Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1926, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. (., FRIDAY. JANUARY 1, 1926. CANPAIGN ON AUTO THIEVES IS URGED A. A A. Asks Doubled Police | Staff 1o Check Tide of Car Thefts. i | nietpal affai \utome olumb rtfons e efts in the District o ing greater pi notwithstanding fable efforts of the Wash- | thorities, the local di e rican Automobile sociation declared today, following i survey just completed. 3 fes to show that 260 7 in the District ind, the as ant for ‘theft honors among the citles of its size in the United States. Il Continue Awards. at the 1d continue its | ar from the 10,000 membe f the | seociation here. It aiso urged an ntensified campaign to diminish car theft in Washington “It is high time that Washington ake drastic steps to bear down on automobile officials are m able efforts to deal w as {8 shown by th Ask More Officers the i | ft | | | | ] for the year show that only r | cent of those arrested and tried for car theft wer c > - | tion between police au- | thorities courts should ma- rerially the automobile theft vecord for 1¢ AUTO DEATHTOLL OF U. S. MAKES BIG JUMP IN PAST YEAR ¥ Page) (Continued fr est a heavier toll was reported at Seattle, Pasadena, Long Beach, Port- | jand and Spokane. Figares for a tles: number of leading | 1925 Columbus, Ohte. ‘Toledo (county) Youngstown Dayton (county Hamilton, Ohio (c Birmingham Loulsville Oklahoma Cit 134 P u\hle-mp 3 51 Jersey City 51| Lowell Seattle . sadena 1 g Beach .... 14 37| 11| } nokane o *11 months, DECLINE SHOWN HERE. More Stringent Laws Credited for Improvement. 24, there were 91 Officials in charge of the tr TIGE fiic situ- e stringent into effect ation believe that the m vegulations which during the last ye: penalles for reckli tomobiles, driving whi n accident we the eath: more largely decrease In the number despite the fact that hundreds | were on the The year 1 was marked, however, by a serles of hitund-run deaths. <ome of which were cleared up by the police arresting drivers of automobiles, who went away leaving victims in- | ured in the street, although many are still not detected. This typ= of ¢ dent was more prevalent during 19 n during 1924 | Houses For Sale and Rent J. LEo KoLsB MAIN 5027 M3 New YorkAv. 1237 Wisc'n. Av. RS R L S TR R R S ) The High Grade Established 1842 | | | { | Pianos Sold Direct from the Factory We Invite You to Visit Our New Warerooms 1340 G St. N.W. J. C. CONLIFF, Mgr. 20004 “Why the Resurrection is Near” Lecture by Dr. B.G. Wilkinson Tonight 8 P.M. Musical » Program 5. G. wikimonpn.p, 715 P.M. Capital Memorial Church Sth and F Sts. NW. | Jo Between ¥ IBILL WIDENING D. C. HEADS’ POWER UP TO CONGRESS MONDAY Continued |tlon of the Comrissioners that they be given the power to name the re corder of deeds, the Boar of Char- itles and the school board, Senator King of Utah, ranking Demoerat on the commitiee d he was inclined to favor that ion of the bill. indicated he regarded centralizmtion of wuthority over mu o step. other n‘l“ ellaneous pow - ould confer on the Com nator King said he had | By the Associated Press w for a long thne to | KANSAS CITY vlace more of the responsibility for | morphos municipal control on the District | peings as heads. poles, Dr. Che While negle Instiution, tunity since the bill was submitted [hor, N. Y., stated in day to study its details, Senator | he 'read here yi ¢ L. Jones of Washington, an | anthropology section active member of the committee, said: | can Association for th e undoubtec e many municl- f Selence, val questions we are called upon to | The prenatal growt consider in Cong which could be [ yumans increases to wed of just Well by the Com fnmum i the weeks ioners. “The only question will | hirth, Dr. Davenport to how far we should 0 in{fancy monthly additic the detailed termas of the biil il ey Chalrman Capper stated recently | “nine years that in his opinion this bill is the nost important measure before committee, Finds Jar Le has not had an oppor- the | e sald. vears. | GREETS B. &'0 WDRKERS.;‘ S ‘ ferent parts of the b President Willard Hopes New Year | During the fetal life g of the head and trunk ‘Will Bring Happiness. | adolesce: mmnh is Hope that the New Year will bring health und happiness to employes of the Baltimore and Ohfo Raflroad and | the 1 inereas The two sexes, he | ferently. “In stature the girl t he hoy. But sh s the t Having re: improvement throughout Willard said, adding, that pany has handled a business in a manne: its patrons “The outlook for ti distinctly encouraging, the! 1005 Ave. factory future seem he said. OB.CHESTB.A CONCERT Orchestra concert by the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, tomorrow evening at 45 o'cl March, “The Banner” .Von Blon Overture, ‘Bohemiun Lite'". Bergenholtz +ee...Didler tschaninow Scenes from the uperetta, Love Song™.. 3 ‘ox trot, “Loui: Waltz song, Lonesome Place”. .. Finale, ““The hfi\|1~ March’ Births Reported. The ollowing births have been reported fo the Health Depariment in the last 24 "Albert J. and Julia B, Wa Reuben’ and Alice Stafford, Walter A. and 1 | | | ! GINGER| ALE! NONE BETTER A G HERRMANN 50 _Tenth_S MUST HAVE FOUR ELEMENTS: Dignity and Feeling Tradition and Youth” “SIXTH ST. 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Cold day maturity ser Hundreds she is by the and begun to slow up, in the fifteenth year mum The characteristie varfation in the | RICHMOND, va., growth of the persons of the two |F sexes, he added, probably is controlled | by Internal secretions of glands. THANK CITY POLICEMEN ite Judge Edmund C. vesterday ‘lh’c‘ in Ric church and socfal wi \\uud Memorial as tude to City Services. Members of the Metropolitan Baptist h night service last nigh in expressions of thanks to the and fire departments of the | the past upport the efforts o protect Meta- | gisorders and human we nd tad sed 1o Chief of ol | ief Watson by | the pastor, acting for the tios uary Springs a paper wh before the of the Ameri-|a e Advancement | h l|u|m|>m in reach Just &aid ms by January t () who underwent an as adolescence mount Afisudal!un. 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