St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 23, 1912

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= * : ue OR ae . ~ = F +: S255 i Oe pe . ’ ~ " ah ee P set 4 Ca i i . . om . . _— 2 te i » pvt ih Binaareent ys ‘ Ce ee ee ' . _— ’ . ann “ , " ‘ cevh Saige. 2s Soak i Hate ‘ Rin CPN Ren brs: Wye’ s Anta litiea) discussions snd confine themselves principally to cpposing Candidates, regardless of pro- gram or party, frage. “The question who are opposed to suf- is primarily votes for women,’’ she said at the Southern [Io- tel, prior to her address at the Wom- en’s City Club luncheon in the Ser rS- Vandervoort-Barney tea rooms “We must first get the vote, re of everything. We atford dissension and organization by taking matters following more important to women permitted to vote than that any other measure be written into the law. After they have the right of ballot they can turn their attention to questions con- cerning their welfare and that of society | in general,”’ Miss Pankhurst ments of her mother, Mrs. Pankhurst, who last vear women of St. Louis to adopt tant attitude and make public strations against or in favor posed legislation. “We have been breaking a little glass in England,’ she _ said, one way of calling the Government’s attention to our campaign. We considered it bet- ~ uss rard- less to create Cannot weaken our other fads. it is that they be sides on or by the senti- Emmeline advised the the miili- demon- ot pro- indorsed 6H og as shops than to into Parliament policemen and dows of a few leading send women marching square to be injured by hoodlums. “Breaking glass is a time-honored means of protest in England and it was cour plan to alarm the business interests sc that they would say to the authori- ties: ‘This matter is getting serious. Let's let them vote.’ ”’ Refined and unassuming is the little woman who has made her second irip across the water to tell us Wey women should vote. She dresses plainly and lier manner is not affected. The sin- cerity of her devotion to the cause of suffrage is attested by the «charity with vihich she receives thrusts from ques- tioners who attack her policies and be- liefs. She firmly refused to condemn American politicians or to discuss th: injustice of great abuses im our Gov- ernment or that of England. She even to be ruffled by the refusal of G. Usher of Washington introduce her before Wednesday Club :udi- night. Prof. Usher is a son-in-law Florence Wyman Richardson, the suffrage movement in St. Louis, and is a member of the St. Loyis Equal) Suffrage League. He declined to intro- drce Miss Pankhurst on the ground that ceclined liof. Roiand University to in the Tuesday } ’ 11; speech torjum of Mrs. leader of militant suffrage, in his opiniow., is a detriment to the cause. “Well,” said Miss Pankhurst, “I can't agree with him, but perhaps if he will come to my meeting I can convert him.” Miss Pankhurst says the women of T'ngland expect a bill giving them some measure of suffrage to be passed this vear. They are now working, she says, to make the measure as liberal as pos- sible. She expressed herself as great- iy encouraged by the outlook for frage in the United States FAIR, WITH DROP IN TEMPERATURE ee) suf-

THE TEMPERATURES, “ee ae Serre ee eS eR Re i Se ate 5 a. m. i 12 HOON ..... a xe “ae * sovovees as 1 Oe a M1 cio om... cukewe ae ee a re ye 10. @. Me .oceceeses . oie Yesterday's Temperatures. High. .58S at 4 p. m. Low..38 at 3 a. m. ——— “Mamma, ) No.ITs NOT | some butter sist SAPE TO LET ar “tue hae ye FURNACE n read, said FIRE GO OUT little Willie. — eb can't, my dear there's a bovcott on it now.’’ Willie carefully inspected both sides of his slice of bread. “Why, I don’t see anything on gy “No, there isn’t any boycott on the ‘bread.”’ “What do they put the boveott on then, mamma?" “On the butter.”’ “Say, mamma, I

don’t believe I want any boycott my butter. Just put molasses on it.” Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair and colder tonight and Wednesday; lowest temperature to- night will be about 28 degrees, on a rise HE FAVORS BILL T0

lisher Believes A. T. & T. Is Back of Ordinance.

