Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1936, Page 18

FOOTPRINT FOUND IN MURDER TUB Clue in Asquith Slaying Is Discovered in Cottage as Identification Nears. Py the Associated Press. WEVMOUTH, Mass., October 10.— Fingerprint experts found a man's tobtprint tonight in a bathtub in the tiny eottage where blonde Grayce As- quith, one-time photographer's model, was slain and hacked to pieces. ‘Discovery of the print, reported by Capt. John F. Stokes, chief of the Massachusetts State police detectives, | came a8 part of a detailed hunt for clues. in the cottage and on its| grountls: Carefully “lifting” the print from the tub—where, police say, Mrs. Asquith’s slaver probably dismem- bered her body—investigators took it to police headquarters in neighboring Quincy. There, in a police laboratory equipped since the search for solution of the gruesome mystery turned hece two days ago, police chemists began the fask of photographing the print. An attorney’s declaration earlier tc- that the 40-year-old widow, whose legs were found in Boston Harbor last Monday, feared for her 1ift, donvincad police, they said. the identification of her slayer might be near, Simultaneously news that ‘his uncle | had warned John A. Lyons, missing | Boston disabled World War veteran and friend of the bleached blond | widow, to “drop a Boston Italian,” gtrengthened police belief that they might be dealing with a double killing. Neither Mrs. Asquith nor-Lyons has been seen alive since about the time they. together with Oscar Battalini, 50, chef and odd jobs man about Mrs. | Asquith's Summer cottage here, visited the place on September 19. | Battalini, who insists he never saw | either again, is under voluntary de- tention here after having been ques- tioned by State and town police. | The lawyer, whose name police re- fused to divulge, identified the man who beat Mrs. Asquith. police said, as 8 resicent of nearby Quincy. Police quoted him as having said the beat- ing occurred in the blood-bespattered cottage where, investigators feel cer- tain, her slaver hacked Mrs. Asquith'’ body to pieces. 1,700 DEER HUNTERS T0 SHOOT ON PRESERVE By the Associated i ATLANTA, October 10.—The entire | 85.000 acres of the Pisgah National Game Preserve in Western North Caro- 1ina will be opened for the first time | to 1,700 selected deer hunters this Fall, the Forest Service announced today. 1 Joseph C. Kircher, regional forester, said the preserve is “heavily over-| stocked” and that “the welfare of the (deer) herd demands reduction to prevent disease and starvation.” Parts of the preserve have been | opened to hunting on two previous oc- | easions. The Asheville Chamber of Commerce will draw the 1,700 hunters and 400 alternates by lot October 28 from ap- plications filed with the forest super- visor in Ashville by October 24. The hunters will be allowed three | days on a regular accessible area or| five days on an 8,000 acre “wilderness area.” i Each will be allowed to shoot “one adult buck deer with visible antlers.” | A 85 “co-operative deposit” is re- quired. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Party cloudy | and cooler today; tomorrow fair; | fresh northwest winds today. Maryland and Virginia — Partly | cloudy and cooler today; vomorrow | fair. West Virginia—Mostly cloudy ard ¢ool today and tomorrow. River Report. Potomac River clear and Shena doah little muddy yesterday after noon. Report Until 10 P.M. Raturday, Hll“l;!fl. 79, 2 pm. 0. Lowest. 66, 10 p.m. yesterday. Year ago. 41. res This Year, Exhes(, 105. o 0. west. 0, on Janu 3. Tide Tables. CPurnished by Onited Statss Ceast and y .} ge mlh w The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun. today 813 8un_ fomorrow 818 33 Moon. today 238 am. 3:33pm. | Automobile lights must be turned on ene-half hour after sunset ) Precipitation. | Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital icurrent month to dare): Month 1036, Aver - 841 38 f 33 2500 Regeiet 0| | 2| LS Fiod it e While the man of the house travels to the political wars, Mrs. Alf M. Landon and Peggy Anne fulfill the age-old role of the womenfolk at home in Topeka—one knitting, the other reading. PEDESTRIAN DIES OF AUTO INJURIES Motorist Held on Reckless| Driving Charge—Traffic Total Hits 65. William Smith, 40, colored, of 1509 ' Fifth street, died late last night at Freedmen's Hospital from injuries re- ceived a few hours earlier when he was struck by an automobile at Fifth and D streets. It was the sixty-fifth fatal- | ity of the year here. Herbert D. Williams, 30, of 1306 ixth street, was arrested after the accident on a charge of reckless driving. 