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Evening star., 1941-11-12
Grand Jury |ndicts
D. T., Man on Two
Murder Charges
Accused Of Staying
Wife and Another Women
On Same Day

The District Court grand jury,
which returned So indictments today
to Justice T. Alan Goldsborough,
reported two true bills. each charg-
ing first degree murder against
Farley Harrison. 43. colored, of the
200 block of F street NV, accusing
him of shooting two colored women,
one his wife.
One indictment charges Harrison
with shooting to death Miss Nellie
Corley, 80, October 4, at As K street
NE. The other indictment charges
he shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Ada
Harrison. 38, the same day. Police
said that Is gunshot wounds were
found in the woman's body.
Ralph o. Ecker, 33, of Capitol
Heights. Md, was indicted on a
charge of manslaughter, growing out
of traffic fatality, in which a IS
year-old woman, Mrs. Laura Raum
of Silesia, Md. received injuries from
which she died October S.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: ArvOn j. Patter-
son, non n-support of minor children
Oswald C. Toliver, Joseph Hart. jr::
James E. Beard, Wilson N. Fisher
and Claude G. Fisher, grand larceny;
Frank F. Jones, Benjamin H. Baylor,
U. Henry Wallace, John Taylor Lam
don and Wade Thornton. joyriding
William H. Edwards. housebreaking
and joyriding; Harry C. Williams,
William Lawson, Willie Howard. Jesse
Williams, robbery: Samuel Smith
housebreaking; Harry C. Williams,
William C. Brown, Albert c. Jennings,
Adolph L. Mills. Sterling S. Porter,
Roosevelt Lee, Albert w. Hill. Will
liam H. Brown, Floyd w. Brown,
Archie Hinton and Frederick D.
Hailstork, housebreaking and
larceny: Raymond E. Zen and Ray
mond c. Barrier, forgery and utter
ing; Isaiah Brown and Raymond E.
Lewis, false pretenses; James E. G.
kaufman, assault with intent to kill;
Edward Lewis, Edith I. Tyler, Hen
rietta Smith, Edward v. Dante,
Joseph E. Wright, Leonard H. Coch-
ran, Robert Wheeler, Joseph Adllo,
Hugh Collington, James j. Kirk.
Joseph Ledbetter, James w. Scott,
Paul Pearson, Robert Scott, Alfred
Sherman, assault with a dangerous
weapon: William H. Barber, sodomy;
Harry w. Turner, carnal knowledge;
Alfonce Scott and william Barnes,
violation of the Liquor Taxing Act
Of 1894; Lewis w. Gates, nonsupport
Of minor child. and George w.
johnson, larceny after trust.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
D. c. Building Unions
Add 5000 in Boom

The building boom in Washington
resulting from the defense program
has boosted membership in unions
affiliated with the Washington
Building and Construction Trades
Council from normal enrolment
of $4,000 to $4,000, according to an
estimate today by John Locher, Sec
retary of the council.
The influx of workers from other
cities has prevented any labor short
age, Mr.. Locher said. The rush to
build defense housing and offices
has even cut down employment in
few unions, including plasterers,
paper hangers, marble settlers and
slate and tile workers.
This has resulted, Mr.. Locher said,
from the increased use Of acous-
tical tile and other substitutes for
plaster, and from the use of various
pre-fabricated materials in con-
struction of defense housing.
The specialized workers. however.
are finding jobs by shifting to the
groups most in acknowledgements,
cement finiSherS, metal workers or
bricklayers. Plumbers and sheet
metal workers have been particu-
larly busy. Mr.. Locher said.
The council. it was said, is co..
operating with various building
contractors to distribute the work 50
as to avoid unnecessary AyofIs.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
5000 Bricks Sto|en:
.Two0ther Robberies
Puzzle D. T.. Police
Third British Embassy
Secretary Loses Coot
And Typewriter

