Evening star. [volume], November 16, 1936, Page A-5, Image 5

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC

                
IN HOT FALL
Moffett’s Son-in-Law Killed
in Plunge From Apart
ment Window.
B7 the Associated Piess.
NEW YORK. November 16. — The
14-story plunge to death of David
Brooks, a nephew of Lady Astor, made
the former Adelaide A. Moffett a widow
today after only four months of mar
riage.
The daughter of James A. Moffett,
Oil executive and former Federal hous
ing administrator, told investigators
her husband went to his bed room
Yesterday to open a w'indow after they
nad returned home. She was doing
the same In another room. Hotel em
ployes, apprised of the fall by taxicab
drivers, notified Mrs. Brooks.
The body fell from the Park avenue
hotel to the sidewalk almost opposite
President Roosevelt’s town house, in
East Sixty-fifth street. The police re
port said Brooks “jumped or fell.”
Collapsed in Bed Room.
Mrs. Brooks ran into the bed room
and collapsed. After telling an in
coherent story to Detective Charles
Watkins, who called the death an ac
cident. she was put to bed under care
of a physician.
The 26-year-old broket'and his wife
had just returned home from visiting
friends at about 3 a m. Taxi drivers
and others in the street saw the body
strike the sidewalk. Death was in
stantaneous.
Brooks, 26-year-old son of Reginald
Brooks of New York and Mrs. Robert
H. Brand of London, a sister of Lady
Astor. married Miss Moffett last
Julv 13.
F A little over two years ago, on
October 26, 1934, Mrs. Adelaide Taft
Moffett, estranged wife of Moffett and
mother of Adelaide Brooks, fell to
her death from an eighth-floor apart
ment in the same neighborhood.
Police said it was accidental. Two
weeks later Moffett married Mrs.
Adelaide Kim Moran, widow of Joseph
F. Moran, the millionaire shipbuilder.
Was Surprise to Society.
The Brooks wedding on July 14
in the Municipal Building here was
a surprise to New York society. Reg
inald Langhorne Brooks, brother of
the groom, and Randolph Burke were
v the witnesses.
Brooks’ mother was one of the five
Langhorne sisters of Greenwood, Va.
Brooks also was a nephew of Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson and Mrs. Maurice
Flynn of Greenwich, Conn.
His young widow caused a sensation
in social circles several years ago when
she sang over the radio under the
name of Diana Dorrance. She took
up nursing later and entered Russell
§ Sage College, Troy, N. Y., but gave
that up after a short time.
In 1935 she was engaged to Henry
Gibbins. jr.. of Washington, son of
Brig. Gen. Henry Gibbins.
Her younger sister. Ruth, then 16
years old. eloped to marry Warren
Johnson here last January, shortly
after published reports that she was
about to marry Howard Hughes,
wealthy young motion picture pro
ducer.
Ihlder Speaks Tomorrow.
* John Ihlder, executive officer of the
Alley Dwelling Authority, will speak
on “What Church Youth Can Do
About Bad Housing Conditions in
Washington" before a meeting of the
Social Action Institute tomorrow night
at Mount Pleasant Congregation
Church, 1410 Columbia road. The
meeting is sponsored by the Wash
ington Youth Council.
14-Story Plunge Fatal
_ —«
David Brooks, nephew of Lady Astor and son-in-law of
James Moffett, vice president of Standard Oil of Netv Jersey,
was killed yesterday when he fell from a window of his four
teenth floor apartment in New York. He is shown with his
wife, the former Adelaide Moffett, in New York after their
ivedding last July. —A.-P. Photo.
i
MRS. E. V. THOMPSON
DIES AFTER ILLNESS
Widow of Baptist Minister Ex
pires at Home of Her
Daughter.
Mrs. Ella V. Thompson. 78. widow
of Rev. G. Addison Thompson, Bap
tist minister, died yesterday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ada V. ,
Silverman, 341 Seventeenth place ;
northeast. She was a cousin of the
late William Jennings Bryan.
Mrs. Thompson had been ailing for
several years, but had been seriously .
i ill only a short while. She had lived ,
! in Washington the greater part of the
! time since coming here with her
husband about 13 years ago after he j
i had retired. Rev. Thompson had
j been pastor of several churches in
Virginia.
