St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 11, 1921

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A TODAY’S WANTS SUPPLIED TODAY! CLOSING HOURS, 11 a. m., except Help Wanted, Lost, Found and Death Notices Pe tee Oca received until 1 Biggest City Circulation—Best Results. FINAL EDITION (Cemplete Market Reporte.) 97. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH The Only sicehtiehd Paper in St. Louis With Associated Press News Service a - “oe -_—< . = -- —_ — ~ —_-—~ — = . F : meee eee ee ee - ee ee - ——-Ci=“S _—— ++ “MONDAY EVENING, | ‘APRIL 11, 1921—28 PAGES, the antl ~~. — — ~~ 3 PRICE TH REE CENTS tL LLL LL te i Dy VOL. 72. NO. 2 22, -- — ‘ST. LOUIS, | FAR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, ee tee a ' marking time a decade. which began last House proceeded to its organization iby re-electing Speaker Frederick IT. over Claude, _succeeds the late | Alice M. 'onliy woman PNGRESS MEETS 1 NEKTRA SESSION; HARDING TO READ F oreign P olicy and Decla-:+ His Attitude on German Kitchin Succeeds as Democratic Peace; Clark Leader. HUNDREDS OF JOBS FILLED THIS WEEK Bill to Abolish Railway Labor yr) NESSAGE TUESDAY President Will Announce His | J President Harding . Decides to Deliver Message at 1 P. M. WASHINGTON, April 11. RESIDENT HARDING'S Pp first message to Congress will be delivered by him in person at 1 p. m. tomorrow. This was definitely settled late today, the House adopting a res- Olution providing for a joint ses- sion at that hour. Although Monday usually is an open house day for those who have business with the Chief Ex- ecutive, today’s appointment list Showed only one item. It was an engagement for the President to go to the Pan-American Build- ing late in the afternoon to at- tend the opening of a special direct telephone wire between Washington and Havana, Cuba. For many years Mr. Harding has prepared his speeches and other documents in long hand. and he is following this custom With his message, writinze with a lead pencil and turning the finished product over to stenog- raphers to copy after carefully revising it. It was indicated that the message would not be com- plete until tonight or possibly tomorrow morning. ‘Senator Board Is One of First ADJUSTMENT OF SAN REMO Measures Introduced; G. O. P. Seats Republican Charged With Spending $10,000 in Campaign. Re the Associated Press WASHINGTON, April 11. Republican administration earnest when American Congress The new got under way in Sixty-seventh the extraordinary sesvion called a few weeks ago by President Harding. Except for the reorganization of » the House and the usual flood of bills there, today’s meetings were some- Congress to- first the the what perfunctory, until receipt morrow of President Harding's message. This Congress is the first trolled by the Republicans to meet under a Republican administration in The Senate previously had con- the | OIL AGREEMENTS SUGGESTED ee ee Proposal Made for Appotatment of Commissioner to Expedite an Adjustment. iy the Associated Press WASHINGTON, April 11.—Adjust- ment of the dispute between the United States and Great Britain growing out of San Remo oil agree- ments concerning Mesopotamia, ha been suggested informal) to the United States, it was learned today ' officially. ' convened promptly at noon today for, / ment, \be expected | been organized at its specia! session, | March 4, but tle Gillett of Massachusetts Kitchin of North Carolina, ocratic candidate. Frank W. Mondell was re-elected Republican while Representative Witchin came the Democratic leader. Champ Clark. Woman Member Cheered. the Dem- of Wyoming leader, be- He Nearly all the 4535 members were | present. The crowded House gal-) Robertson, the Second Oklahoma District,. t member of Congress, came on the floor. bunch of red roses. * Mise Robertson was one of the most | ‘Miss Brueggeman with Gabriel Roth, members, who answered more than 100 new of them Republicans, the first roll call, Fully a thousand bills and resolu- tions, many of which failed to get through the last session, were thrown into the hoper long before the House got under way. There was no peace resolution in the lot, this being held back to await the views of President Harding. Right at the top of the list of bills was the Fordney emergency tariff, vetoed by Mr. Wilson, but brought: in under another name. It will be)! called up Wednesday and is expected | to be passed by Wednesday night. The Kahn resolution for investl- ation of the escape of Grover Cleve- | land Bergdoll, the Philadelphia draft dodger, now in Germany, was in the hopper at noon. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the Republican leader, announced ‘to- day in the Senate he would move tomorrow to take up in open session ‘the $25,000,000 Colombian treaty and that he would deliver an address on the subject. Because of the large number of Republicans in both the House and Senate it was necessary to establish *0-Called “Cherokee strips’ in each House between the Republican and Yemocratic sides, the overflow of publican members being seated in strips. The seating of Richard E. Bird, as Republican Representative from Eighth Kansas District, was pro- on the floor of the House to- day by Representative Flood, Demo- ‘erat, Virginia. At his own sugges- Yon Mr. Bird stood aside until the ; members had been sworn. Flood charged that Bird's own *¥orn statement of campaign expen- showed that he had spent More than $10,000, twice the amount, said, that a candidate for Rep- @ was permitted to expend | “der the Federal corrupt practices “®t Bird was elected to succeed Wil- A. Ayres, whose term expired ‘a March 4. The first legislative achievemen! ises to be an enactment of the *mergency tariff bill vetoed at the last session by President Wilson. Pi — to Get Busy. is to be introduced in the — today and reported during the | Tuesday. on Page 3, Column 2. | Kiel, |\Garesche in leries broke into applause when Miss by Republican, of | $5 # day. the | Committee, | | | It will be taken up) that. on Wednesday, and Re-' was probable tha The plan proposed was ina memo- randum reaching the State Depart- but not made in such manner as to place the necessity for decision upon this Government until In definite representations are received. It was proposed that the United States appoint a commissioner’ to confer with the British petroleum commission in the belief that such Gcirect negotiations would lead to a more speedy adjustment than might through usual diplo- matic exchanges. WOMEN WHO AIDED KIEL ARE APPOINTED TO JOBS Miss Helle Devlin ond Miss Olivia Brucggeman Arc Made Condcmna- tion Conumissioncrs, ore Miss Belle Devlin of 6026 Wesi- minster place, and Miss Olivia Brueggeman, 325.North Euclid ave- nue. who were active in Republican politics for the election of Mayor were appointed today by Judge the Circuit commissioners in condemnation pro- ceedings, jobs hitherto always held men. The commissioners draw Miss Devlin was appointed with Frank Bittner and Edward Davidson She carried a 28 commissioners in the condemna- | tion proceedings by the city to widen Market and from avenue, Vandeventer avenue, street to Washington Republican City R. Schollmeyer, alley between Grand the and A. in the plan to widen an Rebecca street, Keokuk street, avenue and Giles avenue. The tion proceedings fix the damages and benefits and determine the cost of improvements. FRANCE MAY MARCH ON BERLIN member of amount of IF NECESSARY TO COLLECT DEBT, ~ eee ae Extreme Action to Be Taken May 1) if Germans Do Not Meet Demands. By the Assoctated Presa PARIS, April 11.—-lIt longer doubted in circles here considered to have the best sources of information that France will, either common with the allies, take action against Germany if satisfacto- is no radical] by May 1. What form the action will take fs, still only a matter for surmise, but | semiofficial opinion is that it will be mpress the German peo- | apenas te Tap through the various resales, by ple as they have not been impressed since the armistice. and the entire industrial region of Westphalia is advocated by some. Others are convinced that the Frenc Court as‘ /would be commissioners of condemna- | the Utah ‘whether ‘it or t{nstallment basis, alone or in| ry assurances regarding the payment | Whether of reparations are not forthcoming | ‘consumer of a 1- at each turn of the goods would, he | | ae The occupation of the Rubr Valley | said, BILL FOR GENERAL ~ SALES TAK 10 OFFERED IN SEN Smoot’s $6000 Annually. EXPECTED TO YIELD $1,500,000,000 A YEAR | ——— Distribute Burden and Per- mit Repeal of Many of Present “‘Nagging”’ Levies. ated Press. April Ll. Py the Assoc! WASHINGTON, eral sales tax bi Utah, a ~ orn" Sen Repub- ate Finance by Senator Smoot, member of the Senate last lican Comniittee, in the tomorroy it was announced nigiit. Senator Smoot's measure. whic he estimated would yield approxi- mately $1,500 0068. 