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Siyty-seven- year-old John Carmichael
OF Glasgow. Scotland who remarked
recently, au-oke next morning 10 find his
second wife dead and himself twice
Vadower Ia a. hours.
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Mrs. Nainette Adams, a policewon1an
to the Riley home and she submitted
the following report to her superiors:
Called at Riley home Edith is
understood and not in school. Mrs.
Riley explained she Is ill-behaved and
cannot send her to school; that her
doctor, Dr. Rodgers, assistant District
Of Columbia coroner, had advised that
Edith be placed in an institution, the
one In Virginia recommended.
81 saw Edith undressed in the bath
tub. There were small bruises on her
body which looked as though she might
have been pinched, and the left side
Of her face above the eye was bruised.
She said to me while looking into the
face Of Mrs. Riley that the bruises
were caused in a fall. To me it looked
as though a closed fist had hit her.
The child is decidedly feeble-minded.
THE 15-year-old girl was bathing
Edith. They were noiseless and not a
thing in the rooms on the first or sec
ond floor was out of place. The boy,
IL, was called out of nowhere. He,
too, Is undernourished looking. Even
when put my arm around him and
tried to talk with him he remained
silent. He was dismissed and departed
silently.
Entering the house, one is unaware
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of the presence Of children there, which
| Is an unnatural atmosphere.
''The Board of Public Welfare will
see If the two elder children are In
school, and has recommended that
Edith be taken to DR.. Moore at Proyi-
dence Hospital"
Principal Complains.
On June 4, 1928, the bureau received
from Mrs. Cornell, assistant principal
of the Columbia Junior High School, a
complaint that Francis and Louise were
not receiving proper parental care, and
the bureau referred the complaint to
the welfare board.
Miss Milliken contends the Woman'S
Bureau went as, far with the case as
its authority permitted.
MY one regret" she said, sis that
we failed to make contact with the
Rileys in 1926. Mrs. Riley treated us
as interlopers and she could not be
made to understand that we were try
ing to help her solve an intricate
problem"
Miss Milliken said the bureau, prior
to the recent expose, had received nc
complaint about Edith being locked In
closet. There had been charge that
she was kept in wine cellar, but when
a bureau representative visited the home
She had no opportunity to inspect the
cellar or to indulge in any investigative
work beyond that permitted BY Mrs
Riley. To conduct such search would
have required warrant, and there was
no evidence available to justify securing
one, Miss Milliken said.
The bureaus investigator, Mrs. Adams
reported that her suspicious were
aroused by the unnatural atmosphere, "
the bruises on Edith's body and the
way in which Edith looked at her STEP
mother while answering questions about
her hurts, but suspicious alone provided
no ground for police action. The bureau
felt this was family case" properly
belonging to the Board Of Public
Welfare. =
The boards investigations, like those
of the Woman's Bureau, failed to find
cause for official action. Director
George S. Wilson of the Board of Public
Welfare has disclosed that in July,
1928, Mrs. Riley informed an agent of
the board that Edith was being kept
by private family and was receiving
treatment from two of the best
physicians"
The Riley case has served to bring
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liter because Of insufficient cause for

matter because Of insufficient cause for
action.
The Womans Bureau first received q
complaint regarding Edith's alleged
mistreatment at the hands Of her STEP
mother on December 20, 1925. On that
occasion Mrs. Lulu Reed, maternal
aunt of Edith, declared she had received
an anonymous telephone call stating
that Edith had been beaten and burned
and was probably locked up in the
house"
In her complaint to the bureau Mrs.
Reed attacked the character Of Mrs.
Riley and expressed fear that harm had
come TO Edith. She requested the police
to post lookout" and institute a
search for the child. She said the
Board of Public Welfare had refused
to act.
Miss Helen Carney, policewoman, got
in touch with the welfare board and
was advised by Miss Patricia Morse that
the board would make an Investigation.
The next day Mrs. Reed ,telephoned
the Woman's Bureau to learn what
action had been taken and was advised
Of the boards plan to conduct an in
Quiry. Mrs. Reed later called the bu-
reau and demanded that the police
make search for Edith.
The Woman'S Bureau thereafter sent
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col ORED ASSOCIATION
B PLANS MASS MEETING
Session VIII Be Held Today to
Fire "Broadside Against
Enemies" of Race.

