Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1924, Page 4

1 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! C., FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1924. GIRL DIES AFTER MYSTERY DEEPENS e Speaker immediately hune up | sbould, we huve ressonsbl .rumds| MRS, A, S, PETERS DIES. |PUPILS’ ILLNESS PROBED. “ 3 > 9 ‘After hours of waiting for further|infraction of the above in -iions. IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MO FALL FROM BALCONY IN MURDER OF BOY |, At hours of wating for furthor| SOWELCE Should sou follo 11 oF | Nasive of Brervlond Lived o HELD FOR RANSOM notified the detective bures . -ttract- _’;‘;_"‘;f"“":;“wy;m :f’;le;"‘; R ylan ived in|Fowler Studies Cases at Dunbar lnt a ”l‘dn“d%’ly“c"—g{:m o' : lllo;;-l nmrnearmhy.,u ‘within six 1 after Washington Fifty Years. and Armstrong. i without Teperting to th rece!pt of the money. Your 1 'y, Mrs. Annie S. Py - fivi : 5 - Hilfred Be: an, 19, Plunges to (Continued from First Page.d eudon n"l:’ “sz;’"" flhl “GEORGE JO) N Wit nie e(era..nev?lu) five Investigation was started by Hea h =i ¥ old, widow of David W - -, Franks would confer wi Notified Body Was Fou and a < . e A - Peters | Officer Fowler tods to determine A Pavement, Three Stories Below, |man walking along the tracks found | Hughes, ehlef of detectiv. With the money prepar i the| e & TeMident of this city for the |what made ninctesn stutents of the d When Rail Breaks. it, and with tho aid of seotlon hands| yoy “yefiverad at the Fr letter tnatructed, Mr. Frar! - vaited | of por gon Harrs "r‘f""*'dtz';?: Dunbar and Armstrong Manual Trair . eters, ng schools 11 i 0. hauled it to dry land. 8t 9:30° yesterday morn 1w few|at his home until a tele. no- call| Putcerson sireet, Cnevy Chaser Do oo | Mmoo il several days g ey The police were depending much | minutes after the body h , been re-|from “Johnson” at 3:15 in » « ifter- | Yesterday. dents, and are situated within a few upon the findings of Dr. Joseph|covered. It was on tw. heets of [noon told him to bring it i « ' xicab| Mrs. Peters was a native of Prince | blocks of each other. His Xatire Crew TRAGEDY CALLED ACCIDENT | Springer, who is seeking to determine | cheap grade stationery. he 'was sending o a drui o' re a|Georges County, Md. She wa Dr. Fowler had the exact cause of death. He sald| “AS you know by ihisfll mile away. By the time tui . 3 ars|March 27, 1843 Besides her son, she | Bon mopectorrCoain samples of cor ’ ~ > * some foreign substance was in the [ 90! Ml" oen kidnaped * i rived the family had be tified | ix survived by three daughter: the students on the day "h'd“" ,, b Victim Was Employed at Post 0f. | 2055, Stomach. Allow us to assure yo of the finding of the bod. ' boy|G. Albert Scott, Mrs. J. stricken. VisHe e m ls n ‘et ployed a g Coroner's Physiclan Springer de-| Well and safe. which was belleved to | t of |and Mrs, C. L. Casterlin, all of this| The health officer, said it 1d b % clared definitely today that the boy e Mk ther W Robert. city, “two granddaughters and two|a day or so before his chen (ot 2 fice Department. was a victim of a crime of degen- Las Dr. Springer said he b - i that |grandsons. BOTCIE Tho! CAARER Wok rera e i T eracy. ‘The physician did not state,| “You need fear no phys the ransom letter was Funcral arrangements wers being [None of the victims wis & o however, what he belleved to have|to nim, provided yeu live until 2 am. Thursday! vas | completed today. : affected Reaching for the limb of a tree|been the exact cause of death. ‘labout nine hours after i fully to the following in appeared. He sald close and®uch others as you wil of the body indicated th by further 1 g was dend 8 o'clock % S utaotlons:. g night, before the letter wi The Harvard School w. in & nearby yard, Miss Hilfred