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The Washington times., 1931-11-11
j. s. ARMS WAIT.
HOOVER ORDER

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military assistance to maintain
order at the Japanese concession
was made after the Japanese had
demanded the removal of barbed
wire entanglements erected round
the concession as a protective
measure.
Fearing the japanese would
fight unless the barbed wire was
taken down, the Chinese officials
agreed to comply with the de-
mand
The Fifteenth United States In
fantry, under command Of Col.
James Taylor, has been standing
by during the Sino-Japanese
clashes, while French and Italian
troops also were placed on guard
to protect their respective con-
ceSSionS.
Darkness No Hindrance
The fighting today started at
2 a. M. when $50 Chinese ap-
peared near Nankai University
and attacked police and gen
darmes.
AS the university was within
the 300-meter zone from which
the Japanese had barred all
Chinese, japanese trench motors
were brought into play to dis
perSe the rioters.
After the bombardment, a Jap
aneSe armored car swept out of
the concession, made hasty
survey, and exchanged rifle fire
with some of the Chinese.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
No TRACE
Of Il ADR|FT

COLON, Panama, Nov. II
G.NS0.-Hope for the rescue of
II men sighted floating in a life
boat off the coast Of Colombia
dwindled today when the United
States mine sweeper Swan wire
lessed it had reached the spot
where the craft was seen but
could find no trace Of it.
Heavy seas were running, in
creaSing fears that the survivors
had perished. The Swan wire
lessed it was continuing the
search. The lifeboat was sighted
by a passenger plane flying be-
tween Panama and Colombia. 1t
was believed here that the men
were survivors Of the steamship
Baden Baden, which is overdue
here and may have foundered dur
ing the Caribbean storm last week.
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, she had known Edith as a baby
and had never thought her any.
thing but an unusually pretty
and intelligent child.
Mrs. Kline also informed the
Grand Jury that in 1928 she
spent eight months in the Riley
house and never saw nor heard Of
Edith, despite her numerous
inquiries as to the child's where
aboutS. She declared she had
seen ths step-mother beat the
boy, Francis, and at one time
saw her throw a knife at him.
Her nephew, Harry Riley, she
declared, seemed to live in fear
of his wife. While she was at
the house, the aunt said, she
and Harry ate in the kitchen
while Mrs. Riley dined in the
dining room with the boarders.
Francis, she said, ate the scraps
left on the boarders' plates.
Last Saw Child In 1927
She last saw Edith in 1927
and at the time had words with
the step-mother because the
child's face was bruised and cut.
A second deposition, made by
Mrs. Clara Neigh. of Neighbor-
hood House, told of seeing Edith
when a baby of six months.
Mrs. Neigh had known the dead
mother. The child at the time,
she said, was plump and rosy
and seemed normal in every
respect. Later she saw Edith
when she was two years of age.
Again the child seemed to her
to be entirely normal. Says
Mrs. Neligh:
"She laughed and played pat
a-cake. Just . sweet lovely
baby anyone might have been
proud to call their own"
Although doctors admit Edith
always may have been feeble
minded, it is contended the
father and step m ther were
guilty of cruelty for admittedly
keeping the child confined in
doors, regardless Of whether it
is true the stepmother kept her
locked in a cupboard and beat,
kicked and starved her.
Case Is HOrrifying One
The stories told the Grand
Jury by the little girls 15-year-
old brother, Francis, and 2O-year-
old sister, Louise, make the case
stand out as one Of the most
horrifying known.
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SOCIETY KILLER
BORE NO.HATE
FOR VICTIM
Z" Did Not Dislike Donaldson"
Young Allen Declares;
Sister Keeps Silent
PICTURES ON PAGE 19)
.PHILADELPH PHIA, Nov. II
Q.N.SJ.-"T did not dislike DON

