Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1927, Page 4

CROARKIN CHILDISH, GIRL TELLS JURY Dentist and Relatives Also Testify to Eccentricities of Slayer of Boy. By the Associated Press. 5 CHICAGO, March A dentist, a | law school student and the mother and | sister of Harold J. Croarkin's girl| friend, vesterday added their descrip tions of Croarkin as “unusual and un developed™ in the courtroom. where he i« charged with slaying 6-year-old Walter Schmith. ir. The alleged eccentricities of Croar-| kin are stressed by his attorneys as u | basis for tne introduction of the tes timony of psychiatrists. Throughout his 26 vears, Croarkin has acted queer, according nesses. The mother and sister Agnes Furlong, the young woman to whom Croarkin formerly was atten- tive and to whose home he rushed immediately after he slew the child. testified they regarded Croarkin #si eccentric and childish, despite his mature vears. Dentist Gives Testimony. | Dr. Francis Gorman, the dentist. | said he thought it strange when Croarkin's father made all arrange- ments for dental work, while the young man stood by without a word. The dentist testified that Croarkin could not answer guestions intelligent- Iy or rry on a conversation. Daniel Lamont. senior in law at Loyola University. captain of last year's foot ball team, testified that While he and Croarkin were in the same class the defendant would “sit his head in his hands, rather de- ssor called . jump up as it rtled out of a dream.” Mrs, Nellie Johnson, sister of Miss Furlong, testified that Croarkin be- haved childishly when he visited Miss Furlong ital. She said she had heard Croarkin several times threaten to kill a doctor who had charged him $100 for telling him he was suffering from a serious disease. Mrs. James Furlong. mother of Mrs, Johnson and Agnes, corroborated parts of her daughter's testimony. Slayer Neatly Clad. Croarkin sat in the courtroom, hair combed, face shaven and clad neatly Miss Furlong and Croarkin's three sisters, Mrs. Bernice Zahringer, Miss Dorothy Croarkin and Croarkin's twin, Hortense, probably will lie called to testify further as to the young defendant’s alleged eccentrici- les. ! Dr. William Lorenz, Maxmillian J. Hubeney, X ¢ spe- cialist, und others are on the defense’s witness list. FRUIT MEN FAVOR LAW. Virginia Meeting for Compulsory Grading and Packing. Special Dispatch to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va., March 5.— A representative number of Loudoun County fruit growers attended a meet- ing here yesterday in the interest of the bill prépared by the Virginia State Horticultural Society, which the General Assembly will be asked to enact for a compulsory fruit grading and packing law applicable to all fruit offered for sale in closed packages. Fruit not so graded and inspected would have to be sold as unclassified. . Prof. F. A. Motz, extension horti- ecuiturist of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and local growers spoke. . Luray Legion Officers Chosen. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., March 5.—At the election by the Miller-Campbell Post, American Legion, Denver F. Aleshire was made commander, Raymond L. Kendrick, vice commander; Hubert Strickler, finance officer; Darrell F. Holmes, adjutant; C. C. Mason, serv- ice officer; A. A. Grove, historfan; Rev. Dennis Whittle, chaplain, and {and | Special Dispatch to The Star. March 5.—The contract for the grad- :Judge Cancels Flogging of Wife-Beater . And Prosecutor Raises a Protest| TITLE TO BE DEBATED| p Associated Press B Md.. March By th > IN. meidy. first Talbot Count; D nan days, may escape the ibed Thursday 8. Orem after sleeping over it since Civil Wa 10 lashes Magistrate Frank The magisoat the sentence, decided to reconside had Donnelly's commitn Faulkner. Do FURNITURE HEARING | ENDS SECOND MONTH, | Special Dispatc Two More Witnesses Deny Collu- | sion in Government's Anti-Trust | | Suit Accusing 79 Firms. | By the Associated Press CHICAGO. March & witnesses yesterday denied on the part of 79 furniture manufac- | turing concerns and 65 individuals on | trial, charged with violating the Fed eral anti-trust law. When court was adjourned over the week end it marked conciusion of the second month