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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31

DOCTOR ]. 3. RICH.
The aged New Yorker who is still an athlete.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
BROOKLYN HANDICAP A CLASSIC
WITH MOST INTERESTING HISTORY.

First Won by Dry Monopole-Ha mover Beaten for 1t in Second Sea
son-The Bard, Ornament, Banaster, Sir Walter, Tenny and
kiney Mack Were the Gre at Horses Who Won the
Famous Race.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
DIR. TURNER IS EXAMINED
LITTLE LIKELIHOOD THAT HE
, WILL BE INDICTED FOR HIDING
"TONY" CALDERONE, BATTA-
LAS SLAYER.

O After two hours deliberation the grand
Jury this noon reported to Judge Simp-
con. It returned one true bill against
Jail prisoner and adjourned until one week
from to-day.
q. The accusations against DR.. Y. d. 1rr-
t1er of st. Paul. who harbored Tony Cal
derone. the slayer of Salvatore Battalia
when the former was attempting to eS-
cape were given some consideration this
morning, but it Is believed that, no in
dictment was returned. Dr. Turner, Cor
oner Williams and several other witnesses
who knew of this incident in the Ba1taiia
case We're summoned and examined either
before the grand jury or in the county
attorneys rooms.
Assistant County Attorney Leary said
this morning that he believed no indict-
ment should be brought in the case, as
there could not be conviction since 81
criminal intent upon the part Of Dr. 'Tur-
rer would have to be proved. and that
would be almost impossible in the light OF
his actions In giving the prisoner over
to the authorities.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
PAINTED IN
! COURTROOM
MOTHER o FJOSEPH SIMON WHO
is ON TRIAL FOR FORGERY.
Young Mans Peculiar Defense-Says
Eating Of Favorite Chinese Food
was Followed by a Lapse of
NIemory,-Was Not Responsible for
Actions for a Time.

A dramatic finale marked this
mornings session in Judge simpsons
court. Joseph Simon is on trial for
passing a forged check, and, as court
closed, the mother of the defendant
threw up her hands and, without other
warning, fell backward into the arms
Of her friends. The accused fastened
to his mothers side and attempted to
revive the APPARENTLY fainting woman.
After a few moments the prisoner was
taken back to Jail, leaving his mother
to the care of his sweetheart and his
sister, who were in court 1t was
learned that Mrs. Simon is subject to
attacks of nervous hysteria and one OF
them was occasioned by the excite
ment Of her sons trial.
Simon's defense is a lapse of
memory. This is by no means novel,
except in that the defendant alleges
that he drank two glasses of beer then
went to the Shang Hal restaurant, ate
a Chinese dish Of food, and then forgot
everything for twenty-four hours. He
says that he has formed the habit of
eating this Chinese preparation, and SO
strong is it's hold upon him that he
will get up at 2 o'clock in the morning
TO procure 1t. A lapse of memory
following an indulgence in this food
has occurred twice before and the Off
cials are wondering what the food
contains.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
BILLS
LOOKED INTO
OF AGRICULTURAL
SCHOOL ARE BEING PROBED. <
Board of Control Claims Amounts Paid
to DelanO Eagle Were Excessive,
and Holds a Session with Secretary
of the Experiment Station-Dean
Liggctt's Explanation.

The state board of control is inVes-
tigating the expenditures of the state
agricultural school, with particular
reference to amounts paid the Delano
Eagle Publishing company for print
ing the bulletins and reports sof the
experiment station.
A session was held yesterday after
noon in the board of control rooms
between the members of the board and
J. A. Wye, secretary Of the experiment
station. Nothing was given out after
wards, and members of the board
would only say that 1t was an inVestl-
CATION of some accounts. 1t was not
taken up again to-day, but Will be
prosecuted further in a few days.
w. M. Liggett, dean of the agrlcul-
tural college, said this morning
Il understand the board of control
is making claim against the Delano
Eagle Publishing company on its con-
tract with us. They have been print
ing our bulletins and reports on the
basis of a certain price for plain pa
per and a higher price for enameled
paper. In reviewing our accounts, the
board claims that the printers charged
| us too much for the quality furnished.
| They claim that the publishers should
| refund something. AS / understand It,
| Mr.. WYE met with the board in refer
| ence to that matter. 1t is a question
between the board Of control and the
| printers.'
1t is a noteworthy fact that the Del
ano Eagle company printed an attack
on the board of control, which was
| distributed among members or the
| legislature last winter. e.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
MANY FLOWERS FOR JONES
PROFESSOR is COMPELLED TO
RETAIN HIS POSITION ON VAR
SITY ATHLETIC BOARD.

