Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1931, Page 17

WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WAS HINGTON, D. C, TUB 6P, ENPLOVES HIT BY WARLS OVERTI RULING Must Compensate for Satur- day Afternoons” Work in Part-Day Units. CONGRES?TE REQUIRE FULL 8 HOURS DAILY Plan of Public Printer G. H. Carter for Workers Is Ousted by Decisfon. Employes of the Government Print- ing Office, who will probably have to work soon every Saturday afternoon. a legal holiday for Government workers, will not be able to get their compensa- tory time off later in units of complete ddys, under a ruling today by Con- troller General McCarl. There ar 4,981 employes of the printing office. | Public Printer George H. Carter had | worked out a plan for pushing through | the emergency work of Congress b keeping empioyes busy every Saturday afternoon and letting them accumu- late enough time off to take it in units | of a whole day at a time. This was | blocked by McCarl. i Carter told McCarl that “the emerg- ency work for Congress required a steady force for a period of eight hours every work day and night of the week. Will Accumulate Time. He explained that this work for Con- gress will make it necessary for prac- ‘tically all day and night mechanical forces in the Government Printing Of- fice to work 8 hours on each Saturday during sessions. These employes. he | said, would thus “accumulate 4 hours time on each Saturday, which would.; under the act of March 3, 1931, neces- sitate their taking compensatory time ©off on a subsequent work day.” In deciding that the proposed Carter lan could not be put into execution, Mecan explained that the Saturday half-holiday act “grants a half or part| holiday only, not an entire holiday or | extra leave of absence.” Purpose to Shorten Workday. “he primary purpose,” said McCarl, “was to shorten one workday each week, not to permit the granting of en- fire days of absence from duty with say, and effect must be given to said purpose even though, due to the exi- gencies of a particular service, adminis- trative difficulties may be encountered in the operation of the statute. “Compensatory time for work re- quired on more than one Saturday in excess of four hours in units of time of one entire day or more ceases to be a half or part holiday, but becomes an entire holiday or additional leave of absence not authorized under the law The statute may properly be applici only by granting compensatory time off from duty in units of less than one regular working da: MAJ. STUART WILDER DIES FROM INJURIES Aide to Hawaiian Governor, Hurt Eight Years Ago in Plane, Ex- pires at Walter Reed. | | i | | | | Maj. Stuart Gardiner Wilder, 41/ years old, military aide to Gov. Law- yence M. Judd of Hawaii, died today | in Walter Reed Hospital from injuries suffered eight years ago in an airplane crash { He was stationed in Washington for several years until transferred to Hawali | about a year ago. He was on duty| here in the office of the Army chief engineer. Maj, Wilder was cited for gallantry | in action three times during the World War. He was graduated from the Uni- | wversity of California He was a passenger on a test flight | of a new bombing plane at the Abcr-l deen Proving Grounds eight years ago when the ship crashed. The pilot was killed and several others were injured. including Maj. Wilder. It was thought W The Star Has a Namesake A NEWSPAPER IS BORN AT THE NEW BRIGHTWOOD 4SCHOOL. The Brightwood Star THE NEW BRIGHTWOOD SCHOOL oL WASHINGTON, 0 Vi CHILDREN DISMISSED T0 SEE AKRON SONG (0 Tin w vesterdag Akron flow over Wl 16 was k- byt s Angeles, 61 wan Those that £ it vt Voot i the winming ASHINGTON and The Star were honored at exercises last night in the new Bright- ‘ wood School in connection with the regular meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association. when the birth of a brand-new journalistic enterprise was _announced and the | healthy infant exhibited to the proud | parents and teachers. | The new newspaper—the Brightwood | Star-—came into being as a result of a | visit of the sixth grade recently to The Star office. The boys and girls were shown the library, the news room, the composing room and then taken to the basement, to watch the presses run.| They were Seized by that impulse com- | mon to mankind and decided to start a newspaper of their own. A vote was taken by the students and a name—the | Brightwood Star—won by a large ma- jority. As explained last night by John Breen, Cecil Riordan and Billy Lynch, members of the sixth grade, the news- paper will serve no special interest, but | will be published for the entertainment | and enlightment of the boys and girls, the parents and the teachers in the fine new Brightwood school. The first copy. neatly printed on four pages, is re- plete with interesting items of hot news such as— A DISCUSSION LESSON. One day in school we were having a discussion lesson on Egypt. One FIREMEN'S STONE PUT IN CATHEDRAL | | Bishop Freeman Ofiiciates‘ and Praises Fallen Men at Rites in Transept. J S | Dedicated to the valor of the officers NDAY. NOV 4 1011 NO 1 NTEST BRIGHTWOOD'S AHEAD The fiest ames o pased ofy Toath b 31 i v of Booghiwour, givk R TIRC i Qrightwnod ' e it was prsipun Fhe third games we plaved an Trestlny Sovember 5 | o, boes 10 in ase swnd vuur 1 e were o o, 0 o Thursdoy e Miss Lind, s Spraten Room | girl stood up and said “The Nile