Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1931, Page 10

'A—10 THE EVENING STAR,®' WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FERRUA'R\$ 2%, -1931. SCHROEDER SANITY VERDICT TOBEHELD Physician’s Decision Will Not Be Revealed Until All Evi- dence Is Presented. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, February ‘What- ever the decision of two physicians as to the sanity of Harold Herbert Schroe- | der, Mobile, Ala., alleged “torch” sla_\'?r‘ on trial here for first-degree murder, it | will not be revealed until all evidence | in the case has been presented. | Judge Frank P. Baker planned today to confer with Dr. Rogers E. Smith and Dr. Charles D. Humes, both of Indian-| apolis, whom he appointed yesterday | ne Schroeder. Ira M. Holmes, | has entered an ¥ the form Mobile business man. Nine jurors had been tentatively ac- cepted by oth State and defense at the close of the first day of the trial in Criminal Court and it was expected the panel may be completed toda! Schroeder is charged with unidentified man in his aut One of terday dianapolis told_Ju Baker, “I am supposed to be the murdered man and I don't believe I had better serve on the jury.” Questioned by explained he is a illing an Halboush Tug 1 who is frequently away on trips, and that dur- ing his absence last June friends iden- tified the body found in Schroeder’s automobile as h After appoin sicians to exam received permission to giv dence relatin f fendant’s fan H ghow that grandmother hs State insane WAGE CUT DELAY LOSES | the col it of the two ph; e Schroeder Holn “them evi- the de- would February n Court Vesterday rejected the government’s ap- Dlication for postponement of the court’s decision basic wages be reduced by 10 per c The court declared it was not con- vinced postponement of the reduction would facilate for nation: drawn up b; federal conferenc MELBOURNE, Australia, The Federal Arbitra 25 () reduction in salaries of W lic_seryices. Besides an_estimated saving of 13 per cent in the wages bill, the govern- ment hopes to secure $24,000,000 an- nually by imposing a tax on, rot per cent on interest pavments to Au- stralian holders of rnment bonds. "in pub- MARDI GRA c | capital stock of $12 .| sources Prosecutor Moves To Another Court To Cut Jail Terms By the Associated Press. MARION, Ill., February 25.— ‘There's & prosecuting attorney in Tllinois who is trying to keep per- sons out of jail. His name is Roy Browning. He declared an official boycott on the court of County Judge E. M. Spil- ler_because the judge sends law violators to jail instead of fining them. The fines would be used to pay the expenses of the State’s attor- ney's office. Browning started filing cases for violation of the motor vehicle act in another court. TWO BANKS LIQUIDATE Directors Ask State Officials "to Take Over Institutions. COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 25 (#). —Two State banks, the People’s Com- mercial Bank of Bellefontaine and the Roseville State Bank of Roseville, were taken over y erday for liquidation b; the State Department of Banks. The department acted upon the request of the banks’ board of directors. The People’s Commercial Bank had 5.000 and total re- ‘The Roseville of $25,000 and 136. of $1513 Bank had capital stoc total resources of $403 WARN JOB HUNTERS T0 SHUN CAPTAL |Civil Service Officials Say Applicants Should Respond Only to Order. | Job hunters are advised once more not to come to Washington seeking em- ployment, the warning this time being | sent out by the Civil Service Commis- sion. The commission explained that the District of Columbia Committee on Em- ployment has called its attention to a | number of pathetic cases where those secking work have come from consider- | able distances expecting to obtain a Government position on the strength of having passed & civil service examina- tion, only to become stranded, and in some instances a public charge. | It was pointed out. that even if a per- n has passed a civil service examina- tion with & high rating he has no assur | ance that a position will be immediate ailable to him. Appointments to Fe | eral positions, the commission said, ar made only as the actual s of the service require, and in accordance with the civil and the presence | of an applicant in Washington cannot 'in any way improve or expedite any 4 Nat’l 3068 SPECIAL NIGHT PHONES To 11 P.M.— ' Met. 4500 IF YOUR —is not giving you us. 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