The St. Louis Star and Times from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 8

SC Mi AY ST. LOUIS sTAK, AUGUST a.Jglo SUMJAY i NO. 46 Sl'XDAY, Al(ilST 3. 1913. I RED RRARn HI BAR tNuhK SCHOOL Star's Great Towns and Cities 0 llaHlaa ISSOU ELEVENTH IN YIELD OF COTTON, MISS CATHERINE one of striking telephone sirl.

who will serve refreshment at cabaret at Coliseum. PROBE DISMISSAL IN BLACKMAIL CASE, OF JEW PAINTERi IS ARRESTED AGAIN $5,000 IN PRIZES FM i QUALITY IN FOURTH What Towns or Cities Do These Pictures R. Asserts Race Charge of Selling Adulterated lYoung Russian if "4 Liquor Is Filed by Banker 1 Who Employed Him. Twelve Counties of State Produced Pounds Last Year. Prejudice Was Responsible for Loss of His Job.

jWORK DECLARED INEFFICIENT VALUE GIVEN AT $3,803,735 Jan.es tseagraves. a bartender and (umpanion of Mrs. Frances, Kekert. 929 Riverview avenue, Kansas City. ir.

an alleged attempt to black- Superintendent Admits Letting I Man Go Without Investigating Report of Foreman. Twenty-Five Thousand Tons of Seed Added $530,000 to Total. i.tail William H. Flaw, wealthy banker and real estate owner of Silica. was arrested for the second time Sat urday and is being held for the government authorities by the police of I Charges made by Sol Xovik, a paiat- er.

9u6 Canaan avenue, that he wa.i Central District on a charge of selling I riiseharsred last Tuesday from the llotior. of tlw Board or The second arrest was made a few minutes after Seagraves and Mrs. Education because he is a Jew, Kckert had been released from tho i result in an immediate investigation hy blackmail charge. Assistant Circuit i. i 1 memoers oi me uoaiu.

tH Novik Saturday told he had to uy li a en snubbed by his febow workmen noc su II i during the five weeks he worked a warrant again Chief of Detectives Allender or- Contestants may write their answers on any paper they desire, but for conventa you may use will appear on page 2 each day of the contest. painter ior in i ui r.uuLatiuu 11 dered Xlr? Ecltert to leave town and and how he hSd been informed his oere1 "rs. 'vc sh took a. train for her home at noon services were no longer required after sne looh- had admitted he was a Russian i'uo). LJf Clip the Plcnrf and Coupon eaefc day and fcoU mil answera Tint II the last Mrtai-, Back Number Pictures and Contest Catalogues Seagraves was rormeriy Daftenaer Richard Murphy and Dr.

Emil Si- Plass in a sa loon a 1932 Chestnut mou members of the board, were street. Sergt. Louis Inge and Plass JENNVNG'o wroth over Novik's story, and said "'J hI thev would make personal investiga- whiskv had been removed and colored tions and when the board convened Aid Ne Contestants to Enter (W early In September would demand a 1' tl th rt The trouble between Plass and the i JEFKER SON CITY. Aug. 2.

While Missouri Is not generally cUxsed us a cotton growing State, behiir ton-fddered too far North, thi State, for in year 1912, eleventh place ioT the quantity produced, and fourth 'or the quality of the crop, according t. information which Labor Commissioner John T. Fiizpatrick imparted today in Missouri Booster Bulletin No. 14 of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. atltled, "Missouri and Its Annual Cotton Crop: How the Teariy Production "an Be Doubled." The bulletin announces that in production Missouri, In 1912, ranked head of Florida, Virginia, Arizona, Kentucky, California.

Kansas and New-Mexico, all of which have more or less of a wide reputation for cotton The variety of cotton grown In Missouri, it is stated, is generally of Kuch a kind as to cause. It to rank ir. value next to sea island cotton, and. therefore. It is largely nought after by manufacturers, the plant beinx hardier and producing fiber which makes tronger material.

Ranks Fourth in Quality. This is why Missouri Is piven fourth rank for quality, beins exceeded only in this respect by Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, which produces tbe sea island variety. The amount of cotton Missouri produces annually isually equals the amount of sea island otton the three States named place on the market. The 1912 cotton crop of Missouri, jrrown in twelve counties in the South-cast corner. Dunklin, Pemiscot, New Madrid.

Oregon. Ozark, Butler, Stoddard. Taney. Ripley. Howell.

