St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 25, 1930

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mh, ? ‘ i (Copyright, 1930.) 2 seem .. OZ ? —_— = i .. eee : M24 (Copyright, 1930.) ‘(cuortiahs, 1000. Oe ie A BEe ? ME as . f i of ie 4. i a ae ia é “i z pea J he The Only Evening Newspaper in St. ‘Louis With the Associated Press N ews Saielia Stock Market pony Prices and ere —— L. 93. N NO. iO. 80: eis BP, LOUIS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1930.40 PAGES. _+PRICE 2 CENTS MPLETION WATERWAYS PUTIN 3 YEARS ssissipP! “Valley Associa- ion Resolution Avoids Mention of Means of Ob- taining Money, However. OVER QUOTED BY OC LL ALES ln of Minnesota De- dares President Has Stated Program Can Be Finished in Desired Period adopted by unani- this afternoons sing session of the Mississippi ey Association, call on Congress “by direct appropriation ancial arrange- Resolutions, us vote at provi other suitable fin nt.” the funds needed for com- tion of the association’s 6-year gram of major waterways. Speakers have named $100,000,- Wa year for five years as the sunt needed to insure success of . The resolutions do name a definite sum, and do carry the suggestion of a bond which is favored by some the association’s leaders. The recommendations made in resolutions adopted at last rs meeting of the association, in Congress for immediate port of the five-year program, recalled in the resolutions pied today. Present conditions snpemployment are cited to show tthe plan, if adopted by Con- heretofore, would now be of at benefit. Suggests Congress Erred. ‘Ve urgently call on Congress,” resolutions say, “‘to consider if id not err in 1929-30, when, al- ugh Barighcer co - appropriations inland waterways, it still fell rt of armi , CSUR ea fonstruction’ h ‘mone | ew aid authority to proceed ade- ‘ely and efficiently with the t-year program. “We desire again to petition and ngress that the highest only of the region for ich we speak, but of the coun- demand that the ‘erway projects, ap- ved in principle by Congress, completed where physi : lly pos- n a maximum? of five Se ( 6 Pres? not vyhole, rs,” Besides completing the major ects in five years, the regolu- iS Urge that Congress provide rconipleting all waterway im- OVernents within “the shortest with sound engi- ‘he practice and efficient con- LO} ethods,”" also asked, 'o end the “appar- essary delays’’ in the [llinois River ecun with a $20,000,- "opriation by. the State of id awaiting completion | rovernment. Congress has rized expenditure of $7,500,- on pletion of this work, ‘Sin the Iilinois River and Nd canals connecting “ke Michigan. wues and ambiguities” in control act should be ee ’ proposed resolutions | Ress ‘nat none of those caHed ‘0 yield lands for the common Sri tre he in the ne “ | made to bear an pen Qu ¥ sash. ; eae on Five-Year Plan. lent Hoover was cited, msressman W., J. Nolan eapolis, in an address at luncheon Session at Hotel as nuthority for the state- ‘ the waterways system copleted in five years. an Nolan urged that the} on was “the one agency” “Work Out a sound finan- * «nd get it seriously con- _ “J CONngress. Present annual appropria- ited as they must be ‘he authorized projects late,” said Nolan. “It ‘ we must wait anywhere -o years unless the Gov- >). ll adopt a more definite ‘SS-like program of fi- romp. ther through increased ‘Ons or bond issues or by “tion of the two methods Ye in the ease of the Pan- Which was completed xt . ee d with this work un- resent piece-meal meth- ot “the interminable delays ‘rom insufficient funds, - )oor business for the Gov- , ‘apital invested during ‘( Of construction is virtu- 'roductive. No business ag ‘1 tie his capital up in this ‘ 4nd wait indefinitely for _. [ff the Government is in \ then it is imperative that 'e completed at the earMest. ~ Cate 80 as to realize returns | . ‘nvestment. There can be ett "r time than the present, de ‘Siness ig at a low ebb, to ed w ih this work and thereby Mitinned on Page 2, Column 5. | site | 2 ee [PRESIDENT SAYS STATES MUST COPE WITH GANGSTERS Hoover Against Any General Increase in Fed- eral Criminal Statutes—Enforcement, Not More Laws, the Remedy. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—En- forcement of State and Federal laws and a “widespread public awakening” were put forward to- day by President Hoover as a solu- {tion to the problem presented by gangster activities. He disavowed any intention of proposing *¥exten- sion of the Federal criminal laws to cover racketeering.” “What is needed is the enforce- ment of laws, and not more laws,” he said. The text of the President's re- marks follows: “The report that I am proposing to Congress any extension of the Federal criminal laws to . cover racketeering is untrue. “Every single state has ample laws that cover such criminality. _ “What is needed is the enforce- ment of those laws, and not more laws. “Any suggestion of increasing the Federal criminal laws in gen- eral is a reflection on the sov- éreignty and the stamina of state government. “The Federal Government is as- sisting local authorities to over- come a hideous gangster and cor- rupt control of some local govern- ments. But I get no satisfaction from the reflection that the only way. that this can be done is for the Federal Government to convict men for failing to pay income taxes on the financial product of crime against state laws. “What we need is a more wide- spread public awakening to. the failure of some local governments to protect their citizens from mur- der, racketeering, corruption and other crimes and their rallying of support to the men of these locali- ties that are today making. a courageous battle to clean up these places.” A. J. FITZSIMONS, EX-COUNGILMAN, DIES Former Democratic Chairman and Theater Man Succumbs to Peritonitis. Arthur J. Fitzsimmons, former Councilman and former chairman of the Democratic City Committee, died of peritonitis today in _ St. Mary’s Hospital. He went to the hospital Saturday. Mr. Fitzsimmons was 66 years old. His wife, Mrs, Ella Fitzsim- mons, and his’ brother, Circuit Judge John T. Fitzsimmons, were at his bedside. A son, Arthur Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Helen Smith, are out of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons resided at the Grey- stone Rae: McPherson and Mr. yo haart was in the real estate business. He formerly had extensive interests in ownership and operation of local theaters. With the late James Hagerman Jr. he built the Park (now Pershing) and Shenandoah Theaters. He later was interested in the Players’ (now Shubert) Theater on Grand boule- vard. The houses named, under the Fitzsimmons-Hagerman manage- ment, had dramatic and musical stock companies, and their enter- prises made a stand against the growing popularity and resources of moving pictures, in the period of 15 to 17 years ago. Mr. Fitzsimmons was elected to the City Council in 1907, and served for the last two years of Mayor Wells’ administration and the first two years of Mayor Kreis- mann. His term as head of the Democratic City Committee was in a period of Democratic eclipse, when the late Jeptha D. Howe ran the Republican machine. Reor- ganization of the Jefferson Club was part of the Fitzsimmons pro- gram. He was appointed by Gov. Hyde as a Democratic member of the State Eleemosynary Board. He was ‘a delegate to the Democratic Na- tional convention of 1912, at Balti- more, which nominated Woodrow Wilson for his first term. UNSETTLED, POSSIBLY SNOW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. ie Ws ss ok ee SMa bes 6 27 ee Me. Gg SAS ee 2n Me dd opis Oe 2S: Bee os eo eee oe ee ef 25 12 noon seees 0 5 a. | re 25 1 p. M..cseese 41 eM Rs ss a 4c 24 2 DP. Miccoese 46 7 se Wis i a eer ee Re, te 75:4 p: ee 4: Yesterday's high 43 (12:15 a. m.), low 27 (11:45 p. m.) eg Official forecast is and | for St, Lou gaa vicinity: Some- what unsettled to- OVERTURE night and tomor- row, possibly snow flurries; slightly colder to- morrow }; lowest temperature to- night about 28. Outlook for Thursday, fair and moderately cold. Missouri: Un- settled, probably snow flurries in northeast portion row, and in SEAIMERDERO southeast portion : " tomorrow; colder tomorrow, and in northwest por- tion tonight. Illinois: Unsettled, snow prob- able in north and central portions tonight and tomorrow, and in ex- treme south portion tomorrow; colder tomorrow. * Sunset, 4:41. Sunrise (tomor- row), 6:56. Stage of the Misstssipp! 1.7 feet, a rise of 0.5. Ocean Spray cranberry sauce ie 80 delicious and so convenient... no work, no wnate: ae OH. «+ sust open the serve,—Advt. . Pi Tig ‘Moscow trade unions marched past tonight or tomor- MOSCOW PARADERS DEMAND DEATH FOR 8 500,000 in Street Procession as Industrial Leaders Go on Trial. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, Nov. 25.—More than half a million workers paraded through the principal streets of Moscow late today with bands and numerous banners demanding the execution of eight leaders of the “Industrial Party” who went on trial tharged with high treason and plotting foreign Russia. While the trial got under way in- intervention in shouting “death to the agents of imperialism.”’ Banners in the parade huge erad: ‘‘We Demand Supreme Pun- ishment for the Counter-Revolu- tionists’; “Death to the Initiators of Interverrtion”; “Death to the Agents of Our Class Enemies”; and “Plotters Against the Govern- ment Must Be shot.” Hundreds of other banners bear- ing similar slogans demanding the death of the eight defendants flut- tered in the wind. The opening of the trial was principally taken up with reading of the indictments, which included portions of “confessions” by the accused. These confessions were stated to have named various for- eign persons including Foreign Minister Briand of France, former Premier Poincare, Sir Henry Deter- ding and “Lawrence of Arabia” as having participated in the plot against the Soviet Government. Two lawyers were appointed to represent the defendants. Four Judges sat smoking cig- arettes while the indictments were read. All were dressed in soft shirts and soft collars and the proceed- ings were most informal. There were many women and girls in the courtroom, most of them wearing some article of red in their costume. A battery of movie and talkie cameras depicted every move of the participants in the trial which has stirred intense interest. Soldiers surrounded the building and only those with tickets were permitted to enter. FOOD PRICES IN ITALY FALL eee eS Reduction Will Continue, Mussolini Tells Council of Ministers, By the Associated Press. ROME, ‘Nov. 25.—Commodity prices throughout Italy have been considerably reduced in the last week, Premier Mussolini told the Councit of Ministers today. He said the reduction would continue with the collaboration of all the economic forces of the nation. Contrary to expectations, For- eign Minister Dino Grandi made no report at this meeting of the council on his interview yesterday with Maxim WLitvinoff, the Soviet delegate who walked out on the preparatory disarmament confer- ence at Geneva. Kills Deer With Bow and Arrow. By the Associated Press. LANSING, Mich., Nov. 25.—Le- land 8S. Hill returned from the northern Michigan woods today, bringing a 175-pound buck. Hill didn’t take a shotgun with him on his hunting trip. He was equipped with his trusty bow and arrow— homemade, SnOw in Northern Illinois. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, Nov. 25.—A gentle but steady snowfall covered North- ern Illinois today. More than two inches fell at Peoria in the morn- ing and in Chicago the flurries of the morning had turned into a dense blanket by afternoon. EX PROSECUTOR LINKS 7 LAWYERS IN FIXING’ RING J. C. Weston Also Involves 3 Bondsmen and Two Policemen in New York Judicial Scandals. $25 A DEFENDANT FOR DISMISSAL Confesses He Accepted $20,000, Retiring Last Year From Woman’s Court With $90,000. By Leased Wire From the New York Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—John C. Weston, District Attorn@y’s process server, who somehow became sole prosecutor in Woman’s Court for eight years and retired last year with a fortune of $90,000, con- fessed yesterday that he had ac- cepted $20,000 in bribes as part of a “fixing’ ring in Jefferson Mar- ket Court under Magistrate Jesse Silberman and others. Weston directly involved seven lawyers, three bondsmen and two policemen, all of whom he named. He disclosed that in 600 cases with 900 defendants he had refrained from pressing police witnesses for testimony and had let the prison- ers go free. He usually got $25 a defendant. Apparently his part was a relatively minor one in the business of commercializing trials. Testifies in Magistracy Hearing. Weston testified before Referee Samuel Seabury in the Appellate Division's inquiry into the conduct of City Magistrates. After a year of rumors about the Magistrates, and two months of private investi- gation, Special Counsel Isador J. Kresel put into the record in four hours more real evidence than: had been disclosed in months of other investigations. Silberman had been called as the first witness, but the “fixing” ring appears to have operated without the patronage of any single Magis- trate. Out of 82 cases, with 120 de- fendants, which Weston admitted helping to “fix’’ between Jan. 1, 1928, and June 30, 1929, the Mag- istrates’ records on prisoners re- leased are as follows: Smith, 38; Renaud, 31; Stiberman, 26; Norris, 14: and Brodsky, 11. Silbermann was mentioned di- rectly when Weston testified that once when he was in‘the office of Mark Alter, an attorney, to collect a $25 fee, Alter told him, “If you ever hear of a good case let me know and I’ll put it over for Jesse.” Weston did not explain this utter- ance beyond saying that he had protested to Alter that the lawyer should not spread rumors that he could reach Magistrate Silbermann, who often lunched with Alter and who dropped in two or three times a week on the card game in the lawyer’s office. Weston recalled that Emanue) Busch, another of the seven law- *yvers he named, had remarked once, after winning a case, that he won- dered if he could have won it with- out having Alter as associate coun- sel. Checking over a record of 82 cases, Weston found that in four of them, with six defendants, Busch and Alter had been associat- ed and had freed their clients, All of the cases were before Judge Silbermann. Warned to Look Out for Alter. Weston did no business with Al- ter until late in 1929 because, he said, he had been warned to “look out for Hook Nose (Alter) because ‘he'll get you in trouble. He got a Judge into trouble.” — This apparently was a@ reference to an incident in 1908, when Magis- trate Otto H. Droege, a friend of Alte:, was removed from office after admitting that he gave Alter money with which té try to bribe a reporter for’ the New York World to suppress a’ story about the Magistrate’s judicial dealings with immoral women.’ Besides Alter and Busch, Weston involved Alexander Lang, who is dead; Abraham Karp, Philip Rus- ko and Joe Aronstein. all lawyers, with offices across Tenth street from women’s court; and Joseph Butler, attorney; Patrolman James J. Quinleven and his partner in vice investigation, William M. O’Connor, and three bondsmen, Charles Lang, Harry Katz and Ben- jamin Gottlieb, alias Green, associ- ated with the Tenth street lawyers. He also mentioned an important officeholder in the Bronx as ap- pearing to intercede for Polly Ad- ler, disorderly @ouse operator, who was discharged several times. Wes- ton, however, wads confused about the identification and Referee Sea- bury struck out the testimony, in- dicating that the matter would hp taken up later. Silbermann sat in the front row as Weston told his story. Earlier Continued on Page 2, Column 2. i *) DETECTIVE CHIEF RECOGNIZES THIEF SEEN 21 YEARS AGO Kaiser, After Fight, Arrests Pickpocket Who Robbed Street Car Passenger, Chief of Detectives Kaiser, who has a reputation for remembering the faces of criminals he has seen but once, today arrested John Blockberger, 62-year-old pick- pocket, whom he had not seen for 21 years, In 1909 Kaiser took Blockberger into custody on Grand boulevard after the pickpocket had taken a diamond pin from a street car passenger. Today, driving to his office, Kaiser recognized Block- berger, who was talking to an- other man on the sidewalk at 2900 Olive street. Ordering his chauffeur to circle the block, Kaiser jumped out and ordered the men to surrender. Blockberger made a show of re- sistance and was knocked down. His companion admitted he was Tommy Hays, 41 years old, pick- pocket and former convict. Blockberger served a year in the Workhouse following his arrest in 1909. He was arrested here again in 1920, but Kaiser did not see him at that time. Both prisoners are held for investigation. TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING SLIGHTLY LOWER THIS YEAR Prices 30 to 38 Cents a Pound; Chickens, Ducks and Geese Also Less, Thanksgiving turkey prices in St. Louis.are slightly lower this year than in 1929. Prices of fresh birds range from 30 to 38 cents a pound, the lower prices representing live birds. Last year’s turkey prices ranged from 35 to 40 cents a pound. The average price, according to a large poultry dealer, will be about ‘36 cents, two cents under last year's average. All large chain stores advertised turkeys at 33 cents yes- terday. ‘ Chickens are quoted from £6. to 32 cents a pound in contfast to 80 and 35 cents last year; ducks, which sold last year around 309 cents a pound will cost about 25 this year and geese are priced at from 23°t0 31 cénts a pound, about four cents cheaper than last Thanksgiving. MORGAN IN SCARLET GOWN RECEIVES OXFORD DEGREE Wall Street Financier Walks Procession Through Narrow Cobbled Streets, By the Associated Press. OXFORD, Engiand, Nov. 25.— J. P. Morgan, in a flowing scarlet gown and “beefeater”’ hat, walked through narrow, cobbled ways far more ancient than Wall Street to- day to receive the highest honor of England's oldest university, the de- gree of doctor of civil laws con- ferred by Oxford. The little procession, headed by in four mace-bearers, marched through the streets without at- tracting a second glance from shopkeepers and square-capped undergraduates to whom medieval pageants are everyday affairs. But it the sort of scene which would have stopped traffic in New York’s financial district. BEER RUNNER LEAVES $413,558 Estate of Frankie Dunn, Killed by Gangsters, in New Jersey. By the Associated Press. JERSEY CITY, N. J., Nov. 25.— Frankie Dunn, who was reputed to be worth millions when he retired as leader of North Jersey beer- runners, left an estate of $413,558. He was. shot down with sub-ma- chine guns last summer. An inventory of his property on file today in Surrogate’s Court showed that he had only $3391 in cash at the time of his death. Stocks and bonds represented $228,907 of the estate, loans, $151,- 259, while a loan of $83,714 to the Verdi Cooperage Co. was listed at a value of $30,000 in the ap- praisal. There was nv mention of an estate he was supposed to own at Pompton Lakes, N. J., nor was there anything concerning two yachts with which he was credited. It was suggested that some of his property might have been held in the names of others. ROBBER KILLED with STONE Seattle, (Wash.) ..) Youth Throws Missile at Fleeing Holdup Men. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 25. oA stone thrown by a_ school boy caused the death of Dan Bunker, one of two men who held up a small store. Irving Staab, 17 years old, ine two other boys saw the holdup. As the men left the store Bunker was hit in the head by a heavy stone thrown by Staab. Bunker died several hours later. The other man escaped. Mother Jones’ Condition ion. Grave. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—The condition of ‘‘Mother” Mary Jones, 100-year-ola champion of labor, continued grave today, with her physician reporting immi- nent. She remains conscious, but has been unable to take nourish- ment or to talk for several days. : HENWOOD NAMED TO WALKER'S SEAT IN SUPREME COUR ett seal Comminsiow, of Hannibal, Chosen by| Gov. Caulfield to Serve Out Unexpired Term. GIVES G. O. P. CAST TO THE TRIBUNAL But Situation Will Be Re- versed When George R. Ellison, Democrat, Takes Seat Jan. 1. By the Jefferson City Correspond- ent of the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 25.— Gov. Caulfield announced today the appointment of Supreme Court Commissioner Berryman Henwood of Hannibal as Judge of Division No. 2 of the Supreme Court to fill out the unexpired term of the late Judge Robert F. Walker, who died last week, The appointment is ef- fective immediately. Henwood is a Republican. Judge Walker was & Democrat, and the appointment of Henwood changes the political complexion ,of the court in favor of the Republicans. On Jan, 1, however, the situation will be reversed. George R. El- lison, Democrat, of Maryville, who defeated Judge David E. Blair, Re- publican, will ascend to the bench, displacing Judge Blair. A native of Hannibal, Hen- wood, who is 49 years old, be- gan the practice of law in that city in 1904 He was City Attor- ney from 1909 to 1913; Republican State Committeeman from 1912 to 1916, and was appointed a Supreme Court Commissioner, of which there are six, in 1927. He will have two jyears and one month of the late Judge Walker’s. wnexpired term to serve, and his successor will be elected for the regular 10-year term in the election of 1932. The Supreme Court, which se- lects its commissioners, will ap- point a commissioner to succeed Henwood. Ellison has resigned as a member of the commission, effective Jan. 1. The Court immediately announced the appointment of John T. Sturgis, Springfield, a former Judge of the Springfield Court of Appeals, to succeed Ellison. Sturgis, a Demo- crat, is 69 years old, and has been a member of the bar for 43 years. BEN GARAVELLI’S CAFE . HELD UP; ROBBERS GET $400 Two Armed Men March Owner and Nine Employes to the Basement. Ben Garavelli and nine em- ployes in Garavelli’s restaurant at 8559 Olive street were preparing for the day’s business at 8:10 a. m, today when two men with re- volvers held them up, took about $400 from the safe and marched Garavelli and his employes into the basement. The front door of the restaurant was locked at the time, and the robbers entered through a trades- men’s entrance in the rear. While one man guarded the employes, the other accompanied Garavelli to his office and stood over him while he opened the safe. In the basement, the 10 men were warned to keep quiet. When they venturéd upstairs the rob- bers were gone, GOLD LOVING CUP FOR LIPTON So Many Donations That Idea of Silver Trophy Is Abandoned. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—Nothing less than gold will do for the cup to be presented to Sir Thomas Lipton, symbolizing the esteem in which Americans hold the British sportsman who has tried in vain for years to win America’s Cup with his Shamrock yachts. So much money poured into Mayor Walker’s office when an ap- peal for contributions was made that it was decided to have the cup made of gold, instead of silver, as intended. The base will be of sil- ver donated by the State of Utah. Presentation will be made Dec. 4 in the aldermanic chamber of City Hall. The ceremony will be broad- cast by the Columbia system and station WABC. — 200,000 AT L LYOSS FUNERAL Services Held for 3 Victims of By the Associated Press. LYONS, France, Nov. 25.—Borne on 11 gun carriages, the bodies of 19 firemen and four policemen who lost their lives in the recent landslide on La Fourviere Hill, were buried today. Cardinal Maurin. officiated at a high mass in St. John’s Cathedral, and former Premier Herriot, now Mayor of Lyons, delivered a eul- sons from all parts of France at- tended the services. | 's,¥ ke bets we BPP i Raf Ne Si pi a eT ie tant ie aig enn Sete aR ne Nyce esate npltleainneneilin ; 4 ¥ t, : ‘ ‘ " her 8.0 a ' ag fa t Ahi 8 oa es