St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 28, 1924

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The ork of the scheme was laid Hot Springs, Ark., last March, +) money was finally obtained u night. ‘was the old story of putting oney as evidence of g001 Tin boxes doubtless were , pitched adeptly to make away the money that Mr. and Mrs. deposited along with the wed funds of the swindlers ruse was discovered at noon day, when the box left with the upl was found ‘to contaih noth- a newspaper. Lites Savings Gone. he scheme, as outlined to the * couple, was that they ‘to direct distribution ot ‘among poor persons, for a ion. The money which represented savings from of toil. Loosa, now em- as a United Railways car came here from Herrin, [where he was a coal miner, 10 ike ago, when a mine shut i” is 58-years old and his They resided formerly in Ne. Loosas were in Hot Spring: medicinal baths last March, &man, who said he was Louis Ingtatiated himself with He corresponded with them and came here last , calling at their home that “It’s hot here,“ he com- to Loosa; let's take a They went out and on the ee ent to meet a Wer,“ who asked about 3 | and then confided that he come here from California to mripute $25,000 among the poor m restitution for money his fahter id defrauded creditors of of years v | Wanted No Publicinty. Te got the money now and to distribute it in hope that of the people father cheated Ddenefit,” the stranger de- Hils name was never men- “I don’t want the hews- to know about it, for that a shame father’s memory.” But the stranger knew no one Were and ted a good religious 2 like himself, to help. Morris ele Up: Here's your man, meet trend, Mr. Loosa.” The stran- demurred that he didn’t know honest either of tem were. on Page Colamn 3. JERSTORMS TODAY OR | TOHIGHT; FAIR TOMORROW t yeaterday, 90, at 4:15 p. t, 69, at 4:80 a. m. Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Locel erally fair tonight and Sunday; cool- er tonight, and in southeast portion Sunday. 2 Iutnois: Partly . overcast with lo- cal thunderstorms in east and south portions this aft- ernoon or to- night; cooler to- night; Sunday + Cooler in south portion. | . Week's Weather Outlook. T Prem = GTON, June 28.— Outlook for the week be- Monday: Upper Mississippi Missouri valleys: Partly With unsettled and scat~- ers and thunderstorm? Tuesday or Wednesday. mate temperature, cool ubout ot week. au 4 * TORNADO Ks 0 IN PEORIA AND NEARBY TOWNS Strip Through Central IIli- nois Swept by Wind Be- fore Dawn—Loss Set at $1,500,000. VILLAGE OF MORTON ALMOST DESTROYED Des Moines, Ia., Also Suf- fers Heavy Property Damage in Violent State Wide Storm. * By the Associated Press. PEORIA, III., June 28.—Five persons are known to be dead, tv o others reported dead, more than a sere injured, some serfously, and proverty damage estimated at $1.- 500,000 was done as the result of a tornado that swept over Peoria and vicinity early this mo-ring. Numerous houseboats on the II- linois River were sunk. Ware- houses along the river in Tazwell County were wrécked. The identified dead: Bert Knowle, 30, Chandlerville: Miss Regina Frank, Cloverdale, 32; Mrs. her child, 5. Washouts are reported on rail- road lines entering Peoria from the northeast and west. The roof of the weather bureau was blown away and the recording instruments damaged, making a record of the velocity of the wind impossible. The wind hit the city with great force after an hour of the most vivid and terrific electrical display ever witnessed here. Church steeples were over and carried awfy. Railroad and interurban ‘trains due early today are reported in- definitely delayed due to wash outs. toppled Morton Asks for Aid. Special to the Post-Dispat:n PEORIA, III., June 28.—Mortoh was practically demolished by a severe storm which swept this sec- tion early today, according to meager reports received from the little city 10 miles from Peoria. Telegraph and telephone wires are down and direct communication is impossible. Roads are flooded and auto traffic is hampered. A call was received at 8 o'clock urging Peoria to send physicians and nurses. They went on horseback. Meager reports from Morton say that one woman was killed and 14 persons seriously injured. Loss of property will aggregate a large sum, Washington, another little vil- lage near Peoria, also was hit by nni many persons are reported in- jured. The storm was one of the worst that has struck Peoria and Central Illinois in many, years. Telephone wires, poles, trees, homes and churches, were badly damaged. Lightning struck several buildings. Trees were pulled out by the roots and scattered about the streets. Automobile and street car traffic was almost an impossibility early today. Lincoln School, one of Continued on Page 3, Column 6. In Tomorrow’s Sunday Post-Dispatch Why It Never Pays to Rob the ls Though the Loot May Be Millions—It looks easy, but is one of the hardest of crimes to “get away with” This article explains how it presents hazards that are not encountered in other forms of outlawry. $30-a-Month Arkansas Choir Singer Acclaimed by London as Grand Opera Prima Donna —Engaging story of the me- teoric rise to fame of a girl who, hired for a musical comedy chorus after hard struggle for a livelihood in a cabaret, won a leading role ters, back in this country after two years in Siberia, en- joyed their experience in vil- lage where everybody must work or go to jail. Conan Doyle Interviews Lenin’s Ghost—And tells about the ' weird experierice in a signed Vivid and thrilling, article. whether you believe in ghosts 4. 