davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
NAN PATTERSON
JURY SELECTED
Twelve Men Chosen to Try Ac-
tress On Charge of Muir
der.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Nov. E.-Men OF her own Sc
lection, twelve OF them In whose keeping
VIII be her fate, have been chosen as
Jurors TO decide whether Nan Patterson
murdered Caesar Young on June last
.:s.len they were occupants OF q hanson
80.
S.setween now ard Monday. when the
taking OF evidence begins in the Supreme
Court, the prisoner must prepare herself
for such an ordeal as few women of her
years have been unfortunate enough to
meet
from an opening address by Assistant
District Attorney Rand. that will con-
sumo about an hour. Nan Patterson Will
have to listen day after day TO witnesses
for the prosecution. who viii not only fur
nish links in chain OF evidence intended
TO convict her of deliberate MURDER but
TO others who will reveal much of Nan
Patterson's life of recent yeass that she
would much rather have remain 4 closed
book.
Mr.. Rand VIII seek TO prove that Caesar
Young was not the only man WHO had
lived In the light Of the woman'sS blue
eyes.
This evidence, II permitted. must ali be
given in the hearing OF tho father OF the
glrl VINO has sat daily with his left arm
encircltng the daughters back. whisper
Ing words of encouragement, betines pat
ting her back gently with his fingers. IT.
Ras been noticeable that during the four
days that the work OF selecting jury has
been progressing the parent and child
have never greeted each other with q kiss.
All but two OF the peremptory challenges
allowed had been used by Nan Patterson's
lawyer when the last juror was obtained
to-day. The prosecution had used tust
half as many challenges. With the eK-
ception OF two who are bachelors, the
Jurors are married men with children
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
COMFORTABLE BEDS.
Hints as to the Airing and Cleaning
of Mattresses.

Hints as to the Airing and Cleaning
of Mattresses.
Nothing in household requires to be
moro Immediately kept than the bedding.
Mattresses need daily dusting, for it is
the nature of ticking to catch and hold
fine fun from the floor and lint from coy
erings. Thick as the covering Is, good
part Of this sifts through to the inside. SO
that besides the constant careful brushing
mattresses should be taken apart and
thoroughly cleaned inside every three
years, if not oftener. The pickers who do
this work say that clouds of dust rise from
the nlling of a single mattress while the
process is going en-. Springs and the frame
week after the room has been swept.
When the bed is made up in the morning
shake and air the blankets and comfort
ers. Heavy double blankets will be much
more easily managed II they are cut apart
and the raw edge bound to match the up
per one. Watch all bindings carefully, for
they soon become. soiled or frayed. Re
binding. is so simple matter that untidy
edges should never be permitted to remain.
Air blankets out of the house and as often
as possible. Sun and air are great puri-
fiess.
Dry cleansing is the only proper way to
renovate blanket. Water always mats
the wool. Cotton warp ones stand wash
% Ing better ter than any others; but even these
stretched on a curtain frame to dry.
Fashionable spreads are to-day the old
favorite Marseilles and .'satins." The sat
ms" are the newest. They look much like
the Marseilles, but have a different finish
and wear even better. These two have al
ready supplanted the dressier bed covers.
''Honeycomb'' spreads are lighter and cas-
Ter to do up, but one of the heavier ones
will outlast six of these. For everyday
wear the latter make less work, however.
Down quilts are best for extra covers,
and then come wool and cotton quilts or
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
9544.-LADIES PLATED "TROT.
TER" SKIRT.
=. q, S. q and 90 inch waist

