St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 1, 1913

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1 | ited ‘on the front eyrres of both telephone for quick reference. Reosive PumDietash Want Ads ts3 and telephone them without extra charge sts Or, if you are ——————— —_—————— PAGES 13—20. ‘fof Old Soldiers to Get Away From Battlefield Taxes the Railways. {RISON MAKES SPEECH Secretary Is Guest of Honor G. A. R. and U. C. V. Zommanders on Program. jated Press. TYSBURG, Pa., July 1.—Fifteen md veterans of the war between es gat in the sweltering heat of , tent on the Gettysburg battle- Fass and joined in the opening nies of the first day of the semi- celebration. 6 doctors of the regular army, the sylvania Department of Health and Red looked with apprehension n the "swelling crowd of old an'‘l i. that jammed the aisles, ibed | over the seats and tried hard | comfortable in a temperature left 100 behind hours before. oped ? the two -railroads run- into | tysburg said that the move- it o ft trains to the camp on the bat- id Was proceeding with thé regu- work today, and that less dozen trains are yet to arrive. ries im these are in, all of the veterans ny y leave Celebration. Bete 1 ty 3 ’ ng ret an 1 experience of several hours a ) is. 80 great that special trains bein mete up ae Aheir accommo- ‘So: ne of these are men who have be- {il from the heat and lack of ac- ‘ ations’ in the camp. Others are iiians who had been here since ¢ attending the annual encamp- Pennsylvania Department of F te than $00 men are ‘i the hospital toes of'them suffering from in- complaints, due to uncautious é _ ; J. M. Schoonmaker, chairman of 16 | vania Battle Anniversary ‘ation Commission, presided at the anime ceremonies, and the first ad- aa ‘was by Gov. Tener of Pennsyl- is , who welcomed .them in tne blue gray. : -of War Garrison followed ae reR by Judge. Alfred W. Beers of »--t, Conn., commander-in-chief met! car vy of the Republic, and Tie Sg Tennessee, the United Confed- . ae . ¢ rip at ie and | On the hee, -eneral Wood, Chie! ‘ rege We retary will spend several days a inspect the big “‘city’’ from end. He was the first notable dministration to arrive and the , a i 4 i. ™~ ' Tre POSSE J eee Re Sf heroism t briefly the conflict men of the same race, of the bravery, the same endurance,” ani 4, thanks that they were met @itizens of one nation, “all im- he same spirit; all meeting thers,” to gears in laying the cor- = peatensger and more endur- te the iicecuous efforts of. the my to do impossible things, of veterans spent the night on - field with nothing between >> iS ¥ Woman Hit tn Face. The Post-Dispatch Is the only evening lishes news gathered by the Associated Press. newspaper in St. Louis that receives or pub- Women's $4.00 tan rubber sole English ey tthe fault of the regulars and lace Oxfords. esereeee@eneeteee##ee#*e##e#e#2#ee#e#e## fault of the veterans. The oured the thousands into Get- ® best they could, but train hat was looked for early g in near midnight and Merpeata atvinn from that Women's Patent gunmetal and kid button Oxfords, lace Oxfords, Pumps......... Women s $3.50 tan Russia lace Oxfords. button Oxfords, Pumps. ahwwdee «® eles THE .DEPENDABILITY OF THE PEERLESS Ya che anh cndhns a Cys oun tour with as much confidence as if you were going for a spin in the park. Everything that human ingenuity ow devise to uses ten has been realized in the Peerless: Scientific heat treatment of steel by methods origi fre ogy hag “ewer dram dhs after sen Bana to an previous! minute Snanaion to details has placed the Peerless first emong motor cars from every viewpoint. them swear. While other veterans shiv- ered in the chill before the dawn, they found a Pennsylvanian in his tent snug as a bug in a rug, lying on three’ blankets, with three over him and nine beneath his cot. The Pennsylvanian was keeping them for friends, he said., but the hard-hearted regulars couldn't se: the friends, and the Pennsylvanian was separated from all but two of the blan- kets in short order. Many of the men of ’63 spent the night around the fires, near the cook tents, talking and trying to forget that their bones were not so young as they used to be and that the ground was much harder than it was 60 years ago. ~ ame WHEN YOU DECIDE To open your account, open it with the St. Louis Union Trust Co.—the Oldest Trust Company in Missouri. Bur ington bee the main streets of S east morning, the reg- hat d 4 . S mnany Bowen ce ae Wemen's white cznvas Pumps, button Oxfords. lace Oxfords and $3.50 white shina Westtan BOOM iw co db bcos back oe km ORS Mens patent, gunmetal and tan Russia Dhiitien Osditle <0 25-5 os ce Children’s Barefoot Sandals, sizes 5 to Il and Ik to 2—special WINE BRANDY PRESERVING 95¢c $1.85) (ff a t tell the public are “ee Wom-:n's white canvas Pumps and Oxfords, bargains at. 2.0.2.6... eee eeee. 40 Years in Government Service. NEW YORK, July 1.—Postmaster Edward Mortimer Morgan, widely known in the postal service through his many years’ administration in the New York postoffice, celebrated to- j day the fortieth anniversary of his |. | appointment in the Government |] service. He began his ‘postal career jas 6 letter carrier. Peerless M otor Car Sales Co. 5203-07 Delmar Boulevard. Dealers also tn Peericas Trucks high proet (161) NS nea “JUDGE & DOLP! ae ah one m _ Weipert Dtug rere all, night, | , and Pine. is de , Bs ee bes et 2 Rage diction ee % ~ ewe Decor ogee en Tee a eae eee ee ji ttie® sy RS AK PP ERs PAIS PR LOST RCE ME TS LY COS OTE IRE P I ee gh? WO ee ges a ne & Wnt oraghetir * Pager SATS RO Regie % Pox eee ‘ © ite ea pn yO SIE: tte em I PRE tet ety AEE 8 Rem Pein site ade ga Pe ha EF RP OPE eR Hy ORS pee REET EY OS am