St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 21, 1920

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the lawy er’s office ent. att? he exclaimed. peppened to you? sh or what?” b0k his head wearfly ouched his bruised Somber that case the I defended a man ult? Well, I made him on the zround fool rather than a ell that he *as ac. aited for me outside nh 6Francisco Argo- NR for Service. er in the summer of 5000 Alabama ne. ‘fed one day. Al}jl were 6man, and for him ficer could find ho lly called the man m, T can't find any Where were you h wan't drafted at Bid you get here, it was lak this. e depo in Bummin: fren’s off. Jes’ as bout to staht, a great rabbed me by the aid, ‘Boy, hurry up.’ gwine on dat train.’ you is.” So Ah got Ah §sts."’—American — ny Saved. BKrumbled angrily to put up the 10-cent heap skate,’’ he mut- rer let loose of a dol- small boy burst ex. por. outed, “are you put- bas order of cat ed the butcher, “and is———"" - right away,” an- y. “Kitty's caught a mense. — eee : Wood Alcohol irunk when I married ou do when you re- nses?”’ gain.’ POETRY '—-Yale Record. Ah had written $3.7 on and to show the ef- ying by 10 rubbed out bint. She then turned hd said: 7 where is the decimal r, mins,” replied hesitation.—-Dallas urateur: How's this? i me 65 -cénts for & : Oh, no. I charged for the shav The overcharge. ‘e Test. ver have hd eg our house: tested * ‘agreement . Flumbers’ — & regular : to $100, 40 per cent; $100 to $200, 30 eWork, in the last year. : ee A aa . Row y - ts ¥ = - POST-DISPATCH SUNDAY AVERAGE February, March and April, 400,116 . a nn ot oa ee eS tm FT TIRE RN AY OR IT Ee re To os hernias Louis SE PORE IRN mee Te me With the “VOL. 72. NO. 266. _—_—_—_- ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, Associated Press News ae ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH he Only Evening Paper in St. Service 1920—32 p. AGES. FINAL | EDITION SSS ee — PRICE THREE CENTS. t KIEL'S BROTHER GETS HALF OF CITY ALL PLUMBING eres Public Work Is 60 Per Cent of His Entire Business, Al- fred L. Kiel Estimates — Has Received $50,827 for Work Done for City in Seven Years. GOT 13 PER CENT OF COMPETITIVE WORK His Share of All Awards Is 27 Per Cent—Mayor Says He Never Asked Anyone to Give Brother Work, but City Got Value Received. Alfred |... Wiel, tractor, brother done 51 per petitive plumbing work done for the City of St. years, the official service. plumbing con- of Mavor Kiel, has eent of the non-com- Louis in the last seven Ix igl's the sum paid by the period of Mayor In this period, Alfred 1,. plumbing city to Kiel for petitive without calling for $35,740.88, the paid to 19 other plumbing concerns for non-competitive $32,562.20 In the tained 13 per cent of petitive plumbing on the basis of this work has been 11 others, two of more of this work total of $97,698.04. $50,827 in Seven Years, Kiel's total receipts from the city, for competitive and non-competitive work, in the seven vears, have been $56,827.91, placing him at the head of the list of 25 firms doing such work. amount paid non-com- work awarded bids, has been and total amount work has been same time, Kiel has ob- the city’s com- business, awarded bids. His share of $15,087.03, while Whom have than Iliel, have a The entire plumbing work was $182,088.15, Kiel’s share was 27 per cent. The figures were furnished, at the request of a Post-Dispatch reporter, by the Comptroller's office. The awards of plumbing competitive and non-competitive, made by the Director of Safety for all public buildings ex- cept those of the Park Department, awards for which are made by the Park Commissioner. The Director of Public Safety is appointed by the Mayor. The Park Commissioner is appointed bv the Director of Public Welfare, who is an appointee of the Mayor. J. N. MeKelvev, Director of Pub- lie Safety, was asked by the reporter to look over the figures furnished by the Comptroller's office. He said he presumed they were correct. He Was then asked why so large a part of the noncompetitive business has been awarded to the Mayor's broth- er. “Mr. Kiel is