Missls-Mppi and Scott, was worth 3,803.735. The yield consisted of 26,670,000 pounds of cotton, valued at $3,213,735 and 25,000 tons of seed, worth This crop was grown on 89,600 acres of land, chiefly In Dunklin and The nupa'ralleled-' opportunities -of the St. Louis Star's Great Towns and Otis contest that offers such rich and attractive rewards for cleverness and skill-art There is no red tape. No no voting. There are no obligations or promises of any kind to make.

i Krw-n Kt- olrinrr frt1nva onnfof Tii ot-t-i STRIKING TELEPHONE GIRLS OFFER BENEFIT CIRCUS AT COLISEUM Striking telephone operators will have charge of the Coliseum for three afternoons and nights, beginning with Monday, at which a benefit circus entertainment will be given to aid the striking operators of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company. There will be vaudeville, dancing, concerts and a cabaret. The girls will parade fr6m N'inth and Boeust streets to the Coliseum each day at noon. Among the girls who will serve re- bartender began Thursday when Sea- charges are substantiated tney will ask the dismissal of those whom Npvik ac- and M- Ecrt ar' i rested on a white slave charge. As- distant Cnited States District Attorney Proposes an lnqnirj.

jcharles H. Daues branded the arrest August A. Kuhs, president of the A. of Plass as an attempt at blackmail H. Kuhs Son Real Estate and In- and ordered his release.

Plass then surance Company, 1001 Chestnut retaliated by causing the arrest of the street, and also a member of the board, bartender and the woman. said only the fact that he was depart- ing on a three weeks' vacation trip Trade It or sell It ror caBh instet ot prevented him from making a personal ienaUle Jor man Write a Vi ant Ad for The Star, investigation. Upon his return, he next day's. You call at the contest department of The Star, Twelfth and Olive streets, or-all of the back numbers of the contest pictures that have been published to date. All of the back numbers are being supplied at the regular rates of the paper, said, he will gather the facts in the EAGLES GAIN 72,264 fied at the bottom of this announcement.

Once vou have all of the back numbers you are upon an equal footing with tE freshments at the cabaret are: Misses i Stella Neitzert, H. Hartupee. C. Har- tors, and the only thing you need to do will be to solve the pictures. By solvisJ MEMBERS IN YEAR; TOTAL IS 350,000 matter and make a fight for young Novlk, if his story proved to be true.

Five weeks ago Dr. Henry L. Wolf-ner, a member of the board, became interested in Novik through S. druggist of Eighth and Morgan streets, and recommended that a position as painter be given him. Novik was assigned to paint school what names of towns or cities the pictures represent.

If the contest pictures seem a bit hard for you to name, you can easily elimicain tupee, Viola Franke, Katharine fochot-tel, Anna Schottel, Rose Maurath, Catherine Brumb, G. Crawford, J. Martin, Erba Mason. ing difficulties by the aid of the contest catalogue, which contains all of theeorrd BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.

When Grand "Worthy President William G. Brennan of th Fraternal Order of Eagles reads pictures. The catalogue is arranged with the names of the tons and under their respective States and provinces, and as the name of the State or on each picture it becomes a simple matter to locate the correct name to each pic; The price of the catalogue is 35, cents at the office of The Star, or a copy will buildings and was to receive an aver- his report next Tuesday morning at the age pay of $24 to $26 a week. Ac- opening business session of the cording to his story, he was snubbed fifteenth annual convention of that by his fellow workmen because he was order, it will be found that the order a Jew and because he refused to drink has increased more In strength, nu-beer with them. merlcally and otherwise, during the "I didn't pay any attention to them, last year, than in all its previous ex-but they were always trying to make istence.

Mr. Brennan will show that things unpleasant for me," he said. within that period 72,264 members Called Up, by Foreman. have been initiated and 2,725 mem- fti fibers reinstated, bringing the total any address upon receipt of 40 cents, stamps or money order. Why not enter this interesting and fascinating oontesj today.

There is plectji last trio of contest pictures will not be published until August 17. CHICHESTER PILLS af THE DIAMOND BKAD. To those who enter the contest now there is as much opportunity to win big 1 no cl) x.o UdlMl Ak 1mr uratrtn a hiH-bm-ter a Uimon4 lini4A 1'tlU ta H4 and a-rtaliiAv kxa, mini v-tth Blm kitxxA. Dnnd. A to lfl- trK-TEF Secure all of the back numners, and a contest catalogue, and get in line to ik Pemiscot counties, eight-elevenths of the 1912 yield of, Missouri coming from them.

