St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 6, 1910

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ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With the Associated Press News Service.

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“VOL. 62. NO. 351. ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1910 PRICE ONE CENT :

— KING ALFONSO ON LIPTON YACHT AS GALE DISMASTS IT

Spain’s Ruler Caught in aStorm Near Cowes, While Guest of Mil- lionaire Sportsman.

Special Cablegram to the Post-Dispatch. COWES, Isle of Wright, Aug. 6.—King Alfonso of Spain nar- rowly escaped death today when the yacht Shamrock, on which he was a guest of Sir Thomas Lipton, was dismasted in a storm which swept over the Isle of Wight, doing great damage to shipping. Other yachts have gone to the aid "of the royal visitor and ad- vices from the scene are that neither he nor his millionaire host suffered injury. The crew of the yacht, it is reported, also was un- harmed. King Alfonso is here to witness the races and with Queen Victoria will visit the Queen’s mother, Princess Beatrice. He arrived from France, after being entertained by the Presi- dent of that Republic, and was attending the yacht races, in which he has shown much enthusiasm. Sir Thomas Lipton ittook the royal visit- or out in the Shamrock and although a stiff breeze was blowing and a light rain was falling, no immediate danger was anticipated. Soon after the Shamrock’s de- parture, the wind strengthened, until it reached the proportions of a gale and a heavy rain fell. A sudden gust struck the Shamrock and her masts were snapped off.

quickly righted the vessel and she was brought head on to the gale, riding the huge waves in safety. This is the second time that ill luck has followed Sir Thomas Lipton in en- tertaining royal guests on his racing yachts, King Edward having been a guest on Shamrock II when the chal- lenger for the America’s Cup was dis- masted and wrecked by a sudden squall on the Solent, May 22, 1901. | King Edward had a miraculous escape from injury when the topmast and then the heavy a. mast gave way, the wreckage coming down. all over the deck. A heavy block fell between Lady Londonderry and Mrs. W. C. Jameson and a wire rope struck Sir Thomas Lip- ton on the head, momentarily stunning him.

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BANDITS AIL STAGE DRIVER AND GET $18,000 GOLD Women Are Also Robbed by Road Agents in Lonely Part of New Mexico. i

SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. 6.—Capt. Fred Fornoff of the mounted police was notified today that the stage from Mogollon, Southwest Socorro, coming the driver xilled and $18,000 worth of gold bullion stolen. Mogolion is 70 miles from the near- This stage was held up last week and three women passengers were robbed of $650. Several posses took up the trail for the robbers today. According to later reports the rob- ing to the Ernstine Mining Co. and the Socorro Mining Co. Mounted po- lice have wired that they are also on the trail of the robbers. Driver Found Dead. Jose Nominguez, the driver, was shot dead and thrown out into the road by the bandidts. The stage was then driven off and robbed. When the stage was two and a half hours overdue at Glenwood, driver Jake Rouse, who was to relieve Dominguez, started out to meet him and found Dominguez dead in the road. The mail sacks were unmolested. UNSETTLED WEATHER CAN NOT CHANGE THIS SUPERB SUMMER RESORT TEMPERATURE THE THRPERATURES.

Yesterday's Temperature. ~. S81 at 3 p. m. 65 at 6 a. m. “Another popu- lar superstition exploded,”’ smiled the Straphanger. “Yes, the public gets wrong no- tions about things sometimes,” agreed the End Seat Hog. “I suppose the Terminal will tell us next that there is no Mill Creek Valley.” “Oh, I thought you were talking about the disap- pointment of the landlubbers on the Amphitrite.” “No. But the

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SAILOR BLOWN INTO SEA BY SUBMARINE EXPLOSION Seven Men Hurt on British Craft Which Once Sunk With Entire Crew. PORTSMOUTH, England, Aug. 6,— Two officers and five men were dangerously injured today by an ex- plosion of gasoline on the navy sub- marine A—1. So great was the force of the explosion that the coxswain was blown completely out of the conning tower and fell into the sea. The A—1l1 seems ill-fated, being the same boat which was sunk in collision off Portsmouth in 1904 early in its career, all aboard being drowned.

The Post-Dispatch is the only evening paper in St. Louis that receives or pub- fishes news gathered by the Associated Press. ! | Hereby Hangs — Tale 42 Columns of St. Louis Mer- chants’ Adver- tising in Fri- days rOst- DISPATCH.

The same day the Globe- Democrat, Republic and Star combined published only 40 columns.

j lately,” YOUTH ENDS LIFE IN O'FALLON PARK OVER GIRLS LOVE J. W. Dreckshage First VW rites to Post-Dispatch of Plan to Kill Himself. —————————— DIES AS NOTE ARRIVES

Body Is Found by Negro Girl, Only a Short Distance From a Cemetery.

