St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 14, 1928

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ON HER BAND [F T & KICK OUT CKING PEOPLE mR FIPTY Fer T ODY SHOULD BE VILLING TO PROTECT HiS FELLOW CITIZENS BY GOING TO COURT AND TO ea ey ~~ = = = e a = ae ro) = ~ 10 Light Craft Will Become Practical at sone N IS g HO] - Future Time, He Says—Zeppelins With | | Wings Suggested. BY } | be F 7 g | By the Axcsociated Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Henry | Ford said here today he had aban- doned his experiments with a light TO VERYBODY ene am GIVE E —_— soon as the demand Peneae Vote for Amalga- great | * enough. mation of Merchants-Lac- “Will the next 25 years witness! te se ° as great a devolpment in aviation | lede and Mississippi Val- was Who Escaped From o ‘ . |/ airplane ih Ue | fl ett 7 : ; Mh! i th) ahi | AP Ath if fill ' ih A - rath Fi €i of dee Pa oa. ¢, © ey o's ; . -~ > e : , an. ipa 7 | —_— i > Le ; . ; itt 2° tit | °°, i] iJ site gt PrP AAA _ - 4 @ LSok, DARLING, ys VE PUT INA SvoUBGET system wR COOR. ROUSENHCLA. SES -WAYT T BE FUN KEEPHIG eS LL THESE ee Books! — ee ——— i= C4 = hs ‘ Psy * be) *.. 4 EY~YOU KIN GOTO SED-WwALTON - —_ ep s::2 Y fi oafiah\- : ‘phe ee «ff! | | ‘Joiet Wounded in Fight ';, County at House “Where He Hid. ANION FLEES; " SOUGHT BY POLICE LL Miller, 29, and An- other Fugitive Hold Off “Detectives at 7300 Hoff- mister Road. ——$—_— Mark Miller, 29 years old, ah es- a convict from. Joliet Peniten- was critically wounded short- oe 1 o clock today after he d another man had disarmed two ty detectives and held them pris- ers for several minutes in a ase at 7300 Hoff ster road r Lemay Ferry road, St. Louis seem? er city detadiives who arriv the scene. His companion, be-Charles Vaugh itive convict, escaped by theough a Biller was bulk: lodging iz his Li mbs JS. Phy Hospital, where he was taken, said be had little chance for recovery. Detective-Sergeant Thomas Wren *. betectives Anthony Kloeppel., | Banarg Nicnaber and another man ire invesiigating a tip that the | two fugitives were hidden in the fi¢.-toom bungalow on Hoffmeist- ‘itewnuc, With Deputy Constable @ack Vicimaw of Carondelet Town- wp, they went to investigate. Conicts Disarm Officers. “Wren and one of his men went ih the front door and I and tRe mtpcr two n nd to the kitcher Post-Dis- window. shot in the six times, one spine, paralyz- mn went arou ' Pleiman told a “When found a woman and two men We told them to ay where they were and we went | ) the front of the house. In | fromt room we discovered that ignd the other detective were yp 2 corner while two men were . ach hgelding two re-'| “porter. we stepped | ing ut a table. hm in! \ nm we stepped into t} € room, sicians at City | | ““flivver plane, on ee ees ea He predicted, however, that the " would become a reality as soon as the public be- came sufficiently ‘‘air-minded”’ to insure its success. Ford was questioned by newspa- per men before being formally in- troduced at the international civil aeronautics conference, and Col. | Charles A. Lindbergh was an in- — ee terested spectator as reporters fired questions about aeronautics at the manufacturer. “It will be necessary to develop an engine of high performance and very light plane will become practical,” Ford said. adding that he believed this would be accomplished in which might be used as |commonly as automobiles, because | |he believed it impractical at this time. eee ED A ANP ea | possibly ; ; ' | | : the airplane's as‘on its develop | Zeppelins as the last 25 years?” he was! asked! | “I think we can expect greater progress in the next 10 years than we have seen in the last 25,” Ford answered. “Along what lines will the de- velopment be m.de?” “It may be in the lighter tha air or in heavier than air, or-more in a combination of the to give advantage.” The motor king said he expected radical chan-es in the design cf ‘airplanes within the next 10 years, iand that the 'far from becoming stabilized. déclared he was light weight before the | present design was He investigating the possibilities of the oil-burning en- gine for airplanes, and said he felt future depended up- ment. PENCIL PEDDLER DENIES HE BEGS, AND SUES POLICE | Vender Asserts He Has License | to Sell Wares on Streets— Objects to Arrests. Liovd Edens, who 'way about the downtown district on his knees accempanied by a bull | | ' | i i | ‘residence at the 'Sixth and Chestnut | ——_- | ; {the men whirled around and | FLORIDA'S HABITUAL CRIMINAL | snains wed fis revolver at us. The “oon I came back the shooting Peas over. Millet’s body was in the Peewent and IT was told he was Was he ran —o the stairs try- . to get aw: The other man oa a ped cane’ a window and | f to the west into the woods.” Shot Try ing to Escape. VW n's 8 report, telephoned thp Lii€ “*) 10 headquarters

