Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1931, Page 2

- PONERS ONSTAND, BLAMES TWE MEN “Two Other Fellows” Killed Women in Torture Chamber, He Tells Jury. By the Associated Press. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., December 9 ~—In & chatty conversational tone, Harry F. Powers today sought to escape the! hangman's noose for one of the five| “mass murders” charged to him, by placing the blame of “two other fel- Jows.” Bti'l chewing gum, but with'a much grimmer expression than he wore dur- ing the other two days of his trial, the so-called “matrimonial merchant” took the stand in his own defense after the State had rested. He recounted in detail his relation- ship with Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke, Northboro, Mass., divorcee, for whose killing Ke is on trial Failed to' Find Men. | The two mysterious -strangers he mamed were Charles Rogers and Cecil Johnson. He admitted a long search had failed to disclose any trace of them. Rogers, he said, introduced Mrs. Lemke to him, had & key to the win- dowless garage with subterranea chambers, where, the State contends, the crimes took place, and was a fre- quent visitor at the garage. Johnson, he testified with a hurt | tone, “stole” Mrs. Lemke from him. He | and his mail order sweetheart were on an automobile trip and when they reached Uniontown, Pa. she vanished, he said. He told of finding her with Johnson later that day and leaving them together. That was the last he ever saw of her, he claimed. Left Suit Cases in Car. Mrs. Lemke left three suit cases in his car, Powers said, when she deserted him in Uniontown. He took them home. He was handed the eharred pieces of Mrs. Lemke's bank book, found among ashes near the Quiet Dell Garage. He said he never had seen the book be- fore. In describing his garage, Powers said the basement was entirely underground, that it had four rooms and could be entered only by & trapdoor. Powers identified the two checks on ‘Worcester banks introduced * yesterday bearing the indorsements of A. R. Weaver and Mrs. Lemke. He sald the one he cashed was for $1,533.01. Q. Why did you ipdorse them with the name of Weaver, A. It owas Johnson's suggestion. I didn’t want to be responsible. Did Johnson advante the money on the $2,754 chsck. A. Yes Q. Did you ever see Mrs, Lemke after that time. A. No. I have not seen her since. Q. What happened to the trunks after you put them in the ggrage?” A. I went to Chicago on- August 12 and returned on August 19. ‘When I got back at the garage I found the col tents of trunks on thésfleor. I had to draw my conclusions as“to who did it. 1 decldedlthl:t face wasn's safe ’“u‘-hf tmngx. beep “ I about tha neighborhod—that it-was suspicious. So I took the things home. On A 24, he testified, he went }o Detroit and returned several days ater. Q. Did you see the local paper when you came back? A. Yes, I read that C. O. Pierson was wanted I%“Plrk Ridge, TI, couldn't re it out. “I' for me. went home. the police wanted me. going over to ask the police what they wanted, but Carl Southern, the detec- tive, came and arrested me. Q. Have you ever tried to find Rogers Rare Books on Exhibit | JUNIOR LEAGUE SHOWING VOLUMES FOR CHARITY. Left to right: Mme. Priscilla de Patricia McCormick-Goodhart, members of the Juni Mauduit, Miss Jane Quinby and Miss lor League of Washington, with some of the rare books on display and offered for sale at the Junior League headquarters, 1529 Connecticut avenue. COLLECTION of rare books, including several works of Wil- liam RBlake, now is on exhibi- tion in the headquarters of the Junior League, 1529 Connecti- cut_avenue. Originally the property of the Paul Hyde Bonner Library, the collection was brought here from New York by Miss Jane Quinby and must be returned Sat- urday. One of the rarest of Blake's works in this collection is the “Visions of the Daughters of Albion,” formerly owned by the Earl of Beaconsfield. In this collection are 11 plates, including the frontispiece, which was lost in 1856. Its whereabouts were unknown until 1904, when it mysteriously reappeared. The Blake collection also includes the unpublished manuscript of “The Seven Days of the Created World." Another interesting item in the col- lection is the author's typewritten copy of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol,” by Oscar Wilde. This copy bears sumerous corrections penned by the hand of the author. —Star Staff Photo. One of the items reveals a little known side of G. Bernard Shaw. This is a copy of “The Shewing Up of Blanco Posnet,” presented by S8haw, the author, to Rosamund Bland on the occasion of her “first marriage,” on October 16, 1909. With the copy of the volume Shaw sent a personal note to