St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 6, 1916

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Uncle Sam Can Make Big Guns One of Them Bullt to Hurl a trated ing 1 ou Ton a Distance of “22 Miles Ilius- Next Sunday’s POST-DISPATCH Shell Weigh- ee ree ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With Associated Press News Service. NI Don't overlook the home and investment offers in the Big Real Estate and Want Directory. VOL. 68..NO. 139. ST. LOUIS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1916—22 PAGES, PRICE ONE CENT | EDITION FINANCIAL MARKETS GH __SPORTS _ ~ COMPULSION BILL WILL BE OPPOSED BY BRITISH LABOR Trades Congress Votes 1,- 998,000 to 783,000 to De- mand Withdrawal of Meas-' ure and Rejects Amend- ment in Favor of. Forcing, Single Men to Attest. HENDERSON REFUSES TO ACCEPT | DECISION Premier’s tiimnsaal Seems to Satisfy No One; Voluntary 10 PER CENT WAGE RAISE FOR U. S. STEEL EMPLOYES Virtually All Unskilled Labor to Be Included— Total Number of Men Employed by Company Above 170,000. NEW YORK, Jan. 6—The United States Steel Corporation today decided jto increase the wages of virtually .all of its unskilled employes about 10 per! cent. A statement issued by the Steel Cor- poration said that the increase had been decided upon largely on account of the present prosperous conditions. It added that in addition to the new wages for common laborers, employes in practical- ily all departments of the corporation will receive proportionate increases. Ad- ;Justments in the wage rates of the va- rious mining companies controlled by i the corporation are also under consider-}{ , ation. Press Denounces It Almost! The following statement was given out as Severely as Papers on Other Side. LONDON, Jan. 6.—The Labor Congress today went on record against the Dill the House of Commons yesterday for compulsory military serv- ice, recommending that the Labor mem- bers in Parliament oppose the bill at all fntroduced in stages. By a vote of 1,998,000 against 783,000 the Labor Conrgess decided to support a de- mand for.the withdrawal of the com- pulsory service bill from Parliament. The recommendation to the tion. This amendment was carried, 1,715,000 for to 934,000 against. The temper of Congress tested earlier when an nad to attest. It was defeated, on a card vote, by the overwhelming majority of 2,121,000 to 541,000. Arthur Henderson, Board of Education and leader of the Labor party in the House.of Commons, served notice on the congress before a vote was taken that if.it decided he should oppose the Government's com- pulsion bill he would refuse to accept such decision; that he would immedi- ately resign his seat in the House of Commons and would ask his constitu- ents whether they indorsed his action. Bill Satiafies, No One. Judging by the tditorial opinions this will voluntary papers denounce {t almost as much as The Daily « pressed in the newspapers ‘,0rning the conscription bill satisfy nobody. The the conscriptionist press. News goes so far as to predict a gen- eral election in the next few weeks. The Daily News said that if the conference should decide aginst the bill, arthur Henderson, president of the Board of Education; Reginald McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Wal- ter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, are likely to resign. The biggest assemblage of Common- ere since the outbreak of the war faced Premier Asquith when he Introduced his military service bill yesterday. Vir- tually the only absentees were those who were kept away by gnilitary necessities. Outside Parliament building great crowds gath- ered, reflecting the deep popular inter- est, and shouts of welcome greeted the Premier as he drove up with his wife @nd daughters. Officers in uniform oc- | cuplied seats among the members and in the galleries, giving a distinct khaki - @olor to the gathering. Under the terms of the bil! all males between the ages of 18 and @, who are | bachelors or widowers without children @ependent upon them, are liable for. military service. Ireland is excluded from the terms of the measure. Exemptions Provided For. Asquith said exemptions from service could be claimed under the terms of the bill on the same grounds as in the case of men attested under the Derby | plan. The grounds of exemption in- @lude conscientious \objection to per- forming military service. Other grounds for exemption from gervice, the Premier said, included i!) health, physical infirmity, the necessity