St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 18, 1922

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7 Government fails when the excess of cost robs : the people of the way evtionieee tO happiness and the Hitt OPPOrtunity to achieve. —President Harding MIC PAGR NUARY 17, 1922. FINAL EDITIO (Complete Market Reports.) LOUIS POST-DISPATCH e Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With the Associated Press News Service ht, 1922, by H.c. ge | eh a ed U. S. Patent Ortien 5 | Th me VOL. 74. NO. 136. ; j G, JANUARY 18, 1922 —32 PAGES, IOTZKY SAYS U.S Has Heart-to-Heart DR H\RERT WORK Chat With Correspondents HAYS ASSISTANT. MUST TAKE A BIG ie President Discusses His Duties as Viewed From’ ATED FOR PAST —————— FS PRICE THREE CENTS - 0 PER CENT WAGE CUT DEGISIVELY BEATEN IN w'termtce «= BUILDING TRADES VOTE Under Present Official. RMS RE MLA HS Nan i ic American people occasionally to se- | LIKELY CHOICE FOR lect someone for the presidency who | KNOWN AS GOOD POSTMASTER-GENERAL Result of Referendum to Be — seemmaeaneaien:: Reported at Regular Meet- knows the simplicity and matter-of- | “p MAN : : ARTY” 3 oe ing of Council Tonight— fact problems of the common people of the United States. | | Plumbers Said Not to Have Considered the Proposal, ee tanta —_————— — . ee —— —_—__ ——_—_ — COLD WAVE ON WAY, WITH 10 ABOVE BY THURSDAY MORNING ce ee Te ee . Ont . Mes eens ee + ale nad OR BOONE, OM ALE LONE yA TE EN RE Special Forecast for St. Louis Issued From Chicago Weather Bureau. SIX PERSONS HURT, INAUTO COLLISION ae Mrs. Lillian Merkel Dies By DAVID LAWRENCE, When Car Driven by Hus-; A Washington Correspondent of oa8 (Copyright, | Mr. Harding isn’t particularly dis- Post-Dispatch. | ( band other) wasuincTox 7 : Crashes Into An WASHINGTON, 18.—Presl-| nieased with the references to “Main 1922.) Jan. on Viaduct in Fog ;dent Harding was in a soliloquizing | Street.” If he were to disclose his 4 'mood today on the arduous tasks of |true feelings it would appear that |Mr. Harding thinks it a virtue for the | PAR] Al GENOA Within and Without the White House. Russian Soviet War Minister Declares America Can Find Center of Political Equilibrium. STATEMENT MADE IN AN INTERVIEW OE RR TRON THE TEMPERATURES. ———— ~ | President,”” with a crude literary | Coloradoan Has Been Active | style. Touch of Pathos in Manner. GE NT hy PO Neate a The Weather Bureau at 2:30 this afternoon gave the following special weather forecast for St. Louis and vicinity, as issued at Chicago at 2 o’clock: “Cold wave for St. Louis and vicin- ity, with temperature of 10 degrees Thursday morning.” _— eet tntinn tirigen att aor A em the presidency as viewed from with- in and without the White House. ' Mr. Harding was discussing news- the | dis- | cussing a public question and his re- | ee THROWN TO STREET, STRIKING HER HEAD -——— editerial criticism and Highest yester- | papers, ae Hope WINTER day, 34, at 11:30 i. OESNT IR» Dp. m.; lowest, 27, | : Moscow Officially An- tO FATTEN ITS | at 6 a. m. | Drivers, Guido Merkel and Official fore- | ply was so aptly phrased that the in- nounces That Either Len- cast for St.Louis; Thomas Caloia, Both Say ine or Chitcherin Will They Failed to See Other’s executive's job. He had been touch of! ‘He Was on Republican Na- tional Committee From 1912 to 1920 and Sup-| But there was just a pathos in the President's observa- tions on his critics. He gave the im- quirer asked permission to quote the} pression of a man overwhelmed by President, | the awful responsibilities of this era There was a twinkle in Mr. Hard-| °f economic reconstruction, a man q | torn by the conflicting emotions of ~ lan agricultural West and a manufac- and vicinity: Cloudy, with snow tonight and . Headlights. NEXT MOVE UP - ‘ ing’s eyes as he explained that (Copyright, 1922. RE FLOPPIASG FC EVN WARING RO'S THE UNLUCKY VELL,WAIT & See ! =" 20K F You DON BEL/EVE NE CS fm | | CITY Circulation the daily PO Head Delegation to Con- ference. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, Jan. 18.—The predic- tion was made by Leon Trotzky, soviet Minister of War, in an inter- view today, that the coming Genoa economic conference would be a fail- ure “unless the United States enters it with a heavy hand’* and makes possible the finding of the center of the world political equilibrium. This, he added was ficult a task as it was for Archi- medes to find the center of gravi- tation. Trotzky’s interview, granted tothe foreign correspondents here, was the first of authorized mature he has given since the change in Russia's economic policy. “America’s attitude toward soviet Russia is enigmatic,” continued Trotzky. “She helps us more than any other nation in feeding the fam- ine sufferers, but refuses to voice ber political attitude. We are watch- ing this with regret, and hope her attitude will change. “We believe it to be due to the United States not being