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The Washington times., 1929-09-27
or NAM HEARD
IN NURSE ROOM

that II believes there Il strong
probability that the young woman
vas murdered
Three COURSES are open TO the
Grand Jury ii the way Of report on
the ease according t0 Assistant
United states Attorney William ii.
collins. who has been In charge 81
the presentation Of evidences.
These are:
"A declaration that the young
woman was murdered and an indicts
n1enf 0f ese person they believe com.
naiftkd the crime.
< declaration that the pretty
narss war murdered at the hands
Of e. person or persons unknown to
!. A declaration that ahe commit
ted suicide.
Inspector Shelby a convinced that
Mira. Mcpherson committed suicide
and maintains that evidences gatlered
under hts personal supervision amply.
bears out 9his contention. He made
most pafnstalEin9 inyegtigatlo of
the death ana accepts fuil reaponai.
bility for the official police decision
that Mrs Mcpherson knotted the
belt of her pajan1a coat around her
neck ana strangled herself 70 deathS
1t was stated.
The inspector II responsible Tor
the suspension from the force Of
Robert j. Allen. the third precinct
officer who maintains that Mrs. Nc
Phefson was murdered Shelby
ordered the policeman suspended
Monday after ne had attempted to
arrest the husband Of the dead nurse
ana after one of his clues had fallen
down thorough Investigation.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Plan New IIiwanis Club
For M w . w shingtor

new Kfwanis Club ID 10 he
foEmed IN Washington. AT the
meeting Of the Kiwarais Club III the
Hotel Washington, yesterday. ars
nouneenient was made of meeting
to Be held ii the office of Robert
s. Stunz. cashier Of the Park Saw
ings Bank Building next Wednesday
st 7:s0 81 those interested III. such
an organisation for Northwest
Washington.
Formation of the new club re-.
qulres q minimum of Is charter
members The present club has
been organized IL year and has q
membership Of approximately l8O
business ana professional men. m
recent years the local organization
has been aetive n helping crippled
children, having given aid 10 more
than 800 IN the District Of Columbia
and in the metropolitan areas IN
nesrhg Virginia and Maryland since
E.I
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Ball Lying Beneath apartment
WIind0lO Vas lloyed By Someone

whether or not IN Grand jurors
win support the murder theory adj
vanced BY Robert Hen, may de-
pend sfn part on the etoTy Of 3 little
rubber BAH which Is to be related
by an Alien surprise witness this
morning
This witness y. RuEEelI Nass. Of
the loflIb sApartn1 1ents, had an
apartment across the aKeayFay nom
the 1fcP hefsDn quarters. he is ex-
pecfed 10 tell the grand jury,
For many weeks prior to the
death 81 Mrs. AGcphersOn. Vass VIII
relate how ne had looked from his
bathroom window III the morning
as he prep red his toilette to see q
tennis BAH always III the same
AIeP Pt1erson apartment
The ball lay ON the roof Sc the
smaller building adjoining the Park
lane apartments and on which the
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Many Dry OF fenders
Sentenced at Fairfax

FaAIRF'Ax. Vass Sept IN the
Fairfax County Circuit Court Rob
ert MayfIeid pleaded Railty u 10
lating the prohibition Iaw and was
fined 500 and costs. It'd sentenced
70 month 10 Jail Frank Gorham
pleaded guilty "a ! similar charge
and received the same sentence.
william Draper was fined $50 ana
one month ii jail for prohibition
offense and Joseph Lloyd ani Harry
Krauss were sentenced to pay 500
and spend = month in jail on like
charges Alton Brown was found
guilty Of conducting 3 disorderly
house and WAS fined SIS and OILS
and a month IN jail.
Herbert shepherd and d G.
Davis. indicted for second pro-
hlbitfon offanse, pleaded not Guilsy
ana were recessed a ISal1l q
tl.oeo eath fer later triab
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
| QUIT BURNING
N0T0RBQAT

