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Evening star., 1926-03-28
SANITARY SURVEY
OF CITY ORDERED
Inspectors to Observe All Fire
Hazards, Etc, in Connection
With Spring Cleanup.

A survey Of sanitary conditions all
over the District will be started to-
morrow by the Health Department
in connection with its annual Spring
cleanup inspection, it was an
nounced last night by Health Officer
William G. Fowler. All available
sanitary inspectors will be assigned
tC the work.
Sanitation in the various alleys will
be given close observation. and in
cases where the health regulations
are violated the inspectors have been
ordered to correct conditions.
The inspectors also will make note
of conditions not within their juris-
diction, such as fire hazards, unsatis-
factory plumbing, etc, and report
such cases to the proper departments.
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SIX PERSONS KILLED
AS TRAIN HITS AUTO
Bodies Thrown Several Hundred
Feet When Driver Fails to
See Engine Coming.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Pfess.
CORUNNA, Mich, March 27.-SiX
persons were instantly killed here to-
dag when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by west
bound passenger train on the Grand
Trunk railroad. The deaths
j l.. Smith, 40, farmer living near
Corunna.
Mrs Pillsbury, Smiths mother.
Marion Smith, 7.
Billie Smith, g.
Wayne Smith, l..
Florence Hemingway, II.
The party was en- route to Owosso,
a nearby town. The automobile was
wrecked and the bodies thrown. sew
eral hundred feet. Henry f. Willie,
station agent, who saw the accident
from his post, declared Smith drove
Evening star., 1926-03-28
DONOVAN RULES AGAINST
nth STREET SEWER PLAN
Bids Required for Such Work as a
Rule, But Day Labor May Be
Used on Urgent Portions.

An order passed last week by the
Commissioners authorizing j. B. Cor
don, sanitary engineer, to construct
q, new sewer in Eleventh street from
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to New York
avenue, when it is widened, by day
labor. was held to be Illegal yesterday
bv District Auditor Daniel j. Donovan.
The lowest bid for the work was In
excess Of S17 ,6UG. and when Mr.. Cor
don advised the Commissioners that ne
could get it done for $4,000. he was
ordered to save the money. Maj. Dono-
van told the Commissioners, however,
that the organic law of the District
stimulates that projects exceeding a
certain sum in cost must be adVer-
tised and bids taken. If the bids ap-
near excessive, he said, the law pro-
vides no other recourse than readveri
tisement.
The procedure was objected to by
Mr.. Gordon, because he was prepared
with men and materials to start the
project. He feared that delay would
he ocasioned if bids were again Over
tised, and that the work would not be
completed when the street work starts.
Through a compromise agreement,
the sanitary engineer was permitted to
construct the most urgent section or
the project as an emergency. New
proposals from contractors Will be
asked for the remainder of the work.
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the car directly in front of the train,
apparently without noticing its APP
proach. The side curtains We're fas-
tened, he said
Engineer ListenfeltZ, in charge of
the head engine of the train, double
header, declared he was unaware Of
the automobile until he saw wreckage.
flying after the crash.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
HEBREWS TO ELECT.
Officers and Board Members to Be
Named April z.

Election of officers and board mem
bers will be held at the annual meet
ing of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation in the vestry rooms of the
temple, on Eighth between H and l
streets, Wednesday evening. April Z
at 1880 o'clock. In addition to electing
a president, vice president, treasurer
and three members of the board, the
congregation also will vote on pro-
posed amendments to the constitution
and bylaws, as drawn up by special
committee.
Charles A. Goldsmith, president;
Simon L. Nye, vice president, and
Jacob Eisemann, treasurer, already
have been nominated for reelection.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
GANGSTER LEAVES CELL.
President Coolidge Commutes Sen
tence of Raymond Renard.

ATLANTA, March 27 R).--Ray-
mond Renard. St. Louis gangster,
who was transferred TO the Atlanta
Federal penitentiary two years ago
from Leavenworth, was released last
night. His sentence had been com
muted by President Coolidge.
Prison officials said that They did
not know his whereabouts.
Renard was given a seven-year SEN
tence for violation of the interstate
commerce law He served two and a
half years.
Automobile bus lines have been in
troduced i'm the Azores
Evening star., 1926-03-28
TROPHY QUESTION UP.
School Board to Decide About Of
fers of Commercial Firms.

