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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
JUDGE MEEHAN'S RITES
TOMORROW MORNING
Funeral Services to Be Conducted
by Pastor at st. Thomas the
Apostle Catholic Church.

Funeral services for Judge Charles
v. Meehan of Municipal Court. who
died at his residence in the Wood
ward Apartments, 2311 Connecticut
avenue, Saturday night will be CON
Quoted in st. Thomas the Apostle
Catholic Church tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock, by Rev. Thomas A.
Walsh pastor. A special escort from
the Vincent Il. Costello Post. No. Is,
American Legion, will accompany the
body from the church to Union sta
ton, where it will be entrained for
Springfield, Mass. Interment with
military honors, will be in st. MichaePs
Cemetery, Springfield. Brief funeral
services at the house are to be held
half an hour in advance of the church
services.
Honorary pallbearers are to be
chosen from the membership of the
Barrtsters' Club, while close personal
friends will serve as active pail
bearers
All branches of the Municipal Court
with the exception of the clerks of
fee were closed today and will re-
main closed tomorrow out of respect
to Judge Meehan.
Judge Meehan who was 80 years
old, was appointed 81 Municipal Court
judge by the late President Harding
September Z. 1929. His appointment
for second term, recently made by
President Coolidge, was pending be
the time of his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
THE WEATHER

District of Columbus prob.
ably tonight and tomorrow, slightly
warmer tonight; minimum tempera.
ture, Sc degrees.
Maryland-Rain probably tonight
and tomorrow; warmer tonight.
Nirginia-Probably rain tonight and
tomorrow; warmer tonight.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, &c; s pm. 25;
II midnight, rs; am. 80; s am, 80;
noon, SO.
Barometer pm, 30.47; s pm,
30.41; II midnight, 1929; am, 80. "a;
am. 30.14; noon, 1908.
Highest temperature, So occurred
at 2:15 pm. yesterday; lowest temper
allure, 20, occurred at 1890 pm. YES.
terday.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. AZ; lowest, 35.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide, sos am. and 3:15
pm; high tide. $50 am. and sos pm
TomorroW-Low tide, $50 am. and
4:03 pm; high tide, 9:37 am. and $50
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 1929 am; sun sets
4:4S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 1928 am; sun
sets 4:4S pm.
Moon rises 6:14 PM; sets S:34 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather i'm Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
Deaths.

SIMMONS. ON Sunday. December 10. 1926.
at Soldiers Home Hospital. RICHARD.
beloved husband of Katie simmons.
father of Dorothy simmons son of
Charlotte Simmons. brother OF Sarah
Powell Martha Moore. Louise. Charles
and JACOB simmons and Samuel Jacobs.
Notice Of funeral later. Remains rest
ing at W Ernest Jarvis funeral chapel.
2222 Georgia ave. NV. 20
SWFDBERG. ON sunday December 10
1929, at Denver. Colo. DR.. ALF W. son
of Hedvig r. and the late John A Swed-
berg formerly Of Sterling, Va. Member
of South Denver Lodge. M. 93. A. F.
and A. NJ tLOudouu County. Va.
papeTs please copy. 81"
WElTZEL On SATURDAY. December Is.
1926. WILLIAM son of the late Conrad
and Wiheuina Weitzei aged 10 years
Funeral from the residence of his brother
George Weitzei 1854 W 81. southeast
Tuesday December 81. at pm
Relatives and friends invited. Intcrment
at Prospect Hin Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
MRS. BRECKENRIDGE DIES.