of the trial, and the end | was not in sight PROMINENT LYNCHBURG CIVIC WORKER EXPIRES| Two mo Widow of Max Guggenheimer on Way to Pacific Coast When Strick- en at St. Paul, Minn. By the Associated Press LYNCHBURG, Va.. March 5. Bertha Virginia Guggenheimer, of Max Guggenheimer and Lynch- burg's foremost woman in philan- thropic and civic affairs, died sudden- Iy Thursday in St. Paul, Minn., where she and her niece heim of New York, were stopping en | route to the Pacific Coast. Her death was due to heart disease, according to & telegram received here, and N. S. Guggenheimer left | immediately to accompany Mis. Lind- heim to Lynchburg, where funeral | sarvices will be held Monday, with Dr. Stephen A. Wise of New York, noted Jewish leader, in charge. Mrs. Guggenheimer, unostentatious- 1y and quietly, was a large contrib- utor to charities here and elsewhere and there were several movements in which she took exceptional interest, among these the organization for rehabilitation of Palestine, to which she was a generous Subscriber, and the National Playgrounds and Recre- ation Assoclation, of which she was a member and contributor to all of its interests. FIRE CHIEF GRAY RESIGNS. Lack of Co-operation Given by Riverdale Department Head. Mrs, | ido | RIVERDALE, Md., March 5.—At a meeting of the mayor and common council last evening, William C. Gray, chief of the Volunteer Fire Depart- ment, resigned, and his resignation was accepted. lle had served since organization of the department in 2 Chief Gray gave lack of co-opera- tion as the cause of his resignation. The council will confer with the firemen on the selection of a new chief. . Charity Ball Success. Special Dispatch to The Star. SUITLAND, Md., March 5.—Mark- ed success attended the recent charity ball given under auspices of the sick and relief committee of the Suitland Improvement Association at the Suitland Community House. Grading Contract Awarded. Special Dispatch to The Star. VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va., Leon ‘ old wife. Magistrate I | : be sentenced to the whipping post [oniy for bruwl cases, and he had de- | by | | will be .| the collusion | !} STAR. WASHINGTON. |“MOST HISTORIC CITY” THE EVENING D.¢C that ! hae ng been the slogan of Fredericks | burg and we take exception to your claim and send you a challenge to enter into a public debate as to the relative historic importance of Charles ton as compared to Frederickaburg with the possibie Intention of broad casting that debate.” The challenge was accepted | DIES PROTE.CTING BIRD. RICHMOND, Va. March 5. Fred Winchester Business Mau Shi wricksburg., Va., and Charleston, 8. C.. | pet From Cold, Contracting Ilness | both claimants to the title “America's ; | o Special Dispateh | most historie city,” will debate which | “"{ MANAGER PLAN FAVORED. | ™muvicivatity should hold that honor | artion In protecting w cansry bird ¢ near date, the \' State e near date. the. Virginia State | ¢, = yiyeey blanis produced aoute Mana was sentenced for be f8 18-vear | Fredericksburg and Charleston em said yester the whipping post \as intended | Would Ask Three Neutral Gov- ernors to Judge. day cided the beating administered to Mrx Donnelly was not brutal. Stute's Henr has prote legality of the magistrate's in recaliing the commitment, and has stated his in t to the attorney gen feantime Donnelly is in jail H. Balch | Maioh of Commerce announced | anation of the neat of the lunks, Rober( Leo (iray, chenter husiness civie worker, yesterdny Mr. Gray had purchased w cannis. | to be presented to his wife " he loft his place of business last Tuesday evening with the bivd in | cage he ran through cold, Iyl|||u;| winds to keep the bird from freezing on the way. By tha time he reached home he was alnost exhausted und | hig death ensued 48 hours late | and congention | the death of | 1,0 Win | and | vesterday he debate was precipitated through the board of directors of the Krod ericksburg Chamber of Commerce, which objects to Charleston's use of | the title. The tentative plans. as an nounced by the State Chamber of Commerce, ave that three governors of neutral States will be asked to be ssas May Change Form of 7 causing Municipal Government. e Wi, ehureh e wan, ch town council