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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
DOCTOR B. E. LIVINGSTON
ON SOILS AND VEGETATION.

The relation of the soil TO the distribu-
ton of vegetation in the Michigan pine
region was the general topic of e paper
read by Doctor Burton f. Livingston be-
fore the botanical section
The question of what variety of pine
would grow on the various soils. Doctor
Livingston demonstrated was largely a
matter of the water contents of the soil
The following is an extract from his ad-
dress:
.sThe region studied lies in North Central
Michigan. The soils are of various types,
from clay through loam to almost pure
ssapd The clays and loans have greater
~N3Fer to hold, and lift water from under
ENound levels than has the sand. there
being all sorts of gradations between the
two extremes. clay and sand.
ION the uplands, the vegetation differs
in different areas. according to the SOIL
Clay bears hardwood or white pine; loan
bears Jack pine
aOh the lowlands, soils do not seem to
have SO important an influence. the most
sandy soils, If wet, being often covered oy
white pine. or even hardwood.
Analyses of the oils of the region show
that the power to hold and lift water de-
the soil can hold 50 per cent or more of
fits volume of water IT bears hardwooa OF
white pine.
when this power of holding water falls falls
10 IS per cent or lower Dit sometimes falls
10 q per cent, the only for.h of vegetation
found is that characterized by the jack
pine. the poorest form of forest found in
the STATE. -
tsit is worthy of note that the same ply
eaSA factor of these soils determines Its
yehe in agriculture The sand soils are
worthless for growing crops. the clay
soils are the best in the region.
TT appears from the work that the
chemical nature of these soils is unimpor,
tant. this doubtless because the chemical
substances needed for plant growth are
present in adequate quantity in all the
soils at least when these soils are moist" I"
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
BOY DROWNED
while SKATING.
Companion Escaped BY Swim
ming Twenty Feet Through
the Cold Wafer.

Henry Nickel, % years old, was drowned
and benjamin Kessler Is years old. mar.
rowly escaped death while skating on the
pond in the rear Of the Lutheran Orphans
Home, in st. Louis County, yesterday
evening. Both boys lived in the county.
Doctor Koch. Coroner Of st. Louis Coun-
ty. was notified last night and win hold
an inquest to-day.
Nickel and Kessler had often skated on
the Orphans Home pond and were at-
tracted there yesterday by the sheet Of
ice caused by the recent cold weather.
The elder boy put on his skates and
started pushing a sled across the ice.
Kessier jumped upon the sled and for sew
eral minutes enjoyed a fast ride across
the slippery surface
When near the center Of the pond, how.
ever, the ice suddenly broke and the boys
were precipitated into the water. Nickel
sank, but Kess7er managed to force his
way through the ice for about 20 feet and
reached shallow water before he became
Nickel had disappeared. but Kessler ran
for assistance and the body was recovered
by employees of the home
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30

