Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1926, Page 19

TORPEDOES ROLT | e o sor——| CROVD FOR THEF Noise Like Firearms Scatters | Shoppers as He Grabs Gems, But Is Chased Down. By the Aesociated Press CHICAGO, December 18.—U narmed, but giving his exploit a background of heavy work with firearms by ing torpedoes against the marble a man identified as Douglas C burglar and bond forfetter, robbed the Chicago’s largest depart- ment stores, of $11,000 worth of jew- elry today. Christmas shoppers ran in all directions at the pon of tor- Falr, one THE SUNDAY bHR WASHINGTON, D. €. DECEMBER 19, 1926—PART 1. La pedoes. His possession of the loot was short lived, however, for he was pursued | by clerks and customers and finally | overhauled by a mounted policems who dashed through crowded te | street and threw himself from his man- | et traffic was halted cries of “stop thief” and the 1 Five diamondset bracelets, a dia- | mond pendant and a rope of pearls made up the loot. | In Craig's hotel room the police found a k of fireworks which they believed he intended to use in other | robheries. | The una the showcase because the The guard | ver the section had just | nd another watchman ears had stood just opposite | by the bricl Way a moment previ aid he came to Ch a om_Pittsburgh, and that ago he wa ested 4n | or forgery served | in the San Quentin pen. | itentiary. The police believe he has | committed crimes throughout the | country. | JEWISH RELIEF DRIVE TO BE PUSHED HERE Meeting Calile:;;x:wi‘;day in Ef-| fort to Intensify $40,000 Effort. week ago eighteen v Intensified effor to raise the re. maining $40,000 of the $150,000 quota sought by the United Jewish Cam- Eugn will be launched at a meeting | ere today of the executive commit- | tee of the drive. | Emergency calls were yesterday | sent out to team captains by Edmund T. Kaufmann, general of drive teams, and Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, hon: orary chairman, to get more workers and carrv on a_more thorough canvass of the city. This action was' taken | following ‘an appeal from nation headquarters that Washington raise | its full quota as soon as possible. i Special inducements to workers in | the way of prizes for the largest ‘amounts collected and the greatest | number of contributions have been offered by Mr. Kaufmann and J. B. Shapiro. Chairman Rudolph B. Behrend and otheg; leaders in the drive are highly | pleaseéd at the co-operation being given | v the local committee of the Ameri- | can Christian Fund for Jewish Relief, | which has raised several thousand | dollars for the cause. The latest large contributions to the | |i Jewish Fund are: Palais Royal, $600: Peoples Drug Stores, $300; Harold J. | Levi, $250, and $150 each from Mr. | and Mrs. Louis Cohen and M. G.| Gibbs. These gave $100 heimer, Incorporated David ‘Samahors, H: and Samuel Goldenberg. WOMEN TO MEET HERE. Club Federation Directors Will| Convene January 12 to 14. i The board of directors of the Gen. | eral Federation of Women's Clubs will | . 13 and 14 at the About | . representing | every State in the Union. Muvs. John | D. Sherman, president of the federa- | tion, will preside. ' Among the topics to be discussed are | the federation foundation for the ade- | quate financing of federation projects and an enlargement of the Federation | News. President Coolidge will receive the hoard, and on January 12 Mrs, Her- ||| bers at a tea & tion will be evening of January A White Speel, president of the presidents, will entertain at a lunch- | eon at her home. reau of Standards is scheduled. HONOR GEN. HART TODAY. | Monument in Arlington Cemetery Will Be Dedicated. The monument recently erected in | late Maj. Gen. W art, mer quartermaster general of the Army, will be formally i tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. | Maj. Gen. B. Frank Cheatham, qu unveil the mon- | will be made by | n, Quartermas- £ ganized by officers master Corps of the | Saxophone Shop E. Van Loock & Son (Formerly of 104 15th St. N.E.) On Their 27th Business Anni- versary in Washington wish to announce to the mu- slcal public that their Musical Instrument business and repair shop Is now located at 737 Thirteenth St. N.W. Second Floor where greater facilities are at hand for the service of their ever-increasing trade. A complete line of American, French and German band in- struments of standard makes, as well as banjos, mandolins, ukeleles and all musical a sorfes will be carried in stock Come and look us ove: 737 13th St. Northwest (Second Floor) Main 2454 | part of the | married A visit to the Bu- | dedicated | || old. On the right is his dad. They are Robert Herschel . T. H. Taylor, both of Toccoa, Ga. Robert is 5 feet 1113 inches tall, and weighs 226 pounds. He is in high school and record shows that he is unusual men 1l as physically. Winter Will Open HOLIDAY FOR LIBRARY. OffICIal]y in (:ily gnmnches Also Will Close at 1 P. M. Early Wednesday ‘; Saturday. The Public Library and its branches {will close at 1 p.m. December 24, and Christmas and The gentleman on the Winter officially starts in this world Wednesday it 9:34 o'clock, when the es an imaginary line in hat astronomers call the al colure and enters the zo- 1 sign of Capricorn, the Sea y has t of books con- taining collections of Christmas carols and books concerning origin and | development of the carols, which it is | glad to supply to the public. south in the sky, and so in the | BUY or RENT Southern Hemisphere it is most rhead and Summer H. BAUM & SON 616 E NW. Main 9136 At this time the sun is farthest | R A | ‘ 1 Bt . s Higher Exemption Asked. | Although Republican House leaders | have decreed that there shall be no | tax legislation at this session, Rep- | resentative York, proposed in a bill yesterday that | rsons be given relief. He |@ would increase their income tax ex- emptions from $3,500 to $5,000, with an added $500 allowance for each de- | pendent. 7th and G Sts. 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