St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 23, 1928

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. Sage the North Atlantic by sea- TOD RPEG VS BAT OF UIS POST-DISPATCH The Only Evening Newspaper in St. Louis With. the Associated Press News Service. SPORT FINAL}: Stock, Bond and Curb Tables Complete “VOL. 80. NO. 320. ST. LOUIS, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1928-28 PAGES. 7 PRICE 2 CENTS IM AZORES Seaplane, Built for Rough | Weather, Functions Per- - From Brest, France. }70 CROSS ATLANTIC 1 py SOUTHERN ROUTE } Aviators Expect to Return by Great Circle Course if | Journey to New York Is ES Gecceesful. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July dispatch from Horta says that the French seaplane la Jregate, which arrived in the Azores this morning on the first leg of a trans- Atlantic flight, was being re-fueled, and that Lieut. Paulin Paris, com- mander of the expedition, planned to take off some time today for Newfoundland. By the Associated Press. HORTA, Island of Fayal, Azores. July 23.—The French seaplane i% Fregate (the Frigate-Bird) arrived here this morning from Brest, France, completing the first leg o! its trans-Atlantic flight to New York by way of the Azores. and Bermuda. | With Naval Lieut. Paulin Paris in command, the plane came down on the unruffled surface of the harbor at 7:20 a. m. (12:20 a. im. &. Louis time). It was a bright morhing and there was no wind. Lieut. Paris and his two com- 4 Pations, Relief Pilot Marrot and Wireless Operator Cadou, complei- @i the flight of 1600 miles in 15 bours and 15 minutes. . They alighted beside a French _ttulser carrying a supply of petroi for the next leg of their flight. They plan to hea@ for Bermuda, slopping there to refuel if neces- before continuing to New York. The engines of the plane worked perfectly throughout the flight, tthe airmer said. They’ were taken aboard their fuel ship, the French cruiser Ville D'ys where they were soon put to 23.—A Neuter fectly in 15-Hour Flight | bed for a good rest. An officer from the cruiser who |; tame ashore at Horta said, “The flyers were tired out after their trip and are now sound asleep on board. They probably will come ashore this evening.” Capt. Frank T. Courtney, British airman, who was turned back by bad weather when he tried to fly to America from Horta, was on the ® breakwater when the Frenchmen - alrived. To Consider Return Flight. Leut. Paris is making his flight Under the joint auspices of tne French Naval and Commerce 4de- 4 Partments, ' If upon his arrival in New York @ he thinks a return flight is feasibie, he has been instructed to fly back a by way of Newfoundland. _ The Frenchmen covered the firs Fa of their flight with clock- _ like regularity. At 1:00 a. m, Greenwich mean time, this morn- fing, they were about $70 mfiee trom the Azores. A radio message picked up from the plane at that hour read: _ “We are at 41 north latitude, 22 m West longitude. We put on speed again and are now flying 95 knots. 3 Everything continues to work very ® Well. The regularity of our pro- ' 8ress is perfect.” | The radio of the plane : capable f °f sending and receiving on both long and short wave lengths and } ‘he flyers kept their promise to _ Send out hourly radio bulletins of _ their progress. Most of the mes- 1 Sages were technical reports, but .f om flashed at 10:20 last night “We have not dined, but drank BoMe coffee.” Fiigh: Being Made for Science. Te mo flight of La Fregate is E 4 4 & scientific than a sporting @ “alr. itis the first French effort ne, and preparations for it have . S0ing on for more than a 4 The plane is built to stard rough E ithe *r not only in the sky? but on t Surface of the ocean. It is 1 eda with two 480-horsepower tn tan, thone-Jupiter motors. set ndem fashion directly at top thes big ‘biplane. It carried ard 1@ sufficient food for days uld the plane be forced down on Water, os C. Weiler, vice presidont of the pany that installed the motors i the Seaplane, left France or i Fontioned on Pr ge 2. Gohunn 6. FAIR TONIGHT, TOMORROW; NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THE ‘TEMPERATURES. ose 09 CPPEPTL BOUTS 23-3094 )~349~3 = . a Relative humidity at no pl _ Yesterday's high, 9 = ss (5 a. m.