St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 5, 1915
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P , RTS oh « y r , ~ 2 S — a sandy ’ sented piineni kant. alee ae cL ee ae ee ig P a 9 ‘ ed ds, . ot. 4 . ore Dall CN es RL LGN Pann tral One ee 4 ee cemeaitenentiden: kanacn .sennneeeneen nf A RD ARN Nat tS ‘ > es >, . . 7 al 5 _ ~~ * 7 Z 7 . a - . A ~ ~ .' oot — ee eee — f SS “, ~ ¥ HE PICTURE at the right is that of a negro district at Sixteenth street and Flora avenue. vard was constructed. in the first picture, is now the center of a small lake between parkway drives. vard system. Kansas City’s The Kansas City, parkways and boulevards—I130 .miles in all—were built and paid for on the special assessment system: owe in the district benefited by the smprovement paid the cost. Kansas City property owners who paid for these improvements reaped before the Paseo Parkway and boule- The picture at the left shows the same spot after the Paseo was completed. Where the group of negro boys stand This lake is one of the show places of Kansas City’s boule- that is, the property big rewards on account of the increase in the value of their lands. The same system is proposed for the St. Louis Parkway. The property owners in the benefit district, to be laid out by commissioners, ap The rest of the cost will be borne by the city at large.. The property pointed by the Circuit Court, will pay a part of the cost of the parkway. owners who will have to pay a part of the cost will receive handsome profits on account of the increase in the value of their property. me : ore : re wee 4 m Pease’ im - 3 R Rise A vote for the Parkway ordinance next Tuesday is a vote to find out what a Parkway in St. Louis, such as Kansas City has, will cost. If the cost of the Parkway is found to be excessive, the condemnation suits are to be dropped. SUNDAY SERMONS TD BE PREACHED FOR ThE PARKWAY i Appeals From PulpifS Form Part of Plan for Final Hours of Campaign. - . Parkway Meetings Today. “3 p m—Mass meeting, Lafayette Park. Speakers— Mayor Kiel, Mrs. W. H. Utter, Mrs. Sarah Spraggon, Mrs. Cc. R. Lake, Mrs. Kate Richards O’Hare, James C.' Jones, and Dwight F. Davis. 8 p.m. —Parkway Boosters’ Club, Twenty-eighth and Twenty-fifth Wards, Soldan High School.* Speakers—F. M. Curlee, Dwight F. Davis, Charlies A. * Stix, Willliam.T. Findly, Ralph W. Coale, and John H. Gundlach. 8 p. m—Free vaudeville show and mass meeting by West End Business Men's . Association, Princess Theater, Grand and Olive. Vaudeville acts, cab- aret, military drill by First Regiment, six-reel- naval spectacie, “Victory.” kers—Mayor Kiel, James C. Jones, John H. Gundlach. er 8 p. m.—St. Loufs Medical Society. Speakers—Luther Ely Smith. 8 p. m.—Tenth Ward mass meeting, Hope Hall, Knights of Pythias Build- ing, Texas and Cheskee. Speakers— Mayor Kiel, John Schmoll, Charles Her- tenstein and William T. Findly. 8 p. m.—Twenty-fourth Ward Repub- lican Club, Caesar's Hall, Brannon and Arsenal. . Speakers—Charies W. Rut- : leige, Cleveland A. Newton and Herman a W. Fay. Automobile Speakers Tonight. James C. Jones, John BB. Edwards, Roger Baldwin, Walter W. Birge, Col. HH. B.-Morgan, Charlies N. Hay and R. H. Caulkins. Schedule: 7 p. m., Twelfth and Chou- teau; 7:15 p. m., French Market; 7:45 p. m., Soulard playground; 8:16 p. m., Jef- ferson' and Lafayette; 8:30 p. m., Jef- ferson and Gravois; $ p. m., Jefferson and Cherokee; 9:15 p. m., Jefferson and Chippewa; 9:45 p. m., Meramec and Vir- or pad 10 p. My Grand | and Gravois. ine Citizens’ Sitieer Committee, which is conducting the campaign for . the Parkway, has arranged many meet- LOUIS BOULTER Shoe Manufacturer Fine Handmade Footwear to Measure Perticular stention paid to ten- ._@er and crippled f _ PERFECT FIT pon Rae 1718 Franklin Av. St. Leuls, Me. LK MALTED MI mi for “WORLICK’S.” Aveld Substitutes, ings to be held before Monday night, when the campaign wrtil be brought to a close. The election will be held Tuesday. Polls will be open in each precinct from 6 a. m. until 7 p. m. The official ballot will be very short, and all the