WOULD “SHOW THEM UP”

Wants Measure Passed to Prove St. Can Obstacles. Louis Dztrectors Overcome

Albert von sel] Hiotfman, publisher of the Louis directory, of hearing Tuesday afternoon, on the bill limiting telephors to the present business rate, would appear in behalf of the hitherto opposed it. ~ to conclusion,’ Hale the House com- the bill was fathered by Telephone and Telegraph of obstructing the Telephone Co. St. announced before the opening the House of Delegates Charges that he bill. He “T have come told Chairman mittee, ‘‘that the American ("o, the St. Louis directors. now in favor Purpose of passing the the’ mthat the cvercome the Suys Gleed Owns Seven Shares, Von Hoffman said he owned 179 shares ot stock, while President Gleed, he said, cwned not than seven. The five directors who.voted to raise the business rate from $78 to $10S a vear, he said, Were owners of 150 to 200 shares each. Hale said Hoffman would the first man called on to testify. Cheirman Hale of the Legislation Committee of the House of Delegates announced, after hearing the evidence of Directors .Edward Whitaker and John F. Shepley, President Charles S. and Guido . Pantaleoni, stock- holders of the Bell Telephone Co., Mon- day, that in his opinion the committee had enough information on the subject to report favorably the ordinance limiting charges on busi- ness telephones to $6.50 a month. Delegate Ittner asked several wit- nesses, 1). Sugbily—ditferent.forna, the question which he put to Guido Panta- leoni in these words: “If the Bell company spent $2,000,000 trying to chase the Kinloch company Out of business, do the directors think the public should hold the bag to help the company eget its money back?’’ fantaleoni’s reply was that he only a stockholder, and was not in a position to say whether it was true that had spent in an effort competition. The other wit- a direct reply in different has the of he for purpose of showing their bill, and showing management can ,? “I am local obstacles. more von be (sleed was 2 COG ,000 been to destroy nesses evaded WaVs. The public hearing was scheduled to be resumed in the afternoon at the city hall. The Legislation Commit- tee expects to make its report to the House Delegates in the evening. All witnesses who testified Mondav afternoon before they testified. sessions the wit- nesses did not statements under oath. It was brought out of Edwards Whitaker of the phone ot were sworn At former make their in the testiniony that 4’% per cent gross earnings of the Bell Tele- annually to the Amer- and Telegraph Co., tne ut company, which holds about 80 cent of the of the Bell This payment is in lieu of royal- most of which have ex- according to Whitaker. A. T. & 'T. Gets 12‘. in All. This 44% per cent is paid to the A. T. and T. Co. in addition to the dividends its stock, which had been 8 per cent annually up to 1910, making its income paid is ican Telephone rare per pany. ties On patents, stock com- rured, On 1244 per cent from the Bell stock. The St. Louis stockholders, who held about 2,000 shares, received 8 per cent at chat tine. The dividend was Cut to 4 per ni in 1910. James. Campbell, a «airector of the ell company, testified that the stock- l.olders were not entitied to the divi- He said that in voting for the dividends he thought the main- aud depreciation of property allowed for until he found a short time ago. President Gleed was asked he had brought with him the records he promised to produce at a former hearing of the committee. submitted to the committee the Executive Committee of Directors Nov. 2s, 1911, recommended an also presented the cends declared. tenance were being ifferently whether minutes and Gleed minutes of the the Board of when the committee advance in rates. He balance sheets showing the and liabilities of the company from 1907 “11, and the reports of -experts the value of the equipment of the com- pany. He said the experts told him the equip- ment of the company is worth about $3.000,000, This includes poles, wires, switchboards, real buildings and ther physical equipment. Two Recommended Increase. The minutes of the Executive Commit- tee show that Directors Edwards Whit- aker and William Duncan recommended advance in rates, effective Feb. 1, and that this recommendation was ap- proved Dec. 15 at a meeting of all the Girectors. Those voting in favor of the edvance were a bare quorum of the di- assets to giving estate, the rectors, he said, ana were: Directors Whit aker, Shepley, Campbpeil, Duncan, Hiolmes and Maffite The inability to earn enough revenue to pay an 8 per cent dividend was .the reason for the proposed advance, ac- cording to Whitaker. He said he con- aidered & per cent a fair dividend on the capital stock, and that the capital stock oc? the Rell company represented money

