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The Washington times., 1928-08-27
MYSTERY Blast
WRECKS SHOP

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. ~,
Thousands Of persons bound for
work downtown today. gathered In
front Of the r, Kirschbaum Build
ing to view the damage done BY 4
mysterious explosion khat wrecked
the building and damaged adjoining
structures. First estimates placed
the loss at more than 100000.
Shattered glass from show and
office windows stood nsarly q foot
deep in the street in front Of tile
buildings. Special police details
held the crowd at Il distance.
Harold I.ibowitz, ~. was found
terribly burned III an alley behind
the Kirschbaum Building. His cone
dition is critical.
Firemen Cecil o. Richardson and
r. G. Wallace were cut, bruised and
burned in fighting fire that fol-
lowed the blast.
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Marie schaus. 81 years. Providence
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Martha Robinson. III years. 1884 Third
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william johnson, 50 years. 1874 Kra-
'ii James Drake. 50 years. Freedmen's
George Fenwick. IS years, as Des-
mon CT. s. w.
Benjamin p. Caldwell ~ years, GAR
field HOSPITAL
william Tines, 81 years. Galiinger
Walter johnson. IS years. Tuberculosi.
Norvilie wright, is years. Emergency
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s. w.
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I ATHER nevis
To HEAD {. j.

The Rev. w Coleman Nevis, s.
r., until recently dean Of the
college IL arts and sciences at
Georgetown University, today is
president OF the Hilltop institution.
Father Neyils was appointed yes
terday to succeed the Rev. Charles
w. Lyons, S. j., who has been
president of the university for he
last four years. Father Lyons il
returning to the New England
States.
Father Nevis recently returned
to Georgetown after an absence Of
four years. From 1919 TO 1924
he served as chancellor of the
university and regent Of the school
OF foreign service.
As chairman of the Georgetown
Endowment Association, Father
Nevis was instrumental IN the or
ganfzation Of many alumni clubs
throughout the country and In the
development of others.
Owing to the large increase In
the Jesuit order in the East, there
were recently established two dis
tinct provinces one in New Eng
land and the other the old New
York-Maryland province. it ii to
take care Of this increased work
that Father Lyons was called away
from Georgetown.
Father Nevis was born in Phila-
delphia, May 20, 1878. He was
educated at st. JosepE's College
there and entered the Society Of
Jesus in 1895. In 1911 he was
ordained a priest and served as an
Instructor at Boston college, Loyola
School in New { York city, st.
Andrews-on-the.H Hudson at Pough-
keepsie, n. X, and Holy Cross
College ut Worcester, Mass, before
coming to Georgetown in 1919.
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DEATHS

FTTZGERALD--On Sunday, August 90
ilSg. ANNA MARGARET FITZGERALD
fnee Roth. beloved wife of John p. Fitz-
gerald. -. .... %,
irving ST, n. W.. on "Wednesday, August
70 AZ $50 g. m. Requiem mass at st.
GabrieIs Church at 3 o'clock. Relatives
and friends invited. Interment st. Mary
Cemetery.
TOCHER--on Sunday. August 90 1928,
al Gas p. M, at his residence, 1876
LoCHER. beloved husband of Harriet Haw-
10y Funeral private, Tuesday, August %.
Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
SAFTTH--on Saturday, August rs, 1928,
al his residence 534 Fourth St. N. E..
GEORGE z. SMITH. beloved husband OF
Harriet Smith.
Funeral from his late residence on Tues
day. August %, at ! 1 a.. m. Omit flowers,
Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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LEO G. KRIKAWA

