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SUNDAV MOIiNIXG, APRIL 17, 1032. PAGE 3A' ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH- ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH SHUT IN HOMES, Tf' TLI "SSESSM ENTS SAVED 1 MOB OF IN auunlanu like besieged city Kvywy juuitss oil juries Says Nathan Frank Adopted Her 64, KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION Groups of Rowdies Kept on Move ii Works Out Well, Judge Says AFTER CONFESSING 47 REAL ESTATE KILLING Gl OWNERS REDUCED "They Make Better Jurors in Every Way," Rutledge Comments After Test Covering 18 Months. Edward Ohnemus Fatally Hurt in Car His Son Was Driving.

i 1 240 Cut From Total $938 were employed when first put in With Y. M. C. A. Getting the wheel, but since that time have Richard Read, 53, Ex-Convict, Leads Colby, Kan.

Officers to Spot Where He Kid Body. and Fires After Hiots of Jobless. By the Associated Pre. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April Auckland, scene of numerous riots by Jobless men during the last few days, was like a besieged city tonight. In obedience to a warning from the Mayor, most of the citizens stayed in their homes.

Occasional groups of rowdies were kept on the move by police, British naval pickets were on duty at strategic points and motor patrols rolled Incessantly through the city and the suburbs. Rumors that the homes of prominent citizens might be set afire caused considerable apprehension. Special guards were posted before some of the residences identified with these reports. The Mayor issued an order prohibiting all public meetings, thus outlawing the assembly planned by the unemployed for tomorrow. There was a fire in a timber yard lost their jobs.

$141,880 669 Appli Judge Rutledge explained that Edward Ohnemus, 64 years old, ot Prospect Hill, was killed yesterday in a collision of automobiles at Dover street and Pennsylvania avenue. He was riding in the rumble seat of a roadster driven by his son. Emit, 23. An automobile driven by his method of permitting uneni cants Receive No Relief. ployed men to continue throughout a two-month term as jurors cn Unemployed men allowed to remain on jury duty throughout a term make "better jurors in every way," Circuit Judge Charles W.

Rutledge said yesterday when asked about the results of his policy, established 18 months ago. of prolonging the jury service of jobless men, One of the last juries in his court, in the Bordley will case, which lasted 26 days, contained but four jurors who were not held over from previous service in accord- sisted merely in announcing at the end of each week that any memltr CITY BOARD ENDS FOUR-WEEKS TERM of the jury who desired to remain By the Associated Press. COLBY, April 16. After confessing he kidnaped and killed Dorothy Hunter, 8-year-old Selden, Clem Lovely. 3967 Wilmington ave nue, collided at 7 m.

with th roadster, which Jumped the curb. over could do so. He said abut 25 men had done so in each cerm. He instituted his policy in September, 1930. There are five terms a school girl.

Richard Read. 53 was saved from mob vengeance Ohnemus suffered a fractured skull and a severed artery, dying on th todav by Sheriff Ed McGinley of ance with his policy. Other year- lf a trial continues 'rom one term to another, as in the Thomas County. way to a hospital. Delbert Miller.

Read led a group of officers to which police said apparently was of Ruegg. St. Louis County, and hij son. Clifford, a student, passengers Public Utilities, Assessed at $50,146,811 Last Year, Figured at About troller Savs. a haystack in which he had hid i incendiary.

It was extinguished without much damage. were cut and have held over unemployed jurors occasionally but no other has established a fixed practice of so doing. Results were described as satisfactory in instances where they did so. While reluctant to discuss his in the roadster, bruised. Bordley case, the jurors' term of service is automatically lengthened.

Apart from the standpoint of efficiency as jurors. Judge Rutledge disclosed in many instances the jury fees received by unemployed men have proved "life savers." Helping Make Ends Meet. POLICE DOG. COMPANION Skull Fractured by Fall From Via OF BUND WOMAN, LOST Board of its four weeks' term plan of enabling unemployed men to continue as jurors throughout a term at $3 a day. Judge Rutlede estimates that this system has enabled at least 200 unemployed men to earn an average of $60 each.