The right of city contractor to OBJ
struct private sewer and compel prop
erty owners to make connections with a
general sewer, regardless of the wishes
Of the benefciaries, will be tested in an
Injunction suit brought in the Circuit
Court yesterday against the Municipal
Engineering and Contracting Company of
Chicago.
The plaintiffs are property owners liv-
ing along Delmar boulevard between
Clara and Goodfeliow avenues. They seek
to enjoin the Municipal Engineering and
Contracting Company from obstructing
private sewer, which has been used for
the last eight years.
The Injunction suit was brought by John
H. French of No 57ls Delmar boulevaSd.
He is supported by the Clemens Place
Protective Association. as well as about
100 property owners in the Cabanne and
Delmar districts.
The Municipal Engineering and Con-
tracing Company was awarded contract
a year ago to reconstruct the main sewer
in the Blackstone district. The sewer ex-
tends from Delmar avenue to Wells ave-
nue. and goes through the Cabanne dis
eAASt. A2AS LEV ScWcE IS seven lSel IN
diameter and has much greater ca
pacity than the old one
1t is claimed that the Municipal Com
pany agreed tc make connections for
property owners at an average price of
from SIS to $3.50 and that to property
owners along Won Nersen, Clemens, Gates
and Vernon avenues were given the bene-
at of this. 1t is claimed that Cabanne
asked as much as Sl0O and 500 for these
same connections. "sf .' - ff
For several years the property owners
along Cabanne avenue and Delmar buule-
ward between Clara and Goodfeliow ave-
which led to the main sewer. ~ Fsill='
Use OF SUB:SEWER.
The contention of the Municipal Engi-
neering and Contracting Company is that
the Cabanne and Delmar property owners
should make connection with the new
sewer by way or the sub-sewers,,f which
have been constructed in the streets: The
p5ivafs Pr ns, sewers, Which have been used by
ara constructed in the alleys. IN ~
Last Saturday property owners in Del
mar boulevard received letter from the
Contracting COMPANY. which read as fol-
We regret to be compelled to notify you that
we must discontinue at once all temporary con.
private sewers In the iBlackstene District :
The public sewers have long since been con-
structed past the houses served. Our temporary
as to be now an abuse Of privilege Kindly ac-
cept this as a. notice to make ccnnection in
lawful manner with the public sewers.
On the same day some one sealed the
private sewer OF the Delnnar boulevard dis
trict. and when the residents awoke Sun
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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
DeU feR DAVID S. JORDAN
ON RESOURCES OF SEAS.

Doctor David Starr Jordan. president.
Of Leland Stanford University at Palo
Alto, Cal, gave gossipy, Interesting
talk on The Resources OF Our Seas"
under the auspices of the American As
sociation for the Advancement of Science
and The American Society of Natnraiists,
In the auditorium of the Central High
schcol. at S o'clock last night. Doctor Jor-
dan treated his subject in such a breezy,
humorous way that he kept his large au.
his talk which was illustrated with
sfsreppticon views.
In speaking OF the work done by the
United State Fish Commission. Doctor
Jordan won hearty applause when he said
that the United States Government has
core more for the advancement of science.
tl1tf any other Government IN the world,
adding that there are more scientific ac-
tr1tifs going on in Washington than IN
any other city in the world. The Bureau
nt Fisheries, he said. is one OF the most
acfirt OF the MANY Government bureaus.
ne resources of the seas are the various
srecies Of fish. anj the seals. and Doctor
Jordan told OF The characteristics and
hafitH of the Inhabitants OF the seas in
m ed Serfaining manner.
ELECTED to FellOwshfp.
The Following named were elected to
Fellowship IN the American Association
fra Tie Advancement CT Science:
nv. x Brooks. Johns Hopkins ijniversi-
tf Baltimore. Md: NJ g. Castle. Harvard
4niykrnitx. Cambridge. Mass: George 2.
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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
JOHN THYsoI So BRINGS SUIT.
Seeks to Restrain Exchange
From Enforcing Suspension.

John Thyson. president of the Thyson
Commission Company, filed an injunction
suit in the Circuit Court yesterday
against the Merchants Exchange and its
officers to restrain the enforcement of
his suspension as member of the ex-
change.
Judge Blevins issued an order direct
ing the defendants to show cause next
Monday why the injunction should not
be issued.
Thyson AYERS that John T. Milliken
preferred charges against him last No
vember before the Board of Directors of
the exchange. claiming that he had given
to Thyson an order to sell 10000 bushels
of December wheat and that Thyson sold
the wheat for Ss15' cents bushel leaving
a profit of over $4,000 which Thyson re-
fused to pay.
Thyson AYERS that he replied that he did
not owe Milliken penny; that John +.
Affilikeh had on ThysoT's books 10000
bushels December low-priced wheat
bought. and 10000 bushels high-priced
wheat sold,,i and that when all the low
priced wheat was delivered. the Thyson
Combany would settle any just claims.
Board Of Directors sensured him. and
that Milliken renewed the charges, the
matter resulting in Thyson being sus-
pended last month for thirty days.
He AYERS that the board is without au-
thority and that the action is in viola
ton OF the law.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30