properly in- formed about the soviet govern- ment,” Trotzky added. Seven Americans Present. There were seven American corre- spondents, two Englishmen and oné Italian present, but regardless of what question was asked, Trotzky’s answer rarely failed to bring out some statement emphasizing the so- viet government's belief, that the Genoa conference would fail and Eu- rope could not be restored without American co-operation. “Russia is not for the League of Nations,” said the War Minister, “and if the Genoa conference turns into a League of Nations affair, it will be useless. “America will have nothing to do with the League of Nations, and neither will Russia. We want reali- ties, not phantoms.” Trotzky said the absence of France, should she decide not to be pres- ent, would not prevent Russia from participation in the’ Genoa confer- ence if the United States did so, and he was hopeful of a successful out- come for the conference if America took part whole-heartedly. Trotzky said that Russia would not g0 to the conference with any idea of outlinning its program, but in the belief that all the world troubles growing out of the war would be considered. Attitude on Disarmament. When queried as to the soviet gov- ernment’s attitude toward general disarmament, Trotzky said Russia favored such a program, but was skeptical regarding the attitude of France, As to the reparations question, the War Minister smilingly remarked that Russia had so many repairs to make at home she hadn't much time to help other peoples. Questions concerning the Cheka, the soviet inquisitorial body, and re- garding conditions in the prisons, brought out a general discussion from Trotzky of the means used in bringing about the social revolution in Russia. “Some people may disapprove the methods adopted in the revolution,” vote “but we won against great ; with such methods. The revo- ution is a historic fact, and as the ed order is established on a soviet lp is here to stay. Efforts to mode row it will be useless. It is mg and permanent, and people itane — outside of Russia must sayeth emselves to it. People may ® a volcano, but they can’t Op its eruption.” ion Premier Lenine or Foreign “nae er Chitcherin will head the " an soviet delegation to the py economic conference, it was Clally announced today. London Living Costs Decrease. Re Associated Press. i PON, Jan. 18.—Statistics show ® cost of living fell 11 per cent during December. At the end of 1921 the figures were the lowest Since March, 1918, but were 92 per "ent above the figures of 1914. just as dif- tomorrow morti- ing; colder to- night, with the lowest temper- ature about 26. Missouri—Un- settled tonight and tomorrow, probably with snow; colder to- | morrow and in | west and ‘night, with tem- ‘ peratures 5 to 10 degrees above zero. Illinois—Probably snow in north portion and rain or snow in south portion tonight and tomorrow; cold- er tomorrow and in west portion tonight. feet, a fall of .2 of a foot. Heavy Smoke Cloud Cause of Dark- ness Downtown. A heavy smoke cloud caused mid- morning darkness today and street car and automobile headlights were in use on downtown streets as late as 11. o0’clock. As customary in such cases, the Weather Bureau offered the explanation that there was not enough wind to blow away the smoke for a time. ——— PRIEST QUESTIONED AT INQUEST INTO BROTHER'S DEATH Witness in Montreal Hearing Is Asked About Purchase of Revolver and Injury to His Wrist. By the Associated Press. MONTREAL, Jan. McMahon yesterday called the Rev. Adelard Delorme as a witness at the adjourned inquest into the death of his half-brother, Raoul Delorme, an Ottawa student, who was found shot to death in the outskirts of the city, Jan. 6. The priest was questioned con- cerning his purchase of a revolver and as to the manner in which his wrist had been injured. He ex- plained that he had slipped and fallen to the sidewalk on the day the body was found. The Coroner explained that ques- tioning of the priest had been pre- cipitated by a newspaper interview he had given. “T regret that Father Delorme, before issuing any such statement, did not first consult either the po- lice or myself,” the Coroner said. “It would have been much better to have said too little than too much. Such statements do not tend to aid the course of justice.” The interview to which the Cor- oner referred appeared in a local paper, which quoted the priest as expressing regret that rumors had been spread connecting his name with the case, ridiculing the idea that life insurance carried by his half-brother could have been a mo- ttve for the crime and asserting he could account for his presence that night. $950,000 IN FURS MARKETED —-—- - 18.—Coroner Sales at The Pas Indicate Catch of $2,000,000. By the Assoctated Press. THE PAS, Man., Jan. 18.