St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 23, 1912

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WE toa — WOMEN PROVIDE. [MISS BENOIT AND. NOBLEMAN VISITS WT} 2 CHEFS OF | HOME FOR WDD | LAMBERT TESTIFY | HS ANGE HERE | [GRIND TRUNK ROAD| ff ssemeemces AFTER HERS BURNS, AT CHILD'S INQUEST! HE'S A SUFRAGIS ident of the New Haven| 2 2 ‘ee a ‘Mrs. Anna King and Her Nine|Verdict Is That Death of Girl]Sir Wilfrid Peek, at Miss Thorn- ee, © ” Children Will Have New Killed by Limberg Auto Was burgh’s Home, Says St. Louis Furniture for Christmas. Unavoidable Accident. | Is Fine.

4 Pf WA HER MONEY WAS BURNED|DRIVER NOT ON STAND|UP LATE, FOR HIS, “TUB” a4 Ferguson Neighbors Raise Fund|Makes Voluntary Statement—| Misses by a’ Minute Chance to for Woman Who Was Burned | Girl Tells How Child Ran Collect $1 Because 24-Hour on Face in Saving Son. Pay Before Machine. Train Is Late.

on Aacin a West End} «tow do I like St. Louis?’ said Sir * Coroner's inquest twitrid Peek, fiance of Miss Edwine en of Ferguson, St. Louis County, Mrs. Anna King, a widow, and her nine cbil- Monday into the death of Elvidine Cos- Thornburgh, at her home, 23 Portland tigan, 4 years old, 4119 Maryland ave- , be . Z ih Ma “Committed Crime” im; | se 4 Lie, dren, will not be homeless on Christmas | place, at noon Monday. ‘“‘Why, I thinx ies nue, who was run down and killed by]... . it’s fine. I’ve been asleep most of the se 7 ie lay, although their home with every- ; Entering Deal to Preserve , | ps hing in it was destroyed by fire at 4/9 @uto driven by Edward A. Limberg, |time since I ‘got here. Ha s Do tion gas BF ila 4661 Lindell boulevard, Saturday night. His statement bore out the declara- New ven’ mina we y : : : In the party were Mr. and Mrs. Theo-|tions of the servants in the house, who in Ne . En England (" F: , :; Within a few hours after the widOW/ dore Benoist, 4632 Berlin avenue; their had told a Post-Dispatch reporter at M, and her large family were driven from} daughter, Miss Anna Benoist, one ofthe intervals for four hours that the young Thanks to the generosity of the wom- a YB ; their home by the flames the women| occupants of Limberg’s automobile, and Aug. i Sock wae 8 ete tlle ovate’ re St it am 35 | day circulating the subscription lists| straightforward way. She was dressed og — a wae RE. . 2 1: and many women volunteers aidedj/in a brown suit, with white point face 34 ; ; , He has h bi ‘ an aie eeapantg z thes Pree ae wd ‘them. Up to noon Monday the col-j| jabot and cuffs. She wore a black hat pee Tentek PS Come ter ROE, hey ee ane Penge name ee Santa Claus ana|lections of cash amounted to $125 and/ with red roses, a black fur muff and ae . ag o gin rand Trunk Railway G ot tog eth or an d his reindeers wil] |.” ®@4ition to the cash the furniture/ neckpiece. Her hands sparkled with the E ew England. ’ and carpets donated were estimated] pearls and diamonds of her rings. : Steamship Conspiracy Charged. ; make Christmas eave no foot-}t, have a value of more than $250. She said she was in the rear seat of ‘It also is charged they Rec o prints in St. Louis} It was planned that the King fam-|the auto with Lambert, and Limberg ‘prevent the cing te Dahan eng a unanimous. this Christmas, | lly should be moved to the new home| was driving. The car was going along 2 _ Proyt apes an ew : : the Waather Ba- in the evening and practically every | McPherson avenue. As it neared the M7, ween“ shout! inl a it persons and property vehicle in Ferguson had been engaged] Sarah street car tracks she said Lim- : —. os LADY HARDINGE. Viceroy and Vicereine of | and foreign commerce over — f/reau infers from/to transport the furnishings for the] perg reduced the speed. > 2 a : miveasl 1 | weather condi- | home. ‘ , s berg Slowed Up f ee nfs. oe ¥ : , ays Limberg Slo p for Boy. “4 4 nt. It is charged that the de tions now prevail- -wehihery herder pty yet Bay. “I saw @ child run out from the side- Ae ot SEED pore : HE . drawing . shows a || tion by a native, fanatic : "hs é Mrs. King amd her children are now ” ar " | v . if : ect in New York on Aug. 5, irig throughout don by pilghiiees: | Afear-abs Swale,” “aie wade. |-“2Er, Lipabery ound oo } ‘ howdah, such as is used ‘@ Memorandum there- ‘the United states, | D&!™s cared for by nelghbors. er-thé}ed his horn and slowed up still more a: r * : pebitene caeeenians ‘ iaiis probably family fied from the burning building, We passed the boy: I-did not. see the PERE “ \ . , on occasiong of state in India | P fame wilt be no snow. ft }Mrs. King could not find her 6-year-old| other child, but 1 felt a jolt and knew f 11K of | The attendant behind holds an oon. ~~ |. We had hit something.” sw a umbrella to shade the pas-.

{nterest ot] M —S She.ran ‘back into the burning build-| ‘That was all she knew of the accident, | BN Fe —_ Bae Fe its a a NY NY : . ing and found the - Ber: overcome ame she. said. Laribert.teok the stand and a ae ) , : sengers from the sun and inte .Ne 2 Ai ME ented to he | Taking the ‘child in her | arms, ‘she ran Benoist. He said he stepped off the-dis- one BY get se eee eee F guides the elephant,’ bis tag, ap ocr Fd wee ‘ . Wy | down. an’ outside . ‘etdirway. | ‘Near the tance and found ‘the accident happened .T aad ee : ey ae :

sil, itteta das} \ “mo dératety bottom she was cut off by flames and] about 40 feet back of the crossing.

wrote to} “cool.” 7 nga | a ae eare von tee Lee ) ,..| ad to jump. Her face, hands.and'arms| As Miss Benoist and Lambert left the We : ie a in , | nt Nex ca ba gare Ses ; f vena odes win. | “ere burned, but physicians say she will| stand each wes handed a alip giving| | : ES ee 3 | eS recover. The little boy’s hands were] notice that a witness fee of $l.could bel * setae, eee : re eee Ba tt HL ATFOOT’ } p AIN

, _ter weath a ‘satisfactory interview’ with eather on burned. Other members of the family collected in 30 days. ing been.a member of three expeditions, - , our wh | and it was agreed that Dalrym reat winter r noliday ».we shall have) sscaped injury. Limberg Makes Statement. one of which was in the jungle nin youl meet Se val ean seh ep caiman AN ag pet ©! The, King family’s Christmas turkey| Limberg, at Mohr’s suggestion, volun- | ™onths. But when asked about his ad- Reet & a | } should 9 dt evita of New ; and presents for all the children were tarily made-a statement, although in-/ Ventures, he smiled quizzically. - % : shi = and discuss new ns Offictal forecast for St. Louis and | burned. formed that he need not:do so wnless| ‘““You wouldn't believe that I have had Sakae § Be i . vicinity: Clondy weather tonight>- — he wished: He testified that he was /8my adventures that would compare with ; Lady. thir act charges that the de-| lowest temperature about 28 degrees; 00 " % 2 eae rs hose of your Col. Roosevelt,” he re- : a o, REE ae | eke sag Dispatch is the ] driving west on McPherson avenue anda t | ie ee held further meetings in New| Tnesday ang Wednesday generally me he reid hye slowed down and changed the gear bf| Marked. “‘Big game hunters quite often aN | | FAR RHEUM AT ISM There is a perp man read

wepaper Louis th F Clty Sept 120, this year; the fourth, | fafr. fishes news gathered by the Associated Press |ihe car at the Sarah street crossing, | have thrilling adventures—in the news- feeld another meeting in New As he crossed the tracks, he said, he|P@pers. A man who is looking for thrills can get them, but’ I have found that a fork E Oct, 1; the mfth; that et this men- sew a little boy run out. into the careful hunter pas less to fear from. wild Yheeting Mellen initiated and AS PR ee x ony et te gO ao gpm * ° e “Tl sounded the horn,” said Limberg, | >e@5ts than from fever. That is the. Ce | ee 3 From @ report made by Dr. Harry N. eed ais eel gaaey “s . “and the bo sed. Then the littic | Constant and greatest danger.” Saal Moore, chief police surgeon, Police Com- things, that the Grand Trufk ir y-paseed. ied =. } : es is thieees Werranat unl : S in ver 1S] ng girl rushed out of the darkness, im-| ‘Sir Wilfrid ts the grandson of a no e # | missioners believe that, 'm supposed: | “to retain a aD . mediately in front of the automobtie,| te’ grower, and has made a start in i cases of rheumatism, — re among and I could:not stop. I’ was dazed and| clearing a part of the jungle for, tea- we St. Louis policemen, an nothing more raising purposes. He said, in speaking A & than pains caused by! **flat-f ” In Every Sunday a cited by the accident and do. act know } Whether the automobile passed over the}°f this, that he did not yet consider . -examining applicants for positions on himself a competitor of Sir Thomas Lip- a : the force, Dr. Moore learned, last week, o little es b caused the withdrawal ot.) a& pe- for 54+ Consecutive Years. : yoo on Witness Stand, ton, and that he feared he was more >): & AS | that one in eight has fallen ‘arches, pro- ducing the ‘‘flat-footed” condition. oe previously filed by his directors . 2 The boy who was with the little girl|interested in. the tigers he had killed th the Public Service Commission of} The SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH, yesterday, December 22d, is her step-cousin, Harold Moss, of 4119|!n the jungle than in the tea which he Se Sixty-four men were examined and ae =—j only 17 passed the physical. tests, Of e yw Hampshire, asking authority to os Ma ld some day raise there. ow ; ryland avenue. He testified that he} Would 80 y eng one «Hoes New Haven lines par- Was, as it has been every * Sunday y for 299 consecutive Sun- Sun- | and thé girl had been'to a grocery and| ‘He is in favor of woman suffrage, he the number rejected, eight said they oc- “and competing with a portion days, or more than FIVE AND D ONE-HALF YEARS cone (with were on their: way home.- As they /declared, but he says the window-smash- WORKER IS CAUGHT IN casionally suffered from “rheumatic © Central Vermont: railway. i t ‘th called ‘militants ins.” the exception of a special anniversary insue of a competitor), first crossed McPherson avenue, from south jing tactics o i BELT, DASHED TO DEATH| ?2!2=- —— to north, he said, he dropped a small [have set the causé back In England. of When Dr. Moore’s report came before as @ seventh overt act as set forth is in volume of REGULAR BONA FIDE advertising. package of ham from a mnatves he was|. “I know’ of a number of members of Enters Machiner -Fill ed - Room the board for. consideration, Commis- ~ 9, 1912, Chamberlin caused carrying. Parliament,” he remarked, “who would é , ay sioner Abbott said he knew & woman. of Which Men Had ‘Been : of construc line from The count a Sunday, December 22d, was as follows: “IT turned back to get. the package,” |jfavor suffrage but for the excesses > Mase. to Prot » R. L,,, to said the boy, “and told Elvidine to stay| which its supporters have committed. Warned—Dragged at High for what was 7 tism, but later’ was found to be a » at the north curb. There was no auto-/ Rather than to seem to yield anything Speed. mt sets forth that work mobile in sight when I started, but/to such a campaign, they continue to] 4 Warew Wilger, an emptoye in the} *!#t-foot” produced by broken downs pane the Palmer-Providence when I got to the middle of the street, deny the ballot to women.” : arches. * . Continental Cement Works in Luxem- ‘ | Abbott congulted Health Commissioner y 22. 1912, and discontinued Nov. I saw the headlights of one, and Elvi-/| ajithough ‘Sir Wilfrid is but 28 years hurg,“St. Louis: County, was killed al- : 64 dine was right in front of them. I saw! oiq, his hair is slightly tinged with most instantly at 9 a. m. Monday when Starkloff about the probability that “flat foot” is being mistaken for rheu- sales that «contract was en- : D ‘between the Grond Trunk and Glob emocrat 2 es 175 that she would be hit and tried to drag gray. The stockiness of his compact] +i. clothing caught in ‘the lacing of .a mt to operate steamships Republic 133 66 her out of the way, but the automobile | qeure was emphasized by a peculiar large belt and he was carried along with | ™2t##m among the policemen. Dr. Stark- Se seeeseses It struck the basket I loff’s reply was that he had about com-

eeenes Suns New York, In got their first. bit of tailoring in the making of his the belt and dash h f says the indictment, $3,000,000 Was carrying.” tweed suit. A seam ran from the mid-| acer) siete wey cvertions “ao - pleted a book in which he hed dis- on construction work and in Francis Cunningham, a chauffeur of] a. of the shoulder down the front of According to information obtained by cussed the prévalence of “flat foot” and 7624 North Buclid avenue, testified that! the coat on both sides. His trousers! Constable Bobring of Carondelet Town-| ‘%¢ ®*Tor frequently made in diagnosing sidin wee i + hips. . eh ment avers “that there is P ost-D ispatch Excess he was driving an automobile north in| were of the prevailing tight pattern. ship, Wilger had passed through a room the trouble as rheumatism. He said the complaint should receive the attention ; sna 1 has a. been ere hee volume Over Republic *eeee%e#ee 9S Cols. ; Sarah street, approached the crossing He has been in the military service filled with senehiisioky. wills. ol: hen: , ae Dig Over iy ag Soa wrt ~ «+ S72 Cols. just as Limberg did and witnessed the/ as aid-de-camp to the Ldeutenant-|pioyes except machinists wer warned|°* Physicians the world over. Svat de sos persons and prop- ; accident. He said he slowed down when Governor of Madras, but he dees not against entering. There are two principal causes of “flat he saw the lights of Limberg’s car. At/ consider that this makes him a military} As he walked beside a belt whi ch ran}?0°t-” Drs. Moore and Starkloff said: Providence, Pawtucket, h er cities Me that instant, he said, he saw the boy! man. When asked whether he would on an 8-foot wheel, either the lacin One is wearing cheap or improperly . * & | | I and girl run north across McPherson | wear a military uniform at his wed-/¢ ting pi t fitted shoes, which let the arches of | he Want Ads projecting pieec of the belt caught in sie feck: sina was: ake 2 . avenue and then turn back. ; ding next spring, he repiied: “Certainly | pis clothing. The Constable w : POST - DISPATCH excess of Want Ads _ They hesitated an instant in front of | not. I never wear tha ‘uniform when} that the belt dragged Wilger saat eae teaching a child to walk before the bones Democrat and Republic the machine, Cufningham said, and|I can avoid it.” floor at high speed. At the wheel the|°* t™¢ foot are strong enough to sup ie «4 7 Columns then the boy ran clear of the automobile} He was accompantieu here by his sis-| belt passes within a few inches of a con-| Tt the welsht 37 Columns while the little girl rushed directly into| ter, Miss Violet Peek. He will returnjcrete wall. Wilger’s head struck this} P™°*®® down arches throw the body : ite path. Cunningham said he stopped|to England after the holidays and will] wall and he fell to the floor dead. out of plumb, the physicians explaiged, umns ran to the Ihe back in St. Louis for the wedding, putting too much stress on certain parts his automobile and scene of I the accident. Limberg had picked the} the exact date of which has not been and causing paing in the joints. girl up by the time he got there, and/ fixed. Miss Thornburg ia the daughter —- handed her to: him as he arrived, he| of Mrs. W. C. Stribbling. : PRINCE REFUSES TO BE Sunday Circulation December 22: said. | ENTHRONED AS A KING : | ) Cunningham said the speed of Lim- ” berg’s automobile, at the time it struck ) Regent of Bavaria Writes ‘He 3 9, 038 | the girl, was about 12 miles an hour, as Lal Wants Loyally to Admini Inheritance From Luitpold. ROME, Dec, 22—The Giornale d'Italia

