Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1930, Page 7

STAR, WASHINGTO HONOR COLUMBUS Bishop, McNamara and Su- preme Knight Carmady Ad- dress K. of C. Members. More than 400 K:..») ts of Colu Including many sembled at the Ma night for the ann banquet and joined At the great discoverer whom order is named, on 438th anniver sary of this continent’s discovery The dinner brought to a culmination & Series of observances thal 1ok | during the dsy, the first of which w & high mas: the Holy ‘Then the members o panied by menibers o olic Society, proceeded 10 the Columibus Memorial Mouument in the Union Sia tion Plaza, where s wreath was plaved by Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rap ids,” Mich., supreme kuight of Knights of Columbus. Chatles W. Darr president of thie Wushington Chamber of Commerce, made 1l dress at the exercs ment, Columbus bute their e order thie Ttafian Cath Bishop McNamara Spea Last night’s banguet Rev. John M. Mc Bishop of 1 Knight Carmody were (e given under the ington General Fourtli De gree. J. Eugene . master of the Fourth Degree, wa: hstmuster Bishop McNamars, ‘In his ' address stressed patriotisn and Christianl qualities which he sald were wholly d pendent on & spirit of s The bishop referred brie growth of the Knights of Columbus in Tecent years and-urged them lo go forward in work designed 1o extend the faith Catholics should emphasize the prin- ciples of the church in their lives and conduct, Bishop McNunara said, and should emulate the spirit of Columbus, & name that meais “Christ bearer.” “Often,” he said, “Catholies, ~like other members of other denominations, allow greed for materialistic gain ‘to blind them to their duties as Christian citizens. T would urged you members of this great Organization to guard against t Do mot tell yourselves that you can live like the of the world. Live according to the ciples of our church, 50 as to exemplify them, and although you may be taunted at times, you will have the comfort that comes from the knowledge of a life lived nearer to the pattern laid down by Christ.” Work of Knights Outlined. Mr. Carmody summed up the major accomplishments of the Knights of Columbus and outlined work yet to be done. He declared Washington units shouid take the lead in advancing edu- eation and patriotism The supreme knight cited among other accomplishments of the order, the subscription of funds necessary to the establishment of the Catholic Uni- versity of America, the work of the Knighis of Columbus during the World War, when members of all denomina- tions contributed $44,000,000 to be dis- bursed through the order for the bene- fit of American troops in France; redemption of thousands who had sirayed from the falth, and the dissi- pation of “false propaganda” emanat- ing from Mexico during that govern- ment's difficulties with the Catholic Church. Among the distinguished guests of the evening were Commissioner Luther R. Reichelderfer, Count and Countess G. Roncalli di Montorio, first secretary of the Italian Embassy; Count Mon- fuerte, Spanish charge d’affaires: Dr. L. 5. Rowe, director' general of the Pan-American Union Vincent Fitz- gerald, managing editor of the Balti- more Catholic Review; Miss Catherine Radcliffe, grand regent of the Daugh- ters of Isabella; Miss Mary C. Bolan grand regent of the Catholic Daughters of America, and Mgr. James H. Ryan president of Catholic University Entertainment, songs 1o the by include: George O'Connor, accompénied by Matt | Horne, as well as vocal selections by Mrs. Edna Hillyard Howard, George Cowles and Roy Dixon, who were ac- eompanied by Arthur McCreight. The program closed with singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” and a blessing by Bishop McNamara. COLORED SLAYERS BEHIND CELL DOORS Two Men and Woman Placed in Safekeeping After Murder and Robbery. By the A ated Pr HILLSBORO, ‘Three negroes. were in jail here to after their co death Henry seriously panion Ociober d a woman, for safekeeping | shot and Pa and Suprenie | the | day | Rosary Churcl aceom- | the | principal sd- | the monu- | Photo shows F. tions at various speeds. 