2 English captain end so . Here is the prob- able answer, Your Copy Today Carrie Humison, 30, and | the storm. Houses were wrecked! CONVENTION TAKES UP PLA IFO. QUESTION OF NAMIN G KLAN Democracy” in Reality Shirtsleeves The Platform Drafting Comeideeae Left to right—Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma; 7 7 77 Massachusetts; Joseph A. Kellogg of New York; Representative F Arkansas; Newton D. Baker of Ohio; former Senator Gilbert M. Hitcheock of Nebraska; W. H. O’Brien of Indiana; Representative W. A. Ayres of Kansas; Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, secretary of the e and Homer Cum · mings of Connecticut. chairman of the committee. * : > 7 * 27 „„ ͤ ͤ ͤ ͤ—.³ĩ³³ ae B eee eee e r ndr Sows — Tres Hews Naebure ‘hot labor to be photo Bryan, Florida; Senator Davia I. Wal Garrett of Tennessee; Senator T. H. 5 2 r * Ne e 45 n —— WALSH BOOMED IN MOVE 10 SQUELGH THE K K K ISSUE By CHARLES G. ROSS, Chief Washington Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. CONVENTION HALL, NEW YORK, June 28.—The nomination of Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana for the presidency has been suggested to Democratic lead- ers, and is being turned over in their minds, as one possible way out of the tortuous maze into which the party has been led by the bitter fight over the Ku Klux Klan issue. The argument is being quietly circulated by those working for Walsh that no more effectve way of putting the party on record against religious bigotry could be found. And yet, they point out, Walsh would not be nominated be- cause he is a Catholic, but because he ig a man of outstanding achieve- ment in the Democratic party, whose services in the oil investiga- tion were recognized by his selec- tion to be the permanent chairman of this convention. Would Elevate Other Issues. Nominate Walsh and cancel the réligious issue out of the cam- paign—such, in a word, is the thought animating the Walsh move- ment. If he should be the nominee, runs the argument; it would make no difference whether the platform named the klan or not; the attitude of the party toward that issue would de unmistakable, and it could fight out the campaign on other issues, notably the issue of corruption in public office which Walsh, more than anybody else, gave the party by his disclosures in the oll investigation. The view is being expressed, too, that if Walsh were named, La Fol- lette might support him on account of his work in the oil investigation, instead of getting into the running himself. Some Western Support. There are Western delegates here who would like to see Walch nom- inated and elected not only because of his intimate knowledge of the public lands problems of the West. Altogether it may be said that the Montana Senator’s visibility as a dark horse has increased during the last day or so. He has become a possibility for the presidential as : Order | : ) nomination. A . Special Correspondent of of his general ability, but because well as for the ra (aaa rt — Sidelights on Democratic Show By PAUL X. AN — the Post- teh. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June 28. Virginia, RS IZETTA M BROWN of West former actress, unquestiona- bly made more friends for John W. Davis yesterday than any speak - er has made for any other candi- date. Her voice, so cool and beau- tiful, her marvelous poise, her wit, her beauty and her matchless tact, simply captivated the delegates. Senators and Governors had been unable to make themselves heard: she Téceived perfect attention. If Davis bcomes President, Mrs. Izet- ta J. Brown should be Secretary of State. She is a real diplomat. The convention is singularly quiet today. The nominations are all in. The shouting has been done. The delegates are ready for business. A member of the Resolutions Com- mittee speaks. They have been struggling all night, he says, but will have to have more time. and he asks for a recess until 3 o'clock, which is 1 o'clock, St. Louls. He gets it. This probably means a night ses- sion. Many delegates are growing restive over the duration of their stay. It costs money to be a tran- sient in Gotham. And the ballot- ing hasn't started. They hang back after the recess and stand about on the floor, dis- cussing the prospects. Obviously, they are growing anxious. They show signs of getting ready to drop their partisanship and talk the thing over. A lot of that will be necessary before a nominee is chosen. — Shenandoah Visits Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, June 28.