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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
HEWITT TRIAL
DECISION IS
DUE TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA
Q.N.s0.-Ann Cooper Hewitt, 81
year-old heiress, will decide today
whether she will sign a criminal
complaint against the principals
named as defendants in her $780,
900 damage suit which charges
she was tricked into sterilization
operation.
District Attorney Mathew Brady
definitely announced no criminal
action will be instituted by his
office unless the young heiress per-
sonally swears to a complaint.
The girls attorney, Russell p.
Tyler, declared he would confer
with Ann today and ask her to de-
side whether she will sign a May.
hem complaint against the princi-
pals.
Fraud Laid to Mother
Miss Hewitt claims in the civil
suit that her mother, the much
married international socialite,
Mrs. Maryon Cooper Hewitt, had
the sterilization operation per-
formed on her with the aid Of DR..
Tilton E. Tillman and DR.. Samuel
C. Boyd, prominent San Francisco
physician, and Mrs. Mary Scally,
a city department Of health psy-
chiatrist.
The motive Of the mother, the
suit charges, was to dferaud the
daughter of a vast income from q
1O-million-dollar trust fund, estab-
lished by the girls father, Peter
Cooper Hewitt, famed inventor.
Meanwhile a new bombshell ex-
ploded in the sensational lltlga'
ton when an amazing AFFIDAVIT,
bristling with charges, was re-
ceived here by the girls attorney
and filed in superior court.
Charges Bring Denial
The affidavit came from Eliza:
beth C. Kelly, nurse who attended
Hewitt during his last illness in
Paris in 1921. It repeated asser.
tions made in court papers filed
years ago, after Mrs. Hewitt had
the nurse tried on grand larceny
charges.
At the time of Miss Kelly's trial
in New York, the nurse charged
Mrs. Hewitt was attempting to
crush" her because she refused
to give the dying Hewitt "a GER
tain liquid"
Aaron Sapiro, attorney for Mrs.
Hewitt, scoffed at charges in the
affidavit, saying:
There is . complete record
Of Mr.. Hewitt's last illness and
death on file in Paris. This
affidavit can have no possible
bearing on the case. IN the
course Of time, those responsible
for broadcaSting its vicious
charges will be called to &C.
count" -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
STATE SAVED
BY SALES TAX

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. IA
G.N.S0.-With the States finan-
cial affairs in the best condition
in many years, the future Of the
sales tax in Mississippi was the
subject of much speculation to-
day as preparations were made
for the Inauguration next week
of Gov. Elect Hugh White,
wealthy lumberman.
-Four years ago Governor Sen
nett Conner, who steps out Of
office next Tuesday, staged one
Of the bitterest legislative fights
in the history of the State when
he pushed the per cent sales
tax through in order to obtain
revenue to relieve the States pre-
carious financial situation.
Mass meetings were held all
over the State as citizens pro
tested adoption of the tax and
merchants marched on the CAPT
toll en- masse. Several legislators
who voted for the tax reported
they had received threats from
the enraged taxpayers.
Today, Governor Conner re-
viewed the improved financial
situation of the State and re-
ported the sales tax has served its
purpose it can either be re-
pealed or other forms of taxation
greatly reduced.
Since the sales tax became eff.
fective on May /, it has brought
in approximately $12,00O.000 in
revenue figure that closely ap-
proximates the State deficit at
that time. Despite widespread
opposition to the tax when it was
instituted, today approximately
80 per cent of the people of the
State declare it to be one of the
fairest forms of taxation ever en-
acted, according to tax officials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
MRS. MATTERN
H0PEWANES

Mrs. Gertrude L. Mattern, 63-
year-old wife of Edwin L. Mat
tern, who died yesterday in the
Grain Highway bus crash in
which she was critically injured.
chung grimly to life in Casualty
Hospital today. Mrs. Mattern, at
tendants said, had not yet re-
gained consciousness and little
hope was held for her recovery.
Meanwhile, the body of her
husband and that of his cousin,
Katherine G. Snyder, so, of New
York, also killed when the Mat
tern sedan collided head-on with
a Peninsula Bus Lines vehicle
seven miles north of Marlboro.
Md, awaited funeral arrange
ments being made by Mr.. Mat
terms brother, Mayor Robert j.
Mattern, of Collingswood. N. j.,
who arrived in Washington today.
The Matterns spent their last
four summers in Washington,
coming here from their Erie pa
home. Mr.. Mattern was born in
Huntingdon, Pa, in 1869. His
career included reporting for the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, assistant
telegraph editor of the Pittsburgh
Post, and Pittsburgh law prac-
tice. until retirement for writing
in 1876.
Claude w. Blythe, 32-year-old
driver of the bus, in volved in the
crash, told Prince Georges county
authorities he was unable to see
the Mattern car until it was
nearly upon him. The view at the
intersection is obscured by high
embellishments and a stop sign,
usually in place at the junction,
which had been demolished and
lay in the grass some distance
away. Blythe is being held in
$1,000 bond pending a coroner's
inquiry Friday,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14

