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The Washington times., 1935-04-03
MAN AND WIFE
BEATEN;;SH
BY2 THUGS
SIayers Flee in Automobile
of Victims; Home Is Dis
- covered RanSaCked

NSpeCldI TO 1no AA"esJ
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April
3.-Beaten and shot, John T. Cole
man, IS, prosperous farmer, and
his 65-year-old wife early today
were found murdered and their
bodies thrown in a deep we'll on
their farm about 10 miles south
west of here.
A statewide search was under
way today for the slayerS, who
drove away in the Coleman car
following the killing. Robbery is
believed to have been the motive
for the crime, as two boxes, be-
lieved to have contained jeWelry
and other valuables had been
forced open and ranSacked.
The slain couple were related
to Judge Frederick w. Coleman,
of the Circuit Court of Fredericks-
burg.
Police first found the body of
Mrs. Coleman. clad only in her
underclothing and beaten over
the head with blunt instrument.
in a 40foot well on the farm.
Search was started at once for
her missing husband, and later
his body was found at the bot
tom of the well which contained
about IL feet of water. He also
had been beaten over the head
and shot in the face with a shot
gun.
Discovery of Crime
Police were called into the case
after Tom Blackston, colored,
went to the farm to deliver milk
early today. Failing to find Mr..
Coleman, he called but received
no answer.
Noticing the door of the house
open, he entered, called again, and
then went upstairs. He found the
couples bedroom in confusion, the
open boxes on the floor.
Alarmed. Blackston went to the
adjoining farm of Oscar Scott, SON.
in-law of the couple, and told what
he had found. Mr.. Scott sum.
moned authorities, who rushed to
the place and started search for
the missing couple.
One of the policemen noticed
the sop of the we'll was out of
place and, investigating, found the
body of Mrs. Coleman in the
water.
Ropes were lowered and the
body brought up. After search
revealed no trace of Mr.. Coleman,
police again examined the we'll
and found his body.
Clue to SIayers
The first clue to the killers
came when Thomas Payne, who
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Students Gauge
|SpriingFeuer'
Of Girls

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 3
G.N.SD.-Ever hear of a pre-
Observation-Disclosures"
That's a nickname for ma
chine devised by students of
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech.
nology to rate the spring fever
temperature of their girl friends.
Students explained with all
seriousness today that girls
with a high-fever rating would
be permitted a lower admission
charge to the spring informal
dance.
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Despite strong opposition OF
District Commissioner George E.
Allen, the House District Com
mittee today favorably reported
the proposal to abolish hidden
bars" in the District.
The measure also includes a
provision which would prohibit
drug and delicateSSen stores
which have either "off sale"
liquor or light beer and wine
licenses from remaining open
Sunday for any kind of business.
This would virtually compel these
stores to discontinue the sale of
liquor.
It is expected that there will
be considerable opposition to the
proposal when it is taken up in
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Federal Trade Survey
Excludes District

CARNATIONS, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association and
other civic groups.
These reports were to have
been included in the weekly sur
vey of the Department so that
local business men and trade lead
ers could avail themselves OF
authoritative, up-to-the-minute i'll
formation.
Questioned as to why Washing
ton was not included in the sur
vey, Secretary Roper said:
1--WE shall take the matter
under consideration"
washington is not pre-
eminent as an industrial and
wholesale trade city"
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MRS.LYDDANE.
INNOCENT
SAYSNATE
Rockville Man Denies Spouse
Hired Gangsters to Arrange
His Death as Claimed

