Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1929, Page 17

CLUES ARE WSS AS POLE PROBE NS BOKDTHEF $15.000 Loot Seized Under Eyes of Employes Just After Closing Time. WOMAN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE AIDED TWO MEN Stenographer Listing Securities Called Away by Ruse—Bandits Take Them and Flee. ‘The robbery of the Riggs National Bank yesterday, one of the most baf- fling in local police annals, seems des- tined today to be written down along- side the “perfect crimes” of fiction writers—one of those things that just couldn’t happen, but did. The thief, or thieves, who helped themselves to $15,000 in negotiable Lib- erty bonds under the eyes of a score of bank employes after closing time yes- terday, and then made an unostenta- tious getaway through the main doors, || which were opened for them by two unsuspecting guards, had vanished as though into thin air today, leaving police without the semblante of a clue. Yesterday's theft marks the first time fn its 93 years of existence that the| Riges Bank has been victimized through Tobbery. The bank, with its large personnel, fts three guards and its numerous au- fomatic signal and locking devices, has Chevy Chase U. of M. Grad- uate Rewarded for Achievements. Wide Experience Wins Honor for Harry W. Wells, 22 Years Old. Harry W. Wells of 105 East Thorn- apple street, Chevy Chase, Md., has been selected to take charge of the radio communication and research work will leave in the near future for the interior of Borneo. writer, traveler and explorer, who will head the expedition, which, with other things, will make a study of tropical and equatorial radio problems. The expedition is expected to remain in Borneo from one to two years. Wells, who is 22 years of age, was graduated from the College of Engineer- ing of the University of Maryland in the class of 1928. He was selected from among 600 applicants. He was chosen for the position because of his accom- plishments in radio engineering and also for his experience as a steamship radjo operator. Since 1922 Wells has been operating his own -amateur radio station, whose call letters are 3KU. Last Summer he served as radio operator on the S. S. Eastern Temple, which runs between New York and Galveston, and since September, 1928, he has been with the ‘Westinghouse Co., engaged on radio de- velopment work. During his Summers, in connection with the All-American | Mohawk Malayasian Expedition which | This announcement has been made | by Theodore Sellmann of Chicago, noted | WA CHOSEN FOR BORNEO EXPEDITION TO STUDY RADIO CONDITIONS HARRY W. WELLS. while an undergraduate at the univer- sity, he worked on the construction of the Coolidge Dam in Arizona. The radio equipment for the expedi- tion, which will consist of both sending and receiving sets, is now being shipped to the University of Maryland, at Col- lege Park, where arrangements have been made for its assembly and thor- ough testing by Wells. The transmitter will employ two 250-watt tubes, and with this hook-up it is expected to com- municate from Central Borneo to the United States. An amateur radio station license is being secured for the university to per- mit Wells to conduct his experiments at College Park. This work, it is ex- pected, will take about two months. DISTRICT OFFICIALS - MEET PRESIDENT long been considered, along with the ‘Treasury Department, as practically impregnable. | That any one would attempt to rob 4 That sny one would attempt to 1ob| Seven Besides Commission- stances of yesterday's successful at- tempt are such as to make it seem al- most impossible. The manner in which the intruders took advantage of unusual ‘rircumstances, and the precision and daring with which they executed their coup, ranks the bandits alongside the mytlhdiul “master minds” of the under- world. Shortly after 3 o'clock, $16,000 in Liberty bonds was delivered to the bank from the ury Department.. This ‘was an unusual procedure. Miss Ange Boalo, a stenographer, was charged with the duty of listing the bonds, Ordinarily she would have done this in the rear of the building, but yesterday she was doing the work of another employe, who was ill, and she carried the bonds to the latter's desk, about 12 feet from the main door, and separated from the public lobby only by & 3-foot ralling. The desk on which she ed to do the counting is in an office adjoin- ing that of Robert V. Fleming, the banik’s president. .. ers at Breakfast—Prob- | lems Are Discussed. District problems were informally dis- cussed at a White House breakfast this