Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1927, Page 4

NNING PRODUCE ! CHEAP IN MARKET Some Fruit Higher, but Vege- '} tables Move at Slight ‘{ Profit to Farmers. Tt is this season of the year that the housewife is turning her atten- tion to the work of preserving, can- ning and pickling fruits and vege- tables to fill the larder for the ap- proaching Winter season, and market dealers this week have had extra large supplies of such products that were offered at exceptionally low prices. Damsons, quinces and crabapples are the fruits that are scarce and high, and dealers say consumers who want any of the three fruits will do well to make early purchases. Crabapples, mostly used for Jjellies and sweet pickles, are selling at $4 a bushel, while the w York quinces have been bringing $2.50. Only moderate supplies of pears are being received. New York Bartletts and sickels, both popular varieties, were offered at $3 and $4, some of the small size Bartletts selling as low rs $2.50. Dealers report a small crop ot nearby pears, Maryland and Vir- &inia dealers getting as much as $1.50 and §2 a hel for fruit similar to that offered last season as low as 50 cents. Nearby Apples Scarcer. are not so Apples from neark e selling them plentitul and dealers at $1.50 and $2 a bushel, top quality fruit selling as high as §2.50 a Luskel, Windfalls have brought $l.and $1.25 a bushel. A week end report of the News Service Bureau of Agricultural Jconomics, reporting the teceipt of liberal quantities of app a med- erate demand and steady market, gave prices as follows: Boxes—Washington, extra fancy De lcious, medium to large size, 4.00a4.50, mostly around 4.25; fancy Delicious, medium to large size, 3.50a4.0 fancy Jonathaps, medium to large combination, extra fancy medium to large size, 3.00. ets—Virginia, 2%_inches, Grimes, United Si classified Grime N 23, inches up, : unclassified Jonathans, 2% to 2% inches, 1.50a 1.75; Pennsylvania, unclassified Grimes, 2% inches up, cloudy, 2.00; Maryland, unclassified Starks, 2% inches up, 1.50; Delaware windfalls, 2% inches up, Staymans, 1.00a1.25; 3 inches, 1.25 a1.50; New Jersey, No. 1 Delicious, 21 inches up, 2.25. Very few peaches are being re- ceived, the season being about closed. North Carolina, Delaware and New Jersey dealers have supplied most of the peaches to the local market this season, following the early crop from Georgia. Only a very light demand was reportted for the few Elbertas received recently from New York shippers, some from storage plants at $3 and $3.25 a bushel basket. Liberal supplies of grapes, Concords, Niagaras, Delawares and Tokays, this week met a moderate demand. The Concords, it is stated, were in great- est demand, being 'the particular variety that is suited for various uses. such as preserves, jellles, juices and other purposes. Tokays, more of a table fruit, were quoted at $1.75, other varieties commanding a wide range of prices, condition and quality being the determining factors. Vegetables Are Cheap. “Farmers are up agalnst it this season,” was the comment of a local dealer, mentioning numerous vegeta- bles that have been offered the past week at exceptionally low prices. Particular attention was called to the one item of caulifiower. This vegetable has become popular in re- cent years, it is stated, both for table use and pickling, and the choice New York stock the past few days was offered at $1 a crate, scarcely enough to pay the farmer for raising it. Hundred-pound sacks of onions re- ceived from distant points were piled high in the ‘wholesale market this morning. Dealers asked $1.75 for them, and found slow sale at that price. Lettuce, both home grown.and shipped stock, was exceptionally plentiful this morning, the home grown selling as low as 25 cenes for a dozen heads. Iceberg type lettuce from California and Colorado, crates of 4 to 5 dozen, were quoted at from $2.50 to $3.50. Immense crops of both white and sweet potatoes in nearby Maryland and Virginia are being harvested, and #0 large is the sweet potato crop, it is stated, that growers are shippirg them for immediate sale rather than housing them for the Winter trade. “A wonderful crop is what farmers are reporting,” commented a dealer. Jerseys and Nancy Halls, both splendid varieties, have been received in large quantities during the week, and offered at $1 and $1.25 a bushel. Digging Late Potatoes. Nearby farmers have started dig- ging their late crop of white potatoes, according to dealers, and increased re- ceipts the past few days resulted