While Montgomery county and
Washington police pushed their
search for a fourth plotter, Mrs.
Anne Lyddane, 80, blonde bank
secretary of Rockville, Md, today
was reunited with her husband.
Francis, "a, whose death she is
charged with having sought
through hired killers.
The husband, bookkeper in a
Silver Spring liquor dispensary.
vowed he would stand by his wife.
He declared:
"The first / knew of this
came Monday night, when they
were arrested. The whole thing
is fantastic. My wife and 1
have never had any trouble.
I'm going to see her through"
THIRD MAN NAMED
Mrs. Lyddane, central figure in
a divorce suit last year in which
she was named correspondent, has
Steadfastly denied any part in
the alleged plot.
She and her husband today
we're at the home of Mrs. Lyd-
danes parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Mclaughlin, reputedly
well-to-do, who live on the Nor
beck Road, three miles south of
Rockville.
The third man sought in the
case was named by police as
John RAT" Thomas, of Wash
ington, whom they declared TO
be a former convict. Thomas
had not been found late today.
although washington police were
enlisted in the hunt for him.
Mrs. Lyddane, who weathered
an all-night grilling Monday and
questioning far into yesterday
was released last night in the
custody of her attorneys, Robert
Peter, jr., and Kenneth Lyddane.
prominent Montgomery county
bar member and cousin of the
accused woman's husband.
New Lawyer Hired
Today, Mr.. Lyddane announced
he had engaged State Senator,
Stedman Prescott, county Demo
cratic chief, to assist the other
attorneys. Mr.. Prescott, back
from the legislative session at
Annapolis, said he would have to
study the case before making a
statement, although he said that
a cursory examination OF the evil
dence had convinced him of Mrs.
Lyddane'S innocence.
Police Chief j. William Garrett
admitted to reporters that it was
unusual" to release a person
charged with such a serious
offense without adequate bond,
but he added:
Mrs. Lyddane's position in
the community is such that we
feel she will be here when we
want her. The action was
taken by Prosecutor Pugh, and
1 had nothing to do with it,
yet I'm convinced it was not
necessary to compel her to post
bail"
POPULAR IN ROCKVILLE
Few young residents of the
Rockville community are better
known. than Mrs. Lyddane. She
came here 18 years ago with her
parents. There are three other
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Despite the announced inten-
ton of the Department of Com
MERGE to include washington in
it's weekly survey of business
conditions in the leading cities
of the country. no study of the
District of Columbia was forth
coming today when the Depart
ment issued trade and industrial
data covering % important"
cities for the week ended March
80.
Department spokesman said
last week business statistics were
to be gathered from the Board
of Trade, department and other
retail stores, traction lines, cleo
trio power companies, labor or
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3 in Family Dead
In Tenement Blaze

NEW YORK, April 3 G.N.SO.
A mother and two of her four
children were burned to death and
30 other persons escaped today
when fire swept a five-story Bronx
tenement house.
The dead are Mrs. Mary Doppio,
a son, Jack. %, and an 11-year-
ole daughter, Florence. The father
and two other children escaped
with minor burns. Eight other
families escaped the flames.
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Fay ellis ElOpes
With Wells, Writer

NEW YORK, April G.N.SO.
Midnight elopement of Fay ellis
noted girl flyer, and one of the
two women members of the Cater
pillar Club" and Linton Wells,
war correspondent and globe
girdling traveller, was revealed
today.
They were married early yes
terday at Harrison, N. Y, by a
justice OF the peace with Clyde
Pangborn, round-the-world flier,
and the brides sister, Beth Bige.
low, a. witnesses.
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u. S. Trade Post
Given to Welch
INTERNATIONAL News Service

Howard S. WEIGH, of South
Bend, Ind, today was named chief
of the automobile-aer
trade division of the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
He succeeds Archie w. ChildS.
Mr.. WEIGH is a graduate of the
University of Kansas. He served
in the air service during the
World War.
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France to Put Air
Force on War Basis

PARIS, April 3 GN.S).-Left
q virtual defense dictator after
parlia m e n t, voting him huge
funds and wide authority, ad.
iourned until May rs, Premier
Pierre-Etie Flandin prepared
today to build up Frances mill
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TIMES INDEX

THE WASHINGTON TINES
guarantees Home Delivery Serv-
ice every evening. Should you
fail to receive yours, call District
1000 promptly any time before
7:1S p. m. and your copy will be
dispatched by special messenger.
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QUAKE IN PHILIPPINES

MANILA, P. l., April 3 G.N.SO.
The province of Leyte was shaken
by an earthquake today, according
to advices reaching the weather
bureau here. Details were lack
ing.
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WASHINGTON FORECAST
MEAN TEMPERATURES

Fair and slightly colder tonight;
Thursdoy fair
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
GIRLS SLAYERS
LYNCHED BY
TEXANS

