St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 21, 1913

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ATTEMPT TO REVIVE POLICE GRAB FAILS ON FIRST SKIRMISH Reconsideration Attempted After Bargain Was Made te Give Favorable Action by Senate on Salary Grab in Exchange for Police Support of Democratic City Ticket. POST-DISPATCH’S STAND IS MADE ISSUE Senators Wilson and Carter Indorse Newspaper’s Fight to Enforce Party’s Agree- ments, and Oppose Recon- sideration of Vote.

POST-DISPATCH BUREAU, JEF- FERSON CITY, March 21.—Yielding to the pleas of the St. Louis police lobby, Senator Carter M. Buford of Reynolds County and other Democratic members planned today to pass the police salary increase bill, following a reconsidera- tion of the vote by which the measure was killed Tuesday. Senator Buford and other Senators were told, as they subsequently told the Post-Dispatch correspondent, that if the police salary bills went through the po- lice would be friendly to Dr. Simon's candidacy) Senators. Brogan, Kinney and Cassidy approved the view that with the activity of the police the success of the Democratic ticket would be as- sured. .Lobby Loses First Skirmish. The police lobby was beaten in the initial skirmish to force reconsideration of the vote by which the Senate on defeated the bills. é@ motion to reconsider was offered by Senator Cain, Democrat, of Stoddard County, who went on record against ‘the police bill three days ago. President Painter asked Cain how he had voted on the proposition te lay the bill on the ta- bie. “I voted against it,”’ answered Cain. At this point Senator Wilson of Piatté called for “regular order of business.” The Senate by resolution p yesterday adopted what is known as a “special calendar’ for the purpose of facilitating the passage of all import- ant measures now pending. Consideration of bills on the special calendar takes priority over all other procedure and no departure therefrom is permissible without the Senate's unanimous consent. Accordingly, Pres- ident Painter upheld Wilson's protest against Cain's motion. Senators in Consultation. When the Chair announced its rul- ings, Senator Cain sat down, apparently embarrassed and confused. There was a hurried consultation between Senators Cassidy and Brogan of St. Louis. They threshed over the rules of the Senate to find a parliamentary loophole, to get recognition of the Chair on the re- consideration motion. "We are not whipped yet,’’ said Cas- gidy to the Post-Dispatch correspondent. I will make the motion myself to recon- sider the police bills, as I voted ‘no’ on ihe vote by which it was laid on the table.”” In demanding regular order, Senator Wilson was seconded by Sena- tor Alroy Phillips of St. Louis. About 75 bills are on the special calen- @ar and these cannot possibly be dis- posed of before tomorrow. The _ ttme limit on the motion to reconsider the police bills expires at midnight tonight. Unless they can find some parliament- ary way out of the present dilemma, the senatorial champions of the police are ‘certain to suffer a Waterloo. The bill adds $230,000 a year to the tutal annual budget of the St. Louls department. It is in direct conflict with that provision of the Home Rule luw, just signed by the Governor, which empowers the Municipal Assembly to fix the salaries and compensation of the Police Department employes. Police Sergeants William T. Jeans and George T. Campbell have camped on the trail of the Democratic majority in the ‘Benate since the pvlice bills were lost three days ago. It wag the general impression of mem- bers that, after the bill had been finally tabled, it could not be reconsidered ex- cept on a two-thirds vote, which would require 23 out of the 3% members of the Senate. President Painter of the Sen- ate says a majority vote is sufficient to insure reconsideration. An attempt was made to call up the bill before adjournment late yesterday afternoon, but Senator Cain, who of- fered the motion, forgot the number of the bill and accordingly decided to defer action until today. Lebby Claims 27 Votes. Meantime the police lobbyists began boasting that they had obtained the sup- port of 27 members for reconsideration | of Tuesday's vote. They distribute? about the Senate chamber coples of the Post-Dispatch, of Thursday, containing a review of the public record of Dr. John H. Simon, 1 erence candidate for Mayor of St. le which was printed in accordance h the paper's custom of making pub- | the records of candidates for office. is article they declared put the Post- on record against the Demo- ticket In St. Louis, and as this had fought the police salary