to support dependent persons and the Sir John Simon was greeted heartily as he rose to combat the Premier's | at | contentions. He expressed regret considerations could deter him ' from opposing this measuréd, which pre- sented the supreme question of abandon- ing the principle of voluntary service, | ‘one of the traditions of Britain’s free- en eae ad = Labor members in Parllament to oppose the bill was in the form of an amendment to the resolution originally placed be- fore the congress. This amendment re- affirms the decision of the Labor Con- gress at Bristol in regard to conscrip- peen amendment to the official resolution was offered. The amendment was to the effect that the congress should support a measure of compulsion by forcing the single men president of the . the the by Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation: “In view of the prosperous conditions now existing it was unanimously voted at a meeting of the presidents of our iron and steel companies ioday to rec- ommend that there should be adjust- ments of wage rates to take effect Feb. A subsequent meeting of the Finance Committee unanimously adopted the rec- ommendation of the presidents. “It is proposed to increase rates of common labor 10 per cent. As to othér departments, increases will be equally proportioned. Adjustments in wage rates among our mining companies are under consideration.”’ The average number of employes of the Steel Corporation in 1914 was 175.563. The number in 1913 was 228,906, and that is believed to be the approximate figure today. Average salaries at the mills in 1914 were $2.88 a day and in the admin- istrative and selling departments $2.97 a day. Strike in Steel Piant Makes 6000 Men Idle, YOUNGSTOWN, 0O., hundred more workmen department of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co.’s plant struck today. There are 600 now out at this plant, which employs 9000. The officials of the Republic lron and Steel Co., where 2500 have struck, resulting in closing the plant and forcing 6600 into idle- ness, today refused the demands of the strikers at a conference. The men demand 25 cents an hour for a 10- Jan. 6.—Three in the tube (hour day and overtime — concessions. ENGLAND EXPECTS GERMAN REPRISALS IN BARALONG CASE Official Circles Believe That British Officers and Men, Pris- oners, Will Be Shot. LONDON, Jan. 6.—The belief is ex- pressed in official circles here that the next step in the Baralong controversy will be a reprisal by Germany, whicna is expected to take the form of the shooting of a number of Pnglish offi- cers and men prisoners, equaling the number of German submarine officers and men lost when the submarine was sunk by the Baralong. There is little hope expressed that Germany will meet Sir Edward Grey’s suggestion for a neutral naval board to consider the Baralong case in conjunoc- tion with the charges made against German submarines. It is stated that if the controversy is carried further Great Britain very likely will take the stand that the affidavits of the mule- teers provide insufficient and unrelia- ble evidence concerning the charges made. Unitea States to Take No Part in Baralong Controversy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—It was au- thoritatively stated today that the Unit- ed States Government would not agree to the suggestion by Sir Edward Grey tno Germany that a tribunal of American naval officers investigate the belligerent charges and counter charges of inhu- mane conduct by naval officers. Ambassador Page, at London, through whom Sir Edward's communication was forwarded to Berlin, probably will await an expression from the German Govern- ment concerning its attitude before he brings the subject to the attention of the State Department here. Officials con- versant with the situation, however, say informally that the United States un- doubtedly will continue to adhere to its policy of nonintervention in controver- sies of this kind between be ligerent na- tions. Vesuvius in Active Eruption. LONDON, Jan. 6—An Exchange Tel- egraph dispatch from Rome says that Prof. Maladra, Government observer at Mount Vesuvius announced the volcano has been in active eruption since Mon- day. Three new craters have been opened and there are constant explo- sions, large stones being hurled to a height of half a mile. SNOW LIKELY TOMORROW; 20 THE LOWEST TONIGHT — phx ery TURES, cast for St. Lewis and vicinity: In- creasing ciloudi- neas tonight, probably ‘fol- lowed by snow tomorrow; rising