Police were attempting to solve
today the robbery of the British
Embassy's Third Secretary; the
strange beating. gagging and rob-
bing of Washington resident, and
the theft of 5000 bricks-half
enough to build a house.
The 5000 bricks disappeared from
fenced yards of the United Brick
Corp, Bladensburg road and New
York avenue NE, police were told
by Andrew w. Walter, manager.
Employees of the firm said the bricks
had been left loaded on two trucks.
Some time during hours of dark
ness thieves slipped into the yard
and drove the trucks off to an un-
known unloading point-then re-
turned the empty trucks.
William B. Singleton complained
to police that four white men forced
their way into his home at 1915
Seventeenth street NV. at 11:30 last
night after he answered a knock
at the door They pummeled him,
police said, then bound and gagged
him. They packed a suitcase with
a tuxedo, raincoat and gray tweed
suit and departed with it and SIT.
Edward L. Westrop, British EN-
bassy Secretary, lost gloves. type
writer and coat, valued at $62, from
his car parked on Maine avenue
81 L. ,~L
said.
An agile holdup man leaped on
the running board of Isadore Stam-
ler's auto at Thirteenth and v
streets NV. last night. escaping
with S35 after flourishing a pistol
police reported. Mr.. Stamler was
bound from his store at Eighth and
v streets NV. to his home at 1927
Conduit road NV.
Evening star., 1941-11-12

to word from the LOudOun County
Hospital. where he was taken for
treatment. Miss Lucy Fisher, "a, of
Boyville, N. j., another passenger,
also was seriously injured. The car
struck telephone pole and over
turned on hill near the south
limits of LeeSburg.
Mr.. Bohrer, a plastering con-
tractor and his wife left today for
Leesburg. The body will be taken
to Berkeley Springs for burial
Couple Trapped in Car.
William Howard Thomas, White
House clerk, and his wife were
trapped for almost 20 minutes in
their automobile when 1t overturned
early today in Rock Greek Park,
police reported.
They were returning to their
home, 5425 Connecticut avenue
NV. from an American Legion
party when the car went out Of con-
troll on Blagden avenue near the
Rock Creek ford. police said. The
car hit a tree, then turned on its
left side, according to the report.
Passing motorists called park po-
lice, who pried open warped door
and took the 45-year-old World Wal
veteran and his wife, 40, to Walter
Reed Hospital. Their injuries in
cluded multiple decorations.
Auto Strikes Tree.
Another park accident happened
Just before midnight when car
driven by Hammond F. Henderson
35, of 5000 Connecticut avenue NV
ran off Military road west of Six
teenth street NV. and collided with
a tree. police said.
Maciovia Vargas, %, 3707 Wood
ley road NV. passenger, was
taken to Emergency Hospital with
back injuries, according to the police
report.
Shortly before noon today, Johr
Ghee, So, colored, GA @ street NV.
received a fractured leg when struck
by a taxicab as he was walking
across Seventh street NV. at the
corner of Rhode Island avenue. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Two colored men, Isaac Tryee, So
2309 Ontario road NV, and James
Combashner, IS, 1919 Benning road
NE. were thought to have fractured
skulls at Casualty Hospital today
after an accident yesterday near
Largo, Md.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. PA
proposal that Montgomery County
public school children be given an
hour OF religious instruction each
week was before the County Board
Of Education today.
The suggestion was advanced yes
terdav by a delegation of KensIng-
ton ministers representing all de-
nominations. The clergymen pro-
posed that the children be released
for religious instruction with the
approval of their parents and the
parent teacher associations" The
board decided to give the matter
further study before taking action,
The board was asked that the
auditorium OF the Woodside School
be made available for religious
services of the Free Methodist con-
gregation. Temporary use of the
Bethesda Elementary School also
was sought for the senior depart
ment of the Presbyterian Church
School pending completion of an
addition to the church. These mat
tiers will be discussed with repre-
sentatives of the two groups before
final action.
1t was reported by the Building
Committee that bids on revised plans
Evening star., 1941-11-12

