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Evening star., 1926-03-06
FIREMAN PRAISED
FOR DRIVING SKILL
AvertS Serious Accident by
Dodging Street Car and
Automobile.

Skillful driving by =. w. Brown ~
No. > engine COMPANY averted seri-
Gus accident at Fourteenth and =
streets TODAY when he swung ~
speeding apparatus ont of the path
way Of an oncOminG limousine on.
Grated by Harry Lewis of 1443 Calum-
hia road. sideswipinS it. and then
swPrving To a stop just within q few
inches of street car
40. = engine was tearing alonc
west on * street. with siren wide
open responding To an alarm. Per
sons on the street car said they heatt.
the siren at. |. street. but the street
car kept drifting south on Fourteenth
street until near the intersection of
n street where il stopped.
The near smash-up resulted when
Lewis. according 20 witnesses. drove
his limousine north on Fourteenth
street almost squarely into the path
way of The oncoming fire engine. As
soon AS he saw the apparatus he
swung to the left and ended ur orr
the sidewalk near the Franklin
square Hotel, after knocking down
a trash hoX and barely missing a
tree
What lesseued the severity of the
collision however was Browns
SWerVinS the engine almost 40 de-
creeS north on Fourteenth street In
barely sideswipinC the limousine.
however. he almost crashed into the
street car. lie stepped ON the gas.
swung the engine further around and
came TO stop just beside the street
car on which many passengers were
getting paniCkN. Women were
screaming. according to witnesses.
and several men had already started
for the door.
Three eye witnesses had reported
The act to Fire Department head
quarters within half an hour after
the occurrence. ComplimentinC the
fire engine driver for his Coolness in
the emergency and skill in operating
the truck
There's plenty Of space given u"
accounts Of ACCIDENTS. = Fire De
partment official pointed out to news
paper mon. Here's chance to Rivp
space to the skill If q man VIII" pre-
vents one.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
MAN GETS 70 YEARS
FORATTACK|NG GIRL
w. A. Wright, So, Convicted
on Charge of Child. IA.
Scored by Court.

William A. Wright IS years old,
was sentenced today by Justice Stat
fard i'm Criminal Division > to serve
20 wears in the penitentiary for in
timacv with a l4.year.old girl. Wright
dramatically announced his belief IN
God and called on the Deity to de
priVe him Of life instantly II he WAS
guilty OF the crime.
l., nasSing sentence Justice stafford
said the prisoner had added bias
phemv 70 his crime and told him
"tho iury would have been Justlned
in adding the death penalty 70 thelr
verdict of guilty..
According to the testimony AT ih3
trial. Wright lived in an apartment
n, r4aS = street and the girl had
I,co1 in 1he House of the Good Shep-
berd in Baltimore. He had advertised
fo- = girl between II and 10 years
,JG for i COMPANION 10 himself ana
,,-ifa When the girl answered the
advertisement she discovered wright
did NOT have wife. but she con
,i,,lod 10 reside with him for several
,,,ol1S before he assaulted her, Sne
said Another young Glri visited
1Erm at the apartment, the Elrl teSti-
ttol and occupied the same room
Wright declared he intended TO adopt
The child.
Preston Tolson and 1h"inaS :"
1-iolde both colored. were given terms
nr Ia wears each by Justice STAFFORD
4ol. robbery The court referred 10
ToIson as one of the toughest charac'
tcrs in Washington. They held up
nnd robbed Andrew Green, January
taking $50 and A watch chain.
For stealing a horse, wagon and
harness October Is. Joseph f. Boston.
cn'orcd. was sent to the penitentiarN
for five wears. \ term OF six years
jmpriSonment was imposed on James
L. Brooks. colorcd, who siashed his
wife, Mary NJ. Brooks, December :
last, with razor.
John Painter young white man.
was given a term of three wears for
passing six bad checks last De
Ccmbcr. Claude T. Geare of North
Carolina was given two years for pay
ing for a diamond ring with a worth
Jess check for $3.50. February ; Viii
liam G. Davis will serve two years in
the pcnitentiary for violating the
a1ti-narCotiC law.
Probation was extended for a term
or three years to Edward Madison.
Colored. who cut Estelle Miller Jan
uary IL last. and to Arthur Rrice
Colored. for a like term for a similar
offense.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
.S|BLEY HOSPITAL
/. DRIVE IS LAUNCHED
Senator Copeland Praises
Work of Institution at Meet
ing Opening Campaign.

