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La opinión., 1935-07-04
NUEVO RECORD DE VUE
10 C~ANADA-MEXICO

Aqua CALiENTE, Baja Califor-
mia, Julio 3.-(United Press).- UE
avion Keith. de construction en-
forma de torpedo. batio hoy to-
dos los records de velocidad entire
Canada y Mexico. al volar desde
Victoria, Columbia Britannica. a tste
lugar. en- 5 horas Y II minutes.
Earl Ortman. ell bravo photo que
realize Ia triunfal ~travesia. con-
quisto de csc modo ell record an
terror, m%ejorandolo en- una bora y
% minutes. sin haber sufrido ell
menor accidente no obstante que
Il desprenderse del suelo en- Victo-
ria estuvo a punto de chocar con-
ira los alambrados de alta tension.
La distancia entire los dos puntos
es de 1850 millas, calculandose por
ahora que pasara mucho tempo an
ties de que otros %aviadores logren
mejorar Ell asombroso record de Ort
man.
Sin tomar en- consideration la
dnica para1a que hizo en- Sacra-
nlento, para tOinar 14O SaloneS de
gasolina, ell ioven aviador realizo
la travesia en- ) horas Y 10 minu-
tos.
Salio de Victoria a las 1t:c6 de
la mafan y pasando como raudo
comcta FOR las prineipales oiuda-
des de la costa, lego a este famo-
So casino a las Asa de la tarde.
Segun dijo al saborear un cock
tail para quitarse ell cansancio.s hu
DO momentos en- que volo a razon
de 270 miilas por bora.
El aviador. que a los 16 amos dc
edad va volaba y a los 10 tomaba
ei control de los granGes a%paratos
de velocidad, realize o este vue-
10 Ia principal de sus hazahas, Sc
gun 81 mismo dijo.
La opinión., 1935-07-04
AMPARAN EN- COATE-
Pee A 102 DETENIDOS

VERAcRUz, Yer, Julio 3. =
Ofilo Directed Ell iuez segundo
de distrito Sc excuse hoy en- Ia
tarde de noe la causa que ha-
brfa de seguirse contra 102 perso-
mas a~prehendi9as en- la poblacion
de C~oat.rec, acusadas de compiled
dad en- una sublevacion.
Eel amparo que las autoridades
federales concedieron a los acusa-
dos hizo que aquel funcionario Sc
eNimiera de fijar su autoridad. re
solvierGo que ell asunto pasara a
manos del iuez primero de distri-
ia.
La opinión., 1935-07-04
$500 Personals VISI-
TAN A LAS QUINTUPLES
Ont, Julio

cALlANDER. Ont, Julio 5. -
(UP).- Que las quintuples Dion
no scr viSitadas por Un promedio
de $500 v~isitantes Giariamente. fue
10 que inform6 hoy a la United
Press ell doctor Allan Roy Dafoe,
que las ha estado |atendiendo des-
de su nac!miento.
La eonstante vista de personals
desconocidas y ell fuerte calor que
So ha estado sintiendo, les ha he
clio perder como ocho onzas &c pc
so. en- los 1ltlmos seis dias,
La opinión., 1935-07-04
INVESTIGAN Ell LINCHA-
MIENTO DE UN NEGRO

United Press para LA OPINION
WILLIE PLATTE, La, julio ;. -
Las autouidades comenzaron a in-
yestisar hoy en- Ia noehe sobre 81
supuesto linclamiento del negro
Adam AWE. individuo que fue apre-
endido y e~ncarcelado por habeF
asaltado y lbusado de una mujer
de raza b'anca.
Segun las uoticias que Sc dieron
a conocer. una muItitud irrumpio en-
IN carcel donde Sc encontraba de-
tenido. Y 10 sac6 en- rastre, para
ahorcarlo en- las aiueras de la eiu-
dad.
Las autoridades no dierou a Coz
nocer ningunos detanes sobre 81
particular. pero no negaron que SO
hubiera efectuado ell linchamiento.
Los detalles mas sig|nificativos do
csc crimen rs que fuera de la car
eel Sc eneontraron las ropas del
cautivo, Y a 10 largo de Ia carretera
sc vieron manchas de sangre.
La opinión., 1935-07-04
EXPULSAN De
CUbA A II
AMER|CAN0S
Ell Presidente Mendieta los
envio de regreso a Nue.
va York en- I'm barco
Pero amenaZan con regre-
sar a Cuba para 'estudiar
la situacion de la lsla'

