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Evening star., 1933-07-07
MISS RILEY, TEACHER
HERE SIS YEARS, DIES
Retired Member of Jefferson School
Faculty Taught Many Prominent
D. C. Residents.

Miss Elizabeth J. Riley, a teacher at
the Jefferson School in Southwest
Washington for SIS years prior to her
retirement about II years ago, died at
her home. 221 Eighth street southwest,
late last night, following an illness Of
one week Miss Riley was 81 years old.
Probably one of the most widely
known and beloved of the District S
public school teachers, Miss Riley had
in her classes many of the men and
women who are among the more promi-
nent citizens of the Capital today. She
taught Judge Robert Mattingly, Inspec-
tor Albert c. Headley, DR.. Thomas F.
Holden and Edward j. Murphy. She
began teaching when she was only 16
years of age, and her entire career in
was spent in the interest of
the boys and girls Of Southwest Wash
ington. Besides her public school work,
Miss Riley was for many years super
intendent Of the Sunday school at St.
Dominics Church.
The funeral mass for Miss Riley will
be said at 10 am. Monday at ST.
Dominic'S Church. She will be buried
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Miss Riley was a native Of Berry
vile, Va, but she had lived in the
District since she was child. She is
by brother, Thomas j. Riley,
and sister, Miss Margaret Riley.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
ACCORD ON FISCAL
RELATIONS URGED
New City Heads Should Seek Fixed
Ratio as First Act,
Thomas Says.

One of the first acts Of the new Dis
tr!ct Commissioners, when they are ap-
pointed. should be to begin a study of
the fiscal relations problem with a view
to trying to work out a definite per-
centage ratio for apportioning the ex-
penses of the National Capital between
the United States and District govern
mentS, Senator Elmer Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma, chairman of the
Senate subcommittee in District appro-
pristions, declared today.
Senator Thomas believes the new
Commissioners should seek conference
with the President on this question,
feeling that the cooperation of the
Budget Bureau will be necessary if there
is to be anv agreement looking to a
settlement of the fiscal relations issue
These new District officials, when
they are named. should get together
and ascertain the amount of nom
taxable government property in Wash
ington, and the various other factors
entering into the problem and try to
arrive at a ratio basis that would be
fair" Senator Thomas said
He said there should be an agree
ment on some ratio basis "and then,
whether it is 60-40, 70-30 or 1925.
1t could be applied to whatever total
Is decided upon each year for District
appropriations"
Senator Thomas last week offered to
cooperate in trying to bring about an
equitable settlement of this problem
but his suggestion that the new city
heads should tackle the question was
q new one. Congress followed a def
mite ratio method, first on the $3.50
basis and later 60-40, until the House
In recent years departed from the 60-40
substantive provision in the act of 1922
by introducing the annual lump sum
Federal contribution. The lump sum
in the past two years has been greatly
reduced, and Senator Thomas indi-
Gated he fears the question will be-
come constantly more acute, unless
some way can be found to work out
ratio agreement.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
MRS. MAE A. LEONARD
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Former Democratic Committee
Woman Believed to Have Had
Heart Attack.

Mrs. Mae A. Leonard, 64, former
Democratic Committeewoman of Boul-
der, Colo, for many years, was found
dead in bed early today at the home of
her sister. Mrs. Catharine Hunter, 1400
Orren street northeast.
Mrs. Leonard was pronounced dead
by a physician from Casualty Hospital,
who said he believed death was due to
heart attack.
Mrs. Leonard had been prominent in
political and social circles in Boulder
for many years. She was the widow of
Frank Leonard, mining engineer. She
had been visiting her sister here since
November.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed, but services are to be held
at the home of her sister and interment
will be in Washington.
Evening star., 1933-07-07

