Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1931, Page 21

PENAL FARM BREAK LEADER CAPTURED Georgia Lifer Boasts to De- troit Police of Burglaries. Wife, 18, Is Held. By the Associated Press. | DETROIT, October 31 —Arrested | early this morning as & lifer who last | July led a break from a Georgia penal | [ where he had been imprisoned slaying a Macon cotton broker, Jack Martin, allas James Barfield, sat in headquarters late today and re- a lengthy story of jail breaks, ries, automobile thefts and -uj admitting he participated in the slaying of E. B. Hogan, the cotton broker, in 1927, Martin said the killing oocurred when he attempted to prevent ofie of his companions from shoot- | ing him | Girl 18 Is Jailed. As Martin was boasting of burglaries car thefts in a dozen citles, six escapes | from the Milledgeville, Ga., Penal Farm and of holding up a United States mar- thal in Omaha, an 18-year-old Detroit whom he said he married here ;n weeks ago, was being held in the women's detention home. Police said they had been able to learn only that her name was Mary Lou Miller, Mar- tin told later of ancther wife whom he named as Ruth Dozaway who joined him after one of his escapes from Mil- Jedgeville. He said she was at present serving a term at Alderson, W. Va., for violating the Federal motor vehicle there,” Martin said when asked whether he would waive extradition. He showed marks on his leg that he said were made by shackles he wore at the pris- on_farm Describing his escape last July, officers | Wm.ed Martin as saying: “I made a wooden pistol. I held up a guard with it and took his away from him. With that gun I held up some other guards. I le them saw off the ball and ‘chains they had me shackled with. I let 32 others out. I stole a horse and rode it until it dropped in its tracks. Then I stole an automobile and came to Detroit.” Other information from Milledge- ville said that 12 men escaped in the break last July and that most of them had been r¢ Martin was arrested shortly after midnight Friday in an apartment in Second boulevard. In- an adjoining apartment_two men and two girls were They are Jackie Bell and nearby, Jack , Harry Pehfln Ind Louis Gara- vuun were arrested. Several hours later Mary Lot Miller arrived at Mar- tin's apartment and also was arrested. ‘The men are held for investigation and the women as police witnesses. Tells of Burglaries. Detectives said Martin told of bur- was arrested in Toledo and returged Omaha as l fugitive. them, he sal “In_the depot at Omaha,” he sal “I held up the marshal and Ru'.htot away. !utolelcntlnd we drove to Detroit. stayed here a week and Mdmvewnhnh. ‘where we were up on the Dyer act. She got and a half vears in the women's tory at Alderson, W. Va., I was sent back to Georgia.” PICK C. U. CAMPUS FOR 1932° MEETING Clerical Alumni of University Back Plan to l{nite ‘With Lay Group, at Pittsburgh Session. The Clerical Alumni Association of the Catholic University, in annual meet- at Pif h, Pa. Thursday and y, voted to hold the 1932 conven- tion of its organization in Washington, acocondin; word reaching the uni- | ‘versity re yesterday. The date of the meeting next year will be announced later. ‘The Rev. Leonard Ripple of Balti- more, Md., was elected president of the Mll:ln f}({r the “-mulng year, suc- tdlnfl le ev. Willlam P. Curtiss of m y. Pa. Rev. A. Rengel of Buf- . was elected vice president of &- oragnization and Rev, Dr. Maur- ice Sheehy of the faculty of Catholic Unlversity, was named secretary. The association voted to sup) s mdvanced by Msgr. James Hugh rector of the university, to unite the clerical and lay alumni groups of the instiution into one organization. Steps will be taken to accomplish this unity in the near future The university expansion program was outlined to the alumni group a banquet Thursday by Msgr. Ryan. Mass for the deceased llumm of the uni- venltv ‘was said in St. Pauls’ Cllhednl Bishop Hugh C. Boyle of Pitts- mn prior to the business mmmn' INJURED IN TAXICAB | Woman Hurt When Cab and Auto: Collide at New Jersey and G. Mrs. Christine Wade, 23, 131 Tenth | street northelst, was treated at Cas- ualty Hospital vesterday afternoon for lacerations to the face and scalp, re- | ceived when the taxicab in which she | was riding was in collision with an | automobile at