Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1937, Page 9

- MOTORST SOUGHT TOADKLLIG QU Pennsylvanian Who Gave Supposed Murderer a Lift Asked to Help Police. Virginia State police investigating the murder of Elmer J. Davidson today broadcast an appeal for assistance from the Pennsylvania motorist who picked up the supposed killer after he had ditched the slain man's road- ater Sunday night on the Fredericks- burg-Washington highway at Triangle, Va. Sergt. E. J. McDermott of the State force, whose headquarters are in Alex- andria, is convinced that the Pennsyl- vanian did not know the slayer and gave him a lift only because he saw he had been in an accident and was badly in need of help. It was raining hard at the time, and Davidson’s car was dam- aged and bogged down beside the pave- ment. “If we can locate that Pennsylvania motorist,” Sergt. McDermott said, "I believe he can give us information and 8 description which will enable us to | break the case in a few days. I feel sure the Pennsylvanian holds the key | to the whole situation, yet he may still be wholly ignorant of the fact that the man he befriended was fleeing the scene of a murder.” Several Saw Victim, ! The suspect, a youngish man of small stature, was seen to run into the middle of the highway after ditching | Davidson’s automobile. He waved | down the Pennsylvania car with a| flashlight, climbed in and proceeded | north toward Washington. | Sergt. McDermott planned to return | to Stafford County later today to can- | vass the locality where the Washing- ton attorney was stabbed and shot to | death in an effcrt to learn if Davidson | and the murder suspect were seen prior to the killing. Several persons, including employes of lunch stands | and a garage on the highway, are con- vinced they saw and talked to David- Struck by Auto ROY ALTON. —Star Staff Photo. TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIM DENTIFIED Mother Names Young Wom- an Suffering Fractured Skull—Man Held. A young woman knocked uncon- sclous by an automobile at Massa- chusetts avenue and Eleventh street | northeast last night remained uniden- tified for more thar 15 hours, until her mother went to Casualty Hospital today and identified her as Mrs. Peggy McDaniels, 25, of 151 Eleventh street northeast. Her condition was critical, The mother, Mrs. Faye Camp, with | whom the young woman lives, was | alarmed when she failed to return home last night, but did not learn of the accident until this morning Police had broadcast a description of | the unconscious girl | Mrs. McDaniels suffered a fractured skull and other injuries, and her re- | covery was in doubt. son before his death. McDermott will be aided in the {dentification attempt by a recent photograph of the murdered man, which he found vesterday while searching his personal effects for some | clue as to his habits and associates after office hours. | Davidson, a quiet, timid man, who kept his own counsel, often went for Aautomobile rides in his high-powered roadster as a relaxation from his legal | research work for the United States | Chamber of Commerce. He was known to pick up hitch-hikers on these rides. i Confirmed Bachelor. | Friends of the 52-year-old attorney, | & confirmed bachelor, said he was al- { most never in the company of w om- | en, although there was some evidence, | which was far from conclusive, to in- | dicate a woman might have accom- | panied him to the lonely grove where | he met his death. | ‘The body was found just off the road to Widewater, Va.. about 1! miles east of the Richmond highway, in & lo- cality where young couples often park in automobiles. Dr. J. C. Gordon, Stafford County | coroner, said he found tire tracks in- dicating a car other than Davidson's had turned around in the grove on the night of the murder. The man who stabbed Davidson un- | der the heart, and then shot him through the head, presumably as he lay on Jthe ground, is believed by Dr. Gordon to have driven off in David- £on’s car without leaving the pavement in the vicinity of the murder, in order to avoid making tracks. Officer Maury G. Sneed said today he will organize a squad of schoolboys 1o search the woods on either side of | the road for one or both of the death | weapons. Sneed doubts if the killer | took the weapons to the highway with him. Watch Missing | It seemed possible that Davidson was robbed of an expensive watch he was | known to carry. A chain found in his pockets had a broken catch, as if watch had been jerked loose in haste. Davidson’s wallet, which contained two | #1 bills, was not disturbed. | Mr. and Mrs. Andy Brady, who op- | erate a lunch stand on the highway | near Dumphries, Va., told police they | believe Davidson stopped at their place | 8unday night to buy cigarettes. 