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Evening star., 1932-09-05
COURT MYST|F|ED
BY EGAN JURORS
Requests for Many Exhibits
of Murder Trial Looks Like
Rehearing, He Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September S.
The jury In the murder trial of Frank
J. Egan, ousted public defender. and
Albert Tinnin, ex-convict, has asked
for so many exhibits presiding Judge
Frank H. Dunno admits he is puzzled.
This Is the most mysterious thing
I ever encountered" said the judge.
Are they going to try the whole case
over again? Didn't they listen to the
evidence in court? I can't under
stand it."
Since receiving. at 11:12 am. Satur-
day, the case of the two men who were
tried for the Staying of Mrs. Jessie
Scott Hughes, the jury of seven men
and five women has asked for:
Blood-stained clothing worn by Mrs
Hughes last April 90, the night her
crushed body was found In street gut
ter.
Defendants Coat Asked.
A coat worn by Egan the afternoon
preceding the death of his elderly wild
owed client and friend.
Tinnins saxophone and case and
pistol police said he carried in the case
The requests for these exhibits came
after the complete transcript of testi-
mony was given the jury.
As they were taken to their hotel at
10:30 last night-the second time they
have retired without reaching a verdict
the jurors appeared weary but gave
no indication as to their attitude.
States Side Of Case.
The State alleged Egan ordered Tin
min and Verne Doran, young burglar,
to kill Mrs. Hughes so he would benefit
from inheritance from her will and in
surance and to avert revelation Of pur-
ported frauds by which he deprived her
of her property. Doran testified he and
Tinnin killed the widow by running
over her with an automobile. in a SIM
ulated hit-run accident, after knocking
her down.
Evening star., 1932-09-05
SCOTTISH FARMERS HIT.
'CRUSHING WHISKY TAX
Closing of Distilleries Causing Bad
Times, They Protest-Lack of
Demand for Whisky Factor
av vtheAssociated Press

By the Associated Press.
EIGIN. Scotland, September s.
Many Scottish farmers, facing bad
times through the closing Of 78 dis
tilleries, yesterday were reported plan
ming a protest to the government
against the crushing whisky tax"
The distilleries in the combine known
as the Scottish Pot Malt Distillerles
were marked yesterday for closure by
combine officials, who gave as the rea-
son heavy taxes, overproduetion and
underconSumption.
1t was disclosed that both the dis
tillers and farmers previously had
warned the government of the condi-
ton of the industry.
I'VE can give no hope OF resumption
Of work until the whisky tax is reduced
to a great extent" said a distillers'
spokesman today.
In announcing the closure Saturday,
distillery officials said there were mil
lions of gallons Of surplus whisky in
warehouses and that the shutdown
ssould throw several thousand men out
OF work.
Evening star., 1932-09-05

Foreign countries within telephone
reach by the United States will number
As by the end of this year.
Evening star., 1932-09-05

death Of Martin virant. SO, found hang
ing in his cell Of the county Jail here,
county authorities were engaged In a
searching investigation to determine
the cause Of the mans death.
Virant was held as q witness in the
Staying Of Louis Nelan, whose body was
found along railroad tracks in East
Peoria August 26. Two men confessed,
police said, that saloonkeeper was re-
sponsible for the death. Virant, who
lived with the saloonkeeper, was ordered
held.
Dr. L. r. Clary and DR.. L. r. Peter
said they found no evidence Of strangu-
Evening star., 1932-09-05

lation, but that his body was covered
with severe bruises.
IF q dead man were found beside q
country road bruised as was virant. the
only conclusion would be that he was
slain," DR.. Peter said.
At the inquest into Nelan's death
Wednesday. Virant said sheriff's aides
had beaten him in efforts to make him
confess completely In the killink. Sheriff
James Crosby and four Of his aides have
been ordered to appear at the inquest
into Virant's death.
Coroner Allen halted plans to bury
virant. The casket was taken to
cemetery. but returned on the coroner's
orders.
Evening star., 1932-09-05

Inhalation Of sulphuric ether pro-
duces intoxication.
Evening star., 1932-09-05
HIKERS MAY INCORPORATE
Cards Would Aid in Getting Free
Rides, Promoter Says.

