St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 27, 1930

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— — ——A—U— —ü——᷑ wnbxnspar, ö MARCH 26, 1920 | . | | . | COMIC PAGE i l. 82. NO. 202. 150 YESTERDAY. 2 1 * 1 17 * pre ¥ I'D SEE HER JUST AT THE MOMENT I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO GOT MY TUB AND \eLune. ALL STREET] Nock TRADE — — ak TREND IRREGULAR York Federal Reserve Bank Reports Decrease of $21,000,000 in Brokers’ Loans for the Week. . STEEL REACHES NEW TOP FOR 1930 fit Taking and Bear Selling on Theory That Technical Position of Mar- ket Warranted Setback. the Associated Presa, f NEW YORK, March 27. — The k market closed irregular today r a session of highly erratic Trading, which rted off at a terrific pace slowed n during the afternoon, and the ys sales fell well below the 6,- #000 share 1930 record estab- ed yesterday. Heavy selling, inspired by expec-, tions of a large bereue in Fed- Reserve Brokers’ loans, unset- the market in the late after- n, cutting down many of the e movements, BEST THING YOu GOT OFF Rs ly gains of 1 to 6 points, and nr. 1 THINK. WAS WHEN ding a rather long list of issues . . nlto 9 points below yester- OFF ysfinal quotations. Long ticker GE! | ys again invited bear attacks ' discouraged extensive opera- son the tong side. loans Down $21,000,000. ans to brokers and dealers doy New York Federal Reserve mber banks for the week end- 1 March 26 were announced by — Federal Reserve Board late in at 53,8 20,000,000, representing decrease of $21,000,000 as com- dl with the preceding week. Analysis of the report shows ls for owm account increased 4,000,000, while loans for ac- ht of out of town banks de- L. Crésby, Great Britain rights reserve. used $53,000,000 and loans for Features Syndicate, Ine. 5 cunt of others dropped 31286, eop Gas moved up 3 points a hew high at 320 and then 7 repped to 38. American Water- wks which had established a high at 116, closed at 110% net loss of 44% points. Con- which had attained lew peak at 124%, sold down lee off 1%. Vanadium, ith crossed 120 early in, the pion, backed up to 114%, off points net. Hold Correction Due. While fears of a large increase Wokars loans were an impor- rin the late gelling, much m also was inspired by the belief that the recent france in many issues had been ind that a corrective re- overdue. American Tel- . Which had set a new high closed at 250%, up % S. Steel common closed “lonally lower at 1905, after ving Soid as high as 193%, a new da te J Gas. 0) * a 7 * rthe year. dependent strength was shown a wide variety of issues. Was heavily bought in the . Closing 4 points high- a new peak Barnsdall, ictts and Dupont also high ground in the ig. Remington Rand, * 9 & j Ow +. ® 15 " expected to show better a Share in the report 1 * fiscal year ending March 3% points but lost part ‘erally expected, directors ‘ew York Federal Reserve no change in the 3% rediscount rate. Call ATS GONE Ow 1 , ‘‘anced from 3% to 4 per N) WEAR ME OLD ’ following the heavy calling GH HAT AG " „„ Time money was some- Wiz “oer, short and long ma- 6 _ “owing no change but the „ day loans were quoted on te per cent basis as against _ — vesterday. exception of a slight Italian lire, nearly all ‘ing European currencies Sominal declines. Sterling „ “ed around $4.88% es \ sT 34 | ‘ yesterday, THANK GOODNESS ' lpr bmn 4 1 5 4 0 1 prices, with other tae | | : * market news, will be \ „„ n ages 130, 140 and) Pall AND UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLE — 4 8 . : It Had Held Office Since June, 1928—Hein- rich Bruening Said to Have Been Sug- gested as New Chancellor. FAIR TONIGHT, CONTINUED DOLD; WARMER TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. Ray Bi „ 2S . 31 18 Me been F 33 3 a m 8 6 „ 0 0 0 11 a. N.. 6 6 „ 4 a. m „ @ee 30 12 noon eseeeee 35 >: &. ' atenes 1 PD. m. . „% 20 6 a m. eeetee 29 Li 7 a. m. „ „„ „„ „ 29 3 p. . . 2 „4 O ae . e'é webs n 40 esterday's h 4 : ° 30 d af high 42 (3:45 p. m.), low — bably fair tonight and tomorrow; no decided change in temperature. Illinois: Fair tonight and to- morrow, some ‘loudiness; not much change in temperature. Sunset 6:20; iunrise (tomor- Sw), 5:62. Mississippi, POST -DISPATC WEATHERBIRD Stage of the feet; a fall of 0.5. DALE JACKSON, SOUGHT AS 11.0 Coholder “of Endurance Record “Safe After Flight. From Miami, Fila. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla. March 27.—Dale Jackson, flying the Curtis-Ryan Mystery Ship,” landed in Havana this afternoon, according to a ra- dio message which the Curtiss- Wright flying service reported as received from their base manager in Cuban City. Jackson left here as a member of a stunting circus, and a search for him had been organized. Search for Jackson was discontinued on receipt of the message. Because of the speed of his plane Jackson did not leave here until some time after four other planes making up the stunting circus. Jackson is coholder of the world’s endurance flying record, made in St. Louis last summer. HOOVER TELEGRAPHS GREETINGS TO MAINE 6. 0. P. CONVENTION By the Associated Press. BANGOR, Me., March 27.— De- claring “the party has met the issues before the country with con- structive measures,“ President Hoover in ä telegram to the Re- publican State Convention here to- day extended greetings to Republic- ans of Maine. . „The party’s record of legisla- tion and administration justifies the. continuing confidence of the people,” he said. The convention adopted a plat- form praising the Hoover adminis- tration and pledging support of the eighteenth amendment. | HAITIAN REPORT SUBMITTED Turned Over to White House and Commissioners Go Home. By the Associated Prees WASHINGTON, March 27.—The Haitian ‘Commission has submitted its report to the White House, and the members are returning to their homes. — Throw St. Louis Classified 7 bean cat records show Post- Many St. Louis business institu- tions use no other St. per to bring sent or do the hun other want ad tasks. Missouri: Prob- | 4 By the Asso.lated Press. : , BERLIN, March 27.—The coali- tion ministry of Chancellor Muel.- ler resigned today because of the inability of the parties represented in it to agree on a policy toward unemployment insurance. The Cabinet had been in office since June 28, 1928. Chancellor Mueller was under- stood to have recommended to Pres- ident von Hindenberg that Hein. rich Bruening, a Centrist member of the Reichstag, be asked to form a new Ministry. 5 Although the Cabinet stumbitd over the comparatively minor mat- ter of unemployment insurance, political circles had long expected a smashup. Only the necessity of passing the Young plan held the parties together thus long. _ The question at issue was wheth- er the Federal Government would concede 100,000,000 marks addi- tional subsidy to the Federal un- employment institute which is mainly kept up by obligatory con- tributions from employers and em- ployes, or whether this amount should be raised by increasing dues. — ‘ President von Hindenburg “ac- eepted the resignation of the Cabi- net and requested that it continue in office’ until its successor could be appointed. During its year and a half in of- fice, f th j t _ MISSING, LANDS. W. HAVANA e ee ve N — “enn | | Ministry's existence of the dropped out. Finance Minister } Hilferding was one of these. * resigned last December following a controversy engendered by his financial program. He was zuc- ceeded by Dr. Paul Moldenhauer. who opposed the increased grant for unemployment. Another prominent figure who disappeared was Dr. Gustav Strese- mann, Foreign Minister, who died suddenly after a heart attack on Oct. 3, 1929. Dr. Stresemann was succeeded by gulius Curtius, for- mer Minister of Economies. The Cabinet included Socialists, Centrists. Democrats and People’s Party representatives. The Socialists, who alone op- posed a compromise today, now withdraw from the coalition. The new Cabinet will likely be formed under Centrist leadership with the support of the Populists, Demo- crats and Bavarians as well as the Christian Socialists and the Eco- nomic party. It is in general agreement in political circles on Germany's foreign policy and For- eign Minister Curtius will continue as Foreign Minister. Ultimatum Given MacDonald on Employment Policy. By the Associated Press. : LONDON, March 27.