A paper on the Graphical Methods for
Determining the Equations of tExperi-
mental Curves was read by Professor
Lanssdorf Of Washington University.
s.The Fatigue OF Portland Cement was
the subject of paper by Professor John
i, van ornnm of Washington University,
who is president of the Engineers Club of
ST. Louis. He gave the results of long
Investigation into the gradual degrada-
fion of the cements, and was warmly ap-
p,auded.
f~one of the papers of general interest
was that of Professor n. r. Jacoby of
Cornell, who has been visiting the bridges
al the United States during a half-year
vacation. He has seen many bridges In
course Of construction and formulated the
salient points of all of them for the ben
EFF Of the society. The new East River
bridge was fully set forth in Professor
yacoby's lecture.
ZYThe Design of Steel-Concrete Arches
~ the subject of paper by Professor
EYy. McAustland of Cornell. and the
eofstruction of a hydraulic mierometer
cal.per was presented by Professor Will
iaia T. McGruder of Ohio State Univer-
sity. The session closed with paper by
4 P Greensfelder. assistant, engineer OF
the Terminal Association
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
MISS MARY IRWIN BURIED.
She Was the First st. Louis
NeWsnaper Woman.

Washington, Dec. 29-The remains Of
Miss Mary Irwin, who died on Sunday Of
pneumonia. were taken to-day to Ken
lucky to be buried In the family burial
place at Bardstown.
She was born in Austin, Miss, sixty-flve
years ago. Her father was a wealthy
planter there. She was related to the
Paterson and Irwin families of Baltimore,
and was among those who claimed TO own
the site on which the city was built.
In 1870 she went to ST. Louis from Louis
vile, KY, and Joined the staf OF The
Republic, being the first woman to re-
ceiye a formal appointment to write for
a newspaper in st. Louis. Her special COL
uriin, "Wise and Otherwise" was fea-
tnre. She contributed also to the re-
ligfous and other departments.
She continued there for a number of
years and then returned to Kentucky,
where she resided for some time, thence
coming to Washington, where she had
lived for a number OF years. continuing
her literary work for local papers.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
PRETTY PEGGY's PLAY BILLS
DIsPLEAsEs CANADIANS.
On the Ground That 1t Pictures Inn
moral Scenes It Is Ex-
cludcd.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Montreal. Quebec, Dec. 2s.-The action
Of the Chief of Police of Montreal in COW
ering up the artistic life-size picture Of
Mrs Patrick Campbell has been outdone
to-day by the Canadian customs authort-
ties who concluded that the printing ship
ped here from New York to advertise the
engagement of Grace George in Pretty
Peggy" comes under the head Of sBills
Representing Scenes Of Violence or Inn
morality and notified Charming Pollock,
agent of the company, that large porA
tion of 1t could not be posted in this
Province
The poster to which objection is made In
particular represents Robert Lorraine as
David Garrick and Donald MacLaren as
Sir, Charles Danbery fencing while Miss
George as PEGGY Wofington attempts to
stop the bout with the ala Of a kettle Of
hot water. Whether 1t Is the sword con-
test or the hot water to which the au-
th6rities object is not stated. but the pa
per is under the ban. Claiming Pollock
here says: 4.'--
"The idea of our posting Illegal paper
for an attraction like Grace George Is
too ridiculous to talk about Such thing
would hurt our business more than II
could possibly hurt tender Canadian NOR
ais. These bills are the same, that have
wherever Grace George has played" g :
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
BY Telegraph.

