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STOCK NIGHT MARKET in yi mm 0 CLOSING PRICES VOL. 40-XO. 104 ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1935. 36 PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS MATEOMAL STUDEMT STfflCE AGAIN Leading Anti-War Rally- at Washington U.

WAR RIOT ON CHICAGO CAMS 'SLEEPING JOE' DIES, IN COMA FOR FOUR YEARS BROWNS-CARDS GAME OFF Todays game between the Cardinals and Browns was called of! ause of cold weather and wet grounds. (Details on Page 28.) EXHIBITION GAMES 'MYSTIC IN JAIL, CLIENT FAILS TO GET GOLD MINE 'Prof. Tolma' Accused of Misusing Mail in Obtaining $175 From Man on Relief With Glowing Promises. vrsr A jtfs (13 isp If Tv -i. -f i-t A 1 I Orphan Boy, 12, Succumbs to Pneumonia in Memphis After Struggling With Sleeping Sickness Since 1931.

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ooooooo ooooooo TODAY'S POSTPONED GAMES. White Sax Coba, rain. Gianta Indiam. rain. Timers Beds, wet (raoods.

Dodgers Yankees, rain. Phillies Senators, wet trannds. Red Sex a. Brave, cold weather. Graee.

tuMtrin- Pirates Bosh and )(ffnpHis Botimin and Powell. FRACTURED SPINE IN FALL FROM PORCH OF HOME YELLOW CANDLES BURNED AT ALTAR DIDN'T WORK Head of Drug Chain Charges i rsity Teaches Communism 150.000 Quit Classes. SPORT FLASHES Bushnell, Resident Got Tired of Waiting and Splitting His Forced to Lie in Bed or Recline in Wheel Chair Displayed Signs of Awakening Fourteen Months Ago. in Dole While Family Was Want. BURLESQUE AT HARVARD St.

Louisan Waves Nazi Flag- Los Angeles Police Club Two Girl Demonstrators Unconscious Jim Flynn, Who Kayoed Dempsey, Dies. Los ANGELES, April 12. (I. N. Jim Flynn, 55.

the "Pueblo, Fireman," who once knocked out Jack Dempsey, died today following a heart attack. Medals for Seven St. Louis Students. COLUMBIA, April 12. U.

Seven St. Louis students In the University of Missouri roday were awarded medals for participation in minor sports. Howard Dovin won the intramural boxing medal in the 125-pound class. Fencing emblems went to Gail Potter, team captain, Ervin Bretcher and James Lieberman. and gymnastic awards to R.

Kum-mer, Roy Preusser and Forrest Conn. Will Ask Schmeling to Come to United States. NEW YORK, April 12. N. Jimmy Johnston, Madison Square Garden matchmaker, said today that he would talk with Max Schmeling by trans-Atlantic telephone tomorrow in a final effort to induce him to fight Max Baer, heavy-weight champion.

In this country. If Schmeling refuses to leave Germany, Johnston will announce the Garden's challenger for Baer's title. It is believed he will be James J. Braddock, No. 1 contender of the New York State Athletic Commission.

Misses Glutting and Lawson in Finals. PINEHURST, N. April 12. (U. Charlotte Glutting of East Orange, N.

and Estelle Lawson of Chapel Hill, N. today attained the final round in the women's north-south golf tournament and will meet for the championship tomorrow. The East Orange girl turned back Helen Waring of Pinehurst, 3 and 1, while Miss Lawson eliminated Deborah Verry of Worcester, 2 and 1, in today's semi-final matches. Joe Louis Outweighs Lazer. CHICAGO, April 12.

(U. Joe Louis, Detroit Negro, outweighed Roy Lazer, Paterson, N. by four and one-half pounds when they weighed in this afternoon for their ten-round bout tonight Louis at 196 la. Lazier at 192. "Prof.

Tolma" was in a cell at police headquarters today, his "mystic powers" having failed him. The "professor," entered on the police blotter as Edward Amlott, 32 years old, of 507 South Broadway, is a federal prisoner, charged with using the mails to defraud. He is alleged by Postoffice Inspector Noah to have obtained approximately $175 through the mails from Charles E. Wilson of Bushnell, on his promise to locate a gold mine for Wilson by burning yellow candles and placing metals on a home-made altar. In their report on the arrest, detectives say that the "professor" told them he was traveling with a carnival when he met Wilson last summer and the subject of locating the mine was broached.