flows into the Mississippi.” OUR BACK STAGE SCENE. We had a big picce of cloth hang- ing in our room with four thumb tacks. One thumb tack came loose and fell, anotier fell. and another, until the big piece of cloth was hang- ing on one tack POOR ALLAN. One day the teacher was talking about different pupils and their work. She began to talk about Allan, and whe she looked at poor Allan, he was under the desk in- stead of on the chair. A sound talk on the business man- agement of the paper by Master Lynch took the form of an appeal for more and better advertisements. ‘““The more advertisements you get the less it will cost to run the paper.” said Master Lynch, “and the less advertisements you get the more it will cost to run the paper.” DRANA GROUP HER WL DEFEND MAME Gotham Association Demand for Ban on Word “Guild” to Bring Trade Protest. The Drama Guild of Washington an- that it | heroism as war heroes. | services to others in their day and gen- and men of the District Fire Depart- nounced today is planning to ment who have given their lives in the | file a complaint with the Federal Trade service of this community, a memorial | Commission charging the Theater Guild stone was placed in the south transept |of New York with “unfeir discrimina- of Washington Cathedral at a special | tion” in its business rclations with service yesterday afternoon in the pres- | home-talent dramatic ‘groups through- ence of former comrades. | out the coun In delivering the memorial address, Developed from a small “art” theater Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop into the world’s most powerful theat- of Washington, asserted that the fire- | rical association, the New York Guild, men, in sacrificing everything in line of according to the Washington organiza- duty. had displayed the same type of | tion, has refused to sell it the produc- “As long as tion rights on any play unless it this cathedral stands that stone shall changes its name to omit the word bear witness to their valor and their “guild.” The New York Guild is now produc- ing_in Washington the play, “Reunion of Vienna.” Its insistence on the elim ination of the word “guild” from the name of the Washington organization, it was said, is due to possible confusion of names. The position of the New York Guild was first disclosed, according to Robert bers of the Fire Department, in uni- | D, Chase, chairman of the administra- form, formed an escort of honor. tive council of the Washington players, Chief George S. Watson, veteran of | when it sought the production rights many years, placed the stone in position | for “The Devil's Disciple,” by George Bishop Preeman pronounced this Bernard Shaw, and Sidney Howard's sentence of dedication: ‘ “Ned McCobb's Daughter.” “I do hallow and dedicate this memo- York Guild, Chase declared, holds the rial stone in tribute to those men of the | production rights on all Fire Department of the District of Co- | iatest works, as well as exclusive right lumbia who have given their lives in the to rel the plays of Eugene O'Neill service of the Capital of the Nation.” | and many other dramatists. a g e e e BRITISH CRUISER TO VISIT CAPITAL “On behalf of the officers and men of H. M. S. Delhi to Arrive Here eration,” he said. Watson Presents Stone. The ceremonies were attended by 90 widows and relatives of the men hon- ored, who were special guests, with the District Commissioners and heads of civic and business organizations. Mem- Columbia_I present this stone to the glory of God and in memory of these, our comrades, who have given their lives.” 250 Firemen March to Rites. Headed by the Drum and Bugle Corps The New | of Shaw's | GRAND JURY OPENS INVESTIGATION OF EDITH RILEY CASE Brother and Sister Testify of | Stepmother’s Treatment of Little Girl. ROOMERS IN HOME KNEW NOTHING AT ALL OF CHILD | Boy Who Caused Probe Becomes Ward of Board of Public Wel- fare Pending Court Action. ‘The grand jury today heard the tragic | tale of Edith Riley, who police charge spent four of her 12 years in a closet, held a virtual prisoner by her step-| | mother, 1‘ A boy of 15 and a pretty girl of 20, | { brother and sister of Edith, testified | against their stepmother, Mrs. Elsie Webster Riley. Mrs, Riley and her husband, Harry Newman Riley, 49-year-old paper- hanger, are under arrest on cruelty | | charges as a result of the boy's testi- mony Saturday in Police Court. Mrs. Riley made bond of $2.500, but her husband, apparently unable to raise the money, remained in jail. The couple was taken in custody Fri- day afternoon after Policewoman Ruby | Brandt, accompanied by Detective | | Sergt. L. M. Wilson, raided the Riley { home and declared they found Edith | crouching amid filthy ~blankets and | | papers. | i Didn't Know of Child. | | The grand jury is being asked to | return indictments against the step- | mother and father charging cruelty to | a child. Conviction on this charge | carries a maximum penalty of two | vears' imprisonment or $250 fine, or { both. . | If the tribunal decides, however, that the child was mentally deficient as de- clared by Mrs. Riley, the jail sentence may be increased under the law to five years Other witnesses summoned before | the grand jury included two young students, said to have rcomed at the Riley's for two years and never saw Edith or knew that she even existed. | | They were said by police to have told investigators they often saw