SEESA<AlrS.
IL. a rise OF q Of foot The Belle Of the
Bends is due in The Senator sCordin IS due
a ahs Meaher s Que eea .r0m and
falling. The weather Is clear and colder. The
made oyertures to the, Upper Mississippi Assoc
citation to join hands In appealing To Congress
Il Padaeah. % Ky. Dec. ss.IThe gauge reads to-
night Il Zee. and s,ationSTy n,: Weather cloudy
Sh %h e tas Morning. sosS,
as at ans s
pitssburg;r Pa, Dec. 2s.-River feet::f sta
tionary at Davis Island dam. Weather cloudy
Cincinnati O.. Dec. 2e.-River 1876 feet and
falling. several lee gorges moved late this
afternoon. but. but no serious % damage was done.
feet; Weather clear and warmer -
inches ana fsilns Heavy see moving isss Snow
and cold.
s.s:!s ~ sss ss sanF sass
sshd a. S sfsn1 I Ps IF. se r.s. .sHnnE
chesiet. III. Dec ss.SRives % on 'a'. stand
foating to-day. but considerable shore ice.
Memphis. Tenn, Dec. g.-The river here
stands IS feet. rise Of 3 in ~ hours: Tine
burg. The Thomas A. Nevins.i with a tow Of
empty coal barges.s was IN port this morning
The iigh,housss ,.e tender N1homis depastsd last
post lights The Government steamer Chsca
was in bort to-day. ''FF F,>-
Cairo. H., Dec; 2s.River gauge reads 1Ls.
weather % fair r7 and ID wasner.s W % The Dick < Fowier
was IN and and out on time ,.,o The Georgia Zee
n. Michaels departed for the Lower Mis-
sissippi at a m. light Ft
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30

day, morning they found their cellars filled
with water. The property owners became
indignant and, without consulting Off.
cials of the contracting company, engaged
private sewer reopened.
The Cabanne avenue residents. 1t is
claimed, received threat that 2 similar
obstruction would be placed on their sew
er, and as precaution the property own
courts. -'-l - ''t's .s'a'ti5 ~ -
Municipal Engineering and Contracting
Company, last night said that his firm
had no part in the obstrtcting of the Del
pany pan had not Contemplated W such ns action
and had made no threats to do SO. He
said: 81 - - ..'
F''a'1 CoMPANYS SIDE OF CASE
1.-THE contract was entered into with
the city for the construction OF a sewer
system that the residents In that district
had been fighting for years In our con-
tract We are obliged to restore the streets
originally and hiaintain them FOR twelve
months after the contract is completed.
The law requires property owners 10 con-
meet their houses With public sewers built
located
"In the Blackstone district are many
old private sewers, some running through
alleys and some across front lawns Of the
houses. These sewers we could not infer
rrpt The flow of until such time as the
public sewer was constructed past the
houses they served. We therefore pro-
yided temporary connection with the
main sewer. and notified all property own
ers to connect with the public sewer.
This was done last August, and there
were alb sorts of threats made. We let
the matter run along to give the property
owners an Opportunity to petition the City
Council and Board of Public Improve
ments to adopt these private sewers in
place OF the public ones. But when they
none themselves. Owing to the bad wealth
er lately the streets have been in poor
condition and numerous complaints have
been made about us to the Sewer and
Street Commissioners. While we regret
that the streets have been causing so
them in shape until these house cohnec-
ttons are made. We therefore notified the
property owners that we would be COM
PEELED at once to cut of these temporary
CONNECTIONS. and requested them to make
lawful connection with the public sewer
The fact that we had given estimates
OF the cost Of making these new con-
We had no exclusive right to make con-
nections and the law expressly grants
| to the property owners the right to EN-
| pfoy any licensed plumber or drair-layer
In ST. Louis to make their connections.
The principal complaint Of the Delmar
and Cabanne property owners is that the
| ner and has not dealt fairly : WITH them.
| 1t is claimed that the notice sent to them
| last Saturday is an example Of the treat
ment which has been accorded to them
When this notice was received, property
| owners claim few of them know that the
sub-sewers had been completed.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
FAIL TO FORM NEW POOL.
sloss-Sheffeld Company Refuses
to Join Other Furnaces.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Birmingham. Ala, Dec. 29-The informal
meeting Of the leading iron producers OF
the South, which has been In session for
two days. adjourned tonight without any
agreement being arranged. The meeting
was called for the purpose Of re-establish-
ing g pool and when 1t was definitely
learned that the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and
iron Company would not 20 III the pool,
the plan was abandoned for the present at
least. s|i i.-ffs 80 -
President Alexis ". Thompson of the
Republic Iron and Steel Company, who
has been IN Birmingham for the past two
days. returned tonight to his home in
Chicago. It is generally understood that
President Thompson was leading In the
effort TO re-estabiish the pig-iron pool.
A temporary agreement, made a week
ago last Saturday, Is in effect now, and
ali parties appear to- be keeping It in good
faith.
No. 2 foundry iron has been quoted at
SO per ton since the 21st inst, and, ac-
cording to reports, has found some sales.
Before that date there were numerous
sales ranging from 81 to 1915 per ton,
while a statement has been made that
some iron was selling at less than 50
per ton. ~ =
Much interest was manifested in the
result of to-day's conference In Birming.
ham,. - 80 -
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
GIVE BANQUET TO statesmen.
Office Chair Presented to Head Of
Blanke Firm.

