St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 15, 1910

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Shepley, in his opinion to the United States Circuit “Court in the Morgan Jones suit against the Missouri-Edison and the two Union Electric Light and Power companies, will hold that the Union Electric Light and Power Co., now doing business in St. Louls, is a trust, according to law- yers who have read the report. The Shepley opinion will serve to em- phasize the fact that Circuit Attorney BSeebert G. Jones has not taken one step to press. the quo warranto suit against Union Electric for violation of the anti- trust laws since his brother-in-law, Jep- tha D. Howe, the former Republican boss, was hired by James Campbell to institute a quo warranto suit against the West End Light and Power Co., an independent corporation. James Campbell is now president of the North American Co., which owns the Union Electric Light and Power Co. and the United Railways Co. Camp- bell and others interested in the utility corporations of St. Louis undertook to shut out competition in the local light- ing field by instituting legal proceedings against the independent companies. Case Never Was Set. Circuit Attorney Jones had inherited from former Circult Attorney Sager the ‘ quo warranto suit against Union Elec- tric. This suit was filed May 18, 1907. A demurrer to the States’ petition was sustained by former Judge Daniel G. Taylor Dec. 26, 1908, a few days before Jores succeede® Sager as Circuit At- torney. Sager was retained by Jones as spe- cial counsel in the case and filed a mo- tion before Judge J. Hugo Grimm, who succeeded Judge Taylor, asking that the order sustaining the demurrer be Ret aside. ' This motion was granted Jan. 27, 1909. On motion of the State the court ordered the demurrer stricken from the files Feb. 5, 1909. The de- fense, three days later, was oNiered within three days to plead to the State’s charges, but the minutes do not show that any such pleading was filed. The last entry in the record of the Circuit Court was made June 24, 1908, when the defendant’s demurrer was restored to the docket. The demurrer has not been set down for and there is nothing in the court’s record to show that Cir- cuit Attorney Jones has ever asked for a setting of the case. ecuted West End Co. A few months after Jones went into office in January, 1909, the quq warranto suit against the West End Co., filed at the instance of Howe and Hocker, acting for James Campbell, head of the electric light monopoly, appeared in the Circuit Court. Jones ‘has been active in pressing his brother-in-law’s case, but the rec- ords show that he has not turned a hand in the case against Vaion Elec- tric. . The Circuit Attorney admitted in his testimony in the #Vest End case that he believed Union Electric was a trust. He has stated at various times that he was going to push the case. After he had admitted that the quo warranto petition against the West End company had been copied in Howe's of- fice, and that Howe and Hocker had vis- ited him to bring the suit, he was asked if he was not aware of the fact that I'nion Electric has a monopoly on the ’ @leotric lighting business of St. Louis. “T have a suit charging them with that,”” he answered. Admitted Forms Were Monopolies, The attorneys fer the independent company, in their answer, charged that’ the suit was instigated by James Camp- bell in the interest of the lighting mo- nopoly. In their arguments they charged that Howe was employed by Campbell because of his relationship with Jones. Later in his examination, Jones was again asked about the inter- est of Union Electric in having him bring the suit against the West End com- pany. He answered: ' “The Union Electric Light Co. and their attitude, and whether they would like to see this sult sustained or not, don’t make a bit of difference in the world. It wouldn’t make any difference with the court and it wouldn't and - doesn't make any difference to me. “I have a suit against the Union Blec- trie Light Co. to take their franchise way, and I think, they are a monopoly ~ themsetves, 80 their attitude in this =e can't make a bit of difference.” Cee The Post -Diepaten is the only evening - in Bt. Louis that receives or es news gathered by the meg IN TWO SWARMS, READY 10 STING Rosebud Shower for Mrs. May Sommers Follows Gift of Diamond Brooch. HONEY SOURS IN HIVE Mrs. Kuch Contends Wash- erwoman Should Not Buy Banquets. SWARM ABOUT QUEEN Insurgents and Regulars Di- vide Into Factions on Ques- tion of Extravagance. There is insurgency in the ranks of the Lady Maccabees of the World. Led by Mrs. Minnie Kuch, 4442 McPherson avenue, they have commenced a cam- paign against rosebud showers and pres- ents of diamond brooches for the State commander, Mrs. May A. C. Sommers, 5962 Maple avenue, and against what Mrs. Kuch terms “watercress and cod- fish banquets.”’ At the State convention of the Mac- cabees in Trimp’s Hall, recently, a diamond brooch was presented to Mrs. Sommers. She also received a shower of rosebuds. These presents were de- nounced by Mrs. Kuch at a meeting of Casino Hive as extravagant and fool- ish and an imposition upon the rank and file of the order. Washerwomen at Banquet. In her statement of what she terms “foolishness in the order,’’ Mrs. Kuch included two banquets within six wecks at a downtown hotel, attended by a number of women who are forced to take in washing and perform similar tasks to support their children. There is considerable difference of opinion between Mrs. Kuch and Mrs. Louis Krisner, 4286 Evans avenue, com- mander of Casino Hive, as to how the hive stands on the propositon. After the meeting, the ladies left the hall in two groups—one group around Mrs. Kuch and the other around Mrs. Kris- ner. Each claimed a majority. “Do you think?” asked Mrs. Kris- ner, “if she had put that proposi- tion into the form of a motien that anybody would have been permitted to second such a ridiculous thing? No, there was no vote. I just told her to shut up. If she comes to the next meeting I'll sit on her. We've been good friends in the past, too.” “I understand,” said Mrs. Kuch to a Post-Dispatch reporter, “that Mrs. Sommers gets $1500 a year for her work as State Commander. “If any of the ladies thought she| Centinued on Page 2, Columep 4%, SITS OVS VEN “OR SPIN IV THE LIND WAFONV.” DROWNS IN CREVE COEUR LAKE WHEN COMPANIONS ROCK BOAT Taxicab Chauffeur Perishes and Two Others Are Rescued From Water. One driver for the St. Louis Taxicab Co. was drowned and two others were rescued from death at Creve Coeur Lake Wednesday afternoon. M. Lieberman was drowned and John H. Raney and James Hurley were rescued. The three went to the lake for a boat ride and apparently had been drinking. Lieberman cautioned his com- panions against rocking the boat, but they would not listen. The boat was overturned in the middle of the lake and boatmen on the shore rushed to the assistance of the men. They arrived too late to save Lieber- man. His address was not learned. a 1 Five more monthly records Added to the previous great achievements of the POST-DISPATCH is the his- tory of this year thus far. In other words, each and every month of this year— January, February, March, breaker for the POST-DISP April, May—was a record ATCH as compared with the same relative months in the history of the POST-DIS- PATCH or any other St. Louis newspaper in the volume of legitimate, bona fide, paid advertising carried, which does not include cheap city legal, or advertising in ex- change for circulation premiums, and other rubbish of this character. The five months’ total columng were as follows: Post-Dispatch Globe-Democrat. . Republic Times . ga ees ae a In addition to the above 16,/14 10,406 6,893 . Dee . « ers great record the POST-DIS- PATCH did its usual weekly stunt Tuesday, carrying MORE St. Louis merchants’ advertising THAN THE THREE NEXT BEST COMBINED. The figures were: Post-Dispatch 6/ cols. Globe-Democrat, Republic and Times combined... . oes 3's OO Cols: POST-DISPATCH excess over all the others put together’. .... 17 cols. or 34 per cent “First in Everything” “, ‘} watched the famous wir~ tips of the | practice. WOOSTER LAI BERT STARTING OT THE ip 85553 |SIX WRI GHT PUPILS, WOOSTER LAMBERT IN WIND WAGON, ~~ ORVILLE W RIGHT, AND BROOKINS IN CAR READY TO FLY LWRICHT EXAMINING j* BRACING OF ONE OF lS FLYERS . Photos by Andrew Drew.— The Wright pupils, left to right__F. P. Ooftyms Walter A. Brookins, Arche Hoxsey, Duval, La Chap- pelle, A. L. | Welsh, Ralph Johnstone, W RIGHT PUPILS ARE TO NAVIGATE FLEET IN AIR IN ST. LOUIS Six Machines, Flying in Perfect Alignment, to Form Novel Exhi- bition—W ooster Lam- bert Fails in Effort to Buy Aeroplane. BY ANDREW DREW, Special Correspondent of the Dispatch. MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPO- LIS, Ind., June 15.—Thrilling as the feats of the Wright pupils here have been, St. Louis is scheduled to be en- tertained when the same aviators ap- pear there Oct. 8 to 20 with man-bird exhibitions many times more spectacu- lar and featured by a decidedly original sky spectacle conceived by President Lambert of the Aero Club of St. Louis. Lambert was here the opening days of the tournament. Before he departed for St. Louis he had made arrangements with Roy Knabenshue, the “showman” of the Wright Brethers, and the man- ager ef their pupils, for the program of the St. Louis meet. After witnessing the breaking of the altitude recerd by Walter Brookins, Lambert came to the conclusion that by the time the Wrights reached St. Louis, after appearing at half a dozen other cities, there would not be sufficient en- tertainment for St. Louisans in witness- ing similar feats. Military Maneuvers Here. He held a long conference with Knab- Peost- enshue. As a result the Wright pupils, when they appear at St. Leuis, will go through a series of military maneuvers in the air. The six aviators will ascend at the same time and will give the avee4 tators an idea of what can be done by an aerial fleet. The white aeroplanes will form in line far up in the sky, and will at-: tempt to keep in formation as ac-!