First Told His Fortune. Wilson had dropped into the tent in which the "professor" was telling fortunes and performing sleight-of-hand tricks. He had his fortune told and was asked if there was anything he wanted "real bad," according to the report. "Yes a gold mine," replied This picture was taken today at Washington University while students were balloting in a nation-wide demonstration against war. From left to right are Don Ellinger, student chairman of the Demonstration Committee; Miss Valeta Kern, chairman of the Peace Action Committee; Morris Wortman of the National Student League, and Miss Charlotte Anschuetz, executive secretary of the League for Industrial Democracy.

On the bulletin board are seen posters placed by rival groups. At the left is a tank advancing and a be-spectacled student with a pennant labeled "Student League" attempting to stop it. The poster is labeled "Talk Won't Stop Armed The right, placed there by the Student League, is labeled "War is SUCH fun. Join the fun on the quad, April 12. (Staff Photo.) MEMPHIS, April 12.

(U. Pneumonia took the life of 12-year-old "Sleeping Joe" Huggins yesterday, just as it appeared he would recover from nearly four years of sleeping sickness or consciousness. His body wasted by the long period he was forced to lie in bed or recline in a wheel-chair, the orphan boy succumbed at 4 p. m. "Sleeping Joe," as he became known to millions of newspaper readers, entered a coma November 19, 1931, after being treated at a hospital here for a spinal injury suffered when he fell off a porch at his Abbeville, home about three months before.

He was removed later to the home of Mrs. T. Rider, who although no relation became his foster mother. Joe began to show signs of awakening about 14 months ago. and "we believed he eventually would get well," Mrs.

Rider said. Although he was able to cry for his food and drink and to be turned over, he never regained full consciousness." Relatives have arranged simple funeral services for the boy whose case was believed to be the longest on record for a person with sleeping sickness cr in a state of coma. Joe's parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Huggins.

His father died before his birth and his mother at his birth. Surviving him are an aunt. Miss Birdie Sue Tidwell, who remained with him a great deal of the time; an uncle, George Tidwell, and a grandmother. Mrs. Mary Tidwell.

all of Abbeville. By United Presa. A student "strike" against, war drew many thousands of students from their classes for one hour to- day, with youthful leaders estimating a participation of 150,000 in demonstrations throughout the nation. The students pledged themselves to "fight In no war except In defense of our homes." Six liberal organisations supported rh strike. They are the National Student League, Student League for Industrial Democracy, -American Youth Congress, American League Against War and Fascism National Council of Methodist- Youth, and the Inter-Seminary' Movement.

In many sections the strike was opposed by militant student groups which called the strikers everything from Communists to milkvps. The R. o. T. Cand took Issue with the pacifists.

Details from the various colleges and universities follow: CHICAGO Stench bomb, rotten RACE RESULTS M'NAMARA NAMED COMMISSIONER BY JURY SUPERVISORS 24 POLICEMEN WIN RANK OF SERGEANT, 2 NEW CAPTAINS "Ah, that will be difficult," the "mystic" is alleged to have told his caller. "The only way to make that, possible is to prepare for you a charm and through the charm you will be able to get the gold mine." No More Drouth Until 1942, Navy Expert Pr edicts Capt. See Says Rain Cycle Will Bring Seven Years Free From Dust. At Bowie FIRST RACE3; mile: Pekin, 10 (Dougherty), 30.20, 7.10, 6.20. Evening Chimes, 106 G.

Watson), 330, 2.60. Arctic Land, 107 (L. Fallon). 7.30. Time 1:17 3-5.

Also ran; Edith Beau Govans, Veritas, Flower Tim Labor Leader to Succeed Seaman, Who Held Post for .24 Yean. Callahan and Mitchell Advanced Two Lieutenants Chosen Hoagland Moved. GRAF ZEPPELIN MISSES ITS MARK, CRASHES INTO HOUSE RECIFE (PERNAMBUCO), BRAIL, April 12. (U. The German dirigible Graf Zeppelin, in Brazil The Board of Supervisors today named Patrick J.

McNamara, labor leader and former Democratic City Committeeman, as jury commissioner. He Is a Democrat and will succeed Amos L. Seaman, Republican, who has held the post for twenty-four yea rs. The selection was made by seventeen of the eighteen circuit judges and H. Sam Priest, circuit clerk.

