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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
OLD NAVY BUILDING
SALE IS OPPOSED
Veterans Body Representa-
tives Ask That 1t Be Retain
ed as Haven for Needy.

Disposal of the old Navy Hospital
at Ninth. and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. which has for some time
been occupied by the temporary home
for ex-Unlon soldiers and sailors and
veterans of other wars. was conSid-
cred today at a hearing before the
naval affairs committee.
The board of management Of the
temporary home is composed of rep.
resentatives of the Grand Army of the
Republic. the United Spanish War
Veterans. Sons of Veterans, Veterans
of Foreign Wars and the American
Legion.
AS member of this board. Paul
Fl. McGahan asked the committee
that the temporary home be allowed
to continue it's humanitarian work
for the veterans lin this building,
either through the Government deed
ing over the property or under a
long-t term lease with a provision that
eventually title would revert back to
the Government when there was no
longer need for continuing the home.
Building Sale Proposed.
This property is listed among sur
plus Navy Department real estate
which the Navy no longer needs and
which the MCGEE bill proposes shall
be sold.
Admiral Gregory of the Bureau of
Docks. and Judge Advocate General
Cameron, representing the Navy De-
partment. explained that the Navy
has no longer a need for this prop
erty, but that it does need the money,
and that for this reason the. property
was listed for sale. Mr.. McGahan
pointed out that for considerable
period now there has been an appro-
priation in the District appropriation
bill for maintenance of the home.
This was granted first in 1890 for the
sum of $4,000, and in the District
budget for 1927 the director of the
budget approved $1,000 for main
tenance. -. -
The occupancy of the old Naval
Hospital site by the home dates from
July l. 1922. as consequence of a
five-year lease with the Navy De.
partment at the nominal rental fee
of 81 a year. The board of manage
ment of the home bears all mainte.
nance and repair costs :and not one
cent of the money appropriated in
the District bill can be used for these
purposes, but is spent entirely for
the care of the members. The board
of management has spent more than
$4,000 for repairs. and the building
is today in better shape than when
it was taken over.
d. w. Bonney President.
Byron w. Bonney, Civil War vet.
eran, is president: and Key A. Hud.
low, a Government employee, is super
intendent.
Mr.. McGahan told the committee
that in 1920 the home cared for a
total of 435 veterans, and in 1925
this number had increased to 1906
veterans: During the first two
months or the present year there was
a total of PSI persons cared for in
the home, against total of 435 for
the entire year 1920.
Msr may BE- admitted TO the homo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
SHOW SLATED TONIGHT g.
AT NEW EASTERN HIGH
Wilson Players to Offer. "The In
innate Stranger" for East Wash
ington Community Center.

The Wilson Players will present
1.-The Intimate Stranger" a comedy
nv Booth Harrington. under the
ausbices of the East Washington
Center of the Community Center De-
partment tonight in the auditorium OF
New Eastern High School. Seven
teenth and East Capital streets. at
8 O'Clock. The cast will be the same
az in the performance given by the
players last week before the Columbia
Heights Center under the direction
of Mrs. Aurora NJ. POston. s
Tomorrow night, at o'clock, the
Community Center Department viii
show in the same auditorium two
motion pictures, one. the Gateway
to the West. a historical picture of
the French and Indian Wars, ana
the other, Life at Camp Clinton," q
three.reel picture of the training Of
reserve oficers in the Army. pre-.
sented in cooperation with the
United states Signal Corps motion
picture division. "a. -'.'r@
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
lO.OOO.MILE ROUND TRIP TAKEN
EVERY YEAR BY BIRDS FROM u. S.
Bobolink and Barn Swallow Coming Home Again
After Journey From Northern Part of
Country to Argentina.

straight south down through the cen
trail part of the continent.
From DR.. Wetmore's observations
it would seem as If the bulk of the
migratory bird population contrived
to pass South with the coming of Fall
to the northern hemisphere, and to
follow the advance of the southern
Spring south of the Equator, remain
ing in their Winter location through
the southern Summer. With the COM
ing of colder weather in February
and March they withdraw northward
to their breeding grounds in the
United States and Canada, thus man.
aging to live in a Palm Beach atmos.
phere Of eternal Spring and Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
10 KINDS OF BIRDS ARRIVE
other Varieties of Migratory
Songsters Expected Later.