In some cases, as in the Bordley After nearly every term," explained, "jurors have conTe me. some of them with tears tut from the he to in dfs.ssmcnts or I4i own- their eyes, and thanked nre for the chance to earn a little money. borne of them, I found, hadn't earnea anyxnmg lor as much as two years. Others were just mak duct When Auto Skids. William Harrison, 19-year-old newsboy, suffered fractured skull when he fell from the Eighteenth street viaduct after a stolen automobile he was driving tore down a section of the viaduct railing, and hung suspended on the pedestrian path Nearly yesterday.

Harrison lives with his mother at 3528A Olive street. The automobile was claimed by Malcom Huc-kel berry, 10 North Taylor avenue, who said it was stolen from a parking lot near Grand boulevard and Olive Sam Cataldo. 50 years old. a peddler, 1127 North Ninth street, suffered fractures of the skull, shoulder and arm when a truck struck him as he was walking in the street in front of 416 Franklin ing enas meet, sua others were fast depleting their savings and welcomed an income they would Mrs. Mary Cooper Said to Be 111 FYom Worry Over "Lobo." IObo.

a two-year-old police dog which has been the companion to Mrs. Mary Cooper, 4442 Evans avenue, in her blindness, has been away a week, and Mrs. Cooper, according to her daughter, Mrs. Otto Wood, with whom she lives, is ill from worry over the loss. Lobo stayed with Mrs.

Cooper when the family was required to leave her alone at home, and kept close at her side to guard her her about the house. He was last seen last Sunday in the yard at the Wood home. Since that time Mrs. Wood has advertised a reward for his return. She has received descriptions or many police dogs apparently away from home, but none has been the missing animal.

He is described as (dark gray and wearing a leather collar. den the violated body of his victim near the town of Achilles. A few moments later McGinley hurried him away from an approach-mob of Selden citizens who were traveling in 50 automobiles. The slayer, an ex-convict, was thus saved from lynching for the second time in 12 hours. The mob dispersed after the Coroner had ordered the body of the girl removed to Atwood.

After a preliminary examination, Dr. Charles E. Hennenberger. Coroner of Rawlins County, said the girl had been attacked and later killed by a blow on the head which fractured her skull. She was kidnaped Thursday evening when she left the school grounds in Selden.

She had returned to the school for a forgotten lunch box. When informed the girl was missing. Sheriff McGinley Immediately arrested Read, bachclcr-farmer living near Rexford. Read had reported to the officer a few-hours earlier that he had been kidnaped and forced to drive his abductors about over the Western Kansas prairie. A mob of armed citizens from Selden.

carrying a rope, gathered about the jail demanding the life of Read. They were pursuaded to spare the prisoner because of the possibility he might be able to toll have disregarded in normal times. And all of them got a better ap preciation of jury duty and the ob trial in hich jurors ere "continued from one term to another, their earnings were larger. The foreman, George H. Jaromack, 4867 San Francisco avenue, an unemployed factory superintendent and at present a radio engineer, had 21 days of previous service, beginning with the opening of the February term of- court, making his total fees $141.

No Complaints. Judirc Says. In the Bordley trial. Judge Rutledge disclosed, the lawyers involved had their choice of trying the case before an entirely new jury or a jury including several men ho had served in other cases. They chose the jury which includ ligations of citizenship.

I think it made lhem better citizens." Every walk of life was included in those glad to have extra jury r. umber of appeals for received, S16, was the the board's records. Last 4T appeals were filed. iienied 669 of this year's of the reductions i to the Y. M.

C. cut on its four parts of the cit, The buildings were taxation under a Su-: rulirs. but the red tie-printed on the ground 1 i been over-valued by This reduction will -x bill of the Sjv.1". of real estate valua-r- -i fixed by the Asses-is This was pr ctrt by the State Board making: the The cut duty, Judge Rutledge disclosed One juror, he recalled, had a $500- avenue. MKS.

GLADYS CATANIA, TIFE of a New York night club entertainer, who lias sued in Federal Court for the entire left by Nathan Frank, former Congressman. She allcpes he had agreed to adopt her, and that this and other acts constituted adoption. She is "4 years old. Her attorney, Walter A. Hays.

