St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 23, 1921

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til WHE 3 ia MAR Miamd Aor oan, WUirviran it et ail iG i (iil : ny si LOOK ALIKE _ Peal to your intelligence “Yes.” “Why. so7"’ ‘ “He hasn't earned enough as yet buy me a box of candy.""—Loutis- le Courier-Journal. TT THINK (WiLL, | NAVE STOOD ENOUGH FROM HER Preis Nal - + $5 a - 090.000, and tn thts res HOOT p.-D. “Wants” to do? MON! What do you suppose Bonny Scotland asks SLE FIRST WANT PAGE — me ——V—V— ceollal 72. NO. .. 175. BYRNES OUTLINES PLATFORM IN SPEECH TO WOMEN, Candidate for Democratic | Mavor 1 ‘Nomination for Promises Businesslike Ad- ministration. SAYS PROBLEMS ARE ‘OF BUSINESS NATURE: Keynote Is to Subordinate. Promises to Action and Make City Safe, Sanitary and Prosperous. James W. Byrnes, candidate for the Democratic nomination for May- or, outlined in ad address noon, at a tea at Hotel Statler, his clatms for support in the approaching ‘election. It dress since accepting the Democratic City Committee's invitation come a candidate. The keynote of the address was t subordinate promises to action: make fewer promises of intentions, do the work at hand—to make city safe, sanitary, pleasant and prosperous by a business-like admin- istration of municipal affairs unin- fluenced by political consi He declared the city problems purely of a business nature and could be solved with thé application of the spirit of service, for which, he said. Be was offering himself as a candi- date for Mayor. _ The text of Byrnes’ lows: . “IT thank was his first public ad- to fol- >», * “4 ua} ~~ the Women them. I shall not amuse vou. Ishall not flatter you. but I wil} ayp- and com- mon sense, and I firmly believe that you will vote for me. F Not “Running for Mayor.’ I do not come to make a speech. It isn’t done in business, and it may sound curious to you, but in the sense of a mad-scramble I am running for the office of Mayor. lam offering to you sincerely and firmly my services, and in this met- ter there are two things for you to consider; the type of man and the position to be filled. I make no pre- to the’ League of Women Voters this after- | — ae =——_——— —_ Lae — ~ + (4 = ature tomorrow and in north central portions tonight. Fair to-| | Bianco, ‘street, LC AA: ET A —_—_——— OFFICIA ‘Commissioners Miller, Brock- man and Young and Chief O’Brien Named in Action by Belvedere Proprietor. 14 EMPLOYES JOIN —— ee IN SUIT Damages Aggregating $355,- 000 Asked for in Action Growing Out of Raid Last Saturday Night. Joseph Gonnella, proprietor of the, (formerly Cicardi’s), 14 of his employes, the pnue, and suits in reuit for amounts aggregating against Police ers Victor J. Miller, Philip H. Wil Young. Chiet of O'Brien, Chief Han- Detective Sergeants and Court 250 Onn Commission- Broc k- and liam mal Police Detective three false alleging a raid on special officers. in cafe nine connection with Saturday night. figured in one arrest the The of 18 raids perso y night by the the new Police Board which took cof- fice last Thur: cay. liyde to Let Board Alone. last Cafe nally conducted Sat- Belvedere urda three members of je said vesterday, in Tre- s that nade ty the of Saturd of the two St. Louis manne! h the ay night -? raids onducted, that one prin- cipal purposes of the raids break nals. and that the manner of conduct- ing the raids, and al] other affairs Louis i Departnient, ands of the Police Com- the St. lice inissioners. The petitions filed today allege that the arrests at the Belvedere Cafe were made without warrant or cause, and “with malice to injure the plaintiffs.’ d that the plaintiffs, following their arrest, were held the Newstead Avenue Police Station 13 h they were permitted to give bond. No Warrants Issued. States District Attorney refused Monday to _ issue against Gonneila alleging and intent lt also is allege ours hefore I nited Car Wwarran‘s employes, roil or violation of the hibition law, and the discharged today in the of Crimina] Correction, when reported common 1aw bonds, no Warrant having. been is- by the Prosecuting Attorney. As was told in Sunday's patch, there were more than 200 men and women seated at tables in the Belvedere Cafe at the time of the raid. The men were searched to see if they had liquor in their possession. A detective reported that he had purchased a pint of whisky for from Sam Alvis, a negro, as attendant in the washroom. warrant charging Al prohibition tonnella asserts that employed by him, but on to"*work about the were (ourt they on sued vis with viola- law has Alvis is not holds a concessi washroom. Other Plaintiffs. The employes named in the suits as plaintiffs are George Schwartz, 4626 Laclede avenue; Chris Simon, 4110 Itaska street: Aris Landis, 5082A Delmar boulevard; Wiiliam Sandis. 