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Evening star., 1932-01-08
JAILED WITNESSES
IN CULL|NANE CASE
DECLARED FRAMED
Two Men in Brutality Trial
Sentenced for Failing to
Leave Court Room.
PAIR WERE LED BACK
In COURT, KE0GH SAYS
Hoffman, Whom Policeman Is Ac-
cused of Striking, Says He Was
Drunk at Time.

Charges that the two Government
witnesses in the assault case of Jere-
miah Cullinane, suspended policeman,
were framed" and led from the Police
Court witness room back into the
courts spectator seats in order to dis
qualify them, were made this afternoon
by Assistant United States Attorney
Michael Keogh.
Questioned after they had been sem
fenced to 48 hours in jail by Judge
Isaac r. Hit for disobeying his order
that witnesses should retire before the
trial, the men, Que johnson and Ben
Jamin Samuels, both colored, stated
that they went into the witness room
following Judge Hits order. little
man entered the witness room and led
them around into the court room
through the main door.
Keogh said the men did not know
whether or not they will be able to
identify the man, but he stated an
investigation TO determine his identity
is under way.
The men were in cells at the first
precinct Christmas morning when Will
bur A. Hoffman, "a, of 614 Massachu-
sets avenue was alleged to have been
struck in the mouth by Policeman
Cullinane. Judge Hit announced the
men would not be allowed to testify
in the case at all
Hoffman Changes Statement.
Before the beginning of the trial
Judge Hit, acting upon the request of
Attorney James A. O'Shea, ordered all
after they had been sworn,
to leave the court room. Johnson and
Samuels took seats among the spectators.
Then Hoffman took the stand and
changed his original statement. Report
ed to have told police officials that Gull
linane knocked out several of his teeth,
he said, Some one either struck me or
I stumbled against the cell, don't re-
member which" Hoffman said that he
was drunk at the time.
When johnson came forward from
among the spectators to take the stand,
O'Shea objected to his testifying. Judge
Hit ruled he could not give testimony
and when johnson turned away. Assist
ant District Attorney Michael Keogh
asked the judge to have him brought
hack and given the severest penalty"
Before being led to cell, johnson
mumbled something about court at
tache telling him to sit down in court.
Leaves Only One Witness.
I'm sorry I can't give you 80 days"
said Judge Hit.
Samuels then came forward and was
given similar sentence. He made no
statement at that time.
The disqualification of Samuels and
Johnson left only one witness to testify
against Cullinane. About 10 policemen,
said to have, been in the precinct at
the time of the alleged assault, ap-
peared as witnesses for the suspended
officer.
Evening star., 1932-01-08

Exercise of ingenuity and the expendl-
ture of SITS in cash will insure many
nights of uninterrupted slumber Cor
william j. Brewer, proprietor of a job
printing establishment at 664 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, he propheSied
today. For MI Brewer is no longer
worried about the persistent attentions
of burglars who have made OF his shop
happy hunting ground for the last
two years.
A discarded brake drum from an au-
tomobile, a couple of dry batteries and
some copper wire turned the trick for
Mr.. Brewer. With this he rugged up
burglar alarm that lasts night fright
ened away prowlers who effected an
entrance into his place, and reused the
neighbors for blocks around his PRINT
shop. The burglars departed In such
hurry, in fact, that they left behind
them tools from which police today
hoped to secure fingerprints that may
lead to their apprehension. And bust
ness men in the vicinity estimated that
upward of a thousand people turned
out to see what it was all about when
the brake drum went into action as
gong last night
Mr.. Brewer was quite frank today In
expressing the conviction that he was
Evening star., 1932-01-08
SUNDLUN is REELECTED
TO HEAD JEWELERS. BODY
President of Tri-State Group
Named as Division Chief of Cap
ital Merchants Association.