—Dissatis- fied with the Government unem- ployment policy, members of the Pariilamentary Labor party, the backbone of the Labor movement, at a meeting last night presented what political circles called an ul- timatum to the MacDonald Minis- try. giving it a fortnight in which to reply. The ultimatum took the form of a resolution calling upon the Gov- efnment to find a new scheme for solution. of the unemployment problem, explain why more pro- gressive steps have not been taken and submit any decision as to pol- icy which may be reached in the meantime, TWO MEXICAN SISTERS FIGHT - DUEL WITH KNIVES OVER MAN Both Gravely Wounded, Taken to Hospital, Where They Occupy Adjoining Beds. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, March 27.—Two., sisters, Dominga and Angela Ayala, last night fought a knife duel over) a man and wounded each other so severely that they were taken to a hospital, where they now’ occupy adjoining beds. The tight fofowed a party at the b home of Dimas Garcia, who was Angela’s eweethcart, Dominga had; hidden her love for him until the merry party. when she gave her to get Dimas. The sisters went fought until both fell exhausted from nhumefot wounds. ; both the workers’ and employers’ | know any Mrs. Erlanger. oughts voice and was promptly | ' — by Angela —the victor into the kitchen of the house and ait - — ad 3 * 0 Gate adi q ~~ W * 8 ; ° 4 4s * 4 9 it Sy Re 3 eee wes ae Ta : 1 N Fa’ >. des * 9 308 3 7 * ee © i ce 43 — — „MAROH 27, 1980. — 44 PAGES, . * TO Sök 10 BREAK FLANGES WL New York Judge Refuses to Bar Charlotte Fiscal From Asserting Claim to Share mn $75,000,000 Estate. — —-—.:ʃ — PAIR OFTEN KVM .] . AS MAN AND WIFE Attorney Says They Never Wed Because Millionaire Thought Divorce Had Not Left Him Free. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 27,—Char- lotte L. Fiscal, known on the stage some years ago as Charlotte Leslie, who is claiming a widow's share of the estate of the late A. L. Er- langer, theater magnate, has the right to contest Erlanger’s will, Surrogate James A. Foley has ruled, Although Erlanger stated in his will that he was unmarried and made no mention of the woman who says she is his widow, she re- tained a lawyer immediately after his death a few weeks ago and, after the filing of the will, started action to contest It, Sie Re. Mitchel! L. Erlanger, former Su- preme Court Justice, brother of the theater man, and the other heirs — 85 Man and Wite Since 1920. At the time of Erlanger's death, ‘on March 8 Max D. Steuer, attor- hey, announced he had been re- ned by “Mrs. Erlanger,” and that “pot a jury in this land would fail to sustain her claim.“ Mitchell Drlanger said simply: There is no Mrs. Erlanger.“ Since then Steuer had answered their denial and the specific state- ment in Frlanger's will only by re- péeating “there is a Mrs. Erlanger,“ and the woman who claims a wid- ow’s share in the $75,000,000 Er- langer estate has maintained si- lence. Steuer told the Surrogate yeste:- day that since 1920 Charlotte Fis- cal and Erlanger had lived together as man and wife and that since 1924 she had worn a $2000 wedding ring purchased from a Fifth avenue il jeweler. > They had never married, Steuer said, because Erlanger had been told by his attorneys that the terms of a divorce obtained by his wife some yeara before he met Miss Fis- cal prohibited his remarrying. Steuer charged that since Er- langer’s death employes in his of- fice had been discharged because | when they were asked concerning the status of his client they re- plied they knew her only as “Mrs. Erlanger.“ Grants Right to Contest. Surrogate Foley ruled that Miss Fiscal had the right to contest Er- langere will and set Friday morn- ing the date when he will hear arguments as to whether he will listen to testimony concerning hér status alone or with a jury: In 1920, Steuer, said, his client and r established a home on West End avenue. They enter- tained fitends there as man and wife and were known in the neigh- borhood aa “Mr. and Mrs. Erlang- Jer.“ he said. ö Early in 1927, he said. Erlanger became ill, and in July of that year. he and Miss Fiscal gave up the West ud avenue house and moved to the Shelbourne Hotel in Atlantie City. “It was while they were at the elbourne,” he said, “that Saul N n. who now says he doesn't wrote that will, and Mrs, Erlanger. as 4 3 i rn | LOS ANGELES WET BY VOTE OF 21, ro 1 "IN DIGEST’S POLL ‘Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, March 27.