St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 15, 1915

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7293 OPPORTUNITIES | sterday s big Real end W ant Directory 3000 HOME OFFERS ICE as many Want Ads as the Globe-Democrat, ol. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH — Only Evening Paper in S4 Louis With Associated Press News Service. oy VOL. 68. NO. 87. ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1915—18 PAGES. PRICE ONE CENT | TIMES as many as the Republic. WANTS DELAY IN HEARING State Commission Continues Ses- sion, but Gives Times -for By a Staff Correspondent of the Post- Dispatch. JBPFFERSON CITY, Nov. 15.—Opposi- ¢om to immediate consideration of the ¥rHOo. reorganization plan by the Pun- tle Service Commission was made by Moses N. Sale of St. Louis, an attorney fepresenting minority stockholders, when the case was called this morning. Sale said that his clients had not been let in on the “star, chamber’ hearings eld. by the committees which prepare‘ the plan. Bale said he had not been able to get 2 tipy of the plan, and asked that the 4waring be postponed 10 days to enable tlm to obtain information to conduct «4 - cfoss-éxamination of witnesses. Chair- man Atkinson ruled that the hearing ‘should proceed, but that opportunity would be given for cross-examination a: a subsequent hearing. Claims Provided For, R. T. Swayne, counsel for the Re- organization Committee, told the com- mission that provisions are made in the plan of reorganization, if approved by the commission, to settle all claims, both secired and unsecured. He said the plan contemplates the setting. aside of $7,000,000 in preferred stock, $5,300,000 of common and such other amounts of cash or securities as required to pay up claims when established. He said he did not know the amount of. Unsecured claims; but believed ample provisions had been made to meet them. Swayne likewise stated in answer to a question from Chairman Atkinson that all. overeharge claims which might ne pec iiss crc against the enforcement of ac et: me taken care of. ¢ vould proceed, but that upon oe by the commission cross- | lation could be had of the ma- te nat t wonensen in the -case. wm &: Priest of St. Louis heatedly de- At the St. Louis protective rege echt of the Frisco has operated | notice to many of the stock- He said that Festus J. Wade, ‘ing the Mercantile Trust Co., d $35,000 of the stock, Col. For- "$85,000, ‘Priest repre- $10,000 for himself and from to $10,0% for David R. Francis, . Kepresenting 10,000 “Mr. Yoakum, were among tote in the committee's ~&- SS J et By ae pa iB .the re ee were A J.” Bisenmeyer™ ‘of , ‘with ‘$250,000 . of common “latter had no objection to g under the the arrangement’ an- ther 5, whose claims he 8 pisses had attempted to repu- e. He ‘paid these claims had been setts et by Judge Sanborn, but} of the matter was still in Asked him if he : $225 IN WATER RATES SAFE THAT NO ONE WANTS Mysterious Envelope of Money Found for Which There Is’ No Claimant. The tidy sum of $225 is going begging at the city hall. No one will claim it and all whe have bean euestioned about it have hastened to say it isn't theirs and they don’t want it. The money, in an envelope, was found in the safe of the Collector of Water Rates, last week by George Kropp, as- sistant cashier. He has turned it over to Circuit Attorney Harvey, who is con- ducting a grand jury investigation of irregularities in the water rate depart- ment. Experts who have gone over the de- partment’s books have been unable to find whence the money came or to whom it belongs. ‘Ferdinand C. J. Sattell, until recently cashier in the office, said today that he didn’t know where the $225 came from. Former Water Rates Collector John B. Owen also disclaimed all knowledge of the money. The amount does not fit in with any transaction in connection with the check kiting and I O U traffic now being investigated by the grand jury. It is known that a laundry company which since has gone out of business paid $225 water license shortly before the exposure of irregularities. Further investigation of the books is being mada to learn whether this is thé money found in the safe. JOHN T, MILLIKEN JR. BECOMES SENIOR SPEED LAW VIOLATOR He Is Graduated by Age From Junior Class—Fined 85 for Most Recent Offense. John