Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1923, Page 12

") : THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. MANHONTLEADS * TOMD. MARSHES Woman Being Sought Chase for Escaped Phila- delphia Convicts. Saved by Friend By the Associated Press. PIQUA, Ohio. July C. Harbaugh, seven® and author of more than 150 volumes of detective aund Indian stories, and once reputed to have been worth $50,000, has been saved from the poorhouse. Mr. Harbaugh was to have gone to thé Miami Coun Infirmary at Troy, near here, where he was destined to spend the remainder of his davs, this week. Instead, through the efforts of the editor of a Middletown, newspaper, a frien vome an town Hospi . th, which was aggravated by a paralytic stroke, the friend ‘ed that the hospital would better place for Mr. Har- 15.—Thomas four, poet in Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. . PHILADELPHIA, Fa., July 15.—The marshland skirting the southwestern Maryland shore is the scene today of the hunt for four of the six convicts who escaped from tho Eastern peni- itiary on Saturday. quads of police, assisted by county rs and voluntecrs, are searching treacherous section in a deter- mpt to find the fugitives. <rmen and fishermen, who have on all their lives, and foot of it, are acting as| | will remain in bt the Har- ‘usstown un- triends will and. Al the . his curios. having been ays ago at netted him e aged auth the one furnished baugh homes il next month take him to Mar other rooms are relics nd furnitur disp. d of a few public auction. The: approximately $400, Mr. Harbaugh was born near the town where he probubly will spend his last days. He came to Ohio ago, sinco when Lt Casstown, know every their guldes. According to those familiar with the swamp country, the convicts could evade capture for weeks in such a retreat, providing they were supplied with provisions Woman Sought, ! Meantime, search also is being made here for a young woman known to the police as an aid and late of motor bandits and erworld characts She i Lol to have Leen one of the persons who furnished | ouwside help to the six convicts whe f he has lived fiud the penitentiary here A z to the pulice, this girl peared at the penitentiary a few days before the prisoners excaped and spent 10 time in talking with one of the Lieutensnt Governor of Ontario. Groome, warden of the peniten tiary, expressed the opinion vesterd: that the girl was a ciose friend of alleged to be the leader of the band. She Is belleved to have brought into the prison at least rt of the money which the fugl- s are now said to possess, and without which their movements, after nd the penitentiary ham- By the Associatad Pross. BALTIMORE, Md. July 15.—Col six Mayor Revents Interference. Mavor Cull of Pocomoke City. Md, s indignant at the Philadelphia uthorities what he considers to the Marvland € thiv city, he de- have “done nothing- in the apprehending the escaped con- at . is no reason why we should bout the fugitive "It looks as If the whom they escaped are est in their apprehen- from tal.ing no inte t sion 2 PROTESTS PUT STOP T0 SUNDAY BASEBALL . t F was ap Game Scheduled at Gaithersburg Will Not Be Played on Funeral arrangen been made —_— BABY KILLED IN FALL. ts have not ye 1 | ROCKVILL ! ersburg, th county, 15.—Gaith- | % nob set Lt to Window. €or Sun base ball and probably | Special Dispateh to The Star, never will be. That was conclusivel GRANTVILLE, M demonéteated by & By £ protests | Archibald McKeeney, aged s Y & storm of protests| . “iined at his home at Walters which followed an announcement sev- weie Unlontown, eral davs ago that a game between ond-story window, the Gaithersburg team and the Union 5 ”h:nh:»' S ';hn@y\hy( S on would el REAT the window, the ca Print f W 7 hington uld be | wa lower than the sid of the b staged on the Galthersburg grounds; when he rolled off the b next Sunda ternuon | through the n windo | ground. He a son | McKeeney. IABANDONED MAIL POUCH, on g of whic to th Dixapproval Voleed. bt Within a short while after it be- eame known that arrangements had been made to play a Sunday game, the people began to voice thelir di approval, and