Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1923, Page 19

. : . THE EVENING STAR. Slayer of Three Policemen | Caught After Four-Year Hunt WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1923. Member Better Business Bureau D. KANN Sons Co. Telephone Main 7200 “THE BUSY CORNER” Penna. Ave., 8th & D Streets Pictorial Review Patterns —Show the new styles when they are new! July Clearing at the Drapery Store Dor’t Miss It Herbert Copeland, Colored, Who Shot| Lieut. Dunigan, Patrolman Conrad and Constable McParlan, Seized in Akron. Herbert Copeland. colored. forty- fhree ycars old, fugitive slayer of| Police Lieut. David T. I'oliceman Jobhn A. Conrad of the sixth precinct and L, H. McParlan. | La Plata, Md.. constable, the morning | «f May 1918, and who escaped from | the District jail the morning of April | 1. 1819, while awaiting trial. captured at Akron, Ohio., morning as he was leaving the plant | f the Firestone Tire Company, where 1# was working under the name of « Golden Chief of Police Akron yesterday John Durkin of afternoon notified Inspector Grant, chief of detectives, of the capture. He said Copeland sald he would waive a hearing on a requi- wition and return voluntarily, and De- tectives Kelly and Sweeney left on the 10:20 o'clock train last night for \krom to bring the prisoner back for trial Copeland shot and killed the three ofcers while resisting serving of a summons as 4 witness in a case. He pened fire on Conrad and McPar- an at his home. 76 I street northeast. th shots causing almost death s y land at cast. to which addres H made his escape. Lieut. Dunigan died | at Casualty Hospital Wanted as Witness. i Copeland was sought by McParlan and W. H. Niles, superintendent of construction for the Austin company | which was engaged in government | work at Indian Head. A man named | Dorsey Mason, sometimes known as | Mason Dorsey. who was employed by the Austin company as chef at the concern’s dining hall. had been ar- | vested "on a" charge of confiscating | + meal tickets | Tt was alleged that Dorsey was sell- | ing_ tickets to employes for $5 each, without turning the money over'to the company. Copeland was wanted | as a material witness. Niles, McPar- lan and Conrad went to the I street home, McParlan and Conrad entering Two shots followed. then Copeland appeared at a window, and shot at Niles Escaping to the home of his half- hrother at the Carrollburg place, Copeland there shot Lieut. Dunigan vhen the latter appeared to arrest hiny Reserves were sent out. sur- rounding the house. Lieut. Bremmer- an and Lieut. Wright went in, ‘opeland fired a shot at the men, but missed. He was under a bed. and the two officers rushed him. Copeland pulled the trigger again, but there was no report ! i Gives Up to Officers. i “I'm done. boys: don't shoot, Copeland. He Between 2 d 3 o'clock the morn- ng of April 21. 1919, Copeland was veported to have escaped from jall Police doubted that he ever went through the small opening in his cell | \window. where bars had been sawed. | and prisoners in jail told a story of | the slayer having been slain during a said row in the prison and his body dis- | posed of Maj. Raymond W. Pullman. then cuperintendent of police. and Inspec- tor Clifford L. Grant. chief of detec- tives, displaved an unusual interest n efforts to recapture the fugitive ! ayer. Thousands of copies of an ustrated circular asking his arrest | broadcasted throughout the but it was not until Several weeks ago that Inspector Grant ob- tained ~the first information that| eemed at all tangible | Obtaining the services of a reliable | man. the inspector started a move | to trail the fugitive. He was certain | Copeland was in Canada some time | ago, when he received word from the ; detective, and vesterday movning a letter the inspector received told of \is whereabouts. A wire to Chief Turkin soon brought the informa- tion: “Herbert Copeland. alias Golden, | n custody. Will waive extradition. send officer for him.’ Warned Akron Police. Tn an effort to avoid a repetition of the Washington slayings in Akron Inspector Grant informed Chief Dur- | kin that Coveland was a very dan-| gerous man. of being armed when going to and | veturning from work. Nothing was said in Chief Durkin's message of the prisoner having been armed, and In- ! spector Grant takes it for granted that nothing unusual occurred while | 2,000 FIJI ISLANDERS AID | WITH CHRISTIAN GOSPEL | Descendants of Cannibals Help Missionaries Spread i i Christianity. 2,000 Fiji forebe were cannibals. Christians. engaged in helping turn | the islanders from heathen strong- | holds into Ch ian lands, was the statement of Rev. J. E. Fulton, presi- dent of the Australasian Union Con- | ference of the Seventh Day Advent- ists., who is now visiting at Takoma Park. Mr. Fulton said he spent twenty- eight vears as a misslonary in the South Sea islands, having been in the New Hebrides. where some of the most gruesome canniba revels ever know were practic : in the Norfolk islands. the Solomon islands. the Sandwich islands, New Guinea wnd Lord Howe island \ In all of these islands superstition | xtil abounds, he said. and natives arve afraid of the spirits of the dead, with the result that great difficulty ced In getting them to dig the departed young men and women in our schools on these islands.” he sald. “are preparing to carry the gos- pel to their own people whose fore- ! parents were the vilest kind of canni- bals. These voung people have been transformed by the power of the gos- pel and they are anxious (o lead others to change their lives.” PAPAL AUDITOR SAILS AFTER NINE YEARS HERE Mgr. Cossio Active in Local Church Work During His Term. After nine yvears in Washington. | Monsignor Aluigi Cossio will sail to- morrow from' New York on his first vacation since, his appointment as auditor of the. apostolic delegation at 1811 Biltmore street. He has been assistant to the anostolic delegate, and has been in charge of the dele- gation on numerous occasions. He has been_active in Catholic Church work in Washington. Monsignor Cossio, who is a dis- tinguished scholar and editor of| previously unpublished manuscripts of poems of Dante, occupjed several important positions in the foreign service of the Vatican before coming to-Washington in 1913. | He says he found Washington the most congenial capital he has ever visited. whose now | Islanders, are That — The so-called Venetian blinds first came to Venice from Spain, where they were called “jealousies.” The jealous Spanish husband kept his wife in seclusion. She was not allowed to draw the blinds, but she might peep cut through the slits. A who was in the habit | the Akron police were making the arrest Detectives Kelly and Sweeney were necessary “irons” to insure the safe retu of Copeland to be put on trial ©a the fall for his life The train on which the detectives left here last night was scheduled to reach Akron at 11.47 o'clock. tectives may return on a train ving Akron at 7:40 tonight and vesterday (due to reach here at $:30 o'ciock to- | morrow _morning. Vacation comfort Light, cool, easy-fitting—Keds are now being worn every- where. They’ve spread vaca- tion comfort all over America. Keds come in many styles— high shoes and low, pumps, oxfords and sandals—styles for boys and girls, womenand men. All are made with fine selected canvas uppers and soles of tough springy rubber. But remember—Keds are made only by the United States Rubber Company. To get the real Keds value—make sure the name Keds is on the shoe. United States Rubber Company Bothmen and boys like this Keds model Trademark Reg. U.S. Pat. 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Headache Lumbago, A | | Dunigan and ‘heavily armed and equipped with the | | The | Good News for F ancy Work Lovers July Clearance of Art Goods . —All small lots, discontinued stamped designs, etc., which are taking up valuable space required for new fall lines, must be closed out. —It is an opportunity for those who look ahead to wedding, birthday, an- niversary, and even holiday gifts to secure unusual values at decided sav- ings. —$1.95 Stamped Bedspreads, size 72x90 inches; white and unbleached. in cross-stitch bluebird. or basket of French knot designs. Complete with bolster. .\p.ci $l .39 el . ... —$1.00 and $150 Stamped Gawns, in white, blue, pump- kin colored materials; some finished with hemstitching, others stamped for scalloping at neck. 89 (Y Special —$5.00 Stampcd White Linen Pillowcases, sizc 42x36 inches: hemstitched cdge. in various designs. July $2.50 Clearance, a pair —Children's Stamped Dresses, various designs on lawn, voilc, gingham. dimity and nain: sook. Sizes 1 years. to Regularly $148 “to $1.95. Special, each 85C —Children’s Suits, with col- ored pants and white body. S}\ucs 2 to 4 years. Regularly $1.30. Spe- - cial. cach > 85¢ —Stamped Towels, all linen; white with hemstitched hems. large size: also Turkish Bath Towels, Colored Linen Towels with finishcd_colored edges. Regularly $1.48 to $1.75. Special, each. $l .00 —Beads for Bags, large as- sortment of colors, glass or china beads. Regularly 10c, 15¢ to 25c. July Clear- e e D E —Sanatas Scarfs, stenciled blue and brown conventional or colored flower designs. 18x50-inch size. Regu- E larly $1.00. Special... 790 AR NeeEpLew —Knitting Worsted, 335-ounce hanks, in black, white, rose, purple, American Beauty, green, scarlet and blue. Special, a hank, 49‘: —Saxony Yarn, various folds, in steel color, amethyst, dark mauve, yellow and daffodil. l-ounce balls, spe- s, —Shetland Yarn, in daffodit yellow, orange, amethyst, wild rose, old gold. 1 ounce balls, special. l lc —A Thousand and More Stamped Art Pieces, for bou- doir, dining room, kitchen. bath, porch, etc. A clean-up of odd pieces, some slightly imperfect or soiled. If per- fect values would be 35c to $1.00. July Clearance, 25C special, each —48-inch Sgnitas Covers, threc designs; stenciled in blue. Regularly §$1.48. $I 00 Special, each withy 1, u, 7, 2 %, A —Rice or Cereal Boilers, pure alumi- num, Sunray finish; two- quart size. Regularly $1.39. $l OO Special —Wash Day Set, consisting of brass or glass washboard and six cakes of laun- dry soap. Regularly $1.59. $l 00 o Special —Combinets, double-coated white enamel- ware; lightly imperfect. Reg- 1 ()() ularly $1.49. Special. —Bathroom Mirror's, white enameled frame; size 8x10 in. $1.39. Special .. —Wizard Polishing Set, consisting of $1.50 polishing dust mop and one bottle of oil. Regular $1.60 value. Spe- $l 00 Cill .eococsasssosons sevececonns . —Wear-Ever AlumlnumRPrnltrvIn: Kettles, full six-quart size. egular $ $1.75 value. Special 1-00 —Alarm Clocks, nickel-plated case; fully warranted to be a correct time- keeper. Special s s —Electric Light Bulbs, 25-watt size. $1.28 value. Special, 4 for... *-$1.00 —Water Sets, consisting of one jug and six tumblers, decorated with srape de- &7 () sign. Regularly $1.49. Special...... P& —Ice Ten Sets, consisting of six ice tea Elasses, six glass sippers and six glass coasters. 18-piece set. - Regularly’ g3 () $1.59. Special =% o —Cups and Sawcers, plain white imported Nippon China. Six cups and saucers. gy () Regularly $1.25. Special. o —Mixing Rowl Sets, impor sh Earth- enware, prettily decorated; four to slm the set. Regularly $1.19. Speclal.... o —12 Water Tumblers, needle-stched gy ) design. Regularly $1.35.. Special.... ¥° Kann's—Third Fleor. —Cottons and Flosses, odds and ends; thousands of skeins and hundreds of balls of cot- ton. Regularly dc to 7c a skcin, special.. .... lC —Cotton regularly 10c to 25¢ a ball, special.. .. SC —18-inch Handmade Ciluny Lace Edge Centerpieces, with white linen center. $l .00 $2.39 value, special —~Handmade Cluny Lace Edge Scarfs, sizes 20x36, 20x45 and 20x54 inches, with linen cen- ters. $4.50 to $7.00 —Imitation Fine Filet Scarfs, Centerpicces, Lunch Cloths, also Scarfs, Centerpicces, Con- sole Table Covers, ctc., with machine embroidered edges. 60c to $1000 values. July Clearance, at 13 price— 30c to $5.00 —Hand-embroidered Bread Tray Covers, size 51ix12 ' on white linen. Six designs to select from. Special 59¢ —Hand-embroidercd Madeira Doiiies, 12-inch size, many de- signs, on white Tinen. cgularly $1.00, spe- cial, each ..:.... -79¢ —Per dozen $9.00 —Hand-embroidered Madeira Edge Round Centerpieces, 18, 20. 22 inch sizes. $l 00 o $1.75 value, special, —Hand-embroidered Madeira Scarfs, 18x36, 18x534 inch sizes, in _many designs. $3.98 $4.50 to $6.00 val- Kann's—Fourth Floor ues. Special. each, —A material that has its special appeal to mothers of little folks who must have hosts of little frocks for vacation wear. h an ideal fabric for making little panty frocks, little boys’ suits, etc., as “How Cool You Look!” Is the Remark That Usually Greets the Wearer of Snowy White Apparel White Dresses White Blouses White Skirts —What a pleasure it is to see some one who does look cool and unruffled in these hot days, but how much keener the pleasure in being the cool-looking one. Choose from these pretty white frocks, blouses and skirts something to help you achieve this satisfactory result. W hite Dresses at— 512 516 to 25 —At the lower price are handmade white voiles, very simple but charming in their straight lines and hand- drawnwork ornamentation. Some are made with square necks and collars trimmed with handmade lace; some are finished with fancy pockets; and many have the long flowing sash. The! the line at. . se are in $12.95 —White Crepe de Chine Dresses are shown with dainty hemstitching trimming. They are made in straightline style, narrow flowing sash girdle and three-quarter sleeves, with flowing cuffs. Another style, also in the straightline silhouette, are accordion-pleated from the narrow round . yoke to the bottom of the skirt. sleeveless, and have ribbon girdle: another has pleated panels that hang from the Shoulder, and are topped by ornaments of cording, has a narrow self girdle. A white georgette is trimmed with rosettes, made of several rows of lace. Z These and many other styles are shown in all-white. —Prices range from— ' - $16.95 to $25.00 —_Not each style at each price. but in the assortment as a whole. NewPlainand Pleated Cool Summer Blouses Wool and Crepe Skirts in White kirts that are cxceedingly chic, the new overblouses. —Plain white flannel or white baro- net satin. —Plain tailored. also pleated skirts of flannel and serge: all white. At Skirts of Roshanara $10.95 to $19.90 —All are pleated models, some in the fine knife pleats, others in box and double box pleats. Some of the plain crepe, and many others of novelty striped crepes, in white only Kann's—Second Floor. worn with $5.95 $7.95 of White Crepe de Chine At $8.95 —One model is made in sleeveless style, the neck and arms trimmed with Irish lace, and rows of narrow tucking in {front, forming waist band. Waist ties at the side with Crepe sash. —Another style has entire pleated front, trimmed with vest of-.val lace running down the front and rosette of lace and ribbon at waist in front; elbow sleeves. —Another is a jacquette model of crepe de chine, and still others are all-over em- broidered in white silk and tie at the side. Sizes 36 to 46. Kann's—Second Floor. well as for women’s summer dresses and suits. —Tt is in both the light-weight and ramie finishes, and a full range of staple colors; 36 inches wide. Kann's—Street Floor. Purchase a Women’s K nd Sale of nitted Vests fore it is wise to be here when the sale opens. —They are actual 50c to 69c Values. Or three for $1.00 —One of the best agsortments of knitted vests we have been able to offer at such a price for soms time. Choose from fine ribbed. and Swiss ribbed effects, in bodice top with fancy ribbon shoulder straps, also in built-up shoulder styles: band finish, in sizes 34 to 46; choice of white or pink. ~—Supply this sale, Kann's—Street Floor. vacation needs from This is quite LINEN FINISHED SUITING A Former 39¢ Value, Wednesday, Special Wednesday—The Third Day of the LINGERIE SALE At, Choice, 95¢ —The majority of pieces being our $1.25 lines, with a few $1.50 models included. —All our $1.25 Corset Cov- ers,_choice "~ 95¢ sfe Gowns i models in Qg < ‘Crepe Bioomers, also some of sateen choice . 95¢ Kann's—Second Floor. choice of s sale at . including -French models, —S$1.23 White Satee: contn, at —%1.25 Just In---A Carload of Janesville Coaster Wagons —And ready to go on sale Wednesday at the astonishingly low price— Choice, $8-45 for —BOYS AND GIRLS, you have many a long sum- mer day before you in which to enjoy one of these wagons before school com mences again. There will probably be many occasions, also, when you can be a real help—running erra one of these coasters. nds, etc.—if you possess $11.45 and $12.45 Values Two Sizes From Which to Select —Every wagon is perfect and fully guaranteed, made of the best selected hardwood, excellently varnished, has steel axle, .and stecl braces, all have ball-bearing 10-in. disc wheels, with heavy rubber tires. —No. 12-R, size 16x36-in. % (body). Formerly $11.45. Kann’s—Fourth Floor, Choice $8.45 ; —No. 11-R. size 16x30-in (body.) Formerly $12.43.