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LOUIS POST-DISPATCH JUNE 3, LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. POLICE QUESTION So-Called Modern Art Jars James Montgomery Flagg STEPHEN J. GAVIN WILL CONTEST BEING TRIED 13 INSANE FELONS MAKE ESCAPE AT PASTOR ACCUSED BY GIRL EXPECTED TO OFFER ALIBI Shaw's Garden Showing An Outdoor Living Room New Feature of Interest to Home Owners Is the Work of Miss Katherine Perkins, Daughter of Trustee. IRE EMPLOYES OE GRAND BANK ART DAY SPEAKER MICH GAN ASYLUM "Most Beautiful Women in World Are Greta Garbo and Catherine Dale Owen" Artist Says Widow Contends Lumberman's Sisters Influenced Him- Left $300,000 Estate. Carman Smith, Teller, In The Rev.

A. L. Shoemaker Attack Guards With Knives 'a Structural Beauty Quality." terrogated Regarding Burglary, but Authorities Are Still Without Clew. and Razors and Threaten to Kill Supervisor if Not Freed. Charged With Abducting Former Choir Singer Likely to Take Stand.

FINGER PRINTS ARE VALUELESS and the crevices will be planted with rock plants. "At home I'd suggest concrete instead of the flagstones, although they certainly look better," commented Miss Perkins. "Concrete will provide a more solid floor, and a smoother surface for the furniture. "Her I'll have to use iron furniture. At home that springy rteel garden furniture would do, and so would wicker or hickory, since you could take it into the cellar In winter.

I should have one or two chairs chosen most particularly for comfort and certainly one of that 'wheel-barrow' type of chalr.e lounge." Veiled Prophet Maid. Miss Perkins ideas on the subject are no idle theories, since she Trial of the suit of Mrs. Nancy M. Gavin to break the will of her husband, Stephen J. Gavin, head ot a lumber company bearing hi name, went into its second day before a jury in Circuit Judge Brack-man's Court at Clayton today.

Gavin died Feb. 10, 1329. leaving an estate valued at $300,000. His will left one-third of his estata to his widow and placed the remainder in trust for their thre daughters, all minors. A sister.

Miss Katherine A. Gavin, was named executrix. The suit alleges undue Influence on- her part. The sister was secretary-treasurer of the lumber firm and managed the office. As Gavin was ill intermittently since 1925.

her part in the management of the company's affairs was large, Marion C. Early, Mrs. Gavin's attorney, paid In outlining the case. The contestants expect to prove, Early said, that Miss Gavin dominated her brother and caused hits to name her executrix and specify her as the one to select the Cath Billboard art and the whole field of illustration have shown 100 per cent improvement In the last 10 years, in the opinion of Jumes Montgomery Flagg, who has been engaged in magazine illustration for 30 years. Flagg.

who lives in New York, spoke today on "Advertising and the Artist" at he annual Art Day luncheon of the Advertising Club at Hotel Statler. "When you consider the Quality of work that is being done by a number of artists, say McClelland Barclay, who does the Fisher Body illustrations. Leon Gordon with the Maxwell House Coffee ads and U. S. District Attorney Asks for Co-Operation of Department of Justice Agents in His Inquiry.

A new service to the people of Missouri is being inaugurated by Shaw's Garden, with an outdoor living room designed by Miss Katherine Perkins, daughter of Albert T. Perkins, 6365 Ellenwood avenue, one of the garden trustees. "St. Louisans want to know what they can accomplish in their own gardens with their own means." said Miss Perkins, who took the regular course for gardeners a few years ago to learn precisely that. "Director Moore plans to have several pergolas built in thu garden to show what can be done in one's own place.

I feel rather honored that he let me design the first one, "My object is to demonstrate the possibility of an attractive place to spend one's leisure, away from the telephone and the ctijts of the house. It will be comfortably furnished at little expense, and surrounded By a simple; garden. Construction Simple. The tea house has been built against the brick north wall of the public garden, a few steps west of the old Linnaean House. It is of simplest possible construction a pergola supported by four brick columns.