Berg- Acld Found in Stomach. man, nineteen, fell to her death from a third-story balcony at the rear of [ Threée small bottles found In the her rooming house, at 1309 17th |home of Willlams, the athletio fn- > structor, were melzed. He sald that| further nstructions, his deyfin will|today, sibly because! street, late yesterday afternoon, when | § “I0OR ool 1u- | be the penal ) Franks gedy and the the railing about the balcony gave a9 OOnthRel DAL oL & saus] s absence of the three instruc tion he used In rubbing boys after - students. a usual, arrived way. gymnastics. Williams is fitty-two. Dr. no attempt to comyfintcate |automobiles, most of them wl SHEiARE IR Richasdkan, MnOothER) - oh Sg iy caroneral clibniiat ice authorities or an ily chauffeurs in charge, Printing Office Closed All Day - roomer in the same house, imperiled SRR e ' | agencles. * should you alrea building closed. his own life attempting to grab her, [ SX2m!ne ah:}. l"; e NI e uh the noMg Father Is Millionatre. but was unsuccessful. He narrowly .:‘;;m.'““ .nl;l ;’cn'w:,‘m:" °, o but do not mention this Yettf. Jacob Franks, father of t ) . missed the same fall to the concrete|Yiotim's lips might {ndicate polson.} -3, " Secure befora mool boy, began busines here as al . Really Wonderful Selling of . ving below. and llkewise ho sald thers was some | $10,000. ~This money must oy | broker after his parents brou - For Buslness PEY.NE 5 indication of the presence of the acid | tirely of old bills of the ffllowing |here from New York, where Miss Bergman and Richardson were | in the stomach. denominations: 32,000 infwenty- | born. For fifty years he o 2 awalting the dinner bell. A friend of | “From present Indications T am in- | doliar bills, 35,000 in fifty-doJfar biils. | the business, acquiring real omens ummer resses Richardson had just left the porch. | Clined to belleve that this was the | Any attempt to Include ew or |holdings in the business distr R “ | cause of death,” he said. marked bills will render t fe entire [Ued at more than a million Something on a top-flung bough of | Alone at home, while her husband | venture futile. “ | He also is the principal owner 2 Several hundred brand the tree that grows in the next vard|and Samuel Ettelson, former cor- Elgin Watch Case Company p y 1ew, good looking with its branches swung over toward [ poration counsel and & friend of the Momey in Cigar Bo%. Rockford Wutch Company. 4 iresses Tar Rpt-weather or Sport Wear - Two-Pants (Four-Piece) the porch _attracted the attention of |family, searched, Mrs. Franks re.| .. : st LU the two. Richardson got & stick, tied | geived a mysterious ielephone ocall 3. The money should Ve placed |i3, RrCinenty, iqentiel 10 car, made of crisp !:ln; to‘:t -!rlm had sw‘\l-‘nz Ilt( llro:lnr: about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. fn a large cigar box, or, If that 18 [taken an active part. iles in flocked dot the bougl e was pulling 0 ‘This {8 Mr. Johnson,” a voice sald. y o D he fact that the . and fg n for a closer examination of the bark, | «0f course, you know by this time | mrossible. In a heavy cardhoard box. | | Desnite Lo (et (It 100 1o ang Jeucd patfeins. o when it_started to slip from the [ that your boy has been kidnaped. We | SeCurely closed and wrappet in white | 2000 0. 