Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1935, Page 5

HAVILTON EETS DEATH IV CHAR Texas Despeiado and Part- ner Die—3 Electrocuted in lllinois. ¢! Br the Associated Press. HUNTSVILLE, Tex, May 10.— Raymond Hamilton died meekly today in the electric chair. He followed Joe Palmer, his partner in the slaying of Maj. Crowson, prison guard. Palmer was pronounced dead at 12:08 am. Hamilton, strapped into the chair at 12:19, was dead at 12:27. The electrocution of the 22-year-old runt gunman closed & crime career that began with sneak-thief opera- tions in his teens and developed | swiftly to bank robbery, kidnaplng,! prison breaks and murder. | Hamilton bragged he never would be taken alive. Bill Decker, Dallas deputy sheriff, shoved a pistol Into his ribs in a Fort Worth railroad yards a few weeks ago. Bit of Swagger Vanishes. He still had a bit of swagger left when he was captured, and toid ques- tioners the Texas prison would not hold him. It did hold him, despite two previous breaks, one engincered by the late Clyde Barrow, Hamilton's for- mer gang chief. He gave no trouble, and | the best he could muster toward keep- ing up his show of bravado was & sickly smile and a brief flare-up of | defiance for law enforcement in | general, So nervous did Hamilton become late yesterday as his hopes of escap- ing death faded one by one, prison officials feared he would be unable to go unaided through the ordeal. | He managed to do that, but his face was ashen. “Well, bood-bye, all of you,” were | his last words. He had made a brief | statement in which he denied the | murder. | Newspapermen asked Hamilton if he wanted to say anything about the influence of women on his life. “None of them has any influence on me,” he replied. “None except Katie—I love Katie.” Hamilton's body was sent to Dallas | at the request of his mother, Mrs. Steve Davis. TRIO EXECUTED IN ILLINOIS. Hold-up Slayers Calm and Prayerful | In Last Moments. | JOLIET, Ill., May 10 (#).—Thiee men who participated in the killing of three others during an attempted bank rob- | bery, were electrocuted here today. | Technically the switch was thrown In the old State penitentiary only to expiate the murder of J. Charles Bundy, cashier at the Leonore, Il | State Bank, because the three gun- men who survived the fight which pre- ceded their capture were not tried for the deaths of two others. Those electrocuted within 19 min- utes shortly after 1 am. (Central standard time) were Fred Gerner, 27, and Arthur Thielen, 42, both of Rock- ford, Ill., and John Hauff, 32, Chicago. All went to the chair seemingly calm and gave their last breath to pleas for forgiveness from God and their victims’ survivors. Gerner was pronounced dead at 1:03 o'clock after three minutes in the chair. Hauff followed him and died at 1:12 o'clock, also after three min- | utes. Thielen sat in the chair four | and a half minutes and was declared | dead at 1:19 a.m. | In addition to Bundy, their victims | were Sheriff Glen Axline of Marshall | County and Charles Seipp, & township | supervisor. BAR STUDIES ACTIVITIES| AT HAUPTMANN'S TRIAL Press, Radio and Crowd to Be Dis- | ecussed at Meeting as Recom- mendation Basis. By the Associated Press. TRENTON, N J. May 10.—The | American Bar Association is investi- gating the public's activities during | Bruno Richard Hauptmann's trial at | Flemington. | Oscar Hallam. St. Paul lawyer, vis- ited Trenton and Flemington yester- | day, seeking views of the actions of the press, radio and crowd outside the court room. Hallam said the committee, of | which he is chairman, will report to the association at its meeting in Los| Angeles in July will probably submit some recommendations concemlnx | conduct of trials. but will not attempt to review any rulings. He said th® committee was con- cerned only with activities outside the | court room. P CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Meeting, Bicentennial War Mothers, Hamilton Hotel, 8 p.m. Dance. Georgetown University sen- | for prom, Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm. Dinner and dance, Labor Board, Bhoreham Hotel, 7:30 pm. , Meeting, Daughters of Union Vet- erans of the Civil War, 930 H street, 8 pm. Dance and card party, Loyalty Chapter, No. 32, O. E. S, Argyle| Country Club, 9 p.m. | Dance, Immaculate Conr,epuon’ Academy, Eighth and M streets, -9 pm. Dance, Society of Dental Assistants, Lee House Hotel, 9 p.m. Meeting, Human Betterment and | Civic Association, Y. W. C. A., 901 | Rhede Island avenue, 8 p.m. ‘TOMORROW. Lamcheon, Delphian Shoreham Hotel, 1 p.m. Meeting, Gridiron Club, Willard | Hotel, noon. Rally, Loyal Temperance Legion, Chévy Chase Presbyterian Church, 3 p.m. Weeting, Philosophical Society of ‘Washington, Cosmos Club, 8:15 p.m. Bingo party, Potomac Council. No. 6, Sons of Liberty, 900 I street, 8:30 pam. Dance, Newman Club of George Wi n - University, National ‘Waman’s Club, 10 p.m, Dance, Tau Beta Sorority, Willard Hof#l, 10 pm. Binner, Deita Theta Phi Fraternity, Caplton Hotel,.7:30 p.m. ‘Tea dance, Georgetown University Benior Class, Wardman Park Hotel, 4:30 pm. Dance, Phi Theta Pi, La Fayette