The roof will he provided by wistaria, and the columns, of old and mellowed brick to match the wall, will be hidden, in time, by climbing roses. An old fountain on the wall has been cut down to suitable proportions as the central feature. The floor is paved with Pennsylvania flagstones in three dull shades. iomng of officers and the Gran National was looted May 25 in f-att deposit vault Jack Sheridan with Hart, Sehaff- continued by Chief i- Kaiser today in a i i which might point of the robbers. Br a PoM-Dispateh Staff PhqtosTarh JAM ES 3JONTGOM ER KJLAGG William A.

Brittin. is building a similar summer house at her home. She was first special maid of honor at the annual Veiled Prophet ball a few years ago. Director Moore's new plan is a step forward from the "before and after" back yard gardens which have been a center of interest and amusement at the garden for several years. One is littered with rubbish and choked with weeds literally a demonstration of neglect, since only three docks were planted and all the rest of them "just grew." Beside it is a spick and span example of what can be done with an investment of less than $3 plus a little care.

Today it includes a new feature showing how attractive a lily pool can be made of. a sunken washtub. di.s- was r-in stated by Ed of the bank, were yesterday. Car- ner and Marx, you have excellent work." Flagg said. 'I don't believe there can be such a thing as a commercial artist." Flagg continued.

"Either he is an artist or he isn't. And no matter what he works on, he is usually expecting pay for it. "The rewards for an artist today are much greuter than they have ever been before, and the lure of the rewards is attracting more to the profession. Each artist of importance has his little school of imitators who follow after him. That is the trouble with the many young artists who send me sketches.

They are all trying to be little Barclays or little Gordons." So-Called Modern Art. "Modern" art to him seems to be the work of "demented little WILLIAM BOLITHO DIES AT HIS FRENCH VILLA By the Associated Press. IONIA, June 3. Thirteen insane criminals, five of them slayers, armed themselves with knives and razors and imprisoned two guards, threatened the night supervisor with death, and escaped frcm the State Hospital for Criminal Insane early today. Two of the fugitives were recaptured near the institution within a few hours, while city, county and State officer started a widespread search for the others.

Before leaving, the prisoners opened cells releasing 2 4 prisoners, but none of these joined in the break. They alsc cut telephone wires. Dr. Perry C. Robertson, superintendent of the hospital, laid, the break to the limited facilities, which made it necessary to confine 18 dangerous men in one ward, rather than in separate cells.

The night supervisor Gene Owen, wo 3 called to the ward on the third floor by U. S. Davis and BerwHill, guards, at 2:30 a. after Hill had been told by an inmate that some of the men were trying tc escape. As they opened the door.

Owen and the guarcs were attacked by the prisoners with knives and razors. The two guards were locked in a washroom. Owen was taken through the building to the front gate. One of the men held a knife to Owen's throat and told Guy Car-baugh. guard at the gate, that Owen would be killed unless the gate was opened, and Carbaugh let them out.

They took Owen outside the gate before scattering in different directions. A guard was sent to Ionia, a mile and a half away, to notify Sheriff William Franch. who started the search, aided by officers of other counties and State policemen. The two men recaptured were 1st van Csordas. Detroit killer, and Charles Kenney.

committed from Detroit for robbery. Of the prisoners at large, five were under prison sentence for murder or assault with intent to murder. The others were robbers or housebreakers. Superintendent Robinson commended the action of the guard in allowing the men to escape rather than run the risk of precipitating a riot in which employes might have been seriously injured or killed. a ttilc-r.

was examined I I without a tangible plans to study cf vtti.ographic trans-1 accumulated began last I Author of "Twelve Against thf Gods'" Is 'ictim of Feritoniiis. -a hen Brittin and; olic schools to which his daughters would be sent. The sister also caused him to transfer a controlling interest the lumber firm and the Gavin Real Estate and Investment Co. to her and her sister, Julia. Early said, pointing out that when ths companies were formed in 191 fi, Gavin held 498 shares of the 50t total shares of each and his sisters one share each, and that on his death Gavin held only 100 shares in each company and his sisters the remainder.