—With more than a quarter of a million dollars’ worth of furs already mar- keted here, it was reported today that northern trappers would prob- ably receive $2,000,000 for the sea- son's catch. Numerous animals, with the added encouragement of high prices for all furs, have drawn 300 white and about 3000 Indian trappers to the trails. The quality of the furs is reported to be good. north | | portions to- | Stage of the river at 7 a. m., 4.9) | ) i ' | | |'avenue, pattern maker. 1 j ; } ‘bottles or the glasses. In a head-on automobile collision in & heavy fog in an icy roadway near the south end of the King’s highway viaduct at 1:20 a. m. to- day, Mrs. Lillian Merkel, 24 years old, of 3228A South Thirteenth street, was killed and six other per- sons were injured, two of them se- riously. The machines were driven by Mrs. Merkel's husband, Guido Merkel, 27 years old, automobile repairer, and Thomas Caloia, 22, of 4996 Botanical In the automobile with the Mer- | kels were Harold Knight, of 1810 Crittenden street, chauffeur, and Miss Elmo Schuler, 18, of 1046 Hamilton avenue, who were being taken home from a party at the Merkel residence. With Caloia were Miss Frankie Henderson, 24, and Miss Eval Betts, 26, both of 4130 Connecticut street. Caloia’s car was a Ford coupe and Merkel’s was a Krit touring car. When the machines came together | Mrs. Merkel was thrown to the, street, striking her head. Her skull was fractured ard she was dead) when picked up. Passing automobilists took the passengers of both cars to Barnes Hospital, where Mrs. Merkel was pronounced dead and Knight and Miss Betts were found to be the most seriously injured. It was said Miss Betts’ skull was fractured and Knight showed symptoms of similar injury. The others ‘had cuts. and bruises, but were not dangerously hurt. Merkel and Caloia were taken | from -the hospital to .he Mounted | District Police Station. Each said he was running near the center of the | viaduct because the going was less | slippery there and each said the fog | was so heavy he did not see the)! other’s headlights until too late to| stop. Neither car had skid chains. In a cell at police station Merkel became hysterical and had to be re- | strained by policemen from butting | his head against the wall. Later he' became calm and was released on | $5000 bond. SAME WAVE SWEEPS FOUR INTO SEA AND RETURNS 3 T0 DECK Captain of Fishing Schooner Says Fourth Man Was Caught by Second Wave. By the Associated Press, BOSTON, Jan. 18.—How four of his crew were swept overboard by a giant wave during the storm of last Wednesday and three of them were returned to the deck by the same wave was told by Capt. Edward Fogg of the Boston fishing schooner Athena, when he brought his vessel into port last night. The fourth sailor was drowned. When the vessel was making Provincetown to escape the storm, Lengley Malone, Frank Purdy, James E. Frazier and Thomas Mer- chant were dressing fish. A great sea swept over the vessel and car- ried all four at least 60 feet from the vessel, the captain said. The same wave brought Malone, Purdy and Frazier back and _ deposited them on deck, but Merchant was caught by a second wave and carried away. WHISKY FOUND IN RAID ON AN AUTO FILLING STATION Bottle of Liquor and “Old-Time” Glasscs Lead to Arrest of Proprietor. Detective Sergeant Roach, acting upon information that customers of a gasoline filling station at 3741 Chouteau avenue at an expense of 75 cents a drink, had been obtaining whisky while waiting for the gaso- line tanks of their automobiles to be filled, raided the place this after- noon. * He reported he found one quart bottle of bottled in bond pre-pro- hibition whisky, one pint bottle part- ly filled and 15 empty whisky bot- tles with 15 old-time whisky glasses. He arrested the proprietor, Charles Lorenzen of 3742 Palm street, who formerly had a saloon at 38901 Chouteau avenue. Lorenzen said he knew nothing about the whisky, the “an at as ‘Hundreds of millions of people and 'American Complained to Police, Ob- | stenographer, President really shouidn’t be quoted | s0 often, that sometimes as phrase | or a sentence uttered in impromptu | conversation wasn’t as well polished | as it might be, or, at any rate, wasn't | always grammatically perfect, and | he feared the wrath of some of the | stylists who lately have been picking | his utterances to pieces. ' As Writer and President. There was nothing plaintive about Mr. Harding’s observaiion in this connection. He gave the impression that he rather enjoyed the freedom | that an editorial writer had—saying just what he pleased. And Mr. | Harding indulged briefly in remini- | scences of the days when he, too, Was an editorial writer and ex- pressed himself with the utmost | abandon about public men and af- fatrs. | But he warned his hearers good- | naturedly that some day, if any of | them happened to be elected to the} presidential office, they would find | it a vastly different job writing and | saying things immediately sent | broadcast to the world for the in-|} gpection and minute criticism of articles for the writing newspaper Responsibility makes a difference. And Mr. Harding shows it. He ex- hibited no impatience with his crit- ics, but he used the occasion with splendid tact to take a fling at some of the writers who have been: char- acterizing him as “a Main Street oo ewe + +e CANADIAN TYPIST TO BE DEPORTED FOURTH TIME So jecting to Attentions of Girl, By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18.