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Evening star., 1929-12-20
ALLEN TESTIMONY
HOSTILE AND SHORT.
Deputy Coroner Rodgers
Shares Interest at Shelby
Kelly Hearing.

The refusal of former Policeman
Robert j. Allen to answer questions or
testify in any way unless he was per-
mitted to tell his story in his own way
and the testimony of DR.. Joseph D.
Rodgers, deputy coroner, that one of
the two knots in the pajama cord which
strangled Virginia Mcpherson to death
about her neck we're highlights of the
testimony late yesterday before the po-
lice trial of Inspector William S. Shelby
and Lieut. Edward j. Kelly.
Before Allen took the stand, Police
man Lawrence Bolts of the third pre-
cinct, his partner on the morning of
September IL, when Mrs. Mcpherson
died, had testified that he did not see
a man climb out the window of the
Mcpherson apartment and that Allen
had tried to persuade him to back up
a story to that effect.
Allen made the thirteenth witness to
take the stand before the recess yes
terday afternoon. Ten other witnesses
we're heard the first day of the trial.
Allen was called Immediately after
his statement that he had seen a man
climb out of a window of the Park
Lane Apartment the morning Mrs. Nc
Pherson died from strangulation had
been repudiated by Bolts. Bolts ad-
mitted on the stand that Allen had
tried to persuade him to back up his
story about the escaping fugitive.
In Hostile Attitude
When Allen took the stand, he as
sumed a belligerent attitude and re-
fused to testify unless permitted to tell
his story in his own way. He was re-
garded as an important witness be-
cause of the statements he had preVt-
ously made publicly against Shelby and
Kelly. Denied the privilege OF making
the statements he desired, Allen gave
evasive answers to the few questions
asked him and occupied the stand only
three or four minutes.
The first question the former police
man was asked was whether he knew
Shelby and Kelly. lie said he knew the
inspector, but did not Shelby under
that name" He was directed to look
at Shelby, and did out of the corner of
his eye, but declared he could not iden-
tify the inspector.
Allen then asked the prosecutor If
he wanted him to make a statement.
NO" Attorney Fowler responded. I'VE
want you to answer questions"
Allen testified that he could not re-
call whether he had ever visited the
Mcpherson apartment and was not GER
tain that he had done patrol duty with
Policeman Bolts, who had testified
earlier that he and Allen were on duty
together the night of September IL.
Earlier in the afternoon Allen had
told newspaper men he would not testify
and had pronounced the trial as "a
whitewash" for the two defendants.
After a few attempts to question the
former policeman, Prosecutor Fowler
gave up.
Under croSs-examination, Policeman
Bolts had testified publicly for the first
time that he had made misrepreSenta-
tions and evasive answers when ques-
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toned by Inspector Shelby concerning
the alleged escape Of a man from
window Of the Park Lane. He did so,
he said, to protect Allen.
Didn't Allen try to persuade you to
back up his story?" he was asked.
Eyes" Bolts replied.
"And you did not wish to perjure
yourself?'
mo-" the policeman responded.
DIR. Rodgers CrOss-Examined.
Rodgers, deputy coroner, failed to shake
that officials previous statement that
it was he and not Lieut.. Kelly who had
first suggested an inquest. DR.. Rod
gers, however, assumed full response
bility for ordering the release of young
Mcpherson in the custody of the father
for appearance later at the inquest.
Earlier testimony had been given to
the effect that DR.. Rodgers had with
after the body was found at the order
or request of Kelly, but the deputy
coroner persistently denied this under
croSS-examination. He testified that
DR.. German, Park Lane physician, had
mo indication whatsoever in his mind"
whether it was a suicide or murder
case.
DR.. Rodgers revealed for the first
time exactly how tn pajama cord was
knotted about the young woman's neck
and gave it as his opinion of the often
expressed murder theory that the public
generally did not understand how easy
Mrs. Mcpherson could have strangled
herself.
Before the cord was tied around
Mrs. McPherson'S neck it had been
broken into two pieces" DR.. Rodgers
said. "These two pieces had been tied
together. The cord was wrapped
around the neck once without any knot
being tied. Then it was wrapped
around the neck a second time and
one knot tied on the right side of the
throat. There was only one knot hold
ing the cord around the neck and when
1 cut this single knot the cord fell off
the neck.
"It is easy for person to strangle or
suffocate by tying a cord tightly around
the neck, because this causes the throat
to swell, thereby stopping the circulation
and causing blood to stop up the nat
ural passages in the head and throat
If anyone else had tied the cord around
Mrs. McPherson's neck, he would have
wrapped it around her throat only once
/and there would have been some signs
of struggle in the room or marks on
the body. There were no such signs or
marks"
DR.. Rodgers said he did not always
agree with Lieut.. Kelly in opinions on
cases, particularly in the death of De-
tective Sergt. Arthur Scrivener. But
the grand jury has said that Kelly was
right" he added. Nevertheless, I be-
lieve the grand jury was wrong"
Evening star., 1929-12-20
BRAZIL VARIES CROPS.
of oiversifcation Seen,
According to Note.

