St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 24, 1920

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is 763 ADVERTISERS the at the MORE than newspapers Be cemadaal Why? "3% Nour pair Circulation fm St. Louis than any other newspaper. 2575 local ’ Louis -§T.LOUIS POST- The Only Evening Paper in St. SPAT CH With the Associated Press News Service “EDITION (Complete Market Reperts.) ee ee ee VOL. 72. NO. 116. ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1920—18 PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS | FESTIVAL FUND FOR CHILDREN REACHES $11,082 All Previous Records Broken ~——2125 Basket Dinners to Be Distributed This Year ! ; Through Post-Dispatch. 10,000 EXPECTED FOR COLISEUM PROGRAM 800 Children to Take Part in Entertainment, Starting at | 10:30 Tomorrow—Tickets to Be Given Out Today. : ’ | und continued Contributions to the Post-Dispatch | Christmas Festival Fund literally’ poured in today. When the lists that. had arrived yesterday afternoon were | wudited, the total then was $11,- | $2.47. With today’s list and those | that will come in later, the amount, expected to grow greatly. The | total of $11,082.47 with which to- | day’s receipts started is a record: | breaker for the day before the Fes- | tival date, and there is hope that all | records for receipts for the fund will be broken this year. Last year more than $12,000 was raised for defraying the expenses of | the big Coliseum entertainment :.nd the distribution of 1427 Christmas dinners in baskets. This year 2125 basxet dinners will be distributed and a more elaborate program than last year will be presented at the Coliseum on Christmas morning. Delivery of the Christmas dinners provided by Post-Dispatch readers through the Christmas Festival und commenced this morning. | About 25 charitable organizations which yearly undertake the distribu- tion of a portion of the baskets will assist again this Christmas, and the remainder of the baskets will be sent to the homes by motor trucks. No baskets will be delivered to re- cipients at headquarters. Articles Basket Will Contain. Each basket includes, in addition to fat hens, the following articles of food: Rice, ‘sugar, evaporated peaches, corn, baked beans, bread, soup,moffee, potatoes, apples, on- ions and candy. It is expected that at least 10,000 children will be guests at the big community festival tomorrow morn- ing at the Coliseum and more than 45,000 toys and gifts have been pro- vided. Fach child will receive his) or her gifts upon entering the Coli- seum and a bag of candy will be Ss added for good measure. | There will be dolls, horns, rubber balls, books, sidewalk skooters and; warm toques for the children, and so far as the Post-Dispatch Christ- mas Festival Association can pre- vent, there will be no empty stock- ings in St. Louls on Christmas day. The entertainment is a pantomimic production this year, as last, and will be presented by nearly 800 children from the city playgrounds. It is entitled “In the Toyland of Santa Claus.” and was written especially for the Festival entertainment by Rodowe H. Abeken, Superintendent of Playgrounds. and Recreation. Doors to Open at 9 A. M. Promptly at 9 a. m. the Coliseum doors will be opened and they will be closed at 10:20 a. m., the pro- cram commencing at 10:30. Ar- rangements have been made to ad- mit the children to the Coliseum as rapidly as possible and in case of inclement weather they will not be obliged to stand outside in line, but will be shelterefl in one of the empty storerooms on the Washington ave- nue side of the building. Tickets to the Coliseum are being given out to children only at four depots this afternoon. No tickets are given to adults except in the case of the escorts of the lame chil- dren designated as “Tiny Tims” and the parent or guardian who neces- sarily must accompany the very small child. The tickets are two colors—red and white—and holders are requested to go to the door bear- ing the sign with the color corre- sponding to that of the tickets. “Tiny Tims” and members of the re- ception committee will be admitted «et the north door on Jefferson ave- nue; as in former years. PRESIDENT NOT TO FREE DEBS White House Officials Say Executive Has Reiterated Position. Ysy the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—White Hlouse officials were unable to say today whether President Wilson .vould grant any Christmas pardons, put they did say that the executive had reiterated his determination not to free Eugene V. Debs, who is serv- FAIR AND DOWN TO ABOUT 14 TONIGHT; WARMER TOMORROW | THE TEMPERATURES. 13 14 15 16 17 20 Highest yesterday, 24, at 12:30 a m.; lowest, 17, at 2:30 a. m. LIGHT A CANDLE vane «See | AND HEAR A cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair and con- tinued cold to- night, ture about tomorrow ness, with slow- ly rising temper- ature. - a | ip MEAP fd UY Wy br, L a morrow increas- ing cloudiness; rising tempera- ture in west and , | i | ! : | | 4 | | } | ~| with the | lowest tempera- . 14; | in- | creasing cloudi- | Missouri— | Fair tonight; to- | ‘Affair tomorrow | exX- : treme north por- | "pec 24+ State | had existed for me time throughout the repr’ - anc that the people for the first time in many had been enabled to devote themselves to peaceful occupations without fear of distvrbance. “The finances «f the country,”’ continued, “have been | placed on a stable basis, great im- | provements have been brought aboutin public~ rks, particular at- | tention has been devoted to sanita- | tion and public h-alth, the educa- tional system has been completely result that, draft horses of the business district! whereas there was a school attend- gathered round for gifts today. From ance of about 18,(vv the tree they nibbled apples and sug- the occupation, ared lumps and from feed bags ate, 000 pupils attending schozcl. American administration | their fill of sugared corn on the cob, carrots and oats. ‘sult of the | the gross revenu upils before of the republic The Massachusetts Society for the have increased from a total of some Prevention which