Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1931, Page 4

INTERNE TESTIFIES INLIMERICK CASE Declares He Found Girl’s Body on Newly-Laun- dered Sheets. (Continued From Pirst Page. said the girl was lying flat on her back with the covers on the bed pulled tightly around her shoulders and neck. He was asked by the assistant District attorney whether he noticed any sign of blood on the pillows. He said he noticed none. He corroborated the testi- mony of Greene that lifted the girl's head slightly from the pillow during the cursory examination of_the girl’s body. He was followed to the stand by Po- | liceman J. D. Bennett. Bennett said he | arrived at 10:30 o'clock, and the girl’s | head was lying on a pillow covered with & white slip. He also testified that he saw no evidence of blood. Further testimony that there was no sign of blood on_the pillow was given by Officer John R. White, also of the | fifth precinct, . Lieut. A. C. Kefauver of the fire Tescue squad told the jury that when the physician | he arrived at the house he found the | girl lying on the cot. | He said the girl's head was lying on | “a_couple of old dirty pillows “I was tying a bandage around the girl's head in order to close her moutd When I found blood on the pillow under | her head. 1 pulled the pillow out from | under_her head and placed it on the Toot of the cot.” | No Pillow Slips Seen. Lieut. Kefauver said that he saw no | pillow slips in the room and testified | that there were no sheets on the bed. | The two pillows which police intro- duced as evidence were identified by Lieut. Kefauver as the pillows he saw under the girl's head the day she was found dead. He also added that when he lifted the girl's head, a little bit of | blood leaked off on his hand. | Pvt. Sherwood Perry of the Rescue Squad testified the pillow was spotted with blood. Fred G. Byrne, an undertaker, of 816 H street northeast, said that on the aft- ernoon following the girl's death he was visited at his home by Willlam Limerick, brother of the dead girl, who, h> says, told him there had been a death in the family and that it was & coroner's case. He said he then received p-rmission from the coroner’s office to remove the girl's body to the Iu&eral establishment of W. W. Deal. H- festified that it was not until the body had been brought to the funeral parlors that evidence of blood was discovered. He said Carl Andefson, assistant em- balmer for th» Deal Undsrtaking Estab- lishment, first called his attention to }l:e‘dblood on the back of the girl’s Sent to Remove Body. He said Anderson had been sent to to murder house to remove the body to the funeral parlors. He said Ander- son wes lifting the body from a basket to _a table when he noticed the blood. Byrne téstified he immediately called Dr. A. McGruder MacDonald, deputy coroner, who discovered the, bullet, in the girl’s head. 3 Byrnes gaid that Policeman w:: visited hi€ home. about 7,30 o' on the night of January 1. 3 He said’ Langdon™ did not question him. He added, however, that Langdon “acted as if he was trying to.find out O Rnderasi, takiag. th d, lerson, e stand, said he discovered bhokd% he lifted the girl's body. At 1 pm. the inquest was recessed for cne hour, after the two undertaker’s assistants’ who removed' the body from the home shortly before 1 p.m. on the day of the girl's death tes- ti}lllled there was nd bandage under her chin. Scene of Inquest Shifted. ‘The scene of the inquest was shifted from the Morgue to the District Build- ing because authorities decided the small room at the Morgue was inade- quate to accommodate the witnesses. Police revealed late yesterday. that Langdon went to the undertaking estab- lishment where Miss Limerick's body was taken and questioned attendants there on the afternoon of January 1 or 2. At that time, police say, Lang- don’s only connection with the case was the fact that the shooting occurred on his beat. He was working from mid- night to 8 am. The bullet was discovered in Miss Limerick's brain by the undertaker about 6 o'clock on the night of De- cember 31. Langdon was detailed to| guard the death house early on the | morning of January 2. i Another examination was made at headquarters last night of Vernon Limerick, Richard Reed and William Paddy, all of whom had been held for | investigation since evidence of the | @irl's violent death was uncovercd, Mrs. Limerick Questioned. | They were questioned separately and | together with the girl's mother and a sister, Mrs. Julia Bywaters. Police said they ' sought information from Mrs. Limerick with regard to five coffee cups left in the kitchen of the death house on the morning Miss Limerick died. Langdon found an exploded shell in one of the cups while guarding