Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1937, Page 4

‘A—4 Ve THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1937. PUP E SUFFERING Boy Rescues Girl From Dog INCREASED PAIN New Complication in Right Leg Makes Breathing More Difficult. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY. January 13.— Pope Pius XI is suffering increasingly great pain, it was disclosed today, from new complications of his grave condition. Simultaneously with the appear- ance of acute stomach pains, it was learned, the sedatives used o lessen his suffering and the remedies for the varicose condition in his legs are losing their effect. The holy father’s difficulty in breathing also has become greater, persons close to him said. For the moment, however, it was felt his holiness was in no immediate danger. Today the pontiff was placed in a wheel chair and rolled to a private chapel where he prayed. Pears were felt in Vatican circles a vein in the Pope’s right leg might burst at any time, duplicating the danger of infection caused by the varicose vein in his right leg. Until the swollen right leg, in which the varicose condition recently has grown worse, is relieved by natu- ral and artificial drainage, well-in- formed sources said, the holy father must suffer periods of intense agony. Official circles reported the Pope | slept “fairly well” last night and his spirits were consequently stronger than for the past few mornings. A thorough examination by Dr. Aminta Milani, his chief physician, showed the pontiff’s condition to be unchanged, however. The apartment was quiet tnrough- | out the night, but informed persons attributed this to strict enforcement of the order for silence to aid the Pope's sleep rather than to any note- worthy alleviation of his condition. Vatican sources reported a relapse in the early part of the night and attendants expressed worry lest the | condition affect his heart. Killings (Continued From First Page.) Dominic’s School. 7-yvear-old Ann Willoughby, 349 N street southwest, es- caped more serious injury when a 9-year-old playmate came to her rescue and drove the animal away. Boarman, who praised his reputation in the community, investigators said | only madness could account for the slaying. | Retired about five years ago from | the American Telephone & Telegraph | Co.. Boarman had been “acting queer- | 1y lately, several friends declared He joined the A. T. & T. Co. in 1896 when he was living in Pennsylvania. In 1903 he came to Washington where he remained until his retirement in 1932. Friends Puzzled. William M. Bull, Boarman's nearest turbance at the residence, declared the | was struck by the train, a Washing- | elderly man had apparently been “un- der a nervous strain.”” Another friend, Webster Spates of Chevy Chase, Md., who said he had krown Boarman for many years, declared that the killings *“geem completely impossible to any | one acquainted with him, since he was a true family-loving man and extreme- 1y proud of his children.” Other reports of Boarman's recent *strange conduct” were given by Wil- liam F. Ryan, sr., father of the in- jured girl's fiance, who said his son | and the wounded girl had planned w“ marry this year. | As reconstructed by police, the tragedy began when Boarman attacked | his wife in the dining room, killing her with a sledge-hammer blow under the temple and a knife slash through | the jugular vein. She was not shot. The next victim apparently was his son, found lying in a corner of the | kitchen, with two .32-caliber bullet | wounds in the head and a crushed | skull. Last to die was the daughter, | trapped in the cellar before her father sent another missile into her brain | and slashed her with a long-bladec knife. She was found next to the fur- nace, her head lying on a small pile | of firewood. Shortly after the slayings, young Ryan and Miss Mary Boarman drove into the front yard. Unable to re- member his horrifying experience in detail, the youth told police the fol- lowing: As the car drew up to the porch entrance, Boarman, carrying a re- volver and hammer, stepped to the side of the vehicle occupied by the girl, remarked that “nobody is home” and fired. The bullet pierced his daughter’s arm and grazed her com- panion’s cheek and ear. Ryan leaped from the automobile as the elderly man began striking the girl, wrested the revolver from his grasp and tossed it away as Boarman fled on foot. The revolver, later located by police, con- tained five more bullets, officers said, but a poor spring caused jamming of the mechanism. Two Witnesses Found. Ryan took the young woman to the office of Dr. Robert Hottel at 1222 Monroe street northeast, where first ald was administered before Miss Boarman was transferred to Sibley Hospital. Ryan was not admitted to the hospital. Only two witnesses of Boarman's attack on the pair were found by police. 