Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1925, Page 11

R. H. SORRELL DIES; WAS ACTIVE MASON Contractor Succumbs After Protracted lllness—Fought in Civil War. . Richard H. and tong a j builder her N street s noon after a was veteran d had orrell, fraternal leader rominent contractor and died at his residence, 329 lived in W rily after the Civil Mr. Sorrell was born in County, Va., January 23 was the son of the late William S and the late Mrs. Mary wrell. He married Miss Mary Eliz- eth 1 ington sine War, v ol Anni S. Murray, both ¢ wife died in Nove nght 30th . q throughout the war m: of the maj S 1 moved to out and resided « uthwest Ui few weeks his busi Mr the District ways in the til within a death he carried on iternal second de- served ipment nd patr Grand chief 1 to the s i mpme: ‘him added recognition s in the various « his admi nd her ini in the ndchildren. rand C; Leaves Gr | was pres be held row after: nic serv grave in . all of whom | emple B. Greenstreet Iward Mason. | all William rd E. Minor, K Millan, John William | or and John | % , John . Winds HALLER AND VOIGT GO ON TRIAL HERE President of Oriental University and Kansas City Man Accused of Mail Fraud Trial was begun today Stafford and a jury in Criminal Divi- sion 2 of the charge of using the mails to defraud which is contained in an indictment agains <hop” Helmuth P. Holler, presic of the Oriental University, Oregon avenue northwes Iph A. Voist of Kansas ( Sam Kaplan and Robert Adcox, hoth of St. Loui were jointly indicted with them, pleaded guilty to the indictment. The Government Is expected to use them as witnessc The indict vestigation ber of “diplomas™ denti throu The prosecution made $£17.000 in 1 ing the indictm zrees from his leged to have tle ins grew out of an in- ale of a num- in medicine and out the country. aims that Holler the year preced- . in the sale of de- mle‘d after 11!' States Attorneys Leo A. Rover are ecution, while At- 'ty appears for Attorney Joseph Kelly for M conduc torney Holle Voigt PERCIVAL S. HiLL DIES WAS TOBACCO MAGNATE Succumbs Suddenly at New York Home—Long Was Leader in Industry. and By the Associated Pre: NEW YORK, December 7. Hill. president of the baceo Co., died suddenly avenue home toda Mr. Hill suffered estion and he: —Percival American To- 0 at his Park an artack of acute rt trouble yester- of age the and had American To- ince 1912, He also was the by of the Ameri- and of the Ha addition he w been bacco chairman ¢ an Cigar Co. bacco Co. 1In rector of Land and Le: bacco Co.. na Comm Co. and the Henry Clay and Bok Co., Ltd. pr Gives 6 $1, 000 Checks on Birthday. ‘h to The Star Md., December 7.—Jo- celebrated his 80th nting earh of his six children a ch for $1,000. Those nt included a brother, William G. n, Urbana, 1., whom he had not Special Dis HANCOCK seph Hixon birthday by pres Australlans are taking great in- terest in novelties made in America, [ Mifieton | ter in connection with the death Octo- at the| | Construction of the new Stuart Ju Cham- | before Justice | . who | Fraternal Leader Dead. RICHARD H | DOGTORS: ARRAYED AT DIXON TRIAL Battle of Medical Science Expected Over Cause of Nurse’s Death. Special Dispateh to The S| ROCKVILLE, Md., December 7.— E’I'h(‘ trial of Dr. Henry M. Dixon of Washington, charged with manslaugh- |ber 21 of Miss Mary E Washington nurse, ait Court here this morning following | the drawing of a jury. It promised a battle of physicta the State having subpoenaed four to support its claim that death was due to a criminal operation, amnd the de- fense ch will see to show that h was n: ral and not due to an . having summon De V distin- State Witnesses Prominent. Physicians summoned by the lude Dr. Oscar Hunter, prom i st; Dr. Jacob W, rd of the Montgomery County General Hospital | Dr. Eugene Jones of Kensin and | Dr. F. J. Broschart of Gaithers | Mrs. Lulah Patiow, head of tarium at Bethesda where Mis who was jointl mdn Dixon, was in c ni- Detoe | d_ with | morning | r case is » wife of Dr. Dixon al:ml Dr. ssists Prosecution. Toaenh . cheeeL s secution by former | - Albert M. Bou ! was appointed by the court. F - completion of the jury the prose- | ¢ stated that the State expected to prove an operation had been per- | formmed and was the cause of the death of the nur following | burial in Ohio, 1 for ex- | | amination several z0. The | { maximuzn penalty for mansiaughter is 10 year: [ SCHOOL WORK TO BEGIN. | Construction of Stuart Buildingl Bouic m. Planned Soon. | th and E| which Congress | nior High School, at Fi streets northeast, for [ has appropriated $475,000, is expected | | to start in the near future. Plans .mx” ions, approved by school of- | ficials, were returned to Municipal Ar-| | chitect A. L. Harris today and bids are lto he called for by the District Coms missioners shortly. Before sending the plans h phen E. Kramer, first assistant su- perintendent of schools, went over them, indicating sections of the build- ing, where the special departments the print shop, domestic science rooms, | woodwork shops and lunchrooms, should be located. ck, Ste-| SHIPPING NEWS | Arrivals at and Sailings From New York. ! ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Ygnezuela g Ulua Ascania Voiendar Duilio .. DUE TODAY Samaria ... Liverpool, American Legion . Pittsburkh Columbus . Panama San Loren American Banker DUE TUESDAY. Minnekahda . .... ? v 28 | Zac: v 4 | Oriz 2 Brbdeeiowi Puert Columbia DUE WEDNESDAY. Homeric . SAILED Y Aldan—Para crraes SAILING TODAY. Cuyamapa—Porto Cortez. . . SAILING TU! 00 PM. | 00 P.M. 00 P'M iy b o Trinidad SAILING WED) outhampton M 200 M. 00 M 00 3 00 M 03 00 M B00 Py Foo P 10:00 A Conte_ Bia Frederik VI1I—O: Grispholm—Gothenbu acas—San Juan. Baracoa—C Manchuria—Crist ¢ Luckenb: Johns SAILING THURSDAY. ssn—Piragus Ay Qemarican " Trader—London Deutschland—Hamburg La Bourdgnnate —Bordea Lutzow-—Bremen ... nta 'l'erul—Cnlmhnl Lorenzo—San Juan. 3:00 P. 10:00 A 11:00 1:00 11:00 AM; Bird_City—Copenhagen., inagato CastleCape Towi. Canada—Horta . Hiomerie—southampion Frimire —Buenos "Aire Nicker ort o Nickerle =R ING' SATURDA George Washington—Bremen. Ascenia—London aria—Liverpool Yolendam— Rotterdan Colfie—Liverpool Pittaburgh—Antwe New Mexico—Tenri Dutlio—Naples - .. Columbue— Bremen Orizaba—Havana Corozal—8an Juan’ Esparia—Santiago Panama—bort au_Pri Fort Victoria—Bermuda APaguaya— Hamilton Fie—buerto Plata. na—port - Limon Frhoim-—Monte Chris Olancho—Puerto Corte Vauban—DBuenos Ajres. . | stores and other 1 was begun in Cir- |t | day | propost | Utilities | commission | the coun GiD. C. | o’clock, at Willard Hotel. TH 1.230,00018 TOTAL SEALS SOLD HERE One-Third of Amount Needed for Year’s Budget Is Secured Now. By the well khown emblem of the red double-barred cross and continu- ing a Nationwide victorious battle against the deadly white pl: 20 years the Tubercu- losis Association and its numerous ate, county and city affiliated as- soclations, among which the Wash- ington Tuberculo- sis Association holds high rank efliciency in Fieriy QlirlStas atid G8od Health. he i annual Christmas on iise the funds to nst disease. must depend use of these tings to en- ¢ another y the he local as largely on the seals for Chris Wble it to its activities Up to 1 quarter according quart Elever more 1tion neral a million been d on Laday Is had » reports the representing e-third of the treet, han cons At th was made Y organizations 1 enlisted to assist this conducting booths to health seals in various s where Christ- 15 shoppers congregate. The names of the organizations and of the teams for this as follows: The Sidney Thomas, Woodward & Lothrop: the mont Aid, Mrs. Andrew Stewart, captain, American Security and T social service commit Mount Plez ireh, Mrs, H. itional Saving: \n_B. Anthony Founda- Obear, captain, Riggs ociation of Uni- Women, Chamber- ptain, Washington Loan and ot civic se Twentieth Cen- tury Club, chairman, Mrs. Robert C. Howard, Mount Vernon Bank: Mrs, Estelle N r, captain, Distric National Bank Christ Child Society, M ind, captain, Union Council of Jes time, va- h same of the rious v whi had be ciation by the Chr Mrs. L. H. k: American versit lin, ¢ Trust Co.; Women, Mrs . Kanna's de- partment Jewish captain, Congress of tions, Mrs. W M tain, Hecht's department League of Woman Voters, ias J. Howerton, captain, Dulin & Ma are to be opened Thurs- nue d: until the At the same time the Tubercu Assocfation y to have its * placed on sale at several hundred points throughout the city by means of the self-service boxes, through the co-operation of im- portant chain store groups and various aurants, hotels and other places of | business. CITIZENS WILL BEGIN LEGISLATIVE REPORT end of next week Meet Tomorrow Night to Start| Work—Only One Measure Remains for Action. Preparation of its first legislative report to the Dis rict Commissioners | will be started by the Citizens' Ad- cisory Council at 2 meeting tomorrow pight in the District Building. Out of a y m of 23 legislative fons, caly one remains before il for action—a proposed bill the powers of the Com- Among the measures al- iy