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Evening star., 1926-05-23
NO-PARK|NG SIGNS
END LONG DISPUTE
Erection at Key Bridge Gives
Evidence of Districts
Control of Area.

Ten new NO Parking at Any Time
signs hearing the unmistakable In
sigma of the Metropolitan Police De
partment, placed yesterday around
the circular drive at the south abut-
ment of the Key Bridge bore mute
evidence of the final adjustment of
the long existing uncertainty as
whether the District or Virginia has
jurisdiction over that territory.
Jus, several months ago several of
the police department ,'no-parking"
emhlems We're removed from the
lunctu"a of tho Lee Highway and the
bridge approach as a result of de
t.iSion by Mai. Carey IL. Brown, as
siStant director of the office of public
buildings and public parks. that the
Districts jurisdiction ended 80 feet
north of the Virginia abutment.
Maj. l.. :. Grant, Sd, director of
that office, gave further consideration
TO the question. however. and notified
Mai Edwin B. IIesse, chief of police,
that the District acquired five acres of
the Virginia property under an act OF
ConcresS Of June !, 1886. for the south
approaches to the old AqueduCt Bridge
and that the Key Bridge abutment is
within this territory and consequently
the District still has jurisdiction over
IT, Moreover. Mai. Grant advised
Chief iiesSe that the District appro-
priation act of 1923 provided that the
Key Bridge. it approaches and abut-
meutS should continue under the con
troll of the District commissioners.
Mai. IIeSSe ordered the installation
of the no-parking signs because of
numerous complaints that busses stop
ping in the circular drive to take on
or discharge passengers tie up traffic.
Maj. Grants decision gives us five
more acres to police" commented Maj.
IIesse. land | have instructed the
commanding officer Of the seventh
precinct to keep his motor cycle and
bicycle men on the lookout for traffic
violations at the south abutment of
the bridge"
Evening star., 1926-05-23
DRIVER HITS AND RUNS.
F. J. Young, 80 Years Old, Knocked
Down in Street.

Francis J. Young, 80 years old. 1457
Chaplin street. was knocked down and
seriously injured by hit-and-run
driver last night while he was cross.
ing the intersection ut Fourteenth
and Chaplin streets. He was taken 10
Garfield Hospital suffering from shock
and from n fracture Of the right leg.
Police ut first believed they had the
license number Of the machine which
struck Mr.. Young and ran off. but
upon nvestigation learned Il mistake
had been made in the numbers fur
nished them by eye-witnesses.
. Mr.. Young Is the father of Frank
H. Young, sports writer for the Wash
inSton Post.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
FINDS HOME RANSACKED.

Returning yesterday after an alb
sence from Washington since last De
cember l. Mrs. Elsie j. Church of
1000 Connecticut avenue found linens
and silverware valued at $500 had
been stolen by thieves. who had ran
sacked the apartment during the
period it was vacant.
he thieves took articles ranging
from butter knives to hemstitehed
linen napkins and large bath towels.
Linen pillow slips. sheets and bed
spreads were also included in the list
of stolen items.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

Medical Administrative Corps. now
stationed at the Walter Reed Hospital.
He attended schools in various parts
of the country, and graduated from
the Central High School in Washing.
ton in June. 1925. He later took a
preparatory course for the West Point
examination, and joined the local
guard In June of last year. with a
view of getting one of the appoint
ments allotted to that service.
Both candidates will report at the
Military Academy in July.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
CYCLIST is INJURED.
Donald Reichard. II. Suffers Con-
cussion of Brain-Driver Freed.

Donald Reichard. II years old, was
knocked from his bicycle TO the street
in front of his home. 90 Bryant street.
Yesterday by an automobile. operated
by George Kundahl, IS years old, Of SO
Bryant street.
Reichard was taken TO Sibley Hos
Ditai and treated for Concussion of
the brain. He is expected to recover,
Police of the eighth precinct detained
Kundahl while his automobile brakes
were inspected. and he was released
when they were found in good con
ditiOn.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
Wrong Meaning.
ON the London Tid-Bits.

