Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1937, Page 38

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937, BEN WEBSTER’S CAREER. BEN, '\ TELUNG YOU, NOUNE SURE GOT FOLKS TALKING — BLYING, T0O / WE WERE JAMMED ALL DAY YEGTERDAY - B—16 * them he ignited the car to “destroy fingerprints.” Read declared the first time he ever heard of Dollman “was in the ail in Louisiana with Parker. I read { ) |him an account of Dollman's death in a newspaper. That's the first time T ever heard about this case.” W. E. Dollman, father of the vic- tim, was recalled to identify a picture of his son which appeared in a news- Parker Says Four COrners|y. . *fe broke down on the stand Man COnfided Part in and could only nod his head that it ‘was a picture of his son. Dollman Slaying. —By EDWIN ALGER A REMEMBERING [T, BOY, BUT HETTY SAYS WE'LL AM \ HAVE AONEY FOR THAT I ((araTeFuL! THIRTY, DAYG ‘F THIS BOOM - wEeeps up/ Brighter Skies. BUT WENE GOT 0 PAY HERD [ e way THnGe ARE GELLING, WE'LL SOOM HAVE MONEY ENOUGH- GEE, | WM WE MAD A TRUCK— OUR DELIVERIEG WOULD BE MUCH FAGTER THAN WITH MY BIKE - By the Assoctated Press. SUTTON, W. Va, April 1.—The State closed its case against 25-year- old William B. Read yesterday with the testimony of a former cellmate WOULD BAN LIQUOR Anti-Saloon League Wants ‘“Corh- plete Extermination.” The Anti-Saloon League went on that Read had confided two killings— ! record yesterday for “complete ex- one in West Virginia, another in | termination” of the liquor industry. Maryland. After an all-day meeting, the The young resident of Four Corners, | league’s Administrative Committee, Md, is accused of killing W. Earle |appointed recently at the organiza- Doliman, 34-year-old Charleston sales | tion’s twenty-ninth annual convention, man, near Gassaway last Thanks- |at St. Petersburg, Fla., issued a state- giving. ment charging that liquor trafic had Alvin Parker, the State's last wit- | pecome “an outlaw.” It said “the ness, told the jury he was in jail with | brand of the criminal should once Read after his arrest last December | again be put upon the manufacturer in Ruston, La. He said Read had|and the seller of intoxicating liquor.” asked him to tell West Virginia of- ficers that he (Parker) also was im- plicated in the Dollman killing. ‘Wanted to Wreck Car. Parker added: German Club Party Tonight. The German Theater Club, local dramatic group, will observe its eighth “Read said then the officers would | annjversary at 8:30 o'clock tonight with CAPT. LEAHY TO ATTEND MONTE CARLO PARLEY Capt. Lamar R. Leahy, hydrog- rapher of the Navy, will sail Saturday as chairman of the United States delegation to the conference of the International Hydrographic Bureau (X\) AKO \\@ FLAKO at Monte Carlo. Capt. G. T. Rudy | Rear Admiral Walter S. Crosley, re- of the Coast and Geodetic Survey is another Washingtonian in the group. Presideint Roosevelt, the Navy De- partment announced, has designated tired, as the United States candidate for membership as one of the three | for re-election. resident directors of the bureau. retired, who has been a resident di-|ing the conference he will visit the rector since 1930, is not a candidate | hydrographic office in Paris, as well as that of the British Admiralty in | international ice patrol, which the Late in May Capt. and Mrs. Leahy | London. Subsequently he will con- | United States maintains to protect Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long, also(will return to Washington. Follow-|sult Danish officials regarding ice | North Atlantic shipping. HOUSE o« HERRMANN'SG conditions off the west coast of Green- land to further the work of the take me back with him and we could | 5 gance and party in Pierce Hall, Fif- wreck the car on the way and escape.” | teenth and Harvard streets. Prof. Paul The defendant went on the stand a | Gleis of Catholic University will talk few moments later to deny he Knew | priefly and members of the Baltimore anything about the death of Doll- [Theater Club will be guests. PRECISION-MIXED FOR SURE RESULTS man, whose body was discovered in | f o i ] AMMIVERSAIR) his burning automobile. Read reit- | erated he was in Richmond, Va. at the time of the Killing. | Parker's testimony that Read told him about the West Virginia and Maryland slayings came after War Joseph Kirby and Lawrence Gingell | had aamed Read as the actual slayer | of Dollman. | They said Read then set fire to the salesman’s automobile to “destroy eny fingerprints.” Confers With Attorney. Both Gingell and Kirby are await- ing trial on the same charge. Mary- land also has indicted the trio on a charge of slaying Elwood Mathews, Silver Spring farmer. Read conferred with his attorney, E. G. Pierson, just after the State rested, then returned to the court room to give a detailed account of what he said were his movements in Richmond between November 24 and November 27. “I went to a picture show on the afternoon of November 25 with Gin- gell,” the defendant replied to ques- tioning. “That night I took a girl to see another show.” It was on that night that Gingell and Kirby testified they, with Read, ran out of gasoline below