considered are those providing the reorganization of the Public Commis temporary on lations be. tween the District and Iederal gov. ication of the Borland ational and banks, an amend. ! ments to the traffic act recommended in the annual report of Traffic Direc- tor Eldridge. In its report to the Commissioners il will recommend the mea which it believes should be the coun to inecr for ures | brought to the attention of Congress the new session which convened to ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TODAY. Representative Theodore Burton | will speak on “The World Court,” 4 | o'clock, at meeting of the League of Republican Women, Willard Hotel. TONIGHT. George Washington University Women's Choral Society will give a program, 8 o'clock, at Corcoran Hall, Twenty-first and H streets. Director, Miss Estelle Wentworth. Citizens’ Association of Takoma, will meet, 8 o'clock, at the library. Mrs. Harriette Gunn Roberson is giving a new series of free lectures, 8 o'clock, at the Playhouse, 1814 N street, each evening through De- cember 9. ‘Washington Practical Psychology Club will hold a business meeting, 8 o’clock, at Playhouse. The New York hold ate Society will its December gathering, 8:30 Dancing. The Masonic Study Club of Wash- ington-Centennial Lodge, will meet, 7:30 o'clock, on second floor of Ma- sonic Temple. Dr. Willlam Watson Avres will give a_talk on the new Masonic code, and Dr. Worth F. Lan- don will report meeting of the Ma- sonic Service Association held re- cently in Chicago. The Writerscraft Club will meet, 8 gclock. in Mount Pleasant Libra THE_MILLION DOLLAR fii%.'s PUANT AT BALTIMORE MO. ySfup Eavuing uumzrsnf Studebaker Thornton | BLIND AND LEGLESS VETERAN DIES BEFORE RELIEF CAN COME Forced to Live at Service Club on $12 Monthly, Cripple Had Planned Visiting Capitol Today To Seek Increased Pension. frustrated the plans of Walter E. J. Wynn, blind and legless Army veteran, to visit the Capitol as Congress opened and seek reintroduc- tion of his bill to Increase his $12 a month pension. The all but helpless Const Artillery private died in his bed at the American Legion Auxillary Service Club, 218 Third strect, at § o'clock this morning. ves no known relatives. n, who had become widely known because of his pitiable condi- tion, was not a victim of the World ¥, as many persons supposed. He injured in 1916 in Panama when s ided to various Army hos- and is said to have undergone Doctors Rule Against Him. While the the time caused only minor injuries to a leg, Wynn contended that the complica- tions which later caused him to lose both legs, the use of an arm and the zht of both eyves were the ult ot ‘the wound. Government physicians declared otherwise, however, assert: ign his major troubles were not in- curred in line of duty. Wynn obtained a pension of $144 a year on the basis of his original in- jury. He came to Washington a yvear ago from California, to urge Congress explosion at to increase this pension. He inter- ested local members of the American Legion in his case and a bill was in- troduced at the.last session of Con- gress providing for a $100 a month pension. The amount was reduced by the House, but the Senate failed to act and the bill was loat. Yesterday Wynn, despite his en- feebled condition, told friends at the club he intended to get in his wheel chair today and have some one escort him to the Capitol. He had high hopes, he said, of getting his bill through during the coming session. Died Without Pain. He lost consclousness last however, and expired without pain, early today. Wynn will be given a military buria in Arlington cemetery. under auspices of Vincent B. Costello Post, Amer- ican Legion, of which he was an hon orary member. Funeral services will be held Wed nesday at 9 am. at St. Patrick’s Cath olic Church, Tenth and G streets. Rev Francis Hurney, assistant pastor of the church and department chaplain of the legion, will officiate. The party will proceed immediately to the ceme- tery. Fellow residents of the legion club, on Third street, will act as pall- bearers. night apparently FRENCH CAPTURE DRUSE STRONGHOLD Seize Hasbeiya and Two Other Towns—Seek to Surround Rebels. 7 the Associated Press. BEIRUT, Syria, December 7.