davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Japanese Believed
Planning New Attack

PIEPING. Nov. 10 G.N.S0.
japanese troops have withdrawn
south of the Nonni River bridge
head and are believed consolidat-
ing for a renewed attack upon
the forces Of Gen. Ma Chan-Shan,
commander Of Heilungkiang pro-
vincial troops, according to
messages received here today.
Dispatches received at the
Peiping headquarters Of Marshal
Chang Hsueh-Liang, governor OF
Manchuria, declared General Ma
was still in control of Tsitsihar,
despite the efforts of an autono
nous army under Gen. Chang
HaiPeng to capture Northern
Manchuria's principal city.
Chinese officials charge Chang
Hai-Peng's insurgent movement is
backed by the Japanese.
Private advices from Tsitsihal
declared Ma Chan-Shan has con
Structed a new third line Of de
Tense only 100 yards south Of the
Chinese Eastern Railway.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
GIRL CAPT|VE'S s
HOUSE LURES
CURIOUS
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Reported
to Have Fled; Place
Has Deserted Look

The brown brick house at ITO
Rhode Island Ave-. where little
Edith Riley is alleged by the Dis
trict police to have spent four
years in virtual captivity, has
become the cynosure of the Gu
rious in Washington.
Since last Friday afternoon,
when The Washington Times
printed the first chapter of
Edith's tragic story hundreds Of
motorists have made it point
to drive by the house. They
pause and stare. It is such a
respectable-looking house-owned
by the church next door.
House Seems Deserted
Neighbors are beginning to call
it the house of mystery. The
Rileys-Harry and Elsie, father
and step-mother OF little Edith
are reported to have fled. News.
papers have collected in a little
heap in the hallway. The blinds
are still up, but already the place
has a deserted air.
The women OF the neighbor-
hood whisper that it is unbeliev-
able that such thing could hap
pen in their own block.
Mrs. Annie Shires, whose house
at 1112 Rhode Island Ave. ad-
joins that of the Rileys, says that
she had not seen Edith in five
years. She believed, or heard
somewhere, that the child had
gone away to school or down in
the country. She said:
Il used to see her playing in
the Riley's back yard and a
roOmer of mine, now dead,
used to be very friendly with
. the little girl. Then she dis.
appeared and the story in Fri
days paper was the first / had
heard of her in years"
Saw Nothing Unusual
Mrs. shires says she never no.
ticed anything unusual about the
child other than she was more
than ordinarily attractive and
quiet. Her roomer never seemed
to think there was anything alb
normal about her.
The older girl, Louise, and boy,
Francis, according to the neigh
bors, were unusually we'll behaved
children. Louise, now 90, is said
to have been a model. Mrs.
Shires says she never saw her out
late in the evening nor entertain
ing company.
Francis seldom played on the
streets and was exceptionally we'll
hammered, neighbors say.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
z BOYS AND GIRL
END LIVES

ELKHART, Tex, Nov. 10
1.N.SO.-Mystery today shrouded
the cause for the deaths here last
night of two boys and a girl who
committed suicide within a few
minutes of each other.
The victims were:
Benjamin Clyde Kennedy, 10,
whose body was found at Oak
wood, near here. He had taken
his life by swallowing poison, in
vestigation revealed.
Doris McCann. II, died a few
minutes after taking poison.
Ernest Miller, 10 today, was
found shot to death, pistol by
his side.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
SENATOR LEWIS
SEES REVOLT
On HOOVER
Undercover Movement Scent
ed; Mentions Moore of N. J.
As Democratic Choice

The name of Gov.-elect Harry
A. Moore. overwhelming victor
in the recent New Jersey cleo
ton, was mentioned today by
Senator James Hamilton Lewis
CD of Illinois. as a possibility
to capture the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination next year in
much the fashion that Woodrow
Wilson became the party's stand
ard-bearer in 1912.
The picturesque Jim Ham"
may give his Democratic col
leagues something to think about
by suggesting Moore's eligibility,
but he gave the Republicans an
even more tasty morsel for gos-
sip. He said there was evidence
of an "undercover movement in
the Republican party to repudl-
ate President Hoover. Said Sena-
tor Lewis:
"Hoover's friends are alarmed
by the auietness in the party.
They fear an undercOver move
ment to bring forth at the
convention a candidate who
will run on Hoover's platform,
but without his personal handi-
caps. do not believe 1t will
be either Senator johnson OF
California or Senator BOrah of
Idaho. / rather suspect the
Hoover people are watching
Western governors governor
who will make a great eco
nomic record in the next year
by reducing taxes and relieving
unemployment.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Citizens Ask Refuse
Rule Be BrO1dened

