Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1928, Page 17

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 9. 1928—PART T. e e BOK CHIES ARRVE N GKSOLLE Carillon, Largest Ever Cast, Comes From England. By the Associated Press | JACKSONVILLE, Fla. September | 8.—The largest carillon ever cast ar- | rived in Jacksonville today from Eng- land, the gift to America of Edward Bok, Philadelphia philanthropist, as a | token of his appreciation to the coun- try which took him in many years o, a poor immigrant boy. A8 e carillon wil be played in the Mountain Lake Singing Tower, at Mountain Lake, Fla, which is under construction now. 3 So delicate are the cells forming | thie carillon that it was necessary to | gt up a special rigging on the steamship Wildwood, which brought them from England. and for that rea- | Wright. California civilian. DAVID S. McDOUGAL. 17, WINS NATIONAL RIFLE MATCH TROPHY Washington Boy ancl Partner Score 745. Place in Short Range Test—Other Honors to Capital. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 8.— | Seventeen-year-old David S. McDougal | of 1746 K street, Washington, D. C.. rifle shot extrordinary, paired up with | Lawrence A. Wilkens, 16 of Norwood, Ohio, today, and walked away with the National Rifle Association’s two-man team long-range small-bore match with | a total of 742 points. | Another Capital expert, Ralph H. McGarrity of 1332 Quincy street, 1927 small bore champlon. took third place and bronze medals along with H. C. They to- the Hercules Powder Co. for annual compatition. Also Score in Short Ranze. With the thrill of victory sull fresh in their minds, the same youths later finished second among 25 competing teams in the two-man short range event. Their score of 790 out of a possible 800 points was surpassed by that of J. C Beedle and W. M. Mounts. Gunnery Scrgt. Olliz M. Schriver, U S. M. C., shooting with Lieut. Mort Solomon. Infantry Reserve, white Plains, N. Y. took bronze medals and third honors with a 788 point total The first ten places in the any rifle taled 736. McDougal and his partner _were awarded gold medals over the 18 en- tries and became the possessors of the | Hercules trophy presented in 192 Wimbledon 600-vard any rifle, Scott Wright Memorial and Crowell matches, were won by the “Devil Dogs.” J. F. Hankins, United Stat son their unloading was delayed sev- al hours. erThe bt 61 in number, weigh 123.- 164 pounds. the tenor bell alone weigh- ing 11 tons, while the smallest weigh: only 16 pounds. Should any one of these delicate in- struments become damaged in the slightest it would be necessary to send the entire carillon back to the great bell foundry at Loughborough. England, for an entire recast, according to C. L. Barbee, superintendent of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad here. Their monetary value is said to ex- ceed $100,000. The singing tower will be opened Pebruary 1, 1929. The bells for the great tower were to leave today on a special train and required a special crew to handle, familiar with the deli- cacy of the cargo. Every evening the carillon will be played at sunset, with special recitals to be given on special occasions and holidays. The carilloneur will be the famous Anton Brees of Antwerp, Belgium, who has played on most of the great caril- lons of the world. THIRD GETS DEATH PENALTY IN SLAYING Memters of Xansas City Gang Sen- | tenced to Die for Killing Officer in Robbery. Br the Assoclatod Press KANSAS CITY, September 3.—The third conviction with assessmert of the death penalty for tie murder of Patrol- man James K (Happy) Smith here on June 14, following the robbery of the Home Trust Co., was recorded late to- | day when a jury found Carl Nascllo guilty of murder in the first degree. John Messino, alleged to have driven the car in which the robbers escaped through downtown streets filled with visitors attending the Republican na tional convention, was first tried and by a jury in District Court and sen- found guilty by a jury in District Court and sentenced to dic. A week later another jury brought in a similar ver: dict and likewise assessed the death penelty in the case of Tony (Lolly- | pop) Mangiarcina. % | A handle fo the door of the bandit car, broken hen it crashed against a traffic signal, in its flight, was the first definite clew, and resulted in th2 rompt arrest of five of the alleged rob- | | Two other members of the robber | ng are under arrest in connection with the murder. and a sixth one has | been apprehended. | “BUTCHER BOY” HELD EMOTIONALLY NORMAL Alienist Testifies on Condition of Alleged Slayer of Mrs. Mellus. By the Associated Press. expert in mental dise: the Kelley murder trial today that Lec (Pat) Kelley, accused of the slaying | of Mrs. Myrtle L. Mellus, wealthy so- elety woman, was emotionally normal. The testimony given by Dr. Joseph Catton of San Francisco, featured Listless Saturday half-day court session The alienist was called by the State in an effort to prove that the accused “butcher boy” was of sound mind when | he is alleged to have beaten the 41- year-old matron to death with an empty bottle. ROANOKE NEAR FLOOD. Present Stage of River Reached for Third Time Since August 1. RALEIGH, N. C., September 8 (#).