Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1921, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY .5, 1921 BLIND MAN SCORES SUCCESS With 1920 Let the year just ended be also the end of your ex- travagance. Extravagance indicates weakness of char- acter. Thrift is the evi- dence of mental balance _ and strength of character. o Study your successful friends. Decide now to make this year one of sen- sible spending and syste- matic saving. You toocan be a success. 3% oN SAVINGS *1 OPENS AN Accoum| THE WASHINGTON LOAN & TRUST CO. 900.902 F Sireet N. W. : 3:00 p. . JOHN B. LARNER, - 4 N Open Today 8:30 A M. o Eaitac New Spring Dresses for women and misses reveal style themes that captivate Engaging as Youth itself are these new Frocks that have just arrived—and you’ll find them partic- ularly adapted for immediate wear, as much so as when the balmy breezes start to blow. They are “different”—you’ll see that instantly.” They have either long or short waistlines and basque effects, necklines that show a great deal of originality. Embroidered organdie is seen with other trimmings of eyelet embroidery, braids, beads, ruffles and touches of fine lace. Tinsel threads are often used to add a touch of bright- ness. The skirts are unusually becoming—as they are made plain, or with frills and puffs, and rounded panels. ' Chiffon Taffeta, Georgette, Tricotine § and Mignonette. The colors—navy, 4 brown, gray and black. Sizes for women and misses—extra sizes, too. ( They are priced very low— . $25 The selection embraces two hundred dresses, in nearly fifty different styles. Second Floor. LANSBURGH&BROTHER { Experlenced Expertenced Advertisers Prefer The Star IN STUDY OF LAW'S PROBLEMS Louis G. Taylor, With Long War Record Qualifies Himself to Pass D. C. Bar Examinations. The story of an optimist, of a man who lives in perpetual darkness be- cause of blindness, yet who sees only the brighter side of this life, came to light today in the announcement that Louis G. Taylor, an inmate of the United States Soldiers’ Home, is about to obtain the right to take up the prac- tice of law in the District of Columbia. Mr. Taylor believes the world is a good place to live In, and that all events are ordered for the best. And he is one of the few who “practice what they preach.” His story is one of a man whose life has been a long, hard fight, and the moral of the story is the the the: Native of England. Louis Taylor was born in England some thirty-eight years ago, and he fought with the British armies in South Africa against the Boers. Not long after the close of that campaign he came to America and enlisted In the 6th United States Infantry, later | M being_detailed to duty in the Philip- pine Islands. While serving his new country in the islands. he was strick- | en with a tropical fever, which cost him his eyesight. k. disabled and faced with wha as t would appear to most persons a blank future, Taylor arrived in NEW YORK, January 5.—The great financial institutions of New York state, banking and insurance com- panies, are about to be given search- ing inquiry by the joint legislative committee investigating the “build- ing trust,” which wiil soon begin an extended probe of the loan market. This committee, which has startled the nation with its amazing revela- { tions regarding labor union graft and building material “rings,” Samuel wo Untermyer, its counsel. has an- nounced, will now seek to prove that the banks and saving banks have funds available to invest in mort- gages and thus aid a building boom. Mr. Untermyer has stated that he is prepared to show these money-lend- ing institutions that they will be bet- ter off by furnishing money for hous- ing. Through publicity, he adds, he hopes to break down the present al- leged “bonus” system of loans and high interest rates. Without mortgage money building operations cannot be resumed on a|; scale wide enough to provide 125,000 homes now needed in New York, the | committec’s counsel has stated. Already, according 1o Mr. Unter- {myer, the great industrial and finan- cial interests of New York are carry- ling on an “insidious campaign through hired propagandists” to de- feat the contemplated work of the committee in investigating the loan { market. Buflding Combine Exposed. Testimony purporting to show that |combinations of building material {men and grafting labor chiefs have act | = = = { ASKS $500,000 DAMAGES. Ranches Files Claim With State De- partment Against Mexico. ST. JOHNS, Mich., January 5.