St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 13, 1912

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ee ee —— — — ——— — * ry | se opponent of — wants: the people of “have a. “bloody Friday.” in e they will hurry to gbollsh the , four men will be hanged prison here today for mur- xas to have been executed, aE ‘yesterday’ »commuted . ——— to life imprisonment. the Governor persisted today in manne not to interfere with #85 — ——— a 2%-hour meeting of was in progress in a San Fran- have petitioned Gcev. West to reprieve the four men until the vot- ers a: a chance to reconsider their Gefeating ‘at the last election u amendment abolishing 1 punishment. The argument has 1 that the question should be sub- d again to allow. the newly enfran- | women to vote on it. Governors “Maine and Rhode Island, — punishment now is forbid- ave joined in the appeal for re- ice hae Defeated * 20,000. af the men who dre to de to- * Deen reprieved ohe vr more : By Gov. West, who declared a F ago. that he would not vermit en- cution in Oregon until the ‘of the State had opportuni.y “vad “upon an initiative act abulish- ; — punisninent:· This rop·· xxzd = ted by, a miajorily cf election last’ month. cmd in a holdup near Portinnd he fi t executions will take place a — — ‘m. St. Louis time, wh us Foutdr 6r will be hanged. Then : pap iil be a delay of four hours he- oré Morgan and Garrison are executed. berts will go to his death. people have their Bloody Fri- ; vy. West in effect told 100 Port- ¢ * in yeas nen and suffragettes, who s = rs trying to prevent the execu- . “They took their. gtand and they _ abide by it. — vernor led the fight in the re- tion tot the law‘abolishing the ! ‘after the election Gov. | his statement: * to say that in view of the aN “rendered by the people of this a Sa West _darbaric custom of capital t should ‘continue, hangings e general rule in @regon an* e as ‘the people or the Leg- 2 to —28* it. will take place, 18, will be Black Oregon’s sity of the death champer for we undoubtedly will a to turn many away who have oO} forward ‘to this event." | — who killed A, — sentence the giovern ) hour commuted to: lif . This action followed the 2 ot — friends, this l am sorry ‘that the. . & by which they declared} Hi, |. ‘County a year ago, is| : [vou 65. NO. 115. EO RO PL AO OREM: — — BY PAt STRONG: DR INK. IS BARRED * — > = ; * — a : ee *4 — oe — — —— anil ¥ ; ed i — — Sy EA r 7 : a 2 . tee © rs * —— i ne xa " : * y J Wi an * * — * J F — Re, 4 J * J 4m — * — a, ‘ f > : —— 5 * By. — Ms ares a ⸗ *

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By Associated ‘Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, According to the regulations governing the parcels post system, promulgated by Postmast- er-General Hitchcock, perishable articles may be sent through the mails. Only un- der specific réstrictions as to r con- tainers and the distance they: re to be sent. — Butter, lard, fish, fresh meats, dressed fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries and similar articles likely quickly to decay, may be sent short distances when s8e- curely packed. Eggs will be accepted for local delivery, when packed properly in a container nd for any distance when the eggs are separately packed in a perfectly. secure manner. No restrict- tion is placed ‘on mailing of salted, drted, smoked or i meats, but fresh meat will be transported onl} within ithe first zone. | No Poison by Mall. Fragile articles, including - millinery. toys, musical instruments and articles of glass in whole or in part, must be securely packed and — Ne <a Aer tm “fragile. © —

Articles that may not be sent by par- IMS, WEEKE TOLD 70 HAVE LAWYER Assistant Prosecutor Says She Will Get Consideration if Attorney Sees Him. 4

cels post include intoxicating liquors of any kind, poison, poisonous animals, in- | sects or reptiles, explosives of every | kind, inflammable ‘articles, including matches, infernal machines, pistols or revolvers, disease germs, any obscene, defamatory Or scurrilous matter now prohibited by law, live or dead ani- mals, or birds or live poultry, raw hides or pelts, or anything having a bad odor. Railroad Contracts. Books and printed matter may not be 'DOESN’T. RECOGNIZE. HER Author of “Poker and Politics’ Surprised City | Official Doesn’t Know Her.

