St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 24, 1929

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One of the TWO 8 Sunday 3 — MARLOW is TWO BLOCKS OVER AN’ ONE TO THE LEFT. 2 Tovering by ‘Shorts Is a prominent Factor in the KEW YORK, prokit-taking. D qj — Yi th, — — , Tree 11 i t | | „Ee. 20 Y, One of the TWO nday Post-Dispatch “The — 7 82. U GAINS ARE SHOWN Advance— Trade Is Light. DAY'S BUSINESS NEWS IS MIXED Renewal Rate on Money Is Highest Since November 18 Tax Sell- ing Still an Influence. —_—— —— >. ied Press. , Dec. 24.—In one fthe dullest full trading sessions ef the year, stock prices rallied wiskly today and then lost about alf their gains in a late wave of Net gains in the issues ranged from one to five points larger advances na few specialties. Finat quota- fons also disclosed a scattering of et declines. The day’s gales fell: 1.000.000 shares, news was On the cin- ructive sfde were the announce- Van Sweringen $10.,000,000 in next year, the re- Studebaker automo- placing of an order or 39 locomotives by Southern wific and reports of a better au- motive demand for steel. Off- Uing this, was a further decrease freight car loadings, and the Wing of the United States leather id United profit sharing dividends. The Iron Age review. stated that ihe Asan active with pDusiness enaracter, Hen that ads wonld buy lew equipment pening of the ile plant. the Call | R 5 Px > eee 3 1 —— 8 2 7 pes 1 4 7 Beh a= eters * GR} n Hg. Ki he 7 eee ~ wre : : — ee ag 2 tg ame „ * > 4 | Assailant Killed by Vrigoyen’ 8 Bodyguard— Two of Executive’s Party in Auto Wounded at Buenos Aires. By the Associated Press. : BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, Bats: 24 —An attempt to assassinate | Presiaent Hipolito Yrigoyen today was frustrated by the quickness of his guards and the attacker was promptly shot to death, seven bul- lets being found if his body.. The assailant, who was described. by police as an Italian anarchist, | 5D Guafberto Marinelli, 44 years old, fired at least three shots at the presidential automobile as the President was on his way to the palace from his home. President Yrigoyen was unhurt but an employe of the investiga- tions office was wounded in the stomach and was-taken to a hos- pital. Another attendant also was ingured. It was reported that the P lent's chauffeur was killed and olice Commissioner of — Aires wounded, but it was impos- sible to obtain official confirma- tion ot this. The attack occurred on the In- ternational road, Marinelli conceal- ing himself beside it and then springing ‘out to fire as the e. dent’s automobile passed. The assailant’s shots had en, been fired when the President's escort returned the fire. killing him instantly. President Yrigoyen has long be2n one of the most powerful figures in Argentina. He was first elected President in 1916 and re- mained in office until 1922. He was re-elected in 1928. CLOUDY,.COLDER CHRISTMAS DAY; . CLOUDY TONIGHT K 2924222 Ferrer E. 2. 5 m. aterday's — 28 (2:30 D. mi). Official deine cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Partly cloudy to- night and tomor- row; lowest tem- perature tonight will be about 28; slightly colder to- morrow after- noon, Missouri: Some- what unsettied tonight, with mostly fair to- morrow; some what colder to- morrow, and in northwest portion tonight. — Illinois: Partty cloudy tonight 4 * d tomorrow, — — * 22 cf ree. > * * further increases in specifications rom the automobile industry. re awards of fabricated steel, | Mitional strength in scrap and | rastic reductions of consumers | ocks are the encouraging featured) the steel market.” Mill opera- bns have bee sharply curtained h many units idie tor the entire ek, it adds, pointing out that the erity of the fourth quarter de- he in production is regarded as „ best promise of an early re- ver) Very Dull Session. U. S. Steel common, after having Ossed 164 in the early trading, 1 — to 161%, up 1% net, Gen- ral Electric dropped from an early igh of 227 to 224, up three points, American Can from, 113% te , up two. American Tele- One closed 1% points