000 annually) place fiat tax Hanon would of i per cent annually both produets., gross sales above all commodities, li d finished The bill arries a few but application of the tax would be only on such com- higher of the Sm Staved practicall) niodities as now bear a levy. Karly ation proposal is lanned by the Finance Con ttee in its the taxation rangeme of hear end of the week In discussing his tax, Smoot said it would be in application easy tO cormmpute, Hie declared it would properly dis- tribute the burde ; xation, com- citizen to share to pay as producing consilde! oot study of Tentative ar- the opening before the questiot nw~s ecowrern plate this phase simple bear a Be 2 P , te to his ability pelling each propo! fionn measured by his buying or powers, Will Allow “If the sales tax part of the revenue laws of our country,” the mtinued can repeal not only the vided for in the bill aS Nr me, but can repeal ail of the irritat- ing. nagging, discriminating taxes amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, and the excess. profits lax, the result of which has worked such havoc with business ‘rns of our country and have in many been the profits Tax on profits.”’ Present tcpeal of Many Taxes, OnLeS a ‘oneress iter 1s Siatement ce TDrei- | ‘esented pv cone whi ipelled to pay paper cases COTM excess soft bacco, aut and so-called luxuries would der the Smoot bill. These com ties already bear taxes regarded as heavier than the flat 1l-per-cent tax. In addition. to the tax on sales, a levy having the same application placed on total to all leases. Tax on Gross Valuc of Goods. Concerning the scope of the bill, Senator said: taxes on drinks, to- omobiles some other remain un- modi- amounts “Tt is a goods, wares and raw materials or partially manufactured whether of domestic or and such as are gen- exchange and deliv- consumption, merchandise, tured or products, foreign origin, erally scold by ered domestic whether in barter or on a cash, which for tax shall accrue at the time lease at the rate of 1 per their total value at the change in ownership.” Hoe contended that the tax method justice to all, firm or corpora- cost to cent of time of sales was one of individual, The actual added -per-cent tion. tax added predicted, fall below 3 per cent. The bill contemplates payment of! the whole tax, accumulated | Senator Smoot was no ob- absorbing ultimate consumer, adding that there jection to the final seiler ‘the tax if he cared to do so. h | army should this time go to Berlin. YEAR IN TRAINING SCHOOL The temper of the French Cha ber of Deputies, admits of no doubt that Premier Briand will be obliged to act or re- sign. giving up the task, it would appear but will grapple with the situation as it develops May 1, with the deter mination finally to produce the effect desired. HEAVY FROST OVER NORTH TEXAS — Foliage May Have Prevented Dam- age to Fruit. Ry the Assoctatec Prese DALLAS, Tex., April 11.-—-Heavy frost formed last night in low places over North Texas and as far south as San Antonio, according to 1. Jy. L.. Cline, meteorologist of the Dal- \las Weather Bureau. Dr. owing to the heavy foliage, it aged. observers oh one sa | He has no thought, however, of | 7 By | sentence, Judge Landis to serve one year in | Cline said | t fruit was not dam-|rette bill, FOR YOUTHFUL BANK TELLER James Carey of Ottawa, Ill, Who/| Admits Taking $96,000, Sen- tenced by Judge Landis. the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 11.—James Carey, the 19-year-old bank teller of Ot- tawa,. Ill., whose theft of about $96,- 000 last November was followed by widespread criticism of Judge Landis | when the latter permitted the youth- 'ful culprit to return home was sentenced today by Training School for _, Ce Iowa Governor Signs Cigarette Bill. | By the Associated Press. DES MOINES, Ia., April 11.- Marshall today signed the ciga- which permits sale of cigarettes to agults, the National Boys at Washington, (OV. Measure Provides for One Per Cent Levy on Gross Sales Above ‘Senator Says It Will Properly | A gen- | ll wtll be introduced | exemptions, | cuit Senate | proposed sales. ‘of mass ,to remove | | Little | tax on the gross value of | WITH RISING TEMPERATURE = Hk TE MPE R. ATURES Highest WINTER MISSED | terday, THE STRAP Pp. m.; lowest, AND SAT IN 37, at 1 a. m. OPRING’S LAP. Official fore- cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair tonight and tomorrow ; Missouri— lair probably tomor- ‘OW; rising tem- perature, IHinois — tonight probably tomor- row; rising tem- perature, Stage of the river at 7 a. m., 9.1 feet, a fall : of .1 foot. frost was reported last night from all parts of Missouri and from many other states. It extended into the South. BYRNES, AS JUROR IS SCRATCHED OFF lair and A heavy LIST IN FIRST CASE In Campaign He Predicted He Wouldn’t Have to Serve Be- cause Mayors Are Exempt. James W. Byrnes, KRyrnes Belting Co., today began ser\ the public, but not in the office of Mayor, for which he was a candidate in last Tuesday's election. lie appeare jury duty in