St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 28, 1916

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RN RANE EO RN PE TR ial Pu nae ae. oo LOUIS POST-UISPATCH Only Evening ‘Paper in St. Louis With Associated Press News Service. POST-DISPATCH 820 Want Ads Sunday 3000 HOME OFFERS Twice as many Wants as the Globe-Dem- ocrat, Five times as many as the Republic, NIGHT EDITION FINANCIAL MARKETS SPORTS Fourth U.S. Field Artillery on the March in Mexico; PICKED MEN READY = J Colonel Who Leads Pershina’s Flying Column FAR A THOROUGH _ i PURSUIT OF VILLA | Cavalrymen Assembled f South of Namaquipa, on: Edge of Guerrero District, | Prepared for Hunt of In- definite Duration. Oe. NO, 221. RUMSEY CLOSES ROTH'S SALOON; MEETS 40 PASTORS Excise Chief Has Long Confer- ence With Ministers After Is- suing Temporary Order. REPORTERS -_—-- oo + - ‘ ee PRICE ONE CENT —EEE cee a VOL. 68. ‘FAIR WITH SLOWLY RISING MERCURY TODAY AND TOMORROW Tv TEMPER ceeceessessetd 10 ST, LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 28, 1916—22 PAGES. _ = m _ULS.ASKS BERLIN » IF GERMAN U-BOAT }, ATTACKED SUSSEX | Cabinet Decides on Inquiry and Members Say That Re- ply in Affirmative Would Present a Most Serious ) Situation. | Denial, on Other Hand, , Would Be Taken to Show , Dy Armed and Unarmed Ships | #1 | i ri Vt z Yesterday’s 'Temperatures. High, 42 at 1 a, m. Low, 32 at 11 p. q 1 Humidity at 7 p. m. yesterday, 01 per cent; at 7 a. 83 per cent. m. today, Official -ore- cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair with COME ON, SPRING! weather, 7 slowly rising temperature to- night and tomor- row. EXCLUDES Missouri — Far and warmer to- night; tomorrow partly cloudy, Warmer in east and south por- tions. Official Says He Reached Better Understanding With Critics of His Actions. Preparations for Systematic Campaign Going Forward Rapidly at Colonia Dublan Headquarters. ——— Forty members of the Ministerial Alliance, which is insisting that the excise lid be securely clamped on 3t.| Louis, were at Excise Commissioner | Rumsey’s office in the city hall this| morning when he considered the case} of Henry Roth, owner of Roth's Cafe at 3534 Olive street, charged Illinois — Gener- ally fair tonight and tomorrow, with slowly rising temperature. Stage of the riv er: 16.4 feet: a rise of 2.4 feet. Could Not Be Distin- | i guished. = fe Possibility Discussed That Pershing Expected to Move to Base Just Established Latest Submarine Attack Will Lead to Clearing Whole Issue. WASITINGTON, March 28.—Tie Lnited Siates has inquired of Germany, through Ambassador Gerard whether avy of its submarines torpedoed the Britisa chan- ne! steamer Sussex. Secretary Lansing announced after the Cebinet meeting today that it had been decided to make such an inquiry, and later it Was learned that the inquiry had been made, and in fact probably is already in Berlin. The present status of the communication is that of an in- quiry; it has not advanced to the stage of a protest or a demand. While cabinet members declared the situation to be grave, they took the pusition that a break with Germany was not an immediate prospect. It was raid, however, that if Germany shouid admit torpedoing the Sussex a situation would be brought about which would be most serious. Cabinet members agreed that the sit- uation would depend upon Germany’s reply to the American inquiry. Should Germany deny that one of her submar.- ines attacked the Sussex, the Amer'i- can Government would reach its con- clusion from the evidence now being eollected by its diplomatic representa- t'ves abrvad. Cabinet members said the decisiv.: t» make an inquiry of Germany was in line with the policy of collecting al) the information before reaching a cecision. Should Germany admit the atiack but claim the submarine com- mrander exceeded his orders, officials helieved that would be regarded as evidence that it was impracticable for siibmarine commanders to attempt te d.stinguish between armed and unarmed Vessels. May Clear Submarine Issue. The possibility that an attack on the Sussex might lead to a general clearing up of the submarine issue was dis- cussed at the cabinet meeting. Although the majority of the Cabinct members present thought the Sussex had been torpedued, some agreed tint the position of the United States wouid be surrounded with difficulty unless cverwhelming evidence should be de’el. oped. Une Cabinet member thought the ship had been sunk by a mine. Se .ie- taries Lane, McAdoo and Daniels were no. present. lt is stated authoritatively here that if a German submarine made the attack on the