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Sey yeas fe 8 + = Ss ' stad cnt spigscs oi aig PMT RADY At ae a eT ee aR ss anata Her ie Spe i "i nw Pe oN . foe ES a Oees * Ss as 2 PRS RL? ae DS he eR? par Haters Se ES Tee His pt fat ye v3 7 os a Cat Se pe TS ue hd 5 Ss Betis abe A! 8 Se ae PS! at Cig Sue Fa RETR - afc tec ta lier ees ae cna is | SOE eS salt his) os =e oe ; Pegi lege OARS SIS Fe le Pe YE Re Oe es Raiden Bak has vs : 4 »~. £ itis of ‘India litt niieeninataatitethtdintee > dh tee tae Se ? ric Gi ! IRL Pwo ‘a AT HOME OF FRIEND 5 § Judge’s Illness Puts Trial Over to Jan. 2, When Her Law- yer Becomes Prosecutor. JUDGE ALSO RETIRES THEN Lawyer for Arson Defendant Protests at Delay as Mrs. Williamson Is IIL. The Hshace Gladys Arnold arson case, already the puzzle of alienists and psychologists, became involved Monday in a legal tangle almost as perplexing as the issues of the case itself. . Through the illness of Judge Withrow, who was to try the case Monday, @ continuance unti] Jan. 2 was made nec- essary. Judge Withrow will cease, with the close of the year, to preside in the Juvenile Court. Assistant Circuit Attor- ney Griffin, who has taken charge of the prosecution, will go out of office with the close of the year and Hiram _N. Moore, the girl's chief counsel, will " be sworn in at the beginning of the .... Year as an assistant to the new Circuit - Attorney, Thomas B. Harvey. Girls Lawyer Protests. In view of these pending changes and the important effect they will have on the case, Attorney Moore protested Monday against any further continu- ance in the case of the 16-year-old nurse- girl, who confessed that she set fire to the Berlin Hotel, causing three per- sons to be burned to death, and later repudiated the confession. The present indictment charges her with trying to set fire to the Windermere Hotel, which she also confessed and now denies. Moore urged Judge Rassieur, who was hearing the routine docket in the Ju- ‘yenlle Court, to proceed with the trial, The Judge refused, saying Judge With- row had asked him to continue the case until Jan. 2, and that he meant to do 80, Then Moore filed a motion that the clerk of the Juvenile Court hold an elec- tion, as provided in a statute, to elect ® special judge from among the law- vers present. Judge Rassieur refused tu act on this motion. Deposition May Be Taken. When: Moore mentioned the illness of Mrs. W. J. Williamson, a principal wit- ness, as a reason for wishing to get ~~. the case disposed of, Judge Rassieur said he would see what could be done. This was taken to mean that Mrs. Wil- Hamson might be permitted to give her deposition, so that she can leave the city for some health resort. The Rev. Dr. Williamson, pastor of the Third -» Baptist Church, was in court without Mra. Williamson, who is suffering from & nervous breakdown, partly as the re- sult of the hotel fires and the develop- ments involving the girl, who was nurse for one of the Williamson children. “I'll be blessed if I know where I'll stand, or where any of us will stand, by the time this case comes up again,’’ Moore told a Post-Dispatch reporter, “but I am going to see that this gir) has her rights, if I ‘have to go to the Supreme Court.”’ ara: [The girl and most of the witnesses against her were in court. The Rev. Father Butler, whose duties include _ @ally visite to the Juvenile Court, talked — her for a time. Target of Bomb, Wounded in Delhi —— (Continued from Page One.) the British administration is a strong bid for popular favor, were certain commercial ele-. Caleta that did not wish the It was from these that feared, and they are blamed. to kill the Viceroy. of natives were at the rail. to meet the Hardinges, who a host of native princes vivid array, then mounted ir eluenaat which was decked | each on his own gorgeously caparisoned Fpapelaghant followed the Viceroy when he ee baad out for the Delhi fort, where he ‘the roofs he had no difficulty in getting ‘the Council of the Governor- ) a India, took the Viceroy’s ulin RR ts Orit Nea 6.8 OEE FELL DEAD | MISS MARGARET KELLEHER GIRL FALLS DEAD AFTER ADDRESSING NEW YEAR CARDS Miss Margaret Kelleher Suc cumbs at the Home of George McSkimming. A few minutes after she had finished addressing letters for a New Year’s re- ception, Miss Margaret Kelleher, 2 years old, of 396A Sullivan avenue, died suddenly at 10 p. m. Sunday at the home of George F. McSkimming, 2609 Glas- gow avenue. She had put on her wraps to leave for home, and George McSkimming Jr. who was to escort her home, had callei to her and to the other girls that he was ready to start. As she started for the door, she uttered a cry and fell to the floor. She was dead when a physi. cian arrived a few minutes later. Miss Kelleher and two of the Me Skimming girls were members of the Gascondy Club, composed of 13 girls who.spent their last summer vacation together at a resort of that name. The club planned to receive on New Years day at the McSkimming home, and Miss Kelleher and the other girls had the task of issuing the invitations. They had spent the evening, addressing and scal- ing the invitations. Miss Kelleher’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kelleher, were unable to explain her sudden death, saying they had not known of the existence of any heart trouble. She was active and somewhat athletic, and enjoyed outdoor life. She had been troubled slightly with indiges- tion in the last week, her parents said, and the physicians believe an acute at- tack of this may have caused her death. The Coroner began an inquiry into the case Monday. Miss Kelleher Was a stenographer for the Peters Shoe Co.. She was the oldest of six children. The funeral will be held from St. Matthew’s Church. of high officials. The attack on Baron Hardinge by a fanatic therefore came with greater unexpectedness. Baron Hardinge Was appointed last summer to succeed the Harl of Minto, who was former Governor-General of Canada, as Viceroy of India. In 1904 he was appointed Ambassador to Russia, and two years later was made Under-Secretary of State for For- eign Affeirs. — $6.00--Toledo and Saturh- $6, 00 Via Glover Leaf. Friday, Dec. 27th. SNOWFALL IN SOUTHWEST Two to 7 Inches in Texas Pan- handle and Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok., Dec 23.— Snow fell steadily throughout North- eastern Oklahoma this morning. At Muskogee the ground was covered to a depth of two inches at daybreak. From four to seven inches of snow was reported from the Panhandle re- gion of Texas. At Abilene, Tex., snow still was falling at 7 a. m, Stove, Range and Furnace Repairs. A. G. Brauer Suppiy Co., 316 N. Third 8t — Injunction Against Des Moines WASHINGTON, Dee’ 23.—The Supreme Court today declined to enjoin the city of Des Moines from enforcing its 9-cent gas ordinance, pending the considera- tion by the Court of its constitutional- ity. Under ordinary circumstances, the constitutionelity of the ordinance will not be considered by the Court for two or three years. _ World’s Fair National Bank of Merchants-Lacled RABBIT FROM HOLE \Louis Riebeling Is Accidentally|* Shot by Louis Landgraf Near ~ Columbia, il. CATCHES IN WEEDS GUN Two. Men Tell Story of Tragedy at Groundhog Burrow at a Coroner’s Inquest. While hunting rabbits near Columbia, Til, Louts Riebeling, 29 years old, was accidentally shot and killed «by his lifelong friend, Louis Landgraf, Sunday afternoon. Riebeling, Landgraf and Schneider, all of whom live in the same block at Columbia and are employed by the East St. Louis, Columbia and Waterloo Electric Railroad, had been hunting for several hours when the ac- cident occurred. This is the: story of the shooting, as Landgraf told it: Landgraf’s dog had chased a rabbit into a ground hog’s hole in the side of a steep ravine. There was a second outlet to the bur- row near the top of the embankment and Schnieder guarded this while Land- graf and Riebeling watched the entrance into which the rabbit had run. wondgraf’s dog was sent into the hole and Riebeling crouched near it, ready to shoot when the rabbit was routed. He was between Landgraf and the hole. Landgraf had laid his gun on the ground. Suddenly the rabbit darted from the hole. Landgraf hurriedly picked up his gun and the trigger caught in the tangled undergrowth, discharging the weapon. The shot struck Riebeling’s head at a distance of only a few feet. Landgraf, overcome with grief, re- Herman ran: three miles to Columbia to notify the authorities Coroner J. C. Fouts of Waterloo heia an inquest, at which a verdict of acci- dental death was returned, after Land- graf and Schneider had testified. Diebeling was married and had one child. This was the third fatality in which a hunter was shot in the nelghborhood of St. Louis in the last month. John Hall was shot under mysterious circumstances near St. Charles on Thanksgiving day. Two men are under arrest charged with complicity tn the shooting. They told at the inquest that Hall accidentally shot himself, but there was a widespread belief that some mem- ber of the party shot him accidentally and feared to tell of it. Randall Short shot and killed . Otis Clements while hunting near Venice. He is held on a murder charge, though in a statement made to the authorities Thursday he said the shooting was acci- \dental. He admitted rifling Clements’ pockets and taking all his money. ELIMINATION OF NEGRO AS SOLDIER PROPOSED Conference of Army Officers Jan. 8 to Discuss Insular Dis- satisfaction With Men. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The proposal to eliminate the negro as an American soldier is a topic slated for considera- tion when the conference of the ranking officers of the army is held here Jan. 8. Some officers favoring the plan are prepared to urge it on the ground that in the Philippines the natives are said to resent the appearance among them of the black troopers and that there are signs of dissatisfaction in Hawaii, owing to the fact that the Twenty-fifth In- fantry, a negro organization, has been ordered to the islands to form a perma- nent garrison. Friends of the negro soldiers are pre- paring to make a strenuous fight in war record in Cuba and the Philippines. \ Distinguished Automobiles Excelsior Auto Ce., seven-passenger Packard or Pierce Limousine and Touring cars, % per hour. 219 N. Car- dinal; Central 608, Bomont 2088. DRIVER HAS A NARROW ESCAPE IN AUTO FIRE Chauffeur in F. Cc. Sharp’s Car Rescued After Collision From Oil Flames. An automobile owned by Fidel C. Sharp of near Clayton was destroyed in a collision and by fire Sunday afternoon on the North and South road, when Thomas Murray, a negro chauffeur, took it out of the garage, it is said, without permission. The negro had a narrow escape from death; He was caught under the ma- chine, which turned over, and the fire which started from the gasoline tank, was almost to him when he was rescued by F. W. Shaner of 5170 Easton avenue, his brother, Edward, and Albert Schultz of 8318 Garesche avenue. The owner of the machine with which the Sharp automobile collided was not identified. "he other machine was not ON SA badly damaged. Gold Dollars | 1s emacs OF JEFFERSON AND McKINLEY LE AT tee _|Elizabeth Schnell, of thé late William C. Schnell, for 4 mained with the body while Schneider / their behalf, pointing to the splendid} Away in Mobile, Ala, MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 23.—-Mrs, Marie 6 years old, widow years a resident of St. Louis, Mo., died here today. Besides her relatives in Mobile, she is survived by two sisters, Mra. Exvnts- man of St, Louis, and Mrs. R. Brown of Evansville, Ind. Mrs. Schnell was widely known in St. Louis and threugh- THlinois. families. Glove Oertificates are excel- lent where one wishes to give gloves for Christmas and the size, shade and: style that would be most acceptable to the re- cipient is*'unknown. Purchasable @t cashier’s desk on first or seventh floor. We ask " Mazis cs Sobhen” Epaainal = mt: Kratz terteine: Them in| 7 His Restaurant. A John Kratz entertained 400 newsboys at a Christmas dinner, Sunday, in his restaurant, at 11 North Sixth street. Afterward Frank Lk. Talbot gave to each. boy a ticket to the Hippodrome. The dinner included turkey, oyster soup, cranberry sauce, potatoes, salad, mince ple, coffee and soda pop. More than 100 pounds of turkey, which was left over, will be distributed to poor CA — (UMM, mito OLIVE and Locust from NinTH fo TENTH n connection with James M¢Creery 4 Co., New York Fare : Limit. Westward. eg The United Railways hes & constrnc- tion force at work laying rails for an extension of the University line for a days and University cars on this loop instead of at the ¥ Washington University. ,|Laderaut did not realize ices were dismissed. OA NAOT ORO ON Ok ee mt ee mt —fJii Those who still have some Christmas shopping to complete should do it at Vandervoort’s. Because our stocks, in most cases, are still broad enough in variety to afford excellent selections. Because the quality of the merchandise we sell can be depended upon to be thoroughly reliable, and As to the Delivery of Your Christmas Packages ou, as a favor, where convenient, to carry home any amall Pere ae as it will greatly aid our Delivery De~ partment, whieh is always taxed to its utmost at this season of the year. rest assured that all, pastor was offering prayer at ® church} | ran tearns sme esa 7 of the congregation, died of heart dis- | and Cla ease. A women who sat nearest Mrs was dead for several minutes. em gun tired be aa ' = The Fullest Measure of Satisfaction Will Be Assured if | ‘o Spend Your Last Christmas. Shopping Day at Vandervoort Because whatever you buy will be the best for price, no matter what the price. Today we are listing but afew of the hundreds ¢ ! “ articles that await you, but in almost each case thet ° advertised represent savings that no Christmas shop; can afford to overlook. owever, yo made on Tuesday will be delivered in time for Christmas, providing their destination i is a beyond the city limits. China for Christmas Plates, : "Cups and Saucers and Vases, each Vases, Nut Bowls, Creams and Sugar i gag Spoon Trays, Mustard Pots and each each Receivers, Vases and Tobacco Jars, each Trays and Vases, each Fourth Floor. Carving Sets Two-piece Steak and made by Jos. Rogers & Sons. mounted styles. Prices mountings. Prices Prices Three-piece Roast Size priced at cases with kid or snake coverin Seven-piece Sets piace om oe Salts, Peppers, Bon Bons, Ash Trays, Pin Trays, Tea Pots, _ Almond Sets, Tea Tiles, Salad Bowls, Tea Pots, Dresser Trays, Jugs, Creams, Sugars and Cake Plates, $1.00 Marmalade Jars, Syrups, Berry Sets, Coffee Pots, Chocolate Pots, Mayonnaise Sets, Puff Boxes, Hair $2.00 Chop Sets, Dresser Sets, Dresden Plates, Dresden Compotes, Dresden Bon Bons, Cake Plates, Bread $5.00 ree-piece Roast Carvers Sheffield, England, cru- cible steel is used and the carver has a razor temper, keen, lasting edge; stag handles in plain and neatly $2.50 to $14.00 Henckel’s ‘‘Twin’’ brand Two-piece Steak and Three-piece Roast Carvers made of the highest ity German Silver Steel with highly polished b horn and stag handles; either plain or with neat $4.50 to $7.50 We have an excellent selection of American-made Carvers in Two-piece Steak and Game sizes; made of the best quality crucible steel and triple shear steel. $1.50 to 83.50 $3.00 to 88.00 The same brand of Carver in an extra select quality with massive stag handles with heavy sterling silver mountings. These are shown in fitted velvet-lined Three, Five and 4.50 to $60.00 deste 25c at at cially priced now at Special Values in Furniture hogany Wing Chair upholstered in a special haircloth denim. This is a regular $30.00 value, but is priced for this occasion The same Chair upholstered in.a special tapestry * priced The second is a Library Table made of carefully selected mahogany. It has an oval. top 54x32 inches, the center column is 101% inches and the base*is.3 inches thick; it has a large drawer. This table would ordinarily sell at $65. 00, but is- Fifth Floor, $1.50 $7.50, We illustrate but two of the many special values in Furniture that are suit- | prices able for Christmas gifts. The first in a Solid Ma- $17.75 23.00 $39.75 Genuine Seal Shopping Bags, regularly valued at last at Fans at 4 to 4 Off Tomorrow we shall offer, without — tion, our entire stock of Fans—which & our imported ones—a savings of to one-third. The regular prices of these Fans range fi Seal-grain Shoppia se Bags; regular value $ E to $75.00. choice while they $5. special at Gifts in Silverware Chop Dishes Open Ve Double Partitio Gravy Boats with Trays aereue’ Trays rv ys Coffee Sets (three pieces) ee Dishes table Dishes . Vegetable Dishes Tra Sterling Silver © Sandwich Trays with Nn d-engeavelt floral gs a aaa $15.00 to $2 ‘to i and | to St For the Home We still have a few of the Sets that have been used as samples and which are now being offered at very special prices. In- cluded are Coffee Machine Sets, Chafing Dish Sets, Grape Fruit Sets, 5 O’Olock Kettle Sets, Egg Sets, etc. These are valued up to $265.00, now priced at $12. 50 Electric Sad Trone in 5 and ¢Ib. weights; fully guaranteed gnd complete with stand and attachments. $5.00 value for $3.95 Electric Chafing Dish—3-pint size; made of copper nickel-plated. Special at $9.95 Carpet Sweepers—Bissell’s genuine ‘‘ Crown Jewel.’’ Always $2.00, special now at $1.59 Serving Trays with imported tile center and nickel-plated rim and handles; 11-inch size. Price $1.50 Basement. Electroliers—Reduced A limitel number of Art Glass Shade Eleo- troliers in brush brass and verde green fin- ishes are being offered at special prices, These. are this season’s models and are the best values obtainable at the following ary 00 Electroli f ctroliers for 12. $15.00 Electroliers for $12.00 89.00 $12.00 Electroliers for Sixth Floor, Special ae Gold 3 pecials prices on a. White Im a, as follows: — -inch Compotes, $2.50 value 1.50 8-inch Oompotes, $2.00 value $1:20 Handled Olive Dishes, $1.00 value 50c Handled Olive Dishes, $1.25 value 750e Handled Olive Dishes, $1.50 value $1.00 Cut Glass Dept.—Fourth rth Floor. From the Rug Section Special prices on the high-class Tudor mate Rew -_ — in ne colors with rders in shades of gree blue and old rose. ayer. a eate. Size 3x6-ft. 30x60-in. 24x48-in. 18x36-in. $0x30-in. 36x36-in. Bissell Sw .50 2 Duntley Vacuum pore $8 and 93. ? eso and $11.75 Hoover’s Electric Carpet Sweepers $75.00 and $110.00 Fourth Floor. Toys F Reduced in Price Magic Lanterns valued at $2.00 to $8.00, he rtment of silghtly soiled Ray Dolis assortmen valued ‘at 50¢ are now offered at Beng 150c ‘*My Playmate’? Dressed Dolis valued at $1.00, now 60c Fancy Linens Here are a few special values in Filet Lace Scarfs, Centerpieces and Lunch Cloths— 19x54-inch Scarfs $3.75 80-inch Centerpieces $3.50 86-inch Lunch Cloths $4.50 Second Floor. Art Needlework Sheer Hand-Embroidered Lingerie Pil- low Slips $1.25 to $5.50 Sheer Swiss Embroidery Dresser Scarfs in figured and dotted desi GOc to $4.50 Cretonne and Leather Desk and Li- brary-table Blotters $2.00 to $6.00 Tapestry Pillow Covers, ready for use 50c to $2.50 Prayer Rugs for seer -table covers $2.50 to $8.50 sh and Italian Brocade Library- Scarfs $9.50 to $25.00 Sixth Floor. Embroidered Pillowcases Good quality Pillowcases, neatly em- broidered and hemstitched; size 45x36 inches. The pair 7Sec Elaborately Embroidered and Hem- stitched Pillowcases; size 45x36 inches; choice of six neat aa danlens. The wan table c Second Floor. Sewing Boxes, Etc. Women’s Sewing Boxes of wicker with -leather cover, lock and key; silk lined; fittings of pearl and English steel. Price $5.25 wing Baskets with drawstring canvas Bon all wit eitinge Each 1.75 Dolpin Pin Log i rene dolls sewed = and both dressed in satin or ont all colors. The set First Floor. For the Children =. ’s Colored Coats for ages 2 to 5 Greatly Reduced “7 All Children’s Headwear for ages 2 to 5 years, including Hats and Bonnets, at 3 Reduced Prices An attractive ft for girls or boys of 4 to 10 he years—+t nch Diabolo. It may be had with blue and white or pink and white celluloid ball. Two sizes 50Oc and 75c Second Floor. - For the Bo Boys’ Washable Russian Suits of madras, Bioase and gingham; ‘” P ~ - — Suite; reguiar to values, ag es 81.15 to $1.95 odd lot of our special. ‘‘Rougb-it’ a broken sizes—the exceilently Sweater Coat Specials Sweater Coats of fine quality yarn in plain and fancy weaves; Byron, ruff and V-necks; an assortment of colors. $4.00 value for $2.95 Sweater Coats, made in plain and fancy weaves and sailor, ruff, Byron and V- necks; an assortment of colors. $5.00 value for $3.95 Third Floor. $13.50 Cedar Chests, $11.90 Cedar Chests that seal — —_ — nicely copper bound, regularly valued at $13.50, special at $11.90 Cedar Chests, copper bound . .00 to $18.50 Cedar Chests, plain 50 to 828.50 Matting-covered Boxes with wood-bound frame $3.45 to $12.50 Matting-covered Boxes, cedar lined and wood-bound frame $12.60 to $18.50 Matting-covered wines bamboo-bound frame $4.50 to $9.50 Matting-covered Work Stands $2.25 to $4.50 Matting-covered Clothes vearee $3.00 to $7.00 Sixth Floor. Neckwear for Christmas Lace Collars of Hand Crochet, Piauen, Venise, Imitation Irish and Novelty Laces in white ecru and black; these are suit- able for coats and blouses. Each 50c to $3.00 Marabout and Ostrich Pierrot Collars in white, black, natural and colors. Prices $2.50 and $3.50 Hand-made Brussels Collars and Yokes of dainty Princess lace. Values $2.00 to» $5.00, special prices 1.00, $1.50 and $2.50 First Floor. Two Waist Specials Black Messaline Waists, made with round yoke and collar of white shadow lace; trimmed in side effect with revers, buttons and piping; long sleeves with tai- lor-stitched cuffs. = ner value at $3.50 aistey wide plats cn thoslndtc Saba alee batiste; wide plait on shou trim- med with fine machi hine-embreidered movement and 16-yens gold special at Strings pages f that. would 2s ae cholee while they. Ivory Novelties rted French I Novelties in Ys ge this 7: ean for the A special set of nea a of French Ivory, ni Regular v large variety handles choose of the kind that are aealty 7 ~ 00 umbrellas. Each A special lot of Women’s Umbrellas taffeta. Value $3.00 for — Men’s Umbrellas with novelty trimmed with silver. Each ’ "4 Pik Women’s and fe ge ’ Union sak U acl or Reproductions of Sheffield Plate on ware base ar shown in the following articles: é Meat platters in grape and paaeD oS" a Ae iz ne: - es i a res te ee = Ie eae “fie, wm - } al _ 0 SS qlee Fe | Br MBAY os, oy . as ee eA N A AORN OE IY NE EOLA LAELIA BANGLE: ne EI OS

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‘oes souse SHOT BY PSTOL | HE TRADED 10 HIS NEGRO ASSAILANT Grocer Morris Goldberg Fired On in His Store by Youth Named Cole. VALLEY THURSDAY TO PRECEDE COLD WAVE WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. ENERAL rains in the South- ern States and snow and rain in the Northern States east of the Mississippi Riser and in the Southwest are predicted for this week by the Weather Buseau, as a result of disturbances now @ov- erning the far Northwest and the Rio Grande Valley, which will move eastward to the great central val- ley Monday and the Eastern States Tuesday or Wednesday. ~ Another disturbance will appear in the far West about Wednesday and move eastward attended by Merchant and Captain Perish) With Families in Gulf—An-- other Vessel Missing. MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 23.—The Brit- ish schooner Georgiana, with 10 pas- sengers and a crew of four, foundered 4 Of, aZewewe, © in trying to make that port in the November gulf storm and al] on board were lost, according to dispatches received here today. The British schooner Cartagena has not been heard from since Nov. 17 and it is believed that vessel with her crew of seven also has gone down, One of those who perished on the Georgiana was W. R. Bodden, a well- known merchant of Georgetown, Mr, Nag 7 ate 2! . hits ati ven bec SR ee —o NE SAT ae tS Me Ac aa oC tala . yi mn . * J ~~. I - oe 4) - ats a) % , . oo = > ee we — - amainse ——?* ici ME ee a "hs ee Govern Only. $1.75 +P ves, $1.30. Nets Women’s Trefousse black sueds Gloves, with 2 clasps; all sizes. Kimono Plisse, 20c $3.50 le Covers, $2.50 Biue Bird No. 10,7 enday Only. make this sale the sole source of their clothing needs, buying for immediate wear and for fu- ture wear. Greater Than Ever:This Season We doubled our Clothing department this past season, and this increased space required a propor- tionate increase in stocks. So jn this sale there is the greatest variety of Suits and Overcoats we have ever had to offer. More styles are here, more of each at each price, more Suits and Overcoats in $40,223,800, and of the bonds $19,211,137 are owned by 18 railrdads or their subsid- iaries. In most instances railroads own practically all the stock of the sepa- rately incorporated water lines which they contrbdl.”’ Railroads now control, continues Co- nant, about 90 per cent of the mileage of the few private canals still in oper- ation. “On the Erie Canal, the most impor- tant artificial waterway in the coun- try,”” says the commissioner, ‘“‘the west- bound business has virtually passed un- der the control of railroads, while east- bound traffic has been largely diverted from the canal by the repeated reduc- tions in rail rates, rate arrangements and railroad control of terminal facili- ties. These reductions in rail rates are, however, to a considerable extent at- tributable to canal competition.” The report deals chiefly with regular through passenger and freight steamship lines and takes no account of tramp steamers. It is the fourth installment as the result of the Bureau of Corpora- tion's extensive investigation of water traffic, the three previous reports re- lating to water routes, volume of traf- fic and the control of terminals. leather-covered Biue Bird No, 10, $2.25 Hand a err

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¥ Beautiful styles and colorings, 30 | Japanese Drawnwork Covers with inches wide; fine quality. deep hemstitched, 45-in. square. “Blue Bird No, 10,750—Tuesday Only. Blue Bird No. 10,775—Tuesday Only. 2.95 Suitings, $1.35 25¢ Huck Towels, 20c Excellent tailored Suitings in‘man- | Pure Linen Huck, hemstitched nish effects, 54 inches wide. ends; white or colored border. Blue Bird No. 10,751—Tuesday Only. Bive Bird No. 10,777—Tuesday Only. Dish, -$2. $2.25 Coating, $1.50 $2.75 Silver Di Chinchilla Coating in brown and | Handsome Silver-plated Baking black, 54 inches wide. Dish, with porcelain-lined pan. * Blue Bird No. 10,752—Tuesday Only. Blue Bird No. 10,778—Tuesday Only. $1.98 Crepe de Chine, $1.45 $3.00 Library Lamp, $2.10 Beautiful qualities, extra heavy, | Electric Lamp of highly polished 40 inches wide; a rich black. brass, adjustable shade; 3 ft. wire. “Blue Bird No. 10,753—Tuesday Only. Blue Bird No. 10,779—Tuesday Only. $3.50 Silk Velvet, $2.20 $1.25 85c Black Silk Velvet for coats and | Gunmetal

Women’s fast black thread Stockings, cotton g Biue Bird No. 10,7 55c Silk Men’s heavy-weight fast black thread Silk Sox, regular made, ~~ Biue Bird No. 10,757 jay Oniys $2.98 Crepe Meteor, $179 — The best quality in every | plain or Gecadelt ot ae Blue Bird No, 10,7!

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Sizes for normal, slim ‘and stout men. Come to- morrow, take prompt ad- vantage of wonderful val- ues in Suits and Overcoats. ..; >. er nag , a : Se - fe% ; P =e sais, Sky BoB eee a a Saget a ers RS ee ck sa sl iE A et Sa E Law Le oS Ee eB nn ian ay oe a $e } . ; ‘ ; i . a all ; er ; a: , i — Pa : ce 2 CRS en are X eS Me ‘ rh P 2 A + : : EB a as 4a , phus omy * EE : . _— Ad i $ 2. 3 % . a ng 2 ey i ign S

a eo mn fin very beautiful qualities, — "St Bird No. 10.82 vy oO Mesh Bags, Mesh Bags, frame, chain handle. Biue Bird No, 10.78 uesday On y. 95¢ (Six) Tea Bpaons, 70c Rogers’ Silver Teaspoons, pretty Argyle and Alhambra patterns. Blue Bird No. 10,843—-Tuesday Only. 50c Ties, Silk Four-in-Hand 4% inch

Mission wood frame, oxidia trimmed; for Chri ‘ ad aed at an Blue Bird 16.830—Tuesday Only 15.00 Rugs, $11.00 4, if ¥ = % " -~ § 4 B, : - ' Heavy grad : a few great anthracite railroads. A number of the principal canals of ’ the country have been abandoned or - fallen into disuse, the report declares, | pecause of railroad influence. "The con here set forth,”’ says se not fail to command at-

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‘the country is concerned, water lines ave, to a large extent, become auxi!- faries or subsidiaries of railroads. These - eonditions force consideration of the policy to be adopted toward such wi | Since water competi- tion has in considerable measure been _ Pestricted by railroad control of water _ Mnes, this fact must be taken account f. The Interstate Commerce Commis- ion has, by recent legisia....., secured _ eonsiderab! increase in jurisdiction ularly with respect to the establish-

#3 ¥ Men’s heavy cotton Half Hose, in black, tan, navy and gray. Bl@® Bird No, 10,791—Tuesday Only. $2.00 Silk Hose, $1.50 Women’s fast black best quality pure thread Silk Stockings. Biue Bird No, 10,862-——Tuesday Only. 59c Crochet 40c Women’s Crochet Slippers, in red, blue, gray, red, black; all sizes. Bite C No, 10.756—Tuesda de Chine, 50c. Very heavy Crepe quality Chine, in all the best colors. Bive Bird os 10,838—-Tuesday Only. 850 Medium hig!

