St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 7, 1912

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5 000 FIRE IS | a BY ENGINE AITING OIL TANK | Terminal Switch | Locomotive Jumps Off Spur Track and Crashes Into Gasoline Container Starting Blaze in John C.-Kupferle Brass Foundry. FIREMAN HURT BY BREAKING OF HOSE Reel Is Demolished When a : Switch Train, Attempting . to Take Cars Out of the Way, of the Flames Crash- es Into It. os thi _A Terminal switch engine, running off a. spur. track and crashing into a 50- on tank of gasoline at the John. © .Kupferle Brass Foundry, First and Wright streets, at 4:30 a. m. Saturday, started a $25,000 fire, which resulted in the virtual de- struction of tlie factory, the painful injury of a city fireman and $100 damage to a hose reel belonging to Engine Co. No. 19. Through a hole knocked in the tank line flowed out into contact with coals dropped from. the locomotive’s firebox, causing the tank to explode and its blazing contents to be scat- tered all over one side of the three- story brick foundry building. Later when the building was in flames and surrounded on all sides by fire-fighting apparatus, the switch en gine, in trying to save a string of coal cars that were threatened, ran into the hose reel. Several firemen escaped in- jury by jumping. Watchmnan Gives Alarm. The first alarm was turned in by Au- gust Valleroy, a watchman at the foun- dry. It was followed by two others in rapid succession and nearly all the fire coparatue in the district was called out. ile Henry Kern, # years old, of Engine Company No. 26, Second and _ Madison ‘streets, was adjusting a hose coupling, the brass joint was broken of the water and Kern was thrown violently to the ground. He was taken to the city dispensary, where the physicians found that some of the nes in his right hand had been f red and the hand badly cut. Hie was removed to his home, 1025 South Thirteenth street. The cause of all the trouble was loco- motive No. 97. It was in charge of Tingineer William King, 2711 Armand place, and Fireman E. Harguth, 1818 South Third street. They had difficulty in getting the engine to safety before the gasoline exploded. LYNCHED NEGRO’S

“GUILT IS DOUBTED | West: Virginia. Governor Inves- tigating: Evidence That Mob Victim Was Innocent. ‘phimumront, W. Va., Sept. 7.—That & viletake was made in the choice of viétiing In the. lynching last night of ‘Walter Johnston, a negro, following the attack on i4-year-old Nita White, is the belief now held by the authorities here. “Gov: Glasscock has ordered an investi- gation nto the lynching and jin his let- teF té6 Prosecuting Attorney J. O. Pen- Gleton, directing it, wired: “Hs who

~ Iivés by the sword dies by the sword.” . After a consultation between Pendle- ton, Judge Maynard. Assistant Prose- - guting Attorney Ross, Mayor Penning- ton and Sheriff Ellison, a statement was teeued in which they declared that there is plenty of evidence that Walter John- ston did not commit the crime for which he was lynched. It is said that the _tvegro fell far short in dress and physi- eal appearance of the man described by _ the girl. _ WINNING YACHT IS BURNED

_ Phantom Captured 5 Cups in 6 Starts. HUNTINGTON, N. Y., Sept. 7.—The . . 58-foot yawl Phantom, which figured prominently as a cup winner in the New York yacht clubs recent cruise, ses at the bottom of Huntington Tay today, a total loss, She caught fire during the night and sank at ober. anchorage. Her owner, B, 8. Booth of the New es “york Club, with the captain and two The Phantom won five Were rescued with difficulty. cubs out of the New York Yach

FORMER CARDINAL , WHO DIED OF HEAT oO ESF OSOFHSSHOSHSHHdSGDH OOO 5055505000000 08 © * 6 °BUGS” RAYMOND. ®@ © OOOO OSSOOSOO9 “BUGS” RAYMOND DIES OF RAT IN A CHICAGO HOTEL Eccentric Pitcher, Formerly With Cardinals, Found Dead in His Room.

