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WOMAN LEAPS
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jumped is near the second span
from the north end Of the bridge
and she landed on the ground be-
low about 20 feet from the road.
She plunged nearly 100 feet.
Clasped in her hand was a note
hastily scribbled in pencil. It
read:
"TOO much worry to you all.
You are so good to me that I
can't keep on being such . re-
spOnsibility."
When she landed on the ground
scores ran from the street to
her aid and calls were sent in for
the Fire Rescue Squad and
Emergency Hospital.
Despite the entreaties Of several
persons that they be allowed to
move the woman to some nearby
home. the Fire Rescue Squad and
the police refused, and she lay on
the ground with several hundred
persons around her from about
1885 to 1:15, when the ambulance
from Emergency Hospital arrived.
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YOUTH ON TRIAL
/. FOR HIKING
MURDER
Detroit Boy Charged With
Death of C. B. James, Killed
BY Bandits on Kentucky Road

BARDSTOWN, KY, March 10
U.NSO.-Nine jurors had been
chosen today in the trial of Frank
Carson, 10, of Detroit, charged
with the murder of Carl B. James,
Of Louisville, who was shot to
death February % by one Of two
bandits whom James picked up
in his automobile near here.
The panel will be completed to.
day, it was expected.
Carson is indicted jointly with
another Detroit youth, Anthony
Peterson, 21, who said he Is q son
Of Mrs. COnstina PitOwski, of De-
trOit. The State elected to try
Carson first.
No relatives of either youth
were in court during the selection
Of jurors. They will be sent for,
however, defense counsel said.
IL Witnesses for State
Prosecutor E. w. Creal, in ex-
amining the members Of a panel
Of "a talesmen, indicated that the
State would be satisfied with
nothing less than death in the
electric chair.
The court room and corridors
were filled to overflowing. Judge
James Tudor had special deputies
on hand to guard against any at
tempted violence.
The State has IL witnesses
ready. Defense ATTORNEY David
SeSSmer has none.
Carson and Peterson sat at the
defense table, suIIen and obviously
frightened. Their cOCkSureneSS,
evident at the time they were ar.
rested, was gone.
Wears Face Patches
Carson still wore patches of
plaster over scars on his face
which he received when the auto
mobile owned by James crashed
into the Larus county courthouse
at Hodgenville as they sped
through town.
James was shot on February
% while he and his wife were
riding in the country. They had
picked the two men up on the
road near Fern Greek. When the
two told James they were headed
for Nashville, Mrs. James said
her husband replied that he
couldn't go that far with them.
but would take them on to Mt.
Washington. Shortly afterward,
Mrs. James said. she noticed one
Of the two men had a pistol
drawn.
James was shot to death as he
stepped out Of the car and the
two rode away in the James ma
chine, leaving the wife weeping
beside the dead husband.
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Family Supports Him

