Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1926, Page 7

MILLER SHOOTING | SOLUTION NEARER Probers Trying to Find ManE With Slain Soldier Night Before Tragedy. The fact that Pyt. Edgar Miller was in Arlington Cemetery or near ihe spot where his body was found | last Wednesday and with a soldier | companion Sunday night a week ago, | or the night before he lost his life, is | known to inve ors_of the mys. terious Fort Myer shooting affair and they are endeavoring to locate that companion of the dead man. The investigators believe that Miller and his soldier friend went to tha‘ corner of the cemetery to Spy upo: courting parties. It is not contended that Miller and his companion sought out this obscure spot with the view of _robbery. With the view of locating Miller's | Sunday night companion, a half dozen ‘nlisted men were closely examined | over & period of two hours this after- noon by Department of Justice agent and Fort Myer officers working for a solution of the myster. No One Is Detained. These officials were quartered in the quartermaster storehouse behind the | guardhouse at Fort Myer, but on con- clusion of their delibe; announced that no one had be and that the identity of Miller had not been established. Because of this knowledge of the sun it to the scene where | Yrnest and Miss Marion Gray were shot at, presumably from | embush, cne week ago last night, the aspect of the case led some investi- gators today to declare that a solu- tion of the problem was not far dis- | tant. In fact, they ventured to ihat if the answer to the question of | Jow Miller met death is not forth- coming by tomorrow, they would be Kreatly surprised. Another Shell Found. Another factor alding the investi- gators developed yesterday afternoon with the finding near the place Mil- Jer's body was discovered of another | shell, making seven in all that have | heen’ picked up. The bullet may ex- ain the fact that there was a de- 3 ording to Johnson and Ay after the five or six first investigators this are questioning Earl V. Betty, self- styled evangelist, now being detained at the Arlington County jail for ques- tionin Officials afternoon | that Miss Gray had been wounded | slightly by the same bullet, presum- | ably, which hit Johnson. She suf- fered a flesh wound on the leg. afternoon id yesterday MIDCITY LOCATION URGED FOR MARKET! East Washington Heights Citizens | Also to Campaign for Members. At its regular monthly meeting last night the East Washington Heights Citizens’ Assoclation unanimously ndopted a_ resolution favoring the site at Fifth and K streets northwest for a Municipal market. In answer to a request by the association that a portable school be placed at Bradbury Heights, D. C., the Roard of Education stated that it will take favorable action when it is pos- sible to do so. A committee was appointed—Blair Domer, chairman; B. F. Smith, B. T.| Johnson and Edward mith—in & drive to increase the membership of the citizens’ association, affiliated with the Federation of Citizens' Ass tlons. The committee East Washington Heights Engineer Commissione answer to a request of t ociation that the water main be extended in Alabama avenue from Branch avenue 1o the District line, notified the associ- ation that the Water Department had | included an item, in the estimate fo the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1927, for this extension. The request that Bowen road be tween Forty second street and Ridge road be graded to the proper width cannot be ified at this time, Com snissioner Bell informed the associa- tion. The election of officers for the en- suing year will take place at the next regular meeting, November 8. In the absence of President Edward P Hazleton, Vice President B. T. John- gon presided. New members elected were, N. F. Sadd and John Ihre. Hoover Says Project for Workers’ Benefit Not Dropped. | The housing project for ment emploves, proposed last by an unnamed indi culated through the v: ment - agencies through merce Department, is alive. Secretary Govern- ugu idual and ous Govern- the (‘nm-‘ very much | Hoover said today that | ough he i ready to make | ¥ announcement as to the prog: the r > or to an actuality, s ideration by the intercsted < and has not been dropped. He said he was not ready ke public the name of the indi- | or Is behind the offer to constri tments for G ment workers to rent for $1 location of the licated that ne s for the projec ity on it at this time. LIEUT. KEHOE DEAD. sire publ First L Air Corps, o d at Walter Regd ( eral Hospital i this morning, after s long illnes He wa rn in New Xerk April 26, 18 milit. career i 84 New Y /i June. 1898, In the World War he s first lieutenant Aviation tion of the > erve C a captair rvice, Regular . ated from the lain 1922. His ion was at Scott Field, Ralle- He is survived by a widow. Tast ville, 11l SPEED DEMONS LINE UP. H., October 12 (®).