T. Milliken Jr., 17 years old, of 1160 Belt avenue, son of a wealthy manufacturer, mine owner and grain dealer, was fined $5 by Police Judge Sanders this morning for speeding his automobile on Hamilton avenue, be- tween Delmar boulevard and Cabanne avenue, Friday night. The fine marked young Milliken's graduation, through age, from the junior class of speed-law violators into the senior class. He wilil be eligible to $16 and $600 fines, in the case of future offenses. Young Milliken became known two years ago as the terror of the farmers in the neighborhood of Eureka, S8t. Louis County, where his father has a farm. He was indicted by the county, grand jury in September, 1913, on. two charges of reckless driving. convicted, tined and paroled, A. year tater, he. in the Juvenile Court. ‘SORRY: SIR, WE'RE ALL FILLED ‘UP,’ NEW YORK HOTEL CHORUS Fleed of Suyers From Europe, South America and West Cause Short- age of Accommodations. NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—New York ho- tels are filled Many of them have turned away guests. This is attribute: in part to the arrival of purchasing agents from England, France, Russia and Italy. - Merchants from South America, Cen- tral America, the West Indies and Can- ada, who formerly went to London, Paris or Berlin, are here. Buyers and visitors from the West are atriving «ut the rate of 2000 a. week. SAYS U BOAT TOOK MOVIES NICE, France, Nov. 15.—Capt. Dataeli of the steamer France, Which was sunk | by a submarine in the Mediterranean on Nov. 7, says that while the crew was getting into the small boats.the sub- ‘marine approached to within 100 feet of the France and when all the sailors were safely off the ship grouped ‘the ‘boats together with the steamer as a background, after which moving pictures ‘were taken of the scene. ee as high-class offerings, viz Furniture, ete. the Sunday visitor. other Sunday papers is best _papers added fF oe v [arrested in Forest Park, and was leo-}1 ‘tured and paroled KREISMANN AUFO KNOCKS DOWN BOY, SKULL FRACTURED Former Mayor in Machine Which Badly Hurt Lad From Father Dunne’s Home. MANY SUNDAY MISHAPS Six Women, Eight Men and Two Children Hurt in Motor Accidents. Former Mayor Frederick H. Kreis- mann’s automobile, in which Kreismann and W. Christy Bryan were being driven downtown by a negro chauffeur this morning, knocked down Vincent Mahoney, 11 years old, an inmate of Father Dunne's Newsboys’ Home, on Locust street between Nineteenth an Twentieth streets. The toy’s skull was fractured and he was sent to the city hospital. Those in the machine said that the boy jumped from a stakewagon and ran in front of the car, so near that the chauffeur was unable to stop in time. The chauffeur, Moses Chear, was ar- rested and was released on a common law bond. Six women, eight men and two chil- dren were injured yesterday in automo- bile accidents in various parts of the city. Three women and three men were hurt when the automobiles of Eli Lav- enthal of 3221 Cass avenue and Dr. R. Shanklin of 1514 South Jefferson av- enue collided at Grand and Cass av- enues. The atcident was caused, the police say, by careless driving of Lav- enthal. With him were his wife and Jaughter, Miss Goldie Laventhal, and their maid, Miss Anna Wachtel. Miss Wachtel was thrown from the car and her head struck the pavement. Her injury is serious. Mrs. Laventhal and Miss Laventhal were bruised. Dr. Shanklin’s car was driven by his chauf- feur, Charles Newp®rt. All three men received bruises. Laventhal was ar- rested. | Two Women and Two Men Hurt, Two women and two men _— in- mann of 4488 Clayton av- enue ead Joseph J. Harbacek of 124 ‘Sutton avenue collided at 10 p. m. near Maple avenue and Union boulevard. Miss Speekmann received bruises and her sister, Miss Anna Speekmann, was cut over the right eye and her right leg was injured. Harbacek was cut on the breast afi Henry C. Rich of 604A Del- mar boulevard, who was with him, was cut over the right eye. Harbacek was arrested on the charge of careless ‘driv- ing. Herman Cohen of 6026 Minerva av- enue and his wife and two children, Ruth, 9, and Leah, 56, were slightly iu- jured when the Cohen automobile was struck by a southbound Grand car at Page boulevard. Auto Crashes Into Trolley Pote. An automobile driven by Steve Sie- raweki of 1420 North Twelfth street skidded at Twelfth and Brooklyn streets and crashed into a trolley pole. He was bruised. James H. Hogan. 