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Killed More Than Two Years Ago; Believed to Have Worked in St. Louis. Sonia This is a photograph, taken after death, of the unidentified young man who was murdered at Pacific, Mo., Aug. 7, 1910 He was believed to have come from some place between Steele- ville and Cuba, Mo., and to have »ean employed as a cooper in st. Louis be-

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fore going to Pacific, but the Franklin County authorities have never been able to establish his identity, and this picture ts the only remaining means of solving the mystery: The murder remained a mystery ‘for more than two years, but Floyd Taylor and Jack Hoffman were arrested last September, and at Union, Saturday, they were convicted of the murder and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The murdered man was about 25 years old, and had auburn hair and brown eyes.

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the investigation, the committee expects to impress upon Congreas the necesgity of framing a new monetary system based upon the theory that commerce, as far as it relates to banking, should ‘be carried by individuals with as little ‘tnterference as possible from bankers or

individuals. | Chartered banks, with freedom to is- 'gue notes along certain restricted lines. the introduction of the bill of exchange fon @ taxed basis and the separation of | commercial, agricultural and specula- itive banks will be some of the main features of the proposed new system. The proposed plan would take out of ‘the hamds of the Government to a great ‘extent the business of issuing money and ‘place it Im the hands of banks. This plan would remove, to a great degree, the much-criticised national bank sys- tem, mow compulsory, but subject to evasion. Redeemable Bank Notes. Chartered banks would be allowed to issue promissory redeemable notes to ‘their customers to the extent of thir ‘assets, maintaining promises to pay. ‘Thie would result in an individual pur- ‘chase from the bankm\of the medium of exchange, which would be returned and redeemed when the need for its existence in business ceased. The most potent argument advocated against this general system has been the fear thai gold, the basis for all money in the final analysis, would be drawn from the interior to New York when rates on bullion advanced, just as currency seeks the “Ioan crowd.”’ Bille of exchange, such as are em- ployed abroad, are expected to be one of the means of separating commercial The holder of any cormmodity could use the bill to the extent of his wealth in exchange tor other commodities to such degree that he would have little use for actual money. In other words, the holder of anything of value could simply trade his interést for some other thing «f value without first transferring it ‘nto money, through a bank, as is the pres- ent system, Te Reduce Necessity for Cash, This plan is supposed by a majority of the committee to be calculated to re- duce the necessity for a large volume ef money and thereby assist in keeping rates for money normal, as they are maintained In Engiand through a simi- lar process. The establishment of the bill of ex- change as an accepted medium of ex- the legitimate business world unaffected by money stringency or increase it to call rates in Wall street, the committee is expected to report, The segregation of three classes of banks will be proposed as a final pro- tection for legitimate business men against the rampages of bulls and bears. The proposed plan contemplates two classes of chartered banks, which shall be under the control of od Government

have none of the powers conferred by the Government upon the other ‘ two classes. This class would consist of private barkers, the largest of which at present is J. P. Morgan & Co., with the excep- tion that under the new plan they would not be allowed to handle the deposits of interstate corporations. J. P. Mor- gan & Co. carry more than $100,000,000 in deposits of interstate corporations, and the committee is impressed with the belief that the withdrawal of all in- terstate corporation deposits would re- move much of the power of contro] from such bankers, leaving them relatively a small business, patronized by specula- tors. The plan proposes to throw a guard around the new system so that there would be no repetition of the proved system of interlocking directorates by which a community of interests is abl« to dominate the entire money market. A feature of the plan is to curtail the power of the “loan crowd" on the Ex- change, which now fixes money rates for the nation. The committee esti- mates that the “loan crowd” would have) but Httle money to lend under the new system except that handled for private bankers and speculators. SUEDFORONRCE ti REVEAL IN CLAYTON GUURT! AT KOREAN TRIAL |Wife Files Petition Soem After | ®z Withdrawal of Separate Maintenance Suit. Mrs. May C. Johnston filed suit for di- verce from Attorney Roland L. John- aston at Clayton Monday. The divorce suit follows closely on the withdrawal of a suit for separate maintenance, filed several months ago by Mrs. Johnston. After the maintenance suit was with- drawn it is said that Johnston made a property settlement: with his wife. The suit was filed for Mrs. Johnston by Attorney Thomas C. Rowe. Mrs. Johnston appeared to be very friendly with her husband during the hearings before the Probate Court recently, in which he succeeded in establishing his sanity. The troubles between the. Johnstons were aired in court proceedings follow- ing the arrest of Miss Mildred Kurte- nacher, Johnston’s stenographer, in his law office several months and Johnston's committeement to a hospital for treatment for mental trouble. Property Restored to Him. Johnston was declared, by the Probate Court of St. Louis County, to be of un- sound mind and Mrs. Johnston was ap- pointed his guardian. After he had es- tablished. his sanity the guardianship was vacated, and his property restored to him. Johnston’s will, in which he® be; queathed practically all of his property, except his home, to Miss Kurtenacher, was introduced in evidence in the san- ity hearing. Under the will Mrs. John- ston was to receive only the home, the Crags, in St. Louls County, which was heavily encumbered. All of his life insurance ,by the will, was bequeathed tc Miss Kurtenacher. Johnston Expected Suit. Johnston, before leaving Clayton for St. Louis shortly after noon, told a Post-Dispatch reporter that although he had not seen a copy of his wife's divorce petition, he had known that it was to be filed, and that he understood it would charge only incompatibility of tempera- ment. Asked if he would contest the suit, he ceplied: ‘‘The time for the defendant to plead has not yet arrived,’’ and refused to discuss the case. He said he ex- pected to leave Thursday for Camden, Ark., for duck shooting. Why She Dismiased Suit. A suit for separate maintenance filed June 27 by Mrs. Johnston was dismissed July 20. The records of the Circuit Court at Clayton contain the following letter written by Mrs. Johnston to her attor- ney, Thomas J. Rowe: ~ “In view of the fact that Roland is #0 dangerously ill and his recovery very doubtful, I belleve you had better have the suit for separate maintenance dis- missed at once. “I tried to get word to you before, tut you were out of the city. If agree- able to you I would like for you to still represent my interests, as they are far from being in a satisfactory state.” In the separate maintenance suit Mrs. Johnston said they were married Sept. 18, 1895, and separated Nov. 14, 1910. She charged that he abandoned her April 11, 1912, and neglected to provide for her after that time. She asked he be re- quired to pay her $100 a month. They have one son, Lyle, 14 years old. IMPORTED. SPAGHETTI. Get the genuine Italian noodles at 1 Dalpirfi’s, 517 Franklin avenue. Imported apahgetti and noodles, 10c per lb. Star

brand macaroni, our own manufacture, 6c per package.

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NOTICE! For the Convenience of Those Who Cannot Shop During the Day Store Will Be Open Tonight and Tuesday Night Till 9:30 O’Clock Sweeping Reductions on All Holiday Goods to fur shawl berry sets, fancy furniture, etc., etc.

dolls of every description, jewelry, shaving sets, toilet sets, smokers sets, match safes, combs, neckwear, hatpins, belt buckles, desk sets, fur pillow muffs, fur neckpieces, lamps, vases, chocolate sets, bowls, cake plates, bric-a- brac, ee Assuciated Presa, - TOKIO, Dec. 23.—The retrial of the Christian converts who are accused of having plotted against the Japanese suzerainty in Korea has resulted in many authenticated disclosures as to cruelties practiced by the Japanese in order to get confessions from the ac- cused and their witnesses. Owing to the censorship it is prac- tically impossible to put the trial in its correct light before the Western world of newspaper readers. The Japan pa- pers, on hints from the Government, have ignored the trial thfdughout, print- ing now and then a misleading anti- Korean item. Even the Japan Times, a foreign but semi-official sheet, has had nothing of the proceedings since the be- ginning, when it penne a misleading notice. There were originally 123 of the pris- oners, Koreans who had been convert- ed by Presbyterian and Methodist Epis- copal missjonaries, The specific charge was that the converts had conspired to assassinate Count Terauchi, the Gov- ernor-General of Korea, at the opening of the Yalu River bridge. The trial be- gan on June 28. On Sept. 28, 10 of the accused were convicted and the rest were acquitted. The retrial on appeal began on Nov. 27.

for burying the body of Phil 7 ee te te pie Sosy Tees SHOW HE'S A HOBO James Eads How, whose standing as a hobo has been brought in question by fellow-members of the Brotherhood Welfare Association, announced Mon- Gay that he intended to take the road and establish his claim to the title. His first jaunt will be to Kansas City this week, as he is scheduled to address 2 meeting there next Sunday. After re- turning he will start for New Orleans to attend a national] convention of “‘mi- gratory workers,”’ to be held Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. Some of the Cincinnati dele- gates plan té charter, or otherwise to obtain, a boat for the journey, and if this is done How may make the trip from Cairo with them.’ How, smiling and non-committal, lis- tened at Sunday’s meeting of the as- sociation to the demands of several members that he turn over his $25,000 inheritance to the organization. The money, his share of the Bads estate, is held in trust fer him. How said he would talk with his law- yers about the matter, but did not evince any great desire to bestow the $25,000 on the brotherhood, although several members told him that, by keeping it, he was making himself no better than a plutocrat. He showed more interest fn the plans Allen,

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LYMOUTH, Mass., Dec. 23.—“Uncie” | peop n Pierce Fire Bo celebrated his o po r y at the Ryder home for] more of that now there would be more mon where he nas lived some| of my kind alive.” Last summer Uncle Tliden played golf, took his first ride in an automobile and had his first taste of ginger ale.

heath is better pan Jt was a —— —— Gifts That bear the hall-mark of quality are ready for your choosing here. * | 7 _ Diamonds Pearls and Sapphires oe pire and rare Gem-Jewelry. ‘Watches : spre IB choose no other gift which so combines the elegant oak Sautoir and Bracelet Watches for ladies. , The best world produces for men.

new giana you Pieces, Sets and full Table Equipment desire riod, rivaling and even excelling the famous pro- ps of historic master-craftsmen in precious metals. 2 lea Clocks ft _N nl ed 0 shapes, including the “Ship’s Bell,” which strikes Sa Sale ur an hour as it does at sea.

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SOxeO ’ Ve make a specialt A | apes and sizes, ~eo? - . from as Christmas gif ak Personal Greming Cards for Christmas and New Year have been _@arefully selected for their artistic goanty and are unique. Also ’ Place Cards of the highest order, original in design. Hhelan Archle Hifehinson Silversmiths Jewelry Company wana New Location onery of fine boxed Stationery, of the newest that is best is now ready for you to select

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By RIPLEY D. SAUNDERS. HE most obvious teaching of ‘‘Fine T Feathers,’’ which began its Christ- mas week engagement at the Shubert on Sunday evening, is that 4 wife may not compel her honest, hus- band to become a thief in order that the shall wear pretty gowns and live luxuriously unless she is willing to see him end his life as a suicide, honest men not being happy as thieves. This is the dreadful thing that comes to pass because of young Mrs. Bob Reynolds’ love of finery in the story told by Eugene Walter‘s play and, as one might expect, Playwright Walter makes it come. to pass with a grimly inevitabie certainty that gives an audi- ence more than one pitying shudder during the story’s ‘progress. It all seemed very easy at first, the facile sinning by which poor Bob Rey- nolds gained $40,000 as if it had fallen into his hands from the skies ¢hem- selves. But the truth that the gaining of this money was due to his dishonest- ly rendering a favorable verdict tpon the concrete material entering into the building of a great dam spelled tragedy from the very instant of that sin’s committing, Bob Reynolds not being the sort of a man of whom criminals are made without a resultant curse fol- lowing the crime. He was a doomed creature the moment he became a thief and his suicide was as consistent a feature of his pitiful story as was the love for his wife that first made him steal to put handsome gowns upon her back, All of which sounds very sinister an: forbidding. The truth is, however, that Eugene Walter has been. skilful enough to inject so much “comedy into his trag- edy, mainly through the medium of Dick Meade, a socialistic newspap2r reporter, Mrs. Collins, a gossiping neighbor of the Reynolds, and Frieda, their Scandinavian maid-of-all-work. that an audience is led laughing to the very verge of the ultimate tragedy it- self. This truth, dn deed, together with the oceasional Voicing by John Brand, a maker of. thieves in business life, of a sort of ironic philosophy which al- most ,ustifies poor Bob Reynolds in his sinning, causes the ultimate tragedy to seem all the more terrible. Remem- bering how potent is character in the shaping of human destinies, one feels that Bob Reynolds is entirely true to himself in becoming a drunkard after ‘The has become a thief. Yet, when he carries life’s logic to ‘ts final analysis by killing himself, one almost resents this insistence upon ti- “He need not have done it!’’ is the instinctive cry. ‘‘Every- body who got anywhere in his world got there by stealing. Why couldnt he have been smugly content, along with all the rest?’’ Why, indeed, except that God hadn’t made him that way. The play has been finely strenisthened since, under the title of “Homeward Bound,”’ it was seen in St. Louts a sea- s0n or so’ ago, with Arnold Daly play- ing the role of Bob Reynolds and Char- lotte Walker that of young Mrs. Rey- nolds. It is now even more admirably presented by an all-star. company so well balanced that _the performance is a joy to contemplate. Robert Edeson doesn’t quite mbve you to a melting pity of Bob Reynolds as did Arnold Daly, but he plays the part along more robust melodramatic lines and scores more effectively with his audience. Lolita Robertson is a bit stronger than was Charlotte Walker as Mrs. Bob Reynolds, especially in the ut- ter sincerity with which she hurries her husband into the sin that enriches them so-comfortably for the time being. Wilton Lackaye is admirable as the eynical “big business’? man, John Brand who justifies graft as ‘“‘merely taking advantage of the other fellow’s blun- ders.”” The Dick Meade, Socialist news- paper man, of Max Figman’s playing is a joyous creation at most moments, yet, when occasion demands, finely serious and earnest. Rose Coghian’s seasoned art makes her Mrs. Collins a joy to lov- ers of good comedy. Amelia Sumers as Frieda, the maid, is keenly humorous and true to type. ~~ And the play itself holds its audience

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Christmas Fowls Burn.: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 23.— More than 10,000 turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens, included in the Christmas stock of five commission houses, were destroyed by fire here. Two thousand live chickens stored on an upper floor of one of the stores were suffocated.

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without incurring the ee a for such ae hay 2 dramatic and power-. fully played, “ROBIN HOOD.” Olympic De Koven Opera Co; Engagement opens thig evening. SHEEHAN ENGLISH OPERA co, in repertoire. Century. “Il Trovatore” piney sens Sunday evening. Martha” is Monday night’s bill, PRIMROSE AND DOCKSTA- DER Minstrels. Garrick. Excel- lent entertainment with many musical features and much clever comedy. Stars. at their best, supported by a good com- pany. THURSTON THE MAGICIAN, American, Feats of magic and baffling illusions. * “THE LITTLE TENDER- FOOT.” La Salle. Western dra- ma, without “gun-play,” telling heart-interest story. VAUDEVILLE, Columbia. Bill headed by Louis A. Simon and Kathryn Osterman in “A Per- sian .Garden.” VAUDEVILLE. Hippodrome, Bill headed by Five Banjo Fiends, “MISS NEW YORK JR.” nt tha Burlesque and vaude- ville “THE GINGER GIRLS.” Gay- ety. Burlesque and vaudeville. “CINDERELLA.” Odeon, .A fairy play with music. Benefit of Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival. All-star society cast. Dances staged by Mr. Jacob Mahler. Music by Mr. Oscar Con- don. Book by Mrs, H. Spearman Lewis. Mr. Joseph Solari, dra- matic director. Thursday night and Friday and Saturday mati- nees,

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GIRL BURNED AT A GRATE Mother Puts Out Blaze, Saving Her From Serious Injury. Misse Alta Berry, 15 years old, was saved from serious burns by the cour- age of her mother, Mrs. Fannie Berry, about 12:15 a. m. Monday. Mrs. Berry and her daughter live Eighteenth street. They got home late from a visit and the daughter was

standing at the open grate in the par-. lor warming herself when her cloth- iny became ignited. She screamed and her mother extinguished the blage witn her hands, Dr. R. T. Viehe of 1738 Chouteau ave- nue, was called. He found the girl painfully burned, but said she was not in serious danger. -_—_~ -— Why Druggists Believe In “NURITO” The Effective Remedy for Rheumati: m Sclatica and Neuritis We want all the sufferers in this city to know why we believe in ‘‘Nurito,”’ their belief is bound to be founded on ours. This new, progressive remedy is the work of a doctor whose standing we know: There is no mystery about it—no patent medicine deception. Like men who are today working the great ad- vances in medicine the world over, this ee tg has simply utilized and com- ined ingredients which separately were recognized by doctors as having a ten- dency tS drive the uric acid poisoa out of the system : It is their ‘unique combination w _ is new. Instead of a mere tendency t relieve, ‘“‘Nurito’’ gives absolute relief, which I as permanent as the relief from an disease can be. ere ig neither narcotic nor opiate in this prescription—simply a harmless powder which is a complete antidote for uric acid poison. Patients who have been almost distracted by the knife- thrust, darting pains, have been greatly relieved in a very few hours and entirely relieved in a remarkably short time. Doctors throughout the country be- lieve in “Nurito’’—they have seen its work. , as druggists, give it our fullest endorsement. know that there is certain relief here for every sufferer and that often a single $1 box will be the most convin- cing evidence of it. Compounded by Magistral Chemical Co., Flatiron Bidg., N. Y. For sale by Wolff- Wilson Drug Co. and all other leading druggists.

New Money Exchanged for Old We have arranged to supply all those who desire to make gifts of money with New Currency and Shining Gold Pieces Exchange can be made any time tomorrow at the cashier’s office, fourth floor. , STIX, BAER & FULLER DRY GOoDs Co.

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We have arranged so that our last-minute service will attain as near perfection as any St. Louis [ Store has ever offered. Everything purchased tomorrow will be delivered even though it is necessary tos late purchases on Christmas morning. Remember, the comprehensive and well-arranged stocks aisles and splendid elevator service of this store will be great helps to last-minute shoppers. rr Cece offer. and a searf. Vose Player-Piano Knabe Brothers Player-Piano | | | | | | Conover Inner-Player' Krell Auto-Grand It permits you to select any Piano, Player-Piano or Inner-Player from our entire stock, but requires no pay- ment whatever until February 1, 1913! This is our plan to help you have musie in the home to make the Christmas day that much more enjoyable, and this is the first time any Piano House in St. Louis has ever made such an offer. And the fact that this Piano Store presents such a proposition to you, means more than if it came from the average piano dealer. We have established, and are determined to maintain the -reputa- Instruments of the Highest Quality And below we print a list of Pianos and Player-Pianos, each of which is a distinct leader in our stocks, Fact of the matter is, our regular stock is made up of ‘‘le aders,’’ and so you can make no mistake in any selection tien: fi Gn us. Every. instrument is positively and absolutely guaranteed for 15 years, and with each goes 25 rolls of music, “ | | Ludwig Player-Piano ee Waldorf Player-Piano | 7 Player-Piano Behr Bros. Player- Piano Just One More Day for You to Secure a Fiat , Under the Most Liberal Plan . Ever Offered in This City Tomorrow night at 6 o’clock will see the last of this and the _ re Auto Player-Piano The Semi- Weekly Musicale in Recital Hall will be resumed Saturday after Christmas, with a song recital, in — n number of the city’s best vocalists ‘vill take part. Everybody is cordially and heartily welcomed at any of the musicales which take place in Recital Hall. peat arse: scion SAAR RND EN RO ———SSvo———— Riaeeneeeh ed ere ae

Gift Articles Ready for Quick Selection —

$1.25 Beer Steins, 69c Imported German Beer Steins, made with raised figures, in colors and German mottoes —metal tops—usually $1.25; special, Tues- day, at 69e cach, (Fifth Floor.) $1.50 Water Sets, 75c

crystal—each set consists of one three-pint Water Pitcher and six Glasses to match— usually $1.50; special, Tuesday, at 75c set. (Fifth Floor.) $1 Toy Furniture, 69c White Envmelei Toy Furniture, strongly made and nicely tinished—in such pieces as China Closets, Dressers, Sideboards and Chiffoniers—usually $1; special, Tuesday, at 69e piece. (Fifth Floor.) Children’s $1.25 Desks, 79c Children’s’ Desks, strongly and durably made and very neatly finished, with black- board inside. While the quantity lasts Tues- day, specially priced at 7%¢e each, (Fifth Floor.) $5 Coffee Machines, $3.75 Coffee Machines, nfade of copper, highly nickel-plated, also copper finish; six-cup ca- pacity. The usual $5 quality; special, Tues- day, at $8.75. (Fifth Floor.)

Water Sets, prettily etched: fine blow™

. Irish Crochet Collars, $5 Women’s Irish Crochet Collars, of best quality and in the season’s newest styles. Nothing could be more acceptable for gift- giving—specially priced tcmorrow, $5 each, (Main Floor.) | Men’s $1.50 Socks, $1 Men’s Thread Silk Socks, in black and, ale the wanted. colors—medium and heavy weights—reinforced with heavy lisle or all-

silk soles, toes and high-spliced heels—$1. 50 ' des—six pal 0 or $1 r. - pay Seen Petain wieed

Women’s $1.50 Stockings, $1 Women’s Thread Silk Stockings, in black and all the new wanted colors—medium and heavy weights, with extra reinforcing in soles, toes and heels—in regular and out- sizes —six pairs, $5.50, or $1 pair. (Main Floor.)