Leo Charles Krikawa, SO, steward
manager OF the National Press
Club. died suddenly yesterday of d
cerebral kemorrhage at his apart.
ment in the Champlain, 1927 Rhode
Island Ave. N. w.
Mr.. Krikawa had been with the
Press Club for three years and
had supervised the preparation Of
the clubs menus for many proIni-
nent personages, among them Presi-
dent Coolidge, Queen Marie and
Colonel Lindbergh.
He was born in Vienna, Austria.
and came to this country about 90
years ago. He served with the
American Army during the World
War and at the close of hostilities
became a steward on transatlantic
liners, later becoming identified
with several New York hotels.
Mr.. Krikawa married the former.
Miss Francis N. McCann, of 4716t
Fifteenth st. N. w, who survives
him. He is also survived by his
mother and sister. who reside In
Vienna. He was a member of
Syrus Ledge, No. EOS, Of Masons.
In New York.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
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Staying Suspect Held
Pending Death Probe

As result of the fatal shooting
of LIE Roy Taylor, eolored. IS, the
1900 block Thirty-third st. N. W.,
early yesterday. Edward Newman,
colored, So was arrested and held
for the action of the coroner's jury.
Newman. who lives in the 1900
block of Bells CT. N. W.. is alleged
90 have shot Taylor with shotgun.
! He fled from the scene, police say.
and was captured after chase by
Policeman Frank e. Stroman, OF the
Seventh precinct. The shooting oc-
CURED in Bells Court.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Herbert Goldbloom, 23. Fand Hilds
Self, %. The Rev. A. Simon.
Roland b. Clark. 80. and Lena
Heroux, IS. The Rev. F. x. cava-
naugh.
Mary L. Chappelear, 90 The Rev. q.
= John 3. boyer, 3r., Is. and Marion
D. Jones, -. The Rev. W. A. Eisen-
Oe George L Littlefield, II. ana Melya
McConkey, 20. The Rev. e, j. A.
Ne Clifford H. Harwood. 50. and France.
r. Easton IL. The Rev. Re. b. Niver.
Jack Carter, &c. and Rose M. Boehm.
26. The Rev. j. Callaghan.
Horace i. Porter. 33, Knoxville,
Tenn. ana Frances l.. Schmid 30, The
Rev. John C. Palmer.
Frank Wilson. 26. and Marie Thomp-
son. Is. The Rev Wiley Westray
John Henson, 2S and Gertrude Cole
man, 20. The Rev. A. B. Williams
william Wright, %. aand Irene
Davis. is. The Rev. II. g. Harris.
Andrew Taylor. 80. and Hattie Jones,
IL. The Rev. luther Coleman.
Edward d. Hebron, 81, and Maude
Mallory, %. The Rev. L. C. sharpe
Willie Long, Fl and Louise Lamp
kin, Is. The Rev. J. H. Lindsay.
John r. Gales 4s, and Clara Blair.
81. The Rev. Elijah Coleman.
John j.. smith, 35, and Catherine
Price IS, both Of Baltimore. The
Rev. Joseph T Kennedy.
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ROBBERY GRAIN z

Robert Grain, 81, for Al years
prominently identified with the Dem
ocratic political machine in mis-
state. corporation counsel, country
gentleman and Maryland's largest
single landowner, and a member or
the board of regents of the Univers-
itv OF Maryland, died yesterday at
Garfield Hospital following a year
Of i'll health which became serious
last Monday.
The Grain Highway running
from Baltimore deep into Southern
Maryland, was named for Mr.. Grain.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not vet been completed. However,
services will be held at the Wash
ington residence, 1855 Wyoming Ave.
N. W., it was announced, and the
body will be placed in a vault pend
ing permanent burial In his boyhood
community. Mount Victoria. Md.
Mr.. Grain was brought to Garfield
Hospital from his country home at
Mount Victoria last Monday, when
his condition became alarming. Sur
viving him are his wife, Mrs. Mar
garet Bennett Grain, daughter of the
late Judge William G.. Bennett, OF
West Virginia: two daughters, Flea
nor Morgan Grain and Margaret Ben
nett Grain. and two sons, Robert
Grain, jr., and William George Ben
nett Grain.
Mr.. Grain was born at Mount VIC
toria, Nd, November IL, 1865. the
son OF DR.. Robert and Nellie Morgan
Grain. He received his early educa-
ton at Charlotte Hall Acadmey, later
attending st. Johns College. An.
napolis. He received his LIB. from
the University OF Maryland in 1886.
Mr.. Grain. in partnership with Omer
r. Hershey, practiced corporation law
in Baltimore for many years, and he
later opened = law office In Wash
ingt0n.
Since October l. 1915. Mr.. Grain
has devoted much OF his time to his
estate at Mount victoria. He be.
came identified with the Democratic
party IN Maryland when at p years
of age he served as delegate to the
st. Louis convention OF the Demo.
cratic party. He is said to have been
largely responsible for the election
OF Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Grain is
credited with having brought the
1912 Democratic convention to Bal.
timore.
He was member OF the Maryland
and Baltimore clubs. the EIlxridge
Club, the Roland Park Club and the
Chevy Chase Club. He was mem
Der. OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church and attendde All-Souls'
Church here.
The Washington times., 1928-08-27

