Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-04

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Paul street was deserted today. Neigh
| bors maintained fire in the furnace.
| and discussed in hushed tones the
/ tragedy, while they awaited the ar
rival of the only surviving son.
Meanwhile co-workers of Mr.. Twonb-
| ly at the Federal Trade Commission
were raising a fund for flowers, the
| funeral probably will be held Monday.
The touring car in which the Twom-
blys and Mrs Holland rode TO thei.
| deaths was demolished, it's top torn
| completely off, and it's frame and
body crushed and bent beyond recog-
| milton. Apparently the speeding en-
CINE struck the car about in the mid
| die. crashing through the rear. The
side curtains were up on the car, ad-
ding to the difficulty of vision and OF
| hearing the warning bell.
Twombly Born I'm Boston.
Mr.. Twombly was born i'm Boston
! April IL 1869, coming to Washington
| from Chicago in 1904 as an employee
! of the Bureau of Corporations. which
was absorbed by the present Federal
Trade Commission in 1915. He was
an expert stenographer and was
private secretary to Edward N. Hurley
when Mr.. Hurley was a member Of
the commission. Ranked as special
agent, he was also classed as an
economist. and travelled a good deal
on the various investigations under
taken by the commission.
Paul Twombly was q graduate of
Gonzaga High School and the Foreign
Service School of Georgetown Uniyer-
sity He was employed at the Univer
sity, in the office of the registrar.
H. III
few days ago as the grand regent OF
Forest Glen Court, No. 961. Catholic
Daughters of America.
Miss Elizabeth Twombly would have
been graduated from Holy Cross Acad-
envy IN June. She had been a stu
dent there for more than two years.
Mrs. Holland, whose age was given
as 81 years, is survived by her hus-
band and three daughters - Claire,
aged Is: Marjorie, aged IA, and Elfine.
aged 10. Mr. Holland was Frustrated
today by the tragedy. Miss Claire
Holland also attended the card party,
but rode home in another car. Mrs
Holland was a member Of the Kengla
family Of Georgetown.
Council Urged Protection.
The Town Council of Kensington. it
was said today, has repeatedly asked
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to
provide adequate protection at the
crossing, either. in the form of flash
ing lights or q full-time Waterman.
The railroad, according to the resi-
dents, has not been receptive to q
proposal to spend q large amount OF
money at the crossing. Under plans
approved several years ago, the cross
ing would have been eliminated by
carrying Connecticut avenue In a
straight line at a point 200 yards
north of the present crossing, through
the town to junction with st. Paul
street.
Fire Chief Raney and members of
the volunteer department had been
attending a county meeting in Rock
Vile last evening and had just put
the fire truck in its garage when
the crash came. They rushed to the
scene of the accident.
A month ago an automobile driven
by a boy named Phillips was struck
by a freight train on the same cross
ing. Phillips escaped uninjured, but
his car was demolished. The acct
dent early today was the third at
the Kensington crossing in 20 years,
according to residents of the town.
Several years ago a woman pedes-
trian was killed when she stepped
from behind a freight train into the
path of an express.