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NO. 113. ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 192232 PAGES. PIUCE2CEXT3 mum Mm IFF! POST-DISPATCH HI LEW SELF mm 12 NEw york LOUISIANA KILLINGS Second of Lemp Brewery Presidents to End His Life by Shooting ID BUSINESS WORRY U.UB UUUUK SALE INQUIRY RESIDENT SAID TO HAVE "PUT OUT FEELERS" ON WORLD ECONOMIC PARLEY Complaints Against Fashionable Racquet and Tennis Club Lead to Action by Grand Jury.

LLNESS BELIEVED TO Herbert Morgan, Eddie Harlow. Edwin Schutenberg. James R. Burrows. HAVE PROMPTED ACT By the Associated Presa.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2 jury hearing -A Federal complaints lTT Racquett Tennis Club on Park avenue today indicted on two counts. 12 men, charged with illegally selling more than 30.000 gallons of liquor. The charges in the Indictments are conspiracy to violate Plant, Valued at $7,000,000 at Closing in 1919, Brought $585,000 at Auction Last June Shooting in Same Building, Former Family Home, in Which Father Killed Self in 1904.

the Volstead act and th ln-ernal i forgery of withdrawal permits. revenue law. Federal officials said "These figures represent the mini-that conspiracy, brought to their no- mum amount disposed of by the de-tice several -eeks ago. had bea fol-; fendants." he said. "An additional lowed "through select circles and ex- amount, still larger, was sold to boot-clusive places." leggers acting on their own accouit.

Among: those indicted were Rene under either forged or purchased La Montagr.e, Morgan, E. La Mon-, permits." tagne and William A. La Mor.ta;n?. 1 The conspiracy count includes the owners of the Green River Distilling operation of three companies: Th Co. and the Eminence distillery of Green River Distilling Eiv.I-Kentucky.

Rene La Montagne is nence Distillery ar.d E. i noted as a plo player. i Montagne's Sons. Inc. The stock cf Others indicted are Samuel all is held by the CopperfJ-Md Story, vice president of E.

La Mon- Inc. This stock in turn is held n-tagne Sons, a New York importing tirely by the four La Montagu-; firm: John George, Patrick McGec. brothers. inn Jar 11 -3Tgytf I "William J. Lempr 55 years old, president of the William J.

Lemp Brewery shot himself twice in the heart today at 9:15 au m. in the office of the brewery company at 3322 South Thirteenth street, dying instantly. His suicide was the third in the Lemp family. father, William J. Lemp, head of the brewery during the years of its prosperity as a corporation with an annual business of many millions," shot and killed himself on February 13, 1904.

He then was 7 years old. His sister, Mrs. Elsa Lemp Wright, wife of Thomas IL Wright, shot and killed herself on March 20, 1920. She then was 37 rears old. The cause of the present euicid is presumed by associates to have been Lemp's worry over the slow and unremuneratlve liquidation of the brewery company, which baa i been in progress for a year.

He also bad been ill. Lemp was in his office at 9 a. when lienry aniaamp, iw Sru Plri. 1 of tIxe brewery company, and I i i If-! if. til; pi II i.

-i Pi hit VA "I til in if Eft it I fill 1 If 1 1 I i i 1 Si it it s-- i 'in SI 1 it i I fi Hi F. tt E' li nnnrnrn OV in III unucncu ui nirai, STATE TO ALLEGE All Those in Kidnapers' Party Known as Klansmen At- torney-General Said Have Names. to FEWER THAN 20 MEN IN ABDUCTION BAND Evidence That Group Divided, About Half Remaining to Mutilate and Kill Two Victims. By ijtaff Correspondent or tin Post-Iispa tcli. 'NEW ORLEANS.

Dec. 29. It was learned Today upon exce'lent authority that Attorney-General Coco of Louisiana has the names of ail the men in Uie. that on Aug. 2 4 last abducted F.