Oscar b. Wearley, restaurant pro,
prletor. 400 block ok Twelfth st,
N. W. ana three friends narrowly
escaped losing their lives yesterday
when their motor yacht was de-
stroyed BY fire In Tansier Sound, be.
tween CrisfieId and Tangier.
Wearley had been spending his
vacation cruising ii waters around
.Crisfield. Nd. In company with hih
friends.
From some unknown cause the
boat caught fire, spreading rapidly.
The four men were just able to es-
cape iii tender before the boat War
ablaze from stem to stern.
A passing vessel picked them up
and brought them to Crisfield late
last night.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27

Five newspaper men and two
ether witnesses aast night saw Police.
man Robert j, Allen again prove II
was possible Tor him 10 see man
On the ro0E under the Mcpherson
apartment from vantage point
across the street from the Park
Lane.
Allen, crouched BY the bedroom
vviadow, was plainly seen. He also
was gesn by. the night switchboard
man at the apartment, who called =
policeman.
The policeman ana the apartment
house atkache held . hurried con-
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
H00VER R TARFE
STAND ASKED

The point Of Interest In the
tariff fight shifted to the White
House today a. the Senate. stiII
debating the flexible provision.
awaited Il statement. from President
Hoover as to- whether the new
tariff bin carries out his personal
campaign pledges of last fan.
The Senate expected the Presi.
dent TO make 1 prompt reply 70 the
challenge Of Senator william y.
Borah tR.) ot Idaho Borah de.
manded that the President state
his position on the new industrial
and agricultural rates and his atti-
tude toward the measure a. :
whole.
Hoover Blnndered
1T was the unanimous verdict on
Capitol Hill. among Republicans as
well as Democrats, that the Presi-
dent has blundered politically by en-
tering the tariff wars.
Administration leaders also antici4
pated the President would decline
to enter debate with Borah or
the Senate itself on the subject Of
rates
he IL expected to dismiss the sub
iect Of rates by declaring II 4
Legislative" function in which the
President has no interest until the
bill reaches him as q prospective
law.
The actual effect OF the Presi.
dents action on the flexible tariff
battle was highly disastrous. "A
careful poll among administrati tiOn
leaders indicated the Presidentss in.
tsryention had won no new converts
and had lost st least two votes for
the provision.
rs blame Hoover
With the possibility that the pro.
vision may be retained or rejected
BY the margin 0f one or two votes,
Administration leaders plainly were
worried over the outcome. If the
provision should be defeated BY 50
small margin. they undoubtedly
will lay the blame On the President.
The flexible provision likewise
caused a division In the Democratic
ranks Senator Fletcher CD Of Flor
ida heartily endorsed It. though col.
leagues all around him have con,
idemned It n linmeasured terms.
Fight ComnissiOn
The Democratic and insurgent AT.
tacks meanwhile revolved around
charges that the tariff commission
had wasted millions Of dollars on
tariff trifles, had failed % make
any Important downward reytsions
Of the tariff and was being domi-
rated BY misunderstanding interests for
the purpose OF Initiating individual
rates.
There were Indications the prOvis-
lon would Be- debated f0rl The remains
der of this week. Administration
leaders were hopeful. however. 81
reaching q vote On 4 Monday g
Iuasday.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
CONTINUED from First PAgel

