Evening star. [volume], July 14, 1935, Page A-6, Image 6

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PRETTYMAN JOINS
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Corporation Counsel and
Two Others Take Posts
at School.
TS. Barrett Prettyman. corporation
counsel for the District of Columbia,
has joined the faculty of the George
town University School of Law for the
coming academic year, it was an
nounced yesterday, and will teach
taxation in the undergraduate de
partment.
Two other new professors, Francis
C. Stetson, a well known local at
torney, and Francis C. Nash, formerly
of New York but now special assistant
to the general counsel of the Federal
'Alcohol Control Administration, also
have been appointed to the faculty.
They will devote their full time to
teaching.
The three appointees are all gradu
ates of the Georgetown Law School
and experienced in the special fields
©f law' they will teach. Their appoint
ment balances the faculty as three
professors died during the past year.
Randolph-Macon Graduate.
Prettyman is a graduate also of
Randolph-Macon College in Virginia
and obtained his law degree at George
town in 1915. He specialized in tax
work in Chicago before returning to
Washington as a special attorney in
the Bureau of Internal Revenue. He
Was solicitor cf the bureau when he
Was appointed corporation counsel for
the District.
Stetson, it was announced by Rev.
Francis E. Lucey. S. J„ regent of the
achool, will teach the property courses,
including mortgages and wills. Since
his graduation from the school in
1926, he has specialized in this field of
practice in the District and Virginia.
He is a graduate of Harvard College,
going from there to the Army to serve
in France during the World War. His
lather, Charles Wyllys Stetson, also is
an alumnus of the Georgetown Law
School and is generally regarded as
the dean of property lawyers in the
District, where he has practiced about
45 years.
Recent Graduate Named.
The appointment of Nash, one of
the youngest men on the faculty and
a recent graduate, was in recognition
of an unusually brilliant scholastic
record. He will be assistant professor
in the courses in equity 1 and 2. dam
ages and torts. At Holy Cross College
he was graduated magna cum laude
and also at Georgetown he had the
outstanding scholastic record during
the three years of his course. In his
senior year he won the Bellarmlne
award for highest scholarship on
graduation. He also was editor in
chief, for the same reason, of the
Georgetown Law Journal and execu
tive chairman of the Pierce Butler
Law Club.
Nash received the degree of juris
doctor for graduate work, his thesis
being entitled. “Mr. Justice Cardozo
and the Subject of Torts."
THE WEATHER j
District of Columbia—Pair today I
and tomorrow; little change in tem
perature ; light to gentle variable
■winds.
Maryland and West Virginia—Gen- j
erally fair today and tomorrow; little
change in temperature.
Virginia—Generally fair today and j
tomorrow, except possibly local thun- j
dershowers on the coast this after
noon; little change in temperature.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers j
clear last night.
Report Until 10 P.M. Saturday.
Midnight_82 12 noon-73
2 a.m__ 8o 2 D m-79
4 a m_78 4 p.m-84
6 a.m._ — 78 6 p.m_ 81
8 am__73 8 p.m___79
In a m_.71 111 p m_74
Record Until 10 P.M. Saturday.
Highest, 84. at 4 p.m. yesterday. Year
• go. 87.
Lowest, 70. at 10:.T0 a m. yesterday.
Year ago. 72.
Record Temperatures This year.
Highest. 96. on July 12.
Lowest, —2, on January 28.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.!
Today. Tomorrow.
High __ 6:14 a.m. 7:04 a.m.
Low _12:07 a.m. 1:12 a.m.
High _ 6:37 p.m. 7:28 p.m.
Low _ 1:19 p.m. 2:08 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today__ 4:53 7:34
Sun tomorrow_ 4:54 7:33
Moon, today_ 3:31 p.m. 2:51 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
cne-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital 'current month to date):
Month. 1935. Average. Record.
January _ 5.27 3.55 7.09 ’82
February _ 2.37 3.27 6.84 84
March _ 3.39 3.75. 8.84 ’HI
April_ 3.95 3.27 9.13 ’89
May _ 3.54 3.70 10.69 ’89
June _ 3.43 4.13 10.94 ’00
July . _ 1.37 4.71 10.63 ’86
August _ 4.01 14.41 ’28
September _ 3.24 17.45 ’34
October _ 2.84 8.57 '85
November__ 2.37 8 69 89
December__ 3212 7.5b ’01
Weather in Various Cities.