The Board of Education will be-
called upon at it's next meeting to de
eide whether II should permit CON
mercial firms To donate trophies for
competition in the high schools.
Offers have been made by the
Southern Diaries and the Carry Ice
Cream co. to present suitable silyer
cups to the most proficient high school
cadet companies under rules adopted
by school officials.
The offers We're referred TO the
boards committee on Fairgrounds.
headed by DR.. II. b. Learned. which
has since met ard prepared a formal
recommendation for consideration Of
the board.
IT appeared to be the view Of the
members of the board when the mat
ter was first presented that accept
ance of the cups would set O. prece-
dent, causing commercial firms to vie
among themselves in bestowing gifts
in school circles.
Milan. Italy, is TO have a subway
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Harry Lauder is playing his fare
well engagements in Europe, and
plans to spend his remaining days in
Scotland flshinR.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Congress.

Wet and dry hearings, with full
publicity, are now assured by the
vote last week of the full Senate judi
ciary committee, which adopted the
report Of it's subcommittee providing
for IL days of public hearings divided
equally between the ''wets" and the
"drys."
While preparations are being made
for these hearings, which begin April
5. the sporadic debates on prohibition
and those charged with it's enforce
ment continued in the House and the
Senate. In the House Clarence True
Wilson, secretary of the Board of
Temperance, Prohibition and Public
Morals of the Methodist Church, was
attacked as a liar by Representative
O'Connor of New York, who ques-
toned the truth of an assertion he
said DR.. Wilson had made to the eff
feet that before prohibition 'the rum
element was in control of Congress-"
and that the chief duties of the ser
geant-at-arms of the House was to
walk members up and down and get
the drunks to their homes"
Senator Edwards Of New Jersey.
one Of the leadings vets in Congress,
providing for a referendum on the
prohibition question. The referendum
would give to Congress the necessary
information to exercise appropriately
it's legislative powers under the
eighteenth amendment, and is de-
signed to show particularly whether
the people want a modification of the
law to allow light wines and beer.
When the American Ambassador
to Great Britain, Mr.. Houghton, re-
turned to this country recently for
conference with the President and
the Secretary of State, he spoke
frankly to newspaper men about con-
ditions in Europe. and his remarks
cabled abroad. created considerable
discussion. Last week the Ambas-
sador was made the target for attack
in the Senate by Senator Pat Harri-
son of Mississippi. who declared that
he was starting q propaganda de-
signed to tear down the work OF
other men in Europe. lie alluded TO
the newspaper reports to the effect
that Mr.. Houghton painted rather
pessimistic picture of conditions
abroad. Senator Borah defended
Ambassador Houghton, declaring
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Milan, Italy, is to have a subway
costing $4,000. 900.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

While the new revenue law was ex-
pected to reduce tax receipts mate
rally, the Treasury has estimates
that receipts for March will be S435.-
000, 900 under the new law. This is an
increase of about $25 900 900 over the
receipts estimated some time ago
March receipts last year were, s441,-
s000, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19
Mrs. DimocR Honor Guest
o. International Association.

Mrs Henry f. Dimock will be guest
of honor at the tea given by the IL
ternational Association of Art ana
Letters at the Gordon Hotel tomof-
row afternoon. Mrs. Dimock, who Is
q vice president Of the association,
will receive the other officers. mem
bers and guests at 4:30 o'clock. The
program will contribute to the com
memoration of Washington's Birthday
anniversary. An exhibit consisting OF
the work of j. Anthony Atchison,
sculptor, will be on view.
Among the guests expected are
Mrs f. Berger Moran, Mrs. lmbrle,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Anthony Atchison,
Mrs Ida B. Peters and DR.. G.. X.
brigham.
Mrs. G. Esserv Barnard, Mrs. Kath-
airline J. Fenton, Mrs. Clara McCrone
and Mrs. Hugh Irish will preside.
Additional patrons and patronesses
for the series of six Lenten Monday
night concerts at First Congregational
Church, featuring artists in or from
Washington who have gone out into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Lieut.. John w. Roper, L. S. N, sailed
aboard the 5. s. Cristobal for Panama
where he goes to join the u. S. S. Cali
iOrnia of the Pacific fleet. After a
months maneuyers off the coast of
Panama the California Will proceed to
the West Coast, with San Pedro as
naval base. Lieut.. Roper has been
stationed for the past TWO years ut
the navy yard, where he organized
hool on fire control and the opera
ton of guns on naval ships. During
his shore duty here he resided with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel c.
Roper, in their home on Woodland
drive y number of entertainments
were given in his honor before his de-
parture and on Monday evening his
mother entertained Il large company
of his friends at bridge in the nature
of a farewell party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sears Henning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

