The St. Louis Star and Times from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 2

ST.LOUIS STAR-TIMES MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1938. ST.LOUIS STAR-TIMES TWO WET RAILS BLAMED! go Killed, 70 Injured Held in Undress Holdups HAWAII CLIPPER SEARCH GOES ON, BUT HOPE WANES PEGLER in Railroad Wreck WOMAN PLANNED NUDE ROBBERIES, SHERIFF ASSERTS FOR TRAIN CRASH IN OHIO, 33 INJURED Statue of Saint Francis Area Around Southern Luzon Commodore Vanderbilt Hits ff I A si 111 Challense to the World Maybe It's Symbolic The first engine was derailed and the enaineer of the rear one rammed the five coaches into it. The front engine and the first coach fell to the bottom of a steep river bank. The next two coaches were piled together. The fourth was badly damaged.

All except two of the victims were natives. A former English police inspector and his wife were injured slightly. Rescuers worked more than twen Streamliner as It Pauses After Grazing Auto. ROCKY RIDGE, OHIO, Aug. 1.

(TJ. Wet rails and a crowded KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Aug. 1. (U. Experts sought today to fix responsibility for a railroad wtcc'k that killed approximately sixty persons and injured more than seventy.

The wTeck occurred late Saturday on the main line from Kingston to Montego Bay, in an obscure region about seventy miles from here. The five-coach train was crowded with about 300 persons, many of them bound for the country on holidays. The train was being drawn and pushed up a steep grade by two locomotives, one at the head and the other at the rear. BY WESTBROOK PEGLER. NEW YORK.

Aug. 1. Anyone at til familiar with the beauty of the hilla of Ean Francisco will blanch with horror at the drawings of the monster and schedule were blamed today for a train accident in which thirty-three persons were injured. ty-four hours after the accident re- 1 moving the dead and injured. Jamaica is one of the West Indies i islands, a British colony.

Kingston is the colonial capital. Island Combed by Army And Navy Craft. MANILA, P. Aug. 1.

(I. N. Pinning their fading hopes upon the fact that no wreckage was found at an oil spot discovered on the waters of the Pacific, army and navy craft today doggedly continued their search of the Philippine coastline for the Hawaii Clipper, which vanished Friday with fiiteen persons aboard. The huge oil slick was found 525 miles southeast of Manila, at almost exactly the point where the Clipper last radioed its position. Pan American Airways officials still expressed faint hopes for the ship's safety.

They pointed out that the army transport Meigs, which found the oil slick, had reported the oil was fading away rapidly. If tha 26-ton flyinpvboat had gone to the bottom, they asserted, it would continue to send oil dribbles to the surface for many days. The hunt today centered between the oil spot and the coast of southern Luzon Island. The Meigs and four navy destroyers were zig-zag-ging slowly westward from where BROOKLYN EAGLE TAKEN OVER BY NEW PUBLISHER monstrous statue of St. Francis of Assisi with which Christmas Tree Point is threatened in the name of art by the Works Progress Administration.

This tombstone cutter's nightmare will rise 156 feet above a 35-foot base and, although it may one day frighten off a Japanese armada, civilization were better served should waiter, bruised. William Drake, 37, Cleveland, porter, bruised. Bernard Dooley, 38, Chicago, waiter, bruised. Leonard Mitchell, 45, Chicago, waiter, bruised. Casimir Kuros, 25, Chicago, cook, foot fracture.

Benjamin Daniels, 25, Chicago, waiter, bruised. Stephen Rurka, 25, Chicago, cook, badly shaken. Clark Sutton, 28, Chicago, waiter, bruised. Ironically, the, driver of the automobile which the Mercury grazed, the indirect cause of the accident. drove off during the excitement and Westbrook Peeler gail closc cnough one day to blow it down.

111., held with Mrs. Mervl Walker, of Litchfield, Frank D. Schroth of Scranton, Acquires Stock Interests From Goodfellow. NEW YORK. Aug.

