St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 3, 1920

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FINAL EDITION > Sunday Post-Dispatch Circulation IS MORE THAN = » 72. NO. 218. oLAND ACTS TO EVENT EASTER PRISING BY IRISH »s Patrol Roads Leading | = Dublin, Londonderry nd Belfast and Passengers ST LOUIS POST-DISPATCH The Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With fhe Associated Press News Service PRICE TWO CENTS .ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1920—16 PAGES. MOTHER OF FIVE, DOWNTOWN PARADE GERMAN REDS LAY BEATEN, KLSHER | OPENS CAMPAIGN. DOWN ARMS IN A cos ecrcmem SLEEPING HUSBAND OF NAVY VETERANS. PEACE AGREEMENT. = apartment and lives at 4173 Enright | /avenue, and his’ janitor, August Mrs. Bessie Mandel Shoots/$500,000 to Be Sought for General Strike Is Called Off Man Four Times ‘and Is in.Ruhr Industrial Section, Lange, were fined $25 and costs Taken With Him to Hos- and Populace Enjoys Good OWNER AND JANITOR FINED $25 EACH UNDER HEAT LAW | Enright Avenue Apartment Land- RAIN AND COLDER IS FORECAST FOR EASTER SUNDAY ——— Also Rain Tonight and Strong Shifting Winds Tomorrow. THE TEMPERATURES. HOOVER INTIMATES HE S OUT FOR REPUBLICAN =e: NOMINATION ONLY tween 7 a: m. and’ 10:30 p. m. and | 60 degrees at other hours of the day. | each in police court. today on a charge of failing to maintain the or- dinance requirements for heat on Feb. 17. The ordinance require- Official forc- cast for St.Louis and vicinity: Rain tonight and | tomorrow ;strong | Building as Memorial to 412 St. Louisans Who | d Carts Are Searched. > CARS ARE CED NEAR DUBLIN ish Journal Reports. That French Is to Resign as Lord Lieutenant and That Decies May Succeed Him. ere Press. _ ILMNDON, April 3.—Reports froni y parts of Ireland indicate that ererenent is taking no chances ‘bath ble materialization of the , sinn Fein plot for an East- revolution. Londonberry, Dublin other places, the reports said, the centers of extreme military ty, a stringent watch being “miaintained and all travelers searcn- rea and identified. Blaborate preparatioris are being | “made to handle any possible’ un- ‘foward situation. Thus far, how- ‘ever, all newspaper reports from ‘Jreland declare there is no Sinn Fein ot and that no uprising is expect- The Government measures are interpreted here as merely precau- ' tHhonary and not necessarily tdicat- ing that the authorities expect trou- | bie. ‘By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 3.—Armed troops were on duty along all roads leading sto Londonderry last night. motor ‘cars Were minutely * _ their business, says a Cen- News dispatch from Dublin, it is ed this military activity had nething to do with rumors of an r uprising. - There was great military activity Soe of Dublin today, ac- . to the dispatch. Parties of § with armored cars took up shortly after midnight just the city boundaries, and all vehicles approaching the capital : Searched. Hay carts received particular attention, and the tram- way ngers from Lucan, about seven miles west of Dublin also were an Passengers: Arriving at London- derry Searched by YF olice. oy op per Press. _ BELFAST, April 3.—In addition to pronounced military activity in vicinity of Londonderry today, ull the roads about the town being led, the passengers who c¢r- by the Scotch boat at London- 2. were searched by the poli.>. violent scenes were re- taking plabe among the Sinn Prisoners confined in London- fy - ~ 8 1} * at roa activity also was dis- by the authorities at Dun- midway between Belfast and Special patrols being posted all approaches to the town. The of motor cars, which vehi- were numerous on the roads , of the Eastertide activities, required to produce their per- _ DUBLIN, April 3. —The Freeman's in an article yesterday ad- the belief that Field Marshal t French is to resign his post a8 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and ioe ‘he will be succeeded by Lord who _ oR ge Vivien Gould - + says Viscount Probably will go to Canada General. situation in Dublin was nor- was not the slightest of any Easter rising, rumors the possibility of which ly became so general as to Ke questions on the subject in | The resignation of James Ian Mac- as Chief Secretary for Ire- ‘id not cause a ripple of excite- here. Irishmen regard Field Viscount French, the Vice- j ey, a8 solely responsible for the di- h of afairs, and seem not to be ed in MacPherson's successor. fears aré entertained that be trouble in Cork when e m requ of the inquest into the of Lord Mayor MacCuatain. 