Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1929, Page 4

MCORMICK SUIT | DEVELOPS BATTLE Attorneys Clash Over Testi- mony of Defense Psychiatrist. By the Associated Press. SANTA BARBARA, Calif, November 23.—Counsel for Harold F. McCormick and Mrs. Anita McCormick Blaine, con- testing a legal effort of Mrs. Katherine McCormick to oust them as guardians of Stanley McCormick, 54-year-old in- competent multi-millionaire, prepared today to plunge further into Freudian doctrines and the intricacies of psychi- atry brought out in yesterday's testi- mony of defense witnesses. Court was ordered convened for a two-hour session only. Mrs. McCorinick, wife of the invalid, seeks to have herself appointed sole custodian of the ailing man and administrator of his $50,000,- 000 estate, displacing the brother and sister, now co-guardians. She charges that her husband’s estate is being dis- sipated in the payment of exorbitant medical fees, and challenges the benefits of the treatment being accorded him. Psychiatrists Testify. ‘Three psychiatrists, one of them Dr. Edward J. Kempf of New York, Stanley McCormick’s_personal physician, testi- fled for the defense yesterda Cross-examination” of Dr. Adolph Meyer, psychiatrist_and patholegist, of New York, on his knowledge of Freud and the latter's beliefs, by Newton D. Baker, chief of counsel for Mrs. McCor- mick, led to a clash between attorneys. Oscar Lawler of counsel for the de- fendants twice objected to the line of questioning as immaterial and touching upon matter not put in evidence. Su- perior Judge Willlam G. Dehy sustained the objection after warm argument. Baker called upon Dr. Meyer to ex- plain_“transference,” which in direct testimony he had described as a feeling established between physician and pa- tient, based on confidence and sym- pathy. Shifting of Affection, “Does not transference shift the pa- tient's affection for his family toward his physician?” Baker asked. “Yes, it transfers those feelings previously existing between the patient and relatives.” Dr. Meyer, in relating a conversation between himself and Stanley McCor- mick at the McCormick Monte Cito estate near here last week, referred to the wealthy incompetent’s past life, when he was engaged in the harvester manufacturing business in Chicago, founded by his father, the late Cyrus H. McCormick. “I suggested he might better have made greater division of labor and pleasure in his earlier days,” the wit- ness said. Was Urged to Work. “He replied, ‘Mamma urged too much for me to carry papa’s work. She wanted me to do too much. It did not tend to develop my character.’ " Dr. Meyer had Stanley . McCormick under his care from 1906, when the multi-millionaire was adjudged incom- petent, until 1926. Prior to 1926 he described him as having been “suscepti- ble to great outbursts that might be- come violent,” while now he “was “strikingly more relaxed,” physically more active and nearly normal of speech. 2 MEN KILL EACH OTHER IN ALABAMA HOTEL ROOM Business Man and Unidentified In- truder Have Deadly Combat—At- temped Robbery Probable Cause, By the Associated Press. DECATUR, Ala., November 23.—Henry Davidson, 35, Decatur business man, and an unidentified man shot each other to death last night in a room in a hotel here, The stranger, masked, had been shot five times, while six shots took effect in Davidson’s body. The shooting occurred just inside the door of Davidson’s room. Davidson's body was found lying across the threshold, while that of the intruder was found just ‘outside the door in the hallway. Davidson, alive when found by the clerk of the hotel, gasped “He got me” before becoming unconscious. No marks of identification were found on the stranger’s clothing. Sheriff Evans said he noticed an odor of tear gas when he first entered the room and that he later found a tear gas cartridge. He sald robbery ‘appar- ently was the motive for the attack. ‘The sheriff said the unidentified man had been seen loitering around the lob- by of the hotel earlier in the night. MONT PELEE SMOKE PRESAGES ERUPTION 'Outpouring of Lava From Volcanic Cone Is Expected Soon. By the Associated Press. FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, No- Vember 23.