8. A. McChesney, 22, Hyatts- ville Post Office employe, and his father, E. 8. McChesney, 46, both of University Park, said the girl's screams attracted their attention as they drove by the house. Turning into the driveway, they saw Boarman beating his dnughter;[ with a hammer as she sank to the ground, they declared. As their car approached so closely to the man that it almost struck him, Boarman fled, they said, after Ryan had wrested the gun from him. Dies Beneath Train. Before District and county police ‘were summoned to the red brick two- story house, set back 50 feet from Queen’s Chapel lane, the elderly man apparently - wandered across a fleld into the District of Columbia. About an hour after the tragedy, Miss . REE LEEF says RHEUMATIC PAINS quicket because the arm, the dog's teeth tearing through a heavy leather jacket and sweater. ITTEN on the arm and lacefl | Are Bitten by Animal During Recess at School. Ann Willoughby, 7, is shown with her rescuer, John Flaherty, 9, who drove off a dog that attacked the girl in front of St. Both children were bitten, Ann on her face and arm and John on the right arm. Star Staff Photo. The youngsters, who attend 8t. Dominic’s School, Sixth and F streets southwest, and were playing in rmnt‘ after being attacked by a dog today{ of the institution during recess when the dog attacked Ann. They said the boys were ‘“chasing” the girls, and Her rescurer—John Flaherty, 358 N | the dog, which had been staying at street southwest—also was bitten on| the school during the morning, ap- parently became excited and charged into the group. The animal, the children said, was MARTIN ACCEPTS CONFERENCE BID Murphy’s Parley to Be Held at 11 A.M. Tomorrow in Lansing, Mich. BY JOHN C. HENRY, Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers, notified Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan to- day that he would meet with the Governor and representatives of the General Motors Corp. for the purpose of seeking a basis of settlement for the automobile strike. Invitation for such a conference was issued by Gov. Murphy last night, the time to be 11 a.m. tomor- row at Lansing, Mich. Martin's acceptance was by tele- gram from Washington. He said: “In accordance with your invitation, representatives of the United Auto- mobile Workers will meet with you and with representatives of General Mo- tors Corp. tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock in your office, without any condition or prejudice, for the purpose outlined in your letter. Ready for Conference. “The United Automobile Workers have been ready at all times through conference and collective bargaining to arrive at a settlement which would be fair to all parties concerned, in- cluding the public.” Expected to sit in with Martin as representative of labor is John Brophy, C. L. O. director and field general in the strike. Scheduled to return to Detroit this morning by plane, Martin and Brophy were held up by bad flying weather. While his two principal lieutenants in the automotive fight were formu- lating plans for action upon their re- turn to the strike area, John L. Lewis, C. I. O. chairman, was conferring at the Shoreham Hotel with legisia- tive representatives of the soft coal industry regarding provisions of the new Guffey bill to regulate that in- dustry. As president of the United Mine ‘Workers, Lewis was the “strong man” behind the bill last year, killed in a last-minute filibuster by Senator Holt of West Virginia. Meanwhile, fresh from yesterday's | conference with automobile _strike leaders and after consultation with Secretary of Labor McGrady was lunching with President Roosevelt for | purposes of discussing the crisis in Despite this wound, he pulled the | large and had long brown and black | aytomobile and maritime circles. dog away from the girl and other | hair. | children chased it off with sticks. Both youngsters were treated at Casualty Hospital for the dog to examine it for rabies “His mouth looked funny.” John told police, “and was awful big and | Police were looking | smooth.” Police