St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 4, 1914
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2 . ‘Bion to sign the petitions, then every Foi man in the district and then ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. also participated in the discussion, yecording to one member. n attempt was made to commit the é tic members to the Galla- McCarthy policy of requiring two]. ns, this member said, but three to stand for that scheme. The attempt was made on a motion for a call The three Delegates’ who re- to bind themselves to the Galla- her-McCarthy scheme were Dr. Rober~ mett Owen of tne Fifteenth Ward, ard Monahan of the Twentieth and larles F. Stuart of the Twenty-sev- h, On account of the decisive stand taken be. the three members, no rollcall was thken, it was stated. = a BRIDGE CAMPAIGN ' 10 COVER CITY {: PUT UNDER WAY Meeting of 75 Organizations’ Representatives Arranges for Initiative Petitions. ' A city-wide campaign to obtain sig- atures to initiative petitions for the -ompletion of the free bridge was lanned at a meeting of 20 representa- ves of 75 business and civic organiza- Hions at the Odeon Tuesday night. This lan was adopted: /1. To prepare and distribute ini- tiative petitions among the organiza- tions comprising the Citizens’ Free * Bridge Committee, together with an tiative ordinance providing for a bond issue of $2,750,000 to build the ber approach as an elevated struc- ure across the Terminal belt line East St. Louis, cerminating out- ide the city limits of East St. Louis on the land acquired by the city for the Associated Retailers’ Extension. ' 2. To call special meetings of ‘all the district associations next week to have the petitions signed by their members and as many voters as can be induced to go to the meetings. Thorough Canvass Planned. $. To have made a thorough can- vases of all the wards and precincts of the city by volunteers to be sup- plied from the different organiza- tions. ‘ 4 To appoint a Publicity and Edu- ‘cational Committee to publish and @'stribute pamphiets on the free Pridge situatton, the object of which’ “will be to prove to the people that “he Reber approach is the best, cheapest and only practicable ap- ‘proach. ‘Enough volunteers were promised by ‘S tée presidents and secretaries of the or- % shnizations represented at the meeting mete cover nearly every precinct in the 2 eity. Organizations having local mem- *% berships, such as the North St. wKouis “ee Business Men’s Association, the West ind Business Men’s Association, the Bower Grove Heights Improvement As- “ epciation and the Caronderet Business * Men's Association, will undertake to ™ Make a thorough canvass of all the * wards and precincts embraced in the * districts in which their members live. Organizations like the Real Estate » Sglesmen’s Association, the Team Own- @ts’ Association and others having a membership scattered throughout the % eity, will furnish volunteers to aid in * circulating the petitions. There are 19 strictly local. organizations affiliated with the Citizens’ Free Bridge Com- ® mittee, and these organizations will cover.a large part of the north, north- west, west, south and southwest sec- ns of the city. . Ceutral Headquarters, All the detail, such as the handling of clerical work, the distribution of peti- the assignment of canvassers, will be handled through the central organ- of the Citigsens’ Committee, of Thomas H. Lovelace is secretary. | representatives of many of the or- tions promised to send to Love- within the next day cr two the of their members who would vol- nteer to circulate petitions. , J H. Wedemeyer, president of the _North St. Louis Business Men's Asso- clation, and a member of the special committee, said that his or- gation had 1250 members, living in| or four of the North End wards. t a meeting of the officers and direct- next week, about 30 in number, he 4 the directors would assume re- sponsibility for the districts in whicn they lived, and each would appoint 19 or more volunteers to circulate the pe- The first effort, he said, would to get every member of the associa- rss. ?, tS eS oo = = aeAeease fvekeddgg Stenerdtedelctuvs * .