St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 19, 1918

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LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1918-12 PAGES. ’ TVOTED IN Grocerys Must Close at iP, M.; Bars Open Till 10 "ASSEMBLY F Tenernofi” } Minister in 4 feee, Cabinet, Is | Elected Chairman 4 a ; _ Crowd of Soldiers and , Peasants Near the Ameri- can Embassy, Killing 5. vatened Demonstration Against Lenine Govern- ment Is Confined to Pa- pades of Small Groups. _PETROGRAD, Friday, Jan. 18 (By an P,).--The Constituent Assembly, Fi which is designed to determine the / permanent form of gevernment for _ Russia, opened its first session at 4 q ‘o'clock this afternoon in the Tauride Palace, with President Sverdiloff of |. the Central Executive’ Committee of _ the Congres of Workmen’s and Sol- ; -diers’, Delegates presiding. On’ the first test of strength the j Bolsheviki were defeated by the so-| clal-revolutionists. -M. ‘Tcehernoff, ' Minister of Agriculture in the Ke- ' renéky Government, and the nomiree of the social revyolutionists of .the a, for chairman of the assembly, = was elected by a vote of 244 to 161. ' The candidate of the Bolsheviki was * Maria Spiridonovo, long a prominent _revolutionist, who was released from | exile in Siberia after the | overthrow _ of the Romanoffs. Slightly more than 400 members | were in their seats. Of those, the eee and.the Social-Revolution- ther the left, who are working to- ner I-Revol about 150 votes and the il-Re' tion? of the center! + nd This ‘was loudly ‘by ane Hoishevik ated YY ‘the right ga! Sereding to the Consti- Democratic party were ab- The demonstrations against * Bolshevik control of the opéhing ses- sion of the Assembly were confined of men d. women. These. grou 8 were pposed of well-dressed pecbie, OX- cep’ tin one instance, where there was aperer ‘number of soldiers and Peasants. At a corner ,near the this group was ing “3 : hid dispersed by the Red ‘S. arn persons cial killed ozen wounded. — & PS the s wey quiet th the ing and afternoon, bine under y patrol] of Bolshevik ttoops. | t of the shops were. closed, and bars Seing up. Tauride Palace, in Which the D iieeetan to the assembly ‘began -to . assemble early in the morning, was under a guard. Difficulties mm and party dissensions _ delayed thé opening of the. assem- bly, which ‘had been set for noon, for - tour ‘hours. |. é ‘vary ‘abbataitls Called to Is- gue Fundamental La _ The constituent assembly, Petia ‘toa lamation issued by the + apeonrof. Government ast i te issue fundamental laws, eeing the country the in- rights, of: equality ahd lib- Satur to issue a call for elections e the assembly -was oné Of the pir 4, the .downfall fee’ shrenaiey” Ge ‘nment. ‘The | - after. the suce: oveinber. “The ‘completed 5 cata in|. a » bacon, sausal na New cndas by Crossley Also Affects Meat Mar- kets and Bakeries---Regulations Observed’ _ Here First Night. Grocerys, meat. markets bakeries may.open before 7 a. m., but must close at 7 p. mi, beginning tonight, in. accordance with an amendment made today to State Food Administrator Crossley’s. or- der closing al! retail stores at 7 p. m,. and saloons, cafes, theaters, dance halls and drug stores at. 10 p. m. all over the State. This order, which went into effect last night, was obeyed to the letter in St. Louis. Another ruling made today is that office buildings in which a Gov- ernment, railroad, telephone’and tel- egraph offices need not close at*7 m. - Guy H. Wright has been put ‘in charge of enforcement of the office building regulations. All inquiries and complaints are to be made to him at room 402 Wright Building. Wright has ruled that physicians not bé exempt from the 7 o'clock | closing rule. He suggests that ten- ants desiring to cool their offices | turn off the raliators instead of opening. the windows. Administrator Crossley ruled that | newspaper offices and newspaper after 7 p. m. and until any hour necessary to the distribution of ne €s- papers. Branch agencies miust -not sell any other merchandise after the prescribed closing hour. | Cigar Dealers Complain. Cc. E. Morrow, acting chairman of the St. Louis Fuel Committee, today said the duration of Administrator Crossiey’s closing regulations will depend on’ weather conditions and the industrial situation in Missouri and will ‘be independent of the dura- tion of Federal Kuel Admin'‘stratcr Garfield’s order. expects. druggists to refrain from seling candy, cigars and tobacco aft- er 7 p. m. This is_to prevent them from taking undue -advantage of candy and cigar stores which must close at 7 p. m. It was said by the committee that if druggists fail to follow this suggestion, the result will bean order closing all drug. stores at 7 p.m. ne The comniittée today ruled that been opened by the committee on the ground floor of the Boatmen's Bank Building.