INDIANAPOLIS, September R.-
'Thumbing tourists" and their patron
motorists" win have the protection OF
the National Hikers' Association II Ray
mond Griffith Of Marion carries out MS
plan.
He has asked State officials the pro-
cedure for incorporating the associa-
ton. which. for a small enrolment fee,
would issue identification cards in
tended to enable members in getting
free rides,
Evening star., 1932-09-05
FUNERAL FOR COMPOSER
John S. Fearis Was Widely Knowr
for Church HYMNS.

CHICAGO, September (PJ-Funer-
al services for John S. Fearis. 65. COM
poser of church hymns and cantatas,
will be held here today. He died
Friday at Lake Geneva, Wis.
He was best known for his author
ship of Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, ="
sung at the funeral OF President
Mckinley
Evening star., 1932-09-05
GOLD STAR LEADER DIES
Mrs. Sarah G. Thompson Led First
Group of Mothers to France.

LOS ANGELES. September 5 (Pl.-
Mrs. Sarah G. Thompson, so, of New
York and Nashville, Tenn, leader OF
the first contingent Of Gold Star
Mothers of the World War, who went
to France in 1880. died here yesterday
at the home of Mrs Marie Mullins, a
friend whom she had been visiting.
Mrs. Thompson had been i'll for about
two months. A son, w. Glasgow Thomp-
son of New York, was at the bedside
The other survivors are a son, John M
OF New York and the husband, w. G.
Thompson.
Funeral services will be held here
Wednesday.
Foreign countries within telephone
Evening star., 1932-09-05
TWO SAILORS KILLED
Die in Traffic Accidents on West
Coast.

Coast.
LAGUNA BEACH, Calf. September
5 R.-Fred Geisler, 35, of Lawrence,
Mass, chief boilermaker of the U. S. S.
Vestal, was killed and three of his ship
mates were injured slightly early yes
terday when his motor car left the
Coast highway and crashed down a
100-foot embankment three miles south
of here.
Geisler missed detour sign because
Of dense fog. 1t was the second traffic
accident within a few hours in which
Naval service man was killed Clar-
ence Skinner, warrant officer of the U.
S. S. Hatfield. died Saturday night of
injuries suffered when his car turned
over.
Evening star., 1932-09-05
PRISONERS SUICIDE
BY HANGING DOUBTED
Marks on Body Indicate Staying,
Doctor Holds-Probe Of
Death Ordered.

By the Associated Press.
PEKIN, Ill, September 6.-Con-
fronted with q doctors report that
strangulation likely did not cause the
Evening star., 1932-09-05

Mackerel are so plentiful in England
that they are selling for as little as si1
for a cent.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
BONUS MARCHERS
PREPARE FOR MEET
Less Than 800 Men on Hand,
Though Spokesman Predict
1900 Will Take Part.

Final plans were being made today
for the mass meeting to be held tomor-
row night at 423 G. street as a part
of the so-called second bonus march" !"
sponsored by the Veterans Central
Rank and File Committee.
Although committee spokesmen claim
between 1,500 and 5000 bonus marchers
will be here by the time the meeting
is called, less than 300 are on hand
at present, according to the latest po-
lice estimate.
Convinced the second bonus march"
will be only miniature of the recent
hunger march and the B. E. F. invasion
Of last Summer, the police are making
no unusual plans for handling the
bonus seekers.
Representatives of the Veterans Ad-
ministration have been invited to attend
the mass meeting, at which detailed
plans will be made for presentation to
Congress of a petition outlining the
demands of the Rank and File Com
mittee. These demands include i'm
mediate cash payment of the bonus
and official reprimand for the use of
troops against the bonus marchers last
July
Present indications are that the
Rank and File, which claims to rep
resent more than $4,000 veterans in So
cities, will not attempt to stage dem
onstration at the Capitol. Instead, it
is throught small committee will be
appointed to present the petition to the
House and Senate Wednesday.
The bonus marchers are billeted at
the Rank and File headquarters, 905
street, and in several other buildings in
various parts Of the city.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
BURGLAR SUSPECT
SEIZED IN STORE
Man Caught With Cash Alleged
Stolen From Till-0ther
Robberies Reported.

