St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 7, 1910

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Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With the Associated. Press “VOL. 63. NO. 79... , ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1910. - - REEDREPEATSHIS ARGE OF MONEY SEDINTHE STATE Kansas City Candidate for U. S. Senator Declares Flood of Cash Has Been Scattered Throughout Mis” souri and That Paid Agents Are Out. RAPS CITY COMMITTEE _ FOR BARRING HIM OUT In a Speech at Fulton Which Is Largely Attended, He Asserts Certain Republic- ans Are Aiding the Candi-' dacy of D. R. Francis. James A. Reed, Democratic candidate for United States Senator, reiterated the @charge at Fulton, Mo., Monday after- noon that large sums of money are be- ing used oyt in the State to control the senatorship. .Reed spoke to a big audi- ence made up of the farmers of Callo- way County. who came into Fulton to attend the monthly stock sale. Reed also repeated the charge that the Democratic City Committee of St, Louis had denied all other candidates for Senator a hear- | ing because the friends of David R. Francis have been liberal contributors to the campaign fund. “But this is not the only way that money has been used in this campaign,”’ said Reed. “Men have been sent over the State and have employed agents and solicitors .in every county; hired jaw- smiths have been riding the school dis- tricts;- space jin newspapers has been bought and editors have been offered e sums of money for their support; heve been offered positions as at- torneye for corporations: a flood of money has been in the last few days scattered throughout the State of Mis- sourt 2 “Neyer “befor in thé hr of Missouri. has such an — Gokone oP money been poured into the* rural _.districts: We are now making the test. ,ebout to determine whether ‘Francia’ Cause Alone Pleaded. | Speaking of the action.of the Demo- cratic City Committee of St. Louis in shutting out all senatorial candidates except Francis, Reed said: “Numerous public meetings have been held in St. Louis, aavertised as Demo- cratic meetings, to be held in the inter- est of the Democratic ticket. I do not know from what source the committee obtained its finanoes, but if it obtained its money from proper souroés, then the contributed fm whole or in loyal Democrats interested in of the Democratic State and et. These meetings would a total and absolute failure —— Democrats from at large, notably Senator Clark, James H. White- or George ‘W. -Humphrey, wherd and numerous other throughout the State contrib- talent and time. ‘these meetings so held, the Committee has permitted local St. leaders to advocate only the of Mr. Francis for the senatorial tion, and have invjted Gov. Fran- JU HAHL FPL : i i 2 i ‘ di meetings have been excluded all candi- Gates except Gov. Francis, and also all speakers known to be favorable to the “The answer is MONEY. The chair- ‘man of the committee stated in an in- terview that the reason for thus favor- ing Gov. Francis wes that “he and his friends had paid off the debts of the City Committee’—to use the of the chairman—“MONEY. IS ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE.” It seems to have Fi aay 4 : ne — “JONES WILL PROSECUTE FOR FRAUDULENT: VOTING Circuit Attorney Seebert G. Jones - gave this statement to a Post-Dis- patch reporter Monday: TAKE this occasion to warn all — | election crooks that they will be handled without mercy. I shall be at my office all day Tuesday at the Four Courts, and will vigorous- ly prosecute every case of election fraud brought to my attention. The grand jury has supplied me with nearly 500 indictments based on illegal registrations reported, mostly in the river wards. In case the men named in these indictments attempt to vote, informations will be issued against them at once by my assistant, James C. Shaner, who will be with me all day Tues- day. , The matter of ——— on bond those arrested will be entirely in the hands of the courts. SAID THE SENATOR FROM MISSOURI: “— Or How Francis and Frank, Neither a Senator Yet, Pin Title on One Another. The following story is being told in political circles in St. Louis and is caus- ing considerable amusement: David R. Francis and Nathan Frank were on the same train recently going from St. Louis to Springfield, Mo. When Frank went into the dining car he discovered Francis sitting at a front table. The Republican found a seat at a rear table. Calling a waiter, Frank sent this message to his political oppo- nent: “Ask the Senator from Missouri whether he will have a highball.”’ “No,” Francis replied, “but tell the Senator from Missouri that I will have a bottle of beer.” Frank's Scotch highball and Francis’ beer were duly ordered and served. The candidates arose at their seats. “Here’s to you, Senator,” Francis cried down the aisle, and drained his glass. “Here’s te you, Senator,’”’ responded Frank, and drank his highball. Others in the car, recognizing the poll- ticlans, laughed and pledged the double- barreled toast in such beverages as they hand at hand. CHICAGO RABBI TRIES TO SCUTTLE OLD NOAH’S ARK Dr. Emil G. Hirsch Calls the Bible’s Story*a Pretty Fabrication. CHICAGO, Nov. 7.—The crowning nature fake is the biblical story of Noah’s rescue of,animais from the great flood, according to a statement by Dr. Emil G. Hirsch'in his sermon at Sinai Temple. “There may have been a Noah,” said Dr. Hirsch, “but thé inundation story is the most pal- pable sort of myth. Even if there had been the flood mentioned by the Bible, and Noah really~built his enor- mous ark for the safe conveyance. of the favored people and the heasts, it would have been a physical impossi- bility for such a large group of liviny things to have survived a voyage in a single vessel. The primitive pec- ple of the earth were as impression- able as children today. They would easily give credence to such a tale as that of Noah’s voyage and pass it down to their children. But today we must accept it only as a pretty fabrication.” Moving Picture Pioneer Is Dead. WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 17.—N. Dushane Cloward, 46 years old, a vo- calist and amusement director, died at his home here last night. He was the first to introduce moving pictures in this country, bringing the Passion Play frém Europe.: YOUTH CONFESSES Ht PASSED BOGUS DRAFTS FOR $400 T. A. Toomey Tells Chief of Police He Was Aided by Others. THREE UNDER ARREST Two Others Taken After Young Man Tells -His Story. Nineteen-year-old Thomas A. Toomey of 5046 Terry avenue confessed to Chief of Detectives Smith Monday that he had cashed worthless drafts, aggregat- ing nearly $400, in conjunction with two traveling mien he met by chance. On his statements, Eugene L. Young, 2 years old, was arrested at the Mar- quette Hotel, where he is known as a broker; and Harry A. Cunningham, 31, was arrested at 3820 Olive street. Toomey lives with his widowed mother. Ten days ago he presented a draft to Richard P. Wynne, a grocer at 4700 St. Louis avenue, with whom his mother deals, for $50, and Wynne cashed it. It bore the signature of Young and Cun- ningham. Wynne went Sunday to the Toomey home and.told the young man the.draft had been returned, marked “no author- ity to draw." He advised Toomey to confess, and Toomey’s next-door neigh- bor, Arthur E. Woerheide, clerk in the Probate Court, whom he consulted, ad- vised the same course. Toomey went to police headquarters Sunday night and met Detective Doher- ty, to whom he told his story. Doherty held him until Monday, when he re- peated it to the Chief. Out of a Job. Toomey said he had been a traveling salesman, but was out of a job when he met Cunningham two weeks ago. He said Cunningham told him his father, Harry A. Cunningham Sr. of Joplin, Mo., had “‘more monex than 16 mules could pull,”” and suggested. drafts on him. Young was to sign the drafts also, and to make them good in case the elder Cunningham refused to honor them, at- cording to Toomey. Toomey made trips to Kansas City and St. Mary's to cash drafts, he said; his expenses being paid. He said all he got out of it was the $40 suit of clothes he had on. He gave this list of persons who had. cashed drafts, béside Wynne: The Third National Benk, $50; Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney, one for $67.50 and one for $365; National Bank of St. Mary’s. Mo., $125; Savoy Hotel, Kansas City, $75; National Bank of Kansas City, $50. None of these drafts has been report- ed to the police. All were cashed after Wynne’s. More Evidence Needed. William Conti, teller of the Third Na- tional Bank, Monday applied for in- formations against Cunningham and Young, his complaint being’ based on a sight-draft for $50. presented to the bank by Toomey. Refusing to issue the in- formations, Assistant Circuit Attorney Shaner demanded additional evidence that there was intent to defraud. Dr. N. P. Nelson of 721 Olive street and Gus Evers, a saloon; keeper in the Wright Building, report to the police that they cashed $50 drafts for Toomey. Joseph Badaracco, a saloon keeper on Seventh street, near Olive street, cashed a similar draft for $25. The Post-Dispatch is the only evening newspaper in St. Louis that receives or publishes news gathered by the Asso- clated Press. — Sunday advertisings Bulletin 1688 November 6 Total Columns Post-Dispatch . 298 Globe-Democrat .......229 mul tea I Post-Dispatch Excess ° / ‘Over Globe-Democrat .... 