St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 18, 1916

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ASSADORPAGE | ~ iE GERMAN | ei mee were : de ’ nds 2+ ~ € 4 F bo ee - a ; Z ¥ “a A a Will Make Statement ny ° 1 of Commons Tomorrow. . o? DO oN, Dec, 18.—The peace note of tr Powers was: handed to the/- gh Government today by Walter H. g, the American Ambassador. pe ge called at the Foreign Office bin the aay. In the absence of A, "Balfour, the Foreign Seeretary. ‘he wt 4 the note to Lord Robert Cecil, ¢ Secretary for Foreign Affairs. 7y Rot law definitely announced h the House of Commons. this after- gon that Premier Lioyd-George would e wesent in the House Tuesday to - ‘s his statement regarding the Brit- ee Be . h Government's policy. Bie ee a | were no formalities in connec- = ake Fe tye A. oe ee Sins ghee se ty | ) ‘by Ambassador Page. He went cee | jan automobile from the embassy. foreign minister, because of Mr. It was handed by the Ambas- to Lord Robert without any com- . ta d the a ge made no refer- to the question of peace, simply king Mr. Page for the transmission s message from the central Powers. diplomats spent a short time on, but as one said: “We yed too late today to enable the coun- be called. “The next. step after the | “ ing of the Cabinet will be to get B Simmapleation with” the alien o /g0 that Joint action may be ae caer ave te | prittn the presentation of the peace d@ Robert Cecil received him, acting r having just started on a three : weantions % | mr te was inclosed in a large white ee a | tl Ik a about everything but the contents Te ite will be considered by the B Cabinet tomorrow, it being re- Dispatch Xmas Festival Fund _ VOL. 69. CONTINUED COLD. TONIGHT, TO BE WARMER TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. Wedd eeccacee Petes eeeece Pee eeeeaevace ad pepeay: Highest 88, at 2p. m. Lowest — eee cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair and eon tinued cold tonight, with lowest tem~ perature about 18 temor- degrees; tempera- rising temperature omorrow. t Ilinois—Fair to- night and tomor. row; ‘probably un- settled in north Saetion tomorrow, cold- er in south portion tonight: ‘Tising tem- perature tomorrow, LLOYD-GEORGE TAKES NAPS TO MAINTAIN MENTAL POISE Lecturer Tells Audience Here How New British Premier Sleeps tn ‘ Office and Cabs. Horace J, Bridges, En leader of the ethical culture movément, told: his Sunday morning audience, at Sheldon Memorial, how Llioyd-George keeps his mental poise and bears the burdens of his public career. Lioyd-George does it, he said, by tak- ing naps of 6 and 10 minutes, whenever the opportunity offers. He can sleep In his office, in a cab, or wherever he chances to be, for just long enough to keep out of the way of the little demons of nerve fag that so often. attack busy men. The speaker said he had learned this. fact from an intimate friend of the new Prime Minister. Bridges talked of moving. pictures, which he said had abolished the neces- sity for language, and‘ were fast elim- inating the need or. 3 = either —— the part of @ or audience. conditions, he said, Saedamnagines 1 “in — age - of commercial ‘jJoufnalism,”’ ‘whatever pays is right.” He also. spoke a of nervous en- ergy. wrough pO and electric signs in the " NO, 424. :* iim oe eee ee Only Evening Paper in St Leas With Associated Si News Setoice GEN. SCOTT ASKS FORCOMPULSORY | SALE OF PARK | VOTE TO TRUSTEE ORDERS ST. LOUIS, 1 MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, a es Wie OE ey, + RROW MILITARY SERVICE} THEATER JAN. 10} — ON PROKIBITION \ Télls Senate Commitiée Volun- Company Has Not Paid Interest teer System Is Extravagant and Inefficient. on Second Mortgage of $25,000 Since August. HEARING ON SENATE BILL|PLANS FOR REFINANCING Walter L: ‘Fisher Says Measure] Stockholders Will Try to Bring Would Put Unnecessary Bur- den on People, Universal Training * an Attractive : Idea, Says the President WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. BSIDENT WILSON told call- Pp" ers today he had reached no decision on universal training and will not do so until definite measures have been laid before him. He told callers the idea was at- tractive, but that it depended on definite plans. He does not agree that the national guard has failed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Major-Gen- eral Scott, Chief of Staff of the Army, told the Senate Military Committee to- day that the army general staff recom- mended without apology that the volun- leer system be discarded because ‘‘the time has come when this country, unless it intends to avoid war ‘at any cost,’ must resort to universal liability to mill- tary training and service.” The hearing before the subcommittee of the Senate: Military ‘Committee is on Senator Chamberlain's bill for universal military training. Arraigning the volunteer system as ex- travagant, inefficient and dangerous, the Chief ‘of ‘Stall. told the committee: that ee eee would-be democratic, use the burden of national defense eDiets que este Bela 48 It About Adjustment and Con- tinue Present Policy. Financial. troubles of the. Park The- ater Co. became public teday with’ the publication by Louis A. ‘Dammert,: trus- tee, of an advertisement announcing the sale of the Park Theater, on Delmar boulevard near Hamilton ayenue, and its furnishings and equipment at -trustee’s sale on Jan. 10. "a The sale is to be under a second.mort- gage of $25,000, payable $600 monthly. No payments have been made since August and an interest note of $750 on the. first mortgage of $25,000, which was due Sept. 15, has not been paid. There ate une derstood to be other incumbrances of from $15,000 to $30,000 Unless the persons, other than Dam- mert, who have claims, protect them- selves at the sale, their claims will be wiped out and the title to the property will be cleared except for the $26,000 first mortgage. The stock of the company is held by 50 or @& persons. Efforts are being made to have these get-together on a plan to refinance the enterprise, protect their investment and continue the play- house under the present. policy. One or two other groups are said to be anxious to get the house and will take it over if it can be purchased at a bargain. Theater Built in 1914, The theater was completed in Janu- ary, 1914, as a movie picture and vatude- ville house...Among. the large original stockholders are Arthur J. Fitzsimmons, a ont still president of the company; J Hagerman Jr., William J, Fiynn, gent. ¥.. Fitzsimmons, A. A. O’Hallo ri pson and” John Caffe Cafferata, who is proprietor of ‘the diss and saloon adjoining the theater, is one Former Gov. Foss “Offers” to Make Good Revenue Loss “‘if”’——if City Goes Dry. * BILLY SUNDAY THERE Evangelist: Has: Been Preaching Anti-Liquor Sermons— Feeling Intense. Special to the Post-Dispatch. ssw. BOSTON, Dec. 18.—Former Gov. Bu- gene Noble Foss has offered to make good any loss ef revenue Boston may suffer if the city should go dry tomor- row. But there is a string to the offer. “IT will agree to see that Boston suf- fers no direct loss in the lack of reve- nue.from liquor licenses, water rents and all other losses connected with the saloons,’’ Foss said, “provided the city wil! enter into a contract with me for ‘a term of five years to give me one-half of any savings the city may make, di- rectly or indirectly, on account of the city going no-license. This matter is :o be referred to a commission of three, the Mayor to appoint one, I ito appoint one, and these two to choose the third member. “And I will agree to secure petitions for people thrown out of work by the closing of the saloons:’”’ Foss, long ago, was a Republican. He changed: politics and was elected Con- gressman on a ‘Democratic ticket and Governor three times. Then he quar-{ reled with the Democratic organization and ran on an independert ticket coim-t ing in fourth. A year ago he entered the Republican primaries for Governor on a prohibition platform, was defeated, and since then has béen allied with the Prohibition party. “Safe Proposities for Fons.’ Mayer Curley call ; Counsel John A. Suiiiy proposition. "Mr Kos pay the national de “The city could not tawtully 7a. “PRICE eaenees Cents SE Tt ERE A RE MeN A eR a Ni 1ece. oe F ormer pit Flagler, Who. Is. to Be Ohioan’s. Bride. —* "a ~ anes & Cee ten. ‘This fs expected. to take at least es ot Abs ree mourners over the com- away any of its. in’ consideration $3 16 impres woe, tions iar ‘ie time of war, The cutting it back, lasprevel of ada aniinaesh gota demi teen yar, tends spoon system ‘Would Be reliable because it ‘The fot was, PEEPS cy gegeme spony ye - Senteoadea is im-} would produce each year the number of | heusér-Busch Brewing Co.,~ and the given to secure performance of an ille- PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 18. Pittsburg men necessary to be trained. It would} brewing company helped finance the un-| gaj contract is incapable of enforce- Fevwiidbabteks of the German note | t°48y7 experienced what weather ob-| be economical because it would be based | @ertaking to the extent of $25,000. Dam-| ment.” of Ending a Day. _ Lewis. tthe entente allied Governments has confor Brrony oo — Ste ae people of the] mert heid a second mortgage for $15,000.