From the London Tid-Bits.
Mr.. Newedd had come home in
very good spirits after a prosperous
day in the city.
My love is like a red, red rose" he
said. as he kissed his wife.
"Bertie." said Mrs. Newedd. tear,
fully. don't be unkind. You'd be
like red red rose IL you'd been bend
ing over the frying pan for 20 min
utes-"
Evening star., 1926-05-23

Upper: George {. Duehring.. and
lower. Robert II. l.othrop. two en-
listed men of the National Guard of
the District Of Columbia, who re-
ceived the appointments to the West
Point Military Academy, allotted to
the local Guard.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
BISHOP AGAINST
DRY CHANGE
By InternalIonaI New. seryIee


NEW YORK. Feb. s,-With
Bishop r. Manning on record as
opposed to the plea for modification
of the Volstead act put forth by
the church temperance society.
Episcopal America today waited
upon DR. James Empringham, ma.
tional secretary of the society. to
divulge the details Of the survey
which he announced revealed that
the membership of the society was
overwhelmingly In favor of rpodifi-
cation.
Bishop Manning expressed his
views from the pulpit of the Ca
thedral of st. John the Divine.
The church temperance society
did not speak for the Episcopal
church of either the nation or the
diocese Of New York. he said.
He made an earnest appeal for
law enforcement, and expressed the
hope that the prohibition amend
ment never would be repealed
DIR. Empringham returned hnr-
riedly from Washington YESTERDAY .
When he was. told Of Bishop Man
ning's announcement insofar as 1t
was supposed to represent the sen.
timent of the Episcopal church, DR..
Empringham said:
1--WE have never said, or indicat-
ed that we represented the Episco-
pal Church.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
WILL
SHOW WORK

Educators from all over the
country may view the handiworlx
of Washington elementary school
pupils when the exhibition in the
Grant Elementary School. Twenty.
second and q Streets Northwest,
opens during the week Of February
II to %.
The exhibition has been arranged
to coincide with, the annual con-
vention OF the department Of SUI
perintendence of the National Edu.
cation Association, of which DIR.
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent Of
Washington city schools. is presi-
dent. over $4,000 members are ex-
pected to attend.
Examples of practically all
branches of elementary study viii
be represented. including manual
training, drawing, nature study.
kindergarten and others. There will
also be exhibits of high school
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
CITIZEN To ACT
IN SUFFER- CASE

The Congress Heights, Sixteenth
Street Hfghlands. Piney Branch
and Southwest Citizens associations
win discuss tonight the position of
Jesse g. Suter, president Of the
Federation OF Citizens Associations
chairman oil the citizens advisory
councfl and managing director 81
the Retail Coal Merchants Associa-
ton.
Suter. it is claimed, cannot serve
two masters. and while he re-
mains In his position as spokesman
for the coal merchants he cannot
do justice to the citizens who are
rebellihg at high coal prices.
George Yeatmans president OF the
Southwest association, says that
Suffers predicament, straddiing on
both sides OF the fence, looks
mighty bad.
John II. Rhodes, president Of the
Sixteenth street organization: Ed
gar h. Henderson, president of
Ffrey Branch, both said they would
take the matter up at meetings OF
their associations tonight.
other associations to meet are
the Takorna. Park In the TakOnla
park Library, Fifth and Cedar
streets Northwest, and the North
easf association in the Ludlow
school. sixth and q Streets North
senator cole Il. please OF South
Carolina. and Representative Frea-
ericlF - ZihIman of Maryland, will
snaals af the meeting Of the Con
gress Heights association IN the
Rantist Church at Brothers Place
and Esther Street.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
Il regular instructional meeting

the regular Institutional meeting.
will be held.
wednesday night in the board
loom of the District Building the
reserve officers Of the Corps Of
Engineers viii meet for discussion.
Brig. Gen. Edwin Jadwin, assistant
chief of the engineers. will present
the certificates Lieut.. Col. John
scott will talk on the Funda-
rentals of Tactics. " Copt. Wilson
e. Ballard. S43rd regiment of en-
gineers. will discuss the Develop
ment of the Offensive" while Capts.
Al. q. Toombs, j. NJ. Todd and g. p.
Dubois, will take up the Combat
Principles OF the Infantry Brigade
Regiment and Battalion.
Officers OF the 32Oth Infantry Will
meet in the Graham Building AZ
which time Maj. Fred Livingstone I
32Oth infantry who served on the
Fdexican border with the former
Third D. c. Infantry of the National
Guard. will discuss ''Outposts.
On Friday evening the reserve
officers of the quartermaster corps
win 9carry on with their Winter
plattsburgs.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
WEEK FOR
RESERVES


Considerable activity will mark
the Institutional program OF the
week for the local reserve army
headquarters. Graham Building,
14O2 r St, according to the an
nouncement of Lieut.. Col. John
Scott, u s. A. the senior execn.
tive officer
Tonight Capt. p. @. Hall Will
discuss before the reserve Officers
OF the ordnance departmellt the
inspection and test Of Is hmm am
nrunition. An organization meeting
OF Troop r. of the 3il6kh Cavalry.
under the command of Capt. r. C.
Hunt Will also be held
Tomorrow night the reserve off
GERS of, the air service will receive
their certificates Of activity from
Brig sGen. James Fechet, assistant
chief of the air service, after which
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
WOULD BAN PRISON, MADE
SHOES FOR ARMY'S USE

