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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
Frenzied Rescue Workers Fear
More Dead Are Buried i'm
Debris Filling Basement.
MANY ON SIDEWALK ARE CAUGHT
AS 3O.FOOT HOLE is TORN AT FEET
Clothes Are Ripped From Some Victims,
Detective Says-Automobiles in
Front Are Wrecked.

reported killed more than
score were injured many seriously front McCros
streets collapsed today from
explosion boiler located in the basement IN the front
part of the establishment.
It was feared several bodies Jagged
steel which fell into the front portion of the basement
squads policemen working fEenzdy late late
The S wnsH o 8sGSn tho concu m 80 long
sssks sGvn snnaBs. n s sssn
Ing IN at at the the curl curb '''9''
Known Injured
The list of injured included : . - ,
emp4ye @ Of the H ees S
t7 sysn1e seyere nu cS
anu Mrs. Anna May Cocke 49, the address
u Mary oNei 81 of East Maple Rosemont Va cuts
ano Davis 49, Alexandria Va cuts
M nPS @ cuts
ssnn 3 @ to nss
up am tho RS Ct nt ho
1SSSv Ps Mayer s the
Street St @ was blown in by the conclusion t,o., ~
serious condition believed legs and other in
eGored 2a02 street. st: e1t5 sns fnS pSes sguises
Eighth sg5 sns cuts hs and 5 1ses Surgeons
:TSs " ia at the hospitals failed
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been caught IN the blast ,oe
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went As out ts saa s7e S to come to
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Mcpherson Pleased.
Mcpherson was "very much pleased
TO learn of the grand jury's action.
Col. William L. Peake, superintendent
of the jail, was at lunch WHEN word
that the grand jury had not indicted
was received at the jail. He accom-
panied a reporter for The Star to the
entrance to the cell tier. where Nc
Pherson has been held and directed
that the youth be sent out.
Mcpherson, his white shirt opened
at the collar, smiled broadly when the
information was given him.
We'll, major, guess you know what
am thinking" he said.
Col. Peake said he supposed the youth
was thinking about his family.
well, am thinking about the last
time when almost got out" he said.
Plans Statement.
Assured that the grand jury's action
would mean his release from the jail
some time today. Mcpherson again
smiled and said, That's fine"
IF this is final" he said, 'of course,
will make a statement through my
attorneys to the people of Washington. "
The youth said that he would go
straight to the home of his parents at
405 Upshur street when released and
that the attitude of the people of Wash
lngton would determine whether he re-
manned in the city.
IF the people of the city want to
accept this action as generating me
and won't point their fingers at me on
the street, I'll want to stay here and
go about my quiet way" Mcpherson
said. MY family has made plans for
me. II the people OF Washington con-
tinue to suspect me of any crime, may
want to go to another city. l wouldn't
like that because I love Washington. {"
Mcpherson, walked out of the Jail at
l2:47 o'clock.
A few moments earlier court papers
ordering his release after the grand
jury had failed to indict him in con-
nection with the death of his young
wife. were delivered to Col William L.
Peak, jail superintendent by William
Leahy, McPherson's attorney.
Leaves Grinning.
Leahy waited in the corridor while
officers sent for Mcpherson.
Il guess he Is a happy boy" said
Leahy.
In few moments McPher-on came
from the tier of cells, broad grin on
his face and several packages of letters
under his left arm. He shook hands
with several guards, greeted Leahy cor
daily and said "good-by" to Col. Peak
Stopping momentarily at the clerks
office in the front Office, he was handed
his watch and then, with no more ado,
was let out of the jail.
Leahy had his car ready. With two
men from his ofice he ushered Nc
Pherson into the car and drove OF in
the direction of his Office, where Nc
Pherson's mother and father awaited
them.
The youths release was effected
within six minutes of the receipt of
The court papers. The necessary for
malities were few Mcpherson wasted no
time and was ready to leave without his
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Walter Bisselberg, who was managing
4be food counter at the front OF the
store, and who perhaps was the empioye
closer TO the explosion than any otneI
in the store, described 1t as great
muffied thud.
Sees People Sink.
ue was standing behind his counter,
with his back to the window, WHICH
was entirely blown out, when tne eApLo-
sion took place. When he heard tne
noise he turned suddenly around, ne
said. and saw the front oil tne StoIe
collapsing and the sidewalk WIN Peop1e
on it sinking below. 80
A Pendleton, colored operator OF
the hack elevator, of 1875 Sixth street
northeast, was one of the heroes OF the
When Pendleton heard the terrific
explosion he Immediately ran to tne
rIpner floors of the store and warned an
EMPLOYEES that the building was unsale
and carried scores OF them 10 saleUy III
his elevator. ,u...,. &c
something like an earthquake, which
shook the entire building. He SAID tIlat
MANY of the employees were thrown from
their feet from the force Of the impact.
Geraldine Lampkin, 504 Eighth street
who was working on the hrst moor oil
the store, said she was thrown from
her feet received a cruise on the head
from the fall. Her version OF the eX-
plosion was Similar to that Of Pendletonl
Miss Lampkin said that glass and
bricks were thrown for nearly half
hlock from the store and that the
showcases and displays in the front
section of the store were completely
demolished.
She said that she saw at least five
people whom she did not know and
whom she thought were customers,
dragged from the debris
NARY Pace. 1468 w street, who was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
WEATHER,

