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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-11-13
7 Or TURED
8 YEARS,
ASSERTS
GIRL
Captive's 2O-Year.0Id Sister
Says Stepmother Treated
All of Them Cruelty
By MARGARET LANE

Louise Riley, the little tor
tured girls elder sister, re-
vealed today for the first
time the full story of the al
legged cruelty. which she said
she, her brother Francis, and
her baby sister Edith suffered
at the hands Of their father
and stepmother for eight
years.
The story Of little Edith Riley,
her body Shrunk and her mind
darkened by four years alleged
abuse and starvation in a dark
and airless cupboard, has horri'
fled the whole country.
Eight Years Of Misery
What has not been revealed Is
the whole tale of childish SUI.
fering that the brother and two
sisters say they survived, ever
since their father, Harry Riley.
married second time and the
three children were taken from
their grandmother's care.
The wicked stepmothers Of the
fairy tales never behaved with
such unexplained brutality as
that with which the three chill
dren charge to the second Mrs.
Riley.
Louise, a frail girl of 20 who
looks much younger, described
their eight years misery as fol-
lows:
Edith wasn't the only one
who suffered, though being
quite q baby and helpless, she
could stand up for herself
even less than we could. We
were all MORALLY afraid Of our
StepmOther. Even when I saw
Edith beaten and shut in the
cellar or the cupboard, I was
afraid to speak.
Warned Not to Tell
She threatened she would
fix me if 1 told. I have seen
her take the child by the throat
in q rage and throttle her
until her tongue hung out.
Sometimes she beat her head
against the wall until it bled,
but Edith rarely cried.
"She has often beaten Fran
els numerically, too. Within
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PAL
DESCRIBES
MURDER
+. BY BOY
"Honor Defense" Planned for
! Slayer; Girl Torn by
! "Coquette" Loves
BY DOROTHY DUCAs

4NORRISTOWN, Pa, Nov. 10
fEN.S.). Edward Allen was
held for the grand jury today
on a first-degree murder charge
for the killing of Francis Don
aldson Sd, in the apartment of
Horace Allen, his father, Mon
day night.
Young Allen killed Donaldson by
firing one barrel of q shotgun into
his body half hour after Donald,
son had struck him for protesting
against Donaldson's attentions to
his sister, Rose E. N. Allen.
Victims Friend Testifies
Neither the defendant nor his
sister was present at the inquest.
Albert Gallaten n. Lucas, inti-
mate friend of the dead man, pres
ent in the Allen apartment when
the killing occurred, was the first
to take the stand and tell the
story of the shooting. He said:
81 can't remember whether it
was before or after dinner I re
ceived q teIephOnes call from
Rose Allen asking me 70 get In
touch with DOnaldsOn.
What's the natter /
asked. oh. nothing she said.
got in touch with Donald
son for her, and forgot it,
"A little later Donaldson
called me up and asked me to
come down to meet him at
the Bellevue StratfOrd Hotel"
There he went to room 735,
but in whose name that room
(GnnA:nmA nm Rnnn II Col IL
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Canada Soon to Make
Big Prosperity Loan

OTTAWA, Nov. 13 OSO.
Prime Minister Bennett today
announced that the loan to take
care of unemployment relief, and
expected for some days in finan-
cial quarters, will be made
shortly. This was the first Off
cial announcement and while the
prime minister did not give the
amount, it is expected to be for
$50, OOO. 600.
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You Are Stone Blind
EUen as You Read
This Newspaper :

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. Is.
During three -tenths Of every
second, while you read this
newspaper, you are stone blind.
This is the latest discovery in
the optical science made by
Frank K. Moss, research en-
gineer in the lighting laboratory
at Nela Park.
He found that as the printed
page is read, the eye moves
and stops at short intervals.
While the eye is in motion, it
picks up" the reading matter,
but the connection to the brain
is shut off.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-11-13
Paris Police Seize
Americans Plane

PARIS, Nov. IS GN.SD. AN
airplane belonging to Leonard
CarotherS, of Cedar Rapids. Iowa,
was impounded today by French
police at LIE Bourget airdrome,
just outside of Paris.
The police declare Carothers
has persisted in flying it in France
without a permit.
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Spain Would Jail
Alfonso As Traitor

MADRID, Nov. 10 Q.N.S)-
Formal steps to bring former King
Alfonso to trial on treason charges
were being taken today oy the
Cortes. A special government
committee which drafted thu
charges against the Ex-King re-
commended he be imprisoned for
life If he ever returned to Spain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-11-13
Harvard Bars Husing
For Slam at PLAYER

