Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1925, Page 12

CNCOLN'S PRATE SECRETARY DS W. 0. Stoddard, Writer, First | Urged Emancipator as President. By the Associated Press MADISON, N. J., August 29. Itam O. Stoddard., 90 vears old, private secretary to Abrah: iled at his home here ton foddard, a veteran of the newsy Wil | onee Fofessic tf recen Deat was attributed to Mr. St ;.-ll.-I.l.-I'-.----.-I.I.II.-II..I-I-I.-.IIII.-.-IIII....-I..IIIIIIII--II--.--III--.I.I-IIII An Unprecedented Sale of dard s advanced He wa fon dgney three days Mr. ne gradually weaker ing with him notified m O. Stoddard, jr., of dard had bec His childr son, Will Detroit day. Family at Deathbed. he died terding him said tf for another day. T efully, members of phy- | he (W might 1t ame pe: vhen he died were Wil and |®@ talph | g 0, Stodd: decided th: editorial in nemination of Lincoln for It was the first newsp that was published didacy of the Emanc s followed by several others press. | o Lincoln's claims and fitness for the office. Lincoln's Secretary. Mr. Stoddard continued his ac tips in behalf of Lincoln, who, in knowledging his appreciation of t sérvices of the young newspaper man r patents. With Cfvil War Mr. Stoddard o President’s permission to serve three mpnths in the Army and was enrolled | as a private in the first company of vélunteers recruited. Upon returning | m military service he was made onte of President Lincoln's private sec: retaries and n charge of | he Presiden e correspondence agd confidentlal business, his offices heing in the The next ur he was g secretary of the | n League of America, which was v an honorary position and did take him away from his official ned in his secre- arial 4 President until September 24, 1864, when peinted United tes marshal Afkansas. Near the close of 1865 he returned North. He engaged in busi- ness in Wall street. Also for two vears, 1871 to 1873, he held positions with the New York City government Wrote Many Books. During all those years Mr. Stoddard continued his interest in writing and literature and for several years was + member of the staff of the New York Examiner. His first published work ich attracted considerable attention, was an illustrated satire on Tammany Hall, which appeared in 1869. His published volumes totaled mere than 100 Among the historlcal works of Mr. rd were “Lives of the Presi- 10 volumes; “Life of m Lincoln” (1884), “The White se in War Time” (1830), “Table k of Lincoln” (1892 Lincoln Work” (1899), “The Boy Lincoln’ (1305.) RETURNS TRIUMPHANT. Immigrant Boy. Xnudson, Pgor Successful, Back in Norway. NEW YORK, August 29 (®).—The atory of the poor immigrant boy re- urning, successful, to his native nd was repeated today when Carl Knudson, inventor of a new type Diesel engine, sailed for Oslo, Norway, on the Norweglan-American liner, Stavangersfiord Twenty vears ago Mr. Knudson ceme here and for 19 vears he work 4 to tmprove the Diesel engine. The result of his work is a new 1,000 horsepower locomotive now being anufactured which is expected to elfninate the necessity of stops fo vater in the Western Sclentists already Wi and Oslo is preparing a celebra- | lon in his honor. Néw 0il Burner Sells at Remarkably Works in Any Furnace or Stove Gives Twice the Heat—Cheaper Than Coal A remarkable new burner, 3 few dollars and stove which | Fourteentl Louis, Mo. This and sturdy device Dept.’ kably simple twlce nd wigh coal or ! It gives one of the fottest and anlckest fires known, controlled by a simple valve. The present low price of ‘ofl makes it a _great money saver. olutely safe, slips into the fire- | ny stove or furnace without ge, and requires no mechanic to | The manutacturers want one | B son in each locality to whom the; can_ refer new customers, and ar making a special low price introduc- | towy offer, with 30 days’ free trial, to #irst user in each locality. The: 130 want to hear from men and won coswho would like to make from $2 14" $350 monthiy acting as their Tep- | g yesentattves. Trite them today.—Ad- | HORSE SHOT UNDER ARMY MAN him at bullet in Reg: Lieut A reimbursed for it by t | recommendation of the feet north of the r struck | short time the bullet c: i | G THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Cy HIS OWN LOSS, McCARL RULES, His own horse shot Fort 3 by wory s nly will not be|to instances where an officer was tr Government. | Ing to save life or property. Further. n of Controller | more, Me in which general flatly reversed Secretary of Robe y charge of the target a|range at Fort Bliss, knew that per mission had been sought and obtained ' | for target practice thereon with auto aham was returning from | matic and machine gun rifles, and| ed pistol practice on | must have known that the o rt Bliss, June 6, 1923, | range of such rifles is considerat 5, when about 2,000 | excess of 2,000 yards.” ige his horse was | a builet and died within a Tt is not related how near | ing the rider. | « rolier Pictures Teach Business Class. | The stereopticon method of teaching arted its stormy | business operations has been definitel inels. | adopted by the School of Accountane ing | and Bustness Administration of be it | jamin Franklin University. This is| At + hu- | the first educational institution in (his | firs to the | city to adopt this method of tewching | further ' busine procedure, K18 hoals i This power vernnent red turbine. OPERATIONS START tler | more, McCarl sald that the vider “was| First Water Wheel Starts|mately extend Producing Power on Ten- nessee River. By the Associated Press FLORENCE, Ala., August 29.