St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 10, 1910

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4 = | ial’ , - : : he r= Se i ay - . tis 4 MN Re I RR Re Oe te A RE ORE ee BEES Oo =a 7 ps : Dr Petter With 40,805 ae le tsres Is Filed in Jefferson City. TO cou on nee oo Is ae nc IN ST. LOUIS vA petition with enough signa- tures to assure the submission of & prohibition amendment to a vote at the fall election was filed Thursday with the Secretary of Btate by Judge Wallace of Kan- gas City, according to a dispatch to the Post-Dispatch from qe ef- State-wide prohibition. ‘The fact that the petition has no St. Louis signatures, revealed that all has mot been well with the prohibition cam- peign in St. Louis and that ihere is a Split between the ministers and the ‘workers of the W. Cc, T. U. , over the re n>. question. 2 ids of the prohibition movement ao. mi wt Papen ‘charge the ministers and ¥ les Roptharey. and indifference and lack of loyalty to rene of the Mis- ‘ skaa i CS. ‘ of re thints- 4 ng wae friends and lieuten- = eat Lenenaed Mrs. In lil, the. eninlineci have been very vy. And the churches ave been slow. ane w. Cc. T. t. does not like to iticize the work of anyone. It is just ie natural condition of St. Louis to be . St. Louis can generally be relied 1 when the crisis comes, but did you a it to rush into anything?. f un a My slow commercially as it is eee 4a Cites Gipsy Smith. is-no unusual. occurrence. How ' Gipsy Smith? , Look at the dirn- y the ‘ministers had to arouse senti- to get him here. But when the owes had been aroused the success of > th } revival was phenomenal. There is plent, of prohibition sentiment in st. a fe ne. Ne. Rave. to. do. is to it. We: were a trifle slow ‘a “to work, but we will have our fin before the time limit expires.” § Fannie D,° Robb, Mrs. Ingall’s nt-ha: lieutenant, does not take kindly to a view of the apathy of | and churches. “we are going to get all the signa- i We started out to get all right," is Robb. “Though with the num- Gf signatures filed by Judge Wal- Seale “it is no longer necessary for us ; re in Bt. Louis to do anything, we are Ot Foing to aliow a city of 300 churches @ disgraced by being on the absent we Started out to get our propor- se tt one mumber of names and we are g to get them.” 7 te January a mass meeting of ‘and enthusiastic friends of. ution was held at the residence of — at 5250 Westminster place. DP aacgoien | was selected to in St. Louis and y of the Fountain nal Church was made n of it. The meeting voted to - of the campaign in the committee and arrange- to organize in every