55 years old, of ‘4462A McPherson avenue, was struck at Olive street and Taylor avenue by an automobile owned and driven by James Zabina of 4570A Oakland avenue. His sealp was iacerated and his body bruised. Zabina was arrested, charged with careless driving. Guisteau Stevens of 4323 Cook avenue a ee ee Quality Advertising Predominates In Sunday’s POST-DISPATCH. is that elusive “‘something’’ which ean best be expressed ., Pianos; Automobiles, Jewelry, “These ads appeal to the well-to-do, into whose homes POST-DISPATCH i is a regular gnd preferred The supremacy ‘of: the POST-DISPATCH over the Total Paid Advertising Nov. 14: POST-DISPATCH alone eater er racess sees: BOT Cols, Both of its competitors added together POST-DISPATCH excess over all competition... 33 Cols. Home Merchants’ Advertising: POST-DISPATCH alone ...........-..++.++++202Cols. Globe-Demecrat and Republic combined....... 174 Cols. POST-DISPATCH excess over both the other together was slightly hurt when his bicygle col- lided with a dairy truck driven by Leo Ferguson of 4807 Cottage avenue at Channing avenue and Locust street. ~ I, *‘Quality’’ advertising shown in figures. 28 Cols. ee s@ee5nereeneeereene owe eee ‘Real Estate and Want Ads: POST-DISPATCH alone icine. «aces Seods. ° 5 cy eagerness vite ae 112 Cols. Seren’ asp, as $e & gt ete oes sae i st es DIVORCE GIVEN T0 MRS. HUNTINGTON WILSON. AT RENG Her Cross Complaint of Mental Cruelty Sustained; He Charged Desertion. SHE WAS MISSOURI GIRL Former Assistant Secretary of | State Had Brilliant Diplo- matic Career. ~ RENO, Nev., Nov. 15.—A decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty has been granted by the District Court here to Mrs. Lucy Wilson, formerly of St. James, Mo., from Huntington Wilson, who was Assistant Secretary of State under Philander Cc. Knox during the Taft administration. Wil- son brought the suit, alleging deser- tion, but the court denied him relief and granted the decree to the wife, who set up a cross complaint, alleg- ing mental cruelty extending over a period of several years. She was al- lowed to resume her maiden name, Lucy Wortham James. Marriage Took Piace When He Was in Diplomatic Service in Tekio. Mrs. Huntington Wilson was the daughter of Thomas James of St. James, Mo., which is on the Frisco, 100 miles west of St. Louis. Ner mar- riage to Wilsen took place in 19, when he was in the diplomatic service in Tokio, Japan. Mrs. Wilson was much admired in Washington society. She said, in an in- terview a few years ago, that she liked to tell people’ she was from St. James, Mo., because so few knew where St. James was, and she was thus able to give valuable information. Wiison, who was born in Chicago in 1875, had attained high diplomatic hon- ors before he was 30 years old, in Wash- ington, in the Orient, in South America and on the continent. Mrs. Wilson achieved success as a diplomatic host- ess, She is beautiful and cultured and has a charming personality. Wilson is connected with two of the Tiitnois, | andthe. tons. He ig the son of Benjamin Mairs | Wilson and Frances Huntington Wilson. In 1897 he took his A. B. at Yale and: that same year was appointed second secretary of the United States legation at ‘Tokio, from which position he rose to that of secretary of the legation, again to that of second secretary of the embassy in 1896. After Philander. C. Knox appointed the young diplomat Assistant Secretary of State, Secretary Elihu Root had Wil- son as Third Assistant Secretary of State, from which position he was made Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Rumania and Servia and diplomatic agent to Bulgaria. In 1909 he ‘was appointed Minister to the Argentine republic. Besides membership in scores of other aristocratic societies, Wilson is a member of the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs of Washington, D. C., and of the Tokio Club of Tokio. SULTAN AT OPENING OF TURKISH PARLIAMENT TELLS OF SUCCESS Refers to Alliance With Central Pow- ers and Direct Communication Be- tween Berlin and Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 15.