Alfred Evans. colored. %. was ar
rested early this morning when found
by police in drug store at $50 c street
northeast, which he is thought to have
broken into and robbed. He gave his
address as the 2200 block of N street.
Policemen w. D. Young and B. Lam
caster Of the ninth precinct were called
to the drug store about 2 am. and dis
covered Evans there. Four dollars in
change and two small checks were
found in his pocket An investigation
revealed they had been taken from the
cash register. Entrance to the store
was obtained by breaking the glass of
the front door.
willard F. Nusbickel of 3103 Rhode
Island avenue northeast was held up
near his home by two white men and
robbed of S12.
Early yesterday thieves smashed a
show window of the Peoples Drug Store
at Dupont Circle and stole IS watches
valued at $50.
Clothing and jewelry valued at ap-
proHmately $1,000 was stolen from an
automobile parked in front Of the
Winston Hotel last night. the owner,
Milton Bromberg. Long Branch, N. Y,
to police.
Fifteen promisSory notes, valued at
about $4,000. several checks and about
$25 in cash were stolen from the Car
roll Electric Co., TIT Twelfth street,
sometime after O'Clock Saturday
night, John M. Griffin, manager, told
first precinct police today.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
SUSPECT SEIZED
IN ATTACK ON GIRL
Rookie PoIiceman's Tip
Brings Arrest in Theft
of PoCketbook.

The alertness Of q rookie patrolman
resulted in the arrest early today of a
colored suspect identified as the man
who dragged 20-year-old girl into an
alley near Fourteenth street and Colo
RADIO avenue last midnight before max
ing off with her pocketbook.
Miss Eleanor Hutson, who is employed
in downtown drug store, was return
ing from work to her home at 5806
Colorado avenue. She had just alighted
from a street car at Fourteenth street
and Colorado avenue when q colored
man seized her. Placing hand over her
most a block into an alley.
The man took Miss Hutson's pocket
book after threatening her life with an
iron pipe, and fed. Miss Hutson, un-
harmed, ran home, reported the mat
ter to her aunt, and then went to No.
6 precinct, within sight of her back
door, to describe her aSsailant to police.
Meanwhile Patrolman Morris Fish
man had telephoned from a patrol box
to report having seen a colored man
running toward house In the 1900
block of Manchester lane.
Police went to the house and arrested
Daniel Edward Lee, colored, 26 years
old. Under mattress in the house,
the police said. they found fountain
pen taken from the pocketbook.
Lee was quoted as having confessed
the robbery this morning after he was
identified by Miss Hutson.. Police said
he took them to an abandoned auto
mobile where he had hidden the pocket
book and returned So of SO taken
from 1t.
Lee was being held for investigation
pending check-up of similar robberies.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
ANCILLARY LETTERS
ASKED IN ESTATE
Mrs. Mccormick -Goodhart Leaves
$1,500,000-Two Sons Are
Benefciaries.

