St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 24, 1914

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The House of Delegates last night con- curred by a vote of 2 to 1 in the Council bill repealing the 50-year loop franchise of the Southern Traction Co. Mayor Kiel says he will sign the measure Nov. 7, the day following the bridge bond election. Under the new charter, all except emergency bills must be held by the Mayor for 10 days after they are deliv- ered by the Assembly, before he can approve or veto them. He must act within 20 days from the date of receipt, or the bill will become an ordinance automatically without his signature. The purpose of delaying action by the chief executive is to permit the filing of peti- tions compelling the submission of the bill to a popular referendum. Mayor to Get Bill Thursday. The repeal bill must be signed next Tuesday by the presiding officer of the Council and House of Delegates in the presence of the respective branches, be- fore it can be sent to the Mayor. The Mayor will receive the bill on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Ten days later will be Nov. 7. The House acted without debate. Dele- gate Brokaw of the Twenty-eighth Ward was the only member to vote against the repeal. He delivered a long speech in which he said he was convinced it would be illegal, as contended by City Counselor Baird, to revoke the fran- chise when there had been no violation of ita terms by the company. Delegate Schwartz of the Twenty-fifth Ward, who previously had opposed the ‘pfepeal measure with Brokaw, said he had changed his mind and believed it was the duty of the Assembly to pass the bill in response to public sentiment and let the courts decide the legality of the act. ‘Now that the franchise has been re- pealed, the city will rely upon one of the latest decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States to sustain its course of action, if the receivers of the Southern Traction Co. should file suit to contest the validity of the repeal. This decision was handed down im the case of Owensboro vs. Cumberland Tele- phone Co., in which it was held that where a city reserved the right to re- peal a franchise it had the power to ex- ercise that rigitt at any time. Crowd Applauds Action. The final passage of the franchise re- peal bill brought a large crowd to the House chamber, and the delegates were applauded when the roll had been called. The proceedings were enlivened by a clash between Delegate McCarthy, a leader of the Democratic side, and Dele- gate Hall, floor leader of the Republican minority. i MoCarthy. in explaining his vote for the repeal measure, said he wished t) call attention to the inconsistency of the Post-Dispatch in advocating the repeal of the Southern Traction grant and at the same time stating that members of the House in 1911 who voted for the &-year grant, had good records in the Assembly.“ McCarthy did not mention any particu- lar individual but he cited the page in the House Journal which shows that Henry A. Hamilton, Republican can d- date for Congress in the Eleventh Dis- trict, was a member of the Railroads Committee in April, 1911, and not only voted for the 60-year grant, but recom- ‘mended its passage as a committeeman. Willlam L. Igoe, Democratic candidate tc succeed himself as Congressman of the Eleventh District, voted against the S-year grant at that time, the record showed. Delegate Hall interrupted McCarthy repeatedly, shouting that McCarthy was making à political speech and was out of order. Speaker Gazzolo rapped for order and directed Kall to remain in his seat while McCarthy had the floor. Mayor Um Sign Rill. Mayor Kiel assured a Post-Dispatch reporter before the House met last night that he would sign the bill at the first opportunity in accordance with his a and subsequent en ‘ PROTEST AGAINST GRANT WAS IGNORED Where Else le Such an Assem- bly!” Howe’s Praising Words After 1911 Passage. “Where will you find another such Municipal Assembly?" This interrogative exclamation was ut- tered by Jeptha D. Howe, the evening of March ®, 1911, following the pas- sage of the Southern Traction bill by the City Council. The bill already had been passed by [COLDER TONIGHT AND CLOUDY TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. Yesterday’s Temperatures, High..77 at 4 p. m. Low. .5 Sat 7 a. m ——— — WE VE EXTRACT- EO THE LOOP. NOW FOR SOME BRIDGE WORK Official fore- cast for St. Louls and vi- einity: Cloudy amd colder to- night; tomor- row pa-tly cloudy; fresh, northerly winds. Missouri: Un- settled and colder tonight; tomorrow, part- ly cloudy.. Illinois: Light showers this afternoon and possibly to- night; tomor- row, partly cloudy; colder tonight. Stage of the river: 10.3 feet: a fall of .7 of a foot. SON, HER SIXTH CHILD, IS BORN TO QUEEN VICTORIA Spanish Royal Couple Now Have Four Boys and Two Daughters. MADRID, Oct. 4 —A son was born this morning to Queen Victoria of Spain. The Queen of Spain is a granddaugh- ter of the late Queen Victoria of En- gland. The son born today is her sixth child, the others being three sons and two daughters. WHITE HOSE TO BE RULE Factories Favor Color of Truce Because of Dyestuff Prices. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 24.