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The Washington times., 1928-08-27
BIRTHS

Richard C. and Marie C. Jimney, boy
Robert d. and Grace Jet, boy.
paul q. and Madge T. Gottwals, girl
Joseph b. and Bertha E. Coggor'
George w. and HARRIET r. BallengeF
boy. ",
James and Florence Williams, girl.
Weller and Frances Moore, girl
Fred and virdeH Washington, boy.
Morris and Louise Stevenson, girl.
John and Margaret Shepherd, girl.
Leroy and Virginia O'Bryant. girl.
TYLER and Emma Newbill, girl.
Edward r. and Bertha E. Merritt
boy.
robert and Lula Matthews, girl.
John and Gertrude Marshall boy.
Ellsworth and Lulu Janifer, boy.
Andrew and Maize jackson, boy.
Mitchell and Willie NJ. Dorsey, boy
The Washington times., 1928-08-27
/. GEORGE e. SMITH

Funeral services for George q.
Smith, City Postoffice worker, will
be held tomorrow at his late home,
534 Fourth st. n. e. Burial will be
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr.. Smith died Saturday at his
home after a lingering illness. He
was SO years old. He had been en-
and had worked himself up to the
post OF assistant superintendent OF
The Washington times., 1928-08-27
BIRTHS. DEATHS, MARRIAGE LICENSES

Permanie and Vanice Conrad. boy.
oliver and Beatrice Coates. boy.
Louis and Attilie Brown. boy.
George and Mamie Bolts, girl.
Bradstone and Catherine Baltimore
girl.
The Washington times., 1928-08-27
DEATHS

William G. Sears, 50 years, 1900
Nineteenth st. N. w.
Louisa r. vaughn, 10 years. 1905 De-
catur st. N. W.
! Mary s. Gill. 50 years s1s NJ st.
NJ w.
5AIrIs $500 $500 % 49, = f'ip. 80. faospitai
PL N. w.
Michael ). Mccain. 81 years. al E
st. s. w.
Elisabeth Feary. ~ years, Tubercu-
k1osis Hospital
The Washington times., 1928-08-27

mails in charge of the inquiry sec.
ton, the post he held at the time OF
his demise. He was a native OF this
city and was educated in the schools
of Georgetown.
He is survived by his wife and
one son, John Smith. Naval Lodge,
No. a, F.. "A. A. M. of which he was
a member, will have charge OF his
funeral.
The Washington times., 1928-08-27
ALFRED LEE LEWIS

Funeral services for Alfred Lee
Lewis, IS, Of sos Buchanan st.
N. W.. for % years member of
the Metropolitan Police Department.
who died at Emergency Hospital Sat-
urday. will be held tomorrow at
Parksley. Va, his boyhood home.
Mr.. Lewis was born in Parksley,
the son of Capt. Alfred Lee Lewis,
Confederate veteran. He was a
member of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics and of
the F. and A. NJ. He is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Margaret Bennett
Lewis: /. son, Alfred T. Lewis, and
four daughters, Mrs. Tracy K. Bruce,
Mrs. Overton Bounds, Mrs. Robert
G. Jones. and Miss Irma Lewis. all
of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
NEW ENGLAND SWEPT.

