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Evening star., 1932-10-12
ERCENTAGE OF WORKING WOMEN
HIGHEST IN D. c., CENSUS SHOWS
Bureau Report Reveals Bulk of Workers Are Married
or Divorces

women gaintMly occupied, the District
led all the States in this respect and
is followed by South Carolina, Missis-
sippi and Florida.
There are 204,556 women In the Dis
trict. the report shows. OF this total
136,136 are native white, 1899 for
eign born white, 54,297 are colored and
l24 are members of "other races" A
total of So, GAG of the total native whites
are employed, 3.816 of the foreign born
white, 3l263 of the colored and 80 OF
"other races"
There are 109 427 married women in
Washington and of this total 32,668 are
gainfully occupied.
For the country as whole 1882 ,227
out of the total number of 42,837, l49
women were employed in 1880. OF the
employed a total of 5,734,825 were sin
gle, 3,O7l, 1902 were married and 1926
100 were widowed or divorced. Forty
years ago there were 19,602,178 women
in the country, of which 3,712,144 were
gainfully occupied. OF the employed a
total of 2,531,398 were single, 5l5,260
married and 665, ,486 widowed and d.
vorced.
Evening star., 1932-10-12


Deputy Coroner C. j Murphy issued
certificate of suicide after Viewing
Showalter's body at Casualty Hospital
early this afternoon
The attack on Mrs Showalter oc-
CURED about 9:l5 o'clock. According
to Mrs. Telma Herman who rented the
fiat to the Showalters and lived on the
floor below, Showalter was jealous of his
wife She said they have had numer-
GUS heated disputes during the six
months of their occupancy Of the fiat
and each had left the other several
times.
Tells ei Attack.
From her bed in Causalty Hospital,
Mrs. Showalter told Detective Sergt.
John Dalglish that her husband at
tackled her this morning with black
jack he took from bookcase. He
struck her more than half a dozen
times before she could escape.
Crying for help. with blood stream
ing from many abrasions of her scalp,
she ran downstairs and, finding the
front door locked, climbed through a
H., -
Evening star., 1932-10-12

ling note was still in his pocket. He
remarked on it to newspaper men. And
William who was never far away,
heard He decided that of all aviation
souvenirs Capt Mollisons 10-shilling
note was the one he wanted most at
that moment. He asked for it, but the
captain, he says, wanted to return to
England with that same piece in his
jeans. After that, William says the
captain told him he could have the
money for his collection.
MolliSon went back to England.
few weeks later William received let
ter from him. Enclosed was a 10-shil-
ling note inscribed To Billy Orr" and
something about Atlantic Westward,
1919. 8, 80" 1t is. William says, the
original note. At least it is the prize
of his collection, and will be until his
official position calls him to New York
again. and none can tell when that
will be-
Whether the change of mayors will
affect his official status. William does
not know But a police badge, is after
all a police badge, no matter who is
mayor.
A Good Listener.
William won his power with almost
no effort at all, to hear him tell it. Of
ficials are always doing something or
other about airports and William was
usually on hand ready to render IA
vors. When the city's greeterS come out to
do little greeting he tried to make him
self especially useful. He liked meeting
the aviators who were first to fly the
Atlantic alone or with two other avia-
tors. with one other aviator and
woman, with two chicken sandwiches
and pet poodle. Likewise he loved to
hear how this one flew 20 feet from
devlish high waves, and another never
saw any waves at all between Halifax
and Bremen, or Roosevelt Field and
an English back yard.
In exchange for his errands and help
funesS, William was allowed to shake
hands with the great minds Of the air
and act more or less as an assistant
greeter After that. it was an easy
step to get the police insignia and
privilege card from "a secretary Of the
former mayor'-this particular former
mayor being Mr.. Walker, he says.
And. inasmuch as he has the badges,
he intends to go on greeting until
somebody says him nay. Which. Will
liam hopes, because he grows more fond
of greeting every day, will not be soon.
Evening star., 1932-10-12