temperature; the lowest tonight will be about 20. Miesouri: Un- settled wea ther, with snow or rain tomorrow and in west portion to- night; rising tem- night, probably followed by snow tomorrow; rising RIGH MEN'S TAK ETURN FAR BELOW VALUE OF ESTATES Recent Inventories Show Big Discrepancies With Figures Made to Assessor. A comparison of the inventories of the estates of seven St. Louisans, who re- cently died, with the last return which they made to the city on their taxable property, revealed today that the in- ventoried value 6f their property was $1,414,291.53 greater than the valuation which they put upon it in making the tax returns. What Post-Dispatch Figures Showed. Following Circuit Judge Divelbiss’ sug- gestion that tax-dodging investigations in St. Louis would result in an increase of more than $100,000,000 in the city’s per- sonal tax returns, the Post-Dispatch, on June 22 last presented a comparison of the inventories of 49 St. Louis estates, liles, with the last personal tax return made by the former owners of these estates to the Assessor. This comparison showed that out of a total of $10,528,914 of taxable personal property, par vdlue, only $2,012,999 was returned for taxation, and more than half this sum by one man. , Showing of Preetorius Estate. Probate Court records show that the estate of Edward I. Preetorius, late publisher of the St. Louis Times and the Westliche Post, iad an inventoried val- ue of $313,134.11. Of this amount $290,850 was in stoecks exempt from taxation, leaving $22,284.11 of taxable property. In his last return, made in June 1914, Preetorius listed $275 in cash and $1345 of personal property. The estate of Daniel M. Houser, pub- iisher and one of the principal owners of the Globe-Democrat, was inventoried at $687,513.28. There were $366,650 in ex- empted stocks, $142,000 in bonds, not ex- empt and $163,556.98 in cash. _ Houser in his last return fn June, 1914, sald he had $40,000 in cash, $7000 in bonds and $6670 in other property, making a total of $53,670. On the basis of the in- ventory he left taxable property valued at $310,863.28. The tnventory of the estate of Famund R. O'Donnell gave the value of his es- tate at $477,062.01. The last personal re- turn made by him, June 1, 1914, was $915. The inventory included $135,954.37 bonds, £16,352 cash and $72,943.44 chattels, all sub- ject to taxation. In his tax return he listed no cash and no bonds. Among the chattels were a piano, valued at $50, and an automobile valued at $500. The inventory of the estate of Fdwara Wenzer was $16,682.50. His personal tax return was $100 for household furniture. One Estate Largely Exempt. Edward C. Donk's estate inventoried $518,780.72. His last tax return was for $810. A great part of his estate consist- ed of exempt bonds. His exempt stock holdings were $453,380. He had $7500 bonds and $4602 notes. The inventory filed in the Probate Court of the estate of Joseph W. Givens, who had an office at 510 Rialto Build- ing, valued his personal property at $169,822.96. He made no personal tax return for 1914 or 1915. In 1914 he was arbitrarily assessed on $1100. The personal estate of Wallace Dela- field, an insurance man, was given in the inventory filed in Probate Court at $51,302.20. He made no return in 1914 or 1916, but was assessed for 1914 on $2000, A larger disparity is shown in the ease of the estate of Mrs. Elza McMi}- lan. The inventory slows - property Valued at $1,896,007.22. Of thie $1,238,548.33 was in exempted stocks and $542,373.33 In bonds, not exempt, leaving taxable property valued at $657,489.67. In her return June 1, 1914, Mra. Mce- Millan said she had $1550 In cash, $55,700 in notes and bonds and 3$22,0 in other |property, Fiera of $79,900. taken at random from the Probate Court’ IN GLEN ECHO SUIT, CONTRADICTS BUDEK Says He Told Latter Squarely He Would Bid on Property for Nine Trustees. ONLY 80 ACTIVE MEMBERS Secretary Testifies 311 Persons Were Asked Into New Organ- ization, 131, Accepted. Albert Bond Lambert, wealthy avia- tion enthusiast, and one of the defend- ants in the Glen Echo Country Club injunction sut of the ‘‘outs’’ against the “ins,” testified this morning in Judge McElhinney’s Court at Clayton that he bought in the club. property for himself and eight other trustees, and not for all the members, and that he told Gustavus A. Buder, who bid against him, that he was doing so. Buder testified yesterday that he bid as high as $47,500, then quit, when John C. Roberts assured him, in answer to his question, that the property was being bid in by Lambert for the club as a whole. Before answering the ques- tion, Buder said, Roberts talked with Lambert and C. D. Johnson. Buder then let Lambert bid in the property at $50,000. Lambert said in his testimony that Roberts did not talk with him at the time meritioned by Buder, but that, be- fore the bidding began, Buder asked him whether he was going to bid ‘for all the members of the club.”’ Urged Opposition Bidding. “I told him flatfootedly,’’ said Lam- bert, “that 1 was bidding for myself and eight other gentlemen, Then Mr. Buder said he would bid against me, and I re- plied, ‘I wish you would.’ ’’ Lambert said he was prepared to bid as high as $175,000 or even $380,000, having made arrangements through the Mercan- tile Trust Co. for financing the bid. Buder, in his testimony, said he was prepared to bid as high as $150,000, so that if he had gone his limit Lambert would still have outbid him. The list of names of members of the old club, sent to J, C. Jones by Lambert, with check marks against those not in- vited to join the new club, was intro- duced in evidence. The list of the 1365 “outs’’ was printed at the time in the Post-Dispatch. <A notation by Lam- bert at the foot of the list said the names indicated by check marks (the “outs’’) were those who had received two or more adverse ballots, but that they were not to be considered as finally rejected. No one on the list has ever been ‘‘finally rejected,’’ sa far as testi- mony has shown, Alden H. Little, secretary of the board of trustees of the new club, testified that of 311 who had been invited to join the new club, 131 had become members, and that 80 of these were active mem- bers. 350 Members in Old Club. The old club coutained about 350 mem- bers, and 135 of these were excluded in the formation of the new club. Of the 311 who were invited to join the new club, quite a large number had not been in the old club. Little testified that the present membership of the reorganized club included 80 regular members, 46 junior members, four clergymen and one associate member, Edwin Gould, Of those invited to join, he said, 264 were asked to became regular members, and 47 junior members. Only one of the juniors seems to have declined, but 184 of the seniors did so. J. Arthur Anderson, one of the ‘‘outs,”’ in his-testimony made statements which S. T. G. Smith, secretary of the club, and counsel for the defense, thought were favorable to the defense. Ander- son said James C. Jones had told a number of the “outs,’’ at a meeting last May, two months before the sale and reorganization, that it was planned to exclude a large number, and that this had caused dissatisfaction. Ander- son also said that on the day of the sale, July 10, Buder persuaded him to promised $5000 toward the purchase fund, in case Buder succeeded in bid- ding in the property. Buder had a list of such subscribers, he said, and Har- baugh’s name was on it. Smith held that these statements of Anderson showed that the ‘outs’? had had warning of the purpose to exclude them, and that they were prvileged to make a bid of their own, and failing to bid in the property, they had no ground for complaint. G. A. Ruder Testifies. Buder, who is the president of the company publishing the St. Louis Times, was the principal witness yes- terday afternoon. He was a “per- petual” member of the old club, and was invited to join the new club, but hae not done so. He sympathizes with the “outs” in their effort, which is being made in the present suit, to keep the “ins” from permanently tak- ing away their rights in the club. He said in his testimony, that while he was “neutral,” he believed that the interests of the stockholders In the club should be protected. Some of the stockholders, he sald, were not mem- bers, and he mentioned “a man named Thompson,” who he said held seven or eight shares, but had never enjoyed the social privileges of the elub. Buder’s testimony caused amuse- ment when he said he had been at the club but twice, once to play golf and once to play poker. When asked how many “holes” he played at poker he replied, “I don’t remember, but I usu- ally win.” When Attorney &S. T. G. Smith, secre- ~ @ontinueg on Page 2, Column 34, LAMBERT ON STAND |PROOF IS LACKING THAT A TORPEDC SANK THE PERSIA Ambassador Fails to Get Details From Austria; Survivors Vague on Point. FIFTH BOATLOAD IS SAFE Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to Fake Up Sub- marine