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ST. LOUIS P05T-DISPATCH EVENING, JUNE 7,. 1926 PAGE ST. LOUIS POST-OISPATCH UNIDENTIFIED MAN Artist Linnenkamp Selects His American Beauty BILL ON USES OF BRIDGES ADOPTED GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE RECORDS OF PROBST ESTATE Owns New Athens (111.) Brewery Property Where. 20,000 Gallons of Beer Were Found.

A grand jury, inquiry, with a view to bringing conspiracy indictments against owners and operators of the brewery at Xew Athens, 111., where 20,000 gallons of 3.64 per cent beer was seized last week, will begin shortly in East St. Louis, ST. LOUIS U. LISTS $250,000 IN GIFTS IN THE LAST YEAR Announcement 'Made by President Cloud at 104th Annual Commencement at Missouri Theater. fTwn linniM.M nnuT ihu HUMmm iiuiii TO-DEATH IN CAISSON Blow That Sends Loser Down Shaft Topples Victor Af-y ter Him.

Soooial to the Fot-Diclcti. CHICAGO, Juno 7. A fight to the death in a narrow caisson 103 feet beneath the surface of th street attracted workers in a bufld- ing being erected on Erie stre; near the lake shore. The raisso.i is about four feet In diameter. I it is a steel bucket two and a haU feet in diameter.

The bucket i- arranged to carry one man. xnero was an emergency from below yesterday. The elec tric hoist was started upward. Tho cable swayed and twisted. Violent jerks followed.

Looking; down from the surface, workers saw twu men in the bucket swaying outward against tho walls of tho shaft, each clinging with one hand to the cable and striking at ths other with his free arm. Michael "Xaughton and Thomas Loftia were the men. As tho bucket neared the surface.the men could be heard cursing and pum-. meling each other. As the fighters came into view the men above leaned over to grasp them, and Xaughton looked up.

Loftis, summoning all hH strength, landed a powerful blow full on Xaughton's Jaw, knocking him out of the bucket and down the man plunged, white tho bucket, relieved of the weight, hit the surface with a shock. This snapped Loftis' grip on the cabin and he tunjbled back down the caisson after his victim. Xaughton was found dead at tho bottom of the shaft, his body broken and head crushed. Loftis was still breathing, but he died two hours later without regaining consciousness. What started the fight is not known.

Xaughton leaves a widow aixt six children, Loftis a widow and three children. Wrecks Auto liut Hits Girl. Inez Benham, 10 years old, of 4200 Folsom avenue n. possible fracture' of the skull and contusions at 7:15 a. m.

today, when she was struck by an automobile when attempting to cross Park avenue at Virginia avenue. The machine was wrecked against a trolley pole when the driver. Bert Covert, 60 years old. of 3 903 Castle-man avenue, swerved in an effort to avoid striking the girL Covert was not injured. KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE Receipt in Poctet Bears Name of Adam Steiner, 614 A South Second Street.

An unidentified man who was struck by an automobile in front of 3434 Lindell boulevard at 11:13 a. m. today died an hour later of skull fracture at City Hospital. A rent receipt in his pocket bore tivs name of Adam Steiner. 61IA South Second street.

The automobile was driven by Eugene Stone, 21 years old. a laborer of 3142 Olive street. He sail he was driving east in Lindell, aver-' aging 15 "miles an hour, when tho man stepped from the curb into the path of the automobile. Stone said his view was obstructed by a parked car. He was arrested.

The man was about 55 years old. five feet eight inches tall and' weighing 125 pounds. ALLEGED UTSTAGENTSFIR ON SURGEON ON EMERGENCY CALL Montreal Doctor's Auto Riddled and Man in It Is Shot In the Ann. By tho Associated Press. LOWELL, June 7.

Dr. J. Labelle, Montreal surgeon, summoned here by telegraph to treat the son of Albert Beauchamp of Montreal, was fired upon by alleged customs agents. The physician, in company with Mr. and Mrs.

Beauchamp. was speeding here to the bedside of Alclde Beauchamp when, their automobile was pursued by a machine which had been parked on a road near Swanton, Vt. A bullet pierced Beauchamp's ar mand the machine wasv riddled. Stopping, the party was confronted by two mn who said they were customs agents, but who wore no badges and refused to show credentials. Finally, they allowed Dr.

Labelle to drive on-. He reported the incident to a representative of the State Department who advised him to take up the matter with the Canadian Govern ment in Montreal. Chewing Gum Output $47,000,000. WASHINGTON, June 7. A census of 41 chewing pum factories announced today by the Department of Commerce showed a production in 1925 valued at of which $47,124,000 represented chewing gum and the remainder breathlets, candy 'and vending machines.