very capable and “onscientious,’’ he replied... “I have found his charges to be’ reasonable. The fact that he _ is brother has nothing to and work, do with it. had | FINANCING OF ADDITION TO of the St. for. ‘change, which _to withhold are | Public | | vided taxes would be ‘of income $1024.38 property ‘tendered it with $114.56 as payment in the Mayor's | The Mayor has never spoken to me about the matter.” Manner of Fixing Price. McKelvey said, in ther questions, that answer to fur- the usual man- ner of fixing the price of noncom- | mostly allow petitive plumbing work, of small amount, was to Plumbing contractor: a net of 20 per cent over the cost of labor, the 3 Material and overhead. Kiel said. about this Matter, when asked that in figuring the jobs | margin | charge |. for non-competitive work done under: cent to cent to lie Safety, he added the cost of labor and the cost of materials. centages, he said, did not fount of his own work of supervision, 50 per 30 per the direction of the Director of Pub- | These per-. take ac-/ } Or of the expense of keeping up his. shop, which constitute -the overhead | Xpense of his business. OVerhead is figured in, Kiel said, Ret profit on the jobs is 20 to 25 per Cent. He said the profits on jobs va- When this) his. fied, and that he made 30 per cent. On some jobs, and broke even on others The Park Department, made with the Master Association when Nelson liff was Park Commissioner, scale of Profit allowed on lost money under an non-competitive a Jobe, over cost of labor and material. or jobs up to $50, 50 per cent; $50 per cent, and over $200, 25 per cent. Or has. percentages of. Kiel’s shop at 3218 Park avenue. = not a large one. how large a part of his total work Was done for the eity, and he said thought about 60 per cent of his had been city He said he did some rk before 1913, “when Henry was i the City Committee,” but ent! “on Page 3, Column 5. He was asked. city | that | New Construction, in Two Units, Planned to «Extend to Thirteenth Street and to Be Twelve Stories High. on Locust street would be built first. part of the plan for the Locust addition would provide for a Karden at the northeast corner of Thirteenth and Locust streets. The city cut 30 feet off this corner to lessen the jog in Locust street, and this-has left a concave frontage. The plan is to preserve this form of front- are at the corner and in_ the space between the building wall and the sidewalk, place a miniature garden to match the sunken garden the street in the of the BRuilding. the block west of the Hotel Jeffer- owned by the ‘Composite Realty (o., and the Mutual Realty, both comprising clients of the Mer- cantile Trust Hotel Built in 1903. The present Hotel Jefferson is a i2-story structure. It was erected in 1903 at a cost of $1,250,000 and the cost of the site was $550,000. The mone, was furnished by contribu- Puild Locust Unit First. tions from public-spirited citizens of As originally announced it was said St. louis to increase the hotel ac- the addition would be built in two commodations for the. louisiana units and that the bec heracns fronting Purchase ee in 1904. probably Jeffer- de- A street of an addition to the Hotel son have been completed and tails will be announced within the next day or two. A project to build a 12-story addi- tion, to the hotel .extending west- ward from the present building on and St. to Thirteenth street Locust street (Charles street has been under Way since early in 1919. The addi- have a Thirteenth street P04 tion would RCYrOSS rear Publie The the frontage of feet, In furthe ance of the plan the in March, 1929, had Board of Aldermen a a 20-foot alley opening street west of the hotel. The ordi- nance Was signed by Mavor Kiel. Festus J. Wade, president of the Mercantile Trust Co., in response to inquiry by the Post-Dispatch, said that a meeting held at the trust company today was for the purpose of completing the deal. Library portion of present hotel passed con pans in the bill to vacate into locust Site of son 1s (‘o, ae wee ee —— eS eee OFFSET T0 STATE 1918 REED AND SPENCER ON INCOME