3 | Rosser F. Kane, 72. of Bealton, Va., died yesterday afternoon at George- ~ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Mrs. Roosevelt, Today, Plans No Festivities —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. 52 Years Old {“The More You Forget Your Birthdays | the Younger You Bouquets Gladden Last “51 ” Hours. { By the Assoctat ss. ABOARD THE ROOSEVELT TRAIN, October 10.—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spent her last day of being 51 years old strenuously cam- paigning through Iowa and Nebraska. She bowed and smiled her thanks !for three biz bouquets at Red Oak, Towa, took & bow at the Nebraska State Capitol, where she was intro- duced by Mayor Charles W. Bryan. and was ready for the brilliant night appearance in the dazzling “White Palace of Quivara” in Omaha tonight. where last night the king and queen town Hospital from injuries received | o¢ Ay sar-Ben were crowned in that | when he was struck by an automebile | near Cherrydals, | on Lee Highw Thursday night. It was the third traf- fic fatality in Arlington County in the past 10 days. Virginia Leache, 23, 11 Rock Creek Church road, said to have been the driver, tion. Redding R. Swindell. 30, 824 Twen- tieth street, and Windsor Williams of | Baliston, Va., were severely injured | late last night in & two-car crash| near Meadows, Md. Both were brought to Casualty Hospital, where Swindell was treated for a possible fracture of the skull and cuts, ani Williams for head and internal in- | juries. The condition of the men was described as undetermined. Donald Hardee, 7, 3026 Wisconsin avenue, who was seriously injured Friday night when struck by an automobile that killed his mother, late last night was “slightly improved” | at Sibley Hospital. He and his mother, Mrs. Lauretta E. Holsonbake, were waiting in a street car safety zone at the time. The inquest probably will be held Tuesday, Coroner A. Magruder Mac- Donald said last night. Three persons were slightly in- jured yesterday afternoon during the rush hour, when a street car jumped the tracks at Fifth and F streets and crashed into s parked car and a | mail box. Sam Bonavories. 46, of 406 Fifth | street, who was standing on the cor- | mer, received a fractured ankle. Wit~ nesses said Bonavories’ leg was pinned between the rear of the street car and mail box. He is at Emergency. Two passengers, Mrs. Margaret Dulaney, 108 Thirteenth street north- east, and Miss Grace Ashton of the | 1300 block of Morse street northeast, were bruised. Traffic on F street was blocked for more than half an hour while James Norred, motorman, of 1633 A street northeast, and William Ornsbee, con- ductor, of 1613 A street northeast, | worked with a wrecking crew rerailing the car. | it days.” | under $2,000 .bond pending investiga- | .omambered Mrs. city's traditional Fall festival. “A campaign trip is a campaign rip and has nothing to do with birth- Mrs. Roosevelt said of her approaching anniversary. 8o she tried police are holding Walter ¢, "raye ¢ & rule that there would Asked how she felt about approach- ing 52, Mrs. Roosevelt gave her oft- reiterated: “The more you forget your birthdavs as you grow older, the younger you stay.” But pressed & bit, she 'ecame ana- Iytical: “As each birthday pusses. I have no feeling of being an: older than I was. I consciousiv realize I am a year older, but L don’t feel older.” She recalled chais sh> had had with her small grandchild. Eleanor Dall, and of realiziug {rom her that to children a grandmother seems so ! far out of the child world. “it would make no difference if T were 52 or 5,000,000 years old.” “And T suppose as we grow older,” she philosophized. “we d> sort of at- tach ourselves to history and we don't feel we move.” Mrs. Roosevelt said she had no plans for celebrating her birthday an- niversary tomorrow at Caeysnne, Wyo., except to follow