1. I. N. Control of the corporation publishing the Brooklyn Daily Eagle passed today into the hands of Frank D. Schroth, Scranton, Pa publisher.

Announcement of the change was made by M. Preston Goodfellow. former publisher, who said he had disposed of his stock interests to Schroth. The sale price was not announced. Schroth sold his Scranton paper several weeks ago.

In a statement today, Schroth said: "While I believe it should be a sound economic enterprise, the newspaper's first obligation is to the community it serves. Therefore its efforts for the community good should be constant and The subject of awful statuary in public places is to the fore in New York Just now, thanks to the rather reckless observation of Robert Moses, our park commissioner, that this city has some of the worst in the world. Mr. Moses has some interesting entries for a competition of this kind, to be sure, but when he challenges the world he takes i too much seven men at Edwardsville in connection with East Side holdups in which the victims were forced to disrobe. The woman is said to have helped plan some of the holdups.

the oil was found, otner warships and six army planes scoured the ocean area south of Samar Island, mostly easterly of the Philippine Islands, while four navy amphibians and private aircraft combed Island shorelines. Military' authorities said the search probably would be continued another week unless a definite clue to the fate of the giant flying boat is his identity was not established. Wheels Skidded on Rails. B. C.

Callon, engineer of the Commodore Vanderbilt, said his train was going ten to fifteen miles an hour when it plunged into the Mercury. He slammed on the brakes the instant he saw the block signals had changed against him, but the wheels skidded on the wet rails. Passengers in the observation car of the Mercury saw the Vanderbilt emerge suddenly out of the rainy twilight In both trains passengers were flung out of their seats by the impact. Chairs and tables in the dining cars slid about, injuring diners and waiters. Cooks were knocked down.

The rear truck of the Mercury's observation car and the front truck of the third car from the engine were derailed. It had nine cars in alL The Vanderbilt was made up of fourteen cars. Both trains were full. The Commodore Vanderbilt, deluxe passenger train of the New York Central, operating between Chicago and New York, crashed into the Mercury, a streamlined train of the same road, operating between Detroit and Cleveland, from behind. The trains were running only five minutes apart.

The Mercury grazed an automobile at a crossing here and stopped to investigate, as required by regulations. It was raining, and when the Commodore Vanderbilt came roaring along, its brakes wouldn't hold and it skidded into the Mercury's observation car. List of Injured. The injured were: Mrs. Marshall Brekke, 46, Scars-dale, N.

bruises. Mrs. John Brown, 47, Winnetka, 111., internal injuries, condition serious. Miss Mary Coleman, 45, New York City, internal injuries, condition serious. Mrs.

Richard Davis, 29, of Cleveland, cuts. Miss Anita De Campi of the Chicago Bureau of the New York daily News Syndicate, cuts. Morris Direnf eld, 33, Detroit, shock. Thomas Gilmer, 35, Negro waiter, cuts and burns. Mrs.

H. B. Haggerty, 46. Zachary, internal injuries, condition serious. J.

Hoskins, 39, Negro porter, bruised. H. I. Howell, 37, Negro waiter, cuts. Miss Patricia McCarty, 20, a student nurse, Cleveland, broken leg, internal injuries, condition serious W.

M. Miner, Negro waiter, cuts. George Morris, of New York Daily News Syndicate, internal injuries, condition serious. Clay Moseman, 40, dining car cook, scalds. L.

M. Osborne, 46. Evanston, internal injuries and severe shock, condiiton critical. Mrs. John Peterman, 61, Cleveland, cuts.

James Reeves, 32, Negro waiter, cuts. Edward Tukarz, 20. dining car cook. cuts. Charles Wilson, 43, dining car cook, bruises.

George Zbornik, 46. of Cleveland, shock. Leda Zbornik. 42, his wife, shock. Mrs.

