Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1931, Page 4

fiineteen-Year Litigation Federal Court—Fees Double Estate. @peclal Dispateh to The Star. HASTINGS, Nebr., November 30.—Ne- braska's famouns “Jarndyce and Jarn- dyce,” in which about 5,000 O’Connors from the United States, Canada, Mex- ico, England, New Zealand, Australia and some other countries for 19 years have been trying to get the $250,000 es- tate left by John O'Connor, Hastings recluse, has at last reached the Fed- eral Court, after being before every State court in Nebraska. The O'Connors have paid out more than $500,000 in attorneys’ fees and court costs and seem no nearer to the fortune today than they were in 1913, when the suits were started. Several times the case has been “settled,” al- ways to be reopened, and the case just brought up in the United States Circuit Court at Omaha before Judge William S. Kenyon is an effort on the part of certain Missouri O'Connors to have set aside the decision of the State courts discarding all the O'Connor “heirs” and swarding the fortune to the State of Nebraska. Property in Hastings. The property is here in Hastings. It consists of fine farmlands, city prop- erty and gilt-edged securities. The value of the estate was only $125,000 when John O'Connor died, but it has more than doubled in value in the 19 years it has been in litigation. In 1913 O'Connor died without telling any one about himself So far as was known, he left no relatives and he left nmo will, although several alleged wills have turned up in the course of years. When the fact that there was a for- tune of $125,000 at Hastings awaiting & claimant got into the newspapers and reached the ears of the tribe of O'Con- nors, that tribe at once set its face to- ward Hastings. In the first two years 131 claims were filed in court for the O'Connor prop- erty and more than 1,000 unofficial in- ‘vestigations were made. Claimants Overflow Town, ‘When the army of O’Connors arrived in Hastings, they filled every hotel and every boarding house. Some remained But a day or two. Some stayed in \ gs for mqnths. Every lawyer in wn had an O'Connor client. Attor- fieys from adjoining counties were drafted. A call for “Mr. O'Connor” in & hotel office would get a dozen an- swers, 211 these O'Connors claimed rela- nship to the dead John O'Conor, all denied relationship to any other 'Connor or descendant of an O’Con- nor who had come to get a share in the fortune. The trek to Hastings got under way 90 quickly after the deam of John ©’'Connor that postponed. For days there was a lme of claimants passing the bier in the mortuary. The claimants variously identified the re- lllue as long-lost “husband,” “father,” *cousin,” “uncle” or “brothe: Burial Was delayed for three and a half years, #nd even after that the arrivals of be- Jated O'Connors made exhumation necmry One woman whose husbind had deserted her 1 years previously, :olmvely identified the recluse as her Time Limit Set by Court. * Five or six years ago the court ruled that no nddlflcnll claimants would be 5rmlthed file suit after a certain te. Four years were reguired to try the suits on’the- ket at that time. And when these has d of, B court awarded the 0'connat estate the snk of ' Nebrask: nn the ground fil!& O’Connor had 0 heir. But that didn’t settle the case. O'Con- por “heirs” living in Missouri have bkm the case to_the United States Court. The lower Federal Court ruled #gainst them, and now they are in the Dnited States Circuit Court of Appeals. Hastings lawyers, many of whom had devoted 18 years to fighting the case in State courts, are now hopeful of [em.nx another 18 years in the og: —_— DERELICT SLOOP FOUND SANTA BARBARA, Calif.. November ! () —Her crew apparently lost, the 0-foot power sloop Riger was found drifting, half submerged, 5 miles off Anacapa Island early yesterday. Finding no one aboard, Coast Guard Cutter 260 towed the boat into Smug- glers Bay. Names of the owner and Crewmen of the distressed vessel were not lmown ZEEE ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va, (Bpecial) . November Final plans for the com- memoration exercises in honor of Dr. James Craik, first surgeon general of the United States Army and close friend of Gen. George Washington, here on December 13, are now being m: by the Washington Society of Alex- andria, the second oldest patriotic so- clety in the country, which is sponsor- ing the event. Numerous patriotic organizations, Government _officials and _President Hooyer have been invited to these exer- cises, which will commemorate the birthday anniversary of the famous surgeon, who is buried in the grave- yard of the old Presbyterian Meeting House here. Police report the recovery of two automobiles stolen here recently and the theft of another last night. Ma- chines of W. W. Brown, 908 Princess | street, and