St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 22, 1921

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comic PAGE JULY 21, 1921, _ —_ (Registered U. g. Pa Copyright, 1921, by =a ~- ee RE, Mime . RPHY SEAIT tis Suite SAN | ASE ALTER - NATE | and Capital Held to Be Essential to Elimination of _ Waste | Dillion dollars a year tn wages is be- ing lost in the building industry ‘through unemployment, declares a teport made public today by committee on elimination of waste YOU TELL IT DREDS OF THO : "When you advertise in P.-D, Wants See First Want Page Today TO USANDS Oniy The Evening Paper in St - Louis With the ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Associated Press News Service VOL. 73. NO. 323. ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 2 22, a ao ee ee ee 1921—22 PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS RLY WAGE LOSS OF HALF BILLION. ‘ROM DLENESS IN LONG INDUS = nen of Work Outstanding Feature in Industry, Sey Report of Committee on. | Wastes of American En- Council, vee Appointed “4 ee W as p Hoover. 30R REGULATIONS 7 ASSAILED AS COSTLY ion Between Labor and Other the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 22.—Half a the CLOUDY TONIGHT, TOMORROW; LITTLE TEMPERATURE CHANGE OD ~2@ OP C9d0 -* PPPPPPPP Highest yesterday, 88, at 4 Pp. m. lowest, 68, at 6 a. m. DEADLOCK 13 BETTER THAN Official fore. cast for St. Louis and vicin- and tomorrow; pot much change in temperature. Missouri — Partly cloudy ‘“onight and to- morrow; not much change in temperature. Illinois— Fair in south portion, somewhat un- settled in north portion and tomorrow; not m change in tem- perature. Stage of the river at 7 a. m., 8.3 feet, a fall of .3 of a foot. 189 INDICTMENTS IN ARCOLA BANK CASE tion Officers; Grand Jury Finds Bank Short $546,000. By the Associated Press TUSCOLA, IIL, July 22.—One hun. dred and eighty- five indictments were returned today by the Douglas Coun- MANOR TELLS Ot DEALS, IN DENYING | BERGDOLL STORY Declares Before House Com- mittee That He Never Ac- cepted $5000 to Help Draft Dodger Escape. “SHE DIDN’T GIVE ME CUSSED COPP plaining tonight | ee ae Money, in Examination by Congressman. By the Associated Presa. WASHINGTON , July 22.—Em- phatic denial of the charge that he accepted $5000 to help Grover C. Bergdoll, draft evader, was made today by Maj. Bruce R. Campbell of the ‘army, before a House investigating committee. The charge was made before the com- mittee this week by Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll of Philadelphia, mother of the fugitive. “Mrs. Bergdoll's statement is false in every particular,”” Maj. Campbell said. “There is not a word of truth in it.” Asked about a deposit of $4500 with a New York brokerage firm about the time Mrs. Bergdoll swore she gave him the money, Maj. Camp- bell said he did not question the | BARNES 7 STROKES 70 GOOD AT END OF THIRD GOLF ROUND ‘He Makes 73 in Morning Play for National Open Championship, Giving Him 217 for 54 Holes. —— 'M’LEOD AND HAGEN ’ TIED FOR SECOND PLACE | time for tomorrow’s luncheon. 226, Chick Evans 76 for noon to End Competition. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 22.—James M. Barnes of Pelham, N. Y., led als nearest competitors by seven strokes to escape, |at the end of the third round of the open golf championship of the Unit- ed States over the course of the Co- lumbia Country Club today. Barnes had a 73 in his third round to make his total for 54 holes 217. Fred McLeod, professional of the local club, and Walter C. champion in 1919, were tied for second place, seven shots Barnes, with Hagen had a scintillating round of 72 this morning, while McLeod, after | a fine out-nine of 36. began missing |; short putts and finishe@ with a 76. Emil Loeffler of Oakmont, burg, was_in. third place with a HARDINGS MAY GO CAMPING WITH FORD AND EDISON Plan Considered Is for Coming Week-End at Some Place Not Far From Washington. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 22.