— The Navy dirigible Shenandoah brought greetings from President Coolidge to Mayor Kendrick today, broadcasting the message as she passed over Independence Square, where special exercises marking the launching of a revived project for a Sesqui-Centennial exposition in 19826 were being held. Senator Reed Had Resticas Night. KANSAS CITY, June 28.—Sena- tor ames A. Reed spent a restless night, his physician reported today. The swelling in his right leg be- JEWELL 2 knee has increased, it Pages 9 — — a OS r — TELLS THE C [CUMMINGS DRAMATICALLY. ION OF “STRIFE OVER THE KLAN Describes Session of N at 6 A. M. After All-Night Struggle Over Platform in * Asking for à Recess. By CHARLES d. ROSS, Chief Washington Correspondent of thé Post-Dispatch: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, June 28.—Responding to a dramatic appeal by Homer 8. lutions Committee, the Democratic convention at a Cummings, chairman of the Reso- few minutes after 11 this morning went into recess till 3 p. m. Haggard from lack of sleep, his voice hoarse, the. Conhectieut national committeeman, one of the eommanding figures of the party, told of the gravity of the situation into which the party has been plunged by the fight over the Ku Klux Klan issue. It was a remarkable speech that Cummings made. Seldom, in- deed, has any party gathering seen a man of Cummings’ standing in the inner circle laying bare the story of hot factional strife. like Amen“ to a Prayer. The convention sensed fully the drama that was in and behind Cummings’ speech. It heard him to the end with the closest atten- tion, and when he moved that the convention recess till this after- noon, to give the committee more time in which to try to compose its differences, it gave him his wish with a solemn chorus of ayes, like the amen to a prayer. Cummings’ face showed the rav- ages of the almost continuous ses- sion of the Platform Committee since last Tuesday night. His voice at first was so blurred that the loud speaking device failed to car- ry it to the ears of all the dele- gates. Many recalled the clear tones in which he had delivered the keynote speech in 1920, and remarked the change that had been wrought. / Cummings. on that occasion brought the delegates shouting to their feet; today he kept them tense in their seats. Today's was the greater achievement, | There were cries of “louder” as he began by saying that a word of explanation was due the conven- tion. He asked for close atten- tien, because what he hed to say might have large effect upon the voice. destinies of the r His was intensely grave hush came over all the crowd on the floor and ; : 2 * 2 * * 39 . — “ : . “be — . : * ‘ ; ina § — 3 ve" 2 + 1 * eee draft the platform. It had been in almost continuous session. Never, he said, had a platform subcommit- tee worked in greater harmony. The platform was to be submitted in a few hours. He believed the convention would regard it u a winning platform. The audience eased its tense nerves with cheers for that pro- nouncemeént. I'm tired,” went on Cummings, “and my voice is very much worn.” He explained he had not had more than six hours’ sleep since Tuesday. . On all except two ee he said, the report of the committee would be unanimous. The audi- ence knew without his telling what those 8 were. But Cum- On br name er only in gen- terms by a reaffirmation of “ * 8 0 a * 1 e platform. ix of party splits on every of violence which lopenly expressed fear that some | blood — 2 be spilt In a heated 3 the | ‘halt an — a to get in. — 7 sides of the klan question were ‘tes of demon- I trations trom the galleries and the possible cess, whieh had taken after 83 Committee had made a dramatic plea fof more to con- pr the question, h confer- ences were held in a last-minute ef- fort to get a undhimous decision on name the klan by name. At the same time it known that the plank which name the klan specifically would be offered as a minority report and that the argument for it would be in charge of aBinbridge Colby, for- mer Secretary of State. of intimidation of) the luncheon re- would of the * . , 9 1 * W SF 8 0 ey dh N ? * 1 . * * pr 5 ‘ a Be ss; hn T ‘Chairman Cueeitiings of the Reso- tee 8 But the last efort| and a objected 40 after a rece trom t ye Bainbridge Colby to Coston Fight ¢ on I for Condemnation by Name Whil ‘Bryan Will Plead Against It * 5 Packed With Thousands at aa. 722 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, Jone 2 The Democratic National conventi morning, reconvened at 4 p, m. in a tense atmosphere toc 9 * As Fearing great disorder, managers of the convention fe to discuss the so-called Ku Klux Klan plank the presence of the crowded galleries and ag: for. a separat ssssion tonight from which all * spapermen would be excluded, ee ee r * 1