Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1931, Page 3

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Duckworth sald today that Mrs. Luella Powers, 45, wife of the man held here in connection with the killing of two women and three children, told him this morning she was | “through with Harry Powers—I wouldn't \hl\e him turned loose for a hundred { million dollars.” | Duckworth said the woran gave him ia -caliber pistol, she said her hus- | band always kept in the house. | Shortly after Powers was arrested last Thursday the woman embraced her hus- band, asserted she believed he was in- nocent of the killings. Duckworth said she told him today “she was confident from the evidence gathered to date that he betrayed us both,” referring to herself and sister, Miss Eva Belle Strother. “Death Code” Found. A “death coce” by which Powers re- corded the progress of his correspond- ence with women throughout the coun- 'try was discovered today by detectives investigating ramifications of the kill- ings of two women and three children. Letters ard post cards he received in response to his lure cf wealth and | affection were found to be marked, ap- parently, for filing. A fragment of an envelope gave an_apparent key to one of the markings. The mark was “P-15." It bore the notation, “Graveyard. Euch s meyhing was found on letbers from the two women he confessed he killed, Mrs. D. P. Lempke of Worcester, Mass., and Mrs. Asta Eicher, Chicago, whose three children also were slain. City Detective Carl Southern said he belleved “P-15" indicated those corre- spondents Powers had marked for death. Information that Powers had been seen with Stamatifos Sfikas, 44, Clarks- burg shoe shine parlor owner, shortly before Sfikas disappeared in June, speeded _investigation of that affair, just as discovery of a trunk, containing several firearms and 50 photographs of women, gave further impetus to search for other possible victims of the 42- vear-old former salesman. The quest spread to Miller, S. Dak., Vanalia, Tl | and Mansficld, Ohio, where he was be- lieved to have lived as “Joseph | Gildeau” about the year 1924. Commercialism Reappears. Commercialism reappeared with the erection of a high board fence about the garage where Powers, he admitted, | killed the five victims. Efforts to charge admission to sightseers were blocked by Today the county prosecutor said he county officers yesterday. | knew of nothing that could be done to stop the practice. pending discovery of further clues to | possible missing among Powers' cor- respondents. Meanwhile, the bodies of Mrs. Eicher | and her children, Harry, Greta and Anabel, were being taken to Pittsburgh for cremation, their ashes then to be | taken to Park Ridge, Ill, their home. PROBE DETROIT SOCIETY. Attorney General Promiiss Early Steps to Close Club. DETROIT, September 2 (#).—Promis- ing early legal steps to end operations of the correspondence club medium through which Harry F. Powers made the acquaintance of two women whom | he killed in Clarksburg. W. Va., Assist- ant Attorney General Joseph A. Gillis | today begen an investigation of the American Friendship Society. ‘The inquiry was ordered yesterday by Gov. Wilber M. Brucker in Lansing and Gillis left at once for Detroit to confer today with Prosecutot Harry S. Toy of Wayne County and United States postal authorities. Regardless of the outcome of those conferences, Gillis said, he in- tends to institute quo warranto proceed- ings as socn as possible to have the society’s activities stopped, as opposed | to the public good. | ‘The Friendship Society was incor- porated by Albert B. Plater and his wife, Olga, “not for prot.” Powers became a member under the alias “Cornelius O. Pierson,” and engaged in ardent cor- respondence with women in many cities. In announcing the investigation, Gov. Brucker said the five murders con-| fessed by Powers, whom he termed a | “modern bluebeard,” had “shocked the public conscience.” He sald that “any | agency which encourages hasty and ill- | advised marriages or aids parties t,o‘ enter into the marriage relationship for a mercenary or illegal considera- tion, strikes at the very foundation of human soclety and is a menace to the | community.” | He instructed the attorney general to take immediate steps to stop opera- atfon of the society if it is found to be an illegal enterprise, LEFT FOR IOWA TO MARRY. Woman's Former Neighbors Can't Re- | call Name of Man. i FAIRFIELD, Bl September 1 (#).