morning, when the President had as his guests the District Commissioners and seven other men prominent in local af- fairs. The breakfast was at 8 o'clock and President Coolidge’s guests departed shortly before 9 o'clock, after what was as a ‘purely “social gather- ing.” It was intended by the President to afford him an opportunity to say good-by before the expiration of his term to the District Commissioners and a of his personal friends with whom he has discussed local affairs off and on during his two terms in the ‘White House. Mrs. Coolidge did not attend the br akfast, but took an early morning stroll_about the White House grounds with Tiny Tim, her favorite dog. In addition to Commissioners Proctor L. Dougherty, Sidney F. Taliaferro and Col. William B. Ladue, the guests in- cluded Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, the President’s pastor; Dr. William 8. Aber- n ethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church; William T. Galliher, Repub- lican national commiteeman; C. C. Glover, jr.; E. F. Colladay, E.'C. Gra ham and Isaac Gans. president’s secretary, received a tele- hone call from a man, who asked her g0 to the Iadies’ department to see if she could find 8 bag left there by his wite, The caller had asked merely to speak the “president’s secretary.” Police believe he was under the impression that this « STREET CUTTING PROBLEM STUDIED Seek Way to Co-ordinate Work Requiring Tearing Up of Highway Surface. Representatives of public utility companies in Washington whose busi- ness involves cutting up street sur- faces to lay service connections con- ferred at the District Building today with C. B. Hunt, engineer of high- D. C. MAN SEIZED IN BROOCH THEFT Nickolack P. Nielsen Arrest- ed in Baltimore for Alleged Robbery Here. ‘When he went to.a Baltimore bank this morhing to cash a check given him in part payment for a brooch, alleged to have been stoleri in Washington yes- terday, Nickolack P. Nielsen of th' city was arrested by Baltimore detectives. According o Baltimore authorities, Nielsen has admitted that he “lifted” the brooch while attending an art ex- hibition yesterday in the shop of Her- bert P. Okie, 1640 Connecticut avenue. The piece of jewelry was of Russian workmanship, and valued at $400. Nielsen, who is 50 years old, went to an antique shop in Baltimore yesterday evening, and offered to sell the brooch for $125. The dealer gave him $25 in cash and a check for $100." Later, po- lice say, the dealer became suspicious of his visitor and notified them. When Nielsen walked into a down- town bank in Baltimore this morning to have the check cashed, he was taken into custody by Detectives Cornellus Roche and Robert Bradley, who had been detailed at the bank by the Mary- land authorities to watch for Nielsen. Nielsen was taken to the Baltimore police headquarters, where, after ques- tioning, he made the alleged confession. He will be turned over to Washington detectives today. Nielsen described himself as a former steward on an ocean liner, and as & native of Denmark. Police did not ascertain his Washington street address. POLICEMAN FINED FOR INTOXICATION C. E. James Pleads Guilty Before Trial Board—Two Officers Cleared of Charges. fine of $100 was imj on Pvt. A posed . E. James, fifth precinct, who pleaded ways, who recently was designated as z0-ordinator of public improvement pro- the view to obtaining co- ordination between public and private work on the streets to cut down the number of cuts made in: the streets with attendant inconveniences to resi- dents and to Bank were gone. A guard ing the doors to let them out. Police are certain gt least two men participated in the "robbery—one to make the phone calls and the other to snatch the bonds when opportunity of- fered. It is believed that on a pre- arral al the man who made the calls left the booth, located on the far side of the bank, and joined his accomplice. thereby enabling both leave together. ‘The appearance of a woman at the bank just after closing time, who in- sisted on being admitted in order to see the paying teller, gave rise to an unsubstantiated theory that she also figured in the robhery, . A check-up| disclosed that she'did not go to the em- | o8l ploye she said she wanted to see. .If she did play a part.in the robbery, police traffic. Assistant Engineer Commissioner Her- bert C. Whitehurst outlined a plan whereby each public utility would ap- contact man with the various Govern- ment officials interested in street work and try to arrange the major part of the service laying work to dovetail