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SERVED AS GUARD
TOS|XPRES|DENTS
Capt. Thomas E. Halls Re.
tires Shortly After SIS
Years in Secret Service.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 13.--Guard-
ing United States Presidents Is no
easy task and one of the reasons IS
that some of the Chief Executives
lose their escorts.
So states Capt. Thomas E. Halls,
chief Of the indianapolis district, who
after IS years in the secret service,
will retire this month at the age or
S2 The captain was bodyguard TO
six Presidents.
President Wilson was wholly indif-
ferent as to his safety. Roosevelt
scoffed at danger and frequently
eluded his guard for the pleasure OF
being alone. On one occasion his
bodyguard, after a frantic search,
found him walking unattended through
Washington tenement district.
Taft Easiest to Watch.
Harrison, Cleveland, Mckinley and
Taft were the other Presidents whom
Halls served as bodyguard. Taft was
the easiest of the. six to guard. be-
cause he followed routes mapped out
by the secret service and schedules
of public appearances. Mckinley, like
Wilson, was indifferent to danger,
times chafed under the constant at
tendance Of secret service operatives.
Because of illness. Halls was un-
able to make the trip to Buffalo with
the presidential party on the fate
full occasion when Mckinley was
shot to death by CzolgoZ. Czolgoz
was in a queue Of visitors shaking
hands with the President, and as it
come his turn to greet Mckinley, fired
from a pistol hidden in handkerchief
bound around his hand.
Says Two Guards Needed.
Had I been there l believe my
precautions would have averted the
tragedy Halls reminisced. He ex-
planned that instead of one guard at
the Presidents elbow, there should
have been two, one on either side.
At is was, the assassin, screened
by large man in front of him, was
abreast Of the President before he
came under the eyes of the operative
standing at McKinley's left. A guard
to the right would have seen the
handkerchief-wrapp hand before
Czolgos was near Mckinley, Halls
said.
Always during his years as guard
Halls watched for persons with ban.
daged hands, or others carrying any
thing in their hands. Suspicious per.
sons were searched without their
knowledge. An operative would
brush against them and run his hands
swiftly over their pockets.
Tackled Congressman.
Once at Kokomo. Ind, Taft was
entering the speakers stand when a
man broke through the crowd and
rushed toward the President. Halls
dove at his legs. and with a foot ball
tackle, carried him off the platform
Both tumbled on the ground. 1t de-
veloped the man was q member of
Congress and personal friend of
AMIR. Taft.
Halls became a member of the Sc
cret service department in 1861, and
with the exception of a term as United
States marshal in Illinois, has been
continuously in the work. After join
ing the Union Army at II, he was
assigned to secret service operations
because Of his youthful appearance.
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CAPT. LORD ON DUTY
IN POLICE STATION Is
Anxious to Have All Things Ready
for Formal Opening of New
Center Monday.

