Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1935, Page 5

FERRS S LKEND TODEADLYNAKE State Begins Summation of Dickinson Case by De- nouncing 3 Women. By the Assoclated Press. DETROIT, August 10.—Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea described William Lee Ferris as “worse than a rattle- snake” today as closing arguments were begun in the trial of the 26-year- old hotel hanger-on and his three women companions for the murder of Howard Carter Dickinson. “A rattlesnake at least rattles before it strikes,” McCrea declared, referring to the defendants’ statements that they feigned friendship with the New York attorney and then plotted during a drunken “strip poker” party with him to kill him to obtain money to finance a tent show. Ferris and the three former bur- lesque house dancers have repudiated the confessions, charging they were made under duress. Yawkey Claims Mentioned. Dickinson, here in connection with @ claim against the $40,000,000 estate of William H. Yawkey, was shot to | death the night of June 26 and his | body left in a deserted section of | Rouge Park. | The four said they scraped an ac- quaintance with him when the women “gave him the eye” as he sat in the bar room of his hotel. “You intended to take his li*s" McCrea accused Ferris. “You intend- ed to kill him.” Turning to the women defendants, the prosecutor pointed an sccusing‘ finger at each. “And you, Florence Jackson, and you, Loretta Jackson, and you, Jea Miller, your finger was on that trigger, too, when the gun was fired that killed Dickinson.” Robbery Held Motive. McCrea told the jury that the sole By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 10.—The golden voice of Amelita Galli-Curci, world- famous operatic soprano, trilled through the operating room of Hen- rotin Hospital today as surgeons suc- cessfully removed a 6% -ounce goiter. Carefully, cautiously, as she sang, Dr. Arnold Kegel, former city health commissioner, cut away the “potato” which was thrusting against he art- ist's trachea, forcing her beautiful notes to detour around it. Nearby an anatomical artist sketched the various stages of the operation for later study. Hopeful for Voice. While Drs. Kegel and G. Raphael Dunlevy would hazard no definite comment on the final outcome of the operation, they indicated they felt little doubt that the superb quality of her tones would be unimpaired. “Mme. Galli-Curci will only have to adjust her voice to 50 per cent increase in air volume she now will have,” said Dr. Kegel. For 15 years presence of the goiter on the right side of her throat had | been known to the singer. Five years ago, in the full glory of her career, the “potato,” as she termed the growth, began to bother her. Only by sheer will power was Galli-Curci able to achieve its maximum volume. Decides on Operation, which she sang in 97 concerts, she . et Dr, Kegel in India, where he was | stu ying goiters. T ‘\ Chicago surgeon heard her in five Joncerts and finally it was de- cided in Japan that she should “build up” physical resistance for an | operation. | The diva was calm as she entered | the operating room, She was given only a local anesthetic. After she Recently on a world tour during | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 11, 1935—PART ONE. Golden Voice Unshackled Goiter Operation May Improve Galli- Curei’s Beautiful Singing. was cut away, she fell into restful sleep. | “Grand” was the term Dr. Kegel | used to describe the operation. He | said it might even result in im- provement of the incomparable voice. Must Adjust Voice. Removal of the growth he said cor- | rected a deviation, or pushing out of line of the trachea, to 75 per cent of |its extent, one and three-quarter | inches. “The remaining correction is ex- pected to occur gradually over a period of time” he said. “The effect of | other technical’ considerations cannot | be accurately judged at this time.” | Galli-Cruci will begin simple exer- | cises to adjust her throat to it new | freedom immediately. She expects to had sung her notes and scales and remain in the hospital about 10 days, N opportunity to anticipate fall furnishing—taking advantage of prices which contributing factors in manufacture make possible. ' Keep in mind it is all furniture made by either our own Conepany of Mastercraftsmen, or one or another of those manufacturers who, with us, produce America’s finest furniture. Strongly appealing in its variety! Its values! Its special prices! Sloane’s