Ladies Plated ''Trotter'' Skirt No. sc4s
A most casual glance at the gowns worn
and sold this season would convince one
that round or "trotter'' skirts, as they
are called in Paris, are very fashionable.
Not only are they made OF wash fabrics
and lightweight woolens but also Of plain
and agured Shantung pongee. soft rlks.
mohair. wolfe and yelling. Some OF this
costumes made with these short skirts arc
very rich affairs. exQuisitely trimmed, and
the height Of drsssmakerS art
smart skirt is shown hero developed
in white serge. 1t Is shaped with nine
CORES. fitted smoothly around the waist
at the center back. Tucks at each sids
OF the cores are stitched from the belt
to a point trifs below the knee.
Extensions added below the stitching
are arranged In hollow box-plaitS that ars
fatty pressed, but fare styltshly as the
wearer walks and considerably increase
the width OF the skirt At the hem. The
skirt Just escapes the ground all around
but Is long enough to be lifted on rainy
day. Skirts In this style should not be
confused with walking skirts that are
only ankle length.
As illustrated the skirt is finished IN
strictly tailor style but Il may be made
quite fancy by trimming the plain spaces
between the tucks with rnotifR. or the
lower part with stitched bands OF SELF
fabric or lace insertion.
To make the skirt In the medium size
Will require six and one-half yards Of ma
terial forty-four inches wide. The pattern,
No. aSA is cut in sizes for 2, "A. q =
and 30 inch waist measure.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
SEVEN GAS WELLS SUNK
NEAR KANSAS CITY.
Flow of Illuminant in homer
Springs District Exceeds City's
Daily Consumption.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. lS.-Drilling for
natural gas is going on actively within
less than twenty miles OF Kansas City,
and already seven miles have been sunk
that fow an aggregate of more than l5.-
o0o,0o0 cubic feet of natural gas each
twenty-four hours.
The new field is in the vicinity Of Bon
ner Springs. Kas.. seventeen miles up the
Kaw Valley, on the Union Pacific Rail-
way, and the possibilities of benefit to
Kansas City, II the field continues to de-
yelop, are obvious. A daily suppl Of 16-
City now consumes Of artificial gas, but,
Of course, the Bonner Springs field would
have to show larger output than is now
proved to warrant q heavy outlay In
piping the gas to Kansas City.
In all the proposals now before the City
Council to bring In natural gas 1t has been
understood that the plans of the pro-
moters were to bring the gas distance
OF 200 miles from tho fields In Southeast
Drilling for gas has been going on at
Bonner Springs for nearly q year and
when the drst big well. with a capacity of
more than q million feet q day, was
brought In" last spring, the fact attract
ed no unusual attention. because natural
gas has been found in the vicinity Of Kan
sas City for twenty years or more, but
never In large quantities. There has been
q gn3 well at kSsedale for years. Natural
houses on the southern border of jackson
County, and for years It has supplied the
town Of Paola, in Johnson County, kansas.
forty miles away.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
VICTIM OF OLD SHELL GAME,
Visitor Says He Was Robbed at
Jefferson Barracks


Oscar Clarenbach- worlds Fair vts-
itor, will prosecute two alleged shell game
operators. who were arrested. at Jefferson
Barracks Thursday afternoon and placed
in the Clayton jatt
Clarenbach was lured by the strangers
to the Barracks to see a cave, he says.
When they got there they met a third
man who Interested them In shell game.
They offered to bet Clarenbach 81 that he
could not locate the ball under one Of the
shells. and to let him touch II after the
bet was made It was so easy that he
quickly covered the 81, touched the ball,
when. presto 1t vanished
Clarenbach complained to q Jefferson
Barracks officer, who was In the vicinity.
and hustled the two men TO the guard
house. The third man got away. Deputy
Sheriff Ossenfort was notified In Clayton
and took them TO jail. after a warrant
had been issued by Justice Christian
Noerper Of Luxembourg. They gave the
names Of Charles Watson and Frank
Shontz
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
TO PERPETUATE MEMORY
OF THE WORLDS FAIR.
late Plans to Establish Museum
ON the Exposition Site.

To erect on the site Of the Fair. In
Forest Park. a building to be used as a
public museum. IS a plan that has been
formulated by St. Louis business men. To
this end they have appointed q commit
tee to interest the public in this move
ment.
Judge Walter C. Douglas is at the head
Of the committee. which met in the Mis-
souri, Historical Society's rooms, at Six
teenth and Locust streets, Friday night to
determine plans Of procedure. The COM
rnitteo will entertain the local press at the
same place tonight to discuss the project
and decide on the best method OF bringing
the subject before the public
Judge Douglas seid yesterday that In
his opinion. II is the duty Of every citizen
Of St Louis and the State to bring all
terprise. Every other city In the world
almost" he said. that has attained the
magnitude OF our own. has similar In
sdtLtion: The Field Museum In Chicago
was begun In the same way that we pro-
pose to start ours: the Museum In Pfila-
delphia followed the Centennial E1posi
ton. and why not a museum in ST. Louis
tions7
Already we have interested many infiu-
ential citizens. and have several thousand
collars at the disposal OF the committee.
should the project go through Many of
the exhibitors are more than willing to
contribute to this enterprise, and now the
time is ripe to gather these relics from all
parts OF the world at minimum cost I
am heartily in favor Of It. and / will exert
all my influence and power to bring Ii to
CON pletion. We have only a short time
Under Section I40I Of the Revised Stat
utss OF the State OF Missouri. this museum
can bo tncorporated and protected by the
State. The propertv cannot be mortgaxed,
nor can the various exhibits be removed
from the building in which they are nrsf
placed under any pretext. except to ex-
change for other articles Of equal or great
er value or to improve the property In
case OF a financial crisis. the State takes
the property and APPOINTS a board of
trustees to manage the Institution as State
property.
James G. Reardon. another OF the pro-
moters, approves the PROPOSAL He is also
Of the opinion that II Is the duty of the
citizens to foster the movement and 10
carry st through He said Yesterday;
why should we let this opportunity 20
BY. and the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
little enort We can erect a monument to
the city and to the State and to ourselves
that will stand forever7 We have AT our
disposal everything that has gone to make
Up the greatest exposition that the world
has ever seen. and 1t Ia our duty to take
advantage Of the opportunity that Is at
our doors TO psrpetuate. substantially. the
memory Of it.
Monday night meeting will b hsId in
the rooms OF the Missouri Historical 90
ciety, when representatives from all Of
the labor and trade organisations of tha
city VIII discuss the project
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
WILL LET CONTRACTS SOON.
Courthouse Repairs Not to Be De
layed Longer.