—Wa- ters of the Tennessee | waste for centuries, were today made rviceable to a great section puthern Appalachi o'clock this water wheel turned at Muscle o € am a 30,000 belongs 1o | battery of 18 at Wiison dem, which 1\!'(]] be commissioned as rapldly as | completed and | their_energy. The ultimate installa- | tion will produce 624,000 horsepower. The demonstration utilization of stem principal power | sources of Tennessee, Georgla, the Carolinas and Alabama. It is con- { templated that this system will ulti- to Arkansas, Missis- | sippt and Louislana. Acute need for additional power in the Carolinas and Georgia caused by |an extended drought brought activi- ties at Wilson dam earlier than had | been calculated by Army engineers. | Low water m the river at this time {will prevent capacity output, bu units of the immense dam will be started as fast as conditions permit. The dam will be completed during the next y The power generated during the test period has been sold the Alabama Power Co., lessee of vernment steam plant adjacent tver, gone to of the egion to morning the the Inter-connection of the great power systems now in existence and pro- Men’s OVERCOATS You Save From $10 to $25 on Every One! 500 Coats to Go at this Price! Ulsters—Greatcoats—Half Belted Models—Box Coats— Single and Double Breasted onn iy O] A Wonder Value-Giving Event New Materials New Cuts New Color Combinations See Our G St. Window Display. 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It was the first concrete diversity of the naturai stream flow |bine will earry littlo load until the i between drainage arezs and to supply |drying-out and tuning-up processes are | i il et o o el B | i narator: hen: will| L *adine | OicagoRusiDeny; Liguor steam and water power required in the |be graduaily brought up to a load of | Charges in Court. e foey 18,000 horsepower, which will find its sttt o Gaitan way to transformers and transmission| CHICAGO, ). —The : lines for use In this and other States. | Fish Fans' Club, which Governmer Wilson dam, practically completed| The present low water will not per- | , oo So0n (Y FRED TR today, stands as a monument to|mit of maximum energy from the unit, | 25nts seek to have padlocked fo American genfus. Tt is bulit of 1,260, | One other unit is expected to be Dlaced | leged prohibition law violations, | | | August 29 4;)00 cublc yards of concrete and is the | in operation shortl a lengthy answer to charges today {largest structure of this character in | L = e e A [the world. Its total length is 4,500 3 d feet. It is composed of two sections- S TECK LEAD NOW 907. The answer maintained that the the non-overflow and spillway. Both e club, which was incorporated in 1822 sections are unreinforced ~granite 'l"h'- mlrl:pnlf D{M"lu{l)l\‘hl(‘;'h, ;{:"":- { upon the applicatfon of Willlam Hale structures, & )y 8 concrete | cratic contestant with Senator Brook- |, arch \,.—,.;gcburm"u""d by a concrete | {0 Republican, in the Iowa sen Thompson, former mayor of Chicago Muscle Shoals has a fall of 134 feet | atorial election, was reduced to 907 | B- R. Pike and others. was an orgar |in 87 miles and has long stood as u | Votes tonight by a correction of the | zation of almost 4,000 reputable cit | barrier to navigation. With the com. | official Senate report of the recount | zens, with lofty aims, both in principie | pletion of Wilson dam and lesser units | in_three countles | and practice {as planned, the river will not only af-| With the vote in two counties re-| 3 |ford energy estimated at 800,000 maining to be checked, Senator Brook- | horsepower, but will furnish uninter- | bart, on the basis of uncounted bal-| age the prop rupted navigation from Paducah to | lots, still retained a lead sufficient to | jcan waters. 1 Knoxville, a distance of 850 miles. give him the office. Nearly 8,000 bal- | the club aver has been co | Army engineers smiled with satis- | lots have been challenged, however,! “pubiic nuisance,” or t faction as the turbine blades gathered and it is in these that the final de- | ev ciston is belfeved to rest liquor. Its object was to urge and encol intoxicatir momentum in the initial demonstra elds coat he Materials From the Best American Manufacturers— the Abbotis Warrens and by the Metcalfs ts made Men’s Clothing Department— Main Floor. ales be- Ve have Government Pay | Checks will be cashed | on Main Floor at Ad- ‘ justment Bureau and | on Fourth Floor, Cashier’s Office. | White, blue and gray. Neckband and collar-attach- ed styles. Fine quality English broadcloth with a silky appearance. Well made and guaranteed fast colors. Sizes 134 to 17. 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