voter will have to do to vote for the Parkway will be to scratch *‘no”’ and hand his ballot to the judges or clerks of election. Arrangements are being made for challengers and watchers, and to have the polls policed.. The Campaign Com- ittee is taking this precaution to pre- vent any ballot boa stuffing in the downtown wards. Parkway Sermons Tomorrow. There will be Parkway sermons in many churches tomorrow, and Mayor Kiel and a crowd eof Parxway boosters will make speeches at the National League Baseball Park tomorrow afternoon. The Cardinals and Philadelphias will be the attraction. The Citizens’ Parkway Committee re- ceived a check for $50 today from Au- gust A. Busch, president of the Anheu- ser-Busch Brewing Association. Busch sent a letter’ in which he said that he was giad to contribute to the expense of the Parkway campaign. A big meeting will be held in Lafayette Park tonight under the auspices of the Women’s Auxiliary Parkway Committee. The prizes’ for the: best essays written by school children will be distributed by Mayor Kiel. The essay contest was very successful, more than 1000 essays being turned'in by the school children. To prepare themselves for writing the essays the school children had to study the parkway uestion carefully. The essays show that they informed theni- selves on ‘the benefits that the parkway would .be to St. Louis. The children, in many instances, interested their parents in the subject, and the parkway committee expects that the essay cun- test ‘will’ make many favorable votes Tuesday. Confident Ordimance Will Win. The leaders of the parkway campaign said today they were confident the or- dinance would «be adopted by a sub- stantial majority. The opposition has waged .an active campaign, and has [spent considerable money, according to the observations of the Parkway Com- mittee. Much work was necessary to counter- act the misstatements of facts sent out by the opposition. PLEA TO PRESIDENT 10 STOP. SHIPMENTS OF WAR SUPPLIES PITTSBURG, Jupe 6.—Fifty petitions on which 1260 names are to be obtained, are being ‘circulated in Pittsburg. It is announced that they are part of a na- tion-wide canvass by which 2,000,000 sig- natures are to be obtained petitioning President Wilson to stop shipments of war munitions to Europe. Elertric Trolley Service . Sunday, June 6." Extra Fishermen's cars for Long Lake (Mitchell), leaving McKinley Station 5:30, 6:30, 8:6 a wm. Usual service from Eads Bridge Trolley Station. ‘Important changes in summe: schedule effective June 9. Call Bridge 2900, St. Clair 1200 for information about outings via East Side electric lines. DUTCH WARSHIP IN INU, S. PORT Von Meomayerk at. at. Newport News for Repairs. NEWPORT ‘NEWS, Va., June 6.—The Dutch battleship. Jacob Van Heemekerk arrived here today from Curacao, Dutch West Indies, for repairs. New Heaven and New Earth. Free Bible Lacture by Alf L. Smith of Milwaukee at Mecital Hall, Odeon Bldg., tomorrow, 3 p.m: No collection will be taken. Excise Commissioner Iqnores State Law in License Hearing Continued From Page One. hearings, all questions show the connection of breweries with the saloon license application. In the Miller case, he repeatedly and stringently ruled that no questions could be agked as to the interest ol a brewery in the application, and that this had nothing to do with the case, He did not alter this ruling when Attorney, Irwin Sale reminded him that, umder the statutes of Missouri, license, cannot lawfully be granted to brewers, distillers or their em- pleyes or representatives. For this reason, Sale contended, the questions were pertinent. Geserich’s Signature. One of the principal matters on which testimony was taken in the Miller hear- ing was the appearance of the names of Geserich, who is cashier in the Cir- cuit Clerk’s office, and his wife among the list of signers. Geserich, in an in terview printed in yesterday’s Post- Dispatch, said that he at no time signee the petition, and that his wife did not sign. He said he went to the Excise Commissioncr’s office and made the pus- itive statement, to Chief Clerk O’Do- herty, that the signatures were not gen- uine. Later, at Hardy’s request, he signed a paper written by Hardy, saying he was favorable to the granting of the license. Geserich lives at 3S816A ,North Gran] avenue, but he and his wife own pro .