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THREE ST. LOUIS STAR-TIMES TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1911. ST. LOUIS STAR-TIMES 2 TENNIS PLAYERS Model and Two Accused as Her Attackers r.Otto Heller, Noted Special Bridge Probe Session Thursday HELD IN ATTACK ON BLOND MODE 1 i-j-r i if -J) A special session of the St. Louis County grand jury, which is investigating the Lindbergh Bridge project, will be held at 8:30 a.

Thursday to hear testimony in con W. L. Educator, Critic And Author, Is Dead Dr. Otto Heller, dean emeritus of the Washington TJniver-tv s-chool of graduate studies and long the senior member of ip university's faculty, died early today at his summer cottapre Bellaire, according to -word received here by Julius T. luench.

his friend and attorney. MAMARONECK, N. July 29. (U. Two tennis players were held today on charges of attacking Hotel, where the $3,000 was supposed to have been left.

Sevexr other witnesses also are schedule to be heard. The $3,000, according to Information given authorities, was supplied by Bitting. Jones one of the brokerage houses that purchased the $2,600,000 Lindbergh Bridge bonds, and by Sverdrup Parcel, consulting engineers for the bridge. Radie. who had Just begun working at the hotel when the $3,000 was said to have been left at the hotel last September 26.

denied today that he had delivered any package containing money to anyone. He termed any such report as a "false statement." Dr. Heller, who was 78 years old nection with the reported payment of $3,000 to a widely-known out-state Republican politician. The alleged payment is purported to have been made in connection with another bridge project. The grand Jury originally adjourned July 14 until September 3 but at its request Circuit Judge John A.

Witthaus today changed the date of adjournment to Thursday. One of the principal witnesses subnenaed for Thursday is Harry July 15. apparently succumbed a neart condition ior wnicn ne ad been under treatment for sev- ral years. His wife and only sur-iror, the former Miss Jean S. Blair, as with him when he died.

They ad gone to their summer home Radie. a porter at the Mayfair Claire Beringer. 17. a beautiful blond model, at the point of a gun. They are Jack March.

21. of Pel-ham, and Robert Decker. 22, a student at Miami University, Miami, Fla. Both pleaded not guilty in police court and their hearing was adjourned until tomorrow. Miss Beringer told police March had drawn a gun while they were parked In his car and ordered Decker 'to assault her.

He watched, laughing and gesturing with the gun, she said. She had met March and Decker pt the Pelham Country Club, where she had gone with William Thields of Rye. Thields left and she remained, taking soft drinks while the men had beer and highballs, she said. Police Chief Paul Yerick quoted Miss Beringer that she had played with a toy gun at the club and later gave it back to the men. After the pro weeks ago.

Funeral arrangements have not been made. Muench said, but the was popular with older customers who remembered his "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider" and "Roll Those Roly-Poly Eyes." ody win arrive here at noon to-lorrow and will be cremated. Eddie Leonard. 70, Found Dead; Famous Blackface Minstrel Widely Known as Critic. Dr.

Heller, who resided at 5936 1 rabanne place and maintained at the university, served on school's faculty forty-six years. JUST RIGHT rom 1892 until his retirement four rars ago tomorrow. One of the host widely known of St. Louis ed- NEW YORK, July 29. (U.

Eddie Leonard, 70, last of the great minstrels, was found dead today in the Hotel Imperial where he used to stay when he was a Broadway star. Hotel physicians said death ap AT NIGHT arraignment, however. Miss Beringer told reporters she had never be lieved the weapon a toy. cators. his fame was international, ot only as a college professor, but an author and literary critic.

Born in the province of Saxoiiv, iermary. in 1863, Dr. Heller, al-nouzh a brilliant student, had as-irations to become an actor, and parently was due to natural causes. They visited several roadhouse3 after leaving the country club. Miss Beringer said, and finally, with The famous March in the back seat, drove to a blackface comic had registered under the name Dr.

Otto Heller. xrticity of mind to reverse himself khen he was 17 obtained a part In woods on the outskirts of Mamaro- Claire Beringer, pretty 17-year-old blond model of Mamaroneck, N. shown here with the two tennis players' who are charged with criminally assaulting her. She charges Robert Decker (center, behind the bars) attacked her while Jack March (right) held a pistol on her and laughed. Acme Telephoto to the Star-Times.) road show.

He was treated abus- of Joseph W. Leonard and his ely by the critics, he recalled in ster years, and soon gave up the dea. death might under ethical or logical compulsion." Dr. Heller was a member of several professional and educational have been re garded as that asfii Finishing preparatory school the ext year, he entered the University Prague and then attended the niversitics of Munich. Vienna and REAL ROOT JUICES 1 WITH of a routine transient had not the body been recognized Berlin.