lower at * aller having sold as high as Ro 8 Hii at Man; was the day's business mat iraders left the floor at idday to return to their offices their homes. The usual hilarious sionstrations of the “bull” trad- on the tloor of the exchange ere conspicuous by their absence, N bearish professionals contrib- “= Some cheer to the bulls by ing part of their commitments n some impetus to the 8 rally international Combustion pre- Enited States Freight about 8 points, but the Allied Chem- neral Gas and Electric 5 points higher and / Dupont, American To- | each showed net gains of mt 3 points. Gains of 1 to 2 "S were quite common through of the Ust. Rubber heavy all day. Inger- roke 14 points on a few Pred and eh ran hover u small. mi and g. Ose 4 Neariy Nisny ro R 1 Ve ret Ares Ne Rang | * * ch on French Franc. ment of a new high by wh fs francs and a new low by om be setas were the contrast- “atures of the, foreign ex- * market. Sterling cables 4 air) steady at $4.88%, but ns recessions took place in ohe other continental cur- ‘oney opened at 58 per highest renewal rate “ov. 18, with a more plenti- of funds available. Time: ‘4s unchanged, but an ad- °° of 1 per cent took „ de Medium maturities of acceptances, ‘harp Rise in Went. „nsational rige in Wes n the world’s principal eagle, the presidential shield and told gtr gam in panne en portion; ‘somewhat colder tomorrow in north ana west vest’ portions. Heaviest Snow a? 10 Tears in Northern Vermont, By the Associated Press. BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 24.— The northern part of the State to- day was covered with snow and it was stili falling. It was the heaviest | fall in 10 years. Many highways were almost impassable, bus traf- fic in suburban communities was at a standstill and trains were as much as three hours late. MAN IN TEXAS, GIRL IN OHIO WED BY LONG. DISTANCE PHONE Won't See Each Other for Two Months; Bill Is $9.50, Cheaper Than Railroad Fare. By the Associated Press. WACO, Tex., Dec. 24. — Homer Eakin and Miss Bethel Pharr were married iast night over long dis- tance telephone, he in Cleveland and she in Waco. Justice of. the Peace Audrey Morris of Waco per- formed the ceremony while wit- nesses listened over extension tele- phones. The ceremony took six minutes and the phone bill was $9.50. : “Considerabw cheaper.“ said the bride, “than the railroad ws ites from Cleveland to Waco. 25 Eakin's withess was, ee to sign an affidavit and mail it to Waco. A health certificate, re- quired by Texas laws, was wired to Waco yesterday by Eakin. — ‘ The marriage is the culmination of a romance that started at a Christmas dinner in Chilton, Tex., 14 years ago, when the bride was 6 years old and the groom 8. The 3 wil not see each other for two months, 50-Lb. Fruit Cake for President. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.--A 60- pound fruit cake bearing the in- acription “Christmas greetings ver was presented to the Chief Executive today by Representative Free of California. The cake, baked by W. ©. Baker of Ojai, Cal. had a white icing into which was worked figures of the American from California to President Hoo- festoons of California poppies. | NEW YORK GANTS SUE FORMER TREASURER In $250,000 Action, F. X. Mc- Quade Is Accused of Try- ing to Destroy Assets. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.— The Na- tional Exhibition Co., managing company of the New York Giants baseball team, today filed suit in Supreme Court against its former treasurer, Magistrate Francis X. McQuade, for $250,000 damages, charging that he attempted to de- stroy the assets and property of the corporation, gave away com- pany secrets and even assaulted officers and directors of the com- pany. “All of the acts and conduct of defendant.“ declares the complaint, Were with the intent of injuring the plaintiff's standing and repu- tation in the community and of de- stroying its property, assets and earning power.