St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 14, 1910

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14 Paper in St. Louis With the. Associated Press News Service.

| vc VOL. 62, NO. 267. 267. URY HUNG--7 TO 5 FOR aon ST. ‘LOUIS, SATURDAY AY EVENING, MAY 44, 1910. MAY 14, 1910.

DMITS VIOLATING AVIGATION RULES SHOULD HAVE STOPPED F That Vessel Was Out of Her * Course Discovered . When It Was Too Late. Piivesnicarors BUSY "Government Inquiry Is Se- - cret and Thoroughness ; Is Promised. ® Capt. Harry N. Crane, who if és in charge of the Steamer Ee lives, admitted to a Post-Dis- “ patch reporter Saturday that Pi- Tot Ed Pell technically violated _ the rules of river navigation by _ fot stopping the boat when it Tan into a smoke cloud front a lime kiln, a few seconds before ot Pell also admitted that * the rules of navigation he hs ald have stopped the — boat 4 len the smoke cloud became so s he could not see. statements were made before & apt. Crane appeared before the Unit- : ea States steamboat inspectors, Capt. Afchibaid Gordon and Capt. Ww. J. feDonald, at 10 a, m. Saturday to . er questions in the investiga- ordered by Gen. George Uhler, rising inspector of steamboat in- ection in Washington, + B Sant. J. J. Dunn, chief inspector at Louts, who visited -the scene of wreck Friday and made a person- ' examination of the conditions ex- there, did not sit in the investi- On. He was out inspecting other : a “Took a Chance” and Lost. Tas ~ Ed Pell has taken boats p through the smoke cloud many 468, as have other pilots on the " said Capt. Crane to a Post- i a 3 th ; a A gale | 7

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to ' . POST.DISPATCH'S excess over VAN STUDDIFORD ANNOYED BY SUIT AGAINST EX-WIFE Detroit Jewelry Concern Is Trying to Collect Balance of Unpaid Bill.

SHE DISPUTES CLAIM * Responsibility for Former Husband’s Purchases. Charlie Van Studdiford, who has been through matrimony, the divorce court lobby of the Buckingham Club, where he resides, early Saturday morning, dressed in a gray suit and looking very the news that his former wife, Grace Van Studdiford, had been sued in De- troit, Mich., for a jewelry bill con- tracted there. She testified in the case Friday and it was laid over until Monday, much to the annoyance of the celebrated light opera star, because the postponement compelled her to cancel a social en- gagement in Kansas City for Monday night. The jewelry bill sued for was a bal- ance of $528. In defending the matter Comic Opera Star Denies and the bankruptcy court, stood in the chipper, although palpably annoyed by

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A return to circles or three days out of five this week, as the figures in the cir- cles ‘below testify, the POST DISPATCH carried more adver- tising from the St. Louis mer- chants than the three next near- est St. Louis newspapers added together. The count for each day was as follows: Tuesday POST-DISPATCH /2cols. Globe-Democrat, Republic and ‘Times added together, 71 pes Thursday POST-DISPATCH 99 cols. Globe-Democrat, Republic and Times added to “ena 75 co Friday POST-DISPATCH 86 cols. Globe-Democrat, Republic and Times added together, .

Delay in Reaching Verdict Is Reported as Unfavorable for Prisoner.” ae MEN WHO HEARD CASE AGAINST THE ACCUSED PAYSICIAN, THE PRISONER, AND WIFE WHO HAS SHOWN FAITH IN HIM In the picture of the Hyde jury shown Sache the jurors who have been trying the case since April 18 are ranged as follows: Upper row—Byron C. Lillard, W. W. Curran, Samuel R. Johnson; Frank P. Hedges, Frank Claypool, Eli Rivers; lower row—Wiliam W. Castle, Ww. 0. Crone, Cyrus W. Whitehead, William Beebe, George C. Feldt, John A. Pilant.