00 T0n 0e "the cit eautifully lace string. Miss Bergman reached over | have him and you need paper. The wrapper shoulé be sealed | have lived very quietly. Th 4 '\ trimmed, some embroid- . to grasp it, leaning on the balcony, | s safe. But don't try to trace this |t other children, Josephi cry embellished, ~some S uil t S when with a crash the raillng BAVe | call or to' find me. We must have St cnn Ry D ey ana o BTt —— fagoted stitched, oth- Tn balance Richardson dropped the | ™" pared as directed alone_.nd remain e Ties N ers neatly tailored, string_and grasped at her clothing. Threat to Kl Boy. = hn;lmo r;fl'r !1‘ pm. Swe that the| A Loy l’gt,nnnnro Legl b chaice of light or dark I with his hand only a matter | .. elephone is not in us will be held tomorrow Satterns: o Ay ‘We will let you know tomerrow | +You will receive a future com-|Friends’ Church, 13th and Irvin ; patems Died in Hos N what we want. We are kidnapers| munication instructing » a8 to your | Miss Grace Holden of Aust 1 . Persons in the house aided Rich-|and we mean business. If you refuse | fuiire couree. ‘As & fial word of|speak of Austraige Chilars l I New\\ ardson fo plck up the injured girl|us what we want or try to report| ciul proposition and we are prepared | by the six Ta T L of the Dis All VI B '-'f 1 RESSES trom the Evn\(;fml’w{:‘n\'-n“:;w“‘1‘:;: us to the police we will kill the boy.” | to put our threat into execution ' invited, especially children. eautifu rushed to Emergency , wi g Just received for this ‘ Y she died shortly after arrival without ~ x ™ . - ~ - = 1. S 3 gaining consclousness. Richardson | & E e e was held at the third precinct for a e n, Pea . Cassimeres, wors- time pending orders of Coronmer J. i lesh, Green and Blu‘ s, ohewiels and Ramsay Nevitt, and was later r Dre i 2 leased to appear at the inquest this ctte and lustrous 5 homespuns; tan, cam- atternoon. ] ciepe. Every new Extra Knickers or bridge gray, oxford Miss Bergman was employed at the [& ] e e and mixtures; seolid Post Office Department Richardson ) fishaests ‘égn": ,{. d;;;;},“ extra long trouse colors, stripes and is employed at the Clesapeake and e ctecty | ; 3-butto: Potomac Telephone ‘ompany. She i 3 came here sbout alx months age from | included at this price conservative and 2- € it min miouCHs ake Trom (£ lmey———————————————— button English mod- C cts me Pelham House. 1 4 Sllk Wa els with wide trousers. A Bergman was engaged to p ls s O 0 » marry Fergus McOsker, law student, also living at rooming house. He |t M Y R’ OP it o ome ¢ the tme of the |3 A e ¥(| Smart Overblouses and waists for dress Relatives of Miss Bergman are en edged to ity ; 5 2 e - é EYER’S SH it ke S Qu g |or sport wear. Made of silk crepe de chines o otectives Sweeney ‘and Waldron || ’ and trico silks, in whites, tans, blues, grays. f police headquarters, who investi-|; | J 1331 F Street S i ol e Fourteenth St. at New York Ave. "I blacks, greens, etc. 36 to 46 sizes. . “unav o § Everything for the Well Dressed Man e e ] —_— T —_—— '( ! Ld , . cindow £ i ! an ad in The Star one i b, For May day procession and confirmation several styles of beautiful sheer organdie and ~ voile dresses. Panels and straight line effects, ribbon, lace and embroidered, trim- $2 Pure-Thread = K AUFM Ful | lnh(onrd Eiw® 1316 to 1326 7th St. N.W. Biggest Values of the Week Tomorrow In Our 11th Birthday Sale!! Even the big rains on Tuesday and Wednesday did not keep the crowds away from our ¢ dlstore. The values were so sensational they just had to come for them. Now tomorrow [f {4should be a hummer as we are offering the cream of our stock at sensationally reduced | dprices to celebrate our Eleventh birthday. Men’s All-Wool $20, $25, $30 Suits ‘The result of a special purchase from two large, well known clothing manufacturers. Models for Memorial Day and early summer wear. Reduced for tomorrow to med, plain and scalloped bot- 4 toms, also tucked effects. Sizes 7 to 14 yvears. P Our Regular $1.00 Women’s Fiber Silk (Glos) Hose Taken from regular ock. Heavy qual- i ilk; seamed back, elastic fashioned an- kles, double soles. Colors—Fawn, nude, black, silver, sequin. gray, tortoise shell. All perfect Smart, Snappy New Styles Boys’ Wash Suits A table full of h tea, € Peggy Cloth; Oliver Twist and middy style lars; and