RIO DE JANEIRO (speciaD Brazil
is beginning to see the advantage o.
diversified farming, especially in the
progressive south, and the tend
ency is appearing, according to note
in the Journal de Brazil, Tor agricul-
turists and breeders to cultivate sew
eral products at the same time as
standby in case of crisis. Thus, the
coffee planter will carry on side line
of oranges, or the cereal grower will
start breeding cattle, or Introduce
new grain, such as wheat.
This system is new to Brazil farmers
having hitherto devoted themselves
mainly to the cultivation of one prod
uct. A well known cotton planter af-
firms that his side line" of wheat saved
him this year from economical diff
culties. which would have resulted when
his cotton failed to bring him returns.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
UNION MISSION EXPECTS
1000 AT YULE PARTY
Mrs. Hoover to Help Distribute
Gifts to Children at
Annual Event.

Indications today were that nearly
1000 children will attend the annual
"Kiddie Bag" Christmas party of the
Central Union Mission Monday in the
Fox Theater. Gifts will be presented to
all the youngsters. Mrs Herbert Hoover
will aid in distributing the bags.
The children will be entertained with
special comic film by the theater
management. The curtain then will rise
on a giant Christmas tree. Mrs. John
S. Bennett will be in charge of the
party. She will be assisted by Mrs. VIII
liam H. Ramsey, president, and others.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
DR.REED MADE SECRETARY
District Commissioners Fill Office
in Police and Fire Body.

DR.. John A. Reed of 1920 Connecticut
avenue, recently appointed to the board
of police and fire surgeons to fill the
vacancy made by the death of DR..
SionerS today.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Five Street Lamps Ordered.

The District Commissioners today or
dered installation of five electric CO.
candlepower street lamps on the west
side of Reno road between Fessenden
and Jocelyn streets. The annual cost
OF maintenance viii be $12.38 per lamp.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
PATRIOT GROUPS JOIN
TO HONOR WASHINGTON
Committee Appointed to Arrange
Celebration of 199th Anniver-
sary of First Presidents Birth.

A joint committee has been appointed
by three patriotic societies to arrange
for the celebration at Continental Me-
mortal Hall of the 198th anniversary of
the birth of George Washington, Feb
ruary % next. The societies partici-
pating are the Sons of the American
Revolution, the Daughters of the
American Revolution and the Children
of the American Revolution.
The committee is composed of Selden
M Ely, Robert G. Tracy, Kenneth S.
Wales, William r. McGarry, Col. Alonzo
Gray and Milo C. Summers for the
S. A. r.; Mrs. David D. Caldwell, Mrs,
John M. Beavers, Miss Helen Harman,
Miss Lillian Chenoweth, Mrs. Frank s.
Hight and Mrs. E. L. Morrison, for the
D. A. r., and Mrs. James Henry Har-
per for the c. A. r.
OF this committee, Col. Gray Is
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chairman; Mr.. Summers, secretary, and
Miss Marman, treasurer. Subcommit-
tees have been appointed on invitations,
decorations, music, printing, program,
reception and press.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Protests Patrol Wagon.