the young lady revealing a whimsical side of his nature little known to his present day readers One of the most unusual items in the collection is the presentation cdpy of Lamb’s “Ella’ is the first copy of the book in the original cover, | which is in nearly perfect condition, to | be discovered since 1902. It was pre- sented by the author to John Clare, a contemporary minor poet. Another interesting item is an au- thor's copy of “Personal Recollections of Joan of. Arc,” presented by Mark Twain to Sarah H. Bernhardt, appar- ently after an argument between the two. The collection also includes a num- ber of exquisitely bound volumes, GRANT URGES BAN ON AUTO PARKING Traffic Expert Also Favors Gradual Restriction Plan, Arts Ciub Dines. Gradual restriction of parking throughout the city, through the co- operation of business interests, the pub- lic and governmental agencies, with consequent housing of automobiles in commercial . garages, was recommended last night by Lieut. Col. U, 8. Grant, 3d, executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion, and J. Rowland Bibbins, traffic expert and consul engineer, at a or Johnson since your arrest? A. T gave officers all the information 1 could. Q. Did you ever receive letters from Rogers? A. Severgl Testimony Summarized. ‘The parade of State witnesses in- cluded: Two express men who testified they had delivered Mrs. Lemke's trunks to Powers, Two oil workers and a gas company employe who told of seeing him dig- ging a grave Two photographers who identified pictures of Powers and Mrs. Lemke taken from a camera conflscated at the Powers home. A contractor who built the Quiet Dell garage and told of the sharp watch Powers maintained while trap doors and gas pipes were being put in Two farmers who described how they had dug up the five bodies An officer who produced Mrs. Lemke's charred check book, found in the ashes of a bonfire neat the death house. Two hotel employes, who said Mrs. Lemke was brought to & Clarksburg hotel by Powers, spent a night there and then vanished, never to be seen alive ®gain. Three employes-of the Second Na- tional Bank of Uniontown, Pa—E. L Kemper, Wallace H. Teets and William H. Fike—who told of cashing two checks for Powers, whom they knew as A. R. ‘Weaver, one of the checks made out on the Worcester (Mass.) County Institu- tion for Savings to Mrs. Dorothy Lemke for $2,754.22 and the other on the Wor- cester Mechanics Savings Bank to Mrs. Dorothy Pressler for $1,533.01 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flemming, brother-in-law and sister of Mrs. Lemke, also told how they found a picture of “’Cornelius O. Pierson” on the divorcee's dresser. Said He Had a Ranch. “We are going to get married” Mrs. He:flmin( Quoted her sister as having Eal “He has & big ranch at Cedar Rapids, Jowa, and is going to give me every- thing my heart desires.” ‘The Massachusetts couple, still show- ing signs of grief, told how “Plerson” had arrived at their home with Mrs. Lemke, talked proudly of his ranch and his plans for the prospective bride and then drove off with her the next day. Both sought to avold the cold stare of Powers, but when they were re- quired to identify him, Mrs. Flemming Jooked him in the eye for a full min- ute before speaking, then sald “That—is—the—man.” Around Mrs. Fleming, as she sat on the stand, were bundles of her sister's possessions which she identified with occasional sobs. They were coats, dresses, shoes, a camera, an umbrella, photographs and checks. Caeater Is Crowded. As the grief-stricken woman left the stage of the opera house where the i eld she gave Powers a cold star and then buried her face The trial opened with the orchestra t, the balcony and even half of the filled with spectators. Hundreds le milled jurors will be asked to send ws glanced at it with un- concern—then suddenly twitched and Jooked the other way. He had regained his composure by the time the next exhibit was brought ting dinner of the Arts Club of Washington, at which Clifford K. Berryman, car- toonist of The Star, and his daughter, Miss Florence 5. Berryman, were hosts. Under the colonel's plan, the District Commissioners would inaugurate “no pal " in a small area and have it gradually extended throughout the con- gested part of the city. He cited the new garage being built under the new Senate Office Building wing as an ex- ample of what should be done here. As the greater part of Washington’s shop- pers use street cars and busses, the col- onel asserted, business would not be hampered by this method. He urged that Government employes extend the practice of riding to work in groups. Dr. Abbot Sings of Fish, Col. Grent illustrated his remarks through a series of figures and slides and