in a reduction from $1.50 to $1.25 a bushel. Agricultural Department reports on shipped potatoes the past few days were as follows: Michigan, 150-pound sack, Russet Rurals, United States No. 1, 3.40; Maine, 150-pound sacks, Cobblers, TUnited States No. 1, 3.25; Pennsyl- wvania, 150-pound sacks, Round Whites, United States No. 1, 3.25, few higher: Jdaho, 110-pound sacks, Rurals, 2.75; Minnésota, 150-pound sacks, Round Whites, United States No. 1, 3.25. String and stringless beans have been more plentiful and cheaper the past two weeks than ever before known so late in the season. They have found slow sale at 50 cents a bushel, while cabbage, also plentiful, ‘was quoted at 40 and 50 cents a bushel this morning. ‘Tomatoes are still being received in large quantities. They are finding slow sale at 25 and 50 cents. for two- peck baskets, many of them being sold direct to consumers for use in the making of relishes. Red and green peppers also are plentiful, dealers quoting them at 75 cents and $1 a bushel. . Recent rains are reported to have helped the growing corn, and dealers say the popular vegetable should be plentiful and cheap the next two or three weeks, unless frost should in- tervene. Different grades of corn to- day sold at from 75 cents to $1.25 a sack. Pumpkins, in demand for Halloween celebrations, promise to be plentiful and cheap this season. Large supplies of them already are being received, and dealers today offered them at $1 & barrel. Kale, spinach, beets, carrots and turnips are plentiful and in fair de- mand, while squash is not so plentiful .and higher. Mullets Are Well Taken. Jumping mullets, product of North Carolina waters, destined to supply the deficit of other more expensive fish, according to dealers, received a ; hearty welcome at Municipal Fish Market for the Friday trade, taking the place of rockfish, that were scarce sand high. Mullets received this week were the ilargest of the season, those offered % the Friday trade weighing from 2 to & I pounds. They were offered at 15 cents 7 a pound, the rockfish selling at 30. A decided increase in receipts of oysters and also in the demand means to dealers that the oyster trade prom- * ises to reach the normal trade of a number of years ago. Dealers say that numerous oyster roasts, planned for the next few weeks, will mean an increase in sales. Due to stormy weather along the *‘ the past few days, it is re- fresh-caught Boston mackerel were on hand for the week end trade, and a price of' 35 cents was quoted for the few received, while the frozen mackerel were offered at 15 cents. Speckled trout, caught in North Carolina waters, proved a good seller at 20 cents. Dealers also had hali- but and salmon at 26 cents, trout, flounders and spots at 10 cents; cod at 18 cents and croakers at 12% cents. . The soft crab market is fast draw- ing to a close. Practically the only demand for them is for bait by anglers to use on trips to salt water. Crabmeat continues plentiful and cheap, and dealers report a slow de- mand for hard crabs at $5 a barrel. Turkeys Are Moving. As the Thanksgiving holiday sea- son approaches, dealers are becoming more interested in the question of sug- plies of turkeys for that season. A few live turkeys already are reaching the local market, and while deaicts today quoted a flat price of 35 cents for them, it {s stated. some extra fancy stock brought a higher price. Prices of poultry this week did not undergo many changes. The in- creased price of roesters resulted from a shortage of supplies and heavy de- mand. and yesterday dealers an: nounced a decrease in the price of Spring chickens P!\ln:y ;eats are being received from raisers in nearby Maryland and Vir- ginia, young stock finding ready sale at prevailing prices. Increased num- bers of ducks also were received this week to meet increased demands, Cooler weather was welcomed by meat dealers, demands for meats ai- ways increasing with such changes in weather conditions. A slight weaken- ing of the butter market was reported, but with practically no change in prices, and the egg market continued strong and high. Retallers were on hand early this morning to get first pick of commod- ities, and whoiesalers had supplies more than ample to meet demands at prices that were substantially the same as prices reported yesterday Today's Wholesale Prices. resh, 1-pound prints, store packed, 30a 25 roosters, 19; Spring chicken > young. 