St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 11, 1908

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|" VOL. 61. NO. 83. ST, LOUIS, “WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER “11, 1908. Only Evening Paper in St. Louis : with both Associated Press and United Press :

Wes GNI RIDGELY HIS $25,000 JOB HAVE COST

WBRDGELY ‘and They Oust ‘Kansas City Society Leaders ‘Angered ‘at Exclu- siveness. of Former .Washington Favorite Husband From Bank Presidency.

Special to the Post-Dispatch. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 11.—In re- venge for‘the “‘snubs’’ which they be- HMevyed they had received from W.. B. Ridgely, wife of the former Comptfolle- of the Currency, Kansas City society leaders waged a social warfare against Mrs. Ridgely which has practically de- posed her husband from the presidency of the National Bank of Commerce of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ridgley will be at liberty to return te the gaities of life in the national capital after Jan. 1 When it was first announced that Mr. Ridgely would come to Kansas City to take charge of the reorganized Pank of Commerce he gave out an interview stating emphatically that he had not seriously considered the matter. His friends intimated that Mrs. Ridge- ly “positively would not think of com- {ng to such a place as Kansas: City to live.’ But the proffer of the bank pres- idency included an offer of a salary of $25,000 a year, and Ridgely final'y ac- cepted. Social Invitations Declined. At first the Ridgelys lived at the Balti- more Hote! and then removed to the Broadlands, an exclusive apartment house on the South Side. Invitations to social affairs poured in upon them, but | practically all were declined. It became evident that Mrs. Ridgely had decided that the social circle in which sie in- tended to move in Kansas City should be very smal). Mrs. Ridgely herself entertained scl- dem. She gave 2 number of ¢Cinners, but they were so exclusive that some of the most prominent society leaders in the city were ‘‘cut.’’ Even the ucquain- tences she was forced to form in the ex- clusive apartment house appeared to be distasteful to Mrs. Ridgely, and about a month ago her husband obtaine: a lease on the Gardiner Lathrop home at Forty- fifth and Walnut streets. Husbands Aided Wives. While the local society women were emarting under Mrs. Ridgley's ‘‘snubs,”’ their husbands, many of whom had been in the Bank of Commerce under tie Woods regime and up to the time it waz reorganized, were nursing 2 grudge against the former Comptro!'er for bringing men from Washington and Springfield, Il., to fll the importanr positions in the bank. These men waged a-silant tut deter- ¥ |} mined fight to retire Ridgiey, while the xf oe He] ee ee

to Washington,’”’ he remarked to a re- porter. Wife a Navy Woman, Ridgley has been married twice. His first wife .was a daughter of United States Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illi- nois. His present wife, to whom he was married two years ago, is the daughter of Commander Charles Deer- ing of the United States Navy. Senator Cullom is chairman of the Sen- ate Committee on Foreign Affairs, and for that reason he and his relatives, in- cluding the Ridgleys, are much sought after soclaily by the members of the diplomatic corps in Washington. RICH YOUTH TAKES LIFE TQ ESCAPE BLACKMAIL PLO! , vv CHICAGO, Nov. 11.—J. Edwin Stein, the proposed victim of alleged black- mailers, who were arrested yesterday,

committed suicide today in a room at & prominent South Side hotel. He was 2 years old and was a son of David Stein of the wholesale clothing firm of Ederheimer, Stein & Co. The men arrested in the alleged black- mailing plot were Charles Gerbaum, Jacob Marooney and Joseph Hankin. Their plan, according to M&rooney’s story to the police, was to “‘gather in- formation about young »cein, and then to demand $50,000 of the young man’s fa- ther on pain of having scandalous sto- ries spread. It is said that a loud-voiced quarrel among the three men on the street yes- terday, each accusing the other of at- tempting to cheat, brought about a revelation of the conspiracy. Young Stein’s suicide came 48 an unexpected und tragic sequel to the arrests. He is said to have been greatly depressed by the attempt to extort money from his father. He left letters to his parents and to the hotel managers on his dresser. Another letter be mailed to an under- taker.’ When the latter read it this morning he telephoned the hotel, say- ing that he Fsonne f ———, that a GREAT THRONG PAYS TRIBUTE Al CARMACK’S 1UMo Senator Slain in Street Duel Is Buried at Columbia, Tenn. IS SIMPLE CEREMONY His Pastor Delivers Sermon and Masons Take Charge of Interment.