—Stock- ings are to be white. This is a war note—not a fashion note. The three larg- est stocking factories in the world an- nounce that because of the soaring prices of dyestuffs, most of which are imported from Germany, the bulk of their output for the coming season will bear the cSlors of the flag of truce. There will be pink and purple and oth- er colored hose for those who want them and will pay the price, but as more stockings than ever before will be of cotton and white socks never ran! stockings are to be white. Germany Gave Promise to Respect Monroe Doctrine WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 — The German Ambassador, Count Bernstorff, said to- day that early in the European war he had assured the United States Govern- ment that whatever the. outcome of the conflict, Germany would respect the Monroe doctrine. Count Bernstorff said he had filed with the State Department, Sept. 3, soon after his arrival in this country from Berlin, a written official state- ment that Germany would not in- fringe on the Monroe doctrine, no matter what the outcome of the war. Counselor Lansing said the assur- ances had not been given to him and that he did not know of them. Secre- tary Bryan is in the West. The Ambassador said the assurance was made because of statements from various English sources that Ger- many, if successful, would not re- spect the Monroe doctrine and doubt- dess would attempt to make great colonization schemes in South America. Submarine Which Sank Cruiser Hawke Safely in Home Port AMSTERDAM, Oct. 24, via London.— A dispatch from Berlin says it is offi- cially announced there that the Ger- man submarine which sank fhe British cruiser Hawke has returned safely to port. The sinking of the British steamer Glitera. by a German submarine near the Norwegian coast also is officially confirmed. DEFENSE CLOSES CARMAN CASE T RY TONIGHT Witness, Who Was 15 Feet Away When Mrs. Bailey Was Killed, Saw Man Flee. TELLS OF BLOODHOUNDS, Policeman Testifies They Took Trail From Window to Fence and Toward Village. MINEOLA, N. Y., Oct. 24.—The de- fense of Mrs, Florence Conklin Car- man, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, rested shortly before noon today. > District Attorney Smith anonunced at the noon recess that he had only one more witness to testify this afternoon. The plan agreed on among counsel was that the defense would have two hours, from 2 to 4, to sum up; that a short re- cess probably would be taken then, and that at the conclusion the District At- torney would address the jury for two hours; that the Judge then would de- liver his charge and the jury retire ‘*o deliberate. Under this plan it was ex- pected the case would be in the jury’s hands by 8 o’clock tonight. Summing Up Is Begun. John J. Graham summed up for the defense. Before Graham began, the State introduced it’s last witness, John C. Quinn, a friend of Bailey. Quinn testified that Dr. Carman told him, at the Carman house, the morning after the murder, that he thought the hand which held the pistol was that of a woman. In summing up Graham took the Dis- trict Attorney to task for not having called Dr. Carman as a witness, and asserted that Mrs. Carman had not re- ceived justice from persons connected with the prosecution. “She did not have a chance till she testified in court,“ Graham said. Never before has a refined, cultured woman like this defendant been charged with a crime on the statement of a self- confessed negro perjurer and a convicted thief like this man Farrell.’’ It was expected that Justice Kelby's charge would be brief and the general impression was that the jury would reach an early decision. Mrs. Carman’s face was wreathed in smiles as she entered the court- room. She bowed to several friends, kissed her daughter, Elizabeth, greeted her husband with a aod and a smile, and, taking a seat at the counsel table, chatted with him and chatted with her lawyers till the proceedings began. She said she was confident of her acquittal today. Saw Man Flee After Shot. Rudolph Loewe, the first witness testified that he was on his way to Dr. Carman’s office and within 15 feet of the window when the shot which killed Mrs, Bailey was fired. Loewe heard the shot, looked up and saw a man run across the lawn and leap over the fence. Loewe was very deaf and spoke En- glish with a pronounced accent. George M. Levy, Mrs. Carman's lawyer, went close and shouted questions into the witness’ ear. Loewe said after he had heard the shot and seen the man jump over the fence, he looked into Dr. Carman’s of- fice and saw the doctor with a woman in his arms. There were two women in front of the house, Loewe added. He also saw a man he did not know stand- ing in the vestibule to the doctor’s office. “How near were you to the two men when you saw them on the steps?“ the District Attorney asked. “About 15 feet,“ Loewe replied. He said 'the man I saw was my height and not thick.