The Sisterhood of the Sixth Street
Synagogue will hold its annual Purim
ball at the new Jewish Community
Center. Sixteenth and Q streets, Tues
day evening, March 2. This will be
the first affair of its kind to be held
in the beautiful auditorium of the
new structure and should be
memorable event.
Mrs. Morris st ,in is in charge of
arrangements, and chairmen of sub
committees are Mrs. Edward Cooper
music: Mrs. Charles Rosenthal. pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook has &C.
cepted the invitation extended by the
Womens Overseas Service League and
will address them at their annual din
ner, which will be held at the garden
house of the Grace Dodge Hotel to-
morrow evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Mr.. Frank White, treasurer of the
United States, will be the POSTMASTER
at the annual dinner held by the
North Dakota Society this evening at
the clubhouse Of the American Asso-
citation of University Women. Gov. A.
II. Sorlie is expected to arrive; this aft
ernoon and vii be guest Of honor.
Word has a1~-en received that the
adjutant general, Mr.. Angus Frasier
VIII be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

gram: Mrs. J. Kaminsky, decorations:
Mrs. Louis Rosenberg, refreshments,
and Mrs. T. Merelman, publicity.
Final arrangements will be completed
at a meeting of the sisterhood to be
held Thursday afternoon, February
25, in the synagogue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

the concert world are Justice and Mrs.
Harlan F'iske Stone, the Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Curtis d. Wilbur.
Representative w. w. Chalmers, Mrs
Virginia White Speel, Mrs. f. Hart
Fem, Miss Elizabeth Pierce, Mr..
Henry X. Bush Brown, Mrs. William
Gerry Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs J. Vance
Hewitt, Mr.. f. F. and Mr.. Carl Droop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

from Cracow, where a newspaper pub
lished a story. The prosecutor of the
Nowy Sonsch district, where the case
was said to have occurred, fatty de-
MED IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Polish "bluebeard," charged with kill
ing SO persons. as recounted in a
Warsaw dispatch to Berlin, was shown
yesterday to be without foundation.
1t was based on sensational dispatches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

The Misses Colhoun, who have
been guests of Mr. and Mrs Thomas
". Colhoun at Suffolk, Va, for three
weeks, are now at Charleston. S. G.
1or a visit before going to Savan,
nah, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

=. Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley have
feft their New York home for St Au-
justine, Fla, to spend six or eight
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs Henry Thurtell an
nounCe the marriage of their daugh-
ter Frances to Mr. Donald A. Nc
Gregor. Friday, January %, In ST.
Augustine, Fla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19
"BLUEBEARD" STORY FALSE.

WARSAW. Poland, February 10
(R.-The report of the arrest of a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Col. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. De Loire.
VINO have gone to New York, are at
the Hotel Aston for a few days before
salllng for Europe for an indefinite
stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

DR.. and Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson
are spending several weeks in Holly
wood, Fla, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Merle Sidener.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Former Senator Davis Elkins is in
Miami for a visit and IS staying at the
Fleetwood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

II. Bartlett. has gone to Miami. where
he is staying at the Royal Palm Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19
the Meridian Mansions, 240O Six
teenth street

DR.. and Mrs. Macpherson erich
ton returned to Washington today
from Philadelphia, where they went
to attend the Bal Masque."
DIR. and Mrs. Crichton will enter
tan at dinner at the Chevy Chase
Club tomorrow night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

will entertain at a buffet supper Sun
day evening in honor of the formers
cousin, Mr.. Edgar Henning, and the
members of his company, who will
appear at one of the local tbeaters
next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence AspinWall
will sail tomorrow on the Aqu1tanla
for a brief trip to Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