The District branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People will hold q mass meet
ing at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon in
the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
Nineteenth and streets.
DR.. w. Z. B. Dubois, editor Of the
Crises. will discuss "a Five-year Plan
for Negroes" and j. Finley Wilson,
grand exalted ruler Of the I. B. P. o. z.
Of Washington, also will speak.
The object of the meeting, accord
ing to officers of the N. A. A. C. p, is
to fire "a broadside against enemies
Of The colored race.
Onicers Of the organization are: Miss
3. r. q. Merritt, president: A. S.
pinkett, secretary; @. G. Wilkinson,
treasurer, and J. c. Bruce, chairman
Of the board. Rev. DR.. w. H. Brooks
IS pastor Of the church.
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RILEY GIRL REPORT
BY Jury EXPECTED
Hospital Also Will Tell Re.
suits of Rescued ChiId's
Mentality Tests.

The grand jury is expected to SUBJ
init report tomorrow to Chief Justice
Alfred A. Wheat in District supreme
Court In the case of Edith Riley, the
12-year-old girl who police rescued
from q closet in her hcme, 10 days ago
Mrs. Elsie webster Riley and Harry
Newman Riley, Editl's stepmother and
father. charged with cruelty to the child
are now free on bond OF $4,000 each
Another report, having an important
bearing on the case also may be made
tomorrow by Gallinger Hospital. The
later viii disclose fer the first time the
true condition of the little girl who
the Riley home, lilo Rhode Island
avenue.
Will Give Test Results.
The hospital report will contain the
results of preliminary examinations of
Edith by DR.. Joseph L. Gilbert, chief
psychiatrist. and Mrs. Edith Sutherland
Elmore, chief psychologist, daughter
Of Justice George Sutherland of United
States Supreme Court
Edith, whose mental and physical
development is only that Of a 5-year-
Old, has been under close observation
by the two specialists since she was
admitted to the hospital nearly 10
days ago. Mrs. Elmore already has
given the child several psychology tests
and plans to put her through addi-
tional examinations, each increasingly
difncult, before making final report
on the child,s intelligence.
1t was emphasized, however, by both
DR. Gilbert and Mrs. Elmore that 1t
may be months or years before an exact
determination of Edith's condition and
the effects Of her alleged Imprisonment
can be made.
A third report explained in detail why
the Board Of Public Welfare was una
BILE to remove Edith and her brother
and sister, Francis, is, and Louise, 20,
from the Rileys on previous complaints
Of mistreament in 1925, 1925 and 1928,
meanwhile, was being drafted yesterday.
This win be submitted to the board
wednesday, when it meets to take up
the case Of Edith, who has been COM
mitted to its care by Juvenile Judge
Kathryn Sellers.
Evidence insufficient.
George s. Wilson, welfare director,
has previously asserted that the board
never was able to obtain sufficient evil
dence on the previous complaints to
convince q judge Of the necessity Of
removing the three children. It was
believed the report wednesday will bear
out this assertion.
In making further studies of Edith's
case, specialists expect to CLEAN valua-
BILE information from a number Of
photographs of Edith which were taken
before she went to live with her STEP
mother. These are in the possession
Of Mrs. Annadale and will be requested
by the hospital for study. The doctors
also will question Mrs. Annadale, Mrs.
Hall and another aunt, Mrs. Lulu Reed,
In detail with respect to the girls
mental and physical condition when
she lived with them.
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to the fore dispute that has developed
between the Board Of Public Welfare
ana Judge Kathryn Sellers Of the
Juvenile Court over activities Of the
board In investigating such cases.
"The Board of Public Welfare is not
the proper agency to make these in
vestigations," Judge Sellers declared
yesterday. The Woman,s Bureau Is
better equipped to do that work. The
board Is an executive agency whose in
yestigations are performed by paid EN-
pioyes, lacking, believe, the experience
OF policewomen. It took policewoman,
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Its parents, should have the further
responsibility Of saying where 1t shall
The board wanted TO send Francis
did not think this was the proper
place for him, so / took matters In mr.
own hands by continuing the case is.
six months and committing the boy to
the care Of his aunt"
Meanwhile. the public viii have to
withhold judgment until the fun story
OF the Riley case has been revealed and
weighed. tmpartially, in the courts.
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Ruby Brandt. to bring the case finally