—The vote of Los Angeles, as counted thus far in the Literary Digest’s prohibition poll, is wet by About 2% to 1, counting the votes for repeal of the eighteenth amend- ment and those for modification of the Volstead law as wet votes of different degrees. The Southern | California towns of Pomona and Rediands, also included in today’s tabulation of municipalities, give dry majorities. The tabulation is: CITY. Enf. Mod. Repl. Los Angeles, Cal...9.211 11.561 11,890 Rediands, Cal, .... 246 101 63 Pomona. Cal. 571 207 87 Glendale, Cal. 765 494 332 Covington. Ky, .... 216 521 771 Lexington Kr. 406 309 231 Annapolis, M. 51 84 185 Binghamton. N. T. 569 720 1.007 Kingston, N. 1. 315 390 673 Poughkeepsie. N. T. 428 601 644 Schenectady. N. T1. 810 899 .1.196 77 municipalities whose incomplete vote has been tabulated thus far. 66 show an excess of wet and “moist” over dry ‘BRITISH GOVERNMENT PLANS GUARANTEE OF WHEAT PRICE it Will Require Millers to Use Certain Proportion of Home- Grown Grain. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 27.—The Daily Herald, labor organ, says the Gov- ernment has decided to enact at the earliest opportunity an agricul- tural marketing bill, and has also approved the principle of the ‘objected to. the nn by. * || quota en as applied v: British poe Surrogate Foley overruled Under this system millers would be compelled to use a certain pro- Portion of British wheat in ali flour. This proviston will be ac- companied by a scheme whereby the farmer will be guaranteed @ sure price for his wheat by the Government, the newspaper added. The precise method of enact- ing a price guarantee remaing to be decided. MCHOLAS f. BRADY, HEAD OF NEW YORK EDISON CO., DIES Officer of Several Utility Compa- nies Victim of Arthritis and Heart Disease at 51. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 27,—Nicho- las F. Brady, chairman of the board of the New York Edison Co., died today. He was 51 years old. Brady had been suffering for several days from arthritis, com- plicated by heart disease. In addition to heading the New York Edison Co., he was an officer or director of the United Electric Light & Power Co., the National City Co., the National City Bank, the Anaconda Copper Co. and sev- eral other large corporations. He was born in Albany, N. T., Oct. 26, 1878. He was a graduate of Yale University, class of 1899. SENATE INQUIRY INTO WET AND DRY GROUPS PLANNED It Will Follow Muscle Shoals In- vestigation, Head of Lobby Body Says. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, March 27. —-An investigation of wet and dry organ- izations is planned by the Senate Lobby Commitee. Chairman Cara- way of the committee said today the inquiry probably would begin as soon as the investigation into persons and organizations interest- ed in Muscle Shoals was completed. would be R e Tinkham (Rep.). W. ‘who has been asked to be heard by the Lob- by Committee. After that. the chairman said, representatives of some wet and dry organizations probably would be heard. 3 _ Caraway said the inquiry in all probability would embrace the An- ti-Saloon League and the Associa- tion Against the Amendment. a SS Caraway said the first witness in- the prohfbition inquiry probably} epresentativ heey Marchand on Stand! at Trial of Indian Accused | of Instigating Murder of |’ His Wife. NOT IN LOVE WITH HER, HE DECLARES | Prisoner's Statement to Prosecutor She Knew of Murder Plot, Admitted in Evidence. Special to the Post-Dispatch, BUFFALO, N. T., March 27.— Henri Marchand, whose wife was beaten and strangled to death on March 6, took the witness stand today to testify against Lila Jim- erson, 38 year old Indian, ac- cused of having plotted the death so, the State contends, that she might have Marchand for her-' self. 1 Marchand, an artist, testfled his wife knew of his “relations with other women” but had never quarreled with him over it, in fact never quarreled with him over anything. “What,” asked District. Attorney Moore; was yout relation with the defendant?” Very intimate,” the witness replied, me “Were you in love with her?“ queried Moore, No,“ said March- and. ) “How was ‘it, taen,” asked Moore, “you. were so intimate?” “Professional necessity. She re- fused to pose for me otherwise.