Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1932, Page 5

) | * MINE TRIAL CALLED DESPITE NEW YEAR Kentucky Court Has Holiday Hearing in Murder Conspiracy. By the Associated Press. MT. STERLING, Ky., January 1— New Year day was just like any other day in Judge Henry R. Prewitt's court, 80 sessions in the murder conspiracy | trial am Hightower were con- | ducted as usual. Last month a Thanks- | giving day session w2s held in the tria! of W. B. Jones | It was the warmest January 1 the Blue Grass region has known in years, | and men and women came coatless t the trisl. Tobacco stripping beer | finished and many farmers divide their | time bstween leaf auctions and the trial | May Call Recess. | Judge Prewitt said there might be a recess this afternoon, because of the holiday. He hes deferred a hearing for John Moutoux, Knoxville reporter, until | Monday. On that day Moutoux has | been ordered to show cause why he | should not be barred from the court room. He is accused of meking re- | marks derogatory to the court | Hightower, sident of the Evarts| local of the United Mine Workers of | America, s charged with conspiring to murder two Harlan County deputy | sheriffs and a mine commissary clerk. | wo with a miner were shot to death near Evarts last May Dozen Witnesses Testify. More than a dozen Commonwealth witnesses have told of the shooting, some testifying Hightower incited union members in meetings at Evarts, and of seeing armed crowds that morning out- side the home of Jones, secretary of the union. Jones, under sentence of life imprisonment, is in jail awaiting & ruling on his motion for a new trial Ccmmonwealth's Attorney W. C. Hemilton said the prosecution would probably rest its case Monday, and that he expected the case would reach the jury before the end of next week. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Rain this aft- ernoon; generally fair tonight and to- morrow; not much change in tempera- ture; fresh easterly winds, shifting to northwest or west and diminishing late | this afternoon | Maryland—Cloudy, with rain this afternoon and probably in north por- tion early tonight; tomorrow generally fair, except probably snow flurries and colder in the mountains; strong east- erly winds shifting to northwest or west and diminishing this afternoon or early tonight Virginia—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; colder in southeast portion tonight and in west portion tomorrow; fresh winds, mostly west and north- west West Virginia—Cloudy and colder, probably light rain, changing to snow flurries tonight; ~ tomorrow mostly cloudy and colder with snow flurries in northeast portion. Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperature, Barometer. Inches. 30.21 30.22 30.13 29.97 29.8¢ 4pm . 8 pm. . Midnight 4am. . 8 am. Highest Lowest . Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) | Today. Tomorrow. 1:25am. 25a.m. 8:03a.m. 00am. | 2:03 p.m. 05 p.m. 8:44pm. 51 p.m The Sun and Moon. Rises. 7:27 4 Sun, tomorrow 7:27 4:56 Moon, today... 12:03a.m 12:04 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- | half hour after sunset. Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches in the Capital (current month to date): 1932. Average. 3.55 Sets. Sun, today 56 August ..... Beptember .. October November .. December Weather in Various Cities. Temperature. e! 1$2uATH Stations. 19r0moreg “kepiarsak 900000 TS5 TrsLmONgD 006 Cloudy 034 Ra Snowing i 2 lear 004 Raining 0.08 Clear 042 Clear 020 Snowing 40 032 Cloudy FOREIGN. Greenwich time, today.) Temperature. Weather 31 Part cloudy Bpain n. Greenwich time Horta (Faya 64 , Por Past aloudy Part cloudy Cuba, Canal DORAN IN KENTUCKY Industrial Alcohol Chief Confers With Distillers of 1932 Quotas. By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky. January 1— James E. Doran, Washington, commis- sioner of the Bureau of Industrial Al- Zone 80 flight up here, that's all,” said he. ‘ | ute process. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1932. Served U. S. 60 Years TREASURY EMPLOYE HONORED ON RETIREMENT. 1SS LETITIA CALHOUN, who has counted millions of coins in the office of the cashier of the Treasury, was presented with a purse of gold yester- day when she retired from office after working in the Treasury Depart- ment for 60 years and 7 months. She was appointed by F. E. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States under President Grant. The photo abovk shows Miss Calhoun receiving the purse of gold from H. H. Hulbirt, cashier of the Treasury. She resides at 107 East Florence Court and is 73 years old. She started in the Government service at the age of 13. —Star Staff Photo. MARRIAGE-A-MINUTE CLERK FINDS NOTHING IN LEAP YEAR Girls Don’t Wait for Any Particular Time to Propose. New York Bureau Chief Says. By the Associated Press. Anyway, he didn't think the marriaging NEW YORK, January 1.—Leap business would pick up in 1832 even if year means nothing to James J. Mc-|bold lassies did coerce their bashful Cormick, chief of the Marriage License | beaux into the “until death do you Bureau, except just another year with | part” contract. one day added. As a matter of fact, McCormick sald, “The woman folks don’t wait for Jeap | marriage fell off in 1928, the last leap yvear to pop the question any more.|year. In that year 32935 couples got Most of them do the proposing now- | licenses from his depariment. In 1927, adays anyway,” he said today. 36,220 and in the year after leap year, He snapped a rubber band twice|1929, 33945 licenses were issued. Up around an ornate wedding certificate | to December 29, this year only 29,189 and called a nervous couple into the box | were issued. like chapel where he Was tying the = AERE TR ITALY SUBSIDIZES SHIPS knots, Portly, brusque, a little hard of hear- ing, McCormick Was marrying them at S e i a couple a minute. He wed one couple in Jess than & minute, for they took less| GTaduated Basis Would Give Liner time to answer the regulation yes to g ¢ e N onieh he ik oty 31 20D for Maplos Hotham Ty, each, a bit impatiently. ROME, January 1 (®)—A govern- Jow Kiss Your Bride.’ ment subsidy for Italidn merchalé ves- “Now kiss your bride,” he command- fdsdw_”f ”‘“b”s*?: b’r' Toyal ,d'f_"e s od -of /the blmhiug bridegroom as-he | {208Y for & period cl cne year, hegin- inkily flourished his signature across|ning today each certificate. 3 | Graduated sccording to tonnage it Though McCormick admitted recent- | would amount to 33 cents per mile for Iy he received $16,000 & year in gifts| o *4.000-ton vessel, or $1.300 on & trip from grateful newlyweds. twice his sal- | from Naples to New York. It becomes ary from the city, and toid the Hofstad- | Jess by 1 per cent yearly for ships older ter Legislative Investigating Committee | than one year he had banked $299.499 in the last six Sk years, he was not even getting a “thank you” from his clients today. | “They pay $2 for their license down- | stairs and $2 for their marriage one| eVERFRESH CITRATE or MAGNESIA | CLEANSES THE ENTIRE SYSTEM McCormick said they all looked alike 25¢v IN CLEAN N to him no matter what year it was.| EW BOTTLES Hello, Everybody, Hellg!! Happy NEW Year—- Here's the Way We Start * Yotr 1932 Right— USE YOUR CREDIT !!! Hundreds Of 9-Pants Suits, Topcoats, Overcoats. Tuxedos “But,” he added, “if they want to, some pay more. Yes, it depends on the | couple, the money they have, and how | happy they are.” Has to Do Work Twice. “Sometimes I marry the same couple twice. They come here and get mar- ried and in a little while they get di- vorced. But lots of them come back ald take the same chance all over again.” “And they are taking a cha commented between the coup DAY $4.75 CASH BALANCE $1.50 WEEKLY FOR 10 WEEKS Or $3 Semi-Monthly FOR 5 PAY DAYS CARS PARKED FREE—ALL STORES Money's Worth or Money Back cohol, was here vesterday, with two of his assistants, R. E. Joyce, Cincin- ppatl, and O. D. Jackson, New Orleans, 1 with distillers ove afln fi'fly e o er the 1933 DJ Kaufman 1005 PENNA. AVE. 1744 PENNA. AVE. BOUTHRAST CORNER 14T E [TRIDINVADE CLUB of Pups, on West Pifty-first street. Levine was leaning on the back of a player's chair when the men entered. He had no time to draw his own re- volver, a .38-caliber model with a 1%-inch barrel loaded with dum-dum bullets. Levine's pistol was the same type as was used to kill Arnold Roth- stein, Broadway gambler. 