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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-04
st. Clair Committee Alleges That
George X. Thomas Failed to
Account for SO, 1O4.69.
HOLDS OFFICE EIGHT YEARS.
Official Claims He Can Explain
Differences When He Looks
Up Individual Errors
Enumerated.

County Clerk George X Thomas OF St.
Clair County was charged yesterday in a
report 20 the County Board Of Superyfs-
ors by a special committee OF that body
with being short TO the exteSt OF Si0.IO4.9.
during his eight and One-half years ten
ure OF office.
The report was received by the Board
OF Supervisors and was given 20 the
Finance Committee. with instructions and
fun power 10 adjust the differences be-
tween the County Clerk and the Board OF
Supervisors.
The special committee was composed Of
c. E. Chamberlain. T. E. Dempcy and
Louis Sheets. They were assisted by an
expert bOokkeeper.
The committee which had in charge the
investigation OF Mr.. Thomass office stated
that IT found a poor system OF bookkeep-
ing employed there. II also stated that
Mr.. Thomas had given contracts for
printing to an East St Louis paper in
which he a financially interested. and
that he did not give his full time to his
ofce
The report. summarized. charges differ
ences between the reports as made to the
Board OF Supervisors and Mr.. Thomas's
books, which make shortages as yet un-
explained TO the committee as follows:
Marriage Licenses ...-.-----.--...-.-4 LI4-o
Other earnings OF the County Clerk
due the county .-.-.--..-.-..------- [As.A
Earnings Of the Sheriff. collected by
the County Clerk and stiIl in Clerks
hands. but belonging 10 the county 1I-@
pd SSi s5sSsi re-. s MN a' s ssas5sY:s: 80 81
Earnings OF County CLERK due the cOun-
y. as shown BY Clerks report OF -
nay J. -Ns7
Total
The committees report also stated that
on one evening in the course OF the eX-
animation Of the books some one had
made an erasure in one OF the records.
This was unexplained and the committee
afterward retained the books and now
have them, pending a decision Of the COun-
" Board as TO their disposition.
After the reading Of the report, Mr..
Thomas. presented a note requesting the
Board OF Supervisors TO suspend action
on the report OF the special committee IN
I'll he had an opportunity Of examining the
report.
Mr.. Thomas stated last evening that he
thought that he would be able TO explain
the differences when he looked up the IN
diyidual errors as referred TO by the spe-
cial committee in supplemental reports
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BenevIme Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued in Belle
Vile yesterday TO Ralph Fellin. Is. and
Ella Condor. 20. both Of Mascoutsh; Hen
~ Orr. z. and Jennie jenkins. g. both OF
Ioyejoy: /. w. Bosanko. "A. Beilevile, and
Katie Wolf. 10. New Athens; Charlie Vet
ter. n. BeIleville, and Barbara Herpin, q.
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Harbor gauges yesterday marked IA feet:
no change being Indicated for a hours.
Business along the Levee yesterday was mod
crate.
weather. fair.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-04

Knobnoster. NO. died suddenly at No. 2
Pear street. East 81. Louis. early yester-
day morning. Utely was In business at
the National Stock Yards. At the Inquest
neuralgia Of the heart was said TO have
cauaed hTe Hanfh
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-04

Cash Blackburn. warrant clerk Of the
State Auditors once. spent yesterday IN
the city. visiting political friends. he re-
ruDr1 home last night
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Photograph BY strauss
AUGUST II. BECKER

Painter Of pictures in dome of Courthouse
with his brother. Charles Wimar. who
was coming into prominence, and. TO-
gether. they worked out many beautifu
schemes OF decoration which are recog-
lnzed as being equal TO anything Of the
KIND IN the country. Notable among these
IS the decoration Of the old Courthouse,
the pictures in the dome being still
sought by art lovers for their merit.
both before and after the fire. were exc
Cuted by Becker. as was the ceiling OF
the Merchants Exchange, which Becker's
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Local Report.

