St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 12, 1924
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The fixed said. is based on the cost of production price |\varies in the genera! +ha 7. of are made Cy ude Oj he 4 when price Reductions fixed price in local territories when : * necessary to met competition, put the reduction has to be authorized by the Chicago office. Clark said (lark asserted that at during the last two rears had the Standard company boucht any the socalled “distress gasoline” ing offered Standard prices SCHOOL YARDS TO BE USED FOR SLEEPING ON WARM NIGHTS Places in Crowded District Will Be Thrown Open to Relieve Resident «. Yards f iS publ crowded on Wwa>rtn, - , - - remainder of 1 no time at = -% ad etri ts ire ‘ * -” ojpe« | residents of the ne« seek rying Spaces and other schools ; Fer rr __ _S 7? ») hec for sleen relief their certain periods . dren to play The yards ar pen at nigh’ oo be 4 street: Car Lane 2308 (C: ClUnton, 1149 Franklin, 814 street: Patrick Tenth street: Jaci Jeffera, Madison O'F allo street: street enth ™~™ = Fifteenth ss" reer street: North Twelfth street street The last 7 negro be h os named are . * hm eee 21 Ud re ned request had reached the chief this noon. The openin f this n he pening was ordered following 1 “anvVass at ¢ho beard membere« of the yesterda (of ning i2 members who are in the ore appro ed + which was Proposed br a Stephen M oug ne plan mem her Wagner wo ft to be followed annuatliv NEGRO SHOOTS MARSHAL AT WINLSOR, MO., AND ESCAPES Assailant Was Questioned by Ofn- cer Who Found Him Buy- ing Ammunition. By the Associated Press SEDALIA, Mo. Auge 12? J. Richardson City Marsha]! Windsor. Mo.. was wounded ly before 9 o'clock this morning when one of two negroes chasing ammunition in the — lohn of short. pur- T . ‘s. Carter & Son Mercanitle Co.’« stores ifired at him ithe officer when questioned by The negroes were strangers in Windsor Immediately after shooting both Med. Pogees started out immediately in autonrobiles in quest of the fugitives. Richardson is about 25 years old He fired one shot at his assailant. which some belleve may have struck the negro. Arrangements > the /were made to take Richardson to Later the same day the Midland mana- Clinton. Mo... where an operation may De necemeery to remowe the bullet, which entered his abdomen, ° and! _posted on the bank of | j}and that its affairs be placed in th The Standard met | on behalf of; of Indiana | ; 7 . he rer, anen iv r 7 s : j ineries below | + self — He Invested in Race Horses. the Associated Press. PLTNAM, Conn. Aug. First National Bank of Putnam, Br | 12.— The | whose cashier, G. Harold Gilipatric, | at his home last shot himself | Thursday, closed its doors today. An hour after the usual heur of opening the closing notice was front doors. It was signed br N. Bean, chief national bank examiner. A statement in behalf of the di- rectors said they had voted not to bank for business todar ‘s ~™ S. open the hands of the national bank exam- iner pending further investigation. An officer of the bank. who de- the use of his clined to permit name, stated that it had been dis- examination of the institution that ‘the badly involved that that the examiners make a new and thorough books and securities of He further stated that in their examination so far the Federal Examiners had failed to discover enything which would in- dicate that the,bank was insolvent. A receivership was quite likely, covered by the of the affairs were so was decided _— books made known that rtage in the account Gilpatriec of the self-in- llet wound and probably lind. Nothing is offi- , a resuit ‘cially known as to the extent of the | in lat the Hyde Park Hotel, back to - i rubles, which are admit- ted to have led to the shooting. Lancia! tr ;for then they can settle d ! Final Agreement OM | what they believe is the only way) Dawes Plan Is Signed. Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Daily News. LONDON, Aug. 12.