Anxious to make certain that
everything will be in readiness for
the formal opening of the new thir-
teenth precinct station Monday
morning, Capt. c. P. NJ. Lord today
assumed duty there in company with
Frank Nussbaum, day desk sergeant,
and Janitor Snowden.
Departing from the usual custom
of waiting to "cut in telephone serv-
ice until precinct is ready to func-
ton normally. phone connection to
the thirteenth station already has
been made.
The new precinct station, located
on Nicholson street, Brightwood.
takes in a section of the expansive
tenth precinct. 1t will be bounded
on the south by Euclid street. on
the north by the District line, on
the west by Eighteenth street, east
ward to Hardwood road.
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purposes, the Department Of State
will be without its complete set of
records. Some day, 1t Is hoped that
all the individuals to whom Mr.. VIII
son wrote on matters of foreign policy
Will see the usefulness to the his
torian in depositing copies or origina Is
with the Department of State. This
may take several years, but not until
that has been done will the official
records, which are about TO De
printed, mean much to the student
Of history.
Many Copies Not Kept.
Mr.. Wilson wrote some of his COM
munications on his own typewriter.
1t is supposed that he kept copies or
most of them but the effort Of the
Wilson family to recover letters now
in the possession of Col. House Is
taken as proof that the war President
did not retain copies of some OF the
most important documents bearing on
American entrance into the war.
Much of the diplomacy Of the war
was carried on orally. Many reports
Of conversations were made in per-
sonal letters. The biographers of Mr..
Wilson have virtually all of these.
They were carried away from the
White House personal files by Mr..
Wilson, just as has been the personal
correspondence of other Presidents.
There is no sharp line between official
and unofficial, executive and personal
correspondence at the White House.
In most administrations the Depart
ment Of State Is usually the doml-
nant factor in the making of foreign
policy. Because Mr.. Wilson was
really his own Secretary Of State most
Of the time, the records Of the war
period largely were made by him.
That is why the announcement that
the forthcoming volumes to be pub
lished covering war correspondence
will prove a disappointment to those
who really hope to learn the motives
for action taken in the name of the
United States Government. beginning
with 1914 and ending in 1920.
Copyright. 1926l
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PRAISES
JESUIT SCIENTIST
Tells of Father Braun, Who
Made Possible Gauging of
Earth's Weight.

Submission Of reports and election
of officers were business matters to
be disposed of today before the con-
vention Of the American Association
Of Scientists brings it's sessions to a
close late this afternoon at George
town University.
Recognition of the scientific achieve
ments Of a distinguished Jesuit priest,
whose name is missing from the rec
ords of the Catholic encyclopedias of
the United States and Europe. was
given by the Rev. Francis A. Tondorf
S. j., director Of the SeismOgraphical
Observatory at Georgetown, in a paper
read before the convention yesterday.
Father Tondorf paid a tribute to this
little known scientist. Father Carl
Braun. Bohemian, as the man whose
contribution makes possible the most
accurate determination Of the abso-
lutte weight Of the earth. Father
Braun originally determined the gravi-
rational constant, his figures being
used today in experiments at the
United States Bureau of Standards by
DR.. Paul Hyle in estimating the
weight of the earth.
Started Work Late in Life.
Father Braun, who was professor OF
physics at the Jesuit House Of Studies
at Marienschien. Bohemia, was more
than 70 years old when he made this
remarkable determination, taking up
the work after the loss Of hearing i'm
paired his efficiency in the classroom.
He used instruments of his own con.
struction. Father Tondorf explained
the experiments being the more re-
markable since the instruments were
mounted in the scientists living quar-
terS
Prof. Braun was the first man to at
tempt the determination by placing
the tortion balance, with which the
gravitational constant is determined
in a vacuum, Father Tondorf ex
planned.
While the members Of the associa.
ton are representative of the Jesuit
colleges In the East, at least one dis
tinguished foreign scientist was in at
tendance. He Is the Rev. Henry
Dopp, S. j.. of the University of Lou
vain, in Belgium. professor of biology,
mathematics and astronomy.
It was at the genealogical congress
in Rome, three years ago, where Jes-
uitS from all over the world as
sembled, that Father John l.. Clip
prich and Father Edward c. Phillips
IF Georgetown first met Father Dopp.
During his stay at Georgetown the
Belgian scientist has manifested keen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
FRANK G. BELL, 43, DIES;
WAS NATIVE OF VIRGINIA
President of Savannah, Ga, News
Rose From Position of Solicitor
on Southern Publication.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAVANNAH, Ga. August 13.-
Frank G.. Bell president and general
manager of the Morning News. died
early last evening from a heart at
tack while walking within a block or
his home.
A native of Alexandria. Va. Mr..
Bell came to Savannah in 1883 as an
advertising solicitor for the Morning
News. He subsequently became ad-
vertising manager and then business
manager. At the death in 1907 OF Col.
J. II. EStill. q former owner OF the
Morning News, Mr.. Bell was made
president and manager.
His wife and two sons survive. NAL
colin Bell of the Morning News and
Frank G.. Bell. jr.. of Greenville. =. e
Two older brothers. Lewis and Ed
ward Bell. live in Alexandra. Mrs.
Bell was Florence May Lambert OF
Alexandria They were married in
1888.
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THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Local thunder
showers tonight or tomorrow; not
much change in temperature; gentle
to moderate south and southwest
winds.
Maryla nd-Local thundershowers to-
night or tomorrow: not much change
in temperatures: moderate southwest
winds.
Virginia-Local thundershowers to-
night or tomorrow; not much change
in temperature; moderate southwest
winds.
West Virginia-Fair tonight: tOmor.
row local thunderShOWers; not mucn
change in temperature.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, 81: pm, SO;
II midnight, 80; 4 am, 76; am, n;
noon, 8S.
Barometer-4 pm, 1895; 8 pm.
29.9S; II midnight, 30.05; am, 3o.07'
. am. 5000; noon, 30.06.
Highest temperature, 80, occurred at
3 pm. yesterday. Lowest tempera-
ture. rs, occurred at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
..,n-;>,. 81; lowest. sc.
Tide Tables.
" ufnlSneu Dy CHlIeu StdtSS COuSI oAN
Geodetic Survey)
Today--Low tide, 5:36 am. and Boz
pm. high tide, lilo am. and 1l:34
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:19 am. and
$50 pm; high tide, 11:49 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:18 am, sun sets
7:06 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises $40 am; sun
sets, 1905 pm.
Moon rises $50 am; sets 1854 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at Great Falls at 8 a.m.-Tem-
perature, Sc; condition, clear.
Weather i'm VariOuS Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13