10 Was murdered last week, is au- The inquest is still pro- Cs . “Lag Th, ’ any Rew Field Marshal, Sir Wil- won, who, it has been ru- ts likely to succeed Gen. Sir Shaw as commander of ain. Ireland, is on a visit to Lord Devonport. They with Lord i mgs Mayor of Dublin has re- a Mother “trom from Premier Lloyd Gated March 31, alluding to lity of obtaining evi- corey ordinary way calculated “i to the arrest and conviction in the formidabie cam - a - © terrorism: now menacing Attorney for Morris searched, and | drivers had to produce permits and. shifting winds. Missouri: or snow tonight and tomorrow and in west por- tion tonight; winds. Illinois: Rain portion, rain south portion, morrow; colder tomorrow; fresh northeast winds. Stage of the river at 7 a. m., 25.7 feet, a fajl of .9 of a foot. WASHINGTON, April 3.—Weather predictions for the week beginning Mohday include: Upper Mississippi and lower Mis- sourit vallevs—Generally fair: with freezing temperature first half; normal temperature latter half. Snow and Rain Falling in Kansas. Bv the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kan., April 3.—Snow | began falling here at dawn today, driven by a strong northeast wind, at | times reaching almost» blizzard-like |, intensity. The local Weather Bureau reports snow and rain throughout the State. FOR SALE TO THE PRODUCERS | & Co, Tells” House Agriculture Committce of Plans of “Big, Five.” By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, April yards owned by the “big five” pack- culture Committee was told by M. W. Borders, counsel for Morris & Co. . Attorneys. for the packers he- | gan arguments today which will conclude the committee hearings on proposed legislation for the regula- tion of the packing industry. “We are eolnlk to give the pro- ducer a fair, square and first oppor- tunity to get these yards, Borders said, “believing that it is for the good of the industry since the yards | must have new ownership under the decree obtained by the Attorney- | General. They should be held by persons who will not be interested in | running them solely for a profit.’ Borders pleaded for a fair consid- eration of the packers, declaring | that the decree obviated any neces- sity for legislation which might hamper the business. ¢ “The packers will never be popu- lar in this country,” he said. is an impossibility. tween and we can’t satisfy the pro- ducer by paying high prices for meat animals and then satisfy the con- | me again. sumer by giving him low prices on the meat, but we ought to be given a fair hearing.” DISTILLERY ROBBED | 6TH TIME Thieves Take Last of 45 Barrels of Whisky Valued at $30,000. By the Associated Presse. GRANTSVILLE, Md., April 3.— On the sixteenth visit‘ to the’ ware- house of the Fairchance - Distillery. thieves took the last drop-off 45 bar- rels of liquor left at the distillery at the time war-time prohibition be- came effective. It is believed that the distillery was the most robbed whisky ware- house in the United States. It is lo- cated in a lonely spot. The whisky taken is valued at between $30,000 and $40,000. In Tomorrow’s Sunday Post-Dispatch Stories Gathered 25 Years in Oongress.—Political anec- dotes about men famous and otherwise by one of the best pe litical story-tellers of today. The ‘‘Pest’’ of the Lower House of Oongress.—An _ interesting study of the Southern member wwho keeps his associates in hot water Sy putting them on rec- strong shifting | ‘Husband Says Wife Was or snow in north | in | to strong east to | cold | ill be sold to the livestock pro- | ‘ducers if possible, the House Agri- ord on extravagance on all ap- propriation measures. Missouri Boy, Now 14 Years Old, Who Has Served Two Years in the Overseas Army.—An _in- teresting story of a lad who en- listed at 11 because he looked like a man. A remarkable rec ord. Forgotten in Deathhouse for $1 Months.—Meanwhile many went to the electric chair past his: cell, and now that his plight has been Benpvered, Governor pities him and commutes “his sentence. Order Your Copy Today Rain | tonight and to-| in south portion | | ' ; pital, Where He Dies¢ NEIGHBORS CARE FOR CHILDREN, ONE INFANT Sick and Irresponsible— Neighbors and Son Cor- roborate Story of Cruelty. Hyman Mandel, 39 years old, of 1817A Carr street, a plumbing con- tractor, died at the city hospital at 4:20 a. m. today from bullet wounds inflicted by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Mandel, 34, shortly after midnight, when he was asleep. He was shot four times in the body and head. After the shooting Mrs. Mandel staggered through a room occupied her five small children and .