90. s. Weather Bureau Forecasti
Fair and colder, with lowest tempera-
increasing cloudiness becoming threat
ening. Highest, So. at
4:30 pm. yesterday; lowest. Sc. at am.
today. Full report on page "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21

The only evening paper
in Washington with the
Associated Press news
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
Bus Line Permit Asked.

The Public Utilities Commission yes
terday received an application from the
East Coast Stages for a permit to run
a bus lire from Washington to Alex
andria, Fredericksburg, Ashland and
Richmond, Va. The application will
probably be considered at the commits
sions meeting next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21
CHANG TO NEGOTIATE.
Will Try to Settle Railway Dispute
With Soviet.

TOXIC, November 81 (P).-Reports
were received from Mukden today that
Chang Hsueh-Liang, governor of Man
churia, has decided to negotiate with
the Soviet government for settlement
of the Chinese Eastern Railway dis
pute independently of the Marking Ma
tionalist government.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
OFFICIAL s { { s
BIC SALES

"It takes people to make sales.
Any company which draws people
to its vicinity brings sales to It's
neighbors in the retail field as well
as to itself"
That is the conviction of James
NJ. Barker. Eastern manager of
Sears, Roebuck and Company,
whose jurisdiction includes Wash.
ington.
Mr.. Barker's tfaining as an engi.
neer-he is graduate OF Massa.
chusetts Institute OF Technology,
class 1907-well fits him for the
important executive portfolio of
manager of the Philadelphia region.
For number of years after his
graduation Mr.. Barker. was a prac-
ticing engineer. During the world
war he acted as consulting engi-
neer for the Department of Cen.
struction and Repair of the U. s..
Navy. devoting himself to the in
trieacies of flying boat design.
In his appointment as regional
manager. he succeeds T, J, Carney,
who has been made assistant to the
vice president of the company In
charge OF operation.
Commenting on the Washington
retail store, Mr.. Barker said: sees
We have fine location in Wash.
ington with a constant flow of traf-
fic passing our door, The conven-
fence for shopping which this store
offers ought to draw more people
from the surrounding territory into
Washington. This has been our ex.
perience in other cities.
I'VE have had for years a large
number of mail order customers in
Washington and its environs. With
our retail store we are offering bet
ter service to those friends and Gus
toners we already have and feel con.
fident that we will also make new
friends. We should draw customers
into,~Washington from a radius of
80 miles,"
The Washington times., 1929-08-20

pointed general superintendent of
operation at the Philadelphia mail
order house, from which position
he was made regional retail man
ager.
Kingsley spent part of his early
life in Topeka, Kan, and he is
graduate of Washburn College.
1--WE feel that Washington will be
one of the important stores" said
Kingsley discussing the situation
here. I'VE have tried to provide a
store which Washington residents
viii like and we have taken great
care to see to 1t that both the SER
vice and the merchandise Is OF the
kind which will appeal to and suit
the people of this city.
Nearly All ID. C. People
1--WE have employed as salespeo-
pie and store executives men and
women who have lived here and
know the city. OF the 375 people
now on our payroll in Washington.
30 per cent or more have been
chosen from among present or for
mer residents of Washington. I
am told by Mr.. DAILY, manager of
the store, that there are only two
emRloyes on our rolls here who
have not lived In Washington.
I'VE hope and expect to make of
this store an institution In which
tho city OF Washington may take
pride''
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
Sears, ROebuck Co. Site
Long a Circus Ground