Totals to date --- 81 81
In November, Beware Of:
l. The hours between 4 and 6
pm. Six Of the nine traffic vic
Tins in November last year were
killed within this tvo-hour pc
riod.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November, 1910, while
doing this.
3. Inclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while it was raining
or misty.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Religious Teaching Is Urged
For Montgomery Students

for a cafeteria and shop building for
Richard Montgomery High School,
Rockville, and for additions to the
Ken Gar and Ounce Orchard
Schools will be opened Friday. No
bids were received for these colored
schools when first advertised for
some weeks ago
Appointments of teachers to posi-
tions vacated since the last meeting
of the School Board were approved
as follows: Florence Kirby, Gath
ersburg School, Louise M. Lamont
Takoma Junior High; Adelaide S
Bechtet. Leland Junior High; Jesse
Benton Mills and Mrs. Thelma Koci-
var, Takoma Junior High; Kenneth
Clark. Richard Montgomery High;
Mrs. Joy c. Duey, Sherwood High
Geraldine H. Coleman, Glen Echo
Alice r. Howard, Bethesda Ele.
mentary: John B. Mahon.' East Be.
thesda Elementary; Mrs. Thelma B
Stuart. Woodside, and Mary A. Tut
hill, Rockville Elementary.
The board authorized the sale OF
the site Of the abandoned school al
Boyds to Mrs. Nancy Sheppard fol-
500. A petition was received from
the trustees of the Rockville Colored
High School for additional class
rooms for next year.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Youth and Two Girls
Are Indicted in
Browning Death
Teen-A9e AIexodrio Trio
To Go on Trial Nov. "a
Before Hartford Court
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOClsleO frSSS.
BEL AIR. Nd, Nov. l2-Three
teen-age Alexandria tVaD young
people, indicted by the Hartford
County grand jury for the Staying
Of Granger G. Browning. North
Carolina carpenter. are expected to
70 on trial in Circuit Court here
the week beginning November "a.
Walter E. Bennington. Hartford
County sheriff. said he expected to
advise the three-Herbert H. Cox,
jr.. 16; Ida May Price. Is, and Leona
Ellen Cunningham. l4-of the in
dictments sometime today.
The sheriff was notified officially
of the jury's action yesterday, but
said he withheld the information
from the young people because Of
the ArInistice Day holiday.
Brownings body. with a bullet
through the head, was found Octo-
ber is in thicket near ConoWingo,
Nd, after Cox and the girls were
taken into custody at Portland, Me,
where they had fed in the carpen-
ter's automobile.
The three young people lived at
an Alexandria trailer camp with
their parents, and told police they
decided to run away from home
Browning also lived at the camp.
Sheriff Bennington said a man
returned here Monday night from
Mercer, Pa, was ordered held by
States Attorney D. Paul McNabb
as a material witness. The sheriff
said the man told of introducing
Browning to Cox and the girls and
helping arrange for them to accom-
pany Browning when they left
home
The man was flown here from
Mercer in company with Sheriff
Bennington and Sergt. j. j. Cas-
sidy OF the Maryland State police.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Annapolis Approves
Parking Meter Use
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 12.-Park-
ing meters of the penny-nickel va
riety will be installed in the busi-
ness section of Annapolis.
The city council. unanimously ap-
proving a resolution providing for
the devices. authorized Its Street
Committee to lay out parking meter
zones.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Old Tobacco Sold

DANVILLE. Va. (P).-Even the
auctioneer looked puzzled at the pile
of tobacco which E. NJ. Gum
brought in. 1t was knocked down
for sl30.66, or $3.50 per 100 pounds.
1t was declared to be in good condi-
ton, although Mr.. Gum said it
had been hanging in a barn since
1892 when buyers refused to bid
on il.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Shot Misses: Robbit Dies

OSWEGO, N. Y. P.-The shot
that Hunter Earl E. Manwaring
fired at the bunny missed-but the
rabbit dropped dead. The fleeing
quarry ran headlong into . tree
and broke ~ neck.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Astronomers Make
Their Own Glasses
By the Associated Press.