{ An intensive Today campaign for q
fund of S325. 900 with which to com
plete erection of the maternity ward
annex to Sihley Memorial Hospital
was launched at the city club last
night at a banquet meeting Of nearly
500 workers and team captains. Sen
atcr Royal s. Copeland of New York
noted for mis- campaigns for health.
urged the teams to push the drive 'as
A service of mercy to mothers and un-
born babies and to raise double the
quota set. if possible, and build an
other ward.
Il am teetotally opposed to this
drive" Senator Copeland declared in
opening his address. 1T ought not
to be necessary for this hospital or
any other that Is giving real service
to the community to have to ask for
money. If there is one institution in
which every man. woman and child
in the community has an interest it
is a hospital.
"One never knows when he is going
to a hospital. You might trip on one
of the badly lighted Washington
streets on your way home tonight.
break a leg and arrive at a hospital. :
Fight Against Disease.
The speaker traced developments in
I1e laS 0U years III the eGdtutdtIon ~
disease and humorousy prophesied
that if the progress in the prevention
of disease continues the time would
arrive when doctors would he ar
rested for vagrancy" because of lack
of patients to treat
Pointing to the need of expa ndinc
Washington hospital facilities. Sen
ator Copeland said he believed the
Capital 80 years hence would be As
, large AS Chicago is today. He found.
he said, during his administra ton as
health officer of New York that there
were $4,000 crippled children there.
many of whom were durable. "Hasty
and improper obstetrical care was re
sponsible for most of these crippled
babies" he aid. describing the lower
ing of the percentage of crippled chill
dren by providing hospital care for
maternity cases.
Dr. Lewis n. Taylor, n surgeon at
Sibley for more than a quarter cen
tury and president of the University
Club. sketChed the history of the in
stitution which has made ii n policy
to give hospital care to the poor All
middle class at prices within reach.
Being sick DR.. Taylor declared. lis
very. very expensive luxury. A man
with a family is up against it whe-
he becomes ILL.,
Now Has Waiting List.
Sibley Hospital. he said is justified
in appealing for public support for an
addition to it's facilities because of it's
service TO the needy al moderate rates.
The hospital now has a long waiting
list. he said. in urging the need of the
additional 1872 beds for mothers and
babies which will be provided in the
new building.
Andrew H. Phelps chairman OF the
campaign executive com m i [ ee
quoted John Joy Edison, chairman of
the citizens committee in praise of
Sibley Hospital
Other addresses were made by Rev.
William II. Mcdowell Methodist
Bishop Of Washington, and Rev. w.
l.. Darby. Others at the speakers
table were Mrs. Mcdowell Rev J.
Phelps Hand, DR.. Lucius c. Clark.
DR.. William J. Shovalter, DIR. Charles
Evening star., 1926-03-06
WIN PRAISE OF HOOVER.
Agricultural Extension Workers
Told Services Are Valuable,

Work Of the American Child Health
Association was described by Secre-
tary Hoover, it's chairman, at a meet.
ing Of extension workers of the De.
partment Of Agriculture at the Har-
rington Hotel yesterday. Mr.. Hoover
said the organization is doing valuab BILE
work. and hoped it would continue to
grow through the aid of other well
fare organizations.
DIR. c. w. Warburton of the Depart
ment of Agriculture gave a general
review of county and community pro.
grams approved by the conference.
Other speakers included Miss Flor
ence L. Ward and DR.. NJ. A. JUL.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
RECENT ART ROBBERIES
HELD MYSTERY IN LONDON
Birket Foster Picture and Four Oil
Studies by Constable Stolen
in British Capital.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 6.-Two sensa-
tional art robberies have taken place
in London this week. A small picture
by the English Artist Birket Foster,
was stolen from the Guildhall Art
Gallery. and it was discovered that
four oi! studies by John Constable
were stolen from the Royal Academy.
The Constable paintings were in the
diploma gallery, which is on the floor
above the memorial exhibit of paint
ings by the American Artist. John
Singer Sargent.
The stolen studies. with many other
similar works. were screwed to the
wall. and there is much mystery as to
how the thief escaped with the pic
lures unnoticed.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
w. J. BRYAN ESTATE VALUE
is PLACED AT 1868, ,33O.74
Appraisal Filed in Florida Shows
Larger Portion of Property Is
in Real Estate.