with repairs or resurfacing of streets. Each to | Tepresentative present indorsed the idea and agreed to report favorably to his company. Capt. Whitehurst asked the utilities to visualize their programs five years in advance. General opinion was that this could be done for 75 per cent of the work remaining, 25 per cent being im- ble to forecast. -Capt. Whitehurst id that plans for new hmdu;}l of street work now are being laid, ling for notice to the various utility com- believe her role was merely that of a watcher, Believe Bank Phone Used. An attempt to trace the phone calls ‘was unsuccessful, but police beljeve the phone in the bank was used, pointing out that otherwise the robbers, when the first ruse fell through, would hardly have had time to communicate with a man on the outside and put through the second call so quickly. ‘When Headquarters Detectives Dare nall, Brodie and Varney reached the bank a few minutes after the robbery, they were not able to secure a coherent story of what had happened, or any complete description of the men. Detective Brodie took several em- ployes of the bank, who had seen the men loitering in the lobby, on a tour of the city in a pelice car, visiting Union Station and other points where the men might have gorfe, but mo track of them was found. g Destriptions of the men and the serial numbers on the bonds were broadcast to other cities, but bank officials hope for little from this source. They admit the ‘bonds were readily negotiable and “as good as cash.” Cashier Is Amazed. . George O. Vass, cashier, expressed his amazement that such a thing could happen. He belleves the bandits just happened to be in the bank, possibly lool it over to get the “lay of the land” for a future attempt, and that when they saw the bonds placed on the desk, they re- alized their value and executed their plans on a moment’s notice. Other employes advanced the theory that the men came to the bank, in- tending to stage a hold-up, and took the bonds instead as a much easier oppor- tunity. The bonds arrived in two packages panfes and to residents before street work is undertaken. Besides serving notice on the residents in the manner now done before zoning hearing, the streets will be placarded with large signs indicating that they are about to be re- paired or resurfaced and asking resi- dents to have any service connections desired laid in time to avoid unn cutting up of the new street work. Among those who attended the con- fefence were R. B. Patterson, Potomac Electrlc Power Co.; H. L. Crow, George- town ‘Gas Light Co.: D. D. Ransdell, Washington Gas Light Co.; P. G. Bur- ten, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.; J. J. Miner, Postal Telegraph Co.; ‘Will Niemeyer, Western Union; J. H. Stephens, -Washington Railway & Elec- tric Co.; R. H. Dalgleish, Capital Trac- tion Co.; E. V. Fisher and Capt. R. G. Klotz, Public Utilities Commission, and Afiw(:: Dunn of the sanitary engineer's office. Lighted “Cigs” Served. Lighted are served to auto- ists by a device recently introduced in Europe. With a magazine to hold 20 “smokes,” the machine draws air through cigarette and at the same time applies one end to an electric hot point, delivering it alight and and all except one were taken. tht ;l.ooobvndlwminthem h Miss. Boalo opened. She one and laid it aside before receiving the phone call, and this was not taken. The other :‘:;e;lhbonds ‘were uwooped up along package containing those of & smaller denomination. Police believe the bandits escaped in an_auf 3 t to have been ‘waiting for them in of the bank. ~ point a “release” engineer to serve as|Wa! yesterday before the Police Trial , to a charge of intoxication, it announced today. Pvts. E. G. Worm, twelfth precinct, and C. P. Cool, thirteenth precinct, were found guilty of neglect of duty and fined $10 each. ‘W. T. Storm, thirteenth precinct, was cleared on a chage of neglect of duty, and J. R. Currier, Traffic Bureau, was tounz:d guilty of a similar charge, and rned. Altus Moore, ninth precinct, was cleared on a charge of conduct prej- udicial to the good order and discipline of the police force, growing out of an altercation with a street car conductor. MEN IN RECORD FLIGHT 'GUESTS OF AERO CLUB Crews of Question Mark and Re- fueling Plane No. 1 at Luncheon. First Public Tribute Here. ‘Members of the crews of the Question Mark, Army endurance record plane, and of Refueling Plane No. 1, which aided in the establishment of the non- stop flight record of more than six days last month, were guests of the Aero Club of Washington