St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 23, 1911

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= & lie ae 3 r aoe ‘- ee. » ¢ = 7 * be A So ae ? CS ee a, 2 x —, ‘a 0 : eA oy vs? P . 2 ‘ TEND CO. DEAL 203 x Fi : 3eLs B. Worheic ’ ed + Eee oer. . . _ 4 Stand in $1o,c00 Suit 2 4" _or Stock Losses Reveals ' Names of Subscribers for loo and Those for 50 Shares at Par. OF SHARES IN HIS ALLOTMENT A. A. B, Woerheide, vice-president | of.the Missouri-Lincoln Trust Co. and » tormer president of the Lincoln Trust Co); “testifying Thursday in Judge . Allen’s court, revealed the names of -* those who invested in the West End ‘> & Realty Co. a The list includes a min- “> ister, a woman and many rich St. ouisans. -s Biias M. Dorsey of Alton is suing PB: in. 100 shares); James F. Coyle, * age B a! a F | stock in the company. Among the a 4 2 . a. s -H. Augustine of the Carleton Goods Co.; Frederick Schlafly (who in- Woerheide, the Missouri-Lincoln ¥ Co., Dr. Pinckney French, Au- Schlafly and Thomas H. Wag- $10,000, which he paid for 100 as defendants took 100 shares ‘pthers who took 109 shares were: » Jesse French, piano dealers; George Dry : | # vested jointly with his brother August Mrs, ay Julia’, P. Sparks, Murray Carleton, A. ' H. Frederick, real estate dealers; W. r eC. Little, broker, and T. M. Johnson. > a _ 4 ae i Those whe subscribed for 50 shares z See? + x FA RB, Kiefer, J. D. P. Francis, son of Purchasers of 50 Shares. each were: Joseph H. McIntyre, lawyer; | {| J. W... Moon, automobile manufacturer; "Ff Sames Campbell, ‘capitalist; V. Stephens, former Governer; Georke 1 Edwards, broker; Frank E. Moss, a druggist; Frank W. Carter, vViee-president of the Mercantile Trust (which absorbed the i-Lin- 1+ William Bagnell, millionaire lum- paler; Paul Jones, real estate deal- W. Black, contractor; Dr. ‘ye - ‘ pe ee bi ieee rs ae former Gov, D. R. Francis; John L. Srandt, the Rev. J. T. M. Johnston, a hap minister, and R. F. Parker. Woerhelde testified that the appraise- mt of the property of the Parkview Heeaity Co. in 1908 was $6,000,000. This eluded the Catlin andi Beredith tracts 2 a ad the West End tract, which the West a ‘ mad company took over, and on which Was a foreclosure under a mort- nere “were two bond issues, Woer- heide said, secured by mortgages om the bperty. The first was for $3,500,000, ind the: second for $2,000,000; but of the cond. only $1,000,000 was junderwritten. : f ‘Woerheide subscribed for 100 shares of but got only & shares, he testi- ‘fled, because the stock was oversub- a ep ieribed. He gave his note to the Mis- Wouri-Lincoin Trust Co. for $6500 (the @hares sold at par) and subsequently paid the note, which, prior to payment, Was securea by the shares of stock as late The report that he paid noth- "ing for the shares was erroneous. the $3,500,000 # 1 = 7 Fee Called Reasonable. Woerheiiie testified Wednesday after- pon oh cross-examination by Attorney _C, Collins that $700,000 was a reason- de-emount for the services rendered tile ABiicoln Trust Co. in financing bond issue of the Park- . | Co. Woerhelde was ex- Gused by Judge Allen at 3 p. m. to at- tend Rite! wedding of his daughter. mm > bey ve i 2. J. MoCawiey, former loan officer > _ Bye i p a o Ee Shs a Seen 4 aie eee a Soke . af the Lincoln Trust Co., who signed othe notes and deed of trust for $1,000,000, Wwhich inaluded the $700,000 bonus to the rust company, testified that he signed at the request of Henry 8S. Caulfield, who then was attorney for the Lincoln ’ Trust Co. ‘Caulfield now is one of the dudgts.of the Court of Appeals. ‘Cawley testified that he had only a int recollection of the transaction, and said that notes, deeds of trust and titles to property were frequently placed in his name “for convenience.” ' “I was the conduit through which any deals passed on their way to com- pletion,” he said, in answering Attor- y Lee's question as to whether he rs inne the ‘straw man’ in this transaction. 4 gt be e Ca rter, president of the Mis- s200rt-Lincoln Trust Co. and vice-presi- z he Mercantile Trust Co., testi- he subscribed for $5000 of the a

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We Want All - the Children to Be Sure to See Our Toys,

Our Annual Sale of Solid Gold Jewelry In connection with James 3 o ie ; ; ca ae - ee ks iol . *s Vf / A, Af, ) b/ pie (Jj S$ Y te ¢ ete ST ee: sated” aie ae # Fdeg om © Olive,fenth and Locust St Se ~ Ms Creery & Co.. New 7 we A ; _ . . . oo — ; ee eee Eg rg - . - = hy tg eS Oe " ft a eo oe are = es ee 4 os + 2 * : 4 x ° f , gi ees : sont es A 4 “ , ae ge ea. . tates * us

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«sh * * : Begins Friday | Presents Savings That Are Truly Remarkable __ This sale has been planned on a far larger scale than any of our previous sales because of their enormous success in the past, when in spite of large purchases, we were unable to supply all of our customers. During the last few months we have been examining and purchas- ing all of the desirable high-grade gold jewelry that has been offered us at radical reductions in price—no quantity was too large, if the price was right. Our purchases, as a result of these efforts, will fill the trays of about 80 to 100 feet of showcases. These goods will be on sale Friday, Saturday and Monday, Novem-

ber 24th, 25th and 27th only, and while we have hundreds of nearly ¢ article, we advise that you come early and secure first choite. — Owing to lack of space we are unable to give complete and consequently a great deal of the jewelry is not mentioned, all be on sale beginning Friday morning at 8:30. _ ce: These offerings afford a truly. golden opportunity to buy jewelry for Christmas presents, or for personal use, as we are offering articies suitable for girls, boys, infants, women and men at savings of 50 per cent and even more. : eee ; uA y By a=t . , ; Our Gowns, Suits and Coats For Winter Wear Are Meeting With Universal Approval The style, quality and workmanship—three chief essentials—of our garments are such as to instantly impress the prospective buyer with the superiority of our offerings. That they are given universal approval is evidenced by the greatly increased business with which we have been fa- vored this season, Gowns for Informal Wear—$29.50 to $75 Women who are interested in social affairs will indeed be charmed with this beautiful collection of Gowns. All of the best shades are repre- sented—French blue, Atlantic pink, amethyst, old rose and pinek tek wiles méuse, crepe meteor and velvet. $35.00 and $40.00 Tailored Suits at $24.50 These charming, interlined Suits :re made of the latest fashionable. rough weaves, serges and wide-wale plain waisted Empire skirt and stri garments for practical wear and may be had in and fancy mixtures. Elegant Velvet Coats $40.00 and $50.00 ta $75.00 Within this range of prices we show a handsome collection of ex- clusive models in rich Velvet Coates, with braid.

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