COLUMBUS, Tex, Nov. 13
KIN.S0.-This small county seat
went about its business today as If
satisfied that justice had merely
taken q short cut when two
Negroes were lynched by a masked
mob of 100 men near here last
night.
Sheriff Frank F. Hoegemeyer,
from whom the two prisoners were
taken and then strung up to a
tree, said no special investigation
was planned. He added:
The grand jury will meet in Feb
ruary and the case will be pre-
sented at that time. But, I
couldn't identify any of the men
anyway"
other officials said the matter
was in the hands of the sheriff.
The victims Of the mob we're
Ernest Collins and Bennie Mitch
ell, both 10, who had allegedly con-
fessed attacking and numbering
Geraldine HOLMAN, 10, a high
school girl, three weeks ago. 1t
was charged they were stealing
pecanS from the holman grove
when the girl surprised them.
Knocked from her horse, she was
attacked and her body thrown in
o nearby creek.
Arrested several days later, the
Negroes were taken to Houston
for Safekeeping until their trial
because Of the high feeling
throughout the district.
The sheriff was returning them
for arraignment in juvenile court
today and had taken a round
about route. Suddenly rounding
q curve, he said, he found small
bridge blocked by cars and two
more drove up from behind.
Warning him just to sit still the
mob took the prisoners who were
too frightened even to plead for
their lives, and lynched them to a
giant tree nearby. Ali were mask
ed and carrying guns, the sheriff
said.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
Democratic Club
AssaiIs Condition
OF Upper Conn. Ave

CHEVY CHASE, Nov. 13.-De-
ploring the present condition OF
Connecticut Avenue betwee n
Chevy Chase Circle and Chevy
Chase Lake, members Of the
Democratic Club of Chevy Chase,
Md, have addressed a letter to
the Montgomery County Commis,
sioners soliciting their support
in a drive to improve and re.
surface the street.
Curtis Walker, president Of the
club, pointed out to the commits.
Sioners that under a former
agreement with the Capital Tran
sit Company, the center Of the
street was to be kept in good
condition at the expense Of the
trolley company. But since the
abandonment Of the Connecticut
Avenue carline several weeks ago,
the street has deteriorated until
its present condition is an eye
sore to the community.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
Police Rescue Champ
FIdgpoIe Sitter After
Jittery 81 Days AIoft

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Nov. 13
dN.S0. Dusty" Bill Nickols,
50-year-old champion flagpoie sit
ter, was in his wife's arms today,
"jittery" but otherwise unharmed,
after she had besought police and
firemen to "reScue" him from q
flagpole on the California Pacific
international exposition's midway.
Dusty" was brought down by
firemen after 80 days atop the
pole and after Mrs. Nickols told
officers he was so "jittery" she
feared he would fall,
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
Musician Decorated

PITTSBURGH, Nov. IS O.N.SO.
DR.. Karol Liszniewski, professor
at the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music. today wore the Officers
Cross Of the Order Of Polonia
Restituta, conferred by DR.. Charles
Ripa, consul general, upon au-
thorization by a special decree Of
the President Of Poland.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13

form his well-Inown tonic, Golden
Medical Discovery, which will elimi-
nate poisons from the intestines, in
crease the appetite, and tone up the
digestive system.
Buy no1v - new size, tablets 50 cts,
liquid $lOO. Large size tabs. or liquid,
$l35. All druggists.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
16-MiIIion Tax Case Heard
International News Service

International News Service
The Supreme Court yesterday
took under adviSement an appeal
of the estate of the late John T.
Dorrance, multi-millionaire head
of the Campbell Soup Company,
seeking to escape New Jersey in
heritance taxes totaling $16,000,.
900. Pennsylvania already has
collected $1,0o0,000 from the es-
tate.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
A FAMOUS DOCTOR

AS a young man
the late DR.. R.
v. Pierce practiced
medicine in Penn
sylvania. His pre-
scriptions S met
with such great
demand tn at he
moved to Buffalo,
N. Y, and put up
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Most Travelled Bungalow Sold.

What is probably the most travelled
bungalow in the world has been sold
in johannesburg, South Africa, and
will be demolished. Originally con-
structed in Canada, it was then trans
ported to India, where it served for
some years as officers quarters It
was taken to South Africa in sections,
and eventually found a resting place
on a mountain ridge.
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! 18. Land surrounded by water.
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38. Adjust.
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Phones Gain Sharply.