25 Witnesses Quizzed. Attracted by the shots, Patrolman Harry Jackson arrived in time to de- tain about 25 of the frightened patrons, who were taken to the police station for questioning. Bottles of liquor left on the tables resulted in the arrest of Nat Burns, 39, club manager, on a prohibition violation charge. Members of the Pups Club are ad- mitted only by card or by signing the registry book when accompanied by a member. The killers gained entrance into & social club while 50 of its mem- | by telling a doorman they were friends of a member. When he came out to bers were playing cards, & €unman|ygoniiry them they pushed their way yesterday pumped five bullets into the | in revolvers drawn. head of Louis Levine, gambler, known | = . = in his lower east” side haunts as| Sails Years, but Not at Sea. “Crooked Neck Louie.” | The slayer with his two companions| SAN FRANCISCO, January 1 (A).— then warned lh"d card play rL mcllud_- Despite the fact he had traveled 900,000 ing four men and a woman at levine's 2 I o %0 move ot make an outery, | Miles aboard & ship, Marchal N. Damon had never been to sea. He was retired and fled. Patrons Stampeded. vesterday at the age of 70 by the South- Pacific Co. as chief engineer on San The patrons stampeded for the exits, | S leaving hats and coats behind and up- | Francisco Bay ferries. setting a Christmas tree in their rush. | i The ornaments were strew over the| Britain's rayon production is rapidly increasing. floor of the club, the Fraternal Kennel (SCHAINUCK’S) Special! OVERCOATS Reduced TUXEDOS AND FULL DRESS SUITS INCLUDED 0 SLAY GAMBLER Louis Levine Dies in Gotham at Card Play From Slugs Fired as 50 Watch. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Janpary 1.-—Stalking Overcoat Combination of 2 Garments Reduced to Many of 1382 Combination Reduced to 28 For 2 O’coats 2 Overcoats 2 TOPCOATS 2 SUITS 2 TUXEDOS OR ONE OF EACH for OR Garments, ‘28> De Luxe Line With Hand Tailoring 2 JITS, TOPCOATS, 0'COATS, TUXEDOS, or }EILJLL DRESS—or 1 of each .. 38-50 Absolute Satisfaction or Money Bach 1318 FST. N. W. Over Becker's A Small Deposit Will Hold Your Selection For TWO § i Garments .50 For TWQ TAKE FLEVATOR UPSTAIRS ¥ A-s‘ NAUTICAL STUDENTS START 5-MONTH TRIP By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, January 1—| Future officers of the American Mer- | chant Marine, 120 youths embarked | here yesterday for a five-month cruise ] which will give them their first prac- tical experience in seamanship and a traveler’s knowledge of the world. The youngsters, from 17 to 21 years old, are students at the California Nautical School, a State institution. In a ship borrowed from the Navy and | manned by a crew of 37 officers and | men under Capt. Emil Topp, they set | out for a voyage of 17,000 miles to 15| American automobile tires are again foreign ports. They will sail around controlling the market in Iraq. Cape Horn and visit cities of South' and Central America. ! V- s John Rolph, chairman of the ernors of the school, said officers trained should reflect better credit cn the merchant marine than men who came up from the forecastle. SIGMUNDS Black wrap model, urious, long, silky- haired collar and A $28 coat cuffs. for -around At the Corner 7th and H Sts. N.W. New Year Sale! COATS Misses’—Women’s—Extra Sizes 225 Children’s COATS Pile Fabrics in Grey or Tan Chinchilla in Navy, Green or Brown 2.69 Muff or Beret to Match, 39¢ (Sold only with a coat) boucle Sizes 2to 14 $3.95 Values with lux- $18.85 Our Big Pre-Inventory Sale s It will pay you to Foods and Table take advantage of this opportunity to buy Quality Needs, new, fresh and inviting, at big savings. 4SC0 Quality Meats—Reasonably Priced Small Lean Steak Pork Loin Roast Fresh Hams Tender Round Whole or Half w 12¢ Fine Sirloin . Steak w 29c¢ Lb. 12]/2(: Porterhouse Steak Crushed W hite Full Pack Red Ripe A4SCO Baking Powder -1 can 5¢ Vanilla Substitute 20-Mule Team Borax ASCO Beans with Pork A4SCO Bread Crumbs Gold Seal Macaroni Yellow Bantam Corn Assorted as you wish. Tender Sweet Peas 4SCO Cut Beets or 45CO0 Tomatoes | 3« 25¢ Sugar Corn | Tomatoes Look What 5¢c Will Buy Florida Grapefruit Diced Beets Sturdy Scrub Brushes Sunbrite Cleanser Pk8. 5¢ Rock Crystal Table Salt vkg. 5¢ | Gold Seal Spaghetti small can 5¢ | Princess Mustard Farmdale Evaporated Milk Tender Lima Beans Choice Stringless Beans 4SC0 Cooked Pumpkin Choice Mixed Vegetables The Quality Trio In COFFEE | @5CP........ =25¢ Victor .......» 17c Acme........ »29c small bot. B¢ pkg. B¢ can B¢ Pk B¢ Pke. Be jar e | | Resolve to buy all your Food Needs for the New Year where Quality Counts and Your Money Goes Furthest