St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 31, 1912

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“member of a once prominent Georgia ' family, who disappeared from his home _ 10 years ago because, he says, of a fam- eR and - his = ae es name of his last employer, a su- ee t of construction for the . Chie .& Northwestern Railroad.

a been identified by photographs by op- Ail st Loulg Wednesday morning. finally admitted it to Chief Allender. He : wept as he spoke, ~ tnto a strange story of his life. aE ii ee ne - a x M at a's Pe +9 le pee. ‘ a : :: j vey Spee ie 7 te Yate Oo Beers : “5 d aes s *

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IN CITY; 1S COOL » Clyde M. Sims of Georgia, Who Called Himself Burke After He Says His Brother Embezzled $96,000, When ‘Found, Gives Former Em- 2 ployer’s Name. SUIT FOR INSURANCE

INSPIRED LONG QUEST

Tells of Attempt to Escape | Alleged Disgrace to Hon- cored Family Name—Wife | St. Louis Without liation.

Clyde Marcellus Sims, 42 years old, ily disgrace, and who has drifted aim- lessly about since, was found in St. | Louis Wednesday. After close ques- ped by detectives, he admitted his identity. His wife, Mrs. Ruby Sims, manager of a purchasing agency in Louisville, _ ‘Ky., the mother of his child, Dorothy, met ‘him at police headquarters. Al- She had sought him for years mourned him as dead, and had ‘for his $5000 insurance, her greet- Was a cool one and she left the fthout giving her answer to his for'a reconciliation. s hag been masquerading since he . from Atlanta, Ga., in 1902, under the name of James Burke. Once an aristocrat and a successful business man, he became a laborer, who sought —— his sorrows in drink.

wi arrested by city detectives lay hight @s he was going away im an employment agency at Sixth Walnut streets. name as C. E. Van Wormer. He at first gave That ‘The arrest was at the request of F. C. Shoemaker, adjuster for the Travel- érs’ Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn. Sims had a $5000 policy in this company and his wife had sought to collect it under ‘the legal presumption that a man who is missing seven years is dead. ‘Shoemaker afterwards said Sims had eratives of a private detective agency and his every move had been followed for more than a year, although he had _ been drifting about through Illinois, Mts- As soon as he was _ Attorney Lewis of Louisville reached At first denying his identity, Sims

Then he launched

Says Brother Embezzled. WAS Once. secretary of a hardware rT fin Atlanta, Ga., he said. “A ive of mine was an official of the _ City National Bank there. My Was a prominent stockholder in p bank, my uncle was a director and fd stock in it. It was capitalize: 000, but a relative embezzled 0, from it and was sent to the Fe4- peeatiary at Atlanta for five

Minent in lodge circles in At- moved in the best society. the city. I went to Charlotte m there to Greensborough. I ® family name and in each place ity was discovered. I could not finally I ran away.” id that his wife was in the “appeared to be worried. He ) was willing to meet her and hing over. Allender telephoned Mer’s effice and persuaded 0 meet her husband. She “police headquarters, accompan- 4% % utr :. nat fey Wife Ummoved at Mecting. > ela not appear to be moved when Gd her husband for the first 10 years. She is apparently mger than Sims, is a bionde, he Bt eyes and is well groomed. me Was dressed in a neat black tailored Je0ked coolly at Sims and he ap- Nea rt sed. They shook hands, ‘Were the merest acquaint- hy was the faintest trace of n the wife's face as she intro- ‘to the insurance men as ” ee ue to depart. She shook a him, hesitated a moment ! tell him the whole teennnton with a be effected. willing to remain at : - "of Kitty Cobb ; beeause that pup, Stevens, holds her chin while teaching her to swim. See Sunday’ S Post-Dispatch quarters last night. GLAD NEWS FOR UNCLE JOE Cannon, suit and a gray soft hat, hurried out of the White House executive offiée today after a with Assistant Secretary Foster. to wear my Prince Albert at the noti- fication ceremonies tomorrow,” said the would be entirely Informal; that I could come in my shirt sleeves if I wanted to.” . i __ Only Evening Paper i in St. Louis With the Associated Press News. Sadelen.

