Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1931, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1931. JONES TRIAL LAGS AND WEARSJURORS State Will End Sléying Case, Probably Tomorrow, With 25 Witnesses. s MOUNT STERLIN Ky., December 7.—After two weeks during which more than 150 witnesses have testified, murder. and conspiracy Jones, Harlan County labor dragged along today, the st tedious court procedure showing the defenda: and attorneys for sides Jones, battle ne which_tw the Associated Press he trial of W. B on both plotte a commis- a coal miner were & was visibly weary as the defense through the final stages of i the case squirmed and tw the large hroughout sessions of it, making countless whispering suggestions to his co Attorneys predicted the be given to the jury of 12 time tomorrow. The defense to complete its tod: State had 25 rebuttal witn During the first week the State, through witnes ed to show that the Evarts f “coolly planned” by Jones, and defendant had made against Deputy Jim one of the vict dur meetings. Jones and nine have been indicted on three counts for murder and conspiracy the charge involving Dan the one at issue in the The defer than three tempt to prové that Jones seled the m keep_withi law" and did plan the fight take part in it TRADE ACCOUNT URGED British Columbia Plans Move to notations and case men some expected th Daniel: not Aid Commerce With Brazil. VICTORIA, British Columbia, De- 7 (#).—A plan to establish a an trading account in Brazil to provide means for bartering. British Columbia and other Canadian goods for coffec and other commodities produced in Brazil was urged by the British Columbia government as an extension of the recent move to a reciprocal trade agreement between the countries Tangible bepefits which would re- sult from the plan, it was said, include avoidance of the present premium on United States gold, basis of settlement for all Brazilian imports into Canada In 1849 Abraham Lincoln patented a device for lifting boats over shoals udge Stages Lone War on Gang PLAYED PART OF HOODLUM TO “CLEAN UP.” Italians, sauntered into the a hoodlum. An Italian himself. to wipe them out as to the city | ish OR ' three weeks Judge Francis Borrelli of the Chicago Municipal Court, determined to smash the city's notorious “42" gang, composed chiefly of various haunts of the gang, disguised as the judge declared he was determined saying they were a disgrace to their nationality as well After risking his life in close contact with the mob, the judge, er procuring sufficient underworld evidence, finally revealed his startling dis closures to th tough spots Judge police officials is Borrelli AID SOCIETY ELECTS Herndon - Methodist Body Names Mrs. Williams President h to The Star Va., December T.—At annual business meeting of the Ald Society of Woolf Memorial Meth- odist Church South Mrs. Magnus T Wilkins was re-elected president; Mrs Mary McMillen, vice president; Miss Estelie Holden, secretary, and Mrs Benjamin F. McGuire, treasurer. Mrs. D.M Brown was elected superintendent of publicity: Mrs. J. K. Linkins, super- intendent of social Service; Mrs. C. C. Stephens, superintendent of suppli The quarterly conference was held last week at Arnon Chapel, with the new presiding elder, Rev. J. H D in the chair ARMY TESTS ALTITUDES Heated Apparel and Ships Loom After Plane Height Tests. Electrically heated gloves and goggles, oxvgen flasks and heated airplane cock- pils probably will become standard equipment of pursuit pilots of the Army Air Corps as a result of many weeks of high altitude training, which included two high altitude flights to the National Capital. conducted by the famous 94th D F STREET AT SEVENTH OPERAS black, blue, green kid lined, $2.95. brown, red, or Leather ROMEOS at sides with 7 elastic leather lined; er heels, $2.95. EVERETTS . and brown kid leather - soles, heels, $2.95 black with rubber cond Floors, T cht Co.) Baltis, who immediately threw out a dragnet over the d seized 65 alleged members of the gang ar (at left) as he appeared to the mob in gangster disguise appears on the bench, and as hc +A. P, Pursuit Squadron, Selfridge Field, Mich After scores of flights in elements and full squadron formation, including local flights and cross-country missions, at altitudes of above 20,000 feet, where future air battles must be fought, the 94th has found that the new Army pur- suit planes and motors function satis- factorily at that altitude HARVAND QUETLY HONTING LYNCHER Prosecutor at Salishury, Where Colored Man Was Hanged, Refuses Facts. By the Associated Press. SALISBURY, Md., December 7. — Working swiftly and silently, Maryland officials yesterday reached out to pun- all "persons responsible for the Ilynching here Priday evening of Mat- thew Williams, colored, a few hours after he murdered a lumberman who |had given him employment. | Attorney General William Preston Lane, ir. assured by Gov. Ritchie that |the whole power of the State was at | his disposal, declined to divulge his |plans to bring to justice not only the | leaders of