3621 North Taylor avenue: Louis Megaris, 511D North Newstead avenue: John Canell, 3226 Portis ave- nue; Frank Lehr, 56206 St. Louis ave- nue; Ernest Sciaroni, 3927 Page bou- levard; John Chiapel, 1620 Compton avenue; Harry Kumplis, 1019 South Thirteenth street; Robert Muse, 3948 Easton avenue; Frank James Bates, 3927 Utah and Harry Johnston. Fach ‘asks for $5000 actual and $15,000 /'dama {o- ; Vv air Lo- rising temper-' and’ punitive damages. $25,000 actual and $50,000 ges. The suits were filed by the law of Pri Dubinski, Duggan & punitive firm st, Col- . ins. As has been told, a gilt sign read- ing, “Nothing Worries Belvedere Joe,” recently was removed the front of the cafe, and Was re- placed with one advertising “Mid- night Follies." The change was made following mentién of the orig- nal sign in the Post-Dispatch in connection with the it th cafe by members of Ministerial Alliance Commiltes investigate the dance “evil.” Rev. Marvin T.QHaw, one ministers who visited the cafe, stated his opimion the only to up place” would be to the Fire Department and turn » hose.”’ He described t} irs, customers of the place who formed on a e#mall platform, as a “mass of wiggiers.”” reminding him of “the wiggietalis in a rain barre!) down on the farm.” the © The the to rhe Goan {"«- pe;r- under | would | Ry o* n Was to! up gathering places of crimi-_— of | at. his ° Post-Dis- | $14) employed | A! ‘had violated ‘ding attacks South | Gonneélia asks for | from | report of a vis-- Louis ST. LOUIS W EDNESDAY EVENING, FE BRU ARY ee a 264 ARRESTED FOR NOT HAVING 1921 AUTO LICENSES Police Stationed in Main Traffic. Arteries Stop All Machines With Old Tags. o*clock this afternoon had | arrested for not having 1921 licenses, the O’Brien, Up to 264 intor vehicles warning given by Chief of Police 10 ago, that Washington's birthday would be th: of wome T)} “a4 Ns aays were am: those ali Pulicemen were stationed it-offs and on the princi and ever} that long stopped and station. came a lcense yrue l’aKken To a ~olice id ee 3, 192128 ‘PAGES. FINAL | DITION (Complete Market Reperts.) a PRICE THREE CENTS: a ———— == oe. ASSASSINS SHOOT THREE CONSTABLES AT DUBLIN CASTLE of | Two Men Are Slain and An- other Is Wounded Almost at Gates by Civilians at Midday. DEATH THREAT SENT TQ DUBLIN EDITORS Sinn Fein Warns icicle Against Publishing Details of Executions by Crown Forces. ee ee eee ated Press. ‘eb. 23.- Ro: Dublin C B A esoe DUBLIN, bers of the Three ‘al Irish Constabulary, shot and civ- employed in astie, were killed by today, two of them being the other serlously wounded, llia4ns, almost at the castle midday (Constables entered the street when eight IANS opened fire. Ambushes in severa!] tT" Te } eporte d to lay was one carried night Kells, County Which 50 men attacked police pa- trol, District Inspector Rowland, a ‘ . ? Serreuant ‘onstable helng At Donegsl, and at Bally and a § ounded Mount Charles riously w County Long- ford, County Kears mnstables were killed Threat to The | . (la, Dublin Iditors. newspaper Dubl | 7. i ; were Irish editors of notified by t] rublican army that publicatio nrohibi of forces ain ecutions crown death. The “The any sensation, yecutlio ‘ er? natica reads: editor is hereby warned that ploiting for vulea ring mongering. {n re Pande to or is of the above will death writ °4 Partict ref- the fol ving: of the ossiste ports of e be punished with hours of publication is directed to “1. No descripti arrival of h ants or the 1 mV gruesome: lished. i” NO des details other of procedure are to be angmen or rode or detaila pub- ‘riptions of ‘ing the fo appear Died for Ireland.” mere statement that for Ireland will convey republie all they wish to incidents : uted part In an in Dublin last sum- two British soldiers the details were threshed out to the most.extreme an- noyvance and bitter resentment of his friends and re'atives ‘The warning is given in due time and its strict observance is recommended GRAND Hk oT 4 ; 4 ‘ [Irish Republican weeping of leu ciergymen precincts mM are “Men : 3 The men the Iri know of _ a medical | + + e bASL, 2] these died sh, these the student taking escort Barr's Nov ; ‘» aitack CuSO ever 1 on) , ;¥ te -** a milltarys