Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1930, Page 11

SLAIN WOMAN'S NEPHEW SOUGHT Mrs. K. Edith Wight, Store Detective, Found Dead in Saugus, Mass., Home. By the Associated Press. SAUGUS, Mass, July 18.—Search was under way today for Bernard ‘Thompson, 22-year-old nephew of Mrs. XK. Edith (Thompson) Wight, woman detective, whose battered body was found in her home yesterday, with a | bag of diamonds valued at $7,000 miss- | Police said the nephew, who had lved with Mrs. Wight and who entered the house with her Tuesday, was the Iast person seen with her alive. He is & raiiroad worker and moved out of her home a week ago. The body was found when a neigh- | bor, seeing her automobile had not been | moved in ‘the front yard for two days, | attempted to rouse her. Blows from a | blackjack caused the woman's death, | Dr. George B. Magrath said. The | weapon was found on a table nearby. | 8he was a detective in several large de- | partment stores. She was granted a | divorce from her husband in 1904 and resumed her maiden name on taking up Police work. Thompson now lves in ew York Her brother Joseph said yesterday she had been engaged to marry a Bos- ton police inspector 12 years ago and received considerable property from him on his death. HULL TO IGNORE RIVAL Tennessee Senate Candidate Not to Engage in Debate. NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 18 (#).— Representative Cordell Hulf. candidate for the Democratic nomination as United States Senator from Tennessee, announced yesterday that he would *ignore” a challenge to & joint debate issued by Andrew L. Todd of Murfrees- boro, another candidate. ‘Todd issued the challenge Tuesday, specifying that two debates should be held each until the ni the prima August 7, “s pl; may know our political records an THE _EVENING Poor Peasant Finds | Pot of Gold on Farm | | " Awarded by Mexico By the Associated Press. MAGDALENA, Jalisco, Mexico, July 18.—An impoverished peas- ant named Orescenclo Avila, awarded a parcel of land by the Mexican government under its agrarian laws, plowed his hold- ings for the first time Monday and unearthad a pot of gold. | His find, which was of Spanish gold pieces, probably buried long before the advent of the Mexican republic, was valued at $50,000. |AMERICAN WEDS RUSSIAN| Engineer in Soviet Union Plans to Bring Bride to United States. | KRASNODAR, U. 8. 8. R, July Xfl‘ (#).—George A. Johnson of the Bucyrus | Erie Excavator Co. of South Milwau | kee today was married here to Mis: Sophia Ivanovna Veletkaya, member of a distinguished Russian family. ‘The marriage was notable because the first in recent years of an American to & Russian here and because the cere- mony took place in the local German Lutheran Church. Religious marriages are extremely rare in these days. The couple will go to Milwaukee on their honeymoon. LELAND PERRY SHIDY HONORED ON RETIRING Chief of Tidal Division of Geodetic! Survey Ends 57 Years’ Service. Leland Perry Shidy, chief of the Tidal Division, Comst and Geodetic Survey, was presented with a basket of flowers and a pen and pencil set Wed- nesday by his as- sociates on the casion of his re- tirement after 57 years in Govern- ment service, Capt. Paul C. Whitn chief of the Di sion of Currents, made ntation. . Shidy, who | 8 the depart- ment on leave of absence to extend until the official date of his retire- ment, July 31, en- survey Mr. Shidy. in pliances to aid the surveys and in extending the tide tables to cover the world. Records covering Mr. Shidy's long PLUM POINT BEACH The Beach De Luxe Salt Water Bathing. Tea House. Fine Shade. Bath House with Observation Promenade. Artesian Water., Choice Home Sites on gently rolling hills with unob- etructed view of beautiful Chesapeake Bay at pre- development prices. 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BERGEN, Norway, July 18.—An expedition will start from here tomor- row for Greenland, under leadership of Constantin Dombrova, doctor of mete- orology of Bucharest, to investigate at- 1a6spheric possibilities there with a view to a future air route between Europe and America by way of Greenland. ‘The expedition is being financed by Le Journal of Paris and Dr. Dombrova. ‘The whaler, Grane, of Aalesund, under the command of Capt. Head, is making the trip. utter v 43¢ In Pound Prints or Wrapped ““‘Quarters” Richland Butter Ib. 39c Pure Creamery Prints of Merit In the Stores Where Quality Counts ’ Your Money Goes Furthest - I.ASTING E the ideal summer motor oil and the ideal winter motor oil—combine ) their advantages—remove their handicaps—and you will approximate what D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1930. 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