Warfare Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Ambassador Penfield cabled today he had presented informally to the Vienna Foreign Of- fice the Government’s re- quest for any information on the de- struction of the British liner Persia and at the time of filing his dispatch had received no reply. American for: any details which would help the American Government decide how the liner was destroyed. American Consul Garrels at Alexan- dria reported that the affidavits he has gathered from Grant, the American, and the Persia survivors, for the same pur- pose, gave no more proofs that a sub- marine torpedoed the liner, or regarding its nationality, than were contained in his first dispatches. No Proof Persia Was Torpedoed. So far the only actual statement tend- ing to prove that the ship was torpedoed came from ane of the officers of the ship. He said he saw what he thought was the wake of a torpedo. No subma- rine Was seen at any ‘ime. The Rev. Homer R. Salisbury of this city, the Seventh Day Adventist mis- sionary superintendent for India, who sailed on the liner Persia from Mar- seilles, is given up for lost, in a report which the Peninsular and Oriental Line has transmitted to the American em- bassy in London. The report was sent to the State Department. Dr. Salis- bury was born at Battle Creek, Mich., in 1870. Senators Simmons and Overman of North Carolina asked President Wilson today if any further information about , the death of Consul McNeely had been received. McNéely was from North Carolina. The President told them that no new facts had come to the Govern- ment within the last two days, but that every effort was being made to ob- tain additional information. Persia Case Comes Up Tomorrow. Consideration of the situation grow- ing out of submarine warfare will be begun tomorrow by the Sey ate Committee on Foreign Relations. Bre majority of the committee is under- stood to look with favor upon the determination of the administration to proceed with the utmost caution. Secretary Lansing has sent to the committee an accumulation of iIn- formation bearing upon the attitude of Great Britain toward neutral ship- ping, called for in a resolution by Senator Hoke Smith, and information regarding the negotiations with Ger- many over submarine warfare, re- quested in an amendment offered by Senator Lodge. During a conference which lasted an hour yesterday the President and Secretary of State carefully consid- ered such information as had been received. Secretary Lansing made it clear that the department had nothing which would tend to establish two most essential points, namely, whether a torpedo sank the Persia, and, if so, the nationality of the submarine which fired it. A memorandum defining the general status of armer merchant vessels visit- ing American ports was issued by the State Department in September, 1914, when complaint was made by the Brit- igh Government that German merchant vessels with offénsive armament were escaping from ports of this country and South America to prey upon British commerce. The policy of this Govern- ment was defined in part as follows: ‘That no guns are mounted on forward part of the vessel. “That the vessel is manned by its usual crew and the officers are the same as those on board before the war was declared. Coliber of Gunes Fixed, “Port authorities on the arrival in a port of the United States of an armed ,essel of belligerent nationality, claim- ing to be a merchant vessel should im- mediately investigate and report to Washington as to the intended use of the armament in order that it may be determined whether the evidence is suf- ficient to remove the presumption that the vessel is and should be treated as a ship of war. Clearance will not be granted until authorized from Washing- ton and the master will be so informed upon arrival. “That the caliber of the guns carried does not exceed six inches.’’ Since this memorandum was issued the State Department caused guns to be re- raoved. MARINE WOUNDED IN HAYTI Order Restored After Port Aw Prince Outbreak. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Rear Ad- miral Caperton reported today a minor outbreak among Haitians in Port au Prince at 2:30 a. m. yesterday in which the marine barracks were fired on and Corporal Weder was wounded, not seriously. One Haitian was killed and others were wounded and the leaders have been arrested. There also was firing in other parts of t now has been restor;y, * ———p The Ambassador had been told to ask | ‘Capt. Grace converted his grocery store ‘Boston Man, Only American Survivor of the Persia CHARLES H. GRANT. G «= who is from Boston, is the only American survivor of the Per- sia. At Alexandria, where he told a detailed story of the disaster, he said he saw Roocrt H. McNeely, A~erican Consul to Aden, strug- gling in the water, STEEL PRESIDENT MAKES A FORTUNE FOR AGED FATHER Parent of Bethlehem Official Gets Nearly $1,000,000 From Investment in Year. Jan. 6.