— | Mrs. Maude L. Johnson, whose name | was found written on the back of a| woman's picture found today in the | home of Harry F. Powers in Clarksburg, W. Va, left Fairfield about two years | ago to marry a man in Iowa, her former | neighbers sald today. ‘The postmaster here said_that mall occasionally still comes for Mrs. John- son at the address where she formerly lived, but that she had left no forward- ing address. A brother of Mrs. Johnson still lives in this vicinity, but efforts to locate him were unsuccessfull The woman's former lcqulln(lm:e.” sald they could not recall the name of | the man she was to marry or his home to in Iowa. WANTED REAL ESTATE We have buyers for well located Northwest homes at fair prices, also investment properties showing good return. List with SHANNON: & LUCHS Nat'l 2345 “See Etz and See Better” Your child is just as eager to have a good record in school as you are, but he can't if his eyes are wrong. Better have them ex- amined today. | Digging_at the scene was halted | ¢ ETZ Optometrists 1217 G St. N.W. THE EVENING STAR,. WASHINGTON, D. C, In Powers Case QUIZZED BY POLICE ON CO“ESPOND!NCE ACTIVITIES. MRS. OLGA PLATER, Who, with her husband, Dr. Albert B. Plater, sponsored the American Friend- ship Society, through which Harry F. Powers corresponded with the two wom- en he killed at Clarksburg, W. Va. Mrs. Plater has been questioned by police and postal authorities regarding the activities of the society. The photo- graph was made at Detroit, Mich. P. Photo. Pensions $11,047 a Year. By & Staff Corresponcent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 2. total amount of the pensions paid by | Montgomery County as compiled by W. | Ernest Offutt, supervisor of county aid, was shown in yesterday's Star as $11,047 per month. This_should have read $11,047 per year. The Star takes this opportunity to correct any wrong im- pression yesterday's story may have caused. A FIRST FLOOR —SERVICE ROOM, with a gas heater, a laundry, rerv- ant's toilet. Well, that's only a mite of what you will find in this New Home To Washington A remarkable value, under- priced, and in one of our city's . Estate Sections Don't Miss This TO INSPECT RIGHT on Western Ave. from Chevy Chase Circle, two squares to Rittenhouse St., RIGHT ome square to Broad Branch Road CHEVY CHASE, D. C. 1435 K St. N EVERFRESH MAGNLSIA It's Purer : and Better EVERFRESH is purer and better than most other U. S, P. Citrate of M ia because i is made of fin rials, under the exclusive Eve fresh process. Yet it costs you no more. Insist upon EVER- FRESH. Look for the blue and yellow label. ~—The | Three Big Sale Days at Gibson’s SHAVING OFFER 1—50c Vivaudou Mavis Shaving Cream 1—25c¢ Mavis Talcum for use after shaving. Total value . .....75¢ 29¢ 25¢ 25¢ 25¢ Extra Special. . soc Proph ylactic ‘Toothbrush, special 50c: Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic, special 50c Rubbing Alcohol, special $1.00 Hnublgmt Tal- cum, special . 25c Listerine Tooth Paste, ’Pechl, 2 " T4c 25¢ 25¢ Colgate’s Tooth Paste, special, .2 zsc for ......ooeueet We Deliver, $1 or More GIBSON’S 919G St. N.W. HANDPRINT IS CLUE INSLAYING PROBE Section of Gatepost Is Sent Here for Examination in Woman’s Death. Special Dispateh to Th MOOREFIELD, W. Va., September 2. —A bloody handprint on a gatepost is the lone clue in the four days since the body of Mrs. Mack See, 57, was found atop & woodpile at her home, at Bass, near here, with skull crushed and arms carefully folded across her breast. The body was found by her husband late | Saturday when he returned from a trip to this city. No arrests have been made in the case. The section of gatepost was sent today by State police to Washington for examination by fingerprint experts, and developments here are expected to await the return of the Bertillon meas- urements, sald Prosecuting Attorney B. ‘W. McCauley here today. t was first thought Mrs. See ‘lJ ltr\n:k from behind as she was at worl in her kitchen, but later evidence indi- cates that the murder was perpetrated when she was at a well in the yard. She had been choked and then beaten over the head, apparently with a sharp instrument, Robbery as the motive was dis- counted, as nothing was missing. The husband said he had no idea who could have murdered his wife or any motive for the crime, as they had no known enemies, State police and county offi- cers are Wol’klnl on the case. West Virginia Bank Closes. SUTTON, W. Va., September 2 (). —The Bank of Sutton, a State insti- tution, closed its doors today and officials announced the action was taken for_protection of depositors. , The bank had a capital stock of $30,000. Deposits June 30 totaled $208,057. l{nxm sflencer for Windows. NEW YORK (#).