Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1932, Page 5

FATAL SHODTIG WAL BE PROBED " Tragedy at Branchville De-| scribed by Police as Mur- der and Suicide. By 2 Staff Correspondent of The Star. BRANCHVILLE, Md.; November 24.— Although police have been unable to lo- | cate any one who heard or saw_the | .shooting, the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. | Joseph Reed, whose bodies were found in their home yesterday, will be probed by & coroner’s jury in the office of Jus- tice of Peace George S. Phillips tomor- | row night. The officers described the | double tragedy as a murder and suicide. | The women was shot and Killed less | than 24 hours after she returned to her home in an attempted reconciliation with her husband, whom she had left after a quarrel Monday. The husband then propped his shotgun on a chair. used a poker to push the trigger, and | shot himself through the temple, ac- | cording to police. . Nephew Finds Body. Mrs. Reed’s was found lying on the ground at the foot of the kitchen steps by Reed’s nephew, Prank Doyle, 2 neighbor, who lives nearby. She had | been hit' by the discharge from a dou- ble-barrel shotgun, the slugs striking her in the back, just below the right shoul- der. Doyle found his uncle’s body lying on the kitchen floor, the shotgun beside Thomas Smith of Branchville, son-in- | law of the couple, who formerly made his home with them, told police that he and his wife and child a few days ago because there had been constant quar- reling and he feared an outbreak of wviolence from the hushand. Mrs. Reed also became apprehensive, he said, and went to the home of her brother in Hyattsville Monday. The ssme day Reed made a Wwill, Jeaving all jons to his wife, according his possessi to Magistrate Phillips, who witnessed it. Mrs. Reed decided to return to her husband Tuesday, although he advised her not to, Smith said. County Officers Claude Reese, Jack Wwilson and Ralph Knight, who investi- | gated, expressed the belief the man | 1 ‘one or more times before killing | fe. Four empty shells were found. | One discharge had torn through the | closet door of the kitchen and another lodged in the kitchen wall. Mrs. Reed had apparently attempted to flee as a | slipper had dropped from one foot and | the torn sweater she was wearing had | not been fully pulled over her body. | The couple were pronounced dead by Dr. A. O. Etienne and their bodies re- moved to an undertaking establishment at Hyattsville. Funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning. Eight Children Survive. Police said Reed had formerly been yed as night watchman at the Racquet Club, Washington, been without work for about -a year. He was born near Lorton, Va., and was years of age. His wife, 3 former Anne Brock'of lifelong resident of Branchville, a ARy Prince Georges County, . couple are survived by eight chil- living here or in Washington. LOSES VENISON DINNER william Ammerman, jr., of Pound, ‘Wis,, went hunting near Laoma, where deer had been seen. He wanted venison the lawn, caught a hoof in the porch and nearly plunged into the lor. - had the only gun in the family and the deer got away. Marriage Licenses. . Rabbilt, 34. Gaithersbu :L"w‘ % mmfi“:‘:leky, 21: 2517 28, 92 4th st ne. » this” g Capitol Helenes, Caretta M. jphia. Pa.; Rev. and Celia A. Boston, N. ¥.: Judge Robert : Rey. Andres r,. 39, Both ‘fi) 30" Aichae Edward R. Chason. pditntly v . Whaley, 33. Mobile. Ala. and !ur::':': g!lfl'!. l!.I’EE’. Oakville, Ontario; Rev. John_C. Paimer. John F._Branch. 39. Champlain st. nw, and Rosiebell Moore, 23, 43 O st. n.e.i v, W. L. Washingto: 3 e | 2123 I st. 76 Nevada 318 Rhode Island ave.. 09 New Hampshire 13 Q st., anl ng st Rev. and_ Casimira ore, Md.; Rev. uth. Lioyd L. Boyer. 6, 7, both of Harrisburg, Pa.; and Agnes F. Breason. 2 Rev. H. Butler. ev. Charles 34, and Martha M. Nas- of ‘Harrisburs, Pa. . Butler. rry H_ Kent. 21, 900 1§th st. and Gozsh D Marsnall, B4, 1310 Fairmont st.; udge Robert E. Maitingly. Joseph E. Clarke, 04 Massachu: ave. ne, and dnor.. 04 Massachusetts ave. n.e - SRy b. 55, and Isla L. Kent john B. Lipscomb. 55, 1 % it Rev. Thomas E. g8, Dot of Richmond, V: rde, ‘Maurice Moses. 32, New York City. s 1531 10th st.i De and Doris J. Ridgley. v. F. 1. A. Bennett. ‘Wiibur J. Costello. and Anna L. Bean, 40, John. C. Bail. hn F. Peterson, 36, 45 5 Myrtle st. n.e. and Margaret N. C. Rev. “Morris, both 447 P st. 3w 8 C st. s.e; Rev. Myrtle st. nee.. 1 Rev. Greensboro. pahannock. Va., Richmond, Va.; . 41, and Elizabet] both of Baitimore, Md.: Rev. re. Thomas. 24, 12th and T st . Helm, 21. 2201 2d st.. Rev. 3 Indiana sve., 18, 115 2d st . J . Ball i s B. Hunter. 