Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1926, Page 17

‘\\ the sympathics of \ { \ ~that DEATHENDS EXILE - OF FAMED LAWYER “Litile Abe™ Humrr-el, Noted on Broadway. Left U. S. After Prison Term. By the Asaociated Press b V. YORK, January ~“Little Abe” Hummel. lawyer., hon vivant,| first-nighter alonz Broadway's white | way a generation ago, is coming hack home to be buried. A voluntary e in London since he finished a prison | tarm on Blackwell's Island in 1908 for he subordination of cied last week. Few persons in New York—and for | matter, in the greater part of the United States—but knew Abra- | ham H. Hummel. “Little Abe’ he was d. and his big partner, the Bill” Howe, the original of “Tutt and Tutt” of latter-day fiction. Tor those desirous of undoing the rital relations the office | M Hummel was the haven | 1minel the presti- all things right the robber perjury of refuge Aigitator | breakdown. thence, suidance. To these “Big Bill" attention. And it ix writ in history that “Biz Bill.” he of p ance, with his fat fingers zlistenin and tears streaminz had a winning K coat. his with diamonds down his face af plaving upen RO Are Fan Tittle hald-headed “Ahe” Hummel was the one to whom the denizens of £ay Broadway they sought relief fron nger desired 1o hold man had clients theatrical and ma nrominen wealthy members of the upper strata On the walls of his office reet, not far from the ourt from which he was vear, there the auto- eraphs of numerous personages In the office of Howe & Hummen no pretense at the garish there was plain. The | furniture hore no of the ornate. The floor was uncarpeted. Instead of | shelves the law books were placed on chalirs or tables. But the firm did the business “I do not want publicity when T die: | 1 had enough of it during my life i= said to have been one of the last re- | marks of Little Abe. And possibly he was truthful in statement. for there scarcely was a “big case of any kind in which the name of Howe and Hum mel did not figure hefore he fell afonl of the law in inducing Charles F. Dodge to make a false afidavit that he was not served with a summans in the divorce suit of Dodge's wifé. Fought Charge Bitterly. When Hummel was convicted of subornation of perjury he fonght bit terly, but finally he accepted the de. rision of the court and went ta Black well's Island. This was on Mav °1 1207, The morning afrer his arrival | on the island Humme] was found, ac | eording to the diagnosticians, to bhe Clients <. KAPLOVITZ ez 721 FOR THE TALL FOR THE SHORT WOMaN CF SLENDER OR EXCLUSIVE FASHIONS DE LUXE $34. THESE GOWNS CAN NOT BE EQUALED :OR LESS THAN SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS DINNER GOWNS [ AFTERNOON GOWN> | former | Walker and Mi; | e | that time, o\repl in 1911, he remained | NINTH ST ZET NORTHWES A SALE OF WOMEN'S OO\X/NS‘ SOCIETY Sixteenth Page.) | : i 1 (Continued from able to atiend the recoptions g their honor will attend this reception. | Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook and her | <tella l il | | | During the evening Col. Joseph I.| Keefer, entertained the guests by read ing a short paper on the Ball and Washington families, to which, he is closely related. ollowing this Iecture Mrs, Mary etz Parker, who had charge of the musical program, played three classi cal numbers. Mrs. Edmond Symonds, accompanied Mrs. Haseltine Marshall Dickenson of New York City and Vir- gini, who sang, by request, “Car Me Back to Old Virginia.” Mrs. Na thaniel Ames of Westmoreland County. gave a recitation, “The Good Old Northern Neck.’ During the social time that followed refreshments were served by Mrs Frederick Yates, Mrs. Ashton Todd. ther Mayher, Miss Franc ymonds and _Miss Pegzy Liatia D. Walker. suffering from a complete nervous Like most prisoners on the island Hummel did not see the coal pile n: push the wheelbarrow. He was a ho: pital patient until March 19. 1908, when his term of one vear. with time off for good hehavior, ended. Two Abe sailed on board rope and since days later LI(IIP the Lus or there Several times previously he heen repe 1 dead. He never the trouble to deny the reports. was 76 vears old. William Travers Jerome, as district attornev, caused Hummel's undoing. | Tn one of the Thaw trials Hummel, at | Jerome's beh came from jail to] stify as to afidavits made by Evelyn | eshit. had took He | First Robin Appears Again. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG. Va. January Churchgoers and early risers vester- | day were greeted by the cheery notes of a rnhm and it is the first time in the city's history, old-timers sav. the | harbinger has appeared before Feh- | ruarv. ENTE Marriage Licenses. i Marriace licenses have been issued to the and v and | oanss. Enslishaf " Phiiadeiphia. Pa and Anna Hepes of thig cits M. Mrere of Orange. Va., B of Woodstoek Va and Susie | Costumes—Artistic & Authentic For sale or rent—on display at Mayflower Hotel From Jan. 20th to Jan. 29th Miss Eads, representing VAN HORN & SON, PHILA. WOMAN LARGE FIGURE ] FORMAL GOWNS STORE OPENS a:30 A. M ATISFACTION with the arrangement of FUNERAL FLOWERS greatest when Blackistone does the designing. 