John W. Dreckshage, 20 years old, de- spondent in love and jealous of a rival, shot and killed himself in O’Fallon Park Saturday morning. His bodv was found a few hours after a letter had been received by the Post-Dispatch from him, announcing his intention of ending his life. Immediately on receipt of the letter by the Post- -Dispatch, a reporter | was hastened to the Dreckshage home at 4311 Blair avenue, to notify. the- young man’s mother. Dreckshage also wrote a letter to his mother telling her of hig intention. An- other letter, addressed to his mother, was found with the revolver, beside his body. The wording of all the letters in- dicated Dreckshage was under great mental stress when he wrote them. In his letter to the Post-Dispatch, Dreckshage said Anton Reiss of 4241 Schiller Place was his rival for the hand of a girl, and declared Reis&’ vic- tory in winning the girl’s favor had driven him to take his life. Reiss is a solicitor for the John Han- cock Insurance Co., and told a Post- Dispatch reporter over the telephone that he knew ‘‘Drake,’’ the name signed to the letter to the Post-Dispatch. He denied that he had stood between Dreekshage and the girl with whom he was in love. He refused to give the name of the girl, which was also omitted from Dreckshage’s letters. The body was found lying in the grass near the Old Trinity cemetery, which adjoins O'Fallon park on the Broadway side, by a negro girl, who reported to Policeman Joseph Speed in the park police station. He found a revolver lying beside the body. Dreck- shage had shot himself through the head. The letter was as follows: St. Louis, Aug. 5, 1910:—Post- Dispatch: Dear Sir—I have come to tell the world goodby. I am crazy, and I want to square myself. It has driven me to take my life. I have been a misfortunate man all my life, and now \have come to end it, and it is over now. I_ have been in love with the very prettiest girl in the world, and this is what it has driven me to. And Mr. A. Reiss, collector .or the John Hancock Life Insurance Co., has driven me to do what I have. I have not been working for some time, and I could not show the darling a good time the way I wanted to. Her mother and I got into some trouble, and it has hurt me ever since. But I have forgiven her for that. It has been he that has always been coming around the house, and he took her away from me once, and I can’t bear the sight of him any more. Iam a young man, 23 years and 4 months old, and am very sorry that we will not get to see one another again. And he igs the cause of it. I am a young man that made good money all my life until here about 4 months ago, and it has broken my heart. I always stayed in the yard the last month, worrying and thinking of the good time she and I could have together, and I have stood it as long as I could, and I thought this would be the best way. Here is the darling’s picture and mine. Have them put in the paper, and then send them to my mother, and have the Toronto, Can., Phila- delphia and Chicago papers please copy. Now, don’t forget to send the pic- tures to my mother, and please tell my friends to forgive me for what I have done. That is all I have to say, so good-by. J. W. DRAKE, JR., 4311 Blair avenue. That the letter was signed “Drake” is explained by neighbors as due to the fact that the family is often called “Drake” for short, instead of Dreckshage. Mrs. Dreckshage said to the Post- Dispatch reporter who saw her that she did not place much faith in the intention expressed in the letter. “John had been worrying a great deal said Mrs. Dreckshage, “but I did not know exactly what was the matter, He has told us about the girl, whom he called ‘Daisy,’ with whom he was in love, and has said that an in- surance man was his rival. “He left home at 6:30 this morning without saying where he was going. After he was gone, I discovered that he had taken with him $9 which he saw me put into @ coffee can last night. “IT hardly think he will carry out his threat. I received a similar letter from him in the early morning mail today, but believe that he is only beside him- self with worry, and that when he quiets down he will be all right.” Mrs. Dreckshage said &@ revolver which

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POLICEMAN WOULD NOT REPEAT DAMN REYNOLDS. USED Patrolman Beerman Dis- missed for Being Absent From Duty Without Leave.

