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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
THREE-CENT PIECE CAUSED IT.
+. Smith Seriously Shot by j. r.
Belk, SalOOnkeeper.

James 7. Belk. proprietor OF saloon at
No. a3i Wash street. emptied 4 load %;
buoksbot into the left side of Eugene smith
OF No 1876 Blair avenue last midnight IN
the course Of quarre! over pas lIsn; for
package OF Cigarettes yhicii .o!-.iil aud
Phiip Clark Of No. 2llo Wash street asi
purt hased. The shooting Occurr5 d In Be.h
saloon. smith is at the Ciy Hospital ih
a serious condition. Beik and Clark ale
locked up al the Fourth District Station.
According to a report made by tn. police
after investigation. Clark and Smith
bought n round oi drinks in Bcik's place.
paid for them and then asked for the cigar
ettcs. rendering 3-cent piece III payment.
Be!k thought II WIS dine and gave them
the cigarettes and ) cents in change. After
ward. discovering his mistake, he asked
them TO return ire nickel and cigarettes OF
to return the money and pay for the cigar
cites. He declares that both men threat
ened 10 strike him with beer glasses, and
that he reached for mis- shot gun and G:cI |
in self-defense. the load taking effect in
Smiths side.
Clark and n man named Joseph Gaiwitysr
took Smith to the hospital An inyest.ea-
ton resulted in the arrest OF Beik and Clark
and the release OF Gaiw!tzer.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
SUBURBAN EXTENSION.
Mr.. Jenkins Says That 1t Does Not
Mean Constellation.

To the Editor OF The Republic.
st. Louis. Oct l5.-RsGerrinS TO ipclosed
chipping from your editorial page OF tnis
mornings issue. headed suburban Exten-
sions." beg to say that we feel that this
article places the subject in an unfavorabie
light This article states that competition
with the Transit company is to be encour-
aged; that ''thc Suburban road IL the ohty
competitor in sight and. furthermore. that
"the ordinance contains evidently a specinc
purpose Cor making consolidation with the
Transit company Il remun.ratNe deat Ior
the, suburban road" This would make IL
apnear that il is the intention to convey
tbe idea. that this bill was introduced for
the purpose OF permitting this company 10
consolidate with the 81. Louis Transit Com
pany.
Suburban Railway Company desired 20 con-
soidate with the st. Louis Transit COM
pany IL would not be necessary TO Introduce
such a bill iuasmuch as the ST. LOUIS iran
sit Company is empowered by law 70
acquire any and all street railway ines ~,
the City OF ST Louis. The stock and bond
prospectus of the ST. Louis Transit Com
pany (which was advertised in your paper
states that three million collars Is set asiue
for the purchase of the Suburban property.
which IL is empowered TO acquire.
No reference Is made in this ordinance,
either by word or inference. to- any inten-
tion to consolidate with the st. Louis Tran
sit Company. IT simply refers TO the 81
Louis and Meramec River Railroad and the
other railroad which the st. Louis. and Sub
urban may desire 10 acquire: and We think
you are aware that at the present time we
are operating several railroads which have
n bearing on this matter, even though they
are not within the City OF ST. LOUIS Inis
Is indicated on our letter-head.
In CONCLUSION We wish to say that IL there
is one thing that WILL more than any other,
effectively prevent the acquisition of the
ii is the passage OF this ordinance. The
granting Of this ordinance. as you are no
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
REPtErIc SPECIAL

