St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 20, 1924

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. So Sie ake br 7 tae . » we "ee: ne Ae > ce * ~ ea % 1h ‘ : “ Ae ee Pe AO, 4 On a” ee *. at Hillmorton, En- ‘broken. é wr band | 2 of Wee? nes de" ae "i goncetning the alleged with: B® methods of his company and fain business understindings th the Standard. . Attorney-Cen- Barrett today read this affida- to olds, and the latter af- neg as fact on the witness stand Was read. This affidavit will part of the record. Division Managers Met. it Reynolds set forth that ail Sinclair division manngers inet [Kansas City Jan. 12, 1922, an informed by W. T. Diakens, a Is i:et manager,:that suives wrre as to make necess.7) tion of all competition in Setri except the Stundtasd. hiry- © testified he was toij to work i end and cut pr:ves fur this re. He said he called «ll his nay together and s« inetruct- mS 8 CONSequeNce, Reynolds testi- &, the Sinclair company gout eight Y filling station accounts within Y° MR TITUS +1 LE i f E THAT INSURANCE! — MAKE IT For - CE THE AMOUNT- {fF - ig l cent a gallon rebate on ¥ appears, according to Rey- Ss, that a Standard account was OBtaineg in this drive, but was because of a protest by t. Griffen, Kansas City maniwe the Standard. t about the same time, accord- | olds’ affidavit and tes- my, the Sinclair company made at with the Garage Association of Kansas City My into the association's treas- rebate of % of a cent a gal- '°9 Sinclair gasoline sold by of the association, and > month pump rental to the This brought a _ threat m'the Standard to abolish the Wal between tank wagon Station gasoline unless Was stopped, ‘ Reyn- » and the agreement ingly abrogated. Deal With City. time the Sinclair com- - Copyright, 1924, A H. wade Mark Reg. U. 8. pat . the) by paying the deaircrs $18) $0 & month for pump rental) Wells hand from in front of an automo- tiveen | $, he hi re ¥ Coroner's jury today returned @ verdict: exonerating John H. Mure- phy, 33, @ salesman, of Overland at the inquest: into the death of 6- year-old Herbert Pratte, who wa struck yesterday F'erd sedan driven by Murphy. The boy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Aibert Pratte of 5917A Wells ave- nue, and his 8-year-old playmate, Anna Josephine Felkel, of 5915 avenue, stepped hand-in- bile parked at the curb midway be- Wells and Easton avenues, &, Hamilton avenue, Murphy testi- fied. He said he was driving about 10 or 12 miles an hour, path of his car. He testified he stopped within a few feet. The boy suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries and died at 2:35 p. m., later, at St. Luke's Hospital. The injured girl also was removed to St. Luke's, where she was found to have suffered fractures of both legs, internal injuries and a prob- able fracture of the skull. condition is critical. SURGEONS GRAFT SHINBONE ON PATIENT'S SPINE Baltimore Hospital Operation at Said to Be Most Remarkable of Kind. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hos- pital have performed what of the institution, planting of a piece of bone from the lower right leg to the spinal column of Forrest Newport, W. Va. Wieford received a became gradually worse, until weeks ago. Physicians at the hos- pital found that complications had set in which necessitated removal attempting the longer. afternoon by a// round-the-world was taking off for Canton. Zanni's plane was put out of com- mission, he will when | attempt to continue the flight. the children stepped directly in the an hour and a half Her | French fields would have been the best. By QN BOARD U. 8. Aug. 19.—The Raleigh today took up the position which the flagship Richmond was holding when she rushed off toward Reykjavik, Ice- land, with a spare propeller and a spreader bar for Lieut. Erik Nelson, which were damaged | Monday when away for Greenland. 20.— they believe to be the most remarkable bone-graft operation in the history in the trans- of the round-the-world flight Wieford, 38, of of the patrol fleet, _dislocated |tou Bay, Nova Scotia, vertebra in an automobile accident three years ago, and his condition he was brought to Johns Hopkins four pe RP t 4 : xe, ~~" 5 Fredericksdal. 3 ar re tad at: ‘| ZANNI WON'T TRY TO RESUME FLIGHT | By the Associated Press. OKIO, Aug. 20.