said they hoped they would Should the dog, when found. show any | be abie to find the dog for examina- symptoms of the disease, the children will be given preventive treatment. tion, but added they did not believe Hearings Continuing. ‘Before the National Labor Rela- tions Board hearings were continu- | ing on charges that the Carnegie- | Iliois Steel Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of United States Steel, has it was suffering from rabies. which occurred not later than 6 p.m., ton-bound freight, 200 yards south of | the Bates road northeast crossing over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks. He had walked about a mile | from his home. | As quoted by police, Engineer Wil- | liam T. Wade, 57, of Tredo, Md., said the man was walking beside the tracks as the train approached. Wade said he blew his whistle to warn Boarman, who at that time was clear abreast of the pedestrian, he seemed to leap before the engine, Wade was quoted as declaring. Meanwhile, radio lookouts had been .broadcast for the man. All Doors Locked. screaming at Queen's Chapel road doors locked. Subsequently, the shoot- ing was reported when Ryan and Miss Boarman went to Dr. Hottel's office. Forced to break a window pane, police entered the home to dis- cover the gruesome tragedy. Investigators found the revolver and hammer, a carpenter's claw type, in the yard. Search of the house, after a coroner’s jury was summoned, re- vealed another, gore-stained sledge hammer, locked in a laundry room. Acting Coroner’s Physician Oscar Lavine of Mount Rainier, said he saw few signs of struggle in the home. After he had performed an autopsy on the slain trio at Gasch's undertaking establishment in Bladensburg, he an- nounced that the victims had been killed from 45 minutes to an hour and a half before he viewed the bodies. 5:15 and 6 p.m. Spates declared that Boarman was & construction foreman with the tele- phone company before his retirement. Miss Margaret Boarman, the slain daughter, had been employed for six # 4 fast without extra fare Air-Conditioned. it liguid... ALREADY DissoLvED® 4 Phones: Rif of the rails. When the train came | This would place the slaying be'.wecn‘ Arriving at the residence after the | police radio had reported a woman | and Eastern avenue, officers found all | | Town Hall Friday night, according to Santalfe 1 years by the senior Ryan at his book- neighbor, who said he heard no dis- | according to investigators, Boarman | binding plant. Boarman's son, William Francis, at- tended St. John's College here, and went to the University of Maryland after his graduation in 1931. Receiving his degree from that institution, the youth began a post-graduate course in the College of Agriculture and was also employed on the experimental farm. For several hours after the crime last night, police were required to handle scores of curious motorists and neighbors who thronged to the Boar- | man home when news of the tragedy spread. Only close friends of the family, investigators, relatives and newspaper men were permitted to enter the residence. Shortly after midnight, a sister of | Mrs. Boarman, Mrs. H. Raymond Peters, and her husband, arrived from Baltimore. Other relatives were ex- pected today. A coroner’s inquest will be neld in the Mount Rainier Justice of the Peace George W. Hughes. BOYS’ BIG CHANCE ‘What the “boys on the beat” think dominated and itnerfered with free | organization of their employes. | Elmer J. Maloy, veteran steel crane | operator, was back on the stand to- | day under cross-examination by com- | pany counsel. Yesterday the board | heard William E. Garrity, steel work- | er, testify to such interference and describe alsc the distribution of food “not fit to eat” by steel company stores and charged against workers' salaries. With the strike news breaking all around them, the conciliation service of the Labor Department reported to- day that 794 out of 1,012 strikes had been adjusted by agents of the service | during the fiscal year ending last | June 30. All such disputes, the service re- port stated. “can be negotiated and | adjusted to the benefit of all interests | whenevre those directly interested are | fairly disposed.” | Scheduled, also as part of labor's strategy was a dual request upon Con- gress for an investigation by the La | Follette committee of General Motors’ labor relations policies and an investi- gation by a special committee of its financial structure and sources of