The nineteen comprise the board. The "mystic" is alleged to have told Wilson that "some money will be required." Unemployed and on relief, Wilson was short of funds to provide even the actual wants of his family, but, according to Inspector Noah, he sent the "professor" part of his relief allowance for several months, the total being about $150. Then he borrowed on his household furniture and sent that here to the "professor," Noah said. The money was sent once after receipt, according to Noah, of the following letter from the "Your lucky charm Is on my altar, but I must have some more money before I can go Trapped at Post Office. Wilson finally tired of sending the money and.

complained to the relief administrator of his home county recently. The case was reported to Inspector Noah and the arrest was made late 5-esterday when the "mystic" called at the downtown post office for his mail. Amlott, as he identified himself when a reporter visited his cell, told a different story. He said that he was told by Wilson that his deceased grandfather had buried $3,000 in gold in a mine near Bushnell and that he was trying to locate the on its regular passenger-mail flights, was damaged today. Because of fog, the dirigible missed the regular landing field and collided with a house.

The main gondola was damaged, the rudder slightly twisted and the pro-pellor bent. second race mile and 70 yards: Lucky Turn, 105 (G. Seabo), $60, 3.10, 2.50; Advocate Junior, 116 (Porter), 3.00, 2.30; Volgadale, 100 G. Watson), 2.70. Time 1 :51 4-5.

Also ran: Street Guide, Employment. Hard Chase, Station Belle. THIRD RACE mile: Miss Firefly. 98 (G. Watson), 11.60, 5.50.

4.30; Dona Dulcin. 110 (C. W. Smith), 9.70, 3.90; Pretty Wise, 115 (Lindberg), 2.90. Time 1:16.

Also ran: O'Neill, Tell It, Foreign Lady, Clear Knight, Romonla, Levi Cooke. FOURTH RACE 5 Is furlongs: Dancing Doll. 109 (Pollard). 3.60, 2.60, 2.10. Our Mae, 109 (R.

Jones), 3.40, 2.50. Basquine, 109 (Coucci), 3.10. Time 1:08 Also ran: Dalmatia, Zay. FIFTH RACE mile: Boston Brook, 109 (Pollard), 6.40. 3.20, out.

Sang Froid, 118 (R. Merritt), 2.90, out. Chief Mourner, 109 (Coucci), out. Time 1:15 1-5. Also ran: Wayward Son.

SCRATCHES. 1. Acrolate, Star Queen. Mad Beth. Vacil- I 8.

Capt. Jerry. late. Royal Command, Hereward, 1 7. Polo Bar, Bird Lor.

Merovech, Easter Herald. I At Arlngton Downs FIRST RACE 'i mile: Minnie Greenock, 110 (Wagner). 8.10, 4.66, 3.10; Airy Heiress. 112 (Dabson), 4.40. 3.30; Output, 112 (Westrope).

7.80. Time :46 4-5. Also ran: Topeka, Daisy Kan, xGovernor Bill, Chilnore, xBlind River, Be Big, Phyllis Laura S. (xField.) SECOND RACE mile: Fire Star. 109 (F.

Eppiheimer), 11.30, 6.00, 6.50; Overshoes, 109 R. Creese). 350, 3.00; xEskimo, 109 (M. Terry). 7.40.

Time 1:09 3-5. Also ran: Mt. Washington. Her Hero. Preferred, xWan-deioo.

Eternal Flash, Sun Shadow, Step Brother, My Turn. Field. THIRD RACE 1 1-16 miles: Tiswild. 112 (F. A.

Knott), 4.10, 2.80, 2 60. Indian Boy. 107 (Knott), 3.10, 2.90. xOwen, 110 (Balaski). 4.00.

Time 1:47, Also ran: Plucky Lady, Noble Tiller. Lemon, Lonesome Pine, Strappv. Nvack. xMinnequa, Rose Hazen. xField.

FOURTH RACE mile: Ridgeview. 110 (N. MerritO. 35.20. 12.20.

8 00. Frost Bite. 110 (Balaski). 4.80. 3.50.

Flashing Thru. 115 (Westrope), 8.70. Time 1 :09. Also ran: Black Peter. xUall, xLittle Honey, Kyso, Dornoch.

By Product, High Bottom. Need. xField. Thirteen of the members are Demo u. s.

HALTS DEALINGS OF RENO STOCK FIRM The -Board of Police Commlsion-ers today promoted two lieutenants to captains, two sergeants to lieutenants, twenty-four 'patrolmen to sergeants and appointed thirty-five probationary patrolmen as regular patrolmen, effective April 15. Lieut. Walter Heitz, superintendent of the bureau of identification, was reduced to the rank of sergeant at bis request, the board of commissioners announced. Capt. Elias W.

