Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1931, Page 24

"B—12 xxs ADMITS MURDER . AFTER SIX YEARS Former Soldier and Coast Guard Man Confesses 1925 Slaying for Thrill. By the Associated Press. WEST ORANGE, N. J., June 2.—The six-year-old “thrill murder” of Louis Panella, a cab driver, near Camp Mills. Mineola, Long Island, has been solved, Weds Granddaughter Of Mrs. Harding at Marion, Ohio, Rites By the Associated Press. MARION, Ohio, June 2.—Miss Jean De Wolf, 22, granddaughter of Mrs. Warren G. Harding, and Charles Weil, 26, manager of a Marion furniture store, were married yesterday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church here. Mrs. Weil, with her brother, George De Wolf, inherited the major portion <f the estates of Mr. and Mrs. Harding. U. S. TESTS ANNOUNCED The United States Civil Service Ccm- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTQON, I'M ALONE BRIEF OF U. S. COMPLETED Will Go to Commission Shortly. Claim Rum-Running Boat Was American Owned. By the Associated Press. American agents on the Canadian- American Arbitral Commission for the celebrated I'm Alone cace yesterday com- pleted the brief of contentions of the United States for submission to the commission. The brief was forwarded to the Gov- ernment Printing Office and will bs submitted in a few days. It contended the rum runner, sunk two years ago with loss of life in the Gulf of Mexico by a Coast Guard cutfer, although of cm:g-nn registry, was American- own ‘The brfef summarizes the evidence gathered in the past two years and in conclusion, claimed the rum runner was owned by a ring headed by “Danny” Hogan of Boston. American officlals made known today that Marvin James Clark, an American now opposing deportation proceedings in Montreal, would be taken in custody upon his arrival in the United States if he is ejected from Canada by the Ottawa %overnment. The American agents said Clark was Reupholstering connected with the ring owning the I'm Alone, being possibly second man or partner of Hogan's. Clark is scheduled to be placed on trial in Louisiana, where a case charg- ing smuggling of liquor in which the ill-fated I'm Alone figured, is pending. Treaty Is Ratified. GUATEMALA CITY, June 2 (#)— ‘The Legislative Assembly yesterday ratified the Washington treaty of July 16, 1930, providing for arbitration of the boundary dispute with Honduras. The ratification included also the annex to the treaty. and Repairing D. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1931. LANSBURGH’S 7th, 8th and E Sts.—NAtional 9800 No Connection With Any Other Washington Store Would You Deprive Your Child of Anything as Free Police announced today, by the arrest| mission has announced that until Ju o confeasion i SRS -1 24 it wil eccept spplications for p-- “T shot him threugh the back of the | jiyons of artistic lithographer of grades bead,” the confescion said. | .| ranging from junior, at $1440 a year. | DL s fed UP,on st | to chier, at §2,600 a 'year. At this time | 3{:5 rsv:"t‘{“f: g‘éa:gfm Ahtined. at| ::eg ore. Lm ;:cancxes hers and one | = i <t | etrot, Mich. | MIEChEL isld) (e A tHiaG the best thing | " Applicants will be rated cn the!r edu- SOl DRNaERO ChN DR VAR cation, training and_experience. Full | s information may be obt:ined from the | secretary of ths board. 2, - . 16-Dly Excumons Ask About Our Easy Monthly Payment Plan Niagara Falls FRIDAYS—SATURDAYS 26-27: July 1011, 24-25; 1-22; September 4-5, 18-19 as the Health-Giving Sun Rays? ‘Tapestries, Mohairs, Brocades + SLIP COVERS Also Chair Caneing and_Porch Rockers Splinted by Our Experts at the Now Prevailing Low Prices Mothers struggle to give children every- Confesses Crime. thing in life, even to the point of scrimping The “thrill” which Knapp had sought six years ago came to him with swift unexpectedness last night at the hcme where he has been living under the name of Allen Kingsbury Fhillips. At first he denied he was Knapp. Fingerprint comparisons, however, led o %'ls admission of ‘h}s 1;191’\(\!\‘/ and subsequently to his confession. “I'm gllg it's over,” he told police today. “I want to go back to New York and take my medicine.” Kept Identity Hidden. | Knapp's accounts of the events that happened after he left Mitchel kield that night, early in July, 1925, recited that he slew Panella, stole h.s cab, s3ld it; went to Bostcn and joined the Coast Guard, married a Boston woman, moved beck to Long Island and served 2s a Coast Guarasman and then came to New Jersey. He was employed by a public utility company when arresiad. His wife, he sald, did not kncw his true identity or his past. Mrs. “Philiips,” Knapp's wife, said' she would “stick by” her husband. Met at Dance. Mrs. “Phillips,” who was Eleanor Hill before her marriage, said she met Knapp, then in the Boston Coast Guard, at a dance He was a ‘“nice, quiet young man,” she said. They were married two months later. | Knapp's marrizg> to Miss Hill was his second. In 1325 he married Miss Fanny Tabb in Baltimore. They were givorced after living together cnly five ays. CAPITAL MAN GIVEN YALE DIVINITY PRIZE! Edward G. Carroll Gets Award for Effective