NIRS, KEPPEL AND ALEXANDRA MEET AT EDWARD'S BIER Queen Comes Upon Favorite at the Threshold of the Death Chamber.

Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch and New York World. Veprnient 1910, by Press Pub. Co. ew York ‘World.) LONDON, May 14.—The history of the royal house of England contains no more dramatic incident than that at Buckingham palace on Monday, when the widowed Queen Alexandra and Mrs. Keppel met at the threshold of King Edward’s death chamber. That afternoon, at an hour when the Queen is accustomed to rest in her apartments, Mrs. Keppel went to Buck- ingham palace to look her last on the face of the sovereign who had so great- ly favored her. For a long time she had had the entree to the palace. She went upstairs and requested the official on duty to conduct her to the death cham- ber. As they neared it, the door: of Alex- andra’s apartments at the further end of the corridor opened and the widowed Queen advanced toward the room where her consort’s body lies. She stood stock still, and as Alexandra approached; Mrs. Keppel .eourtesied deeply and in a faltering voice said: “I suppose this is the last time I {shall have the honor of seeing you, Madame.’’ The Queen, recognizing her beneath the deep crepe veil, showed neither sur- prise nor resentment, but answered with great dignity: “Why not? Are not. the friends always my friends?” Follows Queen te_ Bier. Mrs. Keppei, overcome by this noble attitude,’ courtesied again more deeply than before, and the Queen motioned her to.follow into the death chambeer. There the two women stood gazing on the face of the dead King for some minutes, Mrs. Keppel weeping quietly. Then Queen Alexandra led the way from the room and they -parted. For many years King Edward never dined at Buckingham Palace except when official reasons compelled. Every night when in London he dined out at some friend’s house and always” met Mrs. Keppel. He used to say that when his work was finished he was entitled to some change of scene. During his last illness Mrs. Keppel went to the palace three times daily, remaining for a considerable time. She had not long left the palace on Thurs- day when Queen Alexandra arrived from the Continent. Mrs. Keppel saw the King even as late as Friday after- noon, accompanied by Sir Ernest Cas- sel. King’s Mrs, Keppel’s Income Large. Mrs. Keppel has an “igcome of $60- 000 a year from her investments, and possesses, beside, about $300,000 worth of jewelry. She is established in &

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ALT WRECKED BY WORK, STEEL MAN ENDS LIFE One of “Carnegie’s. Bright Young Men” Falls Victim to His Ambition, Webster M. Samuels, known as one of Andréw -arnegie’s “brilliant young men,”” shot himself through the right temple at 8:45 a. m. Saturday at. the home of his brother-in-law, Daniel E. | Garrison, 5368 Cabanne avenue, in de- }spair because the efforts which: had m:.de him secretary of a large steel company whc«:> 26 years old had _ also wrecked his health. He died a few min- utes after firing the shot. His wife, who was Miss Anna M. Mo- Clure, a society belle of Cleveland, O., was downstairs at breakfast with Gar- rison and his wife. Samuels arose from the bed to which he had been confined for six months, went into the bathroom and shot himself. His wife was at his side a moment later and-Dr. M. A. Bliss of 4929 Lotus avenue was summoned. He said that death was almost instan- taneous. Had Exhausted Nervous Energy. Neurologists who were treating him had informed Samuels that he would eventually recover, but it might be three years before he could replenish the reservoirs of energy which he had sapped in the cause of ambition. Samuels began at the bottom in the Trenton Iron. Works, at Trenton, N. J., one of Andrew Carnegie’s foundries, when he was 0 years old. - By des- | perate application and working day and night, he arose in six years to the sec- retaryship of the concern> and was aim- ing for a still higher position. for four more years he redoubled his efforts, and when his ambition seemed within his grasp, Overtaxed nature collapsed and he suffered a complete nervous break- down. An Invalid for Two Years.

YW. 0. A. FUND GETS SoUU0 FROM SAMUEL CUPPLES Generous Donation Swells Saturday’s Collection to More Than $12,000.