REPI I-EI.IC SPECIAL
Cheyenne Wy. oct. 16.-William Dillon,
who recently returned to this city from the
Philippines. where he served two years In
Company X Twen:y-third United states In
fantry. SAYS that all the soldiers there are
disgus;ed With the war. He said to-day:
Il was stationed At or near Manila for
ten months and at Jolo, Sulu Archipelago,
for fourteen months. at times being out OIL
expeditions in the interior. In all that time
| have never seen a private soldier who
was not against the war. Politically the
common soldiers are for Bryan 10 n man
Villages and churches are continually
looted In one case officer If Company
g. my regiment. ordered a squad of sol
diers 10 go to the Catholic Church at san
Pedro, Macata. and steal the golden statue
of Christ on the cross. and il was brought
away.
In order to keep the war going II is
common practice to take prisoners. let them
go ard captGre them over again. This is
done to make a showing of progreSSiv,
campaign. | have myself been on guard of
prisoners who have been captured five times
over"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
Bank Clerk Tcsiifies That Million
airc Did Not Sign Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollar Check.
JONES AND PATRICK ON TRIAL.
Bankers of the Dead Texan Tell of
thr Defendants Efforts 10
Have the Challenged
Paper Certified.

New York. Oct 1.-THE preliminary hear
ing OF Lawyer Albert T. Patrick and Valet
Charles +. Jones was resumed to-day in
the Center Street Police Court. The charge
Is forging and utter!ng Il check for $500
upon Swenson * Sons bankers. To which Is
signed the name Of William II. Rice.
The first witness to-day was Charles ii.
Findlay. n clerk In the bankng-house of
Swenson 4 Sons. His testimony related 10
his acquaintance with Jones as secretary
and valet of Rice to seeing David l.. Short
a the bank September 81. when Short pre-
sented a S2a tSt check payable to the order
of Patrick: to turning over the check to
Walter -. Wetherbee OF Swenson IL Sons
bank for Identification. who compared the
signature with that of about thir,y other
checks of the dead millionaire which the
bank had. He corroboEated testimony given
yesterday to what was said to Short
about the signature, Shorts return later.
and TO calling up Jones on the Telephone
regarding the check.
Waiter q. Wetherbee confidential clerk In
Swenson's bankng-house. was the next
wi;nss He knew Jones as valet and s-cre-
tary OF Rice. The witness WAS handed the
complaint against Patrick and Jones. To
which Is attached the 5000 check. which
is described at Peoples exhibit No. l." IL
IL was brought to him on the occasion of
Its fist Presentation. He handed II back to
Mir. Wallace. with Instructions to re;urn
IL to Alr. Short.
WINES had known Rice sixteen years
ara was iainiiiar with hts signature. Wit
ness WAS asked:
IN your opinion. Is the sisnature on that
Check the signature OF ir. Rice?''
1t is not, answered the witness
MIR. osborne otiered fifteen checks 10
which were attached Rice SIGNATURES ami
.ir. Wetherbee ricntiIed the SIGNATURES as
Those of Mr.. Rice. They We're marked for
identifcation and lett IN the keping OF the
Court.
At this Juncture Mr.. Osborne submitted
TO Magistrate Brann lengthy typewriter
afildavlt. IN which he requested the Magis-
trate to read at his convenience. AIR
House again objected anu the Magistrate
said he would take the matter under ad-
Visement. Mr. Osborne sad the a aiiida vit in
question is the one signed by the witness
Netherbee. in which tne Latter told of an
attempt on the part Of Jo..vs Ia .ndl..r
MIN 10 go into scheme to get the greater
pare OF Rices PROPERTY ana money.
Jhe nearing WAS then adjourned until TO-
morrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
REi,IrRIli, SPECIAL

REFUBIlc SPECIAL
Lebanon. Ill.,. Oct. l6.-Pink Dougherty. n
Lieutenant in the Seventeenth United states
inf2ntfy. now In the Philippines. and II
brother To Misses Tatum and Ethel Dough-
erty of Mound City. students in McIiendree
College writes a letter from the Philippines
In which he states tfGt the more he talks
with the Filipino the stronger grows his
belief in the SCundness and Justice of the
ID mocratic party's policy toward them he
says he sincerely hopes the people of the
tAitcd States will see the justice OF the
FilipinoS' claims and vote for their liberty
in November
Lieutenant buucherty writes that the
lection Of Mckinley win necessarily keep
hi.a and the American : .ldirrs in the East
TO- some lime lighting The Fi.Irnus. He
SAYS in has letter that his ronta,-t with the
rilip'n"s and his examination al their con-
diticns !cad him - believe they are f.r
more capable Of ssll-sovrrnmen; than are
the Cubans
Lieutenant DouEherty was in Cuba dur
Ing the whole of the Spanish-American
War. where he was permitted to nsnc!e
with the Inhabitants and study their con-
ditinns lte Is a young man Of intelligence
and education. and his knovlaae" of both
peoples makes his Judgment worthy Of car
ful consideration.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
SUPPORT OF BRYAN
CAUSED A THREAT,
President Valentine of Wells
Fargo Company Menaced
by q Banker.
EEPIi:I.Ic SPECIAL.

