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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
HE WANTED CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Eugene Erdmann, Aged II, Admits
Theft of $50.

The desire 10 make his parents. brothers
and sister happy on Christmas prompted
Eugene Erdmsun. L years old. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Erdmann of No. ul6 Hich-
DRY street, 10 steal money from his former
employer. l. S~Cnweighoeter. proprietor of a
bakery at No. 1891 Hickory street. The lad
now Tepents his action He was arrested
last night by Detective Friese and is in
charge Of Matron Knitting at the -Four
Courts.
from q cupboard in a Kitchen in the rear Of
the bakery. The boy says he stole $50. OF
this amount SIS has been recovered. Under
a mattress on The bed in which the box
slept was found 80. ana in the cellar Of
his house. secreted in a can. s. was found.
This amount was given to his brother,
Walter. 10 years old, to buy Christmas pres
ents.
The boy says ne gave So to an old man in
destitute circumstance who called at his
house IL quest Of work. Ten dollars he says
he gave to several companions to buy
Christmas presents.
Young Erdmann formerly worked at the
bakery on Sundays. and to him was in
trusted the care of all the proceeds of the
sales. He always turned over every cent
to the proprietor. On November s. Mr..
Schweighoefer missed the money when he
went TO pay some bills. The loss was not
reported for several days. Last night, when
Detective Friese went TO the Erdmann home
and questioned the boy, he broke down and
admitted the theft, and told what he had
done with the money.
When placed in the detention-room the
little fellow cried bitterly. and between
sobs repeated the story.
II wanted the money 10 buy Christmas
presents for mamma and papa and my
brothers. Walter and Gerald, and my sister,
Emma" said he. Il used to work on Sun
day AZ the bakery, and l knew where they
kept the money. / didn't think II would
do any harm TO take the money. I didn't
think they would put me in Jail. 1 am very
sorry now and wish l could 90 home.
Il gave my brother 50 and told him TO
buy Christmas pre- eents. 1 vas going to
buy him a bicycle Tor Christmas l hadn't
decided what TO buy mamma and papa, or
brother Gerald or sister Emma. 1 gave an
old ragged man IS THURSDAY. He came to
our house and asked IL he could do some
work for a cup Of coffee. When he started
away / felt so sorry for him ! gave him the
money. 1 gave so to two boys to buy pres
entE"
Owing 10 the age of the boy. it is doubt
fui II ne viii be prosecuted.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16

Wife OF the man charged with murder in an
effort to defraud a life insurance COM
pany.
doubts upon the subject. the man must Be
brought 10 Little Rock and exhibited In
the flesh to those who know him. He and
Sergeant Allen declare that they know the
man whose picture was sent here from
Je1ersonville. and that he Is not Rathbun-
Further. they say. that the scars shown by
the military record TO be on Rathbun's per-
son have not been shown, and that the
Louisville man is three-fourths of an Inch
too tail.
Just what the mans object may be IN
passing himself of as Rathbun. II he Is
not that person. the Chief does not pretend
TO say. He thinks there was a plot EXTEND
ing much further back than has yet been
uncovered for the preparation of fraud on
the insurance company.
The Chief to-day received a letter from q
woman In Peru, Ind. claiming that the
body now in possession OF the Coroner as
that OF her son. Tit Chief does not place
full credence IN this claim.
Deputy Sheriff AL. Chichester ~telegraphed
from Louisville to-day that It will be i'm
possible to convict Rathbun here at Jefer-
sonville OF murder, and will take a few
prosecute for fraud" Thus ii would seem
that the whole scene OF Rathbun may pos
sibly be shifted to this city.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
COUNTY TEACHERS MEETING.
SympOsiums on Rural Schools and
Libraries Planned.

The quarterly meeting OF the public school
teachers of st. Louis County will be held
next Saturday in the Kirkwood High
School. There will be a symposium on the
rural school by Professor P. H. Sebastian,
Miss Gwendolyn Franklin. Miss Nell Boz
ward and Miss Belle Green. Professor Sc
bastian will treat of ""The Schools as They
Are: Miss Franklin's paper will discuss
methods that should be adopted for their
Improvement; Miss Bovard will make sug-
gestions on what should be attempted in
them. and Miss Green Will give her opinion
on the possibility of grading them.
There will be another symposium on
school libraries. What They should Con-
tain will be the subject OF a paper by
Miss Mary W. Mills; How to Secure
Them by Professor Thomas Winer; How
They Should BE Used" by Professor q. A
Shepardson. and The Benefits to Be De-
rived From Them by Miss Carolyn Hardy.
A vocal solo. "Esmeralda." Will be rendere
by Miss Eliza Mcdonald. The programme
will end with a paper by Professor b. J.
Speaking. The subject will be What Is
the True Aim Of Literature and Nature
Study In the Grades %"
Examinations for teachers special certin-
Gates will be held I'm the school in the
morning, beginning ats O'clock.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
Contractors and Manufacturers
Protective League Takes Action
to Expedite Fair Buildings.
WOULD REPLACE STRIKERS.
Contractors Agree 10 Aid One An
other When WOrkmen Walk
out From Sympathy
Unions Notified.