The total value increased 17 per cent over 1923. The choice of Ernst Linnenkamp, noted European portrait painter, who has been in the United States choosing models for-painting, has finally been made. She is Miss Beryl Halley, of New York Sliy'-aEdJ0Jlier the artist applies the title, "The Venus the Twentieth Century." Federal prohibition authorities said today. Records of the Probst Pure Products which owns the property, and the estate of Isfried Probst, of which his son, George C. Probst, East St.

Louis, is trustee, will be examined. Five men arrested during the raid will be questioned in another attempt to identify the operator of the plant, Benjamin J. Probst, one of the heirs of Isfried Probst, who operates a creamery in the brewery building, insisted Thursday that he knew nothing about the operation of the brewery. MAN FATALLY BURNED BY OIL IGNITED BY FIREBOX EMBERS Distillery Worker in East St. Louis Was Cleaning Pipes; Two Others Injured.

John J. Adkinson, 27 years oil, of 291S Market street. East St. Louis, died yesterday afternoon of burns suffered in a fire at the Lub-rite Refining distillery at South Twentieth street and the Illinois Central tracks. He was cleaning pipes in the distillery when crude-oil in the pipes was ignited by embers from the fire box, burning him about the head and body.

He died five hours at St. Mary's Hospital. His widow The funeral will be in Tulsa, Ok. Jesse Beggs, 38, of 616 Bond ave nue and Ausrust Kleber. 34.

of 1111 Market street, were slightly burned when they went to Adkison's assist ance. The fire caused small mono tary damage. school, making it one of the largest institutions of its kind in the country. The appointment of the Rev. S.

H. Horine, S. dean of the col lege of arts and sciences, as director-general of studies for the Mis souri province, was announced. Ha will be succeeded as dean by the Rev. Thomas M.

Knapp, S. an alumnus of St. Louis University. Five new faculty members were announced. They are Francis Ati-man of Ohio State University, professor of American government and history; Gustave'V.

Grevenig, University of Paris, assistant professor of French; A. Bruce Anthony Leland Stanford, professor of economics; Joseph Gifford, Creightoil University, director of public speaking; Elma Poole, University of Kentucky, registrar of college of education. Before the degrees were awarded, John if. Reel of St. Louis, a member of the class of '5 6 and the oldest living alumnus of the uni versity, was introduced to the students.

He is in his late eighties. Cash gifts totaling were received by St. Louis University during the year, Dr. Charles H. Cloud, president, announced today at the Missouri Theater at the 104th annual commencement of the institution.

Karnes of the donors were not made public. Dr. Cloud said that $130,000 would be spent in the establishment of the" new St, Louis University School of Xursing, which is to be maintained ir: connection with the new university hospital at Grand boulevard and Caroline street ir, the medical school group. The largest individual gift received during the year was $75,000. There was another gift of $50,000, one of $25,000 and others of $3000 and smaller amounts.

The signalized the close of the 108th year of the school, the oldest university west of the Mississippi. 428 in Graduating Class. There were 428 members in the graduating class, of whom 373 received degrees' and the others certificates Of various sorts. Before the gathering at the theater the graduates, in caps and gowns, formed at St. Louis University and marched through the busy Grand and Olive district to the theater.

Thei baccalaureate sermon was 'delivered by Dr. Charles Phillips Emerson, dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Indiana. His subject was "Medicine, Foster Mother of the Sciences." Recapitulating the work of the past year, Dr. Cloud referred to the establishment of the School of Xursing and university hospital as one of the outstanding achievements. Also he mentioned the new university athletic plan under which an effcrt will be made to obtain participation of all students in sports.

The- plan will be under supervision of R. L. Mathews, former Xotre Dame star and Idaho University coach. One of the features already begun is a $350,000 gymnasium on Pine bou levard, west of the college group. Another is the purchase of a stadium site on Oakland avenue at the River des Peres.

Dr. Cloud also explained the new corporate plan, previously an nounced, under which St. Louis University has allied with its college the other Catholic college of St. Louis and vicinity, bringing them under its supervision as to studies and making their students eligible to university degrees. Xew Seismograph.

Another new project begun this year was the erection of a new $15,000 seismograph at Florissant, at which a study will be made of earthquakes. Dr. Cloud announced that the university had 3500 students during the past year, representing .41 states and 23 foreign countries. There were 4 97 in the medical Co -Pacific and 'hoi. that he will get at least 50.000 votes, most of which apparently will be votes that ordinarily would be cast for Senator Cummins.