—Par- liament re-assembled yesterday with the usual ceremonies in the precence of the Sultan, the heir apparent, the Shiek tl Islam, and the Grand Vizier. In the speech from the throne refer- enee was made to the new alliance with the Central Powers, and the opening of irect communication between Berlin and Constantinople. ,Sultan Mehmed V also said: “Events wttich have passed since Dec. 1, thanks to the. Almighty, have real- ized my wishes and have corresponded to the hope which I expressed that these events might assure the happi- ness of the whole Moslem world and the Ottoman Empire. “Fierce attacks directed by the Brit- ish and French army and navy forces ‘against the Dardanelles with the inten- -tion to invade Constantinople and the }selzure of the Straits, which for two and a half centuries the Russians have been coveting, have been repulsed by the resistance, self-sacrifice and en- thusiasm of my army and navy.” OKLAHOMA OIL GOES TO $I Jump of 20 Cents in Two Days—Teath Advance tn Pittsburg. TULSA, Ok., Nov. 15.—The price of Oklahoma crude oil advanced to $1 /thig' morning when the Prairie Ot! and Gas Co. announced an increase of 10 cénts. This {s a jump of 20 cents In two days as the price was raised from 80 to 90 cents Saturday. Producers here are preparing for unusual activity. (CHURCHILL SAYS oldest and most aristocratic families An} DARDANELLES PLAN WAS WORTH WHILE Tells House of Commons if Any ‘Operations Warranted Carry- ing Through They Did. FISHER DIDN’T VETO THEM Antwerp Relief Originated With Kitchener and France, He Declares. rt LONDON, Nov. 15.—Winston Spencer “hurchill declared in the House of Coin- mons ‘today that if any operations in tne history of the world were worth carry- |’ ing through with sustained fury and ut- ter disregard of life, the operations at the Dardanelles were worth it. Churchill was explaining his resigna- tion from the position of Chancellor 3f the Duchy of Lancaster, the compara- tively unimportant cabinet post to which l.e Was assigned in the formation of the coalition cabinet last spring. Before the reorganization he was First Lord of the Admiralty. ‘We are passing through a bad time, which probably will be worse before it is better, but is will be better,’’ Chure- rill said. ‘If we endure, the campaign of 1916 should be decided against Ger- many by her shortage of men.”’ Regarding the Dardanelles, Churchill Ceclared that the Admiral on the spoti. said they could not be taken with af rush, but that the fortifications might be} ' reduced gradually by bombardment. Ad-| — miral Sir John Fisher, then First Seaji” Lord, was opposed of attack on the Dardanelles. Churchill declared he did not: receival. clear guidance from Admiral Fisher de-]) fore the expedition was decided on or to a reduction of} ” Great Britain’s naval strength in home} waters, but never criticised the method f ae » es HGS 2348 So ———e ee RD OSS fewer oe = the subsequent firm support whereto hel; was entitled. Churehill said that the project forl sending an army to the relief of Ant- werp originated with Field Marshall Kitchener and the French Government. In October of last year a foreé of] British marines wanenent to Antwe arrival of the Several thousand British ¢ the border and were inten si land. > RS ae fe #3 Some of the “severest ceiehalade, oft Churchill's administration of the, Ad- miralty was in connection with this ad- / It was asserted, the ¢oree was} venture. inadequate and was dispatched when it was too late. Churchill réplied it had been intended*to send larger bodies of troops, but that subseguént dévelop- ments made this impossible. As it was, he ‘said, the German advande Was de- layed. SON OF KING GEORGE I$ ILL Prince Albert, a Midshipman, Has «a Stomach Disorder. LON DON, Nov. 15.—Prince Albert, sec- ond son of King George, is suffering from an obstinate gastric disorder, and will have to remain in London a few weeks to undergo special treatment. Prince Albert, who is a midshipman in the British navy, was stricken with appendicitis in August, 1914. He is 20 years old. CRANK SENDS STONE TO LANSING Ten Boxes Were Marked “Non-Explo- sive” and “Not Dynamite.” WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—*‘Non-explo- sive’’ and “‘not dynamite” were the labela on 10 small wooden boxes addressed to Secretary of State Lansing received from Baltimore by express yesterday. De- tectives opened the boxes. They were filled with