the broth- er beaten by Mrs. Riley. Edith herself was viewed by the | grand jury. She was taken into the |room by her aunt, Mrs. Louise Hall of 1414 V street Clad in a red sweater, with a tam | {o'shanter to match, o plaid skirt and | blue house slippers adorned with bunny | rabbits, the child looked fresher than jat any time since discovered by police {in_the closet. | Her ability to walk into the grand jdury room today contrasted sharply | ith her condition Saturday, when she was carried into Police Court, swathed in blankets. Child’s Aunt Testifies. Mrs. Hall also testified before the | grand jury. A sister of Edith’s mother, | she said "after appearing before the | grand jury that she would go before | Judge Kathryn Sellers in Juvenile | Court tomorrow to seek commitment | | papers authorizing her to adopt both | | Edith and Francis. She said she and | her husband are Government employes | {and have enough to support the two | { children. She said she knew nothing | | about the children being ill-treated by | the stepmother, except what they had told her. | Mrs. Margaret Allen, a dressmaker | for Edith's grandmother, another wit- { ness, said later she had seen Edith she was 6 years old and that she bright and normal in every re- | | | | | neeses of Riley were Mrs, Emma Mrs. Brandt, the Rachel Johnson; Ida | Brown. 4402 Fifteenth street; Mrs. | Clara D. Neligh, 470 N street southwest, | the Friendship House, Detective Wil- | son and Marshals Kemon and Massle. | Meanwhile. Edith- is reeovering from } the confinement at Gallinger Hospital. For perhaps the first time in her Tife | she is tasting the carefree joys of child- hood. - Washingtontans wha Heve secd | of her life in the newspapers have flcoded her room with dolls and toys Her grave little face. heretofore, expres- | exceeding $175,000 when and if needed.” | chairman of the Office Management for a time that he would not recover, |of the department. 250 firemen were in the Fire Department of the District of Thursday and Remain Until sionless, has lighted up in smiles at one but he later showed signs of regaining | the procession which marched up the his strength and was returned to active | du'y. He became ill a few days ago. It developed that he was suffering from his old injuries. Maj. Wilder is survived by his widow, the former Miss Helenor Campbell of | Baltimore; his mother, Mrs. Clara Burt | Wilder of 2349 Ashmead place; a sis- ter, Mrs. Charles W. Bailey of San | Francisco, and two brothers, Maj. Cyrus ‘Wilder, an American officer stationed in the West. and Beverly Burt Wilder of San Francisco. i Funeral arrangements have not been completed. PRESIDENT CONSIDER ; V. F. W. INVITATION| Thanked for Help in Promoting Pageant to Be Given Wednes- day Night. ! Hoover has taken under | an nvitation to partici- | pate in the pageant Wednesday hight 2t the Washington Auditorium to be given under auspices of the Veterans | <f_Foreign Wars. i The invitation was extended today by a committee represent. the vet- erans. Included in the delegation were Representative Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota, Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans' af fairs; Gen, Pelham D. Glassford, newly appointed chief of the metrop:litan police and director general of the af- lair; James E. Van Zandt, junior vice commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Charles B. Jennings, eommander of the Department of the District of Columbia, and Nathan D Gelden, junior vice commander of the Department of the District of Co- Jumbia Representative Johnson, grand mar- shal of the jubilee, who acted as spokesman. thanked the President for the help he and Mrs. Hoover have given in promoting the affair and ex- pressed the hope they would be able 1o attend. President advisement EX-HOUSE CLERK DIES {and < newly built steps of the south transept to the spot where the stone was placed to the ringing strains of a patriotic number. It was said by cathedral offi- cials that this was the first procession to pass up the steps. which had been built through the generosity of a cathe- dral donor to the employment fund. After the stone was put into position Grace Weidzel, president of the Auxiliary of the Fire De- . placed upon it a memorial kreath on the name of her organiza- | tion Bishop Freeman welcomed the fire- men and their families to the service In his memorial address ke said he felt it was an important occasion, be- cause it portrayed the civic relationship of the Cathedral to the life of the com- munity. He expressed pleasure also that this tribute had been paid to the fire heroes, for all too frequently com- munities lack gratitude to those who rave served them. Pays Tribute to Heroes. ‘We cannot, on the eve of Armistice said Bishop Freeman, “fail to measure lives in terms of service, rather than of material things. These men we honor today set us a wholesome ex- ample in their service they aided in the security of this community and miributed of their all to its peace and he service was conducted by Bishop Treeman sted by Dr. Anson Phelps Stekes, Cznon of Washington Cathedral, on Gummere. Music was fur- nished by the Cathedral choir of boy: under the direction of Edgar Priest, or-| ganist and choirmaster. The proces- | sion of clergy and choir, which arrived | after the firemen's group and officials | had been received, was headed by a crucifer bearing the golden cross re- cently given to the cathedral by the King of Abyssinia. | Baltimore Sends Delegation. | | After the memorial stone was in place | a bugler blew “Taps” in tribute fo the| departed comrades of the firefighters | | present. 