Ruby Brandt, to bring the case finally
to court"
Judge Sellers points to the Riley
need for special legislation widening
the authority Of the Juvenile Court.
"The court had the power to take
the Riley children from their home,
but not to designate where they should
be placed" Judge Sellers said. place
ment Of the children Is the prerogative
Of the Board Of Public welfare. This
should not be so. II I must take the
responsibility for removing a child from
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CHAIN CAUSES FIRE
Becomes Wedged in "Third Rail''
of Car Track and Burns Wagon.

A conductor chain dangling from a
gasoline truck caused fire to break out
en- tank wagon at Fourth and K
streets yesterday when it wedged in
the third rail- of a street car line.
The driver of the truck, John E.
Wander, 46, of Fort Myer Heights, Va,
was slightly burned as he pulled the
chain from the line. Firemen extin-
guished the blaze.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
'OvERTRA|NED,'
SAYS STR|B

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Aug. II.
w. L. Young" Stribling, of Geor-
gia, recently defeated by Max
Schmeling, worlds heavyweight
champion, was in Los Angeles to-
day on a vacation, having arrived
by plane from the East.
Although admitting that he is
planning a trip to Europe in No
vember, Stribling declared that he
was not chasing Schmeling for
another fight.
Hes champion; let ii go at
that" he said.
"He is a great fighter. He
can punch and he has stamina
and he's a Shrewd boxer.
"But just let me say this: /
believe / could have made a
better showing at Cleveland if
I hadn't trained so much.
think 1 was overturned for that
fight"
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Leisurely Golf o. x.