- erty in the Jefferson avenue block. Henry Pleitsch of 120 Clara avenue appeared in the hearing as the perso” who professed to have obtained Ges - rich’s signature. Pleitsch, when asked S- - ___-_ tending to will stop that itching If. you are. suffering with eczema, ringworm, rash or other tormenting skin-eruption, try Resinol Ointment afl Resinol Soap. You will be surprised how quickly the itching stops and the skin becomes clear and healthy again. Resine] Ointment and Resino! Seap also clear away pimples-‘anddandruff. Se)d gts. Prescribed by docters fer 30 b bead at SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Alien’s Foot-Base, the antiseptic powder for the thetant relief of painful, amart- ing, tender, nervous feet. It takes the sting out of corns and bunions. Simply shake the cofitents of one of the small envelopes in each shoe Over 100,000 _ pac are being used by the German and Allied troops 2 a front. everywhere, 26 his occupation, said he was ‘working for Mr. Hardy’s petition business.’’ Pleitsch’s Story of the Signings. Commissioner Rumsey, questidning him, asked: “Did you obtain Mr. Geserich’s sig- nature ?’’ “Yes, sir.’’ “He signed in front of yout” “Yes, sir. I went to the Circuit Clerk’s office one afteroon, about 1 or 2 oclock, and called for the gen- tleman, and one of the men called him to the desk... I told him my busi- ness, and he said, ‘Certainly, I will sign,’ and he signed the petition.” Sale asked Pleitsch, to describe xeserich, and he was unable to do s0, whereupon Hardy interpolated: “I couldn’t describe Mr. Geserich myself, and I‘m a personal friend of his.” : Mrs. Geserich’s Signature. On further’ cross-questioning by Sale, Pleitsch insisted that he got the signature of the man who, other clerks in the office told him, was Geserich, and who said himself that he was Geserich. “Did you get his wife's signature at the same place?’ Sale demanded. “Yes,” replied Flinch, “I got both signatures.” “At the same place?” “Yes, str.” How Mrs. Geserich happened, so opportuncly, to be at the Circuit Clerk’s office was not explained. Vincent O’Doherty, chief clerk of the Excise Commissioner's office, was questioned about the Geserich sig- nature. He declared that Geserich IN STERLING LIVES A GIRL Who Suffered As Many Girls Do—Tells How She Found Relief. ‘‘T am a girl of 22 years and I used to faint at intervals and was ae HAO Sa very weak. I was " Mi also. bothered a lot with female Mm ailments. I read ime your little boox mn *Wisdem for Women,’ and I saw. how others had been helped by Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound, and decided-to try it, and it has made me feel like a new girl and I am_ now relieved of all these troubles. I hope all young girls will: get «relief as -1- have. never felt bett.r in my life.’’°—MRS. JOHN TETREAVET, "Box 116, Star- ling, Conn. ‘ Massena, N. Y. ths have taken Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound and I highly recommend it. If anyone wants to write to me I will gladly tell her about my case. I was certainly in a bad condition as’ m blood was all te to water. had pimples on my face and a bad color. The doctors called it ‘Anemia and Exhaustion,’ and said I was ali run down, but Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound brought me ovt all right.’’