the house, police said. They quoted Mrs. | Limerick as having insisted she washed | the cups, herself only a few hours after her daughter's death. Mrs. Limerick, police said, declared it would have been impossible for the shell to have escaped her notice had it been in one of the | cups at that time Inspector Shelby said, however, that | when he personally inspected the cups there was enough coffee in one of them 1o have hidden the shell. This was some time after Mrs. Limerick was said to have washed the cups. Shelby said he doubted if the shell could have been in | the cup when he made the examination. | JOHNSON WILL SPEAK AT COUNTY BANQUET| Bese Ball Manager to Make Ad- dress at Hyattsville Fete for Gas Official. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, January 9.— Walter Johnson, manager of the Wash- ington base ball team, has accepted an invitation to give a short talk at the banquet to be given January 26 under the joint auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of Hyattsville and the Ex- change Club of Prince Georges County, at which George A. G. Wood, president of the Washington Gas Light Co., will be the guest of honor. Interests with which Mr. Wood is identified recently secured control of the Washington Sub- urban Gas Co. here. Mr. Woodhead, another Washington Gas Light Co, of- ficial, also will be present. Nick Altrock, coach comedian of the Washington team, will attend if pos- sible. Every effort is being made to ar- Tange a fine program and secure a large attendance. A meeting of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce arranging for the banquet, of which L. L. Gray is chairman, will be held along with the S Gl of whin B, W, Ao ub, of W) . W. is chairman, Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Council chamber, when it is planned to complete arrangements for the affair. Other members of the Chamber Com- mittee are Henry A. Friday, Dr. L K. Atherton, William T. Jennings, Daniel Cox Fahey, jr.; Irvin Owings and Wil- liam Bowie Charles G. Burton, John Henry Hiser, Wililam D. Porter and Above: General view of the board room at the District Building, where the inquest was held today. Langdon, policeman, held for investigation in the case, shown in the circle. Lower left: Martha Bargfrede, one of the last to see Beulah Limerick before she returned home early the morning of her death, ¥ SCENES AT INQUEST INTO DEATH OF BEULAH LIMERICK Robert F. Lower right: Richard Reed, who lived at the house where Beulah died, arriving for the inquest in the custody of a policeman. —=8tar Staff Photos. LIBERIA PRESSED T0 END SLAVERY State Department Renews Demand That African Re- public Meet Demands. By the Associated Press. Vigorous diplomatic pressure is being | brought to bear by the State Depart- ment on Liberia to insist that the Afri- can republic abolish slavery. Contrary to the first indications that America’s demands for slavery aboli- tion had ceased with its sharp memo- randum to Liberia early in December, it was disclosed today that the State Department has made two subsequent | demands for action. On December 5, the Liberian govern- | men, replied to the American Govern- | if ment, thanking it for the friendly tenor | of its memorandum, which was com- | municated to the Liberian legislature together with the resignations of Presi- | dent, King and Vice President Yancy against whom slavery charges wer made in the American note. Three days later the State Depart- ment again formally told Liberia that | it had not met by some measures it | had taken the recommendations of the commission, which had just completed an_investigation of slavery conditions. On December 24 Liberia replied, point- | ing out certain other measures which had been taken. The American Gov- ernment sharply replied that the actions | of the Liberian government to meet | recommendations did not meet the git- | uation. Three days ago Liberia replied to the | effect that it accepted in principle the | commission’s recommendations. To this | the American Government replied that this statement did not represent a satis- factory solution. COLORED ASK VOICE | ON DRY AMENDMENT Association Claims Important Stake in Plea to File Su- preme Court Brief. By the Associated Precs. Permission to intervene in the Su- preme Court’s hearing on the validity of the eighteenth amendment was asked today by the National Association for Advancement of Colored People. Argument upon the decision of Fed- eral Judge Clark in New Jersey that the eighteenth amendment was adopted in an unconstitutional manner has been set by the court for January 21. Counsel for the association in asking leave to flle a brief stated “the Negro citizens of this country have an impor- tant