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NEW RAILROAD MERGER.
st. Paul Seeking an Outlet on the Pa
cific Coast

CHICAGO. September 26.-"It was an
nounoed on good authority today" says the
Daily News, that a So, ,OOO, 600 increase is
to be made in the capital stock of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad.
This additional stock will be issued to
stockholders at par. 1t is supposed that
the increased capitalization is for the pur-
pose of acquiring Senator Clark's rights in
a road which is planned for construction
between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.
The st. Paul lines, with the Gould roads,
gives this combination a route to Salt Lake,
and the connection with Senator Clark S
project will give the st. Paul an outlet to
the Pacific coast"
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IMPORTANT CHANGES
Appointments in the Diplo-
matte Corps.
TOWER GOES TO BERLIN
AMBASSADOR MCCORMICK TO Sue
CEED HIM IN RUSSIA.
Ministers Bellamy storer, Arthur s.
Hardy and Charles Page
Bryan Transferred.
TOWER GOES TO BERLIN

The following important diplomatic ap-
pointments have been announced from the
State Department:
Charlemagne Tower of Pennsylvania,
now ambassador extraordinary and pleni-
potentiary to Russia, to be ambassador ex-
traordinary and plenipotentiary to Ger
many.
Robert s. Mccormick of Illinois, now am
bassador extraordinary and plenipotenttary
to Austria Hungary, to be ambassador ex-
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COL. FoRSYTH's DEATH.
Passed Away at tile Sweet Chalybeate
Springs After Long Illness.

Acting Adjutant GeneraISCarter is inform
ed that Lieut.. Col. Lewis c. Forsyth, re-
tired, died at the Sweet Chalybeate Springs
Va, yesterday after a long Illness. Colonel
Forsyth was born in Michigan and was ap-
pointed to the army from the District Of
Columbia. During the, war Of the rebellion
he served a quartermaster in the vol
unteer army, and at it's close was appointed
captain and quartermaster in the regular
establishment. In September, 1885, he
reached the grade of lieutenant colonel and
deputy quartermaster general and was re-
tired June II, 1897
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-26
GEN. CHAFFEE's RETURN.
Will Sail for This Country on the
Transport Sumner.

Acting Adjutant General Carter has re-
ceived a cable message from Gen. Chaffee
at Manila. saying that in consequence of
the Illness of his wife he Will start for the
United States the transport Sumner,
which leaves Manila for San Francisco In
about eight or nine days. He will be sue
ceeded in command by Maj. Gen. Davis.
Gen. Chaffee will take command of the De-
partment of the East, with headquarters at
New York.
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Rumor as to Candidates.

No one else knows at this time.
The names most prominently mentioned
are Judge Parker of the court of appeals,
Mr.. Bird s. Coler, Mr.. Robert Earl, Su-
preme Court justice: E. N. Cullen, Mr. Ed
ward M. Shepard and Controller Grout. The
managers will get in tomorrow and begin
to lay their plans. 1t will be great con-
vention for "scrapping." Big Bilr' Dev-
cry is coming with fifteen Pullman carloads
Of terriers from de mint district and Will
make a fight for his seat In the convention.
1t is suspected that the wicked republicans
are pushing Deverys game along. 1t is
said that for republican ends the more
Deverys there are in the democratic organ
iZation the merrier. 1t was even limited
that the republican managers contributed
to Devery's campaign fund, in his fight for
election as a delegate. 1t will be a curious
tumble, that mixture of great financiers
and "Tammany terriers" 1t may seem
funny to some people, but it is no joke to
the republican managers. II. o. M.
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Personal Mention.

Mr.. 8. A. Perkins Of Tacoma WASH, and
Mr.. J. A. Whitcomb Of Boston, are at the
Arlington.
Mr.. e. 8. Bigelow Of Kansas CITY. NO..
and Mr.. Charles A. Sullivan OF San Fran
CISCO are at the New Willard.
Mr.. Thomas B. Owen Of Providence, r. /,
and Mr.. w. p. Rend Of Chicago, are at the
Raleigh.
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Cyclone on Coast of Sicily.