—The stages of the allied conference on reparations find France once more laying the basis for peaceful rela- tions with her historic enemy, Ger- ‘many. | successive stages ‘scheme as regards-payments Premier Herriot. during informal conversations with Chancellor Marx, has troops from the Ruhr area not fat- er than September, 1925, each step the withdrawal being deter- by Germany's of the of mined Dawes of money and delfveries in kind. Herr Marx holds that as the Dawes scheme proposes complete -umity of the Beich, Germany can- } promise between the two formulas, | ‘opinion in Paris or Berlin. not fulfill its provisions unless Franco-Belgium troops disappear from the industrial area by Jan- uary next. es? There is a new field for com- a few months being offered by each side in return for concessions designed conciliate political In their Herriot TO efforts to close the deal, ‘and Marx are receiving valuable iald from every quarter. is Seriously Those Bel- gian masters of conciliation, Pre - thier Theunis and Foreign Minister Hymans, wield with expertness their enormous knowledge of Ger-| politics and eco-| many’s internal nomics. guiding with deft sugges- ‘tions the parieys that change hour- A run on the savings department | nued all day yes- f the bank conti ‘ald hurriedly arrives from No. 10, y. with an average of about a. s in line withdraw- ~ aie f the State Treas- oO . , it was learned that in i'powers of friendly argument, some- | i'times for ' dut ly from the French headquarters the Curittom and then to the West End Club. where Ramsay MacDon- Downing street, using hig unusual! viewpoint of French the German largely in behaif ‘{deas. wife after the! ed that he Gilpatric is in recent ere in the Hill utnam and the company of New The stables were started and t#wo race asec. One cf in the Shortship ireuit races in Worcester, and also eek at the races in Nurwich. of the of a ilpatric races one because the Norwich was a iT? > a MILLER OFFERS TO TAKE STUMP TO HELP BAKER Denies Reports He Will Become Independent Candidate by Say- ine He Has Never Scratched Ticket... Mille: horses loser ' val =? * »- 292 Louis will - > = 77 = the iaii Baker of ~ D- an nomiina- luested to be- andidate for ty is [o. }' > ler would answered by onsidered such a man st. 34 : " Ipiican is fac- when he the ticket. JI the ticket , is *ched ned tulati was iller yesterday. general advice which Miller rr + Tv. .. 2 > — . 31 Oi2ker Was the principal +h r-. MISSING CONTRACTOR FOUND Au 28 vears old, a con- Mo.. who the home Mrs. Fred B. | street, since last Friday in Fred house, formerly of Owensville. Pop- is@ had Idel taken to city tal for observation and re. $59 reward offered by => T f Owensville. oe Tr? 4 aia I to be in a dazed stat when he was discovered itn the park and said he could > ue, not re- Poppen- | was inves” - ' who. has | /unlikely that anything further will | every |nouncing American ) ’ , ' Three Great Socialists. FRerriot. MacDonald and Marx eenstitute the greatest triumvirate of modern Socialism They hate war and idealize peace. They at- tach the highest possible value to agreement by arbitration and con- ciliation. Herriot. lke Marx, waged a successful battle against nationalists at home while Mac- Donald won a victory against Brit- ish conservatism. With such minds as tered on the problem utmost importance to Europe and the world, it is only natural to suppose that an amicable settlement is now a matter of hours. GoM! will has prevailed, although it has taken several days for the German rep- fully to appreciate these cen- ll Oo; resentatives their situation and to grasp the fact | that MacDonald not only wanted them to come together with the French and Belgian Premiers but was willing to place at thetr dis- posal every facility of his! clubs and of s While the Premuers today, French and experts decided on a de- which f those hi were m ing German financia! tailed commercial must evoive later their countries. Soon Dawes scheme becomes effective Germany will again control her customs bar- riers with powers of levying upon materials passing into or out of her territory. Treaty With France. Terms must be arranged passing iron ore from Alsace across into German industria] areas. Some form of treaty embodying new reg- ulations will be drawn up. but it is treaty between after the for actual! later con- done at the moment, signing being delayed until this year when an economic ference will be held in Paris. Throughout the discussions occur- ring at the conference, America’s representatives have played an in- vaiuable role, offering new ideas at critical moment and an- participation wherever the opportunitr was af- forded. be Coorrizit. 