Through inadvertence an article in
last Sundays Star concerning the
hopes for an early Spring as indicated
by the arrival of migratory birds
stated that within the preceding few
days no fewer than 26 varieties had
been seen or heard from a certain
porch in the northwest section.
The bird expert who furnished The
Star the material on which the story
was based states that only about half
this number have, as yet, been noted.
The list, compiled from the observa-
tions of a preceding season, extended
oyer several months, and 1t is still
far too early for many of, these feath-
cred Songsters. .r-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
Answers Wife's Charges.

Fred H. Ewers has filed an answer
denying the charges made against
him by his wife, Gladiola I. Ewers.
and submitted cross-petition in
which he asks that her suit be- dis
missed and he be given limited
divorce on charge Of cruelty Ewers
says his wife is employed as a stenog.
rapher at $35 week, while he gets
$S2 week He Is represented by At
torneys Halper, Sadler & Schweinhaut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
Bermuda's First Car Line.

Bermuda. long known as a peaceful
isle, has its quiet threatened. Per-
has been granted for the con-
struction of the first street car line
there. Great; Britain laid claim to
wrecked sailor landing there In 1905,
although the island had been dis
covered by a Spaniard in 1915. In
the Bermuda group there are 36s diff
fefent islands,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
CIVIC BODY TO ELECT.
LYON Village, Va. Meeting l.
Scheduled for Tonight.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYON VILLAGE. Va. March ~
Election of permanent officers for the
new Lyon Village Citizens Assocla'
ton will take place tonight A
o.clock AT a community meeting l.
the office of Lyon & Fitch. Tempo
rary Chairman Monroe H. Stocket'
will preside.
The election will follow adoption Of
a constitution to govern the act'vltie'
of the organization. A tentative con
stitution has been drawn up by sne
cial committee, headed by Stuart i
Ashton. who will present ii for Tho
action of the association. The pro
POSED constitution is modelled along
the lines Of those of a number
civic bodies in Arlington County and
Washington, Incorporating the hes
features Of all of them, Chairman
Ashton states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
MAN. 81, KILLS GIRL
AND SELF ON REFUSAL
Fifteen-Year-old Girl Had Been
Caring for Home Of Him and
His Brother.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 10.
Because she rejected his offer of
marriage, Thomas w. Butler, 81 years
old. bachelor, shot Mary Pogachic.
15.year-old schoolgirl, to death last
night, and then fired a bullet into his
head. dying soon afterward.
The shooting occurred at the Butler
home, near here, where the girl had
gone to prepare supper for Thomas
and Joseph Butler. Mrs. Pogachic,
mother Of the girl, told Sheriff Sam
uel Dunfee her daughter had been
taking care Of the house for the
brothers since their sister died re-
Gently. Mrs. Pogachic said Butler
asked her daughter to marry him, but
that she refused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
Marriage to Bigamist Annulled.

Annulment Of marriage has been
granted by Chief Justice Mccoy of
the District Supreme Court to Mrs.
Mary M. Wilson from Thomas c. Will
son, former policeman and marine ser
geant, who was recently sent to the
penitentiary for four years for big
amy. Wilson had a wife living when
he went through the marriage .cere.
mony December 30. 1929. with the
plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
Dog Put on Trial
For Cats Murder;
Faces Execution
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOcidIeu FTess
PHILADELPHIA, March 10
Teddy. Belmont fox terrier,
went on trial in Police Court yes
terday, charged with willfully
chasing and shaking to death
6-month-old kitten. If convicted.
the law will exact it's severest
penalty. Police Magistrate Glenn
declared.
The trial involved all the formal
ity of a murder case and is eX-
pected to hinge on the findings of
A postmortem examination of the
kittens body. which was ordered
disinterred for that purpose.
The case was prosecuted at
the instance of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Pending the post .mortem exami-
nation, Magistrate Glenn post.
poned the next hearing of the case
to March 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
INVENTOR GETS MEDAL.
Typothetae Honors Frederic E. Ives
for Picture Printing Work.