participants at the dinner said he apparently had given a great deal of time and thought to the subject. Dr. Charles G. Abbot, secretary of the Bmithsonian Institution, ‘sang a song about a fish, parked at the North Pole with a nail through its tail. In introducing him, Mr. Berryman an- nounced that Dr. Abbot's scientists are working on the problem of g cross the starling and the K T- locust, to selve Washington's do bird problem. Cartoons Grace Table. At the place of each guest was one of the M cartoons, drawn esgecinlly by Mr. Berryman, showing the famous Teddy bear in various poses, depicting & different idea of the parking problem. fer and Brig. Gen. Pelnam D. Glass- ford, superintendent of police, partici- pated in the dinner and were intro- duced to the members. David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, was present and spoke briefly. The members were accompanied by their wives. ACTRESS SAYS HUSBAND CALLED HER BAD NAMES By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, December §.—Helene Costello, motion picture actress, daugh- ter of Maurice Costello and sister of Dolores Costello, yesterday filed an answer to Lowell Sherman’s divorce suit, declaring the names she may have called him were as nothing to the epithets he directed at her. The director’s suit was filed last week. It charged Miss Costello cursed him.in the presence of other motion picture notables, became intdkicated night after night and assaulted him. Miss Costello’s reply declared Sherman beat her, notably on an occasion when Sherman’s mother cursed her and she slapped the older woman in retaliation. The answer declared Sherman charged her with improper conduct almost from the time of their marriage in March, 1930, and that finally, in fear of her life, she left their home. —e be in Mrs. Powers home, quizzing her, when it was delivered. It was_filled with affectionate hrages. Powers called his wife “My ulgnddol.:?"lnflhnm'.hn"m .| The purpose of the letter, however, was &0 help from the women who the | had Jpyal to him “while he on’ his “matrimonial racket,” and even while, the prosecution says, he was lurl women to his torture chambers to kill them for their money. The letter asked her to perjure her- self at the trial to help save her hus- band _from the gallows. It expressed concern over the fact cloth of the slain women been found in the to_expiain both these to suggested to her. Powers home, and that suspicion might be attached to a check for $3,567 which Commissioner Luther H. Reichelder- | P 3! gt fabricate KANE WAS BRUTAL, WITNESS TESTIFIES | Chapel Hill Home Described as “Mad House” at Trial in Woman’s Drowning. | By the Assoctated Press. | HAMPTON, Va, December 9—The home of Prof. Ellsha Kent Kane while at Chapel Hill, N. C., was described to- day as & “mad house” by Mrs. W. H. Graham, wife of Mrs. Kane's brother, who testified for the State in the pro- fessor's trial on charges of drowning his wife. | Bhe said Kane tortured his wife by blasphemy and treated her brutally and boasted of his disbelief in God and re- lations with other women. Stricken From Record. Judge C. Vernon Sprately ordered part - of Mrs. Graham’s testimony stricken from the records. G. M. Baunders, a friend of Mrs. Kane's family, testified for the BState that Kane told him he was try to teach his wife to swim at Grand View Beach. Saunders said Kane told him he did everything he could to revive her after he brought her ashore. Miss Emma Robelin of Richmond said e saw Kane driving down the beach terrific speed and that he asked that she and her sister call & hospital. Bhe said there was a woman in car and that she appeared to have her eyes closed. She said Kane was very much excited. Describes Arrival at Hospital. Miss Hazel Wells, a nurse at the Dixie Hospital, described the arrival of Prof. Kane there with his wife. She #aid he had on one sock and no shoes and wore a dark bathing suit. George C. Rollins, a York County fisherman, was brought to the stand for cross-examination. Yesterday he to | told of seeing a struggle in the water near the Grand View Lighthouse and of hearing screams at the time of Mrs, Kane's drowning. He admitted that at first he thought it was a child’s voice he heard. He answered “No, sir,”-when asked: “There | wasn't any good reason for you to go in and stop any trouble, was there?” Witness Replies “If You Say So.” J. F. Holloway, another fisherman, said he was attracted by “a hollering” in the water, where two persons were splashing around. Under cross-exami- nation he said the screams were distress calls for help. Asked if he didn't testify in the preliminary hearings for Kane that the calls were the sort of screams heard every day on the beach, Holloway said: “If you say