HABANA. Cuba, Julio 3.-(UP)
Los II "Liberales" amerieanos
que Ileearon anoche y que fueron
detenidos por considerarseIes acti-
YES en- la propaganda comunista,
partieron hoy en- la noche para
Nueva York, a ~instancias y orde-
mes del gobierno de Cuba.
Los visitantes estuvieron de-
tenidos durante "a horas en las
o~ficinas &c migracion, al saberse
que venian con Ell prop6sito de in
vestigar las condolences sociales
&c Cuba, Y al no permitirseles ha
Ger sus estudios fueron encarcela-
dos durante TODD un dfa. sin per-
mitirseles poner un pie en- Ia ca
lie.
"Cuando lleguemos a NueVa
York haremos gran e~seandslo So
bre este insu'to que Sc nos ha CO.
metido," dijeron al partir por la
fuerza en- I'm navio que sali6 hoy
al a~nochecer.
Las autoridades proceGieron con
gran energia, al saber que los vi
sitantes venian con ~propositos de
hacer propaganda comunista.
La opinión., 1935-07-04
=UEGO INVISIBLE PARA COM
BATlR A LOS ETlOPES

United Press para LA OPINION
ROMA, Julio 3. - 81 los alema-
mes i~nventaron durante la gran
guerra composiciones quimieas de
una capacidad formidablemente des
tructora, como los gases y ell tue
90 liquido con que barrian las trim
cheras pIet6rieas de soldados enc
migos, toca al Premier de Italia,
Benito Mussolini,. ell prestigio de
ser ell autor de n nueva idea de
eombate y destruccien.
Mussolini, sabedor de que los sol
dados etiopes caminan descalz y,
ordeno a los mejores quimicos del
pals que descubrieran n formu-
Ia de "fuego apagado" que queme
los pies a los cOmbatientes.
Sus eeseos fucron gratamente re
compensados por los cientfficos tia
lianos, pues Sc lie presento entire
fsious an Ia Ga. Pan.l
La opinión., 1935-07-04
AMENAZkN CON REGRESAR

Clifford Odets, que venia en- ca
lidad de lider de los observadores
de las condolences sociales &c Gu
ba. fue quien lanzo la de
que regresaran mas fuertes y
mas bicn organizados', a p%rinci-
pios del proximo Otono.
FL grupo arrib6 anoche a bordo
del vapor "Oriente'. de Nueva
York. quedando sitiados inmedia-
tamente por la p%olicia, la que va
tenia conecimiento de la vista de
estos elementos comunistas.
De los muelles fueron llevaGos a
la oficina de migraei6n del distri-
to de Tiscornia, donde estuvieron
cautivos hasta las s de la noche de
hoy en- que fueron llevados a bor-
do de una embarcaci6n que en- esos
momentos salfa para Ia gran ciu-
dad norteamericana.
Odets hizo estas 6eclaraciones
personales:
"Vine a Cuba con al ~proposito de
escribir una obra sobre las condi-
clones sociales del pals. Sin en-
barge, como el tratamiento que Sc
ha dado o la agrupacion de que
soy presidente,- inclusive n de
tencion de % horas, rechazamiento
official para que observation-disclosures
iibremente, a-montonarnos como ga
nado y lanzarnos por medic de la
deportacion,- es una demonstration
de la dictadura militar que existe
en- Cuba y que esta hacienda victi-
mas a los habitantes de la Isla."
"Es por esta razon que Sc nece-
(Sigue en- la Ga. Pag.)
La opinión., 1935-07-04
Tambien cOOperan

do de un avion con que establecieron un record de vuelos
de ~duracion, las esposas Sc interesaban EN- TERRA por en-
VARIES los mejores manjares. Aqui aparecen las consor-
ties de Al Key, izquierda, Fred Key. Los voladores des-
c~endieron despues de rs dias de estar EN- Ell espacio.
-Foto /. |. News.
La opinión., 1935-07-04

Sc dice. de altos funcionarios "a
Ia administration.
Gomez Campos tomari possession
de su puesto en- FL curse de Ia pre-
sente semana.
La opinión., 1935-07-04