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revolutionized by against counterfeiting. certificates and national bank nomination.

national bank notes probably will be reduced by one-third and their designs Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh, for the sake of economies to the Gov- érnment, convenience to the public and safety It is proposed to make the dimensions 6x2’ The paper money now in circulation inches. measures 7.28 by 3.04 inches. all paper money—United States systematized, and made uniform for every de- THIS WILL BE SIZE OF NEW MONEY WASHINGTON, July 31. ; ie size of all United States currency and about $300,000. as follows: The designs of notes and notes—would be Hamilton. new bills. HIS move is expected to save the Govern- ment about $900,000 annually and the national banks which pay for the plates for their notes and part of the cost of redemption, The department is considering using portraits $1 notes, Washington; $2, Jefferson; $5, Lincoln; $10, Grant; $100, Franklin; $500, Chase, and $1000, This “box” is the exact size of the proposed Cleveland; $20, Jackson; $50,

WOMAN WRITER IS ELD AFTER DEATH

Student of the History of Art Is Made Heiress by Will of Spinster.

DETROIT, July $1.—Alexander Anto- na, a chemist, his wife, Annetta Halli- day Antona and Antona’s nephew, An- gelo Villa, living in the aristocratic North Section of the city, were arrested last evening on suspicion. of being im- plicated in the death,of: Miss Lizzie Fleming, a wealthy woman aged 60, who died under alleged suspicious circum- stances at the Antonas’ home. The arrests followed an investigation by the Prosecutor's office, made at the request of Dr. Fleming of Frazersburg, ©., a brother of the dead woman. Mrs. Antona is highly educated, is a teacher of history, art and foreign travel at the Ganopel School of Musical Art. Desired to Return Home. Miss Fleming had lived at the Antona home since last January, but she want- ed to leave Detroit and go td the home of her Ohio relatives. A short time before her sudden death, Miss Fleming made a will leaving mosi of her property to Mrs. Antona. The Antonas said Miss Fieming wished to will her property to them be- cause she had quarreled with her rela- tives, but Dr. Fleming declares there never had been the slightest trouble between his sister and members of the family. The body of Miss Fleming was cre- mated, though it was stated that she often expressed a horror of cremation and had bought a cemetery lot in which she wished to be buried. Among the numerous literary workers in Detroit none has accomplished more or reached a higher plane of merit than Mme. Antona. w of West Indian Life. Her clever and dramatic studies of coolie life in the West Indies attracted the attention of New York journals and the demand for her letters grew to large proportions. She has contributed at various times to Town Topics, Smart Set, Munsey’s, McClure’s, Scribner’s, Collier’s, Good Housekeeping, Outing, the New York Tribune and other publications. Mme. Antona is regarded as one of Detroit's best known and most cultured women, and is a member of the Twen- tieth Century Club and a dozen other organizations. She has received a de- gree from the University of Pisa in the history of arts. Mrs. Antona’s 10-year-old’ daughter slept with her in a cell at police head-

He Can Go to White House in His Shirt Sleeves. WASHINGTON, July 31.—‘“‘Uncle Joe’ wearing a thin pongee silk few minutes conversation “— just, came io find out if I had former Speaker. “They told me it OF RIGH FRIEND! T.A,, T-T0TAL-R¢ “WELL, WHAT ABOUT THAT MINT JULEP? College Chaps Recall Country Club Incident When He Denies Ever Touching Whisky.

By George! T. R. a T-totalerR? Some St. Louisans are trying to fig- ure it out. They are the college chaps who met the Colonel the last few times he was in St. Louis, and who have been wont to recall the meetings by singing snatches of an old Latin song beginning ‘‘Ubi sunt, o pocula?’’ This, translated, means ‘Waiter. bring us another round,’’ or something of that sort. But it was all a mistake, and they must have been thinking of someone else. For the Colonel has said, over his own signature, in a letter to a@ resi- dent of driest Kansas, that he never, no, never, touched whisky and that no highball or cocktail ever passed his lips. The Post-Dispatch published the letter Monday. Incident of the Mint Julep. One of those who recalled the ex- President's last visit but one to St. Louis, and who found his remembrance contradicted by the statement about whisky, called at the Post-Dispatch of- fice and looked up the files. In the Post-Dispatch of Oct. 11, 1910, in nel’s movements here on that day, he found this narrative, set in an espe- clally headed ‘“‘box’’ and embellished with an initial letter:

Refuses to Be “‘Snapped”’ as He Drinks Mint Julep exclaimed dé ERE, nothing like H that!”’ Col. Roosevelt at the Country Club Tuesday morning, when, as he was about to drink a mint julep, he saw a photographer point- ing a camera toward him. Raising a reproving hand at the camera man, the elephant-slayer walked over to the instrument, picked it up carefully on its tripod and turned it around so that it commanded an excellent view of the dining-room wall. Then he went back to his chair and sipped the mellow mint. here,

‘TIT remember that very incident,’ said the caller, “and it happened just as it is told there. The photographer is still in the business here, and works in a newspaper office not more than a few hexameters from Seventh and Olive streets.”’ But what of that? There probably will be found any number of Bull Moose enthusiasts who will be ready to make affidavit that a County Club mint ju- lep is a-W. C. T. U. beverage.

DESTROYERS FLEE STORM

American Warships Driven Into Port by Raging Sea. AMOY, China, July 81.—The United States destroyers Chauncey and Decatur, which were on their way from Shanghai to Hongkong, have arrived here, where they will remain until the great storm

which is raging at sea abates.

three of its four competitors The figures follow: Only 41 The reason— Average circulation for Daily only,

x a3 ei 3 t Se + , Fi tae « ere light hours of 7. a was We AA is low for this time of the vear. Official forecast for St. Louis edi vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Thursday; no change in temperature. Stage of the river; 10.1 feet; a fall of .4 of a foot,

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Missour!——Generally fair tonight and Thurs- day, no important change in temperatura Illincis—Fair and continued cool tonight and Thursday.

Chinere Note 500 Years 014. PHILADELPHIA, July %31.—The sub- treasury here has just received an appli- cation for redemption of a Chinese bank note which is more than 500 years old. The note was issued some time BULL MOOSE T 80] Bull Moose, was not at the convention,

NAME COMPLETE. | 91, LOUIS TICKET |F & Kansas City Convention Also De- cides to Have Congressional and County Nominees.

STATE TICKET DECIDED ON

St. Louisans in Row Over At- tempt of Woerheide to Indorse Gov. Hadley.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 31.—The State convention of the Bull Moose, or Progressive, party today decided to put a full city ticket into the field in St. Louis and to nominate con- gressional and county tickets throughout Missouri. The vote on the congressional and county situation was by acclamation after a resolu- tion to leave the question to the con- gressional districts was defeated, 308 to 79. The action of the convention means that candidates will be named for Sheriff, Circuit Attorney, the Circuit bench, Public Administrator and other St. Louis offices to be voted on at the election in November, and that the Progressives will have a candi- date for Mayor and other city offices in the spring of 1913. The convention to name a State ticket will be held in St. Louts Sept. 3. R. T. Andrews, delegate from Buf- falo, Mo., sought to fable a resolution to put progressive candidates for Con- gress in the race in each district. He insisted this would be ruinous in his district, as Delegate O’Gammon, who led the fight for his district in Chicago, was a Roosevelt progressive, but still a Republican and a candidate for Con- gress. Andrews argued that to oppose him would mean the election of a Dem- ocrat. W. F. Heiman of St. Louis said a few bosses were trying to run the conven- tion’ and that bitterness and bossism were as evident here as in Chicago. The State Committee was instructed to call congressional and county con- ventions in the various. districts and counties to nominate the candidates. It was evident that the majority of the delegates were determined that ‘the pro- gressive party in Missouri should not affiliate with any other party in any way. The progressive nominees for the State, congressional and county offices must pledge themselves to support the na- tional ticket. Committeeman Resigns. During the discussion of the resolu- tion providing for the nomination of the congressional ticket R. P. Andrews, who yesterday was elected a member of the State Committee from the Six- teenth District, tendered his resignation. He said that previous to the national Republican convention in Chicago he had given his pledge to support the Re- publican candidate for Congress from that district, and that he felt honor- bound to do so. Andrews’ resignation finally was ac- cepted and Columbus Bradford was ap- pointed to the place. The convention before adjourning its night session, which lasted until after midnight, had decided to put forward a State ticket. It was pointed out by some of those prominent in the work of. the convention that the nomination of complete tickets in each county would arouse more local interest than the mere selection of a State ticket. It was argued that local candidates nominated for the small county offices, as well as their friends, having a per- sonal interest in the outcome, would feel more like getting out and making a fight for the entire Progressive ticket. Reporters Represent Nelson, The convention is a Nelson affair. William R. Nelson, owner of the Kan- sas City Star and sponsor for Missouri's but he had his hand on the wheel, not- withstanding. T. J. Murphy, a Star re- porter, was in the chair of the Nationa] Committeeman, representing the ‘“Ba- ron.’’ Fred C. Trigg, another Star re- porter, acted as chairman. Other re- porters for the Nelson papers controlled the admission tickets and directed the general progress of the convention. Col. Roosevelt and Col. Nelson sent telegrams to the convention. Virtually every man attending the convention has the prefix “ex’’ to his name. There. were several ex-postmasters, ex-editors and ex-senators. When James M. Rollins of St. Louis passed his cards around he ex- plained that he “used to be’’ State Sen- ator from St. Louis. When Fred Leh; mann was introduced it was explained that he “used to be’’ Solicitor-General. When H. B. Garver of Fulton, Mo., was announced it was put fn oral parenthe- sis that he was an ex-postmaster. Threatened Split of St. Louisans. There is a threatened split in the St. Louis delegation over the attempt of A. A. B. Woerhelde, a Hadley appointee, to get an indorsemens for the Governor. Paul V. Janis, president of the St. Louis Progressive Club, headed the faction that opposed the indorsement. His fol- lowers appointed a committee and in- structed it to call up the Governor on the telephone and inquire whether he would join the Bull Moose. Woerheide stopped this in order to save Hadley embarrassment and the scheme to in- dorse Hadley was dropped. It found an. echo in convention today, when Janis failed to realize his ambition to go to; the national convention as a delegate-