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JEFFERSON CITY, March 21. HERE is the proposition in- volved in the Senate contro- versy over the St. Louis po- lice salary increase bills. Section 9808 of the home rule po- lice law just enacted repeals sec- tion 9803 of the Revised Statuos of 1909 and provides that the Munici- pal Assembly shall have absolute power over the financial affairs of the St. Louis Police Department, both as to making appropriation for all expenses and in fixing sal- aries. House bill No. 269, which proposes to increase police salaries, amends Section 9808 of the Revised Stat- utes of 1909, a. section which the home rule bill already had repealed. An amendment to the House Dill repeals Section 9808 and enacts a section under which the Municipal Assembly is limited to a minimum wage scale in the fixing of sal- aries. This minimun provides for the increases the police have asked for. The increase is about 1) per cent.

The St. Louis Police Salary Grab Bill: St. Louisans Are Trying to ‘Put It Over’ ICHAEL EK. KINNEY, VI State Senator, Thirty-first St. Louis District. Engagea in real estate business. Formerly associated with his brother, tie late Thomas E. Kinney, in sa- loon business. Also former mem- ber of the Democratic City Com- mittee. Lives at 516 Wash street. Democrat. MAURICE J. CASSIDY, State Senator, Thirtieth Senatorial Dis- trict. Lives at 1820A South Jef- ferson avenue, Stationery engineer. Former member Democratic City Committee. Democrat. JOSEPH H. BROGAN, Senator, Thirty-third Senatorial District. Proprietor of a saloon at 2800 North Fifteenth street. Form- erly. employed in mailing room of newspaper. Democrat. Lives at 1456 Warren street. FRANK B. WARNER, Senator, Twenty-ninth District. Broker. Brother of Ferd Warner, former member of the Hou ¢ of Delegates combine. Re- publican. Lives at 3321 California avenue, State State senatorial

‘GOL. BUTLER HAS CANCER REMOVED Wax and Flaxseed Are Applied With Success by a-St. Louisan,

Col. Mercantile Trust Co. and activein va-: rious lines of civic interest. which in- clude his campaign against the smoke after spending four and a half years in seeking cures throughout the evil, United States for a cancer on his face, says he finally found a cure in St. Louis. He is about to return to his business cuties, after a considerable absence, the cure having been effected with- out surgery by a St. Louis physician. Col. Butler said to a Post-Dispatch _re- porter Friday morning that he believes nis trouble is gone for good. The sue cessful treatment began about three Weeks ago, and finished ten days later. The place from which it was re- moved, he says, is almost healed over. Tells of Long Search for Cure. At his home, 4484 West Pine boulevard, Col. Butler told in detail’ of His long search for relief by traveling and cor- respondence with European specialists. He first observed the cancer, he said, about four and one-half years ago, when a small white spot appeared on the right side of his face opposite the bottom of the ear. It irritated him and he scratched it. He consulted many local physicians. One of them told him it was some skin affliction and that the sore should be cut out. Another said it was of no consequence. “Go home, forget it, this doctor. Finally a physician told Col. Butler he had a cancer and advised him to have it removed by surgery. Mrs. But- ler, however, protested against the use of the knife. Col. Butler used several waxes spe- cially prepared, containing acids which were supposed to absorb the affected tissue. One he imperted from Buda- pest. He found it necessary to wear a black pad over the spot and to have it dressed two or three times a day. Col. Butler is a director of the St. Louls Skin and Cancer Hospital. The physicians there, he states, told ‘him that cutting was the only thing to do. Six months ago the ear became affected. A friend gave Col. Butler the name of Dr. A. J. Miller as the physician who had cured him. Dr. Miller, Col. Butler said, finst ap- plied some kind .of acid, Then he put on a prepared wax, which the Colonel said looked somewhat like that which he had received from Budapest. “The treatment was painful,” sai-i Col. Butler. ‘I was under opiates for four days. Flax Seed Poultice Applied. get well,’’ said there was marked improvement. The doctor applied a flaxséed poultice, which kept drawing for a week. Then he lift- ed the cancer out. It looked like ‘4 hickory nut.’’ The opening soon: began to heal, Col. Butler said, and while he still wears a small bandage over it, he considers ho is virtually well.

