Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1930, Page 5

*§1000 ESTATE * INVOLYED I SUIT Half-Sister Contests Will of Kohler Co. Official, Charging Plot. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, January 28.—Suit to . break the will of the late John B. Mur- hy, vice president of the Kohler Co., been filed by Mrs. Sarah Carroll, of_Milwaukee, Wis., a half-sister. The bill charges taht Mrs. May Dunn Murphy of Chicago, second wife of the plumbing manufacturer, conspired to inherit his estate, valued at $1,000,000. A representative of Mrs. Murphy said the charge was absurd and she was preparing to bring action against Mrs. Carroll for damages she said she had_suffered as a result of the suit. The charge against Mrs. Murphy set forth that she “caused or aided, by wrongful and skillful acts” the deaths of Murphy, his first wife, and their two sons, John B., jr., and Hallett. Murphy died last November, at the age of 73. The records of the health department show death resulted from “cancer of the mouth and neck.” Mrs. Rose Murphy, the first wife, died June 3, 1922—two_days after an appendicitis operation. Records further show that Hallett Murphy died in a Niles, Mich., sanitarium, January 11, 1927." He was 38 years old and death was attributed to alcoholism. No records were found in the death of John B, jr., but the complaint of Mrs. Carroli sets out that death resulted from wounds inflicted “by a gun fired by a woman.” The only date given was $some time” after his father remarried, @ June, 1923. whil® the bill charged that “ag=in and all infor Mrs. Murph: The suit further set out that the witnesses to the will were “influenced” by Mrs. Murphy and that she exerted duress to have herself named sole bene- ficiary. It also was charged that Murphy was mentally incompetent to make a will. ihe funeral was private ation was suppressed by Mrs. Meyrick Released From Jail. LONDON, January 28 (#).—Mrs. Kate Meyrick, night club proprietress and mother-in-law of two peers Who was sentenced January 29 last year for cor- ruption of police officials, was released from Holloway prison this morning. Wi MINER TO WHOM DOCTOR RACED DID LIKE FEAT Perilous Dash Through Midwinter Storm 25 Years Ago to Reach Lost Party Is Recalled. By the Associated Press. ELK CITY, Idaho, January 28.—Roy Burke, mifer, suffering from blood poisoning, whose life probably was saved by the daring of Dr. J. P. Weber and his companions, who last week mushed three days through a blizzard behind a dog team to reach him, made a sim- flar perilious dash himself a quarter century ago. It was learned here today that Burke rushed to the aid of the Carling party, lost in the Idaho wilderness in mid- Winter 25 years ago, with one member of the party severely wounded. Dr. Weber, whose trip last week was across rough country in temperatures of 30 to 50 degrees below zero, sent out word by a miner on snowshoes that Burke was expected to recover. INCREASED. PENSIONS URGED UPON SENATE Civil and Spanish War Veterans Would Be Benefited Under Bill. By the Associated Press. Increases of pensions to veterans of the Civil and Spanish Wars were approved yesterday in a report to the Senate by Chairman Robinson of its pensions committee of several bills to raise the present allowances. Under the Civil War measure, all pensions would be equalized at a rate of $72 monthly. These veterans, under existing law, are receiving $65 and $72. Pensions to widows of the Civil War veterans would be increased from $40 to $50, if they were married before 1920, and for heipless veterans the allowance would be $125. ‘The Spanish War bill would raise the present pension of $20 to $30 a month if the veteran is 55 years or older, and if 62 years old, it would be $50. Another measure would provide an increase in the pension for Mrs. Frederick Funston, widow of Gen. Funston, who would receive $3,600 a year instead of the $1,200 now allowed. Pipes for the distribution of coke- oven gas are to be laid between some of the largest cities in France. | committee from the West. THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1930. G. 0. P. CAMPAIGN BODY TO NAME AID Western Senator Will Be Chosen as Assistant to Moses, It Is Understood. By the Associated Press. For the first time the Republican senatorial campalgn committee, pre- sided over Senator Moses, of New Hampshire, going to have a vice chairman. The vice chairman has not been selected but it is understood among the committee members that he will be a Senator from the Western States and that he will have charge of the Re- publican senatorial campaign in those States. Senator Moses disclosed yesterday that he intended to leave sometime this Spring or Summer for a trip to Europe, saying a vice chairman would be necessary during his absence. He will return in time fof the campaign. There was some discontent among the “voung guard” members of the Republican senatorial committee at the recent reference by Moses to the rebel- lious Western independents of the party as the “sons of the wild jackass.” Senators Steiwer, Oregon; and Thomas, Idaho, are members of the campaign GERMAN COMMUNISTS ASSAULT NATIONALISTS Several Are Injured in Clashes Oc- curring Outside of Betlh{. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, January 28.—Communists were active Sunday at Several points near Berlin. Just outside of Koepinich several score, including women, bom- barded all passing automobiles with stones, accompanying the onslaught with cries of “Down, with Bourgeoise.” A number of motorists were injured before the police arrived and arrested nine of the Communists, including two women. Several hundred Communists in a small village near Potsdam besieged a restaurant where extreme Nationalists were meeting. They were beaten back and fled when the police appeared. Sev- eral arrests were made. At Nauen there was a collision be- tween Communists and members of the Steel Helmet. Several of the latter were ‘wounded. o American-controlled companies are mining coal in Poland. An ImPortant Announéement BLIND PRODUCTION ASSAILED BY HYDE Secretary Tells Farmers They Must Act Intelligently to Ef- fect Relief. By the Associated Press. Secretary Hyde told the farmers of the Nation yesterday that “blind pro- duction” was the bane of agriculture, Speaking over the National Broad- casting Co. network, the Secretary closed the broadcasting of the report on the 1930 agricultural outlook with the warning that governmental farm relief measures will be useless “unless each individual farmer intelligently plans his production.” Hyde said he wanted to emphasize that in order to obtain a higher level of prices than prevails now it appeared necessary to reduce rather than to in- crease 1930 production, and that the problem must be met on the farm. e O O e o e for Your Car New Material at Low Prices 3—Branches—3 MAIN OFFICE-6U & C.Sts. S.W. CAMP MEIGS-5™ & Fla. Ave.N.E. BRIGHTWOOD-592! Ga. Ave.N.W. are now Prepa.rins Wl’lat we l)e].ieve W;.ll _the most interestins Fel)ruary Sale of Home Funuslunss tllat we l'mve yet concluctecl. 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