Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1935, Page 3

§2,600,000 IN STOCK 1S STRAUSES' GIFT Envoy to France and His Brother Lead List of Those Saving Tax. By the Associated Press. Securities Commission reports said today that Jesse Isidor Straus, Ameri- can Ambassador to France, and Percy 8. Straus, his brother, have given away $5,619,740 worth of stock. ‘The gifts comprised 127,000 shares ©f common stock of R. H. Macy & Co., New York department store. The | recipients were not disclosed, such in- formation not being required by the ‘Government. The gifts swelled the total of mil- lions of dollars’ worth of securities given away by corporation officials and large stockholders in the past few months. Such contributions are subject to lower taxes now than they would be if they were delayed until after next January 1, when a new gift tax schedule goes into effect. More Than $75,000 Saved. Ambassador Straus gave 52,000 shares valued at $2,301,000. Official tax tables showed the present tax on such a gift, if made to one person, would be about $484,000. Under the new rate, it would be $560,700. Percy S. Straus gave 75,000 shares valued at $3,318,750, on which the present tax is about $773,700, against the new tax of $879.450. The August total of gifts reported by corporation officials and stock- holders now stands at $20,000,000. Besides $13,000,000 previously made public, and the Straus gifts, other men gave away $2,150,000. Made Public Today. These latter gifts, made public to- day, included $302,500 each by J. J. Newberry and Myrtle H. Newberry, both of New York, in the common stock of J. J. Newberry Co. Each gave 5000 shares. The present tax on each is $37,200, against the new tax of $49,950. S. J. Bloomingdale, New York, and Lioyd R. Smith, Milwaukee, were next in line. Bloomingdale gave 10,000 shares of the capital stock of Fed- erated Department Stores, valued at $250,000, and Smith gave 5969 A. O. Smith Corp. common, valued at $331,880. Jack Isidor and Ralph I. Straus of New York received 2,500 and 7,000 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D Torn by Grief in Traffic Tragedy YVONNE GALLAGHER. ‘Weber is shown crying today as he related the story of Yvonne's death. Mrs, Gallagher's face reg- isters the tumult of emotions that seized her yesterday when she was first informed of the tragedy. Photo taken at scene of accident. shares, respectively, of R. H. Macy common, but the reports did not state whether these were received from Jesse Isidor Straus.and Percy S. Straus. GARNER TELLS CANADA OF NEED FOR FRIENDSHIP Talks 814 Minutes at Entertain- ment for Official Party—=Ship Leaves for Orient. By the Associated Press. VICTORIA, British Columbia, Oc- tober 17.—John N. Garner, Vice Pres- ident of the United States, en route to the Philippine inauguration with a | party of congressional leaders, left be- | hind today assurances of genuine “love and affection” between his coun- | try and Canada. ‘The Vice President, who sailed last night aboard the liner President Grant, told British Columbians “this particular section of the world is| safe” so long as the peoples of the two countries understand each other. In making the remarks when the party of 46 Senators, Representatives and other officials were entertained here last night, Garner commented his statements were “my oyn.” He talked eight and one-half min- utes, which his colleagues considered | & lengthy speech for him. —— SPECIAL NOTICES. DAILY TRIPS MOVING LOADE AND PART Ioads to_and from Balto.. Phila. York. Freauent trips to other Eastern . cities. “Dependable Service Since 1896 "‘ THE DAVIDSON TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.. phone Decatur_2500. =) I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR debts contracted by any other than myself. JOSHUA R. KELLY. 4501 Alabama ave s.e. OWNER-DRIVEN TRUCK, MOVE ANY- thing. anywhere. any time; short or long distance: $1 hour. Phone Col. 3724. 