chapter of the Na- tional Aeronautic Association at a luncheon today in the Willard Hotel. ‘Today's luncheon was the first public function in the National Capital in honor of the Question Mark fiyers, Maj Carl Spatz, commander;. Capt. Ira C. Eaker, Lieut. Elwood R. Quesada and Staff Sergt. Roy Hooe. Capt. Ross G. Hoyt was pilot of Refueling Plane No. 1. Col. C. deF. Chandler is president of the Aero Club, which recently was merged with the District chapter of the National Aeronautic Association. Ar- rangements for today’s testimonial to the noted Army flyers. were made by Walter Hinton, Burdette 8. Wright and Ernest L. Jones, composing the recep- tion and en! ent commiteee -of the club. s CLAIMS $10,000 DAMAGES. ‘Woman Sues Steamship Co. and Bus Line for Injuries. Mrs. Jane Palmer, 126 C street north- east, today filed suif in District Supreme Court to recover $10,000 ds m the Norfolk & Was| teamboat Co. and the Virginia Beach Bus Line, Inc., for all personal injuries. ‘Through Attorneys Newmeyer & King the plaintiff says she bos K:rl round trip ticket from the Nafl‘:l’k & Wash- ington Steamboat Co. to Virginia Beach and while returning from that resort Ant the vehicle was fun ‘of the soud a ehicle was run iato » ditch. SHINGTON, D. C, 106 ARE ARRESTED INRAIDS BY EIGHT U.5. DRY AGENTS 13 Proprietors or Employes of Four Restaurants Face Charges. 23 RELEASED ON BONDS; 70 FORFEIT COLLATERAL Quantity of Intoxicants Are Re- ported Seized in Visits by Prohibition Officers. As s result of raids made by eight Federal prohibition agents last night on four restaurants in the downtown and midcity sections, 13 men, said to be proprietors and employes of the estab- lishments, will be arraigned in Police Court on liquor charges. In the last raid, on the Gay Paree night club, in the 1200 block of U street, early today, 23 patrons gave their per- sonal bonds and were released when they appeared in Police Court on charges of disorderly conduct. Seventy others, also arrested in the raid, forfeited their collateral. All were colored. The raid followed an alleged liquor “buy.” Roma Inn First Visited. ‘The Roma Inn, 1700 biock De Sales street, was the scene of the first raid. Eugene Merlone, 32 years old, was charged with possession. Two quarts of | alleged wine and one quart of whisky were found. A ‘The Mayflower Lunchroom, 1100’ biock Seventeenth street, was entered and a small quantity of alleged liquor was found in the icebox. Willlam Morris, 55 years old, was charged with sale and fis:ssion and later released on a $1,000 nd. Lewis Masina and Pete Pappas are charged with sale and possession as a result of a raid made on the Masina Cafe in the 1000 block of E street. Officers say that when they entered the premises & woman took three gal- lon bottles of wine and threw them in the sink. Two of these were recovered. Agents also entered the Nobile Restaurant, in the 900 block of E street. After finding a small quantity of wine they arrested A. Degregoria, proprietor, and Andrew Lebalo, who were charged with sale’and possession. also raided a cafe in the 1700 block of Twenty-first street and arrested Samuel J. Smith and Arthur F. Ferguson on charges of sale and possession. Although at the time the raids were made there were several persons in all of the restaurants, the agents claimed that the operations were conducted so quietly that the majority of the patrons did not suspect that anything out of the ordinary was in progress. The Gay Paree Club is a new estab- lishment, having. opened its doors a week ago. s The officers Five Men Arrested. Five men said to be directors of the establishment, were arrested and charged with sale and possession of liquor. Harold Brown of the 1700 block of U street was said to be in charge of a bar in the place when police entered. |The officers were told that John H. Hick of the Whitelaw Hotel was pres- ident of the club, and that Robert E. Ray of the 1800 block of Ninth street was the manager. James Lee of the 2600 block of Connecticut ave- nue, declared he was the secretary, and Henry H. Lomax, 2200 block of Cham- sm? street, said he was the vice presi- lent. Officers L. J. Tutt, J. T. Fisher, B. N. Quinn, Henry L. Doyle, T. V. Fleming, W. H. Schultz, D. M. Jackley and L. W. York, Federal prohibition agents, ac- companied by Officers R. L. Jones and W. A. Willlams, made the raid. The five directors are to be arraigned in Police Court on the charges of sale and pos- . HEART ATTACK FATAL T0 DR. MAYNE PILE One of First Woman Physicians in Eastern Section of Nation Victim of Illness. Dr. Mayne Marshall Pile, 80 years old, one of the first woman physicians in the Eastern section of the country, who practiced medicine in this city for many years, died at her home, in the Port- ner Apartments, today. Death was due to a heart attack which followed -in- fluenza. 