formerly priced at While gifts for baby ‘usually partake of the nature of something to wear—som ) dainty, something pretty—this department is overflowing with artistic novelties, such as little dolls, Japanese dolls, Teddy bears, little woolly dogs, cute little puss-in-boots, ete.; there are also useful novelties that make ideal remembrances. At 25¢c—There are bibs, bootees, mit- tens, bed straps, leggings, veils, caps, sacques, ribbon rosettes, ete. At b0e—Wool toques, moceasins, little vests, tles, little coat hangers, ete. that can it can omnme A floor full of treasures Pictures: Water colors, On poinne facsimile Gra lish and French print al a ar- tistically framed; also of small inexpensive pictures and mottoes., Fern Dishes and Window Boxes: In many artistic all made in Vienna and all mhod- erate in price. Lamps: Electrie Reading lamps, desk lamps, ame ts; all as moderate - deticed Faience Ware: eg =. figure pieces oo ooo ete. ware is especially good for table decoration, Potteries: Everything that — heart can wish in either foreigh or American Pottery, Vases, = mantel sets; in fact, anything in decorative pottery . to match any: room, ~ decoration, : remembered, don’t overlook | + Price | + Price bibs, armlets, hot-water bot-. (Ft Aprons—Second Floor: ‘A perfect assortment for today and to- morrow and the prices range from 25¢ to At each price there are many styles, sizes ‘Fancy Round or Band Aprons at 25e, Fine Lawn Aprons, many styles, at 48c. Bretelle Aprons, daintily trimmed, 65c. Hand-made Tea and Sewing Aprons, silk stitched, ribbon trimmed, 98c. IFT Petticoats of Silk — Guia - Floor: This gift comes not amiss to Silk Petticoats, many styles, all shades, full flounces; price, $5.00. rippling flounces; price, $5.95. Rich Taffeta Petticoats, fine tucks, French shirring and tailored folds; price, $7.45. Many others, much more exquisite, some of them exclusive importation, at any price up to $55.00. S LEDS—Boys’ and Girls’—Basement Salesroom: A full stock, embracing every sort and size of sled. . There is promise of snow in abundance. Holiday gifts vex The “Flexible Flyer” sled for both boys and girls neal all others because it is steerable. and in steering does not Coasters of all sizes from 35c to $2.25. Price— $2.50 day. and it is estimated that the repairs can As expected, the demand for the children’s Cline or Push ! 7 for Holiday gifts is very large. Come and make selection These cutters are made of hardwood, prettily ; lec Price— Petticoats, rich colorings, toe | 50-inch— $4.50 62-inch— mee Girls’ Sleds ee

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T 18 a mistake to suppose that | the Sabbath is purely a relig- ious institution and that its en- “ae &. es gic vais ee Brass ssieae ag OC, ae | aD 5 + és ae ae . ~ i , ” “ z ne : . ee . # ee ue ‘ oa - é ‘ s : ft , : . *, : ’ ea ‘ cf ; M i. 5 * ; oe 4 oe i ; - = 7 / : . a d . = , j “ : a gz . > — ae 2a " forced observance is for the bene- ordained before man had fallen or : C | eC i : | eC | z | \ there was a church or a need for | ~ a Redeemer. By divine example r :

seventh day and he impressed for- ever upon it its sacred character by “hallowing’ it. The Sabbath would be with us had sin never en- tered the world.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—An advertisement fm a Chicago newspaper haz breught an inheritance of more than a million dollars, with a title of nobility, to George’ W. Northedge, a farmer of Marinette, Wis., hereafter to be known } as Sir George William Northedge. He is sole heir to'an estate valued at $1,186,- 000 in Montreal and one of 7% heirs to a larger fortune in England. Sir George never has been in Eng- | mand, but his wife formerly was a lady | '4n waiting to Queen Victoria, leaving that position because her family desired ; to force on her an undesired marriage. Coming to America, she met North- _' edge and was married to him without : 4 _guspecting that thereby she was win- Tt ping a position in English society. ‘+ An advertisement inquiring for in- ; H formation as to the whereabouts of a ' gon of Col. William Northedge, United ; States Army, was the means of finding | him, all unaware of his own true po- * gition. Reading the paper in his Wis- } consin home, he recognized the name |! of his father. Inquiry soon disclosed bs j to him the wealth awaiting him. | |. George William Northedge was born ' Ym Canada and is 66 years old. Both he and his father served in the Union ! S Aveegy in the Civil War and both were ; ‘wounded. y With an attorney Northedge will go

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a 7 vw Our Holiday Display of Bath and Lounging Robes — Is by far the largest showing we have ever made. Noth- ing more appropriate than one of these beautiful gar- ments for gift-giving. We, direct your attention to the following special valnes which will solve the question for many in the eleventh hour. Bath Robes of Ripple Eiderdown, in colors, ; made in semi-fitting back effect; pre Phe. S- ap blue or pos _— with self-color satin; 2 a 3.75 Eiderdown; satin trimmed NEW. YORK, Dec. 23.—Plans have been completed for the formation of a, tempordry organization, which will em- barce all the building trades in this country, in accordance, with the propo- sa] made at the last ahnual fnecting of the American Federation: of Labor. A charter for the new organizat.:n will be asked for at the next meeting of the Executive Council of the Fedcra- tien, which will be held in New York, Jan. 20. It is said the new Federation will include 1,000,000 members.

to Montreal soon to adjust the estate - there. Then he will go to England to ' ; get the rest of his fortune. But neither title nor fortune will lure | ; Northedge from America. When inter- | wiewed atihis home he said he would] you'll please him with a box’ of Haase ) + gtick to Wiscounsin and invest all his| Uneeda. Uneeda see our ad, page 12 money there. ' today. ANGRY SWORDFISH ATTACKS FISHERMAN, STABS BOAT Injured Hand Proves Californian, Who Wages Battle With Hatchet Against 425-Pound Monster, Is No Nature Faker.

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Beautiful Robes, made in fancy stri with fancy worsted cord girdle; colors, pink, lavender, red, gray or tan; for ONLY. ..ccccccvesccss QO Blanket Robes, in all shades; trimmed on sailor collar pocket, cuffs and down front of ro with a two-inch 1 ae satin fold; finished with a worsted girdle, for only... 90-99 Extremely pretty Robes, made of all-wool ripple Eiderdown with inlaid solar and cuffs of white Al and self color stitched finis ie folds down front on collar and cuffs; finished $9 45 ved, ** o aes bi: : “ee Allover Embroidered Aprons, circular UN ls ks ba soe oo EN ES 6 oti Set

with silk frogs and silk girdle, for only.... Handsome Robes of Eiderdown, full back, caught wit . dle; large rolling collar maie of quilted athe alserhaeaien fold down front and edge of sleeve finished with nein ive eae 600060 60Keemunue $10.15 Women’s splendid yr my Robes, made of best quality Eider- down, with semi-fitting back; kimono s] lar, finished with a four-inch stitched. eevee 606 a oe satin band, and silk frogs scockapel aaa 1.7 Xmas Glove Bargaiffs . 1% yards wide, 4 strands wide, with 4 tails; made very full; come in. natural and black; a bargain tomor- way... $4.50) \ only... 4 N\ Buy a Sensible Gift forthe Wife, Mother or Sister eeeeve5uwxeeevseeteereersesrsentrtertreeeteeeee##fe#rteeseteeeee#ee#e#8see#8#8eeeeee.

Hence logically and historically a i sire for a day of rest is a latent Store Open Monday and Tuesday Evenings intuition with the laboring man. a ms ‘ man avarice has not eradicated it. ~ P —Judge William H. Wallace of B a b I es ; dd lots of Doylies, eee ght small oteica out vegardisns of coet tee . Sunday closing law. | Snappy Bargains for the Holi- for That Gift You Still Have to Buy. Fine quality imported German Mer- day Rush at Specially eae aran 6 most, One-Half Regular Prices. hemstitching; worth 35c; I Tuesday only / 8 Off Umbrellas which had gone astray hand-drawn openwork, hemstitched Couch Comers, —s copies off rg genuine Orien- ; : : ; : size 18x nches; ta elim, ex eavy, in rich, | while in transit, has just been border; size soft colorings; alike on both $3 45 Cart Robes ....$1.16 mediately put in a claim for sides; regular price $5.00; for. * $2.75 Fur Go-Cart | damages and received acceptance ; | j I ee BRR. as censdervartencs " with cord; deep ruffle at bot- ee caa’ naw ae d $5 Genuine Irish Hand-Embroidered and Handa- tom; in rich, dark Arabian col- : $4 an F4-inch Bureau Scarfs and. 30- ors; regular price $2.25; each. e Robes, - now... .@Ree Umbrellas for $2.95 inch Centerpieces; worth $2.50; Battenberg Swiss Curtains, with two rows of in- $5.00. Fur Go-Cart J § s . | ilk de F h Renaissance Scarfs, age Barge Be oe sory haa. Hote hoc meow aetetina nand-drawnwork ruffle; regular price $2.00; $5.90 Fur Go-Cart for, “pair Robes, now... .$3.93 for one year; Spang gece dad dh es lace; i $3.00; $1.95 te TT Mig te s; the han- on sale a ee i ” — a ag dles are of magnificent, wor manail terli n ll pure Hnen and of ex with 16-inch border on fine eax We. ae | , , ; sterlin a e , " “Se : : ; bination of All Build- very eee teat ani aiatan taney anepe st, Sentionally pretty and rare $3 5() bobbinet; regular price $12.50; Mh cds age np / | P | ur Go-Cart or Horns; f tri d and plain woods; alto- a few left at , . | Carriage gether one of the greatest bargains that have Piano Drapes, pure linen, trimmed with ie, aikaubedines datem ieee with gilt than $4.00 and most of them $5.00. Your unrestricted lar price $2.00; for choice at the low price special at ) of eeoerereoee eer eeeereeeneeereeeee ée* . f \ 4 White Lawn-Aprons, with plain hem or 2 5c Marabouts at Special Prices Fine White Lawn Apron, with hem- C vga stitched tucks Boas, 1%% yards long; } eeeeeeeseeee#e#5e?ee#e#e#s#*® e*eeee#ee?s*# made of excellent qual- C blue, pink, gray and band of embroidery.......--ssecseses 50 black, ete.; sold regular Afternoon Tea Aprons, circular stvle of white, 5()c $3.25 Marabout Stole, 114 ery or lace-trimmed ruffles............. aos yards long, with five ae natural and black; reg- ° ular price is $? ret $3.25 ;sTuesday 50 shoulders Maids’ White Lawn Aprons, with embroidery trimmed Maids’ Fine White Lawn Aprons, pointed bib and sur- 7 5 c plice bretelles, trimmed with embroidered band......... it is easy to perceive how a de- The tyranny of years of hu- \ A ‘ co Fancy Linens’ || Curtains, Ru: Kansas City, explaining why he in- A y ur ai ns, 4 uZgs | member, all clean, fresh goods—Just the Thing ( lo- C art Robes Ni : cerized Damask Scarfs; row of Ba 2 Low Prices. ; ; | A freight. shipment of 500 All pure Linen Scarfs, beautiful : $1.75 White Fur Go- delivered to us today. We im- worth $1.35; special p pire : : Robes, now....§$183 of our terms by wire Bonne Femme Curtains, artistic design outlined Hemstitched all pure Linen 18x $ I 75 $4.00 Fur Go-Cart Made of finest quality yarn-dye Union Silk Taf- only a small lot left ® aarti aud’ Inds edge pet deep a dE Ps steel rods; silk cases and tassels; guaranteed center; very rich and deep . Real Brussels Lace Curtains, fine lace. designs, $6.00 Fur Go-Cart # dles are of magnificent workmanship and are Cluny Lace Centerpieces, 24‘incnes round; Lace oO Robes, now.... posts; gunmetals and genuine Stag and Cape pattern; worth $5.00; only for ng vaGes hand d Battenberg , : ; a andmade ever been offered; none in the lot wor less wiped ate ot -upttant ra got eading abe aa pianos; worth $6.50; * ’ : é \ Aprons for Xmas Coque. Boas, tucks Pee ee Oe ee ee ee ee 200 beautiful Coque Fine White Lawn ‘Aprons, with inch ity coque; come in light at $2.75 ; to- | morrow at. $1.95 lawn or dotted swiss, with embroid- beautiful tails; come in Maids’ White Lawn Aprons, with straps over Beautiful Marabout Stole, a Xmas Slippers

letti attempted to draw his catch to- ward the boat the fish appeared to be- come real angry and drove its sword through the boat. .The boat was cut in two and zogletti got his reet wet. He says this irritated him, and he went for the swordfish with a hatchet. Special tc the Post-Dispatch. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 23.—The next -time Lorenzo Zogletti goes fishing he } will carry a Gatling gun and an eye- |! witness. Yesterday he had only a

* hatchet and the usual varieties of bait, and as a consequence he spent the after- ’ noon fighting a swordfish that started a -‘gurvival of the fittest and very | mearly convinced the fishermen that he \ had missed his calling. “, According to the story told by Zog- Yettt, he was trolling just outside the | bay shortly after noon and war catching ' gomething every now and then, when guddenly, without any malice on his

-, part, he hooked a swordfish. When Zog-_) They fought back and forth over what was left of the boat, neither saying a word, but dueling energetically. with hatchet and sword. Finally JZogletti uppercut his antagonist and stunned -it with the dull side of the hatchet. Be- fore the swordfish could recover con- sciousness Zogletti fmt it in two and rowed it to shore in a half of his boat. Before the fight the fish was 11 feet long and weighed 425 pounds. It still retains its weight, but has lost some of its length. As evidence that he is not a nature faker, Zogiletti exhibits a badly lacerated right hand

—————. You can not afford to overlook our complete stock of Slippers, which we will selt at great bargains. Men’s Tan Everetts : —As a Tuesday morning 79 e special at Silks Waist Patterns of novelty corded Silks; 4-yard lengths; put up in gift boxes; co) Pr only.... . Colored Dress ' Goods woven fabrics, plaids and printed Delaines; put up in Black Goods Waist Patterns of novelty Waist,Patterns of Batistes “ Albatross fabrics; put up in gift gift boxes $ | 4 7 for * We have a thousand Waist and Dress Patterns of Silks, Worsteds and Cotton Fabrics, put up in handsome Christmas Boxes, ready for gift giving. Cotton Fabrics Waist Patterns, in woven striped Madras, with neat eolored printings, on white grounds; put up in gift boxes; for, pattern each only (ic Dress and ‘novelty For the Last Bay of .« the Holiday Selling $1.50 $1.75 $2.75 —$2.50 quality. $3.00 quality. $4.00. A PAIR FOR BOYS’ BIG FUR GLOVES A PAIR FOR MEN’S FUR GLOVES— FOR MEN’S ¥INE QUALITY FuUR- LINED KID GLOVES—Always sold at This is a handsome style for a gift. Waist Patterns of Taffeta Silks, in checks, stripes and jacquard designs; put up in gift boxes | for only. . . Waist Patterns of plaids and woven designs, in taffetas; put up in gift &. 92.05 for only.... Waist Patterns of plain fancy Silks, in black and colors; put and up in gift mo $2.9 for only. « Waist Patterns; put up in gift boxes; 4-vard engths of plain ‘and Waist Patterns, in stylish Taffeta plaids; bright, rich colors; in gift boxes ; 70 3 BP yr'x K C , ‘te “ya ve. Waist Patterns of novelty Waistings; white grounds, with handsome printed and _ embroid- ered designs; put up in e~ $1.00 Waist Pattests of plaid and novelty woven pon- = 1.29 gift boxes... Waist Patterns of _ plaid Silk Crystals; floral, pompadour and woven designs; put Skirt Patterns of black Panfmas, serges, Ar- mures and novelty weaves; put up in gift boxes; for Skirt and Dress Patterns; put up in gift boxes; of Panamas, Batistes, Taf- fetas and Waist Patterns of Printed Challies, plaids and nov- elty waistings; put up in gift boxes ; for Dress Pgtterns; put up in gift boxes; of novelty mixtures, stripes and checks; Great Bargains in Women's Long Kid Gloves ‘Women’s Fine Felt Juliets— 8 5c As a Tuesday morning special at.... Men’s Black or Tan Opera Slippers at : $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 Men's Blgck or Tan Everett Slippers‘ at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 Men’s Black or Tan Romeo Slippers at $1.50 and $2.00 Bath Slippers for Men and Women—In various styles, shapes and colors; at, 5()c OR DO aie cos oo obks os cccdadivcs Infants’ Quilted-Top Fur-Trimmed Soft Sole Shoes—In many colors; very warm and comfortable; at, per pair....... 5c - STONE WEIGHING SIX TOKS | SHOT OUT OF MINING SHAFT | Diameter of the Hole, 100 Feet i Deep, Barely Exceeded Thick- ie ness of the Rock. | From Mines and Minerals for December. By Once in a great while, a combination ) , of favorable circumstances results in a phenomenal or freak shot, such as we have to describe. | Bhaft No. 27 of the American Zind, one and Smelting Co.'s property at 1} Webb City, Mv., was being sunk by | Contractor George Burress. At a depth me | SHOES MADE FOR KAISER IN TWO HOURS AND A HALF Emperor Couldn’t Find ‘a Pair to Suit Him in Any Lon- don Store. A story of lightning-like rapidity in shoemaking is told by a London paper. It appears that while the German Em- peror was in England a London shoe firm received an order for a pair of shoes for the imperial feet. A messen- Zz ger was dispatched early in the morning with several pairs of the highest priced footgear, none of which suited Wilhelm. An offer to make a pair éf shoes was accepted by the Kaiser’s adjutant, and on a telephone message to the factory in London two men were put to work. At 1:20 o’clock in the afternoon the royal

if you can in the lot— fee $1.65, $1.95. and $2.20 Worth $3.50 to $400. O\N\Y 50c a Pair Dress Patterns of striped worsteds, chevron suit- ings and plain fabrics; put up in gift boxes 8 e Dress Patterns of Pana- mas, serges, taffeta and novelty suitings; in the Dress Patterns of India Twills, Panamas, Ar- mures, Serges, ete. ; put up $ in gift 5 25 boxes... . Dress Patterns of Poplins, Broadcloths, Serges, Taf-’ latest colorings and fetas, Armures, ete.; put weaves; up in in gift 5 gift SO 95 boxes... * i boxes... e a Traveling Bags and Suit Cases | A Few of the Fine Sort Left. Now Is Your Chance te Buy a Fine Bag at a Bargain. $4.00 Genuine Alligator Cluh Bag, leather lined, at $4.95 Genuine Alligator Club Bag, ge GR Ee ho wee bis $5.25 Genuine Hornback Alligator Oxford Bag, leather lined, at $6.35 Genuine Alligator Oxford Bag, leather lined, at Cowhide Oxford Bag, $17.50 Fine Heavy Cowhide Suit ” Case, brass lock bolt and strap fastening, leather ed, at of 100 feet below the surface, eight holes, 6 feet deep, were drilled from _ the outer edge of the shaft toward the.| poots were com phe ‘ompleted and shipped to th _ sump cut holes. They were loaded with| German monarch. The thang whibh, fe. For Women’s ted mpi ae your tong H worth $1.00, 5:

10¢e Triplicate Mirrors at $1.00 Comb! and Brush Sets l5e Novelty Match Holders at. at $2.50 Silver-Plated . : “a Sete at. .ii. 4.1.84 .. 01.25 f° 9 =F $2.95 Sterling Back Cloth Brushes 2B ) at ‘ $1.48 $3.00 Manicure Sets, in leather. covered box, at......... 81.80 $3 Silver Smoking Sets at@1.63 $4.75 Sterling Silver: Back Hair Brushes at....... | $4.95 Toilet and Manicure Sets 19¢ Metal Pin Trays 25¢ Triplicate Mirrors at 25c Fancy Salt and Peppers at, each 13 35 Sterling Stamp Boxes at 18¢ 45e Sterling Top Dressing _ Combs at 23c 45c Metal Stand Calanders at 23e 50c Wood Smoking Sets at...25e 50e Metal Picture Frames at.25e 75c Sterling Top Dressing $17.50 Genuine Alligator Suit Case, Combs 38e leather lined, sea “eer . ee Fancy ey Picture Frames $23.50 Genuine Cowhide Suit Case, 00 Silver-Plated Smoking with handsome ebon ? at : brushes, mirrors, soap and manicure articles

a) ea eteee $6.35 Fite m again, leather lined, t @ boulder may be seen by the curi- gus 1 of the shaft above ldiaian ted dene ay $6.50 Genuine Alligator Oxford Bag, | 5.00 “ford Bug, leather tined, 90600 $10.25 Genuine Hornback Alligator, leather lined, seamless leather handle, et yt Mo,

» 6T.1%"xs”’ rt says, fitted perfectly. w [[Worcte gelatine powder | Hi Maieaty the same evening. The time eo fie ‘This explosion resulted in hurling a : ee ee: Swe a. jaleee 50) - e 4 Ee cite. The gies of this boulew ts Xmas Hosiery A Fan / ' g@bout 4’x4’xs’ and weighs 12,352 pounds ’ W : er about~¢ tons. Ye Three lots of Women’s ill Please Fler 4 3 : : F fr Paris; made of lace step; all regular oe and. angled; handsomely decorated 65¢ qualities; roy st paar gh all regular silk and decorated with. spangles, $ a7 and $1.25 lace and handsome sticks— ualities, pair. a ) 50c to $1.25 ular way for $4.50, $5.00 nid . ’ silk or Tinseled Feather and $5.50 ; ages! with chain; a .. 0e pair *“e Fr ® @Peee#eees 3.00 great bargain ee -seeees 6,00 hours and thirty minutes. - boulder about ten feet out of the shaft's EE sie, “66 the ghaft up which it fine embroidered Hose to be Great Bargains for the last day. Tuesday, for‘only...BOC "” "$1.50 to $10.00 Women’s high-class _— silk Worth $1.00 to $2.25. B. NUGENT & BRO. DRY GOODS CO., Broadway, Washington Avenue and St. Charles St

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PONE OI i || gn Immortality Proveng ia Lodge. renee ‘Teading ionailan Sir Oliver one | From the Kansas City Journal. principal of “tal ol AF eh ay oe oF. ee Lodge, 1 he onryeges a meets — Britian Gourees from R.. nearly ail y means of an elect a = * is authority for the statement that Scatlonal works. of which he has published . Svamapemeteenes seen ett ALTE A ET ALOE A ALLE AIR Boe - curren selence has Vv the immortality of the | a@ dozen or more. soul, but he Me podlated the theological dog- _—— ae ina oon wear really existed ‘can pet seas “DON'T R is UNLESS” pon, apt mere! y- cHanges jits form. The: you turn to page 12 today and notice ¢ nd, memory, consciousness. A i the other manifold ectteition can never Haase Christmas sepe lals. : ' ' > + 4 | Ex-Justice, Who Shot Berry, a — | Pleads Guilty to Assault Fiat. . , Without Malice. BE ABOUT - : | ‘ cassie po o— A —q " oS Former Justice R. B. Haughton plead- fii, : ed guilty Monday in Judge Williams’ Sj; Neo . f court to assault without malice in shoot- ah Aa = insaia ing John Berry, an automobile dealer, last August, and was fined $500 and costs. He said he could pay Jan. 1, and Judge Williams stayed execution until then. In imposing ‘the fine Judge Williams said he had talked with the Circuit At- torney about it, and that on this account and on account of what he himself knew of Haughton, he considered the

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Will a grown person really tell what .. he or she wants for Christmas? Every- - body knows a child will. Read these Christmas .wishes of well-known St. ‘Loufsans, and you may be able to ans- |: wer the above question. Probably your OF ESE FOR answer will be that some grown nersons ( ) MINE > will tell what they want, and some wil! | , MULVIHILL-

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gE VRPT AEDES) CNR SS eee EERE os oe Ri ter ce eS ee his assailant. a- chance to put any evidence before the : ; I I 1aS as a court and they didn’t let me know there |f# See how you can fail to inevitably conclude that shopping in and get out by paying a smal! fine? ’ .;, ee | but that he was busy and couldn't be _merely not. bashful? Many persons who . Sian Aa andl Uf dais thik gon Gan abet this store with its magnificent holiday stock will give you the a man down in cold blood in St. Louis greatest satisfaction, = : Holiday Box Stati ‘é m wi unny business, T think. day Box Stationery. It makes a good Christmas for the — ieee Oe Stieens wade’ a porsenal reult Attorney Sager said a messen- ok Juvenile and Holiday Books, except copy- ger summoned him to the courtroom, Wish. Is Mr. Hawes selfish or is he p flee rights. . whole family, and makes it last vn bout the case last Saturday,’’ Mr. Sa- should they be placed? , . ; y. P . ger said, “‘and told him that I thought Men’s Pajama Suits. The What They Want. : Haughton would be willing to pay a Off Chafing and Baking Dishes, Dr. W. C. Bitting, pastor of the Sec- Coffee Percolators, fit complete ond Baptist Church: What do I want ee _— ne Tins ° P . for Christmas? I have a new church tos ee ee ee r 6 = assured, I don’t want an automobile My only Christmas wish is that we had | headpiece over the phone)'I can fight the It could hardly be called a recommenda- of Heavy polished copper, nickel- plated Tea with disc re ~ wand I don’t need any handkerchiefs or | °U Home paid for. All the boys are| world for my wife and home. With my Gon—we just talked it over informal- _ Purchase. and Coffee Pots. d happy and well clothed. hat on so (another illustration showing ly. cor Ss “body else made happy. =% Marshall S. Snow, acting chancellor, Democratic City Central Committee: |clubman) we stroll into the Auto Show, Haughton appeared in court with Watches ““Washington University: Just at Christ- What do I want for Chrisymas? Well, but with my hat-on-SO (the pose was | Thomas T. Fauntleroy, his lawyer, who , “nas time I am in a very receptive fran-e | °UPP°S® We make it a free bridge for|striking even over the telephoné), I am] held a whispered conversation with Large Variety of Jewelry, } Wants Help For Poor mas tree party. I can’t think of another , . thing anyone is willing to give me. ‘I | ee D you are willing to withdraw your plea Purchase. P W will accept all presents, indiscriminate- cael een te en - the St. thing I want. of not guilty to the charge of \assault . ay by the eek 2a athe § cam Gnd ‘use for all of uis Providen ssociation: My wish Howe Wants Home Happiness. with intent to kill, and to enter a plea These Women’s Chiffon and Silk Neck Scarfs. if you | ik CQ for Christmas is for money to relieve Jentha D. Howe, chairman of the Re- of guilty to a charge of dssault with- them. No one need hesitate about whether I wart it or not. I assure _ them I am most grateful just at Christ- “Mas time. Pin-cushions, needle-books, sofa-pillows, yes, small dogs, pouter pigeons, checks, currency or cash, town lots, railroad systems—really, I am not - at all hard to = please. | Malvihill Woulth Switch. ay Thomas E. Mulvihill, Excise Commis- sioner: I have been receiving lemons L aplenty. I would like to switch to “oranges or some other variety of citrous », fruit for Christmas, “* Former Gov. Francis: My Christmas the poverty and suffering of the poor of the city. While the poor are coming in to us for aid at the rate of 150 per day, anyone who could have a glimpse of the needs: of these people could not wish for anything else. We cannot be- gin to supply the demands for clothes, fuel and food. What we aré going to do for them in January is more than I can tell. The»financial depression has thrown many out of work and conditions are the worst I have seen in seven years. Dewey Hickey, “newlywed” clubman, musician and society leader: As be- comes a happy married man, I can’t publican City Central Committee:. My wish for Christmas is for the happiness of my wife and for the future happiness of our home. I have no ambition which equals my desire to realize satisfaction. and contentment there.| Happy homelife is the only thing which counts very much. All the other things which make up life are unimportant in comparison. If my wife is happy and satisfied, then my happiness is complete as well. Home- happiness is my only wish for Christ- mas.

out malice.” Haughton said he was. ‘Aside from my acquaintance with you,’’ said Judge Williams, “and my knowledge of whence you came, your education and your general conduct, « am inclined to accept your plea and the Circuit Attorney’s recommendation.” Haughton shot Berry in an alley near Spring and Washington avenues. Berry is proprietor of an auto repair and liv- ery shop at 3918 Washington avenue. He says that R. T. Brownrig, a lawyer, asked him to go to the alley to look at an automobile, and that he found 333% at Time of Purchase. Lice Women’s Irish Linen, Hand-Embroidered at Handkerchiefs. Women’s Real Princess, Point Lace Handkerchiefs. Pin Cushions. Fancy Baskets. Glove and Handkerchief Cases. Off Marked Prices | Made-up Novelties of all descriptions. Men’s Bath and Lounging Robes at $9 and over. other outfits, too COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH co. 908 OLIVE STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. 422 COLLINSVILLE: AVENUE, EAST ST. LOUIS, Mo OBEN EVERY EVENING TILL CHRISTMAS.

i Chega 9 bp ema td fe ang {think of a. single thing I want but a} December 23, 1907, Monday: Pork Sau- nina hg wre ge uls and/hat. With my hat pulled down so (Mr.|sage and Buckwheat Cakes 2c, at the throughout the country. si f the | Saddle, 204 North 6th street. Postmaster Wyman was modest about Hickey illustrated the position of the *. telling what he wanted, but. he would ; ‘ike a little Postoffice appointment for ' Christmas present, please. Frank Hussey, member of the House of Delegates from the Twenty-second Ward: “Ain’t lookin’ for no forty-third ut would Iike to have a police-

Haughton there. Apology Was Demanded. Haughton demanded that he sign an apology for a statement made during a Off at Time of Plates Sucar and Cre dispute over a business matter, and Purchase. ’ ga ams, etc. Berry refused Then he says Haugh- ; mY ‘ : nts Te Pe eee ee aie . Go Siege Men’s Smoking Jackets. J ~~ MEE Cleaning ........+ -csccscococeceeqecns sO ton shot him. The bullet entered his groin and seriously wounded him. Berry On Many Toys. taken in the morning — says he was unarmed. Dolls. Have impression get teeth the same day. man's for Christmas without no . “BOLLARS TO DOUGHNUTS” Teddy Bears. Hand-Painted China, O% Plates, Salad Bowls, ‘Chocolate Pots, q | Cups, Saucers, Mayonnaise Dishes and eg, TURAL, SRE, SREY SARS Pe Gold Crowns, @2K......cescccoccecneces SOOO B Wor

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All work guaranteed 15 years. policeman aren. you'll please him with a box of Haase Charies H. Huttig, president of the ; Uneeda. Uneeda see our ad, page 12 Third National Bank: Best of anything today. for Christmas, I would like to see a : n of elastic currency in operation, but} Crimson poincettin and red roses | Benjamin ees ae oo de really need some of those beautiful | with festoons of Christmas greens made tonne gd 4521 + 9g, Ml avenue. CENTRAL ITY, Ner., Dec. 28.—Vel- ; slippers which are now being sold/the guests bidden by Mrs. Benjamin ma Farris, a farm laborer, 22 years old, such bargains. Farrar to her reception Monday after- The annual banquet of the Union |xjlled himself following a disappcint- - Mayor Wells wants so many things he noon forget the inclement weather. Mrs. Club will take place at the clubhouse ment in a love affair. |

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Store Open This Evening We «ill remain apen this evening and tomorrow night to accommodate Xmas shoppers. t | 3 | cat Saturday evening, Jan. 4, at 9 o'clock. H( nlc Tu © cannot decide on anything in particular,| Farrar entertained for Mrs. Kennett | me banquet is to be a stag affair.| — : , ~ | ~ but he wouldn’t want a gift of any more|ferrar' Burnes, who, before marriage, |'Prominent speakers and entertainment ——— , | — Aug. 24, was Miss Adele Mellier. will be provided to make the banquet |} a 6 E i UJ i N E Sp os 4 AS = , Be ae BES ws ions Ra , is seen ‘ Se To Feel Good Whelsahiie RE HEADQUARTERS. Bb : 7 Bs: “ Eee Mean theses peste a In the receiving line were Mrs. Farrar, | °"° of good fellowship, After Christmas FANCY DELAWARE oe "I ere . . s* yeas i. ae, . » om >. 4 “33 ~4 Q. Z | . ors dc he : . ‘ . oe ‘ ~ . en a ? ; » te pets PALS y ey oe : . “. fF t i By Kt Beg 6 Wee.” 7 0 GE easting P x ‘ * “ 4f) 5 okey » n ‘SS 4 J : + +e 2 +94 sees ey 7 * 9 : > ag, a Be ah : ; ‘ te . “x we i . ‘ " “ , A \/ ~ y P. . ” : Se ss a haan EM ans cat Last year I published a little ad, XS eT | Py on » x . . me + One) a ¢ Be Pe ~ ee, ieo* he ** eee, . ‘ D> ; . indigestion, headache and constipation, ; - 4 Bas os “ 4, 4 . f even with children and grown-ops who frat is ‘, hi ™ ee ie *. Set never suffer such effects at any other a ax | Ee Pe ey eA ' utd Marg time. Just assist nature a little with nts VEEN SMES ty pl i *% a pleasurable, harmless, non-irritating | Se Sy 2 ee, oe ' physic. A sweet little pill, easy to & ia / a pleasant to act, and cheap, tod take, ‘ $35 Genuine Dia- Probably you know what I'll say next, mond Earscrews Kills Self Over Love Affair.