| curately as torpedo boats in battle The Wrights are enthusi- astic over Lambert's scheme as one of their pet ideas is the establish- ' ment of aeroplane navies for the. gcevernments of the world, and they. will instruct aerial military tactics before the St. Louis meet. Another feature of the 8t. Louis tournament that Lambert arranged for will be the imitation of birds when migrating across the country. The six pupils will follow one an- other at a high altitude and then fly abreast and soar up and down like a flock of sea gulls. The idea at first seems too fanciful Loulsan, ‘Jater on,” Wright said, noon seemed to the writer to give foun- dation to this opinion. When Brook- ins made his attempt to lower his own world’s record altitude yesterday aft- ernoon, he stopped his upward climb at the 2000-foot level, because he found there a 30-mile-an-hour wind. He said that he was not afraid of this wind, but that he was afraid in the levels Ligher up he would finu counter currents which might cause trouble. While he was traveling 2000 feet above me lI noticed that the movement of the aeroplane was steadier than it had been when he was a few hundred feet up. Amother evidence of the stability of the craft was the les- son given by Orville Wright at the close of yesterday afternoon's pro- gram, to his pupil, Ralph Johnstone. Johnstone went up in perfect style, circled the field twice, made two ‘sharp turns and landed without a jar, although he had never held the ley- ers of the machine in flight before and a 16-mile wind was blowing at the time. Wooster Lambert Fails to Buy, Wooster Lambert left here for his home in St. Louis last night convinced that the purchase of an aeroplane is a more difficult matter than he had sup- posed. He arrived at the Speedway Tuesday morning and watched the Wright flyers the greater part of the day. He was so pleased with the ap- pearance of the machines in flight that he soon began talking business with Roy Knabenshue. He then discovered what many other aeroplane enthusiasts have discovered and which has puzzled them consid- erably. The Wrights apparently have no intention of selling their machines at present. Lambert was told that he could not buy @ machine, but that he could lease one for $7500 with delivery by next spring. Knabenshue explained the “leasing’ feature of the sale in this way. “We will not sell machines now,” said Knabenshue to the wealthy young St. “because there are hundreds of men who want to buy them for ex- hibition purposes only.” The Wrights want to have their ma- chines used by the amateur sportsmen of the country, but they do not believe _that this is the time to put the ma- .chines on the market. Late yestergay afternoon Wooster Lambert approached Wright and said he would like to go up. Wright an- | swered that he was 80 busy training his pupils that he did not think it could be arranged. “Perhaps ever in Dayton some time “we might ar- range a trip for you.” After his failure to ¢ nelude any ne- gotiations with the ¥ ‘ights, Lambert visited the tent of Lincoin Beachey, whose little monoplane is: being assem- to be practicable. But after you have! bled on the grounds here. Lambert was talked with the aero men here, who say they have never seen such marvel- ous flying before, and after you have Wright flyer warp like the wings of a bird, and keep the air craft under per- fect control In a. gusty wind, you begin to think that they are capable of even pleased with the lines of the craft, and vtter a talk with Beachey he saia to him: ‘your machine is bullt like that of Santos-Dumont, which. sells for $2000. If it files I will give you that much for Ags Fide a seaport figure,” answered more spectacular feats than those soheduled for the &t. |r a 0, eae nome" Bee Sying MARS FIGHTS WAY. TO KANSAS CITY IN AEROPLANE FLIGHT Plucky Aviator Strikes Ad- verse Currents in His $5000 Trial From Topeka. Special to the Poet-Dispatch. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June Ik—J. C. Mars is pluckily fighting his way east- ward in his aeroplane, the Skylark, in an endeavor to win a $5000 prize. He has cembated high winds, a weak and faulty engine, broken braces in his planes, and unknown territory. Before 9 a. m., when a little less than half of the Topexa-to-Kansas City trip was done, he was forced to descend at Midland, Kan., and up to noon had been unable to resume his flight. The weath- er, which in the early morning was ideal, had turned bad and a strong Kansas wind was blowing. Starting at 5:14 a. m., he had alighted three times before 9 a. m. and had cov- ered nearly half of the 67 miles between the two cities. At Newman, Kan., he broke two ef the braces in one of the planes. wth his pocket knife he shaped new supports from the limb of a tree, secured them with wire and aguin took the air. Narrowly Misses River, Mars landed at Midland, Kan., at.8:80. A choppy wind forced him to fly lew and he nearly fell into the Kansas River while rounding