ONLO OIN hNG AOJ
.PHILADE ELPHIA, Nov. II
G.N.SJ.-T did not dislike DON
aIdsOn."
Edward H. B. Allen, confessed
murderer Of his sisters sweetheart,
Francis A. Donaldson, Sd, held
his chin a little higher as he said
these words in a cell st the
Lower Merien township jail to-
day.
Chalky-faced, his lip swollen
into a hard little lump on the
left side as the result Of a dead
mans blow. young Allen made
his first statement about his vic
tim since his arrest.
UnimpreSSed BY Irony
He made it without any ap-
parent sense Of the irony OF his
declaration. His brown eyes even
moistened visibly. and he clutch
ed the side of the bunk on which
he sat.
It was "a hours sirce he
emptied a shotgun into Donald
sons side in the fashionable
Green Hill Farm Hotel, where
his sisters Suitor came 70 plead
his cause for the last time. A
mere day and night had elapsed
since he rushed from his apart
ment, drove five miles to get the
gun, returned, and gave expires
sion to his wrath by murder.
Yet he sat there, saying like a
boy:
II did not dislike him."
Allen had just received a note
from one of his friends, a tall
blonde fellow wearing a dinner
jacket, who dropped in at the Jail
to offer his sympathy.
Friend Keeps Silence
Confronted by this reporter, the
unknown friend admitted that he
understood why Allen disliked
Donaldson. He was asked:
Did all his friends know
why?"
"Yes. they did, but they won't
tell"
He refused to give the grounds
for his understanding, saying as
little as l8-year-old Rose E. w. Al
len about it..
The sister, who blames her
brothers and fathers dislike for
Donaldson for the tragedy, has de-
cLned to tell what she knows
about the basis for that an
tagoniSm.
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Dawes to Attend
Paris League Farley

Anticipating possible serious de-
velopments in the Manchurian
situation during the next two
weeks, Secretary Of State Stim-
son today announced he had
asked Gen. Charles G. Dawes,
American Ambassador at London,
to visit Paris during the forth
coming meeting Of the League of
Nations Council there.
This meeting has been called to
consider the action to be taken
as the result of Japan's defiance
of the Leagues request that ia
panese troops be withdrawn from
the non-treaty areas Of Man
churia by November 16.
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Riley Children Taken From Parents;
Edith to Remain in HOSPITAL

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declared he meant he would like
to live with his aunt.
Mrs. Medora Donahue. Of the
Board Of Public Welfare, was sum.
moned and said she thought Fran
els should be returned to the Boys
Industrial Home School where he
has been confined since Monday.
To this proposal Francis, argu-
ing his own case, objected Strenu-
ously. The home school is for re-
calcitrant boys and Francis de-
clared he had done no wrong. He
said he diSliked the confinement
and protested vigorously when the
court asked if he would not be
content to remain in the instltu-
ton for a few days.
Aunt Pleads for Him
His wishes to live with his aunt
were so positive that Judge Sellers
called Mrs. Hall to the stand.
When asked if she could care
for Francis and if she wanted
him, Mrs. Louise Hall declared
she and her husband could give
him proper attention and, further
more, they wanted both Francis
and Edith when she RECEIVERS.
She said her apartment was spa
cious and Francis could have
annie room. Her wishes were
accepted by the court and Francis
was given into her custody.
The Board of Public Welfare
will be permitted to investigate to
make sure he has a proper home
and is not unduly influenced
against his father and STEP
mother.
Jury Report Awaited
Five years ago, the attention
of the Board Of Welfare was
called to conditions in the Riley
home and an investigator was
sent there to make a report. Al
though Edith was found. under
fed and undernourished, and her
body was bruised, the board in
vestigator permitted the child to
remain in the home after MRS.
Riley said it would be committed
to an institution.
Possibility that the Grand Jury
report in connection with the
cruelty charges against the chill
ren's parents may be delayed for
a week or more became evident
today.
Routine reports are easily
drawn, but in a case such as
that of the RileyS it was pointed
out, it will be necessary tO COM
pose the report with the utmost
care. It may be drawn many
times before 1t is deemed ready
for presentation to the court.
Police are seeking, in the event
an indictment is returned, to
have the case brought before the
court for trial at the earliest
opportunity.
Since taken to Gallinger Edith
has shown the effects of good
treatment. She has gained four
pounds, weighing AZ pounds now
instead Of 38 pounds as she did
Friday. The traits which her
stepmother is alleged to have
attributed to her have not been
observed at the hospital.
Additional witnesses that lived
in the Riley home but never saw
Edith have been located by De
tective Sergt. Louis Wilson. in
charge of the case. Among them
were students who made depo-
SitionS to the jury to the effect
they had lived in the house nine
months and knew Of the locked
closet but never saw Edith. The
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