Joseph Hunt, 705 Pendleton | street, stolen Thanksgiving night, were | Tecovered Saturday and turned over to their owners. Harry E. Proctor, 16, of 1114 Com- | merce street, was arrested this morn- ing by Officers Watkins and Townsend inconnection with the theft of an au- tomobile from the Aero Auto Co. last night. Falling 15 feet off a dredge of the Roberts' Paving Co. at Cameron street wharf this morning, K. M. Garrett, employe of the company, who lives the Monticello Hotel, suffered a dis- located shoulder and possible fracture of one arm. He is being treated a% the Alexandria Hospital, ©O. W. Emmerson, another employe of the Roberts Paving Co., was treated at the hospital this mommg for a badly lacerated leg sustained while operating a foot adz John Ellis, Hunters Station, Fairfax County, reported to police this morning the theft of 40 chickens from his hen last night. Bernard Knight, technologist at the United States Bureau of Standards in Washington, is to be the principal speaker before the Alexandria Rotary Club tomorrow at the George Mason Hotel. Mr. Knight will discuss differ- ent phases of work at the bureau. Struck and knocked off his bicycle by an automobile driven by William Little- Jjohn, colored, at Mount Vernon and ‘Raymond avenues Saturday night, Floyd Gaskill, 13-year-old Western Union messenger boy, Who lives at 123 North Fayette street, was brought to the Ale: andria Hospital md treated for a sprained hnck and bruises. Everett Beach, Woodbrldze. Va., was treated at the Alexandria Hospital yes- terday. slight injuries received in an automobile accident on the Richmond Highway near Fort Humphreys. A chimney fire at 614 North Colum- bus street brought out Engines 1 and 4 early last night. Chemicals were used and practically no damage done. Mrs. Eliza Bayliss, 74 years old, died last nhht ct her home, on commene street. is survived by several arrangements have m i e 2 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. Spirit of Winter JUST A°GIRL, SNOWSHOES AND frolicsome posed of snowfall of A PLACE TO USE THEM. PRETTY girl in a Winter sports costume with snowshoes ready for a real spirit of Winter, Gunnison, a member of the exclusive Gypsy Trail Club, which is com- | prominent New Yorkers, enjoying a snowshoe hike after the first | the metropolitan area at Mount Carmel, N. Y., November 28. personified by Miss Alice | —A. P. Phut:) NEW ALEXANDRIA BUS LINE MAY BE DEI.AYED Not Applied for Route in Municipality. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va. November 30.— ‘Washington Busses, Inc., begin operation between this city and Washington tomorrow, may be in- definitely delayed. The new company has not been given 2 route through this city or the Dis- trict _ Although & prenmlnary applica- tion for a route through Aexnn\mn was made a month ago, City M Wallace Lawrence stated today cials of the comrny had not !on'nllly applied to him for a route and could not_oegin operation until they do. The Alexandria-Washington Busses Co. also has not been granted a State license as yet, according to & member of the State Motor Vehicle Division. Meanwhile the company is under- stood to be hiring drivers and making preparations for beginning operations | soon with six 17- ger busses. Under the Federal injunction the new line will be allowed to carry only pas- sengers who cross the District line, not being permitted to take on or discharge passengers within Virginia or the Dis- trict The line's application for an inter- state permit has nct ye( been acted upon by the Virginia State Corporation Commission. WIN CHAMPIONSHIP Oakton High Takes County Honors in Basket Ball. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va. November 30.—Oak- ton High School ys' basket ball team won the Fairfax'County championship and Falls Church girls took top honors in & hotly contested final series in the Lee-Jackson High School. The Oakton boys clinched their victory in two games, winning from McLean, 33 to 25. The victory carries the right to sent the county at the Northern Vir- ginia meet in Fredericksburg Decem- ber 4 and 5 and possibly in the State finals at Lexington. This year's run- ner-up, McLean, last year won both county and district championships. The girls were forced to play three games to decide their rank. Oakton girls won the first game, but Falls Church evened the score in a later game, 17 to 11. Then they won the deciding game of the series, 20 to 18, the hard-fought a tle-up until the final whistle. Trophies will be presented to the championship teams and banners to the runners-up. Prize Farmerette MINNESOTA GIRL WINS THOMAS LIPTON TROPHY. | .MARY TERESA RICO Of Keewatin, Minn, won the Sir ‘Thomas Lipton trophy for |lrl.s at the Congress in National 4-H vhen Jjudges selected her as America’s Wl—flmflfl She hsnuhqn it the Uni Ll MDD P | | Town Manager Says Company Has| | DRIVEN TO JAIL BY COLD After Surrender, Man Tells Police He Fled to Maine Prison. DETROIT, November 30 (#).