By the Associated Press.

bF Ine A-sO'lSteu ffesS
MIAMI. Fla. March 6.-Official ap-
praisal of the estate of William Jen-
nings Bryan. fled yesterday in the
Dade County Court, placed valua-
ton of $e6s,33O.74 upon the proper
ties of the late Commoner.
The larger portion of this amount
was in real estate. The present
Bryan home in Cocoanut Grove
known as Marymont. was valued
at S95 900. with other items, including
life insurance S12.647.52; household
furniture, $2.903.55; cash in bank,
Sc. S27.2 %; stocks and bonds, $64, ,33S.54;
royalties. etc. 1922 So
Appraisal of the estate had been in
progress for several months and com
pletion yesterday will permit immedi.
ate distribution by executors of the
various bequests. many of which will
go for the continuation of religious
and educational work. sponsored and
aided by Bryan during his lifetime.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
DODGES PLANE, HURT.
Man Falls Down Elevator Shaft.
Accuses Mail Pilot.

SUNBURY. Pa. March 6 tP).-This
town yesterday claimed the first air.
plane traffic accident.
Clinton Herb was the victim. Herb.
an employe of the Susquehanna Silk
Mills, was working on the roof of
the plant when an airplane carrying
United States mail roared toward
him. Startled, he lodged, lost his bal
ance and plunged down an elevator
shoft. He was injured severely, but
it Is believed he will recover.
Herb said the plane almost touched
him as he attempted to jump to
safety.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
CHAUFFEURS WANTED.
Commission Will Receive Applica-
tions Until March %.

The Civil Service Commission an
nounced today that it will receive
applications for positions of chauf-
feur in the departmental service. here
until March %.
The entrance salary is $1.020
year. After the probational period re.
quired by the Civil Service act and
rules, advancement in pay may be
made without change in assignment
up to $3.50 a year. Promotion to
higher grades may he made in ac-
cordance with the Civil Service rules.
The duties, under supervision, are
to drive, care for and maintain in good
running order gasoline passenger
motor vehicles; to make minor repairs
and adjustments to such vehicles
while in charge of the appointee.
and to perform related work required.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
office of the United States Civil
Service Commission. 1124 F street.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
THREATS AGAINST LIVES
RECEIVED BY JURYMEN
Officials of Town in Which Negro
Was Hanged for Attack Also
Get Letters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GEORG GETOWN. Del. March G.
Post Office authorities are investigating
receipt of threatening letters by mem
bers of the jury which convicted Harry
Butler negro. who was hanged here on
February 26 for an attack on a 12-year-
old white girl. Letters also have been
received by Sheriff Johnson, Deputy
Sheriff Coy Postmaster j. F. Hudson
and O. S. Wilson, deputy clerk Of the
peace.
The jurors and officials are admOn-
ished to repent of their sins" in the
missiveS, which. written in red ink
were mailed in Wilmington, Del, and
Philadelphia.
A letter received by the postmas ster
read:
Blood and death. Property will be
burned in your city. More blood armed
band of colored people"
State militia was called out to nre-
serve order when Butler was tried
here. Machine guns and bal arbed wire
entangled kept a crowd of more than
1000 persons out of the courthouse
and al one time tear bombs were loosed
to stop a rush over the barriers.
Evening star., 1926-03-06

The week of April 1924 is desig-
mated American Forest week in a
proclamation by President Coolidge,
made public today
The Canadian government has set
apart the same week for the same
purpose, and this, President Coolidge
declared in the proclamation. lis an
added reason why our citizens should
give careful thought to matter so
important to both countries
Although warning that too long
have we as a Nation consumed our
forest wealth without adequate pro-
vision for it's wise utilization and re-
newal." the President noted that
Evening star., 1926-03-06
RICH CUBAN KIDNAPPED.
Col. Pima Held for Ransom by Ban.
dts in Camaguey.

HAVANA. March 6 UP.-Col. En-
rique Pima. wealthy land owner OF
the province of Camaguey, is being
held by bandits for ransom He was
captured on Wednesday after an ex
change of shots.
Pima was aide de camp to Cen Jose
Miguel Gomez. former President OF
the republic during the revolution
against Spain. Rural guards are
searching for the bandits. Local news
papers say the bandits comprise the
same band which captured Pima last
year and released him when friends
promised to pay A ransom.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
President Proclaims "Forest Week.
April 1924, for Nations Observance

gratifying change is taking place in
the attitude of our industries, our
landowners and the American people
toward our forests"
The wise use of land" he contin-
ued. lis one of the main foundations
of sound national economy 1t is the
corner stone of national thrift. The
waste or misuse of natural resources
cuts away the groundwork on which
national prosperity is built.
Local Forest week committees to
plan observance of the period are
being formed in every State under
the direction of a committee of nearly
100 interested orga niZations, under the
chairma nship of former Gov. Frank
O. LoWden of Illinois.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
D. H. Roland Drury Gives Bond

D. H. Roland Drury. real estate
broker, recently indicted by the grand
jury for alleged larceny after trust in
connection with a loan of $500 or
real estate. yesterday gave bond of
$4,000 in Criminal Division /. Drury
was said to be in London at the time
of his indictment, but has returned.
He is represented by Attorney 7.
Morris Wampler.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
SMYRNA TO BE REBUILT.