70a75; ducks, 18a20; keats, old, 35 Dressed—Turkeys, chickens, 33a3 roosters. dueks, 18a20: capons, fanc 35240; smaller, 35; ducks, 25 80290. Meats, 40a45; Spring fresh killed—Beef, veal, 23a25; lamb, 25a28; fresh ha 24225; loins, 35a36: shoulders, 19a20: smoked ham, 23a26; smoked shoul- ders, 18; strip bacon, 25a26; lard, 15 al5t%; calves, 15: lambs, 13. CAR HITS TRAILER AND 16 ARE KILLED NEAR INDIANAPOLIS (Continued from First Page.) —{Contlnued from “Hrs 2 — witnessed the accident. Bodies and fragments of the trailer were tossed high into the air, he sald. Seizing a flashlight, he leaped into the mass of mangled forms and it was through his assistance thut early identification of most of the victims was established. “That's Lee Merriman,” he cried as he hovered over one body. “And, my God, there’s Von Glascock. Vonnie! Vonnie! He was playing the accordion. All my boys, every one of them. Just out for a good time, and now look.” Jack Watson. business manager of the Bricklayers, Masons and Tile Setters Union was among those killed. It was announced that the Grotto would cancel all social functions for the remainder of the year. Didn't See Car. Harry Stewart, driver of the truck 2o which the trailer was attached, said he “was looking straight ahead,” at the time of the accident. He added that he did not see or hear the traction car and only knew something had happened “when the load seemed lighter.” He was riding in an inclosed cabin compartment. A survey of records shows that in no other automobile accident in In- diana has there been as many deaths as_in last night's crash. ‘The automobile trailer was en route to a pre-Halloween barn dance and was smashed to pietes by the Muncie- to-Indianapolis interurban car at the edge of the city. Five others were so seriously hurt they may die. The trailer, drawn by a truck, car- ried the drill team of the Mystic Order of Velled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm and relatives. There were only five passengers aboard the interurban and all were unhurt. The motorman and conductor of the interurban car, however, were injured. Stewart, driver of the motor truck, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Pauley, who were riding with him, escaped, the truck having cleared the tracks when the crash came. Fourteen of those in the trailer were killed outright. Two others died soon afterward. Songs and Shrieks. Songs on the lips of the revelers changed to shrieks of horror, as the traction car bore down on the trailer, smashing it and hurling bodies in all directions. Five persons were caught in the crushed-in vestibule of the in- terurban car, and their bodies carried several blocks. Only a few who had started on the party just a few minutes before escaped death or Injury. ‘Three sons-in-law, a daughter and a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Pauley were killed. Another daughter is not ex- pected to live, while a third daughter is in the hospital with a fair chance for recovery. ‘W. W. Merrill, motorman of the in- terurban, sald he sounded his whistle as he approached the crossing. His statement was substantiated by Hal Titus, conductor. Merrill's leg was broken when he was thrown back into the baggage compartment. Despite his injuries, Merrill dragged himself to the controls and stopped the car. The stove In the vestibule was sent flying and struck Titus, burning him about the face. Stewart said the first indication he had that anything was wrong was when his machine leaped forward as the trailer was cut from it. Auto Lights Assist. This was not the first fatal acci- dent that has occurred at that cross- ing. Two small white crosses stand as silent reminders that two other persons had lost their lives there. The view to the crossing is not ob- structed, but it is necessary to climb a small grade to approach the tracks. So violent was the crash that bodies were hurled for many feet. The noise aroused the sparsely settled neighborhood and first aid was quickly administered. Several of the dead and injured had been rushed to homes nearby and from there to Indianapolis hospitals and mortuaries, resulting in consliderable confusion in locating and identifying the dead and injured. Automobile lights played on the dead and dying as an effort was made to establish order out of chaos. Hus- bands and wives and other relatives went frantically among the prostrate dead and Injured seeking their loved ones, Members of the drill team as they piled into the truck half an hour be- fore took their musical instruments with them, and it was to the merry tune of an accordion that the crash came as a tragic finale. Police