—Regret was ‘expressed throughout Japan today | when news was received here from | Hanoi, of the overturning of the plane of French Indo-China, telling Argentine while he As Zanni, flyer. Maj. Pedro make no further It had already been decided that he would not attempt to cross the Pa- cific. The information was received here just as Garcia Uriburi, Argen- tine Minister, ments for the flight of Zanni across Japam Through the ready co-op- eration of Japanese officials, aided in locating completed arrange- who the same landing for Doisy, the Zanni'’s landing prepared aviator, places Raleigh Takes Up Richmond's Po- sition Off Greenland Coast. the Associated Presse. S. RALEIGH, | the planes of Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. they after the next leg is Immediately ently tried to get | completed the destroyer Barry, one | while the Raleigh prgbably will proceed to Boston. Your Gain : will go to Pic- | ~{gland, near ‘London, are contained In. gn Official report. to the Depart- twhéeut of Cemmerce. This station. which is expected to be the most powerful in the world, will be able to commiunicate, according to ex- perta, with agjy station now in ex- istence. Thé aerial of the new station will be a mile and a half long and a half mile wide, and will be supported by 12 masts of 300 tons each and 820 feet high. Each mast will be fitted with an elevator capable of carrying four men. Sections of the mast are now being transported to Hillmorton. They are so large that they can be moved only at night and on Sun- day, where there is little traffic. It is understood that it is with this station that the American Tel- ephone and .Telegraph Co. expects to establish transatlantic telephone communication by rddio. With tel- ephonic communication thus estab- lished on a commercial basis, it is expected that connections may be made with land lines. PAT HARRISON RETURNED TO SENATE FROM MISSISSIPPI Democrats in Primary Give Him | Every County in State Over Ex-Gov. Brewer. By the Asrociated Press. JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 20.—Mis sissippi Democrats, voting in the primary election yesterday, re- turned to the Senate their senio Senator, Pat Harrison, and appar- the three Congressmen who were offered for renomination. Nomination is equivalent to elec- tion. Senator Harrison carried every county in the State, including that of his opponent, former Gov. Brew- er. Returns available, including al! sections of the State, give Harrison | 45,043 against Brewer's 8124. State | bent pevovea! W. M. Whittington of | Greenville was the only nonincum- to receive a Congressiona! nomination. | By the Associated Press. | CHEYENNE. Wryo.. Aug. 20— Returns from 102 precincts out of ‘were charged with | create | challenging the degree of his party Says He Is “Grateful” for. La Follette Indorsement. By the pnevinted Preas. DETROIT, Aug. 20.—Senator James Couzens, who during the last session of Congress was fre- quently aligned with the La Fol- lette group, and whose Republican- ism has been questioned by polit- ical opponents, announced yester- day in two speeches that he will support the Republican ticket in November, irrespective of the out- come of the September primaries, at which he is a candidate for re- nomination. Couzens, who addressed the Wayne County Women's Repub- lican Club, and later an open-air rally at Royal Oak, said he was “grateful” for the recent indorse- ment of his candidacy by Senator La Follette, but tnat he was seek- ing office as a Republican, a sup- porter of party policies. He added, however, that he expected to have a part in the framing of those party policies and would not accept meekly as the party thing handed him by others. Michigan, he said, is ‘“‘Repub- lican in thought.” and his enemies attempting to sentiment against him by allegiance. Couzens said he “probably was in error a year ago when he said the present prohibition laws were unenforceable and that he was in favor of “old-fashioned” beer. “But I shall say what I mean, regardless of the political error of the remarks,”’ he added. ‘‘Nothing I ean do can change the prohibi- tion laws.” PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT; THUNDERSTORMS PROBABLE. THE eT, RES. o \the plate creed any-| identified by Julius ant office had béen: 2 etitered arid ‘the’ Com nation knocked off the safes both prisoners denied: knowledge of the robbery. The fireman admitted he knew Brown, but fnsisted that. he’ was in ‘the ~ neighborhood by chance, having just escorted a married woman, whose name