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COLD NIGHT COMING, BUT” TEMPERATURE WILL THEN RISE; DAY WILL BE FAIR THE TEMPERATURES. tok No wonder that the public hoHers when hogs approach eleven dollars. No wonder, when the price of chops all previous performance tops, and tenderloin, is up so high it has no limit but the sky, .that people anxiously persptre, and cry “The fat is in the fire!’’ ‘With poultry firm at 22, and not a vernal chiek in view; with eggs as precious as a lump of golden ore, and on the jump, no wonder that for spring we sigh; for then, hen ‘grass is shooting high, we can go out into the yard, while yet the vista Js unmarréd, all up and down the botlevard, and rob the Meat Trust, day by day, by eating grass and chewing hay. The official forecast: Fair tonight and Friday; rising temperature Fri- day; the minimum temperature to- night will be between 25 aud 30 de- grees. ; Missouri—Fair tonight and Friday. except threatening in south portion; rising tem- perature Friday ‘and in northwest portion to- night. Iilinois—Fair tonight and Friday. except threatening in south portion; rising tem- perature Friday and in west pertion to- night. GIRL 14 YEARS 7m Is MARRIED IN ST. LOUIS BY FATHER, A MINISTER Pearl Russell Goes | Goes Through Cer- emony With Hem of Her Wed- ding Gown at Shoe Tops. Pearl Russell, aged 14, the youngest bride seen at the St. Louis marriage license office for several years, was married to Edward McGowen in Recor- der Joy’s private office Thursday by her father, the Rev.. Reuben Russell of ‘the Fire Baptized,Aoliness sect. The Russelis live in . Fieldon, Iii, where, Russell has a church, and “Mec! Gowen is from Jerseyville,. He is” 21 years ‘old. aoe The visit t St. Louls was madé neces- sary by the Illinois law, which forbids the marriage of girls under 16 years of age. The bride, whose age most persons would have guessed. at 15 or 16, wore a skirt reaching to her shoetops, and her hair was worn on top of her head in a manner to give her a womanly appear- ance, “I didn’t care to have her marry so young,” spid the father, “but she in- sisted, and the young man seemed worthy, so finally her mother and I gave way.” Dennis O'Connor, the driver in whose carriage the bridal party rode from Union Station, was the witness to ‘the ceremony. The father remarked that, since they had gone to some expense in coming to St. Louis, he saw no need of paying a justice or another minister for @ service which he was qualified to per- ferm himself. The recorder acquiesced and offered the use of his office. The Rev. Mr. Russell is connected with the Kansas conferérice of. his church, but has worked in Iilinois for some time past. PAIR OF ED HEN’S EGGS W ER GIFT T0 POST-DI EATHER BIRD Solidifies © Lucullan Delicacies, Then Decorates Each ‘With Vis- ages of Theodore and ‘Big Bill.’ With a spirit of self-abnegation which one associates only with the actions of an anchorite, Mrs. Elizabeth: D. Wil- liams of 17083A North Taylor avenue, having obtained possessior of two hen eggs, deliberately deprived herself of these Lucullan delicacies that she might sacrifice them upon the altar of art. Mrs. Williams, being an ardent admir- er of the Post-Dispatch Weather Bird, determined to decorate these eggs and send them as an Baster greeting to that wise, witty and amiable fowl! whose daily comments on the passing show of life have kept its popularity undimmed for years, Having boiled the eggs to the consis- tency of a brickbat, Mrs. ‘Williams pro- ceeded to adorn them—one with the face of the mighty Bwano Tumbo, who revels in subduing the fiery, untamed giraffe and waylaying the ferocious and blood- thirsty monkey at $1 a word, and the other with the face of “Big Bill’ Taft. The likeness of former President Roosevelt is peculiarly. effective. Care- fully glued at the proper point is a

~ 238 . = t twit med t Sane ta 2 SR APT SS POR FDR oS ie Y ¥ ibezzsiement. Judge Hitch- cock immediately arnounced that he would fix ball at $15,000. Judge C. Orrick Bishop, another of Healy's attorneys, sprang to his feet and protested the amount of the bend as excessive. “Bail for a murderer would be no larger,”’ he exclaimed. Jones replied that it was usual to ex- act a bond equa! or in excess 6f sums alleged to.have been stolen. Judge Hitchcock added decidedly: “This bond is not excessive. One in- dictment charges the theft of $2110.50: for this I have set a bond of $3000. An- other alleges the embezzlement of $3767- 2%: for this I fix a bond of $4000. The third indictment charges the embezzle- ‘ment of $6971.94, arid the bond here will be $7000. The fourth charge is the theft of $99.97. I will ask $1000 bali for this.” Judge Bishop again objected, and de- clared that the Missour! Supreme Court had accepted a bond of $1000 from a man accused of embez=:.ng $6000. “Yes, and it was an outrage!’ inter- jected Jones. “F will stand on my decision,” said Judge Hitchcock. ‘The bond. will be 316,00¢.”’ Searching for Bondamen. Healy was permitted to sit in. the Sheriff's office while Rosch began a des- perate search for bondsmen. Col. Ba Butler, who was on Healy's $10,000 bord, CHILDLESS WIFE. - TAKE FUL HOWEFOLK = Memphis Matron Avows She} Will Advertise . Human Mites as Her’ Own. The 6-day-old twins of Mrs. Leslie Johnson of 2660 washington avenue have found a home and a new mother. Short- ly after noon Thursday, Mrs. James Powers of Memphis, Tenn., drove up to the house in an automobile, took posses- sion of the two human mites and bore thew away to the home of her mother, whose address she declined to reveal. “I don’t want anybody to know where I am going to take these children,”’ said Mrs. Powers, ‘‘for when I return home I want everybody‘tin Memphis to believe that the dear littl: things are my own. I have been married seven years, but have no children.’ Mrs. Powers, who is a strikingly hand- some woman of the brunette type, hard- ly yet in her. prime, says. that she has been in St. Louis overs. weeks visiting her mother. Moved by Pathetic Story. As soon’ as possible Inursday morn- ing—after having read the pathetic story of the posthumous twins in the Post-Dispatch the night before—she hur- ried to see the young mother, eager to obtain possession of the children, !f pos- sible, and to adopt them. Mrs. Johnson liked the looks of her visitor and readily gave her consent, but no legal action toward adoption has yet been: taken. The whole neighborhood turned out to witness the unusual sight as Mrs. Powers bore her little charges away in triumph. _ But Mrs. Powers was not the only caller the young motber had Thursday morning. There were six other women and one man. The first woman, after having inepected the babies carefully, admitted frankly that wv-h her it was a casé¢ of curiosity. Six Only Waated One Child. “{ have never seen twins before, she nalvely confided, “and I just want- ed a look.” : Two of the women were # years old or more. The others were younger, Al) of them were in earnest, but each of them wanted only one baby, and not two. The mother of the twins could not afford to listen to them. None of them gave their names. The man, sad-faced and anxious, pléaded for one of the babies. “My own baby died very recently,” he said, “and I want one to take its place." Mrs. Johnson is 19 years old. She was