Don't mistake me. IhOId that
1t is altogether reasonable and
proper for golfers to fool around
Of d summers day on a course,
If they want to, and If they
don't interfere with others en-
jOyment. But when there is so
much unavoidable delay, isn't
that enough without introduce
ing the unnecessary?
"And there are others who
don't want to be so deliberate
and who often really haven't
the time. But their preference
has % effect whatever. The
slow player can hold others
back, but he can't be pushed;
he has absolute power over the
speed of all and a few of them
use that power without mercy.
Il wish, and 1 even hope,
that an arrangement can be
made to put us, the faster and
the slower, on different halves
OF the course. Then we can all
be happy. 1 can enjoy watching
them, from q distance, as they.
play with the deIiberatiOn they
enjoy, because they will not
prevent me from also playing
as / wish"
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
AL CROWDER
/. IN NREVERSAL
Of FORM
GARRETT WATERS
Times staff Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE sue
cess of the Griffmen in their
series with the Browns can be
traced to the work of Manager
JohnSon's pitchers. They GER
tainly have Notwithstanding
they did not, or could not do, in
the Chicago series last week.
BY getting good pitching the
Griffmen have defeated the
Brownies three times so far. One
more good effort and a series
sweep will be realized. Manager
Johnson's men will have to wait
a day for that realization, as
today is an off-day.
Yanked for Pinch Hitter
Bobby Burke turned in an ex-
ceptionally strong game last Sat
urday for the first defeat of the
Brownies. True, he saw Bump
Hadley finish for him and get
credit for the win, but his pitch
ing was excellent just the same.
Burke's withdrawal from the
game was not because he weak
ened, but Manager johnson
elected to use a pinch hitter in
his place in the eleventh inning.
Marberry's effort and Crow
der's relief work during yes
terday's dOubIe.header, which
the Griffmen won, 5 to 3 and
8 to 6, we're the other exam.
pies.
Marberry's triumph was more
or less expected, as he's in great
form at the present. Crowder'S
showing was a revelation along
side of his weak efforts in Chi
cago, where he lost two games
in two days.
Griffs Get Revenge
Maroerry was colnbed for IL
bingles in the first game against
the Browns. But he always had
enough in reserve to stem the
tide, and that explains his four
teenth victory of the season. The
GriffS got revenge off of Sammy
Gray, who victinized Manager
JohnSon's men twice when the
Browns visited Griffith Stadium
last month. Lena Stiles finished
for Gray after the seventh.
The Griffs collected single
runs in the second, fourth, fifth
and two in the third to win.
Marberry'S homer was the big
feature. The Browns biggest
scoring inning was in the
fourth when three doubles in
a row by MoIiIIO, GOslin and
Kress counted two markers.
Lefty Lloyd Brown attempted
to get into the win column in
the second game, but found it
was not his day. and Crowder
relieved him in the fourth. T.
General turned in some excep-
tional work in the six innings
he twirl ID.
Hammer Three Pitchers
The Browns used Blaeholder,
Hebert and Braxton in an effort
to stop the Griffs. It was against
Hebert that said Griffs did the
most damage. ManuSh led the
attack on the three st. Louis
pitchers by socking out four hits
in five times at bat. The Griffs
collected 16 bingles all told in
this second fracaS.
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seem to, have no idea Of the
value of time.
Golfers get home an hour
or more late to dinner, have
to fOregO another round, have
to cut out several holes after
they have started, utterly need
leSsly, as a result Of the, ac-
cumulated delays Of preceding
slow parties.
"When 400 persons are in q
procession every little delay
should be multiplied by 400 If
you want to learn its effect.
Even the unavoidable delays
from lost balls could be largely
made up if the player realized
that he is part Of an all-day
procession every part of which
had to wait for him.
II am not advocating hurried
play by any means. In max
ing a shot. the player should
be fully relaxed and the back
swing deliberate. But the back
swing is the only thing some
players ever hurry about.
ut seems fair to say that on
our public courses there is a
mistakenly exaggerated cour-
teSy toward the four, often un.
deserving, players ahead, and
too little consideration for the
400 who may be coming be.
hind.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17

"1 am glad to see you dis
cuss the public golf courses,
for . better understanding will
make for Improvement. The con-
trsdictory opinions already in
evidence justify further COM
ment.
'First, regarding the con-
CessiOnaireys The indefinite
grumbling tat him seems to boil
down to two things. One, that
somehow '',e is responsible for
lest balls and other causes Of
delay, a charge which sounds
absurd as soon as you try to
make it definite. Second that he
refuses to have continuous 1S-
hole matches at Rock Creek In
order to induce players to pa.
trOnize his restaurant more. As
to. that, 20 per cent of the
play play nine holes only.
and it did not seem fair to
them to give the lS-hOlers the
fun right Of way.
"There seems to be more in
fsvO.' of this than many Of US
had thought, however.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17

English, So MeIilIO. Oh
Terry I'D TraynOF. 3b
Simmons. II Grove,
Klein, IF Grimes, n
Jimmie Maupin is going to put
Alexandria on the map with
this combination, and it doesn't
look bad at all, at all!
West. CT COchrane, c
BlHeGe, 81 Klein. IF
CrOnln, 90 EheringeP, 1b
SlmmOns. II Marberry,
b1ShOp, 20 Grove, D
John w. Schott, 1928 Franklin
st. N. E., not only put in a lot
of pains making up his selection,
but he also put in a lot of pains
in preparing it for the editor:
Friseh, 2b Herman, RI
TraYnOr. 3b 'Ochrane, q
jackson, s. Grove, u
Harold w. Miller of Fort
Meade, Md. sees 'em in this
order. and the Babe might not
disagree with him:
Frisch. 2h CUyief. cf
Tr1ynOr, sb jackson. sS
Simmons, II Grove.
Klein. RI FePreII.
Another soldier, r. L. Mayfield
of Ft. Humphreys. Va, comes to
bat with this Snappy combina.
ton:
Hornsby. sb Traynor. 30
Webb. ri COchrane.
T.raS' Tt%,.,1'fH; + sSsSEs; SSsSs;rrss. ?
The Washington times., 1931-08-17

