The Washington times., 1920-04-23
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Louis PheIan and His ''Buddy, y
Reynolds Condor, Disappear
During Holidays.

The lure of the West, the oil fields.
and Canada have taken Louis Phelan,
the fifteenyear-old son of Congress-
man Michael Francis Phelan of Mas
sachusetts. and his buddy" Reynolds
Condor, a fellow student at Western
High School. from their homes in
Washington. Ever since the Easter
holidays their whereabouts have been
unknown to their heart-broken par
ents.
For weeks the youths have been
sought in vain, and today their moth
ers and fathers are hoping against
hope that an early train will bring
them back.
Yesterday afternoon the boy stu
dents at Western High School had an
assembly, at which an appeal to them
to aid in finding the runaways was
made.
Parents Get Letters.
1t Is known that a friend Of the
boys in Washington has been for
warding letters from them to their
parents, but neither he nor they can
| be located.
Personal advertisements In the To-
Cdt pIONCo W III
avail. though Louis is understood to
have left word that he would answer
any queries that might reach him
| through the news columns. sand
wiched between trade advertisements
in one of the morning papers today,
| the following appeal for the imme-
i diate return OF Louis Phelan, with q
promise OF forgiveness, appeared:
LoUIS-Communicate at once with home
positively will not take Panama triI
| and how much money you need; mother
heartbroken and i'll and wants you.
| shall not be angry. Pa
Discussed Western Trip.
The sudden and mysterious dis.
appearance of the school boys was
kept a secret until the assembly al
Western High School. For fear OF
unnecessary trouble and worry the
frantic parents neglected to notify
the police of their sons leaving the
city. They were not posted as miss.
ing in the police departments of other
cities. and consequently they were
safe from fear OF apprehension.
Though letters have. reached their
homes which were supposed to have
been written in Shreveport, La, and
in Mound, Miss, before they left the
city they are known to have discussed
plans for going out west, and about
"heading for the oil fields" Stories
of sudden fortune may have lured
them TO travel.
Canada is also known to have. been
one Of their dream" destinations.
Before he left his home at 1901
Biltmore street northwest, fourteen
year-old Reynolds Condor, discussed
his plans freely with boy friends and
| in public. He avowed his Intention
OF "working his way through Canada
and never to come back"
Appeal In Newspapers.
The mothers of both of the boys
| are prostrated, heartbroken and fran.
tic for the immediate return of their
boys, according to the personal ad.
yertIsements which have been in.
serted almost daily. One which was
published on April 10 read:
AN-Au good mother prostrated. resuitt
| may be alarming unless you return n
| once: can see things clearly now; vii
| gladly welcome you without question
| Your companion must return with you
Telegraph II you need money Pa.
Tive days later the following notice
was inserted In the Washington
papers:
It ot'tS, Communicate at once with home
/ mother n alarming condition; complst'
| scontinucd on Rage ?, Column ~