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PLANTING OF INES RUSHED AT ORGE Oit City and Frankhn Pa., Fear Sudden Thaw Will Flood Area Again. Pa., March 6.—Only one | of thermite was placed | the Alleshe River in | today an : up the tversity, Montreal, to dislodge the Jam. wi were tonight urging greater od In piacing the chemical 8o that | ianger o the two cities might be re- cved as soon as possible, rst charge of thermite was pla: Friduy and today as well as ve i of the Pennsylvan e tracks parallel the blasting dynamit ine in an effort to open | full length of the fce | ome 18 miles long. it was figured by would serve to carry least a part of an increased f water, thus preventing it king up behind the gorge and undating the lower parts of the plan it tnermite, is o the he thermite, | continued to. rd to place at s wa to def ) dish of the ralse money 8 of tryving S the thermt 1 810,600 | was atmosphere tons «»r rain warme: i h tunight v»mv with indic BALL BOY’ N DEATH HELD ACCIDENTAL AT INQUEST Child. 6, Killed by Truck Friday in Street—Driver Is Exon- | erated in Case. I'he death of John Burton Ball, ' 1 Q street, who Friday afternoon | norgue yesterds it was testlfi boy, running | 0ss the street, came in contact ith the truck with force enough to cut his face and lip. He fell and a r wheel pressed against his body with force 'enough to rupture iy r. The wheel did not pass over Iim, it was testified. Joseph Willlam Robertsc Ballston, Vu.. driver of the truck, explained that he was driv- at the rate of only about 10 miles an hour when the aceident happened. al services will be conducted me of the boy's parents at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Inter. | Denies | active duty. THE JUSTICE HOLMES, 85 TOMORROW, 'OUT FOR SUPREML BENCH RECORD Lacks' Only Two Years of 87 Birthdays Taney Attained. Repeated Rumor of Resigning, Misses Arguments. By the Associated Press Justice Oliver Wendell Holm patriarch of the \u|:|’~ pects to celebrate his customary he proceedings of the cou! Hale and hearty, he seemingly on the way to a record. Should he remain upon the bench for two years longer he will have | reached the record nge at which Chief Justice Taney died while on | v share in the is Repeated rumor: culation that retire, m have got into cir- Justice Holres would but he say: to re. in upon the be as his { bers of the court, never i and mental sngth will | argument. He alone of tices keeps a vecord of court work. JUSTICE OLIV HOLMES. missing an il the jus: all details of connecting up a susequent o ment will be in Glenwood Cemetery. rkey now has a woman's news wper, edited by some of the most ac- complished women in t A small payment will hold any dress until you want it. New Crime Map Tried Out by Pratt, With Pin for E\ ery Unsolved Offense In the newly painted and the chie volice headquarters Assi intendent of Police Henr will establish an innovation in local | police circles during the coming week | in the form of a crime map, which | p {s expected to key up interest in de- | tection and prevention of offenses against the public, The crime map idea is a psycholog- fcal experiment evolved by Inspector Pratt. It will be merely o map of the [ceased to be city with pins, colored specifically for | century B. ¢ ach grade and subdivision of serious | "o erimes, stuck into . Thus, ft il | 1 HHn0 < represent at Sent sections of the city jinnguakes of {certain types are most prevaler long as the crime is unsolve cleared the pin will rem map, figuratively still pricking consclence and ambition of (! tives who look at it i me map.” said Tnspector “will serve a double all, ft will give |¢ us a hird's-eve view of the entire city || at a glance, with direct emphasis on | the type and prevalence of crimes of different character, | “Secondly. It will be »o reminder to the detectives tha are some crimes t are still : that may be solved by a bit thought on the subject or iR, i Bavaria currence : with the logic sharpened by the map's \flm ending novated Wiy wouldn | vell for poli viaen will of detectiy m the Kansas City Sanskrit the tongue of the Hindus is t wd the oldest form of Aryan, Indo- age in existence. It spoken about the fourth and is preserved only in writings. Sanskrit is of all the modern Aryan India, and ths lan velated to the original o anclent Arvyans, from [whieh have descended the Celtic | Greco-Latin, Teutonie, Slavonic and | Porsian languag, Sanskrit litera which begins with the Veda - 8 far a tilb cultivated by the Hindus sacred langu or o detec nins the Brahmans. 0ld Railroad Quits. .| With monies | steam {mile line connect has been junke that ‘he Tast da track an existence be reminden. “I think on the whole it will us more on our can do no harm, other it may do gr have proven a s in the armv, for experts in t ters and for engineers in determini een it s time or . Pin maps to their purchase corner A SENSATION Tomorrow We Offer You m SUNDAY ;| RESCUED SAILORS RECOVER RAPIDLY (Al Except COOk of Schooner GaGin After 10 Weeks Drifting at Sea. By the Associated Prees. ABOARD THE . VOLENDAM, BOUND FOR PLYMOUTH, England, March 6.