England claims to be setting the
rest Of the world pace this year in
the installation of telephones.
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the symphony concert given az the
NJ. E. church in Eennewick Monday
evening. .s I'll.
The Al garden club boys with
their leader, Keith Csntwell, en-
joyed a wiener roast in the hills
Monday evening. .. ..# ...
A. Ross was taken to the Pasco
hospital for treatment Saturday
returned home Monday. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. Thad Grosscup of
Richlani We're visitors at the j.
r. Ayers ranch Monday.
Mrs. Sidney Cochran, WHO und-
erwent two operations at the
Pasco hospital last week was able
to return home Friday. She is
convalescing at the J. &. Cochran
home = sE.E
Il. Shultz of Seattle has been a
guest at the Larry Dimm;ck home
for the past few days. =
The school grounds are being
pipad and pump installed in or
cel to facil;- re the seeding If the
playground :nj school yard at
hover. are#
The Finley grange is sponsoring
a dance for Saturday, the 9TH, at
the Finley hall. 81
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start work for the grange fall fes-
tival and bazaar. Pot luck dinner
was served at noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. FRANKIE Elliott OF
Paterson were guests at the John
Fox home last week.
Attention to grangers. Pomona
grange will hold its regular meet
ing Saturday, April Is at Vale
grange, 2:30 pm. As this is not
Wales regular meeting each per-
son is requested to bring paper
sack lunch. Coffee will be furnish
ed by Pomona.
A charavari party Tuesday eve
ming at the c. C. Doering home
made known the fact that Glen
Doering and Hazel Cooper of Pas
CO were married. They were mar
ried Saturday morning.
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H. S. Hughes and Superintendent
Benson were in Yakima Saturday
and made arrangements for the
purchase Of equipment, part of
which will arrive soon, for the
school grounds at Hover.
Teachers and students who are
spending the spring vacation with
home folks include Miss Pearl
Evans Of Walla Walla, Louise Nc
Coy of Cheney, Helen Murawski of
Vancouver, Harrison Hughes and
Robert Mccoy Of Pullman.
Mrs. G. Montague is i'll with the
measles.
Miss Oriole Young, who is cook
ing at the Ayers ranch, was i'll
last week and her place was taken
by Susan Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ayers attended the
show "David Copperfield" in Pas
CO Monday evening.
Mrs. F. S. Mcclure entertained
at an all-day quilting Thursday.
Miss Jessie Garvin is the house
guest of Mrs. William Mills.
/ Miss Mary Ellen Murawski en-
tertained the All Sunshine club
Monday evening.
Ralph Birum of the Consolidat-
ed Truck Lines company, was a
business visitor at the Ayers sheep
ranch Friday.
Mrs. II. S. Hughes and Lulu Wis
tied with Mrs. B. B. Stewart Tues
day.
Mr.. and. Mrs. F. S. Mcclure Wis
tied at the H. Wadsworth home in
Finley Sunday.
The Finley Townsend club will
meet with the Kennewick club on
Wednesday evening in Kennewick.
Quite an excitement resulted on
Wednesday when the Larry Dim
mick house caught on fire from the
flue. The blaze was put out be-
fore much damage was done.
Seth Montague entertained a
number of his friends at a birth
day party Saturday afternoon.
The old-fashioned play and
basket social given Friday evening
by the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire
Girls was well attended and the
proceeds aettef S11.4U.
Mrs. D. Nolan and children Of
Cooks came Sunday for a visit
with her pare. IS, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Ashby.
Mr.. AID Mrs. William Mills and
family with Miss Clifford attended
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H.I.C. MEMBERS
HEAR REPORT
HIGHLANDS