preliminary bouts. They are
hoping, however, that the boys
will come through with some
sensational swinging which will
probably be the case.
However, the management
played safe by snaring a semi
windup, a main preliminary and
another four rounder that should
stand the customers on their ears.
This Pepper Young, who
meets Harry Kid Groves in the
semi-windup, is reputed to be a
wildcat puncher and a crowd
pleaSer de luxe. Harry is in
fine fettle for this go and will
be ready to meet the Norfolk
entry bIOW.fOr. blow.
Henry Irving, popular North
east slugger, is paired off with
Jack Griffiths of Baltimore in the
main prelim. Henry never fails
to warm up right from the start.
Real Treat Promised
The real treat of the prelimi-
narieS is the Sammy Hogan-Sol-
dier Clark go. The soldier makes
'em all fight and he doubtless
will do the same with Hogan.
The steamer Charles MacAleS-
ter will haul the fans who do not
expect to drive. 1t will leave the
Seventh Street Wharf at 7 o'clock
and stop at Alexandria.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Doing Fair Thing

''It would probably increase
the amount Of playing, which
would be to the advantage of
the cOnceSSiOnaire. But until
the question has been seriously
considered it is unjust to blame
him for doing what he thinks,
perhaps correctly. is the fair
thing.
within the last two years
Mr.. LeOffler has twice gone
OveA the course, clearing tangIes
and putting in ramps, in order
to eliminate the number Of lost
balls, and has often paid three
extra men to do what they
could to speed up players.
AS to COnceSSiOnaire versus
Government operation. those of
us who remember the enormous
Improvement which followed
when Mr.. LeOffler took over
Potomac Park in 1921 and Rock
Greek in 1926 know that the
kickers haven't a leg to stand
On, and that the official man.
agement deserves credit and
thanks for using him as its
agent.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17

The little toW-head from Nor
folk, who thrilled the fans with
his go-get-'em tactics against
Eddie Buell. recently, is in the
best of shape for his tussle with
the Southeast Italian.
Landers and Tony Barbara, his
manager, we're ir1censed over the
reports brought to them that De
Angelo was a bicycle fighter. "
Said Tony:
BILLY came up to give the
Washington fans a fight. Both
of us were pleased with the
treatment we received on our
last visit and were anxious to
return again."
Everybody knows the type
scrapper LanderS is. If De An
geIO proceeds to peddle around
the canvas, the fans have a
right to squawk. 1 am certain
they will see one of the greatest
scraps Of the season if De
Angelo will only stand up and
trade punches. Why shouldn't
he? He'll outweigh Billy at
least five pounds"
De Angelo has never failed to
give the local fans a run for
their money. Against Jimmy
Tramberia last year at the fort
he went the limit on a punch,
for-punch basis with the Balti-
more boy.
Semifinal Looks Good
The promoters are taking some,
what of a flyer on the first four
The Washington times., 1931-08-17

