Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1935, Page 10

HONESTY VICTIM RENANS IS Sandwich Man Cries for $15/ Hat He Bought With His Reward. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, February 23.—The man whom poverty had never .both- ered, but whom money had made mad, strained tonight at his straightjacket and cried out for his $15 hat. This morning, not long after mid- night, the man—Frank Greges—went violently insane and cried out that he was God. “ can look at a man and kill him THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 24, 1935—PART ONE. City Plans Gala Decorations For Shrine Conclave June 8-15 ' Air Zone Barred to Flyers with a look,” he screamed. He did look at a man, and the| man — Michael Gryzwacz — did tnlli dead. H Behind the dramawas the pathos | of poverty and the ill wind that blew ! him money. They said today down at the little hotel on the Bowery where he had a room that Greges had been acting strangely for several days h Stranger to Wealth. The little Lithuanian lived 67 years and never knew the touch of Midas. He didn’t want wealth for he didn't know what it was. A shelter and a meal and clothes—though they be threadbare—was all. A wind howled; turned out. an il wind it Winter with his sandwich sign which told where passport photographs could be obtained reasonably, bowed before a gale. He half turned so that his face would be spared the frigid stabs. The wind that made him wince was the Midas touch that rocketed him from drab poverty to undreamed-of affluence; for in turning from the wind his eyes caught sight in the gutter of a wallet. He picked it up. It contained ne- gotiable bonds to a value of $42,000. Honesty Rewarded. Then the sandwich man was lifted from nothing to notoriety. Every one acclaimed him for his prompt return of the fortune in bonds to their owner. So highly does the world te honesty. xa“Yt:»u'll ggt a big reward for this,” said the traffic officer to whom Greges went with his find. “Do you suppose they’ll give me as much as four or five dollars?” he asked. *"The papers printed his picture. Why not? Here was an honest man. A broker gave him $25. The in- demnity compeny covering the brok- erage house which owned the $42,- 000 worth of bonds arranged to pay him $20 a week “until warm weather comes.” The brokerage house itself— Belden & Co—gave him a job as messenger. “I like that job,” he said. can get in out of the cold once in & while.” $1 Per Minute. An interviewer on the radio asked him how much money he was used to receiving as sandwich man. “I get a dollar a day, five and a half days a week,” replied Greges. “A dollar a day,” echoed the in- terviewer. “We are going to give you a dollar a minute for this five- minute interview.” There was much demand on his time. From all over the country came gifts of money for the honest sandwich man. Hardly a day passed that Greges did not present a check for a few dollars at the desk of the little Bowery hotel to be cashed. Frank Greges became the pet and envy of the Bowery. Painstakingly he disposed of his old, worthless coat. It was better far than nothing, so he! gave it to a friend. He had no shoes to give, for he had gone about with his feet swathed in burlap and covered with overshoes. He bought shoes. He bought a $15 hat. There was so much money. Downfall Begins. Frank Greges, who had to live 67 years to know that honesty is pedes- talled and idolized became an ego- muniac. “The homage, the excitement of sudden notice, the flow of unimagined wealth bred hallucinations in him,” the psychiatrists agreed tonight. As the days went on the flow of money continued, the egomania developed. Early today at his hotel he pushed another old man down'’ the stairs. Police were called, they found Greges crying out under his delusions of grandeur. Among those who stood about Greges, plodding along | in lower Manhattdn one day this | Because the President was awakened by a noisy air transport airplane a few nights ago, a prohibited zone has been marked out over downtown ‘Washington through which pilots are forbidden to fly. The photograph shows Joe T. Shumate, left, chief of the General Inspection Service, ARKANSAS FARM SITUATION SCORED Englishwoman to Discuss Sharecroppers’ Plight With Wallace. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., February 23.— An Englishwoman, who described her findings in the Marked Tree, Ark., district & “hell,” said today she would discuss the sharecroppers’ condition with Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, and Miss Marguerite Lehand, secretary to President Roose- velt. “I also plan to write my observations in English newspapers,” said Mrs. J. B. Mitchison, member of the English Labor party, hoping that “if the planters realize what a shame they are to the whole civilized world, they’ll wake up and do something.” Fred H. Stafford, deputy prosecuting attorney at Marked Tree, said he had lived in the section all his life, and|gociations will be asked to serve as had never seen “shameful” conditions. Situation Is Quiet. “The situation here is quiet now since Ward H. Rodgers and Lucien Koch have left,” Stafford said. “Out- side agitators tried to stir up strife between the planters and the share- croppers, but they haven't gotten