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The Washington times., 1926-12-20
Sarah E. Stevens, Rich
Baltimore Girl, Insane

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. Dec. 20.
Sarah E. Stevens, of Baltimore, said
to be a member Of a prominent
family. today was formally adjudged
insane by Supreme Court Justice
George H. Taylor. who confirmed the
findings of a sheriff's jury. Miss
Stevens is now in the Bloomlngdaie
Hospital here.
The Bankers Trust Company of
New York was appointed commit
tee of the estate. valued at more than
500 ,00O and Cynthia Stevens. sister
Of Sarah, was named committee OF
the person, She resides at 2Ob
Ridgewood Rd.. Roland Park. Baitl'
more.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20
CHARLES +. RR00KER DIES

DAYTONA BEACH. Fla, Dec.
20.--Charles 3. BROKER. chairman
OF the board of the American Brass
Company Of Ansonia, Conn. died
here today following a lingering
illness. He was 70 years old.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20
Huge Electric Sign Here
lis Planned by Railroad

An application by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to erect a huge NOV
ing electric sign at Fourteenth
street and New York Avenue North
west is being considered by the Dis
trict commissioners.
The sign planned is said to be very
striking and the Commissioners are
believed to favor it. except for the
fact that it would set a precedent
which they fear would lead to the
erection of many less artistic ad-
vertising signs.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20
All Children limited to
Times Party

The Times Rao Christmas Party to be held at the Rialto
Theaer Christmas Eve morning at 10 o'clock will require
tickets admission All of the children in Washington
invited Officials of Times and Ralto agreed today that
invitation broad and open and that the capacity of the
theater would be filled and second showing made If there
were enough boys and girls interested In coming
The Washington times., 1926-12-20
William NJ. Benesch
Funeral on Tuesday

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2o.-Funerai
wealthy owner of department stores
in Wilkes Barre, Allentown, Potts.
town, Pa. and Baltimore, who died
yesterday, will be held here Tuesday
morning
He was president of Isaac Be
nesch's Sons.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20
Musicians Union Names
HAYDEN As Head Again

The. Musicians Protective Union,
Local 161. has chosen A. c. Hayden
president for the twentieth consecu.
tive term.
Other officers elected for the com
ing year are: Vice president, A
Cello; secretary, John e. Birdsell
treasurer. Harry c. Maxwell. and
sergeant-at-arms, Donald Wade.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20

HE SJRRENDERS
- HAROLD CROARKIN,
$ c6, son of wealthy parents,
surrendered in Chicago,
confessing he had killed
Walter Schmidt, six years
old.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20
Before the Tragedy

who, according to physicians,
after a sudden attack of in
before disappearance. He is
who was found deserted and
The mother is mysteriously
The Washington times., 1926-12-20

Christmas shopping without worry
that's what the Sh0p-o-scope Columns
81 Times and Herald makes possible
for read ers who are interested in easy
shipping methods.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20

Emergency services of various leading
business. professional and commercial
men of Washington can be secured
through the reading of the WHO'S
WHO" columns of The Times and Her
aid Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20

For the best results in employment
demands use the HELP WANTED ADS
ton. Results to both the employer and
the employe.
The Washington times., 1926-12-20
DIR. KNUTE H. HoUCK,

DISs 1A4NO = II II. 11OO1AA,
vanished from Washington
sanity, was a fond father
shown here with his baby,
crying in Houck apartment,
missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
PRESIDENTS MEXICAN
POSITION ENDORSED
Convention of Evangelical Leagues
and Sunday Schools Favor Neu-
trality in Religious Dispute.

President Coolidge's declaration of a
hands Off policy relating to the re-
ligious controversy in Mexico, which
he regards as a strictly Mexican af
fair SO long as citizens of this Ma
ton are not subjected to mistreatment,
yesterday was Endorsed by 900 young
people attending the sixth annual
convention of the Evangelical Leagues
and Sunday Schools of the Atlantic
district of the Evangelical Synod
which closed it's sessions last night at
the Concordia Lutheran Evangelical
Church, Twentieth and G streets.
The resolution approving the ad-
ministration policy was presented by
Il committee headed by Rev. Paul
Schmidt of Baltimore and including
Miss Clara Santelmann of Washing
ton, Rev. Paul Briesemeister of
Schenectady, N. Y. and John NJ.
Froehlick Of Irvington. n. j.
The final session was devoted to a
conservation of the delegates to the
Evangelical program before them. The
principal address last evening was by
Rev. +. j. Paetzold of Baltimore, Md.
assisted by other leaders of the con-
vention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20