. Mr. and Mrs Byron T. Hamlir.
after d short stay in New York and
Boston and a month in Detroit Mich,
have returned to their apartment in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey Rose #
Kansas City, Mo. have announced
the engagement of their daughter
Neely to Lieut.. Chester c. Hough.
Corps Of Engineers, U. s. A. Miss
hose was born and reared in Leav-
enworth, Hans. where she has
large circle of friends among the
younger social set. She is a niece
or Maj. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Holmes, L.
s. A. Lieut. Hough. who is the son
<of Mr.. and Mrs Roland p. Hough
OF Clarendon. Va, is now on duty
with the 9Th Engineers at Camp
Lewis, Washington. He is a grad
uate of the Mckinley Manual Train.
ing School of Washington, and of
Cornell University. The wedding
will take place in the near future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

Mrs Oscar A Thorup entertained
a. bridge luncheon Wednesday
afternoon at the City Club Among
the guests We're Mrs. r Bates War
rem, Mrs. Virginia CheeNer of Sa-
Nannah. Ga; Mrs Ralph Howenstein,
Mrs. Charles NJ. Thomas. Mrs Owen
HoWenstein, Mrs Ruth Bowman,
Mrs. +. w. Myer. Miss Betty Ryan.
Mrs. Ben S. Warren. ir.: Mrs. L, f.
AllWine and Mrs. Richard Sylvester.
and Mrs. j. A. Nelson of Quantico.
Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19
SOCIETY

Continued from Page Twenty
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sears Hennine
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Puzzling Phases
Continued from Page one)

pond yielded up Thomas body. Near
by was found the car, fifty feet of
shore, and lying in more than thirty
feet of water. &
Much Of the mystery that sur
rounded the disappearance of the
couple remained unsolved tonight.
The authorities hoped to explain by
examination Of the car what caused
it's wild rush of $50 yards from the
road to the lake and why it did NOT
stop.
Travelling in the darkness and evil
IDENTIFY at terrific speed, the couple
failed to turn either right or left at
a fork in the road. Apparently with
out slackening pace it crossed about
$50 yards of rough ground and then
plunged down an. eighteen foot bank.
1t traversed dozen feet of gravel
beach and rushed fifty feet from
shore to disappear with its two pas
sengers in the depths of the pond.
Why the car was not stopped in
the considerable distance from the
road to the bank was unexplained to-
night How the car missed large
trees on the bank in its headlong
rush in the darkness also was I'M
explained.
A girl friend, Norma Holman, told
how she and Miss Swift met Thomas
at about 7.30 Monday evening. She
declined Thomas invitation to ride
and Miss Swift went, promising to
meet her friend at nine o'clock.
A wrist watch on the girls arm
had stopped at three minutes before
eight. The distance from the center
of the village to the lake is about two
miles.
Thomas was 20 wears old and Miss
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Mrs. Bassett Heads
Christmas Health
Seal Committee

The Augusta Christmas and Health
Bond sale for 1926 will be put well un-
der way during the current week with
the committee dispatching some $500
letters with enclosures of 100000 of
the bright little cheer messengers.
Mrs. Norman L. Bassett is chairman
of the Augusta committee for this
year. with Mrs. Percy V. Hill as vice
chairman and the following members:
Mrs. Thomas S. Brady, Mrs. William
r. Pattangall, Miss Polly Sturtevant,
William H. Gannett, Ernest L. Me-
Lean, William 2. Viles, treasurer, and
Maurice II. Leighton, secretary.
The Christmas Health Seals are
used the world over to brighten
Christmas packages and mail and
spread the message of good health. In
Augusta the proceeds help to provide
public health nurse. free clinics, and
make possible the permanent public
health program.
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of which they need not be ashamed,
serviceable, we'll made plates.
The new plates have been received at
the secretary's of states Office, each
pair in suitable envelope and ready
to be sent out to the car owners.
There is no question about their ex-
cellence. The contract called for open
hearth steel thoroughly picked and
cold rolled, steel to be of No. %. U. S.
standard guage and thickness" and
that is what the State gets.
Heretofore the lowest bid received
had not been under % cents per pair.
This bidder gets IA cents per pair. But
and this Is important-he owns the
steel mills, the rolling mills and is
equipped for quantity production from
mine to user. Such being the situa-
ton why should the automobile asso-
citation suggest having plates made at
the State prison to cost the State from
20 to % cents per pair and doubtless
be less satisfactory?
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"CoNIAD" STUDENT
ANNUAL FIRST Prize
WINNER AT 0RON0