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Stewart Busy in Generosity. _ & Alphonso C. Stewart, president of the | wearing biack silk and point lace; Mra.] yrs ' me. ’ s J. Benjamin of Evans avenue | Police Board, hasn't time to want any- Potter, in French gray crepe, and Mrs. | has returned home after a visft in Okla- > thing because, lh gs ste co i Burnes, in pale blue crepe with lace | homa. ve away his official incumbrance. fe! applique. Mrs. Farrar’s granddaughters : “>| Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Clarkson are 't find anyone who will even hint at/ wis, Minnie Potter and Miss Anne Pot-| visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. aa ting it. ; ter, were without hats. Miss Ida Mel-|L. Norvall of Washington boulevard. =), Bdaward 8. Lewis, second vice-pres reagpet lier and Miss Margaret Mellier also ‘Of the Missouri-Lincoln Trust Co.:' I came without their hats and assisted | The Union Club will have its annual p , but Banta children’s Christmas ball on Saturday, nds Myint cepa the hostess in @ntertaining. Dec, 28. The ballroom floor will be re- Claus nor anyone else need try. to give Miss Ida Mellier was, in white lace | served for the exclusive use of the chil- me the presidency of the Police Board.- and chiffon, and Miss Margaret Me]- | dren between 8 and ll p. m., after Certainly I won't take it. : which the members will be allowed the $ s I lier wore orchid messaline. privilege of the floor. Augustus Busch, brewer: Suppose \ Some of te guests present were: was to’ tell you what. 1 s-anpiel and then Mmes.— . Mmes.— Wes Mrs. B. F. Carpenter and Mrs. Fred I would get moré than one? I won't Edward Mallinckrodt, John OF, De Delaney, George Stumpf of Lloyd avenue, North take any chances. Where could I keep] J. C. Van Blarcom, an Clifton Heights, are at home after rthur Clifford, Rie hard §) : ending two weeks with relatives in them if I had them? No no, I wouldn't Helater Clymer, ay Hudson aplelih ge, St. Charles, Minn. on Schrader, Eltean : mind getting one pair, but I won't stand Vee Ham - ae as Clubb, ay aS. for the risk of more. And Mr. Busch Norr : A. ve ourm Miss Lotus 4 tod pase entertnis Jeoe. Pi “ . v 10m ‘ , y friends at car t sa »-ouldn’t tell whether it was suspenders ‘Sain A Waterworth, day eve about ards a or horses he referred to when he said | Chouteau Dyer, her epi. the Berlin Hotel. \ feats? pair.” The members of the J _ Wm. J. Erhardt of Los Angeles, ee “m, J. Akins, Subtreasurer: No, thank ly will give their Cuda ears. 0 Cal, is “is his brother, Mr. J. J. ; aN you, I don’t want any automobiles, alr-/ wanier’s Monday evening, Mrs. Joseph ve , ng Pennsylvania avenue, ‘Fax balloons or steam yachts. My/q Holliday will chapron. Some of — -are simple. I got my reappoint-|tnose who are members are Miss Mary | Col. an] Mrs, Frederic Von Schrader t; that ts all the Christmas present | wright, Miss May Princé, Miss Virginia |and family have taken a home at 462 - = pwant. Adams, Miss Marie Garneau, Miss Ida |Maryland avenue. —=cg Capt. Robert McCulloch, who listens to | jyoNiday, Miss Cordelia Wood, Miss Cor- oe

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Mrs. James Garneau entertained about twenty girls at luncheon Monday after- se Sees eee R naps "penaaee noon at her handsome new home in| with relatives in Omaha, Neb. Washington terrace for her schodl- girl daughter, Miss Frances Garneau,| Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bolton of Jef- who is at home from Maryville Convent ferson City, with egg two children, for the holidays. The red and green holidays in’ St. Louis. are spending the Christmas decorations prevailed in the house decorations. In the dining room Misses’ Grace Feargard and _ her poinsettia blossoms wefe used as table | Mother were entertained by Mrs. Dan- decorations and favors ked ; lels of 3901 Magnolia avenue. girl's place.. Some of the guésts Were:| Miss Jeanne’ Marie Spencer has re- tu from Arcadia College to spend the Christmas tig oe Ps son af a parents, Mr. an rs. John ’Con- nell of 5039 Bartmer avenue. . J Best by @ as Gift. . [isa William BGlles Self-Filling and buntain Pen, We guar- md¥ionally. 8. G. Adams, : _—y ANS EE A EIN om CC en ™ “ Ay —_ AIOE ED BI. SC, RE Rca * = ¢ ~ Pe ? ee — ge oan heed 4

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$40 Genuine Dia- ok ve | because most everybody has tried cher F 30 E nor . mon d B el the children one pill Christmas Eve— —the rage that has $ Igi Walt a they'll) enjoy the candy, nuts and good dinner next day. Take one your- ~— all the tales of woe which strap hangers | nelija Garrison, Miss Eloise McLeoa,|_ Miss Ysabel Boyle, who has been the clear. pretty gems, | men ’s or ladies’,| lected gems of rare pT =~ pour into his ear day in and day out, | wiss Lucille McDonald, Miss Carolyn ent month, returned to her home in » P : df 9 ‘ , { j il . sighed deeply: wire Prcea “8 of}Runyan, Miss Susanne Cable, Miss Philadelphia, Monday at noon. For the in many styles of guaranteed for 20) phrilliancy an ™ ya eae a pat ycirws , things. I’ve got quite a long list and it} Katherine Gratz. Antong tt i ast week Miss Boyle was the guest of . ears ; ? Ne , ’ $e headed first of all with “peace and / Monday evening will be Mise reno oe A gees Pe. Se ee SERVE AS. 7 settings ; tenner 17 at sora beauty; tomorrw r Ga es prey ogy Beg ont, Bangg os oyu eg ; “ on e b " 7 an r- prosperity.’ doiph of Virginia, who is the guest of | miss Effie Bagnell and Miss Dorethy TOW only y only - ritable. Thousands have tried it and » r 4 ‘Mrs. T. EB. Ferguson, altruist and|New York, who is spending the Christ- timer apg 3 ee ug Fr oe Seow Be ee : can supply Blackburn's Castor-O11 Pills mas vacation with Miss Ida Holliday, Wegtmoreland place home. Both girls ry in 10¢ and Ze packages. Fifteen who is home from Wellesley. are’ home from Miss Wright's school, doses in the former and forty-five ia the latter. Wishing all a Merry Christmas, end . “the day after, too,”” I am, ‘The ti Genuine Digmond Tif- Mins Debied the Pile,” Dagtes, Ohio any Rings for ladies—ex- quisitely pretty gems, un- usually large and pure for 0 ESTASLIGHED 1874 mountings of 14k secexo 415 LOCUST STREET 4,2 0%. BROADWAY ‘‘Blackburn'’s Castor-Ol} Pills.” Give beenrevived;|4am Watches —| Rings, for men, se- guest of St. Louis friends for the pres- Christmas night, before retiring, give he Wants a Car Line, Mrs. Ben O'Fallon, and Miss Opper of | Niedringhaus will be guests of honor at know it's true. All leading drnuggi«t« New York, for the holidays. ¢ 3 the money; set in hand-made OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL CHRISTMAS.

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KINGSTON, Mo., Dec. 23.—It was after finding his wife and child lying dead on the floor that he shot his broth- er and wounded his sister-in-law, Albert Fittey, charged with triple murder, de- clares in Jail here. Filley, in shifting the charge, accuses his dead brother and wounded sister-in-law of killing his wife and child. . According to the story told by Filley, his wife was ill] and he and his brother - . » and sister-in-law were sitting up with her. Filley says that he heard a com- motion in the chicken ceop and went to investigate, remaining about half an hour. When he returned, he says, he found his wife and child ead. Filley says that his brother and sis- —e—X—X—— me tt tent Pe,

LD Se ATA ET ELE OO AOE RE RI AION Bo SI ome ter-in-law, armed with sticks ef wood, attacked him, and that after several minutes’ fight he got a revolver and shot his brother. CLEARING HOUSE BACKS BANK New Orleans Institution Is Solvent, Committee Finds. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23.—The New Orleans Clearing House Association is- sued an announcement last night that a committee from that organization, which had made a thorough examina- tion, had found the State National

Bank of this city absolutely solvent | and that the New Orleans Clearing House Association would render the bank any assistance it might need. The examination was made at the request of officers of the State Na- tional, who said they wished the condi- tion of their institution officially passed upon, The State National Bank has a Cap- ital stock, paid up, of $300,000, a sur- plus fund of $700,000, and undivided profits amounting to $64,092.83. Priests’s Body to Lie in State. The funeral of Rev. Father Blasius Winterhalter, 75 years old, who died Saturday at the home of Mrs. H. Schef- fer, 1455 Linton avenue, will be held Thursday from the Church of Our Lady of Perpetua] Succor, where the. body will He in state from noon Wednesday until Thursday morning. Interment wil] be in Calvary Cemetery.

Fourth Suicide Attempt Successful. PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 23.—The tourth attempt of John Cashdellar to commit suicide resulted in death. He took carbolic acid Friday and the end came after suffering. Cashdellar was 72 years old, single and lived alene. He lw was considered eccentric. = es J

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Gifts of Good Leather Goods Ladies or Gentlemen —FOR—

Scan this list for a practical gift for your friend—Man or Woman. We are sure we have the finest assortments “Good Leather Goods” West, and ail our merchandise is sold on the smallest possible margin ef profit. Everything marked in plaia figures. ——_-—~» of everything in in the

_ The Traveler’s Coat Hanger

or grain seal case, S OLVES the sleeping-berth problem and puts the “ham- niock” out of commission. convenient. Set of 4, in nickel and gold finish, in fine alligator Light weight, compact and $1.25, $2.00, $2.50

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Bottles $5.00 and $7.50. For Nursery, Hospital or Train. F YOU heat baby’s milk before retir- ing, the Thermos bot- tle will keep it at ex- actly the same tem- perature all night, without heat or chem- icals. Thermos bottles need no preparation and are always ready quarts.

ments. English Leather All emergency.

HAT nicer gift for an ney than this conven- ient bag. A separate section for all docu- Fine Case Weather, ani Grain Seal, $5.50, $8.50, $9.50. Writing Cases. In ai] leathers., $2.00 to Medicine Cases styles shapes, ¢onvenient for the traveler’s grip. Always ready for any $1.00 to $10.00. Safety Razor $5.00 Upwards. ELF-SHAVING a pleasure. No stropping. No honing. Always sharp. Has the only mechanically perfect device for ad- justing the blade for as close a shave as desired. | New blades, each good for 24 shaves, cost but 5e each. ‘ attor- Bridle $12.00. and

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| | caper omen you have in mind a special design in a belt, a | bag, a trunk, etc., and you can’t find it ready made. We are prepared to execute in our unusually good way any commission in Leather Goods, no matter how fine or how in- expensive.

T. L. HORN 710 Washington Av.

TRUNK CO.

| CPEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY EVENINGS. CREDIT! Some of ‘the best - names in town are on our _ books We will be glad to put your mame there for a DIAMOND, WATCH es een en « JEWELRY . ,? 4 im a * ‘ I “~ Quadruple Plated Manicure and Toilet Articles found in Bargain Square No. 5. 25% Discount Fancy Goods (Second Floor) Japanese Handkerchief and Glove Box; various designs, Wits Bev. cc ocscvesey ss: Oe Fancy Leather Shaving Pad; new Tiffany finish, with ap- pliqued decorated leather; eee Pe 49c Beautiful Pin Cushions; bright colors; some have net top; lace and ribbon trimmed; delieate shades; long or Square; At. ..ereecesss Anima] Pin Cushions; cleverly .25¢ executed; at......-..-.

; fancy brass- Manicure and Toilet Sets; French stag or ebony; worth All real Shell Hair Ornaments. All Solid Gold-Monnted Hair Ornaments. All Leather Bags, except Alligator, at $12.50 and upwards. All Opera Glasses; absolutely none reserved. Fancy Mesh and Metal Bags at $12.50 and up. Manicure Sets; imitation ebony; Shaving Sets; ebonoid ; sterling Needle Cases; made of figured mercerized material; lined with quilted satin; edges bound with satin ribbon; in delicate shades; contain com- plete assortment of pins and needles ; special, per case.25e Others at 39c, 50c and....7Be sterling silver mounted, in silk-lined case; Nail Polisher, two Cream Jars, Nail File, Cuticle Knife and Corn PORES ns bos dass osc c Jewel Cases, in gilt and oxi- dized finishes; silk lined; Cupid design.........$1.50 Manicure Set; sterling silver; six pieces, Nail Polisher, Cream Jar, Nail File, Button Hook and Cuticle Knife; in lined case; worth $4.50. at a re silver mounted’; Mug, Brush, Comb‘and Mirror; on stand and tray ; $4.50 kind; reduced

Fi 7 ’ to $8.95 pet... .---+4 ++ - $6.00 —— to ines 7 ee sas ee TAN ta ES Qik N94 > : @3 These pieces are from 35 per cent to 50 per cent less than the regular values. Everything in the store S we are reserving nothing in this last WE before Christmas ___EARLY ENGLISH AND ANTW Early English parlor effects. nd leose ¢ushbion seats: $21.65 Early English Rockers and Arm Chaira. in all shades leather; $7 20 ye fo Shore Be Pe ee ie - ety ond made to last; y f $22.00 to former price $12.00, now Hali Seats and Benches, in the latest os. early : og tom A -scerunat oak t ; ¢an no bought st ; cam not be for less than $15.00, now $8.55 duplicated for $3.00, cut to.. HEATERS and RANGES At Your Own Terms Quick-Meal Ranges, guaranteed good Liberty Bell Ranges, with bakers or your money back: we sell Rom oven; if they dom’t bake, your on easy payments back; a fine stove at a at cesh prices small price Su anges, , none quality and workmanship fire back warranted for five years guaranteed; 3.00 Golden eak oer mahogany Morris Chair, Chase leather or velour cushions; one of the most desira- ble presents that Parlier Reckers, all finishes, brace arm, leather or polished weed seats— $1.95 Mahogany Parlor Cabinets, ail prices cut 3%, we can give you one as 3 20 1lOW @&.... e : Brussels Room Rugs, size 9 ft. we- are closing out a sample ne: a “eee eee eee ee eee eee eee eeee Ingrain Room Rugs, In red and reversible tterns; a st6 Se oceans value at 0, this INicaci-piacead Nut Set, con- sisting of one patent cracker and six nickeled icks; regular 5c value Velyet Carpets, per yard...cscssecess

FREE—A Bissell t. Sweeper with every se. vet or Axminster Carpet. { 9 g Davenperts at Cut Prices. Come in and see them and you will be surprised at the values you can et in this sale. Terms to suit everybody. y)

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Fipure ao in Premiere : of Fine Drama Played by + German Company. Has A STRONG PLOT

Tl Homely Story of Ger- man-American Farm Life “Near T opens. TYPICAL — Simplicity and N aturalness the ‘Keynote Sounded—Other New Offerings. on ye aati t 2 = “? °c oe?

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ie seaside oe achandbecdeais PLAYGOERS’ GUIDE YMPIC—“The Lion and the” Mouse.” Marie Shotwell satisfac- df nd as Shirley Rossmore. Oliv- oud Byron not convincing as eady Money” Ryder, and other anges in cast are for the worse. ND—Kellar and Thurston in | ts of magic and _ illusion. entertainment, with Thur- _Ston. the better magician of the two. RRICK — Eceptionally bright deville bill, handed by “The ‘Dog With the Jag,” and having Bete particularly entertaining

I RIAL—Joseph Santley in the Kid.” Star good, but ‘min infertor ‘support. Mediocre > eon Many useless char- VLIN’S-—~’ ‘Fallen By the: Way- | pide. Fairly satisfying melo- drama, with a strong moral to commend it. TANDARD — Colonial rlesque and vaudeville. YETY—Scribner’s Big Show. purlesque and vaudeville. Belles.

ICTORIA, WHELB - MARKHAM played a role labeled Carrie. Na-‘ ‘tion in the German Stock Com- 8 production of “In Kansas” ‘for t > on any stage at the Odeon - ©She raided a Topeka sa- i aie consternation to those within, but was really only a casual that be of the story, appearing but in Phat pone scene. story itself, as told during the of this play by Karl Réuter- r, a New York German newspa- is @ very pretty, touching. and. y one, refreshingly true and sim- 23 end set ferth with a fine natural- It tells of the troubles of Farmer fs ann, who was in danger of los- farm, 12 miles from Topeka, un- fer 4 mortgage, the interest upon which he unable to pay owing to an epi-: demi¢ of hog-cholera and because of poor; crops, and of how the farm was uitirgately saved by young Heinrich, the hero, in love with Farmer Feldmann’s cows f daughter, Anna. The last act ee place on Christmas eve, and, with the farm and the. happiness of the “good Feldmann family made secure, a Christmas tree.is,brougnt en the stage and the final curtain goes down on a Yuletide celebration after the fashion, which does one geod r losing iis wholesome flavor of icity and homeliness, this new play ts several soundly drawn every- ' characters, admirably typical of ee Watthy German life in this country, and cleverly constructed that its in- is cumulative to the end, itiag in a heart-warming dramatic sur- | and a satisfyingty happy finish. medy and pathos are mingled in its ign, together with occasional touches swdliy humorous wisdom and common-sense that keep one ng between those moments when ither tears er laughter are compelling- y- demanded. Altogether, it is a qui. demestic drama along healthful and was excellently presented by - the Heinediann and Welb players. Baeirebie Character Work by Com- pany. Foremost among the character-crea- culmi- .’ tions was that of Farmer Feldmann by ‘Ferdinand Welb, who made the role genuinely vital by the keen naturalness ef his methods, causing the figure of : the lovable old German farmer to stand ‘out as strongly and convincingly as if ft had just stepped on the stage from life. An achievement of this sort : See. the sincerest artistry, and Mr. _ Welb was artist enough to see that the - —— of *‘theatricalism” would be for very excellent work along lines. in erder of merit as a character- ‘ aon was Egon Brecher’s portrayal of the tramp who afterward turned out to:be young Heinrich's uncle, fondly thought, until then, to be a German- American millionaire, but who, in his : 7. tells his dismayed nephew that “in this country, one may be a million- and yet humorous little song the woes of old age that was [SHE PLAYED CARRIE NATION, RAIDING SALOON, IN FIRST PRODUCTION OF “IN KANSAS"

nificance of the role and played it ina manner that wou hearty recognition @ its truthfulness. Rudoif fiorsxy as Heinrich, Emilie von Jagemann as Feld- mann’s wife, Louise Pellmann as his daughter Anna, Marianne Thaller as Feldmanns’ housemaid, and Hans Bind- er, Hans Albrecht and Karl Wirth as farm hands on the Feldmann place, did good work in the spirit of simplicity and naturalness which was the keynote of the production, and added much to its appeal. The Margaret of Vilma von Hohenau, a figure seen but a few mo- ments during the fourth act, in which she made a timely revelation of Thomp.- son’s wrongdoing toward her—the scoun- drel sought to marry Feldmann’s daugh. ter, using the mortgage on the farm held by him, to compel Feldmann to fa- vor his suit or be made homeless—was strongly dramatic, occupying a central position in one of the most intense sit- uations of the play’s development. Victoria Welb-Markham as Carrie Na- Topeka saloon in the third act. She did this amusingly, disappearing from the story thereafter, in which, in reality, she had‘no part of inherent interest. The scenic setting of the play, most of whose acfion takes place on the Feld- mann farm, was in consistent harmony with the story and the playing—simple, truthful and convincing: WAGONS AND AUTOS CRASH, DRIVER HURT, IN WEST END Express Company Employe Injured | at Lindell Boulevard and Newstead Avénue. Automobiles crashed into wagons at two West End: corners almost at the same instant Sunday evening. Both cellisions were spectacular and in one Haywood Maxey, agei 2%, driver of an express wagon, ‘was’ injured. ‘ Maxey, with Wilson Johnson, was on the seat’’of an’ Adams express “wagon. They wete driving north. on Newstead, avenue “and were struck by an aute traveling west at the’ Lindell boulevard crossing. In the auto were- James WNel- son Jr. ofyNormandy, St. Louis County, and John’ Sershan, colored, chauffeur for Mr. Nelson. The other collision ws at King’s highway and Lindell i ulevard. An auto owned and operated by A. W. Johnson, 7000 Delmar boulevard, struck a Union .Dai Co. wagon driven by John Daniel, 4315 Papin street.

Matthews Wants Your Head Xmas Gift certificates. For employes, Gloves $1.50 to $2.25; Hats, $2.50 to $5. Umbrellas, canes, Matthews, 700 Pine. NEW POLICE SITE IS SOUGHT West End Residents Protest Against Erection of Station. Perhaps the new Twelfth District Po- lice Station will not be located at Page beulevard and Union avenue after all, despite the fact that a site already has been selected and purchased. The Board of Police Commissioners is considering seriously the protest filed by property owners in that neighborhood and Chief Creecy Sunday inspected several other sites in the locality with a view of mak- ing a change. A delegation of property owners, headed by Father O'Rourke of St. Mark’s Catholic Church, called on the board Friday and voiced a complaint egainst the erection of a police station and stables in their vicinity.

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7 WHISKEY FOU D UPON. IT Ts ABSOLUTE PURITY MATURITY AND FLAVOR ' WeUBLIC pREFERENce, DERFUL POPULARITY. GUARANTEED UNDER THE PORB FOOD LAW. = | bhbdd

IHEAVY GARS SAVE LIFE WHEN FLYER HITS FREIGHT WRECK Double-Header Plows Into Debris, Injuring Four Persons and Demolishing Engine. Special to the Post-Dispatch. PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 23.—Running at a terrific speed to make up lost time,

the Chicago mail on the Pennsylvania Railroad, a ‘‘double-header,” plowed aE A ment Re through the wreckage of an. extra’ freight train near Bolivar, Pa., last night, but the cars of the passenger train were so heavy that they stuck to the rails and did not crumble, thereby preventing loss of life, although the leading locomotive was demolished. A mail clerk was thrown against the side of his car and badly bruised, and three passengers were cut about the face and hands. None was seriously hurt.

Ladies shopping, try an Oyster Lunch. Milford’s Restaurant, 207-209 N. Sixth.

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CHICAGO, wee. 2°.—Mrs. Mertin Phil- ipsbern, 4357 Vineenhnes avenue, wants to be Santa Claus this year. She does not insist upon dressing up Ia beard and a furecoat made of _cotton, and she will not try to drive over roofs in a sleigh drawn by reindeer. Neither will she at- tempt to make any one happy by sliding down the interior of chimneys. But she is going to be a Santa Claus of a practical kind, for she has pre-

the Gov ernment has A chovined him to open this year ,

Becomes Acrobat in Sleep. OWENSBORO, Ky., Dec... 23.—Ben Crabtree, farmer, plunged headfirst over & railing of the second story of the Roby Hotel. In falling he turned a somer- fault and landed.on his feet, suffering no worse injury than wrenched ankles.

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tion. had nothing to do but ‘‘smash” a e : OPEN NIGHTS XMAS!

