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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
JEWS To BUILD
/. new HOSPITAL

A on.sectarian hospital will be
built on the site adjoining the new
Hebrew Home for the Aged at
Eleventh Street and Spring Road
Northwest
|. The community at large IL to
be asked to cooperate with the
Jews OF washington in raising
funds for the. construction of the
hospital. 1t was announced at a
meeting of the board OF directors
yesterday.
FOR the five-acre plot surrounding
the new home, it was announced.
Nearly $3,00O has been raised by
those attending the services in the
temporary synagogue. This VIII be
split between the synagogue and
the hospital.
The board of directors of the
home, the Ladies Auxiliary and the
Jewish Foster Home presented Mrs.
Charles Al. Goldsmith, national Sec
retary or the home, q basket OF
flowers and a check for several
hundred dollars as a token OF ap-
probation OF her work. The gift
was also In honor OF her thirty.
fifth wedding anniversary, which
was observed yesterday
The following officers Of the
home were reelected: Harry
Sherry, president; Morris Garfinkle.
Bernard Danzansky and Charles
Schwartz, vice-presidents Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith, national Sec
rotary; Simon Hershman, secretary.
Moses Reichmut, treasurer; Morris
stein, house chairman; Charles Al.
Goldsmith, Samuel Raboy and Rti.
Iolph B. Behrend, trustees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25

an understanding and kind-hearted
bootlegger.
I'm going to drive this car
away myself" he announced with
friendly belligere11cy as we drew
up at the side door of the insti-
tlation--I didn't want to climb any
more steps than ! had to. the way
my foot hurt amt. agoing to
trust you with 1T. You may come
out of there all excited and try
to drive off and kill yourself. You
go away from here in a taxi--hear
me?"
eWherell find my machine
when / want it?''
you'll find 1t right out at
your house about noon today,
and me i'm it. 50 If you need any
help, or anything, see? Go long
i'm there now and find how nice
your wife is getting along, and
have your foot sewed up. Good
luck to you"
Same to you, Lem So long"
EsiIeen's room was on the second
floor, and the last three or four
stairs were hard pull for me, My
foot hurt hideously--clear up to my
neck. I had to walk FLAT footed. .
/ couldn't bend 1t. There seemed
to be a central portion of dull,
heavy, ache, like the pain of an
liberated tooth, and that was sur
rounded by sharp, singing pains
shooting out In every direction.
When threw my weight on 1t,
there was a sure enough agony
that made me catch my breath the
way you do when you wade out
at the beach and an unexpected
wave swells up over your chest.
There's a glass left in it," I
thought that's what the trouble Is,
and the tight facing. It's probably
begun to tester. But I'll be all get
now in few minutes
1t was time to get set, I'm say
ing. The pain. and the WEAKNESS
and the loss of blood had just about
finished cooking this bootlegger's
goose. The corridor was pitching
like a Fall River steamboat off
Point Judith in a March gale when
/ reached the top of the stairs
and Doctor Stephens.
| didn't recognize him at first
he looked like a barber in his white
coat. 1t was the first time I had
seen him in one. I wondered vague
iy what 1t portended--and why he
was there at o'clock in the
morning.
He looked at me in that con-
centrated way that doctors have or
looking at you when they see O
symptom sticking out--the way a
geolopisl looks at a rock or a
butcher sizes up a calf he's thinking
Of buying.
Having a bad turn, Ell? We'll,
you mustn't do that now. Brace
up. You're still in time. 1 ex-
pected you here three-quarters OF
an hour ago-there isn't a minute
to spare. Come right this way.
What's the matter with your foot
Well, I'll fix that up afterwards.
There was some delay in reaching
you-your phone was out of order.
wouldn't have waited so long, but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25