before and after ser jces at ' the various Galthersburg | churches last Sunday the proposition | i3 sald to have been almost the sole! topic of conversation. The directors | Couc v 3 qu! 1y decided the meeting to|terday n the outskirts of Lynchburg, call the game off. [ found a mall peuch which cut open and thrown awa At Dost office cas sald pouc < not iden ecial Dispateh to The Star. LYNCHBURG. Va. . while blackbe at team is a semi- nd its expens. thus fa ithstanding | 4 d high-class|been mad and it was cht that Sun-| kne Fames would mean many extra'stolen. ars in the club's treasury. i - 1 BOND ISSUE AWARDED. Support Pledged. In appreciation of the action of the | Special Dispateh to The Star, FROSTBURG, Md., very recently. The offic, day do board of directors in reconsidering its decision to play Sunday games, many of those who disapproved have ! $ Yoluntarily given assurances that|was awarded J. S. Wilson, Jjr. they will regularly attend the week ; Baltimore bankers, at 100.0 day games hereafter and do all with-|other bidders were Strath in their power to boost the attend-!& Co., Baltimore, 98.887, and ance. National Bank, Frostburg, Next Saturday afternoon, Gaithers-| The money is to be expended on burg and the American Legion team |new res. of Washington, will play at Galthers- | side of burg. These teams have met twice so | the city's wate: far this season and each has won a.& Cc pame, contract. July & Co. supply. Wentwortl Half- Yearly RICH'S 2,500 pairs women’s low shoes reduced to Once Rich Author From Poorhouse NOTED CANADIAN DIES AFTEB}DNG_!I.I.NESSfi Col. fir John Hendrie Was Former Sir John Strathearn Hendrie, former Johns 1 health for atmes Monday | Hendrie fzure | ¢ |places where liquor n v of ihe| = | Rolls From Bed Standing Too Close | M July 18.—Clyde | months, in a fall from | Mr | a bed falling | CUT OPEN, IS FOUND had been | the | 1 with the one ered mail July | ¢ cut appeared to have ! v of no such pouch having been 18.—The 00 water bond issue of Frostburg ajJ. oir to be bullt on the east | vage mountain to increase Cumberland, wus awarded the PASTOR'S CHARGES Lack of State Enforcement! Blamed for Maryland Liquor Flow. Specinl Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July 18.—The blame for the apparent ease with which the Rev. Edward Taber, former Wash- ingtoniun, pastor of Hampden Bap- Ust Church, was able to purchase| quor in Baltimore, us charged by him in a sensatlonal scrmon Sunday, was placed on the lack of u state enforcement law by George W. Crabbe. superintendent of the Mary- land branch of the Anti-Saloon Leagu Mr. Crabbe agreed with the Rev. Mr. Tabor that there Is being no honest effort made in Baltimore to enforce the Volstead law. Gov. Ritchle, who was called upon by the pastor to outline his position on law enforcement. pointed out that the Volstead law is not being en- forced by city police, due to the opinion of Attorney General Alexan- der Armstrong. Governor Sideste; re 1s anything | ernor said. “Th dled that th the right nor {duty to enforce the law: that it is 4 | federal law and not ‘binding on them. 1 see no reason for my get- ting into the controversy." | Mr. Crabbe added that he believed {the Rev. Mr. Taber “knew what he was talking about.” When asked whether he would take any action on the conditions_alleged by the pastor, Prohibition Director Budnitz said that he “would have to think it over.” Retuses to Comment. When asked whether he would say |anything on the charge made by the | PRev. Mr. Taber that there is appar-{ {ently no honest effort heing made (o iforce the Volstead law in Balti- itz replied that he unient on the sermon charged that he had vis- numerous saloons and cafes Iy & umore und that in only two of | ¥ them was he refused intosicating {liguors. both whisky and beer In his sermon he gave the names |and addresses of five saloons at which he sald he had purc 1 lq- uor at varying prices, Evidence Turned Over. District Attorney Amos W, Woodeock sald that the Rev. abor had turned over to him siderable information as to { { “1 don torney olice have neither is lieutenant governor of Ontario, died at 11:57 o'clock lust night