EEPI i;IIc SPECIAL.
San Francisco Cal. Oct. l6.-John j.
Valentine. president of Wells Fargo. stated
at the political meeting which he addressed
in Oakland Saturday night that he had
received n letter intimating that he would
be removed from the presidency of Wells
Fargo II he cid not abandon his advocacy
of the Democratic ticket In the national
campaign
No" said Mr.. Valentine to-day. In ie-
ply 10 a request that he give out the letter
for publjcation. 1t was purely personii
letter. and | will not give II out Only
wish to say, in order to avoid some miscon-
cep,ion from arising among the Republic
ans that the letter was no. from any OF
our own people in the express company.
IL wos i'm fact from a banker. l Only
rsfsrred To- II at tn. meeting to Illustrate
the fact that there is disposition 10
cnerc, peop.e in this campaign
al is a campaisn." continued Mr.. Nalen,
tim, that has many strange features, anu
none is more strange than the desire OF the
Working people 10 pay the enormous cost OF
The war in the Philippines. Tne spanish
and Philippine wars VIII nave cost the
Hnerican people Ssoo 00o.vo by the end OF
the fiscal wear next June. Ii Is the nature
and law OF taxation that ii fall heaviest q
tie great consuming ci3sse*. ->o"' "'i''
do they get for II.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
HER SAD HOMECOMING.
baroness Won Ketteler Arrives in
This Country.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
San Francisco. Cal. Oct. l6.-AmonS tnS
passengers of the Empress OF Japan wn1ch
arrived to-day from the Orient was the
Baroness Won Kettler. nee Ledyard. the
daughter Of the president OF the Michigan
Central Railroad She arrived, accom-
panied By her brother ard his bride. whose
honeymoon has been spent in a voyage to
Japan to bring home the bereaved Baroness.
Her nerves had been all but shattered by
her terrible experiences. and although she
is row beginning TO regain her health she
was too weak to be interviewed
The Baroness was confined to her room
for the greater part Of the voyage She 10
row en- route to the home Of her father,
Henry Il. Ledyard Of Detroit
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MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED.
Miss Andree Has Been Missing for
Over Il Month.

KEPvBIII SPECIAL.
Dallas. Tex. Oct. f6.-Miss H. And'ee'
formerly Of New York CITY. VINO came 10
Texas IN May last is missing and detectives
nr. divided on the theory as to whether
sbc hiss been murdered or was lost in the
Gaiveston hurricane.
Miss hndree visited her sister. Mrs
Glenn. at Wichita, Tex. In July. They
carre TO Dallas on a shopping trip. MISS
Andree went alone from Dallas TO the
VILLAGE of I.ewisvilIe, twelve miles from
Dallas ard returned on August 81 The
conductor helped her from the train N M TINS
city, and that is the last heard OF nri;
Ssithcr her sister Mrs Glenn. nor any pf
their friends have been able to get riew
to her movements after leaving the tram
kr,irra rlay have gone t. Galveston 1ust 10
SEQ the city and was lost in the hurricane.
I'M; as that disaster happened more than
two weeks after her trip 10 Lewisvilie. u
Is is considered strange II she were In Gal
weston that she did not write OF return.
The theory generally accepted ia that the
Young woman has been murdered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
DEuOCRsTIC PRIMARY ELECTION.
Polls Open mt 4 p. VI. and Close nt 81
Probable Cans. idates.