electrons a thousandfold smaller than
themselves. as Einstein's theory Of
relativfty-all such epic DEVELOPMENTS
IN science find their way in readable
FORM into the Smithsonian Institu-
tons annual reports.
The reports constitute one means of
running the purpose of the institu.
tlon, the increase and diffusion Of
knowledge among men," as stipulated
ny the Englishman, James Smithson.
When he left his fortune of $3.50. 1000 in
trust to the United States. Every
year these reports are mailed free to
libraries and scientific institutions in
every corner of the globe. The travel
er IN Siam. In Borneo. in Ecuador, in
Alaska will find the green.bound vol.
umes of the Smithsonian reports with
their golden torch occupying a place
OF honor on the library shelves of
groups who have gathered together in
the pursuit of knowledge.
1t Is SO also with the three other
series of publications issued by the
Smithsonian. These include the Con.
tributions to knowledge, the Nliscel-
laneous Collections and the Special
Publications.
Difuses knowledge.
Unlike the annual report, the papers
published in these series are chiefly
Of a technical nature for the use of
scientists and students. They are
mainly original papers constituting
definite advances in knowledge, They
are published without cost to the au
thors and are distributed free to libra.
r1es and scientific bodies. Thus thew
are of Importance in the building of
the pyramid of human knowledge.
Research without publication Is. of
course, largely futile. It is like 81
building stone left in the quarry.
Many Of the results of research that
the Smithsonian has published would
otherwise never have seen the light.
for their technical nature precIudes
popular appeal, and they are FIRE.
quently costly to print. No profes.
sional publisher would undertake
them. Yet without the publication
and worldwide distribution of such
technical material science could NOT
possibly have had the remarkable adj
vancement recorded in the past half
century.
Since 1916, however, lack OF farSs
has forced the Smithsonian to suspend
publication of the Contributions to
knowledge series and to cut to third
of their normal number the Miscel.
laneous Collections papers. This tends
to retard the progress of research and
the increase of knowledge. If the
work of the Smithsonian is to con.
tinue fruitful it must be enabled to re.
turn to it's normal output Of scientific
publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20


FORT HUMPHREYS. Va. August
@o.-Another branch of Washington's
citizen soldiery has been found
tucked away In tents In q little
grove of trees within the shadow of
the administration building at this
post. 1t is the 343d Reserve Engi-
neer Regiment. organized for gen
eral service. It's members slipped
out Of the Capital last Sunday and
went unostentatiously to their camp
and have since been going about
quietly absorbing lessons of war
without the glamour of public atten-
ton to encourage them.
The mon are living like soldiers
in the field. for they have not been
assigned any of the comfortable bar
racks which the other District
troops have been fortunate enough
TO get. bur are camped in the tents
just rs they would be in the field
We're they called to service with the
colors. There are "a officers and :?
specialists IN the camp. which ~
said to be the first outdoor camp
for an Engineer regiment here since
the war. but the regimental officers
claim that their assignment to tents
instead of barracks is for the pur
l'of7N VI lNSbAtIS otil l1IC SIIlStIlt-
Col. John Stewart i'm Command.
The regiment is commanded by
Col. John Stewart, Washington con-
sulting engineer. and Capt. Charles
Y. Johnson. treasurer of the Mont
romerv County Civic Federation, is
the adjutant. A strenuous program
was mapped out for the organiza-
ton and is being strictly followed
giving the Officers a full day of
work before taps in the evening.
The officers are turned out Of their
hunks at ;: As o'clock every morning
and start right in with the daily rou-
tine, with CalisthenicS at the top of
tlr list - minutes after arising. This
serves to work up a hardy appetite
for breakfast. which is followed by a
snappy infantry drill. After this
comes the engineering practice. which
is followed by lectures.
The members of this outfit are rum
ming their own camp without the aid
of the regulars, except now and then
a lecturer or two on some military
engineering subject. Capt. a. G..
Toombs has lectured to them on the
duties and relations of engineer
troops; Capt. G. V. Johnson on regi-
mental administration: Capt. Clay
Anderson. United States Army Engi-
neer Corps. on training methods and
principles. and Lieut.. William Chase
on guard duty.
A lecture on demolation was given
{" them by Capt Bail of the Engineer
School faculty and aerial photography
was the subject of lecture by Mai
BaEley. Lieut.. Gordon f.. Textor,
post provost marshal. gave the officers
some details in pistol practice and the
handling of this small arm. Military
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
H|RTH DEN0UNCES
FARM LOAN PLAN
Head of Corn Belt Committee
Says Rumored Proposal
Would Fail.
By the Associated Press.