at Hopkins Hospital here. He was ty-five years old. Sir John had been in several months and. accompanied by his personal physivian, Dr. Edgzar. here ten davs ago treatment at Johns Hopkins. { Thursday he underwent an ope {for an intestinal growth and w. ported dofug nicely until night. when pneumonta developed and his_condition grew rapidly worse i George M a brother; Wil liam E . and Dr. Ed last night am_ Hendrie, another broth also hers, and Lady arrive this mornin John « prominent ntal cf Ham \]r.z con- n]lozt‘d, e that he would the hands | who will purchased. He added the informatior he proper author i tia ? | ot aj. Mart of the ng t sq nd the Rev. Mr. Tahor. with | the approval of the district attorney jurranged a plan whereby the preach- {er will accompany Washington agents jon @ number of raids. | AN DIES ON HIS 100TH { BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY } { Spectal Dispatch to The Sta: RICHWOOD. W, . July 18— Christopher Dve. aged 100 years, is | dead at the home of his daughter, s. Mary Kyle at Snow Hill death occurred on his birthday anni- j versary. His great grandson. | Rev. J. Everett McClung of Lelvasy | Wil conduet the funeral ceremony. ROCKYVILLE. VILLE. Md., July 18 (Special), Ll {vine, T8 {Chase read an original RITCHIE SIDESTEPS {Boy Prisoner Recaptured After |INGANTTY MAY BE Slipping Through Guard’s Trap Special Dispateh to The Star. RICHMOND, Vi July 18.—Ben Liverman, eighteen-year-old boy bandit, who disappeared a week ago today from the penitentiary is back in his old cell and he will be returned to the old job of lino- type operator. IHe may also be alloWed to resume his position of trombone artist in the prison band. Liverman was out of the prison Just fifteen. hours, having been taken in Petersburg last evening. That 1s the place he was first caught when he was wanted In Norfolk, from where he was sent for Ofty-three years for a serics of daring burglaries. Tt tran- spircs that Liverman slept under the floor of the shop in which he wasx at work. saying he had “been sleeping with the rats,” following his disappearance. Myateriously Disappears. Liverman was at work in the printing plant Wednesday of last week, and at 2 o'clock he vanish- ed, disappeared, could not be found. The watchmen were all on the job, but not one of them had seen the boy when he vamoosed, and there was no trace of him. He had mysteriously disappeared. baf- fling all the officers and others. The search for him was kept up day and_ night, the bellef being that he had not left the grounds. Liverman made his getaway by using a ladder to reach the top of the wall. from which he jumped Just how a twenty-foot ladder could have been used, and it was a mystery, Al ladders ons employed In th, DEMOCRATIC WOMEN MEET IN ROCKVILLE Committee Heads Appointed to‘ Work in Montgomery County Districts. prison, even by workmen brought in to make repairs, are carefully placed within the bulldings at night, and this particular ladder had never before been seen by offi- cers in the prison. It wag Inside the west wall, leaning up close to the woman's division, and it would have been a job for any man to carry the ladder any distance and to get it up against the wall without making a noise. Convicts would have given the man food, but all of them were under constant watch at all times and they had no oppor- tunity to feed him. Escapes Trap. Maj. Youell, the superintendent, and the prizon officials had bright lights in every part of the yard from the day that Liverman dis- appeared up to Monday night, the tdea being that Liverman, If he were in hiding, would ot with the lights extingulshed, e did that very thing. As usual in the prison, the bells were tolled at 8 o'clock, announcing that the men were all In thelr cells. that all were safe and secure till the next day, and the guards werc sup- posed to be called from their gen- try boxes atop the prison walls. But, instead, the guards were dou- bled, In fact, to keep a sharp look- out for Liverman. These men were told to be alert and to keep sharp eyes for the missing bandit. J. Youell, following the rule which worked heretofore, had the lights cut oft and then made a number of rounds himself, seeing 15 it that the guards were on duty. He dld not retire until near the midnight hour. and hetween 11 o'clock at night and 4 the next morning Liverman slipped through the trap for him and cscape $372,431 SUIT FILED AGAINST OIL COMPANY. Pierce Corporation Is Charged With Alleged Breach of Contract in Richmond. Spocial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va. July 18.