Alfonso XIII, INFANTA EULALlE
Spain's exiled monarch, has
hit a Snag.
She said:
"AlvarO hasn't any money,
so tie king thinks he should
wait until he finishes school
and is able to earn enough
money to- marry. / wanted to
help him and Princess Beatrice
as much as possible so |
though that If l cOulL sell
some jewelry they could marry
that much ~1Oner."
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

o I M q I y
Lewis, opera
S t ar, on a
C h rg e she
W a S leaving
the S t a t e
with the in
t e n tion Of
defra uding
her creditors,
W re issued
today. Elmer
P cry, the
c ompiainant,
charged h e
was assignee
of certain Of
the Op e r q
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

now. Broke in Reno, after six
months of residence in search
of a divorce, the doughty
colonel was recently elected
from Lazy Me, the dude ranch
operated by Cornelius Wander
bilt, jr.
And he is now shining boots,
at two bits shine. at a coun-
try boarding house ($7 per
week, meat once a day., where
he has found asylum.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
2 Get Prison Terms
For Raising 81 Bills

NEW YORK, Nov. II U.S0.
Found guilty of raising one-dollar
bills to fiveS and tens, oscar
Shovel, of Brooklyn. and George
Foreman, of Jersey City. colored,
we're sentenced by Federal Judge
Campbell a year and six months
and five years, respectively.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
JeWish Students
To Meet SlINd1H

Matters pertaining to the lives
Of Jewish students will be dis
cussed Sunday at the Ambassador
Hotel by delegates from Jewish
fraternities and sororities.
Rabbi Abram Simon, recently
elected head of the District
School Board, Isaac Cans, Isa-
dore Hershfield and Mrs. Charles
Goldsmith will speak.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

former Hduld
L a u t ier. in
Mexican and
local divorce
tribunals, and
he gra n Ted
none to Mil
lionaire Wal
ter B. Pierce,
whom he sued
for I250,000
for alienation
Of Paula's af-
fectiOnS,
B ut the
colonel Is Civ
ing and TAX
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

to be taken
in the fight
he proposes to
make against
the will of his
+ a t h e /, the
late Thomas
M. E d i S on.
who left most
of his $12,000,-
600 estate to
Charles and
Theodore NJ.
Edison, mis-
sons by a sec
ond marriage.
Edison is.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
Hardened Fighter
Busted in Reno

RENO, Nov. 11.-'No quar-,
ter" was always the rule with
Col. De Courcey.Browne, dash
ing fighter on battlefields and
in divorce courts.
He gave no quarter in Flan-
ders. he gave none when he
fought his French wife, the
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
FARMER FOUND DEAD

MART1NSBURG, w. Va, Nov.
thames Lands, 80, farmer,
was found dead late yesterday
near his home, a short distance
from Falling Waters. this county.
A gun was near his body. He
was unmarried.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

WILLIAM L. EDISON sued a vitri.
Olic statement on an article
purported to be written by
Thomas A. Edison, jr.. his step
brother, in West Orange, N. j.
Will Edison declared that
Thomas could not have writ
ten the article unaSsisted. it
was, he said, engineered by
interests opposed to him in his
proposed contest of his fathers
will.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

students also say they witnessed
the beating on many occasions of
Francis.
Aunt Makes Statement
A deposition was presented by
Mrs.. Emma Kline, an aunt of
Harry Riley. in which she stated
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

n a 10 n a !
News Service
here t da
t h a t h er
plan to sell
her jewels so
h er grand
S o n, Prince
AlV 70 de
B ou r b o n
Orl e a n S,
coul d b e
married with
out delay to
P ri n y eGS
B e a t ic e,
daughter of
ANe ~Y~~~
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
Edison's Son Plans
First Attack on Will

NEW YORK, Nov. ll,-Wil-
liam L. Edison was in New
York yesterday comforting with
his attorney on the first steps
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
No Buyers Found
For EuIaIie's Gems

PARIS, Nov. II G.N.SJ.
The Infanta Eulalie of Spain
ruefully admitted to Inter.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

International Photo
MRS. MABEL WALKER
INVESTIGATION of the fatal
poison supper resulting in the
death of Marion Walker is
under way by a coroner's jury
in Seneca, III. Marjorie Walker,
81. who recovered from the ef-
fectS of poison. is shown as she
appeared at the inquest as is
Mrs. Mabel walker. mother of
the girls. Mrs. Walker also
was taken Ill.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11

the op e q MARY LEWIS
singers debts, and that she in
tended leaving for The East
without settling accounts.
The Washington times., 1931-11-11
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Creditors Ask Arrest
Of Opera Star

LOS ANGELES, Nov. II
UsJ. Warrants for arrest
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20
DR. w. B. CALDwELl'S
SYRUP PEPSlN
A Doctors Family Laxatire