The House Of Delegates was informed
last night in a message from Comptroller
Player that the project to repaint and
renovate the Courthouse had not been for
gotten entirely. but that contracts would
be let soon-
The color scheme to be followed has been
worked out. and there Is hopes that the
long-standing appropriation Will be used
soon.
The meeting WAS entirely routine. A
dozen improvement measures were passed,
which, however, were mostly for alleys
and sidewalks. Among the House bills
passed were those to provide for the OPEN
ing of New Ashland place, from Ashland
avenue to Labadie avenue; the paving
with vitrified brick Of North Market street
between Whittier street and Cora avenue
and Cora avenue and Marcus avenue, and
the letting Of street sprinkling contracts
for next year.
The latter. however. had an emergency
clause attached. and as there were not
enough members present to pass 1t, the
motion of Delegate Mccarthy to recon-
slider the motion and table 1t carried
The only new bill introduced was Der
mitting William D. Becker to establish n
ferry landing at the foot Of Bremen ave-
nue..
The House adjourned for one week.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19

A theater hat Is as necessary at present
as the small toque and the reception hat
When one considers pure comfort, there
is nothing so inconvenient as a theater
hat which must be removed at the play
and added to the opera glasses. feather
boa and dozen other small articles with
which tho lap Is already burdened. How
ever, Dame Fashion demands a theater
hat. and 50 this must needs be included
In the winter outfit
The fashions In theater hats are as va
ried and the styles as differen. as in an
other department OF the wardrobe. While
both ermine and sable are used to great
extent as trimming. still many hats are
formed completely of lace or chiffon and
trimmed with delicate silk or velvet aow-
ers. Indeed. It is frequently hard to dis
tinguish any particular dissimilar!ty be-
tween this hat and the smart garden hat
Of last summer.
The large lace hats trimmed with soft
roses and dsicately shaded ribbon are
bound to be becoming and certainly give
q charmingly attractive finishing touch TO
the dainty .heater dress.
There are three distinct styles in this
sort OF hat-frst. the Gainsboroush, in vel
vet lace, incline or chiffon then the poke
bonnet, and the Charlotte Corday. Besides
these. there Is q shape which In summer Is
always designated simply as a shade or
garden hat. This IL large, made generally
Of lace and trimmed with a handsome
wreath of bright-colored flowers.
The Gainsborough model Is one that iS
s!nguiarly picturesque. and when strips OF
tulle are added and fastned under the chin
the effect Is delightfully."- quaint and old
fashioned. One exceedingly pretty Gains
borough model was made up IN Paie-yei-
waS cluster of ostrich plumes with white
shaded tips-beneath the brim long
plume curled gracefully over tho hair. An
other hat of the same shape was In tur-
quoise-b blue velvet. This also had the
cociade OF ostrich plumes on the left SIDE,
maline at the back brought down over
the brim and tied in a large bow just
one side OF the chin.
The so-called Charlotte Corday hats are
more attractive In the delicate shades suit
able for the evening than in any other
style. In white taffeta, the inside Of the
brim mass Of lace ruchings and soft
white velvet bow Just in front above the
crown, the hat is extremely pretty.
Lace hats trimmed with flowers and one
or moro kinds of rare fur form an interest
ing contrast study. and. strange as 1t may
seem, II the share be good. are very smart
Lace and sable or ernine are used to-
nation seems not at all incongruous, and
even when soft flowers are added the hat
remains quite charming.
II II Is possible to possess any numberof
hats for the different theater dresses. so
much the better; but II only one can be
had. 1t is well to get an expensive white
hat with perhaps touch of both pink and
blue. and this. with the green leaves, will
In all probability do service with all the
gowns necessary.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
C. A. PARKER's FUNERAL.
Services Will Be Conducted by
the Reverend Doctor George.

