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The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31


I. " the college boys. out IN fuii force to
nay their respects 10 the many tossesses.
6ome Of fhox.. who will keep open house
Tho Misses AsDe. and Sadie Dunn. ar
sisted by Miss Uaxsr and Miss Sei.fe
Baldwin, viii receive at f',eir North S'de
home
The Mics Eleanor. Nellie and Cornelia
Ludwig will b. .sr home from : t!l
Iclock at No ~, south Jsf.rson ave-
ne.
sli.- irc,. HoIS.n. sss-ls,., hy Mss
kafherIn. - Msii''-. Hili r.c.i." from :;
20 ~ No. ic.ss finn"y ave
The Misses Biijic and Helen lewis ard
their cousir. Miss Jewel NstfsS VIII be
az hua,e afternoon and evening az Tn.
Lewis rssIosncr. 30. ~, Elliot .vspue-
Tic Misses Eisan". i:ovnfrseg"r and
Margaret Sags'.,o;l Will rc,s... afternoon
and evening AZ No. ,s,s South Jefferson
avenue
Th. Misses Rogers. Oiim.n an: piyney
will ysc..-" AFTERNOON and evening at No
Misc I:i~a,isr yolker and Mss isabelle.
Cartwright vii, 10 At home afternoon an!
evei-ins AZ the r.sideT1ce OF ny and Mrs
Cart Alright, No. Irss South Jefferson ave-
Mss Lillian Hendrix Mi.3 aary Ta;un
ard Miss FToyeno" Guighon VIII receive
S-,er5s RON iu;t:i i"sS O'Clock 1T .,"i
Cot. pr,liisn.e aver.n.
Mis- Frances Johnson ani Mis- l.iD',DA
S1rki;is viii receive afternoon and even
Eng IT the Corkius residence. No. s5''
cook ay.ni-.
T,c Misses Marie and Johanna i-.unnec-
sc1rorr. Aiss Ecrr." i-i.ttetc ari MISS
fIs--i.. Richards Viii Te.-rl.e from, L"
p'ci"ct =, ~" 31ii Lsinp avenue.
a...- lillian F'redei1ci, sud Ni-s Laura
Acton VIII T"-''s" s'ffsrr'-uf 5n-i evening
81 No. 4.Tn lotus avenue.
The ris-"- Kuhn. the Misses Hoct'n.
Ni-s Wanda F,isi,is"r .ni AlisSs Eos" Coz;
ling viii receive from ha!' after until .
.'-io.t. at No s1.2 Vernon ay"nu".
Tia: Miss Thereza al: ka'heryn kis-
!en vii rcce..e afternoon and evening.
assisted by 10. Misses v liarns.
Tn. Misc .ora and .;e.cIie,c Mooney
Viii receive a' No 10, South compton
sverue afternoon a.ii c,er.rt-. assisted ',l
Mss Elizabeth 4uigI.y and Miss Nellie
Mahcr.y.
The Mi4s,- 6:er-vf.va and Celeste gain
ivan and Miss Ma McE'r"v -ii b. AZ
home from tn o'cicrh ~ Hc. ii.i west
HelIe p,acs.
Mi.s Minni. Wrirtcrg Nis- FRS. i.
Coot.or Miss srel" K"rt ,1d Nis, Fla
H.ibei VII =. ~ bosn" at ~" Hilst"r-
residencs a'ternogrl aud ey.ni's
Miss Carrie Rohis and Miss G.reEIsve
Hunt viii b. AZ home afternoon ana even
INK al 40, 500 t.isIIs sr"rgc.
Nis Nioi. Weber and Nj Nay NTH
~nsrihr wis r.c..rs from o.lu.i. 4" Is
ct No. "a. South Thirteenth street.
The Misses Ads and I;s''!i@ ,.-i~c! and
Miss Marie Enshnc Tili p. AZ hoin' from
so ocio.k ~ No iils Vernon ~."nu"
The Mise r.-Ti tiI-ucr. Es!'ls kelley.
'.old,c Nar"-r and Alma Kunz viii 4"
o.tv. from, 20 n'ci0ch ~ X" 80 N"n
Miss ',.org.'ta ..nk. Niss Edna ':aiii",
,,zs Asncy camera; Mi-s Mar 1rtt.i
yfoit Viii h. e; h"rns from . - J" nc'o' /
-" 9tsa i'"'-o.i HEa'7uC-
Ms i-dts E;rlrikinrE,r and tn" M-s-,s
Jay sn3 I.a'Ir,, k!oacr viii receive after
noon and .h'nifg ~ =" i"il t"ttis Az
~. and Mr.. wsrir,c \ E.H viii re
.o'," from until clock ~ 40. slis
AZ. '..-.. ,.-..f.4to.. ,rI Tho Fi'~-aS
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