—The tnternational Petroleum Company of {Maine has begun suit in the United 18— Two | States court herc against the Picrce 5 Ol Company for $372431, for alleged hundred democratic women of Mont- |1 COmPLLY Tor ¥ meeting of the Womaw's Democtell cently in the courts of this state, Club here yesterday. It was conducl-| .. 4 00 being as to whether the ed by the president, Mrs. Jesse W.|preferrad or the common stockhold- Nicholson of Chevy Chase. {ers whould control. The common 1 ckholde v Jeto: th the The following committee cnaxrnxen‘;""";;;‘;';w‘“{ rs were victorious in th were named: Laytonsville, Mrs. James | . € »! owte | e e oriec: rootee. | HUSBAND ASKS DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF WIFE’S LOVE “ille, Mrs. T. Randolph Hall: Rock- | Mrs, Preston B. Ray and Mrs. | James H. Jones: Colesville, Miss Eliza | Special Dispatch to The Star. Canby and Mrs. Willlam Gittings; | RICHMOND, Va, July 15.—A jurs Darnestown. Mr Betty Gassaway: |l CQUity court is engaged in ¥ . |the case of William J. Haverstraw Bethesda, Mrs. J. r Sohl, Mrs. against Fred J. Keck, in which the L. Pugh, Mrs. B Bogley and | former is seeking damages in the Mrs. H. La Olney, Mrs.|sum of $40.000 for the alienation of TS e the affections of Mrs. Haverstraw Josiah W. Jones: Galthersburg, Mr: ook 1o ailsmed tn the bHT to Fave Zadoc M. Cooke and Mrs. Bates Etchl- |javishad many gifts on the wife of son; Potomac, Mrs. Robert L. Saunders | Haverstraw. It is declared that they and Mrs. John G. Mrs. Merrill Cecil Woodfield; Wheaton, Lee, Mrs. Sallie Be! Frank Wilson. The addres: ered by Mrs. resentative of Mis: committee. Mrs e Special Dispatch to The Star ROCKVIL Md., Julr Damagcus, Mrs. E. Brooke | to Petersburg and caused the arrest eld and Mrs. J.|of her husband and Mrs. Haverstraw |and that they were convicted in tho of the day was deliv- | courts of that city for disorderly Smily Newell Blair, rep- | conduct. The trial will last several ur on the national | days. Pugh of Chevy | poem and Mrs. | Kincheloe, wife of Representative $45,000 MINE FIRE. David Kincheloe of Kentucky, rendered | several vocal. instrumental _and |*Pecial Dispatch to The Star. whistling selections. Little Miss | eloe also plaved and sang. Property valued at more th: meeting opeiied with the singing | was destroved by fire which ryland, My Maryland.” by the|out in_a conveyor of the Marsh-ll assemblage, Mrs. J. Edgar Sohl accom. | Coal Compeny mine, one mile west ng on the plan: of Mount Clare. —Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lowe of Wash- ington Grove, this county. has filed suit in the circuit court here for an absolute divorce from Rodney C. Lowe of Washington, whom she charges with desertion. She is represented by Attorney John A. Garrett of Rock- ville. The bill sets forth that the couple wera married July, 1917, and lived together in Washington and Cherrydale, Va.. until ober 18, 1918, when the alleged ! desertion is claimed to have occurred. ‘here are no children. i Rev. P. Rowland Wagner. pastor of { the Baptist Church, officiated at the | marriage here of Miss Julia E. Hath- | away and Walter T. Poetzman. both | of Washington: Miss Ruth E. Lee of | | Jacksonville, Fla., and Charles I Gordon of Gainesville, Ga., and Miss Nettie A. Marks of Warsaw, Va, and Charles W. Fraley of Hunting Creek, Va. Miss Susan W. Gobel of Friendly, Md.. and _Michael J. Dempsey of Oliphant, Pa., were married in Rock- ! ville vesterday afternoon by Rev. S pastor of the Christian Church, Among other couples married here within the last day or two were Miss Mary B. Schafer of Washington and Fred L. Peeples of Lewistown, Pa. h | Clearance Sale in Rockviile. ! Princess Slips Brings Five Important _ Value Groups—Low