all een CHICAGO, . Sept. 7.—Arthur, | better known in the baseball world as “‘Bugs’’ Raymond, former pitcher with the St. Louis and New York (National League) baseball teams, was found dead in his rooms in a downtown hotel at noon to- day. A Coroner's physician said that Ray- mond'’s death was due to heart disease, which had been aggravated by the ex- cessive heat. . Raymond had been stopping at the hotel since Tuesday. Yesterday after- noon about 3 o'clock he. went -to-his room. As he did so he said: “I'm about ‘all in’ with this heat.’’ He was not seen about the hotel last night and today a maid discovered Raymond’s body. Raymond made his debut as a big league pitcher in St. Louis, being brought here by Manager McCloskey of the Cardinals in 1907. In that season and the one following he, pitched sensational ball for the team, ene of his most notable perform- ances being that in which he held the CHicago Cubs to a single hit in nine innings, Raymond went to the New York Giants in 1909, where his eccentric ways kept him in constant trouble with Manager McGraw. The next year he had the unenviabie distinc- tion of being the only ball player constantly under care of a guard. McGraw hired a Pinkerton detective to keep close by Raymond, but de- spite this watchfulnesg the pitcher often went on rampages. Finally McGraw lost all patience and sus- pended him after the 1911 training trip. HAD BAD PAINS, $1 AND 19 KNIVES IN STOMACH CHICAGO, Bent. 7.—When physicians operated upon John Martiner at the County Hospital tuday to learn what had caused “‘terrible pains in his stomach,’’ they found 19 pocket knives, 17 nails, five knife blades, a dozen screws and a silver dollar. “All of the articles were lodged in a corner of the stomach,” said the sur- geon who operated. “An ulcer had formed and the man would have died within a month.” Ten of the knives had been bone randled, but the bone had been dis- solved by gastric juices. The wooden handled knives were intact. The silver aullar swallowed 10 years ago, was bright, the juices of the stomach hav- ing kept it highly polished. Seme of the knife blades were rusty. “Fating knives and ell that stuff never hurt me,” said Martiner before the operation, “‘but sometimes I'd get teribie pains in my stomach.’ Physicians pronounced the operation successful. Martiner is 36 years ol.

CODHSHSOSSHOGCOH OOOO OSHSS MILK SO SCARCE THAT DEALERS AR CUTTING ORDER Dry Pastures and Plague of Flies Cause Shortage in Supply Reaching the City.

SHIPPING ZONE EXTENDED Dairy Company Official Says Riders Are Out Day and Night Seeking Supply Sold at Loss. The supply of milk in St. Louis is 80 short that dealers are cutting orders from quarts to pints, and abandoning some routes altogether. : The cause is said to be the extremely fnot and dry weather which has dried ‘up the grass and decreased the. supply of milk. Another cause for the shortage is the files, which were never worse in the country, and are annoying the cows so much that they give only about half as much rallk as usual. At the St. Louls Dairy Saturday the statement was made that unless weather conditions improve at once the short- age will be much greater. ‘We have men riding night and day,”’ an official of the company said, ‘looking for additional supplies of milk. We have reduced deliveries about half and are trying to divide the milk so all can get some. Incidentally we are paying much more for milk in the gountry than we are selling it for here. If the customers will be patient. we will do the best we can to get a supply of milk, but the prospects are that the supply next week will be the smallest ever known.”’ Nearly all of the milk sold in St. Louis comes fron INinois,.~most of it from farms within 40 miles of the city. Since the supply became short, miik has been slipped in from a 100-mile radius, ‘ut beyond the usual zone not many cows are kept. FIGHTER BREAKS ARM, MISSES A MOSQUITO Blow Aimed at Annoyer Lands on Door Jamb When His Chair Slips. EW YORK, Sept. 7.—Charles Combs, u pugilist, was bothered much by a per- gist2nt mosquito in his home in Sedg- wick, N. J., and at dawn he arose, de- termined to get revenge. He searched the room a long time be- fore he discovered his annoyer on the wall just over the door. Combs had to get a chair to reach his enemy, and even on the chair he had to stand on tiptoe. In that awkward position hs swung his right for the jaw of the skeeter. He would have landed had not the chair slipped at that moment. He went head- first through the doorway and the blow intended for the mosquito landed on th2 jamb of the door. When Combs picked Limself up his arm hung limp. He had Lroken it. J. P. MORGAN MUST TELL OF LEGISLATION Financier Will Be Asked of Con- nection Between Campaign Gifts and Laws. WASHINGTON, ‘Sept. 7.—When J. Pierpont Morgan takes the stand before Senator Clapp’s committee investigating campaign contributions, he will be ques- tioned not only about campaign contri- butions of 1904 and 1908, but about any possible connection between contribu- tions in the period from 1900 to 1912, and any le, lation in Congress. This was learned today before a con- ference between Chairman Clapp and Senator Pomerene,

