St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 20, 1911

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PUTS ONUS ~OFEXTRASESSION UP TO CONGRESS President Goes on Record, in Statement Through Con- gressman McCall, So Blame for What May Happen _ When- House and Senate ‘Reconvene May Be Fixed. ‘HOPE OF AVERTING CALL IS VANISHING New Congress, Summoned to Pass Reciprocity Bill, Could I Take Up Other Questions Although Scope Might Be Limited by Agreement.

- phalt tariff reform be post- -poned until 1912f Shall reduction of the cost of living be postponed until 1912f ss By. Wire From the ‘Washington Bu- ' Peau of the Post-Diszatch. — WASHINGTON, ~ Feb.. 20.—President Taft, through ‘Representative Samuel Ww? ‘MeCall of Massachusetts, announced today’ that he will call the Sixty-second Congress in extra session if the Canadi- an, reciprocity egreement does not pass ‘the. Senate, ahd regular, insurgent and Democratic senators are certain that it

The statement whieh was given out through’ McCall. was not in any hope or 3 expectation that it would force reci- _ procity through. It was issued to put ' thé President on record-as not being re- sponsible for what may happen in an extra ‘session. It also gave warning that the President is. a protectionist, and expects to use the veto power, so far AS. he ‘properly may, to maintain the party's protective principles.” Byt - ttative McCall's an- ign will _have no effect in. the A. ta @greement has been +t po press the reciprocity 4and. to make no earnest ef- >the Canadian eeaiton will situation than last week. out‘a career of 30 years in the Senate by’ “saving all the industries of Maine frdm the-ill effects of reciprocity.” His demand that hearings be given was the first. umbiling block. Beyond that he wil! ‘abundance of ways to pre- vent. serious consideration. ‘he real consideration of the McCall] (the President's Reciprocity measure) I-nét begin by the Finance Commit ho ‘until Wednesday. A report proba- aa: be made Thursday. Under th: | rulés, ‘it must go over one day, thus ing: ‘consideration impossible before Only sevén ‘législative day - ee in ea PRICE ONE CENT

Feb. 20, 1911. Hon. Clifford B. Allen, President St. Louis Bar Association—Dear Sir; OME of the newspapers of this S city, in both their news and editorial columns, have repeat- edly publishea articles and state- ments which have the tendency to impress the public mind with the idea that |] have been derelict in the perforinance of my offic iaJ duties. as Ctreuit Attorney, and particularly in ‘those ‘cases in which Mr. Jeptha D. Howe was or is attorney. Theoffiee of Circuit Attorney is one of great importance to the peo- ple and of especial concern to the legal profession, and ! think it Is made known. tien, by section 9 of its by-laws, member of the bar of this State, whether a member of the association before the association, provided by lay this letter proceed, in’ the manner duct of my office, is attorney, and if. as a result of such against me and proceedings to remove section 10,204 to 19,211, Revised Statutes fessional misconduct, you can institute ’ HE suggestion has been made that pena witnesses or forward, and those who come forward the purposes of such investigation.

due the public, as well as all the members of the bar and myself, at this time, that the truth in respect to my official conduct be established and NASMUCH as the principal objects of the Bar Association of St. Louis are to mainiain the honor and’ dignity of the profession of the law and to promote the administration of justice, and Inasmuch as said associa- has provided for prosecution of alleged fraud and unprofessional conduct on the part of any practicing in the City of St. Louis, atteniion to said newspaper articles and statements and to request that you to the end that. the association may deemed most suitable to the case, to make a full investigation as to the con- including particularily all cases in which Mr. Howe was or of the opinion that I have been guilty of any violations or neglect of any official duty pertaining to my office, or that I have knowingly failed or refused to perform any official acts which by law are my duty to do, or perforny with respect to the execution or enforce- ment of the criminal laws of this State, or any. desire that the Bar Association proceed to institute disbarment proceedings act of 17, and should it appear that Mr. Howe has been guilty of any pro- and take such other action as the facts established justify. put witnesses under oath, but surely those who have been so voluminous in their assusations will not now hesitate to come sworn are ot worthy of serious consideration by your association. OR my part should I be called as a witness I wish to be sworn and ~ hereby waive my constitutidnal privilege to refusé to answer any ques- tion on the ground that the answer might incriminate me. All the ree- ords and facilities of my office will be freely offered to the association for Respectfully yours, jones Wants Himself and Howe Disbarred it They Are Guilty of Misconduct CIMCUM ATTORNEY JONES, EL ee ee the investigation and or not, I deem it proper to call your its bylaws, or otherwise, as may be investigation the association shall be willful, corrupt or fraudulent unprofessional conduct, I me from Office in accordance with of 1999, known as the derelict officials disbarment proceedings against him, your association has no power to sub- and are not willing to be voluntarily SEEBERT:G. JONES. Cirenit Attorney,

—_——_ ee erm 4 ‘DUCK Hl NTERS. KILL 1 ROOSTER Justice, Undertaker, Doctor and’ Saloonkeeper ‘Also Bag Pigeons.

