St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 19, 1913

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them | listea in th that ‘everybody con Ne of Z bebe My f “ Gr j +e ¢ . . * 3 3 : ; : f y > 2 7 ae ; : ~~ * +f 4 ‘ . 4 pi 5 J : : | . | } S ‘ ; &. ¥ ‘i ¥ . = - : : + EE ey “4 the Post-Dispatch. “9RSON CITY, May 19.—The fire {companies under prosecution in sad Bapreme Court by Attorney-Gen- ' ‘eral Barker this afternoon filed briefs in pupport of ‘their demurrers to the in- ey a4 _~ formation filed by the State. | - The companies contend that they have ; “not entered into any unlawful agree- | ‘ment or combination and that at the time the information was filed, there ‘Was no anti- trust, law in force against them. al e ~ A Federal. question is also raised under “the Fourteenth Amendment to the Con- Ettution, It is contended that, if the reme Court has jurisdiction, under th information of the Attorney-Gen- eral,’ they would be deprived of liberty. and property without due process of law. <. A number of affidavits were filed by of insurance companies, in. whieh they allege that there was no _ conspiracy or unlawful combination of: <r. kind to violate any law of Missouri.. Among those who have filed affidawts’ ere the names of Judge Thomas Bates, - general attorney for the 18 companies. a nd who. was present at their meetings in Pittsburg and Philadelphia; E.. os Halle of the Germania, New York; Walter H. Sage of the German-Ameri- . ean; William F. Rollo of the Gtrard Fire and Marine of Philadelphia: Charles B. Barry of thé Pennsylvania “Fire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, and James A. Waterworth of the Missouri Actuarial Bureau of St. Louis. E Points Cited by Defense. _ Among the points cited in the briefs | relied upon for a Stoonene! of the edings, are these: . fire insurance. c * an enjoined. im the manner attempted and they have not violated any law. _ There was no anti-trust law applica- ble to. fire insurance companies in ex- tence at the time the suits were filed. “The proceeding filed by :the Attornes- exal is an injunction suit in the of a quo warranto proceeding. Under the suits, it is proposed to Thebes the terms under which fire in- surance companies are authorized to do * s in Missouri. | _Attorney-General’s pleadings ¢on- Q Satdias an action for quo warranto. and = re and not for fine and ouster, which "cannot be entertained under the law. _. The suit is simply for injunction -re- ; Hope for Dismissal, ‘Every contention of the Attorney-Gen- ral is attacked at some point in the aceag filed by the companies. Ap- mtly, the companies hope to gain nissal on several of the more import- } grounds assumed, notably the con- bn that the repeal of the Oliver law did not reinstate the old anti- : og insurance companies. ae ‘The‘companies say that if they fail to y wt the case the way still will be open 4 bet preventing lawlessness at coun- summer resorts and dance halls. The ‘ounty Court Monday took up consid- ration of the new appointments. — “The lid will be on the county resorts ‘The new deputy sheriffs will 5 ieee iene. Meramec f d the South Broadway dance bale In sand will enforce the law against drinks to minors, and will see t girls are kept | from drinking.” oa, (a ee eee ’ Presidency: of biubicabians to — New Post There _.____ Created for Him. = ns iE? ‘Room Directory |sHOWERs AND yabout 8 a. m. Monday. Only Evening Paper in St Louis With the Associated Press News Seroice.” en ae ST. LOUIS, MONDAY E EVENING, MAY 19, 1913—18 PAGES. PRICE ONE ‘CENT “VOL. 65. NO. 272. —_——_ ' , = Saag TEMPERATURES. 12 (OOM) A Kad oy 73 ie Mss co sea. 7a “*‘What is so rare as a day in June?” quoted Jinks. “A raw human countenance cooked to a turn by the sunshine of Magy,” replied Binks. “How .did you guess it?’’ “Why, I could see at a giance that you had been fishing.” “Wrong. again.”’ “How did you get that Italian sunset complexion, then ?’’ “Playing ball with the kids.” “Did you catch . amined anything”’ “Nut 4 thing. but I nearly made a home run.” Official otrecast for St. Louis and | vieimity: Increasing cloudiness, with showers late tonight and Tuesday; warmer tonight, Illinois—Increasing cloudiness,. with prob- ably showers jJate tonight or Tuesday; warmer in north and.centra)] portion tonight. . Missouri—Unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday, with showers; warmer in north por- tion tenight. Stage of the 1iver: 15. 7 feet: a rise of .4ofa foot. MRS. WILSON TO RELATE EXPERIENCES IN SLUMS Two BASS, ONE CROPPIE AND A FINE SUNBURN. Will Tell Civic Federation Wom- -gan'of Her Trips in Pig, Goat - and Tineup Alleys. * WASHINGTON, May 19.