St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 3, 1913
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| SAID HE’D BE ON : IMMIGRATION BODY ' St. Louisan, as He Sails on - “Special’’ Ticket, Declares ¢ : It Was Not Objectionable at That Time to Take Such ad that Brom North ‘Ger cat Wike end Self. Favors. Richard Bartholdt just have made pub lic a photographic copy of a "confiden- tial” letter which Bartholdt wrote. 20 ‘years ago to a personal friend, Maj. Eugene F. Weigel, whose influence he enlisted to obtain from the North Ger man Lioyd Steamship Co. “specia | Wrote to His Personal Friend, Maj. Wei ___gel, Soliciting His Influence Political opponents of Congressman ST.LOUIS FOST-DISPATCH. _ Fac Simile of Letter Bartholdt Wrote Asking Special Rates on Steamship IR 8 BITENBY (Confidential .) - a Vy dear Major: - I accordingly take the liberty to en ic catcre, which bowever, your sell friend fiabecoc witb xtce I ted talke advice 1 tave ected. og dces | tice ago a FOS Ayy cc écubt, {cre hos isccrtant "g Cereress, apt trat I ‘bad reascrs ° aA J the Testaratios ‘Corsittee: at ‘ie ss aie owe ‘to see the Nastirgton representative rates’’ to Burope for himself and Mrs. Bartholdt. The letter, dated April 23, 1893, Lee Barton is the editor, for politica effect. of Bartholdt’s is _ printed today in the Clayton Argus, 4 Democratic weekly newspaper, of which It was handed to Barton by one Republican rivals in St. l Louis County, into whose possession the letter recently came. The communication to Weigel, former Secretary of State of Missouri and for in followed the refusal of the North German Lloyd Co. to extend transportation courtesies te the St. Louis Congressman, despite the fact, as stated in Bartholdt’s letter, had expressed the Opinion that the ‘‘immigration question would, no doubt, form an important fac- many years a conspicuous figure “Washington political circles, that he (Bartholdt) tor of the deliberations of the next Con- @ress,”’ when he expected to become a member of Committee. Bartholdt was subsequently appointed on the Immigration Commit- tee. S Bartholdt’s Letter ia Full. The full text of the letter follows: “House of Representatives, U. S. Wash- ask bin,, whether a secber of the 55d woeke “sbead of tise. If you, upon consultatioc the. House Immigration St. Lovis,*No.,"acril 23, 1908. me iqoler ti rates, ens Ietoreing | te vtat are ‘ghia: ie in California,” aie fee - Sone re,* || ‘attends,"as friecd fabecoe told ee, to all the “favorg® for Corgresseen, and hang Tore ‘rates or who the praper party is to apply to in a case of this kind. Babecop is not on very friendly’ teres with the party in question, and this is the reason I botter you. I tave fully sade wp my aird to bake a trip to furope this sumser,;and as there tay be ac extra-session, there is not such tine tp be lost in this eatter, especially because eteavers aust be engaged several and with:kindest regards froe yocr St.Leuie friends, ¥ ae ington, D. C. (Confidential. ) “St. Louis, April 23, 1893. owe E : = er _vhim for (special) rates for myself and > wife to Europe. Not receiving a reply this time without marking it ‘personal’ " forming me that Mr. Oelrichs is in Call- “My dear Major—Thank you for your kind proffer to make use of your serv- ices. I accordingly take the liberty to entrust you with a mission, rather deli- cate in nature, which, however, your ‘Well-known tact and diplomacy will easily enable you to perform. The mat- ter is, of course, confidential, excepting as to our friend Habecom, with whom I had talked the matter over and pur- suant to whose advice I acted. Some time ago I addressed a letter to Herman Oelrichs of the North German Lloyd in New York, telling him that the im- migration question would, no doubt, form an important factor of the delib- erations of the next Congress and that I had reasons to believe that I would be- come a member of the Immigration Committee. At the same time I asked + to this note, I wrote a second