so, I did.” Heard Screams for Minutes, Lon Furmin, anothér Asherman, who said he was in a boat, testified to hear- ing screams for 10 or 15 minutes. Afterward, he said, he saw 2 man bring something ashore, back up an auto- mobile and put the object in the car. | J. T. Furmin, father of Lon, said he also heard screams and they made him | 36 nervous he quit work. His boat was | 400 to 500 yards off shore. : | Getting a rapid start after &, jury | was selected yesterday, on- | wealth Attorney Roland D. Cock set about attempting to prove that the domestic relations of the Kanes had reached the “breaking point” and that this furnished a motive for the drowning of Mrs. Jennie Graham Kane as & wilful, premeditated act. i Defense Has 40 Witnesses. More than two days may be required for the defense to present its case. There | are 40 witnesses. They include a num- | ber of persons who knew the defend- ant as professor of romance languages at the University of Tennessee and | others, the nature of whose testimony | is unknown. W. G. Graham, father of the wife, Who was drowned off Grandview Beach accused Prof. and abusing his wife. . Bailérs Out of/Danger. - teen sallors of the destroyer John D. Edwards, who were expdsed to rabies | through dog acratches or ‘bites, were pronounced out of danger today after three weeks of the pasteur treatment. They will return to duty next Saturday. Four of their shipmates who were bit- ten by a pet dog smuggled aboard the against 1alled had ~ | ings in s IAPAN TO ACCEPT PEACE RESOLUTION Obiectlor_lable Clause Has Been Deleted and Tokio Voices Full Approval. By the Associated Press. ‘TOKIO, December 9.—The Japanese government: prepared today to instruct its representative at the League of Na- tions Councjl, Kenkichi Yoshizawsa, to accept the I's Manchurian peace resolution inl its #ntirety. Council meeting because the resolution was not considered acceptable. Latest official dispatches from Paris, however, showed the clause to which objection had been ‘taken Was deleted. It was understood, however, that al- though the government is ready to ac- cept the resolution, Ambassador Yo- wa would be instructed to clarify Japan’s position .’.','“““' her claim to the right to d with bandits by means of a separate reservation, stress- ing that this is a temporary measure pending return of mormal conditions. LEAGUE MEETS TODAY. Public Semion Called to Present Man- churian Peace Resolution. PARIS, December 9 (#)—A public meeting of the League of Nations Coun- cil for presentation of the League's plan for a peaceful settlement of the Manchurian problem will be held at 5 p.m. today, If Ambassador Yoshizawa, represent- ing Japan, is not able to agree to the Council's resolution today's meeting will not be the final one, as further negotiations and another formal ses- slon will be n The members of the Council believe, it was stated, that today's public ses- sion is necessary to clarify the situa- tion even if Japan is not ready to ac- cept the Councils plan. A report that Japan objected to paragraph five of the resolution au- thorizing the in notify the Council, on its arrival In Manchuria, whether Japanese troops have been withdrawn, was not under- stood here. That provision already has been eliminated from the resolu- tion because of Japanese insistence and transferred in less positive form to the accompanying declaration by Chairman Briand. The 12 neutral members of the Coun- cil met shortly before noon to go over the situstion once more, CHINESE EXPECT ASSAULT. Government Says Japan Plans to Force Evacuation of Chinchow. SHANGHAI, December § (#).— Chinese government statements, circu- lated today through the official Kuomin News Agency, sald the Chinese military headquarters at Chinchow reported it wes officially informed the Japanese have decided to force the Chinese to evacuate that position and to retire south of the great wall. The messages stated, the announce- ment said, that the Japanese decided to occupy the srea within two weeks, The Chinese authorities added they understood the Japanese are planning to advance on the city by three routes; from Hsinmin along the Peiping- Mukden Railway, from Tungliso aloni the Tahushan-Tungliao Rallway an from Haicheng. “In preparation for the attack on Chinchow,” the message sald, “the Japanese are using & horde of bandit rl;-nfl as provoking agents” and it was added that Japanese airplanes are flying over Chinchow every day. JAPANESE SEE GEN. MAH. Chinese Leader, However, Doubts Sin- cerity of Peace Overture. LONDON, December 9 (A)—A dis- patch to the Daily Mail today from its correspondent at Harbin, Manchurls, said a Japanese delegation visited Gen. Mah Chan-Shan, at Hailun, with pro- als of peace in Northern