control. Troops Not to Be Used. | Adding strength to labor’s side in Secretary of Labor Perkins, Assistant | duced by voluntary or involuntary une employment. For six hours yesterday Brophy and Martin conferred behind closed doors with Lewis, Sidney Hillman, key C. 1. O. official, and Lee Pressman, general counsel of the C. I. O. With them for nearly two hours, also, was Edward F. McGrady, Assist- ant Secretary of Labor, who reported results of the conference to Secretary Perkins late in the day. Satisfied With Progress. Disclosure of the confererice ‘deci- sions came at a late afternoon meet- ing between Lewis and the press with all conferees attending. “We are entirely satisfled with progress of the strike,” Lewis began. “The object, of course, was to stop production and production is being stopped. The strike will expand. “We are informed by representatives of Gov. Murphy of Michigan that (a) armed forces will not be used to evac- uate strikers; (b) strikers will be pro- tected against assault, meaning from such as the Flint police force, agents provocateur of General Motors, vigi- lantes and strike-breaking groups formed at instigation of General Mo- tors; (c) strikers will be fed publicly on a basis of need and food will be furnished to men in the plants; (d) mobilization of the militia will not be used as a threat against strikers. “The C. I. O, nearing the two mil- lion mark in members, will give full and complete support in men and money to the U. A. W. “We intend to fight to the finish on the issue of collective bargaining.” Charges Stock Watering. Turning to the proposed congres- sional investigations, Lewis charged | that founders of General Motors have | inflated values, watered stock and paid | excessive salaries to the end that con- | sumers and stockholders have been | mulcted. Object of one investigation, he said, would be to determine whether the company is controlled by the du Ponts {of Delaware with Alfred P. Sloan | |and William Knudsen serving merely | as “messenger boys” or whether the | corporation is controlled by foreign | | holders of G. M. securities, financiers | who control the conditions of Ameri- | can workmen. From the La Follette committee, Lewis continued, will be sought an inquiry into espionage and arsenal equipment of the corporation. Investi- | gation will be sought, also, of the | actions of the police chief of Flint in | allowing his officers to wound several | strike pickets on Monday night and | of the interests of Judge Black, who | last week granted a court order against sit-down strikers. Subsequently, it was alleged that Black owns $219,000 worth of General Motors stock. 'GROUP WILL STUDY PAY ROLL PROBLEMS Controllers Form Committee to | Review Methods of Handling AUTOPSY PLANNED FOR AUTO VICTIM Possible Link of Death of Man, 71, to Car Hurts Sought Today. An sutopsy was to be performer today on the body of Frank Ham- bright, 71, retired Government Print- ing Office employe, to determine if his death was due to injuries received in a traffic accident. Hambright, who lived at 116 Mas- sachusetts avenue, died in Providence Hospital last night, apparently of injuries received December 2, when he was struck at First and G streets by a District refuse truck driven by Charles J. Conlon, 57, of 733 Twelith street southeast. Meanwhile, a coroner’s jury today exonerated Ohmar K. Henderson, 20, of Riverdale, Md., in connection with the death of Dennis Toomey, 56, of 1326 Trinidad avenue northeast, who was fatally injured New Year day when hit by an automobile driven by Henderson. May Have Skull Fractures. Two persons, one a 60-year-old woman, were in critical condition in hospitals today, suffering from in- juries received in mishaps in the District yesterday. Both may have suffered skull fractures. Mrs. Fannie Yeatman, 608 Farra- | gut street, who was hit by a street car in the 900 block of F street, is in Casualty. Samuel Green, 42, of 1713 A street southeast was operating the car, police said. Oxford S. Stroud, 33, of 2430 Thirty- ninth street was taken to Emergency in a serious condition after a head- on collision at South Capitol and E streets. Police were told a car driven by Stroud was in collision with one operated by John Douglas, 37, colored, | 1112 Porty-third street northeast. Leg 'Broken in Accident. An accident at Eleventh and M streets sent Roy Hines, 20, colored, 1222 New Jersey avenue, to Emer- gency with a broken leg. Miss Dorothy Mercado and Mrs. Elizabeth Mackay, both of this eity, were injured yesterday ir an wutom bile accident north of Tampa, Fla according to an Associated Press dis- patch. They were en route o Tampa and were taken to the Tampa Mu- nicipal Hospital for treatment, MRS. RICKENBACKER FOUND DEAD AT HOME Cousin of Flyer, Maryland Resi- dent, Believed Victim of ! Social Security Forms. Creation of a special committee to study new pay-roll problems arising from social security requirements was announced yesterday by the National Capital group of controllers, following the January meeting of the organi- zation Monday night at the Raleigh | Hotel. | The committee is composed of J.