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 10
iUNS0.-Going ION the air"
themselves today, Harvard ath-
letic authorities declared that Ted
HuSing, chief sports announcer
for the Columbia Radio Broad
casting System, will be barred
from broadcaSting football games
in Harvard Stadium.
Complaint was made that
HuSing at the Harvard. Dartmouth
game told radio listeners over the
air that Barry Woods playing
was "putrid."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-11-13
Smell Likely COP.
Nominee for Sneaker

Representative Bertrand H.
Smell R). of New York, has a
commanding lead" in the race
for the Republicans nominee for
Speaker of the House. Represent.
alive George H. Darrow CRD, of
Pennsylvania, declared yesterday.
Representative Thomas H. Cul.
len (D), of New York, elected
leader Of the Tammany delega.
ton, said this group will vote
Solidly for Garner.
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10
Free
Turkeys

The Washington Times
will give 10 fine turkeys to
the 10 women who submit
the best menus for Thanks
giving dinner.
Just plan the kind Of
Thanksgiving dinner you
would like. Write it out on
one side Of the paper only
and send it to the Thanks
giving Menu Editor not later
than Wednesday, midnight,
November ID.
The 10 best menus sub
mitted will be awarded a
turkey. Winners will all be
announced by Tuesday, No
vember "a.
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NeU "MlIn1" Named
For SecretGru HUde

A newly developed chrysan-
themum, standing five and one
half feet high and red and yellow
in color, was named THE Secre-
tary Hyde" yesterday after the
head of the Department of Agri.
culture.
Another new variety of mum
was named after the Secretary's
wife, "HortenSe o. HYDE"
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u. S. Fine Arts Group
Elects PGderelUSki

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Ignace
Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist
and former president of the
Polish republic, has been elected
a member of the American Acad-
envy of Fine Arts. Others chosen
to membership include William
Lyon Phelps, author and Yale
University professor; Charles Mar
tin Loeffler, composer: Gamaliel
Bradford, biographer, and Adolph
Weinma1. SCULPTOR.
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C0pOne BOdygUGrd
Starts Jail Term

CHICAGO, Nov. Is U.NSO.-
Phillip D'Andrea, gun-toting body
guard and shadow of AL Capone,
today was serving the first day Of
q Six.month'S sentence in the
Cook county jail.
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PIMLICO RESULTS

FIRST RACE - Three-fourths of a
Dark Celt (Legere) :. $3.10 $2.70 $3.50
Westys Rose On. Ga'r) $50 $40
Facchina (Schaeffer). $40
General Court, Black Stripe, Broom
Patch General Blaze. Roiio. Sergeant
D, Dawn Patrol. Depart and BY Her
self also ran. Time, 1:1S as. General
Court won, but was disqualified.
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Labor Party MOUe
Loses in Commons

LONDON, Nov. Is Q.N.SO
The Labor party's amendment to
the Kings speech opening Par
lament, an amendment contain
ing a general indictment of the
governments failure to undertake
socialistic improvements, was de-
feated in the House of Commons
today by an overwhelming vote.
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Norman Again Heads
Bank of EnuLand

LONDON, Nov. Is GNSO.-|
Montagu Collet Norman, who has
been governor of the nank of
England for IL years, was nomi-
mated today by the directors fer
another term. Sir Ernest Nus
grave Harvey was named deputy
governor.
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MARINES KILL
LEGISLATOR

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 10 UN.SD
Adolfo Cockburn, Nicaraguan Con-
gresham, was shot and killed by
American Marines at Kisalaya,
the Nicar0guan Revolutionary
Junta charged, here today.
The villages of Saklin, Soupuka,
and UliwaS were bombarded by
the Marine air force, the Junta
also declares. Protests are to be
made to President Hoover, the
message states.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-11-13
LGndsLides Tie Up
Panama Railroad

PANAMA CITY, Nov. 10 0.N.SO.
Traffic on the Panama Railroad
was tied up today by two land
slides. Other slides were feared
as the result of the general loosen
ing of the ground by recent rains.
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2 Youthful Bandits
Snatch Banks $4,000

EASTON, Pa, Nov. 10 UN.S0.
Masked and armed, two youthful
bandits cowed a customer, a cash
Ter and clerk in the Danielson
National Bank, at Danielson near
here, and fled with approximate
~ $4,000 in currency shortly after
the bank opened today.
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TRUMPY WINS DIVORCE