The Contractors and Manufacturers Pro-
tectiye League at a meeting yesterday took
action which they declare will 10 away
with sympathetic strikes during the period
OF construction Of the Worlds Fair build
ings.
At present there are three sympathet.c
strikes in operation In st. Louis. and an
other more serious than the Others Is threat
ened. according to members OF the league.
The pending strikes are on the Jewish Hos
pital, the Martin-Catlin building and the
IAndell building. The threatened strike. IL
is said. may be declared on the Bank OF
Commerce building next week.
To tbs Building Trades Council Of -.
Louis and vicinity. the Contractors and
Manufacturers Protective League sent thu
following letter yesterday:
Gentlemen: At a recent meeting OF the Con-
tractors and Manufacturers Protective League IL
was ordered that the league extend to those con-
tractors whose work Is stopped By reason q
sympathetic strikes such actual and financial
support as may be necessary u complete such
work with labor not affiliated with the Building
Trades Council. ami that the officers Of this
league notify the Bdi.d.ng Traces Council that
unless such sympathetic strikes are called on
labor uuafhllated with said Building Trades
Council will be procured here or elsewhere and
used to complete said buildings. Respect uily.
CONTRACTORS md
l. lss.N't' t.
MDEITZ EYSSEIL. President.
W. Arthur Wade. Secretary
This letter was also addressed TO the un-
ions affiliated with the Building Trades
Council of ST. Louis and vicinity:
Gentiemen-We desire 70 cali your attention 10
the following communication. a copy Of wdich
we have this day sent TO the Building Trades
Council. with the request tina; you give II ypur
serious consideration, as your union is vitality
Interested IN the same.
We are not directing a fight against any
union, and regret the necessity Of importing IA
Dor. but such action will be forced upon US IN
lees the Building Trades Council sees fit 70 act
in accordance with said notice. Respectfully
CONTRACTORS AND MANUFACTURERS
LEAGCE.
NORTH EYSELL President.
". Arthur Wade. Secretary.
JOS. II. Furber. Assistant Secretary.
After the meeting of the Building Trades
Council last night Secretary Pendergast
announced that the organization had re-
ceived no official communication from the
Contractors League.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16

In a terrific explosion Of oil and gasoline
at her home, No. SJ2 Tyler street. ycstsr-
day morning. Mrs, Alvina LubeEow was IA
tally burned and Harry Neuman, who made
q heroic attempt to save her, narrowly es-
capped with his life. when Neuman reached
her she was standing in the middle Of the
room, where the explosion occurred. euvel-
Uped in flames, crying Titeously for help.
Mr.. NCuman, with his brother, conducts
a grocery and saloon at Ninth and Tyler
streets. and the Lubenuws lived upstairs.
In describing the rescue, Neuman said:
Il had just returned 10 the store after
talking with Mrs. Lubenow. when l was
startled by a mufied noise upstairs. and a
second later the glass from the windows
fell to the pavement. / rushe TO the street
and saw that the entire upper part Of the
building seemed to be In flames. Ny moth
er and sister. who also live over the store,
were still in bed. Thinking they were In
danger, l called 10 som men in the store
TO follow, and made my way to the second
floor.
when 1 reached the upper hall, the placs
was filled with smoke that was pouring
from Mrs. Luhenow's apartments. l seized
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
They Submit the Result of Their
Inquiries TO Coroner
F~unkhOuser.
WITNESSES STILL TO BE HEARD.
Doctor RavOld Was Recalled and
Experts May Be Questioned
Again To-Day Verdict
10 BE Given Monday.