* 7ea¢ Pri tivttiTirre . general voters. . J, EB. Turner, another member ef the Special Committee, speaking for the West End Business Men's Association, his organization, with more than members, would undertake to get their signatures, and issue a call for teers to make the precinct can- FIREMAN FATALLY HURT | AT DOWNTOWN BLAZE CHARLES NESTER, i delet Business Men’s Association, his organization, togethen with the South M. Farrar of the Affiliated Improvement promised to take care of the precincts city. ‘Tenth Ward Improvement Association, ] sald End Business Men’s Association, wou!d take care of the Twelfth Ward; Christy Associations of Northwest St. Louis, of the Twenty-seventh Ward lying in the extreme northwest section of the Ofierg 20 Canvassers. R. D. W. Bauldauf of the Real Estate Salesmen’s Association agreed to fur- nish 20 canvassers to work in such dis- tricts as they might be assigned to by the central headquarters. He said he believed the different organizations rep- resented in the free bridge movement could supply enough canvassers to cover the entire city in three nights. Kelly of the Retail Grocers’ Association promised that his organization would do its share of the work, and J. D. Lukenbill of the Master Butchers’ Asso- ciation pledged the hearty co-operation of its members. Henry W. Barth, president of the promised to get canvassers 1mmediately to start the.work as soon as the ini- tiative petitions were printed. Earle Layman of the Life Underwriters’ Asso- ciation said his organization would fur- nish expert canvassers to work in any district to which they were assigned. H. J. Bube of the Millinery Traveling Men’s Association urged haste in the circulation of the petitions. He said many traveling men would be leaving the city within the next 10 days and that many of the to 8000 drummers would like to sign the bridge petitions before they got away. Edward Weber, president of the Teain Owners’ Association, said the members of his organization were eager to have the bridge completed to get rid of the $5 cents toll charges on each trip across the Eads Bridge. All the members would get busy with the petitions, he eaid, and co-operate earnestly in the work of completing the bridge. The representatives of some of the oth- er organizations who promised to help in the movement were George Burlew of the Harney Heights Improvement As- sociation, George Heick of the South Side Welfare and Improvement Associ- ation; George F. E. Bruggeman of the American Institute of Architects, and H. B. Wiley of the Compton Hill Protec- tive Association. Negro Voters Interested. Bugene Stinde said he had interested his negro barber, his bootblack and his janitor in the free bridge campaign and that these men had promised to get the signatures of at least 1000 negro voters. On a motion made by Richard S. Hawes, vice-president of the Third Na- tional Bank, Chairman Shapleigh of the Citizens’ Committee was directed to ap- point an educational and publicity com- mittee to publish facts pertaining to the free bridge and the campaign to com- piéte it. The motion included a vote of appreciation to the newspapers for their support of the campaign. Sam D. Capen, president of the Busi- ness Men’s League, said the co-opera- tion of more than 70 organizations with @ membership of 43,000 meant the com- pletion of the free bridge. If the or- ganizations would continue to stand to- gether for the interests of St. Louis he said it would have the effect sof creat- ing a new civic pride. He said the clerical force and the rec- ords of the Business Men’s League would be available to the organizations of St. Louls in any movement in which they were interested, and invited them to make use of them. A letter from the law firm of Stew- art, Bryan & Williams on the length of time required to have the bond issue voted upon was read by Shapleigh. If TWO GROCERS | three-gallon }He Will Celebrate While An- Mike | ’ ACCUSED UNDER DRAMSHOP LAW Drivers for J. F. Weber and H. Luecke Also Charged With Selling 6 Bottles of Beer. issued Wednesday Sidener Warrants were by Prosecuting Attorney against John F. Weber, grocer, 4200 Olive street: Herman W. Luecke, gro- cer, 4507 Olive street; John Rayner, driver for Weber, and Frank Schara- sinsky, driver for Luecke, charging them with selling beer in less than quantities without a dramshop license. A few dtys ago information wa3 received by the police through an anonym »us letter that c_rtain grocers were selling bottled beer in smaller quantities than the law allows. Spe- cial officers were assigned to investi- gate. 4 They called up the Weber store and ordered six bottles of beer to be sen: c. 0 d. to a given address. Rayner delivered the beer and the officers paid for it. They then called up the Luecke store and ordered six bottles sent to a given address. The six bot- tles were delivered by Scharasinsky and the officers paid for it. ILLINOISAN TO WED BY PROXY A GIRL IN SPAIN other Lead& Bride to Altar 7000 Miles Away. OTTAWA, Ill., March 4.