—Bea- trice Hebert,- a young Canadian three times deported by United States immigration au- thorities as a result of her infatua- | tion for William dZinser, district) manager of a tourist agency, today | faces her fourth experience of the kind. She attracted attention by return- ing from the first of her enforced trips to Canada by airplane a year ago, dodging the authorities. Alien- ists declare she is sane except on the | subject of Zinser, whom she met on | a trip to India, and who complained | to the police of her attentions. She pleaded not to be sent back again, | declaring that she had not bothered) Zinser on this occasion, but had come to Philadelphia last Thursday under an assumed name and obtained work here to be near him, according to the authorities. Immigration Commissioner Hughes | said he had no alternative other than to deport her. 5000 PERSONS MADE HOMELESS BY $500,000 FIRE AT MANILA 1000 Blaze Destroys More Than Small Thatched Shacks in Poorer District. By the Associated Press. MANILA, Jan. 18.—More_ than 5000 persons are homeless in Manila today as a result of a fire which to- day swept through one of the poorer quarters, destroying more than 1000 small shacks, thatched with Nipa leaves. Sparks from the principal con- flagration were carried by a high wind into various quarters of the city igniting many other houses. The Red Cross is providing food to hun- dreds of destitute persons. The dam- age is estimated at $500,000. }about impromptu remarks made by |the President reporters and later sent breadcast as ‘ances of a nation’s chief executive. /some of the ' made about a nation’s executive and the world to be sensitive about hon-| | est took refuge in a self-imposed mod- | |esty which insists that a President | | consumption of a small community | 'like Marion, O. ‘worth while, things carefully thought Ti ‘a woods Dec. RODE HORSE 1200 MILES TO VISIT By the Associated Press. FRESNO, Cal, Jan. 18. Melzerdie E. Glover of Atoka, Ok., arrived at Clovis, Fresno County, yesterday, having traveled the entire 1200 miles on horseback to visit friends. She will _ several coast cities before returning on horseback to her home. The Pope Has a Cold. ROME, Jan. 18.—Announcement that Pope Benedict was indisposed was made today. His holiness, it Mrs. |- was stated, was suffering from a cold. ~— =. —_———- ee turing East inside the Republican party; a man who was struggling to make headway against almost insur- mountable obstacles in the way of Government expenditure—and with such a burden on his shoulders he was not a little hurt that the criticg should spend their time worrying in conversation with the matured and deliberate utter- Two Views of Presidency. Mr. Harding has found that look- ing at the presidency from inside the White House dwarfs in importance criticisms which are that while he is the last person in criticism, he wonders if little | carping innuendoes are necessary for the successful working of a democ- racy. The President's have made much reading than his first remarks for Which permission to quote was sought. But here, too, Mr. Harding little talk would more? interesting should be quoted on things really out and maturely considered and that the outside world should not get from the newspapers the impression } of a loquacious executive with a stilt- ed style just because alert reporters are ready to take down everything he may say in his waking hours. | MEN WHIPPED HER Attack Near Matthews, Mo., Ac- cording to Charges on Which Accused Are to Be Tried. By the Associated Press. NEW MADRID, Mo., Jan. 18.— Prosecuting Attorney Massengale to- day announced that the seven men charged with taking Bernice Phil- lips, 28 years old, of Matthews, into 15, tieing her to a and flogging her with ropes, will be tried separately. The first trial will begin Jan. 23. The men are said to have acted upon the be- lief that the morals of the commu- nity needed protection. The charges were preferred re- cently by Miss Phillips, and the de- fendants are at liberty under $500 bail each. Prior to the alleged whipping, Miss Phillips had been warned to leave town, it was stated. The seven men are Ben Mouser, Marion Rodgers, Jess, Charles and L. R. Phiffer, Frank Sutton and No-~ lan Henshott. They are middle- aged, married, and are respected citizens in this section. Miss Phillips says her mother and a small brother were at home at the time of the intrusion into her home. GERMANY PAYS 31,000,000 BOLD MARKS IN REPARATION First Payment Under Decision at Cannes for 10-Day Install- ments, By the Associated Press. PARIS, Jan. 18.