Mrs. Betty Wright Breckenridge, 81
years old, widow of Capt. Alexander
N. Breckenridge, u. S. A. died at her
home at Leesburgh. Va. on Saturday
Mrs, Breckenridge was a daughter
of Gen. Robert L. Wright, who com
manded the Loudoun County Nnlitia
at the time of John Browns raid at
Harpers Ferry. She was born at
Wheatland, Loudoun County. Mrs.
Breckenridge and her husband lived
here until his death in 1915.
She is survived by two sons, Alex
ander n. Breckenridge. Summersville
w. Va, and John Barcia Breckinridge
Orange, N. j. Funeral services will
be held in Leesburg today. The body
will be brought to Washington for
burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
a local hospital from heart disease

a local hospital from heart disease
He was IS years old.
Stricken last Monday while at his
desk, Mr.. Gait showed some improve
ment Thursday, and physicians said
they believed he might recover, but
death followed a relapse this morning
Born in .Upperville, Va. April 81
1881. Mr.. Gait started newspaper
work in Baltimore in 1900 with the
Baltimore American as reporter
Two years later he went to the Balti
more News. In 1909 he came to st.
Paul.
For four years he was city editor
and then in 1913 became managing
editor of the Dispatch and Pioneer
Press, and while in late years his
attention had been to the editorial
page, he continued in active touch
with the news department.
He was one of the first members
of the American Society of News
paper Editors and has been promi
nent in the work of that organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Gait was married in 1908 to
Miss Elsie Robinson Andrews OF AL
bany, N. Y. and she and their two
children, John Randolph and Eliza
beth Andrews, survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
PIONEER FLORIST DIES.
Robert Bowdler, 80. Succumbs
After Long Illness.

Robert Bowdler, 80 years old,
pioneer Washington florist, died yes
terday at his home, 1928 Benning
road, after lingering illness. He was
born at Dublin, Ireland, and had re-
sided in Washington since 1865.
lie was a member of Columbia
Lodge, No. 3, r. A. A. M Mount Yer
non Chapter. No. 4. r. A. NJ; Wash
ington Commandery and Amaranth
Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
He is survived by four children,
Adolph and Louis S. Bowdler and
Mrs. Joseph Boss of this city and Mrs.
Fred Freeman of Tacoma, Wash.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at
the late home by Rev. S. IT. Nicholas
of Keller Memorial Church, followed
by interment in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
SLAYER OF BANDIT DIES
OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS
William Robb, Colored, Who Killed
Outlaw, Was Himself Fatally
Injured in Duel.

William Robb, Colored. 1924 On
tario road, who killed an unidentified
'colored bandit Saturday night in a
duel when held up on Seaton street
near Seventeenth and who was
wounded by the outlaw, died at Elmer
gency Hospital about 8 o'clock last
night.
Identity of the slain bandit has not
been established by the police, alb
solutely nothing that would assist in
his identification having been found
on his person.
Coroner hewitt said he probably
would give death certificates without
holding an inquest. 1t is probable
that the certificates will justify Robb
and show the unidentified man to
have been murderer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
MRS. H. F. MURDEN DIES.
Widow of Confederate Veteran
Succumbs at Daughters Home.

Mrs. Elizabeth Virginia Murden, 10
years old, widow of Henry r. Murden,
Norfolk. Va, Confederate veteran,
died Saturday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. X. Foster Muir
ray, 1918 Biltmore street. She had
been i'll several weeks.
Mrs. Murden was native OF Prin-
cess Anne County, Va. She came to
Washington in 1911 from Norfolk.
She is survived by four daughters.
Mrs. +. w. Vail Of Norfolk Mrs. Muir
ray and Miss Lucille Murden of this
city and Mrs. II. 5. Walker of Omaha,
Nebr., and by six grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from 1918
Biltmore street this afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment will be made in
Norfolk tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
REV. GEORGE w. RICHARDS
DIES IN HAWORTH, N. J..
Former Assistant Pastor of Wash.
ington Church Succumbs as
Result of Auto Accident.

Word has been received here of the
death of Rev. George w. Richards.
former assistant pastor of the First
Congregational Church and pastor of
Congregational Churches at Haworth
and Hackensack, n. J. He died at
Haworth Saturday as the result of
injuries received in an automobile
accident on Friday. The particulars
OF the accident were not given.
DIR. Richards was assistant pastor
or the First Congregational Church
but few months in 1922, having left
to travel abroad. On his return he
accepted n charge at Scranton, Pa.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row In Scranton from the home of his
Wife's parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
THOMAS M'KNEW DEAD.
Engaged for Many Years in Ad-
vertising Business.