For the second successive year
Cony High school representatives to
the fifth annual conference of the
editors and managers of Maine
school publications which was held
at the University Of Maine, have re-
turned to their school, bringing with
them the first prize in the annual
class, in which their "Coniad" was
entered, as well as honorable mention
in the monthly class, in which the
'"Cony Cue" was listed.
The first prize, which was won by
the "Coniad," is but a repetition of
the record of the year before when
this same publication received the
award in the school annual class, and
as result of that first win a beauti-
full banner now graceS the wall of the
school building. The year before a
second prize was received by the
Cony "Cue," while this year they Sc
cured third prize. or honorable
mention as the second and third
prize We're called.
The editor of the "Coniad," which
won the prize this year was Horton
Flynt and the business manager
Howard Stiles. Miss Ida Drapkin
was eOlIOT-lH-C IIel VI lIie 1uS anu
Elwood. Lapham was the business
manager for a part of the year. re-
signing later and Atwood Nelson TAX
ing his place. The only two schools
to have better monthly paper than
Cony High were Lewiston High and
Bangor High.
The representatives from Cony
High school to this conference were
Norman bennett, the editor in CHIEF
of the Cue" and william Weeks, the
business manager.
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Maine Associates
Expect a Rouser
At Augusta Dec. g.

Portland, Me-, Dec. 6-Responses
already received from all over the
State give assurance that the open
meeting to be held in the chambers
of the House of Representatives at
the State House, Augusta, at
o'clock on December Sth. will be one
of the greatest Importance to the
future development of the State.
The meeting is being conducted
under the auspices of the State of
Maine Associates, which comprises
all of the State organizations work.
ing on the States development and
publicity program.
A complete survey and report of
work accomplished will be given and
also plans now contaminated for the
work to be done the ensuing year.
The matter to be taken up will be
of the utmost Importance to every
community in the State.
Ten minute addresses telling of the
past and future activities of the
various organizations will be made
by Governor Ralph o. Brewster, who
will speak in behalf of the Governor
and Council; Hiram w. Kicker, ST.,
President of the State of Maine Pub
Lefty Bureau: Colonel Albert J.
Stearns, President of the Maine De-
velopment Association, Clarence C.
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live animals consisting of bear, deer,
beaver, skunk and racoons, provided
money can be raised for trapsporta-
ton of some.
The Great Northern Exhibit, in
conjunction with the State Forestry
Department, will put on a most COM
prehensive exhibit showing q fire
lookout station and demonstrating
in detail the entire process Of rre
prevention in the big Woods" They
will furnish guides to demonstrate.
The exhibit will consist OF the pro-
per and wrong way to build fires.
Outside Of the log cabins there will
also be a typical Maine hunters
camp, a trapper's camp and leanto.
The entire Maine exhibit will be
profusely filled with pine trees, fur
boughs, ETC., and as planned should
be one of the best ever exhibited by
the State.
guides on hand representing every
section of the State to explain in de-
tail what each has to offer and to
answer all questions necessary
Maine literature will be on hand in
the log cabins and arrangements are
trying to be made whereby the NOV
ing pictures taken on Maine in her
development work can be shown
throughout the week.
A column editorial in the Yarmouth
Telegram. Yarmouth Nova Scotia ha,
this to say, in part, about the value
of the exposition as an advertising
medium:
This should be an excellent op-
portunity for Nova Scotia to adver-
tise it's wares and show the Sports
men of the New England states wha,
we have to offer along the lines OF
fishing, hunting, etc.
1T is said, in a report sent from
Boston, that it is expected Nova
Scotia will participate. Why shoult
such be expected? We should sa,
that there will be no expectation
about it but that Nova Scotia shall
take some space.
1T would be without exception on,
of the greatest omissions from a RIB.
licity standpoint which Nova Scotia
could ever make. -. ;"