RENO, Nov. Is G.N.SO.-John
Trumpy, jr.. son of a Camden,
N. j. ship builder, was granted q
divorce here today from Wilhel-
nina s. Trumpy, Of Haddonfield.
N. j.
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CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of Nov. II;
Treasury balance, 5000, 900. 533 .95 :
expenditures. $10.752.646.11: Gus,
toms receipts, $10,181, 1862. 90.
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THE WEATHER

Cloudy and cooler, probably occasional rain
tonight and Saturday; lowest temperature TO-
night about so degrees; moderate northwest
winds, shifting 10 northeast and east Tenn
perature Observation-Disclosures IS; lowest, 81.
Humidity yesterday-Highest. IS; lowest 30.
Full Weather Report on Page IS.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
DEN|SON LIQUOR
TRIAL MONDAY

The trial of Edward E. Denison,
dry Representative from Illinois,
on charges of illegal possession
of Intoxicating liquor in his office
in the House Office Building, will
take place Monday, it was an
nounced today by United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover.
Justice Gordon today granted
the motion of Mr.. DenisOD'S cOun-
sci for bill of particulars to re-
quire the Government to show
the contents of the trunk seized
in Mr.. DenisOn'S office on Janu-
ary, 1929, but denied that part of
the motion to require the Govern
ment to describe the containers
in which the alleged whisky was
held.
Prohibition agents were led to
Mr.. Denison's office after express
company officials at the Union
Station reported the discovery Of
a leaking suitcase consigned to
the Representative in the baggage
room. Investigation revealed that
a trunk consigned on the same
shipping ticket had already been
delivered. Proceeding to Mr..
Denison's office, the prohibition
agents seized trunk which they
said was filled with liquor.
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HYN|E' s BLONDE
GIRL FOUND
Staff Photo

CLEVELAND, March 4 QN.S)
"Akron Mary" Outland Woodfield,
blonde sweetheart of pittsburgh
Hymie" Martin, for whom police
have been searching for nearly
four weeks for questioning in con-
nection with the murder of Will
liam E. Potter, slain Cleveland
councilman, had been found.
That assertion was made today
by Sheriff John M. Sulzmann,
who has been heading the county
search for the elusive girl.
Girl Will Testify
Sheriff Sulzmann said that
akron Mary" was somewhere in
Ohio and that he had talked to
her.
She is being held under cover
by some of Hymie's friends be-
cause of her fear that she would
be put on the spot" by enemies
in the underworld.
The girl will be brought here
for Martins trials on charges OF
first-degree murder in connection
with the killing of Potter, Sulz-
mann said.
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fascist AGREE
To NAVAL PACT

ROME, March 4 U.N.SO.-The
tri-partite naval accord formu-
lated here and in Paris last
week received the unanimous ap-
proval Of the Fascist grand coun-
Gil today, which decided that the
agreement was satisfactory in
every respect.
Foreign Minister Dino Grandi,
Minister Of Marine Sirianni and
the other experts concerned in
the negotiations were felicitated
for their. achievement.
LONDON, March 4 GN.sJ,
The agreement recently concluded
between Great Britain, France
and Italy, definitely prevents
renewal of competition in naval
armaments," Foreign Secretary
Arthur Henderson told the house
of commons today.
Mr.. Henderson expressed his
regret at being unable to an
nounce full details of the pact.
He said they could not be made
known until the United States,
Japan and the British dominions
had signified their approval.
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BRIDGE Staying
DEFENSE IN

KANSAS CITY, March 4
'GN.SJ.-Following a brief recital
Of the events leading up to the
Staying Of her husband by Mrs.
Myrtle A. Bennett, the defense
rested it's case at 1925 a. m.
The appearance of Mrs. BENEFIT
on the stand climaxed the case.
Attractively attired and evidently
nervous, she was led forward by
her counsel, former United States
Senator James A. Reed.
TeStifying in trembling voice,
Mrs. Bennett denied that she shot
her husband Intentionally, saying:
"I would rather have killed
myself"
She 'ecounted the incidents
leading up to the shooting as
previously testified to by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Hoffman, oppo-
nents of the Bennetts in the fatal
bridge game-the failure of her
husband to make good her bid of
four spades, his Slapping her when
she called him a bum bridge
player" obtaining the gun from
her mothers bed room and the
shooting.
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SHIP HELPLESS
OFF CAPES