1 Chief August Emrich of the Balti-| more Fire Department, accompanied by | a delegation of firemen, attended the | service. The District firemen in charge | {of the arrangements for the service were Battalion Chie! Thomas O'Connor, | Capt_ Stephen T. Porter, Pvt. Anthony | H. Schwenk, Capt. John Werheim and Inspector John Sullivan. ATLANTA, Ga., November 10 (#).— winfield B. Johnson, 61, assistant chief Merchant Robbed of $25. Two men held up and robbed Lorenzo | November 18. Announcement the Na cruiser H. \ Admiral Sir commander and We was made today by Department that the British M. € flagship of Vice n H. S. Haggard. in chief of the America ndies stations of the British 1 the National Capital moon on a visit of co e vessel is due to reach Washington at 4 pm. and will remain here until } ber United States naval personnel will as- sist in entertaining the visitors with a number of social events, officers of the Delhi will be tendered a luncheon at the Racquet Club, and golf and tennis will be played at the Army- Navy Country Club. "A dinner will be given by Admiral William V. Pratt, chief of naval operations, to Vice Ad- miral Haggard and his flag captain The warrant officers at the navy yard will entertain the British warrant officers On_ Saturday av on Vice Admiral Haggard and the officers of the Delhi will be guests at the Navy-Notre Dame game at Baltimore, Md "The British enlisted men will be taken on sight-seeing trips and a dance will be held at the Navy Yard for them On Sund at the CI rogram ht- y Chase Club will be the Enlisted men will go on eing trips. The Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. will be visited by Vice Admiral Haggard and his officers on Monday. The visiting admiral will be the lunch- eon guest of Rear Admiral Thomas C Hart, U. S. N, superintendent of the Naval Academy. The British officers will be guests at the Officers’ Club. Rear Admiral Henry V. Butler, com- mandant of the Washington Navy Yard | will hold an at home at the Navy Yard at 5 pm. on Monday ARMY OFFICER SPEAKS War College Instructor Addresses Alexandria Rotary Club. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 10.— Maj. O. H. Saunders, instructor at the United States Army War College, Wash- ington, was the principal speaker at the meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club today. He was introduced by Col Clarence 8. Deems, military instructor of public schools here, In keeping with the club's plan of clerk in the House of Representatives | Costa, 738 Fourteenth street, last night | having some civi speaker Ghiring the Wilson administration, died | about 12 o'clock as the merchant pre- | once a month, sanoeimens o made here today. For the last six years he had been publisher of the Manchester pared to close his store. Costa told he lost $25. He furnished ! police des:rintions of the robbers. speker at next we that Elliott F. Hoffman, clerk of the Corporation Court, will be the principal meeting. On Friday the | ¥ golf, tennis and luncheon | | big doll that closes its eyes. Psychiatrists Study Child. Psychiatrists believe it will be at least two weeks before they can determine whether she is mentally deficient or a | normal child. the victim of her impris- onment. Her brother and’ sister, to: gether with other relatives, have de- clared she was normal before she went | to live with the Rileys eight years ago. | Francis Riley, a student at Lang- ley Junior High School, and upon whose {complaint his father and stepmother { were held. today became a temporary | | ward of the Board of Public Welfare. { He will remain under the board's juris- | diction pending outcome of the case, when his maternal grandmother, Mrs. | Susan Annadale, 1414 V street, will go | into_court and ask permission to adopt I the boy. Louise, because she is 20 years old, being permitted to “shift for herseif according to Director George S. Wilson of the Welfare Board. She left the | Rhode Island avenue home several months before her father and step- mother were arrested and has since been living with Mrs. Annadale, with whom she plans to sta | Investigated Before. | A check-up of records of the Police Department’s Women's Bureau and the Welfare Board disclosed that on three occasions previous to last week the case of the three children had been called to the attention of officials, In 1925, 1926 and again in 1928 com- plaints were made to either the Wom- | en’s Bureau or the Board of Public Weltare that Francis, Louise and Edith were being mistreated. “Investigations failed to develop suf- | ficient evidence to take the cases into court, however,” said Director Wilson, “and we were forced to let the matter drop.” Mr. Wilson explained that unless evi- dence is secured strong enough to con- vince a judge that the children should | be transferred to an institution or | adopted by another family, the chances of relieving a condition of mistreatment are not very great. Said Child Was Treated. Mr. Wilson disclosed that in investi- gating one complaint, in July, 1928, Mrs. Riley declared Edith was being kept by a private family and maintained she was receiving treatment from “two of the best physicians.” She refused- to divulge the name of the family or of the physicians, so nothing could be done about it, Mr. Wilson asserted. At another time, Mr. Wilson said, Judge Isaac R. Hitt in Police Court re- fused to sign papers committing the three children to the care of relatives. This apparently was because of in- .:ull'!