TAX ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN FUND BODY Supreme Court Rules Amount of Property Taxes Paid Cannot Be Taken Off. Hearings Will Open Monda: When Managers of Cand dates Will Be Called. ee ee Press Mav 21. named in a Ry the Agsociated WASHINGTON, Kenvon of lowa The Missouri Supreme Court, Senator decision today, ruled that individuals was today and corporations paving State in- % day as chairman of the Senate subcom- come taxes are not entitled to a re- mittee wihch will begin next Mon- duction equal to the amount of other a the state dav investigation of preconven- expeditures and pledges of both Republican and decision Democratic presidential candidates (ther members of the subcommit- tee are Senators Missouri, and Fdge, New Jersev, Republicans, and Pomerene, Ohio, and Reed, Mis- Democrats. taxes. T tion ampaign Che court, in the case of the Mever 1o1 ¢ paig Bros. Drug Co., reversed a Louis Circuit Court which had issued a mandamus requiring Spencer, Koeln to accept a property of $1024.38 (‘ollector tax bill in leu income souri, Managers of the campaigz rious candidates will telegraph to attend the session day. PASSENGERS KEPT IN BERTHS Thief Took All) Men's Trousers From Car in Toledo Yards. Collector Koeln today said that By the Associated: Press $290,000 in income taxes for 1918 eto. ©., May 21 Male oc- remained unpaid and he believed the cupants of a Pullman car in the greater part of this represented the were forced to remain in amount withheld pending the deci- after a thief had ran- hae and fled with an The tax payment, ns of Va- he asked bv Nion- The 3%ever Bros. Drug Co., in its effort to mandamus Koeln, the Chamber of Com- the Real Estate FEx- advised the members payment of taxes on until a decision was WAS suUp- ported by merce and 1918 incomes handed down. vards here bed vesterflay sacked the coach arimful of trousers. The porter later found the missing under a freight cal The turned inside out tax law of 1917 pro- payment of other State an offset in reduction tax, provided the paid tax receipts should be pre- Mav 26, 1919. income that trousers pockets had been property sented to thé Collector. the Legislature repealed this provi- sion. The 1918 income tax returns had then been made and the proper- companys ty tax was not yet due. of the offset The Mever Bros. Drug Co. made an active and could not income tax’: return calling for the in March. 1919. payment of $1138.94. Later it paid In resisting the tax and the the Collector contended receipt for this amount to Koeln and applied to income ta to ac- The repeal) retro- lie refused tax that was of its income tax. the property contended receipt the not affect taxes due cept section mandamus action that the re- xes pavable 1918. took peal 1919 on incomes earned in ——— = a In Next Sunday’s Post-Dispatch HOW ST. LOUIS HAS POINTED THE WAY IN MODERN CITY PLANNING AND BEAUTI- FICATION — What a St. Louis leader in this movement will strive to do for the nation’s capital. What It Means to Live Under a Socialist Government A At Churchill Downs Where Many St. Louisans Saw Paul Jones Swedish editor, now in Ameri Capture the Rich Kentucky ca, savs it is really not nearly Derby--A page of photographs bil eatitee) ima seould be ox- in the Rotogravure Section. pected, A Hundred Years Ago Sunday a Mighty Engineer Destined to Play a Great Part in St. Louis’ Development. Was Born—Read about him and his work. Talks With Theodore Roosevelt *Some ecxeerpts from a volume ments in cutting the cost of of eonversations with the living by unions of producers Rough Rider President by an and consumers. intimate associate. : Dark Horses and Platforms, by cs, durdes Fst ‘Ring Lardner—A timely hu- Zz ¢ morous political | dissertation. Sti sé) 0 a : a races a girl Flirts Wives and Chances of Hap- Fe as aes piness—More of Helen Row two-a-week series land’s clever chatter. fietion by. the most popular High Cost of Living and the authors, now running in the Spring Wardrobe—-Hill’s don Daily and Sunday Post-Dis- ble page of character sketches patch in color. WHAT IS BACK OF THE FOOD