We Give and pasts 9 oi Gold Bisrnne

7 . FGI G8 Be i Pe le Ain AR A i, cli i Lim . rm i, li A me i in, no Checks waened = —Mail Orders FREE! To Bo and Girls! Pretty Santa Claus Whistles Come and See the Real Live Santa Glaus See the 20,000 electric lights —the big clock covered with them, white and red. Noth ing like it in St. Louis.

fF 10,000 WORTH if OLS iND TOYS AT ANY OLD PRICE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW! REMEMBER, QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED, COME EARLY, OTHERWISE YOU MAY BE DISAPPOINTED |! No Reasonable Offer Refused! $0-Called 2-Off Sales Completely Knocked Out |

10 doz. go gh 2 doz. go = 3 doz. go at 2 doz. 2 go at 10 doz. 15c Board Games, go at 2 1 doz. $3 Clockworking Hook and Ladders, go at 3 doz. 19¢ A B C Blocks, go at 2 doz. 1.50 Clockworking Trains, on track 4 doz. 1.00 Plush Horses and Wagons, go at 2 doz. 14-key Pianos, make, go at 1 doz. 75c Steam Engines Shoenhut 75e Big Footballs, No. 4 size,

good as any 25 at

3.00 Talking Machines now They reproduce the Columbia Cylinder Records 5.00 Phonograph ; pieces, while they last, go 6 doz. 75c Magic Lante slides 1 doz. 1.50 Rocking Horses 3 doz. 50c Chairs and Rockers 2 doz. 75c Iron Wagons rubber tires 3 doz. 75e Sleds and Coasters 1.50!

with trumpet 1 only, 20.00 Horse on platform 1 only, 18.00 Engine 1 only, 20.00 skin horse

rns, with 6 Ye doz. 8.00 Doll Go-Carts, 1 doz. Large Automobiles, Skin Rocking 1 only, 7.50 Big Bear, Steam Go-Cart, with

SPECIAL! FOR ONE DAY! for Men’s 15 SUITS and OVERCOATS THE SUITS, single or double breasted, are made from fancy worsteds, fancy cheviots and cassimeres, all-wool blue serges and black Thibets, aristocratically tailored; the latest models. THE OVER- COATS, in g}l lengths and shapes, are fash- ioned from meltons, vicunas, cheviots, ker- seys, etc. ~The shades are black, blue, dark gray, silver gray, browns, tans, etc. Richly trimme d, splendidly made; nothing ap- proaching these any- where in town for less than 15.00—to- morrow (8 The Suits are brown this price, special for The Suits breasted ; straight or er pants; most beauti

$10 Fur sels Beautiful Dar pillow muff, scarfs two yards long; lobe Beautiful Allover Lace Waists; in ecru; -[ 9 k Brown Sable Sets, with large three tails and natural paws; satin — finished with heads and tails; _— for one day only; at the $5 Lace

Waists silk lined: button back; short sleeves; handsomely trimmed with wide lace and inserting; very morrow at the Globe for 7.00 Silk Petticoats, special to- 4,15 Taffeta Silk Petticoats; made of heavy rust- ling Simon’s taffeta, in all the new changeable and solid colors, with deep tucked flounce and dust ruffle; very special at 15.00 Squirrel Sets, 9,50 Genuine Squirrel Fur Sets, with large pillow muff; scarf 1% yards long; gray satin lining; special for one week at 12.00 Garacul Fur Goats, 7,50 Similar to picture, Short, tight-fitting, hand- somely trimmed with braid collarless ef- fects; ‘tiniabed with piping of vel- - gray sateen lining; single- breasted; roll cuff; special for one day at 16.50 Crushed Plush Coats, Beautiful Black Crushed Plush Coats; 50 inches long; full loose-fitting, col- 10" larless effects; braid trim- med; double-breasted; lined throughout; very special at. $10 ey mixtures, 4g all beautifully velvet and inlaid broad- cloth: some collarless ef- fects: others with coat collar; worth 5.00; at 215 5.00 Girls’ Coats, 2,69, Girls’ Long Coats, in solid colors, fan- tty plaids and checks: trimmed with braid! fully wort this sale Tuesday, at the Globe FOR BOYS’ $4 SUITS AND OVERCOATS plaids, plain cheviots and black thibets. The Overcoats are long gray mixed worsteds and plain gray Oxfords; absolutely the best ever offered at , spe Tuesday, tD g 5 the Globe, for only.............. .f8 4,60" sii Boys’ 7.50 Suits an Overcoats. are double- with either Knickerbock- ful effects in some of the i774 cheviots, cassimeres, blue ey g serges and black thibets. The Overcoats are long gray Oxford, black mel- tons and mixtures; with | velvet collar; h

Jackets Made of the best French rever- sible cloth; pocket and sleeves thimmed with colors to combine with jacket;; 8.00 2 900 ) BATH ROBES The latest ef- fects and col- ors; worth.5.00; at $3.50 worth

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FANCY TOILET SETS Jewel Cases, Albums, Etc., Etc., all reduced for tomorrow, 25%-35%-50% WAS you— worth up to 8.00:....--

Children’ Children’s Coats; sizes 1 to 6; worth up to .5.00, UES ye Sa Children’s Coats; sizes 1 to 6; garments ~ 7.50; in Men’s Fancy Suspenders With sterling silver buckles }and gold-plated buckles, placed in a,handsome box; regular . 6 =a 1. 50 Umbrellas Men’s or Wom- en’s Tape-Edge, Tight-rolling Silk Umbrellas; with beautiful pearl or ivory sterling sil- ver .or_ gold- mounted handles 5.00 values— HALF PRICE.

Not one bit of exaggeration! 1500 fine Chil- -dren’s Coats, in sizes 1 to 6, secured by us from the ‘‘Cincinnati Cloak Co.’’ at 40c on the dollar ; consisting of Plain and Curly khan, Crushed Plush, Serge and Fancy Plaid; ail doublé-breasted and most of them neatly trimmed. Just think of it! We are in a position to offer B Astra. 1.98 2.9&

| OPEN NIGHTS. ; [ios cotaee] }UNTIL 11 0’CLOCK at Lowest Rates | All know. that, no matter what the solliiersk: New Orleans : AND ALL RESORTS SOUTH and webbie: Round-trip Tourist Tickets at very low - rates are on sale daily. Good returning until May 31, 1 inclusive For rates, time schedules, maps, or illustrated — booklets descriptive of Florida, Cuba, The Gulf Coast, Pass Christian, New Orleans or Magnolia Springs, Call at or address CITY TICKET O

AMU SEMENTS. a BIA M. and 8 P THE WORLD’S BEST fhe an Edwin Stevens & Co., O Hana San & Co, O’Brien Havel & Co., Bobker’s Arabs, Julilar Rose, Kelly & Violette, . 8. Harvey & Co., George W. Day. The Kinodrome. Orchestra Chairs, reserved, 75c. Olive 1601. Kinloch, Cen, 303.

Xarne Srant Four Lesters Kjordan & Harvey 15c-30c-500, | Phones: Bell. ee Holiday Rates 2 cts. a Mile

OLYMPIC — T0NGiT] Holiday ithe By Charles Klein. ondar— CENTURY-I0NI6 wean TANS, RAYMGAD’ HITCHGOE (ae MISSOURI, KANSAS and OKLAHOMA ~ —— Ritchie in Fascinating Go and Return HAVLIN'S, Spoaiat Math When You Like the 25¢ MAT. of by Tomerrow Next— ‘BROAD GRAND "us Special Matinee Wed. (Ci KELLAR Next nda f APA RF — fsa} ~ | MPERIAL marTiNet 1osten s. Pictures Frames fii, | | Oieey

Tues., Thufs. and Sat. Paint Boxes on WAtSeor OUTFITS PYROGRAPHY OR BURNT WOOD MATERIALS, WHITE CHINA FOR DECORAT

Cartmell & 1 THE A Juggling a THE DUFFIN—REDOAY 2 - PRICES, 25. 30. sa THe LoviSViLte & NASHVILLE R.A be Gis ré 312 N. Eighth St. Phones: Kinlock, Cont. 2952; Bell, Main 3178, Pie THE LION TS MON MOUSE 4 Be ‘+ in Saad Wednesday . 3 yi x 7

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AMERICAN FLEET es on Officers Also Arrange for Banquet at Rio Janeiro. EXCURSIONS PLANNED - ™s One Trip Will Be to Summit of Mountain in Neigh- borhood.

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: GET IN THE DAY’S ROOSEVELT NEWS “Busy,” Reply Pastor Received From Roosevelt, Rockefeller and Others. CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.—“I am busy to reply,” was the response the Rev. Mason J. Johnson of the First Baptist Church received to letters he sent to President Roosevelt, Gov. Hughes, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and others, asking them to advise the young men of the country “How to Succeed,”’ the subject of Mr. Johnson’s sermon last night. The re- plies were read to one of the largest congregations in the city. Gov. Harris of Ohio was one of a number of smaller dignitaries to re spond, and he urged the young men of the country to “stick to the soil.”” He predicted serious trouble for this coun- try in the future unless more men of brains confined their Jabors to agricul- too Health of “Sovereign People” Drunk by New Englanders at a Brooklyn Banquet. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Presidents of State societies in New York and the heads of other large organizations which hpld public dinners were deeply inter- ested today in an innovation made by the New England Society of Brooklyn in omitting a toast to the President of the United States. Almost everyone whose opinion was asked deplored the omission, especially at the present time, although several, on the ,understanding they would not be quoted, admitted the offering 6f the toast would in their cases be rather with the lips than with the heart. The New England Society of York will, however, follow’ the ample of the Brooklyn New § £En- gland gathering at its dinner to- night at the Waldorf-Astoria, no sep- erate toast will be offered to the Presi- dent,’ but his name will be coupled with Congress and courts in this ordder: “The Congress, the President and the New ex- Gen. -Longstreet’s Widow Provides Feast for President and His Family. Special to the Post-i ‘-patch. GAINESVILLE, Ga., Dec. 23.—Two fat "possums were shipped from here by Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, widow of the famous Confederate General, to make a part of the Christmas cheer at White House. On the box in which t ‘possums were sent Mrs. Long- street penned the following: “To ##President Roosevelt, House, Washington, D. C.: “These opossums surrendered near the “Wren’s Nest’, Atlanta, both con- tending smilingly for the honor. of fur- nishing “the Christmas dinner for the American prince and his family. “Being so evenly matched in size and good looks, it seems a cruelty to both White the other, so they both are sent on the unreturning journey.” : Mrs. Longstreet, who is postmistress here, has been feeding the ‘possums for by selecting either at the expense of }

{NEVER MOLESTED “OUT WEST.” WOMAN ROBBED IN ST. LOUIS Miss Weber of Indian Territory, “Held Up,” Says Man Is a Coward. Miss Elsie Weber of 2215 Dodier street thought she was coming to the effete East when she started from Indiah Tér- ritory to St. Louis. She was never mo- lested in the western country, which has just been made part of the néwest State. Cowboys and “bad men” alike tipped their hats when they met her. But in St. Louls, where there is an army of policemen, she was “held up’”’ and robbed Sunday night. A small, roughly dressed man rushed from an alley near Garrison avenue ana Thomas stree. at 8:30 p. m. and grabbed her purse containing several Christmas presents, somé of which, “she ‘says, she had bought for her sweetheart. “They wouldn’t do anything dike that cut .West,” said Miss Weber Monday. ‘It takes nerve to rob a man, but afty- one who would take anything ffom a de- fenseless* woman is a coward.”’

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LOL EP ME ot ” Merchandise end | and Glove Cert Certificates. if Issued for Any Desired Amount. 4 Sale of aGreae Purchase of High Grade Leather Novelties YW * have just closed out from an Eastern manufacturer his entire stock of Women’s Handbags, in all styles and shapes; also the latest Paris- ian novelties in vanity purses, card cases, pass books, pocket books, bill rolls,

a month on persimmons. lays all inflammation. cigar cases, traveling cases and rolls, coat hangers, ete. We have grouped jj these in two great lots for Tyesday selling: Leather Novelties, worth $5.00, $6.50, $7.50 Leather Novelties, worth $2.50, $3.00 and and $8.00, your choice at one remarkable $3.50, on sale at the wie Bs cid or price, $3.95. price of Handbags of calf, alligator Handbags of seal grain leath- leather, fine fitted with er: With strop handle--8-inch change purse, strop handle— riveted frame—leather lined a $6.75 value for $5.00. y eh Me Pin Cushions—Hand-painted and embroid- ered—all colors—were 60¢ to $3.75. Now, half price 30c to $1.88

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RIO JANEIRO, Dec. 23.—When the ,American fleet of warships reaches this port it will be accorded a royal wel- cdme, It is not intended, however, that the welcome shall be demonstrative, but that. all courtesy shall be paid the Visitors as thought the visit were ex- pressiy made to Brazil. The fleet is expected here about Jan. il and it will remain at Rio Janeiro for 10 days. Admiral Alencaf the Minister of Marine, has issued an order for a division composed: of the cruisers Bar- roso and Tamandare and the gunboats Tymbira, Tamoyo and Tirandentes to hold themselves in readiness to meet the Americati fleet on the high ceas and ac- company it into the harbor. aaa Excursions Arranged. . _ A number of fetes are being arfanged. The Finance Minister will give a ball on Fiscal Island, in the Bay of Rio Janeiro, and the Minister of Marine has arranged for two excursions, one to, the summit of Corcovado, @ moun- tain peak about two miles from Rio, from which a magnificent view of the surrounding country can be had, and the other to Tijuca Park. The Brazilian Government will give a banquet to the officers, for whicli 500 covers will be laid, in the Grand Sa- jon of the Marine Arsenal at Yaura. Here als6 the Minister of Foreign Af- ‘fales, Baron de Rio Branco, and the Mayor of Rio Janeiro will entertain the American officers and Dr. Jose Carlos B. y 3 I meer gues, proprietor of the Journal of —~ Up} | 4 id, di, : Niky ; ‘\ | : Be Uf 4 ) SA eae Tat é PEARL OPERA GLASSES Powder Puff Bag, wih draw- string top and puff on inside —all colors—$1.50 value for $1.00.

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Admiral Evans aye the higher officers of the fleet. ~ Fleet’s Return Not Planned. WASHINGTON, Dec. . 23.—‘The pro- gtam fot the return of the battleship fiéet is a matter than has been discussed ‘gmong the officials of the Navy De- partment, but as yet no 4ecision has béfp reached and none is expected for some time,’’ said Secretary of the Navy Metcalf today. The Secretary’s remark Was called out by wireless. from the fiest, stating that Admiral Evans had expressed the ‘belief that the Navy Department's intention was to have the fleet return via the Suez Canal. in naval circles thé opinion prevails that at most only a squadron composed ef such vessels as the voyage to the Pacific shall have demonstrated to be “the pick of the fleet’ will be sent home through the Suez Cafal. Torpedo Fieet Delayed. / PORT OF SPAIN, Dec. 23.—The American torpedo boat flotilla sailed for Rio Janeiro at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. The flotilla should have left Saturday, but was delayed on account ef the late arrival of the supply ship A¥Athusa with provisions and other nec- oapary supplies, : ANOTHER RECORD- ; BREAKING YEAR ; or the lrst 11 months of 1907, just _ passed, the Post-Dispatch has smashed (its circulation records of all previous years for the said relative period, making legitimate substantial gains for _, each month of the ll over the high- ' waiter marks of 1906, an achievement most remarkable, It is remarkable— Because the Post-Dispatch is the only St. Louls newspaper showing gains for _ either Daily or Sunday in this period. Because during seven and one-half months a new paper has been published im-its daily field without affecting in the silghtest the steady growth of both Gaily and Sunday Post-Dispateh., AVERAGBS FOR 1906 AND 1907, FIRST ELEVEN MONTHS: Daily thie year.........ssccceesseses 162,088 Daily. BABE POO so ccdtessccecctevesscte 154,631 Average daily gain this year.... 7,452 #;* SUNDAY AVERAGES. Se This year Pere CORSO eae eeeereessessere 252,233 Average Sunday gain this year.. “1,088 “hat this great value giving product is appreciated by advertisers who buy space for results only is shown day after day in the great vol- ume oe ot advertising the Post-Dispatch earries—illustrated, for example, in our issue of last Thursday, when all pre- vious daily Post-Dispatch records for columns of paid publicity were anni- bhilated. One hundred and fifty-seven columns

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ST. LOUISANS SAY AMERICA HAS FIRST-RANK SCHOLARS >e®

. Local Educators Dispute Owen Wister— Vary- ing Opinions Are Expressed by Heads of Colleges and Universities. * *

Owen Wister, who wrote “The Vir- ginian,”” may or may not have smiled, afteh the manner the hero of that book demanded, when he remarked to a Harvard audience that American scholarship was “minus 100 per cent,” and that no American university had a teacher of undisputed prominence. Leaders of St. Louis scholarship are inclined to think Mr. Wister did smile, or at least that he was not thoroughly fn earnest. But they do not think such @ remark, which sounds to most pef- sons as if it were meant for a statement of fact, should pass unchallenged. “Mr. Wister’s statement is greatly exaggerated,” said Rabbi Leon Harri- son to a Post-Dispatch reporter Friday. “Tt is so exaggerated that it is not ™ true. It has the sound of a thing gaid for effect, without the expectation at it would be taken literally. Purope Excels, He Says. “Tt is a factithat scholars of the first rank do not exist in America as abund- antly as in Europe.’ The ripest scholar- ship, like the finest art, is the product of centuries, and a new nation cannot hope to produce it. "A second reason is that men of great power follow everywhere the line of most honor. In this country the man of power becomes a~railroad builder, a corporation manager or 4a. juggier of high finance. In Eufope the man of power engages in scholarly reseaich. “But we have scholars of the first rank internationally. Prof. Haupt of the chair of Biblical criticism and Semit- ic languages at Johns\ Hopkins, is a world leader in his branch of scholar- ship. Prof. Burgess of Columbia is un- surpassed in his powerful grip on con- stitutional law and the development of nations, and his books are authorities wherever these subjects are studied. Hugo Muensterberg of Harvard is no less eminent in psychology. In applied science, I need not go away from home, for we have in St. Louis Prof. Wood- ward, a great teacher of teachers, a great organizer of a new department of. education. “Wein St. vis have had two other scholars of the highest rank, whom with almost criminal negligence we have let go—William T. Harris and Henry 8. Pritchett. They, with the men I have mentioned, and President Eliot of Har- vard are reat scholars by international standards.” Tribute to Eliot. ‘Supt. F. Louis Soldan said: “The best contradiction of Mr. Wister’s statement can be found in the very place where he spoke. There is no greater scholar, in the best sense, than President Eliot of Harvard. A glance into the cata- logue of Harvard will show that the broad field of European scholarshtp is fully covered there. : “To go outside of Harvard, thére is no higher authority in pedagogy than Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia, no better scientist than Remsen of Johns Hopkins or Jordan of Leland Stanford, no greater master of tech- nology than Henry S. Pritchett. “I presume that in some lines there is less excellence in our uhiversities than in those of Europe.. ‘here are branches of scholarship, such as the Semitic and Aryan languages, which are not represented in many American |’ universities. But this is made up by the development of engineering pur- suits, and by the thoroughness of in- struction in the branches concerned with economic life and the industries.” Acting Chancellor Snow of Washing- ton University had no é0mment to make on Author Wister's stafement. ‘He has a right to nis opinion,” he _ said, “gnd so far as I am concerned, he is welcome to it,’’ Educators of the country at large dif- fer as to the accuracy of the statements made by Wister. Here “re what some of them’ have to say: _ Chancellor MacCracken Critical, By Telegraph to the World and Post- _Dispatch. ; NEW YORK; Dee. .—The .results from 1991 to 1996 of the distribution of. the Nobel prize in yes rengg science | and literature to 29 persons, with not an American among them, required of us either that we question the capacity of honesty of the Nobel jury or else that we acknowledge that America has just now no major-generals of literature or science. . (Signed) HENRY MITCHELL MacCRACKEN, New York University. Country Leads in Industries, By Telegraph to the World and Post-. Dispatch. NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—I believe that this country leads in inventions and in industrial enterprises rather than in scholarship. I cannot express any opin- jon about Mr. Wister’s statistics. (Signed) c. H. LIVERMORE, Adelphi College, Brooklyn. America Ranks Well. By Telegraph to the World and Post- Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—There is a large body of intellectual men in this country doing splendid and productive work in the fields of science and letters, comparing favorably with similar bodies. in other nations. (Signed) CHARLES W. NEEDHAM, | Columbia University, ' Oriticiam grea Ot By Telegraph to the Wort and Post- - Dispatch. “EVANSTON, Ill, Dec. 21.—I do not believe the showing given American scholarship is at all just. On the con- trary, American men of science, and . Americans in other branches of learn- Mig, are productive, and increasingly so. A. W. HARRIS, Northwestern University. Our Schools Improving Fast. By —— to the World and Post- g At RATED: Ind., Dec. 21.~While i have not fully investigated the mat- sana ter to which Mr. Wister refers, yet of this I am sure: The schools of the United States are rapidly becoming first in the world, and already they are in many respects ieaders. (Signed) H. B. BROWN, Valparaiso University. Scholarship Not Lacking. By Telegraph to the World andd Post- Dispatch. ALBION, Mich., Dec. 21.—Mr. Wister makes an extravagant statement. Our institutions have not the age and pres- tige of many in Europe, but the schol- larship, intellectual vigor and productive- ness of America will bear comparison with any older country. (Signed) SAMUEL DICKIE, Albion College.

Floors, mew or old, dressed and fin- ished, St. Louis Machine Floor Surfac- ing Co., 2634 Olive; Bomont 2507; Cen- tral 4228. AGE OF PROTESTANTISM PAST, SAYS CONGREGATIONAL PASTOR Churches Have Lost Power and New Catholicism Is Here, He Declares. Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 23.—The Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, a member of the Yale corporation and for 2% years pastor of the Center Church, New Ha- ven’s largest and most conservative /Congregational church, electrified his congregation Sunday by declaring that the age of Protestantism is past; that it is no longer’ needed. He said the ehurches are split up and are becoming raore so every day. They no longer have power over the people or the Siatce. He said that the time for a new Ca- tholicism is at hand and that the sooner people realize it the better. | Tie Rev. Artemas J. Haynes, pastor of the United Church, said in his Sun- day sermon that neither he nor his church would take any part in the coming $6000 a week revival by J. Wil- bur Chapman. All the other Congrega- tional churches are in it.

These two sermons have thaken New } Haven, the stronghold of Congregation- alism in New England.

Dalley Is the Boy To go to for your Christmas gifts. Dia- monds, watches and jewelery, cash or credit, at lowest cash prices. J. F. Dalley, 604 Washington av., second floor. ESCAPES FROM — GUARDHOUSE Police Seek Barracks Soldier Who Climbed Through Coal Hole. A Jefferson Barracks soldier by the name of Mclvers, said to be a deserter, escaped from the barracks guardhouse by climbing through a coal hole, and is believed to be in St. Louis. A re- quest was made of the police Monday that a’ watch be kept for him. _MelIvers wore a guardhouse uniform of dark brown, with the large letter -‘P” painted in red on the back of the coat and on one leg of the trousers.

+ Detroit Wholesale House Burns. DETROIT, Mich., Dec, 22.—The whole- sale fur store of Egwin S. George, at Jeffergon and Woodward avenues, is burning. The loss probably will reach more Rete OS $200,000.

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‘|X-Zalia. This liquid takes out all sore- ness and soon completely heals the flesh. The ugliest sores can be healed in this way INSULT PLUS INJURY. “Oh, you can Jaugli all you want to,” said Green, with a show of impatience, “but I’m not as big a fool as you think I am,’ “Well,” rejoined Brown, “to tell you the truth, I didn’t believe it could be possible.” A SL Et: LL OC A a IE Nitti, a ie a at we Xmas Present That Speaks for Itself

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| ONE KILLED, TWO INJURED IN KENTUCKY FEUDISTS’ FIGHT

| Johnson Smith, ~ Leader ’ of One Faction, and Friends Are Shot Down. Special to the Post-Dispatch. 'SERGENT, Ky., Dec. *23.—In a feud fight between the Stone and Smith fac- tions on the Carr’s’' Fork, Knott Coun- ty border, this morning, Johnson. Smith, leader. of that faction, was killed and 7 others of the same faction wound- ed. There has been a series of battles with- in the past week and it is expected that there wall be more bloodshed.

Best for rheumatism, Eimer & Amend’s Prescription No. 281 Cele- brated on its merits for many effectual cures. BUYS 300,000,000 TW CANs|

California Association Places Big Contract in Pittsburg. Special to the Post-Dispatch. PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 23.—The Cali- fornia Fruit Canners’ Association has contracted with the American Can Co. of Pittsburg for 300,000,000 t1 be delivered in five years roe tan at the rate of 60,000,000 cans a year. The American Sheet and Tin Plate Co., a subsidiary company of the Unit- ed "States Steel Corporation, furnishes the tin plate for the cans. The Can- ners’ Association demanded a better rate on the immense order than they had been paying, but the American Can Co. said it was impossible becausé of the high price charged for tin plate by the Steel Corporation. Then the canners went fo the Steel Corporation and threatened if the price of tin plate Was not reduced they would erect their own plant’on’the Pacific Coast. It is understood that, in consequence, a much lower rate was obtained before the contract was. ‘awarded,

BOY BLINDED BY PLAYMATE KEEPS SUFFERING SECRET

Not Until Wound Heals Do Paty » ents Learn of His Con- dition. Special to the Post-Dispatch. SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Dec. 23.— A pellet of putty with a pin through it was blown in the eye of little Han- ford Foote, two years ago, by Harry Bradbury, a playmate. Pluckily the lad pulled the pin from the center of his eye and as the wound healed up with but little inconvenience, nothing more was thought of it. Mr. and fits. George F. Foote. the parents, discov- ered this week that the boy was totally blind in the eye the pin had entered, He was immediately taken to New York and placed in the hands of an eminent eye specialist that Be sight of the other eye May be saved

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25% Off Toy Pianos BYERY Toy. Piano in stock will now be of- fered at one-fourth less than regular prices. These come in all sizes.. Nicely finished. Regular prices 60c, $1.50, $2.50 to $20— Tomorrow 45c, 95c, $1.95 to $15.00.