Residents of Washington and the
surrounding territory who have been
here for more. than ten years know
best as ''The Old Circus Grounds
that area of land on Bladensburg
Road which has been selected by
Sears. Roebuck & Co. as the location
of Washington's newest retail de-
partment.
This tract of land on which the
store stands and where the free park
ing space for automobiles of store
customers is located, was just across
Bladensburg Road from where the
::'big tops" of circuses were put up
for the entertainment of residents Of
this city.
On. the actual store site were 10.
Gated the smaller tents, side-shows,
mess tents. horse tents and other
adjuncts of circus. Frequently
carnivals which came to Washington
to spend a week would locate on the
present site of this store and the ad.
joining parking space.
The Washington times., 1929-08-20


the plant who seemed to under
stand his duties quite as well as
young Lewis.
Goes to School at 35
AS time passed, Lewis felt his job
beginning to grow. He was afraid 1t
was outgrowing him. So in order
to keep pace with his job, Lewis, at
the age of 35. picked up his edsIca.
ton where he had left it at the age
OF 16. He went to night school and
completed four years of high school
work. Then he entered the old in
stitution that has become the Kent
College of Law and obtained his law
degree. 1t was big undertaking
for a man VINO was working hard
every day at difficult job and sup.
porting family.
Never again did Lewis job threat
en- to outgrow him. He anticipated
all of It's developments and during his
regime as assistant treasurer of the
company, effected many important
changes in the organization OF the
treasurer's office made necessary as
the business of the company grew
more and more complex. Five years
ago, Lewis was appointed treasurer.
the position he now holds. Only four
persons have been In the employ OF
the company longer. The business
required only two floors and a base.
ment.
1t employed 315 persons and did
an annual business of about $1,000
600. Lewis has seen it grow from
this humble beginning to the nam.
moth merchandising concern
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
MANAGER sees
D. C. PROUD Of
STORE

II. W. Kingsley. regional retail
manager, Philadelphia, Of Sears
Roebuck and Co., has been asso.
eiated with the company for is
years and. having served in many
departments, Is well prepared for
his work as retail head for this
section OF the country.
In 1913, when Kingsley became
associated with Sears, Roebuck and
Co., he became part Of the force
In the shipping room at the Chi
eago mail order plant. He held
various positions in this depart.
nnent until 1920 when he was made
manager of the billing department
Of the Chicago plant, then the gen.
eral headquarters for the whole
country. from which practically all
the merchandise sold by mail was
shipped.
After the Philadelphia mail order
plant of the company had been
opened in 1920 Kingsley was made
manager OF the shipping depart
ment and later was promoted to
be assistant to the general superin-
tendent of operation in the plant.
Goes to Kansas City
. When the Kansas City regional
headquarters Of the company was
built and opened in 1925, Kingsley
was transferred there as general
superintendent of operation. After
serving period at this work and
getting Kansas City well organized
as to operation, Kingsley was APP
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
PAYROLL 4 A s
800 NAMES

j With the opening Of the new
Gears. Roebuck and Co. retail de-
paftmOnt store In Washington, q
substantial new payroll comes to
town. Best Of all, It comes for per.
KSaanent residence. The company
expects the new store, built by local
labor, with local materials and en-.
ployIng local help to become q defi-
nite part Of this community.
A total Of $50 persons has been
employed by Sears, Roebuck and
Co. for the opening operation of
the new store. They constitute SO
per cent of the entire force of the
institution.
For the past several weeks, 20
local people have been in Phila-
delphiA at the expense of Sears,
Roebuck and Co. receiving training
i'm the work Of the various depart.
mentA. Many of them have done
practical work in a retail store Of
the company located In that city.
They have attended class room
lectures, worked in the retail store
and have had opportunity to OBJ
serve every phase of the activity
of 4. Sears, Roebuck and Co. de.
partment store.
They returned to washington
several days ago and have been
engaged in instructing their towns.
people who will work In the store
here along with them. All depart
ments are represented by employees
who have received special training
at the company's plant in Phila-
de1phia.
II knew that we would be able
TO get q high class personnel for
eur store here" said F. ]. DAILY,
manager OF the new institution.
''I am much pleased with the staff
we have gathered for the store
and know that the people here
will get the best OF service from
their townspeople who know better
than anyone else just how they
like 20 be waited on"
The Washington times., 1929-08-20
WITH JOB,
IS ADVICE OF
". 0. LEWIS