American military forces would
ne prohibited the use of shoes
manufactured in penitentiaries un-
der a bill introduced in the House
today by Representative Harry b.
Halves. CD OF Missouri.
The Government is completing a
shoe factory at Leavenworth Peni-
-entidry Kansas. in which will be
employed the prison inmates. Sale
Of the output of this factory to the
military forces is now authorized.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
PROSPERITY is SHOWN
BY POSTAL RECEIPTS

Postal receipts. regarded as a
barometer of business conditions,
continue to increase, fifty indus
trial cities reporting receipts total
ing $3,193,452 In January, as com.
pared with receipts of $2,978,591 a
year ago, an increase of $2l4,86O,
or 7.21 per cent, the Postoffice De
partment announced today.
Tampa. Fla, led these cities in
percentage OF gain, with an increase
of 1913 per cent. Springfield, ILL.,,
was second, with an increase of
1887 per cent. while Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, was third with a gain nf
27.7S per cent.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
PRETTY GIRL MISSING
FROM HOME SINCE FRIDAY

Friends of, Miss Nellie Bowditll.
20 years old, of 1926 Ninth st. n.
w. appealed TO the police last
night to help find the young woman
who has been missing since Friday.
Miss Bowdith, described as "un-
usually pretty" has been living at
the Ninth Street address, a room
ing house for four months. She is
five feet in height, weighing about
lis pounds. She. was wearing. =
black satin dress, brown coat, black
hat, when she disappeared. She
was employed at a nearby dyeing
and cleaning establishment.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
ARMY COLLEGE
OPENS HERE

Twenty-four officers of the Army,
one of the Navy. and one from
the Marine Corps. constitute the
new class with. the Army Indus
trial College here in Washington,
which gets under way today.
The faculty of the college con-
sists of Col H. b. Ferguson. from
the corps OF engineers, comman-
dante: Lieut.. Col q. K. Kumpe,
signal corps. assistant comman-
dante, and Major r. w. Riefkohl-
of the quartermaster corps, execu-
tive officer.
The instructions will conclude
early in June. but plans are under
way for extension of the course
to one year. Plans for expansion
OF the curriculum also have been
prepared and IL they are adopted
at least two of the Army officers
now members of the class at the
Harvard School of Business Adj
ADMINISTRATION will be added to the
faculty. The following Army Off
GERS are members Of the class:
Col. Frederick w. Van Duyne,
executive officer of the office Of
the quartermaster general; Lieut..
Coils. John B. Higgins and John T..
Hemphiil; Majors Norman l.. Nc
Diarmid, Robert Shelton. Henry r.
Smalley. Charles T. Harris, jr.,
James H. Burns, Maurice B. Willett,
Bethel w. Simpson, Glenn p. Will
helm, Byron Q. Jones. Alfred l..
lockwood, Herbert j. Wild, Keith
+. Adamson and Edmond Der. Ellis
and Capts. Oliver p. Echols. Ed
ward S. Pegram, jr., Emil Fl. Block,
John Bigger, jerry V. Matejka, and
Charles J. Morelle. and Lieuts. Lee
land c. Hurd and Cortlandt S. John
son.
the Navy, and Major Jeter r. Hor-
ton. of the Marine Corps, will con-
clude the membership of the class.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08

department figures SHOWEu ID
973.344 year before. OF the world s
motor vehicles. 2O,799,151 We're pas
senger cars, 1S1 .573 busses, 3,454,
939 trucks and 1.519,765 motor
cycles.
In the United States the passen-
ger machines numbered 1872 .351,
busses $4,000, trucks 244.579. and
motorcycles 155, 500.
The United Kingdom, with $780,
1874 passenger cars, $4,000 buses,
PA. 2S7 trucks. and 81 ,522 motor
cycles. was the nearest automotive
rival.
Officials said that in addition to
owning most of the worlds automo-
biles. the United States produced
even greater percentage OF the
total.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
NJ D \ 7 GOMERY
NEWS BRIEFS

