The Washington times., 1938-03-14
Won BLAU CASE
GIVEN TO Jury"
Of THOUSANDS
Letters Already Start
In Prize Contest

No sooner had the trial of Baron
Won Blau gone to the jury Of
thousands of radio listeners at 10
O'Clock Saturday night, than the
Jurors" sat down to being pen
ming their "verdicts."
Letters-judging by this morn
ing'S mail at VOL and at The
Washington Times will pour in
until the final moment Of the
verdict-Midnight of March 20,
next Sunday.
Then the committee Of award,
comprising Senator William
Gibbs McAdoo, of California, Dean
Henry Grattan Doyle, of George
Washington University, and Mrs.
Elizabeth K. Peoples, director Of
the District Of Columbia Com.
munity Centers, will begin the
sitting of the best verdicts of
guilty and not guilty-each Of
which will receive a round trip.
25-day cruise to the British West
1ndies-the Bahamas, Jamaica
and Bermuda-on one Of the
luxurious ocean steamers Of the
Canadian Steamship Lines, from
Montreal, Canada-with q choice
Of three sailing dates.
TWO FIRST PRIZES
The winners of these first
prizes-one for the best guilty
verdict and one for the best not
guilty verdict, telling in less than
800 words the reasons why the
Juror" voted as he or she did,
may sail either on April q, May
II or May IS.
The second best guilty verdict
and the second best not guilty YER
dict award is round trip to New
York, on one of the Eastern Air
lines (big, new luxury liners, and
the winners of this award may
pick their own Sailing dates"
From educators at Catholic
University-from clerks in Gov
ernment offices-from lawyers
and cabdrivers, ministers and
socialites the letters indicate that
Washington was thrilled as it has
not been thrilled for many
months by the splendid entertain
ment and gripping courtroom
drama Of the Trial Of Baron Won
Blau.
OTHER AWARDS
Remember that you have fine
chance to win this award OF the
trip to the West Indies-or the
airliner trip to New York-and in
any event there are other prizes.
These are:
A General Electric Model F-65
3, six-tube, two-band 1888 radio,
presented by the General Electric
Supply Company: mans or
woman's Bulova wrist watch, II
jewels, yellow gold case, presented
by Castleberg's; a Philco table
model radio, presented by Georges
Radio Company, and a $25 saw
ings account, presented by the
Morris Plan Bank.
JUST VERDICT
You have listened to the trial
of Baron Won Blau-over VOL
nightly since February %! You
have read of it daily in The Wash
ineton Times. Now you have
until midnight of next Sunday
March 20-in which to compose
your verdict based wholly upon
the evidence presented for the
"government" by Special Prose
cutor Raymond Neudecker, and
for the defense by John j. Sirica,
former Assistant United States At
torney.
You heard the charges to the
Grand Jury by Senator David I.
walsh, of Massachusetts, and to
the Petit Jury by Senator Robert
r. Wagner, Of New York. You have
heard the rulings of the Trial Jus:
tice, Senator Dennis Chavez, OF
New Mexico. What is your YER
dict?
Remember you do not have to
solve any mystery! You do not
have to guess who killed Ronald
Brooks; You have only to decide
as jurors-upon the evidence
Is the Baron Won Blau guilty or not
guilty! Don't let the idea Of
mystery" mislead you
RICH IN PLANTS