19°% 1 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts contracted by any one other than myself. G. P. BRANNAN, 3801 13th st. n., LD SRR R . SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL and part loads to all points within 1,000 miles; padded vans: gudranteed service. | Local moving also, Phone National 1460. NAT. DEL_ASSOC.. INC.. 1317 N. Y. ave. 1 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY bills unles: ntracted by.myself. ERNEST YERGAN, 353 C st. s.. 0% s contracted by myself. - BERT E. WALLACE, 914 H st. nw. 18° n].x. Nor BE RES] r;§ % FOI incurred by any one other than my- HOLLEN POX. 508 6th st. nie . Apples—Sweet Cider. ROCKVILLE FRUIT FARM. Drive to Rockville, Md.. two blocks west of Court House. then one mile out road to Potoniac. s for $2.50. Furnace arts. Estimates on plumbing and heating. ‘erms. CARL ROBEY. INC.. Rock Creek Church rd. n.w. Ph dams 7989, I w debts self. 3 = LEGAL NOTI PAUL V. ROGERS and WILLIAM E. UL V. ROGERS and WILLIAM E. Attorness for the Caveators, Southern Bidg, IN THE SUPREME COURT OP THE DIS- trict of Columbia. Holding *_BSTATE OF EILEN M BAYNE ceased, _having been returned as to Kath- grine B, Johnson, Oliver E. v Wil R. A. Hemmick. T, Bayn Hemmick. Arthur T. Hel mick and Belle Thomas "not to be found.” 1%15 this 3rd day of October. 1935, ordered that_the ‘issues be set down for trial on the 15th day of November. 1935. and that this order and the subst: 57 . W ting flled wit: 1. Was the paper in this court and bearing date of the 29th day of April. 1924. the last will and tes! ment of Ellen M Bayne. deceased? 2. the said Ellen M. Bayne. at the time of th making and subscribing or of the acknowl- edging by her of the said paper writing. of sound and disposing mind an: of executing a valid deed o ing dated the 2 . Was the paper writ! . day of April. 1924, obtained or the execu- tion thereof procured from the said Ellen M. Bayne. deceased, by the undue in- wncc of Katherine H_ Johnson or some wri e other persol aper writini gaml the 1924, ob or the r the subscription Ellen M, blished “Washington La ‘COGSWELL, Rel e, Duatrict of Columbia, Clerk of the bate Court. 0c7,10.14.17.21.24.28,31 -— PROPOSALS. WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE juréau of Supplies d . ment,”\Washine! (IR Diing Butometers. Binocilara, eloeks. and nl o 10 oclock &, October R | Smith, 25, of 1363 Somerset place, was - |out, she was carried northward on Six- MRS. EARL < —Star Staff Photos. 4 POLICEMAN CHARLES WEBER. Traffic (Continued From First Page.) | agreed that it would. Since the fatality | yesterday, parents of the neighborhood have increased their efforts to have such a device installed. Present this morning as the inquest started were the youngster's parents. Eighty-eighth Fatality Recorded. ‘The eighty-eighth traffic fatality for the District this year was registered last night when Adam Abraham. 38, of | 1014 I street, died in Preedmen’s Hos- pital. Abraham was struck by an automobile Saturday night at Vermont gained consciousness up to the time of his death. Examination showed one side of the | Gallagher girl's head partly chured} off, all ribs broken, the back broken in the middle and her internal organs mashed to a pulp. In addition there | was a cut 4!, inches long near the hip. Missing Yvonne when she failed to arrive home on time from school, her mother, Mrs. Earl Gallagher, went to look for her, and did not know her little daughter was dead until arriving at Casualty Hospital some time later. Yvonne's father is a civillan clerk at Marine Corps headquarters. There are four other children, a daughter and three sons. Driver Is Released. Allen Davis, 23, of Lexington, N. C., driver of the truck which struck the child, was detained by police and re- leased in custody of an attorney, pend- ing his appearance at today’s inquest. The brain hemorrhage which re- sulted in the death of Abraham was brought about by severe concussion, physicians said at Freedmen's Hospi- tal. He also had suffered a deep cut in the forehead, which bled profusely, and a leg fracture. Jordan Trollinger, 25, colored, of the 1600 block of Twelfth street, driver of the automo- bile which struck him, was arrested following the accident and released under $1,000 bond on a charge of reck- less driving. He was to be rearrested today for the coroner. At an inquest yesterday Charles E. held for the grand jury by a coroner’s Jury in the traffic death Monday night of Miss Muriel Weinberg, 16-year-old Roosevelt High School student, struck