Frederick H. Mccormick Goodhart
today asked the District Supreme Court
to grant him ancillary letters on the
estate of his mother, Mrs. Henrietta
Laura Mccormick -Goodhart, who died
in Prince Georges County, Md, Novem-
ber 20. Her will was probated at Upper
Marlboro and letters testamentary were
granted to the son. Another son.
Leander Mccormick k-Goodhart, an at
tach at the British embassy, also was
named as an executor. but under the
laws of Maryland could not serve be-
cause he was a British subject.
The local assets of the estates include
S39 900 on deposit in the National Met
ropolitan Bank, $25,000 in bonds held
in the bank and jewehy worth 10000
in a safe deposit box. The entire estate
here. in Maryland aud in Illinois is
estimated at $1,500,0l0 by Attorneys
Richard H. Wilmer and Douglas D.
Hatch, representing the executor.
After specific bequests of jewelry and
household effects, the will provides an
equal division of the estate between the
two sons. The testatrix declares she is
a party to an agreement between her
son Frederick and his wife, Gladys S. S.
Mccormick Goodhart, which guaran-
tees a life annuity of $l1, 900 to the
wife. Should it be necessary to pur-
chase such annuity out of her estate,
she directs that it be taken from the
share of the son Frederick.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
PHILIP MARCUM WINS
DIVORCE MODIFICATION
District Supreme Court Holds
Lower Tribunal Had Right to
Decree Maintenance.

Philip H. Marcum, assistant to Attor-
ney General William D. Mitchell, as
signed to the Office of the alien property
custodian, today won In the District
Court of Appeals modification Of the
decree Of the District Supreme Court
which had granted a limited divorce
to his wife, Maria S. Marcum, on the
ground that the wife had not aban
doned her residence in Huntington, w.
Va, when she instituted her suit in this
district. The lower court had held her
to be a District resident.
The appellate court, however, in an
opinion by Justice D. Lawrence Groner,
pointed out that it was not necessary
for the wife to change her domicile in
order to file a suit for maintenance, in
which form the suit was originally in
stituted and later changed to an appli-
cation for limited divorce. The lower
court had the right to decree mainte-
nance, Justice Groner held, and the
amount fixed should be sustained as a
proper allowance for maintenance.
The case is remanded with instruc-
tions to strike out the amendment ask
ing for limited divorce and to modify
the decree to one for maintenance.
Attorney Richard L. Merrick repre-
sented the husband, and the wife was
represented by Attorneys Dwight E.
Rorer and Cyril S. Lawrence.
Evening star., 1932-12-12

A hedge hid the body from view from
the roadway.
The door between Sees bed room and
the second-story porch was open. DR..
j. r. PaSsalaqua of Casualty Hospital
said he apparently died from frac-
tured skull and had been dead about
hours when found.
See was well known at the Navy
Yard, where he was employed as a
buffer and polisher in the electroplating
shop. He came to the yard in June.
1917, and had been employed there off
and on since.
He is survived by a wife, Mrs. Charles
w. See, who resides at 412 King street,
Martinsburg, w. va; a sister and two
brothers, all out-of-town residents. See
served two years with the District Ma
tional Guard on Mexican border duty
from 1914 to 1916, and it Is understood
he desired to be buried in Arlington
National Cemetery.
A certificate of accidental death was
issued by Coroner Joseph D. Rogers this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
SAYS DEBT PAYMENT
WON'T IMPAIR FRANC
Foreign Policy Association, How
ever, Says France Would
Boost Taxes.

Frances abundant gold supply would
enable that country to make its war
debt payments to the United States
"for the next few years at least" with
out impairing the stability of the franc,
according to a report made public here
today by the Foreign Policy Associa-
ton
The report, however, pointed out it
would not be possible for France to
make continued war debt payments
without fundamental readjustment of
trade relations to permit payment in
goods and services.
Furthermore, according to John C.
De Wilde, author of the report, Frances
capacity to pay depends on its ability
to raise by taxes the amounts required
to meet the debt anlluities. Approx
mately 80 per cent of the national in
come in France is said to be absorbed
by taxation.
BY virtue of its great financial and
political power. the report continues,
France will exercise decisive influ-
ence in efforts to bring about economic
cooperation and revival of world trade.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
ALL BIDS TURNED DOWN
FOR D. C. PUMPING PLANT
New Offers Invited for Installation
of Improved Type of Machinery
in Booster Station.