Both firms Owi St. Louis County real estate, Early said. A strong "attachment existed between Gavin and his sister Katherine, and her opinions on business carried great weight with Gavin, George W. Funck of Brown road, St. Louis County, a friend of the family, testified today.

In Gavin was ill and the affairs' of the firm were conducted mostly by the sister, Funck said. In 1926 Gavin went to California for his health and the will wa written in San Diego. May 14. of that year. The legality of the will was established yesterday by th defense and one witness, James Prendergast.

a business associate, said he had known Gavin for years ml considered him cf sound mind. Mrs. Gavin lives at SI 4 Hamilton avenue, the sisters at the Forest Park Hotel. girls." Flagg "It makes me J. Herbert were re- bail each, r.i-: further investigation, be-i J-'ioe Agents, intcr- 1 ease because of the About 30 residents of Alton and vicinity, many of tnem members of the Edwards Street Pentecostal Mission, were in the City Court at Alton today to testify for the defense of the Rev.

Alonzo L. Shoemaker, former pastor of the Mission, charged with abducting a 19-year-old girl, a former member of his choir. Most of them were character witnesses, who testified to the good reputation of the defendant. The Rev. Mr.

Shoemaker is expected to take the stand in his own defense late today, to offer an alibi. The complaining witness against him, Miss Rernice Ford, now 21 years old. gave her testimony yesterday in j. court room crowded with members of the mission, of which the Rev. Mr.

Shoemaker formerly was the Lead. Many of those present were women, some of whom took their babies with them, and the crying of the infants at one point led Judge Y'ager to ask them to leave the children at home. TelLs of Trip to Missouri. Miss Ford testified that in April. 1928, the pastor persuaded her to accompany him on an automobile trip to Missouri and suggested that she tell her mother she was going to St.

Louis to look for work. They drove to Morley, in his automobile and stayed there over night, continuing the next day to Charleston. and returned home after spending the night there, she testified. Registers of hotels at Morley and Charleston were iatroduced showing that a man with a name similar to that of the Rev. Mr.

Shoemaker had stayed at the hotels on the dates mentioned by Miss Ford, but the hotelkeepers were unable to identifiy him as the man who had registered there. The defense introduced a letter and an affidavit made by Miss Ford, to the effect that she had not accompanied the clergyman on the trip. She testified that she had agreed to. make the affidavit and write the letter at the pastor's request on his promise to marry her. The defendant and two young women who had played saxophones in his church orchestra disappeared from Alton last fall and were arrested In Florida several months ago.

Other Charges Pending. He was returned to Alton and indictments charging him with abduction In these cases also were returned. The young women. Miss Annette Harris and Miss Edith Hankins. each 21 years old.

were in the courtroom yesterday and exchanged smiles with the clergyman. The cases in which they will be prosecuting witnesses have not yet been brought to trial. Abduction, the enticing of a woman or girl from her home, is an offense punishable in Illinois by a penitentiary sentence of from one to 1 0 years. The Rev. Mr.

Shoemaker, ousted from the Edwards Street Mission, now lives at Nutwood. 20 miles north of Alton. His wife and two children live in Alton. THIEF LEAPS FROM AUTO GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR The driver cf a stolen automobile, sighted by detectives at Sixth and Walnut streets early today, escaped arter the chase led to Seventh and Cerre streets, by leaping from the automobile as It was traveling 40 miles an hour and fleeing through railroad yards. The automobile, which had been stolen from Samuel G.

Sands. 4507 Scott avenue, crashed into a building and was demolished. Detectives Rennekamp and Ryan emptied their revolvers at the fugitives. AUTO DRIVER EXONERATED IN DEATH OF D. CANMAN A verdict of accident, exonerating Elmer Fink, a laborer, of blame in the death of Charles D.