Gassaway. Gingell said he stopped a car and the driver—Dollman—offered to take ! them to a filling station. Gingell, “ 20-year-old former Kensington, Md., caddy, testified that en route Read and Dollman quarreled over the | salesman’s driving. | Heard Blow Struck. Gingell told the jury Dollman drew | a pistol and ordered them out. He said he started to get out and heard | & blow. | “Read had struck him with a pistol,” | Gingell said. The former caddy said they then drove back to their car and ordered Kirby to siphon gasoline from Doll- man’s machine “Gingell and I were doing that,” Kirby said, “when the whole [ront end of the car burst into flames.” Both the witnesses said Read told ! "Dettcions ! Kool Sonidhorn Cooking ¢« PHILLIPS DELICIOUS SOUPS!” URNITURE of MERIT” means more than just a slo- gan to be dusted off and used when Anniversary days arrive. It is a definite purpose to put into every piece of furniture we sell the maximum of quality that its price will permit. When Anniversary Sale time arrives we can and do revise prices so that you can enjoy the benefits of discriminating buying at such very material savings as to urge you to select your needs during this sale even if you do not want de- livery until some future date. There are scores of values that we are un- able to mention, but rest assured if its a single piece of furniture or a houseful that you want you will be able to get it at a substantial saving in our 52nd Anniversary Sale. Modern Bedroom Suite The present trend toward streamlining has made a pro- nounced demand for a real modern suite at a popular price. Here it is! Price and all. Made of handsome walnut veneers and gumwood and finished in modern manner. It has down- right intrinsic value. You get all four pieces! SAYS GEORGE RECTOR America’s foremost food authority And he ought to know! He is the George Rector—recipe-creator, au- thor, epicure! Now Master Chef for the Phillips Kitchens—bringing you genuine Southern soups, as delicions as their name! You'll agree, every meal is a better meal when you start it with Phillips Delicious Soups. MAPLE LIVING ROOM SUITE— ‘Three pieces. Made of solid maple, beautifully finished. Spring seat and reversible back cushions. Appropriate covering. Credit if DESIRED MAPLE BEDROOM SUITE—A truly LIVING ROOM SUITE—Modern design with wide arms and deep seats. Mohair frieze covering. Especially suited to young moderns. An- niversary Sale Price $107 4 captivating design, constructed of LIVING ROOM SUITE—18th century Chippendale solid maple. Rich subdued antique design. Handsomely carved Philippine Mahogany f‘:;g g;*;ie el dresser_or base. Figured damask covering. Anni- $1 45 i e A $49.50 versary Sale Price MODERN BEDROOM SUITE—Made of matched INNER-SPRING = MATTRESS OR BOX SPRING—Your choice of either. walnut veneers and gumwood. Generous Dpieces, Weill siadalroc o veislce. andl co¥: with ample drawer space. Straight-line 311 0 ered with high-grade mirrors. Four pieces. Anniversary Sale striped ticking. Anni- = Price 5 : e versary s);l;ni‘rice s $14‘9‘) MAHOGANY BEDROOM SUITE—A beautiful adap- tation of a lovely Sheraton design, in mahogany veneer and gumwood. Lustrous gloss fin- $1 27 CLUB CHAIR—Built for solid com- fort and relaxation. Covered with durable friezette in rust, green or brown. Reversible seat cushions. Annjiversary Give your meals that /OF AlL THE Down-in-Dixie flavor! § GOOD DISHES THAT COME FROM 'MARYLAND, WE THINK THIS SOUTHERN SOUP, OCCASIONAL CHAIR — Graceful Queen Anne style. Priezette covering in choice of green, rust or brown. Nicely finished. Anniver- sary Sale Price $5'95 « « « and see your family smile with satisfaction—at the sunny Southern goodness of Phillips Delicious Soups. It’s the kind of cooking the South is famous for! . . . Treasured Dixie recipes, generations old! Sun-drenched vegetables— luscious red tomatoes, crisp green beans, crunchy white celery, golden sweets—prepared garden-fresh for our gleaming kettles. Seasoned just right—to bring out all the richness! Blended and simmered by white-clad chefs to give you Southern cooking at its best! S(;]:‘FE E&);Afio—nz:n::: wfilhlfi: Watch lagging appetites pick up with the first cheering base with veneered top and removable taste of Phillips Delicious Soups. Ask your grocer—today :::: r;"sv: : ;:;cye A $5 .95 —for your family’s favorites of our 18 delicious | varicties. Double-rich, giving you twice the quantity when you add milk or water. Get a few cans today. BOUDOIR CHAIR—Very attractive chair with spring seat. Glazed chintz covering with ruffled valance in choice of colors. Anniversary 85 95 o Sale Price POSTER BED OUTFIT—A very de- sirable poster bed in full or twin size. Walnut, mahogany or maple finish. Complete with comfortable mattress ersary e prce . 921,50 WOOD CRIB—Strongly constructed crib, made of hardwood. Finished maple, green or ivory. Drop-side type. Anniver- sary Sale Price _ v %'75 SIMMONS STUDIO COUCH—A real utility. Opens to full or twin beds. Covered in lovely selftone figured fabric. Rust, green or brown. _«t‘lm""”’y Balo $29.50 Price ish. Four pieces. 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