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Evening star., 1922-04-03

The attempted robbery was one of
the boldest which has been tried in
Washington for a long time. 1t was
the opening day of the bank. and
there was large crowd in the instl,
tuition Royton had been observed
walking around and mingling with
the throng. but as this was reception
day no particular attention was PAID
to him.
Suddenly he walked toward the
receiving teller's window. Samuel
April of PIG 1st street northwest
had but a few minutes before re-
lieved William H. Martin in this par
ticular cage. There was large pile
OF bills just inside the WINDOW.
According to Mr.. April. he STOPPED
over to put something under the
counter, when Royton reached under
the bars and grabbed a~handful OF
the bills. The robber had an overcoat
over his arm and sought quickly to
place the money under the overcoat
and at the same time ease MS way
through the crowd.
Mr. April gave the alarm and at
the same time grabbed revolver ana
started in pursuit. The robber
rushed out through the 18th street
door and started north on that street.
When Mr.. April reached the street
he fired three shots in the air ana
succeeded in frightening the robber,
who halted, and then tussel began
between the two. The money was
dropped in the street during the fight.
The two were locked in a grapple
when Policeman Schotter arrived and
took the man into custody.
Hundreds of people were on the
streets when the shots from the re-
volVer in Mr.. Aprils hand sent
number of them scampering for cover.
AS soon as they realized what was
transpiring hundreds of people quickly
CLOSED around the two, and the pank
became jammed with people.
A record was found in the rogues
gallery of the District police depart
ment bearing a description of Roy
ton and his picture. His real name,
the police say, is Lewis Dunbar Mer-
riam and the name Of Royton is an
alias. The prisoner admitted to the
police that he had been arrested and
convicted in Philadelphia for larceny
and conspiracy and that he had served
a term of two years in Jail in Phlla-
ielphia. He admitted also that the
record in the local rogue's gallery
was his.
Comes From BrOcI<tOn, Mass.
Royton first was taken to the first
precinct station house and later to
police headquarters. When questioned
at the detective bureau he told the
Evening star., 1922-04-03
MORRIS HACKER AMONG FOUR
EXONERATED OF ANY BLAME
Revision Of Building Code and More
Funds for Inspectors Office Are
Recommended in Report.
FINDING OF GRAND JURY
IN KNICKERBOCKER DISASTER

returned against the following
collapse
Theater % last:
w. designed
construction
Works
framing which
erection of hollow tile walls
building building
Donald Wallace, general foreman the builder.
construction
District.
of
the District building department.
Knickerbocker
of
N Knickerbocker
L.
All of these of given
of
Evening star., 1922-04-03
MUST BURY DIFFERENCES.
Sir Auckland Geddes Declares Cam
ada and q. S. Should Cooperate.
epecisI pispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
VICTORIA, Is. c., April 1.-Declar-
ing that the time had come when
Canada and the United States must
bury their petty differences and CO.
operate for the common good, Sir
auckland Campbell Geddes was greet
cd with an outburst of applause
II hich lasted several minutes when
he delivered the first of a series of
addresses on Canadian soil.
1T is to their interests as we'll as
Your own that trade conditions be
resumed to the fullest possible ex-
tent he said. Your differences,
sometimes indiscreet, are used in
other countries to prove that all is
not we'll between the two great Eng
disappearing countries" he con-
Ciuded.
over seven hundred men and wom-
eu prominent in the life of the prov
iuce were psesent and Sir Auckland's s
speech was exceedingly well received.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
TWO AIRPLANES CRASH.

HOUSTON, Tex. April s.-Two air
planes from Ellington Field crashed
near South Houston this morning and
came down in flames. Both pilots
We're killed. Maj. Simmonds. pilot of
one plane. was burned to death and
Lieut.. Fitzpatrick. p.lot of the other
machine, died few minutes after the
accident.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
SUCCESSOR TO sPLAIN.
Edgar C. Snyder Appointed q. S.
Marshal for D. C.

Edgar c. Snyder was nominated by
President Harding today to be United
States Marshall for the District of
Columbia, to succeed Maurice Splain.
The nomination was sent to the
Senate and it was expected at the
White House that it will be readily
confirmed.
Mr.. Snyder has been a resident of
Washington for more than twenty
years. He is a Washington cores
pondent of the Omaha Bee.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
Bills Spread Over Street Near
! 18th and III as Bold Robber
! Tussles With His Pursuers.
TELLER FIRES AFTER FUGITIVE:
FINALLY CAUGHT BY POLICEMAN
Hold-Up lnaugurates Opening Day of
Merchants Bank and Trust Company
in New Quarters.