CARMACK’S SPLENDID TRIBUTE 10 THE SOUTH HEN Carmack’s seat in the W House was contested by Josiah Patterson, during the second session of the Fifty- fifth Congress, Carmack delivered a speech which was_ reprinted throughout the country. It was one of the few speeches to which the late Thomas B. Reed listened with any show of enjoyment. Here is the peroration: “TI speak, sir, for my native State, for my native South. It is a land that has known sorrows; a land that has broken the ashen crust and moistened it with her tears; a land scarred and riven by the plowshare of war and bil- lowed with the graves of her dead; but a land of legend, a land of song, a land of hallowed and heroic memories. To that land every drop of my blood, every fiber of my being, every pulsa- tion of my heart, is eonsecrated forever. I was born of her womb, I was nurtured at her breast, and when my last hour shall come I pray God that I may be pillowed © upon her bosom and rocked to sleep within her tender and en- circling arms.” It was this speech which saved his seat in the House. COLUMBIA, Tenn., Nov. 11.—Business was entirely suspendea and the people of this city and county, together with many from-other Tennessee counties, turned out today to do honor to the memory of the late Senator Edward Carmack. Public buildings were draped in crepe out of respect to the memory of the man who was shot to death on the streets of Nashville Monday after- noon. Trains last night and today brought large delegations from all over the State to attend the funeral, which was held at 11 o’clock in the Methodist Church. The funeral services were, at the re- quest of Mrs. Carmack, very simple, but the scenes at the church and at the grave were impressive. The services at the church were in jcharge of the Rev. W. T. Boah, pastor of the First Christian Church here, the church of which Senator Carmack was a member. Rev. R. Lin cave of Nash- ville delivered the address at the church. At the grave the burial was conducted with Masonic honors. The Masonic ex- ercises were presided over by Maj. John Wil'‘iamson of this city, past grand mas- ter. Floral offerings were sent to Co- lumbia from all sections of the State. These, added to the flowers sent from this city and county, constituted the most gorgeous floral collection ever seen at a Tennessee funeral. The offering from the citizens of Columbia and Maury County was a magnificent pall which covered the entire casket and was composed of American beauty roses and white shrysanthemums, white roses, lilies and ferns. 006, PUNISHED, ENDS iTS LIFE Jumps in Front of Trolley Car After Being Whipped. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 11.—A large bull terrier belonging to Vernon Shrode committed suicide here this morning. The dog was whipped by Shrode’s wife and ran straightway and jumped _ in front of a rapidly moving traction car. The anima] was ground to pieces.

‘put not seriously injured. GILLAM, FAMOUS CARTOONIST, ON POST-DISPAICT Leading Artist of “Judge” Will Hereafter Draw for St. Louisans. ROOSEVELT’S FRIEND ——— Is Creator of “The White Man’s Burden” and ‘‘His Master’s Voice.” r ICTOR GIL- LAM, a fa- mous cartoon- ist who for 16 years was the leading artist of the comic weekly Judge, has joined the art staff of the Post-Dispatch. Henceforth his work will ap- pear exclu- sively in this newspaper. Those who have been fa- miliar with the cartoons of Judge will re- member many which bore his name, notably “‘The White Man’s Burden” and “His Master’s Voice,’ which were given special printimgs ana wide circulation. President Roosevelt has an extensive collection of Mr. Gillam’s drawings and was so much interested in his work that he invited the artist to visit him at the White House. The invitation was ac- cepted and an intimate friendship was the consequence, In addition to his work as a cartoonist for publications, Mr. Gillam has ap- peared upon the stage, drawing pictures for the amusement of Keith & Proctor audiences after an exceedingly novel and interesting method. He was led to undertake this work after successfully entertaining school children in England during a visit there \gome years ago. Being invited to attend a school he offeréd to repay his enter- tainers by drawing upon the blackboard. His hasty comic sketches so amused the children that he was invited to other schools. He invented a means for invading a comic sketch, which seemed complete, with other figures, which intensified the fun, but which the audience had not seen him draw. His careful study of anatomy and of drawing, united with his strong sense of the comic, enables him to work very quickly and with few lines. Fourteen Faces in Seven Minutes. One of his interesting feats is to draw 14 faces depicting the ages of man and woman from infancy to oldest age, in seven minutes. He begins with the face of a baby, and by wiping out or adding lines causes sex to change and shows the progress of years. He says, “I was born in England, which was no fault of mine, as I would rather be a native American. I was brought here when 6 years old, and given a public school education. ‘In extreme youth I evinced a liking for art and was sent to Cooper Institute in New York City. I was astonished to note the length of:time students took to finish a drawing and decided that, a office boy in the art department of a New York newspaper, I would advance more quickly. Some of the artists insisted that as a preliminary to art I must run for boiled eggs. This proved detrimental to my clothing and my mother compelled me to resign. “Later I drifted into crayon portrait making. About 19 years ago I entered the cartoon field. In the beginning I made from $5 to $7 per week, but my earnings increased rapidly, and I be- came a member of the Judge staff, Mr. Gillam’s work will hereafter be a daily feature of the Post-Dispatch, aiding its readers to see the funny side of life on most occasions and preaching a needed sermon at times. WRECKS GAR TO SAVE CHILD NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1L.—To save the life of a child that had crawled onto the tracks, James Tolson, a motor- man at Monroe, La., today wrecked his street car, risking the lives of half a dozen passengers. Tolson’s car was running down 4a steep hill when he observed the child on the tracks. Tolson applied the brakes with a jerk and reversed the current. The sudden stop threw the car from the rails and it slid 20 feet down the street, almost upsetting. Several of the passengers were badly bruised,