Huelqa de Estudiantes en- T0Iuca
ROba das

Durante ell desfle de genie rca pr las oficinss de la sub
estaeion de policia del distrto residential de Wiltshire, muehos
de los visitantcs lograron identificsr como suyos algupos de los
objctos robado, que han sho recogidss por las sutoridades, va
luados en- mas de $270,0000 90. En- la toto sparece Mrs. Laura Z.
Hutchison, quien reconcile como propiss numerous pleas de
vaUla de plata por valor de 100000; L. J. Walkinshaw, sgen-
tie de una compania de seguros, y ell tenicnte detective II. II. Perry.
l. l. News.
La opinión., 1935-07-04
LA OPINION
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TelefonO: Mutual 0772

Subscripciones en- la Ciudad:
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Mutual $685.
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Evening star., 1935-04-30
Blossom Queen Feted
Winchester to Begin Series of Honors
for Mile. Nella Veverka.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, April 3d.
Mile. Nella veverka, daughter Of the
Minister of Czechoslovakia, and Nine.
Ververka, whose coronation as Queen
Shenandoah XII' Of the Apple Bios
som Festival, is scheduled for 3 o'clock
Thursday afternoon on the Handley
High School grounds, will be the
honor guest at a series Of large and
elaborate social functions during her
stay. She will arrive late tomorrow
afternoon from Washington, accom-
panied by her brother, Mr.. Ferdinand
Veverka, jr., as personal escort, and
q squad Of motor cycle police. DR..
and Mrs. Hunter H. MCGUIRE. official
hosts of the queen" will entertain
for her at dinner that evening at
their residence.
Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd will en-
tertain Thursday for the queen" at
q large luncheon, which will afford
''her majesty" first opportunity to
meet the "princesses" Of her "ceurt," 3"
who come from 80 colleges Of Virginia,
Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and the District Of Columbia.
The guests will include members Of
the CzechoSlovak Legation staff, other
representatives of various embassies
and legations and Army and Navy
officers of Washington, Gov. H. G..
Kump Of West Virginia, who is to
crown the queen; Mrs. Kump and a
party of guests from Charleston, in
addition to other distinguished Wis
itors.
The Minister and Nine. Veverka,
who are to arrive Thursday morning,
will be house guests Of Mr.. II. B. Nc
Cormac. who will entertain for them
at q luncheon. The queen" and her
attendants will make a tour of apple
orchards before the luncheon at Mrs.
BYd's. The reception in her home
will conclude about an hour before
the coronation.
A stag luncheon will be given at
noon Thursday by the Executive Com
mittee at the Winchester Golf Club.
Attorney General A. P. Staples Of
Virginia, representing Gov. George C..
Peery; Maj Gen. George H. Simonds,
deputy chief Of staff, United States
Army; Maj. Gen. Ord, president Of
the War College at Washington, and
Brig. Gen. Julian r. Lindsay, Wash
angton.
A tea dance for the queen" and
here maids Of honor and "princesses"
will be held at the golf club imme-
diately after presentation Of "The
Dawn, a Pageant of Springtime,
which will follow the coronation.
Queen Shenandoah" will hold re-
ception Thursday evening for her en-
tire court at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Alexander Baker, to be fol-
lowed by dancing. where the Southern
Colonels Orchestra Of Virginia Poly
technic Institute at Blacksburg. will
play. A dance will be held at the
winchester Country Club and an
Apple Blossom Festival ball will be in
progress at the same time at Jordan
Springs Hotel.
Outstanding social functions of Fri
day, big" day of the celebration, will
include a luncheon for only the
queen" her maids and "princesses"
and other attendants and the Minister
Evening star., 1935-04-30

and Nine. Veverka at the residence
of Mrs. Lewis Huntington Hyde.
Mrs. Robert T. Barton, Mrs. Brantz
M. Roszel and Mrs. Melvin Green
will entertain at luncheon for rotables
from Washington and other cities at
the residence Of the former. after
which the guests will see the queens"
parade from Mrs. Barton's porches
and lawns.
DR.. and Mrs. B. B. Dutton will be
hosts at q luncheon for the Minister
and Nine. Veverka and . group Of
guests from Warren County, Va. Mrs.
Dutton Is chairman of the committee
on the queen" and her court.
At the conclusion Of the triumphal
prade in honor of the queen" Fri
day afternoon q tea dance will be
given in honor Of Queen ShenAn-
doah" at Maxfield, the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. McCormac..
Climaxing the two days and nights
of festivity will be the queens" ball
Friday night at the Shenandoah VAL
ley Academy. The grand march will
be led by the queen" and her es-
cort.
Evening star., 1935-04-30