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By Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., July 31.—The prose- cution today scored a point in the tria! of Mrs. Daisy Grace, accused of having attempted to kill her husband, Eugene Grace, when the Court declined to per- mit the introduction of certain alibi lei- ters which had not been submitted to the prosecution. In one note, supposed to have been written on the night of the day Mrs. Grace left Atlanta for Newnan, Ga.. was one phrase, ‘‘After I left you at the train.” The State will attempt to show, it is said, that Mrs. Grace wrote this letter to herself, postdated it and signed. her husband’s name-to it, and had mailed it to herself in Newnan, in order to establish.an alibi. Mrs. Grace probably will stand tomorrow. Early this afternoon the ‘‘alibi’’ let- ters were read in court, with the jury excluded, and offered as evidence. Two in One Envelope. The Court had not. decided whether they would be admitted when the usual recess was taken. There were two let- ters addressed to Mrs. Grace and con- tained in one envelope which was ad- dressed in Grace’s handwriting. Wit- nesses identified the handwriting yester- day. “Gene” is the name attached te both letters. One was entirely typewritten, the other written in pencil in unidenti- fied handwriting. There was no date on the typewritten letter, The other, dated Tuesday night, started off as follows: ‘My own darling wife—After I put you on the train today,” etc. The envelope bore the postmark, March 5, 4:30 p. m. It was received in Newman at 7:30 o'clock the same even- ing, after Mrs. Grace had returned to Atlanta to see her wounded husband, the same “Tuesday night” apparently. Great stress was laid by the prosecu- tion upon the manner of her greeting when she saw the wounded man for the first time after he was found upon his bed last March. Solicitor Dorsey today said: “T expect to show that this woman premeditated the crime as far back as last January to secure the insurance on her husband's life.’ “What are these things they are say- ing about me?” were the wife's first | words, as quoted by Morris Priolieu, a State’s witness, while the jury was ex- cluded. pater ony ala aod eee sr was the husband’s reply, quoted similarly by Priolieu, a close friend of Grace. Just after the jury had been sent out, Solicitor-General Dorsey had indicated the State's purpose in getting such testi- mony before the jury. He said: "We expect to show that Daisy Grace faced her husband and upbraided him for accusing her of the deed when not a living soul had intimated to her that she was suspected or accused of the take the

at-large. The Janig, m are angry and promise to maki whle. : . crima.”’