Can-man, 47 years old. treasurer of the Garden City Sand of Chicago, who was struck by Fink's machine early yesterday, was returned by a Coroner's jury at Overland today. Fink, who lives Clayton road west of Denny road, near the point where the accident occurred, testified that Canman ran suddenly out in front of his machine, waving his arms for him to stop, which he was unable to do. Deputy Sheriffs, who investigated the case on the theory that Can-man had been robbed, an explanation current after Canman was found to have no money and his car was found in the middle of Clayton road a mile east of tlje scene, reported that the gasoline tank of Canman's car was empty, but could find no evidence of robbery. They further reported discovering that he had attempted to rouse persons living near where his car was found.

Canman, who registered at Hotel Jefferson Sunday, died at St. Mary's Hospital, where Fink took him, without making a statement. froth at the mouth." he. explained, "to see some of the wcrk that passes as modern art. It is the same thing in writing.

Tou have read the peculiar jumble that Gertrude Stein has written. I will say this. Gertrude Stein is Chaucer and Shakspeare compared to modern art." A new and promising field for the student of art is mural painting. Flagg said, with the decoration of the many new public buildings offering an opportunity for gcod work and excellent remuneration. The actual work of illustration, he concluded, is what it always has been.

As regards models. "Eve is still Eve," in his own words. The modern American woman is more beautiful than in former days: long skirts do lend dignity to a figure, and Mender women are better for painting purposes. The movies do and do not have beautiful women. Flagg said that the "most beautiful women in the world" were Greta Garbo and Catherine Dale Owen, both of whom he has sketched.

"And. of course," he added, "in any discussion of beautiful women, you must mention Cc-rinne Griffith." Yet many of the younger favorites Flagg looks upon with horror so far as their beauty is concerned. Prefers Anglo-Saxon Type. "Beauty Is a structural quality." pointed out. "a question cf whether the light, in falling on the head or face or shoulders or body leaves a beautiful shadow, a symmetrical curve.

For those reasons. I think the Anglo-Saxcn type EKDBIBIIWS WATCHES FOR Git A ATI ON Special to thf NEW YORK, June S. William Bolitho. author, is dead of peritonitis in a suburb of Avignon, Krance, according to word received here today by friends. Mr.

Bolitho suffered a nervous; breakdown in London the end of April. He had rone there to assist in the production of his first play. His physician ordered him to take a complete rest and he went to his villa at Mont Savet. There, according to friends, he seemed to have been well on the way to recovery, a week ago Mr. Bolitho was taken tinto Avignon for an emergency operation, the exact nature of which has not yet been disclosed in cable dispatches reach-iric: New York.

He was about years old. Born in South Africa of Dutch parentage, he served in the World War as an officer in the British forces. In addition to correspondence and recent special articles for the New Tork World. JIr. Bolitho was also the author of "Twelve Against the Gods," and "Murder for Profit' His play.

tentatively titled. "Overture 1920." was a post war play laid in a small German town. Bela Blau wa-s sponsoring its production in London, and Marc Connelly, American playwright, had gone to London with Bolitho and Blau to direct the production. "While we were in London Mr Bolitho became extremely nervous." said Blau today. "He was planning to rewrite a couple of scenes in the play, but his physician ordered him to Avignon.

He did go there with Mr. Connolly. I followed about two weeks later and found that he was recuperating nicely. "His home there is a lovely old villa on a beautiful 10-acre estate, and Mr. Bolitho seemed to respond encouragingly to the surroundings." operates under rt-.

r. have assisted In tif l.Mt Has IlfapjK'areJ. of the stolen secur- Iry lias reappeared, uiurs describing' the i u. to Police "Depart- the country last! that if an at-! part of the loot! a r.w line of in-! have xain- the tier of i ransacked and! of the basement of Lave failed to find: be useful for rposes. To com-j rt-Cord.

photo-! e-r; of the has r.i?ht detectives! i sp-nt an hour' store room where tools were; days after the: r.ot indorse the -tv cf Mays that the: from the vacant! cf Beers Hotel next rer-. a section of 'r ri 'h s-rved as a tem- i small elevator i tir.K. looked at tie of the robbery." -r. I am satisfied; r.ot fret in that' they had a key. through the the har.k." lireucr sj.lains Itequest.

