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Evening star., 1928-05-04
NEW OFFICES FOR HOUSE
OF DETENTION ASSIGNED
Seven-Story Building Will Be
Erected at Eighth and C
Streets SOUTHWEST.

The House of Detention and the
Woman's Bureau of the police depart
ment will be located in a new seven
story building to be erected on the
southeast corner of Eighth and c streets
southwest. it was announced yesterday
BY Mai LaySon E. Atkins, Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner.
The Commissioners. Mai. Atkins said,
have signed a lease for the building at
a rental of $4,000 a year. 1t is to be
constructed by S. j Solomon, builder.
who has promised TO have the structure
ready for occupancy by September J.
These two bureaus now occupy the
only building remaining on the site of
the new Department of Commerce
structure. District officials have been
searching for almost six months for new
quarters &c house them.
Evening star., 1928-05-04

In all Finland there are only 80 gas
oline filling stations.
Evening star., 1928-05-04
Avoid Repair Bills
Automotive Engineers
Will Tell You.

That the most important part
Of an automobile or truck is the
transmission and rear axle gears.
Because they carry the whole driv-
ing load.
These parts are unseen. and diff
ficult to get at, hence are often
neglected.
To avoid repair bills, pro-
teet these important gears with
Ebonite.T for transmissions, and
Ebonite-R for rear axles.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
,lleff's f's-and the "AppreciatiOn"

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mh hO L M@ and he appreciation
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
DOES N0T PROPOSE
 IVIiNED|ATE CHANGES
 RAILROAD; QHLSON
CONFER WITH NOEL w. SMITH AT WASHINGTON; MOVING FAM
 lLY TO ANCHORAGE

WASHINGTON, July 91. (P)-O. F. Ohlson, new manager of the Alaska Railroad, conferred with his predeces sor Noel W. Smith at the Interior Department office and will leave to- morrow for Anchorage to assume his new duties.
 Ohlson said he contemplated no i'm mediate changes in administration and said none will be made in view of the fact Smith, who has been on a furlough four years from the Pennsyl vanfa Railroad, has rehabihtated the road and reduced expenditures.
 Ohlson has been with the Northern Pacific for 27 years, his last position being Superintendent of the. Lake Di vision at Bulah-
 He began his career in sweden as telegraph operator and in 40 years of railroad experience he has worked in South America, Europe, and East India. He was a Lieut.. Col, in the Engineer Corps of the U. s. Army in France during the World War Ohlson said he would move his fam. ily from Duluth to Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER FROM POLAND WILL
 SCALE MCKINLEY
TO SPEND SIX MONTHS IN ALAS kA; WILL STUDY CONDITIONS
 AMONG NATIVES

SEATTLE, July 31. (H)-After seal ing the heights of many lofty peaks in Europe and ascending alone to the summit of Mount Rainier, Stephen Jarosz, representative of the Polish Government sailed from Seattle for Alaska on Saturday aboard the s. S.. Yukon with the top of Mt. Mckinley as his ultimate destination.
 Jarosz is a forestry engineer and has been connected with Posnan Uni versity, Poland. He has travelled ex- tensively in Europe where he is known for his daring mountain climb ing. s
 He said"r am making investiga tions for the Polish Government and expect to write a book of the results of my studies. Jorosz will go first to Mt. Mckinley, via Seward, later to St. Michael, Dawson, Fairbanks, and other parts of Alaska, making study of natives and their customs and ex- poets to make a trip on the Yukon River and come out of Alaska via Skagway. His visit in Alaska will be of six months duration.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
TRAINS COLLIDE IN CALIFORNIA MANY
 ARE IN HOSPITALS
WHILE MINOR REPAIRS BEING MADE TO SPECIALS ENGINE
 CASCADE ROUNDED CURVE

SACRAMENTO, July 31. (P)-Thir- ty-seven persons are in the hospitals and hbte1s in Wcpdlahd Arbucldle, Oakland, last night, grim evidence of the collision between the Cascade Limited, crack Southern Pacific Northern Limited and a section of the American Bar Association special train from Seattle at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Cortena.
 Both trains were enroute to San Francisco. Several injured are in a critical condition and many of those hurt were given emergency treatment at the scene of the wreck while many were able to continue on to Oakland where they went to hospitals.
 The accident occurred as the special running 10 minutes ahead of the Cas- cade, stopped at Cortena to make minor repairs to the engine. The Cascade rounding the curve did not see the stalled train and crashed into it. The heavy Cascade engine tele- scoped into this observation car special and both overturned.
 Aside from the five passengers in iured were H. N. W'eyn1ough, engin- geer of the Cascade who suffered pos sible internal injuries, while the fire man, E. ". Sutlife escaped with a badly burnt foot.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
EDITOR DELvES INTO HISTORY IF
 GOVERNOR SMITH
FIRST DOZEN YEARS AS ASSEM- BLYMAN FAVORED WIDE oP-
 FEN TOWN AND SALOONS