by Smith’s automobile near her home at 4211 Sixteenth street. May Have Been In Crosswalk. Testimony by a number of witnesses at the inquest indicated, for the first time, that Miss Weinberg may have been standing in the crosswalk at Six- teenth and Upshur streets when struck. If this were the case, it was pointed teenth street approximately 90 feet from the north line of the crosswalk. Police measurements showed a spot of !orl ’Ill’nllhhllhll;n 3 Dresses. “brica rd "Washington, D, G. posals to e Bureau Geeral'ot e Navs, © ) blood 113 feet north of the north curbline at Upshur street and another spot several feet further north on Six- teenth street. The crosswalk, police said, is 23 feet wide. Elvin C. Cox of the 1000 block of Rittenhouse street, who was operat- ing a southbound bus on Sixteenth, told of seeing Miss Weinberg standing in the crosswalk a short time before she was struck. He said he did not see her at the time she was hit be- cause of automobiles having been driven in his line of vision. Several passengers on the bus told of seeing papers, said to have been carried by the girl, picked up at the crosswalk and a pocketbook and foun- ' | tain pen picked up nearby. Miss Weing A names of the men now under arrest | | berg was en route to study her school = Were given local police by Maryland | avenue and R street and had not re- | lessons, with a friend, at the time of | authorities two days after the shoot- She died almost in- | the accident. stantly after being struck, the result of an extensive skull fracture and rup- tured internal organ. Cuts and bruises were receiyed by others injured here in the past 24 hours, Almost Loses Eye. Edward J. Garyne, 25, of 1138 | Twelfth street narrowly escaped hav- | ing his eye pierced early today when | he ran an automobile into the side of the Tidal Basin Floodgate Bridge in an effort to avoid striking another machine. Miss Effie Beach, 28, of 2100 I street, listed as the owner of the car, who was riding with him, suffered gashes on the forehead and lower lip. At Emergency Hospital, where both were treated, four stitches were re- quired to close a cut in Garyne's chin and two more to close another cut on his nose. Fortunately, he had quickly closed his eye at the time of the crash and escaped with a cut eye- lid, instead of punctured eyeball. A knee cut added to his gory appearance when taken to the hospital. ‘Two stitches were required to close Furnace Parts “"$38 Tnstalled For Single Garage for Winter. Install trouble-proof overhead garage doors. Work done by factory trained mechanics. Guaranteed by Nation-wide organization. Act now’ for quick installation. Overhead Door Sales Co., Inc. Boy Offers His Pet ek ToHungryParents Then Hangs Self Family Without Food, GALLAGHER. | the cut on Miss Beach’s forehead. Miss Margaret Quarles, 32, of 1915 K street, escaped with bruises on the left side of her face and a skinned ‘!oot last might when, according to | police, she walked into the side of |a Capital Transit bus at Thirteenth and E streets. | Gertrude Drapp, 14, of 1420 Twenty- | first street, suffered a skinned back and bruises yesterday when struck by an automobile at Connecticut avenue and I street. Bernard W. Rhodes, 23, of 1645 Rosedale street northeast, | driver of the automobile, was arrcsied lon & charge of operating with a bad hand brake. " Thirteen others were injured in the District in & total of 29 accidents in the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. today. The other injuries consisted principally of bruises, police said, but in a number of instances sufficient o cause suffering for several days. J. W. Shulz, 55, of Beaver Dam, Ky., described as a hitch-hiker, suf- fered a smashed left leg last night| when struck by an automobile in Alex- andria, Va. Bone protruded through the leg and ankle when he was taken to the Alexandria Hospital. A flattened nose was received by Mrs. Arthur Doak, 20, of the 1300 block of N street, last night in a col- lision on the Alexandria and Wash- | ington road near Glebe road. Shei was treated at Alexandria Hospital for the nose fracture and shock. Murder (Continued From P'irs} Pags) | called up to the house and asked: “Is that all?” | After some one called back, “Yes,” they