—Mrs. Wood- row Wilson, who unostentatiously. has been: making a first-hand investigation of the Capital's slums, wil] relate her experiences Wednesday morning to the women’s division of the National Civic Federation. Mrs..Wilson has made her way afoot through Pig, Goat and Tincup alleys and other narrow streets. The meeting will launch a crusade to clean up thealleys, in which are hud- died more than 16,000 persons. PICKPOCKETS SPOIL TRIP Take Street Car Pasenger’s $50, He Can’t Go Fishing. Seslin of 4271 Evans avenue was Max }pushed about the platform of a west- weund Compton car, which he boarded jet Sixth street and Washington avenue, He thought thé pushing was Incident to daily travel on the United Railways cars until he gGt°tO Twelfth street. Then three men pac the .car and the’ pushing ceased. Séslin searched himself a minute later and discovered the loss'of -his purse and $8.’ Seslin, the police say, was on his way to- Union Station, intending to, go pavay fot°‘a fishing trip. The theft spoiled the trip. BABY BORN WITH TEETH First.Cry Reveals -Two Milk- White Lower Incisors. NEW YORK, May. 19. —There arrived in. New York yesterday morning a young. lady, it being the first time she ever arrived anywhere, and the attend- ing physician lodked at her in astonish- ment when she opened her mouth to speak her first piece on earth—a healthy howl. For the doctor saw that here was a baby born with teeth. There they plainly were, and almost half grown, two milk-white bits of ivory in- clsors:in the front of baby’s lower jaw. She is the daughter of B. Axler of 63 Clinton ‘street, Manhattan. “| EXPLOSION IN MOUTH Boy, 12, Playing With Dyna- mite Cap, Badly Injured. HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., May 19.—A dynamite.cap-‘with which he was playing exploded in the mouth of Edward Hill, |122 years old, at Lafayette yesterday, blowing out.several of his teeth, fearful- ly burning his lips and cheeks and blow- ing off the forefinger and thumb of his ‘Tight hand. * TOMORROW ithe best of it,’’ BANKER SLOWLY DYING BY POISON, SAVS HE'LL LIVE B. Sanders Walker, of Macon, Ga., Who Took Mercury by Mistake, Expects Recovery. ——_— eer DOCTORS HAV NO HOPE ae He, However, Thinks His Strength Will Triumph, and He Gives a Reception. Special to the Post-Dispatch. MACON, Ga., May 19.—Although he has been assured by physicians that he cannot live more than a few days and may die at any hour, B. Sanders Wal- ker, banker of this city, who swallowed bichloride of mercury tablets by mis- take Wednesday night, arose today, dressed himself with great care .and held a reception to his friends. Dozens of business friends and asso- ciates flocked to see him and found him experiencing no pain and in a cheerful mood. Physicians say that the poison which Walker, too, thinking it was a headache tablet, is one for which there is no known antidote and that it is slowly sapping his strength. Has Hope, Despite Doctors. Physicians and surgeons in all parts of the country have sent messages to the banker, offerinz; their services to him in his fight for life, but he nas ac- cepted none of them. . The view of his lecal doctors has not fully been accepted by him and he has rot lost hope of withstanding the effects of the drug. He was as cheerful) today as he was on last Friday evening, when he dressed in his evening clothes and attended a Lanquet of the Georgia State Conven- tion of Bankers. ‘If I have to “ie, I might as well make he said then and he followed out that plan in the impromptu reception he held today. Wife Is Apprehensive. The wife of the young banker is much concerned about his condition and has urged him to employ the best merce aid he can- procure, ‘Walker is convinced, however, ‘th medicine can accomplish nothing and is rélying on His strong physique to over- come the effect of the drug. He is 32 years old, It was considered best to inform him at the outset, of his grave predicament. He is identified with some of. the big commercial interests of the city. GEORGE D. ROSENTHAL DIES IN NEW YORK General Electric Co.’s St. Louis District Manager Succumbs in German Hospital. Geodge D. Rosenthai, St. Louis dis- trict. manager of the General Electric Co., and an influential Republican, died at 3 a. m. Monday in the German Hos- pital, New York. elegrams announc- ing his death were received by his busi- ness associates and by his family, whose home is at 4304 Washington boulevard. Rosenthal went to New York last Mon- day to undergo an operation for appen- dicitis. The first report, following the operation, was that he had rallied. Thea exact circumstances of his relapse are not known here thus far. He had been connected with the Gen- eral Electric Co. for 30 years, and had built up