Boldly attempting get away with between 600 and $1,000
large which grabbed from under teers window
Bank Trust Company shortly after
day. Edward Royon twenty of stopped the
dchagng pistol by Samuel April assistant receiving teller
the institution. Following tusse during which he spread
the street. he arrested by Policeman w. A.
Schotter attracted the bank by the firing
OF the shots. All the money recovered.
SAYS HE IS SALESMAN
said that he salesman, when questioned at
precinct that he years of age and
the National Hotel his local address He told the police
that New York city, and lived the Longacre
Hotel there When searched the police station large box
OF found his person. and also hypodermic
IL to he nalce
Evening star., 1922-04-03

Five of the nine held by the jury respon
e for the collapse of the Knckerbocker Theate January
% last indicted today by the grand jury charge
mansaughter The remaining four the
grand jurors determining their connection with the
of the building sufficiently necessary make
1ioh1e
Evening star., 1922-04-03
HIGHER SALARIES
URGED BY BALL0U
School Superintendent Ap.
peaIs in Senate for Raise
in Teachers Pay.

Supt. Frank W. Ballou Of the public
schools, appearing before the Senate
District committee, today strongly
urged the enactment. into law of the
Capper bill, fixing and increasing the
salaries of the public school teach
ers. Among the other witnesses
heard were James T. Lloyd and DR..
]. Hayden Johpson, both of the board
of education; DR.. w. s.. Deffenbaugh
of the United States bureau OF edu-
cation, and Paul E. Lesh.
DR.. Ballou told the committee that
the salaries of the employees of the
hoard Of education should be legal
ized. The present salaries are sub
tect to a point of order, he said, since
thew are not established by law, and
are carried entirely in appropriation
bills.
DR.. Ballou pointed out also that,
while the Junior high schools have
been organized and the plan is to de-
velop this type of institution, there
;s M legal authorization for a salary
Schedule for teachers in the junior
high schools.
Al
nantary schools have been created,
Ut there is no salary schedule for
e"ch principals. Also the community
oanter department is recognized by
~, hut no salary schedule has been
ieealiy established for these en-
ployes. ,,,,.., .,+hor
,+ies DR.. Ballou pointed out, to abol-
~, session room pay as means of
navine principals for their services
ps principals of elementary schools.
The system is difficult TO administer
and is unsound in theory, he conz
tarded Session room pay cannot be
aLnI;shed except through legislation.
Taa chers in the elementary schools.
m Rallou continued, are now grouped
~ classes /, 2, 3, and S. This sys-
tar ia cumbersome and should be
q ehnI,shed. The proposed salary bill
viii accomplish this purpose.
Higher Pay for Board.
pr Ballou laid particular stress
unon the fact that higher compensa-
tion for the employees of the board of
education Is a necessity. He said,
in addition to- other arguments in
favor of the bill, that the new salary
schedule is necessary to provide suf-
Acient compensation for employees of
the board of education to make it
nossible for the Washington school
system to compete successfully with
Cher school systems in securing suf-
ficieut teachers and officers.
Or. Ballou submitted to the COM
mittee a copy of the bulletin put out
scontinued on Page 2. Ce.ainn -
Evening star., 1922-04-03
WEATHER.

Fair and warmer tonight: tomor-
row probably fair.
Temperature, for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today-Highest, 81, at
4 pm. yesterday; lowest. 35, at 3
am. today.
Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
Nine Held to Grand Jury.

Army and Navy and civilian eu-
gineers Immediately started to work,
examined the iron work, the concrete
and the general construction of the
building to determine the cause of
collapse, all preparatory to the cor
oner's inquest The inspection
forces worked quickly and on Feb
ruary Z, Coroner hewitt started the
e,cniinued on Twentieth pas~
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
GEO. W. ALDRIDGE
DIES PLAYING GOLF
Continued from First Page.

