Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1926, Page 11

QAN PROTESS RELEAE OF WATE Wifz of James Wood. Recent- | ly Freed From Asylum, Says | He Threatened Her. Mrs, Hattie L. Wood. wife of James Wood, today asked the District Su- prema Court to vacate the order of e Kailey fixing a bond of $2000 release from jail. d at the Bureau ting and so sup- She declares | out his | it permitted to leave the Dis- | 1il on bond | d has been in St. Elizabeth's for | s and ased last Fri- as corpus. There ding against him an indict ment charging him with shooting a soldier in 1920, and before his trial he was adjudged insane and committed. Under this indictment Wood was taken into custody yesterday, hond for his release was fixed by Jus- iddons, to whom the peti wife was submitted today, declined to ¢ f equity ¢ an crimin: meth has | his liking. Ba Baugh may be seen marching through | | band under his adjudication as insane, | has about $3.5 1 and securitjes belonging to ard. 1f Wood is re. leased, she he is afraid he will | secura possession of the money and will squander it to the damage of her- self and the children to whose sup- port it should be applied D ;J.—Contmct wa;ded. | Contract for the construction of | r Potomac interceptor, sec- | tion 8. in Canal road between Fox- | hall road and the distributing reser- ir, was awarde the District | ic W. Harry 63 on the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1926. DUSTING GOLD IN BANK VAULT ONE OF NEW YORK’S ODDEST JOBS Porter Casually Brushes Millions of Dollars; Another Man Makes Living Peddling Fish Bait on the Battery; Others Gather Waste Paper. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 18.—Of the many strange ways which people have found to make a living in New York City, perhaps the strangest is that selected by Bill Smith. Beside being a porter with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bill is a ¢champion duster, and confines his activities to gold bul- lion. The gold stored in the underground .| vaults of the bank must be kept just as clean as the floors and office furni- ture in other parts of the building. Accordingly it is dusted whenever the vaults are opened. This may be every month, every three months, or even every six months, depending upon how fast Uncle Sam spends his money. On these occasions it is nothing for Bill to grasp his trusty duster, step in- to the vault, and flick the gray coating from several million doHars’ worth of gleaming gold bars in an hour or two. The gold is piled in a manner to make ing an intricate job, but Bill ap- ches his subject in a masterful His dexterity frequently amazes ards who accompany him into ult. Another Sells Fishworms, As a runnerup for the laurels of ‘ork’s oddest job holder there is gh, who finds the commer- cial possibilities in fishing tackles to ach morning at 5:30 Mr. Battery Park clutching a burden of fishing tackle and blood worms. He is tall, has only one eye, and ekes ||| out a fair existence peddiing rods, | lines and bait to those followers of || Isaak Walton who set out via Battery Park. Fancying neither fishing tackle nor |dusting, there are other individuals who wrest the necessities of life and some of the luxuries from the odds and ends abandoned by their fellow || men. Some persons ealvage waste || paper from the streets, working fast || in the first flushes of early dawn to beat the competition offered by the | city Street Cleaning Department. Their paper salvagings are carefully are rolled into balls and bring a higher price. Others make it their business to stay close to the docks and pounce upon bits of cargo spilled when ships are urloading. Fruit and nuts they seize, broken pleces of cheese, or occasional- 1y a bolt of cloth which has slipped unobserved from some curgo sling. A leaking case of olive oil always brings to light several men with sponges and buckets. 8 Although confining their activities to the shore, these men have counter parts afloat. Those making a living from the waters do not fish. Seated in small boats, they drift about the har- bor salvaging driftwood, which is sold along Park avenue. Impregnated as it is with salt and chemicals from the harbor waters, the wood produces varl- colored lights in the drawing room fireplaces of the wealthy. The American Woman's Assoclation, an organization of more than 5,000 business and professional women, lists about 200 occupations practiced ty 1ts members. Is It to Be an Ocean Trip? it so, it will be well to ® read the Steamship adver tisements in The Sunday Star. Whether it is a Mediter- ranean cruise, a European trip, &’ voyage to the Orient, to Panama, or South Amer- ica, or even a short coast- wise trip, complete salling information is found in the Steamship advertisements of The Sunday Star. i I paled and sold, while bits of tinfoil | ===l MWoodward & Lothrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets Ree Chirs or Rockers Special $11.75 Each Cool comfort on a Sumimer evening may be enjoyed through the purchase of one of these armchairs or