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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
PLANTERS PLAN
To ROUT WEEV|L
National Convention Adjourns
After Commencing the Gov
eminent.
HEATED DEBATES FREQUENT
One Concerns Prevention Of
Planting in the Infested Area
and the Other Paris Green
as a Remedy.

Shreveport. La, Dec. 14.-After passing
resolutions commencing the aid given by
the Government experts in their efforts 10
exterminate the boil weevils and urging the
farmers of the infested districts in Texas
and Louisiana to burn al cotton stalks in
the early fall. the National Anti-Cotton
Boil Weevil Convention adjourned late
this afternoon.
The resolutions feature was generally
recognized to be the most successful meth
DDS of combating the pest.
Prior to the adoption of the resolutions
a spirited fight was precipitatcd on the
floor of the convention by the Offering of
a majority and minority report. The bone
of contention was i p.ank inserted by NJ.
L. Johnson OF Georgia, to the effect that
the only way to destroy and prevent the
spread Of the wcevil is TO prevent planting
Of cotton within the infested sections of
Texas or any other State or Territory
where infested lands exist for the period
of one year.
The minority report agreed to all rec
concentrations of the majority except the
plank outlined above, which was finally
voted down.
1t was further resolved that it was the
sense Of the National Cotton Convention
that in the fall the early destruction of
the cotton stalks in the boil weevil-in-
tested areas of Texas and Louisiana is
an absolute necessity, and the legislative
bodies of any infested area are asked to
take immediate steps, under the super
vision Of proper authorities. to burn the
cotton stalks Of next year Systematically
and at once behind the pickers.
a plan for organizing all the cotton
growers OF the South to combat the boil
weevil, Introduced by Odwald Wilson.
Statlstical Agent OF the United States De
Partnent OF Agriculture, stationed at
fort Worth. Tex, was received and in
eorpprated as a part Of the resolutions.
Solohel b. w. Marsden, member of the
Louisiana Crop Pest Commission. created
a sur by an attack upon the Government
oihciais Tor their report advising against
the use of paris green as n method for
destroying the insect. He said that. from
WINGED that the. proper use OF poison was
stroy the weevil. He spoke of what he
termed the entomoIogfst trust of he
department OF Agriculture and said the
rot
he was followed by Judge George y.
Aldredge of Texas. who said he had fol-
owe Colonel ATarsden's teachings "as
devotedly as the disciples followed the
savior, and his experience had been that.
afte" using the poison. he found more
weevils than existed before.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
Illinois supreme Court.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. ILL.,. Dec. 1+.-Proceedings in
the Illinois Supreme Court to-day were as
follows:
People ex rel. Cameron ct al. W. New ct al
Of error. denied: Gross-motion TO strike out
name OF Leonard. allowed.
People vs.. Hooper: motion by relator to con-
tinue and substitute John ]. Bealy as relator,
allowed.
Leathe VS.. Thomas: motion by defendant in
error 10 file certified copy Of appellants brief
for leave to file additional abstracts and brief
OF plaintiff In error in Appellate Court; both
motiona denied.
trustees OF School rs. Wilson: motion by APP
DOwie w. Priddle; motion. BY, appellee FOR
leave to file certified copies OF briefs in Appel
late Court. denied.
Mol Wy. Gardne, Ct al: motion by appellee
to ..ismiss appeal. denied.
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railway W..
People: motion hy appellant to expunge certain
parts Of argumen Of appellant. denied.
Clos We HAYES motion by appellee to extend
time thirty DAYS Tor filing briefs. denied.
~, Spring yaiisy Gesi s Compare Iaars 10 70 s H. ]e.ffifsj
copy OF briefs Of respective parties In Appellate
Court. denied.
Brown vs.. People: bond approved;
ent to vacate order OF December S. denied.
Wabash Railroad Company vs.. Bymer: mo-
ton by appellee for leave TO set time Tor oral
argument.
error to set cause for oral argument.
United States WrinEer Company VS. Cooney:
molten by appellee for leave to file Appellate
In error to vacate order oS dismissal.
Court adjourned to 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
Business Section of City Saved
After a Most Desperate
Fight.
TWO FIREMEN ARE KILLED.
One Fell Down Elevator Shaft,
and the Other Slid to Base
ment, Not Knowing Flames
Were There.