“ Tt is charged that McQuade eaused colléges to cancel contracts for use of the Poto Grounds and he frequentiy stood at the entrance gates of the grounds admitting “vast numbers K people” to view Polo Grounds spectacles without tickets or other permission t6 en- ter. While treasurer, McQuade “at- tempted to induce and influence officials and directors to pay him- and other officers increased and unconscionable salaries” and for- mulated plang to divide the income of the corporation, for the sole benefit of himself and other offi- cers, the complaint states. When officers and directors of the corporation refused to comply with his demands, it is declared he attempted to wreck the firm. An- other accusation ig that he har- assed and insulted committees rep- resenting colleges, thus preventing renting of the Polo Grounds for football exhibitions. McQuade also is accused of in- sulting, assaulting and “falsely imprisoning” spectators at the Polo Grounds, this resulting in legal ac- tions against the corporation, of harassing employe. of the Polo Grounds, of accompanying the team to training camps and else- where without permission and act- ing so improperly that members of the team and officers of the cor- poration were invited to get out of quarters in which they were sta- tioned; and of making ‘public in advance information concernin the corporation's plans to cue new players with the result that the Giants were forced to pay higher: prices for their services. The complaint was filed by an associate of Leo J. Bondy, oe ty for the Giants. 1 A J0B FOR EVERY WORKER, 4 FORD'S IDEA OF CHRISTMAS — ͤ Aũꝗä—ä— 1 DETROIT. Mich., Dee. 24. Henry Ford wants io see as a Christmas present for the nation, every business man and every worker on the job. \ “If every business man is back on the job, that will, mean ‘every workinan will be back on the job.” Ford said. “That is the best Christmas present I can think of just now for the country, “For myself, nothing except what Solomon asked for—wisdom. I want to know what is best to do d then be able to do it.” e A a NO OTIS A I IEE Ne NS RON We . i a 9 » A, ae anet 4 — . Ee Ee 7 „ . ee Nae Sade = Pores Mes Al id a. 3 7 1 6 ree * sere: a ae iA N ee + geek Fk ac * S42 22 Postoffice Using 2000 Ex- tra Workers 3, 140, 780 Pieces of Mail Handled in One Day. It will be a “white Christmas“ for st! Louis this year, even if the and stained by soot. Partly fair and partly cloudy weather, with brisk air, is forecast for today and to- morrow. The most picturesque general ob- servance of the holiday will be the Christmas eve carol singing on the residential streets of the city and suburbs tonight, under the auspices of the St. Levis Christmas Carols Association for the fifth year. About 167 groups of singers, cov- ering designated routes, will parti- cipate, following the old English custom, ‘They will specialize in the familiar old Christmas songs. Persons desiring the groups to stop and sing will signal them by placing a light of some sort in a window. The official groups will carry the association’s marked box- es to receive offerings of money, which will be devoted to emergency work for children. Some of the groups will start early this evening, as they have long routes to cover, Included are choirs from Protes- tant churches of all Genominations and Catholic churches, 50 units from public and private schools, 10 neighborhood groups in the city and about 40 in University City, Webster Groves, Kirk w. ton. Normandvy. Ken we and other suburban communities. Carolers Sing in Hotels. Carolers also sang in hotels and restaurants at noon today and yes- terday and received contributions. As usual, there will be wide- spread religious observance of Christmas. Many Catholic churches and a number of churches, will have services at or about midnight tonight. Congre- gations of these denominations and ‘of the Lutheran and Evan- gelical faiths also will have early services tomorrow, While other Protestant churches will celebrate later in the morning. Some churches’ arranged for vesper services by candi@light late this afternoon; among them is Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal), where there also will de com - munion service at 11:30 o'clock to- night. The