stone broken in smal! pieces. “The work of a crank,’’ was the com- ment of detectives. TEMPERATURE WILL RISE: 28 THE LOWEST TONIGHT THE TEMPERATURES. Official forecast for St, Louis and vieinity: Fair tonight and temerrow; rising temperature; the lewest te- night will be about 28 degrees. — WE'LL STILL | Ice appeared on TRAVEL , AT St. louis window ANY PATE. panes’ this morn- ing for the wurst the temperature from 6 to 7 a. m. oi tment a oie ila ea time this fall, and } CDADTI Kr a7 jel? i % ¥ as he i ple, ae Oe ia 4 ae Baa La) Bomb Plot Suspect Who Offers to Be a Government Witness et oti Ml , .. eit ay eu ea 2 RR Sat ty ase Bi Pe © Sat 4 * ¢ at , Pie , @ fF : , i ; = : Be . 1S Lt if} oun niet ite ag ¢ rages ae ; ; ’ * Tests Meat po ren fie al mal kes Sp cet hme Takes" Off : 4 Poutids, | The food regulations imposed by the German Government ” a fortnight ago NEW YORK, Nov.. 15,—Robert ‘Fay, |g , under indictment,.| bombs |. one of the six (Liste attempting to,p in’ the interest of meat conser ation—ha L243. 2) ‘been given a week's try-out as an, ex-. periment by a Post- inspateh reporter,’ with the following results: He lost 1% pounds in weight. ' > He tired of. the monotony of, the reg- ulations. He’ chafed under the restrictions, es- pecially when on non-meat ~days , the savory whiffs from porterhouse steaks were very perceptible. The :meat.reguiations which the Ger- man — is Pcie to. observe oe: ‘low: Mondays—Nothing but boiled meats. Tuesdays—No: meat,, but fish: is: per- missible. Wednesdays—No restrictions. Thursdays—Same.as_ Mondays. Fridays—Same as Tuesdays. Saturdays—No pork, but other meats are allowed. Sundays—No restrictions. This schedule was - faithfuly carried out by the reporter with the follow- ing daily menus: Monday—Breakfast, cakes, coffee; lunch, boiled ham, pota- toes, coffee; dinner. boiled ham and cabbage, with vegetables. Tuesday-—Breakfast, cereal, wheat cakes, coffee; lunch, fried croppie, veg- etables; dinner, soup, fried .red. snap- per, . vegetables, coffee, dessert. Wednesday—Everything from bacon to steak. Thursday—Breakfast, cereal, _ wheat cakes, coffee; lunch, boiled ham, cof- fee; dinner, soup, boiled ham and cab- bage, vegetables, dessert. Friday—Break fast, cereal, wheat cakes, coffee; lunch, milk and buttered cereal, wheat fee. Saturday—Breakfast, bacon, eggs, eet fee; lunch, milk..and buttered - toast: dinner, soup, sirloin steak, vegetables, coffee, dessert. Sunday—Everything in plenty. — en a es sae ‘on munition ships, “sailing | port for’ England ‘and: France, made to-| day a’ long Btatément to United States | ‘Attorney toast; dinner, fried fish, vegetables, .cof-} H. Snowden Marshall ‘ The statement is understood to © plot to destroy or damage © munitions shipped from this country to , Mie a lies. A prominent official capital with-the investigation said a quasi- | fs “Lang Statement to} othe Federal. Attorney i ine °F ~- a. F OCR. ae rom this} be in the} fature of a confession and also to fur- : rish new détails’ of the alleged German | prisoners and seven cannon were taken by the Bulgarians. Pursuit of te Ser- agreement had ‘been ‘made’ between | sais, the Government authorities an4’ Fay | under which’ Fay,’ who ‘claimed to be a Lieutenant ‘in the German” army, would plead guilty when brought’ to trial with the five others on con- spiracy charges. It was also sta that Fay would appear before | the |’ Federal gran@ jury ‘but’ nét * unttl | statement has been |’ checked tip by Department of Justice : after his latest and: Secret Service agents. - After Pay’s statement had’ been taken’ down by a stenographer, it Was said by officials that much of the statement ' he made shortly after his arrest. was valueless, — be- cause of vagueness. Has Long Talk With riven. Fay talked to William J. Flynn, chief of the secret service, for some’ time yes- terday- Although no offer of immunity has yet been made to Fay in return for his testimony, it was believed - that ‘f he became a. government ‘witness he would be granted immunity. The Government's attorneys plan to have new indictments against Fay and the other five filed, as a result of the #: 5 ied he ge oe tame + “B39 pry Sih ARES : a a ete Se: edt Y aye . si Pe Lee Pais. Giger Et © PASE er er ee, 5 a hs ; 2 ERE Bh “pores maser s 9h leturday mor Beyer hes ¥ LA gen