Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1935, Page 4

A—4 POYNTON ELECTED TEMPLARS' HEAD Former Deputy Inspector of Buildings Is Chosen Grand Commander. vede Arthur M. Poynton, general build- ing contractor, formerly deputy in- spector of buildings for the District, was elected grand commander of the Knights Templar of the District of Columbia at the meeting last night in the Masonic Temple. Mr. Poynton’s fraternal honors are | many. He served as master of Pen- talpha Lodge, F. A. A. M, in 1918 and he is past commander of Washington Commandery, No. 1, Knights Tem- plar, of which his son, Edward A. Poynton, has just been installed as eminent commander. ber of Almas Temple, Mystic Shrine; of Kallipolis Grotto, Vetled Prophets, of which he served as monarch for two years; past patron of Naomi Chapter, O. E. S, and grand patron ©f the order in the District in 1915. | P. Raymond Boesch, elected last | night as grand warder, and thus put tenth in line for the supreme office, has been instructor general in the | Grand Commandery for a number of years. He Is praised for efficient work in perfecting the ritual. Member of Hope Lodge, F. A. A. M., he is a past high priest of Mount Horeb Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and is now serv- ing in the office of master of the first vell, Grand Chapter, R. A. M. He holds the position of captain of the He is a mem- | And All Lived to THE EVENING STAR, guard in Adoniram Council, Royal | and Select Masters, and is a past patron of Esther Chapter, O. E, S. | Other officers elected art: Arthur C. | Shaw, deputy grand commands Maurice L. Brewton, grand generalis- | simo; James Graham, grand captain general; J. Fred Huber, grand senior | warden; J. Walter Karsner, grand | junior warden; Rev. James Shera Montgomery, grand prelate; Frank :.} Gibson, grand treasurer; J. Claude Keiper, grand recorder; Otto B. Roepke, grand standard bearer, and Fred E. Mlood, grand sword bearer. | The following appointments were made by the grand commander: Oliver A. Phelps, inspector general; Knut I Nillson, assistant inspector general; George I. Laizure, instructor grand quartermaster. BRIDE DIED OF GAS, M’DONALD RULES| Coroner to Continue Medical Study in Death of Woman Found With Head in Oven. Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald today issued a temporary certificate of death by illuminating gas poison in the case of Mrs. Anna Lucille Bald- win, 35, bride of less than a month, whose body was found in the kitchen of her Cathedral Mansions apartment Sunday night. An autopsy indicated STRORE I FATAL TOGEN HARY L Be Buried Tomorrow in Arlington, A fatal heart attack last evening ended the career of Maj. Gen. Harry Lee, commandant of the Marine Corps post at Quantico, Va, following a brief illness. He was 63 years old and during his 37 years in the service had attained distinction in the World War, when he governor of Santo Domingo. Gen. Lee as a young man once served as gate keeper at the old Sixth Street station for the Pennsylvania Railroad. His father was one of the chiefs of division in the Adjutant General's Office at the War Department. He was born here June 4, 1872. At Marine Corps Headquarters it his burial tomorrow in Arlington Na- tional Cemetery with full military Commandant at Quantico to | commanded the 6th Regiment of Ma- | rines overseas and later as military | Priends here recalled today that was said plans are being made for | Career Ended girl. ‘ng. MAJ. GEN. HARRY LEE. } | | grades until he became & permanent | | major general on May 29 last. He | served in the Philippine Islands, in | | Chins aboard several vessels of the | Navy, in Panama, in Nicaragua, in | Haiti, Santo Domingo. | As a lieutenant colonel on August Tell the Story Judging from the splintered wreckage shown above it appears remarkable that no one was killed when the big milk truck and the small sedan (in the foreground) collided on a Philadelphia, Pa., street corner. occupants of the two vehicles were injured and 200 cases of milk were scattered upon the pavement. Five —A. P. Photo. HELD IN ATTACK | Young Farm Hand Taken to Bal- timore for Safety. | By the Associated Press. FREDERICK, Md., May 14. —Minor | Gray, 17-year-old colored farm hand, was arrested here late yesterday in connection with an attempted crim- jnal assault on & 9-year-old white | Sheriff Roy M. Hiltner, who an- nounced the youth's arrest atter an all-night search, said the prisoner admitted the attempted attack and was taken to Baltimore for safekeep- ‘The child was found in a garage behind the house. Poole examined the child Sunday and said she was not seriously injured. Dr. Carl van [ Clear WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, OL SHAY, ANED SOLDER, NIRE “L awrence of Arabia” Sus- tains Skull Fracture in Cycling Accident. By the Assoctated Press. WOOL, Dorsetshire, England, May 14—Col. T. E. Shaw, famed as “Law- rence of Arabia,” who was badly in- jured last night when his motor cycle crashed into another cyclist, was reported .still unconscious but “hold- ing his own” shortly after noon today. ‘While strict censorship was clamped down, since the accident occurred on war office property, it was understood Lawrence was flung 130 feet from his motor eycle by the force of the impact. He was found lying with his- left shoulder embedded in the ground,*his skull fracturede. All relatives of the noted leader of the Arab revolt against Turkish rule during the World War were sum- moned to his bedside at the military hospital here, where he was brought last night. Condition Critical. The staff