Business places. hotels. and
apartments should be included in
the District ash and refuse col
lection services. the Northeast
Citizens Association declared in
a resolution passed last night.
The resolution pointed out that
these Places. at present excluded
from the service by law, yield
greater revenues to the District
than private dwellings.
A resolution commencing the
work Of the Fire Department Res
cue Squads was also passed as
well as one asking installation
of traffic signal lights on streets
intersecting Stanton Park.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
CHINA ASKING
j. s. ARMY AID,
/ IS REPORT
DR.. SEE, However, Denies
Plea for Foreign Troops;
New Jap Attack Looms

TIENTSIN, China. Nov. 10
ON.SO.-More than 400 Chinese.
part of the mob of rioters who
terrorizeo Tientsin over the week
end by sacking shops and firing
on the japanese concession, were
rounded UP by police today and
their ringleaders were summarily
executed by decapitation.
Intermittent rifle fire was heard
in the vicinity Of the Japanese
concession as troops and police
pursued the rioters.
Most Of them had taken cover
in the native quarter shortly
after the init'-l outbreak, and
those who attempted to renew the
disorders found themselves con-
fronted by overwhelming forces
Of police and foreign and native
troops.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Continued From First PGse)

CONTINUED From First P0ge)
who attended the child before it
was given into the custody Of its
stepmother. The nurse was pres
ent at the child's birth and saw it
many times before it reached the
age Of four and one-half years.
The colored woman made its in
FAINT clothes and designed the
dresses of the child's babyhood. !.
Both said that in their opinion
the child was intelligent and
normal. That statement is cor
roborated by relatives and by
people who lived in the neighbor-
hood Of the child's home at that
time.
The majority of the witnesses
who know Of the child's early life
were found by Headquarters De-
tective Sergeant Louis Wilson,
who is in charge Of the police
investigation Of the case.
Two Years Is Maximum
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley are charged
under a section of the District
code with cruelty to child. The
maximum penalty is two years in
jail and a fine of $3.50.
Among witness on hand to tes-
tify but who were not heard were
several students who lived for five
months at the home where little
Edith was imprisoned and during
that time never saw the 13-year.
old girl.
Edith's brother, Francis, was
taken from his father and
step-mother by an order of the
Juvenile Court yesterday. He
was committed temporarily to
the Board of Public Welfare and
released in custody of Mrs. Reed,
who resides at 1414 V st. N. w.,
to whom he first told the story of
his sisters captivity.
Francis spent the night at the
Industrial Home School and will
probably be kept there again to-
night to await his hearing before
the Juvenile Court tomorrow.
Repeatedly, Francis, during his
step-mother's absence. endeavored
to take the child and escape to
hospital, but was unable, he
has said.
Told To Keep Away
With a skeleton key he gained
entrance to her dungeon and
tried as best he was able to at.
tend to her needs. He had in.
structions, he says, from his step.
mother not to go near the child,
and his visits were regulated &C.
cordingly.
Realizing the futility of trying
to release the child without aid,
Francis told Mrs. Reed, and they
planned to take Edith. But she,
too, was unable to effect the
release and sought outside aid.
After she told The Washington
Times of the child's captivity, a
reporter sought Policewoman
Brandt and through her efforts an
attachment was secured from
Juvenile Court.
At a preliminary hearing in
Police Court, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley
were held under $2,50O bond
each for the Grand Jury under
charges of cruelty.
l Judge Kathryn Sellers, Of Juve.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

Dr. W. r. Meggers used by man.
During the past sumr"o DR..
Meggers studied the complex
structure of an atom of rhenium.
the most recent addition to the
family of known chemical ele-
ments.
In a study of the spectral lines
of the rhenium element, photog-
raphs were made with wave
length magnification of 100000.
900 to 250,OOO.0 900 fold.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Seed Testing Rules
AdOpted in Holland