Elsie P. Wachman, 59, Chi-eaeo, shaken up. Thomas Ulsky, 25. Chicago, cook, bruised. Mrs.

Rose Gresham, 53, Chicago, bruised. Walter Evans, 38, Chicago, waiter, bruised. i Andrew Coleman, 31, Chicafo, Matron, 27, One of Eight Held At Edwardsville for Holdups Here. Mrs. Meryl Walker.

27 years old, of Litchfield, 111., helped plan some of the recent east side rpbberies in which victims were forced to disrobe. Sheriff Simon Henry of Madison County told the Star-Times today. Mrs. Walker and seven men are under arrest at Edwardsville and have admitted participation in the robberies, the sheriff added. Warrants charging armed robbery have been Issued against seven members of the gang by State's Attorney Austin Lewis while the eighth is charged with larceny of an automobile.

Those under arrest in addition to Mrs. Walker, according to Sheriff Henry, are: VIRGIL SCOTT of Benld, 111., 34-year-old leader of the group and companion of Mrs. Walker. He has been implicated in fifteen robberies in Madison, Montgomery and Macoupin counties. WILLIAM CRAYCRAFT, 30, of Venice, brother of Deputy Sheriff Fred Craycraft of Madison County, charged with participation in twelve robberies.

RALPH SANDERS. 39, Venice, implicated in twelve cases. EDGAR EDWARDS, 25, Madison, implicated in six cases. RUSSELL EDWARDS, 23, of Madison, charged in three cases. WILLIAM WIDEMAN, 37, of Venice, implicated in three cases.

LIVIO COMETTO, 29, of Benld, charged in three cases. Parked Couples Robbed. Members of the group sometimes acted independently. Sheriff Henry said, as for example the robbery Wednesday night of two girls and their escorts on Bluff road in Madison County, which resulted in the arrest of Craycraft when one of the girls allegedly recognized him. The group accosted couples parked on highways, robbed them and then forced them to disrobe in order to delay pursuit, according to statements made to the sheriff by the men.

Mrs. Walker, a divorcee, in a statement to the state's attorney's office, attributed her downfall to her affection for Scott, sandy-haired leader of the gang. A slim brunet, Mrs. Walker, in tears, said: "I never got a dime from any of our robberies. I only helped plan some of them, and the reason I went along on some others was because I wanted to be with Virgil." She did, however, wear the dothes of the women victims when they fitted her, according to Sheriff Henry.

Gang Active Two Years. The gang had functioned for more than tro years, Scott said, but it was only in recent months that "we de-cited it would be a good thing to make the couples we rob undress, because then they would have a hard time following us." Scott's confession, according to the state's attorney's office, solves many robberies which have puzzled authorities for two years. Scott found the highway forays more entertaining than profitable, as he stated, "Well, none of us ever got much money out of it." "Ironhead" Craycraft. short and dark, described as a "pretty tough boy" by the sheriff's office, also said that there was little money made in their robberies. But Craycraft added that if his brother.

Deputy Fred Craycraft, had surprised him in a robbery, "I guess I would have had to kill him." It was Craycraft who fired at 19- CLAIMS WORLD RECORD FOR MIDGET AIRPLANES London has statues in a hundred unexpected little public squares, erected In honor of departed aldermen, lawyers and shipowners that make even our figure of Balto, the Eskimo dog, look as if the Venus de Milo should have him on a leash, but Mr. Moses need not cross salt water to find worse than his wor.3t. The Masonic Memorial, that dreadful heap of children's spelling blocks outside Washington, will out-awful the moet appalling hunk of Ironmongery in all New York, Including the outlying metropolitan district, and the figure symbolizing the art of the moving pictures, with which It is customary to honor genius in Hollywood once a year will stand him off, at least. 125 CONVICTED IN K. C.

POLL FRAUDS LOSE VOTE KANSAS CITY, MO, Aug. 1. (TJ. Kansas City election commissioners have removed from the registration lists names of 125 persons convicted of vote fraud. The action was taken without a formal ruling because of necessity of clearing the records for distribution today to precinct officials.