captain at Bovington Camp, near the hospital, said the picturesque figure of the Arablan campaign was “in a critical condition and suffering from concussion.” closest secrecy concerning the actual gravity of the patient’s condition. They refused to comment on the re- port that Lawrence had received a fracture of the skull. Soon after he was admitted to the hospital they de- nied his condition was critical. “It has now been ascertained that Shaw has a fractured skull” ap at- tache at the hospital said. “His con- dition is very serious.” Lawrence was listed on the hospital records under his adopted name of | T. E. Shaw, which he assumed to avold publicity after his Arabian ex- ploits had brought him world-wide at- | tention. Only a few weeks ago Law- rence, who is 47 years old, retired to his cottage in Dorsetshire seeking se- clusion. His 10-year term of enlistment in the Royal Air Force expired last March. Book Revived Publicity. Only recently publication of a book written by Ernest Main reflecting on Lawrence's Arabian activities brought him new publicity. Main's book, called “Irag," asserted that Lawrence had “raised problems More of those Hospital authorities maintained th infinitely more difficult” in Iraq than MAY 14, 1935. | COL. T. E. SHAW. “LAWRENCE OF ARABIA” those he solved | A military policeman stood guar | ltodly at the scene of the accident, | | which is known to members of the | | Tank Corps stationed at Bovington | camp as “Hell Fire Corner.” It was understood that not only | have members of the Tank Corps been | instructed not to discuss the incident, | |but that their wives have received ' | simflar instructions. | | The hospital where Lawrence lies is | & plain little tiny structure. He was conveyed there in a truck which was | pressed into service as an ambulance | after the accident. At the time of the | collision Lawrence was riding the | famous black motor cycle he has used | for mysterious and lonely trips he has | been accustomed to take since he es- | tablished his residence in this section. | | D. C. GRIME PROBE RECORDS PRINTED House Committee to Act Soon on Advice to Re- move Garnett. Coples of the printed record of the 60-day investigation of Washington’s crime situation were distributed today to members of the House District Committee who wanted to study the testimony of more than 70 witnesses ‘before passing on the special Crime Committee’s report, which recom- mended the immediate removal of United States Attorney Leslie G. Gar- nett and retirement of the Police De- partment “high command.” The printed record, a voluminous document covering 950 pages, contains the official stenographer’s transcript of the testimony of the various wit- nesses—District government and Po- lice Department officials, judges of the various courts, court attaches and civic leaders, Garnett Testimony Started. Members of the District Committee particularly are anxious to examine | the testimony of United States Attor- ney Garnett to determine the justi- fication of the Crime Committee’s rec- ommendation that he be removel from office. The full District Committee will meet May 22 to pass on the Crime Committee’s report and in the mean- time all of the members plan to scru- inize the testimony and check it with | the findings and recommendations. The closest study will be made by Representative Werner, Democrat, of South Dakota, who plans to file a minority report. Werner is a member of the Crime Committee, and it is known that he 1s not i sympathy with certain of its recommendations, especially those re- lating to Garnett, To File Minority View The House by unanimous consent has given Werner the privilege of fil- ing the minority report up fo mid- night Friday. It is doubtful whether he will be able to complete 1t by that time since he plans to read and analyze the testimony of the numerous witnesses, An extension of time is expected to be granted, however. The printing of the record of the crime hearings has removed *he only objection of the full District Commit- tee to action on the report. ‘The full committee declined to pass on tie re- port two weeks ago because come of the members claimed they had mnot followed developments during the in- vestigation and were not in a position to accept the recommendations. e VIOLENCE MARKS STRIKE IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST Truckloads Logs Dumped, Constables Beaten Up in British Columbia. By the Associated Press. ‘ SEATTLE, May 14.—Labor difficul- “ties on the Pacific Coast extended into | Canada today as violence entered the | spreading Pacific Northwest's lumber strike. Between 28,500 and 31,000 men | were estimated to have walked out | from lumber mills and timber camps | in Western Washington and Oregon. | The lumber strike violence occurred | late yesterday near Hillsboro, Oreg., when truckloads of logs and lumber | were dumped. | At Prince Rupert, British Colum- | bis, two special constables were beat- | en up yesterday when 40 striking re- lief workers attempted to prevent | others from going to work. Various | strike votes are pending. The mili and timber workers, who have been on a 40-hour week basis, seek a 30-hour week and a minimum wage of 75 cents and hour. The code wage is 42 cents an hour. Snake Sleeps With Master. Snakes eating live pigs, frogs eat- ing poisonous serpents and a man who has a deadly Mamba sleeping in bed with him were some of the strange things told by Lieut. Col. R. H. Elliot an expert in snake venom, in a recent lecture at the Institute of Hygiene in London. He related how a Mr Wassenaar of the Transvaal had