Wednesday. No charge At permitte and However, was placed 4 oclock this d to 7-yea against ? = "on 1 v> the son mornings he was home return his wife r-old daugh- | a Deputy Sherif! iced him and tec! would accom pan informed lim he “est was inically unmder ar- and be questioned fur elder tiled the rear of the Hundley's residence and a yard of A cistern in nearpvy will be dragged today in the hope former Mayor ‘wife were killec " . act half block with entrances OM Fourth, Olive and Pine streets. ‘Although reports of the merger have been current for more tha.’ a weck, officers of both institu- i'tions have steadfastly denied that negotiations were under w eof The rumors caused little speculation in the shares of the two esti Mis- open | ! Lipa 'window through which he migOt| ire-enter the building Swinging his hodv over the toa he hung by his hafids for a inute or twe. Then he dropped, on a walk near a side @n-| trance to the building. He could not get up and offered no -resis- tance when rearrested. j Upheld. By the Associated Press | TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 14.—, Florida's equivalent of the Baumes Law in New York and Michigan’s automatic life impris- onment measure has been upheld | by the Florida Supreme Court. “The Court affirmed the judg- ment of the trial court of Hills- | —— llife imprisonm “at he and.a Deputy Con- | - ©. had entered the front door | axe were walking through a hall : 7) » * Phen the two men suddenly step- 1s eS ~ ‘rom @ room and pointed re- “ers &t them, snatching their _ ‘pbitteee: from their hands, Kloep- x 3) and Nienaber entered a mo- | ‘ater and opened fire at the re men. Miller, according to Tr Ti «ec “se? ‘ + ‘4 ~ report, wus shot as he at- Wnt: } * Died to Climb through a win- Ww. ona th itty his companion fled = OUS) a door. The we : ’ buncaio, nf ry\ iously wW as Be) 45a hor me brew a.” ae “ floor was ¥ im the basement were sev- ix able, piano anda “cerable qua tits of bottied (iver - “Wels Rr printe d OUT =. .% 4 - . inquest JUSi his Cce- tent fect wWmnas 7 Imed: IT cannot bear was tired and dis- —— es & their | ’ , , ted tom tits ito exccute the the son | i Co. ' ~~ . » Le ' CuZgzo SLOC K and his | oe y e's Attorney | , ; was the son | | son, | and eeleleiee MR. AND MRS. J. Ka HUNDLEY. MOVE TORECOVER. FIVE ACQUITTED ON INTERNATIONAL OF PLOT TO SELL FE G0. ASSETS, FEDERAL OFFICES - ee ee Receivers Negotiating Con- Federal Jury at Jackson, tract With Edgar C. Proc- tor, Chicago Broker — Court Approves. A contract is being negetiated petween the receivers for the bank- rupt International Life Insurance and Edgar C. Proctor, a Chi- it was learned e volume:-of broker, toda’, to recover a iarg } ’ i ' | quitted by a Miss., Returns Verdict Af- ter Deliberating Since Last Night. By the Associated Press. JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 14.—Five men, charged with selling Federal offices in Mississippi, were ac- jury in Federal Court here today,. The case was cziven to the jury The ver@ict was reached at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The de- fendonts included four Negroes and man. Among them was assets of the company, worth .& considerabte sum, bit’ fhe proposed tiast night. agreement sets cut that the re- ceivers have been unable to learn, after investigation, what property it is that Proctor “represents he | °™e white believes he can recover.” Federal] Jt ud g* ing ‘court at Dee. 4, conferred with one of the receivers; Proctor, counsel for both men, and is- an order approving the con- tract. Proctor and Wilson have signed the contract. but. it is un- derstood, Actuary Daly of the Stat Insurance Department, represent- ing State Insura Davis. whil ‘Hannibal. Mo.., Massey Wil- sued nee Superintendent | ile ho!d- ; ' on | Perry Howard, Mississippi national] leader, cnarged with for the appoint- Republican aeeepting money ; ment of a United States Marshal of ‘the Southern District of Mississip- pl. The other defendants were T. Seott Hubbard of Magee, former Deputy United States Marshal, al- leged to have loaned $2000 to A. P. Russell, candidate for Marshal, who declared he delivered™$1500 to Howard for Howard's indorsement. EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS Hyde, the other receiver, has not} signed yet. | The form of contract which was approved by the Court contained his clause; “Proctor and his at- torney, Jonn F. Green, state that toey have réad above (contract) | and respectfully make the repre- entasions 2nd give the assurancés | herein contained, and agree that the same may be promptl) suomit- {“ourt for ocertl ] euthorization, but it understood 12all not be obligated if the com- the Court an, 18 that Proctor = } contract by pensatior approved | SATISFACTORY, SURVEY SHOWS | Federal Bureau Reports Metal Mining and Metal Working Trades Were Increasing Forces. By the Associated