‘lciem evidence,. the welfare head sal The Foening far Society and General SDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 0 ol 19 COMMUNTY CHEST TOBORROW STT500 OR PARTF NEEDED Bank Offers to Loan Money at Preferential Interest for ’31 Relief Work. D. C. JOBS COMMITTEE 0. K.’D ON MEMBERSHIP H. L. Rust, Jr., Heads Committee Formed to Collect Accounts Un- paid in 1929 and 1930. Increased demands for relief, made upon family welfare organizations af- filiated with the Community Chest, will make it necessary for the Chest to bo: row money to complete its year's work, it was announced today following the meeting of the Board of Trustees held last night at the United States Cham- ber of Commerce Building. At |hl-“ meeting, it was discloscd, the trustess | authorized the president and treasurer | of the Chest to “borrow up to and not At the same time, I. J. Roberts, as- sistant treasurer, stated that the Riggs National Bank is prepared to loan to the Chest any part of the sum needed at “a preferential rate of interest.” The trustees also voted to accept the District of Columbia Employment Com- mittee as a Chest agency “upon appli- cation of the committee” for the period of one year, because of the intertwining of its work with that of the Community Chest. Will Clean Up Old Pledges. ‘The Employment Committee has not yet had a chance to meet and apply for membership, and this action was taken so that application of the com- mittee automatically will make it a} member agency. This will place the task of raising money for the commit- tee upon the Chest, and the committee, in turn, will work directly with thel Chest, using such facilities as the So- | cial Service Exchange, the various bu- | reaus and such other aid as is needed. Yesterday's meeting also disclosed the formation of a Clean-up Committee for the Chest, of which H. L. Rust, jr., is chairman, which will endeavor to col- lect accounts not paid in 1929 and 1930. This committee will also seek funds from those who gave in the previous two years and did not give in 1931. Street Reports on Work. Elwood Street, director, reported on his work in Ohio and Michigan, where he has been stationed as an'aid of the Association of Community Chests and Councils, working in conjunction with the President’s Organization on Em- ployment for the past three months, dur- ! ing which time he has visited every city of 25,000 or more population and cities under 25000 where there is a Chest. In the absence of John Poole, presi- dent of the Chest, Mrs. Charles Gold- smith, vice president, took the chair. Reports were made by J. B. WycKoff, Committee; Ernest S. Johnston, chair- man of the Publicity Committee: Miss B. Gertrude Taft, Speakers’ Bureau; H. L. Willett, acting director, and W. J. Plunkert, assistant director of the Chest. CENTRAL MISSION BUSY i i Staff Works Overtime Collecting | 0ld Garments for Growing Crowds of Needy People. Following its appeal on Sunday for warm clothing for the unemployed. the Central Union Mission staff has worked overtime ~ collecting and distributing hundreds of old garments among a steady stream of applicants Telephone calls from all parts of the city became so numerous, Supt. John S. Bennett announced, that it was neces- sary for the mission to obtain the loan of two automobiles to make the collec- tion rounds. With nearly 200 men ap- plying yesterday, overcoats, shoes and suits were passed around and others were being supplied with needs today against the cold. The word evidently had been passed around, for the line-up last night was considerably larger than usual. With practically every man in need of some article of clothing or shoes, the mis- son can easily dispose of all -clothing furnished. The men are fitted and none of the clothing is sold, Mr. Bennett as- sured the public. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Buffet supper, Women's National Press Club, Willard Hotel, 6:30 p.m. Dinner, Local Committes, American Ceramic Society, 6:30 p.m. Rehearsal, Temple Noyes Lodge, Wil- | lard Hotel, 4 pm. Meeting. Women's Auxiliary, D. C. Dental Society, Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Takoma Park Citizens' Assc. ciation, Takoma Public Library, 8 p.m. Meeting, Alpha Pi Alumnae Chapter, | Alpha Deita Pi, 4458 Reservoir road, § | p.m. | Current events lecture, Women's City Club, 736 Jackson place, 4:45 p.m. Meeting, Columbia Heights Business Men's Association, New Amsterdam Hotel, 8:30 pm. Meeting, Burleith Citizens' Associa- tion, Gordcn Junior High School, 8 p.m. Card party, Columbia Review, Wash- ington Loan & Trust Building, 8 p.m. Mecting, Society for Philosophical Inquiry, New National Museum, 4:45 p.m. Meeting, Business Women's Council, Church of the Covenant, 8 p.m. Meeting, Mary Washington Chapter, D. A. R, Washington Club, 3 p.m. Card party, Choir of St. James’ Cath- olic Church, Thirty-seventh street and Rhode Island avenue northeast, 8 p.m. Masquerade dance, Hope Council, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Navai Lodge Hall, 8:30 pm. FUTURE. Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, District of Columbia Bankers' Association, Willard Hotel, to- morrow, 12:45 p.m. Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayflower Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Monarch Club, New Co- lonial Hotel, tomorrow, 12:50 p.m. Luncheon, Exchange Club, Carlton Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Uses Lye for Protection LONE WOMAN GUARDS $15300 HOARD. 6t 'VE sold my shotgun, but there's always & pot of boiling lye on the stove for any one that tries | to get that money without my say s0." Mrs. Maggie Owens, whose 71-year- old husband William, under indictment | for the murder of Elsie Louise Bryant, 14, claims he buried $15,300 under his house, pointed to & steaming cauldron sitting on the oil range. “I've got the back gates closed up and my door bolted,” Mrs. Owens con- | tinued, “because if that money is still | where William put it no one else will | be getting it until he comes out here.” | Owens yesterday was denied his plea | for release from jail in the custody of | a United States marshal to search for | the large sum which, he claims, the | Byrant girl and a boy had attempted | to take from him. His attorneys, John | P. Mullen and Joseph D. Di Leo, visited the house in Greater Capitol Heights on Saturday. but despite instructions | from their client were unable to dis- | cover the funds which Owens says he | transferred from a metal box after he | learned the Bryant girl and the boy | were aware that it was his safe. | “If they'd let me sce him” Mrs. | Owens said, “he could tell me exactly | where he put it.” She pointed to sev- | eral corners under the porch where the | carth had not been dug up. “It may be | one of those places there. No one else | knows this house as well as I do. They | might not have understood him.” | Asked if she had found any of her | husband’s money caches, Mrs. Owens | exclaimed, “He only had one, and if | I'd found that I wouldn't have been selling my furniture to get money, and | needing help from the neighbors all | the time. But I hope they find it soon. | People will kill you for that much | money, you know, and I'm here all| alone~except for the lye,” she added | significantly | Attorneys for Owens visited his Cap-| — itol Heights home early this afternoon | Earlier in the day Justice William C. in another unsuccessful attempt to lo- | Letts, District Supreme Court, refused cate the hoard. They dug in the spot | to sign an_order permitting Owens to Owens said the money was located, but | leave the District Jail and go to his no cache was there. home- in order to point out the spot Attorneys Mullen, and Di Leo went | where he said his money was buried. to the District Jail following their un- | The ground under the house this after- successful search to cross-examine | noon bore evidence that others had Owens as to the location of the treasure.' been there searching for the money. BUN SALE MEASURE HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER BACKED BY CROSBY STRIKES NEWSBOY Car Running Without Lights Knocks Down Douglas Fin- ! layson, Speeds On. MRS. MAGGIE OWENS. —Star Staff Photo. Passage of Proposed Law by Congress Urged at Meeting. While 13-year-old Douglas Finlayson, a route carrier for The Star, lay serious. iy injured at Emergency Hospital today. police were searching for a hit-and-run motorist who fled after his automobile, ‘The proposed uniform law regulat- ing sale of dangerous weapons should be passed at the coming session of Congress, Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, Po- lice Commissioner, declared yesterday b;forlf l.hde I;ublicd()rdtr Committee of the Board of Trade. t ! | proceeding without lights, knocked the Because of past difficulties in at-| S0 ENR NG (o° the pavement, in | tempts to draft a law meeting all prob- | { { . | the 100 block of Fifth street southeast | lems involved in the matter, Commis- | a¢ 190 PIOCE O i sioner Crosby urged public support for | 4k 1ast W& ul y _was badly bruised and o O P auniform law as_DXo-| shocked, suffering internal injuries in et addition to a possible fracture of the | | back. He was to undergo X-ray exam- | found not to meet all problems arising | \Nation today to d:termine if any bones | out of the sale and possession of dan- | WeLe broken. Serolintwes sl Canyoreaty ALl Con_! Young_Finlayson, a student at Hine If this measure, after enactment, is PAGE B—1 SENATOR BiNGHAM SEES HUGE GARAGE AS PARKING NEED Unites With Fess in Belief Some Place Must Be Found for Cars. CAREFUL STUDY OF ALL FACTORS IS ADVOCATED IApproach to Highway Bridge and Tidal Basin Inlet Span Also Require Consideration. The automobile parking problem, raised yesterday by the Fine Arts Com- mission in its relation to the appear- ‘nnce of Washington, is a question that will require sympathetic and construc- tive consideration, in the opinion of Senators Fess, Republican, of Ohio, and Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut. Senator Bingham, who is chairman of the subcommittee on District appro- priations, suggested that it might be- come necessary to set aside a part of the Government-owned land for a structure that would house a large number of cars of Government em- ployes now parked in the vicinity of the. Government buildings. Commission Will Meet. Senator Fess, who is chairman of the Executive Committee of the National George Washington Bicentennial Com- mission, said that committee will