‘ Permits will be is- sued there, beginning at 3 p. m. to-/ day, to proprietors of all-night res- taurants who may keep their places open at all hours if they can show they have an established all-night trade.. Order Observed First Night. No official effort was needed in enforcing the order last night. The closing regulation was.carefully ob- served in.all the lines of business which it' affected. Cafes where most of the so-called ‘night life’ of the city is to be found, shooed their customers out at the stroke of 10. The only ex- ception made was in favor of per- fons who .had ordered food before that hour and had not finished their meals, and these were politely but firmly requested to hurry. All ‘theatrical, cabaret and con- cert performances were so timed as’to end at 10 p. m. Restaurants ‘wath an established all-night trade and | branch agencies might remain open | The committee anngunced that it ‘ so-called “all-night” drug stores will} 4 not. be permitted to remain open; ,& after 10 p.m. An auxiliary office has | tee to continue at night. Cabarets in Afternoon. — There was no Serious complaint on the part of saloon and cafe proprie- tors, but some expressed a fear that if the order should continue in ef- fect several weeks, they would be forced to close their doors. inauguration of afternoon cabarets in several downtown cafes. These performances will start at 5 p. m., \the theory being that the earlier opening hours of theaters will cause many persons to remain downtown instead of going home for dinner be- fore going to shows. Customers in some places mild protests when the lights were | and dentists in office byildings will | turned off and they were told to get | 'out, but the comments were in the | main good-natured and there was no/sion were those added to the bill by | the Public Utilities Committee Thurs- | | evidence of a disposition to violate or evade the regulation. Breweries to Close Two Days a Week All breweries in Missouri are re- | quired to suspend beer and all other beverages two days.each week and to. stop the } | 30. days, beginning Monday. closing of the bottling department may be on the same two days when brewing is suspended, or on. two other days. Brewery officials estimate that a 25 per cént saving in coal will be ef- fected. The breweries also are pro- hibited from ‘manufacturing ice on two days a week, and wherever prac- ticable, will be required to reduce the office areas so as to conserve light*’and heat. Breweries will submit each week a sworn statement that their con; sumption of coal has been reduced 25 per cent below the average used weekly during December. Adminis- trator Crossley at first had asked the breweries to reduce .coal consump- tion 50. per cent. The order ‘provides that the 30.day period ‘may be re- ‘duced if the oe ‘situation finproves. . fect Bavber Shops. prossiey has ruled shops must close at 7 p. They are not specifically men- tioned in thé official order, but have been. placed in the same classifica- tidh && retail plates of business. Several West Pind churches, in ordér to save fuél, have decided to hold services in their Sunday-school rooms and assémbly halis instead of the main church auditoriums. Some churches have eliminated their Sun- day aftérhoon and night services. - Beginning tomorrow night, “lights in all city parks will be turned out, excépt thosé on .the main drives in Forest, Fairground and O’Fallon Parks. The Terminal Railroad Associa- tion announcéd that 585 cars of coal were brought into St. Louis yester- day from Illinois mines. There were 558 cars recéived Thursday and 632 Wednesday. The city on Monday will open new coal distributing stations at Finney avenué and Sarah street and at Pen- dleton avenue and North Market streét, where coal will be sold at 16 cents a weehel. TEUTONS ATAGK ON WIDE FRONT I ITALY Rome Declares Enemy’s Assault on Lower Piave Thursday _ Night Was Arrested. ae eee Jan, .19 (By A. P.).—The | cnemy attacked along a wide front on Thursday 1 statement Two WARSHIPS At VLADIVOSTOK State Dispatches Indicate No Need Henne geen a | Bort of Viadivostok, reports to the State Department do not indicate any condition ashore to warrant landing || hog gpa it is assumed here that the: land- ~ PROPOSAL TO SUPPLY ST. LOUIS FROM ILLINOIS COAL FIELDS Fuel Administrators of Five States to Meet Monday to Plan for Redistricting. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 19.