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an oft-repeated story Again yesterday, Friday, the POST-DISPATCH car- ried more local merchants’ display advertising than three out of four of its competitors combined. The figures were: Post-Dispatch, 54 Columns Three out of four its ve all added The Reason—Results to strong, steady circulation—the lasting Attributable to The one paper The only paper Average circulation first eight months, 1912; Daily only, 167,136 —— ae of 46 Columns in every home. in many homes. RESOLUTION FOR QUAL SUFFRAGE Governor Chosen, Afthough He Admits He Only ‘‘Tepidly” Favors It.

URGED BY MISS RUMBOLD

Proposition Is to Be Submitted to the Republican State Committee.

Special to the Post-Dispatch. KANSAS CITY, Ma, Sept. Hadley has reluctantly consented to present resolutions amd petitions of various Missouri women’s organiza- tions and clubs favoring an amend- ment to the Constitution for equal suffrage for women, to the Repub- lican State committee at its meeting here Tuesday. The request of the women that it be adopted as a plat- form plank will be included, Several days age the Governor re- ceived a letter from Miss Charlotte Rumbold, who is in charge of the public school and park playgrounds for children in St. Louis, asking him to present these resolutions and urge their adoption. In reply to this re- quest, the Governor informed Miss Rumbold -that he -was. in favor of equal suffrage.” He ex- plained his position by adding that he would favor equal suffrage in Mis- souri whenever he was satisfied a majority of the good women of the State sincerely desired the same. Today Miss Rumbold replied that although convinced that the Gover- nor was only “tepidly’ in favor of equal suffrage, yet she would greatly prefer to have him present the reso- lutions, even if he cannot make an argument in favor of «heir adoption. Gov. Hadley said that under the cir- cumstances he would acquiesce and at least present the petitions and resolutions, SUFFRAGETTES INVADE PREMISES OF KING Leave “Votes for Women” Ban- ners at Scottish Castle Where George V Is Stopping. BALMORAL, Scotland, Sept. Suffragéttes invaded the grounds of King George’s Highland Castle last night. The King is residing here during the shooting season, and a strong force of police is on guard. The women, however, succeeded in 7.—Gov.

- eo outwitting the guard and left signs of their daring in the shape of purple flags bearing the words “Votes for women means peace for the Cabinet Ministers,’ all around His Majesty's private golf links. They removed and took away with them the flags marking the holes, BULLDOG BITES TWO PERSONS, IS SHOT Policeman, Attacked by the Animal on Street, Ends Its Career With Bullet. After biting two persons, a bulldog owned by Abe Kaufmann of 3141 Sheri- dan avenue attacked Policeman Mat Kyan Friday evening. The policeman shot the dog. The animal was on the street near the home of its master. It first attacked Louis Olt, 4 years old, of 3133 Sheridan avenue, biting his ankle. It next attacked Violet Reeve, 11 -years old, of 3109 Sheridan avenue, biting her hand.

‘Man Ryan. at which plans for — the resumption of the hearing were to | the | BAND CONCERT TONIGHT MRS. C. M. ILGENFRITZ SUES FOR DIVORCE| ; ; The dog was lunging toward Police- He drew his revotver and it through the head. Physicians cauterized the wounds vf the man and child, and said they were not se- rious.