Thomas G.. Mcknew, So, for many
years engaged in the advertising bust
ness in Washington. died at his home,
1912 Connecticut avenue, last night OF
heart disease. He had been i'll about
three months.
Mr.. McKnew was native of this
city. He was a member of st. An
drew's Episcopal Church. He is sur
vived by his widow Mrs. Gertrude T..
Mcknew; one daughter, Miss Ger
trude NJ. McKnew. and sister, Miss
ton.
Funeral services will be held at the
S. II. Hines funeral home, 2901 Four
teenth street. The time has not been
set Interment will he in the Belts
vile Cemetery, Beltsville, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
FRENCH VETERAN DIES.

PARIS. December 20 R.-Gen.
Baron Henri Berge, former military
governor Of Lyon. is dead at St.
Maurice in his ninety-ninth year.
Baron Berge fought in Africa, Italy
and the Crimea during the second
empire and also in the Franco Ger
man War. His father was a gen
eral under the first empire. He lost
three grandsons in the World War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
CAR0LIN,AN DIES IN CUBA
American Consul Seeks Relatives

HAVANA, December 20 R.--G. b.
Edwards of Raleigh, n. c., was found
dead Saturday in his room here. The
death certificate said the cause was
conclusion of the brain.
Police believe he fell and struck
his head on a tile floor. Edwards had
been in Havana only few days. The
American consul is trying to locate
hts relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
Escared Prisoners Caught.

COLUMBUS, Ga, December 20 up.
Louis Turner II, and James Frank,
Il, two of seven prisoners who es-
capped from the Jefferson County Jail,
in Birmingham, Ala. early Saturday,
were captured on the Fort Benning
military reservation last night after
they had staged two holdups and en-
gagged military police in running gun
fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
Publishers Widow Dead.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, December 20
R).-Mrs. La Fayette Young, widow
Of the publisher Of the Des Moines
Capital, died here late yesterday, just
five weeks after the death Of her hus.
band. Mrs. Young was 81 years old
and had been confined to her bed
for several months by heart disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20

To close an estate Dental practice. fully
equipped and modern office two chairs, in
struments etc: electrical attachments; To-
Gated 10th and G NV, Washington, d. G.. in
the heart of business section. Befo death
practice ran $4,000 yearly. All cash practice
Can be obtained at bargain price from ad-
ninistrator Address Box I07-X. Star Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
Gar1 of Thanks

ROBEY. We. wish to thank our relatives
and many friends for their expressions of
sympathy, and beautiful floral tributes at
tne death OF our mother, EMMA +.
HER LOVING DAUGHTER BERTHE AND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20

When Jenny Lind, known as the
Swedish Nightingale, came to Amer
lea she used a piano enameled in ivory
and decorated with gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
EDITOR GAIT DIES
OF HEART DISEASE
Native of Virginia Had Been at
Head of st. Paul Paper
Is Years.

BY the Associated Press.
ST PAUL, Mimi, December go
Herbert Randolph Gait, editor of the
ST. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch
for IS years, died early yesterday in
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TIRES OF FREEDOM
Continued from Page one)

Whittier slaughter house just off
North avenue. He was in bad con-
dition from the cold, having been
dressed in summer wear when he es-
capped. Sharply questioned by Sheriff
Healey, he professed to know Moth
ing of the whereabouts of his COM
panions.
Late Thursday night, however. the
officers received what they believed
to be authentic information that the
Jackman fugitives were responsible
for the break and are on the way to
the boundary. That section of the
country Is being thoroughly patrol
led and unless they are aided by
friends it is probable the pair will
be captured within a short time. If
they succeed in procuring snowshoes
and food they may be enabled to get
through the cordons of officers be-
cause of their knowledge of wood
craft.
The story of the break for liberty
Is that sometime during the after
noon or early evening of Wednesday
one of the window bars on the south
side of the Jail was sawed by one of
the trio of escaped prisoners and
from what can be learned 1t was
Vashon. Between SIS and 8.45 the
sawed Bar was sprung inward by
main force until the aperture was
large enough to permit them to es-
cape.
In less than half an hour every Of
ficer in town was searching and
every avenue of escape was being
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fairfield
Narrow Escape
For Fairfield Woman

