St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 9, 1914

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: rivals at one. the Princess ed and would 3. Marmaduke have seceded mage, Literary en's Club, be- hulia Beez- . —a iker’s faction bs and have Grande Dames notto ‘Noblesse up their noses ' We represent tired business r faction could hotel tonight, ntua.couid with her pres- would desert Mrs. Marma- made ridiclu-— charge, do put that,” udridge-Smith’s is treating him do anything to ‘tire occurrence to him from her view- “woint, He stayed the fine until Aug. 3 - he Jefferson, but was refused entrance 4o her room, as the board bill had not ; In the morning she stated that she said | Walter M. Mayn and Charles Frank, “Only Evening Paper in St Lous With Associated Press News Service. VOL. 66. ‘NO. 323. ST. LOUIS, THURSDAY EVENING JULY 9 191422 PAGES. J | ae FINED iq Lilian Koenig Is Granted a Until Aug. 13. iE REFUSES TO TESTIFY i Judge After Session of “Hatpin and Newspapers. Lillian Koenig, the wealthy i ¥ who ‘was arrested at the Hotel off gon Wednesday noon after caus- ge commotion when requested to set- ie a board bill of $687, was fined $10 a costs in the Municipal Police Court y morning, after she refused to . She stated that she did not fant to pay her fine, and was placed ' a detention room known as “the * until court adjourned. | When Acting Judge Walker had her 1 ht before him and explain the en- “upon good behavior and placed her in charge of Mrs. M. G, Jones, parole of- Beer. _* Koenig was allowed by Chief ¢ to sign her own bond ‘Wednesday oon. At night she went back to n settled. She then returned to Cen- 1 police headqugrters and was given ter for the night by the police ma- s not going to coum, and that if the hotel people wanted her there they Would have to come after her. | After an hour’s argument with the po- lice, in which it was pointed out that the woul! lose the case by forfeit if did not attend court, she finally maring that photographers were vel iting outside to “‘snap’’ her, she, with B special officer, slipped out the side lay into an alley and through tHe pa- fol house to Clark avenue. After arriving in court she announced at he was nob-going to have a law- Wer > was called she. was ked to hol¢ “up her right: hand and be wor a. Becoming confused and nervous, yy had grounds, J had grounds—” p s all right, madame,” the clerk | i, “But we've got to swear you " Then she was sworn. Rich Wanna, Fined After Refusing | to Testify About Fight in Hotel ney and auditor, respectively, for le Hotel Jefferson told on the stand of the affair at the Jefferson as printed h the Post-Dispatch, saying that she lj attacked them with a newspaper, i as a club when they went to her om and requested her to sign over We shares of bank stock which she ™ offered as security for the board : Traffic Officer Kerls, called in to ar- t her, told how she attempted to stab jn with a hat pin when he released “Do you want to take the _ stand, lame?” City Attorney Garesche Mrs. Koenig, who was sitting down-cast face in front of the She made no answer. Again he fepeated the question. She only moved mightly in her chair. “Madame, do you wish to take the land?” acting Judge Walker inquired. 4 No,” she answered, in a low tone. dollars and costs,’’ he said. our fine totals $13, lady, do you want uC b Pay it?” a deputy asked, as she rose. ‘0, I don’t want to pay it,” she and was taken back a prisoner. len reporters followed her and i why she did not want to pay her , she said: “How can I pay it men I have only a little change in 'yY purse?” nh asked if she wanted to send a $ to anyone to pay the fine for , She said no, that she guessed that ¢ would just wait awhile. When she } released to the parole officer she tted, saying she would report at the r time. | JURORS REPORTED FOR SeITTAL OF PETRAS at the bottom of the wrecked automobile. AUTO RUNS WILD ON MOUNTAIN, CARRIES THREE INTO ARVER : 2 f 3 = Refuses to Take Stand. | Woman | rowned, Two Com- panions Escape, $5000 Goes Down With Machine. KENNET, Cal., Jply 9.