Catholic Cathedral's first service will be a mass at 6 a. m. tomorrow. Trumpeters in some Lutheran church steeples will play early tomorrow. ’ In the city and suburbs there are. numerous outdoor Christmas trees, lighted, in front of homes and public buildings. .. Merchants’ Exchange Celebrates. Merchants’ Exchange stopped | business at noon instead ot 1:16 p. m. today and celebrated around a Christmas tree for the first time in its History. Each of the 400 members was asked to bring a gift costing not nore than 10 cents for another member. Between Dec. 17 and 22, inclu- sive, the St. Louis Postofficey can - celled 10.700.829 pieces of mall, compared with 12,417,901 in the Ame peried last year, but the de- c,ease was expected to be over- come by the héavy mail y anu today. The peak was on t- urday; when there were 3,140,780 cancellations. A majority of the jaail in this period consists of greeting cards. The volume of air mail has increased with the holi- day season. The Postoffice has about 2000 temporary extra work- ers and 126 extra itor trucks, It has receiwed - several hundred “Santa Claus letters“ mailed by children. Entertainments, presentation ot gifts, carol singing, special and Christmas trees were for all the city servance. Numerous parties have been heid TT inst tew days etal will be “markets provided ene of the 7 ost pleasant surprises. At °° wheat mel, the May option going : "41.36 a bushel as “st Friday's lew of §1.2 Mort, prices, with other la- “nd market news, will be lon Pages 8B, 9B, 108. hen | day, Comoro and —— 83 r “ae ee or * * N 7 * ** — 5 1 55 : — e OO snow to make it so is a week old. Clay-4 rings in Episcopalian |. menus} 8 8 hospitals also will have similar ob- E a ay 3 q Px % 3 2 | CHEMICALS IN SPRINKLERS CLEAR || STREET OF SNOW Chloride Dissolved in a Sprayed on Fifth Av. New York. | = By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—A new device in the removal of snow was tried, on Fifth avenue yesterday. Two sprinkling wagons, contain- ing calcium chloride dissolved in a chemical compound, the secret of its inventor. Gill University, Montreal, sprayed the avenue from Twenty-third street to Washington Square. The falling snow turned to slush and in a few hours it was removed, partly through the emicals and partly through swee and shovels. The sprayed area remained clear, despite the fall of snow and sleet, the chemical solution on the pave- ment continuing its dissolving. process. City officials who witnessed the test said that it appeared to be satisfactory. CITY T0 DIVIDE $21,000,000 TAX MONEY AMONG 14 BANKS Only Two Willing to Pay More Than 2.5 Per C: 1t on Daily Balances. Arrangements to deposit about $21,000,000 of municipal funds in 14 banks as taxes are received dung January were announced todey by Comptroller Nolte. who is ¢isappointed that only two of the 14 banks are willing to pay more than 2% per cent interest on the city’s daily balance. rhe Telegraphers’ Nadoaai Bank wil. pay 2.6 and the Security National 2.7 per cent. in ord? to get a higher rate of 3 per cen. $10,066,000 will be placed in the form of six months’ time deposits in inte test. The total fund will be divided emong the banks as follows: First National, Mississippi Valley and Mercantile Commerce, $3,000,000 each; Boatmen’s, $2,500,000; Wrankl.o-American and Lafayette South fide, $2,900,000 each; Na- tional Crty, Northy «stern, $1,000,000 each: South Side National, Tower Grove, Bremen, Telegraphers and Secur- ity, 800.000 each. A. W. OBERMEYER’S COUNSEL CONSIDER PLEA OF GUILTY Negotiate With Prosecution on Basis of Getting Minimum Sentence for Forger. Attorneys for Arthur W. Ober- méyer, real estate dealer who con- fefsed to clients that he had forged deeds of trust for more than $112,000, and who is under indictment for forgery as a result. are negotiating” with the Circuit Attorney in an effort to have their client plead guilty. This was ad- mitted by Walter E. Benz, attorney of record in the today. As in similar cases, it is the lawyers’ intention to obtain a rec- ommendation from the Circuit At- torney for a minimum sentence in return for- Obermeyer's pléading guilty and saving the State the ex- pense of a trial. Circuit Attorney Miller said he had made Ober- meyer's attorneys no promise of Obermeyers arraign- |. ment has been tentatively set tor leniency. Jan. 6. | | ——— IMPROVED, | THA Seve ~ HOLIDAY TRAVEL AT PEAK Prof. Barnes of Me- * a 4 ＋ 4 * * > ty. 2 ’ nr ‘ey, 1 dur wm. nal ium peri 4 . re m * 5 3 of iio Sug- gests “That Two Ice- Breakers Off Siberian Cost Send Out Parties. ACTS ON'APPEAL: FROM STEFANSSON 3 Explorer Seys Flyers 1 By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.