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FAISON IS GRILLED
IN SLAYING TRIAL
Cross-Questioning Follows
Testimony of Shooting in
Richmond Apartment.
Br ths Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va.. December 17.
John Wesley Faison, on trial for
murder in connection with the death
of Mrs. Elsie Holt Snipes, young
divorcee faced cross-examination to
day before he could retire from tin
witness chair, where for five hours h<>
had testified of his associations with
the voting woman and the events
leading up to the tragedy, which h.
said was suicide
The direct testimony was climaxed
late yesterday when 1.. O. Wenden
burg, chief defense counsel, returning
after a short recess, asked Judge Kirk
Mathews to declare a mistrial, alleg
ing that Judge Mathews had not beet
impartial, if not biased
A silence fell o\er the courtroom
when Judge Mathews replied that h: j
attitude had been one of neutrality,
ard that the court had endeavored t» j
see a fair and impartial trial. He !
declared that he had not undertaker j
to cross-examine the witness, as j
alleged by the defense, and denied the |
motion.
Court Opens Hour Earlier.
Court opened an hour earlier than j
usual today, being called to order a
9 o'clock.
Faison was outwardly calm through
out direct examination, telling in de
tail of his meeting with the young
woman, his association with her. of
their trips, nr “honeymoons. ' to vari
ous towns of the State, .and of the
night of November 16. when she was
killed. He said that he was in Mrs.
Snipe®’ apartment on the night of the
tragedy, after several guests had de
parted. and that he told her he could
no longer continue their “impossible
relations.” and that he would spend at
least two nights a week with his wife
and five small children.
Tells of Hearing Shot.
He was seated on a lounge, he said. |
w-hen she went into an adjoining
room to telephone. It was then he
heard the shot and rushed into the
room to find Mrs. Snipes seated in a
chair with her head thrown back and
a bullet hole through her forehead,
Faison testified*
He also related his telephone con
versation with his wife and how he
carried the young woman to a hospital
where she died shortly afterward.
GIRI,I6JS~SLAiN;
VIRGINIAN SOUGHT
Resentment Over Another’s Atten
tion Believed Cause of Blue
field, W. Va., Shooting.
By the Associated Press.
BLUEFIELD. W. Va.. December 17.
-—Believed to have shot to death a
16-year-old girl, because he resented
her having attended a dance with
another man, Leo Smith, 25 years old
of Bandy, Va., was being sought yes
terday by county officers.
The girl, May Dunford. was killed
last night while visiting at the home
of a sister, Mrs. Earnest Earls, ir
Tazewell County, Va.
Other occupants of the house said
thev heard a shot ring out from the
second floor and that a moment later
Smith came down the stairs and said
be had shot the girl, but did not be
lieve he had " hurt her much.”
The man was believed to have stolen
Into the house in search of Miss Dun
ford. She died soon after the shoot
ing and Smith disappeared.
HANKOW DEPORTS
15 RED OFFICIALS;
19 RUSSIANS SHOT
(Continued from First Page.)
procedure would have on the Com
munist situation.
Among those reported killed in the
anti-Red drive in Canton were M.
Kirisheff and his wife. The latter
was secretary to Michael Borodin.
Russian adviser to the former Nation
alist government. .
Martial law- is in effect in the
Chinese section of Shanghai. United
States Marines and British and
Japanese troops are patroling dis
tricts in which demonstrations ate
likely. The closest vigilance is being
maintained.
14 BOBBED HAIRED GIRLS SHOT.
Short Tresses Taken as Sign in Can
ton of Communistic Leanings.
CANTON. December 17 (A 3 ).—At
least 14 bobbed-haired girls and
women have been shot down by anti-
Red troops. Bobbed hair is consid
ered to be the sign of a female Com
munist in China.
A ruthless campaign against the
Communists is continuing. The troops I
shot down the girls and women in the j
streets without compuction.
It was stated here that it has been j
definitely established that the Com
munist plot at Canton was organized
by the Soviet Consul General Polival
tiky. He was announced to be under
arrest.
MOSCOW SNUBS SHANGHAI.
Has No Diplomatic Connection With
Nationalists, Says Tchitcherin.
MOSCOW. December 17 (A*).—The
Soviet consul general at Shanghai has
been instructed to inform the Nanking
Nationalists that the Russian govern
ment never recognized them, Tass.
the Soviet news agency, learns.
The consul general was told to tell j
the Nanking leaders that they oughi I
to know' all Soviet consulates on j
Chinese territpry function by virtue of j
the treaty between China and the j
Soviet signed at Peking in 1924.
JAPANESE PRESS ALARMED.
i But War Office Does Not Expect
Russia to Eight.
LONDON. December 17 (A*). —An I
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from !
Tokio says that the Japanese press
fears that Moscow'* protest against
the killing of the Soviet consul at
Canton may be accompanied by puni
tive action.
The war office, however, does not
think that Moscow will take military
action.
Refugees in Hongkong.
HONGKONG. December 17 o *>).
Thousands of Chinese refugees of all
classes are pouring into Hongkong on
every steamer from Canton. The
ships are crowded to capacity. Police
have already arrested 300 suspects.
Os these 25 have l.een identified as
Communists. They are to be deported
to Canton.
■■' ■ -• '■■■ ■■
4 in 50 Smoke at Women's Parley.
Correspondence of the As-n-iated Preee.
NEW YORK.—Four out of fifty
women smoked at a week's luncheon
meeting of the National Council of
Women, it was estimated at the close
of the annual sessions. . _
\ \
Salvadoran Envoy Quits
DR. FRANC ISCO A LIMA,
Salvadoran Minister to lb** United
States, has resigned and plans to re
turn to Salvador in a short time to at
i tend to private business requiring his
i personal attention. He says he has
enjoyed his stay in W ashington and
that his official relations with the
1 President of Salvador hare been of
the friendliest character.