Oratory at Grad- uation Rites. By the Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn, June Twenty students of Yals Divinity School yesterday received awards, in- | cluding 19 prizes and 2 fellowships, at the graduation exercises for 49 members of the class. D=an Luther A. Weigle presided and Prof. Halford E. Luccock of the Divinity School faculty gave the princi- | pal address. Among the graduates who 8spoke was Marion Willlam Nilsson, | Ocscecla, Towa. James Philip Hyatt, Monticello, Ark., ‘was awarded the two brothers’ fellow- | ship established in 1926 by Caroline | Hazard in memory of her brothers and | ewarded annually to a_ student in the | acnool for Biblical study in Jes lem | ur other foreign lands ownes’ prizes for proficiency in the ! puonc reading of the Scriptures were | aw d the foilowing, with others: Paul Beck Pack, Beckley, W. Va., and %-xva n Milton Patton, Mannington, cipients of Mersick scholarships and prizes, designed to prcmote at- | tainment of effective public address, included: | Scholarshi) Leonard John Kramer, | Sandusky, Ohio; Willlam Bruce Stroth- | er, Richmond, Ky, and Charles Ed- ward Moss, Pittsburgh, Pa. Prizes—Edward Gonzales Carroll, ‘Washington, D. C.; Leonard J-hn Kra- mer, Sandusky, Ohio; John Paul Pack, Beckley, W. Va., and Charles Steward Marsh, Enid, Okla. DAMAGE SUIT REVIEW DENIED TAXI COMPANY Trustee for Bankrupt Cencern Claims Driver Was Violating Rules at Time of Crash. ‘The Supreme Court yesterday refused to review the decizion of the District of Columbia courts holding the Wardman | +Park Taxicab Co, In*, now in the hands of a trustee in bankruptcy, was liable for $8.000 damages for injuries inflicted on Delia Fiaherty, near | Twenty-first and M streets. by one cf its cabs driven by a chauffeur named Godfrey. Henry A. Schweinhaut, trustee for the bankrupt company, contended the cab at the t'me was bsing operated in violation of its rules, and was not en- gaged in the transaction of the com- pany’s business. He insisted that un- der the circumstances the company | should not be held responsible for its careless operation. GETS MESS CONTRACT Militia Chief Approves Award for Maryland Camp Project. 2—! | i | Maj. Gen. W. G. Everson, chief of the | Militia Bureau, his approved a contract . for construction of mess halls and: kitchens at the Maryland National | Guard camp at Cascade, near Hagers-! town, at a c-st of $28,700. i The allotment is made out of the | neral congressional appropriation of | 1,000,000 for National Guard camps | throughout the c-untry in the effort to . relieve unemployment. FOOT _ AGONY ? —ease it, end it, with BLUE-JAY CORN PLASTERS 25¢ The quick, safe treat- ment—for 31 years. Made by the sur- gical dressing houte of ELECTRICITY A_splendid job. comple's with _all ne v buts and fixtores, s easily arranged. Phone us foday. 5 MUDDIMAN ¢ 911 G St. Nat'l 0140-2522 Organized 1885 | | i $ Wiil Wire a 6 105 Reem House for ‘ | | ( Round §16.80 Trip Eastern Standard Time Lv Washine: Berre Excarsior o . Ton. . T:05 P.M. 10°43 P.M. 840 A M. Tickets good in Pullman cars on pay- ment of usual charges. 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Crisp, princess-like evening frocks, regal afternoon ense sheers for town and vacation trips! ® The smart young mbles, smart tailored chic jacket frocks for For instance: person on the left is going dancing and selects this crisp net with cotton appliques. $25. @ In th a slenderizing chiffon ter you see her mother wearing with a printed jacket that slips on for afternoon. $25. @ The lovely woman on the right has chosen a tailored chiffon in a neat navy and white print for Summer town wear. $25. ‘WOMEN’S AND MISSES’' DRESSES—SECOND FLOOR. For 200 Misses Who’d Be Ultra Chic for Summ er Eor Comfort Every Hour of the Day Grip-Tite SHOES % 3‘.95 For coolness, there’s nothing like them—and they're always in good taste and can be worn any place! Double-breasted styles with pleated skirts—single- breasted belted models with flared skirts. White, brown, blue, green, peach, grey and maize. Sizes 12 to 22. DAYTIME FROCKS—THIRD FLOOR. New Summer Bag Featuring Bags for Every Costume $2.95 Have vou seen the smart new shapes . in' bags for Summer? We're featuring them in this group tomorrow — of silks, shantungs, viscas, suva cloth, white kid and novelty leathers. White and Sum- mer pastels and high shades. HANDBAGS—STREET FLOOR. Don'’t try to get through the hot weather without a pair of our famous Grip Tite shoes, with the special arch support! lizard calf, $7.50. Street and walking shoe of soft black kid, with very smart cutout effect, $7.50. The all important white oxford with ‘p;rfnrnnd trimming. A Grip Tite at .50 SHOES—SECOND FLOOR. Short Stories - and all the while there are the power- ful sun rays to build stronger and better bodies, just for the taking! The newest sun suit, called the Mascot, has a cool rayon top that does not irritate tender skins, and cool broadcloth shorts which admit all the sun’s rays to the body. White tops with blue, maize or green shorts —little suits that can be worn anywhere! 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