countless other surprise attractions
are offered for the enjoyment of all
comers, the proceeds to 20 toward re-
ducing the debt on the Memorial
Chapel, which resulted from unre-
deemed pledges made ut the time the
memorial was built.
Tickets may be secured from the
Red Cross House at Walter Reed, and
at the Junior League headquarters on
Connecticut avenue.
Evening star., 1935-04-30

Red Gross House under the direction
Of committee headed by Mrs: w. W.
Galbraith, Mrs. wallace w. Chiswell,
Mrs. Henry G. Pillsbury, Mrs. Victor
N. Meddis and Mrs. Sidney L. Chap
pell, and 1t Is particularly requested
that those intending to play bridge
Saturday afternoon win notify the
Red Cross House ut Walter Reed Hos
pital, not later than Friday morning,
in order to insure themselves and
their party Q table for the event.
The second part Of the party will
begin at 4:30 o'clock in the formal
garden with tea, and q fashion show,
with the Army Band playing through
out the afternoon. Fortune telling, q
tin-type man, cigarette girls, and
Evening star., 1935-04-30
Chapel Guild Of the Army Medical

Chapel Guild Of the Army Medical
Center.
Outstanding among the patronesses
will be Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Mrs.
Robert U. Patterson, wife Of the sur
geon general Of the United States
Army: Mrs. George Simonds, wife Of
the deputy chief Of staff of the Army;
Mrs. Benjamin Foulois, Mrs. Henry l..
Roosevelt, Mrs. Donald Richberg, Mrs.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, Mrs. C. d. Heron,
Mrs. Louis Basch, Mrs. Joseph McKin-
ley. Mrs. Edward Croft, Mrs. w. H.
Wilmer, Mrs. Henry Burgin, Mrs.
Malin Craig and Mrs. George Pillsbury.
The party which will take place,
rain or shine, will open with bridge
at 2:30 O'Clock, to be played in the
Evening star., 1935-04-30
Party to Benefit Fund
Bridge and Fashion Tea Included in
Event Saturday.

Cross House and formal garden of the
Army Medical Center ct Walter Reed
Hospital, which has been arranged by
the Gray Ladies' Of the Red Cross
Volunteer Service and the Memorial
Evening star., 1935-04-30
Life Saved by Plane.

When Murdoch McGillivary, aged
96, was taken Ill In the Hebrides
Islands, he was flown to q Glasgow,
Scotland, hospital, in 45 minutes, and
his life was saved.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
PrOchniks
Give Tea
For Guest
Minister of Austria
and Wife Honor Visi-
tor From Canada.

The Minister Of Austria and Nine
Prochnik entertained small group
at tea yesterday afternoon in the
legation in honor of Mime. Steen, wife
of the Norwegian consul general in
Montreal, Canada, who Is the guest
Of Capt. and Mrs. William W. Gal
braith.
The Minister of Rumania, Mr.
Charles A. Davila, Is in Hot Springs
Va, where he is staying at the Home
stead. Last evening he was the guest
ut dinner Of the Rumanian consul
and Nine. Tarcauana at the Chin
neys, their Hot Springs home.
The Minister Of Panama and Sonora
Evening star., 1935-04-30

Prominent men and women Of
Warrington will attend the al fresco
bridge and garden party to be held for
the benefit Of the Memorial Chapel
fund Saturday afternoon in the Red
Evening star., 1935-04-30