1 Another lunch room proprietor, E. A. Stanard of Stafford, said a middle- | aged, well-dressed man resembling Davidson bought beer for himself and & companion early Sunday night. | Stanard said the well-dressed man | was accompanied by a somewhat ! down-at-the-heel youth. TRUCKERS’ STRIKE HERE STALEMATED No Prospects for Renewal of Ne- | gotiations in Merchants’ Transfer Walkout. The truck drivers' strike at the Merchants’ Transfer & Storage Co. still was stalemated today, with no prospects for renewal of negotiations between the company and the newly organized A. F. of L. local of the International Brotherhood of Team- sters, Chauffeurs and Helpers, which called the walkout Monday. More than 100 men are involved, and while no violence has developed five arrests have resulted from cases where company trucks were report- ed stopped, keys pulled out and ig- nition wires cut by cruising strikers or sympathizers. John L. Newbold, jr., president of the company, said that only neces- sary deliveries were being made, and that it was hoped to maintain this schedule. The Merchants’ is the delivery agent for one freight-forwarding con- cern and handles parcels for a num- ber of department stores. The strike grew out of a demand for a contract embodying higher wages and shorter hours. The com- pany, it was explain i, sgreed to negotiate, but said that firms with which it has operating contracts would have to be consulted to de- termine the concessions to be granted. A conference had been arranged this afternoon, but the strike terminated negotiations. Only three of those arrested were charged. All were released on $25 collateral pending hearing tomorrow, They are: James Rucker, colored, 37, 900 block Twenty-fifth street, assault; David A. Moorman, 22, 400 block Riggs road, and John Henry Lucas, 33, first block of G street southwest, destroying private property. | light Pietur Sam Burtor, 35, colored, of 1514 B} street southeast, said by police to have | driven the car, was held at the ninth precinct. A hit-and-run motorist struck down | Billie Fisher, 20. of Herndon, Va., at | Rhode Island avenue and Ninth street last night. Taken to Emergency Hos- | pital, Fisher was discharged after | treatment for a cut cheek. Riding a coaster in the middle of | G street near Eighth southeast, Roy Alton, 13, of 512 G street southeast, was struck by an automobile. He was taken to Providence Hospital and ad- mitted for observation, though his in- | Juries were not considered serious. Police said the car was driven by | Emmett D. Waller, 51, of 606 G street southeast. | A coroner’s jury, returning a verdict f of accidental death late yesterday, | exonerated Frank L. Hagerman, 21, of 15 E street, driver of a car that | killed John C. Bennett, 29, on Benning | road near Forty-sixth street northeast Sunday. Bennett lived at 3501 Benning road northeast. ACCORD REACHED ON'S. E. C. CHARGES Consent Decree in Alleged Ma- nipulation of Stock to Be Signed. By the Associated Press. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, COALS TO NEWCASTLE Records Show Cotton Arrives in Memphis From Egypt and India. MEMPHIS, Tenn., October 6 (#).— What's that about carrying coals to Newcastle? Memphis customs district records show shipghents of cotton from Egypt, China, British India and Peru ar- rived here in the cotton belt in re- cent weeks. Cotton men said the shipments were consigned to & yarn mill at Chatta- nooga., They explained the imported cotton does not compete with the American staple because of texture differences. WOMEN JURORS, BAH! “A Lot of Clannish People With One-Track Minds.” NEW YORK, October 6 (#)—He smiled when they asked him to serve on the jury, but Harry Meistrich, & furrier, wore a different expression D. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1937. after an hour and & half in a'room with the other jurors—all women. “It’s nice to have served with you,” he told City Court Justice Vincent 8. Lippe. But off the record he had something else to say about women after the judge discharged the jurors because they could not agree, “Thay are,” he said of the women, “s lot of clannish peopl. with onme- track minds.” Contestant Loses Way. Traveling 4,000 miles from New Guinea to London to take part in a walking match, Walter Cummings lost when he became confused in city traffic. Eatmor ranberries With All Roasts e ———— | Granville B. Jacobs B. S.—M. S. One Wall St.; New York City Granville B. Jacobs has been training adults in effective speaking and in in- fluencing people for the past twelve years. Many leading business and financial institutions have engaged his services to improve their personnel in the art of dealing with people. HE originator of this course was awarded an L. C. Roberts Fellowship for advanced study at Columbia University, N. Y., in 1922- 1923. He served as special lecturer in the Walton School of Commerce and at Loyola University, Chicago. Companies and organizations which have been benefited from special lectures include such organizations as the White Motor Truck Co.; But- ler Bros., Baltimore, Md.; the Glens Falls Insurance Co.; the Financial Advertisers Association of America NEW YORK., October 6.