3 Dr. Pile was a member of the Medical Soclety of the District. She main- tained an active practice here until retiring about 15 years ago. She was ’n rmlmve of John Marshall, famous urist. Born in Somerset, Pa., Dr. Pile re- ceived her early education in schools in Pennsylvania, and was graduated in medicine_from the Woman's Medical College, Baltimore. She was the widow of Samuel R, Pile, Union Army veteran. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George W. Koonce. Funeral services will be conducted in Gawler's chapel Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Ar- lington Cemetery.. SPECIAL RULE SOUGHT. Lehlbach Will Urge Rules Commit- tee to Speed Pay Bill. Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil service committee expects to appear before the House rules committee Tues- day to ask for a special rule on the new pay relief bill. He expressed confi- dence today that favorable action will be taken and that the House will promptly pass the measure in time for concurrent action in the Senate before the close of "the present session. D. C. Police Must B:;ush Up on Geography FRIDAY, @he Foening Sfar FEBRUARY 8, 1929. b Inaugural Visitors STANDARD SIZED INAUGURAL FLAGS Wishes to Make Decorations on Line of March as Uni- form as Possible. DEMAND KEEN FOR SEATS IN LAFAYETTE SQUARE Gold Medals Worth $250 Each to Be Presented to Incoming Executives. Wishing all the decorations on busi- ness houses and on all structures along the route of the parade and in down- town Washington to be uniform in + character, W. C. Miller; chairman of | the parade committee of the insugural committee, today asked the merchants of the Capital to use only the standard sized flags of the size used by the Amer- iean Legion during the coming Hoover inaugural. The committee wishes the flag display along Pennsylvania avenue to be uniform and therefore requests that standard flags and standard fix- tures be used. At the same time mer- venders from outside of Washington have been soliciting merchants to pur- chase flags of various sizes on wooden standards. Inasmuch as some business houses many months ago installed standard sized iron standards on their property frontage, the decorations com- mittee suggests that these standards and regulation flags be used to avoid a poly- glot decorative scheme. Above: Mrs. J. H. Large, sister of Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who has crossed the continent from her home in Cali- chants were cautioned that Mneunt' fornia to witness the inauguration of Mr. Hoover. —Underwood Photo. Below: Gen. Lewis S. Pilcher of the U. S. Grant Post of Brooklyn, who has been named a member of the escort Seats in the covered stands on La- fayette Square are in great demand, the committee announced today, applica- tions for reservations being received in such numbers that the committee can- of honor for Mr. Hoover. —Associated Press Photo. not fill all. made at Room 302, Transportation Building, and must be accompanied by cash or check. Prices for other seats are $3, $4 and $5. The Lafayette Square stand is in_the court of honor, directly opposite the official stand, in which the official party will be seated to review the parade. They are being sold for $7.50 per seat. $250 Medals to Be Presented. Gold medals, to cost $250 each, will | be presented to the incoming President ‘and the new Vice President as an offi- ' cial token of greeting from the inaug- ural committee. The presentation will be made by the official visitation group of the committee, which will meet the new_Executives following the induction at the Capitol and escort them to the White House. In bas-relief on one side of the medals will be representations of Mr. Hoover and Mr. Curtis and on the other side the date and BATILE IN SMIOKE T0 SAVEFACTORY Firemen Confine Damage in Southwest Plant to $3,000. Firemen, hampered in their work by dense clouds of smoke caused by burn- Reservations are being|. ing chemicals, conquered a two-alarm fire of undetermined origin which caused $3,000 damage in the plant of the Universal Manufacturing Co., 601 night. Carbon remover for automobile engines is produced in the factory. ‘The blaze was confined principally construction. Other nearby structures for a time were threatened by sparks. The first