NEW YORK, July 31. (P)-William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Kansas, made public the results of a two weeks study made for him of the New York Assembly Journal to show the record of Governor Smith as it affects saloon and allies of the saloon as made by him as Assembly man during the first dozen years of his political career
 White says the record shows Smith favored "wide open, untrammeled and unregulated saloons and voted against, measures introduced for the nurnose of putting restrictions upon tho saloon.
 He pointed out the record was made when Smith was a young man but "still. something of his viewpoint may be found in that record.'
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
MOODY RENOM|NATED
 GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
 BY B|C MAJORITY
HARRY JURZBACH, REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN FROM TEXAS,
 WILL OPPOSE MIG cLoSkEY

DALLAS, Texas, July 31, (P)-Dan Moody was renominated on the Dem ocratic ticket for Governor. The vote from 236 of the 253 precincts in the counties gave Moody 349,2S3.
 Louis Wardlow received 192,3S7, Judge Hawkins 25.39S, Mrs. Wilson 14,3S4.
 United States Senator Earle May field was given the plurality of votes in the race for reelection but lacked the majority so will enter the runoff primary with Congressman Connally
 The totals gave Mayfield 159,S64; Connally 146,S64 The Lieutenant Governors figures were Miller, in cumbent, 241,3O4; Love 155,27s; Par nell 5s,110.
 All of the eight incumbents in the House of Representatives who had contests seemed renominated except Congressman Black wha4 was trail ing Pattman by HOO votes. Among the Congressman whose reelection seemed certain was John sGarneY was mentioned as the probable Speabar of the House in the event oi a National Democratic victory.
 o. H. Cross will succeed ConnaEJ as Congressman from the Eleventh District. Incomplete returns showed a runof between R. O. Lee and J. r Perkins and it will probably be nee essary to nansa successor for Con gressman Thomas Blanton. Harry from Texas, will probably be opposed in August by McCloskey whose nom ination is assured.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
VALDEZ PLANE IN '(,RAGH MRS. STATS
 SERIOUSLY HURT
PILOT OWEN MEALS AND PHOTO GRAPHER STEWART OF COR
 DoVA WERE UNHURT

CORDOvA, July 31. (P-Owen Meals, piloting the plane Spirit of Valdez" from Fairbanks to, Valdez, with Howard Stewart, Cordova photo grapher and Mrs. Staats of Valdez, crashed in a storm at Gokona, 125 miles North of here.
 Observers saw the plane turn over twice and go into dive. A boat 25 miles away was sent for and the rssi. dents crossed the Copper River and found the plane upside down. They chopped open the fuselage with an axe and the three were found inside where they had been imprisoned seY. Iisral hours.
 Mrs. Staats was seriously injured and was treated at Gokona and later removed to the Kennecott hospital Neither of the men were seriously hurt.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
ITALIA MEMBERS RETURN ID ITALY
 GREAT GREETING
MuSsOL.NI FIRST TO WELCOME HOME MEMBERS lLLFATED
 ARCTIC EXPEDITION

ROME, July 31. E)-Nobile and other Italia members came back to Italy to be greeted enthusiastically by their countrynIn seeking to show their unbound confidence in them de- spite the criticism from many parts of Europe.
 Mussolini symbolized the feelings of the Italian people in the matter ot being the first to extend greetings to the returning men. They are expect ed to reach Rome tonight.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
TUNNEY IS THROUGH

NEW YORK, July 31. "A. P.)- >Gene Tunney announced his re- tirement from the ring at . luncheon given in his honor by William Mulaoon, s2 year old member of the New York State Athletic Commission. Tunney said T have fought my last bout as professional boxer"
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
FIREWORKS BROADCAST

LILLE, July 30, P-The Lille station recently broadcast fire works display. Listeners were advised to shut their eyes and imagine the scene as they listened to rockets soaring skyward, wheels of fire turn ing and giant crackers spluttering and banging.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
RECORD FOR GLIDER FLIGHT