The fourth factor in the race, and one of which the least is 'heard is the candidacy of Dan Reardon on a "wet" platforoi. The sentiment of Iowa seems overwhelmingly "dry." Both Brookhart and Cummins are bone dry. Tf Reardon gets 10.000 votes it will surprise all his opponents. A week ago the general opinion among unprejudiced observers was that Brookhart had the edge, but that Cummins would make a heavy drive in the last week of the campaign. They believed it was a question whether Brookhart could stand off the drive.

Today, as the poll opened, many of these observers were declaring that Brookhart had gained strength instead oflosing it. The "breaks" have been mostly his. One rather curious circumstance which has operated strongly against Cummins is the fact that most of the standpat leaders, wanted him to retire and permit a younger man to take the filed Congressman Dickinson, for example. He became a candidate over their protestsand there is much soreness about It. It cost him the support of the Des Moines Register and.

Tribune, the largest pair of newspapers in the State. These papers wanted Dickinson to be the candidate. Consequently almost the only part they have taken in the campaign has been to emphasise the need for farm legislation. Cummins Has Organization. Yet.

in spite of all these factors, it cannot be overlooked that Cummins has the organization and he has the money. Brookhart has neither. A man who, like Cummins, has been Governor of his State and a Senator for 18 years, is bound to have strong ties and many of them. Yesterday it was learned that the professional gamblers of Des Moines those practical gents who do not allow sentiment to interfere with the business of making a living, were offering plenty of money on Brookhart at even terms, and finding very few takers. IOWA VOTE TODAY MAY DECIDE FATE OF FARM BILL f'ontinned from rar One.

meetings of farmers, conferences of bankers and business men, on the streets and even In the clubs. It has been very generally circulated and there is no doubt that a number of people believe it. here, just as a large- number Relieve it in Washington. Yesterday at Des Moines Country Club, a place where the most conservative elements in the community gather, tle writer heard the following from a wealthy banker: "I don't like Brookhart. He talks too much and he knows too little.

But I intend to vote for him. If we nominate him it will serve notice on those fellows up in Washington that we mean business. They've trifled with tis so long they think they can get away with anything. It's time they got a jolt." This epitomizes perfectly the feeling of a large section of voters who ordinarily would be against Brookhart. The oldest editor in the State told the writer tb.at he believed Brookhart would get the votes of most of the country bankers, not only because of his attitude on farm relief but also because of his opposition to the branch banking bill for which Cummins voted and because of Brookhart's bitter criticism of the way the Federal Reserve Act has been employed.

JIanv of these little bankers, he said, have become convinced that the Government is in a conspiracy with eastern bankers to reduce them to the condition of mere of the Xew York and Chicago banks. However, it would seem that a large'portion of this class of voters, men who are sore at the administration, but bate Brookhart's radicalism might cast their votes for a third candiditc. Howard Clark. Clark damns the Federal Reserve system as feverishly as Brookhart, but he is a prosperous lawyer and more likely to have the confidence of the conservatives. Xo experienced observer gives him a chance to win.

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BODY Terminals Committee Votes 11 to 3 for Measure as Drawn Despite Objections of City Engineer. ACTION FORCED BY MAYOR'S ATTITUDE Does Not Shut Door to Further Negotiations With Miller on Terms of the Ordinance. The ordinance proposing an exchange of the uses of the Municipal and Eads bridges between the city and the railroads was adopted. 11 to 3, today, by the Chamber of Commerce General Terminals Committee, as it was drawn by a sub-committee and over the stated objections of C. E.

Smith, consult ing engineer for the city. It has been apparent for some months that the General Terminal Committee wouldtake such action, forced at this time by the declaration of Mayor Miller that he would not discuss the proposal until the committee had acted. Such indication that the Mayor ha? given is Interpreted to be that he is in favor of the use of the Municipal Bridge by the railroads, but that the terms laid down in the proposed ordinance are not wholly satisfactory. Assumption of Committee. The assumption of the Terminals Committee has been that the ordinance would be submitted to the voters by Initiative, whether with or without the Mayor's approval.

Today's action does riot shut the door to negotiations between the committee and-the Mayor to determine whether the ordinances can be made more 'satisfactory to all interests. In general, the ordinance proposes that the railroads abandon the use of Kads Bridge, making the highway deck free to all tolls and permitting the city to use the rail road deck as It chooses, probably for interurban street cars. The railroads are to use the highway deck of the Municipal Bridge free of charge, constructing at their own expense (about $5,000,000) the approaches necessary to make it usable by the passenger trains of all roads. The proposal is the cornerstonp of an elaborate Terminals reorganisation plan, suggested by by which present delays of from one to three days in thf movement of freight in and out o.r the city were to be reduced to thp financial advantage of both shippers and railroads. Chief Objection of Smith.