LONDON. September pa dispatch from
Rome today announces that a severe cy-
clone has swept over Catania. a city on the
east coast of Sicily. Catania is flooded and
many houses including the Villa Bellini,
have been damaged. The railroads have
suffered seriously. The cyclone also
wrought havoc at Modica, town of Sicily,
where several persons were killed.
Mount Etna shows further signs of ac-
tivity and the volcano Of Stromboli is still
active.
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REVOLUTION IN BULGARIA.
Sharp Fight Between Turks and the
Revolutionists.

CONSTANTINOPLE, September 26 -
Three hundred Bulgarian revolutionists who
were surrounded by Turkish troops In the
Vilayet Of Salonica succeeded in forcing
the Gordon after a sanguinary fight, dur
ing which both sides suffered severe losses.
Reinforcements of troops have been sent
In pursuit of the Bulgarians.
SALONICA, European Turkey, September
26-The militia reserves have been called
out and troops are being dispatched into
the interior of Macedonia.
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EX-BANKER A SUICIDE.
Norman Barratt Kills Himself a
Atchison, Kans.

ATCHISON, Kans., September 26.-Nor-
man Barratt, president of the defunct
Atchison National Bank committed suicide
in his room at the Byram Hotel today, cut
ting his throat with a razor. Worry over
the failure of his bank and the financial
troubles that followed probably are the
cause.
The Atchison National Bank suspended in
September. 1899 Unfortunate investments
by Barratts father, Milton Barratt, now
deceased, having placed the bank in bad
condition Depositors were paid 80 per
cent. Barratt leaves widow and three
children.
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SHERIDAN AT MANILA.
Transport Took Political Prisoners Off
Of Guam,

MANILA. September 26.-The transport
Sheridan, from San Francisco, arrived here
today. She called at the Island of Guam
and brought here thirty-five political prison.
ers who took the oath of allegiance to the
United States. Mabini, the former presi-
dent of the Filipino supreme court and
Filipino minister Of foreign affairs, refused
to take the oath and was kept prisoner at
Guam.
Ne decision has been arrived at regarding
Mabini, but he will probably be left at
Guam Indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-26
Peasant Revolt in Hungary.

VIENNA, September 26-The Neues
Weiner Journal today announces that as
the result of revolt Of peasants in the
district of Badadeny. Hungary, the mill
tary were called upon to suppress the dis
order and fired volley. killing four per-
sons and wounding others
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shipwrecked Crew Landed.

PLYMOUTH, England. September 28-
The Hamburg American line steamer Penn
syivania, which arrived here today from
New York, landed the crew Of the Nor
Wegian bark Bothnia, which had been
abandoned In Q sinking condition at sea.
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PRINCEToN's GOOD LUCK.

as Expected.
PRINCETON, N. j., September 26-It
was learned here today on good authority
that the bequest of Miss Mary J. Winthrop
of New York, which was formerly reported
to be about 100000. will amount to s1,4OO,-
600. A member of the seminary faculty
said today that the money in all probability
will be used for the further development
Of the intellectual side Of the seminary.
1t Is also probable that a large gymnasium
will be erected on the south side of the
campus within the next two years.
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GOING FROM MANCHURIA.
Minister Conger Reports That Russian
Evacuation Has Begun.

The State Department has received a ca
blegram from United States Minister Con-
ger at Pekin. stating that the evacuation
of Manchuria has been begun by the Rus
SLAMS, who have already returned the rail-
way. It Is stated that the territory up to
the Lao river will be completely evacuated
by the 9Th Of October, as stipulated in the
agreement heretofore concluded and made
public
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
UNCLE SAM AGAIN
VICTORIOUS AT KEEL
American Yacht, Owned by F. 3.
Riggs of New York, Wins
the kaiser's Gold Cup.
PROTEST PROVES A FIASCo.
Snapshot Purporting to Show Tn
fair Start Turns Out to BE Il
Picture of Il British
Craft, John Bull.