All the bids recently opened for
booster pumping plant, designed to in
crease Washington'S emergency water
supply from three to little more than
FIVE days, have been rejected by War
Department engineers. Accordingly, it
was learned today. Maj. Joseph D Ar
thur, jr., district engineer for the War
Department in the Washington area.
has issued invitations for bids for the
machinery, utilizing an improved type
of pumping apparatus. These bids will
be opened on January l8 at 8 pm. in
Maj Arthur's Office in the Navy De-
partment building
Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief Of Army
Engineers, and his associates, studied
thoroughly the 10 bids submitted on
October by various manufacturers
They were compared. officials said. not
only on the basis Of cost, but of relative
efficiencies Then, the improved type
was decided upon.
The new bids call for erecting four
vertical motor driven pumping units fer
the booster pumping plant at the Wash
ington Aqueduct. These pumping units
are to be installed in the new pumping
plant which will be constructed in the
north end of Dalecarlia Reservoir, about
600 feet east of Conduit road and 1000
feet north of the District line, in Mary
land.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
FEDERAL employees
TO CONFER TONIGHT
Representatives of 13 Locals to
Complete Plans for Mass
Meeting Friday.

Members of the National Federation
Of Federal Employees will meet tonight
at the Labor Building, Delaware ave-
nue. and B street southwest, to COM
plete arrangements for Friday night S
mass meeting at the Raleigh Hotel,
where there will be discussion of the
campaign against continuation of the
economy act and imposition of the new
IL per cent pay cut.
William S. Kinney, in charge of
organization work, called tonight's
meeting which will be attended by the
representatives of 13 locals.
Commenting on the forthcoming
mass meeting, Kinney said:
1T will undoubtedly demonstrate
that so much of the economy act as
levied toll on the Nations employees
was anything but true economy. A
number of prominent speakers will
voice their objections to the continual
ton or extension Of these harsh mea-
sureS. The meeting will be held in re-
sponse to a widespread demand from
workers for an opportunity to show
their interest in this grave question"
Evening star., 1932-12-12
German Girl Gives
White House Police
Language Problem
Takes Taxi to Mansion
at Midnight just to Get
Right Street Car.

When a German girl drove up to the
White House around midnight last night
in a taxicab, police ascertained later,
she did not want to see President Hoo
yer, but was merely using the Executive
Mansion as a landmark, from which
she could get street car home.
Officer A. j. Beckford, U. S. park po-
lice, was stopped around midnight by
a taxi driver at State place and West
Executive avenue, who said his fare
wanted to go to the White House. The
cab passenger did not speak English,
and apparently no one at the guard
room at the White House was able to
understand German.
Later, the girl showed a passport
identifying her as Hilda Knopf, Ger
man citizen. A post card, with the
address 3509 Patterson street, gave the
officials clue, and it was established
that Miss Knopf is maid at the home
of Leonard A. H. Peters, agricultural
attache at the Netherlands legation. Mr..
Peters told police Miss Knopf had got
ten mixed up in her directions and was
trying to get to the White House, where
she knew she could secure street car
to get home After telephoning Mr..
Peters, Beckford sent the girl home in
a taXicab.
Evening star., 1932-12-12
TWO WOMEN HELD
AS MAN IS SHOT
William kappel MysteriousIy
Wounded in Early informing
Apartment ARRAY.