Coroner Fun r u-s- Yesterday received
the report 81 Doctor Carl tfsch. Meade
Boulton and L. c. Walden, the experts in
the tetsnus inquiry. He viii not make the
entire report public, he said. until Monday,
when he f-uders hi verdict ia the case.
The experts stat, that the serum labeled
Angus. 4 was pure. and that labeled Sep
tember 80 was impure.
A quautiiy OF serum was drawn on Sep
tember 81 from the horse "Jim." three days
before # developed tetanus. Doctor Amand
RavoId, the city bacteriologist. stated In his
examination that the serum drawn on Sep
TENDER 90 was never put up for use. Il was
rot even tested. he said, as the horse devei-
oped tetanus and he ordered it thrown away.
Several bottles o. serum. however, were
marked September 80 Doctor Ravold stated
that these were filed from the serum drawn
ON August q, and were labeled September
30 by mistake.
The experts find that the serum distribut-
ed prior to September 90 was perfectly pure.
while that distributed after September 80
was impure ard charged with tetanus toxin.
They state that the serum drawn on octo-
Der g was distributed at too late a date for
investigation of its results. though they
state that it is pure.
When Doctor clubhouse had read the
reports yesterday from the experts, whom
he appointed at the beginning OF the inqui-
~. he recalled Doctor Ravold to give addi-
tional testimony. Doctor FNnkhOuser want
ed to ask about two new points brought out
In the inquiry since Doctor Ravold was on
the stand. Doctor F~unkhouser desired to
know whether the serum drawn at two
successive drawings on August "A had been
tested on guinea pigs and whether II was
the practice ut the city antitoxin farm TO
inject the horses with tetanus antitoxin De-
fore drawing the serum
Doctor Rayold said that the first drawing
on August a was tested OH guinea pigs
but the second was not. as he regarded IL as
unnecessary. He said he saw no reason
why serum drawn at a later hour the same
day should be tested II the first drawing
was tested. He said that both drawings
OF August "A were distributed. Doctor IA
void said that they had never immuned
their horses with tetdnus auutoxin, ana
he did not believe IL would add safety TO
the serum.
Doctor Ravold then went on to describe
again the process of drawing the serum,
testing it and labelling the bottles. He de-
clared again that the labelling Of the bot
ties September 80 was a mistake. as ne
saw the serum drawn on that date thrown
away on October u.
Doctor FIlnkhouser will have the experts
on the stand to-day or tomorrow to give
testimony about their report and then he
will render his verdict. A great deal of
interest is centered in his verdict, and all
the medical fraternity is watching to see II
he will fix the responsibility for the death
of the thirteen children who have died
from the effects OF the city antitoxin-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
BILL REVIVED.
Council Moves to Again Send 1t to
Committee.

The bill to declare consumption a COM
municable disease was revived yesterday
afternoon in the City Council. Last Tues
day the measure failed to proceed to en-
grossment. and the general impression was
that IL was dead. However, a motion to re-
consider prevailed yesterday. and the bill
was again intTusted to the Committee OF
Sanitary Affairs.
The vote fer reconsideration was: Ayes
-Messrs. Gibson, Markham, Sheehan.
Spiegelhalter and President Hornsby. Nays
-Messrs. Boyce. Hodges, Hoffman, ana
Schnell. Ayes. 5; rays. 4.
Captain Boyce introduced a bill to ap-
propriate $500 TO have the Scheme and Char
ter printed, with the amendments to the
City Charter. Mr.. Sheehan introduced a
bill to authorize Brady and McGroarty to
build a public scale at North Market and
Second streets. The bill to authorize JEFF
ferson Barracks to receive water from the
city was sent 20 enerossment.
The bin providing for vacation Of a block
on Ashley street, from Second street east
wardly. was reported favorably, with an
amendment providing for payment of S1,ooc
to the city by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
ARE CHANGES CONTEMPLATED?
Deals in Mercantile Trust Stock
Start RumOrs.

The heavy deals In Mercantile Trust Sc
curities which have been a feature Of the
local Stock Exchanges sessions for the last
three weeks. and in which the sales Of
that company's paper have aggregated sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. yesterday
gave currency TO the rumor that conten--
plated changes in the personnel of the COM
manifested in its stock.
That some internal influence is account
able for the heavy trades recorded within
the last two weeks is obvious from the
history OF the local market for that period.
Although all local bank securities have
developed more than ordinary strength.
Mercantile Trust stock has been excep-
tfOnaliy active.
At Thursday mornings session OF the
Stock Exchange 100 shares were sold-6ye
of which brought S431. This sale was made
TO a broker, but for whom the stock was
bought was not revealed.
At yesterdays session both the new and
old issues of Mercantile stock found ready
sale at arm figures. the former showing u
gain over night OF 81 a share.
Inc Mercantile company yesterday
issued Its statement covering its business
Tor the last two years, and the figures in
dicate a prosperous condition of affairs.
When asked last night concerning the ru-
NOR that a change Is likely in the officers
or directors of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany, George W. Wilson. the company's sec
Rotary, professed ignorance OF any such
change now or In the immediate future.
There is and can be no connection BE-
tween the activity in Mercantile stock and
a change in the personnel of our executive
officers or directory, because no Change Is
thought of. / can state positively that all
our officers will remain In their present
positions unless promoted or removed by .
vote OF the stockholders. l can offer no
explanation for the heavy transactions In
cur securities unless IL be that the public
realizes that they are 4 safe and profitable
investment. Nor can | say for whose 9C-
count the stock Is purchased. \ change OF
ownership in cur new issue of stock would
not appear on our records. l repeat, with
emphasis. that there will he no change Of
officers or directors, except in the eX!geucies
that l have mentioned"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
MISS GOULD'S APPOINTMENT
Is APPROVED BY THE PRESS