Judge Franklin Miller’s di the Cir- Court, and made no attempt to get excused from service. He was questioned by the lawvers in a dam- and said that his firm had business transactions with the which was defendant in the Hie said this fact would not influence him. but the attorney for the plaintiff struck him off the list. This ended his service until tomor- row morning A Deputy | Sa rnes’ name, p president of the in“ vision of age suit had company case. calling the “y” Sheriff, in ronounced long, as in “Byron.” B nouncs his name “Burns.” Ir several] oO his can Yrnes pro ipaign the far jury It said that law ex- duty If voted , east sreeches Byrnes mentioned that he had been sum: duty, beginning today, bt he would not serve, as the empts the Mayor from jury about $600 more persons had for him he would have been art Mavyor-elect by th PARISHIONERS MAKE SECOND ATTEMPT TO REMOVE PRIEST Italian Catholics HKesent lTailure of Wisconsin Archbishop to Act on Petition, lated Press. Wis., April 11.—-An- other outburst against the Rey. Peter Perardi, priest of the Holy Rosary Church, prevented at the hour when parishioners, last night gathered again at the doors, only to tind that the had placed a brass band there with instructions to pilav “The Star-Spangled Banner” until the crowd dispersed. Wavering uneertainly for a time, the parishioners, all . residents of Italy finalls man, and the tense noned for is time ity the KENOSHA As&S80 was today thwarted in an the attempt priest, had church police here, to a situation ' passed. manufac- | cred- | ;ioners of sale or | i the ling to say mass, the | | | | Tsv pending | ) or Yoshihito of presses keen regret that’ | circumstances guard- taken were been Meanwhile the police ing the priest, who had to another parish for refuge Last night's mob of 2000 formed as a result of a letter from the Arch- bishop refusing to remove the priest. It was said 80 per cent of the parish- desired his removal, but the Archbishop denied their appeal. Meanwhile city and county officials have requested the Archbishop to act quickly to avert possible out- bursts next Sunday. Father Perardi made to return to the church but threatened with arrest remained in his place of asylum. EARTHQUAKE LASTS AN HOUR By the Associated Presse. WASHINGTON, April 11 An earthquake lasting an hour, and de- scribed as rather severe; yesterday morning. dorf, of the Georgetown seismographic observatory, estimat- ed the center of the disturbance at about 1800 miles from probably in Central or South Amer- ica. The seismograph recorded the first ‘tremors at 8:57 a. m., the shocks, reached their maximum intensity at 9:06 a. m., edi about 10 a. Mm. JAPANESE. ‘PRINCE NOT COMING ———— every was finally Ten- Director the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, April 11.--Emper- Japan, in a letter transmitted to President Harding by} the Japanese Embassy here, ex- " closely connected with himself precluded him for the | present from accepting on behalf of /his son. the Crown Prince of Japan, the Prince's invitation to visit the Inited States after the completion of his mission to Europe, on which he embarked March 3. yes- | 49, at 3 ris-— ing temperature. | tonight and | ‘change .' the uncovered | ‘right unless he) | o but hold occurred | °° nothing to d ‘hands. was a member of Kappa Sigma fra-<) Keating Was; Amerongen, engaged to the gir) from whom he; with what at the time was believed | University | Washington, phootings and the disturbance end-, the ‘by a private watchman. ‘unav oidable | ROBBERS KILL UIL STATION NIGHT Drawer John Reaching for Money. TWO MEN SEEN Kansas Man, W. U. Student, Taken From 1003 North Grand Av. to Hospital, Dead on Arrival. Money blood in a detectives be- lieve, that John A. Keating, old, clerk at the Standard Oil filling Station at 1003 North Grand avenue, was Shot and killed last reaching for the money to give it to robbers. The latter, it is supposed, believed Keating was reaching for a Stained with aesk drawer indicates, night while revolver and one of them fired. oe A. CG. Topeka, Keating, a son Keating, 704 Clay street, Kan., student at Washington University, He Lialph taking a course in architecture. roomed with another student, of Topeka, 6183 Pershing ave- worked nights at the ing station. Brunt also ofr Fk. N. nue, and \lerwin, He was seated at a desk at 10:30 © clock, beginning to make cash account. Lo petty had out of the the drawer. the and and probably that night’s re- ceipts in amount Nobody saw shooting, but lot was heared two youths, dark clothing, ran from station, south in CGrand in- Bell avenue, and dressed in the filling avenue and west