Kiel, June 2S.-The Uncle Sam. owned Iv
F. B. Riggs Of New York to-day won her
second race at the regatta. winning the
the Hamburg Club by eleven seconds and
the Hansa of Lubek by three minutes and
thirty-five seconds. There were seventeen
starters and the course was the same as
that over which the Uncle Sam sailed
winning race last Thursday.
The finish was a long luffing match. The
MimoSa led by two lengths until within IF
teen meters of the French line. when she
lufred under the lee OF hill and lost the
breeze, while the Uncle Sam squared away
and crossed the line eleven seconds in front
of the MimoSa.
The conditions of the contest for the
kaiser's Gold Cup were not. has before
two out of three. the fourth race being for
consolation prize.
After the finish of to-day's race the owners
of the Mimosa entered d protest against the
prize being awarded to the Uncle Sam on
the Srouno that tnat yacht started from the
photograph was submitted TO the committee
n proof Of the assertion. This photograph
showed Tnat purporJed to De Uncle Sam
starting outside the buoy.
J. Hopkins SnIIh. Jr.. of Harvard, 19O2,
commodore of the Harvard Yacht Club. and
u. Barcley tGveS, third Secretary of the
United States Embassy at Berlin, who sailed
the line on the proper side of the buoy, and
their statements We're accepted. Later 1t
was shown also that the photograph sub
nttted to the committee was a picture OF
the John Bull, an English contestant in the
race. When this was brought out the own
ers Of the Mimosa quite agreed that they
were in error in making the protest.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
PROF. WOODWARD is PRESIDENT
Society for Promoting Engineering
Education Honors st. Louis Man.

Pittsburg. Pa, June 2S.-Meetings of the
Society for the Promoting of Engineering
Education. the Society OF Economic Ento.
mologists and the ATerican Microscoplcal
Association, branches of the American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Science,
net here to-day.
The engineers elected the following Off
GERS: President. Calvin NJ. Woodward,
Washington University: vice presidents
John ]. Frather, Minnesota University, and
F. W. McNair. Michigan College of Mines;
secretary, Clarence A. Waldo. Perdue Uni
versity, and treasurer, Arthur n. Talbot.
Illinois University.
The meeting was held in Phillips Botany
School. and after the election the following
papers were read and discussed: Courses
of Instruction in Irrigation Engineering."
ElwOou Mead. University of Cali.orn.a;
Subdivision of the Field of Chemical En-
gineerins Education Edward Orton, Jr.,
Ohio State University; Some Abuses OF
the Lecture system" Arthur W. French
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Re
port of the Committee on Statistics OF En-
eineering Education W. T. Magruder.
At the meeting of the MicroscopicaI So
ciety in the Carnegie Institute Charles E.
Bessey presided. Most Of the session was
taken up with demonstrations of the photo
m:crographic camera, during which many
pictures were shown. This vas followed by
lecture on Some Improvements in Micro
Tone" by L. B. Elliott of Rochester, N \.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
REVOLVER TARGET PRACTICE.
Preliminary Shoot Held for United
States Revolver Contests.

Members OF the Unicum Revolver Club
commenced practice last week on a newly
constructed 60-foot range in their head
quarters and some fairly good scores were
made, although the marksmen were plainly
unaccustomed to the distance. Contests for
medals under the auspices of the United
States Revolver Association win open next
Friday.
Scores made In detail last week were:
Captain Creecy, 70; w. G. Todd, IS: o. R
Van Kleek, e.; P. Borden. II; E. Fromm.
66; Hussey. IS; C. W. Bauer, IS: s. G. Dor
man. 80; r. W. Staley. 7S; Charles Mueller.
20: J. c. Sherman, So; A Gfeller, 70; Will
lam Bauer. 81; Mclaughlin. SIS: 5. E Sears.
81: Harry Freese, IS; VI. Gibbons, So. Glib
bons was high man in the shoot and the
only contestant to pass 50 in his total.
In a twenty-five target sweepstakes, which
took place in the Unicum shotgun range
last Thursday evening. G. Hunter won first
place with a total of "a L. Pabst was sec
ond with q. while A Hevers and E. Croker
broke 20 each. R. Cunningham got fifth
place with Is breaks and S. Billings was
next with total OF II. Sixteen and twenty
gauge shotSuns were used. ffty-bird
match will be shot next Tuesday evening
Prizes in the individual bowling tourna-
ment just completed at the Unicum were
won b. Ed Grassmuck, who pulled down
the first prize; ]. NJ. Hughes, who won the
second prize: J. Summers, third. Kuehn.
fourth: J. Lukens, fifth, G. Usher, sixth:
A Meyer seventh, and Thompson. eighth.
match game will be bowled next Thurs
day between Pabst and Kern. the local
men, and two bowlers from the Belleville
team.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29