1974.) Peytral Departs to Discuss Return of Ruhr Industrie his speech of formal notification, | ent mob. On ene side the execu-|™42 Butler of the F ue which he, as chairman of the New | tive. om the other the members of tional Committte, in York a was —s upon | his party in both houses of Con- ‘Btention aaa a noe to deliver. { e text of Senator gress “seeking different aims. en- campaign club,” had ackz ‘Walsh's address will be found on’ tertaining different views. advo- his “own disbelief in page 18.) _ cating different measures.” | partisan action.” and f His review of the Davis career; He cited how Mr. Coolidge had essary to pattern after /was comprehensive, but his discus-| urged adherence to the World |of the federation. - /sion of the “gigantic business Court and how Senator Lodge. Re- |* “Tt is right that he houses with which you have been | publican leader, had countered with |so,.” he said, “for the “more recently associated” and what/a scheme designed “for obstruc- of reaction are not c _was taken for an apologetic atti-/ tive purposes.” How Mr. Coolidge’s | party. We should be tude toward the nature of Davis’ le-| wishes were ignored by his own Butler or any one else gal services and his clients, struck | party on the Mellon plan, the be- ‘all of the extreme | a note cer Spee the her ge cold | nus, Japanese immigration and the and reactionaries inte 1 ‘and somewhat resentful. It was a/ postal salary increase | but, of co re )mete that had given Mr. Davis; Davis called it a “pitiable spee- There are two bidders for thal ‘some meres geen ev ea |tacle of discord and division,” and port and each has | beforehand and led him to issue an | charged Mr. Coolidge with being an to offer.” insert to his speech to make clear | “executive who cannot or will not, The federation an he has no apology to offer for | jeaq” \the defeat of Senator attnae. | sco “Creeping paralysis” was anoth-| renomination in the Officials of the Democratic Na-/ er characterization that delighted | Democratic primary was “I wer Committee had not been con-/| his wildly enthusiastic audience, as : signal victory,” it having G sulted by the Senator about the | Davis turmed upon the lack of Re-/ its full effort in opposities @ ‘speech and nad some misgivings | publican foreign policy, the unkept/ Senator Stanley's victory am about his purpose. ‘promises of an “association of na-| Kentucky Democratic : P cs poi perappdhsme nag a tions” and the system of “umoffi- was hailed as another succes tunity yt z ‘ Bs PP M paases | cal observers. He qyoted com-| x Gorerament had been nis _cnly | mentary that the system amounted) ANDERSON CONVICTION Jerai and Ambassador to Great Brit-| "2, vos saene Dart oe a ain and that he had severed all his | menage eye fi mee scene, % H = connections after the convention, | . . hee leaving him Brg clients today but | ned an admission of “the inabil- | NEW YORK. Aug. 12 a the Democratic party, and if pod | ef the executive to lead or the! B will it so, the people of the United | wl illingness of his party to f = | Benjamin N. Cordogza today @ States.” beer om b et > eetaes-|** application of William Ey “The upright lawyer sells his! he saad hat ma as -}derson, former superin | service but never his soul.” he de- soa BD . @ Bave & Gov~-' tne New York Antisaloon clared. and if Davis si iaiiied vindi- a pene ry oe “*\tor a certificate of . cation his audience supplied it. | or aag Fos = — © mre” | doubt, which would have . There was an unaccustomed| ' \“seandal or corruption.” | : a small plateau a mile from the'| ; | center of the town. Wooden ! His reference to “the delusive | wartner. and by Felix Cc. & an ¢ no favors following campaign | duty” and “the corruption in high |C°™tributions and that “nefther the | places, favorftism in legislation, | Democratic party nor I as its lead-| ; division and discord in party coun- | *T »@ve any favors for sale.” cils, impotent in Government. ang! 4s he concluded with a creed | a hot struggle for profit and ad.