the bluffs at En- nis. He landed in a meadow, breaking his braces again. On leaving Topeka, Mars rose rap- idly until he had attained a height of about 1200 feet. A Rock Island fast passenger train was passing and the aviator took a course almost directly over the train. He held this position un- til after he had upassed Grantville, six miles east of Topeka, still flying at @ height of 1200 feet. Here he began to encounter treacher- ous air currents, which tilted his frail machine dangerously, and he dropped tc 100 feet, but finding the air still bad, he decided to alight and wait until his machinists came up. He attempted to alight in a small meadow, nine miles east of Topeka, but missed it and struck in a cornfield. As the machine bounded over the uneven ground two of the ribs of the lower plane were broken. He repaired it and at 6:34 a second start was made. At Newman, 14 miles east of Topeka the aviator landed at 6:40. His engine was working badly anc the plane which was -epaired at Grant- ville was broken again. MARS SLEEPS UNDER TREE; MECHANICS WORK ON FLIER LAWRENCE, Kan., June 15.—A thou- sand feet above Kansas farmhouses & bird flew this morning, but a speck on the sky to the: curious spectators be- low. At 8:40 o’clock this morning, his big aeroplane sank gtacefully down in she Sanene cent Ss Rr | CE ONE CENT | FIREMAN IS KILLED, GIRL RESCUED IN HUGE OIL BLAZ Danger of Explosion as Res- ie cuers Work. OF GREAT BLAZE SWEEPS WAREHOUSE WESTERN CO. William Flower Heroically Enters Basement, | Defying Smoke and Peril of Explosion and — Drags Three Men Out—Stenographer Carried Out Unconscious. the Salvage Corps, rescued two to the City Hospital. Assistant Fire Chief Rucker, who took command, ordered the firemen not to enter the building on account of the black and choking smoke issuing from | the burning oil. But Angelo and Rol- and seized a line of hose and descended into the basement to get at the seat of the fire. Fifteen minutes after the flames were the which thronged down from the btsiness dis- trict shudderedeas a report spread that a girl stenographer, employed’ by the firm, had not been able escape. The firemen, undaunted by the fate of their companions, instantly pressed into the smoke te search for the young discovered, large «crowd woman. Mrs. Theresa Hafele, the missing stenographer, was rescued by firemen shortly afterwards. She had remained behind to lock the books in a fire-proof safe, and was overcome by emoke. Rescuer Wears Helmet. They had stood about helplessly, re- strained by orders from what their su- periors called certain suicide, while An- gelo and Roland lay in the basement. They were powerless against the smoke until Flower arrived with a hel- met and air tank, which he donned like a diver and plunged down into the fumes. He bore the men out in his arms, one by one, vanishing again into the smoke as soon as he brought one into the open air. It could mot’ be told whether they were alive or dead, and the men were rushed at top speed to the City Dispensary. The flames originated on the first floor or in the basement, possibly from spon- taneous combustion, the firemen thought. The flames spread in a moment through- out the ofl-soaked structure, and extend- ed to the sale warehouse of H. M. Mun & Co., next door At the first alarm three companies responded, but when Chief Rucker per- ceived the situation and its possibilities of a conflagration, he turned in a sec- ond alarm, to which seven additional companies answered. Capt. Angele and Roland, soon after arriving at the scene of the fire, de- scended to the basement. They found it full of smoke and groped about forse time, and finally sought refuge behind an elevator shaft. Descending into an inferno of blazing oil and dense, stifling fumes, and threading a path among 100 hogsheads of erude oil which were likely to explode at any moment, William Flower of firemen and a negro from the basement of the burning four-story building of the Great Western Oil Co., 101 North Front street, Wednesday afternoon.» DEAD. J.J. ROLAND, pipeman Engine Company No. 22. INJURED. The men overcome by the smoke were: John Angelo, captain of Engine Company 22. Edward Roberts, a negro employe of the firm. When the ambulance bearing Roland reached the City Dis- pensary the physicians pronounced him dead. He died on the way to the dispensary, they said. Angelo was taken directly = * lessly about the basement, apparentiy eae in a dazed condition. Roland was conducted to the opening in the sidewalk and hoisted out. It was not believed at the time that his condition was serious. The four fire- men continued the search for Angelo | and found him prostrated near the éle- , vater shaft. He quickly was out and revived in a short time, WEATHER WILL HELP THE ST, LOUIS SUMMER GARDENS, iF FORECAST COMES TRUE THE TEMPERATURES. ~ 1 a. m.....-0F 12 (moon)....83 RB @. Whew css —_-_-_- ettesthivtasee al Mintmum oeeeeveeeenenever ———— So THEYARE. 7 NO LONGER THE PATENT WRIGHTS. “It couldn’t be called either sane or patriotic,” Sune