Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1926, Page 13

GELTAYLOR DS 5YEARS SERVCE Chief of Engineers Retires Tomorrow After Fine Work for D. C. Ma). Gen. Harry Taylor, who has served as chief of Engineers of the Army for the past two years, tomor- row will close an active military ca- reer of 46 years on reaching the statutory retiring age of 64 years. A native of Tilton, N. H., he was a. star graduate at the United States Military Academy, class of 1884, and was appointed to the Engineer Corps. At the outbreak of the World War he went to France as chief engineer officer of the American Expeditionary Forces and was awarded the Distin- guished Service medal for exception- ally meritorious services in the con- struction of wharves, depots, rail- ways, barracks and shelters through- out the theater of operations. Accord- ing to the citation, “he conducted those duties with most marked and conspicuous abllity, building a com- plete and efficiently functioning insti- tution.” ° ‘While holding the rank of brigadier general in the National Army he was recalled to the United States in Sep- tember, 1918, to fill the office of as- sistant chief of Engineers. Six later he succeeded Maj. Gen. H. Reach, retired, as chief of En- glneers. In addition to the Dis- tinguished Service medal he was dec orated by France as a. member of the French Leglon of Honor for his war sarvices. In his earlier career Gen. Taylor assisted in the construction of defen- sive works at Sandy Hook. N. J., and in important river and harbor im- provements in Oregon, Washington, , Montana, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. In 1903-04 he was engineer officer of the Department of Luzon and directed construction of important fortifica- tions in various parts of the Philip- pine Islands. Since he assumed his duties in this city in 1918, Gen. Taylor has supervised the expendliture of about £520,000,000 of Government funds on Federal projects in all parts of the country, including the District of Columbia. Gen. Taylor has been of great service to the District in his vari- ous tours of duty in this city, first while stationed at Washington Bar- racks and later while attached to the office of ghief of Engineers. For many years he has been personally identified with all important Federal improvements in the District, includ- ing the project for increasing the local water supply, improving the public parks and extending the parking system, improvement of the navigation and water fronts of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, con- struction of the Lincoln Memorial and the Francls tt Key Bridge and the project for building the Arlington Memorial Bridge. ‘While holding the office of chief of Engi- neers he was ex-officio chairman of the National Capital Park Commis- sion and its successor, the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion. While the National Capitai loses a good friend in the retirement of Gen. Taylor, it is exceedingly fortunato in having @as his successor in office Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, Corps of Engineers, his principal assistant, who is well informed in District affairs and is equally interested in its material and esthetic develop- ment. JURY ACQUITS DEPUTY IN DRY OFFICER'S DEATH Alleged Accomplice in Slaying of Alabama Official Will Not Be Tried Until Fall. the Associated BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June Byron Shirley, depu sheriff, was found not guilty of the murder of State law enforcement ossing on the 25.— John D. Jones, officer, at Deaths morning of May 26, by a jury in Su- perior Court night. The jury de- liberated less than two hours. The verdict closed 2 court fight of 11 days. Dewey Barrett, another deputy sheriff faces trial on similar charges, but his case has been postponed until the Fall term of court. Jones was shot to death on a road just off the Montgomery highway on the night of May 25. Shirley and Barrett surrendered to Sheriff T. J. Shirley, father of Byron Shirley, and claimed that they killed Jones in self- defense. Six bullets were fired into Jones’ body. ETON BOYS IN FIRE DRILL. Students Insist on Wearing Silk Hats as Volunteer Force. ETON. England, June 25 ¥#).—One of the sights of Lton today is the college boy, with his tall silk hat jammed firmly on his head and dress- ed in the conventional Fton jacket and striped trousers. and wearing patent leather shoes. jumping from upper windows of buildings into a net below held by similarly clad boys. They are drilling to carry out their duties as volunteer firemen. A volunteer fire fighting squad has formed at Kton under the direction of the chief officer of the town's fire brigade. The youths are getting much | Ends Army Career I MAJ. GEN. HARRY TAYLOR. HEMPEL DIVORCE DECREE IS EXPECTED IN 30 DAYS Opera Singer’s Husband, William D. Kahn, Offers No Opposition to Proceedings in Paris. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 25.—Frieda Hempel, the opera singer, within 30 days will receive a decree of divorce from her husband, William D. Kahn, a patent broker of New York. Mme. Hempel and Mr. Kahn were summoned by the judge two days ago and the usual efforts for reconciliation in accordance with French law were to have been attempted. The wife was present in court, but Mr. Kahn failed to appear. Although it is understood he is in Paris, he has 1taken no part in any of the proceed- ngs. Mme. Hempel charges her husband with abandonment and refusal to sup- port her. The singer has a perma- nent residence in Paris and will re- main here or at some French resort during the Summer, or until the be- ginning of the opera season. Cumberland Postmaster Choice, CUMBERLAND, Md., June 25.— Representative Frederick N. Zihlman advised former Mayor George G. Young in a conversation over the tel- ephone from Washington last night that he had decided to recommend E. Lee Shaw for postmaster of Cum- berland. Low Fare SuNDAY EXCURSIONS $1.50 Harpers Ferry $2.00 Martinsburg $2.75 Hancock $3.00 Cumberland AND RETURN Sunday, June 27 SPECIAL TRAIN Lv. Washington 8:15 AM. 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June 25.—The rum-laden steamer Elma disappeared from her anchorage last night and unofficial reports were that the little craft, formerly the lighthouse tender Lilac, had been escorted to sea. ‘With no case against the ship at Norfolk, the Coast Guard cutter Man- ning may take the steamer Elma, loaded with rum, to a North Carolina g:rt 1in the hope of establishing a case ere. The Department of Justice has de- clded the vessel, which was captured Sunday 100 miles off the coast, could not be held at Norfolk because its selzure was outside of the treaty limits. Consequently the Manning and her tow have sailed for the open sea. Information has been received here, however, indicating the possibility of better luck for the Govcrnnun{ at a North Carolina port, where officlals believe the Elma touched. —— The earllest soclety for the circula- tion of the Bible was the Canstein Bible Soclety, which was founded at Halle in 1710 by Karl Hillebrand, Marquis of Canstein. a1 T T CROWDER HAS CHEAP PEN! Ambassador Uses Ordinary Type for Important Documents. HAVANA, Jne 25 (#).—An ordal- nary steel pen set in a simple red wooden staff with a soft rubber grip 1s one of the most jealously guarded objects in the possession of Mrs. Bertha Kendig, private secretary to MaJ. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, United States Ambassador to Cuba. With this pen and staff, which ocould be duplicated in the United States at almost any stationery store for 10 cents, Gen. Crowder has signed every important dooument since His appointment. 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