the sclcdule ar- ranged—church in the morning 8 luncheon, then & military show on the parade grounds of Fort Robinson. | She reported ner reactions to the unusual Nebraska State OCapitol, where a huge crowd heard the Presi- dent speak. There the physical ar- rangements were just in reverse from the hilltop steps. At Lincoln the speakers’ stand was arranged so that | The parked automobile was a small ' ¢ coupe, owned by the Hecht Co. | Martin Lessner, 25, of Piscataway, ! | Md., suffered concussion of the brain | and lacerations when his motor cycle | ran into a parked automobile five | miles south of Oxon Hill, Md., on the | Fort Washington road. He was brought to Providence Hospital by | John W. McVicker, 1272 Raum street | northeast. Police said two colored men were sitting in the parked auto- e TWO STUDENTS KILLED AND 3 HURT IN CRASH 8y tne Associated Press. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., October 10.—Two University of Virginia stu- Stay,” She Says. % | the Roosevelts looked up at the tall- towered capitol, with its broad, low | wings. “One of the most beautiful things } 1 ever saw.” said Mrs. Roosevelt. “And I especially liked that motto the | President used in his speech. I point- !ed it out to him as soon as we came on the platform.” Twice in his address the President read that motto sharing center-spot | above him with bas-relief the covered | wagon, ox team and pioneers—"The salvation of the State is in the watch- fulness of its citizens.” 'DATA IS COMPILED . ON ELECTORAL VOT Prepares Pamphlet on New | Procedure. | In order to aid State officials in complying with the new procedure under which Congress will hold the | formal counting of the electoral vote | grant a rehearing of a case already | of this vear's election a month earlier than usual. Col. Edwin A. Halsey, Sec- | action must be requested by at least | retary of the Senate, has compiled a one of the justices who concurred in | pamphlet of the constitutional provi- | the juégment and voted by a majority | sions and laws governing the subject. | When the terms of President and | Vice President began on March 4, the formal counting by Congress of the | electoral vote. as certified to the seat | of government by each State, did not take place until February. | With the inaugural date moved up to January 20, the date for the formal | counting of the electoral vote has | been advanced to January 6. The! new law directs the House and Senate | to meet in joint session at 1 o'clock | on the afternoon of that date for that purpose. Four years ago the electoral vote was not canvassed by Congress until February 8. The new law also sets forth in de- tail the procedure to be followed by each State in forwarding the certifi- cates 1o Washington, after the electors ‘have met in their respective States on | the first Monday after the second | Wednesday in December. | Col. Halsey also has had compiled | in the pamphlet the official figures of | the electoral votes of past elections, | back to 1900. | Why depend on radio alone for" your entertainment? With a com- bination you can have any type of music when you want it! . And SUPRENE COURT FACES BIE TASK Statement Tomorrow to In- dicate Which of 300 Cases Will Be Heard. By the Associsted Press. Preparing for a busy session tomor- row, the Supreme Court yesterday completed a wek of conferences de- voted to deciding whether to review almost 300 cases, including 9 in- volving New Deal legisiation. Announcements as to whether re- views will be granted or denied will be made tomorrow at the first busi- ness session of the new term. If granted, the cases will go to a final decision. If denied, the rulings of the .