with a .32-callber revolver peSloe MS
hand.
The couple was taken to Casualty
Hospital in the same ambulance and
Showalter died less than two hours
after arrival
Couple RecOnciled.
Mrs. Herman said this morning that
Mrs Showalter sent for policeman
Saturday night to help her get her
clothes out of the house in order TO
leave her husband. They were recon-
ciled, however. and Monday, at her hus-
bands insistence. Mrs. Showalter re-
signed her position at the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing.
The Showalters had two children.
Mrs. herman declared, and two grand
children.
Showalter was appointed to the Po-
lice Department October 81, 1907, and
was retired because of bad eyesight
June 80, 1881. From 1918 to 1880 he
was a pay roll clerk at headquarters.
His record showed numerous COM
mendations for efficiency and resource
fulness About a year before his re-
tirement he was transferred to the
eleventh precinct.
Evening star., 1932-10-12

w VILLAIN ORR, ls. who is
\A grocery clerk in Washington,
NV but AN ex-officio member
of a New York mayoralty
committee has wangled
Capt j. A. Mollison, the Scotch trans
atlantic f1ier, out of the only money
that gentleman brought with him for
emergencies" when he flew from Eng
land to New York last August.
From the days of his apprenticeship
as helping hand about the metropoli-
tan airports until the very last Atlantic
hop William has been an aviation
enthusiast and an avid collector of
autographs.
He lays claim to an album of photo
graphs and signatures containing vir-
tually all famous names associated with
transatlantic f1ights-succeSsfu and
otherwise
With long practice behind him as a
hardened autograph chaser. it was as
nothing he says, to pry Capt. Mollison
loose from the cherished 10-shilling
note he carried when he landed in
America and took away with him again
when he left.
In the first place. William says, he
has been an eX-officio member OF the
mayors committee for reception of dis
tinguished visitors in New York for
some time. He never acquired the
Whalen gardenia habit, but with a
shiny police badge on his lapel and a
pass -police-lines" card in his pocket
he has never felt the need of floral
decorations.
MollisOn Called Him Billy"
When MolliSon drew near the East
ern shores on his recent flight William
deserted his grocery counter without
further ado and hastened to New York
to be on hand for the official hula
baloo. He attended the receptions,
heard every precious detail of the cap
tains story and finally reached the
point where the hero of the week was
calling him Billy
The Scotch aviator was very enthusi-
astic about the low cost of his flight,
which, he said with pride. was much
cheaper than a ships crossing and GER
tainly faster. As to finances, MolliSon
said, he landed practically broke. In
his pocket was a lone English 10-shill-
ing note He guessed he would have to
get some one to introduce him at an
American bank.
But he never did. When he departed
from this country again, the 10 shil-
Evening star., 1932-10-12
FIGHT OVER CUPOLA
TO Be FULLY AIRED
ReicheIderfer Grants Hearing
to Proponents of Minaret
on School.