W.tt Laniel and Thomas F. Richard of Mer Iiouge. hose headless bods were recovered Lec. 22 from I-k; ia Fourche: that the abductors are! all members of the Ku Klux and that he will attempt to prove that the abduction was officially or-' dered by the Ku Klux Klan. It will be shown at the public hearing ofi i the case Jan.

at Bastrop. More- i house Parish, that all the abductors; are "citizens of the Invisible Em- pire" and that -murder bad been4 premeditated. Lack of corroborative evident isj holding up the issuance of more -jenr- i rants and T. J. Burnett of Spjkerj and Dr.

B. M. McKoin. former Mayor! of Mer Rouge, under arrest at Balti- more, are the only alleged members of the murder party arrested. They' are oeing witnout bail on charges (f first, degree murder.

InMoutors Confident. Neither Attorney-General Coco nor his two assistants. St. Clair Ail-ams and George S. Guion of New Orleans, will discuss the case for publication, but they are confident that thej- will lay the Morehouse Parish crime at the gates of the "Invisible Empire." Coco today, replying to a telegra-n of intercession for lr.

McKoin from Dr. Hugh Young of Johns Hopkins University, said in part: "The evidence against Dr. McKoin justifies affidavit against him and his extradition ehould be granted. No law-abiding citizen with knowledge of the evidence in the State's possession would aid Dr. McKoin in evading justice." The State will disclose at the hearing the exact number of men in the party that abducted Daniel and Richard and it will be less than "0.

There will be evidence that the party-divided, one group going home, shortly before the commission of the murders, and that fewer than 10 men (the exact number and their identity being known) remained to mairu. mutilate and kill their helpless victims. The State expects to prove beyond doubt that, in the process of atrocities. Daniel's lgs End arms were broken and that he vias further tortured by the practiced hand of a surgeon before his body and that of Richard were wired to metal implement wheels and sunk in Lake La Fourche. It will be shown how the murder party was got together; that some were recruited from an Arkansas klan: that two of the Arkansans were in at the death and that these two mn have since fld.

Prcmeditation C'liarged. It will be recalled that Daniel's father. years old; W. C. 27 years old.

and "Tot" Davenport. zi. were aoauciea at the same time. The father and Andrews were flogged on their bare backs, and together with Davenport, who was not harmed, were released at Collinston. eight miles south of Mer.

Rouge, and told that they would never see the other two again. This statement is i taken to prove that the -murders I were premeditated. The State will show what route the abductors took after leaving Collinston; at what place a stop was made, first to torture and then murder, and afterward what route the party took in returning to their respective homes. It Is a mistake to infer that Gov. Parker believes that all the klans-mn of Morehouse knew that it had been decreed that Daniel and F.ich-ard were to be tortured and murdered.

He does not believe that all those in the abduction party knew Rex M. Sheldon and Montagu La Montagne. United States Attorney Hayward. in a statement, said the Indictments involved the "bootlegging" by the La Montagnes. of more than 27.01M gallons of whisky, gin, wines ami assorted liquors.

Much of the liquor, he aid, had been obtained through FIGHT ON FOR POLITICAL CONTROL OF MUSEUM cm oemg, urartea tor Legislature Would Do Away With Present Board. The game of Art versus Politics ie on. The Artist are in the field, in control of the City Art Museum in Park, and the" Politicians are at bat, trying to get control. There isn't an Umpire yet. but it seerrts -this going to be put up to the State Legislature.

As usual, the people are looking on from the -stands. What will be on -the pennant if the Politicians win? One word, according to the talk of the Art rooters "patronage." If that goes up the Artists and their rooters expect to withdraw support from the Museum League and take their "equipment" with them. Bill Being Drafted. It -ra? announced today that Comptroller having a drafted by City Counselor Haid to change the control rf the Art Mu- seum from the present self-perpetuating Board of Control, comprising nine men with a deep interest in art. to a somewhat similar board in which the Mayor.