— For the third time since August 1 the Roanoke River was headed for flood stage today. Lee A. Denson, meteorolo- gist, in charge of the local weather bureau, predicted a stage of 40 feet at Weldon br 10 feet over bank level, sometime tomorrow, with a possibility that State highway No. 40 may be cov- ered near Roanoke Rapids. Floods in the Cape Fear and Neuse reached their crests, and with no more rain immediately in sight, Denson in- dicated the high waters would immedi- ately begin to recede from the thou- sands of acres of lowlands covered in the last few days. The Tar River was expected to rise slightly before receding FIRE SWEEPS CAPITOL. Flames Cause $50.000 Damage to Olympia Structure. By the Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash., September 8.— Fire today swept through the wesr wing of the old Capitol Building and was checked only after the entire Olympia fire department and a Tacoma engine company had fought the blaze for two hours. Damage to the building itself was estimated at $50.000. A check of various State department papers which the building housed, | showed that only a few obsolete | records were destroyed. The fire was supposed to have been caused by an overheated flue. AMBULANCE ;N COLLISION. 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Thomas, 717, Massachusetts partment, State staff, Camp Simms, | avenue northeast, captain of Central Congress Heights, sccond prize, 39 High School team, eighth place, 96: Cant. Just C. Jensen, Ordnance, third, | Leo Kazhagen, 3d. 1248 Irving street 287: First Lient. Thaddeus A. Riley, | northwest, captain of the varsity squad Company E, 121st Engincers. fourth, |of Carnegie Tech, twentieth place. 93; 336, and Pvt. (first class) Euzene A. | Huge E. Riley. George Washington Uni- Ress, Company C, 121st Engineers, | versity. twenty-seventh, 92, and Richard | eighth prize, 380. | L. Soiyom, 162 River road, twenty- Twelve Washingtonians Win. ninth, score, 92. In the famous Leech Cup match, this Gets Palma Trophy. year am agare; of the firs Ensign Duerfeldt, U. S. Navy, also shots in the 800-yard Wright Memorial captured the individual Palma Trophy presented by the National Guard As- sociation for annual combetition. total of 221 out of a possible 225 points, which represents his aggregate scores in Ensign C. H. Ducrfeld, United States | the long-range matches, on wvhich the Navy. Cleveland, with a total of 104 out | Lecch Cup event is based, topped the of a pessible 105 points, won the gold | 434 competitors. medal and the trophy. | “The official bulletin also lists the fol- The marksmen who placed in the [ lowing local money winners: —Reular Lecch money are as folows: Serzt. | service, 157 entrics: First Lieut. Richard George B, Campbell. Company C. 121st | M. Cutts, 3.101. Thirty-fourth street, Engineers, eighth place amor 30 mili- prize. score, 215. Na- tia men, score 99x105; Pvt. E. A. Ross, | tional Guard, 168 entries: Licut. Everett same company, twentv-second place, | fourth prize, score. 208: Staff Sergt. score 96: First Lieut. Everett, twenty- | Thill, sixth, 207: Lieut. Riley, tenth, events, ho the official bulletin prizes from the ficld of 856 entrics | Douigal, cighth money. T T Marine Corps, the gold medal winner | A. Riley, thirty-eigth, 94; Corpl. Philip | Sergt Campbell. who placed in the Leech, twenty-third, 202, and Capt. Just C. Jensen, twenty-eighth prize, score, Civilian division, 109 entries: Mc- score, 208; Rich- ard G. Solyom. twelfth, 204, and & hagen, nineteenth, score. 201 At a meeting of the life members of National Rifle Association, Col. J. M. Coward, U. S. Army, retired, al rector of civilian marksmanship. Wyo- ming Apartments, was elected a director to_serve three years, Brig. Gen. Milton A. Reckord. com- manding Maryland National Guard. and Maj. Gen. C. C. William, chief of ordnance, were both re-elected. Comar. | R. E. Kerr, office of the director of | | fieet training, was also made a dircctor. MAINE TEAM WINS. Takes Herrick Trophy at National Rifle Match. CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 8| (#).—Missing on only 12 shots out of 1.800 fired, the United States Maring Corps earned the competition with 51 teams of eight men cach as the National Rifle Association's annual meet closed today. The Marines also won a cash prize of $30 for high score among the six service teams entered. The Navy squad was second with 1.777. place, 95; Staff Sergt. Thill,| 206; Capt. Clarence S. Shields, Com- y-fourth place, 94; First Lieut. T.'pany E. 121st Engineers, fifteenth. 205: T sburgh Furniture Company 2 Your The Washington National Guard shot | far over the heads of other teams in ' 077 7 ik | ().—The Herrick_trophy in | their classification and won first money | of $56 with a score of 1,759. Others | in the money were Florida, 1,722 points, | $40; Arizona, 1,691, $24; Ohio, 1685, $24, and Illinois fifth with 1,670 and | $16. | California won the civilian classifica- tion match with 1,764. Texas was sec- | ond with 1743 and Ohio third with | 1,706. 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