“ Justice Kelby had to leave his seat on the bench and stand beside the wit- ress’ Chair to shout his questions. Loewe Continued on Page 2. Column 1. a ͤ ͥ—v— ti — — —— —— — — — Louis newspapers, acquired merchants POST-DIS PATCH alone to bought as much or more out it. 7 Ft nos — em ee We beat all four G9 times this year! With full knowledge of the relative values of the St. Louis merchants again this week, as usual, concentrated their advertising in the POST-DISPATCH alone in greater volume on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday than in three out of the four of its competitors combined. Encouraged by the results obtained, on Friday these eoncentrated 100 columns while they gave to all four of its competitors, the Globe- Democrat, Republic, Times and Star, combined, only 90 columns Friday is only one of 69 days, thus far this year, that these merchants have done this very same thing, viz., POST-DISPATCH alone than in all four of the other St. Louis papers added together. superiority that no other metropolitan newspaper in the United States can approximate. You can cover St. Louis and contiguous territory with the POST-DISPATCH alone; it cannot be covered with- Be up-to-date and concentrate NN Circulation First 9 Months of 1914: (except Sunday), 176,659 3 6 First τπ 8 p by long experience, the St. their Dusinces the the extent of in display advertising in the Here is evidence of 600,000 MEN REINFORCE GERMANS FLANDERS ARMY — Mrs. Carman's Daughter Departing From Court Where Mother's Fate Is at Stake LITTLE ERWIZA BETH LEAVING GOUR+ CASE AGAINST MRS.CARMAN — WOULDN'T CONVICT ANYONE, SAYS GERTRUDE ATHERTON Impression Created by Damaging Evidence of Negro Maid Appears to Have Passed From Minds of the Most Pessimistic. —_— Noted of the Vine,” GARDEN CITY, N. Y., Oct. “4#—If I were not afraid of bringing Mrs. man bad luck—and sitting through a murder trial is enough to make anyone superstitious—I should stake my reputa- tion that she would resume her social duties in Freeport on Sunday or Monday of next week. Car- Even the most pessimistic, even those that paid full homage to Celia Cole- man's testimony, are now shrugging their shoulders and saying She is sure to get offt. For it must always be borne in mind that these 12 jurymen swore, and presumably with truth, that they had given too little attention to the Carman case to have any opinion. Therefore, they must form their opinion strictly from what emanates from the witness box. With none of these vivid pictures of thag night of June 30 taken into the courtroom by so many of us, and even making due allowance for Celia’s impressive story, it hardly seems to any of us, after yesterday's proceed- ings, that the case for the prosecution is strong enough to convict anyone. Mrs. Carman took the stand as soon as the court opened, and appeared to better advantage than on Thursday, al- though there was no improvement in her voice. But, while she talked to her ex- amining lawyer, Mr. Levy, as to a friend at home, she preserved an aloof x and dignified attitude toward the neces- — — —̃ ̃ ree —— — By Gertrude Atherton. Writer Who Is Reporting the Carman Murder Trial for the Post-Dispatch and New York World. Mrs. Atherton is the author of “The Conquerors,” “Rulers of Kings,” “A Daughter and other successful novels. Copyright, 1914, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York World.) Sarily hostile Mr. Smith, District At- torney. This formidable official did not bellow at her after the manner of District At- torneys, and his very gentieness led us to believe that he was planning some deadly trap, but when she left the stand after an hour or so there was no evi- dence of any trap that Mr. Smith might spring upon ber during the address to the jury. One Question Pressed. To be sure he pressed the question home, did she, after using the dicto- graph for a month, and being much reassured, and witn two months of the lease still to run, buy the instrument? He did not press her to give her rea- son for buying it, perhaps because he wants to make much of the point in his speech, perhaps because he reflected that even if she had been temporarily reassured that was no reason why she should not become suspicious later and wish to use the dictograph in the hope oO: different results. He laid great stress upon the fact that although she thought so much of money that she forced Nurse Variance to give up the $15 lent her by the doctor, she did not leave the window at thir transaction and run round to the door demand admittance and slap the nurse's face, until she had seen her husband Klas her But when Mrs. Carman merely Certinued on Page &, Columa &. — il wn al FILIBUSTER ENDS; GUNGRESS AGREES 10 ADJOURNMENT Southern Members Decide Not to Block Plan — Session Closes Today at 4 P. M. WASHINGTON, buster which has Oct. 24.—The fl been holding Con- collapsed today and leaders of both sides ‘agreed to ad- journ at 4 o'clock this afternoon. gress in session, At the conference which agreed on the adjournment; Southern members, fight- ing for legislation to rélieve cotton growers, pledged themselves not to block the plan with points of no quo- rum or other technicalities. The plan was accepted by Senate leaders. Senator Smith of Georgia. who has been the head and front of the u- buster in the Senate, said he would not block the adjournment if the majority of the Southern Senators were decided to abandon the filibuster. The House reconvened at 2 o'clock and adopted the resolution for adjourn- ment sine die, at 4p. m. It then re- cessed again until 3:15 o’clock to await the action of the Senate. The vote for adjournment was 56 for and F againat it. Later the Senate also passed the reso- lution for the 4 o'clock adjournment. Then both houses marked time for the clock to record that hour. Thus ended a three-day fight during which eleventh- hour disappointments were the principal! feature. BOY, 9, KILLS SISTER GOODMAN, Mo., Oct. 4.