Mrs. Ado'ph bs,n gave . holly Christ
mas party for her i.i:ie daughters. Edna
and Helen. DECORATIONS Ne.e in the
Christmas so!orS. re. An3 er-en. There
Nere twenty-five children prSs~n. Each
l!-;.~ eI@ss W-,k given present from the
electric ;-~e. and all enjoyed n. gs-r..
sad oanr!ng Names Of some ~ .he ;it,,s
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31
MISS BAZEL CARR.
Prom her latest picture.

shades Cover. ve.s laid for sweiva
The guests we're:
Ersncls y. N.csnesr. Isi.n Mck,nr.S.
TSsns H:y,. !;sS F' Hnitcs
Ed~ard ? JeRr.y. sH.r,.. y Avery.
william RuttsS.
M.sss: w,,sS: :. Ea.: zs ~. May ana IeS,.e
!. tin. entertained their friends WITH, q doll
Gs1s Gs1s Isnr-6sY Thu s sfseccr at their sss,
refreehments served. Among thcse pres
snt were:
Nis.es-
isan s,sesS afsss Hn,s pS Es,' sssss's sssssss"
Josephine Marlin. Fc--' Mar.;n.
Hftssss H;,s4ss ';:s: s:s: ''e'ns''' Cleveland,
Wi'iisn acBnrasy. James Mclu,n.-.
1hc-rss Arcfer CNSifsis Martin -
cleveland.
Nliss Mabelle Sanders Of <1ss West Fiji.
boulevard gave . dinner in honor Of Mr.
Mortimer Williams Of Boston. Mass. Sat
urday evening Covers Nrre laid for five
tables
The suerts were:
Nis>s.
Hei.n Iiaye Narcy 'sirardf.
IIei.r tfshe". F1,.n Syn. Ecanes,
Vesn rS,'lon. III
Ruby Fuiier,.a kssh,rine Kendr.ch
keksn. Nes~ser ParA.
Tssie,on R-n~r. n.ai.
LEO Rasa,,ur. r.n Need
vi RSu,,. cler-"ce 'ssesn
Ernest Kicker
\ party % little folks presented Miss
Olga Woer,'er Of the South Side with q
gl ss1ssx ant snrYss. ps:,y on her birthday
were awardesi to the ch'idre"- Supper was
Those yeesen. were:
Miss-s.-
iI,.,,. Mas. ,is,,..,,. Ec,ssrs
,;rI',ra. %.r,, I. nt. i.,~' M k:,, ,r.. wo,s.
M.s~.s Maybe and vesny walter en,..-
ia;n-i a number oF friends At their home
Tuesday evening with . ristletoe party.
Rscifatfons were rendered BY Dan Nc
and Instrumental selections by the Good
Counsel I-yceum Quartet. Those present
were:
M. G.crs. sySnse
DIV. Tcs.au, Masis Mo;r,t
Nam. Cnu.ions lara IArr,an.
Mssi. MsFsaa--
Ness,surs-
Geore. Hofgvns !1-ad Syt,re
George sytil's.
Mr.. and Mrs r J Moi,rmA: o. iiarpcr
street. threw OPEN their home THURSDAY
evening In honor Of their daug rt-rs
Misses l-eontine and Florence. 4 delight
fuI evening was spent Ia singing AMI dan
cling. Among The young peopi. we'":
Nisses-
Florence EUck. ficE~Ice Ecrrrlaa
NAGe!s rr.rs. I>ontise Norman
frances k!i!crsE. SSn.s NcsIman
Lillian Scs>rs
Ness.er-s
yx-ari Hrscs~ fnEa S.a-
hriaur kl,iaT-s f'--ry s~Hsat
CtAr;ss Kisir.. E.i,g Ac,-,rs
yase.a M.se-. t1g"re ACaTaz.
Waiter P!csE fsts n M,-rlAa
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