President of the Board of Aldermen. Park Commissioner, chairman of the City Plan Commission and Comptroller will be members. It is proposed to have this introduced in the coming session of the Legislature. Comptroller Nolte has not been interested in politics in the way some other of fiteholders have been. For some time he has advocated the appointment of members of the museum board by the Mayor, as is the case of the Zoological Board of Control and Public Library Board, because hse organizations all are supported by city money, through dirft taxation.

Thos now in control raise the question of political patronage. They point out that the board was male in ordr to keep it from the influence of politics. Objet Would Be Withdrawn. V. K.

Bisby. president of the of Control, said today that he thought the presort system was the! proper way to create a great art museum, through people who hie charge of its affairs without compensation and for the sake of art nd the public good alone. He that important collections of paintings and other art objects which were given to the museum by the late Daniel Catlin. Edward Mallirck-rodt and himself would be withdrawn if a change were made in the control, in accordance with an understanding. The Bixby fund of J30.000.

the income or wnich is devoted to the purchase of Oriental art. would Un be withdrawn. Bixby said he did not know whether any effort wou'd be made by the board to oppose the bill. The museum emplovs about persons, with an annual payroll of about $50,000. its income from taxes last aear was about $229,000.

Leitine Oels Billion a Monti; 'Copvntnt MOSCOW. Dc. 29 Nicola! Len-ne salary is a billion a month and xpenses. A billion what? Whv, a Million rubles, of course. And how nuch is that In cold, hard Ymericnn ah? Why.

$23. Senator Watsca of Indiana wcuu.w Tells Senate That the Administration Is Sounding Out Foreign Governments on Such a Meeting as That Proposed by Borah. BORAH WILLING TO WITHDRAW PROPOSAL Kowever, Announces Privately He Will Hold It in Abeyance to Add to Later Bill if Necessary. Br ihr Associated Press. WASHINGTON.

Dec. 29. Advised by administration leaders 'that hi-? naval bill amendment for an economic conference would be "harm-XuT to the administration's negotiations to aid in the European economic conditions. Senator Borah. Republican, Idaho, late today said in the Senate that he would withdraw After Senator "Watson, Republic n.

Indiana, had stated that the administration has sent out "feelers" with a view to action in European economic Chairman Lodge the Foreizn Relations Comrnitti added that for several months Ambassadors and Ministers in Europe had been seeking information as to what the United S.ate3 could, do to aid Europe In an ejo-nomic way. Senator Borah asked Senator Lodge if he believed the Borah posal would be embarrassing to the administration's negotiations. Sen ator jlmusc repnea tnat it would and Senator Borah sa-t': then, on the statement of the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, 1 am willing: to withdraw my resolution. Senator Borah later announced privately that he would hold his amendment in abeyance, possibly to add to a later bill if such action should become necessary. The statement of the Indiana Senator was made after Senator Borah again had asked for information at to what the administration was doing and had taken issue with that portion of the President's letter to Senator Lodge, in which it as Baid that the more becoming would have been for Senators to inquire at the State Department before thev introduced reso lutions touching upon international relations.

Senator Watson replied that the President had said in his letter that would be futile to call a conference until feelers had been put to certain the position of the other "PowrB. i can go so far as to say." continued Watson, "that that has been oqns." k' Iilario Senator took exception 0 the statement made in the President, letter to Senator Lodge that it oUid Love been fitting had inquiry n'aie at the State action was proposed. do not understand that or. taid Senator Borah, not any views or Information untn eeeive his information or virws -rom the President or the Sec etaiy State." Senator Johnson, Republican. Cali-Who fouht shoulder to shoul-j "ith Senator Borah against the TSUe of Nations, opened todav's JTTnsic battle with a two-fisted at- on the conference plan.

The Proposal, said Senator Johnson, was llkT' than the league and more ely to "embroil us in European wntrovernies and finally make the mted States, after 150 years, a part tj, European system." He addd 't such a conference would "jeop-rQze our future." Arguments or Johnson. I am against It." said Senator nnson. "for precisely the reasons against taking the Vnited -stes into th(. League or jcations. am against it because.