— The Ameriean Government has ap- pealed unofficially but directly to the Soviet Government to assist in the search for two American avi- ators, Lieut, Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, who disappeared off the Siberian coast six weeks ago when flying to the tcebound fur ship Nanuk. ; The Soviet. whose icebreakere smashed their way through the Arctic ice to rescue members of the crew of the 1 ago, was asked by Secretary Wiibur through the Soviet News Agency to send rescue parties from two ships it has in the vicinity. Pi ; two years A. M. RYCKOFF. S55000 GARAGE FRE TES UP CAR L A direct request to e. soviet) -' ‘for aid in Elelson has been made by Chair- man Borah of. the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The requést was made yesterday in a cablegram to M.\Litvinoff, act- ing Secretary of Foreign Affairs, at the request of Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former assist- United States ani ant Attorney-General in charge of prohibition enforcement and now counsel for the aviation corpora- tion which employed Elelson and his mechanic, Carl Boriand. , nator Borah, long an advocate 6f recognition by thé United States of the Soviet Government, sent the following cablegram: “Two American aviators, Eielson and Borland, flying from Teller known to be down in the vicinity of icebound steamship Nanuk with- in 100 miles. of your ieebreaker Sta vra pol. 1 bring this to your attention believing you will be glad to direct Stavrapol to make suck search for them as practicable.” The Interior Department head, whose action followed an urgent appeal from Vithjaimar Stefansson, Arctic explorer, aiso instructed Gov. Parks, of Alaska, to appeal directly to the icebreakeia Lipke the Stacrapol, th. two ships in the vicinity where Eieison and his mechanic were last seen. Senator Borah today received a telegram from St „ thank- ing him for his j ye. where 26 pets Service Co, garage, 4432-34 Olive street, damaged 65 automobiles stored there and delayed Delmar and University street cars during this morning’s rush period. Total loss was estimated by Fire Chief Alt at $55,000-—-$25,000 to the bullding and $30,000 to the cars, supplies and equipment in 2 W. L. Alexander, ot the business, was asleep in the bulid- ing when the fire started. “I was awakened at 6:05 the dense smoke,” Ale: told reporters. “The © Ot the automobiles stored in two belonged to der. the others to customers. men moved out a new coupe the front door, the rest could ran out and turned in an alarm.” Hundreds of early workers were delayed when street cars were blocked. Three cars were caught between the fire tines and the pas- engere had to get out and walk to the nearest transfer ‘point. Other Delmar “and University cars. were rerouted out of the fire zone over the Maryland and Hodia- mont lines Regular service was at 8:30 o'clock. . Dense. smoke rolled from the urning struct a .two-story — buildin ror twa-thisja of the the the ¢ that drove . coated with burning oil. * 1 a. prevented i remainder” Guantiea of . aga om hays G- WII f * dry. ane — ea Pe ox i ns 1 Tur jah 0 at 3 as an 85 5 r bes. > * yt es as nath Oy ME. ink ee shiny ae 5 ee N „ Dr. * Parliog'y Dog and Cat | at Jan. 15 for Civil Suit and) a8 to Circuit Attorney for Criminal Prosecution. * A. M. Ryckoff, the Qhicago contractor, who is under indie: ment on charges of obtaining — end of the garage was in Haine : N be reached. ~ bent _ Comte ae tee * 1 9 Pare pes { 3 = 2. ae te LLANE / ⁊ TAI am "4 1% 1 e e 3 e