Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1928, Page 5

L. L DYEIS BURNED THE EVE I BURNED AUTO AND TRAPPED INMATE | G STAR, WASHINGTON, SPORTING GOODS STORE IS ROBBED Revolvers, Knives and Watches most valuable of the lot. The expensive firearms in the store are kept in the safe at night. The robbery was dis- covered by-O. E. Birch, a clerk, shortly after he opened the store this morning. This is the third time within the past three years that Emmons has been victimized by thieves. - THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1928 Store Is Robbed. The store of Joseph Shapiro, 3262 M | i street, was broken into last night and | (3 robbed of a number of articles. includ- ln‘ two dozen sets of dice and si packs cluded knlvea watches, rings and razor | blades, the total value bellll $56. The | § playing cards. The loot in- | 8 F ringed FSALE" PETUNIA PLANTS INBLAZING AUTO Milkmen Rescue Man From Flames in Car, Believed Started by Cigarette. roperty was stolen from the show win- | b gow which was smashed. C 21 CITIES| Washington wants no Power Trust. —Advertisement. Valued at $500 Taken—Sky- light Entered. 7:15¢ each; 2 for 25¢ | Rare and Choice Strains All in Full Bloom Large, handsome, fringed, crin- kled flowers, embracing every conceivable rare and delicate shade—crimson, white, violet, lav- ender, etc. These large, hand- some plants will grow and contin- ue to bloom until killed by frost. Geraniums in Bloom 10c Each—$1 Doz. SCARLET SAGE 10c Each—$1 Doz. ROSE BUSHES In Bloom, 49¢c Each. VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomato, Pepper, 35¢ Doz. Cabbage P Cauliflower PI; Egg Pla: Lawn Mowers, Lawn Sprinklers 21 STORES [N Iron bars beneath the skylight in the sporting goods store of George A. Em- mons, 818 Fourteenth street, last night fafled to hinder burglars, who entered the place and made away with revolvers, knives and cheap watches valued at ap- proximately $500. The skylight is about 14 feet from | the floor and the thieves had first rip- ped away the top and then reached the bars. One of these they bent to per- mit_entry. They took the entire stock of re- volvers from one show case, leaving caliber target Louls J. Dye, 61 years old, of Claren- don, Va., member of a well known fam- o ily, was probably fatally burned early today, when the automobile in which he was sitting near the Clarendon tri- angle gas station, was destroyed by fire, Dye apparently had crawled into the car. a small coupe owned by H. W. Reed. proprietor of the gas station, and | fallen asleep with a lighted cigarette in | his hand. Friends who talked with Dye carlier last night said he was intoxi- ) e blazing coupe, with in it ‘was discovered about 2:30 obclyl'kk this morning by Andrew Mauck, diiver of a milk truck of the Arlington County Dairy, Another milk truck arrived about the same time and Leon Parks, colored helper on the second truck, assisted Mauck in pulling the semi-conscious form of Dye from the burning car. Firemen Called. | The Clarendon Volunteer Fire De- | partment, stationed but a few hundred feet away, extinguished the fire. | Dye was placed in a passing taxicab. | driven by Earl Dixon of 1346 P‘oxhnll road. and taken to Georgetown Hos- pital. where it was said today his condition was critical. According to Reed, Dye was loitering | around the station last night and he | ordered him away when he began strik- ing matches on a gasoline pump to Mght a cigarette. pump to | hual convention in Detroit yesterday, according to advices received here to- Lived With Aunt. day. Dye muded with_an aunt by mar- | Mr. Hanson has been connected with ringe, V. Dye. and her son, | the association for about five years, and e L Dye an employe of the In- |has served on the board of directors for terior Department. He had no close relatives. He is a cousin of Robert Dye, superintendent of Arlington Na- tional ol;;m Ty, Mrs. Dye said today that her nephew fi home last evening to see about a Our Customers Are Our Press Agents Calliopsis, Asters, Marigolds Fine Plants, 50c Doz. Started Cannas, Beautiful Co- leus, Hardy Ivy, Varigated Vinca Vines, Fuchias, Chrysanthe- mum, Wax Plants, Wandering Jews, Lantanas, Lily of the Val- ley, iris— 10c Each, $1.00 Doz. Baby Chicks Strong, Healthy, Lively White Wyand. yandottes Thoroughbreds Rhode Island Reds F. W. BOLGIANO & CO. PHONE 915 E St Nw NO C. 0. D. MAIN 91 ORDERS MAIN 5359 FOR PLANTS From this automobile parked near a garage in Clarendon, Va., milkmen rescued Louis J. Dye (above), after fire had swept the interior and seriously burned him. —Star Staff Photo. HEADS PIPE GROUP. W. C. Hanson Be-slected by Na-| tional Supplies Association. Willlam C. Hanson, vice president of the E. G. Schafer Co. of this city, was re-elected president of the National Pipe and Supplies Association, at Special Sale Friday and Saturday WE'LL TELL YOU WHY! The Fur- niture on our floors is being wonderfully advertised these days—not in the newspapers —but on our floors—in our customers’ homes. It has been examined by our friends and theirs—it stands inspection inside and out— they are happy to talk of their good buys— they’ve been pleased by our furniture and service. No one is ever ashamed, but proud to say “My Furniture comes from KAUF- MANN'S! 1t McReynolds Cafe | 18th St. at G C. F. Harper | 2 Special - Dinner, 75c¢ | 4:45 to 7:30 P.M. | Soup Chicken Broth with Noodles THE YOUTHFUL FASHION CENTER J BdJones & (o INCOAPORATED 121921 G Street N.W. ' ET US Convert Your Old-* Fashioned Wedding Ring 0 that you will be proud to show it to your friends! We won't touch any marks of sentiment on the inside! 7 Workmanshi ‘G ARANTEE I.eweud-thl\he.’I .00 some time. He Is also a member of the | board of directors of the National Asso- | ciation of Credit Men. ASKS $10,000 DAMAGES. Elizabeth J. Whiteford, Government | dormitoties, today filed suit in the Dis- trict Supreme Court against the F. W. ‘Woolworth Co., for $10,000 damages for alleged personal injuries. She says that | while attempting to descend a staircase in the company’s store she tripped and fell a distance of 20 feet sustaining seri- ous injury. She charges that the stairs were in an unsafe condition. She is represented by Attorneys Roger J. Whiteford and Harry S. Barger. COLORED CHOIR TO SING FOR CANAL PAGEANT Several hundred singers replmnunc +the colored church choirs and choral groups in the city will take a prominent part in the historic pageant of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on June 2 in commemoration of the commence- ment of the canal in 1828, it ‘was an- nounced today. A committee lnc!udlnl George T. 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