69 Cols. @ver Republic ..........155 Cols. -108 per cent excess over the Republic 30 pér cent excess over the Globe-Democrat Total Columns Want Ads Globe-Democrat ........44 Republic ... eR a. | Post-Dispatch Excess Over Giste-Demeciet ant Republic ra -.. Combined, 25 Cols. ‘Over Globe-Democrat, M Cols.; Over Republi¢, 69 Cols. — — Tr * — — — of ee ee : pa AS NO OOS aries 3 For 188 consecutive Sundays, or 32 weeks In excess of three full Sunday Post-Dispatch Ras. 106 AE OF Sit commpettiere tm volume of atvertipins- IMOTHER AND CHILD. SAVED AT EARLY FIRE Parent Loses Her Way Grop- ing About Smoke-Filled Parlor. SON TO. TRE* RESCUE House Wrecked by Flames; Girl Tries to Save Her Doll. ‘“ Mrs. Ciintom J. Huber, carrying her 4- year-old adopted son, Edward, became lost in her parlor at 2:30 a. m. Monday while groping her way through smoke in her’ burning home, 712 Selma avenue, Webster Groves. Panic-stricken and half-gtrangled, she felt her way along the walls, but was unable to find the door. She was almost suffocated when her son, Elmer, 22 years old, found her and led her out of the ‘house. Her husband, who is a real estate op- erator, was awakened by the smoke. In- cluding himself and lis wife, asleep on the second floor and others on the third. There were four sons, from 16 to 22 years of age, and a daugh- ter, Elsie, 10 years of age. _. Fleor Falls In, Huber put the baby in his wife’s arms and told her to save it, while he awakened the sleepers on the top floor. A few minutes after all were safely in the street, in their night clothes, the first floor of the house fell in. Bisie attempted to save a doll with which she had played since a baby, but in the darkness picked up a shee and stocking instead. She was inconsolable over the mistake. The Webster volunteer fire depart- ment made a record run to the house of 16 minutes after it was called by tele- phone by Mrs. William Somerville, a neighbor. But the house, a three-story frame structure, burned so swiftly that it was a total. wreck, with a loss of $8000, “before the firefighters arrived. The flames, Huber believes, started from a defective flue in the bagement. HITS AN OWL CAR CONDUCTOR; SAYS HE DID IT WHILE ASLEEP Somnambulism Is Prisoner’s De- fense for Swearing and Assault. Arraigned in the Dayton Street Po- lice Court, Monday, for swearing ata conductor on an owl car, Leroy R. Malone, 2663 Beacon avenue, ex- plained: “Your Honor, I have a bad habit of talking in my sleep. If I swore at the conductor, I must have done it in my sleep.” Asked why he was also charged with knocking the conductor down, Malone said he was a somnambulist and must have done it in his sleep. Judge Pollard fined him $10, and his companion, Edward Purtell, the same amount. The complaining wit- ness, J. C. Battey., conductor on the Page line, said that Malone refused to pay his fdre at 3 a. m. Sunday. FAIR WEATHER WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE TEMPERATURE FOR ELECTION THE TEMPERATURBS, Yesterday’s Temperatures. Highest AST CHANCE To “I never saw Use" THE SH UGLY WORD” * anything ‘like it, TH said Mrs. Binks CAMPAIGN at the breakfast NS table. itn, “What’s the Y = b, matter now?’ asked Mr. Binks. “Why, the cam- paign is nearly over and not one candidate has kissed our baby.” “O, that’s out of date.” “Don't they do it any more?”’ “No, I don’t think any of them would uniless’’—— “Uniess what?” “We could have our baby — chairman of a city central committee.”’ Official forefast: Fair tonight and Tuesday; mot much change in tem- perature, Stage of the river: 2.1 feet; a tall of .1 font. Bs ge pe gt and partly cloudy Mon- url—Generally fair Monday —— * Tuesday. Suttengints Tell.of —— ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—More than 2 per om 6k iie Sap, miantaated bee there | were eight persons in the house, some: TWO CHILDREN WHO NEARLY LOST THEIR LIVES FROM ESCAPING GAS. — Ss — — * —— — Pay TWO CHILDREN” ASLEEP OVERCOME Pipe on Floor Below Discon- nected and Flow Not’ Turned Off. Marguerite Kiske, 6 years old, and her 18-months-old brother, Thomas, were overcome by gas Sunday night while sleeping in a bedroom on the third floor ‘at 1720 South Broadway. The gas came from an open pipe on the floor below, which a departing tenant had discon- nected from a gas stove without turning off the meter. The children were unconscious when a physician reached the house, but were soon revived, and will recover. Jacob Pretlutsky lived on the sec- ond floor of the building until Sun- day morning. Before he disconnected his gas stove he went into the base- ment and turned off what he thought was the fuel gas’ meter. It was in reality the lighting gas meter, but he disconnected the stove and left with- out realizing his mistake. The gas streamed from the pipe in the closed room all day, and in the evening it was smelled by Henry Kiske and his wife before they put the children to bed, but they did not know where the smell came from. The children were found stupefied by the fumes at 8:30 p. m. HUGHES’ FIRST DECISION 1S MISSOURI LAND TITLE CASE Former (Governor Decides Favor of®National Bank at Trenton, Mo. _ WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Justice Charles EB. Hughes today delivered his first opinion in the Supreme Court of the United. States, when he announced the decision of the Court in a case wherein an attack was madé on a con- veyance of valuable land in Trenton,- Mo., by Dr. James H. Kerfoot, de- ceased, to the First National Bank of Trenton. Robert Earl Kertfoot, a son of Dr. Kerfoot, sought to have the deed set aside, on the ground that the bank no authority umder its charter to ceive the land. Justice Hughes that it had long been decided that the Government in yond its charter, and Gt ate the con- veyance. Ends Round-the-World Trip. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—The eb the- world tour ef Secretary of: War} BY ESCAPING GAS, ‘OPEN SEASON FOR HINTING SIRES Alton Farmers ners Will Use Din. ner Bells to Drive All Poor Marksmen Away. : * This ig.the open season for freak yarns about hunters ~ and” indus- trious correspondents hereabouts have taken out nature faking licenses. From Alton comes the tale of a wireless organization to prevent depredations on farmlands by Nimrods, and at War Eagle Landing there is a farmer who says, according to the correspondent, that the wild geese are so numerous they are depriving his domestic fowl of food and otherwise making a nuisante of themselves. ; The sending instrument for the wire- less messages about Alton will:be dinner bells, the correspondent avers. The Illinois hunting season will open Friday and the farmers have formed a protective association. When a farmer sees a man with a corduroy cap, @ canvas coat and a gun he will run to the house and take the dinner- bell fro he whatnot and risg it ag laocud and as fast as he can. ‘This will bring his neighbors on the run and they will surround the hunter and shoo him over in to the next county. Shoot Up Too Many Cows, There has long been a feud between hunters and the farmers of the Alton district, largely because bad-marksmen usually hit a cow when they miss a covey of birds. The farmer who dubs wild geese a nuisance is Theodore de Sherlia. His farm is 10 miles north of St. Charies, on the Mississippi River. Never has he seen the game so plentiful, he avers. They flock about the cornfields and pluck grain from the shocks, pull up} gtowing wheat and often become bold that they visit the barn lot and take the rations put there for his chick-’ ens. A wounded Canadian gander was caught Friday night by the crew of @ St. Charles car. Dan Maples, the con- ductor, saw it floundering near the track and stopped the car. He and George de Rosse, the motorman, caught the fowl. Its wing had been broken. They intend to heal it and use it as a mae : | $40,000 proved by the Came Secretary’ $ Anitval * New York * Surety: — Bail Is or Dying, Admits He Com- — ' mitted Several Robberies. — — —— John Boone. made an ante-mortam: — pty hy of the Willem A statement. He thought he was going to | Henderson was the —— die, but he wasn’t. He was going to jail. Boone was in Bicker’s saloon in Gran- ite City Sunday night when he rolled off a chair and fell to the floor uncon- scious. He was carried to the office of Dr. Gwynn, who revived him and told him that he had had an attack of heart disease. “I guess I haven't got long to live,” said Boone. “There is something on my mind. I want to make a. confession be- fore I die.”’ Dr. Gwynn sent for Chief of ——— Hankins. previous hearings, and it ‘v for that the toot waring — Broke Under & ‘Mrs. ‘iaspuas. tok tea pussiing de of {liness to the « es made — n conduct of his 1 “I want to make a‘ clean breast ot clans. everything,” said Boone. “I am a rob- bere I have six names besides Boone and I’ve been a bad man. Iscame’ to Granite City to see if there is anything worth stealing here. ‘In return for my confession I wnat you to see that I am decently buried.” “Have you got a criminal record?” asked «Hankins. “Yes, I ronal the Physicians and | this Sdrgeons Hospital in St. Louis, the Hen- rietta Hospital in Hast St. Louis and the Kansas City Country Club. © I steal; everywhere I go.” . “T'll take a chance om —§. the Granite City Jail,” @ = 4 “Are’you going to lock Boone: ’ “Yes, but I don’t up. I want to be t me apparently day, but his sr “These Granite Mo ind take a joke,” he ing investigatio Returning from a — —* the county Sunday night, — | Noack, 57 years old, of 700A North Bu-/ clid avenue, was stopped by a lone — pad just west of Delmar Garten.” sor shack “It is excitement | has brought my wife to Henderson had —— F | eset Begin aa “hands. ° was. wrung ss 2 * = Na a Be . PEA, BRS ousness and pg ry — » toe} —* * a Pam. — hast ere 2 cARS TS i iS 7 be * NM ; a “ag : AROSE. * 7 ——e— * . “3 } Sha PES. Sey t s i * ee RRR ICR ie Ruy Tae: ——— eS " — — “ta abo py art ig nau