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ST. LOUIS POST-OISPATui THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 25. 1925. SI LOUIS POLICEWOMAN WINS COURT ORDER IS UP Unroll Your Own CITY LAMP CONTRACT Swindler Prayed, Then Defrauded Ministers Several Undertakers Also Inconvenienced by Stranger in Distress Over "Death of Hys Mother." had told him that I had no funds on hand to sive him. "He made arrangements with mejthe Incandescent lamp supply preach the funeral services to tne ijygrade Lamp Co.

of Pictures Bts uks Te I W9T I HY asked that I get several members of the choir, to sing at the services, which, he said, were to be held at the Ellis undertaking parlors. 5240 Delmar 'boulevard. He said he would have an automobile call for me -and the singers and when it didn't come I realized that he was faker." Also Called Undertaker. A. Ellis, head of the undertak-1 ing company, said the man called him by telephone and asked that he meet an afternoon train from Louisville last Friday to get the body of his mother.

Ellis said the man. who gave the name of J. R. Davis. w)shed to have the funeral services at" the chapel.

"I would have made more inquiry about the man but I have a friend by that name and just supposed it was him," Ellis said today. "I didn't realize that the man was an impostor until we met the train on which the body was supposed to be," he said. Among the ministers who yield ed to the man's entreaties for monev was the Rev. Edward TraveA. pastor of St.

Peter's Epis-i copal Church, who left the cify Monday on a vacation trip. Ar rangements for funerals requested by the man were made by the Wagoner Undertaking 3621 Olive street, and Beiderwieden Undertaking 1936 St. Louis avenue. However, both of these com panies learned of the man's tactics before groing to the train to meet the body. The man was described by his victims as being about 30 years old, tall and slender and neatly dressed.

Mrs. Kate Moore, of 1432 Burd avenue, asked that he be declared cf unsound mind and that a guardian be appointed. A divorce suit instituted by Moore, in which Mrs. Moore has filed a cross bill, is pending-. They were married in 1893 and sepa rated three years ago.

Moore took the stand yesterday, after the testimony of a physician had been ruled out, and the jury took only one ballot on his sanity. KtjS MAMA WArJT BQk )l3 scrap ec 'EVIDENCTAT LOnO Warrants Refused But Police Issue Court Summonses Against Jolly Five Club. Is lotto a lottery? If it is, can it be stopped under the gambling laws? These questions were propounded today by the police, and the answer at the Prosecuting Attorney's office and the Circuit Attorney's office was "No," but then Capt. Mc-Guire of the "Wyoming Street Po lice" Station issued Police Court summonses charging the two men and three women members of the Jolly Five Club with setting up a gaming device by conducting a lotto game at Gambrinus Hall, 3631 galena street, last night. This' is a phase of the police activity against gambling of all sorts, which started after the new Police Board took office.

The police say that a number of lotto games are being operated on a large savoring to them of games of chance. Games Resumed. Capt. McGuirer "stopped the lotto games of the Jolly Five Club last April, but the club, desiring to resume them, notified Chief of Police Gerk a few days ago and invited the Chief to have officers present so that a legal determination could be reached as to whether lotto as conducted by the club is gambling. Two policewomen, were sent to the club's game last night.

They each paid' 30 cents for a tally card and took part in the game- A little later the Captain, a Sergeant and a patrolman dropped in to see what was going on. About 450 men and women were busily engaged in the game, the Captain" reported. He found Mrs. Sanna Beebe drawing numbers from 1 to 90 and calling them out, as the basis of the game, while Mrs.Irene Dalponder verified the drawings and the results achieved by players. Every player had paid 30 cents for his or her tally card, though admission to the hall was free, the Captain was informed.

There were about 90 prizes, chiefly hand-painted china, cut glass and pillowslips. One of the policewomen Was awarded a hand-painted fruit dish as 3 Prize. The dish and the policewoman's tally cards were retained by the Captain as evidence. The police are standing on their theory that gaming for prizes or money in public is gambling, no matter what the circumstances are, as stated by Chief of Police Gerk when this activity first was taken up. No arrests were made at the affair last night.

Summonses Inrl. The Police Court summonses were issued against the following members of the Jolly Five Club, as reported by Capt. McGuire: William Schwartz, manager, of Gambrinus Hall and residing there president; Robert Kaiser of 3416 Virginia avenue (not related to the Chief of Detectives, who bears the same name), treasurer: Mrs. William A. Bappler of 4215 Prairie avenue, secretary? Mrs.