— racing championship of America hung in the balance here today as 18 speed demons tuned their motors for th on the Rock ingham_Speedw Two ile . in which all darivers te in order to Le eligible for the 200-mile £rind with $20.000 in aggregate cash prizes, s expected to reveal some unusval The first race was scheduled for| 2 o'clock | Retired Army Man Succumbs at | eral times for gallantry in action, died G, TUESPAY,- OCTOBER 12, 1926 veanas's carsaz o nonox counaeewe | | STATE M REFIRE Ignace Lignaoli, with his statue || ONHIGHWAYPLAN| oi _Columbus, which will be unveiled soon in Richmond, Va., as that State's tribute to the discoverer of America. Delegation Urging Southerly .Route for Lee Boulevard Rebuffed at Richmond. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 12.—A delegation headed by Dr. M. John- son, which yesterday called on High- way Commissioner Henry G. Shirley in connection with the new roadway through Arlington County connecting with the Memorial Bridge, proposed the southern boulevard route as the location of the new road. They were in consultation with Chairman Shjrley for a short while, and they explained the matter of a route for the highway, but Mr. Shirley said that he could not help them and that the law prevented such & thing. Mr. Shirley says that his depart- ment can have no part in the location or the construction of the road, and can only take supervision over it after it has been completed and taken over as a part of the highway system of the State. After the conference with Commissioner Shirley the delegation had a conference at their hotel and took the noon train back to Washing- ton. There have been many such dis- putes in the several counties, and where it has been a purely local affair, in which the State was not interested, the highway department has kept hands off. The supervisors have en- tire and complete eharge of the mat- ter in each county, the member from the district in which the road is to be placed being the “key” man to the dispute. COL. CHARLES H. HEYL, INDIAN FIGHTER, DIES Home Here After Bril- liant Career. Col. Charles H. Heyl, retired Army officer, who had been decorated sev- at his home, 2009 Wyoming avenue, this morning, after a long iliness. Funeral services have not vet be:n arranged, but burial will undoubtedly be In Ariington National Gemeter: Surviving him are a son. Lieut. Charles E. Heyl, jr., of the Air Corps: a daughter, who is the wife of Maij. Milo F. Fox, Corps of Engineers, on duty in this city, and another zh- ter, Miss Delphine T. Heyl of this city. Col. Heyl was born in Philadelphia July 2, 1349, and was appointed to the Army second lieutenant of Infantry In October, 1873. In 1898 he was transferred to the inspector gen- eral's department and served in that department until his retirement as a colonel November 21, 1904 While serving in the Infantry Col. Heyl was awarded the congre medal of honor for m distinguis! gallantry in action near Fort Hart- body of In- ted for gal- sery near Grac ing the Worid V called to active d general's depart YOUTH PLI;ADS GUIL"TY IN HUCKSTER SHOOTING Court Refers Thomas Case to Pro- bation Officer for Investigation. ent. John 21, who captured after a running pistol battle with police on August 23, fol lowing his attempt to rob J 1 Center Market huc ot, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and assault in Criminal Court No. 2 tod: nd Judze Hitz referred the case to Probation Officer Steele for investigation and report. The attempted hold-up occurred at lock in the morning as Malevitis s loading prod on 50 Malevitis fail Thon shot hi Malevitis re and the body. MIDCITY SITE WINS ° IN CONGRESS HEIGHTS Citizens’ Association Unanimous in Choice for Farmers’ “Coun- try Line.” The midcity market sight for the location of the farmers’ “country line” is favored