7.000-pound luad “LEES DIAMOND R e | Showgirl Questioned After Gangster Is Shot in New York Hotel. Py the Associoted Press. NEW YORK, October 13—Jack “Legs” Diamond, gangster and Tacke- teer, rallied today in Polyélinic Hos- pital from five bullet wounds inflicted vesterday by would-be assassins who | burst into his room in a West Side| hotel, fired on him and fled. | Doctors who believed the gangster chief to be dying, reported when he ! awoke this morning from four hours sleep, that he had a fair chance to recover, and they regarded his condi- | tion as so much improved that they held in abeyance plans for & blood transfusion. Gangster Rallies. Fevered and weak from loss of blood, his *frame already weakened by tuber- | culosis and stomach ulcers and bearing | the scars of five other bullet wounds received several years ago when “Little Augie” Orgen was shot down by his side, Diamond awoke today, glanced wanly at the headlines about the shoot- ing in the morning papers, and mur- mured to’the patrolman on "guard at his hospital door, “Oh, are you still there? He was shot as he sat on the edge of his bed ih His pajamas in a room on the eighth floor of the Monticello Hotel on West Sixty-fourth ' street | shortly before noon yesterday. Two bullets entered his chest, one on either side, another penetrated the abdomen, & fourth lodged in the thigh | and the fifth inflicted a scalp wound on_the forehead. Before sinking into a coma he told police he did not know his assailants or why they shot him, “The door opened,” three men walked in. here we are, let's go’ and all three blazed away at me. It knocked me over on the bed and they ran out. After a while I got to my feet and went| along the nall as far as the elevator | then I fell over Bgain.” Diamond was removed from the hnu-l to Polyclinic Hospital in a private am- | bulance before police learned of the shooting. Discovery of some of Diamond’s cloth- ing in a room adjoining his, occupied by Miss Marion Roberts, a show girl, sent | police on a search for her. Found in Closet., She was found hiding in a clothes | closet in the apartment of Miss Agnes | O'Laughlin, another show girl, on | Eightii avenue. Miss ‘O'Laughlin re- | ‘u'\'.\ brought a breach of promise suit | against Rudy Vallee, radio crooner. Miss Roberts, whose real name is | Marion Strasmick, and who sald her | home was Boston, told police Diamond | | was in her room when the telephone | operator called to say two men down- | stairs wanted to see Diamond | She said they came up and Diamopd them into his own room. She s£id he said, One said, “and ‘well | it | she ran down to the fourth fioor and Rka did not hear the shots. e spirited away and taken to away, to pre- | ilants ¢ Panchot’s was Aleft the rchot 1e heart e bank of the river g Ritter the cokr into the river Tocks at/¥ tempted to swim 3 legs having been4 which lodged 4’ Fair Loss $7,000. Danvill DANVILI (Spe- n $7.000 and | a the greatly re- attendar this year'’s event held last week D. Starling, pres dent tes that the attendance was 50 per cent below that of last year. Economic conditions and the textile strike were blamed. [SHOES DYED ANY COLOR WILL NOT | | "RUB OFF ON HOSE Read These Should Not Have Your Shoes | Recolored But Dyed. We do pot xflnlur sk ave and Rorulunu o iration u' P oen ‘flvy !‘f:. wf- 10‘“ (1} lnl!li Dyl 1y ‘ .“{mu tor lwn/ umm wa Mrku- | 1137“?3‘1';'1.'# W “":\blzfi 168, | Facts—Why You 'l Mrs. Diamond, who came by plane from their Summer home at Acra, N. Y., told police her hushand nad been in'New York since last Thursday ™ Diamond, who Pras been arrested 31 Interest on Savings Compounded Semi-Annualiy U. 8. Treasury Supervision The PRUDENTIAL BUILDING ASSQCIATION 1331 G St. NW. | | W. Ervast, ren und James A. Buchanan examini machine on truck belng used by Burewu of Public Roads 1o test results of vibra- The bus chiudsis weighs 12,000 pounds and carcies » FIGHTS FOR LIFE . | after Tony Colletto, 21 g recording Underwood Fhoto. times on charges ranging from first de- gree murder to suspicion, arrived from Burope by way of Philadelptiia, where he was landed from a freighter after his deportation by German police His police record beg nt o a re 7. That was the against him despite his rests and indictments. For a time he was bodygus nold Ruthstein, gambler i the Park Central Hotel 928, was similar 1o the | Du\mund. \CONFESSED KILLER IS FQUND HANGED - Lawyers Claim That Gangs Killed Both Slayer Suspect and His Victim. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, October 13.