kAs&HAAAItAAAIH4 AAa0AN4 ~ &&N@ = 40 ~
stand ok Inspector william 8 Shabby,
chief of detectives firm advocate q
the theory that Mrs. McEherBon
committed suicide. Shabby was on
tho stand tor almost ah hour this
morning following hiB Testimony yes
terday Afternoon which also con.
samed about an hour.
The Grand Jury this morning took
especial efforts to protect its ~
cKecy. Newspaper reporters who
heretofore have been allowed IN the
nnteroom irnnnedfatly adjolning tho
fslrys chamber found themselves
arred from these preCinCte when
they attempted to enter today.
If vas Explained that the bar was
met up ~ tia request pE the Grand
Jurv itself and Assistant District
Af0wnev Collins had been appointed
n enforce the rule.
nera have been numerous reports
noraing from the Grand Jury room
~ to the progress 81 the iriyestIga-.
ton ard it n believed that publica-
ton 81 lleno led to the more strict
e8perrfsion " the activities Of re-
pOrkers covering the controversial
ease.
WhiIs the INQUIRY has been con-
Aacked behind closed doors. with all
evidence presumably secret, enough
lsna leaked from the jury room to
t1s3ieata that this body win not fol-
lew iil The Footsteps Of the coroner.s 3
i1frv ana handy nominate the death
ef the nurse suicide.
Murder verdict Held Likely
II Is probable according to those
who have followed the proceedings
closely that the jury win J indicate
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Prutt Refuses to Say If Allen
Will Be Promoted to Sergeant

inspector william s. Shelby, chief
oe detectives, who is to testify be.
aors the Grand Jury today at the
MCPHERSON death investigation said
that ne had nothing to say about the
affair when he arrived at his office
in Detective headquarters early this
morning.
we have to expect these things
sloW and ..hen." shelby said.
The inspector came to work early
and his first caller, who arrived as
lie was opening his mail. was Capt.
Guy q. Burlfngame retired police
gEicer, who was himself under fire
recently III ali investigation spon-
Nored BY Representative Thomas Z.
Blariton of Texas.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27

murderer of Mrs, Mcpherson Is
supposed to have stepped from her
window a. he made his escape.
! on the morning after the death
of Mrs. Mcpherson, Vass Is sup
posed to tell the grand jury that
when he looked from his bathroom
window to see II the ball was stlll
there, II was not IN the same posi-
tion 1t Had occupied for many
weeks before. 4
Although there had been no rain.
storm on the night before nor had
there been heavy wind sufficient
to move the bah II had been moved
over against the coping on the edge
4ok the roof.
The testimony of Vass on this
point win 10 Gar to suhstantlate
Aliens declaration that he SAW the
murderer escaping from the same
room on the night of Mrs. McPher.
sons ira Ric death.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27

Captain BurlingaIne expressed
sympathy over the latest ticlxIish
problem for the police iepartmeH !.
IT don't know whether TO send
flowers Or crepe z he said jocuIarIy.
Then he entered Slielby's office for
private conference.
Major Henry q. Pratt, chief of
police was asked by d Times re.
porter il he would approve the ap.
pointment OF Policeman Robert y.
Allen to i detective sergency in case
Allen proved his murder theory.
ssI,iI cross that bridge when come
to IT,, Major pratt said. He added
that He would have very little to
say about the Investigation until II
was completed.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27

lieut. Edward Kelly, chief of
tie homicide squad, today referred
ko Assistant District Attorney w.
81 Collins ali inquiries concerning
the alleged statement of Mrs. Roy
Heavrin. important witness in the
Mcpherson case, that Kelly had
told her t6 forget about screams
afe heard On the night Mrs. Nc
Ehersori met her death.
s.T,rn not going To say anything
about I'll, Kelly declared. III
fefers ali questions about Mrs.
sH1eavrins testimony to the District
Attorneys office to Mr.. Collins.
,,sI caused her to be summoned
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Mi,e and one eighth
Arlington Hall College
Enr0IIs. 10 Students
W.sthsr sl.ar: trask. fast.

