Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1925, Page 25

ANARYLLS i ATTRAGTS THRONG 4,070 Visitors Yesterday at Department of Agriculture’s Opening Exhibition. Although scant had been glven of the opening vesterday the twelfth annual fre show in the Department of ture greenhouses at Fourteenth and B street, there were 4.070 visitors the first day After viewing tha collection, is the best ever assemble in the world Secretary Jard r el notice of the most country s today that th Abe Martin Says: | | William | RITCHIE TO ATTEND PENITENTIARY AIRING $35,000 Mail Business Conducted From Inside to Be Heard by Board. Soecial Dispateh to The Star. : BALTIMORE, March 9.—A special session of the Maryland Prison Board will e held today to consider the case of Burton M. Morgan, convict in the Maryland penitentiary, who from the institution has conducted a dlrect mail business, which, he sald, netted him $35,000 in three years. Morgan conducted his business with the consent and approval of Col. Claude B. Sweezoy, warden. Gov. Al- nounced that he meeting today. e's Attorney Herbert R. 0’Conor, ve been in- col has vities. weazey Morgan been unjustly accused and has allowed the convict to continue to direct his business from the penitentiary. Mor- gan's outside office remains open. res that Companion M. | Plerce of ‘Oregon, died at the family home illness. held here Church Tuesday afternoon. departments the funeral hour. TWO SISTERS KILLED. Badly Hurt When Auto Hits Tree. WESTON, Mass, March 9.—Two sisters, Fannle and Bessie Ruttman, were killed and a girl companion, Ida Goldstein, was probably fatally hurt yesterday, when an automobile crashed into a tree. of the car, four hours later charged with man- slaughter. panion named Pearson left the scene of the accident after the crash. David Goldberg, driver was zrrested in Boston Police said he and a com- The Ruttman sisters were residents of Revere, Mass, and Miss Goldstein lived in Boston. Oregon Governor's Wife Dies. SALEM, Oreg., March 9.—Mrs. Laura Pierce, wife of Gov. Walter M. here ' yesterday after a long The funeral service will be at the First Presbyterian All State closed during will be . Living costs in Austria have risen 50 per cent in the last year. SMALL FIRE AROUSES OCCUPANTS OF HOTEL Blaze in Bathroom Quickly Sub- dued—Two Homes Suffer $100 Damage Each From Flames. Fire in_a bathroom on the third floor of George Washington Hotel, 1432 New York avenue, late last night sent smoke enough through the car- ridors to alarm and arouse occupants of the bullding. Firemen quickly ex- tinguished the small fire before more than $5 damage had been done. Several companies of firemen went to the home of Willlam Forney,1018 M street southeast, yesterday morn- ing and extinguished a fire in the at- tic. The fire did $100 damage before spreading to the adjoining house, home of Thomas Hardy, and doing $50 damage there. Fire in the home of Willlam H. Yer- by, 824 Twelfth street northeast, claimed the attention of the Fire Department _ yesterday .afternoon. Damage to the house and contents amounted to $100. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.,” MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1925. RAIL STRIKE IN GREECE. Government Expected to Mobilize Workers. ATHENS, Greece, March 9.—Greece agalu is In the throes of a general railway strike. The railwaymen re- tused to wait longer for the govern- ment's reply to their demands for higher pay and shorter Lours, and struck. e The government is expected to issue @ decree for mobilization of the worlers. e Actor Dies Suddenly. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 9.—Walter Woodall, actor, playing in a revival of the “Rivals” here, dfed early yes- terday of heart disease at his hotel room in this city. He was 60 years old and a member of the Lambs Club in New York. He was well known as a Shakespearean actor. YOUTHS OF 20TH CENTURY DEFENDED BY EDITOR Methodists '~ Told Faults Were Passed to Them by Preced- ing Generation. By the Associated Press. ASBURY PARK. N. J., March 5.— The undaunted spirit of present- youth, with the visions, audacity ard courage, supplies the dynamic power needed in these days, said Dr. E. J. Gratz of Chicago, editor of the Ep- worth Hearld, before the annual con- ference of the New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Church last night Dr. atz attributed the reckless- ion that de; generation, but to the genera falled to perform its duty,’ ago. “It ought to be reme that the younger generation has c me ness of the age not to “the unspanked | into a world it had no part in build- ing,"” he said. “Many a flapper has found the lipstick and the rouge on her grandmother's dressing table,” the editor sald. “Youth unhampered, untrammeled by tradition, knows no better than to do €s that ought not to be done. needed to face and s of this day in spirit | fight the | ehurch ana x { The annu, preached th assembied c y er parties to the marriage of divorced persons. Flames Sweep Freight Yards. LAS VEGAS, N. Mex, March §.