NEW YORK, March 4 G.N.SJ l..
The Italian freighter Alabama is
drifting helplessly with a broken
steering gear approximately $40
miles due east of the Virginia
capes, according to a wireless
message picked up today by the
MacKay Radio Corporation.
At 1910 a. m. the following
brief message was received from
the disabled ship:
Steering gear broken. We
are drifting"
The vessels position was given
as 37:50 north latitude, 67:30
west longitude.
The only Alabama listed in
Lloyds registery of shipping is
an American vessel of 2,801 tons,
owned by the Texas Corporation.
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AIMEE SEES HER.
DAUGHTER WE'D
IN SHANGHAI
Shipboard Romance Results
in Marriage of EVangeIist's
Girl and Youthful Purser

LONDON, March 4 GN.SD.
The special attention" that a
purser aboard the liner President
Wilson was instructed to give Mrs.
Aimee Semple Mcpherson on her
voyage to the Orient blossomed
today into his marriage to the
evangelist's daughter, Roberta.
The bridegroom-purser is Will
liam Bradley Smith. His mar
riage to the daughter Of the leader
of Angelus Temple was described
in Central News dispatches from
Singapore, where the ceremony
took place.
Paid Her Attention
Smith made the acquaintance
Of the McPhersons at San Fran
cisco, where they boarded the
President Wilson. He had been
told to see that Mrs. Mcpherson
and her daughter received every
comfort and attention.
His attention, particularly to-
ward Roberta, became more and
more marked as the voyage
progressed.
AS a result, the couple became
engaged at Shanghai, and soon
after the vessels arrival at Singa-
pore made arrangements for their
marriage. The ceremony took
place in Wesley Church.
Blessed By Aimee
A small group of friends from
the President Wilson witnessed
the ceremony. Mrs. Mcpherson
gave her daughter in marriage,
and the Danish countess, Thyra
Holmblad, acted as matron of
honor.
After the ceremony, Mrs. Nc
PherSon said:
1T. was pure love match. /
give the young people my bless
ings."
The newlyweds will continue on
the President Wilson as far as
Capri, where they will diSembark
for a honeymoon tour of Europe.
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y. s. to Hear Irish
President on Radio

NEW YORK March 4 G.N.SO.
The first radio program Lver
broadcast in the United States
from Ireland will be heard March
Is.
William Cosgrave, president of
the Irish Free State, will speak
from the government building in
Dublin and his speech carried
in nation wide network of the
National Broadcasting Company.
A short wave station at Sche-
nectady will also relay the ad-
dress to other parts of the world.
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FRAZER IS SANE,
STATE INSISTS

RAILWAY, N. j., March 4.
The mental state of William
Frazer, slayer of his married
sweetheart, Mrs. Phoebe Stader,
was disposed Of so far as. the
State is concerned today when
three alienists pronounced him
legally sane.
Three other physicians, VINO
examined the prisoner in behalf
of Alexander Simpson, defense
counsel, are reported to be pre-
pairing a contrary report. They
are said to have found evidence
that Frazer suffers from halluci'
nations and has been unsound
mentally since he was she'll
shocked.
Abe J. Davis, Union county
prosecutor, declared there il no
possibility that a plea of insanity
can be made effective. since the
States evidence as to Frazer's be-
haviOr before and after the crime,
reveals shrewdneSs and caIcula-
ton. He regards the State case
as lacking nothing to prove muir
der in the first degree.
An attempt was made by Simp-
sor to obtain consent Of Louis
Stader, the murdered Woman's
husband, and of her sister, Mrs.
Frederick Schroeder, of Walden,
N. Y, for another autopsy to be
held on the victims body. Simp-
son maintains it is not the body
of of Mrs. Stader.
Ira Jensen, the States key wit
ness, cousin of Frazer, began an
attempt to obtain release on bail.
He has been held without bail as
e. material witness.
Jensen, through Davis Arm
strong, his counsel, has asked to
be permitted to post $4,000 he re-
ceived yesterday in a legacy in
return for his freedom.
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HAPPY,
BUTSENATE
|SSULLEN
At CLOSE
Last-Minute Bills Blocked
BY Thomas 'One-Man Gag;
Hoover Busy at the Capitol

