Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1929, Page 4

4 wx ROAMING. MONKEY ALARMS CHILDREN Simian, at Large in Woods Near East Riverdale, Spreads Terror. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. RIVERDALE, Md,, August 22.—A fe- rocious-looking 30-pound monkey has ‘been roaming at large in the woods near East Riverdale and Edmonston and has frighteried several children, although parents of the children say the beast is harmless, it was learned today. The monkey, which has been kept by Freddy Fretwell of Edmonston, escaped some weeks ago and many are the tales Fretwell's neighbors tell of its esca- pades since. One man says the beast got in his chicken yard and pulled all the feathers off his chickens. The man says he caught the monkey, but released it when it bit him. Ralph Kagle of East Riverdale, re- ported this morning that about 2:30 am. Tuesday the door knob on the front door of his residence, on Jefferson avenue, was rattled loudly. After a while the noise stopped, but was heard again within a few minutes. Belleving a burglar would have worked quietly and some one in distress would have called, Kagle concluded today that Dick had pald him a nocturnal visit. Seems to Have Landed Haymaker. The monkey, known as Dick, is said to show its teeth when approached closely, which gives it a ferocious ap- pearance and scares children. One boy reported it jumped on his back while he was in the woods and ripped his shirt off. There is another report that Dick landed a “haymaker” on the jaw g.;m a man who attempted to capture The animal seems to haunt a creek rear the Fretwell home. Two men said they got a net over him there, but Dick crawled out and jumped into the water. He disappeared {rom sight so long the man thought he was drowned, but he was seen to emerge later on the oppo- site side. According to Fretwell, the monkey is 3 years old and -came from Australia. It is said to be very strong and “right wild.” Fretwell declares it used to ride a pony in a show, but fell off one day and the pony stepped on the monkey’s foot. As a result of the accident, the monkey could not ride very well and was sold to a truck driver, for whom Fretwell was keeping it. Throws Batteries Like Pebbles. Fretwell works in a Washington au- |} tomobile shop and says he used to car- v the monkey back and forth batween his home and work on a motor cycle and that “Dick” seemed to enjoy it. Fretwell's associates say the monkey once got loose in the auto shop and threw storage batteries around like pebbles. Children who have seen the animal in the woods have rushed home with tales of a “gorilla,” which is believed to have given rise to the rumor that a “gorilla™ had escaped from a Representative’s home and & $500 reward had been of- fered for his recapture. Fretwell has been told the monkey recently was cap- tured, but has not been able to learn the name of the party who is reputed to have it. HODCARRIER IS HURT. - Timber Falls on Laborer While at Work on Structure. Samuel Chamber, 37 years old. a colored hodcarrier, was injured pain- | fully about the heed and bodv | morning when struck by a quantity of falling timber while at work on a con- | struction job at 2406 Kalorama road. He was taken to Freedmen's Hospital and later removed to his home, at 928 R street. . According to hospital physicians who treated him, Chambers was carrying a Joad of bricks up a ladder when the falling timber from a section being torn down struck him. W ADDITI TO NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL BUILDING The larger building to the right is the proposed new addition to the National Education Association Building. THE - EVENING ! STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929. TOMNSEND RITE AREHELD TODAY Officials of National Electrical Supply Co. Are Pall- bearers. Officials of the National Electrical Supply Co. and other prominent Wash- ingtonians served as pallbearers at funeral services for T. Lincoln Town- send, vice president of the electrical supply company and leader in Repub- lican politics, in the Church of the Transfiguration this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. John Queally officiated. Interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery. Headed by E. C. Graham, president of the National Electrical Supply Co., ! other_honorary pallbearers were: J. E. Mayfield, secretary of the com- pany; Frank W. White, treasurer, anc C. B. Mirick, vice president; A. F. Jorss, i J. 8. J. Clark, Edward T. Clark, Judge Gus A. Schultz, Judge Isaac R. Hitt, Marshal Edger C. Snyder, C. C. Glover, . Edgar Morris, Claude ‘'W. Owen, rd F. Colladay, Joshua W. Evans, Joseph P. Morgan, R.ul_;i)h W. Lee, sr.. John Lewis Smith, Willlam Tyler Page, clerk of the House of Representa- tives: Samuel J. Prescott, John R. Hawkins and Edward D. Anderson. The following, all heads of depart- ments of the National Electric Supply Co., were active pallbearers: R. P. Har- rington, C. W. Burger, H. L. Allwine, F. N. Chase, F. H. Eastman, Roy C: Ki Byron S. Beall and Willlam E. Good rick. Mr. Townsend, who was 63 years old, died ‘at_his home, 4601 Seventeenth street, Tuesday. At the time of his death he was secretary of the executive committee of the Republican State committee for the District of Columbia. He also was treasurer of the League of Republican State Clubs of the District of Coulmbia, which he previously had served as president. Mr. Townsend was widely known in the electrical world for helping prove the practicability of sending and reeeiving wireless messages from ships at sea. i —— Legations to Be Embassies. SHANGHAI, China, August 22 (#).