S. F. E. P. BILL TO BE FURTHER HAMPERED

Additional Amendment Proposed by Councilman Haller May Cause More Delay. Further delay tn acting on the seat- for-each-passenger bill probably will be caused at next Tuesday's meeting of the Council by the introduction of tw® amendments to change the time- limit granted to the company to put on 330 additional cars. Councilman Haller told a Post-Dis- patch reporter Friday that he is op- posed to the clause in the ordinance giving the company 16 months. He favors a time allowance of only & months, he says, and whatever the time allowance may be he will insist that the company give a heavy bond to Insure its compliance with the ordinance. Other councilmen have é¢xpressed

of the time allowance to 24 month WITHOUT KNIFE

CHAUFFEUR WHO DROVE GODAIR HELD FOR HS DEATH |Verdict of Criminal Carelessness Returned by a Coroner’: Jury. Te eeenaneenennnnnnnnnaniaesiecinenannnne

James Gay Butler. director in the} ‘Arthur “After some days one could see that! A verdict that Arthur G. Godair, of 4917 McPherson avenue, was killed as a ‘result of the crimina! carelessness of Raymond, of 4237 Debmar boule- vard, a chauffeur for the Star Auto Liv- ery Co., Was returned by a coronor’s jury Friday. The verdict ordered that Raymond be held for the grand jury. Godair was killed at Boyle and Me- Pherson avenues at 6:30 p. m., Wednes- Cay, when a southbourd Maryland av- enue car struck the automobile in which he was returning home after a three weeks’ absence from the city. Alonzo Church of 4 Lenox place tes- tified at the inquest that he was on the street car when it struck the automo- bile. The street car was going at a high rate of speed. he said. No other eviderice was introduced to show whether Church's surmise was correct. Raymond, the chauffeur, seemed deep- ly affected when he told of the acci- dent. ‘“‘When I tried to get across the street in front of the car I wasn’t thinking of my own safety at all, but I was trying to save the life of that man in the rear seat,”’ he said. As the automobile, going west on Mc- Pherson avenue, approached the Mary- land tracks on Boyle, Raymond said, he sounded his horn. Hearing no street car bell, he thought the tracks were clear. His speedometer then showed a speed of 16 miles an hour, he said. When the front wheels of his machine nad crossed the northbound tracks he saw the street car. There was not then time to stop without a collision, he said. He believed he could get across the street ahead of the car and tried to do it. The car struck the rear wheels of the automobile, turning it around and dashing it against a stone pillar at the curb.

$10 for American Play. NEW TORK. March 21.—Winthrop Ames, former director of the New Thea- ter, has announced a prize of $10,000 for the best play by an American author submitted before Aug. 15. Augustus Thomas, playwright; Adolph Klauber, dramatic critic, and Ames, are the judges.

WOMAN AROUSED (CYCLONE Th BY DOG, ESUAPES AS HUME BURNS Later She Misses Animal and Jewels, Returns and Recovers Both From Flames.

FOOD PLANT DESTROYED

Automobiles in Ruins of Three Structures Where Fire Loss Is Put at $12,000.

