Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1921, Page 20

20 BLIND, WITHOUT HANDS, OPERATES |, TYPEWRITER OF OWN INVENTION |{= [ each Special Dispatch to The Star. 22.—One | one word. BALTIMORE, December afternoon during the last days of the great war a hand grenade throw from the enemy’s line exploded injlawy front of Carl Bronner of Cincinnati Ge8 BF over DU while he was standing in a front-line | ang publi g trench waiting for the signal to gojinterest in th over the top. When Bronner recov-|and ered consciousness, many days laler.] o fatte he was blind, had lost both hands, and | whe 4 his hearing was impaired. 1 e In spite of his almost insurmount-| . . S able handicaps Bronner is today the( Weifare = Association, composed center of attraction at the exhibit of [ about fift members. handiwork of the students of the; ~Bronuer school for the blind at Evergreen,| he has m. where he operates a specially structed typewriter, which he vented for his own use. The m: | seldom. nner is studying although the in th pewrit ord, however, this spoils only Since he has become more proficient this trouble occurs very to become a h N pool asional danc: ught partner, ot is operated by a system of side l¢ Ve and pedals, and, ingenious though the | invention is, Bronner points out that| it is “practically useless” as a ing | of commercial value, for the ol 0 far as he know htless, handless Wouldn’t This ; -——mal(e an ideal | and cheerfuiness of Bronner, who re- cently received a letter from Presi- dent Harding highly commending him for the success he has achieved, dc- cording to his classmates. When Bronner came to Evergreen| about a year ago to begin his studies, | what he wanted most of all E_lxd w Jl‘ seemed hardest to accomplish some way of expressing hlmne_lf in Writing, He and his teacher, Miss D. ! ¥ Masbach, hit upon a scheme of using a typewriter. ¢ e doaned a rack and bar, with | that could of a type- n a local two handles and strik: .be moved over the keyb: writer, which was made shop. 4 Meanwhile, before the arrival of the machine, Bronner had memorized per-| fectly the keyboard, and when the; apparatus arrived he was ready to begin the’ use of his patiently ac-| quired knowledge. i Here another great difficulty arose. | How was he to put the paper into the machine? After much_practice he overcame this problem by picking up the sheets, with carbon paper. be- tween them, With bis lips, and, lower- ing them into the machine, settin ngm up to- the desired height’ by striking the usual bent rod at thej Tight end of the carriage. | All the keys of his typewriter are covered with black caps to protect them from injury by the striker of his apparatus. His method is this: e knows that B, for instance, is the e e S etk etter Trom the end in the bot- fl;fil_!lt‘l;fi"‘d- WE WILL tom row, and, guided by the notches ETTE! 1 i vable bar, he puts the I e Tver’Band pushes it. Thel GOLD INITIALS 8hift keys and back spacer he works FREE!! The student—the lawyer —the draftsman—the in- surance man—the stenog- rapher, and, in fact, most every one would appreciate one of these— $6 to $19 —and, if you decide to make a gift of one, hear with a foot pedal. By means of this arrangement Bronner can turn out perfect letters in a remarkably short time. «Worst That Can Happen.” The worst that can happen is that, | 1f his attention is distracted while in the first part of a word, he may lose touch with the ends of the board, and | so make the other letters in the word; wrong. As he checks up at the endof | —————————————— TYPHUS CASE FOUND. ‘Woman Suffering From Disease in Boston Hospital. BOSTON, December ~22.—A woman, fifty years of age, who had just made a trip by water and rail to Jackson- ville, ‘Fla., and returr, has been found to be suffering: from' typhus, Health Commissioner Woodward ~announced today. Adequate precautions -have been taken here, he said; to prevent|’ spread of the disease. t The woman was takenill at Wil- mington, Del,, on the return trip and came immediately to a Boston hos- pital, the commissioner said. | So far as he was informed the case was the only one in this part of the country, he added. FOSSILIZED PRINTS FOUND Footmarks of @iant Dinosaurs Are Unearthed. SOUTH HADLEY, Mass., December The department of geology _at Mount Holyoke College in replacing THE AVENUE AT NINTH BRIEF CASES FREE!! Store open unitil 6 o'clock. THE- EVENING -STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 3 v i C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1921, ° nds