Mrs G>ssge " SAni.rs &C szSs W>e
Pre- h1zseVz-s eAs~ a lsres~o1 rh.:ssay
e tccs.~ % Mr. Sesocc- T Williams az
Hcs-oc. Nass- - ~1ss Ter Sos. Merit
s,eA. sf,s= as- fNe 49, sas sss-os s:e.a
0s.n E,ssoa se,-ss and sa!i~ carnsstc7s.
Aisc ihe sAsss. 0ssch had silver osh6i>-
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

avenue celebrated her tenth anniversary
ON tie :.th inst. q: her barehday comes
SSs.s pss pay u n: e: srss %: 1 "s.
tons 20 all her sirl friends rangine ffom
3 s,ia to y reaTs n OF ass. The rssseE9 an, and
sre ,s ns ssse s:1.
By different coicred elecfvic lights.
Each cf The tveney yc"ng ladaeo vae
presented with 2 beautiful hcx Of writing
Tor home The fG{i"win0 attended
i:.S;' a:;'I ISss: G;s:,, ss,',s,;. sa1ss; x%.'~
1n'u Hcoper; Ruth KoS:e
s.;s ,:.;,, ;,c,,ny. smer'y. i.soshy ' S,.Hs'
sEEis Mes.fier'y. N.r,s. L,yin..sA.
Adele Koch. Ieris \ ohl,neycr.
r.Seseis Ssss s;nsI and Hr, c.er.. I',s Il Ken. %
airs. Arthur Anehr gave . reception lAs4
Friday evening at her homo in hdnor &C
luncheon was eerved. was heautifnlly esco.
ing . large centerpieee Of AInerican beauty
were: were: Miss Hell" ssosnr and Msss Emnss
RueckiDg.
Ar:: Msr.s sesA: :.v: sa ins:su.s't.a tai
husband nn tho evening q December -
after which, q luncheon was served q
light biscuit end teo. Those present were
~ fellows:
0eodAnse0-
Harry ss2CEA J.. NeuooI104
Nell crutse
l1isees-
-. Ssoop0. J. Cn0asUG.
T.. (sfbeP K. MGyera
Cycaiy kccher~ q Johnscn
sperScv. u RoAc;s
~ Wallace. - S,ivhsrs,r
n. WtehuuseS. h. Mfliey.
e. calvin
A0ssIeuyp
Harry Sa-a. - o'N-sr,
0eosIe G6paans koctch.
otto OvershAur ". rr~s.y.
". 6srthoic,neO, - HSrricTr
A. ASoOckiS. y. Nichols.
r. Hi9hl1nd y Brady.
VAyYy Yeag1r. u. ncieuW.
". 0esTishck
AIiss Agnes Kelly entertained Q number
~ her friends at her homo last Thursd1y
evening. Vocal solos Wero rendered by
Jack OEle. rccitAtions Wero given BY Kaio
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

NJ. rr~se-,ch Raoon snA E;S Mary
Sacxsa save . t.-.rh~co On Wednesday fof
/ ooSne Aa,~ iE,:l;sse fri-cS.s os Miss RA-
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