meet shortly after Congress convenes and that any suggestions which may grow out of the Fine Arts Commission letter would be taken up by his committes at that time Senator I%ess revealed that the letter of the Fine Arts Commission was for- warded to the District Commissioners after it had been discussed by the Sub- committee on Program for the Bicenten- nial Celebration. The Ohio Senator said he wanted to emphasize that. in sending the letter to the District Build- ing for consideration, there was no thought of criticism or complaint of local officials in respect to the handling of traffic. That course was taken, he said, because it was a question over which the Bicentennial group would have no control or jurisdiction. He 'said. however, he would co-operate in | considering any proposals that may be advanced for solving the problem. Will Require Study. Senators Fess and Bingham agreed that the problem of automobile park- ing is one that will have to be solved in some way, but both indicated their belief that : it would require careful study of all the factors. “The problem was not one within our province.” sald Senator Fess, referring to the Bicentennial Commission, “‘and the most we could do was to take it up with the Commissioners and offer to co-operate in reaching a solution.” The Ohio Senator said he had not reached conclusions as to how it is to be solved, but thought that ultimately it will become necessary to find spaces where cars could be parked. “It is a problem that must be looked into sympatheticaily and constructive- ly.” Senator Fes; added. Senator Bingham, in commenting on the Fine Arts Commission letter, said: “It is one of the most difficult ques- tions confronting us, both from the : Junior High School, had left his home o o Pelationed to Pass addl- | at 801 B street southeast with a friend, " | Harvey Bohanon, 11 years old, of 1103 | Indorsed by Reckord. East Capitol street, to collect from sub- Brig. Gen. M. A. Reckord, executive SCTiDers he served. vice president of the Rifle Association, | He Was walking on Fifth street near | also recommended passage of the uni- | the line of parked automobiles when form weapons measure. Explaining why | 3 coupe came up behind and_struck his organization had opposed passage | Dim. ~James W. Chandler of 1237 D| of the firearms measure before —the | street mortheast saw the accident. He lifted the unconscious youth, placed last Congress, Gen. Reckord declared | ! amendments attached to the uniform |fim, in his automobile and took him B e Hoalish and ridiculous~ " | to Casualty Hospital. There Finlayson | Tribute was paid by speakers to Maj. | eceived first aid and was transferred | ‘ : to_Emergeny Hospital. Henry H. Pratt, retiring chief of the | 2. : metropolitan police, and to his suc- |, Both Chandler and young Bohannon told police they were unable to see the e Cafice et Monaay. _ " | 1&g numbers of the coupe because there. 10 ssumes office mext Monda) 1o as | Were no lights on the machine, which director of public grounds and parks | 9id not slacken its pace after the acci- | dent s - supervises the park police force, """sg;}puo: hoery J;ucmc‘af—‘e "h;e‘v‘é?"é‘éadfiz the white man driving it. i dicted a highly successful career here | for Gen. Glassford. Declaring Washing- standpoint of beautification and of the convenience of the people in the Dis- trict. There is no problem ahead of us that presents more difficulties.” Senator Bingham said he appreciated the position of the Fine Arts Commis- sion regarding the desirability of pre- tecting the appearance of the improve- ments being - made in the National Capi- tal. At the same time, he said, “we have got to provide a proper place to put them,” referring to parked auto- mobiles. Suggests Ramp Garage. The Connecticut Senator then ad- vanced the suggestion that ,one step might be to set aside a part of the Government-owned land for a building to take care of Goveérnment employes’ cars. Such a structure, he said, could be one story underground and ome or two stories above. ton is fortunate in having a man of such high caliber for its police chief, Col. Grant said Gen. Glassford would administer his office “without fear or | favor” for any one. 4 Gen. Crosby pictured the new chief of police as a hard worker and as one who has a flair for systematizing or- ganization work. He said Gen. Gll&'y-i ford was appointed not merely because he was an “Army officer,” but also be- | cause of what he has done and is able to do as an adiministrator. Pratt Called Able Man. | Maj. Pratt proved himself to be “a| fine and able man,” Gen. Crosby said. He added that he believed there was “infinitely” less corruption in Wash- ington than in any city in the country | of comparable size. Odell S. Smith, chairman of the pub- lic order committee, in introducing the | new chief of police, gave him a new title of “P. D. Q.” Glassford, in recog- nition of the General's reputation for | getting action. Gen. Glassford already | bears the nickname of “Happy.” Chairman Smith reiterated that the new chief of police has two important | tasks before him: “To build up the morale of the police force and to ‘sell’ | the Metropolitan Police to the city.” | He pledged the support of the publ order committee. Chairman Smith paid an eloguent tribute to Maj. Pratt. A toast in water | was drunk to him. Gen. Glassford Speaks. Gen. Glassford, in a brief talk, said he was