Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1932, Page 4

4 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1932. RS MARASTORER DS AT AGE0F 3 Aunt of Longworth Received Roosevelt's Famous “Dear Maria” Notes. A4 = BETHESDA DOCTOR SOUGHT BY POLICE Wife Tells Authorities He Left| Home Suddenly on Night of April 25. McGurn Is Refused New Trial of Mann Act Case With Wife By the Associated Pre: CHICAGO, May 4—With his erstwhile chief en route to Fed- eral prison, Jack McGurn came another step nearer to the peni- tentiary himself when the Unit- ed States Circult Court of Ap- peals rejected today his motion for rehearing. ‘The Appeals Court has al- ready upheld the two-year sen- tence imposed by Federal Judge Walter C. Lindley on conviction of McGurn on Mann act charges. Discuss Garden Contest COMMITTEE WOMEN MAKE PLANS FOR COMPETITION. ‘Will Jamison, colored, died MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 4.—Stanley p ¢ | his innocence of having killed Mrs. | Puryear and the daughter. He said A. Puryear, garage operator, was held here today on a charge of murdering 4, | |T. Grimn charged that members of IREZUNlNG H |MAN HELD AS SLAYER %, guoe, it (ot e o | OF ALLEGED MURDERER i Poesie to block the investion- | g otesting SE'I' F Colored Man Dies Protesting He | d | Puryear offered him_ work Monday Did Not Xill Woman an | morning and shot him when they got | Daughter in Home. |to the home. Puryear said he shot | Jamison after his wife's screams Y By the Associated Press. awakened him. Land Company Asks Public Review of Wisconsin | the colored man he said killed his wite and daughter with an ax as police sought & young divorcee for questioning about Puryear’s family life. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Will Avenue Petition. SR The close of the Revolutionary War found the American Government in an embarrasing condition. It had a debt of $40.000,000 and yet Congress had power only to recommend to the several States to raise money to pay it. The paper money had so decreased in value that $100 was necessary to buy & pair By a 8taff Co; rrespondent of The Star. | of shoes. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. By the Assoclated Press. BETHESDA, Md., May 4—Police of Montgomery County and the District of Columbia were engrossed today in a belated search for Dr, Emil G. Bauers- feld, prominent local physician, who disappeared from his home on Highland avenue more than & week ago. His disappearance was not reported to local authorities until this morning, when his wife appealed to Sergt. Earl Burdine of the Montgomery County po- lice force to institute a search. Mrs. Bauersfeld told police that Dr. ‘Bauersfeld, who is 43 years old, walked from their home some time between the hours of 2 am. and 6 am. April 26 and has not been seen or heard from since. He was highly nervous at the time, Sergt. Burdine was told. Left Home Suddenly. The physician and his wife, who filed Buit ldeh'nrrc in the Circuit Court at Rockville some t but later with- drew action, sat up I ht of Aprii 25 because Dr. Bauersfeld was unable to sleep on account of his, narves, police said. Dr. Bauersfeld is reported (Odh;':-)r; ddenly put on his overcoat an 3 leaving his car behind. i ' A description of the missing physi clan, who is 5 feet 7 inches tall a d weighed 134 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair, was furnished police and Was forwarded to Washington with the yequest that & search be made for him in that city ‘Wife Delayed Report. When last seen, Dr. Bauersfeld was wearing & brown suit, a reddish brown overcoat and & gray hat. He formerly was associated in practice with Dr. Benjamin C. Perry of Bethesda, former president of the board of county com- issjoners. mMrs_ Bauersfeld told police she de- layed in reporting her husband’s dis- appearance because it might injure his practice, but that meanwhile, she had been keeping a close private check by wire on hotels in New York City, be- lieving that he might have gonc there. Dr. Bauersfeld, it is said, recently had become intensely interested in the “Lost Souls” program broadcast Weekly from | a New York radio station and had remarked to friends that if he ever had the opportunity he would go to that city and visit the Bowery. WELFARE OFFICIAL REPLIES TO LEGION Montgomery Secretary Says Cases of Ex-Service Men Are Promptly Handled. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 4—All cases of ex-service men coming to the at- tention of the Montgomery County So- cial Service League receive prompt at- tention, Miss Willie Greene Day, exec- utive secretary, stated yesterday in re- sponse to the offer of the American Leglon posts of the county to support the league drive for funds, if the league would look after needy ex-soldiers and r families. The lflfil:‘l drive for funds, with $8,000 as the goal, which opened Sun- day, is well under way, Miss Day said. The first report of the results will be received Friday. During April, Miss Day stated, the ! e's case load was 61 per cent higher than in April, 1831, there being 627 cases against 382 last year. Total relief expended in April was $1,857.85, against $1,200 in 1931, she said. BETHESDA FIREMEN SET CARNIVAL DATES Annual Event Will Be Held on Counselman’s Lot on RS. WILLIAM FITCH KELLEY, acting chalrman of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Garden Committee, is shown con- ferring with cither members of the group regarding plans for the garden contest being held here. Left to right: Mrs. James Carroll Frazel Mrs. Kelley, Mrs. George C. Havenner, wife of the executive vice chal nan of the District Bicentennial Commission, and Mrs. Sol Bl associate director of the United States Bic wife of t entennial Com: aff Phot APPLEBLOSSON | FESTIVAL BEGINS Queen Shenandoah IX Will Be Crowned by French Am- bassador Today. By the Associated Press. | WINCHESTER, Va., May 4.