took the driver of the motor truck to headquarters for questioning. The scene of the disaster was on Emerson avenue, at the crossing of the Indianapolis & Newcastle (Honey Bee) interburban line, 4 miles directly northeast of the finter of Indianapolis, ENGINE COMPANY GIVEN SPEED CUP Dougherty Presents Trophy of The Star in Token of Victory. Commissioner Dougherty yesterday afternoon presented to Engine Com- 21 the large silver cup of ning Star in token of the company’s second successive victory in the annual Fire Department speed tests. While members of the entire com- pany stood rigidly at attention, the Commissioner handed the trophy to Capt. C. C. Fling, with expressed hope that they would win again next vear, and thereby become permanent owners of the cup. The cup was presented to Mr. Dougherty by Oliver Owen’ Kuhn, news manager of The Star, who ex- plained the purposes of The Star in sponsoring the annual competition. He sald that the contest was designed not only to increase efficiency in responding to alarms, but to heighten the morale of the men. Public Spirit Praised. Commissioner Dougherty praised The Star for its public spirit, and in turning over the cup to Capt. Fling. complimented the company for its remarkable achievement in defend- ing its title of “speed champion of the world.” He recalled that the com- pany’s record of 6 seconds flat in leav- ing quarters, established last year, has never been equaled, and he ex- pressed the opinion that the mark would stand for many years This vear the company made its getaway lin 6 25 seconds. Capt. Fling received the award in | place of Sergt. H. A. Smith, officer in charge of the apparatus at the time of the test, who was unable to be present. Mr. Dougherty then asked Pvt. R. B. Allison, driver, and DPvt. C. P. Baker, cranker, respectively of the winning engine, to step forward to receive his personal commendation. The men, after shaking hands with the “big chief,” were told that it was largely due to their indlvidual abilities that their company had led all others in the contest. Chief Watson Participates. Fire Chief George Watson and Bat- talion Chief Thomas F. O'Connor par- ticipated in the brief ceremonies. Chief O’'Connor was chairman of the com- mittes appointed by Chief Wateon to supervise the tests. The cup ceremonies also marked the formal dedication of a bronze plaque, erected on the wall of the engine house by The Star as a permanent record of the company’s victory. ‘The roster of the company, at the time of the contest, follows: Capt. T. B. Stanton (now battalion chief), Lieut. Davis, Sergt. M. J. Barry, Sergt. H. A. Smith, officer in charge; Pvts. R. B. Allison, C. P. Baker, A. R. Mar- shall, W. B. Matheny, H. J. Atwood, W. T. Lennon, W. F. Mitchell, G. M. K. Cook, S. C. Johnson, W. W. Snow, C. L. Hull, J. E. Richter, A. Goldwater, W. R. Cralle, T. H. Fenton and C. 8. Peterson. - NDTGULTY PLEA FADE BY RENLS “King of Bootleggers” For- mally Denies Murdering of Wife Charge. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 15.— George Remus, once “king of boot- leggers,” pleaded “not guilty” to Kill- ing his wife when arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder here today. The date of Remus’ trial was set for November 14 by Judge Shook. “I am setting this as the earliest possible moment that the case can be brought to trial,” Judge Shook said. The legal 24 hours having elapsed since the service of the indictment, charging him with having, with “mal- ice and premeditation,” murdered his wife, permitted his arraignment before Judge Chester R. Shook in Criminal Court. Ever since the fatal shooting of his wife in Eden Park on October 6, when she was on her way to Domestic Re- lations Court for her divorce hearing, Remus had declared he would plead not guilty when arraigned. He re- peatedly stated he was “justified” in killing Mrs. Remus, charging that she stole his money and deserted him for another man. T 40,000 MEMBERS SOUGHT. Red Cross Announces Goal of Dis- trict Chapter. Forty thousand members will be the goal of the District chapter of the American Red Cross in its an- nual roll call, according to plans out- lined yesterday by Brig.-Gen. John A. Johnston. chairman of the roll call, at a meeting of volunteers at the Lafayette Hotel. The roll call will begin November 11. Public utility companies will co- operate with the Red Cross in the campaign, Gen. Johnston said, by sending with their monthly state- ments roll call blanks. The Washing- ton Gas Light Co. will distribute 85,000 blanks, the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. 