escaped. Pair Seen Running. Murray, 3936 Page boule vard, heard the shot and Saw the men running. He and John Brune, 2820 Aceomac street, and Rudolph IF’, Steltemeier, 8412 Dunnica avenue, James ,entered and found Keating crumpled in his swivel chair with his head on desk. “Get a doctor,’ he said, and lost consciousness. Murray stayed with him and the others went for a doctor, but found none. They hailed Orin Brigham, S801A Shenandoah avenue, who was passing in an automobile, and Keat- ing was placed init. At Olive street they picked up a policeman. When ithe party reached the city hospital Keating was dead. The money drawer of the desk was open and the $10.10 that it contained ered with blood. that when and demanded money the VWaS coy believe tered Keating and reached for the drawer to give them its contents and that one of robbers shot him in the belief he was reaching for a revolver. Ietter on Desk. Kkeating was shot just below the collar bone, producing a hem- orrhage which caused death. He had $6 and letters in his pockets Lying on the desk in front of him was a letter from a young woman of To- peka. The safe was locked. A. Wiehan. manager of the filling station, ing for him for two wecks. that Tle noti- e and the at once for St. said: Keating was at university vesterday doing work and stopped at the home at 6:30 p. m. filling station with him. Brunt said Keating came here in the fall. He formerly attended Washburn College. at Topeka. He remarked to Brunt a few days ago Brunt that if he was held up there would | up his lle owned no revolver. ternity. Brunt said received the letter. Since Dec. in pursuit of robbery St. Louls. act. One policeman by a robber. killings were in holdups and attempt- ed holdups. The police do not keep ‘a separate tion robberies, ‘many of eataenedl | wee BRurglars Blow Oil Station Safe and Take $279 in Cash and Coupons. Burglars today the safe in the Standard Oil filling station at the northwest corner of King’s highway and Manchester ave- nue. The charge used was heavy demolishing the outer and inner doors and arousing wore neighbor- — ' | | | | GLERK, A STUDENT Stains on Morey in Open Augusta Victoria Stricken Lead to Belief. A. Keating Was. ATTACKS OF MALADY TO RUN FROM PLACE RECURREDFREQUENTLY Husband and “Son, Prince 23 years) | Germany died here at 6 o’clock this) last week the patient’s condition had’ was a: last Saturday Dr. at the home|} fill-, | reached Doorn when death came to her up his! Iie had put down the’ caSh which was carried as) counted ‘jections, but her assisted tion. signs of life had disappeared. Detectives! the robbers en-'| gave them the $15 lying on the desk ithe i . ‘rious, ‘ ithe former Empress had not left her, room. sald Keating had been work-| latter said, outs. ; the ; some | Merwin! on his way to the} and took some books) i He | 1, including the killing! April 11, 1920. ‘of Keating, there have been 10 fatal) were reports that her death was ef | in| mentarily expected, but she rall Two robbers were killed} and accompanied her bean Ho ‘by policemen who caught them in; poorn on May 16 last. was killed) One robber was killed. The other) ; ' record of oil filling sta-| but there have been | fied Keating s father on the long-dir- | nurse ‘(tance telephon he would start effort | this morn-| LL FOR A YEAR OTHER |. W. When Preparing to Leave | Amerongen for Doorn, Holland. Body .of the Former Empress Will Be Taken to Potsdam for Burial LONDON, April 11. By the Associated Press. UXMERAL services over the F vcay of the late former Em- press Augusta Victoria of Germany will be held at the house of Doorn tomorrow and will be attended by only mem- bers of her family, says an Am- sterdam dispatch to the Central News. The remains will be taken to Potsdam, Wednesday, and another funeral service will be held there. Former Emperor William will accompany the body as far as the Dutch frontier, the dispatch Adalbert, at Bedside When_ End Came — F rederick | _ William to Attend Funeral. Bv the Associated Press. DOORN, Holalnd, April 11.