BOSTON. September Ia (P).-A series
of terrific wind and lightning storms
which swept four New England States
late yesterday cost at least one life and
Jeff in their wake heavy toll OF prop
erty damage.
From Rhode Island and New Hamp-
shire came news of unroofed. houses,
uprooted trees, felled chimneyS and
temporary paralysis of communications
Rindgo, N. H.. % miles east of Keene,
was probably the hardest hit of any
place Wind of tornado velocity swept
an area four miles in length and half
a mile wide, causing general havoc and
unroofing many houses. Property DAM
age was estimated at $4,000.
Golfer Is Killed.
Lowell and other places in North
eastern Massachusetts, experienced a
sharp electrical storm which was ac-
companied by heavy rainfall with wash
outs frequent.
At Hartford, Conn, James Brown. SO,
golf architect, was killed when struck
by lightning in Goodwin Park. and Will
liam Watson of Hartford, brother-in-
law, who had taken refuge with him
under a tree, was injured. They were
playing golf when the storm broke.
The storm in Rhode Island was of
near cloudburst proportions. The ac-
companying wind felled enough light
ming polls to plunge wide sections on
both sides of Narragansett Bay into
darkness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
FABER MT ADDEN,
g, DIES IN EUROPE
Former State Department
AttaChe Expires While on
World Tour.

Stricken while on world tour, Faber
J. McFadden. 33 years old, well known
in Washington, where he was formerly
connected with the State Department
died yesterday at Montana Vermala,
Switzerland.
News of Mr. McFadden's death was
received by friends in the State De-
partment from his wife.
The McFadden's had made Washing
ton their home up to the first of the
year, when the trip abroad was started
At that time Mr.. McFadden was en-
ployed by the Hudson Brick 81 Supply
Co. of this City.
Mr.. McFadden was born In Dubuque.
Iowa, September %. 1895. He went -
Cornell University for three years. leav-
ing to enter the Army in 1917. He was
commissioned first lieutenant and saw
service overseas, at one time serving
on the American Military Mission to
Spain. He returned from abroad in
1919. resigned from the Army and took
a post in Guatemala with the State
Department. From 1920 to 1922 he
travelled abroad. Then he re-entered
the state Department and remained in
Washington until 1926. Upon his resig-
nation from the State Department at
that time. he became associated with
Editorial Research Reports. Inc. and
later with the supply firm. In 1925
he was married to Miss Janice Foss of
Nyack. N. Y.
Mr.. McFadden's illness that resulted
in death struck him in India. He was
moved to Switzerland in the hopes that
the climate and the altitude would help
him
He had memberships In the Kiwanis.
Metropolitan and Montgomery Country
Clubs.
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CHICAGO TURFMEN
START "TIP" PROBE
AFTER JOCKEYS CALLS
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to collect bill charged to Allen, Horns
by made emphatic denial of any trans
actions with the jockey. McGraw said
he would start an investigation imme-
diately to learn how his name was
brought into the story. 1t was learned
that he had called Judge Lands on
the long distance telephone carly today.
McGraw declined to reveal the CONVEX
sation.
At Braves Field. Hornsby said, "I
don't know Jockey Allen; wouldn't know
him if he was to walk into this Office
this very minute. There is nothing to
the story SO far as am concerned. If
anybody called me from Chicago that's
something can't help. But it looks to
me as though the telephone company
was merely trying to collect the bill"
At his hotel, McGraw said. 81 have
read the story and don't know Jockey
Allen, but I will do some investigating
to find out how my name was connected
with the story.
After discussing the story with news
papermen. Hornsby sent a telegram to
the Illinois Turf Association denying
KNOWING OF having any CranSacLlOnS,
financial or otherwise, with Chicago
persons.
McGraw reiterated his denial in
telegram to Commissioner Lands which
he made public this noon.
Absolutely no truth in newspaper
reports that 1 have been betting on
horses on information furnished by
Jockey Allen or any one connected with
him." the telegram said. Furthermore,
I have never heard from him over the
telephone directly or indirectly"
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appointment by the Board of Educa-
zion at its meeting next Wednesday.
Congestion in Georgetown will be
greatly relieved this yea BY The open-
ing of the new Cord n Junior High
School, at Thirty-fifth and r streets.
Although not yet completed, the build
ing will be ready for occupancy Octo-
Der l. when its classes, nav being or
ganized in neighb BRING elementary
schools. will be moved to heir perr1a-
nent home. The opening of this build.
ing, Mr.. Haycock se;d today will per-
NIT abandonment of the Threlkeid
School, at Thirty-sixth street and Pros
pect avenue. erected during the Civil
War period
The second days sessions of the board
of admissions get under way today with
the examination of lot pupils creden-
tials by noon. During the same time
yesterday 200 prospective students of
Washington's public senior high schools
were interviewed. Those applicants un-
able to furnish acceptable credentials
to the local authorities will take eXam-
nations IN the required entry subjects
at o'clock tomorrow morning in the
Franklin Building, Thirteenth and K
streets
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MANY SHIPS IN PATH.
OF TROPICAL STORM.
Cape Haitien Expects to Get
Brunt of HurTicane-Ba-
hamas May Be Hit.
BY the Associated Press.