Only those who have been finally convicted and sentenced for election fraud will be unable to vote in tomorrow's primary. Persons with appeals pending will be allowed to vote. LAKE ERIE DRAGGED FOR BODY OF EDITOR'S SON CAMDEN, N. Aug. 1.

(U. Robert Bryant. 30-year-old amateur pilot from Rock Hill, S. C. today claimed a new world record for midget airplanes after a non-stop flight from Miami, Fla.

Bryant said the previous record distance for planes of 122 cubic inches displacement or less was 763 miles, set by a French flyer. The flyer, who landed here last night when darkness prevented him from continuing to Floyd Bennett Field, New York, his original destination, said his time for the flight was 13 hours, 20 minutes. Men held with Mrs. Walker. Left to right, Virgil Scott of Benld, William Wideman of Venice, and Russell Edwards of Madison.

Billings Circulars Call Stark Disloyal Large circulars, with headlines reading "Stark Betrays the Man Whose Support Elected Him," ere distributed throughout the downtown section today in support of Judge James V. Billings for the supreme court. The circulars were sent here from Kansas City. Many of them were handed out in front of City HaV. They charge Gov.

Stark is disloyal to Pendcrgast now in supporting Judge James M. Douglas for the supreme court and shor a photograph of Pendergast talking to Stark in 1932 at Platte City, at the funeral of Francis M. Wilson, the Democratic nominee for governor in that year. KINOSVTLLE, ONTARIO, Aug. 1.

U. Officers dragged Lake Erie today for the body of Peter Sinsabaugh. son of Christopher G. Sinsabaueh, editor of Automotive News, who was believed to have committed suicide "so as to make thincs unresrieted fot-both mother, and pop." The youthMwouldfc- But If this statue of St. Francis of Assisi Is carried th ough to completion (an bid newspaper phrase which I could not defend to save my life), the championship of the world will belong to San Francisco beyond challenge by the totem poles of Alaska or even the anthracite and laundry soap carvings that used to find serio-comic sponsorship in Frank Crowninshield's Vanity Fair.

It is a figure with the conventionalized head of the 1910 model of family doctor, with a pointed beard, inclosed in an aviator's helmet and having, beneath the chin, a sort of bib or drool cloth. The hands are upraised in the standard posture of the guest of honor at a stickup and the figure then declines, round, rigid as a concrete pipe and innocent of fold or human line, to the waist, where It disappears Into a barrel extending to the base. Ptrpet Car Holdup. When William London of 3R61 Blaine avenue, operator of a one-man Jefferson street car, stopped his car at 12:05 a. m.

today for three Negro youths on the Jefferson avenue viaduct near Papin street, one of the Negroes, knife in hand, jumped on the platform, snatched the money changer, and then -all three fled. The changer contained $22 in cash and a number of tokens. have been is year wn registered nome uciroii rriojed swimming ai an inn nere, uuiul indicating he trunks and left a note intended to end his lilCl ALMOST IHINEAtlD Four others held in the holdups. Left to right, Livio Cometto of Benld; Edgar F. Edwards of Madison; Ralph Sanders, Venice, and William Craycraft, of Venice.

(Staff Photos.) -IPigee SilisO pu Recovery News Around the Country st torn lit ir year-old Jessie Seyle of Venice, who vV IAVW iYV Extension Table and 4 Box Seat Chairs The New York Times reports, on the authority of Archbishop John J. Mitty of San Francisco, that the design is the result of deep study of the life of St. Francis by Benjamino Bufano. The artist may be serious, although they are great wags, these artists, and they sometimes palm off roguishness on laymen in the guise of solemn effort. If Mr.

