Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1926, Page 17

il B dlow ot fime THE NEW the estate of Irv SUMMER WHITE HOUSE,” R. Kirkwood, Kansas City pu which has been THE EVENING A Two views of the house o selected by the President and Mr Coolidge as their SummerMome. The house is located on the shore of Lake Osgood, about 20 miles from Saranac Lake. Top photo shows the exte The estate has 60 acres, four guest cabins, stables and two garages. - of the principal cabin, and the lower shows the living room. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood ANOTHER ROTOR SHIP IS LAUNCHED IN GEREMANY, water at Bremen. The first rotor ship, atlantic voyage. The 3,000-t0 vented by Flettner, recently arvived in New bara Vork after a tra izht hy P. & A. Photos v <hip THE U MPEINC ssistant chiel SRS AN wife of the former horse, Boxwood, ov for the Natioi roR TAKING PART IN THE HORS rong of Cleveland, Miss M nicios” and Miss Esther Pr: THEY PRA( racks, Chelses day te watch eye. 1CED WHILE went through da HE 5 SHOW. 1oft (o right: er of Washi T GENERAL STRIKE WAS ON, 'STAR. WASHINGTON, D. .. FRIDAY. MAY 14, 19%. hefore the latter makes an of 1l e of the jumps at Capital Horse Show, which opened today. Natlanal Photo Miss Lillian Cann of Baltimore, Md., who, with her dog, Teale, will attempt to swim the English Chan nel this Summer. Her attempt will probably be made in June Pliats re ARtie Mise I8 ney of Chicago, Mrs. Marsh These saiiors at the Duke of York Ba gun practice while trouble threatened. Crowds of strikers gathered each he navy men go through their routine and show how skilled they were at hitfing the buil's- “opyright by P. & A. Photos Tibbals, Spectin PED SUBMARINE 851 harge of the work diving s Div v P.& AP PRESIDENT. Younz William Pat €., is the champion corn grower He came 10 Washington yester- 100 cup to the President CONGRATULAT BY THE Boland, 13, of Newherry County among the heys of [I8 Southern States day, visited the White House and showed his § AMS. Mrs, John D, Rockefeller likeness of the founder of Rhode 1. Mrs. Rockefeller, a descendant Khode Island Society of Colonial NVEILS BUST OF ROGER Wi lifting the flag from the “synthetic Island in the New York Hall of F of Roger Williams, represented th Dames. FOREIGN SERVICE SHIFTS. Men Affected by Changes in Posts. CALLSUPONCLUB 10 CURB UNREST Kiwanis Leader Appeals to Members to Do Share in Stabilizing World. Several Local local men are affected by n the United Siates foreign nst announced by the State Department H ~onsul at M to duty ar the § tmer Winfield Seo't, y te D vice ililam the vice rster Several changes consul 7 uerto, Casti v o as Seddicum. vice has been transferred from stol to Prague | John L. Steward. clerk at Valpa- raiso, has been promoted to vice con- | sul_at Concepcion. Edward L. Reed of Pennsylvania, the State Department, has been igned as . second ary at Madrid until Séptember 1, after which he will take station=at Berlin. FARE CUVT 7F0R PILGRIMS. Mental and social unrest exists, which needs a stabilizing influence John H. Moss of Milwaukee, interna. tional president of the Kiwanis Club, told members of the local Kiwanis Club at a luncheon in the Washington | Hotel vesterday. Accordingly, he said, | At nll members of the clubs which he | represents have a duty to perform in an endeavor to bring about a general | hetterment of conditions. | Mr. Moss deplored the modern trend | of life, saying: ““There are too many persons foday who read no hooks ex- | cept account hooks: too many who xpend 100 much time in the dining- | room and not enough in the library, and too many who dance the Charles. | ton instead of the minuet. It is an age of materialism, sensationalism and realism.” he continued, observing that centiment needs to he injecteil into n )\ r living in order to bring about a de.| its territory to the Fucharistic Con- Sived DR SEment. | Eress at Chi in June. The rate w announced by C. A. man of the association. Territory of the lower Mich n, most a and Ohiv B Eucharistic Congress. CHICAGO. May 14 (). rate of one fare for a round trip has anted by the Central ‘Passenger to pilgrims coming from A special Discusses Government. The speaker, fllustrating the general | mix-up of social and other conditions, | safd: “Politiclans are patriots and | it thieves are politicians.” adding that [~ V- “we probably have the kind of gov.|=—===—==——————————————— ernment we deserve. It is a miracle | b that it is not worse and it would he honor. Each Eurprising’ were it better.” dre Amon Mr. Moss urged that each individu»] . Conley of cume his responsibility... )What .is | lieutenant gove: i due us from the world is seldom for <ident of the Alexandria Kiwanis otten, but what is due the wo ub: Maj. Charies D. Roller. of Fom ts frequently ia overlooked.” he | Staunton, Va., and Joe M. Fentress said. He outlined also the principles | of Norfolk. past distriet governor. In of the Kiwanis Club and said that)addition . were about 25 guests each member of the club must work | from various Kiwanis clubs through toward an ideallsm so that each might [out the United States. Lan: be looked upon by persons throughout | hurgh, president of the the world as an ideal type of citizen. Aed. Notables Among Guests. Iollowing luncheon the na- y tional president, Mi. Nio accom Merl E. Towner of Baltimore, dis- panied hy a large delegation from trict governor: M. Mahon of Illinois, In- delivered a brief ad - guests were C. k. Md., district or; Harry B. Caton, the Ca-|the local club, went to Arlington and nadian representative at the British | placed a wreath bearing the Kiwanis embassy, and Dr. Charles Oliver of | insignia upon the Tomh of the Un- Jondon were among the guest§ of known Soldier. Railroads to Sell Cheap Tickets to | Fox, chafr. | sociation includes | and extends to Buffalo, | RULES ANNOUNCE - INESSAY CONTEST |Ballou Outlines Conditions in| Pupils’ Competition for Many Prizes. Conditions of the essay contest for th. seventh and cighth grade pu- s in the elementary and junior high 2d in connection anniversa ing of Declaration of Inde- pendence are outlined in a circular | prepared today by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, =uperintenden: of schools. These will be disiribuied among su- pervising principals and principals of | bulidings. Prizes will be: For the best essay by an eighth grade pupil, $15; for the second best essay by an eighth grade | pupil. $5: for the best.essay by a | seventh grade pupil, $10: for the sec- [ond best essay hy ‘a seventh grade {pupil. $5: for the hest essay by’ a sixth grade pupil, $10; for the second | best essay by a sixth grade pupil, $5. The children are to write the eof. savs on Friday, May. 28, and the teacher in each sixth, seventh and | eighth grade room will send the three the 150th the | best essays for entrance into the con- | test Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy, dn charge of the community center, will select |a wide committee to judge the and the awards will be made | occasion of the celebration on | the evening of Monday, July 3, on | the east front of the United States Capitol. Dr. Ballou makes it plain that the private and parvochial schools also will be invited by the committee to participate in the essay contest. | Three Hurt in Wreck. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 14 (#). -——Three coaches and e Pullmans o the St. Louis Sunnyland weie dergiled near here. but it was announced that only three persons were injuried and that no in- juries were serious. The derailment f the southhound train was attrib- uted to ‘a broken switch potnt. and San Franeisco | 'VETERAN MUSICIAN RETIRES AFTER 30 YEAR Samuel Firth Has Played for Seven Presidents in Service Here. Had Been Awarded Seven Medals—Praises Mili- tary Service. Principal Musician Samuel Firth United States Marine Band. who has ' ¢ hefore ceven Presi- dents of the United Staies, was retire this morning, afier vears' Ser at the Washington Bar was handed his retivem congratulated on his record, for whici he has been awarded seven good con duct medals, by Col. F. I.. Bradman commanding the marine post, in the presence of the band on the parade ground. “If T had the whole past 30 y of my life to use over again, I would not live them a bit differently. the most interesting and carder that a man can follow, eran said. Firth playved in the Marine Band at the St. Louls World's Fair, the Omaha Exposition, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the Buffalo Ex- vosition and the Philadelphia Exposi- Mon. He was born at Leeds, England, March 29,° 1870, and came to the United States in 1885. In England he had played in the Leeds and Mor- ley City Bands, and before enlisting in the Marine Corps he was a mem. ber of the Terre Haute Ringold Band and the Joshua Simpkins show. fa- mous troupe of the nineties. Firth enlisted May 5, 1896, at the Washing- SEWERCONTRACTS -~ FOR $156.000 LET Seventeen Projects Acted AS MARINE | t Upon by Commissioners. | Include Various Types. | Contracts for 17 sewer projects, in- | volving an expenditure of more than $156.000, were awarded today by the | District Commissioners. The ewers | | include various types, such as service, | !storm, trunk and replacement. The | projects, contractors and their suc- cessful bids Al Co.—Van Buren street service ver in Van Buren street between Fourteenth and Six teenth streets, $2,040.03; Randolph place service sewer in the vi I‘rini(\' of Twenty-fourth and Randolph | place northeast, $4.674.06; Thirty-first | place service sewer in the vicinity of Do s reet and Thirty-first place northe:; . $3,190.84. M. Cain Co.