PHILADELPHIA, March 10 R).-
The United Typothetae of America
last night presented it's gold medal
of honor to Frederic f. Ives for his
inventions used in illustrated print.
ing.
Among the score of honors award.
ed Mr.. Ives is the Rumford medal.
considered one of the greatest dis.
tinctjons that can be awarded a sci.
enlist. He is 70 years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
POLICIES TOTAL 1896, 843.
Veterans Life Insurance Figures
= Given by Director Hines.

The number of converted. United
States Government life insurance
policies totaled S6,S43, and rep
resented s1,563,5SS,221.75 of insurance
on December 81. 1925. 1T was an
nounced today by Director Hines of
the Veterans Bureau.
The assets of the fund total $751;
427.325.43, showing an increase dur
ing 1925 of $41,216.560.02.
The total benefits paid to date
amount to $45,505, 6S6.S6.
The investments of the fund, as
provided by law. consist of Federal
bonds, bonds of farm loan banks and
policy loans.
The rate of interest earned on
mean assets for the year 1925 is 4.6
per cent.
The premium and interest income
Is slightly less than 100000
monthly. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10

only for 10 days In any one year.
Indigency is not encouraged, assur-
ance was given to the. committee.
= Mr. HfcGahan emphasized that If
the lease Is abrogated on 80 days
notice by the Navy Department, the
work being done would be seriously
crippled. T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10

Raw rubber received and shipped
from Great Britain last year had a
total value of $110,000,000, while that
handled In the year before was worth
sNnly $4,000, zoe, - ,;aa.,. u e. g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10

Queen Marie of Rumania has been
engaged by an American motion pic
ture concern to write an original
scenario. -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18
WANTS TO START FROM
THE BOTTOM

Editor Askov American:
We have some voters in Par
fridge township who seem to
have the idea that taxes should
be higher and higher, and those
voters received a bad shock at
our recent annual town meeting
when the report showed that the
supervisors had $500 left from
their allowance of $4,000 for
1925; and still no one made a
single kick about bad roads. This
ought to have been appreciated
but not word of favorable COM
ment was heard.
1t put those advocates of high
taxes to thinking: If the supervi-
sors, in a favorable year did not
even use all Of an allowance of
$4,000, in another year we may
get lower taxes, and that would
be an awful calamity.
The question of the amount to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18
RUSSIA WILL HAVE IT'S DAY

News dispatches reported that
on March 18th Bolshevik Russia
celebrated the ninth anniversary
of the overthrow of czarism by
ceasing all work, holding parades
and giving lectures, speeches and
special motion picture perform
ances- Not a wheel in the govern
mental machinery turned.
Much has been said and written
about conditions in Russia since
the Bolsheviks took hold of the
reirs. 1t seems difficult to get
real facts concerning conditions
there-but one thing assure, that
whether or not the Bolsheviks
have improved conditions it was
necessary that something be
done. Under the Car regime 70
per cent of Russia's people were
Illiterates. That perhaps does
not detract from their happiness,
heart-yearnings, kindness toward
fellow-man, and many other good
virtues, but it does render them
simply at the mercy of their
leaders. 1t stands to reason that
when a person can neither read
nor write he must of necessity
rely on others. With good leader
ship they would be alright, but
there turks the danger. 1t was
easy to misuse and abuse.
When we write of the necessity
for schooling we do not mean
that all should be. college and uni
versity graduates-far from. such
but all should get so far in
school that they can read and
write fairly good-say through
the eighth grade. From there on
they can use their brains-read
and think. 1t is. much better to
have more even universal educa-
tion than so much way up and
then illiteracy ON the other hand
Good common ordinary horse
sense on the part of the very
great majority-yes SO or 100 per
cent of them-makes for strong
state and nation.
1t was certainly necessary that
something be done in Russia
that great country with it's won
derful possibilities located in a
temperate zone, the Same as the
United States, and with plenty of
natural resources. There is no
reason why it should not be as
great and powerful as our coun.
try and may some day be that.
Uprisings cause disturbance
and havoc but something good is
likely to come out of it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18
SUCCESS TO MR.. BEDE