}. Boston is: more excited about the com- hy? Be : RUSSIANS ATTACK. practically been accomplished. . reets,} duty o e in dual to render per-| jst March the enterprise was re- Nesribe Sisction than it has béen eines : - ‘Wh fie the British Foreign Office was re- itis pre re were black as midnight. | sonal service and in carrying it into ef- financed by Dammert furnishing $50,000, on when the city last went dry. In Rapid progress was made today ip the} ASHEVILLE, N. C,, apps IN LU TSK SEC af a cel ng the document from Ambassador ectric mps were on in full force]fect the Government would not have to part of which was used to pay off the} 35 years of license, it never has given a trial of Mrs. Elizabeth Metz, 2 years ‘ puise Wise, prospective hetréss of execs 2, Be ‘ and automobiles and street cars were}compete in the labor market. It 1d Attempt Pas : sitter woon,. % ia believed et. would | obligation of the brewing company. wet majority under 114 (that wag in} old, of 2728 Howard street, who shot and/ fyagter millions, is to marry. Secttide Rotate, ha: aoe mat delivery was taking plat lighted. All traffic was seriously im-|be efficient, because it would enable us The policy of presenting plays and | 1892), and last year the wets piled up aj kijied her husband, Frederick Metz, at Lewis of Cincinnati: She is the niece - rie Bride of ee ywers and 107 machine re t >: wd mah Se es : — : : ere. = ‘. is ‘ : “oe ig gt. ay ae . 4 aS od | Maki: ae se: MPP OE ? hs * ie iw rs “pe 9%, : ; bay, : ‘ oe. aS as Pe in Paris. , The Swiss Minister at Rome has pre- od the note of the central Powers to Italy without comment, and through ® Same channel the message was pre- = to Belgium and Portugal, alse 7 a hout comment. The Netherlands Min- a Geter tencered the peace proposals t» ; Ber in ‘behalf of Bulgaria. Prior to receipt of the note by the pitch Foreign Office the deliveries tv , Belgium and other countries had mitted exchanges concerning the ¢x- ae official contents, which were ob- yan et rd Pr ~*~ ‘ fe 4 . ee OU AG Vn ae , é A Cuieotoommenges me 2 ‘ : PERL ES “Sa ae 4 ye hy BOT urea S OF: Was ce 4 EERE > +e hat f Pty peded. The local office of the Weather Bu- renu said the darkness was caused by a falling temperature, which permitted the fermation of fog. The fog mingled with G@noke from mills and factories. 6 Inches of Snow in Tennessee. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 18.—Middle Tennessee was ufider a driving snow- storm today. Six inches of snow had failen here by 8 a. m. and it was still falling. The temperature then was 24 degrees. to prepare’ adequately for war before War comes.’”’ Points to Mexico Lessons. At the outset Gen. Scott pointed out that the Mexican crisis had failed to re- cruit many national guard organizations even to their minimum peace strength. “The failure should make the whole people realize that the volunteer system does not and probably will not give us either the men we need in peace or for service in war,” said he. Reviewing the Centinued eon Page 2, Column 3. ~_- light operas witn a strong local com- pany at popular prices was adopted in April, 1914, inconjurction with the Sheranadah Theater, operated by a company composed largely of the same persons. Six weeks ago Parl Thompson as- sumed responsibility of continuing the Park by paying the rent up to Feb. 8. William J. Fiynn was retained as manager and-the policy was not changed. Thompson said today to a reporter that he had been trying to get the stockholders together on a majority of more than 14,000 in a total vote of 78,000. The registration this year is about 120,000. Billy Sunday is in Boston, preaching his anti-liquor sermons at the big’ taber- nacle several times a week. Sunday sald a few weeks ago that he was going to drive ‘“‘demon rum” out of the city, and this week he isn’t going to. take even his usual Monday holiday. Women in the Campaign. The advertising columns of the papers are full of arguments daily and both sides are striving to influence voters by the home of her sister, Mrs. James Ho- of Mrs. Robert Bingham, of Louisville, y. who before her marriage, # short man, 3915 Blair avenue, on the night.of April 3 last. The trial opened in Judge Shields’ |* court at 11:30 a. m., and a jury was}: hearing the evidence before noon, the lawyers agreeing to accept the first ranel presented, without questioning the members in detail, Before the recess, at 1:3, the principal witnesses, except the defendant, had been heard, and it waz thought that the case might go to the jury by evening. At the Municipal Courts ‘ ‘The Flagler fortune has been ed:as high as $60,000,000: Mrs. ¥ilagier, | ' before she announced that she}! at stated that she would ask | | to help her manage the estate. Lost to the Germans ¥ - | ir pea os, ‘ lephone and personal visit. | Be is Sé@rved to be substantially the.same as plan to refinance the enterprise, but | letter, te this was considered amazing Hiv Biven in the speech made in the Reich- it was difficult because many of the | Many women are dolag campaign work racers fe the conduct of a murder}: - TEP vo | oe Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl- stocxholders were of limited means. | on each side. hy % is PRELT. ‘wes It is also being observed: in offi a3 . - 93> He expects to be able by the end of | Many organizations have boycotted trial. ‘ * PH banc, ircles that the note was uniformly Like Begets Like the week to announce whether the }-Billy Sunday, but crowds still jam the ry Told by Witnesses. 