St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 26, 1911

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Only Evening Paper in St. Louis Wit the Associated Pres News _ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, . JUNE 26, 1911. THOMAS WILSON [Mrs. Springer on — fo Tell” HELD AS SLAYER of Von Phul’s Threats to K il OF JOHN SMITH) ALenwood; State Withdraws Objection Charge After Testimony on Bridge Loop Killing. ON ome “VOL. 63. NO. 310. . * 7 —— Men Praise the Slogan, 0K BOARD mus SOME CITIES HAVE A SLOGAN; INDICTED, |" st. Louis HAS THE GOODS ~ MAYO TD JAI | WANTS SLOGAN MADE ORE THE CITY’S TRADE MARK | » Sentences to Be Urged on é ~ Ground That Men in New J AMES W. GARNEAU, pres- : — ————— Are Those ‘ges Dy RRS SN Oa * — — — | = Various Plans Suggested for Spreading Broadcast the Phrase That Won the $500 Prize Offered by the Post; Prisoner Testifies That He Bought Revolver Because of What Woman Told Him. ident Merchants’ Exchange: The slogan should be made the trade mark of St. Louis through publicity and _ continual * i — Ha - Who Paid Fines of $88,- v -, 000 When a Former Trust Was “Dissolved.” : J NEW SERIES OF PROSECUTIONS : Government Charges Those Who Made $5,000,000 Out of Former Deals, Reorgan- ized to Fix Prices and Con- ~ trol the Output. : ted Press. PLA YORK. June 26.—An indict- é * meme 2 ‘the Be F ⸗ a gent formulated under the crimina! provision of the Shermen law drawn by United States District Attorney Hienry A. Wise, was returned today by the Federal grand jury against the Eastern Box Board Club, alleged _ to be the successor of the “dissolved ’ Fiber and Manila Association. In the indictment—the first of a few series of Governmental trust — — presidents, officers -@nd agents of paper board manufac- turing corporations and co-partner- phip, included in the membership of the Eastern Box Board Club, are - charged with being an alleged com- ‘bination in restrain of trade, limiting output and arbitrarily fixing Suspects *Same Promoters. - The Government considers that drastic PS = % ‘potion is necessary because many of the {ndividual defendants named in it were, “ft is alleged, connected with the corpor- _ tions composing the Fibre and Manila : ‘Association, which, for operations un- r the “Park pooling plan,” was de- red, in February, 1910, to be an un- ee combination and ordered dis- 22 by Judge Hough in the United was thought that the Paper Wrust had been put out of business. Circuit Court. pleas of guilty were entered by paper board corporations includ- the membership of :the Fibre and ox Corporation and fines aggregat- ing $88,000. were imposed and paid, it Board ‘The Government alleges, however, ‘that certain paper board makers hav- ‘dng made about $5,000,000 in the combi- “nation, subsequently formed the East- “+ iern Box Board Club. District Attorney ‘Wise immediately took action against + the second combination, and an indict- ment was returned today. _ Bros., Whippany, N The Federal prosecutor, it is learned, “will in the event cf convictions, urge ‘Gail sentences as well as the imposi- —— of heavy fines: Those Indicted. ‘The defendants named in the indict- ‘William C. Geer, president of the ' Box and Paper Co. of Troy, N. Y. — — Paper Mill Co. of Long Is- _ Wand City, N.Y. _ * — Board Co., operating mills at * ille, Conn.; Chestertown, Md., f Winchester, Va. ~ 6 jamin Ward, president, and Fred- k M. Butler, secretary of the Clifton r Mills at Passaic, N. J. nons Bryant, president of the Fort Orange Paper Co., Castleton, N. Y. ~ Theodore Foster, secretary of the Fos- ' Box Board Paper Co., Utica, N. Y. : William G. Shortess, general manager of —* Haverhill Box Board Co., Haver- ——— — of McEwan a A ‘Willtiam R. Shaffer, general manager of the New Haven Pulp and Paper Co., w Haven, Conn. x. ae Pulp and Paper Co., Ful- t A. Short Jr., secretary of the phia Paper Manufacturing Co. adeiphia and Manayunk, Pa. . vies E. Williams, treasurer of the ‘mon Paper Co.; Piermont, N. Y. — Tait, treasurer of the Tait & Conn. Dispatch. The St. Louis slogan has ‘‘caught on.” All over the city, since its publicacjonr in Sunday’s Post-Dispatch, the prase which won the Post-Dispatch’s $50 prize has been quoted and discussed. ‘Strong,”’ “‘expressive,”’ “catchy,” “convincing,” ‘“‘apt,”’ ‘“‘direct,’’ were a few of the words applied to the slogan, of which Conrad Riethman, janitor of the First Regiment Armory, was the author. Its Wide Use Favored. That wide use would be made of tive slogan in advertising St. Louis, bo. by civic organizations and by bust- ness firms, was