stake” in the recent decision of Judge Clark. ‘They contended that “if it is true that the eighteenth amendment was not constitutionally adopted because the surrender of State powers to the Federal Government could only be accomplished by action of State conventions. Then it might similarly be argued that the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments were unconstitutionally adopted. ‘These three amendments likewise in- volved the surrender of State powers to the Federal Government.” The thirteenth amendment abolishing slavery, the fourteenth reguiring due process of law on the part of States and imposing a penalty upon such States as falled td recognize the rights of the Negroes, and the fifteenth amendment, which guaranteed the right to vote, were adopted in the same man- ner as the eighteenth amendment. —— COURT IS ORGANIZED Special Dispatch to The Star. ! FRANKLIN, W. Va, January 9—Dr. | V. R. Homan of Sugar Grove was elected | president of Pendleton County Court| here at its organization meeting. ‘The court organized with two new members, Glenn Ruddle of Riverton and 8. D. Hoover of Brandywine. five Demo- ‘The court is composed of crats and one Republican, _ 1 ¥ | chief forecaster, said today. ICE-BREAKER P . | Voluntary Warning| Sent to Trade Windif By Weather Bureau| Intended Azores Flight| Declared ““Almost Certain' Death.” BY the Associated Press. A voluntar; by the Weather Bureau to Nirs. Beryl | Hart and Lieut. William Mckaren | against_taking off from Bermuda yes- terday for the Asores in their plane, the | Trade Wind. “We read they were planning to start sterday morning,” C. L. Mitchell “We wired them not to go because of dangerous weather conditions in the Azores. It was apparent they were not supplied with weather information we had. “To have gone would have been al- most certain death. They could not have landed in the Azores with a gale blowing at 60 miles per hour. I doubt even could have found the I} 10 USE ON PLANE Test of “Overshoes” to Be Started From Cleveland and Akron Airports. Azores By the Associated Press. 4 AKRON, Ohfo, January .9.-After more than a year of research, B. F. Ggodrich Co. engineers today compieted imNallation of the first set of Alpiene ice-breaking overshoes. Actual tests are to be Cleveland and Akron airports when the | dangerous ice-forming weather condi- tions feared by mail pilots exist. The overshoes have been fitted to a Nation- al Air Transport plane, which will be flown by Wesley L. Smith, chief en- gineer of N. A. T, while Russell S. Colley, designer, conducts the experi- ments and acts as observer from the forward cockpit. The overshoes are rubber sheets con- taining 1inflation tubes. The sheets extend over the leading edge of the plane’s wings. When inflated, experi- ments conducted here indicate, these | sheets will break the ice which gathers on the wing so that the force of the wind will tear it from the plane. Ripe raspberies were picked in Eng- land in December. It is not necessary to have had an Ac- count at this Bank to Borrow. Easy to Pay Hnfllh.l{ THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. 8, Treasury 1408 H STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON, D.C, warning was _dispatched |; started from |) NEW DICOVERES CONFRM DANEL Archeologist Says Findings Give Credence to Facts Told in Biblical Story. By the Assoclated Press, LONDON, January 9.-—Partial con- firmation of the Book of Daniel in the Bible is seen by Sir Charles Marston, British Archaeologist, in the recent Ur Discoveries near Babylon of an ex- pedition financed by the University of Pennsylvania and the British Museum. Sir Charles, who is a well known in- dustrialist and student of archaeology, clted the discovery of the palace of the Princess Relshanti-Nannar, whom he believes to have been a sister of Bels- Hazzar. “‘Archaeology proves that the sack of Jerusalem actually - happened,” Sir Charles sald, “and it is quite feasible that Daniel may have seen this place.” According to Sir Charles, tablets of 600 B. C. confirmed the story of Belshazzar as told in the Book of Daniel. Lady Marston is ah American, for- merly Ruth Miller of Ithaca, N. Y. Sir Charles’ first wife also was a native livgzllmzwfl. Louise Johnson, who dled in Emigrants Return to Portugal. RIO DE JANEIRO, January 8 ().