Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1930, Page 11

- HALTS WARDAN RECEIVER HEARING Judge Adjourns Quiz Until Thursday as Blaine Probe Subpoenas Counsel. Hearings in the suit of minority stockholders for the appointment of a receiver for the Wardman Mortgage & Discount Corporation before Judge ‘William P. Woolls in Corporation Court at Alexandria were adjourned late yes- terday until next Thursday, when Judge Daniel Thew Wright, chief of defense attorneys, told the court he had been subpoenaed to appear before a Senate Investigation Committee today. ‘When the case, which has already: lasted through six court days, is taken up again the defense will resume its cross-examination of Join Berg, cer- tified public accountant employed by the plaintiffs, which got underway yes- terday afternoon. Berg, who audited the books of the defendant corporation for the minority stockholder who brought the suit, has given detailed testimony of his audit during the three days he has been on the stand. Questioning of Berg by Plaintiff At- torney Harry F. Kennedy was completed yesterday after the accountant had gone at length into the stock subscrip- tion accounts of Harry Wardman, ‘Thomas P. Bones, James D. Hobbs, John Poole, Wallace Chiswell, C. L. Selecman, Hubbert R. Quinter, Ezra Gould and Judge Wright. Part of Berg's testimony yesterds concerned an audit of the books of tt defendant corporation by tended, showed irregularities in the books of the corporation. Att:ntion was also called to what plaintiff attor- neys contended were several erasures in the book of the corporation. Previously Kennedy and Harry A. L. Barker, his assistant, had sought to bring out from Berg's testimony that the defendant corporation had failed to collect interest due on notes given by other Wardman corporations and that stock had been issued, but never pald for or delivered although dividends had been paid on it. L P BALTIMORE FIRM’S BID ON SCHOOL IS LOWEST ‘The Northeast Construction Co. of Baltimore, Md., turned in the low bid for the work of constructing an eight- room school, to be known as the Horace Mann School, on Newark street between Forty-fourth ‘and Forty-fifth streets, to g!lu the portables now in use there. 'he firm’s bid was $108,470, which was the lowest of the 16 bids submitted. 'l'he a) riation available was $135,- low bidder is now engaged in b\lfldlng the new snake house at the Zoo. — SPEAKING LOST ART Parliament Member Believes Loss Is Really a Gain. LONDON (®)—Public _speaking, in the opinion of Comdr. Locker-Lamp- son, M. P, is almost a lost art in the House of Commons, but Sir Michael O'Dwyer believes the loss is really a in. ‘."!n our hearts,” said Sir Michael, “we all mistrust the man who is clever in speech and on the other hand have we not a warm place in our hearts and a sense of confidence in what is called the strong silent man?” The exchange of opinions occurred at & tnrum club dinner. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, Maj. Charles A. Shepard, medical officer (above), is accused of poisoning his wife because he was in love with Grace Brandon (also above), 23-year-old stenog- rapher. Kansas City, Kans. Miss Brandon is a prosecution witness in the trial in Federal Court, —Associated Press Photo. |EIGHT ARE ARRESTED Stoy and | Roberts in 1920, which, Kennedy con. | IN GASOLINE THEFTS Seven Chauffeurs and Filling Sta- tion Attendant Accused of Stealing Motor Fuel. Eight men, including seven chauf- feurs and a filling station attendant, have been arrested by police following an inyestigation conducted by Head- quarters Detectives Lawrence A. O'Dea and Michael J. Dowd into a series of gasoline thefts reported by L. F. Dor- sey. manager of the Lord Baltimore Filling Stations in the Capital. Those arrested were: James Law- rence Peterson, 26 years old, 700 block Twenty-third street; George Richard Chism, 33, 800 block Twenty-third street; Oscar Milton Carter, 32, 1600 block Foxhall road; Vernon Charles Clark, 22, 1100 block N street; Willlam Edwar arvey, 23, 400 block H street southwest; Roland D. Wilburn, 39, 1000 block Hamlin street northeast: Roscoe Leonard Spitler, 28, 1000 block M street, and John Rossner, 26, of Mount Ranier, Md. ‘Wilburn, said to be a gasoline sta- tion attendant, is alleged to have en- tered into collusion with the seven other men who were arrested in the theft of approximately 100 gallons of gasoline, according to detectives. Each of the eight men were charged with petty larceny and posted $25 collateral for their release. . Headquarters detectives predicted that additional arrests would be made before their investigation of the case is com- pleted. —_— Citizens’ Group to Meet. HERNDON, Va., December 4 (Spe- | cial)—The Citizens’ Association and Community School League will meet tomortow night at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of the school, with Mrs. Floyd Thompson in charge of the pro- gram. She’d Love a Leather Jacket for Christmas 51093 Life is just not complete these days without a leather jacket! Especially when they’re of soft glove leather like these with notched col- lars and ring fastenings. In green, brown, navy, red, wine and black. Sizes 14 to 42. o SPORT SHOP—SECOND FLOOR NSBURGHX N 7th, 8th and E Sts.