-
Leroy; Ineodofe. HichSr0 anG ncISeM.
8peerhc8 were u1A06 ~ Aee09e yon0er CoIt
and BorIelt and Doctor WestfaM
Dinner wla 9ofyed at f0;3o D. n
Awon~ eH0ao 1e.~ene ~ero.
e
SeSoeneo
N,ii;.r s:ca,~ .nsrtf s,nS-iSe..
William Spohr.
01eeieuro-
z u BCeEefc ~. F1oyd.
Leroy. Wiilianle
Richard. Sowes.
schmidt Doctor Wes,fSE.
vaA6esb bi:.
2tNee
S:riff. Hc84e
Ns'S. Rufsoe
llftus. 'gie.
lArUe. trfstf&n.
0cssfeurt ana NestamsS-
W Spcre. SchnI6;.
W. Teodcre.- r.. bo:asH.
>s.>. N,Ao,.s y H,.h~s. ..,~ . ,>cAc, ton
w % -. w SGsS - LeSS '"s. :
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31
WtNtsu<s.s.

fs.- NaGg a..-.;cs ara uphoi.;cr N,
rr.r" ~ ~.Furrr- E.C 80 4-. ciIN W.
,ai-. ave 'r-zr Ire 81 imported goods
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

Tl.a er-y-i,.. ..s Tho ''kr1c.srS"-ker Sps
cia'.'' - Louis t" Ssw So-s. Is just Whs
rpu wlrf T'E.'s a: Fig Four on :,
Broadway AMI chestnut street:
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31
o.Ns. &Osf. .sE\IN.

81 .gd Mrs Ferdinand ''c!lu a. Ne.
80; rag. hruI"y.ri. aurIourr" tie engage
-, NJ ~ their slaughter. I1IIi,h Jennie. fs
NJ ';-,rrSs N-Nl-rs': -f Tsrkershu-y. ".
~.
Nil trI Mr. I Kahn G: Ne. Sc.
FiE month 'N'r.- announce ~" "lSas"-
inssrft 80 tfss.. .!tU.n.-r. Miss Rcii@. 20 Mr..
Morris : Levy. -! Nv YORK. ~ home
January afternoon aud evening
VI tr.F u - .iam.S RJ'sica announce
The .'u-ssrrr'''Et ~ th'lr daughter Nora
90 I--..-n.- l. mo
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

'-Sv-:orN sale h~gi;s neat Tuesday
~ Ja,.1-'.S Ernslss.. COY. Locust.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

MisAes Mayheiic and verny walter ent.r-
ia;Iei a number of friends At their home
Tuesday evening with q nissletoe party.
Car;hy ana Zen Cox. also several vocal
and instrumental selections by the Good
Counsel I.yceum Quartet Those present
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

iiss Delta Y Lasar OF No. liSS Gibson
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

Mr., And Mrs. r. J. Mot,rmA:. o: Harper
street. threw op~n their home Thurs.i.y
evening In honor Of their daughters
Misses Leontine and Florence. 4 delight
fu' evening was spent II, singing snI dan
cling. Among she young p<opi. we!c:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
Struggle. lin Kansas !
595g u "A ruooin nj - rnSsl y 5st &

SsTOPEKA, {iIl4t n, ID 80. .--o N account Of
q small attendance Of 81 mem bers the tho
Kansas House to-day az ferred its considl- 4
Grafton of%tle anti tidlscrimnntion bill I'M *
til next Friday ~ will Y be made ~ sre-S N
jcIal order for that 4dateand Will be push
ed Sthrouglia as idly as possble. NY I1e !:
EHoldren bill prohibiting the humping lof
gas, viii Il be- considered the senal te THIS
" eel 1t s&is conceded that these bills
will pass and this wlllSend the battle = for
the oil pro ducers far as Isle lon Is
concerned 55Ssi .s sTs
1t is likely that tho state Of Kansas s
will make an independent Investigate Into
the affairs OF tho Standard Oh Company
3in addition to the Une promised by The Ia.
Federal governn1en 5 .gS. .Ss
The Senate to-day passed g resolution ",
protesting against the tension OF & the
s"Foster lea sesn \ In the Indian Terrlto ory.
THE protest was photographed TO President
Roosevelt tonight. 5s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
THE ENTIRE TRAIN
LEAVES THE TRACK
Fireman Buried Under Tender.
Two Passengers
Hurt.
,snecIal 10 Tho Times Dispatch, J