rockers. Lovely cretonnes upholster them, while padded backs and box-spring seat cushions are added features: so essential to the ease-giving, neat Summer chair. Finished in Cream, Cafe or Brown Wicker Furniture Sec ction, Sixth floor. I Rustic Hickory Furniture For use on Porch or Lawn Blending admirably with any Summer setting, rustic hickory is fast becoming the most popular among those who keep well appointed porches and lawns. several of the most necessary pieces are here offered. Rockers, $6.50 Arm Rockers, $8.50 to $14 Settees, $12 to $22.50 Armchairs, $7.50 Other Pieces Attractively Priced Porch Chair, Watural maple finish. Porch Rocker, $7.50 Double-woven seat and back. Furmture Section, Sixth floor. $4.75 Four-foot size Sewing Lawn Bench, $8 ; reinforeed frame. Rocker, $2.75 Low seated; without arms. Reduced for Immediate Clearance 1,000 yards Cretonnes 85c¢ yard Useful to the home maker in countless numbers of ways, a few are sketched above. There are 1,000 yards of these new and beautiful cre- tonnes, including scores of attractive conventional and modernistic designs, many of which are exclusive. The entire lot has been reduced for immediate clearance Cretonne Section, Sixth floor. An array of new colors in New Ruffled Curtains Reduced to $7.75 pair Now is the time for housewives to obtain beau- tiful Ruffled Curtains to drape the windows for the hot summer months, at much less than regular prices. Here are 100 pairs of fine-grade curtains, many in all-over designs, others with plain centers, greatly reduced. Fine Voile Curtains Special $3.50 pairvf This offer permits the purchase of these Fine Voile Curtains, complete with valance and tie- backs to match at the low price of $3.50. "The voiles are woven and the patterns are .pretty, cool-appearing checks. Curtain Section, Sixth floor. Glass Lamps for Summer use Special $I'15 Shades Additional Chintz, $2 Parchment, $1.50 The lamp for the Summer cottage. One of these attractive crystal, amber, green or black glass lamps equipped with silk cord and two- piece plug will give a new air of freshness, and it is exactly in accord with the early American idea. Old English Brassware Greatly Reduced Striking pieces hailing back to another day, these graceful candlesticks, sturdy roasters and the im- pressive jardiniere present an epoch of brassware difficult.to surpass in either beauty or durability. Pieces from $1.50 to $25 each. Polychrome Candlesticks, for large candles In various elaborate and appealin%hdesigns, including Fruit Basket, Cupid and Festoon. - There arenine pieces in all, ranging in price from $3.75 to $15 each. : Lamp Section, Sixth floor. MWoodward & Lothrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets 10th, 11th, F and G Streets [ Introducing a new Candy Chocolate Cordials in Grape, Mint and Coffee Flavors $1.25 Pound . Selected Chocolate Almond Dragee, $3.25 Pound Pure Sugar Hard Candies, Special, 25¢ pound Candy Section, Fourth floor Wednesday Brings May Sale Values in Towels—T able Linens Blankets, Bedspreads White Bath Towels Special, 25¢ A good-looking towel that will ab sorb more than its share of moisture and still continue service giving. White throughout. Size 18x36. Colored Border Bath Towels, Special, 58¢c A good, heavy, thirsty towel that will give you most satisfactory service. Colored borders of pink. blue and gold—add an attractive touch. Size 23x47. Pure Linen Hemstitched Huck Towels With Damask Border—Space for Monogram Special, 5(Qc each Woodward & Lotheop | Colored Blankets Special, $5 For the Summer home or cottage by the sea or atop a mountain. Neat blocked plaid design. In rose, blue, gold, tan, lavender. Size 66x80. Luncheon Sets Special, $3.35 A very dainty, pure linen set of one cloth and six napkins. Finished at- tractively with striped border pat- terns of blue, gold, lavender or rose. Linen Luncheon Sets, $2.95 Damask Cloth and Napkins, $14.75 Colored Rayon Brocaded Bedspreads With Scalloped Edges, Size 8§1x108 Special, $5 each Linen and Bedwear Section, Second fleor. S.0.S.---The Magic Cleaner, Special, 20c 5 for 95¢ Magic cleansing qualities pos- sessed by S.0.S. make possible the scouring of pots and pans in a flash. Not only scours but cleans and shines in a few sec- onds. A very special value at 20c each, or 5 for 95c. Housewares Section, Fifth floor. 1,000 Mothex Tar Bags, special, 60c Airtight, mothproof, damp- . | proof. The bag, when open, is 55 inches high, 27 inches across and 4 inches deep. Easily enough room for three large garments. A purchase of two or three of these bags at this spe- cial price will prove wise. ‘Ready-made Awnings Tan or green with white stripes, $2.50 each In plain khaki, $2.75 each In 30, 36, 42 and 48 inch widths with ‘3-foot drop and 9-inch curtain. These. sizes will fit windows 28 to 50 inches wide. 8-ounce cloth in woven stripes and plain khaki in the size to fit your windows. = Mounted on ‘flexible steel frames, complete with all fixtures. Roll Curtains---Striped and plain Khaki At Correspondingly Low Prices Awning Seetion, Sixth floor.