New Jersey avenue and G street. Her condition was not be- | leived serious. | The taxicab, operated by Paul Albert, | 26, 1223 East Capitol street, was over turned when it collided with an auto- mobile driven by Benjamin F. Lewis, 22, colored, 330 Second street. The woman was taken to the hospital in the auto- mobile of Thomas Rose, 629 New Jersey enue. W THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER I, 1931—PART ONE. From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. “Girls About Town” at Earle Witk James Hall on Stage. HILE there may not be any humorous side of the profession of gold dig- wide open the lives of some of those whose lives are seldom cowsidered. The result is a not too excitirg concoction of drama and comedy wnd some of the “red-blood” moments of this earth, which concern the ac- tions of race-track gamblers, boot- leggers and love—dear, sweet love. The cast, as & matter of fact. is much better than the story and is the main excuse for viewing the film Here on¢ may see Ricardo Cortez, one of the better “smoothies” of the cinema, maki his living by the medium of doubtful bets. His per- formance is smooth and oily and full of the loose-lipped glories of that class of being referred to as “gang- ster.” Mae ke, she who did much to make “Waterloo Bridge” seem really better than it was, in a more conventional girl friend role, proves that her acting is very mie if not by any means great. And Marie Prevost, whose avoirdupois in the old days was much, much less. but wno is nowsa grand trouper of the “let-me-look-at-your-hand” man- icure type, wriggles around in mani- cure clothes and has her little mo- ments, too. To round out the cast is Norman Foster, as satisfactorily natural as he always is, and “Shim"” Summerville, who is sometimes funny and sometimes not, all of which is a more than :;zed.ble combination—even if the stofly hangs fairly limp around them. However, the idea of a couple starting in the bootlegging game so as to be able to buy a gas station is something few Fflple have thought of before (bootieggers’ minds being usually on penthouses and Park avenue) and aithough the vil- lainies of gambling come fairly fast and thick, you know and I know that it will come out all right in the end—and that Mr. Cortez’s meth- ods of ogling a ga! will win for him his “come-up-ences” before the cur- tain has taken its final nose dive. —E. de 8. M. ‘MIXED CLAIMS BODY LETS EMPLOYES GO ging. there are likely to be some humorous souls who ure dependent on that occupa- tion, and the various types of debacle % that chance may inflict cn them are likely to amuse the on- Jookers. A few of the iatended victims also have a place in the list of those who inspire edy, despite the Kay Prancls. fact that it turns occasion- ally to the romantic side of life and gives its characters various touches which reflect the domestic atmos- phere. As an episode from metropolitan Iife 1t is as light as could be desired, and its producers have concentrated on several scenes which cleverly elaborate the reckless activities of trresponsible exponents of the prac- tice of !lu'lcll.n( wealth from will- ing visitors to the big city. prises turn on the discovery that » veral persons who have been codited with no serlous purposes ar¢ teally human and can be touched by the things that mold the lives of more sober circles. It is probable that the real interest in the film is produced by the fact that when the story is completed the ranks of the gold diggers have been depletefl, proving to those who feel there are such possibilities that the occupation has no anent character. On the other hand, it is unlikely t} &t the rewards enjoyed are very (ommon in this class of human be!