—Presi- dent and Mrs. Harding are consid- ering an invitation to join a camp- ing party composed of Harvey S. Firestone, Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edison over this week-end at some unannounced place not far | vided | tomorrow. | panions wit: from Washington. The first plans for the trip pro- that the President should leave here late today by motor, but it was decided later that he could | not get away from his office before He may join the party in | The campers, who have been com- the late John Bur- | roughs on similar trips in past years, Tells of Investment in Ex- Bobby Jones Scores 77 for Source of His: spent last night near Hagerstown, Md. The camping-place at which the | President 227—18 Holes This After- | and “trs. Harding are to join them, howeve:, has not been revealed. It is expected that, if the trip is made, Mr and Mrs. Harding will return to Washington Sunday night. Firestone, an Okron, O. manu- facturer, is to be host of the party, whieh was arranged for by him and Bishop William F. Anderson .of Cin- cinnati. A number of other guests have been invited and it is the plan to have about 20 persons in all im the camp. FOUR MEN HELD WHEN POLICE i Hagen, | Machi . r is ea a fachine Identified by Valle Rey 54-hole totals of 224. | Pitts- | Grand and St. card | ‘with an investigation by detectives LOCATE FIVE STOLEN FORDS burn Found in Possession of E,lward J. Bernhardt. Edward J. Bernhardt, 36 years |old, of 4205 Athlone avenue, head of the Bernhardt Motor Sales Co., Louis avenues, was arrested yesterday “in connection HOUSE MUD ROADS BILL 1S RUSHED 10 ENGROSSMENT Provides for Dirt and Gravel Highways, With Practi- cally No Consideration of Needs Near Cities. DEADLOCK, WITHOUT LEGISLATION, FEARED BUILDING TRADES WORK ON PLAN 10 ELIMINATE STRIKES If Hard Road Bill Fails, Next Step Contemplated Is Sub- mission Under the Initia-. tive. | Final Draft of Blanket Agree- ment to Obviate Strife Dis- By a Staff Correspondent of the Post- Dispaech. JEFFERSON CITY, July 22.—The | House road bill was rushed through t. engrossment yesterday evening bv the mud road majority, and in all! probability will be up for final | passage in the House tomorrow aft-| The unions /ernoon. It provides for a pork bar- | Building Trades Council affiliated with the | and the, rel grab of virtually the full $60, 000, - ‘employing contractors in the Build | ,000 road bond issue fund for the|!2& Imdustries Association are voting | | building of dirt and gravel roads and | this month on the final draft of a) gives practically no consideration a, ENB agreement designed to pre- the traffic requirements of the; Vent strikes and lockguts counties in the vicinity of the larger! | wage scales by arbitration. cities. . : ' This agreement is to supersede | While it is too early definitely to'at once all existing contracts be- forecast the final outcome of the at- | tw ‘een the unions and the employ-. tempt at road legislation, the pre-| ers, becoming effective immediate- | in the) huilding industry and to determine | By TESTIFIES CARL i OF ST. LOUIS SAID HE STARTED GAME FIXING Harry Redmon of East St. Louis Declares Zork Told Him He Started Whole Thing, but It Didn’t Cost Him a Cent— Other St. Louis Men Mentioned. FRANKLIN QUOTED AS TELLING OF FIXING Told Him Games Would Cost $20,000 Each, and Asked if Joe Pesch of St. Louis Would Put Up Money. the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 22.