St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 10, 1912

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THE POST-DISPATCH __ “VOL. 64. NO. 264. ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1912—24 PAGES. PRICE ONE CENT ‘aks

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THE TEMPERATURES.

* ; I ee ae ee ree 68 " 5 a. m *eeeeeeeeeee 11 eeosoeneose 71 rs Te se i oe Si 1B (NOOR) occccve 71 OB. M.... cesses 66 , GRADE ot? CFPARATION HAVE THE BOY | Sauaeiec ane ‘A umbrella and IN THE MosoviTo WAR 2 watch on it, be- cause the weather man says you are liable to be in urgent need of it between now and Saturday morn- ing, that is, if you are out at night. Showers and: thunderstorms are coming, he an- nounces. Saturday will bring tempera- tures still lower than those we have enjoyed for several days. If the forecast holds good, the skies will clear Saturday aft- ernoon or evening and a cool wave will follow. Nothing severe in the way of temperature is expected, however, and the outlook is for enjoyable weather. Official forecast for St. Louis and | vicinity: Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday morning; clear- ing and cooler late on Saturday. Missourl—Showers and thunderstorms to- night and probably Saturday; cooler Satur- day and in west portion tonight. Illinois—Increasing cloudiness with show- ers and probably thunderstorms tonight and Saturday; cooler Saturday afternoon or night. HOSTLER YOUNG, NOT CHIEF, HIS NEPHEW a ~ Post - tients Canvass Shows Majority in Both House and Council Would Vote to Relieve Railways of Consequential Damages Which Might Accrue. _ 23 OUT OF 41 ARE COMMITTED TO PLAN Railroads Would Pay for beta Pia ction Only, While M nicipality Would Settle Any Damage to Abutting Property. | A poll of the Municipal As- sembly by Post-Dispatch re- Re porters shows that a majority -_ of the members favor taking the - most direct and practical means ® of quickly abolishing grade erossings in St. Louis by having the city pay the consequential - land damages. Accidents at ee _grade crossings have resulted in the loss of 70 lives in the last five years, as shown by statistics published in the Post-Dispatch of last Sunday.

Rural Visitor Finds His Relative, but Not in Position He Thought He Held. A man entered the Mounted District Station in Forest Park, Thursday af- ternoon, and introduced himself to Desk Sargeant Alyward as Riley Young, from Bald Knob, Mo., and said he wanted to see his. nephew, Bill

Nine of the 13 members of the! young. City Council said that they would| “Haven’t seen or heard of him in 30 vote for the grade crossing bills re-|e*rs.” said the caller. “Understand he’s been promoted.” Thinking the Chief might want to send his automobile to get his relative, Aylward informed Chief Young by tele- phone that his Uncle Riley wanted to see him. : “‘Never heard of him before,’ ’said the Chief. “But send him down here. I’ll look him over.” Two hours later Chief Young tele- phoned to Aylward: “That man you sent down here is not my uncle. His nephew is Bill Young, the hostler in the Mounted District stable. I’m send- ing him — Ss GUM SHOE FOR STONE ON 64TH BIRTHDAY Speaker and Mrs. Clark Also Sur- prise Missouri Senator With a | Cake and a Ham. WASHINGTON, May 10.—A gum shoe resting in candy grass was the center of attraction at the hospitable home of Speaker and Mrs. Clark during Mrs. Clark’s weekly “at home.” Inquiring guests were informed by Mrs. Clark that it was placed there in honor of the sixty-fourth birthday of “Gum Shoe Bill" Stone, Senator from Missouri and a close friend of the Clarks. After Congress, Senator Stone came personally to view the shoe, and was surprised by a birthday cake with six- ty-four lighted candles and a Missouri ith ham. Senator Stone declared his Clark Into control of St. Louis men, the] birthday party the very best gift his Post-Dispatch urged that this road/anniversary had brought.’ ould lead the movement to abolish ~ @ crossings. W. K. Bixby and E. Pryor, two of the receivers, then proposed to abolish all Wabash grade crossings, provided the city would ay the consequential damages. The Board of Public Improvements, jafter an exhaustive investigation of Lo grade crossing problem, recom- fended that it was fair to the city for it to pay this small portion of he expense. . '£ ‘wo Bille Are Perding. On the theory that the Municipal ably would take the same view Board of Public Improvements pre- * @®ented its first grade crossing bill last "y . This bill provided for the aboli- rag tion ot the Union avenue crossing of the Terminal Railroad Association. To bee the issiie squarely before the As- ‘sembly the Board prepared two bills, } providing that city pay the conse- damages, and the other that . the rail should pay them. ~~ @ ioe providing for the aboll- : h of. all the Wabash and Rock Island ) erossings In the west end of the including the crossings at Union, $ Batters and Delmar avenues, will in the Assembly Friday. ‘they would vote for the bills, and _ three others said they were willing -for the city to pay at least a part of the damages. | ]hree members of the Council de- clared they were in favor of requiring the railroads to pay all damages, and _ | geven members of the House took the + game view. One member of the Coun- ~ ¥ of and three members of the House ) declined to say how they stood on the | _s proposition, ‘Consequential damages, as pertaining te grade crossings, is defined by Presi- _ @ent Reber of the Board of Public Im- as the difference in the Le of abutting property and improve- ments before and after the completion ed the changes in grades, providing is a decrease in value. In many ces, upon the completion of a public work, there is an apprecia- rather than a decrease in the value f abutting property. fhe Post-Dispatch has persistently mv ted the abolition of grade in St. Louls for many years. ‘he railroads have resisted all legis- Jative attempts to abolish the grades, use they were required not only pay the cost of separation of es, but also the damages to ‘abutting property. | When the Wabash railroad, through appointment of receivers, passed