COLUMBIA, Mo, August ga
rumored plan of President Coolidge for
a fund of 100000, 900 to loan to vari-
Gus farm cooperatives would lend in
dismal failure" William Hirth, Co.
lumbia farm journal publisher and
chairman of the corn belt committee.
declared in a lengthy statement issued
here Wednesday. The President Tues.
day made it known, however, that
he had no knowledge of such plan.
Instead Of pouring Or on the trou-
bled waters it will be taken by think
ing farmers throughout the country as
further evidence that the President
and the leaders of the Republican
party do not intend to carry out their
solemn platform pledge to place the
agricultural interests of America on
an equal basis with other industry"
he contended.'
charged. Is Ito supply a political
soothing syrup that will tide the Re
publican party past the November
election, rather than to deal fairly
and in a statesmanlike manner with
the. great question"
Time and again the farm leaders
have stated that what the farmers
need is not a chance to go further
into debt, but a price for their com.
modities that will enable them to pay
off part of the enormous debt which
they already owe" Hirth continued.
I'm the meantime, there is no &C.
casion for anybody to be alarmed
over the farm revolt running amuck,
for never have the farmers thought
so clearly and SO soundly as now At
T. n
corn belt committee discussed the sit
uation fully and dispassionately, and
at the conclusion of it's deliberations
it unanimously adopted a resolution
which proclaims the doctrine of pro
lection for all or protection for none.
1T is up to the industrial East
Hirth declared, Ito decide whether
there shall be hell in the kitchen or
whether 1t will concede to the farmer
a dollar Of the same purchasing power
as the one it exacts of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
SMITH
QUIT SENATE RACE
RosenWaId Raps Illinois Can
didate-Nominee Refuses
to Answer Critics Attack.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Iress.
CHICAGO, August 20.-Expendi-
lures of vast sums of money in the
Illinois primary campaign last April
by senatorial nominees. as revealed
by the Senate campaign funds COM
mittee. may result in the name of an
independent candidate appearing on
the November election ballot.
An investigation downstate. the
Chicago Daily News says, disCloses
resentment against the public utili-
ties "slush fund" Of Cot Frank l..
Smith, Republican. and George F..
Brennan, Democrat. senatorial nomI-
nees.
In the same story the nSwpaper
printed a statement by julius Rosen-
wald Chicago philanthropist, in
which he said that Republican voters
Of Illinois should reject Col. Smith
because he was financed in his cam
paign by heads of great public utiii-
ties"
Doubts Smith Seating.
Mr.. Rosenwald, who is at the sum
mer White House comforting with
President Coolidge. expressed doubt
as to whether Col. Smith would be
seated If elected.
IF Col. Smith does not accept the
inevitable and resign the Republican
voters should place in the field as a
protest candidate a strong, clean He
publican on an administration anti
corruption platform, Mr.. Rosenwald's
statement said.
Informed of the story in the News.
Col. Smith, who is recuperatinC from
illness near New London, Conn. said
II do not feel | am called upon 10
answer julius Rosenwald or any
other individual Beyond this no
would not comment. but his spokes-
men here declared he would not re-
sign.
insult Gift S125,OOO.
At the Senate committee hearings
here it was brought out that Samuel
insult, Chicago utilities magnate. con
tributed 1925 900 to Smiths primary
campaign fund.- Clement Studebaker.
sec, 900. and Ira d. Corley. $4,000.
contribution of $4,000 by insult to
Brennan, who was unOpposed for the
Democratic nomination. also was re-
vealed by the committee.
Willis J. Spaulding. commissioner
of public property at Springfield, ILL.,.
and Mayor James Andrews of
kewanee, Ill. were quoted by the
newspaper as faVOrlng an inde-
pendent candidate. Spaulding said
down-State leaders were considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of holding an open
State convention" for the selection
of candidate. Spaulding was quoted
as saying the public utility fight 'ts
the biggest single thing pending be-
fore the United States Senate at this
time"
Both Spaulding and Mayor An
drews, although Democrats. were said
to favor selection of Il Republican as
the Independent candidate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
CONGRESS MAY PROBE
D. c. BREAD PRICE RISE
Chairman Rathbone of Subcom-
mittee Will Call Up Question
at Coming Session.