| lower courts remain in effeet. The justices also are expected to say whether they will reconsider their 5-to-4 decisions last term holding un- constitutiona! the New York minimum wage law for women and the Federal municipal bankruptcy act. Rehea ings almost invariably are denied. Two Weeks to Argue. Two weeks of arguments on cases the court agreed last Spring to pass on will atart as soon as action on the new appeals is announced. Then the write opinions on these cases. up or refuse to consider Monday in- volves the Wagner labor relations act, publie utility holding company meas- ure, the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage moratorium law, the silver profits tax, regulation of securities sales, the rail- way labor act, an embargo on arms | | for the Chaco War, the gold claiise | | resolution and an act requiring the Iabeling of prison-made goods. Also involved are the Florida chain store act, the Washington minimum wage law for women, the Illinois “fair trade” measure and the conviction of Representative John H. Hoeppel of California and his son, Charles J. Hoeppel, for conspiracy to sell a West | Point appointment. The Hoeppels were sentenced to serve from four months to a year in prison. Several Laber Cases. The case challenging the validity of the Wagner labor act was filed by the Bradley Lumber Co. of Arkansas. Six other cases, including attacks by the Associated Press and the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp, will be acted on later. The dispute concerning the public utility holding company measure re- volves about whether the Government can hold up decisions on validity cf the act by lower courts until it can obtain a fina! ruling in a case filed against the Electric Bond & Share Co. Action of the justices on the appeals [be no celebration whatever. but too | Col. Halsey, Secretary of Senate, will be announced in a miemographe | | many friends in too many places | Roosevelt's birth- | | day for the rule to stick. | statement handed out by attaches and then read in open court. Usually the announcement consists of only one word on each case—granted,” or “de- nied.” Reviews of lower-court decisions are granted if four justices so desire. To decided by the Supreme Court, that of the entire court, EX-GOVERNOR OFFERS TO TALK FOR NEW DEAL Westmoreland Davis Says Roose- velt Accomplishments Are Misunderstood. LEESBURG, Va.. October 10.—De- claring there seems to be some mis- apprehension on the part of the Vire ginia electorate as to the accomplish- ments of President Roosevelt, former | Gov. Westmoreland Davis, in a letter to the State Democratic Committee in Richmond. offered his services to cam- paign on the stump for the New Deal. Davis, president of the Loudoun Roosevelt-for-President Club, added that “much of the apprehension re- ferred to has, in my opinion.” been causdd by misapprehension by those who should have rendered the Demo- cratic perty loyal service.” “ OCTOBER " 11, justices will recess for a fortnight wK Litigation which the court may take | 1936—=PART ONE.’ Senator on the “Make-Up” | .y | place October 11 to 16. SENATOR CARTER GLASS | Of Lynchburg shown placing the last “stick” of type in the form Jor the special edition published by his newspaper in connection with the Lynchburg Sesquicentennial celebration which takes During the celebration Senator Glass will be honored by the citizens of Lynchburg as one of the statesmen of the country. Senator Glass publishes the SUVICHRECEPTION 100.8. "LIMITED" Recognition of Sovereignty Over Conquered Ethiopia to Be Avoided. By tne Associated Press. Arranging last night to extend & formal reception to Italy’s new Am- | bassador, Fulvio Suvich. the United States carefully guarded against ace knowledging Italian sovereignty over conquered Ethiopia. Suvich was designated as the first representative here of his majesty “the King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia,” but the American Govern- ment had stipulated in advance tha: his reception would not constitute rec- ognition of the Ethiopian conquest in pursuance of its policy of non-recog« nition of territory acquired by force. Successor to Rosso. ‘The bespectacled former Italian un- dersecretary of foreign affairs succeeds Augusto Rosso, recently transferred to Rome. Administration officials were fearful that the new Ambassador’s reception here, following Italy’s annexation of the Ethiopian Empire, would be in- terpreted as implied recognition of | Italian sovereignty over that territory unless this Government expressly went on record to the contrary. Voicing hope for an improvement | In trade relations, Suvich called on | Secretary Hull yesterday to pay his | respects. He will present his ere= dentials formally to President Roosee velt at the first opportunity. “One of my first tasks” he told . Ieading Lynch newsmen, “will be to inaugurate diz~ cussions looking toward reopening of negotiations for an Italo-American urg News and the Daily Advance. —Wide World Photo. | ~ Chicago Performance Waits| By tne Associated Press. CHICAGO, ' October 10.