Adoption of international rules
for seed testing as the basis of
determining the value of seeds in
international trade. was effected
at the sixth congress of the In
ternational Seed Testing Associa.
ton in Holland, according to E..
H. Toole, physiologist of the
United States Department of Agri.
culture, who attended.
The soil-test method as the
basis for the Interpretation of a
termination test was adopted.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Bladensburg PIT. 4.
Re-eLects Reattie

The Bladensburg High School
Parent-Teacher Association re-
elected w. r. Beattie as president
for the coming year.
H. w. Gilbertson was elected
vice president; Mrs. Raymond
Evans. recording secretary; Mrs.
j. w. Augustine, corresponding
secretary, and George M. Harris,
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
King Named Leader
Of Feb. 22 Parade

Charles w. King was elected
chief of staff for the 1882 George
Washington Birthday parade at a
meeting of the Birthday Associa-
tion in Alexandria last night.
Mr.. King will announce shortly
the division chiefs and his staff
who will have charge of marshall.
ing the parade and obtaining
units to participate.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Minimum of Disease
Noted in October

The report Of the Alexandria
Health Office for october shows
a minimum of communicable dis
ease. Births reported were 43
and deaths, 35..
A tubercular clinic will be held
here today, tomorrow and Thurs
day. Adults will be examined to-
day and Thursday and children
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

and possibly
internal in
juries suffer
ed in an auto
mobile acci.
dent.
S h e " a S
S h o W e r e d
with broken
G ! a SIS when
her automo-
bile, driven
by Michael
S v o b a k a
chauffeur, col
lided with an
other car on
the Jericho
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

chairman of
the H ou S e
Military AZ
fairs CO m :
m l t t e e, is
back at his
desk with a
new record.
H e h q S
flown in the
p a S t I ur
years m ore
t h an nv
other m e m
ber of Con-
g re SIS and
far more than
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Hurley To Be Heard
At N, Y. BUnOuet

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 CU.S).
Secretary of War Patrick j. Hur"
ley and Sir Henry Thornton. K.
B. E., chairman of the board and
president of the Canadian Ma
tional Railway Co., will speak at
the annual banquet of the State
chamber of commerce at the
Waldorf Astoria on November 10.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

REP. w. F. JAMES some of Uncle
Sans fighting pilots.
During this period, Mr.. James
covered more than $1,000 miles
in an airplane, and this without
a single accident of note.
In his last trip, just com.
pleted, ne visited 80 Army posts
and flew $4,000 miles in little
more than four weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

by DR.. William
F. Meggers, Of
the Bureau OF
Standards. in a
S p e C t roscoplc
study of the
atom.
Meggers' ac-
CO m plishment
was described
by scientists to-
day as opening
the way to a
much b e t ter
un derstanding
of pra ctically
every material
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Opera Singer Injured
In Auto Mishap

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 G.N.SD.
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay. the
former Anna Case, opera singer.
was suffering from cuts, bruises
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
HAM SUPPER FRIDAY

Harmony Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, Vienna, Va, will
hold an oyster and ham supper
in the parish hall there Friday
night. Supper will be served from
5 to 8 D. m.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Burglars Take S35
From Safe in Store

Burglars last night entered a
store at 664 Pennsylvania Ave.
S. E. and stole $35 from an open
safe.
The robbery was discovered a
few minutes later by William j.
Brewer, of AL Sixth st. S. E.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

Turnpike It was said Svobaka
had to swerve sharply at a
cross roads, from which a car
shot out, in an attempt to avoid
a collision with another auto
mobile,
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
'SFIying Congressman"
Back With Record

The nations Flying Con.
gresham" Representative w.
Frank James (R0, of Michigan,
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Atom Is Magnified
25o,ooo,ooo Times

A record magnification of $780,
100000 times has been achieved
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
Says POPULARITY
Of HOOVER GROWS
Seth Richardson, Assistant U.
S. Attorney General, Makes
Statement

Fargo, N. D., March 23.-R-Pub-
lie sentiment toward Herbert Hoover
has taken on a new tone In recent
months and the president had re-
gained for himself the high place in
the public esteem which he had when
first elected but which waned some
what during the early period OF the
depression period, In the opinion Of
Seth w. Richardson, assistant Unit
ed States attorney general
Accompanied by Mrs. Richardson.
the former United States district at
torney for North Dakota arrived here
Saturday after attending funeral
services for his mother at his boy
hood home, Ortonville. MINI.
There has been q marked change
In the attitude Of the public toward
the president In the last three
months, Richardson said.
1T is the general opinion In well
informed political circles In Wash.
ington that the president is more
deeply entrenched in public favor
than ever before.
Richardson paid high tribute tc
Alexander Legge declaring that hi
had contributed q great and notable
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
PILES TREATED
WITHOUT SURGERY
Write for Free Book