—When George, %-year-old son of Mra. A. J. Morgan, Walked into the room where his sister, Vera, was playing. yester- day, he pointed a shotgun at her and seid: “Give me your money.” His words were followed by the dis charge of the gun. The shots took ef- fect in the child’s abdomen, causing in- stant death : * * — ͤ— ARMISTICE TO BURY UEAD & REFUSED BY rRENGH NEAR VERDUN Germans Make Progress North of Dix- mude and Near La Bassee, While Allies Gain Perceptibly East of Nieuport and Between Armentieres and Lille. / By ASSOCIATED PRESS. LONDON, Oct. 24.—Superlatives have been used so frequently in attempts to describe the engagements of the present war that the emphasis of such terms as ‘‘most desperate,’’ violent and eru- cial, has been weakened by daily use; but today, as if by mutual agreement, both German and British newspapers characterize the conflict along the front from Lille in France to the Belgian sea- board as the greatest struggle of all. London newspapers were quick to seize the suggestion of a German military expert, as cabled there from Berlin, that this is the critical conflict of the whole campaign, and whether this be so or not, it is contended that the outcome is likely to decide the future of German operations in France. Reinforcements of 600,000 men are said to have been rushed to the German right wing, and it seems no exaggeration to say that these operations spell the supreme effort of the invaders to through the allies’ line. Being denied the use of warships, which have been rendering good ser- vice for the allies, Germany is said to be throwing her air craft, and, particularly,\Zeppelins, more and more into the fray, and news dispatches relate that the operations of Zeppelins have been a marked feature of the fighting to the southwest of Ostend, toward which seaport the troops of France, England and Belgium are saig to be working their way. Russian Progress Will Keep Germans in the East. The Russians, generally speaking, continue to hold the upperhand in the Eastern arena of the war, is the gist of most of the dispatches reaching London, and, accepting this as true, England thinks that the putting of Germany on the defensive in that territory will prevent her from transfer- ring any forces to the Western arena, a plan so often discussed during the early stages of the war. . The French Torts at Verdun came to the fore again today as a result of news from German sources that German forces are drawing closer te these positions and that the French sorties are failing. London newspapers are treating as significant the withdrawal of German troops from Antwerp and Brussels, but these movements would appear to be only part of Germany's plan of reinforcing her fighting line. Germans Reported to Be Leaving the Coast. A special dispatch says the allies have advanced further im Ostend, their lines now extending from the coast to a point between Slype and St. Pierre Capelle. Other dispatches declare that the Germans, after a success on the Yser, are leaving the coast and working around by Dixmude to Lille, thereby clearing the way to Ostend and leaving their position open to « flanking movement by the allies. One thing emerges clear from all the reports and that is that incessant fighting prevails over the West Flanders front from Roulers to Thourout and between Nieuport and Ostend. A Daily Mail correspondent, telegraphing Thursday from In the North of France, says: „The battle fought near Nieuport Thursday was of extraordinary vie- lence. The Belgian troops, assisted by British warships, literally massa- cred the Germans, who attempted to push ou. a column toward Dunkirk, hugging the seashore under the cover or the undulating sand dunes. „The Belgian wounded report that at high tide the waves were washing piles of German dead upon the beach. ‘‘ According to thoroughly trustworthy information the Germans bave brought up strong reinforcements from their center and the Rheims region to reinforce their right wing. | A private Berlin dispatch, according to the correspondent of the Con- tral News at Copenhagen, states that Zeppelins are said to have given the Germans considerable support in the fighting on the Belgian const. Both Sides Make Gains in Belgium PARIS, Oct. 24.—The official communication given out at the War Of. fice this afternoon says: ‘*The battle continues on our left. The enemy has made progress te the north of Dixmude and in the vicinity of La Bassee. We bave made very perceptible advances to the east of Nieuport, in the region of Langemarck, and in the region between Armentieres and Lille. evitable fluctuations in the line of combat, which, however, maintains itself as a whole. „On the rest of the . several German attacks by day and by night have been repulsed. At variotis places we have made slight progress. Is the Woevre district our advance has continued in the direction of the forest of Mortmare, to the south of Thiacourt and in the forest of Le Petre north of Pont-a-Mousson.’’ Semi-official comment on the situation was made this afternoon by the military authorities of Paris, as follows: It is proper again to call to the public attention that faith should not be plaeed in the official bulletins of the German general staff. A buletia given out by this staff alleges that our attacks on the heights to the south of Thiaucourt, 25 miles southeast of Verdun, were repulsed with very consider- able losses to our men. ‘‘As a matter of fact, our offensive in this direction found it impos am sible to maintain itself at all the ponts u the course of the advance move. — 4 ment; nevertheless, we were successful Dkcłt 65 0, wetly Tee ene „ to eee” — ew ⁰U «%% 1 It is a question of in- — — EIT my waged “irons ok **