Her mother, the late Mrs. Elvira
j Virginia Baker, was a first cousin of
Bryan and a close friend of Gen
Robert E. Lee. Mrs. Thompson owned
autographed photographs of the Con
federate general. She was a member
, of the United Daughters of the Con
federacy and was born at Rock
bridge Baths. Va.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Silver- j
man, the wife of Dr. Isaac Silverman.!
j Mrs. Thompson leaves another daugh- j
ter. Mrs. James B. Calbreath, Phil- !
adelphia; a sister, Mrs. Bessie For- 1
ward, this city, and four grandchil- j
dren. Her father was the late George
Baker. * j
Funeral services will be held at!
: 2 :30 p.m. tomorrow at the Silverman
i residence. 1
PLEA OF HOEPPELS
Request for Rehearing Is
Refused by High
Tribunal.
Former Representative Charles J.
Hoeppel of California and his son,
John H. Hoeppel. failed today in their
final effort to escape a prison sentence
for conspiring to sell a West Point
appointment. The Supreme Court
refused the request for a rehearing of
their case.
At present, the Hoeppels are await
ing the outcome of their legal fight in
Richmond to prevent efforts of offi
cials to return them to the District.
The court did pot announce deci
sions in any cases now pending, in
cluding that of Raymond Wood, who
is seeking to set aside a conviction for
petty larceny returned against him by
a Police Court Jury which Included
several Government workers among its
members. Wood contends Federal
employes are not eligible for jury
service despite a recent congressional
statute authorizing them to serve.
The justices refused to grant the
petition for a writ of certiorari filed
by William Cogger, local attorney,
who is contesting the right of the
District Commissioners to compel him
to file a schedule of his personal prop
erty for taxation purposes.
This victory for the District officials
is of considerable importance, since
an adverse decision would have nulli
fied their efforts in hundreds of cases
to compel the filing of delinquent
property schedules. Cogger contended,
unsuccessfully, that the order to file
the schedule was arbitrary and capri
cious. in violation of the fifth amend
ment because it did not extend to
members of Congress and cabinet offi
cers.
In their petition for a rehearing the
Hoeppels endeavored to convince the
court that their conviction should be
nullified because there were several
Government employes on the trial
Jury. They did not raise this point
until after they had been found guilty,
however, and for this reason the lower
courts refused to consider the plea.
SANFORD RITES TODAY
Retired Truck Farm Operator
Died Friday.
Gordon A. Sanford, 85. retired
truck farm operator, who died Friday
in Sibley Hospital, was to be burled
today in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Funeral services were to be held at
the residence of his son, Charles R.
Sanford, 1406 Monroe street northeast.
Mr. Sanford, a native of Virginia,
had lived here about 50 years He
leaves two sons, Charles R. and Ar
thur G. Sanford, the latter also of
this city; also ten grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
14 Kentucky C. C. C. Camps.
The Federal Government has estab
lished 14 Civilian Conservation Corps
camps for soil conservation in Ken
tucky.
SERVICES PLANNED
FOR MISS BOLAND
Former Grand Regent of Catholic
Daughter* of America to Be
Buried Tomorrow.
Miss Mary C. Boland, 54, formerly
grand regent of the Catholic Daugh
ters of America In the District, who
died Friday in Georgetown Hospital,
will be burled tomorrow In Mount
Olivet Cemetery. Funeral services
will be held at 10 a m. tomorrow in
St. Paul's Catholic Church after brief
services at East Clifton Terrace.
For 35 years Miss Boland had been
a clerk with the General Accounting
Office. Her death came after a'short
Illness. A native of Whitehaven, Pa.,
she had been a resident of this city
since a child. Her parents were the
late John and Bridget. Boland. She
is survived by a brother, James Bo
Rid your system of
Excess Acid
by following the health resort method at
home Drink Mountain Valley Mineral
Water, direct from famous Hot Springs.
Arkansas, to secure natural relief for Irri
tated muscles, nerves and taints. Phone
Met. 1002 for a case today.
