Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1935, Page 5

ROGERS MEMORIAL DRIVE IS EXTENDED Campaign to Last Until De- cember 15—Contributions Pouring In. WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL FUND To the Evening Star: Wishing to have a part in per- petuating the memory of one of our most beloved and useful citi- zens, I inclose herewith my con- tribution of to the Will Rogers Memorial Fund. I under- stand that this gift will be added to others from Washington, D. C., and will go without any deduc- tions whatsoever to the National Fund to be expended, also without any deduction, as the Memorial Committee may determine, The Will Rogers Memorial Fund eampaign teday was extended by two weeks to December 15, according to official announcement from New York headquarters by the Will Rogers Mem- orial Commission. Notification of the extension was received here by Robert V. Fleming, president of Riggs National Bank, who 15 chairman for the fund campaign in the District. Contributions continue to pour into banks, department stores and other places receiving the funds here. It was expected that the Capital, where Rogers was very popular, will turn in & substantial sum. The Evening Star is recetving contributions. ‘When the Memorial Committee de- cided that handicapped children would be the principal beneficiaries of the money subscribed new impetus was given the campaign. The details of the “living” memorial are vet to be ‘worked out. Capt. Frank Hawks, famous air pi- Jot, who flew Will Rogers on his trip in the interest of drought sufferers, will arrive in Washington 2 p.m. to- morrow to return officially to the Navy Department the plane in which he has just completed a Nation-wide flight in the interests of the drive. He will be received here by a commit- tee from the Washington Campaign | Committee and others headed by G. Jesse Jones, chairman of the R. F. C,, who is national treasurer of the me- morial fund. Meantime the governmental solicita- tion units put on extra speed today in order to complete their work, if pos- sible, by Thanksgiving eve, Wednes- day, the date originally fixed for the close of the campaign. FUNERAL IS CONDUCTED FOR WILLIAM L. CROUNSE Burial of Veteran Washington Correspondent to Be in Hud- son Falls, N. ¥. Funeral services for William Living- ston Crounse, 74, distinguished news- paper man, were held today at his residence, 2419 Wyoming the New York Avenue Presbyterian | Church officiated. Burial will be nli Hudson Falls, N. Y. Mr. Crounse, who died Thursd.:y.’ ‘was head of the old New York World bureau here for a period extending through the Spanish-American War, and was one of the founders of the National Press Club. In recent years he had represented a number of trade associations in Washington. The funeral services here were at- tended by a committee from the Na- | tional Press Club, headed by Frederic J. Haskin. Cow Paths Avoid Persimmons. MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark, Novem- ber 25 (#).—Persimmons are ripening avenue. l Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of | loaded at the Rockville Court House Killeen (Continued From First Page.) designed to secure the placing of the lesser charge against Mrs. Maddox, | (and he indicated he has not yet de- | cided whether he will take this step. Treated for Black Eye. Mrs. Maddox is being held in the Rockville Jail. In a highly nervous | condition when taken into custody | Saturday, she was given medical treat- ment and was said to be entirely com- posed today. The woman was treated for a black eye and several body bruises. e ‘Washington detectives were still $1 A WEEK BUYS The two-tub washer and dryer is the safest, easiest and quickest way to wash and dry your clothes. Garrett (right) is supervising the work. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1935. . Killeen’s Devices Seized Wheels *and other gambling paraphernalia seized by police at the Brookmont, Md., home of Edward V. Killeen, slain gambler, being un- today. Chief of Police J. William —Star Staff Photo. working on reports Killeen may have had some knowledge of the shooting of Allen B. Wilson, who was killed in Takoma Park, Md., last year when mistaken for Edward “Mickey Mec- Donald, another Washington gambler. After the shooting of Killeen, police found a mass of correspondence and i | several guns in.the house just across the District line on Conduit road, where he met his death. This mate- rial was turned over to detectives investigating the Wilson case, and they were studying it today in the hope of obtaining some information that will prove helpful in clearing up that case. Police on Alert for Trouble. ‘Washington police also were on the alert for trouble expected to follow any attempt by racketeers to seize the JORDAN SPECIAL Only a few dem- onstrators at this attractive Come early. price. lucrative gambling establisiments formerly under the domination of Kil- leen. The slain gambler, police be- lieve, had no lleutenants capable of stepping into his shoes and an at- tempt by outside gambling interests to seize the “Killeen places” is feared. It was pointed out there was reason to believe Philadelphia gamblers some time ago had taken over control of Jimmy La Fontaine's establishment on Bladensburg road, and have been trying for more than a year to extend their influence further into the city. Montgomery County police are in- vestigating information Killeen was preparing to open new gambling houses in the county when he met his death. They pointed out 25 pairs of telephone wires and a large quan- tity of gambling paraphernalia were found in the house in which he was killed. This house, it was learned, had been under police surveillance for several weeks. Killeen will be buried at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Funeral services will be held in the Chambers undertaking establishment at 517 Eleventh street southeast. MASTER CRACKSMEN FOILED IN THEFT TRY Six Are Arrested in Flight From Safes Holding $2,000,000 in Jewelry. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 25—Six | men, said by police to be among the | country’s master cracksmen, were ar- rested early yesterday while attempt- ing to loot the Jewelers’ Exchange on the Bowery. Between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000 in jewelry lies hidden in safes in the group of offices comprising the exchange at 82 Bowery, police estimated. Detectives char~ acterized the bur- glary attempt as one of the most ambitious crime plots in the city’s history. The prisoners are: Charles Cohn (Charlie Cole), %: Philip (Crooked Neck) Charles Cobn. Ziegler, 38; Peter (Petey) Kobac, 46; Max (Mockey) Price, 43; Jack (the Ox) Pinkel, 33, and William (Dummy) Taylor, 46. All gave metropolitan ad- | dresses. | The six prisoners were taken to police headquarters and each was| charged with burglary, possessing bur- glars’ tools and violation of the Sul-| livan law. The six were arrested as they fled, leaving behind two kits of burglars’ tools and two loaded .38-caliber re- volvers. Nong of the many safes had been bored. Presence of a jeweler, M. Shield- lower, who slept overnight in his office, halted the cracksmen’s work, Australian Boom. Industrial activity is increasing rapidly in Australia. SWIMMING POOL CONTRACT BACKED Finnan Recommends $52,- 940 Bid for Anacostia Park Joh. Further progress in public works here was recorded today when C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of the National Capital Parks, announced he is recommending to the National Park Service the award of a contract for $52,940 for construction of & swim- ming pool in Anacostia Park. The BZ Contracting Co., Inc, of New York City is slated to do the work, being the lowest responsible bidder, Finnan said. Secretary Ickes | ¢ will be asked to sign on behalf of the Government. The new swimming pool, which will be constructed in the rear of the field house in the park, will be 65 by 130 feet and is expected to be ready by next Summer. Bids for a swimming pool to be constructed in East Po- tomac Park will be opened this week. These two pools will replace those torn down recently on the Washington Monument Grounds, near Seventeenth | street and Constitution avenue. Fin- | nan also announced he is recommend- | ing an award of $34,680 to Corson | & Gruman, Thirty-third and K/ streets, for structural work on some | 20 small triangles and circles in va- | rious parts of the city. This work will consist of sidewalks, copings and sprinkler systems. 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