St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 26

SUXIMY MOKNTNG-'ST- lTTTS POST- DISPATCH OCTOBER 1908 HEAD OF DEIUNCT CUB AX BANK AND FUGITIVE mnr nnnu EMBEZZLING $1,000,000 OF ITS LHnht inunu DETECTIVES ON CUBAN'S TRAIL; PORTS WATCKEO $100,000 BID FOR GIRL WI IS FOR SALE DEMOCRATS WAIIT TO POST MAROHEY Bosses Angered at Election Board President for Thwart-ing Their Plans. AT FINAL NIGHT f5SK OF HORSE SHOW SsT Ills 7 KINNEY SAYS HE'LL CARRY FOURTH WARD IF HAWES KEEPS OUT Hopes Author of Democratic City Ticket Will Remain With the "Swell Guys" of the West End, and Avoid Those Sections Where a Prince Albert Arouses Resentment. EKATOR THOMAS E. KINNEY hailed a Twenty-eighth Ward Democrat at Ninth and Olive streets yesterday afternoon and asked him what the West End thought of the Democratic city ticket. "Too much Hawes," replied the Twentv-eiehth warder.

REJECT CARNEGIE OFFER State University Doesn't Want His Help in Making Improvements. SpecUT to 'he Post-IMspatvb. UWREXCE, Oct. 13. The University of Kansas docs not want to use Andrew Carnegie's money in the extensive improvement plan that it is carrying out.

At a meeting of the Board of Regents held here yesterday Chancellor Strong presented proposition to ask Mr. Carnegie for money with which to build a new fine arts building. The fine arts department had secured for a building to contain a art gallery, art studios, a recital hull, pi.ino rooms and other class room. It was the pian of the de-parimcnt to mukc the university the art center of the entire Middle West. The building alone was to cost An alumnus and a former member of the Board of Rgcnts.

now a prominent Kans.is City financier, who was the ear of Mr. Carnegie, had agreed to present the matter personally to him, but tlic Ix.ard. by a unanimous vote, rejected tne proposition. It is said the motion to reject the proposition was introduced by William Allen White, the editor ami author, who is a member of the board. eventually wear away their souls.

'The price of respectability is damnable. The price of entertainment and pretty things is damnable. Girls do not stray from the ideals of their mothers because they want to or perversely do wrong. A thousand influences work all the time- to force them into places they should not go. There is no music in their living rooms, but there is music in the saloon, the dance hall and the restaurant where intoxicating liquors are sold.

I.ured by Manic. "This music they will find as sure-lv as water finds its level. The awful price they pay for music and entertainment shows what they must have. If they could only be taught to see that their condition Is not due to any lack of energy or honest work on their part, but because of our system of industry that gives all its magnificent rewards, not to producers but to the schemer, the fraud, the trader, the faker! It puts a tax on virtue and rewards dishonesty. "Can a girl be respectable in her own sight if her clothing is soiled, her gown out of fashion and she is forced to stand store at $6 a week? She cannot.

"She may be respectable in the eyes of society, and be that poor creature a respeclable working girl giving up her labor to enrich some peddler who has risen from the pack on his back to doing his peddling through, others." "Has the cost of living gone was asked. "All 1 know." she replied, "is that $10 a week or less will not keep a working girl in decent fashion. It forces her into slavery of one kind or another. "Men do not appear able to solve this problem. They appear to think things must be always as they sre now, with the rich on the backs of the working people, the dishonest living on the sweat of honest persons.

and ownership of everything drifting away from, those who use land and tools. Lt i he rich man. as he flgnres up the expeonea of his shop, factory. More or office, estimate the aocln con of his affairs. l-rt hint see li thousand shabby rooms.

In a hoo-dred miserable dance halls. In poor nouses and -doors of hope' the Tie limn of the yNtriu hst makes hint believe he Is a benefactor to society." GIFTED WRITER FROM A CHILD, MOTHER SAYS. WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct.

1 Miss Elizabeth Magie of Chicago, who ad vertised herself for sale to the high est. Dioaer, was tor several years a clerk in the dead letter office of the Postoffice Department. She resigned about three years ago, because, as she said, she could not be a party to the Government's manner of doing Business. iter salary was $100 a month as stenographer and typrewriter, and after her resignation she went to work at a small salary for a busi ness nrni. She soon tired of that and opened an office of her own.

Miss parents came to Wash ington about 16 years ago. and her mother still resides here, living with her son, Kdward R. Magie, at 28 Seaton place. Northwest. Her father, James K.

