St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 12, 1930

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Yesterday's high 104.2 (4 p .m.); low, age Ose 5 — temperatures for Satur . e A - our aiierenen “Ere met avelianie until to- night. Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Some cloudiness, possi- bly thundershow- ers tonight or to- morrow ; some- what cooler. Missouri: Possi- oly local thunder- storms tonight or tomorrow; cooler. Illinois: Prob- ably local show- ers or thunder- storms in north portion, possibly in south portion beginning tonight or cooler tomorrow. This Week’s Weather Outlook. WASHINGTON, July 12.— Weather outlook for the week be- ginning Monday, July 14: For the upper Mississippi and lower Mis- souri valleys and the northern and central great plains: Temperatures normal or lower beginning of the week, followed by warmer; not much precipitation likely. 111 at Jonesboro, Ark. ATLANTA, Ga., July 12.—A rec- ord temperature of 111 at Jones- boro, Ark., and a reading of 110 at Monroe, La., represented the peak of the present heat wave in the South yesterday. PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY AT CAMP FOR WEEK-END Mrs. Hoover Drives Car Carrying Women Guests, Including Senator Smoot’s Bride. By the Associated Press. ORANGE, Va., July 12.—Ac- companied by guests, President Hoover arrived at his camp in Vir- ginia Ore: a week-end rest. The presi al party of men was CARRY ME BACK 10 OLD ANTARCTICA. —— WEATHERBIRD followed by Mrs. Hoover, driving her own car. With her were Mrs. Smoot, bride of Senator Smoot of Utah; Mrs. Dare McCullin of California, an old friend; Representative Edith Nourse Rogers, Massachu- setts; Mrs. Joel T. Boone, wife of Capt. Boone, White House physi- cian and their daughter, Susan. THREE MEN HELD, CONFESS $50,000 CONFIDENCE GAME Cartage Depot Scheme Operated in ‘Iowa, Indiana and Illinois. CHICAGO, July 12.—Three men arrested yesterday confessed, po- jlice said, to operating a $50,000 confidence game in Iowa, Indiana and Illinois. They are Thomas J. Lane; his brother, Charles, and Marcellus Moriarity, all of Chicago. Their methud, investigators said, was to establish an office and in- terest prospective victims in the establishment of cartage depots. They would then obtain deposits or payments for which their victims were to receive a truck and share in the cartage terminal system profits. Persons complaining said they had contributed $100 to $1500. Band Concert Tonight. O’Fallon Park, 8 to 10.. Mame- no’s Band. Yesterday the Post-Dispatch - Carried a Total of 214 Columns of Paid Advertising Only 169 Columns in all three other newspapers COMBINED The Post-Dispatch alone carried 45 columns more than The Globe-Demo- crat, The Star and The Times ADDED TO- GETHER. e IN ST. LOUIS CONCENTRATION IN THE POST-DISPATCH PAYS THE ADVERTISER re. tomorrow; . Nineteen additional deaths su- perinduced by the extreme heat, which entered its fourth day of 100 degree temperatures today, were reported in the city, with 35 addi- tional cases of heat prostration treated at*City Hospital yesterday afternoon, Eleven deaths were re- ported in the suburbs. The total number of such deaths in the last week is 55. Yesterday's high mark of 104.2 degrees at 4 o’clock set a record for July that has not been equaled in the last 29 years. A reading of 105 degrees, however, was reached on Aug. 4. 1918. The season of 1901, which set all records with a mark of 107 on July 22, of that year, was the hottest summer in the history of the local Weather Bureau. Promises of relief were made by the Weather Bureau in a forecast which said that a “moderate but appreciable lowering of tempera- ture” was to be expected in the next 24 hours, with good chances for thurnidershowers from the west and southwest. Low-pressure areas are developing in the northern Mississippi valley states, with the expectation that the temperature generally would be greatly im- proved. Today's heat made a bid of equal- ing that of the last three days when the