The C. F.. Blanke Tea and Coffee Com
pany last night gave the annual banquet
to its travelling statesmen IN its head
Street. =
&C. +. Blanke was toastmaster. and as
tho head OF the firm, the employees pre-
sented a. handsome leather Office chair to
him The presentation speech was mace
We. f. Myers. tine frst travelling sales
nan employed by the firm, when it was
organized. fifteen years ago.
The courses OF the Banquet were so ar
rapped as to represent some or the we'll
known brands OF goods sold by the firm.
George Lewis, manager of the Chicago
branch, read story which embodied the
names OF +fne firms coffees, and there
were many other speeches. z -: =
Among those who responded TO toasts
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30

SSoghill, Pacific University, Forest Grove,
Sort Gre; Robert- A. Cooley. Agricultural Col
itsge. tg. Bozennan. Mont; George Egbert
p51sher, University of Pennsylvania,
Ianltadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Feland Groat,
proiessor' Of mathematics. University OF
9Nllt1lnesota, minneapolis, Mimi g. s. Hine,
gnlo State University. Columbus. o.; S.
=. Hoimes, University OF Michigan, Ann
ArDor, Mich; John Black Johnston. Uni
xersity OF West Virginia. Morgantown. W.
va; va; tSdwaTd Kasrier,a Barnard, College,
Columbia University. New York City: j:
g. W. Littlehaies. cartograpfer, Hydros.
tauc Office. Il. s. N. Washington: r..
9wight Sanderson. Agricultural College.
college Station. Tex; +. Il o. Wages
Bporth' w., Allegheny Observatory. Allegheny.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
Battery A Has 'C;hirIstm,,als Tree.

Battery A. N. G. NJ. held their annual
Christmas entertainment at the armory
on Grand avenue last night. A Christmas
tree occupied the center of the main hall,
Illuminated and firied with presents Tor
ali members 'of the organization CaD-
tain f. M. Rumboldf was the recipient. dt
an ivory spinning wheel. emblematic OF
yarns of the past achievements Of the
battery and of its ihopefuf future. Colonel
Edwin Batdorf. veteran battery MEM
Der and former commander Of the First
Regiment, was the recipient of an oryia-
mental sword Lieutenant Colonel J. n.
Calf, Il. s. A. and. lieutenant g. n.
Shields u. s. A. were present and con-
frfbuted with speech and song
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
Aalnit. stealing watch.