sisted by Freda HOFFMAN, Of the
Federal Housing Administration,
who is chairman of the ticket COM
mittee.
Plans for the January 80 ball,
Commissioner George E. Allen,
chairman, has announced, will in
clude separate dances ar the
Shoreham, willard, Mayflower,
Wardman Park, Washington and
Raleigh hotels. Tickets for the
celebration, at $3.50 each, will ad-
NIT holders to all Of the individual
dances.
The bathrooms, music and enter
tainment will be provided free of
charge by the hotels, and a special
crew of entertainers, headed by
Guy Lombardo and his band, will
tour the various dances.
Proceeds of both balls will go to
the Warm Springs Foundation,
Warm Springs, Ca, and the Child
ren'S Hospital, here. The latter
will receive 80 per cent and the
former 10 per cent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
IS GIVEN
2T05YEARS

NEW YORK, Jan. IA GN.S).
John j. Kemp, 81. dapper insur-
ance agent. who couldn't live on
$4,000 a year and therefor squan-
dered the premium payments of
his friends in the theatrical
world, was sentenced to Sing Sing
Prison to serve two and a half
to five years today by General
Sessions Judge Donnellan.
One of his victims. Clarence
Bliss, a midget known in vaude-
vile and in the circuses as Little
Billy" pleaded with the jurist to
show clemency to Kemp, Judge
Donnellan disclosed.
Kemp spent $4,000 in matured
policies belonging to the midget
instead of investing it in annui-
ties as he had promised.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
Proposal 10 Elevate
Woman Born in j. ).
To Sainthood Studied

VATICAN CITY. Jan. IA
G.N.SD.-First formal steps were
taken today toward elevation to
Sainthood Of Anne Elizabeth
Mother" Seton, who would be
the first woman born in the
United States ever to be accorded
such an honor.
The steps were taken at a
congregation of sacred rites"
meeting at which Mother" Seton'S
writings were examined.
Mother" Seton was born dur
ing the American Revolution. She
founded the lighters Of
Chastity in the United States, and
died in Baltimore in 1926.
A canonization petition was
first filed by a group of New
York Pilgrims in 1911.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
TRANCE GIRLS
AWAKENING
AWAITED

DETROIT, Jan. IA G.N.S0.
With prayer-shouting co-religion-
lists grouped around a loudly
thumped piano awaiting tomor-
row as the day Of awakening,
Shirley Tapp. II, high school
girl and Sunday school teacher,
was ordered into seclusion today
by doctors studying the strange
comatose state into which she
slipped during a revival meeting
last Wednesday.
Fearing the girls nervous re-
flexeS might be injured IRE
parably, DR.. Martin r. Hoffman,
prominent psychiatrist from the
Eloise State Hospital, ordered
the girl removed from davenport
in the humble Tapp home in
Dearborn township to a bed
room.
Object to Removal
Mr.. and Mrs. Laverne Tapp,
parents of the pretty girl, objected
to DR.. Hoffman's proposal to re-
move her to a hospital, prompted
by the religious demonstrations
Of Q sect known as the full Saliva
ton Army Church. The Taps,
who say Shirley's sinful nature
has been slain by the Lord" ex-
planned:
ct is the Divine will she not
be removed. We cannot permit
it."
They agreed, however, that
Shirley should be confined in a
tiny, cell.like bedroom and hidden
from the followers who have made
the Tapp home a spiritual center.
DR., Hoffman attributes the girls
condition to a form of hysteria re-
sulting from religious fervor. He
said:
SURE OF AWAKENING
'She Is conscious, but unable
to control her consciousness.
she is perfectly aware of all
that Il going on around her,
but her subcOnSciOus mind
vetOes her conscious"
He expressed belief the girl will
come out Of her trance some time
tomorrow--the seventh day which
co-religionists believe was ordain-
ed by divine power as the day Of
awakening. He explained:
"She will wake up tomorrow
because in repeated converse
lions all around her she has con-
SANITY heard it said it is the
Lords will that she wake on
that day"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
Glass Union Workers
Drop Peace Proposals