No change in the local POST-DISPATCH continues, years, the favorite medium On Wednesday three out from the local merchants, added together, carried only This established preference over the field of other St.

FINDS HER LOST DOGIN SHOW, WINS HIM IN LAW SUI Miss Minnie Potter Victor After Replevining Wolf Hound From Florist.

FASHION SHOW IN COURT

“Czar Nicholas’ ” Mistress Strokes Him as Trial Proceeds —He Won Blue Ribbon.

Miss Minnie Potter of 4021 Washington avenue won the possession of “Czar Nicholas Alexander’ in Justice Krue- ger’s court Friday. ‘‘Czar Nicholas’’ is a big Russian wolf hound, who took the first prize in the recent St. Louis Dog Show. Miss Potter’s ownership of the hound was contested by Adolph Brix, a florist, of 1518 St. Louis avenue. Justice Krueger’s court was crowded with fashionably gowned women while the trial was in progress. Miss Potter, dressed in a blue serge suit, with a big black straw hat, sat almost under the Judge’s bench, stroking “Czar Nicholas’’ on the head occasionally. The dog responded by wagging his shaggy tail, and seemed to be very happy, although Miss Potter looked much perturbed while the contest for his possession was being fought. Leaves Court Leading Dog. When Judge Krueger decided the case in her favor, awarding her one cent damages in addition to possession of the dog, she left the court room in triumph, leading the dog and escorted by the women who had come to court to help her win the fight. Eighteen months ago the hound wan- dered away from his Washington ave- nue home. Miss Potter has raised him from a pup, and was much grieved. She reported his loss to the city detective department, and Detectives Chrismer and Finan searched for him. Chrismer carried with him a a of ‘‘Czar Nicholas,’’ eve Lime ieaenlan a Ros pea 14 °He dre picture to compare his spots. Miss Potter visited the dog show a month ago, and there saw Czar Nich- olas in a cage. He was not as clean and well fed as when he left home, but he was satill fine enough looking to capture the blue ribbon. She reported to Detective Chrismer that this was her dog, and the detective set out to recover him.

| Traded to a Florist. He found that the hound was ex- hibited by Norman Zeis-‘of 3738 Thozo- lan avenue. Zeis told the detective that he had traded the wolf hound to Brix for a black-and-tan dog. Chrismer at- tempted to recover the dog from the florist, but Brix would not give him up, and Miss Potter sued out a writ of replevin. The dog was delivered to her April 36. Brix was not satisfied with Justice Krueger’s decision, and announced that he would appeal, although Judge Krue- ger had indicated that if he would ac- cept the verdict of the court the costs would be assessed against Miss Potter, as he had come into possession of the dog innocently. De, Scott, a veterinary surgeon, testi- fiei that he accepted “Czar Nicholas” in payment of a fee of $3. The man from whom he had got the dog said he followed his wagon home one night. Dr. Scott added that he was a dog expert, and wouldn’t give 30 cents for the Czar. Tears came to Miss Potter’s eyes when the veterinary made this state- ment. Dr. Scott passed the dog on to Zeis, and Zeis traded him to Brix, it was shown by a series of witnesses. Attorney Christy M. Farrar represent- ed Miss Potter, and Attorney Walther

- —- - over the field of other papers. On Tuesday we beat three out of four of our competi- tors, added together, 22 columns. Nohl represented Brix’

leads ’em all advertising situation. ‘The as it has been for years and ‘of the St. Louis merchants of four beat us one column. Yesterday, Thursday, the POST-DISPATCH carried 91 columns while the* Globe-Democrat, ps ar and Times, our three nearest competitors, all 81°‘ columns for the POST-DISPATCH Louis newspapers shows that the merchants of St. Louis have learned pas inthe ity wile, te POST-DISPATCH is greater then nee , POST- DISPATCH i is greater — can be prepared its three nearest competitors all | in both branches of 1 Assembly favor the elim- crossings. Opposition ie. consequential dam- Hoa caused and tion |

Sunday, added together. St. Louis’ ONE BIG Newspaper. * Average circulation first four months, 1912,

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BONES SO BRITTLE, MAN, TURNING IN

Deaconess Hospital Patient Suf- fers Fractures at the Slightest Pressure.