40, Wiheembls Sotn of Richmond, John Thomas Wilson 823 Jutla fawson, 10, Woodford, Va. arvis ? Wheeler, 20, 915 3d st. & ani Mory” Barbour, 18, 1314 V. st n Rey. Nehemiah Stotts, . 92, 2116 Flagler bl.. Lec Tallcofler, Y, LIRSl B y Black, 1 745 Pennsyl- m. 22, 1517 . and pl; and Va d st.. and Rev. W. D. Goldte i Rev. ” 1806 T st. and Corrine 12 17th st.; Rev. Augustus wis. ins, 28, 1614 I st, and e Rrica. 20, 1614 1 st Judse ae! 2. and Theresa F. “both of Baltimore, Md.; Rev. B. F. SAU! MNational 2100 925 15th St. | succeeded in ‘| Washington hospital yesterday of Ber- and | | o | [photograph THE EVEN Fathers in Minstrel BENEFIT SHOW LISTED FOR SILVER SPRING SCHOOL. tured above. P J. P. Skehan and John C. Keele. this term. RINCIPALS in the minstrel which fathers of East Silver Spring Schcol students will present in the school auditorium tomorrow night are pic- They are, front row, left to right: D. §. Masson, A. T. New- bold. W. F. Steiner and W. H. Carroll, who serve as the end men. Back row, left to right: Jemes McCann, B. J. Abell, Arthur Sabin, interlocutor; Proceeds from the show will be used by the P.-T. A. to help finance the program it will carry out to aid in school activities —Star Staff Photo. NINE SHOTS REQUIRED TO HALT RUM SUSPECT Prince Georges Officer Arrests Col- ored Man After Five-Mile Chase. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., November 24.—A five-mile chase from Hills Bridge to Croome last night ended in the ar- rest of Marion Ray, colored, of Marl- boro, after County Policeman El g?lxmer fired nine shots at his automo- e. Ray was booked on charges of trans- portation and possession of two gallons | of alleged liquor, speeding, reckless driving, having bad brakes and failing to keep to the right. Turner said he | capturing the man only after he had shot a tire off his car and splintered the window of one of the car’s doors with bullets. Jack Gaskins, colored, 900 block of M street, Washington, was charged with transportation and possession of five cases of alleged liquor, having been ar- reted on the Southern Maryland pike by County Policeman G. William Gray. CURLEY CLUB HONORS MISS MARY L. McGEE A surprise banquet in honor of Miss Mary L. McGee, founder and first presi- dent of the Curley Club, was given by members of the organization last night in the ball room of the Continental Hotel as the concluding feature of the ulnll;h anniversary celebration of the club. The club was organized in May, 1922, with its main purpose to raise funds for file:ohrshlps for poor, deserving chil- n. Rev. Francis X. Cavanagh, pastor of the Church of the Assumption, Con- gress Heights, and spiritual director of the Curley Club, outlined .its progress during his years as chaplain. Miss Mc- Gee was presented with a corsage of| flowers by Roland J. Hyland, president of the organization. BERNARD POSS DIES Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 24— Appendicitis, for which he underwent an operation, caused the death in a nard Poss, 58, one of Rockville's best known citizens. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Poss, formerly a Miss Tall of this county, and the fol- lowing children: Otis Poss of Washing- ton, and Clyde, Murphy and Margaret Poss of Rockville. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs: Lillian Robertson of Rock- ville and Mrs. Ethel Carr of Washing- ton, and three brothers, darry G. Poss of Rockville, Clyde Poss of Washington and Claude Poss of South Dakota. 1"You ‘ can give a of yourself o | | and few gifts could | be so distinctive and yet so inexpensive as our fine portraits Have your Gift. Photo taken now! Gift Special 6 studied portraits of you will be taken in our studio all attractively mounted 4.95 No Appointment Necessary Pkotograpk: Studio—Lower Floor W.N. Moses & Sons Friars’ Club Fails To Pay Dairy Bill; Receiver Is Named Famed Theatrical Organ- ization Placed in Hands of Attorney. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 24.—A butter and egg bill led yesterday to the ap- pointment of a receivership for the Friars, famous theatrical club which has numbered among its members virt- ually all outstanding theater men of the last quarter century. George Ehlenberger & Co., declaring it had been unable to collect a bill of $1,130, said the Friars were “wholly insolvent” and asked for a receiver- ship. Supreme Court Justice Joseph M. Callahan, granting their petition, directed Hyman Bushel, a former mag- istrate, to take charge of the club's property. His bond was fixed at $25,000. The Friars, of which George M. Cohan is the head and Alfred E: Smith an honorary member, was organized 28 years ago as a strictly stag affair. Sel- dom has a woman entered its portals. originally by a group of