The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21
Officers of Montana Building An
noyed by Disappearance of
Various Articles.
YOUNG WOMAN LOSES RING.
Macklyn Arbuckle as Sketch Ar
tist Draws Large Crowd to
Texas Building - New
1ork's Press Bureau.

The Montana building at the Worlds
Fair seems to be especial target for
those visitors who are inclined to commit
petty thievery, for in the last few weeks
personal property of the officers and en-
ployes and that belonging to the State
has been disappearing with alarming reg
ular;ty.
The latest theft from the State Pavilion
occurred yesterday. Miss May Kobe of
Helena. private secretary to Executive
Commissioner Buskett, losing an emerald
ring, which. for its associations she prizes
highly. Miss Kobe removed the ring
from her finger while in the woman's re-
tirirg-room. She was called away to an
swer the telephone, and WHEN she re-
turned few minutes later. the ring was
gone. No one was in the room with her.
but during her absence the porter saw
three women enter and stay but minute
Beginning with the disappearance of
small trinkets from an Indian corner, sev-
eral weeks ago. :he Executive Commits
sioner, and the hostess, Mrs. Addie Nc
Dowell have been repeatedly annoyed by
the acts of petty thieves. The corner,
which attracted considerable attention
was dismantled. and the Indian trinkets
placed IN glass case under lock and key
Following is list of some of the things
which have been taken from the Mon
tana building: Silver match box, bearing
the inscription. Montana State buildng"
purses. one containing $50 the other
empty: valuable books descriptive of Mon-
tana and loaned TO the Commission by the
YER hatpins. taken from the hat of Mrs.
Mcdowell the hostess and many articles
from the retiring-room.
Macklyn Arbuckle. the star Of George
AIDES The County Chairman" and the
attraction OF Miss Margaret Shains week
as hostess attracted 800 persons to the
Texas building Yesterday afternoon TO see
the actors exhibition of his skill at light
ming sketch work. Mr.. Arbuckle devoted
charcoal sketches of people typical of the
Worlds Fair-vis!tors and others--most of
them TO be seen on the Pike. Stories-some
of them in dialect and all of them clev-
er--were told by Mr.. Arbuckle in connec-
ton with the drawings. The entertainment
proved success. The sketches We're sold
fund.
Others who took part in the programme
were Miss Cornelia Wood of Ennis. cor
netist; Miss Craig of Marshall. whistler.
and Mrs. John T. Lockman of Houston.
vocalist. Mrs. Lockman,s speciality is coon
songs. and her entertaining way of rem
dering them delighted the large audience.
This afternoon at the Texas building a
recital will be given by Wilbur F. Ma
'cellist, and William G. Stua::s of New
York. barytone.
When Mrs. James B. Wells of Browns
VILE returns to Texas 1T the end of this
week she probably will take hack with
her the many historical -elirs on display
in that portion of the state pavilion as
signed to the Daughters Of :he Republic
of Texas. Under the commit ms on which
the relics were loaned 10 Mrs. Wells for
the Daughters of the Republic exhibition.
Mrs Wells feels that when she departs
for home she cannot conscientiousi.- do
otherwise than personally TO return the
articles to their owners.
Miss Elbridge Wilkes of Knoxville will
give a piano recital at the Arkansas build
ing tomorrow morning. Miss Wilkes is
the society editor OF the Knoxville Sen
tinel
The New York Commission is the first to
establish a press bureau of its own. Ar
ticles have been prepared by the heads Of
the various New York exhibits, under the
direction Of Secretary Charles A. Ball,
and they have been sent out to the news
papers Of every town III the State with q