tSpecaI to The Times plSpatch,) 3s47isy
FRONT ROYAL, VA, Feb. 3,-East-
bound passenger train No. 3l4 Of tho
southern Railway jumped the track
while rounding a sharp curve nt the y"
ono milo from this place, this morning,
causing severe Injuries to one passenger
and the engineer and fireman; also de-
mollshing two cars and tho engine.
After leaving tho track tho train ran
about fifty yards, dragging the express,
baggage and mall coaches, which were
1upturned.
,rhe train had Just left the station here,
ana, according to tho englpeer's report,
was running at the rate ofrhfteen miles
per hour, when tho engine suddenly
iiurchcd and left the track. taking with 1t
the entire train, leaving the track COM
pletely clear, The engineer, who was
making his first run on this branch
i,,mped. The fireman, when found. was
buried under the tender and coal, ana y
nick and. shovel had to be employed he-
More he was extricated. a miracle WAS
wrought In saving tho lives OF the INls-
sengers, n large number OF whom were
aboard. 3
,.lrhose injured were: William Moore,
engineor, Of Alexandria; arm disloeated,
limbs scalded. face bruised; Nat Thorn-
ion, colored, fireman. OF fsAleXandrlai pody
and limbs scalded face cut; Edward
Mitchell, OF Strasbnrg, back ana INTERNAL
INJURIES N G. NJ. Ghilos, Of Strasbnrg. leg
injured Physicians We're summoned from
Front Royal and StraspurS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
PRESIDENT !.
Push s.: oil III. Fight
Assures Campbell bell ! That. hat.
investigation will \ II be. be.
Thorough 4"
STRUGGLE BEGINS
I'm OTHER STATES.
Texas, Winconsin and Okla l'li'!':
horna Territory Join Hands Is lr''e5Es'5
With Kansas in Paving
& Way for Stringent:
Anti Trust Leg .5Isi
g555g islation.
8(By iAsso oclated Press. J

AsH1NGToN eb, 20 tentative ti rl,'f
Campbell, Of Kansas, the author the
resolution FOR an Inquiry nto the opera p.rtl
Etions OF the OIL Interests, had an extended '
conference with President Roosevelt 4 re-.
garding tho invest gnt on.S Irs9 Campb,eli y,
informed the President he had received " y
from the Texas Legislature a telegram m
urging him to, request III thu T Presld'amnt m to
extend tho proposed inquiry Sto.B The llc
methods tho Standard the beau a''l,l;s
mont field. a The Standard Oh Company, on AZ
Mr. Campbell told the Preside was pre-
pairing i Is defense nnd would resist s, N t' 70
tile utmost the government invcstga-T =. \
ton. 35 5sy jl#5
President Roosevelt assllred i Mr. n Camp
bell that all the 8 his atllni
ltion neceasary nld be used ln tho T. n
tvestlgation he Is tlrrocugl the ;l
bureau Corp the 2 fairs
!of the Standard OIL Cmpany,s to the end
that the small prod Ger deal Ter nd con m
su,ner N alike shall have fair treat tmrent
end that the same time justice shall
he done tho ndard OF tCompall, Y any
other con cern. u:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
4 RUNNING TO RANKS
MOR|;|TALLY STRICKEN
,Midshipman Battle, Of North
Carolina, Dies at Naval
Academy.
lBy Assocla ted Press.lI