un Monday a resolution favoring # change in the form of the municipal government to that of the town manager plan The change has ulso heen indorsed | judges. by the Kiwanis Club and a petition | Sidney I.. Scott, president of the presented to Judse Brent at |hoard of directors of the Fiedericks- April term of the Circuit Court | burg Chamber of Commerce, wrote ing that an election be held on |[on February 26 to Coleman . Mar matter as in utive tary of the Chailes MWoodward & Lothrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets COLORFUL COTTONS Appear with the First Spring Sunshine pray 1 Paris designers have created many charming {rocks of these delightfully varied, colorful cottons—smartly dressed women at fashionable resorts are wearing them—and here, The Cotton Dress Goods Séction is veritably “abloom™ with these lovely new cottons for your choosing. SWISS ORGANDIES have a crisp sheerness that is altogether delightful in summery frocks—and one may choose from a variety of lovely pastel colors or fower-prints. Plain Organdies, 65¢c, 75¢ Printed Organdies, 75¢c, $1, $1.25 NOVELTY EMBROIDERED SWISS VOILES are extremely important, and one finds such great variety both in de- sign and colorings—single dots, group dots, dainty flower designs and minute figures— $2.25, $2.50, $3 Plain Dotted Voiles, $1.75 FLOWER-PRINTED VOILES of chii- fon sheerness are very lovely in their flower colorings on gay backgrounds— $1 yard PRINTED LINENS are fashioning frocks as well as the smart short coats to be worn over plain-color linen frocks —and the designs are interestingly smart— $1.75 yard SATURDAY, MARCH 5. 1927. WIFE SUES POLICEMAN. iNeighb()rs Give Cruelty Chargea Against charies| A Chicken Shower H. Bradley, in Arlington. ; | 'BOOTLEGGERS OFFERED IMMUNITY IN PROBZ TO Thieve89 viclim;}ligher-u;h Sought by Court at Hagerstown, Md.—Prisoner Takes Matter “Under Advisement.” ch to The Star March Judge n of the fourth ju- uit vesterday offered fmmui- 3 I convicted bootleggers who would divulge the identity of the | “higher-.ups” in the liquor traffic irt Hagerstown and Washington County “If vou will tell the authorities | where you are getting the liquor which town. The fund supplied was nearly |Y0U Peddle. T will gramt you freedom IATRGenoLEh (o coms { under paroles,” Judge Wagaman an- = e | nounced when counsel for Benjamin “ | Diggs. who pleaded guilty to a lquor Twenty-seven days left to file your ndictinent, asked for leniency for his Shsaish ket tatabt | personal tax return. Automobiles | client. The court said he would make o Rl ar troubles the salt tax | bought on the installment plan must | the same proposition to every liquor iiver e nt vea, was $9.347.000. in |be returned by the persons buying | violator brought before him. Diggs monthe bl previous 12 | them if the cars were in their posses: | took the proposition under advise- R ! sion on January 1, 1927. nt Special Dispateh to The Star CLARENDON, Va., suit' for divorce has be Clreult Court of Arih Mys. Alice B, Bradley i H Bradiey, motor cyel No. 4 precinet, W Mrs ourt lusued an ‘ Mareh 5o A 1 fled in the | Cotinty Special Dispatch to The Star OXON HILL, Md., March 5 Mrs. Amanda Middleton, whose chicken roosts were recently rob- bed 0 hens, was given a “chick shower by friends at the ‘home of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Pyles. There was music and refresh- ments, and guests from out of i alnmt ¢ policem “hington, 1, of Bradley from e capled by his w 3 she and from rferving with or het wny. Mrs ing and Printing. A hear g on the njunction will be held Maren 17, Tha divorce sult will come up at the April term of the court Hoodmard & Lothrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets THE TWO-PIECE DRESS -Has Proven Itself a Most Popular Fashion ing of Addison avenue from Mount Vernon boulevard to Jefferson Duvis Highway, nine-tenths of a mile, has Joseph Salde, sergeant-atarms, The ’p::t is planning a get-together meet- SMALL-PATTERNED PRINTED COTTONS —_— D. C. Driver Heavily Fined. Special Dispatch to tar. BALTIMORE, rch §5.