Magie, died about three years ago. He was well known in Washington, having helped to found the Peoples Church. Mis Magie was his constant companion during his life and absorbed many of his ideas. Her father used to say of her, "She wants to flv. hut hasn't cot the Wings." can never tell what she is lng to do next," said her mother.

"As a child ahe showed unusual attainments, and since she was 13 years old, when she left school, we have had to let her have her own way. Hariy In life she began to write, and w-hen a young girl she wrote a parody on 'Curfew Shull not Rlnc- To- It attracted wide attention. I Know she is a woman of hiirh ideals. Some may think she is crazy, but she isn't. I reallv believe ah nublUhed the notice purely for Belf-advertising purposes.

When she read Mary Me-, Lane's book she said: 'People mav think Marv Mcline Is criiv. Thev will be saying the same thing about me some fc.llzabeth has alwavs been what one might call eccentric, but she numbers friends by the hundreds, and thev swear by her. I think she is a genius. can say I fancy heme the moth er of a genius." for several years Miss Magie was the -eereiary or he Woman Single Tax Club of Washington. She has advanced ideas about the relation between landlords and tenants, and Is the inventor or a game called "The landlords." which has been on the market for sev eral years.

Henrv Goorire Jr. Is one of nor firm friends. "I knOW What ill wilt uav Mrs. Magie. "She will tell me not to W'orry: that she can tulce rare, of her self, and I know from past experience that she can.

When she was a mere girl ahe saved enough money from ln-r earnings to buy a home at Brentwood. a house with neven.1 aet-eai inH there he lived with only air' old colored woman and a man servant She hsi been writing all her life, and I have ta ks o. manuscript now are only wail- nr publisher. jllas hiie ever had any love affaira?" 'O. yeS.

SllA lm liu1 liauial num. bor. I presume: but she lined tn uv he was disgusted with folk who thought they were In love with her when liiey not. Mr daughter does not want to Kt married Just yet. I presume the right man comes around d.r Will, but not for noma I'm- old is she?" as site aiys, she was not born est-tda." Thirty?" "Yes, she Is 3f( m.l then anm but ahe doesn look It.

o. my daughter will come out all right. Kbe has a purpose In what she has done, and she will tell us all in good tim." Turnverein's Anniversary. The West St. LouU Tiirnvereln will r-lbrite lis Twenty-seventh 'nivers-rv this evefn at Its hall.

and Morgan street. There ttl! be speeches, music, singing nd tion of honorary memberships. Th entertainment be -sound up with dancj. KANSAS UNDS "The Fourth Ward expects to do its duty on election day, but it will have a hard time if Harry comes among us. Xo, I don't think narry will come to my bailiwick by invitation.

"Let him stav out among the swell guys in the West End. "We'll take care of the Fourth, if he confines himself to the wards where they like his curves. "Harry is a nice fellow, genial and all that, and I wouldn't breathe a word against his political ability. "But he is abernit in the Fourth. And I understand Kddie O'Xeill doesn't want him to speak in the Eleventh.

"Of course Harry is the daddy of the local ticket, and probably feels more or less responsible for its success. "But that doesn't say he has any right to overdo the thing. "On the level," concluded the Fourth Ward statesman, "I don't think there are more than half a dozen boys in the Levee precincts who know Harry B. So why should we bother about people we have to introduce to the boys. The Fourth is safe for the Democratic ticket, and I hope Harry will take the hint and remain away, although if he has anv orders to give, and I am sure now that he is boss again, he will have a good many, he may reach jue by telephone." second, and Koers-Laughlin Shoe third.

Among the miscellaneous houses the prizes were the same. Strauss Stumer Millinery Co. took the nrst prize, and tha Sonnenfeld Millinery the second prize. No third prize was allotted in this class. The cash prizes for the window dressers ranging from $5 to $25 will be allotted as soon as their names are received by the Committee on Awards.

RODE THE GOAT ON CAR. University Students Amuse Olive Street Passengers. A poor, lone freshman, going through the agony of being initiated Into one of the fraternities of Washington University, was rather roughly handled on an Olive car at midnight last night bv four members of the "06 class. The four seniors boarded the car at Maple and Hamilton avenues, leading me nunaiouicd freshman. He wore a uuicners apron, his face was daubed up and silvor was sprin-k ed liberally over him.

The seniors led him to the lront of the car and sat him down in the aisle, facing the crowd on the car. It seemed to amuse the crowd and passengers began to "sit up ard wne luitice. At Dclmar boudevard and Do Hallviere i avenue a foreman of the street car com- I nanv. attracted bv rtim nois es that were coming from the car, warned the seniors to stop their racket or leave the car. The noise was stopped for a few blocks and when the car got to Taylor avenue the freshman took the blindfold from his eyes.