Could Will he President Of the Board Of
Lady Managers of the St. Louis EXPOSE
ton. The management OF the Fair Is to be
congratulated on having secured her serv-
ices"
Bangor tNIe) News: The management OF
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition is to be
congratulated upon the acceptance by Miss
Helen Gould Of the management OF the
woman's affairs of the Exposition. Miss
Gould has the executive ability, the indus
try, the good will and the means to make
her department more than it has ever been
made In a worlds exposition. Besides. she
Is kelly TO take a particularly sympathetic
interest in the st. Louis enterprise because
of her large interests in that city, and the
great Gould railway system. which has
its headquarters there"
Grand Rapids CMich.D Herald: Helen
Gould has been made lady manager Of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. and the
success of the Exposition will be assured
II she VIII agree to be there that all Corners
may see her"
Boise Qdaho) Statesman: Miss Helen
Gould has accepted the appointment as lady
manager of the St. Louis Exposition. This
Is perhaps, the best appointment yet made
in connection with the great enterprise
Wichita Kas) Eagle: Helen Gould has
accepted the place of lady manager Of the
St Louis Exposition. which means that
ina part Of the Exposition will be as good
as IL ia possible to make It"
Nation Ql) Commercial: The Louisiana
Exposition Commissioner chose well when
they selected Miss Helen Ciould az presi-
dent of the Board OF Women Managers"
Carthage Go) Democrat: The -. Louis
Fair managers have made 4 ten strike"
in securing Miss Helen Could 10 take charge
OF the women's affairs at the Exposition.
This makes it certain that this feature OF
the Fair VIII be one OF unusual interest and
importance"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16

Tie selection of Miss Helen Gould as a
member of the Board of Lady Managers OF
the Worlds Fair is regarded by the press Of
the country as the most popular step toward
the success of the great Exposition. il the
newspaper expressions about her appoint
ment indicate the sentiment OF the various
States In which her praises are being sung.
The Exposition management realizes that
everything that is being written about Miss
Gould is the very best sort of promotion
for the Fair. Here are some of the editorial
comments about the appointment:
The Columbus 90 Dispatch says: The
Minneapolis Times expresses a common SEN
timent when il says that there is no honor
possible to be paid to Miss Helen Gould
which the American people will not In
dorse as proper. TIL Federal Worlds Fair
Commission OF St. Louis honored itself by
appointing Miss Gould on the Board OF
Woman Managers"
The Minneapolis Journal says: Helen
Gou.ds selection as woman manager or
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition reflected
credit ON the Directors of the Exposition.
and Miss Gould's acceptance of the place
will please the public. She is the kind OF
woman We all admire. In some way Miss
Gould. among American women. may be
coHnpdfeu 10 IneouOEe toOseNell SHolB
American men. Both. with every temptation
in environment to do nothing, persist In
doing things. Miss Gould's generosity In
providing for the sick and wounded during
the Spanish-American war. her multitude
Of other good works. her good sense and
true wOmanly qualities have made her most
favorably known to the people. In her vari-
Gus undertakings. she has received valua-
hla axUarfnnpa and revealed huGsnasS "a
pacity. The fact that she has accepted the
position Is sufficient guaranty that she will
put her heart into the work-that will in
sure its success"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
ELKS HAVE SOCIAL SESSION.
Members of Theatrical Companies
Among the Entertainers.