Precipl
,-Temperstur*-, t&tion.
Max. Min. 8 p.m.
Sat- Fri. Sat. to
. , \jrday.night.8o m.8p m.
Asheville. N. C_84 H8 74 _
Atlanta. Ga._82 70 72 0.49
Atlantic City. N. J. 86 76 78 _
Baltimore. Md._86 74 78 0.08
Birmingham. Ala.. 92 72 74 0.14
Bismarck, N. Dak.. 86 60 86 _
Boston. Mass._ 82 72 76 0.02
Buffalo. N. Y_ 76 64 74 _
Chicago. 111. _ 82 70 76 ...
Cincinnati, Ohio_ 88 66 80 _
Cheyenne. Wyo._80 62 78 _
Cleveland. Ohio_ 84 70 80 _
Davenport, Iowa_ 88 66 84 _
Denver. Colo._ 84 58 84 0.62
Des Moines. Iowa. 86 66 84 _
Detroit, Mich.__ 86 62 80 _
Duluth. Minn._ 82 60 72 0.01 I
El Paso. Tex. .... 88 76 84 _
Galveston. Tex._ 86 80 82 2.10
Helena Mont._ 90 58 88 _
Indianapolis. Ind. _ 84 64 80 _
Jacksonville. Fla. _ 88 74 82 _
Kansas City. Mo._ 90 68 88 _
Little Rock. Ark.__ 86 TO 84 _
Los Angeles. Calif. 86 52 74
Louisville. Ky._ 86 72 84 _
Marquette. Mich. . 72 64 60 _
Memphis. Tenn._ 88 72 86 _
Miami. Fla. _ 88 80 82
Minneapolis. Minn. 84 64 82 _
Mobile. Ala. _ 90 76 82
New Orleans. La._ 94 76 84 _
New York. N. Y.__ 84 68 78 _
North Platte. Nebr. 90 64 86
Omaha, Nebr._ 90 64 84 -
Philadelphia. Pa.__ 86 76 80 _
Phoeniz, Ariz._106 84 104 -
Pittsburgh. Pa._ 84 68 78 0.01
Portland. Me._ 88 72 78
• Portland. Oreg. __104 70 102 _
Salt Lake City_100 64 98 -
St. Louis. Mo_ 86 70 84 _
San Antonio. Tex.. 90 76 88 0.02
San Diego. Calif_ 74 64 70 _
San Francisco. Cal. 70 62 66 -
Santa Fe. N. Mex.. 78 58 72 0.16
Savannah. Ga._ 86 72 76 0.28
Seattle. Wash._ 92 66 90
Springfield. 111._ 88 64 84
Tampa. Fla._88 <4 80 -
Vicksburg. Miss- 88 74 86
WASH.. D. C_ 84 73 78 0.66
Cat Causes Warship Wreck.
Presence on board of a suspected
rabid cat caused the crew of the
British warship Hastings to run the
vessel on a shoal 60 miles from Port
. Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. H. M. S.
Penzance and the tug Keblr made an
unsuccessful attempt to refloat the
Hastings, but the Penzance’s cable
parted and four compartments were
flooded. Medical aid was summoned
for the bitten sailors and the cat taken
ashore.
Waron Shyster Unrelenting
Hoover of Federal Bureau Determined
to Rout Criminal’s Aid.
BY REX COLLIER.
A YOUNG lawyer who ha* seen
his high profession de
bauched by unscrupulous
members of the bar has de
clared open war on "that filthy para
site of crime—the conniving, plotting,
crime-aiding criminal attorney.”
The youthful crusader is J. Edgar
Hoover, director of the Federal Bu
reau of Investigation. Giving up his
early plan of becoming a private prac
titioner, Hoover entered the Govern
ment service. As Federal director of
investigation at the Department of
Justice, he was astounded to find jus
tice blocked at times by corrupt at
torneys and politicians.