Mrs. C. W. Norris of Chester, Ill., is being treated at the Deaconess Hospital. West Belle place and Sarah street, for an unusual affliction which has made her bones so brittle they break under the slightest pressure. Her right arm was broken when she turned, in bed two days ago. She al- ready had suffered fractures of her left arm. and hip, and she now is in such a condition that she fears to move un- assisted. When the nurses turn her in bed they handle her with the greatest care, lest other bones be broken by the slight movement, The brittleness of the bones is known to medical men as ‘“‘dealcification.” In the case of Mrs. Norris, the decalcifica- tion was caused by carcinoma of the supra-renal capsule, according to Dr. A. Siebert of 1647 South Jefferson ave- nue, who is attending her. The supra-renal capsules are small glands attached to the upper extremity of each kidney, Dr. Siebert explained. The carcinoma, which is a malignant tumor, has fastened these glands, and is causing the sub- stance of the bones to deteriorate. Dr. Siebert said he had seen only one other case like the one he now is treating. Other physicians told the Post-Dis- patch the condition was most unusual, especially from such a cause. The fractures in Mrs. Norris’ hip and left arm have been there nearly five months, it is believed. The first sign of her jllness was a sharp pain in the arm. A Chester physician diagnosed the trouble as rheumatism and treated her for that disease. A few days later she stumbled slightly while walking through her house and instantly was stricken with such a severe pain in the uip that she had;to go to bed. The physician was called and again pro- nounced the trouble rheumatism. When Mrs. Norris failed to improve after four months’ treatment, she was brought to the St. Louis hospital by her daughter, Mrs. H. Turner. Dr. Siebert, recalling the other case he had studied, diagnosed the trouble at once. Mrs. Norris weighed about 200 pounds when taken ill. Her weight now is not more than 125 pounds, her nurses say. ED CALLAHAN IS WORSE Ky.,

JACKSON, May 1¢.—-Word J reached Jackson this morning that Ed Callahan, who is in the Buckhorn hos- pital 20 miles from Jackson, is in a critical condition from wounds received by him April 29, having grown rapidly worse yesterday. A messenger sent to Jackson today to

ice, Resco that Callahan's phy-| BED, BREAKS ARM itself to one of! IMRS. JAMES TELLS STORY OF NIGHT OF KILLING

MIND A BLANK AFTER HUSBAND KICKED HER

HIS CONDUCT MADE HER WISH TO DIE

Killing Husband.

Sketches of Mrs. Alma Palmer James, Made by Marguerite Martyn wn Judge Taylor’s Courtroom, Where Mrs. James Is on Trial for

Saw Revolver in Window Which Suggested Thought of Enjing Life and She Got it— Weeps on Cross-Examinat on.

mission, Occasionally as Mrs. James told of the events leading to the killing she was Overcome py emotion and tears Several times with her stole down her cheeks. she stopped to dry handkerchief. Doesn’t Make Expected Defense, To the surprise of the State’s at- torneys, Mrs. James did not make the expected defense that she raised the revolver to her own head to shoot herself but. in her sleep or,in a period of transitory mania, shot her husband instead. She said she could not remémber the shooting or what immediately preceded or followed it. Mrs. James was asked to tell what happened when she and her husband went to their flat at 4457A Lexington avenue after spending the evening of April 27, 1911, at the home of her Sister-in-law, Mrs. Floyd Alcorn. “He didn't talk all the way home,” she said. “When we entered our house he began quarreling and curs- ing. He talked about not’ wanting a child and said I would have to go next day and have an operation per- formed. If I didn’t do this, he said, I would be sorry. “He said he had made arrangements for it Wednesday and that it was for that purpose that Mrs. Alcorn had given $10 to me. “Kicked Me as Hard as He Could,” “When I undressed he wouldn't let me get in bed. He kicked me as hard ae he could in the stomach and said: her eyes 50.” : ‘In some way I found myself sitting in a chair. I wanted to die”. “What was the next you re- Sed gate ‘After that maybe you won't have to’ —_—— What happened on the night Mrs. Alma James shot and killed-her hus- band, Leo James, as he lay asleep, was told by Mrs. James on the witness stand in Judge Taylor’s court Friday, as the climax of her direct testimony at her trial for second-degree murder. The courtroom was crowded, most of the spectators being women. the corridor outside 150 persons surged about the doors and pleaded for ad- Deputy sheriffs held them back. In ing at the Alcorn home,’ replied Mrs: James. “What time was it?’’ “I don’t remember.”’ “What happened at Alcorn’s?’’ “I don’t remember anything more un- til I was in the patrol wagon. My brother was there with me.” On cross examination. in regard to the events of that night, she went int» more details: “Did you go to bed that night?’ she was asked. ‘“No, I did not.”’ “Did your. conversation continue after Leo went to bed?” Tells of Husband's Threats. “He said that if I didn’t go to a woman doctor he would kill me. He said I had to decide quick. I tried to get into bed and he kicked me away.” “Did he jie there without talking?’ “He said he wouldn't let me go to bed.”’ “Did he get up again?’ “No, he stayed in bed.” “When did he go to sleep?’ “I don't know.” Asked about conversations with James’ mother regarding him, she said: “Mrs. James said that anybody who took the name of James took trouble. She said it took her just two minutes to get a divorce. She said Leo was getting moge like his father every day, but that his father was not cruel.” Mrs. James testified she ‘could not re- member where she was taken or where she spent the remainder of that night of the murder. She remembered that her brother took her. somewhere the next morning. She did not mere it was the city hospital. “Whe alk jon Gk dic cliactacbelll Bishop. veereapiiececteciteaacmshieieaineicnanoe ;