Statesmen. Exceptional opportunity. Latest
discovery of Chemical Science. Demonstra-
tion sells everyone Institutions. stores
private homes Some exclusive territories
still open, Post Office Box 407, Newark, M.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20

Every one unacquainted with old
English customs is interested by the
story of the Sin-eater in Mary Webb's
novel, precious Bane" Sin-eaters
did not constitute a religious sect.
They were employed in some coun-
ties of England and in Wales in con-
nection with funeral rites. Their Of
flee was to eat bread and drink ale
which had been placed on the bier.
and thus symbolically take upon them
selves the sins committed by the de-
ceased person. Having done this, the
sin-eater pronounced the lease and
rest" of the dead person and asserted
that to procure this he had pawned
his own soul. There were not want
ing men to perform this rash office,
but it was not so rash as might APP
pear; for the sin-eater could see to it
that the same means of acquiring i'm
punity was invoked for him at his de-
cease, so that no matter what accumu-
lation of sin he had made himself re-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20
Diamond in History

India was the original home of the
diamond as jewel. For centuries
India remained the sole source of
Europe's diamond supply. About 1870
diamonds were discovered in Brazil.
In 1867 diamonds were discovered in
South Africa. South African diamonds
constitute more than 90 per cent of
the worlds supply. From their dis
covery to the present time they have
yielded 100000 carats. The dia-
monds of the world probably repre-
sent a value of $5,00OO0O00. There
have been some diamonds found in
the state of Arkansas. The Arkansas
diamond mine in Pike county has pro-
duced several thousand diamonds
equal in color to the best produced in
other parts of the world and / per
cent harder than the hardest from
other parts of the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20
DOCTORS
Prescription gives
Bowels ReoI Help

Train your bowels to be regular;
to move at the same time every
day; to be so thorough that they
get rid of all the waste. Syrup
Pepsin-a doctors prescription
will help you do this. When you
take this compound of laxative
herbs, pure pepsin and other val
liable ingredients, you are helping
the bowels to help themselves.
Dr. Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin is
the sensible thing to take whenever
you are headachy, bilious, half
sick from constipation. When you
have no appetite, and a bad taste
or bad breath shows you're full Of
poisonous matter or sour bile.
DR.. Caldwell studied bowel
troubles for AZ years. His pre-
scription always works quickly,
thoroughly can never do you any
harm. It just cleans you out and
sweetens the whole digestive tract.
It gives those overworked bowels
the help they need.
Take some DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin today, and see how fine you
feel tomorrow-and for days to
come. Give it to the kiddies when
they're sickly or feverish; they'll
like the taste! Your druggist has
big bottles of it, all ready for use.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20
"was the three hundred dollars all

''Was the three hundred dollars all
he took?'' Martin asked.
Wasn't it enough?" she countered
with a sober smile.
He was afraid it was thin ice, and
he didn't want to get her angry with
him again, but he ventured to answer,
"No. That is, I wasn't surprised at
the burglary but was surprised that
he took money. Haven't you missed
anything else? A document Of some
sort, or a letter-or perhaps photo
graph? I'm just guessing, you see."
She remarked, II don't think you're
exactly guessing. You're thinking
about Mr.. Lewis and the things you
heard that woman telling him, last
night. But I haven't any document
or any letter. mean I haven't lost
any-and l don't own any photo
graphs, except Of Babe and Doris and
Isabel"
II was thinking about Lewis" he
confessed. Il know little more
about him than I did last night. 1
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20
THE STORY


At . public dance Martin
Forbes, a newspaper man, cuts
in on Rhoda Whites dance with
Max Lewis, whom Martin in
stinctively dislikes. He over
hears q conversation between
Lewis and a woman, which he
realizes concerns Rhoda. He re-
calls blind ad" inquiring the
whereabouts of "Rhoda McFar-
land" and senses a newspaper
story. He believes that is Rho
da's real name. She refuses to
deny or admit it. However, 1t
recalls her childhood in Cali
fornia. Her mother dead, she
had been happy until misfortune
befell her father, Professor Nc
Farland. Associated with the
blow il her uncle, William
Royce. They move to Chicago,
where her father is engaged in
mysterious work. Rhoda takes
up stenography. Her father dies
suddenly, vainly trying to give
her a message aabout papers" in
trunk. Rhodaa goes to live with
a fellow-worker, Babe" Jen-
nings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20
Japanese Musical Instrument