Catherine Lester of 4010 North Newstead avenue, nna Beecher of 3500 Bamberger avenue, member. Prosecuting Attorney Schweitzer and First Assistant Circuit Attorney Wilson decided that, while they considered this lotto game "gamb ling," it was of too petty a nature t0 justify warrants. There was no evidence of professionalism, iney held, nor of great profits, and the prizes were of small value. Holdup Men Ijcave Grocer Change. William Juerling asked two men.

who held up his grocery store at 2S57 Neosho street last evening, to leave him some change for the morning's business. The nun tossed a handful of nickels and dimes back in the cash register and escaped with $30. COMM TTEE AMENDS A prayerful stranger, who emphasized his apparent 6orrow because of the death of his mother in Louisville by weeping and otherwise playing upon their sympathies, succeeded in obtaining small amounts of money from several ministers and church leaders last week and caused considerable inconvenience to a number of under, takers. His scheme, some of those who were impressed sufficiently with his story to give him money, said today, was to make arrangements with an undertaker to meet a train from Louisville bringing the body of his mother here for burial and then visit the ministers and active church workers with his ap peal for financial assistance in de fraying expenses of the funeral. The Rev.

Richard K. Kelly, pastor of Lafayette Park Baptist Church, said that the man. posina as J. R. Davis, an employe of the Terminal Railroad Association, came to his home in the Waverly Apartments, 2050 Lafayette avenue, last Thursday shortly after noon and related to him his story.

The Swindler's Story. "The man called on me and toiu me that he had frequently been to my church and had attended a Bible school class there and then he related to me a sad story about his mother having died in Ixiuis-ville and how he needed a small amount of money to defray expenses of bringing the here for burial," the Rev. Kelly said. "He prayed and asked that I pray for him and his voice quivered as he sobbed out his story. Finally be broke down and cried and, feeling sorry for him, I sent him to the teacher of a Sunday School class of the church after ALL ANHEUSER-BUSCH OFFICERS ARE RE ELECTED Corporation Organizes Under New Charter Recently Issued by Secretary of Slate.

Officers and directors of Anheuser-Busch, with August A. Busch as president, were re-elected at meetings today of the stockholders and directors of the new corporation, recently granted a new charter by the Secretary of State, the 50-year corporate license of the old company having run out. At the stockholders' meeting lie full 180,000 shares of the new corporation, held chiefly by the An-hcuser and Busch families, were represented in person or by proxy. The shares have a par value of $100, and represent a proportional exchange of interest in the old company, which was capitalized at $240,000. As has been published, the reincorporation represents a capitalization based on the actual worth of the company's properties, with a surplus of about Other officers re-elected were: Adolphus Busch III, Edward Magnus.

Eberhard Anheuser and W. Fred Anheuser, vice presidents: R. A. Huber, vice president and treasurer, and George A. H.

Mills, secretary. Formerly the largest manufacturer of beer, the company is now engaged in a diversified line of manufacturing. JURY OUTTMINUTTTO FIND MAN IS OF SOUND MIND Wife of T. P. Moore, OB, Soucbt to Haic Guardian Appointed for Him.

It took a Probate Court jury only minute yesterday to derblo fh.it Thomas P. Moore, 66 old. a carpenter of 3440 Lucas aenu was of sound mind. The jury sat in a hearing in which Ms wife. I a Hearing on Injunction Obtltstfl bv Taxpayer Is Set for 'July 3.

A temporary restraining order, directing city officials not to award 1 Salem, waa issued by Cicuit Judge Miller today, on petition of Barney Abramsky, who sued as a taxpayer, and who is represented by the law firm of Anderson, Gil- bert Wolfert. The case was set for a hearing July 3, the plaintiff tv-in a $1000 bond. After the opening of bid M.ny 15, It was at first announced that the Fuetterer Battery and Supoly a local concern, would receive the contract, which amount to about $75,000 a year. Supply Commissioner Oettlng related at the time that several low bids identical, and that when h-t told Mayor Miller of this, the Mi-or remarked, "Fuetterer la a friend of mine." He thereupon announced that the contract would go to he Fuetterer Co. However, figuring showed that discount rates mad i the bid of the Hygrade Co.

a more favorable one. The Buit filed today alleges that the Standardisation Board set aside the Supply Commissioner's action, and gave the contract to the Massachusetts concern. The petition cites the Chartef to the effect that such contracts shall be awarded by the Supply Commissioner, though It Is provided that he shall follow the standard fixed by the Standardization Board. It is further alleged that Slit-award to the Hygrade Co. Is n-valid for two other reasons that it lias not a license to do business In Missouri, and that Its product waa previously furnished to the city, under contract awarded by' a local concern, and did not prove satisfactory.