The moot question of cupola for the
new Taft Junior High School will come
in for a thorough airing next Tuesday
at hearing granted to proponents of
the .minaret by the District Commis-
sioners. The hearing will be held in
Commissioner Luther Reichelderfer
office
The cupola controversy centers
around Maj. John C. Gotwals, the En-
gineer Commissioner. who ordered the
building built without any ornamental
tower. The designs made up by Mu-
nicipal Architect Albert l.. Harris for
the new school, at Eighteenth and Otis
streets northeast, showed the building
complete with an ornamental tower in
the center Accompanying the plans
however. were requests in the contract
for alternate bids (a) with cupola and
(b) without The architects drawing,
which shows how the building will look
when complete, however, showed only
the building graced with the tower.
Approved by Commission.
This was the only thing seen by the
Fine Arts Commission when that body
was asked to pass on the artistic quail
tiles of the building. That body said
the design was artistic, but when 1t
learned the cupola was out, dispatched
letter to the Burroughs Citizens Asso-
citation saying the result was far from
right. 1t was, in the language of the
letter like cutting of the arm or leg
of man."
The Burroughs association then wrote
the Commissioners. inclosing copy OF
the Fine Arts Commissions letter, and
asking a hearing, which has been
granted.
One Per Cent Difference.
The difference in cost on the present
job is S3,750, representing approximately
per cent of the contract price. Maj
Gotwals said he felt himself morally
bound to save this money.
The Mcfarland Junior High had nc
limestone trim. although several of the
junior high schools built since ther
have been literally decorated with In
diana limestone. When the Taft Schoo
design was being made up Gotwals
said he ordered Harris to hold down or
this establishment, and the result is
that considerably less limestone trim Is
being used than on the Alice Deal OF
Paul Junior High Schools. The lime
stone-trim controversy, however. is not
similar to the cupola NV, since the
original plans showed the reduction II
Evening star., 1932-10-12
GLASSF0RD-bURKE:
CASE SETTLEMENT
HOPED FOR FRIDAY
Commissioners to Seek
Peaceful End of Controversy
of Police officers.
PLAN FOR ADJUSTMENT
NOT YET REVEALED
Detective Chief to Continue Duties
in That Capacity Pending
Proposed Solution.

Definite steps will be taken by the
Commissioners Friday to bring about
peaceful settlement Of the Glassford-
Burke controversy, it was reported to-
day at the District Building.
The Commissioners. it was said, al
ready have tentative plan under con-
sideration, which they hope will be
satisfactory to Police Supt Pelham D.
Glassford and Inspector Frank S. w.
Burke. chief of detectives The plan,
however, was not disclosed and will be
made known to Gen. Glassford Friday
when his recommendation for the re-
assignment of Inspector Burke is taken
up for consideration.
Final adjustment of the dispute
however. is not expected for several
weeks. In the meantime, the Commits
SionerS are expected to furnish Inspec-
tor Burke with a copy of Gen. Glass
ford'S charges, and give him ample
time in which to file an answer. The
charges involve only the lack of CO.
operation and "temperamental in COM
patibility.'
Postponed to Friday.
Burke will continue to command the
Detective Bureau pending solution of
the case, and Capt Edward j. Kelly.
already chosen as his successor will
remain in temporary charge of the re-
organized Crime Prevention Bureau.
The efforts to bring about a truce
in the controversy originated Monday
night at meeting of the Public Order
Committee of the Washington Board
of Trade The results were reflected
in the action of the Commissioners yes
terday in deferring consideration of the
case until Friday.
Even before these private negotia-
tions. it was said. the unfriendly feel
ing that existed between Gen. Glass
ford and Burke as result of the su-
perintendent's plan to reorganize the
Detective Bureau, had started to cool
off.
Gen. Glassford, instead of criticizing
Burke, began praising him as an eff
cient and loyal police officer, although
he cid not back down from his state
ment that he believed the Detective
Bureau could be raised to higher stand
ards of efficiency under another
leader.
Too Busy to Talk.
Shortly afterward Burke issued a
statement deploring the short-lived
against Gen. GlassfordS proposed
shake-up in the Detective Bureau, and
pointing out that the superintendent
of police had a right to criticize him.
Inspector Burke was too busy today
laying plans for the roundup of the
bandits who robbed the Woodbridge
Langdon Savings & Commercial Bank
to discuss his controversy with Gen.
Glassford but said he had not yet re-
ceived from the Commissioners a copy
of the superntendents charges.
Gen. Glassford also was busy con-
tinuing his inspection of the police pre-
cincts. apparently content to let the
Commissioners workout a solution.
Evening star., 1932-10-12
WOMAN PARALYzED
in history PLUNGE
HOTEL PARTY
Mrs. Bobby Burns Lands on
Ball Room Roof of the
Arlington.
COMPANIONS ARE HELD
FOR INVESTIGATION
Victim Alleged to Have Climbed
to Windowsill and Jumped
Out.