1TOtcStS IdtTU1 WdSOus
At his apartment Heavrin had pro-
tested so vigorously against riding in
the police patrol that Lieut.. Holmes
agreed to take him to the precinct in
the headquarters car.
The couple were arrested by Lieut..
Holmes, Sergt. j. H. Lee and Mrs. L. F.
Kelly, a policewoman.
Through the locked door of the apart
ment came Heavrin's story of what was
happening inside. The officers later told
another story.
These officers are beating me up" he
screamed. Get doctor-quick. I've
been hurt! Look where I'm bruised
around the arms!
SHOW me some authority for coming
in here. You won't read 1t to me? Show
me your authority and I'll comply with
the law. Make these officers show au-
thority for what they are doing to me-
You're tearing my clothes"
Claimed Police Beat Him.
Just about this time Lieut.. Holmes
opened the door and asked The Star re-
porter to come inside and see for him.
self that Heavrin wasn't hurt. 1mme-
diately Heavrin began displaying his
arms. "Look at those bruises" he ex-
citedly exclaimed: that's what they
did to me. That man beat me with his
fists (pointing to Sergt. Lee). while that
man (pointing to Lieut.. Holmes) nelo
me-"
The two officers say that they held
Heayrin when he drew back his fist as
if to hit Sergt. Lee, who said he threat
ened "If you hit me I'll let you have II,
land he was plenty sane enough not TO
hit me-" the sergeant continued.
Lieut.. Holmes said that when he
entered the apartment he showed the
writ of attachment to the couple ana
gave it to Mrs Heavrin to read. Mrs.
Heavrin admitted this but said she was
so nervous she could not read 1t.
Despite this, Heavrin kept on insist
ing the officers had shown no authority,
and even after Lieut.. Holmes showed
him the writ in the presence OF The
star reporter and attempted to read 1T
to him, he insisted that no authority
had been shown,
Has Two Senators.
"I'm employed by the Government" "
he declared. "and I have two Senators
who'll want to know about this. One
of them is on the District committee,
too, and you would be surprised If you
knew who he is"
Appearing before Judge Schuldt IN
his chamber at Police Court, Heayrin
explained that a subpoena had never
been served on him. The officer 20
whom it was given, however, said that
he read it to Mrs. Heavrin but she re-
fused to accept it, Judge Schuldt stated.
In the light of Heavrin's explanation
and promise to go at once TO the sixth
precinct where the Shelby-Kelly trial
is being conducted, Judge Schuldt
quashed the attachment.
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tContlnued From Fist Page.)
him to testify before the trial board
comes after he and his wife have told
their story of the Mcpherson case
numerous times to police, Department
of Justice investigators and twice to the
grand jury.
be a witness to the situation that
Heavrin consented to accompany the
officers to the third precinct station.
There he and his wife were uncere-
moniously placed behind the rail and
told by Capt. William G. Stott to wait
there until $50 o'clock when he would
take them to Police Court in the patrol
wagon.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
TESTS ARE ANNOUNCED.
Two Vacancies Will Occur at q. S.
Naval Academy.

A competitive examination to fill two
vacancies which will occur at the U. S.
Naval Academy will be held under the
supervision of the superintendent of
schools of the District on January Is
and l6. The two successful candidates
will be recommended by the District
Commissioners to the Secretary Of the
NAVY for appointment to the Naval
Academy. The vacancies will occur next
June.
Evening star., 1929-12-20

Premier Rivera Receives Envoy.
MADRID, December 20 (P).-Irwin
Laughlin, new American Ambassador to
Spain, was received yesterday by Gen.
Primo de Rivera, the premier.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
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A MANUFACTURES OF LEMON SODA,
ORANGE, SARSAPARILLA, ETC.
WANTED-RETURN LOAD OF FURNITURE
from New York, Philadelphia. Atlantic City.
n. j.; Richmond, Va. and Baltimore, Md.
Smiths Transfer & Storage Co.,
1913 o ST. North 3343.
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HEAVRIN FIGHTS
ATTACHMENT WRIT
IN POLICE TRIAL CASE

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for charges at Weschlers public auction on
Saturday, January 4, 1890
Dodge Touring, tags E-287e, left by Mr.
Essex Roadster. tage Y-s574, left by Mr..
Essex Coach, tags N-s2si, left by Mrs.
~' ~ CATI, Carl. NC
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Great Christmas Auction
Sale of
Oriental and Chinese Rugs

BY public auction, now being conducted with
in our oriental Rug Gallery, December l3,
Large assortment. Give one OF these fine
RuRs for Christmas You can buy at your
avn price Open evenings until pm.
UNITED STATES STORAGE CO, 4l8-420
10th ST. Met. l642. Established 1901.
Evening star., 1929-12-20