ITHACA, N. Y.-The star-gazers
at Cornell University are learning
to make telescopes and grind their
own optical lenses.
Several 4 and IL inch rejecting
instruments are under construction
and will be powerful enough to show
details on the moon and some of the
planets.
Evening star., 1941-11-12

which he was re-
turning from a
visit to relatives
in B er k e | e y
Springs, w. Va.
overturned neal
Leesburg, Va.
The driver OF
the car. Chester
Culp. 80, W h G
live d a t t h e
Bohrer h o m e
1873 Utah street.
Arlington, was
an uncle of the
youth. He was
s e 7 i o u S ! Y in
iured, according
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Arlington Student
Dies in Auto Crash
NearLeesburg
Car Hits Pole, Turns Over;
Driver and Women
Seriously Injured

Harry Leon Bohrer jr.. l5-year-
old student at Washington-Lee High
School, Arlington, was killed in
stantly last night when the car in
Evening star., 1941-08-17

perfect description of yourself - except for
swiping fish"
He grinned. Reds" he said, Il like you.
You're fast on your feet. You've got spirit.
| think I'll take you to dinner tonight"
You met me just three weeks ago, Mr..
Hawley. The first thing you said was, Hello,
Reds And the second was, How about din
ner tonight My name is still Miss Collins
and I'm still not hungry"
What should have said when met you?"
Why - why, you might have treated me
with little respect. You might have said,
we'll - How do you do. Miss Collins. 1t was
awfully nice of you to get my Office ready for
me- - or, well, something like that"
GET the idea," he said, grinning. And
now that have, let's have dinner tonight at
the Lake Casino Reds"
Il, personally" she said, would rather
split a fish with George"
George won't be swiping any more fish
for while. think managed to denote him
to house cat"
Francesca peered up into the tree. George
was sitting on the highest branch which could
support him. He seemed rather lost and for
lorn. like last years bird nest.
IN walk you over to my building" Brad
said. You ought to help me receive the press,
anyway. I'm showing them that new act |
worked out with Kali" He took her arm,
and Francesca went with him. There was
nothing else to do, short of leaving without
her arm. He told her, About our dinner to-
night, I'm going to reserve table right at
Casino. I'll have orchids waiting for you and
champagne, and -
Il told you I'm not going with you
Il know you did, he said solemnly but
you'll want to peek in, won't you? Just to
see if I'm waiting there for you? Just to see
if really ordered the orchids and alp"
Ridiculous" Francesca said.
1t was just the sort of trick she might have
expected from him. 1t was a trap. If a. girl
gave way to curiosity, she would be throwing
away her self-respect and admitting she was
fool about a man. Brad would love that.
There were quite few girls who acted like
fools over Brad, and he treated them very
casually. Probably he lost interest once he
had tanned them. Well, he'd have to invent
better trap than that for her.
They walked to the building which Brad
had taken over for his lions and tigers. He had
partitioned off one end for their cages Each
cage opened into barred runway, which cut
through the partition and led into the thirty
two-foot performing arena. Brad entered the
arena to check the position of the pedestals,
blocks. and other equipment on which his
animals performed.
As Francesca watched, George approached
and practiced tying himself into knots around
her ankles. She stroked his fur thinking sadly
of the great reputation George had once
owned. During the few months she had been
ZOO press agent, she had heard amazing
rumors about George
Rumors that he had once had a feud with
Evening star., 1941-08-17