drove away. Tip Came From Maryland. It was disclosed today that the| ing. At that time, it was said, a case | could not be made out against them. Sutton’s telephone wires were tapped | | carly in the investigation, but police | | gained little information from this | source. Reports that two Takoma Park boys, Kenneth and James Windsgrove, 14 and 11 years old, were asked direc- tions to McDonald’s house by Dunn and several other men on the night | of the shooting were discounted by | investigators. | “When one gangster goes out to kill | another,” an investigator said, “he| knows where his intended victim lives | without asking a boy he meets on the FUEL OIL SERVICE Th his pet rabbit. As a guarantee to our customers of full and accurate delivery, our fuel oil trucks are equipped with the newest and most dependable metering devices obtainable. just one of the many precautions which we have taken to assure our customers absolute s: BLICK COAL CO. Established 1903 2363 Champlain St. Columbia 6300 Child Sacrifices His - Rabbit and Life. By the Associated Press. WILLARD, Ohio, October 17.—Six years of watching his father look for work, capped by a last day without food, are over for 12-year-old Eugene Trushel. The boy’s family, his mother, his father, his four brothers ate no break- fast yesterday. Lunch time passed. Mrs. Trushel saved the last can of peaches in tle house for supper. Eugene went to the yard and saw He returned and told his mother to kill it that they might hayve meat for supper. Then he hanged himself. He noosed his belt around his neck, tied it to & stair railing, and jumped. Mrs. Trushel, sobbing, said he must have been t0o heartbroken to bear the thought of eating his pet. Coroner J. D. Bradish gave a verdict of suicide. The mother did not kill the rabbit. VIENNA POLICE SEIZE PUBLIC BUILDINGS Extraordinary Activity in Which Troops Surround Chancellory Unexplained. By the Assoctated Press. VIENNA, October 17.—Large squads of police armed with bayonets and machine guns occupied important public buildings throughout Vienna at dusk today. A detachment of regular army troops surrounded the chancellory. No immediate explanation was given for the extraordinary activity. YALE HONOR GRADUATE ACCIDENTALLY KILLED Body of Price McKinney, Jr., Found in Home in Cleve- land Suburb. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND. October 17.— The body of Price McKinney, jr., 24, Yale honor graduate and son of the late president of the McKinney Steel Co., was found by a butler late vesterday in the McKinney mansion in suburban ‘Wickliffe. Coroner J. G. Powell of Lake County said the youth, who within a short time would have come into his share of his father's estate, had been accidentally shot and killed while cleaning = rifle. McKinney, a polo player, who was known as one of the finest horsemen in Cleveland, had been employed in a ! Cleveland steel mill. He received an! A. B. degree cum laude from Yale in | 1932. He was the younger son of | Price McKinney, who committed | suicide in 1926. The name of the, father's steel firm was changed to| Corrigan, McKinney Steel Co., Which recently was merged with the Repub- lic Steel Corp. McKinney’s mother was visiting in New York yesterday. He is survived | also by a brother, Rigan, 28, of New York. and a sister, Mrs. Gregory Mc- Intosh of Gates Mills, Ohio. l WHERE TO DINE. TOBY TAVERN 1509 H St. N.W. Next to Shor¢ham Building Luncheon___ 50c & Up Every Night Dinners ._85¢ & $1 Sunday De Luxe___$1.00, $1.25 Dinner, 5 to 8:30 Rooms for Private Parties faction. | Liberty League.” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1935. CITIZENS MAY GET |CHEST SPEAKERS RIGHTS AID FREE Liberty League Promises to Defend Any Poor Man, if Threatened. By the Assocated Press. The American Liberty League, through its committee of 59 prominent attorneys, is willing to defend free of charge the constitutional rights of any citizen unable to pay counsel fees. This offer was made in a radio speech last night by James M. Beck, former United States solicitor general, who is a member of the Lawyers” Committee studying recent New Deal legislation with a view to passing on its constitutionality. 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