—Seven thou- sand miles of land and sea will separate Angel Fernandez of the village of De- pue, near here, from his bride, Pilar Millada, when they are made man ani wife in a ceremony in Aviles, Spain, Easter Monday. Fernandez looked forward today to celebrating the nuptials in his La Salle County home, while in Spain his wed- ding march is played and his bride is led to the altar by Nicholas Mallada, who in a formal legal contract, has been made Fernandez’s proxy for the mar- riage ceremony. In accordance with their agreement, Nicholas will take the vows for Fernan- dez and will then start Mrs. Fernandez on her journey to her husband The marriage by proxy is a Spanish governmental requirement, a promise of marriage not being considered sufficient protection to young girls crossing the ocean to meet prospective husbands. GOOD NEWS: Harry got the diamond ring on credit at Loftis Bros., 2d floor, 308 N. 6th st. We'll be married in the spring. ROCKEFELLER HURRIES TO JEKYLL ISLAND ~~ Doesn't Even Inform Servants in Pocantico Home Till He's » Ready to Depart. TARRYTOWN, N. Y., March 4.— John D. Rockefeller left Pocantico Hills today for Jekyll Island, Ga. He intended to depart secretly and even the employes on his estate knew nothing of his plans until the biz automobile truck was made ready to carry the baggage to New York. Two reasons were given for Rocke- feller’s sudden trip. One was that he was annoyed by reporters and the no- toriety he has had of late and wanted a rest; the other was that he wanted to go somewhere to play golf. The towing of his big six-cylinder car to New York last night was a difficult feat. The postroad is covere:l with two feet of snow and the car had to be placed on planks. Five teams hauled it. Albania’s ine Goes to His Throne. WALDENBURG, Saxony, er a farewell visit to the Princess’ pa- ternal horhe. The Prince, formerly Wil- liam of Wied, was chosen as the new ruler of Albania on Feb. 21. on THROAT March 4— Prince William and Princess Sophie of Albania left here today for Albania aft- pk ines at Nae pS e RE AP RS LPN NMC ee oe” ene Ln og eee eRe ae ae a ae Es f abit Ne Mt Le ae ai: Cae 4 Ee Le ae Te NPE ER EN eT ee. ee ee Bi. sas ‘ ES, * ‘ et > , Woe x © ‘a + f $ . s ; x ,’ WEDNESDAY EVE MANY FAVOR PLAN OF PENNY-GENTLES FOR A SETTLEMENT Company Officials Believe Ma- jority of Creditors Will Accept 35 Cents on Dollar, Officials of the Penny & Gentles Dry Goods Co., which has been in business in St. Louis for more than 40 years and against which an involuntary bankrupt- cy suit was filed Tuesday afternoon, ex- pect the majority of their 480 creditors will accept their plan of settlement by which they offer to pay 35 cents on the Gollar on their $100,000 indebtedness. This would permit the firm to continue in business. James H. Gentles, secretary, stated Wednesday the company’s financial em- barrassment was due to the unseason- ableness of both the winter and summer. The plan of settlement was announced to creditors about a week agv, and Gen- tles said many acceptances had already teen received from creditors. nee eres cen NING, MARCH 4, 1914. tioning creditors, said the plan of settie- ment was regarded favorably by many of the creditors because of the firm's lung business record. The suit Monday was brought by the Paragon Dress Co., New York, with a clairh of $93.25; Richmond Underwear Co., New York, with a claim of $149.30, and the Corticello Silk Co. of Newark, N. J., With a claim of $278.44, _—_—_—_ Stove, Range and Furnace Repairs. A. G. Brauer Supply Co., 316 N. 3d st LEO GARDNER’S FINE IS PAID BY HIS MOTHER Mrs. Harry B. Gardner of 3000 Ray- mond avenue, accompanied by her daughter, Reba, called at the office of Circuit Court Clerk Echterhof?’ Wednes- day morning and paid $644.85, represent- ing a fine and costs assessed against her son, Leo A. Gardner, who was -onvicted on April 1, 1910, of manslaugh- ter for the death of Jesse Williams, a traveling salesman, whom Gardner ran Gown with an auto at Fifteenth and Olive streets. Gardner appealed his case to the State supreme Court, which last July af- firmed the findings. Gardner disap- peared and efforts of deputies to ‘ind him were unsuccessful. His bondsmen, George T. Priest and Arthur Sager, were notified they would be importuned to pay the bond if the fine and costs assessed against him were A. lL. Abbott, attorney for the peti- not satisfied. ETO A it AE SEINE Ni A NNO EH OIE AR AIT TAX RETURNS 10 DATE IS 14,922 Mails Bring in Final Statements That Were Posted Before Monday Night. The number of ineome tax returns for the Eastern District of Missouri, com- prising St. Louis and 52 counties, was increased Wednesday to 14,522 by the tabulation of additional returns in mail posted before Monday midnight, the time limit fixed for filing. The figures recorded in the St. Louis Internal Reve- nue Office showed returns by 7375 corpo- rations and 7147 individuals, all the ad- ditional filings coming from -corpora- tions. Clerks are turning their attention to totals, which have been asked by the