St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 2, 1927

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= 's COMIC PAGE TUESDAY, | MARCH 1, 19279, — = | (| SOMETHING TELLS ME i | THAT THIS JOG IS NOT {| THE BEST ONE IN ES THE WORLD: : - strtereettanl oieess —— BB, INVEASTOR OF THE S A RULE,THERE ARE CEFT OVER AT THE EVQA R THE CHECK-GIRL TW STORE —- YOou’RE APT To HAT BACK YeEARs SOF THE HAT-GIRLU’s RES - By FONTAINE FOX PROTECTION USED BY DS OF LITTLE BABIES ‘CAR. ” - neato _——_ = ’ UT ) - BOSSA; DID SHE: WUSAND) nin ene in ae NG) (P. taken into the courtroom to heur part of the testimony they asked to have read to them before thes were locked up last night , The jurorg asked to be shown the orders Of the Treasury tor puy went of the claims orders g bore the signature olf Senator Guy : D Goff of West Virzinia. a They also asked» 1H have read > part of the testhnony of Mal S Daugherty, Harrys Daugherty's brother, This testiniony related to | “the arrival at the Midland Nationa) | Thess . Bank, Washington Court Elouse 0, of five $1,000 Liberte bonds The bonds bore veria! numbers of those Richard Merton, (jerman Melal magnate gave the iate John 7, King, the Republican National! Commitieeman tron: Connecticut @s 4 “fee” tor aid in having the Cains pussed Mal Daugherty teas. pitied the bonds were given bim | > by Jesse Wo Sintth Harrys Dauegh | P erty’s handy man | © The jury »v eked up wat 11:4 last night fe At 1 oeclock the jurors ere e taken to lunch. They had delib erated 13 hours. Both defendants went to the | fourtroom at 11 o'clock last night e On hearing that the jury had sent! “hote to) =Federal Judge. Knox, presiding, a John €. Knox Said the note was a request | for more instructions on the weight | As nO questions were asked re- > girding Miller 'S Cuse attorneys were | F°! the opinion that the jury had | agreed on a verdict fo: hin : Ix rie x | P*"pplied parts of his charge about! : character Witnesses and some of | 4 the testimony riven fy Miss NR > Carroll, formerly a Daugherty’s see. PTetary, elating toa } : * complaint sent bs President eg to Daugherty \ ith the $7,000.000 fa : S Suisse Pou! he Mmorandury of . [lar- respec? ta lagi oft the Societe a Valeurs de Metaux eWhich + ly , vA 00 K oVver contro! of the 7 Nerican Metal & 3 The prosecyu- The ju rors * 2180 obtuined «a COPps ; 4 ad * aa eenator Guy D. Goff ) est Vir a fr ak. Sinia, former Assistant af. Ee — tOrney-Crene hee Genera], sent President | i ng in June, 1922 assuring Mz : ’ 04 oD > ‘ | ‘ Har . ding that the transfer had been | to . ih io _ Was supported: by the best | 9 proog , “ = Cle... ; by Stee checks placed in evidence " ' t Government also were gent ‘the jury. | E 6F hy anes . months ago another jury ar- ‘Or 69 hours without reaching e* Verdict in the case. Daugherty ' . freeze; “BABE SS - FAIR TONIGHT, TO SLIGHTLY WARMER TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. la a ee ee ee °5 9 ma San ‘ eg me Weis 6s ub wad '4 10 a. m aa, 2 Mi Mises ee 2D B. Met scaecss 27 i Rs,” ahigeialions aan ge 93 12 8. M.es re ee oo | DB, Mhicwsaccest ; 3) eS Sear 23 Re a ARBORS 2% 2 DP, Mocicvecss 33 ss ora ye y Ay A _ Yesterday’s high,-34 «1 a. m.): low. 2 (1? p m.) RE R -; Official forecast AD NEED | for St. Louis and V5, REED. vicinity: Fair to- night and tomor- ro w; . slightly warmer tomor- row. The towest temperature (0- night will be about 24 degrees above zero. Missouri: tonight and to- morrow probably followed by in- creasing cloudi- ness: slightly warmer tomor- row. Illinois: fair tonight and to- morrow, n.o ¢ much change temperature, Arkansas: Tonig tomorrow, fair, Sunset sunrise it. fair. warmer, (tomorrow) > Yo, az 1 O:31. 12.7 of rise the Mississippi, of .4. Cold Wave in East Forecast. Stuge feet, a bv the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, March 2.—Fall- ing te ‘rratures over the eastern half of the country, marked by killing frosts and possibly freezing cold as far south as Florida were forecust today bv the Weather Bu- reau. Storm warnings were played from Jacksonville, Fla.., Hatteras and. north to WVoston. FIVE HARVARD STUDENTS to GIVEN 0-DAY SENTENCES | Ten of 38 Participants in) Recent Riot at University Convicted— All Appealed. the Associated Press, CAMBRIDGE, Mass... March 2.—- Ten of the 38 Harvard University students arrested on charges «in connection with a riot in Harvard Square on the morning of keb. 12, were tound guilty by Judge Arthur P. Stone in the District Court here sentenced to 10 Hiouse of Correc- Loy “ive were the today. day terms in niso appealed Three other students were found not guilty in specific decisions ot the Judge. These were Oliver D Ferguson, Padueah, Ky.: William A. Cartwright of Cincinnati. and Newton D. Holbrook of Vhomaston Conn. ‘ ‘SHAW ANSWERS GIRL CRITIC March 2. a student APPLETON, Wis., Miss Miriam Stephenson, at Lawrence College, recently sent (;eorge Bernard Shaw ae criticism of his philosophy expressed in his plavs and articles. She has received the following 'reply: ‘‘You are quite an ingenious ‘young liar. How-’many marks did A career as a jour- (;00d luck,” they give you? nalist is indicated. Hlold= t500 CHICAG® a family game fred Hardt drew flanker the two uces of spades and the for an all-trick Prump- at Pinochie Mareh 2.—Playving tn of pinochle Mrs. 1” hearts bs {wo aces 1500 hand of clubs Several ison-in-law held a. similar hand. PP PtP ee ee ee ee ai ‘AL . ) ookout fo : Apartments . an [Th $ 4 oiler are charged with de- |? You know the value aboard 8 the Government of their |) ship of having a lookout al- ? St Services z. ways up In the crows nest. ) Goff's Wire Called Abusive 15 He keeps the. crew informed ¢ Senator Gort. « ; aides | of whatever comes within ) MMughorty os ho testified for |‘ many miles of the vessel. : “Ponsibjilin: — ‘ssumed full re | This sort of service is per- ? American Nor; vey, wPProving = the |} formed for you by the Post: Tesult was a claim and as a) Dispatch “House, Flats and Pais * attacked by Buckner in ; Anartments »-For Rent” col: ) UMmMation. yesterdas | Apartments 4 a , & bac , Bram to iekne oe elliliciegell Vacancies in St. Louis desir- ¢ m/, The ~. os Fr from Washing. | able apartment homes are al- r * me Ssage, however was i? ' é ) fused by the Western U a fA most invariably listed imme- ¢ es ind he nion Tele. | diately in the Post-Dispatch. } iA ~%, | } ¢ ’ —te * i ) la € \ — { 8nd Cable Co posi mes, , ph | TELEPHONE IT TO THE ;Post-Dispatch MA ¢ in ee 173! >. . ” RUTH GETS $70,000 A YEAR ON 3-YEAR CONTRACT INSTEAD OF $100,000 HE ASKED MORROW: Also Waives Claim for Re- { | } '| es From Conference With | Fair | tn | hard | dis-¢ | months ago her! .;enberg and Foster influences in the ‘| party clashed, with a resultan: ap- ‘i! peal to Moscow, ‘i gone of ‘'peals finally reversed the sentence. )!' He also served a year in prison in ‘iCanton, O., for opposing the war NO ACTION ON U. n. FRANCHISE AT Thld ALDERMANIC TERN - fund of Fines and Emerg- Mayor Does Not Intend to Offer ‘“Service-at-Cost”’ Bill, Says It Is Com- pany’s Place to Act. Owner Ruppert of New York Yankees. — | NEW YORK, March 2.—George | Herman (Babe) Ruth, “home run 'king of baseball,” today came to an agreement York American League Baseball Club un- HE FAVORS PUTTING QUESTION TO VOTERS with the New ee cee erathgeay der which he will receive a new three-year contract at in annual No Time to Get It on Bal- pessiesh da tech haul lots for April 5 Election Compromising on his demand r for a two-year contract at $100,000 Bridge Exchange Ordi- nance Also Before New Board. a year after an hour’s conference | with Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of | the club, and Business Manager | Bd Barrow, Ruth emerged smil- | ing and announced he was satis- : | | fied. Mayor Miller does not tntend to | The contract, which will sbe]introduce to the Board of Alder- | ! formally signed tomorrow, gives/men the bill franchising the St. ithe Yankee outfielder an increase | Louis Public Service Co. which ‘of $18,000 ‘vearly over his three-|is to be the successor of the United year contract which expired last} Railways in the operation of the season. street railways, on a “service-at- The exchange of heavy verbal|cost’” basis for 30 years. ‘artillery between Ruth and Rup- He said today in response to an 'pert failed to develop. Descending |inquiry by the Post-Dispatch that ‘upon the Ruppert brewery offices} he would let the company propose ‘three hours after his arrival here |the bill, either to the Board of Al- dermen or to the voters by initia- ‘from Hollywood, Cal.. Ruth was]? ‘surprised by a cordial reception | UVe. He prefers that the company ‘from Ruppert, who deélared at the |SUbmit the tissue to the people. (10 words were required to reach| ave voice direct ‘in so important jour agreement.” an issue. Furthermore, he vieguinielt | After receding from his demand stands that the company also pre- fers a vote of the public. |for $100,000 a year, Ruth also , at event, e ranchise waived a stipulation that the efub si Rare ; baw vie pur : yee ; ; i ' ,; y > - 50 years. 2 frefund him $7700 in fines which pichicshes : 7 “s ths ; - atea “9 gp provides a 30-year franchise if jhad been deducted from his pay ‘check during the last three seasons. Pronouncing himself in physical .trim, Ruth said he would be pre- ipared to go south with the next Ae The is Os to sub training camp contingent of the rhe time is too short to submit . Me: , ; he bill at the regular municipal Yankees. which is expected to go met pe April 53. The bill nie Florida this week. erg a ion fies that if a specta] election: ts His agr > § f few o a | . Breemes en eee ee held, the company shall pay the | tracts oftered on a three-year basis cost of the election ithis season, owners of clubs in ir Alain semaine shautd 4 ve 4h both major circuits’ having beer Beara of Se i aa it Sy nit oe ‘reluctant to sign their stars for esi ON rp gle tye a1, "wate ;more than a single year that any action will be taken before U A s ; . # a bie cunceasion ee Rut! thi the new Board of Aldermen con- . cr ‘OhnCcess | : . - | point thus is m fs ) be = ge , re venes on April Ls. The old Board N As é » ’ , oie i), . . : ” me ee aR RE a ire will adjourn on April 11, Fourteen whic h earlier in the vear mailed aldermen and a president of the | en ae oe een eee & ee- B \ rd willbe elected “Thirteen in- ; year contract at the same salary—- aes nip roas , passed by the Board of Aldermen and a 50-year franchise if approved by the people. Can't Be Voted on April 5. to /$50.000, but failed to land hin). gore “mr , i | wth; 4g ipettigie ashen salary | Dicipal Bridges between the rail- pa Pi « pa Paic « = F " »7 > La 4 ‘than Commissioner Landis, whose narra ocags te ce aoe measure has been before the board for several weeks. In that time the only one public hearing has been held—last Wednesday—and a sec- ond public hearing will not be held | pay was increased to $65.000 annu- ally by the major league owners at this winter’s meeting, Ruth’s salary conipares with the afternoon on the question 2. Te i TL te oe ‘ing , shire, REED RESOLUTION BLOCKED AGAIN BY b. U. PILIBUSTER Missourian Threatens’ to Force Night Session to Extend Life of Investi- gating Committee. DRY BILL NOW HAS RIGHT OF WAY Reed of Pennsylvania De- clares He Will Thwart Missouri Colleague “Un- less I Fall- Dead.” By CHARLES G,. ROSS. Chief Washington Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, March 2,—The effort of Senator Reed of Missouri co extend the life of his Campaign Fund Investigating Committee and vive it the right to open the ballot boxes of the last Pennsylvania gen- eral election defeated again today by a two-hour filibuster led oy Senator Reed of’ Pennsy!vania. teed of Missouri has announced that he will try to get action on his resolution tonight. A vote this of tak- ing up the fesolution showed he had sufficient support to put it through by a sizable majority if he ean bring it to a vote. As on yesterday, Reed of Penn- sylvania and his lieutenant in the filibuster, Moses of New Hamp- resorted to the dévice of ‘ompelling the reading of the jour- nal of the previous session. When the Senate met at 1! a. m.. Senator Curtis, the majority leader, made the usual suggestion that the reading of the journal be dispensed with. Moses objected. was Reed of Missouri asked that the reading be waived by unanimous consent. Moses again objected. Under the Senate rules, the read- had to go forward. Twenty 'minutes had been consumed when Cit ai. A cette Senator Copeland «Dem ), New the reading York. sought to stop by unanimous consent. Reed of Pennsylvania objected. “Ig there no way by which this ts absurdity can be done away with 'demanded Copeland. | conimiittee satirical reply, by the shout of from several Sen- Moses began a but was cut off “regular order” itors, Vilibuster to the Offstage. Reed of Pennsylvania declared to reporters during the progress of the reading: “The Reed is dead unless ! fall ind, Planned. ' dead on the floor.” fn nlilition ¢ eing fine. Ali tion in addjtion to being fined. Al '$52,000—that he had received for} CUumbents and the President of the a ealed ; Uw, eae = ; af “ecelve r + . : ee ithe last thr mpai ve TOF} Board, Walter J. G. Neun, are ‘he five ce noe SAY VE ’ , | LATO las iree campaigns. é . ‘ , The {i\ St nte n¢ d to Ser Ve L¢ rrus So 1 standing for re-clection. in the House of Correction were | a - cesme : ia S! Be WwW Spokesmen for the St. wins SEP pascal ' ee ’* |lthe highes ene Louis Public Service Co. were out, ee ee eee 1 ak Oc. tec eee of the city today, it is known that | a, a site” Wtdeatiins -theaeel ‘y Cobb. former Detroit manager ’ : - ; ; Mi Ree: Oe tussell hayver, South cialis nike vel , ger, the company is not averse to sub- | Braintree, Mass.. and Horace W.|"*‘ y signed by the Philadelphia |°" > ° ty ‘Gade ms ‘| Americans, is said to receive a sal-| Mitting the issue to the people. Fuller. Milton, students, and Ar- lary of $40.000 in addition te “apa | Hlowever, as yet it has only a ‘ . “~, 3 Arras : 1 < A oe -_ . L ‘ ‘ Ss ° 4 say ASO a eee re: © Ss oe 490008 tor nate skeleton organization and isnot! bacco dealer. In addition to the! nagdiiz VF SSnnE & One-year). ; j ‘irculate eti- : ; : ‘contract Tris bin ae Be 'equipped either to circulate p | lk: dave ‘tniabeiiiendiad. gaat: eee Tee act, ris Speaker. former | -. ea ig ; le the | ‘ cA. : I Ce c | : < : aie ‘Cleveland manager is reported to itlons to get the signatures 0 tne ‘fined $25 Bail was fixed in each i have siened for $40 a8 ‘th th inecessary 5 per cent of voters at leas ~~ . ' ihe ee vr , Ses #246 : ‘ © ° — ease at $00 pending the appeal. | Washington club ithe last election or to engage in lour students were fined $20 There ie ‘ - POS ithe campaign which it feels would | each Thev are John H. MacCol- on PROS tac for} ; , Poe ere. ee eee ae eee these two players after they had | be necessary. ee ‘lum. Brookline: William L. Gross- we ae ; . . oxgee Bridge Action Unlikely. man. New York: Samuel West- en cleared of charges brought by 3 sere EES . ', |Hubert Leonard, former De ‘heimer. St. Louis. and Edward J. pitcher, by Commissioner I ne be any action in the present board | ‘Cunningham, Medford. Mass They /-, vee A oti . sands. . ; @ ing an} 5 “|The Browns made Cobb an offer of | UP°” the ordinance proposing an | exchange of uses of Eads and Mu- i | ! | | —$75.000 paid to the Presj i side . Se we resident Of | nofore next Wednesday. The 13 the United States, $20,500 to the ve ph . , members of the board who are can- | hief Justice of the United States. r: ion : ' $10,000 to th (yover e Ww didates for re-election are not anx- : . a ‘ oO , . . - P . rovernor OF NCW linus to record their votes either ap and $20,000 to the Mayor of | upon “service-at-cost” or the pew York City. bridge exchange ‘before election. | T / It may be that the bridge bill } i 4 é CHARLES E, RU ' HENBERG, HEAD | a iso wi 1] fo to | he Voters hefo re any action is had. Whatever the OF COMMUNISTS IN U, S., DIES | Secretary of Workers’ Party Was Under Sentence for Violating Michigan Syndicalism Law. Associated Press. | CHICAGO. | Ruthenberg, | | action of the Board of Aldermen. it is predicted that the defeated side will carry the matter to the voters. Mayor Wiel favored a public vote when the subject was broached in his administration. He held that Haw )6€6tthe March 2.—Charies f. general secretary of e th ple | anid oO e people in a bond election the Workers’ party. the e is : | L rty. the communist | ang should not be disposed or with- organization in the United States.|out a vote of the people, Mavor Miller would not comment today on this phase ot the situation, ARCTIC SEA MYSTERY CLEARED died today of appendicitis. Ruthenberg, virtually the head ot communists America. the in ene the state syndicalism ‘connection with “Red” raids at | Bridgman, Mich. in’ 1922. His case now is pending before the United | States Supreme Court. About three years ago the Ruth- act, in of | through whom communications| Rum Runners Confess Slaying ‘from the third international in Ship’s Crew in 1924. xt | soviet Russia were communicated | Special to the Post-Dispatch. |to members, was under a_ prison OSLO, Norway, March 2.—A |sentence in Michigan for violation|modern Marie Celeste mystery | seems to have been cleared by the arrest and confession of a gang of German rum runners on the west coast of Norway that they killed the crew. In 1924, the smal! seal-hunting ship Isstjernen, on her way home to Aalesund from the Arctic, was found drifting off Rergen, aban- doned by the crew, which consisted of three brothers.. The diring ta- ble was laid and the meal was half finished. Her catch of seals was well preserved and stowed away in the bottom. The German rum runners’ gang, arrested when try- ing to smuggle a cargo of liquor to Aalesund, confessed that two years ago. when crulsing outside the coast awaiting the opportuni- ty to get into one of the many outlets, a seal-hunting ship” -ap- proached. Fearing that police were aboard, the Germans boarded the ship and shot down the men. which compro- the situation by finding a influence for each in the party. Foster once was the party candidate for President of the United States. Ruthenberg had ed- ited Socialist newspapers tn Cleve- ‘land, O., where he was born in 11882. His father was a longshore- /man. ' Ruthenberg served two Years of a 5 to 19-year sentence in Sing Sing, ‘bnt the New York Court of Ap- | mised time draft. the bridge was established by votes | Se re At 12:15, when the reading clerk same at last to the end of the journal, Reed of Missouri got the it is unlikely also that there will | floor and suggested the absence of 1 quorulm. As soon as a quorum had been obtained, he moved that his resolution be taken up and con- sidered. The motion prevailed by 56 to 26 ona roll call vote. Voting against it were 24 Republicans of the hard-boiled variety and one Democrat. Blease. of South Caro- lina. There nore than was then left but little half an hour for con- sideration of the resolution, since at 1 p. m., the end of today’s so- ‘alled ‘“‘morning hour.” the prohibi- tion reorganization bill was sched- uled to be taken up under the ‘loture rule It was an easy job tor Reed of Pennsylvania to kill the balance of the time within which the resolution might be de- bated. He finished in excellent voice, with the remark that he would say a good deal more when riven another opportunity. l‘eed of Missouri amended his sxriginal resolution by proposing to ‘extend the life of his committee only to Dec. 30, 1927, instead of through the next Congress, and by writing into the section on the Pennsyl- vania ballot boxes the provision that “any or all” of them might be opened” on the request either of William S. Vare or William B. Wil- as: Vare is the Republican elected co the Senate on the face of the returns; Wilson is the Democratic sontestant. Reed Denounces Filibuster. The two Reeds faced each other n the manner of men set for an ndurance test. “we are confronted here with a “4libuster of the rankest kind,” said Reed of Missouri. He moved that his resolution be adopted. There were cries of “Vote. vote” ‘rom the Democratic side. “That won't do any good,” re- marked Reed of Pennsylvania grimly. He proceeded to offer a substitute resolution giving the standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, instead of the Reed Special Committee, the right to open the Pennsylvania ballot boxes. He said that ff the substitute were adopted, he would not have the slightest objection to the resolution. All election contests for the last 135 vears, he asserted, had been = ‘Continued on Page 2. Column 5. oe eee 1 ALLEGED VETERA OF ‘LOST IDENTITY ~ ISDRAFT DODGER “Jerry Tarbot” Is Son of Cuban Chef, Congress- House Inquiry. Fa the Associated FPreas. WASHINGTON, March 2.—‘Jer- ry Tarbot,’’ whose identity has con- founded veterans’ organizations and Government finger-print ex- perts today sat in a Congressiona] Committee room and blinkingly heard himself described as a draft dodger and a man of allases, One of those who testified, said was his wife, and » she formerly knew him as Howard Francis No- ble of Toledo, O. witness said she also Knew him in Sharon, Pa., Howard Noble, while Chairman Johnson of the House Veterans’ Committee de- clared the man’s real name was Alexander Dubois Jr., and that he was the son of a chef in a Cuban hotel. The committee chairman told his colleagues his statements would be borne out by records of the Depart- ment of Justice which, he assert- ed, had disproved Tarbot’s claim that he is suffering from loss of memory caused by tnjurfes in the World War, and had exposed his plea for legislative relief as a hoax and a fraud. After the two women had testi- fied the chairman put on the stand Rn. P. Burruss, a special agent for the Department of Justice, who said he had been assigned to deter- mine Tarbot’s identity and war rec- ord. ; “In 1915-16" Burrusé said, “our Another woman as Tire & Rubber Co. at Akron, O."’ The witness then recounted find- ings which he said disclosed that the son of a French clothing mer- ehant and an Irish mother. Fle contemplated studying for’ the priesthood, said the Government agent, and was known in his com- munity as “Frenchy.’’ Numerous people in Sharon, he continued, had identified photo- graphs of Tarbot as that of “How- ard Noble.” Surruss story when had not completed his the committee ad- journed until tonight. Johnson de- clared that when the case was complete the evidence would show Tarbot had had more than a score of aliases. At one point, he said, the trail would lead to San Fran- cisco The woman who testified that she had been married to Tarbot was Mrs. Flora Dove Lang of De- troit. She told her story calmly and remained unruffled under some sharp questioning by Mrs Mary T. Norton, the Representative from New Jersey who has taken an intimate interest in Tarbot’s at- tempt to get Government compen- sation. Mrs. Lang said she had been married four times. She did not remember the name of the justice of the peace who married her to who divorced them. Mrs in a surprised voice, said she did not understand how anyone could forget those details. The witness had a hazy remem- brance that Tarbot had a tatooed eagle on his arm, but when ques- tioned could not remember wheth- er it was on his arm or some other part of his body. The committee meeting was called by Chairman Johnson with- out previous warning, and most of the other members had no inkling of what was to occur. purpose was to “blow up the Tar- bot fraud” although, he said, he would not have done i{t had he not been forced to do eo by the atti- tude of the other members. “The committee members were going to force me to call a meet- ing to report a bill to put Tarbot on the Government payroll for the rest of his life.” he continued. “The time has come, it seems to me, to put a stop to this case, The Gov- ernment has tts duty toward hon- est former service men, and that will keep it busy. I want it to be made p@in that as long as I am chairman of the Veterans’ Com- mittee, no frauds need think they can get money out of the Treasury op spurious claims.” man Johnson Declares at} | Tarbot was born in New York City. | investigation showed Tarbot lived in Sharon, Pa. In 1916 also he | was employed by the Goodyear } hy Tarbot, or the nam@ of the Judge! Norton. | He said his| | magnate's estate, which is said to HE FOOLED EXPERTS GEORGE F. BAKER, 87, LL AT GEORGIA CLUB Son of Financier, ‘Whose Wealth Is Estimated at $100,000,000 Sought. the Associated Pregs. BRUNSWICK, Ga, March George F. Baker, president of the whose wealth is estimated at more than $100,000,000, is eritically il) gn Jeky! Island whéie he has been or the last two weeks. Hts private »hysician, Dr. George D. Stewart of New York, saia today that his con- dition was serious. Baker, who is tu his eighty-sev- By ._—_ —<—* enth year, is a member of the Jeky] Island Cinb and an annual winter visitor to the island. An effort was started today to tocate his son, George Ff. Baker Jr., who it is understood. is on a cruise. FIRE THREATENS TO RUIN HISTORIC ODEON BUILDING; _ THEATER CANNOT BE SAVED ————— GHIET ALT SAYS ENTIRE STRUCTURE WILL BE WRECKED wee No Performance in Progress in Auditorium When General Alarm Is Sound- ed at 2:20 P. M. BLAZE STARTED ON FOURTH FLOOR Janitor Found Closet Ablaze —All Occupants Able to Leave Building Without Difficulty. —— Fire in the five-story Odeon of- fice building, on Grand boulevard. near Finney avenue, this afternoon threatened to destroy both the buildingf and the connected Odeon Theater, with a seating capacity of 2000, which for a quarter of a cen- tury has been the principal concert and lecture hali of St. Louis. The firé, discovered in the fifth floor of the office buildig at 2:20 p. m., occupied at a time when no performance was being held tn the auditorium. aMtinee concerts, dra- matic and screen productions, as well as night performances, have been given there frequently. The auditorium is reached by a long hallway leading through the office building corridor. Says Building Will Be Ruined. Shortly before 3 o'clock, Fire Chiet Alt declared that the build- ing. including the theater, wouk!l be a ruin, from water damage and flames. At that time, one of the elevators in the office building was running, and pianos were being re- moved from music conservatories on the upper floors. At the office of Henri Chouteau. George F. Baker Jr. left Thom- | owner of the Odean Building. it asville 1n a orivate car Feb. 16, for | was said that the value of the of- Palm Beach, where he was to take/ fice building and audtorium, aside his yacht tor a cruise The car came back to await instructions as to where to pick up Baker when landed. Mrs. Baker left here for Aiken, where she was to stay until Sunday, the 27th, when she would leave for New York. . George I. Baker owns a hand- some winter estate below Thomas- ville. He had little time for amuse- ment until after he was 70 years old, when he took up golf. He has taken an active interest’ in many charitable ara] philanthropic institutions. SIGNATURE BY WIRELESS GETS $1,000,000 ON DRAFT london Bank Pays Customer of Mellons in Pittsburg on Pho- tographic Identification. Associated Press he BR, the “LONDON. March 2.—A draft for | $1,000,000, drawn by a customer of the Mellon National Bank of Pittsburg. Pa... on the Bankers Trust Co. here was paid yesterday cu a Signature sent over the ocean virelese photographic process. $2,000,000 LAWYERS’ FEES Court May Receive Final Settle- ifrom the site, was $600,000. The office structure was constructed as a Masonic temple, and most of the space in the upper three floors are still under lease to Masonic bodies. and are used for lodge meetings. The fire was at the rear of the office building. This increased the danger to the auditorium, as the latter is at the rear of the atruc- ture, and debris from the building fell upon the broad, low roof of the auditorium. Twenty-nine pieces of fire-fight- ing apparatus and auxillary equip- ment were dispatched to the Odeon under a general alarm. Ineluded were 21 é@éngine companies, six hook and ladder compani4s, two water towers and two fuel wagons. Fire Chief Alt and seven district chiefs were in command. All three Sal- 'vage Corps companies responded. Old School Threatened. Half an hour after the fire was discovered flames were breaking from the south wall, and firemen were pouring water on the adjoin- ing and temporarily abandoned Central High building, as well as showering streams from high school windows onto the Odeon building. The fire was discovered by Her- man Sanders, janitor, in a fourth ment in Gould Estate Tomorrow, | 0°r closet, part of a suite occu- By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 2. tion for the settlement of the liti- | @¢ gation in the $82,000,000 Jay Gould | estate, by which the heirs receive about $20,000,000, will be presented to the Chancery Court of New Jer- sey at Newark for approval tomor- row. In the 19-year fight over the rail have shrunk $50,000,000, the law- yers’ fees have mounted to more than $2,000.000, it is understoed. Owing to failure of the lawyers to agree on their fees, the agreement to settle the case, signed by the heirs last December, has not yet been closed. i ind Memorial to Wright's Flight. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, March 2.— President Coolidge signed a bill to- day for the erection of a monu-. ment on Kill-Devil Hill, at Kitty Hawk, N..C., commemorating Or- ville Wright's first successful flight in a power-driven ‘airplane. ipled by a music conservatory. No —Stipula- |one was in the cdnservatory rooms the time. Sanders called other janitors, who gave the alarm, Tenants of the office building got to the street level without diffi- culty. The Odeon Theater and office building was built in the period befrore the World's Fair of 1904. William Albert Swasey was archi- tect. The hall was of peculiar con- struction, with seatea on the first floor for 1294 persons, and with a shallow gallery seating 644, a total seating capacity of 19358, which could ot occasion be in- creased to 2000. The Odeon, from the time of its construction, has been the home of the Choral Symphony Soctety, and of its succeasor, the St. phony Orchestra. The most noted vocal and instrumental artiste have Bt Fisk 5: dn Oe Saree, Me oe a et fs Ase 8 ~ oa eae oe “, ie ” in recitals, includ. 4 ge 5 bie, ;