—Fines totaling $200 and costs were imposed on Willlam W. Wood of Washington by Magistrate Lamkin in Traffic Court yesterday. Wood was charged with reckless driving. The accident oc- © January 25. Mrs. Lilliam Deems, 31 years old, was crossing the street, police say, when Wood's auto- mobile knocked her down. ST ROCKVILLE, Md., March elal).—Whether the Montgomery Coun ty Base Ball League will be in ex-| istence the coming season is expected 10 be decided at a meeting to be held in the courthouse here next Tuesday evening. ; A more adequate supply of water for fire-fighting purposes was con- aidered at the March meeting of the Dickerson Community League Thurs. day night. The feeling seemed to be upanimous that steps should be promptly taken to insure amp! in case of fire. The meeting ducted Dby the president, Loy Jones. Emory M. Coblenz of ¥ ethck. spoke. ev. Millard F. Minnick, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, officiated at the marriage here during the week of ‘William H. Wells of Oceanport, N. J., and Miss Ethel L. Darr of Fairfax, Va.. the ceremony taking place at the recto, The two Methodist churches at Clarksburg Sunday evening will begin a serles of union revival services in the Southern Methodist Church. The preaching will be by Rev. William B. Wate The Colonel Tench Tighlman Chap- ter, Daughters of the American Revo- lution, of this county, is arranging to conduct an essay contest among pub- lic schoois of the county. It will be in charge of the patriotic education | committee, of which Mrs. Enoch ¢ Johnson of Bethesda is chairman, and the subject selected is Edmund Burke and his sympathy with the American colonies. No essay submitted must be under 1,000 nor more than 1,500 words. The contest will close May 1. A license was issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here yesterday after- noon for the marriage of Philip . Carter, 22, and Miss Louise M. Kull- man, 19, both of Hyattsville, Md. Early next week bills authorizing bond issues for public school purposes, road construction, enlargement of the Rockville courthouse and other proj- ects will, it is understood, be introduced in the Legislature by the Montgomery County delegation. The total amount of funds to be thus raised has not, it is said, been definite- ly decided upon, but is expected to be definitely fixed at a conference to be held sometime before the Legislature reconvenes Monday night. It is known, however, that the bond issues to be suthorized will be heavy and may ag-| gregate $1.000,000 or iore. | The Young Women's . ¢ of | the Rockville Baptist ( last evel with Misses Martha ginia Roge: |been awarded to Morgan L. Johnson, and work will be started Monday. .| morrow night at the ope -|man Wri o IR ALEXANDRIA. LEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 (Spe- cial).—A sale at'public auction of all proper on which city taxes are owing for 1923, 1924 and 1925 will be held in front of the City Hall today at noon. Approximately $6,000 is still owing. In reference to the collection of 1926 taxes City Manager Paul Morton announced that $41,404.02 is delinquent. Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, a layman of Washington, will be the speaker to- ing of the parochial crusade in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church® of Braddock. Th= crusade will be carried on each night next week, ending on Friday. Other | national crusaders who will take part | are Dr. W. Sinclair Bowen, Col. John | H. Finney and Ogel Singleton. The services will be in charge of the rector of the church, the Rev. A. Hugo Blankenship, who will be assisted at | the opening service by the Rev. Pes Foster Hall, rector of St. Paul Church, this city. Mrs. Ida Wise Dead. lda V. Wise, 79 Mrs. ars old, | | widow of George Wise, and a daugh- | ter of the late James Egerton and | Phoebe Caverly Lowe Smoot, died y terday at her home in Rosemont. She | survived by three grandsons, | George Wise Darst, Thomas Campbell | Darst and Meade Darst, all sons « Bishop Thomas . Darst of Wilming- | ton, N. C. Funeral services will be | held Monday morning at 10 o'clock | from the home of the deceascd., and will be conducted by the Rev. Ernest M. Delaney, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. ‘William Morton, rector of the Christ Episcopal Church, Funeral services for David Milton French, 44 years old, who died on Thursday at the Alexandria Hospital, will be held this afterneon at the home on Russell road. The services | will be conducted by Rev. William J. | Morton, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, and burial will be Paul's Cemeter) Struck by Automobile. 