- mer Empress Augusta Victoria of. ~—For- | morning. By a strange coincidence, ' the end came just one year after she | suffered first serious attack of) her heart disease. The death ec dwellers in eae eee OC eee = FORCE CARRYING Nevertheless, | | after con- penne m= QUT OF LABOR PLEDGES came as a shock to the Doorn Castle, as during} seemed lees serious. with Prof. Hymans, the specialist, thought it Princess Victoria. Louise, the only dz r, ) i O e only cangace to Doorn Sec Sretary Shevwas then in Vienna and had not} sultations Dutch advisable to heart call Davis Urges Law to Compel Both Sides to Live Up to Agreements. mother. Iormer Kaiser at Bedside. night the patient was the Associated Press semiconscious. WASHINGTON, April 11. ~Legis- | suffering by freauent hypodermic in-; Jation to put “teeth” in the Labor | breathing appeared Department's efforts to conciliate me ‘bor disputes was urged today by Sec Last only, By She was kept from to become hourly more difficult. At | this morning Dr. Haesner the attending mnurse and/| Countess von Kelzer, an old friend cf the former Empress, to adjust the patient comfertable posi- retary Davis. Both sides should be compelled to live up to agreements | or decisions of arbitrators’ he said. 5d o'clock reached they have accepfed, “This is not compulsory tion,’’ Davis said. it feasible to pass workmen to strike but to a more arbitra- day broke breathing be- ore difficult for the fail- and her pulse grew weaker lt then was evident to the physicians that the end was near, and Dr. Haesner warned former Emperor William and Prince Adal- bert of its approach. The former Empress became un.- conscious and her breathing became fainter and fainter until at 6 o'clock As the came still m ing patient, laws against the! right of I be- lieve there should be !aws to make all get are disputes try to strikes labor before the parties to together ' called.”’ “Tl believe there should law to compel both sides to live up to the terms of any agreement they reach,” Davis eald. The former Emperor stood at the “If they agree to accept the de- bedside with bent head as death gision of an arbitrator, I believe ‘ive came to his consort, and he remained should be compelled by law to live in the room for some time afterward. up to his decisions. Belis Tolled in Doorn. ‘TI’nder the present law, The quiet little village of Doorn. partment of Tabor has nothing to was greatly affected by the news of hang over the head of either side in the ex-Empress’ death, which spread! labor disputes, and only public opin- rapidly early in the day as the arti-, fon makes either’ side live up to sans going to work. As the, agreements they entor into.” death bells tolled; the etreets filled' Davis said unemployment through- | he a the De-! were with little groups of villagers, dis-| out the country was increasing, but | cussing the event. ‘that most workers had saved enough Augusta Victoria had lived jn to tide them over the crisis. Doorn less than a year, coming here’ “Of course, there were some who with the ex-Emperor from Ameron-| did not, but they are in the minori- gon last May. During the first ty,”” he said. “There is comparative- | months of her residence she visited! ly little unrest as a result. Labor as/| village two or three: times, but!a whole is not in serious straits.” afterward her malady grew more se- eee and she was only occasionally ' seen by the people, driving in the CITIZENS ATTACK DUBLIN mark in a pony cart. ; Since bs attack in November last, HOTEL HOUSING AUXILIARIES | \.-hen it was expected she would die One of Attacking Party Is Killed in Dr. Haesner declared today | Assault Lasting Twenty that the end would have come soon- Minutes. er but for the devoted care of her B; DUBLIN. a Seta 2% and two old friends, Countess | which lasted 20 minutes was made} von Rantzau and Countess von Kel- this. morning .6m the Northwestern tai Hotel in the Northwall section here. Suffered Melancholy Spelis. Civilians armed with bombs and fire- Augusta Victoria had expressed a'arms made the attack. Government longing to die, since she learned of/auxiliarles are quartered in the. the death of Prince Joachim. She) hotel. One of the assaulting party frequently suffered spells of pro-| was killed and several were wound- | found melancholy. The presence of| ed, two of them seriously. Dr. Ernst von Dryander, the former | A number of the auxiliaries are court chaplain, and Pastor Weiss sev-| believed to have been wounded dur- | (eral times had a quieting influence ing the fighting. ~~. -—— ~ _—-- —— on the patient. It was while she was preparing to | Two Constables Shot and Fatally enter the house of Doorn, the pres- | f : is ent home of the former Emperor of' Wounded Near Cork. Germany, after her long residence at | CORK, Ireland, April 11.—Two! that she was stricken | Constables were shot at daylight, yesterday morning while walking. along a street in the village of KIl- dorrey, near here. Both of them died later in the day. ee to be a fatal attack. That was on For a few days there Attacks of her fatal malady re- | “to | SUBMARINE PHONE CABLE FROM eurred at frequent intervals, each) U, 5, 10 CUBA T0 BE OPENED sapping her vitality and nullifying | the measures taken by specialists to | By the Associated Press. restore her health. When her sou, NEW YORK, April 11.