Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1930, Page 4

A4 U..OF M. EMPLOYE INDIGTED BY JURY Robert Ayers Presented on Charge of Larceny From Baltimore Safe. Bpecial Dispatch to The St BALTIMORE, April 5.—Robert Ayers, University of Maryland employe, was W. Vi presented by the grand jury yesterday on a charge of larceny of $5,867.40 from a safe at the institution. The presen- tation followed an investigation @by State’s Attorney Herbert O'Conor. It was Ayers who reported that a sum of money deposited the university safe was missing. ‘The amount stolen from the safe is not known, but it is understood that the figure named in the presentment is the total amount of shortage as determined by the State auditor. ‘When Ayers reported the robbery, on February 17, police made an investiga- tion, which led to the conclusion that it had been committed by some one who knew the combination of the safe. NORFOLK’S OLDEST THEATER IS BURNED Academy of Music Destroyed by Fire of Undetermined Origin. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., April 5—Fire of undetermined origin yesterday after- noon destroyed the Academy of Music, the oldest theater in Norfolk. The theater was located in the heart of the downtown business district and was about 50 years old. il Flames were discovered shortly ore 2 o'clock apparently after they had been burning inside for some time. All avail- able fire apparatus and the city fire- boat Vulean were called to fight the fire, but little could be done other than to keep the blaze from spreading to ad- joining business property. The theater was owned by the C. W. Grandy estate and until recently had been under lease to Wilmer & Vincent. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 (Special). ~Frank Simpson, 501 Cameron street, reported to police last night that three strange men picked him up near John- son’s store on North Washington street and the four rode down the Ft. Hunt road to a point near Hollin Hall farm, where they got into a fight and he received cuts about thé face. Simpson was treated at the Alexandria Hospital. He refused to give police any descrip- tion of the men or state any further circumstances. Announcement was made @t the meeting of the local post of the Ameri- can Legion last night that .he post is now the largest in the State, having one more member than Richmond Post No. 1. The present membership is 284. Ten were initiated last night. The Le- glon membership drive was discussed in a talk by the State adjutant. Monday the Legion will hold a spe- cial meeting when Departmental Comdr. Roszel will speak on the general mem- ‘bership drive. All State posts will hold similiar meetings that night. The local post is also planning a competitive drill for local cadets, which will prub- ably be held in May. Police are now conducting a drive against autoists having no city tags and many are being brought to Police Court daily. Check up of figures with the State license bureau reveals that there are more than 600 local car owners without city license tags. Police yesterday found a large truck, containing 10 crates of live chickens and 13 cases of eggs, abandoned in North Washington street. The truck was brought to headquarters and the chickens watered and fed. The truck bore Maryland tags and police are at- tempting to find its owner. Candidates desiring to enter the gen- eral election June 10 have until April 10 to file notice of their intention. Persons desiring to vote in the Demo- cratic congressional primary August 5 have until May 3 to pay their poll tax. The payment of this tax applies only to citizens who failed to pay. their capitation tax in December and who have not paid since that time. Those who qualify now by paying are eligible to vote in the general election in No- vember. Verdict in favor of Robert L. May and wife was returned by a jury in Corporation Court Thursday in a suit of Charles T. Clayton, assignee, to recover $2,000 in connection with a Jease on premises in Potomac. The case may be appealed to the State Court by Clayton. Dr. W. C. James of Williamsburg, Va., will come here Monday to conduct. a religious revival, under the auspices of the First Baptist Church. A series of cottage prayer meetings began March 31. Flat sentences of six months each were given Bruce Lyons and George Newton by Judge William S. Snow in Police Court yesterday on charges of vagrancy. The sentences were appealed. Judge Snow also fined Eddie Dean $100 and cost and sentenced him to 30 days in jail on a disorderly Louse charge. This was also appealed. Mrs. Mary E. Curtis, wife of Frederick J. Curtis, 1214 De Witt avenue, Potomac, died yesterday at the Alex- andria Hospital. Police last night arrested four boys, ranging from 14 to 15 years old, on charges of disorderly conduct following complaint of Holy Roller Church, 331 North Payne street, that the boys were disturbing services and would not leave the building. It was reported by police that the boys were mimicking the preacher. The four lads were turned over to their parents last night, but appeared before Judge Snow this morn- ing and received a lecture from the bench. The arrests were made by LOW FARE EXCURSIONS TO Aiken, S. C., Augusta, Ga., Mobile, Ala., New Orleans, La., Gulfport, Miss., and Other Southern Points. April 19, 1930 Practically one fare for round trip. Stopovers permitted in each direction. Liberal limit returning. . Southern Railway City Ticket Office, McPherson Square Phones National 1465—1466. MOTORIST HELD IN DEATH OF MAN HE RAN DOWN Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md, April 5.— Richard E. Light, 16, son of Arthur Light, farmer, of Pinto, this county, was held by the coroner's jury yesterday for the April term of the Circuit Court in connection with the death of Allen Clarence Lyons, 58, celanese worker, who was struck by a car driven by young_Light on Thursday morning on the McMullen Highway near the celanese plant. The jury found that Light did not “use proper care in the operation of the utomobile.” Eight witnesses were e: amined, including 8. E. Poweli, Shanks, A , a celanese worker, who said Light struck his car twice in passing him before or about the time he strucl Lyons and that rear wheel was broken. Testimony was adduced to show the brakes on Light's car were bad. Bail in $1,000 was furnished by Light's father. £ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO. KIT KAT OCCUPANTS CET STIFF TERMS B Four Girls and Four Men Sen- tenced to Prison on Charges Following Raid. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, April 5—Four girls and four men were sentenced to the House of Correction yesterday by Judge William H. Forsythe, jr., in the Howard County Circuit Court, at Ellicott City, on charges growing out of the recent raid on the Kit Kat Inn, Washington Boulevard night club. Nickles Harris, proprietor of the night of one One girl. Betty Dalton, failed to ap- pear and her ‘ot 81,000, posted by a professional bondsman, was forfeited. The women were charggd with leading disorderly lives, Half of the 160,000 industrial workers in Finland have joined labor unions. NEWTON HALL 1417 Newton Street ‘Two Rooms, Kitchen and Bath Best Values in Neighborhood Resident Manager Adams 1260 WooDWARD & LLOTHROP Biscuit . Nuda Vellum exacting high standards. (a1 STATIONERY, FIRST FLOOR. .dark suntan McCALLUM ALL-SILK CHIFFON STOCKINGS; sheer . 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