ohae of the river: 12.3 feet; o 1 of a foot, | actually paid into the company. SYLVIAPANKHURST |VON HOFFMAN SAYS LIMIT PHONE RATE Stockholder and Directory Pub- a O--6-6-6 o| What Bell Directors Say of Rates; President at Hearing Head of Bell Telephone Co. in House of Delegates Chamber, sketched for the Post-Dispatch by MINOR. r Y

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the company, in lieu of royalties, 44%, per cent on the gross earnings for the total upkeep of the phones. —PRESIDENT CHARLES Ss. GLEED of the Bell. We were not entitled to the divi- dends we declared. We thought up to two years ago that we were Keeping up maintenance and depre- clation, in addition to the dividends, but we found out we were not.— JAMES os nna a director of the Bell. .+ The advance in rates effective Feb. 1 was made at a meeting. of the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Beard. of Directors Nov 2s, 1911, at which my- self and William Duncan were pres- 0-0-0900 0—0-0-0-0—-0—-0-0—0—0—0—0—-0—-0--0—00—0—0-0 0 00-00-0002 —

CHARLES 8S. GLEED HE American Telephone and ent. Our recommendation was ap- Telegraph Co. is paid 4% per proved by the Board of Directors at cent annually on the gross its next meeting, Dec. 15, 1911.— EDWARDS WHITAKER. My personal recommendation for | the increase in rates was made after General Manager Mott told me that the Public Service Commission was investigating the property and hold- ings of the Bell Telephone Co. I thought the change should be made so aS not to inconvenience the com- mission and make necessary a second investigation.—JOHN F. SHEP- LEY. I didn’t know enough about the O earnings of the Beli Telephone Co. of Missouri in Heu of royaities on patents, most of which have ex- pired. The payment of this amount has caused disagreements among the directors EDWARDS WHIT- AKER, vice-president and a direc- tor of the Bell company. This 4% per cent on the gross earnings is paid to the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. for en- gineering advice. The A. T. and T. O—-O—O—-O0—-0—0—0 —0—-0—-0—0—0—0 ? Co. keeps advised as to the most re- proposed advance to have.an opinion 7 cent inventions and patents: and as to whether it was necessary or d gives the Bell company the benefit not. I don’t know whether I voted | | of its information.—JOHN F. for the increase or not. I don’t know O SHEPLEY, a director of the Bell. what induced the company to cut The 4% per cent paid to the A. T. ¢ the rates in 1909. As a director I lis- is not merely for advice. and T. Co. , tened to the recommendation of the That company manufactures and ) officers ‘of the company and took supplies the telephone instruments their opinion on it.—JAMES We pay CAMPBELL. ie keeps them in repair. -O-C-O0-0-0-0-- 0-0-0 Oe ae a nee | WOMEN UNIONISTS PRUPOSE BOYCOTT UN oOG BUTTER League Prepares to Call for Use of Artificial Product—Al- leges Manipulation.

JR. PES OUT AN OLD DEBI OF $1,400,000 Gross Earnings for 1911 Were $11,914,153, or $500,000 More Than in 1910.

