Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1931, Page 31

THE EVEXNING STAR, WASHINGTON, DRIVE IS PLANNED AGAINST BEGGARS Walker to Aid ns. Warren K. Billings also nn“ convicted and is serving a life term in| Folsom Prison. | The Governor said he understood that Mayor Walker would call on him No- | vember 25 and be in the vicinity of| San Francisco until December 1. details of the hearing would be dis-| cussed at preliminary conferences, at| which it would be decided whether it | would be a public or private affair, verse today as he prepared to assume the part of an attbrney in a transcon- tinental trip in behalf of Tom Mooney, who seeks a pardon from the Governor of California. When he leaves tonight for the Pa- cific Coast the mayor will drop his title and again become “counsel for the defense.” He said he wanted it clearly understood that fe is going only as a private citizen and assoclate of Frank P:. Walsh, attorney for D. C, FRIDAY., NOVii W C. T-U: HEAD-PROPOSES | - U- ysterday nusgested a “moratorhin on the purchase of bootleg liquor and on buying liquor in a speak: i MORATORIUM ON LIQUOR | enRusing Saoee 0,8 TS o address, would “divert to legitimate | Bootleg Money Would Help in De- | trade funds which would help relieve the financial situation. pression and Solve Many Prob- “Release funds now necessary for law lems, Says Mrs. Boole. enforcement. NEW YORK, November 20 (/).—Mrs. | confronting us caused by the violation “Solve many of the problems now Glassford Promises to Help, Force Panhandlers Off Streets of City. Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, | major and superintendent of police, h agreed to help drive professional pan- handlers and beggars from the streets | of Washington this Winter. His co-operation was sought yester- | day afternoon by the heads of three Jocal welfare agencies dealing with homeless men. Gen. Glassford prom- ised to have a police official confer with them on plans for an energetic cam- paign to put an end to the nuisance. ‘With proper police vigilance, he was assured by the committee, “Washing- ton could be made so unhealthy for panhandlers that they would pass the word around to others to aveid this @ity It was suggested that offenders | ©ould be put to work on the municipal wood pile when it is started here. Agencies Promise Relief. The committee represents the Salva- tion Army, the Central Unicn Mission and the Gospel Mission, with John §. Bennett as chairman. They assured Gen. Glassford the three agencies would feed and shelter every homeless man ‘who applies, but pointed out that they had no control over the professional panhandlers who _assiduously = avoid agencies where relief might be obtained. With the approach of cold weather, their numbers are steadily increasing. The Committee on Homeless Men was - appointed recently by Chairman E. C. Graham of the District Commit- tee on Employment. Its membership includes, besides Mr. Bennett of the Central Union Mission: Harvey Pren- tiss and N. E. Gardner of the Gospel Mission, and Maj. James Asjer and Ensign G. S. Decker of the Salvation Arm: At meeting of the committee Wed- nesday, when it was decided to appeal to Gen. Glassford for aid, a suggestion that tickets be distributed to the public to hand to street beggars was turned | down as unsatisfactory. Experience in other citles has shown, it was pointed out, that panhandlers make too much money off the public to bother about | applying to welfare agencies for assist- ince. City Lodging House to Join. It was also decided to invite the Board of Public Welfare to designate a representative of the Municipal Lodg- ing House to serve on the committee, in view of the number of homeless men sheltered at that District institution. The committee will be enlarged by tak- ing on additional members selected from the boards of the three agencies,|ghe gaid, 0 as to gain the advantage of their experience in dealing with the prob- lems of transients. By meeting each morning the com- | mittee is able to check up on the fa- cilities of each for the coming night. If one agency is overcrowded, co-oper- ative plans have been worked -out whereby the others will takc care of the overflow. Meals also have been ar- ranged at each agency at the sgme hour to break up the practice of rien going from one to the other in order to get more than their share of free meals. ‘The three agencies, the public was informed, have facilities to accommo- date about 800 men a night and never close. | TOM MOONE | Pifteen years a prisoner at San Quentin Prison for the 1916 Preparedness cay | bombing in San Francisco, the release | of whom will be sought by Mayor Walk- er of New York in a personal appeal | to the Governor of California. | —A. P. Photo MCONEY PLEASED BY WALKER'S AD ‘Convict's Mother Also Elated | at Mayor’s Decision to Assist Son. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November 20.— | Mrs. Mary Mooney, 84-year-old mother | | of Tom Mooney, smiled with joy upon | learning that Mayor James Walker of | | New York is coming to California to plead for a pardon for her son who is | serving a life sentence in San Quentin | Prison, | | "“It is kind of him to come out and help & poor old woman save her son,” | _Mother Mooney, as she is known by | those working in behalf of Mooney, | | lives with that hope that she will see | Tom released from prison. Mrs. Mooney | is in { heslth and confined to her home. A daughtery Miss Anna Mooney, looks after Ler. Sets Hearing December 1. | Gov. James Rolph, jr, announced | yesterday that he would give Mayor | Waiker and Attorneys Frank P. Walsh | and Aaron Sapiro of New York a hear- |ing in San Prancisco December 1. at | which he also would have present legal | advisers. | Mooney was convicted of bombing a preparedness parade here in 1916 which | Tesulted in 10 deaths and injury to 40 | and T am very grateful to him.” Rolph explained. Mooney, in his prison cell, was elate at the turn of events. = He has been informed that Mayor| NAME COUNCIL DELEGATE Walker and his party will call at the | gpeciai Dispatch to The Star. R a ers GPBALLSTON, Va, November 20—The S _| Executive Committee of the Parent- in previfiing on Mayor Wilker 10 come | Lot . Sctioo] has appointed Mrs. out to see me and plead for me. It is| fha Ariington County Council of Par- & magnanimous act on Walker's DArt| ent Teacher Associations. J. E. Rice was appointed chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- N - nation of Mrs. Millicent Maxey. 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