—The crew of the schooner General Smuts, which the Dutch liner | % Thursday in ppear to be re- pt the cook. - Charles Ttose, who la 50, ha | never known sickness and_the other four ure voung huskies. The mate, {a Dane, 23 years of age, worked and slept in water all the time and never took off his water-sonked clothes for | three weeks. The General Smuts had 10 weeks of hardship in the heavy seas, and the crew did not mind the scarcity of food 8o much as the scarcity of drink- |ing water. rescue by the Volendam's chief frerth, and his men was icult by the heavy swell, xhausted sailors were too weak to risk jumping. The first question Skipper Rose asked on seeing the ship's news bul- letins was about the schooner Novelty of Newfoundland, which he met Feb- ruary 9 with rudder broken, and tried to render aid. The schooners sepa- rated during the night and the Nov- elty was not seen ag: Two weeks ater the General Nmuts' last salls were blown away and she Ix n send ing up distress sign by burning clothe sonked in turpentine. e British schooner Noveity was abandoned Pebruary 18, 260 northwest of the Azores. The o | was rescued by the crew of the F ish steamer Vinemoor. His 7Name Fits Him. From the Darktown Mereursy, Aunt 'Liza’s former mistress was talking to her one morning when sud- denly she discovered a little piccan- niny standing shyly behind his mothe “Is this your little she asked. ‘s Prescription.’ hat & funny name, How In the world call him that?" Is him dat becuz Al cettin’ him filled. |dia you |¥v|r]y4 "Ah stmpl | has sech har C. NORWOOD For Polished Floors New Flool Tled 17 Years' Practical Experience 1328 B Street S.F. Oid Floors Made New Sigmund's cash prices point the way to thrift. Get the habit and real- ly save. NEW SPRING FROCKS At a Price so Low You Should Buy Several ‘The object of this sale is to get every woman in Wash- ington to visit our dress department and really see what wonderful dresses we sell at prices unapproachablc. This isn’t a sale to make profits—it’ friendship for this store. a sale to win your Tell your friends about it; we want you all to be here Monday to get your Spring dress for a mere pittance. | g]Dresses Arranged on Racks With Your g Size Marked for Quick Selection Beautiful new frocks of Georgette, Crepes, New Prints an combinations, also navy and black. The smartest new shades; pastel and high colors. Two-piece effects, flaring and straightline models. 1 $12.95, $15 and $16.50 m Values 95 Sizes 16 to 44 On Sale in the (; Dress Dept, i 2nd Floor STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, .'vn? miles | MARCH 7, 1926—PART 1. {West Point Junior, Claimed Deported Temporarily, Denies He Is Not Citizen By the Associated Press. NIAGARA FALLS, Y., March 6.—Cyril Willlams, 24 years old, a junfor at the West Point Military Academy, passed through this port {today bound for his home in St.| | Catharines, Ontario, Ho has been temporarily deported to Canada. Five years ago Willlams enlisted in the United States Army and won | an appointment to West Point. After he had completed three years of his course at the academy it was dis- covered that he was not d citizen and that he had entered this country illegally, it is understood. The mili tary authorities arranged for his temporary deportation pending o decisfon by Government authorities on his status. They will make efforty to have him brought back to the CITY’S ADVANTAGES |1 T0 INDUSTRY CITED R. P. Andrews Outlines Benefits That Will Follow Deepen- ing of Potomac. United States and make his declara- tion_of citizenship. When Williams appeared at the fmmigration headquarters here today | he wore his West Point uniform. ST. CATHERIN Ontario, March 6 (®).—Cyril Willin 24 years old. West Point Jynior, denied in an inter- view heve that he had been States pending settlement of his eiti- zenshin status. Willlams sald that his mode of entry into the United States did not meet with the require- ments of the Military Academy au- thoritles and that he was given a three-day furlough to return to C ada and have hin passports revi He suid that he had made his declar: tion of citizer e United States | and intended rning to West Point onight 1o his studles. | there were 42 different lines of trade organized ut this time with other trade sections in process of formation. Fror these records, the speaker said, it was possible to guide the inquiring pur- chauser “It i% our belief,” said the speaker, “that the husiness firm has two all- Hmportant functions to perform, name- v, o glve nd service in mer- ndise CAR AND BUS COLLIDE. Passengers An shnken Up and One Woman Is Taken to Hospital. Collision tion street Rapld The mercantile and industrial ad vantages of the National Capital, to- gether with possibilities in the future through opening up of the Potomac to ocean-going freighters, were out- lined last night by R. P. Andrews, president of the Merchants' and Manu- facturers’ Association in a radio ad dress from station WMAL. “There will be no oceasion f |that the heauty of the city wil b harmed, but there Is cause for grati fication’ that the deepening of the Fu tomac River channel to permit ocean- going freighters to come to Washing ton and the development of produ- tion in the city will make for the hap- piness and prosperity of our people,” sald Mr. Andrews. Activities of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association were da. scribed, Mr. Andrews reporting that between and a Capital Trac- a Washington at 14th 1| resulted in n severe | and @ number of passer- - h vehicle and injor Irs. Ivis Ar 634 B stree to have by She was taken to ! Hospital At the hospital, Dr. B. V. Smith stated that symptoms indicated severe strain of the back and possible inter nal injuries. It is believed Mrs. Ar- rington will recover. Both bus and street car were badly damaged parked the streets in front | homes and apartments.” | Tabulations for arrests last night Hesse Notes Edwin B. northwest and northeast sectims of the city, dence of violation of the no-light park- | lecture will be open to the public. ing restriction. about the enforcement of this regu- lation,” Maj. Hesse said, inspection of precincts last night. am sure ther » 13 —_— the number of unlighted xmlnmqhile? on o | were not available, but 177 arrests had been made for the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. yvesterday, and summons slips o were being prepared yesterday for more than 30 who failed to answer the vlrlxel‘ placed in the automobiles. u\ more than 200 Washingtonians ay night and Saturday morning lmprovementnnd fallen victims of the police arive; | against the no-light parked autome l bile: Following Tour—Activity to Continue. The police drive against unlighted WlLL SPEAK ON INSECTS. drive will continue.” Ma Hesse said, “and this regulation will ln(_ enforced strictly. automobiles parked on the streets had resulted last night in materfally creasing the number of violations of | ripnei on “Insect Plants and delivered the Natlonal rles A. Weigel Department _ of augpices of the The iliustrated lecture nemies of Flowering he de: this regulation. ‘This opinion was expressed by Supt. | Museun Hesse after a tour of the|entomolo of the Agriculture, under the where he found scant evi-| American Horticultural Societ has made extensive s that attack orna h in the garden and he lecture will give lling the different of spraying or use Dr. Weigel study of the inse: mental plants b “It seems as realizes that though police are Washington in earnest “for on my 1! pest ast d in du; FINEST HOMES IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON Just Completed 1817 to 1825 A St S. E taining improve: hardwoo flmy~ alley. Also two o root tuh u.m family and lot built Tt will pay 9 P.M. uses ever you to inspect. Open S nd evenings until Columbia Construction Co. 521 Irving N.W. Col. 7979 I Acacia Mutual Life Association ASSETS: Real estate Cash in banks and in office. Loans on Association’s polici Net premiums in process of collection. . All other assets.......... TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES: Pelicyholders’ dividends not vet due Reserve for taxes accrued Premiums and interest p.nd in ad\.mce Miscellaneous BALANCE TO PROTECT POLIC Legal reserve req Table of Morta policies Surplus and 3'; intere: New in%urance paid for Gain in insurance in force Insurance in force December 31, 1925. Dividends paid or credited to members. Assets ek Increase in asset Increase in reserve. A Mutual Old Line Company—Limit the Sole Benefit of Its Members and T PROGRESS DURING TH YEAR ASSETS 1913 $437,200 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1,721,058 2,220,990 3,084,141 4,613,495 6,828,345 9,417,807 12,365,815 1 WILLIAM MONTG! J. Harry Cunningham L. Whiting Estes E. C. Graham Wm. T. Hammock Thos. E. Jarrell A. W. Johnston T. J. Adams W. L. Andrews Chas. E. Baldwin C. C. Coombs W. K. Cowden Paul B. Cromelin First mortgage loans on improved real estate. Summary of Annual Report as of December 31, 1925 $9,190.163.22 712,857.86 915,980.00 549,182.11 57,439. 1, 874 804.65 322,988.98 119,000.00 147,378.20 98,535.66 687,902.81 Y CONTRACTS: ement—. \mermdn Experience st on all . $13,701,771.94 1,306,269.15 $15,008,041.09 Another Year of Great Progress 196.145,636.00 770,010.66 15,695,943.93 3.330,128.61 2.977,380.59 ed to Master Masons—Conducted for heir Beneficiaries and Not for Profit. E PAST TWELVE YEARS SURPLUS $10,503 55.696 70,013 80,986 316,961 748,407 971,438 ,248,501 INSURANCE IN FORCE END OF YEAR $7.016, 24,044,612 37,657,924 71,097,545 101,222,295 122,685,100 152,190,700 174,625,300 1925 15,695, 944 1,306,269 196,145,636 WATCH US GROW OMERY, President. DIRECTORS: J. Claude Keiper Arthur D. Marks John T. Meany Jos, H. Milans J. B. Nichols, M. D. John Poole Chas. F. Roberts John V. Sees L. P. Steuart Eugene E. Thompson E. Lee Trinkle Francis D. Winston J. P. Yort HOME OFFICE, 13th and F Streets, WASHINGTON, D. C.