$4.50 Shirt-Waist Boxes, $2.95 —. Beautiful matting-covered Shirt-Waist Boxes, made of basswood; good casters. strong extension hinges, brass lid stays and handles. * 35 inches long, 12 inches high and 18 inches wide—usually $4.50; special, $2.95, (Fqprth Floor.) supplied with™ Writing Paper at OneHalt ’ Writing Paper, selling regularly at at $1 . up to $2 box, slightly eee ne. Men’s Smoking Jackets, $5 For Tuesday pong RT may choose. Ter our entire stock of Smoking J ly* priced from $6 to $14.75—of extra ¢ materials—at the special price oe : Men’s Silk Reefers, One-Third Off

our Men’s Silk Reefers in stock, fort priced $1.25 to $4—many different styl deductions gue at time of e ‘one-third o Women’s Handkerchiefs, Women’s Embroidered Hand} assorted designs, in hand-painted f

day, $1.25 basket. Children’s Children’s Handkerchiefs, of linen and shamrock—plain, and initialse—three in dainty gift.

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Wheelbarrows, strongly made and nicely finished—usually 265c, at 19¢ each. Toy Furniture, well made— including China Closets, Chiffo- nuiers, ashstands; usually sell at $1.50—while a limited quantity lasts, 75¢ each/ White Poodle Dogs—good size, have glass eyes and covered with blanket—usually 50c, special, 8ée. special,

Basement Toys at Nearly Half We have placed odds and ends, also slightly soiled Toys in the under-price Basement Toy Section and quote them for Tuesday at one-half the regular prices. Toy Dishes—Tea Set, decorated. Usually 25c; for Tuesday, at 19¢ Set. Wall Blackboards, well made and usually sell at 25c; Tuesday Tree Ornaments, in many dif- ferent styles—on sale Tuesday at one-half regular price, No deliveries made. with extra splicing. fast color and 25c grade, lbe, nicely special 50c Sto Women’s pure Silk (Basement. )

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elty buttons; positively waterproof. for giris between 6 on and Several hundred Women’s Waists, made of silk and chiffon, in all the wanted colors, also black. Trimmed with Robespierre col- {- yokes of transparent net or lace;'| loops, bows, piping and bands of: contragt- | ing colors. All sizes from 34 to h- bust measurement. Usual $3 to $5 Waists; specially priced for Tuesday, at $1.98, 60 Lingerie Waists, 98c Women’s Waists, in a wonderful collec- tion of voile, marquisette,.flaxon and lawn, ribbon, lace, Cluny d 14 ‘years. ; De 5 sti ; ; aay 3 tee : ; fe Py og eae own ; cuffs 5 2 nis 3 Pibo. M 7 & - 4 ‘ * } a Oe 7 ae ? ay eg 2S pe 4 oof 4 ‘d ae Me 4 ad ae ts 5 eS, _* ae , 3 25c Stockings, 15c - Women’s Silk Stockings, in black only—reinforced in heels and toes Guaranteed stainless. Men’s Mercerized Socks —in black and colors, medium weight. Reinforced in the feet with double thread, thus insuring good wear. Usually 19c; Red Letter Day spé- cial, two pair, 25c, or léc ag ee in black, white and tan—made with double lisle heels and toes and deep lisie garter. tops. (Basement.) | Specials— Usual

Men’s Worsted Golf Gloves, brown, black, : 2

Girls’ $3 Rain Capes, $1.89 : Inexpensive and useful Christmas gifts, put up in holly-cov- ered boxes, and ready for presentation. $3 ‘‘Bestever’’ Rain Capes, for Tues- $1.89 Made of rubberized sateen, in navy or red; finished with plaid-lined hood and nov- hips,

Long Corsets, 39c Sample line of Our Special ‘‘M’’ Corset Low and medium bust, long boned with steel. Two pairs. of supporters. Sizes 18 to 30—usually 50c and 75c, at $e. | (Basement. )

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Coats for Choose from over a dozen styles, Coats that are stylish, serviceable, warm, splendidly tai- lored ; all sizes. Chinchillas, mixtures, rough wales, plaid backs, dual cloths, diagonals; cheviots, in the warm monotone col- orings; also black Thibets and « few kerseys. Coats with large storm col- lars, revers and cuffs of contrasting color. Belted and semi-belted mod- els, double and single breasted coats. Hardly “a coat need that is not in- cluded, ‘with sizes for juniors, misses and _ women. Values up to $18.00,f choice, Monday, $3.98 and $5.98. $22.50 to $27.50 _ -. Coats-for 3 29 and s1() _ Over 50 styles in the two combined groups. Coats for motoring, traveling, angen and general service wear. Plenty of zes. All the favorite Ooating materials are included. Seal chillas, plaid back blanket cloths, rough mi:

have “ak FE = — built into every line. Ulsters ndon Topcoats, the jaunty ‘‘Tommy Atkins, borough’? and ‘‘ La : three-quarter, seven-eighth and full length. Monday for $7.95 and $12.75.

plush, chin- xtures, zibelines, boucles, kerseys and broadeloths.: Coats that The styles include English ’* .the ‘‘ Mari- Devonshire’’ and a host of other original styles; Actual values up, to $27.50, SALE OF FURS Our entire, magnificent stock of Furs’ from the inexpensive set at _ $10.00 and $15.00 to the finest Eastern mink ani sable, all reduced now to after-Christmas prices. Here are a few specimens.

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Every one knows they are good cigars ie tdi Bones of 12, 25 or 50 Clears at $1.00, $2.00, $2.50 and $4.00 Per Box AT ALL DEALERS.

IS CAPABLY SUPPORTED Season of Opera in English Starts Auspiciously-at the, Century At the Century Theater Sunday even- ing Joseph Sheehan thrilled his listen- ers with a return of his old-time voice as Manrico in “Il Trovatore,” singing the role with all the dash and beauty with which he was wont to sing it some dozen years ago when he was proclaimed one of the really great Manricos. From the moment of the first ootes of his melody behind the scenes, in the opening act, the Sheehan voice was recognized in the full beauty of its lyric sweetness. The big trio, with Louis La Valle as Count di Luna and Gladys Caldwell as Leonori, immediately following this opening number, put the opera on sure footing, and from then on it was an easy triumph for Sheehan, leaving the doubtful second honors between the Count, Leonori and Azucena, until the final act, when Alma Stetzler, singing the gypsy mother, scored an undoubted triumph in the beautiful “Home to Our Mountain’? number, thus placing her secénd to Sheehan. Except for one or two slips on her high notes in the early part of the opera, the singing of the Leonori role by Miss Cald- well was praiseworthy, but at no time was it possessed of that quality that is necessary to win especial praise in an opera so well known and so oft sung as ‘Tl Trovatore.” It is difficult to differ- entiate. between opera at high prices and popular-price opera when part of the cast is worthy of the higher price and some worthy of a place near the top of the popular-price opera. Thus Sheehan Sunday evening was making the task difficult for the other members of his company, who, without him, might have shown much more bDrilliancy.. Leonori suffered most by this overshadowing duets and trios with him. The Miserere was splendidly sung, Sheehan's lyric voice blending better with the lighter so- prano of Miss Caldwell in this than in eny of their other concerted numbers. Francis J. Boyle, a St. Louis favorite of other seasons at theaters and sum- mer gardens, sang and played the Fer- rando role in such a manner as to lift it to a commanding place in the night’s successful achievements, and Louise Hoerger was a satisfying Inez. . The orchestra, under the direction of William F. Glover, hargled the score in a worthy manner, when it is considered that the orchestra is composed of a mixed number of local and company mu- sicians. The chorus is one of those very rare things in this season of musical plays and operas—an organization that is pleasing to the eye and capable of singing the heavier grand opera cho- ruses. Considerable attention has been given to the scenic envestiture of the opera. “Martha” is Monday evening’s bill, and if the promise of Sunday is ful- filled we may expect a season of real musical enjoyment in the lighter operas that follow. é GORDON 8S. SERVANT. a.

ROLLICKING EUN AT THE GAR- RICK. The reunion of George Primrose ani his funny men with Lew Dockstader and his pitked comedians, all of them merry musician’, was highly pleasing to the Garrick audiences Sunday, the combination winning abundant applause and that surest evidence of enjoyment of minstrelsy and humor—the almost in- cessant laughter that bubbles up from a thoroughly amused audience. One or two of the voices heard in themes not so much humorous as ro- mantic, aven pathetic, were marvels of control and sweetness. Thé good-night song to a baby and other touching, compositions, relieved the performance of' an entire lack of dignity and sat- isfied that element in the audience which looks for something worth re- membering. Dockstader’s burlesque of Roosevelt is inimitable, and short enough not to offend. The ragtime renditions of the Sextette from “Lucia” is well worth hearing, and the saxaphone quartet is perfect in its way. A really marvellous bit of musical “moking’’ was the funny imitation of the country band by four minstrels with no other instruments than those provided by nature. Both George and Lew were cordially re- ceived by the audience, which showed that ft was prepared to value each of them at his own estimate as minstrels who can “deliver the goods."" Many of the scenic effects were examples of the best in theatrical art. r oereny “ACTOIDS” Act Actively “ACTOIDS”"—Laxative or Purgative “ACTOIDS BALM” For Chapped Lips, Etc. DIES ON WAY TO CHURCH Mrs. Maggie Fowler, © years old, of 448A Cottage avenue, died suddenly of heart disease ‘Sunday afternoon at Cottage and Taylor avenues, a biock from her home, when she was on her %

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NE WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—William W. , , M The Lie hel has 6 : tn a DEEMS ( re gpa - . ecard has asked Congress for au-| Richardson, for several years news edi-} aH EMS | sit on & chair! had a nome proprietor daughter, Delois: Whitacre, Otte, a = ai? ae 4 ee | thority to negotiate a foreign loan of|tor of the Washington Star and for ting a last secon in bene et ‘Thursday j Fairfield, Tt Letters, Asoreesing Ss $28,500,000 for the purpose of cancelling} many years connected with newspapers i ’ certain debts and financing the construc-|in Atlanta, Ga., died at his residence at ' : tion’ of railways. Drummond, Md., last night, after A | lingering illness. Cirrhosis of the liver a was the direct cause of death. PALL ON PLAYERS 3 aT Buy 3 Clothes Tomorrow!

? eee es , Are You a musemattet a} AR" BLOOD POISON | We We tave many letters srateful| Say, girls, ZAPLE makes delicious ; oe - Eimer & Amefd's relieve ' SAL 300) t Free, 1806 Olive St. you. Reliable druggists carry af, mare fudge.‘ Ask your’ grocer. It’s great. | i ORE OPEN 7 i j 3 Pp. : eaaee 4 2 First Dress Rehearsal Tonight of So that everyone may have their new Suit and Overcoat for Christmas, we oe keep open until 9 P. M. Tuesday evening, and the values you can obtain. this ™ ar : : ey : =. Lag peyaeglbone e E l C D C fi t h A O ur J ul ge A) f l O ns | 2 disand pdt Fund. 2 Coa caus = money ou your clothes here to pay: seat dg gd Bt Louis. wrk, From the House of Drosten)2sce2.=02.2% * id service to tate |i S=ccpin nares tet sail on te Save One-Half on

We’re equipped to give splendid service to late |i» Sotemis porere tne ane to play in the “pit” for the great Christmas shoppers. Our stocks of suitable Christmas gifts aFe | week renerit to be given at the, Odeon he . ; : f by young society folks for the Post-Dis- replete with appropriate articles and our experienced | 7 SU 4 Ss. and OVE | CO salespeople will prove of material assistance by SUg=|Sico seater im final preparation for The Hub’s great stock of Suits and Overcoats at one-half. price—also 2000 ni estin and aiding you in choosin : gatur- . : : é : ) : did ‘Overcoats from Cohen & Lang (New York), at. exactly one-half price. script, and the ponies that are to draw Cinderella's coach wil be “broken” to 7 Men’s and Young $70 mer 8 and Young —_ s Suits and 50 n’s = Suits and ee ae ce Pee in which Cinderella one Ann Drew) rides to the palace of ce as EE the stables of Sie: Overcoats Tedies Ac ita onion ean 8 in this sale of the Hub stock at...... tn thie salpnt teaeiiteheeie ak. c August A. Busch, whither it was ex- be ee é ras , ‘ ’ goat, ey ota a en a y aS ae Te et re ’ ex wee pe tae Liat - r > Pe ae or jen oii ay Mittin apeiaial cs bil tenets cide ae ee a te ids gna i pressed from the estate of the late E yy H. Harriman, from whom it was pur- ee oo weg , |ebased by Mrs. Busch for her children. $1 (} Men’ $s and Young $ .00 Py. " * eat oe 3 of-every conceivable character and de- Se ] lain: It is @ gorgeous green and white af- } scription—gold, silver and platinum sites atehels : aid to Oh fae uae - san + Suits /and ante Overcoats rong er stone ny wal $ 5 00 Princess to ride in. ve designs—priced up from.. ‘ Thirty pupils of Jacob Mahler's daac- in this sale of “ae Hub stock at....... 7 in this sale of the Hub stock at. . a -Pendants : ing academy,~headed by Miss Anita Be ‘ vv : fig. Pg 4 Gaebler and Miss Eloise McLeod, ‘3 : y Sapphires, ° , pre Se SS SEER, ar rehearsing daily the fairy dances’ in Men’ and rogue P earls and \ Iwhich they are to participate. $30 men 8 3s $ it "and other precious —;— . it ll a plain and en- —priced up A, Fas ae pte So peeesanes men requesting Saunders : } | v ; ed 4 | or. orvell to run for the Democratic nomi- —_ 4 | rea is } wes $1. 50 In Sterling Silver, priced up * p ; Z 588209 ee resented : Rs f T Boys Knickerbocker Suits Boys Overcoats Priced—stone set— up to 845 from $1.00. Cone, ae esday, according to information in the oT 2 na great variety of colors and mate- The Overe 7 | | : a of the Democratic City Commit- Yr, rials — double-breasted. and « Norfolk ist i e Bid f Hysisd pelt “ ek styles—the greatest Boys’ Suit: values “the presentation i¢ to “be .made by SAN 4A on i: tor | y half your money—Russian and large, | ——, former’ Mayor Wells, who is president] YPN WXX\ i lf Undecided jof the Business Men’s League. Wells j fi ae a Boys’ Knickerbocker roomy school Qvercoats—a great va-: has not returned from an Eastern trip, ii > riety of materials and styles. Give a Box of but is expected to be here Tuesday in = fy ¢ set Sail 3.50 Boys’ Russian $7 75 . 2 3 a alana tin chai. gy agg eh Rte las cnet BS

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St ti time to make the presentation. Norvell nery told a Post-Dispatch reporter that he . Ne) ee : : oe | did not know when the petition would’be 1 aN | Overcoats. . oe ues oe : $5.50 Boys’ Russian and $9 75 | presented. ehile! Three petitions have. been circulated AT Hea School Overcoats eee ar and have been signed by many of the egy Hil ti leading business and professional men | (|! td? ian $7.50 Boys’ School $3, ] h of the city. It is understood that Nor- wd! Wit | Overocats... 2. rg rion papas the invitation to make its ? $9. 50 Boys’ R Chin- am 7h é || chilla and School Overcoats. . scummropamn | SALE OF THE HUB’S PANTS AT 4 PRICE jesse The Habs 4 | Te hie Sep |The ha eee ee ets - $4 Pants for $6 Pants for vScarmam aml] Store Closed 2B Nemmenen ii Store Closed ry ees hee re All Day Ar on Beg e ing to escape. The panic in the auditorlum was tful. The theater was capable of Ch « t ‘ SccocmcGaking. caiy. SP. boogie ‘wit ristmas , Christmas » | comfort, but more than 1700, including aie ae artes eee ane CLOTHING COMPANY from the low balconies upon the heads N. W. CORN ER EIGHTH AND WASHINGTON AV. of the struggling mass of children and grown-ups below. Fifty suffered in- juries not fatal. DIES AS SHE ROCKS BABY Heart Disease Caused Death of Infant's Grandmother. Mrs. Julia Mohr, 58 years old, died suddenly Sunday evening while rocking to sleep the 4-days-old baby of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Conrad, in the Con- rad home at 6310 Spencer place, Well- ston. The baby fell to the floor with Mrs. Mohr, but was not injured. Coroner Bracy Monday held an in- ee quest, the verdict being that Mrs. Mohr “Good ar, died of heart disease. Her health was seemingly excellent until the moment BUCK AUTAMER she toppled from the chair to the floor.| BAZ/x! Pure re Reelin DINKS PARRISH, “ii Western Union “Day Letters” The Slowest Laundry Man, Says, | and “Nicht Letters’ ata: carriers of good cheer.

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on the second floor of the building, went * Rapionse - Dissor : ‘Skull i aig pac ani Hog a a Holts ate § if. e TE me ae aE eres e if ee Bat ins Fa pa Pea tate tn atee ieee : 4 Are nate Death. “| ployed. Schweppe, who sleeps in a room PARA CINE IN bo 219 il cae ae és YY oe bas i - Have the true ring of r honelibnaahd c _will to all. More. power 1 : a George. Holtz, 2% years old, of 82%] into the stable at 9 a. m. and found Be | ee | a ‘ = ES : | A &f A ° — : $ | nap ye ay 4 pe dapaan oe out ric .| North Twentieth street, died at the city | Holts lying in a wagon. Sergt. Sale and WES] EN STREETS a; oF ae Syd ae NSA EA PAS be & S&S these snaps for Monday and Tuesday. | | :

Patrolman Nauman investigated but ~~ hospital /at 10:30 p. m., Sunday, of in- . ae m7. a! : | Juries tnfllcted in a manner which is a| Cold find no evidence of foul play. Be hs RAE Ra CN ER Sars ee SilaihAdl the Gellek: Metts was toond -— — | | KROGER STORES Will Remain Open Monday and Tu Open Wednesday (Christmas Morning) From 6 A. } v wo 10 Pe ica ere aes ba carne nase wens oar eke | TOY, WL.-StOP Before, Bach x S " —~gneetnenentmapmncanene : , cendidiendieckianenay h Has Lighted . ‘eg House, Wich Has Lig Amas sale -—EXTRA SELECTED POL CENUINE direct from cur county shippers,” Kroger se desopeined 6 Smad el is "eater

Leaders of carol singers who will] erse West End “streets Tuesda joes siting-¢ ‘ and has cut the price 25% to 40% less than can be bought elsewhere, evening soliciting offerings for the care ' . ee : m of destitute children by the St. Louis | ee Children’s Aid Seciety have requested — E t Fi D sed | Phicka that young women desiring to assist xX r a ne res ! : , Saw vee = shall join any group of singers they de- x ED i sire. uns @ The singers will make their visits/ 7" nse ‘ | . | about dinner time and will stop before al . scone A ' “ E each house which has a lighted candle in a window. Those who have been \! | ; adtive in the. moth are yecnnee euee Ss mh Ee DOWN SS The finest money can buy. . There’ll be no ~, ANS ‘ C) Pantaleon!i, George C. Hitchcodk, W. disa ppointments if you get your lh ‘ Candl Frank C. Rand, James . Orlando Cigar A. Me nd fae Seamer ai Christinas turkey at a Kroger store. . iUay i Media Perfecto Size Mild M. apatite and Miss Mary Semple Scott. The churches and organizations par- & _Ricor oO Cigar | ‘ticlpating and the route each will fol- ne . Fancy he finest juictest, low, are: « ; | | A a4 thin-skinned St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal—In 7 i Ora it ges ooh a — nn market, 25c value [before the Rasguet Club in King's ANNUAL | u before the Racque : : nai -—Christmas sealers f highway. HOLIDAY ( Ripe, re] Medium pen : Pure, Fresh, Crisp, Delicious and Wholesome. All show what we can do at Pilgrim Congregational—On Washing- ie boulevard and Kingsbury place from 5 ALE tey 2 extre fancy “ee c tal Mived A hard, ciser candy: Tye less than ase Rapin Bi od=for-Z2 5=-Cents : Gacere? @etae icdaneiie Calee ave- ae aa Ladioa’ , 8 ice 15¢ | isa q 0¢ ie and Jelly Mixed 7zench cream ana e Pp new We say they would cost nue and Washington terrace. Smoke Be m9 you will — = dane ag ~ Episcopal Church of the Redeemer— ness: to SS Vive reduced to it Christmas Cream Candy iste es pul : es Before Washington aad Buckingham e | Black Fruit Cube: ) : hotels. 4. bo Ws A a . en at ' Extra fine: — of the finest Christmas Taffy Mixed 2 -~" Det nana Oe valbe Episcopal Church of the Holy Com- ‘ fruits, etc.; rire b.. I... > munion—Before Hotel Jefferson and the 50e 1b: fell l N lL] E. D Planters’, Marquette. and Maryland | ' ake 396 | Crystal Jelly Drops rine 3 na > | ee ee oy

' hotels. CC | ... West Presbyterian—On Maple, Cates y 3 A R | we tse > : | D Nice ; and Cabanne avenues and Thornby We bay | Fresh Oysters Chocolate Cream pe Se ‘nie Ge * x place. ve f 5 | O R ES | Markham Memorial Pristiptetan-the Bie. q: it ah the Coast: 5 ’ 4 Lindell boulevard from Grand avenue ‘ natural liquor; per can. . to King’s highway. First Congregational—On Delmar bou- “I : } Geant to Vandeventer avenues. Lemon Cling Peaches | | ' Pee ; uperfine Nut t j Fine California fruit, 15 ¢ hanaueaaa Creams and Chocolates we ‘oa 1 58 Winsor Memorial Methodist Episco- : in syrup; 20c value; sale price, No. 2% can 5-Ib. bex, 78c.