“ Marchand said he first met the Seneca woman 10 or 12 yedrs ago and again met her in 1928. He could not produce or remember more than vaguely letters ex- changed between himself and Lila. \ Prisoner’s Statement Admitted. Lila knew that Nancy Bowen, 66- year-old Cayuga: intended. to kil) the artist’s wife when she went to Buffalo on March 6, the District Attorney told -the jury. Moore based his assertion upon a state- ment made to him by Lila, and Said that she did not believe in spiritualism but made no move to stop Nancy when she set out to rid herself of the menace of the “white witch,” as Nancy called Mrs, Marchand. Lila, Moore said, even accompanied Nancy on the trip. The statement, read into the rec- Ord over the objection of defense counsel, told of Lila’s affection for Henri Marchand, of letters ex- changed between them and of Lija’s confession to authorship of the “Mrs. Dooley” letters which had instructed Mrs. Bowen to kill the wife of the man Lila loved. Lila’s statement to the District Attorney told of week-end visits of the Marchands to the Jimerson cabin. 6n the Cattaraugus Indian reservation. The Seneca woman declared Nancy had told her she believed Mrg. Marchand was 3 witch and did not like her, after a visit to the Marchand home in February. Nancy, so Lila's state- ment said, was convinced the pow- er of the “white witch” had been responsible for the death of her husband, “Sassafras Charlie.“ Nancy was on the stand today for the third day as a State's wit- ness. * Under redirect examination by Prohibition | chand . | | 000 Job in World Com- WASHINGTON, March 27. — When the Senate takes up the problem next week . of disposing of the government plant at Muscle Shoals, it will also have before it a report from the lobby investigat- ing committee covering the recently disclosed activity of Claudius H. Huston in conneetion with that the project. Senator Caraway, committee chairman, said today that he was writing the report, and would have it ready by Monday. Huston’s efforts to have the plant turned over to the Union Carbide Co. and the American Cy- anamid Co., and his action in soliciting lobby funds from the Carbide Co., and temporarily di- verting them to his personal stock account, are certain to figure large- ly in the debate over the Norris plan for government operation, which Huston vigorously opposed. It is agreed that the disclosures have ended the last chance the Car- bide and Cyanamid companies might have had to get the plant, Pressure to obtain Huston’s res- ignation as chairman of the Repub- lican National Committee has been increased since certain party lead~. ers learned his previous connec- tions with the World Commerce Corperation, an organization con- ceived and launched by John A. Shellito, who had been indicted’ previously by a Boston grand jury on a charge of using the maiis to defraud. The indictment was dis- missed four years later. 7 Huston's $100,000 a Year Job. Shellito applied for a Federal charter tor the corporation in 1923, a year after his 4 There was a bearing . * ar, ¥ * JEFFERSON CITY, March 27. —Four hundred mutinous con- victs of the Missouri Penitentiary, who refused to leave the main din- driven out with tear’ gas bombs, 1 fired by the guards in the cul- ininating scene of a morning dis order, in which strikes by more than 500 convicts caused the glos ing of the elght prison fec- tories. About 20 convicts were cut and bruised by clubs, the only weapons carried by the 100 regu- lar and 30 extra day guards. The day's outbreaks were thw sequel of the mutiny of 750 men in the dining hall yesterday nov:. which was quieted after two hours.. Practically the same 7 today refused to leave the dinin; hall, but some 350 did come out before the final. “showdown” and tear gas bombardment. Warden Issues Ultimatdm. Gov. Caulfield and Adjutant- General Adams were at the prison during the morning, and before the noon disorders the 40 mem- bers of the Jefferson City Nation- al Guard company were on duty, . with rifles and in charge of three machine guns which were moupt- ed upon the Deputy Warden's of- fice, commanding the-dining ball i i ; i 2 : 2 : * nF — K * if 4 K — 2 — "a 2 * * ‘4 1 1 . 2 2 8 a > # 2 4 9 — 7 + N 1 = 4 9 * a 7 9 8 1 ¢ 8 nt rats aig ee es * . sai ta ‘ree gee? 3 7 * ty Oye N. A * —— ae * A e