thermometer showed a reading of 101 at 1p. m. An in- creased cirtulation of air and a lower humidity made the heat more endurable than yesterday. Seeking relief from the oppres- sive temperatures inside dwelling houses last night, hundreds of persons went out on lawns and into the parks to sleep. Swimming pools, air-cooled theaters and mo- tor cars were used by many who stayed out until late to avoid the extreme temperatures, which went into the 90-degree range several times during the night. Water consumption in the city yesterday established a new high record, as has been the case each day since Monday. Yesterday 192.- 316,090 galions were used. On the day before 189,123,260 gallons were used. A request for co-operation in conserving the water supply was made by Water Commissioner Day, who said the daily excess of 70,- 000,000 gallons above normal probably included a great deal of waste, principally that due to let- ting lawn hose and sprinklers run during the night, not materially bettering the heat situation and actually in creasing the humidity in the special location. No actual shortage of water is anticipated, he said, but the use of large amounts, by lowering the pressure in the mains, makes the event of a large fire particularly hazardous. . LAdst of the Dead. Those whose deaths were super- induced by the heat in the city were: Mrs. Mary Carroll, 75, mother of Detective Capt. John Carroll, 5715 Waterman avenue, found dead early today at her home. John Kirk, 60, 1444 Cleary ave- nue, who collapsed Thursday and died early today. Jacob Hahn, 60, 3311A Seventh boulevard. Joseph Jost, 40, a baker, 4626 Virginia avenue. Patrick Brennan, 45, 2519 North Spring avenne. Nicholas D. Pandijiris, 7i, owner of a delicatessen at 4908 Chippewa street. Mrs. E. R. Weldon, 65, 4032 Del- mar boulevard. John J. Witelsa, 34, 7801 Alaska avenue. Edward Mason. 37 years old, a sa'tesman, 331A North Boyle ave- nue. Mrs. Sadie Chandler, 55, 1420 South Cardinal. avenue. Robert Tucker, 60-year-old Ne- gro, 2338A Carr street. George Strickland, North Sixteenth street. Paul Dasch, 76, 3233 Montana street, Charles Pressing, 52, 1610 Sul- phur avenue. Arnold Malone, 41, 803 North Sixth street. Mrs. Jennie Tatten, 45, 1439A North Twentieth street. ‘Ossie E. Martin, 47, a confec- tioner, 4906 North Broadway. Mrs. Rose Anna Brunold, 2803A LaSalle street. Henry Edmonds, 34 years old, a Negro, 2301A La Salle street. Hurt in Fall Out Window. Lawrence Laswell, chauffeur, 1522A South Eleventh street, suf- fered a fractured foot and injuries to his back, when he fell out of a second floor window in which he was sitting at his home last night seeking relief from the heat. Police Sergeant Charlies Nolan was prostrated at the North Mar- ket Station at roll call this morn- 58, 1432 72, ing. Patrolman Malcom Young, , HOOVER'S REFUSAL 10 GIVE SENATE “THE PAPERS” AIDS OPPONENTS Antagonizes Progressives, but Costs Treaty Votes of Two Democrats — Pitt- man and Thomas. RESERVATION BY NORRIS OFFERED Resolution Provides for Rat- ification With ‘‘Distinct Understanding That It Carries No Concealed Commitments.”’ ‘By CHARLES G. ROSS, Chief Washington Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, July 12.—Ad- ministration forces working for the ratification of the London naval treaty have been made uneasy by the signs of growing opposition based on the President’s continued refusal formally to stibmit the so- called “‘secret papers.”’ Immediately after the receipt late yesterday of the President's message, in which he held that compliance with the Senate’s re- quest for the papers would be “incompatible with the public in- terest,” Senator Norris, Progress- ive Republican, Nebraska, intro- duced a reservation which he had framed in anticipation of the Pres- ident’s action. The reservation, wkich is in the form of a resolution, sets out that, inasmuch as the President has de- clined to send to the Senate the full file of papers touching the negotiation of the treaty and the Senate has been compelled to act on it without full knowledge of what these papers contain, the Senate, therefore, ratifies the treaty “with the distinct and ex- plicit understanding” that it car- ries no concealed commitments, and that there is no secret agree- ment between any of the parties as to the construction of any pro- vision. Norris held that, since the Presi- dent had declined to send the doc- uments in question, the Senate’s only course was to specify that such documents did not affect the meaning of the treaty. His reser- vation, he explained, was simply an affirmation of the President’s own statement that the papers had no material bearing on the treaty. Similar views were expressed by other members of the Republican independent group and by several Democrats. Affront to the President. Senators Reed of Pennsylvania and Allen of Kansas, Republican leaders of the pro-treaty forces, declared that the Norris reserva- tion, in view of the President's pos- itive denial of any secret commit- ments, was an affront to the ex- ecutive. They pointed out, more- over, as did the President in his message, that the- documents al- ready dre available for inspection by any Senator in confidence. Opponents of the treaty, as well as some who have be riendly to it, expressed the ie Tene the Sen- ate would demean itself if it should take “lying down,” as . Senator Johnson said, the President's flout- ing of a constitutional prerogative of the Senate. It was incumbent on the Presi- dent, they said, to submit the pa- pers without exacting a pledge in advance that they would be held confidential. It the President wanted them kept secret, and would say so, these Senators had no doubt that the Senate * would observe his wishes. They pointed out that the McKellar resolution, as amended, gave the President the opportunity to recommend secrecy. “Why.” they asked in effect, “should the President be willing to trust Senators individually, by of- fering them the papers in confi- dence through Sexator Reed, and not be willing to trust them col- lectively ?”’ Threaten to Oppose Pact. Senator Norris, La Follette, Wis- consin, and others who had intend- ed to vote for the treaty threatened to come out against it if the Nor- ris reservation were not accepted. Their attitude heartened the John- son oppositionist group and led to the prediction in some quarters that the special session would be forced into a recess without rati- fication of the treaty. The President's refusal to send the documents not only antagon- ized the Norris-La Follette group but also, according to Senate lead- ers, definitely cost the treaty the | Votes of two Democrats—Pittmann Continued on Page 2, Column 8. “Continued on Page 2, Column 8. President’s Action Not Only | ADMIRAL BYRD RIDES IN PARADE; — IS HONOR GUEST AT LUNCHEON; — DEDICATES $2,000,000 AIRPORT 4 Explorers of Abtacitie the Yi ee Oe om . . PE, ~ Ka Ae X 2 SEES Peo go ae > ew: ea ie CAPT. ASHLEY McKINLEY, ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD, ENSIGN eee nee a nat Z City’s Distinguished ‘Guests -™ vy eee Pho Post-Dispatch Staff Y THOMAS B. — PEOTOGRAPHED this morning at Lambert-S8t. Louis Municipal Airport, which Byrd dedicated on his arrivat from Chicago by plane, McKinley end Mulroy are St. Louisans. COTATE OF Fi. S. PRIEST QUES 10 4 GHILDREN Estimated at $500,000, Will Provides $5000 for Widow Who Had Received $30,000 The will of former Federal Judge Henry 8. Priest, filed today for probate, distributed the bulk of his estate equally among hi four chil- dren, George T. and Wells Blodgett Priest, Mrs, William Grayson and Mrs. Thomas Bond, Tentative estimates place the estate at about $500,000. A $5000 bequest was made, by prenuptial agreement, to Judge Priest’s wid- ow, Mrs. Mabel C. Priest,.who, the will stated, had received $30,000 during his lifetime. The will stip- ulated that $25,000 insurance, of which Mrs. Bond was beneficiary, is to be deducted from her share. Keepsakes, chiefly jewelry, were bequeathed to Judge Priest’s law associate, Robert E. Maloney, and members