60,000. and the Potomac Electric Power Co. 45.000. The Board of Trade and the District government will also co- operate, Gen. Johnston said. The Bank that makes you a Loan with a Smile. $540 $45,00 $1,200 $100.00 6,000 00 THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Uader Supervision U. 8. Treasury 1408 H STREET N. W. recognition of com news manager of Commissioner Dougherty presenting to Capt. C. C. ny’s triumph in the annual speed tests. In the front, e Star; Commissioner Dougherty and Capt. Fling. Fling of Engine Company No. 21 The Evening Star Cup in | from left to right, are Oliver Owen Kuhn, Flying With Gen. Patrick| BY MAJ: GEN. M. M. PATRICK| Chiet of the Army Air Corps. Looking Down to the Sky. Flying 1o a height of about 3,000 , the pilot now prepares to xive more te his passenger a taste of the spectacular phases of flying. The air-speed indicator shows about 100 miles an hour. The pilot pushes the stick forward, causing the eleva- tors to move below the horlzonal from its hinged support. The additional air resistance created on the under side of the elevators tends to send the tail up and the nose of the plane down. With the nose pointed downward, its speed is increased from 23 to 50 miles per hour. Gradually the pilot pulld the stick back, and in doing so raises tre elevators. The alr current catches the raised portion of the tail plane. depressing 3t and shooting the nose upward in a graceful semi-circie. As the plane reaches the top of this seml-circle the pilot and his passenger seem to look down to the sky and up to the earth. At this point the pilot pulls further back on the stick. The plane is upside down, and the action of the controls in this position is re- versed. The air acting on the elevator now swings the nose downward and the plane recovers its upright position and completes the circle or loop. Loop Is Not Dangerous. appears to be a hazardous display of flying ability. In reality it is not dan- gerous or difficult when executed by a skilled pilot. It is probably the oldest form of “stunt” flving. This and other acrobatics train the pilot to be able to handle his plane, no matter in what position it may be thrown. His ability to right his plane from any position is highly important, particularly in combat during war. Almost every one has ridden on a Ferris wheel, and many enjoy that form of amusement. The sensation .one experiences on a Ferris wheel is akin to the feeling one expjriences in looping n a plane, save tlat in the latter instance this sensation is more pronounced, with the added thrill of shooting through the air for a time in an upside-down position. The angle at which the wings of an airplane meet the air is known as the “angle of attack.” The angle neces- sary to sustain the airplane in hori- zontal flight varies in different wing designs, and is controlled more or less by the weight to be sustained. If the nose of the airplane is pointed bhelow the horizontal, it will lose altitude. This does not imply, however, that the descent will be in a vertical plane. The airplane still retains all the sus- taining qualities necessary for flight, and is merely being flown down an in- visible inclined plane toward the earth. On the other hand, if the nose of the airplane is pcinted above the hori- zontal at an angle greater than that required to sustain it in horizontal flight. it will gain altitude. The limit to which this angle may be :ncreased and still maintain the necessary for- ward speed to sustain the craft in flight varies in different types of air- according to their design and When this limit is reached a wiil result. Must Overcome Stall. Stalling his plane while in flight has been the undoing of many an embryo pilot. A student at the Army Primary Fiyning School is not permitted to fly alone until he has demonstrated his ability to recover from a ‘stall” and any other difficulty in which he is likely to hecome involved. The skilled pilot senses the approach of the stalling angle. and so manipu- lates his cortrols as to quickly re- store his plane to the normal flying position, Jf he fails to do this, the plane, having lost its necessary for- ward speed and the consequent sus- taining “lift” which goes with it, re- sponds to the forces of gravity and falls. Due to the shape of the air- plane, this fall is In the form of a very steep spiral descent, which is called the “tail spin.” Prior to the ‘World War a tail spin was considered to be meost dangerous. War