Weather at : a. m. clear: at Z d. m. part
cloudy Maximum temperature. IS degrees:
minimum temperature. g degrees Stage OF
EDWApn II uou-rp
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Government Report

Department Of Agrfculture. Weather Bureau.
IouiA October = lS1 At sss D. m. local
time, and 8 p m seventy-dfth meridian time.
DISSERTATIONS made At the same moment Of time
Al all stations:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-04

Charles Utely Died Suddenly.
Charles Uteiy. son OF c. R Utely Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-04

l. II. -DAINGERFIELD.
Lucll Eoracast Oflelal
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nInckhnrn Y..it. 81. LouI,

EDWAhD n. BOWIE.
Local Forecasier.
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on the second floor, and this auditorium
viii be for the free enjoyment of the
visitors The room will be in white
and gold and of sufficiently large pro-
portions to accommodate the crowds.
Although the interior has been traced
roughly, the architects say their ideas
may change. It is known that the
Wanamaker store has planned as many
novelties as the army of architects can
devise, and an effort will be made to
make the new store the most artistic
as well as the largest in the world. In
all there were sixty two colored draw
ings filed with the building department
Wanamaker is in touch with all ele
ments. and his action in building the
new store so far downtown refutes the
saying that the future shopping center
will be Thirty fourth street and Broad
way The new store will not be com
pleted before the end of two years, al
though work was started a month ago.
The old buildings on the eastern end
of the lot are being demolished and ex-
cavationS are started. The total cost
Of the building will be SO. 100, 600.
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WANAMAKER's PALACE.
New Building IA Stories in Height
Will Be Largest Store in World.

New York. May 29.-In many respects
the new .Kanana ker store at Broad
way, Fourth avenue. Nintn and Eighth
retail store in the world Plans were
submitted yesterday to the building
superintendent by D. H. Burnham & CO.
of Chicago, the architects of the new
building The store viii be fourteen
stories high and the style of the exter-
ior viii be what IS known as modern
architecture.
The floor space Of Wanamaxer's will
be greater than that of any other retail
store in the world. The dimensions will
he: Elevation, 2171z feet above the curb
level; frontage on Broadway, 1888 feet
~ inches; On Fourth avenue. 1S7 feet
10 inches, on Ninth street, 33715 feet.
and on Eighth street. 339 feet.
The new store VIII have a music hall
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THE MODERN ART
OF BEING BEAUTIFUL

The time was when we submitted to
the inevitable Now We try to look
beautiful and to look young when years
have robbed US of many charms. The
skin specialist has so many secrets; she
has learned to do away with freckles,
to make the. skin look ike milk or
ivory There are few women nowadays
who have no faith in cosmetics. There
is no doubt that beauty is the best in
PRODUCTION that a woman can have but
even then she must have something to
keep up the charm. and most of the
fair sex who have been handed down
to US on account of their beauty have
been also good takers, witty, with some
strong powerful influence or some spe-
cial talent. 1t is painful to think of the
number Of women who nowadays be-
stow hours on the manicurist the mas
seuse and the complexion specialist It
is no uncommon thing for a woman in
middle life to pay several hundred dol
lars for some special cure; but, of
course. in those instances the recipient
of these large sums gives herself up
for awhile to the trea qnaent. of this par
tcular patient and the successful ones
bring medical science to- bear They
learn to know what the1skin- can stand
and what it cannot and how -constatu-
tional defects affect it. Short people
re even brave enough to consult a
..shysician who by means Of electricity
promises to acd to their height. while
the hair specialists make hair grow and
become glossy. Certainly they have
done good in increasing cleanliness.
and that we know is next to godliness.
All this is not reserved for the wealthy.
There are people prepared to treat all
classes and at all prices. and many
books are written on the subject. Girls
are taught the benefit of gymnastics
and how to develop the lungs. and all
this is valuable and desirable knowl-
I'D go
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VETERAN TOPEKA.
Col, Henry Sargent and His Eventful
Career