His agents reported to him that law
yers for certain hoodlums were doing
more than defending their clierits after
arrest—they were hiding them from
the law, helping them alter their fin
gerprints and facial characteristics,
aiding them in the disposal of ransom
money, acepting a "split” of ill-gotten
funds.
A flagrant case came to his atten
tion following the conviction of Albert
Bates, one of the kidnapers of Charles
F. Urschel, Oklahoma oil millionaire.
Urschel had paid Bates, Harvey Bailey
and "Machine Gun” Kelly a ransom j
of $200,000 for his release. Part of j
this money was traced to a lawyer who !
had defended Bates at his trial. The i
lawyer was scrappy Ben B. Laska. I
noted Denver criminal attorney.
The "G” men reported the facts to
their chief.
Ransom Money as Fee.
"Laska is powerful, influential,” they
said. “He got part of the ransom
money a* his fee for defending Bates.
Ht knew' it was ransom money, but it
will be hard to prove it.”
Hoover told his men to keep on
with their investigation until they
had uncontrovertible proof. It was a
difficult assignment, but the agents
persevered. A few weeks ago Laska,
who once laughed at the agents’ ef
forts to get the proof, was convicted
in Federal Court of know ingly accept
ing Urschel ransom money.
Laska’s star defense witness was a !
woman attorney. Mrs. Molly O. Edi- \
son. Immediately after the jury re
turned its verdict against Laska i
Hoover's men swore out a warrant
against Mrs. Edison, charging her with ;
perjury.
While the investigation of Laska’s
activities was proceeding other squads 1
of the F. B. I. were chasing Dillinger
and his gang. Three cf them lost
their lives before this desperate band
was smashed with bullets and prison
sentences.
Agents assigned to tne DUlmge^
hunt learned that the Indiana des- '
perado had talked with a lawyer while
forces of the law were combing the ]
highways and byways ol the Midwest
for him. They learned that this '
lawyer had arranged for Dilinger and
his lieutenant, Homer Van Meter, to
undergo plastic surgery operations and
fingerprint alterations.
Again came orders from Washing
ton to concentrate on delving into j
the extralegal relations between the
Dillinger gang and the lawyer—Louis
M. Piquette, prominent Chicago de
fender of underworld characters. A j
mass of evidence was produced in
court to prove that Piquette illegally
harbored and abetted Dillinger, but
the lawyer was acquitted. He claimed
he acted only as a lawyer should act
In defending his client.
Other Evidence Gained.
Hoover telephoned h;r agents in the
Midwest to stay in the fight. They
brought into court evidence that
Piquette shielded and aided Van
Meter. This time the weight of evi- J
dence was too conclusive to permit of |
doubt by the jury. Piquette—boastful |
politico-lawyer—was convicted.
Referring to these convictions in a
speech to the International Associa- (
tion of Chiefs of Police last week at ,
Atlantic City. Hooker warned that
more prosecutions of this kind are to j
follow.
"We in law enforcement." he said. I
J. EDGAR HOOVER._
"have given the legal profession of
America many warnings and numer
ous opportunities to clean house.
These warnings in many cases have
been disregarded and the opportuni
ties have been flouted.
"Here and now, for the benefit of
crooked attorneys everywhere, I give
them warning that the Federal Bu
reau of Investigation, whenever It re
ceives the slightest bit, of evidence
tending to show that these criminal
allies have sought to traduce justice
through planning, plotting or aiding
in crimes, or by bribery, intimidation
of witnesses or other unlawful means,
will follow such evidence down to the
final shred.
"The Department of Justice al
ready has placed a number of attor
neys, criminal, where they belong. It
intends to add to that list consider
ably."
Called Legal Vermin.
Hoover used caustic words to de
scribe "allies” of crime. He included
in his list of "dangerous enemies” to
law’ enforcement "shyster lawyers”
and "other legal vermirt who consort
with criminals.” "sentimentalists'’
who arouse sympathy for vicious
criminals and “sob sisters” who urge
parole of unregenerates.
He also aimed his guns at "shyster”
legislators who, he said, in meetings
of bar associations and Legislatures,
"cry out against every statute which
aids the law enforcement officer and
work with fanatical xeal for laws
which will hamper him.”