Mrs. f. A. Levensailor met with
a very narrow escape from being
burned to death at midnight
Wednesday in her incubator house
at her home on West street.
Il is Mrs. Levensailor's custom to
sleep in the building on the floor
above the incubator while it is work
ing. She had left everything al
right upon retiring at about 9.30.
She awakened suddenly at about
midnight and found herself stand
ing upon her feet. She went and
opened the trap door and was greet
ed by tongue of flames. So see
ing that means of escape was cut
off. she hastily threw her mattress
from the window and jumped upon
1t, distance of about II feet. She
rushed to the home of her son near
by, who rang in an alarm from Box
"A. AS the alarm was somewhat
out of order the fro department
supposed the fire to be at the lower
end OF the town and so lost valuable
time. for, on arriving at the Leven-
sailor house, found the fire beyond
control. Two lines of hose were
used. The incubator house contain
ed 5000 eggs. a mammoth and small
er incubator, and oat sprouter. The
cause of the fire is not known. The
loss is partially covered by insur-
ance.
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tative Hill, Republican, Maryland,
had charge of this feature Of the wet
presentation.
Opening for the congressman he
argued that Congress could amend
the volstead act to permit of the
manufacture in the homes of light
wines and beer. basing his contention
on decisions of the court In his own
and another case that one section of
the volstead act now permits such
manufacture.
Mrs. Mary T. Norton. Democratic
representative from New Jersey,
urged a referendum on the question
of prohibition and asserted that NOR.
al conditions were much worse under
prohibition than in pre-Volstead
days.
Representative Linthicum. Demo-
crat, Maryland, took a similar view Of
conditions, telling of flask toting in
Baltimore and general disregard
for the law. Others of the House
members expressed like opinions both
in oral and written statements.
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Yale Given Melk
Copy Gutenberg Bible

New Haven. Conn. April l5.-(P)-
Mrs. Edward S. Hardness OF New Yorl;
City has presented to Yale University
the Melk copy of the Gutenberg Bible,
recently sold at auction in New York
The gift is made in memory of Mrs.
Stephen v. darkness.
Through her extraordinary though
full generosity" President James r.
Angel of Yale said today, Mrs. Hark-
ress has once more put Yale under
he deepest o. Z CATION by her memoir
Ole gift of the great Gutenberg Bible.
The possession of this priceless treas
IRE puts the prestige of the Yale Ii
brary once and for all beyond chal-
lenge."
The Gutenberg Bible, published in
l455, was the first book printed from
movable type. The copy which now
comes to Yale is one of the AZ known.
Of which but 25 are complete. There
are eight other copies in the United
States and one odd volume.
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Officers Swear That
Buffers Warning
Influenced Testimony

Marine Base, San Diego, Cal, April
15.-(P)-A rear admiral seized the
helm of the cocktail courtmartial of
Colonel Alexander S. Williams Just as
1t was being steered into the port of
final arguments here today and swung
the case back into the stormy waters
of testimony bearing on Brig. Gen.
Smedley d. Buffers alleged attempts
to browbeat his subordinates into say
ing Colonel Williams was drunk at the
Hotel Del Coronado on the night of
March 6 last.
The rear admiral was Thomas
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Dexter
Crows Get Tipsy
After Eating 'HOOch" Mash