epistle, on the outside. I simply asked for their terms, expecting that they themselves would probably offer me concessions. I recelvéd a very courteous reply to this, simply giving the regular rates and in- fornia and that this was, no doubt, the My gard aG I of the compan for the benefit of stock- holders, to refund all salary as prest- dent in excess of $750 a month received by him since last November, and that a | resolution be adopted fixing his s&lary at not more than $9000 a year. If this order is complied with in ® days, the decree sets forth, the suit will be dismissed. Otherwise, a _ receiver his legs and arms were broken and phy- ' She Is Married to the Victor ——Se www . MRSDANIEL, W. TROSS i ———_ 3 GIRLS 10 RIDE IN PILOT BALLOON IN KANSAS CITY RAGE Daniel Tross Cuts Bupene Tross and Later Weds Miss Fannie | Umfleet in Clayton. | : Wooed by two frethers, Miss Fannie Umfleet, 835 South Eighth street, has given her hand to the one who was victorious in a Sunday morning fishes. ferred him, and the result of the fight did not particularily influence her in Brothers F ight Over Girl -andif —— = @ chitch Geparied from Belgrade pe reports of the fighting Tuesday tween the Buigarian’ the armies state that the J doned *several eatire guns, matty fifties 6nd tion. One thousand Bu aré said to have” {Servians, who Geciare they lost 900 dead and 1800 wounded. i Canualties in the fighting In between the and the Greeks and Bitguriane ” been much heavier than the She says, however, that she always pre- | figures would .ndicate, according to. Servian Ciety telegraphed teday to Greeks and Servians Insist 8 _ garians Have Lost Heavily — in Battle. 5 By Aftcciated Press. LONDON. July £—War clared by Sertvia agninst & Uskup. King Peter and nocording to the — morning for Uskup, & Pixchange Telegraph Co. The prociama- — tion will state that Servia has been pres $ voked by Bulgaria to declare war. — Aceounts of the fighting between the former Balkan allies in Macedonia ets” ing from the Various Capitals of tions concerned are very The Servians and Greeks asé issuing circumstantial reports of the @efeat of {the Buigarian treops, While the latter state Just as emphatically, that they are advancing toward Salontki, which fs in, possession of the Greeks, and at the same time against the Servians along the whole line. x ee ae Saloniki Reperts Greeks Won ‘Deets | sive Vietory Over Bulgars. iafantry then % Servians Safld to Have Taken Bulgarians Prisoners. BELGRADE, Servia, July % =e ” —— a. 3000 Wounded Brought From F: Red Crosse Hears. GENEVA, Switzerland, July’ &- if RP Rae Servians and Red Cross Soctety. The = ae SALONIKI, July %3—The battle Bes tween the Greek and Bulgarian. ‘ which began Wednesday, resulted in a: . complete victory for the Greeks, accord= ing to official reports. ~ nial lery silenced the Bulgarian Greek pierced garian lines at Daudlil. The Ba troops weré eventually driven & from the Plain of Kilkish. shall be appointed to take charge oy the company and to recover from Halsey List her choice. The rival suitors were Daniel and Eu- Red Cross Soctety, asking it to patch doctors and wuarses to the of hostitities. The message the sums specified in the decreg. J. D. Perry Lewis, the holder of 37 shares of stock in the Halsey company, brought the suit, alleging that his stock had depreciated as a result of Halsey’s alleged domination and cortrol of the business. In regard to the $10,000 which Halsey is directed to pay to the company, the decree sets forth this sum represents what Halsey saved himself in a deal when he sold to the Halsey company property at Twenty-second and Locust street which a realty company, of which he was the principal owner, got in a trade for property at Euclid and Mary- land avenues. Lewis. alleged the Hal- sey company paid too much for the Lo- cust street property. FINE FOR REFUSAL TO PUT FARE IN BOX STANDS Judge Clark Tells Witt There Is No Place for Those Who Aero John aid. pilot; The Baumbaugh, pilot; The