—It's ap- ple blossom time in the Shenandoah. Thousands of persons had arrived in this little city to participate in the opening of the annual Apple Blossom | Festival and to roam under a canopy of | White upheld by millions of tree trunks. | Miss Helen Ames Washington—Queen Shenandoah IX after her coronation | today—was the central figure in the | festival. She was surrounded by a court of 35 princesses, from as many | States. | Bringing with him the good wishes | of another apple-producing land, M. | Paul_Claudel, French Ambassador to the United States, this afternoon will place upon the queen's blond head a crown of apple blossoms. PFive thousand school children and twoscore bands were in the huge crowd that gathered for the parade featuring the ceremanies. The queen, & collateral descendant of George Washington, had watched for several days the activities of a Program Committee planning pageants re-enact- ing episodes in the life of the First President. She arrived Sunday from Philadelphia and since then has been entertained at the home of Mrs. Richard $Evelyn Byrd, sr. MARTHA FALL TO WED Granddaughter of Former Secre- tary Engaged to Advertising Man. EL PASO, Tex., May 4 (® —The engagement of Miss Martha Holman Fall, granddaughter of Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, to Allen M. Hunter of El Paso was an- nounced yesterday by Mrs. George Mil- lar, Miss Fall's mother. The marriage will be next fall Hunter is the son of Hubert S. Hun- ter, editor of the El Paso Times. He is employed in the advertising depart- ment of the paper. Miss Fall is a re-| porter on the El Paso Herald-Post. B4R PLAN SAVING PROOF IS SOUGHT & State Department of Taxa- tion Requests Treasurers to Report 1931 Levies. Special Dispatch to The RICHMOND, Va, May 4—That the tax figures showing the estimated sav- ings to local property taxpayers through the Byrd road plan n proved, the State Department of Taxa- tion has sent requests to all county treasurers asking for a report of county and district levies for 1931, The information will be checked against county figures already on file, the department states, because officials in several counties have criticized the figures already released Dr, Willlam H. Stauffer, department tax economist, stated: “It is to be doubted whether any material chinge will be made in the aggregate savings under the new tabulation, for while in some counties there will probably be lower figures than those first shown in other counties the figures will be higher. | Instances of this latter sort have already been called to the attention of the de- partment.” FIREMEN’S PLEA_ FOR FUNDS FAILS By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 4— The Prince Georges County Commis- sioners yesterday decided they were without authority to assist in the pur- chase of a new ambulance for the county firemen’s rescue squad The action was taken following a conference with the board’s attorney, M. Hampton Magruder, who pointed out that the new law authorizing the commissioners to raise the annual al- lotment for the volunteer firemen's as- sociation from $5,000 to $15.000 made no provision for extra contributions. A request from officials of Takoma Park for aid in preventing the erection of fireworks stands near that town was referred to the Maryland-National Capi- tal Park and Planning Commission. P.-T. A. BUSINESS AS PARENTS STORM CAFETERIA e \ IS CANCELED NEW YORK, May 4—The Evening Post said it learned here today of the death of Mrs. Maria Longworth Storer, 183, famous recipient of the ‘“Dear | Maria” letters of President Roosevelt, in Parls last Saturday. She had been living at the home of her daughter, the | Countess de Chambrun. | Mrs. Storer was an aunt of the late Speaker of the House Nicholas Long- | worth. Her exchange of letters \\nhi President Roosevelt resulted in the re- (moval of her husband, Bellamy Storer, 12d, as Ambassador to Austria, in 1906 Involved Religious Issue. The “Dear Maria” letters, which be- came internationally famous a quarter of a century ago, centered around ef- forts to obtain the appointment of Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul, Minn., to the cardinalate. Both Mrs. Storer and her husband were Catholics. Mrs. Storer, an artist of some note, appealed to President | Roosevelt to use his influence to bring about Archibshop Ireland’s appoint- | ment President sent Mrs. Storer a cablegram, but it contained polite | i reservations ident Roosevelt subsequently | d the Storers had told Pope Pius X he was anxious for the St. Paul | archbishop’s elevation. The