Bufano was kidding and this design was intended to depict the taxpayer who will have to dig up $50,000 of WPA money to pay for his joke, then I think I see the symbolism. The taxpayer is standing in his barrel, having already lost his pants to Henry Morgenthau's implacablcs, and holds his hands uplifted from force of habit, as of the days when he did have pants and the Internal Revenue Bureau thought him worth a frisk. If Mr. Bufano is serious about this, however, then the matter is. indeed, grim, for personally, will undertake to set to work with an ordinary beer mallet and an ordinary carpenter's chisel on aft ordinary rock and make a better statue of St.

Francis, without even a picture to guide me, much less deep study in Assisi. failing which I will contribute $100, not toward the erection of Mr. Bufano's St. Francis, however, but toward a public subscription to prevent the perpetration of this permanent pollution of a magnificent American site. Email recognized him during a highway robbery and whispered his name to her sister, Anna Mae.

Jessie told a reporter that a shrtgun blast was fired just as she stooped to untie her shoelace. It was Jessie's information that led to capture of the band. Craycraft told the sheriff's office of meetings at Sanders' home in Venice. "We would discuss robberies while we played cards and drank beer," he said. "Then about two or four of us would go out and hold up some car and split the dough.

Only there never was very much." Craycraft, Scott, Sanders, Edgar Edwards and Wideman have prison records, according to authorities. NEW YORK. Steel mills arc scheduled to operate this week at 39.8 per cent of capacity, the highest rate since last November, the American Iron Steel Institute reported. WASHINGTON. The American Federation of Labor estimated an increased employment of 7,000 in June and forecast still further improvement.

ALTOONA, FA. Altoona shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad reopened on. a large scale, providing employment to thousands. WASHINGTON. Weekly survey of the department of commerce reported moderate improvement in "wholesale markets in the week ended Julv 27.

NEW YORK. The National City Bank of New York reported: "The feeling has grown that the worst has been seen and that the country is headed for some measure of ST. LOUIS. Delegates to the seraii-annual convention of the American Retailers' Association expressed optimism about the business outlook. Good crops throughout the Middle-west and increasing consumer demand will increase sales, they predicted.

RETAILERS OPEN 1 and barley and prospects for a good rnvvrwTinv umr corn crop. This is the first time for The state's attorney's office said that the cases will be presented to I the Madison County grand jury in September. In the meantime the group remains in jail, as they have been unable to arrange bond. All members of the gang except Cometto are charged with armed robbery, which carries a penalty of one year to life, the sheriff's office said. Cometto is charged with lar- many years that the corn has not Continued From Page One.

suffered from the heat and lack of moisture at this time of year. We i have every reason to expect a good i fall and winter business. However. we cannot expect people to spend ceny of an automobile. I wildly as they did back in '28 and The San Francisco citizens' committee which is promoting this outrage holds that the statue will publicize San Francisco, and so.

indeed, it will. In the sense that the horrors of Madame Tussaud's publicize London. But Madame Tussaud's operates behind closed doors, and those who go to see the dreadful scenes in the shadowy crypts do so by choice. They are not compelled to look, whereas this stupendous heap will affricht a whole populace save only in ktndly night or God-sent tog. i San Francisco is politically rb-, durate and may deserve ill of the WPA.

but what has Harry Hopkins got against St. Francis of Assisi? Copyright- JOHN SCHREIBER WILL BE BURIED TOMORROW T. T. Crittenden, Dies in Kansas City KANSAS CITY. Aug.

1. U. p.iFuneral services wer earrangea today for Thomas Theodore Crittenden. 74. former mayor of Kan-fas Citv and a veteran investment thing unforeseen occurs.

1938 should produce large crop. Naturally, we in the merchandising business in Iowa, are dependent to a very larce extent upon the farmers and good crops mean good business. We are hopeful and confident that the fall of 1938 will show-marked improvement over the past few years. JOHN F. LOTTES.

Rozier Mercantile Perryville. Mo. In this section general conditions look good for this fall and winter. Sicns point to a substantial increase in buying. Fair crops in the farm area and increased output oy industrial concerns warrant the forecast of a stimulated buying season in this part of the state.