NORTH TRURO, Mass, July 30. (P) An unofficial American record for a glider flight was established when Peter Huffelbach, German pilot, re- mainod aloft 57 minutes, in a solo flight above the cliffs of the Cape Cod coast.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
SEEKS AFRICAN GIANTS

NEW YORK, July 31. P)--An ex- petition in search of race of negro giants, each more than seven feet tall, sails on the Mauretania for the jung lss of the Belgian Congo, in Africa.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31
BRITAIN IS VICTOR

AMSTERDAM, July 31. (P)-Doug- las Lowe of Great Britain won the 800 meters race in the final retaining the 1924 championship. Lloyd Hahn, American, led the field until the final turn then wilted and finished sixth.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-31

Traces of the lost Hittite race uncovered near Allsf ar in Turkey promise lift another corner of the vel of obscury that hides mankinds early life Above IS sector of the excavated area Prof James Henry Created (inset of the University of Chicago, directed the re- search Mr. and Mrs H. H. von der Osten and Dr. Erich Schmidt, who supervised the excavating shown at the outer poste gate of city enclosure built in pre- classical times.
Evening star., 1928-04-15

the same time save slavery, I do not
agree with them. II there be those
who would not save the Union unless
they could at the same time destroy
slavery. do not agree with them. MY
paramount object is to save the Union
and not either to save or destroy
slavery. If / could save the Union
without freeing any slave, / would do
1t: If / could save 1t by freeing all the
slaves. / would do ii, and If could
save it by freeing some and leaving
others alone. would also do that. ]
have here stated my purpose accord
ing to my views of official duty, and
l intend no modification of my Oft
repeated personal wish that all men
everywhere should be free"
His views had somewhat changed In
a few months, resulting In the final
emancipation proclamation. AS a con-
cluding clause to this document he
wrote: ITO this act, sincerely believed
to be an act of justice, warranted by
the Constitution upon military neces-
sity, invoke the considerate Judgment
Evening star., 1928-04-15
CURIOUS CHINESE TYPEWRITERS.
4 CURIOUS maehlne Is a chin.

A CURIOUS machine Is u Chinese
typewriter. and few people know
anything about It's mechanism, The
Chinese written language contains about
$4,000 characters, too many for any
typewriter 10 manage, As most OF these
characters are rarely used. however,
1000 make good vocabulary A ma
chine writing about this number was
invented some time ago. Made by an
American firm. II was first put into Use
lii college near Peklng,
The mechanism II peculiar, A key
board Is out of the question. as II Is
impossible 10 build the characters up
pleoemeai, They are. therefore ar
ranged ON the face of stereatyped
wheel, about feet IN diameter In radii
OF the circle The wheel Is mounted
horixontaiiy type face downward, while
the hnmolOgons printed characters on
the upper surface serve to locate them,
The radius carrying the desired chars
aeter must be brought into the printing
line.
A simple link motion Under brings
the paper to the rtght space, and
lever preAasa Il un aaasnss The we.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Continued from First Paee.l


must give way to the Federal
building program Is that occupied
by the President Theater. which has
been used almost continuously for en-
tertainment purposes and for i6 years
was the only theater in the city. Pre-
vious TO 1904, Washington folks used
TO commute to the city--to Alexandria
to attend the theater
The corner stone of the new building
was laid June "a, 1904 and the work
was rushed along during the Summer.
SO that the theater could be opened by
November I6 when Congress, hungry
for amusement. would be back in town.
The first performance was "a grand
medley entertainment by the celebrated
Mr.. MaGinniG Of London who has per-
formed in most of the capitals Of Amer
lea and Europe" Boxes were 81 and
seats in the pit rs cents--a rather high
price for entertainment at that time,
but this house had monopoly Of the
business.
To many of the homegpun-c clad Con-
greSSmen from the Western border the
opportunity TO witness a performance
in real theater must have represented
the acme Of gay and luxurious living.
SyiIIc D1 LitEEIl never HlLsSeu dI1 oElEIlHlB
night and their comments on the prog
ress and quality Of the show were audi
bic and vigorous.
This building was burned in 1920.
Representative John Cuipepper Of South
Carolina stood with bucket on the roof
of the nearest house, drcnching the
shingles To save them from flying
sparks. A new building later was
erected on the site by Lewis Carugi, with
dance halls and assembly rooms II
was famous dancing rendezvous dur
ing the Sos and COS. The inaugural
ball Of Van Buren, as weil as those Of
Polk. Taylor. Pierce aud Buchanan was
held there
At a ball al Carugi'g Ia 1896 the Aus
trian Minister. Baron Stackelberg. and
his partner Mrs, Johnson OF Louis
Evening star., 1928-04-15
HOUSE IN WHICH LINCOLN DIED.