The Democratic primary election will be
held to-day. the polls opening at / p. IN.
and closing st p. m. Delegates will he
elected to a convention which is to nom
mate three Circuit Judges. Circuit Attor
ney. AN Assistant Circuit Attorney, Pub
lie Administrator, a sheriff and a Coroner.
The convention will De held tomorrow.
beginning at 10 a. m, an Ii.e West EnG
Coliseum
Ine election promises to be very quiet
one, as there is only enc delegation IN each
ward.
Among the men whose names will prob
ably be presented to The convention as can
didates for the city Offices are:
circuit Judse-N iliiam l.. Carvin, Wal
ter L. Douglas. O'Neill Ryan. John \. Har-
risen. Charles Bates. Warwick HOugn.
Circuit i1torney-Joseph W. Folk. charles
T. Nolard Ben Clark.
Assistant Circuit Attorney-Francis
Thornton. W. Scott Hancock. Thomas Rut-
ledge.
Public Admins s;rator-Garrard Strobe.
Sheriff.. X Ballard. Joseph DickrEann,
John Schroers.
Coroner-Doctor Heine Marks, Doctor Il.
NJ Funknouser, Doctor X. NJ. Atkinson.
The conventions TO nominate three State
Senators and six Representatives will be
held In the legislative districts later.
The City Central Committee VIII meet
just before the convention to name the
temporary officers of the convention.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
Mr.. GAYL0R'S DENIAL.
Declares Story About Patrol Sys-
TEN of Watchmen Is UnfOunded.

Edward S. Gaylor, assistant general su-
perintendent of Chicago detective agency.
who is In Charge of the branch office located
here. denies In most positive terms the
story published IN an afternoon paper Mon
day to the effect that his company con-
tcmplated the Introduction here of the pa
troll system of private watchmen. The pa
trol'' system is one In which private resi-
dences aad business houses are guarded by
private watchren, hired by the detective
agency over whom the Police Department
exercise no supervision
Mr.. Gaylor says a reporter of the pa
per in question called on him Saturday
and asked him whether the agency was
soliciting subscribers here with a View of
irsuguratin the patrol system Mr.. Gay
lor told him the agency had not considered
the Introduction of the system here. had
solicited 10 subscribers. and that the only
business contemplated here was the trans
action of legitimate detective work He
says the reporter seemed dissatisfied with
the replies given him. and Mr. Gaylor told
him If he was going to publish anything
about the matter. to make strong as
possible the denial Of any contemplated
Inauguration of the patrol system
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TO PROTECT THE W0RKMEN.
Democratic Clubs Will Report At
tempts at Intimidation.

Chicago, Oct. 16-Chairman James IA
Jones Of the Democrats National Commit
tee and William IL. Hearst, president OF the
National Association of Democratic CIuDs,
to-day issued the following circular:
TO the Democratic Cubs: In the Tree
exercise of the riSrt ui sIIITa=e he, the
SAFETY of the Republic. Every pdtriot. every
right a, all hazards. VIII you, Therefore
every man of you, please rasort promptly
to o5ie of US every instance coming 70 !vui
Lnnvledr,. Of any attempt to cU-Tce or in
fimidate any voter by any employer
whether a SINGLE person. 4 company or cor
poraiion. and whether attempted by dlfect
thr.at by the pretrnse Of orders received,
cnutitloneI on the election of Mckinley or
otherwise? Every such ofIend@r deserves,
ike cain TO be a fugitive and a vagabond
nn thr fac, OF tar earth. and the public
ou.ht TO know who they are.
JAMES ~ JONES.
WILLIAM X. II HtARST.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
WAS AN EMPHATIC OVATION.
Thousands Cheered Bryan on His
Arrival in New York.