Special rates Tor part loads 10 and from
Phiiadelphia and New York City.
UNITED STATES STORAGE co, INC,
520 10th St. NV. Metropolitan l845.
THE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
OF the Mutual Purchasing Association Will
be held in the ONCE Of the Association,
Room 504, 1919 T ST. NV, January %, 1929,
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rennial pre-convcntion stories about
men who are unwilling to accept such
honors. unless it's the post ELECTION
stories about the men who arc letir-
ing from office because they can no
longer make the sacrifice There IS
only one presidency. OF course. but
there are innumerabic consolation
prizes for men who cal never nope
TO make the white house.
Take Mellon. for Instance
Everyone knows Of the yen which
develops among miilionaires for the
senate and for diplomatic posts and
cabinet posts. The senate is full OF
men who have made large WadS OF
money and arc now quite willing TO
die where they are. So is the higher
diplomatic service. And n doesn't
recall any paupers in the cabinet.
either. The prize there is Andrew w.
Mellon, the third richest man III
America. who has been sacrificing
himself more than eight years and
gives every indication that he Will IN
sist on continuing to sacrifice nm
self until someone prizes him u OF
the treasury with a croWbar. Few men
ever get such a big kick out OF sacrl-
flee as Uncle Andy.
No one suggests that most rich men
in high office are not imbued TO a
greater or lesser extent with their
own conception of patriotic public
service. But very few of them bother
TO ~bellyache about Sacrifice-thats
done for them without much assist
ance from themselves. They realize
that everyone except guillible news
papormen and sullible readers know
better.
Brothers and sisters OF the sob So
ciety are nov dllating upon the great
sacrifice OF Alexander II. Legge OIL
the International Harvester company
who has accepted craftsmanship Oh
the farm board. They have reached
new SUBMITS of ecstatic sentiment III
high-salaried. wealthy Mr.. Legge,
coming as he does after their awed
gulps over other presidential ap-
pointees in recent weeks.
It's a Great Opportunity
AS a matter Of fact. the farm board
I IIldlI lldIiNlliJ 10 tlfC AiiVA1SS ~ go
body's lifetime and must SO appear to
any ambitious, active. capable mar
who has all the money he will ever
need. Because of the Importance OF
the farm problem and its difficulties
proffer of the Craftsmanship IS one
Of the highest compliments President
Hoover could bestow.
Mr. Iorun who has boon hereto.
fore merely a successful business man
has the opportunity to become
one of the most important figures II
American history. It's a much more
satisfying task than those involving
merely the opportunity for limited
power, pleasant surroundings and of
fetal social position for which man,
other new patriots have been 81
eagerly sacrificing themselves.
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are, on paper, and on the screen. But
they satisfy him. He seems to be
happy and contented with his life. His
father blows cigaret rings and dreams
OF the day when Jim will be district
attorney, or federal Judge. or who
knows, perhaps attorney general. He
is going to college and law school.
Must Learn Group Living
I wonder how Jim's father thinks
he IS going to qualify as a fit person
to judge other human beings II he
never gets to know real life or real
people! Probably from his college
contacts. But let's see. BY the time
he goes away he'll be Is. He'll learn
q lot about boys then. it's true. but
real knowledge of human nature
comes before that. Group-living cam
not be we'll learned after adolescence.
It Is when a boy is growing that he
learns to adjust himself to other peo-
pie. And he learns to know what
other people do and think. He needs
other people to develop him while he
Is growing.
Boys need to live with boys and
. lot Of them. They need firSt-hand
living ana the experiences It hrinGs.
Cut ID the open under The sky. rough
- =, learning e Play ~, - G6ml
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that spreads fear in these parts. In
a recent talkie production. wherein
III so celebrities appeared. each
made an elaborate affidavit before
lawyers and witnesses attesting to the
fact that they had used no voice 9TH
or than their own.
just q few days ago, word went
around that Gloria Swanson was to
have a double" She became SO per-
turbed that she called in the leading
film reporters of Hollywood and had
them stand by while she made the
records of her theme songs. Incl
dentally. she recalled to me that her
first appearance in Hollywood had
been for the purpose of taking vocal
lessons. But she was picked up by
Mack Sennett for his bathing beau
ties and achieved eventual stardom in
the silent drama.
In INT Of the more recent Holly
wood screen revues. the participants
90 to great length to show that they
can sing and talk. In fact. at times
the picture takes on the air of a gi-
gantic blurb for former performers in
cAi1Ab 1iilNiiASAo- III - oNdASAASCS
where challenges are issued by
recognized stage performers. and &C
cepted. Publicity concerning voice
doubling has admittedly damaged
the talking pictures more than any
single factor.
It is Of the outstanding reasons
why voice culturists and elocution-
lists are reaping a harvest around here
at the present moment. In my opin-
ion there will be very little doubling
within a relatively snort time. Such
doubling as goes on is undertaken
with the greatest secrecy and only
the participants are allowed upon the
set when the doubling is under way.
The story goes around of a young
singer from New York who doubled
for n of the most popular stars and
thereafter, tried to land a job in vari-
Gus studios because of his success. He
was. ! am told. practically run out OF
town" because it was felt that his
talking would do a great deal of dam
age. He wound up back in New York
with a few cents in his pockets-but
wiser in the ways of the cinema.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright, 1929. NEA Service. Inc
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Hollywood, July 25.-Of the scores
Of colorful characteristic pun in
tended to be found about the movie
lots. my favorite to date is "Stepin
Fetchit,' the negro comic who stepped
into a salary of something like a
thousand a week following his per-
Torrance in Hearts Of Dixie"
Stepin-whose real name is
thing like George Washington Sambo
Jackson-never deyiates from char
acter. Met upon his set or in the
maze of roadways about a studio,
Stepin remains the lazy. laconlc. slow
spoken negro Of his pictures. Met
Oft the set he is the snappy. quick-rich
dandy Of Harlem. Three cars arc at
his beck and call-each high-priced,
elegant and refined. Not long ago
he was married to a colored girl
from back home and the event will
long be part of the film colony chat
ter. His latest a was decorated in
'class"-and how! Signs bedecked it
and ornaments arrayed it. And there
was plenty fun"
No one about the studio lots has
been able to figure. for sure. whether
Of not Stepin is really the character
he portrays off and on the screen. or
whether he is a most adroit actor who
has set out to distinguish himself
through his ludicrous comicalities. AT
any rate he has carried the role tc
the extent Of becoming. at times
somewhat Of a problem to the direc-
tors. frequently arriving on location
long after the set time and having
some lazy, darby excuse for his tardl-
ness. He shambles about in an ole
red sweater and, in conversation
seems constantly about to stretch in.
70 . yawn. Yet he is in constant de.
mand for productions and contract.
are frequently flashed in his face.
\ \
stars Of the formerly silent drama
and producers as we'll, are maxim.
fevefish efforts to live down the man,
reports that they have doubles TO,
their voices In the talkies.
A number Of outstanding film fav,
critics have been caught, at one tim,
Or another, taking" their voice repro
auctions.
It is one thing, above all others
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Nv RODNEY
(NEA Service WRITER