—An agree- | ment for a consent decree affecting violations of the securities laws was reached yesterday between counsel for | the Securities and Exchange Commis- | sion and attorneys for Torr & Co. and | 11 individuals before Judge John M. Woolsey in Federal Court. The case involved alleged manipula- | tion of the stock of Trans-Lux Day- | Screen Corp., listed on the New York Curb Exchange, Torr | re not listed as members of any | k exchange. | lliam V. Holohan, attorney for | the. commission, accepted the offer of | a majority of the defendants to the granting of a consent injunction. | Judge Woolsey set a hearing for | Ociober 13 for signing the decree. | The commission alleged the defend- | ants had agreed to create a false ap- | pearance of activity in the Trans-Lux shares, and had made arrangements | | with persons in various States to cre- ate interest by recommending the| stock to probable buyers. ! The commission charged that in these actions the defendants violated | the anti-manipulative provision of the | securities and exchange act and cer- | tain provisions of the securities act of | 1932, | The commission made no claim that | the Trans-Lux Corp. was not a sound | concern, nor that the stock was not | worth what the public paid for it. D. C. MAN VANISHES AFTER BANK VISIT John W. Tolson Disappeared Sat- urday After Withdrawing $500 From Account. District and Virginia police were searching today for John N. Tolson, 48, of 312 E street northeast, manager of the Alexandria Wall Paper Co., who was reported to have disappeared in Alexandria yesterday after with draw- ing $500 from his bank account. Tolson was last seen driving through Alexandria traffic, police were told. His wife, Mrs. Lola Tolson, said he had been in bad health for two years. Yesterday, she said, he told her he | was going to draw out funds to pay a number of bills and planned to see his physician on the way home. When he failed to return, she notified the police. Tolson was driving a convertible sedan, which was used as a delivery truck. A son, Frank, 19, and a step- son, Edgar Dowell, 24, are employed by Tolson’s firm. Two Apartments no\;bed. Theft of a pocketbook containing a ring and money to the total value of $75 was reported to police today by Miss Irene R. Derr, who said her apartment, at 1915 Sixteenth street, was entered by forcing a screen. An- other apartment burglary, yielding clothing valued at $75, was reported by Edna P. Mossburg, 3025 Q street. A door was “jimmied.” B SRR Unusual Grandstand. Absence of pillars and the unusual shape of the roof makes the grand- stand of the famous San Isidro race ‘The Vatican. in Rome is the largest re-dence in the world. and the Safe Deposit Association of Washington, D. C. Where= Granville B. Jacobs Courses Have Been Conducted:— The Riggs National Bank, Washington, D. C. Mercantile Trust Co., Baltimore, Md. Central-Penn National Bank, Philadelphia, Pa. Dry Dock Savings Institution, New York City Brooklyn Savings Bank, Brooklyn, N. Y. Manufacturers & Bankers Club, Philadelphia, Pa. Also with other business and profes- sional groups in New York City, Brooklyn, Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia. In Washington, and in other cities where the Granville B. Jacobs Course has been given, graduate speaking clubs have been formed. All who have taken this course are welcome to visit meet- ings of these clubs. If You Are . . . A person who is too restless to sit still . . . who has a burning desire to move forward and.to make 1937 count for something in your life, this evening course offers an oppor- tunity to develop your latent pow- ers, broaden your interests, enrich your life and expand your influence. track, Buenos Aires, Argentine, re- semble & huge shell partly opened. Prepare you for greater ef- 3 fectiveness and leadership in e —————— WILL DO Train you by actual practice to think on your feet and talk before boards, business confer- ences, clubs, organizations and dinners. Increase your self-confidence by destroying your fear of an audience. your business, social, political or professional groups. Increase your ability to SELL yourself, your product or your ideas by training you to talk more convincingly to the in- dividual as well as to groups. COURSE FOR YOU Increase your knowledge of practical psychology and your ability to handle people so as to secure maximum co-opera- tion and support in business and friendship. Increase your vocabulary— give you a better command of English and a deeper appre- ciation of the value of words. Increase your poise and per- sonal magnetism. ) 6 [ Develop. increased earning power by improving your knowledge of the strategy of handling people. The Granville B. Jacohs Course 1, THINKING AND TALKING ON YOUR FEET AND STRATEGY IN DEALING WITH PEOPLE COME TO THE PRELIMINARY MEETING-See for Yourself GRAND BALL ROOM, MAYFLOWER HOTEL FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. 