was remarkable Though the course was
very deep and sloppy, not one OF the con-
testants fell. l.. - .
deep mud. Ed Layson and Fore ana Al
figured to win the first race. They ran one
TWO T Walsh thought that ne had 1t won
with Fore and Aft and was careless In the
stretch O'Nenl kept busy on Ed Iayson;
The horse is naturally a stretch runner anu
a mudder So he won by nose.
Lynch. on his last race in the mud. booked
well in the second event He won by a nose
because O'NeilI outrode Battiste, VINO Was
on Flop This horse was the best, but was
weakly ridden I'm the deep going.
Menace outclassed the lot in the tniru
and won as she pleased.
In the fifth race Wax Taper should nave
Won but Rattiste made too much use OF
him in the early part and gave him weak
finish. Salve was well ridden and won for
that reason.
In the sixth race Audiphone was hot ia
vorite. They thought he would run well IN
the mud because he is by Wadsworth. He
did run Il fair race. but Bell could not get
his head up and he ran II the going was
not to his liking.
w. B. Gates fioundered through 1t in good
style and won II handily. Wallabout was a
good horse for a mile. but tired as II n bit
ehort.
Tickful sailed away with the seventh race
ond and Pharoah was third.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
CHARGED WITH ENLIGHTENMENT
Ernst Schroeder Admits Taking
Money From Trust Company.

Ernst A Schroeder OF Chicago. who has
n.saa. pSsa stoPPlhs at tne Grana hotel. on Sixth
street. was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Detectives Harrington and Schmidt on In
formation furnished in letter from Su-
to the effect that he was wanted there on
a charge of embezzlement. Schroeder ad-
mits the charge, but refuses to return to
pers.
The Information from Superintendent
ONefil was to the effect that Schroeder
embezzled $500 from the Union Trust and
Savings Bank Of Chicago Schroeder says
he took $40 of the firms funds He was
employed as a collector In the real estate
took the money from collections made
schroeder left Chicago May q. He came
direct to st. Louis. After staying here a
week he went to st. Charles. Mo-, and got
2 position in = hotel. He returned to st.
Louis several days ago. His wife 10 row
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
VERY LIGHT WON
STEEPlECHASE STAKE
Bratton's Mare Was Outsider in
Betting and Galloped Home
in Front.
MISERABLE RACING WEATHER.
Rain and Wind Made Spectators
and Horses UncomfOrtabIe-
Wax Taper Beaten by
a Poor Ride.