Three hundred persons, member Of the
Eiks Lodge and their friends, enjoyed the
social session held in the IodgeroOms in the
Holland building Friday night. The pres
ence of a number Of stars connected with
various ramatic companies now showing in
The city added greatly TO the enjoyment of
the evening. An amusing feature was a
cracker-eating contest, In which prizes of 81
and 20 cents were awarded.
The programme rendered was as follows.
Recitation, y. a. Aronson; recitation. Joe
Welsh, Columbia Theater; song. Newell
sisters, Big Sensation Company; barytone
solo. a. 7. Ernest. Foxy CUTLER COMPANY.
song and recitation, Wallace, Of Ward and
Tokes; song, Harry Soyeon, Big Sensation
Company, accompanied by W. A. Crowse:
whistling solo. Arthur Bell; song, G.. A
Dollins. Foxy CUTLER Company; song. c. \.
De Paris, Foxy CUTLER Company: bass solo.
Ford L. Bell; solo, Miss Cameron, Foxy
CUTLER Company; song, Mr.. Whitfield, Ward
and Nokes; vocal duet, Bachelor sisters.
Big Sensation Company.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
FLOWER SHOW Is CLOSED.
Golden Gate Cut Roses as a Fare
well Attraction.

Four vases of Golden Gate cut roses, with
long stems. veriant foliage. a delicate fra
GRANGE and a large bloom. almost white.
but blown with a tender shade of pink. at
tracted most attention yesterday, the last
day of the eleventh annual Chrysanthemum
Show and Floral Exhibition. given by the
st. Louis Florists Club at the Odeon.
There were also striking displays Of chry.
santhemums and carnations. The array OF
the former maintained that flowers supre-
macy as the most spectacular bloom Of the
doral world.
Sharing the honors with the Golden Cats
rose was another 1891 flower. known as the
Marquis of Litta. 1t Is q small bloom. buS
possesses a nlarvelously deep red eolor.
which fascinates its beholder.
the various classes yesterday were: Y:
& NJ. s. Vessey, four awards; z. II. Nichss.
two awards: E. G. Hill & Co.. four awars.
South Park. Floral Company. two awalleis
William Schray. two awards. The soSH
Park Floral Company won the specfai Rr1S
offered for the best vase Of Golden o.
roses.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
CALLED on THE PRESIDENT.
Ininoisans to Present silver Service
to BaftleshIp.

Washington, Nov. 15.-After the Cabinet
meeting to-day Secretary Gage presented to
the President the delegation from Illinois
which stopped here en- route for Newport
News, Va. where tomorrow night II will
present a silver service TO the batt!esnip
Illinois. In the delegation were ex-Repre-
sentative George T.. Adams. John NJ. Clark.
Ferd. W. Peck, William Penn Nixon, Reg
rcsentatiVe Prince, ex-RepreseDtative Lori
mer and Representative Hopkins.
Secretary Long will not be able to at
tend the ceremonies tomorrow. Owing to
his recent affection and the state of public
business, the. Secretary concluded not Ia
leave the city at this time, but made an a.
ransement by which Assistant Hackett
would represent the Navy Department at
the presentation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
FREEMAN-WIlKINS,
Authoress and Her Husband Take
Up Their Residence at Metuchen.

SPECIAL.
New Brunswick, y. J., Nov. I5.-At last
Cupid has triumphed over the a~llurements
of a solitary literary life. and Doctor
Charles NJ. Freeman and Miss Mary E. VIII
kins, the authoress. have taken up their
residence. In Metuchen as man and wife.
Just wien the marriage took place is not
known. even the intimate friends OF the
couple protesting ignorance on that point.
Some time ago the doctor began furnishing
up 4 handsome house on Essex street On
Thursday morning the doctor took the ,
o'clock train 10 New York City. and when
me 1 o'clock train pulled into Metuchen
station Doctor Freeman and his wife alight-
ed and were driven at once to their new
home. leading to the belief that the mar
rage took place in New York. Mrs. Free
man will continue her literary work In 4
Cozy den within the mansion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
WAS SMOKING WHILE ON DUTY.
Officer Scandlan Fined s5-Trans.
fers Approved by Police Board.

At the meeting Of the Board Of Police
Commissioners yesterday afternoon. Patrol
mar Sanford ". Scanland Of the First Dis
trict was fined IS for smoking while on
duty.
Probationary patrolmen Were assigned to
fhe following districts: Leo Jarenski and
y. J.. Clancy 10 the Fifth District; Charles
r. Campbell TO the Ninth District; Arthur
johnson to the Third District: John r. Gal
lemore TO the Fourth District.
The following transfers were approved:
Patrolman John T.. Sullivan from head
quarters TO the Ninth District; Patrolman
Arthur Stutz, Third District to head
quarters.