the large business of that com- pany in and around St. Louis in his service ‘of more than 15 years here. He became: president of the P. C. Murphy Trunk Co. after the death of his father- in-law, who was its former head. He Was a close friend of former Mayor Kreismann. Mrs. Rosenthal, one son and five daughters survive him. A brother, Dr. Max Rosenthal, and his father, live in New York. The body will be brought “o St. Louis for burial, arriving here Wednesday evening. —_——— _- For over 6 full years 320 consecutive Sundays This is an _ - Py Republic . _the Sunday POST-DISPATCH has led all other St. Louis newspepers in the volume of business carried. unparalleled record. No other metropolitan ‘Sunday a in. the United States has ever ap- On last Sunday, May 18, the count was as follows: * Post-Dispatch, 320 Cats Democrat, 220 s 8 8 8 145 — m1: REASON: Se _ ; Pint m Pe vO, re int 4 seat Be piso ta we eae = erat ae te : a ‘Circulation average first four months of 1913. Shnéay............... 319,524 ; Belly and Sunday. ... 199, 783 Bt. Leute ‘ONE BIG ‘Newspaper. ! IBLOW WITH OPEN away the peacemaker struck Menns HAND KILLS MAN WHO JEERED YOUTH Alton Brakeman Struck by Pas- ser-by for Criticising Farm- er’s Overalls. HEAD. HITS CURBSTONE Assailant Gets Away While Vic- tim Is Being Taken to Hos- pital by Police. R. J. Menns, an Illinois Termina) brakeman, died at St. Joseph’s Hospit1) in Alton at 9 p. m: Sunday of concus- sion of the brain six hours after a man, who has not been identified, struck him with his open hand and knocked him down. Menns’ head struck a cubstone. He was picked up unconscious and all ef- forts to revive him were unavailing. The Alton police are searching for the ran who struck the blow. Menns for severai years had lived at a hotel conducted by Mrs. Hilda Buck. Witnesses say he had been drinking when he entered the hotel dining room in the afternoon. A young man from the country in overalls was at one of the tables. Menns made sarcastic remarks abo wearing overalls on Sunday. Doexn’t Reply to Jeers. When the country youth had finished his meal, Menns, according to Mrs. Buck and hotel employes, followed him } tc the sidewalk, making sarcastic ré- marks about his costume and calling him a “hayseed.”” Menns’ badgering of the country Man caused several persons tc stop. The young man in the overalls did not reply to the brakeman’s jibes and jeers. When Menns began. to ridicule the young man because one of his feet was misshapen one man in the gathering o1 crlookers could restiain himself no ldng- er. “Stop nagging that boy,’ he said. “You come and make me,” replied’ Menns. Head Strikes Curbstone. . The peacemaker advanced on Menns and they clinched. When they broke, on the cheek with his open hand. Menns fell heavily, the back of his head strik- ing the curbstone. Mrs. Buck told the police the man who struck the blow frequently had taken meals at her hotel, but she does not know his name. He disappeared while the police were preparing to take Menns to the hospital. The identity of the young farmer whom Menns nagged has not been learned. TEXAS WRECK KILLS MAN; SCORE OR MORE INJURED St. Louis Passenger Train Col- lides With Freight, Head-On, Near Austin. AUSTIN, Tex., May 19.—In a head- on collision five miles south of here today on the International & Great Northern Railway between a passen- ger train from St. Louis and a cattle train, Fireman Chris Reek was killed instantly and five persons were seri- ously hurt and a score or more slight- ly injured. . A special train was made up here immediately after the report of the wreck was received and with doctors and nurses aboard it was hurried, to the scene. : Later the injured were brought back to this city on the special. The fireman killed was J. W. Rietz of San Antonio, who was on the passenger train. . None of the Pullman passengers, at the rear of the train, were hurt. EAST SIDE COMMITTEE TIES B. M. L. FOR PRIZE Ss Pilcher and Munger Workers Each Obtain 129 Members for Leagues. Corrected tabulations of the applica- tions for membership in the Business Men’s League, obtained by the commit- tee of which Mayor Kiel was honorary chairman and Col. John E. Pilcher ac- tive chairman, showed that this com- mittee got 129 members in the four days’ canvass, exactly the same number as the Munger committee of the East St. Louis Commercial Club obtained. This record ties the two committees for the special prize offered by the Post- Dispatch to the committee getting the greatest number of members. Col. Pilcher’s committee would have won by a wide margin but for the fact that it «gave to another: committee 20 memberships which it had obtained from the Frisco railroad. One of the Frisco officials was on one of the membership committees and Col. Pilcher was gener- ous enough to turn the memberships over to him to be credited to his com- mittee. 