pal—In Baden. =——=(G ive an>=~— Unitarian Church of the Messiah—On ‘ ‘. at on e W. » McPh d Ki b , = het ag Po } Seana a Benet ergrer te er og ee we, a Holiday Liquors g.ts.e-". 811-13 N. 6th St gate avenue. » Kanater’ : FREE One Quart neeain'al California Sweet Catawba ced te uced to with every gallon of our celebrated I] Kingdom House Methodist Episcopal vreau South—On Waterman avenue from . ‘ Umbrella J: conde Devoe “SUCCESS” Whiskey : $9 ee | ¥. % ee, POS ae : Le Epiphany Protestant Episcopal. Mis- sion—On Westminster place from Union First Payment se to Euclid avenues. Tom and Jerry, the great holiday beverage; ready for use, qt. bot. ste ; eg was Po The recipient will be proud Second Presbyterian — Group 1, on We have an unusually large. and beautiful - — r oie si inca = ’ Westminster place from Vandeventer assortment of Diamonds in all the various fy Crow, $166 cntae wane Wines, Peay he Rl - to carry one with to Taylor avenues; Group 2, on Mc- settings from. $25.00 to $500—SOLD ON aaa bess apn Sete as ai, on jug ae , x ne, $1.25 value, 69¢ quart bottle gallon. jug ose. Pherson avenue from Boyle avenue to YMENTS. King’s highway. MONTHLY PA “Cascade,” $1.35 value, Niersteiner, high erete. per bottle per bottle i | R i N Lenox Pilace—Lenox and Hortense A ationa eputation pla and on Berlin avenue from Tay- “Guckenheimer Rye,” ane tks Cocktail, lor avenue to King’s highway. so ee g | Sattornia Fruit Brandy, ; e a § ’ ' a ah | yn ec: | ; | With Detach- Y. w. C. A—Group 1, before Hotel quart bottle. A Hull Umbrella asie tiandie: [loro ao rs 306 Third National Bank Building

sy, . Tan te! Ky 5 re a 4 . Brean ee ae AS abe & ima: © = ¥ an tinge WB to +o Soe ae tne stg 54 bi 2 } | Ow Sth St, Bet. Olive and Locust Sts. |] ir ce ene race vanker, naw deen a0 | Light Electric Tree Outfits, com- $1 59 8 val mone, -h i J plete; worth $2.50; our price....Wis nounced. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Angert, whose | 1 -Light Electric Tree Outfits, com- $3 25 marriage was one of the social events plete; worth $4.50; our price... ' H. I Si ts a sho P where the of Dec. 14, are spending their honey- -Light Electric Tree Outfits, com- | / ed me hoe ES 2AM plete; worth 86.00; our price... 94100 Sunday, . | ie unusual in Lam p S; return home for New Years, | : ¥ poo Electric Tree Outfits, com- $5 75 Py c, : fee a Mirr or S, P otter les, Prints, {| Mr, and Mrs. George W. Kerr who plete; worth $7.50; our price... r

Circulation have passed several years at Pasa- ctvttaeeeeee renee anes + ROC M al logan N OV. ] * dena, Cal, have a house here this Fancy Fruita and Nuts, each.. y elttes, Far ‘Wea tinadiacnintven net ‘aindee Fancy Flower Lamps, Roses and Lilies, each..:........40e niture and exclusive articles * end. Damaris, and Masters George Fancy Figure Lamps, Santa Claus, Dogs, Cats, etc., each. 450 i iae talseuheniet aantnaea ook tome, PORTABLE LAMPS for Gas and Electrie. | ing the Christmas holidays with them. of all descriptions, suitable 5 heck “andl :Otilos Feetables, Gas and Blectris at: cost. for Christmas, anniver sary FLASHLIGHTS make a very useful Xmas gift; we have ool them in nickel plate, alligator and fibre, as well as miners’ ; | » iit . an aie gifts, are on lights. 4° + atsplay. : . i a Peerless Lighting Co. WE INVITE COM } * ‘Manufacturers, 416 N. Seventh St. St. Louis, Mo. } ee

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i te Views ‘of Legislator S on "HANGING FROM A POLE| «svat season: Grerssn of Worth Cure goed by ne pagtceae dat oe ees Sheriff Discovers Prisoner Has : : : i sf Been Lynched When He Goes to the Courthouse. at CUT PRICES Home Rule and Primary BATON ROUGH, La, ben B—We a Several of Those Elected’ F ’ the ody of Nor “Gadore”& nesro, | Oa _ | AT PRIVATE | At Johnson Bros. 0 ose Elec rom sai Dispatch Tolentino swinging frem s tateareo pole = short} | ‘ Zs Dy. Zs oe | ” AT AUCTION +-2 ) | is t 2 St. Louis to the Assembly wing aie ree. Shores State Positions. to Members of Assembly janie fata saathiion pedo ; er, TUESDAY “ta Front Gear || "Skane wr ‘i 7 Your | | | - “seven n Cadore’s attorney had taken steps to | EMBERS of the Missouri Assembly on bills which will file a motion for an appeal. It was pre- Ww to Our | 200 well-known popular General Assembly which|| be introduced in the interest of St. []/ sumed this inspired the lynching. . = re Chil di brands in boxes of 10, meets in January have gy ek Ree Cee pe Pe ai, 2 - rales 3 - \ | . pro ng tor en vania Lines. - { - . prices that cannot be on a primary law for 8t. Louis and gency clause making it operative rig Pa gases train — ‘st Tou stots ant dai noo All steel will be laid aside in a few weeks. sie, ‘duplicated in St. Louis. home rule for St. Lowis.’ Most of|| fon the next spring election here; t ar ine. No matter what cigar | them indicate that they will vote|| and, we vente tai hint / pin mag ¥ -y ~~ * and will ‘mean more fo tho child ate Cut Pica oe, $126; E ag enport,. home @ grow . =e you want—or what size for a bill giving St. Lows a (2.) 4 group of three $100,000 Fire in Kankakee. af ger bills providing that St. Louis Po- KANKAKEE, IIL, Deo, 2%—Fire today |. An a courant start ¢ is Brishay if saUinotentea. "xt wit wilt ‘be. eagesty box you want, we have it primary for the nomination of 1 ) oe, Excise and BHlection commis- —and at a price that will Bij city officers with an eméergency'| sioners be appointed by the aMyor ao i a —_ ae —_ save you money. Boxes §/ Clouse putting the law in force in | of St, Louis, instead of by the pe cain soni eons athens chee : A Plan te oT the account today. | at 250, 40c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 time to name candidates for the | Governor, age warehouse. The loss was estimated merican rust Com an J up. 2 April Municipal election. Few of the will you please telegraph briefly at $100,000. Depositery for Postal Savings ee y a cr ee tees ee ‘ie Thoek. — net er ey your views on these measures, and : ae Till 8 O'Clock. or er. : aeons cme fgets ae eea ved || how you will vote on them? Housewives, ZAPLE 1a an economical oer : dee conancnis: TOILET CASES §) tore 112 moet of them express POST-DISPATCH. || ;uxury tor ‘syrup, jeings snd meay | aii desire to examine the proposed bills table delicacies. Ask any grocer. a a Manicure Sets, fine Hair before forming their opinions. Some “ Brushes, Military Hair favor a home rule bill following the lines laid down in the Democratic , ) : acbawig Par ery f Sets, State platform. Others declare 3 : $s sin against home rule in any form. The : @ | * 9 | on oto he oegl ret replies received to date are as fol- { er e e a ] ctro a ae Sets, lowe: | cost or less. We doh’t want to carry any over, PASSOVER, Mo., Dec. 23. | and tomorrow they are we Fea eins ue is eer Dennate P h. ” : n un am com- _— = practically your mitting myself either way, but if I ; , own price. do not change my mind I will vote CE y | yo for the primary bill and against the ELLINGTON, Mo. Des saceaem You can search the whole world over and not find: ciel Thousands of bottles of To the Hditor of the Post-Dispatch. m and Domestic nt wileng te Yule oor & St siv- is: Masters Vor rae aegis 9 En Te aseae that will bring so much pleasure to i member of the Xmas bottles and boxes, essary to fulfill the pledges in the at eteatly reduced prices aE sore. .! ) $] 5 $25 $40 $50. Pox HUMIDORS f) 22sec.” ™ oP wo $75 $100 $150 $200 : I favor the emergency legislation “ om giving St. Louls a primary law in as Cigar Lighters, time for the Apel election. As to . Victrola : : : r Jars and Smokers’ 4 proposition will say that I am = Articles at One-Fourth to [| ‘o far removed trom conditions to Any Victor dealer in any city im One-Half Off Tomorrow commit myself just at this time. ‘anal: yon. Will. seo the a, @pronamane Gj the soci will gladly play any music ii] greatest assortment ever To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. u wish to hear. Clayton, Mo., Dec. 2% 191% yo | shown in St. Louis. As I understand it St. Louis needs ba alba a new primary law to insure a more r alkinie achin ry 1 St. Louis’ 2 Big fj se | Sl on ta 1006 Visor Talking Machine Ca- Comin FJ BusyDrug Stores gf Sav =| FYICT OR OLIVE tion No. 2, I want to go in the ) matter deeper before { commit my- 15 to 200—Easy Terms if Desired * 5 eeece:, omermmmete pigeon Perfect Stock of Records cit Choose your Victrola To the Hditor of the Post-Dispatch. Any Victor Record you wi ° r 0., i 530. Central 572. Let us show you the differ- ican ete |. Mie ee eee at Aeolian Hall—here stp ea Sos | | es u'll find the great other bills in regard to home rule, To every disc talking machine yo I am for a home rule bill for all the Sedna Uevridlend of the hbo. ete owner we'll give a box of 200 needles ést stock of sachbies ing the provisions of the bills which ee eee ah gtd or —come in and get your bex today d d 6 ether rt or not. DC. OB. BRONSON, an recor Ss cmrssesisrons | LI OLLIMAILSN 1 STATE.OPINIONS | Th a A e Aeoli OtcosOnced Both Primary With Emergency CS BP, PE, A President Victer Distributors and Retailers Find S ) 1120 OLIVE STREET » Replies from St. Louis legislators fol- lows : epee ee To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch, | : AMUSEMENTS. My views are strictly for Home _ Rule, a. direct ‘primary with a : De — Opera a ALWAYS NEW AND || Smet‘ “needa 7 ae ce ' Why Endure the Long, bt [A Christmas Treat You Owe the © eT i UP TO DATE TIMOTHY F. MURPHY. : ; te og = | " CINDEREL | i freee: Cold Winter? Goto (Ry = ho any cacy Big oe von a . . ~ ek - with emergency clause, making it operative for the next spring eles- ; engage mgr A FAIRY PLAY, WITH REAL COACH AND PORIES, FOR T tion, but my ideas of the primary is to have only one ballot and all candidates’ names to appear on the GY ag sy LOv fo eS to Bielon Comminsoner ton at Me “ees Post-Dispatch Christmas F to Election Commissioner of one Mata, ore gy My $1; pe patiery, per cent of the salary of the office 2Be. he ie seeking, and the thrée candi- ee | Dances staged Uy Mr, Jace) Mahon, highest votes are te. be candidates SHEEHAN COME PR aa Music by Mr, Oscar Condon. . @t the general elections, and each And En joy the Warm Sunshine Tonight and Friday Eve, ““MARTHA’’ Book by Mrs. H. Spearman nate one of such candidates are to pay Tues. Bve & Sat Mat, coe eocege~ | so ou yaaa The Best Way to Go Is Via the Shortest Route ek Fray a, he ohare per cent additional. There have been four different vaya ter arn Medenter tt =.=: || Wabash-UnionPacific|/ sere in parties that have drawn them.’ I believe that the Excise Commis- sioner, the Police Commissions |B Leave St. Louis Daily at 9:00 a. m. and 11:31 p. m—., COLUMBIA == Veodeville and so on down the line, should be elected by vote of the ponsie, and via Kansas City and Denver. E:lS-1viee Dally- 8:18 ai are not cualited for the position | The St, Louis-Golorado Limited —Leaves St. Louis daily at 9:00 a. m. arriv. I] SIMON & OSTERMAN | S Visite vt to sani ait “amir eareeee Genes ana in t e Ci 30 p. m, the secon y—San Francisco 2:10 p. m.—Los Jf) Assisted by Company of 14 in» Mintetore| 1O6—TALBOT’S—10c¢ “si Gaby uhouba Gilad by the Cireut Atacion 4:30 p. m:—Portland 8:00 p. m. the third day—Tacoma 4:40 a. m. and §/ “A PERSIAN GARDEN” |HM IP PODROME metal et ‘ | Seattle 6:15 a. m. on the fourth day. Kise “fie heck | tHe SIX BANJO PHIENOS | ie i sn Sree | bf | : Magnificent Electric-lighted equipment—The 8t. Louis-Oolorado Limited of- | + ce oko 7 $1.80 up 0 Sie, toe Commistonen fers you oe service, through Observation-Library Sleeper to Colorado— sa 4a sjaseastssesss si8-b 3 through wing-room—Compartment Sleeper to San Francisco, | MONIOAS, ODARI The Pacific Express—Leaves St. Louis daily at + ge es arrives Salt Lake ' : : City 9:20 a. m. the third day—San Francisco 3:1 —Portland 12:45 p. m., Tacoma 7:00 teed and Seattle 8.30 p. m. the fou i It carries through Drawing-Room to Salt Lake City—Equipment for Either Train Con- nects en route fein 4 train) with through Sleepers for Los Angeles, Portland, ‘Tacoma and Seattle. Finest Service—Excellent Dining Cars. "RT UNION PACIFIC OFFICE, . WABASH TICKET OFFICE rae E ume Te MATS. DAILY. | 310-17. Oth Bt, Contery Bide e z _» Eighth and Olive Streets > : _TENBERFOGT Or wre 3. oammere, Gen Puce Aeent Wabash RB, Ot. Lewis, Mm ere | —z- 18 Thurs. LOUIS A,

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== . whim Bhanai et a - stances, an examination wil be hela t-| , be ‘present. vt gen a Ay gase of Victim-of . | ~| stepped -in front of a street car last A te d Phvsicia } March and was hurled 20 feet. ee | She sustained at that time vee = - ri. -.. S@octors declared was a fracture at the 2. asna7on, 28.—Physicians base of the skull and also at the fron:- T - 3s be | fs bone. Her remarkable vitality ap- | injury. : how th ‘ Ss clreum- ‘sot wos ee crecotmenimes |Wife of Dr. E. J. Goodwin, ee Seeking Accotinting, Tells of Objection to Her Marriage. —"

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}She Réfused to Break Troth, in Spite of the Urgings of 3 Her Family. JACCA R D’ baal The romance of Mrs. Lillian Ross Goodwin’s marriage to Dr. E. J. Good- following a 10-year engagement, : | ° eee On BROADWAY ; has been revealed by her suit for an : | : } poise ad , i as ee . accounting of the estate of her father, ; AAT . ° the late Dr. F. E. Ross of Springfield, , vs a F a Mo., which is about to be carried to the , = 4 ® ae } me an i _ | State Supreme Court. : ° : ) Pera NSS: | ® 2 The engagement of Miss Ross to Dr. enienndiees = ee Se oe nee reese The last day before Christmas & Double Eagle Stamp Day, too. Those who have deferred making their Christmas purchases until now will ‘find oy | Missouri State Medical Society, = FOR THE SALE OF vnc voy prover hee sae sao stocks still surprisingly complete & this last day finds us still thoroughly prepared to supremely satisfy the most exacting demands of the eleventh-_ the physician’s graduation from college, hour shoppers. Tomorrow should be the busiest day of the busiest December. this store has ever known. Besides giving TWO of the valuable ll : which robbed him of the use of his » Diamonds cok te: Vasaiiein elated aa yokoaos Stamps instead of the usual ONE, with every cash purchase, se discounts are made in. various departments to close out all holiday novelties. — her from the engagement, but she de- | _ Watches clared her purpose of keeping her prom- | ie Th i Ss St or ty Eg a SEs, yee SE eit — J ewelry ise, and did so, she now says, against bat rd BEES | ? fe =, i ° the wishes of her mother and brother, Will N-O-T Silverware . whom she is opposing in the courts. : : Disagreement Over Will. Rem ai n O pen A breach in the family, which oc- Clocks curred at the deathbed of her father Any Evenin l ; several years ago, has never been oo - oe Pare £2: ee ile. Cut G ass healed, Mrs. Goodwin told a Post-Dis- Before Xmas j WASHINGTON payin SIXTH St Rock Crystal atch reporter Monday. Since that \= We Give, Redeem & Guarantee RED CROSS CHHISTMAS SEALS Largest Distributers of Merchandise time, she has been at variance with on EAGLE STAMPS on sale at our Postoffice, Main Floor. arate ia idiennast Gr tae ae Leather : her brother, Dr. Justin E. Ross of sd | waa Springfield, and with their mother, aa mm — ‘fee of high standing. ‘ag t Geen, You'll surely want to look your best on Xmas day—come to Famous & Barr Co. . _ ’ u eit Clothiers | at 2 Off m= select your Suit & Overcoat from the thousands in our great manufacturers Surplus Stock Be | ‘ lays Coguwell’s, 8 Ibs. O8e Checsintes, Bon- sale—save money by doing so—& celebrate the oecasion in style. : ae | we al j'bons and Fruits, $1.00, 6th at Washington. |§ } = = OFFER = = 9 a Ai | Reem, $13.50 & $15 $16.50 & $18 pre & $22.50 onan

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ARMY CHAPLAIN MARRIES = FLOPERS. IS REPRIMANDED! || All -tatio-ery Brass Goods QUALITIES, Rasta : GG War Department Admits, How- ‘ At 25% Off , Me | SN q 00 1 1, 11.00 14. 14.00 19, 19.00 Including Book Racks, Stamp Boxes, Stationery AV IGRGS oT SURE Tie CUPIRCIESON Holder, Smoking Stands, Ink Ww Fells, Library Sets, YOUR BOY’S XMAS CLOTH ES | Is Doubtful. Paper Clips—in fact, everything of brass per- WASHINGTON, Déc. 23.—Major-Gen- taining to this department. Are essential—he expects a new Suit & Overcoat—this manufacturers’ e h m -F-.I- . Sag deat ak Dadertnent at offers superior quality clothes at remarkable underprices—choose fro VE oon | groupe. the Columbia to Chaplain James Osse- , P This includes all Pin Cushions, Hatpin ae Furs ka tee Gifts — S ti marriage led to an official remark that|— \ ) —==s ee ee ines Big C ec on he was “lacKing in judgment.” 2 ———————————————— ——= et No. $1.00 a Week *. mead on credit. Christmas presente for. all. Glass fey a aataama Magic Lantern & Electric Tree Desks. a suits eal tenet and Wena andies Lighting Outfits. Black Boards. eral Arthur Murray, commanding the — ——— & $12 & waardé of the Twenty-first Infantry, on $10_& $12 bE ee : ne RS. gs No Deposit— 1.00 It was admitted at the department,|/§ ‘" 2 ee swt ; $ a Week however, that the question at issue is TOY os & DO ® Ss a 14 & I QO FE s & Sto 0 probably outside the jurisdiction of ‘the t U, AM of Our Ladies’ Xmas Hats and Mil- L 2 sie caes oeeaeie Tr MOBLBs v2 e see e sen eresectannrtseeeneearee¥erereens recs FLIES, TUNIS TO ROME . echanical Boats. Ice Skates. Shoo- Fave Rockers.

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: ' Beds. Roller Skates. Sat) Doll No Depesit-$1.00 a Week Banquet in Garfés’ Honor After H Reins, “a sesait Delle. Small Do 1 Beds. ; nds A : La Kid Bod Rubber Balls. Velocipedes, He Lands Ahead of Schedule ‘ a PS y omen rolouposes ‘and Is. ROME, Dec. 2%.—Roland G, Garros,’ All Character Dolls. Air Rifles. French aviator, has completed his flight Railroad Supplies. . Plush Horses. from Tunis, Africa. After a splendid Stloateies Makera. 1 Go-Carts. flight from Tunis, Dec. 18, he landed at Mechanical Air Ships. 0 ff Doll ae. — Trapani, Sicily, about 160 miles over the Odie at Toys. 2 ey pect Mediterranean Sea. He left ‘i'rapani and | Targets. Sulkeys. ifiew to the Italian mainland. He con