Flovd. Brooks, Justice of: the Peace at Park. is the hero of a Chanti- cleer tragedy in real life. The ascending impulse, as a playwright would say, was His Honor’s determina- tion to go duck-hunting with tlree friends, Robert Sargent, Dr. J. C. Gal- lagher and Urban Wichmann, under- taker, physician and saloon map _ re- spectively. The details of the hunt be- came known Monday. All Friday the marshes aise the Meramec River resounded with the de- tonations of their guns, their flounder- ings through the swamps and their re- marks of chagrin, while above them ducks whirred by, quacking derisively and losijag not even a tail feather. Towards evening they approached John Piet’s farm, at Creve.Coeur Lake, dis- gusted. Wheeling about the barn was a flock of tame pigeons: Ten Shots, Two Pigeons. “We'll give you 10. cents a shot if you'll let us fire at the pigeons,” said Justice Brooks to Piet. The farmer told them to “blaze away.’ After $1 worth of shots had been ex- pended to the doom of only two pigeons, ali lost hope, but Brooks. Through the dusk he saw drowsing on the fence the vague form of a bird. Its tail feathers were blowing about. “It’s a fantail pigeon,’’. muttered the Justice, taking aim and firing. There was a hoarse squawk and the fowl dropped from the fence. “At Least 100 Years Old.” His Honor sprinted jubilantly to the fence and picked up the game. He ut- tered an exclamation of surprise, but added: “If I pick the feathers off maybe the boys Qwill think it is a duck.” Then he heard galloping feet behind him and shouts of indignation. It was Piet. ‘Hey, 7 ve kitled my pet rooster,’ roared. . “I'll get you for that.” Brooks had emptied both barrels of his shotgun. and feared that Piet had a revolver. So, grasping the rooster by the wings, he fled along the fence. But his pursuer was soon close at his heels, and the Justice, with a last despairing effort, leaped for the top rall. He missed and Piet siezed him. After a heated debate, Brooks sur- rendered $1 and Piet marched home- wards with the dead chanticleer. “Anyhow,” said Sargent consolingly to Brookes, “they can’t eat that rooster. He was at least 19 years old.” Valley * he

-Qhie Lymeher Gets 15 Years. RK, Q., Feb., 20.—Sndge Seward Oliver Timmons to 16

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Mrs. May Satter, Patrolman’s Wife, Wields Goad on Arthur Houx. Mrs. May Satter, wife of Henry Sat- ter, a policeman, horsewhipped Arthur A. Houx, a Tiffany line motorman, at. Vandeventer and Folsom avenues Mon- day afternoon. Houx lives at 3935 Mec- Ree avenue, in the flat beneath the one occupied by the Satters. When he left his home to go to work at noon, Mrs. Satter followed him, Stop- ping him after a pursuit of two blocks, she demanded-that he apologize to her. When he &sked her what she meant, she told him that he had slandered her. Before he could reply she pulled a short section of buggy whip from under her cloak and struck him across the face. The sharp lash drew blood. Houx turned his back and Mrs. Satter repeatedly struck him on the. head and neck. He grappled with her and in their struggle the whip-was broken. He put a piece*rof it ni his pocket and ran’ to his home, Mrs: Satter following and striking at him with the portion of the whip which she retained. Policeman Claggett arrested Mrs. Sat- ter and Houx at their homes, and took them to the Magnolia Avenue Station. Houx said he did not want to prosecute Mrs. Satter, but she insitsed that he be locked up. ‘ “He spread scandalous reports about me.’’ she said, “and last summer when his wife was away he insulted mie.” Both were held for Police Court on cross charges of disturbing the peace. Houx, who has a wife and two chik dren, denies that he slandered Mrs. Sat- ter or insulted her. JUSTICE IS

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County Jurist Seized With Heart Attack, but Is Revived. While preparing to try a case Mon- day, Justice A. D. Willecken of St. Louis County was stricken with heart failure. He collapsed and would hav~ fallen from the bench had it not been for the aid of Attorney D. C. Taylor, | who caught him as he reeled. Taylor, assfsted by litigants, attend- ed Willecken and called Dr. G. C. Eg- gers. The stricken man revived in half an hour and was taken to his home. He had been suffering from stomach trou- ble several days. - “FULL CREW” ACT VALID LAL ER

| (Circuit Attorney Withdraws and at H is‘ ce) gestion Judge Ta or ‘points Successor and March 20 for the He - ‘APPOINTEE IS NOT “SURE OF A a v EP There Is No Compe for Services in Such C but the Prosecutor Say SF _ Will Pay Harvey From Hi Contingent Fund. Circuit Attorney ‘Jones : drew Mon@ay from the case a liam Garen, embezzling theate rr criticism of his coat in parole for Garen, and in s : Judge Taylor dented it, hat be enter a nolle pros, — ibe te As soon as those cases | i stepped to the bench and vines Ju Taylor pikes dap yin. the docket was catied. J ¢ sented. — “Tsien ou seuation i case,” Jones said, “I would euake the cone a at cutor.”’ . ¥ A ro for the sPronecutin, na 6 Rozier Meigs. ara She were in court for Garen. several defense witnesses ret be found, ‘being out of town, | the defense would want to find t take their penne ial - Date "a Judge Taylor suggested seal ; = the new date. Frumberg said he. » x é h