SHORTAGE AND HOW IT IS LIKELY TO BENEFIT MANKIND —A noted economist explains the reasons for the present unbalanced condition of production and consumption and points out a ray of hope. Order Your Copy. Today a When St. Louis Won the National Soccer Championship‘ _ fine group of action photographs in the hotogravure ‘Section. Growth of Co-operative Stores in Europe— Extraordinary achieve: by First in- fascinating who resolved One of the of original structure of alluring decorations embroideries in which the collection HOTEL JEFFERSON COMPLETE eye ART COLLECTION I) SOLD FOR $6203 Top Price in Disposal of 221 Pictures in New York Is $200—Bids Under $10 Common “GEMS” IMITATIONS, BALD INVENTIONS Essentially a Dealers’ Crowd at Sale With Occasionally a Bit of Rivalry Over a Pretty Canvas. By Leased Wire From the New York Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, May 21.—The John T. Milliken’s war-bargain vastment of £100.000 tn late in- art, con- sisting of 205 pictures bought bs him as the alleged work of master canvases ac- he he- vielded the painters, and 16 other him and found to Milliken night, or quired by the $6253.50 interes! low class, aboui $100,000 last the Str. Jrouisan’'s have earned at moderate rates of the six the money might in a single year was out. The reasoy slaughter, which Anderson Galleries, was gems Milliken thought he ing turned out to be paste imitations, or, more literally, the reproductions of copyists or bald inventions by persons who did not scruple to forge master the Real would he sup- port a plausible supposition that any canvas in the sale was painted by the whom it attributed. delusions held by the bidders at last night's foreword of the cata logue had afflicted the collection with the bar sinister, by a frank ap- peal to regard the pictures “through the eve’ rather than ‘through the caution that plain® meant that the auction companys ervihing ‘as is,”’ vouching for noth- ing Stories from St. Louis regard ing the reason for the sale had prob- grown like a rolling snowball in transit All eves had become wide open before the hidding began, and no one nappeu while iit lasted. essentially Dealers’ Crowd. It was essentially a dealers’ crowd at the sale, intent on shaving prices to the minimum. On occasion a pleasing bit of canvas stirred some rivalry, which accounts for the hid of $2090, top price of the sale. for an item called an “Evening Land- scape. signed “Casein” and $139 for the “NaNnal Battle,’ attributed to Isabey. But pieces plainly signed ‘Rousseau.’ “Daubigny,’ Ribot,” “Ziem,’ “Barve,” “Jacque, ‘“Lepine,”’ “Meissonier,” “Michel.” and ‘‘Monticel- li’ almost begged for a price even, for counterfeits ed to Raffel brought $? ing after Rembrandt $7 der $10 were not Yet in the revealed the offerings unattracNye as it might be thex would be. like\ the and lerargil, took no pains to mask bids-with assumed names. Dr. Reifstah!, expert in textiles. R Mderheim, who won high dilettante of rare prints turned painter, and Cosgrave, dilettante in general art. bid freelw in names and secured bits that had real charm. On the whole, however. names given to the aueéetioneer by in- itials or palpable in sale ! in- vented to hide identities, showed a disposition to fight shy of advertise- ment of buyers of offerings which. had they been genuine exaimples of work Milliken theught he bought. would have yielded a fine profit on the $100,000 investment. auction the the buy- for the occurred in that Was names to canvases. evidence needed to artist to was NO company of sale. for the were ear. A ably “Corot.” “Delacroix,” “Jongkind,” Vernet,’ “Trovon,” passable attribut- and an etch Sales un- unconinoen. clrcumstances were not as Sup- za l- the their Mever ichard place asa before he John O'Hara matters of their own niany_of posed Severa! leries, Satinover names One of the that found definiaely source, reports of the evening currency without being traceable to an authentie Was that the “friend.”’ on whose advice Milliken sent $100,000 to Eurone for the collection and who seems to have been the recipient of that trust, was an American art stu- dent who had been maintained in Paris by Milliken'’s purse. It was said he vanished after he had ob- tained the collection and had placed it in storage, and that his where- abouts since then have heen § yn- known. Some of the least charitable of last night's critics judged that might have augmented the collection with rubbish from his own studio. TAlle Merchant's Collection. Easy deductions from the fore- word caution in the catalog were that the ‘“‘friend’’ had brought to the attention of Milliken the chance for a real bargain purchase of the col- lection of Henry Bare, a rich mer- chant of Fille, whose widow was willing to take anything she could get for the collection rather than let it fall inte the hands of the advane- ing Germans. On this plausible foundation {t was build a and he eaav to Fontinued on Page 2, Column 3. * sold ev-" Stop |SCOTLAND EXPECTS _ TO GO “DRY” UNDER LOCAL OPTION ACT Force June 1 and c- tions Are eet By the Associated Press. GLASGOW, May ?21.— option act, Scotland's 1913, becomes with law, local enacted in after 30 years of agitation, effective June 1. Coincident the planning to which, use of all va- the coming into foree of prohibitionists are launch an electora! campaign, in intensity, and rieties of publicity, will be compar- able only to the latter stages of the anti-alcohol crusade in the United States. There will be a poll government franchise in and district of Scotland that will come the one of three alternatives— hibition, reductions of ellities by one-fourth, or of present regulations. men for the liquor cede that a good will go “dry.”’ Glasgow has 37 wards. them will almost certainly go “dry,” others will remain as at present, so that while the public houses on one side of the street mav closed those on the other side, heing in a different ward, may remain open. The poll is to be taken in Novem- ber or December, and on voting day all licensed premises must remain closed during polling hours. $10 OFFERED FOR ANYONE WHO WILL FIND THIS MAN A SERVANT H. B. Morse Advertises for T.xperi- enced Girl for Cooking and First Floor Work. Hiram BKB. Morse of 6219 Westmin- Sle! offered $10 to obtain for cost, on the local every town and out of cholee of total pro- drinking fa- continuance Even spokes- interests con- part of Scotland vote Some of he place has the person who will him “an experienced girl! for and firet floor work: highest Morse ran a “want ad” morning im the which he publishes. “We heen trving week to get a through the usual ad- \ertisements,”’ Mrs. Morse said. She would have the down- our 12-room house we will pay $50 a month and her keep. Our last girl was here a month—a good record for ser ing girls these davs. “My husband will offer no larger reward with my consent. if he wants to do that I will take’ the meonev and go on doing my own work. l can exist doing and bea lady, If a girl herself’ for us she will ward.” HEAVY BUYING ON 'CHANGE SENDS LIBERTY BONDS UP Substantial Recoveries Krom Recent Low Levels Noted in All Issues. the Associated Press NEW YORK, May 21. huving of Liberty Bonds and Victory notes in the first hour of today’s trading on Stock Exchange re- sulted in stihstantial for issues from records. cook ing wages.”’ effect Record, to that this Pails have for_a girl ony sfairs work in and cook, and the work ‘obtains the oN. get re- Heavy the many those recoy- eries recent low Liberty an advance of $1.36. SRS 4i,s at 41,°s al 4'%o'a at $84.30 ata gain of $2.30 Victory 34,8 $95.60 and the 4%,s $95.90. Dealings in to 11 o'clock approximated §§8, 000 par value. BIG DROP IN CORN AT CHICAGO CONTINUES TO CLOSE 24 4s rose to $32.70. irst 4144s at gain of $1. rose $1.40, cecond Secona Third Fourth irongest of showed a $8 F.5 $83.50 gained $1.39 were all. rose 94 cents to gained $1.20 at up 500.