, 1t was not by virtue of the YER
diets he obtained in court for his
clients that Abe Hunmel climbed
to the topmost rung of his profes.
sion as a criminal and divorce
lawyer. 1t was his ability to settle
things ION the quiet in his dinsy
Centre Street office, so that his
client either got as much as posi-
bic or was mulcted as little as
possible that made his yearly ia
come a staggering thing
How He Started
"Habeas Corpus" Howe, so called
because of his legal ability to free
men from the. Civil War drafts,
hired a skinny little office boy
back in the '70s. Little Abe" as
he was then christened, a name
which stuck to MIN through life.
studied law at night and such was
his diligence that on gradual ton
Howe made him a partner.
liable and "Abie" they We're
called by the jokesters of the Grim
inal courts when referring to the
firm of Howe & Hummel. They
were funny to look at. Howe.
huge, untidy and numbering, roll
ing alOnR Cn0 bIu0WdlA, IluIIAAlolS
tiny and immaculate, trotting at
his heels.
Fond Of White Lights
Abe was fond of the white
lights and came to know Broad
way as did no other attorney.
Theatrical business poured in on
the firm and scandals of night
life and society began to take the
place of killings as the basis OF
it's clientele.
The dingy office in Centre Street,
close to the criminal courts and
the Tombs Prison, was guarded on
the outside by a retired pugilist.
William Travers Jerome, district
attorney of New York, in the
early part Of this century was his
nemesis. Having publicly declared
that Hummel-Howe had died in
the meantime-was "a menace to
the country" he determined to
bring him to book. The notorious
Dodge Morse divorce case gave him
his opportunity. Abe was ac-
cused Of conspiracy and suborna-
ton of perjury. He fought the
case bitterly but lost and was
sentenced to a year in Blackwells
Island prison.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
ARL NIGT0V GO.
NEWS BRIEFS

ARLINGTON COUNTY. Jan Is.
announcement was made today by
MRS. Julian d. Simpson, county
chairman in charge Of the sale Of
Christmas seals. that the total
amount received totaled sI,s62.S0,
Is against s1.i11.44 for the year be
fore. Indications are. said MS
simpson, that Arlington county VIII
again lead all counties in the Stase.
Election OF officers Of the Arlins-
ton County welfare League VIII be
held 1T the courthouse "Wednesday
night.
The nominating committee. com
poeed OF Mrs. H q. Gibson. chair
man: Mrs. Catherine M. Rogers.
Mrs. Julian d. simpson Mrs. Rich
ara Roseberry, and pr. 2. II. Swain
viii meet 1t the courthouse today
~ make their selection which Will
he submitted to the president. ME-
Florence Cannon, tomorrow
EAward Douglas white Council Of
the KNIGHTS OF Columbus win give
Z card party and dance In the audi
forum of st. Charles School to-
night.
ThA organization OF the mems
cf11h Of the Clarendon Methodist
Church TO assist in the religious,
recreakionaI end social work In the
church and community has been
perfected with the election Of tho
following officers: George II. Parker
president: william Il. Bragg, vice
president. r. G. Tramberger. secre-
tary, and j. ]. White, treasurer
AT the meeting TO be held tonight,
the various chairnnei1 or the stand
The executive committee of the
Ashton Heights Citizens Associa
ton announces that the contract for
the construction Of q %, 0OO-ga1lon
cistern for fire purposes has been
awarded to Carl ID. Swenson, Of
Clarendon.
work win start February /.
The semi.monthly meeting Of ths
Clarendon Citizens Association will
be held at the community hall to-
night.
The monthly meeting Of the Del
Ray motor and engine company
No. 1, of the Potomac Fire Depart
ment. will be held in the town hall
tonight.
Plans are being completed for
the dance - be given in the Odd
Fellows Hall February 5. by the
Bluebird Trio.
There viii be q meeting Of the
executive COMMITTEES of the Lyon
Park Citizens Association tomorrow
night III the community hall at
o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25

bein's you drive for Mr.. Bowdoin. "
"NO. don't care for it-giveS,
me a headache. I'll drink y gal.
lon or SO OF water If you got 1t
handy"
II don't care nothin bout rum,
either-glad l don't, or I'd be STOP
ping down to. the barn jest about
this time. with milk pail. Mr..
Bowdoin wouldn't o. took me II Ia
been a rummy."
I got a slant at myself in the
full-length mirror on LENS closet
door. and collapsed. Lem laughed
"You don't look SO awful, except
your face and hands liz dirty
and your collar, and shirt, and
coat-your pants is unused up q
little. too, and your shoes a little
bloody. / can lend you collar and
a shirt, | reckon, and brush some
of the mud off your clothes. but
hands yourself"
Jones Wants Coffee
where's that coffee, Lem?
sure feel mean. I'm seeing double
again"
Good time to count your money.
Lem could always find something
pleasant in any situation. Here
see if there's three hundred dollars
there-if there is, you'll know
you've got a hundred and fifty
/ showed the wad into my bill
fold without counting-there was q
fifty and several twentiea and
enough tens to bring the sum
up to the required amount, ]
estimated, and 1 started drinking
water. l never was 80 thirsty in
my life. 1t was worse than filling
a Cadillac radiator with teaspoon,
Lem protested, and switched to
the coffee. After three or four
cups of that, / felt a little better,
but nothing to brag about, and
Lem insisted on driving me to
the hospital. Lem was certainly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
REJECTIONSEEN
FOR WOODLOCK