In relating a conversation he had with Judge Reynolds, President of the Board of Police Commissioners, Patrol- man Henry Beerman neglected to men- tion that Judge Reynolds had used the word ‘‘damn.’’ He was rebuked by the head of the Police Department for not repeating the entire conversation. Beerman was before the Board on several charges but the one in which the Commissioners were chiefly concerned was that Beerman had absented himself from duty without permission. Beer- man said President Reynolds of the Po- lice Board had granted a leave of ab- sence to him. “On July 18 after I had been repri- manded for taking expense money at a Police Relief entertainment I went to Judge Reynolds’ home and asked him for a furlough,” said Beerman. “I un- @erstood the Judge to tell me to take the furlough.” Judge Reynolds’ face flushed with an- ger. Policeman Advised to Quit. “Relate our entire conversation,” he commanded. ‘Tell everything that was said, even the indelicate language that was used.”’ Beerman hemmed and hawed. “Didn't you tell me you were sur- prised because the Board had treatea you fairly with respect to the Relief Association charge?’ demanded the President of the Board. “Didn't I tell you that fairness was the policy of the Board, that we wanted to smoke out the crooks? Didn’t I tell you to resign and get out of the department if you felt the Board was not handling the cases with fairness.” Beerman shifted from one foot to the other. “Tell everything that passed between us,”. repeated Judge Reynolds hotly. “Do not reserve anything.’’ Beerman was silent. Patrolman Is Dismissed. ‘Well, all we want to know is, did you report for duty July 16?” said the Judge. “No, sir, I did not,” said Beerman. “Very well. then.” The board retired, and a few seconds later announced Beerman's dismissal from the force. Judge Reynolds did not say what oath he wanted Beerman to repeat, but it is understood that “Uncle Joe” Cannon's pet word was used in the conversation

10 COVER CIGARS, BEER AND SHINES No Shaves, No Ice Cream Soda, No Newspapers, Is Sunday Program.

Granite City will be “roped in and put under a canvas tent’ Sunday. That is the way the opponents of the lid, which went on last Sunday, express the situation. In other words, the lid will be clamped down so tight that: @) a soul can breathe, It will be on frou.. midnight Saturday until 5 a. m. Mon- day. This is the program: Not a cigar will be sold. Not a shoe wilil be shined in public. Not a face will be shaved in a barber shop, Not a collar will be sold in a store. Not a drink will be sold in a saloon. Not a-single ice cream soda will be retailed. Not one newspaper will be sold on the streets. The only exceptions to the lid will be these: The street cars will be allowed to run, the big manufacturing plants may keep their fires going, and drug- gists will be allowed to compound pre- scriptions. Alderman Leads Move. The leader in this drastic move is Al- derman George Kennedy. The present situation arose out of a wrangle in the Board of Aldermen last Tuesday night, following the pressing down of the lid on the saloons by Mayor Charles Uzzell last Saturday midnight, for the first time in the town’s history. “Tf we're geing to have a lid,” said Kennedy and his confreres, ‘‘we'll have a good one. We'll close up everything.” And that they are preparing to do. Kennedy is supported by Aldermen George Beadles, Joseph Krill and August Horstmeyer, a saloon keeper. Mayor Uzzell, who ts in favor of the lid for saloons only, is supported by Al- derman Jacob Reintges and by Alder- men John Meserang, Stephen Waters and Fred Heely, who constitute the Police Committee of the board. Two aldermen— David Mosey and J. Bromley—are on the fence. ‘The only man who will by any means escape the lid is Frank Venk.. He owns a saloon at Fourteenth and State streets, and the boundary line between Madison and Granite City runs through his building. He pays his license to the city of Madison, but the lid-clampers in Granite City say they will compel him to pay his license to them, or else move over the line. The Uzzell faction believe that the ob- ject of Kennedy and his backers is to force a reaction against the saloon lid. — NO SOLICITORS FOR THE POST-DISPATCH MILK FUND HE Post-Dispatch has no agents, and has authorised no one to solicit subscrip- tions for the Pare Milk Fund. It has not offered amy prises for the largest amount raised. Contributors should send their offerings direct to the Post-Dis- patch or give only through per- sens they know to be personally

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7 |OKLAHOMA SENATOR AND MEN HE HAS NAMED IN HIS STORY OF OFFER OF $50,000 BRIBE MEDIGAL COLLEGE ESTABLISHES A GHAIR OF BATHS Experiments Will Be Made on Professors, Students and Others.

When the Barnes University. Medical College gets its new School of Hydro- therapy to going strangers seeking a bath will not have to be advised, in the language of an ancient wheeze, to “go to Eighteenth and Wash.” Instead, they can go to Garrison and Lawton avenues and get any kind of a wash they prefer, as part of the daily hydro clinic. Dr. E. O. Greer of 2780 Park avenue, whose sunset-in-the-Ozarks beard is one of the scenic attractions of the South Side, and of which he is very proud, is to be dean of the new department and occupy the “chair of baths.” He will supervise the washing of the great, or little, unwashed and the instruction of students in the science of applying water to the human body. The school will resemble the one established in Berlin by Dr. Wilhelm Winternitz. Water as Best Stimulant. Almost every person, from the bar- tender to the president of the W. C. T. U., agrees that water is the best “wash.”’ Dr. Greer says it is also the greatest stimulant known to man. “Water.” says Dr. Greer, “is a pow- erful stimulant and must be used care- fully. It is the greatest tonic in the world, if not indulged in to excess or tn an ignorant fashion, but will play havoc with the human system if it is abused.”’ The ‘school of the tub” is to be thoroughly equipped before the university opens for the fall term. Among other innovations for a medi- cal school there will be establishea shower baths, douches, sprays, tnb and foot baths. Experiments on Professors. Experiments will be made on students, patients In the hospital of the university, outsiders who volun- teer to be washed and even the professors. Dr. Greer says that the faculty of Barnes University bas been encour. aged to establish a “school of the tub” in St. Louls by the success of one established at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York city and the few others in the world. Water,” Says Dr. Greer, “Is the greatest cure known to man. Its