Press. VASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Em- ployment conditions at the begin- ning of December were held to be ‘regular | out-of-door buliding for insertion in the contract shall be less than ~5 per cent of the net amount recovered, but that he may n that event execcute the same at his option.” Judge Davis said today that this Was represented to him as a good proposition. He did not learn the ‘nature or amount of the assets proposed to be recovered. He said} he would not appro. the 25 per j cent fee but he did write in the tion to be | to discuss (In the whol he stood up wel under questioning, although some of his answers to questions about his ovements were rambling. The home of former Mayor Hundley, probably the most pre- tentious in Carbondale, is at t! corner Of Maple and Main streets The home of Victor Hundley is on Maple street. 200 feet south. with one house intervening Son Leads Police Into Hotsc. At the Cororrer’s inquest, Assist- ant Chief of Potice Sizemore d Patrolman Crain testified that the were summoned to the murder scene by a neighbor who feard the shots Before entering the former Mayor's hous they aroused == the con at his home and he led them | | into his father’s home through the bh kK door, which Was open. The flashlights of the policeme disciosed t body of Mrs. Hund- ley Thre kite eT rinor She had |! herr eal . ti ‘ ack of t hig he d and o1 through the heart. , Ofhyer = dead’ (ih. do soni: neg Victor Hu y cned the poli er) testifi« Ther \ OY Hundieyv ¢ led to his f; t stairs. and. zg ng ! response run up the back eiairs to the front Hecdroon followed bey Assistant Chief Sizemore. The found the elder Hundiey, i ‘ nightshirt. stretched on his hed shot in the ead and slugged on one side of the head He was un- 'corscious and died shortis A physician was surmmmoned, and Victor Hundley. apparently in 3 State of collapse. returned to his home, accompanied by neighbors. Hundley Had Changed Will Joab Goode!) livestock deaice1 and friend of the elder Hundley. i testified he was at the former Mayor's home until 8 oclock | Wednesday and R. Darragh. John Duncan. J. D. P Francis, lkrederick UD. Gardner Arthur C. Garrison, Columbrs. Haile, Frank R. Henry, William G | Lackey, Frank J. Lewis. George A Mahan. KBdwin H. Peters, Charles EK. Schaff, Richard T. Shelton ‘nradford Shinkle, J. Sheppard Smith, Arnold G. Stifel. Clement | Studebaker Jr.. George S&S. Tiffary and J. Gates Williams. Besides President Hoffman, offi- ‘cers of the Merchants-Laciede are IN FALL OVER PRECIPICE pensanet MOSCOW, Dec. 14.—Nine mo- tion picture men were killed ves- terday when they fell over a preci- 'pice in the North Caucasus Moun- tains near Grozny. The men were members of a party engaged in filming @ sec tion | | of the mountain area, it was said. A. L. Shapleich. W. J. Bramman and W. J. Hein, vice presidents; J. P. Bergs. cashier, and C. M alter and J. F. Reuter, assistant cashiers. Directors are W. W. Judson 8. Bemis. W. J. John A. Bush, F. P. Cave, W mer Clarkson. R. C. Day, D., R. Alexander. Bram man, bidding Hundley goodby., as they night his wife planned to depart Sunday to win- iter a = | Goodal! | door, eee netbeans ~ — Pal- | ‘in a safe deposit box here which | ret in Florida: The Hundieys seermed in high spirits, he said. The elder Hundley said he had changed his will and would read it to his son before he left for Florida. left the house by the. back which was tocked behind | him. He is the last man known to have seen the Hundicys alive, with the exception of the murderer. The last will, made three days) ee ee | hefore the double murder. Its locked | ' Continucd on Page 3, Column 7. Continued on Page 2, Column 3. provision, “a reasonable corm later determined by the he was give to un- the last few days Co. * and derstand within th this was Satistac eat At the reques and their counsel, re- the proposal was suppressed, but learned submission porters of it following the Court stockholders yesterday and of Internationa! Wiison and Hyde Attorney Green #al related he hed not been able find any missing assets However, Green declined Proctor'’s offer that Judge had net to talk ai \ proviso inthe contract is that the assets Proctor hopes to recov “such as may have n taker moved on or after May 2, 1927 the Intern: Internation of the snit of policy holds rs Life to remove vers lsor as rece? that Wi had *n io ‘ xpilair ing Da vis ordere.] the Ys: out ft. -t . prea ' es “ere hee orr from tional Life Inevur- ial Cc or the of Sr anc parry at the direction authority of Rey © or at the direction of ration). by, mnuder the Toombs, or by Toombs was the pres. of Internationa! Life and been accused of wrecking it. A long of assets known have been missing from the com- pany, but partially located is given in the contract as being expressly cluded Proctors recovery “te is provided that Prector will he docen't recover any his agents.” ident list from mo fee if naRe Ls. oe ’ and de pensa-. om-- Louis (a holding corpo- | of qr i has | to —— _ generally satisfactory over the country as a whole by the United Employment Service in its monthly review yesterday. Despite the seasona! decrease in construction, the re- port found that meta! mining and meta] working trades were partic- ularly speeding operations and in- creasing working forces and that volume was being well maintained. It also said that such dissimilar lines of industry as coal mining partment store operating indicating increases pay rolis. States likewise persons on vere in CLOUDY TONIGHT, TOMORROW; ND CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THe “EMPERATURLA. ? 