Mrs Bobby Burns, 20-year- old beauty
contest winner, was critically injured
early today when she plunged from a
fourth-story window of the Arlington
Hotel during what second precinct po-
lice described as drinking party"
Landing on the roof of the hotels
one-story ball room, Mrs Burns suffered
a double fracture of her right leg, a
severe spine injury and possible internal
hurts
The probability that her back is
broken was seen by Emergency Hospital
physicians when she became paralyzed
from the waist down. X-rays were TO
be taken later in the day to determine
definitely the extent of her injuries.
With Mrs. Burns at the party, ac-
cording to Sergt. A. 1. Bullock, second
precinct, were Mrs. Madeline Keller,
%, of the 100 block of Eighteenth
street; Warren Lewis Hogan, %, in
whose quarters the party was held, and
Leo Shapiro, also a resident of the
Arlington.
Companions Arrested.
Both Hogan and Mrs Keller were ar
rested and held for investigation, the
former at the second precinct and the
latter at the House of Detention. Police
also planned to question Shapiro, who
is said to have left the party shortly
before Mrs. Burns plunge.
Hogan and Mrs. Keller said. accord
ing to Sergt Bullock, they were trying
to induce Mrs. Burns to leave, when.
shortly before am, she ran into the
bath room. climbed to the window sill
and jumped.
While Hogan telephoned for an am
bulance, Mrs. Keller ran from the ho-
tel and darted into the alley in the
rear screaming for help. Rushing
through the alley. she stumbled and
fell, injuring herself slightly.
Taxi Driver Goes to Rescue.
A taxicab driver. hearing her cries,
ran into the alley a moment after she
had fallen. Thinking she was the
woman who had plunged from the WIN
dow, he placed her in his cab and
rushed her to Emergency, where she
was given first aid.
Meanwhile. the ambulance had
reached the hotel and Mrs. Burns was
found lying on the ball room roof. She,
too, was taken to the hospital where
she was treated by DR.. r. A. Edmond
son.
Her father. o. c. Singleton. Greer.
S. c.. notified by police, was expected
to come to Washington some time to-
day Mrs Burns a waitress. has been
unemployed several weeks She won
beauty contest held last July as
feature of an outing sponsored by a
restaurant in which she then worked.
Evening star., 1932-10-12
RELIEF
TO Be EXHAUSTED
DURING DECEMBER
Only $4,000 Left in Fund,
S208,000 Hs ling Been
Spent Since August.
IMPOSSIBLE TO SPREAD
MONEY, REPORT SAYS
Board of Public Welfare Prepares
to Give Facts to Com
missioners.

A special report, showing the $780,
900 appropriation for unemployment
relief in the District can last only
through December at best is being pre-
pared by the Board of Public Welfare
and will be presented to the Commis-
sioners later this week, it was learned
today.
The report will show that approx
mately $4,000 remained in the fund
as of yesterday, 100000 having been
expended since August, when expendi-
lures began. The present scales of pay
ment have been sharply curtailed by
the board in the hope of making the
sum last through to March l, but this
has proved impossible, the report will
state, and the money cannot last beyond
December To cut the scales below the
present would be to defeat the purpose
of the appropriation. the report vii!
state.
Appropriation Reduced.
President Hoover at the last session
Of Congress recommended an appro-
priation of 100000 for the relief. but
this was cut in Congress to S350,000, a
sum which has proved inadequate, to
meet the demands of the unemployed.
.AltnOOgl II Is not DelleNeO tlle icPOi
will carry any recommendation as to
asking Congress for a specific sum for
further relief during the balance OF the
Winter, it is said that welfare agencies
outside of the board are preparing to
recommend an appropriation of 81, l,0O0,-
900 for this purpose.
Administration Limited.
The relief appropriation may be spent
by the board in any manner 1t sees fit,
except that not more than 10 per cent
may be used for administrative ex-
penses. At present. the money is be-
ing used to pay for made work for
cash relief. for payment of grocery,
rent. fuel and similar bills for the un-
employed, and in miscellaneous ways.
Efforts are being made to hold relief
down to a standard of the bare essen
tials" of living for each individual ap-
plicant. The applicants are carefully in
vestigated and the relief only goes to
bona fide residents Of the District OF
Columbia. Leroy H Halbert is director
of the relief administration.
Evening star., 1932-10-12
WORK OF BOY SCOUTS
OUTLINED AT LUNCHEON
Address of DR.. George J. Fisher
Brings to Close Four-Day
Conference.