- these issues Decline of 111 to 13', Cents tn Hours Causes Almost Panicky Conditions, CHICAGO, May Zi. losses added to the wildness of trading in the hour. and instead o1 reacting the market plunged downward with greatly accelerated momentum. Almost panicky condi- prevailed in the final 15 min- The ¢ was demoralized at the lowest point of the dav for corn. which was $1.58 to $1.59; July, a drop of li’, cenis in 24 Efforts to last tions utes, lnse cents to 13's hours. REFINERY EARNS $177 A SHARE Concern's Net Profits Last Year 88,871,046. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, May 21.--Net profits of the Atlantic Refining Co. (oil re- finery) for 1919 were $8.871,946 equivalent to $177.42 a share ($190 par value). according to the annual report yesterda\ In 1918 the company earned $7,- 949.490. or $148.18 a share. The sur- plus at the end of 1919 was -$7,871.- 406. motimated Kedera!l taxes were $4,732,625 EGGS HELD FOR A RISE HATCH —- oe Atlantic for issued By the Associated Press RIO VISTA, Cal. woman, living near get a box of eggs in a corner room. beneath which was a pipe kept constantly warm by a fire in the stove. She plAnned ta keep the eggs until the price would go up. Inatead, she heard chicks, and on investigation foun ‘that 42 of 48 eggs had hatched. May ?2?1.—A recently of her water here, eoaok the chirping of CHAS. P. JOHNSON Lev tmetedin sis cove to DIES SUDDENLY a primary a a person whom he ¢ \- AT HOME OF SON Noted Criminal Succumbs After Having Breakfast Carried to His Room, Lawyer WAS 84 YEARS OLD, LAWYER 63 YEARS ee Was Elected Lieutenant-Gov- in 1872 — Never Sought Place on Bench — Defeated for Congress. ernor Johnson. 84 Lieutenant-Governor Charles P former vears old, of Mis- for 63 years in the practice of of St sourt, law, and long the most noted louis criminal lawyers, died sudden- o'clock of his son. y at 8 this morning at the Albert W. $405 Shenandoah avenue Hie reading, his hedroom A moment homie Johnson, had sat up until and this morning he asked that breakfast be sent to him in his ifter the brought he from posture. funeral of Virgil meal sitting The home ster iater TWwo T. Johnson, CAagO, ters, was sank and died. will be held Rule, 5250 from the Westmin place, al a announced Mrs. Rule is Johnson's sons, Albert the latte: time to be niece. Harry living in ¢‘hi- survive him, and two daugh- Mrs. George Cook of Washine- and Miss Louise Johnson. Two surviving brothers are John 1). John- lawver, and Richard M. John- former Assistant Circuit Attor- and ton SOD, a sONn, ney. Figured in Famous Cases. “Governor” Johnson, as he generally known, was counsel fe: the defense in most of the noted homicide cases tried in St. Louis in the last 30 years His latest case of note was that of Ursula Brodet ick, 16 years old, who was tried a few weeks ago for the murder of her stepfather, and who was tenced to a 10 years’ term in the penitentiar\ He was physica! was lamed by a fall a winter The effects of this injurs and of recent family troubles im- paired his health, which had always before been good. Johnsgn was tinction® of being of the St. Louts active practice. the bar in 18a7, torney in 1866, Was Séeh- until he ago las active vear proud of the dis- the oldest bar remaining it He was admitted to elected Circuit At and Lieutenant-Gov- ernor in 1872. He was defeated tor Congress in 1864 Hie also served in legislature. He never served as a temporarily, ght nomindtion for judicial lie preferred to study antl rather than to pass others, and he severe member the judge, never office prepare a on cases prepared by did not think he would be enough to win general approval asa judge. Drafted Bill In his term of service in afted except and Sou CAS@, Finding Lottery. ’ he the State Legis- Johnson dr laws which killed the Missouri l.at- terv., and which made gambling a felony. These acts of legislation were the chief factors In breaking up a gambling ring which had been influential fn politics Johnson was a Republican. never a thick-and-thin partisan. election as Iievtenaat-Governor was compromise ticket, which was headed bv Silas Woodson. a Demo- erat. Johnson being a Liberal Re- publican, opposed to the “test oath” provisions of the Drake (‘onstitu- tion. Johnson's militars Civil War was for a months. He was a Third Missouri regiment of troops in 1861, and he helped to or- ganize