of the family. Faithful servants were remembered with a $2000 bequest for Miss Nellie Hutchinson of San Diego, Cal, a former housekeeper, and Edwin Henderson, a Negro, Judge Priest’s butler for 25 years, who also is to receive a diamond and sapphire pin. Good-will and fixtures of the law office, and its extensive library, were left to Mloney and George T. Priest. They and C, A. Tilles were named executors without bond. The will was maic three years ago. Judge Priest, a distinguished lawyer and an outstanding oppo- nent of State or Federal prohibi- tion, died of a> heart attack Wednesday night at his home, 4320 Westminster place. He was 177 years old. , FIVE PERSONS DROWNED WHEN MOTOR BOAT UPSETS; 2 SAVED Three Men and Two Women Vic- tims of Accident-.on Lake Kachess in the Cascades. By the Associated Press SEATTLE, Wash., July 12.—Five persons were drowned in Lake Kachess in the Cascades last night after a motor boat overturned. Two were saved. The. dead, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schweighart, Mr. and Mrs. Davi- son, caretakers of the lodge at Lake Keechelus, near Lake Kach- ess, and a watchman named Hagas, from Easton, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Harrigan, caretakera-of Snoqualmie Lodge, were rescued. HEAT KILLING STOCK IN IOWA Rapids Special to the Post-Dispatch. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., July 12.— The intense heat is taking a ter- rific toll of livestock in this terri- tory. According to reports reach- ing here today, 75 horses died of the heat in Linn County, 12 in Ben- ton County, 14 near West Liberty, in Johnson County, and 20 in Tama WOMAN PILOT FAINTS ON ALTITUDE RECORD FLIGHT OF 26,600 FT. Miss Ruth Alexander Climbs 4600 Ft. More After Be- coming Unconscious. By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 12.— Miss Ruth Alexander fainted in the cockpit of her tiny monoplane as it soared 26,600 feet above Lindbergh Field yesterday but re- gained consciousness after the plane started to descend and today claims the altitude record for wom- en. The plane’s instruments showed that she had bettered by 6600 feet ner previous Mark of 20,000 feet, set July 4. In relating her experience she said she became unconscious when the altimeter showed 22,000 feet, her plane continuing to climb more than 4000 feet. “The last thing I noticed was 22,- 000 feet,” said Miss Alexander. “My oxygen was pretty low and I wast still climbing. When I looked at my altimeter again it showed 18,000 feet. My oxygen was gone. Then I realized that I had been ainconscious.”’ The girl brought her 90-horse- power, /low-winged monoplane to a safe landing. She was ll dazed when attendants lifted her from the plane. CAPTAIN OBJECTS TO PILOT, TAKES LEVIATHAN IN ALONE Rejects Substitute for Man Who Has Performed That Service at New York 13 Years. By the Associated Press. ,. NEW YORK, July 12.—The steamer Leviathan came into port today for the fifth time without taking on a pilot, as is required by the State of New York except un- der. special conditions. Commodore Harold. A. Cunningham, her com- mander, announce’ that he would continue to bring the ship in him- self until a pilot whom he tonsid- ers competent was assigned to him. Almost continuously since 1917 the Leviathan has been piloted into New York harbor by William Mc- Laughlin. Recently, however, Mc- Laughlin has not been assigned to the ship, Cunningham said, and he considers no other pilot eompetent to bring her in. Although he is generally re- quired by law to take on a pilot at Ambrose Light, Commodore Cun- he considered incompetent. éral years ago, on one of the few occasions when another pilot was ATTIC DWELLER FREED BY LEGAL TECHNICALITY Found Guilty of Manslaughter, Otto Sanhuber Is Saved by Statute of Limitations. By the Associated Press, LOS ANGELES, Cal,, July 12.