startled eyes the strange drama
that was being enacted.
Huff was taken to the hospital
In the Casualty ambulance. His
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert A. Huff, and a 20-year-old
brother, Lewis, all Of Hume
Springs. were notified Of his con,
dition and came to the hospital.
The sight Of his son lying on
his death.bed proved too much
for the father. He collapsed from
q severe heart attack and was
taken into another room where
restoratives were administered.
At first physicians at the hos
pital .despaired for the life Of the
father, but he finally responded
to treatment. For some time, it
was learned, the father has been
suffering from heart trouble.
The two small children in the
anaftment were dressed by Mrs.
Dulaney and sent to the home of
their grandma other, Mrs. Madeline
johnson, at 1904 H st. N. W.,
where the other two children Of
the couple were The other chill.
dren are Mary Elizabeth, 2 years
old, and Hurtha Ira, jr., Z years
old.
According to officials. Dulaney
had warned the Virginian to stay
away from his home. Last night
he saw the young man enter. He
has refused to say anything
further regarding the case until
after he has consulted a lawyer.
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UNDERPROBE
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100000 issue Of 51s per cent gold
trust bonds, maturing in 1871.
Upon the heels of the. an
nOuncement Of the. remaining of
the holding corporation and the
new bond issue, the Public UtiIi-
ties Commission instructed Cor.
pOration Counsel william w.
Bride to conduct an investigation
into the matter.
At the time the Seaboard In
vestment Trust Company as
sumed control Of the Washing
ton and Georgetown Gas Light
Companies, it filed with the utili-
ties commission q statement that
the trust had been formed merely
as a holding company Of the
local interests and also a state
ment that the company did not
intend to take over or invest in
other companies.
Alexandria Company Figures
Not long afterwards, the Sea.
board Investment Trust took over
control Of the Alexandria Gas
Company.
In advertisements and announce.
ments relative to the remaining
Of the corporation and the bond
issue, it is stated that the
Washington suburban companies
will own over 80 per cent of
the nonvoting participating
preference stock and 8 per cent
Of the common stock Of the
New York and Richmond Gas
Company"
Purpose Outlined
The announcement, in telling
the purpose Of the new issue, de-
clareS:
'TheSe bonds, together with
46,1SS common shares and 7OO,-
OOO-$6 cumulative preferred
shares, will be issued I'm cOnnec.
tiOn with the acquisition Of Ger.
tain assets, the retirement Of
$40, 900 principal, amount Of
one year notes Of Washington
and Suburban companies ma
turing April 1, 1881, and $1,000
900 Of bank loans Of Alexandria
Gas Company, and for other
purposes"
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At ORGY TRIAL
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of the spectators with his picture
of Arlene as an innocent girl vic
ti1nized "by a boy with the in.
StinctS of a raving wolf" The
prosecutor declared:
Gentlemen, I am q young
man, toe, but I never heard Of
a man protesting to love girl
and yet turning her over to
other men to be ruined.
'This defendant is not asman.
He is an unnatural beast. If
you acquit him, I don't know
what excuse you can give your
wives, your daughters, your sis
tiers and your God. But you
won't acquit him. You win send
him to the electric chair"
Defense Plea Follows
Ronald Oldham, law partner Of
Barratt O'Hara, chief defense
counsel. followed Freund in ad
dressing the jury. He said:
'I am not going to give you
my pet theory of this case or
the theory of anyone else. / am
going to give you the facts. I
am going to talk to you about
Virgil Kirkland and Arlene
braves.
Gentlemen, this girl was no
young unsOphisticate. She knew
Virgil and he knew her. Didn't
he tell the police, as they rough
ed him around, that Z didn't
have to attack ArIene-we knew
each other too well."
Father Near Tears
Arlene's father, sitting with
States counsel, shut his eyes
They were brimming with tears as
Oldham continued:
Lets go to the scene Of this
party. A boy and a girl in love
with each other. Love flour.
isheS, you know, gentlemen, in
spite Of this age Of gin and jazz.
$50 then what happened?
They drink. Why, I am from
Kentucky, but / could not
drink raw alcohol and Swill
wine like those children and
Still keep my senses.
"Yet they, drank such con-
cOctiOns. Then they fell into
each others arms on q divan in
full view of everyone at that
party. II Virgil Kirkland in
tended to attack that girl, he
wouldn't have been seen by all
their friends in the attitude of
love, would he?"
Juror Mods Assent ,
One juror nodded in assent
The jury as a whole gave Oldham
the strictest attention. Kirkland
was stony.
- Kirkland Scans Jurors
Kirkland had entered the
court room of Judge Grant Crum
packer with q tKuculent air. He
stared at the middle-aged jurors,
mostly farmers, who within . few
hours viii debate whether he is
guilty or not guilty Of q charge
of attacking Arlene and causing
her death at an alcoholic party
at Gary, November 80.
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CURATOR SUED
. FOR DIVORCE
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who is a noted biologist, regarded
her not as a wife but as a biologi-
cal specimen.
In the petition filed today,
Mrs. Bartsch says that, following
the reconciliation when she with
drew the former suit, her hus-
band again began abusing her.
He assaulted her on one occa-
sion and their son interviewed in
her behalf, she says. They have
not lived together since November,
according to the bill.
Mrs. Bartsch also asks the
court to award her adequate
maintenance, asserting that her
husband makes a salary Of S., 200
a year at the Museum, $500 as
a professor at George Washing
ton University, and an additional
$500 as a lecturer at Howard
University. He owns the Belmont
Street property, the wife says,
but her only income is q $55
monthly allowance he gives her
for all her expenses.
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Asks Trial on Charge
He Bit Policeman

Danny Lauder, SO, 2107 H st.
N. w., today pleaded not guilty
and demanded a jury trial on q
charge of assaulting Policeman
James L. Rockford last night.
Judge Ralph Given released the
man. under $500 bond for trial
March II.
Lauder was arrested at his
home by the policeman when the
latter heard a disturbance while
passing. The policeman was
forced to use his baton in order
to make the arrest, after Lauder
is alleged to have bit him on
the hand. Both men were later
treated at Emergency Hospital.
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Er-COnUict, Slayer
Of Friend, ESCAPES