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ere charge PAGES ti 11—18. i DREN DEPEND ON POST-DISPATCH F __ SF LOUIS, | MONDAY EVENING, ENING, DECEMBER 23, 1912. TASS TWO. | PAGES 11—18. ESTIVAL FOR CHRISTMAS \ HEERFUL volunteers are hard at work putting the finishing © touches to the preparations for | marteesith annual Post-Dispatch . (Christ Festival, which. will eclipse al = acre festivals if the contribu- Yons of the last day before Christmas are as liberal as they should be. No one who has not contributed should the last day pass without giving to help make Christmas ' the contributors who have no ‘of empty stockings and disap- hts in their homes. se who have not received subscrip- n lists can send in their contributions fer of the Post-Dispatch and will be acknowledged. Persons nave contribution lists are urged them in at once. are being distributed from the a stations to the 12,000 children E one © will be guests of the Post-Dispatch Christr Festival at the Coliseum Wednesday. a: a wee to Go Out Tuesday. “T work. of packing the Christ- ‘ ‘§ mas dinner baskets and arranging - © them for expeditious distribution obus be completed Monday evening. Dis- “1% fon of the 2300 baskets will begin t 8:30 a. m. Tuesday. eae card that has been mailed is coupons for a free ride over of the United Railways Co. to the Kinloch Building, Tenth d Locust streets, from which the dis- ut will be made. 1 the details: of the Christmas din- “and entertainment at the Coliseum ae res The food for the dinner prepared. The Christmas tree B decofated and illuminated. All men have been completed for ate ment to precede the feast ) > the distribution of the gifts aft- hi will, be. an. abundance of food ja , pipe and tobacco afterward for ih | ™men at the Midday lunch- oo he-ts street near Fourth street. « Give to Fund, } | of ‘the Famous-Barr | free ana of the Internationa! ro ‘she Oo. will have a merry Christ- because they have helped to make ar’ merry for others. Employes . store contributed oe en of the Internationa! Me ‘ve $70, the amounts being f the-:nickéls, dimes and quar- @ workers. It is contributions ‘Made large by the small the many, that reflect the The Rev. E. Duckworth Gives to Festival Fund To the Festival Editor. I have just returned from the South, and find your appeal on my desk, Your form of giving to meet the needs of the poor would not be termed ‘“‘scientific charity,’’ but it is to be given without ‘distinction of race or creed,” and “it is an act of Christmas hospitality on the part of those who have, to those who have not.” Let me, therefore, have a share in trying to brighten the lives of some—even for a.day. ‘E. DUCKWORTH, Rector Episcopal Church of the Re- deemer, | true spirt of Christmas time and make of the Christmas Festival a joyous oc- casion for the thousands who have helped 'to make it possible as well as for the thousands who participate in it. Many Letters From Mothers. ETTERS by the hundreds are pour- i ing into the Post-Dispatch office from mothers who want to be spared the sorrow of seeing their chil- dren unhappy on Christmas day. Some have held back until now in the hope that there would be a turn of fortune that would enable them to provide a merry Christmas at home, as they have been accustomed to do at other Christ- mas times before dire adversity came. “Plegse make my little ones happy on Christmas day,” is the plea that, with silght variations, each letter bears. No mother is so hardened by contact with the rough side of things that she can bear to think of her littles ones as disappointed and unhappy on the one great day of the year. When their own efforts fail and an empty Christmas confronts them, they turn with tearful pleading to the Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival] as the only hope. Joy to Be Sent to Homes, HB Christmas Festival at the BS «Coliseum overshadows in its mag- nitude everything else, but in thousands of humble homes there will be the happiness which a public festi- val cannot confer, that of mothers whvu are enabled to gather their children about them and have their Christmas together as they used to have it, when husband and father was there to pro- vide. As many baskets will be sent to poor homes Tuesday as there are funds to fill. Unless contributions are made be- by Contributing. to. Help Make Them Have a Happy Day “MAMMA. DID SANTA CLAUS FORGET eME?” nh Where to Get Tickets for Christmas Festival Queen’s Daughters, 3780 Lindell boulevard. Juvenile Court, Room 31,: Hall. Markham Memorial Church, 1624 Menard street. St. Louis Pure Milk Commission, 1726 North Thirteenth street. Central Mission, 816 North Elev- enth street. Niedringhaus Mission, avenue. Jewish Educational and Charita- ble Association, 901 Carr street. Centenary Church, Sixteenth and Pine streets. Riverside Mission, 409 South Se¢- ond. St. Louis Provident Association, 2221 Locust street. Salvation Army. City 701 Cass Union Misson, 3927 Morgan street. tween now and Tuesday with greater liberality than ever before, there will not be enough baskets to go around, and some of the poor women who plead that their little ones may be made hap- py on Christmas day will have to be disappointed. And their disappointment, after their expectations have besn aroused, will be greater than if they had not counted on anything of the kind. ————, —-_s \ They are the Greatest Co foe Dri nkers. ne. point? | not quite sure we could help them but ant tie tum \helps a lot of people. BIG CHRISTMAS TREE IS IN PLACE AT COLISEUM ferson County has been torn from its native heath and brought to St. Louis to gladden the eyes of 12,000 children at the Post-Dispatch Christ- mas Festival at the Coliseum Wednes- day. At the end of its overland journey of 27 miles it has been safely delivered within thé walls of the Coliseum and is being placed in position to receive its gala dress of varied-colored lights, gilt and tinsel, and a thousand glistening ornaments. As in previous years, the tree was do- nated. by the Bell Telephone Co. F. E. Obermiller, superintendent of suburban construction for the company, last Thursday went to Shaffering’s farm near Local, Mo., where the finest Mis- souri cedars grow, and spent a day go- ing over the grove to pick out the finest and largest and most symmetrical tree that grew there. When he had found one that suited him it was cut down by a Bell Tele- phone crew and lowered by the aid of mee ropes to a truck on which a special frame had been built, large enough to carry such a big tree. It could not first be allowed to fall to the ground and then loaded on the wagon because it was too heavy. It was found to be near- ly 4 feet in height, with an 1I18-foot reach of limbs. After it had been made snug and tight on the truck, the long drive of 37 miles to St. Louis was begun. The greater part of the day was needed to bring it in. The team was driven by Tom Coyle, a Bell Telephone employe, who has performed a similar service for the Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival in former years. f | biggest Christmas tree in Jef- . *All Festival Lists Should Be Sent In LL individuals and firms who A have Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival Lists and money that has been contributed for the Festi- val are requested to send the lists and money as soon as possible to the cashier of the Post-Dispatch or notify the Christmas Fund Depart- ment of the Post-Dispatch and mes- sengers will be sent. All contribu- tions will be acknowledged in the columns of the Post-Dispatch. A peculiarity of the cedar tree is that it does not grow symmetrically unless it stands apart from other trees. Supt. Obermiller did not give up in his search until he had found a tree whose branches spread equally in every direc- tion, and that is the kind of a Christ- mas tree* that will greet the eyes of the little guests of the Post-Dispatch Christmas Festival when they assemble at the Coliseum on Christmas day. When the thousands of children feast their eyes on the splendid Christmas tree Wednesday, they will remember, with gratitude, that it is to the gen- erosity ‘of the Bell Telephone Co. and the. unselfish labor of Mr. Obermiller and his crew that they have such a perfect tree to complete the setting of the Christmas Festival. . About two hours were required to get the big tree in the Coliseum. The Union Electric Light and Power Co. will fur- nish streamers of different colored lights that will make the tree a dazzling spec- | tacle. CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS Previously reported Montrose Bottling Co., List 12,747 S33 % SS S8a S$ RF RAS SR R Siegfried & Rosenberg, List 4322 South Arkansas Lumber Co., List Herman O, Zweicke Employes T. M. Sayman Soap 15 8S. lith st., List 2518. J. Duggan’s =~ Shop, List 8196 Friedman-Zatlin Mfg. Co., Dr. Wm. en Gerald and Joe en "hac more street Cabanne Branch Bell Tele- Ss. J. Boggiano, 1803 Washing- ton, List 7242 Co., List 28 Caesar’s Cafe Employes Woodward & Tiery nan Printing Co., Lists 3148, 3150, 3146, 3149 ... M. J, McEntyre List No. 1377 Bonded Express Co., List 2743 T. Stone Roofing List “138 Mrs. H. Oheaver, 423 F phone Co., List 11,191 Cahil] Express & Transfer J. F. $147, 3143, 3142, 3145, =e. Jesse McDonald & Daniel G. ~ = SRRSSSS SSSSSSS3 Sz Marsh and Glen Clark From A Boy, 1217 Amherst pl. Miss Nadine Jaeger Arthur H. Fuerbacher, 3654 Castleman avenue Dismal Jimmie Ferd P. Kaiser Pub. Co.. » - J. Heefer eeaver Robert Miller Alice Miller H. tT P. S. Boy of 10 Sends Dime He Got for Being Good Dear Festival Editor: I am a little boy 19 years old, Our mother died three years’ ago and I .- have «a little sister 6 years old and a little brother 4 years old. I can- not send much but will send the 10 cents I got for minding and be- ~ BAAS BAW HS oeeeeeee ee eeeeeveveene eee ee Jessie Barnes Lester Shaw Sarah Shaw Employes Gilbert Book Co., List 3196 mre r ee Steinwender Co., List 4 Rosedale Coal & Feed Co., List 11,400 rtie Pond rs. M, Goldman A. ©. Bs? John J. White Contracting Ceo., List 2093 Eighth Police District, (Capt. Martin O’Brien). Cash, per List 5597 Modern Heating Co., List 7248 H,. J. Hildebrand, Cherokee atreet Twelfth Police District (Wm. Tierney, Fteut, Com, Dist.) “SALVAR” CURBS RHEUMATISM “SALVAR” Book Free, 1806 Olive St. 22 OF 27 ON SHIP LOST IN NEW FOUNDLAND GALE ST. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. 23.—Twenty- two of the 27 members of the crew of the Furness Line steamer Florence, from Halifax, N. S., for St. Johns, lost their lives in the wreck of the vessel on the ledge west of St. Johne during a north- west gale last Friday. Five exhausted survivors who reached land in a boat brought the news to Tre- passey. The steamer carried no passen- gers. Capt. Barr and all his men reached shore after the vessel struck, but the inaccessible cliffs of St. Shotts prevent- ed their escape. The big tide forced all hands to put back to the ship. The cap- tain. thought the wind would go down. Second Mate J. Headley took four place. He was forced to spend the night in an abandoned fisherman’s shack. Next morning the ship had gone down and there was no trace of the members of the crew who remained on board. Cogswell’s, 3 Ibs. 50c Chocolates, Bon- bons and Fruits, $1.00, 6th at Washington. Actreas Says Newsboy 86. Helen Hilton. an actress, ng at the Shubert Theater, reported to Central Station police Monday that she gave a % bill to a newsboy and sent him for a copy of a Sunday morning paper. He emenen. he Pe ‘Men Who Handle the Christmas Fund Richard S. Hawes, vice-president Third National Bank, chairman Fi- »nance Committee. George J. Tansey, president St. Loutis Transfer Co. Hugo Koehler, treasurer Inde- pendent Breweries Co. J. E. Smith, president Equitable, Surety Co. W. K. Bixby, Edward F. Goltra, president Mis- souri Iron Co. Charles P. Senter, president Sen- ter Commission Co. J. R. Barroll, manager Butler Bros. Harry B. Hawes, lawyer. Walker Hill, president Meohan- ics-American National Bank. W. J. Kinsella, Hanley & Kinsel- la, Coffee and Spice Co. | Elias Michael, president Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co. H. W. Peters, president St. Louis Manufacturing Association. G. H. Walker, G. H. Walker & Co. Thomas H. West, president St. Louis Union Trust Co. Nelson W. McLeod, president Germar Savings Institution, Harry Rein, chairman 8t. Louis Stock Exchange. Herbert L. Parker, president Em- erson Electric Co. A. O. Wilson, vice-president State National Bank. A. O. Rule, Police Commissioner, men in a ship’s boat to seek a Janding | DINNER FOR 2400 HOMELESS MEN To Be Provided by Post-Dis- patch Festival Fund at 313 Pine Street. Not all the Christmas cheer which the Post-Dispatch readers have this year provided for the poor of St. Louis will be at the Coliseum. The seum will afford the brightest and happiest scene because the children will be there. But the homeless men of St. Louis will not be forgotten. At the north side of the Merchants’ Exchange they will gather for the dinner pro- vided for 200 of them in the Midday Lunch Room, 313-317 Pine street. It will be a long line and for the most part a merry one, The dinner will commence at 11 a. m. and an hour before that hundreds of men will be in a line west of Fourth street and north almost to Olive street awaiting their long-expected chance to partake of the good things. Following is the amount of material to be used. Turkey ...+++e++.+--1000 pounds, Pork .....ces+++0+++--800 pounds. WWONOGOS ccccciccce cs 25 bushels. Celery - 1200 bunches. Pumpkin Pies Coli- | Cranberries ............23 batrela Bread ...seesscsses+s 700 lonven. Tobmceo ........++++..8400 bags. Meerschaum Pipes . After eating his Christmas dinner each man will receive a package of tobacco, a pipe and a box of matches as he passes out. Dinner will be served from 11 a, m. to 1 p. m., and the men will be dined in squads of 300, Seymour’s band will play. DRAMA CAUSES A PARIS, Dec. 23.—The drama is admitted to have been & MANY a girl who seems distant is y a stone’s throw i it’s a stone. Get a rae ga for Christmas from Loftis. 308 N. 6th st.. on credit: 2d floor. PUBLICATIONS. - An absorbing and remarkable story of American social life The Custom of the un By Edith Wharton — it will begin in the January Number off 4 | most talked about story year The ‘of the wis fe career of th = heroines who for hervelf i in New York discussed even more k Bart of “ House of Mirth.” Sead Your Subscription To-Day. $3.00 « yoary 25 conteoaustaa re DIAMOND ON CREDIT (Easy Payments) 32 YEARS ON OLIVE STREET Every Article Backed by the Ingalls Gu Don’t go broke at Christmas time paying cash for your presents. ‘Buy then. all here at low st plain-figure prices. ae eS 6 ee buy and just a little each week or month. makes Ohristmas easy, YOUR CREDIT 1S ooom CASH BUYERS, who do not want the credit we Daegu the quality of the articles they buy, come to us. off with absolute security as to quality. ATTRACTIVE PRICES TUESDAY __ The last day and night, for our big stock must go. otter but who want to be vary sands a ke We Watches—all the model cases exquisitely 50 CENTS A.WEEK BUYS AN ELGM WaT dozens of latest thin en- show you graved; all the lat- est movemen ta, every one a perfect timer and backed by the Ingalis guarantee — you will make someone mighty happy ye many years come if vous igis . one of our watches. WE GIVE EAGLE STAMPS—WE REDEEM YOUR BOOK OF STAMPS—CASH OR TS Fobs, Cngiae, Noe Kaiv kind: Lockets. ‘Charms, Pial lete, you ever knew. failed to return with ether paper or| EVERYTHING USUALLY FOUND IN ANY FIRST-CLASS JEWELRY $ Stites nod Rese beset Rav ES Your Credit Is Good Come to us and make this the merriest Christmas ae poy pare a "Ss peter ayer ten Bans he Ae teen »

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pes Bede i Bes pepe Gs RE REE * ~ peated CA ES EE MEO NE: ei : 5 ate bes pu. age ee see tee tees Me pt ie ss as 3 Me ke See Die ta RE iva we my OF 2 APP BH > ; , 4 * 2 ’ 2 pe & : % ; ¥ 7 . 5 &-£§ See B* | te “8 a sid 7 ‘Ay . “iad Jon its lines and connections, which is $1 than the Hmit on the Merchants’ Bridge and - ’ one VOR. cccccceresveesscesess one sestaamb wage sds pont “order. express mone ' WHE POST-DISPATOH PLATFORM. | J know that my retirement will make no 3 | Aforence in tte cardine! principles, that st _ wit ahoays fight for progress and reform, ‘mever tolerate inf™=ape or corruption, al- } ways fight demagogues of ali parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privi- leged classes and public plundercrs, never Wack sympathy with the poor, always re mein devoted to the public welfare, never | be satisfied with merely printing news, al- ways be drastically independent, never be @fratd to attack wrong, whether by preda tory plutocracy or predatory poverty... April 10, 1907. JOSHPH PULITZER. _ And the charges for switching and trans- ferring loaded cats from or to any connect- we lines or switches on the east side of the Mississippi River, within a radius of 10 miles from the City Hall in the City of East st. Louis, to or from any connecting Mne or switches on the west side of the Mississippi River, within the limits of the City of St. Louis, ihtluding on both sides of said river any switches or connections which may hereafter be provided within the territories designated, shall not exceed one and one-half cents per hundred pounds of freight with a minimum charge of four dollars per car, and no charge shall be made for empty cars which have hich are to be been handled under load or w / Automobile Owner's Liability, mene. F MP To the Editor 6f the Post-Dispatch. aximum The section clearly authorizes a m Your issue of Dec. 11 contains an editortes | charge of one and one-half cents a hundred OFliitj.g “Anolish Liability Insurance,” and sge0m- 30 cents a ton on aj] freight handled by the/ mending that such insurance on automobiles be Manufacturers’ Railway within a 10-mile zone} >: ohibited by law, on the grourid that “it removes _ SUNDAY CIR CULA Tl 0 iw St. Louis and the city limits of St. Louis. or neturally tends to remove restraint upon care- less driving.” If Mability insurance makes men AVER AGE ile it may be true, as Mr. Moore of the] ores tea “Gxkcl Caan acune Se ened FIRST 11 MONTHS 1912, Manufacturers contends, that this clause would| against the workmen's compengation laws of Ger- 297 ,244 compel the line to haul coal from mines within|™eny, Norway and othes European countries, the . recent Lloyd George Act of Great Britain, the FIRST 11 MONTHS p12, the 10-mile sone for 30 cents and thus reduce! Washington Acts of this country, and . 167,276 defined, but given “the inclination doubtless geometry helps in the process as much as any- thing else. | In the light of recent figures bandied about in the Senate, how smal] the $70,000,000 Harriman estate seems! =~ a LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE Sete & ~ a + wT Ns 5 ae . rie ee the total coal rate to 30 cents, it does not pre-|,1) other such laws, which compel employers to vent the addition of. this maximum charge On/insure against injuries to their workmen. These beoal shipments beyond that sone, which means, !4ws sa been widely indorsed as _ of — mane and progressive legislation. e conten- nearly all of the Illinois coal fields and appar- tion has repeatedly been made that such laws will ently authorizes an excessive charge for terMl-|teng to force employers to devise safe methods nal service between St. Louis and East St. Louis.| for conducting the operation of their plants and to The original toll of the Terminal ranged from|4° everything possible to prevent pe at If, as you imply, Mability insurance on automobiles 1 to 2 cents a hundred and its present toll/,| J ually a Moense for drivers to “kill and within the 100mile zone is only 20 cents. maim,” then {it necessarily follows that Mability The proposed amendment to the franchise] insurance on factories and work shops is a license Obse Posto should be so worded that no bridge toll or equiva-|for the owners of such plants to kill and maim rvers of the crush at the fice and dg “ their employes. Are not the two situations anal- ‘the several express companies’ headquarters get lent charge can be made on any freight between enone? the impression that Uncle Sam has in the Par-| St. Louis and East St. Louis. Before making such recommendation, would it ¥ * ¥ / 7 cels Post about the biggest thing he has ever The wording should be such that no possible] not be well to inquire whether or not any large 3 tackled, aside from his wars. construction of the franchise would authorize|mumber of accidents were caused by automobiles — ‘ This is based op the assum ption that by far | either an arbitrary or an extortionate charge. which. are insured? I think an investigation of 3 ee _ ,* a “mie the subject would develop the fact that only a ; | Lar f . ih iss re at ‘ . the greater portion of the express companies’ “oo- , 3 : 5, eo ee L. J.—Some e how to make the work; also issu Alt wardsville, : With an amendment which would prevent the} s:4011 proportion of the accidents are caused by itp ae Plog sak easional” business will be transferred to the|"#¢ Of the free bridge or of any bridge or ferry} insured persons. At any rate, it is unfair to draw rt fd AT hal tee >> + ee Fy ee Postoffice when ‘the Parcels Post becomes avail- for an excessive charge on any freight the ques-/conclusions without knowledge of the facts. ies ) Meath La =. Se ‘able. If.to the throngs now frequenting the tion of building the southern approach is merely Psctgnt oe prcetiny vg pf ate Wag ; : a. conan Postoffice “were added those who have caused a |* question of its usefulness to St. Louls. Would moral hazard. Why wipe out automobile insur- sad congestion of business when divided among it increase the profitable use of the municipal] ance because of such moral hazard and leave three or four different express offices, it can be bridge, extend independent railroad facilities for| the others sanctioned by law? It is well known that the resultant conditions would St. Louis traffic free from monopoly hobbles or tnat fire insurance has sometimes directly caused tax the capacity to plan and execute of. the Gov- charges? arson, and that life insurance has sometimes di- rectly caused murder; cases of this kind have ernment officials. Parcels Post facilities in other] 75¢ Municipal Assembly should take the best/boen well known, and yet because of them, no populous countries are a development during counsel on these problems. We believe it would] one has suggested that life insurance and firs many sf = tee shen vel of business be wise to refer all approach and rate questions|/™surance be prohibited. No instance, to my knowledge, has been cited where automobile in- was small. Uncle Sam must create facilities to the Public Utility Comamiayicn. surance has in fact caused an accident. It would that will instantly be adequate to the needs of ee seem, therefore, that the facts shog there is more ‘90,000,000 of people who send more packages per For $100 you cap buy a “life membership” in| reason for prohibiting fire insurance and life .in- } - }@ local Bull Moose league. A double gamble in| *vrance than automobile insurance. In fact, such capita ‘than any other people on earth. futures. sagt , insuratice is a distinct advantage to the public in Fortunately he will inaugurate it at the dull- that it assures compensation to injured persons, est time of the year, just after the holidays. On si just as the insurance form of the workmen’s com- . 7 | , TOWHBER GROVE. G DEOISION. pensation laws assure compensation to imjured Feb. 1 the Interstate Commission's reduction in F : oth as tata 1 er Following the decision of the Supreme Court| workmen. An uninsured automobile is not only a red OD rates go e unless restrain that ade crossing bills must originate with|ccnstant lability to the owner, but imposes an un- ‘ gr g m gi ..,” by the courts. This will relieve the pressure on the Board of Public Improvements not a mo-|"°°e##4ry hazard upon persons who may be acci- | : = aerueee : Dulsory rates On €X-/ ment should be lost by this body in preparing eens aell etches Ghee hook = eR paha QUESTIONS FOR GOV. BLEASE. _- _ press packages weighing more than four pounds and introducing a bill providing for the elimi-| porations, regulated by the State, for damages for | From the Columbia (8. C.) State. The first section of the Fourteenth , ; ad ~ * READ a Se s r ? to book, Most , = = * -— e - DON’T BE A SNOB, SANTA OLAUS. JUST A MINUTE ‘ = “and sent considerabje distances are even lower ect than those of the Parcelg' Post. This {s the last i i _year of the express companies’ holiday cinch. ~~ a ar ear 9 - + Shop‘late and the world shops with you; shop “early and you may have shopped alone. hi hn INTERNATIONAL POLICE. | One of the ideas in the symposium on Peace, in the Sunday Post-Dispatch, is that of Senator Root, who argues for big armies and navies be- cause, in his View, they constitute an internation- ai police force. | But of what use is a police force, in keeping order, if it is made up of separate bands, ever ready to fiy at each other’s throats? The word “international” is a misnomer, applied te the present aggregation of huge national armaments, + the sole object of which is to enable the strong ‘pations to defy each other and oppress the weak. A WG-year-ola boy speeder has been debarred by | ‘the court from running an automobile for the mext six months. But why should any 16-year-old & boy be permitted.to run an automobile at any : age 4 a if, ~ = . Sal $ ’ 4 ee hy PRE oe ea é pao § ee vcd j at w Booey aa bas cee wr, 3 es. re Wen, Ta aot r fey + 5 483 aa ees Bs ier time? | “A STUPENDOUS | Pp.” _ Bernard: Shaw, who has had the distinction to pe aa din Bd i i i —s - uU in marble by Rodin, lately remarked, in a London review, that any man living in Rod- time who permits his bust to be done by any artist than Rodin will be ignored by pos- and is therefore a “stupendous nincom- P 2 m > Suey "~. Se *) ie ae the Be Sa gi ae a ; * "8 BPA GY 2 ts Ae ae aKa z Si a sa ea * eee dinance should be so drawn as to meet every point made in the court's decision. And the Municipal Assembly should hasten to enact the measure, so that the peril to life at this im- portant crossing: may be removed at the earliest possible date. The decision emphasizes the Post-Dispatch’s guggestion that the only practical way to ob- tain elimination of the grade crossings is for the city to make reasonable concessions to the rail- roads in-the matter of plans and damages to adjacent’ property. It is evident that the Court will not uphold ordinances which attempt to put ummecessary cost on the railroads. Such ordi- nances only result in renewed litigation, indefi- nitely postponing action. The only practical method is that adopted by cities which have ob- tained results, namely, to meet the reasonable demands of the railroads and property owners on the lines indicated by the Supreme Court’s decision. — —_— — -~ FF A record of two children killed and.five adults soverely injured by automobiles is a startling record in traffic-esquad-guarded streets even when crowded with holiday shoppers. he th he Tr INDUSTRIAL OLD AGE PENSIONS. The announcement that the Frisco Railroad system is about to put a pension system in opera- tion comes as one of the seasonable bits of news at Christmas. But before plans are perfected, it might be well for the Frisco management to con- sider whether the age at which the pension may be enjoyed, which has been placed at 70, is not too great, if the system is to be as beneficial as {its projectors doubtless intend. In order to emphasize this question, the manag- ers might obtain figures showing how many men of 70 years or over are now in the employ of the Frisco lines. At the time the Western Union Telegraph Co. announced its pension system, Miles W. Dawson, a New York actuary, and ex- A ; a 7 J erty YAP > Me, £ ei xd t¥ > eS Ke Kory © J Ot) yt chances with insolvent individuals, or with those who have their property In their wives’ names, or bave invested all their means in the automobile? Prohibiting this kind of insurance would do much more harm than good. It is a necessity to the business man for his credit may depend upon it. An uninsured person who has a damage suit pending against him finds his credit badly im- paired. There have been cases where loans were called because of the pendency of a personal in- jury suit against the borrower, and calling the ‘loan resulted in bankruptcy. It should not be forgotten that there are many cases where the in- jvry was caused solely by the carelessness of the injured party, and yet, when such cases reached the jury, the prejudices against automobiles fre- avently influenced a verdict against the driver. It is not fair to permit a careful and cautious driver tw protect himself against such contingencies? The Automobile Club of St. Louis is, of course cpposed to reckless driving and has done much to discourage and prevent it. We deplore the large number of accidents, and have recommended many things that would decrease them. Our recommen- dations havé not always been favorably acted upon, but for this we are not responsible. If the withdrawal of insurance would have any effect in minimizing accidents, I would favor it, but I sincerely believe that the public would not only derive no benefit, but would in fact suffer from such action. When you have further considered the subject, I hope you will reach the conclusion that I have, that although it might help matters to regulate insurance, {t would be a serious mistake, without any resulting benefit, to prohibit it. . ROY ¥F. BRITTON, Chairman Legislative Committee, Automobile Club of 8t. Louisa The Mysterious Bottte. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch, I am of the opinion that e Mttle good detective work would solve the “Mystery of a Loulsville Bottle” and prove that the bottle wae fished from the Ohio River, laid away until the fisherman or sume friend had occasion to visit California, then transported by train to the Pacific Coast, cast into the sea, rescued and brought back te Ohio by the "same current that teok ft to the California Coast. L. BE. EILLIAN. EEE Work for the Dog Catchers. To the Bditor of the Post-Dispatch, At Sydney and Pennsylyania, In a lumber yard, there -congregates nightly a pack of snapping, noisy cur dogs. When the streets get quiet they cirele the neighborhood in full cry. The Magnolia Police Station and City Marshal were each noti- fied 10 days ago, yet Friday morning, between 1 and 4, the dogs were at their worst, as the entire neighborhood can testify. Please accomplish what the police won't. RELIEF, Calf and Oost of Living. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. — Breuse me tor writing, but the high cost of ing prompts me. Why can’t a law be enacted the United States or in the several states hibit the killing of calves yntil they are 3 eld, hogs 8 to 18 months old, sheep and other ani mals used for meat purposes until maturi eath -| such injuries, than to force them to take their nation of the Tower Grove d trap. The or j ” amendment of. the Constitution of the United States concludes with these words: “Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property with- out due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” What is the “state,” in the coa- templation of this inhibition of the Federal Constitution? Who is entitled to speak for a ‘state?’ Suppose the chief executive of a state declares that certain persons, accused of committing particular crimes, are beyond the protection of the laws and shall be denfed their protection? Perhaps the questions are academic. Perhaps, as a practical matter, a state, through its executive, may openly defy the Constitution of the United States. Whether that be true or not, there is little to be gained by inviting a clash with the Federal Government or by furnishing the enemies of state rights with argument for the restriction of those rights. Suppose that a lynching should be threatened and that the Governor should refuse, when called upon, to take steps to prevent it, is it not pos- sible that a President would send troops into that State in order that a person might not be denied the “equal protection of the laws?’ , The probability that the Federal Gov- ernment would resort to such measures is now remote but utterly foolish and unnecessary expressions*of state execu- tives might have the effect of starting an agitation in Congress for Federal legislation to suppress lynching and punish lynchers. DISGRACED S0UTH CAROLINA. From the Florence (8. C.) Times. The topic of all editorial expression just now is the spectacle that the Gov- ernor of this State made of the State and its people in the recent convention of Governors. It makes very little dif- ference just what words were used, for the Governor has said as he always does say, that he has been misquoted. The great fact remains that not one of the many men who sat with him in the convention, not one of the women who were there until.he started speaking, and all of these must have been natur- ally inclined to defend on» of their own number, has had a word to say in de- fense of him. He disgusted men and offended women, and disgraced the State as he had done sometimes be- fore. The suggestion made by one of the newspaper writers that the real sit- vation should be made plain to the mis- taken men who supported the Governor, an@ made plain béfore an election is on again, is a good one. Prices. From the Louisville Courter-Journal. John Milton is said to have received $% for “Paradise Lost.” But at that time nobody had sold a steer upon the Written for the Post-Dispatch by Clark MoAdams. SOCRATES ON BECOMING A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR. Glaucon: Socrates, why don’t you Become @ ‘candidate for Mayor? Socrates: Do you think I could get i? Glaucon: I am sure of it. t: Socrates: as the case is now, it would probably be easier for me te get it than it would be if there were only a few of us out. , | Glaucon: Certainly. — coe Socrates: That is to say, while thinking people are never very numerous in any community, there may be enough of them here to win if the great mass of unthinking people were 4!) split’ up. Glaucon: Exactly. ae a Socrates: At any rate, we could work up @ kind of revolt against the general uncouthness of the times, dnd probably gout the other fellows with some simple strategy like displaying good manners or giving the enemy a blast of good English. Glaucon: ‘True. : | Socrates: We might even go into politics and take one of the o’s out of saloon. Glaucon: Socrates: Glaucon: Socrates: Who knows. fa Which would be in itself a great schievement. Surely. We should always be blest for it. Glaucon: No doubt. aia Socrates: People would say, “There was Socrates, the philosopher, who took the other o out of our political salon.” Glaucon: Yes. = Socrates: They would say, “Now we can talk, and reason, and know what is best.” ee Glaucon: You'll have to run—that is all there is ¢o it, Polemarchus: I think so, too, Bverybody who examings fits city gays something could be done with it. Socrates: So be it, then. Now let us all think What we want for Christmas. “Y¥YULETIDEQ” } Adeste fideles, is sung in church dnd votes I'll think it over. Where almost everybody is running, | nounced: Se are ee sue BI oe es = " IO0 2 q ‘i Eas! ey mr re Rn - Den Lan ‘ee z Se ahah } i Bis 2 etre Vee Meas RAS Pa ee aut. Lt

