St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 26, 1922
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JENISON, TEX, MILITARY RULE ——_. rders Guardsmen io 'y Railroad Dis- icts of City. qd Press. Tex., 26.—The ricts of this city Passed ry ant to a proclamatio), day by Gov. Neff. S»)-. the Denison shopmen ‘« on is now in the hande | Battalion of the 1424 the National ted Camp Mabry, resterday afternoon approximately 275 me, Battalign, which, with a } of 25 already on dur, a total of 300 men ee erve order and proter: * . JUlY eentrol at. 5 a. Guard from cers and property. spect of Trouble. been no trouble no Th ‘nison appear teconciled ing of any early today. the troops an s have expressed a gers race. William F. Buder, in- —. is being supported by Mayor Kiel, but the major portion of the committee is supporting Albert Thomson, Buder’s chief deputy, who tes been employed in the office for weany years and has made many friends. When Buder was appointed / Umessor by the Mayor, about 15 > months ago, 24 of the 28 committee- “men wanted the Mayor to appoint ‘+ Thomeon. The latter lives in “Hank” Weeke’s ward, the Eighteenth, and ; has called him Weeke’s can- didate, which ts true to the extent that he lives in Weeke’s ward and bis His support. However, Thom- ion hes had more experience in the Assessor's office than Buder. Two Others in Race. ee tis Wollbrinck, former Assessor, has not any known political support, b t it is generally believed he will peta good vote in some of the West > @n@ and North End wards, due to .. Jarge acquaintance and the in- @ersements he received from the 7 ml Estate Exchange and _ the "Stamber of Commerce. for reap- ment when Mayor Kiel ap- 0 Buder. | George Kollas, the fourth aspirant _ fer the assessorship, is president of | Me Fourteenth Ward Republican Shub, has been for many years active @ politics on the South Side and has -@ large personal acquaintance all | @¥er the city. Many politicians be- - Merve that if Thomson and Buder | Mit up the organization vote about -Senly, Kollas has a good chance for Sey ar _ paign in St. Louts Tonight. mridge Long. candidate for Democratic nomination for the eG States Senate, will speak ‘to- mt in the Odeon. Former Mayor | Wells will preside, and a long $ sae Of Vice presidents, men and wom- “has been named. This will be "§ first St. Louis speech of the Sign. He will speak tomorrow | in’ Tower Grove Turnverein, a boule and Juniata street. “id M. Proctor of Kansas City, Gate for the Republican s«n- ee ination, will speak tonight vetferata’s Garden, Delmar boule- Sand Hamilton avenue, under the ees of the Republican Woman's —F belts and light packs. Wance scouts came over the bluff a’ P candi- |the artillery support. the “house-| craft came from Scott Field. | = s As their ad- captive observation balloon was sent up to a 1000-foot elevation, and an army biplane circled around over- head to spot the enemy and direct These air- The infantry advanced, while sev- eral machine guns were put into op- eration. Some of these fired real bullets into earthen walls, while oth- ers were merely placed to simulate artillery for the reserve officers who watched. The soldiers, by now dropped down behind hillocks in the field, were steadily firing blank car- tridges from which tiny clouds of smoke betrayed each man’s location in the weeds. - Shells Fired Into a Field. There had been no advance bar- rage of the big guns, but now it be- gan. Two Stokes mortars -hidden in the brush fired into the field, to- wards the objective road. At each round the watchers would see a Httle | Washington with the General Staf_, | spurt of black dirt, then a great cloud of brown dust; in a moment | came the whine of the spending | shell, then the loud “boom” of the | explosion. The shots were well placed about the indicated target. the watchers the “blue’’ army was only an outline force of They kept up a steady firing of blank cartridges and simulated | _ the reserve officers. 40 men. artillery | support by exploding nests of T N T buried in the field in front of them. | Lieutenant-Colonei A. R. Dillingham | of the Sixth Infantry, riding around for inspection, was close to one Of these nests when it was set off, but was not injured. The “reds” had one fairly large cannon, a 37-millimeter, which used real shells, but fired them into a pit ‘of earth. They also had eight one- | pounders, firing loaded shells into ‘the field. After the supposed ma- 'chine-gun nests of the “blues” had been silenced, the “reds’’ again ad- |'vanced, firing as their line went for- ward. When they reached the woods the “blues” surrendered and the ‘sham encounter was over. Balloon Drops Parachute. | The sausage balloon dropped a parachute before it was hauled