New York. Oct. I6.-Willia!n J. Bryan ar
rived In this Iity at 2:55 o'clock to-day
His reception was an emphatic ovation AS
the train steamed into the annex of the
Grand Central Depot that part of the i'm
meuse building was thronged with a multi
tuCe.
Colonel Bryan was driven 10 the Hoff-
man House in an open carriage. in which
he sat next to Richard Croker and. with un-
covered head. bowed and smiled to the
thousands who cheered him. Forty-second
syrset presented an animated scene. From
Lexington avenue, on one size. TO Skin
avenue. on the other. the sidewalks were
lined with the popuace.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.


Miss Eta Martin, who was to be mar
ried next winter. will be buried to-day.
Alwiuus Book Of Cape Colony is shocked
a; the condition of the streets In 81. Louis.
Supe!intenderts of bridges and buildings
from most of the North American railroads
are IN session at the Southern Hotel.
The annual convention OF the Western
Catholic Onion meets at Alton to-day.
Mrs ID. J. Tatem sues James Dawson for
Ss4s5 for boarding his divorced wife and his
daughter.
Miss Each and Herbert l.. Spencer are
quietly married without the knowledge of
their parents.
The Grand Lodge Of Missouri. A. +. & A.
NJ. is in session at the Odeon.
Patrick O'Malley is declared by the Su-
preme Court 10 he the regular Democratic
nominee for Congress in the Eleventh Dis
trict.
The Grand Council o. r. T. elected Of
fcers to fill vacancies caused by removals
made few days ago.
1t is reported in real estate circles that
all the title examiners OF the city are about
10 consolidate and inaugurate higher scale
OF fees.
The Democratic primary election for
choosing delegates to the City Convention
will bs held to-day between and o'clock.
There are no contests.
MIS-. r. W. IOltZ was 1TlRntIuiiy DuTHeu
by gasoline while trying to I'LL the tank OF
a lighted stove
Burslars invated three residences in Baden
and attempted to enter several others.
School teachers protest against the rule
requiring them TO play with the children at
recess.
William Joyce. a bridegroom Of two days.
was stabbed while trying To SEPARATE two
acquaintance. who We're fighting.
The Reverend Doctor Samuel Sale pastor
of Temple Shasre Emeth. who was chap
lain of the convention that nominated Nc
kinley, has written an open letter de-
nounsing the policy of the administration
and declaring his intention TO vote for
Bryan.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
TO.DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS

Discount rates were 5 to per cent ON
call and time loans. Clearings WILL
balances. s4462s2 New York exchange foc
discount bid. 25c discount asked. LOUIS
willie, &c discount bid. par asked: Ch'caeo'
35c discount bid. 25c discount askeu' Wv
Orleans. 2ac discount bid. par asked; Gin
cinnati &c discount bid par asked
The local wheat market closed higher AT
12hc H. Oct: 1:s.c b. Dec: 1.i2a @sc a. May;
T3i;d74i4c No. = red. Corn closed higher AZ
3Skc n Oct; 2ii-c Dec: 34l4c n. year; "9'st
a. May: 3S7.a4Gc No. white. Oats closed
better at l:"Sc II. Oct; 22%.c b. Dec .i'zc
MAY: :E. n2si4c No. ,.
The local market for standard mess pork
closed inn AT SI4J0 for new Prime steam
lard closed lower at 615c for East Side
The local spot cotton market closed quiet
and nc lower.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
QUEEN WiLRELMlhA TO WE'D.
Ruler Of the Netherlands Will
Marry a German.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
The Hague. Oct i6.-(Copyright. 1900. by
w. II. Hearst.D-The Queen of the Neither
lands announces TO her faithful subjects
that she is about to become the wife of
Duke Henr- of Mecklenburg-Schwe
The Duke arrived here this evening. He
was met by d royal carriage and driven
to the Castle of Loo. where he Is the guest
Of the Queen and her mother
A special edition Of the O6cial Gazette
appeared after his arrival. containing an
announcement of the engagement
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doubt aware means the entrance into ter
ritory By the Suburban company which u
has never entered before: and as your pa
per advises in this editorial ana; ccmpeti-
lion is tn be encouraged. we can see no
better way in which YOU can encourage
such competition than by placing the matter
I'm n fair Hight. according 10 the facts. be-
fore the public. which we are quite sure Il
Is your intention to do.
Very truly yours.
T. VI. JENKINS.
General Manager.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
RECOVERED CONSCIOUSNESS.
Julius Hornrabe, Victim of Assault
Nav Recover, After All.