—Germany made her first payment today of 31,000,000 gold marks in connection with the recent decision of the Reparations Commission at Cannes providing for such payment every 10 days, pending a decision on the whole reparations issue. ROCHESTER, N. Y., PLANS BIGGEST SCHOOL BUILDING IN WORLD By the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 18.— Plans filed yesterday with the Su- perintendent of Building provides for what officials believe is probably the largest single school building in the world. It will cover three and three-quar- ter acres, have 211 rooms, with stage twice as large as the biggest theater building here. Its estimated cost is $4,000,000. tree, a DELLE ALO LC A CO EEN Ne ST-DISPATCH EXCEEDS the daily Globe-Democrat by approximately 50,000, the daily the broad policies of the department along the lines laid down by Hays. been charged with many. of the de- ported Harding in Con- vention. Post-Dispatch Lureau, No. 20 Wyatt Building. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Dr. Hu- bert Work of Pueblo, Colo., is slated to succeed Will H. Hays as Postmas- | ter-General. first assistant. It is believed that the | nounced when Hays formally tenders | @ his resignation. Among other names considered by the President with in connection the forthcoming vacancy were those |~ of Walter S. Dickey of Kansas City | and William Sacks of St. Louis. | Work has been strongly urged | for the Cabinet post by Senator Smoot and other Western Senators and Represerstatives. His appoint- ment, if made, will be generally ac- ceptable to Republicans of both branches of Congress, who look to him for greater co-operation in re- placing Democratic postmasters with ‘‘deserving Republicans’ than they have had from the former head of the National Committee. Hays, who was expected to take care of the faithful in the accepted political fashion, has disappointed the spoils- men on a number of occasions by refusal to depart summarily from the Civil Service principle. His con- duct in this respect has been the subject of increasing criticism among Republican Congressmen more in- terested in getting jobs for their constituents than in humanizing the postal service. Work Was on G. O. P. Committee. Work, it is expected, will carry on He was one of the first officials ap- pointed by the President, and has tails of the reorganization of the postal service. By his elevation to the Cabinet, the President will’ give effect to an expressed policy of re- warding meritorious service, and will also add to the recognition accorded the West, which is now represented in the Cabinet only by Secretary of the Interior Fall. Work was formerly a member of the Republican National Committee from Colorado, retiring just before the election of 1920. He was a sup- porter of Harding in the national convention. Educated in Michigan. Born July 3, 1860, at Marion Cen- ter, Pa., Work received his early education in that State and then en- tered the medical school of the Uni- versity of Michigan. After further medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he _ received the M. D. degree, he went to Gree- ley, Colo., in 1885. Later he moved to Pueblo and founded a hospital for the treatment of mental and nervous diseases. He is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Medico-Psychological Association, of which he was presi- dent in 1911. For a long time Dr. Work has been active in Republican politics in Colorado. He was delegate-at-large to the Federal convention of 1908, and later was chairman of the State Republican Committee. He became a member of the National Commit- tee in 1912. He married Miss Laura M. Ar- buckle of Madison, Ind. He is a Ma- son and a Presbyterian. NURSE DIES OF SMALLPOX Missouri Young Woman Volunteers During Scarcity of Nurses. 1 to the Post-Dispatch. SP MEXICO, Mo., Jan. 18.—Miss Edna Haller, 24 years old, of this city, died at Moberly last night of smallpox. Miss Haller went to Mo- berly before Christmas to act as nurse for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Snod- grass, who were ill with the disease. It was impossible to get enough nurses for smallpox cases and Miss Haller volunteered for the work. Line at Hanrmond, J an. 18.