—Dr. Charles T. Sturgis, formerly of this city, has flled with the State Depart- ment cluims for more than $500,000 i agalnst the Mexican government, |} charging the loss of a ranch of 3,000 acres. and cruelties suffered by his ifamily while held captive by Mexican bandits at La Blanca, state of Chiapias. The badits are alleged to have driven loff 3.000 head of cattle and goats 'und to have destroyed the coffee plan- tation and buildings. . H. Keenwright, Dr. Sturgis’ | | is alleged to have died , while Mrs. Sturgis was to do messenger duty be- tween the bandit camp in the moun- tains and Mexico City, under threat of | | death to Dr. Sturgis. Dr. and Mrs. Sturgis were released |[I on November 11, last, without food or money, and made their way across |} forced the American line, the complaint says. - Evolved From " A Pound SEND friend eve, del ivered every Goodtotamnndgoodfior irritated membrane, Look for the Red Box. flhfi-hfl" sional the ting them into the Braille which he could study at his leisure. Wilcox aided him in this by reading to him an hour every day. examinations his six papers ed by the ex- exceptionally one Mr. last month and five alre; amining high paper for which he is to be marked, and there is no doubt in the minds of those who know him that he will be successful. financial drawn. legisla 2 measure the-housing shortage in this city. The committee and Mr. Untermyer are aided by a staff of forty expe- rienced investigators, CORNWELL'S BETTY BOX 3 more than twenty flavors. Done into a dainty package. week, 330 ings & Tonth, 76.50" CANDEPHONE Mai sis. ; REAMS, nuts, § C ‘neath a rich chocolate covering that emphasizes the firresistible tastiness of I 1415 H Street BUNTE BROTHERS : CHICAGO mhnauwal-mg—nucm. the United States and was sent to | without examination if he had returned | Soldiers' Home here. Interested in the work of a ‘profes- institution. Taylor took up the study of mechano- | teen months. nd obtained a degree im that profession, partnership with a practitioner and opening offices of his own. His desire for more worlds to con- quer led him to the decision to prac- tice law, and he entered the office of {Deaf Mute Takes Bride Who ls; Albert Wilcox, a practicing attorney, where he studied for sixteen months and qualified himself for the bar ex- aminations. masseur at the TADY afterward forming Method of Study Explained. Explaining his method of study to- victory which now awaits him. lday to a representative of The Star,'bee a deaf mute, married Miss Cora Mr. Taylor said he had become pro- ficient in tne use of the typewirter while in the Army, him to transpose from the dictaphone put- system, teachings of Blackstone, r. Taylor took hi ady have been board w marks. There remains Banks and Insurance Companies | of New York te Be Investigated Efforts Will Be Made to Show They Can Aid Building | Operations by Investing Their Funds in Mortgages. Untermyer Reveals Plans. robbed the public of millions of dol- lars, has already been heard by the committee. Despite alleged political and committee continues to plunge ahead with its work and is unraveling facts that are attracting nation-wide attention. Three grand juries are diligently at indictments on evidence furnished by the committee. but they are so fa work that an additional panel is to be More than 120 indictments | have been returned against builders, material dealers and labor leaders, charging extortion. perjury. violation | of the state anti-trust law, destruc- tion of records. contempt of the legislature. opposition, the rk grinding out grand la Contracts Annulled. As a result of the investigation the city $1,000,000 worth of contracts on its new courthouse and is investigating $63.000,000 worth of other city public work contracts for evidence of col- lusive bidding. When th has rescinded more investigatior Mr. ite 2 report on which w prosecutors, uaries and process servers. LoosE [=P LEaF COMPLETE 2 L] J unior Ledger Full Canvas, 200 Leaves Leather Tab Index 4 to Z $0).50 Snme‘ in Duraflex and Corduroy ... Secnre your Special Blauk Books of the producer, RIGHT at FIRST COST and on TIME. 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But he went to hi old home in Aibania and remained fi His case has been ap-|| 't kpealed to the Secretary of Labor. | WED BY ‘TOUCH’ AND ‘SIGN’ | specials— Deaf and Blind. BOSTON, January 5—A marriage in which the service had to be intei preted to both the bride and brid groom occurred here when Edwin Fri Crocker, who is deaf and blind. As the minister read the ritual aloud each sen- | tence was repeated to the bride and groom by touch and sign language | Mr. Frisbee is senior member of the board of trustees of the New England | Home for Deaf Mutes, and Miss Crocker has lived there for the past year. o e Women have been granted full suf- frage rights in the little Moham- | medan republic of Azerbaidjan, one lof the newly created dominions lving | between the northern border of Persia | | and the Caspian sea. E publish alongside, a list of salesmen for Mel-o-dee Music Rolls—the bestsalesmenin the world—the rolls themselves. Goand buy one or more of these rolls. 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