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PART TWO Only Evening Paper in St. Louis with both Associated Press and United Press Service TAKE A LOOK — At some of those furnished rooms that i advertised in today’s Post-Dispatch. You} may learn that you are paying too mueh } for too little. ——— ee PAGES 9—16. + de sf. LOUIS, S MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1907.—PART TWO. | a Cate | PAGES 9—16. a SUN DRtA of NEW PAR TO BEAT TRUSTS He Would “Nominate velt. and Johnson Same Ticket. Roose- on WON'T ASK PERMISSION ; Plan Is-to. Name Candidates ‘and: Elect Them Whether They Object or Not. By Leased Wire From the New York Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. “Nw YORK, Dec. 23.—When Thomas W. Lawson left the White House last Tuesday morning, after a long, secret wonference with President Roosevelt, he refused to discuss his visit, while promising ‘‘a statement to the public within a few days.”’ This was outlined by Mr. Lawson last night to a Post-Dispatch reporter. ‘Mr. Lawson therein announces the launching of a new political party. Its candidates for President and Vice- President Will be Theodore Roosevelt and Gov. John A. Johnson of Minne- sota. , Stes in Boston Mr. Lawson's lawyers are at work on the,plan to be followed “in the legal aca pcan of the new 3 party. Tomorrow, soehieine to Mr. Lawson's _ emphatic assurances, the campaign de- ' signed to give President Roosevelt four more years of office, will begin and - will continue until the close of the polls in every ‘state on election day, 1908. Candidates Not Consulted. In his formal announcement, Mr. Lawson avoids any direct statement that his chosen candidates—President Roosevelt and Gov. Johnson have ac- quiesced in his political program. ‘‘It matters not a whit to me,’ said Mr. Lawson, ‘‘whether President Roosevelt approves of the new party or not, ‘ whether he consents to run as its presi- * dential candidate or openly refuses to 4 do 80.’ i “He will be our candidate just the Same, and by the vote of the people _will be compelled to complete the job “he has commenced, the rescue of the country from the wholesale thieves of ‘Wall street.” Mr., Lawson claims to have an organ- ization in every State of the Union. His M State Jeaders have already been seiect- -ed, and their work, he asserts, is al- ready under way. He has as yet select- -ed no name for his party, not even a party emblem. Concerning his plan he says: ~ “fT personally know the System will be so satisfied with the nomination made by either party that it will will- ingly finance either or both parties through the campaign to any extent, less of who the candidates “may be, provided Theodore Rovsevelt _ is not one of them. * Must Have Roosevelt. — “But for the third-term tradition and {+ Theodere Roosevelt's promfse to bow » to it, he would be today the choice of . nine-tenths of the American people for another presidential term. This means that President Roosevelt must be com- _pelled, in. spite of himself, to be his . @wn successor. There is but ene way | “that this can be brought about without _- wronging ihe people and without wreng- - ing President Reosevelt, and to this end I herewith pledge my undivided efforts and my fortune from now until the elec- tion of President Roosevelt's successor sy the electoral college.’’ (AGED BACHELOR CARRIES THE SECRET OF INJURIES TO GRAVE ie L.. Pelot Refused to Explain Burns and, Scalp Wound _ Through Long Suffering. . Charles L. Pelot, an eccentric old coal @ealer in Carondelet, died at the Alex. fan Brothers” Hospital after being under treatment there two weeks for a scalp “wound and severe burns, without ex. ~ plaining how he received his injuries. : The burns were on the right leg. The scalp wound, several inches long, wes @uch, the hospital attendants say, as sora have been caused by falling against a stove or the edge of a inble, end the police have abandoned the the ory that the man met violence. His _ stubborn silence as tc bis injuries hos - caused an inquest. . Herman Kaiser, 7828 Pennsylvania avenue, who traded at Pelot’s coal yard, , 6912 South Broadway, found the old man Nov. 3 in the room adsoining his of- _ Mee. where he lived plone, His hea:? war wnde> the bed and his feer against ihe | ere He seemed in a drunken’ stupor. -Kalser roused him and put him into the ded, Ho did not eompisin that he wa- apes in any way. ee fe “The following day Humphrey Healy ee South Broadway found Pelot on near the office, almost stiff @ent, and Dec. 4 Frederick Courvoisier, “4 Stork Brings three to Street Named Roosevelt. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 23. N Roosevelt place, a residence district of Kansas City, Kan., triplets were born last night to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Curry. ' The babies, a girl and two boys, and the mother are doing well, Curry is a laboring man. FATHER OF 21 CHILDREN WANTED BIG FAMILY, BUT PUTS THE LIMIT AT. 23 Eleven of -McGuire’s Sons. and Seven of His Daughters Are Living, Oldest: Is 34. Special to the Post-Dispatch. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 23.—Robert McGuire of North Scranton is the father of 21 children, of whom 18 are living. The latest comer, a boy. appeared a few The father says 23 is the days ago. limit. Mr. McGuire is 59 years old and his wife is one.year younger. They were married in Glasgow, Scotland, when Mr. McGuire was 18 and soon afterward they came to this country. Of the 18 chil- dren living, 11 are sons and seven daugh- ters. Six sons and three daughters are married and have families. The grand- children number 14. The ‘eldest is a son, now 34 years of age. The father has never had a day’s sickness. Despite his gray hair, he looks younger than his oldest son. He says he considers children a blessing and a big family a delight. He smokes and chews and takes a drink when he wants it. With one exception he has always voted the Democratic ticket. The one exception was when Roosevelt ran for President. He says he hopes the Presi- dent will run again, so that he can line up his family of voters for him. Fourteen Children In 14 Years. RICHMOND, Ind., Dec. 23.—Without doubt Mr. and Mrs. Rush McCammon of Greene County, Indiana, are en- titled to membership in the anti-race suicide club, 14 children having been born to them during their 14 years of married life. Thirteen of the children are living. Mr. McCammon is 40 years old and his wife is 34. SWEETHEARTS AND YOUTH DROWNED WHEN ICE BREAKS While Search Is Made for Body of One Skater Engaged Couple Lose Their Lives. Special to the Post-Dispatch. PITTSFIELD, Mass., Dec. 23.—Fred Norris, 17 years old, while skating on Onota Lake, just west of Pittsfield, broke through the ice Sunday afternoon and was drowned. William Suttle went through the ice with Norris, but by the aid of a hockey stick drew himself upon firm ice and was pulled out by com- panions. The accident did not deter some thirty or forty skaters from continuing their sport. While search was being made for the body of Norris, Henry Ano, 20, and Annie Mozenier, 19, who were en- gaged to be married, broke through the ice near the center of the lake and were drowned. The second accident was not noticed by any of the many skaters and was only discovered when boys skated to that part of;the lake and found the hole in the ice, with Ano’s gray cap lying near. A force of police arrived soon to make a search for the bodies. The skatérs even then had to be driven away from the dangerous place. Onota Lake is surrounded by the homes of wealthy persons. NEW PASTOR CALLS HIS CONGREGATION ‘“STINGY:” THEN COLLECTS $7000 New York Minister Declares Letting Entire Burden Fall on Rich Is Wrong. NEW. YORK, Dec. 23.—Addressing his wealthy congregation at the close of the forenoon sermon Sunday, Dr. C. A. Aked, who recently came from Liver- pool to become pastor of the Fifth Ave- nue Baptist Church here, declared that he would not contemplate a permanent ministry’ in the church if the system of finance which made possible a deficiency at the end of the year was continued.’ “I want," said Dr. Aked, ‘$7000 from you before you leave this church this morning.”’ He got it. He said that the fact that some of the membefs of the congregation were wealthy had led others to put the bur- den of the support of the church on them. “It is not fair; it's a mean spirit,” ex- claimed Dr. Aked. “It has raised up a crowd of stingy souls who won't sup- port the church. It isn’t fair to me. I am tired of hearing this church called Mr. Smith's, Mr. Brown's or Mr, Rob- inson’s church. I want $7000 before you leave the church, The finances must be reorganized so that nothing of this kind can ever happen again.” DUEL FOUGHT; NEITHER HURT Hungarian Premier and Ex-Minis- ter of Justice Now Reconciled. BUDAPEST, Rec. 23.—Dr. Wekerle, the Hungarian premier, and former Minister of, Justice Polonyi, fought a duel yesterday with swords, as a re- suit of political disputes. ~ The meeting took i at noon — injurea and the ‘we MRS. GLYN CALLS HOSTESSES WHO SNUB HER TABBY CATS Pilgrim Mothers, . Authoress Declares, Are Pancake- Footed Frights. BOOK. SHOCKS -.THEM Invited ios f English Woman, Speak at Dinner, Is Not Called On. PLOT OF GLYN BOOK THAT SHOCKED PILGRIM MOTHERS BEAUTIFUL Russian heiress A has developed in her very strongly the maternal in- stinct. She is attractive personally, having both physical and mental charms, but with all her accom- plishments she has never been mar- ried, nor does she seem to attract masculine admirers, as might be supposed. Her longing is to be.a mother, and it absorbs her very being. It develops from a dormant instinct into a passion. She meets a rich young man of her country, and falls desperately in love with him. But he does not suspect -her attitude. She deliber- ately lays a plot to win him. From the day that she meets him until she is successful is three weeks. tt ae Society called her an outcast, but she was happy, nevertheless, and easy of mind. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Mrs. Elinor Glyn, the English writer, whose book, “Three Weeks,” was the cause of her being snubbed last Saturday by the Pil- grim Mothers at their banquet at the Waldorf Astoria, got up out of a sick- bed today, put on. her pendant pearl earrings and a pale blue dressing gown and told a reporter just what = she thought of ‘‘those women” and the snub they thought they delivered. “I was invited to the party on the understanding that I was to meet a ‘lot of brainy women,’ and I went because I love to meet ‘brainy’ women and ‘fleshy’ women and ‘dressy’ women, and every other kind of ‘y’ women—and be- cause, I knew, anyhow, it was going to be a scream,’’ Mrs. Glyn began. ‘‘Never in all my young life have: I seen such an aggregation of dowds, frumps and tabby-cats. Bless my soul, what a crew they were. A lot of breastless, slab-hipped, pancake-footed frights of things that went at their fod- der tooth and claw, and licked their stubby finger tips after they were through. Head a Screaming Time. ‘Well, in spite of-the fact that I was with some nice women, the room had grown so stuffy and steamy from all those other women that I felt I would faint if I stayed there, and so got up to go. By the time I reached the hall my legs had turned to bread and my maid had:to help me down stairs and shove me into my motor. All the way home I screamed—and screamed. Those tabby cats were so funny. “Just before I left I turned and saw a at, old, dough-faced, frump creature that at first seemed to be of no sex at all. It was a plain rough-hewn dray- man’s face; but I concluded that it con- sidered itself a woman, from the fact that it had a tiny blue velvet toque on top of its block of a head and possessed a pair of hips that, like the earth, seemed to be about 26,000 miles in cir- cumference. Meets a tisky Finger. “When it saw me looking at it, it came up and poked a sticky finger at me and said: “*Sa-ay, are you the wrote “Three Weeks?’’’ “I admitted the soft impeachment, and it pursued its advantage. **Why did you write it?’ “**Because I enjoyed writing it,’ I re- plied; but the thing would not down. “Well, if that’s the kind of thing English women write, I’m proud I’m an American.’ “I escaped and presented myself to the ‘receiving ladies’ and was assigned to a chair against a wall. “I was scarcely decently planted in it when the dough-faced old frump who was such chums with ‘It’ came puffing up and squatted herself besida me. She began to tell me all about a sore teoth. Learns Story of Tooth. “It's been quite'a spell,’ she related. ‘I've had iodine into it, ‘and creosote into it, and a whole lot of medicines 1 can't remember into it, but the dentist says. he’ll have to pull it yet, and he’s a high-priced dentist, too.’ Then she wanted | to know where my dress Was made, and when I said in Paris, she said she was less ‘set’ against the English’ than ‘some,’ but never could ‘abide’ the French. “When I got home I fell into bed and have just managed to crawl out. If I ever go to another cat party like that, I'N die. “Oh, those dear, delightful Pilgrim Mothers. Why, to look at them, if they did not placard themselves as mothers, anybody in the’ world would be cer. tain they were perfectly moral.’ When the Pilgrim Mothers issued their original announcement of the dinner, which too. place Saturday, the names of ‘Mrs. Cobden Sanderson, who, as a Sufffagette, has ah English prison record, and Mrs. Glyn headed the jist o distinguished speakers. woman who —SFx, EISLER a 7, « Ae) ea i ie 7 BOF a . oa “dl -* wv. it ees OF At Lh Pee vest. rag Pres Sropess ee, however, somebody read the papers. It is even rumored that some one else, in the interest of knowledge, read ‘“‘Three Weeks,’ and then reported to the committee. There was a hurried consultation. The possibility of any dis- cussion of the vagaries of erratic love from the virtuous platiorm of the Pil- grim Mothers was too horrid to con- template. The conquest of a country was one thing, that of a man quite another and any liberal views on that subject were not included in the ideas they wished t@ promulgate of the proper progress of the sex. When, therefore, the unenlightened Mrs. Glyn reached the Astor Gallery Sat- urday, instead of being the center of at- traction her reception was polite, but chilling, She was ushered te an in- conspicuous place on the receiving line, and found herself in some inexplicable manner excluded from the table of honor whence all the speakers hurled their little thunderbolts at the world. MARRIAGE MAY COST POOR FAMILIES THEIR ICE FUND Rich Philanthropist, 75, Wedded, Is Expected to Change His Will. Special to the Post-Dispatch. GLOUCESTER, Mass., Dec. 23.—Fran- cis W. Homans, 75 years eld, Glouces- ter’s wealthiest citizen, and Miss Har- riet Greenleaf, a trained nurse, 32 years old, were married last night in the rec- tory of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, by the pastor, the Rev. J. J. Healey. The announcement recently of their engage- ment had been regarded as a joke. It is suppesed that Mr. Homans will now after his will, which as now drawn leaves half of his estate to the Master Mariners’ Association of Boston, ene- quarter to the Addison Gilbert Hospital of Gloucester, and one-quarter te the poor familics who had taken ice of him. George F. Merrill, a Gloucester attor- ney, acted as best man, and Miss Clara Greenleaf, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. The bridegroom is a member of many clubs and organizations, including the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- FIRE FRIGHTENS PRISONERS Police Blaze in Stable Threatens Headquarters. Fire in a stable at 1115 Clark avenue Monday caused alarm among the pris- oners in the Central District holdover and threatened to destroy the new Po- lice Headquarters Building and Patrol House. The flames spread rapidly and soon were crawling up the east wall of the almost completed building which is to house Judge Tracy's police court and the horses and wagons of the Cen- tral District Station. Before firemen arrived flame was leaping across the narrow alley which separates Police Headquarters from the burning build- 5 and attaches ran to places of safe- . Meanwhile the prisoners in the hold- ae were shouting for liberty. The stable was owned by Louls Eber. Crossed electric wires are believed to have caused the blaze. The damage is estimated at $250. dinner, ATLANTA, GA. BANK CLOSES) Simple Notice Pasted on the Door Sole Information. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 23.—The Neal State Bank was closed today. Several hundred persons gathered outside and read the simple line: “This bank is. in the hands of the State Bank Examiner.” president Thornton of the institution that all th wg cag, will ll. No — banks in this been affected, | SOME TERSE OPINIONS OF PILGRIM MOTHERS EXPRESSED BY MRS. GLYN N M T banquet of the Pilgrim Mothers. were. EVER in all my young life have I seen such an aggregation of dowds, frumps and tabby cats. A lot of breastless, slab-hipped, pancake-footed frizhts. Bless'my soul, what a crew they Y, these dear, delightul Pilgrim Mothers. Why, to look at them, if they did not placard themselves as mothers, anybody in. the world would be certain they were perfectly moral, ¢ HEY went at their fodder tooth and claw, and licked their stubby finger tips after they were through.—From statement of Mrs: Elinor Glyn, who was snubbed after being invited to speak at the Open Monday and Tuesday Evenings Your Gift Selections Will Count for Substantial Quality ansBeauty If Purchased at HESS & CULBERTSON’S Gifts that confer the greatest pleasure are the most satisfactory. Our stocks contain a variety of beautiful presents of a superiority generally conceded. Our prices are very moderate and calculated to support. our claim as to best possible value and quality for your expenditures. DIAMONDS for GIFTS Are at the head of the List Diamond Seart 35.00 Diamond £ienet ie re to $150.00 50 to $30.00 Diamond Cuff Links 50 to $100. 00 Diamond marry 0.00 to $200. 00 Diamond Brooches— $10.00 to $700.00 Diamond Studs— $10.00 to $8800.00 Diamond Bracelets— $24.00 to $300.00 Diamond Earrings— $12.50 to $1400.00 Pleasing Gifts in Fine Gold n ink x0ld Cuff Links— $2.50 and up $7.50 and up Fobs— Gold and ae oO $4.50 and up Gold Searf Pins— Sic and up $1.00 and up Gold Vest Chains— Gold Signet Rings— Gold Cigar Cutters— ' Gold Brooches— Gold Bracelets— Gold Beauty Pins— 50c and up Gold Lavallieres— $9.00 and up Hess & Culbertson Jewelry Co. Cor. Sixth and Locust St. Checks and Certificates of Deposit on all Banks and Trust Companies taken in payment of purchases here. WANTED EXPRESS WAGON, BUT CALLED PATROL BY MISTAKE Telephone Conversation Explained in Time to Prevent Riot Call. Chief of Police Creecy’s secretary, W. C. McCarty, thought he was getting a riot call when he picked up the tele- phone receiver Monday morning and heard the man at the other end shout: “Send the wagon to 206 Lynch street right away.”’ ‘‘What have you got?” asked McCarty. “A package,” replied the man. “But what do you want with the wagon?’’ “Want the package . delivered, course, What do you think?" “What kind of a package is it?’ ‘None of your business. Do you in- tend to send the wagon or not?’ “Who do you think you're talking to, anyway?’ “Why, the Wells-Fargo Express Co.” “This is the office of the Chief of Police.”’ “I beg your pardon. number,’’ said the man, the receiver. SCIENTISTS AT KELVIN BURIAL LONDON, Dec. 23.—Under the shadow of the monument to Sir Isaac Nevto and close to the choir in Westminister Abbey, the body of lord Kelvin, the not- ed English scientist, who died tec. li, was buried at noon today in the presence of a great gathering of scientists repres- enting American continental and SBrit- ish societies. Many of those present were clad in their academic robes and wore their decorations. A dozen clergy- men were associated in reading the simple service. = LL i a tit cent titn. ae of I got the wrong hanging up BRIDE DIDN'T KNOW HUBBY IN STAGE MAKE-UP, AND He Wanted So Many She Became ee : Suspicious, So Imposter Will Have to Buy a Dinner. = PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 2%—Mre> Georgianna Rullman came here from New York yesterday to be married to Edward Manney, one of the > comedians in Robinson's “Night Owley appearing at a local theater. On the stage Manney and Charles x ‘4 Robinson make up exactly alike ae Hee brews. After the ceremony at noon eve erybody hurried to the theater for the matinee. Manney made up and then kissed his bride and hurried on the js stage, leaving her in his dressing Bi A few moments later he returned, S ie hig, bride supposed, rrr by sev- of the company, and hugged ané . kissed her. Then he went out, but oe few seconds later he was back again. — Finally Mra. Manney became susp cious and ask@§ Manney why he cam@- back so often. Then Manney saw . light. “It's that Robinson,” he exclaimed. |.. Soon afterward someone tried the door. of the dressing room again. But Mra.” Manney, believing it to be Robinson, res” fused to let him in. It was, in reality, her husband, who had a quick change to make. But she was obdurate, and Manney did not make the change. The, | curtain had to be lowered to save the act, Then, when Robinson and Manney appeared before the bride at the same _ time, the bride insisted that Robinson was her husband, and fled to his arme in tears. It was not until Manney re moved his make-up that everything wal fixed up. Robinson will buy a Christ mas dinner for the conipany. > a8 OPEN ‘TOMORROW TILL 10. 30 P. M. NOT For the convenience of those who cannot Shop during the day we will remain TONIGHT AND | NIGHT} _ WASHINGTON AVE DOS -sivniendcideced Dolls and Toys Toy Trunks, Teddy Bear Carts, 50¢ * Card Games, all board games, White Doll Chairs, Brass Beds, Wire Go- Carts, Bagatelle Boards, large, fine Jewelry, Bracelets, Pins, Belt Buckles, Hat Belt Pins, Triplecate Mirrors, Match Safes, Gunmetal Bags, Smokers’ Sets Glove, Handkerchief and Work cure Sets. Albums, Toilet and Mani- BOXES 25 3 Bric-a-Brac, Chocolate Fine China, Lamps, Vases, .and Berry Sets, Nickel-Plated Cof- fee and Tea Pots, Carving Sets and Silverware .............-- Pants Boys’ Suits, Over- coats, Toques, Pull- down Caps, Waists, Men’s and Women’s INTTIAL HAND. 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co MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1907. &r LOUIS POST “DISPATCH "Siciaee ty OSEPH PULITZER, Dec. —- . by The Pulitzer Publishing 210-212 N. N, Broadway. * SUBSCRIPTION RATES: BY MAIL IN ADVANCE. eH) Al sade” fa and Sunday, euly WRG. . ibs bacebceebss 5.00 ly without Sunday, ONG FOOT... .6.seeee+- $8.00 y only, one FOBT cevecoscrasecesssseses 2.00 der or gg Ay A Ss express ee Circulation Gains First 11 Months —1907 OVER 1906— 7,452 Daily 11,068 Sunday Grand Total Ava@ge DAIL Y- This Year - 162,083 Last Year, 154,631. SUN DAY - This ving ~ 252,233

. "First in Everything’’ Whyr - WILLIAM H. TAFT’S RUSSIAN FLAVOR. WFresh from the armor-clad cloisters of the Czar of Russia, Mr. Taft’s americanism certainly was not at its best when he talked with the newspaper reporters in Washington the other evening. Quoting some tramp of a Filipino whom he ohancéd to meet in the Far East, he made much of the assertion that the natives of the archi- pelago hang all of their hopes of independence upon the success of. the Democratic party in the States. Mr. Taft himself recently told their rep- resentatives at Manila that they might look for freedom in thirty years. “With Demoérats as well as with Republicans like Mr. Taft much depends upon what is meant by freedom and independence. Either party niight elevate the Philippines or a portion there- of to the dignity of an American Territory of the first class and claim that every promise had been fulfilled. It may well be doubted that Ameri- eans of any political faith will ever confer upon the Filipino more liberty than they enjoy them- selves. “In discussing the Philippine question, it is to be remembered that there are more Caucasians, not counting soldiers, in “Manila at this moment, there werefMin the Northwest Territory ite ‘was organized and given a representa- government. Besides these there are many well educated and substantial natives. It is ot a crime,.to, advoeate..in this country ‘inhabitants ‘of our dependencies the same ee Of freedom and independence’ which Amer-

utider similar. circumstances have always: enjoyed, and if Mr. Taft thinks it is, or that he fy likely to gain anything by treating it as such, -is making a woeful mistake. ih hi i a

COMPTROLLER PLAYER NODS. ler Player’s formal statement on the on of the taxation of city bonds is an ex- Mlent illustration of a good man saying too Buch or too little on a ticklish subject. e would not have the matter of local tax re- agitated at this time, for it is certain to investors in the new city bonds. Nobody # this talk about exempting them from taxation gl either compel the city to increase the rate nterest or defeat their sale altogether. If the ads can be disposed of to people who will keep em out of the view of the taxgatherer in the bd old way nobody will be the wiser. =. his kind of reasoning suggests that employed iy. the parson who discovered that one of his Mrishioners was in the habit of serving callers ath a fine mixture of milk and rum and who, mus getting his tipple under the guise of milk, sa —, visitor and an eloquent eulogist of the cow. A good many of us are willing ‘fe transgress a little “unbeknownst,” but who ould have thought it of Mr. Player? City bonds, like everything else of value, are le and the thoroughness with which their nership is acknowledged for assesment will d not so much upon the rate of interest d as upon the conscience and honor of their * The proposed amendment to the constitution d every other proposition calculated to “pro- just taxation, to prevent double taxation d to do away with concealment, deception and ood, should have the closest attention of all good citizens. a \ a a ' TWENTY-FOUR FEET THROUGH DIXIE. - Twenty-four feet, by the way, fs the new depth for the Lakes-to-the-Gulf channel, accord- ing to a thoroughly reliable source. And this : ae depth is wholly independent of the June rise, Time, ‘that opens up new vistas for hope, en- a us as well to perceive and profit by the errors of the past. ‘Looking back now upon the at project, we can but commiserate the human tleness which would have contented itself with - paltry fourteen, feet through the valley, and

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MULVIHILL AS A SUPREME CvURT. If Excise Commissioner Mulvihill were a court of last resort the corporations would hail him as a benefactor. In the line of what he conceives to be his duty, he has concluded to make the road to a dram- shop license rockier than ever by ruling that corporations are neither citizens nor persons and so cannot be recognized under the law as signers of petitions. This judgement is in conflict with the uniform decisions of courts ever since corporations first came under their notice. If the Mulvihill doc- trine had obtained from the first corporations would have been outlawed or they would have outlawed everybody else. The unbroken judicial contention that corpora- tions are persons, has made it possible for the people to deal with these organizations very ef- fectively except in one way. They cannot be imprisoned or hanged. In other respects the in- tangible persons are subject to the pains and penalties commonly inflicted upon individuals, and some others besides. Being creatures of the State, they may be reg- ulated by the State in a manner Which would be highly obnoxious to a man doing business in his own name. This power is exercised now in the United States as never before. If corporations were not treated as persons as far as it is possi- ble to do so they might become a law unto them- selves. While, as has been said; corporations cannot be sent to the penitentiary or hanged by the neck, the State, possessing the power of regulation and of judicial interpretation of charter rights, may, in fact, “regulate’’ a corporation to death or by a decree of forfeiture consign it to cold obstruc- tion as literal as any that is to be found in the grave. Corporations have much to gain and semething to lose by the denial that they are persons and citizens, but it will take more than the dictum of the St. Louis Excise Commissioner to establish that contention. ~ 1s i i A With Christmas Eve will come joy to nearly everybody but the unfortunate husband whose troubles are just beginning—the man who failed

mind until the last minute. His name is legion and he extracts about as much mirth out of Christmas Eve in the shopping district as he would have out of the Battle of The Wilderness. Brazil has a full Admiral and Chile has a vice- Admiral, which is technically speaking a kind of half-full Admiral, and so it is proposed to put Rear-Admiral Evans in a condition.to be received by these dignitaries by advancing his rank and making him half full, or Vice-Admiral. Then what a high old time they will all have half-seas over! == i i The man who will most enjoy his Christmas at home is the new Congressman who found out the real meaning of solitude and homesickness during his first stay at Washington. st ——_ Europe is trying to find something hidden and mysterious in the departure “of the battleship fleet, Whereas there is nothing in it but politics aud sensation.

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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE Sager Not Original, © To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch, One of your morning contemporaries Says: “It is common sense and Common knowledge that there are some things which a man does not forget: which he cannot forget if he would, and Mr. Sager has done the public a great service in’ having this recognized as common law. That fie is the first to secure this recognition in the administration of the criminal law redounds the more to his credit.’’ It ig absurd to say that Mr. Sager is the first to have the above principle recognized as the common law. On the contrary, it is familiar law to all well-read lawyers and was applied by the Supreme Court of Missouri in a criminal case.—See 30 Mo., Sup. Ct. Reports, p. 368. A. B. Grand Avenue St. Louis’ Center. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. As St. Louis is going to build a coliseum for the welfare of the city at large, the committee that has the matter in charge ought to look for a site further west than Jefferson avenue. There is a site on the northeast corner of Grand and Washington. As the city {s growing westward, it will be only a question of time when there will be more hotels and other accommodations west of Grand than there will be east. By all means it ought to be built on Grand ave- nue, between Laclede and Easton avenues. As Grand is of a high-elevation and the center of the city, All cars, north, south, east and west, give transfers on -Grand., W. G. COONEY. No Christmas Spirit Here. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Is there no way to stop this reform movement? Already it has affected the money situation, real estate and other lines of business. Before this “‘re- form’ started everything was thriving. Now all is at a standstill. Why should a few ambitious poli- ticlans and religious fanatics be permitted to ram down the throats of the majority of the people of St. Louis something which they do not want? It is a shame and 4n Outrage that a man cannot look decent on Sundays by having a clean shave or not to be able to order a glass of beer or wine with his Sunday meals. If we let these fanatics have their way much longer our country will not be a desirable place to live. HENRY W. THOMPSON. Bottomless County Roads. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Last Saturday I drove to town, down the Man- chester road to Belleview avenue (in the county), then north towards the Clayton road. My mare is a fine, big, strong, standard-bred animal, full of willingness, but at several places on this avenue she was barely able to pull the light- Tunning runabout through the clay mud they piled on the road. What I want to know why is it they didn’t repair the road last Summer when it was dry. The out- come now will be we will have to drive over the North and South road in order to reach the Clayton road—the only decent one in whole St, Louls County— that we may have the pleasure of going through the park in a respectable condition. A culvert at Lake Junction Station is in a terrible condition. The top of the west wall is at least 18 inches out of plumb and they have two 12x12 white pine supports which makes it barely possible for a small rig to, pass through. L. PgR. Tuxedo, Mo,

to “do his shopping early” and has had it on hfs that for a peace cruise an unfit navy is just as|

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Dey’s Spittin’ Cotton in de Souf, You all black chillun hush yoh wail, An’ ol’ Grah’mammy she done took An’ tol’ you all a strangah tale 'An any ‘at is in Dis ain’t no Bible de book. stowy lak ‘At one ‘bout ’Lijah an’ de drouf-— Dis amy &@ moh amazin’ fac’— Dey’s spittin’ cotton in de Souf! Jehossyphat an’ Demm ycrat, Dey’s spittin’ cotton in de Souf! Dat’s right, you ch ile—bug out yoh eyes An’. look to be plum full o’ doubt! Yoh ol’ Gran’mammy wif supprise less you Was nothin’ Dat’s right, chaih ’n clean knocked: out. could a frowed a Right into my wide-gapin’ mouf When Ah was tol’ foh true an’ faih Dey’ s spittin’ cotton in de Souf! Jehossyphat an’ Demm ycrat, Dey’s spittin’ cotton in de Souf! Dat’s right, you chillun make yoh haih Stan’ right up straight instead o’ ben’— ‘Cause things am gittin’ ’roun’ to wheah Dis ol’ worl’s comin’ to an en’. When cotton lak dey pick in fiel’s Grows in de Suffin gemman’s mouf, t’s time foh takin’ to yoh heels— Dey's spittin’ cotton in de Souf! Jehossyphat an’ Demm \ ycrat, Devy’s spittin’ cotton in de Souf! Play safe and get him a pipe. JUST A MINUTE FOR VERSE AND HUMOR. Written for the Post-Dispatch by Clark McAdams,

No Respector of Birds. The fowl on the new $20 gold piece may look like a duck, but still we'll never dyck one of them that comes ouf way.—Rolla (Mo.) Sharpshooter, SAFE AND SANE XMAS TREE. Fe

A J Render to > te Caceer. Andy Lane is home from St. Louis where he has had a job for many years. But his employer owned the job and Andy had to

give it up.—Scott County (Mo.) Kicker.

WHAT’S DOING. The sun has started north again, and the worst is over on the gas meter. Mr. Taft is home, and is making 20 knots to Hughes’ 10. Mr. Williams has put a punching bag in his committee room, and Mr. De Armond says he slipped. Mr. Bryan has engaged livery quarters in advance at Denver for one mule. Kip- ling gets the Nobel prize, and will turn it over to the national conscience fund. Goldfield offers a $100,000 purse for the Fish-Harahan match. The U. S. Treasury st{ll has Cortelyou on its hands. Candidates to succeed Goy, Folk hold levees at the Laclede Hotel on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Senator Stone is home from Washing- ton looking at the Folk boom, a la Pe- ter Pan, through his legs. Kirksville, Mo., has gone dry, and liquor is done with osteopathy and will take its case back to the M. D.’s. ) The children dream of Santa Claus, Whose gifts must not diminish, And Father, with each check he draws, Can plainly see his finish. The Anti-Saloon League announces that it will not carry any counties on Christmas day. Jeff Davis has gone into the backwoods of Arkansas to tell the “hill-billies’”” and “red-necks” about the scare he threw into the “white- shirts’’ with his maiden speech in the Senate. The fleet is in Cuban waters, and the navy beans will be strained to- day in a further search for Japanese spies. Col. Goethals is home from Pana- ma, and reports that progress was made all the time “‘Stick-in’’ Taft was on the

other side of the earth. ‘‘Boss’’ Howe is on earth again, trying to make Wyman get off. The financial situation is im- proving, and there will not be any bank go up on Thursday of this week. Get the man in the seat with you to be witness that you pay your carfare, and sift your ashes. SOLVES A PROBLEM. Coddle: I see a college president at Aurora, Ill, has discovered that. man can subsist upon peanuts. Molly: If that is true, you can get your supper at the baseball park next summer, and we can hold a cook. UNCLE HI IN TOWN, Mrs. Cates: Did you see Uncle rii down town today? Mr. Cates: Yes. Mrs. Cates: What was he dotnat Mr. Cates: He was fighting one of those revolving storm doors. GREETINGS, Weather Bird: Hello, what are you doing out a morning like this? Foolkiller: Looking for the chap who still wears quarter shoes. SPECIAL, \ DENVER, Dec. 23.—It has finally been settled. Mr. Bryan will nominate himself,

Teo True, or don’t mind the unfashitonablencss of poverty.’’ “Well, what are you kicking about, then ?’’ ‘Because it is so deucedly uncom fort- able.’’—Nashville American.