3 Vernon Marsteller of Clarendon, Va., ran info Miss Sara Baumgardner last night on Russell foad, at Glendale, while driving toward ~ Alexandria. Marsteller had stopped behind a Washington-Alexandria bus discharg- ing passengers and waited until the passengers had alighted and starced across the road. Miss Baumgardner, however, became confused and started back and was struck. She was taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where it was found she was suffering more from ehock than injuries. All persons residing in this city and operating automobiles bearing District of Columbia tags will be summoned to Police Court. Joseph Lloyd, charged with driving an sutomobile while un der the infiuence of liquor, was fined | $100 and $20.50 costs in Police Court | by Judge this morz of cerry! 2un and lonious in St grand jury. Are Charmingly Used in Children’s New Frocks Everfast Printed Dimity Everfast Printed Batiste 36 inches wide 50¢ 39 inches wide 50¢ Printed Charmeusette Novelty English Prints 36 inches wide 58¢ 36 inches wide 65¢ Plain and Printed Year Round Zephyr 32 inches widei45¢ yard L] Corrox Dress Goops SECTION. Skcoxp FLOOR. IN OuR NEwWLY ENLARGED JEWELRY REPAIR SERVICE New-Fashion Jewelry Re-created From OId Quite frequently the possessor of a family heirloom or other old-fashioned jewels does not realize that they ‘can be made in artistic, new-fashion jewelry and yet retain the sentiment which is so often attached to them. And in our new Jewelry Repair Service we specialize in the re- creating of old jewels — offering you the service of skilled designers and artists, as well as fine workmanship and mod- erate price. In addition to recreating jewelry—The Jewelry Repair Service Makes to Order, Jewelry of every type Matches, Lengthens, Restrings Necklaces Makes Original Designs for Remounting Jewels Remodels Wedding Rings into new styles Metalizes Baby’s First Shoes, to preserve them Expertly Repairs Watches Repairs All-Types of Jewelry Replaces and Replates All Types of Silverware In brief, we are prepared to repair anvthing that one would expect to have repaired in a fine jewelry store. JewELry REPAIR SERVICE, FIRST FLOOR. The two-piece dress—a favorite for several seasons—has gained even greater popularity in its newer versions for Spring. Paris continues to inspire lovely new two-piece models—and nearly all women find the two-piece vogue a flattering one. Woodward & Lothrop offers an extensive and varied collection of two-piece frocks of these smart fabrics—jersey, flat crepe, crepe de chine, eameo crepe, chiffon and lace—for sports, for luncheon and tea—in fact, for every daytime hour. SKETCHED—Beige two-piece sports dress with Homespun jumper that fea- tures tapestry woven bands. The skirt is of pleated crepe de chine, $39.50. SKETCHED—Molyneux’s new two- piece afternoon dress of cadet blue, with the new side jabot, smart neckline and bow cuffs, $65. 1 Two-piece Sportswear Dresses ... ...$22.50 to $65 Two-piece Misses’ Dresses . .. . ...$16.50 to $42.50 Two-piece Women’s Dresses . . . . . .$29.50 to $42.50 ‘Two-piece Frocks from The Walnut Room. . $50 up Dress Sections, THIRD FLoor. Seriesof Lectureson “Careof Dogs” Beginning Monday and continuing throughout the week we have secured for you the services of Aleka and her owner, Mr. Calmer, who is a Dog Expert of national fame. The latter will give a series of informal talks daily in our Sporting Goods Section. At 10:30, 1:30 and 3:30. He will bg assisted by Aleka in various acts of obedience. Different Subjects each day TO THE DOG-LOVERS OF WASHINGTON: During this week that I am with Woodward & Lothrop, I shall each day take up a different subject of training, and hope that I may see many of you at the entire series; also that I may have an opportunity of meeting you after the talks, and of answering any ques- tions which may be troubling you regarding the proper training, feeding or general care of your pets. Sincerely yours, NC Cpteeey SporriNg Goops Secrion, Seconp Froor.