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HE stow was whirling through the streets when I hurried up the broad steps of the sta- tion: The big waiting room 7." "was heavy with the odor of :- iiding clothing and filled with a varied throng of humanity. As usual, I was fate for my train. In my haste 1 “slipped, caught myself and bumped - headfirst into a woman, knocking @/}/back every oe satchel and umbrella from her grasp ) now.” and upsétting a sunny-haired little} The woma : ts. 4 _ pest 4-years she held by the hand. 7 > _. With a muttered apology and an in- ward sense of annoyance, I picked up }- youngster, groped for the um- which had rolled away, saw to the “Jim,” she “Yes, andi man. There HE woman turned an anxious face man. “What station is it, Sin” she asked. «Jim rubbed the mist from the win- dow pane and peered 0 da the drifting snow. “It's Mount Vernon,” swearing, ‘“‘and he takes the seven-forty It’s seven-thirty he exclaimed, night. n stifle a cry and sank back, pale and trembling.’ whipsred, “Jim, go out and see if he’s, around. " get caught,” muttered the was a brief silence, broken Jer, but they often quarrel because the Lovers’ Qua C. writes: “A young man and e woman are engaged to each oth- young woman will not tell the truth. Now which is more to blame?” I’ should say the young woman. I can’t conceive of circumstances in whic!. she has the right to lie to the man she has promised to marry. your own mind in afraid you must wait again. Quince Tart. UTTER and linea shallow dish or pie plate with a good puff’ paste, then spread in a layer of quince mar- malade. Peel and core a few apples and cut slices, arranging them overlapping each other, in the shape of a star. Strew plenty of sugar over, and a few bits of butter and bake in a quick oven. Rice Croquettes. O NE and one-half pints of boiled rice, TESTED RECIPES. Diet for Obesity, HE following list is given authorities as being of an extra flesh and still remain be health. “Nearly all fresh fish lean beef, mutton or lamb, game (sparingly), spinach, lettacn; ery, cresses, asparagus, onions, white cabbage, tomatens:. toast, stale bread, dry toasts or cr ripe fruit only—acid varieties pref ture that there is a tendency to use t : — ishes, olives, eggs, boiled or poached © ce | oe 7) dee : eo a oj iad a Pe Ae eer as three eggs, butter size of one and one-half eggs, three tablespoons cream, one-half teaspoon scraped Onion, salt and cayenne pepper to match, small pinch or mace. Reserve the whites of by the sifting of the snow against. the windows, the .hiss of escaping steam,4 and out of the darkness, the mingling of hoarse; voices and clanging bells. The man got.up and stepped to the forward people squeeze ahead of Hine at the ticket window, ., fal soatteen that the train might have we sone: an hour before, as far as I was —one cup of tea or coffee without 1 cream or sugar, or one etann: ot water sipped at end The following ‘ts Pe a eS Cia eI - And What Happened to Him. on be surprised, as the sad affair Descended in hordes upon G. Whatta ‘the pe =. «a ie, “With what was very bad grace, J Ce . ease toward the. woman,. holding -out.the umbrella and satchel, She ac- ef. them and” raised .her eyes y—and it seemed almost sus- ey ove os aren mine. She was a woman Fak ‘of perhaps 20 or 35. : "| There was a trace of faded beauty about her tired. face—a hint of beauty grown hard A dab of unnatural color aad aieined out of: place made a piti- ‘fyl.attempt to ‘conceal the lines. of (eare.on her cheeks.. He hair was light like that of thg child, Only es distinguishea her from the ‘of, weary-faced women one “sees on the streets of the great city. | were. ordinary eyes of undecided .@- trifle heavy, perhaps, but | te the hurried glance they shot into my face was a-strange, fearful glit- | Rae look that might have made me a her sanity at a time when I was less annoyed... . These: observations were.the work of «my: subconscious mind, and they | might have remained in oblivion but fer what happened later. I was turn- “Vnadipdowed when a man hurried up to ae her from the crowd that choked the u're: latey”. os adnan,’ “We've ss ¢nigse _the-train.” Hig.- coarse face ig eayjnea - Something fm his tone took hold of me, ‘and I listened for her reply. oe .,“E couldn't help it: The baby had x | tinenivkinae support.” Her volte was ae cowering in her mother’s she lisped. Bin.» abe tric lights, and unce “M @ minute.” me,” she sai = “~ NG her to hear. I thought I. come into he | At the last 5 * om ly: across the the dark. square of window. ommie,” plaintively, ee Where is POS ap p Alarm came to the woman's face “Be quiet,’ she whispered hoarsely. “Your father is. outstde, nen be back in door. The woman drew her cloak closer, the seat, as_her red hand | tightened its hola on the’ child’s el) 2 The’ little one turned her big eyes up 4o face. ; 3 “Ethel. is tiwed.: Ethel. wan’ go Dome, “4 the mother quiets. hel honie.”” The baby’s bistee: . . Blanced , nervously out of The elec- .the platform shone dull (in the ae snow. the . little home to paddy. Perplexity “struggled to ‘the little face. “Jim not Ethel’s. daddy. Jim mean to d. The, old lady across the aisle had been watching the scene that was going on in the seat ahead of me. versation had been loud “enough’ for The con- As I looked across at her, saw a sad, wistful Meght r face. entreaty of the child, she caught impulsively at the folds of her dress, one hand moved forward and rested on the seat ahead of ‘her. hesitated a moment, then slipped quick- She alsle. ° Her , back was. toward me. so that I could not see her face. . Her, bonnet hoarse, - bid the countenance of the other wom- , darn ‘yopr brat! If, you® don’t | cong egieaesbeaeleltad ¢ » did Dat shot a fearful , fend | © doors that opened on: eee woman. g¢ross | her. was’ a gust was apparent, despite the efforts) ay conceal it.“ I dropped] oowa on and J you'd come inf ¢yes, I knew Her wind, as of _ bled : erk. ‘The door at the the car ‘burst open, A Bucy Mee air and a snow. A brakeman ran h.. “4 - ible up ahead. We'll .be de-. hs ontcsgenrlll T heard him say. erence a ene ee a : fo and the inan ¥ oe ee @ seat. “Why, Nell, old’ girl, I 2 mah voice — PR eigang Het Se courage i I turned away, and when Ir looked again ‘the old lady had to’ her own seat. y I glanced at the other A strange change had Something Tesembling 3 | ae glistenea in her eyes,;,,and her ! th was set. She was reaching’ for hér satehel and pmbrelle. In a mo- ment. she pA on her feet ‘with the + in -her. ‘arms, She swiftly ‘toward the forward door thr ch = See oe rear of the car, There the man had gone, then of cold: @ sudden movement in the platform, a quick step, a the woman and child were n the arms of'a | Sle. rough, sometimcs e storm. The whisper, the to fall more , and for an instant dis- didn’t think to meet me in ‘this - blis- was husky with emo- ugb-I could not see his they were shining. An in- ‘stant the woman faltered; then she lift- her face to his. It was glorified! rapiy was lost in the roar of the renewed violence it sent snow into my Window. While with the catch the train aheag and I turned, too late fur ‘glimpse of the scene. night closed in be , a a voics white ; ‘work in this form is "The * By .PAUL. WEST. N_ circles financial there wasn’t a soul ; Who wasn’t afraid WHATA ROLL, That marvelous, merciless monarch of gold, Whose touch was as magic as Midas’ of old. His power in the “Market” wags abso- lute,. and He reigned over “stocks” with a hard, _ heavy: hand; While there-wasn’t a Trust on which G. Whatta Roll Didn't. have a toe-hold- and a solid control. In. fact, Through his tact And. ‘the one thing’ he lacked— A. Conscience (let’s hope it was only side-tracked!) He’d made’ so much money that folks used to say: ‘FIe’ll own all the stars and rs heavens,-some day!” But though Mr. Roll had such reaching power, Extending still farther egeh minute and | hour,, There was one single man, business alone Which this. marvelous magnate could not call his own, He owned all the railroads. for short or 7 long\ trips, He owned all the oceans, he owned all the ships. He.dwned all the barley, the corn end the wheat, He, Owned every avenue, street, He owned all the ice; all the meat, all the coal— You see that some pumpkins was G. . Whatta Roll! But here was the one thing that rend- ‘ered him glum— : DIDN’T HAVE SANTA CLAUS UNDER HIS THUMB! “oti old G. the far- and his alley and HE Kings and inventors, steel mer- chants and all The world’s very greatest came quick at his call; ° But here was one man and one dtinein -that Roll * {Had never discovered the means to control. It worried him greatly; it kept him up . late, And he furrowed his brow and. he pounded his pate, Until one fine day He Uiscovered the way And set it.to work with no further de- » tay He scattered his scouts to each part of No! the earth To buy up all toys, never minding their worth, All materials, too, of which toys could ha made. It cost him incredible sums, I’m afraid! But he only laughed harder the higher the bills— (I’m sure they’d have given us fevers and chills!) And kept up his buying’the same as , before, ‘Until there was nothing to buy any more! How to Make Better ‘ |Cough Syrup Than You Can Buy A Family Supply, Saving $2, and {Pully: Guaranteed. A full. pint of cough syrup—&s much as you could buy for $2,460—can easily be made at home. You will find noth, ing that takes hold of an obstinate hind. The man turned and slunk oi Es more quickly, usually ending it inside of 24 hovrs. Excellent, too, for p, whooping cough, sore lungs a, hoarseness and other throat troubles, Mix one pint of granulated sugar with % pint of warm water, and stir for 2 minutes. Put 2% ounces of cents’ worth) in a pint Pinex ( bottle, then add the Sugar Syrup. It perfectly. , ee! Effect of pine and sugar syrup on the inflamed membranes is well known. Pinex is the most valuable concentrated’ compound of Norway pine extract, rich in guaiacol all the nat healing pine ele- ents» Other preparations will not Pinex and Sugar Syrup recipe is now used by thousands bo SF en hout the United ares and Canada. The plan has been imi- r tin, bat the old successful formula been equaled. - ‘And each had approached him as meek Then he sat.back and grifined in de- moniac fun. And said: “Wait: till Santa Claus sees what Ive done! It’s time he was busy at. making his toys ' Ah! For Christmastide presents for good s girls and boys, But aha! he can’t do-it, for nowhere today Is there wood, glue or paper, tin, card- board or clay, Paint, glass, lead or solder, 6r any old thing To put into toys t6 the children to bring!’”’ a ‘stands, To see them take matters, sir, right in ' their gands!” E’en as he ‘spoke, up the street came a@ roar! 'T was seventeen million—nor less and no more— Small children, who’d learned of how G. Whatta Roll Had over their Christmas obtained full control. So they gathered from here, And they gathered from there, And marched in an army to fix the af- fair! They stdrmed up th stairs of the build- ing where he Hid trembling with fear, and unable to flee. They found him, And ‘round ‘him With noise to confound him, They danced, as they cried, with shrill chortles of rage: ‘You may rob the people maturer in age! Our parents may stand for your trusts and your tricks, And bare their poor backs as you lay on your licks, But we—- No, sir-ee, Mr. Roll, as you'll see! We won't stand your nonsense! slaves we won't be. The High-Cost-of-Living may work, but Oho! When its High-Cost-of-Christmas, you'll find it won’t go! , So do as we bid you, as quick as you can, Or out of your window we'll toss you, bad man!”’ ‘Twas just as he said. When old Santa began * To make’ up his presents, apeording to plan, =. - =i. Hie He found to: his hives He couldn't beg,. borror Buy, steal, find-or furnish one ounce of material To put inte toys either strong or ethe- real! With this sad result, many a tear— That Christmas trees didn’t bear pre- sents that year! which breught And G. Whatta Roll had it all figured nicely: He knew how the matter would turn out, precisely, Because in the past this old rascal so slick Oa others has practiced a similar trick, Your as your please! And begged him for mercy, on low-bend- ed knees! So he waited for Santa to come to his place i With woe in his heart and with tears on his face, And ask to be spared. Whatta Roll Intended to say: control Of your Christmas business, and pay you a wage As high as g man ought to get at your + age. And pga don’t like it—resign your part of it! Pll run the whole business and so all the profit!’ Then old G.| The magnate observed them. He saw | he was beat. Their triumph was perfect, immense and complete. “Oh, spare me! Oh,.spare me!”’ he cried in chagrin, ‘‘Do! And don’t drop me out of this forty- flight window!” For that’s what they said They would do, to his dread! ‘Your terms—I am ready—start in—go ahead!” »* ; “Well, I’ll keep the ¥ So he waited—but ah! Things began to **Dis- gO wrong! Strange murmurs and mutterings he heard in the throng. Revolt tinged the air, and in mfle upon mile There wasn’t a sign of a laugh or a smile. “What's wrong with the people?” asked G. Whatta Roll Of a clerk in his office, a@ meek little soul. “’Tis this,’’ said the clerk, symptoms of fear, “There’s not been a Christmas, know, sir, this year, And the children, God bless ’em! are mad as can be, And making it hot, sir, for parents like me. “All right!” eried the children. solve us this trust! foe t quibble or qtaver! You must, sir, you must! Susvender this Claus Be free and untrammeled as ever he was!” ‘Corner,’ and let Santa He did. To old Santa he gave back full power, And Christmas was from that hour. And that was not all. people saw How quickly he fell grim law, They rose up themselves and, from pole unto pole, with the free once again you When the grown to the children’s —- (ttt eee ee eee ee ee ee —_— A Chickering for Christmas me *90 Buys This Beauty It’s been slightly sacked but our onneits have overhauled it so that it: looks like new. Our store is chuck full of other amazin bargains priced so cheap that we can’t affo to advertise them. Come and see us, tell your friends about us. We'll sell you on your own terms. PIANG EXCHANGE . Bette {PIANO HEADQUARTERS "1007-9 Pine St. Roll, Who, scared by their numbers) perceived that he must Surrender—which ended that thing called a Trust. The MORAL vs this: ever in doubt, Just follow the children. know the way out! Why “Turks Go Barefoot. NATOLE FRANCE has been tellirg his friends what he knows of the Ottoman army. A French military of- ficer who followed the Russo-Furkish war furnished him the information. This officer, the first time that he saw the troops of the Sultan, was c‘‘rucx« by their soldierly appearance. He co1i- gratulated their chiefs. “They have,” he said, “a very mull- tary air, they are well armed and sho.wld be lions in battle. But permit me to ask you why they go barefooted? wit out shoes, long marches are with »put doubt painful and nearly impossible.’’ “What would you have?’ said a brave Turkish colonel. ‘‘We have given thor: all shoes. Unfortunately our victual.ny department fails to satisfy, and when these fellows get hungry they eat thot shoes after they have macerated th3m for a while in boiling water.’’—Le Cri de Paris. If you’re They two eggs to roll the croquettes In. Mix the ingredients and cook in a double boiler till quite thick.. Allow: to cool. Form. into bell-shaped croquettes and fry in deep fat, after rolling. in the whites of the eggs and bread crumbs. The seasoning can be varied.by omitting the mace and adding a half a teacup of grated cheese or grated ham, or a cup of chopped chicken. When ready to serve, a long shred of cocoanut may be" put in the top of the croquette, curved, to resemble the handle of a bell. Garn- ish with parsley and a sprig of holly. — ; Stuffed Eggs With Rice, ASH the rice in a colander through several waters, and cook it in a double boiler. When cooked, turn out in a round dish. The quantity of rice required depends upon the number of people to be served. Boil eggs hard, shell them, then cut them in halves and drop the whites into a bowl of hot wa- ter. Mash the yolks, season with salt and cayenne and mix in minced ham or any other meat left over from the day before, or if a strictly vegetable dish is preferred, use grated cheese. Fill the whites with the yolk mixture and ar- range on the bed of rice. This should be served very hot and is delicious with tomato sauce or catsup. 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Ne D | PAT ; So Far Derrill Pratt Is the Only » Possibility, and He May Prove to Be Meek. CONTRACTS NOT ISSUED But Team’s Owner Is Confident That There ‘Are No Kickers. on Club. By CLARENCE F. LLOYD. ‘None of the Brownies have announced their retirement beceuse of dissatisfac- tion over sdlary for next season. That's because President Hedges has not yet sent out the contracts for the 1913 cam- paign. According to the Colonel he looks for none of his players to join the holdout colony, although he admits that in baseball you never can tell what's apt to happen. at wouldn’t be surprising, however, if Derrill ,B. Pratt, the clever young sec- ond sacker of the Stovallized aggre- gation, is one of the tardy ones to swing in line. Pratt proved one of ‘he best youngsters who jumped into the American League last season. Al- though mot a finished: second sacker by any means, he proved a valuable man because of his hitting and the f- t that he nudged into the .300 class by a margin of but two points may cost Col, Hedges a few extra hundred _ kopecks to get the stylish Southerner to attach his signature to a docugment. The Colonel admits that Pratt earned an increase over his 1912 stipend, but whether Hedges’ and Pratt's ideas re- garding a raise are the same’ remains to be seen. Others Rewarded, Last Season, Several members of the Browns re- ¢celved more money than their contracts _ called for in 1912. That's because they _. played sterling ball at times, despite the fact that the team hovered in the eight hole a major portion of the sea- * gon. ‘ ‘~~ At the end of the marathon Col. | called a chosen few into his office and following pretty little speeches slipped the deserving athletes bonuses. Col, _ Hedges is now preparing the - group of contracts to be mailed out “Aninedtately after the fret of the year One Stipend ik Chopped. some = the Browns. were rewarded @ couple felt the iro of the onel of tliese men—they are no Members of’ the tedm—won ta- their great thirst. signing up these men for inserted «a. drink clause in One was to get @ $600 bonus | of the tall and foamy The other fellow also was to be re- bered in a similar way, , ended Baliplayer No. 1 led to collect his $600, He stated that te i . ae a no bs 5 Baie ibe PEPER a ae a eS Be ix, Aee god? PEE, de. for ne) SR asi ase? = that only a few Po days before a brewery wagon backed up to eS the house where the thirsty athlete resided Hasty Mr. Johnson. 3 “Why . Gon’t you fellows ‘instruct your : Managers to hurry the games along?’ deh a ~ wtormed President Ban Johnson to the ‘American League managers at the recent Chicago meeting when thd question of jong | drawn out games came up. oe Ban doesn’t want the A. L, teams to fall ? - “‘Ynto the bad habit of pigying into the din- : oe pene as was the case many times in League last season. The 3 P aecpettenrnes the reputation of play- _ ing faster games than the National, although it is a question whether Johnson's plea for quicker contests will be rewarded, E = aif a Bee ie gm , egal a . > = = 7 . a Z AX PALZER. SHOULD VSEFU IGHTS MCCARTY,