Injured Man Hci Prisoner. Robert Davis, 40 years old. suf- tfered a possible fracture of the skull when ho fell down the east stairs at Union Station at 8:20 p. m. yesterday, while on his way to board a train for his home in Chicago.

He refused to giVe his address In Chicago, and the police ordered him held a prisoner at city hospital. for Stout Women 40 to 56 STOU 0 W5 OPERATION OF (LS. WITH POWERS American Association in China Adopts Resolution Advocating Strong Attitude Regarding Situation. CHINESE THREATEN CANTON SETTLEMENT Governor of City. Blames Foreigners for Bloodshed of.

Tuesday, Which He Says Was Premediated. i tit th Aoriatd Press. "SHANGHAI, June 25. The ex-I MUtlve committee of the Amen- can Association of China has adopted a resolution urging the United States Government's cooperates with nther Powers in jdoptlng a strong attitude regarding the situation in China. The resolution recommends that "representations be made to the Chinese Government to suppress ttie present state of lawlessness directed against foreigners in China, which in our opinion is due primarily to existing unsettled political conditions, aggravated by Soviet propaganda." It th Awwpiatd Pres.

CANTON, June 25. The situation resulting from the antlforetgn agitation is more intense today. Chinese threatened to attack the foreign settlement at Shameen at roon, but the attack did not occur at that hour. Additional fortification have been erected in the British and French concessions." Japanese landing parties have armed. A Chinese party, carrying tht banner of the Foreign Office, arrived this morning at the foreign settlement gates, claiming to be the bearers of a dispatch stating that a demand for damages would be made when the dead had been counted.

The American Consul received a letter requesting him to enter the ciiy to consult with the officers. The letter, however, was not properly signed and was disregarded. More Than 100 Killed in Premeditated Attack, Says Governor. By th AwoolatM FYess HiXG KONG, June 25 The Chinese civil Governor of Canton, in a note to the British Consul-General regarding Tuesday's shooting in Canton, places the blame entirely on the foreigners. The Chinese procession along the Hund had almost entirely passed Shake street, he declared.

hen soldiers and police in the concession suddenly opened" fire across the canal. Soldiers and Police in the French concession likewise fired, while a Portuguese ftmboat used its big guns. 'The killed and wounded," says the note, "totaled more than 10ft ad this brutal killing was premeditated and secretly planned." The British Consul-General, re- P'ying, points' out that the Portu-FJese gunboat took no (Part in the affair. It was the defense forces of the British and French concessions alone who replied to an attack made on them by Chinese troops or military students. "I can, from the evidence of my wn eyes," make the statement on oath," he said, "that the firing was lint started by Chinese.

The senior British naval officer and were standing unarmed by 'He bridge for special purpose of guarding against any precipitate or nervous action on the part of th defenders and only escaped ith our lives out of a hail of bul-ta directed at u. "It was only then that in fire was opened from RHameen and by French forces, hich were similarly attacked. The firing from Shameen ceased even Wore the sniping from the tops of 3oygs opposite by Chinese soldiers discontinued. "Tou state that the aettoA tak-fn by the British and French au-thorltieg was premeditated. This I absolutely deny." Briton Rlames Chinese.

TTie Consul General points out the premeditation was on the part of Chinese troops or military tudents. who. as pointed out in the 'onsul General's letter of June 22, iao determined to create an inei- -n with the view of posing as frartyrs. Consul General states that it nell known in Chinese circles 'B Hongkong and Canton on June that an attack on Shameen was and wouid take place a July zz and that in the fore-of July :3 two motor cars 're distributing leaflets signed d-nts" Union of the Military nool of the Kwang Tung Army," all to drive out foreigners. ('onsul General repudiates k' Chinese charge that responsibly rests with the foreigners for measures for guarjjng the lives British residents in and around cnton.

tvPfARIS' June. 25. Matin says In addition to the seven Chi- conducted to the Belgian fron-z 'and expelled from France yes-fflay, 23 other warrants for have been signed. 6a Chinese, It adds left for 8lht thcil" own accord and a compatriot handed CHI! A IftA A- Parted, tv. ib'.

7 W'r lm Pleated in the of thc Chinese legation ''e last Sundav. CHINA URGED A Tfy On Nf ArtL PUSEY GETS REVENGE FOR SECOND HE Grocer He Put in Jail by Paying $1 a Day Sentenced to 30 Davs More. "Pusey's Revenge" might well be the title of the little which Is keeping II. M. Casey, an East St.

Louis grocer, in the county jail at Belleville. In fact, AWI-liam Pusey, also of East St. Louis, has had revenge The trouble started over a s-n- ry bill which Puscy was alleged to owe. In a debate over the bill, CasP5' alleged to have assaulted Pusey. Pusey sued and was awarded $600 damages, which Ci.s-ey refused to pay.