—Hunger and cold drove Lewis Burns, 33, into. the Palmer Park police station yester- from the Rockland, Me, prison December 23, 1923, after serving nine months of a two to four year sentence for automobile theft. five years, he said. Some time after his escape, Burns satd, he was sentenced from Cleveland t» serve 18 months in Atlanta Federal prison for transporting a stolen auto. His story is being investigated. NAZ! DOCUMENTS PROBED BERLIN, November 30 (#).—Proceed- ings to establish whether the National Socialist documents seized in Hess: war- rant indictments for high treason were started by the federal government yes- terday. | The’ documents purportedly outlined the plans of the Puclsu if and when they came into po They have been described by Adoll Hlueru followers as forgeries. Indian Slayer Executed. NTSVILLE, Tex., November 30 (#)—"Chief” Red Wing, 39,- carnival show entertainer, who said he was a Cherokee Indian, was electrocuted here & 2-year-old girl. sistent increase important factor in Call the Advertising Man- ager, National 5000, and have a representative call and point out how The Star offers the successful solution of your advertis- ing problems. | _He has lived ia Detroit for the past | Indications are that the Alexandria-| scheduled to | last night for murdering and attacking The continuous and con- in The Star’s circulation is a very the growth of local business. CHINESE OFFICIALS ABUSE FOREIGNER German, Unprotected by Extraterritoriality, Forced to Ransom Cargo. Special Dispatch to The Star. SHANGHAI, November 30.—The case of Karl Hanske, agent in Swatow for the Deutsche Stickstoff Co., raor;;swb!: forced to a ransom of - trieve a og:zigunwnt of $6,000 worth of chemical fertilizr which was seized al- most & vear ago oy Chinese authoritles, is eliciting incignant comment here among foreign husiness men. It is of special importance becausc of its bearing or the extraterritoriality question, which continues to be the main topic of inicrest to those still en- joying privileges under the so-called “unequal treaties.” The latter, through extrate! y provisions, grant na- tionals of certain’ countries exemption from arrest, detention or trial by Chi- nese, and subject them to the jurisdic- tion only of their own consuls. Hanske, a German and without these rights, a year last June accompanied a shipment of 300 bags of fertilizer from Swatow, a treaty rt on the South China’ coast, into the interior wwn of Chao-an, where it was to a local dealer. Same mischievous cmlenl of Chac-an started an agitation against the intreduction of foreign fer- tilizer, circulated talse propaganda con- | cerning its evils and sent a protest to the loal authorities. cargo was confiscated and mnske was arrested. His hands were tied, he was marched down the main | street with a fool's bonnet on his head and pelted by crowds with sticks, stones and rubbish. He was then taken to jul where he was detained for about two weeks. His release came only after & protest from the German Minister was acted upon by Dr. C. T. Wang, then minister of foreign affairs. The cargo, however, was held and during the months thai have elapsed nnce then Hanske has been attempting to have it returned. Had the un:xnnun-te fertilizer sales- day, where he confessed he escaped | man gian, Swiss, Ewedish or Norwegian na- tionality he could not have been legally arrested and heid. Through his consul he could have ai once demanded and secured redress for the wrongful appro- riation of his goods. That is the way | hefi protection o extraterritorialty works. Victim Without Recourse. subject to the whims of Chinese police and judicial officials; there exists no means for him to get either an apology, an indeumlty or the return of his cash. The Sino-Amorican treaty explm in 193¢ and the Chinese government is determined to strike out the clause guaranteeing Americans the right of trial by their cousuls when it is re- newed. Treat'ss of other powers with such rights are also due soon to expire. What is now called the “Hanske out- rm" must be added to the growing ist of s on the part of the Chi- nese military and judictary in cases where “non-protected” foreigners are concerned. Many believe that it will prejudice the powers against meeting China’s demand for full sovereignty when negotiations for new treaties (Copyright, 1931.) Rtk Russian lumber is selling at such low prices in Ttaly that it is injuring im- ports from other European countries. USINESS as usual, is the slogan of the merchants in Washington, D. C., and results are enjoyed in exact ratlo to the But Hanske, like all Germans, is fully | ington D. C.. MONDAY. PLANS FOR WEDDING HALTED BY CAR CRASH Prospective Bridegroom Lands in Silver Spring Jail—Drunk- Driving Charged. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. NOVEMBER 30, 1931 ENGLAND BOOMED | BY-HOME TRAVEL L. .| Winter Sports Traffis Stirs! dely in! - hind the bars at the station here. Chesky, who is living por-ruy n Kensington, obtained a marriage lice! at Rockville Saturday to wed M\n Fletcher. On his way back to her home his automobile left the Brookeville Pike near Norbeck and struck a tree. OM- cer Laurence Dixon of the local station, who was called to the scene, says he found Chesky in the car and placed ch‘;‘ms of driving while drunk against ‘The intended bridegroom told police that he had picked up two boys near Rockville and that one of them had been driving the car when the accident om, ‘The boys fled after the crash, Chesky was locked up here until Sat- urday night, when he was released on $500 bond for his sppearance in Police Court December 12 ROCKVILLE ROCKVILLE, Md., Nmmba' 30 (Spe- clal) —"Why Christianity True” | was considered in an mtzmun. m.n- ner at a symposium in the Baptist Church here last evening. The pastor, Rev. Bertram M. Osgood, spoke and the subject was dhcn-ed by Nelson A. Mason, Robert H. Clarke, Dr. W. Howard, Miss Rosa Holder and Leon C. Keyes, all of Washington. Spe- cial music was rendered by the church choir, under direction of Mrs. Howard M. Blandy. Miss Katherine D. Phillips and Roy N Hicks, both of Richmond, Va., were in Rockville monly after 12 oclock B‘turday night by Rev. Ber- tram M. Osgood of the Baptist Church at the home of the minister. Immedi- ately after the ceremony they left for The same minister officiated at the marriage here B‘l\u’dly evening of Miss Frances Louise Crown of Potomac and Raymond W. Enswiler of Rockville, the ceremony taking place at the pummue Capt. Clarence C. Calhoun of Chevy Chase and Mrs. Calhoun have insti- tuted suit in the Circuit Court here against the Braemar Forest Cor| lon nnd Oakley J. Graham of Wi n, asking that & $60,000 lien against the Braemar Forest property he held in ef- fect. The plaintiffs are represented by'| Attorneys Albert M. Bouic of Rockville | Baltim: and William E. Richardson of Wash- 3 » The petition says the Calhouns for- merly owned the property in guestion, which was disposed of in July of last ear at & foreclosure sale to the Mary- nd Title Security Corporation, which' sale "l later ratified by the court, and that in consideration of their agree- ment not to ‘contest the validity of the the sale they were to receive $60,000 in preferred stock of the corporation, which subsequently took over the prop- erty and which, it is alleged, is con- trolled by the defendant On.hl.n It “is claimed that Graham has fused to issue the stock on the ground that the agreement was not legal. Z’he court is asked to recognize a lien on the property and to order, in the event of 'he amount of the alleged lien not being that .}:!e property be sold to sat-. e cls grulch A. Ebbert, 78, died Saturday afternoon at the home of his brother- ln-llw and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pl , in Gaithersburg. He . had hebus, bun ill but two days, his death being effort put forth. This is evidenced by the fact that The Star—Evening and Sunday— leads every newspaper in the country in retail advertising lineage, without predated or special editions; reaching practically everybody with money to “spend in this prosperous and populous market. 97% Evening and 96% Sunday is . confined exclusively to Washington and Of The Star’s " the 25-mile trading area. T;'uly, depression is a myth in South Coasts of Devon and Cornwall. LONDON (N.AN.A).—“Buy British,” } the slogan which is on cverybody's tongue at the moment, has a counter- in ‘“Travel British.” Already the lish Riviera (the south coasts of Devon Ind Cornwall) _is booming, thanks in part to the Duke of Con- naught's decision to spend the Winter at Sidmouth instead of at Cap Ferrat. and now Scotland is making a bid for the Winter sports traffic. Skating arrangements for a record Influx of both British and foreign enthusiasts. Likely YTmportant Centers. Ballater, near Balmoral, and Brae- mar, famous for its Autumn games, are likely to be two of the most fm- portant centers. First-class snow “climbing” can be guaranteed in the Cairngorm Moun- tains from December to March, nnd ut Braemar ski runs and a of one mile are being prepared. It mow only remains to be seen i{ the sun will support patriotie:. Meanwhile the sheps are showing brighter and warmer sports fashions with which to enliven the Scottish landscape and guard against the “cauld blast.” Special Suft Designed. Lord Knebworth, who is an expert on clothes -nd equipment for Winter sports, has designe a suit with a biouse jacket which buckles ‘round the waist and thus leaves no loophole for snow to lodge in. It has a windflap in- side the front zip fastening and baggy, snow-proofed rdine trousers. Black and navy sports suits are enlivened with flannel blouses and ties in scarlet or mynl blue with little black spots or checks. A late jersey has a tri- color plait of wool which can be worn in many different ways as a trimming. (Copyright. 