ANNAPOLIS, MD, Feb. 2o'-IThe he gme'dci- 7lf'cl
cal authorities at the Naval Academy this
afternoon performed an autopsy upon the
body Of MidshIpmnn Samuel Westray Bat
tie, to determine thelcnuse OF his sudden
death yesterday. Their exam nation \ re-
y,ealed the fact that tho youths heart
was not organlcally weak, syncopo or
heart failure having been duo to excess
siyo fatigue caused BY his running to
reach his place In tho ranks, AZ the
same timo 1T developed that fatigue was
brought on by ~ blood clot on his brain
duo Ia an old wound This wound on
tho head appears to be a year or more
old, but It lis not known how he received
ID. His father. Surgeon $. ". Battle,
United states navy, retired, will arrive
here tomorrow to take the body to his
home Mt Asheyille, N. G, A
The remains will be- tai ken from here
10 -morrow, hit tho exact time has not
been determined,
Military honors will be accorded the
dead youth, tho whole brigade Of mid
shipmen and all or the offtcers and pro-
fcssors at tho Academy attending the
body 10 the station, While here Surgeon
Battlewlill he the guest of superlntendent
wv, III, BroTasep, Of tho Naval Aeadtmy,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
-FOUR DEAD; FO URTEEN q.
INJURED IN OHIO NINE
Men Hurled in All Directions.
by Explosion8of Old
Boiler. s5s
/ (By Associated Iress.)

i.
2 ST. CsIIAlRWIlAl4E' OHIO. Feb 2O,7--
-Four men are dead and fourteen Injured
six OF them seriously, as the result spr
tho explosion to-day Of 10 stationary
boiler st No. a Mine OF tho sProvidenca
Coal Company, near here, Among the
dead Is William Adams, president OF the
local branch OF tho United Mine Workers
Of America. "A .ij
The mina shaft, which had Just re-
Gently been completed. has not been ope.-- y
rated daily on account Of installation OF
new mine machinery, hut the employees
reported every day to learn II their SER
vices We're needed, "A S isS q
To-day was wet and cold. and the men (
congregated IN the boiler house. q tens.
iporary structure, equipped with an Old
boiler which lad been used IN sinking
the shaft, and WAS still muse pending
the installation of the new boiler, s ttsst II
/. Without ~ moments warning the boiler
exploded With ~ terrific report, burning
THE men all directions and blowing the
building to fragments 5 IA X Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
Relief Trains Being Rushed tt.. Stot..
81 Scene But Little Hope
Of r escue Exists. IN
FO OUR DEAD; URTEEN. jis5s
q HURT IN OHIO MI &
Boiler Exploded Hurting Men Men
in ALT ctions5 and @ Blow
Building t. Fra gnlIenttss. 7cIs5ltts;3
President of the Local 3S
Union A'..lnon Those
Who Are & Killed. 3s2