embroidered; two-tone collar and cuffs; ages, 2 to § vears. Blue, brown gray and tan. . $1.00 Boys’ Khaki Boys’ Blouses, Pants, 69c 49c to §125 Heavy quality Khak! A full line of Regular Clot made knicker |and Sport Blouses, in styles: strongly made;| madras, percales and silk ages, 8 to 18 years. Sub- | striped cloths: cotton ject to an oil s=pot or |pongee; some have double shading. vokes and open cuffs, Women’s Costume Slips Cotton Charmeuse Slips of beautiful soft quality, fancy in- set ruffled bottom. All high ° o i 4 Fine all-wool, fast-color, pre-shrunx material {herringbones, cassimeres and worsteds. The tailoring re- A veals perfection in every line; the finish is cqual to that of «garments at twice the price. Also 200 fine quality MOHAIR UITS have been added to this sale, they comprise medium and dark shades in the newest mndels. Sizes 34 to 50 including idstouts. shades of pink, copen, navy, black, henna, lavendar, peach and rose. S T R A W S GOLDHEIM’S INVITES YOUR INSPECTION OF THE 1924 STRAW HATS NOW READY. SHOWING THIS SEASON NON - BREAKABLE \ STRAWS IN LIGHT-WEIGHT SWISS HATS—FLAT- ! FOOT AND IMPROVED SENNITS—RICE STRAWS, & g LEGHORNS, PANAMAS AND BALIBUNTALS. g Women’s Crepe | Women’s Extra Si-e Underwear Crepe Gowns Tahle full of Full _Extra Cut nomers. ep-i Flnry Figured Crepe Tn " iiens ottt e tomnd. neck, Crepe 1 s Cnirred_yolke Tren” _ami Targe, cut stzen: sred trimmed or ela; wod biue and_ javen tic knee and waist. Jer, honeydew. Men’s $2 St : fifi:$]329 Fortunate indeed was this special pur- i chase of tan and white sennits and nov- elty straws with cabl d saw edges in sizes 6% to 73 that we can offer you at this special price. Mothers—Buy the Boy One of Our All-Wool Tweed SUITS Special Tomorrow $5.00 With 2 Pants Manly lttle models that will dross A boy ss you want him dres: Flenty of attractive tan, sy, aud dark ratterns co ssiect 8 to 16, with pairs of panti the price is oaly 57 /-31 .50 and $2.00 Women’s Real Leather Bags and Pocketbooks Bags that we sold for $1.50 to $2.00 and look their value. Real leather, in pouch, under-arm and envelope shape; made on strong, good-looking frame some have real gold etched trim- mings; all colors; inside fittings. ALSO THE SELF-CONFORMING BLUM & KOCH ! STRAW —FITS THE HEAD COMFORTABLY — CAN'T BLOW OFF—WILL GIVE AND STRET CH / BUT WILL NOT BREAK. . i A real good ehirt; sport model with at- tached collar and pocket; double stitched and well made for comfort and wear. [ Sizes 14% to 17. i Saturday Is Children’s Day in Our Shoe Department Little Kiddies’ Strap Pumps sl 49 Blum & Koch veeesaesses. America For Ladies and Children \ & GOOI’S T | ! 59¢c Women’s Highly e e STt Mercerized Ribbed Vests 37& High mercerized that look like silk; soft ribbed vests, tailored tubular tops. Sizes 36 to 4. TIrregulars. Boys’ Acorn Waist 53 Union Suits C This well known brand of ribbed: union suits, in body style, extra well stayed garter. attached; drop seat. Sizes 2 to 12 ycars. Brigham-Hopkins. ... .. ..... America i GoldhelmSpecml cedeeee America fi Equadorian Panamas : Ladies’ Ribbed | Men’s Balbriggan =) | 33.00 Up ceeFoNt: 37c | UnionSuits, 69¢ ladles. Muslin Ecru color underwear for wide lace-trim- men, short sleeve, ankle pants, full lap over, one but- ton seais. Bizes to 46. + Jun, Patent or White Convas Dainty, Pumps with spring Bosls,‘cut-outs and panel sirape; very & teractive and dressy. Bises 4 Mns?s and Children’s dftnp Pumps and Oxfor: Sour selection of Patent Lether One and Two Strap Pumpe, W heels. White Can lng _and t and Tan Lace Dxl'tll. 'lll h-ell duc 8% to 2. Dl(fl ll-lll somewhat “Bo ’ Scout and Sport Shoes The shoes tnt active boys like—just the thing for sport . " Tan Scout Shoes, Canvas-patched Lace Shoes and giien, for bate ball and_athletic play. 03 and 3% to 6.....