Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1928, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, WASHT NGTON. D. €. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1928. MUSIC A COUNTESS SINGS. JACKSON CLEARED OVER OWN PROTEST 2 sssncses o IDonm Ortensia, appeared in a rare AGTORS JOIN RITES FOR EDDIE FOY Judge Orders Acquittal With- out Hearing Defense Wit- nesses—Denounces Klan. Br the Ascociated Press INDIANAPOLIS, February 17.—Ed Jackson. unincumbered, today resumed his duties as governor. He was acquitted vesterday of the charge that he concealed an attempt to bribe former Gov. Warren T. McCray in 1923 to name James E. McDonald as Marion County prosecutor. A jury re- turned a directed verdict of not guilty Special Judge Charles M. McCabe ordered the acquittal when he sustained & defense motion which contended the State failed to prove that Jackson Robert I. Marsh, local attorney. and | Georg> V. Coffin. Marion County Re- publican chairman. had concealed the |Countess Piercy was instantly estab- | friends of the stage. alleged bribery by keeping McCray, ther “Sehnsucht en Fruchling Rev. Bernard Hale. pastor of the | governor, in fear. The statute of limi-{Was particularly lovely. The second Cathedral of Immaculate Conception | tations of two vears. thercfore, applied in the case. The indictment was re- turned last Fall State Affairs Neglected. For a week and a day the governor Was on trial and during that time was able to give State business little of his attention. Occasionally in the morning before court opened and after adjourn- ment at night he would go to the State ouse to aitend to pressing matters. It was over Gov. Jackson's protest The governor said he wanted H Nunnis, manager for Mr. Foy, his witnesses on the stand to and Monica Skellv., who supported the | Tefite statements of prosecution Wi Somedian in his act here. accompanie tesses. including former Gov. McCray Mrs. Fov that he personaily had put the alieged S g i bribe before McCray. In a statement : : the attorneys said Jackson was pre- U. S, TO“HSIS ES(‘S]"Q Drfl“‘"l“g' vailed upon 10 do their bidding because AMUSINE NEgTo s 'RBAN. N ¢ ) of Goffin and Marsh, who are scheduled preiation of t Shuee@ruc | DURESNC Netah Jeouih B iroe SEeb | L St <inger does | TUSFY 17 P\ —Five American tourists ‘The governor. however, will make particularly charmingly: old Tuscan. f‘r“fifl shore excursion yesterday from public his evidence as soon as the Venetian. Sicilian and Neapolitan airs. | (e steamship Laconia narrowly es- Marsh and Coffin cases have been dis- {0 of them arranged by Geni Sadero, (3bed drowning in the notorious posed of, the statement said. Defense the Italan. who is herself a delightful | ~Irishman's Pyl They were carried personality and interpreter of songs. | Out beyond their depth. For some attorneys believed the Jackson evidence “will convince fair-minded persons that the charge of any wrongdoing or criminal act on, his part is wholly without foundation in fact.” Prosecutor William H. Remy said bhe was not prepared to say whether the State would appeal from the Judge’s decision or what would be done with the cases of Marsh and Coffin. The closing minutes of the trial were & strain on the governor. For the first time he was affected visibly when Judge McCabe took most of the afi noon to study over his decision B the verdict finally s returned he gave the crowded courtroom his first smile since the trial began Judge McCabe. in his final decision condemned the Ku Klux fear of whose power. the State charged. kept McCray from revealing B charges he would n pending against him appoint McDonald prosecutor. Judge McCabe said he could not sec how any Governor of Indiana could jeved the Klan could have controlled vercicts in the courts. “Slime and Disgrace.” “I am perfectly aware of the slime and disgrace of that organization.” he said “There is no more regrettable bit of history in Indiana than the organization and participation in poli- tics of the Ku Klux Klan. It has Tesulted to the State of Indiana " The trial started February 8. The State used only seven witnesses Former Gov. McCray and his at James E Nocl. both testified son: then sscretary of sta McCray the $10,000 bribe. 3 Stephenson. former Klan grand dragon snd now serving a life term for mur- T, testified he was the donor of the in dishonor McCray. who refused it ttorneys filed the motion for A I"nour of song” in the garden room of the Mayflower Hotel yesterday after- noon. Although many of those in the | au ed m the social and music groups had theard ‘he countess frequently in the homes of her friends, and especially at | embassy affairs, including one at the Ttalian embassy when Signor Toscanini was here for a concert in January, this | charming lady’s beautifully cutivated | tones are all too seldom heard in pub- lic recitals before large groups. She is {A& musician who understands a great art, and as a result her program of united here last night to replace the ma beautifully songs little heard in this city. prepared and _sung. t it before the type of audience that | by_all present. In the first group of old Italian and 1 songs by Mozart, the skillful artistry of group of a_Pergolese song and four chansons d'Orleans. arranged by Fon- tenailles. was. perhaps, the most fasci- nating of the four groups. and it {brought unusual and exquisite songs to the attention of the audience. Then came a "V ne.” by Sgambati, and three Respighi songs. two of them ded- icated fo the singer Of these two. " had been sung here by singers. including_ Si- Si tu Veux™ or the first time in lovely songs Mildred Kolb Schultz. composer-accompanist. was at the piano. Panist in the admirable way in which she supplemented and emphasized the singer’s inter “Plaisir d’Amou ations. Martin] was the one encore H F. Missing Oarsman Located. CHICAGO. February 