son, pilot; P. A. B. Preston, aid. The Donaldson, pilot; EB. E. Lanning, ald. Won't Obey Laws. || The Kansas City Post, Kansas City, Judge Clark Thursday affirmed a de-{Capt. H. E. Honeywell, pilot; Wara ination Contest An KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 3—At least eight balloons will rise in the national| they were 6n a Jefferson ca? returning elimination race tomorrow, as announced | from a party when a quarrel arose »e- by President Myers of the Kansas City} tween thé brothers. According ‘to Daw The Kansas City II, Kansas City; and Eugene sought to make himseif The Drifter, Miss Sofia II, St. Louis; Assmann, pilot; The Million Population Club, 8t. Louls; Capt. Hoffman, aid. of Eight Contestants in Elim-] gene ‘rross of 1204 South Seventh street. Daniel had been considered Miss Um-' fleet’s fiance, but this did not @tecour age Eugene. Often the girl found it necessary to accept the escort of both of them at the same time. Sunday morning about 4:9 o'clock unced by Aero Ciub. | Club today. They are as follows: lel, he and Miss Umfleet had had 4 tiff agreeable to the young woman. Dani-«l rebuked his brother. and the fight started. Daniel Was arrested and was detaine: by the police until Sunday evening. He was released when it became apparent that his brother would not prosecute him. Monday he called on Miss Uni- Watts, pilot; George Quisenberry, Cincifinati; Aibert Hols, Louis A. Horn, aid. William F. Frank Middteton, aid. John Berry, pilot; Albert von > 9000 wounded already had been from the front and that fighting come tinued. King Charles of Roumania ordered general mobilization of the army today. Slocum, a correspondent for a Los geles newspaper, has been ordered © from Conatitution which provides 6x of “pérnicious foreigné taken to Vera Cruz during the night ~ ” 4 ’ —— ee ou rman nia Orders General tion ‘of Army. BUCHAREST, Roumania, July a Mexico Exiles Newspaper Men. MEXICO CITY, July 3—Fit ap ‘ohed Mexico under the artitle of Slocum fleet and Tuesday they went to Clayton Duesseldorfer, Indianapolis; G. L. and were married. der guard to be placed aboard @ er for the United States. aid not named, ' Goodyear, Akron, O.; R. H. Up- Capital City, Springfield, [ll.; Roy > ey /4 Otive and Locust from NINTH fo Teri Jefferson avenue car when requested to do so by the conductor. argmued that the rule of the company a box was held otherwise. any further than to resist ejection from the Car. he dropped a quarter in the fare box and the conductor refused to give him the change, take it up with the company. to go without lunch that day, Witt. said he had been in this country six years and had taken out first nat- uralization papers. Judge. not, Clark continued: to obey the laws. There isn’t any place in this country for men who do not be- lieve In obeying the law.” in her home, 4259 Holly avenue, Wednes- day afternoon, was insulted Dy a Soap salesman who asked her to sell him a kiss. ter he had requested and she threw the glass at his face. house and canvassed the whole block be- fore a policeman appeared. cision of the Dayton Street Police Court, | Gifford, aid. fining Frank Witt of 4320 Eichelberger}] Dr. L. E. Custer of Dayton, O., had uit Gr avenue, $20 for disturbing the peace.}jhoped to pilot a ninth contestant, but n The disturbance followed Witt’s refusal to drop:a nickel in the fare box of a Witt’s attorney, Sheridan Webster, requiring passengers to drop fares inh unreasonable. Judge Clark Witt denied he disturbed the peace He-explained that once before saying he would have to He had he said. | In response to questions by the judge, “Are you an anarchist?’ asked the When Witt answered he was ‘You have sworn Girl, Asked for Kiss, Rebels. Veronica Phillips, 13 years old, alone She had given him a glass of wa- He then left the Smai Cemetery. ss _— to Damaged Slightly. : ‘The authmopiie, which belonged to Mrs. Drey,. was a 1913 model, and t& said to have been the first of its make delivered jn St. Louis this séason. It/¢ showed few marks of damage as it lay Thursday in nearly the same position which it took after the fatal plunge. Coroner Bopp of St. Louis County com- in removing the bodies of dren lay, but said he had no power to conduct an inquest there. in St. Louis County in the last few years. The most deadly was a grade crossing collision at Island train ran dewn en eutomobile Aug. 3, 1909. Theodore F. Witte and his 8-year-old son, his brother, erick O. Witte, his sister-in-law, Mrs. Kari Kitnge, and Miss Halcyon Camp- bell, were killed. : Other Fatalities in County. “ The atcident was one of a number of atal auto accidents which have occurred Vigus, where & Rock Fred- Complete Tine, reliable goods. 16 N. éth st. to been rabid, was shot and Killed by trolman Danaher in an alley behind Maffitt avenue, Wednestiay night, after up to noon today had been unable to obtain a@ balloon large ¢nough to enter. Should he fail to obtain a balloon .de- fore tomorrow afternoon he will pilot the Lucerne, a sMali bag, on a pleasure cruise with Dr. Holly Brockett of Kan- sas City as aid. The Kansas City ITI, the pilot balloon, will start an hour ahead of the contest- ants and will be piloted by E. 8. Cole of St. Louis. He will take as passen- gers Miss Helen Myers, daughter of the president of the Kansas City <Aers Club; Miss Grace Lininger and Miss Vivian Whiteomb. aE J.N. DRUMMOND LAUGHS AT WIFE’S DIVORCE SUIT Her Charges Against Mrs. Kast- land Groundless, Says To- bacco King’s Son. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 3.—John. N. Drummond Jr., son of thé former St. Louis tobacco king, whose wifé, in an amended complaint for divorce filed in San Diego Monday, involved the name of Mrs. Joseph Eastland, wife of a mil- lionaire local clabman, said today that he would fight his wife’s suit. Mrs. Eastland, who is at the same hotel at which Drummend is stoppime.. will gain her divorce without a court wrangle, as negotiations are under way for a property settlement. Drummond laughed at his wife's charges against Mrs. Eastiand and him. self. Mrs. Eastland, he said, is only one of the many friends Who have been insulted by Mrs. Drummond. Drummond is a cousin of Charles R, Drummond, the St. Louis bigamist, Fireworks—Big Central Store Dog Killed, Rabies “Feared An unmuzzled dog believed have Pa- 4642 —" ee rm - _—— he ee Bee oe er eRe at eT * | aft. ——— ee ee a v NS ci ie a kA ag seas - Pe ee _ -— 4, » ae oad - ah Tity "tae ee ® wee FOL OO ER a oe et eterno ee ee ee ae as favoring the unrestricted] would not have changed my position on and her mother from the] Feb. 23 last, on the North and South it had attempted - | immigration of desirable people. I my-{ this question. This explanation, it seems hey should have been left out-| road, an automobile overturned and | 209 Sidney inl yh oone pyar ag = ts nj self had come to this country as an im-/to me, disposes of the thought that I limits, he declared. He vis-) George M. Trumbo, A, A. Harvey andj|shere of 201 North Taylor avenue. A heart to deny tojsdught to adopt a policy which the cs & Rindskopf undertaking| Mrs. Lyda Fiynn lost therr lives. . s ntage I had had. The} North German Lioyd, with other lines, nt on Euclid avenue, where] Several single fatalities have occurred FI Central Store ) & laws protected this country from favored as a matter of business.’’ the ) of. a date ners and the chil-] within the same period, i complete line, reliable goods, 16 N. 4th st, cs PP ge ha a ee aes ; « : | a a LRP cee Page rind By cae) pet is ecrieen, Sor with James Mt Creery @ Co.. _— 7”. eg ee (HldA SJL LA * tts og wie OF Store Will Be } Closed All Day on ~ Friday and Saturday © (July 4th and Sth, in Order That Our 4 Employes May Dé the Fullest Benefit i from Their Fourth of July Holiday. ae 28 TPE n 1» &, ne eupmeneee meamie FT ee ee Rav te Sar -_ — ee aa oe Se’ ae se ee —s — SN Sees MRR RNEER YE Sym Y tye e-gute ae BEDE A Et anh: IS AE RR Mem ee #
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