SMYRNA, Turkey. March CP.-
smyrna Is at last to rise from its
ashes.
After endless delays the Angora
government has approved plans for
the reconstruction of the great Ana.
tolian port which was laid waste in
September. 1922. Out of the present
Pompeiian-like ruins will rise modern
parks. public squares. amusement cen
ters. business buildings. dwelling
bouses, theaters, stores and ware
houses.
Since the great fire which followed
Mustapha Kemals swift entry into the
city, not brick has been laid by the
Turks In the devastated metropolis.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
designations Accepted.

The President mas accepted tn"
resignation Of cap. John II. Corzier.
Infantry. at Fort Iayes. Ohio. First
Lieut.. Wallace r. Fletcher. Air
Service, st Honolulu r. H., and
Second Lieut.. Clement II. Dabezies.
Infantry. at Fort Benning Ga.
Evening star., 1926-03-06

:. Cole of Sibley Hospital and Merritt
O. Chance.
Daily luncheon meetings of the
team workers VIII he held AZ the City
Club at PIP O'Clock. Dr. Hugh :.
Cumming. Surgeon General of the
Public Health Service. will speak
Monday.
Evening star., 1926-03-06
Auto Salesman Bankrupt.

Roy +. Wheeler. an automobile
salesman Of 1925 l. street northwest
yesterday filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy. lie lists his debts AT
81 525.99 and has no assets. Attor-
ney Leonard A. Block appears for the
petitioner
Evening star., 1926-03-06

The Woman La wyers' Association Is
the only national woman lawyers as
eoCiation In the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-01
He Had Planned to Work Late.

a dinner where number of his bust,
ness friends would be gathered. 1t
was not an important dinner, but it
was something he had been urged
to do, and why not?
Why go home to dinner that was
unimportant instead Of going to an
other which was little different?
Yet it was the first time he would
be doing such a thing. The year be-
fore they had had their New Years
Eve dinner together. 1t had been all
right, but one couldn't keep up little
things like that indefinitely.
Besides, he had been a little hurt.
She had come home late. She had
been out at an afternoon gathering of
a number of her friends, and she had
been late, and neither of them had
been any too pleasant.
They had been discussing husbands
that afternoon where she had been,
and exchanging complaints. Even
she had Joined in, though not as
much as some of the others. But it
made her feel ashamed. And in feel
ing ashamed she had become irritable.
They had both felt sheepish, as In
the morning they opened each others
gifts, with the tender written messages
which accompanied them.
He went to the dinner The con-
versation turned ON business. A
young man, the youngest of the group,
seemed little out of the setting.
'Why," he asked during a pause, do
you all work so hard?"
"For our wives and our children"
came every answer.
And yet, the husband of three years
thought, / am leaving mine alone on
the eve of our anniversary to make
that speech to others. This, he de-
cided, was the time to recall his earlier
resolves.
He left a little abruptly and went
home. His wife was there. She had
no dinner ready. She had been busy
thinking.
"AIy DEAR" she cried, you've come
home so early. What is the matter?
Don't you feel weII?"
He gathered her in his arms.
sits New Years Eve" he said, land
the eve of our anniversary. wanted
to be with you. We've let some things
get just a little out of reach
but Wen reach for them and Wen
have them again. 1t will be really
a New Year for u.s."
And she understood.
His words were answering the ques-
tions and the thoughts that had been
In her heart.
(@. 1895. Western Newspaper Union.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-01

place that Ella had been waiting
Harry's help to do. A table changed
a few feet, several chairs moved back
and forth, violin and banjo caught
from the floor and returned to their
places, the carpet Strengthened, dozen
books slid back home. And then AL
bert stood back with cooked head and
one eye shut, and surveyed the room.
Now cloth and dustpan and common
place broom,
And we'll glide with honor out of the
room"
"That's for you, Ella. Come, Harry,
let's tackle. the athletic stunts in the
living room downstairs. That's a job
for braves. Whoopeel
What's New Year but jolly fun
Clearing the track for twelve-month
run"
Harry was chuckling as they rushed
downstairs, leaving Ella with a broad
grin at the end of broom handle
When the young people desisted, late
in the day, even the critical eyes Of
the satisfied Ella could see no sugges
ton of a ''pigpen." Quite the con
trary.
Yet none of them confessed to being
tired. It had been the jolliest kind goi
New Year, all declared.
fN 1ae6 vontarn NauaDanaT Tfnfon n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-01