The Highland Improvement club
will hold its regular meeting Fri
day, April 5 at 8 o'clock. ALI MEM
bers are urged to be present as
the water board will be present to
present the courts decision of the
suit between the two water dis
tricts. This will be read and dis
cussed at all angles so that every
one will get the straight of things
regarding the judges decision.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Perkins and
family visited relatives and friends
in Richland last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Perkins were
Monday evening guests at the R.
III. Pace home.
Miss Mary Green, Miss Eileen
Perkins and Leonard Marshall
were Friday evening guests at the
w. IL. Foraker home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Green and
family were Sunday evening guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Reed.
Miss Lorraine Smith was a Yak
ina visitor over the weekend.
Art GLASGOW, Warde Meyers and
Eunice Foraker, all Of W.S.C., are
visiting at their homes during the
spring vacation. They plan to re-
turn Sunday.
Ward Meyers is i'll at his home
with the flu.
Mrs. Eunice Truman has been
quite i'll this week. She is report
ed much improved.
Mrs. Louise johnson of Seattle
has been visiting at the F. w.
Hembree home. She returned
home Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Hem
bree accompanied her as far as
Sunnyside.
Miss Olinda Doering left We'd
nesday fer Zillah for q two weeks
visit with relatives.
! Sunday a ternoon the single
men of the Highland grange played
the married men in a game of
baseball. The single men finally
won the game. One week from
Sunday the Highland grange will
start playing ball in the Benton
County league.
| Temperatures IN the Highlan Is
Monday night We cported as
law as Is degrees above zero. Those
who lit up their smudge pots were
w. L. Williams and Paul Pasche.
After smudging all night it is re-
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dinner guests Sunday at the E. M
/ Quackenbush home.
| Miss Viola Sapp and John ant
Leo Supp of Yakima visited Sun
day at the E. R. Hatch home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Philips Of
Yakima visited Sunday at the j
r. Smith home.
Mrs. McFadden and daughter Of
Kennewick visited Sunday at the
nome of Mrs. Lucia Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Allen and sons
and Messers. Dave Allen, Fl. E
Compton and Maurice Comptot
were dinner guests Sunday at the
Sherman Muncey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shelton ane
family were dinner guests Sunday
at the C. F. Fletcher home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hackney anc
family were Sunday dinner guests
at the H. R. Deranleau home.
| Messre Carl Erickson and BTain.
ard Murray arrived home Friday
j night from w. S. G. to spend 8
weeks vacation at their respective
homes here.
Miss Melva Hartung visited with
| Mary Carol Harding at her home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Mcintosh
and sons were dinner guests Sun
day at the George Krohling home
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Boetcher en-
tertained the 500 card party al
their home on Saturday evening
Mrs. Luelloff and Mr.. Gress were
high and Mrs. johnson and Mr.
Gray low.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Doan Of Yak.
ina and Mrs. Richter and family
of Prosser were Sunday dinner
guests at the Ray Rose home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Burger left
Saturday for short visit with
relatives at Vancouver and Gold.
endale.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. B. Randolph
were Sunday visitors at the home
of Mrs. F. B. Lewis.
Ben Dighton and Mrs. A. Breith.
aupt were entertained at dinner
Monday evening at the home Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. McElroy.
William Hays who lives beyond
the Fallon bridge west Of town has
sold his place to q Mr.. Stevenson
of California.
| Art and Glen Gilman and Mrs
John Kroehling returned home from
working for Mr.. Ayers Of Kenne-
wick and plan to remain for the
spring work.
Mrs. J. C. Buchanan returned on
Saturday night from a weeks Wis.
| it with her daughters, Mrs. Frank
Vauter and Mrs. w. F. Byrd, in
| Yakima. Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Roberts and Miss Christeen Buch-
anan OF Portland drove through to
Yakima and brought her home with
them. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts and
Miss Buchanan returned to PORT
land Sunday, accompanied by Mrs
Estes of Kennewick, WAC is going
there to receive medical attention
Mr.. Rock and Bert Buchanan
went to Waitsburg Tuesday on
| business.
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their small son is speeding the
week with his grandparents.
Mrs. c. E. Hunt jr. underwent
an appendicitis operation Mond y
morning at the Pasco hospital.
Boyd A. Rupp was business
visitor at Prosser Monday.
Mrs. William Thomas and small
daughter were brought from the
Pasco hospital to the home Of her
mother, Mrs. Jerry Blair Tuesday.
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A University of Minnesota prO-
lessor lived on milk and honey for
four months. But a number o. de-
preston brides existed for longer
III al that on the sam diet, minus
The mix,