The chief objection of Consulting Engineer Smith was that the ordinance did not specifically pledge the railroads to carry out the oth-t features of the plan within- a given time. In this connection he recalled that the original draft of the ordinance provided for the appointment of a committee to be composed of one repreesntative of the railroads, one of shippers (appointed by the Chamber of Commerce) and one by the city of St. Louis with authority to specify from time to time, the period within which these improvements should be made. The present proposal retains the committee 'but shears It of power to compel the roads 'to make improvements, leaving it an advisory body with no Power to enforce its decisions. Smith's second major objection as against the provision which Permits other railroads than the Terminal to use the Free Bridge upon terms of "exact equality" with 'he Terminal.

This has been inter-" preted to mean, without denial from 'he Terminal, that roads other than the Terminal could haul their trains over the bridge at theif own expense, but would be compelled to to the Terminal its own charge fr this service exactly as if the Terminai had performed the service. This would perpetuate the arbitrary charge upon freight moving across the river, which, for pars has been held to penalize thi development, of the St. Louis industrial district. Change in Wording Suggested. Smith declared that the phrase "act equality" was vague and indefinite.

ITe proposed the substitution that roads other than the Tergal could use the bridge, on a pro-rated per car or per ton charge based upon the cost of operation the bridge. He further pointed out the doubt that the railroads had legal authority to deliver the Eads Rrldpo tunnel to the city to do as Pleased with it. The tunnel, he aid, would block the construction fl- a subway system which, in the rfr future, will be an imperative if property values downtown to be preserved. In fact, he ad, the city must destroy the tun-He cited a clause of the Ead3 KrMKp 45o.ye;ir lease of the rail-' foads which provides that the rllge must forever be used for the Purpose, for which it' was construct blocking the destruction of tunnel. How to evade this obstruction nould be decided now, with tho advice of lawyers.

Smith, thought. Because, be said, he did not want to be accused of destructive criticism without an alternative constructive criticism. Smith pointed out a way for the city to put the municipal bridge to work in the event of the failure of present negotiations. Smith's Alternative Proposal. it involved "war" between the city and the Terminal, be said, and, for this reason, was to be considered only as a last resort.

His proposal was: 1. Change the ordinance under which the municipal bridge was built to eliminate the futile attempt made in it to regulate interstate rates, and substitute a clause providing for the use of the municipal bridge by the railroads upon reasonable terms. 2. Construct the south approach provided for in the bond issue which would give immediate entry to the bridge to the Manufacturers' Hallway, a com- petitor of the' Terminal. Build another approach out Gratiot street, giving connection to other, roads, notably the Cotton Belt.

3. Kncouraje the railroads to build the approach linking the municipal bridge with the East St. Louis relay depot, as proposed in the present Force the Issue. 4. Compel the Terminal to provide the other facilities out-linedHln the engineers' plan for the reorganization of whole system under the threat of with holding franchises of the Ter- minal which expire in1939.

5. Compel the railroads to abolish the tunnel under penalty of compelling them to electrify it. 6. In the event ofMhe failure of this method of procedure, let the city go into the terminal business. "We already haxc six and one half miles on the river front 'and Xew Orleans has suc-cessuflly built its own terminals," Smith said.

Speakers for Ordinance. The speakers for the proposed ordinance included Marry Scullin, chairman of the Terminals Committee; Former Mayor Kiel, W. Frank Carter, in whose administration as president of the Chamber of the Terminal Committee was appointed; and John F. Queeny, Soutii Side manufacturer. They said tha the proposal was a horse trade, involving concessions on both sides, predicted that the exchange would vastly "benefit, ihrs entire district and prophesied ratification by voters.

The vote was as follows: Yes Charles Rogers and Edmund Goedde, representatives of the East St. Louis Chamber of Commerce; W. Frank Carter, former Mayor Kiel and F. W. A.

Vesper, representing the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce; C. E. Williams, T. W.

Garland and Franz Cramer, representing the Associat- ed Retailers and the Downtown Improvement Association: W. Palmer Clarkson, representing the Manufacturers' Association, and Benjamin MeKeen, vice president of the Pennsylvania, and J. M. Kurn, president of the Frisco, representing the railroads. Xo Sam Plant and F.

B. Chamberlain, representing the Merchants' Exchange, and Lionber-gor Davis, representing the Chamber of Commerce. WOMAN MAYOR TAKES OFFICE Mrs. I.anrtes Goes to lesk in SU-lle Without Any Ceremony. SEATTLE.

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She wore a new dress, hat and coat, however. She succeeded Dr. Edwin Brown, a dentist, who held office for four years. Mrs. Landes defeated Dr.

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