any- where. The sharecroppers are better off today than they have been in years, except for some shiftless ones who have gone on relief to avoid working.” Rodgers, former Federal Emergency Relief Administration worker, and Luclen Koch, director of Common- ington with flags by day and with the Imperial Shrine Conclave here, chairman, Attractions of Capital Being Widely Advertised Through Folders, Posters and Movies Throughout Country. Elaborate plans to decorate Wash- multicolored lights by night during June 8 to 15, were announced last night by the Committee on Decora- tions, of which Howard P. Foley T8 At the same time it was stated that the attractions of Washington are be- ing advertised widely through dis- tribution of folders, posters and mo- tion pictures to Shrines throughout the country. X To decorate the city, Charles J. Co- lumbus, chairman of the Citizens’ Subcommittee on Decorations, has started &mtm; the services of citi- zens' tions for the use of flags, lights and other ornamentation. Presidents of &Il the citizens' as- vice chairmen of the Citizens' Sub- committee on Decorations. Each of these vice chairmen will be asked to form a committee to cover the busi- ness and residence buildings within4 their geographical areas. In a letter these association heads, Columbus points out that in most cases fam- ilies flags and lights, so no added expense will be involved. Shrine symbols will be available in uniform design for those who wish to illumi- nate them at night. “Broadsides” Are Planned. Robert P. Smith, potentate of he | “Now I! Bureau of Air Commerce, and R. W. “Shorty” Schroeder, chief of the Airline Inspection Service, marking out the forbidden area on the map. Personal warnings have been issued to all pilots operating regularly in or near Washington to keep clear of this zone. —Underwood Photo. OIL TENDER BOARD REVNAL PLAVNED iIckes to Press for Legisla- tion Authorizing Pro- duction Control. By the Associated Press. | Supreme Court-proof grant of author- | ity, the Oil Administration yesterday rushed plans to revive the Federal { Tender Board, with. which it once 24 hours old, however, Secretary Ickes enough.” He announced he would press for legislation authorizing Fed- | eral regulation of production. Presi- dent Roosevelt signed the measure } Friday night a few hours after final congressional action. Declared Contraband. Section 9-C of the recovery act, de- clared illegal by the Supreme Court, left it to the President to regulate interstate shipments in excess of State quotas. Designed to meet the court’s objections, the Connally law declares all such shipments contraband. Because of the President’s absence from the Capital, officials said it might be several days before the Federal tender board in Texas will be set into operation, although the necessary executive order already has been pre- pared. Contraband shipments, however, have been subject to confiscation since Priday night, and the Justice Depart- ment is expected to handle prosecu- tions in the interim. E The tender board, created last Fall, was dissolved by Ickes after the Supreme Court decision. Its staff, however, remained in Texas and has watched all interstate shipments in preparation for a renewed campaign against “hot” ofl. L Confidence that constitutionality of the Connally law would be upheld was expressed yesterday by Justice De- partment attorneys, who pointed out that although the act permits the President to waive regulations, it as- serts that the remainder is not to be affected if this section is held void. watching the police trying to subdue Greges was Michael Gryzwacz. Death Strikes With Glove. Gryzwacz was virtually a skeleton; very ill with tuberculosis. He stared down upon the writhing Greges. At that moment Greges’ wild eyes locked with his. Greges screamed: “I can look at a man and kill him!” Gryzwacz's eyes bulged. He slumped to the floor. He was dead. Said Dr. B. B. Vance tonight: “It is possible that Greges’ action in pointing his finger at Gryzwacz and crying out at him had some- thing: to do with Gryzwacz's death, but I am inclined to believe it was only coincidence.” Undecided on Other Bills. Ickes said yesterday the administra- tion had not reached a decision on the proposed bills before Congress to im- pose Federal regulation of production. He added, however, he was confi- dent that some form of Federal | production regulation legislation would be_passed. Except in Texas the oil administra- tion has used the petroleum code to regulate both production and inter- state shipments. In Texas the Rail- road Commission determines produc- tion quotas. Oil administration officials claim the tender board virtually endéd ship- ments of contraband oil. Trade re- ports today said that in the week ended February 17, 861 tank cars left, Armed with a new and presumably | It was impossible to tell from the the East Texas field with interstate condition of Gryzwacz's body, Dr.|tenders ar clearance certificates show- Vance said, whether the man could ing legal production, while 413 left have lived “an hour or a year.” without tenders. In the preceding The doctors say Greges’ psycho-!yeek 942 cars left with tenders and pathic condition was brought about by his eating rich food to which his system was not accustomed. Tonight the hallucinations con- tinued. . “I am a broker,” cried Greges. “See? haven't I got a $15 hat?” —_— HORSE “LYNCHING” PAIR SOUGHT IN OKLAHOMA Animal Found Choked by Wire Connected With Stout Sapling. By the Associated Press. ADA, Okla., February 23.