}. per cent. U (3 vp. m.); low. 7 Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair to- night and tomor- row; not much change in tem- perature. Missouri: tonight and to- morrow: not much change in temperature. Illinois: tonight and _ to- morrow: not much change in temperature. Sunset, 7:21; sunrise (tomor- row), 4:54. Stage of the ‘Mississippi, 15.4 feet; a fall of 0.3. Arkansas: Tonight and tomor- row, generally fair. MRS. FOWLER LEAVES $000,000 10 HOSPITAL Bequest to St. Luke’s Con- tained in Her Will Filed for Probate; Paintings for Art Museum. CAN FORD PRODUCE. FOR HOOVER f Fair Fair The will of Mrs. Cora Liggett Fowler, leaving an estate estimated at $500,000 to St. Luke's Hospital, was filed late this afternoon. Mrs. Fowler, who | died Thursday, was the widow of John Fowler and was widely. known as the chief benefactress of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. *Atter ‘disposing’ of tfinor be- quests of $23,000 to friends and employes, the residue of the estate was bequeathed to St. Luke’s fer establishment of a building to be known as the Diagnostic Clinic and Research Laboratory. What money remains after erec- tion and equipment of the building shall be used, according to the wilt, for maintenance of the new clinic. Valuable oil paintings that adorn the Fowler ‘home are left to the St. Louis Art Museum. The St. Louis Union Trust Co., named executor, filed the will for probate, last ‘MAJ, LANPHIER RESIGNS: MAY JOIN LINDBERGH Kicport Is That Selfridge Field Of- ficer Will Be Engaged in Air ‘Transport, By the Associated Press. ° DETROIT, Mich., July 23.—Maj. Thomas J. Lanphier has tendered his resignation from the army to the Secretary of War, it becarne known here today. It is under- stood Lanphier will become asso- ciated with Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh in the newly organizec Transcontinental Air Transport. The resignation, it is understood, is effective sone time next month. —-~ wee ee RUSSIA TO TAKE PART IN OIL CONGRESS IN AMERICA Arranges for Representation at In- ternational Exhibition in September. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, July 23.—The Su- preme Council of National Econo- my has decided to participate m the International Oil Congress and Exhibition in the United States 'n September, it is announced todav A special report on the oil indusiry in soviet Russia is being prepar for the meeting. The August Fur Sales New pelts, new styles and economy prices will mark the August Fur Sales at St. Louis retail stores. August Fur Sales in St. Louis offer ad- vance selection at lower prices than those which will pre- vail in the Fall. Deferred pavers and ‘insured storaze without cost are to be inducements offered in many instances. See the Announcements of August Fur Sales in the Post-Dispatch. GIRL COMPELS = CALLESREMOVES FATHER TO TAKE ~ NOVELIST ALONG Maxwell Bodenheim De- parts From Hyannis, Mass., With Dr. M. J. Loeb and Daughter. SHE REFUSES TO LEAVE WITHOUT HIM “I Know What I Want; I Know What I Intend to Do; I Have a Mind of My Own” She Tells Parent. Special to the Post-Dispatch. HYANNIS, Mass., July 23.— Gladys Loeb, 17-year-old writer, apparently was ‘in command today of the situation which involved herself, her father. Dr. ‘Aartin J. Loeb, and.» Maxwell Bodenheim, novelist and host. The girl leading the way, Boden- heim carrying her suitcase, and her father trailing in the rear, the three left the Hyannis Inn yester- day for an unannounced destina- tion. They boarded a New Bedford- bound bus. The father, who arrived in Prov- incetown Saturday with the avowed intention of giving Bodenheim a thrashing, had changed his mind. This change of front, according to a taxicab driver, who brought them here from Provincetown late Sat- urday night, followed a bitter row between the two men. It was Gladys who dominated the situa- tion. When her father decided to return to New York and attempt to ride out of Provincetown, the daughter announced she would not” leave without the novelist. Girl Defends Novelist. Inducements were made, but to no avail. The gic] remained ada- mant. The father finally was com- pelled to send the taxicab to the novelist’s cottage and request him to join them a few miles on the outskirts of the town. Bodenheim promptly complied. On his arrival, however, the ,father turned from his his daughter and started to up- braid Bodenheir. Gladys during the argume:t Stood by defending the novelist against her father. Dr. Loeb. re- alizing that he was handicapped, finally admitted it was useless to continue the argument and at the Suggestion of Bodenheim ordered the chauffeur to bring them to the inn here. Arriving at the inn, Dr. Loeb advanced to the desk, requested three rooms for the night, and signed the register “Dr. Martin J. Loeb and family.” It was a long