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WIFES “SMALL BOY” G FEET SCARES, HUBBI - William Smith, 5 Feet High, Had Warm Welcome Ready for His Stepson.

When William Smith, 5 feet tall, wooed and won the Widow Bolhofner, she told him that she had one child, a boy, by a former marriage. “But he will live elsewhere.and he won't bother you,’’ she said. “Oh, I love children,” replied the pros- pective bridegroom. “‘I know I'd like the little fellow. He must come and see us often when we get settled.’’ Thursday the doorbell of the new Smith home at 142 North Twenty-first stroet rang. Smith, 5 feet tall, answered it. “Child” € Feet @ Inches. A mountain of a man stood on the front stoop. Between the soles of his shoes and the top of his hat were 6 feet and 6 inches of brawn and muscle and sinew. Pushing past Smith, he walked into the hall and looked around. “Who's running this shack?” he said in a deep bass yoice. “I am,"’ rep..ed the trembling Smith. “Aw, get off the earth,”” thundered the visitor. ‘“‘My old. lady runs this shack.” “Are you’’—— ‘Yes, I'm the old lady’s kid son, Andy. Don’t trifle with me or you'll lose your block.” Fiees From “Little Boy.” The “child” made menacing motions and Smith ran into the parlor and bar- ricaded the door with furniture. Then, leaning as far as he could out of the front window, he called for the pelice. ‘What's the matter?’ asked a patrol- man, who came on the run. “My wife's little bey threatened to knock my biock off,”’ replied Smith. The patrolman opened the front door and peeped into the hall, catching a glimpse of the “little boy.” He called for reinfercements before making the arrest. On the witness stand in the Dayton Street Police Court Wednesday the “‘lt- tle boy’ gave his age as %. He is a

SULDIER 1S FOUND YING IN CLUB: HINT Tt MURDER Private’s Skull Crushed, Ex- pires After Being Taken to Jefferson Barracks.

The police are investigating the mys- terious death of Private Forsythe, a Jefferson Barracks soldier. Col. R. M. Gettys, commandant at the Barracks, telephone to Chief of Po- lice Creecy Wednesday saying that For- sythe was found unconscious at the rooms of the Broadway Club, 8606 South Broadway, opposite Mannion’s Park, Tuesday morning, and that he died of a fractured skull Tuesday night at the Barracks Hospital, without regaining consciousness. The Colonel‘ suspects that the soldier was murdered. ST. LOUIS CLUBWOMEN HEAR ENGLISH SUFFRAGETTE SPEAK Mrs. Philip Snowden Gives “Peeps at Parliament Through a Woman’s Eyes.” Mrs. Philip Snowden, English suf- fragette leader and wife of the mem- ber of the House of Commons for Blackburn, arrived Wednesday after- noon at the Union Station, and was taken in an automobile to the Wednesday Club’s new »bullding, Westminster place and Taylor avenue, to address the clubwomen. “Peeps at Parliament Through a Woman's Eyes,” is the topic of her address, Mrs. William Trelease met Mrs. Snowden at the station and accom- panied her to the clubhouse. Mrs. Snowden is a tall, slender blonde of dainty beauty and of aris- tocratic appearance. Her aspect and manner are far removed from those of the suffragette shown In the car- toons of London Punch, not to men- tion some papers in the United States.

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