In my opin-lt ui'l do exactly what, thus for. 'w drlined to do. I am against ca.u in even greater degree and -iill8 safeguards than the Ltacrue I 3. LEMP SENATE BILL FOR 1 ,000,000,000 IN FOOD CREDITS FOR GERMANY It mvidfwi for Renaiincnt Within JO Years, With Interest Mean-j time at Per Cent. I By tb! Aimorlated T'ress.

WASHINGTON', Dec. 29. Exten-jsion of credits to Germany up to a maximum of a billion dollars for use in buying foodstuffs in the Vnited States is proposed in a bill intro duced today by Senator Bursum, Republican, of New Mexico, and referred to the Finance Committee. The bill, which Senator Bursum Baid was framed "on sound business lines." would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to pay American producers of foodstuffs for their commodities purchased by the German Government, and also to pay for the transportation of such products. German', in return.

would place as security bonds secured by industrial obligations and repay the amount loaned within 10 years and in the meantime pay interest at 5 per cent. The credits to be extend ed might amount to SaO.OOn.ooo a month. The Treasury Department would issue bonds to cover the credits. BOLIVAR (MO.) BANK ROBBED One Man Takes Lrss Than $1000. wSStV111 AFPEAL BY U.

S. IN BEHALF OF REFUGEES FROM TURKEY Turks AkotI to Provide- for Return of Fugitives to Tlicir Former Homes. LAUSANNE. Dec. 2 9.

The American delegates at this afternoon's meeting of the sub-committee on minorities of the peace conference made an ateal in behalf of the hundreds of thousands of refugees from Turkey. They asked the Turks to provide in their amnesty arrangements for the return of these refugees to their former homes, if they so desired, with the assurance that they would not be deprived of theh-property. The American statement said: "We believe their will be no approval in public opinion of the omission from this peace of some declaration by Turkey, preferably a voluntary declaration which will do justice to those now suffering deprivation of home and fortune." KIMONO KING' DIES IN JAPAN Overdo- of Slepiis Powders Fatal to August K. Uaupt. Special tV'risj- to the and Chicar" News.

I YOKOHAMA. Dec. 2. August Tt. Haupi.

widely known throughout lTnited States and Japan under he sobriquet of the "Kimono Kir. died suddenly at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon in his apartments at the Grand Hotel. Physicians reported Haupt's death was due to an overdose of sleeping powders. Haunt, who was the largest shipper of kimonos In the world. t.s the head of a Japanese garment Im porting company with offices at Fourth avenue.

New York. He had divided his time in the last 20 r-iirs between America and Japan. In Next Sunday's Post-Dispatch Introducing the Exalted Cyclops of the Louisiana Klan That Is Under Fire for the Two Murders at Mer Rouge A study of an interesting figure in a highly sensational ease. Fascinating Story of the Former Missouri Farm Boy Who Has Built Up One of America's Greatest Businesses Upon the Small Town Store Idea A true life" story that is an inspiration to young readers. Pastor Silent Tnrough First Trial That Ended in Death Sentence Tells Story in Second, That Saves Prisoner's Life Curious development in Kentucky murder case after prisoner had been under the shadow of the electric chair for a year.

Radio Stages a Thrilling Race With Death on a Stormy Sea, There were 45 men aboard the foundering freighter and no lifeboats! But across the huge waves which battered their vessel flashed the -8 A recent triumph of courage, seamanship and wireless. Greatest Exploits of Celebrated Detectives: Curious Clews Which Solved Baffling Crimes "The Green Flash" is the first of an absorbingly interesting series, and dewribes how Inspector Kendall of Scotland Yard rave "one of the best examples of detective genius on record." Order Your Copy Today but that an inquest would be held tomorrow at 8 a. m. Lemp Married Again After Divorce by First Wife. Lemp was married in 1899 to Mis Lillian Handlan.

daughter of A- IL Handlan. wealthy manufacturer "of They had one son, William J. Lemp Jr. Mrs. Lemp, because of her fondness for a particular color in her apparei.

became known as "the Lavender Lady." In March. 1908. Mrs. Lemp Illed suit Xcr divorce, charging indignities, and the case, which was hotly contested in the courte, received wide publicity. One year after the filing of the suit, Mrs.