de Alfaro were the guests In whose
honor Mr.. Clarence Hewes enter
tanned q company Of Is at dinner
last evening in his home on MaSea-
chusetts avenue.
Mr.. Hewes will be host at dinner
again tonight in honor Of the
Baroness Won Sheen, who Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Edward Finkenstaedt,
en- route to Chile, where she will join
Baron Won Schoen, newly appointed
German Ambassador to that country.
The Minister Of the Netherlands,
Mr.. Van Haermsa de With, IL in
New York where he attended .
dinner given last evening by the
Dutch colony, In celebration OF the
birthday anniversary Of Princess
Juliana.
The counselor of the embassy Of
the Union Of Soviet Socialist Re-
publics and Nine. Skvirsky enter
tanned at dinner last evening when
their guests were the Minister-coun-
selor of the Cuban Embassy and
Sonora de Baron, the counselor Of the
italian Embassy and Marchioness
Rossi Longhi, the counselor Of the
Rumanian Legation and Nine. Flo
rescu, the chief of the division Of Far
Eastern Affairs Of the State Depart
ment, DR.. Stanley X. Hornbeek; Miss
Mary Sibley Evans, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luke I. Wilson and the naval at
tache Of the embassy and Nine. Oras.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Expensive Battle

The fight for control of Madison
Square Garden, not yet ended.
will be an expensive battle in
higher courts before it's finished.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
7. B. CAMP SITE
SOUGHT

With plans for a summer health
camp for 1875 tubercular Washing
ton children to be constructed out
of a WPA allotment of 1900 ap-
proved by Comptroller General j.
R. McCarl, search for a site for
the camp was under way today.
Mrs. Ernest R. Grant, managing
director of the District Tuber-
culoSiS Association. which will op-
crate the camp, said all efforts
to have a site donated have failed.
as we'll as an appeal for $4,000 to
purchase one.
AS District officials have pledged
their support to Mrs. Grant it is
hoped to find a suitable site on
land owned by the Government.
In addition to the camp project,
Comptroller McCarl approved
plans for construction Of colored
golf course in AnacoStia Park, and
establishment of a shop to turn
out playground equipment and
Christmas toys.
The total allotment for the three
projects was 100000.
1t is expected total of 275 men
will be given work on the projects.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Princess CantacuZeme
Rules Out Mrs.

and her name became legally
Nine. Cantacuzene-Grant.
The addition of her maiden
name to her family name was
made, she said, only by way of fur
ther Identification. The result is
that she can be called either Prin-
cess Cantacuzene, Nine. Cantacu-
zene or Nine. Grant,
But" she said, Il am not Mrs.
Cantacuzene- Grant, nor am I Mrs.
Julia C. Grant or Nine. Grant or
anything like that"
In the social register, she
pointed out, she is Nine. Canta-
cuzene and on her calling cards,
she is Nine. Cantacuzene.
Legally, she is Nine. Cantacu-
Zene-Grant.
Socially she is Nine. Cantacu-
zene, or by use of her courtesy
title" Princess Cantacu4ene.
She is writing for the magazines
under the latter name.
But the new telephone book lists
her under the G'S, thus:
"Grant-Cantacuzene, Nine, 1858
Columbia Rd.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12

When Shak keSpea asked
whats in a name?" he didn't
ask the Princess Cantacuzene.
Although the Bard of Avon felT
that "a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet" the Prin'
cess Cantacuzene insists that
names are very important. Ana
she wants to be sure she is called
by what she regards as her proper
name.
There has been a great deal Of
mixing.up of names as far as the
Princess is concerned. and today,
she asked-pleaded. in fact-that
people get her name straight.
It's a long story that begins
when she was born in the White
House, the granddaughter of
President U. S. Grant. Then her
name was Julia Grant.
She married a Russian noble
man, Prince Cantacuzene. Her
name then became the Princess
Cantacuzene. A short time ago.
however, she divorced the Prince,
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
GAS RATE CUT
PACT NEAR

Differences between members Of
the Public Utilities Commission
and attorneys for both the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. and the Dis
trict over a sliding scale for fu-
ture adjustment of gas rates are
expected to be ironed out at a
conference today.
For four hours the confereeS
wrangled late yesterday and be-
fore the conference concluded it
was decided to submit revised
scale to the commission.
Those who conferred with the
commission included Stoddard M.
Stevens, jr., counsel for the COM
pany, Peoples Counsel William
A. Roberts, Corporation Counsel
E. Barrett Prettyman, his assist
ant, Hinman D. Folsom, and Will
liam NICK. Clayton, representing
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
Outstanding among the diff
culties to be settled in the prob
lem of a provision for abrogation
of the scale after it takes effect.
It is expected the scale will be
approved this week, at which time
an immediate reduction of $685.
600 in rates will be made as Of
December !.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
NEWD.C.W0RK
APPR0VEDBY
PRESIDENT
Projects to Employ
745 Persons Await
McCarI RuIinq