son made that mess, and"
but he's gone home, and you've
got to-"
Albert slipped through the back
door and out into the yard. Hot words
were sizzling inside. He had temper
worse than the others. That was why
he was trying to curb 1t.
For half an hour he walked around,
considering the almost nervous wrecks
of Ella, of Harry, of Mary and of his
mother in bed with a sick headache.
There had been house full of COM
pany for ten days, through Christmas
week to this New Year. day. It had
been all hurrah and jollity.
Then the company whisked away.
The mother went to bed sick with the
strain. The rest watched the old year
out. And now
Albert had "a saving side to see the
funny and absurd point of what might
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-01

jects. A wall, long and hideous, rent
the air. Distress was clearly por-
trayed in this weird sound. An
other, but of slightly different pitch,
asserted itself. But why quarrel on
New Years night? A fine start for the
I New Year, said to myself.
The air was torn asunder by the
cries, ever increasing in lOudness-in
lively crescendo until the higher
voice of the two, clearly discernible
because of its piercing quality, could
stand the tension and strain no longer,
breaking into veritable kissing tor
rent. Suddenly their burst Of raging
madness subsidized. All was quiet.
turned over, buried my head still fur
Their in the pillow and tried to sleep.
The offenders probably did not know
that, 1 was busy ushering in the New
Year until the wee small hours last
night-nO, this morning.
1t was not as easy to lose conscious
ness when once the noise had ceased
as l had imagined it would be. My
brain was now very active. Sleep had
vanished. Just why was it neces-
sary to permeate the peaceful at
mosphere with such uncouth sounds?"
That question pondered and prepon-
dered. OF what interest to me was
this disturbance? Sleep was more
to the point Then why didn't / sleep?
A mournful howl, emitted by neigh
boris dog, died away swallowed and
muffled in the fog. Chills assembled
and descended my spinal cord in no
uncertain manner.
This rudeness on a night when every
one should be joyful over the New
Year, was disgusting. threw back the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-01

almost m e q n q
tragedy. w h e n
the hot an ger
cooled, the absurd
angle took posses
sion. He W en- t
back to the house
and pitc h e d in
with a humorous
but efficient ener-
gy that amazed
the others.
1 tell you,
snarled Ella to
Harry, chat"
There's nothing
like q joke to start
the New Y ear
right" sang AL
bert, as he slid a
heavy chair into
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-01

aife's burden he
seemed. that he
might have been
taken for the fig
,ure of the past,
and as he leaned
upon his staff, it
was with a back
ward look and
glA sympathy to-
Is the events
= hour.
Re we not all
procession
is marching
- De stage" he
lsoliloquized, "and
marching of while
the play is not
( half overi' oh,
<Nak INA nvy1hnr.
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"laissez-faire" attitude of mind result
ing from drowsiness and loss of sleep.
l put my foot back again. The 81
lence extended over longer period
this time. Once more settled myself
in preparation for sleep, for / con-
Guided this time the cats had settled
their dispute for the night. l never
did care very much for cats. Naturally
1 had less patience with the quarrel
some, scratchy things that rent the
peaceful calm, and foggy atmosphere
on this first night Of the Joyful New
Year.
"a. 1895. Wsatern Newspaper UnIon.l
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ant life Of the past, its flush of hope.
it's enthusiasm of budding energies, its
maturity of competent ability, its har-
vests Of accomplished results, its joy
full vision Of greater things to be, its
dear fellowships of sympathetic prog
ress, its priced possessions of worthy
riches. might go on and cross the
stage again, that we might see the
coming climax and sit the drama out"
"Look out" cried the axman. and
the old man stepped aside just in time
to escape the falling tree, while the
dusk deepened into the darkness of
New Years eve, and he was lost in
the gathering shadows.
But the street lights began to flash
out a welcome for the New Year, a
happy crowd came shouting down the
street, through an uncurtained window
Joyous feasters could be seen and
Idancers floated about the room, from
brilliantly-lighted tent came music
Ind the cheerful confusion of the rid
brs upon the merry-go-round.
The old man paused upon the thresh-
I'D Of his home and looked off upon
be, expectant city for a moment, as
e used to do. threw it last kiss, and
rent in t6rlie down to pleasant dreams.
Ca 1916. Western Newspaper Union.)