Priced euring | one; Barnesville, | have visited many places together. | Mrs. | and it is charged that Mrs. Keck went | MOUNT CLARE, W. Va., July 18 5 Slide Down Hill 175Ft.WithAxle Of Auto Broken Special Disp " PLEAINSLAYING O ! Mayor Willlam W. Glass ! brother-in-law, Harry R. Gre Mother of Man in Burnt Mills Case Tells of Mental liinesses. this city, had the slide of their lives a day or two ago, when a large automobile in which they have been tourlng New York and New England states, suddenly slid down a steep hill a -distance of 175 feet on the main strect of East Bloomfield, N. Y., but neither was injured, according word recelved here today. The axle of the car broke and the unique eniry of the mavor { Winchester Into the New York nunicipality greatly excited the main street populace of the town Collisions with several other au- tomobiles and numerous poles lining the sidewalks were averted by narrow marging, and when the crippled car finally stopped at the bottom of the slippery hill the mayor and Mr. Greene had missed an fmmense pole there by u frac- tion of an inch, It _was said Mayor Glass and Mr. Greene left here” several weeks ago, accom- vanled by their wives and other relatives, and, after attending a wedding'in Pittsburgh, they went to Chautauqua, N. Y., where their famill spending the month of July. The two men were con- tinuing the trip unaccompanied Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 18.—Devel- opments of the last day or two hn\'n‘ made it extremely doubtful whether | self defense will be the sole defensc | in the case of Truxton Goodrell of| | Burnt Mills, this county. under ar-| |rest for the murder of Harry J.| | Adams, Washington moonshiner, whose body was riddled with bullets | at his stitf, near Burnt Mills, last| Saturday | It was at first announced that it | would be contended that Goodrel! shot Adams to defend himsell (rom an attack with an axe, but Attorney John A. Garrett of Kockville, who has been retained to defend the pris- oner, has since talked with Goodrel and members of his family as a result it is sald that insanit | made at least a part of the defense. H Mother Arrives, { { Goodrell’s mothe !|r:~ l}n‘v"_‘}" T.1 Goodrell of Berke Springs 8,y THely fetaltt npanied arrived in Rockville Monday BIBhU! Gent ocourred, — o0 ‘he acc i with the intention of remaining here | | it Sl B0 ACCUSED CASHIER PUT { or December. She zpent a good por- ¢ Garreft | R ' IN JAIL AT RICHMOND yAttorn 1the Jawy | vided with new clothes and such furniture !’ur more elabor: meals tha Garrett that | by her som S d has let to rear | camfort, cell and usually given prisone She has assured Mr. she proposes to stick “through thick and thin it be understood that no scarcity of funds for his defen and comfort. Sinee her arrival h she often has visited the {his cell. M i panied here i sister. | Suffered | Attorney Garr | Goodrell has su | brealkdowns . While versity of Virgin { months befors he wo |uated he, it s said, {nervous collapse and was c R. Louis Shelby to Be Tried in Fed- eral Court in Hopewell Bank Loss Case. by her daughter and a| i RICHMOND, Va.. Julv 18.—R. Louis | helby, former cashier of the National Bank of Hopewnll, is today a pris- oner in the jall of Richmond instead of the ecounty of Henri transfer to the i Jain the federal wvernment taken cliarge of the case. and that he will be tried in the United States district | court. The actual shortage in the ! bunk has been fixed at §$120,000. ¥Friends of the young man £un a movement to give bail for him in the sum of §25,000 for his appear- ance in court. The prisoner has been # long time.fn poor Lealth, but since he was arrested and p i jail he has Improved consid There is much sympa Breakdowns. learned that mear suffere a has apelled {to withdraw from school, and while {in lowa studying and practicing law I nervous breakdowns. It was hecause fof the condition of his nervous s {tem that he was forced to abandon | his law practico in Des Moine Towa, twelve yvears ago. Since the jaccording to his mother, ho has bee cupplied with funds bv membera of his family t Goodrell's father. who was retired me vears ago