St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 17, 1927

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PE a ee * SP ay —— 2 | COMIC PAGE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1997 o POST- DISPATCH The Only Evening Newspaper in St. Louis With the Associated Press News Service UALLES ESCORTS GUL. LINDBERGH 10 STADIUM CONCERT ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1927—16 PAGES. PRICE 2 CENTS SEPARATION OF SUBMARINE S-4 SUNK BY — STATE AND BRITISH ai xa COASTGUARD DESTROYER | OH, SEE! WELL SUPPOSING THE] ome > VICTIM VAS LATER RECOCNIZED ON THE STREET THE AUTHORITIES REFUSED 7 LET THE ACCUSED MAN OUT OF JAIL. WHAT COULD TAFT SAYS REMUS I. RAT IN FINAL ADDRESS 10 JURY ANG TO OH JUST SPEAKING Orr. HAND 7'p SUPPOSE HE COULD BE RELEASED 99 A neneeteeetii ee UNDER A he of the -Dispatch THERE’S PLENTY OF TIME — THE WATCHMAN \WON'T BE ACK FOR AN HOUR ~—SO H OVER THAT RADIUM MaAp BEFORE I PERMANENTLY }f HAT SNEAK NEE! AND fe ter Glla’s pnorit?2s of Search, s 2e goirg to step 272 arta’ Cep at mapr IT LOOKS BAD!! iF HE LooKs UASHAPPY. S WORRIERK ANB NERVOUS, MSvUO HIS CGOASSCIENCE IS Him AAS HE LL Come AcROSS WITH, RERING MONITH’S SALARNG- A RKEY-ANB THREE DAYS OFF. YoU WOAYT SEE HIM, FFER. 4 | Smmunism. 7 ee m patriots. “To Revenge the People.” Other Russians in Canton were arrested by Canton troops and thk- | $0 to military headquarters. ‘(thers were taken in a motor car to police Beadquarters. The car had c sign | Written in Chinese on white cloth. “To revenge the pecple.” Thirteen other Russians were ex- Condemned, they ! as to first-degree murder, the charge in the _ indictment, free man and the State would have no further recourse.” Elston for the “not guilty” Attorney insisted that the in- ‘struction be given to the jury. He i | clared. .that | of | mission of the _ to the Bureau of Public Safety and | shot by a firing squad. cution was carried out openly, ‘authorities apparently having view the salutary effect on communist situation. The order for the registration of | the Russians was made public in . Shanghai to Quo Tti-chi, Nation- alist Vice Minister for Foreign Af- ‘filrs. “T do not expect many reds * % remain.” he said. “If they Gnd agitations continue, we will establish a detention camp and force them to live in it.” Martial law is in effect in the Chinese section of Shanghai, United ; Slates Marines and British and The exe- ' the in | the , Mose even | | Fi Japanese troops are patrolling dis- | | ticts in which demonstrations are f dikely. The closest vigilance is be- | F Canton, “City of the Dead”: | a Piled High With Bodies. 3 Menist in China. ieeed as a a ubist, peasant and £ - ing maintained. Trucks | CANTON, Dec. 17.— At least 14 | Mbbed-haired girls and women t have been shot down by anti-red | tops. Bobbed hair is considered 0 be the sign of a female Com- The troops shot the girls and women in the Without compunction. | Out. ‘flat elt Was stated here that it has | h definitely established that the Pemmunist plot at Canton was or- d by the soviet Consul-Gen- | ml Polivalisky. He was said to Under arrest. (There were rumors in Hongkong tthe soviet Consul-General was / @ecuted in the round-up of Rus- after the. counter-revolu- hary movement.) Hton has been quite aptly de- “city of the dead” the suppression of the Com- labor upris- Photographs of M Of last Sunday. the reports ter. There are pictures Ne of trucks loaded with Piled three and four deep. Were driven through te burial places. Long rows | es } lay on the pavements. ROW AND STIMSON ” COM RE BY SENATE M they ~ Ration of Ambassador to Mexico. ie Associate Pre«« & NASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—With — ruthless | | Louis, | that, the | I } Votes in O Opposition to Nomi- | | cause & few votes in opposition, the; ate today confirmed the nomi * of Dwight vv. Henry L. Stimson of New York the Senate ae! Confirmed by " a Pr-General of the Philip- New y Morrow ot | +. ersey as Ambassador t Mex- first-degree murder | be (an do | | spirators. declared the burden of proof was 17.—All tes- the murder reopened ‘the case Thursday after announc- requires the Judge to in| Because She Knew Too | Six | By School Children ? of American Flyer. CROWD OF 50,000 CHEERS AVIATOR | | Thousand Mexican This, It Is Predicted, Will Sing, | Dance and Drill in Honor | : Book. ‘ANGLO- -CATHOLICS Serenade at US, Embassy Disestablishment of Church Tonight—Pilot Will Take President and Obregon | for Flights. the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17.—Com- plimenting Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh, President Calles drove to the United States’ Embassy today ans’ escorted the flyer and Ambas- sador Dwight W. Morrow in the presidential automobile to the Mex- ico City stadium, where 50,000 per- sons had gathered in Lindbergh's honor. * Lindbergh and Ambassador Mor- row sat on either side of the President during a program of songs, dances and drills by more than 6000 Mexico City schoo! chil- dren. The crowd gave Lindbergh a tremendous ovation when he en- tered and when he departed. Dur- ing the program there were cheers for Lindbergh and for peace. President Calles had declared the day a national holiday and al} Government departments closed. To Be Serenaded Tonight. Older students have organized a/| demonstration in honor of the American “Ambassador of Good- will.” American Embassy tonight | serenade the flyer. | Obregon, will be taken on a defense | President Calles next prospective and Me president, by Lindbergh next week. were | They intend to march to the|the Bishops had ' Would Lead to Intense Property. BY JOHN L. BALDERSTON, London Correspondent of the Post- Dispatch and New York World. Copyriebt, 1927 by the Publishing Cos: (J'he New World and bust: Dispatch.) LONDON, Dec. 17,—Premier | "ork Baldwin, the correspondent under- stands, believes that after the vote in the House of Commons rejecting the new prayer book, dis-establish- ment of the Church of England— that complete separation church and State—is inevitable. He hopes to put it of for a time, is but the general wpinion now is that | the split in the church has gone too far to be patched up. mentarfans agree that chaos | the the ehurch | cted, the which the Premier | warned House would occur if the prayer book will force dis-establishment. Both sides are preparing for the | 'great religious struggle that began | 'with the unexpected rejection by the House of the compromise which , prepared in were rejec ufter and! years of work. still seems Religious Engiand xicO’S | stunned and the press respects the Gen./ earnest appeal of the octogenarian a flight! archbishop of Calles| wept onvenly after the Canterbury, who himself first broached the Subject} had ruined what he calle ad his life : to the fiyer. | ately agreed to the ‘suggestion. (on the State to prove not only that | but charge. “We admit no guilt,” he “We admit the killing, but matter. always carries an killing.” tenlus was Sane, doesn't insanity ad- The State wants verdicts to read ‘‘not guilty on sole .ground of _ insanity” “guilty as charged.’ The detense wants a “not guilty q “guilty” verdict. Should State gain its point Remus would if he won. For if the jury found him sole ground of insanity he would found insane and committed to asylum. Should the defense its straight “not guilty’ ver- dict. Remus would go free with- out any restrigtions. Assistant Prosecutor Basler pointed out that Remus and his counsel have admitted the defend- ant fired the shot which killed Mrs. Imogene Remus. “This is an admission of win nane- “Now the defense wants a ‘not guilty’ verdict, which ; would free Remus when he admits ‘the killing. Insanity defense in this case and the only verdict should be guilty or not guilty on the sole ground of insan- ity.” The C advisement Taft Rakes “Rat” and “Squealer. Characterizing Remus as a “rat” da “squealer”’ and a “fine pub- ilicity hound,” Prosecutor Taft be- gan the State's closing argument. He launched a detailed story of | Itemus’ career, reciting how he was sent to prison for it, how he be- gan a series of ‘“‘squeals against his associates.” “They calied him ‘Remus the rat’ at Atlanta,”’ Taft told the jury. “He squealed on Warden Sartain. He soueal@d on the Jack Daniel con- He sneaked into St. Louis to tell that story. “You have been told that Mrs. Remus and Franklin Il. Dodge plotted against Remus’ life in St Remus wasn't afraid of He was afraid of ‘Egan’s who were behind the Jack Danie] conspirators. Those were tough babies and Remus had ‘snitched’ on their associates. Of ‘course, Remus was afraid.” Taft then set out to argue the killing of Mrs. Remus was a deliberate plot to seal her lips “‘be- | “Remus couldn't face the showdown that was coming.” Cites Failure Testify. Taft, taunted Remus for his fail- ure to take the stand. “He didn’t dare take the stand,’ Taft said. “He was afraid of what the Stat Court took the matter under, until Monday morning. Rats.” to not guilty on the | is the only. also the | | only de- The defense; | said It was then suggested that For-| mer President Obregon, who is the candidate to succeed Calles, be invited to make a flight after the President. This was agreed to. “Of course I will go,” Obregon when told of the invitation. |“ have never flown, but T will. go) the prepared | the | and | | bergh ”" verdict and | the | with Lindbergh. chance to strengthen international] | relations, because if we crash Lind-| and | will be buried gether.” The flights will be made in a Lindbergh immedi-! work, that in this time i i | | to- | i ' | two-seater plane borrowed from a ,;commercial company. | | with | Man's Unions, slaughter. at Jea&t,’’ Basler pointed | | | tation | bull fight. More than 60 jhay been received at the Embassy from the United States against his | ‘rade from the balcony of the | tional Labor also desires tribute to Lindbergh. eration of Mexican Workers invited the flyer to attend a big labor rade tomorrow in which will march through the the city paying homage to hero, covered himself an2w " The invitation real: Text of Invitation. Federation to pay “The who glory. of interpreting the na- ‘The tional feeling of enthusiasm for the Washington-Mexico City stop flight, which hereafter be marked by star history of aviation, invites you to review a parade being organized for Sunday morning in homage to a hero who covered himself anew with glory as ambassador of the air.” Lindbergh no.- will in the a new will review the »a- with Morrow, Palace Dwight W.. American at noon to give Lindbergh an vp- portunity to attend a rodeo later. One part of the proposed Sun- day program which has aroused considerable discussion is an invi- extended Lindy to view a attending the fight. In American Embassy the excitement is regarded circtes | as a | tempest in a teapot. Although Mor- (row would say -ieation his attitude was understood 'to be ‘nothing | but -that nothing for publl- that the Ambagsador whatever to do with it, it is Lindbergh's own af- | fair. 5 that | ' isee their popular sport, | would do to him on cross-examina-— he'll address you. a fit for you. tion. Oh, maythrow He |not extended by He’ ‘but by the management Regards Seli as Nation's Guest. Lindbergh's attitude is is the guest of the Mexican nation, 180,000 | Streets of | Na- | Calles and | | expung itsifrom the new The Confed-/| Parliament to approve it, |take years to ja- | | | | j ‘ : 'would secede. Working | | lout of | Ambassador, The parade will start | Ang ' ' ; ; i | | |it appears likely protests | ! i j j i i | use, a | has ithe ‘come from nat he | that ito dis-establishment, that he should not be put in the| ‘position of criticising one of the favorite pastimes of the ‘of offending them by refusing when vited to do so. announced he might attend it. it did not in- terfere with his official program. The invitation to the fight was the Government. of the to in- lie if Cantinued on Page 3. Column 5. } Continued ov lage 2. Column 64 i the people or; troducing dis-establishment legisla- | ition | will meet the ‘of the 'Aiglo-Catholics the provisions of cone | fusion and anxiety precipitate words and acts be avoided.” He and the Archbishop of York other Bishops and is- gue a statement next week In an at- ‘tempt to restore religious peace. Old Struggle Resumed. struggle between Angio- The This is a good. 'Catholics and other churchmen @n and reser- 7 Uiua ‘the commniunion service iyvyation of the the controversy as to whether Christ is factually present in the sacrament, is on. it is suggested tnat bj -o the controversial passages prayer book and ask It would through the red reach this stag sacrament, T - Lai 20 tape necessary to Moreover, 2 majority of the Bish- ops are understood to prefer to sever connections with the state rather thar do this, since it feared that the most militant wing church, the Anglo-Catholics, They would become | Roman Catholics or join the new so-called English Catholic Church. Despite the Archbishop’s appeal, clergymen who regard the vote in, the House of Commons as a defeat for “Rome” and believe the Bishops betrayed the reformation by com- promising are rushing into print with demands that the Bishops put laws into motion “to save Protestantism.” The expression is that of Henry Wowler, secretary of the Protestant Alliance. This high is } amounts to a demand that church ‘prelates be thrown the church. The challeng: promptly accepted by to-Catholics. be will Fight Over Property. In the confusion it is ible to guess what will happen next, but that a canvass of Parliament that if the rival wings of the church begin an open fight over whether to enforce imposs of now in unlikely. Charles II’s prayer book, general eiection is if government is com- disestabiishnient. Dis-establishment would ‘leave the church its huge.properties, but these wouid be fought for by tire rival wings after the from State. The principal the of c ‘en the pelled to propose divorce opposition conservative Labor would and nearly all party. A majority the Liberals. T avoid an Pren-” r “x split, in- Tory delay interna! likely to until after the expiration of term of a next vear. At- by the .Bisho; to compro- may svt the intervening time and give an excuse for delay The officia] vote on the prayer book in the Howse, as given out, shows that it was defeated by to 205. TW had been announced at irst that the vote was 247 to 20°. His tempts nise MAY SECEDE Struggle Over Division of Press and °ulitzer of Most partia- | Commons | shops | with the Anglo-Cathotics, the | between against | , panies ,copy of the would | ‘ those agree 5 ianv -53' mittee TELEGRAPH FILES SHOW Be Ultimate Result of De-| feat of Revised Prayer f Produced Hearst’ s Mexican “Documents ee 2. os BY MEXICO Hearst Agent Says $12,000 | Roll of Bills Was 3 Inches Thick—Much Too Thin for That Amount. “DOCUMENT” FINDERS: : ~- SUBMITTED TO TEST) Typewrite Specimen Let- ters for Inspection of ' Senators. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. of late today S. Rowe, director-general Pan-American Union, ' were before Avila and Page Required to | 17—ULUnder- ; # . Secretary of State Olds and Dr, L. | the | | the special Senate com- | | mittee investigating charges of a | | $1,215,000 Mexican fund for four | United States Senators. The ses- sion was held behind closed doors. Olds, who was closeted with tle | committee for some time, declined later to discuss the documents | purporting to show creation of the ‘fund which were published in ‘Hearst papers. He also refused to ‘be drawn out concerning his con- ' ference with the Co committee. BY PAUL Y. - ANDERSON. A Staff Correspondent of the Post- Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Dec. fire got hotter , iam “Mexican Cocuments’—those sin- ister sheets which had been bally- hooed in the 17.—The | today around Wil- | Rahdoiph Hearst's celebrated | Many 26 Hearst newspapers ; as revealing a deep conspiracy on | the United States Sena- ‘tors. foment. bolshevik uprisings against Uncle Sam and conclude hostile alliances against this coun- try. The fire grew hotter, too, for Miguel Avila, the swarthy frontier half-breed on whose mony the genuineness of the uments” rests. Among’ the so-called ments’ are numerous. letters, tele- erams and “oficial orders’ which purport to show that, in May of last year, $15,000 was ordered transmitted from the Mexican treasury to the New York consul- ate to be delivered to Senator La | Follette of Wisconsin and that, in August of last year, $1,200,000 was ‘Similarly transmitted to New York to be delivered to Senators Borah, Norris and Heflin. Not a Trace in Records. These “‘orders,” letters and tele- grams bore dates running from | May of last year to March 27 of this year. “Officers of the Westren | Union and Postal Telegraph com- panies appearing before the Senate Investigating Committee today in response to subpenaes, disclosed that their files up to Dec. 1 of last ‘year had been destroyed following the usual custom. The records for the period since that time the part of ment to bribe ' testi- ‘*doc- | venting a i Twelve Mexican Govern- | j | —Col. lof little | . i said | tween guardsmen and irregulars has oc- | “docu. | | | ed, I three wounded.when a combat pa- 'trol of marines and national } ' ' fand perhaps some killed in ,gagement, near Telpaneca, | Pericon and El! Portal, i were a ae A ar eh 1.2 had been transmitted their companies last year, a record would have been Kept in the books of the company. in addition to the telegram of transmis- They promised to examine books and report next weck. the Hearst ‘telegrams’ 2 1 that. Vu yuu sion. Among in of this year from Minister Estrada to Elias, ing him to inqguir Morrow, new American dor to Mexico, was known to have connections with oil ac ting For reig: instruct- panies. ern Union message. The (Tnion files contained no copy of such a telegram , Meantime. the investigating com- staged a little drama with ~—_—— Continued on Page 2, Columm 5. evidence is one dated September | : at One was in code and has | ' cOnmi- ‘ ; ' whether Dwight | Am bassa- ; com- ; It purported to be a West- | Western | Cold | er, ,north COLDER TONIGHT ; LOWEST ABOUT 12; COLD TOMORROW TEMPE ~—— RES, vd 2 e9*> ow? . . ; oe ee eS En- | Former ua. Dec. 17: commander States marines here, | be- | national were number wound- Six irregwulars were killed &nd | guard | near no ma- casualties. | machetes and several dyna- | BOATS SEER WOMAN GETS 14 YEARS MORE NIGARAGUANS FOR BANK. ROBBERY University of Texas | Student Is Unmoved by Verdict of Jury. ey the Associated | Mrs. of robbing | Bank of Buda, student gave when the LAGRANGE, Rebecca Bradicy | found guilty by a jury here today” the tenced to 14 years in The former University no sign verdict was Press. Tex., Farmers ry? * .¥ i ex + fii prison. l7.— Dec Wational d “as sene- of’ Texas e notion r-curned. of She maintained her calm when the firy was Sil j gd ;composed of lagainst Mrs. with firearms. led that she penitentiary. ithe maximum fense ' minimum iment, Mrs. Rogers cials of the bar irevolver last tained $1000, covered. The | Was insane. ‘The day before the Buda girl a ibery, the | leged to have | Roundrock, i fut ruse to rob thee had ata charge SEEKS t) polled his verdic | Sentence was fixed by the jury, men. iT togers W whi defense 2e-ye burned Tex.. a banker trial several months ago on an jury disagreed. and gow even ‘uror rylity he charge as robbery Her husband, Otis Rogers, young attorney, be given sentence rather than be sent to the Under the Texas law, for the of- penalty is electrocution, is five held up ik at the December and later was re- pleaded she ch ar-old in an 1G years’ had plead- the death while the imprison. | offi- point of a ob- two rob- was al- house: at unsuccess- there. At | INVESTIGATION » OF WAR FINANCE, CORPORATION a} Senator Fletcher Opposes Appoint- 4 ment of Former Director to arm Loan Bureau. Yesterday s high 16 «58 m.). WAS [T REAL f St. MONEY OR Se vicinity: Fair to- | night and tomor- | row: colder with the tcmperature about 12 degrees above zero: continued cold tomorrow. Missouri: Fair | tonight and prob- ably tomorrow: continued cold. Iinols: Gener- ally and a tomorrow ; night in the ex- treme south por- continued 7 4 : gp HL: _ ‘ “ >. . 4 “ tion: tomorrow. Arkansas: Tonight lowest temperature and 38 to 24 in south por- tions: Sunday fair, colder in cast and south portions. Livestock warnings. cloudy. cold- '| By Official} forecast | Louis and | somewhat | tonight | lowest | fair tonight slightly colder to- | 14 to 22 in | the Associated | Guiry ithe extine Press. WASHINGTON, Dec into the administratien t War Finance Corpora- | tion was proposed today by Sena- . 17.—Apn in- of tor Fletcher (Dem.) of Florida. The the | posing | Meyer, former poration, i the : rules. proposa! corporation, to Farm Loan Bureau. MELLON ORDERS WOUIRY, INTO LIQUOR Follows Charge on 4... of House Syndicate Weakhthy New Yorkers. — : intelligence WASHINGTON, unit of the Customs io remain dormant, There te guime Dec. Supplies went over under Senator Fletcher is op- | the appointment of Eugene director of and his two colleagues on the the cor- Federal SURVIVORS AFTER CRASH IN HARBOR By thie Aésociated Press. : PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Dec. 15.—The submarine S4 was rammed and sunk by the Coast Guard destroyer Paul Ding late today off Wood End Coast Guard station, near Provincetown. Boats of the destroyer are now searching for survivors from the sub- marine. The Paulding reached Province- town harbor with her lower hold f' ,»oded, and it was believed she would have to be beached te pre- vent her sinking. ‘ The collision oc- curred at 3:37 o’clock. The scene of the crash was just outside Prov- incetown harbor. The Boston Navy Yard Was no- tified, and the report was imme- diately relayed te Wieshington, New London and New York. New London reported tauat wrecking and lifting equipment was being sent here. The naval tug Wandank was dispatched from Boston. The 8-4, which is attached to the New London submarine base, was engaged in making an availability run. Her complement ts four of- ficers and from 35 to 40 men: Ste is of the same class as the 8-651. which was sunk off Block. Island Sept. 25, 1925, in collision with the steamship City of Rdme. In thar disaster liogers was, | H_ M. Blackmer Ordered to Show | Why Property Should Not Be Forfeited. | By the Associated Preas. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—H. M. Blackmer, missing witness in tho Fall-Sinclair oll conspiracy _ trial, has been served with an order of the Supreme Court of the’ District of Columbia citing him te show cause why he should not be ad- judged guilty of contempt and $100,000 of his property forfeited. He was served in Paris on Dec; 6. Blackmer, former chairman of the board of the Midwest Refining Co., summoned as a witness in the conspiracy trial in October, failed to appear. Government counsel, acting under the law sponsored by Senator Walsh. (Dem.), Montana, prosecutor of the oll investigation, asked that he be cited to show cause why $160,000 of his property should not be seized. WALSH DEMANDS IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION OF UTILITIES Montana Senator Forced to Yield When Moses Invokes Rules, by the Assoclated Press. WASHINGTON, Dee. 17.—The broad investigation of public utill- ties corporations asked last session by Senator Walsh (Dem.) of Mon- fana was urged upon the Senate again today by the Monfanan. Senator Moses (Rep.) of New Hampshire asked that the resolu- tion be referred first to the Sen-« tee and, when Walsh diate action, the New Hempehire Senator employéd ‘the Senate rules and forced consideration ef the ' measure to go over for another day. TRAFFIC BUREAU 4 ’ A duplicate of a aiietion in- troduced tn the Board of Alder- men last June and pending there without action. for establishment of a Traffic Violations Bureau for facilitating disposal of minor trat- fic cases, wae Introduced in the | board esterday. Mayor. Miller personally submit- ted the first resolution toe the board with the sunction of the Pe- lice Board. the Police Judges end the Safety Council lt was sent ico the aldermantc Resolutions Com-- 17:—The | mittee, where it has been sllowed | Service was ordered today by Sec- | reeling atmiong Aldermen. it is un- | retary charges made |terday by New York Wak New Yorkers. Mellon tt in tiquor the House Representative Guardia of New York, that a large smuggling providing from steamship lines to wealthy tee by unanimogs investigate s €8- LA- syndicate obtained: derstood, that the proposal ig mor legal. Alderman Kralemann submiithd the duplicate yesterday at the reo- jquest of the Safety Council. it was referred to the game contint- vote of ths board. ate Interstate Commerce Commit- | asked imme- : . Ss St ek Th Oe ee ee ee AQP EE PBA SF SRM IONIIE 0A Metres Pat OOS ig ew om Ap RPG EF, 4 tc, SI ab eh? aeilictallliad we * et ee She ae mrs eae a a ee! Se Set tahoe TI. eee Me TI eT