Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1928, Page 56

12 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 9, 1928—PART SLAVER OF THREE SOUBHTBY POSSES Former Inmate of Infirmary Believed to Have Killed for Revenge. B the Associated Press ! VAN BUREN, Ark, December 8— Posses and bloodhounds searched today | for an aged wanderer who police be- Yieved took three lives in payment for | his expulsion from the Crawford County Infirmary. i Clifford Deffenbaugh, 44, superintend- | ent of the infirmary: M enbaugh, | 24, and John Nicholsen, 60, inmate. | were shot to death last night as they | sat in their living room with two_chil- | dren. | Before Mrs. Deffenbaugh died she #aid to officers: “I believe Howell did the shooting.” { Two posses obtained bloodhounds and | get out on & trail they hoped would | lead to a man known as “Bill" Howell, | who Deffenbaugh discharged from the | infirmary this week following reports | that he refused to do work required of a1 able inmats | Officers who entered the superintend- | ent’s home after the shooting found Deffenbaugh and Nicholson dead on the floor. Mrs. Deflenbaugh was dying. The Deffenbaugh children, a boy and & baby girl, sat unharmed beside | the bodies. Shotgun slugs caused the | wounds. | From other inmates Jearned that Howell, who was a 80 vears old, had entered the infirmary while on a tramp through the country. Apperently he had no acquaintances | here. : FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY | BILL IN COMMITTEE| Benate Group to Consider Measure Authorizing Five-Year Building and Extension Program. ' The bill to authorize the five-year | Puilding and extension prcgram for the free Public Library system has been ferred to the Senate District commit- c& for consideration following its in- troduction in the Sénate by Senator Sackett, Republican, of Kentucky. A similar bill also has been intro- duced in the House. The main pur- poses of the measure are to enlarge the Central library building, to authorize construction of a sufficient number of ‘branch buildings as will give adequate Qibrary service to all thickly settled por- sions of the city, to establish branch li- ry rooms in public school buildings | also to provide library facilities in ¥ederal and District Government build- 1ings. The bill makes specific provision for 12 neighborhood branches, to be appro- pri for gradually during the five- gtr germd, and authorizes 25 branches public school buildings. COMMITTEE OF 100 TO MEET TOMORROW First Round-Table Conference Wil | Take Up Measure on Build- ing Requirements. Attractive Lamps to Give Junior Styles $10.77 Bridge Styles $7.77 —Every home can use another Jamp, especially such good-looking lamps as these. Junior and Bridge styles with brass-plated standards, and beautifully decorated cmbre colored georgette shades finished with deep Italian bead fringe. 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Choice of two patterns. A service for twelve. 56-Pc. Dinner Sets —Thin porcelain sets with bright colored $6 95 decorations on an o . ivory finished body. An open stock pattern. Kann’s—Third Floor ‘The initial round-table conference of Washington committee of 100 on the eral City will be held tomorrow aft- | Sooms ot ‘the Dnlon Tract Co, Fifteentn a:.fim&rm&rmmmmw:a:ma%m&*mm&amw&:wmmmammm:fi%&%&ufl:&mxm&w&zm | Kann’s—Third Floor. Kann's—Third Floor. R R R R R R B B R R IR PRGN and H streets, at which time the meas- | B sre to provide for a municipal center and 3‘ R the measure to regulate the height and #ppearance of the buildings adjoining important public buildings and grounds, will be discussed. Bills on both of these matters now #re pending in Congress, The pending bill _to authorize the rchase of Great Palls Park will be e topic for discussion at the second eeting, which will be held Monday, cember 17. The organization was formed to give itizens of the city an opportunity to @gather and discuss fully the provisions various bills pending at this session Congress dealing with planning and Parks in and about Washington. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, com- mandant of the corps; Brig. Gen. Ben- | Jamin H. Fuller, assistart to the com- fnandant. and several other commis- sioned officers of the corps, have about completed the preliminary work at- | tached to the Marine Corps personnel | bill. If enacted into law it is contended | that this bill will more evenly regulate | the distribution and promotion of com- missioned officers of the corps. The following named non-commis- sioned efficers now attached to the | Marine Barracks, Eighth and I streets | southeast, are candidates for promotion | to the rank of probationary second Jieutenants in the corps and during the | past week appeared before the junior | examining board at_corps headquar- | ters: Sergt. Hewin O. Hammond and Corpls. Saville T. Clark, Harvey Dahl- gren, Lester S. Hamel, Louis M. Hein- vichs, Alva B. Lasswell, William I Phipps, John V. Rosewaine, Joe A. Bmoak and Joseph J. Tavern. Col. John T. Myers is president of the board, with Capt. Edward A. Craig and Carl R. Wirl, recorder and clerk, respectively. Maj. Charles F. B. P eretofore pr duty in Nicaragua, will shortly re- port at Quantico, Va., for duty. Maj. Ross E. Rowell, attached to Langiey Pleld, while in the city on leave has been stopping at the Mayflower | Hotel Capt. William N. Best has arrived in | the city from Nicaragua and has been | stopping at Tilden Hall. Capt. Best has becn authorized to delay en route toj his new station of duty, Mare Island, | Calif. Lieut. Col. Thomas C. Turner and| First Lieut. Henry A. Carr are now en route from Chingwangtao, China, to the United States, where upon arrival on | the West Coast they will proceed to Quantico, Va., for duty at the air sta- tion, East Coast expeditionary force, lo- cated there Lieut. Col. Thomas C. Turner, who will shortly report at Quantico, Va.,| has a host of friends in naval and | Marine Corps circles in and about Washington. Twenty-seven years ago fTurner, then a young corporal attached to the local Marine barracks, won local renown as a star base ball player and in addition took an active part in all athletic activities of the old barracks at that time. Col. Newton H. Hall, U. S. M. C., Who is under orders to report at head- nuarters of the corns, has been author- Iudg!g delay in reporting till January 192 P, 1929. Col. H. C. Davis has had his appli- cation to be placed on the retired list approved, same to be effective at the expiration of three months’ leave, which will therefore place Col. 'Davis on retired list March 1, 1929, his leave having been granted December 1. Capt. 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The ray- ons are 45 inches wide, and in duplex or plain colorings. ©, RS 49¢ and 59¢ Rayon Drapery Materials —Plain, figured and striped rayons, 36 inches wide. 390 yd' $2.49 to $2.98 Drapery Damasks —50-in. Sunfast quality, in beauti- ful colorings. 1.59 yd' $3.50 to $5.00 Drapery Damasks —50-in. Sunfast materials in lovely desings and colorings. $2029 ydo Kann's—Third Floor, RSN - 38 Romesk A Special Sale of Guaranteed Sunfast Velour and Damask Portieres $12.98, $14.98 and $16.98 Values $9.95 pr. —The velour portieres are of a beautiful, heavy pile quality, Some finished with overlecked borders, others French or en- velope edges. 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