u n driven locomotives nearly
wv half million miles during
the last 26 years Of service
in the Washington Terminal
and he has been no further than miles
from Union Station in all that run
ming.
Mr. Brown. or Bill Brown as he's
better known out there around the
trains, is engineer on one of the yard
engines that shift cars around on the
maze of tracks over which trains find
their way in and out of Union Station.
And on the last day of this month he
will retire after total of At years Of
railroading.
Engineer for 33 Years.
Like practically every other railroad
man, Bill Brown came up to the
throttle from the tracks by way Of the
But for 80 years he has been locomotive
engineer. First he drove a freight
train between Washington and Guam
tico. Then he drove freights between
the Capital and Baltimore Next he
went in passenger service, running these
trains down to Quantico and later over
to Baltimore and then on the Wash
ington-P Philadelphia run. For this
period there's no estimating how many
miles Bill" drove engines.
But along in 1907 the Washington
Terminal was established The new out
fit needed engineers. and Bill was
among those to go over to the terminal.
It has been estimated that the yard en-
gines like Bill" Brown drives average
48 miles per day on the present eight
hour day. That gives him something
like $4,000 miles of running since the
old 12hour day was dropped. For the
six years he worked under the old day
and railroad men say that meant about
10 hours of actual running-the term
Evening star., 1933-07-07
SIX ARE ARRESTED
IN BANK R0BBER|ES
Two Men and Four Women
Held for Investigation
by Detectives.

Two men and four women were ar
rested early today by headquarters de-
tectives for investigation in connection
with bank robberies here during the
past 18 months.
The six were taken into custody by
Detective Sergts. Frank o. Brass and
Floyd A. Truscott. who had been con-
Quoting an extensive investigation ever
since the series Of bank robberies here
during which branches of the Wash
ington Mechanics Savings Bank have
been robbed Of more than $4,000.
Detectives at this time feel 1t would
be hindrance to them to reveal to
lust what point their investigation
has led
Meanwhile, they are still questioning
Spencer Walden, said to be a fourth
member of the gang which took part in
the most recent bank job here-the ST.
600 robbery of the Eighth and K streets
southeast branch of the Washington
Mechanics Savings Bank three months
ago. Walden is alleged to have been
identified at a recent secret line up as
one Of the participants in that robbery.
He also is said to have confessed taking
part in the $4,000 robbery of the Geor-
gia avenue branch of the bank in June
1882, and the $4,000 robbery of the
branch at Ninth and East Capitol
streets in January, 1892.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
MRS. JOHN BURNS COLE
TO BE BURIED TOMORROW
Interment in Rock Creek to Follow
Services at Church of the
Transformation.

Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION for Mrs. John Burns
Cole, who died last night at her resi-
dence, 1910 Van Buren street.
Mrs. Cole, daughter of the late Capt
John P. Cole and the former Ellen
Douglas Leach, granddaughter Of the
late distinguished Bartholomew Figures
Moore, was born in North Carolina
and educated at Littleton College and
st. Mary's College, Raleigh.
She was a member of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and the
D. A. r.
Surviving her, besides her husband,
are three sisters, Miss Lucy lana Leach,
Mrs. Mabel Morris, Mrs. J. P. Pippen,
and a brother, j. p. Leach, all of Little
ton, N. c., and q niece, Mrs. Wifred
J. Redmond of this city.
Interment will take place In Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
Says Money Has Nothing to
Do With National Budget
and Is Districts.
WOULD PREVENT MANY
FROM LOSING POSITIONS
Regard 81, 100000 as Part of Mu-
nicipality's Revenues, Belong
ing Only to Capital.

The Washington Board Of Trade has
raised its voice in protest of the stand
taken by Budget Director Douglas in
refusing to permit the use of 81, $500 900
Of surplus gasoline tax funds for high
way and bridge work in the District
because the program to relieve unem-
ployment must be national in scope"
The board, in a letter to Douglas,
took exception to the statement in his
letter to the District Commissioners in
which he said: Il do not believe that
I could properly exercise the discretion
vested in me without considering the
requirements Of the District of Colum-
bia in the light of the national program.
Couldn't Pass on Proposal.
Having in view all these considera-
tions, must advise you that I must be
guided very largely by the opinion of
the public works administration. Until
that administration has studied the
national situation and formulated its
plan, and particularly until We have
more light upon the whole Of the ex-
penditures which are to be made within
the District of Columbia, do not feel
that I can properly pass upon your
recommendation"
The trade body. in responding to the
budget directors stand, asserted that
it viewed taxes raised from and paid
by the citizens Of the municipality as
in mo wise a matter Of national ex-
penditure
This money was paid by the people
Of Washington in taxes for the upkeep
Of their municipality" the boards let
ter said, "and. therefore. its expendi-
ture cannot affect the national budget
one way or another There is already
an unexpended surplus of sl,800,000 in
the gasoline tax fund.
No Justification Seen.
THE Board of Trade feels there is
no conceivable justification, particu-
larly during the present economic
crisis. which demands that the citizens
of this, or any municipality. be re-
quired to pay S1,800000 in taxes over
and above what they are permitted
to use. or that such funds should lie
idle and useless. Five hundred thou
sand people who have contributed to
this surplus, in thousands of instances,
have been hard-pressed to do so. They
are entitled to the simple justice that
money collected from them by their
Government officials be expended, or,
if found to be unneeded, that their tax
burden be properly adjusted.
Would Provide Work.
Investigation by this organization
reveals that the expenditure of this
money would prevent some 300 men
from being discharged and provide
additional work for many others.
However. inasmuch as you base your
refusal largely upon the national aspect
of the unemployment situation and the
views of the Public Works Admins
tration. we should again like to en-
phasize the fact that we view this
money in the gasoline tax fund as part
of the municipalities revenues derived
from local taxation and belonging to
the citizens of Washington who paid
these taxes and, in all equity and JUS
tice, their money, SO raised, should be
expended"
Evening star., 1933-07-07
POLICE REVERSE ORDER
Hold Man and Safe and Are Seek
ing Owner.