pilots who could recover from a spin used this maneuver a sort of flying Viewed from the ground, the loop |’ Labor Wars on Bowie Race Track; V ; Workers Who Attend Face Fines Organized labor here has declared war on the Bowle race track. When the track opens next month all organi- zations affiliated with the Central Labor Union and the Building Trades Councll are expected to have pickets stationed at the gates to report any members who go in. Those who at- ;tgd will be subject to fines up to 100. The bovcott was declared as a re- sult of differences growing out of the employment of non-union labor to re- build the stands which were destroyed by fire last Spring. Not only was non-union labor employed, labor lead- ers declare, but the wages paid were considerably lower than the regular | union standard. The union made an | attempt to adjust the matter, but met | with no success, it says. Consequently the track was placed on the unfair list. Nine organizations | already have boycotted the track and | promised fines for any members who disregard the boycott, Henry Mille chairman of th® adjustment comm tee, said yesterday. The other organi- zations, which have not met since the action of the central body, are expect- ed to follow suit. In addition to the boycott, the labor organizations will start a campaign to have all Maryland tracks closed, Mr. Miller gaid. They will co-operate with ministers seeking to have legis- lation enacted to close the tracks. “We are not moralists,” Mr. Miller said, “but we feel we have been treat- ed unfairly and we will use every le- gitimate weapon to have the irack closed.” D. C. HEADS OPPOSE POWER PLANT PLAN ON POTOMAC RIVER (Continued from First Page.) DEMOCRATS MEET HERE JANUARY 12 TO SET CONVENTION (Continued from First Page.) | out that the former plan was a Fed- erul project under strict Federal con- trol, while the pending application is a private proposal. They will further point out that the Park and Planning Commission, with its broad task of planning the future of the National Capital and its environs, has ¢ome into existence since that time, and that electric cur- rent facllities in Washington have been improved and lower rates ob. tained since the former project was under discussion. The Commissioners feel that if more power should be developed than could be used by the city it might tend to draw industrial developments to the National Capital. Candidates to Be Heard. Special Dispatch to The Star, BON AIR, Va., October 15.—Candi- dates for the offices of clerk of the court, commonwealth attorney and sheriff will speak at a meeting of the Bon Air Citizens' Association tenight at the firehouse. camouflage. The combatant, seeing his opponent fall, apparently hope- lessly out of control, would leave the scene under the belief that he had sent his man into a fatal crash. When the method of getting out of a spin became generally known to war pilots, ‘lhe eftectiveness of this maneuver was ost. Many air feats not a part of every- day flylng must be part of the “‘bag of tricks” of a skilled military pilot. In combat a flyer must be able to cvade as well as to attack his enemy and to regain control of his plane from almost any position. For this reason acrobatic flying forms a part of the training of all Army pilots. A very valuable maneuver is the “Immelman,” named after the German ce,” who is said to have been the first to nee it. It is a sharp 180- degree turn, made by completing the first half of a loop and rolling the plane from its upside-down position back to its normal position of flight, facing what was its rear previous to the maneuver. Other acrobatic maneuvers, such as the ‘“barrel roll,” “falling leaf” and “‘upside-down flying,” although pos sessing no direct commercial or com bat value, serve to increase the confl- | dence of the pllot and to lessen the poseibility of becoming confused be- cause of any position in which he may find hhioself while in the air. — tcormmnapary Metal Weather Strip t' Coj at 5¢ Pp::Foot Fries, Beall & Sharp 734-736 10th St. N.W. You will HIZXZXZXXEXEXEX LI XEX XTI Tre HecurCo —will hold on Monday— A Sale of *65, *75, *85 and *98* Coats Very Special at : $57 descriptions of them in our advertisement in tomorrow’s Star ffif!fifi!f!fi!f!l‘!f!