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Legal questions must be simple. No Business addresses not given. Address “ Post-Dispatch, HERB.—See Answers Dec. 1$~chilblains. | A.—See Provident Association, 1623 ' M. T.—Rh selection sag am by Liszt will be found a Ps at Pe an of the i United States Cavalry L. E.~—In pfs Ai of Dec. you will find full diree- tlvne for the care of a iain. 2.—Ten per cent of the wages of a married man nate garnished by his creditor. GIE.—Divorce obtained in Dakota is as. effect- ie as if granted In any other State. J. 8.—Tax rate on real an tor is is $2.17 on every aay & of ann Bag. a property Address the boy's ristmas package tm care eo Superintendent of me Reformatory K.—Marriage license obtained fn Clayton or any other Missouri town may be used in St. Louis. B.—We do not find on record any as that in regard to which you ask information. C. N.—Adelina Patti (B ness retro Nos Castile, Tetradgyalala, Breconaline, at South Weles STAMP.—You will find the silly stam > Sewers of Dec. 1. It has bese repeated a ' Z—When water is dropped on —- carbide acetylene gas salt, hydrocarbon gas (acetylene) given off. W. A. B.—Light refreshments are served to New | Year callers—sherbet, cake, dainty sandwiches, lem- onade, etc. MATRON. ome sem, ey val rm Tt ea c the size of a pea, over tis eye. W.—Get bianks and full information service examinations from Civil Service ters, Old Postoffice, Third and Olive. T. R.—No man is barred from the United States on account of his re n. ceives enough votes may be President. READER.—Within the city limits the Health De eee fumigates houses where t cases of ~~ Seen Phone H sioner, Old City Hall. W. E. F.—We do not know that other, 60 countries have “agricultural axpsorere to gf to from abroad. Doubtless t the consulates when it.is d A: 8.—If a —— is Hee ——_ ae month or any other specifi » the charged without just cause, the he employer is is required to pay the person t specific period. at oe B. B.—We cannot say what a court would do case of livestock dying or mortgage is foreclosed. Proof of | tainly be necessary if the mo relieved of payment. of the re- violet Geatver on alcohol at MISS L.—Just say: “My heen I thank you very . It serves to — further | indly relation ha ristmases.”’ self. R. B.—Some rsons olive oil or cod liver - sufficient exercise anh¢ potatoes and sugar 8 gain fiesh in any way at oi. vy might whe cottonseed oil. | B. K.—The pure-food law provides that all -f roducts of a kind forbidden } t n sale in the country in exported will refused States. By et ey to the Washington, you may as to what is salable. F. W. P.—To keep the hair fluffy ane om it clean, using — of egg. Bea water and rub in warm water. every bit of egg is out; in the rinsing water. well on kid rollers. It should oxy fluffy a week. shampoo every two weeks. (For unkinking 2 see Answers Dec. 4.) B.—Date of contract is June 1! date deed of trust in such transactions when closed and purchaser is placed in sired, deed of trust can be dated 2 note as well, in bi wee ee , as ba me ‘June 1 - isot—On ane ate, romise use the sabes ate, Whether ee apply in your case depends upon INCREDULOUS. Brae rrr mg Fes on a margin Is prac- tically betting that a certain stock will ae fal be low a certain point. To specu rol give to your broker maton ge | nth of f the ae it

chosen stock for each $1 ae more nen 10 oe the rice at whi at when he pa the broker, r out,” your ged ia must increase — want o Sola make a profi LAKES AND SEAS.—The o meevignee on the Great. Lakes in 1907 ok lives, PC losses aggregateing $2,598,900. pe f th lost at sea, which has been ! Board of Trade, shows a decline in_ both among crews and ers. oll the figures for some of the Big 4 yer Lrg : Breen okse 2 et, 380 iif + ~Y 1894, when 1874 masters and 1197 passengers were drowned. | SEEKER—Eureka, or rather Heureka found it out.), the exclamation of Archim Syracusan philoso her, when he hry has test the arity of Hiero’s crown tale is Hiero yg hg Fn en n bem ange ss 0 made in votive ‘oi Sn the workman had alloyed the rior metal, asked Archimedes to The p philosopher went to Rage = be h, which was quite fu the bat hae By nae flash pt the without waiting to the experiment,” w. L. F.—Personall exact upward flow of the give authorit about 1882 between R. Lambert, Ingersoll a clear, water always ruus down hi reverend gentleman re up hil? To run down eneral mode of water. lary tubes of hes ele RF the : what is the’ we cannot ‘gael tao e. only tor, Boy pane ear i ut ae miles; the same This earth not @ sp of the poles. If not all the he Vast oceans with im les? Water, like matter in al faa be er or In a ee orce is ro > hence the earth tends up bill toward the eq

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Pr oe St. Louls, Il, Bell Telephone Co.. y Dept. | employes the May Co. ...... 66 BOMONT ie intenance Dept. |] especially authorized by letter, will a ga: PO ee mueneyoe 550 Fashionable Tal- °° Ri steer: ‘$ 25 F.C. N es be sent to collect lists and money ° : - ii: oring C ; 5 ak a rik ol Task of Preparing ae pe Rmploves Cook ‘Broa. 3 cA Been.” @ Ee if desired. e . eee Fa aoe a vee ee Simons... C. Ee .. 25 |] © Do not give any money to any- Dinners for Poor Begun ‘ ad 3 ie #8 SMS ¢ : : Co, : . RM 2 4 ). Roach... 25 one you do not know to be reliable, | e be ZN Sas ahs tal ne : . : ts ay G, bE 8 Ir rt = re nat properly authorized Employes gop ere 2 mapoue srtmloch eae colec . by Charity Army. j “A : 4 if ~ we . Back F “Co, . 2 «+ & ‘ : 25 Belle O'Brien. ce Cf re me? sé Employes ; a 25 Feld 25M. A. T. c. %, sa ; Co. i Total ; 25 Alice Beguelin. . re Entploves Delmar tichcaa pe 25 50S B. sianenell s hie #7 ! ; | nloc elephone Co. RAND EXCHANGE. =a Employes J. A. oa Realty Co. . : r } loves Cham io Shoe Ma- eola Hack man. i MeCord. 00 Santa Claus Will Appear at a ; see SS , c “4 Co. ee 1 Farrell. . = — mS mae Mayme Lampe.. 255 rei Janish .... 25 fee ———: $1 Mo efec ae ae . Be. os ope roe. | Bridge & Iron , . Evelyn Turner.. Wulter.... ; : Co bee - 25 J. O. oe? evinces Tass. ... 25H. Coo Kea . Wr Roy wil. a 6. Seis: - my 6 te mC; and | cash s Entertainments in Seven fe oe Lo. mployes. 1 : N. Bpringrat 3p © Ripper. R. W fm, Otto --.:. 33] “rea “Dan and . ‘ 2 Croghan, 25 Total 25 Post-Dispatch Halls. .’ a ee Jae ek mployes °C 3 Wensels. 25 Frienc SA. Mostinan .... 25 SE scsevesery ie Se eh Se Se: SB. Neff .... co. . +e “NON ” Se , > Cash see inl 833 RPOSP Oh cpm pice ~ uowMe Circulation De rtment, Post- Cash Digpatch we 3: Employes Mercantile Club. J, a RD 25 os AS ae ) Ordrop .... : Cr ¥ A L. Steinigmer ae

§ ‘es Be ORES Babess John C. Walter . 1 : 50H. W. Horn .... Cosh pacanh ss 40 be tale Meyer .... The work of packing the thousands of ees é Le ae eo ee Agenc eo a im. re BOs “Williams Laie Rasche pe 5 - : . H. W. . ; gees ‘ ; ot 1 asked Clara Touchard.. ' : Cash 0 39 . SSESESSSSSSsesesecessecs: Fe sessege y He 422° Christmas dinners into baskets to go 2 eee ; , 8 ee ae eae Co 1 a. mald.. pas Meekyis '... Mary Turner. to the guests of the Post-Dispatcn ois ; : RRR so ek eRe Gere ae ae L. & De | d. Vase a 23 Flanagan + 50) ‘annie Rasche .. Christmas festival Fund began Monday Shee ; ies 5 RRR ES a eR J. A. Alt Geo. T. Knoske. 25 Someone rt sngelk ‘ ak Ses % Se MS Ree , H. R. Shartan... lara. Engelke. _ Morning. ie patie sig aan Bureau E. Gremand .... 10Paula Kaufman ™ oe 5c a The tons of chickens and hundreds »i eR Bs > oe Sate St are * 48 Ray Blanche .... 10Ellen Long 2e8 51. Pow mn a bushels of potatoes and onions, the bar-| | bee a oe SE Sear Clara Florence ‘Beil = awin Knoehe “ rin a R Heguln Pat Flynn Se : Sais ba Ok. Rn CR as - Ee - mma Young rels of candy and sacks of nuts, and Behe. ee ME NE Alle E. and Hawes D. Davis. oe Lena Janisch ... 25 Total a f & Tiernan Print- Fish 23 Lena Kohler . oa countless cases of canned vegetables, - : > _ (additi l Mollie Harrison. 50 Anna Weggermuinn to say nothing of the “thousands of | aE 9 Meter — Alvina Hoermann 25 Theresa Bullod .. Employes Annex Station Postoffice, eae : 3 me a aM. HH. c. Wehner .... .. 2) Nonie Conay .... 18th and Clark Av. loaves of bread, are waiting for the 3 | eee | Se E. A. — sees eee Sol Serkes ...-$ 25 H. KK. Hoard.. : _ Oglesby. . Gus e Frederic uth z ; Cah RHPMOMRON

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Begoeer packers wiio will fill the baskets. It : fo 1 Seti r @. 2 “as 25 Martin , oe is a stupendous work, and will take SRS a : : BS Little Alba . ash 25 Rav Dean > many hours of toil. Tr ste , coe. uth and Marguerite Liven oa 50 .. 5ORobert Moke .... o” , Mildred Schoenfeld . 5G. Conrad Tuesday morring the baskets assigned Ponies tases wrmastioroce rims “Non om ~ to the various organized charities , Jack ‘Jenning 25H. Richardson .. will be waiting to be carted away NE of the bright particular stars,mas Festival Fund is a dainty little Btudents of the “8 agp se eae: M. - Balzhiser.. to the various headquarters for general ¢ among the galaxy of entertain-j| girl, Hazel Betts, who is an expert Virgil Wibbelsman 25 Wy distribution. The 10,000 Christmas boxes ers who will amuse the children|tambourine* dancer. She will entertain 5 gd G., Maplewood to be distributed to the children in the | Who will flock to the seven entertain-| the little ones who are the gyests at John and Bridgett O’Donnell, various entertainment halls and orphan|™ent halls of the Post-Dispatch Christ- | Concordia Hall Christmas afternoon. be fac ~~ Peevtamithe Con Employes Hyde Park Brewery Branch 9° land er. LeClare p Spez PERN TRRNSNRRBER LS ereresre pre — ~~ Sg 9 ele 25, ¥ ° ~ Tetal.\.+ddeee Employes The United States Ptg. Co. ~ foe es we fey. ce Be 1 00 Ss on eee . $18 55 25 i

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het Ge ; Podegert : Spacey o 3 P owar ‘ . ee or ay 4 Total . Boe Miller. Employes Wagner & Reis Commission A. Schubert. 5 Ce. ~— SRRSSSSRZS SS xk“ * it agen pastes | . J. MeCormack aa Barr ove y sinbiadintie Agrosps Saetiair + Q =a 4 asylams and children’s hospitals will be] * ‘ Pauline Erkenberg 00 packed and ready Monday night, and| ment_in this district will be at Hasha-| W._H. Geldell 5 A, Anderson : Santa Claus —Additional List. will be taken from the packing ware-| gen’# Hall, Seventh and Lami streets. I. 7, Gochnour 10 T. Baum CT. Chas, Fingerle. . ae &. Trombezynsky. 25 . | P.C. Fessenger 5 C. Ploudre ... M, B. M. Presser room Tuesday morning. Fourth District — Post - Dispatch| 7. E. ‘. ge ae ieee 1 City Belting ee John Schwocbll... Woman Directs Work. Christmas Festival Branch: Devoy Coai] R) aa wt hae: "3, —iaa-, G. Guetz . : . ee H. P. -Hinton. I he The big room at 818 Washington ave-| Co., 815 North Seventh street; A, “f Bird Randall. ‘5 J. L 5 pe! sgl ’ Co. Employes M, A. Seed Dry Plate Co. ~mue, where the busy workers are toil-| Frederick, 111 North Seventh streét; P a = 5 H, F-C&rtwright a ¥. ag : p+ ne | egy anno 5 Ry F sanich S. L. Wagner.$ :* A. L. Rose... 25 ’ 7 enner . ; . C. Reiser-.. 5 nila erman. . a* . ing for the poor of the city under the di-| Hartweg’s Drug Store, Tenth and Mar-| Leo 4- Moore. 50 Total .. ...$10 40 Sympathizer 7 OOKatie Gerrard... L. M 25 ——— | § = Reis dr 60 Miss Donnelly. 60 rection of Mrs. A. H. Sippy, chairman] ket streets. The entertainment in this A Friend, Menard, a3 Ps ver sees . E. “wilkinson 2% Total .......$14 85 Miss Hemm .. 5 —e Reinstein.. * of the committee of King’s Daughters, | district will be at Old Central Turner a pega Zittlosen Mfg. Co. a 8 _ Sullivan na Sete. 5: spas onenseion Peter Nolan . egenhart S we? - A Schmelz 3s E 25 M. Duebush .... 5| Employes Champion Shoe Machine Co. Employes Swope Shoe Co, packing the boxes, and the Basket Com-| Hall, 10 South Tenth street. J. Re 10 W. Wa . 00 far ee Yemen mittee under A. E. Fout, chairman, are Fifth District — Post - Dispatch A. 15 W. in “itelp a Little’ Gh vv ae en = Ethel Piaisted ; : ETAOINSHRDLU Will Johnson 25 : ’ Arthur.$ filling the baskets, is such a scene of|Christmas Festival Branch: C. W. F. Oake 25 M. Meyer .... E. Rue and C. Le Ray : 23 Dore Larkins. Seen oli ; ae . activity as is not to be found elsewhere Hengstler, 1117 North Vandeventer — H ie Sas :« . POT. ede L. Siaddoca ii le 25G. Wissenbeck-_ rig By nue. The entertainment in this district obt. Arete... er Welter Mice in the city. will be at Easton Avenue Hall, 3619 Eas- . Schneider . Mueller ay 9 te BO. 5 | L. P, Wil His *: In each of the seven entertainment | ton avenue. . Altenhoff.,. 10 L. Mueller Julia Turner ... 5. — 5 | J. Carsilneck.. halls Santa Claus will a betw Sixth District — Post - Dispatch ‘ ees " Newport Heights Women’s In- Paul Werner .. ans ° Jt eeN | Christmas Festival Branch: Mrs. Susie . di OA. E, yer.. dustrial Club 2 and 4 p. m. Christmas.day. In each] Owens of the Central mission; Carr +. . 2 &. hall there will be a big Christmas tree, pgs dl Police Station, ents. nad: et M. Madsen .. | 10 Jr, 1 eets; ’ ‘ . E. . Sch beautifully decorated by Chairman!) inth and Carr streets, The entertain- . Wohlfahrt. 10 H. Se — .. ‘ Themas Couch and his assistants, and | ment in this district will be at the Pres- . FE papa 15 —_—_ Rudy Mueliner each child will receive a toy or a book oA ge pm Tabernacle Church, Fifteenth “Ww Heme 0 Total ....4.. a Short and Carr streets. : : ’ ‘and a box containing an orange, an Seventh District — Post re ge ove Mrs D. . + _ Employes P. B. Mathiasom Mfg. Co. Mrs. Alice McClung Lunch Co., 313 Pine street. This district Employes Aresco Mfg. o. _ city south of Meramec street. Taylor | embraces the whole city. Dally Bost ....$ .10 L. D. W. F E. Richards. 5A. F. eo 5 | haired because One package Wash Tub a anew Where Men May Get Cards. as Santee 7 ite & tto Avimann..- oo. A.. be. of worry over Bluing; the kind laundries | | thing; saves 4 your starch; | | invention; gives that beau- 3 the question of use to make linen white. | | makes linen nice ae stiff, | | tiful laundry finish likenew. to i> t ~ to Ad to

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ReeeR! Christmas Festival Branch, Concordia|tion, 1623 Washington avenue; the He- Edna Rueffer ’ H. Milit a 3 7zer.. streets; the Salvation Army, Ninth and ‘A +e 1g da Dagwell .. of good taste, and like to have your ironing done at home, as easy and nice, as it can be done by a first class laundty, use feet wide at the rear, into two R. y pie equal parts, from , . Schruiltt.. front to back. | . Raithel. : i Gave... 10 The owner sold half the property by 10 f on W. 9 Lie ; * the square foot to one man and the rest | } Why pay cents ora ‘Hall, Seventh and aml streets. is- hour at which he is expected to come. “Total .... to the other. Each wants to erect aj{g@ when you can get a better starch for 5 cents, and r laundry articles free without Bont — oer too tounge “acon - os Em White-Branch-Shelton Hat | ©”. 1 f. F building on the street front, but thus t Kean i extra cost to you? Here is one chance in your life to save household openly ape pines ea er — E. K oe oy . Employes A. Palan, far the surveyor has been unable to tell —— we |S before has such an offer been made to introduce new Just think of iff Five " Tey on the north, the river on the east] 5, weatee ....8 26 K. Burkeet .. . s as “Wr 25M. Warsh .... them how much frontage each will | laundry articles for only 5 cents — 1 cent nicely packed in cartons, _ and Tenth street on the west. Ben Cr tana... $5 Po jae ae . Palan i taigen reece ‘+: 25! have. The center line must give each ) | _ - Westhus, chairman. * Cc : oy Vogel... 9! Employers Schisler-Corneli Seed ~~ wax om .. : cece the same number of square feet and ‘Be ox : ~ c ' . ee 2. S . - Fourth District — Post-Dispatch} ®-W. os We peta 7 we Shes? & Sacoeeey - | mere sees a. par op be parallel to the side lines, which are 1 25 Ed. J a * 4 50 HARRY YOUNG. ‘ S. Wacenbredta.. A. Monel + 8 . Perfectly fresh fimule rapall - tto C. Clark. 25 Wim, ove in T 50 — atyide in convenient tins— Total........820 75 Geo W.K . eae ; 8 feet nter al is: S Soe frontage. IS f In standard articles youw-always get your : cents money’s worth. nam - : “ “38 Toe luge f — McKinley High chool. ‘otes ‘Manewal- ange Biscuit fo. > R Boe Sar na Bm Dept., Wabash LIEBIG COMP, ANY'S aie Editor Post- “Dispa Ea From Washington avenue to Madison street and form the river to Grand - avenue, A. H. Frederick, chairman. Seventh District — Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival Branch: German . atary Hall, Twelfth and North Mar- ~ ket streets, North of Madison street, be- 2 oechcven the river, Grand and Florissant A + avenues. L. E. Walther, chairman. ‘RBatertainments for Children. ; - Children: ‘wishing to obtain tickets to MASE . ~’ . @® . — : Hennke’ eee

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i aa | Two Great Battles Result in Even Fights; Mud and Rain Prevent Both From Doing Fast Work.

| anne t/a i wry N slippery fileds of mud and in a drizzling rain, the two strongest soccer teams in Chicago battled with the two lead- ing St. Louis elevens Sunday afternoon and both games ties. *At Athletic Park the Hyde Park Bluse, of Chicago and the Innis- fails of the Athletic Park League, broke even, 2 goals to 2. The Coal City team, from Coal City, Ill., near Chicago and the St. Leos, of the Kulage Park League, each scored one goal in their contest at Kulage park. About 1000 spectators braved the elements at each park. (Christmas afternoon the Hyde Park Blues will play a picked team ‘from the Athletic Park League at Athletic Park. The Coal City team will play a picked team from the Kulage Park Organization on the same afternoon at Kulage park. Although beth games were hotly con- tested and intensely interesting, neither gould be called a good exhibition of soc- _- @er because of the handicap of rain it, ~ Pa etc and mud. The players’ shoes soon be- eame covered with a sticky mass that «weighed pounds. The men could not re- tain their ting and the ball became rain-so heavy, slippery and hard to handle. } The players had difficulty in fetaining the footing and many the laugh the spectators had at the expense of some player whe went sprawling and came up covered with mud. Coal City trong. At Athletic Park, the Innisfails un- wy doubtedly displayed better team work "

. leather thro ‘ oe Mg hae There was constderable brilliant in- dividual work by the St. Leos. Jimmy Deneohue end “Butoh” Ammans, in the -. forward line tor the St. Leos, displayed . great sped in carrying the ball and were > always right after the leather. | Gerald Shea, in the halfback division, also did / geod work on the St. Leos. St. Leos Start With Rush. _ Starting off the game the St. Leos almost carried the miners The St. Leos played to- nicely for a while and were soon Coal backs hard. ter a short time Donohue’ get an opening and drove the goal. Then the @ good part of their and the Coal City forwards of the St. Leos nutes towards the end of out the, second halt, the Bt enly to drop ck, e fo had kicked the ball + Goal “City goal several times te. A new plan the fullbacks for- the halves, and allow- halioacks to aid ‘the for- ring the St. Leos’ goal. meve, as the goal except by Goalkeeper Dosobwe in Sensational Pinay. Leos after over instead the th in ree Ohue slipped steady himself times the ball tead of through. minutes to play the 20-yardline an d, d th the St. ee geal where one of the Coal City men headed it through beforé Tully could move out of hig tracks. This tied the score, 1—1. The Coal City team then went after the St. Leos hammer and tongs. The local men were dead tired and unless the ball came in their territory walked about the field. Then they began cheer- ing each other and managed to brace up. Coal City pressed the team hard, but the game ended Vn a tie, 1-1. Abstein was unable to play fullback for the St. Leos becatise of an injured ankle and was replaced by Geraghty. Enrietta and D. Archiba:d, fullback and goal, respectively, on the Coal City team, were missing, and were replaced by H. Tallum and Lindley. Hyde Parks in Struggle. It was the excellent team work of the Bend (Ill.) Scotchmen, who play in the Athletic Park League, under the name of the Innisfails, that caught the eye of the crowd at Athletic Park. The Innisfails had all the better of the game, although they only tied with the Blues, The contest had been in progress 15 minutes when Jimmy Hendren, the fast outside right of the Innisfails, booted the ball between the Hyde Parks’ goal posts. The Chicago men pulled them- selves together, and, by as neat and game a rally as has been witnessed\ on a local field this sgason, pressed their opponents back until they were all bunched about their own goal. Brown finally, after several trials,: shot the leather past Goalkeeper 8S. Robertson, tying the score, 1-1. Hendren Again Rallies, Jimmy Hendren Again came to the rescue of the Innisfails. Shortly before the half ended Hendren and Frew, by some fast passing, worked the leather to within a short distance of their op- ponents’ goal. The pair, after a couple of feints that drew the Hyde Parks’ defense out, passed to Hamilton, who booted the ball through for the Innis- fails’ second goal. The half ended with the score standing 2-1 in favor of the local men. \ An accident allowed the Blues .to tie the score in the second half. A. Watt and J. Watt carried the ball to within 15 feet of the Innisfails’ goal. A. Watt made a low fast shot for goal. Goa)- keeper Robertson stopped the ball. In attempting to pick it up he slipped and the mud-coated ball escaped his grasp and rolled qver the goal line for a goal for the Blues, tieing the score. Strong Rally Started. The Innisfails then gave a fine exhi- bition on the offense. Time after time the forwards shot for goal, but the bal! wauid either go wide or G. Burton would be on hand with the block. Rodgers and WHeale, the twd Hyde Park fullbacks, also did great work to- wards the close of the second period of when the Innisfails were tryin thelr Marian, to score another goal an win the game. The crowd wanted the teams to play an extra 15 minutes to decide the tie, but it was decided on account of the condition of the field to leave the game stand as a tie. Pick Teams for Next Game. The Athletic Park League icked team that will oppose the Hyde Parks . Christmas day will line up as fol- ows: McNiff, Hagerty, Peltier, McNamara and Ratican, forwards; Ryan, Devaney and Finnegan, halfbacks: Donald and Murphy, fullbacks, and Chue, goal. The Kulage Park team that will play the Coal City team on Christmas afternoon has been selected as follows: Flynn Monahan, Kavanaugh, Ammons, Done. hue, forwards; R. Smith, Sauerbrun and Joe Flyna, halfbacks; Abstein and Gra- ham, fullbacks, and Tully, goal.

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BASEBALL SEASONTO 8 OPEN ON APRIL 16, MAJOR LEAGUES AGREE National Willing to Respect Wishes of American for 1908. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—It is stated that the National League has decided te respect the wishes of the American League and the baseball season will open next spring several days later than it opened last season. Last spring the first Eastern sched- uled game was played on April 11, but next year, it has been announced, the New York team wil! Play Yale on that date, and it ig understood that the first regular game will be played April 16, HART MEETS SCHAEFER AT POOL State Tournament Will Continue at the Broadway Hall. Ed Hart and Ted Schaefer will meet in the State pool tournament match at the Broadway Menday night. Schaefer has lost twe games. Hart has played ene match and won. M. J. Balzheiser, John Layton and O. D. Davis are tied for the lead in the tournament, each having won two and lost none. The standing Hart eee eee ewe ee eee eee

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_— Washington State College Eleven Has Great Strength and Fine Record for Season.

Special to the Post-Dispatch. : SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 23.—The Washington State College football team which on Christmas day meets the St. Louis University eleven in this city, Is generally admitted by critics throughout the Northwest to be the greatest gath- ering of individual stars that has ever been put on one college team in this section of the country. Of the 12 men playing almost regularly, five have been in past years placed on the annual All- Northwest team. The team is probably the heaviest that has even represented a Northwest college, averaging just about 180 pounds stripped weight to the man. The line averages in weight 182, the backfield 176. The strength of the team lies largely in its wonderful trio of backs, Hardy, Rader and Nissen, but its line is strong and aggressive, and the two ends, Cave and Miner, are the fastest among all the Northwest colleges. Has Powedful Back Field. Hardy, weighing 190 pounds and with a record of 16 seconds flat over the high hurdles, is quite easily the star of the backfield. He is the most powerful man on any Northwest athletic team of any sort. | Rader has for three years been given a place on the All-Northwest team be- catise of his ability through the broken field. and in spite of his weight, 180 pounds, is a remarkably fast man, hard to bring down when once tackled and extremely hard to tackle. Nissen, the Captain, and also the All- is the Jorthwest Captain this year, best open-field runner in the weer west. He never fails to get away wit a half dozen or 80 sensational dodging f punts. are: ane PMiner are a wonderful pair of ends, and in the center of the line Cherry and. Halm are powerful defen- sive players, with an aliround record of remarkable athletic ability. Halm is pitcher and Cherry catcher on the col- tege baseball team and Halim also has a record of 145 feet in the hammer throw. Miner is alse a baseball man and Cave is a quarter-miler of excep- tional ability. . Light Man in Line, Miller, aersccon — an s, has held his position at le on over men 20 and 30 pounds heav- ier through his great speed and agility. He is the hardest man to keep from breaking through in the Northwest, and has probably blocked more punts and spoiled more plays scarcely started than any other tackle. , Hartsuck and Wexler are most power- ful, aggressive defensive players. This, in brief, is a description of the 11 men upon whom W. S. C. will depend for a good showing against their strong Eastern opponents. With a four weeks rest from the heavy schedule, the play- ers are all in excellent condition, hard as nails and ba ap a ae limb or sore to worry the coacn. each Johnny Bender of the W. 8. C. team, was, until a few years ago, a familiar figure in athletics of the Mid- dle West. As captain of the great Ne- braska team of 1903, which defeated Minnesota, and ag a baseball catcher of such ability that he quite easily held his own among the best backstops of the Western League after his gradua- tion, he has a wealth of solid athletic knowledge that has made him a most valuable coach. Add to this his nat- aggressive, hustling disposition and the results he has accomplished with such a wealth of wonderful ma- terial may be surtr Only Ome Defeat. There is one blot on the ‘scutcheon of Bender’s two years’ record, and that is defeat at the hands of the Univer- o. This game, played a 8, left the entire student loom for weeks afterwards. It tterest pill a college could be swatlow. Idaho was out- ‘‘Buck”’

College. .C. Oppo nents. Record of Washington State Uf Cheney State Normal Flair College Monttna State U Spokane Athletic Club Idaho U a ae a ae aye et ee ee ee eee University of Washington . Whitman College... mot scored against.

——- pas See —_— —— nad one a —_ — overconfidence agaigst 2 determined defense accomplished W. 8S. C.’s unex- pected defeat. Yet, urgea on to efforts almost super- human by a crowd of fanatic rooters, the ‘‘do-or-die’ spirit accomplished the unexpected and W. 8. C. was beaten, 5-4. The farmers carried the ball three times as far on straight football, worked the forward pass twice as successfully, outkicked their opponents and yet could not score a touchdown against the wonderful fichting defense of the little team. In the last half they were within Idaho’s 25-yard line almost all the time, but could score only once by goal from placement. Idaho’s touchdown came as the re. sult of a cleverly executed forward pass from drop-kick formation, the pass and run following covering % yards and taking the Pullman ends and forwar.is completely off their guard. Big Crowd to Attend, The game on Christmas day will he played at Natatorium Park in Spokane, the most beautiful athletic park in ths Northwest and one of the finest fields in the whole country. good weather it is a certainty that all for- mer attendance records will be shat- tered. Mat the championship High School ame between the great teams of Spo- ane and Seattle, Nov. 2, 5000 peopiv filled the grounds and grandstand and this number will be probably exceeded by 1000 or more. The St. Louis team, which has an op- tion of 60 per cent of the gross receipts, should make the entire expenses of the Arip in this city alone, with the receipts at Portland as clear profit. Portland has generally outdrawn Spokane for football, as this will be the first inter- collegiate game ever played in this city. Interest in the coming se ge is in- tense. Bender, from the fact that ae played on the Spokane league baseball team last summer, is a great favorite locally and there are hundreds of for- mer _ §. C. students and alumni here. The record of the St. Louls team is such a formidable one that, of course, the visitors will rule at odds-on favor- ite, probably at 2 or 2% to 1, but there will be many willing to wager even money that W. S. C. will score. Wil] Entertain St. Louis Boys, w. Ss. C. management is plan- Oia to give the visitors the time of their lives while In this city, and has already arranged & 6 o'clock dinner at the city’s leading restaurant, to be fol- lowed by a box party at the theater. It being the first time a Northwest college has ever had the privilege of meeting a leading team in the Middre West, it is planned to encourage such intersectional contests in every way possible and to give the visiting team the best of everything and nothing less than a square deal from the offitials., § C. would like to win, but wants no unfair advantage. AMATEURS PLAY AT C. B, C. Rain Does Not Stop Soccer Teams of the Junior League.