Sussex, the Impe- rial Government would disavow the act, punish the submarine comman- der, offer reparation and satisfy the United States that the attack was in violation of instructions. Presiden Wilson is seeking conclu- sive evidence not only in regard to the Sussex but as to the sinking of the British steamship Englishman. One Arrerican life is said in the latest of- ficial reports to have been lost when the Englishman went down, It 1s Known that the President is seri- ous.y considering laying the entire ques- tion of submarine warfare before the members of the Senate and House. Cer. tainty he will communicate the situa- tion fully to Congress before taking any definite steps which might lead to the severance of diplomatic relations. : Count von Bernstorff. the German Aim.- bassador, who, it was stated with au- thority, was chiefly reponsible tor the retirement of Grand Admiral von Tir. pits, has heen out of town for severa) days, but is expected to return to the capital today. He probably wil! ccm- municate with Secretary Lansing coon after his arrival. Sc far as is known, the Stxte De- rPartment has not yet heard that anyone ebdoard the sip saw the pertscupoe of a submarine near th: Sussex, but stae- mente to that effet are understood to have been niade. The department made it known vhat the regular course of diplomatic pro- cedure would be followed in the case of the Sussex and the Englishman. Turkey Denies Sinking Persia. In a dispatch received by the State De- partment yesterday the Turkish Gov- ernment denicd that any of its sub- marines were concerned in the sinking of the Persia Previously Germany and fustria has denied responsibility. 11 Was :ufimatea at the State Department that further investigations were being or had been conducted, although tbeir mature was not disclosed. A dispatch from Consul Armstong at . Bristol, Engiand, contained information ferarding the sinking uf the English- man. This reads substantially as fol- lows: | “Local agent of the Dominion Line ts _ inform | from Liverpool that the total en A rt ate oe SUGGESTS ARMY OF BIRDS TO PECK DOWN THE KRUPP WORKS Englishman's idea Docsn't Seem, However, to Impress War In- ventions Board. LONDON, 28.—The birds pecking mortar suggested March Sight of to an Englishman an idca for demolishing the Krupp works. The idea was this: Obtain a flock of cormorants and tiain tiem by putting their food in hwrizontal and vertical! lines ugainst a wa'l. ‘They will thus associate these lines with ireir food. Take vlie birds to Essen and lib- erate them. They would then attack the great chimneys at Krupp’s works with such visor as to destroy tien: ‘The inventor sent his plan to the Wa) anventions Board, a member of which told the story at the Royal Institution meeting this week. ‘I hope,”’’ remarked ihe speaker, ‘“‘that I shall not get inte trouble for :evealing important secrets of use to the enemy.”’ GRANT'S LETTERS BRING $750 Book Contairing Terms for Lee’s Surrender Sold at Auction. NEW YORK, 28.— Gen. March April 9, 1865, including the letter in which he prescribed the terms for Lee's surrender, brought $750 yvester- day fronr George BP. Smith at-a leriés, There are 17 letters in the book, all written by carbon contact. il. Straus paid $860 for Grant's field dispatch book, containing carbon copies of telegrams sent by him March 23 to April 11, 1865. Smith gave $625 for Grant's letter to Gen. Sherman concerning the _ original terms arranged between Sherman and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston for the sur- render of Johnston. HASN'T HAD WATER IN 40 YEARS Only Woman Who Drinks Milk Ill. Mrs. Mary Craig of Godfrey Town- ship, Ill., who several years ago gained considerable purlicity when she let it de inown that she hud net drunk water for more than 40 years, has been stricken with paralysis at the hume of her daugh- ter, Mrs. John Hall, on the Grafton -oad, near Alton. She takes all her liquid refreshments in the form of milk or tea and says water does not agree with her. Tea or Dies From Custer Fight Wounds. WICHITA, Kan., March 28.—Dr. David De Ross, 72, who went through the Lit- tle Big Horn campaign, died here today from a disease that resulted from two arrow wounds he received in his right leg during the fight under Custer. Grant's letter book, from March 29 tol of autograplis in the Anderson Gal- . | selling beer on Sunday. Roth night and remained = closed further investigation of his case by th? Commissioner. The clergymen were under the impres- s‘on that Commissioner Rumsey had re- vcked Roth's saloon license, ut the Commissioner afterward told a Post-Dis- patch reporter that no such step haJ been taken. The Commissioner said ..