President | branded the Storers’ conduct “indiscreet and ill-advised” and threatened to de- mand Ambassador Storer's resignation. Vhen the Storers did not reply, Roose- velt recalled the Ambassador. Wrote to Other Leaders. This action was not taken, however, until after the Storers had written Wil- ilam Howard Taft and other political leaders, asking their aid in the cam- paign to secure Archbishop Ireland’s appointment Before going to Vienna as Ambassa- | dor, Storer served two terms in Con- gress and two vears as Minister to Bel- gium, the latter as an appointee of President McKinley. When this country resumed diplo- | matic relations with Spain, on April 15, 1899, following the Spanish-Ameri- can War, Storer was appointed Min- ister to Madrid. His wife is saild to have sought to induce President Roose- velt to establish an embassy in the Spanish capital. and her efforts re- sulted in her husband’s appointment 25 Ambassador to Austria. BURIAL TO BE IN OHIO. Body of Mrs. Storer Will Be Returned to Cincinnati. | CINCINNATI, May 4.—A cablegram from Paris yesterday told of the death there Saturday of Mrs. Maria Long- worth Storer and said her body would | be returned here for burial. 1 The message was received from Count de Chambrun, her/son-in-law. SMITH FORCES CLAIM CANAL ZONE DELEGATES | Least Five of Six Votes| Promised Although Delegation Is Left Uninstructed. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. May 4—Supporters of | Alfred E. Smith for the Democratic | presidential nomination claimed yester- | day at least five of the six Panama Canal Zone votes in next month's na- tional convention. The claim was made on the basis of a letter received by the former Governor from Louis Townsley, Democratic na- tional committeeman in the Canal Zone In telling of & Canal Zone convention April 24, he saic “We_elected an uninstructed delega- tion. Five of these delegates should be classified as loyal friends of Gov. Smith, and the sixth as an upright, honorable, | fairminded, consistent Democrat. | “We refused to allow any one to vote who had opposed the candidate of our | in 1928,” Townsley also wrote. | At McGurn was tried without a jury and convicted with his wife, who was given a four-month jall term. They are alleged to have traveled about the country be- fore their marriage in violation of Federal statutes. SIGN DISPUTE END SEEN IN BETHESDA IC. of C. Adopts Resolution Ordering Directors to Act on Chevy Chase Plea. By & Staff Corresponder BETHESDA, Md, May 4 year-old controversy raging between the Bethesda Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of section 8, Chevy Chase, over the “You are entering Be- thesda” sign on Wisconsin avenue near Bradley lane is for a second time to be settled “once and for all” Definite assurance of this was given last night, when a resolution intro- duced by J. Harry Weich ordering the board of directors to report next month on a petition asking that the sign be taken down was adopted by the cham- ber at a meeting here. The chamber apparently closed the fight some time ago by voting against removal of the sign, but the question was reopened at the April when the new petition was accepted for consideration Heated Debate on Floer. Failure of the board of directors to report on the petition last night brought about a heated debate on the floor, which continued for nearly an hour before being terminated by the passage of the resolution offered by Welch. Welch, who declared that “this mat- ter is making the chamber the laugh- ing stock of the community,” and who pleaded for members of the chamber to settle the question “once and for all,” revealed during the debate that a nurgber of residents of Section 8, Chevy Chase, have threatened to go to Gov. Ritchie unless the sign is re- moved. of The Star. A resolution instructing the Public; Utflities Committee of the chamber to take up the question of obtaining lower telephone rates for the Bethesda ex- change area was unanimously adopted. Gavel Is Presented. A gavel made by boys of the wood- working class at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School from timbers taken from the White House when the roof was repaired two Vears ago Was presented to the chamber by Prof. T. W. Pyles, principal of the school, on behalf of the students. President Laffin announced that the Industrial and Trades Relation Com- mittee will publish a 24-page magazine on the 15th of each month in the in- terest of the merchants in the Bethesda section, The cowboy’s pistol was always black. for a bright metal would catch the sun’s rays and be visible at a long distance. CLAFLIN Optician—Optometrist 922 14th St. N.W. Established 1889 The 2-! meeting, | ROCKVILLE, Md., May 4—A public hearing on the rezoning petition of the Chevy Chase Land Co. to allow the con- struction of apartment houses on Wis- consin avenue just north of the District line was requested by the company yes- terday in a letter to the Board of County Commissioners, and it was an- nounced that the hearing will be held at Rodkville on Thursday, June 9, at 10 am This petition has been recommended disapproved by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, A public hearing on the rezoning ap- | plication of Dr. Frank