Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1923, Page 5

oo e FIVE SHIPS BURNED INPOTOMAG RIVER Flames Start From Explo- sion, Origin of Which Is Unexplained. Fire, caused by an explosion of un- explained origin, yesterday and last night destroyed five wooden vessels, formerly the property of the United tates Shipping Board, which were grouped with five other vessels in the Potomac river off Widewater, Va. The cxplosion occurred about 9, o'clock yesterday morning. Through- | out the day and night flames leaped ekyward from first one and then another until carly this morning, Wwhen they were checked by the joint efforts of the Navy tug Shenandoah &nd the mine sweeper Owl. The vessels were the property of the Western Marine and Salvaging Company of Alexandria, Va., and were not covered by Ineurance. Officials of the company would not venture to estimate the amount in- volved. The ten ships, one of which was steel, the others being wooden, Were bought at Hampton, Va., and were being towed up the Potomac as far as Widewater, where they were grouped and anchored In the bay off the channel, 1t was the intention of the ship company to bring them up to Alex- andria one at a time either for re- Luilding purposes or complete dlx-i mantling. The ships were purchased ! Yold of any valuable equipment and | virtuallv were bare and useless hulls, | it was suid at the office in Alexandria | today | oon as the explosion was noted | » Marine Corps aviation base,! ahout five miles away, Capt. icCiughtry, commanding offi- hed Capt. Hufe and Lieut. | octte with cight men to the scene. * They boarded the vessels and found a | sole watchman in charge, too ex-! clted to talk. His name has not been | learned nor 1d “the officers find from him the cause of the explosion. ! hey immediately set to work with &xes cutting the cabies that joined the ships together. About that time the ! Mmine sweeper Owl, on its way from ' Wasaingion to Portsmouth, put into the burning ships. A short time later the tug Shenandoah from the Wash- ington navy yard arrived on the scene, it having been ordered there by Alvlnlll‘nl Dayton. commander of the Washington y yard. The two naval boats and the marines succee 1- ed in separating two of the ships which were red with flames, and cen- tered their attack on the others which had caught 1 These two B fire- | boat from . / far ' into the night. ‘n, five were frouped togcther—saved. 'Five other hulls, four of them e the water, were i aimlessiy | #round the bay. T i Eink som. . Store Hours, 9 A M. to utlding full of fine style and \quality for men THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. VOCATION IS TOPIC ATY.W.C. A. SESSION Hee({ of Training Urged by Isabel Craig Bacon of Fed- eral Board. SHRINE MEDAL DESIGN WON BY STAR ARTIST Newman S. Sudduth Gets $¥5 Prize for Water Sports Emblem; Slogans Making Hit. | Last night marked the opening wesston of the conference for business fana professional women, held und direction of the business women's de- partment of the Y. W. C. A, in the association's F street bullding. and where every evening this week ex- perts and specialists in various lines of work will address the conference. Isabel Craig Bacon of the federal board for vocational education spoke on the. need for vocational training in all lines of work and of th# eager- ness with which it is being received by people who are already employed and who wish to better themselves In their jobs. “Of ‘the 42,000,000 who have had to leave school to go to work,” said Miss Bacon, “already several hundred thou- sands are enrolled in vocation schools. The state boards for vocational edu- cation are offering courses for the in- dusirial, agricultural and commercial workers as well as courses in home- making.” Woman Editor Speaks. Louise Fitch, editor of the Journal of the American Association of Uni- versity Women, spoke on “Mental Tests and Their Values” showing their importance as an aid in avolding misfits in positiona and as a short cut to placement problems. Florence C. Fox, speclalist in educa- tional systems in the bureau of edu- cation, will speak at tonight's session {on “Investing My Time,” while Rich- {ard W. Hynson, district sales manager | of the National City Company of New York. will _speak on “Investing My | Money”: Willlam Knowles Coope | president of the Rotary Club and ge: eral secretary of the Washington M. C. A, will preside. The meeting | takes place at §:1 and the sestions jare open to any business or profes- 1E!nnn.l woman in the city. —e—— NEWMAN S. SUDDUTH. Newman udduth, 1101 Buclid street northwest, member of the art department of The E awarded the $75 cash prize by the Almas Temple 1923 Shrine Committee for the best design for a medal to be given to tlie w wers of the various water sports heid during the Shrine conclave in June. Edward E. Hannan of 1824 K strect northwest was awarded the second prize of $25. L. Sullivan, superintendent of police, declared: Police Appreciative. “I notlce, with great interest, the rafety slogans put out by the Wash- {ington Safety Council. 