alarm was turned in by Alfred Stoner of 1532 Upshur street, who saw smoke pouring from the win- dows when he drove by in his car. When the firemen arrived a second alarm Was sounded and Chief Engineer George 5. Watson and the rescue squad responded. Chief Watson was in the middle of an address at & dinner of the “13” Club at the Willard Hotel, where he was a guest. He excused himself and left at once. The rescue squad was summoned be- cause it was apparent that gas masks would be necessary to enter the building with a hose line. Its members ran in the hose while other firemen played streams of water on the building from the outside. The rarely used fire boat was called into service and from the fish wharf at the foot of Eleventh street pumped water on the blaze. The fire is thought to have started in a room used for storing paper and to have quickly spread to crates of chem- icals. Several minor explosions threat- ened the fire fighters. It was necessary to brnxhu :Mu:ll)‘er of 'the windows lct: let out the jous vapors generated. Street car traffic on the Eleventh street Replicas of these medallions will be cast in bronze by the United States | Mint and will be sold by the inaugural | committee at $2.50 apiece. Julius Gar- | finckel is chairman of the committee in charge of the medals. The medals to Eleventh street southwest, early lasti pe sold publicly will be the most elab- | the accident was unavoidable. | orate of any mementoes sponsored by {the committee, and will be the only ! items sold aside from the souvenir pro- to the first floor, which is of fireproof | grams which will bring 50 cents a copy. | thy Creighton; a brother, Owen Creigh- | Fearing that purchasers of grand | stand seats might withhold mAiIn‘r their purchases because of the possibility of finding their seats placed behind trees, the committee snnounced today that special efforts are being put forth to avold such a contingency, and that no seats will be sold whose holders might find their view okscured by trees or foliage. A tentative program of public enter- tainment for the inaugural period made public by the inaugural committee, dis- closes three full days of entertainment, mostly of a governmental nature. On inaugural, the Navy Yard will be thrown open to visitors, while on this day the Army and Navy will stage an air circus over the city and there will be a riding circus at Fort Myer. Special Services March 3. Special services are to be held in all the churches in Washington on March 3. The afternoon of March 3 there will be a pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Un- known Soldier, with a concert for the evening, together with an lustrated talk by Charles Colfax Long on Washington, at the Rialto Theater. The inaugural ceremonies March 2, the Saturday preceding the ! and the parade will occupy most of the day on March 4, to be followed by the in- augural charity ball in the evening. An- other concert and lecture will be held at line was delayed almost an hour and police reserves controlling the crowd of onlookers rerouted autamobile traffic in the vicinity. : Police say the plant is ownied by J. L. Robinson. will be displayed on the Mall. The ‘Washington Navy Yard will be thrown open to visitors on March 5, and op- portunity will be given to visit the revenue cutters in the harbor, while in CALDWELL OPPOSES RADIO COMMISSION | e afternoon fignts. will be’ made by Army and Navy fiyers and by commer- s | cial pilots. Governors of 22 States have reserved space in the inaugural parade, accord- ing to Chairman Stephan of the parade committee. Many of the State execu- tives will come to Washington with Tells Senate Committee Expert: With Broad Powers Should Be in Control. By the Associated Press. escorts garbed in gay uniforms. The Governor of Alabama will be accom- by two companies of foot sol- from the State National Guard and a band of 53 pieces. From Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia, artillerymen will come with their governors. Go Byrd of Virginia will be accompanied by 450 members of the Richmond Blués, the Richmond Howitzers and the Rich- mond Grays, and a fife and drum . In the second division of the parade, the committee announced, 16 additional military and civic units have already been assigned positions. Among them is & delegation from the San Diego Army and Navy Academy of Pacific Beach, Calif., and one from Coe College, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. BIDS OPENED FOR WORK ON REVENUE BUILDING Lowest Proposal for Models in Or- namentation, $11,215—Early Contract Award Expected. 