NEW YORK. March 10 (IN.SO q.
A man said by police t. be
Gordon Whitman, a trainer Of
horses for society folk, today
shot and killed Roy CartreIl, his
friend. According to police, Whit
man created a disturbance in his
rooming house and when Cartrell
sought to quiet him, Whitman
shot him to death.
Whitman, who escaped, was a
West Virginia convict On Parole,
police said.
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CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury statement as Of March
z: Treasury balance, Sill, ,776,-
1853 .33; expenditures, $4,972, ,944.81; ;
customs receipts, $7,246,298.78.
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
FIRM s
VALUE BOOSTED
70 MILLIONS
New England Group "Wrote
Up" Assets Of Narragansett
Firm, U. S. PrObers Told

The New England Power Asso-
citation boosted the book value Of
the Narragansett Electric Light
ing Company Of Providence, r. l.,
by more than $4,000, 900 after
acquiring its assets through q
series Of mergers and consoltda-
tions beginning in 1926, Robert
E., Barnes, commission account
ant, told the Federal Trade Com
mission today. ~
Barnes said the ledger increase
In value was not reflected In IN
creased capital assets Of the con-
Germ. He declared the capital as
sets Of the Narragansett company
were booked at $51,S15,1 5,1O8.S9,
while their value on the old LED.
gers Of the company, before 1t
changed hands, was only $31,S4
251.32.
Names Were Jumbled
While the Narragansett con-
Germ was actually bought by the
New England Power Company.
Barnes testified, it was booked
under ownership Of the United
Electric Power Company, a Subsi-
diary of the New England asso-
citation and its name finally
changed again to the Narragan-
sett Electric Company.
Today's hearing marked the
the commissions investigation OF
beginning Of the second week OF
the financial machinery Of the
New England Power Association.
The organization controls q
closely knit system Of power
properties in New England States,
with the exception Of Maine, and
is controlled by the international
Paper and Power Company.
Charged to Another
Barnes said the expenses in
vOIved in acquisition Of the Mar
ragansett concern were carried
by the association in suspense
accounts until 1929, when they
were charged by the association
to the cost Of its investments in
another subsidiary, the Rhode
Island Public Service Company.
The "write-up" value was ap-
portioned among capital assets on
the new books by q booked in
crease in electric plant invest
ment Of $18,802, ,508.58, he said.
He was asked:
''Was the write-up In value or
securities Of subsidiaries re.
Elected in the assets on the
books Of the subsidiary com.
pany?"
Barnes replied:
"The books Of the subsidiary
companies were not changed"
Issue Is Authorized
Judge Robert e. Healy, trade
commission prosecutor, introduced
into the record on his own behalf
evidence that the Rhode Island
Public Utilities Commission in
November, 1927, authorized the is
suance Of $43, 1850, 900 in securities
by the Rhode Island Public Ser
vice Corporation, and added that
the commission previously had
authorized the issuance Of 10000
shares Of common stock worth
about $4,00O,000.
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seemed confident that he will be
acquitted.
Family Supports Him
His brother-in-law, a Mr.. Aber-
nati1y, visited him at the station
house today and they talked over
the case at length. It was un'
derstood that his family are
standing back of him in the case.
The wife, Mrs. Mary Dulaney,
as, the mother of four small
children, was taken to the House
of: Detention following the shoot
ing. She is being held as a ma.
terial witness, for the coroner'S
inquest which will be held at
1890 o'clock tomorrow morning.
First Calls Up Police
For some time, according to
officials, the husband and rather
OF. four small children, was sus-
picious Of the friendship Of his
wife, Mary, for the V'rGinian.
Last night he verified his suspi-
cions and then called the Ninth
precinct:
''There is going to be some
trouble at Thirteenth and H
Streets northeaSt-Send a man
around"
Private w. L. Dant vas sent
from the precinct in answer to
the call and met the ;:1ate hus-
band. Dulaney asked the olice-
man to go into the rear entrance
o. his apartment as he went in
the front, explaining:
'There is a burgIar-Or q
man-in my home"
The policeman did as requested.
Finds Couple In Room
The husband removed his shoes
and crept up the stairway, eau
tiously opened the door and
peered inside.
There he saw Huff and his
wife. Huff attempted to flee by
q rear door and as he did so the
husband rushed to the bed and
seized his pistol from under the
mattress. He fired four shots.
Dant, in the rear, and Tim
Connolly, neighbor, rushed into
the apartment at the sound Of
the shots. The policeman dis
armed the husband and called an
ambulance.
Smothered sobs ran through the
apartment as the woman in the
case clasped the form Of the
dying man in her arms, crying:
"Bill! Bill"
Children In Same Room
In q nearby crib, cooing and
prattling, lay George, 5-month-old
son Of the couple. From another
crib little Edward Dulaney, an
other small son, watched with
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Borrows 3 Pennies
In Court to Pay
SlOFine