A rather small, trimly dressed wom- an, with dark hair and dark eyes,

forwarded at parcels post rates; but only | at the pound rates or third-class matter. A committee of railroad officials, | headed by President Ralph Peters of the Long Island Railroad, today petitioned the House Postoffice Committee for a! rearrangement of weighing and pay for | transportating mails. The railroad men’ set out that they did not contemplate carrying the parcels post when their present contracts were made and de- claréd that as a matter of contract they | were not obliged to accept packages weighing more than four pounds.

JUDGE HUSHES UP- LAWYER UNTIL. HE DONS RED NECKTIE Flaming Cravats on Divorce Default Day, Friday 13th. Friday was red necktie day in the Madison County Circuit Court at Ed- wardsville. Red neckties were worn in observartee of “the conjunction of e di- vorce default docket and Friday the thirteenth.

\went on the bench he wore a red neck- piece and as he glanced arouyil it seemed that every mati in the eeuri- Aroom was suitably decorated, not to sa, illuminated. But when..C. .He. Burton. one of the leading methbérs of ite hatis arose to address a jury in a cave 1 had held over from the day before, ho wore a black tie, ‘the kind he ·vnvs wears. | verely, ‘you will not be allowed to ad-' dress this court unless you are garbed according to the rule that applies to Friday, the thirteenth. Are you not aware that this ru ing of a red necktie Burton said he was familiar with the rule, but had forgotten to comply with it. Judge Hadley informed him that the case would be held in abeyance long enough to enable Burton to comply with the rule, and Burton left the courtroom to buy a red necktie. BLAST INJURES 100 BOATS Explosion in Naples Is Followed by a Fire. LANDON, Dec. 13.—An explosion fol- lowed by fire ts reported to have de- stroyed. or damageili more than 100 small craft in Naples Harbor today, ac- cording to a news agency SMBS from Rome. “hand

Edwardsvitle” Custom Requi res In the morning, when - ——— —— “Mr. Burton,” said Judge Hadley se requires the wear-%

1070 131N COUNCIL ARE TO SUPPORT FREEHOLDERS’ BLL Measure Provides for Appoint- ment of Board to Frame ‘Charter—Vote Today.

Ten of the 13 members of the City. Councfl told a Post-Dispatch reporter ' Friday that they intended to vote, at. friday afternoon’s Council meeting,: fér the bill authorizing the election of B 4 lican stepped into the office of I. Joel Wilson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Fri- ‘day morning, and, seating herself in the chair provided for visitors, asked: “Do you recognize me, Mr. Wilson?’ “‘Why,’’ replied Wilson, here’ the other day? I think I remem- ber having talked with you a couple of cays ago?’ ‘‘Yes,”’ replied the woman, “I was here complaining about my husband. Don’t you know who I. am?” “I don’t think I do,” replied wil- son. “Well,” said the woman, “I’m Nel- lie J. Weeke, Hank Weeke’s wife, who used to gerve the cjty office- holders with refreshments and listen to their conversation while played poker over Hank’ s saloon and at our home.” Glad to Meet You, He Says. Wilson jumped up and extended his hand enthusiastically. “Glad to meet you, Mrs. Weeke!” he exclaimed, “why didn’t you tel me who you were when you were here the other day?’’ ‘hen Mrs. Weekes started for the Prosecuting Attorney’s office Wednes- day she announced she was going there to get a warrant for Weeke, a Repub- city eommitteeman, for wife abandonment. Alimony of $10 a weck recently was awarded. to her pending the trial of her divorce suit, but Weeke has refused to pay the alimony and she wants him ar- rested. Wilson: indignantly denied - he ‘He said had refused her a warrant, freeholders to frame a new city charter. j she never had visited his office. What the House of elegates will do | to the same -Mméasur later is prob-/ “ematical. | Seme of the councilmen who an- nounced their purpose ‘td’ pass the bill said they. were - not committing them- the freeholders, if elected, may evolve. Several said they would not. favor the | commission form of government until | that plan should have a thorough test | tin some other large city. The bill before the Council was pre- | sented by the Joint Charter Conference Committee, composed of 33 business and | civic organizations. $300 FOR CHAMPION sHEN | | “Lady Show You,’” Which Laid: 281 Eggs in Year. Sold. | SPRINGFIELD. Mo., Dec. 13.—T. E. | Quisenberry, director of the Miss-ruri ! State poultry experiment station of | Mountain Grove, today received a mes- | sage from J. A. Bickerdite of Miiter- | ville, TL, announcing that he nad sold | “Lady Show You,’’ the prize hen of the | national egg laying contest which ciosed Nov. 1, for $800. The hén holds the world’s record ſor eggs, heving laid %1 during the LW months of the contest. The Chicago Poultry Journal is the purchaser.