Funeral services over the body Of
Charles A. Parker, second vice president
Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
and Pere Marquette System. will be con-
Quoted by Doctor George. formerly of st.
Louis. but now Of Chicago. at o'clock
this afternoon. at the First Congrega-
tonl Church. Delmar avenue. near Grand,
Of which Doctor George was formerly
pastor. The interment In Bellefontaine
Cemetery viii be private
The pallbearers were selected from the
personal friends Of Mr. Parker. and the
fellolnE win act. Robert =. whitelaw,
Williams, A. II. Mcleod and Hal F. Ray.
Mr.. Parker's body arrived in the city
yesterday over the Wabash In the private
car Of President Zimmerman OF the c.,
81. & D. R R., accompanied by Robert H.
Whitelaw, F. ]. Mclean, assistant to the
vice president Of the road; H. g. Krake,
general agent Of the c., II. s. D. at Chi
cago; H. n. Churchill and Miss Rose Hag-
german, representing the employees of Mr.
Perkers office.
Nj. Parker had just entered his Office
FROM tho Turkish bath when he died sud
denly Of heart failure last Wednesday.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUb bllI SPECIAL
Springfield. Ill, Nov. 1a-Decisdons ver.
announced and opinions filed In the An
pellate Court, Third District, TODAY a,
follows: aS
Afhrmed-Kelisyvfr1e Coal Comnanx -,
St5ins; LsmssE ". Janss, President. etc.
eI: Toledo. g. Louis and western Railroad
Company vs. Ferris ct al Loyal Americans VS..
Rose: City OF Psna vs.. Boardrnan: Shannon va
seS.hworth: City Of Mattoon VS.; Falier: Garth.
St. Louis Railway Company vs.. Iamminya.
Rogers. Bacon g. Co. w. Jansen: Lane w.
City OF Springfield: Gorden va Gordon. rsi-
caso Peoria and st. Louis Railway Cotupany
VS.. Funk. ''
Reversed and remansed. with directiou,-ci,y
OF JsrseyriiIs W; Becker Plpineau vs.. White
vs. Mehlhop et al: pi1enbacher vs. County ~
Mason: Berger vs. Neville: woods VI Olson n. I.
Leel. egr. vs.. Mills ct al
Reversed. with findings OF f1cts-Chicaeo and
Alton Railway Company VS. walters
Dismissed-Cranc vs.. Stafford.
Affirmed upon remittiture-villaee OF West
villa vs.. Horn.
and Alton Railway Company vs.. More.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
FASHIONABLE ECONOMY.
A Coat and Bodice for . arahoxa,,
Skirt.

n SoA& Ahu oOuACC AVE -
Skirt.
Economy may be and IN practicsd in
Paris.
To recommend economy to fashion,
able Is altogether another story. Yet a
couturier has stopped to this unheard-of
action, when. as q rule, he persists in
supposing that his each and every patron
Is Nine. Midas
In this case the great one had created .
costume in drap fine d'acaJou, the corsage
being drnped in Restoration style. At the
final fitting Monsieur suggested an econ
omy in the form Of an extra coat Of We
lours souple. The coat would be either a
redinsote or comparatively short-basqued
model in the mode Of the time of Louis
XVI. This coat was to be Of the came
rich mahogany color as the skirt. These
long coats are quite le dernier chic, and
Parisiennes are adopting them. In all Of
these models the bust line Is higher than
last season. and from it to well below the
line of the waist the front Is so straight
that 1t almost bulges out.
Great variety Is noted IN the skirts of
these coats. One may be absolutely snug
and open at the back like a mans freck
coat The modes OF the time or the Di-
rectory are to be seen in every genre from
that Of the short cutaway to the long
tailed variety with no skirts at the front
Very odd Is the model with circular skirts
to the knees. The skirts are put on In a
seam at tho waist and are smooth ovor the
hips
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
KNITTED NECkTIEs.
Very Effective When Worked Out IN
Suitable SiIkS