L. A. SULLIVAN of Grant. Neb. This is one season when it is in '29.

but they will spend wisely and that docs not mean they will want the cheapest merchandise. For years the dads have worn these old Sun-' day suits and the mothers have "gotten by" with a cheap dress in i order to buy something new for the children, especially at graduation time. This year merchants should not fail to buy plenty of silk dresses i in sizes. 38 to 42 for the matrons who want at least a medium-priced dress, and every merchant should double his men's business this fall. The American Retailers' conven-j tion will be in session for two weeks.

with headquarters at Hotel Jeffer I-- I I 1 I if I TABLE EXTENDS TO A FULL 6 FEET 'dealer who died yesterday, Crittenden was mayor from 1907 until 1010. during a period of growth of the city, which included con-struction and dedication of the new Union Station, a modernized system iof street lighting, establishment of a municipal penal farm and work-f house, a new city market site, a sewer system, construction of several viaducts and building of children's playgrounds. His father. Col. T.

T. Crittenden. son, fccott R. DeKms. secretarv- deed a pleasure to tell about the treasurer, anticipates a large attend-general conditions in our section ar.ce.

Combination Stool and Ladder -iiu ui lumcjjiiuii ui uai ine iau Three fashinn shntv. -T win be held monins noia ior ine re- in the air-cooled ballroom of the taning ousmess. we a are about to statler Hotel, tomcht and en Tues. irves. m- i day and Wednesday nishts of nex i.

next complete our wheat harv 2 Regular S4.S0 Value ter wheat in this county yielded ur.rv viplprt week. from 10 to 40 bushels per acre, with an average of 20 bushels. Althoush It's a big, five-piece, Solid Oak Breakfast Room Set, finished in Oyster White. Tne table is sturdy and substantial and liberally designed. It measures 36x48 inches and with two leaves inserted it extends to a full 72 inches (6 feet).

Chairs are box seat type, heavy and staunch in construction. A very tasteful stencil decoration ornaments and relieves the surfaces. See this set just as soon as you can. was a former governor of Missouri During the Civil War he headed a regiment in the Union Army. He is survived by his widow.

Mrs Mason Rogers Crittenden, a daughter and two sons. Promenading models will display ccats. suits, hats, gowns, shoes and ether accesfories of feminine attire which will be tne mode this coming fall and winter. John Schreiber, president and founder of the General Engineering Manufacturing Tenth and Carroll streets, will be buried tomorrow in Sunset Burial Park, following services at the Schumacher Funeral Home. 3013 Meramec street, at 1:30 p.

m. Mr. Schreiber. who was 66 years old. died Saturday morning of a heart attack at his home.

3441 Klocke street. Mr. Schreiber founded the manufacturing company in 1917. five years after coming here from Cob-lenz, Germany, his birthplace. He is survived by uis wife, the former Miss Edna two sorts, John H.

and William A. Schreiber. Well made and finished in white enamel with red, black or blue trim. Top step folds back to make a handy stool 24i inches high. Or it can be used as a ladder for reaching hard-to-get-at shelves.

Has 3 steps with rubber treads. A wonderful value. VISIT OUR BEAUTIFUL OFFICE' the price us low. this still makes I good returns on the investment, fcr i every farmer tills several hundred acres and the price of the land and taxes is low. Only aoout one-third ot our wheat crop has been sold and the remainder of the crop either stored on the farm or in terminal elevators.

The storage of wheat will not only help to stabilize the price, but by hcldin? bark part of the crop the farmer' will have a more strady income. We have a bountiful feed crop, plenty of oats FOrest 6600 Shirts Laundered HAND FINISHED 3.0 jiu a uaugiiicr, ir. marram CURB SERVICE 5180 DELMAR WASHINGTON AVE. ESTABLISHED IH 1IS1 "7.