He found that the seniors had left him. He l'ft. too, at the next corner, refusing to give his name or that of any of the seniors. be would was that he in uoiio tuocK and was going home. South Side Mason Dies.

The funeral of Herman Wetter. 6S years old. one of the best-known of South St. Louis Masons, will be held at 2 p. m.

tomorrow from his home, ljg Koeln avenue, with burial in St. Mathews" Cemetery. Mr. Wetter died at 8:43 p. m.

Friday. He was born in St. Gall-en. and cum" to I.ouis when he was IS years oil. lie liHd been engaged in the manufacture of soda water at 1-S Koeln avenue since 1874.

He was a member of Cache 416. a. F. A. of Bellefontaine Chapter' 25.

Royal Arch Masons, and of St. Louis Commandery. No. 1. Knighta Templars.

He was past master of Cache Ixnlge and oast high priest of Temple Chapter. Royal Arch Masons. He leaves a daughter. Mrs. Anna Becker, who livel with him.

and a grandson. Herman Becker. EAT HER IN DIC ATI 0 NS. Ml.wii Inwt in nhowrr ia Mi-rn pnrli Stin1T, Mnnrlx, fair. K-nn tafe cooler; Monday, cool.

ACCUSED OF It vas stringing out to unreasonable Venght on account of the time taken in making decisions. At the end of the Jumping ciass it was announced that a bucking broncho that had never bten successfully mounted would be ridden hy the most daring of the cowboys, and the crowd was roused to a high pitch of expectation, but the pony was apparently as well trained as the others, and the exhibition was tame. The "lid" went on just as the horse show was concluded. Owing to the thoughtless lengthening of the program trie spectators had been held four hours. The exhibitions of thoroughbreds were so pleasing, however, that little complaint was heard.

LITTLE ONES, HUMAN AND TIME OF LIVES AT MATINEE. nv .1. n. SHKRIDW. Beautiful beyond measure was the matinee of the Hprse Show at the Coli-t-eum yesterday The seating capacity of th immense arena was taxed to its limits bj- fair women and beautiful children, whlie a mere sprinkling of men leaned over the well worn rail.

little Shetlands, dear companions of children, made up the major part of the program. The little ones, human and animal, enjoyed it to the limit. Then President Orthwein and Secretary Bristit won big hearts and sweet mouths and lareer little stomachs by distributing great boxes of candy to the kiddies. A more thoroughly delightful cpisofle never graced the always beau- I course of horte shows. Pleasure began with a display of saddle ponies, in which four beauties competed.

The class was won by a rare good one, owned by Master Edwin Bright, son of the secretary of the sliow. She honored her name. Imperial She narrowly beat a very beautiful brown pony, Trilby, owned bv Miss Ksther Henry, daughter of Charles Henry, than w'hom no horseman is better kown in St. Louis. Bobby a very handsome white animal which quite won the hearts of the house, was considered only good enough to be third.

This proves the merit of the ring. In the very next class little Miss Henry won her coveted blue with this same Trilby. She defeated M. F. bay pony, (Jjueen.

in an interesting brush. Only two ponies entered this ring. here of Town a Crack Pony. In the class for big ponies under 14.2 Mr. G.

I Crawford sent two sta.rs. Whirl of the Town and imported Ink, into the ring. Whirl of the Town Is Mr. Crawford's old pony. Yellow Kid.

He lias changed as much physically as r.o-menclaturaliy. From a fair pony he has grown to be a truly great one, well set up. hind legs beautifully under him, and full of life, sprlffhtliness and style. He seemed to be an hollow winner, but rigid measurement proved him a shade too big for the blue. The standard also 11 Illk out of tiie runnin for he, too, 1 was a shade over Tne cruel measure put two or tne rei and Boss, owned by George H.

and T. t. Simpson of Chicago, dealers in theie little animals. Ilagar and Izzv, bays owned by another deaW. Ixigan Black of Jacksonville.

111., were second vit-i. the snie owners. J.isie and Aurora, whites, thd. Master A.rjustiis A. Bus It.

aged cmulateil his sire an.l lrove his own jsnies. Sunrise and Sunset, hut their quality was not up to his handling, and they did not get a ribbon. The competition for the best boy rider brought out a noble field of 12 emulative youngsters, who tried bard, oh, so hnrd. for the blue. Mr.

Mrjjtigh hjid very arreat reason to be proud of his 1 I -vcir-old son who won it cle.iilv T'i boy renSSy first -cljsa rider ard In addition thereto an apparently wen -bred young man. He is finished equestrian, and might win In class for gentlemen riders in St Louis. Hlgfc School Kxhl bli Ion. Master Harmon Foster, son of Fred J. Foster of boulevard, rode hi, white ponv.