The Seventy-first Congress,
which came into power in the
Hoover landslide of 1928, passed
into history at noon today with
the House airing political badinage
in light-hearted fashion but with
the Senate sullenly gagged by a
one-man filibuster.
The falling gavels of Vice Presi.
dent Curtis and Speaker Long
worth terminated the session and
the Congress by constitutional
provision at the stroke of noon.
Congress adjourned without
sending the tradition notification
to the President. This derelic-
ton was caused by the Thomas
filibuster.
A few minutes before IL the
Vice President asked the Okla
homan to yield so the resolution
of notification could be passed.
He agreed but Senator Norris
(R.) of Nebraska, declared the
resolution was debatabl} and he
wanted to speak on it il Thomas
yielded. So the Oklah0man de-
cIined,
Apologies to Friends
Senator Thomas was profuse
with apologies at the end Of
his speech. He told his colleagues,
who laughed uproariously, that
he didn't want to talk, but had
to do it," He was in the midst
of paying tribute to the great
orators of the Senate" when the
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Strains of Sweet Adeline
Ring Out at Capitol

The Old-fashiOned song fest in.
cluded such tunes as "Silver
Threads Among the Cold"
Beautiful Ohio" Iowa, Where
the Tall Corn Crows" "On the
Banks of the Wabash" Sweet
Rosy O'Grady," Sidewalks of
New York." moonlight on the
Colorado" "Sweet Adeline," and
Garry Me Back to Old Vir-
Ginny," and Goodnight Ladies'"
With some IS lame ducks, "
defeated in the last election, TAX
ing their farewell, the ceremonies
were to close with singing God
Be With You Til We Meet
Again"
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

Political rivalry and bitterness
Of the Seventy-first Congress was
buried in the strains of MY Old
Kentucky Home" and Sweet
Adeline" in the House today.
AS Congress expired at noon,
Republicans and Democrats united
in presenting a musical program
designed to test the vocal power
of the members.
With Representative Clifton
Woodrum (RO of Virginia as mas
ter of ceremonies, and the Marine
Orchestra playing, the program
included solos by Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen, of Florida, and Represen-
tatives Connery CD of MasSa-
chusetts, and Woodrum.
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ADD|CTS
INCREASING
YEARLY
Spanish War Hero Here to Ask
Three Recommendations of
Crime Board in Drug Study
"The narcotics evil is the
greatest menace facing Amer.
lea today"

The narcotics evil is the
greatest menace facing Amer
lea today"
Fighting dope as hard as he
fought the enemy, Capt. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson, naval
hero of the Spanish American
War, arrived in Washington to-
day to appear before the Wick
ersham Commission and testify
on his work in combating narcotic
rings.
Famed as the man who sank
the collier Merrimac in an at
tempt to bottle up the Spanish
fleet in Santiago in '9S, Captain
Hobson is now secretary-general
Of the World Conference on Mar
c0tic Education.
Survey Group To Appear
Besides Captain Hobson and
members of his organization mem
bers Of the New York Narcotic
Survey will appear and present
evidence Of the dope traffic they
have unearthed in four different
surveys.
Captain Hobson will /. present
three recommendations to the
Wickersham Commission which
is meeting today for the first
time since it sent its liquor re-
port to the President.
BrOadenS Fighting Force
The first recommendation will
be for uniform State laws gov
erning the narcotics traffic. Cap
tain HObSOn pointed out that at
present the only method the
Government can use to pr0cede
against dope peddlerS and snug
gIers is to prosecute them for
violation of the revenue laws un-
der the Harrison act.
With uniform laws, he said, 1t
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BIackmaiL Charge
Hurled By SChGU

Charging that the contest to
be filed against his election was
sponsored by a Minneapolis news
paper, Senator Schau (R0 Of
Minnesota, declared today its only
purpose was blackmail to prevent
him from doing his duty to his
State.
Notice of the contest, served
by Einar Hoidale, defeated Demo
cratic candidate for Schall's seat
last fall, was filed as the blind
Insurgent Senator was winning
his fight against the nomination
Of Gunnar H. Nordbye, of Min
neapolis, President Hoover's selec-
tion for the additional Minnesota
judgeShip.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Austin Nominated
For u. s. Senator

MONTPELIER, VT, March 4
U.N.S0 0.-Warren r. Austin, of
Burlington, will be the Repub1i-
can candidate for United States
Senator opposing Stephen Dris-
coll, Democrat. in an election
later this month. Austin de-
feated Senator Frank c. Part
ridge by 5000 votes in the pri-
mary election yesterday.
Nomination is tantanount to
election.