Minneapolis. Dec. 14-Two firemen lost
their lives. several persons were injured
and property valued at ssa,ooo was de-
stroyed by the fire which started last
night.
The dead are Jacob F. Miller. insurance
p~atrolman: John Fellows. pipeman. The
seriously injured are Fred Kircheff, sub
stitute pipeman, burned about face; Tony
Wilson. pipeman. burned about legs; Lieu
tenant J. P. Barrett. back injured.
For a time the entire retail business
district was threatened, and its escape
from destruction was due as much to the
absence of a strong wind az 10 the efforts
of the firemen.
The fire started in the Photographic sup
ply house of O.. H. Peck & Co., and quick
ly spread TO the adjoining buildings. in
Guiding the six-story furniture house of
Boutell Bros, one Of the largest. estab-
lishments Of Its kind in the Northwest.
The losses include the following:
o. H. Peck Company. Photographic sup
plies; building and stock. 5000. Boutell
Bros. furniture: building and stock. SIo,-
00. Binthff Manufacturing Company;
picture frames and art goods: building
and stock, S1eO,00. Powers Mercantile
Company; building and stock. $4,000.
Other miscellaneous losses will bring the
total loss up to ss1,0O9; total insurance,
$685. 600. -
Jacob Miller. a member OF the insurance
patrol, staggering under a heavy load of
t~aTpauiins on the fifth floor of the Peck
Photograph Supply Company. stumbled
Into the elevator shaft and fell to the
basement. Every effort was made to res
cue him. but in the rising flood of water
and the roaring furnace Of flames his body
could not be located.
John Fellow a p.penlan. was caught
on the fifth floor OF the Boutell Brothers
furniture establishment with three of his
comrades. 1t was a critical moment for
all at once the wires that controlled the
automatic sprinklers turr.ed a duh red
and in another instant the whole build
ing from top to bottom turned into fame.
The sprinkler wires a in some way
touched a live Management wire The
three men who were with Fellows sue
ceeded In making miraculous exits down
the fire escapes but Fellows made the
fatal error of running to the elevator
shaft and sliding down the cable. in the
belief tina; the lower part Of the build
ing had not yet begun to burn. He slid
into a caldron of fame and was seen no
mere.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
DOCTOR JOSEPH RlNGE DEAD.
Had Practiced in st. Louis for
More Than Thirty Years.

Doctor Joseph Ringe. who died at his
home. No. $50 South Twelfth street. yes
terday morning. had been practicing med
icine in this city since he came here from
Germany. in IsTI.
He was graduated from Grossdingen,
Wurzburg and Berlin. and when he came
TO the United States in ISL lie settled
in st. Louis.
Doctor Ringe had been i'll for more
than a year. He was operated upon last
May for bronchitis and remained in bed
for twelve weeks. Several weeks ago he
was attacked with of the heart,
from which he died.
Doctor Ringe was s. years old. He is
survived by his wife. Paulina.
The funeral will take place Saturday
morning at 3 O'Clock from the residence.
Services will be conducted at SIS. Peter
and Pauls Church. Interment in the
cemetery of the same name.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
ST. LOUIS MERCHANTS BRIDGE
TERMINAL RAILWAY SUBURBAN
TRAIN

Eastbound - Leave Union Station: Except
Sunday-4:oo. G:03. $40 a. m. Sunday onty.5:D
a. IN. Leave Eighth and Gratiot streets: Daily
1906 a. m: i2:0s. Sis. $50 p. M. Except
sunday54:os go. ga. l;21 a m: go; So p
Saturday and Sunday-11:D p. m.
Above trains leave Washington avenue your
minutes later.
Westbound-Leave Granite City: Deily-l:ls-
500; 7:I5 p. m: Except s~unday-s;2o; ~: s;os,
lf;ln q. M: $40. $50 2. m saturday oniy
-I:i5 D. m. Except Saturday and SInday-5:sc
D. m. Sunday ~only-soo. 500; lo:p a m
Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday n:S p m.
Above trains leave Madison four minutes
later
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
PARENTS EPUD|ATE
MAYNARD SON
Mother of Jeremiah Ellis. Ii
Years Old. Notifies the Police
That They Will Not As
siSt Him,