Coming to the United States by JohnTringle, 1SS3 as tutor for the son of a Dog-Gone Acquittal in Killing Of Skippy Stirs Glendale intention of killing or even hurting the dog." At the court's request, Brauer pumped his air gun once or twice and fired it. It gave out a small pftt. That seemed to settle the case. Judge William C. Waters said the city ordinance did not mention such weapons and dismissed the charge.

HOW TO ABSORB NEW hotel manager. A RpUp vue Wealthy American, he secured the host of instructor in Greek at La NoCaffoln to keep you Hospital doctor neck. There, she said, March produced the gun and urged Decker to attack her. She said Decker pleaded with March not to enforce his demand. The men drove Miss Beringer to her home In the Bronx.

She was hysterical when she arrived, according to her mother. Mrs. Bertha Beringer, who signed the complaint. Dr. Charles Weller, who examined the girl, submitted a confidential report to police.

Miss Beringer told reporters she had known Decker for some time and had refused several times to marry him. Decker is the son of John Decker of Clearwater, Fla. He has played professional tennis in Florida, New York and New England. He has been a guest at March's home for a month while they participated in tennis tournaments In Westchester and New England. College in Philadelphia in 687.

Three years later, in 1890, he eceived his doctor's degree from the University of Chicago and the fol- societies and of the Town and Gown. Contemporary and University clubs. Honors for his erudition were heaped on him; there were exchange professorships and honorary degrees. But outstanding, perhaps, was the honorary doctor of letters conferred upon him by his own Washington University in June. 1936.

On that occasion he addressed the graduates, declaring: "I feel tempted to hope that you will not be overly prosperous and happy. At this portentious Junction, when the stability of the entire social structure hinges on the slender chances of world peace, when civilization is fighting for its life against all the foreign and do awake owing year from the University of DEFENSE WORKERS STUDIED Berlin. Hires on a The Judge wrote -case dismissed" after the "great dog mystery of Glendale" last night, but the local citizenry had only Just begun to fight. For more than an hour following the trial of the City of Glen- How to absorb between 150,000 to said he believed Leonard had Eddie Leonard, suffered a heart attack. In his pocket were two tickets for the Lyric Theater, now a movie house but once a celebrated legitimate and voudcville theater in which Leonard starred.

Leonard had been missing since 3 p. m. yesterday when he left his hotel apartment and promised his wife he would return by 6 p. m. Leonard still worked in night clubs occasionally where his strict 250.000 new inhabitants expected to avoi Made Professor in 19H.

After a year as instructor in mod-m languages at the Massachusetts nstitute of Technology, he accept-d. In 1892. a newly-created post. to be. drawn to St.

Louis and St Louis County by the area's expand ing defense industries was discussed professor of German language and flavored root beers iterature. in a little known school. by Curry Carroll, PWA director for the district, at individual meetings March served for a time as a ten kVaihincton University, which then yesterday with committees rcpre Kid about 100 students. In 1914 he nis instructor at Cat Cay. one of the Bahamas' most exclusive senting both the city and the coun aanerence to minstrel tradition was made professor of modern Eu- mestic brands of brutal and benighted medieval fanaticism.

no educated person has any business not to worry." ty. An influx of as many as 40.000 testified, then Skippy began to yelp. He ran across the lawn and rolled down the bank and lay at my feet." "What did you do then," asked City Attorney Morton Langc. "I cried." said the little girl. Spectators in the courtroom sighed audibly.

Later in the trial, George Ncff. Jr, Glendale mechanic who was described as a gun enthusiast, was put on the stand. "That slug." declared Neff. pointing to the pellet which was taken from Skippy's breast, "is from a cheap air rifle." When Brauer came to the stand, his attorney. David Millar, former mayor of University City, produced the air rifle.

"I got the gun," Brauer said, "to shoot squirrels. They're a nuisance. I took a shot at the dog to scare him. Unfortunately, the shot proved fatal. I had no opcan literature, although retain-ne his other professorship, and in 923 dean of the graduate school, a Admiral Says Time pott he held until he became dean fcmeritus in 1937.

Dr. Heller was widely known as woinmen into me meiropouian area in the next twelve months is expected, it was pointed out by Granville A. Waters, chairman of the County Defense Works Committee. Charles H. Ellaby, president of the board of public service, is chairman of the St.

Louis committee. A meeting of the latter group has been called for Monday to receive first definite suggestions on new public works needed to meet discriminating critic and a re- American Car Co. Production Halted By Union 'Holiday' Hurry! Get Yours Now! Only Few More Left! IP BO D. CS CI AIR CONDITIONERS NEW 1941 $129.50 MODEL NOW ONLY Inarkably acute student of litera- May Be Near When 'We WM Be Shot At' QUINCY, July 29. (U.

ure. In his volume of "Prefaces." H. L. Mencken, the American icon- hclast. placed Dr.