Eays new witnesses have been found since her claim was filed. Sis others have filed claims in Probate and Circuit Court to parts of the estate. Robert Norton. 3906 North Grand boulevard, and Miss Ann Schaeffernegger, 4105 Camellia avenue, suffered skull injuries when their automobile was struck ed eight unemployed men. Judge Rutledge said that no objection had -a-month job three years ago but was thankful now to get $3 a day for a limited time.

Jaromack. the Bordley jury's foreman, concurred in Judge Rut-ledge's opinion regarding the conscientiousness of the unemployed men doing jury duty. He said his observation led him to believe they weighed each and every phase of a case with care, their deliberations from the rear by another automobile on Kingshighway at Washington boulevard. been voiced in any ease where unemployed men were permitted to serve again as jurors. GIRL 6 AND BROTHER, 3 HURT WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE Two Youths in Other Car ALso Injured iu Accident at Charlton and California.

Two children and two youths Unemployed men. glad of the TRIBUTE TO JULIA LATHROP. time to draw his weapon. "The man retreated into the yard and kept shooting." Mohr said. "May-field and I fired at him from behind an ashpit.

As he ran through the passageway into the front yard, we followed him, and one of his shots struck my cap, twisting it around on my head. Scott had chance to continue serving as jur the missing girl's whereabouts. i The mob reassembled today and ors." Judge Rutledge said, "feel unhampered by the feeling that pressing outside business interests they have a regular job. and do :4 a bj by the City Board suffered injuries in an automooile their best. required their early attention.

reduces the amount "An experienced juror is a better collision last night at street and California avenue. jure of fl.iJlS, 900. 55S, nl About Sl.192.el 1,508. reduced Lemima Lindell Estate, property at 1301 'Washington avenue, reduced St. Louis College of Pharmacy (old location), 21 OS Locust, reduced and Kratz Realty apartments at 4432 Washington boulevard, reduced $10,000.

Members of the City Board of Equalization, appointed by Mayor Miller, were Assessor Fred Gehner, chairman; Hiram Lloyd, TUchard E. Gruner, Carl G. Stifel and Lon W. Harlow. Ralph Fanzer, secretary to the Assessor, served as secretary of the board.

The public was not admitted to the board's hearings, the only persons present being the board and individuals seeking reductions. HUEY LONG AND JACK GARNER By the Associated WASHINGTON, April 16. President Hoover today paid tribute to Miss Julia Lathrop, who died last night in Rockford. 111., as "a pioneer in the scientific care of the problems of childhood." A telegram sent bv the President to Mrs. Anna Case, sister, of Miss Lathrop, who was the first direc POPULAR CAPITOL 'SIGHTS' come then and was firing at the man.

so I ran ahead to head him off. and shot him os he got to Cote Brilliante avenue." Sco't told a similar story of this pursuit, in which all three policemen believe personal property as- $113,741,010. Added to was near at nana wnen drove away with his prisoner. The officer returned to Colby, refusing to say where he had concealed Read. McGinley said the prisoner had confessed luring the child into his car with a string of child's beads, attacking and murdering her.

Court officials at Burlington, the prisoner, as T. R. WASHINGTON. April 16. H.

assessment, this makes Terry, a veteran Capitol guide, said today that "lately I've had more requests to point out 'Huey Long on juror every time. He gatns an in- I telligent understanding of the procedure employed in a law suit. Usually, it takes at least one trial to enable an inexperienced juror to become oriented to the atmosphere of a courtroom. "This type of juror is disposed to regard the Judge's rulings as final and eliminate the technicalities involved in various objections. My experience with them leads me to the conclusion ther are conscientious and unbiased that their shots struck Tucker.

Tucker, asked where he obtained his revolver and ammunition, said June, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Erder. 4140 Fillmore street, suffered a fractured collarbone and cuts about tne face and her 3-year-old brother Norman was cut about the face. Their parents were unhurt.

Dan Cubbage, 17, of 8110 Pennsylvania avenue, captain of last year's Cleveland High School football team, was cut and braised. He was a passenger in an automobile driven by Frederick Steis, 19. a shoe worker, of 5802 California avenue, who suffered a wrenched shoulder. They were going south on California avenue and the Erder I car was going east on Chariton street. tor of the Federal Child Welfare Bureau, said: "I am deeply grieved to Jearn of the death of your distinguished sister, Miss.

