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Evening star., 1932-02-21

~ had been the property Of Charles WASH
ington who had sold 1t to H. Allen Taylor
before Snowden came to the udewater region.
Taylor built . house on this tract. The struc-
tre, quite changed and enlarged during recent
years, is still standing. It Is approximately
l miles from Wellington and on the left side
Of the boulevard
A few years after he purchased CollingWood.
Mr.. Taylor struck his foot with an Ak, infict-
ing an injury which resulted in his death from
loss of blood. Snowden. who by that time was
well established on the rejuvenated Wellington
Taylor estate and thus came into possession
Of a large portion of the original River Farm.
The Collingwood house, like many Of its
own and earlier areas, was built In the In
staIlment type of architecture" with sections
being added as money came to hand. This
method OF building produced great variations in
Aoor levels, with almost each room having its
own The business of going from room to
room in such a house is largely q matter Of
going down two steps and up three. This led
structures of that type early to be branded by
exhausted housewives as woman killers"
A rummaging around the interiors Of these
"room- room houses close to the river
shows the first portion Of each was erected with
no windows facing toward the water. Grand
vistas sometimes were walled out Of these
houses during many years. while occupants
looked forward to the time when another addi-
ton would be made
So far as the ground surrounding these
houses and others bordering on sections OF the
boulevard closer to Mount Vernon is concerned,
old Dame Nature and the hands of men have
been very kind. No large industrial Develop
ment has made its entry. And even the native
task of outstanding the ground has not been
advanced to any great degree during recent
decades.
Old records show virtually all the land Of
the River Iarm resting between the place
where the Collingwood house now stands and
Little Hunting Greek. over which the new high
way passes close to Mount Vernon. was under
cultivation when it was owned by George Wash.
ington. Land at the mouth of the creek and
Evening star., 1932-02-21

7ongs Ncu Memorial Hway-Five Miles of Boulevard Route in
Region Descendants More Than Seventy
Ago-Sedmu in LuHS War-HoAb Much History

tudes for his great-unele gave forth virtually
nothing for him.
Once he tried to get some profit by raising
barley. The seed was planted and the grain
was harvested Mr.. Warrington riding ahead
Of the wagons bearing the grain, went to Alex
andria to sell the barley. but found no demand
Later, however, he succeeded In bartering his
grain to q brewer for . barrel Of beer, which
he sent home to his cellar. News of the trans
action soon spread among his boon companions
however, and they Immediately journeyed down
the river to Wellington and managed to con-
sumo the proceeds of the barley crop before
dawn.
It was not long before Charles Washington
told Snowden he wanted to sell the place. The
young guest, thrilled at the prospect of own
ing land once possessed by George Washington,
forthwith lost all thought of going to the
West. He placed 500 upon the table to seal
the bargain by which he soon came into
possession Of $50 acres. farm houses, some live
stock and 1l6 slaves. He made the purchase
at the rate of $50 an acre. with all the chattels
on the place tossed into the deal by the eager
ness of Charles Washington to come upon
some good cash.
The property stretched inland from the
river for a distance of q mile and half and
well toward Mount Vernon. being met on its
southern boundary by the "Collingwood" farm,
through which the new boulevard passes.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
BY IRA L. SMITH.

QUIET countryside. custodian Of
grand past. Is soon to be aroused.
Rarely recognized as q place which
formerly held high distinction. it
\ has been lulling itself during many
decades with intimate memories Of
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
RACKET IN OILS
LAID To TAX

Eventual control OF the Amer
ican oil industry by gangsters and
racketeers Is inevitable unless ex
listing high taxes levied on this
industry are lowered. J. Howard
Pew, president of the Sun Oil
Company, declared today.
Writing in the current issue OF
the Nations Business, Pew esti
mated this years taxes ON the
oil industry at $9O9, 900, zoe. He
said:
"Such exOrbitant taxes ap-
piled to any other industry
would be denounced as con-
fiscatiOn and would spell ruin.
Applied to the ell industry,
they have resulted in wholesale
tax lodging, 'bOOtIegging' Of
gasoline, corruption Of public
officials, wreck Of the price
structure and decentralization Of
the business. They have put q
premium on fraud and penalty
en- honesty
Adoption Of q sales tax as the
fairest method of equali2lng the
Federal tax burden was urged by
the Sun Company president.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
GANDH| LIKELY
To END FAST
TON|GHT