down. ‘Instead of bearing a human being it descended with sandbags, but this served to demonstrate what many Observers had to do to save their their gas bags. The cable which held | the balloon to a big automobile truck. was marked by a couple of | bright conical pennants so that the | ‘airplane would not strike it. The troops were of the Second Battalion, Sixth Infantry, stationed jat the Barracks, and not many of ‘whom were overseas. There ‘camp, which is held two weeks an- |nually, and many of them were over- |seas. The reservists are under com- ‘mand of Col. John’'N. Straat, Chief \of Staff of the 102d Division, who said after the demonstration that he considered it a successful showing |\of modern warfare methods, as prac- 'ticed in the world war, with some recent tactical changes. like Noise in France. | “It sounds like the noise in France, | but the roar of the big guns is lack- ing,” the reservists agreed. ‘whine of the shells, though, is uot the same as when you heard it over |'your head.” | Col. Frank Rumbold, |commander of the 128th (St. | Field Artillery, now stationed Was present and was up for a while in the captive balloon. After the demonstration, the gas of the captive balloon was trans- | ferred to a 35,000-cubic-feet free bal- |loon, which was then liberated, car- | Because it could not be seen by | rying a Scott Field pilot and four vf | down near Kirkwood, and four other reserve officers, who had followed in gers. The bdlloon finally came down near Fenton, having covered about 28 miles in three hours. enclosing to you a list of registered | voters in your neighborhood. We ask you to look over this list, call upon those whose names are printed | thereon and urge them to vote and work for Senator Reed. essary to vote the Democratic bal- lot in order to vote for Senator Reed.”’ This letter, English said, is proof that the Reed managers are solicit- | ing the votes of Republicans and 5So- | cialists, as the list inclosed consisted principally of Republicans and 8o- cia lists. The flying squadron idea is proving a success, the Long managers say. Two speakers itn an automobile, with a bugler, fofm each squad. They move from corner to corner, address- ing those who are attracted by the bugle. The squadrons will operate every night until the primary. McKinley Conducts Postal Campaign for Senatorship Nomination. John C. McKinley, former Lieuten- ant-Governor, and old guard Repubh- lican aspirant for the senatorship, is | conducting a postal card campaign. From Jefferson City,where McKinley is attending the constitution conven- | tion. a card is being mailed, bearing McKinley's picture, and the words: ‘Let's stop the argument and nominate John C. McKinley, candi- date for United States Senator. There’s no criticism on McKinley. McKinley Campaign Committee, Ww. H. Crouch, chairman; Charles Ww. Fear, secretary.” Two “Reed-for-Scnator” Meetings | Announced for Tonight. “Reed-for-Senator” meetings will be held tonight in Butler’s hall, 3004 Faston avenue, with Bennett Clark as the speaker, and at Holy Name hall, Grand boulevard and Florissant avenue. Other meetings scheduled are: Thureday night, Strassberger hall, Grand boulevard and Shenandoah avenue, with Ruby D. Garrett of — ———- ~ — Card | hall, Eleventh street and Franklin avenue; St. John of Nepomuk church, Eighth and Soulard streets. ,and St. Engelbert’s church, Market. ‘It is nec- | Street and Carter avenue: Friday ‘night, St. Boniface hall, 7926 Mich- ‘igan avenue. | Senator Reed will speak in Coliseum Saturday night. the Ww. ger for Breckinridge Long, today an- /mounced that the ‘repudiated the id expressed by W. T. Rutherford, former Assistant Attorney-General, and a Long porter, who has announced that he ' ' i | | | ' are | ‘more than 100 reserve officers at the | *” ' ’ ; } “That | powerful in the theater in all parts } formerly | Louis) | experience of Thomas in the Amer!i- at/ can theater makes him the AUGUSTUS THOMAS NAMED CENSOR BY LAY PRODUCERS Will Occupy Post in Theatri- cal World Like That of Landis and Hays in Base- ball and Movies. CEATH-B!OW AT VULGAR PLAY SEEN i Dean of American Play- wrights Has Been Opposed to General Production of Salacious Shows. | Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. | NEW YORK, July 26.—Augustus | Thomas, dean of American play-| wrights, yesterday was appointed executive chairman of the Producing | Managers’ Association, a position | corresponding in the theater to that | of Will H. Hays in motion pictures | d Judge Landis in organized base- | ball. It is generally understood that the matters of policy pertaining to the. production of plays in this country. As executive chairman of the Pro- ducing Managers, Thomas becomes the guiding head of the largest, in fact the only, important organiza- | tion of legitimate producing play- | makers in the United States. It| comprises a membership of 53 pro- ducing managers and ite influence is. of the tountry. Sees Service Opportunity. Theatrical managers generally are agreed that the long and varied only | STEPS INTO SAME CLASS wina | WITH LANDIS AND HAYS | BE GEORGE AYERS ROBERT MOORE, ENGINEER. ) ger Zs ~—Photograph by Fosch, New York. AUGUSTUS THOMAS. rr a reduction. — lives when German shells exploded | By Leased Wire From the New York atrical profession through the Ac- _tor’s Equity Association to accept He warned the play- ers that unless they were willing to now under way, that of the profession.” ,join in the general wage reduction | the winter would be a lean one for many |commitment for Ayers to take him Equity officers |to the penitentiary? State’s Attorney admit that reduction of some kind | Streuber, is necessary and suggested that the Chief of Police O’Brien, went ‘cast should share in the profits of |Jefferson City today to urge Gov. (a play they are producing. “next iti carries with it the respon- | oy Mpility of an actual arbiter of all REPUBLICAN ECONOMY CLAIMS ARE DISPUTED BY DEMOCRAT Senator Overman Says Statements’ permit him to be moved before Fri- Folk got around that by pardoning About Budget System Are Camou- flage and Pipe Dreams. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 26.—Repub- appropriations and lHcan claims of economy in Federal | expenditures | were denied by Senator Overman of ‘North Carolina, ranking Democrat of the Senate Appropriations Commit- tee, in a statement today in the Sen- ate comparing present and past ap- propriations. “All the big headlines which have | logical man for the position. sentiment was expressed by Sam H. Harris, president of the organiza- tion, when he said: This | been appearing in the newspapers |showing the great savings made bv | the budget system under the Harding |administration were nothing, ut “Mr. Thomas’ place in the opin-| camouflage and pipe dreams,” said | R. Hollister, campaign mana- | ‘departments of the theater, literary,| madden of the Senate and House | It was brought | | respective problems, a truck, were substituted as passe- | ‘and women, his sympathy with their ‘hopes and ambitions, |to that co-operation tqward which Kansas City as speaker: Fr , P f engar eoney E most agreeable to the ‘opportunity for useful ng management | she actors and the playwrights. ’ | | | Post-Dispatch correspondent: artistic, interpretative, promotive | and managerial, and with all their | his personal | acquaintance with its foremost men all indicate him as one most likely to advance all are disposed, and to do so in a public and most helpful to the important) arts and interests involved.” At his home, Thomas said to 4a| “Yes, I have accepted the post. I feel there is going to be a great | service to the theater and to the public. My hope is that I may act as a sort of ‘attorney for the other people.’ By this I mean that I hope to keep in) close touch with the interests of | The | great spirit of fairness, I think, is! the finest thing for which we hope | SUP-/in any industry or art.” | He said that so far as he knew the | does not intend to vote for Reed if | appointment had not been prompted | Reed is nominated. Rutherford, in/py any existing lack of harmony) a letter published Sunday, said that! gmong the producing managers and | if Reed and Barrett should be the | players. |/nominees, he would vote for Barrett in November. “Senator Reed, in his speech at | said. No Hostility FExistent. “There is no hostility there,” he “They have many problems, | St. Joseph last night, quoted Ruther- | of course, as has every organizati", | ford’s announcement, and spoke as/and are as humanly divided a8 4re | if it typified the plans of the Long | other groups. He drew the conclu- | to think, however, that some of this | ‘sion that the Long campaign leaders | division may bé due to the bias of | management. They are sane enough | 'were planning to bolt if Long is de- | personal interests as well as to per- | feated. excited,’’ Hollister said today. 'gonal temperaments. They have “Senator Reed was unnecessarily | paid me the compliment of putting | “Mr. | me in a place to compose not only | Rutherford represents himself only. | those differences, but to present ‘air- | He has no connection with the Long | ly the interests of other elements in) organization, and does not speak for | the theater with which they come in us in any way. |} Long manager, and never has been. | Mr. Long and his friends do not rep- iresent the bolting element in the | Democracy of Missouri.” Hollister gave out a letter which | he said he wrote to Rutherford Sun- day, as soon as he saw Rutherford's ‘announcement. “I am compelled to ‘advise you,” he wrote, “that we can- | |not indorse and do not approve of the sentiments you express.”’ WHY BE WEAK AND PUNY? Are there hollows in your cheeks, neck. and shoulders? Do you find it # ow ge A to perform your daily duties? yes teequentiy Bg ail ‘(dragged out?’’ you and sickly looking? If so, try Ironized Yeast, which to thousands has meant the beginning of glorious daily health. an ing take two tablets h each m Then watch the results. Note the immediate increase in energy. See how your cheeks acquire a new youthful glow. See how your fills out with good hard our friends will be amazed at the sud the eslary.” he said. He is in no sense a | contact, such as dramatists, the ac- | ‘tors, the musicians and others co- | operating, as well as that other le-| : | no theater, the public itself. My hove is to offer suggestions that will com- ‘mand their respect and make for ‘teamwork not only as between rhe | producers themselves, but among ail ‘the elements involved.”” | ‘Those persons in ifitimate touch with the American stage of the last few years, and more especially wita the New York stage, will see in the appointment of Thomas a deazh- blow to the general production of the salacious and vulgar play. He er. He believes that Government cen- sorship of the stage is the surest an: quickest way of obliterating the dra- matic art in this country. yet he stands squarely opposed to the !m- position of unciean stage productioas such as have come to our theater 'n the last few years. Salary Kept Secret. Thomas, who began his profession - al life as a newspaper reporter fu~- the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has been at various times actor, director, play- wright, play rewriter, manager ani even stage manager. His last play in New York was produced last season under the title of “Nemesis.” Tho7u- as, on a few hours’ notice. stepped into the leading role and played it to the satisfaction of everyone co.- cerned. Asked regarding the salary “t- rangement a secret. “I can say that I was satisfied with ‘ment without which there could be! ’ ' | ; ’ ’ has Been doubly emphatic in his de- | ‘munciation of the willfully obscene and immoral playmaker and produc- ‘ion of both the public and the pro-! senator Overman, referring to receiit | fession, his familiarity with all the | etatements by Chairmen Warren and | appropriations committees, respect- ively. Appropriations under the Repub- lican administration for the present year were $536,000,000 more than those under the Wilson administra- tion in 1915 for actual running ex- | penses of the Government, excludirz war-time obligations, according ‘*o com parisons presented by Senator Overman. He said it was more ‘ai: to compare the 1922-23 appropria- tions with the peace-time period of (1915 than to make the comparison 'with appropriations of last year, “s was done by the Republican commit- ‘tee chairmen. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR [ae x P : r ay ‘ , ie ate - “4 re : fh (ae Hoe - eis aS ~ cz : : 4 ; . > ve » Fig Sg me rk te : ¥ > ; Kei vas oe Sh. a ae aie _ ve ; : 4 Ke ‘ $ > éciiet Sel : SO eer ee poee i ’ P.* eer > del % 2h, : ; 2 ‘ eos 4 % { ote )-| priations all war aftermath expenses, Senator Overman said that for “the legitimate expense” of “he Government this year, appropriatio.is were $1.329.900,000, as against $793,- 000,000 for 1915. French General Dies. PARIS, July 26.—Gen. P. A. M. Maistre. who at the close of the war commanded a group of French armies, died yesterday after an op- eration for appendicitis. then apply RESINOL OINTMENT and you can be reasonably sure of a improvement. A. H. Woods, producer, todey ad- dressed a general appeal to the the- major | ’ Gazing into crystal spheres, reading the consulting the stars, formerly were supposed ones to foretell the future. Today the iven extent, is possible to any one who £ what a determined amount saved of a certain number of years. following: the penitentiary, | An example of the rapid increase of savings is shown |hind, but he denied An at-) tempt was made to prevent his trial erection .of 4 at a cost of $100,009. Fathoming the Future lines of the PR ee 8 : SP Poe. eee ne ee ee - > "y ~ : “ *- a. & a“ é % pa ‘ " , . . ‘ ’ o X + ~~ iw =. . “ > 7 Ran, ; x am 7 te 24) et , vo an ; ¢ « > oa , . ’ : iit > eet om 4 ee oi aes ee Oh te t Bee ‘Cae iat Se q - Py ee aE ere ce Ne line i te lh: illinan Et AE Seiad Sa. Rca, palate Tl . TR Oe Ow ~ ire & 4 he Oe EO LOE EO ARO hte ates “ a ee ee ee ee oe ae ee i ne " oi. Pew ro ee _ wens pe ae | Bawa aa oi a sat tae allele nett ide or he Peake Hemel? 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