H. Shultz, who is seeking to have the property known | as the Bradford Home School on Brookeville road changed to commercial, Vas set for June 14 at Bethesda County Bulilding at 7 o'clock. This application | has also been recommended disapproved by the Park and Planning Commission. A petition signed by 36 residents of * Laytonsville district, headed by omas F. Hawkins, asking that the Hipsley Mill road from the cross-roads the 1;..1 xent River be improved, was ived | License was granted the Glen Echo Amusement Park on the payment of a ee of $1050, and to a goif-pitching ‘murse which is to be established Just la.rrlh of 7906 Georgia avenue. The Auditing Committee, consisting of Com- missioners Robert D. Hagner and John B. Diamond, jr., and Treasurer J, Forest Walker, reported that the accounts of | W. Ernest Offutt, former supervisor of | county aid, showed a balance of $1,- 830.55 to the credit of the pensioners, l = The terms of Morris Plan Loans are simple and practical—it is not necessary to have had an account at this Bank For each $120 bor- rowed you agree to deposit $10 a month in an account, the pro- ceeds of which may be used to cancel the note when due. Deposits may bemadeona weekly, semi-monthly or monthly basis as you prefer. to borrow. Loens are passed on within a day or two after filing application —with few exceptions. MORRIS PLAN notes are usually made for 1 year, thoush they may be for any period of from 3 to 12 months. Morris Plan Bank Under Sopervision U, S. Treesury 1408 H St e et Northwest —C-pml & Surplus, $250,000 —— now makes a definite contribution to the field of popular-priced shirts! Presenting the DORI Broadcloth Shirts pre-shrunk « « « Which is, in the opinion of Shirt experts, the best shirt in 'America 51.55 entirely new shirt, AY, developed by the same organization that has made the name Manhat. tan a shirt criterion. Fine- July 11 to 16. — 200 Unexpected Guests Appear at Chevy Chase and Food Is Commandeered From Clubs and Restaurants. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., May 4—The dates for the annual carnival of the Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department have been set for July 11 to 16, it s annnun(‘rdl today. The carnival will be held on Counselman’s lot on Wisconsin avenue and as a feature an automobile will be given away, it was announced. John M. Smith is general chairman. Delegates to the State Firemen's Con- vention at Frostburg are: Robert Phil- lips, Hiram Musgrove, Frank Pyles, Rowland Hargett and John M. Smith. Alternates are Joe Oldfield, Frank Stone, Sumpter Embrey, John L. Imirie and H. S. Murphy. I | mandeered from nearby clubs and res- | - taurants to care for the additional 200 | that appeared for the meeting, the | | Iy primary motive of which had been to| ” raise funds to tide over the parent- | night when 600 parents and students |teacher treasury for the Summer | stormed the new cafeteria of the school. | months. | & o The_business session was postponed | An entertainment program featuring ! until Education day, which will be ob- |[Edward Steffe, vocalist, and a_group | AND BEYOND LESS COST. By a Staff Correspondent of The St CHEVY CHASE, Md., M for the scheduled dinner meeting of the | Chevy Chase Elementary School Parent- Teacher Association went awry last ly woven, skillfully mer- cerized broadcloth, pre- shrunk to actual size. In white, blue, tan, grey and green. Collar-attached and white neckband only. Sizes 1314 to 17, 4.—Plans served later in the month, after the|of singers from the Gridiron Club of | entire evening had been devoted to| Washington was presented while dinner | preparation of sandwiches and other | was being served An informal talk | foods for the gigantic also was made by Dr. Florence Bam- | Provision had been to serve | berger, professor of education at Johns | only 400 and food had to be com- | Hopkins University PIAN INDICTMENT AGAINST D. C. MAN QUASHED Judge Mattingly Upholds Conten- tion of Defense in Jail- Breaking Cate. | v Mail and Phone Orders Filled BRAND NEW SMALL SIZE (Main Floor, The Hecht Co.) —and By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 4— Upholding the contention of Defense Attorney J. Wilson Ryon that the in- Gictment did not properly identify the crime, Judge Joseph C. Mattingly terday granted a motion to quash an indictment charging David Dishman of Washington with jall-breaking. ‘The man is alleged to have escaped from the town lock-up at Laurel February 1. A suspended sentence was imposed on Samuel H. Hannah of Lanham, who pleaded guilty to larceny of automobile accessories Verdicts of not guilty were returned by & jury in the case of Ignasisu Bergie and John Patrick Beach, who were in- dicted on charges of larceny. Eugene Jackson was also acquitted by a jury on 3 charge of stealing & pocketbook from Nettie Henry. | Judge Mattingly yesterday assigned | Attorneys Bird H. Dolby and Frank M. | Hall to defend Sam Davis, a colored | man, indicted on charges of attempting to eriminally assault Mrs. Anita Doyle. DEMOCRATS SHOW GAIN IN OREGON REGISTRATION Party Picks Up 13,191 as G. O. P. | Loses 6,347 for Primaries to Be Held May 20. By the Associated Press. SALEM. 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