A resume of past achievements and
a look into Scoutings future were out
lined by Dr. George ]. Fisher, deputy
chief Scout executive, at luncheon at
the Shoreham Hotel today bringing to
a close a four-day conference of Scout
executives in region three. The region
includes Pennsylvania. Delaware, Mary
land. Virginia and the District OF CO.
lumbia.
other speakers on the luncheon pro-
gram were: Roy E. Seymour. regional
executive, whose topic was Team
Work in the Region" and A. A. Schuck,
national director of the division OF op-
erations. who spoke on Team Work in
the National Field Andy Benson pre-
sided
Reports. including that of financing
and council growth and Of the White
House Conference on Financing Social
Agencies. were a part of the program
of this mornings general assembly OF
the executives.
Evening star., 1932-10-12
COLUMBUS DAY
WIDELY OBSERVED
Statue at Union Station Is
DeCked With 440th Ami
versary Wreath.

The Western world and Spain we're
celebrating today the 440th anniversary
of the day Christopher Columbus first
sighted the land that was TO be the key
that opened the treasurer chest Of the
Americas to Spain.
The principal observances in the
Capital were the bedecking of the
statue of Columbus at Union Station
with a wreath commemorative of the
day, and radio exchange with Madrid.
by way of the Columbia Broadcasting
System, of fluctuations between Don
Juan de Cardenas. Spanish Ambassador
to the United States, and Irwin B.
Laughlin. American Ambassador to
Spain. with music and other talks filling
out an hours program between the two
countries from until o'clock.
X. of c. Officer Places Wreath.
The wreath was placed on the Colum
bus statue this morning by Fred j.
Rice, State deputy of the Supreme
Knight of the Knights Of Columbus.
aided by State Warden William
Mulligan.
At 6 pm. Mr.. Rice is scheduled to
deliver a Columbus day address over
station WMAL. Tonight the District
knights of Columbus hold their annual
Columbus day ball at the Knights Of
Columbus Hall. 920 Tenth street, with
the five councils of the order here par
ticipating.
Tonight there also will be Column
bus day banquet of Spaniards living in
Washington, hcludiiig members of the
Spanish embassy staff, at the Madrillon
Restaurant.
The international broadcast will be-
gin with half an hours program from
Spain, with Ambassador Laughlin. Fer
nando de los Rios, minister of public
education of Spain, and Federal Radio
Commissioner Eugene 0. Sykes, speak
ing during this section of the program.
There will be a solo by Lauro Nieto. one
of the leading Spanish singers. accom-
panied by a Spanish symphony orches-
ira. and selections by the Barcelona,
Spain, brass band.
Cardenas to Speak.
In the second portion Of the pro-
gram. originating in New Yrok and
Washington, Ambassador Cardenas and
Radio Commissioner Harold A. Lafount
will speak. and there will be songs IN
Spanish by Tito GuiZar. Mexican tenor,
in addition to orchestra selections by
Freddie Richs orchestra.
The Pan-American Union had no
special program for observance Of the
day, but the building was bedecked In
flags of the 81 North. Central and Latin
American member nations.
Evening star., 1932-10-12
TWO HELD BY POLICE
Investigation Being Made After
Guns Were Found in Taxi.