Julia Lathrop, whoso work in behalf of children had endeared her li the American people and secured her place in history as a pioneer in the ocientifia care of the problems of the Senate de and 'Jack Garner' on the House than any of the others. "Visitors want to see 'Jim too, and ask about Vice President Curtis and Senator Borah a good bit. And since the tax bill got into the newspapers, a lot of people want to look at Crisp of Georgia." Read, pleaded guilty there in 1916 of assault on a 15-year-old girl and was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the Colorado penitentiary. His victim was one of three children of Floyd Hunter, ho is employed by the State in road maintenance work. he got them in East St.

Louis. Thomas and his wife, and several neighbors who witnessed the shooting, were held for the Coroner. The Thomases' daughter, who was wounded superficially in the left side as she stood in the doorway, POLICEMAN KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN FIGHT WITH NEGRO 4 .5 exclusive of public company assessments, which Doard of Equalization is Last year's fisure for was but office estimates year it will be about Accepting the latter fis- io-al 1932 assessment will -uted total is 10.7 per v. the 1931 assessment to-: $1,336,835,011. The in taxes, to the city estimated by Deputy Ourm at this the deficit of in the last fiscal year, for a cut of $2,503,000 in expenses is indicated.

of S33S.240 in realty made by the City nzation. $720,700 nss and $217,540 on TRIAL OF MAiD FOR MURDER and I think the verdicts of juries of whjich they are members reflect this tendency." Drawinjr Unemployed Jurors. While original panels are chosen by chance from the jury wheel, sometimes containing 75.000 names, the names of unemployed men who apply for jury duty are added to the slips in the wheel after investigation of their qualifications. Many of those whose names are drawn is in City Hospital No. 2.

Several Held for Coroner. Patrolman Schrameyer was 50 years old. and lived at 4 229 North Euclid avenue. is survived ly his widow, three sons and a married daughter. A son.

George is an apprentice printer of he Post-Dispatch. He learned of his Peace Maker! HA Great Continued From I'age One. stopped. I'atrolman Schrameyer was shot in the forehead as he got out of the car, and before he had time to fire his revolver. Tucker, at that time, was in the garage, and was firing at short range.

Sergt. Archibald, getting out of the car. began firing at Tucker, who ran into a passageway py the house and continued firing at Archibald, wounding him. Other Police Take Cliae. OF MRS.

MADDUX TOMORROW Clara Fish, 19-year-old housemaid, is scheduled to go to trial before Circuit Judge Mueller at Clayton tomorrow, charged with the murder of Mrs. Reba Maddux, wife of a Webster Groves laboier. Associate Prosecuting Attorney Noble said the State will ask for the death penalty. Miss Fish, arrested after the 10 Thoroughbred Horses Burned to Death. Br tho Asoiatd LEXINGTON, April 16.

Ten thoroughbred horses were burned to death when fire destroyed a barn at the Kentucky Association Track tonight. Jeff Spencer, their owner, and track officials estimated the loss at Horses destroyed included in- WATCHES REPAIRED 80c father's death by seeing a proof in the Post-Dispatch composing room bearing the news. Schrameyer joined tl: police! force in 190S. Formerly a special! in I'erfert Running ond t'nn Taste Tested xnd Good Motath officer in the Page Boulevard Dis- NINTH AT ST CHARLES bodv- of Mrs. Maddux, her throat 1 eluded six o-year-olds.

Big Sky, Phon CENTRAL 6980 Citv Detective James tecott. Includmt CryiUI. Cleaninf and ALL PARTS, excluding Rulroid and "Timer" Wttchc Schwartiman Jewelry Co. slashed by a razor, had been found Blue Face. Bye Bye.

Light Pants. on the outskirts of Kirkwood last I Coatee and Goodie, and three old- COFFEE SPECIALISTS Room 5' Commercial Bldg. Or-t. no mad a four contradictory er norses. I eacn jvosc.

iiin fej S6; Corner Sth and Oli. CM. s. E. 1 tnct.

he had been attached to the Deer Street Station for about a ear. He rode with Archibald in a scout car. Archibald. 54 years eU. has been a policeman since 1907.