and recruit the Fighth Mis- sourt. whieh he was deputized to tender to the Presiden! Hie went to Washington made the tender to President Lincoln in person, anton his return Was lected Major of the regiment, but declined this position, feeling that his military knowledge net sufficient to qualifv him. Defended was best g murder anc ous lature, elty though Ilis on a eervice in the period of three lieutenant In Tonion the and was Murder Cases, Hie Known for his success in défendin Of the numer with murder who were de fended by him ons Arthu) Duestrow. was hanged He togk pride in his record in ‘Accused honpetde persone cases charged me these cases persons, he some fimea sdid. “are entitled effective defense which can be made for them. Seme the only good crithinal lawyer is the ineffective one, who lets clients’ cases go by default. I never this view of my duty.” In discussing his cases, interest in scientific the evidence he this surgeon in the most persons his tooy he showed (dlis- section of weed tt compare that of a the legal possibilities from point of the accused moral aspeet of a « rested with the Juege to a certain with cutor. who has no righ he does Continued on Page ‘3, Cotume i. work to etudy of the view The view his phase of and in per een age in his yrs the p and ani extent roer fo nroeeecyule not helleve nUU hold that, F ADOPTS SENATE PEACE RESOLUTION BY’ | OTE OF 228 10 13 BERGDOLL, DRAT EVADER, ESCAPES FROM GUSTUDY Wealthy Man Under Five- Year Sentence Gets: Away in Auto When in Philadel- phia to Sign Papers. ees “Measure Now Goes to the President; Vote Taken to Indicate a Veto Can't Be Overriden. 19 DEMOCRATS VOTE WITH REPUBLICANS Two Republicans Oppose It; Flood Charged Effort to Jam the Resolution Through. oe} d Press PHI. ‘ADELPHIA. Mav 21. ver (. Bergdoll, notorious draft eva- der, from custody today He had been confined itn a military pris- near New York, serving a five- vear sentence, and was brought here GGrO- By the Associated Press WASHINGTON, Republican 21.—The was the House, ]t now goes to the President. * liouse majority accepted the the original ani A House resolution, Democrats vainly opposing it. The was announced Mav OSCA ped peace resolution adopted finally today by on to sign papers. rhe Waiching his lawvers office opportunity, he Senate substitite for from a to an waiting was out of dashed outside, sieht. automobile an Instant BROADWAY BANK STOCKHOLDERS SUE BANK OF COMMERCE $1.856.488 Action Based latter Was Liable in Part for Run That Caused Closing. Siockholders in the liquidated cor- the Broadwa: Bank, Representative Kelley. formerly at Broadway and Soulard : filed suit in the Circuit Court Fuller, this afternoon for $1.856,.488.98 dani- 1. ages against the National Bank of Commeree, on the ground that the latter institution was liable in par for the run upon the Broadway in stitution in November, 1915, whiel resulted in its closing The suit states that on 1912. the Nationa! Bank of meree agreed to serve ai for the Broadwa\ ithe Broadway Rank kept other institution and $77. The statement adds >. 1915, a check for the Rroadwa\ fank at the Bank of Commerce for money vote approving the resolution 139, which was taken to indicate that a veto by the President over- as 228 to could not be* ridden. on Charge joined with adopting the Republicats, Michigan, and voted againat Nineteen Democrats the Republicans in . : . resolution, while two poration of sai! Massachusetts, Democrats who voted with the Re- Ashbrook, Qhio; York; Carew, New York; Dowhtng, Nevada; Gallivan, publicans were: Caldwell, New York; Cullen, New New York: Evans, Massachusetts: Ganly, New York: (joldfogle, York; Hamill, Jersev; iiuddleston, Alabama; Me- IKinir New York: MelLane, -Penn- «vivania: Maher, New York: Mead. New York: O'Connell, New York: hlInev, Massachusetts: Sullivan. New York; Tague, Massachusetts. Flood Opens Opposition. Representative Flood, Virginia, opening the fight against the resolution, complained that the secking to “jam and asked for Nov ¢ Com- clearing Rank: that deposit New louse ‘yyy at the $50 000 tn securities