—Carl Zork of St. Louis, one of the defendants in the baseball trial, declared during the 1919 world’s series that he had mre ee Pes 7 a es A pea ie Smet Ot aE Gt ee a ligt 8 AS —NEaRiN - aCC pemEnN retanay eee * R pnaai ee es ee Pe Re ba be » 5 hed Cs seilihiedialligetethesaiebabtanetienadieren ses ell socal ep iets ina —_ Bi m i So os er Dex) ae ys anes POD ton 1 ee ’ OO el AN NNO Al a metas ahereaiieginn Maan Shey Sipe nn mes ia Li ert Ne 5 Peweectics a = at! VR p > e oor ‘ . » AP RIA PR ne ep I RN at pe & weet rN Meo ee hie org RR ge ge worm iF i ee | hg Ce 3 eer yh Ma A 4 in industry of the American Engin- _ ering Council. | The committee appointed by Her- | bert Hoover, when he was President | ofthe Council, asserts lack of work is the outstanding fact in this in- dustry, whose critical condition is attributed primarily to high costs of - construction. The report says that waste is caus- ing huge losses in building which, including all trades and common la- _ bor, ranks second among industries and contributes more than $3,000,- $00,000 yearly to the wealth of the | Ration. evidence relating to this transaction. “I can tell the committee right now where I got the money,” the Major said, “but I may want time to produce evidence corroborating what I have to say.” Account With Wife. The money deposited with Was- sermann Brothers, the Major said, of 225. His round this was 75. Emmett French of Youngstown, O., and Robert T. Jones Jr., of At- lanta, were in a tie for fourth place with totals of 226, while Charles Evans Jr. of Chicago, the amateur champion, was a_ stroke _ behind French and Jones. Tied at 228 for was a joint account with Laura E.| sixth place were George Duncan of Campbell, his wife. England, who played erratic golf | “I drew a check on Wassermann | this morning, and Clarence Hackney | 8¢4an, in spite of the changed num- for $1500 to pay for an automobile, | of Atlantic City; Jock Hutchison, ber, was identified by Valle Rey- because I was considerably ahead of | .inner of the British open, was well | burn, 366a Walton avenue, by a pri- jthe market,” the Major sald. back with a 77 today for a total| vate mark. The machine was stolen defendant in 45, and four are against | Attacking the Military Intelligence | g¢ o35. April 11 from in front of 416 North John M. Ernst, grain elevator own-|check-up on his account with the | Barnes’ card follows: ' Seventh street. er, who is alleged to have borrowed |Seaboard Nationa! Bank, New York, | «1+ 5565 Bernhardt said he bought it from considerable sums of money from the | Maj. Campbell declared if the ex- | 944 |a man named Jacobsmeyer on the morning |of the disappearance of _a_ large | ‘number of Ford automobiles, which are said to have been sold or of- fered for sale after their engine numbers had been changed. Three other men had been arrested. When Bernhardt was arrested, a Ford sedan and four other Ford ma- chines, the engine numbers of which had been changed were seized. The started the allezsed game fixing deal. accerding to testimony by Harry | Redmon, of East St. Louis, today. The new form of contract, that is); «7... told me he etarted the ‘to embrace all trades, is expected to, lrevolutionize conditions ein the | Whole deal but it didn’t cost him a building industry of St. Louls and/| cent,” Redmon said. | eliminate the great economic waste | Redmon’'s testimony was the first ‘caused by strikes and lockouts and ‘introduced against Zork. ‘losses incurred by mismanagement | Public Enterest Paramount. ‘in of St. Louis told him in Chica- The new plan affirms that the In- | | go during the series that eight White Dispatch Wednesday for submission | .. ost at rags public is paramount; | 80% players were throwing the under the initiative of the Malang) | games. Franklin is under ind@ict- - th f Stat t e fi | that a close co-operation between ee ed State roads ae age bras ot |¢mPloyer and employe through their | ment but was granted @ separate respective organizations will enable | trial because of his iliness, secondary roads extending into every |them better to understand, the inter- | Games at $20,000 Each, city in the State. dependence of all the elements that; ‘“Franktir. told me that further diction is general amonx Senators ‘ly in the event the vote now being | ; that the Legislature will adjourn the | taken gives a majority in favor of. latter part of next week with a dead- | the new form of contract. Jlock between the S-nate and House | unbroken and without a road law