to study law until stered that, and will then te a book, turning out the manu- ‘Filled jelly gum drops. Co: | | cushions and others. assortment. A pounc Bou -—An exceptionally fi largest manufacture these caps in New City Friday at.......... boud 0 —Women! Handkerchiefs— —Machine embroid- l Pa;ker Ppns All the various sizes and collections lost by fire, has obtained a slab of Connecticut valley sandstone on which are found fossilized mud | tracks and ripple marks of bygone Lackeiand oy leiprarks oS by one styles to meet individual made by giant dinosaurs. Jawascadspiat e . he_footprints show that at least The National two dinosaurs—one a big one, the other apparently its young — roamed over the mud flats on their hind legs. ‘The large tracks are about eight inches long and the indicated stride Remembrance Shop (Mr. Foster's Shop) 14th St., One Door from Pa. Ave. —Women’s Cotton H. kerchiefs, Tour or five feet. Note: AP : Jrom 'MmGa‘me” Ahwyer in Seattle was attracted to one Par- ker Duofold pen on ac- count of its wonderful givethe most distinguished writing !;‘inmment ever made. Does not this law- yer's act mgges% broidered, in wHite colors, packed three box and tied with ribbon. At Two Lots’of Hosiery Choice Either Lot $3.00 —Kann's Rose-top Hosie all silk from toe to he full - fashioned, with high spliced he, in black —All-Silk Howse, high spliced heels, in Af) - can _brown, cordovan and black. A pair, Kann's—Street Floor. —So choos gest. $1.50 baby.. Pretty pat- Store Hours, Dly 9:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. ~The little bowls in the shape shown, —Special Assortment of satin-finished candy, buttercups, also chocolate-filled cente —Fine Line Hard Candy, in a greatl —Assorted Chocolates and Bonbons, Cocoa= nuts, etc.; an exceptionally good line. —Five-pound Boxes of Chocolates or Bon= DONS; aMbOX.. e .o v oo e s wisitogess —Assorted Chocolates in pound and half-pound boxes. The pound .. 39¢ at —Street Floor. * A Very Special Purchase of secured from one of the —They are $1.00 values. —\We have devoted two bargain tables to the display and sale of this special lot of these last hurried day$. clude blue, lavender, rose and pink. Kann’s—Street Floor. Inexpensively Priced Handkerchiefs Good for Last-Minute Gifts —Women’s Pure Linen Handkerchiefs s Pure Linen machine - ém- 39¢c ! Christmas finished from toe to hem, full-fashioned, $3.00 PRETTY GIFTS IN Art Needlework —13-piece Sanatas Luncheon Sets, all -~ nicely boxed. Special at v—San-Am Fee“ding Bibs for - 50c “THE BUSY CORNER” Kann’s---the Store to Depend on These Last Two Days! With Candy A Pretty, Inexpensive Gift hes _ all quadruple- silver plated and gold kin. These h e rclants oty washed lined. They are filled-with crystallized skin. ese have the elastic at wrist. $ mplete f0r.......iou... 49C e T RS S 2.75 peanut butter pin ,apound........ 39c¢ 1 29¢ $1.59 Speci 1 The half pound 25¢ doir Caps 87 ne lot rs of York oir caps to make selection easy in The colors in- sacks:and bonnet. Dolls, have - ured materials. stocking: 500 of Our Regular $2:45 and $3.45 Dolls. Choice Sf . Either Tomorro¥ at............ and Infant Dolls —*“Little Mary Mix-Up” is 16 inches tall and dressed in very pretty pink or blue dresses, with large ribbon hair- bow. ' These dolls have cork stuffed bodies, composition ~ heads and good features. Complete with dainty underclothes. .The little girls will take delight in dressing | —Women's Pure Linen | Hand-embroid- 35¢ | ered Handker- !' 3 handkerchiefs for $1.00 [cinefsiate, oo one of our most popular little dolls. —The Lovely Little Infant Dolls, that really say “mamma,” are also 16 _inches tall, dressed in long white lawn. dresses. These are known as our Horsman Art Dolts, and every little girl just loves them. —(Get one of these dolls on our street floor or Fourth Floor"Dollville) .