St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 22, 1909

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Only Evening Paper i in St. Louis with both Associated Press and United Press Service i). _You. 61. NO. 155. _ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1909. PRICE ONE CENT MAYOR APPROVES — LAST ENGINEERS ~ POST-DISPATCH! O'REILLY NAMED | — — (Ill.) Police Get Representative Moore Shouts|Boller & Hodge of New York | _ Confession of Youth After “Cowards” When Resolu- Will Superintend Build- Lovers Quarrel. tion Is -Sidetracked. ing of Free Bridge.

— — — — — — — — — — — daa +" > | DAUGHTER OF W. J. BRYAN AND ARTIST

Mrs. William Charges Her Arti: WwW ith ‘Non-Support.

GRIEVED AT CRITICISM|PLEASED WITH CHOICE —— —— — SS Uncover Alleged Plot/Barton County Man Aims|Wells, in Statement, Denies — ; _jto Loot Big Bank in Local Highly-Tinted Spitball at That He Has Delayed 3 ‘ — Newspaper. Construction.

MARRIAGE WAS OPP OSED * _ | « poled ils pe RRS 2 ele EVES. TAKE HAWES’ DDG, HE SCORES POLICE or Wells, sent the names of Mr. Boller and Mr. Hodge to him for approval a few days ago. The engineers have an office at 1 Nassau street, New York. Statement by Mayor. Accompanying the notice of the ap- pointment the ~ Mayor issued this formal typewritten statement: “Unjust and malicious criticism has been indulged in against me concern-

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four members of the Missouri House of Representatives, —— by editorial criticism, today voted in support of a ~ | resolution attacking the Post-Dispatch. Over the protests of these members the others present voted to refer the resolu- tion to the Committee on Elections. Thiz committee has not been selected. The resolution was introduced by Rep- resentative Edwin L. Moore of Bartor: County, a Democrat, who moved its | adoption. His motion was seconded by Representative John G. Miller of Saline County, a Democrat. Representattve Fred B. Kies of Cape Girardeau County, a Republican, moved that it be referred te the Committee on Elections, his mo- tion being seconded by Representative William Hoeber of St. Louis. Vete Is 28 to 2. Repredentative Carter of Clark Coun- ty objected to the motion being re- ferred to the committee, holding there was no such committee appointed. He was overruled by Speaker Speer. A -| vote. was called for and the resolution was referred to the committee by a vote of 29 to 2. The resolution follows: Whereas, the St. Leuis Post-Dis- patch is afflicted with progressive political pessimism and is now of the opinion that the most conspicuous quality of both Democratic and Re- publican membership of the present State Legislature is moral and polit- cowardice, therefore, be ‘it . lved, That as the most con- spicuous quality of the Post-Dispatch is always abnorrial mixture of the cultivated faculty of falsehood and the natural curse of premature senil- ity, the House feels complimented and amused by the hostile articles of this journalistic Falstaff as it ‘multiplies its men in Buckram and slaughters fallen Hotspurs. Resolved, That in proportion as this Don Quixote in the grand knight- “errantry of journalism knocks Mis- sourl and her government, Missouri- ;ans may rest assured that their im- | perial commonwealth will grow and prosper and develop and increasing- ly deserve the good opinion of the righteous everywhere. Mr. Moore Is Wrathy. When Representative Moore realized the House had made a joke of his first

ing the délay in building the muni- cipal bridgé. As a matter of fact since the selection of a site the of- ficial records show that I have done _my ‘utmost to have the work begun. “Under authority of Ordinance %,- 119, enacted Dec. 21 last (which or- dinance I introduced in the Municipal Assembly May 26, 1908), I have this day. approved the appointment of en- gineers to prepare plans*and speci- fications and superintend the con- struction of the bridge. This will at last enable the city to proceed with this work in an intelligent, consist- ent and business-like manner.”’ Both engineers are members of the American Society of Engineers and the Institute of Civil Engineers of Lendon. They are engineers for the governments of Japan, Mexico and Brasil, and have bullt bridges in many different parts of the. world. They constructed the railroad bridge across a spur of Lake Superior between Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis. This bridge has the longest draw in the world —6§10 feet. They also constructed the Wabash bridge across the Monongahela River at Pitteburg, which has the long- est span in.the world—something over 800 feet. Mr. Hodge called on Mayor Wells last week and submitted a list of references. Mr. Boller also visited Mayor Wells. The engineers will receive as compensa- tion 5 per cent of tHe cost of the bridge. “T had a lot more names on my “ist,” was President O’Reilly’s com- ment on the action of the Mayor in approving the engineers. “And they were St. Louls men, too. I have heard the Mayor talk about giving prefer- ence to St. Louis men. He hasn't done ‘it In this instance. “T am satisfied with the settle- ment of the question, but there is no reason why thece names should have been approved, any more than the other names I submitted. The only objections to my former nominations were trumped-up ones.” BELLES AND BEAUX AND HOBOES WITH BELLS ON ARE IN ST. LOUIS SPOTLIGHT — — — — COME ON IN “It’s too bad SEY AND |} bout those beaux GET TAG No. |} .nd belles quitting AS:

he Professor Na- soleon show at the -ast minute,”’ said che head butler. “They can get aglenty of ‘boes from James Eads How,” sald the hostier. “He's got a convention of ‘hem here.” “But whet will they do for the velles?"’ “Oh, the ‘boes are here with the

perature tonight, & degrees.” The river is at 8 feet, a rise of L

Auxiliary Members Surprise Retail Grocers at “Stag” Dinner in Cafe.

When 2% of the wives of members of the Retail Grocers’ Association walked in unannounced on the grocers’ “stag’’ banquet at Lippe’s Cafe late Thursday night a half dozen blondes sitting in an adjoining room were hastily excused. The blondes left so soon after the wives commenced to srrive that some of them met the rear guard of the ladies’ auxiliary. This caused pointed questions to be put to the husbands, and soon it came out that the blondes had been im- ported from a playhouse to entertain the butter and eggs men. “What were those blondes going to do?” asked one of the grocers’ wives. interrupting his surprised greeting as he arose from the long table. “Oh, they were just going to sing a few songs,” was the reply. “Then why Ald they go away?” per- sisted the prune merchant’s spouse. “We'd rather hear our wives sing, of course,” answered the husband. “They weren't going to dance, were they?” asked the wife. “How could they, dear?’ was the grocer’s response. “You can see for yourself there in no stage here.” Some Were Courageous, This explanation, repeated in vari- ous forms by several of the husbands, cleared the slight atmosphere of sus- picion which had threatened to mar the little surprise party. Some of the more courageous of the grocers suggested that, ina&’much as the visitors had interrupted the in- tended entertainment, it was up to them to provide one in its place. Some of the wives were equal to this demand, and the piano was soon surrounded by the spice venders’ helpmates. Wives Sing for Them. Some of the men confessed after- ward that they had not known how well their wives could sing. There were no Carusos among the men, but most of them can carry a tune, and they began presently to help out in the choruses of “Harrigan” and “I Would if I Could, but I Can't, ‘Cause I'm Married Now.” Several of the grocers said Friday that it was the most enjoyable ban- quet they ever had, and that they didn't miss the blondes a bit. Mrs. Nicholas Petersen; wife of the treasurer of the association, planned the surprise. She and Mrs. D. H. Moriscne marshaled the grocers wives at the Postoffice and marched them across thé street to the cafe just as the husbands were pushing their chairs back after having par- taken of a dinner. The officers of the association, elected at the business meeting which — ihe banquet, were: Pres- J.

LEER UNDER SURGEON'S KNIFE CHICAGO, Jan. %—Joseph Leiter well known in New York and Chicago social and attempt to

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If They Can’t Find: Hussey, Can’t Find: Setter, He Says.

Harry B. Hawes, former president of the Board of Police Commissioners, has lost his famous English setter, Corby. He doesn’t think there is much chance of getting the dog back. ‘“‘Because,” he said Friday afternoon, ‘if the police can’t find Frank i.cussey, -how in the hobe convention are they go- ing to find my dog? “There is a gang of dog thieves in St. Louis; and the police are not doing anything to break it up.” Deg Stealing an Art. The former president of the Police Board is now president of the Mississip- pi Valley Kennel Club. “From conversations with other mem- bers of the force—I mean the club—I am convinced that dog-stealing has beén reduced to an art in this town. ‘They have stolen Corby four times in the last year. They got away with bim three times:-in a month just before the opening of the hunting season in October. “When you go to the police and tell them that your dog has been stolen they_advise you not to offer a reward. They say that the thief will pass him on to somebody else, who will get the reward as an innocent party, and that the real culprit will never be caught. Thieves Broke Three Gates. ‘‘The dog thieves had to break through three gates before they got to the ken- nel where I-kept Corby. I think the dos was the finest of his breed im St. Louis. I wouldn’t take $500 for him. He is almost pure white and his right ear is black. He has won many vench show prizes.”’ SALOME FALLS AND GETS A BLOODY NOSE! IS THAT ART? Gertrude Hoffman _ Recklessly Bumps Proboscis on Stage Near Phophet’s Head. CINCINNATI, Jan. 22—Miss Gertrude Hoffmann, the famous ‘“‘Saieme’”’ dancer, was painfully injured Wednesday night at the Lyric Theater. In her reckless fall to the floor, upon which is reposing the head of her beloved John the Bap- tist, Miss Hoffmann struck the dainty apex of her tip-tilted proboscis upon the unyielding flaggings with such force as to bring the claret in a free flow from her offended nostrils. It has been the custom of the fair Miss Hoffmann to acknowledge two, yea, even a8 many as three, curtain calis nightly, always with smiling visage. Wednesday night, however, the sparsely clad daughter of Herodias lay prone