Filings for political Offices are
coming faster now. Mayor
Leach of Minneapolis, recently
threw his hat in the ring against
Governor Christianson for the
Republican nomination for COVER
nor. The Mayor will likely find
it very hard Shedding to best the
Governor who stands firm and
has gained the confidence of the
people through his straightfor-
wardness.
Arthur B. Fruen of the Fruen
Milling Company, Minneapolis,
has filed for the Republican NOM
ination for congressman in the
Tenth District, and Curtis M.
Johnson of Rush City, has an
nounced that he is also seeking
the same post. Both of these
gentlemen have real battle on
their hands against Congressman
Goodwin.
J. Adam Bede of Pine City, our
fellow citizen of this county, has
filed for the Republican nomina-
ton for congressman in the
Eighth District with the cam
paign.slogan, Putting Duluth on
the Ocean" Mr.. Bede. served as
congressman from 1903 to 1909
when Pine county was part of
the Eighth district. Since then
he has spent his time in lectur-
ing and editorial work and has
toured the country dozens of
times on the Chautauqua plat
form. He has taken an active
part in national Republican cam
paigns as we'll as the St. Law
renee Tidewater proposition. Mr..
Bede is nationally known as a
humorist, but things are by no
means all joke to him. He is
a good. home man, a builder of
good morals, a man whom it is
a pleasure to call a friend, and
there are thousands of Pine coun-
ty citizens who will wish him sue
cess in the campaign, though it
is regretted that it will be neces-
sary for him to move to Duluth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18

be levied for road purposes for
1927 was then put up for discus
sion. The supervisors thought
81, 900 would be about right; but
that is no more than we are now
raising for that fund, consequent
ly the taxes would be no higher,
and in a fit of dispair the motion
was made to levy $4,000 for road
purposes. | suppose it was figur-
ed thus: If $4,000 were enough,
and $4,000 were levied, the super
visors may be able to spend
$4,000. Queer enough this mo-
ton was lost.
The problem af the brush along
the roadside was brought up to
be given the once over, like we do
every year when we have much
snow. 1t is the general opinion
that the throwing of stones from
the road by the road workers any,
where along the roadside, there
by discouraging the land owners
from keeping down the brush by
making it almost impossible to do
so, is the main reason why we
still have the menace of snow
blocked roads. A motion to dis
continue this practice and in
stead, piling the stones in suit
able places, was lost.
The supervisors then asked for
the meetings opinion about U.s.
ing 5000 of this years allowance
to cut brush in the worst places
along the roads. They figured
that they had $500 left over from
last year, and 81 600 higher allow
ance for 1926 than for 1925, so
they had $1,7OO more to use on
the roads this year than their al
lowance amounted to last year.
The result would be-: If they
used 5000 for cutting brush there
would still be 81, 800.
But here the high, tax advo-
Gates saw their chance. They
moved and carried to spend
$1,000 for cutting brush in the
year 1927. No demand was made
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18
Askov, Minnesota.
March 18th, 1926.
OPEN LETTER TO THE EDI-
TOR OF ASKOV AMERICANA

| am not intending to discuss
with you, your editorial, THAT
Legislative job, in. the Askov
American of March 18th, 1926,
but as you in that editorial are
using, not only your usual mud
singing against me, but accusa-
tions against my character and
methods when l conducted my
lumber business in Askov, l am
unable to- pass it up.
The whole editorial gives i'm
preston of an over-heated brain,
and whether your accusations
against me was from that course
or Intentionally does not make
much difference, the facts re-
main, that-as | am now the
second here in Askov whose char
acter you are trying to befoul-
no person here: is safe against
your mudslinging, unless we bow
and be mum, and | am not one of
them.
If you will, in the Askov Amer
lean, not later than April 1, 1926,
apologize to me for your unwar-
ranted accusations and mudsling-
ing against me, l will try to for
get the yellow streak in you,
otherwise we will have this mat
ter aired out some other place.
l have read about another good
medicine for yellow-streaked edi-
tors, and that is a dogwhip.
G.. l.. Wosgaard.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18