Defendant Is Brother of Pianist and of Man Recently Sued. SEDALIA, Mo., Sept. 7.—Mrs. Dorothy Wallace Ilgenfritz, society leader and clubwoman of Sedalia, today filed suit in the Circuit Court asking for a divorce from Charles Melvin lgen- fritz, son of a wealthy hardware mer- chant of this city. Her petition states that he gambled and drank, cursed and abused her and finally ordered her to get out of their home. The defendant in the suit is a grandson of the late Gov. MeNair of S+. Louls, and is also a bother of McNair Ilgenfritz, the St. Louis planist and vaudeville perfomer, and of William MeNair Ilgenfritz, whose wife recently sued in St Louis for divorcee, and subsequently withdrew the petition. The plaintiff is now making a trip to the Pacifie coast, having left the city a few days ago SHE LANDS 240-LB. FISH AVALON, Cal., Sept. 6.—Mrs. P. 5, O'Mera of Salt Lake City, hooked a sword fish weighing 240 Nght tackle today, and landed her »

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HADLEY 10 OFFER |ROOSEVELT AUTO STOLEN, ae CEBAX RO ‘Woman From Window of Home | Watches Four Men Raid a Saloon. ALL-NIGHT CHASE OF CAR |Cabanne Motor, in Which en. mer President “Shook Bunch,” Abandoned at Daylight. Mrs. Hazel Gazzola of 3104 Oregon avenue Saturday told a Post-Dis- patch reporter ‘how she sat at a win- dow of her home Friday night and watched robbers lock two men in the ice box of Joseph Rakowski’s saloon, 2827 Arsenal street, rob the till and escape in the automobile of Cc. Gratiot Cabanne, in which Col. Roosevelt, three days ago, “shook the bunch” in a record-breaking run through Forest Park. Mrs. Gazgelo, unable to sleep, was fanning herself at the window when the machine stopped in front of the saloon across the street. Eour men got out and entered the side door of the saloon and ordered beer. As it was being drawn the man who had remained at the wheel of the machine sceunded the horn three times sharply. At this signal that no one was ap- proaching, the men inside drew re- volvers and covered Rakowski and Frank Sartoris, who was in the sa- loon, and drove them into the icebox. Quickly emptying the till of $49.50, the men ran out, jumped into the machine and were driven awey. She Got Revolver and Rific. P Mrs. Gazzolo had called her hus- band, but he had advised her to pay no attention to the affair. She had brought a revolver to the window, but concluded that she had no right to fire on the men. In addition she had a rifle and there was a revolver and a rifie in the saloon, Dut none of the weapons were used. She says the men were well dressed. She no- tified the police. Before they arrived Rakowski and Sartoris had wun screwed the lock and let themselves out of the ice box. C. Gratiot Cabanne, owner of the car, left it in front of the Kings’ Theater, Delmar boulevard and King’s highway, Friday night, and it was stolen within | o few minutes of 10 o'clock. He offers $60 roward for the arrest of the thieves. Car Found, Cabanune Secks Men. Cabanne’s machine was found early Saturday morning at Arlington and Wells avenues, where it had been aban- doned. Finding the machine did not take Cabanne off the trail and he mo- tored all night around the city and county resorts trying to find the men. “I never saw a case better covered,” Waid Cabanne Saturday morning, “than this one was by Night Chief Gillaspy. In less than half an hour every policeman on @duty had a description of the machine and word had been sent for 3 miles around the city. Every poilceman I met could describe my machine as well as I could myself.”

FAIR WEATHER;:/NO TEMPERATURE CHANGE THE TEMPERATURES.

Yesterday's Temperatures. High, 93 at neon. Low, 78 at 4 p. m.

“Hands up!’ shouted the bold bad man, who carried two re- volvers, and the bartender obeved, while custom- ers boddled [i a oorii°r. “(pen that fee box.” conmmanded the intruder. and the bartender, pale and trembling. swung back the heavy door. “Take out some of those bottles and boxes so there will be plenty of room.”’ The man in the white jacket and apron rianeved the greater part of the stock from cold storage, walked into the icy cell and waited for the bad man to lock him in. ihe

“Wait a minuts,” said the bad man, } pulling the bartender out and going into the icebox. ‘‘Now,” he said as he closed the door, “if anybody disturbs me be- fore the weather gets cooler I'l: shoot bim as soon as he opens thse door.” Official forecast for St. Louis and vieinity: Fair tonight and Sunday; net much change in tenperature., Stage of the river: 8.4 feet; a fall of .5 of a foot. At T a. m. these temperatures were teported in the following cities: New York. 68; Chicago, 72; Boston. 64; Detroit. 70; Atlanta, 74; Portland, 54; Los Angeles, 58: San Antonio, 72; Indianapolis, 76; Kan- eas City, 4: Atlantic City. T2. . "ane Sunday.

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