press agents to combat the fake pass racket, the club soon attracted actors and producers to its roster. George Jessel is dean of the club and Harry Hirshfield is secretary: ‘Wells Hawks was the first “abbot” of the “monastery.” Cohan was chosen to the office in 1912, and except for the abbotships of John Gleason in 1920 and ‘William Collier in 1927, he has held the post_continuously since. When the club first began facing financial difficulties, last Spring, Harry Hirshfield remarked that the Priars ob- jected to increased due because they didn't want to owe so much. e a— In a recent month 40 airplanes were exported from the United States, as compared with 18 in the same period of 1931 OF 11 to 18 years. blue cheviots. years. Natl. 3770 -Frat 1lth ARM fleeces in smart double-breasted, full-belt- ed models. The popular browns and blues. Sizes 11 to 14 years. 2-Knicker School Suits MART, sturdy suits in the newest brown and gray mix- tures, also blue cheviots, Sizes Prep Boys’ OUNG men from 15 to 22 years like these swagger coats in full-belted styles. and gray fleeces. Sizes 15 to 22. PREP BOYS' BLUE OVERCOATS, $14.50 STAR PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR CHARITY FUND Sasscer and Metzerott Will Bend Efforts for Share of Race Fee. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md,, November 24.— State Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer and Delegate Oliver Metzerott last nlfl:t told an organization meeting of e Prince Georges County Welfare As- sociation that they would exert every effort to see that the county got its share of the $48,000 license fee fund from the “charity days” at the Mary- land race tracks. Former County Commissioner Wil- liam A. Duyall was made chairman of the association. Dr. B. P. Rol n, pastor of the local Baptist Church, resigned as secretary, because of the pressure of other business, and Earl Bellman, sociology instructor at the University of Maryland, was appointed to succeed him. Dr. C. P. Close, presi- dent of the County Community Council, was named treasurer. Several organizations and individuals affiliated with the new group last night, and it was announced that county resi- dents who failed to contribute to the ‘Washington Community Chest would be invited to become contributing mem- bers by giving $2 or more. An amendment to the articles of the association specifying that the asso- claticn does not intend to disturb local welfare units already in existence was passed. ‘The association's chief purpose is to co-ordinate relief activities in the county. TAKES POISON IN ERROR Lewis Hardage, coach of the Univer- sity of Oklahoma foot ball team, inad- vertently swallowed & poison tablet last night in his room in the Harrington Hotel. Employes of the hotel summoned Dr. J. Ellsworth Virnstein, 3600 New Hamp- shire avenue, who 'gave the .coach emergency treatment. The physician said Hardage’s condition was not seri- ous, adding there was no reason why | will | he ‘should not be at today's game be- tween Oklahoma and George Washing- ton_ University. % Hardage, it was explained, mistook the poiscn for a headache tablet. Prisoners Released To Join Families on Thanksgiving Day Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 24— Six prisoners held in the Balti- more City Jail awaiting trial were released today by State's Attor- ney Herbert R. O’'Connor in order that they might spend the day with their families. Release of a small group at time is an annual ‘Thanksgiving custom of the prosecutor. Three of the men are white and three colored. Those favored are Howard Hartley, 58: John Compton, 45; Vincent Serino, 32: Malcolm Peace, 27; Albert Bailey, 27, and John Beckett, 35. The last three are colored. In the many years since the practice of giving a few prisoners temporary freedom at Thanksgiv- has been followed, in every case the prisoners thus released have appeared for trial wh summoned. SILVER SPRING P.-T. A. TO ASK ASSEMBLY HALL Present Room at School Is Held In- adequate and Is Used for Cafeteria Purposes. Special Dispatch to The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., November 24. —The Parent-Teacher Association of the East Silver Spring School last night voted to press the matter of obtaining & new assembly hall for the sehool. Stating that the present room used for this pi will not accommodate 1f of the pupils of the school, and that it is already being used necessarily as an addition to the cafeteria, it was decided to appoint a |go Wi committee to take the matter before the Board of Education so that provi- sion for this room will be included in the program for school improvements at the coming session of the State Leg- islature. ‘The grade mothers requested that on December 7. parents of in the school will make con- tributions of used clothing and toys, which will be reconditioned and re- paired by a group of members of the association. se articles will be dis- tributed to the needy children of the school -at Christmas and any surplus be given to the Social Service League of the county. J. J. King of the Woodward School for Boys, was the speaker on “How Parents May Aid Their Children in Selecting a Vocation.” VIRGINIA ANTIQUES TO BE SHOWN BY D. A. R. AT GADSBY’S TAVERN Proceeds From Exhibit of Articles More Than a Century Old Will Be Used for Restoration. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va. November 24— Lovers of antiques will be given an op- portunity to inspect a mnotable collec- tion of relics and heirlooms at historic Gadsby’s Tavern here Tuesday at the loan exhibit of articles more than 100 years old, to be staged by the Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Proceeds are to go toward further restoration of the tavern. Articles originally owned by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, e Lees. George Mason and other first families of Virginia are to be loaned for the exhibif Among the antiques are original let- ters of the eight Virginia-born Presi- dents, chairs from Mount Vernon, Woodlawn and Chatham, Gen. Wash- ington’s shoe box and a mourning pin of Martha Washington. Old china, glassware, silver plate, jewelry, laces, fans, portraits, minia- silhouettes, lamps, furniture, dolls, costumes, quilts, and manuscripts that have been kept in Vir- ginia families for over a century will be brought forth for the exhibit. Mrs. C. A. S. Sinclair, chapter regent, and Mrs. Robert M. Reese are co-chairmen of the exhibit. BOYS SH THE PARKER— BRIDGET CO. Tan Sizes 14 to 22 Boys’ School Overcoats 2 $10.50 Overcoats $19.50 2-Trouser Prep Suits GOOD-LOOK]NG single and double-breasted styles in brown and gray mixtures, also $1 4.50 New York Avenue at Fifteenth s bt NATION IS ASKED 0 CHECK MARCH Richard Washburn Child Says Communists Have Thoroughly Organized. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 24.—The National Action Committee of the American Defense Soclety, through its chairman, Richard Washburn Child, appealed to the entire country last night to help prevent the “national hunger march” on Washington next month. Child said the march was designed | to start from nine cities—Seattle, San | Francisco, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Sioux City, Buffalo, Boston, New Or- leans and Tampa—and converge on,the National Capital the day before Con- gress convenes. “It begins as a thoroughly organized subversive movement s the Communist party, U. 8. A.,” he sal ‘Would Augment Forces. ‘The marchers, he asserted, plan augment their forces by enlisting the unemployed through demonstraticns in communities they pass through. “These marchers,” he added, “plan to demand of Congress that every jobless person in this country be given a speci- fled amount of cash and an additional amount for each dependent, and they also will demand that distribution of such funds be through their own hands. * * * “Demands are to be made on Fed- eral, State, county and municipal au- thorities for safe conduct along high- ways, for food and for lodging en route ashington and return. * * * “The recent riots from the march on London of the so-called unemployed are fresh in the memory of all, and no patriotic American citizen can wish to see similar, or even worse, disturbances occur in our National Capital. * « * Preventive Steps Uurged. “The remedy is to stop such move- ments at the starting point. * * * “Washington has publicly stated that disaster awaits concentration at our Capital. The duty of every citizen is to refrain from feeding or sheltering those going toward Washington. No aid in transportation should be given. It is not kind to the marchers to en- courage their progress, and it is posi- PARKING SERVICE . . § wi H tively disloyal to the country to do 0.0 e ‘Anything to send them back rather than forward will help. The vagrancy laws may aid in this when invoked by ities and of all citizens for concrete suggestions to stop the hunger march- ers at their sources.” N T PSEUDO-CAPONE JAILED HAVANA, November 24 (#).—Rafael Lora, 17-year-old son of the late revo- lutionary general, Mariano Lora, " ricaded himself on the roof of a Vibora suburb residence and held off police all afternoon yesterday with gunfire until machine guns and tear gas forced to surrender. No one was injured. Members of the youth's family said he was Al Capone, the Chicago gang }nder‘ The youth has a scar on his ace. 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