Tawney Attacks Naval In-|to esumtne'too-siosty date Sue sere t crease Plan, Saying There Is No Danger of ‘War. ; oy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Representa- tive Tawney, chairman of House Com- mittee on Appropriations, attacked the program for naval increases today, at- tributing the present Japanese agitation to the desire to have the naval program adopted. He declared that there was no danger ef trouble between Japan and the Unitea States and that without a naval base in the mid-Pacific, Japan could do little damage to this country. He contended that Japan could not im- pose a farthing more of tax without cre- ating a revolution in that country. Mr. Tawney in his remarks predicted | a deficit of $126,000,000 for the present fiscal year and of $143,000,000 for. the next year. Replying to Mr. Tawney, Mr. Hep- burn of Iowa found reason for the in- crease of the Navy in the warlike char- acter of the American people. Every generation of Americans has had its war and possibly the next generation would have its ‘war, he said. Considering the bill section by section, the House approved the plan to build two battleships of the most powerful type. This was done after voting down amendments providing for fo battle- ships and for one battleship. The House overwhelmingly refused to strike out the provision for five tor- pedo-boat destroyers. JUDGE KRUM LOSES HIS FINE WHISKERS—BARBER CALLED IN CONSULTATION CUTS "EM OFF Attorney’s Face Foliage Sacrificed to Hasten His Recovery From Uness. One of the famous landmarks of 8t. Louis has disappeared. “Like Scylla and Charybdis, which stood unshaken for centuries until the Messina earthquake engulfed them, the whiskers of Judge Chester H. Krum, hirsute adornments famed in song and story, have passed away. When the attorney returns to his prac- tice he may require credentials to iden- tify him. Judge Krum is fll at his home, 5615 Chamberiain avenue. His physician told him that his chance for rapid recoy-| ery would be greatly accelerated by the sacrifice of his sideburns, to which he was very much attached. Reluctantly he consented that a bar- ber be called into consultation. The bar- ber thought so, too. Hence the excision of the famous Dundrearys which won

far the learned Judge free front-row cruelty to wh Mr. Leavitt —— * ported to havé subjected his — * Artist Leavitt is ed to | low the decree"to be granted by 4 ull ; “eported before the late pr campaign that the suit was to be but Mrs. Leavitt, who had defied her fa- ther’s wishes when she married, ac- quiesced to his request that the family’s private affairs be kepi out of the cam- paign, and deferred the filing of the sult until the election returns were in. Wife Wants Children. Mrs. Leavitt was a delegate to the last Democratic State Convention in Col- orado and made her home for awhile in Denver. It was supposed that her di- vorce suit would be filed there, but she where she has lived since her father's nomination for the presidency. Although her lawyer bases the plea port, it is understood that Mrs. Leavitt will fight for possession of the two chil- dren, on the ground that her husband is unfitted temperamentally and phys- ieally to retain custody of them. Thus the children who reunited Mrs, Leavitt to her father after her forbidden mar- riage again become the principal fig» ure in the young woman's marital un- happiness. Grandchild Reconciled Bryan, Willfam J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan fought bitterly to prevent the marriage of their daughter to Leavitt. The issu- ing of the invitations to the wedding of Oct. 3, 1963, marked their surrender, buc even after the ceremony was performed only after the birth of Mrs. Leavitt's fret child—Bryan’s first grandchiid. Miss Bryan had just bern graduated from the University of Nebraska at the age of 18 when Leavitt came into her life. He was a struggling artist who had been a failure in the East and had “rub out and start over.’’ mong the letters of introduction he carried was one from Gen. Joe Wheeler to William Jennings ryan. When he presented it, Mr. Bryan agreed to pus chase a portrait. ‘You look like a boy,” DRUGGIST RABOTEAU DIES __ UNEXPECTEDLY IN HOSPITAL}

‘ eral decided to bring proceedings in Lincoln; | for divorce on the charge of non-sup-] come West in the hope that he could}

Bryan sald, } * ans 8 6 i Raa : it | —J8 — @ — i = + “ Tie there was an estrangement which ended {i + RE se wae ae. preenes ee