he would not divulge, to her home in the vicinity. Brown would make no explanation of the gloves, the glasses or the flashlight. From the description furnished by the telephone informant, the police believe there were four men engaged in the robbery, and that two escaped in an automobile parked in the alley. Joseph Du- piech of 5463 Delmar boulevard, president of the company, was summoned. He found intact the contents of the safe, consisting of the day's receipts of several hun- dred dollars, and appraised the damage at $100. Warrants charging second degree burglary were issued today against McHenry and Brown. Brown's Police Record. Brown was arrested Feb. 13 and C. Kaufman, formerly of 5700 Kingsbury ave- nue, as one of two men who,.bound. gagged and robbed him of $370 worth of jewelry and $85 cash in a store at 1214 Olive street, the night of Jan. 21. While Brown was in a jail, Kaufman complained to the police that friends of the robber offered to sell him back his property and threatened him with violence if he did not retract the identification. Brown, in April, 1923, successfully resisted the va- grancy ordinance in a test case in- stituted by the polfee to rid the city of police characters. McHenry was captain of the ol4 engine company on Spruce street | near Twelfth boulevard, and was /reduced to a pipeman on May 18 Rdade | «| was intoxicated and created a dis. His demotion followed the investigation of a report that he turbance in the engine house. Chief estigated anc Be in the altercation that ensued, Me- ‘prtiore than a week and is causing ‘i havoe throughout a wide area. In facet, practically the entire isthmus -of Tehauntepee is covered with théem. ‘The insects not only have de- layed trai but have caused col- lisions. Crushed under the wheels, their remains make the rails so slippery brakes will not hold the trains. The Agricultural Depart- ment is working hard to destroy the grasshoppers, ‘but they con- tinue to gain ground. The main Plan is the spreading of crude oil along the railway tracks to keep the pests away from the _ rails. Deep trenches also are being dug and millions have been buried in this manner. FORMER FORD “PEACE SHIP” BECOMES MATRIMONIAL AGENT Oscar II Reaches New York With 15 Couples Ready to Go to pee Speciel to the Poa-Dispa NEW "YORK. hoe. 20.—Lieu- tenant-Commander George Arthur Rood, United States Navy, had a busy day yesterday. He went down the bay on a revenue cutter to meet Miss Mathilde Petersen of Copenhagen, who was arriving on the Oscar II, proposed and was ac- cepted. He placed a large soli- taire on the appropriate finger and, several hours later, added a plain gold band at the Municipal Bulld- ing. The Danish girl, who gave her age as 21, said she could speak English, but would give no details of her transatiantic ro- mance. Rood also refused to tell. Fifteen other romances began on shipboard, according to Capt. Axel Schmidt. None of the cou- ples had met before, but they planned to go to the Municipal Building as soon as possible. Capt. Schmidt recalled that the Oscar Il formerly was the Ford “peace ship,”” but said that “bygones were bygones.” Accepting a cabled proposal of marriage, Miss Grace Stevens of Brooklyn was met by her flance, Chester J. Rockett of Mount Ver- phrase- ’ death" was: ntways a voice» ic in ite pasedieatooree be ae “Ne philosophy is an excuse f crime,”” was Marshall's text on point, and he worked ft out drawing parallels between pold’s and Loeb's belief: in own powers and the phi of anarchists. communists. Mormons who were cndotaned' violating laws of the land rellance upon their beliefs as fication for their acta, : One of the worst crushes of t Bow Sal hearing preceded the start of th : e afternoon session. The court crowded to capacity as eoon as t woors were opened and more t a hundred Jate arrivala were |} ed by ball out of the corri< and downstairs. Orators for Defense. q Joseph Savage, another Assistani — State’sa Attorney, will follow Mar thall. Mitigation of peibiotiaetee. whi throughout has been the plea the defense based on a theory mental sickness caused by fur tional disorders of the en ; ; clands, childish phantasies and io~ ficient emotions, will be argued b¥ Walter . Franka, tim, from his accustomed back of the defendants to a seat front of the witness stand he faced squarely the chatted a moment with mateae the two Bachraches, their cx gh ea: pa | | Henry struck the Chief tn the face. High terday, 91 at 1:15 p. | ighest, 7 a ay. a. ™. FRENCH CABINET ORDERS USE OF MORE CHAFF IN BREAD By the ated Press PARIS, ug. 20. —The Cabinet has ordered the use of a little more chaff in bread and is urging gov- ernmental price fixing for flour in order to reduce the price of bread and to cut down the mounting cost of living. The added chaff will amount to 3 rer cent. This amount, the Cab- inet Nelds, will not alter the qual- ity of bread, but yet will consti- tute a great saving. Wheat, which is now so high as to yleld 75 per cent flour, hereafter must be bolt- jed to yleld 78 per cent. A bill for fixing the price of flour already has been adopted by the Chamber of Deputies and will be by the Senate. Much blame for the high cost of flour ie placed upon imported wheat, which is still necessary, but meas- ures are to be taken to reduce the amoupt of wheat imported, a the business of the City, Reynolds tes- = @n Sinclair representa- tae he nec to call on Casi- ms Justice of the Peace aes and offer him a reé- i cent a gation on all ner 8 that could be sold to his Pe ay ood this proposal was out today. signed by him, ‘amounts from $3 to made payable to filling were shown to Reyn- identified them as re declared he was instruct- by the Sinclair com- for Which he was reim- : h his expense ac- If You Buy Real Estate Now The demand for home and investment properties is in- creasing. Bui'ding is active. of the diseased vertebra. As it was impossible to shorten the spine, a piece of shin-bone was shaped into the form of a vertebra. and insert- ed in the weakened part of Wie- ford's back. He was then placed in a plaster cast. The operation was said to be successful. ROBBERS GET $13,000 IN KANSAS CITY HOLDUP Three Unmasked Men Enter Corn Exchange Bank, in Residential , District. By the Aesociated Press. KANSAS CITY) Mo., Aug. Three unmasked men today held up the Corn Exchange Bank, at Thir- ty-firet street and Indiana avenue, and escaped with approximately $13,000. Most of the loot was in currency, according to H. C. Moore, cashier. Moore and a bookkeeper were alone in the bank, a suburban in- stitution, when the robbers en- tered. No shots were fired and it ‘a believed the robbers escaped in i! motor car, '685 in Wyoming’s primary election | yesterday in the Democratic race | for the nomination for the United | Ses States Senate, gave Josenh G. | Official forecast 1904, and i — ae E. Rose, | for St. Louis and 4 Roy H. Laird, 609. | vicinity: Partly 1 ‘PREACHER’S WORK IS TRIVIAL’ wee } ml on, when the ship docked at Ho- They will be married next Increasing demand means increasing prices. So the real estate property bought now will be an increasingly valuable investment. and Thursday: | probably with b- cal thunder- | storms: continued warm. Missouri: Fair tonigat and Thursday, except possibly local thun da erstorms; continued warm. Illinois: Partly overcast tonight and Thureday, probahly with lo- cal thunder-} storme; warmer | in central portion tonight. Stage of the Mississippi River at St. Louis, 18.6 feet at 7 a. m.; fall, -6 foot, By the Associated Press. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany. Aug. 20.—The ZR-3, the giant di- the Associated Press. LONDON Aug. 20.—The reason | for the shortage of clergymen in the Church of England was de- he called “plain, blunt and even brutal language” by the Rev. N. P. Williams during a sermon he preached recently at Holborn. “The work of a clergyman is, In a great part, of a dull, trivial kind,”’ he said. “It consists mainly in the singing of choral offices which could be well rendered by a mod- erately efficient gramophone. The personality of the typical clergy- man, developed by exclusive as- sociation with women and chil- dren. represents the eort of thing that no self-respecting boy wants to grow into,” By The important thing ts to choose right, and in that the Post-Dispatch gives wide choice through its “Real Estate” advemising columns. In these columns, the more desirable offers in home and business propefties, im- roved and unimproved, are isted. ascribed in what s 26.— ‘ae Read them carefully and vee their service—the re- results will _be profitabie for you. The Post-Dispatch he he Perfect Market-Place Place re that ol! companies op- im Kansas City had prac- . Was given by H. H. of the Black and Co. in Kansas City. he formerly pur- from the Sinclair ©. until about @ year ago, ——- — —_ _? -