President Coolidge faced another
defeat today at the hands OF the
Senate over the appointment of
Thomas F. Woodiock, OF New York
to the. Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Administration leaders informally
have advised Mr. Coolidge that suf-
ficient votes cannot be mustered to
confirm Wondlock. His nomination
has been pending more than a year.
the Senate having previously de-
clined to confirm it by adjournfng
last spring without taking action.
President Coolidge then made it a
recess nomination, and Woodlock
has been sitting with the Commits.
sion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25

men In 1t. The riot 1idn't last long
after that from all accounts.
i've got the money-I1l give
it to you as soon as we reach my
hangout. Mr.. Bowdoin was there
a lot depends on getting this load
through. I'm telling you-and he's
tfclsled pink He saw the riot cont
ing when that woman yelled, and
he says it's worth a thousand dol
lars to him. He was worrying
about how to get the booze out
the garage with two cops In front
OF the house and three dry agents
In the alley"
And now there's three or four
more on the job
'.Oh, the festivities won't last
lOng-but tI1ereII be time enough
to get the booze into the cellar.
Nothing like q riot to keep 'em
busy. You don't have to be 50
quiet unloading. and y0u can
work quicker. That riots
Iife.saver."
"I'll remember shat-it may come
in /. handy SONS time"
There's sure a lot OF tricks in
this business. I know most of
'em, guess. II was better ed
ucated I'd start a rum-runner's
magazine. Why didn't you stay
hid?'
"Just damn foolishness. 7 got
so hot under the collar was out
there before / knew it. I couldn't
see a hid like that beat up. and
keep quiet"
Soak En- Good At First Chance.
That's one of the tricks you il
have to learn. Save those things
up. Watch your chance, and then
soak those birds good when yo,l
can, WITHOUT hurting yourself.
That's the only way We can get
square"
I'm going to try another way
first
Wish you luck. Cold, are youo"
"a little chilly I was pulling
the robes off the back seat and
wrapping them around me. Lem
had an overcoat on, and the car
was nearly as warm as a sedan,
when the curtains were fastened
tight. I didn't hesitate to appro.
pirate the whole supply of cover
let's to myself.
LENS hangout-two rooms, kitch.
enette and bath in a well-managed
apartment house three or four
blocks from the State, War ard
Navy building-was warm ard
comfortably furnished.
Like it,"
Like it is right, Lem. You
couldn't want to be any better
fixed than this
Beats the little garnet over the
kitchen, back on the farm, I'll say.
I've got another place over in Bal
timore-I'm back and forth so
much it's cheaper that way, and
comfortabler. I reckon they're
fixin' up another'n for me down
Georgia way-'round Atlanta-but
take that on long lease. get
this'n by the month-sets me back
a hundred. I'll get some coffee
ready while you're cleaning up
you don't drink nothing, / reckon,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25

YOU are the only available donor
now. Everyone I've examined has
proven unavailable for one reason
or another. Can't you walk q little
faster-she's in more than serious
condition. The only recourse now
is blood ransfusion--'
BLOOD TRANSMISSION
Yes. / hope we still have time
I'll have to trouble you for a pint
OF blood
In q general kind Of way, l
knew what blood TRANSMISSION
meant. 1t meant that Eileen was
likely to die, and / found that
could walk q little faster.
You might take your coat off.
DIR. stephens advised. Cut the
shirt sleeve, nurse" as we entered
the room. At first didn't recog
niEe Eileen. 1t seemed as though
there must be some mistake, and
we had come to the wrong room
So white, so motionless, so cold
she was like recumbent marble
image on a tomb.
But I had only the shortest
Mr.. Jones-spread a blanket oil the
Now-notify DR.. Clark"
Then / heard a drone of In
distinct voices, and someone was
tearing my foot off. They're pull.
ing that liberated foot" / thought
it'll be easier now" After a Sec
ond or so-or perhaps ten minutes
Il don't know realized they
wouldn't do a thing like that. But
the absurdity of the idea never oc-
CURED to met was just a natural
mistake. I wanted to see how
Eileen looked-if the blood was
doing her any good-if that awful,
dead. whiteness was tingeing up
just little But it was so hard to
get my eyes open--it seemed as
though the lids were soldered to-
gether. I braced myself about as
l had when we lifted the car out
OF the ditch and with "heaVe. oh"
/ got them open.
Then came a feeling of the most
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25

utter, blessed relief and a voice re-
marked His shoe is full Of clotted
blood" The few dregs OF pain left
in my foot felt good compared with
what had been. I rather hoped
they'd stay q while.
had nearly queered the whole
transaction by fainting at the wrong
time, DIR. Stephens said, but the
operation was successful and Eileen
was-I reached out for the little
table at the head of the bead. Ii
he said resting quietly" 1 was
going to brain him with 1t. But
no little table was there was in
the operating room. And DR..
Stephens said "reacting fayorably
so I let him live. He couldn't do
any Dragging for two or three days
yet, he said, but he believed she
was on the upgrade.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
Rum Running True
Story In Every
Particular

rum Running in Washing
ton" is q true story throughout.
The retired bootlegger who has
given the intimacies of his for
mer profession to Donald Nc
Dougal, the author, and many
of the other characters are liv-
ing in and around Washington
today.
Every fact of this story deal
ing with the highly organized
system of defeating the Eight
eenth Amendment is part Of
police and prohibition records.
Proper names, only, have Dfen
substituted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
SOPHIE TUCKER LOSES
HER RACE WITH DEATH

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 25.-
sophie Tucker. the comedienne, an
adept at turning scowls to smiles,
lost a race with death when her
mother, Mrs Jenny Abuza. died
here.
Miss Tucker cancelled all sngage-
ments in London and took passage
on the Leviathan. in the hope of
seeing her parent before she died.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
Rum Story Filmed
By Washington
People

The more than one hundred
photographs illustrating Rum
Running in Washington" were
taken at exact spots where such
scenes occurred. The action of
"Rum-Running in Washington"
has been posed by the Thomas
Herbert Stock Company of the
Wardman Park Hotel Theater,
photographed by Joe Roberts
and directed by Kirk Miller, of
The Washington Times staff.
Thus, the Washington public is
given the illustrated story of
the decade--a story of Wash
ington, carried out by Washing
tonians and embracing great
national issue concerning every
spot in America in proportion
to it's population with Wash
ington's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
Abe Hun1mel Is Dead;
Notorious Lawyer

NEW YORK Jan. 25.-The death in London of Abraham
Humme which became known here yesterday, brings to
Of the coorfu the history of New
YOrk's theatrical and criminal life.
Twenty years the system of law practice which he had
naugurated broken in New York when District At
torney William Travers him Of sub
ornation of perjury and sent to prison.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
Hope Council Benefit

A card party featuring five hun
dred. will be held at the Naval
Lodge Hall, Fourth Street and Penn.
sylvania Avenue Southeast. tonnor-
row night for the benefit Of Hope
Council, No. !. Sons and Daughters
of .ihA,skSk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
RUM PILOT
G|VESH|S
BLOOD
SYNOPSIS


Philip Jones, out Of job. turns
rNnt-raaner to get easy aud quick
soaey to pap hospital bills for his
tctfe Eileen aud infant. Sonny, He
has just arrtued in Washington from
Baltimore d,fring block or protec-
tion car for, a load OF rum. Convoy-
ing the liquor into garage IN a
soatApest Washington alley. Il Is
accessory to nearly lcreck an auto
bearing prohibition officers. These
prohibition men hare had bad
reek; they haUen't made many ar
rests aud they frame an innocent
boy, Danny Harris, slipping pint
Of liquor into his pockets and then
Orresttng him. Now 90 on s6tth ths
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
Take Out Your Food
Insurance Policy

Uncle Sans family spends a
fortune yearly for insurance.
Life insurance in force amounts
to sixty-four billions; fire, to one
hundred and eighteen billions.
Yet this same family loses a
fortune every year in unprotcce-
ed foods--foods that spoil be-
cause of no ice insurance
American Ice insurance is the
cheapest insurance obtainahlc.
1t costs less than a cent per
pound.
Arrange today for an Amer
lean Ice Insurance Policy
REGULAR American Service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-21
HINCKLEY

Miss Faith jayne Hinckley was
rendered a handkerchief shower at
the Good VIII tea room Thursday
afternoon, it being Miss Hinckley's
birthday. AS Mrs. N. H. Hinckley
celebrated her 18th wedding ami
versary the same day. the guests
present gave her a pair of brass
candlesticks in honor of the occas-
ion.
Neal Bousfield. a Saphmore at
Colby college. has gone to Wellesley,
Mass. to work for the summer
Prof. and Mrs. Dallas Lore Sharpe
of bingham, Mass, were supper and
overnight guests at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. G. w Hinckley. Thursday.
Those attending Prof. Sharpe's
address at the graduation of Show
hogan High school were Mrs. G. w.
Hinckley, Mrs. w. 2. Hinckley, Miss
Faith Hinckley, Miss Harriet
Hinckley and Lester Powley.
Mrs. Annie Pratt, Miss Caroline
Pratt, Mrs. w. P. Hinckley and Miss
Harriet Hinckley attended the
graduation of Harrington Normal
school. Miss Charlotte Pratt and
Miss Elizabeth Burton Of G. w. II. S.
"a, are in the graduating class.
Miss Caroline Pratt, who has been
teaching at Boothbay Harbor is
passing a few days at Smith cottage
with her mother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-21

manner: Welcome. Acrostic. by Z
girls; recitation, Mud Pies" by Hell
en- Mcmillan; recitation. "The Colcr
Guard" by Melva Bullock: dialogue,
pete Sells His Eggs" Kenneth Bick-
ford and Linwood Ward; exercise,
"How Animals Talk" by the 4th
grade: song, "Come Be Free" by the
school; recitation, 1.-THE Month Of
Roses" by Leonard Mcmillan; Daisy
Song and Drill by beginners and LIST
grade; recitation. Good Manners"
by Theo Mcmillan: dialogue. rip
Van Winkle;" recitation. my Jump
Rope" by Mary Bullock; song, "Star-
ry Flag" by upper grades; dialogue.
BEAT It," recitation, mo Time for
School," Geneva Wadleigh; exercise.
Uncle Sans Helpers" by eight pu-
pills; recitation, TELL Me True"
Grace Mcmillan; red. white and blue
drill by six girls; exercise, Our Con-
fessions," by first and 4th grades;
physical training exercise by the
Lands" by six girls; exercise, "Three
Flags in One" by Linwood Ward.
Kenneth Bickford and John Robin
son; dialogue, april Flowers" class
will, by Linwood Ward; essay, "His-
tory Of Belgrade" and Valedictory,"
by Kenneth Bickford. Two young
men graduated with ranks of these
Kenneth SO and Linwood 81. This
school has fine museum Of water
from Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Of Mexico,
Penobscot River. Minerals from Ari-
IONA, kafir Corn from Arkansas,
Cloth from the Philippines made
from banapa, cotton from North
Carolina, Salt from Nevada, with
shells from various places and nu-
merous other things.
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borders on the property and will
present a. splendid opportunity for
boating and swimming. Open
ground in the pastures affords an ex-
cellent opportunity for the construc-
ton of an athletic field in the future,
tennis courts and a baseball dta-
mond. The farm house will be used
at the present as a temporary head
quarters, with ground to be cleared
in the near future near the water
for the site Of tent houses.
Some so years ago. away back from
the main travelled highway in the
quietness Of the woods and nature, a
large granite double tomb. was built
on the Pottle farm at Norway. This
tomb is of granite slabs, cemented to-
gether into solid rock. 1t is some 20
feet long and IL feet high, set in the
side hill, and with the woods around
1t. the place seems a veritable am
phitheatre. A hallowed spot and one
that impresses one with the sanctity
of the place. Overhanging the tomb
are lilac bushes, and at one side are
sumac trees. The tomb was built by
Eben Pottle after the death of his
first wife. and three bodies were placed
on the right hand tomb, while in the
other side were Perleys from Harri-
son. About 25 years ago, the Pottle
family removed the bodies OF their
relatives. Boys would not let the tomb
remain closed and failed to realize
the sanctity Of the place. For many
years, probably. no notice has been
taken Of the place until recently, some
one, in wandering through the lane,
came across the tomb and opened the
door and found there one box contain
ing the casket and what remained of
a body placed there in the long ago.
Three other caskets had fallen all to
pieces and the skeletons have been
looked over. Many have visited the
place out of curiosity. The tomb will
be sealed so no curious eyes can look
on what were some ones dear ones.
The Pottle farm changed hands many
years ago.