Arthur J. Sundlun, president of the
Tri-State Jewellers Association, was re-
elected chairman of the jewelers.
division of the Merchants g. Manufac-
turers' Association at a luncheon meet
ing, in the Raleigh Hotel, yesterday.
A. G. Mayer was named treasurer.
Announcement was made that the
jewelers. Association, comprising men,
bers in Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
ginia, as well as the District, would hold
its annual convention in the Capital
May 1, 2 and 8, this year. The follow
ing committee was named to arrange
plans for the convention here:
Mr.. Sundlun, chairman; Albert Sig
mund, program; Sidney Selinger, en-
tertainment; Clarence Pearson, regis
tration: w. H. Wright, reception; Sid
ney Straus, finance; Mr.. Mayer, BAN
quet, and Salvatore Desio, advertising.
A joint meeting of jewelers. from Will
mington Baltimore and Washington
will be held here January 10.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
Marriage Licenses.

F. Lee Jenkins, 81. and Martha V. Lynn,
81 Judge Robert e Msttingly. ,,
Sari Levy u, and Dora Katz. IL; Rsoni
Elmer Silver, 22. and Gloria Marshall, 27;
Rev. @. o. Bullock
g, g: Grimmel, "a. and Lilyan Bernstein,
20: Rev. H; FIeeley Rohrer
william Mlllins. IS, and Mary Brent. 4s;
Walter Williams. a. and Msrtie Brooks,
40 Rev. W, H. Jernagin'
C. A Robinson; 2; and Esther GOLDBERG
samuel Sachs; az. BALTIMORE. and Doro-
thy Moses; 10. Baltimore; u. j. r. Loeb.
z. 9; Giosons 70, and AnnA p. Dowen, al;
Evening star., 1932-01-08
GIRL $ SLAYER, 70,
DECLARED INSANE
Owens, Who Shot Elsie Bry-
ant, ID, Committed to
st. Ehzabeth's.

Adjudged insane today by a District
Supreme Court jury, William Owens,
70-year-old barge captain, under in
dictment on murder charge, was
committed to st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Soon after his arrest in connection
with the Staying of 14-year-old girl
Elsie Bryant, Owens told bis attorney
John P. Mullen, he had buried $4,000
beneath his home in Greater Capitol
Heights, Md Upon his insistence that
the money could be found there, Mullen
made numerous trips to the house and
supervised efforts of workmen to locate
the pot of gold" No money was found.
DIR. Percy Hickling, District alienist.
today testified he recently examined
Owens and was convinced the defend
ant Is of unsound mind. There was no
testimony, however, concerning the sup
posed buried treasure.
The hearing was conducted by Justice
r. D. Let's.
Owens signed confession in which
he said he shot the Bryant girl five
times, July 2 last, in her home at 456
M street southwest. She died few
days later. Owens was arraignsd on
first degree murder charge last De-
cember. The trial was deferred after
his attorneys entered plea of insanity.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
MRS. KEEFER ELECTED
WOMEN'S GOLF HEAD
Named President of District AS
sociation for Third Con-
secutive Year.

Mrs. Frank r. Keefer Of the Chevy
Chase Club was reelected president OF
the District Women's Golf Association
for the third consecutive year at the
annual meeting of the association today
at the Chevy Chase Club. Mrs. Keefer's
reelection came after spirited contest
in which the slate submitted by NOM
mating committee and headed by Mrs.
H, A. Knox of the Congressional Coun-
try Club was defeated.
other oficers chosen are: First vice
president Mrs, J. F. Gross, Indian
Spring: second vice president, Mrs. w.
F. Hoffman, Army-Navy; secretary,
Miss Elizabeth Harris, unattached, and
treasurer, Mrs. Alma Won STEINER, Con-
gressional. About 40 women attended
the meeting. A committee headed by
Mrs. Hugh T. Nicolson was appointed to
revise the associations constitution.
Evening star., 1932-01-08