Rain and a cold wind Of much velocity
made racing at the Fair Grounds yesterday
a misery To all concerned. The rain beat
into the stand. making 1t uninhabitable.
The betting-Ting was flooded. The pad
dock was morass. Horses and spectators
alike We're drenchcd and chilled TO the bone
centers.
Still. they raced The events were any
thing but interesting. The Steepiechase
Stake furnished a nice contest. John s.
Rratton won it, with Very Light The
Bratton entry, Very Light and Kid Nc
Coy were the 10 l outsiders. Eva Moe.
the favorite. was last. Terra Incognita,
who was supposed to have it won. was sec
ond.
Very Light was well ridden by Dupee.
He gave her her head. She went on.
jumped finely and won easily. Terra In
Cognita did not seem TO relish the going.
He made up lot Of ground in the last mile
and at the last half looked Ike Il winner.
He found the two miles too far Tor him and
tired in the stretch run. He fenced badly.
1t was only good jOckeyship on Egger-
sons part that kept him on his feet.
Very Light was well plated for the going
and ran a good race. Her clean jumping
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
ST. LOUIS CAPTURES THE CUP.
Polo Team Defested the Onwentsias
at Lake Forest.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago, Ill, June q st Louis polo
PLAYERS will carry the Onwentsia challenge
cup back home with them They defeated
the Onwentsia team at Lake Forest to-
day by the score of III. to in a game fuIl
of fierce riding and exciting work.
The contest was witnessed by nearly l.
all The North Shore towns. The weather
was cold and raw, and-a drizzling rain fell
during the entire game. The ground was
slippery and twice the spectators saw the
mounts go down, but each time the players
were unharmed Walker was the star Of
the day He scored five goals, and his long
drives were like brassy shots in golf
match. Walkers daring riding resulted in
his being unhorsed in the second period.
but he got up and. covered with mud, con-
tinued the game. Sam and John Davis did
some remarkable riding The St Louis
horses seemed to be far better trained than
the Lake Forest ponies
H.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
new EXPLOSIVE FULL
OF NOVEL FEATURES
Stands Any Sort of Treatment Ex.
cept Shock From Dynamite
Percussion Cap.

Cleveland. O., June 2s.-In lonely local
ity. a few miles east OF this city, to-day.
a test was made of a new explosive known
as hathamite, the invention of Professor
H u. Hathaway of Wellsboro. Pa
The safety features were demonstrated
by pounding the explosive upon an anvil
until the sparkle flew, throwing It upon the
fee, placing il in a tin box and firing ri
fle bullets through it.
The explosion can only take place when
dynamite percussion cap is used.
Some Of the explosive was next frozen
into a cake OF ice and exploded. Circular
pieces, two inches in diameter. were blown
from S-l6-inch boiler plate. cutting the
plate clean. one and one-half ounces of the
explosive being simply placed upon the
plate that detonated in the open air.
A one-pound regulation army shell was
exploded within a receptacle and the she'll
blown into thousand pieces.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
Washington Park Summaries.

First race mile and twenty yards-Couisan. 81
Ransch). to /. won: Vulcan. Ils (Coburu),
to 10. second; Talpa. 81 Gdelgerson). to l.
secops race Ave fuTo,Nic no 1vs,,ss ~,
nSniEhp. 10 to 3, won: Topseil. los tCoburn),
Is TO l. second: Ilnguist Ill Ransch). Is TO /.
third Time. 1:O4 3-6 Goodman Horatius Al
bemarie. Miracle and Agnes Mack also ran.
Third race. mile and a furiong Oakwood Hand
icap-Aladdin. I0T tCoburnl. TO , won: SIX
Shooter, III tKniEho. 10 2, second: Rose Tree.
81 ct DEAN. Is to l, third. Time 2:02 3-5. Her
mencia. Harry New. odnor. Flying Torpedo and
Rolling Boer also ran.
ton. 100 u. Baker,. 25 to l. won: Eli Adack ss
(W- Waldo). . TO 5. second Marion Lynch. aS
IT. DEAN. II to l. third. Time, 1:5s Baird
goomeyack. RoIlick II. Aline Abbott and Eva
Rice also
Fifth race. six furIongs-stuyve. los Beau
champ>. to I; won; Herodiade, Ill tCoburnl
even second; Geyser. Ill nyns). s to s. third
Time; 1:ls 3-5. Bronze Wing. Death. Herse and
Fox Flyer also ran.
(Prior). to !. won: Satin Coat 10s ct psanl
4 to l. second: Cherished. 81 Mead). TO l. third.
Time. Sc 3-5. Rollck. Lou Hasel. Matin Bell
and Barbara Frietchie also ran.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29