President Lincoln was very glad to
seek rest and secluSion during the Civil
War. and IL was while occupying this
cottage that he drafted the emancipa-
ton proclamation of January /, 1868
Lincoln had long meditated before
taking this action, The act which
brought freedom to the slaves of the
District Of Columbia. received his sig
nature on April l6, 1896 years ago
tomorrow. Other acts regarding slav-
cry followed. Yet to free all the slaves
Lincoln heSitated. The saving of the
Union was what he desired above
everything else. From a dispatch he
sent to Horace Greeley in August.
1862, one can well judge the limit, at
this period of the war, to which he
was willing to go that the Union of
the. States might be preserved. He
said:
If there be those who would not
save the Union unless they could at
Evening star., 1928-04-15

pair OF bedroom slippers supposed to
have been worn by George Washing
ton; the steering wheel and flag of the
IT, s. frigate Cumberland. sunk by the
Merrimac before It was put out OF
business by the Monitor; and an old
horse pistol which had been used in
some OF the wars in the low countries
The white tile hat worn by Zachary
Taylor at the battle with the Semi
noles at Okelhobee. Fla was the most
priced OF the lot by Hancock and was
kept in glass case. On exhibition
also were the hat and umbrella Of Beau
Hickman. a noted character IN Wash
ington before the Civil War, Hickman
had been one Of his most frequent. II
not one of his best customers. He was
habituai frequenter OF the saloons IN
the Triangle" area, and was a ia
miliar friend of some Of the most dis
tngllshed national figures.
The origin and fate OF Hickman both
are shrouded III mystery. Some Of his
exploits, in his successful effort to live
without working, have become legend
airy. Apparently he had no means OF
support and his pockets always were
empty Yet he maintained himself as
a fashion plate and dined and drank
at the best places. lie appeared unin~
vited at the most exclusive social
functions and apparently never was
thrown out by angry hosts.
The story of how Hickman avoided
paying his railroad fare between WASH
ington and Baltimore Is typical of the
man He had 10 get to Baltimore. but
he didn't have cent, SO he cut a
bit of paAtehoard IN the form OF hat
check, placed II In his hatband, and sat
beside an open window on the train,
When tha conductor came through To
collect tickets Hickman waited mtil
that dignitary was within ainglc seat
OF him Then with careless move
ment of his arm, he brushed the check
out Of hts hat and out the window,
The conductor, seeing the incident,
naturally thought II was an unfortu~
nate accident IL never occurred 10 him
tn suspect of suhterfnge such a hand
some. we'll dressed, prosperous appear
Ing individual Hickman pfotusely
cursed his own elumsinesa, made re-
pealed apologies, and insisted ON taxi
Ing the conductors name ho that he
could send him the money The man
was model nf department and gal
lantfy With women, and made liae nf
the favorable impression he created To
barrow money from them, lie gave
fslaaa" " any ,alooa he iavoEsa With
Evening star., 1928-04-15

of mankind, and the gracious favor of
Almighty God"
OF the statutes and memorials
erected here to Lincoln, the memorial
in Potomac Park is. of course. the most
important. 1t is, indeed, the grandest
memorial ever erected to man.
So impressive Is the interior of this
great structure that no man can read
the second inaugural and the Gettys-
burg Address there. and stand for one
brief moment gazing on this wonder
full statue by Daniel Chester French.
without new inspiration of heart and
soul
The white marble statue, wonder
full likeness of Lincoln, is seated upon
an oblong pedestal about 10 feet high,
II feet from front to back by Is feet
wide. The statue itself is 10 feet from
the top of the plinth to the top OF the
head. Over the statue is this in
scription:
I'm this temple
as In the hearts of the people
for which he saved the Union
Evening star., 1928-04-15

museums or IN vaudeville acts. was the
latest and claSSieSt instrument of trans
portation and sport Thrilling races
were staged Washington riders COM
peted with those Of other cities. and
long road trips were taken During the
eighties the Capital Bicycle Club had
membership Of close TO 100, recruited
from the leading young men Of the city
The bicycle long since has seen its
best days. and now the sight of one,
except when ridden by policeman. Is
rather uncommon on the streets Of
most cities, When the corner stone of
the club was uncovered recently. IL was
found to contain two nickelS and a
penny dated 1879. membership list
and some old newspapers wrapped in
lead foil, Among these was copy of
The star dated March ~. 1886
The old Emergency Hospital building
on Fifteenth street Is among the Strue-
lures doomed III the path of the build
Ing program which arouSeS numerous
memories among many WaShmgtonians.
One by one. historic old Washington
neighhorhoodS go into Inevitable decline
and disappear before the march Of
progress and THE Triangle" is the
latest OF these.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
EMANCIPATION STATUE IN LINCOLN PARK.