department in Washington, but which cannot be forwarded for several days. The report also will show an estimated average return per capita, based on the filings. An estimate also will be made TOTALOFINCOME | : TREE | cat ED ERE RIE 0 GIES LOGE LO LE LEELA. arse Sp es a sa ; * % a . o . * ST. LOUIS ; Jie & ; 4%) _ ‘ = - . F ‘ $ e r 5 - a EE, EEF SUR I a ee » — “ SG A AAI 1 A RITE OTE LE LEIOEES - S LOELNO AL LEPINE AO AL EE THE HAR WHEN IT 1S FADED OR. GRAY Tea when Mixed with Sulphur Makes Your Hair ft, Lustrous and Removes Every Bit of Dandruff. The use of Sage and Sulphur for restoring faded, gray hair to its nat- ural color dates back to grandmoth- er’s time. She kept her hair beauti- fully darkened, glossy and abundant with a brew of Sage Tea and Sul- phur. Whenever her hair fell out or took on that dull, faded or streaked ap this simple mixture was applied with wonderful effect. But brewing at home is mussy and out-of-date. Nowadays skilled chem- ists do this better than ourselves. By asking at any drug store for the ready-to-use product — called “Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy”—you will get a large bc:- tle for about 50 cents. Some drug- gista make their own, which is usu- | ally too sticky, so insist upon get- ting “Wyeth’s,” which can be de pended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair and is spien- did for dandruff, dry, feverish, itchy scalp and falling hair. A well-known downtown druggist says his customers insist on Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur, because, they say, it darkens so naturally and eveniy that nobody can tell it has been ap- plied—it’s so easy to use, too. You simply dampen a sponge or soft hrush and draw it through your hair, taking one strand at a time. Do this at night and by morning the gray hair disappears; after another application or two, it is restored to its natural color and looks gloss, soft and abundant.—ADYV. | nen —— — —— aa —_ i 200 Player Pianos Vandervoort’s and unquestione sold for $395.00, ceptional merit. The Power of o-operation Two hundred 88-note Player Pianos of ex- cellent tone and quality, equipped with a player action of recognized merit, have been especially purchased and especially priced. prestige, financial strength, d distributing capabilities have all been brought to bear in this purchase —not to secure any player piano that could be but to secure a worthy, de- pendable, sweet-toned player piano of ex- The price is $395.00 each. Terms of $2.00 per week have been arranged. The instruments are guaranteed by this en ie Tlons{New K Yorn PA ST.LOUIS A SaleThat Will Set All St. L HIS sale of new, guaranteed, 88-note Player Pianos which begins tomorrow _ morning in our Sixth Floor Piano Saion has a deep purpose. to prove a point—and to point a moral. $2 00 _ Per Week pays the balance after a small first payment has been made. Yeur Meney Back. If this Player Piano proves in any way unsatisfactory after days’ use, return it and receive back all money paid A Year's Exchange Perted permits, without money 1oss, the exchange of this Player within a year for a similar or more expensive instrument. Vandervoort’s and the manu- facturer both guarantee this Player Piano for a period of ten years, The rims | is protected by our custom of voluntarily can- celling the contract in the event of the purchaser’s death before payment is completed and of ving t instrument to the ate without further mn ma at $395 | ouis Playing qe This purpose is The point is that Vandervoort’s is as thoroughly prepared to effect great economies in its Piano Salon as it is to maintain | the highest musical traditions of a characteristically musical city. always be depended upon to supply.a requirement and to effect an economy—to do both without sacrifice of that splendid confidence on which its business structure is built. The moral is that Vandervoort’s may~ The Spirit of — Music The finest music in the world is the music you make yourself. The music another plays may be educational or entertaining. The music you play yourself is your own expression. it. innermost feeling. It is finest because Your individuality, your emotions, you made your Vandervoort’s has made the opportunity for you to make this music. The opportunity to play at will any selection you wish, im your own way. Your happiest thought— your deepest regret—your fondest wish— your darkest despair. If you but knew—if you could but realize the constancy, the al- ‘ Cha, auf , , WPA: Si Tine ete Sr REO ON tes Si en, —, PAs ea TEE NEP ie ec iie ii gctaetere SRPMS ee bi SF aa Pe, aie Sue ea . ' wi at AE ds rr mat" oe 9d te Th ie payments. e given witheach Player Piane | most humanity of this instrument we call ae cnanuing these folle at the