Uobhv and got blue red or then '-hold- men Thl ilifrested tIa2' J.h omb'nation event for ride and drlv horse, brought out terrific fight. nd between two in the or hit can I in io the first tr Most Successful Exhibition St. Louis Has Ever Had Conies to Close. KENTUCKIAN IS WINNER Lawrence Jones of Lexington Gets Two Blue Ribbons in Close Contests. COLISEUM IS THRONGED "Jim" Murray, the Canadian Horseman, Drives for Mrs.

Julius S. Walsh. The most successful Horse Show in the history of St. Louis closed at tho Coliseum last night. It was a royal tribute that the lovers of aristocratic horseflesh paid to equine beauty during tha wee-k Just ended.

Tho beautiful animals had their own way last night, as the counter attraction of fine feathers and stylish costumes was not so great, as at the oher evening performance. Knhuslasm was not lacking, and from the time that Red Feather of tha Campbell Horse Co.s stable proudly pranaed into the tan-bark arena at the head of the runabout class, and lead the dizzy Whir! around the ring, until thejrize had been awarded to ahe high jumpers there was not a dull moment. Enthusiasm manifested itself in the very first event, amounting almost to a demonstration when big "Jim" Murray, the genial Canadian, who left the ring In a huff Friday night after being defeated by Gussie Bnsoh in the Park Koad class, was recognized as the driver behind Thanis, owned by Mrs. Julius S. Walsh Jr.

Murray, whose conduct the night before offended the Judges, had made peace with those officials, and was smiling broadly when he entered the arena. He gave an exhibition of fancy driving that brought the crowd to its feet and made the old Coliseum ring with shouts and cheers. The sharp, quick turns that Murray executed enabled him to keep at the head of the procession with the pretty animal, but he was unable to win a prize with her. Tied Feather carried off the blue ribbon, while High Noon, owned and cleverly driven by Col. "Bob" Aull, one of St.

louis' most loyal horsemen, captured the rib-lon. Sir Royal, owned by S. H. Bassett. of St.

I.otris, won the third pr.ze. Kentucky Beats St. Louis. The other entries in this class were Grand, owned by C. K.

D. Walsh of t. Louis: Crisis, by Tom Mason or St. I.rfuis. and American Beauty, by S.

Keyes. also of this citv. There was not so much interest ftom the spectator's point of view in tho saddle horse class, but Lawrence of Louisville was given a glad hand when he rode his Poetry of Motion to an easy victory. Gladys owned by Rail Pros, of Versailles! won second prize, while Modest of the same stable, was awarded the el low badge of honor. Kentucky completelv outclasssed St.

l.ouis in this contest. Mrs. Julius S. Walsh entered Blister Brown, and the Kcyes-Marshnll Bros, l.ivery Co. sent Dr.

Watt into the Mat Cohen of Lexington. K'v contested for honors with his rivals from the Blue Grass State, with Golden Product, but was not si prize winner Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois shared honors in the horse-in-the-harness class Uwrtnc Jones again carrying away the blue rihht.11 with Merrv Marv Mrs S. Wnlsh Jr. broke iiuo the prize winners with Sox, taking the red rib- .....1 uuiminis or amphi-l! Bros S-table wan awarded the third prize It reminded spectators of a street session of the. arena and no less than vriuj gaimiiy pamted vehicles, bearing-all manner of colored signs, entered th? procession around the rin -r iHJJl me 1 -addle and Saddle its slices of repev.e.l TxhTbitic; "hammed illness in the -he' wVnn.ng'ar.a.,'.- i'i In the "Uy Records The M'tutcfi a breach of Kince it would have exhibiting the gelding had he hf! It.

In the cine hist rlsrht l-oii Kins; was se nnd S-Pr Urht. wi r.V WUI wai The class aft. that fnr ,..,1.. i viuii uroughanis. horses and appointments counting enually.

Keyes Marshall Pro Co bad five entries out of eight, and took tlio first, third and fourth prizes nnd Daylight, front the stable of A. Kron. took the red ribbon. Ttie most important class of the even- tollowiti. It was for championship I ors'-s In harnr.

and the four entries I wer divided between the Juiius Walsh Jr. and thai of Lawrence June' of Innsvill. The Keneuckian took the blue with his Merry Mary, and Mrs. Walsh" Sox was necond. Only two rib-tions we-re tied.

The other horse shown were Silver Heels and allant Lord. Pearl, a New York mare, took the prize for the best high jumping, clenr-biB ever feet beautiful shape. K. It. eaiiicrbee is the owner.

