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ACQUITTAL SEEN FOR CULLINANE AS CASE NEARS AN END
DEFENSE PILES
UP CHARACTER
TESTIMONY
Failure of Prosecuting Witness
to Identify Policeman
Cited by Lawyers
With indications pointin" to
ward an acquittal, the assault
trial of Jeremiah J. Cullinane,
suspended First precinct po
liceman, was to be resumed in
Police Court before Judge Isaac
R. Hitt today.
The defense was to open its
case today with numerous char
acter witnesses.
Hoffman Reluctant
Other defense witnesses were
expected to deny the charge that
Cullinane on Christrrtas Day beat
Wilbur A. Hoffman. 614 Massa
chusetts Ave. N. W.. a prisoner
at the precinct, while transfer
ring him from one cell to an
other.
Hoffman’s failure to identify
Cullinane as his assailant was
pointed to today as the strongest
point in the policeman’s favor,
together with the fact that the
two most important Government
witnesses, although allowed to
testify, were jailed for contempt
of court.
Hoffman proved a reluctant
Witness yesterday when the Gov
ernment’s case was presented. He
said he was so drunk at the time
of the alleged assault he could
not say whether the two teeth
were knocked out by the police
man or whether he stumbled
against the side of the cell.
Cell Mates Jailed
The highlight of yesterday’s
session came with the sentencing
the two prosecution witnesses to
jail for 48 hours for contempt of
court.
COUNH SEEKS
SHARE IN CHEST
The Hyattsbille Chamber of
Commerce will try to procuie for
county organizations the Prince
Georges county Government work
ers’ contributions to the Com
munity Chest of the District of
Columbia.
A circular letter will be mailed
to all Government workers in the
county asking that they specify
a county organization as the re
cipient of their donations.
The committee which drafted
the letter is headed by Dr. C. P.
Close, chairman of the County
Red Cross.
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DENIES SPLIT
Persistent rumors of the exist
ence of a secret Democratic club
In Chillum district, Prince Georges
county, have not come to the ears
of officials of the recognized or
ganization, it was learned today.
With local elections due in
May. the possibility that members
of their own party were oanding
together to undermine old guard
control, was distinctly perturbing
to Democratic political leaders.
Both Lewis B. Arnold, secretary
of th. Chillum district Democratic
Club, and Frank B. Smith, in
charge of publicity, said they had
heard nothing of the secret or
ganization.
WOMEN MEET WEDNESDAY
The Federation of Republican
Women of Montgomery County
will meet Wednesday at 2 p. m„ at
the home of Mrs. John W. Coff
man, 136 Carroll Avg., Takoma
Park.
SITE PURCHASE FAVORED
The Chamber of Com
merce has joined civic and fra
ternal organizations favoring the
purchase of the Rockville Fair
Grounds foi school purpose.
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features
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Tomato Juice Cocktail
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One-half Fried Spring Chicken
Roast Young Turkey, Dressing
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Two Fresh Vegetables
Salad and Dessert
Coffee Tea or Milk
Hot Biscuits and Butter
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MISS CLAUDIA DELL
‘•WHAT’S A FEW dollars
among friends,” said Miss
Claudia Dell, former Follies girl
and now motion picture actress,
as she appeared before the
State Labor Commission in
Hollywood. It was all a mis
understanding. she said, when
her friend and publicity agent,
Rosalind Shepherd, asked for
$95 for service rendered and
was unpaid. Miss Dell offered
SSO which was accepted.
WATER 15 SHORT
IN ARLINGTON
Fred Gosnell, of the Arlington
board of commissioners, will urge
a special meeting of the board
to hear all applications for water
extensions as soon as possible.
He said:
“In a number of the com
munities in the county the
situation has become desperate.
In one community that I know
of, water is carried for bath
ing purposes and then used
over to clean floors. Something
must be done to relieve this.
condition.”