More or less indications of imbib-
ing have been seen around town, but
the latest sensation Is drunken
crows. For several weeks a large
flock of crows have been making
headquarters around town. People
living near Lake Wassoookeag report
noticing peculiar antics of the crows
and finally discovered that the crows
had been eating a mash which was
thrown by some home brewer on the
pond after having drawn off the
"hooch." The crows have had a
veritable skate on, eating the mash.
then flying short distance where
they sat in trees, nodding their
heads. and webbing about like a
person much under the weather
from drink. In some cases boys
have found the crows lying on the
ground paralyzed for the time being.
We wonder just what the mash must
have produced If the mash itself has
a kick like this? This Is certainly
new crime for Dexter when they
are now harboring intoxicated crows
Dr. Walter J. Hammond and Hon
F. E. Dearth were business callers
in the Queen City, Wednesday.
NlgllA Audll, an, 10 OH
professional business in East Cor
NTH.
Daniel H. Sheehan Of Portland was
among the business callers in town
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Goodhue of Mars Hill
is in town for the summer months
the guest of her sister, Miss Sarah
Winslow.
DR.. Arthur C. Strout was in East
Corinth on professional business
Thursday.
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Gentlemen's Night
First Philathea Class

The First Philathea class of the
Federated church observed Gentle
mems Night Wednesday evening.
There was a $50 supper served con-
sisting of chicken pie, mashed po-
tatoes, fruit salad, hot rolls, ice
cream, cake, coffee and minis. At the
close of the supper a short business
Carter, the wife of the president,
presiding in the absence of the
president, Mrs. Mary Preble. The
musical program for the evening was
piano duet, by Mrs. Mary Marston
and Mrs. Christine Day and a group
of songs by Watson Schofield Mr.
Schoffield sang. May, the Maiden;"
"Punchenello," and "A Great
Awakening" giving as his encore, "a
Negro Spiritual" The speaker of
the evening was Miss Harriet Mar
BILE, who spoke on the subject where
the Occident and the Orient Meet"
Miss Marble displayed many curios
from the Philippines, and explained
the native habits and customs of the
Island. She also spoke of the homes,
schools and churches of these people.
Miss Marble is enabled to put a per-
sonal touch into these talks on the
Philippine Islands, which make them
exceedingly interesting. The COM
mittees having the success of the
Gentlemen's Night in charge were
under the direction of Mrs. Thomas
Thomson, chairman of the supper
committee and Mrs. Watson Schof-
field, the head of the social commit
tee. Tie next meeting will be a
special one Wednesday evening,
April 81, when large attendance is
desired. as arrangements will be
made for their anniversary meeting,
which occurs at not far distant
date.
There will be a regular meeting of
q Il, @, IL
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stopped as fast as the telephol
could be worked. 1t is thought Till
Alton Wheeler, sentenced TO Thong
aston for larceny. was to have bed
included in the. Jail delivery but IA
courage failed him at the In
moment. A severe questioning u
the officers before heN was taken I
the State prison Thursday morning
failed to reveal any clues.
Thursday morning every camp an
vacant barn within the radius Of I'd
miles w2s thoroughly searched viii
out results, T,ere is no question ID
that the men had aid from outsidt
This is not the first time that brea
have been made from the Somers
county jail. Sheriffs Thompsd(
Goodrich and Mooers all had expsl
ences of a similar nature.
There is no doubt that the two RI
naming men will be captured short
ly as it seems impossible for them 4
escape the net that has been throw
around the surrounding country
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in the vestry of the Methodist
church. The members OF the Ladies'
Social Circle will serve. At the
business meeting after the supper.
officers for the coming year will be
elected.
Miss Mildred Keene of Boston and
Mrs. Catherine Keene Doak of Bel
fast. arrived Thursday evening, call
ed here by the sudden death of their
mother. Mrs. Mae johnson.
Somerset Council, Knights Of Col
umbus, will hold a public whist party
and dance Tuesday evening at the
Community House, Oddy's orchestra
will furnish music. Refreshments will
be served.
The George Cover house on Main
street has been sold to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Smith of Jackman. The fam
lily will move into their ne whome in
the near future. Mr.. Smith is q lum-
bering contractor.
There will be a special meeting of
the Ella F. Mitchell Philathea class
next Monday evening at 7.30 at the
church parlors. AS there Is important
business a good attendance Is de-
sired.