having been enacted. Next Step Considered. The next step contemplated by th hard road forces, if road legislation | fails, is the carrying out of the plan! proposed by Senator Anderson of St. | Louis in an interview in the Post- | ty grand jury against officers of the Arcola State Bank, which failed re- cently. The grand jury report set the shortages in the bank’s accounts at $546,000. Sixty-six indictments charge for- gery, 56 receiving deposits in an in- solvent bank; 13 are for perjury, 40 for embezzlement and 10 for eon- sp piracy. John SS. Quirk, the cashier, is named in 17 of the forgery indict- ments; Michael T. Quirk, his fa- ther, the president of the bank, is | . “a * [445 NO Py ok Arta SSFP RO ie a, oo Silent eth atl oT ; ——> eee, er Sree - : _ i - P J 4 Pf a ¥ Y LOOK ALIKE —- _—- oe +e ee (Copyright, 1921 / age eng Ae Te RG pee mara Deer Fy RRR seeetSe: = eee: ae cabal + TOC eee 9 Ts apaa binds teslesereien + tt es yee . x ; . ee wore - a oo eo > ~ bey t. . AL were BTN Sim a ae wees eeeted | oe wee on oa a AOR TET A ler) oe Soaliead * ? J . d ge -. ? & : F ee ae 334—37 344—3 6—-73 The license on | industry are, according ‘o the report, . irregular fiven as secondary causes. ‘ecidents is estimated as high as The chief sources of waste in the employment, inefficient management and wasteful labor reg- Wations. Customs or conditions prevailing throughout the industry, fad poorly designed equipment are loss From Accidents. The annual economic loss due to » $120,000,000. bank, through John oul proper security. are each for receiving money in an insolvent -ank. dictments name John and one conspiracy S. Quirk, witn- John 8S. Quirk and Michael Quirk named in 28 indictments 1?- his brother, and each is named in five charges jointly with Ralph P. Ernst. Frank S. Quirk and James E. Twelve of the perjury amination had gone back a month or | so further, it would have shown that | Out .. in December, 1917, he deposited more than $5000. “If I could deposit in 19207?’’ he asked. $5000 then|,,, why couldn't I have deposited $4500 | In | Pressed to give the source of the | $4500, Campbell prepared to do so until he could get his papers and records now on their | way, with his househgld effects from said he was not) Jones’ card: .444 355 .545 455 McLeod's card: .434 445 346 645 Hagen’'s card: 443—36 In 3565—41—-7 7—2 26 445—40—76—224 364 336—34 354 345—38—72 | Several of the 76 players who went ‘through the first 36-hole play yes- | | Hall's Ferry road. -| it was found to have been issued to F.. Jacobsmeyer. But Jacobsmeyer ‘said he had never owned the ma- chine and had not taken out the li- | cense. One of the other men was arrest- | ed because BernJardt said this man |introduced “Jacobsmeyer”’ to him. 'The others are held because, they are said to have had transactions 'with Bernhardt. | Senator Ralph, chairman of Senate Committee on pressed disappointment at the action thejr responsibility to one another. of the House, and said that in his| The following principles opinion there was not the slightest | a greed to in the plan as constituting possibility that the House Dill Orla basis for joint agreement and even a modification of it would pass | working rules and to govern the ac- the fenate. He said he could not/tion of the joint arbitration board imagine the Senate passing a Dill) +, be appointed: containing the House views. He re-| 1. That there shall be no lmita- fused to express an opinion regard- tions as to the amount of work & the relate to the building industry, and | ames could be thi.wn for $20,000" Roads, eX-| wi1] enable them better to recognize | each and wanted to know if I would _put up $5000, testiffed Redmon. “! are told him I wouldn't. He wanted to know !f Joe Pesach of would cough ~p any money. I said I'd see Pesch. I went to Pesch and called up Franklin. I told him we wouldn't come to his room if anyv- one was there. He said he had a St. Louis party there but he'd put the party in CAR Stare dni ae teen AA ne