Under an "imprisonment for debt" law of Illinois, Pusey could keep Casey in jail for six months to satisfy th'i $600 judgment, provided Pusoy would pay the coifnty $1 a day Casey's board and lodging in jail. Pusey was more than willing to pay to keep his grocer in jiil, and Casey has been there since April 3, and will be there for he rest of the six months, if Pusey's money holds out. That is Revenge No. 1 Revenge No. 2 came yesterday.

At Pusey's request, a warrant charging Casey with malicious assault was issued at Belleville, and Casey left jail long enough to plead guilty and be sentenced by County Judge Weber to 30 more days in jail. This second revenge is nil the sweeter to Pusey as he won't have to pay $1 a day for these 3" days. Already, Pusey has pall $S3 to keep Casey behind the bars. raid 35 bnt Failed to Get Suit. An apparent clothing swindle, in which a man lost $35, was reported to police yesterday by Francis L.

Malan of 5265 Northland avenue. He said he had been paying vi a week for 35 weeks in a clothing club, in which he was to get a suit of clothes when he paid up, and had also the prospect of winning a suit in monthly drawings. Yesterday he went to the office of the agency he had 'been paying and found it had moved. 1 I Every day more St. Louis women are becoming acquainted with Lane Bryant quality and economy.

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MUSKOGEE, June 25. R. Stevens, prominent in labor union circles and known throughout Oklahoma as a political leader, was shot and killed here carl.v today by Mrs. Marie wno then turned the weapon on herself am. sMit a bullet through her heart.

Both died instantly. The fntind lvinsr across a bed in an apartment where they had been living. Acquaintances told police that Stevens and Mrs. Ellis recently had been married, but that the ceremony was performed before their divorces from other mates had become final. Mrs.

G. W. Stevens, sister-in-law of the slain man, said that Stevens and the woman had quae reled over another woman. "She's going to kill me," Mrs. Stevens quoted him as saying.

Stevens had been active in poll-tics for the last 15 years. He was known as the leader cf labor elements that supported Congressman W. V. Hastings of the Second Oklahoma District when he made his first race for Congress in 1910. wa.s during the administration former Gov.

J. C. Walton, however, that Stevens gained most prominence. At that time he was recognized as a strong supporter Walton and represented the Governor in a confidential capacity Tulsa in the days of State-wide martial law, when Walton declared war on the Ku Klux Klan. MAN DIES FROM INJURIES SUFFERED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Henry C.

Jones, 34 years old, a railroad carpenter, of Fountain, died at 1 1 o'clock last night at the Missouri Pacific Hospital from injuries suffered June 22, when his automobile went down an embankment near his home. His wife, Nina, was driving the car at the time, when it skidded on the wet road over an embankment, overturning. Mrs. Jones suffered a fractured left arm, and Jones a fractured pelvic bone and other internal Injuries. SIZE One-Quarter Inches Thick Special Prices Undertakers Taken Off List of Debarred Businesses After Making Protest.

Undertakers' will not be forbidden to locate their establishments on Lindell boulevard, under the provisions of a proposed ordinance which the legislative committee of the Board of Aldermen approved today. The recent "save Lindell boule vard" movement was directed toward stopping the encroachments of business on the thoroughfare. But a delegation of undertakers today protested to the committee that their parlors should not be considered as impairing the residence character fthe boulevard. So the committee amended th. bill by removing undertaking estal-lihsments fro mthe list of debarred businesses.

The measure applies particularly to garages and filling stations. Alderman Lange and Eilers. members of the committee, voted against approving the measure, holding that its constitutionality was likely to be questioned. The bill will go to the Ald'-nn for passage. The bill for a reorganization of the condemnation section of the law department wa sapproved.

The the chief of the section was cut from $7500 annually to $7200 and those of his eight attorneys from $6000 to $3000. The bill providing that service cars post a $10,000 liability bond before doing business was als" voted upon favorably. MRS. LUCY HAWKINS DIES AT 70 FROM HEART ATTACK i Mrs. Hawkins, wife of Dr.

V. J. Hawkins, for many years president of the State Normal School at Warrensburg, and more recently field secretary for Washington University, died at her home at 500 North and South road, Clayton, this morning. Death was due to a heart attack, after an illness of one day. Mrs.

Hawkins was in her seventieth year. 'She is survived by her husband and by four children: Clyde of Angeles: and Carl Maude R. and Ruth, all of Clayton. The funeral will be at 2:30 p. m.

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