| | C. Godwin, assistant cortroller, | Woodward & Lothrop, chairman; J. Lyon, J. F. Brown, W. M. Lomi | E. E. Snyder, A. Coonin and J. J.| Breen. The committee is reviewing the | set-up used in Washington stores for | | handling the social security work and | is formulating plans for sending out | questionnaires and reporting forms on | a Nation-wide basis. | 1t was pointed out the requirements of the new social security legislation relative to the keeping of pay roll and | accounting records in the retail de- | partment stores and similar concerns have given rise to a varying set of problems in an already complicated | structure, S | The guest speaker at Monday night's | meeting was Herman W. Luehr, direc- | tor of research for the National Cash Regisier Co. The meeting was at- tended by H. I. Kleinhaus, president of the Controllers’ Congress of the | National Retail Dry Goods Associ- of policemen will be voiced by a|the strife was the reported murnnceg ation. youthful representative of Washing- | of Gov. Murphy yesterday that troops | ton's four sections at a meeting ar- ranged by the Corrections Committee of the Council of Social Agencies at the Harrington Hotel at 12:30 p.m., January 29. The task of rebuttal will fall upon Supt. of Police E. W. Brown, who will tell what his officers think of the boys. Sergt. John Scott of the Police B_ys Clubs said the young speakers had not yet been chosen. e Lutheran Group to Meet. ‘The Mission Study Class of Keller Memorial Lutheran Church, Ninth street and Maryland avenue north- east, will meet at 7:45 o'clock tonight, with Mrs. William Miller, a missionar$ recently returned from Africa, as the speaker. A session also was scheduled this afternoon. 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BETHESDA, Md,, January 13.—The body of Mrs. Hattie Elizabeth Ricken- backer, 70, was found in the dining room of her Glen Echo Heights home | by her nephew and Montgomery County police last night. Her nephew, William M. McClure, 2548 Fourteenth street, became alarmed when he went to her home and found several newspapers and milk bottles on the porch and summoned police. Sergt. Earl Burdine and Officers O. T. Gaither and E. L. Thompson forced | the front door and found the body. She had been dead from 18 to 24 hours, according to Dr. Edward Grass, family physician, who said she had been suffering from a heart ailment for several years. No marks were found on the body and jewelry and other valuables were untouched. A certificate attributing death to natural causes is expected to be issued today. Mrs. Rickenbacker was the widow of the late Benjamin Rickenbacker, | who died 12 years ago, and a cousin of the World War ace and noted fiyer, Eddie Rickenbacker. 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The 36-year-old journalist admitted his English isn't s0 good, and said he'd rather converse in French, Portuguese, German, Spanish or Hungarian. He's been financing his travels in 30 countries by lecturing and writing. Alphabetically speaking. he's toured practically every country from Africa to Uruguay. For a while he traveled with a friend, Joseph Weiss, who is now in Europe. “Everybody over there told me every one here was always in a hurry, in- | terested only in making money ‘smd. “But I have found them deeply interested in art and culture. These and my impressions of the places I visit will go into my book.” Frankfurt is going to try to get President Roosevelt's autograph. as | well as those of prominent statesmen and others here. to add to his col- lection of 25,000 signatures, But that's only a sideline. | “The United States is a great and beautiful country, and Washington is beautiful, t0o0,” he said. *Paris? Oh it is interesting, but not particularly beautiful. 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