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SuHIFE'S VALET PRISON BY COURT Appellate Division Revoked Foulke E. Brandt’s Writ of Habeas Corpus.

NEW YORK, May 10,—Folke E. Brandt former valet to Mortimer L. Schiff, was ordered sent back to Dan- nemora prison by the appellate division of the Supreme Court this afternoon. The Court was unanimous in dismis- sing the writ of habeas corpus granted by Justice Gerard to Brandt who had served five years of a thirty-year sen- tence for burglary in the first degree. BALL FAN ARRESTED FOR OFFER TO BET Dayton Street Policemen Grab Man as Detective Prepared to Trap Him, When the New York Giants and Car- dinals were playing at Robison Field Thursday afternoon, John J. Jackson, 1508 Market street, according to the complaint made Friday by Detective Killian of the gambling squad, stood

Sn: | j ‘No, I’m Not Hungry, | | | he Lunch—He Shoots at 1:30—Depressed 4 cause of’ Physical C Men Returning ming Heatil and Find Body With Bi in Heart—Divorced | First Wife After Abso rk Trial. f: ae i Alexander Eberson, 4 years old, ident of the Eberson Paint Co., and killed himself in the office suite at 1800 Pine street at PL. m, F riday. He had recently returned . Mountain Valley, Ark., where he spe three weeks in an effort to restore health. He had been under treats for a stomach trouble. On his return to St. Louis complained to associates that lost 40 pounds.. He. seemed cause of his inability to restore k | previous physical At Office at ® A, Mm, He arrived at his ats Friday and was busy { personal letters. At need gr. | ley, general manager of the : invited Eberson to lunch. - Wis “No, I'm not hungry,” replied re 4 son. ee | Lindsley, returning from renal enterifig the office when he b shot. ° “ft - Eberson was not at his desk, | bt other officials and’ employes” vere a - counted for. The door to the nm which Eberson had last been s locked.

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Door Is Broken Down, e* Employes broke down ol Eberson was found dead with at ver lying beside him on the floor. Ri Eberson’s first wife, whose = name was Fannie Wieder. a divorce in October, 1906, | that he had been on | ' s friendship with a woman North Grand avenue. Neighbors f fied that he was known there as When the case was tried, and his wife lived in separate | ments at the Washington Hotel. Mrs. Eberson was awarded a. sum of $5000, #400 for a and $75 a month alimony, 6 with the opening of the trial. - pe = Eberson was married in Decen

she was granted a divoree 1 , that year. <n The first Mrs. Eberson tes trial of her divorce sult that often amused himself by . with balls of money. He gave h a month for dresses, she ed, would not permit her to spend a of that allowance for any pret “He told me if I. aia not | . 5 much for clothes he would not giv :

up in his seat and yelled: “I'll bet two to one on the Giants.” : Killian, who had been sent to the park to detect gambling, says he was). about to hand a marked bill to Jackson when two Dayton street policemen grabbed Jackson and made a prema- ture arrest. ’ Jackson is charged with gambling, al- though the police saw no money change hands. Unofficially, the police add that Jackson wasn't even offering fair odds considering the way the two teams have been playing. WRECKED AUTO FOUND BESIDE DEATH CURVE

the North and South road. The front any money at all,” she testified. — aides, he frequently took $50, | | sso9 in bills, wadded it up into # - 2 as $ ae ball and threw it at me.” Coulda’t Mrs. Eberson said, her so much money that she « even attempt to cempute it all. te erson made @ nervous wreck of h “coming home at all hours of thes ing.” and caused her to lose 1 iA oC her wotan Sar eee r fe