‘ newspaper. POST-DISPATCH. “in three of the, gether on the same day. nothing else

—— — — — — — — — — — — — the direct appeal. The broad and straight highway to quick, intelligent public consideration of any proposition is the daily If you have merchandise to exploit, there is nQ ‘occasion for lack of buyers. if you will talk to them all through the. advertising columns of the This is what the big successful merchants of St. Louis are doing day after day. To illustrate, on ——— of this. week these merchants bought 102 columns _ of display advertising in the POST-DISPATCH and — 87 columns four St. Louis papers all added to- The POST-DISPATCH is the great reliable hustle for the merchants, big or little, hecause it goes direct to ‘the homes and stays there, is read by the whole family. at leisure every evening, and on Sunday when they have . to do, and, of course, buyers flock to the stores, and the ——— and customers alike are happy Oe A A ——— — —ñ —— — — — —— — —

Ghauffeur Mrs., Weeke’s famous “Poker and Pol- ities” ‘stories in which she told: that Hank used to conduct.a- poker game for, city. officials and politi@fans, citised her to be a person of so much comment among them that she says dhe never imagined that an Assistant Prosecuting scilves to support the proposals .which Attorney would have to be introdiced - ito her. “You see,’’ Wilson told her, “I listened to you the same as to all other women ‘that come here. I remember you told , me you had an attorney and then I told yop to have the attorney, John P. Leahy, call on me, as he would know the legal strength of your case better than yeu yourself would.” — Aske That Atternev Call. *Now,”’ continued Wilson, “you have your attorney; call and I will go over thé case with him. I will give it the same consideration as any other case and if the facts justify a warrant against Hank, whom I have not met much more often than I° have you, you shall have it.’’ / Mrs. Weeke departed in good hu- mor, saying she would send her at- torney to see Wilson. BONDSMAN PAYS $804 FOR MAN WHO FLED

Laments That He Failed to Get Even the Price of His Bond. Chris Schawacker, a professional bondsman, paid $804.65 to the clerk of the Criminal Court Friday on the bond of Louis Pennino, who was ar- rested June 2, for carrying concealed weapons. “That's just $700 too much,” he de- clared. “If that man had come.in and pleaded guilty I would have paid his fine, but he skipped out and now it costs me $800.” Pennino’s case was continued sev- eral times, but Aug 4 Judge Rassileur declared his bond forfeited. “T told Judge Rassieur about it,” Schawacker said, “byt he told me all | I had to do was to pay the clerk $804. 65. I didn’t even get the usual! price of a bond out of this case. It was all for friendship for some of Pennino’s friends.”

MAN HURT IN AUTO AND TAXI COLLISION’ Makes Unlawful Short Turn, Hits Cab, L, J. Kinnel’s Forehead Is Cut. Making a “short turn” into Locust street, at Fifteenth street, Friday, “"Wal- ter Patton, a negro chauffeur, ran R. F. Warmack’s automobile into taxicab run by Chris Gray and occupied by L. J. Kinnel of 4911 Page boulevard. Kinnel was thrown forward and his forehead was cut above the left eyebrow. Patton was arrested. He said he made the unlawful ‘‘short turn” to ayoid an approaching coal wagon. The traffic law requires a long turn, almost at right angles, of running from one street into another...

| Mrs, Lata Onse Coltine, Author, Dice, MAYSVILLE, Ey.” Dec. 13.—Mre. ASKFOR WARRANT “weren't you they |} .) porch she seemed to be. a magnet. IL ‘| Corndurfer, who were mentioned by her : " |pivorce SEEKER CALLED MAGNET COULDN'T RE “1ST

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J. F. Gerleman. Testifies Arkan-| sas Hotel Guests Were: At-: tracted to Her. HE ——— HER ee