— | A Nanking dispatch to Kuomin, official news agency, today said that it was understood the Chinese legation at Tokio and a Japanese legation in China soon would be elevated to the rank of embassies, “the two governments having so agreed.” e Unemployment in Northern Ireland is decreasing. LANSBURGH &BRO 7th, 8th and E Sts.—National 9800 A New Low Price On RCA Radiola Model 33—Now $86.25 Just yesterday this set was marked $116.50. Just yesterday the Radio Corpotation told us of the new low price. And now, tomorrow you can buy it at $86.25 in our Radio Salon.: An all-metal cabinet displaying the modern feeling in cabinet design and trimming. Finished in rich African mahogany with illuminated dial and modern- istic banding in silver and black. Complete with the new model *‘100-B” speaker and necessary tubes, ready to plug in. $10 Down, carrying charge. Long-Distance Hiker Edwin Hugo Friend, 16, of Atlanta, Ga., has just completed a hike over most of Eastern United States. He walked from Atlanta to Boston and from Boston to Newport and Washing- ton. Now he plans to walk back to Atlanta. He is visiting Dr. and Mrs. John A. Hartman of this city. —Star Staff Photo. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Assoclation for a Home for Widows and Orphans of all Wars, will meet on the fift] tonight, 8 o'clock. All interested invit- ed to attend. FUTURE. Alpha Delta Phi luncheon will be held as usual tomorrow at the Hotel Gordon, 12:30 p.m. An excursion to Marshall Hall, will be sponsored tomorrow by the Virgini Dare Council, Daughters of America, under " the direction of Mrs. Marilla Smith, chairman of the beneolence fund. The Saturday Night Club will hol an excursion to Marshall Hall Friday on the Charles Macalster, leaving the Seventh Street whatrf at a 2:3 end 6 pm. rickets mey from the ch2irm~: A street southeast, - —i Switzerland will tax cigarettes to raise funds for its new pensions. the remainder in twelve equal monthly payments, plus a small Our nm Salon—Fourth Floor. foor of the Grand Army Hall | 5! CHARCE DPLOWAT FALED 10 STTP Montgomery County Police| Exercised Over Alleged Ac- tion of Dr. Fernandez. 1 ‘The Montgomery County police at [ Bethesda, who are supposed to enforce the “stop” signs, are somewhat exer- cised over the experience of Officer Os- car Gaither in stopping Senor Dr. Don Ramiro Fernandez, charge d'affaires of the Guatemalan legation. Officer Gaither says Senor Fernandez neglected to stop for a “stop” sign at Stanford street and Wisconsin avenue, then refused to stop on two occasions | when the officer followed to put the | request. | “I finally stopped him, though,” the officer said, “and told him to stop at | the police station at Bethesda, but when | hle got there, he drove by without stop- ping" Senor Fernandez today denied that he failed to stop for the “Stop” sign, or that he understood the orders to stop | at the police station. He said he did | not notice if the policeman pulled along- | side during the drive. The senor was on his way to Great Falls with his children Sunday morn- ing when the incident occurred. e motorist says his children bear him out | in the assertion that he stopped at the | gn. “I drove by the station,” the senor said, “and about a block on the other side, I heard the officer calling to come | back. I stopped and told him to come | on, and when he failed to comply, I | drove on. He came after me and then I stopped and showed him my diplo- | matic card. | Then he said everything was “all right.” T S Art in Traveling Theater. Great artists and actors of the Italian | | stage are volunteering their services for | the first few months of the new travel- in7 theater end it_promises to gain rapid popularity. Mussolini, who is backing the movement, believes that the hope of Italy is a happy country life. | The rush of the young people to the city is due in large measure to the at- | tractions of the stage and screen. Now | the stage is going to the people. PROBATION IS REFUSED. Woman Admits Operating “Speak- easy” Near Police Court. Laura Effie Hanson, 52 years old, ad- mitted operator of & “speakeasy” at 406 Sixth street, directly across from Police | Court, was refused probation yesterday by Judge Robert E. Mattingly, who re- ferred the case to the probation officer | for a report and continued the case un- til Saturday for sentence. ~Assistant United States Attorney R. F. Camalier is in charge of the case for the Gov- ernment. Mrs. Hanson was arrested July 29, O. J. Letterman and his entered the premises on a t sworn out after a po- liceman ‘bought a half pint of al- leged whisky. At this time the police found 31 half gallons and 11 half pints of liquors, they reported. 7. i d ot g O About Coffee. Coffee is the fruit of the coffee tree, a native of Abyssinia. It was introduced into the Western Hemisphere about two centuries ago. It is grown extensively in Central and South America, but Brazil is the world’s t coffee pot. Two-thirds of the coffee consumed in the United States comes from Brazil. ahzn ce squ: mrcl‘tq ~ “Revolutionary! 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