8, AT 8 0'CLOCK NO CHARGE NO OBLIGATION AN AN 11 OU will see former students— Business and Pro- fessional Men of Washington—demonstrate how easy it is to think on your feet ... to express thoughts with compelling force and clarity. Once you have learned to do these, you will know the secret of hold- ing an audience. You will lose the tongue inhibiting fear which has held you glued to your chair in meeting after meet- ing while those of less ability dominated the situation because of their competence to speak in a convincing manner. You learn to organize and express your arguments in favor of your own particular proposition . .. to marshal them in logical sequence and to put over the closing punch at the psychological moment. You will hear this demonstrated by those who, a year ago, were suffering under the same limitations. Those Who Will Benefit by This Course Persons whose business, political or social connections make it nec- essary for them to address groups of people but who are uncomfort- able and self-conscious while doing it and uneasy about the results. . People occupying positions of im- portance, whose reputation and prestige suffer because of ineffec- tiveness in addressing groups of people. . Those who are already speakers, but realize that guided practice will smooth off rough edges. . Those with ideas but who have never received recognition because they have been kept in their shells by timidity. . Teachers will benefit from this course and should urge advanced students who show signs of leader- ship to avail themselves of this op- portunity. . Salesmen should be especially in- terested. Charles M. Schwab de- clared: “We are all salesmen every day of our life. We are selling our ideas, our plans, our energy, our enthusiasm te those with whom we come in contact.” Washington Business and Pro- fessional Men Who Have Taken This Training Say: “This course mot omly trains people to think on their feet and get out of their shell, but it gives them a practical ining in the psychology of dealing with peopl, Robert H. Driskill Attorney, Woodward Building. “4 two-fisted course that gemerates a mew degree of self confidemce and enthusiasm. A practical training for dealing with individuals as well as with groups.” L. S. Webster Employment Director, Peoples’ Drug Stores, Inc. “The Grawville B. Jacobs’ Course is of such great practical value that it would be a sound in- vestment at five times its cost.” Charles B. Quarles Assistant Manager, Mackubin, Legg & Company, Woodward Building. “This traiming in straight-forward thinking and forceful expressiom has beew most valuable to me. Harry H. Steidle Bureau of Standards. “Incredible as it may seem. the Granwville B. Jacobs’ 16 weeks course in Effective Speaking is equivalent to mamy two-year courses of com- parable nature.” J. O. Blakely Sales Manager, Merchandising Division, American Oil Company, Baltimore, Maryland. CHAUNCEY DEPEW said: “There i8 no other accomplishment which any man can have which will s0 quickly make for him & career and secure recognition as the ability to speak acceptably.” LEARN TO TALK ON YOUR FEET Prepare for Greater Leadership=Increase Your Earn ing Power 8 THINGS THIS Washington, D. C,, December 29, 1936. Mr. Granville B. Jacobs, 1 Wall Street, New York City. Dear Mr. Jacobs: I _have just learned from my friend, Charles T. Akre of the Riggs National Bank, that you are plan- ning to offer your course in Effec- tive Speaking and Influencing Peo- ple, in Washington. Please put me down as one of your students. Since visiting one of your classes last year, I have had several further opportunities to observe the benefits gained by those who took your course. I am con- vinced that your methods, unlike those too often employed, actually train members of your classes to face an audience and say what they have to say with confidence, poise and effectiveness. Yours very truly, PAUL McCREA. PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION In order to give individual at- tention the class will be limited to 40 people. Both men and women may enroll. There will be a guest instructor on two nights. All other class sessions will be under the direct supervision of Granville B. Jacobs. He personally will fol- low your progress from the be- ginning to the completion of the course. He will know you per- sonally and you will know him. EASY TO START At the beginning ef the course you will not be expected to make a so- called “speech.” You and your class associates will start off easy. First, you will get accustomed to thinking in front of a group and then you will work up to the point where you will want to “let yourself go.” One of the advantages in studying in a group of this kind is that you are associated with ambitious people. Everybody is there for the same purpose—self improvement. Your class associates will be just as anx- ious to see you succeed as you will be to see them. Everybody pulls for each other. You will be taught how to plan, organize and present your talk so as to secure attention, sympathy and action. You will learn the three essentials which make a talk “click.” SEE FOR YOURSELF WITHOUT COST OR OBLIGATION You must see for yourself what this course has done for others to realize what it can do for you. The pre- liminary meeting has been arranged to give you an opportunity to see actual demonstrations by recent graduates of this course. You will see what intelligent, sym- pathetic criticism and instruction , can do to help you. Tear Off This Coupon as a Reminder NOW OVER 400 ATTENDED OUR PRELIMINARY SES- SION LAST SPRING ADMIT TWO Preliminary Session Granville B. Jacobs Course in Thinking and Talking On Your Feet and Strategy in Dealing With People Friday, October 8 8 PM. GRAND BALL ROOM MAYFLOWER HOTEL Both 'men and women will be welcome. NO CHARGE. NO OBLIGATION. Come and bring your business assoclates. If you cannot use this coupon why not benefit a friend by passing it along? T R R S e e i g | B T p———