Mrs. jeremiah Ellis Of Kansas City noti-
fed the police last night that neither she
nor Mr.. Ellis would assist their son. Jere-
miah, "A years Old. who is held at the Gen.
trail Police Station as a fugitive on the
charge of forging his fathers name to n
$lC0 check.
She stated that the boy had given them
too much trouble In the past and they
would now allow the law 10 take its
course
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
FIVE HURT IN WRECK.
Stock Train Collides With
EToiohf af Monho ftoo Eas

Manhattan. Kas.. Dec. IA Rock Island
stock train ran into a Union Pacific freight
train. which was standing on the crossing
Of the two roads here to-day. Five per-
sons were injured, as follows:
Fireman Mckay Of Bcllsvilie: badly
scalded: may die.
BnEineer Henderson. BcHevfIIe: both legs
hurt.
Head brakeman. name unknown: seri-
ously injured.
Fred WhcatIey Of Mankato, stockman:
badly injured.
Harry Robbins. fireman: scaided.
Immediately following the wreck En-
Eineer Henderson Of the Rock Island train
fell into q sound sleep. from which he
could not be arouaed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
CHARGES ROBBERY IN HOTEL
Abraham Saspoyan Claims An,
drew Antamain Used Revolver.

Andrew Antamain was arrested in East
St Louis last night on complaint Of Abra-
ham Saspoyan of No. 1a1 Division street.
who charges that Antamain robbed him OF
$40 in a st. Louis hotel on the night of
November Il.
S~aspoyan charges that Antamain fol-
lowed him to his room at the Francis
Hotel, No. ia North Broadway. and draw
ing a revolver robbed him. After the rob-
berry. he says, Antamain returned S7 OF
the money.
Antamain will be brought to st. Louis
To-day.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
INTERURBAN FROM SEDALlA
TO WARRENSBURG PLANNED
Council Grants n Franchise for the
New Line to Missouri Pacific
shops in East SedaIia.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Sedalia, Mo. Dec. 1.-THE Sedalia City
Council granted Il franchise tonight to
the Sedalia and W~arrensburg Interurban
Electric Railroad. to construct and oper-
ate a railway through this city. The
line is TO be built to the new Missouri
Pacific shops in East Sedaiia. through the
city to Warrensburg. a distance of thirty
miles.
The work Of construction is to com
mence in four months. and the line is to
be operated within Two years. The com
pany has already secured the right of
way and purchased land upon which 10
erect power and machine houses.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15

ADVOCATES PREMIUM on q
RABIES As PARTY DOCTRINE. .

. REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Topeka. Kas.. Dec. 1.-THE Board 4
. of County Commissioners to-day
. seriously considered the question
= of Shawnee County raising the sal
= airy of every clerk in the Court 4
q house s. a month for every baby I
. born Into his family.
. Chairman Sterne. in presenting
. the matter, urged action o. this 4
. ground: 4
. President Roosevelt advocates
= larger families and It has become 4
. Republican doctrine and party pol 4
q icy. 4
w should carry out Republican
. ideas and put a premium on babies
. born in the homes of the now poor 4
. ly paid clerks, who work for the
= county.
Il would raise the premium for
. twins to $40. for triplets to So. and 4
. son on"
. Chairman Sterne has asked for
= letters from his constituents and
. will be governed By their replies. 4
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
WABASH.
Suburban Ira

Depar;aFrom Union station: Ferguson tsi5
Street Station: St. Charles. 11:o0 a. m.
t5:4O p. m: Bridgeton. t4:15 p. H.. $50 a m:
Ferguson. $3.50 A. M. t6:D p. m. 'i:6 p. m,
s5:45 y. m.
Arrive-At Union Station: Ferguson, 'i:Is p
m. t5:45 p. m.. 1870 a m, s10:21 a m. At
Olive Street Station: st. Charles. s1:I5 ,. H..
f1:Jo a. m: Kfnioch. 1851 a. M; Bridgetos
$40 n. m. 1910 p. M: Ferguson. 'fo:0 a m:
t3:2p .. NJ. s5:35 p. m.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
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BIG FOUR ROUTE.