tired of being robbed. A burglary once
in a while might be considered one of
the legitimate risks of doing business,
but when a record of six robberies and
two attempted robberies in 1881, and
seven robberieS in 1880, was taken into
consideration. it became evident that
something ought to be done about it.
He started sitting up nights in his
print shop with revolver. Nothing
happened. Then, shortly before Christ
mas, an acquaintance suggested the
burglar alarm. Mr.. Brewer installed it,
using what materials were at hand. How
we'll it worked is already history.
The burglars entered the place
through a rear window shortly before
IL o'clock last night. The intruders
made their way into the interior Of
the shop, whereupon the alarm COM
menced to function. Some one who
heard it called police and droves of
curious neighborS turned out to see
what the racket was all about.
When fifth precinct police arrived
the burglars had departed, but wrench
and a large screwdriver that had been
used in entering the place were care
fully preserved for examination by
fngerprint experts today. Nothing
was missing from the shop.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
ELECTED TO BOARD

Henry M. Brawner, jr., president OF
Chestnut Farms Dairy; DR.. Benjamin
Meeks, District superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and DR..
c. Francis jenkins, noted inventor all
OF this city, we're elected members of
the Board of Trustees of American
University at special meeting of the
board yesterday.
The meeting, which was held at 1901
street, the graduate school Of the
institution, was presided over by DR..
Arthur C. Christie, president of the
board.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
BLIND" DRIVING BANNED
Professional Telepathist Denied
Permit to Try Traffic Stunt.

There may be some trick or decep-
tion in driving an automobile blind
folded, but traffic and police officials
refused today TO take any chance on
a professional telepathist who wanted
to demonstrate his skill on Washing
tons traffic -congeSted streets.
The performer, who is soon to make
his appearance on the stage OF
Washington thester, sought permission
10 advertise himself in advance by
driving his car hoodwinked.
His request was turned down because
the trafic regulations stipulate that a
driver must have at least so per cent
clear vision.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
TAXI APPEAL CONTINUED

Final arguments in a suit by several
taXicab companies to restrain the
Public Utilities Commission from en-
forcing an order requiring the use OF
meters on all cabs, scheduled to have
been held today, were postponed.
Justice Jesse C. Adkins OF District
supreme Court granted continuance
until Wednesday after he was informed
OF the illness of w. Gwynn Gardner,
attorney for the City Cab Co.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
SANB0RN WINS APPROVAL
Senate Subcommittee Will Make
Favorable Report on Judge.

A Senate judiciary subcommittee
agreed unanimously yesterday to submit
favorable report on the nomination of
Judge John B. Sanborn of Minnesota
to be a member of the Circuit Court Of
Appeals
The decision was reached quickly
after two persons submitting charges
against the jurist failed to appear to
substantiate their complaints Chair
man Borah of the subcommittee said
the complaints had been received from
A. ]. Hertz, Milwaukee, and L. M.
Wolfe, Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
PRESS HEAD BACK ON JOB
Graham Nichol, Internal Revenue,
Receivers From Illness.

Graham B. Nichol head Of the Pub
lie Relations Division Of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, was back at his desk
today after an illness which confined
him to his home for about six weeks.
Mr. Nichol, who is a well known
member of the National Press Club, re-
ceived fluctuations from many friends
and acquaintances, including the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue David
Burnet.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
WILL OF C. w. DARR
FILED FOR PROBATE
Practically All Of His Property Is
Bequeathed TO Widow of
promine nent Attorney.

The will of Charles w. Darr, promi-
nent attorney, who died January 3, was
filed for probate today in District Su-
preme Court. No estimate Of the value
of the estate was available.
Mr.. Darr bequeathed practically all
of his property to his widow.
He directed that his law library
should go to his son, Seton Darr. The
will ordered that William S. Aumen of
Baltimore should receive whatever ef-
fects he wished relating to the Knights
of Columbus, except Mr.. Darr's jewel
as master of the Fourth Degree, which
he left to another son. Charles w.
Darr, r., oiANew York,
Evening star., 1932-01-08
Stab Each Other
With Same IcePick;
One Dies, One Held