— Fuel Administrators of Iowa, Ne- braska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar- Kan will meet Wallace Crossley, | Missouri’ Fuel Adrtinistratdr, here | next Monday to work out a plan for | redistricting thé coal distribution in those States, Crossley announced to- day. One proposal to be discussed is that thé Southern Illinois coal fields be placed under the direction of the Missour! Administrator, making it possible to supply St. Louis entirely from those fields and releasing to Kansas City much of the fuel from Missouri fields now absorbed by St. Louis. were permited to Operate as usual, | although they must obtain permis- | sion today from the Fuel Commit- | In some | West End business places business | has been heaviest between 10 p. m. | and 1 a. m., the usual closing hour. | One result of the order will be the | made} he brewing of. bottling of beer for the same period of time under provisions of an order | issued by Crossley, and effective for day by the Board of-Aldermen--con- | The. specific provisions for service, | ALDERMEN. BEGIN “PUTTING. , | ‘ i ‘ : “Not Even . Looked at It.”’ Thirty - Voted On Is the Old Objec- tionable One im All Es- sentials. .The Board of Aldermen by a vote of 24 to 5, yesterday afternoon adopt- ed amendments to the proposed United Railways bill and directed that it be sent to-the Board of Pub- lic Service for the latter’s recommen- The bill goes to the Board ‘of Public Service today. The amé@ndments approved by the Board of Aldermen without discus- | 'dations. | As amended, the bill ‘day afternoon. is substantially “Ordinance No. 2, i which authorities on franchise legis- ‘in articles recently published in the | Post- -Dispatch. Mill Tax to Be Paid in 5. Years. The amendments adopted yester- iain \require the payment of the mill tax ‘in five instead of 10 years, and with rg instead of 5 per cent interest- and ‘direct the building of extensions, aub- ‘ject to approval by the board of ‘control, from the company’s net earnings above 7 per cent on its capi- tal value of $60,000,000. In every other vital respect the Phew bill is-a counterpart of “Ordin- ance No. 2,’ which Mayor Kiel and City Counselor Daues have predicted the Board of Aldermen would. ulti- mately pass. Vice President Hall, who led the | A LDERMEN who’ voted to OVER” UR BILL Prominent Member Had | 4 ‘VOTE 24 FOR, 5 AGAINST One --Year Franchise : lation have analyzed and condemned | How Aidecintn Vania on U. R. Bill: Without Time to Consider It adopt amendments to the United Railways “compro- mise’ without allowing time for their consideration by the Board of Aldermen were: G. A. Baur, (Ward 14), keeper, 2018 Missouri. Alfred Bergmann (18), 2238 North Market, Edward C. Bergt (8), Soda Water Manufacturer, 1310 8S. Ninth. W. E, Godfrey (1), Hardware. Saloon- Clerk, 8039 North Broadway. Otto A. Hampe (10), Insurance, 3438A Iowa. Luke E. Hart (28), 6136 Washington. Herman Kraleman (22), ance 4444 E)mbank. , Martin D. Lohmann (9), ing, 910A Lami. Ww. C. McChesney (17), : Lawyer, Insur- Team- Lawyer, 8840A Alive. August H. Niederluecke (19), Oil Salesman, 2704 Gamble. William F. Otto, (4), Insurance, 1455 North Nineteenth. Adam Reis (16), Retired, 3329 Vista. 7 Edward A. Richter, 12, * 7810 Michigan. Edward Scholl, 2125A Bremen, Edward Schrantz, 27, dentist, 5938 Minerva. Barney L. Schwartz, 235, | 10 N. Taylor. || Wilbar C. Schwartz, 20, 3330 Bell. Charles W. Physician, 2, Picture Show, Retired Lawyer. Lawyer, Stockhausen, 15, Drugegist, 1837 Russel). William Gt Tamme, 6, Amuse- ment supplies, 1612A Market. Cc. E. Udell, 28,'Cheese manufac- turer, 4009 Westminster. ‘| Max Weil, 7, Retired merchant, | $21 Morrison. Edward W. Wiehe, 5, Furniture. 20383 Franklin. Taylor B. Wrrick, 13, 2630 Wyoming. President Aloe, at large, Optical supplies, 36 Kingsbury. VOTING NO: Ralph H. Eilers, 26. clerk, 1627 N. Euclid. John A. Fett, 11, 4416 S. Broadway. *Nathan B. Hall, 21, advertising, 3934 Palm. Julius Haller, 24, 8167 Portis. Ww. F. Niederluecke, 3, 1901 Montgomery. Vice President . Hal) favors the “compromise,”’ but dissented from the parliamentary method by which the amendments were to be adopted. POLICE FOLLOW BOB-SLED Lawyer, blacksmith, real estate, grocer, movement to hasten the new bill to. the Board of Public Service, an- | nounced that he “hadn't even tooked | at it.’ “Send it there ‘now: and when a! comes back we'll acquiesce in ie Sle $F cks in the show were. fale, Hall advised “his assoviates. Hall is one of the. principal champions of a) speedy ‘“compromise.”’ Scholl, another advocate of quick ° action, went about the aldermanic chamber during the debate on the motion.to refer the bill to the Board of Public Service, and advised other members how to vote. Haller Opposed Adoption. Chairman Schwartz of the Publie Utilities Committee declared that the amendments suggested by his com- ymittee improved the bill ‘150 per cent.’”” He urged their adoption be- fore the measure was sent to the Board of Public Service, explaining that the City Counselor had recom- mended that course. This left no chance for the other members, if any had been. so disposed, to study them. Alderman Haller moved that ac- tion on the amendments be deferred for two weeks and that meantime 500 copies of them be printed so that the, Aldermen who, like Hall, ‘“‘hadn’t even looked at them,” might fa- miliartze themselves with the changes, and additions made by the Public Utilities Committee Haller’s mo- tion’ was loaded with so many con- flicting substitutes that he finally | withdrew it. . Entire Bill to Be Printed. | Later, after adopting the amend- ments and -placing the bill in the jur- isdiction of the Board of Public Service, Haller’s suggestion for. the printing of the entire bill was car- ried. In the debate as to whether the amendments should be approved by the Aldermen before they and the Alderman | iron safe which had been stolen from ‘a Kroger grocery at 1518 Cass av- | Doesn’t Like Provision of Bill vist TRACKS; RECOVER STOLEN SAFE | Broken Door and Snow Trail Lead to Discovery—$152.35 in Cash Intact. low ‘ policemen at 3:30-a. m. to- day and led to the recovery of a small enue. The burglars used a bob-sled to take the safe to a vacant store- room at 1426 Cass avenue. Policemen found the panel] of the grocery store door had been broken. They missed a safe which they had seen on their previous round. ‘The tracks of the bob-sled were followed easily. ‘The officers found the sled in front of the vacant store a block east. The safe had been taken into this store and apart of the bottom had been knocked off it, but the rob- bers did not reach the cash, amount- ing to $152.35, ae salu ini in it. WILSON OPPOSES WAR COUNCIL Create Munitions Director.. WASHINGTON, Jan.'18 (By A. P.).—It was stated officially today that President Wilson’s opposition to the creation of a' minister of mu- nitions with cabiriet rank extends to the proposed creation of a director of munitions and establishment of a war,council of three. He is said to feel that the pro- posed laws would have the same ef- fect as that to which he. was opposed. President Wilson went to Secre- tary Baker’s office today and was in conference with him about half an hour. It was generally assume@ that they discussed the war council bill, but no announcement was made. original bill were semt to the Board of Public Service. President ruled that might be done, ‘ Board of Aldermen.” Schwartz took the same view. Alder- man Hart dissented, contending that) |'Novaia Zhizn. asserts that the Ger- Aldernren were committed by their vote and should not be asked to pass on the amendments until they were” thoroughly understood. All the members of the Board of “without (KAISER WANTED CZARINA FREED committing any member to vote for | thém when they were returned to the | Request Causes Slavs to Decide to Chairman | Try Royal Personages. PETROGRAD, Jan. 19,—(By A. P.).—Maxim Gorky’s newspaper, man delegates in Petrograd asked rthe representatives of the Govern- ment Commissioners to permit the former Empress and some other Public Servi¢e, to which the bill Centinued on Page 32, Column 1, ws awe erto untold, now revealed by z we - ats yh | “How Berlin Drove Austria to Break With United States’’ i | % Former Ambassador Frederick Penfield. Bw * graphic chapter of the essential history of the war, hith- but vainly to keep the friendship and good will of Austria. special war articlés by Leon Troteky, Russian Bolshe- riki Foreign Minister ;“Lee Meriwether, St. Louis lawyer. - peééntly returned from: -a diplomatic mission to Europe; Robert es Harvard ambulance man, and Sergt. Empey. Raslasively in the man who strove valiantly members of the late imperial hougse- hold who are related to Emperor William to'travel to Germany. The request not only was refused absolutely, but was the immediate cause-.of a decision to try the former imperial personages. 3 Pittsburg Retailers Feel. Drastic Hand of Food Administration. .. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (By A P.).—Three Pittsburg fetall grocers, M. Shapiro, B. Block and Sam Gels | man, charged with profiteer- jing, were cut off from supplies of li- by the; censed food commodities United States Food Administration today. This case was the first in- jgtance of drastic action ‘toward re- tallers d0ing a business: 4 tym toe $100,000 annually. The Food Adm inietration . : . es as We x7 e wir : % & - ae ¥ | a s --oae a " $ = 7 ig : * be oy Bite in . ee SS > & -- Wily a at a an } Po a ¥ BA : i hone rs ae 4 3 Bie seg gen BOS BR oot TAS ra ,