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Boston and Albany Rys.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04


A few minutes of six o'clock
Sunday evening a fire was DIS
covered In the second story of a
residence on East Diamond street.
The house Is situated In the rear of
John McCoy's feed barn, and was
occupied by the families OF John
Prosser and Ernest Dunkle The
occupants of he house we're not
aware of 1t being on fire until In
formed by the neighbors, neither
do they know the origin of 1t
Most all the household effects
were saved on the first floor, but
what was on the second was either
burned or badly damaged. The
second story was almost consumed
The house was owned by Mrs.
Clvde Hagan, and the damage is
estimated at $500 with no In
surance.
All of the FIRE companies respond
ID promptly and the blaze was soon
extinguished. A little delay was
caused In getting the water turned
on bv the stem of the water plug
at the corner of Di'mond and
Brown Betty streets being slightly
frozen. A few buckets OF hot water
we're necessary to thaw out the
stem. No blame, 1t Is claimed, Is
placed upon any one, as the freez-
ing of the stem of a water plug Is
not an unusual occurrence in severe
cold weather. This Is something
We are not familiar with and our
information In regard to the mat
ter, was obtained from one OF the
oldest and most prominent fremen
In the city. If there Is any way OF
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04
SUNDAY YEVENINGF|RE

preventing the water plays rom
freezing, the CITY authorttie~ Edould
see to 1t that they are hereafter
Kept In proper condition Al the
planing mill fire few weeks ago,
the fire companies complained theN
were delayed several minutes In
grtting water to turn on the hre
Th- plugs we're either frozen up or
stopped up with mud The matter
Is too serious 10 be delayed
1t Is no time to thaw ou. water
stems when property Is being
consumed by FIRE Every plug IN
the ci y should be kept In trim
condition and ready for action as
soon as hose Is connected We
have the best volunteer FIRE com
panies that are to be fouod In any
CITY In the country. They always
respond promptly and at all hours,
but they must have water IN case
fire 10 do efficient work. The
last two fires that have occurred tn
the city the fire companies could
have extinguished the flames much
quicker and with much less damage
If they could have had water
promptly When inquiry Is made
into the condition of our water
system by any of our citizens,
those In charge answer the query
very promptly that every thing Is
working with entire satisfaction.
But when certain departments OF
the water service Is put to a test 1t
has failed to respond. While no
one Is at farlt for the freezing ap
of water pings In the past, If such
an occurrence In the future can be
prevented, the remedy should be
inaugurated at once.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04

Cal. Wagner, an employe OF
liveryman John Stealey, can thank
Geo. Fetty, who resides some six
miles east of the city, that he Is liv
Ing and enjoying his usual good
health today Mr.. StealeV had
three men to send to Middlebourne
last evening aud placed Wagner
In the vehicle to drive the gentle
menover. They left the city about 5
O'Clock, arriving at their destina
ton about seven. The driver left
Middlebourpe Immediately on his
return trip, but when the team ar
rived at the barn about nine o'clock
there was no driver In the
conveyance. Mr.. Stealey at
once became alarmed for fear
some accident had happened
to his driver, and as soon as posi-
bic attached one of his speediest
teams to a cutter aud started two of
his men In search of Wagoner. The
men In the cutter drove over to
Middlebour:e, but failed to fud
any trace of the missing man.
They were informed at Middle.
bourne that the driver had left for
this city Immediately after arriving
there ard that was all the informa-
ton they could learn of him. The
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04
FELL BY THE WAYSIDE

men In the cutter returned to the
city at I o'clock this morning. but
the whereabouts of Wagner was
as much mystery as when they
started out to hunt him. Great
anxiety was felt for the safety of
Wagner by Mr.. Stealey and other
employees of the barn until this
morning.
1t developed later that Wagner
had INDUCED rather freely from a
bottle of liquor on his way to Mid
dlebourne, and just on top of Purs.
ley hill on his way home he fell
from the vehicle. He was found
about ten o'clock by Mr.. Fetty
hanging over low fence and who
conveyed him to his home and kept
him until this morning Had the
unfortunate man not been discov
cred by Mr.. Fetty and kindly taken
care of, he would have frozen to
death before morning. This should
teach Wagner lesson to abstain
from strong drink the remainder
of his life. It should also be a
warning to others who are In the
habit of indulging too freely In In
toxicants. Mr.. Wagner has been
In the employe of Mr.. Stealey for
long time, and Is a very faithful
man and his only falling Is the one
above referred to.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04
Ferry Boat Stranded