1931. by the North American wspajer_Alliance, Inc) due to a heart attack. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Wednesday aft- ernoon from the home €f the son in ore. Mr. Ebbert was & native of Baltimore and made his home In that city until about five years ago, when he took up his residence in Gaithersburg. More than 40 priests from various parts of the Baltimore Archdiocese, in- cluding several former pastors of st Mary's Church here, are expected to attend the blessing tomorrow night of extensive improvements to St. Mary's Church, recently completed at & cost of more than $10,000. Archbishop Mlchnel J. Curley of Baltimore will Wess the work, deliver the sermon and officiate at solemn pontificial benediction, which will bring the exercises fo a close. Rev. Charles R. O'Hara, pastor of the church, will preside, deliver a short address of wel- come give a historical sketch of the ancient edifice, and there will be special music_under the direction of Mrs. Howard M. Blandy. Preceding the services the visiting clergymm will be entertained at sup- in St. Mary's Hall and will lltet mll'ch in & body from the rectory to the church. circulation, NEWEST AUTO BODIES HUG ROAD CLOSER Latest in Expemsive Designs Shown in Exhibition Opened in New York. Aspires to Senate MENTIONED AS NOMINEE FOR CARAWAY SEAT. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, November 30.—Fash- ions among the automobile world'’s elite were exhibited last night in the Hotel Commodore as the twenty-seventh an- nual automobile salon opened with an exhibition. of custom coachwork of American and European body makers. Manufacturers of automobiles eelling from $4,000 upward were representea i the 66 and varied styles. An Itallan manufacturer embodies in the front wheels of his car indepence®s wheel suspension. Other mocels revesl new methods of springing, including the use of laminated springs to climinate vibration; s%ex(‘:lll mounting on rubber of multi-c; dered engines; greater rigidity of frame construction, and new valve mechanisms. ‘The cars exhibited were said to hade a lower center of gravity than heret>~ fore, the low swing design being em- phasized by sweeping lines and curves. Many interiors are wider and in most FRANK PACE, Little Rock, Ark., law partner of the late United States Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas, who is prominently inen- tioned as the nominee to be named by the State Democratic Central Com- mittee December 1 for the unexpired term of the late Senator T. H. Car way. The nomination will be equivalent to election at the special election Jan~ uary 12. Mrs. Hattie W. Caraway, wife of the late Senator, is now serv- ing under a temporary appointment pending the election and is also men- tioned as the possible nomlnee ._P. Photo. HOKE SMITH IS BURIED Georgians Pay Tribute to Famed Figure in Funeral Services. ATLANTA, Ga., November 30 (#).— Georgians paid final tribute to one of the State's outstanding' public figures in funeral services here yesterday after- noon fur Hoke Smith, former Senator, Goves Yo and cabinet member. The sdrvices were held in the North Avenue Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Smith was a charter member. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Honorary escorts were appointed by the Atlanta Bar Association and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. State officials, justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeals, cases the seat cushions and backs have been improved in resilienfy. Conven= jences ranging from vanity cases to miniature refreshment bars are pro- vided in some cars. ¢ One body, strikingly designed, has a ‘double entry” door, which opens from the front for access to the front seat and from the rear to reach the tonneau seats. A large percentage of the cars are of the convertible type. Brighter colors, particularly among smaller sport models, prevail, except perhaps in the formal limousines. Some coach makers have gone further than ever before in streamlining to reduce wind resistance. The curves have been cxtended to the tops and rear quarters- Besides the United States and Ital manufacturers of Belgium, England, Francée and Germany ‘are represented. BLAST HALTS SUICIDE TRY, Man Turns on Gas and Lights Cige arette, Police Say. LOS ANGELES, Calif., November 30 (#)—Harold Waters was Drobably fatal- ly bur=2d in an explosion that occurred nngr he had turned on the gas in & small apartment here yesterday in what police said was a suicide attempt. 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