BOMBAY, Sept. %
) G.N.S. Serious disturb
ances broke out at Srnagar
today when Hindus and Mos
lens cIashed. Thirty per-
sons were injured. Troops
have been called out and a
curfew put in effect. Grave
trouble is feared.
POONA, Sept. 90 O.N.SD.
Mahatma Gandhi, entering the
fourth day of his fast at noon,
seriously felt the strain of his
ordeal today.
While the Mahatma lay in
the Yeravda jail fighting
grimly with hunger, it was
learned that all the leaders of
the Hindu ''untOuchables, " ex-
cept DR.. B. r. Ambedkar, had
given him full freedom to negO-
tiate a settlement with the rep
resentatives of the cast G
Hiudus.
1t was believed that settlement
of the electoral controversy would
be reached by this evening and
that soon afterwards Gandhi'S
fast would end.
Growing Very Weak
Gandhi began the fast in pro-
test against the British electoral
scheme whereby the "untouch-
abIes" we're granted separate rep
resentation for 20 years. He de-
nounced this plan as further de-
pressing the already depressed
| classes and asserted it would re-
suit in disaster for India.
Gandhi was visibly weakening
today. The Mahatma ate nothing
and slipped small quantities Of
water and soda, attended by his
wife in his quarters at the Yer
aVda Jail.
1t appeared, however, that he
would break the fast if Prime
Minister j. Ramsay Macdonald
agreed to withdraw the contested
electoral scheme.
Compromise Seen
Following the last meeting,
Hindu leaders urgently requested
the premier to do so. allowing
the present inter-Hindu negOtia-
tionS to continue without en-
dangering Gandhi's life.
Persons close to the negotia-
tions said a compromise based
on Joint celebrates for both caste
and "untouchable" Hindus would
probably be reached.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
IL ON BOAT GARROTED, ROPE MARK INDICATES
Snake Fighting
Losing Battle
With 2Spiders

EL0IN, H., Sept. 23.-In the
basement Of the Roland Swan
berg home here. Terrible
Tommy" garter snake, Is en-
gagged in a battle Of the cen
tury. He has been trapped in
spider web for several days and
is fighting EsmeIy 10 escape.
But the match isn't on the
level. For instead Of one, he
has two opponents. Big black
spiders they are - "FerOcious
frankie" and "Hamstringing
Herbie." Whenever 1t looks as
though Tommy might break
away, both Frankie and Herbie
toss few more goSsamer
strands around his head.
The fight in st. Charles, Ill,
several days ago, wherein the
humane society rescued Pierce
Freddie" the snake, from kid
Oscar" the spider, was under
the approved rules, but two
spiders against one little garter
snake is unfair, Elgin citizens
say.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
RED CROSS SEES
RELIEF CRISIS

The American Red Cross is fac
ing the greatest demand for re,
lief services since the World War
the central committee declared
today prior to opening drive fol
increased membership.
At a special meeting of the
committee, Chairman John Bar,
ton Payne reported the Red Cross
had given relief to $4,000, 600 per
sons during the past year. At
present the relief agency is en-,
gagged in distribution of $4,000
600 bushels of Farm Board wheat
and 500, 600 bales of cotton voted
by Congress for direct relief to
the needy.
The annual drive for contribu-
tions will begin Armistice Day
and continue until Thanksgiving
Day.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
NJ CARL TELLS
ST|MSON

Comptroller General J. r. Nc
Carl can qualify on occasion as
a shipping schedule expert. He
showed this today in reminding
Secretary of State Stimson that
two delegates to the General
Disarmament Conference discus
Sions at Geneva could sail on an
American ship.
The delegates, Norman H.
Davis of New York, and Rear Ad-
miral Arthur J. Hepburn, are due
in Geneva October 3 for the in
formal conversations. Secretary
Stimson wrote McCarI that they
could not complete technical
calculations and studies" except
by planning to sail on the s. s.
Europa September Is. No Amer
lean ship was sailing around that
time, McCarl was told.
However, McCarl pressed a few
buttons and found the LeViathan
sails September 20, American I'm
porter September 81, American
Shipper September %, and the
President Harding September %.
StimSon had an administrative
responsibility" to see that the
delegates got their facts in time
to use an American ship as re,
Quired by Section 6O1 OF the Mer.
chant Marine Act of May "a
1928 AS Stat. 697l. McCarl wrote
adding the information about
the other ships available.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
Tickets Marked Books" Dispatched
To Senator Davis in 1880