| that “country is greater than party, | vantage which has bewtidered us "°™OF more sacred than expedien- and humiliated cy, and the right dearer than per- | abroad.” sonal gain or all things else be-| Enumerating the “mvitipliea “4°. the rict of acclaim broke ite | scandals” with references to New- | 20Unds again. ) berry, Fall, Denby, Daugherty and Davis departs today for Wash- | Forbes, he carried his attack at ™Stom. Where he will stay one or) > |two days, primarily to make him-_| omce to President Coolidge. if bett k to the staff of “The revelation of these cri — mn csaretion ce * mee | the central campaign h was not the result of any action taken by the executive.” he de-| Bere. clared, embarking upon the enter- | Prise for the so-called purpose of “unmasking Coolidge.” Gy the “ssectate! Pres. “No burning indignation there CLARKSBURG, W. Va... Aug. 12. | put im train the forces of investi- _—John W. Davis, Democratic pres-| gation and of punishment,” he |idential candidate, prepared today emphasized, and “when discovery to begin an intensive drive over the. was threatened, instead of aid and country. | assistance the executive! [In a series of speeches. the frst. branch, there were hurried effortsiof which will be delivered at Co. = of we "wee 4 ee esty, at home us fen +s weet What Are You Doing to Help Yourself Along? You rebel at the thought of remaining an ordinary clerk. a groove filler, all the rest of your life. Have you thought definitely and intelligently abeut HOW YOU MAY DEVELOP YOURSELF tnto that kind of a man for whom Organized Business today is constantly seeking? Rubicam’s Day and Evening Classes offer you just the epportunity you are secking. Classes in Accountancy, Economics, Law, English. Salesmanship, Public Speaking, Shorthand. Typewriting, Spelling. English, Filing, Beokkeeping. Arithmetic, Penmanship, Commercial Law, Compt- ometer. Make Arrangements Now for the Fall Term Special Summer Rates Close August 31 (33 Years Under the Same Business Management.) 4331-33 Deimar Boulevard 3468-75 S$ Grand Soulevard Forest 24 ee ae of congressional action, Davis; ». in. tet F pe. Fourteen Aldermen; summoned ts the Mayor's effice today, bang clined to piedge themeelves to sup--F pert a bill, when they convene! pext month, authorizing empiey-| qwent of 17 Deputy Assestors tol canvass the city for persenal tax deadgers during the ext. three weontRs. ¥ jhner refusal followed a state- meat by Mayor Kiel. on behalf of ia. Beard of Estimate and Appdér-'” jonment. in which he eg that avout $1,.¢00.000 wows be added to the city’s revenue if such! : eudstional canvassers were em-/ pouy ed. . Ail Aldermen who were not out) — ef the city were called to the meet- ing. after the Board of Estimate bac discussed a complaint by J. P. Waddill, agent for the State Tax’ Commission, that pergemal tax ré- ' : turns of St. Leouvisans are far be-| 7 Bing those of Jackson County. which includes Kansas City, and bas about half as many residents/|* as St. Leuts. Assemsor Buder ex-'@ piained last Friday that his 14} ’ d. puties were constantly engaged | ™ with real estate assessments ands bad no time for canvassing per- sonal preperty. He asked for 17 more men, which the Board of Ea-. timate could grant him «as ani? “mergency.” but they cheese rath- er te consult the Aldermen. : Aldermen Prefer to Wait. The Ajdermen, feei the situat! pledging thems ives to the BA, preferred to walk until they Yene again. : Waddill submitted figures for period from 1917 to 1924, ineluaiv showing that personal property re- turns in St. Louis, wits about §06,- » €00 population, aggregated $382,- | 409.556, against $435.455,.200 Jackson County with about 364, population. Mayor Kiel, ip his gument,. cxpressed the belief there are thousands of St. Who own automobiles, art Ures. jewelry, household goods other personal preperty which Det taxed. and which would be die- Tt) Closed by a thorough canvass. ; Hints at Potitical Move. . Alderman Wander, Seventh 4 Ward, voiced a belfief that might Se some political move bef ‘ hind the activity to ferce personal ' e tax dolgers to pay up.. Mayer Kiel i soewered with the argument that 79 e more unpopular & sow . Woters were permitted to evade tax- 7% @s while others paid. Waddill a Peinted out that the State Tasié Commission was tompesed of two = Republicans and one Demorrat. - After the Aldermen reached their)" decision in executive session, Mayor = Kiel announced that the Board of |* Estima‘> would net take any action | Sntil the Board ef Aldermen for- '* Ta !}y approved. figures, : a — : “ # 122 Sir Se > = } if 4 i ‘ & - 6 oe Waddill’s com parative 7 showing aseesement of personal pioperty, follow: is _. . : Pox 1919 oom geen 1970 iscs » 3921 E 2ez: = 2Os3 | 2924 oe 49.646,.8728 | 87. 492,560 © 68.916.908 s 63.336.345. > - +. 207, 72.460, 768 hn eeenee Tetal g30 2.499 8864 Wadadiit also 4 Wide vartance . Bonds ~ $4235, oe) called atteaten to af | County's $224.199 S20. ‘ y by a Coroner's jury fer man- _ Maughter. Sloan, on the : . )Mand. admitted the sheeting,
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