— | Flames, fanned by a high wind, de- stroyed the freight depot and seven ight cars loaded with merchan- in the Santa Fe rallroad yards last night. The dama; ted by railroad officials at v $50,000. approxim To Give the Best Possible this year is far better than ever be- fore. Many New Seedlings in Bloon There are many new seedl bloom for the first time, and by ful culture a riot of ha produced more glarin nd carry- ing more erent shades than ever before achieved There are a few of the w 1 1 Service Lansburgh & Brother Install Latest Type National Cash Register Equipment Th' surest sign o’ Spring is when a woman wears her best Winter hat t’ th’ grocery. “We're goin’ t’ eat downtown t'night, fer I'm hungry fer some- | thin’ warm,” phoned Mrs. Lafe Bud, t’ her husband t'day. (Copyright, Johs ¥. Dille Co.) T GUARD CUTTER 2 | RUSHES TO CRIPPLED SHIP P. F. BRANDSTEDT 220-222-224 John Marshall Place Established March 15, 1900 hite bloo announced today that many r be placed in the greenhouses T day. Usually there is a tion to wh y Land, . . . Quicker and more satisfactory service to cus- tomers is one of the outstanding features of Lansburgh & Brother's new store. vited, but this has been year, owing to the abse from Washington of Mrs. Jard wife of the new Secretarr of Agricultu n consequence, tomorrow is to b ciety day. when those the social life of the the special guests. Four-Masted Schooner, With Sails Gone and Taking Water Badly, Silent After Call for Help. e rch 9.—The Coast 5 Koyt - i - ar"xl.ff'd?:}xr‘fr:‘:lufx ’I;}IIS service is made possxble by the installation of National Cash Registers and a complete National Electric Credit System. . Show Interests School Children. As usual, the schoo! Dewitt Brown, which was are taking a great in rte stress last night off show and alre p, in the lower har- of school p val communica- rangements for bringin the cutter in a body to the show 1 not had ance of more than ay giving has already been assured Employes of the Agriculture, the Burea and Printing of New York tions, which disp the schooner’s aid, further message s condition. Dewitt Brown reported ht that she had lost all her w ¥ - bad Cornices dren Salcspeoplc wrap the packages and make change without delay. Quick service on charge trans- actions 1s provided through the O K Charge Telephone System. Ventilation Blower Work Specialties last ails De- day. - s d by the 3 Service < alls. The schooner salled from ployes ar. nfuegos on December 12, and ar- So great is t Joe, Fla., on De- hours and at the c loaded a cargo Government ing line far m 18 formed. The show will be open daily 9 am. to 9 pm night o than a city block schooner is owned by the Trad- ¥ Transnortation Co. of Chic > was b in 1918 at Jacksonville BT Fire Doors TRAM STRIKE UNCHANGEC e | Deadlock in'v;ljexicu City Continues‘ 4 Metal Windows Corps of the Army have been issued | Into Second Week. i s D Vel B et e oston % | Mmxico ciry. . Metal Roofing the Quartermaster Corps; to William | ity has entered on its ek - . Skylights fron until next Sunday | There are over five hundred different sizes and models of National Cash Registers—all the same high quality, but varying in functions and in price. A Register for every business. | i' Commissioned in 0. R. C. rs Reserve This is the type of machine used by Lans- burgh & Brother. THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO. M. H. Rittenhouse, Sales Agent 809 G Street N.W. Washington, D. C. H. Scott, 1515¢Lawrence t north- | ifh 'the ‘situat east, as a second lieute B TN b o o P fantry and to Mercer B. McMath, §19 o refuse to recos Mills Building, as a second li‘:’ulvr,unl[ The = of Engineers. | having faile |the government take over the com- pany, now is seeking to have the gov- |ernmient annul the tramway conces- | ston Phone Main 3678 Leaves Department Post. Lieut. Col. Augustine Melntyre, . has b relieved from duty at the War Department and as- | signed to duty with Artillery troops |balloc in the 1st Division, 2d Corps Area. |Franc king to semi- tires made in| People of Spain automobile WAS DONE BY T. B. GREENSTREET This is but one of the many magnificent struc tures that this firm has taken part in construction —others are the Martinique Hotel—Children’s Hospital—Coco - Cola Building—Riverside Apartments—Mount Vernon Seminary, etc. The prominence of the work is tribute to the high char- acter of its service. T.B.Greenstreet is recognized in build- ing circles as a man of wide experience—great ability AND CAPABLE OF EXECUTING THE LARGEST OPERA- TIONS WITH DISPATCH. Mount Vernon Seminary—Nebraska Ave. and Massachusetts Ave. One of the National Capital’s best known educational buildings. Architect, WESLEY S. BESSELL T. B. GREENSTREET | Oflice 1236 HAMLIN ST N E Hotel Martinique—located at 1211 16th St. N.W.—an- other example in treatment of face brick from an archi- tectural standpoint. Arehitect, L. E. SHOLTES Riverside Apartments Now Being Erected 21st and C Sts. N\W. Near Lincoln Memorial Architect, JOHN M. DONN