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. IA
G.N.SO. - Headquarters Of the
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
Of America here announced today
that all union offers for settling
the strike that closed eight fac
tories when 5000 workmen walked
out have been withdrawn and that
manufacturers have asked union
representatives to meet with them
in Pittsburgh on January %.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
NAME VIRGINIA
COMMITTEES
nv A Staff Correspondent


RIG HMOND, Va, Jan. IA.
Twenty-eight House Of Delegates
committee places have been given
delegates from Northern and Pied
mont Virginia.
Included in the appointments
was that of Delegate John c.
Mackall, of Fairfax, as chairman
OF the moral and social welfare
committee. Senator John w.
Rust, also Of Fairfax, is chairman
Of the companion committee in
the Senate.
These are the committees
through which the liquor and
other moral legislation in Virginia
are reported to the flooV of the
House at previous sessions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
Labor Rule Relaxation Asked
International News Service

The Mississippi delegation in
Congress received what it termed
a sympathetic audience from Presi-
dent Roosevelt today when the
seven House members called at
the White House to urge a further
relaxation of WPA rules in order
to permit employment of Mississ-
ippi laborers on Government prof.
ects even though they are not
on the relief rolls.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
EemperatufeS

Departures from Normal
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January /, 1886, 81.
Accumulated excess of precipita-
ton since January l, 1886, 1877.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
Premier Named

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Ed
ward Island, Jan. IA 0N.SO.-At-
torney General T. A. Campbell was
chosen at a Liberty Party caucus
today to become the new premier
Of Prince Edward Island. Camp
bell fills the vacancy caused by
the recent death Of Premier Lee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
County Denies PWA Fight
international News Servic

International News Service
Denying that they had ANY
fight with anybody" officials Of
the Allegheny County Authority
today conferred with attorneys
for PWA over the proposed substi-
tute plan for Allegheny county'S
public works program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
$3,325,OOO Loaned
Birmingham by PWA
International News Service

PWA today announced a loan
OF $685. 900 to Birmingham, Ala,
for a new industrial water supply
system. The loan will be used
for construction of an impound-
ing dam, pumping station and
supply line, and purchasing neces.
sary land and paying engineering
and legal expenses. The city will
pay preliminary engineering costs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-14
The Weather

District of Columbia-IncreaS-
ing cloudiness and warmer to-
night, followed by rain, beginning
late tonight or Wednesday; lowest
temperature tonight about 36 de-
grees: colder by Wednesday night;
increasing southeast or south
winds, shifting to northwest by
Wednesday night.
MARYLAND and Virginia - In
creasing cloudiness tonight, fol-
lowed by rain beginning late to-
night or Wednesday; warmer to-
night and in extreme east portion
Wednesday; colder Wednesday
night and in extreme west portion
in afternoon.
Tide Table
High tide today 1901 a. m. and
Low tide today GIT a. m. and
6:45 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 1914 a. m.
and 1913 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 6:57 a. m.
and 1882 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The Sun rises today 1925 a. m.
and sets sos p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 1925
q. m. and sets 500 p. m.
The moon rises today 11:11 p.
m. and sets 1910 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 1901
D. m. and sets 1926 a. m.
Temperatures
Evening star., 1936-07-27
Pecun
Coramels

Creamy. c h e W e y
caramels, with large
pieces Of pecan scat
I ere d throughout.
Each piece cupped.
l5c Pound
Evening star., 1936-07-27
Sl.oo cheerio
SHAVING BOWL

Contains nearly a
years supply of Law
ender shaving soap.
Evening star., 1936-06-02
Dorothy Dix Says
Don't Pay Attention to the Way Your
Neighbors Tell You to Raise Children.

mantle glamour. The lads they are
not allowed to speak to nor 90 with
are sheiks, forbidden fruit to other
girls; to yours they are Just johnny
Jones and Tommy Smith, about whom
they have no sentimental illusions.
Furthermore, you show your wis.
dom in making your home q gathering
place for your children's friends.
That way you know where they are
and what they are doing You have
chance to get acquainted with the
crowd they run with and see II they
are the right sort.
No mother makes a greater mistake
than when she shuts her door on her
children's friends and forbids them to
go with this one or that. Children are
gregarious little creatures. They are
bound to run with some sort of a
gang, and not all the parental taboos
in the world are going to stop them.
When mother shuts the door on her
children's friends all that happens is
that she turns them into liars and
sneaks; they meet on the street cor
ners boys and girls of whom mother
never heard and go TO places she does
not know exist. The only way to
keep children at home is to make it
the incest place for them to stay.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1936-06-02

bowl or on platter-and presto, din
ner or luncheon is served!
Wholesome and delicious combina-
tions are legion. Make your salad
really substantial one, and all you
need TO round out the hot-weather
meal is bread, butter, a beverage and
dessert. If you prefer cold drink
rather than a hot one, it is perhaps
better to have a cup Of clear, hot
consomme for the first course, for
food experts tell us that entirely cold
meals are not particularly good for
ones digestion. There should be one
hot course or drink. Hot clam broth
is q good starter; cheese souftie or
an omelet would be another solution
of the problem.
Evening star., 1936-06-02
My Neighbor Says:

If petunias grow tall and bend
over nip the tops off and they
will grow out from the roots and
make sturdier plant.
Seven drops of lemon juice
added to a pint Of cream before
whipping 1t will cause 1t to beat
up in less than half the time 1t
would without the juice.
Milk is one Of the best sources
of protein, the. food element
necessary to every living cell and
to the growth Of muscle tissue,
without which q child cannot
grow, nor the health Of the child
and adult be maintained. Milk
contains fat (butter), which
yields energy and which is also
especially important as a source
of the vitamin A that helps the
body grow and maintain its vigor
against disease.
To keep the coffee pot sweet
and clean put tablespoon of BIZ
carbonate of soda into it, fill it
nearly full of water and let 1t
boil for o little while. Then rinse
very thoroughly with several lots
Of warm water. This should be
done once o week.
(copyrisht, 1860
Evening star., 1936-06-02
1853

tive, practical and becoming clothes.
selecting designs from the 100 Bar
bara Bell well-planned, easy-to make
patterns. Interesting and exclusive
fashions for little children and the
difficult junior age; slenderilng
well-cut patterns for the mature fig
ure; afternoon dresses for the most
particular young women and matrons
and other patterns for special occa-
sions are all to be found in the Bar
bara Bell Pattern Book.
Evening star., 1936-06-02

The Brides
1rOuSSeau
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

YES. you're shopping. 1t Is the
natural thing, or rather the
feminine thing. But remember to shop
wisely and well, to plan, TO avoid
rushing And remember, too. that
every item on your wearable list
should be weighed in the terms Of
its relation 10 your beauty.
In the first place, remember your
type. Enhance that type. Emphasize
your individuality In the second
place, remember that fashion must
be welded TO beauty if the two are
to make you lovelier.
You cannot separate the two. From
head TO toe they are related. Your
hat and your coiffure, and on your
wedding day, your veil and your
coiffure, must be in harmony.
In selecting your costumes you pay
special attention to the lines and
tailoring, the color schemes-these,
of course, should harmonic with
your own coloring, playing up the
depth of your eyes, the lovely high
lights Of your hair, the lovely shad-
ings in your skin.
You can't shop for a single costume
without being conscious of your figure.
If your proportions are not as per-
feet as they should be and there isn't
enough time to make matters nearer
normal before your important day. do
what you can (but do it sanely. of
| course to reduce or gain as the case
requires. And remember there's
ito be continued" proviso for the day
after your day. and every day after
that. A modified diet and a little
exercise will help you take OF a few
pounds in a week or two. And II you
are underweight, eat more, rest more
and less nerves and rushing will add
a few pounds.
You should plan to buy at least
one very good foundation garment,
one that makes the most Of your flg-
ure, and you should concentrate on
lines in your bridal gown and all your
wearables that give the desired optical
illusion, making you look taller or
shorter, stouter or thinner. Lines
are like that. Amazing what clev-
| erly tailored suit, coat or dress will
do for the figure.
In buying gloves, think of your
hands You are doubtless planning
a series of manicuring treatments.
Occasionally give your nails a warm
oil treatment before retiring, pushing
back the cuticle Use a hand lotion
regularly, yes, even in the warm
weather, to keep the hands soft and
smooth as silk Get yourself one of
those complete and efficient kits to
take with you if you are travelling.
Experiment with nail polish shades to
your hearts content. But stick to
| subdued shade when marching to
! Lohengrin. It's good taste.
In buying shoes for formal wear,
for walking, for sports, for lounging,
you concentrate On keeping the feet
beautifully shod. Don't overlook their
comfort. For they've much to do with
beauty. A pedicure is not aniss. A
visit to the chiropodist, ditto.
Evening star., 1936-06-02
BY BARBARA BELL.

