St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 13, 1926

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Brother, Clarence, 25, | !iam } Also in Machine, Is De- pined by Police Pending estigation. busy intersection of Nint Estate streets, East St Louis. lerowded with motorists return- from the Madison Kennel Club at 11:45 o'clock last night a shot was fired in what po- was a renewal! of the boot- d between Cuckoo gangsters ftalian gunmen, a warfare fofore centered in St. Louis in St Louis and Madison coun- ms shot seriously wounded one ‘returning from the dog races mes Capasso, 26 years old, of }Semple avenue, St. Louis, an envict and associate of Italian fists ~The bullet penetrated his+ fiung and cut a merve, paralyz- right arm. He refused to mpanion, Miss Edith Semar, 214 North Sarah street, St i was cut in the right eye by She also suffered a _ flesh of the left shoulder. “Man With Capasso Held. nce Semar, 25. a soda dis- , of the Sarah _ street ad- & who was with his sister and in the tatter’s expensive pe, escaped injury He is held he East St. Louis police station, ertwo are in St. Mary’s Hos- automobile from which the (was fired sped away. It was Wibed as a tan roadster, occu- bya man and woman St. Louis detectives who loned them, Semar and his said they had accompanied 0% an acquaintance of six hs. to the dog track. where r won $228, which he had M arrested As they were fe- gk home on the Collinsville the roadster passed them ind dropped back as Often. a8 Capasso, driving south in h street, made.a boulevard at State street, the roadster up and stopped in_ front, Uy to the left. Man leaned out of the road- His right hand held a revol- Without a word, he fired at ’s windshield and struck i the glass cutting Miss Semar. slumped against the wheel, iss Semar screamed for help, ‘tame quickly but the road- had sped on south. lant Not Recognized. mar and his sister said they mt recognize the _occupants of dster, and knew of no mo- for the shooting. Capasso said “ig at all, even when told he mM die, Capasso’s record speaks for Police say. He is an associate Giannola brothers and the brothers. whose lives are iby Cuckoos. and whose lieu- have been falling right and ay the warfare, which is al- to have originated in the hine industry in and around “Uls. The most recent of his rests for investigation ‘was he and William Russo were in Russo’s armored filling N at Seventh and O'Fallon with a pistol in a desk. Po- have repeatedly raided this a8 a rendezvous of Italian *n, and Russo is seeking to the raids’ Capasso also’ as- ated with Joe Bommarito, shot kitea by police last week he resisted arrest. §80's police alias is “Ton ; dimmy ad . His record includes Senfence to. Leaven- » Prison for theft from inter- Shipment. nd a vear’s. sen- - the city workhouse for OSECUTION WITNESSES TRIAL OF JUDGE ENGLISH Pe-Vear : issued: Impeachment {Case fo Open Before the Senate Noy, 10. Amtociated Presa, POHINGTON, Oct. 13.—More Witnesses have’ been sum- ao wenalt of the House in a ittent of Federal oer W. English of East thy — trial is to start in "a ov. 10 on charges of fh of power and other mis. * ors, HUMiber of witnesses by the de ‘fense ha ANNounced. Subpenas for Probably wit) not be issued short time before the trial. Case [Oo he Ss not yet Penitentiary Official Batting For Guard, w Strikes Out Penal Board Member to California to Return Fugitive Convict Sd s a e to Jefferson City Loses His Prisoner ‘Who Got Prized Trip Special to the Post-Dispatch. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 13.— Ear] Hodgerson. one of five con- victs of the Missouri State peniten- tiary who escaped from the prison canning factory Sept. 3 and who was captured Sept. 28 in Los An- geles, escaped again today when he jumped through the window of a Missouri Pacific train in the yards here as he was being returned to Jefferson City in care of Col. Wil- MeGregor, member of the Penal Board. When Hodgerson was picked up in Los Angeles and identified as the escaped convict. about half of the penitentiary guards applied for the trip to Calfiornia to bring him back, expenses of the trip to be paid by the State. To their sur- prise, the assignment was given to McGregor. He left Jefferson City Oct. 2. As the eastbound train pulled out of Kansas City at 9:30 o’clo: x this morning, Hodgerscn received permission to enter the washroom, it was said. He lost no tim:« in going through the window, and when McGregor learned he was gone no trace of him could be found. Dar- "He for Hodgerson, also known as win Howard, is 25 years old, was serving a five-year term burglary. Arthur Bittner of St. Louis, slayer of his father, who escaped with him, was drowned in the Missouri River, his body being recovered near St. Charles. The other three who escaped have not been apprehended. SYNTHETIC ALCOHOL PROCESS — FOUND BY FRENCH CHEMISTS Scientists Hope Also to Develop | of Making Good Motor Fuel. (Convricht. 1926 by the Press and Pulitzer Publishing Cos. (New York World and ’ost-Dispatch.) PARIS. Oct. 13.—By the manu- facture of synthetic alcohol, which the inventors believe can be car- ried a step further eventually to produce synthetic oil, France hopes to become independent of America with respect to motor fuel. The director of the national re- search office says the manufacture of synthetic alcohol with water and coal already has reached a practi- cal stage and that the first factory will be sfarted at Lens in a few months. The process consists of project- ing steam into live coal. Two gases result. hydrogen and carbon mo- noxide, which are subjected to high pressure and temperature in a tube filled with grains of.iron or that by Method nickel Chemists believe modifying the materials and the temperature, they will be able to transform the gases into an oil as good as to the Pennsylvania prodi- uct. FATHER, 90, AND HIS SON, 50, MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME Sicilian, Sentenced for Murder, and Offspring Who Shot Witnesses, reed From Prison. Associated Press. PALERMO, Sicily, Oct. 13.— Father and son, respectively 90 and 50 years old, who had never seen each other, have met for the the first time. The meeting was coQ- incident with their release from prison, Fifty years ago a peasant from the interior of Sicily was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. He was told that on the same day a sor had been born. When the con- vict’s son was 20, he learned that his father had been convicted on the false testimony of two wit- nesses. These the son promptly waylaid and shot. For this crime the son was sentenced to 30 years’ penal servitude. On-the day of the son’s release, the father received a pardon and for the first time father and son met t and embraced. $26,000 BANK HOLDUP /.00° Robbers at Hillsdale, Mich., Escape in Auto Waiting Nearby. Ry the Associated Press. HILLSDALE, Mich., Oct. 13.— Four men held up the Hillsdale Savings Bank here at 11 a. m. to- day escaping with approximately $20,000 in cash. The robbers es- caped in an automobile which had waited near the bank with a driver at the wheel. Daylight Saving | Law Upheld. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. — The Supreme Court announced today that it would affirm lower court de- cisions which upheld the Massa- chusetts daylight saving law. - ee germ “The Town's Growing That Way" You have often heard the re: mark “property in that section is going to be worth a lot of money. The town’s : growing that way.” You have seen concrete proof of prophecies come true. Have you shared in the profits? ¢ .s 4 ¢ ¢ 4 . and send, bring or Telephone It to _ the} ‘Post-Dispatch —M Ain TES SES Be FAIR TONIGHT, TOMORROW |. TEMPERATURE ABOUT SAME | THE TEMPERATURES. be ae eS 5D se eee © 2 2 Giisvwes sos nO 3 a. PRE 11 a. m re SB ws sé én wee 63 12 noon . 82 OB. Wiss wee 6a at 53 . ae ae ee e's are SS. WN. cewdues 2 Oi DS ve we vas 67 ee RE Se 51 _e MS Re ee 69 Be ek a woe 7a oe OP oss aes 6x Yesterday's high 71(lpm)low 55 (11.30am) Official forécast for St. Louis and ILHELM WON'T vicinity: Fair ai STARYE ON A night all tomor PRUSSIAN DIET row, not much change in tem- perature, Missouri: Fair tonight and _ to- morrow, warmer in porth , portion tonight. . Illinois: Fair, with warmer tem- peratures in the west and north portions tonight: | tomorrow. rR. « creasing cloudi- ness in “north por- tion, fair in south portion with mod- erate tem pera- ture. Arkansas—tonight fair, cooler to- morrow; fair. Sunset, 56:26. row), 6:10. Stage of the Mississippi 28.9 feet, fall of .1. Relative humidity at noon, per cent. General Weather Conditions, Moderately coo) temperature pre- vails in the territory north of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. In the country to the southward and over the Atlantic seaboard mild tem- peratures are general. Light show- ers have fallen in the lower Mis- souri, middle Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee valleys, and in the lower lake region RHODE ISLAND 6. 0, P. FAVORS RE-SUBMISSION OF DRY LAW Platform Urges Strict Enforcement of Eighteenth Amendireont Until Question Is Settled. By the Associated Press. Sunrise (tomor- a 49 PROVIDENCE, R. I., Oct. 13.— Resubmission of the eighteenth amendment to the people was fa- biennial convention here today. The ;lunk placed the party on record as favoring strict enforce- ment of the prohibition law until a settlement of the question fs reached. The platform reaffirmed — the party’s stand in favor of a pro- tective tariff condemned free trade and reaffirmed the party’s support of the Coolidge administ-ation. Gov. Aram P. Pothier was nom- EARTH SHOCK COMPARABLE TO TOKIO QUAKE RECORDED Victoria, B. @., Reports Disturb- ance Apparently Is in Vicinity of Kamchatka in Asia. VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 13.—aAn earthquake of ae severity ! | nounced comparable to that of the Tokio, earthquake, Sept. 1, 19238, was recorded here at 11:15 o'clock this morning. Three shocks re. corded here last night and today were _believed to have occurred 2400 miles away and in the vicinity of Kamchatka, which is a peninsu- la of Asia and is 1590 miles north of the district affected in 1923. By the Associated Press, NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 13.— earthquake seismograph It start- A severe and distinct was registered on the at Yale University today. ed at 2:17. this afternoon and reached its maximum at 2:50 and was still continuing late this after- noon. PERSIAN CONSUL GENERAL FALLS TO DEATH IN NEW YORK A TS By the Associated Press NEW YORK, Oct. 138.~—-H. Hq. Topakyan, Imperial Persion Con- eul-General, was killed today ina on the seven- Yale Club. the Grand window the from fall from a teenth floor of across the street Central Station. I rested splendidly, American Corn off the cob and fried sweet potatoes were features of her frat méa] aboard. for both the Queen ‘of her children there is no reason for her to trans- RUMANIAN QUEEN ENIOVS FIRST DAY OF VOYAGE TOU.S FRANCE UNLIKELY TORATIFYUS. DEBI TERMS AT PRESENT Rises Early, Promenades on| Wave of Pessimism Per- Deck After Plunge in Bathing Pool—-Abandons Formality. SELECTS AMERICAN DISHES AT MEALS Orders Corn on Cob and Fried Sweet Potatoes —Drinks Ice Water and Hot Tea. By the Associated Press. ON BOARD S. S. LEVIATHAN, Oct. 13.—Queen Marie of Rumania, today cast formality to the winds after voyaging to the new world, ‘leaving European soil and took on a democracy appropriate to her American ship and, therefore, on American soil. The Quéen Was up’ early this morning to take full advantage of her first day at gea.,. She took a morning plunge with her daughter, presence on an Princess Illeana, and then returned to her suite wearing her bath cap and robe. After a hasty toilette. she appeared on the promenade deck. Tne Queen was dressed in a beige suit and hat and wore a leopard skin thrown over her shoulders. Accompanied by Prin- cess Ileana and Prince Hohenlohe, she made half a dozen turns about the deck. Her Majesty had luncheon.in the main dining room at the table of Capt. Herbert Hartley, commodore of the United States Lines fleet. The Leviathan today was plow- ing through a somewhat choppy sea, but the hugeness of the ves- sel prevented the Queen and her family from suffering any ill ef- fects. Selects American Meals. ° Although the Queen has cruised the Mediterranean and about the British Isles, this is her first long ocean voyag@ At first she was somewhat doubtful about how the Atiantic wéuld affect her, but she feels assured that she and na are good sailors. was shining brilliantly now Princess Ile The sun and the Queen enjoyed the day on the sheltered’ decks of the. Levia- than despite a stiff wind that was blowing. “] was very tired last night, Dut ’’ she said. selected distinctively dishes for her meals. She has “So far as drinks are concerned,” she told an inquiring functionary, “always have plenty of ice water for me: If I cannot have ice water, then let me have hot tea.” There will be plentWof ice water and Prince vored in a plank incorporated by : the Republican party of Rhode IsI-| Nicholas, who has been a teeto- and in th~ platform adopted at the |taler for three years. in saying that he had not touched alcohol for three years. Nicholas explained that he was an officer of the Rumanian navy any one ever to accuse him of not being sober. and that he did not desire To Listen in on Radio. During the voyage, Queen Marle will pass the time chiefly in read ing and writing and listening in on the radio. When she gets out in ae by the par- the West she hopes to have a ty: “Or Che Ma lee chance to go horseback riding, this being her one outdoor sport Prince Nicholas plays golf and he end his sister Ileana both go in occasionally for tennis. The ship put to sea last night at 9 o'clock from Chérbourg. It was raining but every light around the water front was aglow and the U. S. S, Memphis, brilliantly fl- ijuminated, played her searchliights upon the Leviathan. In ‘order to see the illumination, Queen Marte remained on the deck of the ten- der Welcome as it put out from Cherbourg to the liner. Mrs. Wood-ovw Wilson Aboard. Mrs. Woodrow Whlison is return- ing on the Leviathan from a Eu- ropean trip She had tuncheon with Queen Marie on _ the train from Paris to Cherbourg. Through a member of the royal! partyeon board the Leviathan al) doubt has been put at rest as to what Queen Marie’s religion is Rumors that she expected to leave the Church of England and join the Greek Ortrodox Church. to which her chiidren belong. were suid to be without foundation. The Queen this infcrmant said, did go to the Orthodor Greek Church with her children for communion. but she feels thar*the difference be- tween her church and the church is so slight that fer her membership from the church into which she was born. ¢ — vades Lobbies of Depu- ties’ Chamber as Finance Committee Takes It Up. EX-SOLDIERS’ VIEW CHANGES SENTIMENT Many Members in Favor of Delay Until After Ameri- can Elections; New Bud- get Shows Small Surplus. By the Associated Press. PARIS, Oct. 13.—A wave of pes- Simism concerning ratification of the Washington debt settlement submerges the lobbies ot the Cham: ber of Deputies. The Finance Committee considers the question today. The special committee which has been investigating the agreement has finished its work. it makes neither criticisms nor recommen- dations regarding the Mellon-Ber- enger agreement, contenting itself with a general clearing up of the prineipa) points involved. Many members of. both the Fi- nance and Foreign Relations Com- mittees are reported adverse to considering the question at al) un- til after the American elections The tendency which was strong- ly toward ratification 10 days ago has turned decidedly since the Dep- uties began to return from ‘she provinces for the present session !n greater numbers. The predictions now are that the Government wil] have a hard time to get the agree- ment ratified. Predicts Modification Demand. M. Franklin-Bouillon, chairman of the Foreign Relations Commit- tee of the Chamber, vehemently expressed the opinion in the lob- bies that the Washincton settlement never would “be ratified as it stands. He declared also that the Government probably would not de- mand ratification without modifica- tions. The change in sentiment on the part of many deputies is safd to be due largely to the recent action of the ex-soldiers in protesting against France assuming too great a burden in the question of debts. The pronunciamentos of some lead- ers in the Republican unton group in the chamber, to which Louis Marin, Minister of Pensions, be- longs, also are felt to be responsi- ble. These leaders have declared that their group will vote against ratifiction, minus perhaps only one voice, which ig suppoged to be that of M. Marin himself. Budget Shows Surplus. Ever since Sunday there has been less insistence, eyen in gov- ernmental circles, as to ratification The Poincare Government 1a38 introduced a budget in the Cham- ber of Depyties, which. for the first time since the "World War, shows an apparent. surplus. Premier Poincare estimated that the total expenditures for 1927 would be 39,382,000,000 francs, while receipts would be 39,960,000,- 000. Under the Government's plan the surplus of 578,000,000 francs (about $14,550,000) will be utilized to speed up home production, espe- cially in wheat, to obviate the ne- cessity of importing from countries having a high exchange. Appro- priations for payments on the for- elgne debts are provided for to the amount of 2,375,000,000 frances, of which 1.500,000,000 is expected to come from reparations paymgnts. British Diplomat Deplores ‘Whin- ing Over U. S. War Debt. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13. — Henry G. Chilton, charge d’affairs of the British Embassy at Washing- t - said yesterday he was glad the “shouting and the tumult” over the British war debt had died down. “] have little sympathy for those who whine about it or complain about it,”’ he asserted, “because it seems to me that in the first place t whining and complaining simply reduce’ our credit and by so much diminishes the benefit we gained by lour action, and secondly because it is neither manly nor dignified.” Chilton spoke at a_ luncheon given by the English Speaking Union and the Trans-Atlantic So- clety. “My ospel in the matter of debts whether public or private is that it ig better for the debtor to pay them in full !f. he can, or at least ‘as much as he can, for by doing so he e-establishes confidence In his integrity and reacquires’ credit which, as we all know, ts the key- stone of all bus'ness and prosperity “You may, however. be certain that in spite of the criticisms of c ain writers in the press and even certain experts in finance and political. economy, who like the meanest of us are entitled to their own opinions, the British Govern. ment and the large majority of plain men in Great Britain feel glad that the debt setticment with! the United Btates was made.” D. Ku Klux Klan. C. STEPENSON in his robes as “Grand Dragon” of the Indiana Admirers were favored with this photograph, invariably inscribed “From the —e Man, with love.” GERMAN RETURNS SILVER HE STOLE DURING THE WAR Conscience-Struck, He Doesn’t Remember Where in French Town He Got It. By the Associated Press. HAM France, Oct. 13.—A Ger- man soldier, troubled by conscience, has made restitution after 12 years for a wrong committed during the war. From Altona, Prussia, the Mayor of Ham has received a huge bundle of silverware which the sender ac- knowledges he stole from a house in Ham when the town was pil- laged in 1914. The German ex. pressed regret and said he hoped the Mayor would restore the prop- erty to the owner. The Mayor, however, is having a hard time of it, for -he German does not recall the exact location of the house he robbed. D. P, DAVIS, FLORIDA REALTY MAN, LOST OFF LINER AT SEA By the Associated Press, TAMPA, F'la., Oct. 13.—D. P. Da- vis, developer of Davis Islands here and one of the best known real es- tate men in Florida, was drowned while on the way to Europe aboard the Majestic. A radiogram received here today by Arthur Y. Mylam, vice president of the Davis proper- ties, told of his death The radiogram said: “Dave lost overboard early this morning. Ship circled over hour. Everything possible done. No hope. Advise family.” It was signed by Raymond Schil. der and F. F. Montanye, employes of the Davis organization, who sailed from New York with Davis last Saturday. The Davis Islands development in Tampa Bay was taken over by Stone & Webster ot Boston several months ago Although Mr. Davis retained a position on the board cf directors of the reorganized con- cern, he had reliquished an active part in ite management. SAYS HUNTING PARTNER KILLED TWO MISSING GAME WARDENS Ry the A«soriated Press. GWYNN, Mich., Oct. 13. — Au- t’.orities who, for two weeks, have been seeking a clew to the disap- pearance of Emil Skoglund and Ar- vid Erickson, Game Wardens, to- day arrested Joe Countway. a hunt- e who said the Wardens had been shot to death by Roy Tunn, an ex- convict, Who.. with Countway, was caught by the Wardens attracting deer with lights. SONAN-LAW OF MISSING LAND FIRM PRESIDENT SLAIN E. ‘B. Turner Shot at Boon- ville, Mo., by Reputed In- EX-DRAGON SAYS HE SPENT $200,000 TO ELECT INDIANA’S GOVERNOR In the Days of His Glory STEPHENSON S ATTORNEY TELLS OF SEEING CHECKS Relates That He Saw One ~ for $5000 Payable to Jackson and Prisoner Told Him of Expenditure STEPHENSON GOES BEFORE GRAND JURY Testifies for an Hour After Being Taken From Prison in Auto—Inquiry by Reed Committee Urged. By the Associated Preas. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 13.— Floyd Christian, an attorney of No- blesville, Ind.,.and one of D. C, Stephenson’s counsel in the latter’s trial for murder, made public a statenent today through Thomas H. Adanis that he had geen in Stephensou’s cell a check “which was payable to Ed Jackson for $5000.” “There also was another check, the amount of which I do not re- member, which was made payable to Ed Jackson,” the statemcnt set forth. Christian confirmed the authen- ticity of his statement In a long- distance telephone conversation with the Associated Perss. 3 vestor in Defunct Nixon’ Mortgage Co. Swveial to the Post-Dispatch BOONVILLE, Mo., Oct. 13.—E. B. Turner, a son-in-law of Charles W. Nixon, former hg adof the Nixon Farm Mortgage Co., was shot and killed at noon today by C. Ceckrill, former officer of the Kemper Mili- tary Academy, following an argu- ment in Turner’s real estate office here. it is understood Cockrill had in- vested his life savings in the Nixon Co., now defunct. The failure of the company recently was investi- gated by a grand jury. Turner worked for Nixon until! a few years ago. Since then he has been in busi- ness for himself. Arriving on a noon train from Kansas City, Cockrill went direct to Turner's office. He exchanged an- gry words with Turner and drew a revolver. Turner begged him not to shoot, according to a witness but Cockrill fired three times wounding Turner in the chest. arm and hip Turner died within a few minutes. Cockrill was arrested immediate ly and admitted the killing He refused to mak, a statement, say- ing Turner's stenographer, Miss Maggie Harvey. would tell the story. Miss Harvey Was seated at a typewriter when Cockrill entered As Cockrill fired his revolver she ran to the street, and almost vase hit by a bullet. She was hysthert. cal and unable to tell about he quarrel except to «say Turner begeed for his life Turner was 324 vears old. He ts survived by his widow and three children Cockrill, who ts about 45 vears old, teft Boonville 10 years ago Since then he has teen living tn California and New York Nixon quit Roonville after failure of his company. Cockrill is believed to have come here from San Diego, Cal He car. ried two revolvere tn his pockets. Cockrill Is abeut 55 ‘veara old. He resigned ate acher of Spanish In Cuatemes on Page 3, Columa 3, the wt | The statement later relates that Stephenson told Christian that he had spent something over $200,000 in Jackson’s campaign for Gov- ernor. “And I looked through a bundle of checks that Stephenson claimed to represent money expended. for Jackson,” says the statement, “and most of them were payable to other people, and on inquiry Stephenson told me that this money had been expended for the election of the (Jovernor The next time I went over to the jail, these papers were ipparentiv gone, for I did not see them afterward.” Christian told how he was called to the Noblesville County fafl (where Stephenson awaited trial for murder) at the request of and that he observed Stephenson walking out of a cell with some papers in his hand and saw him pin some checks to a pa- per. “Getting Ammunition Ready.” “f said, ‘What do you mean”? ing and he said, ‘I am getting my ammunition ready.’ “I said, What do you mean?’ and he said, ‘Well, look at that for instance.’ “Hie handed me a paper with a signature purporting to be that of John Duvall in ink thereon, which I read. This paper contained prom- ises in consideration of the sup- port of Stephenson, for Duvall, as Mayor of Indianapolis. ‘T have this day seen a photo- static copy of a letter dated Feb. 12, 1925, which I recognized as the paper I have just referred to. Stephenson then showed me some of the letters and checks which were piled up on the bunk in that cell. +I’ have no fdea as to the number of them except that the bunk was stacked with checks and papers, some of which I examined. Among these papers Stephenson selected one check, which was payable to Ed Jackson. for $5000. There was also another check, the amount of which I do not remember, which was payable Ed Jackson. Had Copies of C hecks Made. “He told me at the was going to have photostatic cop- ies made of these papers, on ac- count that he was afraid that they would be stolen. Stephenson told me that he wae having three pho- tostatic copies made of each paper and check which he was going te deposit tn three different places. “He told me that he had spent something over $296,000 in Jack- son's campaign for Governor.” Governor Jackson could not he reached today He was returning from Bloomington, Ind., his office reported. Stephenson stood on his constt- tutfonal rights and refused te @n- ewer questions when called upon to testify In a receivership sult this afternoon. He explained that he was involved in a number of casas and that it would nof he to hi-« Stephenson to advantage to talk. The reectyor for a tailoring company, tn whiels Continued on Page 2, Co time that he ll el <