glad to hear the tribute to Maj. Pratt and said he hoped he could serve the District in a way to earn the same token of respect, “Gen. Crosby knows-and T know even better—that 1 haven't brains enough to run the department by myself,” he sald, “but it is gratifylng to know that | I will have the benefit of the counsel and assistance f organized groups of responsible cltizens of the city.” Other talks were made by Frank Mor- | rison, secretary of the American Fed- eration of Labor, a new member of the public order committee; Maj. Donald A. Davison, Assistant Engineer Commis- sioner; Claude Owen, vice president of the Board of Trade, and Edmund F. Jewell, publisher of the Times-Herald. Politician's Home Burns. By a Btaff Correspondent of The Btar FORESTVILLE, Md.,, November 10— The five-room residence of John Bradus, colored political leader, near here, was destroyed by fire last night. Firemen from Marlboro, Cireater Capi- tol Helghts and Boulevard Helghts re- sponded to an alarm. They sald the blaze apparently started from an over- heated stove. |added he had posted collateral of $5, The injured youth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Finlayson. Doctors said he probably would recover. 60 DRIVERS GET TAGS FOR IMPROPER PARKING Official of Association Which Com- plained of Cars Gets Traffic Ticket. More than 60 persons received traf- c tickets in the second police precinct esterday for improperly parking their utomobiles, Amcng the cars tagged because it was parked on an incline of Kalorama Circle without the wheels turned into the curbs, was a machine owned by John L. Proctor, deputy controller of currency at the Treasury Department and a vice president of the Kalorama Citizens' Association. His association recently complained to police that sev- accidents had resulted from im- ver parking. Mr. Proctor declared today he ap- proved the police drive, but had not taken any active part in preparation of the Citizens' Association complaint. He fi ¥ ai er: pr though he did not personally park the automobile before it was given a ticket. Harvey Bundy, an Assistant Secretary of State, was the owner of two other cca‘lsll.agged in the vicinity of Kalorama rcle. HOWARD U. MUSICIANS TO AID THREE RECITALS Glee Club Will Be Heard on Air in Education Program This Afternoon. Howard University musicians will participate in three concerts, to be given within the next 10 days, accord- ing to a schedule announced today. The university Glee Club, under the direction of Prof. Roy W. Tibbs, will take part in a national broadcast of Aside from the parking question, ! Senator Fess of Ohio said there were two traffic problems that should be given study, namely, the approach to the Highway Bridge, and the “narrow neck” over the inlet to the Tidal Basm. “We simply must find a_betler way | to apprcach the Highway Bridge,” the Senator declared. With regard to the inlet to the Tidal Basin, the Senator said he realized the bridge at that point had been widencd. but he thought that location still re- quires further consideration from a trafiic standpoint. Elimination Considered. The gradual elimination of parking in the city parks, in the Ellipse and on the Mall is being considered by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of pub- lic buildings and public parks, as a re- sult of the commission’s letter. Col. Grant has instructed the United States park police to reduce the all-day parking in the p this program has long been under way. The parking and garage problem, Col. Grant recalled, was studied exhaustively recently by Dr. Miller McClintock, head of the Erskine Bureau for Traffic Re- search of Harvard University, as con- sultant to the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The Auto- mobile Parking Committee of Washing- ton, of which Col. Grant was chairman, sanctioned the McClintock report. Included in the list of recommenda- tions made in the McClintock report were: “In the near future parking should be prohibited in the Ellipse and on the Mall.” ‘The report asserted that double park- ing should be prohibited, that loading zones should be established, one-hour parking limit continued in the con- gested district and a “two-hour parking Jimi* should be applied in the district immediately surrounding the present congested district. MAY PROBE GIRL'S DEATH Indications of an illegal o] tion revealed by an autopsy at the Dis- trict morgue yesterday may lead to an inquest in the case of Miss Hortense. the Negro education program this| afternoon from 4:30 to 5 o'clock over th;’ N. B. Ck ’::!Wnrk. ext weel uis Vaughn Jones, vio- linist; Mrs. Charlotte v‘vallnce-Murny, mezzo-soprano, and R. N. Dett, pianist, wiil appear on the musical program of the Negro History Association at a meeting in New York at the Riverside Church. W. D. Allen, jr., instructor in the university plano department, will give a half-hour recital at noon on Novem- ber 18 in the Andrew Rankin Chapel. Gregon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob-; ert Grecon of Weedonsville, King George Count, Va., who died at Sibley Hospital Sunday night. Detective Floyd Truscott of the homicide squad, co-operating with Vir- ginia authorities, brought about arrest of Robert Clift of King County, who is alleged to have Washington last Miss Gregon to Vb “ingest_probably will be called Iquest ashington fter Wi and Vi AU~ Siorities Bave compieted. thelr Inveat- . v