from the United, { States Marine Corps with the rank {of brigadier general, i= living and ‘v‘v;'ak( his home at FBerkel. q»l'lvw:-’.;SHOT To DEATH |N FIGHTi {IXazs OVER MOWING MACHINE | | MAN ATTACKED BY WEASEL. Pead | Spevtal Dispateh to The Star Aw the re | __MARTINSBURG, W. Va, July wing mach Mont Bunhan | Turner Raney of the county w twentsy world war vetcral tacked by & weasel at a local grairn vas shot to dea e tor office yesterday, the animal and Henry Garnder is in jail in con flashing from its hiding place in the (nection with th ffice. Mr. Raney defended The men a:l]olnlnz[ | with a broomstick, the wease and there ing at him for fifteen minutes it was subdued, Jump before JUDGESHIP RACE - DEVELOPS CONTEST 1 |Additional . Candidates File Papers in Seventh Dis- trict Fight. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., July 15— A primary fight for judgeship for the sevent today | vesterday by | publican { for t rges count. beneh, Three in | Riverda Charles count are It 18 h judicial district was certain with the filing of papers here William G. Brooke, of Upper Marlboro, a circuit court of andidate for 1t re uditor he Prinee candidates now J. Wlison Rvon « John M. Mudd being the two other: understood that State Senator repub the race, nd can | Frank Parran of Talbot county will file his papers as & chief judge. andidate ~ Democratic Contest. A contest for the democrat {ination {up today, George member of the ! missio “{Upper Marlboro, forr urer. | Bladensburg mith, Tayr T y F for county treasurer when papers were fi Waters, Jr., of board of ‘coun R. Ernest Smi r deputy tre W ners, and iff is duily waxing wal candid r three have filed Thomas H. Garr H district ; Thomas H. W P district, and Char O Mellwood district. Rev P andover pastor. Har Riverdale chicf of police unced that they will ex fight for &h d J m! Walker, democrat, Queer - district, has filed papers for counts © and John M. Bowie of Anne county, republic entral committee. For State's Attorney. Anong those m with ate's ty to P. Cur the ner member gates None i formal I tion in this matter, but it is underst ve be- | that each is being urged by his f to make Juet who will be in (b t s e de the Tepub ttorney of Princ ced J. Wilson Ryon are Ja ley of Laurel, editor of th the seventh reuit, wuse of dele of these statement made his p men has regarding . nds the ru: runni ratic nomination for th o tell at this tin LIGHTNING HITS HOUSE. Bapti Parsonage Damaged bs Bolt at Fredericksburg. Speeial PR Juring reo T in the injure Dispateh to The § SDERICKSBURC heavy storm occupled b r of Bethany Church was struck some )& the house plasterin ouse at the time, N resulted fre - REDUCTION 'WENTY-FOUR hours a day year-round production maintained by workmen trained in our own mod- ern plant enables us, without curtailment of quality, to effect savings which constantly are passed on to Vacuum Cup Tire and “Ton Tested” Tube users. :4.90 :6,__& Virtually every spring mode is represented in this special group of low effects that are offered in this sale at these greatly reduced prices—including such leathers as 38:30 | ! | f $1.15 $1.50 $1.95 $2.95 $3.95 Enormous selection, of, these favored nether garments, very popularly priced. Many styles and fabrics make this special selling particularly inter- esting to the woman who wants several slips, each different or unique. Light-weight or heavy nainsook and sateen are found in the various groups. All are made with the necessary hip fullness and déep shadow-proof hem. Some have a neat embroidery or lace-trimmed top, some have elaborate lacy de- signs, some choose val, calais or real filet and some are handsome throughout. 3 THIRD YLOOR LANSBURGH & BROTHER MEMBER BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 420430 SEVENTH STREET N.W. PENNSYLVANIA RUBBER CO. OF AMERICA, INC. Jeannette; Pennsylvania White Reignskin White Kidskin Beige Suede Brown Suede Gray Suede Patent Calf Black Suede Black Satin Distributors POTOMAC SERVICE COMPANY Phone Main 6507 Free Road Service ICHS Proper Footwear F Street at Tenth Member Better Business Bureau 1415 14th St. NW. Open Evenings and Sundays Wy wie wie