—Hiram P. Maxim, inventor of a sllencer for firearms. spent a sleepless night in a hotel 12 years ago because of, street noises. The result is a silencer for windows, which stops noise but admits air. Now Look at— Valley Vista You have seen everything else MODERN—VIEW—AIR—ATMOSPHERE —SERVICE Reasonable Rents Just East of Million Dollar Bridge 2032 Belmont Road BUILT BY DUNIGA A new | roup of Dumgan-Bullt Homes N...BUILT RIGHT Exhibit Home 5509 Fourth Street N.W. Open for Inspection Half block from close to churches, Big Kitchen Twenty ft. and 6 in. long: _equipped with Frigidaire, lat- est type gas range, 6-ft. one-piece por- celain sink, built-in cabinets, inlaid lino- leum and Sanitas wall covering. $8,950 : - Never have we offered so Six large rooms, detac floors, hardwood trim. cellar fully screened. screened breakfast and sleeping length mirror. (narrower to save space). now lar priced off the ideal for Dinette A convenience and refinement_of much higher priced homes featured Dunigan in a popu- and lunch. colonial brass fixtures, Double laundry tray and servant’s toilet, 14th St. car line, schools and stores Three Big Features Two Baths Colored tile bath rooms on the sec- ond floor; one ad joiring the master bed room. One with bath and shower. Newest artistic fix- tures. TERMS much In value for so little in hed garage, cedar-lined closets, large, airy by home. Just kitchen— breakfast porch and coat closet with full Wrought-iron rails on stairs, new type, radiators D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. Tower Building—NAtional 1265 Scrub Tires Will Fall You When You Equip With Scrub every time. Terms Need Them Most U.S. RoYALS U. S. Royals are thor- oughbred Tires, and a thoroughbred Beats a Dest Olite BATTERIES 624 Pa. Ave. S. E. 1234 14th St. N. W. ' 2250 Sherman Ave. N. W. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1931 SALE FU.. LINES ORDERED BY BOARD for Leviathan Fleet Gets “ Award of -Control. By the Associated Press. ‘The United States Lines are to be taken over by the Chapman-Dollar- Dawson shipping interests. ‘The Shipping Board yesterday or- dered a contract be negotiated with the Chicago and West Coast interests for control of the line, which also was board for final approval. Sale Price Tops $3,170,000. T. V. O'Connor, chairman of the board, sald a sale price in excess of $3,170,000 was expected. The transac- tion is understood to take the form of reorganization more than that of a sale. ‘The sists of Paul W. Chapman, man who came East about two years ago to become head of the United States Lines when his organization took it over; R. Stanley Dollar of San Fran- cisco. world operator of shipping lines, and Kenneth D. Dawson of Portland, Oreg., who is heavily interested in a group acquiring the line con- | Chicago | s A3 number of, cnns»cmc and South Bes lines. It won dut, Over the internation terests, in 'whigh Kermit Rmvfl:'::i; interested. elt took the matter e n e flagship of fleet, which has been rzdx:g:d oth'l"}e‘: Ih! new plans. About £5.500.000-5n n tortgages are to be ad- justed to the benefit of the purchasers. During the economic depression the first company headed by Chapman was unable to continue profitable operation of the line, due to the falling pff in transatlantic mmc Carnival to Be Continued. BALLSTON, Va., September 2 (Spe- cial).—The carnival of the Ballston Athletic Club being held on the field grounds at the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and Clements avenue will be continued throughout the remainder -of this week. Westchester’'s NEW Building THESE GATES LEAD YOU 10 a fmer plane of living at . . Westchester exhibition apartment ready for inspection The step-down living room type of apartment is an'innova- tion in Washington. Call and see for yourself the immense living new building. Rental Office on Premises CATHED @@ RAL AVE room, the large, well-proportioned bed room and the artistic dining balcony—not to mention the completely equipped and fan-ventilated kitchen. Apartments with large, airy rooms, varying in size from two rooms and bath to seven rooms and three baths. +the many new advantages offered by the individual apartments in the matter of beauty and convenience, Westchester features a large dining room, food store, a drug store and garage in the In addition to Occupancy Oct. Reservations Now Being Made Wk STCHESTER. § >om StRELT g TO THOSE WHO EXPECT MORE OF TODAY'S DOLLAR ized above. It includes: folds back a ments. more of today's dollar may Kennedy-Warren but this ginning. For the visualized above is part of a great modern apartment building. 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