Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-18

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the general knowledge of the boy today
by remarking:
Granville is a regular OiiVer 1W1st.
He is just like him.
1t is stated at the Dickey home that the
boy has never run away De1oTe, anu 90
far as is known he has had no cause
whatever to Intentionally absent himself
as he has done Charles j. Brown, whose
wife is a cousin of Mrs. D1ckeyS, SAID
today that it is the belief that many OF
GranviIle's friends, including his own
son. Charlie Brown, that Granville mas
possibly suffered a lapse of memory, oW-
ing To his weakened condition and Ill
ness. and that it will be found that he
has been taken in by some charitable
person around the northern part OF the
city, and that he is unable to tell who he
is, a situation, it is expected, which VIII
be relieved as soon as his picture is free
IN published and facts about the boys
disappearance become known.
Had Cave Under Bridge.
1t was at first thought that Granville
had gone to Charlie Browns house to
play, as he sometimes does, but he did
not appear there. Mrs. Suter, a neigh
bor reported to the family that her son
informed her that he and Granville often
PLAYED in a large cave under the Connec-
ticut Avenue bridge. and that he might
be there. ill., but he was not found there
Another theory to account for his dlsap-
pearance was that he had possibly decid-
ed to make his way to Harpers Ferry,
where his grandfather resides.
From Harpers Ferry, however, tele-
phone message came this morning 10 the
Dickey home, saying that nothing has
been heard there of the lad. This grand
father is Robert b. Dickey, an employe
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Hho
has Informed all the trainmen OF the
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal that
the boy is missing, and has asked them
to look out for him, which they have
promised to do.
Granville is more than ordinarily fond
of this grandfather, and has spent sew
eral summers at Harpers Ferry with him.
He could not get lost on his way there,
his family declare, for the reason tnat
he knows every inch of the city, its Ell
virons and surroundings. When he was
five years old he made. unaccompanied.
a trip from another section Of the city.
i'm which the Dickey family We're then
living, to Geological Park. and astonished
a stranger who found him there. and
questioned him because he was such a
small chap, by his familiarity with the
park and all of its buildings and paths.
This absence. it was said today by his
family, was not runaway one
Not Given to Fear.
In addition to his well developed bump
of locality" Granville was said today by
his relative, Mr.. Brown, to have an eN-
ceedingly well developed mind.
He is boy of strong personal in
clinations. Mr.. Brown said There is
not an ounce OF fear i'm him. His read
ing has been far beyond his years. and lie
,ries always 10 carry out his own ideas
| think if he We're 10 get into fight
with a grown man ne would actually try
10 best him.
Granville, il is stated is not quarrel
some and IL is beloved BY mis- relatives
and a large circle of friends and &C
guaintances. One of these, Paul Dunbar
"a cousin, who is the son OF l.. 5. j. Dun
bar. a sculptor, OF 90 Y street northwest,
today left hiS accustomed tasks to make
a search for Granville among hauuts In
Rock Creek and geological parks where
III has known the lad to go in the past.
The Mount Pleasant and Columbia
Heights sections are thoroughly stirred
over the DISAPPEARANCE OF the boy. The
police are bending every energy TO find
hlUi. ard not only the forces of the tenth
roic precinct but those of number seven
ha<c been CalIed into action.
tbs search by the police has -been
~. Scr orders 70 carry Their Inquiries as
a aaet6 as they MAY choose, and :. big
iatf c'.Cle drasUet mas been thrown over
tsto ttEi.tF portion " the city. running
"a: rr soldiers Home to Chevy Chase
isccS - * AID Geological Iarks through
{ .te lad tark. Tenleytown. To the
4 - atr and QUO canal and on across
F-t ia. r.ver to Fort Myer
Grp ~. hickey reported the disap-
r 4ran,p ~ his soG 70 the police las,
r .Ut i al2e mounted squad was sent ou
t-oIl fhe tcrjn fTetinci To hunt for the
10Y. ai.d 1trr Inspector Boartiman, al
police ttadr Il ~. ordered q genera
alarm sent cHt /" at precincts. The po-
lice. aided ur:l hJors a. iie Dickey
family. sraJ.reG IL! night inYestig at4..a
sulies. ragiaeS t,ii other possible Sfr-t
teriug place. without success, and nj
O'Clock this morning rex and much en-.
larged forces tnes then places.
Parents Keep All-Mieht Vigil.
Throughout the night Al aud Mrs
Dickry kept anxious Nisii ~ the house
aided by relatives and neighbours. and tn.
parents this morning joined personally ii
the hunt capt. ii T. Elliott 81 me tenth
precinct took personal charge of his men
and, mounted, has spent today in the in
vestigation and search. With him he ha,
detailed Mounted Sergeant :. j, Harr.
and Mounted Privates \ Buckingham
d. W CoombS and J kavanaugh.
Policeman John Boland of the Rocl
Creek district was ordered 10 give all hi
tine 10 the hunt as We're Motor tyct
Ofhcer H. Levy, Bicycle Officers w III
Rock and l.. w Charlton and Precinc
Detective George :. Webber.
These men have been turning Rocl
Creek and Zooiosicai parks upside down
figuratively speaking while another de
tail from the seventh pree!ASh has beer
investigating possible clues aroufft
Georgetown, the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, Cleveland Park and ather place:
in that section