The fancy for working silk ties show, no
symptom of abatement. though it mill
tates, il anything. toward crochet in pref
erence to knitting.
Mention may be specially made OF a new
pattern for a crochet tie, by mama the
Curzcn, which. worked in knitting silk or
crochet silk twist, has. particularly in
white OF cream, an extremely pretty open
work effect.
In the speckled knitting and crochet
silks always SO much in request for ties
there are several new and tasteful COM
binationS and colorings. among which a
heather mixture i'll russet red and green
and the range of gray shades are remark
ably good, while another new color to be
crochet waistcoat silk and pure knitting
silk is the charming moleskin shade on
which fashion is JUST now bestowing. and
deseryedly, her unqualified approval.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
WANT OKLAHOMA LAWS
FOR INDIAN TERRITORY,
Bankers Adopt Resolutions mt Close
of Their Annual Con-
vcntion.

n Reno, Ok. Nov. 1s-The Oklahoma
bankerS In closing their eighth annual
convention here, adopted the following
among other resolutions. in response to a
prevailing sentiment favoring the consoi-
Hation OF the business interests OF the
two Territories;
Whereas, The logic OF events Is rap
Ay forcing the conditions by which the
ultimate destiny OF oklahoma and the In
Dian Territory Will be one. State OF the
American Union; therefore be It,
Resolved, That the business welfare
Of the two Territories would be advanced
BY the immediate extension of the Okla
home laws over the Indian Territory, and
We respectfully urge the delegate to Con-
gress from Oklahoma to use his best en-
deevors to secure the passage Of such a
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19

cloth and broadtail. the lambslin being
more glossy. if possible. than the cloth.
The skirt is Of the cloth. in box-plaits
of a yoke The blouse coat is Of the
broadtail, with a belt of the cloth.
There's an empiecement of the cloth
around the neck. 1t points out over the
fall over the sleeve tops. The flowing
sleeves show two circular ruffeS OF the
cloth inside. Beneath these in turn falls
ruffe of deep cream -. Crochet or
naments with tassels finish the points OF
the neck empiecement at the front, the
tips extending nearly to the waist line.
very clever promenade costume, this! All
the cloth is stitched along the edges.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19

One Of the most remarkable verdicts ever
returned ar the Four Courts was that in
the case OF John Ford. negro. yester-
day. In spite of what was believed to be
incontrovertible evidence he was declared
not guilty by a jury.
So confident was Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Andrew Maroney, that he de-
nianded the extreme penalty and refused
to allow the defense to waive any of its
privileges.
Testimony showed that on September 8
Ford was at the Worlds Fair at Sis p
Cl. Miss Mary Keller OF No. 5015 Cabanne
eyenue and James McGrath OF No. $40
StS Ferdinand avenue, were held up at
$50 o. clock, 900 yards from where the ne
gro had been seen.
The man was shot and the woman was
assaulted. Fifteen minutes later. it was
eoncluslvely proven. McGrath's assailant
had trted to get on a Page avenue car
near Desmar Garden. He missed the car
and fell heavily 10 the ground.
Ford Was arrested two hours later with
a cut on nis hand, which he said he re-
ceiyed by falling from a car. which he
failed to catch. Miss Keller positively
identified hint and McGrath said he
thought he was the man who had shot
him. Patrolmer Cunningham and Butler
said that they had seen Ford in the neigh
borhood a short time before the assault
1t was shown that Ford had served four
years for a similar offense.
Judge Foster exctsSed the jurors from
further service In his court
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
ST. LOUIS COUNTY NOTES.

Emma Clifton Crouch yesterday hled
Ndt TOT divorce i1 the CLAYTON Circuit
oourt agas;nt 1ush P. Crouch. alleging
fjod July II. 1898, and separated Auk ust
u 1904 She asked that the custody Of
three children be awarded to her.
Marriage aoensss were issued IN Clayton
yesterday to James q Dickens OF Glencoe
And Laura BauraGardner of Eomerville,
Mo-, ana to Frank Pratt Of St Louis and
Maggie Thomas Of Bonne Terre
"A meeting Of farmers viii be held next
Saturday night In the James Sohoolhouse
Eanoh Of the Farmer Social and Eco
Aomio Union. A meeting for . similar
Tufpoea Will be held the following Mon
oAJ night At the vossenkennper School.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-19
Kew PARK Restoration rI...

New Park Restoration PIan.
Chief Landscape Architect Kessler OF the
Worlds Fair has rival In the plans for
the restoration OF Forest Park. AT the
Board Of Public improvements meeting
yesterday morning a letter was received
$rom an architect, submitting new plans
Tor restoring the park The letter was un-
der discussion for short time, apd then
park board This was lost, and the let
ter 10 now in the hande Of the superin-
tsndent OF, Parks. Mr.. Kessler will deliver
6sfore' he commsrcisl Club at ~ he iS st
Louis Club. At this meeting the members
Of the Board Of Public improvements will
also be present