St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 28, 1920

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SUNDAY WANT ADS. June 27, 902 POST-DISPATCH I he Louis With the in St. Associated Press ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Only Evening Paper News ‘Service FINAL EDITION CARDINALS’ BOX SC¢ i . an . * 4 — VOL. 72.’ NO. 304. i ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 19290—26 PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS | —- a PROFITEERING AND Economist for Mine Workers ' mist of the United Mine Workers of 'He said the data he presented was Mkt THING A FIASCO, Wee: gee aT duction. during. ‘this..period i) ane less | per cent. po to 18.9 per cent. creased ®-30! Chouteau avenue. charge of discharging fireworks be- ‘lighted two-inch firecracker into | bakery at |number of youths, MONOPOLY IN COAL CHARGED BY LAUCK Says Net Profits of Anthra- cite Operators Rose Nearly| 90 Per. Cent. 1912-14 PERIOD IS COMPARED TO 1916-18 Quotes Figures to Show 435) Per Cent Increase in Prof- its Per Ton of Output by Reading Company. By the Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa., 28.— | Charges of profiteering and monopo-' listic contro! the June in anthracite. coal | industry were made before the An-, Coal Lauck, formr thracite W. Jett man of the | ’ Commission vroday by | joint chair- War consulting econo- National Labor Board, and now America. Lauck appeared in hearings on the demands of the anthracite workers for wage increases to a level with those of the bituminous workers with a minimum wage of $6 42-day. all based on official and authorita- tive statistics. ‘A survey of the anthracite indur- Pew Lauck, “‘shows an increase t profits of the principal opera- poe ye the period 1916-1918 over raly 1912-1914 of nearly 90 per cent, as than 12 per cent. Seven represénta- tive mining companies showed an in- crease in net profits of 69.7 per cent. expressed in terms of dollars, the to- ‘tal net income of these companies advanced from an aggregate of $29.- 354,989 for, the period 1912-1914 to $55.538,849 for the period 1916-1918, an.increase of $26,173,860, or 89.2 Net Profits High. “The net income earned by these} companies on their capital stock out- standing during the period 1916-1918 ranged from 20.4 per cent to 36.6 per i pe as compared with a net income in 1912-1914 ranging from 14.2 per Their combined during the seven vears ending Dec. 31, 1918. it should be noted, was approximately 325,- 000,000 tons, or about 56 per cent of all tonnage produced during that period. “The tmmense profits reported by three of the principal mining com- panies for 1916-1918 are exclusive of the earnings of their separately in- corporated selling departments and represent only a fraction of their actual profits. Reading Profits Quoted. “The actual increase in profits during the war years of the coal companies which market their own | product is indicated by the income | of the Philadelphia & Reading Co This company, device creased cent aggregate output which had no selling | for concealing @ts profits, In- | its production only 11 per} during the war years, but sae’ its profits nearly 500 per! | cent and its profits per ton of out-| put 435 per cent. “A combined statement for § the’ Lehigh Valley Coal and Navigation | Co., the Lehigh and Wilkes- Barre | Coal Co., the Lehigh Valley Co. and | the Philadelphia & Reading Co. # shows that the average annual net income of. these companies advanced from $6,923.595 in 1912-1914 to $13.- | 155,932 in . 1916-1918, an increase of; $6.172.447, or 89 per cent. The avail-| able figures for 1919 indicate even | larger profits than the earnings re- ported for 1918." me ee ee + WEBSTER GROVES POPULATION, 9474, GAIN OF 33 PER CENT Snecial to the Post-Dispatch WASHINGTON, June 28.—The, Census Bureau today announced the. population of Webster Groves, St | Louis County, Mo., as 9474. an in- crease since 1910 of «2294, or 33.3) per cent ————————— ee ng DISCHARGED FIREWORKS ; FINED. of 725) and | al °0 years old was fined $3 today on Walter Halier, coats in police court July 4. the police fore Haller. threw said, a | a! 9123 Soulard street vester-| day afternoon while waiking with «4 and also threw firecrackers under the feet of pe- destu ians 4 i yells , followed. review | the leadership of President ished and | Woodrow /CONVENTION OPENS WITH DEMONSTRATION FOR WILSON DISPLAY OF PICTURE OF PRESIDENT SIGNAL FOR GREAT OVATION ‘ Delegates Parade and Cheer for Many Minutes Delaying the Start of Session. DEMONSTRATION ALSO FOR THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS -- --- -~—— oe -— -———-—- Chairman Cummings Keynote Speech a Tri- bute to the President; Treaty and League Course Ardently Supported; Selection of Committees to Close se Day’ s Session. By the Associated Press. AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, June 28—The Demo- cratic national convention got under way today with a tremendous demonstration for President Wilson. When a great American flag was rolled up, unveiling a large painting of the President, the con- vention went into a delirium of cheering, applause, and a demon- stration which continued toward a half hour despite all attempts to resume business. At the sight of the President’s features roars of cheers swept the hall and state delegations, taking up the standards