GIEBEWOOD. Sept With
an enrolment of 100, representing
s1g States and one foreign country,
Arlington Hall College for Girls
opened its third year yesterday
Dr.. william e, Martin, president
discussing the progress which the
school has made, stated the enroll.
naent the first year was "A, the
second SB, ana this ysar. thus far
II has reached I20. and within the
next ten DAYS Is expected 10 reach
94n
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
She Was Told TO Forget II
*
But She Just Couldn't Do II

Mrs. Roy Heavri1l,
neighbor Of Mrs. Vir
ginia M 6 P herson,
strangled nurse. heard
q woman cry out IN
the Mcpherson apart
ment on the night Of
the tragedy For
Gods sake,
don't do that ! oh,
please don't Do that r
She says she re-
ported this important
fact to Lieut.. Edward
j Kelly chief Of the
homicide squad, and.
that he told her to
forget it as it was
4 plain case Of sui
eide, 50 decreed by
the coroner's jury,
thus closing the case.
But Mrs. Heavrin
lust couldn't forget
those agonizing cries
for mercy.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Twelve Tablets Recall
Battle sc Germantown

\ PHILADELPHIA. Pa. seat. %
Twelve bronze tablets. erected to
indicate the landmarks at the scene
of the battle or Germantown. will
Be dedicated At the 1920 anniver'
sary or the battle on October s.
A COMMITTEES directed by pr. T.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
KeIIu Refuses TO Act or Talk
! on Cly Heard Night Of Death

to the inquest, and she has been
heard twice before the Grand Jury.
IT'S up to the District Attorneys e
office and the Grand Jury TO an.
swer these questions. :
Mrs. Heavrin told 4 reporter that
ON the night Of Mrs. McPhersCn'a z
death. she heard i woman scream:
s'For Gods sake, don't do that
Oh. please don't do that"
The witness said she lives In an
apartment under the McP Pherson
rooms. she went to headquarters
to volunteer her information. slae
stated, ana detectives nlinimized the
Importance Of her testimony.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
BALLARD DENIES
|. ENGAGEMENT
TO NURSE
lconllnnsl fEonl FIral &c

tcontinnea from First Pagel
throwing any possible light on
Mrs. McPherson's life and her
"spleHdid character.
me Answer Refused
DR. Ballard refused 10 answer
but one question asked him ~
fhis interviewer. and that con-
cerned whether 81 not re saw Mrs.
MCPHERSON on his last trip 70
/ Washinrfon. Labor Day.
The Interview proceeded shout -
l follows:
Or. Ballard, how long had You
known Mrs McF heE6on2
Oh. should say two years or
4 little more
Were YOU particularly attentive
70 her or merely casual associs
Mta or caller at the 9allinGer Hos
pltal social actiYities2
~ was her instructor in part ot
her nursing course and saw her
but did not take her tD any Of the.
social affairs about the hospital
The girls at those affairs didn't
have to be taken, becauee most u
them lived there when they were
students.
AIiik ami Orange Juice
At this juncture II probably 12:4s
4. M. Dr. Ballard Invited hls inter,
vIewer to have supper with him,
as he ives about 10 have II serve:l
In his room. The Invitation was
accepted only 70 the extent q
glass Ot Ice tea.
lTg,s ss..It.,.. - tI,.. 4.eS,t- ~. tnfa
phone and, asking for r0em SER
vice, ordered iced tea and . glass
of milk and u glass of orange juice,
the latter two Of which items he
consumed. slowly. and deliberately.
an we talked.
We then Inquired: Doctor. was
Mrs. McPhersOn fiapper: did she
have many admirers, or only few"
Mrs. Mcpherson was splendid,
good, fine girl. In the south we
cant pay woInanhOod any greater
compliment. fDr Ballard was grad.
Euated in medicine In 1922 from the
University of South Carolina. He II
d native Of New York State. but his
rearing has been largely In the
South. Mrs. Mcpherson was born I'M
North Carolina and her parents later
moved to South Cardinal
Met Her at GaIlinger
Asked IL ne had known Mrs. Nc
PhersoF In South Carolina before
either OF them came 60 Washington,
he declared they never met before
being at Gallinger Hospital.
Doctor We said. were yOa.
at any time. III love with Miss
Hurley. who later became Mrs.
McPl1ersOn?"
Absolutely no. respected
and admired her as q ntudlOus.
sincere girl. who was trying 10
bec01ne d proficient nurse. but
our. fFiendship was quite casual
ana more in the manner ~ naalx-
fne life around the HOSPITAL rom.
panionable md agreeable than
anything else. "
Won never proposed 10 her"
Never! Had i been enamoured
of her. it would have been I'M.
6Ehical to reveal II. as she was
student In my class q physician.
she 3 student nurse"
Or. Ballard was then shown copy
Of yesterdays Times, IN which How.
ara Templeton. drug store clerk, said
that he. Templeton, had visited Mrs.
McPherson's apartment between
ana s b. III. two days before her body
was discovered In her bedroom. and
that Mrs. Mcpherson had had q tele-
phone conversation at that time with
party whom she called Doc,
Title Inappropriate
EIls reaction 10 that reference was
this:
81 do not believe Mrs. Mcpherson
would call any physician friend Of
hers BY such 4 familiar and unprO.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
KELLY DENIES
DOOR BLOCK
lContInued dom LII I'd