3 ft 4% 7? a ho a absiien 4 - . mm 50 Oo 2. @ . 40) --2.. a ae e m 4 Oe Mie ewe -° 22 enee ok 3 | & 4 n ce a =e rere 47 San 4° 2 pn Om +" / 7 a. @ oA 4s 3 Pf, ™ oa R a an , 4, +p. mw Yesterday « ? low. "7 ch 56 (a8 eee (12:15 a. mm.) Official forecast for St. Louls and | and tomorrow : no change perature. Illineis: Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; slightly colder to- night in west por- Lion. in tem- muta Sunset, 4:39: sunrise (tomor- row), 7:16. Stage of the Missiesippi, 7 7 feet, ja fall of 0.3. decided’ COOLIDGE’S MESSAGE Thanks President in Name of Queen Mary for Words of Sympathy and Good By the Associated Press. LONDON, Dee. 14.— King George's physicians at 8:15 o'clock tonight issued the following bul- letin on the King’s condition: “The King had a somewhat dis- turbed day and the general cordi- tion is not quite so satisfactory. The pulse, however, remains steady. “HEWETT, “RIGBY, “DAWSON.” Word from Buckingham Palace today indicated that there was a long and difficult struggle ahead of the King before the danger point was passed and he reached a convalescent stage. The latest official word was con- tained in a message sent by Lord Stamfordham, the King’s private secretary, on behalf of Queen Mary in reply to President Coolidge's cordial message to the King. This message 0/550 0 © 8 ome _ you, Mr. President, for Though the resent oparttion Bt the King’s serious fliness, the consequences of the genera! in- fection will entail weeks of slow and anxious progress before con- valescence can be reached. Improvement Maintained. This message was more informa- tite than the morning’s official bulletin, which stated: “The slight improvement in the King’s condition noted last evening : ; : ; : : ' is maintained. Any progress must be slow and difficult.” The bulletin was signed by Sir Hugh Rigby, Sir Stanley Hewett, ‘and Lord Dawson of Penn. Indicating the greatly weakened state of the King due to the two operations of Wednesday, and the * effects of infection on his system, was the fact made known by the Quenn's message that the King had not yet been informed of Mr. Coolidge’s telegram. Greater confidence prevailed among household officials at the palace today. It was emphasized. however, that considerable anxiety for the King must continue. The general infection of his system was understood to be the cause of this concern which, it was felt, would continue until it was definitely known whether the King’s strength was sufficient to banish the mi- crobes from his body. Physicians in Consultation. The consultation of the physi- cians this morning lasted for an hour and a half and it was under- | stood that they would return te the palace this afternoon. Princess Mary and ‘Viscount Lascelles arrived at Buckingham Palace shortly after noon today. They were followed almost tmme- _ diately by the Duke and Duchess of | | day. The Prince of Wales and the York and the Prince of Wales for ,a quiet famtly luncheon in celebra- }tion of the Duke of York's birth. He is 23 years old today. Deke of York left the palace short- ‘tly after 3 o'clock, and at 8:39 | Queen Mary. accompanied by Prin- cess Mary. went for her daily drive. vicinity: Cloudy gratification over the less serious tonight and to- turn which the King’s case ep-. morrow; M800) nears to have taken. The leasen- much change i ing of anxiety of the last few days temperature; the Was refiected in the diminution of lowest tonixht ~-owds around the palace and the will be = above | aitered attitude of those who came freezing. ,to read the bulletins Missouri: Most- Recentiy spectators had come ly cloudy tonight) piginiy fearful of bad news. Most of them today board with an air of more confi- ever. that King George was still in such a state as to cause the nation t concern. Next 24 Hours I King's strength remained vundi- | might be looked for. Continued on Page 2, Colunm 6. The Queen is most grateful io cessfully treated one phase of There naturally is wide public approached the dence as though expecting better newa There wes a feeling. how- It was generally felt.that if the minished for 24 hours recovery That the King withstood eo wet! wot :