0. H. Caldwell, who has asked Presi- dent Coolidge not to consider him for reappointment to the Federal Radio Commission, testified before the Senate interstate commerce committee today that the radio industry should be un- der the control of experts who had the courage to make technical - decisions without compromise. He opposed continuation of the com- mission as an administrative body on the ground that the commission neces- sarily decides questions by compromise, Asked by Senator Watson, Republican, Indiana, why he resigned from the com- mission, Caldwell replied that he wished to return to his business of editing radio magazines. “You opposed the commission in your editorials before you became a member, didn't you?” Watson asked. “I did, and nothing I have seen since becoming a member of the commission lul"g:n\[sd my viewpoint,” the witness replied. Of City to Aid Crowds Here for Inaugural District policemen will have their knowledge of geography increased be- fore the inauguration crowds flack here. An order from police headquarters today to all inct 5:»] bu';uu wm_t on m mlc of their commands to be billdings, prominent St % ent hotels, railroad terminals and street car_routes. “You will, from time to time,” the order reads, “at various roll calls con- duct & three-minute quiz on the sub- ject of city geography, etc., as an aid tho! of pub churches, roposals for the con: u'uentfon of mand in the knowledge they should | Modeid st srvhitostural ornamentation Ppossess. Revenue Bureau Build- ““You will further impress upon them T e Tnbemar .- - the fact that under no conditions| fhe low bidder's fgure vas 11 215, There were three rs. Contract ety i Tect S un| ey are absolutely certatn that the Information | Broceo Will be a titisdiiee or direction '}”lhe models are to be ot 1" uiry :hk:u ‘com] Any one propounds an ing h | wood an an officer cannot himself answer, he |of the efp.mflo?“&m and other should endeavor to secure the informa- | features of beauty about building. tion for the visitor. ‘The construction work on the big “You will further impress upon the | tract for erecting the is members of your command that they way in must under all conditions be patient, | James conteagy ot « | the Rialto in the evening, and fireworks | - hisf st Society and [ WILLIAM CREIGHTON. TRUCK KILLS BoY, & DRIVER IS CLEARED Found Unable to Stop in Time as William Creighton Skates Into Street. | 1 THe death yesterday afternoon of 8- year-old William Creighton of 610 L street southwest, who was killed beneath the wheels of a delivery truck in front of 470 M street southwest, where he skated .out into the street from behind a parked automobile was declared accidental by a coroner’s jury which held an inquest at the morgue today. The accident occurred while the child was on his way home from Greenleaf School. Willlam was in the second grade and school had just recessed. the street to gee if the way was clear, the boy darted from behind an auto- mobile in which three men were sit- ting. The truck, driven by Wayland Gregory . Bowley, 20 years old, of 1306 Four-and-a-Half street southwest, was proceeding east on M street. Bowley saw the boy and jammed on his brakes, but could not stop in time. Driver Held for Inquest. George Turner of 625 L street south- west, who was passing, picked up the child and took him to Einergency Hos- pital in the truck. William was pro- staff, .and the l inquest. Bowley was artested by the police of the fourth precinct, but. later released in the custody of A. F. Prescott, at- to::‘ey' ):em the de’)innnmt store which o truck. No charge was placed | against him and he was nuw-u%luuy | exotierated by the inquest verdict. Several ‘witnesses, including. Mrs. Delia Tonker of 464 M street south- west and John Greenwell of 1505 Four- and-aHalf street southwest, told police William is survived by his_ father, Moody Creighton of the Bureau of Bio- logical Survey: his mother, Mrs. Doro- ton, and four sisters,- Dorothy, Claudia and Alline Creighton, and Mrs. Ruth Crumbacker. Man Injured by Auto. William B. Catlett, 51 years old, of 115 Fourth street southeast, was seri- ously injured last night, when struck Ly an automobile going north around Peace Monument. Carl Schmidt, 39 years old, of 1404 Twelfth street, driver of the machine, took the injured man to Emergency Hospital, where he was freated by Dr. Griebowsky of the staff for a possible fracture of the skull. Others slightly injured in traffic acei- dents last night include two children and a colored woman. They are Char- lotte