Hoagland, former chief of detective, has been transferred from the Page avenue district to the bureau of identification as it's superintendent. He will continue to hold the rank of captain. The lieutenants promoted were Michael Callahan and James Mitchell. Their salaries will be increased from $250 a month to $285 a month. Sergeants promoted to lieutenants are: John McNamara and George H.

Schuette. Their salaries will be increased from $216 a month to $250. Patrolmen promoted to sergeants are: William C. Bischoff. William J.

Borgman. Charles J. Buese, James L. Burgess. Joseph E.

Consedine, James J. Doyle. Oscar W. Dreckshage. Leo P.

English. Patrick Fitzgerald, Thomas E. Hale. Nicholas M. Hunt, John Ineram, Clarence Lee.

Joseph L. Matthews. James G. McManus, Jcwreph Peifer, Michael F. Roche, eggs and 'rocks were thrown as half the student body at the University of Chicago participated in anti-war demonstrations.

Police quelled the disturbance with night sticks. One student suffered a broken nose. The violence followed rioting at the university last night when radical and patriotic organizations clashed. About 2,000 students walked from their classrooms and paraded across the campus carrying banners reading: "Down witn war." The parade led to Mandel Hall, where a stench bomb was thrown. En route to the hall the paraders were attacked with eggs.

At the same time university authorities were challenged by Charles R. Walgreen, head of a national drug store chain, to answer hi chaiges that students are being taught communistic theories in approved classes. Walgreen's niece. Miss Lucille Norton of Seattle, Wash, withdrew from the university yesterday. The druggist said he persuaded his niece to withdraw because "she was being taught that communism was the only preventive of war, when as a matter of fact there are many preventives." CAMBRIDGE, MASS.

Harvard students some at least refused to take their anti-war meetings seriously and leaned toward the burlesque. Several rode around Harvard. Square brandishing machine guns. George Coleman, freshman from St. Louis, wearing a black shirt and waving a Nazi flag, was cheered.

Prof. Albert Sprague Coolidge. principal SAN FRANCISCO, April 12. (I. N.

There will be no drouth in the next seven years. This statement was made yesterday by Capt. Thomas J. J. See, U.

S. noted astronomer, following an exhaustive study in climatic cycles and dust storms. "Drouths come when the sun spots are at a minimum, and rains come when the sun spots increase to maximum," Capt. See said. "With the increase of spots on the sun now.

the rain cycle has returned. There will be no drouth until 1942. "While the dust storms of eastern Colorado and Kansas are distressing for that dry belt, they do not occasion serious alarm. It is certain they are not a sign of coming drouth, but of the return of high winds bringing rains to most of the globe, and eventually insuring relief even to the dry belt east of the Rockies." Dust Storm Abating-. KANSAS.

CITY, April 12. (U. Thinning as it spread, the dust blanket extended today over additional states of the middle west, south and southwest. At Garden City, the sky became visible for the first time since the current storm started four days ago, breaking all records for RENO. NEi, April 12.

(TJ. A federal injunction froze the funds of the Colonial Trading Co. and checked its stock dealings today while federal grand jurors began their scrutiny of the company affairs, seeking evidences of a purported $1,000,000 fraud. Federal Judge Frank Norcross issued the restraining orders at the request of the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission. crats.

Judge Baron did not attend today's meeting. The board In session two hours before announcing its decision. It was said that five or six ballots were taken before McNamara was selected. Others whose names were considered during the balloting were former Circuit Judge Green. Seaman, Arthur C.

Moyle, a real estate dealer, and Charles Connors, Democratic committeeman. The members of the board declined to discuss how many ballots had been take nor how many votes McNamara had received. The position pa5-s $4200 a year and is for a four-year term. Approximately twenty application were before the board when it met late today. The jury commissioner has charge of taking the jury census and also of drawing the names of members for the grand jury and circuit court panels.

McNamara. who resides at 5109A Northland avenue, was the former head of the bricklayers and stonemasons' union and at one time served as Democratic City Commit SCRATCFFS. s. Crackle. Charlie M.

treasure: The prisoner, thinly built and sallow-complexioned. said he told Wilson he might be able to locate the gold with a metal detector. He said he got but $40 from Wilson and that was to pay his expenses to return to Bushnell from St. Louis. Instead, he admitted, he used the money to purchase morphine, explaining that he has been an addict for fifteen years, buying as much as $6 anad $8 worth of morphine daily when he has the funds.