—Capt. Wesley suddenly has found to whom GOSHEN, N. J., Grace, 70 years old, himself in that class of men the wheel of fortune brings unexpected riches. A year ago he owned a small grocery ana a modest home in this vil- lege, but today is the wealthiest resi- dent not only of Goshen but of all Cape May County. He no longer owns the small grocery store, and his realty hold- ings are negligible. But in their stead he is the possessor of nearly $1,000,000 in bonds and stock of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Capt. Grace’s sudden fortune is the sequel to the fact that his son is Eu- gene G. Grace, president of the Bethle- hem Steel Co, It was at his son's suggestion that into cash a year ago what money he could his borrowing ca- und real estate The proceeds, plus obtain by stfaining pacity to the utmost, he put into Beth- lehem Steel. Then, he says, he forgot his investment. Not once did he look in a newspaper for a quotation, he says. Capt, Grace said today that just be- fcre Bethlehem Steel stock began its remarkable rise hig son came to him and said: ‘Father, you have spent many vears of hardship for me on the sea. I want you to sell your grocery store and raise ali the money you can and then let me invest it for you.” “I didn't know how it would pan out,”’ said Capt. Grace, “but I had confidence in my son's judgment. The first thing I heard after staking my all was that 1! was worth hundreds of thousands of dol liars. I certainiv denied myself a creat ceal to give my boys an education, but I'm getting pretty good returns now.” After graduation from Lehigh Univer- sity 16 years ago, Eugene C. Grace dog- gedly cut loose from an academic en- vironment, put on overalls and began operating an electric crane at the Beth- lehem plant for $10 a week. Last year hie income was more than $2,000,000. His brother. Wesley Grace Jr., ta superin- tendent of the Bethlehem yard. T, R. TO SAIL FOR WEST INDIES NEW YORK, Jan. &—Announcement that Col. Theodore Roosevelt will start Feb. 15 on a trip to the West Indies, from which he will not return until! Aprfl l, was made today. He will be accom- panied by Mrs. Roosevelt. Col. Roosevelt will speak in Philadel- phia before the National Americanisa- tion Committee, Jan. @. but has can- celed his speaking engagement in Chi- cago before the Illinois Progressives, ) Feb. 12. city but order | He is telieved to have been drowned, Grant has pre- pared an affidavit for the Btate Buse seers GOVERNOR ASKS PRESIDENT 10 PUT GRAVES ON BENCH Wires Strong Endorsement for Jurist to Succeed Justice Lamar. By a Staff Corespondent of the Post- Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 6.—Gov. Ma- lor today telegraphed to President Wil- son the following indorsement of Judge Graves for appointment to the United States Supreme Court to succeed Justice Lamar: “Mr. President—I wish to strongly urge the appointment of Judge W. W. Graves of the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri for appointment on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the place made vacant by the death of Justice Lamar. “Judge Graves is easily one of the ablest jurists that has sat upon the supreme bench of this State and is one of the ablest jurista of the country. I can strongly recommend him because of his high rank in the profession. He is * citizen of high class, a good Democrat and would fill the -iace with great dis- tinction and in no way lower the high and efficient record made by that great tribunal of the republic. I have present- é4 almost 50 cases to the Supreme Court of the United States within the last five or six years, and have no hesitancy in saying that Judge Graves can Measure up to all that you would wish. He is one of the moat popular men in our Commonwealth. Re- epectfully. “ELLIOTT W. MAJOR, Governor.” The indorsement of Judge Graves for the Federal bench by Gov. Major is significant, politicians say, because the «xecutive has been active in the move- ment to induce Judge Graves to become a candidate for Governor. BUTCHER CORALS STRAY STEER