canal frauds" was still fresh. and op-
position newspapers brought up once
more the findings of Judge Country
man. whose report stated:
superintendent Aldridge knew or
ought to have known that the insertion
In the bidding sheets OF mere nominal
quantities OF material to be excavated
from considerable stretches. in many
cases including several miles OF the
canal, were not correct statements OF
estimates, and therefore were not In COM
pliance with the statute"
Judge Countryman's conclusion was
that Mr.. Aldridge was equally guilty
with the engineers.
His opponent was Democrat, James
S. Havens. who won over him in the
election by more than 5000 votes.
The last public office he held was
that Of Collector of the Port OF New
York. In April of last year his name
was sent TO the Senate by President
Harding and was at once confirmed. He
was sworn into office the following
month. and for the first time became a
resident Of this city. He succeeded
Byron r Newton. who retired 20 be-
come member Of the firm OF Kardos &
Burke, brokers. at 80 Broadway, who
recently failed. The office carried a
salary of $4,000 a year.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
$500, 900 DANCE PALACE
EXPECTS I 800 COUPLES
All Ready for Clover Gardens
Opening Tomorrow Night.

Many celebrated artists, musicians
literary men and theatrical people have
accepted invitations to attend the In
augural reception of the Clover Gardens
ballroom. the new $500.0 dance palace
on the sixth floor Of the Grand Central
Palace. Forty-sixth street and Lexington
avenue. which is to be opened TO the
public tomorrow evening. 1t is expected
that the opening night will see the
dance floor capacity Of 1900 couples.
Workmen yesterday were putting the
finishing touches to the walls and cell
ings and artists and decorators were
supervising the installation of the fur
nishings and mural decorations. The
dance floor proper is In the form of a
four leaf clover outlined by pillars of
blue and gold. Tho ceiling Is in blue,
stippled with gold and relieved from
time to time by hand painted canopies.
Around the walls are miles Of hand
painted mural decorations representing
the symbolic types of every national
dance. From the ceiling are suspended
huge faceted silver balls which scintil-
late and glitter with myriad hues under
the novelty lighting effects concealed in
ceiling or wall.
1t occupies a city block Of more than
an acre. Adjunct to the dance hall
there will be an emergency room with
three hospital cots and a graduate nurse
in attendance. There is also ladies'
clubroom in blue and gold with old rose
carpeting and French draperies and next
to it pink and gold powder puff room"
fitted up with pier glasses and all the
paraphernalia of milady's boudoir.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
MANHATTAN COLLEGE
CONFERS ~ DEGREES
Graduates Urged to Combat
British Imperialism.

Manhattan College held its sixty-ninth
annual commencement last evening in
Carnegie Hail. Arthbishop Hayes a
member of the class of 1883, who pre-
sided, addressed the graduates on hold
ing steadfast to the high principles which
had been inculcated in them in the col
lege.
Z The honorary degree of doctor of laws
was conferred on Edward f. McSweeney
OF Framingham, Mass, and on DR.. John
r. McCusker. There were four recipients
of the degree of master of arts and four
of civil engineer. Twenty-Five graduates
received the degree of bachelor of arts
and nine the degree OF bachelor Of sci
encc in civil engineering. Thirty grad
yates Of the Manhattan College High
School also received diplomas.
DR.. McSweeney addressed the grad
yates on the need of keeping American
life free from the communicating influ-
ence Of imperialism. Motion pictures,
the Carnegie Foundation, the Rhodes
scholarships and common school text
books and histories. were attacked as
insidious propaganda seeking to under
mine American patriotism with a view
to making the country subservient to
the imperialism of England.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
SARGENT'S SYNAGOGUE
PICTURE TO BE SEIZED

BosToN, June 13.--Gov. Cox tonight
signed the bill for the removal of John
Singer Sargents painting. THE Syna-
gogue." from the Boston public library
and the placing Of 1t in some educational
ir rstitution. Earlier In the day the Legis-
lature had recalled from the Governor
the bill as was originally passed and
amended it to provide that the funds to
pay for the seizure of the painting by
eminent domain be taken from the gen
eral funds Of the State.
The proponents of the bill charged that
the painting was offensive to members
Of the Jewish race and ought not to be
displayed in public institution like the
library.
The legislature adopted an order voic-
ins the opinion OF the legislature that
no race lines should be drawn in the
admission of students to any college or
university in the State. This was a sub
stitute for an order recently introduced
calling for recess committee to in
vestigate alleged plans to limit the num-
ber Of Jews in attendance at Harvard
University.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
CENSORS OF TEACHERS
HOLD SECRET SESSION
Advisory Council Is Said to
Have Debated TUo Cases.