g by Assooiate 90 u a Press ~
explosion tho Virginia "A NJ Iines,s about
eighteen miles soil invest & OF 5BIrlntng cham
ut 4 q clock this fternoon hetWeen l$1 9 /
and 6136 union m lners are en- tombed, and 4
it8#is believed that the tire number
suffered Il 5dca th.& &s Scores yof lgorous res
cuers aroSnt work al Ii cling into the mine
to- relieve their friends and $comrade ON
the inside. BS M
5 The exploslo Is bel ieved to- have been
caused by an nc cuInuat Ion #of dust ,l -S -SS
though the mine n has lleret fore eS855s beenS
noted for being entirely yg3 free from dust.
It is also believed n tha as " the entire
quota has bly been 4 lied the deta ils
be known. # s5s8s is$
Details Meagre.S u
The news spread \ Ike; WI ID fire tilrou gh-s}
out the whole kdlstric .s The camp $isg nj l
most Isolated from n rest of lie world, 81
as there Il no telep hons sta Ion tIYi ir-As'
gin and lie snnl vi ire unning @tof the
place d q ,isratcb NJ III rejs of the
|minghnm Mineral Rai road ~ on SWliol lyVV n r-$S
ginia5 IL loca ted. Detai of Isa sterS
were slow to come I'M, but each mar sSyii'
arrived in$tleA city from "a ho scene toldS
a moro gruesome@ story 70 the ;horror h
The class 5ofS miners employe ed was the
best Il IN the district. and Fall belonged Sto5
the United Mi M ine w orters Of America
Since tho strike has been on In the Bili--$
,ringhaln district many OF lie most SKI -S
fiji ana thrifty miners OF Pratt 8gCl ltySa and
other important mining points have les
moved to the Virginia MI Inc, so that the
mines were being worked Il by the most
skilled miners sof the Y district. Sa
w ork Of 3Rescue
#. 3Reliof trains wit hsurgeon and work.: n:
mon were dispatched "a M from both Birs--$#
rninghan and BessemerS as soon MS II he
news Of tho disaster wa 8 learne ed. They
began tho work Of "a succor In N earnest,
before six o. clock, and "a Il midnight llad /,
not gotten half way through the mas
OF debris tits thought that It will be
10 q clock tomorrow morning before the
Interior OF 4 tho slope Is rea cheti .Ssf55 The
slopes are we'll arranged y and there has
never been the least trouble in tho mines
before. They are owned by the a labamaS
steel and Wire Company, but arc leased
ana operated by Reid = Company.
u. d. III llhouse, Il, ssis tnnt stat mir eE
Inspector for Alabama. Will SO to a tho
mines carly d tomorrow snorning 70 III S XXI
ycstiguto the disaster fflcally.t 5$5 5
President Ed. Flynn, OF the a labamhs
United Mine Workers, and National Com
mitteemnn w. r. Farley toget tller vi III \
;Joe IIullier district organizer, have left
for tho scene. Ss3}t i35ii7 q. ~,
president Flynn said before leaving
that there were 5135 mon employs An
the mine regularly, but as yesterday wa s \
pay day lie could not say Whethers the
full quota !. was In the mine at the Atima /
OF tho disaster or not. y Nj Ss3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
PRESIDENT GIVES UP
HOPE FOR RAT q BILL
May Call Extra Session in Oc-
tober to Deal With
Question, s
nv A ssocIattd prcss.)

K # WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O,-- President
Roosevelt, who for weeks has been hone
ful that Some definite action might be
taken at tho present session OF Con
gress on tho railroad rate question, prac-
tically has relnqulshedi the idea Of secur-
Ing legislation on the subject thisS win,
ter, 1t Is reasonably certain that no VIII
not call an extraordinary session Of Con-
gress 10 meet in the spring but, unless
5ho changes his mind, no VII Con
sress together, probably next october, "a
REPRESENTATIVES, Esch and Townsend,
Joint authors Of the ratio bill, which pass
cd he House, had ~ talk Wit the Presi-
dent to- day. They agreed with him thar
Tho prospect for tho enactment OF rate
legislation at this session was remo,s.
As they left tho White House, both
9Messrs Essch and Townsend eSpre ssed tho
conviction that an extraordinary session
would be called for next autumn 20 dcal
with tho rate question, i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
SEVENTEEN CAN'T
ESCORT PRESIDENT

N 49,, 3E5y ABsOGIHt 60 IFcss I,,,,l1 d
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 General VIZ
500, chairman of tho inaugural Commit ~
sins. OF tho snyentyrnrst Regiment of ny
rantry OF Virginia, that that entire CONS
mapd Is anxious TO march IN the paradss}
as tho personal escort Of President Roose.
!yelt or as part OF that escort, aenera!
Wilson has thanked Colonel liisglns ana
his men but explained that General sitaf-
fee, tile grand marshal OF tho parade, ms
sniready assigned the company of Roush
Itidars Ana SQUADRON '5oi NeS Yorxss
as the prssidental escort 4; l;SS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
PRESID ENT'S PLANS
55... FOR SOUTHERN TRIP
fBy Associated Press.)

J JJAClisoNVILLE. FLA, Feb. 2O-Pres-
.ident Garner, OF tho Jacksonvilla Board
iof rrade, has returned from Washing
ton, where he went to extend to Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt an Invitation to visit Jack
sollyllle
Tho President assured him Of his ac-
ceptance of tho invitation, In tour to
include Richmond, Aulanta. Montgom-
cry and possibly some other Southern
cities, hut fixing no definite time for
the visit a.