A fight between two colored
men, who alternately stabbed
each other with the same ice
pick. resulted fatally last night
for Ernest James Coquire, 26. of
the 2300 block of l. street. Oscar
Lee Jackson. 81, of the 1900
block of L street, tie other COM
batant is in Emergency Hospital
with wounds in his head and
chest.
Police say the fight occurred
near Nineteenth and L streets
after CoqHre became enraged
because he thought jackson was
laughing at him. Coquire is said
to have stabbed Jackson. The
latter then extracted the ice pick
and jabbed Coquire over the
heart and in the chest. Co.
quire was pronounced dead on
arrival at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1932-01-08

and Brig. Gen. George S. SimondS.
Gen. Simonds was born in Iowa in
1874 and entered West Point from the
Cresco, Iowa, High School During the
World War he acted as q special OBJ
server for American general headquar-
ters on the British front while the
great German offensive was in progress.
He also participated in the Ypres and
Somme offensives and is the holder Of
the Distinguished Service Medal, the
British Order of the Companion of the
Bath, the Italian Order of the Crown
and the French Legion of Honor.
Following the war Gen. Simonds was
a student at the War College in 1919
20, remaining there to become an in
structor and in 1921 an assistant COM
mandant OF the college.
From 1922 to 1924 he was command
ant Of the Tank School at Camp Meade,
Md, and later commanded the 18th
and 20th Brigades OF the Panama
Canal Division.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
MISS FISK ELECTED
Heads District Group of American
Dental Hygienists.

Miss A. Rebekah Fisk, first vice pres
ident of the American Dental Hygien-
lists Association, has been elected to
head the District association for the
coming year.
Other officers chosen in the local or
ganization include Mrs. Jane Grow,
vice president; Miss Sophie Gurevich,
secretary; Miss Kathleen Gates, treas
urer.
Miss Lillian Cain, a member of the
Washington group, recently was ap-
pointed chief reporter of the Journal OF
the American Dental Hygienists Asso-
ctation.
Evening star., 1932-01-08

NAL. Gen. Wulldiu ~. SShAAoA WA"
Al. GEN. WILLIAM D. CON
n n NOR, commandant Of the
|NI Army War College, today was
| / appointed superi1ntendtsan'tt; 1s lent. . Of Of
Academy at West Point, N. Y:
THE same order named Brig. Gen:
George S. Simonds, assistant chief OF
stan in the War Plans Division OF the
war Department, to succeed Gen: Con
nor. Both appointments become ef-
fectiye April 80. .
Gen. Connor, who has been in Wash
ington since 1928, will replace MAJ; .ls,l;
Gen. william r. Smith, whose age Wll
cause his retirement on April 80. An
nouncement of the appointments was
made by the War Department.
Gen. Connor, a native Of Wisconsin.
was born in 1874, and entered West
Point after preliminary studies at the
State University OF Iowa, graouating
with the class Of 1897. He is a mem
Der of the Army and Navy ana oneVy
Chase Clubs.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
Dogs Made Vegetarians.

EDEN, Germany (P).-The people Of
Eden are going the vegetarian one bet
ter in abstemiousno IS. No alcohol
tobacco or meat for them, and even
their dogs must be vegetarians.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
LAYMEN TO MEET

The Laymen's League Of the
All Saints Episcopal church of
Chevy Chase is 70 meet tonight
in the church with the newly
elected president, Lester G. Will
son. presiding.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22

Because G.. E. Merrick, OF the
Bureau a Standards discovered
recently that a saucer of high
grade motor oil casts a steady
reflection scientists soon may be
able to save thousands Of lives
and untold fortunes.
Utilizing the oil, a crystal, a
telescope and a beam of light,
Mr.. Merrick perfected the tilt
meter" a simple instrument from
the scientific viewpoint, but one
believed capable of forecasting
earthquakes with amazing accur-
acy.
Details of Apparatus
The dish of oil is placed at the
bottom of a deep pit. Over it,
resting on a solid foundation is
poised the crystal. From the
surface a beam of helium light
is then focused upon the oil be-
low. The reflection is caught
on a ground glass screen and
carefully recorded.
Thick black lines are seen under
normal conditions, but the slight
est change in the earth's level
greatly interrupts the image on
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
TOPS
SCHOOLL|ST