a ar eee Vine cine «cyte ll MS pe CN i TP 8, _— . . - ¥ Ve = vada: Fs y ret pea Quirk, brothers, are also namad in four of the conspiracy indictments. Application of safety methods, it is stated, should save the industry 12,000,000 days work a | Year, Loss through duplication of | *stimates and designs, and duplica- tion in bidding, is said to run into Millions. ' An acute national shortage of | Rousing exists, the report states, be- “use of prohibitive construction | costs to householder and banker. Many union rules are condemned ' ® “absolutely wrong,”’ and both em- _ Ployers and employes are blamed for restriction of output. _ “Union regulations have produced the bathroom. “Pesch and I went up and Frank- lin made the proposttion that we put up the money to have the games thrown. We refused. “That night we met Carl Zork of Louis. “Zork, Pesch and I were togeth- er,”’ continued Redmon. “Zork said he and another man _ started the | terday, dropped out this morning. ing the chance his Senate bill would. Proce seid seyret ag have in the House, but, considered in| ,,, ng day. | the light of the action of the House | ® . Thatithere shall be no restric- | yesterday, the Ralph bill does not | tion of holes of machinery or tools. | appear to have much chance. 3. That no person shall have the “Fundamentally Wrong.” | right to interfere with workmen | “The House bill is fundamental\y| quring working hours. | wrong,” Ralph said, “and I cannot; 4, That the use of apprentices ‘see how the Senate could amend it \0| shall not be prohibited. make anything out of it. Today or), Foreman Agent of Employer. Governor’s Island to Little Rock,| The player having the lowest ag- Ark. | | gregate score for the 72 holes to be} “It is my intention to trace the \" | BOY DIES FROM LOCKJAW AFTER FALL FROM ICE WAGON J. M. Ernst Arrested in Arcola Bank Case. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Ind., July 22.—John M. Ernst of Charleston, IIl, was ar- rested here today on a charge of eni- bezzlement and conspiracy to de- fraud the Arcola State Bank of Ar-'| cola, Ill. completed with today’s play will he source of this fund,” he added. g 5 champion. ource of Money. President Harding will present the | Pressed to give the source of the | championshi up to the winner sf} pc ’ ‘asser- | : -econference of Senators to de- | agent of the employer. cent.” tog eae teeay ae a. | ae soune scores, with total for at the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium’ cide what shall be done. There | ay That workmen shall be at lib- | “Zork said games had been fixed HARDING RAILROAD MESSAGE | |The old woman lied when she said | ad ear-sg vO) ee from lockjaw which Yresulted from j, g possibility that a conference| erty to work for Whomsoever they | 2uring the year.” | she gave me $50 to hand (to | aod ge Natale, Landsdowne, Pa., injuries regeived July 14 when he committee of Senators and members see fit, but they shall demand and This statement was ordered Grover. She did not give me a rigs . 'fell from an ice wagon driven DY) 5¢ the House could work out a meas- receive the same wages agreed upon | oo out of the record by Judge r» W. J. Damen, Woodley, Montgom-| paynold Garo, 4622 Sacramento av-| coma on eae | tar thls Seine boned ‘riend. | cussed copper. , ‘ure, but whether it would pa y j Si ad St. ee ee oe BRIGGS % be 73 in the past enormous losses,”’ Communication to Congress Prob- | ably Next Tuesday. OF ere epen tet. tree « GOSH- { wisHnT Wwe HAD “A HUNDERD THOUSAND MILLION DOLLARS | Says the report, j indirect restriction of output. Work- ' Men and contractors, however, are _ beginning to appreciate that reduced _*Output reacts in tremendous fashion -tegagin and employers is an abso- ute ' broach the elimination of labor diffi- ls impossible without the removal of | “auses of friction and the working out of plans to this end.” d workmen, declariny, ; the | Uminated, oe would shrink into insignift- “through direct or upon themselves. Rea “Greater , Pr tions in Report. co-operation between essential. This co-operation must be attained before we can ap- culties. Such co- -operation, however, The report deplores the irregular- ity of employment for building trades that they are busy only on an average of about 190 days in a year, It recommends the following means of reducing sea- |. sonal unemployment: “Allowance of a small margin of Proit for both labor and capital, during winter months; development}. :. of methods of conducting the work Cold weather; arrangement of _ Work to provide indoor operations in| : cold and stormy weather; organiza-| Won of a clearing house for co-ordi- mation of activities; increasing the Usefulness of employment bureaus, ‘nd educating the public. | “Tdleness, however, is not due en- tirely to seasonal demands, strikes and lockouts are apprécidbie| |p Auses,” the report adds. Strike Assailed as Wasteful. “The strike is declared to be only ®ne of the great economic wastes in building industry. "The waste to the men engaged, * contractor, and the public is to estimate,” it was asserted. “If the greatest cause, the demand Fan increase in wages, could be strikes as a factor or “®. The remedy that suggests | omy co-operation, Management | bor must forget the sore spots | Past conflicts and through whole- | ered co. “Operation, fix by proper. ——_..' * Minimum wage to corre- Continued om Page 4, Colama 7. ‘and ‘the ‘railroads, By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 22.—A mes- sage from President Harding to Con- gress dealing with the question of railroad finances probhbly will sent next Tuesday, it was under- stood late today. The substance of an agreement to facilitate payment of the railroads’ claims against the Government has been reached by the administration it was officially stated. ‘In reaching an understand- ing the railroads are understood to have acceded to the administration's request to negotiate their claims against the Government without de- manding compensation for “ineffi- ciency of labor” during the war. —e “a In Next Sunday’s Post-Dispatch Intportant’ Lessons Learned by U. S. Navy When tha German Battleship Ostfriesland Was Sunk by Airplane Bombs—An impressive disarmament argu- ment. The Illinois Graft Scandal and Its Ramification—The com- plete story of an extraordinary episode in the State’s history. Senator France Tells of German Trade Plans and Needs-—(n- official American investigator gives further revelations of conditions in the country’s industries. Rush of Oil Seekers to the Arctic Circle—A striking page of photographs in the Rotogra vure Section. The Prowess of Suzanne Lenglen, French Tennis Star—A story of her methods of play that have kept her supreme two years, Order Your Copy Today be | i war (mann Brothers in 1920.” | matters ‘the money?” hell it was my father,” > said. /may be that Col. ‘friend of my on In the heat of a cross fire with Representative Lohring, Republican, Indiana, Maj. Campbell said he had placed $500 with Col. Young of Lexington, Ky., in 1915, and that the investment jumped to $6000. Col. Young, he added, is dead. “Paid To Me in 19817. Che money was paid to me in 1917," he added, “by a man who is alive and whose name I will not give, although altogether my. wife and I had $24,000 in banks in real money. “How the fund Campbell said, ‘I increased,” do Young, gave me This $6000 father, the investment. Milton | money was Kept in cash through the , and deposited with “Why did you not tell this first?’’ Chairman Peters demanded. “? did not want to bring family in,” the witness replied. “Who was the man who delivered Peters insisted. “I'll give ycu his name later—oh, the witness to come to “Tl wired him | Washington.” | Doctor 4 years old, | Wiechelman 'Scheve | Miss Scheve said that the physician resided rity ~s to St. Louis when he became ill. te eee ee PHYSICIAN AND NURSE TAKEN | TO CITY HOSPITAL FROM HOTEL Said to Be Suffering From Morphine and Woman From Ptomaine Poisoning. Clemon J. Whechelman, 34 a physician, and Miss Ma- rie Scheve, 81, nurse, were re- moved from room 413 in the Laclede Hotel last night at 8:45 o'clock and Dr. ‘taken to the city hospital. was stated that “Ir. was suffering from poisoning and Miss ptomaine polsoning. There it morphine from which in Cincinnati, from he “recently Wasser- | | Maj. | not know. It | as. close} | Mass., i same | ery, Ala., Joe Sylvester, 84—274. *J. P. Guilford, Woodland, burndale, Mass., 78—232. Tom Boyd, Staten Island, —239. John Golden, 236. William Leach, Merchantville, N. J., 77—239. C. P. Betschler, 8 2——-245. Charles Clarke, Engineers’ Club, Roslyn, N. Y., 80—240. Al. Watrous, Red Run, Mich., — 237. . . . g§o—2 Forrester, Westbury, St. Albans, N. Y.. Au- ee 5 Tuxedo, N. Y., Arlington, 83 Me: wa Jack §9-——255. Laurey Ayton, Evansville, Ill., 74 j}——229. at | —243. | Birmingham, ; Orleans, had summoned her | Joe Novak, Spokane, Wash., 85 H. Trovinger, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 79-24] Charles R. Murray, Royal Montreal, 82—230. J. J. Farrell, Quaker Ridge, aroneck, N. Y., 81-—239. Cyril Walker, Englewood Englewood, N. J., 76-—-238. Nelson Whitney, Audubon, 85-—244. Walter Hagen, Ww. G. Mam- C.. C., | G. New New York, 72- Alex Smith, Shennecossett, Conn., 990 Emmett French, Youngstown, 0O., . 4—226. Charles Evans Jr., Edgewater, Chi- cago, 76—227. Alex Cunningham, -~—256. T. J. RaJoppil, C., 77—2560. Fred B. Canausa, Westpoint, . le | 246. T. Hackbarth, 2——-238., (‘harles Mothersele, Pinehurst, c., ©. C., FOSS. Jack Gordon, Buffalo, 81 Gene Sarazen, Titueville, Pa.., Continued on Page 2, Column 4 _ Toledo, O., 84 Maplewood, N. Y., ire ' N. Parkridge, IIl., 242. -- £ g Md., | ‘a resolution ‘sentative Davtdson of St. Louis ex- | pressing sympathy for of England, dent Harding 79—244. 5 ' enue, | House is very uncertain. A police investigation, made at, the request of the Coroner, dis- | closed that the boy was playing with | Ralph Reynolds, 9 years old, of 5964 Slevin avenue, on Margaretta avenue i'near King’s highway, when they 'jumped on the ice wagon. Ralph | playfully kicked Seward, causing him ‘to fall to the street, breaking his | arm. MISSOURI HOUSE KILLS BILL | FOR APPEAL~ON IRELAND EE ( rule kshank, Aeiisedtisutet, | Copy of Senate Resolution, Expressing Sympathy, Laid | On Table. ‘Special to the Post-Dispatch, ! JEFFERSON CITY, July 22.— ‘The House today, by vote of 55 to 50, laid on the table, thus killing it, introduced by Repre- the people ‘of Ireland who desire independence and petitioning Presi- to use his good of- fices to obtain independence for Ireland. The resolution was a oopy of one 'passed by the Senate several weeks ago. Federal Levy Would Supplant Tax on Money Saved, Ry the Associated Press. . WASHINGTON, July 02.—-A Dill 'was introduced by Representative ' Mills, Republican, of New York, yes- ‘'terday providing for a Federal tax ‘on spendings. It is designed to supersede tain incorne ,tax provisions now in 'foree and to avoid taxing money ‘invested or saved. S: FREE BAND CONCERT TONIGHT At Carondelet Park, 7:30 to 10 o'clock. | | conference committee. | | out ‘and insert in place of them in the 'form of amendments the séctions ot the Senate Dill. | Senate so amended it would go back ‘to the House for concurrence in the. amendments. could do.” 1 what less objectionable than it wis ‘fundamental faults of being ‘with the idea of selfish local inter | “|TAX ON SPENDINGS PROPOSED Cer'- “lI am of the opinton that we shall ‘attempt to get the House Dill into a The dispo- | sition of a majority of the Senators, at this time is to reject absoluteiy | 7. That employers are at liberty to Witness Shouts at Lawyer. employ and discharge whomsvoever ‘Exactly what did Zork say about they see fit. the fixing of the series?” asked Gor- This form of contract has been un-/| man, District State’s Attorney. der consideration for several months “He said he had started the whole by committees of union officers