St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 26, 1909

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“FIRST IN EVERYTHING.” Only Evening Paper in ‘St. Louis with both . Associated Press and United Press Service

: VOL. 61, NO. 218.

ON OF ; GAS WEA City Directory for 1909 Con- tains Between 3500 and 4000 New Names.

41,000 VACANT HOUSES

Number of Tenantless Dwell- ings Attributed to Business Depression.

BOOK IS. IMPROVED

Stranger Can Learn From the List of Streets What Car to Take.

The St. Louis City Directory for 1949 is on the press and will be ready for de- livery about -Apri!l 15, a month earlier than last year. ~ Several new features have been added to the book, among these is adding the room number to the address of all oc- cupants of office buildings. For in- stance: John Jones’ office is room 1105 Missouri Trust Building. In the direc- tory His name will appear: Jones, John, 1195,70 Olive street. In the street directory the car line necessary to reach it will be given, which heretofore has been found only ‘in specially prepared directories. The compilation of population shows that St. Louis has fallen far below that which might be normally expected. Inerease in Population. Betweer’ 3500 and 4000 new names have been added to the directory. These fig- ures multiplied by the constant—2%— used throughout the country to deter- the total population, show an in- styetween 9000 and ee per- While the reports of the esnviinnie plow that the percentage of persons Sees in: flats and apartment jhouses haw iticreased ahd that building ‘opera- aré jJargely in the direction of that class of dwellings, yet the figures show that there are in: the city 11,000 vacant ho and flats. This does not take inte consideration vacant stores and of- five buildings. “These figures will be & great disap- ‘pointmhent to those who have net studied Mise phen * said F. M. Gould of the uld Directory Co., publishers of the firectory. “The small increase over last year is, . believe, due recent business depression. But To do this she had to borrew money. In 1893 was in the same Condition. The developed so fast that Chi- had to borrow money to take care hit that city hard, bit d time to work up to work on its own capital came up with a jump.” think is the remedy for ad was asked. + | Tee Many Hands at the Wheel. aa centration of interests and energy. sae are trying to put St. Louis to the DYNAMITERS WRECK STORE. AND DAMAGE TWO BUILDINGS

Dr. when Mrs. Culbertson was found gasping | outery until she heard the moans which [ SALEM, Mo., March 9A ‘were. 0c |" eminent seed exp. er

| OVERT ON Y WEBER TH. aestee cottriaisat 8 ORELLY ON DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL TICKET hia Estate Exchange Secre- tary’ Probably Will Fill Remaining: Vacancy.

Gerald’ B. O’Rellly, sécretary of the Real Estate Exchange, probably will be placed .on the ‘Democratic City Council! tioket Friday afternoon. There is one vacancy on the ticket, and a majority of teh members of the Democratic City Committee are in favor of Mr. O’Rellly. Thomas Maffitt was asked to take the nomination, but ‘he declined on account of the sickness of his father. George Korte and Bernard Israel, two of the convention nominees, withdrew. Dr. John M. Grant was nominated to fill one of the vacancies. The committee will determine at anh afternoon meeting whether "Mr. O'’Relfily will. go on the ticket. The committee accepted the resig- nations of P. J. Kelly and Walter P. Dwyer as candidates for the Board of Education. In tendering his resigna- tion. Mr. Dwyer ‘complimented = the committee on getting Thomas E, Mul- vihill nominated for the School Board, Gibson Succeeds Schroera, Mr. Dwyer stated that all good voters would be giad to accept Mr. Mulvihill and support him at the polls. The committee decided to put the names of the Republican candidates, Frank. L. Magoon and Herman Mauch on the School Board: ticket. Ex-Couneliman Charles E. Gibson was Placed on the Board of Freeholders to fill the vacancy. caused by the resigna- tion of John -Schroers. 4 No. candidates for the House of Dele gates tendered their resignations. committee took a receas at 1:30 p. mm and it was stated then that ne enevet resignations are expected. Withdraw- ' als cannot be. made after Friday. All vacancies must be filled by Saturday. oom DEAD AS HE 1S CHALKING UP A STRIKE),

Arthur J. Grueber of 21 North Vans deventer avenue, a clerk in the Frisco Railway offices, dropped- dead Friday ad The} BOUGHT | ey =e : > a a: . BS Se ry 8:30 o'clock Friday 1 * come Wp Pe BA Br sdichsartonns rll ill you,” head a Springfield rifle. Its heavy for her to hold at | so she rested it cn a ) Stebe continued to peo the and at the same om a) , “*¥es,” she ‘sald, “put 0 next time.” es ee wh Such was the story w eyed ie woman, wie evi away from me, al | determined | shoot him the ae? oS or ‘ me. were married in * ever since then amy te ee of territe oe a | a. A F 3% afvernoon in the De Soto bowting tley4. |) un been sen