tamed a Mamba, one of the deadliest snakes known, so that it slept at the foot of his bed. Wassanaar used to sleep in a room with 30 other men, and kept the snake unknown to them, taking it out for exercise at night like a dog. Once, when the snake was disturbed during the night, it crept into the bed and hid itself be- hind Wassenaar's back. of honors. Tentative arrangements call for services at 9 am. at the Quan- tico post, with Lieut. August F. Hohl of the Navy Chaplain Corps, officiat- ing. At 11:30 am, the body is due to reach Fort Myer, Va. Further de- tails of the last rites will be an- nounced later, as will the honorary pallbearers, Stricken Saturday. Gen. Lee suffered a severe heart attack Saturday "morning and this resulted in his death about 8:45 o'clock last evening. Capt. W. L. Mann, U. §. N. M. C,, post surgeon at Quantico, remained at the stricken general's bedside for some 60 hours | without rest in an effort to give him every medical attention. Flags were at half staff at Quantico today. Maj. Gen. John H. Russell, com- mandant of the Marine Corps, said in a statement at the Navy Department: “Gen. Lee's death leaves me keenly aware of what a great loss the Marine Corps has sustained in his passing. | To me personally, the loss is deeply | i tauching; for not only were we clos | o LOULE ‘Nolgn, eommending riends, but rother officers who | - > = the Marine Corps.” | . i | Artillery, Reserve Officers’ Training Surviving the Quantico general are Corps, and present awards at annual l;‘l.:":id%gw.,n;h {:'urf.":ag':;’n‘s EHV:ZX; exercises on the polo field this after- : ¢ ’ | noon. ir, and Ernest, and a sister, Mrs.| Tyl cup given annually by Mrs. Sl UL B D G William Townsend White of Prince- Cited for Services. ton to the freshman attaining the Taking over command of tae hll&u& am‘znd:]nia in the zu‘xim:n' ex- amination presente y Gen. Quantico post on March 1, 1933, GeD. | Nojap to Cadet Charles R. Stevens of Lee thus climaxed an illustrious ca- Evanston, Il reer which he began as a second let Lieut. Col. . - lieutenant during the Spanish-Amer- Kecn‘:,; of ‘;J“hm,;co:u '5‘ (A: lfiu fcan War. He was second in com- e ¢ receive the el mand of the famous 6th Regiment | s the c.de:.zru;;:':fd w‘;.é‘.n’;fi of Marines at Chateau Thierry during | py the officers of the 391st Fleld Ar- the World War, and later he com- | tillery. Cadet Lieut. Charles W. Per- manded the regiment in the Aisne-|yee "jr, of Liberty, Mo, will be Marne offensive, the Marbache sector, | awarded the saber given by the New the St. Mihiel offensive, the Meuse- | jersey Society, Sons of the American Argonne offensive and in the Allied | Revolution, to the undergraduate with armies’ march to the Rhine. the highest general average in mili- Gen. Lee received 15 decorations, | tary science during the four-year citations and medals for his service in this was the cause of death, he said, but a further medical study is being made. The body was to be sent to Mrs. Baldwin's former home, Moberly, Mo., this afternoon for burial. Her mother Mrs. J. T. Kelly, lives there. Mrs. Baldwin was found with her head in the oven of the stove. All Jjets were turned on. The doors and windows were closed and sealed with towels and sheets. After finding his wife dead, Bald- win had to be taken to Gallinger Hos- pital for treatment. He told police his wife must have died during a 25-min- ute period while he was visiting his | rhysician. KAISER HANGS SELF WITH CLOTH NOOSE IN DEATH CELL (Continued From First Page.) 1, 1917, Gen. Lee joined the 6th Regi- | | ment of Marines and went overseas with it, returning to the United States in August. 1919. After the war he commanded the 1st Regiment of Ma- rines at Philadeiphia, served for a time at Quantico and then went to | | the Dominican Republic to command | the 2d Brigade of Marines there. In December, 1922, he was apointed mili- tary governor of Santo Domingo. 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I wish that I could have gone | through life without antagonizing the | law, though I am a killer of men by nature, though I have never desired to injure anything else. “I regret that my children have to suffer for what I have done, not that I feel or have felt any remorse for anything that I have ever done, but that the law wishes to make an ex- ample of me. “Every day people do as bad or worse than I have done and get off lightly. I lived a law-abiding citizen for 40 years, I go to my long sleep with an Velour Polo Cloths, Grays, tane, blues. Sizes 34 to 44. Raglans and Regular Models. Up to $27.50 Topcoats Panamas untroubled mind. We have perhaps met for the last time, as I expect this life finishes all, though I shall know or not know shortly. “It is like getting ready to go on a distant journey, and I am presently exhilerated, and, oh, what a relief to escape from this dreadful dungeon in which the sunlight scarcely enters and -from man’s inhumanity to man which in his evil thinks he's entitled to another life. “Give my good-bys to Lois, June, Mae and Bess and tel! them that I Jjust couldn’t write and that they are in my memory, and tell Charlie that I just could not answer his letters. ‘That I didn’t know how. You who have an understanding heart will know.” Kaiser had been given two stays of execution. Originally scheduled to die April 26, he was given a stay until May 28 and had just recetved notice of another stay to June 11. Found Guilty Quickly. It took s jury in District Supreme Court less than two hours to find Kaiser guilty of slaging James P. 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