The Women’s Trade Union League has found one way of beating the grocer’s demand for 45 and 50 cents a pound for butter. It not to buy butter at all. Total earnings of the United Railways Co. for 19il amounted to $1l,- 914,153.26, or almost $500,000 more than in gross is the preceding year, according to the A resolution has been prepared calling statement of President McCulloch at upon the 1400 women the league can the annual meeting of the stockholders reach to quit buying butter until the of the corporation in the offices in the sit sebbee oe materially. The meet Sunday at Third National Bank Building Tuesday. Aschenbroedel Hall. Miss Nellie A. The net surplus after the payment of | Kirk, secretary of the league, says the cperating expences and deductions for resolution appears certain of indorse- interest on the bonds and other fixed | ment. *Miss Kirk declares the league leaders have come to the conclusion that the prices of butter and milk are manipu- Of this amount $1,- _ was used to pay charges !s $1,228,515. S000, the report states off the company's ficoating indebtedness. This debt, from which the company Is lated to force them up artificially, and now absolutely free, amounted a year] that the only means of fighting the scheme is to quit using the articles. ago to $1,400,000. The company’s stocks and bonds are listed according to thelr market valua- tion and not the “‘par’’ valuation. The company has on hand cash fn St. Artificial butter, they argue. will serve instead, and can be got much cheaper. | The women say they have it on the authority of several persons in the trade Louis banks amounting to 8759,576.2). there is an ample supply of butter in The sum of $4,576,793.38 was spent dur- [the St. Louis market, but the output is held back to boost prices. Butter men say there is a scarcity of milk. Manu- operating ex- year on actual decrease from which is a slight ing the penses, 1910. facturers of artificial butter deny this, The company added 387 cars to its | saying they have all the milk they re- equipment, of which 25 are steel fireproof [ quire. and belleve the butter men can get all they need. ~-- and reconstruc ted 39. aS miles of roat ibed

and tr “ack, A total of $1,120,000 was credited to] There's a way of being placed in profit and loss account, being deducted [touch with people who can aid you in from the injury and damage reserve carrving out your plans—and at a min- imum expense. Try Post-Dispatch want fund. which Capt. McCulloch says has | ada, ~—~"Gontinued on Page 4 Cotuma @

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| Thursday HADLEY ANNOUNCES HEIS FOR ROOSEVELT. FOR THE PRESIDENCY

While Holding Taft in High Esteem, Large Majority of Republicans Favor the Rough Rider, Declares Governor in Formal State- ment, —"

Believes Former President Will Yield to Demand That He Make the Race and Thinks He Was People’s Choice Four Years Ago.

Will Oppose Any Plan to In- struct Delegates for Any One Else From This State Colonel Will —Believes Win.

Special to the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. that Jeptha D. Howe was to eall on Col. issued a formal statement here announcing that he was Hadley for Roosevelt for President, and Republicans all over the country The foree of the announcement, coming as it does from the a doubtful state, known as a friend of Taft, was not underestimated. | ally believed that the Governor’s statement is a part of a con- ecerted movement to foree the Rough Rider to declare that he will accept the nomination if 1t.js thrust upen him.. Gov. Hadley’s statement follows: From the information that has recently come to me from all Republican Governor of parts of the State, I am convinced publicans are in favor of the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt as our candidate for President, and a large majority of the people are in favor of his election. While they hold Mr. Taft in high esteem and are not unmindful 23.—Coneurrent ~~

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wee LATEST WORD FROM T. R. AMES YURANN, an edl- tor of Blue Rapids, Kan., sprang into the flerce light that beats about the Out- look office today when he an- nounced that Roosevelt would run. He was fresh from the Colonel's sanctum, where, he averred, these words passed: “IT am not a candidate, I am not seeking it, and I will not ask any man for the nomina- tion,” replied Roosevelt to the usual question. “IT have told all my friends in Kansas and in the West,” said Yurann, “that while you are not seeking the nomination, you are a patriot, and will serve your country when need- ed.” “Most assuredly,” replied { Roosevelt, and he hurried from the. room. ORES OR. Sha EI bo aU ON oe CART ce tee Ses get” eae