—Mrs. Eliza- beth Webber of Berkeley was drowned late yestc-cayv at the end of a wild ride down a mountain side in an uncon- trollable automobile, which, at the bank of the Sacramento River, leaped across a flat ferryboat and plunged into the river. With Mrs. Webber in the “automobile were Z. K. Horton and his mother, Mrs. Cc. E. Horton. They swam ashore, but Mrs. Webber was carried dovn a rapids and Growned. Her body was found four hours later at Keswick, 12 miles below. Five thousand dollars in currency lies ‘river in the PARK CONCERTS TONIGHT’ Guido Vogel’s Military Band will play in Forest Park and Frederick Fischer's Municipal Both concerts will be from 7 to 10 p. m Band in Lafayette Park. Man Said to Be Firm As fainst Man Accused of _ Killing Girl in Cemetary. | MENEVA, Ill, July 9.—The jury ee NeKas the fate of Anton ‘Was given yesterday afternoon not returned a verdict at 10 a. m. ¥y, although they were to have at 9:30 o’clock. juror, Homer Eddy, an elderly. i farmer of Geneva, was report- tthe only one ofthe 12 men who Sepa Petras was the man who Theresa Hollander to death . Nicholas Cemetery, Aurora, last aa aie vociferous argument, it as “Yailed to budge him. The "et nts of the jury were so loud at nighe they could be heard on the Und four stories below. a : Executed for Killing | k Manager in Holdup. {fj "EG, Manitoba, July 9.—John | | m gunner SOMEBODY WANTS A GOOD en The ideal of many thou- sands of men and women, who are unable to create a home of their own, is to have a home-like’ place to live in. If you can supply the need for twenty, ys 3 alf a dozen, or even one ch, you are a benefactor and_ incidentally you have an assurance of an extra income. Available rooms can be filled with de- sirable "naga dow with no delay and litt expense through POST-DISPATCH | WANTS ‘Let a Want Ad tell what ‘you can Offer in the way of conveniences, stating clearly the Soparon of your house. MoT GL GE AH ! jnot find hiny PEDDLER USES GUWBELL TO DRAW TRADE, |S FINED Prosecuted Under Anti-Noise Or- dinance, Though Punished for Having No License. Louis Nick, an ice cream peddler, arrested, because he used a cowbell to call attention to his wares, was fined $5 in the Dayton Street Police Court Thursday when it was shown that in addition to making a loud and unusual noise with .the bell he had neglected .to display a vehicle license tag on his push cart, Nick, who was unable to speak En- glish testified through an interpreter that the cart was furnished by an ice cream company and he didn’t know he needed a license to pugh it. Neither did he know it was against the law to push his business with a cowbell, The case was prosecuted by Assist- ant City Attorney Sadler, who recent- ly had an anti-noise ordinance intro- duced in the Municipal Assembly. The police recently have been active in looking for opportunities to test the peace disturbance law as applied to unusual noises. ‘The ice cream peddler’s arrest was made solely because. he used’ a cowbell, but his fine was based on his lack of vehicle license. Judge Saunders, how- ever, warned him not to ring a cow- bell in, the city streets again. BOY LOSES $15 IN AN OLD CONFIDENCE GAME Israel Sheehan, 11 years old, of 2106 Carr street, was sent by his father Wednesday afternoon to pay an insur- ance’ premium. The boy carried the $15 in one hand. At Eighth and Locust streets he was accosted by a young man who asked him what he had there. Israel said it was money. The young man wanted to know how much and the boy said it was $15. “You are the boy we are looking for,” said the young Man. “We want to test you. Give me the $15 to hold for you and go to the top floor of this. building and ask for Mr. Wilson. sje will give vou a pair. of shoes and $15.%.’’ It Jooked like a clear profit of one | pair of shoes and 35 cents to Israel. He handed over the $15 and went to the top floor of the Mercantile National Bank Building end asxed for Mr. Wil- gon. There was no Wilson there. Is- raél told some persons there about the young man d they .told a policeman, who levked for the young nian but did BUSINESS BETTER HENRY FORD TELLS PRESIDENT WILSON Automobile Maker. Sees No Evi- dence of Depression, Psycho- logical or Otherwise. 4 ANTI-TRUST. BILL TALKS: Conference of Executive With Chicago Men May Change Trade Commission Measure. By Apecc lated Press. WASHINGTON, July 9.