Is NLUNINIAIuIU q NLlAt n 5IEllA 2 = q 94
was In such position that the
door could Be opened ) few inches.
The senior AfcK'herson then demon
strated that with the door open for
these few Inches he could enter the
room, throw 8 coat over the body.
as his son nlafnfains he did, leave
the room, and. with the kody re-
naaining in the same position have
little difficulty III reopening the
door.
The position Of the body and the
story of It's finding are of vital inl-
portance to both sides in the con-
troversy over whether Mrs. Mel her.
son was slain Or committed suicide.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Allen Again P,OUes MCPHERSON
SkuIker Could Haze Been Seen

: ference; ana the policeman conteln-
plated Allen. standing on the front
coping under the second-story win
dow. Then the switchboard man ap
preached and told the suspended po-
Iiceman he must come down.
Allen observed that he could SO
jump In the creek. but whether he
was addressing the apartment aide
or the silent policeman was q mat
ter Tor coni iecture. Al any rste, he
remained where he was for several
minutes after the policeman called
to the scene had departed. seemingly
slightly puzzled AZ TO- his duty and
stilI silent.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
3 Edward D. Mcintosh
Buried in Virginia

ARLINGTON. Sept. 27.--Funeral
services for Edward d. Mcintosh, 40,
who died Wednesday night, were
conducted at his home today at q
b. m. BY the Rev. Edward C. Lash
assisted by the Rev. DR.. Carter.
Burial is Ia Columbia Gardens Gene
terry.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
ADDED c0AcH IMPROVED

The Capital Traction C0mptny has
been authorized by the Public Utili-
ties Commission 10 increase It's week
eay scervice krcm Van Ness street TO
the Union station and Capitol BY
one coach daily. The additional
eoaeh win leave Van Ness Street a
so .. nl.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Chlorine Gets Loose
$50 Persons Affected

BERLIN. M. H., Sept 81 81. H1.S.l,
six persons today were recovering
from the effects of chlorine gas,
which swept over large section Of
the city after tank car sprang q
leak when bumped by shifting
locomotive. The car contained liquid
chlorine, which formed = gas as Il
struck the air.
Physicians estimated more than
80 persons received medical treat.
menf and 200 others were slightly
affected by the gas.
workman with d gas mask
finally succeeded in shutting off the
cas-.
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Business Gair, Sho1On
ODer 1923 Figures

American business started down the home stretch Of the
year today with record of achievement rarely equaIed
4 nine months neriod. sa4a#
The Washington times., 1929-09-27
Title Inappr0prlate