The Matamoras ferry boat got
stranded In the river Saturday af-
ternoon at the head of Grandview
ripple, where she still remains. The
boat Is about 100 yards from the
Ohio shore and Is hard aground,
with several feet of Ice under her,
On the boat are four horses, two OF
which belong to G. NJ. Beaver, OF
this city. Mr.. Beaver went down
to Matamoras this morning with
the hope of getting his horses of.
The animals doubtless. must have
suffered greatly fromthe severe cold
last night.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04
Religious Meeting

The meetings at the High school
auditorium yesterday were fairly
well attended, while the morning
meeting was small. The evening
brought out a good audience and
the best of order and attention was
manifest. In the morning a. Link
letter, preached from Acts 1I;26
His sermon was on The VOID
Cnristian" showing In his intro
duction that 1t was a derivation
from Christ. Ist that 1t was ideal
Acts 26;28 King Agrippa said al
most thou persuadest me to be a
christian. AS It was 70 the mind
OF the King so had 1t always been
for however wicked men may be
they always look at Christ and
Christianity as the highest ide-
al yet presented to the world
Under the second head, 1t was
claimed that 1t stood for christian
character, as in I Peter 4, I6. L
reads. IF any man suffers rs a
christian let him not be ashamed
but let him glorify Cod" This
character building, was veryimport-
ant and every christian had to have
christian character or he could
not represent the name The third
reading of the discourse showed
that while I9 centuries had rolled
into the great Ocean of Eternity,
that the term christian was still
symbol of universal brother
hood. While all other names
were local this. stood out as
conspicuous In the 10th century
as 1t did In the first. In the eve
ming the sermon was along the line
of what a Ch. istian stood for In a
community. The speaker empha-
sized Faith In the active princi-
plies and what 1t would lead to In
Christian life.
J, N. Scholes of the Island Chris
tian church Is expected on the eve
ming train and will preach this eve
ming at 7.3o. There will be preach
ing every evening, and over Lords
Day.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04

Congress assembled today.
bat 1t Is not likely TO get down to
work for a week or so, until the
committees can make some reports.
Meanwhile In the Senate speeches
on Panama are expected, and the
sooner they are delivered the bet
ter. The people have made up
their minds on this subject. and
nothing that long winded Senators
can say upon 1t will alter their
view that the canal treaty should
be ratified as soon as possible, 50
that the work of completing the
great isthmian water way may be
pushed at the earliest possible
period.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04
Miss Neil Entertains

Miss Edith Neil entertained In a
most charming manner on Saturday
evening last at her home on Vir-
ginia street. The evening was most
delightfully."- whiled away at diver
sions OF a pleasant social nature. At
an opportune hour a delectable
lunch was served the guests.
Those present were Misses Tess
and Hattie Barents, Bertha Smith,
Rose Fischer and Messrs Earl West
and Herbert Fischer.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04

The Middlebourne mail carrier
informed as today that the ther-
mometer registered IS degrees be-
low zero there at S o'clock this
morning. A gentleman from Woods
field, o, was In the city today and
stated that the thermometer regis
tered there this morning ~ de.
grees below zero. What has the
oldest inhabitants to say to this?
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04

Old time winter has returned
again. We now have such snow
as the grayheaded citizen used to
enjoy when he was a boy. 1t has
kept the ordinance abiding citizen
shoveling snow for the past week,
and our walks, with banks of snow
at either side, resemble somewhat
the irrigating bitches on Western
government fostered homestead.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04

Cyrus Shook, son of Wilson
Shook Of this city, has returned
from Elizabeth, Writ county, this
State, where he was married to
Miss Flora Showalter, who former
II resided here. Mrs. Shook re-
mained for a short visit with her
parents before returning here. The
newly welded couple will reside
on q farm In the country.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04

Joseph North, of Lancaster, o.,
has been employed By the Board Of
Directors of the Tyler Window
Glass company as manager and
entered upon his duties this morn
ing, Mr.. North Is a practical man,
and has had twenty years expert
ence In the manufacture Of window
glass.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04

The colored lady, Mrs Langham,
who was seriously injured In a
coasting accident Friday night on
Catherine street, Is getting along
nicely and will recover.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-04

The Nokomos Club will meet In
the City Building on Wednesday
evening of this week instead Of
Tuesday. The date has been
change d on account of the show be.
Ing OF the regular meeting night.
All members are requested to be
present at this meeting. 42l*