how the article happened to be
created
ut was largely . matter Of
imagination" and II believed
it was true when 1 wrote it,"
A ruling by Federal Judge Frank
j. Coleman of vital Importance to
both sides was looked for some
time today.
The point at issue concerns
whether the books and records of
the propagation department" Of
the Moose, headed by Theodore
G.. Miller, also under indictment,
can be subpoenaed.
The question of whether Miller
can be asked to testify about
these records is a supplementary
issue.
Big Commission Charged
II the records are permitted to
be entered into evidence, the Gov
ernment alleges that they will
show Davis was aware of the &C.
tiVities of the department which
handled the promotion for the
two charity balls, claimed to be
a lottery scheme by the prOsecu-
ton.
Miller and Bernard C. Mcclure,
promoter, of Aurora, ILL.,, are al
legged to have had q contract with
the Moose whereby they obtained
large commission from the Pre-
ceeds of the two charity balls.
MCGUIRE, also under indictment,
through evidence already pre-
sentted, has been linked with the
distribution of the tickets.
Miller, when called as Gov
ernment witness, refused to
answer questions on the ground
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
GUNS To CHECK
MINE P|CKETS

TAYLORVILLE, Ill, Sept. %
,UN.S0.-Reinforced by ma
chine gun troop of so men, Illi-
noiS National GuardSmen were
ready to suppress any possible
outbreak of violence in the at
tempt of the Peabody Coal Com
pany to resume operation at
Mine No. 9 near here today.
w. C. August, superintendent
of the Peabody mines here,
claims that 300 miners, members
of the United Mine Workers or
sanization. are willing to return
to work under the recently signed
IS a day wage scale.
All mines in this area have
been closed since August 10,
when pickets of the group op-
posed to. the new scale persuaded
miners here TO suspend work.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
AUTO|STS |RATE
. At IMAM TRAP

Complaints that dozen or
more motorists we're Victimized
into arrest on q traffic charge
by Policeman E. D. Healy, Of the
Tenth Precinct, were made to-
day at the District Building.
The policeman, cOmplainants
say, stationed himself at Sher-
man Avenue mad Fairmont Street
Northwest, q block away from q
repaving job and handed out
tickets on a charge Of operating
on the wrong side OF the street.
The repaving job is being done
at Sherman Avenue and Euclid
Street, and virtually forces mo
toristS to operate on the west
side of the street as the other
siC2 is being torn up. WOrkmen
on the job, several OF the mo-
tOrists said, COunSeled them TO
drive on the west side.
Richard A. Brown, night audi
tor of the Mayflower Hotel, one
OF the "ticketed," said that a
steam shovel at the intersection
of the avenue and Euclid Street
forced traffic to the west side.
Both the auditor and Mrs. Pc
ter Kekenes, 400 block Colorado
Ave, N. W., another victim,
agreed that Healy should have
stationed himself at the intersec-
ton of Euclid Street and directed
motorists past the repaving job.
Instead, they said. he merely
watched from the intersection OF
Fairmont Street and passed out
tickets as the victims drove BY
The Washington times., 1932-09-23

that it might tend to incriminate
him. He declined to permit the
prosecution access to his records
Record Examiners Ready
In the event Judge Coleman
rules adversely to the Govern
ment's motion for obtaining the
records, two examiners who went
over the books will be called and
a legal attempt made to get their
testimony admitted.
The prosecution will continue
its presentation of evidence of fl
nancial transactions of the former
Secretary of Labor by which they
hope to develop their charge that
he obtained $172,OO0 from the
proceeds of the charity balls.
'CatSpaw' Alleged
The sum is comprised of four
transactions, according to the
GoVernment-of 100000, $15,3O0,
SIT, 900 and $4,000.
The prosecution has presented
evidence showing that a $150,OOO
note guaranteed by Davis was re-
duced by 100000 in the form of
three checks from the account of
Fred w. Jones, treasurer of the
Organization department"
1t is alleged that Jones was
"the catSpaw" of Davis, and a
document giving him power of
attorney in the financial affairs
Of Davis has been submitted in
evidence.
The deposit slip showing the
deposit of q check for SIS, 800 to
the personal account of James j.
Davis also has been introduced.
The Government contends this
was in the form of q check en-
dorsed by Jones.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
WIFE
BACK |NRENO