I J. 5-a--v Attornerj thai he had! Justice agents the investigation the lure amount of the! of the fact that! said there wa oo -Jewel Fine Robbms Movement, Latest Style 1 -Kt. White Gold Case, Woven Cord Attachment St. Louis' Largest Watch Importers 8IM1KE 8 YEARS FOR $2500 ROBBERY LOUISVILE, June 2. T.

P. O'Connor, 35 years old, of St. Louis, was found guilty today by a jury in Circuit Court of participation in a payroll robbery here Oct. 4. 1924, and sentenced to eight years in the State penitentiary.

The jury was out one hour and 2 0 minutes. Commonwealth Attorney George J. Mayer declared O'Connor's alibi that he was laid up in St. Louis with a broken knee cap the day of the $2500 robbery, was "framed" by St. Louis gangsters.

THREE PERSONS INJURED WHEN AUTO RUNS ONTO SIDEWALK Woman and Two Girls Vk-tims; Driver Says He Found Car; It Had Been Stolen. Three persons were injured when an automobile driven by Sam Cal-derone, 19 years old, 519 Biddle street, ran onto the sidewalk at Nineteenth and Benton streets at 6 o'clock last night. Mrs. Loretto Fretz. 1942 Benton street, suffered a fractured right leg: Aileen Hart-man, 11, IS 16 Benton street, fractured right arm, and Evelyn Carico, 8, 1816 Benton street, injuries to the back and legs.

Calderone told police he found the car abandoned in a vacant lot at Broadway and O'Fallon street last Saturday and drove away in it. Tracing the license number police learned that the machine was stolen a week ago from Charles Bartels, 38 01 North Twenty-first street. Two drivers were injured in a collision at Euclid avenue and Palm street yesterday afternoon. Moltke S. Gram, 50 43 A Delmar boulevard, suffered fractured ribs, and Philip Riley.

4271 Athlone avenue, cuts and bruises. ADVERTISEMENT of beauty is my favorite. She ma- giMtrm it mr. touts 3rd Floor ARCADE ar.r.ounca in con- JELLY-ROLL" HOGAN OUT ROBBER GETS $216 FROM SIX EMPLOYES OF ICE COMPANY Six employes of a Polar Wave Ice Fuel Co. branch at 14S3 Hamilton avenue were held up yesterday by an armed man who locked them in a rear room and went through their pockets as they came out one at a time.

The robber fled after taking $216, part of which belonged to the company, and locking the employes in the room again. Losses were reported as follows: Edward office manager, $25; William Jolly, platform manager, $150; Frank J. Lorenz, $25; Fred W. Schmidt. $1C.

Two other employes had no money. A filling station at 3118 Watson road, in charge of Arch Sorth, was robbed of $10 by two armed men. Mrs. Carrie March, 3537 Lindell boulevard, reported burglars stole $150 in cash which she had hidden in a trunk, and clothing worth $15. tures less quickly, but she loses her beauty latr." Visiting the Municipal Opera last night as a guest of the Advertising Club, Flagg remarked that it was an "excellent" production all the way through.

"I was particularly impressed by the lighting effects." Flagg said, "and I was more than surprised to learn that most of the girls in the chorus were from local high schools and colleges." The only other outdoor production which he has seen was a production of the Greek tragedy. "Elec-tra," a type of production which he believes would be especially suitable to the Municipal Theater. Flagg did much cf his work 2 5 years ago in St. Louis, painting a number of portraits here. His first wife, who is dead, was the former Miss Nellie McCormick of St.

Louis. His address before the Advertising Club today was broadcast over Station KM OX. SONNENFELD'S 610 to 61 8 WASHINGTON AVE 4 TTflnen'e's sn New (Dour! to FOR DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE "Jelly-roll" Hogan. one-time leader fthe Hogan gang when it was at odds with the Egan gang, now wants to represent the Nineteenth Ward on the Democratic City Committee. He filed his candidacy today.

The incumbent is John J. Keegan. professional bondsman. Hogan, as candidate for the Democratic nomination for State Senator two years ago. was beaten by Joseph Brogan.