—Pontococ County officers today were searching for a man and woman suspected of “lynching” a horse. Investigating a report, the officers found some one had led a farmer's horse into a ravine, bound ‘barbed wire tightly around the horse’s neck, fastened the wire to a stout sapling, which had been bent over, and then released the sapling, choking the horse to death. Footprints of a man and a woman ‘were found nearby. The officers sus- pected “spite work. [ —— Fight Panama Law. Merchants of Panama are protest- ing against the new law to nationalize commerce, R \ 1,625 without. BISHOP WILL SPEAK Rev. J. W. Atwood of Arizona Talks Here. Right Rev. Julius W. Atwood, former Bishop of Arizona, will preach as a substitute for Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, at St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, 1514 Fifteenth street, this morning at 11. He also will receive a confirmation class prepared and pre- sented by Rev. J. E. Elliott, priest in charge. SHILOH HOUSE IS SOLD Dowie's Residence in Zion to Be- come School. ZION, Tll,, February 23 (#)—Shiloh House, ornate mansion built 30 years ago by the late John Alexander Dowie at a cost of $100,000, was sold yester- day for an unannounced sum. It will be transformed. into a missionary school by the Assemblies of God, & local religious order. Mrs. Lillian Serine purchased the house after the founder of Zion died. Wilbur Glenn Voliva, present over- ‘lord of Zion, failed to inherit the house along with his power from Dowie, and lives in a hotel. almost dried up production and ship- | ment of Texas contraband petroleum. | Before the new Connally law was | said once more that it did not “go far | Held as Bandit 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL FACES BANK HOLDUP CHARGE. GLADYS PARKS, 16, of Gering, Nebr., shown in jail there. She will be charged with aiding in the robbery of the Fair- land, Okla., National Bank, Federal officers at Tulsa have announced. She is charged with aiding Lando Gunter, Dora., Mo., farmer, who is held at Tulsa. LOW-C0ST HOUSING PROJECT APPROVED Preliminary Move Made for $1,130,000 Construction Near Clarendon. Preliminary approval of what the ) Federal Housing Administration de- scribed as a “low-cost” housing proj- ect near Clarendon, Va., $1,130,000 was announced yesterday by James A. Moffett, the adminis- trator. The announcement said a private loan was being negotiated to finance the project. By the tentative set-up rentals will range from $37.50 to $62.50 a month. The apartments, which will con- tain 276 individual dwelling units, are proposed to be erected on an 111;- acre tract, fronting on the Wilson boulevard, about a mile northeast of Clarendon. Details to-Be Passed On. Being a large scale project, it was presented to the technical depart- ment of the Housing Administration, which must approve detailed plans and specifications before a final com- mitment can be made to insure the mortgage. Gustave Ring, Washington builder and organizer of the syndicate spon- soring the .plan, estimates that con- struction of the project will begin in about two weeks. The site for the project, owned by the Aiken Corp., is 676 feet by 715 feet, with 350 feet frontage on Wilson boulevard. Three-unit Types. It is planned to erect 76 garages in the center of the buildings. Every apartment will afford cross-ventila- tion. There will be three types of apartments: One comprising a living room, bed room, kitchenette and bath; another, one living room, kitchenette, two bed rooms and baths, and the third, one living room, kitchenette, dinette, two bed rooms and bath. The syndicate developing the plan is' composed of the Ring Construction Co. of which Gustave Ring is presi- dent, H. W. Thornton, H. H. Warwick, J. E. Shifflette, David H. Aisop and the Aiken Corp. Harvey H. Warwick is the architect for the project. WILL SHOW DAM FILMS Engineer Chief to Lecture Thurs- day on Boulder Project. Official Government motion pictures showing the progress and completion of Boulder Dam with an explanatory lecture by George O. Sanford, chief of the Engineering Division, United States Bureau of Reclamation, will be shown at a meeting of Argo Lodge, B'nai B'rith, Thursday, at 8 pm, in the Jewish Community Center Audi- torium, Louis Ottenberg cussion cn B'nal B'rith activities. fred L. Bennett will preside. ‘. will lead & dis-) Al to cost|§ Almas Temple and director general of R e o sonrinamy |the 1935 Shrine Committee, sald 15,- Tenant Farmers' Union, which pro-| 000 “broadsides” soon will be dis- tested alleged wholesale evictions of | tributed to 150 temples, with 15.000 tenant farmers. maps of Washington, showing points Mrs. Mitchison, who returned to|Of interest; 500 posters, with views East Arkansas today with Mrs. Zita of famous buildings, and 20 coples Baker, another English Lakor party|Of the motion pictures of Washing- member, told of speaking last night|ton made by the Greater National at Marked Tree to 300 sharecroppers | Capital