This type of legislators. Hoover de
clared. "orates loudly and blatantly
upon the preservation of the con
stitutional rights of the criminal
jackal and totally ignores the sacred
and human rights of honest citisens.”
"He Is backed.” he asserted, "by
the politician, crooked and otherwise,
who is willing to trade the property,
the well-being, the security and even
the lives of law-abiding persons for
ballots spawned in prison cells and
the support of gutter scum.
"The bullets of the underworld are
today poisoned by the vredlgris of
politics. The law enforcement officer
who seeks to do his duty has no
weapon which can combat this venom,
once it has been allowed to spread
through the arteries of a community.
There is no armor which can turn its
vicious penetration.”
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Semi-Annual After-Inventory Sale
A Clearance That Is Important to Us
And Definitely Profitable to You
Every broken lot, or models to be discontinued,
in bed room and dining room suites; living room
ensembles and occasional pieces, which stock-taking
revealed, is included in this imperative clearance.
The very fact that lots are broken means they
have been popular sellers—and they are very
drastically reduced now to make one quick and
complete clean-up! A good opportunity for you to
refurnish, or replenish, for it’s all W. & J. Sloane
merchandise. Follow the tags—they tell exactly
what reductions have been made from the original
prices, which still remain on the tickets.
Occasional Pieces
Hepplewhite Secretary-Desk, genuine ma
hogany with satinwood cross bands. Practically
arranged writing space and commodious drawers
in base. Adjustable shelves in top section.
Look for the YELLOW Tag .$129
Pine Knee-Hole Table-Desk, after the Early
American school—both a decorative and prac
tical piece. The finish faithfully follows the
school of design.
Look for the YELLOW Tag.. .... $42.50
Drop-leaf Table that will Serve in dual capacity
in living room or in dining room. Genuine ma
hogany with inlay construction; gracefully
turned pedestal, brass claw feet and casters.
Look for the PINK Tag...... .$59
Antique Table—A faithful reproduction, with
the interesting chamfered corners and reeded
legs. The quaint turnings are characteristic of
the Early American type. The construction
throughout is select mahogany.
Look for the PINK Tag. .$27
Block-Front Low Boy—Copy of an antique, in
solid mahogany, with shaped molded edges on the
top and antiqued brass drawer pulls.
Look for the GREEN Tag .$49
Easy Chair of the modern design, invitingly
comfortable. Upholstered in blue and silver
damask, trimmed with silver nails.
Look for the Y ELLOW Tag.... .$59
Early American Sofa, especially adapted for
use in room of moderate size. Roll back and
arms; down-filled cushions, upholstered in home
spun.
Ijook for the Y ELLOW Tag. $99-50
Porch Furniture
2-piece Suite, settee and chair, white and
green, with cushions covered in green and
white. A .CO
Look for the PINK tag *
2- piece Suite, settee and chair, done in all
black with white cushions trimmed in
red.
Look for the BLLE tag ™ *
3- piece Rattan, Suite, settee and two chairs.
Seat and back cushions covered in black, orange
and tan linen. The frames are antiqued natural
finish. $20.50
Look for the GREEN tag
3-piece Rattan Suite, settee and two chairs,
finished in brown and cream with comfortable
cushions upholstered in figured linen of color
ful design. $64*50
Look for the GREEN tag ^*0
2-piece closely-woven Rattan Suite of gun
metal finish and of very sturdy construction.
Seat and back cushions covered in red, white
and black homespun. $6^*50
Look for the GREEN tag ® *
: AD Summer rugs marked with White Tiff
—which means 25% reduction
Hand-woven Hooked Rugs, size
9x12; in a variety of quaint effects.
Look for the Yellow Tags
$79.50 and $63*50
25 Domestic Rugs, Wilton, Axmin
ster and velvet in controlled pat
terns. Size 9x12.
Look for the Yellow Tags . . . $32*50
Look for the IE kite Tags ... $49*75
It may be that you will want to take advantage
of these reductions and have your selections held
for later delivery. This can be done upon pay
ment of a modest deposit.