Two men were being held for in
vestigation at the seventh precinct to-
day after police found two guns IN a
taxicab in which they were riding
shortly before l am.
Officers K j. Mccormick and T. B..
Scanlon followed the men, they re-
ported. when they saw them abandon
an automobile that had been reported
stolen and enter the taxi.
The men identified themselves as
Bernard Michael Finel, 19, and Leslie
Thomas Mcclure, %.
Evening star., 1932-10-12
MILITARY MEN TO TIME
ORATORY CONTESTANTS
Gen. Amos A. Fries. U. S. A., Re-
tired, and Gen. Hugh Matthews,
u. S. M. c.. Selected for Posts.

Brig. Gen Hugh Matthews. U. S.
NJ. c.. and Maj. Gen. Amos A; Fries,
U. S. A., retired, will be the timekeepers
for the International Oratorical Con-
test this year when that event is held
in Constitution Hall on October %.
The two military officers will keep
Split-second time on five young speakers
from .he United States. England,
France, Holland and Ireland. who will
meet to determine the world cham
pionship of high school orators. Each
speaker will be limited strictly to a
six-minute prepared address and four
minute extemporaneous discussion Of
some subject related to the first speech,
Randolph Leigh, director Of the con-
test, has announced.
Evening star., 1932-10-12
ARRESTED IN SHOOTING
Millard E. LaFontaine Is Charged
With Assault.

Millard E. La Fontaine, %, of the 3100
block of Bladensburg road northeast,
was arrested yesterday and charged
with assault with a dangerous weapon
in connection with the wounding of
colored woman. shot in Southwest
Washington last Saturday night. He
was released under $1,000 bond.
Edna H. Harris, 800 block of Virginia
avenue southwest, said the shot which
struck her was fired from a dark-bodied
sedan near her home, according to
police
Evening star., 1932-10-12
COMMISSIONERS RETIRE
LIEUTENANT OF POLICE
Pension of $127.O9 Per Month Is
Given James M.
Mccormack.

The District Commissioners yeSter-
day ordered the retirement of Police
Lieu James w. Mccormack fifth pre-
cine, who has reached the retirement
age Of "a. The order takes effect at
the end of the month. He was given a
pension of S12708 per month.
The Commissioners appointed the fol-
lowing new members of the force to fill
existing vacancies: Melvin M. Kite,
Phillips Burton, John A. Myers, William
E. Bricker. Iris Ray Howard, Frank M.
Gill; William w Stiles, John A. Wright,
Edward j. Mccormick. Lawrence 1.
Tudde, Jim D. Reynolds. Lewis B.
Peters. William G. Shipman and Oscar
j. See
Evening star., 1932-10-12
Lieut.. Sandberg's
ClOthesline Used
By Store Burglars

Maybe the Crime Prevention
Bureau should have seen to 1t
that Lieut.. Fred Sandberg, police
fingerprinr expert. took in his
clothesiine every night, or some
thing. :.
Anyway. burglars who robbed
a store in the 100 block OF U
street northeast of $50 in cash
and merchandise valued at more
than $l00 used a clothesline
stolen from Sandbergs back
yard to climb through the sky
light of the establishment.
Meir Kilt, proprietor OF the
store, reported the robbery yes.
terday, but it was not learned
until today that the rope had
been stolen from Sandberg.
Evening star., 1932-10-12
COMPANY TAKES LEASE
ON ROSSDHU CASTLE
c. C. Calhoun Residence on Brook
vile Road to Be Used as
Restaurant.

A new Maryland corporation headed
by Harvey L. Cobb, Washington attor-
ney, has taken lease for five years,
with the option of an extension for
three years on Rossdhu Castle, the resi-
dence of Capt. and Mrs. C. c. Calhoun,
on Brookville road east of Connecti-
cut avenue and beyond the District
line. it was announced today.
The property. which stands in the
72-acre tract called Braemar Forest is
to be used by the corporation, Rossdhu
Castle. Inc. as restaurant. Milton
Hollander is secretary treasurer of the
corporation, which also operates the
cafeteria in the basement of the Ma
tional Press Building.