RENO. New. Sept. % U.N.sO .
Mrs. George Jessel, wife Of the
noted stage entertainer. was back
in Reno today, as secretive and
silent as ever.
Through her attorney, she de-
MED that she had been in Tucson,
Ariz., preparatory to securing a
quick divorce at Nogales, Sonora,
across the Mexican border.
Instead, said her lawyer, Har-
Ian Howard, she made hurried
trip to New York to wind up de-
tails of the property settlement.
So mysterious was her departure
from here on September IL that
considerable alarm was felt at the
time.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
GIRL GARROTED
At RENDEZVOUS

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Sept. %
N.N.SD "A sweetheart of Miss
Frances Beary, 80, was sought
by authorities today as they
began to unravel the mystery
surrounding the death of the
Lynn woman, whose partly clad
body, apparently strangled, was
found ON the Cape Ann marsh
lands.
Police learned the dead woman
had made arrangements on Sep
tember 8 to keep date with a
man. She asked the man to
bring along a companion for a
girl friend.
Authorities learned that Miss
Beary had revealed she was con-
Sidering being married in October.
An empty poison bottle was
found beside the body, suggest
ing suicide, but the stopper was
firmly in place. Medical authori-
ties came to the conclusion that
the Lynn woman was strangled.
An autopsy will be held.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
YOUNG HUSBAND
. HELD AFTER
AUTOPSY
Sylvia ROckin, Of Long Island,
Found on Boat Owned
& BY George B. SpeideI
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(COHtinaed from PG9s -.
injected when police in their
search of the boathouse discov
cred many books dealing with
free love, sex and the philosophy
of suicide.
One of the most puzzling fea'
lures in connection with the
death of Miss Rockin is the fact
that Speidel insists. according to
police, that Then he moved. the
woman's body, the nail on which
the moose was suspended came
out of the galley roof. Detective
Wilson said:
"SpeideI said he found the
woman lifeless, in a kneelinG
position with . rope tightly
wrapped around her neck and
supported by . nail. He said
that when he attempted 10 lift
the body, the nail came out.
The nail is still in the rope,
which was a cord from = dress
ing gewn."
Address Changed
Speidel, according to the city
postoffice, formerly lived in first
block of Rhode Island Avenue
Northeast, and later moved to
the 1900 block Connecticut Ave
nue..
Only yesterday morning. post
office officials said, he telephoned
asking that his address be
changed to the houseboat.
The last local address the po-
lice can find for the woman is
the 1900 block Connecticut Ave
nue..
A note. fragments Of which
we're found on the floor of the
houseboat galley, where the wo-
mans body was discovered when
police were called, was believed
to be an important clue. While
police have not made the note
public, Wilson quoted it, in sub
stance:
Dent blame anyone but
myself for what have done
Or shall do"
Damaging Admission
The note has been pieced to-
gether and it is understood that
it will be compared with Spei-
del's handwriting.
Speidel, according to Wilson,
said the woman wrote the note
yesterday morning and then tore
it up.
Speidel also, according to po-
dice. admitted knowledge of the
criminal operation but disclaimed
any part in it or responsibility
for it.
1t also was stated by police
That Speidel and the woman had
4only been at the boathouse this
week. Prior to Monday, the boat
had been occupied by another
couple.
Police also announced that
Speidel, who is separated from
his wife and five year old son,
told them he met the woman two
years ago in New Jersey.
Amateur Painter
1t also was learned that Spei-
del, in addition to his duties at
the postoffice. dabbles in art and
is quite proud OF his ability as
an amateur painter.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
FORMER BEAUTY
QUEEN IN JAIL