The Veterans Bureau yesterday
announced the award Of contracts for
the construction of the largest hos
pital yet undertaken by the bureau,
at a cost Of more than $3,000,000, at
Northport. Long Island, for neuro'
psychiatric patients. here will be
approximately 35 buildings of skele-
ton and brick exterior construction
all being fireproof throughout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
MISS {. R. EDWARDS DIES.
Retired Teacher, IS, Had Lived in
City for Eleven Years.

Miss Elizabeth r. Edwards. Is years
old, retired teacher. died yesterday at
the residence of her niece. Mrs. Fred
M. Berthrong. wife of the assistant
treasurer of the National Geographic
Magazine. 5207 Thirty-eighth street.
She was a native of Brooklyn, N. Y.
and had lived in Washington for the
past II years. She is survived by her
brother, Frank Edwards Of Westfield,
n. ].
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
her home by Rev. Fred Reynolds of
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church,
followed by interment in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
DR., w. E. CORBIN DIES.
Postal Employe and Former Ply
stefan Suffers Stroke.

DR.. William Ellsworth Corbin. "a
years old, postal employe. died yester-
residence, 1905 Twenty-third street.
He was graduate of Georgetown
Medical School, and practiced medi-
cine before he took a position in the
dead letter office Of the Post Office
Department.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Annie S. Peddicord Corbin, and two
daughters, Miss Leah Corbin and Mrs.
r. T.. Bebermeyer.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
his late home by Rev. James McLain
of Union NJ. f. Church, followed by
interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
MISSING RECORDS
CRAMP WAR BOOK
State Department to Publish
Files, But Valuable Data
Is Lacking.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Decision Of the Department Of State
to make public such files as 1t has
covering the correspondence between
the United States and foreign gov
ernments before and during the World
War has raised the question of how
complete these records really will be.
For the truth is the innermost
workings of American diplomacy as
we'll as the guiding influences that
were at work in shaping American
policy were written in memoranda of
which copies never have bee0 Sc
cured by the department. This is
partly due to the fact that President
Wilson carried on a personal CORE
spondence with many Ambassadors
and Ministers and that he dealt
through Col. House on many i'm
portan matters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
Wilson Letters Withheld.