COMMUNITY IDEA [
TO BE CELEBRATED
Tenth Anniversary of Centers
Will Be Observed at
School Tonight.
The origin and development of com- ;
nninity centers in the. District will I
be related by Edgar C. Snyder. United j
States marshal, as one of principal !
features of the tenth anniversary j
celebration of Community Center De- |
partment at Central High School to- |
night.
A community dinner at 1:15 o’clock j
will open the extensive and varied
program arranged for the occasion.
E. C. Graham, chairman of the Com
munity Center Council, will preside,
and District Commissioner Proctor L.
Dougherty will act as toastmaster. In
response to a roll call by Miss Sibyl
Baker, director of community centers,
brief responses will be made by the
following: Alton R. Cartv, president
of Columbia Heights Citizens’ Asso
ciation; K. F. Colladav of the E. \ .
Brown Center, Dr. Willard S. Small
of East Washington Center; Walter
B. Frv of Maefarland Center; George
Russell of Park View Center, Miss
Marv Lazenbv of Reservoir Center,
Allan Davis of Southeast Center and
Mrs. M. H. Darton of Thomson
Center.
Brief Talks Planned.
Rov L. Neuhauser will conduct a
series of brief talks by prominent citi
zens on “Contributions to Community
Service as Rendered by Our School
Buildings.” Speakers include: Charles
F. Carusi, on trusteeship of school
buildings: Mrs. EdouaiM Albion, on
music; Gideon A. Lyon, on drama; F.
V. Thomson, on athletics; Dr. Paul
Bartsch, on Scouts; Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, on parent-teacher associations:
.Tames G. Yaden, on citizens’ associa
tions. and Dr. Frank IV. Ballou, on
the school system.
Representative Kelly of Pennsyl
vania will deliver one of the principal
addresses on “America’s Use of Her
Schoolrooms.” Grade School Orches
tra. directed by Mrs. Laura F. Ward,
will render selections for the dinner
program.
“Open house" will be held following
the dinner until 11 o'clock. A program ■
including motion pictures, music, mod
ern and old time dancing, social games [
and a basket hall game has been ar
ranged. The public is invited to both
the dinner and entertainment.
Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy. first direc
tor of District community centers, who
is now living in the Bahama Islands,
has sent a message of congraduiations
to the Community Center Department.
Dr. John Van Schaick. former presi
dent of the Board of Education, now'
residing in Boston, and Leroy E. Bow
man, secretary of the National Com
munity Center Association of New
York, are also among those who have
sent their congratulations.
Organizations Represented.
Among those who will be present
are: Commissioner and Mrs. Dough
erty, Representative Zihlman of Mary
land, Representative Rainey of Dela- |
ware and Mrs. Rainey, K. C. Graham j
and Mrs. Graham, Louis Brownlow, |
William Bruce King. Judge F L. Sid- ;
dons. Judge Mary O’Toole, Isaac Gans |
and Mrs. Cans. Sirs. Howard L. Hodg
kins, Mrs. W. H. Herron, Henry Gilli-
I gan, Asst. Supts. of Schools S. E. Kra
mer and R. L. Haycock. Harry O.
Hine, Drv George F. Bovverman, Maj.-
E B. Hesse, Mrs. Fred Du Bois. T.
Lincoln Townsend. Miss Leila Mech
lin, C. E. Becket, Miss Rose Hardy and
Miss Fay Bentley.
leading organizations which will be
represented include: Chamber of Com
merce. Board of Trade. Rotary Club,
j Kiwanis Club, Zonta Club, Women's
j City Club, D. C. Chapter. American
Red Cross; D. C. Educational Associa-
I tion. Federation of Women’s Clubs.
I Congress of Parent-Teacher Associa
tions, High School Teachers Associa
tion. Twentieth Century Club. Thir
teen Club, Federation School Men's
Club. Writers’ League. Columbian
Women of G. W. U., Young Women's
Christian Association, Petworth Wom
en’s Club. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts.
Washington College of Music, Special
| Child Study Club, Keene Parent-
Teacher Association, Columbia Heights
' Citizens’ Association. Mid-City Citi
zens’ Association. Petworth Citizens
, Association, Columbia Heights Busi
ness Men's Association, Georgia Ave
nue Business Men's Association.
SEDAN IN LIQUOR NET.
Couple Arrested at Richmond Give
Washington, D. C., as Home.
Sltpriil Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va., December 17.
George H. Klli&tt, 4S years old, and a
! voting woman giving 1 lie name of Miss
| Nellie V. Savage, both said to live in
j Washington, D. C.’. were arrested by
S prohibition officers as they drove into
j the city yesterday. They had 12G
quarts of alleged liquor in the large
j sedan they were driving Officers took
them to th<» Second Police Station,
charged with transporting liquor.
The officers are keeping a close
watch on all the highways, and there
are few cars that escape close scrutiny,
i Officers in other parts of the State are
I furnishing much valuable information
' to the Richmond officers.
Neither Miss Savage’s name nor
that of Elliott are listed in the Wash
ington city directory.
Norway Minister Arrives.
NEW YORK, December 17 ( A *)
A1 vard H. Bachke. the new' Minister
from Norway to the United States,
reached New York, en route to Wash
■ ington. yesterday on the Norwegian
Line Scavangarfjord. Mr. Bachke
has been in the diplomatic corps 28
i rears and this is the fourteenth conn
r try in which he has represented his
> government. His last post was at
Helsingfors, Finland. *
THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1927,
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