mer, in which were Killed), above FADQUARTERS. Artin :\ Commander of “Black and Tans” in Ireland Resigns. Special pen: tu the Caer ewe grey ¢ oprright 19° , ‘he Presse Py The “coe York World. , LONDON, Feb. 2: together with his Adjutant, has signed his position as commandant of auxillary police division Tans,’ in Ireland. Me Sir Edward Carson's 1914, and com battalion of the a>ing (‘Oo (ven. ( rozier, re- the “Black and was one of dants in randed fast Lister Volunteers. Crozier has resigned because he had been over- ridden by the Irish Office in his at- teinpts to maintain discipline among the troops urtder his command. ColInman the Hel —— ee oe SENATE DEFEATS BILL TO FINISH CAPITOL DECORATIONS Kinney Changes Vote So He Might Move for Reconsideration of $300,000 Appropriation. the Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 23.—The Capitol decoration bil, appropriating $390,009 to complete the mural dec- . ’ ’ *, Bpecia: to . ion of the new State Capitol, was today im the Benate by a2 18. The Republicans Ben - ator Kinney, who introduced the bill, ehanged his vote from aye to no to him to move a reconsidera- orat defeated - vote of 17 to permit ‘jon Those rations Ben Buford “asey. liarris later. voting in favor of the deco- Anderson of Scott Bowker, Brogan, Brownlee, Cunningham, Gra Livesy. Lysaught, MeCullot and Tout. These oppose- ing wer Anderson of St Louls Blodgett. Chambers Collins. Depel- heuer. Gordin, Irwin. La Favor, Per- sell. Pickett, Proctor. Ralph. Robin- son, Seneker, Warner, Whitecotton and Young. Al!) four of the Repub ican Senatore from @t. Louis voted against the bill. were . > net STOP PRICE-FIXING. BY LUMBERMEN FILED ‘Injunction Proceedings Here Intended to End Practice of Curtailing Yellow Pine Lumber Supply. CHARGES VIOLATION OF ANTI-TRUST LAW Suit Asks for Preliminary In- junction to Restrain South- ern Pine Association From GOVERNMENT’S FIGURES ON PINE PRICE ADVANCES Total production of pi lumber, approxi- mately 13,5900 000 feet erage price 19 18—Total feet; } Hag A 48 per 1u00 production, SOO O00 000 average $28.10 per feet. 1919-—Total product 000,000,000 feet: average $35.06 feet 1929 not price, 11 price, Ion}, per 1009 Production shown, price in first four utonths reached $59 per 1000 feet, while manufacturers’ estimate of was $28.35, thus giving a profit of 6.5 per cent. Price has continued to advance. cost = Ze = O00 10 CHARITY BY gO- , , Missouri iit He should not firet Suggesting Restriction. nite > the “ ‘*he of the oy against Southern line Association, 61 corpo- ~ JAB | AMPERT’S Wit | rations and 69 individuals, intended to stop the practice of curtailmen' of the yellow pine lumber supply and thus of estes ixing, was fle. today in the United States District Court here by nin t Attorney Car- roll, acting under instructions of At- torney-General Palmer. The purpose of the suit was out- lined in yesterday's Post-Dispatch, It charg *s a conspiracy to violate t's ' Sherman anti- trust law by the organ- Zaton, and asks for a pre liminary ray eee to restrain the organize- ccturer, fon from recomimending or suggest: ing curtallmen* restriction of pro te- /duction of yellow pine, or measur: {| Or 2ete tending to result in such cu: ee ftallment or restriction. to the Masonic liome of Missouri Parti ularly, it is asked that the was a past master of the ®@#%eelation be restrained from com Grand Ledee of i piling printing or distributing and a thirty-third degree Mason further issues of weekly and month), pa a yan ible bequests were: Wade bulletins and pricé currenis. With Orphans’ Jlome at Cleveland recommending or suggesting co-or- $.000; Board of Manage ore of dination tn increasing prices. It is Hesourt school the lavked that the compiling and di«- 909. and to the following aaa itu- tributing of statements of coat of fons $1000 ench: Hospital production, or reports showing sel! Louis, St. Louis Colored Or- 'ng prices, and lists of average prices Home, Home for Aged and | be stopped, except lists compiled tn- lero elit Jewish ducational | dependently by the concerns, and aritable Association, Be jety circulated among customers or pros Prevention of Blin ens, | pect customers. ° Home. Jewieh alow: for Statistical Exchanges Opposed. Invalids Jewtsh ielter ‘i? It is asked that the concerns and liome, Mariam Convalescent Home, | individuals be restrained from hold4- Jewish Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark., ing or attending further mectings of ag Tuberc liome at Den- ;the Southern Pine Association, or of d Orthodox Old Folks’ Home. !