Julius Hornrabe is the name given by the
man who was picked up at Second and Lo-
Gust streets at 1880 o'clock Sunday night
with his skull fractured in three places.
after lying unconscious for more than
thirty-six hours HornraDe suddenly re-
"a nod CONSCIOUSNESS anu talked ratlonaiiy
Tor q few minutes. He said ne had been
stopping at No. IL North Sixth street. and
that he did not know who had assaulted
him Then he became too weak to make
himself understood. ard no further effort
WIS made to question him.
"A bloody cobbestone found at the corner
of Second and Olive streets is held by the
police They believe II was the weapon
used py Hornrabe's assaiiart, and are anN-
toaisly awaiting a more complete statement
from him. in order that they may prosecute
their search for the guilty person or per-
sons.
Or. Nietert said yesterday that his pa.
tient had shown remarkable vitality and
WITS improving. He now hopes he may re-
cover.
Hotel Ivy is located at No. IL North sixth
street The proprietor says he does not
krow the wounded man.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILED.
Two Men Killed and One FATAL,
Injured.

Chicago, Oct 1.-two men were killed
and one fatally injured by the derailment
of a freight train on the Chicago and Alton
at Lawndale, near here. to-day.
The dead:
. CHARLES EATON. engineer.
- WILSON, fireman.
The injured:
T. F. STRIMPLE. brakeman.
The victims were all residents OF Bloom
ington ILL., The wreck was caused by the
removal OF a rail by a section gang making
repairs. II is said they failed to post any
danger signals.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17

London Oct 1s-Arrived: Seraphis from
San Francisco. etc
Eoulogne Oct. l6.-Arrived: Rotterdam
from New York for Rotterdam.
Manila, Oct 10. Sailed: Belgian King
for San Francisco.
New York Oct 16.-Sailed: Deutschland for
Hamburg via Plymouth and cherbourG:
Kaiserin Maria Theres.a for Bremen via
South hampton: Bowie for Liverpool; Servia
for Liverpool.
New York. Oct. 1s.-Arrived: Amsterdam
from Rotterdam; Marquette from London:
Keusington from Antwerp.
Plymouth Oct 16.-Saied: Steamer Graf
waldersee, from Hamburg and Cherbourg,
New York.
Lizard. Oct. 1s.-Passed: Steamer Pennsy'-
va Ma New York. for Plymouth, Cherbourg
AMI Hamburg.
I'oston. Oct. lS-Arrived: Steamer Bos-
touian. London.
Gibraltar, Oct. 16.-Arr.ved: Steamer Ems,
New York, for Naples and Genoa. and pro-
ceeded.
Southampton. Oct. 16.-Arrived: Steamer
Lain, New York. for Bremen.
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.Sc to SI.5O Excursion.

Sunday. October 21st. via Big Four. to
Bunker Hill, Iitchfieid, Eilsbo-o. NOko-
mis-. Pana. ShelhyviiIe. Windsor. Nation.
and way stations. Train leaves ST. Louis
s:52 a. m. Tickets Broadway and Chestnut
and Union Station.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-17
bryan Club at OklahO Oma.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Z oklahoma City, Ok, Oct. ia Bryan
and Stevenson Travelling Mems Club has
been organized here with fifty members.
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James W. Jump. chairman OF the Executive
Committee of the National Democratic
Comm. rcial Travelling Mems Clubs, was
present and addressed the meeting. The
club is a territorial organization. and the
following officers Were elected: President
William NJ Cross. oklahoma City, secre-
tary. W. T. Danvers of oklahoma CITY;
Three hundred dollars was subscribed ami
forwarded to the national president OF tns
.lr.h
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Signs of EVERY Description.
Misunderstanding Co.. SIG Walnut st.
Commercial signs for any business.