Of the 631,040 acres of land in the two counties, only about 65,000 are now given over to cotton. As the climate and soil of, both are suitable for cotton, and with nearly all the acreage high enough to be good and dry, if all swamp land was drained and protected by high, well-built and strong levees, it is plain what can be done there to increase Missouri's annual yield of cotton, without considering the other ten counties of the southeast comer In which it would be an eaay matter to triple the production. It is figured by Supervisor of Statistics A. T. Kdmonston that, by counties, the 1912 crop was, in bales, Dunklin.

Pemiscot. 13.654; New Madrid, Butler, Oreg-on, 784; Stoddard, Taney, 471; Ripley, 388; Harwell, Mississippi and Scott, 117, bales. It took 113 gins to separate the cotton nificent list of rewards to be given away to those who name the greatest nmnkt1 DIAUOMD BRAND PILLS, tnr pictures correctly. Read rules and conditions of the contest on another page. SOLD BY rvTRvuHFRF James McCall, my foreman would like to see me.

"I went to him and he asked me whether I was a Mlssourian. 'Sure I am. Don't I live here now? I asked. "That isn't wlhat I mean. What I want to know is whether you were membership July 1, 1913, up to Already those of the delegates here who are interested in the election or re-election to office of some of their favorites, have begun the campaign of trying to win votes.

Thomas J. Co-gran of Cincinnati, at present grand worthy vice president, will be eleoted NINTH GRAND PRIZE $150 Library Davenette Suite in Mahogany and Velour born in McCall said." Novik told him he was born Russia. grand worthy president without oppo-n sltlon. The election as vice president I of Conrad H. Mann of Kansas City, "McCall didn't say any more but alaQ deerne(1 tf 8ure thlnB aw a a a it aa i 4 A I A Sft turned away.

Last Tuesday I was A IVoman's Appeal To mJ knowlnir u(frer of rheumatism. nuacnlar or Of tha Joints, aclatle. lumbago, barkache. pains In the ktdneya or palna, to writ to her for a homo treatment which haa rer.atJly cured all of these tortorea Rhe feIs It her duty to aend It to all sufferers FRB3K. You cure yourself at hotno am thousand will testify no change of climate being; neresrary.

This simple discovery l-anlahes uric acid from the blood, looaena tha istlTfened Joints. purlfVos the blood, and brt-ht-en. the yn, lvin elasticity and tone to the hoi aystem. If the above Intereats you, for proof adilresa Mrs. M.

Summers. Box South Ucnd, Ind. is the re-election to the position of grand secretary of John S. Parry of told my services were no longer re quired; that my work was inefficient," Novik said. from the sed.

In the State there are four cotton seed oil factories. These four. In 1912. "I went to John J. Lake, superin tendent of painting, who had discharged me, on the recommendation San Francisco.

A spirited contest for the office of grand Inside guard Is expected between John E. Murray of Worcester, the incumbent, and William J. Gronin of New Haven, Conn. Minneapolis, Milwaukee. Indianapolis, Spokane, Seattle and other cities are fighting to land the convention for 1915.

4. ve( PmWm, A i of McCall, and demanded an explanation. He replied that he was not interested in the case. "I have been attending nlght school and am the sole support of my aged father, Simon Novik, who lives In Russia. He needs my money, and recovered 1,264,581 pounds of linters and grabots from the cotton seed.

At 6 cents a pound these linters and grabots, whicih form a lower variety of cotton, were worth an additional Missouri cotton, in 1912, eold for an average of 12.05 cents a pound; In 1911, when the crop all over the country was larger, 9.69 cents, and in 1910, 14.69 cents. The Htter figure is the i 5 Relieves CATARRH of 5 and all 2 CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST I senrt most of it home. i HE ST. STAR'S Towns and "I don't see how they could say my I Cities Contest is a test of skill and diligence, designed to encourage thought A. work was inefficient.

1 have been $1 1: 7 hi I It if 1 iti 1 1 i 11 'i I high water mark for ten years. The 1911 production of cotton of employed by the largest paint companies in St. Louis and have never before been discharged." I Missouri was 46.400,000 pounds, worth unit research upon the part of tho young and provide a fascinating mental diversion lor evfrv on. Each rtay for slaty days, ending August J7th. Ittll, The Ft.

Louis Star will publish, daily and Sunday, three Illustrative or other representations of the names rf Towns or Cities, located In the United States 1910, 28,530,000 pounds, worth 1909. 21.590.000 Without Inquiry. Lake denied that Novik was let out because he is a Jew. "This is no hospital, you understand," he explained, "nor an old soldiers' home or a home for the friend- v-c- and Canada. The names of the Towns and Cities to be I'lustrated are being selected by the Cont-st Manager and thre representatives of The S.ar.

and wil! be included in The Star's Contest Catalnrne of Towns and Cities, which T0BIICC0 HftBITT- nr. pounds, worth 1908, pounds, worth 1907, 17,370,000 pounds, worth 1906, 26.040,000 pounds, worth 1905, 20,480,000 pounds, worth 1904, pounds, worth $2,130,000, and 1903, 18.160,000 pounds, worth OOfj. y- 1 less. When they don't deliver th will be published as a sruide and reference for A i i thi rnntest. i goods here we let them go.