Playing the koto is an accomplish
ment mastered by the women of the
higher classes in Japan. The koto is
a musical instrument having a long
box over which are stretched 10
strings, each with bridge. 1t is
played like harp but stands few
inches OFF the floor. 1t is tuned by
moving the bridges.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20

wanted to find out what he was up to,
especially after Babe told me he'd
taken her home last night and asked
her lot Of questions about you"
He saw her face flame at that and
he thought she held her breath while
she waited for him to go on. HE
isn't what anybody would call valu-
able citizen but, at that, he doesn't
seem like the man to break In here
and steal your three hundred dollars.
He wrote some indiscreet letters to
chorus girl once, and she sued him
for a hundred thousand. Probably she
wouldn't have done it if he hadn't had
a rich respectable uncle she hoped
would buy her off. His names Charles
J. Forster. He lives at the Worces-
ter hotel. Did you ever hear of him?"
Apparently she attached no impor
lance to the question for she answered
it with mere absent shake Of the
head. Her thoughts were somewhere
else.
81 want to tell you one other thing
1 did this morning, Rhoda," he went
on. and this brought her focused in
curing look back to his face. II got
them to look up, in the want-ad file,
the real name of the man who's been
advertising for the address of Rhoda
Mcfarland. It's the same man. Charles
J. Forster.-'C. j. do you see? The
man they were talking about last
night"
The flash Of incipienr pain he'd seen
in her face changed to a look of
mere perplexity before he finished
speaking. But I don't know who he
isl" she told him vehemently. Then,
suddenly intent, she asked, Did you
do anything else?"
"There was only one thing left to
do, and that was to look him up and
ask him why he was advertising
for her. And--and 1 didn't want to
do that unless you said you wanted
me to-"
"You might have asked him." she
said. "After what I told you last
night you might have argued that it
was no affair of mine what you found
out about-her But I'm glad you
didn't. Please don't do it, Martin. Let
me tell you little, and then don't
try to find out anything more.
I'm Rhoda White now but 1 used
to be Rhoda Mcfarland. The only
person who'd try to find me would be
my uncle, William Royce. Mr.. Forster
must be working for him. He fright
ened me so when 1 was little girl
that I've never got over being afraid
Of him. He was cruel to my father
and wanted to take me away from
him then. We ran away so that he
couldn't.
II was only sixteen when my father
died and l was afraid that if Uncle
William heard about it and knew
where was, he'd get me, then. There
wasn't any one else, you see. So I
changed my name and pretended /
came to Chicago from Denver, and
got a Job on the News.
Sand, Martin, I've loved it. I've
loved 1t ALL The whole two years.
I've been happy. And don't want
anything changed. You won't do any
thing to change things, will your"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20
Uncle Eben

"a fortune teller says she kin tell
me what Pm thinkin' about" said
Uncle Eben. maybe she kin, but l
ain never thought Of muffin yit dat 'ud
seem worth de money."-Washington
Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20

Simple Old Method of Evading Penalty of Sin

sponsible for, the whole burden would
be lifted by a subsequent sin-eater.
The custom seems to have fingered in
Wales until the forties of last CEN
tury.-Montreal Family Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-20
neqIect a COLD

DISTRESSING cold in chest or
~ throat-that so often leads to
something serious-generally responds
to good old Musterole with the first
application. Should be more effective if
used once every hour for five hours.
This famous blend of oil of mustard,
camphor, menthol and other helpful in
gradients brings relief naturally. Mus
terole gets action because it is scientific
"cOunter-irritant" just salve
it penetrates and stimulates blood
circulation, helps to draw out infection
and pain. Used by millions for 20 years.
Recommended by doctors and nurses.
KeepMusterole handy-jars and tubes.
To Observation-Disclosures is also
made in nlilder form for babies
and small children. Ask for Chill
dren'S MuSterOIe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

the fine tobaccos of Camels from drying out and losing any of their delightful flavor.
 Aside from cheap tobacco, two factors in cigarette can mar the smokers pleasures:
 Fine particles cf Peppery dust # left in t'se tobacco by inefficient cleaning methods sting and iritate delicate hsrOat membrane.
 Dry tobacco, robbed of its natural moisture by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

voMPARE package of Camels with any other N cigarette and note the difference in the technique of packing
 Note that Camels are completely enclosed in an outer transparent cover of moisture-proof cellophane and sealed air-tight at every point
 We call this outer shell the HumidOr Pack 1t differs from the ordinary cellophane pack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-11

Inheritance taxes have been put into
effect in the Irish Free State.