His reaction 10 that references was
this:
81 do not believe Mrs. Mcpherson
would call any physician friend Of
hers BY such 4 familiar and unprO.
fessicnaI term as Doc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-03

actual ruling mostly to Belshazzar.
These matters do not, Of course,
affect the moral and spiritual teach
ings of the story of the feast. The
value of the story is in its applica-
ton to other ages, and the writer
of the Book of Daniel probably mar
rated it as a means of preaching
against the excuses and corruptions
of his own time.
The outstanding teaching of the
lesson centers around the matter OF
Judgment; and also with this is the
striking contrast between the false
man of power. ostensibly ruler over
the kingdom, but actually the victim
of his own lusts and bad habits, and
the man of real power, Daniel, clean,
we'll disciplined, and strong of will
and character because of the moral
and physical soundness Of his life.
The lesson tells Of judgments and
contrasts that are reinforced by the
whole story of mankind. The true
health Of individuals and Of peoples,
physically, morally, and in every
respect, depends upon soundness OF
living. No man or people can ignore
the laws of God be they the laws
of good health or the laws Of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-03
COMEDY BILL
DUE AT COLONIAL

Arranged especially to give the
three comedians plenty OF material
"GiggleS and Laughs" the new show
offered at the Colonial the coming
week.
Jimmy mo Push Bova, Eddie
Ware and Frank Martin handle the
comedy roles. Mildred Wood will
sing. Irene JOSlin. Daisy Due and
the Colonial chorus will be present
Kitty" Warwick Deeping's novel
will be the feature screen attraction
for the week is one of the most
popular novels ever published in
America and England
Deeping, who is an English au-
thor. is an extremely subtle writer
who at the same time injects a ire
mendouS amount of love. romance
and human interest into his stories
III kitty Deeping has brought
out the grief of little shop girl who
has been separated from her hus-
band by an arisocratic mother-in-
law whose whole pride is in family
traditions.
How the girls love and faith tri-
Imph over all obstacles until she
wins back her husband and ever
her mothcr-in laws respect brings
tears to the eyes and happy smiles
Cast includes Estelle Brody, John
Stuart, Marie Ault and Dorothy
Cumming. 1t was directed by Vic
tor Saville and produced in London
and at Henley on the Thames.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-03
DRAG" is ON
VIEW AT THE OHIO

Richard Barthelmess. First Ma
tional-Vitaphone star, plays the role
of David Carroll, young newspaper
man in Drag" his new all-talker,
which returns today to the new Ohio
theater. AS an author he composes
an operetta entitled The Love
Prince" the music of which is repro
duced via Vitaphone in the pres
entation.
This is the second Barthelmess
talking picture, the first being
Weary River" and it has been done
completely in dialogue. The mu-
steal number featured in The Love
Prince" is called My Song of the
Nile" and it promises to be a ma
tional song hit.
Drag" is the story of a small
town editor who marries into a
''mooching' family, finally pulls
himself away from them, goes to
New York, sells his operetta and
finds that happiness which was so
lacking among his 'in-laws." The
story was adapted by Bradley King
and dialogued by Miss King and
Gene Towne from the novel by Will
liam Dudley Pelley. Frank Lloyd
directed it with a cast headed by
Lila Lee and Alice Day.
George LIE Marie is presenting an
other Of his all-talking comedies.
THE Plumbers Are Coming" with
himself and Louis Simon. Three
Vitaphone short subjects complete
the ,neu, hill
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-03
STAGE PLAY
NOW 4 MOVIE

Two women. their love for two
men. and the barriers between. to-
ether with a novel scheme for the
theft of valuable collection Of
emeralds. comprise the triple theme
Of pleasure Crazed." the all talking
FOX Movietone dramatic sensation.
opening today at the Apollo.
Monckton Hoffe's stage play,
The Scent of Sweet Almonds
from which Pleasure CraZed' is
adapted. weaves these various
threads into an ingenious and thor
ourhlv modern story Of society life.
and Clare RUNNERS brilliant dialog
adds to the entertainment values OF
the talking screen version.
Marguerite Churchill and Ken
meth MacKenna. both repeat their
recent Broadway triumphS in their
portrayais Of the leading roles.
Dorothy Burgess is also featured.
Henry Kolker. Campbell Gullan.
Douglas Gilmore. Frederick Ora
ham. Rex Bell and Charlotte Mer-