¢ would investigate Roth's claim that he had operated an orderly place in the vicinity for 32 years, and indicated if this was so that Roth would oe per- mitted to reopen and be given another chance. It was testified that the beer was sold at 10:45 p. m. on Sunday, March 19, to the Rev. Elmer T. Clark, pastor of th: Shaw Avenue Methodist Church; Charles A. Bull, a steward of that ligious editor of the Republic, who ac- companied the ministers to get evi- dence. The latter said the party ordered sandwiches and ‘‘Bud,”’ and that both were served by l’rank Spurling, a negrvu waiter. He said he knew the waiter, having heard him ‘‘lecture’’ at the Negro ey Me ea” FR Robert Roth Admits Sale. Robert Roth, son of the proprietor, after admitting having served beer, was asked by Commissioner Rumsey ‘how he came to do it,’ e wi ‘eplicd, Ky ; ; ~betore eC opening time. Lots of people wanted their beer a little early and I didn't think there was any special harm in it. We always run an orderly place.’’ Clark, Bull and Gruenstein vis:ted of lid violations. The next day two po- licemen c@lled on Roth, and he admitted the facts, making no defense. Roth case the clergymen started to leave. The commissioner called therm back, explaining that he would like to have a ‘“‘personal chat’’ with them. Most of these clergymen have been severe critics of Rumsey’s administration of ex- cise affairs. Commissioner Rumsey requested eral newspaper reporters to leave room, explaining that his conferen ve with the clergymen would be private The meeting lasted fully an hour. When it was over, a Post-Dispatch reporter asked Commissioner Rumsey to «vplain hs reason for excluding the press from the conference. He merely smiied, ane rmoude no explanation. When pressed for a what had transpired, sioner said: “I think a better understanding is arrived at when people meet each other and talk things over.” “Is there a _ better Continued on Page 2, Column 6. se /- the statement of the commis- ,— ee cet Post-Dispatch beat delivers the goods. able results. Last Sunday... . Keeping It Up Yesterday, Monday, the St. Louis merchants again demonstrated their high regard for the Post-Dispatch asan advertising medium, when they bought more space init ALONE than they did in its 3 nearest competitors COMBINED. Monday’s count: Post-Dispatch alone - 51 cols. Its 3 nearest competitors ALL ADDED TOGETHER....... EINER? 5 sie civic devs When you are looking for a_ business bringer, tie to the Post-Dispatch, for it always Prepare your copy for the pre-Easter Spring trade and send it to the Post-Dispatch, from which you will always get prompt and profit- C renlation: Vawecclce skis. aT Average Daily Last Week........... .219,357 “First in Everything” 46 cols. 5 cols. with admitted the beer was s0:d on, Sunday, and the Commissioner ordered ; him to close his saloon at midnight to-/ pending church, and Bernard Gruenstein, the re-j “jt a Roth’s Cafe on their search for evidence : After the commissioner’s ruling in the! understanding | SK MEN HURT IN EXPLOSION AT. POLAR WAVE PLANT; ! Taken to City Hospital Beaumont and Pine Streets : Badly Burned. ’ The explosion of a steam tube in a boiler in the Polar Wave ice factory at Lawton avenue and Beaumont street, at 11:10 this morning. flooded the boiler room with steain, six employes were severely burned and scalded. The men were enveloped itn the stéam. and were dragged out with difficulty hy loyegpreas.tiey. lay. oa! floor in a blinding cloud of steqry, were taken to the city hospital. Elmer Runyan, 34 years old, of 2710 Olive street, was the most seriously burned. It was said at the hospital tbat amputation of both his feet would be necessary. The others injured William Mitchell, an engineer, of 3826 Shaw av- enue, hand burned: Joseph Pfeil, Virginia avenue, hands and face nourned; rank Leahy, 24, of 4662 Kennerly av- enue, hands and face burned; Charles Clardy, a negro, of 2708 Lawton avenue, | hands, face and legs burned, and George Headen, a of 3133 Franklin enue, legs burned. Clardy fell from a high platform |}and was seriously injured b) his fall, ' beside being scalded. ' Edward Roberts of 468 Wallace ' enue, chief engineer for the Polar Wave | Ice IKnel Co.. told a reporter that | the tubes had examined a4 week ago by an inspector of the Mary- land Casualty Co., the company insuring them, and pronounced to be safe. that the direct cause of the explosion was a blowing up of a boiler tube, the live steam from which burned the men nearby. and were Ec on DLO } neero, av- and boiler been Roberts said eee ee eee ee SCIENTIST STARTS FOR TIBET “IN QUEST OF THE “BLUE TIGER” | New York Man, Who Is Accompanted by Wife, Wil’ Be Joined hy Noted Explorers in China. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28.—a quest of the “Blue Tiger,’’ a beast which has been termed “The Flying Dutchman of Zoology,’’ because it often has been seen by scientists and explorers but none ever has been caught, was to begin to- dav when Roy Chapman Andrews and Mrs. Andrews sail from San [rancisco for the Orient on the liner Tenyo Maru. Somewhere in Central Asia or Tibet they expect to capture a specimen of the animal for the American Museum of Natural History of New York, of which Andrews is assistant curator. Edmund Heller, who was with Roose- velt on his African game hunt, will join the party at Fuchow, and after a jour- nev up the Yangtse Kiang to the border of Tibet Harry R. Caldwell, a famous hunter and explorer, will be met and the real hunt will be organized. The expedition expects to be away from civilization for about a year. ALLEGED SPY BROUGHT FROM LONDON TO BE U. S, WITNESS Herst von de: Goltz, Allas Bridgman Taylor, Said to Have Been Under Sentence of Death. NEW YORK, March 28.-—-Herst von der Goltz, alias Bridgman Taylor, who ia said to have been sentenced to death in England as a spy, arrived here today on the steamship Finland from Liver- pool, to give evidence to the Govern- ment concerning alleged conspiracies to provide German warships at sea with coal and provisions. oVn der Goltz was a prisoner for some time in the tower of London, his cus- todians said, but was promised that his life would be spared if he would come to this country and tell this Govern- ment what he knew concerning the al- leged conspiracies to commit unneutral acts. ' ' f ' t ' i } From ave- | ‘ THOMPSON COL. GEORGE DODD. -Copyright by Paul Thonipson : “*>, PARTICIPANT GIVES IMPRESSION” OF CONFERENCE OF ALLIES Breath of High Purpose and Feeling of Unity Pervades Meeting, Delegate Says. PARIS, March 28.—One of those taking part in the conference of the Entente Allies, which held its first session here since yesterday is quoted in the Matin as describing the unique character of the gathering. } } ; s10n “IT have seen many conferences at which statesmen and _ diplomatists took part,” this delegate said. “Usually one received the impres- that each was carefully watching for an opportunity to turn to his own acount the mistakes and weaknesses of the others and to ob- tain the maximum advantage for the power he represented. But there was nothing of that kind at the present conference. A breath of high pur- pese and resolve seemed to pass over assembly and touch us person the historic all deeply.”’ STEEL COMPANIES QUASHED Charge of Fixing Prices on Labor and Products Rropped as Aagainst These Concerns. YOUNGSTOWN, ©O., March 28.—Judge W. S. Anderson today granted the mo- tion to quash the indictments recently returned here against five steel compa- nies, charging them with conspiring to fix the price of labor and steel prod- ucts. The indictments against the States Steel Corporation and FE. H. Gary, head of the corporation, _ still stands, as the motion to quash did not include these two defendants on whom service has not been obtained. The steel company attorneys attacked the indict- ments as being too indefinite and un- certain, depriving the defendants of their constitutional rights. The companies in whose behalf the motion to quash was made are the Re- public Iron and Steel Co., the Youngs- town Sheet and Tube Co., the Young:- town Iron and Steel Co., the Brier Hill Steel Co. and the Carnegie Steel Co. The latter is a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. United a FIRM OF UNDERTAKERS OFFERS GOOD PRICE FOR VILLA’S BODY Concern Writes Pershing That It Wants to Keep the Bandit, Pre- sumably on Exhibition. FIELD HEADQUARTERS, AMER- ICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, CO- LONIA DUBLAN, by wireless to Colum- bus, N. M., March 2.—A letter request- ing Villa's body, presumably for exhibi- tion purposes, has been received by Brig- adier-General Pershing from a Dyere- burg (Tenn.) firm. The firm advertises that it handled furniture, undertaking, carpets, matting and window shades. The letter reads: “Gen. Pershing—Dear sir: Is it pos- sible for us to get the body of Villa if he is killed? We want to hold it by embalming and keeping in our under- taking department. We will pay a good price for his body. Piease let us hear from you & regard » the same.” sia i ~ 2 3 te 4 - % Z R eae a