5 ag oeeey Ke Ws DS ais saat ts This is tak- playhouse will continue as at present. | tabernacle. The Massachusetts Liquor) Hom tp ae jag ro ae P | gees be pres . May Chan to Picture League, the Boaton Hotel Association, | who were Vv ng the Homans o Bye. BRE: o s? Sornr indicat coe that th tral ee on ng aethny ang (Quality Cireulation of the It is i Re that if it er into| the Boston Central Labor Union and| evening of the killing, testified to DEAC- ~ AYVLE regia ne poe as forward POST-DISPATCH always ‘‘begets’’ a big volume of other hands, the policy will be changed |. hundreds of business firms are actively ro — store... = was that ee a0" ce Lage f 1 4 pictures and vaudeville will working to keep the city wet. All the| Mrs: ite man ‘home , Pa Gs * Lae aorta ooinanrae| quantity and quality advertising. an = be pre- a wes Me aie. cisteto' thie eveninig:-aalé abe tua 4 =: Ss 4 ete af: . , i Je Mi a saPremler' Speech Bak sep eo ape oe A Caner ) me record shows another example ‘The Shenandoah has been operated as|’ Sunday’s sermons have resulted in an — so ae der 4 .% oo ae” eee ; ey act 8 “ CH advertising supremacy w a moving picture and vaudeville house | organization of clergymen who have - Hom daughter, See \, es 7 e.of Commons Tuesday is expected g P y which has for the past several months. Dammert|ined up church members against license. | Catherine Metz, 3 years old, ‘as ‘ene oi the general attitude of the Brit- 4 Ge ernment. Thereafter exchanges & i tween the entente allies wil! determine 4 ature of the joint reply, but infor- t, conferences already have prepared force: on Germany wii not be permitted wee & #@ go unchallenged, and that as a mat- Shes t of historical record, Germany’s part | a3 events leading to the war will be ” ily shown. What is termed by Brit- ee RES RRR BOS Pie +2 b officials as Germany's methods of. POST-DISPATCH. Globe-Democrat a extended over a period of nearly a decade—to be exaet 507 Consecutive Sundays or9% Years Total Paid Advertising— | ‘Republic combined’. ...... 8738 Ools. - POST-DISPATOH exceeded both.. Home-Merchants’ Advertising— . B74 Cols. 1 Gol. ** #7 eB @ 6 held a third deed of trust against the Shenandoah and there was to have been a@ sale today under that deed, but the mortgage was taken over Friday by Attorney Lambert E. Walther for a client and the sale was called off. It is understood that Louis Cella has ac- quired an interest in the Shenandoah. FOREST PARK BREWERY FILES A PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY The Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League, which led a victorious fight in four Massachusetts cities two weeks ago, is making the fight of its history. : In some sections, feeling is so intense that speakers have to be protected by policemen. Billy Sunday says a threat on his life has been made. SENATE TO VOTE TODAY ON BILL TO MAKE CAPITAL DRY Substitute to Also Prohibit Impeorta- planned to look for work. Metz called, “and his wife went out with him. They returned about 10:20, quarreling, and the: husband - demand- ed that the child ‘be given to’Him. rio- man said the baby Was in bed with Mrs. Homan, and Metz repeated his demand for the child. Mrs. Metz then went into Mrs. Homan’s bedroom, and Métz fol- |’ lowed her, though Homan sald he told him not to.’ Homan ordered Metz out Of the bed- NAGE SE AP EOE EY o 25D (AS OE fais : a cltkaaek ee | by 2 i we litt _ POSP-DISPATCH res SRA GP EEN “Se The Herat Past ionaion mp 3662 tion of te gone ae aga he aes BS BREESE - Globe- mocrat an blie haga Forest Par ulevard, ay filed a : : (Rae bheeh? Federal court. : Smoot’s substitute for the Sheppard pro- | bullets entering the abdomen and TELE POST-DISPATOH exceeded both........... 17 Cols, A schedule, filed by Edward Wag- | hibition bill, which would not only pro-.| going near the heart. Metz died a SGC ESes ner Jr., secretary and treasurer, lists | hibit the manufacture and sale of liquor | minutes later, and the. wife ran POST-DISPATCH alone . i Real Estate and Wants— © eat, ESSER 96 Cols. National Advertising— stb etavnss *h ov ewetkes 32 Cols. Globe-Democrat and Republic combined... .... 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