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Jules Schmitt Sets High Average, Making 215 2-7 For His Seven Games in Match.

The best matches of the individual city championship tournament up _ to date were rolled on the DeSoto alleys Sunday afternoon when three men aver- aged over 200 for 7 games and the low- est average registered in the four matches was 176. Jules Schmitt, captain of the Palace team and Jerry Ameling, of the Witter- Christens furnished a great contest. Schmitt won five out of 7 games. “Big Chief’s” average was 215 2-7. Ameling was cracking the pins in championship form also. The star of the Witter- Christens averaged 202 4-7, which in nine cases out of ten would have won a match for him. All of the matches were rolled against new pins which makes the scores all the more creditable. Schmitt’s Mark Is High. Schmitt was never in better form. The big fellow rolled over 200 in each of his first six games but dropped to 187 in his seventh. This nevertheless is the high average of the tournament. A special prize is offered for the high average registered during the tourna- ment and it will no doubt be quite a while before Schmitt's mark will be bettered. Schmitt opened with a 216 game which he won. He registered 227 in the second, but, strange to say, lost the game, as Améi- ing fairly burned the alleys up with a %5-game. In the third Schmitt. got 213 pins. Ameling came right back with 218, making the match 2-1 in his favor. Schmitt was net discouraged, but braced and cracked over 232 pins in his fourth. Ameling tried hard enough, but his was 212. Ameling was unable to get going again and Schmitt won the remaining three games easily. Martin Kern of the Fern Glens won five out of seven from Rothwell. Kern went over the double century mark in four games and averaged 204 3-7. Waldecker won six games from Homer Sanders of the De Soto Stars. Charley Stokes of the Stars won four out of seven from Joe Bauer _of the Fern

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Glens. Stokes average 190 47. “Heine’’ Schlenk of the Witter-Chris- tens continues in the lead, as the result of his 7-0 victory over Louis Pabst on the Palace alleys Saturday. Schlenk’s record is 17 games' won and 4 lost. Jules Schmitt is second in the standing, with 15 games won and 6 lost. The scores of Sunday’s matches follow: Neme i. & £84 & & 3 a Stokes 157 178 161 181 184 236 242 1234 Bauer .185 156 200 185 178 200 147 1251 AY. Mu 4-7 187 5-7 Name 1. 2 8 4. oy 6. W’'ld’er 198 188 296 180 1n8 H S’nd’si58 161 202 1@0 182 Name 1. 2 8 4 5. J.Sch'tt 215 227 213 242 Amell’g 197 255 218 212 Name 1, 2 8 4 5. 6 7. TL Av. Kern ..201 199 208 225 192 166 245 1431 204°3-7 R'thw’l 171 167 178 208 204 170 190 1288 184 FIRST PRIZE GOES TO JOHNSON With Loss of but One Game in 16 He Wins Royal-Hauser Tourney. With the remarkable record of 15 games won and but 1 lost, Johnsen se- cured first prize in the Royal-Hauser three-cushion billiard tournament. Mat- they and Miller tied for second honors, with 14 games won and 38 lest each. Charley Peterson, manager ef the Royal and Hauser halls, rated one of the best red hall billiard players in the world, has forked up considerable interest in the game. He announced that an amateur red ball tournament will be opened at the Hauser after the holidays. The final standing of the plavers in the Royal- Hauser tournament follows:

Johnson See Russel! tM ate GPS hese Willlams “+s ee eee Cee ee ee eee » W . **@eeGeeeereeeeeeees os iia ttt. | a. 2 eo eee Come ee eaeeeeee edie eit ee ne ed it ie tn ee! Qvrwwo-~VSoolr er VRBtiea nt eh nt eg tet ISGUSTED WITH BURNS AS CHAMPION TOLEDO, 0., Dec, 2.—Joha L, Sulll- van, the veteran fighter, whe has been showing here, declared before leaving that the championship pinay of Tommy Burns is disgusting to anyene who knows anything about He be-}

~~ or - _ os Belleville Clab Making It is announced by President Krebs of the Belleville Club of the Missouri-TIili- nois League that the $2500 capital stock of the club has all been paid up, and that incorporation papers have been taken out. James Kinsella has been en- gaged as captain-and manager for next season.

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o-- Special Meeting of County Committee Called to Meet Emergency.

BAKERS PROMISE HELP -Overseer Goff Sends All Pack- ing Houses a Call for Assistance.

Suffering among the poor of East Si. Louis has become so acute that James Goff, 8t. Clair County Overseer of the Poor, called a special meeting of tne Pauper Committee of the County Board Monday morning to take steps to meet the emergeucy. An appeal has been made to the ‘bakeries and packing houses of East Bt Louls and every effort will be m:de to alleviate the distress, which was greatly aggravated by the snowfall! Sun- day night. - Overseer Goff’s office is in the base- Ment of the City Hall It nas been crowded for days with hungry, shiver- ing. men, Women and children, who say that they are without the necessities of life. The streams of poor people has hever slackened and has grown larger steadily. Snow Increases Distress, Monday morning the numbers were Targer than ever before and the visitors were more clamorous for aid. They all said that the snow had caused incense suffering. Mr. Goff at once summoned the mem- bers of the Pauper Committee and the hungry crowd aroynd the office was told to wait a little wifile. There is no Jegal limit to the funds of the Overseer’s office, but custom has limited him to $300 a month to spend for food and fuel. Mr, Goff has spent $450 already this month. He told the committee that another $150 would be necessary to carry on the work of the office and asked if he would be reimbursed if he spent that amount. The committee told him the would be protected in spending whatev- ‘er was necessary to relieve the poor. Each family is limited to $ worth of _ groceries and fuel a month and ordl- “narily $2 or $3 worth is all that any ~~ gingle family receives. The sum of $600 would take care of 150 families. ~ The bakeries have promised Mr. Goff 4000 loaves of bread and the packing houses 1000 pounds of meat, which will “be issued to the hungry from the over- seer’s office Tuesday morning. i The suffering among the poor is prin- Rae in the North and South ends of the city, where hundreds have been ~ thrown out of employment by retrench- “ments in the packing houses and iron works.

CONFERENCE OF EAST SIDE. DEMOCRATS ALARMS LEADERS “Harmony Meeting” Called After ‘ Secret Session Is Held. “The announcement by the St. Clair + eetinty Democratic Central Committee ‘that a Democratic “dollar dinner” and ‘love feast would be given in East St. ‘Louis early in January for the purpose ef “cemen On the factions and to unify the eee i" pH gg locally,”” has caused Bast Democrats to ask what Foe vag Boa to be 20 a and The meeting of the Central Committee "ee called by Chairman R. V. Gustin of East Bt. Louis, and was held Satur- day. ae followed a conference of 2 Democrats in the Metropolitan Buildin ng reer night. None 6f the City Centr miteemen or p sseceme id phen Demo- bag werkers was t, and none was invited. The retatioae were issued from the office of Mr. wustin, the party workers say, but they claim that Demo- -erats from the Independent Municipal Rreatiy:'s in local politics were ignored.

early = of those present were mem- e- Citizens’ party. Gustin de- SES party a ~ day's meeting. EVANGELIST SENT TO JAIL - UNTIL HE BECOMES SOBER - gIoux CITY, Io., Dec. 23.—The scut- tines, whispering crowd in Police Court was suddenly hushed when a tall, gaunt figure arose from the prisoner's bench “at a command from the Judge. The

+ ¢@fefendant was Evangelist Frank Wick om a was there to answer for prolonged tion. The stillness that pervaded the court- i Seoenh was like that on Sunday morning - ‘Wwhen the minister arises in dignity to expound the teachings of the Bible, but ‘Evangelist Wick was there to answer ‘to a charge of vagrancy. He meekly Replied “guilty” and was sent back be- FOR A mM Indiana Wife Alleges Quaker Hus- band, 80, Was Cold and Distant. RICHMOND, Ind., Dec. 23.—Aleging her husband treated her in a cold, dis- tant manner, and spent nearly all time planning how he could make himself more disagreeable, Mrs. Ruth Anna Hunt Ratleff filed suit for divorce from Joseph C. Ratliff. Mrs. Ratlif, 81 years of age, and her husband, 80, are both active members of the local Hicksite Friends Meeting. Mr. Ratliff is father of Walter 8. Ratliff, Representative from Wayne County in the Legislature, and is also a charter member of The 1827 Society, composed of the oldest res- idents of the county. Mrs. Ratliff, berides being an active church member, is a worker and one of the leading members of the W. C. T. U. organization. In her complaint, which was filed in the Wayne Circuit Court, Mrs. Rat- liff avers that after she married Ratliff, in 1904, they lived happily together for about six weeks, then he began to treat her in a “cruel, cold manner.” About six months ago she left him. It is a rare occurrence for members of the Hicksite Friends to be principals in a divorce action, as divorce is con- sidered a disgrace by the sect. Ratliff has held high county positions and was 13 years a trustee of Purdue University and director of Miami Uni- versity of Oxford, O. East St.Louis News} i, The funeral of Timothy Halpin, 64 years old, who died at St. Mary’s Hospital, was

held Monday morning from the home of his: son, J. W. Halpin, 1812 Cleveland avenue, to St. Joseph’s Church. Interment was in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Fire ,did $1000 damage to the saloon con- ducted by Mrs. Annie Sorotch, 471 Collins- ville avenue, at 3 a. m. Monday. The fire started in the basement. Its origin is un- known. Two men who slept upstairs were overcome by smoke, but were rescued. Charles Koska, a saloon keeper on S&t. Clair avenue, was arrested on the charge of violating the midnight closing ordinance. James Robertson, 75 years old, while in James Ramsey’s saloon, 110 North Main street, fell, his head striking a stove. His skull was fractured. The members: of the Franklin Club will present ‘“‘The Cuban Spy” at St. Elizabeth's School hall Monday night. Music will be furnished by the Winstanley Park orchestra, Beginning Jan. 1 the retail hardware stores will cloge at 6:30 p. m., every night except Wednesday and Saturday during Jan- vary, February and March. William Birdner, a plumber, was burned on the right hand Monday morning when his plumber’s blowpipe exploded while he was working at the May dry goods store. It has been announced that the American Aluminum Works in Alta Sita will re- open Jan. 2. The plant employs 1000 men and closed temporarily a month ego. SIX RAILROADS GUILTY OF VIOLATING LIVESTOCK LAW| 2 Rock Island Changes Plea in 32 Cases Brought in Chicago Courts. CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—The Rock Isiand Railroad teday changed its plea of not guilty to a plea of guilty in 32 cases against it for, transporting cattle in ¢lorsed cars for more than 28 hours with- out food, rest or water. The Santa Fe, Noearti:western, Great Western, St. Paui and the Illinois Cen- tral will follow the lead of the Rock Island in the remainder of the 106 cases recently brought by the Government. The fines are from $100 to $600, but each of the roads will file a plea of mitigat- ing . circumstances. ALARM CLOCK FAILED TO ROUSE GIRL, BUT SAVED HER Other Roomers Heard Bell Found Mary Enke Uncon- scious From Gas. An alarm clock, set to prevent Mary Enke from oversieeping the hour when she was to go to work, probably saved her life, although it did not rouse her. Others in the*house at 304 North G@arri- son, where she lives, heard it, and, sur- prised that they did not hear her rise, broke down the door. They found her unconscious from gas. Miss Enke is 23 years old, and works in a downtown restaurant at night. When she went to sleep Sunday morn- ing she left a gas stove burning in her room. She is unable to explain how the flame went out, but when Mrs. Florence Gross, proprietress of the rooming house, entered the room at 6°30 p. m., me. found the ges flowing freely. P. Cockrill of 520 North Garri- son ‘avenue sent the girl to the City Hos- pital after giving her temporary treat- ment. She is recovering there. YOUTSEY OFFERED $100 FOR GOEBEL DEATH, WITNESS SAYS): GEORGETOWN, | ‘Ky.. Dec. 23.—The seventh week of the trial of Caleb Pow-

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N.Y, STOCKS SLIGHTLY LOWER AT OPENING Recessions General, but for the Most Part Confined to Small Fraction.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—10 a. m.—The Opening of the stock market for the last week of the year was not auspi- cious. Except in a few instances prices were lower than Saturday’s close. The difference, however, could not have been any smaller, for % was the size of the decline. St. Paul had the distinction of being the severest sufferer in the ralis at the opening, losing % of a point. Among the industrials Anaconda had a similar position, receding 1 point. The early tendency of the market was downward. Reading, which was % off at opening, advanced to 95, but in the first 15 minutes had lost this gain, and was apparently headed lower. Great Northern also manifested early weak- ness, going from 117% to 116%. The industrials also became sagey, Sugar, Smelters and Amalgamated lead- ing both in activity and in loss. Amer- ican securities in London were from % to % lower. NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 12:30 p. m.—The weakness which was apparent in the market during the early forenoon de- veloped into a slump of moderate pro- portions. In the indusiriais the reces- sions averaged about 1% points, with Distillers’ Certificates heading the de- cline. Recessions were also general in the rails division, Chicago & Northwestern, Great Northern and New York’ Central iosing 1% points. The Jatter stock sold ex-dividend. Northern Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Urion Pacific and Reading were each a point off from their opening. Other stocks were from % to % lower. Call money advanced from 18 to 22 per cent. The Steel stocks, as usual, were the least affected, although they, too, made average declines of about % each.

New York Stock Quotations. (@. R. Francis, Bro. & Co.) NEW YORK, Dec. 23.

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Central Western and Granger lines " gain of 5.1 and 8.8 per cent, re- ppectivels: The gain on the Southern roads is oe ae cent me gy renee 11.9 per cent small of per cent on the Seuthaesuine aan group is , &. most! to the falling off in the cotton movemen in that section, The statement is printed Ow:

|Gross Earn. | October. | 1907. Trunk East.|$ 37,088. auisain $2 ts Trunk West. } 19. 570,60 1/Gal Coa) 1( “311, 073 Gain Other ‘Bast. 6,072,865 a “ent. West. 7,975, 772/G ranger .. 15 ar #182 Gain Southern .. 7'Gain Southwest . oy 4 1 1: Gain | Q _ [:

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; SALES. No sales at second session. FINANCIAL ITEMS oe a rer econ Call money on the New York Exchange opened Monday at 18 per cent and was quoted later at 22 per cent. Commercial failures last week in the Unit- ed States, as reported by R. G. Dun & Co., are 842, against 322 last week. 316 the preceding week and 254 the corresponding week last year. Fatlures in Canada number 25, against 52 last week, 20 the preceding week and 26 last year. Of failures this week in the United States, 11 122° South 97 wee 116 weré in the Bast, oO Liabilities of ae ooh ite} for a for the same period a year ae. we aeebeas NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—QLazard Freres & Co. engaged $1,000,000 gold for import Mon- day. is makes $108,350,000 engaged on present movement. Directors of the United Railways Co. de- Clared the regular quarterly dividend of 1% per cent Monday on _the he preferred stock St. Louis bank clearings and balancer: Clearings, for Monday, $12,387,944; last week. $11,488,197; balances, for today, $789, 886: last week, $1,135,578. Increase, yaaa $899, - 747; ‘decrease, balances, . $345,69 Call money on the Mew York Exchange closed at 15 per cent Monday, high 22 per cent and low 6 per cent. BANKING HEWS. New Banks, Mount Pelia, Tenn.—The Mount Pelia Bank is being organized. Vining, Minn.—The Lunds State Bank has th. inaarporated with a capital of $10,000 Harvey, lo.—The People’s Savings Bank is a new enterprise. Capitalized at $15.000. W. E. Foshier resident; N. T. Guernsey, vice-president, an ’. Holtzclaw, cashier. Ralston, Wash.—The Bank of Ralston pes been incorporated with a capital of § W. Herring and others are promot Pottsville, Pa.—A convention of the | kill County Grangers has been held bere. It was decided to start a new bank tod be located either at Hegins, Valleyview or Schuylkill Haven oneat d warp. Tenn.—A new bank i# being W. W. Cureton a one of the

ers ‘Idaho—The Perry Trust and Co..@with a capital of ,000, has filed articles of organization. Tinsman, Ark.—The Bank of Tinsman is being organized at _this place. NEW YORK, Dec. . 23. —Last week's clear- ings outside of New York are 20 per cent lower than those of the previous = and including New York they are 36 cent lower. aking some § the leading " oities. the losses are as follow Pittsbu San Francisco Baltimore Cincinnati New Orieans NEW Merchants’ YORK, Dec. 23.-—-Directors of the Exchange National Bank, New York City, dec lared the regular semi-annual] dividend of per, cent, payable Jan. Books reopen Ja 2. ATL ANTA, Ga., Dec., 23.—The State bank- ing department will take charge of the Neal Bunking Co., a State institution, Monday. Were a statement to be issued as of Jan. 1, 1908, by the St. Louls banks and trust comprnies, some very surprising gains in sur- lus and profits would undoubtedly be shown. | gi of the institutions have earned really more than ever before in their history, owing to the fact that deposits have been in most instances at record-breaking points. Some of the large national banks fn this city have also gained since the publication of the general bank statement as of Dec. 3, owing to the dissatisfaction caused with interior bankers by the exhibition of the Chicago banks in the matter of hoarding cash resources, a COMPROMISE BETWEEN WATERS-PIERCE OIL CO.

er Atio ATIONAL STOCKYARDS, Ill., recei pare weak ean ena Hogs 4,500 Horses, mules 200 Native cattle Owing to = the holiday tec hig er Cows and heifers were active sellers at a like advance, the 4 and the |] d. The demand for calves had quiet and the small supply sold steady at $7 tops. Very lit and feeder line. Buyers wanted little on ac- count of and sales were effected to quotably change t market ba B = AND ide aa 7 . ice No. la 37 0 sou THERN CATTLE—Close to “200 head ar- rived during the dav. $3.25@ 5.56, $4. The balance of the supply of Texas at grown stoc 2.50. The 10@15e¢c higher. steady. No. 48 gr. HOGS——Only a ~ moderate number of hogs ar- rived and the market opened higher, it was a slow market all day. showed ar trade, ing up to $4.65 Orders from Bastern slaughterers were scarce and the city butchers knowing that there would be a large amount of poultry and game on the market this week did not buy many. ‘The packers were willing to buy all of the hogs in the house, idea of pay the entire sellers were fighting for the advance and in places they wanted more than 15c. of the fair to good hogs that sold during the forencon sold at $4.70@4.80. ket closed unsold. SESS 4 50 PIGS AND THROW ours. 7O.... 4 er EO SHEEP— Western $6. 25. he than they would : ov ng of last week, but the demand was the close not No. 117 15 > ae class were lies. INDEPENDENT STOCKYARDS. HOGS—Market 10c to lic ' © native native native native § native native native native native native 5 native 2 native Short D. Arthur AY. 905.... a Be several loads on the early market sell- MIXED —— ee HEAVY. Pri A Pri lambs was about that arrived and the market , uiet. 1 Which was generally considered about very good an the best sheep and lambs LAMBS AND 0 HORSES—The Southern inautry, termed the nucleus of the day's trade. ed MU neh ages feeling was dulled by the ab- sence of outsid disposed to 0 Three ncluded in shipn ed the holdings LIVESTOCK. y pts com & year ago, as follows: receipts embraced 900 head. markets previous weeks receipts were decii former selling up to Quality was not very tone for atter $4. tle wags available in the stocker the short week not enough 12 sis, Nl * PORNO -Xes tern te ° Grass steers sold at fed Oklahoma beeves at $3.85 and k were Arkansas grade at $1.50@ trade had brisk tone, with values Calves and yearlings sold TE =a oe 8 LE. Na, Av. .. 250 ARKANSAS CATTLE. STEERS. although The good hogs advance of Ife over the Saturday was $4.80, while the top Saturday the shippers bought few hogs, and but they did not like the ing an advance, and they put up ip day, but did not get many as the The bulk When the mar- there was still a good many hogs . 450 4 25 ee "8400 A few small lots and one load of all the sheep was therefore lambs brought The estern have brought at d only a Umited number of were want YE ARUINGS. horses t sold readity and , saateae at stea last week. Total receipts em- t 200 head, nearly half of, which in the auction offering. e buyers and dealers were not erate in quest of fresh sup- mae and a couple of bunches ,ents with horses represent- in the commission market. ot ST. LOUIS, Dec, 23. opened steady and closed higher. steers steers steers steers steers steers heifers heifers heifers heifers heifers heifers Bad ee - wu eeeeeevee? » eeeeeveee 582 ete : Time Corporatron Notes. 302- Commonwealth Bown rust “Bide, PRODUCE MARKETS. —————— Mig Eg H.R. 7 praca Butter, Egss, agg Ete. PTTRR—Creae 28%c; first @te. secon Bict* co country, in cuits. i ladie-packed, “Ca ‘ GS—Receipts, 801 local cases and 620 gag 723 cases; extras . Strictly fresh frsts, — included, 24 Current receipts, cise cases turned. CO MOULTRY.Live chickens, Tec: old roosters, RAF turkeys, choice, llc 8 age Re; 5 ring chickens on an average, 6c. “Live pigeons. per doz., 60c, Geanh ana iced, with feet on. Chickens, : rooste 6c; ae ® turkeys, ye; a 4 qual. lards, bl ae 8 eal, 50C dozen its nds to the less common, pounds, less than 7 pounds, $1. per pound. Jeek snipe, §2. and golden. $2: yellow leg. $1.50. FRESII FISH—Crappies, 2c for medium to 9c for large; blac , Be; striped bass, or 1. small. CHEESE—On orders twins at 12%c; dalahen at P ite. Youn ng A long horns, 1l4c; prints, 4c; lim- 16% @17c; Swiss, 19@20c;° brick, Bent Ses, Cc. a: S-——Choi e small flat, 54%c per poun reas ana scalawag. Fase, 1.25@2° per weight ranging Samm 7) to 80 pounds. Vegetables. POTATOES—Market dull, practically un- changed. Choice sound sacked ees ia rals and Burbanks. 55@58c on track, 61@ 62c delivered; Colorado.rurals, 78c per bu delivered. ONIONS—Poor to fair sacked red globe, 45@55c per bu; fancy, SAUERKRAUT—New city-made at $1.8u per half barrel, $3.40 Pee barrel and $5.25. per 45- -oalton cask. Keg Be. TRING BEANS—Choteo Florida hampers, round. green, $3. Texas wax beans, $1 per EET POTATOES—Home-grown Ber- ares, yellow and red nansemond, ht 75e; S 90c fre Fed Ry 80@35c per bu New Orleans, 25@30c per dozen es. tong eC Tine ETewn, 15@20c per bu OMORSER ADISH—Home-grown, $3.25@3.75 per ae Joose RUT BAGAS—In bulk, 87@388c per bu de- ve CELERY—Michigan golden heart, $1@1.50 per crate for held stock. Celery roots, 25@0c per Gos, California, golden heart, $3.25@3.50 CAULIFLOWER—California, $2.50 per r pound, Northern Ameri- crate delivered. BRUSSELS SPROUTS—I5c per quart. aren IPS—Home-grown, washed, 85c per CUCUMBERS—Northe and Eastern hot- house. 3201.1 10 doz rool PEPPERS—Florida caper at $2 down to .50 for small per crate. TURNIPS—Home-grown, unwashed globe. per bu loose and washed, LETTUCE—New Orleans head lettuce “Ss 50 22. 75 per barrel; orida, $1@1 1.25 amper. CABBAGE—%c pound for Holland aos in shipping order; Northern Holland seed and New York Danish, $S per ton on track and af Gor eres oNorthern red cabbage, bar- e > 1ecba_ ciate —Fancy Florida, $2.25@2.50 per u cra ARROTS—Northern, in sacks, $1 for choice ag fe home-grown, per 25c per doz. ‘punches. NS_-$1 per crate delivered. PARSLEY —New Orleans, curly, 20c per ecpee Dusen ISHES—-New Orleans, iced. 25¢ per dozen bunches for half long, and 85c for white tipped. ' SHALLOTS—New Orleans, 30c per dozen bunches ENDIV ES—New Orleans, $2 per sugar Dbi. TOMA TOES—Fanc ripe hn 4 ag and Cu- 3. @2. BASAC basket cr GREEN PEA tia The holiday dullness has descended on the local wheat market, and trading Monday was of a small and unimportant character, the fact that sleet storms have to a certain extent hampered communication with some of the larger outside markets also adding to the de- pression. The tendency of prices was toward an easier level, the news being of a generally bearish character and the close was l%c to 1%c lower for the day. World's shipments 8,640,000 bu, against 8,080,000 bu last week and 8,624,000 bu a year ago. The visible supply of wheat decreased 149,- 000 bu,j now amounting to 45,319,000 bu, compared with an increase of 691,000 bu, with 43,836,000 bu in sight at the same time last year. Wheat and flour on ocean passage increased 984,000 bu. Weakness was general abroad. Liver- pool closing at a decline of 1%d to 2%4d, Antwerp %c down, Berlin le down, and Budapest %c up. This, with reports of brilliant weather in Argentine, world’s shipments much in excess of anticipa- tion, and the general snows which will furnish needed moisture in many sec- tions, caused general selling at the start, and prices declined about a cent, after which they ruled very narrow. mfaneapolis,” with No. 1 Morthern Mee chet alen ior ies to 3c under May option, and No. 2, be to Sixty ct fei 5ygc under, ») bu for two days,

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et I last year. Liverpool stocks of wheat decreased 176,000 bu. last week. A feeble rally occurred when the rather bullish visible supply statement was issued, and reports were received to the effect that export bids were no lower than Saturday, despite the weak- ness in foreign markets. It was reported that 12 loads of durum and 8 of No. 2 red winter were worked from abroad. The selling movement again became general, however, and the late trading livened up considerable. Late prices made another downward change, and the close was active and weak. There were no bids for gern ot whéat, which was offered down steadil and after only two sales closed lower at 98%c. May wheat ranged be- tween $1.04% and $1.04, opens %BG@%c lower at $1.04% and closing at $1.04@ 1.04% sellers. July wheat ran be- tween voc and 94%c sellers, opening %c lower at 96c and closing at 94%c asked. The cash demand for wheat was very slow, offerings somewhat increased, and the tone easier. Primary receipts of wheat were 989,197 bu, with shipments of 314,136 bu and lo- cal seve ts were 16,000 bu, with ship- ments 33,710 bu. Cleaiamaan of wheat and flour for the day were 758,000 bu. Trading in corn was fuirly active, and the torte, with the %d lower cables, the weakness in wheat and the liberal move- ment as the influences, was weak. The distant options nade a rather firm stand at the start, but weakened later and the close was a shade to lic lower for the day, the larger decline being in De- cember. World's shipments of corn were 2,- 472,000 bu., against 2,715,000 bu. last week and 2,713,000 Be a The visible supply of corn b 165,000 bu., and now noun 917,000 bu., 84,000 bu., with 4, at the same time last year. Corn ocean passage d 83,000 1 Sash corn was in ” prices ruled nee Primary —- ae 800 bu., with chinene and local receipts Ware with shipments of 47,410 bu. Cern clearances for the 306,000 bu. Trading in oats was joption, and that was slight! closing %*c lower. Cash quiet and weak: No was ar from the seaboard. The vis gS Ply of oats increased 483,00 bu now amounts to 7,742,000 bu. pared with an increase of 2 vith 12, 976,000 bu. in sight Primary rece _— ts of oa 210 bu., with shipments ee 262, and local receipts were 222,410 with shipnees of wore, 16,7801 FLO ments. Uf 2 60) bb iO, bbls, Quot patents, §4. tra fancy, $4. 435 des, in jute ent ' & —— MBs.