i AMR Ne - Sagk test bet ees as a ; - RE SS PE 4 Pony Post-Dispatch bias to. Cuts Inflicted by Irate Hus 7 HE. SAT ON DIVAN ° _. WIFE WHEN | SUR Beaten on ‘Fabs With - Slashed on Facs and roy : feur for His Part. Special to The Post-Dispatch. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 10-—Fer | th was nearly slashed to death by Jack P.C ot packer’: s home early Sunday marsha Joe. ili ee today made a statement. Lillis Anish. Bo : eelared that the chauffeur sidea ; udahy from sta: were in their stocking fi feet, when they surprised 1 ee M: i 2. ty wate and Mrs. Cudahy, who were sitting on a divan | place matter, Lillis says. , It was by arrangement with Dr, Sam- uel Ayres that a Post-Dispatch corré- spondent visited Lillis at’ St. -Mary’s Hospital and exa.nined the wounds. ~ He found the following wounds, and each one was exylained by: Dr, Ayres: ‘One tong cut on the left side of the , [ning up to whe Fly ; we Bring Wemetie p the. - searchlight lantern et Mrs, : | nook, Rogtnniet below the’ ear an and run. : says her husband nsed in assaulting ‘er | Two slight cuts. or the e of right hand. One cat on both Cans ‘each tour fnchés long..." “ Thied cuts do. the ribat ie, tebew the 2 dcnee; cross cuts on the front of legs. There is no other: wound | all repor‘s, rumors and contrary. i 7 When Lillis leaves the hospital, which will be before tomorrow, he will be able to walk unaided. Today he said he was feeling as Well as ever, with the extep- tion of @ little stiffness causéd by the deep cuts on his legs. The banker said nothing during the time Dr. Ayres and the reporter were} examining the wounds. When ‘the ex- amination was concluded he smiled as much as the coritusion on his lower lp would allow, and sald: “Well, do I" took like I was a dead man? “It's just ‘been been brought to my attention recently what everybody is paying about the way I’ve been carved up,” satd he, with a faint. grin on his battered couhtenance. “Isn't it funny what ridiculous stories are going around about a thing of this sort? People never stop to investigate or search for ,elia- ble sources for their information. They just hear a story, believe it, and that’s ali there is to it.” Got Horrible Beating. : “Did you ever have two men sneak upon you and take you unawares?” he asked. ‘Well, if you_never had that ex- h, ~t sag! *3 a - 7 | i od i 5 «A ree * : . . 3 a « na - Pane ee 4 yoke a4 he ¥ . yoy ay ie Bs "\ e - * ’ is Fe i ne 7 7 , ‘ . taste : ; as , A —_ -. mf * 4 . ST eaee! ; yy. Declares That Chauffeur the Thick of the Fight In fact, although there are several cuts on Lillis’ face, in all probability he will have but one scar. This will be on the left cheek and the neck, where the butcher knife wielded by Cudahy slashed a ragged, ugly cut, This scar the banker will carry to grave. The wound js healing rapidly, a5. a thin, jine will always remain as the memento of that late Saturday night’s tragedy. The cut just above the are ¢ll

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