— Because of unemployment conditions here the Portuguese consulate has be- gun repatriation of emigrants. The first group of 286 sailed January 5 for Portugal aboard the Lourenco Marques and the second of 400 persons will sail January 17 aboard the Nyassa. —_— Real estate transactions in Shanghal, China, are averaging nearly $2,000,000 a month. B O FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEH PRASED Currency Controller Pole Ad- dresses Washington Board of Trade. The Federal Reserve system has been a bulwark of strength during the 1929- 30 economic depression, preventing stringency of currency or credit, and |the rank and file of large city banks throughout the period of gencral dis- tress at all times have been in a posi- tion amply to meet the needs of cus- tomers, John W. Pole, Controller of Currency of the United States, told members of the Washington Board of Trade last night at the Willard Hotel. Another speaker, John Poole, past president of the District Bankers' As- sociation and president of the Federal- American National Bank, cited figures showing that Washington banks had made “a remarkably strong showing.” Phases of local banking business were discussed also by Robert V. Fleming, president_of Riggs National Bank, and Francis G. Addison, jr., president of the Security Savings & Commercial Bank. Refers to Depression. Referring to the period of depression through which not only this country but practically the entire world is now passing, the Controller of the Currency said: | “There is no question but that the | ‘patient’ is ill, but he will recover, as he always has in the past; and the de- gree to which that recovery is expe- dited or retarded will be measured | largely by our reactions to_the conflict- | ing statements on the one hand of con- | fidence based on sound, constructive thought and observa other by pessimism, e pally by fear and disappointment. “In the past we have danced to the |alluring tune of false optimism, ema- | nating "from inflated values and sky- rocketing security prices. Now we are | paying the fiddler, and the sooner we |come to a full realization of this obli- gation the sooner this debt will be liquidated. | _ “The so-called panics of other years," | Mr. Pole continued, “have afforded op- | portunities for demonstration of the re- |siliency and inherent resourcefulness of the American people and a sound basis for the conviction that we shall emerge triumphantly from the present depres- |sion with a renewed confidence and a cleared outlook. No Stringency of Currency. “So far as the banking situation is concerned, the current economic depres- |slon has had less effect than any of | the preceding. Thanks to the Federal | Reserve system, there has beeh no stringency of currency or credit. Nine: ty-five per cent of the bank failures of the past year have been due to fun- damental defects in country bank or- | ganizations which have been evident for several years past. The rank and file of large city banks have through- out this period of general distress been at all times in a position amply to meet the needs of theit customers. These | strong banks always have been ready to offer their facilities to legitimate business enterprises, and are in & position to play their part in the re- | turn to business prosperity. It is a re- markable tribute to the inherent strength and vitality of our commercial banks that in an economic depression as severe as that of the year 1930 only | a negligible number of the larger banks | experienced any difficulty whatsoever. “We can only conjecture what would have happened to the banking situa- tion had not the Federal Reserve act been in force. It is very likely that there would have been a bank panic, due to the lack of elastic currency. Shows Strength of Banks. Mr. Poole, president of the Federal- American National Bank, presented sta- tistics showing the strong basis of the | banks of Washington. The 39 local na- tional banks, trust companies and other banks, he reported, have a total capital |ing to $49,500,000, deposits of $26 000,000 and resources of $319,000,000. | He 'said it is encouraging to note that of the total deposits of $267,000,000 only $150,000,000 is subject to check or with- drawal on demand without notice, this being a ratio of approximately five to one.” This, he said, shows a margin of | safety much greater than many regard as necessary. | Added indication of the strong condi- | tion of local banks is to be seen, he have $41,000,000 in cash in vaults and subject to draft on other banks, $10,- 1000.000 in cash deposited with the Fed- cral Reserve Bank of Richmond, $31,~ 000,000 in Government securities and $35,000,000 in State, county, municipal, industrial and other bonds, generally carried as secondary reserves. This secondary reserve, he pointed out, amounts to $117,000,000, or 80 per cent of the $150,000,000 of demand de- posits in local banks, which he termed a “remarkably strong showing.” Describes Increased Services. Mr. Addison described the increased services offered to bank customers in recent years, and pointed out the rea- |sons for service charges and the