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versation he had with Yottsey two days before Goebel was shot, in which Youtsey said: “I have sent to Cincinnati for some cartridges that will fix him,” meaning Goebel, “and I will give $100 to any can't ‘get will fire the shot. But if I get anybod else to do the work I will do it myself.” DEED FILED 52 YEARS AFTER!" HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 2-—A_ deed, drawn 52 years ago, was never presented for record until recently. It was dated Jav. 1, 186. The announves the transfer of 150 acres of land near the

The St. Louis Won Market, All indications at the beginning of th week point to a remarkable cessation in the outflow of currency to the South. While conditions. which are well known, have been ee for the b belated movement of ‘the on crop, the fact that many sections have found {t necessary to cail on reserve points for help is a very significant feature. Dee ee remain unchanged at 7 to & per tical gg Ee as ee J whick te n t uis, Painly 2 Tevecobhe tk. veal an Aristocratic Sisters Took Her Soap. CLEVELAND, 0O., Dec. 23.—‘His sis- ters even took the soap from me,” com- plained pretty Mrs. Catherine Sullivan, who is combatting the divorce suit of Barney Svilivan, Cieveland manager of the Despaich Fruit Co. of New York, with a counter syit, alleging crucity. Mra. Sullivan was her husband's sterneg- rapher and they eloped to Detroit. The Post-Dispatch is the only evening newspaper in St. Louis that receives or Seen neve gemeeed: ty Re Aste

Story Published at Austin Is De- nied by State Officials There. Special to the Post-Dispatch. AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 23.—Quite a stir was evoked here today in the Waters- Pierce Oll Co. litigation by a published story that @ compromise was on foot between the State and attorneys for the defendant company, looking to an early settlement of the litigation. This story is denied by Attorney-Gen- eral Davidson and other attorneys ‘rep- resenting the State. Comptroller received a let- ween Gay trom Fred eral Receiver ron ol of 0. enclosing $16.48 recel enalties due ly failure to pay od ee Penh hen due.

W.é& lL. Sams of ere subject ¢t prices R. E. 5s RA SHANE I] Coal 7 BS Naess ie ce e808 & - & the — ,quotstions are nominal furnished on application, 4c; coarse to to light fine, North western— Dark » 23c: sony lamb. heavy VS mg a fine medi 4 fora oat, ot a oe Pe 4 =~ oe: Yead, 30s 17: 17e to 21 fine et ; hurry. 1 lle to Bleached, $17 per fen ee aig to bright as ed: Sto! SCRAP IRON AND ent Ale 00 leavy wrought, this side; nse Sates wahoo—bark rose,

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; age pai a 4. ees of eV. DEATHS. be we ; 4 ANDERER—Entered into rest on Sat- a CINE a. | oe | “wrday, Dec. 21, 1907, at 6:45 p. m. id ~2“IbCSU S Mos: Certain re , Be Pena Andoret. beloved, husband of ee ° or ny ing Sa, é : erer (nee Bruegemann), e f Reg” our Gear father, fethee-ia-iaw MONEY REFUNDED ON UNUSED INSERTIONS. YOUR DRUGS! ou. "+ ‘Siid_ grandfather, after a short ill; ae > IST OUR AGENT. CS pe 7 ress, at the age of 47 years and 6]: ASSIGNEE’S SALE a 4 months. PEE TE ne |... LOST AND FOUND. SITUATIONS WANTED— seeing * : *yuneral will take place on Tues- . ASSIGNEE’S SALE. ee K, Bei satin 39 Her WANTED—FEMALE. ROO ei 7 Ai day, Dec. 24, 1907, at 8:30 a, m., from aaratice is hereby given that the under- cuseaanile Lost ie WOMAN-Sit. wanted to nurse confinement NISHER fa ~——— ENON PS: MS FOR RENT—CITY — | ROOMS w rt ft ily residence, 1524 College av- gned, assignee of the Globe Pickle Co.,| WATCH = So ees Mrs. M. Pearson, phone} steady work: ils a@ A nts: food F prices; KENSINGTON PR ogy i hy BOARD—CITY. EASTON. 0— — r a tk ue. elatives and frie ge pursuant to an er of the Circuit Cou-:t tween ven King Basten © Clark ay. veril ON " §032+-Choice ce furnish roem; ¥ Oe ee ee wow Large store; special , { it atten nde ar mese — 20. . in said assignment, it b r lg way and, brackitone, = omont Seek! Sei roomy private family; Subur mar pani era A 3049A—Nicely front sons to tenant; low rent bao 4 oo fo af ng No. 1641, Division No. 5 of said court, cmt $g > ege re if GIRL a sad German girl for genera CAGLEDE. 9a5—Comnecting front (1) uthern-ex room, h EVAN rit. ae 1 UIE gimarwwe—mntired tote ost, ater. | Eesti onie ct i ts, Sse a Help Wan ee az | ates eee Pee | pe 3 , oF y. beleved hus- by it at 221-223 El 4419 LAC ITT, 2056— 3 iui 3 nd of the late Theresa Andrew stree, city of St. Louis, Mo., consistin of | BELT—Found, lady's belt and belt | buck work. ly arate S651-Comnes. of two nice- ‘g00d board; all a whe ae ; = . 2 rews, on .. Be of picki on B 3 | GIRL wtd.—To Ts and rhished front rooms, water in rodém; conveniences ts s pew hall ; > Monday, Dec. 23, 1907, at the residenc es, mustard, empty glass roadway; owner can_ have es MALE care for children. | housekeepi n couple: private famil reason ae . 5445 Easton, ! é } of his mother-in-law Mrs Daniel rv ntainers. boiler, — aaeines. acleyater. etc eo fad Found_Buresy Post- Dispateh.(2). B BAKER Ww ce en White 9th and Carr CACLED ao eee mar 35 3570. y; a Del. : two strictly first-class halle Ma@&ning, 1924 Bacon street. of the Circuit Court, 2 nance > the clerk | BREASTPIN—Found. breastpin, on _ ‘ayior td.—Good second hand bak GIRL Wtd.—White. to assist with upstairs room Large shed front MANCHESTER. | 3408—Biderl banquets. etc. woes hy . Due Gatien of funeral. t. of said day. ces “onan No. 5, by noon ear, Friday. Call Lost and Found Bureau, vail two days; come peady to work. ers ot work and children; references. 4457 Mor bath, light *housekeoping. weekly; hot or smal] aides wane both phones. L. P, Cirode, + (C) |} be made with the approval Oot said “Court. __Post-Dispatch. QO —————-- _gan_st_ WON 30 ors care. te OLIV Die: ARSTE—En ice wate bdek em Sfon- For further information apply to we Hy rt eg piece burnt wood, on Watnesday. S003 Ne ohn afternoon and ene iadeg Sang yy aoe See 5F to 25 |and third floor Per ge ping rooms, ort ete’ 4449—Rooms and board; modern: oo Barn for 4 borses. : at 3 a. m., Wilhel- Assignee the Globe OSCAR ig ie Lost and Feund Run. P.-D. (2) BARBER W st. shirts; steady work. F we I pny cee LEFFINGWE ——— _& SALOON-—Good corner f ae. Tc ‘Arst e ty obe Pickle Co., 208-204 Tim KEYS—Found, b Cal ARBER Wtd.—For Tuesda . erguson- McKinney LiL, 1425 N.—Pour bright rooms MORGAN 3400—First L] cery: also or saloon and e, beloved wife of Frederick and Fou unch of Keys. | Lost] day. or steady work. and Wednes-| Shirt Factory, laundry dept., 2309 Madi- and hall room; gas. Apply at 4 Cass a ten -class room board: | Brew good saloon for sale at ° We Arete an and mother o of William Arste, = | oe Re Buea Sest-Dispatch. (8! | RRR Wed Good sloedy” berber; $3 sont (2c) | pas (1) t, pienty hot water; Bell phone. me é ‘at the age 58 y —Found, disci irge papers, on. 6th board, week. steady barber; $9 and | HOUSPGIRL Wtd.—For general housework. =FFINGWELL. 107 N.—Nice : aoe funeral will, yon lace from the |... STOCKHOLDER’S NOTICE. a Lost’ and Found Bureau, Post. “a V2, iL. oo Aa st er. Rell phone Forest 7818. 5325A Ridge or, large. rior; light a aealens aa ee MORGAN, | OF en on furnished front room, HOUSES, ROOMS, FLATS~ aad residence, 2344 Cherokee street, | s ~~ | PURSE—F oa ee ee: 605 | HOUSEGIRL Wtd.—For general housework; some ke. ey a see ee Kentle- WANTED ZF ednesday, Dec. %, thence. to the PRCIAL, NOTICE—Notice is hereb given sr. — cai at poy Ww . _no_ laundry. 4419 Morgan_ st. LEONARD, 716 N.—Two connecting front MORGA ee cis 2 ) ssouri Crematory. Priends are | the st y order of the Board of by & SV EYKT EAT Irene Wtd.—Office boy of 16 years; FIOUSEMAID Wtd.-—By th rooms for light housekeeping. C men: n - RD GAST.'S M ALE 34 il general housework; | LOCUS OLIVE, 4608—Large f Post-Dispatch. 3 avenue, on y, Dec. 2%, |THE INDEP -~pecreta K n family. Albegt Burns, 1336 N. Gar- T, 3202—I1st-floor ee . ront room, with board, SS ENDENT PREWE ~~~ - oseciusko st. rison av. , front; al story or two, $40 mouth: also single — ° ts a good account | GOaTMAKER Wid Hood HOUSEGIR 8 nished. OLIVE, 4017—Nicely f ; or rate man COATMAKE L Wtd.—White, en (4) y urnished room; v : “mg (c) STOCK references? awh valiresd e DR erpaten. > and a "done a ageaell y ge i i + gd mee and| housework and help with children: i LOCUST, 2215—Furnished room for gent) .vest_tadble_vosrd; 90. S9ey.5 com: Nerd Fo Pe BYRNS—Entered intc sth west on Sunday, | ~~ HOLDERS’ MEETINGS. ADVERTISING MAN—A thorou Se aapedle : ne ie a gE ere —1ith st aN | __ence.__4457_Morgan_ st. Q) | $135 or housekeeping; gS: emall rooms, nay = ge Fog ay nmeenge” floor “front, good ta- a € - ant Dec. 22, 1907, at 7-206 mm. Jokn A}- , OFFICE on ae LOCK BAPeTY PIN GO. enced advertising man, pe Hh a 0g Schaefer’s lunchroom, 508 r cook: nights. HOUSEGIRL “Wd. —Experienced girl for | LOCU 1. wes two; Forest 3744 seine m3 Byrns, beloved son of Mrs. An-| The ST. LOM TS. gs Sy ¥, PIN CO.. ga dhe od "4; best a “E t, open for en: a ie STUDENT Wtd.—Or medical — t _ Bene work. 3038, ads av. ria apart wee: am. reomia” 24 yay we ane "70 me: a ee gentiomen ‘or ladies om housckesp a cer FOR SALE “Sa e J. Byrns and brother of Bdward | of th = meet! of the stockholders d: can delive Md ty references and Oo open store and help evenin a pax—vntgrea sig vert on, Senany.|{ genset free Sta lt ne rrsees| ae a po ee ee ee gering a th oe wi Sante a a certain for a Its i. beset ti) cue. Ag. . YO DHOHHOC OOOOH OOO "chinese Sccommcar times on sas PAGE BL., 5136—Nice, ‘clean fornt room. (1) _Post“Dinpateh, °” a ily, Box B 8, | _N._High st. “Central asT4k. 1008.» ‘ nee oney refunded HOUSEMAN- , n-McKinney, 1520 N. 13th ABSOLU’ i ouney, beloved mother of Mary Was-| | ye eaves prior to-day et tm {| Mathews, i wanted by ape | SHIPPING CUBRIC Wea with 4 | GIRy Wa rpemamd, Gch | PAR inet tunishes et ee (clothes. shows feathers: postal, of callat ’ . ews. B epartm aj ence n_ coll — atk ee or aater of Christine a gchomt cr ee TI gh = nl ng corrected or money refunded. JANITOR- 2g a as ¢ ee cg Boo licant must be + ond | mabing. copertnis PS — our guntiaamen: ng furnished front ouses, Flats. etc. a a Bomont 1918. Con a choff , (nee or display rates, sanitor or fob work. 4482 ) od case marker, must thor- et -, S. Jefferson. (c) eman; private family of 2; > ABSOLU TELY best 4 pee | and. Paul Young ge. - and md and advertising advice call Bell Main __Dhone_ Fore Loe. 4 Ca : ougehy understand express * “eB. bosom m press, two experienced on 3. forts: nice nelenborhood baja, BOme come. FLATS FOR RENT. , Soe: oa ee its abd overcoat, 8S. 918 : ear ~in- gran an n Central 3415, AN—Sit. wanted g nes, must be ab- rienced operat- | Bing. 3004—F “ | und. oe t, ss great-grandmother P at the age of 80 ——e nted by colored man in pri- : a + ors on B, neckband press, PINE, 3004—F ; BAILEY, 351 —— Carr st. Cent * 4g” ray z ; ily. Bomont 1180. PS solutely dependable; a l- perienced a and 5 ex- ed rooms; owner’s home; 5—Three brieht room ‘ n ral “001 2L: : ‘Years and 9 months. R AT ! fam n coat” maaaed exce + shirt finishers | tc to work after electric light,. prnoth er furnace, bath aoe fixtures, $12.50; G 8; gas. Funeral on Tuesday, Dec. 24, . ES MAN—Sit. as general allround hand position with advance- press; steady work and and gas. ; ; rand ; — at 1:3) ' steam heat, h andy man,|# ment is open; a ‘tent hands. Fe eMcK inn PINE, 32331 (6) HOUSEHO carne Prom farety residence, "165, Vie-|{ ALL CLASSIFICATIONS Put Hee. © ag So E-alert x Bly “handwriting. ah tea beet: ; ractory, laundry Phen g tat front room; gas,” Ra TAYARD. 19 Bt. rooms: everything mod- | BEDS—F LD GOODS FOR SALE ns , an aul’s f Except th Pret MAN—Young man of 19 spatch housekeeping. , eat; | Co s at corner grocery. or sale, single beds, 96c: ag Seeier a Tielatives ame tales ag oe Situations outed, aeee 8 lin CGB. Be1S Cass, years® experience. ; & OT cen eal vISHERS Wtd.—Experienced ROOM Widow lady has comfortably fu ~ Comet & Zelbin. 119 Chestnut (Sei | sine, GATS: dremers’ $6.08. Oe rie roe vited to attend. Please omit flowers. (e) 10e; each additional line, Se. — sate "Youns he Te oa © OS HOSHHFHOHOOH OS S| ith st rates aerated 1526 Lace’ ben room; strictly private; south- Soe mosere Sate; Soe ct ciate el mae $17.50; heating stoves. 86.600 a ae Rooms for Rent, City | penition a ge Bs ge Any ee of marments. Apply 404 N. 11th making ladies’ Box 4 2 gee are sua Compton care. corm BIL month's rent free. — t. 933. move, _ ‘ OS. 88 complete Im Z FIR—Entered into rest Dec. Rooms With Board, "les 5e exp@rience; speaks German. Box = 2.2 Ann82 a _WANTED. all sen venlences’ s:. nro ewe mage Oe age dition: S14. fix oe “gio “ght n good con- __lin Meilis, S23 arty he oved wife of Frank Gallagher. © ig Seapine tapi N—Sit, wanted by young man in store} WAITER = Wtd--Col OO HSHOHHH OH OOO SEVENTEENTH, (@) | _Chestnut_ st, Quinette, “715 | BEDS—For sal ee | ‘oan. Tue aay. Seong 463 ca rt Caevaeante, Magnetic Heal- \ tT ggrene pot “e cer i > oe ap: qynbeitmonte,.22 N. Taylor ray heme © SALBSLADIES Wtd — 8 ing_room_and ‘sleeping aoe $1. Ton week. EASTON, 5315-—-Five room d bat rockera, elegs dressers chiffonters tablet uesday, Dec. 24, 2 p. m. In- ng, Spiritualism, Personal 15¢ E. Pl ess; know my business. | WANTED—F . . —For gent’s fu SHERIDAN railehaaten derson-5 AP pyre AS, t mahogan = = 7 t , or th ; nishin Pr SHERIDAN, Stocke. 811 Chest ogany leat termen private. (2) Sundries, Matrimonial, Kun gyi Eat, Samed Papin st. (31 | of good character, Assecions sheer, cules | ©. Sete Seat er eee nae” Ot ee Pa yk en mie cag core Ane Bagh SS ni Sa tits ——s weatnaral “beautiful, “dining rnitupey a ESR ployment Agencies fat ethane ae ae weetes by man and cellent opportunity tor a Fi Bey oa = ® pm hg” i vm tg dept. heat: phone. DING: gas, bath, steam floor, $20. our rooms and bath, first ee ee furniture, bric-a-brag: 3 BE EE GES Sy age tl eat oN Rasch ea . s ‘ x “ ported 2. t kease, ‘ a cong gg ee into rest on swe ogg ae 4. Personal or bene ork; willing to leave tow n. ge pe se be Fk meg Mo ga electricians, ® GLOBE, 7th and Franklin. © | SHERIDAN, 3122_Nicely furnished f GEYER, 2618—Four large roo a ee gg A "also ol nt a ee Gatherine. Hoffner ned B sgt Pow a, pe ae, Sonne Agencies, 25e uN rite d. = mn. 1405 Pine st. re musicians, “copperamiens: and penton @7 OOOO OOO SOO OSS OS > phone: eee heat; Kinloch a Closet xt ea Move: th third’ floor : $12. 2. frousekeeping: oul Teadiient x ms . eet eeeeeern e 4 ° n oO é ): work of a Ps e per month: i LGR s ; N. —F i} ble; mmediate Gey ‘Reinecke. = gg Abe ogy Mahe Birth and Lodge Notices (each) ° see OT i conga yg gy Sermam | gutet of ‘clothing “tree! posable frst. $60 == |"Hdichens complete for ight Folate! free rent to Jan. 1. Frank ares BS “wardrobes E Por pale 5 ge sets a ler and Hubert Hoffner, and our d o agements, Marriages, De c | Disnetch: . Ox . Post- discharge after one year e ‘purchase ae’ reasonable. , agent. 820 Chestnut st. , gers, wararo fala 3 machines, 5 Py. mother-In- law, § grandmother ad ireland hit ade loach Ing. the privilege. Apply, at the Navy Ke « oom d B di* SIXTEENTH. 1439. N.—Two KNOX, 2047%—4 rooms a Foreieg. bere: i722 8. Ath, (ae) -& sch apt hoggek pare e* ° é ye Si o . 15. 7 a UerENT : at-grandmother, after a - B, -$ YOUR DRUGGIST OUR pene " 4 warn nr , haar ee. busi- cone Office, Post office, St. Loui a ane S an oar ig wausekeeping oan eenenine: be steer od 4.e pond, § Bide” ~ lag ee ce armactonpiasee etn car AEN iT. ‘1516 —Furnished rooms; cheap; | UIN ROOT N- HEF Rises "Chins dinner est, $8: #0 (c) - spatc (42) usiness, downtown. ox R BELL, 4) respectable table peopl 3 ‘“o™ 4 our rooms and ba ware chea YOU LOSE ANYT : —, || MAN—28, 5 yea 151, Post-Dispatch. "3110—Large front room, with Rutledge Realty Co.. 100: th, $16. ——. | *BRIEN—Entered into rest on Sun- be jt neve. I¢ will ogy tone ge lege graduate re experience, Technical ot PARTNER Wtd.—Young man with small ene gentlemen or OS He WASH. 229 Three unfurnished rooms. MONTCLAIR, er nest — = of hou ho gay ha / : . , at 3 p. m., Mary Seed oy honest person finds it. Re- ao Ff ices of electrical engineer, pa#ymaster, pre ige mo take up agency on automobiles; | BROADWAY, 1 WASHINGTON, 1502—Front parlor and seetes flat: janitor service. hot water room furniture: nearty ng room OBrien, ‘relict of John O'riesi, after || | every, aty. hrough, thi brought’ about ||] prospective employers advised to commant: | dcseiling oer: ina rust be hustler. Dox |" bathe freer" tow weekly rater "°° ‘ej | WASHINGTON, B36 na ii] and Taundry stoves: rent $45. W. BH. Parker cnn Cait today. S14 Delmar Ble” | s co vis -t— _— } . ; ren * Funeral Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 1:2 p. arorgiste receive Want ‘Ade for ihe ||| fox c'2k, Post-Dispacch. o gommunt” | PARTNER Wea. —Wyth $000; Tad —_ (81 | TASS, a0 Two large, desirable front WASHINGTON, 8864 Nicely furnished 24-| cowarmab. 411 NT fa {bg at mg eroom “st. aaly™ aoad . a . ur vE u . mu, from revidencs'of Mra ohn Wick: || | (J, 200 FIND SNSTHISG wring te ||] MEDI Qen of vefrensan: arin stating EAE IC G4 ie ell emanate ae Per ag | case tebe ei a ea ee i ™ cis. Xavier's Church, ‘ ~ PE ee can give best of references: write, stating adjustment ¢ eos nad an old-established poe viding Three “nicely furnished room : ousekeeping rooms chea pbb a 1304 N.—Five- range, @ teat set, eal — =e vary Cemetery. eens ten to Cal- __wages and particulars. Box B 200. P.-D. perience A mace ty of an Ra business: ex- Drivate, complete for light hopaskesnina WASHINGTON, 2 (Bi flat; rooms large on a tent: ty room Tugs, etc. 8287 Morgan at. s f ie of St. ae’ Lodae Noo 7 ay gr Post-Iis atch PLUMBER Steady position wanted by a referred. Box R_ 6. Post-Dis} tr ¥ ability _month; ‘path: Sther arrang beds; $20 per Kya ln Ay ales $4 soe telephone: far. plumbing, "janitor service; $22. Key. at| S'OVE—For sale, Radiant Home dain (c) 210-212 North Broadway. — foal Waston ev. ‘tur AGENTS WANTED. Offtmen; ligne housekeaplags rooms Tor _gen- WiSHINGION, Sas SGT loves, gr yg erg S cTeeant STOVE—Eor as cog Sal “a ER—Ent ; OO -—-Sit. wanted b colored _man PERE LPP EPL LEP I PIAS ment rooms ng; algo cheap base- roo —lovely, arge front or Market. ‘1) 19th st. . ru ring pee —Rnterca 0 ed into cont otters Get a claim check. Have it adver | porter or houseman. 2608 Papin st. a8/ AGENTS Wtd.—Men and women can “make $10 | CHANNIN (2) oessting ana? van ee vecmes cake dam 153i—4-room fiat: bath; $18 — i 1907, a , on Sunday, Dec. 22, tised. Reclaim it if th PORTER—Si a day ae our photo ti NG, 312—Two la f ront hall room; neat eane & Franke. 1008 Che 09, ALTER G. - 7:30 p. m., Mary Anna Reu net. e owner Joes aan dee it wanted as porter Tn hotel, | _720 Olive st. photo tickets. Olive tar unfurnished rooms: oo urnished or eee clean; conveniences; reasonable. (1) |] 8ST. LOUIS, 4840A—Nice 3- stnut ast. a TAYLOR, “ | - stea =. oy » , : : WE , Seep: ce « Mary nge Wilson). be "Bouter), “Kathe ticles are, pee whe find Jost ar- oS M., 2007 Olive st. me 12) tes 3-0 Wid. dr yg willing to work stolen, chil ork; no objection § to Olive » 1798. » | DICKSON. (1) | with board, for gentlem geen (Re) ; a , 4333A “gg white female dren's clothes; first- ~class ref. a (3e) 2943—Two connec h ge en; private fainily; ARCUR. Neat #-room HOUSEHOLD GooD . Tttena: nde Pl a Relatives and —_— RE tea 17,787; reward. 4907 Nn. | —OSS¢: re Forest | STENOGRAPHERS furnished promptly. no complete for ountaientag’ “3 toy _home cooking; reasonable. ; a. oieny nee stable: “ee 6. sata see Petickenctins. Ss WANTED. ) (c) | DOG—Lost. Scotch coll —__ HousmqIRL An. by_youns lady “as house- = gg age om aypeerne Pine | DIETS aaren eek; | DELMAR BL., 3845—Nicely furnished Franke. 1008 Crestnyit st an HOUSEHOI OLD GOODS Wtd.Centra; sam” . | Le a into rest ager ay age IF pe ER nSUcE SEER. n._Rox_H_ 00, Post-Dis. = —— SS) eae rge room. first’ floor, with bens. fot two gentlemen. or couple: | ianites service: rent 680.50. Key a ter heat, | HOU ShHOLD : et iL on a a - sy 22 1 at 12:15 on -~ At to tall, Cc. C. Smith on collar; eat —Widow, 80 years old, will eek. t ousekeeping: $2.25 DELMAR BL. 36% (fi nito . Key at 3128 | 4: rétura to 4000. Mo ; Mberal | £00 Denver or West as ho HELP WANTED—F MALE. ELMAR BL.. 3882 eT ccis | ate Barbara Btangtein (ove | se, Sil, over pe mabanay Wa | Foe iat _— S| Saaweaanniy weg Sleret. tor ota | REE _ Roe Nissiy—faalated paca |_ She Rete aff heer remmonbi | chia tint water eed baths farm mt TEUET PELY Bont beleca tar RaraTSpaE r r father, father ears cut gh and long: | ort tail, ‘'SEKEEPER—Sit. w cad all IN, 3009— - | DICKSON, chicken hones: rent 818. stoves, carpet oH 4 Pts Hr eigee | , - a; brass : ee in h Two neatl 2925-—-Room and boa (%) , carpets, feathers, Hens | ° aoe grandfather, after a lin- name and ress; reward. ont ue oe tle Samily; best of niberwiane ann CHAMBERMAID Wtd. — At Parkhurst ae rooms to scontdaabhe’ want bees’ ene family, for one or two atbagusca? hou SIXTEF NTH, 23 8.—6 rooma. wit Fraokiia. Comal sepia ae i | F | _gaiti Mines, at the age of 79 years | rEGTASSES Tart cold: Mar | @xberlence:, no objections leaving city. Box | ee Neat age | --range,_bath, laundry, ; gas] _cooking:_waehing:_reasonable, condition. $90. Mf. Macbeth,” 1000 "Chestnet | “Dede: will pay” each Bed "$10,_ 69 om 4 . YEG a ost-Dispatch. Cc A = NG ON EAST GRAND. 201 : - n 4 ty - | = athe funeral will take place on eee. 1 fe ith ‘st. cars, on mvoredas accniee ee ARS eh LF aay, clerical work; 2% = Albany Hotel, on P age. experienced, $+ Sulkip; Sncenietoioe, alle’ walks vant nt room. wih: beng: seniiier ay os LOR. 1904 Nice 6- " cs pound. "Central. waa Zn" = aith a. , : Dee. at m., fro _ bor | ing west, Return to Mrs. 8 cee. | work: good references; in need of CH. MBERMAID— Wid. --Experienced: —crences_exchangetl; conveniences. r eat; gentlemen; $4; Grand and Bell to yourself: en room house, yerd 1419 Carr st. rr | @ Gombe of his son, “aike si resi- _ Sth _st.. reward. prague, oPirei cues te arithenstic, Box T 17, P.-D.| references; ready for yp, ring | EIGHTEENTH, _foniaine cars. e a water, sewer, all Improvements | ALW : tan “oi Jr. LAUNDRESS— iF .-v. . y nished 705 N.—Clean, warm, fur- made’ $20° free rent to Jan. 1, 1908. . ss eee us | : ce ienton avenue, to Eden ., | LETTERS—Lost, four letters, aot Pa tak SS—Mrs. 8. McCo would Tg pe eS |- ba ed rooms; first and second floors; HICKORY, 1800—Front __Crawford Ftynn. 437! Easton av. ; hest ) ? aa Church, corner Fre Elen at Goodfellow, Saturda 2" ae family washi 1849 Grat THSSSOODSOFHSSOSOSOS Fe th; phone. _ "2) one or two gents: * $i with_boart TWELETE. "RR 8-6 room at 9 “eae x a mer avenu n and rite to address on eaves NDRESS—Sit. wanted b © o CLID. 739—Nicei ot conv : md ar 872: k S. stone t, entral 6902 ye "yi | ’ Giamnet Pa ues, thence to Zion's | ceive reward. pe and - to take home washing. By colored lady | © —— es Hee beg -—Expétienced @ --{or-menulemen_oniy. mished, front CACERDR_90i2—Neally furnished 7 2 = ser. kew next donr. ANY quantity household Bes invited. : are respectfully | PIGEONS—Lost. )| LAUNDALSS—S ae model; mus good form; no FUL, 1 KEN 8) with “oly 28 te eetly furn rooms 4 goods baa % (c) pigeons, aloo banded woner placons, Brow aS Rocky Davis. ‘426 Frankia, ¢ others OHAS. KURtGANDER mi Fa eer ge gentlemen or light bow house mh. eek. heat $3 to $4.50 FURNISHED | FLATS FOR RENT. bid: iberal prices, A ar ie Pre Pa ad IN - — a 7 ecaadparaescems Sorat iis ee _ Ate, Be Ente peered tate “Into t Tucson, | POCK ETBOOK— Lh tg pape wanted by first-class Fourth floor, . 9 ~lightshiourekteptng ai and kitchen, | for gg mr te 3551 +> | FINNEY. - 4262A—Four-room foom | furnished y first-class single. room $1.50 with “ 24-story t ese Ca Ta WOT RPA - om and the late enon Rs PURSE Lost ine home. abo Nak a or bring wagh- Cook “‘Wta.—German. $901 Westminster deli board; 1 conveniences: - FURNISHED FLATS WANTED — hy aig hy "2 CO. hi pr yrne), sister of Robert, Edward, eee black and ol wie a ie now n, who | LAUNDRESS—Si Sa toor. Gg ae settee and George Temm and ‘niece See ee ae earn te eke | Washing to mate atlas ei (OCU Wis.—-Firet-ctoss. Laue “eye | FURNISHED APARTMENT Wt4.—To_ HIGHEST cash price paid for pousetald \Thomas, Roem James, Margaret ot within. wilt warhed. atta © address} Mrs smi e home. Call 2214 Locust. | COOK Witd.—Best w furnished apartment, a. entire contents of fists and fealeeneen the jate’ La - ——— tr. ana A's te ee lage car at — TAU Dn a S DREN Wiser | Ne Ta lor ay. corner. 30 paming. “Sa rooms, 10 Eag t. of & Price : oole Terman. : i | av. and 6th st., black led eet | home eos Saas Se “ Wtd.—Girl $e Box. . wit nam me reall. ? nen. Drop. pes 17 Delmar. Box 1 Post- owner, Mre. e of 2712 Locust, . ‘ = . Et % > ro % » [ ‘e hd B o Se RO a nd += bie oe ane ike ‘ io Me, s : ecru 2 ae ee se Fees ee ee ange SS ‘ ag OF ic Roar ‘ Me te See ae ie ie Fe ‘at 5 a me Sa at ES ee Se ise % sels a epi boi iaets Pont F con as ak ;. “aeet , Ep es 7 ae iy z Oe OP acne “ ‘ wee tele Meme rest foe cambesy D ogy a agin pe _

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TO SELL —— FAL ESTATE AT THE BEST PRICE, PLACE IT BEFORE THE GREATEST NUMBER OE PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO BUY. ADVERTISE IN THE POST.DISPATOH.

oan an make) ing machines ( droph said git Pe her makes, to $14: pheads, rent- any make, §1. r month ; Nye mn make, Al Sewin Machine Co Co. 1242 Franklin av., eOlive i set the Sena while others try to follow; ‘41 you want a call nent: “We have red pechings ths 1208- AiO

4 & Central STB og BICYCLES. ) ; new; special up; coaster brakes, _——

so i a 4-horse wer first-clase av..