Heller among the pour or five best critics in the Admiral Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic I the influx. His reviews often received the Production work at the American Car Foundry Co. plant at Madison, was at a standstill today in what one union official described fleet, said today that "perhaps the time is not far off when we will be shot at." DR. SCHOLL'S most extravagant praise from the authors of the books he had noticed, and he cherished letters from Maurice Maeterlinck.

Joseph Con as not a strike, but just short Cj Enjoy mountain-air coolness all through the summer. Breathe clean, pure air free from an-noying pollen and dirt. No plumbing connections required. King spoke to 1,000 key workers holiday. WHITE SHOES The "holiday" affects about 850 rad and T.

S. Eliot commending his ana navy personnel in a nationally-broadcast speech at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River shipyard. employes, members of the A. F. p.scrrnlng comment on their work.

Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, the International Machinists Union ii-TON MODEL CW62 REG. NOW $199.50 Admiral King said it is a fact. 95 TO IO" and the Brotherhood of Electrical All Sesionof StyUl KtducmJ generally overlooked, that even in times of peace "our seagoing op workers. "The men will go back to work when the company agrees to live up to its contract," said B. S.

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NO OBLIGATION IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION GUARANTEED! SCHVVEIG ENGEL 4929 DELMAR Maeterlinck called Dr. Heller "the most penetrating and fraternal of my critics." Wrote Many Hook. Dr. Heller's own books would fill sizeable shelf. Treating generally of literary themes, they embrace a wide range of interest.

"Henrik Ibsen. Play and Problems," "Studies in Modern Literature," "Prophets of Dissent," and many others. A particular interest attaches to the book cn Ibsen, for Dr. Heller was the first to introduce him to Amer erations and training embody all those things that we had to do in time of war except being shot at," and added: "Perhaps the time is not far off when we will be shot at." tuck, organizer for the carmen and the one who described the situation FOOT COMFORT SHOP 617 LOCUST ST. as a "holiday." Shattuck maintained that the I 1 Not oil Six onl Style.

$5.95 T. fl.Tat. Off company cut piece-work rates at COURT REQUESTED TO ACT IN KN0XVILLE GUILD CASE the plant so low that the men had to work at "breakneck speed." He said the company, in a contract signed two months ago. had agreed to pay hourly wage rates from 60 cents tc $1 and increase piece-work Mary Susan and Skippy. dale vs.

A. J. Brauer, Sr. who last July 11 shot and killed Skippy, 5-year-old Welsh terrier owned by Mary Susan Walker. 9 years old the small combination fire station and courtroom was In an uproar.

Spectators stood around In small groups, excitedly denouncing the case, the city ordinances and almost everyone connected with the affair. Brauer, a shoe manufacturer who lives at Lockwood avenue and Berry road, was charged with discharging a firearm within the city limits without a permit. Extended testimony by Clyde A. Walker, of 127 Trevillian avenue, father of Mary Susan: Mrs. Walker, Mary Susan, a veterinarian, and Brauer himself, told the story of how Skippy had run up on the Brauer law.i while on a walk with his young mistress.

"I heard a shot," Mary Susan -usy Cruy rates. The men decideJ to work on a piece-work basis, but under the present setup, Shattuck com plained, they have been unable to earn even the guaranteed hourly rate. Tub Jli T. A. Dooley.

general manager of the plant, had another version of ica. During the first World War, Dr. Heller was staunchly American and made addresses exhorting the German-born populaton of St. Louis to be patriotic to the United States. His tract, "For a Morally Superior Patriotism." was praised by the Cnited States Bureau of Public Information in 1918.

Definition of "Liberal Man." He once gave his definition of a "liberal" man as follows: "A person of tolerant and discriminating ideas held in true balance. One who adheres to principles, not to fixed Ideas. He must have enough imagination to project himself into thoughts and feelings different from his own and to judge human values not solely in the light of his personal interest. He wants his rights and will not trespass on the rights of others. And he has sufficient CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 29.

(U. The National Labor Relations Board today asked the Sixth United States Circuit Court of Appeals to order the appearance of the Knoxville Publishing Knoxville, at a contempt hearing for alleged failure to comply with a court decree to enforce an NLRB order. The NLRB said the court Issued an order last November 9 requiring the company to bargain collectively with the Knoxville Newspaper Guild and that the publishing firm had failed to do so. An affidavit to this affect, signed by Albert B. Ma-nola, president of the Knoxville Newspaper Guild, accompanied the NLRB petition.

the work stoppage. He reierrea to it as a "wildcat strike" and said he would take up the matter with the international office of the union in Kansas City. The contract contained a clause which prohibits strikes or slowdowns pending negotiation, Dooley said. The plant makes freight cars for the Illinois Central Railroad and the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis.

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