am. today received a message from
Cape Haitien, Haiti, saying that the
tropical hurricane was expected to strike
that point in an hour and a half. The
st -rm was reported as travelling north
westward
The news was interpreted here as in
dicating that the disturbance was bound
to sweep the Bahaman Islands and
cross the lanes usually used by Cuban
bound steamers
In the path are many vessels. includ-
ing the Pacific liner Orcoma. on which
Sir Autsen Chamberlain. British foreign
minister, Is voyaging toward Havana,
Panama and California. The Orcoma is
due at Havana on Saturday. it having
sailed from Hamilton, Bermuda, late
Wednesday.
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they are not willing to give that spank
ing at the expense of supporting Tam
many and Tammany candidates for
President. Tammany has been against
everything progressive from Lincoln's
day down to the present.
Mr.. Hoover has convinced me of his
sincerity and his intention of meeting
squarely the problem of agriculture,
which he has called the all-important
question of the Nation today"
Religious Issue Not Tc.t.
The so-called religious issue has not
come to the fore, openly at least, in
North Dakota, according to Senator
Nye. Not a few members of the
Lutheran church have talked of sup
porting AL Smith. either as protest
against the Republican farm stand or
because of the wet issue. Mr. Mad
dock, who has agreed to run as n Demo-
cratic candidate for governor, is a
Catholic, Senator Nye said.
North Dakota was carried by the Re-
nub!icans for President Coolidge in 1924,
although there was greet drive in
the State for the La Toilette Indspend-
ent ticket and both Senator Frazier and
the late Senator Ladd openly sponsored
the La Toilette cause. But the feeling
of resentment among the farmers today
is said to be stronger than it was in
1924.
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hole and Voigt was lucky to get another