Bedroom Groups
Group of modern design
(illustrated above), but in
proportions, finish and
other essential details dis
tinctly different from the
usual so-called moderne.
Carefully selected burls of
woods more or less rare;
s u p e r ior craftsmanship
throughout every d e t ail
and the hand-rubbed finish
which is the distinguishing
mark of quality. The 8
pieces include twin beds.
Look for the * a 4% mt
PINK Tag... ’395
Empire Group in which
the decorative art of the
painter and designer has
been combined with skillful
craftsmanship. Twin beds
are painted in old white,
trimmed with blue and gold
decorations which furnish
the key note of the group
throughout. The construc
tion is maple with the blis
tered maple on drawer
fronts of bureau, dressing
table and chest. 8 pieces
complete.
Look for thr
PINK Tag... *25<J
Genuine Mahogany She
raton Group, finished in the
old red mahogany, and with
satinwood inlays. Twin
beds; bureau, with hanging
mirro r; chest; dressing
table, with hanging mirror;
bedside table; chair and
bench.
Look for the C A A A
WHITE Tag ^9V
French Hepplewhite
Suite in a combination of
mahogany and satinwood,
effectively decorated. The
taste of the designer and
the skill of the craftsman
are plainly evident in every
detail of construction and
finish. The 8 pieces in
clude twin beds.
Look for the £4%g0
GREEN Tag *395
The Capital Garage will take car
without charge while you are shop
A service for your convenience.
A beautiful example of
French Empire in walnut
and maple, finished in the
old mellow tone distinctive
of its period. Twin beds,
commode, with hanging
mirror; dressing table, with
hanging mirror; bedside
table; chair and bench. 7
pieces.
Istnk for the C Amt
PINK Tag... *235
An Adam Group, hand
decorated in oil and with all
the characteristics in de
sign for which the Adam
School is famous. Deli
cately proportioned pieces,
but all substantially con
structed. Full size footless
type bed: commode, with
hanging mirror; chest;
dressing table, with hang
ing mirror; bedside table;
chair and bench.
Look for the
PINK Tag...
Empire group, expressed
in a combination of maple,
fruitwood and mahogany,
giving an effect that is very
impressive, especially with
the soft amber tone finish
and gold decorations. Twin
beds; commode, with hang
ing mirror; chest; dress
ing table, with standing
mirror; bedside table; chair
and bench.
American Colonial Suite,
of genuine Cuban mahog
any construction with in
lays of satinwood. Twin
beds are of the colonial
sleigh type and the bureau
has graceful splay feet.
The dressing table suggests
the Sheraton School, with
beautiful hanging mirror.
Bedside table, chair and
bench complete the 8 pieces.
Look for the mm m*
PINK Tag... *3/5
e of your car
ping with' us. upon requestt
liking.
Empire Suite of 7 pieces,
selected maple construc
t i o n, effectively painted
and decorated. Footless
type bed with upholstered
headboard and with an
tique brass nail trimming;
commode, with hanging
mirror; chest; dressing
table with hanging mirror;
bedside table; chair and
bench.
Look for the (A
P/\K Tag .. *250
Sheraton Suite in genu
ine mahogany with inlaid
satinwood bands. The de
sign clearly interprets the
Sheraton School, and the
finish is in the old red so
closely associated with that
period.
Look for the c A A A
GREES Tag
Louis XVI Suite that
carries out the details of
that artistic school in de
sign and finish. It is exe
cuted in paint, antique and
glazed. The 7 pieces in
clude twin beds and gold
hanging mirrors.
Look for the.
PINK Tag...
Hepplewhite Suite, con
structed of hardwood with
burl maple inlays and ef
fective hand decorations in
oil. A group beautiful in
the symmetry of its propor
tions* and character of its
decoration. Twin beds;
bureau, with hanging mir
ror; chest; dressing table,
with standing mirror; bed
side table; chair and bench.
Look for the <
PINK Tag...
ount is a convenience in shopping,
ry glad to extend this privilege
with payments arranged to your
W. &J. Sl< >ane
711 Twelfth Street DIst. 7262
The House With the Green Shutters
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