Despite the fact that none of thosa
teachers called upon to appear before
it yesterday are known to have re-
ported for the proposed inquiry into
their political opinions. the advisory
council on taachers' qualifications held
its meeting in the Bar Association
Building. The council was in secret
session for more than two hours. Archi-
bald e. Stevenson. secretary and coun-
sal to the body. sent word to the await.
ing reporters that he would sec them
at the close OF the meeting.
Instead hs sent his secretary, who de-
clared that the only thing the council
had to say was that it had met and had
considered the cases Of two teachers.
Who the teachers were and what the
council learned was not made public.
AS far as could be learned. the teachers
did not appear in person. At the head
quarters of the Teachers Union it was
said that no member of that organiza-
tion had obeyed the summons. Alex
andar Fichlander. principal of Public
School 165. kept his word not to obey
the councils call upon him to be ques-
toned.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
GUESTS HELD IN SEATS
20 Agents Scour Building
Where Chief Says He
Made Purchase.
THREE HOTELS ABSOLvED
Astor, Ansonia and McAlpin
Managers Quickly Freed
of Dry Charges.

Unsuccessful liquor raids were made
last night by twenty prohibition agents,
headed by e. B. Morganstein, on the
Hotel ,Claridge, In West Forty-fourth
street : the Yates Restaurant. in West
Forty-third street. and Gallagher's
restaurant and cabaret at I'll Seventh
avenue.
Search warrants for the sally into
the places had been issued by Judge
Learned Hand in the United States
District Court on evidence furnished
by Harry S. Sands. general prohibition
agent from Washington.
Mr.. Sands stopped at the Claridge
and said he procured liquor with ease.
but at some expense. from one OF the
bellhops as well as from the manager,
Hamilton P. Burney.
Despite his report. however, the
twenty agents secured every part OF the
hotel in which they suspected liquors
might have been cached and found none.
in the restaurant operated by the hotel
the diners were kept in their seats while
the place was searched fruitlessly.
All the charges against the MANAGE
ments of the McAlpin. the Astor and
the Ansonia Hotels as result of raids
by prohibition enforcement agents Mon
day night. were dismissed by the United
States Commissioner, Mr.. Hitchcock.
The only case left to the agents was
that against y. N. Horan. a bellboy at at
the McAlpin. who was held In sl,Vo
ball for trial. Horan was accused OF
and admitted that he went outside th ,
hotel to get the liquor.
The action OF the prohibition authori-
ties In making raids on the three hotels
was commented on by Frederick A.
Muschenheim, head of the Hotel Astor
and president of the Hotel Association.
He called attention to the fact that he
long ago had warned employees that any
infraction of the dry laws would re-
suit in their dismissal. He said:
Mr.. Carney manager of the. Hotel
McAlrln, tells me that in the last six
months he has dismissed over twenty
bellboys and others for infraction
OF the rule. Whenever any one breaks
At he ceases automatically 10 be en-
ployed The dismissal Of the charges
against the McAlpin. the Astor and the
Ansonia strengthens the contention OF
the Hotel Association not to allow the
present prohibition enforcement issue
to be confounded by incidents OF this
kind in the minds OF the public. IL
strengthens the determination OF the
Hotel Association to continue to fight
for the enforcement of the law and
against the unequal application of the
prohibition law now prevailing in New
York
The Assistant United States Attorney.
Mr.. Miderberger. In dropping the case
against the mana cement OF the Hotel
McAlpin. said ne was satisfied. from
the evidence as presented by the en-
forcement agents. that the hotel was in
no way concerned with the alleged vi
olation of the law BY the bellboy.
Horan.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
CHIMPANZEE. FREE,
PUTS CONEY IN PANIC
Continued from First Page.