Lemp's divorce -decree was granted, with an award of S6000 a year alimony. The custody of the son was awarded to Mrs. Lemp. with the provision that he was to pend a certain part of his time with his father. There was later litigation in the Supreme Court over th alimony award.

Mrs. Lemp finally obtaining a lump settlement 4t instead cf an annuity. While the Lemp divorce proceedings were pending, there was a period of several months when Lemp saw his son only from the windows of his office, looking 1 out on Cherokee street, as the boy played in the yard adjoining. An occasional wave of the hand was-his only communication with the boy at this time, but be later effected a compromise by which he was permitted to hare the child's company at stated times. In May, 1915, Lemp was married to Mrs.

Eilie Koehler laughter of Mrs. Caspar KoehWr of 4P51 Lindell iKiulevard. and widow of Itudolph Llmberp. They were rndertood have been er.gired several jeans, their close acquaintance following an European tour Jr. 1910.

when Lemp accompanied a Koehler family party. Offered Home for Kale Lemp built his country home before his second marriage. The grounds comprise 192 acres of farm and timber land on the Meramee liiver. A private drive, shaded by tall poplars, leads to the house, which is in the Swiss style. The estate is one of the show places of Bt, Louis County.

It was offered for sale recently, at 175.000. and the statement was made. In this connection, that Lemp was planning to travel la Eufope for two years or mors. 1 As a young man. in the eighties and early nineties.

Lemp was weii knowrf in the night life of St. Louis. His business acquaintances, connected with the sale of the brewery's product, fitted into his personal habits, which were of a convivial sort, and he was known as an aff-Lie companion and a liberal spender. He was the third and last head of the lfmp brewing enterprise. His grandfather.

John Adam Lemp, was the founder of the original brewery Second and Elm streets, and his father, the older William 3, Lm, built up the plant in its South Broadway location. Lmp tip to that time known as William J. Lemp Jr-, became president of the concern after his father's death in 1904. Cold Storage Enterprises. Lemp gave especial attention to the development of ice and cold stor-tmiilaara mm fmm X.

tv" WILLIAM BURNS PROVE FATAL TO ''SANTA CLAUS" Albert Stenzel's Costume Was Set on Fire Christmas Eve bv Candle on Tree. Burns suffered Christmas when his Santa Claus costume was set on fire by candles on a Christmas tree, caused the death at the city hospital at 12:30 p. m. today of Albert Stenzel. 57 years old.

a tobacco worker, who boarded with Charles Kamuf at 4474 Lee avenue. Stenzel was playing Santa Clat-s for the children in the Kamuf home. As he was lighting a candle on the tree his false beard was set on fire and the rest of his costume started Stenzel suffered bad burns to burn. on the face, neck, arms and hands. Kamuf.

who went to Stenzel's assistance, also was burned, but not seriously. FAIR AND WARMER TONIGHT; RAIN BY TOMORROW NIGKT THE TEMPERATURES. to. m. .31 0 a.

m. l' a m. ji iu 3D 12 n. 'to 1 p. 3 a.

CM 9 3 p. m. 8 Highest yesterday. at 4:30 p. lowest.

26. at 8:13 a. m. Cifieial forecast for St. LouLs and vli-inity: I 'air and warmer tonight, with the low eft temperature above freeiinic; timior-rmv, liiervsusinc cloudiness, with rain by nicht.