My I I'i jc- CiTidiin crack! S.i hud Wmt'i-rVK'n a ord "till Se i trc- thir ii'Bkl'g 'en sweep of vh tory on hi entries Mefoi-e th clans fnr tlve-gaited saddifl or' th burking bionehoe were again erpolated Into the program, alihotieh n(j 11 narn rim to the blue ribbon The Mav ri anu s. s't'eTn" wthe'nrst iV and. the good trairfi 't? El: wor' "Poodicst and tie' best driven of the four pairs OrLr.uO,;vtbb0'1 wa -ardd." 'non' wm- St. Ix.uis horse or. the next blue ribbon, which wa third on int i-I rUt'ulZ ms.e was the better of the two Tn opinion, such a remark i ..,..1 I Silveira Said to Have Financed Rebellion to Injure Palma.

ACCUSED BY BOTH SIDES Said to" Have Betrayed Rebel General to Gain Own Freedom. INTERVENTION A CLIMAX Failure of Insurrection Made Presence Dangerous, Flight Quickly Followed. Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch and New York World. HAVANA, Oct. 13.

Fleeing from the nephew of a rebel general whom he betrayed in order to buy his freedom, it is alleged, Manuel Silveira, the million-tire Cuban banker, patriot, rebel and alleged embezzler. Is beir.g chased over the high seas by the best detectives it Is possible for money to employ. Silveira is accused by the Cuban rebels and Government of being a traitor to both sides. He was once a friend of Falma. In a business deal President Palma is said to have been worsted to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars in the purchase of cattle for his ranch.

He remonstrated and the two patched up their broken friendship and went into an opera house deal. Palma, to even scores, is said to have refused to carry out his part of the contract by not bringing Government money into the financing of the house and Silveira lost money. Then, it is said, he agitated the te- cent rebellion against the Cuban Government in order to have revenge on Palma. He is accused of financing the rebellion, and if he is sailing on the seas penniless it is probably due to the part he played with the rebels. He was to have been arrested oy Government troops, it is claimed, when he betrayed a rebel guard who trusted him and who was eneampefi on his property.

The reDei uenerai was killed. Intervention by the Fnited Sta'es quickly followed. A nephew of the rebel betrayed swore vengeance, and Silveira. who is charged with causing the failure of a New York and Havana banking house by the defalcation of a tVii tsl-and a million aouars. n-i" to parts unknown.

The banking house admits that sn- velra coes to Venezuela, wueic known to have a welcome awaiting him. it will be Impossible for extradition papers to be obtained, for there is no treaty between Cuba, and Venezuela. However, nearly every port has a oe- tertlve force on the lookout for him. John S. Fiske.

a member of the ce-ballos banking firm. Vi night that in his opinion SiHeiia had had nothing to do with the rebellion, xio uiaraH nositivelv also that Jir. Ceballos had certainly had no share in anv business of tho sort. ti "Silveria must have been crazy, said iT TTist-o can think of no otner ex planation what he has aon. Meantime, no word-: of Silveria whereabouts has been found.

All American ports are being watched, but so far nothing has beer, heard o- tii.eri.t. A member of the brm or J. ai. i twr ir, x. f.i reiterated the belief yefier- day that Silveira hfld gone to enezueia.

and would stay there. He said a Drmn-er of President Castro was Silveira partner in the Venezuelan cattle trade monopoh-. and Silveira was a lose friend of President Castro. It would have been an easv matter, the Ceballos fnr.es sa for Silveira to make small shipments of gold to his partner In Venezuela and send it by a trusty messenger on one of his cattle boats. By doing this in small amounts, they say.

he would not have attracted the attention oc the banking houses in Havana-There was no treaty between Cuba and Venezuela, and it would be almost an Impossible task to get Silveira. William Nelson Cromwell, counsel for Cie assignee, said that if it was found that Silveira was in Venezuela, he did not believe that Ceballos Co. would spend money to get him extradited. The Seville Packing Co. of this city, importers and packers of olive oil and olives, is the first concern forced to tho wall as a resuk of the suspension of J.

M. Ceballos Co. Mr. ObaHos is the heaviest stockholder and his two partners are officers of the company. A petition in bankruptcy was filed terdr.

asrninst it bv attorneys for five. small creditors, and Harlan F. Stone wis rppoinred receiver. It was intimated that the liabilities were 1eo iiin n.m in the arplica tion for the receiver it was stated that the assets -are more than RIDGELY TO ASK REFORM. Will Voice Roosevelt's Ideas in Address Here WASHINGTON.