—MISS LAVISA MYRES, Box 74, Massena, N. Y. Young Girls, Heed This Advice Girls who afe troubled with back- ache, headache, nervousness, slecp lessness, fainting spells or indigve tion, should immediately seek resto ration to health by taking. Lydia E. a had said he did not know whether the signature on the petition was his or not. Under Sale’s questioning, he admitted that Geserich had told him the signature was not his. These statements of Gesefich, apparenuy, were made at different times. “Mr. O’Doherty,” Sale began, “Mr. Geserich came here and said the sig- nature on the petition was not his, nor that of his wife.” “No Official Importance.” “Nor that of his wife,’ echoed O'Doherty, “but we didn’t officially attach any importance to that, be- cause no men sign for their wives in thig petition. Afterward he called me up and told me he wanted the signature to stand on the petition.” “Yes,” said Sale, “but he didn't state that it was his signature.” “Il asked him,” said O’Doherty, “whether he signed, but he said he didn’t know whether he did or not.” Rumsey here began questioning O'Doherty. “Mr. Geserich called you up and said he wanted the signature to stand?” he askcd “Yes, sir.’’ “And he also said he didn’t. know whether he did sign it or not?” “That was what he said.”’ Hardy Explains Letter. Here Sale read into the record the letter to Rumsey, written by Hardy and signed by Geserich, stating ‘hat he favored the issuance of a license. The letter contains the statement that “someone took the authority to siggy for us.” Sale then asked Hardy if he pie- pared the letter, and Hardy said he did. “I did it,” said Hardy, “to cover up what the gentleman has said about his signature, if he didn’t sign it. But he has admitted signing it, and admitted in our presence—Mr. Fisher and myself—that he didn’t remember; but I guess it is all right’’ Turning to O’Doherty again, Sale said, “Mr. Geserich stated to you at the time (the ti’ e of Geserich’s visit to the office) at it most certainly was not his sig .ature.” “Yes, sir—when you were present. He said someone signed it.’’ “He said ‘I didn’t sign it,’ didn’t he?’ “Yes, sir.’ “And he said, ‘That isn’t the signa- ture of my wife,’ didn’t he?’ “I have just stated that.’’ Pressure on Geserich. ’ Sale then took the stand as a witness, and made the following statement: ‘Now, with reference to the signature of Mr. Geserich, Mr. Geserich came up tu the Commisioner’s office at my re- quest to identify the signature of him- self and wife to the said petition as filed in this office. He stated in the presence of Mr. O’Doherty that the same:- were not the signatures of his wife or himself. 1 further want to tes- tify that Mr. Geserich left ‘this office in my company, and'tsteted that he de- plored the action of people euthorizedly signed names to a petition, end that he might be perfectiy willing to sign such a petition if approached in u proper manner. “] subscquently "phoned Mr. Gese- rich and he stated that pressure had been brought upon him of such «a nature that he had been compelie4 to state his willingness to sign a similar petition if such were presented to him. He, moreover, again repeated his denial as to the genuineness of the aforesaid signature.” 2 Rumecy’s Brewery Raling. E. J. Miller, the applicant for the license, then testified. He said he was formerly in the saloon business at 3215 Morgan street. Sale asKed him whether the Stifel Brewery wes interested in that @a- loon. Remsey here interposed, saying that had nothing to do with the case, and that the question need not be answered. who un-f he employed Hardy to get signatures to his petition. “Ia the Griesedieck Brewery in any sense interested in this mattert” Sale asked. Hardy here said to Miller: “You Ydon’t have to answer that question.” Rumsey then said he ruled that the question need not be answered, Sale said he wished to file an obje Rumsey replied to Sale:- “¥ have refused to answer the same cuent as to who was employing you.” “IT am making objection,” replied Sale, “because the laws of Missouri provide that, if a brewery is con- nected with a saloon, directly or in- directly, the license may not be granted. That is the purpose of ask- ing the question.” “You are in this case,” said Rum- sey to Sale, “only because the com- missioner sees fit. We could hear this case without a lawyer. We are willing to let you stay here and get what evidence you can, if you will stick strictly to the: point.” Sale stuck to the point—of brew- ery interest—and came at the matter in another way, asking Miller: “Are you willing to testify that you are