Members of the police robbery squad
were working today in reverse to the
order Of things. In contrast to the
usual routine of trying to find stolen
safe, they have a safe and a man
found with 1t and are trying to find its
owner.
man carrying the safe along Seventh
street several days ago. He took the
man and the safe and both are being
held for investigation The man gave
his name as Walter D. Clarkson, and
Said he found the safe in a vacant
building on N street. The safe is locked
and detectives do not know whether
there Is anything In 1t.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
Kept Razor to Scrape
Windshield of Auto
Prisoner Tells Jud &c

Spectators in Police Court this
morning heard a new alibi when
Ed Williams, colored, was brought
to trial on concealed weapon
charges.
Asked why he had straight
edge razor that was found IN his
car when he was arrested at
local amusement park, Williams
explained to Judge Isaac r. Hit:
"You see, Judge, I work in a
filling station and when bugs hit
a windshield you can't wash 'em
off. So I use the razor for
scraping."
"First time I ever heard Of
giving a windshield 3 shave" the
judge remarked. eFifty dollars
or. 80 days."
Evening star., 1933-07-07
Marriages Licenses Issued.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July 7
(SpeciaD Marriage licenses have been
issued here to the following: Leonard
G. Click, 81, and Denchaly v. Marks,
rs, both Of Washington; Chester A.
G. Winfield. "a, Lanham, Md; Elmer
Happier, 26, and Elizabeth Pumphrey,
18, both of Washington.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
Talks to Alpha 0micron Pi.

BALLSTON, Va, July Especially -
Miss Mary Breckinridge, director Of the
Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky,
addressed the Alpha Omicron Pi Con-
vention at Arlington Hall Tuesday
afternoon on the topic of the frater-
nity's philanthropic work in the Ken
lucky mountains. Miss Bland Morrow.
the social iEvice worker Alpha Omicron
F maintains In coordination with the
Frontier Nursing Service. addressed the
convention following Miss Breckinridse.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
STATISTICIAN NEEDED FOR
SOCIAL SERVICE WORK
Civil Service Commission Asks for
Applications to Fill Veterans
Administration Position.

The Civil Service Commission has
asked for applications for the position
of statistician for social service work,
to fill a vacancy in the Veterans Ad-
ministration here Applications will be
accepted until July 27
The entrance salary Is $4,000 a year,
less deduction of not to exceed is
per cent as a measure of economy and
a retirement deduction of 3k per cent.
Applicants must have been graduated
from a college or university Of recog-
nized standing with at least lib semes-
ter hours Of college work, including at
least 80 hours credit In either stalls
tics or social service work, or in both
combined, and must also have had
certain experience.
Full information may be obtained at
the Office Of the commission, Seventh
and r streetA
Evening star., 1933-07-07
THREE ARE NAMED
T0D.C.FUNDSBO
House Appropriation Group
Adds Jacobsen, Otter
and Powers.