Societies, | Heavyweight Champion Max Baer had Baer Burned THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, by Gun Shot Heavyweight Champion Slightly Hurt While Rehearsing Radio Skit. Copyright, A. P. Wirephotu. Max Baer, heavyweight champion, is shown in bed at his training quarters recovering from a burn sustalned ‘when “shot” by a blank cartridge. By the Associated Press. ASBURY PARK, N. J, May 10— a powder burn on his chest today and some very decided ideas about persons | who play with firearms as a result of a studio accident. Baer was hurt while rehearsing a | radio skit yesterday. Jerry Casale, a tached to his camp, was watching. There was some talk of sound effects. Casale decide¢ the sound of the re- | volver shot, heard over the air, wasn't | loud enough. He loaded & revolver with blank cartridges, accidentally | pulled the trigger and the gun went off. injuring Baer superficially. “It scared me, but I'll be back in a day or two getting in shape for {him I'd see him hang for this. that guy Braddock,” said the cham- pion. “That guy Braddock” is James J. | Braddock, contender for the heavy- | weight crown. They are scheduled to meet June 13 ir the Madison Square Garden bowl in Long Island City, un- less complications set in—and Dr. Max Silverstein thinks that is unlikely. “I never did like guns. I'm afraid of them.” Bacr said. Miss Peg La Centra, who plays in the radio skit with Baer, was burned on the face. “I scared Jerry almost to death,” Baer said. “He came up here after I got out of the hospital and I told He won't play with any guns for a long, long tim EUROPE DESCRIBEDM ASTO00 POOR TO WAR| Kiwanis Club Hears Dr. Davis of | Y. M. C. A—Van Duzer Speaks on Safety. Because European nations are too poor to pay for war, there will prob- ably be none at present, Dr. D. A. Davis, secretary of the World’s Com- mittee of the Y. M. C. A., declared | yesterday at a luncheon of the Kiwanis Club in the Mayflower Hotel. Dr. Davis’ subject was “Does Europe Face ' War In furthering his contention there will be no war soon, Dr. Davis pointed to the statement made by Communist leaders that “it does not matter who fights the next war, Russia will win,” declaring that the truth of the state- ment is enough to cause hesitancy on | the part of any nation. One of the disquieting facts, he said, is the dis- | | satisfaction of racial and national minorities in various countries. He said the League of Nations was the most important of all factors tending to insure peace, adding war would overthrow the government of many nations. Traffic Director William A. Van | Duzer spoke on the “Safety Cam- paign.” As a tribute to mothers, Floyd Jennings, & club member, sang “Mother O’ Mine.” Harold N. Marsh, president of the club, presided. | —_— Spanish Trade Sought. Connecting Germany and South America, & German airline is to have stops at Barcelona.and Seville to en- | courage Spanish trade. Milkmen Thrive On Competition Ina system of free competi- | tion no business is so big that a little business cannot enter its market and take | away some of its customers. | Milkmen, as a rule, would | rather have competition than | monopoly. They know that a market di- vided among established, re- sponsible companies is a | healthies; state of affairs than a lrkz{ dominated by one concern. | Of course, it would be possible | for a long purse to gain con- trol of all distributive out- | lets. It is possible, but it is net at | all likely. The reason is simple enough. | With the market strongly com- petitive, no competitor can afford to let his service rua down. If he had all the business, he could not know how bad— or how good—he is. Competition may be the death of traders, It is still the life of trade, as every corporate milkman OWS, well kn PRESICENT CHESTNUT FARMS- CHEVY CHASE DAIRY yo Vol A alley Min | Hot Sprinks. Don’t Neglect Dangerous HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Headaches. shortness of breath and dizzy spells be warnings of high blood pres- su dri ct from famous . Endorsed by physi- cians for over 30 years. 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McGrady expressed the fear that 110,000 motor car workers would be idle if the strike was not brought to'an end this week. - Industrial production in Sweden has been rising for several months. K, lms flii 3 been | | BOARD OF TRADE LAUDS MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN | Helwig Presented Gold Watch at Testimonial Dinner—Added 700 Members. Harry H. R. Helwig, who set a new record as chairman of the Member- ship Committee of the Washington Board of Trade during the past year, was honored at a testimonial dinner | given by the officers of the board at the Mayflower Hotel last night. | He wax presented with a watch.' | Hazen. s A5 the presentation being made by John Saul, new president of the board. Helwig also was complimented by his successor as chairman of the com- mittee, Wallace B. Robinson, and District Commissioner Melvin C. A letter from Robert V. Fleming, retiring president, praising his work also was read. 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