—Hammond, Ind., in 10 years, when were distributed by a baking: estab- | Dr. Work is now Hays’ ; Beggars under the direction lishment of the City Welfare Department, , — b 9 KEEP UP TOBAGU PRICES CHARGED Trade Commission Names the American, P. Lorillard TO THE BUILDERS President of Council Says Unions Have No Proposi- tion to Advance to Em- ployers Who Are Confer- ring Among Selves. The vote of building.trades une- ions on the proposal of the Master Builders’ Association for a 20-per- cent reduction in wages, from $1.25 to $1 an hour: asa necessary step in reducing costs and starting building projects amounting in the aggregate to $15,- 000,000, will be reported at the reg- ular meeting of the Building Trades Council tonight, and the outcome communicated tomorrow to the Mas- ‘ter Builders’ Association. t% Although officers of the Building Trades Council would not hazard a prediction today as to the result of the vote, it is known that the pro- posal was overwhelmingly defeated. The carpenters, as has been told, about 25 to 1. It is known also that and Liggett & Myers in ‘ Report to Senate. By the Associated Press, WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Three of the principal tobacco manufacturing companies—the American Tobacco Co., the P. Lorillard and Liggett & Myers—were charged with engaging in conspiracies with numerous job- bers’ associations to keep up jobbers’ prices, in a report transmitted today to the Senate by the Federal Trade Commission. The three companies, the commis- sion geclared in giving the results of an investigation ordered under a res- olution by Senator Smith, Democrat, South. Carolina, were formerly part of the ‘‘Tobacco Trust” dissolved by the Supreme Court. The R. J. Reynolds company, the report said, was not a party to the alleged conspiracies and was com- mended for its opposition. The com- mission promised prosecutions where the evidence disclosed there had been violations of law. There was no conclusive evidence, the commission stated, of collusion to depress the prices paid growers for the 1920 leaf crop. The commis- sion added, however, that it appeared that a few large buyers had a domi- nant position and each purchased only a certain percentage of the of- ferings. “Common buying agencles were used,’”’ the report said, “and secret purchases were made through inde- pendent dealers, while the ultimate purehasers held off the market or practically sold.”’ Commission’s Findings. Findings of fact reported by the commission included: “That, beginning with the spring of 1921, there was a nation-wide movement having for its object the organization of a jobbers’ association to fix prices by eliguinating price cutting among jobbers. This move- ment was fostered and aided princi- pally by the American Tobacco Co., P. Lorillard Co. and Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., followed by the To- bacco Products Corporation, Bloch Brothers Tobacco Co. and the Scott Dillon Co. “Certain of these manufacturers, in combination with the jobbers, re- fused to sell to those jobbers who cut below the prices established by the jobbers’ association. “Combinations of jobbers against price-cutters were greatly encour- aged by certain circulars sent to the trade by some of the manufacturers named. “A few cases were found where the jobbers went so far as to enter into a signed agreement with each other to maintain prices.” “Letters in the possession of the; the electricians voted against the proposal, and there is a report cur- rent that the plumbers did not put it to a vote. Charles J. Lammert, president of ‘the Building Trades Council, said ‘today that further conferences, if any, on the wage question would be ‘at the call of the Master Builders, He said the unions had no proposam to make, The Master Builders are now con- ferring among themselves on a plan to relieve the situation by forcing the unions into line. It is known that their tentative plan is to fix wages of the crafts without contracts at what they believe to be a reasonable level. Among the unions wor without a contract are the | ters, who have about 4500 membe The proposal of a wage reduction followed a survey in the Post-Dis- patch Nov. 8, last, showing that building projects amounting to ap- proximately $2,000,000 were being held up by high costs, chiefly of labor and material. Mayor Kielalso took cognizance of the situation that was resulting in unemployment and retarding the progress of the city. He appointed Director of Public Wel- fare Cunliff to represent the public in the conferences of the unlon rep- resentatives and master builders, and Cunliff submitted a supplemen- tary survey, in which it was shown that building projects amounting fo $15,000,000 would be started ‘summer if costs could be reduced 20 per cent or more. HARD-PRESSED BULGARIAN KING: WISHES TO SELL 2 ELEPHANTS Food for “Little Pets’ Costs More Than Outlay for Sovereigns’ Own Table. By the Associated Presa SOFIA, Jan, 18.—King Borig of Bulgaria is the modern “man with an elephant on his hands,” and he wants to sell part of his private menagerie to an American zoo or to acircus. In particular he would like to dispose of two elephants and sev- eral fine buffaloes which are now in the grounds of the summer palace near Sofia. : The King is hard pressed and finds it difficult to feed them out | slender income. 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