Manchuria, t that Gen. Mah said they had made no arrangements for troop withdrawals eved their visit was “not ail's correspondent accompanied the Japanese peace party, and the in- terview with the Chinese commander took place in his dwelling quarters in p pawn shop. The conversations lasted four hours. Both Desire Peace. ‘The Japanese, the correspondent re- ported Gen. Mah told him afterward, expressed s desire for peace and the hope the Chinese would co-operate with them, especially in Manchuria. They said they believed the battle at the Nonni River, in which Gen. Mah was routed into the north, was due to a mis- understanding and they desired to know whether Gen. Mah intended to continue fighting, ‘They also asked whether he approved the nomination of Chang Ching-Hui, Japan’s ally, as governor of Tsitsihar. Gen. Mah said he reciprocated the Japanese desire for peace and admitted the possibility of a misunderstanding at the Nonni River, but that the sugges- tion for co-operation “needed further elucidation.” The question of approv ing the governorship of Chang Ching- Hul was a matter for the Nanking gov- ernment to pass upon, he said. Mah Doubts Sincerity. ~He told the Japanese he did not tn- terd’ to’ continue fighting unless their troops advanced again, but if they did, he said, a clash would be certain, The Japanese made no definite arrange- ments, he sald, to withdraw their troops and he believed their visit was not a sincere effort to settle the matter. A Reuters dispatch from Mukden, however, quoted Japanese sources as sxiymgl the general situation in North Manchuria appeared to be settling down, partly as a result of the confer- ence with Gen. Mah at Haflun, INSURANCE COMPANIES ASKED TO LIST BONDS | Resolution Recommends Valua- tions as of June 30—Opponents Favor Current Worth. BJN";QW Associated Press. YORK, December 9.—, - | mendation that all insurance cfimm mthdrbund‘;mmucumyhom- uf file on mbzrgl at the mmnmmfi: of the securities on June 30 last was contained in a resolution passed yester- “|day at the Nationsl Convention ‘of In- surance’ Commissioners, The resolution, commissioners present sald, is of an advisory nature only and not bin co! ers of ding on the various States. DOppmltlon was volvl:xeud by Howard P, , _Tepresent| Connecticut, where headquarters of many large in. £urance companies are located, He as- serted after the meet that he would enforce T t4 lling for & elglll in his State Previous gtions to M. Yoshizawa were to askfor ement of today’s | burg ABBOTT IDENTIFIED INTEA HOUSE CASE Victim of Shooting Declares He Was Man Who Fired, Killing Amick. Peter Abbott was positively identified today as the gunman who killed Grover Amick, Washington gasoline station employe, in the Old Colonial Tea House shooting on November 23, according to dispatches from Philadelphia. Fhe Adentification was made by Mrs. Verne Edwards, 24, of Washington, one of the five persons wounded when gang of gunmen raided the Bladens- resort and robbed the manager, Charles Levitt, of $350. From the witness stand in Philadel- phia’s Central Police Court, Mrs. Ed- wards declared Abbott was “the first min to enter the tea house and the one who fired the shot that killed Amick.” - Picked From Line-up. Previously, she had picked the al- leged Philadelphia from a line- up at headquarters. 3 ‘When Mrs. Edwards took the stand before Magistrate Daniel Oswald a few minutes later, Abbott looked at her iry ' commission to | N and asked, “Lady, do you know what you're doing to me?” “Yes,” Mrs. Edwards retorted. “You were the first man to enter the tea house, and you fired the shot which killed Amick!” Abbott's wife, who was seated in the crowded court room, fainted. She was carried from the room and revived by court attaches. “Lady, everbody knows I'm inno- cent,” Abbott asserted, after his wife had been taken from the room. “Do you know what you're doing?” Mrs. Edwards repeated her previous statement. Released From Jail. Mrs. Edwards was released from the District Jail yesterday and was taken to Baltimore by Sergt. Feehley. Norman Garrey, who likewise was wounded, also was released from the Jail yesterday. He was transferred to the Hyattsville lock-up, where Lieut. Cornelius Roche, another Baltimore goedtecuvc, planned to question him ay. With the approval of the Department of Justice, United States Commissioner eedham C. Turnage released Mrs. Ed- wards on her personal bond. She is wanted by agents of the Justice De- partment's Bureau of Investigation as 8 witness against several men arrested 83 a result of the shooting and charged with violation of the Mann act. Others Still Held. Philadelphia police, acting on infor- mation obtained in investigating the activities of Thomas