%gs. Kay Fréncis and Joel McCrea have the leading ldu. probably as odd as any parts they have ever played, but as they detelop a genuine attachment in the midst of sordid surroundings, they may be in_the plot Work by Discontinuance of Mexican-U. §. Commission. ‘The Mexican-United States Mixed Claims Commission dissolved yesterdsy, thmw‘lng about 60 employes out of Dmblndlng of the commission had been expected since last August when the conventions authorizing the agency expired. The employes, whose salaries had been held up since October 1 under a ruling of Controller General McCarl, received full back pay, but were granted ;xo allowances for accumulated annual leave. Negotiations are underway between the State Department and Mexico City | looking to renewal of the conventions | and re-establishment of the commission. ensemble and provides more than his share of the laughs. ‘The stage show at the Earle is of high quality, headed by the screen leader, James Hall, in a series of jokes and songs, in the course of which he leads the orchestra and engages in a dialogue with Miss Maxine Doyle, the mistress of cere- monies. He was received with marked approval at the opening perform- MUST STAND TRIAL Judge Overrules Motion to Quash Indictment Against Banker. KNOXVILLE, Tenn, October 31 (#). —Overruling' a uotion to quash indict- ments, S 1 Judge J. D. G. Morton held today that J. Basil Ramsey, former president of the Holston Union National Bank and Holston Trust Co. here, must | stand trial in Criminal Cour November | 30 on charges of fraudulent breach of trust and larceny. 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CANADIAN MINISTER URGESBIMETALLISM. Head Beheves Gold and Silver Union | Would Restore Trade. { Commerce | By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, October 31.—World sdup- tion of bimetalism as a means of | restoring international trade to a pros- | perous condition was urged today by H. H. Stevens, minister of trade and ver, when permitted to function | with gold, he told the Canadian Club, | has met successfully all the varied re- | quxnmenu of trade, commerce u:d\ finance. “Is it not,” he aski rn:on.blew‘ mumthntuaalmmmeusk these | two metals would restore confidence in | the monetary system of the world?” | Remonetization of silver, he said. | might tend to raise the price level of commodities, which he believed to be necessary. He blamed insufficiency and maldistribution of gold for the fall in | The fall in value of silver from $1.30 an ounce in 1873, when Great Britain and other European countries closed | their mints 7o the metal, to 62 cents in 1921 and as low as 26 cents this year, was due to governments barring it from their mints rather than the eco- DAPHNE SAVAGE | Of Norfolk, Va.. who has been awarded | | the newly’ created Lou Henry Hoover scholarship in gardening, named in hon- or of Mrs. Herbert Hoover. It is a Girl Scout scholarship and the award was approved by the Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association. The| | scholarship is valued at $500. —wide World Photo. Pennsy Official to Retire. PITTSBURGH, October 31 (P | Edward T. Whiter, vice president of the | Pennsylvania Railroad at Pittsburgh, will retire tomorrow after 50 years and | months gf continuous service. Whiter asserted. Snow l‘i:l- t B;:kley. W. Va. ECKLEY \W. Va., October 31 (#) — m first sna\ of the year feil in the Beckley district today. There were |started a telegrapher at Steuben- three flurries but the snow melted as|ville, Ohio, graduating to a ‘“brass- it fell. Last )el!s first snow also e‘me’pmmder" from a newsboy. He formerly Ion October 3. served as vice president at Chicago. WOMEN'’S FELT CYPRUS CONTINUES * TORESTIST BRIISH [Washington Attorney Says| fivepos to Natives Press for Grecian Rule. The efforts of Great Britain to hold | | the Island of Cyprus in the face of | trong native feeling that it should | If | once more be under Grecian rule “are | ‘hr from being successful,” declared Nicholson, Washington _at- | ‘tumey and publisher, in an interview yesterday on the recent rebellion curbed hydnm.uh troops on the ancient is- || . Nicholson said that when the Greek | Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus pro- | | claimed the island united to Greece on |ly voiced a feeling which was, is, shared by the vast majority of the | inhabitants_of Cyprus. “Unless Britain takes steps looking to the ultimate transference of Cyprus to the mother country, the Cyprians | will continue their agitation for re- nnexation and this will place England |in the further embarrassing position | of holding an entire country against | the will of the vast majority of its | inhabitants,” he asserted. | Nicholson expressed the opinion that the recent revolution was ill-timed and not sufficlently organized to guarantee | any’ measure of success. 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