In three out of six classes OF
educational institutions, DamaS-
Gus schools received the high
est attendance percentages in
October, according to figures
made public today.
With a rating of 97.4, Damas-
Gus Senior High School led the
senior high school class for the
month and in the graded school
class the Damascus graded school
Won with a percentage of 96.6 per
cent. In grade nine of Junior
high schools. Damascus led with
97.9. per cent.
Ounce Orchard, with a rating
of 97.9 per cent, won the one
teacher school class. Garrett
Park, with an attendance record
of 97.3 per cent, led the two
teacher school class and Takoma
led the class of grades seven and
eight of junior high schools with
rating of 96.7 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
Saucer of Motor Oil Is Key
To Quake Forecaster

the glass. From this fact Mr.. Mer-
rick and his fellow scientists hope
to establish that prior to every
earthquake layers of the earth'S
crust tilt upward.
Warnings May Be Possible
If this is so, establishment of
tiltmeters at widely scattered
points over the earth's surface will
enable American and foreign earth
quake experts to issue warnings at
areas where severe shocks are ex-
pected.
More than two years were re.
quired to develop the tiltmeter, the
work here being hindered by earth
disturbances from passing automo-
bileS, changes in temperature and
even the effect of the sun shining
on the building housing Mr.. Mer-
rick's apparatus. Complete units
are being manufactured for ship,
ment to the University of Califor.
mia, Mr.. Merrick stated today.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
TAKOMA FLOODS
HELD NOT DUE
To SEWER
GotWaIs Points Out Section Is
in Valley, Hence Subject to
Rise During Rains

The Districts storm sewer de-
velopment along the Maryland line
near Takoma Park is not RESPONSE
BILE for the flooding of large Sec
tions of the town, declared Major
John C. Gotwals, Engineer Com.
missioner for the District, in a let
ter to Mayor Frederick L. Lewton,
The letter, made public. at the
Takoma Park council meeting last
night, when reports we're made On
the councils plans to revamp the
storm sewer system, placed the
blame on Takoma Park topogrs-
ply entirely. Major Gotwals
wrote:
"The Maryland property, To-
Gated as it is in the thread Of a
natural valley, has always been
subject to the destructive action
of tOrrentiaI stream during pc
riOds Of heavy rainfall"
Hits Underpass Delay
Nor was flooding due to the
construction of the Piney Branch
Road underpasS, the engineer
said, because there is to be no
appreciable ilow in that sewer
until the pass is completed. Major
Gotwals did criticize the slowness
in building the underpaSS, how
ever. The project will be COM
pleted in the spring, he said.
Laws to be Printed
The bid for printing 500 copies
of town ordinances was given
John W.. Cofsman, publisher of
the Takoma Journal, for SPOT
The October financial statement
showed receipts of $2,411.41, dis
burSementS of $4,911.74, and a
blank statement of $17,273.28.
A $12 telephone bill put in by
Judge A. L. Wilson after his
office was declared unconstitu,
tional. was diSallowed because
"the judge began to pay these
bills himself"
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
BY HOME
BOARD NEAR

Nearly six weeks after the books
closed, the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board was nearly ready tor
day to announce subscription of
100000 worth of stock in the
IL home loan banks by building
and loan associations, savings
banks, and insurance companies.
- According to board officials,
some 1900 organizations will be
shown to have taken stock. The
Treasury is advancing the other
$125, 100000 needed to complete
the $134,000 900 capitalization.
BY Christmas the first loans
may be made under the act ap-
proved by President Hoover on
July %. This date is not certain
because the regulations under
which the banks will operate
have not yet been announced by
the board. The loans from the
banks are to be made to building
and loan associations and to
other organizations which deal in
mortgages, on the collateral of
mortgages they hold.
It is probable, officials of the
board admitted, that the Couzens
amendment, providing direct
loans to home owners unable to
obtain loans on their property
through other sources, will be a
dead issue.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
H|NESPREPA ARES
BONUS PLANS .

Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines,
administrator of veterans affairs,
is engaged today in the prepara-
ton of plans for the payment of
the present cash value of soldier
bonus certificates, if Congress
should order it, but made it
plain that he is proceeding pure
ly as a precautionary measure.
No definite plan has yet been
evolved, he said, and he is merely
getting ready to. appear before
Congress committees when vet
erans' affairs are taken up at
the forthcoming session.
4 The present value of the
certificates was given as $1,879,-
100000, whereas if they are
allowed to run to maturity IN
1945 the certificates value will
be $3,514,00O,0 900.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22

A hGme is your castle 3. your
greatest protection a wise invest
ment! Study the many worthwhile
home buys advertised for sale in the
WANT AID SECTION of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
Dec. / Sees Closing
Of Skyline. DriUe

I RICHMOND, Va, Nov. %.
Horace M. Albright, director of
the National Park Service, has
made public a letter to William
r. Carson, of Riverton. Va, chair
man of the Conservation and De-
velopment Commission, saying
that the Skyline Drive will be
closed from December / until COM
pletion and establishment Of the
Shenandoah National Park.
A section Of the drive, through
one of the most beautiful parts
Of the area now is open to mo-
torists.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
RALANcED.RLEND
the latest baking discovery, makes
Certified Wheat Bread far better
than any whole wheat bread

WE WENT through the whole wheat
w bread craze, too, you know! We
used to bake it and sell it like hot cakes.
But Balanced-Blend, our newest baking
discovery, has changed ali that. Certified
Wheat Bread is far better in every way
than any whole wheat bread can be.
You'll notice the absence of harshness
in Certified Wheat Bread. It's texture is
veIVet-sn1ooth. And just taste it! It
tastes like cake. That's what Balanced
Blend does! Balanced Blend is simply this
the best blend of choice stone ground
whole wheat -four and selected short
patent hours.
Simple, isn't it? And Balanced Blend
makes Certified Wheat Bread taste better
than any whole wheat bread. Makes it the
popular faVorite on thousands of tables.
Makes it better bread for you, and for
your family. Serve it and see. At your
6rocer's. OYen-fresh! 4~
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
Patrons Selected
For Suburban Dance

Patrons for the dance tomor
row night sponsored by the Young
Peoples Society of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church have
been announced as DR.. and -1rs
]. Hillman Hollister, Mr.. anc
Mrs. 1-icks Baldwin, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Benjamin Baylor. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Curtis Feeser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur LaRoe and Mr.. anc
Mrs. George Blackburn.
The affair is to be held ir
the Chevy Chase Library.
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
Mrs. Y. Anderson
Heads Suburb Group

Mrs. Viola Anderson was elect
ed president of the Colmar
Manor Welfare Association at
its meeting last night.
other officers elected were
Mrs. Harry White, vice president;
Mrs. Lois CAN'T, secretary, and
Mrs. Edith Dare, treasurer
The Washington times., 1932-11-22
Lady NimrOd ShOws
EN- How. in First
Hunt in County

Many a hunter feels satlsfl I'd
If he can bring down even one
bird or rabbit to show for
his hours of effort, but it re-
manned for a girl to show them
up in Montgomery county.
Miss Martha Ricketts,, daugh-
ter Ci County Commissioner w.
Frank Ricketts,, decided she
would try her hand at the
sport and was rewarded with "a
kill" of two birds and rabbit.
Previous to her decision, Miss
Ricketts, had never gone hunt
ing nor handled a gun.