—Optirnistic views of business canditions were pre- sented to President Wilson today by Henry Ford, the Detroit automobile manufacturer, during an hour’s confer- ence at tie White House. Ford told the President he saw no evidences of any sort of business depression, psychologi- cal or otherwise, and said that in his opinion business was getting better. “There is absolutely nothing wrong with business,’’ Ford told the President. “The only trouble is that some people seem pessimistic. If everyone would only cheer up and attend to their busi- ness this calamity talk would stop im- mediately.”’ The President and Ford discussed the trust bills in a general way, as well as the business situation. i Officials close to the President said he was greatly encouraged by his talk with Ford, and that he had been fur- ther -strengthened in his determination to push the trust program during the present session of Congress. Ford refused to discuss his call, say- ing that talk of business depression was unworthy of denial. President Wilson's conference with Ford was in continuation of his inform- al conferences with the heads of “big business” to discuss generally industrial and financial conditions of the country. He was prepared today to see beside Ford a committee of bankers from IIli- nois and a delegation representing the National Association of State Bank Su- pervisors. The administration's anti- trust program was expected to form an important part of the discussion. Ford had been invited by the Presi- dent to luncheon at the White House. Today's engagement was the third in the series of conferences the President in the industrial «nd financial world general business conditions as well as measures in Congress. Conferred With Morg-:. Recently he conferred with J. P. Mor- gan anl vesierday discusscd with rep- resentatives of the Chicago Association. of Commerce proposed anti-trust legis: lation and business conditions in a gen- eral way. The President has expressed the feeling that these conferences have been mutually inatructive and helpful. One direcf result of the conference with the Chicago business men is the possibility that the Trade Commission bill, which has passed the House and is now pending in the Senate, may be moedified as -tto details. To that end the Chicagoans remaineé in Wash- ington and were expected to confer today with Representative Covington of Maryland, author of the House Trade Commission bill. The Presi-, dent arranged for the conference. Trade Commission #avorea, The delegation told the President that they favored the Trade Commis- sion bill, but suggested certain mod- ifications which they contended would make it a “strengthening agency, helpful to all business.” They advocated a Trade Commission with broad *powers of investigation and authority to order the discontin- uance of practices contrary to law. They objected to making all corpo- rations return annual reports to the Ccemmission, and thought t0o many ‘definitions of illegal practices were unnecessary. After listening carefully to their arguments, the ‘President wired Rep- resentative Covington at his Mary- land home to come to Washington to conter with the delegation. “Immunity Baths” Opposed. The Chicago business men were pro- lific in ideas on the subject of corpo- rations. In the first place, they wanted to have the commission given the power to give a certificate of character to a corpora- tion which it had investigated that would prevent the Department of Jus- tice from bringing an anti-trust suit. Other suggestions looked toward the complete divorcement of the trade com- mission from the influence of the At- torney-General. In other words, they wanted to make the word of the com- mission supreme with regard to the prosecution of corporations for restraint of trade. The President pointed out, in response, that the Congress could not by legisla- tive action deprive the Attorney-Genera! of his constitutional power to seek the punishment by the courts of corpora- tions believed, to have violated the law. He indicated quite clearly, in addition. that he would not favor conferring the power of giving “immunity baths’ on that a commission with these gigantic powers would overshadow almost every other non in the Government. SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS SELF Carrollton Laborer Was Jealous —Woman Will Recover. CARROLLTON, Mo., July 9.