the sole owner of the busi- ness f”’ “That is not nevebasentt uaid Rum- sey. “The application is signed and se -_—— = AOTORISTS! The following Girector etelis the best STOP ‘MAKE FOR DINNER SAND Rx FRESHMENTS TOMORROW, Busch’s’ ‘Gretchen’ Inn and Schmierkaese Garden The Home of m Dinners. Country Chicken CHICKEN DINNER, 50c Schmierkaese mit Schnittlauch and German Rye B Make the Pe * abd "hat al amily Garden 4200 8. iii Av., ODP. Priester’s Park. Good Old Country Chicken and Home-Made Smierkaese (ZUR GRUENEN — Most beautiful place om the Gra- vois Road, Sappizgton. L. GNAUCK, Prop. AUTO PARTY Chicken Binners a Specialty E a deligh Suatex mornin ¢ oe "and an ap ing chicken tnt on “MADAME DeFOE’S Read, 1 mil Read. 2 miles fam Tia ig of Ol ve. saereet Long Di one stance, C aaa 2655. Opening Announcement Of the Fenten Bathing, Seating Beach. Suite to rent. joe Sh right at beach on Otto and Wallach’s Place Wm. rh aig Oe at Des cpres on ¢t nchester 14 . 48 Just the right dis- for uiful . a beau- but part oe telephone their wants ; ts UL o vane, Bell Kirkwood EN Se eee North and South South road." Seives “that +} $1 $1.00 Chicken Dinner 5:30 te 8 bp. m. and Sundays, in- INN your 7" kidneys. speaks for itself.” Sale then asked Miller if, at the time of «igning his application he knew that the law required that he must know the signatures on his pe- tition were genuine. “To the best of my knowledge,” replied Miller, “I think they were genuine.” “You don’t have to answer that question any more,” said Rumsey. “His testimony is that, to the best of hig Knowledge, they were genu- ine. Further than that, he can’t go.” E. J. Hardy was then sworn, and was asked his occupation. He replied: “I am—I get up dramshop petitions. Licenses, leases, notary public, etc.’’ He said he had been in the fusiness about 14 years. “‘Have you practiced before the Excise Commissioner with any uegree of regu- lerity 7°’ “By the courtesy of the Commissioner, I have.’ “Are you an attorney?’ ———w “No sir, I don’t profess to be.” “Do you work for individual saleon keepers, or for the brewers?’’ ‘For individual saloon keepers. The bieweries don’t take out any petitions.’’ (In a statement to a Post-Dispatch re- porter several days ago he said he worked for the brewertes.) “That is, to your knowledge, écn’t.’’ “Well, the petition speaks for itself. You never saw a brewery’s name on uny petition.’’ “Did you names?” “Myself and the young man. He has ceen with me a number of years.” they individually get all the GOING AWAY THIS SUMMER? Make your vacation complete. Have the Post-Dispatch mailed te your ad- @reas, which may be changed as fre- quently as you wish. Price by mail, postage paid, 45 cents a month. . — _~_--- a ———_ + ) Rock | '\sland ee on LATER DEPARTURE KANSAS CITY ROCK ISLAND LINES EFFECTIVE JUNE 8TH THE COLORADO EXPRESS ; WILL LEAVE 10:30 P.M. — Arrive Kansas City 7:30 A. M. Through Service to Colorado and California TICKETS—RESERVATIONS | 304 North Broadway, Boatmen’s Bank Building, or 7 Union Station eee ne a Medicine is important in curing disease, but the use of good sense is quite as necessary. A person suffering with back- ache, muscular pains, dizzy spells, headaches, nervousness, sleeplessness and signs of kidney weakness should help the kidneys immediately with a good medicine; but should also quit doing the things that hurt Act promptly, for neglected kid- ney weakness leads to uric acid poisoning, rheumatism, gravel, dropsy, and fatal Bright’s disease. There is no other medicine for sick kidneys so well known, so generally used or so highly recommended as Doan’s Kidney Pills. The patient ehemns: help the a cine, however, by care 4s to diet regular habits, and avoidance of over-work and worry. Avoid meat, alcoholic drinks and excesses of any kind. Nature will then assist in bringing a quick cure. St. Louis Proof: F;,,Sohgenfeld. 14294 Grattan st., — ee — ae Use Your Good Sense: ween nce eo goatee wes am’s Vegetable Compound. j In reply to a question, he said that | MARK GUMBERTS, Mer. | |
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