re- quirement of minimum balances. Once you get acquainted with our convenient payment plan you will alw clothes here. ays buy your Open a charge -account now. SUITS & 0’COATS Reduced to 162 2622 Pay in convenient weekly or monthly amounts EISEMAN'’S - SEVENTH & F. STS. | surplus and undivided profits amount- || | said, in the fact that the 39 banks|||| He || FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1931 reported that a survey of Tbocal banks showed that 40 per cent of patrons having checking accounts maintained less than $100 on deposit, and that 72 per cent had less than $500 on deposit. He added that 2 per cent of a bank’s overhead goes to cover costs of service to depositors, and that for every check drawn on a bank the cost is 4 cents. Citing another bank overhead cost, Mr. Addison said that local banks pay far taxes $0.30 of every $100 taken in— nearly twice as much as the average for the banks of the country as a whole. Mr. Fleming, as well as Mr. Poole, paid high tribute to the qualifications and efficiency of the Controller of Cur- rency, the former citing Mr. Pole’s ex- perience as a successful commercial banker, head examiner of the Cleve- land Federal Reserve district, chief na- tional bank examiner of the Atlenta | district and as chief national bank ex- aminer_of the United States prior to being Controller of Currency. Cites Federal Payroll Mr. Fleming discussed also the unique and advantageous fcature of Washing- ton as the Federal City, which, he pointed out, meant a steady Goverp- ment payroll here, which - stabilized buying power and prevented the “ups and downs” that industrial cities experi- ence. Progress of the Federal building | program, “the greatest Government housing project in history,” he said, stimulated investment power here | through the purchase of private prop- erty by the Government. Elwood_Street, director of the Com- munity Chest, cited some of the un- usual needs which must be considered this year, due to the increased unem- | ployment, in the forthcoming Chest budget campaign. Twenty-four local bank presidents | and vice presidents; honor guests of the | trade body, were introduced by George Plitt, president of the Board of Trade. AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST CATTLE DRIVE LAUNCHED 60,000 Head of Prime Selections on Way Across Southern Markets. By the Associated Press. MELBOURNE, Australia, January 9.— One of the greatest cattle-driving jour- neys that Australia has ever known is on. More than 60,000 head of cattle, com- grmng prime selections from the great erds of Northern Australia, are being driven south right across the continent to southern markets In 1921 a herd of 73,000 started on a similar journey and more than 2 years were necessary for its completion. Such journeys can only be made at Continent to infrequent intervals, for rain only falls | average | in Central Australia on an about once in six years. When good rains fill the water holes and cover the whole country with luscious desert grass the big herds slowly head southward. Museum Director Resigns. CHICAGO, January 9 (#).—Waldemar Kaempffert_resigned Wednesday as di- rector of the Museum of Science and Industry, founded by Julius Rosenwald, effective March 1. He will join the New York Times' staff as head of the sclence, engineering and invention de- partment. The canals of Venice are claimed by tourists to be not much worse than the lower East River of New York, which is becoming extremely polluted. ments for selection. All Suits Overcoats Topcoats Fashion Park and Mode Makes And AERL means all— no exceptions other than Dress Clothes. No gharge for alterations. Every Suit POl i $29.75 to ... - $3875 $47.75 $53.75 $61.75 and $55 reduced to. and $60 reduced to. and $76 reduced to. and $85 reduced to. $58 grades $65 grades $75 grades Every Overcoat and Topcoat s ba e WS Byt o $58 and $60 $47.75 $53.75 $61.75 grades reduced to. $79.75 $60 and $65 grades reduced to. $70, $75 and $85 grades reduced to. $90, $100 & $125 grades re- duced to......... Permitted to See Pistol, Boy Kills Mother Instantly By the Associated Press. ELMWOOD PARK, Ill, Janu- ary 9.