the opinion of must of the business men _interviewrd. Some suggested that the first clause be dropped and that the slogan ve simply “St. Louis Has the Goods.” There were unfavorable criticisms, too. Some persons objected to tre term “has the goods” as slangy. But the general expression was one 0 praise for the decision reached by a committee of 27 business and profes- sional men, and for the Post-Dispatch, whose prize offer brought the 80,000 sug- gestions from which the committee made its selection. Expressions of those interviewed regarding the slogan were as fol- lows: MAYOR KREISMANN: Considering that it will be used in the formal ad- vertisement of the city, it strikes me that the slogan is a bit slangy. The word ‘“goods’’ covers a great many things. It will help arouse discussion, however, and that will be a good thing. GEORGE H. MORGAN, secretary Merchants’ Exchange: It’s good. I be- neve the people and the business men generally wil! take it up. FRED C. LAKE, president Associ- ated Retailers: It’s fine I don’t think a better slogan could have been found. It has so much meaning. It is not mere brag, but it’ has the strength of truth. lt is just what a slogan cught to be and it will be worth many’ times $500 to St. Louis. FRANK P. CRUNDEN, president of the City Club: It sounds good. That’s all I want to say about it. I don’t think it especially good for-a trade slo- gan. : J. O. LINCOLN, Commissioner of the St. Louis Traffic Bureau: The last half is the slogan. In picking a slogan we should not concern ourselves with what others have, but what we hav ourselves. “ST. LOUIS HAS THE GOODS”’—that is a slogan which the business houses and individuals can spread to the advantage of themselves and the city. BENJAMIN F. BUSH, president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad: The slo- gan is fine. It’s absolutely all right. I don’tithink a better one could have been found, or that it can be improved on. To add to it would be like painting the lily. ALBERT BOND LAMBERT, presi- dent Aero Club: The slogan is strong and expressive. It will be a fine ad- vertisement for St. Louis. I think it will naturally tend to shorten itself by dropping the first clause and leaving the plain statement, “ST. LOUIS HAS THE GOODS.” In my opinion, that is the strong part of the slogan, and it is enough. To say that St. Louis has the goods means that St. Louis has every- thing. F. C. FREIBURG, president Tenth Ward Improvement Assoctation: The prize slogan strikes me as a good one. It seems to be comprehensive when con- ¢ivered from al! angles. St. Louis sure- 1y has the goods, and it is up.to us to let the world Mhow it. It should be given the utmost\ préminence. Al! business houses and organizations should use it. WILLIAM YOUNG, Chief of Police: Thé slogan will do, but I don’t like it. We may print it on the police station- ery. My objection to it is that thers should not be any reference to other cities, and I don’t like the word “goods.” That is slang, and reminds me too much of what we hear every time a detective or policeman comes in with a good catch, and proudly ‘in- forms me that he got his man with the ‘‘goods’’ on him. SAMUEL ALLENDER, Chief of De- tectives: The slogan is too slangy. It reminds me of the House of Delegates, or the phrase famous in police circles; “caught with the goods on him.” BUGENE J. SPENCER, Colonel of the First Regiment: I think Riethman struck a splendid chord. He is a thor. oughbred soldier and he produced the same kind of a slogan. We are all “| proud of him here at the armory. manufacturer and president of the Y. M. C,. A.: I think it a very unfortunate se- lection. It is not a slogan at all. It is a play on the idea, which makes it a GEORGE WARREN BROWN, shoe use. It should be arranged in an attractive form and used on all stationery sent out by business houses and organizations, and used in every way that is possible to give it widespread prominence. It should become so identified with St. Louis that the moment it is seen the thought of the city and its resources will involuntarily enter , the mind. I would suggest that it be arranged about a circle or on insignia surrounding the figure of St. Louis. Then use it persistently. ee ference, that there are other things which are better than slogans and con- ciudes with the categorematic proposi- tion that St. Louis has these superior things, namely the goods. The winning phrase is euphonious and onomatopoeic and contains a very pleasing antithesis. laere is a suggestion of slang in the use of the term “the goods.’ While it may be said that this literally refers to St. Louis merchandise, it is still true that the phrase would have little force but for the strength given to it by the general use of the term as slang. CAPT. ROBERT McecCULLOCH, president and general manager of the United Railways Co.: It is a pretty good slogan. I would just as soon paint } it on all street cars as not. Now that it has been selected St. Louis business men ,-should see that it is properly dis- seminated. I am thinking now of a way in which it can be used by the United Railways Co. and expect to hit on a practical plan in a few days. D. D. HOLMES, president of the ‘West End Business Men’s Association: , While it is probably the best slogan sub- mitted in the contest, I do not think it is perfect. There is a suggestion of slang about it which may offend some persons. EDWARD DEVOY, coal merchant and former president of the Merchants’ Exchange: The slogan is bully. It ex- presses the confidence ot a city that needs nothing except its own goods to advertise it. I would like to put it on every lump of coal I sell. L. E. KALTWASSER, secretary of the South Broadway Merchants’ Asso- ciation: “ST. LOUIS HAS THE GOODS” will be a good slogan if the persons that have the goods: here will loosen up a little bit and give some- bedy else a chance at them. When the slogan brings someone to St. Louis to sce the goods, we should not try to sell him a bit of land worth $2 a foot for $12 4 foot. I don’t think the slogan will be of any practical use, until after the fel- luws that own this town now dle off. CHARLES F. GALLENKAMP, United States Surveyor of the Port: It is a corking good slogan. It con- veys just the right idea, namely that St. Louis is willing to be judged by the goods she makes and sells. It ought to be put on every letterhead and every packing case shipped out of the city. DR, CHARLES H. WEINSBERG, German-American Alliance: ,It is a very good slogan and it should be spread broadcast. Every merchant in St. Louis should have it printed on his stationery. 3 FIREMEN THOUGHT TO HAVE PERISHED Blaze in Portland, Ore., Does Damage to the Extent of $250,000. PORTLAND, Ore., June 2.—Thres firemen are thought to have perished in a fire which broke out today in the plant of the Union Oil Co. The damage is now estimated at $250,- (00 and the flames are still woreete: BULLETIN 221— MYSTERY FOR FOUR DAYS Woman Gives First Clew After ‘Quarrel, Begun at Boat Fight, Ends Fatally. A Coroner’s jury Monday afternoon held Thomas Wilson of Collinsville for the murder of John Smith of 1800 Olive street, who was stabbed to death in a fight at the street car loop west of Eads Bridge. The case had been a mystery for four days, until detective work done by Capt. Schoppe of the Carr Street Police Station disclosed Wilson's part in the affray last Thursday night. Robert Walker, a friend of Smith, who talked with him at the city hos- pital, where he died Saturday, was one of the most important witnesses. He sai@& Smith told him that ‘“‘the man from Collinsville’’ stabbed him. Walker said that a hospital physician, physician rebuked him for having asked the dying man about the stabbing. The physician said, according to Walker, that the man was delirious, and that | his Statement would not be accepted in court. Walker said that he saw no in- dication of delirium, and that Smith called him by name and talked ration- ally. = Sette Wilson Makes a Denial. His statement went far to upset Wil- son’s testimony in his own behalf, in which he denied having stabbed Smith, and said that after a dispute he was pushed against a Park car which was standing on the loop, and that later he was told that a man had been stabbed. Some of the witnesses said Smith was stabbed by a man in a brown suit, and that if.they could see Wilson in a brown suit they could tell whether he was the man. He wore a blue suit at the inquest. Wilson was oné of a party who bet heavily on Everett Gray of Collinsville in a river boxing bout on the night of the stabbing. Smith was one of the seconds for Leo Kelly of St. Louis, who won the decision. After the witnesses, by professions of ignorance, had kept the identity of the slayer a secret thre days, Capt. Schoppe got a statement from Miss Edna Bea- trice Joerding of 2281 Bernays avenue, one of a party which met the boat on its return. She did not see the fight, but Warren Eaton, in whose auto she rode to the bridge, told her about | it, and she repeated his version to Schoppe. Witnesses say Wilson and his friends bet heavily on the Colinsville fighter and wére