- At the meeting Of the board of regents
of the state university this morning the
resignation Of Professor f. S. Jones as
faculty member Of the board of athletic
control was received, but not accepted.
A resolution was introduced thanking
Professor Jones for his good work and for
all that he had accomplished for athletics
during. the past summer and fall and re-
auesting him to reconsider his action in
resigning and continue to act as q mem
Der of the board.
The board refused a request for al APP
preparation of $500 for the construction
of a new indoor track in the armory.
The old padded track underneath the
armory hall proper was torn up about q
month ago. as it was pust repair. and
the athletes of the university are now
without a track ON which to run this
winter. But the board could not sec that
it would be proper at this time to spend
$500 on a new track, and was compelle d
| to refuse the request.
| Freshmen and sophomore melics, in the
| six-year course, will not be compelled to
! take drill, as was announced some time
| ago. The regents decided this morning
that it was unnecessary that the students
taking six years work In the medi',a
department should be required to take
drill. as are the academic students.
! The reports of standing committees
were read and approved and the meeting
adjourned to continue it's session this
| afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
STREET LIGHT ]. PROBLEM
COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GAS
CONSIDERING PLANS OF
COMPANY. 80.

=. All five members of the council
committee on gas are now posting
themselves on the merits Of the Wells
bach street lamp. Several lamps
have been on trial for months on
Hennepin: avenue and Park avenue
and along these thorofares they are
general favorites. The council has a
very Favorable proposition from the
Cleveland Vapor Light company to
install the system in this city. A
representative of the company ap-
peared before the aldermen yester-
day afternoon to enlighten them on
the light proposition. He stated that
his company was now Illuminating
St. Paul with the greatest success and
he. courted the most searching in
quiry as to the economy and advan-
tages in using the Cleveland light.
Not only was st. Paul better lighted
than. ever before. but the company
had actually saved the taxpayers
$4,000 on their municipal lighting
bill in one year. The aldermen are
deeply impressed with the advan-
tages of the Welsbach light and are
expected to adopt it on an extensive
scale.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
INSURANCE men
KNOW OF NO SUIT.
AGENCIES WITH MAJORITY OF
GUGLER INSURANCE SO STATE.
Tho the Fire in Question Took Place
Nearly Two Years Ago, There Has
Been No Disposition OH. the Part OF
Majority of Companies to Reopen
Adjustment Same Companies
Garry Present Risk.

No action has been begun by, eight
insurance companies to recover from
J. H. Gugler the 5000 paid to him as
insurance on his stock of goods dam
aged by fire on Hennepin avenue. 1t
is about two years since the fire oc-
Cured, and Mr.. Gugler's friends who
read a recent statement i'll T n
formal that suit was to be COM
menced are very skeptical about such
action. Not only was the loss paid at
the time. but the same companies
which paid the loss are still carrying
policies on the stock. Neither has
there been any disposition eVinced by
the companies now carrying his in
surance to cancel their policies, even
in the face of the talk about the case
since Eckstromer's arrest.
Mr.. Gugler's standing with the in
surance companies and their attitude
toward any projected suit is stronly
outlined in the Hllo <ing letter. from
agencies C>rrying more than three
fourths of his insurance.: u. - a.-.-5' g
Gugler Electric Company, City: >.. s.
Gentlemen--In response to. your inquiry,
we would state that we know of no suit
brought or contemplated to be brought
against you by any of the companies rep
resented by, us; who were interested in
your loss by fire some time since. We be-
lieve that il such a suit: We're contemp-
lated or that if any claim were to be made
against you, we would hear of it before
any action was taken. -
| We have information which leads US to
believe that an attempt has been made to
blackrnail you,. certain parties threatens
ing to make charges against you in con
nection with this loss. Yours very truly
| --Chadbour1le & Braden.
| Gugler Electric Company, City, Cen
| tlemen--In reply to your request Q: to-
day, beg to say that we are not aware
| of the Milwaukee Mechanics insurance
| company which was interested In Soul
fire loss Of April. 1902, having commenced
an action against your company III refer
.ence to said loss or that. any d1ssatls'
| faction whatever exists between the In
surance company and yourselves regard
ing same. Yours very truly. -: :, - =.
| Il. Eichhorn & Sons
Gugler Electric Manufacturing Company
! City, J. Fl. Gugler, President: -. T..
| Dear 7Sir-Regardng your fire loss o
April "a, 1902, I beg to advise that all poll
cies written by me were promptly pal'
and that there. is no disposition ON tn
part of my. companies to reopen this ad
justment.. ..s ,.-.g.,...~. -..4-.:;.>%.
The article in Saturday nights o r
II a is not based ON facts, as far, as m
companies are concerned. My acquafn
tance with you since the time when 70
were a boy leads me to believe that 70
would do nothing but what would b
! strictly honorable. Yours very truly,
Charles J. HedWan.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
CA. SMITH FORMS
TIMBER COMPANY
MILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION
is ORGANIZED.
New Concern Will Handle the TIM
Der and Logging Interests, While
c.. n. Smith Lumber Company Will
Continue to Handle the Manufac-
turing End.