Lee Herman of No. 2I12 Division street
is charged in warrant issued yesterday
with grand larceny Herman Is employed
by a printing company. and while at the
Brown Shoe Company.s store at Eleventh
street and Washington avenue. stole
gold watch from the pocket of Charles
PohIman's vest. which was hanging in a
locker The watch was found In Her
mans possession by Detectives Murphy.
McGrath, Cunningham and McQuellan,
VINO ARRESTED him, and he admitted that he
stole the timepiece.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30

were Vic Setter. Charles Spies, Robert
James Post, NJ. S. Good and F. s. Pratt.
Representatives OF the firm were pres
ent from all of the Middle and Western
come to St. Louis for one day. A tele-
gram was received from Joseph Calm, the
New York manager, saying that he was
unexpectedly detained.
: The first ession of the annual conven-
ton took place yesterday. and the em-
pioyes Will again to-day meet and discuss
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
FIREMAN HURT
IN CAR COLLISION. G 9
Abraham Schumacher of Truck
No. 1 sustains Fractured
Collar Bone

-Four firemen were thrown to the street
and one sustained internal injuries when
a westbound Tower Grove car struck and
overturned hook and ladder truck No. i
at Geyer and Ohio avenues about $40
o'clock last evening. The car and appa-
ratus were damaged to the extent of $l2o
and traffic on the Tower Grove division
was delayed an hour. - -
Abraham Schumacher of the hook and
ladder company suffered fracture Of the
collar bone and a severe shock He was
removed to the St. Louis Hospital Asso-
ciation's sanitarium. Bell and Cardinal
avenues. He lives at No 2i13 McNair ave-
nue..
Motorman Henry O'Leary, in charge of
the Tower Grove car, jumped to the street
when he saw a crash was unavoidable.
He escaped Injury.
Foreman Cornelius Zeller of No. 2735
Armand street, Driver William J. William-
son of No. 27l1 Tennessee avenue and
Harry Burleigh of No 1854 Allen avenue
sustained slight bruises. An ambulance
conveyed them to their homes. The truck
was returning from a fire at No. z1o
Eads avenue when the collision occurred.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
charged win Embe.ziement.

Isadore Richards. formerly manager Of
summer hotel at Meramec Highlands.
was arrested by Patrolman F. Murphy at
the Union Station last evening on CONS
pfaint OF Marcus Bernhefmer. who
charges the former with eri1bezzlement.
Richards was for several years mana.
ger OF Marcus Bernheimer's store and
hotel at Meramec Highlands and while
In that capacity. 1t Is alleged. niisapproS
priated money. = -
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE HEAD-oN
-Four Persons Injured in Wreck
at Mylie, Tex.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Fort Worth. Tex. Dec. 2s.-The Cotton
Belt flyer colnded head-on with the west
bound passenger at WyIie. ifty-five miles
east of here, yesterday. The cause was a
Misunderstanding OF orders.
John .Thur1natf Of Mckinney. a passen-
ger, suffered the fracture of leg near the
ankle; Sam Fowler, Shawnee, /. T., knee
dislocated and badly bruised; Fireman ].
B. Hogue Of Texarkana. shoulder dtslo-
Gated: Engineer Zones, nose broken In
jumping from cab fFs
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
wife round -Haiband Dead.

Michael Clemens f5 years old. was found
dead III d chair at the home of his brother,
40. ff26A south Ninth. street. yesterday
morning. Mrs. Frank Clemens left: him
few minutes to go down stairs and when
s59 returned found him seated In the chair,
dead Clemens had been i'll several days,
bnk refused TO have physician.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
JEROME siKE.i IS DEAD.

weII-Ixnown Actor succumbs to
Pneumonia.
Chicago. H.. Dec. 29.-Jerome Sykes. the
well-known New York actor, who has been
playing the leading part In The Billion
aires" died OF pneumonia tonight at the
Stratford Hotel; after a four days, iIlness
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-30
Driver Hurt in Colli.ion with Car

Bellefontaine car No. 1125 yesterday
morning. on Virginia avenue between
Neosho and Dakota streets. jumped the
track and colllded with wagon loaded
with wood driven by Albert Bartz, Of No.
7S2S Ivory Avenue. Bartz was thrown to
the ground and covered with wood. He
was not badly hurt One Of the horses
was SO badly hurt that It had to be killed
and the wagon was demolished. -