with the report — Roosevelt today, Gov. - that he believed the majority af were of similar mind. and from. a man It is gener- oy Ha RAE, ERE? POR on tag ame that a large majority of the Re- of the many good things that have been accomplished during bis | ~ administration, they feel that the candidacy of Col. insure success in the State and And, further, I think they fee] that Col. those principles and policies of government other man represents, with which his name is associated, American people, without reference to party. In 1908, I believe, a majority a renomination, and it wag only vented it. While it was through taken from the Solid South and I am confident that the sentiment confined to this State, for it appears that there is the same demand for his candidacy in other parts of the country as there ig here, and to that demand I am confident he ingness to accept the nomination While I will oppose, as I know he would oppose, any efforts to secure delegates in favor of his nomination by political manipulation, I will also oppose any political manipulation in this State to pre vent it. The methods provided for the selection of delegates to the va rious Congressional and State conventions give a full and fair op portunity for the expression of the wishes of the members of the Republican party in this State. and if such methods are adopted, I am confident that expression will tion to the Chicago Convention in favor of the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt. 7ovV, Hadley refused to discuss sas editor had. called on the former President and had sald he was sure he would run, also failed to get further information from the Governor. oe _— HADLEY ON TICKET, COMMITTEE IDEA

Jarrett Wired “‘We Want You for Vice-President,”’ but He at Once Opposed That. Following the vote on the Roosevelt jndorsement in the City Committee last night, Chairman Jarrett wired to Gov. Hadley announcing the commit- tee’'s action and adding, “Now we want Vice-President.” when asked about latter part. of message, at time, said his position as to the presidency Was well known to re- quire comment.” This did not mean very much to the local Republicans, acme cf whom managed to recall that Hadley had been quoted as saying that the vice-presidency Was a place for a man of wealth and leleure, and indicat- ing that he would not desire It. Are was told in the Poat-Dispatch be- fore the committee's action, the Roose- ,ell indorsement was favored by the Kiel men as well as Jarrett's majority faction, but the Kiel men wished to have the prestige of starting it, and were outwitted by the calling of a special meeting. The tactics used by Jarrett and Howe caused the Kiel men, against their in- clination, to vote against the Roosevelt resolution. While the committee may have ex- ceeded its functions in indorsing Roose- velt, its action wag considered the log- for (,oVvernor, you The the that vice- the “too joal outcome of a state-wide movement, Roosevelt will in the coming campaign. Roosevelt represents, as no nation and which appeal strongly to the

of the people wanted to give him his positive declination that pre his leadership that Missouri was : placed in the Republican column, | in favor of his nomination is not ~~ must yield by indicating his +" tendered.

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and much importance was attached to the resolution elsewhere. McHarg, a Washington law- been here recently in the tf- terest of and FE. Mont Relly of Kansas City, president of the State League of Republican Clubs, also made “boosting” visit. The argument which with the politicians was that ~ perhaps can be elected, and 7 that Taft certainly cannot be. Nomina-« & pone of Taft, it is argued, would mean ~~ the loss of Federal offices—a calamity ss dreaded in the utmost by Missourl poll- ticlans i It is this consideration which has given | the Roosevelt movement strength tn Mis. 4 sourl, which hitherto has been noted f6F its lack of insurgent Republicans, and has thus been in strong contrast with | the states surrounding it on three sides Illinois, lowa and Kansas. A Coroner's inquest Tuesday ool that Carabelll had been murdered, but” aid not fix the blame. The tential 4 Was substantially the same as the newie — | paper accounts of the affair, Miss Kathe: es Voss, 3351 South King’s highway, fee oe peating the story of Carabellt’s quarrel: with a Siciian at a New Year dance, | i Henry W. Kiel. former chatrmall ot the City Committee, after reading Gov. Hadley’ « declaration for Roosevelt, ea

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next Republican candidate for I believe it i true that there is a Roosevelt sentiment throughout State, and I belfeve Roosevelt make an excellent candidate, 3 be am for Roosevelt myself, but I 1 te :