(t8 committees, for the purpose ofr ratified subscriptions of statistical exchanges; and that the: usliy pledged to the new be required to take effective action of Louis and forthwith to abandon, and announce the of the|cffectively the abandonment of, al) efforts through the organtzatlo: having any tendency to restrain pro. uuction or increase prices, and that they be forbidden to do any act havr- ing the purpose of furthering a conspiracy for the purposes named. It is asked that a permanent in junction be granted, after a hear ing of the evidence fn the case. The granting of a permanent junction, iunction sult States f,overnment Largest Bequest of Cigar Manu facturer Is . $25,000 to Masonic Home of Missouri. $55,000 ti the charities | of f 349 anul: bequests of acob Per- Were rade by will saTTA pe rt, uo» ¥ ears old, i ie , ri} shing avenue, clgur rn ViiOose funeral Wis Sts rday. or lil Was filed probate .80@ jargest bequest 5,000 Lampert AS008, ,ur i ind. Jewish hans e al terry ae es e- 7h wis! ulosis ver, wil] $5000 previo Temple for The Masenic St sdced $1006 emple In appreciation of the two employes, Emil Wehteyer and I'red Hach, the will asked that if Lampert’s business, which is at 412 Market street, should be sold. these two he given the privilege of buying | directed that to each of his emp who had been with 1G more $900 be paid that if such employes temporarily strike it count against thern To his sister, Mrs Rora Grafye, with whom he made his hom, never having been married, he left iis Ma- sonic emblems and the residue of his | estate after all other were satisfied Among other was $5009 his sister to be used to help bors and girls who show un- usual musical talent to obtain a mu- sica! education. To «a cousin, Michael J. Lampert New lVork, he left $1009 Dorsey A. Jamison, whom he de- scribed as his friend, was named executo! Jamison sald today that estimate the value of the estate, but he prepared to give bond for $5600.000. The law re-} quires that the bond of an executor be twice the value of the estate library cemtces of other loves him lle had years or in- for the purposes specified would amount to a dissolution of the Southern Pine Association, lan yere fay St. Louls Defendanta. The St. Louis firms which are de fendants are the Froet-Johnsen Lumber Co., the Sabine Lumber (Co ‘the W. T. Ferguson Lumber Co. end the Commerctal Journal Co The St. Louls« individuals named \as defendants are BF. A. Frost, preal- dent of the Frost-Johnson Ce. and a director of the Bouthern Pine As. sociation: KR. BK fearden, genere! ‘pales manager of the same comy; ant W. J. Yardley, sales manager, and a (‘orrington, assistant enalea« manager of the Sabine Lumber Co Judge Farin directed the Dietrle: Attorne) prepare an order foe: the defendants in the suit to show ‘cause why the injunction asked fer The funeral of ES ee should not be granted by the our — the auspices of the —— He set March 15 as the date for a rand loage of aceasoure a re hearing “No temporary infunectlée: 1 nited Hebrew Temple, hing’s high was requested for the period before way and Enright avenue, was large- dire cted been on bequests beq jeats to of lhe Ct) lid not tt rete Bs cent in i* at eT Vine Ashe ’ er left fry a slete: ianta if steted ore than fee Cootianed ee Pease 3. (oles & ~ > as March 15 ly attended. Ten past grand masters of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Mis Matements in Petition. sourl were present. LDurial was {ini The ‘rovernment’s petitior Mount Olive Cemetery. forth the commanding poettion of ———--—— -——- the defendant concerns in the ye PLANE TRYING TO CROSS U, $, om nine tndurtry. 1 staten chat ty . ve recent years approximately 70 per IN 36 HOURS, LEAVES CHICAGO so"" 2°" cos ow pine wus ’ piy of the United @tates has beer . cant sia produced in Mieeourl, Arkaneae the . fate CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—Completing Otishoma. Texas, Loulstene diie . o# &, : ; D ; : . ™ , 77 Qo * more than 1200 miles of flying, Jack ayn one ps -cscamng : st son al 2 ’ : i ; ' ; Knight, piloting an airplane the | suced in thie group of states, it auc 2 rou " . attempt at a 36-hour tranecontinen- + ie tal rial’ flight arrived Maww: d declared base heen produced eo id te 7 the outskirts ‘ f Chleano at % 49 rersons in other states and shippe: a r todas Twenty nu mi ia late: tv them by persons and corpyrations J Q. 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