William Kappel 81, of 209 P street,
was wounded early today in a mysteri-
Gus shooting in fourth-f1oor apart
ment at 52315 Eleventh street.
Miss Florence Mary Cabbelo, %, in
whose apartment the shooting occurred,
and Miss Mildred Hammond, 81. who
gave an address in the $500 block of
Fourteenth street, were arrested by first
precinct police. They are being held
for investigation at the house of de-
tention.
Doctor Calls Ambulance.
The police received their first knowl-
edge Of the shooting, which occurred
shortly after 5 am, when DR.. James
Thompson went to the apartment in
response to a telephone call for an
Emergency Hospital ambulance
The physician found Kappel had been
shot in the abdomen and ordered him
removed to the hospital, where his con-
dition was described as undetermined" Z"
Questioned by Policeman G. E. Van
Meter, first precinct, Kappel at first
refused to explain how he had been
wounded, then insisted he had shot
himself
On the floor of the apartment the
officer found two .38-caliber shells, but
thorough search failed to reveal the
gun.
Returned From Marathon Dance
Kappel and the young women, ac-
cording to Capt. William E. Holmes,
first precinct commander, had returned
from the dance marathon in progress
at the Auditorium shortly before the
shooting. Both young women insisted,
Capt. Holmes said, that they did not
know how Kappel received his wound.
Kappel, according to the police and
Prince Georges County authorities, was
indicted at Upper Marlboro in April,
1880, on charge of assault with in
tent to kill in connection with shoot
ing at the old Green Gables road house
at Suitland, Md Niles Christensen, a
Coast Guardsman, was wounded in the
gunplay.
The charge was nolle pressed when
the prosecuting witnesses failed to ap-
pear after the case had been postponed
several times.
Evening star., 1932-12-12

Police said today they though there
was little probability that they will be
able to bring Kenneth M. Hundred,
wanted for many burglaries, to this city
from Baltimore, where he Is held on
housebreaking charges.
Baltimore authorities will give him
up only If he agrees to return to the
Maryland city without extradition, Capt
Bernard w. Thompson, assistant chief
of detectives, declared, and this Hun
dred has refused to do. He has said
he will not come to Washington unless
the Baltimore charges are dropped.
Hundreds wife, Mrs. Frances Hun
dred, has been indicted in Baltimore on
a charge Of receiving stolen goods.
Meanwhile. various members OF the
Detective Bureau have interviewed
Hundred. who has given them informa-
tion which led to the recovery Of much
Evening star., 1932-12-12
HUNDRED NOT LIKELY TO APPEAR
FOR ROBBERY TRIAL IN CAPITAL
Confessed Burglar Refuses to Come Here Unless Bati-
more Charges Are Dropped.

of the $4,000 worth of loot he is said
to have taken from Washington apart
ments. Much still remains to be re-
covered, however, Capt, Thompson de-
clared.
Among the stories told Washington
police by the confessed burglar was one
of leisurely cooking himself a meal of
ham and eggs in an apartment which
he robbed. He had learned through
conversation with neighbors that the
woman into whose apartment he had
broken, would not return for several
hours.
He said that at another place he
found woman, who became frightened
when she saw him, and looked as
though she would faint. He brought
her a glass of water, he declared He
said he took SO from her, but gave 1t
back when she said that he appeared
to be too nice fellow TO be o crook"
Evening star., 1932-12-12
NAVY YARD WORKER
IS KILLED IN FALL
Charles W. See Believed to
Have Accidentally Plunged
From Porch.

Believed to have fallen some time
during the night from the second-story
porch of his residence, Oil Seventh
street southeast, Charles William See,
53-year-old Navy Yard worker, was
found dead on a paved walk adjoining
the dwelling this morning
See, a boarder at the house, is
thought to have stepped onto the porch,
Evening star., 1932-12-12
GEN. BISHOP IMPROVES
Chief of Field Artillery Still in
Serious Condition.

An improvement was announced
today in the condition of Maj. Gen.
Harry G. Bishop, chief of Field Ar
tillery. who is critically i'll at Walter
Reed Hospital.
Gen. Bishop had severe heart at
tack last Wednesday, which caused
alarm over his condition. Physicians
at the hospital said a definite, though
slight, improvement has set in, but that
his condition is still serious.