—Observers at Mont Pelee today were practically certain an out- pouring of lava from three vertical clefts in the volcanic cone on the St. Pierre side was imminent. Burning ash and sulphuric gases pre- vented any one approaching the vol- cano, which has been increasingly active during the past few days. Eruption of ash and cinders has sometimes reached an altitude of 12,000 feet and has con- tinued for considerable periods. Last night there was a new mani- festation, Jurid clouds pouring out. GETS LONG F;RISON TERM.| Weelthy Clubman Sentenced 1 to B0 Years for Felonious Attack. LOS ANGELES, November 23 (#).— Clayton C. Stafford, wealthy clubman and grain_dealer of Elmonte, was sen- tenced to San Quentin Prison yesterday for 1 to 50 years for an alleged criminal attack on his secretary, Miss Rae Schade, 21. Stafford’s attorneys immediately gave oral notice of an appeal. Testimony at the trial was that Staf- ford lured the girl to a lonely cabin in Turnbull Canyon and there attacked her. In his defense he claimed his ar- Test was a frame-up to force money from him and that the girl willingly accepted his advanc indow Shade Made to Order. Get Qur ‘Low - Factory Prices and Save Money MCDEVIT FOR RENT Two Bedrooms, Liv- ing Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bath and Re- ception Room. Electric Refrigeration. THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Rd. California Turkey Arrives for Hoover Thanksgiving Dinner President and Mrs. Hoover have been assured of a big turkey din- ner on Thanksgiving day. A 35-pound gobbler raised by P. A. Bryant of Stockton, Calif., arrived at the White House yes- terday with Mr. Bryant's card at- tached to the crate and with his expressed good wishes for a happy Thanksgiving. According to the shipping marks on the crate, this prize gobbler of Mr. Bryant's lost five pounds in transit. The turkey was turned over to one’of the White House attaches to feed and otherwise care for un- til the time arrives for his killing. HONORS AWARDED INFELD OF RADIN Two Scientists to Receive Gold Medal From Radio- logical Society. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 23.—For their work in the field of radium and X-ray treatment, Dr. Joseph Colt Bloodgood of Baltimore and Dr. Russell L. Haden of Kansas City will be presented with the gold medal of the Radiological So- clety of North America. Announcement of the award—the highest within the gift of the soclety— was made today by Dr. MacMillan J. Hubeny of Chicago, president of the soclety, The presentation will be made at the society’s fifteenth annual meet- ing in Toronto, Ontario, opening De- cember 2. Dr. Bloodgood, clinical professor ot surgery at Johns Hopkins University, is given the award for his work in the study of “Bone Malignany; Its Diag- nosis and Treatment by Means of X-ray and Radium.” Dr. Haden will be_hon- ored for his research work in X-ray study of dental infection. Three years ago he was awarded the bronze medal of the American Medical Association for research in dental bacteriology. Only 18 persons have been awarded the Radiological Society’s gold medal, including Mme. Curie of France, The study and treatment of cancer will be the outstanding topic at the five-day meeting of the soclety, which vsv:u!ebe the first outside the United ates. ——— PLANTER IS CONVICTED IN SLAYING OF WOMAN Murder of Tenant Widow Result of Quarrel Over Debt of $1.53. By the Assoclated Press. HERNANDO, Miss,, November 23— Lioyd Morgan, 30, wealthy planter, was convicted last night of the murder of Mrs. Mattie Sowell, widowed tenant on his plantation, in a quarrel over a debt of $1.53. The jury recommended mercy. Sentence was not passed and the court announced it would rule on a motion for a new trial today. Morgan's young wife and their two children were at his side when the verdict was returned. Morgan testified the shooting of Mrs. Sowell was acci- dental and that his gun fired while the woman struggled with him. Eight-year-old Sadie Sowell, who wit- nessed the shooting, testified Morgan knocked her mother down with his pistol, shot her as she lay on the ground and drove away. 25 natural and silver. Fur Coats, THIRD FLOOR. 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