—Shortly of his young bride, was found dead early today, hanging by his belt in County Jail here, hi# attorneys charged that both' of the killirigs were commit- ted by gangsters connected with the corn sugar racket in Cleveland. Commion Pleas Judge Samuel H. Sil- bert at once ordered 'a grand jury in- vestigation. Colletto was to have gone on trial to- | day charged with first-degree murder of ‘his 18-year-old wife Christina. Attorneys Sarah Hedrick and Wil- liam F. Marsteller ‘said Tony and Christina “were killed because they “knew too much.” Colletto allegedly was 8 witness to the gang slayings of Joe Porello and Sam Tilocco, former Cleveland corn sugar dealers It was not expiained how gangland allegedly reached inside the county jil to kill Colletto,” but Coroner A. J Pearse-ordered a complete post-mortem, with special efforts to determine if the prisoner had been poisoned Colletto’s cell also was occupied by Frank Brancato and Domonic de Mar- | co, both alleged murderers Mrs. Colletto was found shot to death | August 2. Her husband confessed, po- lice said, that he took her for an au- tomobfle ride and shot her because she admitted she had kept company with other men. Burns Fatal After Five Months. MOOREFIELD, W. Va, (Special) —~Burns sustained in a fire | at her home five months ago proved fatal here to Mrs. John High. One of her three children was fatally burned in the same fire, dying within a few hours. A second child died in " July, but not due to the fire, The husband and third child survive. confessed killer | October 13 FORMER- AGTRESS ADMITS SHOOTING Reported Confession. Says Woman Shot Hushand to Prevent Choking. By the Assoclated Press, MARYSVILLE, Calif., White L. R. “Red” Shaffer serlously wounded in & hosy refusing to reveal the identity of the person who shot him, his wife, & former miotion picture actress. admitted the shooting, oMicers said. und declared she was sorry her husband would live | Mrs. Shaffer, formerly Delores Dun- | cam, film’ aetress of & decade ak0, told | Sheritf C. J. MeCoy she shot her hus- pand’ yesterday to save hersell from being chocked 0 dealh Her face, bruised mod cut, testified (0 a terrible | beating, McCoy sald. She was not ar rested | Shafler dro 31 miles from his Loma | Rica ranch to ve s w uuut‘~ dressed | The bullet hed split, part of it lodging | below the eollar bone and in his left | shouider | “I wou't swear out a complaint against | { the person who shot me,” Shaffer told | | Sheriff McCoy | Mc visited Mrs. Shaffer at her | | ranch bhome. She told a’story of being beaten by her husband She sald he | | was choking her when she seized the | pistol &nd fired “I wish 1 had hit him in the hearl McCoy quoted Lier us saying Fillng of charges against her, McCoy | | sald, will await the return of the dis- | | trict_attorney, who was out of lown last nighit MRS. ESTELLE H. ADAMS ; DIES AFTER OPERATION| | Mrs. Estelle Holtzman Adams, native | ingtonian and an active worker m | died at Emer- | October 31, 13 lay | here w local Catholic charities gency Hospital ation Saturday morning wife of Byron S. Adams a printing shop at § Mrs. Adams had been in poor | for three -years, but was taken to the | hospital only a few days ago. |, Bhe was & member of the Sacred | Heart Church and on the board of the Catholic Home for Aged Ladies Funeral services will be held at the Sacred Heart Church Wednesday mor) ing, with requiem mass at 10 o'clock. Mgr. Gavin will officiate. Mrs. Adams, who lived at 1801 Park road. is survived by her husband: a daughter, Mrs. J. Criig King, and three grandchildren. She was a sister of the late Robert O. Holtzman. | | ART LOVING LANDLORD | LOSES ON DESPONDENTS NEW YORK, October 13 (NAN.A) Albert Strunsky, Greenwich Villag: philanthropic landlord, has been nerv- ous of late about having despondent | young women on the premises too long. He iet,one stay on for six months with- out paying rent. When he told her |that she simply must go she begged |for one more night, saying that she | might be able- to Taise the money. That night she attempted suicide. That's why he now refuses to let pessimistic girl tenants Mve on his bounty too long. He now puts them in_taxicabs and gives the chauffeur orders and pay to take them to the Martha Washington Hotel for women. So eager for art is Strunsky that he lets some tenants drift along indefipite- ly, finally transferring them to what | his tenants know as “the house of Jast resort.” Nolsy or bootlegging tenants, however, go out on their necks at once (Copyright, 1930. by North American News- paper Alliance) REMOVAL SALE! EVERYTHING CUT TO HALF ORIGINAL COST 15 Price on All Used Cars 3 Savings on Finance Charees wn Payment 1 ‘Montnis Fayment rade Used Cars to Choose From—50 A. C. MOSES MOTOR CO., Just Think of It— The Star delivered to your door every evening and Sunday morning at 1%c per day and 5¢ Sunday. Can you afford to be without this service at this cost? Telephone National 5000 and de- livery will start at once. pe——WASHINGTON'S FINEST MEN'S WEAR STOREemmm—— RALEIGH HABERDASHER 1310 F Street @ The new Knox “Fifth Avenue Special® is designed for youth with a flair for smartness. 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