Fire of undetermined origin destroyed three buildings at 912 to 920 North Twen- tieth street occupied by the Pure Food Eroducts Co:, at 3 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Ella J. Burnham, a widow, who cperates the concern and who sleeps alone in one of the buildings, was awakened by her Scotch collie ‘'Toady,”’ and escaped. Mrs. Burnham iives in apartments ad- jcining the office ina three-story brick building. When she was awakened she found the dog on the bed tugging at her garments. The building was in flames, and smoke was coming threugh the partitions. Misses Dog and Jewels. She ran out of the building and went to a neighbor’s home. An alarm of fire had been turned in by Ralph Lister of Ferguson, who was passing when he saw the flames. When Mrs. Burnham found her dog had not followed her, she also discov- ered that her necklace holding a chamois bag containing diamonds valued by her at $3000 was missing. She also had for- gotten, in her haste, to take $190 in bills from a dresser drawer. She ran back and, on the bed found the necklace and jewels and from the dresser she recovered the ‘money. When she called to her dog a whine from under a chair revealed that the animal had crouched there and was almost suffocated. She took the animal and got out of the building safely with her valuables. Loss Is Put at $12,000. The loss is estirnated by Mrs. Burn- nam at $12,000. The plant occupied a three-story brick building, a two-story brick structure in the rear, and a large frame ,building. 9G8 thre@. structures and their contents ‘were destroyed. The heavy wind at that hour fanned the flames and made hard work for the firemen. A seven-passenger autimobile and sev- en delivery wagons were in the property burned. The stock destroyed consist- ed mainly of the products of the con- cern, potato chips, mustard, horseradish, hominy and cookies. Mrs. Burnham has conducted the busi- ness since the death of her husband, Gilbert Ll. Burnham, a year ago. She told a Post-Dispatch -reporter Friday that she made the rounds of the build- ing at midnight. She said.that the fire might have originated in hominy cookers in which a fire is kept all night.

DRINKS ACID; WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN SAME ROOM

Peter Van Hoogstraere, 50 years old, ended his life Friday at his home, 3741 CaHfornia avenue, by swallowing car- bolic acid. His wife, Rose, and his 15- year-old daughter, Angelina, were in the room with him when he took the poison. Mrs. Van Hoogstraete attempted to knock the bottle from her husband's hand, but failed. She then ran to the street and called Patroimanullen The ifficer found Van Hoogstraete lying fin- conscious on a bed. He called an am- bulance and went with the man to the city hospital, but he died before the hospital was reached.

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PUPLAR BLUFF, MO. $100,000 DAMAGE Reports of Fatalities Follow Storm in South and Central States.

TWO KILLED IN INDIANA

Boats Missing at Sandusky, One Person Dead in Ohio, Crops Suffer From Wind. Special to the Post-Dispatch. POPLAR BLUFF, Mu., March 21.—A cyclone swept this section last night at 11:15 o’clock. Damage done in this city and immediate territory is estimated at not less than $106,000. Only one person was seriously hurt, according to re- ports received thus far. The storm trav- eled about 85 miles an hour. Dozens of homes and business houses were unroofed and hundreds of win- dows shattered. One hundred and fifty telegraph poles between Williamsville and Hoxie, Ark., were blown down and until noon today there was no tele- rrophic communication with St. Louis. The lighting and telephone plants here were badly crippled. ' Farms in Butler County were heavily damaged. In- tense cold followed the storm and Ilst- ed for several hours. ed Two Killed in Wind Storm in Indiann, Several Injured. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 21.— Two lives were lost and several persons probably fatally injured today by the wind storm which wrought havoc throughout the State, causing thousands of dollars damage to property. Omer A. Vice, a cab driver at Frank- fort, was killed when the roof of a building struck him. Henry Wallers, a workingman of La Fayette, was crushed to death by a sign that blew down on lim. At Terre Haute a young girl was fa- tally injured by a brick which fell on her while she was asleep.