ROCKVILLE, Md. Feb. S-Serv.
fees yesterday morning marked the
beginning of missionary week III
warner Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Kensington. the sermon,
being by the Rev. =. r. Duffield,
UNCONVENTIONAL agent in Washing
ton, formerly of Indiana. Last
evening Mr.. Sargent. of the u. S.
Geological Survey, gave talk on
Alaska and illustrated his remarks
with pictures taken by Government
surveyors.
Wednesday. the women's Mis-.
sionary Society will hold its annual
meeting and elect officers and the
other w0men's societies of the
church also viii hold a meeting.
Thursday evening, DIR. Dobson, OF
South Africa. will give an illus
trated talk on China.
Mrs. Margaret E. Gardner, OF
C1arksburg this county. has filed
suit in the circuit court here fol
an absolute divorce from Edward
o. Gardner. also of Clarksburg,
charging desertion. According to
the bill the couple We're married
February 1. 1919. and separated the
same day and have not since lived
together. Mrs. Gardner is repre-.
GCANC@ W
Welsh, of Rockville.
At the FEBRUARY meeting of the
Colesville Community League. held
at the Colesville public school and
attended by a large number of the
members and others, addresses
were delivered by Miss .Huidan
Brust, supervisor of the primary
public schools of. the county and
ID 70 M
tor of the Rockville Baptist Church.
The program also included recita-
tions. music and other features by
the pupils of the Golesville school.
A business session preceded the
meeting.
r. Lee LeCompte, State game
warden. has notified Robert L. Toll
son. chairman of the committee of
arrangements. that he will attend
the annual meeting and banquet of
the Montgomery County Game and
Fish Protective Association, to be
held in st. Mary's hall here Tues
day evening, and, in addition to de-
Iivering an address,. as requested,
will show three motion pictures de-
plotting hunting wild turkey, ruffed
grouse. cotton-tail rabbits, wild
fowl and quail
Charles H. Viett, of Rockville, has
sold to Laurie Hipsley. also of Rock
vile. a bungalow on the south side
Of the Rockville pike, near Rock
Vile, the consideration being around
$6,50U.
The Montgomery Club, of Olney
district, which is one of the Lead
ing r~farmers' organizations of the
county. held its monthly. meeting
Saturday evening at the home Of
Dr.. Janney Nichols, near Norwood
Discussions of matters, in which
the farmers and dairymen are mcst
interested, were held and a delight
full dinner was served.
The Mutual Improvement Associa-
ton, of Sandy Spring, which was
organized in May 1857, and is said
to be the oldest women's club in
the United States. held its February
meeting at the home of Dr.. and
Mrs. Nichols. A committee consist
ing of Mrs Joseph T. Moore, Mrs.
Josiah w. Jones and Mrs. j. Janney
Shoemaker. were named TO &C
opesate with a committee of tie
Wednesday Club, of Sandy Spring.
composed of Mrs. Samuel Bond, Mrs. |
Joseph e. Janney and Miss Estelle |
Moore. in making a survey OF the |
farm homes of Olney district.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
DR.. VIM. "A. WHITE WILL
DISCUSS LUIlACY LAWS

Dr.. william Al. White, Of st.
Elizabeth,s Hospital. viii address
the washington council and social
agencies at the Burlington Hotel AZ
o'clock this afternoon on the
lunacy laws of washington.
The council is advocating changes
IN the law from the almost irl-
human one now in operation Of a
trial by jury for mentally sick
person.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
Three-Fourth Worlds
Autos OlDned IN u. S.
Photo by Underwood
By ROBERT s. THoRNBURG

using three times many automobiles as all
of the world combined the Department OF Commerce
announced today
436 automobiles registered in the United
January The takers estimate there "a
0O0Ooo homes in the country Evenly distributed this would
amount o automobile in four of every five homes.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
Z Women DEAD
IN MYSTERIES
By international News service

BY international News Service
NEW YORK, Feb. s.-Bodies of
two weIl.dressed women, found in
snow banks in widely separated
parts of the city. today furnished
the police with two battling mys-
teries.
One of the victims. young and
pretty. had been shot twice.
The other, middle-aged, bore no
marks of violence.
The police were investigating the
possibility that both were thrown
from automobiles.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
CHARITY BALL RAISED
$4,000 HOSPITAL FUND

Nearly $4,000 was realized for
Childrens Hospital by the Charity
Ball January 4, according to a re-
port yesterday by Mrs. Stanley
Rinehart. chairman Of the execu-
tive COMMITTEES of the ball.
Out Of every IS ticket sold. acs
cording TO Mrs Rinehart, only a
little more than 10 cents went to
cover expenses of the bail.
Early acceptance of invitations
by the President and Mrs. Coolidge
and the cooperation OF societies
and fraternaI orders was respon.
sible for the huge success, MRS.
Rinehart stated.
work ia the various high schools
of the city
The IargeatA display OF school sfipa
plies and classroom furniture ever
seen. in Washington also will be
on view at the Washing Con Audi
torium during that week Manu-
facturera from all over the United
States engaged booths for the show
some time ago. and are cosoperat.
ing to put over a comprehensive
display of their products
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
Author Is Recovering