TYPEWRITERS

BARBER SHOP—For ake in first-class ahaa tes Cation; £50 if taken at once. Wells and Burd ave. GROCER Y—For sale, smai! stock clean, fresh s for Sic on the dollar. Chou puree i

i neues: ye restaurant attached; bar- MEAT MARKET—For gale: rent $15; no Kory Post-Dis- he purchased reasonably for cash. Apply LODGING HOUSE—For sale, first-class lodg- peo ae at once; cause, old age Ps cones. See Market st. . position; bargain if sold at once, or ce e}] stock ane rent fixtures; sickness. 1929 NEWSP apoE ROUTE—feor sale. patch route, bringing a good income; can Cireviation Denartment. Post-Dispatch. ae aa SS or sale; first-class. 905- 909 N. 11th.

rooming house. éclna factories; a vestigate. way.

TYPEWRITERS — i b ant ta - ly reduced tases oe ' sath. % writer " Oth st nt, ~ are > hie sewriters, "s2. 50 to $4 per month; rebuilt typewriters for sale; Smith Premier Typewriter T EWRIi Smith, pe nak Wndarecon

1) rriters. te $50: $15: rentals, "S we St. Louis Typewriter see alg wo" a }

—_- —--———_ -- _._ _ _ ASE furnisped S. Broadway. (1) Fiemish oak

with 2" wc.

$180 SCHILLER a iano, full size and octave; a rare oppor- unity, Bi: you; guaranteed ; terms Fis ER’S’ 17th and*Locust ste. (28c)

WALL PAPER CLEANING. ‘BROS.. painting. paperinz: rooms, 4470 Easton. Delmar 2559; Fores

SOPHIR $2 up. 1960.

Professional

CARRIAGE For sale, double nee 6 ono oa aiee two sets Geubie silver- 39 Portland pi. ORSES— — gale, 3 ree, 3 mares, wagons: cheap. 2 S$. Broadway. ORSE-—For sale, no use for him. E—For sale, ness: big bargain For sale, wood horse; , ORS tte. HORSES For sale, 7 head of at . elty broke. Phone cee cor 10281. 2: Vire nia av (4c) For rs 2 horses, 4 ma h ness, rubber-tired storm bane 8215 ton av. WoRsne— For farm mares, v Be Mo

wor horse, : ave 2007 N. Taylor av. horse, Wagon and har- 4400 N. Broadway.

cheap. a

oe 8 ao work horses, 4 er anid orses, cheap. Ap- ee storm buggies, wateety laundry, aster.

' —For sale erik ng. grocer, ter, whiten pain op er, Pisecer. tinner.. plattorm ar truck ns to _ Jo T . arn, N. warond, eS HORSES~For sale, cheap, cash Or on time, roy to quit i ness barn fer pent. i ouse, 447 : 's Mi a a Matos anh oc oO’ "Neill ne wee a. one Se wr ny ; ly new Ehome efite moe wT a "4 “fine - 9800 Mors wesiend wagon,

or n iture wagon; also a storm waney. “61s av (Me)

For sale, second- — top Geltvery wagon, also a top park wagon. 613 C van station wag- ‘om ‘ rubber-ti: oe ee for $200; good as new. -

- ae second-hand 4- kage Mls just the tates og ey "linge “ise

__ AUTOMOBILES. rte t i NG CA i Sed ahleld, “Weadlies “4 ; cheap,

lonial Auto Co,,

hand sfevlinder a ae tea ae ee ou car, ca igs, ee * people comfortably ; td in ote RET CLASS CONDITION. sale ee GREAT BARGAIN if sold now. eye Seaeenss,. Sane cunning , a real _ strate.” ait see a read «ete oe. 3014 Olive : BusinessChances |. BUSINESS CHANCES ak ae. For Is . ’ :

ee

PROFESSIONAL. DETECTIVE—Does inves

investigating, shadowing; years of experience. av. Bell vhone Grand 1682. DrElTiBCTIVE—Expert, desires confidential work anywhere: absolute secrecy. A O. Box 770. St. Lo INSTRUCTION __ NIGHT SCHOOL, 4 months, $15, at the “Co~ lumbia Commercial] College, 410 N, ¥th; Main 3817. Call or write for catalogue. (se) HARTSOCK private shorthand and_ business college. 1029 N. Taylor av. Call day or _ night. @ PERSONS interested in hypnotism can pro- cure competent fnstruct on: private or in class; demonstrations to parties wamene

Call 4422 Delmal THE BenLtrs SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, DE GRAND A> FINNEY AVS. one oll Lindell 485: Branches tn the laadinn Pu piles hear and spea exc! ‘uaively from the beginning. sone free. Native teachers. ____ SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, EARNS $5 A DAY. $10 down and $8 a week for a pumping at the Ssauter plumbers: choot R408 Tindell av.

Feities of the world. the new language Tria ee

course in aeace

$160 acrisicher plain mahogany upright; standa make; fuil octave; solidly ‘eget structed: fully ‘guaranteed; easy term BEYER’S. 17th and Locust ats. (2Re) $200 RICCA & SON piano, like new; a bar- gain; elegant mahogany case and beautiful tone: easy terms : BEYER’S. 17th and Locust sts. (2Xc) Needham upright, new. This is a sample piano, cabinet grand. The biggest value ever offered. KLEEBKAMP BROS., 2307 Park av. Open evenings. New location after Jan. 1, Kleekamp’s Hall. alSSe’ ma- easy ms Vv aranteed, YER’ 17th and Locust sts. (2sc) INTER IOR SELF-PLAYERS Regular ere $500; removal sale price, $325; term KLEEKAMP BROS., 2307 Park av . c Open evenings, 1 Chickering Upright Piano, $160. Largest size; slightly used; easy terms; ec! ai clearian. ae 2 bargain RLORS. "2631 Olive st. ao arlors open every night. (Be) Davenport & Treacy Piano Will never disappoint its purchaser; sole agents. F. REYER & SON. 17th and Locust. SCHILLER PIANO Certainly merits the growing demand for it; “ve. a ents. F ‘R & SON, 17th and Locust. (1c) “BUSH & GERTS’ PIANOS pmat . life-time. See and hear them. Terms o 8U KLEEKAMP BROS., 2307 Park av. Oven evenings. (1c)

Jrand and Arsentl._.

(1c)

New Player Pianos, $280. Sell thew — over for $550; special clear- SA ADAMS PIANO PARLORS.’ 3631 Olive oe Piano parlors open every night. pseancial MONEY—If you need oe accommodate you led mpt con rential terms. J. M. 1627 Chemical Bide... Bth and’ __LOANS ON REAL ESTATE. BUILDING LOANS And all ds of real estate joans; no ee NZ-HALLER REAL Cc 822 Chestnut st. "isn

acl will live.

MONEY WANTED. MONEY Wtd. _—$100 on from private party at r cent; money sharks keep away. Box B P40. Post-Dis. (2! money Wtd.—$1500, $1800. $2000 and $2200 m first deed of trust; 00d and tities pertect; no cost to b nsurance poll- cles, papers ready. Muth. ye ‘Manchester av.. Muth Bid 6% Real a Loans For sale—$300 to $5000— on -First Deeds of Trust. Call or g the for list. CHAS. F. VOGEL 624 Chestnut st. " (Re) ahs and see Mrs. Shahan, 2 N. Beaumont t.. one block north 2700 Laclede av. (1) apsrivas: (1)

ear “propert! y.

AN Blind life in full. LOANS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY MONEY advanced to salaried people without apm AMERICA Lad gives readings; tos BS. 6th

security: ne delay or pubticit _De Menil Bide. MONEY LOANED aried ople without E toue Bmtne Co, we Bid, gun nat cee (8c)

ere

" Me ited ir rs #508 FMissour! Trust Un ce. at © issour ‘ Bldg. ”

MONEY oe a to a security 7. pe ym maar... 410 Holland B dg.. 7th: MONEY — alaried ie eT se- cures ty i yments. National Cre 28 “Che cal Bldg. SALARIED PEOPLE furnished money i out ts tn confidential. Central Finance Co. Saeours (8) Trust Bldg AMATI people ople et nlon _——— vast

and others furnished money upon their own names without se- curity; easy payments: office in 63 princi- pal Gliles: save yourself money bv getting my terms: first. Olman, 501 Houser Bias. OO estnu ts (8c)

. = . LOANS ON FURNITURE 1.50 weekly pays a $75 loan. 1.20 weekly pays a loan. 1.00 weekly pays a loan ayments may a made weekly, sem!i-month- ly or monthly. It is to your interest to con- sult us. All business private and owe board. See us. CHEMICAL FINANC 501 Chemical Bldg. 8th and Bate (140) LOANS AT 5 PER CENT. ianos, =f

We make loans on furniture. etc.. without Peaggeatiney — Ad BLICI treatment; ON rT UNIO. FIN ents. st: 316 By ‘eth’ at) ; . ghone Kinloch Central 1167. idg. DO YOU NEED MONEY? If so. why not get it from WE loan on FURNITURBD aes PIANOS. "E leave security in your possession.

OUR rate is the WES OUR business is CONF DENTIAL. WE accept small monthly payment WE give DISCOUNT if paid before dak: WE will send AGENT if you wiite or ain 2833 or Central 2255 EAL ESTATE AND BROKUR- . 415 Locust st... room 8 EAST ST. LOUIS LOAN CO. Loans on furniture in East St. Louis and Granite City. 225 Collinsville av., room 2295; bath phones (l4c)

SIGN PAPERS @T HOME When You Want a Loan ON YOUR FURNITURE OR PIANO Without delay or removal, payable to suit your convenience. Call, write or phone. JAMES FE. BAKER siz... Notary J Public, Phone Main 3057 or Centra} 6225; rooms 205-6-7 Benoist Bidg., n. e- 9th and Pine. (3) MONEY TO SALARIED PEOPLE easy payments: lowest ITURY FINANCE CoO., 916 Sento Ridge. Central 1524 (8a) DRAKE’S EASY MONEY Advanced salaried poe without security; my rates the lowest. best and most rivate in the city. Call at 322-3-4 Chemical Bldg. (8) MONEY. $10 to $200 loaned on furniture and pianos without removal at the very lowest rater und the following easy payments: $1.00 weekly pays $50 loan. 50e weekly pays $25 loan. 40e weekly pays $15 loan You can pay monthly_if you wish. Your payments will be extended in case of sick. ress or out of employment. You can get the money quickly and without Cg AMERICAN BROKER 810 Olive st. Kinloch Central i457. Room 201. (Second Floor). (8) Money foaned on Furniture Pianos, horses, wagons or any Other good se- curities. If you need any I will, get same for you at following rates: for $8 a year interest. for $6 a year | for $4 a year ! $25 for $2 a veer Strictly confidential. phone. Central 2357. MEISE, 401 Lincoln Trust Bldg. CASH T0-LDAN Lowest Rates. Easiest Terms. Rs, amount, for any purpose; quick sery- ee: transactions strictly private and confi- jential: we arrange payments to suit your ncome: if you owe any Dills or want money for any purpose, we will supply you. Call. write or phone us. Our _ confide tial agent will ¢all. Centra! 3590, Main 52 ORK FINANCE Co.., 208 Odd Fellows’ Bide., 816 Olive st. (8c) cor,

Tithout vende Al rates,

Ca write or tele- Olive 1368. 7th and Chestnut. (6c)

DANCING |

ATTEND Bund Frankel’s “eontinucus dancing les nday and Christmas afternoon Lane finest and largest

RIM rT open new se y, dan pen 1412 oO hem mg! nkel, a deco bd B nik oin beginners’ class Monday cna a ; best method, best saenee | term PROF.

D MRS, BEHENSKY. 1302 0 oo] oot waltz and two-s tep quickest method; lessong day be any hour; stage neing; recept ong eetgrany and ‘Sunday evenings: best conducted ATTEND Prof. Weintraud’s Dancin : receptions every and Sunday afternoon and @ agen S for new beginners every wt ursday avenings, BCLIPSE

Acad-

Uhrig’ 8 n a@vs.; DANCING Tai, vureday Hall, Washingt and a ae genase: best finer; newest music. ee}

ATTEND Prof. Frankel's continuous dancing Wedne Christ

Soliman. 25c. including - ware ‘ Academy, 1441 Chouteau ay, (3) "ae le HALL, Pag — en —

© Beginne Mo pba ay nr ge any oven Ene: Tata ipatrye- Kiniocts met BU15L: Bell

15: recept ions Wednesd Ty fterhoon evenin essons ~4 aay. ay and Friday even ings. Prof. and a’

Por, dances for Lak term: a RS

Kimball Upright Piano, $180. oe _uned 6 spenths largest pall mahog- ABaSts* piaNo AMS PIANO PARLORS. 3631 Olive st. Piano parlors open every night. (5c) F, BEYER & SON The best place to buy your piano: where price pri tae ity are in your favor, 17th and Locu (le) ‘PACKARD PIANO A trul eprtious ot found only at F, BE & 17th and Locust, fic) HENRY F. _ MILLER PIANOS batons best; are before the blic. KLERKAMP "BROS. 2307 Park av. __Onen evenings "HAZLETON BROS.’ PIANO For 66 a leader: sole F. BEY Re SON. 17th tth and Locust. New Sohmer Cecilian, $510. Mah ny case, with 50 rolls of musioe; clearin sale now in AD PIANO PARLORS, i ' Olive st, i parlors open every n . (Be) To buy a piano for Christmas: there are stil) a few more days and our assortment {fs un- re¢ employ no outside salesmen, b

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you'll not & small deposit will get you one in your home for Christmas eve; come and select your piano now. F REYER & SON. 17th and Locust. (le) Vose Upright Pianos, $200. Just gy Hh new; latest design case; clearing gale now me ADAMS pial 0 PARLORS, Olive st. iSe) Piano parlors open everv nic Pianos at Factory Prices New U ts at $145 and Up The ce of a iafetine In tting a mie erate om ng na prices, our ‘ew st Bic ‘a completed, and ‘r hen store ae hav tape cut, ‘the _prlee on on On ever ane to fis ia of ie awh Baas come co eui ew i —. SHAH YIELDS: == POPULAR DEMAND Persian Ruler Signs Décree for yielded in the struggle between him and« Parliament. WILL ADHERE TO

» al Punishment of Leaders of Riots. ee TEHERAN, Dec. 23.—The Shah has tie has signed and sealed a declaration on the Koran accepting the demands of the Constitutionalists, which include the punishment of the leaders in the riots and the dissolution of the court clique. This declaration he sent to the Assembly as a mark of his determi- nation to adhere to the Constitution. For a week there have been many dis- turbances in Teheran and other Persian cities, the lack of co-operation between t he Shah and the Parliament leading to the issuance by the Parliament of a manifesto Tuesday which was distrib- uted to the foreign legations and con- sulates at Teheran and in which it was set forth that the Shah was violating his covenant with the people and ask- ing that the rights of the Persian peo- ple be not permitted to be trodden un- der foot. Before this the Shah had caused the arrest of the Premier and several of the Cabinet ministers, who later were re- leased at the request of the British Minister. COUDREY’S ANTI-WYMAN

CHARGES ONLY VERBAL; MEYER ASKS STATEMENT

Postmaster-General Would Like to Know What Wyman’s Broth- er Has to Say. Congressman Coudrey, who is in St. Louis to spend the holidays, told a Post- Dispatch reporter Monday that he had not filed any charges against Postmas- ter Wyman, Oscar L. The charge although he had indorsed Whitelaw for the appointment. that Postmaster Wyman had promised to have his brother, Hen- ry Wyman, appointed as his successor have not been y made in writihg, but erbally by St. Louis congressmen to Postmaster-General Meyer. ing conferences with e with him. The three St. Louis congressmen dur- Postmaster-Gen- ral Meyer have talked over this matter It is said that the Postmas- ter-General would like to have a state- ment in writing from Henry Wyman on the subject. who remained h Congressmen Bartholdt and Caulfield, in Washington for the olidays, are working industriotisly with Senator Warner to prevent Wyman’'g reappointment. ‘According to late in- formation from ,Washington they arfe, Grant-like, determined to win the fight if it takes all winter. Congressman Coudrey said that he was not keeping in close touch’ with the postmastership fight, and had no state- ment to make regarding it.

= ecient CL LO CE te eC ~— ~~ 39° For Women’s, Misses’ and Chil. dren’s First Quality 60c Croquet Rolled Edge or Plain Storm Rubbers. Boys’ 75c first quality Storm Rubbers for Men's 85c first qual- 59c ity Storm Rubbers. $2.00 Worth of Cash Value Eagle Trad- ing Stamps with every purchase of 98 cents or over Tuesday. IF YOU BRING THIS COUPON HILTS SHOE CO. S. W. COR, Gth AND FRANKLIN AY. In addition to this the usual one stamp will be given with all pur- Chases of 10 cents or over. RUBBER BOOTS Men's, pure gum, extra thick rubber soles; $4.00 $2 98 a” values Women’s, Boys’ and Little Gent's RUBBER BOOTS $1.60 TO $2.60

‘ - “ values at $1.13 CREEK DRAGGED FOR BODY OF MAR WHO FELL OFF TRAIN East St. vouis Firemen Resume Search Monday After Work- ing Part of Night. The body of the man who fell from a Vandalia Railroad train and was drowned in Cahokia Creek near the Re- lay Depot, East St.Louis, Sunday night has not been recovered. Firemen from East St. Louis Hook and Ladder Co. No. 3, assisted by police, dragged the creek until midnight during a rainstorm, resumed Monday morning. George Crotty, a Vandalla yard clerk, reported to the police at 7 p. m. that a man had fallen from the train into the creek. Charles Johnson, a track walker, also saw the man fall and heard

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ee ee nn oe the splash as he struck the water be- neath the trestle. As a Vandalia freight train left the yards to start on its division run, Crotty saw the man catch a handhold on the side of the car. As the car passed over the trestle near the depot, the man lost his hold and fell between two trestles into the creek. _—— ee RAILROAD PASSES MISSING; STATESMEN STAY IN GAPITAL Congressmen Get No Mileage for Holidays—President to Go to Virginia. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—More states- men will spend Christmas in Washing-' ton than ever before in the history of the country. The reason is that railroad passes have been abolished and there is no mileage allowance for senators and representatives during the. holiday recess. As usual, the President and his family will eat their Christmas turkey in the White House and on the day after will go to Pine Kot, Mrs. Roosevelt's cottage in Albemarle County, Virginia, where they expect to remain unti] the follow- ing Tuesday. The President will be in ashington Jan. 1 to give the time- honored New Year’s reception. Nearly se = Cabinet members will remain in e city. DOCTOR FINDS CAUSE FOR WOMAN'S SUDDEN ILLNESS Affliction of Domestic’s Eye As- cribed as Reason for Her Speechlessness. The mysterious silence of Georgia Paris, who was taken to the City Hos- pital from the home of John Burdwell, 8 Rugby place, Saturday, is attributed to a tumor in the eye by Dr. Kirebner, superintendent of the hospital. He says he ,can account for the woman’s pe- culiar behavior on no other hypothesis. The woman, normally cheerful and talkative, suddenly became silent and refused to utter a word. Her only speech since this state manifested itself was to say, “IT don’t want to go to the hospital,’”’ when she learned that she was to be removed from the Burdwell home, where she was employed as a domestic. APPEALS UNDER SUNDAY LAW Man Indicted in Kansas _ City Makes Test Case. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 23.—Wil- liam Ryle, proprietor of a poo! hall here, recently indicted by the grand jury for operating his place in violation of the Missouri Sunday observance law and who was constructively sent to Jail when he refused to furnish bond for appearance for hearing, was today de- nied a writ of habeas corpus by the Court of Appeals. Mr. Ryle will not appeal to the State Supreme Court. It is a test case. PLEADS GUILTY TO TRYING TO | MAKE HITCHCOCK PAY $1500 Brother of Girl Who Acclises Actor Waives Attempts at a Defense. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Waiving. all attempts at a defense, Hugo C. Voecks, 20 years old, held on a charge of having attempted to extort $150 from Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian, today pleaded guilty before Judge Rosalsky and wil] appear in court, tomorrow to be gsen- tenced. The prisoner is the brother of Eisic Voecks, one of the young women Hitch- cock is accused «f heving entertained at his country residence at Great Neck during the absence of his wife, Flora aabelle, the actress. BARBERS’ UNION TO GIVE BALL Will Celebrate Christmas Eve in West St. Louis Turner Hall. ~ Christmas Eve will be celebrated by the Journeymen Barbers’ International Jnion, Local No. 102, at a grand ball in the West St. Louis Turner Hall, Beau- mont and Morgan streets. Elaborate arrangements have been made and a merry time is promised. The Arrangement Committee is: J. C. Shanessy, chairman; F. A. Heller, H. B. Martin, J. A. Martin, L. J. Becker and Joe Pohl Jr. The committeemen have devoted time to the ball prepara- tions and predict that the affair will be an overwhelming success. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Missouri—Partly cloudy and ld eye’ Tueed 7 oudy colder Monday M on- i ‘alent: pe u nnesota—Par ; ooder t and Tuesday; colder Tuesday and in a ion soasey ni owa— night «ht. cloudy Monday Tuesday; ler Pucota ¥y end in southeast portion ) Monday night. Sout ebraska and Kaneas— Partl ay and colder ome $b night; Partly

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MUSIC SOCIETY 27%. 30e ee tors oN oece RICHES DO NOT | wens aneat ousmono neve | a us DISLOND oe ie ; is MAKE RAPP INES, _A GIFT FROM JACCARDS IS SURE TO: pleases ? "s a COUNT ae men) PRICES RANGE FROM 26 cls. . TO $10,000. ’ : 8 Ee Loyalty and pride, Mrs. Helen Fleck Orpheus’ President Seeks to p : So cea ae “ae, ae : Ves 3 parents and friends know how James Recover Instruments from ee, ie Standish Fleck, son of a former Mayor : " y cenailijiiaias: of Columbus, O., treated her after their Director. ee: gee marriage. et alms lal Before taking the stand, Mrs. Fleck ~ told a reporter for the Post-Dispatch that all her friends thought she was HE CLAIMS THE RIGHT Mi , f (\ “doing well"' when she married Fleck, whose father, Peter Fleck, was a prom- inent business man in the Ohio capi- Defendant Declares Body (Paes ice | ~~ ta. A | ee i oe A Mn eek At | ’ Wealth Not Only Requisite. 2 Conducted Meetings in Veh £ Yet fe / a ata ii ng “But I soon found that family and z | | s 2 Vj i ti f L | Ht po) ae TAG Ags” Waa wealth are not the only things to be con- “ . og 4 | 10n aw. v - Birr Cae! i i | sidered when one marries,” Mrs. Fleck | se wre A BT ay VALE le U5 ly! | said. “Within two months after ou> Cluster Rings—$40, $55, $75, $125 and up to $1900. 4 Ml «794 oy 1 / (pdf | marriage my husband struck me, and | Necklaces—$175, $375, $1250 and up to $7750. : = ; The members of the Orpheus Musical HE OZ i f | at | 4 oa silehis ed get de ac EM ? Brooches—$15, $25, $45 $7 5 and u to $1500. Society, the object of which is to “‘pro- wainaie f He pee si pa ? | r. an rs. eck were. marr | Cuff Buttons—$12, $13, $15, $18, and up to $65. — e harmony amo amateur musi- ; , ; ‘ ! | sedi a cert master and former musical direc- ‘aa tor, and Stein's brothers, Carl and | 4 meg S| came to St. Louis. They were recon- | clled here, and he obtatined a position NC RO TRETE Boys’ Watches—$6, $8.50, $11.50, $14.50 and up to $26, Charles Stein. The young men went to pe sre eae Ree as traveling salesman for a paper com- the Weltner Conservatory, where the e oe ‘ee: : a society meets and where the _ instru- | . pany. They lived at 3215 Lucas avenue Solid Silver Tea Spoons, per set of 9850, ~ ah ments are kept, and took them away ne &S “6 4 three months.’ Then, in a fit of anger, i> ae hee : $5.25, $6.50 and up to $14.50. 5 after a quarrel about the distribution HELEN ; ae Fleck tore up his wife’s hat, she said, : of the profits from a Union Club con- oe and she left him again. Solid Silver Table Spoons, per set of c—H18.50, sty x. PLECES : ee Pet Kitten Caused Phrting. $1¢.50, $16.50, $19.50 and up to $26. | _ Zink did not miss the instruments un- , a There was another. reconciliation, li Silver Dessert & © eet of til Dec. -2, when a concert to be held at i — | which lasted even a shorter time. Mrs. Bo 10; $11.75, $12.50 be tp to $20. 6—$8.00, “the conservatory was abandoned after , Fleck says her husband threw her kit- $ up | | y Solid Silver Soup yee! per set of 410, the audience had gathered, because Jennings Funeral Today. ; ‘ ten across the room, and that when Pt $11.75, $14 and up to $20 ce ox

there were no instruments to use. The funeral of Mrs. Mannah W. Jen- she tried to protect her pet he threat- The Steins admitted taking the in- nings, 73 years old, who died Saturday ened her life with a revolver. Then struments, and said they had been/morning at the home of her daughter, she let her parents know that her mar- . placed in the custody of the trustees/ywrs Frank M. Crutcher, 1355 Euclid riage was a failure—before that, she ae of the society. When Attorney avenue, will be held at 2 o’clock Monday said’ she always had concealed her un- ee ee age Her-|afternoon. Interment will be in Belle- : ) happiness frem them studiously. er ein why he na one 8, the | fontaine Cemetery. The Rev. James M. : Fleck is making his headquarters at concert faster ‘replied: Philputt, pastor of the Union Avenue SAME S'S : Bape os > cK Charleston, Mo. Mrs. Fleck and her fa- “Because @ gang was running the Christian Church, will conduct the ser- ther have a flat at 709 North Ewing meetings in violation of the constitu- vices. avenue. ° tion and business was being illegally a (MERMOD, JACCARD & KINC) Broadway Cor. Locust pered® loudly_in his attorney's ear: “Everybody voted on everything. Ask him if they didn’t.” ‘ Mail Orders Carefully Filled, Catalog Matted Free, . On cross-examination John Blevins, | the attorney, did ask. Mrs, Stein ad- . mitted that a vote. was taken, but paid business was not transacted in Sis HE EE | LER its regular order. No reference was made to the concert proceeds, but sip LS PI oe a each of the Steins testified that efforts 1 te Nie eae eect ae “tgp ttate had been made to dislodge him from . : ene Uk ae ; —_ or > - & . Fn —Woe / - - % >t a SPORTII NG GOODS “ 2 - ~~ —-? + s a ae ry seal -oompomgonaaagley en In moisture and Guns, Revolvers, Air Rifles, Hunters’ Cloth- op # of the St. Louls arbe Co., Posies / ’ dust proof backages, ft AACA NS 61 om ¢ i x i ing and Boots, Bicy cles, Tric cles, Sleds, 4 2 ee ter tee. MENS: was NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY a ELEN RN oa /ff iit Autos, Ice and Roller Skates, ool’ Tables, 4 , P| VR RAY Y | Boxing Gloves and Football Goods. — a Harris’ $4 Polar Bear Shoss I p ‘ | Oe =: : Tax bills for 1907, as well as special bills for sprinkling: — eo WYMAN HAS vERTI¢O ATTACK SIR KNIGHT To spend-30 minutes are payable on or before December 31, 1907. Interest and p ultige With oF : accrue after January 1, according to law. com i iA :

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