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L1 L he National Capital Auxiliary, No. | will_give a 500 card party at an Temple for the benefit of the ational Capitol Post, 127, fund for its| work for needy members and depend ents. The Mid-City Citi; will meet, ns' Association | 'k, at Thomson | rhool. Speakers »m George Wash- Jington University will dehate the ques- tion whether the child lahor amend- ment to the Constitution should be ratified. The Writer o'clock, at M aft_Club will meet, § nt Pleasant Library. The annual banquet of the Social Hygiene Society will be given, 8:15 o'clock, in the Grace Dodge Garden House. Rev. Abram Simon and Dr. Rachel Yarros will speak. Rev. Charles Hampton of New York City will lecture, 8 o’clock, at the Play- Subject: “The Near Coming of a Great World Teacher.” The Washington Practical Psychol- ogy Club will meet, 8 o'clock, at the Playhouse. Miss Leila Mechlin, secretarv of the American Federation of Arts, will give At Sloan STAR, an {llustrated lecture on “‘Art {n Amer- ica,” 8 o'clock, in chapel of George- town Presbyterian urch. “The Super-Human Race” will be the subject of a lecture by Linn A. Gale, 8 o'clock, 3027 Eleventh stre No admission fee. Garnett January will lecture in Unity Auditorium, 1326 1 street, & o'clock. Subject: “Metaphysical Def- initions."” The ‘Y. W. A. Booklovers will give a benefit lecture, & o'clock, In the xnld room of the La Fayette Hotel. Colored reproductions of “Famous | Paintings of Many Lands” will be shown by Miss Alice Hutchins Drake. Proceeds will go to the Booklovers and the Y. W. C. A. building fund. OITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Col. James S. Pettit Camp, No. 3, United States Spanish War Veter: will meet tomorrow, 8 pm., at 9 Pennsylvania avenue mutheul. Fraternity Unit of Loyalty Chapter, No. 32, 0. E. 8., will have a card party tomorrow, 8 p.m., in apartment 405, t!"ontanel Courts, 1400 Fairmont street. The Business Women's Council will have a musical program tomorrow evening at the Church of the Cove- nant. Miss Nancy Stillwell of the Church of the Epiphany choir has obtained the talent for the occasion. The Wapiya luncheon will be given s Art Gallerles 715 Thirteenth Street The N. 0. Messenger Sale of Antique and Modern Furniture, including Early American and English Pieces, Paintings by artists of note, such as Daubrgny, Onderdonk, R. ‘Wug S. R. Gifford, Winslow Homer, Weyl, Parker Mann, R. N . Brooke and others; Rare Prints, Sterling Silver, Persla.n lnd Chinese Rugs, Mlnln- ture Jewelry, Fine Old Glass and China, ete. To Be Sold at Public Auction Within Our Galleries, 715 13th Street, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 26, 27 and 28, 1926, At2P. M. Each Day. Being effects from the estate of N. 0. Messenger, well- known newspaper correspondent, by order of the National Savings and Trust Co., with additions from the Harriot estate. by order of Blaine Mallan, Admr., and from other sources. Now on View Catalogues on C. G Application to SLOAN & CO., INC. "Mid the lotus plants—round the blouse of this Miami rose crepe frock, sails a hand-stenciled boat in languid splendor. Miss—835. Designed for the youthful (Misses' Section. Third Floer.) Florida Bound WASHINGTON, D. C., MOXNDAY, tomorrow, 12:45 p.m.. at the Univer- sity Club The Women’s Soclety of the First Congregational Church will meet to- morrow, 11 am. W. W. commissioner of immigration, will speak on “Immigration Problems,” Luncheon, 1 p.m. Eckington W. C. T. U. will meet to- morrow, 2 p.m., at the home of Mrs. H. A. Bndle\ 1938 Second street northeast. Kalorama. Citizens’ Association will meet tomorrow, & p.m., in parish house of St. Margaret'’s Church. Represent- |ative A. H. Gasque will speak. of Trunks and \YOTY\\ ORTHY re- ductions throughout the shop on Leather Goods, Luggage and Novelties. Nothing in this clearance has heen in stock longer than two months. Husband, | Kallipolis Grotto Band announces a | CASTENS’ FIRST ! CLEARANCE SALE JANUARY 25, 1926. special vaudeville and dance Satur- day, 8:15 p.m., at Willard Hotel. Con- cert by Kallipolis Grotto Band (3 p.m., dancing and vaudeville). PR {WOMAN VOTERS TO MEET. Pending District Bills Will Be Dis- cussed at Session Tomorrow. Pending District legislation, includ- ing the Gasque bill for the popular | | election of the Board of Education, will be discussed at a meeting ar- ranged by the law and legislation com- mittee of the District of Columbia | League of Woman voters for tomor- row evening in the Mount Pleasant | Public Library, Sixteenth and Lamont streets. 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