The C. A. Smith Timber company of
Minneapolis, with a capital stock of
S1,00O,000, was Incorporated to-day.
The officers named are: G. A. Smith,
president; Charles J. Johnson, vice
president; Charles L. Trabert, secre-
tary, and Mann A. Smith, .treaSS<er.
These, with Fred B. Snyder, form the
board of directors.
When seen by T h e our rna to-
day Mr.. Smith said:
1.-The new company is organized for
the purpose Of taking charge of our
timber and logging interests. The c.
A. Smith Lumber company will con-
tinue to operae our mill property and
dispose of it's products, but on aZount
of our growing business we found il
advisable to divide the work up some
what. so the logs for our mill will be
furnished by the new company, which
will own and operate all that depart
ment of the business"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
IHEFIS FROM SCHOOL
SNEAK THIEVES TAKE OVER"
COATS FROM CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOLING CLUE TO THE
MEN.

Sneak thieves have been having
their own way at Central high school
lately, and extreme vigilance on the
part of students and instructors has
been of little avail.
Last week several overcoats were
taken while the classes were reciting
and no one in the school remembers
of having seen any suspicious looking
persons about the building. Neither
the victims of the robberies nor the
teachers think that the work was
done by students, but are of the opin-
ion that some outsider we'll ac-
quainted with the school and the class
schedules comes in at the rightEtime
and walks away with a good stock.
The teachers have asked that the
matter be kept quiet until some clue
to the thieves is found. but the stu
dents who have suffered the loss want
to have the practice stopped at once.
and decided to ask the aid of the pO-
lice.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
WILL REQUEST
A CONTINUANCE
CALDERONE'S! ATTORNEY WILL
ASK FOR MORE TIME.
Trial Is Set for Thursday, but Counsel
of Defendant Will Seek to Have
Case Held Oyer-Accused Is Self
Contained and Will Say Nothing.

Ensconced in corner of his cell in
the county Jail, Tony Calderone, the
self-admltted slayer Of Salvatore Bat
talia, is patiently biding the time when
he will be placed on trial for his life.
The prisoner is self-contained. He
has nothing to say and sits motionless
hour after. hour in a corner.
The trial of the Calderone case is set
for Thursday, Dec. 10. Fred l.. Nc
Ghee, attorney for the accused, how
ever, has intimated his desire for more
time, and next Thursday he will move
the court for continuance of a few
days, if not over the term.
A man cannot be forced to trial on
the most serious of all charges without
all reasonable time for preparation
and the result is likely to be that the
case will not go to the jury until the
January term of court
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
BANK DOUBLES !. 4. +: /.
/. ITSS.::CAPIIAL..
SWEDISH-AMERIC FINDS ITS
BUSINESS, EXPANDING. e.. ~
Capital Stock Will Be Increased from
$3.50, 900 to. $5Oo,ooO if the Stock
holders Approve the Action of the
Directors-An Indication of Pros
perity. "s T. - .-a& ':..*, - :....::

The Swedish-American National
banks directors have voted to in
crease the capital stock of the. bank
from $25O,O00 to 100000 and the
stockholders will vote on the PROPOSE
ton at the annual meeting on Jan. z:
The business of this bank has
grown so rapidly in the last few years
that the directors have found that
further expansion of the business de-
mands an increase in the capital.
It is understood that: subscriptions
to the additional capital stock will be
open to others than the present
shareholders. -"... -
The expansion of the banks capltai
at this time Is a good evidence Of the
prosperity of the local banking bust
ness, and indicates that the financial
reaction that has prevailed to some
extent in the east Of late does not al
feet Minneapolis. =, .- -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
MUCH MONEY IN PRIZES
Farm School Gets Cash, if Not the
SDOOr- TrOOlly

The report in morning paper TO the effect
at the interna .ional live stock show at Chicago
last week is not confirmed by Dean w. NJ. Lig-
gett of the state agricultural school
When seen this morning in regard to the mat
ter Mr.. Liggett said thta he hoped that the
report was true, but that he had not been in
formed of the fact that the north star state had
carried off one Of the best trophies in the compe-
tition.
YES said Dean Liggett. 1--WE did take $435
in prizes alone the steer that we had at the
exhibition. He is one of the best of the Angus
Aberdeen breed, and carried off seven blue rib
bons. We also won about 5000 III prizes from the
collection exhibit, consisting of five hogs five
sheep and as many cattle. We were offered a
good round hum for our steer, but it is probable
that we will send him to the st. Louis fair next
-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
PLAN IS FEASIBLE
Committee Favors Bassett's Creek Cute
70 ST.