A new instructive book. "Ptles
Treated Without Surgery" fully Illus
trated, printed In colors and COPY
righted, has been published by Dr..
McCleary, the noted Rectal Specialist,
E-506 Elms Boulevard. Excelsior
Springs, Mo. In it Doctor McCleary
tells how sufferers from Piles can be
successfully treated without surgery.
without the use Of choloroform and
ether, II treatment IS taken In time.
The McCleary treatment has been
successfully used for over 80 years.
Over 5000 cases Of rectal trouble
have been treated by DR.. McCleary
and his associates. II you suffer With
Piles o. other rectal troubles. write
Or. McCleary today for q Free copy
Of this book and their large reference
list Of former patients. All literature
sent In plain wrapper free and post
paid.-Adyertisement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
SIX ARE ARRESTED
IN LIQUOR RAIDS
Federal Prohibition Agents Con-
fiscate Alleged Intoxicants
Here Over Week.E End

Between 40 and SO merrymakers
had their revelry interrupted Satur-
day night when federal prohibition
officers raided q resort five miles
south Of Bismarck.
The raid was n Of q series neto
in Bismarck and Mandan resulting
in the arrest Of six men, charged
w.tn the sale and illegal possession OF
liquor.
Ben Horwitz and Oscar Reynolds.
Mandan, proprietors. were arrested
after the raiding party had seized w
gallons OF alleged liquor from q OF
the log cabins maintained by the
men.
The raiding party. consisting Of five
federal men headed by State Q
bition Director John M. Hagan. also
raided two establishments IN Man
dan. arresting four Mandan men.
w. II, Mccormick and W. n. smith
we're taken into custody after officers
had ~confiscated 1876 quarts Of allegeo
beer and q small quantity OF allegeo
alcohol In q raid In = house AZ 1V1
Fifth Avenue, N. w.
v, T. Gardner and q second man
whose name could not be learned
Monday also were arrested when OIL
GERS found "a quarts and five pints OF
alleged beer In an establishment N
the business district Of Mandan.
All six men were to be given q
hearing before United States COM
missioner j. K. Doran, at basma1ck
Monday afternoon.
A number Of slot-machines were
gathered in the raid, officials ealo:
Morton county authorities also ratdeo
the Grand Recreation Billiard parlor'
Mandan, and confiscated several car
tons Of unstamped cigarettes. accord
ing to Deputy Sheriff Henry h
Handtmarn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
Show
Big Success Say
Local Motor Men

CONTINUED from page one)
gave I'm the Halls Of the Mountain
King" a tom-tom dance.
Other numbers were . military
dance by Bernadine Barrett; q drum
major toe tap specially by vivian
Coghlan; "valse Classique" by Jane
smith: "Hi-Kix" by Rosemary Slor-
by; a Spanish tango by vivian Cogn-
Ian and Peggy Bergeson and q chorus
speciality, RIO Rita" In which the
ten members Of the chorus took part
Frank Byrne, Bismarck, was
awarded the easy chair, and Edith
Feart, 7l2 Rosser avenue, received the
SIS trade coupon given away BY the
Kennedy Furniture company.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
One Cent a Day Pays
Up to 500 a Month

The Postal Life Il Casualty Insur-
ance Co., 449l Dierks Building, Kan
sas City, Mo-, is offering q new acct
dent policy that pays up to 500 a
month for "a months for disability
and 100000 for deaths - costs less
than lc . day $3.50 q year. Over
$1,000 already have this protection.
Men, women and children, ages 10 to
10. eligible. Send no money. Simply
send name, address, age, b~eneficiary's
name and relationship and they will
send this policy on 10 days FREE In
spection. No examination Is required
This offer Is limited, 80 write them
Observation-Disclosures.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
Export Debenture,
Equalization Fee
Get Consideration