He once served as a Deputy State Beverage Inspector and as a member of the House of Representatives. His residence is S035 Cass avenue. a iCi ft proposed plan to or.t:nental National capital to take over looted deposi- as explained yes-a charter for w.th the same National, and capital and of the old bank time being, in order rs may not be dis-poibility that box the Grand Nation--ss-s in the robbery. bank appeared to and today, fol. "liiravral of about oheckir.g accounts became known loss in burglary amount of its yesterday officers there was too hand and returned to the Federal i- huh had lent scv-housand dollars for Saturday.

Form-Fit a Ftted Princess Lines 1 Wrap'Arounds and Slim Regit-. lations in Crepe de Chine OIL MAN SUDDENLY TAKEN ILL Kobert S. King: Rennetl IYom Hotel to City Hospital. that sluggish feeling or Daffodil Crepe j. Pat yonrself right with nature by chewing Feen mint.

Works mildly bat effectively in small doses. Modern safe scientific For the family. Kobert S. King. 43 years old.

head of three Texas oil concerns, became suddenly ill in the lobhy of Hotel Statler last night and was taken to City Hospital, where physicians said he had suffered a hemorrhage of the brain. King registered at the hotel yesterday, stopping here on his way from his home in Fort Worth. to Chicago. lie complained of illness to hotel attaches, and collarsed -while seated in a chair. He is head of the Blackstone Oil King Properties and the Keystone Royalty Oil Co.

i V--. if I -M- 4timif DRUGGIST STRUCK BY AUTO J. P. Sclioentlialer. TO, Seriously Hurt When Crossing Street.

John P. Schoenthaler. 70 years old, a druggist. 911 Wilmington avenue, suffered internal injuries and fractures of the ribs and right shoulder yesterday afternoon when he was struck by an automobile at Lafayette and Compton avenues. He had alighted from an east-bound Fourth street car and was walking to the sidewalk when he was knocked down by the automobile of Irl M.

Lanigan, 5404 Reber place, a city fireman, driving east In Lafayette. Schoenthaler was taken to Lutheran Hospital. Young: Kqnitirs Bring $5300. liy th AMoria'ed I'rff. KANSAS CITY, June 3.

Equities claimed for the W. H. Young defunct St. Louis brokerage firm, in four apartment hotels here, were sold today at public auction at the Federal Building. An equity in the Thomas Carlyl Hotel was sold for $100.

The other hotels in which equities were claimed and the prices paid for them follow: The James Russell Lowell. $1000: the Mark Twain. $1500. and the Belle-Claire. S1S00.

ask ton 't THE ORIGINAL jreen-a-mint In Safe Iepoit Box aiice Iiepxrtel. which write on safe deposit "id a sharp increase since the looting National Bank. In -'lduais had shown this type of pro- estimated the in-Jt mount of individual written at per cent, and re-' banks, one in St. tn Illinois, had on their deposit policies are robbery which a holdup and the burglary which. -en the back is en--h as in the ease of WAS a time when a Slip was just a straightline undergarment with little to make it interesting! Now Slips take on great fashion importance they're cut like Frocks fitted wrappy princess line.

Some are scalloped some have wide shadow hems and many with elegant Alen con lace trims both top and bottom. Flesh and white. (First Floor Shops.) IP A it The Chewing Gum LAXATIVE YOLPLL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE IUISSENG It's one thing to say well do a thing it's quite another thing to do it. Changing tooth pastes, for example. Many of us see the PEBECO advertisements, believe their simple explanation of Pebeco's extra value.

Many of us hear our friends tell of the real mouth exhilaration and comfort Pebeco gives and then we put off buying it. Remember this: You'll never know vkat you're missing until you try Pebeco And the trial costs mighty little. Delay no locger. A Iatlr But IheflUnt rUrn, It lUAeCmn the Grand National burglary. Robbery insurance on an individual bos costs cents per of insurance and against burglary from 12 cents to $1 JXOCO of insurance, depending on the safety of the equipment of the bank.

Only one of the customers who lost in the Grand National burglary was known to have insurance on his FOR CONSTIPATION.