67 OPIUM RAISERS BURNED At- Chinese Resisted Soldiers’ tempts to Destroy Crop. ’ SHANGHATL May 19,—-Sixty -seven farmers of Shen Chow Ting, in Western Honan, who had retisted attempts of the soldiers to destroy their crops of opium, | were burned to death in a building where they were holding a meeting, ac- cording to a.dispatch received hers by the Bose China News. eee, adds that the soldiers ~*~ a he a + Sensei cnet ag wet Awards f or Ed tors’ Memorial "Withdrawn Chairman Calls Colleagues D----d Fools 250 Letters Criticise Woman's Nude Figure —_\? We ex. Nn ° The WANDSCHNEIDER DESIGN. Statue Represents the Naked Truth Upheld by the German Editors. to Be Honored. ‘‘Gentlemen,” said Dr. Frederick Kol!- benheyer to the directors of the Schurz- Preetorius-Daenzer Memorial Ass0cia- ‘vou are a lot of damned fools. ! let us have tion, resign. Now, gentlemen, peace.’”’ This terse speech was delivered after in a meeting at St. Louis had voted to the directors, Turner Hall Saturday, overrule the award made by a commit- tee, headed by Dr. Kolbenheyer, which had examined seven designs offered for the $27,000 memorial. The dissatisfaction of Adolphus Busch, donor of $20,000 of the fund, with the design chosen by the committee, has been assigned as a reason for the direc- tors’ action. Another reason was found in the objections made by many persons to the model, whose symbolism did not appeal to them. A nude woman, seated in front of a. catafalque and holding a torch in eacn hand, was the chief feature of the desigu approved last Monday by the committee, It was submitted by W. Wilhelm Wand- schneider of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts, and-he now is on his way here to execute the work, unless cablegrams sent in the last two days have stopped him, Dr. Kolbenheyer, when seen by a Post- Dispatch reporter Monday, admitte’ that the version of his speech to the directors, as given by one of them in| the language quoted above, is correct. He added that he shook hands with all of them before leaving. Defends Nude Woman Figure. “Now,” said Dr. Kolbenheyer to the reporter, “I want to explain the mean- ing of the nude woman’s figure in the} design. It typifies the naked truth. which the three great German-American editors, Carl Schurz, Emil Preetorius and Carl Daenzer, did so much to set forth. The torches which the figure holds in each hand are for the enlight- ening Of Germany and America.” Adolphus Busch, who is honorary head of the memorial] organization, was not present-:and was not directly repre- sented at the directors’ meeting. Dr. Kolbenheyer said he did not believe the dissatisfaction with the design originat- ed with Busch. “I was the one who obtained the §20,- 000 subscription from mr. Busch,” he said. “When the memorial was first proposed, he showed an -interest and said he would give $5000. 1 tola him that it would take much more to erect a suit- able memorial, and that as his would probably be the chief gift, he should give $20,000. He readily agreed to do so. “Last September the board of direc- tors of the association created a jury of five members. The work of invit- ing competitors to submit designs was left to me, and I acted with the under- standing that the jury was to have full power. I did most of the work, up to the time when the other members of the jury went to the iy eink yp betan rs ntral Library to look Dr. Kolbenheyer ®aid three outside art connoisseurs Were elected by the jury to aid In makinyz the final decision. The four jurors making the award were Dr. aolbenbeyer, Dr. Ht. Starkloft, Dr. Gustav Lippman and Ben Altheimer, ané the outside assistants Were W. K. Bix Philip C. Beanian ang Pp, Bonvarlet. _* " Among the directors o¢ the asso- are August Hoffmann, W. Cc. ¥ ADOLPHU BUSCH. Dr. Hi:M. STARKLOFF. FATHEROF 1418 JUROR IN $7500 ALIENATION SUN In the selection of jufors Monday for the $7500 alienation suit of “Mrs. Annie Mayers against her husband's parents, Christian Gebharilt, one of the jury pan- el was asked whether he had children. “Slightly,”’ responded Gebhardt. ‘‘Nine daughters,’ five .song, all: living,’ two of them are married.” | The father of 14 was selected as one of the jurors, and a few moments later the hearing began. ‘The case ts in Judge Taylor’s court. The defendants are Henry Mayers and wife of 3129 Micnigan avenue, parents of Frederick Mayers. ‘cheir daughter-n-law, who is suing them on the churge of alienating oer lusband’s affeetivuns, lives at 3734 Mich- igan awenue and works in a downtown candy store. “. The