Appointment of three new members
on the subcommittee which drafts the
District appropriation bill was an
nounced today by Chairman Buchanan
of the House Appropriations Committee
They are Representatives Bernard NJ
Jacobsen of Iowa Democrat; j. VIII
Otter Of Pennsylvania and D. Lane
Powers. New Jersey both Republicans
Representatives Cannon and Blanton,
both Democrats, remain on the COM
mittee.
Native Of Germany.
Representative Jacobsen is a native
Of Germany and II years Of age He
moved to Iowa when he was IA years
old. was employed in brickyard, saw
mill and later in a mercantile estab-
lishment. He has five children. Mr.
jacobsen was postmaster Of his home
town, Clinton, by appointment of Pres
ident Wilson in 1914. and served until
1923. He was president of the Clinton
Thrift Club. which he organized in
1927, and director of the City National
Bank. He is Thirty-second Degree
Scottist Rite Mason. an Odd Fellow,
Elk. Eagle and a charter member of
both the Turner Society and the Clin-
ton Rotary Club. This is his second
term IN Congress.
Representative Otter was born in
Philadelphia and is IS years old. His
residence is at Amber. Montgomery
County, Pa He is a graduate of Temple
University, lawyer. member of the
Pennsylvania Bar Association. He has
two children
Powers Philadelphian.
Representative Powers also was born
in Philadelphia. His home is in Tren-
ton, N. j. He is a graduate of Penn
sylvania Military College, Chester, Pa,
with degree of civil engineer. He
received the degree of bachelor of
military science IL years ago. He IS
married and has one daughter. Mr..
Powers Is president of the Edwen Cor
poration, Trenton, N. ]. He enlisted
as private in the World War, and was
discharged as a first lieutenant after
two years service. He served three
terms in the New Jersey State Legis-
lature from 1927 to 1880. and is now
serving his first term in Congress.
Representative William K. Branfield
Of Massachusetts,, who served on the
District Subcommittee, has been ap-
pointed a member of the subcommit-
tees on the independent Offices and leg
islative appropriation bills.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
POLITICS DENIED
|NBABCOCK SHIFT
Civil Service Head Declares
Removal of Secretary Is
Part of Reorganization.

A fiat disclaimer that politics" was
involved in relieving E. Claude Babcock
OF his duties as secretary Of the Civil
Service Commission was made today on
behalf of Harry B. Mitchell, president
of the commission. At the same time it
was made known that Howard A. Edison
is to be displaced as chief examiner of
the commission when the secretaryship
is merged into that Office. This consol-
idation is to be effected, if the President
approves. in accordance with recon-
mendation Of the BrooHngs institution,
which, after survey Of the commission,
has suggested it as an approved method
OF operation. 1t will mean centraliza-
ton of executive function.
The statement on behalf Of, Mitchell
was the first formal pronouncement Of
the commission since the impending
changes became known yesterday after
noon, when Babcock relinquished his
Offices here to take up field duty.
Matter of Reorganization.
when this whole matter Is disposed
of it will be clear to every one that
politics had nothing to do with this
change, but that it was all matter OF
reorganization" an authorized spokes-
man for Mitchell said.
That Dr. Edison was to be removed
as chief examiner of the commission
was rumored at the commission yes
terday also, but could not be confirmed
at that time Today, however. it was
definitely stated that he will not be re-
tanned under the new set up, although
it was said that 1t is not known whether
he will stay with the commission or go
elsewhere It was emphasized also that
his successor will be a man picked espe-
cially for this job, with its increased
duties, without regard for political afti-
liation.
Babcock, slated to become district
manager for the commission at San
Francisco after tour of duty at Den
yer. has been with the commission 10
years, and was named secretary last
July by President Hoover, succeeding
john T. Doyle, who retired after hold
ing that post 46 years.
He was attacked in the House two
months ago by Representative Hastings,
Democrat, of Oklahoma, because, in his
capacity as secretary of the American
Federation of Government Employees,
he had vigorously urged opposition to
the move to use the apportionment act
as measuring rule for dismissing
workers in the general retrenchment.
At that time, Hastings called for his
immediate removal. Eventually, the ap-
portionment proposal was dropped.
Babcock came to the commission on
June Is, 1928, as clerk and was pro-
NOTED successfully to examining clerk,
junior examiner, assistant examiner,
associate examiner, head of the legal
section, examining division; legal ad-
wiser, assistant secretary and finally, on
July 2, 1892, secretary.
Lived Here Many Years
Evening star., 1933-07-07
NOVENA PLANNED
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel to Be
Honored Tomorrow.