LONDON. Feb. S.--lIenry Arthur
Jones, famous dramatist, is recoY-
cring from a severe illness. Despite
his "A years the playwright ID max
ing good progress.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08

A waterproof radio transmitting
set has been designed for use in
lifeboats, being operated by man
inserting his arm through tight
fitting sleeve.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
Body Of Author Shipped

NEW YORK, Feb. S.The body
of Katherine Gather, California au-
thor. who died here Sunday viii
Be shipped tomorrow to San Jose
for interment.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
f Street Tide.Rip

Il was running up Seventh
Street, keeping about halfway be-
tween the car track and the curb.
The defendant ran. out Of e Street
from my left, when was about
three quarters of the way over,
and tagged me for a ten item re.
pair bill"
Boob: II was taking a pas
senger to the Union Station"
I'm kind of a hurry, were
you?"
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
1t Can't Be Done.
Fair Enough.

He was parked on Fl Street
between and p. m.. your hon.
or. No parking is allowed there
during those hours"
Boob: '"There was lot Of
other cars parked in that
block"
We'll, III only fine you foc
your car. ST."
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
Gray Kid
Blonde Kid
Patent Leather
Combinations

This group consists
of shoes taken from
our better grade stock
and includes all of the
later styles. Straps,
opera OxfOrds, Dor,
says, step-ins, sandals.
With attractive cut
out designs and fancy
stitching. Military, low
and Cuban heels, most
ly covered.
The Washington times., 1926-02-08
77c s2.77

Shoes that we orig
inally sold at three
times this price. in
the many styles that
are being worn now.
There's no doubt about
it. you'll buy several
pairs.
Included $50
Pairs of
Children's
Shoes, TIC
The Washington times., 1926-02-08

Patent Leather
! Tan Leather
Black Satin and
,VelUet =
You'll be amazed at
the quality and assert
ment of styles in this
group of gOOd-lOOking
shoes at SLIT. They
are well made with
strong leather sOles
and attached rubber
heels. Plenty of shoes
for every woman, but
come early!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
COL. c. N. GRIMES
COMMITS SUICIDE
Quartermaster Corps Officer
Found With Bullet Wound
in Head.

Col. George Madden Grimes. L. = A..
on duty in the office Of the quarter.
master general. and who rose to his
present rank from an enlisted man,
was found dying in the bathroom of
his apartment at 1869 Mintwood place
about 10 o'clock today from a bullet
wound in the head. succumbing a few
minutes later. Coroner j. Ramsay
Nevftt issued a certificate Of suicide.
COL Grimes had been suffering
from nervous ailment for long
time and recently had been granted
a two-mOnth sick leave. This morn
ing his wife. Mrs. Daisy Bennett
Grimes. bearing his brea kfast, dis
covered her husband on the floor
with a bullet wound in the head.
DR.. Edmund. Barry was summoned.
but before he could administer relief
the colonel died.
At the expira ton OF Col. Grimes
present leave OF absence he was to
have appeared before the Army
Retirement Board He did not leave
any explanation for his action and
it was said at his apartment that no
intimation Of dependency had ever
been given by him.
Col. Crimes was born at Fort Myer.
Va. October 10, 1874. the son of
the late Brig. Gen. George :. Grimes.
His mother widow and daughter,
Miss Marion Grimes. survive. Miss
Grimes returned to Washington last
night after visit in Kentucky. She
spent the night with friends here and
went to her home this morninf.
Served i'm Army 30 Years.
Col. Grimes had been in the Army
more than 30 years, enlisting AS a
private in the I'd Cavalry in June,
1896. In June. 1898. he was com
missioned a second lieutenant of In
fantry and saw service in the Span
ish- American War and Philippine in
surrection.
During the World War Col. Grimes
commanded the 314th Supply Train
of the seth Division at Camp Fun
stOn. and the 165th Depot Brigade in
Camp Bowie. He later took a course
in the Army War College, and his
next assignment was as chief of staff
of the 102d Division at Camp
Dix, n. ].
Col. Grimes, who at another time
in his career had been stationed in
Washington in the Adiutant Generals
Office VISA returned here about a year
ago in the Office of the Quartermaster
General