Collectors for the Young Women’s Christian Association Building would have fallen behind their low mark for daily collections—$11,000—Saturday were it not for the generosity of Samuel C. Cupples, the philanthropist, who sub- scribed $5000 to the cause. \ At 12:30 Bishop Daniel 8. Tutthk an- nounced the garnerings for the day as $12,292.94, making a grand total of $354,- 270.88. With three days more to work among the business men of St. Louis, the collectors feel certain they will have no trouble raising the additional $4,- 729.62 necessary to complete the $400,- 000 needed for their project. Mr. Scudder’s donation was pledged through his granddaughter, Miss Mar- garet Scudder, who visited the head- quarters at Seventh and Olive streets with the offering. Another large don- or was the Laclede Gas Light Co. with a gift of $1000. Bishop Tuttle congratulated the women on their effective work and told them he was proud to be allowed to mingle with them. ARKANSANS LYNCH NEGRO WHO WAD ATTACKED A WHITE MAN LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 14—“Doc”’ McLain, @ negro who severely injured Barnest Hale, a young white man at Ashdown, Ark., last April, was taken from two deputy sheriffs at that place late last night by twenty-five men and was hanged in the jail yara. The lynching was done quietly, not a shot being fired. All of the g Bscadl except two were masked.

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ERYLEBEN LEADS MARATHON RACE INTO: BELLEVILLE Johnson of East St. Louis] and Hatch and Pillivant of Chicago Close’ Behind.

MARATHON FACTS. Distarnice--26 ‘miles and ‘385 yards. Start—Outside of Freeburg, IIl., at 12 m,. sharp. *Finish—At entrance of Missouri Athletic Club. Record number of entries in pre- vious races—Thirty-eight. Best time made for the full route —fZh. 49m., made by Joseph Erx- leben, winner of 1909. Men pass different points on the road—Belleville, 10 miles, about 1 p. m.; Priester’s, 16 miles, 1:40 p. m.; Edgemont, 19 miles, at 2 p. m.; Tenth and Broadway, East St. Louls, 2% miles, at 2:30 p. m.; finish at clubhouse, M. A. C., 2:40 Pp. m,.

Joseph Erxleben of St. Louls was lead- er of a bunch of four runners In the an- nual M. A. ©. Marathon as they raced into Belleville at 1:6 p m. Saturday, an hour and five minutes after the start from Freeburg, Il. Close at Erxleben’s heels was Frank Johnson of Hast St. Louis, who was not. more than three feet ahead of Sidney H. Hatch of Chicage. L. J. Pillivant of Chicago was 50 yards behind Hatch. The runners went into and through Belleville without changing positions. Erxleben maintained a slight but steady lead in the run from Belleville to Edgemont. Frank Jéhnson of East St. nn who had kept at Erxleben’s ‘heels into and through Belleville, dropped to fourth place soon after leaving Belleville. The runners reached Bdgemont, 19 miles from the starting point at 1:55 Pp. Mm. Erxleben led and was followed close- ly by Sid H. Hatch of Chicago and L. J. Pellivant of Chicago. Frank Johnson was about 200 yards behind Pellivant at Edgemont. The other runners are fully a half mile behind the four leaders. John Mowe was the first to drop out of the race. He became exhausted after a run of eight miles and before Belle- | ville was reached. He was placed in the physicians’ automobile. Exactly at noon, Athletic Instructor C. W. Bassett of the Missouri Athletic Club fired the gun which sent on their long grind of 26 miles and 38 yards the scantily clad fie’d of 30 athletes. Three men were ruled out shortly be- fore the start for physical disqualifi- cations, and eight others failed to ap- pear, reducing the number of racers to 30, their numbers running up to 37. Around the st 0 ware _— _— numbers a ee enthusiasts from St. we a ADE wie ge 3, x tenn Cec AES

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