Famous Designs Sofas—Love Seats—Chairs Regular August Price Sale Price ----$125.00 $100.00 90.00 87.50 55.00 80.00 100.00 87.50 54.00 59.00 54.00 Hayden Sofa -. Kenmore Sofa - Creston Sofa __ Parker Love Seat .. . Hayden Love Seat London Love Seat ... Wakefield Sofa . Colan Love Seat . Plymouth Wing Chair —.... Dorset Wing Chair - contention of the prosecution i that | the goiter, of adenomatous type, & but will continue the exercises for | Y O choose under the new ‘““manner of presentation’’—in which periods . | = 5 = i o Powell Club ir _ Dickinson was murdered for the pur. | tUIIor growing in the thyroid gland, | about three months. are segregated and settings made in consistent environment. A decided S i b Chaig .00 Yorkshire Easy Chair = 59.00 pose of robbery and that all four of the defendants were equally guilty and should be sentenced to life im- prisonment, the maximum penalty n Michigan. McCr- told the jury that the Yawkey estate had no relation to the death of the aitorney. Florence and Loretta Jackson had intimated in their testimony that Ferris was look- ing for “some papers.” Testimony was completed today and there were indications the case would | g0 to the jury Tuesday. The defense closed its case with the introduction of character witnesses for the women. Prosecution rebuttal witnesses de- nied statements by Ferris that he was beaten and kicked before he signed a | statement that he kill>d Dickinson in &n $134 robbery. Physicians who ex- amined him after h' confession was taken testified his body showed no raarks of violence. LUTHER TO CONFER ON NAZI TRADE PACT| German Envoy to Discuss Treaty | After Week End at Sum- mer Home. By the Associated Press. Dr. Hans Luther, the German Am- | bassador, who returned Friday night | from a brief visit to Berlin left yes-| terday for a week end at his Summer home near Leesburg, Va. The German envoy, who conferred with foreign office officials on the pos- | sibility of negotiating a new trade agreement with the United States, will | return here tomorrow or Tuesday and | is expected to discuss German-Ameri- can trade relations with Secretary Hull and other American officials next ‘week. When the Ambassador went to Ber- 1in, he carried with him American pro- | posals for negotiating a trade pact | which would guarantee equality of | treatment. Negotiations of a pact is understood to depend on the answer | the Ambassador brought back from the } German government. HUSBAND IS FREED ’ IN GEORGIA SLAYING i Police Press Hunt for Person ‘Who, Without Apparent Motive, | Killed Mrs. Vanatta. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ga., August 10.—In- vestigation of the slaying of Mrs. Ma1y | Vanatta—a murder case in which no motive has yet been found—was pressed today as J. W. Satterfield, county police chief, announced the following developments. 1. The woman's husband, who had been detained for questioning, estab- lished he was not anywhere near the scene of the crime and “will be re- leased,” Satterfield said. 2. A man was taken into custody for questioning, but denied any knowledge of the case. 3. A young woman, listed “y Sat- terfield as Flora Moore, a friend ot the slain woman, was released after being interrogated. 4. A blood-stained hammer, believed by Satterfield to be the death weapon, failed to yield any finger prints. Po- lice are seeking its owner. Britain's Immigration Gains. More people are settling in Great Britain than are leaving. Before the ‘World War, in a number of years, British emigrants numbered between 300,000 and 400,000 a year. When the world crisis came in 1929 emigration dropped. In 1931 the tide turned, and Britain received many more than sent out. Since then the inward flow has continued. In 1933 it received nearly 33,000 more migrants than left British shores; in 1934 the inward flow was nearly 21,000 a striking change from the years when Britain lost some 350,- 000 migrants a year. From sending out 1,000 a day it receives about 100 @ day. e Thent_er Lateness Punished. late arrivals at one theater in Prague, Czechoslovakia, are now shown into a special box, which con- tains no seats and affords only a ‘Ohio Vote (Continued From First Page.) was afraid of the result in a State | which he carried in 1932 and which James A. Farley, his political manager, has claimed for him “hands down” | in 1936. While technically it would be up to Gov. Martin L. Davey of Ohio to say whether there was to be a special election to fill the Truax vacancy. the