Testifies’ Ott ‘@outan't iid. | stand Why. Young Woman. | Would Want to Go Out.. 4 tiie: Mrs. Jane b er Ott was described as a magnet’ at the trial of her divorce suit against’ Artist Ralph Chesley: Ott in Judge Hitchcock’s court Friday. J. F. Gerleman* of 138 Clara avenue| testified this strange magnetic quality of Mrs. Ott was shown when she spent the summer at an Arkansas hotel.. The men just couldn’t —— away from her, he said. 7 Gerleman testified that Mrs. Ott’s con- duct was always exemplary and that Ott was inclined to be moody. He ‘was usked whether he ‘had seen Mrs. Ott as- seciate with other men when the Gerle- mans and the Otts were ata summer/ hotel at Béaver, Ark. _ Men’ Irresistibly Drawn. ~ “I did not,”: he replied, ‘but I noticed that whenever Mrs. Ott sat on the hotel

@on’t think she consciously tried to at- tract men, but they were irresistibly drawn to her.’ , At the. conclusion of his testimony, Gerleman asked if he might make a statement. Permissidn was given by Judge Hitchcock. “I would like to say,” said Gerle- man, “that; in my. opinion, Ott meant well, but he married a young.woman and expected her to have the outlook of a woman of 40. Ott once told me he couldn’t see why a women with two children should wart to go, gut. That showed that he did not under- stand young women.’ Mrs. Gerleman testified her’ band onco’ loaned $5 to Mrs.;Ott. Walked Mile to Wash Clothes, When the hearing Wes. yesumed ¥ , day, Mrs. “Ott, . * only, withéss: exam-] ~ ined Thursday afternoon &in took the — stand and gavé ieee tions, —4 on Thursday, she wore a aoe broad- . cloth suit In ans that she nieied Mrs. Ott sald tit while * were’ Hiv- ing in Beaver, Ark., Sh2 jooxed, after the children ‘entirely, without the -as- sistance of @ maid, and at’ she had’ to walk|a mille to the river { sep their clothes. Questioned by her attorhey about a horsevack riding party which. was -re-: ferred tp in the ¢ross-examination, Mrs. Ott said) she had been invited by a party of frienfis -to join in a horseback ridé¢ and that as she was about to depart her husband came out to the front, steps and in the presence of her friends said. “you look as thotgh you are: going to have @ pretty good time.’’ Mrs. Ott said he then rans,away, leaving the childreh alone, evédently thinking she would be, pursuaded to remain at home. She sent a boy afiter him, she said, and When the latter’ reported. that Ott was’ watching her from behind a clump of bushes sie mounted her horse and rode away with the party. ree In regard to Ray Rawlings and Henry hus-’ Bottom 1s Falling Out of Mar- ket and $60,000..Loss in St. Louis Is Feared. A prediction that goon after Jan. 1 storage'eggs would: be selling at less than 16 cents a dozen was made. Fri- day by membets of the St. Touis But- ter, Egg. and Poultry Exchange, fol- lowing ‘the receipt of reports from all large citfes that there is a movement of commission men to dispose ot the holdings in, storage eggs. At’ ‘the provailing price, dealers déclare they are losifig 97 cents on each case, and: the: market Is weak,. with a further downward tendency. Commission men.-said that as soon. as’ bankers, who have. lent money on storage eggs, begin to clamor , for thelr money, which, they ':predicted. would be very soon, thé bottom . will fall out of the market and the hold- ers will bé giad to get anything they can -for. their: supplies, At present ‘prices, a well-informed commission “meréhant. tdld a Post- Dispatch reporter, St. Louls dealers will Jase about $40,000. Théy already fare said to have. lost ‘nearly «$20,000. The loss for the merchants in the en- tire'courntry oh the.eggs now ‘in ‘stor- age will vexcebd $1,000,000, -he said. 750,000 Cases im Storage. . There are now ,in storage in, St.’ | Douls about; 40,000°° cases or" eges. which is ftom 27,000 is 30,060" dases more than ts’ usually fn» storage at’ this time. of thé, year. husband's aitttorhey, Mrs. Ott said she knew Rawlipgs before! her marrigge’ and met him onte since then. He saw her at a departnmient store, she said, and’ stopped long enough to congratulate ner on. her marriage. Man Urged a Reconciliation, Corndurfer Was introduced to her by Ott, she testified, and last August, after her separation from , her husband, he called at hér mother’s home and. tried to inducé her to consent to r reconcilia- tion with Ott. In answer.to the charge that she cid } not visit. her ‘children who -emained. with their paternal grandparents after the “separation, Ars Ott. said-.she was afraid to because Ott had threatened her life andefor the further reason that she had no money for railroag fare. “On crosssexamination Mrs. Ort. said }. het husband frequently brandisifed .a revolyer and severgl times he threaten- ingly wielded a carving knife. Patrolman Claude’ Weniger ‘aid’ thdt on the night of May 10, 1910, #2 “ound Ott in a.drunken stupor on the stops of the. Home; which was then on Etzel avenue. Mrs. Ott, testifying in Judge Hitch- cock’s court Thursday declared siie| ‘ust her love for her husband Aug. 4 last, when they were re- turing from Beaver, Ark., with’ their two children. When the train reached Springfield, Mo., the home of Ott’s par- ents, he wanted his wife to stop there for a few days @nd then —2— ie , journey to St. Louis, she said, © a) She refused because, she she remembered on other visits: to J home of his relatives in Springfie)d | felt she had. been slighted by them. calling» him and not her‘ to. thé. when ready; Ott got off at. — tield with the two chturen and ett is wite on thg train. He did not proximately. 760, 000 cages in. storage, 400,000 ‘more cases than is custo- mary. : The* records comets “y- the. larger exg dealers show that esss were _praced in storage at.an average cost of $4.37 a