Three borrowed pennies today
saved Arthur Fischer, 80, from
a Today sentence in Jail.
Arraigned in Police Court on
a charge of intoxication, Fischer
was sentenced to pay q fine Of
$40 or serve 10 days in Jail by
Judge Ralph Given. The de-
fendant searched his pockets
and found $9.97.
Fellow-prisoners came to his
rescue with the 3 cents he
needed.
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TRAPS VICTIM
AND WIFE
INHQME
Couple Ignored Plea to End
Friendship, Prisoner Says;
Children Present at Killing

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seemed confident that he will b.
acquitted.
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London to CGpetOlUn
In 6 DnuS Planned

LONDON, March 10 Q.N.S0-
A flight from here to Capetown
in six days will be attempted in
a few days by Lieut.. Comdr. Glen
Kidston.
He will be accompanied by q
wireless operator and extra pilot.
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
JAILED FOR LIQUOR

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 10.
A half pint of liquor cost otto
McMurray, colored, three months
in Jail and a fine of $45 in po-
lice court this morning. -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
PHONE SEVEN VENEER SOCIETY PHONE sEs sHs''H'
NEW COLOR
FOR WALLSC CHARMING

white walls at the bottom Of the
scheme.
Gray walls are quite as charm
ing and lend themselves perfectly 70
the use OF rich, deep tones. A room
paneled in gray. with upholstery and
rugs in several tones Of gray, Is per-
fectly beautiful used. for example. in
natural red-purple amarinthe wood.
Indirect Lighting Important
The success OF white walls. and
Of gray TO some extent, depends very
largely on the skillful placing Of in
direct lighting. Often the objections
10 white walls are not more than
two important colors in a single
room. Touches of other colorS. yes.
But only minor touches. With two
major colors, intriguing restful eff
fects a be achieved.
Softening Rooms Light
Hangings are the biggest problem
American moderns have. In her
opinion. The heavy dust-collecting
draperies used In many OF the ear
lier schemes were not only Inappro-
pirate. They were un-modern.
Hanginrs In the newest manner are
used only 10 soften the light and
admit as much sunshine 10 a room
as possible.
Another new phase OF the mod
ern interior decorating movement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
TwoMdriaee
Ceremonies
During Week

Miss Callie Halliburton and
Ralph Wiest. both OF Harrington.
were married on Saturday after
noon at the Methodist parsonage,
with Rev. Sterling Fisher %officiat-
ing. Only a few close friends wit
messed the ceremony.
On Monday afternoon DR.. Harry
l. Klotz. recently removed to
Brownsville from Galveston, and
Miss Dixie Wright, also Of Gal
weston, were married at a simple
ceremony by Dr.. Fisher in the
Methodist church. Attendants at
the wedding we're Burt Huxley
and Mrs. E. S. Quest.
A party OF men. including VII
liam West, z P. Day, j. II. Bat
sell. Cleve Tandy and Alfred
Laughhn are on a fishing trip At
Devils river near Del Rio. They
will return home Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
M1tdmoroS
Hotel Scene
OfBanquet

A farewell banquet on Sunday
evening at the Matamoros hotel was
a compliment TO Raul Hernandez
Serrano Of Matamoros who left the
first Of the week for New York City
where he will attend college.
Guests present at the delightful
occasion were Misses Dora de Luna.
Maria Luisa Rendon BeatriZ Dias
del Guante. Lillian Runyon. Berta
Palacios, Sarita Hernandez Ser
rano. Irene Perez. Amparita Her
nandez and Berta Guerra: Messrs.
Juan Blake. Ignacio Ramirez.
Ernesto Hernandez. Pedro Reynosa
and Rafael Delgado.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Mrs Pete Goodwin and children
are visiting In san Antonio with
Mrs. Goodwtn'S mother. Mrs. w.
Perrin.
Mrs. Joe Celaya. Jr. 4 enjoying
a pleasure trip in Saltillo. Mexico.
a also Is Miss Elsa Walther. They
Will be there several weeks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05