-fell a semi-conscious condition.-on the She was suffering from by in ‘back porch. @ cut on her head and bumps and | | PACKERS TO OFFER STOCKYARDS (3. ana ainiarea | 3.—Stock- | |; per |cruelty at his hands during the 13 |years of their married life. ‘not provide properly for his family and when she asked him for money ihe beat her. her a glass of water. bruises on her face. She told police- men that her husband had beaten her until she became crazed. Mrs. Mande! and*her husband were taken in-an ambulance to the city hospital, and their children, Sidney, 11 years old; Iola, 8; Reno, 5; Yeimn, 2 months old, were placed in charge of downstairs neigh- bors. Husband Says She Was Sick. Mandel had three bullet wounds in| his back and one behfd the right ear. He was partly conscious. only statement to the police and doc- tors was: “She was sick when she did it. She didn’t mean to do it.” Mrs. Mandel Mandel has a violent tem- and she had stood: excessive He did A year and a half ag> she left him and sued for divorce but on his promise to do better she ‘dropped the him. suit and returned to she was asked him to get He flew into ‘a rage and blackened her eyes. Last night she retired early on account of ago, when she Two weeks sick in bed, | illness, and her husband would not let her go to sleep. He quarreled | with her and beat her, shaking her head against the bed and jnflicting “That | We stand in be- | she said. the cuts and bruises observed by the police. Man Shot When Asleep. “At midnight he went to sleep,” “I was crazy. I was de- | termined that he should never beat ! ithe town councillors. I went to a clothes closet where he kept his revolver and got the weapon. He was lying on his side. I shot him behind the ear and he rolled over on his stomach. I fired four more shots. One went wild, the others hit him in the back.”’ Sidney, thé eldest child, said that he heard the quarrel last night and, although in another room, could tell by the sounds that his father was beating his mother. _“He always beat her,’’ said the boy. “Two weeks ago he blackened her eyes.” The boy said that when he heard the shots and saw his mother go to the back porch he knew that his father had been wounded and ran into the street and called for help. Harry Markow and Philip Flori, who occupy the downstairs flat, cor- roborated Mrs. Mandel’s story of cruelty on the part of her husband. ENORMOUS CROWDS MARCH T0 CASTLE OF DANISH KING ‘Carry Resolution Asking for His Help in Averting Calamity of & General Strike. the Associated Press. COPENHAGEN, ~April 3.—Enor- mous crowds are gathering outside the town hall this afternoon and marshalling into columns to march to the royal palace, Amalienborg Castle, carrying a resolution asking for the King’s help to prevent the calamity of a general strike. The demonstration is headed by e resolu- tion aleo demands the formation of a ministry comprised of men not re- sponsible for the present crisis and who would be likely to obtain par- By ‘liamentary support. By the Associated Press. s LONDON, April 3.—Two . Vice Presidents of the lower house of the Danish Parliament today de- manded that the President summon the lower house, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. The request was re- fused and the Vice Presidents there- upon disclaimed all responsibility for any consequences that might en- sue if the House was not convened in the present critical situation. Died in Naval Service. Chicago Naval Band and, Four School Drum Corps in Line — Subscriptions Taken on Streets. A parade was held through the who gave their lives while in navy during the war and a clubhouse for the remainder of the 12,000 who volunteered from this city. Naval Veterans’ Association. The parade was in the following | formation: lice, Col. John H. Parker, and his staff Jefferson Band, four companies of army ulars from the barracks, recruiting exhibit of artillery and field equipment which. has been in St. Louts for 10 days, detachment of marines, detachment of bluejackets now in service, about 250 members| marshal, reg- gave the following | jaccount of the circumstances which) | led to the shooting: } acriptions: of the Naval Veterans’ Association | }and a company of nayal scouts. line ' were Recruit- Scattered through the the Central District Naval His | ing Band, which had come from Chi- | | cago, a fourth band of St. land six drum band and Louis musicians corps, five of which Louis public: schools. carried relatives of the Salvation Army were from St. Automobiles Barracks | the army | | | downtown. streets this afternoon to|sion to call off the general strike in inspire St. Louisans to contribute to! the entire Ruhr a $200,000 fund to be expended on a | was reached at a plenary ‘session of building here which shall stand as|the Executive Council a memorial for the 412 St. Louisans (‘trict yesterday, the patch from The, campaign is being conducted by the| entered into with the workers, | Platoon of mounted po-| Ruhr district. ! ' ; | | promenading on the boulevards. Ev-!