disgruntled because he lost the decision. Smith and his friends bet cn Kelly. Returning across Eads Bridge after midnight, Harry Schmidt went ahead to telephone for the automobile, and was insulted by Wilson’s crowd. He struck at one of them, and several at- tacked him. Schmidt's friends ran to nis rescue. It was then, according to Eaton's story as retold by Miss Goerding, that Wilson drew a pocket -knife -and stabbed Smith. Martin Kelly of 3149 Caroline street, brother of Leo, and the fighter, were on a Park avenue car, and told of seeing the fight from a window, but they did not know Wilson’s name. Leo Kelly tried te get out to help his second, but was restrained by his father and his sister, Margaret, who were with him. Their statements also were taken. Another statement was by Frank O’Brien of 3912 Lexington avenue, who was not with either party, but was crossing the bridge, and said he saw Wilson, whom he knew, strike Smith in the side. Then, he said, Smith ran Continued on Page 2, Column 2 Sunday Advertising Yesterday, Sunday, June 25th, was as follows: : — Aas Cols. Globe-Democrat . Republic ....+.- * Post-Dispatch Over Republic .. Or 113 per cent Over Globe-Democrat..... excess OVER The Republic Excess 123 Cols. 40 Cols. 20 per cenit ex excess OVER The Globe-Democrat The Want Ad Score: Post-Dispatch . . Globe-Democrat ee0ee¢e Republic ....-- . 83 Columns . 41 Columns . 16 Columns POST-DISPATCH excess of Want Ads over The Globe- COMBINED Democrat and Republic coke 66s Foe obese Over Republic Das chu cus sek p ab nae Weekes oes ae ~ ++ ++ 26 Columns columns 42 —— Consecutive years Seteg Ben amaneeon tas Ted allot ite Bt. Laut co evecy Bunday in volume of advertising carn rise in Bre — to al. 7 WARNING IN A_ LETTER Court Rules Out Statement That Victim of Shot Struck Mrs. Springer. DENVER, Colo., June 26.—After District Attorney Willis V. Elliott had paved the way for the testimony of Mrs. John W. Springer in the mur- der trial of Harold F. Henwood this morning by withdrawing his objec- tions to the introduction of evidence concerning threats, she took the wit- ness stand. The prosecutor gave as a reason for his action that he de- sired to give the defendant every op- portunity to justify his act. Judge Whitford had r@led that the defense must show that an overt act was committed at the time of shoot- JOHN W. SPRINGER. ing before any evidence concerning threat® alleged to have.been made against Henwood by von Phul could be admitted. Up to the/time of ad- journment Saturday this had not been established, The withdrawal of objections by the State clears the way for this evidence. Henwood’s attorney accepted the of- fer of the prosecution but the Court made no comment. Von Phul Clothes in Court. William W. Roth, an attache of the Coroner's office, and T. J. Carlin were witnesses this morning. The clothes worn by von Phul on the night of the shooting were introduced in evidence hy the defense. Henwood’s attorney at- tempted to have Dr. Carlin describe the carments, but Judge Whitford ruled that this discussion belonged to the jury. The coat and trousers of the dead man were passed among the jury. Henwood- was then recalied to th: stand. He was paler than on last Saturday. He took up his story of the, box party at the Orpheum Theater the night before the shooting, when he and the Springers occupied one box and von Phul another. * Henwood said that von Phul left his box andrcame over to the Springer box and grasped Mrs. Springer’s arm through the curtains. Mrs. Springer, he said, asked to leave the box to get a drink of water, but he and Mr. Springer refused. He saw von Phul no more that night. “What threat, if any, did Mrs. Sprinug- er tel! you of that night” Said Von Phul Struck Her. “She said that after [I hud left the notel to go to the office of Chief of Police, von Phul had followed her io the dining room and calisd her out and said to her: ‘You have ‘fed to me,’ and struck her.”’ The Court ordered the answer stricken out, as it was not a threat against | Henwood. “When did Mrs. Springer tell you of any threat made against you by von Phul?” “When I first told Mrs. Springer that I would help her and that I would go to him himself. She said, know what kind of a man you are deal- ing with;’ that he was absolutely des- perate and would go to any length. ! still thought I ceuld appetfl to the best; side of him.”’ Tella of Threat to Kill. “When did you receive another threat?” “The next day she told me that he in- —7 tended to kill me.”’ “What next?” “T received a note at my office Mrs. Springer telling me to stay a the room. It said that ing this note he beught the gun ‘You don’t | FRANK H. HENWOON, was then execused from the stand, the District Attorney reserving his cross- examination until later. The Court then took a short recess, after which Mrs. Springer was called. PRIEST BLAMES | THE ARCHBISHOP The Revg Father Patrick W. Tallon of the Visitation Church ig one man who wasn’t glad to see the drouth broken, because the rain came just in time to spoil” his church picnic Saturday at Normandy Grove, He told about it in his Sunday sermon, “The attendance at tHe picnic was very small on account of the rain,” he said, “and I blame the Archbish op, because he brought the rain by Ji- recting that prayers be offeréd for it. “I would petition His Grace to make good the deficiency in our funds, due to the small attendance, but vur parish is behind in its contribution to the new Cathedral and 1 suppose J had better keep quiet,” SHOWERS AND COOLER PREDICTED; CLEAR WEATHER TO FOLLOW THE TEMPERATURES. The returning facationist buried his head in his hands and sighed. “What's tho matter?’ aske'! his wife, “Broke again,” he moaned. : “Cheer up,”’ ske sald, “All is not lost.”’ “What do you mean?” he cried, with a faint glim- mer of hope. “You know when you went away you ilefi your other suit at home,”’ “Yes, yes!” “And I went through the puckets and found’—— “Don't keep me in suspense. What WELL, WOULDN'T YOu EXPECT A JANITOR TO MAKE A& CLEAN-UP 7? * og * : —— ~~ % _) SP Vrs. J. WW. SPRINGER. BRIDEGROOM IN WRITE AST. LOUIS WEDDING NOVELTY Minister Alone in Black at Wed- ding of William Montague and Fredericka Becker. One of the season’s social novelties in St. Louis was the substitution cf white for conventional black in the costumes of the bridegroom aud groomsmen at the evening wedding of Miss Fredericka Becker of 65870 Cabanne avenue tague of 3661 Washington boulevard, Montague and all of his men at- tendants wore white serge sack suitg, white plaited shirts, white satin ties and white canvas shoes. The bridaa and her attendants also were in white, and the only one in the wed- ding party not in accord with the white setting was the minister. Ile wore black. The ceremony was performed Satur- day night at 8 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward C. Becker. The home was deco- rated in lilies of the valley, palms and pink gladiolus. Dr. John F.’ Cannon of the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Churcn officiated. The bride wore an Irish crochet robe over white satin and wore orange blos- soms in her hair. The maid of honor, Miss Pauline Becker, sister of the bride, wore a lingerie over white satin. Ed- ward Montague, brother of the groom, was best man, and Coulton Becker, brother of the bride, and Dr. L. G. Bartels were ushers. Mrs. Montague is a graduate of Mis- souri University. She took post-gradu- ate work at Bryn Mawg, winning a scholarship in mathematics there, which gave her a year’s special work in that subject In Germany. Montague is a native of Henderson, Tenn., and is president of the Montague Engraving Co. The idea of the white costume for the gentlemen in the wedding party was original with the couple. They chose that in preference to dress suits on ac- count of the warm weather. After a Northern trip Mr. will be at home at 5796 McPherson ave- nue. CURLING IRON CAUSES MILFORD HOTEL FIRE} Miss Anna O'Neil, 2% years old, aed] 4 and William Mon-]{ and Mrs. Montague} sidered among the finest in. a rorld ‘The case has been in ¢ } direct cause of the troversy. The Government 1 the 33 claimants, Clarence Cunningham an took out Alaskan ¢ | claims of~some of | }widely separated, wh it was found that other. | The Government has es satisfaction that the claim ai ity were acting in accord, ai “a n separate claims were made tc | operations of the — its operations the color of the 1 syndicate is declared to be il Guggenheim mit In the hearings of the case t claimants openly avowed an in to combine with the a field division fn the several minor officials, Secretary Ballinger was President Taft in a — famous as having been writt law clerk in a Government office. : Ballinger was Commissioner of the Land Office at the time the patents weré first sought. Ballinger was upheld, but soon waded satire Sein ta CAA enr tea after his personal interests,” and cause of nis health. ; property owner in Alaska, took breath away from the Committee the gas jet in her third-story front room| ing present sti at Milford’s Hotel, 29 North Sixth] street, Monday, to heat the — fication at t