Committee of the Board of | who said the Lord's prayer “with an|Trade. These films will be forwarded intentness that we've aimost lost in | from one temple to another, and are England.” expected to reach more than 100 “A feeling of brotherly love pervad- | cities. ed” the frame building in which she| Under direction of Francis G. Ad- | spoke, she said. dison, chairman of the Finance’Com- mitte, that organization is continuing Denies Shiftlessness. its drive for the $150,000 guaranty She said she visited one cabin where | fund sought to insure proper enter- a mother still nursed a 2-year-old |tainment of the visiting nobles and baby for lack of other nourishment,|proper handling of the convention. and others where big families were|It is hoped that all, or at least the crowded into a single room. greater portion of this fund, will be ‘The sharecroppers, she said, “are|refunded after the convention. not shiftless,” adding, “I saw women| Whole-hearted indorsement of the sewing and embroidering, and men | plans of the Shrine Committee was working and making things.” “But, we in England wouldn't let|J] animals live like these people are forced to live,” she declared. “I saw something of this sort in Hungary, where the landowners live in Budapest and enjoy themselves and | treat the peasants this way—but even | i there, there is not the awful drove on hunger as in Arkansas.” —_— RUSSIANS PLAN BALL . Pre-Lenten Carnival Will Aid St. Nicholas’ Church. ‘Washington’s Russian colony will hold a bal masque on March 9 at the Shoreham Hotel for the benefit of | | St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox | Church. It celebrates “Maslenitza,” the Russian carnival preceding Lent. Among those on the committees for the ball are Mrs. Alfred Myer, Capt. and Mme. Mishtowt, Gen. Viadimir Levandowsky, Mrs. Charles K. Moser, Miss Tania Blumenthal, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Galtsoff, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rouzitsky and Miss Taisia Stadnichenko. e FUND AIDS BLIND Federation of Women’s Clubs to Buy Talking Books. Funds to buy “talking books” for the blind all over the country are be- ing raised by groups of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, it h: been announced. The volumes, whic! are . corded on phonograph discs, are to be purchased and distributed by various clubs and civic groups. Robert B. Irwin, executive director of the American Foundation for the Blind, recently issued an appeal to clubs and civic bodies, in an attempt to secure a number of these aids to the blind in important cities. Just blend of will be as enthusiastic abou will be about its low price . ON SALE AT YOUR NEAREST DISTRICT TR R EISEMAN’S SEVENTH AND F N > F <] $30—%35 SUITS THEYRE | of this cor ' introduced ] coffee lovers and already making many friends. expressed yesterday by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, and Mark Lansburgh, past president of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association. Pointing out that the coming of the convention is “an event of large sig- nificance,” Bishop Fieeman sai “The National Shrine convention brings to Washington, not only & colorful and brilliant pageant, but a body of men who represent large civic interests. Such a body is a factor for good in the life of the Republic. This great fraternal body, represent- ative of Masonic interests, promotes fellowship and goodwill. The benefi- cent service it renders, especially to crippled children, through fts splendid agencies, is in itself a justification for its being. Comprising as it does hun- dreds of thousands of members, with its temples scattered through the towns and cities of the country, it is an organization to be reckoned with in any appraisal of our important na- tional institutions. It stands for the large concerns of brotherhood and kindness, hence its coming to Wash- ington for its national convention is an event of large significance.” City Well Chosen. Declaring that “I can appraise the great.value in a material way that will accrue to Washington by reason of the thousands of visitors,” Mr. Lansburgh said: “The people of Washington, I am very sure, appreciate the action of the Shrine in selecting this city for its 1935 convention. As a Shriner, I am familiar with the high ideals and great philanthropies of this organiza- tion, and, as a merchant, I can ap- praise the great benefit in a material way that will accrue to Washington by reason of the thousands of visitors attendant upon the convention. “T'am sure that all Washingtonians will want to co-operate in every way possible to insure the utmost success ention during the week of June 8-15. Requests for information and reser- vations for rooms and grandstand seats continue to pour in from outside temples and James C. Hoyle, executive secretary of the Shrine Committee, has his hands full in attempting to answer all these requests. Indications at the present time are that more than 80 temples will be represented, with the possibility that this number may reach the hundred mark or more. FEE with a flavor you will really enjoy! COFFEE to Washington A mild and mellow South American coffees blended and roasted in Washington. 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