The best advice / can think Of
for the young man Of today may be
condensed In one word--GRow.
Grow with your job; grow with
your business or profession; grow
with your company.
1.-THE rear ranks OF the business
and industrial army are filled with
men who, despite an unqnestioned
capacity to grow, have let their
jobs outgrow them. That's a tragic
spectacle. The successful man now.
adays is likely to be the man
who keeps at least one jump ahead
Of his job.
II am proud to say that seats.
Roebuck & Co. has always offered
and still offers fine opportunities
for the young man who can grow. "
This statement has been made
on many occasions by w. o. Lewis,
treasurer of Sears, Roebuck & Co.
a man who has given much good
advice to young men and whose
career has proved that his advice
will work.
Lewis IL a striking example Of
a man who grew with his job.
That remark gains force when it
is explained that he went to work
with Sears, Roebuck & Co. first as
a messenger boy. He carried bills
of laling from one part of the plant
to another and made his leg power
generally useful. He was 16 years
old.
Career Begun at 16
Sixteen is not considered exactly
the orthodox age at which to
launch a business career nowadays.
Mr.. Lewis had no alternative. His
need for money was much more
acute just then than his need for
time.
His first attempt to make a living
was identified with the grocery
business. 1t didn't take him long
to decide that some business train.
ing was necessary. For five months
and week he studied at the
Bryan Stratton Business College.
Then he felt the necessity of going
to work again.
He tried to land job through
the medium of a want ad and
failed. Then he embarked upon a
more vigorous campaign. Several
times he tried to talk to A. f.
Nusbaum, who was at that time
treasurer Of a elitrie mail order
house, but Mr.. Nusbaum was busy.
When the young man finally got
the interview, he was able to con-
vince Nusbaum that In him were
the makings Of a high grade mes,
senger boy.
Lewis didn't hold his Job as mes
senger boy long. He lost it and
got better one in the treasurer's
department. Soon he was under
studying the cashier and when the
cashier left. there was no one in
The Washington times., 1929-08-20

The most convenient way to reach the
new Sears, Roebuck and Company store
is by Washington Railway & Electric
Company cars and busses. Take any car
They all transfer to cars which run con-
viently near to the store. The following
cars run direct without transfer: 18th
&HN. E. "KenilWorth";; District Line"
Hyattsville, E. Riverdale and Laurel
busses direct to doors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-15

Painter Had Flattered
Kings "Picture Bridc'I

Matchmakers murmured the names
Of various Germans. But Charles II
(of EnglandD turned away. "Od's
fish, They are all fat and foggE I
will have none Of them"
The choice fell upon Catharine Of
Braganza, third daughter Of the queen
regent Of Portugal. Charles waived
politics, waived even the religious
question. What Charles wanted to
know was whether or not she was
good looking. The Portuguese am
bassador swore that Catharine was
dazzling beauty. The French and
Spanish ambassadors declared she was
ugly beyond description. A portrait
finally settled the matter. It showed
Catharine to be the flower Of beauty
described by the Portuguese ambas-
sador.
However, when she arrived In the
flesh 1t was found she did not live up
to that picture. Even good old Sam
Pepys. always gallant, damned her
with faint praise-"though she be not
very charming, yet she hath a good,
modest, and innocent look, which is
pleasing. Bar Chidsey, in
Marlborough"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-15
Sun Is Comparatively
Cold Beside Aldebaran