—De: sewer in Decatur Fourth and h streets, | | | | CORN] SAMUEL FIRTH. atur street street ervice heiween $1.874.0 sewer in ton B cks, serving throughout the Spanish War as a sergeant on guard | yguitd An€ UL Sest duty. <ota avi « S of railroad service through Macon, |go'sy. e vatiteenthy StANT. tionl | Ga., In 1887, at which the Marine |goer in Seventeenth street southeast | Band played, when a locomotive call- | Joiean § street and Good Hope road, | od the Dixie Queen, and another were | g5 197 2. Thirty-ninth street storni started at full ' speed against each |cewer, section 4. south branch, in other. Tn 1920 he toured from Maine fiithe, strout. bE(R e MINaTy to Florida with the Marine Jazzbo |road and Jenifer street, $8,895.12; Wes Kings, to stimulate recruiting. He is |jey Ieights trunk sewers in Forty. planning to sail with his wife on May | fgurth street hetween Hawthorne and 27 for an extended Iuropean trip, | Kiingle streets. $1.584.5; Howard road | atter which he expects to return 1o |service sewer in Howard road south. the city whose audiences he has 50 |east between District proy el Firth Sterling avenue, $1,7 | ‘Income Tax Report Warning. Any overpayments made by tax- payers in filing tentative returns will be refunded or credited against the next installment, it was announced | vesterday by Commissioner Blalr of | the Internal Revenue Burean, He warned that complete roturns me be fiied by Saturday, the end of th=| two-month perlod “allowed corpora- tions and taxpayers with Incomes over §8,000. ! and East Capitol streets is urged in long helped entertain. 3 G. B. Mullin Co.—Porter street storm gewer, section 3, in Porier street between Thirtieth and Thirty- seventh streets, $31,797.51; Creek Valley trunk sewer, section 4,, in Second street southwest, between | T street and Anacostia River, § 691.52. ! Joseph A. Forbes—T street replace- | ment sewer in T streat. between Fourth and Fifth streets, $2,177.25; F ! street replacement sewer in F street northeast, between Third and Fourth | New Car Stop Sought. Establishment of a car stop at Third a petition received by the Public Utili- ties Commission today from residents in that neighborhood. Car stops now are located at First, Second and Fourth streets. A gold medal, hlessed by Pope P XTI, has been awarded to 12-year-old streets, $6.776. Rose Zalewski of Chicago fc com-| W, Harry Angle -Owen place serv- piling 2,412 deyotiopal titles of Chulst, ce sewer in Owen place nostheasl, 4 | organization | conference has been called hy | ington for three days, heginning July between | James |- RELIEF WORK PLANNED. hi by P. & A. Phatos Near East “Bundle Day” Arrange- PUI—[MAN RAEE BAR ments for May 26 Discussed. | Plans for “Bundle dayv,” May 26,] and for Golden Rule Sunday in sup-| port of the work of the Near Reliof were discussed A oc el Rk Uttt bant i Leicr Commerce Commission Dis- claims Jurisdiction in Negro’s Case. City Club. presided over by My Walter Tuckerman. chairmar Miss Mary McSkimmon, president of the National Education Associa discussed juvenile delinquenc; nection with her plea for support the Near East Relief work Charles \. Vickrey, geners tary of the Near Last Relief cussed the sponsorship plan for ing care of the orphans under care. Harold F. Pellegrin. Potoma director, showed pictures of the relie work. BIG LOSS BY ACCIDENTS. Davis Calls Conference Here to Re- duce Industrial Mishaps. in con By the Assaciated Press secre dis tak its The Interstate Commerce Commis sion has dismissed for want of juris lonz fought case involving e accommodations furnished to ne groes aboard passenger trains 1 E. a negro, sought $120.000 damages for alleged failure he St. Louis-San Francisco Rail and others to furnish him and ) passengers in general the same and station privileges as afford ed 1o whita passengers. Allegations of undue prejudice e . the commission said were ne n with sufficient defi niteness to warrant the entry of an er. It added that the commission Wd 1o ju ‘tion to a punitive or examplary damages. . rosby charged that fon a Croshy of An Industrial accident-prevention Secre- tary of Labor Davis to meet in Wash State governors or their ropre- and industrial and insur tiong_have heen invited The Labor Secrefary declared toda a conservative estimate had placed | , " b e deaths from accidents in indusiry at | AP 1922; ang Novenlver A2 e or between ' Pullman accommodations were re more than 23,000 a year, with non | b v e fatal injuries, at 2,500,000, aggregate | fused him. and that in ather ways i s B o L il | reulations in violation of the inter e added that fully S5 per cent of | State commerce act industrial accidents were preventable | The railroads declared the aflesa and that co-operation of all States and | tlons "“"'l “""0;‘( Lt : accident reporting organizations would | viclations of the act. be sought, “to the end that attention | o may be called, not In general terms but by specific plans for the more MURDERER CONVICTED. eral adoption of safety methods which | sk Rave been so successful In & £ in |5y Urzes Death Penalty for e Slayer of Policeman. between Montello . Trinidad | PHILADELPHIA, May 14 (®).—Jo- avenues, $2.51 Brightwood | <eph Curry was found gullty by a jury service sewel inity of Fifth | iate last night of the murder of a and_ Madison streets, $5.038.83. polieeman fn a hold-up last week. The Warren F. Brenizer Co.—Burleith recommended the death penalty. service sewers M the vicinit Clry was the firsi of four men to Thirty.sevenih siveet and Reservol aced an trial for the murder of road, $4.4715% 3 M. Cooper during an attempt to W, A. Uaie, jr—Sixteenth Street |steal more than §100,000 from a_mes- Heights service sewers. in the vicin. |senger of the Olney Rank and Trust ity of Sixteenth and Juniper streets, | Co. last Tuesday. The ather three will $13,867.09, be tried later,