Colonel Henry Sargent and wife, who
have been living with a daughter at
Jennings, La. for five years, are water
bound in Topeka. They were on their
way to Clyde and stopped at Emporia
where they have a daughter living and
found they could get to Clyde only by
way of Topeka, and stopped with their
old friends, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis.
They will now celebrate decoration day
in Topeka since they cannot reach
Clyde.
Colonel Henry Sargent has a good SOL
der record. He served in the regular
army five years, and put in two years in
the Mexican war in Mexico and nearly
two years in Florida in the Indian out
break. He served three years in the
war of the rebellion and Is years in the
Kansas national guards He was colonel
of the Kansas national guards when
Colonel Hughes was court martialed at
the time of the Lewelling war. His first
commission was issued by Governor St.
John as a captain. He was afterwards
made major, then lieutenant colonel,
then colonel.
Colonel Sargent lived at Clyde 80 years
and was one of the first settlers in Cloud
county. He is now a member of Jen-
nings post No. s, Jennings, La, and an
honorable past grand commander of
Comforth post at Clyde and past grand
of CLYDE lodge I. o. o. f.
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to see me he sits in the midst of them,
and there I am like dummy listening
to papa and mammals conversat ton
with him. interpolated with sprightly
remarks from my sister and my friend.
Lovely, isn't it2"
But the man can take you out"
es. so long as his money lasts, but
he pretty soon finds out I'm mighty
expensive sort of a girl and then he
doesn't come any more"
Alas and alack, what a tragedyl
But the girl who lives alone has
trials. Don't doubt it for a minute
Why do you still 20 with that pink
haired. designing Mrs. Sehemer p
asked one of these unfortunates. Don't
you know she uses you for a catspaw
and then takes away all the men you
them?"
SSH" she exclaimed. 1T is only
right I am paying for my education.
and it is worth it. 1 simply sit at her
feet and absorb and absorb and absorb.
Besides
now l. m twenty she is thirty.
And she takes the men from me:
When she's forty. I'll be thirty
And I'll take them from her, See?''
Which is a philosophical and very log
ical way Of looking at it. Why not?"
The only trouble with the girl who
has become prematurely wise is that
she also becomes prematurely cynical.
Who can blame her?
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On the
Telephone S
HumOrS
# IFS Woman. I'm Not h"-Ihs Ieadsr YesOa
Thing hho lives Aone-Ihe Rev. MI.
Graaf and the Girl

for information.) VIII you leave your
name? Very well, then. I'll tell him
youll call again"
General chuckle through the ONCE.
Blessed little telephone, ana blessed
be the man who invented it!
Girls have their troubles. I don't
know which to pity the most, the girl
who has no family or the girl who has
too much of one.
OF course it's very sad sight, a ten
der young thing living alone Gin more
or less luxury. trusting to her wits for
her pleasure as wel as for her living.
and sometimes not getting so very
much of either A girl who without any
family TO back her and teach her the
handed down wisdom Of ages holds her
men friends in the teeth of every de-
signing married woman who prowIs.
But there is another side to the picture
Bessie Smith was telling me about it
the other day oh you lucky girI!7
she cried after a little dinner in my
bachelor quarters. You lucky. lucky
girl"
I didn't think so, and I said SO.
why. you have a mother and sisters
to love you and to see that you get in
vitatiOns to dances and things. and
have to forage for myself, sometimes in
the enemies country"
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KILLED BY HIS EMPLOYER.
Dairy Worker of Cedar Rapida, Iowa,
Is Shot While in Bed.

Carrity, aged 35 years. was shot last
night and instantly killed by his EN-
ployer, Joseph Usher dairyman living
near this city Before Coroner King and
police officials tonight: Usher made a
confession, in which he claimed he had
gone to sCfarrity's room to put a window
up on account of the storm, that as he
raised the window Garrity arose from
his bed with the remark, "In kill you,
and that he seized the rife from a hook
on the wall and fired. Usher's son
stated that the rifle was on a hook over
his bed in another room.
The officials believe that Usher was
jealous of Garrity because of his atten-
tions to Mrs. Usher Usher denies this.
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THINGS NICE GIRLS NEVER DO

THINGS NICE GIRLS NEVER DO.
The nice girl does not talk and laugh
loudly when travelling or in any public
place where she may attract attention.
Nice girls do not either ask or answer
impertinent questions
Do not turn their heads to look after
lmpertinent men.
Do not imagine that every man who
is pleasant to them has fallen in love
with them.
Do not direct their conversation to
one person when several visitors are
present.
Do not speak evil or slightingly OF
other girls. especially to men
DO not get into the habit of speaking
Familiarity to all the men they know.
Do not forget to sew the buttons on
their shoes and gloves.
Do not write silly letters to young
men or permit them to write such let
farG
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ABHORs IDEA OF FUNERAL.
Arthur Sands, Suicide, Leaves Let
ter Saying He Was an Atheist.

Great harrington. Mass. May %
Letters left by Arthur Sands, who
killed himself in local hotel Sunday.
We're made public today by the medical
examiner. Sands registered at the hotel
from Chicago. but before his death he
informed several persons that he had
recently come from Germany.
Il have been suffering for a long
time from an incurSJle nervous trou-
ble,'' wrote Sands, t'and have purposely
left my friends and come here to do
this thing. / am an atheist and wish
no religious services over my body. II
you will mark a. block or stick of wood
with my name where my body is placed
that is all the monument I wish"
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odd isn't it?' remarked one of
this species as she turned over and
over visiting card "A month ago
this woman didn't have any use for me.
The other day she met me in a car.
promptly fell on my neck. invited me on
her day al her studio ana called herself
within three days Wonder if it is that
she needs men or has too many and
needs a good looking (ahem) girl just
10 give the place a tone2 I believe I
VIII organize scouting party of one
and reconnoiter
But women are not the only conceited
ones This is what heard at the min
lster's table just back Of me; The Rev.
Mr Grant was speaking. Yes, she
seemed nice girl. very solicitous after
the welfare Of her soul She used to
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
CHORUS GIRL WEEDS.
May Fredericks and @. J.Welch Leave
Matinee and Marry Secretly.