—Mrs. Prank Cech believed in” humoring her 6-year-old son Gordon, especially when they went visiting. Last night Mrs. Cech, accom- panied by her husband and Gor- don, called on their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs, Ray Thomas. Gor- don wanted to see Thomas' pistol. Thomas refused. “Oh, let him see it,”” Mrs. Cech said. “There’s o harm in it.” Thomas brought out the weapon. Gordon picked it up. It was dis- charged. Mrs. Ceth, pierced by the bullet, fell dead. DAVIS WILL SPEAK ON REHABILITATION Members of Congress, D. C. Com- missioners and Others to At- tend Dinner January 15. Senator James J. Davis will be the principal speaker at a dinner meeting o be given under auspices of the re- habilitation service of the Federal Board for Vocational Education at Bar- ker Hall, Y. W. C. A, Thursday eve- ning, January 15, at 7 o'clock. This meeting, which will be attended by members of Congress, Commissioners of the District, labor leaders and execu- tives of social service agencies, has been called for bringing to the attention of the groups interested the problems in- volved in the vocational rehabilitation of persons in the District of Columbia who are disabled by public accident or otherwise to the extent that they are unable to pursue an occupation. Dr. J. C. Wright, the director of the Federal Board for Vocational Edutation, will preside at the meeting. Senator Davis, who as Secretary of Labor was chairman of the Federal Board for Vocational Education, is thoroughly familiar with its vocational rehabilitation service and has always been a strong advocate of the vocational rehabilitation program, A feature of the meeting will be the showing of moving pictures illustrating the effectiveness of the rehabilitation work being conducted by the Federal Board in the District of Columbia, which will be explained by John A. Kratz, chief of the board's rehabilitation ser ice. Representative John W. Sum- mers, author of the act under which the rehabilitation service for the District of Columbia was established, will, as a physician, present the medical viewpoint of the rehabilitation program. Walter S. Ufford, executive secretary of the Assoclated Charitles for this city, will present the social service viewpoint of vocational rehabilitation, and John B. Colpoys, editor of the Trade Unionist, official organ of the American Feder: tion of Labor, will discuss vocational re- lh%gi]itauon from the standpoint of abor. PO A Federal Judge Dies. PORTLAND, Oreg., January 9 (#).— Judge Robert S. Bean, 78, of the Fed- eral District Court, died ‘at his home here Wednesday of a heart attack. Store-wide Clearance at its height— ‘A semi-annual replenishing time for you—as well as disposal time for us. 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The Mode—F at Eleventh fi 4 ordm NONEY CREULATED SHONS 150 CAN Increase of $26,000,000 Is Noted by Treasury-—Holi- days Were Stimulant. By the Associated Press. Money in circulation in this country increased $26.000,000 during 1930, The circulation statement of the Treasury showed today that on Decem- ben 31 $4,800.000,000 was going the rounds. A year previous it amounted to $4,864,000,000. The holidays brought $230.000,000 ad- ditional into circulation. The amount | on November 30 totaled $4,660,000.000. The season increased the per capita circulation from $37.59 to $39.41 on December 31. Total money in the cou cember 31 was $8.713137 compared with $8,732,677.064 a year Of the total on December 31, $4,502,871,268 was in gold coin or bul- Hon. Federal Reserve Banks and agents held $2,051,443.291, of which $706,385,« | 471 was in gold coin or bullion. | ‘The per eapita circulatic higher than the mc h before, ¢ pared with $53.01 on October 31, 1920, | which was the peak per capita circula- | tion in recent years. The lowest per | capita_circulation was on January 1, | 1879, when it amounted to $16.92. The per capita circulation on Decem= | ber 31, 1930, was figured from & popu- lation of 124,074,000. That in 1920 was figured on & population of 107,491,000 and the per capita circulation in 1870 was figured on a population of 48,281,- 000 try on De- which | HOWELL BILL OPPOSED Senator Hydings to Seek Amend- ment of Dry Measure. When the Howell local prohibition bill is taken up in the Senate within a few weeks Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland, will take the lead in seek- ing to amend it. The Maryland Senator said today he would propose changes to several sec- tions of the bill, including the search warrant provision. Senator Tydings said he believes this section of the bill should be brought more in line with the Constitution ' Senator Howell will seek to Tetain it in its present form. s SEPIEETRNY. Contract for the construction of a maternity ward wing_ at Freedmen's | Hospital, for which $155,000 was appro= priated, will probably be let tomorrow at the Interior Department, it was said today following the uPcnan of bids for the work yesterday afternoon. Ten bids were received, the lowest coming from Bahen & Wright—s$129,300. The firm offered to do the work in 225 days. It was thought the contract would be awarded to them. Other bids ranged up to slightly more than $141,000. Only one outside con- tractor bid on the work. 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