for a different disposal of the
stones, and nothing was said
about cutting brush this year.
This motion was carried by %
voters; 13 voted against. But
how about the rest of you tax
payers? We have about 400 vot-
ers, women included, in town of
Partridge. Twenty-three for,
and thirteen against, makes IS
voters who expressed their
opinion. Are the others salts
fed with the result? If not, you
have no grounds for kicking.
1t is not the intention with
this article to hurt the feelings
of the %. They did what they
considered was right; my hope is
to wake up few of all the voters
who stayed at home without good
reason. Whether or not you have
the same opinion as | makes no
difference. You are not using
your privilege and are neglecting
your duty.
A movement has just been
started to better the political
conditions. 1t is not started
right at the bottom. Why not
start right at the bottom-in our
townships and school districts?
If we get the real interest awak-
ened concerning the local affairs,
we do not need to worry about
the wider circles. When we are
able to do so, we will naturally
reach out and tackle the next
job, and not before.
This principle holds true here,
as in any other cooperative
movement: To be sure of success,
it should be started from the very
bottom, born by desire in the
individual to better the existing
conditions.
Chris. Frederiksen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18
Opinions of Others
WOSGAARD REPLIES

Askov, Minnesota.
March 18th, 1926.
Editor Askov American,
Askov, MINI.
Dear Sir:
| am herewith inclosing an op-
en- letter which | request you to
insert in your Opinions of 9th
ers" column in your next publ
cation of Askov American, March
18th, 1926, and oblige.
Yours truly,
c.. L. Wosgaard.
P. 81 have kept copy of
the above named letter, so if any
mistakes should occur, we can
have it rectified.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-18
"A FUTILE PROJECT OF
BOLSHEVISM
Minneapolis Tribunel

From Moscow comes report
that the ban on the Bible has
been officially removed.
This is interesting but it ought
not to be surprising to those who
know something worth. while.
about religious history.
4 One of the founders of the
soviet government declared that
religion is an opiate used by self
ish exploiters to dull human as
pirations on earth and to keep
the masses in subsection. Acting
on this statement of the case, the
Bolshevist masters who removed
the capital from Petrograd to
Moscow set out to stifle the re-
ligious instinct in the Russian
people and educate them to be-
lief that when the earthly So
journ is ended nothing comes
after.
This kind of suppression was a
particularly hard job in Russia,
the people of which had long
been devoted to religion and
churches. Indeed, Russia often
has been referred to as conspicu-
Gus among the nations of the
world in respect of a sharp relig-
ious consciousness. 49,.
The Bolshevist stiflers sue
ceeded in a measure and for a
time by using their powers of
compulsion, but they found in
due course that they were only
making a surface dent and were
reaching neither the minds nor
the hearts of the people they
sought to orientate away from
the idea of God and of a life be-
yond the grave. They had ac-
quired a frst-rate idea of the
hopelessness of their aim before
the last Christmas season rolled
around. They relaxed their pol
icy and the result was visualized
in crowded churches and an en-
thusiastic resumption of the ira
ditional ceremonies and customs
in celebration of the yuletide
season.
Philosophers of the Bolshevik
school are learning a lot about
human nature in it's relations to
secular affairs and about reli-
gious instincts and spirit yearn-
ings of the human heart that
they had not adequately or cor
rectly appraised. If experience
teaches. anything, it is that these
would-be stiflers, these elimina-
tors of the opiate," were up
against a brick wall of obstruc-
ton from the very outset of their
psychologist enterprise Think
ing men are we'll convinced from
what they have seen or read that
it is futile to try to take the
Bible out of the lives of those
in whose minds it's messages and
precepts concerning things of the
spirit have become resonant and
comforting.
If the soviet pilots were as
wise as they think they are, they
would never have undertaken to
inoculate a people wholesale with
the atheistic idea and to force
the vaccination on them, willy
nilly. If they were as wise as
they think they are, they would
not have committed themselves
so far to the communist social
code. From both positions they
have been forced to retreat, and
they are still retreating.