—The frat | former Prince Joachim, committed’ submarine telephone cable to link the suicide in Berlin last July, she Was ' United States with Cuba will be for- in such serious condition that the reniehe. } news of his death was kept from her) when Presi- imally opened for a long time, and it is said she dent Harding will talk from Wash- at 4a. mM. blew press’ ‘never learned her son killed himeelf. ‘ington to President Menocal in Ha. | Late last autumn the former Em- | vana. condition gradually became The Washington end of the open- worse, and on several occasions her! ing will be under the auspices of the children were called to Doorn, but | National Press Club and will be held her strength was such that she ral- ‘in the Panaman Bullding lied bravely when the end was be- Immediately after the opening lieved imminent. Bince the first of ceremony, the cable will be turned Continued on Ss on Page 2, Column 3. #£Over to the service of the public. f | Haywood , Haywood and his | @ral en their the ik WR Wea | without gal, | preme Court. the business of the “October | Newberry New ' Dakota-Minnesota ‘ganized strike /argument | By FORMER GERMAN HAVWOAID AND 79 EMPRESS DIES; W.S MUS! SERVE SENTENCES Supreme Court Refuses to Review Cases of Men Con- victed of Conspiracy to Obstruct War Activities of the Government — Terms From One to 20 Years. PARDON ONLY MEANS TO ESCAPE PRISON ‘Appeal Was Based on Con- tention That Evidence, Seized in Raids Made With- out Warrants, Was Not Admissible. Associated Press. WASHINGTON, April = Jit. Supreme Court today refused to re- the of William .1D. and than 79 other members of the 1. W. W. on charges to obstruct the sv othe view conviction more of having conspired 'war activities of the Government. Refusal of the Supreme Court to interfere closes the long fight to save associates from prison. Only a presidential pardon can now prevent their entering upon the sentence imposed. The cases were tried before Fed- Judge Landis and sentences ranging from one to 20 years were Most of the mem were giv- liberty on bail bonds aggre- | imposed. gating $500,009 pending the outcome “TI do not belleve | of the appeals. Petition for based on contention that the Federa! agents conducting raids on the homes and offices Of officials of the Sept. 5, 1917, acted search warrants and that the evidence thus obtained was ille- under recent rulings of the Su- cview Was Specifically, Haywood and his as- sociates were charged with violation of the selective service act and a'so ithe espionage act. —.-.. @ - —————— ‘SUPREME COURT ENTERS OX MONTH OF ARGUMENT OF CASES | Several Important Decisions E-xpect- ed, Including One on Appeal of Senator Newberry. By the Associated Preers. WASHINGTON, April 11.—Recon- vening today after the two weeks’ | Baster recess, the Supreme Court en- tered upon a solid month of argu- ment of cases which will conclude term, 1920." Following the custom of many years, the court will suspend arguments about the middle of May and will convene publicly not more than twice thereafter on decision days, before adjourning sine die June 13 or 20. Several cases of national} tance were listed on the “possible” list of decisions today. These in- cluded the appeal of Sehator Truman from conviction under the corrupt practices act, the New York Jersey sult over the Pasaaic Valley sewerage system, Arkansi&s- Mississippi boundary case, Narth indemnity case, two cases involving the right of or- labor to picket during a and liability of a national union for damages caused by a strike impor- ‘and the child labor case. Arguments are scheduled for thia« week in the suit brought by Georgia banks to prevent alleged coercion by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlan- ta, Ga.; the Government's appeal in the Western Union cable case, tn- | volving the right of that company to complete its line to Miami, Fila., without official permit, and a re- of the American Hard- wood case, which is a suit to prevent an alleged illegal combination of lumber dealers. oe ‘STATE NARCOTIC LAWS MAY BE FULLY ENFORCED, RULING SAYS the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, April 11.-—State laws dealing with illegal traffic in drugs are enforceable even In con- ‘flict with the Federal narcotic act, the Supreme Court held today. A decree of the Supreme Court of Minnesota refusing to release a vio- lator of the State statutes because the offense with which he waa con victed was not covered by the Ped- eral law was affirmed. OD eRe a rt Al Ame aga oe, «-9e — — ST ee er wre etn em ~ ll eee ee ee ee *~< — _ - OO gem