hole hole and voigt was lucky to get another
Perkins holed a beautiful. curling 40:
foot putt on the 163-yard twelfth for a
birdie 2 and became up. Voigt was
20 feet inside the Briton. but missed.
Voigt was still short of the 470-yard
thirteenth after two wood shots, but
Clipped up close. He won the hole with
birdie 4. Perkins, in the rough on his
first two shots, Clipped to within feet.
but missed the putt.
Voigt sliced Perkins lead to up
when he holed a 22-footer on the $50
yard fourteenth for birdie 4. to Per-
kins' 5. The New Yorker was making
a great uphill fight.
Both laid niblick shots close to the
fifteenth PIN Perkins was 10 feet
away and missed his putt. So did
voigt from feet and they halved in
As.
voigt became down to Perkins on
the sixteenth. where he won the hole
with par 4.
Perkins smoked cigarettes necessarily,
lighting fresh one from the end OF
each butt
Voigt got another hole back. leaving
him only down at the sixteenth. where
Perkins took puts for the first time.
nc ullSSeu q f-IUUtCA, NAIhC NO4S0 0oAAn
one of the same length to win.
Perkins drove to the rough on the
seventeenth. but Clipped on beautifully
and got his for half after the hole
seemed hopelessly lost. Voigt had laid
his approach foot from the cup,
Voigt sliced into the woods from the
eighteenth tee and was lucky to club
out on the fairway from bad lie. Per-
kins with the door open, walloped his
iron second into trap. Both were on
in 8.
Perkins missed his putt from 80 feet
by inches. and Voigt went past the
cup an inch to one side. They halved
in SIS, leaving Perkins up.
The cards:
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PRISONER ADMITS
Staying OF DOCTOR
Rcbber Suspect Reported
Confessing Murder as Re-
suit of "Fence" Deal.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, September IA
confession that he killed DR.. Henry
Dapper, young Carrick physician, has
been obtained from John F. Meckley,
"a, suspect in a drug store robbery,
city detectives said today. Meckley
said he killed the physician because
Dr. Dapper refused to pay for liquor
and drugs turned over to him for dis
posal, according to the detectives.
The statement made by Meckley the
detectives said, related that eight
cases of whisky and a quantity of
drugs had been stolen by Meckley and
several companions, who also are under
arrest, and were turned over to DR..
Dapper. Meckley claimed the physi-
clan refused to pay him for stolen
goods and that he shot him in the
lonely Lebanon Church road near here
on the night of August 90.
Second Statement TalIies.
Another statement tallying with that
Of Meckley was made by Ralph Mar
alta, "a, boxer, police claimed Mar
alta was charged as saying that he and
a younger brother went to the ply
siclan's Office with Meckley on the
night of the killing. The brothers
went into the Office 10 tell the doctor
that Meckley's mother was i'll while
Meckley waited outside, the police
said
Maratta was said to have stated that
the doctor and his father, Henry Dap
per, vice president of the Fort Pitt
Brewing Co., went out and Joined
Meckley and drove away in the physi-
clans automobile.
In Meckleys alleged statement he was
quoted as saying, Il was determined to
get the money or to kill him."
The doctor drove out of the city, and
his guide stopped him at quiet spot
along the road. The elder Dapper was
struck and knocked unconscious, and
Meckley said he then shot the pnysi-
clan, laid them both in the road and
drove away, according to the detectives.
This story corroborated that of DR..
Diapers father. The father told the
same story of the attack on him and his
son, but he could not name their as
sailant nor give any clue as to the rea-
son for the shooting.
Auto Not Found.
For three weeks following the shoot
ing the authorities were baffled by the
mystery Of the Dapper Staying. No mo-
tive for the attack came to light as de-
tectives questioned the elder Dapper
again and again. The Dapper automo-
bile could not be found, despite the wide
search made for 1t. Meckley was said to
have explained the disappearance of the
automobile in saying that he and sew
eral companions drove it to a Western
city" where we sold the car for $3.50 and
I divided the money among the menu
bers of the gang"
Meckley was arrested Tuesday in con-
nection with robbery near Bakers
town. He implicated several other men
who he said were members of 1.-The
gang" All of the alleged robbers were
said to have admitted having robbed q
score of places in and near here. Per-
sistent questioning regarding the Dap
per killing brought the statements from
Meckley and Maratta. the detectives
said.