— Through a legal technicality, Otto Sanhuber was free today, although convicted of slaying Fred Oecester- reich, wealthy Milwaukee manu- facturer, in his home eight years ago. A jury found Sanhuber guilty of manslaughter instead of murder, and thereby gave him his liberty. Yesterday the court uled that the verdict must be set aside on the ground the statute of limitations for manslaughter is three years. For more than 10 years, Sanhu- ber had lived in small attics in the Oesterreich homes here and in Milwaukee, as the clandestine sweetheart of Mrs. Walburga Oes- terreich. One evening, Sanhuber told the grand jury which indicted him, Oesterreich quarreled with his wife. Sanhuber testified he crept from his attic and shot Ocesterreich, as he feared Mrs. Oesterreich was be- ing injured. This confession he repudiated during his trial for murder. The case was reviv'd when Her- man Shapiro, former attorney for Mrs. Oesterreich, disclosed the ex- istence of the attic dweller. The j woman still faces trial. Sanhuber left the Oecesterreich home five years ago and was mar- ried two years ago under the name of Klein. 53 DROWNED WHEN STREET CAR PLUNGES INTO RIVER Troliey Runs Off Bridge in Buenos Aires; Three Passengers Rescued, By the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES, July 12.—A trolley car loaded with passengers plunged through an open can- tilever bridge into the Riacho river this forenoon. At least 60 persons are thought to have lost their lives. It was said that all on the ‘car had drowned except three who were rescued. Bodies of 653 per- sons, including five women have been taken out. The’ Riacho River separates Buenos Aires from the town of Avellaneda. SOUSA HURT IN FALL ON SHIP Band Master’s Head Gashed as Iin- _ er From Europe Is Docking. the Associated Press, | — "NEW YORK, Joly 12.—Jobn Philip Sousa, famous band f er, | F vk AIR ESCORT FETS HIS. “PLANE ON ARRIVAL Capt. McKinley, Ensi Mulroy and Lieut. Lof- gren of Antarctic Expedi- tion Share Honors With Their Chief in Reception. “ST. LOUIS MOST AIR-MINDED CITY” Explorer Praises Its Noted Aviators — He Will At- tend Municipal Opera To- night and Return to New York Tomorrow. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, accompanied by the two 8t. Louis members of his polar exploration party into Antarctica, rode through the streets of downtown St. Louis this afternoon to the cheers and applause of thousands of men and women who had turned out to wel- come a national hero in spite of the Saturday hajf holiday and the temperature of more than 100 de- grees. The explorer arrived from Chi- cago by airplane at Lambert-St. Louls Municipal Airport at 9:40 o’clock this morning, the guest of St. Louis for the day. Before noon, he had dedicated the §$2,- 000,000 airport, had turned the first shovelful of earth at the site of the new Naval Reserve hangar, and had been driven to Hotel Jef- ferson for a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Tonight he will attend a buffet supper and reception given at the University Club by alumni of his two schools, Virginia Military In- stitute and the United States Naval Academy, and will visit the Municipal Opera. He will depart by train tomorrow morning and will arrive in New York Monday. Parade From Hotel Jefferson. In the parade, which began at 2 o’clock at Hotel Jefferson and moved east on Washington avenue to Broadway, south to Olive street and west to Fourteenth street, Ad- miral Byrd rode with Mayor Mil- ler in the first official car. In other cars rode the two St. Louis members of the South Polar ex- pedition, Capt, Ashley McKinley, photographer, and Ensign Thomas B. Mulroy, chief engineer, Public interest, of course, cen- tered on Admiral Byrd, who re- sponded modestly to the greetings from the spectato rising at crowded intersections to saluic cheering groups. As spectators crowded around his car, he shook every proffered hand. When the parade got under way several hundred men and women were crowded about the Twelfth boulevard entrance of Hotel Jef- ferson“eager to catch a glimpse of the explorer and his companions as they moved to the official cars. Units in the Procession. 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