Increase in the price OF bread in
Washington is to be the subject of
special consideration for legislation
when Congress reassembles. Repre-
sentative Henry r. Rathbone, Repub-
lican of Illinois, chairman of a spe-
cial subcommittee of the House Dis
trict committee, which has been
making an intensive study of the cost
of living in the National Capital, and
who co-operated in the Senate coal
investigation, will direct the attention
of his subcommittee to the bread
question.
Representative Charles Brand, Re-
publican of Ohio, who fathered a
measure for a standard legal loaf of
bread, will also push an investigation
of the cost of this basic food. He has
already sought detailed information
through the Federal Trade Commits
sion.
Bread recently advanced / cent a
loaf here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Easy One to Crack.
From the London Tid-Bits,

From the London Tid-Bits.
Il wonder said Legget. why old
Tomlinson changed the name of his
new bungalow"
Changed it's name?" repeated his
friend. Surely not. He was rather
proud of it, because he'd thought It
out all by himself. 1t was called the
Nutshell, wasn't it,"
That's right" said Legget: "all the
same, it's altered"
At this point a third man spoke.
"Tomlinson," he said. got tired of
that name because small boys used to
ring the bell and ask if the kernel
was in y"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20

dent and Mrs. Coolidge probably was
the cause of his heart attack. At
least that was the reason he gave his
host and hostess.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine
will arrive at White Pine Camp to-
morrow to spend the week end. Owen
ID. Young of New. York. co,author Of
the Dawes reparation plan. will call
for q conference sometime tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
343D RESERVE ENGINEERS LIVE
LIKE VETERAN TROOPS In FIELD
ID. e. Regiment at Fort Humphreys, Out of Public
Spotlight, Camps Out Under War Conditions With
Col. John Stewart i'm Command.

law was the subject of a lecture by
Lieut.. Col. Harrison Brand.
The camp period has not been with
out it's thrills, according to Capt.
johnson. and they came Yesterday
while the outfit was taking some
equation, mounted on some OF the
Steeds furnished by the post. They
rode to Dogue Creek and there en-
gagged in solving some tactical prob
lens, such as would be furnished them
in the event they are ever called into
the service. One of the problems was
to get brigade of Infantry and bat
terry OF Field Artillery over the creek
and its adjacent marsh lands. Capt.
johnson reported that they solved
this problem with greater ease than in
getting back to camp on their dash
ing steeds. Their knowledge of mill
tary engineering. they say. is of little
use to them in handling an Army
horse. Since this tactical ride some
of the officers are wondering whether
there Ia any significance to be at
tacEcd to a special lecture on military
law, dealing with hanging" which
was given as soon after this drill as
All the members of the regiment could
be corralled from various points along
the roadside between the war game
scene and the camp.
AS q part of their instruction the
officers of the reserve regiment were
placed in command of the 18th and
Goth Regular Engineer troops sta
toned here to train them in handling
troops in Il parade. Maj. John 7.
acted as reviewing officer.
with Capt. Johnson as adjutant. the
reserve officers furnished the
officer personnel for the companies:
Capt ]. W. Davis. Capt. l.. r. Mason.
Capt. l.. r. Toombs, First Lieuts. c.
y. Jewell j. II. Arnold, +. &. Burt,
II. Il. Haar, James NJ. Marshall, V. V.
Martin and f. G. Sievers.
ID. e. Men in Group.
The following Washington men COM
pose the officer personnel of the regi-
ment: Col. John Stewart. commanding;
Lieut.. Coils Harrison Brand, jr.; John
S. Doyle and Walter ID. Young.
Mais Matthew r. Beebe, John T.
Costello, Hugh II. Pitcairn. Richard
J. Quigley, Charles l.. Ralph and
Raleigh c. Thomas.
Capts. John w. Davis. Charles V.
Johnson, William S. Jones, Langdon
r. Mason. Joseph V. McNary and
Alfred G.. Toombs.
First Lieuts. James r. Arnold, Ed
win G. Burt. Herbert X. Haar, Charles
d. Jewell, Frank b. Lewis, James NJ
Marshall Victor V. Martin. Edward
G. Sievers, William j. Simpson, Frank
NJ. Stuart. William T. Wilkinson and
Festy Yoakum.
Second Lieuts. William Fl. Bell, Will
liam d. Chase, Howard c. Cross, Mar
tin Goerl, Richard G. Hensley and
Howard A. Cook
Master Sergts. Charles H. Bradley,
Theodore Schultz and Corpl. James
Sheffield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