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Plumage. 63 OLD SILVER COINS STOLEN FROM SCHOOL The theft of sixty-three of a collection of 320 old-silver coins from a display case in the Emerson School, 5415 Page boulevard, was reported to the police yesterday by Howard C. Drayer. principal. The collection belonged to Daniel C.

Kerckhoff. president of 1 and had been loaned to the school. TONIGHT'S SPORTS CALENDAR BOXING. Semi-finals and finals in National A. A.

U. tourney, beginning at 7 p. m. nt the Arena. John E.

Rooney, John J. femciatr, James W. Stuenkel, Owen P. Streu-ter. Gus Tecu.

Joseph V. Walker and Benjamin C. WTiitmore. Their salaries will be increased from $180 intensity and lengtn. Warning by Wallace.

CHICAGO, April 12. (U. P. Dust storms are the prophets of the disaster certain to follow" contin THE WEATHER GOVERNORS TAKE TEXTILE TAX FIGHT TO ROOSEVELT speaker and noted liberal, was booed. Someone threw a smoke bomb Into the crowd.

Shouts and catcalls made speakers audible to only a small number in the crowd of about 800. LOS ANGELES. The police clubbed into unconsciousness two girl students participating in an anti-war strike at Los Angeles Junior College. A score of other persons, including policemen, were bruised in the riot that was quelled only after lawn sprinklers were turned on. As the girls were carried from the crowd, fellow students attacked the policemen.

COLUMBIA. MO. Seven hundred university and college men and women here pleaded for peace in a demonstration at the University of Missouri. Missouri, Stephens and Christian College students gathered at 4 p. m.

to take part in a program which included reciting of a month to $216. BIDDLE UNABLE TO APPEAR HERE, DINNER CALLED OFF Francis Biddle. chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, is detained by bad weather in Washington and will be unable to come to St. Louis tonight to speak at a dinner at the Coronado Hotel. Director Harold T.

Garvey of the St Louis Regional Labor Board said the dinner would not be held. Garvey said Biddle now plans to fill a. speaking engagement at Indianapolis tomorrow and come here Monday for a meeting with the members of the Regional Labor Board. Garvey is trying to arrange for a public luncheon in Biddle's honor at that time. i It WASHINGTON.

April 12. (I. N. Immediate action to save the New England textile industry from extinction at the hands of Japanese competition and the burdens of the Processing tax was urged upon Present Roosevelt today by the governors of Massachusetts. Maine and New Hampshire, who called at the White Houe.

Forecast for St. Louis: Fair tonight and tomorrow and probably Sunday; slightly colder tonight; lowest temperature about 34; possibly light frost; warmer tomorrow and Sunday. For Missouri: Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly colder tonight: frost or temperature near freezing, except in extreme southeast portion; rising temperature tomorrow and Sunday. For Illinois: Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, preceded by unsettled tonight in east portion; slightly colder tonight; possibly local light frost; rising temperature tomorrow afternoon. TEMPERATURE READINGS.

'CALLING SQUAD CAR NO. 1, DELIVER A MALTED PAUL, April 12. (U. Harry O'Connell, night engineer at a suburban fire station, felt a craving for a chocolate malted milk. He telephoned his friends over at the police station about it.

Soon a police radio call went out: "1 Chocolate malted milk for Engineer Harry OConnU at Company 14. and a cruiser with screaming siren delivered it. Today the headquarters bulletin board proclaimed: "It is not the business of an efficient police department to deliver chocolate malted milks to members of the public safety department. Squad cars should not be used as taxi-cabs." BOYS GO ADVENTURING, teeman from the Twenty-sixth Ward. He will take office about May 1.

AFFT0N DISINCORPORATED, VILLAGE TO BE LIQUIDATED The village of Affton, In. St. Louis County, was disincorporated today by order of the County Court and Mayor B. W. LaTourette of Richmond Heights was appointed as trustee to liquidate the corporation.

The action was taken after a petition bearing 739 names of citizens of the village, whose population is 1.850, wa presented by J. J. Enright, new member of the Affton board of trustees who was elected recently with two others on a dis-incorporation platform. No legal objections were presented to the County Court. Enright said that Affton had no debts.