—Theater- goers here wondered today when the initial performance of the play “Hymn | to the Rising Sun” would be given by & W. P. A. cast. It was supposed to have been last night Three hundred prospective viewers . waited to buy tickets, but couldn’t because the show didn't go on. George Kondolf, director of the Chicago W. P. A. theater project, ' said it was because “the lights didn't work."” 5 Robert J. Dunham, Illinois W. P. A head. said it was because “I stopped the play. I read it. It's of such moral ‘W.P. A. Play Morals Disputed, ! character T can't even discuss it with the press.” Kondolf said the play would be given next Wednesday night, with approval from Washington head- quarters. . Dunham said it wouldn't be pre- sented. Kondolf said the play “is absolutely sound morally, with one bit of swear- acceptable in other ." He said it has beer presented here twice by amateur Negro theatrical societies. The W.P. A, cast is half Negro and half white. Written by Paul Green. professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina, the play deals with | & chain gang. |7 HELD IN DEATH | District Attorney and Six Others Indicted on Murder Charge. Ev the Associated Press. UNIONTOWN, Pa, October 10.— night indicted District Attorney James A. Reilly, and six others on charges of murder with the “third-degree" death of Hotelman Frank C. Monaghan. Named with Reilly were his first | assistant, ne; BY “THIRD DEGREE” The Fayette County grand jury to-| in connection | county detective, Wilbert Minerd; for- mer chief of county detectives, J. A. Hann: two State troopers, S8tacy Gun- derman and Anthony Sanute, and of Uniontown. Attorney General Charles J. Mar- | giotti, acting as special prosecutor in the case, charged some time ago that Monaghan had been beaten to death while being question in the Bertillon {room of the county detectives' office September 12. e Aged Briton Dies. James Harvey of Ewell, England, 84, died within two hours of his wife | without knowing of her death and within two months of their diamond wedding anniversary. Charles Malik, night chief of pollce‘ reciprocal trade pact. Hope in Currency Chan “I feel that my country’s recent revaluation of currency provides a base for real improvement in com- mercial relationships between the countries.” ‘The new envoy, commenting on re- vorts that he intended soon to tak~ up with the United States Gover: ment the question of Italy's defaulte war debt, said he could not discuss the subject at this time. ‘The American policy of refusing tn recognize territory acquired by force was formulated by former Secretarv of State Henry L. Stimson. who in- voked it against Japan in an effort to halt Japanese aggression in Man- churia. The non-recognition doctrine sub<e quently was written into the Monte- video pact, to which the United Sta‘c= | is a signatory along with the principal | Latin American nations. | SEEK SON'S RETURN Anxious parents of Walter D. Jones, jr. red-headed eighth-grade pupil at Lenox School, missing since Thursday morning. last night appealed to their son. throuzh newspapers and police, to return h ome Walter left his home, 1203 C street | northeast, to go to school. but never | appeared there. He was coatless and | tieless and wore a light tan shirt, long blue trousers and black shoes. He had no money, according to his mother. Mrs. Jones said she had no idea where her son may have gone and feared he had suffered some t w0 Py gATT ore) | xoRY ATISERC AXD 14-year-old » A L e e s ity B, pees potseTs S3RLEIRTaR, ;si; | dents died in an automobile aceident ! near here today en route to the Vir- | ginia-Navy foot ball game at An- they're not expensive — a_new 1937 RCA-Victor can be pur- Weather in Varions Citles. Precipt- | Temperature— tation. | ax. Min. 8om. | 33322 2E282 E S E IR TR ek SRS RBR R BRD D, 21330231 L IBRIRAR IR IIIBA I RRR TSR IZ S £ 3RRTIABIIILIIATARITII BRI IS - | erushed chest. napolis, Md. 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