held. On Thursday, during the entire
day, the public was admitted to view
the body. and on the following day the
funeral train left the old Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad Station, which stood for
so many years at the northeast corner
Of New Jersey avenue and c street
northwest
In the Library of Congress there are
Lincoln manuscripts and other papers.
These were greatly increased by the
recent addition of the Robert Todd
Lincoln collection. However. accord
ing to the terms of the will Of Presi-
dent Lincoln's son, these will not be
available to the public for some time to
come.
building still standing at 1907 New
York avenue. though slightly changed
from its Civil War appearance, Is
known as the Toy Shop, for here Lin
coin was accustomed to stroll from the
White House with his son Thomas-or
Evening star., 1928-04-15

Very compact ANA simple Is the ma
chine, considering the number Of ideo-
graphs which IL must carry. An EXPERT
can write four or five times faster With
II than with the Chinese brush pen,
At first thought 1t would seem that
even with this machine the writing of
Chinese would he slow and tedious but
when 1t II considered that the written
character consists ot nom to IS
strokes which even the best Chinese
scholar writes slowly, and that a char
acter signifies not letter but q whole
word. II will be readily seen that a
Chinese typewriter saves u great amount
OF time and labor, At the same time it
offers the advantages OF ether ma
chimes, namely. uniformity, accuracy.
exact spacing and neat work. since
this machine writes 1000 characters.
naturally u required great labor In order
to perfect II,
Evening star., 1928-04-15

his presence. and doubtless other
proprietors. like Hancock, welcomed
him for this reason.
Another celebrated building which
will disappear In the path of the Gov
ernment building program is the pres
ent Polls Theater~~formerly Albaugh's
Grand Opera House. which was opened
in 1884 The building was erected as
a drill hall and investment by the
Washington Light Infantry. The base
ment was used as an armory where
weekly military drills were held, The
theater portion was leased 10 John w
Albaugh at 81 200 IA year and was the
scene of some OF the most notable pro-
ductions which have appeared on the
boards In Washington The present
entrance from Pennsylvania avenue
came later. The original entrance,
both To theater and drill hall, was from
the Fifteenth street side,
n y y
4 BUILDING with historical aSsocia-
tions TO SO the way Of the others
Is the old Capital Bicycle Club at Aoa
Fifteenth street, established Al years
ago, AT that time the old high-wheeled
bicycle. such rs now Is seen only III
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Progress Is Transforming Old-Time City Areas

lana. introduced the waltz into the
United States The simplicity and
beauty OF the new dance accounted for
its rapid gain in popular favor. and 1t
soon was replacing the old-fashioned
and more complex dances throughout
the Republic.
The fashionable world of Washing
ton fiocked TO Carusi'S for years. Lewis
Carusi used to give dancing lessons.
to the accompaniment of violin tunes
played by a slave named Harry White.
There hundreds of Washingtonians of
the days before the Civil War learned
to dance.
From l34l 10 1S43 the city post Office
was located In the basement of Caru-
SIS, After the Civil War with the de-
moralizing effect Of great numbers Of
soldiers quartered I'm the Capital, the
building again became q theater, but
on a decidedly lower level As Ker-
mans, or the Lyceum Theater, for men
only, 1t lost caste rapidly with the bet
ter element Of Washingtonians. Thus
II continued with varying degrees of
fortune under one management after
another, until IL was revived as a first
class house about six years ago. 1t
never has regained It's old prestige, how
ever.
HARVEY'S Restaurant. next door.
= also has It's colorfui history. It
was established in 1853 as an oyster
house By Thomas M. and George w.
Harvey and attracted no particular at
tention until the outbreak of the Civil
War. Then took place one Of those
curious phenomena always observable
when great numbers Of troops are mass
cd FL one place. with money to spend
and not much 10 spend 1t for Wash
ington was crowded with soldiers. Great
numbers Of them were boys fresh from
the farms, In d city for the first time In
their lives. So long as they were quar-
tered around the Capital they received
their pay regularly. Some of them got
extra money from home. Their fingers
i1ched 10 spend. but they didn't know