Half Public Square in Tennessee Town Blown Away. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 21.—Firs: reports from points in the Central South, swept by a terrific windstorm last night and early today, told of con- siderable property damage, but loss of life is not mentioned. Wires aredowa.. throughout Kentucky and in Tennesse. A 60-mile wind blew at Nashville an it was tfeported half the public square at Murfreesboro, Tenn., had been blown away. , Reported Killed in Storm in Mississippi. MERIDIAN, Miss., March 21.—Several negroes were reported killed by a wind storm which struck a settlement last night five miles north of Macon, Miss. It was feared severe damage was caused by the storm in northern part of the State, but communication with that section was impossible because of the demoralized condition of telephone end telegraph wires. Several Wind

—~ a Fourteen Persons Reported Killed in _ Tornado on Alabama River. MOBILE, Ala., March 21.—A report from lower Peach Tree on the Alabama River, is to the effect that 14 people were killed and an immense amount of damage done by a tornado which swept through that place, early last evening.

Five Persons Killed at Saline, La. SHREVEPORT, lLa., March 21.—Sa- line, La., a town of 250, was wiped out by a cyclone last night, and five per- sons are reported dead. Thirty persons were injured and 60 houses demolished. A relief train carrying doctors and pro- Visions has been sent to Saline from here. r TEMPERATURE OF 10 DEGREES FOR TONIGHT -—-——— TEMPERATURES,

~~ THE a, . noon 5 a het mM, _ > Y ES STERDAY' S TEMPERATU RES High SS at2 a.m.Low 38 at 9 a. se.

Friday, the first day of spring, opened with a con- siderable drop in temperature, after a night of rain which in the later | hours turned into | snow, with a pre- | diction by the Weather Bureau of a cold wave for tonight, with a temperature in the neighborhood of 1) degrees. The cold wave is forecast for the eastern portion of Missouri and for Illinois, where “much colder to- | } night’ is the Fore- caster’s guess. The storm seems to have been more severe In the East than in the West. Telegraphic com- munication between St. Louls and Chi- cago and all points east was cut off Friday morning, indicatrng great dam- age to the wires. Messages to Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland, New York and other potnts Fast had to be relayed in roundabout ways. St. Louls and Vicinity: Fatr and cold tonight, with a cold wave and a temperature meer to 10 degrees. Saturday, fair and cold. Missour!t—Fair’ and colder Friday night with'a cold wave in the east portion; Satur- day fair and colder, (Ler s Excuse KUN S FROM ; THe JOMOOL | BOARD

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BIRTHDAY-LOST 00 YEARS JUND BY POSI-DISPATGH First Time Simeon Bunn of Belle- ville Has Ever Been Certain of Date of Birth.

Simeon Bunn, 68 years old, Belleville’s ‘man without a. birthday,” Friday his first birthday. That is, first one that he was evér certain about. Belleville is a great place for birth- days. .The people, both prominent and lowly, pay more attention to sych anni- versaries than they do to some holidays the observed the widely observed elsewhere, and birthday party is the commonest form of social diversion. So Simeon Bunn felt of a definite birthday. His parents died when he was young, and the family record had been lost. He knew that 1545 was the of his birth, and that he was born on Good Friday, but the date of Good Friday varies widely from year to year, and churchmen to whom he ap- pealed could not figure back far enough to ascertain when Good [riday fell in 1845. ‘Write to the Post-Dispatch, anewers department,” a friend suggested a few days ago. And Bunn did. The matter was looked up for him by the Post- Dispatch and the reply was sent him that Good Friday, in 1845, fell on March 21. the same early date which it had this vear. Therefore, he was told, his birthday would fall on Good Friday, Incidentally, -it was learned that Good Friday has not fallen on that day in any year since 1845, until this year. Bunn told friends Friday at his home, 511 West Ninth street, that.he would observe Easter Sunday as his birthday this year, as he'did not wish to have any sort of a celebration on Good Fri- day. In future years, his anniversary will generally fall outside of Holy Week, and he will observe it in festive manner. deeply. his: lack year