A severe rainsto;m ragged over the Middle
Western SIa.es, centcTiog about st Louis.
Hathamite. new explosive, Is tested
near Cleveland o.
The Supreme Court of Missouri appoints
commission to take evidence against the
alleged Beef Trust and report at the Octu-
Der term, when the matter Of custer pro-
ceedings against the companies will be
taken up.
Illinois Prohibitionls,s will meet at Peoria
this week.
Counsel for Arthur Disbruw, wanted in
connection with double drowning near
New York, promises that the fugitive Will
appear and surrender next Tuesday.
The International Sunday school Con-
EeEuon at Denver lays pans TO obtain
more careful study VI the Bible Itself by
attendants at SunGay schools.
Contracts for the construct. on Of eleven
new lake steamers have been closed.
Il. +. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
refuses to invite Philadelphia Grand Army
post TO visit the city.
The expected light Ia the jackson County
Democratic Convention at Independence
Mo. did not materiaIze a compromise be-
ing effected between State Committeeman
walsh and Police Commissioner kemper
whereby the former consented not to urge
instructions for deiegates to the State Con-
Vention
TO win 50-cent box of candy a 17-year-old
schoolgirl of Milford. Mass. viii make an
ascension OF 5.OJj feet in balloon and de-
scend in parachute.
The Supreme Court of Missouri sustained
Attorney General Grows motion to strike
cut al! Of the returns made by the packers
N the beef trust cases except the question
rs 10 whether the packers had entered into
a combine in the Armour case.
AIiss Jessie Morrison was again found
guilty Of the murder of Mrs. ca q Castle
at Eidorado. Kan. the verdict being murder
IL the seco.d degree.
Nebraska farmer has invented a device
Tor saving faIms from the encroachments
of rivers.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
To-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.


Yesterdays bank cleaTines were s6,4I2s22'
balances N.I75.G69. Local discount rates
vera firm between 5 and per cent. Domes-
tic exchange was quoted as follows: New
York par hid. l0c premium asked; Chicago
par bid. lGc premium asked; Cincinnati.
Louisville and New Orleans par bid, lVc
premium asked.
Wheat closed higher At 7Jiac July; 1sa1si2c
No. . rcd Corn closed lower at 65i4c July:
GGc No. mixed. oats closed at 36;.c July F;
asa l7t.c No. Northern.
The local market for spot cotton was
quiet and unchanged.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
Marine Intelligence.

Yokohama, June 2S.-Arrived previously.
Steamer America Maru, San Francisco. via
honolulu, for Nagasal1i, Shanghai and
Hong Kong.
Queenstown, June 2S.-The United States
training ship Monongahela, which left New
port. R. l.. June g. arrived here to-day.
New York, JGne 2S.-Arrfved: Celtic. from
Liverpool
cherbourg. June 2S.-Arrived: Patricia.
from New York
Southampton. June 2S-Arrfved: Bremen
from New York
Liverpool June 2S-Arrived: Steamers
Campania. New York. Sailed: Etruria.
New York.
Antwerp June 2a-sailed: Steamer Fries
land, New York.
York
Southampton, June 2.-sailed: Steamer
Philadelphia. New York
Bremen. June 2S-SaiIed: Barbarossa.
New York
New York. June 2s.-Arrived: St. Louis
southampton. Sailed: Steamer Alier. Genoa
Naples: .statendam. Rotterdam; Umbrta,
Liverpool; Kroonland. Antwerp: Columbia.
Glasgow
Cherbourg. June 2S-sailed: Steamer
Philadelphia Grom Southampton, New
York.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
sT.LoUIs COUNTY PARAGRAPHS.

A marriage license was issued in
Clayton yesterday to Henry NJ. Barkfeld OF
Kirkwood and Bette Shockley of Webster
Groves.
Mrs. Patrick Walsh of 1910 virginia
avenue was in Clayton yesterday investt-
eating the marriage records 10 find the ad-
dress of her daughter. Virginia who got
license to marry Alfred 7. Simpson Of St
Louis at the county seat last Wednesday
Mrs. Walsh said her daughter had been
gone from home for several months and
Thursday morning, when she read her L.
cense in a ST. Louis newspaper. At Clay
ton the young couple did not give their
residence and Mrs. Walsh did not get the
information she desired