arranged the horses’ mas tree, provided also for the driv- and coffee. nl SS ~" i of Cruelty of Animals) $4,000,000 in 1916 to | | ; $7,500,000 in 1919.” adviser. | idviser caused by be entrusted | | with the formulation of amendments |, ito the Constitution and a } | By the ment officials, including President Ebert. STILL IN CHURCH STARTS FIRE Warrant Issued for Man Who Rent- ed Basement of Building. Associated Press. HANFORD, Wash., Dec. ‘which broke out sheriffs today to have been an overheated whisky still in full operation in the uty which was | basement. | operating a still. to private ownership of books. |existing libraries will be appropriated | by the State, and in the future it will) the | a there are now 100,- | As rc- | total of over Occupation of the Dominical Re- | ers, serving sandwiches, doughnuts | public by Americar marines began in November, 1916. For a time there | was some fighting i- the republic as the marines cleaned out bandits | who had been making frequent raids | on the cities. Railway Fare Cut in Canada. By the Associated Press. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 94. om Oving the ignition’ ~he pond gives Brooks’ address as |key when Webber jumped out. 2645 Evans avenue. Several e , ” this Sane | mployes were at work on, ‘The house on Eighteenth street the platform. One of these. Joseph | . a Quinn, 19, of 2118 Mullanphy street. | where Foley — is the home of | was at some distance from Webber | SE eee term for murder and is out on parole | ‘and the robber, but observed what 'and who also numbered Jerry Ford | was transpiring. He poked his head | among her recent lodgers. Ford was into a door of the shipping room and | ee ‘arrested Tuesday night by Patrolman | shouted “hold up, hold up.” Web-: ,. y Frederick W. Breiding in the saloon | ber, after the robber ran, poked his | head in another door and also at Twenty-third and Biddle strects, | shouted, “hold up, hold up.” An | Where Srenne pa ad =a el officer of the company who heard | ney, & former Degen ne . him, remarked: “What are you do- | threatened 6. snecs = “poncuman| ing. jokin. Pant?” after the policeman had disarmed a By the time employes had run out man who WES about to nen Up we onto the platform, the robbers had | PT@PT© | Foley and his companion, who is disappeared in the yard, but some | of them saw that the robber who had described as being about 36 years old, Continued on Page 2, Column 1. snatched the satchel was joined by ' another man. | | The woman in the yard described | TheP os t-Dis patch Christmas Festival Woman Describes Robbers. | the man carrying the satchel as the Fund | shorter of the pair and said he was Contributions will be acknowledged |carrying a handkerchief pressed | |} against his mouth. She said that he) daily in the Post-Dispatch. Today's lst will 5, Lawrence Krewet Chance Unless Pneumonia Sets In, According to — | Was young and was dressed in dark | clothes. She said that the other, | | who was young also, but tall, wore |a long dark overcoat and a cap. | Quinn, who gave the alarm, said Con 8, 5 ‘¢ ‘today at 11:45 a. m., could comply one of the men shot Has | ana killed nim. ROBBERS GET $4200 ° SHOT FOLLOWS HANDS-UP ORDER BEFORE SALOON MAN CAN COMPLY One of Two Men Kills John Arent in Place at 1256 North Main Street and Both Run Out Without Getting $1500 in His Possession. INTRUDERS FLEE IN AUTOMOBILE dining in Saloon Had Been Obtained in Preparation for Cashing Checks for Employes in Nearby Plants Two men ordered John Arent, 33 years old, to throw up his hands in his saloon at 1256 North Main street and before he Arent had $1590 in his possession which he expected to begin using at noon to cash checks for employes of two cold storage plants nearby, but | the men ran out after the shooting _without obtaining any of this money. The story of the shooting astold by Arent’s father, Joseph, who resides with him at 1113% St .Louis avenue. and his brother, Frank, 2243A Cass avenue, a bottle maker, who were in the saloon at the time, is as follows: Two men entered th®saloon shd. going up to the bar, ordered a glas® of near-beer, Arent went to the end of the bar, drew two glasses of nea”- beer and started back toward the men. He had gone about four :teps \when both drew revolvers and one ordered him to throw up his hand>. Before Arent, could raise his hands. the second of the men fired one shot and Arent collapsed behind the bar. The men turned to Arent’s father and brother, who were seated at a table in the saloon, and said: “Hands up, you, too.” Men Fice in Automobile. Frank Arent said that he ignored the command and ran behind “thé bar to his brother. The men there- upon ran out, went west on O’Fal- lon street to. Second street, entered an automobile, in which there wad « third man, and drove off. Leo Cundiff, a marine, was passing with an automobile used by the Ma- rine Corps recruiting office at Sev- enth and Pine streets. Arent was lifted into the car and driven to the city dispensary, where it was found that he was dead. The bullet penetrated his neck just. below and to the right of the Adam's apple. fractured his breast bone and passed on into his body, severing an artery leading to the heart and pasza- ing out the left side between the ninth and tenth ribs. The automobile used by the men. which was identified by its itcense number, taken by persons observing, the flight from the Arent saloon, was found at 2 p. m. in an alley {n te rear of 1607 North Highteenth street. It was a touring car, the property of A. J. Heideman. vice-~- president of the Western Tinware Co., who had reported shortly he, fore noon that it had been stolen from in front of 1306 North alee teenth street. ; Frank Ahrent said that his b er commonly cashed checks Saturday for employes of the Louis Refrigerator Co. and the Cold Storage Co., in the neighbor. hood. He said that he expected that — the men would present their —" a day in advance this week tomorrow will be Christmas, and : provided himself with $1500 for ca Arent is survived by his wife 4 four children, the eldest of which & 12 years old and the you