Mr.. Wilson's letters to the colonel,
which have q bearing on the records,
have never been made public, because
of an objection by Mrs. Wilson. Sim
ilarly, there have been rumors cur
rent lately that the editors of Col.
Houses books have declined to sur
render originals or copies of Mr. Will
sons letters for use in the Wilson
biographies. which are being pre-
pared by Ray Stannard Baker.
So long as this controversy lasts
between individuals who are interested
in book publication for commercial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
Poetry group of the League of Amer
Rich MiSer Starves to Death.

PHILADELPHIA August 10 LP).-
Midas. at whose touch everything
turned to gold, died no more miserably
than Isaac Abrams, who starved
himself to death at the 4 re of so
years, although possessed of 90, 900.
Abrams will filed for probate ,howed
he owned 26 houses besides consid-
cradle cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT

TONIGHT.
Lawn fete, 1870 pm, on grounds of
Nativity Chapel. Fourteenth street
and Massachusetts avenue southeast,
for benefit Of building fund
TODAY.
Loyal knights of the Round Table,
luncheon at the University Club at
1890 pm. Roe Fulkerson was the
special guest and spoke on "Hoodoo."
Alpha Delta Phi business luncheon
at 1890, Franklin Square Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
Will Go to Richmond.

Lieut.. Col. Robert S. Woodson, U.
s. A., retired, now in this city on
leave of absence. has been relieved
from recruiting duty at indianapolis
and ordered to Richmond, Va, for
similar duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13

Louis Sherry, New York resta ura-
teur of international fame, who died
last June, left an estate of approx
matelv 81 100000
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Garn Of TbankS.

SAMSON. I wish 10 extend my most heart
for their kindness sympathy. and beau
tful floral tributes az the deatn StoTMy
Mrs DANIEL l.. SAMSON.
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Various Sections at Work.

Various Sections at Work.
At it's sessions today the conference
divided into sections under the direc-
ton Of the following vice presidents
Of the association:
Biology section, Rev. Clarence E.
Shaffrey Of st. Joseph's College, Phila-
delphia; chemistry section. the Rev.
Arthur j. Holman of Boston College;
physics section, the Rev. John l.. Clip
prich, director of physics, Georgetown
University; mathematics section. the
Rev. Edward G. Phillips, S. j., di-
rector of the Georgetown astronomical
observatory.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Mems Club of st. Luke's Prot
estant Episcopal Church will hold
lawn party Monday evening at New
Jesrey avenue and p street.
Poetry group of the League of Amer
lean Pen Women meets Monday eve
ming at the Mount Pleasant branch
of the Public Library.
Local No. 148, National Federation
Of Post Office Clerks. will hold it's an
nual picnic and dance at GreenwilloW
Park, Anacostia, tomorrow.
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I'm al einoriam.

COLsTON. A tribute Of love 70 my loving
daughter CECILIA COLSTON. who ue'
parted this life four years ago today. Au-
gust -. 1922.
Often We think of you. dear daughter.
And our hearts are sad with pain.
Oh, this world would he like Heaven
Could we hear your voice again
HER LOVING MOTHER. RACHEL
'COLSTOE.
DI GICLIAN In sad but loving memory OF
our dear sister and daughter. lone ID
GIULIAN. who departed this LIE four
THE FAMILY.
HENRY In loving memory of mother.
EMMA HENRY, who left me two year.
ago today. August 10. 1924.
! love you still dear mother,
Though / cannot see your taOo.
Your memory is not forgOttaG.
There's one con taxa yoQr piace.
'OFFCTT, In l qylgS remembrance of
life five years go today. August -, 1921,
h nus ,a,,. Of sps late carclins G oftutt
sSS u a. 80 - .
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interest in the seismic laboratory.
under the direction Of Father Tondorf,
and the observatory.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