Chicago's Biv System Conducted by Two New Appointees. CHICAGO, March 21.—Chicago's public schools will today enter under the guidance of two women. Minn Elizabeth W. Murphy has been chosen Assistant Superintendent by the Roard of Education to succeed Wi- liam M. Roberts. Mre. Ella Flagg Young. Superin- tendent of schools, was the firat woman to be appointed to that office in a large city. and Missa Murphy is the first woman to be given the pot- tion of Assistant Superintendent hera. Her appointment was made on the

recommendation of Mrs. Young. The ) pesition pays $4000 a year, SCHOOLS — RUN BY WOMEN

{NURSE WHO CARE FOR HIS WIFE WE 10 GEO. F. MOO Head of Busch Road and Miss Bertha Peschke, 22, Married in Oklahoma.

Before Mrs. George F. Moore, wife of the president of the Manufacturers’ tailway, dled, a year ago, she gave her articles of jewelry to’ her nurse, Miss Bertha Peschke. On her. deathbed she asked Miss. Peschke to accompany her body to her old home in Georgetown, Ky. Miss Peschke promised to do so, and kept the promise two or three days later. At McAlester, Ok., Thursday, Miss Peschke became the second Mrs. Moore, An attempt was made to keep the cere- the time being, but the Louis” within a few mony secret for news reached St. hours. It then was recalled that Miss Peschke had accompanied Moore’s 15-year-old daughter, Mary Moore, in a private-car journey to Oklahoma,with Moore. The party left St. Louis Wednesday. Bride In 22 Years Old, The bride is 22 years old, and has lived with her sisters, Misses Anna, Elsie and Kkmma Peschke, at 3810A Folsom avenue, Another sister is Mrs. August Dtez. Since Mrs. Moore died from cancer a vear ago, her daughter has suffered from nervousness, and her father sev- eral months ago took her out of school and sent her to relatives in Frederick- town, Ky. Three weeks ago Miss Peschke went'to Kentucky and brought the young woman home, and prepara- tions then were made far the wedding journey, which Was to serve the double purpose of a honeymoon tour for Moore and his bride and. a health journey for the daughter. The bride's sisters said she and Moore had planned to be married in June, but decided to advance the late In order to accompany the daughter to Texas. They will go to San Antonio, and may visit Waco, where the St. Louis Browns are training. Moore for .several years president of the Manufacturers’ Rali- way, known as the Busch line, and under his management it has become an important factor tn the terminal and switching situation. He was formerly in the employment of the Interstate Commerce Commission @s an expert. has been

“Deacon” White Died Penntieas. NEW YORK, March 21.—Stephen Van Culien White, known as “Deacon” White, who won and lost several for- tunes, In stock market speculation, died penniless. This was stated by relatives yesterday, who declared that no application for the appointment of an administrator will be made for the | Harry United States District Court on the charge of misusing the mails in promot- ~ ing the Continental company GARDNER “WHOLE. Steidel of Senath, Mo, Who Expected to Be Medi- cal Director, Testifies. — PROMISE OF A JOB OR HIS $7500 BACK — Witness Says That He Got _ Neither—Bank Cashier on Stand Says He First F ola From Letter Heads, He ca M. Courey, on trial in the — International Fire Insurance Co. Steidel testified that Gardner this language when Steldei wanted @ contract to show that he was to be ap- — pointed Chief Medical Director of the Continental company, or that his mene would be returned to him. Dr. Steidel testified that his attention — was called to the twin companies April, 1909, by Gardner. Later he a message to Gardner by A. A. Caneer, _ inquiring if the medica! directorship of — take 500 shares at $25 a share, he could get it. Seoffed at a Contract. Correspondence ensued and in J 1909, Steidel came to St. Louls for

Gardner id..guarantee to him appointment or return his money. BSteid Gardner said to him, according to the witness: “Ohy you don’t need anything like . that. I am the secretary, the fiscal agent and the whole shooting mat . Gardner used that language and mall witness said those were the words Gard with letters bearing his signature on 4 ‘ice president of the Continental com- He admitted that he had signed — Hall wanted to know how. Caneer knew that he was vice president —