Committee Favors Bassett's Creek Cut-o
to Lakes.
The diversion of Bassett's creek thru the
lakes to Minnehaha creek is feasible, ac-
cording to Il report made yesterday at the
Commercial club by q committee composed
of two representatives each from the Min
neapois real estate board. the West End,
the Linden Hills. the Calhoun and the Oak
Park Improvement associations.
The committee reported that outside of
any damages that might arise the cost to
the city of the detection would not ex-
ceed $4,000. C. J.. M. Hstrup. the sewer
engineer. was reported as saying that the
project carried out would save in the con-
struction of the North Side sewer. $500, 900,
An executive committee of five was APP
pointed to look further into the matter.
The committee consists of G. w. Van
Tuyl. G.. p. Lowell. Professor NV. r.. Hoag,
r. B. Tonalinson and F. NJ Henry.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
TRIP MAY BE CANCELLED

Minnesota and California Are unable 10
Agree on Finances. ,~.
The California trip Of the Minnesota
football team may be called off. There
is slight disagreement between the uni
versity authorities and the Berkeley man
agement. The local men say that mas
much as their prestige will draw the
greater part of the crowd which attends
the game in San Francisco New Years
Day, if the game is played, it is only
reasonable that California should give
them a guarantee of all expenses, with
an option Of half the gate receipts. The
Californians up to date have not been
willing to offer. more than expenses for
twenty men. Unless California Nto
Minnesota's terms, say DIR. Williams AND
Manager Barnard, the trip Is off.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
LIKE CARPENTERS SHOP
Judge Brooks Courtroom Rese1nbl
- T0nlllOllSe Inst Nox.r

Judge Brooks Courtroom Resembles
..a a Toulouse just Now.
Judge Brooks courtroom bids fair
to be mistaken for a carpenters job
shop If the tools now there are al
lowed to remain long. A circular saw
with it's table and all the fittings was
put In place this noon and a, practical
demonstration of it's workings will be
given the jury in the case of Andrew
P Oman, father of Victor e. Oman,
against Ole 0. >Oyen. local contractor.
The plaintiff is suing to recover $10,-
600 for an injury to his sons hand,
which was caught and mangled in the
unprotected saw.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
FOUND PTONLAINES
State Chemist Locates Them in Stom-
ach of Poisoned Child. ~..

Julius II. Hortver. ate--chemlst,
has completed an analysis of the
stomach of little Irene Flatgaard, one
of the children who died near Bergen
last August after eating summer
sausage. Mr.. Hortver has found un-
mistakable evidence of ptomaines,
which confirms the suspicion that the
children died of ptonaine poisoning
caused by the sausage. Mr.. Hortver
will so report to Commissioner NC
Connell. An examination at the state
university failed to disclose the exis.
tence of ptomaines. and Mr.. McCon-
nell, being determined to locate the
responsibility if possible, turned the
material over to his own chemist, who
has been working on the case fol
weeks.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
Butter Contest Is On.

. Entries in the December butter
scoring contest, the second in the
series of twelve being conducted by
the state dairy and food department,
are being scored to-day by the experts,
B. D. White and Sam Haugdahl. The
number received is considerably less
than last month, number of those
who made low scores having dropped
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08

gore. Edna Leighton, Chester Pratt Effie
Libby Harry Wanvig. Mary McDougal.
Harry Weatherbee, Roberta Mckenzie,
Charles Wilkinson. Alice Melony. Ralph
Davis Julia Miller. Mary Nolan, Anna
Peterson, Alice Ponsonby, Alice Pratt,
Pauline Schmidt, Nina Williams, Beata
Werdenhoff.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
JANUARY Il. s.
GRADUATES
CLOSE OF SEMESTER MEANS d.
'. PLOMAS FOR OVER 100.
For First Time in Years Central High
Graduate List Contains More Boys
Than Girls-Dates of Exercises and
Lists of the Graduates.