Oct. 13. William B. Ridgcly, Comptroller of the Currency, left today for St. Louis, where he will deliver an address next week before the convention of the American Bankers' Association.

It is said that in his speech he will voice the ideas of President Roosevelt in reference to ourrency h-rislat ion. whieh he desires to he favorably artoii upon by Congress the. next session. It is said that the President desires legislation that will bring about more elasticity and more fullv conform with the requirements that have been urged for some time bv those in favor of currency reform legislation. It is also said that the President will incorporate tn his message practically what Mr.

Ridgcly have to sow No Smoking in Cars. Officials of the United Railways Co. have placed a ban upon smoking inside cars beginning today. The smoker will henceforth have to content himself with a quiet, cool smoke on the rear of the platform or wait until he gets by his own warm fireside. General Manager Mcculloch announced yesterday that p-vstei will be placed In all cors today nMtlfvintr pHstjensjers of the derision.

During the slimmer months the coinpitnv Kicc its passengers the privilege of smoking on the three rear seats of th pt. but in the winter, when the car closed, the ban is plated on the moker. Western Plunger Sets Hot Pace in Race for Elizabeth Magie. FARMER IS A CONTENDER Offered Home to $10-a-Week Stenographer at Outs With "System." SHE SCORES THE RICH Blames Captains of Industry for Misfortunes That Eefall Working Girls. Girl Denied Pleasure Drinks Carbolic Acid.

Sixv-ifll to the PosT-Iitteli. CLEVELAND, Oct. 13. The wolf at the door, and longings for more comforts, caused Gertrude AVard, 17, pretty and ambitious, to take her own life by drinking carbolic acid today at Randall. Her home was bare with poverty.

Living far in the country, away from friends, in an old barren farm house, she longed to get to the city where comforts and pleas-ares might be found. The house in which the girl lived is an old one-story-and-a-half farm place. The small, cur-tainless windows rattle in their frames. Within the five small rooms are barren. No carpets cover the worn pine floors.

Only range and a few utensils com-a fey hard chairs, a cooking prise the furnishings. Special to the Post-Dispatch. CHICAGO. Oct. is a fa price for an American woman? Miss Elizabeth Magie, $10-a-week stenographer who rebelled against the "system" and offered herself lor sale to the highest bidder, probably will answer that question herself tomorrow.

She has gone carefully over the scores of "offers," and is about ready to close a deal. Miss Magie climbed down from the auction block today long enough to talk things over with a Post-Dispatch re- rorter. "'Have you received many bids?" was the newspaper man's first question. For answer she picked up a pile of letters. One came from a Western mine owner, who offered her caah.

Another contained simply the card of an auctioneer. "This Is the hls'hest bid so far," she said, exhibiting a letter from the rural districts. It came from an aged couple who live on a Wisconsin farm. "Come to us, child, If you have no better place to go," the old man wrote, "We have enough here for one more We have a piano and a good library. If von come you may read and write and do whatever you feel like doing." "Most people missed the point In my advertisement for bids," the famous stenographer ventured.

"They thought it a freak, but. on the other hand, a m-iliitufte understood, and I may now have an opportunity to be heard. "If a few days ago. I had stood up before the world and announced: 'Lis ten listen, I have a message from. God, none would have heard.

But now that tho force of the silk underwear metaphor has penetrated the thick under standing of our people, I must and will be heard." Atis Ma trie's attention was called to Miss Miller's statement that it is well nigh an impossibility for a girl to main- tnin her respectability on a salary 01 S10 a waek. "A working girl can be respectable tin a week." she said, "but it la Mis Magie has proved this true in her own and she says a majority of working girls have won a victory ln the face of apparent opposition of all organized society. "Money has only a relative value," she continued. "Once $10 might have been a competency I do not know. But today $10 In a city nictus-j eW vork can buy only the bare necessities -r TTi-erv erirl yearns for enter tainment.

She must have it in one form and they all get it. If wa could be reduced to the character of a machine, having only to be oiled and kept in working order. $10 perhaps would be sufficient for the purpose. -We are not machines. Girls have minds, desires, hopes, ambition.

They see on every eicthing. comfortable homes. refined and other luxuries. CIlll These they want elso. "But they cannot have them, she "ssir'g a score or more of unfortunate women lr.ible is TrteU e- 1 lie feller "ll'I all these men.

stuneu wnn aecuniulatlon that comes from privilege In ownership of land and tool" that other peoplo u.e, ride on the barks of working These weak breadwinners are forced by an unju-t system of Industry to give tip a large part of their production to strong tver. 'There is where working glrln the hundred seek the entertainment they must have or die," ehe eaiJ. pointing to a large lgn that an-nounced a dance In a hall 0er a low Faloon. "They get entertainment there, and sometimes often. I might sav they dlo al.