—NAtional 9800 Glaritying the 7 @hristmus Gift U. S. Arrests 68,173 In Enforcing Liquor Laws in Last Year Federal prohibition enforce- ment 1n the last fiscal year led to 68,173 arrests. Secretary Mellon reported to Congress today on the final pcrlod of Treasury jurisdiction, the tasl having been turned over to the Justice Department July 1. In addition to the arrests, Federal agents also furnished evidence to State authorities in many cases prosecuted in State courts. Automobile seizures numbered 8.633, valued at $3,290.830. Sixty- four boats, worth $687,480, were taken. BRITISH CAPTAIN KILLED Frontier Force in India Has Clash ‘With Tribesmen. PESHAWAR, Northwest Frontier Province, India, December 4 (A).—A small British military force, engaged in reconstruction work near Mirikhel, fought a battle & day or so ago with marauding frontier tribesmen. Capt. H. 8. O. Will of the Sikh regiment was_killed. The battle occurred as the force was leaving the Mirikhel camp. One tribes- man was injured. READ'NG COLLECTIVE SALES URGED ON FARMERS C. B. Denman of Federal Farm Board Advocates Or- ganization at Grange Meet. By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md, December 4. —Collective selling by organized groups of farmers was held out by C. B. Den- man, member of the Federal Farm Board, as the soluticn of rarm diffi- culties in an address yesterday after- noon before the fifty-eighth annual session of the Maryland State Grange here, which was to close its three-day session today with final committee re- ports and the election of two members of the Executive Committee, Subs for Gov. Byrd. Mr. Denman took the place of for- mer Gov. Harry T. Byrd of Virginia, who was scheduled £5 speak, but was unable to be present. The Farm Board member said the farmers should or- ganize the sale of individual commodi- ties and market in groups. He pointed to the milk producers as an example of the value of this method of sclling. The session last night was devoted to conferring degrees. Approximately 150 Grangers received the sixth, or State, degree at the hands of the State degree team, led by T. Roy Brookes, State or- ganizer, About 50 persons were given the obligation of the fifth degree. Fol- lowing the ceremonies a dance was staged in the Natlonal Guard Armory, where all sessions have been held. Appeal for Funds. Dr. T. B. Symons, chairman of the Endowment Fund Committee, appealed yesterday for more funds and $400 was pledged #rom the floor of the conven- tion by individuals and Pomona and suhordinate granges. The interest from the fund is used in work of publicity and organization and in educational features. Speakers yesterday included Mrs. J. Enos Ray, director of the State Feder- ation of Women’s Clubs, and wife of the chairman of the Democratic State Cen- tral Committee; Prof. Charles S. Rich- ardson, public 'sepaking instructor at the University of Maryland; Miss Venia M. Kellar, State home demonstration agent, and Mrs. H. L. Davis, president of the Frederick County Federation of Women's Rural Clubs. L. J. WILMOTH RETIRES Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., December 4.— | ki Leonard J. Wilmoth, terminal road foreman of engineers, Baltimore & Ohio | Sun Railroad, has been placed on the pen- sion roll after 48 years of service. He began as fireman in 1882, and was em- p’loxyed on the Grafton-Martinsburg di- vision. In his career he sgved as traveling engineer, air-brake inSpector and pas- senger engineer on the Cumberland and Baltimore divisions. 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The House of Jordan recommends the Grand The material and workmanship ate of the best The Grand is so constructed as to last The tone is surprisingly big and beautiful The finish of the case is very pleasing The action is light and responsive D. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 4.