Seek, 10 years old, of 610 Morton street northeast; Frank Aluisi, 8 years old, of 501 New Jersey avenue, and Viola Blackweil, colored, 20 of 36 Hanover street. AS ALL SPAIN MOURNS Solemn Ceremony, Attended by Apparently without “glancing along e nounced dead by Dr. I Rutkoski of the | 1O |QUEEN MOTHER BURIED | General PAGE 17 MILLER REQUESTS CHEST DONATIONS CONTINUE T0 REACH CAMPAIGN OFFICES | Latest Returns Show Addi- tional $10,000 Added by U. S. Employes. HEADQUARTERS FOR 1930 DRIVE ALREADY OPENED Army Organization May Be Adopt- ed—Plans Made to Enlist This Year's Veterans. Although the active campaign for funds by the Washington Community Chest is over contributions are still be« ing received at chest headquarters. Latest returns show an additional $10,000 added in pledges from Govern- ment employes who were solicited through letters. E. W. Libbey, chair- man of the governmental unit in the soliciting campaign, reported Wednes-~ day night that approximately $47,000 had been received from Government employes and indications now are that the total will be raised to more than $60,000. The unofficial grand total of $1,410,- 765.92 reported at Wednesday night's meeting will probably .be reduced by auditing, but additional returns since then probably will make the final audited figure even larger. 1930 Campaign Offices Open. Recruiting offices for the 1930 cam- paign have aiready been opened at chest headquarters, 1418 I street, with Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, Mrs. Ed- ward Cafritz, James B. Evans and Mer- ritt O. Chance as the first recruits. Al- ready plans are being made to enlist all the veterans of this year’s campaign for next year's chest campaign and The the ve Army came rank of= gifts would become she flying service with its members hold- ing various ranks. Letters received from the Washing- ton Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion today expressed enthusiasm over the success of the chest. Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the Merchants & Manufacturers’ Associa~ President Ivan C. Weld and Secretary Dorsey W. , jr., of the CI y W. Hyde, Jr. ’hamber of “The announcement that Washing- ton’s first Community Chest cam D. C. REHABILITATION MEASURE REPORTED years old. | Bill Providing Vocational Training for Disabled Residents Is Sent to Senate. Disabled residents of the District of Columbia would be given vocationsl training to. equip them to earn a living under a bill favorably reponted to the King Alfonso, Is Witnessed by Large Crowd. By the Associated Press. 8.—While all of Queen died early Wednesday morning, was interred with solemn ceremeny toda in a tomb closé to that of her husband, Alfonso , the monastery of the storic Escorial. Only the palace personnel and other ials made up the main funeral nor;flfe. which was flanked by officers in full uniform. Behind the main pro- cession marched delegations. At Premier Primo de Rivera, together with members of his government and the V. | diplomatic corps in full uniforms. stood by while the coffin was ced upon the train. Meanwhile K salute was fired. King Alfonso, son of the Queen mother, and Queen Victoria, took part in the ceremony. MRS. COOLIDGE TO PLANT TREE IN CHEVY CHASE Event on February 28 Will Be One of Her Last Hon- orary Acts. One of Mrs. Calvin fore she Mother Maria Christina of Spain, who | for carrying Senate by Chairman Couzens of the committee on education and labor. The bill already has passed the House. The Federal Board of Vocational Edye cation would be given a Federal a ;:.huo': :e’ tli,og:d a year, which ve matched by an equal appre- priation from the District of Columbis, on this new activity. bill is similar to the Federal voca rehabilitation act of 1920, which did not include the District of Columbia. In urging passage of the bill, the Sen- ate committee called the following recommendation made by l;l&uu committee when it reported the “It appears to the committee '.hit this rehabilitation work, if set up carried on in the District of Columbia, would %n;ldt a national hba?wry for research in discovering ways of rehabil- itating disabled , and thus en- artillery | these studles and_inves The pending bill would make tiona]_behabilitation "availsble. G- sl bona fid of -the TWO RUNAWAY YOUTHS = CAUGHT BY D. C. POLI Pair From Philadelphia Cnptur:fi When Suspicion Aroused by &' Poorly Lighted Car. Their attention attracted to an in- on | sufficiently light teenth street near Mrs. Willlam Howard Taft, wife of Chief Justice and ex-President Taft, planted a tree in ‘The