1 take this oc- "casion to express the appreciation of the police for this assistance in the Keen Interest Shown. The contest which was waged for nearly a month brought forth keen interest. Nearly fifty deslgns were submitted, some of which were sent from contestants in Chicago, Pitts- burgh and New York. The design depicts a sculler. a canoeist and a swimmer, with the words Imperial Council Session, A. A. O. s, Washington, D. C., 1923. The judges wer. Clifford K. Berry- man, Appleton P. Clark, jr., and W. F. Roberts. “Help make Washington saf Shriners” wiil be the sloga ing the first week in June. This slo- I do not know just how far the gan was adopted by the Washington i funds of the safety council will per- Safety Council and the metropolitan | mit increasing the number of signs, police department. In over the recent slogans placed before of the psy the public by the council Maj. Daniel signs.” propaganda throughout the city. police department will work to re accidents during Shriners’ week. increased number of safety slogans of N. ML | points in the city it would be of in- !estimable value in impressing the ! many thousands assembled here with times when walking or driving in the public highways. for used du rological value of those 6 P.M. You Must Be Satisfied Here way of spreading effective safety ' representative to the Public School ‘The | Association. He pointed out that with duce | the proper functioning of the federa- Ition feel that if there could be put out an, questions which arise. the present type at the most effective | a delegate from the South Washing- the necessity of using caution at all | commenting but 1 hope it may be possible, in view | PRESSDEMANS FOR FIRE MOTORS South Washington Citizens Carry Fight Direct to D.C. Commissjoners. The fight to obtaln an up-to-date motorized fire-ighting apparatus for the Southwest section of the city was renewed by the South Washington Cltizens’ Assoclation at a meeting in the Jefferson School last night. Following a discussion which lasted for more than an hour a resolution was adopted authorizing the appoint- ment of a committee to go over Fire Chlef Watson's head and present a| request to the District Comml!lloneru‘ urging that a motorized engine be in- stalled immediately. The committee | follows: Robert Strobel, chairman; C. T. Ritter, Charles Appich and C. Brown. : “No. 13 engine, which was removed | from the Southwest out near Walter Reed Hospital,” it was stated, “had been authorized by Congress for its; original location, ) oty (o the reason alleged to have been glven by Fire Chief Wat-} son for Its removal, mamely, “inj order that the hospital might have| the most up-to-date fire apparatus.’ . it was stated that Walter Reed had | its own fire-Aighting equipment and ! that the Washington barracks, locat- | ed in the southwest, which had prac- Ucally no fire apparatus of its own. now has to depend solely upon i horse-drawn engine, a model of thirty-five years ago. Conference Promised. George M. Yeatman reported having taken the matter up with the com- mander of the Washington barracks, | who had promised to confer with the Commissioners and the War Depart- ment, to see what can be done toward obtaining a motor-drawn engine in the vicinity Mr. Yeatman freported having at- tended a meeting of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations as a delegate from the association in which he told of thelr action in voting not to send it could deal with all school A resolution was passed not to send ton assoctation. The association went on record as being in favor of the continuance of the fight against the Potomac Elec- tric Power Company for reduced rates in electricity, and voted to appro- priate $50 toward the employment of Conrad Syme, who has been prosecuting the case. A Tequest for the purchasing of | several lots adjoining the Jefferson | School playgrounds for use as play- | OU never saw more good style; finer better qualities; values. There’s nothing else in our store—ex- cept men who like to sell such goods; and men who like to buy them. Raleigh Haberdasher Hart Schatfner & Marx silk lined or 2-trouser suits 47" Big Sizes, Small Sizes, All Sizes Thirteen Ten F Street Inc. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1923. grounds was authorized in a resolu- tion introduced by Dr. Millard F. ‘Thompson. The resolution will be forwarded to M R. RI in charge of playgrounds. A request for the resurfacing o 7th street from Pennsylvania ave- nue to Water strect south will be pushed by a standing committee, headed by H. A. Rang, which was ap- pointed nine years ago to see that this work was carrled through. PASTERNAK SHOP THIEVES ESCAPE WITHOUT LOOT Jimmy Used on Rear Door of Spe-| cialty Store—Clothing and ? Jewel Thefts Reported. Willing to Begi! | From the Cincinnati Enquirer. She—A man should always embrace his opportunity. He—Won't you please bs mine. glar alarm resulted in a prompt in- vestigation. They had ransacked the store and disappeared before the ar- rlvl.l of the police. Nothing was stolen. A jimmy was used on the door of the apartment of J. W. O'Boyle, 2623 14th street, yesterday. The burglar stole ‘s suit or"c‘l)othu and three shirts, valued at $40. Joséph Lehran, 517 6th street, told the police his room was robbed yes- terday of clothing and a watch, val- ued at $80. E. C. Ruppert, 1001 New Hampshire avenue, reported the theft of a pock- etbook contalning $116. It was taken from his automobile in his garage. hodes, Pasternak’s Specialty Shop, at 1209 Connecticut avenue, was entered by burglars early today. A jimmy used on a rear door and window enabled Lounging Robes They are of the weight and tex- ture that are most comfortable and practical three out of the four sea- Four or five dif- ferent handsome patterns in Satin Stripes; with silk cord piping on edges, cuffs and pockets; heavy silk girdle; button front and shawl collar. 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