Continued from page u
said, means the burden OF taking
care Of crop SURPRISES has been
thrown back on the farmer where It
always has been. Farmers don't
need q farm board to tell them that"
He observed that farmers would re-
duce acreage only when economic
conditions absolutely forced them.
and expressed belief that next fall
If wheat prices dropped to 50 cents.
as he thought they would. productaon
would be curtailed.
Gray said the boards decision
would reope the entire farm con.
troversy in congress. Is . result. ne
said, he wa confident . method OF
control through the export debenture
or equalization fee would be adopted.
Requires Lesg Money
The farm bureau federation. he
said, favors the equalization tee n
controlling large surpluses because 1t
would not require Is much punI1c
money to make It operative. The ex-
port debenture. however. ne Salo'
could be used effectively n controA-
ing small overproduction.
Gray said that from tho boards
policy for 1881 In respect to wheat.
the inference could be drawn that 1t
would not make sterilization pur-
chases In cotton for tho next crop
year.
The farm board has not bought any
cotton since 1929, and Chairman
Stone said recently no purchases
would be made until July l at least.
The board now holds 100000 bales
which were bought In 1919.
Burtness Scores Board
Representative Burtness, Republican,
North Dakota, said II the farm board
is not prepared to meet emergencies
I'VE might as well abolish the board"
II deem the farm boards announce
ment that it will not stabilize the
1881 wheat crop Is q big mistake and
entirely premature" Burtuess said.
1.-THE sterilization powers granted
by the marketing act are intended to
be used In emergencies. No one can
today say whether an emergency will
or VIII not exist when the 1891 crop
is ready for market.
THE Russian deluge Is driving us
away from the. European markets. !
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
Lions Sponsor Motion
Picture for Library

TO aid the Mandan public library
the Mandan Lions club Is sponsoring
the showing Of the motion picture
"Cimarron," April IS and Il. accord
ing to John A. Zimmerman, chair
man Of the Lions club committee II
charge Of the program.
Plans are being made to sell be.
tween 600 and 1000 tickets. Thinner
man said.
Members Of tho committee 81
charge Of the show In addition ia
Zimmerman are Frank Wetzstein
Harry Mckee. Henry Handtmauu and
Z. g. McNAhan.
Ticket sales got. under way Monday
with early reports showing that more
than 100 tickets had been sold. Mr.,
Zimmerman said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23

was . rafIo operator In the navy.
Until hts engagement as quartermas-
ter for the projected polar expedition
he sold insurance. His widowed bride
Is the former Miss Mary Fountain.
Philadelphia.
Navy t,:es. police launches AMI navy
airplanes joined In search Tor Grim
mel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23

eran travelling salesman, died at his
home here Monday. For As years he
had represented the Tubbs Medicine
company, Of River Falls. MI. Tubbs'
territory as salesman included Wis
A widow, six daughters and ~ son
are left.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-23
PROMINENT WOMAN
OF CIVIL WAR DAYS
Dies IN WASHINGTON
Widow Of General Pickett,
Mother to Presidents,
Stricken at 80

washington, March 23.-R-
Mother" Pickett of the snow-white
hair and charming accent no more
viii tell Of the last Confederate charge
at Gettysburg or draw word pictures
Of interesting characters and in
cidents.
In q private hospital here Sunday
Mrs. La Sale Corbell Pickett, called
mother" by presidents, died Of hard
ening Of the arteries In her 83rd year.
She was Is when she married Cen
eral George Edward Pickett. Before
his death in 1875 she became known
q "the child bride Of the Confeder-
acy," praised for her vtvacity and
beauty.
A favorite In society, she knew
every president beginning with Lin.
coin, and met authors, actors and
diplomats. One Of her most colorful
manuscripts entitled my Memory
CHAIN" was left unfinished by her
death.
Her other works included intimate
stories Of Mrs. Jefferson Acott and
Clara Barton. From the time Of her
birth In Nansemond county, Virginia,
May 16, 1848, she heard and remem-
bered negro lore which she later In
corporated In several books, including
"Ebl Eye" and Jimmy"
She was an honorary president Of
the United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy; former president Of the
League Of American Penwomen:
member Of the Won1an's National
Press association and . founder Of
the arts club Of Washington.
She leaves two grandsons, Captain
Christiancy Pickett and Lieutenant
George e. Pickett, 3rd., both in the
army: two sisters, Mrs. w. F. Gotten,
and Mira. w. G. Eley, and q brother,
Dr.. =. +. Corbell. Funeral services