Bimone, another of the wounded and an alleged mem- ber of the bandit gang, captured Abbott after a battle. The others wounded—Levitt and Felix Bocchicchio, alias “Man o’ War” —are still being held here, the former at the jail and the latter at Gallinger Hospital, where he is under police guard. Meanwhile, the hearing of Cisberto lli, one of the men accused of Mann act violations, has been post- poned until December 29, according to Assoclated Press dispatches from Phila- delphia, where he was arrested a short time after the shooting. Arraigned Twice. Abbott's arraignment before /Magis- trate Oswald was his second within a few minutes. At dbout 11:30 a.m., be- fore Mrs. Edwards arrived from Balti- more, he appeared in the court room and, at the request of his attorney, lhek:.elflnx was postponed for two weeks. About 15 minutes Jater, however, Mrs, Edwards, accompanied by Sergt. Wil- liam Feehley of the Baltimore De- tective Bureau and a Department of Justice agent, arrived. Abbott was re- | arraigned after Mrs. Edwards picked him from the line-up. Following the second arralgnment Abbott was taken to the office of In- spector Willlam Connolly, where Feeh- ley began grilling him in the hope of breaking down his alibi. HOOVER CONTINUES DRAFTING MESSAGE Foreign Relations Plan Probably ‘Will Be Given to Congress Friday. By the Associated Press. Between calls by members of Con- gress, President Hoover worked today on s special foreign relations message which he expects to complets by to-| morrow. ‘White House officials were uncertain, however, whether the Chief Executive would send this document to Congress immediately or delay delivery until Pri- day. I’; will deal with the President’s mora- torium on German reparations and in- tergovernmental debts. It probably will discuss also the Manchurian troubles and the World Court. Congressional approval of the mora- torium is regarded as a foregone con- clusion since Mr. Hoover pledged lead- | ers to the plan before announcing it.! The Chief Executive “conferred this mommf with Ogden Mills, Undersecre- tary of the Treasury, who aided in working out the moratorium plan, and twice yesterday with Secretary of State Stimson. . Cumberland Forces Red Marchers to Hit Trail Leading Out L_ee Heirlooms on Display BAU.AHAN,S D[ATH LAID TO ACCIDENG Coroner’s Jury Says Catholie U. Student Fell From Dor- mitory Window. A verdict of accidental death was re- turned today by the coroner's jury which investigated the death yesterday at Catholic University of Jeremiah Johp Callahan, 21-year-old sophomore. The verdict ascribed the fatality “to & fall which occurred in front of Gibbone Hall, just over the steps where he was found.” The verdict was returned after seve eral of Callahan's fellow students testls fled he had been drinking early yester- day. Evidence indicated the strang possibility that Callahan plunged from 8 balcony on the fifth floor of Gibbons Hall, 46 feet above the stone steps where his body was found. Describes Injurfes. Dr. ©. J. Murphy, d coroner, who performed the nm testified Callahan had received & fractured skull, ruptured liver and broken ribe which plerced his lungs, causing hemor- rhages, indicating he had fallen from a great height. It was brought out, too, that a window in the fifth-floor room of William F. Ferguson was open. Fer- guson is a student with wg::n Cal- lahan had been drinking, and the win- dow was directly above the spot where his body lay. Ferguson, however, sald he knew nothing of Callahan having been in his room just preceding the fall, as he was asleep. Nor could other students testify this was the case, as the last any of them had seen of Calishan Mrs. Sara Lee is seen here with heirlooms of four generations of the Lee | when they succeeded in mclz hlm“t; rday morn. family of Virginia. The objects, now on display at the 2330 8 street, include the marriage contract of Thomas Lee (pre-Revolutionary),|ing after he held in Mrs. Lee's hands; the dispatch box, lower left on table, carried as commissioner to France with Bible of Ufi: entered in he was superintendent of West Point. LEE EXHIBIT OPENS WITH RARE RELICS Display of Priceless Articles Will Assist Fund to Buy Stratford as Shrine. The cloistered retirement of many an ancient Virginia heirloom was broken for-the first time in years this morning with the opening of the Lee exhibition of rare Americana at the Textile Mu- seum, 2330 8 street. From 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. today and tomorrow the collection of family por- traits, silver, furniture, documents and instruments of war loaned by descend- ants of the Washingtons, Lees, Carters, Jeflersons and virtually every other distinguished Virginia family will be on display to assist