Noy, fro S00 in that on 15.000 deposits Was preeerri Democratic on deposit and that pra hRenublicans through’ arr additional hour of debate, (‘hairman Porter. however, grant discussion. DRIVER FOR ALLEGED RAND Oe ee Oe eee ee OF BOOTLEGGERS CONFESSES Of the resolution would “Tee the President to state whether or not he intends to reltnquish the extraordin- ary War powers vested in him by (‘ongress as all our former Ware i.me Presidents have done after the termination of war. or if he intends to remain a dictator and use these draatic and obnoxious laws as A Weapon to compel the Senate to de. sist from ils efforts to Americanize the treaty of peace Kepregentative Connelly, Democrat, characterized the Republican program as a ‘political play and itnsincert- contended that { ong Teas Wat declaratious Gertiany and Austré @pa- the Government Se "9 Break in Opposition. F. | The first break in the Demoé@ratfe opposition came when Repredenta- lHiuddleston. Democrat, Ala- that President WH- to Oret&on Dethe ‘an unshaméful to require the Democr&th San Francisco to ddélate League of Nations * }xi- changed unamended.” Heddfa- protested against such a policy declared “the people would net stand for it.” P’olitieal defeat, he added, awaited the supporters of the President's stand liuddleston urged Democratic national Mr. Wilson's should be renominated rere the measure ranking Covpiiissson notified the fy Suspend. refused, The said to have Bank er is then Broadwa\ re- fused to longet? Warrants for the Search of a Dozen Chicago Warehouses Are Issued. ‘gied ress Mav 21. dozen Wa Conimissioner night han the Ass CHICAGO, search of a issued today by lowing the arrest last have Warrants for the rehouses were Mason fol 0° Se\V PT) hundreds of nien helleved to died thousands of contraband liquor uck driver band. is re lecdlernl worth of the seven, t: bootlegging confessed to lors ; "Pe@XAS, One of for peace flied 1 Rag lle not repeal allewed have detailing the n enabarets where he than 7,00 cases of the with hv poerties ported to authorities, ana aines of could against ed bi ile live cafes 7 the ered more whisk WOMEN OFFCIALS MAY SMOKE Linglish Counctl Permits Indulgence to Preserve Good Humor. T’**e Live bama., eon, he ‘leclared his had resolution party aft for the letter *+ the Aree ate erats. shown ETON. England, May 2! embers of the Rural announced, enjpoke “ta Women ct (oun- per- Distri are ae) he them in husinese cil, it Is keep ond expedite badiy mitted to geod and AS AT) humor, te ston antidote to a venti-| and inted room.” FAIR TOMORROW, LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE TEMPE RATE RSs. that if thie convention Ap. position, “te for a third proved THE ' term. *¢ SSSR] nS NAVE PLANS FOR WAR TO BE: ABOUT TO BE DEMOBILIZED. ‘owes, SHOWN TO SENATE COMMITTEE Danicis Announces Full Details Will Be Presented at Executive Sea «ion, Monday. a nn. Oftuctal cast for St. Lanuis for a . nu al slcinity: FR' 16 Apenecianted? Press WASHINGTON, Mays 71 "if r (Lerman, as they April, 1917. “about has centereé@ dar- of the con- be shown fo next week In lair tonight and «Navy plans for wai prior to which controverss investigation will Lomorro.e ; pent much change In temperature. Mis#souri Partly, clouds tonight and to- the morrow; sOme- exXecuuve Sesslend. what Warmer to Daniels west toxiay that. after with Rear Admiral the Navy General! decided that the sltheugh sald fundamental would govern war with any Powers ai ood ing Menate duct of the Sevate Wat committee the com- » conference Radger. head a: toard it had been full plan cowtd the if enbodied, h- “tartegv «& : in (hey Atiaatic Secretar, tetd night in riittee ind central por Tien: lal’ fomeor- partis ‘cloudy; neot ,;much change in temperature, lilineis roni@ht: prere rte rn w a New | ST le te ete —s ~ weer SPE Nk I MBP GN” eee aden” ee ga ELE OOF ALOT I EG LG RD A ~ 08 + Wey ene a ET TT OP aD ye SS Sa . Sn aera vs yal a aes a : I a Nea eee ee ' Ce an een Syed Sanned tn ee ee t ae ee ee re ~ es SSF PE A Oy ee SIE rire «nen * " aos 2 ae -. 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