Republicans assumed the Governor would be amenable to presidential | wishes in the matter. The Governor, a Democrat, in a recent speech at Toledo, irrevocably threw in his lot with the President | and the New Deal. Dismissing the a “perscnal matter” between him and Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Relief Ad- ministrator, the Governor predicted that he and the President would ride to victory together in 1936 Prior to the Republican challenge last night, there had been indications | that the New Deal hesitated to under- go the risk of a special election in Ohio. Stephen M. Young, Ohio's second Representative at Large, an un- compromising New Dealer, tele- graphed Gov. Davey against calling of such a poll. Young has “gone down the line” for Mr. Roosevelt on every issue, not excepting the “death sen- temce” in the public utility holding company bill. Davey Believed Unwilling. Unofficial intimations from Cclum- bus were to the effect that Gov. Da- vey was disinclined to call a special pense of $500.000. Meantime, George H. Bender, prime mover of the recent Republican regional conference at Cleveland, declared himself a candi- date for the Truax seat. The Republicans indicated they were not to be frustrated without & struggle. Hilles, who conferred Fri- day with Henry P. Fletcher, chairman of the Republican National Commit- tee, said: “The unfortunate death of Mr. Truax leaves a vacancy in the posi- tion of Representative at Large from Ohio. Ohio is entitled to fill the va- cancy and, unless there is a regu- lar electon meantime, there would seem to be no possible justification for failing to call an election by November so that the vacancy may be filled prior to the session of Congress that will convene in Tanu- ary. That would give Ohio a full quota of Representatives in Ccngress, and, incidentally, it would be whole- some in that it would afford another test of the public reaction to the ad- | It 15 incon- | % ministration’s policies. ceivable that the responsible netiona: leaders of the Democratic party will not join in urging that a special elec- tion should be held.” Reference to President, The allusion to “responsible national leaders of the Democratic party” was considered an obvious reference to President Roosevelt. Not only is Far- | ley, Democratic national chairman, in Hawaii, but no responsible Democratic leader would venture into the delicate Ohio situation on behalf of the New | Deal without consulting the President Snell, following the challenge of recent Federal charges against him as | Hilles, said it was in line with a Re- publican spirit to welcome any test in any State which would constitute a showdown on the present sentiment on the New Deal. The challenge comes at a rather | inopportune time for the Democrats. | The Ohio Democratic purty was split wide open by the Roosevelt adminis- tration's charges that the Davey po- litical organization in Ohio had “shaken down” firms which had busi- ness dealings with the Federal Relief Administration. Gov. Davey was so angered by the charges, indorsed in eflect by the President, that he caused a warrant |for criminal libel to be sworn out against Hopkins. He ther challenged Hopkins to venture into the State and risk arrest. Makes Peace With Hopkins. While Hopkins wanted to go right in and defy the Governor. cooler heads in the Democratic party dissuaded him for the sake of party harmony. Mem- bers of the Ohio Demociatic congres- sional delegation were greatly dis- turbed over the altercation. They felt it would be bound to weaken the chances of the party in the campaign next year. It was after party peace- makers had been at work some time that Hopkins went into the State on | administration business, the Governor | withdrew his warrant und the Federal ‘chnrges against him <were lost. The Governor's recent public commitment to the President and the New Deal followed. | Ohio, although claimed for the | President in 1932 by upward of a million votes, actually gave him a | majority of 73,000 votes. (Copyright. 1935_by the New York Herald Tribune.) election, since it would entail an ex- | Legal Action Threatened. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 10 (#).—The Dispatch says former State Senator George Bender informed it he would take any legal steps nec- | essary to force Gov. Martin L. Davey to call a special election to select a successor to Representative at Large | Charles V. 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