-HE newest smartest fashion for
outdoor activities and supreme
comfort Is the culotte. Grace
Il full as dress, plus the freedom
Of shorts or slacks-and infinitely be-
coming.
The culotte pictured is two-piece
style made of spun rayon, a cool fab
ric that launders perfectly. A trinity
tailored shirt, with Peter Pan collar
and breast pocket, tucks inside the di-
vided skirt, which Is so cleverly cut it
looks like a regular skirt, when walk
ing. Instead of the divided skirt, you
may have shorts merely by shipping
along the perforated lines (see small
sketch). You'll want to make both
and the pattern includes both, so have
your own way.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1S75-B is
available in sizes II, IA, Is, ID and 20.
Corresponding bust measurements 80,
80, "a, 36 and 38. Size Is (3D re-
quires ~ yards of 35-irch material.
Shorts alone require 3lz yards.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
Pattern Book. Make yourself stsrac.
Evening star., 1936-06-02
The Old Gardener Saws:

1t appears that lantanas,
which have been largely neglected
in recent years, are regaining
some Of their popularity. Perhaps
this is because of the recently in
troduced varieties which have
many good points. The lantanaS
are excellent bedding plants, hav-
ing bright, snowy colors, which
run through scarlet, yellow. pink
and lavender. When Autumn
comes some of these plants may
be potted up, cut back and used as
house plants in Winter. The Ian
tanas are among the most useful
Of window-box plants. because of
the ease with which they can be
grown and the fact that they will
thrive in very hot, sunny situa-
tions. In addition to the upright
varieties, there is weeping Ian
tana, which looks well in hanging
baskets and in window or porch
boxes.
(Copyrieht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-06-02
BY BETSY CASWELL.

8 SOON as CIle CllcIHIUIItVe4
n begins to cling tenaciously to
IA the upper levels, muzzles ap-
4 \ pear on the dogs, and bathing
suits are dug out of closets-then sal
ads come really into their own as the
main part of any meal.
There is something so appetizing
about q cold, crisp salad, artfully
Evening star., 1936-06-02

mixed with an
eye to a perfect
balance OF food
values, and deli
cate blending of
favor. If the
ingredients have
b e en- prepared
separately, set to
chill in the ice
box during the
morning or aft
ernoOn, they may
be combined with
a good dressing
in a few mo-
ments, tastefully
o-ronnaI in O
Evening star., 1936-06-02

Familiarity with boys from their
infancy up has robbed them Of all ro-
Evening star., 1936-06-02

~ EAR DOROTHY DIX: I am
the mother Of two girls, one
Is and one IL. From the
~ time they were babies they
have always played with boys and
girls alike. They have always been
free TO bring their friends home with
them, and, as the result. the house
has always been full Of boys and
girls playing games and making candy
or amusing themselves In some other
innocent way.
Evening star., 1936-06-02

For information concerning items
mentioned in this column, call Ma
tional 5000, extension 342.
Evening star., 1936-06-02
Cooks Corner
BIZ YRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.

LUNCHEON,
Peanut Butter Bread Sandwiches
Peach Salad
Sugar Cookies Tea
DINNER.
Sliced Tongue
Relish Stuffed Eggs
Creumed Onions
Rddishes
Golden Squares Plum Sauce
iced Tea
PEANUT BUTTER BREAD.
n cup peanut butter.
cup milk.
egg.
y teaspoon salt.
Il cup sugar.
2 cups -four
2 teaspoons baking powder.
Mix butter and milk until well
blended, add rest of ingredients and
pour into buttered loaf pan. Let rise
10 minutes. Bake 40 minutes In
moderately slow oven.
RELISH STUFFED EGGS.
8 hard cooked eggs.
u cup chopped celery.
l tablespoon catsup.
! tablespoon chopped pickles.
u teaspoon prepared mustard.
3 tablespoons salad dressing.
"a teaspoon salt.
"a teaspoon paprika.
Cut eggs In halves, remove and
mash yolks, add rest Of ingredients
Refill egg white cases. Chill.
GOLDEN SQUARES.
(Using up egg yolks.)
= cup butter.
! cup sugar.
egg yolks, beaten.
p cup milk.
! teaspoon vanilla.
/ teaspoon lemon extract.
Il teaspoon salt.
2 cups -four.
3 teaspoons baking powder.
Cream butter and sugar. Add rest
Of ingredients and beat two minutes.
Pour into shallow pan, fitted with
waxed paper. Bake 20 minutes in
moderate oven. When cool, spread
with frosting and cut into squares.
FROSTING.
2 tablespoons butter.
/ tablespoon orange juice.
"a teaspoon grated orange rind.
"a teaspoon lemon extract.
] cup confectioner's sugar.
Mix ingredients and beat until
soft and creamy. Frost top cake.