freight to New York docks right along, giving both New Haven and Bridgeport the go-bye. The manu- lecturers, of course, must take their goods where the ships sail
 Connecticut will bs we'll pleased to see both Bridgeport and New Haven develop into first class ports; but that isn't saying it is extremely likely. It would cost a deal of money; and nothing is more economically distressing than a port created at great expense and a paucity of ships to make it pay.
 Bridgeporters who were too con- servative to sink huge sums of money in that port scheme were exercising good common horse sense. If every inlet town along the coast were to develop itself into a great ocean port 1t would put lots of money into circulation, but that is about all.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
DOUBLE AUTO NATIONS
 ON THE FARM

A trip about the country in Con- necticut will yield one reason why the percentage of automobiles on the farms is so high.
 It appears many - very many - of the more prosperous farmers are no longer satisfied with own ing only one automobile. They must have two.
 One is for general use and Is usually a fiivver. The other ap- pears to be for more formal occa- sions, and is likely to be anything up to a high-powered road-warmer.
 An observer in New Britain, re- turning from trip through Con- necticut's best farming districts, said it was astonishing how many farms he passed which had two machines parked on the front lawns.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

legged liquor conspiracy in Canton, he uncovered evidence in the mur- der case which should convict sev- eral men decided to prepare to ac- cept the invitation of Prosecutor c. M. McClintock that all persons bay- ing Knowledge of the crime present IL to the grand jury. The criminal lawyer had said that political pres sure and the influences of various forces were being brought to bear block the murder investigation and that the case should be considered by the grand jury at once. McCIin- tock announced a change in his plans and said the case would 20 10 the grand jury which opens it's ses- sion for the consideration of other cases tomorrow.
 McClintock has thus far refused to accede to the suggestion to ap- point a special or assistant prose- cutor, He turned down the prof fered services or Roach who later was assigned by Mayor S. M. Swartz as advisory counsel of Acting Chief Earl W. Hexamer. Roach's investj- gation of the liquor conspiracy has been conducted with the idea of placing the case before federal grand jury early in September.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
Persian Vice Consul
 Robbed at Stamford

Stamford, Conn.,, Aug. 16. P}- Milton c. Seropyan. Persian Vice Consul, stationed at St. Louis, was robbed of $500 here yesterday as he stepped aboard a train, he told the police. Mir. Seropyan was boarding train for Springfield, accompanied by friends from New Rochelle with whom he is staying, when he was iostled by strangers, he said. When he took his seat in the coach he missed his wallet. After reporting the theft, he took another train to Springfield. He said he was on his way to Amherst, where his soh has been entered.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
25 Fears Ago Today

Charles B. Oldershaw once paid Albert Morton the compliment of being an excellent auditor, and as Mir. Oldershaw has held that office a great many years himself and knew whereof he spoke, his gracious remark concerning the ability of Mir. Morton was especially note worthy. MT. Morton appears o have brought all his talents to the office of tax collector, and the city's finances are expected to be in unusually satisfactory condition at the end of the present year.
 Co. l has been distinguishing it. self in the camp maneuvers and has had the most opportunities of any company in the brigade, taking full advantage of all of them.
 The seventh fatality at the Park street crossing occurred Saturday night, and residents of the district think 1t is about time something was done to warn the people about the third rail. Signs have been posted, but these are not visible at night and there is a movement on foot to compel the railroad to erect illuminated signs and in this way warn those unfamiliar with the dan gers of the current. ...
 A young man called at NJ. P. Leghorn's store Saturday evening and asked to have a setting for a Tiffany diamond, wanting the job done in 15 minutes. Alr. Leghorn told him it could not be done so quickly, and the man offered to ex- change his stone for a set one. The l fellow selected one worth about $50 and then Mir. Leghorn asked for another look at the brilliant stone in the customers shirtfront He took a file. but to his surprise it cut 1 through and showed that the stone" was of chalk. The man muttered something about it being given to him, skipped out, and made tracks down the street.