—A study of meteor fragments gives no indication of any form of life in the universe out- side the earth, Dr. George Frederick Kunz of the American Museum of Natu- ral History has concluded. He studied 850 meteorites and presented his find- ings yesterday to the New York Acad- emy of Sciences. Thirty-one of the eighty-seven known elements have been found in these me- teorites, he says, but in no case have O, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1930. SAVANT FINDS NO SIGNS OF LIFE IN UNIVERSE OUTSIDE OF EARTH Findings Given New York Academy of Sciences After Study of 850 Meteorites. they been found in the form which would indicate life on the stars and planets from which they-came. “What is more significant,” he says, “no fossil form of any kind, nor any bone, shell or any sort of foramen has nr{ been observed in dne of these mete~ orites. “There would be no hesitancy, there- fore, in stating that of all of the mete- orites which have come to us from any other space, none shows the least evi- dence of human or any otber form of life as having been present originally.” WOMAN VOTERS PLAN LEGISLATIVE STUDY| Session Opening Tomorrow Will | Consider Measures to Be Supported by League. Measures which the National League of Women Voters will support in the short session of Congress and business affairs of the organization will be con- sidered at the semi-annual meeting of the league’s national board beginning tomorrow Miss Marguerite M. Wells of Minnesota, acting president of the organization will preside the first two days and_staff secretaries will begin to arrive Sunday for the annual organ- ization conference next weck. Chairmen of the eight departments and committees of the lcague will meet with the naticnal board Saturday to program. Regional secretaries and other staff members will participate in the organization conference scheduled for | the last three days of the session, which ends December 1. WOMAN HURT IN FALL Mrs. Catherine Siblee, 37 years old, was taken to Emergency Hospital yes- terday and treated for lacerations and shock said to have been suffered when she fell upon attempting to arise from her sick bed in the Jefferson Apart- |#¥ ments at Sixteenth and M streets. She was given first aid treatment by the fire rescue squad. The Passion Play FiR In Beautiful Motion Pictures JFortrazing the Life of Christ oving_Pictures of Jerusalem At Brookiand Bapiist Church, Monroe N Friday M, Admission free. vival UPTO 300 On Our Liberal 20-Monthly-Repayment Plan No Endorsers Required A Strictly Dignified and Confidential Service Maryland Personal Bankers || 8405 Ga. Ave., Silver Spring, Md. |' ‘Phones: * Shephera 2454-2053 Public Small Loan Co. Fhone Glarepion 3000 West 2443 Bethesda Personal Bankers 6982 Wlsconlin Avo. Bethesd: m u'u Under Superviston State Banking Dept. discuss the promotion of the educational |, m@%@m&m&m@m@»&a&m@ NYE TO OPEN INQUIRY OF NEW JERSEY PRIMARY Twelve Wet and Dry Witnesses Listed for Hearing Before Committee of Senators. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 4.—Senator Gerald P. Nye and a Senate commince‘ are here today to open an inquiry into | campaign expenditures in the New Jer- sey_primary, which led to the election of Senator Dwight W, Morrow. representing wet , are to appear at the hearing. They include Henry H. Cur- ran, president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, and Rev. James K. Shields, New Jersey director of the Anti-Saloon League. Senator Nye has estimated that $10 - | 000 was expended to elect Senator Mor- | row and $100,000 in_the campaigns of | Franklin Fort and Joseph S. Freling- ysen, his_opponents. Tha New Jee sey law prohibits expenditure of more than $50,000 by a candidate for the sen- atorial nomination. Paris Flood Fears Subside. PARIS, December 4 (#).—The flood waters of the River Seine have re- ceded 10 inches in 24 hours and ex- A.F. OF L WILL NOT I£ OPPOSE W. N. DOAK President Green Declares In- cident Closed in Appointment of Secretary of Labor. By the Assoclated Press. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, an- nounced last night his organization would not opposeconfirmation of Wil- liam N. Doak as Secretary of Labor. He said in a statemént the federation had hoped and believed a member of the organization would be named, but thal~President Hoover “decided oth wise, as he had a perfect right to d “After the President made his deci- | sion,” Green said, “we accepted it as | final. He is entitled to exercise his judg- | ment in the selection of his cabinet. We never entertained the slightest | thought of opposing the confirmation | of his appointment. “There will be no opposition, on th %% A1 of thé American Federation of , to the confirmation of the ap- pointment of his_choice as Secretary Labor by the Semate; of the United S "We regard the incident as closed for the present, ab least. ‘The Chinese train cormorants o catch fish for them. 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