Easy, eh?" the lanky Italian
snOrted when Ruth revealed
his views. Baloney. If you
think it's easy to name the
three best OutfieIderS without
starting an argument, you're
cuckoo. And if you think the
,intield is going to be an easy
Job, you can bet me, too"
Yeall!" horned i'm PipgraS,
Il suppose it's going to be easy
picking stand-Out second base.
man, eh? Or a shOrtstOp that
stands head and shoulders
above all Others"
: "Maybe you are right" the
Babe came back, maybe it
won't be SO easy, but 1 bet you
right now that at least 100
guys win come in with the
right team!"
And there 1t is, fans, just where
IL started. Remarks from such
old hands at the national pas
time as Pipgras and Lazzeri are
not to be brushed aside easily
but the Babe is the man who il
going to pick the team. He's the
doctor.
Wonder how this team. from
Z. L. Swami, 1901 D st. N. w.
will stack up against the one the
Babe will pick:
wesA q COchrane.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
Line-Up For Fights
Aft. Washington
Tonight

Wind-up-8 RoundS-Frankie
De Angelo Q25) vs.. Sailor
LanderS O2O.
Semiwind-up - 8 Rounds
Harry Kid Groves u4D VS..
Pepper Young Q42).
Preliminaries a Rounds
Henry Irving (170) VS.. Jack
Griffiths l75); Sammy Hogan
(135) VS.. Soldier Clark Q32):
Jimmy Higgins (135) VS.. Bobby
Burns u32): Phil Devine DAD
VS.. Gene Harrington CAD !;
Soldier Marchini (130) VS..
Soldier Wolf (13O).
Referee-Charley Short.
Announcer-Jimmy Lake.
First bout-6:SS o'clock. =
The Washington times., 1931-08-17


1Batted for BIaehOlder in fourth.
WASHINGTON. O2O2 5000 Is
st. Louis. ..... OO4 0 l. 0 0 O-6
TwO-base hits-BuPns. CrOnin, West.
Three-base hits-Myer, MeIlIlO, 2. Runs
batted in-kfess. Burns. Schultz, MeliIlO,
Bluege. West. Sacrifice hIt-BIueEe.
Times caught Stealing-Rice, Blucge.
Double plays-Kuhel to CrOnin to Kuhel,
Kress to MelillO to Burns, BIuege to MyeH
to Kuhel, Myer to Kulel. Bases ON balls
-Oft Brown. 3; off CFOwder, ]: off
BlaehOlder. z; off Hebert, 1. Struck
OUt-By Blaeh0lder. 1: by Hebert, I;
by Brown, 1: by BraxtOn, 4: by
CrOwdeF. g. Pitching recOrd-Oh Blae.
holder. = hits, runs In 4 innings; off
Heberf. 4 hits. runs in I inning: off
BraxtOn. hits. 1 run in 4 innings:
off Brown. hits. s runs in Ia
Innings; off CrOwdeF. hits. I run I'm
3 2-3 Innings. Left ON bases-St. Louis,
9; WashinRton. 7. Time Of Eame-2 :03:
nI' n iE,ss.-:Ormssy HIlGs6rand Hs6a Inss sna
ing plteheR-HebeFt.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17

1Batted for Gray In seventh.
2Batted for stiles in NINTH
WASHINGTON. O121 90 O-5
st. Louis. 90 2 0 o O-3
TwO-base hits-Manush, CrOnin. MyeP,
Spencer, MelillO. GOslin, Kress. Schultz.
Three-baBe hit-kuhel. Home runs
berry, CrOnin, KuheI, Bluege GOsliR,
Kress. Burns. Double plays-CFOnin to
Myer TO Kuhel: Marberry to CrOnin to
KuheI. Hit by pltcher-By Gray
struck Out-By Gray. J.: by stiles, l.:
by Marberry, 3. Pitching recOrd-Off
Gray. il hits, runs in innings:
off Stiles. no hits. no runs in innings.
Left on bases-St. Louis. 3: Washing
ton. 3. Losing Ditcher-Gray. Umpires-
Geisel. Ormsby and Hildebrand. Time
Of game-I:4S.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
ARROW is BURIED

James w. Phillips, the "Flam-
ing Arrow" Of lacrosse twenty-five
years ago, died recently at the
age of Seventy-nine and was buried
on the Cattaraugus Indian ReSer-
vation in New York.