1. The contest i.i own to all readers of The M1 iirtl. brga. bn wfcna Bta aaaaly ftaiH aJa area. ur m4 irltf mmumi ucrk.

fciact rM S.v: isMytp.4Mnact.ai smb. to. irailai Tinm to. wrta Iw rti tn rMd. slled free.

E. 1. W0O0S. 634 Sixth ki. 267 Hm York.

N. and Sunday Star, excepting employts i i of the paper and "members of their families. Jl I ap rl Table of Beantlful "1 taelve four-piece Suite Bed Davenette. two Chairs an ELEVENTH D. SOMMERS FURNITURE CO.

"Mr. McCall tried Novik on thre different jobs, and he failed to make good on any of them." "Did you yourself discharge Mr. Novik?" Lake was asked. "Yes," he replied. "I did so on the recommendation of McCall." "Without an Investigation?" "Yes.

We discharge them nearly every day for inefficiency." Dr. John II. Simon, former member of the board, proposes an inquiry. "The charges are too important to go unnoticed." he said. "I am going to WHAT WELL-KNOWN ST.

LOUIS PEOPLE SAY OF 2. Any person not excepted as above mentioned may enter the contest at any time hy beccminii a reader of The St. Loula Daily and Sunday Star. 3. Contestants may write the names of the Towns or Cities represented by the pictures upon any paper they may oeslre.

but for ihelr cnvcnW-nce may use a coupon pub-HshM daily on 2 In The Star during the contest. 4. Coupon blanks may be fi'led out with Pn, pencil, typewriter or printed In any manner to suit the fancy of the contestant. Where contestants are not certain as to the Town or City illustrated, they will be permitted to send five not more answers each pinure. If the correct answer is Riven in answers will not count against a contestant.

6. Only three answers may be written upon a single coupon. Kxtra coupon blanks, or forms as may be otherwise provided by The 14th and 15th GRAND PRIZES-j Mm ROUND TRIP TICKETS TO NEW YORK CITY. I investigate at once. While I may not mm be able to accomplish any good In tills particular case, I will most certalmy tar.

or as dsinate.i in Rule 3. must oe Automatic Medicating Dilator see that the foreman refporsltr5 for used f-r additional answers to the same pi? I 1 smfti Hi ii in A well-known ciRar da.ler of St. Loui avi- Novik being let out Is discharged if af aL "-nswers to the same number i must be kert tog-ether in makin up the set. Novik Story Is StlbStantiated. wish to submit but one "I am a Hebrew myself and such a "tr they may do so with- r.

wit the entire coupon biank. matter as racial discrimination Will I IIoM answers and pictures until the not go unnoticed." 'n cf contest. Then arrsnre them In "eat- numerical order, fasten them Prominent and Influential Jews together, and deliver or mail them in a neat, have herrvmo in VAnno- i package (nor or rolie.l. ad- for years from iles (bleeding and rrotrtISiTig fo, 1" M' tV- I ud every form of ointment and th. rUfe Yith no relief tzKen dozens of forms of and th Uk" for bof trouble, but continued to (ret worse until I purchased a set of Peerless Dilator.

It onlv required or, I i 'iresed to the Conttst Manager. The St. Louis it is said will demand an invest i- Star. St. and within the time Tl er a- a j.hU at ar.

a 1 a. M1 TT ai IU B- i i it t. ts III" i Tnifl 1 hA nrroft i-itAf-feii gation of his charges and his i. wini oiopovers at Chicago, Letrou, qt, cludins: hotel accommodatinn. in Ncvr I1! I WM and ven alarmed at the condition J1 the boel movement after two treatments.

Like Vr.oJTv'.r pf method, as I rot understand It. but I know now- that onlv road to rverfer-t health for uv- awa uiic rr tvrw oj caui. a boy at Bin. althouKh 6S rears oll. in foliowtno; rule.

of receiving answers havs no effect upon the awarding- of the prizes. However, all answers must be deposited, at the offic of The St. Tula Star, or in th mails, or before a given hour, to be announced rater, and within two weeks aft-th last of ooatest pictures is published. 8. The rrires witt be wJ.

tn A traveling salesman from St. Louis savg- About three months atro I was on trie venr ot 1 verc of TWO MEN HOLD UP YOUTH, BATTLE WITH ch ronic nervouj collars from cor.sttpatlon. rtles and other bowel trouble. I went to Hot Spring and took the mineral baths noticeable imrrovem. r.t.