ride the three took before arriving here. First they drove to Falmouth and then to Hyannis. Once the taxi broke down and a halt had to be made for repairs. Then along came an- other automobile which collided with the Loeb machine and the jar tossed Gladys and the nov- elist almost through the wind- shield while her father was bruised about the knee. “I know what I want. what I intend to do. I have a mind of my own,” was her re- peated injunction to her father’s attempts at reasoning and per- suasion. Gladys disappeared from home last Tuesday. The fact that she was missing became public after the body of Miss Virginia Drew, who had asked Bodenheim to crit- icise her poetry, was found in the Hudson River, New York, on Thursday. Gladys also had at- tempted suicide. TI know Re ee ae ee 200,000 WORKMEN CAN'T EARN LIVING AT PRESENT TRADES British Industrial Board Advises Their Transfer to Ct--er Oc- cupations at Once. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 23.—More than 200,000 workmen, many of them married, cannot expect to earn a livelihood,from the industries in which tifey have been employed, says a report made today by the Industrial Transference Board. The report says these men must be moved from distressed areas in England to other places where they can start life anew. ~ The board says these 200,000 cannot pay the cost of moving or wait for a week's wages in order to defer such costs. Assistance must be given them. . “It is a hard thing to tella num- ber of families, and even: whole communities, that unless they leave all their familiar surroundings they will not be able to earn an honest living,” said the report, “but we should be shirking every inference from the facts, if we did not em- phasize this*as the first ane strong- est lesson that has come from the work of the board.” ~ Agee eae won oe LABOR MINISTER ~ FOE OF OBREGON Luis N. Morones Is Ousted From Cabinet Post and Two Subordinates Sub- mit Resignations. REMOVAL QUIETS TROUBLED SITUATION Police Seek Associate of Retiring Official as a Link Between Plotters and the Assassin. By the Associated Press, MEXICO -CITY, July 23.—Gen. Antonio’ Rios Zertuche, Chief. of Police of Mexico City, said today that a full confession had been OoCc- tained from Jose de Leon Toral. accused assassin of President-ele=t Obregon, but that he was unable as yet to disclose its contents. Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch and New York Worild. Copyright, 1928, by the Press and Pulit- zer Publishing Co.’s (the New York World and Post-Dispatch.) MEXICO CITY, July 23.—In def- erence to sustained public demand from many quarters, President Cal- les late last night removed from office Luis N. Morones, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Labor. Ardent Obregon followers here accused Morones of having been the “intellectual author’ of the assassination of President-elect Alvaro Obregon. Morones was dis- missed by the usual procedure of permitting him to tender his for- mal resignation, which was ac- cepted without delay. The peremptory dismissai of Mo- rones has had a quieting etfect on the troubled situation ande has end- ed most of the talk of taking direct and overt action against ‘he labor leader. “We do not !oox for fur- ther bloodshed,” said Co!. Ricardo Topete, leade* Of the region "blocs in Congress. .Topete was ‘one of those who led armed parties swear- ing to kill Morones’ Tuesday night after the assassination. : In the absence from the capital of Aaron Saenz, Governor of Sonora and mentioned for Provisional President to succeed Calles, Topete is the acknowledged Jeader n the Capital of Obregon’'s followers. His statement that his followers’ will keep peace is considered as assur- ing a calm state’ of affairs for a while at ‘east. Complaints to Calles. “The elimination of ‘“forones greatly simplifies the +ituation,” Col. Topete said. During the afternoon the Obre- gOn leaders waited on President. Calles and submitted evid-nce they regarded as supporting their charges against Morones, where- upon the President, who had pre- viously refused to act without proof, demanded Morones’ resigna- tion. Antonio Diaz Soto y Gama: leader of the agrarian party, con- sidered the greatest orator in the Chamber of Deputies and spokes: man for Obregon on all public oc- casions, went a step further’ when he gave out statements bluntly ac- cusing Morones of’ responsibility for the killing. “There isn’t a man, woman or child in Mexico,” he declared, “that accepts the official charges that the Catholic clergy inspired the assassination of President- elect Obregon. Everybody knows Morones did it. Morones must go or President Calles’ administration will forfeit the confidence of the public.” When Obregon was shot last Tuesday afternoon, the public be-\ gan to cry out its suspicion “that Morones was responsible. He was known to be Obregon’'s bitterest enemy and had been quoted more than once as saying ‘either: Obre- gon or I must go.”’ Morones Letter of Resignation, In his letter of resignation, Morones referred to the Obregon- ista party as “our enemies.” “With the vile assassination: of Gen. Obregon as a motive,” the let- ter said, “‘ssome enemies - of the Regional Confederation of Work- men of Mexico, to whom we have the honor to belong, have seen fit to indicate that our presence ina public post is an obstacle to clear- ing up the responsibility forthe aforesaid homicide, and an obstacle to the maintenance of the revolu- tionary solidarity in this sountry. “Since the declaration of our enemies give the organized prole- tariat an opportunity to demon- strate by our conduct that we have never constituted an obstacle to better understanding to the best political interests of the revolution- ary family, we have the honor of presenting to you our resignation from the public posts with which BY FIRE AT WO SIX HUGE OIL TANKS DESTROYED — AT WOOD RIVER PLANT; UNDER CONTROL AFTER FIVE HOURS Fire at Wood River Airplane View of Oil A. —Missourl Aircraft Corporation Photo. IN 23 DAYS, [0 HOURS,21 MINUTES Airplane and Ship Clip Nearly Fivee Days Off Old Record. Jghn H. Mears’ own story of his record-breaking trip around | the world will be found on page TWO GIRGLE GLOBE Mears and Collyer be Using 15 of this edition. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. July 23.—John Henry Mears, theatrical produce and writer, and Capt. C. B. D. Collyer, flyer, today held the rec- ord for a circle of the globe—23 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes and 3 seconds. They broke the old rec- ord by four days and 23 hours. They stepped from an automo- bile at Battery Park last night at 8:21 o'clock, completing A journey by boat and airplane. which they began from the same place the morning of June 29. With them, barking enthusias- tically, was a little Sealyham ter- rier, named Tailwind, who had sped with them’ over two oceans and three continents. Last of Trip Through Fog. The last leg of their flight, from Minneapolis, they found one of the most difficult of the entire trip. They were forced to fight fog and low flying clouds for the last part of their flight, detouring by what aviators call the ‘“‘scenic route” down the Susquehanna River to the Delaware River at Middletown, N. Y., where they cut across New Jersey to Miller Field, Staten Island, ~ Swooping out of the mist in their Fairchild cabin .monoplane, the: City of New York, in which they had’ made all the air ports of their journey, they landed at 6:55 o'clock. The journey from Miller Field to the Battery was made by automobile and ferry. By his trip Mears again became co-holder of the record for circling the globe, breaking that of Linton Wells and Edward Evans set in 1926. The Wells-Evans expedition had broken the record of 35 days which Mears set in 1913. Started on Trip June 29. Mears, Collyer and their dog took; off: in a seaplane from the Battery June 29. Off Long Island they overtook the Olympic aboard which was their plane. Landing at Cherbourg, France, July 5, they flew across Europe and Asia in six days. From ‘Tokio they traveled by steamer to Victoria, B. C., landing there last Friday night. They flew from Victoria to Min- neapolis and yesterday completed their journey. “Tired b ut happy” was the way Mears expressed his feelings as he Gontinvued on Page 2, Golimn 2- Continued on Page 3%, Golemn 3- 8-YEAR-OLD BOY RUNS AWAY FOR SIXTIETH TIME Albert Lamb Has Kept Search- ing Parties Busy for Four Years. Albert Lamb; 8 years old, ha& answered the call of the wander. lustagaia. Lor the sixtieth tinve itt four years he trotted away from his home, at 1226 North Forty-ninth street, East St. Louis, last Thurs- day afternoon. Authorities would not be alarmed if he were not miss- ing so long. " Previously Albert had never dis- appeared for more than 24 hours. Once he was found asleep on a door step in National City. Once he was picked up in Mitchell. Again, a policeman found him ‘in Bellevilleton his way to Scott’ Field, A year ago he was picked up in St. Louis when looking for Lindbergh, His father, Carter Lamb, a chauffeur, and his stepmother, do not know what to do about Albert. They have tried bribing, cajoling and whipping. Once Mrs. Lamb promised him a dime if he would stay. about the house all day. He collected the dime at 5 p. m. and promptly disappeared. Taursday he was seen going east two blocks from home. He was wearing blue overalls, a brown- and-white striped shirt and tennis shoes. His hair is brown and curly. FLYER KILLED IN BRITISH y RACE FOR KING’S CUP Body of London Barrister, Missing Since Friday, Found Beside Wrecked Plane. By the Associated Press, SELKIRK, Scotland, July 23.