and) thing,” replied: Redmon. the House bill and not even try tu amend it, but I am inclined tu} believe that if we can get it ini» conference we should do so. “Of course, if the bill is killed ont. | its acceptance. Should it be adopted, men not now covered by may be readjusted by arbitration. right there can be no legislative COn-'| Wages covered by contract will con- ference on it. It may be that we tinue through this year. will take it section by section, strike | es ail the objectionable sections 99 PERSONS HURT WHEN TRAIN a ) If passed by the By the Associated Presa. SCRANTON, Pa., July If the House refused! iy or more persons were injured, some seriously, when the Delaware, | Lackawanna & Western limited ex- press train from New York to But- 9 a to concur the bill would go to con ference and we would see what we Ninety-seven amendments were | offered to the bill on the floor of) the House Wednesday and yesterday | and 75 were adopted. Some of th4| amendments made the bill soms-| engineer was probably fatally | jured, MATERNITY BLL and to destroy the plan for a/| By the Asso lated F Press. system of roads for the benefit of WASHINGTON, the entire State. . Sh Virtually every provision of the | tion bill is framed to satisfy a local | ment and the states tin coumy interest, and to deprive the of maternity and infancy” larger cities, which pay the bulk of | P passed today by the Senate and sent the, automobile Hcense fund, to re- | the House. tire the road bonds, of roads which a would be of direct benefit to them. | Some Amendments Beaten. There were some amendments of. | fered which were even too grasping | for the majority of the mud roaders | and tes aan killed, though the | 13 HE latest reports and scores of the games in the National and American Leagues will be found on page 13 of this edi- tion——the ®@porting Page. embankment at Glenburn, 10 miles | north of Scranton, this afternoon, a. in- as it came from the House commit- but none of them removed the | drawn | tee, est July dirt road was protected from every | standpoint, as was the pork barrel | grab of the road funds. | _ The climax of the scheme of _the ~ Continued om Page 2, Column er > employers who have finally approved | the present draft and recommended ney Henry Berger asked about Red- : GOES OVER EMBANKMENT ——TwWen-| ‘me Charies A |Alfred Austrian. falo was derailed and went over an | Mey. had not kicked him out of his cording to reports reaching here. Tho| IS PASSED 22.—The | eppard bill providing for co-opera-/9:20 p. m. between the Federal Govern-| that he was with Bid Keener. « Mt. “protection | Louls was Under cross-examination, Attor- mons betting activities. When the the wages of several hundred work- State objected, Redmon shouted “let contract him shoot. lil anawer.”’ “He's a bookmaker,” said Berger. “You lie.” said Redmon “You're another,” replied Berger “Meet me outside and say that,” shouted Redmon. Judge Friend interrupted and the qustioning proc ecedaqd, both men _ehe outing at the top of their votces Berger asked if Redmon had not wrought the $10,000 reward offered Comiskey, owner of ithe Chicago White Sox. for proof that the series had been fixed, and if Comiskey’s attor- office when he asked for the re- “No, not a word of that is true.” penta Redmon. “You say Zork, Pesth, you and an- | other man talked at a hotel -here | @unday night after the fourth game from § p. m. ked Herger. “Yes.” “Don't you know Zork took the train for Mt. Lowls and newspaper man, that night?” questioned Berger. “He was not. He was with me.” “Tidn't you tell Bam Levit of St. Louis that they wanted you to tee- tify against Zork and that you knew nothing against him?" asked Berger. “No, sir.” Under redirect examination by Assistant State's Attorney Gorman, : Redmon sald Zork told him that he bet $2000 against $8000 after the fourth game that the Sox would win the sertes. “Zork sald he made this bet with until 10 or 11 p. mt?” Se Re eS rat cert agalactiae tine