Notification that President
Roosevelt had given his ap-
proval to IL more District pro-
jects which would afford work
to 745 persons was received to-
day by Commissioner George E.
Allen. District works administra-
tor. The projects now go to Comp
troller General J. R. McCarl for
his action.
The presidential approval did
not go into the financial end of
the projects, which the District
WPA board estimated will cost
$620,776.
Latest statistics at WPA head
quarters showed cash allotmentS
for projects now under way
here totals $5,648,642 with other
projects recommended to cost
$668,131.
Complete School Records
Largest employment project in
the dozen approved by the PreSi-
dent is one of compiling and codi-
flying old records in the school sys-
tenn, to cost $26,7 ,704 and give work
to 311 persons. Others will cost
more but employ fewer persons.
Other projects, their costs and
the estimated number of persons
to be given work are:
Clerical and library work at the
Zoo, $9,852 and 13 persons.
Repairs to the Municipal fish
market, $39 400 and 90 persons.
Research project for the Traffic
Department, $26,136 and 80
persons.
Filing and recording project for
District Morgue, 1892 and 2 per-
sons.
Reclassifying old records at Gal
linger Hospital, $20,880 and 80
persons.
Compiling historical record Of
schools, police, and fire stations,
$4,000 and 4 persons.
Public Library Repairs
Repairing books and files at
public library, $23,844 and 80 per
sons.
Binding and rebinding books at
Recorder of Deeds Office, $4,404
and persons.
Inventory of Health Depart
ment's so branches, $6l2 and 3
persons.
Typographical survey Of Rock
Creek Park, $33,926 and q per
sons.
Conducting recreation pro-
grams, $136, $50 and 100 persons.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Financ
Career In Music

and from Miss Moncure's home,
situated high in George Wash
ington Park near the Masonic
Temple. is provided by a huge
car which is known to all the
kids as the Good Ship Lollypop."
The Good Ship Lollypop'
cruises throughout the city from 9
to 9 a. m. collecting the children.
Glasses are held from 9 to II. Then
the tots are returned to their
homes between noon and l p. m.
A graduate of Alexandria High
School. Miss Moncure, a pretty
brunette, attended George Wash
ington University for one year.
During this year she decided to
take her singing in a serious way,
so withdrew from George Wash
ington to study music. She con-
ceived the idea of the kindergar-
ten school to pay college expenses.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
ROBBERS SLUG
DETECTIVE,
GET $4,000
Bound and Gagged In
Cellar While Safe
Is Blown

After slugging colored detec-
tive and tying up all the occupants
of house in the 1900 block First
Street N. w. about 6 o'clock last
night, robbers blew open a safe
and got away with $4,000 in cash.
The detective, Howard Smith,
attached to the robbery squad,
had gone to the First Street house
to investigate robbery, he told
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke to
day.
When ne rang the bell, he said.
the door was flung open and two
arms reached out and dragged him
inside. While one man kept a gun
pressed against his head, another
searched him.
Discussed Killing Him
They took his police badge and
service revolver and discussed in
whispers the advisability of killing
him because he was a copper" "
he declared. His story runs thus:
AS it was too dark for him to
identify them, the robbers decided
to let the detective live. But they
kicked him and threw him down
the cellar steps.
The detective later said he
could hear breathing, and realized
he wasn't alone.
Suddenly the house shook under
an explosion and he heard feet
running down the stairs. Some
body released him and called
police.
When word OF the episode
reached headquarters the entire
robbery squad was rushed to the
house.
Four In House Gagged
Daniel Green, colored. 90, Of the
l7OO block Fourth st. N. W., who
was in the house at the time, and
who had been bound and gagged
with a Mrs. Odell Williams and
two young colored girls, told po-
lice six white men entered the
place with a duplicate key. They
forced the occupants of the house
into the cellar. Just them Detec-
tive Smith arrived, and he too
was bound and gagged and thrown
into the cellar.
The explosion Smith heard
came from the nitroglycerin
used in blowing" the safe.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke
today said the safe belonged to
colored numbers" racketeer,
who is known to police.