~ = - and- | _women's Pure Linen | H an dkerchiefs, prettily | hand - embroid- 500 I ered;at:sociee Kann’s—Street Fléor. and ina Something good to buy for the last-minute gift Women’s Colored Silk Umbrellas Special Value at $7.50 —The cov- Travel Bags and Cases. are Personal Gifts —That are always well received, for they may be put to count-’ less uses. —A sale Friday of ‘qualities sold one year ago at $1095 to 514}5. ‘Deep Black Enameled Suit Cases $6.95 —Large cases, reinforced. on good _qual- ity silk taf- feta, have wide tape [ edges and + covers to match. The colors are Y, m; —24 and 26 in. sizes in the sale, at.... el; nav_vl ‘blued. edges with vulcanized fiber and ;;;.;Zne; and all corners protected With extra thick cowhide. Finished e x c e llent range! of bakelite ¥ handles to select fro.n. —Kann's—Street Floor. on outside with long cowhide straps. Made with inside tray, and gathered lining pocket in cover, Leather Suit Cases —Most of them 24 in.; ga::i‘:l * i $6.95 —Black, brown, tan and fus- _ set, some with short straps, others with straps that go all the way around. Rein- forced ‘handles and ‘extrasi sewed - edges. Section for shirts or blouses on inslde of: cover. Ti- Leather-Lined Traveling Bags | —Styles for men $6 95 vllld women. Special —sSplendid cowhide bags with single or double stitching. Black, tan, russet and cordovan shades. All are lined with leather. In- cluded are also a number of sample bads. many /things “for last-minute ing we hardly know what to sug- ‘Women’s " Fitted Leather Cases’ —With - shell or white fittings. $1.00 ’s—zlasce S;arslg.zgicely boxed; ; A and D s values. Special .. $1 -00 and .. terns, Special at. Last year's price, = o % —Sweet Grass Baskets, a < o = i 0115 2 Cloths, 70-in. size; heavy ;3::;‘:: 2::8(':; ‘Z:?{;‘;’,?& grcnt$ assortment— $4995. Friday... $25'90 Leather Identification Bags. Friday, at...... 986 weig}ns in alssm'tcd pat- 2 15 « —Full sise with-silk lining and con- 2 T Free —14 and 15 inch sizes, in brown or terns. Special, one -bib, nicely 1.00 to $3.00 . Taiing "seven of clgnt Btfage. Very o black. Fine for shopping, travelius: Boxed i Af ot . 75C Kann's—Fourth Floor. :'.fl;’..,'.'..,f;',""’ ivered with creps oy catrying Tunches, ‘ete, mf- " each......... 54'25 Kann’s—Street Floor. ¢ —Women’s 12-button-length Gloves, imported glace kid, with self-stitched backs, in white, tan, brown, and navy; also with fancy stitched backs and wrist to match. A pair....... RasECLeacmkEnkn —Women’s Strap-wrist Gloves, gauntlet wrist, in natu- ral color chamois or white doeskin, with Paris point, self-stitched backs and P. X. M. sewn; also slip-on style gloves of natural chamois and white doe- —Women’s 2-clasp Imported Glace Kid Gloves, with heavy stitched backs and }4-inch welts; black combined with white, white with black, and beaver shades; P. K. sewn. A pair...c..c...... —Women's 2-clasp Imported Glace Kid Gloves, over- seam sewn and Paris point stitched backs, in brown, tan, gray, white and black. A PAIL <i.cemee R eiRer s reekiebie —Women’s 2-clasp Imported Glace Kid Gloves, P. K. sewn and heavy stitched backs, in tan, gray, black and white.” A pair........... Kann’s—Street Floor. Choice of Fither of These Pretty Little Dolls "Tomorrow for —They are a’big $2’ value, but tomorrow we will sell many and many-of them for $1. Hurry t6 our fourth floor dofl'store early in the morn- ing if you would have ‘oRe. e —The Character Doll hascomposition face and hands, painted hair and eves, cork stuffed body. Is 16, inches tall, dressed in pretty white dress with" blue bow or figured colored dresses and —The ;. Effanbee Straight-Limb Cork-Stuffed e composition dressed in pretty pink and blue dresses or fig- Complete with shoes and faces “Little Mary Mix-Up” "~ and undressing “Little Mary Mix-Up"— | | Regular $1.00 Kewpie. 7 " Just in Time for Christmas ‘| Women’s Cotton Bloomers ! -Very. Special . 79c : Friday, a Pair____ —Made of an excellent quality of cotton jersey, have elastic at waist, and two rows of shirring at knee cuffs; well reinforced. -Colors are navy, green, brown and | black. . Kann’s—Street Floor. "—'Lineilp:lrith l’;ntiler. ‘Last year's ice, $9.98. —16 and 18 inch black. cowhide bags, Pyl | 24.1nch . famé lining. _500 Leather Boston Kanns—Third "Floor, MPANY ea Ave, a D Streets $5.95 $4.00 $3.00 $3.50 and hands, Kewpie Dolls . NOW REDUCED 5c Each for the 214 -In. Kewpies That- Sell Regularly for 10c —And so great a favorite for parties, etc. 3¢ each tomorrow or 50c dozen. All of these have rubber-strung arms Regular 49c Kewpie, 5! inches tall Regular $1.75 Kewpie, 9% Regular $1.95 Kewpie, 10 Regular $3.49 Kewpie, 12: Regular $6.45 Kewpie, 16 Regular $9.95 Kewpie, 17 Kann's—Fourth Floor. Linen Store —Scalloped Tablecloths, 58-in. size; round shape; made of mercerized dam- ask.. Special, 51.25 each ....... 3 |'—Bureau and Dresser Scarfs, with Jinen-finished centers, * trimmed with lace.. Very special at— 75c and $1.00 —Pure Linen Hemstitched Table Sets, consisting of one full size cloth and six - napkins to match. A set— $15.00 and $19.00 -—Pure -Listen 'Pattern crepe - flnish. . ‘Brass Suit Cases, Also 10 size, in black enamel with- cre: