St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 31, 1928

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ET IID yee > rare yey as — a — . er TEAS feos ge S 22 MT ie eP OAS Goh AN te ED SE te pv SAD Sei E Cn ae in Seren ye 4 ’ pW nies nib ; , % » >> = Fue + i ee « =» aa ag Fe MISUNDERSTOOD” IS MILLER’S COMMENT “A provision that the St. Louis transportation 418 to 9, by the Board of Aldermen of Mayor Miller's bill embodying ‘the survey proposal. _ President Neun, who led the op- position, made it clear that he fa- Yored creation of a transit survey “commission, and that his only ob- ‘jection to the bill was his insist- “ence that the city, and not the / “street railway company, pay the ' Mayor Miller said today that he y ‘was of the opinion the Board of A - Aldermen rejected his bill because - he members did not understand — ee =" ay ETO ee er te Le Mo et eens Tee haa interests against your client - Sn@ all of the members were paid tion of taking money mittee, which had ease before Be Neer. "te aa oe? : _ @my publie service company. tts provisions. He had not made ‘up his mind what he would do next, but indicatea there was a / possibility the same bill might be 3 “introduced in the next session in Some of the 19 Aldermen who voted to file the bill, which means ‘its defeat, declared they were un- | ‘willing to put the city in the posi- from the t car company to finance such via a survey, while still ether oppon- " ents of the measure voted against it because they wanted’ more time to study its. provisions. Presented to the Aldermen less than two weeks ago and passed only yesterday by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment by a S.to-1 vote, the bill had to be passed either yesterday, or next Thursday, which is the last meet- ing of this session. The next.ses- sion begins Apri! 20. The Mayor's bill provided for the creation of a Trausportation Sur- vey Commission to go into all phases of the transportation *prob- lem, particularly subways, and au- thorized the city to charge the bills for the work to the Public Service Co. with the understanding that the total cost should not exceed $100,000. Neun Attacks Bill. The bill eame up Defore board yesterday afternoon on the motion of Alderman Kuhs, chair- man of the Ways and Means Com- reported the measure favorably. Immediately President Neun turned over ‘he chair to Alderman Neumann, vice tne president, and took the floor to ov-| pose the measure. “This measure is one of the most important iegislative proposals we have had presented to us,” Said Neun. “and I am sure that most -f the Aldermen have not had time io digest its provisions. The bill was Peesed by the Board of Estimate only this morning. “Personally. 1 am opposed 19 the section of the bill which pro- poses that the ciy appropriate $190,000 for the expense of “he Sifvey and that the city be reim- bursed for its expenses by billing the Public Service Co. as the work Proceeds. That provision would, in effect, place the city under ob- ligation to the Public Service Co., which would also have three re>- Tesentatives on the commission, by the terms of the bill. Against Hasty Action. “That is, I think, a bad prece- dent to set. In any event, it is o1¢ that merits serious study. It is legislation which should not be rushed through the board in this hurried manner. Furthermore, since this commission is desigacd to study all transportation. the Public Service Co. should not be alone in representing the transp>r- tation interests. The bus company and the taxicab interests should also be represented. “Presenting a case to the com- mission would be like arguing a the Supreme Court _ When three members of the court ¥ this conflicting interest. “St. Louis is financially stronz *heugh to stand onits own feet. It an afford to pay for its own su->- vey and avoid obligating itself to Let ‘8 therefore. not allow this pill to _ de rushed through the board at the i nae , A a thes peded.” wp . - = r Pax is oe zy Sa e Ee SS teas Be be am > f ae test minute. Let's not be stam- mn Kuhs replied that ‘n kee a satisfaciory survey as Sap Continued on Page 3, Column 2. HEENEY TO FIGHT TUNNEY IN JULY, POSSIBLY IN LONDON INSURANGE AGENT . Promoter “Tex” Rickard, Announcing Heavy- weight Championship Match, Says It Will Be Only Title Contest This Year. HELD FOR KILLING Gy the Associated Press. MIAMI BEACH, Flia., March 381. —Selection of Tom Heeney, Aus- tralian champion, to meet Gene Tunney for the world’s heavy- weight boxing title in July, and the possibility that the contest would be held in London, was announced here today by “Tex” Rickard. New York promoter. “I hope to be able to stage the match some time in July, either in England or the United States.” Rickard said. “I am now waiting for final word from London pro- moters and if their terms are agreeable I shall take the match there. Wherever. this contest is held, it will be the only heavy- weight championship match this year, for it would be impossible to develop another contender. this ‘|year to meet the winner of the July title contest.” “As Jack Dempsey no longer de- sires a. return match, this will be the only championship contest that it will be possible for me to engage in this year due to lack of suitable opponents,”’ Tunney said. The New Zealander will be the first representative of the British Empire in more than a score of years to fight for the world heavy- weight championship. tion at the selection of Heeney as, his opponent. ' : ‘ggpneres ‘he Australian | Verdict of Coroner’s Jury “In selecting champion, Rickard has, in my opinion, named the outstanding Lays Murder of Mrs. contender,” said Tunney. The possibility of London as a site for the match ,has been con- | sidered by Rickard for some time, but experts generally have doubt- ed that the bout would be taken abroad. John Mortimer, Harvey's | FAUSBAND DENIES HE British xepresentative, has been; . KNEW OF POLICIES studying the situation in London for some time and Heeney himself now is in England for a vacation, but with the same purpose in Melley With Hatchet to Alphonse Indelicato. Solicitor Changes Previous | mind. natn ctmecnsmpegeiaimenantd Gupttetas lander conforms to the New York Story and Admits Visit to House, but Says He Left With Man. Local information indicated that taxation on the purses and receipts of a match in London would be/| prohibitive. The principals also would be subject to income taxes here. Selection of the big New Zea- Circumstantial evidence and his Boxing Commission’s edict that |°Wn conflicting statements to po- Tunney must accept the challenge |lice prompted a Coroner’s jury to- of either Heeney, Johnny Risko or | day to hola Alphonse Indelicato, a k S cey 4 : : ’ ° " : , Jack Sharkey by next Tuesday Or | insurance agent, without bond for be ruled ineligible in that State. | b a € Mr | Tunney had agreed with Rickard pare eras CF ee eee, en to meet the opponent the promoter | 3% years old. Melley Mrs. was ‘picked as the most likely candidate | killed in the kitchen of her home Tunney, who is here with Rick-, ard on vacation, expressed satisfac- | rv? , ; > - - ¥ r for the heavyweight crown. . ; at 1528 North Tenth stre:t, Charley Harvey, manager Of | eee wee e : ; ‘ | We ay t Heeney, represented the New Zea- | : are A verdict of homicide was ;e- lander at the conference here. (turned by the jury, which decided 63 PERSONS HURT TWO FAST TRAIN Broadway Limited, Chi- cago-to-New York, Struck by Chicago-to-Washing- ton Flyer Near Lima; O. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 31.— Sixty-three persons were injure® last night in the wreck of the Broadway and Liberty Limiteds, fast Pennsylvania Railraod passen- ger trains, four miles west of Lima, QO. Of those hurt, 44 were passen- gers and 19 raiiroad employes. A check-up showed that about six persons remained in a Lima hos- pital today. Henry Strasser of Fort INREAR-END CRASH SOTH BOAT RACE Wayne, Ind., engineer on the Lib- erty, was the most seriously in- jured. Fe suffered a fractured collarbone and a crushed hand. The Liberty, bound for Wash- ington from Chicago, crashed into the rear end of the Broadway, bound from Chicago to New York. The Broadway had stopped outside of Lima, which was cut off from outside communication by a heavy sieet storm, to permit a work train to proceed. | Running 30 minutes behind the | Broadway, the crew of the Liberty | apparently were unaware that the | Broadway was under orders to halt and came thundering down the track ata 40-mile clip. A terrific crash followed and passengers | were jostled from their seats. | Pasengers who were treated at | the scene proceeded to their desti- nations when the two trains were consolidated for the rest of the trip. REALTY EXCHANGE OPPOSES MOVE TO PAROLE E. W. GRANT | Directors Adopt Resolution Against Clemency for Convicted Swindler. Directors of the Real Estate Ex- change, in a special session yester- day, adopted a resolution opposing clemency for Edward W. Grant, secretary- treasurer of the defunct Wagner-Grant-Bell Realty Co., who is serving a 10-year penitentiary term for frauds in connection with deeds of trust handled by his com- pany. The Rev. Dr. John W. Mac- Ivor, pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, has arragned to have the State Penal Board April 9 hear un application for a parole on the plea that Grant is suffering fro:. epi- lepsy. . Grant went to prison last May. James L. Barngrove, president of the exchange, in a statement vigor- ously disapproving of the parole effort. called attention to the suf- fering, privation and mental agony which Grant’s acts caused many persons. TRUCK OWNER WINS $50,000 POOL ON GRAND NATIONAL LIVERPOOL, March 31,—The winner: of the 10,000-pound prize ($50,000) on the Grand National in the Liverpoo) sweepstakes was James Walker, partner in a motor haulage firm. Fe heard the race by wireless and the announcer say- “Tt's all over. Billy Barton wine. | Tipperary Tim can’t catch him.” Then, in the same breath: “Billy Barton is down. Tipper- ary Tim wins alone.” “xe. ! | : | | FAIR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, | Mrs. Melley died of a crushed sku!! suffered when struck “with a CAMBRIDGE WINS. FROM OXFORD IN | phonse about 3 p. m. | Wednesday.’ The case will be prc- isented to the grand jury. | There were no witnesses to the | killing. h Indelicato, ; 'Indelicato was placed on the wit- ness stand. Deputy Coroner Dever advised him that anything he said might »,e used against him, and that a law- yer, if he had one, probably would advise him not to testify. Indeli- ctao thereupon declined to testify. Arrested After Murfier. Indelicato, when arrested a few hours after the murder, gave his age as 30 and his address as 1812 O’Falion street He is agent “or the National Aid Life Association of Oklahoma City, which has a loc2l office here in the La Salle Building. Police Lieutenants Coakley and Carroll testified to opening Inde- licato’s desk in the La Salle Build- ing offices. They found two insur- ; ance policies for a total of $7500 it was one of the easiest victo- | on Mrs. Melley’s life, with her hus- ries of recent years. Cambridge | pand, Joseph, as beneficiary. They Jed all the way and finished fresh, | ound also a receipt dated March ' ’ Crew Crosses Finish Line on Thames 10 Lengths in Front — Rows Four-Mile Course in 20 Minutes. | By the Associated Press. MORTLAKE, England, March 31.—Keeping up its postwar record of victory, Cambridge University’s crew scored their fifth consecutive | triumph over Oxford today in their eightieth annua: race on the Thames. 10 lengths ahead. The dark blue | crew of Oxford was rowed out.! acknowledging payment After a desperate rally near the | end they crossed the finish line with several men hanging over the sweeps in a condition of distress. Cambridge covered the distance | of approximately four miles in 20 minutes and 25 seconds, not threat- ening the record of 18 minutes and 29 seconds made by Oxford in 1911. The “usual tremendous crowd lined the river banks to witness the event. Among them was King Amanullah and Queen Souriya of | Afghanistan who saw the race from + . “ . . oe : etal attendee ane the sub-agent, Otto Capraro, ground. Several airplanes soarea |? tailor. 914 Wash street. Capraro over the course in special flights| said he had tried to sell-insurance and more than 20 persons, some of|repeatedly to the Melleys and was them Americans, say the race | rebuffed by their statements that from these moving aerial grand-|they had no money with which to stands. |pay premiums. If anyone wrote | policies for the Mellevs, said Ca- |praro, it must have been Indeli- | cato. SLOWLY RISING TEMPERATURE | %euey saia ne positively had /paid no premiums and was unaware | his wife was insured. of a $5 premium. Mrs. Melly’s address was given on the receipt as 900 La Salle Building, which is the local office. Tndelicato, when questioned by police, had said that the policies were sold to Mrs. Melley by a sub- agent, that the premiums were paid iby Melley, and that ‘and premium receipts had been | brought to him by the sub-agent 'for safekeeping. Story of Agent Denied. THE TEMPERATURES. 1 a.m aa ,, Officers of the insurance . ond - @ Oy s Another witness named Sam, weather forecast for the week be- | Police said, would testify that In- ginning Monday. April 2, follows: | delicato remained at the flat after Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis- | Melley left. . gourl Valleys—Temperatures most-' Upon Melley’s return home that ly above norma! first part of week. | evening, he found his wife ¢ead on followed by colder toward close; |the floor, her skull crushed. - propably one or two precipitation | curling iron was in her hair, and periods. a hatcl.ct was beside the body ig at at tek, a . ‘BY TEMBLORS 38 — + > ee —— dees DP rw ~ east y SMYRNA IS ROCKED SENATOR WILLIS FALLS DEAD: |) WHEN ABOUT TO MAKE SPEECH | Ee ‘hatchet in the hands of one Al-| After testimony by police today, | He had no lawyer. | | 14 from the Oklahoma City office, the policies This was contradicted by Melley | come- a NLD IN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN . Sew ms _Faithful to Playmate — in Death SUPCUMRS AFTER ' | 4 Village Destroyed. IFAVINGSTAGEAT HOME TOWN RALL Death of Candidate for Ree 4 publican Nomination At- i tributed by Physician to uit ¥ ¥ ALL WIRES,DOWN: REGION ISOLATED , News of Disaster Reaches’ | Constantinople by Way of Konia—Sewere Shocks | Felt in Italy. om | i: CONSTANTINOPLE, March 31. —Thirty-eight persons were re- ported killed and 45 injured in a series of seven sharp earthquakes which cuook Smyrna, beginning at 2:30 o'clock this morning , Houses rebuilt since the terrible ‘fire of several years ago and the 'Greco-Turkish war, fell. Half of the neighboring village of Tourbali was destroyed and in 19 dead COLLAPSED IN | Hi ARMS OF SECRETARY a DOG KEEPS VIGIL Complained of Gas From ALL NIGHT OVER FORD ON FIRST TRIP Tomes “in ‘Parade. . st i cee’ TUEUROPESICE WAR! Wnalueaeea Airedale Led Away This Morn- | | tig . d D ) ing and Body of Other Dog ‘Sails With Wife, Who e's ri ae ithe village of Seidikeui -and 40 injured were reported. The Turkish Red Crescent Soc- | By the Associated Press. Is sty Se yeitilites Keio othe etree Is Buried. Making ° fritial. Vou DELAWARE, ©., March 31.— et: Aiatrict. g _VOyast-— | united States Senator Frank BP. : as All telegraph poles in the} .. ee eg ‘‘We Have No Plans.” Willis, Ohio's favorite son canli- ar savrna ‘reon were row) Aer an alba vi ovr te forthe Repubtcan pres ML cut off. News of the quake reached | died at the edge of a sidewalk at y eee ee nie 31.—Mr. el nesnetas, , 5m cane iit | Constantinople by way of Konia. Euclid and Easton avenues, appar-}|@nd Mrs. Henry Ford left for Eu- from the cantent, 89.) Come: ee \ a) night. while attending an old fash- ioned homecoming demonstration. Death came at 9:09 o'clock. rope today aboard the liner Majcs- tic. It is the automobile manuyfae- turer’s first trip abroad since his fumous voyage to Norway on the ently from poison, an Airedale doz was led away this morning and the dead dog was buried. By the Associated Press. FOGGIA, Italy, March 31.—An earthquake shock of unusual vfo- lence was felt at 1:55 a. m., at the The dogs, stray ones of the . “i , iic was stricken a few minuics t : : ; ii ’ “peace ship” in 1915, which was iste local observatory. The shock, | neighborhood, ere mueprenes designed to “get the boys out of | before he was to deliver a cani- te ‘ - & ) which lasted six seconds, was so| COmpanions and were frequently the ‘treseties be (Chetetmen® | Sime: bul ee ee is fell as violent that it shook the indicators | Seen scatapering.about the streets | # ~~ ies tienk: thai paign uddérecs to his towns His. out of the detecting apparatus. of the district. Hundreds of pedes- ord is cross ng for t o. {irs ery \men 2f Ohio Wesleyan Universi'y, es trians passed last night and today | ., a oe ae eget a ane : southampton, England, and Fo By the Associated Press. and stopped to look t ASS, ? — Sire line 6 ~ pped , = Se vere said his vidit woultt le cenfinedi seth Caf Ale but the living @nimal paid no at- tention to efforts that were made to coax him away. UDINE, ltety, Mareh: 31. ——-. The inhabitants of the town of Tolmez- zo barely back at their homes aft- er an earthquake Thursday, were again shaken during the night by five distinct shocks. The first was felt at 11 o’clock and the others! between 2 and 4 a. m. today. A/| particularly strong shock was felt | at Val Darzino at 2:15 a- m. Prop-| erty damage in Tolmezzo is now — ee 4 : es 3 a. C. o Ee. eS 4 ye n he didn’t think there wouhl dr “any business connected with it.’ “Oh, we are just goimge on a lit- | tle trip, just a little trip,” he said, | PRESUMABLY FOR SAN DIEGO | eon grrr i Bee a4 tht oa suite’ aboars ie liner shortly oi oe : wae Accompanied by Three St. Louis fore she sailed at 2:10 a. m. “We | oNtaeee anid was enuseé by ce Backers on Flight to Unan- have no plans at alk We're juat ; rebral hemorrhage, occurred with- nounced Destination. |going over and I don’t think there | in five minutes. He was 56 yoars old. He had told his private sec- ~~ [_s »* oe ree COL, LINDBERGH HOPS OFF, ‘tite Sepator left the stage, telling ‘friends he ‘wacited to get a breath of fresh alr” tis death, which five - rar 4 wee ee — Lee > Byte en ae > ~~ * ~ > Col, Charles A. Lindbergh took! will be any business connected with | , estimated at mare than 50,000,000) ote trom Lambert-St. Louis Field| it. My last trip in England was| retary, Charles A. Jones, he was ri lire (approximately $2,500,000). at 1:29 o’clock this afternoon with | in 1913.” | “feeling very bad.” ti , . . three companions in a Ryan{ Concerning conditions and plans Mrs. Willis, called from the te BE sas prcastm ad gee — e brougham monoplane for an unan- for. the Ford company, Ford said: Stage where she had been sitting 7 a cubiaiinten ot: aX anieesen aaa nounced destination, which, how- I do not think we will have any | with her husband, reached his side ff midnight today. The epicenter ne ever, is understood to be San) additional equipment for our plants| in an ante-room a few minutes be- ae ssidthakaan te tain ¢¢™ Slightly fl Thursday and had »¢ lof their withdrawing from their | NEW YORK, March 31.—All. Bombing, Police Say. spent a restiess night. | positions in the Senate, but on each | Saturday trading records on the NEW Yok Paes h . Wife and Brother With Him. oeapsaonate 3 oe ce gga a |New York Stock Exchange were | persons were redler wert’ jerane With the Senator when\the ond mene: Reagoeytiond which. if followed broken today when a spirited open- | panic-stricken to the street today een besides Mrs. Rts, were his hit Ww | ly was followed by 4ft | When an explosion, believed by po- ar, Duck W. Wie: Dae Seaee: : by Senators, would permit them to/ ing rally was folio y @ Swift) : 72 in-law, John Dustin of Galena, discharge their constitutional du-/ reaction which wiped out most of | Hee to have been caused »y a bomb th , ag Pa - 4 shook a 17-story bull , ree brothers-in-law. his private ties faithfully instead of becoming! the early gains of $1 to $5 a share | y ding in West secretary, and a few personal of ‘meddlesome Matties’ and scandal/ and sent'a number of issues $1 to rie ey ed street | Cccupies BY) etentn : - v4 . ‘oe . re ' c mongers. zs | $7 ‘welow yestertey’s: a) quote Oe eee ee eaiey citaalt | eee CLERK BURNS UP $45 000 | Total sales were 2,501,400 shares. |¢m. They suffered from shock, cuts sometime pa husband was dead. ’ |The previous Saturday record was|®"d bruises, received when the She was takes to the heme of Ber IN STOCKS AS WASTE PAPER | 2 198.100 shares. made March 19. pony flung them from their work yg a th i FDS A: | General Motors dropped from an 0m the two top floors. elen Willis, the nly child, Wealthy Mount Veruen. fl... Mer- | carly high of $194.87% to $186, | The center of the explosion was notified at Ada. Ohio, where preaeren ki to Salvage Some- | closing at $187 for a net loss of $5 seemed to be on a fire emergency she is @ professor at Ohio Northern chant “es ng et rated ‘a share. Radio broke from $194.50 |stairway between the fiocors. Floors Uaivereny: , | Cuing sH | to $185. closing at $186 for a net | were ripped up. machinery over- Nationa! guard ireope:s vhs | Sy the Associates Free. = ‘loss of $9 a share. Westinghouse turned and broken which window | S®¢®Tt Of honor as the Senator's MOUNT VERNON, Ill, March | piectric fell $11.75 to $106.12%.\glass showered from the whole | 204% 8 removed to an undertak- }31.—Charles Keith, wealthy mer-' closing slightly above that figure | front of the building to the street. ing establishment. Major 1. C. chant of Rinard, Wayne County,| for a net loss of $2.50. General| The injured were among the 36 Riddle announced he would main- is attempting to salvage something Blectric slumped from $161.50 to employs of the Eagle Cloak % Su:t ang an veal ongsas a oy. : from the ashes of what was $45,- $156.50, and snapped back to $159. 'Co., occupying the top floor and A. ee a 966 in notes and stocks, burned unchanged on the day. Wetget Letterman on the sixteenth. Willis will be - this week by a clerk at his store. | Aeronautical plunged from $99.25 Brides W Senator buried be- , to $92. ; reck Lingerie Shop. side his father and mother in Oak Keith obtained his safety deposit ie AEE SUBOTICA, Jugo-Slavia. March ; ; Grove Cemetery here. The time box from a bank and took it to his; Wave Engulfs Boy Fishermen. 31.—Twenty salesmen are in {a'l! of the funeral has not been set. but store. Mistaking the notes and se- ANTOFAGASTA, Chile. March {and the establishment in which it is considered probable that Tues- curities for waste paper, a clerk |31.—High waves sweeping over | they sold lingerie is a wreck. Fifty day will be decided upon by the threw them in the fire while clean-|the embankment at the Port of brides emashed it. It went into family ing up. Only a few charred frag-|Molito carried away severel bors | benkruptcy after they had d ‘ ered te remained when Keith dic-j who were fishing. One body was |37008 In advance for seaman m wag consid unlikely that covered what had happened. recovered. « they never got. Continsed on Page 2, Columa@, ‘ 4 ; : % : es: —_— BIE IY LOLI LS. OLE LE LOE DI LIE LL PELE E aot tiilieenaai —— oe patie ateatiniee mami eprgrenyas ’ Sg: - + a és 2 me -_ — n eer be