— The body of G. N. Warwick, one of the contestants in an airplane race around Great Britain for the King’s cup last week, was found by a shepherd in a lonely spot in the hills south of St. Mary’s Loch to- day. Warwick, a London barrister. had been unreported since he left Newcastle for Renfrew Friday, and dozens of planes, many motor cars and hundreds of searchers scoured the country between Renfrew and Newcastle in vain. Warwick's wife was among the searchers. The barrister’s body lay.a short distance from his badly smashed machine. The spot is about. 75 miles southeast of Renfrew. YACHT ATLANTC NEARS SPAIN St. Louisan’s Boat in Trans-Sea Race Close to Santander. SANTANDER, Spain, July 23.— Forced to battle against adverse winds the American yacht Atlantic in the New York-Santander race for the King’s Cup was slowly ap- proaching this port today. She ts expected to dock within 24 hours, The Atlantic is owned by Gerard B. Lambert of St. Louis. United States Ambassador Ham- mond today went aboard the Amer- ican cruiser Detroit which arrived yesterday. The United States yacht Shenandoah has arrived from Nice to join the’ fleet that will welcome | the competing yachts, te DRIVER HELD UP ROBBED OF $1000 AT 16TH AND PINE Three Men: Board Truck of ‘John Maurer Market Co. and Make Chauffeur Drive to Quiet Spot. Fred Russell, delivery chauffeur for the John Maurer Market ot 1525 Market street, was robbed of $1000 in cash by three men who hopped aboard his -truck as he slowed up at Sixteenth and Piae streets at 10:30 o’clock this morn- ing on the way to a downtown bank to deposit the funds for his employer. : Russell reported at the North Market street police station that the men, all of whom were armed, directed him to drive by a circuit- ous route to Ninth and Chambers street where they took the moncy. “Don’t dare follow us,” he said they told him. “If you do we'll have to kill you.” The money .taken from Russell included the Saturday receipts of the markct. ABUSE OF PRIVATE CARS BROUGHT TO NOTICE OF I. C. 6. Commissioner McManamy Protests Against Free Hauling of Officers’ Coaches. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 23.—The Interstate Commerce Commission was told today by Commissioner McManamy that abuses in the use of railroad-owned private passen- ger cars were common and exten- sive. He suggested new regulations to limit railroad expenditures in this field. He recommended that the commission forbid one railroad from moving a private car for an- other road except at regular charges, thus abolishing the system by which such. cars are moved free when off their home lines. In a re- port McManamy declared the prac- tice. of transporting persons other than railroad employes in private passenger cars at the same rates charged passengers provided only with ordinary coach accommoda- tions constituted an unjust discrim- ination and should be prohibited. It was a. general practice, Mc- Manamy said, for the wives, daugh- ters and friends of railroad officers to use private cars to transport parties to and from pleasure re- sorts. “During the last three years, the eight private cars of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis traveled 254,- 000 miles on foreign linea,” the re- port said, “while foreign line cars traveled only 26,000 miles on that line.” ‘ Free Band Concert Tonight Lyon Park, 7:30 te 10. Momeno’s band. ~ « ar ty DM OP Pm ae Bes . ——— LOSSESTIMATED —— AT $190,000 IN STORAGE FIELD OF WHITE STAR CO. Three 80,000-Gallon Cons tainers and Three or Four of 20,000-Gallon Capac- ity Consumed. A i | . éé ee A. >" a"s ” PP .. Pe ® . . *, ‘sw S2Bea cS 84s ay a ig’ S . ‘ % ot Tr eee ee atta Silte GE wd (yeti Hd ea 2 hd See HOP een BN ‘en baat” Sai Aen alate Or way. : ¥\e ' f 4 : . ee een LP capvarensy* Ces . * _ ane » . ene « ” » : an ihe ”~ ‘' Py - + apemetie os we 08 Rete: ee oe: Cae on ~ cunts . veneteiues . . 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