Missouri: Fair tonight; warmer in cast and south portions; tomorrow probably rain; colder tn northwest portion. Illinois: Cloudy and warmer tonight: tomorrow unsettled, prob- IH SLY COPS APE AFTER ITHE abiy with rain in extreme south portion. Stage of the river at 7 a. .1 of a foot, a rise of -1 of a foot. 3" -2jj! 'Vk Lemp'a seeretary, Miss Olivia.

Ber-schek, arrived. The building is "he one in which Lemp's father ended h.s life. It then was the family n-idence. Vahlkamp said that Lemp's face was flushed. He had been extremely nervous for two irfbnths.

Recently Lemp bad complained of nervous chills and when in his office frequently would stand for several minutes at a time beside heating radiators. Vahlkamp greeted Lemp: "Well, how do you fee! today?" "Oh, I'm feeling worse." Le-np replied. He was resting his elbow upon his desk and held his forehead in his hand. "You look better." Vahlkamp observed, thinking to cheer him. "I may lock better, but I'm feeling worse," Lemp repeated.

Vahlkamp then left Lemp's office to go to his own on the second flo of the building. Directly Leir.n sent Miss Berschek on an errand to the company's architect in another part of the building. When she left. Lemp was seated at his desk. Shots Heard by Stenograplier.

Miss Berschek had goneonly a short from the door of Lemp's office when two shots were fired. She ran back toward Lemp's or-fice and entered with George Kleb, a porter. Leny was lying on his back in the northeast corner of his office, a .38 caliber revolver near his right hand. He had opened his vest and fired through his shirt. The bullet wounds in the Jeft breast were only half an inch apart.

He apparently was dead, but Ir. F. W. Abeken of 914 Utah street, autopsy physician fr the Coroner, whose residence is around the corner from the brewery office, and the police were called. Dr.

Abeken pronounced Lemp dead and gave permission for removal of the body to a private undertaking establishment. Lemp's son. William J. Lemp Jr 21 yearn old. was called to the brewery company office.

He knelt by his father's body and cried knew I knew it. I was afraid this was coming." He declined to explain his remark, Remark at Mrs. Wright Hme. It is recalled that when William J. Lemp arrived at Mrs.

Wright's bomt after, her suicide, his first rmir -as: "This is the Lemp family lr you." At the inquest over the bodv of Mrs. Wright he sat depressed nd visibly low-epiritedj Lemp lia'ed with his wife and son at the Chase Hotel, having recently moved from their country home, "Alswel, at Sapplngton. St. Louis County. Mrs.

Lemp was prostrated when notified at the hotel of her husband's death. Coroner Itiebter -went to the brewery company office. He said that it was a plain case of suicide. i Lot-kin; Employes in Vault. By 1bo Associated Praa.

SPRINGFIELD. Dec. 29. Farmers" State Bank at Bolivar. Folk County, was robbed at 12:15 i o'clock this afternoon by a masked man.

who escaped with leas than SI 000 after locking two employes of ths bank in the vault. A posse is now searching the hills of Polk County in an effort to apprehend the man. i who escaped in an automobile. NEW YEAR'S REYELRY BARRED Buffalo Hotel Manager Says Arrain Do Not Attract Desirable nmicnl. By th Assnria-ted Press- BCFFALO.

N. Dec. 23 The Lafaj'ette. one of the largest hotel in Buffalo will not permit New Tear's eve revelry In its dining rooms. inere is no gooa reason for holding a New Tear's celebration in the hotel." Manager Alfred J.

Ireland said. "Such affairs do not attract desirable 1-ment." Asqulth May Come to WhinrlB, Siwctal tW foot-Dispatch. LONDON. Dec- 29. Former Premier Asqalth may succeed Sir Auckland Geddes as British Ambassador to "Washington, the Daily Express reported today.

St Louis Sunday i 3 I iTTiePOST-DISPATCH Sunday Circulation Is More Than 410,000 Exceeding Both Other Newspapers Combined by.