deep vibration of sound close behind him.
George had never been taken in twice by the
same trick. He tenSed, whirled around, and
prepared to spring at the mans ankles
Something was wrong. There were four
ankles, not two. And they were tawny -colored
with striped markings George looked up
slowly. Not more than foot from his eyes
was the face of tigress. 1t was a big face
1t was painted yellow and black, like Chi
nese lantern, and it swayed gently from side
to side.
Outside the arena, people began shout
ing. Brad snatched up one of his kitchen chairs
and whip. and sprinted for the safety cage
which opened into the arena.
George knew nothing of this His tail
swelled. He watched three-inch claws working
in and out of tawny paws.
The Chinese lantern of face stopped sway
ing, Greenish- yellow eyes blinked at him.
The tigress shifted with the noise of a loco
motive letting off steam A red mouth, fenced
with teeth, yawned open. The mouth moved
closer, and a huge red tongue licked Georges
face
George choked and sputtered. because it
was a very big and very wet tongue He
braced his legs wide apart. and faced the
tongue like a skipper squirting into nor
easter.
"A VOICE which may have been Francescas S,
spoke up from corner 1t said, Il bet that
biu touub fiorecc ic Iaatb ~,
The representatives of the press snickered.
Photographers jammed plate holders into
speed cameras, and began taking flash Shots
Brad hurried to break up the tableau, but he
was too late to get any of the credit. Kali
lifted her head, snarled at the flash bulbs,
and loped back into the runway.
Brad turned to the press and said apollo
getically, Don't judge Kali by this, fellows.
She just happened to be in good mood.
Five minutes from now she might bat this
alley cat right out from under his fleas''
Maybe" said reporter. this tigers
afraid of fleas. Yuh know, feas bite"
IF any of you think Kali's harmless"
Brad said, IN let you come in this arena
and see for yourselves
The mysterious voice heclled, Maybe
this guy needs whip and chair; l don't
Give me saucer of milk and II take on this
tiger"
Brad WINGED. tried not to hear the laugh
ter, and turned to George. Get out" he
said hoarsely. Scat"
George hunched his back and his tail
fluffed out to the proportions of shillelah.
His eyes glared like yellow caution signals
He did not move.
Brad's control snapped. He lunged for
ward to teach George lesson. 1t was a ter
rible mistake. At close quarters catching
George was like trying to pin down piece
of gray fluff with an air hose 1t was even
worse when George elected to make a race
of it, because he zoomed around the arena
pedestals like racing plane circling pylons.
Sometimes it was difficult to tell who was
chasing whom. The photographers loved it.
S-l7-<I
Evening star., 1941-08-17
George looked UP slowly. No.
more than q foot from hi. eyes
wos the face Of a tisress
II Short Story Complete in This Issue

- tiger. He had found an empty panther
~ cage in the Geological Gardens and
was proving back and forth in it. As he paced
along, he rubbed his near jowl against each
iron bar in proper big cat fashion. He was
not very expert at the jowl-rubbing trick.
His jaw had already started to ache from
humping across the bars, but he did not
weaken.
Francesca Collins, press agent for the ZOO,
paused to admire him. You re doing nicely,
George" she said. I'D throw you an early
Roman martyr if had one handy"
A voice behind her said derisively, You'd
do better to throw him mouse, Reds, and
let them fight it out
Francesca knew. without looking, who had
spoken Most men were slightly in awe of
her, because she was tall and cool and poised.
Only one person had dared call her Reds"
since she outgrew middle blouses. Brad
Hawley. The Brad Hawley. The first man in
circus history to exhibit fifty lions and tigers
in one cage. He had been inflicted en- the zoo,
at the close of the circus season. for publicity
reasons. He was to make feature picture in
Hollywood in two months or so, and it was
easier for him to keep in the public eye in
large metropolitan ZOO than in the small town
where he usually went into winter quarters.
Francesca had been excited when she had
heard that Hawley was coming. She had vol
unfairly taken On the job of getting an Office
ready for him. If she had had to do it over
again, she would have prepared cage.
George is the best animal around here"
she snapped. IF he was one of your tigers,
you d be the one jumping through hoops"
George" he said, rs just a rabbit looking
for haircut He's ninety per cent bluff and
the rest yowl I'll show you"
He stepped close to the cage. waited until
George turned away, and then uttered a hor-
rible noise. 1t began with deep vibration,
and swelled louder and louder until it ex-
ploded into salvo of tiger roars.
George jumped four feet straight up into
the air When he hit the floor of the cage he
changed from fluffy cat into long gray blur.
The blur smoked through the bars and
scorched up the trunk of a handy tree.
You ought to be ashamed" Francesca
said.
"An l did," Brad said, slightly abashed,
was sort OF clear my throat at him."
ANY man who clears his throat like that
ought to have his head examined"
LOOK, Reds, wouldn't have done it ex-
cept that George has been getting in my hair.
He's always trying to bite my ankles
She looked down at his ankles. He was
wearing riding boots, and the mahogany sur
face of the leather over one ankle was marred
by three jagged scratches.
Did George do that?" she gasped.
Brad snorted, George would like to pre-
tend he did. That Royal Bengal of mine,
Kali did it. The trouble with George is that
he thinks he owns this ZOO. He swipes fish
from the seals and sasses the timber wolves.
He struts around as if all the big animals were
Gagged just to protect them from him. He
needs to be taken down peg
What you've just said Mr. Hawley, is a