cating Her Innocence: |

GET YOUR CARD, SHOW TO POLICE ESCAPE A CELL The new police identification cards, intended to insure their holders against needless annoyance in:the case of ar- rest on a misdemeanor charge, will be printed and placed on distribution at police headquarters within a few days. The Chief Wednesday sent to the City Counselor for his approval an official notification empowering patrolmen and sergeants tO summon citizens into Po- lice Court on misdemeanor charges with- out the formalities which have hereto- fore attended an arrest. The way to take advantage of this rule will be to get an identification card. The cards must be applied for at head- quarters and any reputable citizen can get one. The chief anticipates that they will be desired chiefly by automobile Owners, chauffeurs and drivers of vehicles. A business or personal card will not do. One of the police identification cards must be shown, or the arrested person will have to go to a police sta- tion in the old-fashioned way and stay there until a bondsman comes. But with one of the cards, everything will be different, and an arrest will be about like this: Patrolman: I’m sorr I ook that corner the wrong way eg ae the taaise erdinance. Section. 619, 247. have to ask you to tn police 2 Ee, Clark avenue. near weit. tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock. I pote you have an identifieation cant.

ir. Citizen: card a falters gave me last Anh here it is * 5380. , name and address. that’ aes trolman: Thank you. sir. Good day. Citizen: The cards will be of no value fn the case of a serious offense, and if any police character presents one as an ar- | gument why he should not be “pinched.” he will merely place himself under the

. Violated Anti. -Trust ‘Laws in at Lae roe Particulars Taking of Evidence Required: 15 Months in Case of 35 Firme—Tribunal to Make Ruling Effective. Special to the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, July 31.— Special Supreme Court Commis- sioner Robert M. Reynolds sub- mitted his finding to the Su- prém Court today in the suit of the State against 35 lumber com- panies, charged with violating

b | the anti-trust laws. .

Twenty-nine of the compare with an aggregate stock of 9 000,000, are held to be and to be a trust in the law. Judge Reynolds, as te tains all the contentions of the State charged in the’ information of ouster. He finds that oe ee

2, By the oa of the curtailing the output of lumber in the ‘years 1904 and 198 for the purpose of increasing the price of yellow pine lum- ‘ber to the consumer. 8. By entering into what was known as the “joint trade relations agreement”’ in 1904 between the members of tife Yellow Pine Manufacturers’ Associa- tion and members of various retail deal- ers’ associations, whereby the manufac- turers and wholesalers agreed to seil only to certain retail dealers who were retailers thereby agreeing to buy from the members of the Yellow Pine Manv- facturers’ Association. 4. By certain practices known as trade ethics, practices by members of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers’ Association, while also acting as members of the Southwestern Retail Dealers’ Associa- tion, in blacklisting certain retailers known as “poachers,”’ who did not obey the trade ethics, dividing territory where retailers could not legitimately make sales within the trade ethics, and in re- fusing to sell to consumers in carload lots and co-operative stores. Court Hearing itn October, The report will be set for hearing be- fore the Supreme Court at the Oc term on exceptions which attorneys the companies announced they will Of the 2 companies accused, 22 are Missouri corporations, operating at Kan- sas City and St. Louis, and seven are foreign corporations doing business in this State under a license, The original prosecution against the lumber companies was instituted fiy Gov. Hadley when he was Att ° General and included @ Proscar Some of these have since ceased opera- r the prosecution from time to time. Attorney-General John M. Atkingon, voted almost 16 months to obtain dence. Although several states have inti ed proceedings under anti-trust against lumber companies alleged te % in an unlawful combination to prices and output, the present ts

tion. Court Must Pass on Finding. 2 4 Judge Reynolds’ finding will, of cour

He we F Fy an ee. x ~ “<< ~ - eh ly 4 ' 4 oe 4= ee « _ : rewarded as legitimate dealers and the — tion in Missouri and were dropped from Attorney-General Major took up the. prosecution, and assisted by the late Judge James B. Gantt and Assistant | first decisive victory for the eucwee: ©

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