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Says He Explained to President That Govern-- ment Had Promised to Sell Tribal Lands . Without Any Expense to the Indians.

Special to the Post-Dispatch. Raleigh Hotel in Washington. “T was called to the Raleigh Hotel by McMurrry,”. testified McCurtain. ‘While there I was introduced to Cecil A. Lyon, National Repubjican Commit- teeman from Texas. When Lyon left, McMurry said, “I have decided to give you $25,000 if you will not oppose these contracts. If the contracts go through just as they are you get the money. If our profits are cut down then your money will be cut down in proportion.’ ”’ McCurtain said the offer took place at the Raleigh Hotel, in Washington. The terms were that McCurtain was not to oppose the approval of the contracts by the Secretary of the Interior and by the President, said the witness. The contracts were held by Mansfield, Mc- Murry & Cornish, a law firm of Mc- Alester, Ok., and provided for the sale j of about 460,000 acres of Choctaw and Chickasha lands, said to be worth from $30,000,000 to $160,000,000, the witness tes tified. McCurtain continued: “I was then Choctaw delegate to Washington and it was known that I persistently opposed the sale of the Indian lands by con- tract with private individuals. McMurry saw me a number of times in regard to his money offer.” “Just where did this offer of bribery take place?” asked Congressman Camp- bell. “It took place in the lobby of the hotel at about noon.” It was explained that ‘the tribal contracts discussed at Washington at that time were later disapproved of entirely. The McMurry contracts now pending are new and were ob- tained individually after the disap- proval by President Roosevelt of the old ones. McCurtain’s charges of attempted bribery supplement those of Senator Gore. McCurtain, who is about 40 years old, ts a dark-skinned Indian with jet black hair. While he testi- fied in a distinct, loud voice, his fa- ther, Gov. McCurtain, a veteran In- dian presiding officer of many In- dian councils of pioneer days, sat be- side him. McCurtain’s testimony came as a cll- max following the appearance on the stahd of Senator Charles Curtis of Kan- sas, who refuted previous testimony by Senator Gore that Vice-President Sher- man was “interested” in the land deal now pending. Senator Curtis asserted

MUSKOGEE, Ok., Aug. 6—D, C. McCurtain, a Choctaw In- dian and son of the Governor of the Choctaw Nation, and attor- ney for his tribe, testified before the Congressional Committee to- ~~ day that J. M. McMurry had offered him a bribe of $25,000 not to oppose the carrying out of the land contracts that Senator Gee: swore had resulted in the offer of a $50,000 bribe to him. McCur-. tain testified that the offer was unmistakablé and was made ix Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas preceded McCurtain on the stand. He testified that both he and Vice-President Sherman were opposed to the contracts for the payment of ‘‘attorney’s fees’’ of — $3,000,000 for the sale of $30,000,000 worth of Indian lands. ©.

Gore Wake That He Merely Repeated What Hamon Told Him. | MUSKOGBEE, Okla., Aug. 6 © DID not charge that Vice- President Sherman was interest- ed in the McMurry contracts. I ,

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“Was Cecil Lyons present when t offer was made?’ “No. I had been introduced to and he walked away.” “Mr, McMurry made the offer you personally?” "Yes." 4 " fe \ 1 Qa o Fr the - gia A Re : ys eS ia ; 4 es, . . ~ Rg AE ae . ney f So > ~ rr. Ca Ys 5 as x oS ak o, Ve . % Band J M ae Nia d ; te ~ ‘ mae, dy é , G eee ith ta oe too much in Onishoms oftate by SR means and by foul.” Senator Gore had testified t Jake L. Hamon had offered him bribe of $25,000 or $50,000 to help the deal through Congress. Gore also had testified that had said Senator Curtis was ested” in the deal. quently denied all of testimony. J. F. McMurry in an interview denied that he had ever offered or any other amount, to Me tails of @ conversation which took place at the White House between Taft, Vice-President Sherman and self last April. The Senator that he was a member of the CaS Sap oe se = % = a th x aE we. + . ae Tae Spe ——— em «