by the Congress Heights Citizens’ Association. Mem- bers made their choice by unanimous vote at their regular meeting last night at the Congress Heights Bap- tist Church. Reasons upon which the citizens made their choice were the close proximity to another retail market— the Convention Hall Market—the adequate street car service by the two companies in Washington, and the general nearness to the center of Washington's population. At present, the country line is located on B street between Tenth and Twelfth streets and farmers had exprgssed their pre- ference for a site that adjoined an- other market if they are obliged to leave the neighborhood of Center Market. The Congress Heights citizens also discussed protection for their chil- dren enroute to school. Last year, they say. a policeman had been sta- tioned near their school building, but o far this year he has not made his ppearance. The matter was re- t|terred to the school committee of the association. The older boys patrol being tried With considerable suc- it was reported. S E. Richardson, president of the association, presided. Louls Gelbman 1is secretary GRANT SPEAKS TONIGHT. Will Address Horticultural So- ciety on Park Problems. Maj. U. S. Grant, 3d. director of public buildings and public parks, will address the American Horticultural Society at the New National Museum tonight on “Some Probiems of the Parks of the District of Columbia.™ This is the first meeting of the s clety since it was united with the N: ional Horticultural Soclety of Paul. As a result of the consolidation the followin: cers have heen chosen for the balance of President, F. L. Mulford of Washinzton; vice presi- s. F. M. Heath of Grand second vice president, Milwaukee; secretary, r Lumsden of Washington; urer, Otto Bauer of Washing- At the meeting tonight preliminary plans will be made for the Spring flower exhibit of the scoiety in 1927. New Address—612 13th St. | Bet. F and G S! Store Hours: 8 . (West Side) AM. to 6 P.M. We're Exclusive Agents in Washington for STACY-ADAMS SHOES for The HUB gentlemen We illustrate today two lasts that have doubtless out-sold any others in numbers on the American Market. 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Meyer, jr., chair. man of the committee, after the first meeting of the committee, which also included Secretaries Mellon, Hoover and Jardine. Mr. Meyer said the conditions were far better than in 1921, when the South faced a similar problem, and he declared the committee “Is taking steps to co-operate with the move- ment now in course of organization throughout the South, where the re sponsibility of leadership in handling the situation must necessarily rest. ‘The growers, bankers and busing; men of the South, as well as the lic officials of the Southern States, atacking the problem in a vigorous way. he said, adding: “Larger and better storage facilities are avallable than in 1921, when diffi- culties in connection with the market- ing of cotton last occurred on an im- portant seale. “There 48 and will be no lack of financial resources in connection with the orderly marketing of the crop.” Mr. Meyer urged the spinning in- dustry to make long-term purchases to take care of “panicky sales.” He also said England, Germany and Ja- pan had stable currencies permitting of long-time contracts for purchases, and that the committee was making a survey to determine whether methods could be devised to interest cotton- consuming gountries such as France, Belgium, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria, where exchange rates were a factor. One of the questions receiving at- tention of those interested, he said, is the adjustment of acreage for next year's crop. Sy Not Guilty of Joy-Riding. Hubert D. Lewis, charged with joy- riding, was found not. guilty yester- day by a jury in Criminal Division 1. The indictment alleged that he took a truck belonging to William Hume on July 6. Attorney Samuel Ferguson Beach appeared for Lewis.. The Helsingfors-Reval submarine cable is to be extended to Riga. - Two Die, 30 Hurt In St. Louis’ World Series Jubilation the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, October 12.