{!flf <t R R R TR FERY find full bt ststatatatatat for the Democratic nomination for | President next year. Whether tha!] will operate against Kansas City, Cleveland and Indiana remains to be seen. Mr. Shaver said that the question | of holding a Jackson day dinner in ‘Washington the same week as the committes meeting, was under con- sideration. No Jackson day dinner has been undertaken by the Democrats since 1920. Such a dinner, it is be- | lieved, would serve to bring the | Democrats closer together and permit | various candidates to be present and | talk with other Democrats. The city which obtains the Demo- cratic convention, as in the past, will | be expected to turn over to the m: tional committee a good-sized guaran- tee fund for entertainment of the dele- gates. Detroit is prepared to raise $125,000 for this purpose, and other | citles may make even larger offers. | Several months ago Senator Carter | Glass of Virginia suggested that it | would be wise to hold the Democratic | convention in Washington. The prob- | abilities are, however, that the conven- | tion will g6 to a city in the Middle West, it is said. o A new type of camera, with plates sensitive to light rays invisible to the human eye, can take pictures through MILITIA LEADS HUNT FOR BANK ROBBERS| lllinois Bandits Believed Sur- rounded in Woods by Armed Posse. By the Associated Press. MILL CREEK, I, October Illinois militiamen and three county sheriffs today led a posse of more than 200 in a ,man hunt for three bank robbers who sought refuge in a heavy thicket near here after robbing the National Tower. Hidden by the darkness and dense foliage,. the robbers spent the night in the wood, while about its edges a cordon of 150 men kept vigil, halting all traffic and searching motorists who passed, ‘The three men were seen one and | one-half miles south of here by Sheriff George W. Lyerly of Union County. They abandoned their auto- moblle, fired at the sheriff's party and | tan into the woods under the officers’ five, Bank of Grand Woods Surrounded. Every available man of this small village was called, and by nightfall the woods, an area of two or three miles square, was surrounded. The hunting force was augmented by the arrival of Sheriffs Roche and Flanigan of adjacent counties, with their deputies. Bloodhounds were brought to pick up the trail of the robbers where they ed the woods. The posses mem- bers, in the meantime, armed them selves with guns. pistols and every weapon available that could be found A riot squad from the 138th Infan- try. lilinois State Militia, under the leadership of Capt. Harry Bolen, was called. Abandon Two Autos. The robbers were unmolested during | the night, the posse awaiting the com- | ing of dawn before taking the offen- sive. Sixteen hundred dollars was taken | in the Grand Tower robbery, bank | officials being forced to lie on the floor while the hold-up men escaped with their loot. Only two men took part in the actual robbery, and they averlooked $4,600 in cash. Running from the bank. the pair jumped into a roadster driven by a| contederate and sped Southward. Tire | INUS OF D. C. VOTE PUT ON MARYLAND President Thinks Solutibh of Proposition Is Up to Nearby State. Enfranchisement of residents of the Distr't of Columbia as voters in Maryland in congressiv...l and naticn- al elections. as has been proposed in a recent letter to Gov. Ritchie of Mary- land from Eugene Prussing. a Chi- cago attorney, is a matter for the au- thorities of Maryland to determine, ac- cording to President Coolidge. When asked for an expression of his views upon the proposal, Mr. Cool- icge was represented yesterday as looking upon the suggestion as an in- teresting one. He would commit him- self no further. He was represented also as being of the opinion that it would be necessary to change the con- stitution of Maryland to make it pos- sible for the people of the District of Columbia to exercise the rights of franchise in that State. The President recalled that there are already many thousands of man and woman residents of this city who maintain legal residence in some one of the States, and who are legally en titled to vote and “ecause of this, he presumed the latter might prefer to continue voting in their own State rather than vote in Marvland in the event they were given that privilege. APARTMENTS TO LET All Sizes—Low Rentals L. W GROOMES, 1416 F ST, Quick Action —will follow applica- tions made to us by builders requiring Construction Loans Consultation Imposes No Obligation B. F. SAUL CO. trouble forced them to abandon the machine, and they stole another from | a'farmer. They were overtaken here | ased into the woods. CHATEAU Main 2100 925 15th St. \ THIERRY S St. at 20th N.W. 1 block east of Conn. 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