Commencement will be held at all
four of the high schools of the city In
the closing week of the present semes-
ter. These January commencements
have not yet obtained that importance
that surrounds the June events, but
they are yearly growing in importance
as the classes increase in size and the
custom becomes more liked. me
school authorities make no distinction
whatever between the January and
June: commencements and the grad
yates at either event being equally
honored.
At the coming commandments
more than one hundred young women
and men who have completed the
twelve-year public school course in
this city will be graduated. The North
Side has al particularly large class and
will send out thirty-eight young peo-
pie to battle with the world. Among
them are the football stars Ro1lin Dut-
ton, Reed Morril, Chester Pratt and
Herbert Best.
Boys Lead at Central.
A rather unusual feature of the Cen
trail class is the prepOnderance of the
boys. There are eighteen boys and
sixteen girls and if there has ever been
graduating class in which the girls
were outnumbered, it was so long ago
that the teachers have forgotten it.
The exercises will be held on the
evening of Jan. 20 at the Central high
school, on Jan. 21 at the North high
and on Jan. % at the East high school.
The South high has a small class at
this time and will not make as much
of the graduation as otherwise. In
stead of being held in the evening the
exercises will be held during school
hours on one of the last days Of the
semester.
List of Graduates.
- The graduates are as follows:
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL.
George Lawton. Harry Brenchley, Edna
| Goodrich, Maud Greene, Clara Hendricks
May O'Connell, Irene Merkert, Iiilda Tes.
ter, Minnie Easthagen.
~. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
English Course William Barnaby'
Frances Cleaveland. Alfred Locke, Alice
| Nettleton, George Van Dusen, Ivor Moot
| Literary Course-Anna Collins, Ade
laide Conklin. Herbert Elmer. Sarah Matt
| son, Arthur Morse, Frank Nen1ec, Aime
Pfndell, Howard Yerxa.
Latin Course-Marguerite buchanan
| Daisy Chapman. Mae Coloton, Culver Ell
lison. Inga Fergestad. Raymond Gou
(presidenD. Robert Gregory, Harold Cur
nee, Gwendolin Jenkins Gertrude John
son (valedictorian), Edward Kennedy
Robert Knight. George Meader. Georg
Rheem, Ruth Siloway, Hattie Smith, Win
fred Stinson. Julia Tautges, Arthur Wes
terberg, Joseph Woodard.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
SALVATION ARMY MEETINGS
Series Being Held at HaII-A Special
Meeting Thursday Even

Last night large crowd attended the
first of a series Of special meetings being
conducted by the Salvation Army, at their
hall, 216 First avenue S. The service was
in charge of Major and Mrs. Waite. The
series will continue thruout the week.
Thursday night Brigadier Jenkins and
staff, assisted by the Salvation Army
band, will give a musical rally In connec-
ton with the service. ".-.- -s-".~--..
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
January Fur Prices Before Christmas.
The Plymouth Fur Mfg. Section.
AN ELOPEMENT FEARED

Ida Oser's Parents Ask the Police to In
. vestigate. .... .--~..-,..
Ida Oser, 253 Seventh avenue n. is miss
ing from her home and her parents fear
that she has gone away with a man who
lives on Fourth street II. They reported
the case to the police and officers have
been detailed to investigate. -. ..s..--
The girl. it is claimed, left her home
about 10 o'clock last night. clad only in an
underskirt and dressing jacket. She is
81 years old, but as she has never before
left without first informing her parents OF
her intentions, they fear that something
may have happened to her or that she
may have eloped.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
WORE SUITS OF GRAY y
But the Boys Only Had to Draw Their
-. Witness Fees

- Witness Fees.
Ernest Whitney, indicted for as
sault and for grand larceny in the
second degree, this morning Withdrew
his plea of not guilty and pleaded gull
ty to the larceny. Indictment. He was
remanded for sentence. In connec-
ton with the Whitney case. a writ
Of habeas corpus was issued yester-
day for William King and George Sob
kowski, both in the state training
school. These two boys were to be
used as witnesses, and just after Whit
ney's plea this morning the gray-suit-
ed prisoners, in charge of a school
guard, entered the courtroom. They
were informed that all they had to dc
was to draw their witness fees and &C
home.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
THEIR TESTIMONY NEEDED

Sheriff Dreger and Jailer Clausen Go
"--.. 49,. to Buffalo. vs.
Sheriff J. w. Dreger and Jailer Nels
Clasen left this morning for Buffalo,
Wright county, where they will appear
before the grand jury to testify in the
cases against the members Of the
Wright county gang who were con-
fined III the local Jail for several
weeks.