17 Lambert, the missing student of Co- lumbia University. who was depended to row stroke oar again in the Columbia crew, was located last night at the home of Dr. E. M. Holmes in Oak Park. a suburb. Lambert said he was recovering from an iliness and would leave Sunday to re-enter Co- lumbia and crew competition. mE L Silveremiths o° dicnce of Washingtonians distinguish- | Washington | met | the veteran comedian at a service con- | with marked success. She did not pre- | ducted by the Elks Lodge. inclined to be very spontaneous in | starred at the Orpheum Theater here showing appreciation. but there was no | until his death vesterday continued, the doubt that it was thoroughly enjoyed Elks Lodge. of which he was a member, {held a chapel where his body | during the afternoon was filled with | and son of Lon E. partner of Mr Rosary. York. sang “Good- care of a nurse. was unable to attend | t funcral party shor for New Rochelle, | (#).—Eric | Stationers votice of New Location WoS WOT FOUND E"sfiv e, e BERRY & COMPANY SUCCESSORS TO (Formerly at 11th & F Sts. W) Now at 610 Thirteenth St. N.W. Purchacing & ified that he it — the alleged offer to i SR TR time their cries failed to attract at- tention. but they finally were rescued She showed the real art of the accom- | The Laconia left New York January 14 on an African cruise Kansas City Elks Hold Serv- ice Before Stage Veteran’s Body Is Taken East. Ry the Associated Pross. | KANSAS CITY, February 17.—Actors and theater officials assoclated with Eddie Foy during the closing vears of | nearly -a half century on the stage act closed by his death and to honor | While the program in which he The small lay in state brief ceremony. Hale, & dancing | Fov in 1887, said the | After the ks il Mrs. son McTe an. formerly an ger. who appeared with the 71- | actor many times in New Pal.” | had been under the | Mrs. Foy, who he services. However, she left with the Iy _before midnight Y.. the Foy home. ix of the ven Fov children were to in the party at Chicago. JEFFERSON HOTEL | ation, coing North or South. « elegance. Tefine oute Capital and Golf orivileges. Booklet xis Tours. n -equest WALLINGTON HARDY. Manager Owning and operating alto “The Belvedere, Baltimore The Monticello, Norfolk 6 I i i Diamond Merchante jmembers of the local club to attend a | president of the club. presided. Secretary of State Praises Lindbhergh In Personal Note Secretary Kellogg has sent a per- sonal message to Col. Lindbergh at St. Louls, congratulating him on the successful completion of his flight to Central and South America. “You have accomplished a great public service,” sald the Secretary of State, “in carrying the message of good will of the people of the United States to the governments Aand people of those countries. You have also performed a great service in the interest of aviation in dem- onstrating the feasibility of avia- tion as a means of communication between the American states.” PRAISES LINDBERGH. Air Hero Made Topic of Address} Before Lions Club. “No character in history ever gripped the imagination of the people as has Lindbergh,” declared Harry A. Culver, known as the builder of Culver City, Calif., in an “inspirational address” at a luncheon of the Lions Club in the Mayflower Hotel Thursday. Urging progressive thought and ac- tion, the speaker referred to the air- plane as an example of the progress of the time, and declared airplanes will be indispensable to commerce in the future. Caleb O'Connor, member of the club, read a sketch of the life of his fellow club member, Adam F. Arnold. Edgar M. Gerlach, member of the Baltimore Lions Club, extended an invitation to dinner of his club in Baltimore Feb- ruary 28. Dr. Thomas A. Groover, Excellent Corner Suitable for Gas Station All Signers Secured Near Government Buildings ONLY £12,000 See Mr. Renshaw Hedges & Middleton Incorporated 1412 Eye St Franklin will AIR PASSENGER LINE SEEN BY SUMMER Two Routes Planned From Kansas City to New York at Near Rail Fares. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 17.—Completion of plans for cross-country airplane service, virtually at railroad fare, was announced today by officials of the Yelloway Bus System. Operations is to start early in the Summer. ‘The planes are to be tri-motored and carry 12 passengers. The an- nouncement sai< that traveling time be- tween New York and Chicago will b2 reduced one-half. The new service is expectetd to be opened with two lines between Kansas City and New York, one route being via St. Louis and Pittsburgh, the other via Chicago and Cleveland. Roger W. Taggert, president of the Yelloway System, plane to be used has not been de- termined. Watson Blair Leaves $1,550,000. CHICAGO, February 17 (#).--To the widow of Watson F. Blair, capi- talist, goes the bulk of his estate of $1,550,000, the will filed for probate yesterday showed. Charitable bequests totaled $105,006 UNDER RALEIGH HABE said the make of | MISHAP TO CAR HALTS SUSPECTED RUM RUNNER Police Capture Driver and Cargo When Auto Goes Into | Ditch. The flight of an alleged rum-laden car through the city, closely pursued by two motor eycle policemen of the thirteenth precinct, ended about 11 o'clock Wednesday night just east of Blair road on Sligo Mill road, where the driver of the car was captured when he _swerved into a roadside ditch. The car was searched at the precinct station and found to have concealed in | the bottom 192 quarts of alleged corn whisky. The driver gave his name as Frank L. Sego, 26, of 4814 Seventh street. He was charged with transpor- | tation and second-offense possession of liquor. He will be arraigned in Police Court Saturday. | _ The officers, Horace W. Lineberg and | W. M. Sanders, sighted the car as it | passed Blair road and Rittenhouse | street at an excessive rate of speed. 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