suit sets forth that” the Mayers marriage took place Nov. 26, 1908, and that ‘the husband departed June 10, 1911. The wife says she went’ to Mayers parents and asked them ff, as she had been told, tht. ss “a~wished him with monéy to She. ‘piue Bird | gon he by ‘ton on the Clayton road, he heard the stable. VF Q) GFORGE JULIAN ZOLNAY. mer Re Sf. CONSTABLE CAUGHT N OWN SNARE. SET OR AUTO SPEEDER County: Foe of Dasttnaker Burns’ Road 3 Miles, Discovers Man Behind Is Constable. Deputy Constable Arthur J. Madden of Central Township was racing back to Clayton at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon with pride in his heart. Riding a.motor cycle, he had arrested one speeder, but with the free-masonry of the road, the word was passed among auto drivers to beware of the motor cyclist. Madden had then exchanged his two-wheeled ve- hicle for an. automobile and had suc- ceeded in trapping three other speeders. When about three miles west of Clay- drumming of a motor behind him, run- ning at high speed. Madden decided that instead of the usual method of pur- suing a speeder to determine the ve- locity. at which he was traveling, he would keep ahead of the oncomer and thus discover the rapidity of his ma- chine. Possibly he was the much-wanted young millionaire from St. Louis! As the automobile behind him came on faster and faster, Madden also in- creased his speed, to be sure that he would have the best possible case against the offender. The pointer on the dial of his speedometer swung to 26, to 30 and then to % miles an hour. At the %5-mile indication, Madden de- cided to let his pursuer overtake him and then arrest him. To his astonish- ment, the big car behind him suddeniv increased its speed and swung around before him in a reckless circle. The driver raised his hand for Madden w halt. The constable, wondering, stopped his machine.» Then the stranger, also com- _ H “Who are’ you?’ demanded the con- “I'm Constable Rabeneaw . of ime Z Pacis ; Executive Talks With Re- By Reena monstrances Secretary of State Bryan. iff iF, “NO PROBLEM THAT CANNOT BE SOLVED” | markable Freedom on Phases Filled With Dyna- mite, but Enjoins Secrecy on “Purely Personal Opin- ions.” ie Press, ‘ SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 1%.—Gov., Johnson signed today the alien land bill against which Japan protests and which the California Legislature passed by an overwhelming majority over the re- of President Wilson | ane The act will go into effect 0 days from. date, or on Aug. 17. THERE’S NO CRISIST SAYS PRESIDEN With Remarkable Freedom, Wil- son Tells Newspaper Men Agreement Is Near. | WASHINGTON, May 19.—President Wilson declared today in a most frank interview with the newspaper corre- ye spondents that the differences. betwee the United States and Japan: shad’ nc reached ‘a ‘crisis, or even ; Wahe pete: nit: thee Dhaly ween Seely tae |fort to counteract the effect elther: In thi dommtey: of geese -. 7 - “whieh “tt Pn the néwspaper rt tu reveal the character of the pr he. gotiations which had been conte He departed from ‘the custom of party-— ing questions and answered them with a frank directness which left no doubt as to the views he held and the attitude he would take. Secrecy on Delicate Topics. But the President, after boing asten-, * ishingly candid, directed that certain of Wis statements, teuching the most dell- cate points in the negotiations, be omit- ted from the report of the meeting. This crder was positive, the President point- ing out that the opinions he expressed on the causes whick inspired Japan in the present instance, were “purely per- sonal.”’ 3 : The President indicated clearly that he followed his confidence plan In order to ‘spike’ beyond peradventure of inisun- derstanding the absoiutely unfounded re- ports that there is any issue raised be- tween the Unite’ States and Japan which cannot be solved by friendly ne- gotiations which will result ih cértain and permanent friendship between the two nations. Scares of Japanese “war talk” are purely conjectural, the President be- ~ lieves. His reports from the Ameri- can Chardes d’Affaires at Toklo mani- mize the reports of inflamed anti- American sentiment in Japan. Just how far reaching or how “official” the Japanese opposition has gone cannot be definitely ascertained, But the. President feels that the friendly of- fices of this Government in. the matter are thoroughly understood—and also appreciated—by the Japanese Govern- ment. Disposition : of tee esa vam pn oP “oo keep hands off in the Japanese situa- tion is a source of satisfaction to th» President in what he believes is @ mat- ter “between friends” in the case of Uncle Sam and the Mikado. 4 ; a