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AND MaYBe M * * Modest Charles Webb Murphy only wants “Slim” Sallee, Bob Harmon and Arnold Hauser. What's the matter with Mrs. Britton, the grand “stand and the bat boy? * 7 * 4 Hughey Jennings says he will be tickled to death if the ‘Tigers’ run fourth the coming season. Hughey must have something up his sleeve besides his funny bone. * *. Rube Marquard, who is starring in the dual role of Damon and Pythias, Darby and Joan and Heloise and Abelard—he hates himself so—hds announced his re- tirement from baseball unless the Giant management comes across with kopecs commensurate to his estimated worth, which is some estimate, even in these parlous times of frenzied finance. os = . The St. Leos won first prize in the battle for the plums. The Knights of Columbus won the booby prize, consist- ing of a large, luscious prune. se Bog VANDERBILT DECLINES GAME WITH BILLIKENS Vanderbilt University will not play the Bt. Louls U. eleven next season unless the Billikens make a trip to Nashville, Therefore hegotioations are off, as the blue and white authorities do not look with favor on «a junket into the Southland. The Commodores refused to play here as they already have many out-of-town games billed. They were willing to entertain St. Louis U. in the South, but as the Billikens are comparatively unknown in Nashville, it was deemed unwise, from a financial stand- point, to book the game. Virginia U. also has refused to open negotiations with St. Louis U. by playing the first game in this city. They’re all willing to take on Dennie’s men if the latter will leave home. > we Municipal League Results. The Knights of Father Mathew team made its debut in the Municipal Soocer League and scored a 2—1 victory over the Arlingtons Sunday. The Knights replaced the Highiands,. who forfeited their franchise. Nine games were played in the four divi- sions. One of the keenest contests of the afternoon was that between the Corinthians and Aldines in the Forest Park division. After one hour of playing neither side was able to score Following. are the results: , Forest Park Division, Corinthians 0, Aldines 0. Hamilton-Browns 6, St. Margarets 1. Famous-Barrs 8. Euclids 0, Referee—Jesse Koerper. . Fairground Division. St. Mathews 2, Bob Whites 1,

lfor a special race with Cornell and now

NO ACCENT ON THE “CONFINED.” oo M R. FLORENCE CURRAN has resigned as chairman of the Amateur Athletic Union Registration Committee,”” an official notification reads, “as he has been elected to the State Leigslature and will be confined at Jefferson City for some fime.” 1 This is NOT at the expense of the State, we are constrained to add ix justice te Mr. Curran’s unblemished reo ord. CLEANING UP THE GAMB. OVERNMENT by commission is the only method for handling the mod- ern boxing game. The experience of the State of New York under the Frawley law shows that by watchfulness many of the former eviis that attended the fight game may be eliminated. Betting, the curse of the sport in the past, has been practically wiped out, in so far as the planning of coups is concerned. The fear of the blacklist has made honest men out of some scrappers who could not lie down straight, before. The commission recently issued the following set of rules, to govern bouts under its jurisdiction, which may invite other communities’.consideration: The referee must be inside the ring, not outside, as in England. Rings less than 16 feet square or more than 24 feet square are illegal. Referees may not’ hand down de- cisions in professional, but may in amateur contests, under A, A. U. rules. Pong fighters mest weigh in at ring- e. No main event may be started after |“ 10 o’clock p. m., Only soft bandages mer ra used by boxers. ¥ No boxer may enemas than 10 pounds heavi save in the heavyweight grt vn The scale of weights shall be as follows: . Paperweight, 108 pounds; bantamweight, 115 pounds; feather- weight, 125 “pounds; lightweight, 135 pounds; welterweight, 185 pounds; middleweight, 158. pounds; commission weight, 175 pounds; heavyweight; all over 175 pounds, Two of these rules will cause local boxers to take notice, while the scale of weights will be nationally interesting. e + = HELPING THE FREAK WEIGHTS. HE clause which enforces ringside weighing will find many opponents among those who think’ that eleventh- hour endeavors to get a few ounces off are bad for the fighter and pave the way for sending into the ring men weak- ened to a dangerous degree by steam- bath reduction. The feature is certainly a bad one; but the enforcement of ringside weigh- —— has this virtue: In the end it will —_—— eee eel Michigan Will Not Show Here Against Cornell

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Wolverines _Have Dual Meet With Syracuse on March 15 —Pennsy Invited. Because of a previous engagement for a dual meet with Syracuse U. on Marca 15, Michigan University has declined with many thanks the invitation of the Missouri Athletic Club to send a relay | team here for the big club meet on that date. The Wolverines were sought that they cannot come, Dr. Bassett is negotiating with Pennsylvania. _ The Cornell squad will show here, ad- advices from Ithaca state. The proteges of Mikey Moakley have already given their pledge positively to compete here and are willing to meet most anyone Dr. Bassett can dig up for the dual race. Considerable interest attaches itself to the Cornel] team this year and a St. Louls boy may be one of the runners gent here for the M. A. C. meet. Frankie Cornett, one of the fastest 50-yard men ever developed in St. Louis, is sure to make the Ithacan indoor team and he will probably be included itn the squad which will come West. Dr. Bassett is trying to arrange a spe- cial 60-yard dash for the fastest flyers in the West and has hopes of pitting

ee ee en tend to keep only the legitimate weight men in their respective‘classes. Under the present system men like McFarland, by weighing at 2 o’clock, are able to scale the present 133-pound limit and go into the ring weighing 137 or 138 pounds, g00d welterweight size. This is mani- festly unjust to those lightweights who weigh 133 pounds all the time, when in condition. In other words, the afternoon weighing gives the freak-weight boxer an undeserved advantage over the legiti- mate members of a division. « « . INCONSISTENCY IN RULING. HE prohibition against pitting men of unequal weights against another is good as far as it goes. It certainly serves little purpose to give one scrap- per a 10-pound handicap over his -op- ponent. The rule, however, is incon- sistent, in that it does not agree with other rules laid down. The middleweight and commissien weight divisions, for example, will in themselves permit dis- crepancies of 138 an? 17 pounds, respect- ively, while in the heavyweight class any old variation is possible, above 175 pounds. It is just as unfair to pit a heavy- weight of 175 against one of 220 as it is to send Johnny Coulon against Pack- ey McFarland. . * * MORE TROUBLE FOR THE “LIGHTS” AISING the maximum of the feath- er, ight and welter divisions is all right in view of the ringside. weighing. It will enable each division to take in a few more scrappers not otherwise able to make the Hmits, but doubtless it will be bitterly opposed by the men who scale the 133-pound weight without trou- at all times. However, as no titles are decided in New York and the commission’s juris- diction is only statewide, no champion- ship bones are broken. Instead, the New York experiment may prove instructive. * a7 7 THREE LOCAL MEN SUITED. N O less than three St. Louis boxers are pulling for the New York Boxing Corlitenten'é rules and regulations to be adopted here, They are George Kirkwood, Oliver Kirk and Leo Kelly. They are among that group of wallop swappers who have trouble in making the generally accepted weight limit in theig respective classes. At their new weights Kelly, Kirk and Kirkwood could still fight in their chosen classes and remain strong. The generally accepted lightweight limit. is 138 pounds, a notch that Kelly cannot make and be him- self.. The same goes for Kirk and Kirk- wood with 122 pounds as the limit for the feathers. Kirk claims to be able to make the weight and be strong, but 125 pounds suits him better. As for Kirkwood, it is a physical tmpossibility for him to crowd into 122 pounds and stand up before a formidable +P oppenent for s any Jength of of time.

Negro Champion Ail Through as a Drawing Card Hugh Mcintosh Writes That Johnson Can’t Light in Lon- don or Australia. Hugh G. McIntosh, the Australian boxing promoter, writes the. sporting editor of the Post-Dispatch his reasons for callipg off all negotiations with Jack Johnson. Says Mr. Mcintosh: “Just at present boxing in Australia is at the highest possible tone of sportsmanship. The French boys and the Australians and americans, . too, who have been meeting this season have all behaved like sportsmen and gentlemen, keeping up the aighest tra- ditions of the ring. I am not going to degrade this excellence by going on with the importation of Johnson. Much good money has been spent by me over this business, but it just has to go— that’s all. As far as I am concernod,

\Jehnson will never come to Australia again. He dare not show his face tn London; he is barred in New York, and now that he will have difficulty in doing anything here,- the only place that is te** for him, as far as I can see, is France, and I doubt that they will Bianu iam cven there. I am quite pre- Pared to release Langford from his contract if he wants to meet Johnson elsewhere, and I think Johnson would be beaten fm. a fight to a finish.” SEE —_—-- ~~ Jennings Sorry for Joe When Hughie Jennings heard

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Facsimile of the first correct answer to the Felix Pig problem is printed here- with. Qut of the many thousand solu- tions offered—many of them ingenious and others humorous—about a score of readers of the Post-Dispatch had vee right and only method. The explanation of the answer is found in the rule that wherever lines meet; the meeting point is common to all of them and when that meeting point is crossed, all those lines are simul- taneously crossed, too. Prof. Francis E. Nipher, who holds the chair of physics at Washington Uni- versity and who is an accomplished geometer, declared that this method of solving the puzzle is legitimate under the conditions. “The puzzle cannot be solved,” he said, | “if all the lines must be crossed con- secutively. But if two or more may be crossed simultaneously, the: solution Chieago Fighters Are

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Benefited by Gotham’s New of Weights CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—The announcement from New York relativé to the revision of weights to govern boxing matches held in the State was received with joy in Chicago Ty last night. At least three fighters—one a. champion and two others who are strong candidates for championship honors, are particulariy interested. Johnny Coulon, recognized bantamweight champion, is not worried over the decfsion placing the weight in this division at 115 pounds. He can easily make the weight and has fought at even less. Coulon re gards the ruling as a wise one, Packy McFarland and Jack Britton, light- weights are the others interested. They have found it hard to make 183 pounds weight, and the setting of the weight at 135 will give them ‘a better chance to make a bid for the lightweight title. LYNCH’S. NEWEST UMPIRE STYLED A “TOUGH GUY” MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 23.-——Ball tossers who love to bait umpires just breaking into | the big show will probably think twice be- fore they tackle Bill Guthrie, the National | League’s newest arbiter. Guthrie is & giant physically. He stands 6 feet 2 inches in his socks, and in the pariance of the street “is a tough guy.” He hatis from the

stockyards district of Chicago, being a bor of Packey McFarland. Guthrie, who is a protege of “Brick” Ow- ens, also of Lynch’s etaff, started to um- piré in the semi-pro leagues of Chicago six or seven years ago. His first professionsl engagement was with the Wisconsin Iilinols Leagté, where he umpired two seasons, He went from there to the American As- sociation, but was not quite ripe enough for : the miftor-major, and the next season found Fim in the Texas League. His work in the Lone Star organization was excellent, so cellent in faet that he was offered a tract by Tom Lynch this fall, and he lost no time im putting his name-at the Bittom of it. eee poet “Dee” Roller’s Auto Kills Girt, Seattle Kurnick, 8 years old,

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oe : tivel y small. Discount rates were eas- _ Money In Easier ley the London. = - ena whee cone % per cent to i » Which represented a fall of | gees nd. Money a wag dis 5-16 per cent since last Wednesday. . nt halt pr es eS ‘Sterling exchange was’ lower here Kecedblodedl | etc ee . ; compared wit turda | A See goeped host - cating % francs 18% centimes, wie to ‘easy yom Baturday's chee + Oval , Here the decline in exchange was whip eee Oe Toarket atrengt> ess marked, but the tone was -rather fen and closed gy there being considerable offerings ing was ties moved trregular- “Germany secured $2,000,000 gold a rrow limits mendied bang ot London, ang developments indicated buying oan bares at the effets to meet next week's peyments at Berlin might cause the Ger- man banks to make a more urgent ap- hag for funds to outside markets later 16% hands. FRAPS OE SOS OS SOF SRR eS 190

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23 —] —) " ad American Bakery EP—Receip Sliv bf Be ae DIB) 100, | aAPPLES—Local and outside demand is| higher; muttons, $3.7504,75; lambs, $6.25 | decreased 784,000 do 4s (1928) a 100Y, | auiet, the holiday demand 19D pretty well eho @8.00; range wethers and yearlings, 4.00 The total visible showed: AFT “ plied up. Inferior fruit —_ ao at $1 @6.75; range ewes, B se 00 @ 4. Today. Last Year pf 7 for No. 2 t cho Wheat ; ‘ {i 00; ; Gades 0 4,966,000 $25; ine t $2.65@4: 4 $30.30: CHICAGO PROVISIONS. : ‘000 19,494,000 ks Cc eck. Last Y CU. - DP . Rep. Steal 5 (1940) .....+.-.- 10 International Shoe com. at $97.75. seeersee M. 4s 4 1 National Bank of Commerce at $156. ©. @. 43 5 United Railways pfd. at . West, Maryland i 20 5 United Railways pfd. at - . | es + “ d ; ' i alternately So. F fx. ‘ re ‘mov. N. Y. City 4 t delivered. en- ar 95 1 °o be Py were Tine atecten ata os tne wtoks | Matai Sac gleee ttn | 18 Make Vl |x| UNLISTED SECURITIES. | Reh gids ante a ae Ea : ¥ 3 athe” be ry aoa AR ate cor me . make s brief Reported. daily by the Altheimer & Rawlings wy sKc Bi end tn thts ; Canadian vialite be * supply: Wheat in- ~ Geciined ‘% point or so In oe ~ ~y pressure relax th nental Bank Advertising. In , 207 N. an eames . 2 = ANAS— per po pping "Ri 90 9.95 9.90 .82b crease, et ,000 “ 17, speeee” oy. pel ¥ oo i dull Fousheat’ ¢ the uty. he re S Some day, somewhere, some banker id. —— Rs pulang 850 per 1000 and $5. 25 comparative w an. u; a leve erably ce. of tt ts will have.the vision and the courage to|j, 1c 4 Je. co. cm °°” $2 A eg ; ; closin per box delivered. nore : Res 2 9 -12G .T7@ corn 490, oats 268, ho then A heigh h . proach . i eally effective adverti , (Guaranty Trust receipts), 135 138 . EW Y vo same See sing. It] brown Shoe Co. com. (w. 1.).. 54 way delivered: Jerte 35, . Clearances: Wheat $32,060 000 bu, flour 72 : 28,000 bbls, corn 66,000 “ ¢ neighborhood of ye will bring new business right in over] Doe Run pmo au + 1, the counter—good business and lots of it. | He Sco*i item eom.. com. ¢ GPA RABE FRUIT—Florids at $2.25@3 per y Market Steady. wy Tougo wheat ca flour, i. * “ee rn Then other bankers will follow, but | ind. Brew. Co. 6 pet. bonds. . . 3—BSou Boer pos California inj NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Raw sugar, ma oea following isn’t half so good as leading.— | 4°.” EST ae at iad steady; Muscovado, 89 test, 3.42c; con- Nast i gin 3 shi ey: Sranhattan Shirt Co. com... P trifugal, 96 test, 3.92¢; molasses, 89 MALAGA Aree cae for light- | test, 3.17¢; restnesé, quiet. weigh heavy per : m an address by Dept. Stores Co, com. Darrel, Florida at $2@2. 15; JAMES HOWARD KEHLER. we rake int at °F 25@ @2.40 Ref box; ¥. . D point a ig-j}s ; ollowed jana at $2@2.35 per box and lifornia navels Sta NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Money on call Sec. ‘ , box. wy _ steady ay per cent; ruling rate, 4%; Utan Seeger regaesvone - "42.75 ‘per box kelfer in barrels at $2.75@ STAGE OF RIVERS e wou in the cases of immediate * closing bi ; offered at 6. Time loans go Sd d Co. com., 9O— leas. nm Maps Bitardase” ‘de up cart of va 90 days, 6 percent; six Ady -Overiai iede?s**s i n ? 13,98 per ora crate dell ae 0 24s and 30s os NO 2 white, ‘n@eics Io t . see ss ng,, Southern and Sted im-| + og * ue Bank aera | LipAy: DECORATIONS — Eastern holly at " M eee ee . era = a te! r- ‘ ° Central National an t ae2 Prenn ig el ¢ crates ngs Quote 0. 2.0ata, Sic; N copod Short Time Bonds and te TrustE. ‘6i. “Leute | e E. or I onds and Notes Ny. tg Savings Trust.. ~320 vergreen wreathing at #... a STATIONS. Re sdae tol Fe by the SERoe of D. Arthur ngs Ban a 140 i” poly by) Seton and mist! te. smodic seilli lowered the era 0. ird N eB ete oi oes Bldg. ag , Me. atonal Bank Wells’n Trust (par vuine | ) Criotinas treet pines, Widtsc p . ioe Eiecrasa hrantinghar Gs NEW YORK CURB CLOSE. > cere v8 ‘4s, Hart Schaffner Specially repodted by G. H. Walker & Co. S07 N. 4th at. “STOCKS, . NEW — Bit Keke Am. Lt. & Traction Som... 400 S828

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RLES M’'LURE CLARK, son of the late Charles Clark, the Granite Mountain millionaire, has, among other ac- complishmenta, the knack of cranking with facility the very crankiest automobile. He was standing at the doorway of the Racquet Club when'a young man came out of the club and started in to crank his automobile. The ss Br would not crank and the young man cree cv hig efforts. Clark stepped forward to ai but — and turned to an attendant. “Who is he?" he asked. atten t tol Clark the name of one of St. Louis’ very | eaid Clar he walked into the club, “if he a haa ai mt enid c lot ‘him crank it himse or hire a

living in cities. To attach these preservers you have to bore a hole Fe vie ta should have one of these preservers, especially those in each shoe heel and insert a coil spring and you bore another | bole commencing at the upper edge at the back of shoe heel and run sJanting so it will come out at lower part of heel Where spring is inserted. Run a ratchet tongue in hole with a small spring to hold it down—that is, to hold the large coil spring up in heel. You fasten a long L lever with a hinge joint in it, so it won’t interfere with your walking, to heel in back for lever to trip spring as car runs on it. You push the coil spring up in heel till ratchet tongue catches spring, then you are ready to go on the streets in all safety. If an automobile, motor cycle, wagon or buggy should come up behind you the wheel will run upion the end of lever, bent in an L shape, and that trips the springs in hee] and jumps you up in the air till the vehicle passes, then you come down on the springs, making it easy for you to land without a jar. Your weight as you come down on the springs will push them back in shoe heel and the ratchet tongue will catch them; then you are ready to go on your journey. FLAT RIVER, MO. _ es HILL, a aU aenanntaE REESE - Explanation Demanded N Irishman just landed got work, “Don’t you know it’s a State prison 3 offense to stop a train without cause?” the conductor complained, “Why, we're 20 minutes late now.” “That’s just it,” was the answer. “Where have yez been the last twinty

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emerged from the little aperture un- der the mantelpiece that served to house the gas log. Something about sSanta’s appear- ance struck Johnny as being highly unconventional. “Why, Santa,” he exclaimed. “I thought you had whiskers? Where have they gone to?” _ “My son,” Santa sadly return tom of a brick-lined worm hole these modern architects call a chimney.” How Wicked! 649 F I catch you sticking needles into that poor doll again,” said the candle to the Christmas tree, “I'll light on you; and as for you,

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