—Ezra Crane, a laborer, shot his’ wife in the face twice and then killed himself about 8 o'clock this morning. The woman probably will recover. Jealousy is earned ‘to have caused nes | : Seay « i, + f - . .™% a a \ * v. Oye nF Ny ‘.* - in Nd, ~ x en es ; SUS? CR GRa oh Coe eevee iy 5 Ea Delile (elie >, Sib ot a) ae the ok Mea iche oder ibe tno Sek pee OS ew ny POP INES natirk ki Sama aa NY BSCS oe tragedy. had arranged to talk-ever with leaders } not grant it. the commisgion. ‘The President believed |, IKILGULLIN BACK: AT WORK AS AUDIT UF BOOKS GOES ON iChief Deputy Sheriff Returns to Oversee Execution Sales; Won't Discuss Investigation. FUNDS NOW $3000 SHORT Checking. Up of Accounts Ex- pected to Be Completed Friday, Sheriff Says. me 7 Thomas B. Kilcullin, chief deputy and execution deputy in Sheriff Dickman’s office, 10:45 a. m. Thursday, removed his coat and took up the duties of the office while expert accountants were still g0- ing over his books after having found, thus far, a shortage of $3010 in his ac- counts. Until his reappearance at his desk it was said Kilcullin was in the country and efforts to obtain a statement from him at his home, 2715 Madison street, were unsuccessful. The inspection of Kilcullin’s accounts is still under way and will be completed Friday. Oversees Execution Sales, His appearance at the courthouse was in accordance with a promise which he made to Sheriff Dickmann Tuesday. Several execution sales were set for noon at the east door of the courthouse and Kilcullin was the only employe of the office who knew the details as to the property offered for sale. Though taking an enforced vacation at Sheriff Dickmann’s request, the first §n 18 years, he agreed to oversee these sales. From the moment he arrived at his desk he was busy giving instructions to other deputies. When asked by report- ers for a statement as to the shortage in his accounts he d: “I am too busy now to talk. And if I wasn’t busy there wouldn't be anything for me to say. I don't care to make a statement.” Dickmann when asked whether he would take the initiative in asking for the prosecution of any one found re sponsible for the shortage said that at the present stage of the investigation the matter of asking for warrants was in the hands of the bonding company. He added that no prosecution would be attemptea until the exact amount of the shortage Was determined. ie Cries Sale as Usual. Kilcullin instructed Joseph Dickmann Jr., son of the Sheriff, how to conduct the real estate sales at the east front door of the courthouse, and ‘Dickmann conducted them, with Kilcullin standing behind him and prompting him. When it came to selling a stock of saloon goods in the basement, Dickmann turned it over to Kilcullin, who cried the stuff in the usual auctioneer jargon, jollying the bidders and entering into the spirnt of the business with his usual thorough- ness. At Kilcullin’s home earlier in the day it was said he was still away. A 19- year-old son said Mrs. Kilicullin also was away from home, as she had gone to a picnic early in the morning. No Grand Jury Action Now. Circuit Attorney Harvey,~ Thursday, said no grand jury investigation of the shortage in the Sheriff’s office could be made until September, when the jury reconvenes. “When the grand jury is not in session I have no power to examine witnesses under oath,” he .said. “I asked the Legislature for that power, but it woulc If anyone interested should desire to start a prosecution before Sep- tember an information Could be issued and the person accused could be put under a bond, which would hold him until the grand jury reconvenes.’’ Dickmann now says his suspicion as to Kilcullin was aroused by other things vesides the fact that Kiicullin Never would take a vacation or a Saturday half-holiday. Several times recently, he said, lawyers have complained that Kil- cullin had failed to account or was slow in accounting for moneys obtained in satisfaction of judgimeute. The Sheriff said he krew Kiicullin played poker, but that he “‘didn’t mind a little poker playing.’’ It was different, he said, when he observed that Kilcul- lin was a daily reader of a paper devot- ea to horse racing. He then suspected that Kilculliy was gambling to an ex- tent not justified by his $200 a. month salary. , FAIR, WARM TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES, bss he eae Kd Ou 80 11 a. 77 12 78 1b. Offical fore- cast for St. Louis and vicin- ity: Fair and warm tonight and tomorrew. Missouri — Gen- erally fair tonight and tomorrow, somewhat higher temperdture ‘to- morrow. Illinois — Gen- erally fair tonight and tomérrow; somewhat higher temperature in * north portion, - s Mee Sco haat appeared at the Courthouse at/ NOTHING 10: Doct’. S Ww 7a Held as. Slayer, as Photographed on Tuesday = -_ —_ —_— = Ne ne ON Oe PP RD I Le i i il ill Ml i i i a " —— = lt i i i . i ll i ll ll Ml Ml il CE _—— — — : ° a i i ei ei ei ei ei ei i a i i i a ee a ee ee ae 7 —— aes ee oe © {~ NOT A WORD, ois GOVERNOR FRANCIS Smashing of r Glass: in Door of Street Car Trivial, He Tells New York Reporter. By Leased Wire Frem the New York Rureau of the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, July §.—When the Post- Dispatch correspondent sought to talk with former Gov. David R. Francis over the phone this afternoon about his breaking a glass in‘a door of a;new closed-dbor street ‘car on .the. Olive- Maryland line last Thursday, he was peeved. The weather is very sultry to-| day and Wall street is even ‘‘sultrier” and the former Governor does not like to be disturbed when at his brokers. And: anyway things appear different after @ week passes. Anyhow, here's the conservation: | ; “Governor, this is the Post-Dispatch correspondent. I would like to get your version of that. street car incident in St. Louis: Let.me read a telegram—— ‘“‘Don’t do it; needn’t do it; is that all you called me up.for; that. happened 4 week ago; it’s too trivial; I won't talk about it.” ‘But, Governor, owing to your prom- inence in St. Louis,.even the _ trivial things have thelr interest.” | The Governor's telephone voice lost some of its pleasanter melody and this sizzling—maybe it’ was only the heat; in the telephone booth, for it is a sultry day—sarcasm came in zigzag and forked waves. |. | “You know, of course, that the Post- Dispatch has always been my friend?’ “But, Governor, .this is such a human interest kind ofan incident’’— “Won't talk about it; too trivial; good day.” And the wire went dead and stayed dead. It sute is a sultry day. Francis Won't Have to Pay for Glass in Door He Smashed. Whatever nay be the ultimate result of the precedent s‘rancis established by 2 smashing 4% street car door which had been closed in his face, he will not have to pay for the glass or make any amends to the United Railways. This was admitted Thursday by Supt. Cam- eron. Although the incident happened a week ago, Supt. Cameron and President McCulloch still professed ignorance uv: it. But a Post-Dispatch reporter learned James Sanders of 6121 Ella avenue Was the conductor on the car, No. 325, on the Olive-Maryland line, and he told his story of the incident. It was about 6:15 p. m., Conductor Sanders said, when the car was leaving Fourth and Olive streets, that a man whom he ‘did not. ‘know ran up and re- quested him to‘open the door, | Sanders replied he could not open it until the car stopped at Fourth and Locust, the next corner, The man con- tinued walking. alongside the car, which was moving slowly.’ But when the car picked up a little speed and the man pr Rhoda: heccamined ee eparued.® cid 5 nee sie ae by na pas! 5 ba Satay 23ke “a poo NEIGHBOR'S HOME =: Two, Armed, Surprise Daylight Burglar After Woman Sees Them Enter House. Edward Herman, proprietor of ’a sa- loon at 3648 Hebert street, and his wife, armed with revolvers, caught two day- light burglars in the house across the istreet, 3649, Shortly before noon Thurs- yday. The family living at 3649 is away ‘from home, and Mrs. Herman, from apartments over the saloon, saw two young men at the side of the house, looking in at the windows. She watched them from her window as they assured themselves there was no one in the house. Thén she: saw them go to the front door and open it, apparently with a skeleton key. As soon as they had entered the house they pulled down the front shades. This convinced Mrs. Herman that they were robbers, and she ran downstairs to the saloon and told her husband what she had seen. He put his revolver