Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1925, Page 17

0LD ROW PICTURED BY AMNESIA VICTIM Man Accused of Theft Now Telis of Leaving. Father. Forgets All But War. By Consolidated Press. MONTREAL, February place, somewhere, some time—he clenches 1!s hands and sobs in a futile effort at recollection—two sur- geons, clad in prophylactic white, battled in the tiled operating room with the grim angel of death. It was a del te operation and the least slip meant disaster. One of the white-rasked figures was the father, and his assistant the son. The former belonged to the less recent school, perhaps; the latter to the ultra-modern college. At the mo: critical moment there arose a technical difference of opin- jon in the manipulation of an ab- dominal clamp: it was the clash of the newer method of surgery with the old. The clash was scarcely apparent on the surface—the mere lifting of brows, the tightening of lips already compressed in the stern resolution of the surgeon. That was all. Yet, underneath, seethed the eternal war between age and youth, fanned into & vivid outbreak Scene Shifts to France. Then, after the tense protracted struggle, came the final break. The young went away, no one knew a merged into Then the World War and its horrors intervened. Somewhere, some place, he can’t re- the young surgeon an- 11 to arms. Somewhere a desperately contested road in France between Monchy and Arras, he fell before a ripping fusillide of machine gun bullets. Then oblivion. Today, at detective headquarters here, a man who thinks he is Robert John McCullough passed a tremulous hand through his hair in an attempt to brush away the deadening amnesia which has gripped his intellect, since when he canngt tell. How he came to Canada, or when, is all a dim, dis- torted, illusive mirage. Through his mind persist fleeting echoes of a for- mer life. “For God's sake send me a doctor and let me talk surgery,” he cries, 4 may bring it all back, per- 7.—Some The nected distant, discon- places and man _carries recollections of people, the operating room of the Mayo Brothers at Rochester. Minn.; the famous Doctors Judge, Hamllton and Armstrong, an indistinct memory of the Royal Herbert hospital at Woolwich; the Mississippi River, Saskatchewan—under _ circumstances that remain a complete, irritating blank. All these and more rise up in disjointed figments to torture him till_he sobs. “In the daytime, I am better, and sometimes 1 th t is all coming back,” he Eay “Then comes the night and it all goes away agsin— quick, give me a pencil.” It was passed to him and excitedly “John Robert McCullough.” it must be my name” he aried. “When I feel a pencll between my fingers and let myself go—this is what 1 always write.” Accused of Thefts. McCullough—if that is his name— 1s five feet, seven and a half, has falr waty hair, blue eyes, weighs about 140 pounds, and is obviously some- where in the neighborhood of 30 vears old. He was taken into custody by the detective bureau under the charge of being implicated in a chain of housebreakings. Goods valued at $7.000 have been recovered to date. “The extraordinary part of it is that he will enter a house and take goods of a kind not generally preferred by professional thieves,” Detective Gau- thier explained to Adjt. Tricket of the Salvation Army, who is trying to e the man’s relatives. “Furthermore, in disposing of ,his loot, he evidently does so at @ mini- mum price, for when we took him he was in rags, although he had just stolen severil hundred dollars’ worth of property POWER BID REJECTED. Hagerstown Situation Unsettled in Fight Over New Plant. Special Dispatch to The Star. 1 HAGE! February 7.—The city council has rejected the effer of the Potomac Edison Co. to furnish the City of Hagerstown eleotricity. Hagerstown planned to build a new light plant, but the work has been held up because of an injunction se- cured by a number 'of citizens re- straining the city officials from pro- ceeding with the work. The Potomac Iadison Co., which owns large power interests in this section, then made the city an offer agreeing to furnish power at the present schedule of rates for a period of 10 years and also to maintain the present plant in good condition. The resolution rejecting the offer stated that the mayor and council deemed it unwise to enter into contract of any kind or with any one for the sale or lease of the municipal light plant, or to contract for the purchase of current, as it was believed that such a plan will eventually result in the sur- render of the plant to private inte ests. Thus the situation here is un- settled . Quick Gymnastic Move Saves Money From Hold-Up Man Collector . Snaps Dagger From Assailant and Lands Uppercut. A quick jerk ofthe wrist of a knife-wielding bandit, which sent an improvised dagger tinkling to the ground, and a smash.to the jaw as & follow-up made Elgin L. Clarke of 1033 Irving