The hottest known thing in the uni
verse is said to be. the red star known
as Aldebaran, which is sun like our
sun, but vastly bigger. Astronomers
reckon that its surface temperature is
round about $4,000 degrees Centigrade,
as compared with the mere 5000 de-
grees that constitute the surface tenn.
perature of our sun. But Aldebaran is
so far away from us-nearly two mill
lion times as far from the earth as
is our sun-that the amount Of heat
we get from it doesn't count. The sun
on the other hand, is, so to speak,
quite close to US. 1t is a huge ball
of incandescent gas, and it is the heat
rays emanating from this gigantic
furnace that burn your face brown in
summer after having Travelled 92,0OO,-
600 miles through space. These rays
travel outwards from the sun in all
directions, which Is well for us 8; be-
cause if they were focused, even for a
single second, on this earth, it would
explode like gigantic bombshell,
changed simultaneously into blazing
hot gas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-15
English Sailor Held as
National Hero in japan

In 1926 the tercentenary of the
death of. Will Adams, the Japanese
government erected in Tokyo a statue
to this national hero, who died lord
high baron pilot of Japan, says the
Kansas City Times. Adams, an Eng
lishman, was brakes storekeeper
when the Spanish armada was de-
stroyed, but. being of religious turn
Of mind, he objected to the piratical
ways of the great captain and went
into seagoing business on his own ac-
count.
He set sail for the Far East as
master pilot Of five ships and landed
on the shores Of Japan in 1900, with
one ship, in which there were left
only five starving men who were able
to stand Adams and his companions
were brought before the great Toku-
gawa Shotgun, who took a fancy to
the Elizabethan captain and asked
him TO build ship for the imperial
navy. This he did with such success
that he mounted into high favor with
the emperor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-15
Not Original With Twain

For long we chuckled over wit
ticism Of a very eminent American.
now passed from this life and deserv-
eddy remembered for his sense of hu-
NOR and his literary aptitude. We do
know that he ever claimed the
rs ariGjnal l. hut It has heen.
I'm as his own invention.
ancient book, printed in
in the Seventeenth GEN.
Eliry. = Rophthegms New and DID," we
find it, thus set down:
"One was saying, that his great
grandfather, and grandfather, and ia
| ther, died at sea. Said another that
heard him: And. were as you,
would never come at sea. Why (saith
he) where did your great-grandfathe
and grandfather and father die? He
answered.: where. hut in their beds?
Saith the other: And were as you,
would never come in bed."-Boston
Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-15
left Study of Law to
Write Songs That Live

One of the songs that mother sang,
long ago it seems, began: DARBY
dear, we are old and gray; fifty years
Since our wedding day." A plaintive
melody 1t was that buried the sand
man on his rounds. United States
plidshipmen still march to and sing
pf Nancy Lee who waves her hands
upon the quay" Wherever English
speaking sailors gather the song is
sung. More. modern are 1.-THE Holy
City" "Ships of My Dreams" and
1'Rose of Picardy." All are the work
of an Englishman.
Frederick Edward Weatherly was
his name. He was born October 4,
N4S; graduated from Brasenose coll
sege. Oxford, in 1871; admitted to the
bar, Inner temple, London, 1887.
Thereafter he turned poet and wrote
the songs Of the English-speaking
world and let who would look after
Its law. Only few of his more IA
nous songs have been named here.
1t is not to be wondered at that Of
his large output many have been for
gotten. The wonder is rather that a
man trained In the dry and dusty
intricacies of law should have created
songs so near to being immortal, in
the sense at least of living long
time.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the
subscriber Of Cecil County has
obtained from the Orphans Court
OF said County, letters testamentary
on the personal estate of
GRACE ADELINE WILSON
late Of said County, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before May 1st, 1880
they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit OF said
estate. ALI indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate
payment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal
this 18th day of October, 1929.
RALPH T. WILSON,
Executor of Grace Adeline Wilson,
deceased.
Test: Robt. ]. McCauley, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-15
The Prize Boob

One day friend of mine overlook
an Indian carrying a heavy crate Of
berries to the city market. He had
struggled on for many miles and his
back was bent under the burden. The
lady wanted berries for preserving,
so they negotiated for some and put
them in their car. Then, as the In
dian was starting off again, his load
somewhat enlightened, my friends de-
cided that they would take his entire
stock. But to their amazement he
would sell them no more. "No," he
said, 'if l let you have all my berries,
will have nothing to sell when / get
to the city," So on he labored for
many miles.-Bishop Creighton Of
Mexico in the Forum.