The village adjoins St. Louis on the southwest in the Gravols Today's Features Breathless Moment 3 Comic Pages 30 and 31 Contract Bridge. 14 Cross-WorJ Puzzle 31 Death Notices 3 3 Editorial Page .20 Ed Sullnan 17 Horoscope 30 Market Page 32 Moi ie Time Table 29 O. O. Mclntyre 9 Radio 3 3 Real Estate Xcus 34 Seein' Stars 3 0 Serial Man Her .12 Short Story 7 0 Side Glances 19 Sfiort Pares .26, 27 and 2S 2 HORSES USED IN RODEO HERE ARE ELECTROCUTED ued misusage of the nation's fields, forests and streams.

Secretary of Agriculture Wallace today told the Izaak Walton League by radio from Washington. He painted a grim picture of the havoc wrought by "wasteful, careless and unprofitable exploitation of our lard and its resources." Wallace said the governments land utilization program was essential "to correct the unprofitable, uneconomical chaos" produced by lack of policy in times of pioneer settlement. GASOLINE PRICES HERE UP THREE-TENTHS OF A CENT Gasoline prices today were Increased three-tenths of a cent per gallon at all St. Louis service stations of major gasoline companies. Regular gasoline was boosted from 16.2 to 16.5 cents a gallon; ethyl, from 18.2 to 18.5 cents, and lower grades from 15.2 to 15.5 cents.

Imagine His Surprise! OMAHA. NEB, April 12. U. The persistent honking of a motor car so irked Frank Grote that he called the police. Then he dressed and went out to aid the oificers.

Imagine his surprise when he found that a short circuit in the horn on his own auto was causing the roar. 5 a. ...42 6 a. 42 7 a. 42 Two horses used fodeo this week ere electrocuted they kicked open came entangled in switch room in the Milk Fund at the Coliseum last night when a door and be-wires in the elec- adjoining their rn 42 42 42 8 a.

9 a. 10 a. 1 I PULM0T0R CREW STANDS BY WHILE SURGEONS OPERATE A fire department Inhalator stood in readiness in the operating room at the Deaconess Hospital today while Dr. P. B.

Cappel. staff physician, and Dr. Ronald Kierame, brain Staj. one of the $600. the other horses was valued at $60.

this pledge: "I will not bear arms outside the boundaries of these forty-eight states." Preceding administration of the oath there were four speeches on how war may be prevented. Speakers were Dr. John Wolf, instructor in history at the Dean Carl Agee. Missouri Bible College; the Rev. Ralph C.

Abele, pastor of the St. Louis Protestant Evangelical Church, and Robert Neidner. president of the university student body. PHILADELPHIA Police broke up an anti-war demonstration in front of the South Philadelphia High 11 a. 42 12 noon 42 1 p.

42 2 p. 42 3 p. 43 4 p. 45 Midnight ...45 1 a. 44 2 a.

42 I 3 a. 42 i 4 a. 42 Strange as It Seems Uncle Ray's Comer. Uncle Wiggily. Want Ads'.

.33 CRASH IN STOLEN AUTO Two boys who stole an automobile at 9 oclock last night and set out with toy pistols to visit relatives in rural Missouri and Colorado. An hour later the machine crashed into a safetv standard in Kirkwood. The driver fled, but his 16-year-old companion was caught and turned over to St. Louis police. The machine belonged to Albert E.

Taussig, 5038 Washington boulevard. 34 30 31 31 3 5 19 36 19 13 road vicinity. It was incorporated in September, 1933. I The subject of incorporation and disineorpcration has been the cause of dissension and controversy for several years in Affton. due to dif-I ferences over taxes and a traffic I policy which gave the village the reputation of being a "trap" for I motorists.

specialist, removed a tumor, deep i in the brain of 26-year-old Raymond I Hurtgen of 4308 Austria avenue, i The patient stopped breathing mo-! mentarily during the delicate op-' eration. but the surgeons revived him without the aid of the pulmotor. I His condition Is serious. TEMPERATURE REMAINS 42 HERE FOR 13 HOURS The Weather Bureau thermometer as lazy today. For thirteen consecutive hours, beginning at 2 o'clock Js mornir.T the official temperate remained at 42 degrees.

Humidity. 12 noon 82 Staee cf river, 16 8 feet, a rise of of a loot. Washington Gossip VT hat's Xew in Books. XT ill Rogers Woman's Pages. 14 There will be a first-quarter moon Continued on Pate 2.

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