1 saw- Peerle. Dilators displaved lr a withou LIST OF PRIZES drug store window there and a set as a last resort a set as a. IASt resort to oo-oin a T'T TT-T- rr, a s-ki-t ln 'h correct, or r.earst cor- FATHER AND ESCAPE r-Urm Town" en ''wn two or mTf rr-r my health, and the fact that i am r.ow St pounds heavier and working harder than I ever did In my life is sufficient evidence of the result 1 want to commend tre Peerless Medicator Cn. in nor.eral and Prof Weaver in particular in their efforts to thi nhwt Aggregating $5,000 in Value MIDWAY. Aug.

2. Shortlv i .1. answers clsrlse the least after they had held up and robbed An- ntnZiJrlrf VZl drew Russell. 18, Of this place, two 'nr' tI' correct names of contest pie. masked highwaymen today engaged S.XS"' 1 Dr.

A. 1. the E.IRP,'' Touringr Car. The John- vw ua Wlu GF-? 5 I V.IVC BUTT. av Solitaire DUnJOBd Rings at J100 each.

Mermcd. Jf i vmcn many 5 not? -re exchanrri, aa be r.a5 this man Rectal Dilation has been practiced bv the better rhva'clars in ciVonic bowel trotihle for great many years, bit it is due s'olelv to the efforts of Frof. Weaver and his company that it is helne so s-jeee'sf ullv a3ottei as a home treatment. It is a well-known fact amog ti fraterr.itr tftat practawl-ly all rectal and chronic bowel are to i ontractl re'al muscles, ar.d for this reason IVerle-s Automat lo Medicating Rental DJ'at-ors never fall to cure in this cUm of diseases and others because. thev'r-move the cause by relaxing the-muscles, permitting a free circulation of the blood and nerve forces feeding ar.i cor.trollina the parts.

Prof. Weaver may be consulted at Ju.ige Broadwav. Monday and Tuesday. Don't fail to come in and tell him vur troubles and If Peerless Dilators win cure you he will prove it to Vou aRd if he thinks they won't, he will frankly tell yon so. "iV BeIro Suite.

Pt. Louis The bandits escaped and all trace of If'; th prie card King's, or rn Taa -ut street. iin avenue. j.r-w i. v.iueue wno nurnea-i several members of a family sri a psJsae.

"J'l-, OEe prt lOrk ueek'fl IlOiei 5raw3r- Room Group ritt-Comstock Furniture Uroadway and Locust. Twin trtfar. -r. tr.em- Your.E- RusspII Viar! sttenU 0 ,0 or r.d only s.viCa..3.l i s. -t cij, st of answers lrdi visual coi- in the town and was returning horn a FIT.

br aa; Flurck Jiotor and rrci r. ci.tr mianifrL lie was ac-5 11 accommodation; $50 each. Via Wt-bash. Round Trip Tickets to Buffalo and Niagara Fails, eacb, via Wabash. 1-17 $S0 Round Trin Tickets to Ie- i costed fit the railroad yards by two 1 Twelfth street.

Repent Graf onolaa ana similar'tv to men wnose faces were masked with their handkerchiefs. emctl. The Columbia Phn. rranh I ie names of the Towns 3 W.IV. KTr.t The bandits got mdits got rfl A RHY fiP MERCANTILES IN YOUR C1RTP pay enve la anasfi.

I ilePmod. KXZIZT ach- via Wabash. only 510. Russell's Ma-aV-r'a? T- the Contest lepe which was hidden in his i "i overlooked by them. Ci'! Contest CatalogW jvi ii e.

i i.ta e. i WILL INCREASE THE PLEASURE OF YOUR TRIP" hat, was Br er '-t Green Hay Canse $30,000 Fire. FLGIN. ILU, Aug. 2.

Fire believed the upcm the raw iu nave ceen caused xne comhus. i rr. ri ad -Ires from the larger ruduway end Locust. "-noimn inp 'i im" cago at $20 each. Via Wabash.

Enter the Contest at Once-Phone Olive 6000 or Central 375f liver Daily and Sunday Star Regx' -Utr tion of hay cut too green detroved 1 vl i iiL H. i-i farm, seven miles south- ill MERCANTILE CIGAR CO. east Eia, early today. T7 asid Cltiejp is estimated at 110,000. Contest.