Wy JAN 10 MARRY DEC. 21 Daugther of Denver Banker Has Made Home With St. Louis Grandfather. | bridemaids will be Misses. Ada Ran-

The’ panto : ‘from the. $1 storage hotises of the country are that: there are: now: .ap- {THE SCHOOLS. day for the man | teal

Invitations have been issued for the wedding, Dec. 21, of Miss Annie Clifton Springer and Lafayette Menefee Hughes ef Denver; Colo. Miss Springer is a daughter of John W. Springer, a Denver banker: and mine owner. / For. several years she Las made her home in St. Louis with her grandfather, Willtam E. Hughes, of 5399. Lindell boule- vard. -The bridegroom-elect is a son of the late United Rintes oe Charles A. Hughes. * Mrs. George’. Adams 68 Fort Worth, Tex.,:.will be matron of hanor, The dolph,: Eleanor Dozier, Elise Boeckeler and Ann Lionberger. The bridegroom’s. brothér; Berrien Hughes, will be best man. After the wedding at St. Peter’s Episcopal Chitrch, there will be a reception at the Hughes home. .Mr. and: Mrs. Hughes will live in Denyer..

— — F AIR TON IGHT AND } TOMORROW; WARMER

‘¥ESTERDAY’S TEMPERATURES. High 27 at 4p. m, Low 12 at 8 a. m. teenth, Was a g00u who sharpens skates. He put up | a hig card in his little window to tel] the boys and |’ girle that he was

‘Priday, the thir-/ | emoty ‘for 18 years Iw * } filled when State — —— counsel in the. — senccileds. talk A Since’ the Bt, Louis ¢ C ‘ership. and éoal off 1 ee a anlar Ge ‘State polition! plum of such v much. Under a statute passed and apparently forgotten here i the Auditor’, — appointee — percentage, to be fixed by 1 ‘of the amounts collected’ fix ‘Jestates as collateral in —* t | The, Auditor, has — muar uncles and aunts, cousins, and to —— ares to a 5 per cent levy. —— shi educatiop or religion are mpt. tax goes to the State —— In the last 23 months this amounted to $931,677, the. * ing $200,000 from the Swope « Jackson County. Heretofore the university ployed an attorney, at $3000 a look after the collection of F. .C. Donnell has held this and will continue to do so. and salary are also fixed by at The university has thus saved ¢ er part of tne §. pes enh ee have had to pay to the t sel, had there been such an» Donnell said Friday. tht he 4 know why the Auditor’ —* tofore appointed a. rep Auditor Gordon, who made th been elected for. another. f ary is $3000 a year. Aa x, Republican, was — and A. O. Allen, mo Wiider. James M. — predécessor. Work Can Be An attorney who be not used told the do is to appear in court ands S that the State gets its just due the collateral inheritance tex. “Tf the appratsers | tax is levied, the Probate J to appoint appratsers to fl ‘oat valye of an estate, eth are collateral heirs, © e —E wet

“po ment, has served four rears. 9 a : me work and about all Bond il ba ver te.