the Player Piano, you would not hesitate a’, mama single minute in your selection of one-of + these 200 remarkable instruments at a pricé~. which is a revelation of purchasing oppor-" | cents per roll. tunity. : store and the manufacturers. The entire proposition is a vivid example of the Power of Co-operation—of how a great store and a great manufacturer may be brought together to economically and safely serve the interests of a great community of people. You can have your Money Back if you are not Perfectly Satisfied _ How to Obtain Player Piano Music at Five Cents a Roll Membership in the Vandervoort Music Roll Ex- change Library gives you the use of thousands selected 88-note rolls, paper ng foe 4 style of at the cost of 5 cents a roll. plan is You may purchase any 88-note roll gardless of the list price (excepting * rolls); this roll will be marked as @ part the initiative process had to be carried . Wee out in its entirety, through two special rE elections, the lawyers said the bond is- : : sue election could not be held seve ang because the swollen glan@s tober, The election on the’ preliminary and inflamed_membr anes ordinance, authorizing the bond issue often affect other tissues and election, would be held in August or impair thei: healthy action. ws saat Scott’s Emulsion stands alone It was pointed out that if the Mu- as nature’s corrector of nicipal Assembly passed the bond issue § troubles; its cod liver oil is election ordinance, upon presentation of speedily converted into ° the petitions, the election on the bonds resisting tissue —the gly e is could be held in June. Chairman Shap- curative and healing, while leigh expressed the hope that the Mu- the combined emulsion up- nicipal Assembly, when the petitions builds the forces to avert were presented, would pass the ord'- the weakening influence nance, thus saving the expense of one which always follow special eleation, and making it possible bles. to dispose of the bond issue question _SCOTT’S EMULSION ie possibly in May and certainly in June. Best for three apocrine’ reasone—it relieves the RUDYARD KIPLING IS ILL OTe er ‘er at rf Poet-Novelist Returns Switzerland; Ordered rugs. to France, | LONDON, March 4—Rudyard Kip- ling; who returned from Switzerland only a couple of weeks ago, was almost immediately ordered by his doctors to Vernets les Bains in the Eastern Pyrenees. The novelist and poet is suffering with a nervous trouble. The report pub- lished here that his condition was caus- ing anxiety is said to be untrue. Three years ago he was cured at Vernets-les- Pains of a similar illness. He said the secretary of the 3! tion was willing to guarantee 5 per cent of the necessary 30,000 signa- tunss. | : Jol.a Schmoll, speaking as vice-presi- pnt o* the Tower Grove Heights Im- ent Association, promised to get per cent of the necessary signatures. ese two organizations voluntarily | themselves to one-fourth of all the signatures needed. -John Uthoff, president of the Caron- meee ee eee A Player Bench to match the. instrument, given free, and free delivery within 640 miles of St. Louis. Co-operation begets confidence. If this Player Piano were not all we have said for it, we could not say ‘‘Let us send it to your home; play upon it for 30 days. If it is not satisfactory, if for any reason whatsoever you are not entirely satisfied, send it back and we will return every penny you have paid.’’ This is not a ‘‘trial offer.’’ It is nothing more or less than abiding confidence in the Player Pianos as a worthy instrument, and the never-ending satisfaction it will give you, You also have the privilege of exchanging: it within one year for any other Piano or Player Piano on our floor of equal or higher price without money loss. And then, back of all these splendid privileges, you have the great protection—a guarantee for 10 years, signed by both the manufacturer and ourselves—a guarantee of perfect frank- ness, plainly written and without equivocation. Consider the exceptional value of these Player Pianos, the exceptionally low price, the very Seskaume Libeary convenient terms, the remarkable privileges—consider all these points, and you will conclude that A roll thus purchased be ox the quantity to be sold—two hundred—will be disposed of quickly. : | 88-note roll in ove Musie Library ° 5-cent ee; See Our Other Advertisement in chenget foe — e same fee and so r ' rome it is otill mesic which fe your owe wie gern te tha Today’s Times and Star ona oot is and not merely a hired roll which must be Prove P their superiorit by writing fer a . Pes Or weak bleod governs for good or a ile part of the body. The 4 ne that makes weak blood “pure and strong is HOODS _ SARSAPARILLA. 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