the mob, but all who partici- | pated in any way in the orgy | At the same time preparations for the trial in this judicial circuit, Cambridge, Tuesday of Yuel Lee, col- ored, accused of killing four white peo- ple in Worcester County in October, were abruptly halted as the jurists here acceeded to' a defense plea and sent the records of the case to the of Appeals for review The members of the bench are now sitting in courts in several of the coun- ties and it was expected that the re- view would not be possible until later in the week. The only question for the jurists to decide, it was said. was whether the judges here were within legal bounds In refusing to move - the trial of Lee to the Western Shore as had been requested by defense counsel. Denunciation of the lynching came from several Baltimore pulpits during the day. The lynching was expected to result in arguments at Chestertown tomorrow | {for a change of venue in the cgse of George Davis, Eastern Shore colored ’i Other House $7.50 to $ i % & & h h to Coats 1! at | Court | rials. double 1ave them plain or self backed. We have or Or contrasting collars and cuffs. trimmed. blue, rown Sizes 35 to 50. man, held In Baltimore for safe keep- ing, on e charge of attempted asssult | on a Kent County white woman. Both Lee and Davis have been in the Balti- | | more City Jail since their arrest and | | attempt of Eastern Shore groups to| | seize them. [ | i ; |MOUNTAINEER ON TRIAL | FOR MURDERING THREE Pleads Not Guilty to Charge After Confessing He Slew Men in Robbery. | | By the Associated Press | IDABEL, Okla. December 7.—A giant mountaineer, who confessed he killed | | three men 'two In a robbery and a | third in making his escape October 18, | was called to trial here today for mur- der, | " Charles Draper, who admitted ‘he | triple slaying on condition that no ac- | tion be taken against him until after | the birth of his expected child, de- cided to resist efforts of the State to | send him to the electric chair after | a son was born to his wife November 1 15. He pleaded not guilty. His confession related that he killed |E 8 Chappell, 56, Springdale, Ark., | fruit’ grower, and his companion, Bu- | | gene Harris, 23, Antlers, Okla, in a | | robbery after they had given him a ride | in Chappell's truck, Jack O'Dell, 18, was killed when he went to investi- | | gate the shooting, which he had heard | | from his home nearby. | | WILL VISIT GROUPS HERE | | Herman Wealthall, grand chancellor | ot the Knights of Pythias, wiil head t‘ delegation of Grand Lodge officers on a | visit to the Washington lodges of the organization tonight at 8:30 o'clock. The visitation ceremonies will begin | promptly at 8:30 and will terminate 45 minutes later, after which the lodge | will open its doors to visitors. 'I'hei meeting will be held at the Nonhns(‘ Masonic Temple, Eighth and E streets | northeast. | Reports on the financial, membership and charity activities of the organiza- | tion will be heard at the session. NVES oot them in all- wool mate- We have them -faced. 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In 1927 the percentage of non-promotion was 18.8 per gent among the boys and 12.6 among :the girls, The percentages are somewhat higher in_the colored schools, being 19.3 per | cent for boys and 14.4 per tent for| | girls. { |~ Mr. Orem also announced that the | Christmas holidays for the schools of | the county this year will run from December 24 to January 3, inclusive. SEEKS TARIFF CHANGES | ! Belgian Foreign Affairs Chief Ar- i rives in London for Talks. | LONDON, December 7 (#).— Paul | Hymans, Belgian minister of foreign | affairs, arrived in London yesterday for | | conversations with Sir John Simon, British foreign secretary, and Walter Runciman, president of the Board of Trade. | Although he declined to discuss the | nature of the conversations other than | to say the subject matter was “deli- | cate,” it was understood that M. Hy- | | mans would seek an adjustment of the new British “anti-dumping” tariffs to fit the particular circumstances of Bel- gium. He expected to return next Wednesday. to Brussels CLINTON COLORED MAN DIES OF SHOT WOUNDS Prince Georges Police Declare Vie- tim Received Injuries Whiie Attending a Party. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. CLINTON, Md., December 7.—Eddie Savoy, 35, colored, of Clinton, died at Casualty Hospital in Washington yes- terday as the result of gunshot wounds, said by police to have been rTeceived while he was attending a party here. Roosevelt Thomas, colored, of T B, Md., was arrested by County Policeman R. A. Naylor and Constable Harry Mor- ris on charges of assault and" battery following the shooting. These charges are expected to be changed to murder. An inquest will be held tomorrow night. Gertrude Green, colored, of Clinton, was also brought to the hospital by the officers at the time Savoy was brought in, and she was treated for lacerations of the left hand, said to have been re- ceived at the same party. 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