Continued from Page -
September Is for disorderly con-
duct.
Placed on probation in Police
Court. she returned to her home
with a policewoman to find the
door barred agains ther.
She asked then to be taken to
the House of Detention, so that
she could have a place TO eat
and sleep.
Hopeless Outlook
Another quarrel with q woman
there and she was sent to the
District Jail. Today, her "Follies"
girl raiment gone. Supplanted by
the blue and white striped prison
garb. she said:
what is TO become of me?
MY husband left the Navy
Yard, without orders.
II can't 70 back TO my family.
I have no friends or money.
have never learned to work"
John Wade, supported by cane
that substitutes for an ampuCated
leg, leaned against the door OF his
basement apartment today and
declared:
"She quarreIed with her
mother often. whipped her.
But I knew she might get the
best of me for that, so ] slipped
out and got a warrant. The
WOmaD'S Bureau can take care
Of her. She can never come
here again."
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
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(COnfiHWed from Page -.
ward McMahon, in Philadelphia
who had been given authority by
Supreme Secretary Malcolm Giles
to make arrangements for hand
ling the tickets.
MCNEIL, the express clerk, teS-
titled that in September, 1880,
Mcmahon talked with him con-
cerning rates on 10000 "uni-
uniform packages" which were to
be shipped to various parts Of
the country.
The witness said when the
FunifOrm packages" were shipped
some brok open and he saw
they were Moose charity ball
tickets.
The propagation department"
Of the Loyal Order of Moose at
Moosefeart, ILL.,, was billed for
the delivery of the packages by
the Western Union Company, it
was brought out.
Praise Only "BOIOney"
Donald F.. Stewart, editor OF
the Moose Magazine, was recalled
as a witness for cros-exapina,
ton.
Margiotti brought out that an
article in the magazine for De
cember, 1929, in which Director
General Davis" delegated Theo-
dore G.. Miller, of the propaga-
ton department., to handle the
charity ball referred TO the 1929
ball where no prizes were given.
Stewart next was asked to
identify an article in the Janu-
ary, 1881, issue of the magazine,
which read:
Rarely Is there any line in
any issue Of the Moose Maya
zine that Brother Davis does
not see before going to press"
Stewart said he had written
this but that it didn't mean
anything, adding:
at is just rhetorical bOlOney."
The Government had offered
this passage, and others in the
issues of the Moose Magazine
to controvert the claim of the
defense that Senator Davis did
not approve the contents of the
periodical.
Davis Said Go Ahead"
MargiOtti read from the issue
Of February 3, 1881. which said
that Davis had called confer
ence of Moose officials which
was attended by Theodore G
Miller, head of the propagation
department. The article read:
after listening to reports,
and begging in vain for Sbjec-
tions to the MOOSeheart charity
ball idea, Brother Davis In
StrWcted the propagation de-
paFtment to go on with its
work.
Brother Davis paid Brother
Miller n high compliment for
his industry and zeal"
Stewart denied that this article
meant much. He testified he
wrote it lin a hurry"
The Government, through the
contents of the orders magazine
is attempting to show Davis was
we'll acquainted with the project
of the charity balls.
Have you any knowledge
that Senator Davis ever read
any article In your maEazine?"
II would say no." said Stew
art.
Taken over by the prosecutor
the witness gave two versions o.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
Auto Crash Fatal
TO West VirQini0n

Jack Frost, %. of Huntington,
w. Va, died last night at George
town Hospital from injuries re
ceived late yesterday in an auto
mobile crash on the Lee Highway
near Fairfax, Va.
Frost was passenger in an au-
tomobile operated by Lieut.. Fred
A. Warner. U. s. A, also of
Huntington. 1t careened from the
roadway and overturned. Two
women passengers. Miss Jane Oak,
%, of Lynchburg. and Miss Mar
garet Moar, "a. of the $500 block
Connecticut Ave. N. W.. escaped
serious injury as did Warner.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23

again Count
Felix Won
LucKner b y
E d " a r d A.
Ora ce, who
wants $4,000
from Luckner
for ii e 6 e d
breaking o I
contract.
Grace says
n e W q S [ o
drum up buSi-
ness for two
cruises last
year and that
Won Luckner
hackAd nIIt 0f
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
ROVER DEFENDS
TROOP CALL

Defense of President HOoyer's
order of troops to disperse the
Bonus Expeditionary Force was
made by District Attorney Leo A.
Rover at a rally of District of
Columbia Republicans at the Will.
lard Hotel last night.
The District Attorney said Mr.
Hoover would not be worthy to
be in the White House" if he
had not taken such action after
the District Commissioners in
formed him the police could 10
longer handle the situation. He
added:
"The President performed
only his constitutional duty
when he complied with the re-
quest Of the District Commits
SiOners for troops. 1t wasn't
the Presidents duty to consult
General GIassfOFd."