The annual novena in honor Of Our
LADY of Mount Carmel will begin to-
morrow in the monastery chapel Of the
Carmelite Fathers, $50 Rhode Island
avenue northeast, and will continue un-
til the feast of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel on July 16.
Novena exercises will be held every
evening at o'clock and the Very Rev.
Eliseus Costa, prior Of the Carmelite
Fathers, will deliver course of sermons
at the services.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
Picnic Set for Tomorrow.

SILVER SPRING, Nd, July (Spe-
ciaD The Sunday school Of the Silver
Spring Baptist Church will hold its an
nual picnic tomorrow afternoon at
Scott's Meadow, near Glenmont. Com
petive games, bathing and other amuse-
ments form the afternoons program.
Charles w. Tafle heads the committee
in charge Of arrangements.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
M'ALLISTER RITES SET
Funeral for Hyattsville Man to Be

3 UUeId1 1U1 11ydCtsV111e 3dU co DC
Held at Church.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSvILLE, Md. July 7.-Fu-
neral services for Charles Edward
McAllister, 66, who died suddenly Of
heart attack on the street here We'd
nesday, will be held tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock at Pinkney Me-
mortal Church here. Rev. W. W.
Shearer, rector of st. Timothy's Epis-
copal Church of Catonsville, Md, for
merly rector Of st. Columba's Church,
Washington, will of1ciate Burial will
be In Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
Grange Picnic August IL.

BURTONSvILLE, Md, July (Spe-
aD.-The annual picnk Of Liberty
Grove Grange will be held on the
grounds adjoining the Grange Hall here
August IL. It was announced toda1.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED
Allen Brougham of Silver Spring
Named by Senator Hilton.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 7.-State
Senator Robert G. Hilton has an
nolnced that he has selected Allen
Ross Brougham of Silver Spring for
a four-year scholarship in Washing
ton College, Chestertown, Nd, which
carries with it board, tuition and ma
terials.
As a result Of an examination re-
Gently conducted by Edwin w. Broome,
county superintendent of schools, there
were five eligibles for the award, with
young Brougham heading the list in
point Of averages.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
Aid to Hold Supper.

COLESVILLE, Md, July Z Especially.
The Ladies' Aid will hold ITS an
nual chicken supper August Hsn tho
". g. T. q. ~ 0DEe.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
Lived Here Many Years.

Although native of Michigan, Bab-
cock. has resided in Washington many
years The family home Is at 1901
Military road. He was graduated from
Central High School here and later
attended the University q Virginia, to
which he won scholarship. He also
studied at George Washington and in
Evening star., 1933-07-07

w VILLAIN H. BROWN, 70, has
Y n driven locomotives nearly
wv half million miles during
the last 26 years Of service
Evening star., 1933-09-10
A Remarkable Way
to Build a Child's Weight
At the Rate of Pound a Week or More

power to assist in the digestion of certain other
foods that comprise large part of the average
child's diet.
Second: At the same time, appetite is stimulated
in scientific way. Not by merely tempting"
the taste. But by actually creating a natural
sensation of hunger.
Thus when a child drinks Ovaltine, he not only
nclines to eat more of such healthful foods as
vegetables, oatmeal and bread. But, because
of better digestion-he also gets more nourish-
ment out of every meal he eats.
Third: As appetite and weight increase, nerv-
business is also frequently curbed to q marked
degree. This is especially significant. For child
specialists have long observed that underweight
and nervousness 60 hand in hand.
Thus Ovaltine acts to break up the vicious circle
which underweight and nervousness tend to
create. And accelerates child's development
in several important ways.
See For Yourself
For the sake Of your child, try Ovaltine and see
for yourself exactly what it can do.
Note the almost immediate increase in weight,
in nerve poise and in strength. Note. too, the
difference in appetite-the increased willingness
to eat, even vegetables and milk.
Give Ovaltine at breakfast always-at meals
and as frequently as you wish betpeex meals.
You simply give it mixed with milk (either hot
or cold )Eand children love its delicious taste.
Evening star., 1933-09-10

You can get Ovaltine at any drug or grocery
store. Or send the coupon below for generous
trial supply. Note, too, the offer of the genuine
Little Orphan Annie Hot Ovaltine Mug (worth
50c) included in the coupon.
NOTE: Thousands Of sey,oss people. men and
women. are using O,alfine TO restore vitality when
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made sfasdavd ration for rebuilding skeskockei,
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BY physicans for eepiesssess-ssd Strengthening
food for ssysisg sotkers conyaiescenfs and The seed