street and Betty owned the place. But
she got lonesome and went up on 10 the
roof, with several thousand people try
ing to follow her, but very few sue
ceedfng.
BY this time twenty policemen. her
trainer, Oscar Huey, and two men from
the Hagenbeck Animal Shows, Walter
Matthias and John 6chult. were trying
TO shoot her Or trip her with ropes and
things. They lassooed her several times
but each time Betty calmly threw or the
rope and went on where she was going
which seemed to be any place there was
action and excitement She picked her
way over the roof and dropped into West
Tenth street, where she spent some time
Ieaping over automobiles parked there.
Then the Giant Racer attracted her
attention and she took charge OF that.
sliding up and down the structure and
trying to push the cars OF, while the
cops shot at her and the trainers hurled
their ropes. She spent an hour on the
Giant Racer, then failing to demolish 1t
she went down to the ocean end OF the
street and into the Atlantic Baths. She
made her way to the lunch counter,
while the walters Ned, and amused her
self by turning on the coffee urns. so
that the, floor of the place was soon
COVeEoQ with COIIee. Iuen sHe ooi6cu a.
few plates at the cops when they
wouldn't shake hands with her and went
back to the Giant Racer.
Crowd Grows to Thousands.
BY this time che crowd had grown to
several thousand. Everybody on the
island was out after Betty and the din
was terrific. because everybody had a
bit of advice for the cops. But Betty
went on her way to the Peterson Baths,
which has a hotel in connection. She
went upstairs, ambled along the hall
way and pounded on the doors. They
were opened. but slammed Immediately,
while feminine shrieks and masculine
curses filed the air. The crowd and
the cops chased the champanzee up and
down the halls for some time, and finally
she went into q bath room and turned
on the faucets.
Huey followed her in and shook hands
with her. which so pleased the animal
that she insisted on making 1t con-
tinuous performance, so the trainer
stood and shook hands while the other
trainers went to the Hagenbeck con-
cession and got crate. This they
placed outside the door, and then
Huey shooed her into 1t. Through the
cheering crowd and the perspiring cops
Betty was ingloriously carried back
home. But she seemed happy and con-
tented, still eager to shake hands with
some one She had had Aer day. and
she had known what 1t was like to own
Coney Island.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14

Charles J. Barrett OF IT Myrtle avenue
Newark
The cadets who were graduated to-day
will enjoy leave of absence until Sep
tember IS. The furleugh class, cadets
who will go out two years hence, left
n noon on leave until August 2S. To-
morrow the class of '23 will leave for
Fishers Island. N. Y, for a fortnight
drill with the big sea coast guns.
New cadet officers were appointed
Cadet w. F. Breidster OF Wisconsin 4,
the ranking cadet. He also Is captain OF
the Army's football team next year.
On July the battalion will move into
summer camp. which will be at West
Point this year, and on the same date
the new class of "plebes" will enter the
academy.
The graduating class OF 1922 of the
United States Military Academy at West
Point held its farewell banquet last
night at the Hotel Astor. The speakers
were G. c. Olmsted. president Of the
class, who spoke on "The Glass;" and
A. c. Spalding. who spoke on "Our
Alma Mater"
The classes of 1891, 1897 and 1872.
also held reunions at the hotel.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
DRILLING IN LUZON
FOR OIL, GAS FOUND

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.--K r.
Kingsbury, president of the Standard
Oil Company of California. said to-day
ing on Luzon for a little more than
year. received II cable stating that gas
had been encountered at depth of
2,415 feet. Preparations are being made
to test this sand for oil snd gas and 20
proceed with the drilling to lower Levels
The finding of this gas, he said. does
not necessarily demonstrate the pres
ence of oil at lower depths. but can be
considered as a favorable sign
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
June Oddly Is Mittens
On a Strawberry Picker
speeiGl Dispatch to THE New Yo.K HaAI'

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HxuALD.
w JINSTED, Conn, June 49,
w The mercury here this
morning had dropped to AZ
degrees above zero. and Mrs. J. s.
Buswell, living in Upland road,
wore a winter coat when she went
to pick ripe strawberries in her
garden. Her fingers became so cold
she had to put on mittens to con-
tinue her berry picking.
A baby robin was blown out of
its nest at Highland Lake. Not
being protected by cost Of feath-
ers. the bird perished from the cold.
Furnace fires were rebuilt in some
instances. Considerable green fruit
was blown off apple trees and cider
mill owners groaned.
The New York herald., 1922-06-14
DEGREES FOR NEW YORK MEN
Middlebury Confers Honors oi
Banker and Ministers.

MrppLEBURY, Vt..~June 13.--At the
commencement exercises of Middlebury
College to-day honorary degrees were
conferred upon President James r.
Angel Of Yale University, President Guy
w. Bailey of the University of Vermont
President Charles A. Plumley of Nor
wich University. Albert III. Wiggin,
-president of the Chase National Bank
Of New York. the Rev. Glenn w. White
and the Rev. Ernest Sunderland. both
of New York