Mr. Gosnell also said he would
urge a policy of lowering the
water rates to cost prices. At
the present time the county
makes a profit on its water sales.
FARMFBS _ URGE
TAX CHANGES
BALTIMORE, Jan. 9.—The
Maryland Farm Bureau Federa
tion is on record today through
a resolution as favoring the in
clusion of the equalization fee
feature in the Agricultural Mar
keting Act, and spending revenues
from gasoline taxes chiefly on
rural roads.
Bringing under income-tax law
provisions many low-salaried per
sons not now paying taxes and
lowering the tax now levied on
general property were also advo
cated at the meeting here yester
day.
Revision of tariffs and a broad
ening of the nation’s agricul
tural credits systerfi were also
urged.
Co-operative Needs
$25,000 to Operate
Twenty-five thousand dollars is
needed before the Eastern Live
stock Cooperative Marketing As
sociation Inc., can function ac
cording to J. W. Jones, presi
dent of the Montgomery County
Farm Bureau, and vice president
of the marketing association.
Maryland’s share in the organi
zation is $4,000.
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WIDOWS
SUICIDE STIRS
MYSTERIES
Like Girl Who Died Recently,
• He Made Every Effort
to Hide Identity
The suicide of William Pehn
Montgomery, jr„ 3307 Cleve
land Ave., N. W., a student
at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, in Manchester, N.
11., was linked in investigation
today with the strange death
last month of “Louise G.
Meade’’ at Booth Bay Har
bor, Me.
Her body, not yet identified be
yond the name she signed on
the Hotel Fullerton register at
Booth Bay Harbor, was taken
from the sea December 3. Both
“Louise G. Meade” at Booth Bay
Harbor and Montgomery at Man
chester registered as from Pitts
burgh.
Young Montgomery was identi
fied by a Boston woman, whose
name is being withheld at her
urgent request. She consented to
go to Manchester to view the
body only on the promise that
her name would never appear in
connection with the case.
Friends of Montgomery remem
ber that the boy had been a
close friend of John Armstrong
Cygon, former Annapolis under
class man, who died by his own
hand at his home in Baltimore
on Sunday. The two attended
the Naval Academy together.
COURTTDHEAR
TAKDMAJUDGE
Judge A. L. Wilson of the
Takoma Park police court has
been ordered by Judge Robert B.
Peter of the Montgomery county
circuit court to appear Wednes
day to show cause why the circuit
court should not issue a writ of
prohibition barring the police
court from hearing any further
cases until its validity is estab
lished.
Judge Peter signed the rule to
show cause after counsel for
John W. Schaefer, of Takoma
Park, recently before Judge Wil
son on charges of nonsupport,
had filed a petition asking for a
writ to stay all proceedings of the
Takoma court.
In a prior appeal, Judge Peter
had ruled the court unconsti
tutional.
Monument Admirer
Retains Anonymity
BALTIMORE. Jan. 9.—An
anonymous donor who last year
defrayed the cost of improving
the east and west squares of
Baltimore’s Washington Monu
ment is to defray the expenses
of landscaping and beautifying
the north square this year.
The 1931 gifts totaled SIO,OOO.
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MISS WHISMAN WITH DUCKHEN
THE BIRD at which Miss Stella Whisman, 1013 Thir
teenth St. N. W., is looking is a duckhen that has the
body of a duck and the head and feet of a hen. The
strange bird was in a shipment received by a local
wholesale poultry dealer yesterday.
GIRL, 17, FREED
IN SHOOTING
RICHMOND, Va„ Jan. 9.—The
stigma of homicide was removed
from Miss Minnie Lou Wright. 17,
of Franklin county, Va., when
the county grand jury failed to
return an indictment accusing
her of killing Lancaster Hall, who
was shot while paying a call on
the girl he planned to marry last
Nocember.
Hall, 17, was found by mem
bers of the Wright family shot
through the head. At first a
suicide verdict was rendered the
coroner, but later the girl was
charged with killing him.
She had been in the custody of
her father since that time, deny
ing she had caused the youth's
death.
Liquor In His Auto
Costs Owner $75
Captured after an automobile
chase near Collington, Md., Ed
ward Bates, who gave his address
as. 232 Hillside Pl. N. E„ was
fined $75 by Judge J. Chew
Sheriff in police court at Upper
Marlboro. Constable William
Krietzer said he found liquor in
Bates’ automobile.
marriage’ucenses
Marriage licenses were issued
at Rockville to Norman W.
Brown. 22. of Philadelphia, and
Jean V. Baker, 20, of Washing
ton, and John E. Crozier, 52. and
Flossie C. Loveless, 47, both of
Washington.
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AGRIMONY DDT
IN TAKOMA
Dissention within the Takoma
Park Volunteer Fire Depart
ment is expected to be smoth
ered out next Wednesday night
when Martin F. Iverson will be
elected president of the organ
ization, along with A. L. Rey
nolds, vice president: Charles
Thomas, secretary: C. C. Wa
ters, treasurer, and Leo B. Mof
fett, chief.
Mr. Iverson let it be known
that he would not be a candi
date unless all bickerings cease
and the members unite their ef
forts for the good of the de
partment.
There may be a contest for
the position of department
chief, but it is said this will
melt before the election.
Mt. Rainier Welfare
Aim of Fund Drive
The Mt. Rainier Welfare As
sociation is conducting a drive
for funds to carry on relief work,
according to William A. Jones,
president. Pledges will be cir
culated until Saturday, January
17.
Seven heads of families are
being given work through the
association,
delegateTeaving
Hugh Reid, delegate to the gen
eral assembly from Arlington
county, leaves tomorrow night for
Richmond.
SATURDAY—JANUARY 9—1932
BAILIFF’S FEES
FACE ATTACK
AT BAR MEET
Arlington County Lawyers
to Pass on Report Rela
tive to New Court
President J. Hammopd
Brewer, of the Arlington
County Bar Association, has
called a special meeting Tues
day afternoon to pass upon the
recommendations of a special
committee on the legislative act
setting up the county court.
A battle is expected on a
clause in the recommendations
which would give the bailiff of
the county court the authority to
serve all summonses, notices and
processes, and to execute all
orders and attachments arising
out of court business. This power
has formerly been held exclusively
by the sheriff or his deputies.
The bailiff’s salary was placed
at $2 per day by the county board
of commissioners at its last meet
ing. but with fees derived from
service of papers, the salary
would become a substantial one.
Caraway Home Goes
Under Hammer Soon
Foreclosure proceedings filed by
Attorney T. Howard Duckett will
result in the sale of the home
of the late Senator T. H. Cara
way on the auction block at
Upper Marlboro to satisfy a lien
of $30,000, it was disclosed today.
Mr. Duckett is serving as assignee
for Percy W. Pickford who orig
inally held the lien.
WELFARE CARD PARTY
Ladies of the Welfare Associa
tion of Colmar Manor, Md., will
give a benefit card party in the
Cottage City fire house tonight.
Arrangements are in charge of
Mrs. Samuel Millhouser. presi
dent. and Mrs. Pearl Nagel.
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MRS. A. B. PARKER MRS. CROSHER
SHE’S THE YOUNGEST grandmother in Los Angeles
—is Mrs. A. B. Parker, who is just 35 years old. Her
oldest daughter, Mrs. Robert Crosher, 19, is the mother
of a one-month-old boy. Says Mrs. Parker: “I think
people should marry young.” Mrs. Parker married when
she was 14.
Fairfax Hunt Club
To Give Dog Trophy
The Fairfax Hunt Club is offer
ing a large trophy to the best
foxhound of any hunt in Virginia
or nearby Maryland. The hound
is tp be judged at a joint meet
February 22 in the territory of
the Fairfax Hunt.
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