APPEARING
BY BETSY
NEA Service Writer

NEWPORT, r L, August 5.-A
mellow streak is showing up in New
hort clothes these DAYS and 1t Is q
positive relief from too much pure
Wkpite.
AZ the Casino theater Tuesday
r1ris-that Is the night the program
changes and all the boxes and hail
the orchestra IS filled with elegantes
who are regular attendantS-day
time yellow bursts forth in all its
popular tones, lime, gold, mustard,
lemon.
Mrs. Daniel Fearing wore a lovely,
graceful print of different yellows
lowered against white chiffon. The
Countess Szechenyi wore an opaline
yellow chiffon with a beautiful ru-
ching finish here. there and every
where Of the chiffon. The dowager
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt wore a
rich printed gown OF great dignity.
yellow and soft pink and green
flowers against black.
Prints are running riot for both
daytime and evening now. Sheer
prints take rich colors. crepes and
other silk prints are likely to have
color against a background of
white. for GOODNESS sake. Mrs. j.
Theus Munds. who by the way gave
a smart. exclusive little dinner at
Sonnenhof last night, wears a brown
and white printed frock daytimes at
Bailey's Beach that has its big. in
terlocked lire circles OF brown
against white. II has its shoulders
extending TO form short sleeves cut
In one.
TERED skirts are in again. but
they reverse order, having the width
In the form of a flaring peplum and
then a sleek, slender silhouette be-
meath. This silhouette was sponsored
by Rose Davis in a little daytime
frock of brown and white polka dot
ted crepe, and the other evening at
a dinner by Mrs. Arthur Curtiss
James. her choice being a dark red
lace gown. with the skirt in three
tiers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
By JULIA BLANSHARD
NEA Service Writer

NEW YORK. Aug 5-Black and
silver. black and red and black and
yellow are the three outstanding
abuses in color schemes for modern
rooms, in the opinion OF Nine. De-
Sertret, prominent decorator.
"All OF those color combinations
are far too obvious and too strik-
ing TO be in good taste" she said.
New ideas in color schemes for
charming modern rooms achieve
subtler effects. Many Of the new
color schemes seem very, very mod
ern because they really are very
old"
Old-But New
White walls and gray walls are
the outstanding examples Of new
color schemes that have been used
in other periods. but, having been
out for generations. now return
TO strike the eye as modern"
White walls blend with every
kind OF furniture" Nine. Desestret
affirms. They are new and differ
ent now and fascinating TO work
with. The theory that white walls
hurt the eyes has been exploded. II
has becl proved on several occasions
that when the right modern decora-
tions are used, you do not notice the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
Picnic Plan
OfRebekahs

Rebekah lodge members held
their weekly meeting ON Tuesday
evening az the Masonic temple
and followed the regular routine
of business.
A picnic was planned for Mon
day. Aug. 10. at Boca Chica. Odd
Fellow members are TO be special
guests and they have been extend
Cd a cordial invitation.
Committee In charge OF arrange
ments are Mrs. j I. Adams, Mrs.
Lindhorn and Mrs. Ryman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
DANCE GIVEN
BY MISS CARD

Miss Vivian Card entertained sew
eral members OF the younger set
mere at her home on Saturday with
a dance. The radio provided excel
lent music for the occasion. The
hostess mother served refreshments
after an enjoyable evening.
Guests were: Misses Evelyn Tan
ner, Martha McCurdy. Leila Ness
and Dorothy Faris. together with
Pete Murphy. Arthur Volz. wild
er Halstead and Frank Rodell and
Robert Ness. the latter two Of La
Ferit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
HOSTS
ON SIJNDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Smith enter
tanned with Sunday dinner at their
home at the Massey place north OF
town.
Mr.. and Mrs l. T.Innan and Mr..
and Mrs. S. II. Dietz OF McAllen
were guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-05
Porch Scene
OfPdHyFor
Club TweLUe

The porch Of the Champion home
on Adams street was a most inviting
place on Tuesday evening when
Miss Lucille Champion entertained
members Of Club Twelve. Ferns and
potted plants added to the outdoor
setting. A series OF brisca games
yer played. the hostess awarding
pretty trophies to Miss Vivian Junco
for high and Miss Lillian Junco
for second high.
A salad course was served. Hos
tess next week will be Miss Lucilla
Perez. Club members are to have
a beach party wednesday evening
at Boca Chica.