Evening star., 1941-03-15
Gas Stations Robbed
In Series Of HoIdups
Early This Morning
Police Seek Two Men
Armed With Revolver;
Other Thefts Reported

Police searched today for two men,
one of them bearing a nickel-plated
revolver and both dressed in brown
clothing. who were believed to have
conducted a series of filling station
robberies in the city early this morn
ing.
The first of the holdups occurred
at IL 80 m. when Arthur D. Price
of 816 F street S.W. night operator
of gas station in the HOO block of
Maryland avenue SW., was con-
fronted by white man, according to
police, who robbed him of $50 and
his change carrier. The bandit was
described as about 80 years old.
At am, the police report showed,
Earl S. Banton Of Selma, Va, night
operator of a gas station In the 1900
block of L street NV, was held up
by a 25-year-old white man, who
forced him into a back room and
escaped with S45.
The third holdup occurred at 3
am. Raymond J. Cooley of Alex
andria, Va, night manager of gas
station on Rhode Island avenue
NV, informed police that 25-year-
old white man robbed him of be-
tween $40 and $50 and his change
carrier
A nickel-plated revolver was used
in each instance, police said, and
added that they believed the hold
ups had been staged by two men,
working together, one watching
while the other entered the station,
and that they exchanged clothing
between robberies to disguise their
identity.
ColOred Youth Robbed.
George Powell, 17-year- old colored
delivery boy for drug store, noti-
fed police that two colored youths
held him up with a revolver when
he entered the basement of an
apartment house in the 2600 block
of Sixteenth street NV. to call for
prescription and robbed him of
$40. He said the pair then forced
him into an elevator and pressed
the button, sending him up to the
sixth floor while they escaped.
Donate Centanni, 80, of 1914 Mon
roe street NV, notified police that
colored youth pushed him into an
alley while he was walking along the
$500 block of Georgia avenue NV.
early Yesterday afternoon, hit him
over the head with blunt instru-
ment and robbed him of S5. He was
treated at Garfield Hospital for
decorations to the scalp, forehead
and left ear, and was released
Melvin C. Smith, local attorney
! living in an apartment house at SLIP
Connecticut avenue NV, reported
that some one entered his apart
ment late yesterday afternoon and
stole watches, rings and heirlooms
valued at 5000.
A. Kahn, Inc, jewelry firm located
at e35 F street NV. notified police
that wrist watch, set with rs dia-
monds and valued at SIS, was miss
ing from the store.
School Is Entered.
Miss BERTHE BaCkus, principal of
the Alice Deal Junior High School
reported yesterday that some one
had entered the school by breaking
! a basement window and had stolen
money and property of total value
of $40 Both the boys and girls
gymnasiums, the cafeteria and an
ice cream vending machine were
looteo.
1t. Col. Sam F. Parker of the
Army Medical Staff, assigned to
duty at La Goode, La, informed
police that some one ransacked his
automobile while it was parked in
front of an apartment house in the
1900 block of Columbia road NV
where he is stopping, and stole
| clothing valued at S85.
Entering through a frst-foor
window. according to police, house
breakers escaped with two summer
suits and .32-caliber revolver
from: the home of Mrs. Lenore L.
Basch of 1907 Fessenden street NV.
yesterday.
Alfred T. Goldbeck of Chevy
Chase, Md, manager of the National
Crushed Stone Association, with of
fees at 1735 Fourteenth street NV,
reported the disappearance yester-
day of two petty cash boxes contain
ing $50 in money and stamps.
Mrs. Cleo Forrest, %, of 1886
Church street NV, told police, they
said. that she screamed and fright
ened away colored bandit who at
tackled her shortly after dark last
night while she was walking along
the street in front of her home and
attempted to snatch her pocketbook.
Miss Eula May Jenkins, colored,
of Virginia Beach, Va, notified po-
lice that two colored women
snatched her purse, containing $11