/las Campbell, that the reichswehr troops which had | men who gave their lives in the navy | during the war. : The parade formed in Twelfth) street and moved east on Washinr- | ton avenue to Broadway, south to} Chestnut street, west to Seventh’) Tenth street, street, south to west to Twelfth street and ers’ platform was erected. Mayor Kiel and Col. Parker spoke in appeal to those gathered the stand for liberal contribution to the fund. The Mayor said that all St. Louisans dug deep while city’s boys were fighting and should respond instantly for the compara- tively small amount now asked. route. of the parade and held ou: coin boxes for contributions. The veterans carried banners, some of which bore the following in- “Give St. thing no other city has,’’ them over, over,” “Give as you think they should be rewarded” and ‘‘Memorial for the Dead.”’ One feature of thé campaign that the names of those who con- tribute $10 or more to the building tablet 'is bullt. The headquarters of the Veterans’ Association is at street, but the campaign is. being conducted from the Republic Build- ing, Seventh and Olive streets. CLEVELAND IN HOMEBUILDING MOVE TO RELIEVE RENT CRISIS -— ——— — — Trades Organizations Open Cam- paign for Erection of 5000 Homes With Private Capital. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, O., April movement to.bring pecmanent relief from aggravated conditions in Cleve- land by build! 5000 or more homes this summe use of private | capital w: at noon today at a mee! heads of 12 trades org of the city. Detailed or the inaugura- tion of a campaign along the line of the liberty loan and community chest drives to bring out capital and get pledges from organizations. in- dustries and individuals to erect Naval do Boe, president of the Cleveland Real Estate Board, which organiza- tion called the meeting. FRISCO CLERKS TO WEAR KHAKI Special to the Post-Dispatch. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April clothing prices was taken today by eral offices here. A committee cir- culated a petition which was gener- ally’ signed asking all employes to | appear for work next Monday morn- ing wearing khaki or olive drab garments. Employes say the peti- tion Was drafted because of the fail- ure of the committees conferring in Washington to reach an agreement on the wage negotiations. ‘The signers pledged themselves to “stick”’’ until prices came down. A | purchasing agent was appointed to buy the simple raiment in bulk. street, north to Olive street, west to. Chestnut | houses, were outlined by H. R. Van | } nérth to Olive street, where a speak- | about | the | F riday Holiday. _ment inspector, | SABOTAGE THREAT | IF TROOPS ARE SENT | \Essen and Dessinaiiieil Free | From Disorders—Work- men Believe Government Will Keep Its Promises. By the Associgted Press. COPENHAGEN, April 3.—Deci- industrial rerion of the dis- | _according to a dis- | It will be newed, however, if the Berlin ,Gov- | to fulfill odligations | and, in particular, if it fails to halt the of Essen. re- | ernment. fails movement troops against the oe -— Essen Is Quiet—Red Troops Turn in Arms, By the Associated Press. ESSEN, April 2.—The city quite free from disorder today. populace enjoyed the holiday was | The | by erybody »seemed relieved at the ad- | vent of peace. The Red guards gradually are| handing in their arms. Otto Bow- | er.sipen, military commander of the | Reds, told the correspondent today | | Ae stngs Wesel had gone southward. | ‘General Strike Is Called Off in Dues- | seldorf Region. Ey the Associated Press. DUESSELDORF, Friday. April 2. -—-Control_by the workmen ceased Meissner, Fred Masterson, a Health Depart- testified that upon a visit to the h®me of Mrs. Cather- ine Wyatt on the second floor of the apartment building on the date named, he found a case of influ- |enuza and a thermometer which reg- | istered the heat as 60 degrees. He said that the steam turned on and that, in addition, grate fire was burning. Mrs. Edna -Martino’ the heat in her apartment on the first floor was 62 degrees at 2 p. m. on Feb. 17 and Mrs. Hugh Miller testified thdt the heat in one of her rooms was 68 degrees and in the hall 58 degrees. Helming said that he had been in- jured by an automobile and on Feb. 17 was in a hospital, so that he could not look ‘after the apartment. Lange said that he served as janitor in’ nine separate apartment houses in the neighborhood. .He said the'| practice of the women in drying’! clothes on the radiators was responsi- | ble for the lack of heat. ‘THREE AMERICAN ACES MADE CHEVALIERS IN LEGION OF HONOR Rickenbacker and Campbell Also Get Croix de Guerre With Palm —Seven Others Decorated. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, April 3.—Capts. Edward V. Rickenbacker and poug- American been made Chevaliers of the Legion aces, ‘of Honor and awarded the Croix de | French | Department | by the War Guerre with palm Government, the announced today. Capt. Chambers, also an ace, was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. |The Croix de Guerre was awarded ‘with palm to Lieuts. James Leo H. liam W. Palmer, star to Lieuts. Samuel Kaye Jr., Alden Be Sherry. Col. Eadward Stantey’ Gorrell ‘has Reed M. and with bronze and theoretically at noon today through-|peen awarded the Medal of the Brit- out the Ruhr district under the’! peace terms ratified last night at | Essen. Today being Good Friday, | religious ceremonies were § strictly observed. The turning over of their | duties to the police ms the workmen | in the various cities Is expected to | be a gradual process. The general strike was called off. this morning and resumption of) work will take place tomorrow. Street cars, however, were operat- 'ing in most places today, Solicitors were stationed along the | / agreement, | Duesseldorf being already _in the barracks and other Louis some-, “We took | help us put this drive | | service taken from a joint fund contributed | by the workmen, is | Prince Joachim, Ex-Kaiser’s Cousin, fund will be inscribed upon a bronze | within the building when it) 510 Olive! ‘ing fomented an attack on members released from prison yesterday. 'Prince has been forbidden to reside in Paris. ‘Berlin Government Still Wishes to | By the Agsociated Press. 3.—A | Gove: nment announces in a.commit- nication to the press thuit :t has re- solved to dispatch troops to the Ruhr region as soon as the Entente con- : | |}Cabinet meeting today. : 3.—/dore Anastas, a brother of the pro- What is intended as a blow to the, prietor, employes of the Frisco Railroad gen- | | are satis- | great dif- terms 01) arms deposited buildings. Some of the red guards are march- ing in a happy frame of mind to) their quarters to get orders for their pay. This money will be)! The workmen's leaders fied that there will be no ficulty in executing the virtually all the local. authori- ties and the Government. ¢ Is Out of Jail. BERLIN, April 3—Prince Joachim Albrecht. of Prussia, cousin of for- mer Emperor William, who was re- cently arrested and incarcerated in the Moabit prison charged with hav- of the French commission in the dining room of the Hotel Adlon, was The Send Troops to Ruhr District. BERLIN, April 3.—The German sents to such « move. ‘Tae decision was reached after a three hours’ THREE ARRESTED AFTER LIQUOR 1S BOUGHT AT PLACE ON MARKET Raid Discloses no Supply to Federal Men, Though Informer Had Pur- chased Prohibition enforcement officers today raided the saloon, wing room and lunch stand of Harry Anastas, 601 Market street, after an informer in } had purchased a quart of whisky with a marked $20 bill which was found later on the person of Theo- who was acting as barten- der. However, an hour's search of the saloon, lunch stand, wineroom and /basement on the premises failed to reveal any stock of liquor. The in- former said that the quart of whisky he purchased was brought in from the lunch stand. ° Theodore Anastas said that he was secretary and treasurer of the Met- ropolitan Laundry Co., 4436-38 Olive street, and was ‘acting for his broth- er in the saloon becaus# other help could not’ be found. He was arrest- ed with George Massini, in charge of the lunch stand, and a negro porter. ish Distinguished Service Order and Mai. Ernest J. Jones the French Medaille d’Honneur. i JOHN BURROUGHS, NATURALIST, CELEBRATES 83D BIRTHDAY a oe POUGHKEEPSIE, —John Burroughs, ist, who is celebrating his. eighty- third birthday, at Yama Farms, in Ulster County, gave the following message to the world today: ' “Keep cheerful and get out more and better newspapers, that the world may be benefited.” Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edi- son, old friends of Burroughs, were not expected to attend the celebra-| ‘Park naturalist’ Burroughs stat- Edison in tion of the West anniversary. Ford, ed, is in Detroit and Mr. | Florida. Burroughs spent part of the day collecting maple sap. This afternoon he planted a sugar maple tree on the farm. Many friends visited him and offered their congratulations. He also received a large number of mes- sages by wire and mail. ST. LOUIS WOMAN IRISH PICKET Mrs. Mary Kealty Kicggett in Dem- onstration Against Embassy. Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, April 3.—Mrs. Mary Kealty Kleggett of St. Louis is one of the women who picketed the British embassy bearing banners calling on the United States to abro- gate all treaties with England and aid in freeing Ireland. Among her companions were: Miss Jessie Hardy McKaye of Wash- ington; Mrs. Annie Riley Hale, cousin of Senator Shields of Tennessee; Mrs. Anne Murphy, New York; Miss Hejen Crowe, Chicago; Miss Amelia Rosser, Washington; Mrs. Marie Claire O’Brien, Baltimore; Miss Margaret Ryan, -Boston, and Mrs. James Walsh, Miss Mary Carroll, Miss Mary A. Kenna, Mrs. Malcome Duncan and Mrs. George Warner of New York. POPE FORBIDS SALE OF RELICS Priests. Must Consult Vatican Before Disposing of Articles. By the Associated Press, MADRID, April 3—The papal nuncia here has issued a circular ~~ addressed to the priests of Spain for- bidding the sale by ecclesiastics of objects of artistic value belonging to the various churches. The nuncio’s attention has been called to the fact that many priests had sold ancient tapestries, paintings and other ob- jects belonging to parish churches and replaced them with modern works of art. Antiquarians, the riuncio said, had been,enabled to make enormous profits by disposing of the old objects to foreigners. The circular forbids the sale of any. articles belonging to churches without the authorization of the Pope. ? radiators were | a testified that Asks That He Be Not Embarrassed by Suggestions That Name Be Put Before Any Other Party as Sense of Teamwork Would Pre- clude Such Possibility. By the Associated Press, & have A. | Dawson and Wil- | April 3. | famous natural-| NEW YORK, April 3.—Herbert Hoover, who has anneal he is ready to accept the Republican presidential nomination if it be demanded of ‘him, issued a statement today in which he re- ‘quested he be. not further embarrassed by suggestions of some independents that his name be plated before any other party, as eee FORMER PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY KILLS EDITOR WN DUEL Editorial Calling Jose Batlle | y Ordones “Champion of Fraud” Led to Clash Re- sulting Fatally. By the Aasociated Press. -MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, April 3. —Political excitement prevails. in this city today.as a result of the death of Washington Beltran, editor 'of the Newspaper El Pais, in a duel with former President Jose Battle y Ordones, yesterday. The National- ist party has called a meeting of its leaders and the Chamber of Depu- ties held a meeting last night, afs- | cussing the tragedy. After. the last elections in Uru- 'guay, the Nationalists accuged the ‘“‘Battleistes,”” the party headed by the former President, of frauds. This ‘organization is a section of the Colo- 'radist party, which is at present in | political control here, and Beltran’s |'newspaper, in an editorial discuss- ing the elections, called Battle the “champion of fraud.” It was this utterance that led to the fatal duel. Meet in Pouring Rain. The opponents met on a football field in the midst of a pouring rain- storm. Senator Lionet Aguirre and Deputy Francisco Larreta appeared as Beltran's seconds, while Deputies Ovidio Fernandez Rios and Francis- co Ghighiliani acted in a similar ca- pacity for Battle. Dr. Domingo Ve- racierto, secretary of the Chamber of Deputies, was master of ceremo- nies. The duelists waited for three hours, hoping the rain would cease, and at last Senor Veracierto notified them he would give them five min- utes in which to begin. Because of the rain the two men decided to keep on their hats, but Beltran changed his straw hat for a felt, so that both might be on even terms. Both Miss First Shots. Standing 25 paces apart, the duel- ists were given the word to fire, both | missing on the first exchange. Be- |fore Beltran could fire a second shot he was struck by a bullet from Bat- tle’s pistol and sank to the ground moertally wounded. He was shot in the breast and died soon afterward. The body was taken to the state headquarters of the National party, where it is lying in state. There is a law against duelling in Uruguay, but it.is understood that Beltran and Battle was that neither would prosecute the other in case of injury. Duels are infrequent in this country. : The Chamber of Deputies late last night unanimously adopted a resolu- tion aceording an annual pension of $3000 to Beltran’s widow. SAINT GERVAIS CHURCH SERVICES ? Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch. PARIS, April 3.—Two years ago yesterday, ‘Big Bertha,” firing from 70 miles, dropped a shell into Saint Gervais Church in Paris during the Good Frida&y evening service, killing and wounding many. Yesterday aft- ernoon, for the first time since that day, special Good Friday servicés were resumed. ' The church was crowded, while the famous choir, known all over France, assisted in the service. : i | i | a primary sense of team-work in any party organization would preclude such a possibility.”’ Mr. Hoover said in his statement he had no great record of partisan activity and “admitted” that his po- | litical activity was confined to mem- ,ing engineer, bership in a prominent RepublHcan club and allegiance to the party over a period of years. He added, that, because of his profession of a min- continual shifting of -residence had prevented him from ‘exercising as much as he desiréd the privilege of every citizen at the solls, Cannot Make Personal Canvass. Asserting that his administrative duties in various relief organiga- tions would prevent him from mak- ing a personal canvass for the nom- ination, Mr. Hoover said he expect- el Hoover organizations throughout the country would have to expend ‘certain amounts for printing and other expenses, but that he hoped they would confine themselves to minor subscriptions and expendi- tures and would be prepared to 6épen their books to public inspection. — The text. of the message, which Hoover requested should be sent to all ‘“‘Hoover-for-President” clubs, is as follows: “‘T shall be unable to take part in a persongl canvass, as my ad-+ ministrative obligations to sev- eral organizations engaged in the starvation relief in Europe are such until their next harvest that I can give little time to any other matters. “Having refused to allow my name to be put into the ‘pri- maries hitherto at every place where I have been consulted— so far as I know it has only been done in the states of California and Michigan and one solitary district outside, and as there is little organization on my behalf, except the clubs that have sprung*® up spontaneously over the country and as most of the primaries are closed, and at this” late date no organization Is possible that could compete with other organizations, I do not con- gider my friends will find any advantage in that direction In other primaries. Those who think I should be nominated will, I believe, find their energies bet- ter applied to promotion of their views to the country and the. delegates already named, with! full respect to their prior. pledges. No Apology for Letter. “T had no expectation that my entrance into this situation would be welcomed by the type of person who conceives that fit- ness for office, patriotism and citizenship, depend upon placing sheer partisanship’ above fna- tional interest or who require years of demonstrated partici- pation in work with mechanical politicians. I cannot assist these people with explanations trying to prove that I bélong to their class. “Some people of this sort ‘eel gteat trouble of mind that in a letter addressed to a ‘riend last orte of the conditions agreed to by | year lexpresged my alarm at the then growing partisanship and pressed the need for unity of . action between the legislative and executive branches of the Government, while ws wore. still faced with the problems of war. I¢ was obviously my duty as an important war official to support the President without thought of any political interest to myself, from the day I en- tered the administration until I left it, and I put no 4nualifi- cations upon or apologies for loyalty to one’s chief tn office. “On the second potnt of their anxiety I make no pretension to a great record of partisan ac«- tivity. Tat once admit that my political interest was confined to membership in a prominent Republican club. and allegianave to the party over years, du: IT earned my living in one of thos - professions that required so ine termittent a shift of resideace from my home base, as to trer _ Continued om Page 2 Column 4 --6 -