Go anywhere In" the cities and you will find dance halis ov-r saloon, and they the places thf 110-a-we-k working nrl roust go with her llft-a-weuk "beaur Thev mav have virtue tn burn when thev begin, but In the me wy that dropping watr will wear away a solid rock, so their environments WOULD NAME THE JUDGES Maroney Refuses to Give Citj; Committee Free Hand, Insisting on Fair Vote. St. lAuis Democratic lenders opposed to the administration of Gov. Folk ar after the political scalp of Andrew C. Maiunoy, Chairman of the Hoard of Klection Commissioners.

According to a story current In political circles last night, the Democrstio) bosses threaten to defeat In the Missouri Senate the confirmation of Maroney as Chairman of the Klection the Democratic City Central Committee to nam" the judges and dorks seeeta Board, because his refusal to allow to service at the coming election. Politicians say the Democrat will hsva a majority In the Cpper branch of tha rorty-fourth General Assembly, whkit convene at Jefferson City next January. Practically all of the St. Louis ai-pointmeiiiH made by Gov. Kolk wilt come up for confirmation at that time.

Mr. Jtaroney was not surprised when Informed by a Post-Dispatch repot lor that certain St. Ixmis Democrats had planned to obtain iiis removal from the Licet ion Hoard. "I have heard rumors to that effect for some time." said he. "Of course 1 know there are a lot of olsgrtinth-d politicians who don't like the way things are being run by the present Klection Board.

Dlsresnrils Customs, 'borne of them accused me nt treating them fairly. They said that ought to peini't them to appoint tho judges and clerks of the election In support of this plea they pointed out th.it this had been the custom in tho past. I replied that 1 didn't rare what past customs or methods had been. I was determined to tio mv dutv rtgard-less of partisan considerations. "I served notice on them at that time that I did not propose to turn the) election machinery of St.

Louis ove-p to sei'-seeking jwlitkians. "I don't know how far thev Intend to carry the fight on me. nor do 1 care. "The election board will see to it that no fraudulent vote is polled at the November election and that the Judges, and clerks are men of standing and character. "Kvery citizen who casts Ms vote In ft.

Louis Nov. 6 may rest assured that his vote will be counted. I don't care what party is affected by the result of an honest vote and a square count." "Do you think Gov. Folk's enemies; will dominate the State Senate at the coming Legislative session?" Mr. Maroney was asked.

"That I don't know- and I care he replied. "My existence docs not depend on my present position. Hut all 1 have in this world, my honor and my repul.Tif.n. depend on the faithful performance of my duty as chairman of the rejection Hoard, just as lonje as I am holding that Important SAY BRIDGE COST $8 WILL Terminal Commission Engineers Say Structure Will Bo Very Expensive. The engineers of the Munlclp.il Bridge and Terminals Commission are voicing a belief that the $3,500,000 available for the new free bridge ia not sufficient for its erection.

The estimate prepared by these engineers for a bridge at Poplar street for railroads only is that the bridge will cost $8. OHO, 000. 'The Brooklyn bridge over the Kast River at New Vork cost to build and the real estate and other expenses ran the total cost up to about said Albert T. Perkins, one of the engineers, to a Post-pi-patch reporter. "The Williams-burgh bridge over the Ka.t River cost to build and for the real estate, making the total cost "Of the New York bridges under Construction the Manhattan bridge will cost $12,000,000 and Blackwell'a Island bridge $10,000,000.

Several millions had to be paid for real estate in each of these cases, but I have not a complete statement of It. Much of tho property had to be condemned. The bridge now under construction over the St. Lawrence River west of Quebec Is estimated to cost about but the foundations for the pi.rs were of comparatively low cost, and the approaches were not very expensive." Thinks "t.l.r.00,000 F.soagh. The advocates of the free brldre readied their estimate of $3,500,000 mm the cost of the free bridge in Inexpert ways.

"We figured first," said Charles F. Ziebold," that for work which reoulred from five to ten years a decade ago only one or two years would be required now. which fact would greatly reduce tl.s, cost, especially In salaries to evr.enuiv experts and supervisor. "Some years ago the Terminal Railroad Association sent Its engineers up to Jefferson City to the Board of Erjusl-ixatlon and they testified under oatn that the Kids Bridge, jf uut now, rniilij be built fr and the Merchants' Bridge for nIso had the report of the Vntt tt the Thebes Bridge, which were (hat the bridge hud been built for We made what we considered to be a proper allowance for the addition of a roadwsy nd reached the conclusion that would be ample for the construction of the new bridge." Kxperts point out that In the estimates made by the free bridge advocate no just allowance was made for the ennt of acquiring the re rtate needed 1rr tho approaches. Thi real estate at the pomts at which a bridge run best be i built, they jij.y, vers- valuable.