in his pocket and ‘started across the street, and she ‘took another revolver and fol- lowed him. Thieves Encountered in Hallway. Herman marched into the house through the unlocked front door. In the second fleor hallway he came upon the two men, who had pulled out bu- freau drawers in the search for plun- der. They tried to get out by a back window, and broke the glass, but Her- man shouted to them that if they went further he would fire. Then they stopped, and Herman seized one man and marched the other ahead of him down the stairway. The man in front seemed to think he would have a chance to Tun when he got to the foot of the stairs, but when he looked outside he changed his mind. Mrs. Herman was stand- ing there, pointing her revolver at him. : Letter Carrier Gives Assistance. A letter carrier was the first per- son to offer help. to the Hermans, ough they did not seem so much in need of help as their prisoners. The carrier held the two men, _ while Herman and his wife kept their weapons handy and neighbors called a policeman, At the Dayton Street Station the pris- oners said they were H. C. Press, 18 years old, of 819 North Twentieth street, and Arthur W. Wilson, 18, of 1520 Lo- cust street. The police say both ad- ,mitted having been in the house for the purpose of burglary. They said they nad been in no trouble before, except’ that Was once arrested for fight- ing. Press had a silver dollar tied in a blue ribbon, which was said to have come from the house, and Wilson h a bracelet, fob, watch chain and buttgns which were said to have “ taken there. ’ Neither was wigs a a ig ig i gg gyi gis in A The big automobile ; market for \ pea ean cing piensa ‘al Ber By ee eet i at all encugh evidence for a grand jury ine dictment against Mrs. Florence Car- man. charged with. the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, who ‘yesterday — was committed to the county ‘Jail, awaiting an examination. This was the opinion that Assistant a Attorney Weeks expressed today. Mrs. Carman’s case was caualh. to come. up before the grand, jury late today, but, according to Weeks, there was little likelihood of an in- dictment today. The number of ‘wit+ nesses to be examined would green this possibility today. — » “It is mot unlikely,” said ‘the Aw sistant District Attorney, “that wher Mrs. Carman appears on Monday : fore Coroner Norton, who will the be acting In the capacity of ten ie -of the Peace, she will be | arged. Dr. Carman Visits Wite. At that time Mrs. Carman’s at ney will have aright to pode atten m- ine the witnesses who ‘the prisoner. 3 -come to Mineola for the. day, : ‘hig. wife in better spirits. visited her in jail. She seemed to. recovered. her |1éss nervous. © ‘After her aueael ‘lca her man broke down in her cell condition became so acute prison authorities called physician. She was taken den’s office where she pot sompet after sedatives had been She refused, however, fie | he had information that two of 1 witnesses whose tes’ had been 1 strumental in sausing the arrest of 3 Carman had been far’ from home at the time of the murders | Gunman Is Locked Up, © Meyer Newman, alias Dude de Leon, was locked up here today ‘charged with carrying a pistol. ° A 38-caliber revolyer was found on him. Newman, who de- scribed himself as a gang leader of the Bronx, came to Mineola voluntarily to testify before the grand jury in the Car- man case. He announced recently that a friend of his, now in Kansas obtained and took away later a | for Mrs. Carman. Newman said he a a party to the transaction and “squealed” because he did not get the money.promised to him. Nick Arode, said to be a New York gunman and a friend of Newman’ 8, also was locked up. He was found about town. MRS. CARMAN - a WANTS TO TESTIFY — PORT, N. Y., July 9.—Mrs. A- win Carman, who is in jail here charged with the murdeg of Mrs. Louise Bailey, on June 3, waived immunity and offered to go before the grand jury and tell all she knows of the a Special to the Post-Dispatch. FREE quest yesterday. One of the first wi certain that there will . be Se bs ee ; vy MA ob, i eo Coe ee . ° is gx a An KTP a ia OE ee ers eee) akeek oe. ae RT eR 8 Cite ita gi: Me Iam MEE oes Gig YN PR ty MS Ry rae) a, ay * oe ah | ry E's ae afi Ls ‘aes ai ee e . Be “ $ el Re