—The French forces after several days of | bombardment and the delivery of at- | tacks have completely occupied the | town of Hasbeiya, the stronghold of the rebel Druses. They now are hold ing it and the towns of Rasheiya and { Jedideh, positions which form a tri- angle and from which they will now endeavor to carry out an enveloping | movement aguinst the large number of Druses within the area. The French have 7,000 troops and the Druses less than 5,000. The Druses also are said to have been defeated with heavy casualties at the village of Kadem, just outside Damascus. Gen. Gamelin, the French commander- {in-chief is of the opinion that Lebanon { will be freed of rebels by Christmas, and that the Druses either will be cap tured or compelled to retreat, some of | | them into Palestine, where they would | be interned by the British. The dis- | lodging of those of the rebels who are | {in the mountains, it is admitted, will | be a slow L DR. JOHN PEACH 90 DIES NEAR MITCHELLVILLE Was Born in Prince Georges | County, in Neighborhood Where | He Practiced Medicine 40 Years. pecial Dispatch to The Star. MITCHELLVILLE, Md., December Dr. John Peach, 90 years old, a Inative and lifelong resident of Prince | Georges County, died early yesterday lat his home, Forest Place. near Mitchellville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 o'clock at his late residence. Burial will be in the Mount Oak Cemectery. Dr. Peach had been in declining heaith for the p«sti year. He was born at Ash Grove, the home of his father and grandfather, which adjoins Forest Place. His early education was received in the private school gonducted by Prof. Pervail. He was graduated from Dickinson Col- lege, Carlisle, Pa., and from the Uni. versity of Maryland Medical School in RBaltimore. He practiced medicine con- tinuously nearly 40 years. Following retirement he devoted much attention to his farming enterprises. In January, 1870, Dr. Peach married Miss Bettie Howe Wellford, daughter of Dr. Robert Wellford of Fredericks- rg, Va. Mrs. Peach died in March, urviving Dr. Peach are five sons and three daughters. They are Robert Wellford Peach, Baltimore; 2 Nannie Peach, Mitchellville; John h, \Huhe"\(llc‘ Miriam Roane, Ports % don Peach, Mitchellville; §1m|ml Mar- {vin Peach, Hyattsville, former State's attorney for this county; Mrs. Bettie Slingluff, Mitchellville, and the Rev. Preston Littlepage Peach, Methodist misslonary to Singapore, Malaysia, now visiting his home. . A new dish in England consists of ripe filgs covered with port wine and then served with thick cream and suga anklin Pea { | Skinker & Garrett BIG DAMAGE CLAIM AWARDED D. C. FIRM Skinker & Garrett Get Judg- ment of $64,787.20 on War Camp Contract. One of the largest judgments for damages awarded in the local courts this vear was entered in the Court of Claims this morning In behalf of 1416 F street, the amount_being $64,787.20. Just following the close of the war inker & Garrett entered into a con- tract with the Government for the construction of a number of bunga lows and road work at Camp Hum- phreys, Va., for $381,835.32. They had done only a small portion of the work when Congress passed the appropria- tion act of 1919, which contained a rider to the effect that no further funds should be expended for the com- pletion of certain construction work, which the War Department inter- preted to include Skinker & Garrett's contract at Camp Humphreys. The War Department then ordered the contractors to cease work and of- fered to pay for the work which ac- tually had been done and for the {amount which had been actually ex- pended. This they refused to ac- | cept and through their counsel, Crom- elin & Laws of this city, filed suit in the Court of Claims for the amount of work which they had actually done and the profit which they would have earned under the entire contract had the Government not | stopped_the work The Court of Claims in its decision | today holds that the Government w not justified in canceling the co tract' and awards the contractors not only the amounts actually expended by them, but the anticipated profits as well. Dan M. Jackson, assistant to the Attorney General, appeared on behalf ¢ the United States, while the claim- ants were represented by Paul B. Cromelin and Bolitha J. Laws of the local bar, SHERRILL TACKLES NEW DUTIES TODAY Will Return to Capital on Thurs- day, However, to Wind Up Local Office Affairs. Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, d rector of the office of public build- ings and public parks of the National Capital, who is to be city manager of Cincinnati, Ohio, left vesterday for the latter city to be gone until Thurs- day morning. Col. Sherrill had not planned to leave for the Mid-West for another week, but vesterday received a hurried request from the members of the gity Council to come to Cincin- nati imediately to assist in making the budget for the coming year. When Col. Sherrill returns, it was learned today, it is probable that he will remain in the Capital City until the first of the vear. The Netherlands government will spend $1,000,000 for railroad construc- tion. British dealers are meeting with stiff Japanese competition in the Egyp- tian cloth market IN THE LEATHER A Sale of Morocco and Ecrase. Very Special at. . A Special Showing o selves. THE ONLY = TOPHAM % In the Leathers and Styles Favored for Christmas Gifts The favored models in this sale are all leather in Pin Seal, Polished GOODS BUSINESS Handbags £ Handbags at $2.95 Hundreds of useful, yet handsome giits of leather and novelties that a man or woman would select for them- STL000 IS ASKED Compiling of Confederate Records Held Up Since Lack of an a is holding up the compiling of mili-| tary records of the Confederate forces directed by Congre per cent complete when the World War interrupted the ta Robert C. the mi “The expenditure of $70,000 for the purpose Justified,” Gen “In uncompiled, essary 1o the claims for ne sions, homes headstones, e to make a se records in office the worl shortly ly pre-w “re and filing of these mpleted within one yes of $70.000, nish interes the pertiner the records on The were point locate the Army, Davis. the unindexed general declared connection ates to ins to soldie: tions for schols taining graves. sufficient handle busines EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (“, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1925. . 1 Ross Loses Suit Against McLean Over Horse Sale | 10 FINISH WORK Samuel Ross, Washington turf- man, today lost his appeal from the judgment of the District Supreme Court denying his claim of § 692.69 against Bdward Beale ashington publisher and Mr. Ross sold to Mr. McLean, in 1918, the hd called The Porter for $ P00, and claimed the sale had a “string” to it, which entitled him to one-third the amount to be won by the horse. Chief Justice Martin rendered the opinion of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, which af- ned the judgment of the lowe and his opinion was con in by Justice Van Orsdel - Charles H. Robb, the othe of the court, filed a di senting opinion. McL War by Fund Lack. sropriati 70,000 propriation of $7 NE % tion of leged s in 1903 and 95 , Maj. Davis, adjutant genera has informed Secre The information contained ir records, is ne: en. | ¥ claimed that the 1s outright, and that he gave ;md = toss a check for the $1 S The jury found in his f Tho torneys Wilton J. Lambe e H. Yeatman appeared for Lean. while Attor D. T represented Mr. Ro: itly in | with the | Corfederate veterans, ad homes, qualifica ships and even in ob headstones for veterans'| Mr. -y Wr Thinks Money Justified. career would, I bel be amply Davis told the Secre ve, T0 CR'ME IS STRESSED “Dr. Butler Urges Religious Educa- the remaining 5 per cent, as yet | is contained information adjudication | . States pen te soldiers | olarships, m. This tion in Colleges—Favors In- stitutions in Big Cities. Confedera for admission to nd for obtaining sc but it is imy h of the: pre. s the Associated Press NEW YORK, December powerful 7—The |7 deterrents are Dr crime heir compe on the after th y u d presic said in 1 vesterd, - records of Colu nual rey uthreak = » of the ove irrent work he stated > nation,” “there is obvious and often e 1 force allowed hy se of the war having bee to enable the ofl properly its regular curr , which is far in excess of its | r share. Thinks Year Needed. is estimated that ompiling records could b almost unifo; hoc colle story cipline it hos imon have educated, or colle self-control. s which They the ine a cost | 5¢ dire making it d per 1 informatior tained in file." records of the Union compiled e time where name : P 4 tler wlessness sed the Army of any sold, Mrs. Elizalt ngland, umbrella for th White of Kne been carrying t 61 ANSELL, BISnOP & GTUANLR TEACHING 0F DETERRENTS‘“’ ooty 20 STILL SOUGHT IN'BIG RUM RING Buckner Declares Evidence Already Secured Will Keep Jury Busy Month. Associated P evidence YOR of rum <, December T runin overnment officia “Dw William D nd ra ted sy in connectio [to keep the today husy ey Buck bers « 1tho idely Ko track owner being for the second n_w he rum tions first n it I wrted the ed in he Cape Augusta nosed ¢ M A C n two Inves boi en neither . cay \d that rds bou own, the vesterd: - northe: secret yed training a GREAT VICTROLA® CLEARANCE SALE! 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