He became a sergeant in February, 1931. Carter, attached to the Laclede Avenue Station, joined the police force three years ago. ru'sument made by of the r. M- C. A.

was that the a limited market tot readily adaptable use than that which Of them. M. A. Reductions. of the main Y.

M. Sixteenth and Lo- was cut from 1 7 Of the reduction $75.00 was on the gro. who was leaving his house at 4053 Aldine as the shooting besvn, i went to the scene, and he, wUh Policemen Mohr and Mayfteld, fired at Tucker in the front yard, and drove him through another yard and to Cote Brilliante aveiue. Four bullets struck Tucker before a fifth shot, fired by Monr. caused him to fall, crying, "You got me!" "confessions" admitting complicity in the murder of the woman in whose home she was employed.

Authorities accepted the third, in which she admitted she herself had killed Mrs. Maddux and rejected the others. rn The shot which felled Tucner V. was in tne DacK, ana me numi UJ Double agfe Stamps Monday passed out at the right side of the chest. He was wounded in D'-tn arms, in the left hip and the left Beautiful and Comfortable! knee.

He was taken to City Hes-pital No. 2, and is in a serious con The only electric fl dition. Archibald is in City itor with lia refrigera and Carter is in City Hospital No. His wound, which was be neath the right eye. is not thought A TOUCH OF THE TOE and the door swings opo 1 $11.

SSO on the ground. on on the Negro T. M. Pine street, was Railroad Y. M.

C. and Eupenia streets, on the North Side Y. iriind boulevard and J25.0CO. on or was nsscssment on the building of the Terminal the cut being from This assess- others, was for the 1 last, and the own- records to show that. the bulldinff had not iete-1 to a point vhere value fixed by the As- nt warehouse at 1S10 t.

formerly occupied by organization, was to $75,000, to be dangerous. The bullet passed out under the left ear. I'atrolman Carter's Story. Patrolman Carter, the first to Combination Lasts Built-in Steel' Arches DR. SAWYER'S CUT-OUT TIES The Leonard Is available In eight beautiful models prices are from attempt to arrest Tucker, was found lying half-conscious in the alley after being wounded.

He said later at the hospital: "I was in my kitchen when I heard the shooting, and I went through my back yard and up the 50 Complete DUvrdI la Your Hm RMCrytoFr! Blade Kid Sizes 2U to 11 Widths AAAA to EEE $7.00 Values making a visit to the v- verify the statements decrease in value. were made in North avufacturinsr site valua-: auctions being on land The American Brake Leather Cuban Heels 9n-ptc porcelain Interior, oil with rounded edge. More ice cubes, more shelf orea, broom high legs, more conveniences, moorh running, efficienfl The greatest value in electric refrigeration. See the teonord before you buy. alley to where I saw a man standing and firing a gun.

I heard a woman call to him to put the gun up, and I went through the garage and called to him to put the gun down. He pointed the gun at me and fired six times as I advanced on him. I fired once before he got me." Sergt. Archibald told of being directed to the place by a man who reported that there was a disturbance, and who rode on the running board of the police car as Archibald and Schramcycr drove to the; scene. Another Officer's Cap Hit.

1C'32 North Broadway iS.Sl", and the holding DR. SAWYER'S DRESS TIES eannghaus Investment i-vl Palm streets, was cut As Illustrated in Blonde Kid, a day White No Down Payment 1 A-segment Cuts. Suctions of $10,000 or Kid and Blac Kid Sizes 4 to 8 Widths AAA to r.OO Values payable) In monthly Instalment! Ileal Estate apart boulevard north of OPEN EVENINGS -avenue, reduced factory. 1923 Lo- t. reduced Rut Warehouse.

9 Rutger "As soon as I stopped the car," Archibald said, 'Schrameyer jumped out on the right side, and I drew my revolver as I got out on the left side. 1 heard shots before anyone could see where they were coming from. Schrameyer fell against me, then I was hit, and my gun fell to the running board. 1 sank down. with Schrameyer- body on top of me.

and I heard J. L. Coriey and -story building at 3123 reduced Walk- "The Store factory build Washington avenue, re- ROLLINS Service or Chiffon Hosiery BBc "THI STEINWAY STORI" W. P. CHRISLER.

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