whieh marked their places on the floor, paraded about in such a demom- * stration as usually accompanies the nomination of a successful can- didate. Hurrahs for Witson and cheers for , attempt to call the President drowned out the band | order. refused to be checked if there | disposition to curtail and had been any them. After prayer came the taking of | the official photograph, a bugle be- ling used to bring the convention to) attention. (hairman Kremer then began his address. (Cheers and broke in frequently as. praised Democratic of the last eight Vice per- | years speaker formances | | | the | and belabored the Republican party | as a purty action.” Demonstration for League. The names of Jefferson and Jack- | son also stirred up demonstrations and when the League of Nations | covenant was mentioned a demon- stration broke out which was sec- ond only to the demonstration given to the President. When Kremer de- clared the world was waiting to hear the decision of the American elec- torate on the league issue, the con- vention rose and went in for some prolonged cheering. The band broke out amid the cheering which followed conclusion of Kremer’s speech, but quiet soon was restored and the formal read- ing of the call of the On motion of Fred B. Lynch Minnesota, the recommendations for the temporary organization, ing Cummings as temporary man, were adopted without Senator Phelan of California, Smith of New York and Mrs. Helen Grenfel of Colorado were appointed n committee to escort Cummings to the platform. The chairman also got a demon- tration as he marched to the plat- peat between a cross fire of motion picture machines. He began speak- ing in a the audience cried: soon got [nto full voice, cehair- dissent. “Louder.” lie “of destruction and re- | - afe the convention to Immediately the shrill, clear notes of the marine bugle rang out ‘through the hall and the band and. the organ together swung into the “Star-Spangled Banner.” A tremen- dous American flag rolled up high to the ceiling was unloosed and rolled down tn back of the speak- ers’ platform. The great audience joined in the rolling. throbbing notes of the national anthem. Then, as the singing was concluded, the flag was rolled up again, dis- closing an immense portrait of Presi- dent Wilson. It was the signal for ‘an outburst of cheering and con- | | i | tinued applause, the delegates stand- ing on chaira, waving flags, shouting and applauding. Cheers, rebel yells and shouts cut the air of the big hail as the band whooped up “Hail to the Chie?.” When the demonstration had been rolling along fer five minutes, Vice | Chairman Kremer made an attempt ! convention | of | includ- | ' gates would have none of it. to bring the convention to order aad go ahead with business, but the dele- The applause and cheers kept on comiag in rolling waves and the repeated rapping of the gavel was only an- swered with cries of “Sit down’ and “Hurrah for Wilson.” Standards were pulled up from tity places marking the delegations on the floor and the demonstrationists began organizing a procession about the aisles such as always takes place in a convention hall when a candi- Gov. | date is being placed in nomination. Kremer rather gave up the idea of getting the convention in order while ft wanted to demonstrate for Wood- ! row Willson, so he smilingly stood at his desk and let the noise go on. After a few more minutes, assisted low voice deliberately and | however, | and the audience had no difficulty | in hearing him. Applause and cheers punctuated his denunciation of the) tepublican party and its platform adopted at the Chicago convention. His speech was a powerful and elo- quent defense of the administration. | More than half of it was devoted to the treaty of peace and the League by the band, Kremer made another attempt to quiet the tumult and get the convention going. He was only answered by more rolling choruses of shouts of “Hurrah for Wilson.”’ Galleries Look On, While the demonstration was go- ing on the galleries sat tn an in & ested way, but took little part in ‘The whooping, | parading of Nations and an exposition of the | President's attitude thereon Demonstrazgjons Repeated. When Chairman Cummings in his of Democratic accomplish- ments tn winning the war referred to W lison, | the audience went into another dem- onstration, despite his efforts to ;etop it. Repeatedly Cummings sig- nalled to his audtence not to inter- rupt with applause and cheers, but the delegates persisted When he referred to the accomp- inspired leadership Wileon the convention into another tumult in which it wee helped the band Just before 12:30 Vice man Kremer of the eratic National Committee got went off cheering along by Chair- lDemo- into position at the desk and made an, York delegation and got into roaring delegates the floor, however, drowned out the band at times. While the demonstration was at its height, Franklin D. Roosevelt, as- sistant Secretary of the Navy, picked up the standard of the New the Wilson parade. Other members of the delegation objected and there was a scramble in which a police. man took the part of the delegates who tried to stop Roosevelt. There was a lively scramble for a4 moment in which Roosevelt won out and went off with the standard joining ‘the demonstration. of | of . 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