in raising funds for the purchase of Stratford, ancestral home of the in wi Lee Fou: tion pul & national historical shrine, ‘The exhibit .includes- Sheffield wine coolers from which were drawn many & meéllow bottle, coffee urns and tea pots, swords and fleld glasses, portraits and family Bibles which made public and private history. They have come under one roof, for a single purpose, for the first time in history. Priceless Relics on Display. Like the crown jewels of powerful kingdoms, the objects to be seen at the Lee exhibit are literally priceless. There is the dispatch box in which Arthur Lee carried all state papers when he was to France with Benjamin Franklin in the crucial years 1775-76. It is to be seen next to Light Horse Harry Lee’s family Bible. In another case may be found a tea pot and tray buried to escape confisca- tion by the enemy in the Revolution, the War of 1812 and the Civil War, Yet another contains memorabilla of Gen. Robert E. Lee's military career, including the pen with which he signed the surrender at Appomatox and the very belt he wore that day and from which he detached the saber Gen. Grant refused to take. Two Silhouettes Shown. Elsewhere will be seen an order cre- ating George Mason, father of the George Mason who wrote the Bill of Rights, a Knight of the Golden Horse- shoe. Attached to the paper is the seal of George I and the signature of Alex- ander Spotswood, famous Colonial Gov- ernor of Virginia. The sword Capt. Robert E. Lee wore when, as & young officer in the Mexican War, he made a dangerous all night re- connaisance alone, will be found on a shelf below the violets that same gen- tleman sent a lady of his acquaintance. Two silhouettes by Auguste Edouart —=& rare combination, as these are sel- dom found in pairs today—hang next to a picture of Lady Frances Berkeley, wife of the seventeenth century gentle- | man, Sir William Berkeley. 8ide by side on another wall are por- traits of Gen. and Mrs. Robert E. g::. the former done by Robert Weir when Lee was superintendent at West Point, and the latter believed to be the work of A. Hervier, a portrait iter who came to this country with . Trollope, but whose works hitherto have been undis- covered. All money obtained through admis- slon fees will be turned over to the funds of the Lee Foundation. TAKOMA CITIZENS Police Deaf to Pleas to Let Demonstrators Remain in City. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. i CUMBERLAND, Md., December 9.— The western delegation of the radical marchers who halted here last night had to be driven from the city this morning by police and faced very bad weather i3 s s e WO gotiate the slush-covered mountain roads, but all but one vehicle which was get out. A lgru supply of tear kept on hand for immedial was nof needed. rch was a Y, vie- tended m“mm:hey i torcedwuw PROTEST BEGGING Chest and Police Urged to Co- operate in Curbing Alms Seekers. That the Police Department and Community Chest should co-operate reets of the City of membmhu( the zens' Association lagt m?held in the 'Tllz.bm'l was the consensus Park Ofti- ht at a meet- k branch of * | the Washington Public Library. Complaint was made ing stopped on the strests and asked The association went on record as op- “tlolnln:ed bcx!.n.wln a resolu- Gounoil of Nmm et T territory, was discussed at som v i e length. No action Wi - conflitions on the mountains between | Niis, VieW to stopping begging on the | Lee loan exhibition, which Arthur Lee Benjamin Pranklin, 1775-76; the family Horse Harry Lee, containing record of the birth of Robert E. Lee, mother’s handwriting, and a portrait (sbove) of Gen. Lee when —&Star Staff Photo. SWEENEY MURDER CASEGOES T0 U Twelve Men Hold Fate of Confessed Slayer of Tally Day. The case of Elmer J. Sweeney, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Talley Day, went to a jury in District Supreme Court at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. Judge James M. Proctor char; the jury on first degree murder, sec de- gree murder and manslaughter. He pointed out the defendant might be uitted should the jury decide he killed Day in self-defense. Should Sweeney be convieted a death sentence would , under the law. an attorney, made no request, however, for ishment, in his review of the as be James R. mandats Kirkland, Says Shooting Designed. ‘The prosecutor contended ohé “Andy Gump,” a friend of Sweeney, “acted with design” when he threw “gin- buck” into Day’s face just before the | fatal shooting in 1388y. Kirkland insinuated that “Gump” insulted Day with the deliberate - pose of inspiring him to draw & pm;! and give Sweeney an excuse to kill him. Citing the testimony of witnesses that the bullet which caused Day's death entered his r;fin "f:&“ and took a course from right to to the back of his head, Kirkland said this showed that Day was not looking at Bweeney when he was fired upon by Sweeney and was not en g Kirkland Da; instead was shooting at “Gump” mx had no intention of harming Sweeney. Careful Study Asked, “On_ these facts, I ask you to weigh wetulxfilm the evidence you have heard this case,” the prosecutor concluded. Bertrand Emerson, jr., defense attor- ney, said testimony offered by Govern- ment witnesses showed that Sweeney shot Day in self-defense. He added that there had been no controversy over whether the Gavernment witnesses told the same storles immediately after the shooting that they gave at the trial. He offered this in support of his theory that the prosecution witnesses told nothing but facts, “which facts prove the mn;ceunee of Sweeney.” testimony of witnesses who by their tesumom;y say he is innocent. Do you honestly be- lieve Sweeney was in danger of death or bodily harm? 1If so, he was perfect- JDy'juaufled in taking the life or'huey . LEWIS TAKES OATH Stephens of Mississippi and Leng of Louisiana Are Absent. J. Hamilton Lewis, new Senator from Illinois, was sworn in today, giving the g:mm Democrats 45 of their 47 mem- TS, The two other Democrats—Stephens of Mississippi and Long of Louisiana— will not be here for the ding organi- zation vote. All 48 Repugfi:uu are pres- e?t,seandwf_h p‘:z.e.a eouo‘n on support of Senal Farmer-Labor member. e — BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band, this evening, 8 o'clock, at the audi- torium, Marine Barracks, Capt. Taylor Branson, leader. March, “Heroigue”..... Overture, “Joan of Arc” “Gavotte in Canon Form’ “ROCCOCO™. . .uuuus Selections from “Prederike “Serenade Espagnole,” Valse caprice, “Andantino” Suite, “The Enchanted Lake,” Tsch: Marines Hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma.” ““The Star Spangled Banner.” -.-..Meyer Helmund bed about 2:45 o'clock yeste: - was said to have given them considerable trouble. Missing From Own Room. Callahan was missing from his room on the first floor of Gibbons about 3 o'clock when Rev, F. P. Cassidy, dean, investigated after hea & dis- gnl‘.:-dnce the;e, He presumably wan- e; away duri the interven! 15 TR < e ectives Dennis J. Murphy and 8. A. Truscott, who made a ¢ ec’l of the scene surrounding the accident, sald that, while it might have been difcult for Callahan to have plunged from the fifth floor balcony because of & there, that in climbing out he have lost his balance, P’ms first student to owr Hall WAS Davis of Norfolk, t‘?:tlfy'ho e v by Daniel S. Sullf e was fallows lel 8. of Baltimore, who said Cullahan m come to his room about 2:30 a.m. and John found b atemptitg i t him to go to pting ge bed. Eventually, Sullivan said, h:om Ferguson to his own room, and, it was brought out later, Lynch and John H. %.oyo;nd of Philadelphia, put Callahan Tells of Tussle in Hall. assistant United States | him. Perguson ‘told the he had been with Callahan from ’l’u’lus 10:40 umtt] mn to bed. Ferguson admitied" Lynoh told of Callahan and coming to his room and said Ci Wwas noisy. He said there was no drink- ing in hi room. fore last, howeyer. Another witness, Bdward A. ; :‘l‘dl ocf. ll:’elgt out Yl!kln‘ with van ahan early in ti uldthersmno’ henuht.b.nt on. Paul P. Pope, night watchman, sai€ scream like some one was in the vicinity of Albert Hall, which adjoins Gibbons Hall, about 3 o'clock yesterday morning. He said :‘:’rl:hw.;l 'mmafidhmy followed -by a L. e le a cursory investiga- tion, but found nothing. Detectives said f.hé‘ screams were only was using. usec Wl an empty botle was flung from the 1::: wl';:‘ehdrlnkmgc "‘mywn in progress. er said he was surprised to learn Callahan had ‘“annnu Because of the unusual féatures sur- rounding the case, United States Attor- ney Leo A. Rover delegated Assistan United' States Attorney Julien I. m’ ards to the inquest, where he conducted Cross- tion. Catholic University Was represented by Vincent L, Toomey. o0 i rees S e Sonduct: 3 T - sisting him. M P FIRE LOSS IS SLIGHT A fire which started in the basement 3 ' home, at 322! > | ley road, was e extinguished by firemen befcre it could spread yesterday. The was uu?u : t Secretary Ingalls discov- ered the blaze and turned in un alarm. n found the blaze had begun among some boxes in the cellar and quickly smothered it with hand extin- November Circulation Daily...115,034 Sunday, 123,541 District of Columbia. ss: g Ve g Business Mapager 4 selermniy cucar AL° pSURRAY les of the paper named sold and dig. ted during the month of $5Ruced duris November, A.D, 1 SREEES e aamems) Less adjustments....... ‘Total flll&’ net cire Al v g b A LR R i Average Sunday net circulstion..,. *Rasel) hfln&%