Rose Humble Of Los Angeles.
Calf, will lecture in the Unity
Auditorium, 1926 l street. on Meta
physical Devils" at s o'clock.
William b Gushing Auxiliary. No
A. Sons of Union Veterans Of the
Civil War. will meet in Pythian
Temple. 1912 Ninth street. at 8
O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Girl Saves Friend,
Ill, From Drowning,
but Loses Own Life
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DADE CITY, August 20.-Eva
Thornton, 17-year-old schoolgirl
was drowned In a lake near here
Wednesday after rescuing an IL
water.
The girls had gone to the lake,
but only Eva could swim. When
her companion waded into deep
water and screamed for help. Eva
pulled her to post rising out of
the water. After boosting her to
the top of the post, the older girl
sank out of sight.
A coroner's jury attributed the
drowning to a heart attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Bobby an Observer.

Bobby looked Curiously about the
long girls dormitory dining room,
where I had taken him with me to
eat. and with great CONSERVATION
whispered loudly to me. why, Sis. is
the only man eater here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
Not Guilty.

From the Boston Transcript.
She first time at the ball game)-
WHAT'S the excitement now, Jack?
Her Escort-That man stole a base
She-How can they say such a mean
thing-the bases are all there, I can
see Them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
NaSl,inCfn.

Washington Wanderlusters will
give Il corn roast at the clubhouse.
Franklin Park, Va, tomorrow, s pm,
direction of Jesse Mason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20

An Indian from Oklahoma recently
bought what was thought to be the
only remaining wooden bath tub in
Kansas. He made it into a huge
tOm-tOm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20

Two Missouri black snakes are to
battle two Texas rattlers before an
audience Of Texas State officials. The
belief has long been current that
black snakes. which are harmless to
humans. will Kill lattlesnakes. If tha
TWO selected win their battle 10000
more black snakes will be imported to
Texas In an attempt to war on the
1attlegS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20

American typewriters supply 70 per
cent of the demand in Argentina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
FIGHT FOR REVISION
OF TARIFF CERTAIN,
CAPPER DECLARES

Continued from First Page.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-24
CONFESSIONS OF A
FAT WOMAN
NO. Is

adays without blushing. There is
nothing mysterious about them any
more They have come out into the
open. The thing wish to whisper is
this, unless you wear your bob per-
fectly fiat and uncurled, it is much
harder to take care of 1t than If your
hair is long. Let no one tell you that
short hair is less trouble to care for.
1t is more trouble and more ex.
pensive.
or course if you wish to color
your hair, then it is easier to keep
it short I am not one Of those who
decry cOlored hair. Like .moking
cigarettes, It is a question Of in
dividual taste. In some women both
colored hair and cigarette smoking
prove very fascinating, and IN others
the consequences on the spectator
are tragic.
Personally, after coloring my hair.
for I grew white very young. I
found that my white locks were
much more becoming to me than the
bronze brown tresses I affected for
some years. White hair however,
gives the appearance OF age no
matter how becoming it is. You
can look well, distinguished, and
even beautiful with white 'hair. but
never youthful
have reached that time OF life,
however, when I have grown i'm.
mune to such dubious compliments
as the one received from an en-
thusiastic young man about the age
Of my son. He said to me a while
ago before I bobbed my hair: I'm
bet you were a bear when you were
young. Mrs. Gibson" It was then
bobbed my hair, but it didn't do
the trick. I had to begin reducing.
Next: Water Is Not the Only
Cleanser.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-24

No question about It, weddings
that will be weddings have to be
planned by an older head as well
as a younger head. But at such a
time mother should really only be
consulting engineer-not the whole
putting engine. 1t isn't mother's
place to select the apartment or
house, the furnishings and the other
accessories. Her suggestions are
often invaluable to daughter, but
they should be made merely as sug-
gestions.
Mother is just background at
daughters wedding. But a lot Of
mothers want to be the foreground
and manage a wedding like they
would a three-ring circus. And natu-
rally a ed-blooded young girl is go
ing to rebel against this encroach-
ment on her mental and marital
rights. And thus a rift begins be-
tween the two, and either mothers
feelings get hurt and she throws up
the whole project, refusing to lend
helping hand, or she becomes obnox-
iously determined to have her own
way.