Ve I.1.H II u-ie the citv street for oir approach on the west side," -yivs 'At. bold. "As the clt- owns this It will cost nothing. Another way to add to the r. sources for the bridge would be to have the districts of the city which are cand'- dates for the location rulne sufficient money to buy the approaches for the bridge or to arrange with property own.

er grant ciic.n.l(n. In for free btidare. wri iulte certain I'i l-ridre can be bulit for the amount avaj- be." SOUTHERNERS TO MEET. Smoker Tomorrow Night to Organize Social Club. A :n.kr will beld at the Washington Hotel.

King's liigtiwav ntd W(ib il'irtou avenue, mnvitm firitlnf, for t5w jurp or orsantxl a er SW.nl Ct-ib. The commit tee sppolitei the Flini. rr' flout.) meeting has formulated a plan of organisation, and will make its report st this meettnjr. All Snulhera gentlemen are Invited to be present. 0.0 That's it, an overdose of Haweism rejoined the political boss of the Fourth Ward.

"About a year ago," continued Senator Kinney, "I suggested to the St. Louis Democratic powers to make Tom Wand president of the Jefferson Club. "They almost had a fit. "What has Wand ever done for the Democratic ticket?" they asked. I said, 'but the sooner you get and undertaker and bury the Jefferson Club the better it will be for the Democratic "Will Mr.

Hawes open the campaign your ward?" Kinney was asked. Prince Alberta not Found. The Senator snickered. "Will Harry B. open the campaign in my ward," he repeated.

"Holy Moses!" The exclamation was followed by a long laugh. "Why, I am not trying to make the Fourth Ward Republican," said Kinney, after recovering his composure. "You know," he went on In a confidential tone, "a Prince Albert or a Tuxedo drives -otes away from the ticket down my way. "Our boys don't stand for the silk hat spellbinder. grand horses.

Mr. Jones' Poetry of Motion, a New York winner, and a beautv, and Mr. Cohen's less famous but not less worthy. Golden Product. This is a rare one.

and the best horse Mr. Cohen has exhibited at this show. He will be heard from later on. Poetrv of Motion won after the hardest contest he has had in his career. The Jones horse has an almost too perfect neck and head, too much, if anything; on the too fine and two graceful.

If such a thing is possible. But he has a fine body to carry a rider, and made good. Mr. Busch's fine but abused chestnut Princeton, formerly known as Kingsburv. was third.

and Mrs. Walsh's good looker and goer. Buster Brown, fourth. This ring was worthy of all commendation and was one of the best of entire show. The house came down in torrents of amlause when little Miss Etta Black, aged 12.

gave a high school performance on her splendid little woolen ball a bay Shetland pony. i ne imio raw did "the Snanish walk, travers. ren vers and everything a high school horse do amid thunderous Keves Marshall scored a decisive Ka Has bv win PRIZES AWARDED WINDOW DISPLAYS. The Committee on Prizes of the Horse Show have announced the winners for the best window decoration, horse show colors, or in a style indicative of and appropriate to the horse show. The first grand prize, which consisted of one five-seated box.

for the entire season, was award to the B. Nugent and Rros. Dry Goods the second grand prize, one four-sea ten for the entire season, was awarded to tin Boll man Bros. Piano lj. Among the department stores, the Grand-Leader carried off the first prize, consisting of six seats for each performance.

The May Co. got the second prize of four seats, and Barr took the third prize of two seats ror i-ach performance. Among the clothiers and furnishers prizes were the same for the department stores. The winners were: A. Steer Furnishing Goods prtzze; Bi-iiwniuc.

King second prize. No third prize. ws awnrded in this rlass. The retail boot and shoe dealers rrles were also the sam the de-rimeiit stores. The winners were: Swope Shoe first; T.

J. Ri Shoo himn i in the onera bus class oy iii- 01,1 01 le m'ng with a splendid pair and a perfect fpl1 to a very not st-v" bin Pony. Rose, owned by Mr A. A.J roadster ftalHon class brought out rim' A hJ a rather good looker in Major Roger, a 1 son Mr- A. Ploeser, rheitnnt owned bv A C.

Davis of St. "g.enlliled'a real the -wrfornmnce A elker of MascOUtan. 111., was pairs brought It was a grand matinee and a flttm beautiful children and ponies, "ning of the to the greatest, It wh won hv horse show ever held in the esi. I t.f.