Boston. Mass. May 29.-AH records
for quick marriages in the theatrical
profession were broken today when two
members Of the chorus of the Peggy
From Paris opera. company, playing at
the fremont left the theater during the
matinee and were married The bride
was Miss May Belle Fredericlxs and tbs
groom is OCharies J. Welch Both live
in Chicago and joined the company that
is producing George Ade's musical com
edy while playing in Chicago.
The young couple kept their plans
secret and their absence from The
cast was forgiven by the stage man
ager when the marriage certificate was
displayed
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
HOW A QUEEN wooEs SLEEP.

The queen of Servia is a late and dis
tinguished convert to the idea that If
one would preserve a good figure she
must eschew luxurious beds
Her majesty is conceded to possess
the best figure and most stately car
riage Of all the royal women of Europe.
She has given UP the soft bed and
down pillows and sleeps on a hard and
narrow divan spread with an unyield.
ing mattress.
There is no vestige OF pillow under
her head, but her feet rest on a small
one.
Previous 10 taking up with this IN
regal method of resting the queen had
been a sufferer from insomnia and
nightmare but from both these terrors
she is now entirely free.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
MUSTAOHE EDICT.
The Man Who Dared Another to Clip
Must Paw Costs.

South Bethlehem, Pa, May 29.-Steve
Sokal lost his moustache. and Justice
of the Peace Enright. from whom he
sought redress. saddled him with the
costs in a prosecution today.
Frank Coleman was dared by Sokal to
cut off the moustache, and Coleman won
out in the scuffle. The squire heard
all the evidence, and then said to Sokal:
Because you dared him to do it. I
discharge Coleman, and you pay H.e
costs"
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KILLED BY sNAKE'S GLANCE
Strange Story of woman's Death
from an Ohio Town.

Toledo, O.. May 29.-From Rio Grande
comes the story of the strange death
Of Mrs. Celia Bandy. a widow of that
village. who is said to have died from
snake-charming. Mrs. Bandy's cat was
transfixed by. the glance of a black
snake six feet longg. Snatching a club
the woman rushed to the garden to res
cue her cat and after dealing the snake
a blow fell to the ground and despite
medical aid died in a short time without
regaining consciousness The snake
was killed and many believe that Mrs
Bandy was charmed by the snake, her
death resulting.
City Ticket once. Union Pacfns
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

In the office the young and overpopu-
lar sporting editor shouts. What's
that. Jones2 Some one wants rae on
the phone2 To blazes with it, That's
me third today. 7 shall never finish
TINS stuff in time. Male or female
voice II its woman. say I'm not in
Suave tones of Jones' Il am sor-
~ madam but Mr.. Sport just step
PED out five minutes ago. con the alert
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

thing special What evening can YOU
come up2 What evening have / left?
Oh, only Wednesday. You have an en-
gagement2 Oh, break it thenl Is she
such stunning girl? Good boy
knew you would. What time? Half
past six All right. / will be ready
with my coat and hat on"
And after doing this once NOR. and
informing the third man that she only
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

years OF graduate study in zoology. has
been appointed assistant in hygiene in
that Institution
The head should be clean and should
be kept clean By weekly shampoo.
The hair requires ventilation
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

g pc a k to Mr..
Binks. What s
my name? Why,
the ideal You
just tell Mr..
Binks to step to
the phone. That
you, CHARLIE ?
Tee. hee. tee,
hee! Why. the
ideal You ought
to be ashamed
of yourself, you
n a u gh ty b oyl
Look here. Char
lie. I want you
to C o m G up
S ON e eVening e
this week. What
is that? Oh. I
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

drop into my study mornings to get
help in her spiritual difficulties, some
times once a week, sometimes twice,
and finally almost every day. Then, do
you know. bishop, I came to the con-
clusiOn she was seeking not Jesus
Christ but John Grant"
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