AND SLAUGHTERS IT) Twe Policemen Find Carcass Hang~ ing In Shed and Each Gets om as Reward. A long-horned Texas steer strayed from the pen of the Swift Packing Co., Vandeventer avenue and Yapin street, several days ago ané@ could not be found. Yesterday two policemen found the carcass of the missing steer in « shed In the rear of a meat market on South Vandeventer avenue. The butcher ad- mitted having slaughtered an animal which strayed Into his yard several days ago. ) The Swift company prepented « DS for aotkage butcher and when he Wey's office ST.LOUISANS LOST $175,000 BY FARE FARO GAME IN EAST New York Swindlers Get $70,000 From Henry Gal- lant, Pawnbroker—He Is One of at Least Six Dupes From This City. G. R. Pohlman, Son of Late Sheriff, Arrested in St. Louis for Alleged Part in Fraud. Four Others Held in Metrop- olis—Prospects Lured ‘ to Fashionable “Club,” Enter Plot to Break the Bank. The arrest in St. Louis of George & Pohlman of 100 South King’s highway and of four other men in New York City revealed today that at least six St. Louisans, among them Henry Gallant of 3017 Hawthorne boulevard, a wealthy pawnbroker, had been “steered” to New York in recent years and robbed of $17%.,- 000 in a fake faro game. The swindle is one of the most ancient known to the police, the victim’s cupidity belng aroused by the belief that by cheating the faro game he will be able to make a fortune. It usually takes large capital to operate the swindle, but the returns to the swindlers are com respondingly large. Gallant, whose pawnshop is at 14168 Market street, was the principal &f. Louis victim of the fake gambling s¥n- dicate. The police said he had admitted to them that he had lost $70,000 in four years, before “getting wise” to the fact that he himself was the “victim.” Gal- lant, at police headquarters today, od- mitted to newspaper reporters that his losses were at least from $50,000 to $66, - 000. The names of the other St. Louis. dupes are not known to the St. Lotiis police, but inquiry ise being made t6 identify them. Pohiman’s Father Sheriff. Pohiman, the police say, was th man who introduced the 8t. Loul to the swindle syndicate. He te a son of the late Sheriff John H. Pohi- man. He is 86 years old, married, and says he is an undertaker. Since his arrest last night at the Aberdeen Hotel, Seventeenth and Market streets, where he was in conferende with Gallant, he has refused to see any- cne at police headquarters. He refused te make a staterment to the police. The inside story of how Gallant, the pawnbroker, eager to get rich quick, fell for the ancient swindle and bucked a gambling game set up for the sole purpose of fleccing him, was told by Detective John Hannegen, who for three weeks worked in ft. Louis the case with Detective- Sergeant Daley of New York, whe was sent here by the District Attor- to “identify a pawn- broker,” who afterward turned out te be Gallant. It was learned that Gallant, as well as the other St. Loulisans, thought ie had a “sure thing.” because he had been let in on a scheme which he was assured would enable him to “break the bank’’ and divide the profits with iis co-conspirators. The prospects for profits in the game were alluring even to Gallant, whose regular business ts lending money at 2 per cent a month. Pohlman, the police say, first inter ested Gallant in the venture, and later went to New York with him to “break the bank.” A strange feature Was that most of the conferences between Jallant and Pohiman, in recent years, were held at the Young Women's Chris- tian Association, Fourteenth and Le- cust streets, where they laia forther plans for going to New York and “breaking the faro bank.” Deecribed Hick Old Man. . Four years ago, Detective Hannegab said, Pohiman told Gallant about a riéh old man In New York named Thompson, who ran high-class gambling houses in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Havana. The old man’s dealer, in his New York faro game. was his son, Frank T. Thompson, who was willing to 6(“bitk’ the father, it was said, be- cause the parent had disinherited hin. The old gambler’s daughters were #6- cally ambitious and the old man war on about to retire from the “fraternity,” The son, in his willingness to enter file & sonapiracy to rob bis father, would deal “crooked” to Gallant, enabling him to win from the house. Gallant agreed to go with Pohiman to New York, the police say. There — Gallant to the ing the handsome cigarette case ¥ : an engraved Sate ele ae ae Bey, Mere! ere