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
Milt. 1062. 1I0A K Bt. N.W.
land, of the East Clifton Terrace
Apartments. *
Miss Boland for many years had
been an active leader In Catholic cir
cles. Besides her activity in the
Catholic Daughters of America - iS ■
formerly was head of the St. Vnp:— ■
cent's Orphanage Guild and was'•a" • ■
organizer of the Catholic Daughters'fl
Convert League. I
POCAHONTAS
“ISfo-Dust” COAL
Once you've tried this splendid bituminous
coal, delivered *o your bin clean and free
from dirt and dust, you will always order
Agnew's Famous "No-Dust" Pocahontas.
Just figure out what you sove each
season on the lower prices!! Phone
your order any time, doy or evening.
rsia65,o„
z $io-90.o„
714 13th Sh N.W. NAH. 3068
Opposite the Telephone Bldg.
\325 F STREET
KUPPENHEIHEP
TopCOofa
What kind
of a Charge
Account... ?
We have ‘it’!
—there is no limit or
type of charge account
that we specialize in
... WE HAVE THEM
ALL! If you would
\ 1
make 30-day or 60-day
settlements... or if you
would prefer the semi
monthly or weekly
v budget account . . .
WE’LL MAKE THE
ARRANGEMENTS.
THE COAT
WITH NINE LIVES
Here are nine reasons why the Valgora
topcoat is your best choice. It is 0 weather*
proof, 0 wet-resistant, 0 durable, O soft
and supple, 0 wrinkle-proof, 0 light in
weight, 0 lustrous and silky, Q handsome
and 0 economical. Mohair, alpaca and fine
wool unite to -make this ideal topcoat fabric.
"You auy as well ask for the moon as to ask
for a better all-purpose topcoat than the
Knppenbeiiner Valgora. Come in — try it on.
GROSNER of 1325 F Street
k J ( i /-• -
Listen to Bud Barry’s Sport Column of the Air—Station WRC§ Week Days at 5:10, Sundays at 4:15
♦ » • 1 1
II need Life Insurance I
mmmmmmmamm mail this coupon
2 To Tbomai I. Parkinaon, Prmidtnt
The Equitable • Kim oVfHi u. a. ; I
2 393 Savanth Avenue, New York, N, Y.
■ There are many sad cases of people who put off ■
2 buying life insurance—and waited TOO LONG. I
» don’t want that to happen to me! Please send— ! .
* without obligation—the necessary facts and figures »
2 so that I may learn how my family can be protected. 2
■ WS-"5 ■
2 Name-j
*
* Address-Age_ "
• ■
2 Dependents_ 2
. ..
(Riqfttnow you*, cak mak
I Zero-proofed I
| 20-W mercu^m0Tor OIL I
• I
Flows aft 20° below zero
Sunoco was ihe first winter (W)
oil ever offered to motorists,
j Sunoco is still ihe only winter
(W) oil that has proved itself
against the field with these
convincing tests.
I "Teit . nit at 2 I
I PROVED LONG MILEAGE I
■ Mr. Louis Chevrolet, famous driver and ||1
S designer, accompanied by an American H
MB Automobile Association official, in a jMj
■ test run through 13 states, drove over I
■ five thousand miles in a Chevrolet car fi
M at an average speed of 42 m.p.h. on less
9 than four quarts of Sunoco 20-W B
B Motor Oil. fi
B Precautions were taken against oil leakage. B
H • ^B|
“fait A/uml>et /
PROVED QUICK STARTING
America's eleven most popular makes of cars
were all frozen to below zero in a huge refrig
erator. Impartial timing officials certified that all
the cars started in average of four-fifths of a
second—Sunoco 20-W Oil permitted each
motor to snap over instantly without any drag U *
on the battery.
\ '
4 >
\
• When chilled, many motor oils jelly into a
thick, sticky mass that delays starting, causes
dangerous wear and exhausts battery power.
Sunoco 20-W Motor Oil is different It remains
free-flowing even at 20° below zero; permits the
starter to spin the motor; saves the battery and
prevents unnecessary starting wear. Your car
will be a better car next spring if you switch
to Sunoco 20-W OH • • • NOW!
r 4
j ♦ / • f-v • • c
J7^ uou haven't changed to Sunoco 20-W you'd
better change today for easier winter starting, y