She rings off and then rings up cen
tral again. Hello. hellol Give me
6.0l7 Broad. Hello Is this Judge
Blanks ohice2 want to speak to Mr..
Jack Bender. Oh howdy do. howdy do!
Oh. Jack. I want to see you about some
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
Couldn't close Her nfouth.

bel Smith of Linden. aged 19, dislocated
her Jaw while in a violent fit of cough
ing today. Until a doctor could be Sc
cured she suffered great agony, her
mouth being held wide open.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

ments in human society have been
worked out by men and women of char
acter working in cooperation
Miss Alice Robertson. who received
the degree Of Ph. D. last May from the
University of California after four
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

has Saturda Y
free she hangs
up the receiver
and turns to her
companion glee-
fully. Come.
Marjorie. Let's
have tea. ]
have every even
ing out for din
ner this week
now.
That is one
way to do it.
Sometimes the
men contribute
TO the nlirth of
the bystanders.
one rushes UP
cNCftedfv. Hell
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

Mrs. J. W. Going's reception this af-
ternOon between the hours of and
o'clock was to have introduced Mrs
Frank c. Miller of Kansas City but the
on account of the floods and the sus-
pended railway traffic Aside from this
disappointment the at home was un
usually successful The Going resi-
dence at 909 Topeka avenue was very
attractively decorated for the occasion
The drawing room was in sweet peas.
the library in white carnations and tbs
dining room IN American beauties with
colored lights to match the flowers used
in each apartment. Assisting the
hostess were Mrs. Blanche Evans of
Kansas City, Mrs. T. F. Carver, Mrs.
Charles S. Gleed. Mrs. John MeClintock
Mrs. John Thomas Greene Mrs. Ralph
E Valentine, Mrs N H. Loomis, Miss
Helen Otis, Miss Margaret V. Going.
Miss Edith Morton, Miss Grace Cravens
Of Salina, Helen Louise Crosby and
Dale Going: Three hundred invitations
were issued.
day afternoon with Mrs. W. A John
ston.
Mrs. William r. Smith gave an in
formal evening at cards Thursday for
her niece Miss Frances Solomon OF
Atchison- The guests were Miss Lord
Miss Foster, Miss Lillian Foster Miss
Quinton, Miss Fay Quinton, Miss King
MISS I44NhlCJ8 MISS DDlNCY. MISS HlelS0-
man, Miss Parkhurst, Mr.. Scott Lord
Mr. Ben Johnson. Mr. Dick Alden, Mr.
Harley Reisman Mr. George FleiSh-
man. Mr.. Rob Carver. Mr. John
VIII Wilxidal. Mr. Joe Wilson and Mr..
Don Mulvane. Prizes were won by Miss
Fay Quinton and Mr.. John Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Parker win en-
tertain informally tonight at their ho1n.
on Harrison street.
The class Of 1903 which will be grad
uated from the Topeka high school Fri
day night and the faculty were the
guests of honor at an evening reception
at the home of Miss Mabel Andrews in
Potwin Thursday night. The class of
O4 were the hosts and hostesses.- Red
and white the senior colors. and purple
and gold, the sub-senior colors, were
used IN decorating the rooms. There
were over one hundred guests.
The marriage of Miss CAROLYN Brat
ten and Mr. Clinton J. Moore was cele-
brated Wednesday evening at the home
of the brides mother. Mrs. s. B. Brat
ten, 1885 Garfield avenue. The Rev. T.
2 McElory, uncle of the bride, assisted
by the Rev A. M. Reynolds and the
Rev. II. r. Lewis performed the cere-
mony- The wedding marches were play
and Miss Nerna MeLatchy, violinist
played during the service The bride
was attended by Miss Abbie McElorv
and the groomsman was Mr. Elgie Brat
ten The parlor where the ceremony
was performed was trimmed in snilax
and daisies and these flowers predornf-
mated in the decorations of all the
rooms, a pretty tribute to the Mar
guerites" of which club the bride is a
member The bride wore becoming
gown Of white French lawn combined
with mechlin lace and carried white
roses Her bouquet was caught by Miss
Ella Fuller There were one hundred
guests Mr. and Mrs. Moore will live in
Topeka.
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tiacates that both bride and groom
have been vaccinated.
President Draper Of the University of
Illinois says, The great accomplish
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

r you want humor sit near a tele-
phone station-one. of course, that
isn't inclOsed. Along comes a pref
ty girl Hello. centrali Give me
$4,000 Pine. This the Office of the
Daily Screamer2 Oh, want the sun
day. This the Sunday? want to