—The toll of deaths from St. Louis’ riotous celebration Sunday after- noon and night of the Cardinals’ world series victory was increased yesterday to two, when Emil Lueck, 15, died from a fractured skull. ~ The youth was struck by an au- tomobile while thr8wing paper streamers over telephone wires in the street. The first victim was Willlam Troll, jr., 17, who was killed when he was knocked to the street from the running board of an automobile. A police check revealed that 30 persons were injured, seven of them seriously, during the celebra- tion. VON-STOPFLIGHT T0 COLON PLANNED Navy Plane to Leave Hamp- ton Roads October 19 if Weather Permits. By the Associated Press. A non-stop seaplane flight from Hampton Roads, Va, to Colon, Panama Canal Zone, via Cuba, will be undertaken by the Navy. The flight will start October 19, or as sapn thereafter as weather condi- tions are good. Two of the new PN-10 type ships will be used and the flight will be commanded by Lieut. Comdr. Harold T. Bartlett, who succeeded the late Comdr. John Rodgers in charge of this speclal long-distance cruising squadron. Four other officers and one enlisted man will make up the crews of the two ships. The distance to be flown fs 1,806 miles and the route will be: Hampton Roads, Cape Hatteras, Miami, Alligator Key, Florida, Mariel, Cuba; across Cuba, down the eastern coast of the Isle of Pines, Old Provi- dence Island, Colon, Five surface vessel sta- tioned along the way, two between Cape Hatteras and Miami, and three between the Isle of Pines and Colon. The officers who will accompany Comdr. Bartlett are Lieuts. Herbert C. Rodd, radio officer; Byron J. Con- nell, who was pilot of the PN-9 plane in which Comdr. Roflgers attempted his flight to Hawali, Clarence H. Scheldhaver, and Lawrence W. Cur- tin, who was to have been navigating officer_for Capt. Bene Fonck, in his New York-Paris flight. Carnival Planners Confer. HYATTSVILLE, Md., October 12 (Special).—Committees of the Hyatts- ville Volunteer Fire Department and Oriole Lodge, No. 47, Odd Fellows, of Hyattsville, arranging for the car- nival to be held jointly by the organi- zations September 20-23, inclusive, a the National Guard armory here, will rrlneet‘ tonight at 8 o'clock in fire o o G5 K. OF C. MEMBERS HONOR COLUMBUS Order Celebrates 434th Anni- versary of the Discovery of America. Today is the 434th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christo- pher Columbus. The great Itallan’s memory was honored this morning at impressive ceremonies at his statue in Unlon‘ Station Plaza. The ceremony was in charge of the local Knights of Columbus. Charles W. Darr, State deputy, placed a wreath at the base of the statue. Rev. George C. Murdock, post chaplain at Quantico, spoke. Tributes to Columbus. “Columbus was primarily Christian he said, “bringing the Gospel to thos who knew it not. The spirit of Colum- bus knew no such word as failure, and carried America onward to make it the great country it is today.” Mr. Darr said that the Knights of Columbus, now 800,000 strong in the United States, were actuated primar- ily by the Christian ideals of the ex- plorer. The Georgetown University Band opened the ceremonies by playing “America.” Rev. Francis X. Cava- naugh, K. of C. State chaplain, de- livered the invocation. The exercises were brought to a close with a rend tion of “The Star Spangled Banner by the Georgetown University Band. Ttalo-Americans Place Wreath. The Knights of Columbus exerclses were preceded by a brie? ceremony and wreathlaying exercises at the statue by the Italo-American Souciet Representatives of the latter or; zation placed a wreath at the base of the statue today shortly after 9 o'clock. Today's program of the Knights of Columbus is to be rounded out with a dance and special entertainment, under the auspices of the Fourth De- gree Knights, in the Willard Hotel tonight, exercises beginning at § o'clock. Rev. Ignatious Smith of the Dom- inican House of Studies, at Brookland, will deliver the principal addr Guests are to include Commissi Rudelph, Rev. Thoma s rector of Catholic Unlversity: Darr, William S. Aume the District of Columbia and Mary- land Fourth Degree Knights, and Dr. Charles I. Griffith, fafthful mavigator of the Fourth Degree of the District. Evening Program Features. Among the entertainment features for the evening will be a concert by “he Boy's Band of Washington and ovelty numbers by Miss Irene Duffy, singer; Miss Lucile Duff; violinist, and Miss Helen Duffy, pianist. 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