~
Washington, July 25.-The time
seems definitely past when this coun-
try had an attack Of the jim-lams
every time a gentleman OF great
wealth was proposed for high public
office.
There's a millionaire president in
the white house. a partner OF the
Morgan firm serving as ambassador
to Mexico and another mltti-million-
ARE. Charles Gates Dawes, represent
ing US at the Court Of st. James. Not
even the worst Of our demagogues
bother to howl about such facts any
more. They couldn't stir up any in
terest.
Nevertheless. in considering the
general subject of millionaires ] n the
public service, it Is possible to 60 to
the other extreme. 1t is p~ossible-in
fact, it has been all to tempting n
possibility for some writers-to harp
to the point of banality and far be-
yond on the pure and noble spirit
Of self sacrifice which may have led
some Of these gentlemen reluctantly
to accept their jobs.
They Like the Jobs
To use the expressive diction OF tho
late Al Smith, most Of this is SO much
bologna. The day has not arrived
when high public offices are unattrac-
tive to millionaires who have made
their pile. Occasionally one may burn
With zeal merely to serve his country
and apply his talents officially to help
his fellow man. More often the job
will satisfy an ego. social ambitions or
merely a desire for a change. What
ever the reason may be. there is good
ground to question the idea hat most
wealthy men are most OF all inter
ested in continuing merely to make
more money for the rest of their lives,
A stream Of words has been pouring
out Of Washington lately apparently
designed to prove Just the opposite.
These pious yarns have principally
dwelt upon the sacrifice Of presl-
Dental appointees to cabinet posts.
assistant secretaryships and jobs such
as those on the new federal farm
board. Certain born press-agents who
wandered into the newspaper business
through error have created a class
which they call the new patriots.
Il has been made to appear that only
by the most herculean labors and
soulful pleas to their better natures
and by the most frantic appeals 10
their patriotism. has President Hoo
yer been able to tear these new pa
triots' from their money bags tc
march behind him In his great eff.
fort to fulfill Americas destiny.
II anyone ever said that President
Hoover reluctantly sacrificed himseli
to accept the Republican presidential
nomination he would be laughed at
naturally and justly. Nothing il
much funnier than some of the quad.
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London is. worried BY bandits Who
leap from cars, smash windows and
seize goods. There has been no shoot.
ing, thus tas,