street northeast, collector for the Sanitary Grocery Co., the victor In a 30-second scufMe late yesterday, when held up as he was about to enter the Northeast/Savings Bank to deposit $2,500 receipts for the"day. Clarke had reached the steps of the bank at Eighth and H streets north- east, about to enter the bank, when a man he recognized as a former em- ploye of the company stopped him. The latter drew a long, slender knife. He pointed it at a vulnerable spot and demanded the bag of money. Clarke sidestepped, grabbing the wrist of the bandit. A quick twist and the knife went to the sidewalk. Clarke fol- lowed up with a straight left to the jaw. The bandit staggered back, turned and ran away. It took less than half a minute. Clarke entered the bank and de- posited the money.. Then he reported the attempted hold-up to police at the ninth precinet. Detectives Kelly and Scrivener were assigned to the case. The man attempting the holdup, ac- cording to Clarke’s story to the po- lice, is one who was discharged from the employ of the Sanitary Grocery Co. a short time ago. A good descrip- tion was furnished. UNVERSITY POISON PROBE FRUITLESS Investigators Without Clue to Fatal Capsules - After Week of Inquiry. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 7.— Seemingly balked at every step, offi- clals investigating the dispensing of poison capsules to Ohlo State University students on January 29 and 30, which resulted in the death of two students and serious illness of a number of | others, tonight at the end of a week of inquiry were without a shred of evi- dence on which to hang an acceptable | & explanation of the mystery. “We are no nearer a solution than when we began so far as we can see,” Police Prosecutor John J. Chester, Jr., acknowledged tonight at the conclusion of another day of nearly fruitless ques- tioning. Twelve additional students, who had served in the dispensary during the last week were examined today bringing the total to 52 of the 64. In the main, their stories were identical with those of their predecessors. They reiterated tes- timony as to the strictness with which the dispensary has been conducted and insisted that they could not conceive how an outsider could get into the dis- pensary to put the poison capsules into the bottle _ Slander travels farther thar com- pliment: Drawing Instruments and Supplies Instruments— Compilete Set .. Complete Set Complete Set Complete Set Complete Set .. ceee #IMS . #1055 - #1085 #947 Higgins Ink Triangle, 30 Triangle, 45° 8" Sand Block ..... Erasing Shield . Don't Fail to See These Instruments, Exceptional Values YOUR STATIONER. e 222 722 THRTEENTH STREET WASHINGTON. DC. also more digestible. Sales Department MAKES FOOD DELICIOUS—The Broilet retains the juices of Steaks, Chops, Fish and Fowl making them taste delicious and QUICKER, EASIER, OCLEANER—The Brollet broils- both sides at once, without turning and without smoke or odors. 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Street Floor sell for $16 Featured at —Spring, ever new and ever capricious instills these charming dresses with the youth, beauty and style of a glorious new-season. New fabrics, gay new colors, even the som- ber black is relieved by vividly colored trim- mings—new lengths, new sleeve effects, new neck lines and new treatments. Th silhouette that is slim prevails with oc- casional draped, tunic and bouffant modes in- terspersed. All are delightly original in every respect, and are well worth more than the price marked. The Fabrics — Canton The Colors—Tan, crepe, flat crepe, flannel, satin canton, crepe de chine, georgette and poiret twill. tions. mallard, gerine, mais, melon, sand, canary, covert, shutter green, powder blue, myrtle, reseda, olive, wine, cocoa, navy, brown, black and combina- Satisfaction First Since 1859 65 810-818 Seventh Street to $25 tan- The Modes — Stripes, vivid colors, contrasting fabrics, laces, flounces, tiers, godets and ensem- ble simulations. Sizes 16 to 44. Note Window Display Second Floor—King’s Palace Neckwear Intended for Sale at 59c to 75¢ Specia— 3¢ A new shipment of €ollar and Cuff Sets, Vestees and Collars, comprising a sales- man's line of Spring samples. Linen, Lace, K’el and Silk Exquisite_neck fixings that will add verve to a new frock and a heap of newness to a worn or altered garment. Spring-like ~ colors,-- white and ecru. ‘ Street Floor—King’s Palace Again, More of Those Popular Lace Cuff Gloves %225 The ones we had were sold so quickly it was impossible for us to replace them im- mediately—but now-we were fortunate in securing another lot of the same high type— fine, pliable Capeskin Gloves with the jaunty lace cuff in perforated effect that is so smart. Embroidered con- trasting backs to match cuffs. New Spring shades—mode, gray, s:!ver, brown, beaver, black with white and white with black. 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